Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-02
(By NJ. L. Shipman.)

reorganization Of his office during
the past week, Governor Mclean is
sued three more orders showing that
he is in earnest about economy in
government, and various other Incl
dents occurred during the week in
and about the capital building dem.
onstratlng an unusual amount of bus
tie for the season of the year which
Is ordinarily quiet in official circles.
The appointment by the Attorney
General of three assistant Attorney
Generals, Frank Nash of Raleigh, c.
R. Ross of Ellington and W. L. Vau.
ghn, was the outstanding event of
the week. Mr.. Brummit, it was gen
orally reported paid off . prediction
pledge by appointing Mr.. Vaughn
who is an old friend and class mate
of the Attorney-General. Frank Nash
and Charlie Ross were opponents of
Mr. Brummit for the nomination in
the Democratic party last June. Nash
who was assistant attorney general
during the last four years, was re-
taned, so the story goes, because ia
mihuIity with the office pre-omlnent-
ly fitted him for the job. Ross who
withdrew from a second primary in
favor of Brummitt, is believed to be
reaping fruits of his withdrawal.
The new appointees will be assig-
ned, one as general assistant, one
to the Revenue Department and one
to the Highway Commission. The
person who fills the latter post will
displace Walter l.. Cohoon of Eliza
beth City, who has been attorney to
the Commission for four years.
The Governor came through with
three more orders as director Of the
budget These will require all repart-
ments to cut out embossed and ex-
pensive stationery and use uniform
kind of a cheaper grade; all charita-
BILE and correctional institutions and
some educational places, such as the
Blind School, will have to file imne-
diately a list of their patients and
students and their respective ability
to pay for what they are getting
from the state. 1t is the plan that
those who can afford to pay fol
treatment or service, shall be requir.
ed to do so. The third missive of the
Budget Director was to require that
lists of all employees and their sa-
laries be filed with the Governor sc
that the salary and wage commiss
ion may get busy and prune out the
dead timber in the departments and
fix standard salary scale in line
with work done.
After being written up as the
"Coloncl House" of the administra
ton, Martin Gillen departed from the
Executive Mansion, where since the
inauguration of the governor, he hac
played role of adviser to the Elk
ecutive. The Mid Westerner was sci
dom seen but was often referred tC
as one of the powers behind the thror
The other power behind the throne
was r. L. VarSer, and he has gone
to his reward as a Supreme Cour
Justice.
The bus regulation was commen
ced during the week by the Corpora
ton Commission, seventy-five line
being registered by the body and R
o. Self chief clerk of the commission
being assigned to the task as hea(
of the regulatory department created
by the bus control law.
Ten projects were let by the stat'
Highway Commission in various see
tions of the state, the total cost be
ing approximately two and quartz
millions. Work on these will be star
ted shortly.
The National Guard of North Car
olina will feel the effects of havins
an economy Governor and an econo
my President at the same time. Nh
Coolidge ruled that they could no
for the present, draw pay for tn
! drilling. Adjutant General Metts rul
ed that until July first they woul
not be paid for drilling because tn
Legislature, spurred on by the cam
Scotchman in the executive chair di'
not provide any funds for their pay
After July first the guardsmen will
get 25 cents drill but until tina
time they will have to get along wit
out any pay and must drill for tn
patriotism of the matter.
! The state revenue collections t
| the middle of last week, said Com
missioner Doughton, were $317, 90
short of last year. He explained tina
the cotton mills had fallen short i
i their income tax returns due to