Evening star., 1933-08-13
VIRGINIA'S VOTE
ON REPEAL MAY
BE OCTOBER 3
Legislature Also Ex.
Pected to Legali7e
Beer.
BY r. L. C. BARRET.
Special Dispatch to The Star
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August I2.-Vir-
ginians will likely vote on repeal of the
eighteenth amendment at special elec-
ton to be held on October 8. Until
recently 1t was thought that the day to
be selected for the vote on repeal would
be November 7, the date of the general
election in this State. but wet leaders
in conference with leaders of the Demo-
cratic party have tentatively agreed on
the October date, and it Is expected
that the General Assembly. which con-
venes in special session in Richmond
next Thursday. will put the seal Of its
approval on this plan.
Change of sentiment toward an
earlier election is due to a feeling that
the people should vote on the repeal
question at time when it will not be
complicated by the presence of other
issues. Present indications point to a
substantial ma ajority for repeal, but wet
leaders are warning of overconfidence
DryS formed an organization early in
the Summer, but there are no indica-
tions that it has been functioning.
Expected to Legalize Beer.
The Legislature at its special session
Is expected to fegalize beer, now gen.
levy q tax on it. It will take a four
ffths vote of both branches to make
this legislation effective at once, but
the General Assembly leaders declare
that this vote is in hand. Passing of
laws setting up the machinery for the
repeal election and the enactment of
measures to make State statutes dove
tail in with Federal public works legis-
lation are among the objects for which
the General Assembly has been called
in special session. The Legislature also
will consider such other matters as may
be called to its attention by the Gov
ernor.
For the past 10 days the Common
wealth's actual seat Of government has
been at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va,
where Gov Pollard has been sojourn-
ing with his bride, the former Miss
Violet E. McDougall. Offices have been
set up there and business with Rich
mond has been transacted by tele-
phone and telegraph.
Coming Under N. r. A.
Virginia Industrial and business cen
ters are gradually coming under the
N r. A. plan and much additional en-
ployment is reported. There has been
some criticism because certain indus
tries have been apparently slow to join
in the movement, but this delay is gen.
orally attributed to difficulties in ac-
commodating individual conditions to
the change rather than to reluctance to
participants in the new plan
Building Of the new bridge across
the Rappahannock River to connect
Port Royal. in Caroline County, and
Port Conway, in King George County,
q xrykHn thA tat4 Yiryl,,
Department this week advertised for
bids for the construction Of the
structure. The bridge connects this
section Of the State with the upper
northern neck and will, incidentally,
furnish new route to Washington
which is expected ultimately to be sup
plemented by a bridge across the
Potomac at Popes Greek. The bridge
will be built by means of Reconstruction
Finance Corporation funds, one of the
few Virginia bridge projects to receive
the approval of the Federal agency.
Its operation will be under the direct
control of the State Highway Depart
ment, and when the tolls pay of the
loan it will become the property Of the
State. and as such q free bridge.
Seek Roanoke River Bridge.
Bids have also been asked by the
State Highway Department for the con-
struction Of a new bridge across the
Roanoke River at a point few miles
south Of South Hill This will be on
the southern extension Of the Wash
ington- Richmond Highway, Route l.
The Federal authorities are being
asked for an additional advance of ap-
proximately 100000 for the construc-
ton of the new bridge across the James
River, in Richmond. and for other
bridges which are being built in this
city with Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration funds. The additional sum
is needed Richmond Bridge Corpora
ton officials declare, because of ad-
ditions to pay roll made necessary by
conforming to N. r. A. regulations,