The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-01
APPOINT
TO BIZ CHOSEN
At EARLY DATE
Ehringhaus VIII Reveal
Choice for Posts on Re-
turn to Raleigh
By J. c. BASKERVILL
The Times News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, June 1.-Governor
j. C. b. Ehringhaus may an
nounce his slate Of appointments
when he returns here from New
York today or tomorrow, it was
learned YESTERDAY. 1t is true that
Tuesday he again declined to
give any indication Of when he
intends to announce his appoint
ments, when questioned by news
paper correspondents. But later
he cinfided to a friend that he
intended to work on his appoint
ments while going and coming
from New York and indicated
that he might have them ready
to announce on his return here.
at was suggested that he go
to New York by alrplane rather
than by train" this friend said
"But he said he preferred to go
by train this time, since he want
ed to utilize the time on the tram
between here and New York to
work on his appointments. He
evidently did not want to get up
in the air when he made up his
mind on these appointments"
If Governor Ehringhaus does
manage to make up his mind
concerning who he is going to ap-
point to the various positions he
must fill and announces his de-
cision before the end of this
week, tons of worry will be lifted
from the shoulders Of the various
appointive officials here and the
employees under them. Little II
any work has been accomplished
in any of these departments that
will be affected by new appoint
ments since the close Of the gen
eral assembly. For it IS almost
impossible for any of these de-
partments to go, ahead and make
anv definite plans for more than
a day at a time until it is known
whether or not there will be any
changes made in the heads OF the
departments. The three most I'M
portant appointments Governor
Ehringhaus must make are as
follows:
Chairman of the new highway
and public works commission.
Commissioner Of revenue.
Director of the department OF
conservation and development.
There are many other minor
appointments to be made by the
governor, of course, probably m
Guiding that of a new assistant
director of the budget, If and
when Henry Burke actually does
resign. But these three are con-
sidered as the most important oil
all.
1t is really imperative that the
commissioner of revenue be APP
pointed as soon as possible, since
the new revenue act passed by
the 1888 general assembly, which
includes the new 3 per cent gen
eral sales tax, goes into effect
July. This meals that the COM
missioner of revenue must set up
all his new tax machinery ana
have it ready to operate on that
date. He must also get together
with the merchants OF the state
before that day and work out
with them the methods to be en-
ployed for passing the sales tax
along to the consumers. SO II
the appointments are announced
this week, the new commissioner
of revenue, whoever he may be,
will have less than 80 days with
in which to get his new tax ma
chine set up and ready for bust
ness by. July 1. For several
weeks the division heads and en-
ployes of the department of rev.
enue have been disconnected and
restless pending the decision of
the governor. Indications are
that Commissioner A. j. Maxwell
will be reappointed-but nobody