The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-17
COLLIE LOSES
RALEIGH POST
England Succeeds to In
come Tax Supervisor as
Reorganization Begun
The TimeS-NewS Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

Sir Walter Hotel
RALEIGH. March 17.-Depart-
mental clerks are watching Tor
the next descent of the reorgan-
ization axe. particularly in the
revenue department which felt
the first clerical cut this week
when field supervisor of the m
come tax division James K. Col
lie, went out, and Chas. h. Eng
land came in.
The Importance of the change
exists quite apart from the per-
sonalities themselves. Mr.. Collie
has of course been prominent %
wears in state politics. He was
for some congresses secretary 10
the committee of which Edward
W. Pou of the fourth district was
chairman. Then Governor T. ".
Beckett made him superintendent
of the states prison. When ne
went out and Governor Cameron
Morrison's succession included t.
F McCullock and George Ross
Pou the Collie administration
showed a surplus of S1S3,OOO.
That was the last profit that the
prison has ever been able to show.
Bookkeepers and accountants dis.
puted somewhat over the actual
monetary gains of that interreg-
mum but Mr. Collie was blessed
with good farming years. The
julie Mann and Joe LaughinghouSe
administrations likewise had good
fortune, so good in fact that IN
Craig'S outgoing year the prison
paid a bonus of $40 each to the
time-Servers.
Mr.. Collie then came to the
revenue office with Colonel A. d.
Watts who was made commission
Ell. The OUTCOME supervisor IS
not the only departmental head
who has spanned the whole reve-
nue. office life, but he is one OF
the few. Likewise there are two
or more who probably will be re
signed within tho next 30 days.
The Collie resignation" IS the
first of these tremors IN the ottl-
cial world.
succeeding ones will not be
more violent than yesterdays.
The reorganization of the reve-
mo office which included the
promotion of DR.. NJ. c. 5. Noble,
Jr.. from the statistical depart
n1ent of the department. OF edu-
cation, to executive assistant rev.
enue commissioner.
Recently George Scott of the
Scott Charley company has been
put into the reorganization. The
changes yesterday were just the
first fruits of the reorganization.
The beginning was in July 1888
when DR.. Noble took over control
and the revenue commissionership
really passed to other hands. Al
len J. Maxwell collects the taxes.
But he does not control the per-
sonnet of his office.
What wise ones are now eX-
pecting is a furious onslaught
upon the new policy which, dur
ing the year that the new eonsti-
tuition is to be voted upon. will
furnish the opposition with a
new fear of present centralizing
trends. The sales tax is getting
a lot of agitation. The attacks on
- o0,,lJ 10 ,,,oIo ,,~,.o oerack;,-o g
it should be shown, as it may be,
in these overturnings that the
primary purpose in them is not
economy, but rewarding political
workers. Mr.. Collie supported his
chief, A. ]. Maxwell for governor.
Mr.. Maxwell stood 6y Mr.. Collie,
his chief deputy, but there were
two against one. Mr.. Scott and
Mr.. Noble could outvote Mr.. Max
well.
Friends of Gov. Ehringhaus
who dread his second legislature
which convenes during the next
10 months. are especially. fearful
that this reorganization" is 60
ing to arouse so much opposition
that a legislative policy may be
hampered generally. 1t was very
difficult to. explain these new APP
pointments six months ago. 1t
was no easier to account for the
new ones, and the trading of Col
lie for England is a swap which
people about Raleigh cannot re-
motely relate to, economy.
Recently, there were some fig
ures used by eminent office hold
ers in the state showing a right
heavy overhead for the revenue
office. The temporary attachment
of Mr.. Scott to the revenue office
staff had the scientific touch. He
knows the new machinery of &C.
counting. But exchanging Mr.
Collie for Mr.. England is not &C