The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-03-21
SMART


A lot of folks think proponents of
the Hill liquor bill played a smart
hand when they sent the measure to
the Senate finance committee for re-
consideration. It is pointed out that
the State revenue and appropriations
bills are about two million dollars out
of balance and legislative pay has
ended. Some observers believe the
liquor bill, which would permit twelve
or more counties to vote for State
operated liquor stores, will repose in
the money committee until the anti
cipated To-day deadlock on the reve-
nue. bill occurs. Then the Hill bill
could be trotted out to balance the
budget for the next two years. AL
ready pending is an amendment
which would put liquor taxes and
profits in the general State instead
of earmarking it for relief purposes
as set forth in the bill.
TALKS AGAINST VOTE
It was generally agreed that Sena-
tor Horton, of Chatham, made the
most unusual talk on the Hill liquor
bill in the Senate. The Chatham Law
maker said he was voting against the
measure because his constituents
seemed to want it but warned drys
that they "must take their heads out
of the sand and face the true facts"
concerning liquor conditions in this
State. He said he was disappointed In
the small votes cast In the 1883 re-
peal election but added he did not
propose to take it upon himself to do
for the people what they failed to do
for themselves when the opportunity
was at hand.
DECENT
The Senate education committee
has given approval to a bill which
would require the State to pay actual
expenses in the cses of children hurt
or killed in school bus accidents. The
Committee, headed by Senator Griffin
of Chowan, took the position that the
State parents to send their children
to school in these buses it is no more
than decent that the State should pay
the bill if a child is killed or hurt.
No damages are allowed under the
bill above actual expenses.
RAIDERS
Would-be raiders Of the gasoline
tax fund still have their sights train
ed on the millions of dollars extracted
from motorists in taxes each year
Efforts will be renewed in House and
Senate to divert an additional $780,
900 of automobile owners money into
the general fund. Many members of
the General Assembly are opposed to
diversion but they will need all their
strength to keep the load of budget
balancing off the back of car owners
who now pay more than half the total
tax load of the whole State govern
ment. The $3,OOO,OOO recently appro-
priated for immediate repair of roads
and bridges will not last forever.
CANDIDATES
Despite the fact that he reiterates
denials, rumors keep coming in tt
Raleigh that Senator Erskin Smith
of Stanly, will be candidate to sue
coed Congressman r. L. Doughton
who has announced he will not seek
reelection. Senator Smith pooh-poohs
the idea but friends in Stanly anC
other counties in the district are
smoothing out the track for him ir
the event they can persuade him tt
break away and run.
DEATH MODE
DR.. c. A. Peterson, Representative
from Mitchell, has bill reposing il
committee that would change the
method of capital punishment in the
State from electrocution to 1ethal gas
He is losing hope of passing it but
last weeks execution of Sidney Ethe
ridge brought it new attention. The
Mitchell Representative has been un
able to get the House committee tt
act on his bill. He believes if he car
get it out on the flour, the discussion
will attract favorable attention ant
that its enactment wo yers hence may
be assured if it fails of passage al
this session. =
PUNISHMENT
Warden H. T. Honeycutt, Of thu
States Central Prison in Raleigh
does not use the method of claiming