Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-02-26


good many are inclined to believe that
a lot of this opposition is in the ma
ture of face-saving "back, home" es-
pecially since most of the House
members voted for the sales tax in
| the revenue bill. So in order to "get
right" with the county commission
| ers and property owners back in their
home counties, indications are that
the House is going to fret and fume,
buck and snort for at least a week
over the "unfairness" of putting one
| fourth the cost of old age pensions on
the taxpayers back in the counties.
In the end, however, the House is ex-
pected to pass the bill pretty much
as it passed the Senate, with the re-
tention of the provision under which
the counties will pay one-fourth the
cost of old age pensions and one-third
the cost of the aid to dependent chill
dren. But politics is politics and
some of those who are being accus-
eel of being too pro-administration and
too anxious to follow suggestions"
from the governors office must put
on their show for the benefit of the
taxpayers "back home" many observ-
ers agree.
School Act Troublesome
Both the Senate and the House may
run into an even more troublesome
hornets nest when they reach consid-
Grafton of the school machinery act,
If State Superintendent of Public In
struction Clyde A. Erwin, Secretary
julie B. Warren of the North Carolina
Education Association and the lobby
lists for the county and city superin-
tendents make their fight to get con-
troll Of the State School Commission.
While it is generally conceded that
the school forces have decided not to
make any effort to abolish the School
Commission, as they have sought to
do without success for the last three
sessions of the assembly, indications
are they are going to make tre1nen-
dous effort to change the law so that
superintendent Erwin instead of Lieut.
enant Governor w. P. Horton will be
both TIL e chairman and executive
secretary,
~ Woes Claimed For Erwin
Reports are already going the
rounds to the effect that Superintend-
emit Erwin has the promise Of " votes
in the House for, his plan and that
he has assured the school forces
backing his plan that Governor Hoey
will appoint only those Suggested"
by Erwin to membership on the State
School Commission, thus giving Sup
erintendent Erwin and the State De-
partment of Public Instruction
which in turn is dominated by and
dictated to by the group Of superin-
tendents who run the North Carolina
Education Observation-Disclosures COM
plete control of the State School Com
mission. This will mean that this
same group will also have complete
control of the allotment and spend
ing OF the school appropriation of al
most $25, 100000 year.
Assembly May Buck Both
But indication are that even If Gov
ernor Hoey goes to bat for Superin-
tendent Erwin and his plan to get
control of the State School. Commits
sion, the General Assembly may buck
both. Both houses have already buck
ed the governor with regard to the
sales tax on meals, despite the fact
that he opposed this tax both in his
campaign and in his inaugural mes
sage. Both houses have already
bucked Superintendent Erwin and the
North Carolina Education Association
in their demands for 20 per cent
increase in salaries for teachers, CIV
ing them ten per cent increase in
stead, Both houses also bucked the
governor and the administration
bloc" on highway fund diversion. And
if superintendent Erwin and the
school politicians try to put over their
plan for getting control Of the school
money and it's spending. even with
the aid Of Governor Hoey, indications
are that they are going to be knock
ed for a loop. For this assembly is
believed to be Just as much opposed
to turning over the spending Of $685.
100000 q year Of school money to q
commission Of handpicked school poo
pie as previous sessions have beer. n