The times-news., 1938-08-08
STATE
PWA PROGRAM
IS OBJECTIVE
Governor Hoey Will Ask
Bond Issue for State
Properties
WOULD KEEP INTACT
MONEY FOR DEBTS

RhLElGl, aug. o. WI = ut
legislature came to town today to
turn thumbs up or down on plans
for a multi-million-dollar North
Carolina public works program.
The special session, called by
Gov. Clyde R. Hoey a week ago.
convenes at noon.
1t will be asked by the COVER
nor to authorize the issuance Of
bonds. Money from the bonds
would be used as SIS per cent Of
the cost of improving state instl-
tutions, properties and agencies.
The public works administration
would be asked to give the other
45 per cent.
In a message to be presented to
the legislators soon after they con
vene, Hoey will explain the spe-
cial sessions purpose and probsb-
ly ask the lawmakers to limit their
activities to consideration of the
public works administration pro
gram. He does not have authority
to demand that no other subjects
be considered.
There was speculation concern
ing whether the states chief eX-
ecutive will recommend passage Of
a bill to permit municipalities to
share in the PWA program. At
torney General Harry Mcmillan
was understood to have prepared
such message, which would be
virtually a reenactment of a sta
tute that expired last June.
Although refusing direct COM
ment, the governor indicated to
day he would not recommend use
of s7,00O,00O from the states
debt-reducing fund to augment
the public works program.
The extraordinary session was
ordered because North Carolina
stood to lose it's "share" Of PWA
funds by further delay.
Needs of many institutions are
urgent. Without legislative ap-
proval the state cannot issue per-
manent Improvement bonds neces-
sary to finance North Carollns's
end of a PWA program.
To state officials, it seemed
sound business to spend the $l0.-
900 to $4,000 necessary for
one-week special assembly which
might make available several mil
lion dollars of federal grants.
All applications must be IN
PWA headquarters by September
80 and work must be underway
by January /, 1889.
81 am hopeful" said the COVER
nor last week, "thar the leglsla-
ture may be able to pass the nee
essary legislation and conclude its
labors within one week"
Passage of the measures by
both houses would require a mini
mum of six days-thl ee readings
each on a separate day, in each
chamber.
There is nothing except admin
istration pressure to prevent the
legislators staying longer than n
week. Their special-term pay eT-
tends for 20 days if they want to
stay here that long.
Atty.-Gen. Mcmillan spent part
of last week preparing measures
for the special session. The state
budget commission. meantime. vlS-
tied charitable and educational IN
stitutions and heard the heads ot
various state agencies outline
needs totaling $55.00O,000 for
permanent improvements The
budget group sifted out the seem,
ingly most important items, and
put it's signature on final recon-
mendations to the legislature this
morning.
The halls of the house and SEN
ate, undergoing re-wir;ng and re-
decorating, were thrown togeth-
er" by workmen so that the law
makers could have a place. to
work.
Members of the current general
assembly were elected in 1885.
This is their third session. They
met in December 1886 to pass an
unemployment compensation act;
and in regular session last year.
There seemed little possibility
today that controversial legisla-
ton would be thrown into the spe-
cial sessions lap.
Willie Lee Lumpkin Of Frank
lin county has promised to fight
for election reforms in the assem-
bly,. He told the United Press.
however, that he would not intro
duce anv such measure this week
unless it obviously could be passed
quickly without threatening to de-
lay adjournment.
Lieut.. Gov. Wilkins P. Horton
presided over the senate; Speaker
R. Gregg Cherry over the house.