Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-24
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, April PA second big
relief map of Tar Heel terrain-this
one of the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park region in Western
North Cardinals rapidly nearing
completion as part of the State eX-
hibit at the New York World S Fair.
A relief map of the entire state I'll
by feet) was finished several weeks
ago.
This second map is II feet 6 inches
long and feet inches wide and is
being built on a much larger scale
than the chart of the whole state.
1t will show how the Smokes tower
above the valleys and how they are
sprawled out for distance of 70
miles, with So miles of the range
above 5000 feet in altitude.
1t is being built by staff of Is
women and girls, under direction of
State Geologist H. J. Bryson and A.
F. Bohnard, photographic engineer.
Driver licenses were taken away
from 113 persons last week, gringing
total of state revocations to 1923.
Driving drunk, as always, led the
list as cause for revoking, with "a
victims for that offense alone. Hit and
run driving accounted for eight, while
the double-header offense of driving
drunk coupled with hit-run driving
| took licenses away from half dozen.
There were reported three revoca-
tons for larceny of automobile and
one each of driving after license had
been revoked and transportation Of
liquor for purpose of sale.
Shocked Forty-and-eighters took
charge of Raleigh Friday and Satur-
day of last week, but did little which
left the populace shocked. Most no.
ticeable thing about the veterans was
the practically universal "fallen
chest sometimes called protruding
paunch.
Representative Bill Fenner, House
finance committee chairman, met Su-
prerne Court Justice w. A. Devin in
front of the Sir Walter last Friday;
invited the jur'st to come down to
Rocky Mount - see a good ball
game"
"Well, I cans make it today-I've
an engagement to play some golf this
afternoon" replied Judge Devin.
IF I ever come back to the Legis-
lature again there's just one thing
| m going to do-make it illegal for
State officials and employees to play
golf" joshed Mr.. Fenner.
"And if you do, we'll immediately
declare it unconstitutional" came
back the Judge.
North Cardinals calendar of events
shows the following on tap for this
week:
April 24-29, annual Dogwood Ten
ais Tourney, Southern Pines: April
5-26, Convention NJ G. Garden clubs.
Durham; April 27-28, Flower Show.
Charlotte; April %, South Atlantic
lnterscholastic Golf Championship
tournament, Greensboro; April 28.
Annual Flower show, Tryon; April
1873, Convention of North Carolina
Unit, American Association of Uni
versity Women, Winston-Salem; Apr.
80, Big Yellow Mountain Hike, Caro-
ina Mountain Club, Asheville; April
N-May 1, Southeastern Bowling
Championship tournament, Winston
Salem.
What's in a name? Recently a
state official called the head of an
other department; was informed that
me gentleman wanted was Sin con-
terence and couldn't be had.
"This is Senator Bailey calling"
continued the calling official.
Within 80 seconds the called de-
partn,snt head was at the phone.
Good morning, Senator, where
upon the caller let out great big
Bronx cheer, hung up.
More than SO percent of lint cotton
that finds a market is snlln into ward