The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-20
RAL E II
B r E FS
Star News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
BY N AVERILL

RALEIGH, April 10. - North
Carolinians a be sure that their
hamburgers and dogs are being
taken care Of by the state depart
ment of agriculture, Commissioner
Kerr Scott assured the Fayetteville
Kiwanis club in a speech prepared
for delivery today.
The hamburger will have not
even one sulfite in it. he assured
his audience. The dog which are
being looked after are not the 'hot
dog" companion delicacy Of the
hamburger, but the regular barking
kind which make news when bit
ten by a man.
Even your dogs receive protec-
ton under the regulatory and in
spection laws enforced by the de-
partment," he said.
OF the hamburgers and sulfites
he said: 1.-THE virtual elimination
OF sulfites from meats has not only
been a boon to the consumer but
has resulted in the removal of in
ferior meats from the markets and
created q demand for quality prod
ucts."
The North Carolina supreme
court decision holding that High
Point has no right Of eminent do
main over the realty of another
governmental unit was almost as
bad news to the highway depart
ment as to the city which wants
to set up a big hydroelectric plant
on the Yadkin river.
The road body has been trying
to get topsoil from the grounds of
the Caswell Training school, but
has been completely unable to get
the school authorities to agree to
any proposition looking to that
end.
Frank Dunlap and his associates
contemplated trying for the soil
by condemnation proceedings, but
were halted a week or so ago by
an attorney generals ruling that
they couldn't. Now the High Point
decision confirms the MCMILLAN
opinion.
More headquarters are beginning
to bloom in Raleigh. Big wake
County Headquarters for Brough
tom banners now stream from thu
fifth floor exterior of the Lawyers
building on Salisbury street. Or
Martin street, across from the post
office, Major Edward F. Griffin
candidate for the Fourth congress
sional seat against Hal Cooley, has
opened headquarters County ant
district) on the SECOND floor of the
Law building.
Griffin has named Major Garland
Jones, Raleigh, as his district cam
paign2 manager.
The Horton gesture Of calling al
his county managers and fielt
workers. to Raleigh for a big meet
ing this afternoon to be followed
Ny d oiiAllCI III, Ids LilSFlSSL vi
the gubernatorial candidates doing
a bit of guessing.
There's to be a meeting in Ra
leigh tonight which may have al
important bearing on the COVER
nor's race Labor leaders from
many sections Of the state are slat
ed to get together to decide on theil
position in the coming primary.
There is strong evidence thai
nothing drastic will be done for thu
first primary, with the union mer
withholding their fire until the pacl
has been cut to two e Then the
pressure is to be put on and
choice made between the pair still
left in the running.
The A. F. L. boys were advised a.
their state convention last fall tt
play ball more with folks who will
make a good deal" with them
pledging support for at least some
Of the labor objectives-rather thar
to go down the line Casually to dis
astrous defeat) with some candidate
who vows to give labor the worlo
with a fence around it.
PREPS UNDER LIGHTS
ST. LOUIS, April 2O-St. Loui:
high schools will play night base