Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-27

lcSSncSS III CaShing personal checks
from State funds, temporary loans
ON lou slips. and such things. When
the practice grew To major activity
the money could rot be rcplacrd
Effect on the public treasury was
The same. whatever the intent of the
culprits may have been.
AUDITING A frequently asked
question is "Whai WAS the State au-
dltor'S office doing while all these
lax practices were going on" The
answers vary in direct ratio TO
knowledge of functions assigned IN
The auditor, and to amount of work
beng done by the staff The audi
tors department and the budget bu-
reau have been objects of criticism
Tor not catching the practices sooner.
Ihcrc are cXtcnuating circumstances
which the auditors want remember
cd. Enlarged programs at nearly
every State institution. more activity
in all State departments, and addi-
ron o! several new agencies to bud
get and audit supervision have i'm
posed much heavier load on the
auditing staff. In view of this con-
Stantly increasing load of work. the
State auditor asked the legislature
i"E sufficient appropriation To en-
large The working staff. Tho request
/ was denied and the amount voted
was about $4,000 less than the budgc,
commissions had recommended.
(ONCERN-ThC real concern is
no, 50 much for the two instances
already reported. but the doub, Gre
atcd as 10 the integrity 0f all State
agencies. Recognizing the human
tendency Ia be careless with money
when there Is plenty of il. some State
officials are wondering if restrictions
ana supervision should not be ma
tcr.a!ly tightcncd.
NEW JOR-Ed Cannon. secretary
Of the State Bar. both official and
voluntary organi2ai IONS. has though,
nc mad about all the jobs he can
handle. lie has had another ,hr1,s,
upon him. \ resident of an eastern
lCNN. rCSCntlUl OF the manner ir
which his local town board revoked
ms peer license. wrote Cannon SIr-
costing that no mobilize tho LEGAL
[ forces OF the State Ia got back that
/ license. That's one Job he thinks nc
will turn down.
,'N"f'h - Ii" r",linda of the Can
/ i'"l MAS featured Saturday nv dis
I play "' large sill; Greek flag. II
/ nr""-innCd som" questions and all of
! ,hrm could not hC answered nv rollyq
around IN" building. Saturday w1s
! III" anniversary al Greet; lndCnru-
/ dcnC" Day corresponding 10 nul.
/ Fourth of JUly) and the flag dis
! prayed was GnC presented to the
/ STAT" "t North Carolina several year,
/ az" 10y group of North Carolina
. Gree *. Tho department of archives
. aiii history IS its custodian. but on
. Grc'k l"d"uCrdCncc Day Il Stands, in
In" Capitol - n reminder Of tho
! &hrriii"cS. the suffering AID the in
! dnmliahlc faith and courage of =
. p""pl" who have contributed greatly
. e. world culture.
/ BAD Nf.WS-Nlrcady some of the
/ nCw Federal tax schedules arc i'm Of
iCcl. and most of the others wilI nc
. collected on md after April |. Onc
li"m thar COnc' rms only the sector
o. population Interested in ;.Sphol.c
beverages is the So per gallon add
,l"n tax on lN0-prn"f whisky. New
Hanover c"u"iv had asked the StatC
H"1rd Of Alcoholic Beverage Control
To increase Valuc of current coupons
50 stocks on hand could be sold
before the lax applies. hu, the board
turned down the request. When pur-
chaSCrS of iCwcl!y. rura. liquor and
what n"t-includinG the necessary
i'cm ci postage S'amps--iird the
cost greatly increased by reason OF
the now Federal revenue act. the wan
VIII come that much closer 10 tho
pockets.