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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Strike At
COrbiSt Co,
Concluded
Wage Increase Is
Granted Men, With
Retroactive Pay

Workmen began returning ~ their
Jobs at the plant of the CCrpitt
Company here today following set
ttcmcnt of the three weeks strike
there at conference late Tuesday.
Wage increases and retroactive pay
was granted
Mo- returning to work today were
service crews. who were placing
material in the plant. Tho main
body Of men will resume their du-
Ties on next Monday. the date ~:
effectiveness OF the new wage agree
mcnt.
Terms al the settlement were
greed upon al a conlcru O. OF Il.
j. Corbitt. chairman oi the board.
w, w. Bowers. president ct the cg,f-
pany, and the union COMMITTEES
chairman, A. NJ. Smith. and &. II.
Goodwin. international rcprcsu tativ,
OF the United Automobile Worker.
Union. Go, held late Tuesday al,
ernoCn.
Smith said the Union WIS given
wage increases OF fifteen c. Is III
hour, equivalent. 10 Is IL per cent.
ana that retroactive pay 10 last MAY
b would DC paid OF the basis &C ten
NS'lNS an hpN'L- IC UNION nIu dSkCN
fifteen Is retroactive pay To that
date.
The strike began on Monday. Au-
gust -. Following the settlement
iH picket lines AT factory gates were
and today materials.
which had been stored in buildings
III various parts OF the city. was
Ding moved lto the plant in rcadi-
ness for resumption of work next
Monday.
Mr.. Corbi,t said today the COM
Dany would resume iull operations
rs quickly as possible, and that or
ders were booked ahead for abou,
eight weeks. All OF this is CONNER
,ial work. except for several super
trucks being built for the War De-
oartmnt.
Both the company and union all
horltIcs expressed Gratificatiun todav
hat the strike had been ended.
There was never any disorder in
with the strike. 0thc. /
han fracas in which colnrcd ice .
ruck driver who approached the
premises stabbed striker with an
&c pick.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04

In
Play-Offs

First rotnd-play- of the Gram
willie county league will bc.n Sat
urday afternoon Il, 3 o'clork. Xcb
Vance. who finished on top III rcgu-
lar play, will meet kinton Fork.
the third place team. Il, Zcb Var G.
Enon. second place team. will meet
Gray Rock at Gray Rock.
The two wiis'erS uf two out OF
three teams will meet in the finals
which will be a four out Of seven
series. All of the final series will be
played in Oxford al the softball
park.
y pitchers duel should DC in the
o!flng At zcb Vance. with June Ell
lngton on the mound for Zcb V;r:Cc
cainSt Guthrie Watson. formerly of
the Durham Bulls. Ellington defeat
81 Watson ST. N the last meeting.
allowing three hits. while Watson
Flowed four. only r.c of the runs
was earned.
Probable lineup for Zcb Vance will
te Leroy Rowland. catcher: james
kittrcll. shCrtStop: Asa Kittrell,
third rasc: Bob LaSsitCr. riGh,ficld:
iuuc Ellington. pitcher: Julien Kit
trcll. first base: Marvin Boyd, con-
tcrficld: Warren Smith. lCftiicld and
Bill Frazier, scCr d base s. Brown.
{. Brown. Les Stone. Hector Moss.
Alvin Hayes. Johnny Wells and
nurward Wells will be ready for
duty when needed.
ICb Vance has u record fer the sea-
son OF 81 wins and eight losses.
They had a l6-Eanc Winning Strcol;
stopped by A,,ock. ZCb Vance will
play South Henderson Thursday at
/ O'Clock al South Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Capital Square,

construction and for repairing and
Hccu' dition'ng buildings, on which
'"thlng ccUld be done during the
war is of almost equal Importance.
ne much greater amount Of such
work TO be done. plus sky-rocket-
ing costs. will put the building item
III big money lass. On top of this
there is continuously increasing de-
mand for expanded state services and
many OF the departments propose
widening their fields of operations
entailins still further increased ap-
preparations. Veter;rs observers of
state governmental activity are pre-
dieting the general fund budget for
the next biCnnium will approximate.
probably exceed, two hundred mil
lion dollars.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Roy AvsCule Grows
Stalk OF Tobacco
Eleven Feet Tall

Tobacco lliotmcntS do not
famEcr Roy NyScur. Of route >,
Henderson. Roy grows his to-
bacco tall to produce an en-
riable yield without il nccessar-
lily being spread across a lot of
land. and displayed an eleven
foot stalk at the {. \. Fleming
supply Company store on Mont
comcry street TO vouch for il.
The hurr stalk came from an ap-
pr3Nimatc1y tw0-acrc field of
similar tobacco. il was said,
According to the information
available. Mr. tyscuc pulled &c
leaves frcm the stalk. This left
good many still OH The stalk.
but ii was as high as he could
reach. The stalk is a species of
TOBACCO from the eastern part
oi the state and fortunately does
not require topping. as there are
Few farmers tall enough to do
such 4 job satisfactorily.
II would he interesting to
Know how many sticks we're
RULED from this field of giant
tobacco. hut this information
was no; available.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
Tin unhappy about this; folks.

Yes. the shortages of wire and trans
formers and poles and other line building
equipment have us in strait jacket. You
see. when the war was over the manufac.
'urers OF this equipment had practically
none OF 1t In stock. and since that time they
have been able to make only partial ship.
ments to the many power companies all
over the country who are anxious TO build
aoditional lines. Orders for material placed
Dy this Company months ago remain TN.
MED. and the materials We do get are
only fractional parts OF what we need.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04
BY LYNN SISBET.
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Raleigh, Sept. 4.-Thcrc were still
a number of vacant desks in state
office bulldog Tuesday morning
due to belated return of some
employees from the Labor Day holi-
day. but there was a sort OF intan-
Glblc feeling in the air that work
ing days are here again. Tradition
al vacation months of July and ALL
gust left all the offices only partly
stated as personnel staggered vaca-
tlur leave. Vacation days are over,
except in rare instances. and the pre-
legislature fall rush is on.
BUDGETS-Thc biennial DEPART
mental requests to be presented to
the advisory budget commission are
getting primary consideration right
now. Preliminary work has been
done and during September they will
be whipped into shape for fina, pres
ertation. Hearings have been set Ia
begin September 80 and continue
through October .. durrg winch
time the advisory commission will
he in continuous session at Raleigh.
preparation of the departmental re-
quests This year is an unusually hard
loo. requiring more pencil work as
Wcii as more frequent and prolonged
:, conferences among key men. At hes,
lot OF the figures will be guess
work. since none can predict lust
what conditions will be two wears
from now.
LARGER-Thr &C certain fac, is
that aggregate OF budget demand.
,'',' Nc Substantially larger than ever
before. Salary increase Of from 10
/" :" per cent IS REGARDED as a prime
necessity. Cumulative need for nov
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04

il YOU arc one Of our prospective Gus.
toners Who is waiting for line to be
Quilt to serve you, YOU may be becoming
impatient. AS We said above. We are tin
happy about the situation too. However.
you can be sure that everything possible Is
being done to speed construction of all the
lines we have planned. The lines will be
built Just as soon as necessary materials
Can be obtained. In the meantime. VIC
want you TO know that Carolina Power
e Light Company understands your posi-.
ton and appreciates the patience with
which you have waited.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04

|: NORTH Carolina growers dent paw
more attention 10 the proper picking
mo C'ntnC OF the cotton crop, they
WI. lose about SlOOn.ObO this wear
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-04

The corn wcCyil gets about 10
million bushels ui the crop every
year III North Carolina More good
granhlIrS and fumiGation could stop
most OF these losses
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
CHAPTER VIII
City Legislation
ORDINANCE ENACTMENT:

Section 81. All legislation OF
the City OF Ypsilanti shall be by
ordinance or by resolution.
ta) The word resolution" as
used In this Charter shall be an Of
fetal action OF the Council In the
form OF a motion. and such action
shall be limited to matters required
or permitted 10 be done by resolu-
ton by this Charter or by State or
Federal Law. and to matters per
tanning to the internal affairs or
concerns OF the City government.
(b) All other acts OF the Coun-
Gil and all acts carrying a penalty
for the violation thereof, shall be
by ordinance. Each ordinance shall
be identified by number and a
short title. Each proposed ordin.
ance shall be introduced In written
or printed form. The style OF all
ordinances passed by the Council
shall be, THE City OF Ypsilanti Or.
dains:" Except in the case OF or
dinances which are declared by the
Council to be emergency ordin-
ances, no ordinance shall be finally
passed by the Council at the same
meeting at which It Is introduced
An ordinance may be repealed by
reference 10 its number and title
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
PECUNIARY INTERESTS
PROHIBITED:

Section 7.12. No officer or Off.
GERS OF the City shall be benefited
directly or indirectly by, or receive
any share or part Of, the profits
OF any contract, job, or service per-
formed or to be performed for the
City; but this prohibition shall not
extend to any such contract, Job. or
service for the City's general inter-
est which Is made with or per-
formed by any corporation OF part.
nership, unless the majority inter.
est therein Is owned or controlled
by such officer or officers Of the
City, or by any such officer or off,
GERS and persons Immediately re-
lated to him or them by blood or
marriage. No officer OF the City
shall stand as surety or give any
bail or sign any bail or appearance
bond required by this Charter or
the ordinances OF the City. nor per-
sonally. or as an agent, provide
any bond which Is subject to ap-
prevail by the Council. Any officer
OF the City who violates the pro-
visions OF this section shall be
guilty OF misconduct In office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05

DUTIES OF CITY
&uPERNlaORS.


Section s.S. The Supervisors OF
me City shall perform the duties
required to be performed by Super
Wilson's under the general laws of the
STATE. except as otherwise provided
In this Charter. Zach Supervisor
shall. in the performance OF his du-
ties. TO the best OF his ability. repre-
sent the City, It's Inhabitants. and
ITS government as . whole.
COMPENSATION or
SUPERVISORS:
Section 81. All Supervisors OF
the City shall be entitled to retain
any compensation and mileage paid
70 them by the county as members
OF the Board OF Supervisors OF the
County Of Washtenaw.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
SUBJECTS oE TAXATION;

Section 1.2. The subjects OF ad
valorem taxation for municipal pur-
poses shall be the same as for
state. county, and school purposes
under the general law. Except as
otherwise provided by this Charter,
City taxes shall be levied. collected
and returned in the manner pro-
vded by State Law.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
ELECTION PROCEDURE:

Section 80. The general election
laws OF the State shall apply to, and
control, as nearly as may be. all
procedures relating to registration
and city elections, except as such
general laws relate to political par.
ties or partisan procedure, or re-
quire more than one (D publication
of notice.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
xEMPTIoNS:

Section 11.3. No exemptions
from taxation shall be allowed, ex.
cept such as are expressly required
or permitted to be made by State
Law. In the case OF exemptions
made to persons who, in the opin.
lon OF the Assessor and Board OF
Review, by reason OF poverty. are
unable 10 contribute towards the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
ORGANIZATION AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
OF REVIEW.

Section lilo. On the first day
OF It's meeting In each year, the
Board Of Review shall elect one OF
its members chairman. The Assess
or shall be secretary OF the Board
and shall attend its meetings with
the privilege OF participating there
In, but without the right to vote
upon any decision Of the Board. It
shall be the duty OF the Assessor
TO keep a permanent record Of all
proceedings, and to enter therein
all resolutions and decisions Of the
Board. A majority OF the members
of the Board shall constitute q
quorum. The members Of said
Board shall take the constitutional
oath OF office, which shall be filed
with the Clerk. For the purpose OF
reviewing and correcting assess.
ments, the Board OF Review shall
have the same powers and perform
like duties in all respects as are by
the general tax law conferred up
on and required OF boards OF review
In townships, In reviewing assess
ments In townships for township.
school. and county taxes. It shall
hear the complaints Of all persons
considering themselves aggrieved
by assessments, and IL II shall APP
pear that any person or properly
has been wrongfully assessed. OF
omitted from the roll. the Board
shall correct the roll in such man
ner as It shall deem just. In all
cases, the assessment roll shall be
reviewed according to the facts
existing on the assessment day and
no change Of the status OF any prop
erty after said day shall be consid'
cred by the Board in making It's de-
cisions. Except as otherwise pro-
vided by State Law, no person other
than the Board o. Review shall
make or authorize any change upon
or additions or corrections to the
assessment roll.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05

Blank petitions in substantially the
same form as required by State
Law for state and county officers,
except for references to party. shall
be prepared and -urn sned by the
Clerk. Before the Clerk shall fur
nish any official nomination petit
lions to any person, he shall enter
thereon in ink the name OF the per-
son desiring TO become a candidate
for office in tho CITY. OF the person
in whose behalf the petition is to
be circulated, and the name OF the
office for which he IL TO be a can.
didate. Nomination petitions for the
purpose OF filling vacancy shall
so state in connection with the
name o; the office for which the
petition In 10 be circulated. The
Clerk shall publish notice OF the
last day and time for filing nom
nation petitions at least one OD
week before. and not more than
three (3) weeks before, that date.
No person shall sign his name to
a greater number Of petitions for
any one office than there will be
persons elected to said office.
Where any name appears on more
petitions than there are candidates
to be elected to said office, such
name shall not be counted upon any
petition for that office.
APPROVAL OF PETITIONS:
Section 80. The Clerk shall &C
cept :or filing only nomination pc
titions, on official blanks, contain
ing the required number OF sigma.
lures for candidates having the
qualifications required for elective
City officers by this Charter. The
Clerk shall, within five (5) days
after the final filing date, deter
mine the sufficiency o. the sigma
lures on each petition filed, and.
IL he finds that any petition does
not contain the required number
Of legal signatures OF registered
electors, shall Immediately notify
the candidate In writing Of the in
sufficiency Of his petition. Each pc
tition which is found by the Clerk
to contain the required number OF
signatures OF registered electors
for candidates shall be marked an
Order" with the date Thereof. and
he shall SO notify, in writing. the
candidate whose name appears
thereon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
BUDGET PROCEDURE;

Section 1912. On or before the
first Monday in March, each city
officer shall submit to the City
Manager an itemlzed estimate OF
the expenditures for the mex: fiscal
year, for the department or activi.
ties under his control. The City
Manager shall prepare a complete
itemized budget proposal for the
next fiscal year and shall s1bmi. II
to the Council at It's first regular
meeting In April.
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who shall, within ten (io) days.
canvass the signatures thereon 10
determine the sufticiency thereof.
II found to contain an insufficient
number OF signatures OF registered
electors Of the City, or to be i'm.
proper as TO form or compliance
with the provisions OF this section,
the Clerk shall notify forthwith
the person filing such petition, and
ten (10) days from such notitica-
ton shall be allowed Cor the filing
OF supplemental petition papers.
When found sufficient and proper.
the Clerk shall presen. the petition
to the Council at Its next regular
meeting.
COUNCIL PROCEDURE:
Section SO, Upon receiving an
initiatory or referendary petition
from the Clerk. the Council shall,
within thirty (3O) days, either:
(a) II 1t be an initistory petit
ton, adopt the ordinance as
submitted in the petition or
determine TO submit the pro.
posal to the electors Of the
City; or
(b) II II be a referendary petit
ton. repeal the ordinance to
which the petition refers
or determine to submit the
proposal TO the electors Of
the City.
SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS:
Section $40. Should the Council
decide to submit the proposal to
the electors, It shall be submitted
at the next election held in the
City for any other purpose, or, In
the discretion OF the Council, at a
special election. The result shall
be determined by q majority vote
Of the electors voting thereon, ex-
cept IN cases where otherwise re-
CURED by the Constitution or Laws
OF the State OF Michigan.
ORDINANCE SUSPENDED:
Section Sill. The certification
Dy the clerk OF the suf.iciency OF a
refer idary petition, within thirty
$50 GNys after the passage Of the
ordinan, e to which such petition re-
fers. shall automatically suspend
the opert ton OF the ordinance in
question bending repeal by the
Council, or final determination by
the electors. IS the case may be.
An ordinance adopted by the cleo
torate through initiatory proceed
ings may not be amended or re-
pealed by the Council for q period
OF two (2) years after the date Of
the election at which II was adopt
ed. Should Two Cd or more ordin-
ances, adopted at the same cleo
ton, have conflicting provisions,
the one receiving the highest vote
shall prevail as to those provisions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
INITIATIVE AND
REFEREND DUN:

Section 81. An ordinance may
be initiated by petition, or a refer
endum on an ordinance enacted by
the Council may be had, by a petit
ton, as hereinafter provided.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
CHAPTER Xl
General Taxation
POWER 10 lax:

Section Ill. In order TO carry
out the purposes. powers, and dut-
les OF the City government, estab'
lished by this Charter, the City
may assess. levy and collect taxes,
rents, tolls. and excise or specific
taxes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
PETITIONS:

Section SIS. An initiatory or a
referendary petition shall be signed
by not less than fifteen U59o) per
cent OF the registered electors Of
tn City who have signed said petit.
lion within six (6) months before
date Of filing the petition with the
Clerk. Before being circulated for
signatures. all such petitions shall
be approved as TO form by the
Clerk. No such petition need be on
one paper. but may be the aggre-
gate OF two (2) or more petition
papers. Each s.gner OF a petition
shall sign his name in ink or indeli-
BILE pencil, and shall place thereon.
after his name, the date and his
place Of residence by street and
number, or by other customary des-
ignation. To each petition paper
there shall be attached a sworn
affidavit by the circulator thereof.
stating the number OF signers there
TO and that each signatFe thereon
Is the genuine signature OF the
person whose name II purports to
be, and that { was made in the
presence OF the affiant. Such petit
ton shall be filed with the Clerk
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
CHAPTER TX
Elections
QUALIFICATIONS OF
ELECTORS:

Section 81. Each person who
has the constitutional qualifications
OF an elector in the State OF Mich.
igan, or who will have such quali:i-
cations at the next ensuing regular
or special City election. shall be
entitled 20 register as an elector
OF the City Of Ypsilanti in the vot-
ing precinct in which he resides.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
CHAPTER K
General Finance
and Taxation
FISCAL EAR:

Section 10.1. The fiscal year OF
the City shall begin on the first
day OF July and end on the Thrift
eth day OF June o: the following
year. Such year shall constitute the
budget year OF the City govern
ment
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
PUBLIC INSPECTION OF
PETITIONS:

Section go. All nomination pc
titions shall be open to public in.
spection in the office Of the Clerk,
beginning five (5) days after the
final filing date for such petitions.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
REGULAR CITY ELECTIONS:

Section SO. A non-partisan reg.
ular City election shall be held on
the first Monday In April in each
year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
FORM OF BALLOTS:

Section Gil. The form OF the
ballot used In any City election
shall conform as nearly as may be
to that prescribed by the general
laws OF the State, except that no
party designation or emblem shall
appear thereon. The names OF quail
fled nominees for each office shall
be listed in a single column and
shall be rotated on the ballots. In
all other respects the printing and
numbering OF ballots shall conform
to the general laws Of the State
relating to elections.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
SPECIAL ELECTIONS:

Section "a. Special City cleo
tons shall be held when called by
resolution OF the Council at least
twenty-one (21) days in advance OF
such election, or when required by
this Charter or the general laws OF
the State. Any resolution calling a
special election shall set forth the
purpose Of such election. No more
than two (2) special City elections
shall be held in any one calendar
year, except as may be required
by State Law.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
DELIVERY OF OFFICE AND ITS
EFFECTS BY OFFICER TO HIS
SUCCESSORS:


Section I'll. Whenever any Of
flcer or employee shall resign, or
be removed from office, or the
term OF office for which he has
been elected or appointed has ex
pired. he shall. on demand, deliver
to his successor In office or to his
superior. all the books. papers, mon
eys, and effects in his custody as
such officer or employee, and
which in any way appertain to his
office or employment. Any person
violating this provision shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor,
and may be proceeded against In
the same manner as public officers
generally for the like offense under
the general laws OF the State, now
or hereafter in force and applica'
BILE thereto. Every officer and EN-
ployee OF the City shall be deemed
an officer within the meaning and
provisions Of such general laws o.
the State for the purposes Of this
section.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-05
CANVASS OF VOTES.

Section 9.12. The Council shall
be the board OF canvsssers to can
vass the votes cast at all elections
under this Charter. The Council
shall meet on the first Thursday
after each City election and public
ly canvass the returns OF such cleo
ton, and shall determine the vote
upon all questions and propositions.
and declare whether the same have
been adopted or rejected and what
persons have been elected at such
election. The candidate. or candi-
dates, where more than one are to
be elected to the same office. who
shall receive the greatest number
OF votes shall be declared elected.