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service to God ana country, and
to our disabled comrades and
their dependents"
Stevens, who said he would
'.just as soon be department. COM
mander of the Legion as governor
CT North Carolina, praised Will
liam M. York. Greensboro, who
was succeeded as department
commander by Galloway. York
has expended interchangeable err
ergy-not just lip service-for the
Legion" he said.
The installation Of officers took
place on the steps and on the
front walk of the Legion Home
at 100 S. Third street.
After the colors were brought
forward, a prayer was offered by
the newly elected state chaplain,
E. R. Trexler, China Grove, after
which Stevens wished Godspeed
to the old officers and good luck
to the new.
All of the new officers, inclua-
ing IS district commanders, six
vice : commanders, department
judge advocate, Louis F. Parker,
Elizabethtown, Chaplain Trexler,
National Committeeman, Robin S.
KIRBY, Charlotte and Galloway
were sworn en- masSe. Paul r.
Younts, executive vice-command-
er, was absent due to a death in
his family, Stevens said.
The Legion Auxiliary Of post
No. 10 served a luncheon to the
executive committee after the in.
%stallation.
In the executive meeting. which
lasted from 2 pm. until 5 pm,
the members approved the 1947
budget report of Past Command
err York and the proposed 1913
budget Of Commander Galloway.
1t was revealed that the depart
ment spent a total of sos, 237.88
during the fiscal year of 1947 on
a budget Of $8S, 464. so. York said
the anticipated revenue from
membership dues was set at $75.-
600 and actually this source fell
short by Sc, 443-biggest item in
the ovcr-expended budget.
Declaring that one of his chief
aims of the year will be to make
the North Carolina Legion News
self-supporting Galloway, in pre-
senting his proposed budget, said
he anticipated an So, 900 advertis-
ing revenue - twice last years
amount-in 1913 from the news
paper.
The new budget was set up on
a tentative basis, for the six
months beginning June 30, 1947
and ending Dec. 81, 1947. A per-
manent budget is to be submitted
to the executive committee with
in 60 days. The present budget
proposes to spend $45, 1887 for
the six-month period.
A move to purchase an automo-
bile for the official use of the de-
partment commander was passed,
pending the decision of the ad-
ministrative committee. Accord
ing to to the revised constitution,
York pointed out, any money TX
penditure must first be approved
by the administrative committee
and then by a majority of a quor-
UNI of the executive committee. In
case the administrative commit
tee decided .ag INST the purchase
Of the ar, he said, the executive
committee could override the de-
cision by tWo-thirds of all men,
bers of the committee approving
it.
Galloway announced the ap-
pointment of Carl Sheppard,
Chapel Hill, unsuccessful candi-
date for the department comman.
dership, as chairman of the or
phans and scholarship committee.
Rufus Herring, Goldsboro, was
named chairman of the American
ism committee, and DR.. Thomas
T. Mackey, Winston : Salem was
appointed to head the rehabilita-
ton committee. Ray Galloway,
DR., and Ralph Dowd, Dunn, were
also named members Of the re.
Mobilization committee.
Howard Moye, Greenville, was
elected as a new member Of the
department administrative COM
mittee.
W. H. Thompson, Raleigh, COM
f mander OF the Negro division OF
the North Carolina Legion, thank
: ed the members for the coopera-
ton and presented the division
1913 budget which was approved.
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