Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-09

whether the SIdIe 6oS9 "
red or not. An example is Senator
Frank Gibbs of Warren, who was
q leader in fighting teacher pay
raises until he saw he was licK
I'd, He then proposed a similar
amendment to the one now caus
ng ali the fuss-but it was de
feated After the raise was okay
nd John Umstead of Orange
sent up the contingent 195o'ol
fiscal year raise amendment
which was adopted.
Meanwhile, North Carollnas
dairvman farmer governor-an
old hand at seasonal surpluses-
wasn't getting excited, knowing
that SURPRISES and shortages bal
ance out.
He's pledged to giving teach
ers a raise now IF a surplus
exists"
Much to the surprise OF ma;iy
people, the governors suggestion
that the State take over opera
ton and maintenance of city
streets has won the acclaim OF
many rdral folks. Lots OF tie
"branch.head" boys have written
the governor saying they favor
the proposal. And the idea ms
gained support of lots of city
leaders, too. Oil lobbyists IN
North Carolina already are sco"l'
ing over the prospect of an adj
ii Gasoline tax and are packing
their carpet bags with green
backs preparatory to a trip to
Raleigh.
it is interesting to note that
slightly less than one-fifth of
tx ".condary roads to be con,
structed under the 5000, 100000
program already have been built.
And this despite the fact that
in the past three months North
Carolina built more roads than
at any like period in the history
of the state. There's still a fair.
sized amount to go around bet
ting folks out of the mud-some
S17O,OOO,000, to be exact.
It was learned this week that
numerous prison camp employees
are under the watchful eye of
the State Bureau of Investiga-
ton. If reports reaching Raleigh
prove correct, the "ex-prison de-
pa1ment employee" population
is due for a nice increase.
Incidentally, this probe was
launched by the administration
prior to the time that various
groups began making a political
football out of the Moore case.
A group of veterans from Pied.
mont North Carolina are prepair-
ing to circulate petitions thro'
ughout the state asking for a
state war bonus. They will sug'
gest a special tax on beer to
pay for it. They are operating
under the name of Veterans
Associations.
The plan calls for presentation
of the petition-signed by 3OO,-
900 veterans, they hope-to the
1851 General Assembly.
One concrete result of the visit
to Washington by Governor
Scott and members of his staff:
Two days after their return,
Highway Commission Chairman
Henry Jordan was approached by
a man who offered delivery of
a boatload of cement to a North
Carolina port to be used as a
stockpile in the event the cement
supply becomes more critical.
Purchase will be made in a
move to protect the roadbuild'
ing program against a complete
shutoof of cement supplies from
other sources. 1t also will assure
completion of State buildings al
ready under construction.
Rural women are getting more
representation by the State Ex-
ample: Mrs. E. ]. Lassiter, who
lives on RID 1, Erwin, in Harm.
EFT County, recently was appoint.
ed to the State Hospital Board
of Controls. When Governor
Scott tried to reach her by tele.
phone to tell her of the appoint
ment. he found out that his
phOne-addlng program HAUL
reached Mrs. Lassiter's bailiwick
yet. The governor had to call
her daughter in Dunn to relay
the message and have Mrs. Las
sitter travel to the nearest phone
to call hime and confirm the ap-
pointment. Maybe the appoint
ment will at least enable her to
get telephone installed.
If Washington rumors-that
Senator Graham may soon resign
VENETIAN BLINDS