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CONTENTS
PART I
HISTORICAL
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The State 11
The State Capitol 15
Chief Executives of North Carolina
Governors of Virginia 17
Executives under the Proprietors 17
Governors under the Crown 18
Governors Elected by the Legislature 18
Governors Elected by the People 20
The State Flag 23
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 24
The Great Seal of North Carolina 26
The State Bird 28
The Halifax Resolution 30
Name of State and Nicknames 31
The State Motto 31
The State Colors 32
The State Flower 32
^e State's Most Famous Toast .T. 32
Legal Holidays in North Carolina 32
Population of the State since 1675 33
,State Song 34
The Constitution of North Carolina 35
The American's Creed 71
The American Flag
Origin .-. 71
Proper Display 74
Pledge to the Flag 78
The National Capitol 80
Declaration of Independence 83
Constitution of the United States 88
PART II
CENSUS
Sixteenth Census, 1940
Population of State HI
Population of Counties 112
Population of Cities and Towns 113
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PART III
POLITICAL
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Congressional Districts „ 121
Judicial Districts 121
Senatorial Districts and Apportionment of Senators 122
Apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives 125
-State Democratic Platform 126
* Plan of Organization of the State Democratic Party 134
Committees of the Democratic Party
State Democratic Executive Committee 150
Congressional District Executive Committees 154
Judicial District Executive Committees 156
Senatorial Executive Committees 159
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 162
•State Republican Platform „ 164
• Plan of Organization of the State Republican Party 172
Committees of the Republican Party 180
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 182
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States, 1944 187
Popular Vote for President by States, 1928-1940 188
Vote for President by Counties, 1924-1944 _ 190
Vote for Governor by Counties, Primaries, 1940-1944 193
Vote for Governor by Counties, General Election, 1924-1944 196
Vote for State Officials, Democratic Primaries, 1936,
! ; 1938, and 1940 ;.... 199
Vote for State Officials by Counties, Primary, 1944 201
Total Votes Cast— General Election, 1944 204
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primai-y, May 30, 1942 205
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 27, 1944 207
Vote for Congressmen in Republican Primary, May 27, 1944 211
Vote for Members of Congress, 1930-1944 212
Vote for United States Senator, Primary, May 27, 1944 225
Vote for United States Senator, General Election,
November 7, 1944 227
Civilian and Military Absentees Vote, General Election, 1944 229
Vote on Constitutional Amendments by Counties, 1944 231
Vote on Prohibition, 1881, 1908 and 1933 238
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PART V
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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Agencies, Boards and Commissions 243
Confederate Woman's Home „ .' 255
North Carolina Institutions
Correctional
White 256
Negro 256
Educational
White 257
Negro 263
Hospitals
White ....„....;; :„ 265
Negro 267
Examining Boards 268
Directors State-owned Railroads 273
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
The General Assembly-
Senate
Officers ..„ 277
Senators (Arranged Alphabetically) 277
Senators (Arranged by Districts) 278
Eules '. 279
Standing Committees .'. 290
Seat Assignments 297
House of Representatives
Officers , 298
Members (Arranged Alphabetically) ;..:.....:.... 298
Members (Arranged by Counties) 300
Rules : 303
Standing Committees 318
Seat Assignments 329
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Executive Officials 333
Administrative Officials 340
United States Senators 351
Representatives in Congress 354
Justices of the Supreme Court 362
Members of the General Assembly
Senators 368
Representatives , 396
Occupational and Professional Classification 454
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PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
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United States Government
President and Vice-President 461
Cabinet Members 461
North Carolina Senators and Representatives in Congress 461
United States Supreme Court Justices 461
United States District Court
Judges 461
Clerks .:; 462
Solicitors 462
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Fourth District 462
State Government
Legislative Department 463
Executive Department 463
Judicial Department 463
Administrative Department 464
State Institutions -. 465
Heads of Agencies other than State 466
County Government 467
ILLUSTRATIONS
State Capitol ; 14
State Flag 22
State Seal 27
State Bird 29
State Song (Words and Music) 34
Map of North Carolina 70
The American Flag 72
Map Showing Congressional Districts 144, 145
Map Showing Judicial Districts 208, 209
Map Showing Senatorial Districts 176, 177
Seating Diagram of Senate Chamber 296
Seating Diagram of House of Representatives 328
Pictures
Governor „ 382
State Officers 337
Senators and Congressmen 353, 359
Justices of the Supreme Court 363
State Senators 369, 375, 383
Members House of Representatives 397, 405, 413,
421, 429, 437, 445
PART I
HISTORICAL
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THE STATE
North Carolina, often called the "Tar Heel" state, was the
scene of the first attempt at colonization in America by English-
speaking people. Under a charter granted to Sir Walter Raleigh
by Queen Elizabeth, a colony was begun on Roanoke Island. This
settlement however, was unsuccessful and later became known as
"The Lost Colony."
The first permanent settlement was made about 1650 by im-
migrants from Virginia. In 1663 Charles II granted to eight Lords
Proprietors a charter for the territory lying "within six and thirty
degrees northern latitude, and to the west as far as the South seas,
and so southerly as far as the river St. Matthias, which bordereth
upon the coast of Florida, and within one and thirty degrees of
northern latitude, and so west in a direct line as far as the South
seas aforesaid, ..." and the colony was called Carolina. In 1665
another charter was granted to these noblemen. This charter ex-
tended the limits of Carolina so that the northern line was 36 de-
grees and 30 minutes north latitude, and the southern line was 29 de-
grees north latitude, and both of these lines extended westward to
the South seas.
In 1669 John Locke wrote the Fundamental Constitutions as a
model for the government of Carolina. The Lords Proprietors adopt-
ed these constitutions and directed the governor to put into opera-
tion as much of them as was feasible. In 1670 there were four pre-
cincts (changed to counties in 1739) : Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Chowan, and Currituck. North Carolina now has one hundred
counties.
Carolina was on Dec. 7, 1710, divided into North Carolina and
South Carolina, and Edward Hyde, on May 12, 1712, became the
first governor of North Carolina.
In 1729 seven of the eight Lords Proprietors sold their interest
in Carolina to the Crown and North Carolina became a royal
colony. George Burrington was the first royal governor. Richard
Everard, the last proprietary governor, served until Burrington
was appointed.
North Carolina, on April 12, 1776, authorized her delegates in
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the Continental Congress to vote for independence, and on Decem-
ber 18, 1776, adopted a constitution. Richard Caswell became the
first governor under this constitution. On November 21, 1789 the
state adopted the United States Constitution, being the twelfth
state to enter the federal union. Norh Carolina, in 1788, had re-
jected the Constitution on the grounds that certain amendments
were vital and necessary to a free people.
A constitutional convention was held in 1835 and among several
changes made in the Constitution was the method of electing the
governor. After this change the governor was elected by the people
for a term of two years instead of being elected by the legislature
for a term of one year. Edward Bishop Dudley was the first gover-
nor elected by the people.
North Carolina seceded from the Union May 20, 1861, and was
admitted to the Union in July, 1868.
A new state constitution was adopted in 1868 and since that date
the governor has been elected by the people for four-year terms
and he cannot succeed himself. There has not been a new constitu-
tion since 1868, but numerous amendments have been added to it.
North Carolina has been democratic since 1900, during which
period it has made its greatest progress.
North Carolina has had two permanent capitals — New Bern
and Raleigh — and there have been three capitol buildings. Tryon's
Palace in New Bern was constructed in the period, 1767-70, and the
main building was destroyed by fire February 27, 1798. The first
capitol in Raleigh was completed in 1794 and was destroyed by fire
on June 21, 1831. The present capitol was completed in 1840.
The state ceded her western lands which was composed of Wash-
ington, Davidson, Hawkins, Greene, Sullivan, Sumner, and Tennes-
see counties, to the federal government in 1790 and in 1796 Tennes-
see entered the Union as a state.
North Carolina supports a nine months school for every child
of school age and maintains a fleet of 4,800 buses by which it trans-
ports 348,000 children to school each school day in the year. During
a nine months term these 4,800 buses travel approximately 31,-
000,000 miles.
The state also maintains 58,500 miles of roads of which approxi-
mately 48,000 miles are county roads and 10,500 miles are state
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roads. These roads are maintained from gasoline tax, drivers'
licenses and licenses for automobiles, trucks, and busses.
North Carolina extends from the sea coast to the mountains,
having the highest peak (Mount Mitchell — 6,684 feet) east of the
Mississippi. It has extensive agricultural and industrial develop-
ments. Some of the agricultural products are corn, cotton, tobacco,
wheat, barley, oats, peanuts, soya beans, various types of hay, po-
tatoes, garden truck, dairy products, beef, pork, poultry and fruits.
Some of the industrial products are furniture, cloth, hosiery, cot-
ton yarns, tobacco, canned fruits and vegetables, ceremic products,
and lumber. There is some mining such as coal, gold, copper, talc,
mica, and many other products.
During the war the state has had many camps wherein the serv-
ice men have received their training for active combat duty. North
Carolina is proud of the opportunities to serve the nation in provid-
ing these training camps and it is also justly proud of the more
than 300,000 men and women who have and are serving the nation
in this war.
THE STATE CAPITOL
The original State Capitol of North Carolina was destroyed by
fire on June 21, 1831.
At the session of November, 1832, the Assembly resolved to re-
build on the old site, and $50,000 was appropriated for the purpose.
Commissioners were appointed to have the work done. The rub-
bish was cleared away, the excavations made and the foundations
were laid. On July 4, 1833, the cornerstone was set in place.
After the foundations were laid the work progressed more slow-
ly, and it was so expensive that the appropriation was exhausted.
The Legislature at its next session appropriated $75,000 more. To
do the stone and finer work many skilled artisans had been brought
from Scotland and other countries. The Building Commissioners
contracted with David Paton to come to Raleigh and superintend
the work. Mr. Paton was an architect who had come from Scot-
land the year before. He was the builder, the architect, the de-.
signer.
The Legislature was compelled to make appropriations for the
work from time to time. The following is a table of the several
appropriations made:
Session of 1832-33 $ 50,000.00
Session of 1833-34 75,000.00
Session of 1834-35 75,000.00
Session of 1835 : .:. 75,000.00
Session of 1836-37 '...: '.'. ;..:..; 120,000.00
Session of 1838-39 ..:....... 105,300.00
Session of 1840-41... 31,374.46
Total , $531,674.46
The stone with which the building was erected was the property
of the State. Had the State been compelled to purchase this ma-
terial the cost of the Capitol would have been considerably in-
creased.
In the summer of 1840 the work was finished. At last, after
more than seven years, the sum of $531,674.46 was expended. As
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large as that sum was for the time, when the State was so poor
and when the entire taxes for all State purposes reached less than
$100,000, yet the people were satisfied. The building had been
erected with rigorous economy, and it was an object of great pride
to the people. Indeed, never was money better expended than in
the erection of this noble Capitol.
Description of the Capitol, Written by David Paton,
the Architect
"The State Capitol is 160 feet in length from north to south by
140 feet from east to west. The whole height is 971/2 feet in the
center. The apex of pediment is 64 feet in height. The stylobate
is 18 feet in height. The columns of the east and west porticoes
are 5 feet 2% inches in diameter. An entablature, including block-
ing course, is continued around the building, 12 feet high.
"The columns and entablature are Grecian Doric, and copied
from the Temple of Minerva, commonly called the Parthenon,
which was erected in Athens about 500 years before Christ. An
octagon tower surrounds the rotunda, which is ornamented with
Grecian cornices, etc., and its dome is decorated at top with a
similar ornament to that of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates,
commonly called the Lanthorn of Demosthenes.
"The interior of the Capitol is divided into three stories: First,
the lower story, consisting of ten rooms, eight of which are appro-
priated as offices to the Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Comp-
troller, each having two rooms of the same size — the one containing
an area of 649 square feet, the other 528 square feet — the two com-
mittee rooms, each containing 200 square feet, and four closets;
also the rotunda, corridors, vestibules, and piazzas, contain an
area of 4,370 square feet. The vestibules are decorated with col-
umns and antae, similar to those of the Ionic Temple on the Ilissus,
near the Acropolis of Athens. The remainder is groined with
stone and brick, springing from columns and pilasters of the
Roman Doric.
"The second story consists of Senatorial and Representatives'
chambers, the former containing an area of 2,545 and the latter
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2,849 square feet. Four apartments enter from Senate Chamber,
two of which contain each an area of 169 square feet, and the other
two contain each an area of 154 square feet; also, two rooms enter
from Representatives' chamber, each containing an area of 170
square feet; of two committee rooms, each containing an area of
231 feet; of four presses and the passages, stairs, lobbies, and
colonnades, containing an area of 3,204 square feet.
"The lobbies and Hall of Representatives have their columns and
antse of the Octagon Tower of Andronicus Cyrrhestes and the plan
of the hall is of the formation of the Greek theatre and the columns
and antse in the Senatorial chamber and rotunda are of the Temple
of Erectheus, Minerva Polias, and Pandrosus, in the Acropolis of
Athens, near the above named Parthenon.
"Third, or attic story, consists of rooms appropriated to the
Supreme Court and Library, each containing an area of 693 square
feet. Galleries of both houses have an area of 1,300 square feet;
also two apartments entering from Senate gallery, each 169 square
feet, of four presses and the lobbies' stairs, 988 square feet. These
lobbies as well as rotunda, are lit with cupolas, and it is proposed
to finish the court and library in the florid Gothic style."
CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA
Governors of "Virginia"
Ralph Lane, April , 1585-June , 1586.
John White, April , 1587-August , 1587.
Chief Executives Under the Proprietors
William Drummond, October , 1663-October , 1667.
Samuel Stephens, October , 1667-December , 1669.
Peter Carteret, October , 1670- May , 1673.
John Jenkins, May , 1673- November , 1676.
Thomas Eastchurch, November , 1676- , 1678.
Thomas Miller, ,1677-
John Culpepper, , 1677- , 1678.
Seth Sothel, , 1678-
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John Harvey, February , 1679-August , 1679.
John Jenkins, November , 1679- , 1681.
Seth Sothel, , 1682- , 1689.
Philip Ludwell, December , 1689- : , 1691.
Philip Ludwell, November 2, 1691- , 1694.
Thomas Jarvis, , 1691- ,1694.
John Archdale, August 31, 1694- , 1696.
John Harvey, , 1694- , 1699.
Henderson Walker, , 1699-August 14, 1704.
Robert Daniel, , 1704- , 1705.
Thomas Gary, , 1705- , 1706.
William Glover, , 1706- , 1708.
Thomas Gary, , 1708-January , 1711.
Edward Hyde, ...; , 1710-May 9, 1712.
Edward Hyde, May 9, 1712-September 8, 1712.
Thomas Pollock, September 12, 1712-May 28, 1714.
Charles Eden, May 28, 1714-March 26, 1722.
Thomas Pollock, March 30, 1722-August 30, 1722.
William Reed, August 30, 1722-January 15, 1724.
George Burrington, January 15, 1724-July 17, 1725.
Richard Everard, July 17, 1725-May , 1728.
Governors Under the Crown
Richard Everard, May , 1728-February 25, 1731.
George Burrington, February 25, 1731-April 15, 1734.
Nathaniel Rice, April 15, 1734-October 27, 1734.
Gabriel Johnston, October 27, 1734-July 17, 1752.
Matthew Rowan, July 17, 1752-November 2, 1754,
Arthur Dobbs, November 2, 1754-March 28, 1765,
William Tryon, March 28, 1765-December 20, 1765,
William Tryon, December 20, 1765-July 1, 1771.
James Hasell, July 1, 1771-August 12, 1771.
Josiah Martin, August 12, 1771-May , 1775.
Governors Elected by the Legislature
Name, County, Term of Office
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, December 19, 1776-April 18, 1777.
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, April 18, 1777-April 18, 1778.
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Richard Caswell, Dobbs, April 18, 1778-May 4, 1779,
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, May 4, 1779-April, 1780.
Abner Nash, Craven, April, 1780-June 26, 1781.
Thomas Burke, Orange, June 26, 1781-April 26, 1782.
Alexander Martin, Guilford, April 26, 1782-April 30, 1783.
Alexander Martin, Guilford, April 30, 1783-April 1, 1785.
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, April 1, 1785-December 12, 1785.
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, December 12, 1785-December 23, 1786.
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, December 23, 1786-December 20, 1787.
Samuel Johnston, Chowan, December 20, 1787-November 18, 1788.
Samuel Johnston, Chowan, November 18, 1788-November 16, 1789.
Samuel Johnston, Chowan, November 16, 1789-December 17, 1789.
Alexander Martin, Guilford, December 17, 1789-December 9, 1790,
Alexander Martin, Guilford, December 9, 1790-January 2, 1792.
Alexander Martin, Guilford, January 2, 1792-December 14, 1792.
R. D. Spaight, Craven, December 14, 1792-December 26, 1793.
R. D. Spaight, Craven, December 26, 1793-January 6, 1795.
R. D. Spaight, Craven, January 6, 1795-November 19, 1795.
Samuel Ashe, New Hanover, November 19, 1795-December 19, 1796.
Samuel Ashe, New Hanover, December 19, 1796-December 5, 1797.
Sapiuel Ashe, New Hanover, December 5, 1797-December 7, 1798.
W. R. Davie, Halifax, December 7, 1798-November 23, 1799.
Benjamin Williams, Moore, November 23, 1799-November 29, 1800.
Benjamin Williams, Moore, November 29, 1800-November 28, 1801.
Benjamin Williams, Moore, November 28, 1801-December 6, 1802.
James Turner, Warren, December 6, 1802-December 1, 1803.
James Turner, Warren, December 1, 1803-November 29, 1804.
James Turner, Warren, November 29, 1804-December 10, 1805.
Nathaniel Alexander, Mecklenburg, December 10, 1805-December 1,
1806.
Nathaniel Alexander, Mecklenburg, December 1, 1806-December 1,
1807.
Benjamin Williams, Moore, December 1, 1807-December 12, 1808.
David Stone, Bertie, December 12, 1808-December 13, 1809.
David Stone, Bertie, December 13, 1809-December 5, 1810.
Benjamin Smith, Brunswick, December 5, 1810-December 9, 1811.
William Hawkins, Warren, December 9, 1811-November 25, 1812.
William Hawkins, Warren, November 25, 1812-November 20, 1813.
William Hawkins, Warren, November 20, 1813-November 29, 1814.
William Miller, Warren, November 29, 1814-December 7, 1815.
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William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1815-December 7, 1816.
William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1816-December 3, 1817.
John Branch, Halifax, December 3, 1817-November 24, 1818.
John Branch, Halifax, November 24, 1818-November 25, 1819.
John Branch, Halifax, November 25, 1819-December 7, 1820.
Jesse Franklin, Surry, December 7, 1820-December 7, 1821.
Gabriel Holmes, Sampson, December 7, 1821-December 7, 1822.
Gabriel Holmes, Sampson, December 7, 1822-December 6, 1823.
Gabriel Holmes, Sampson, December 6, 1823-December 7, 1824.
H. G. Burton, Halifax, December 7, 1824-December 6, 1825.
H. G. Burton, Halifax, December 6, 1825-December 29, 1826.
H. B. Burton, Halifax, December 29, 1826-December 8, 1827.
James Iredell, Chowan, December 8, 1827-December 12, 1828.
John Owen, Bladen, December 12, 1828-December 10, 1829.
John Owen, Bladen, December 10, 1829-December 18, 1830.
Montfort Stokes, Wilkes, December 18, 1830-December 13, 1831.
Montfort Stokes, Wilkes, December 13, 1831-December 6, 1832.
D. L, Swain, Buncombe, December 6, 1832-December 9, 1833.
D. L. Swain, Buncombe, December 9, 1833-December 10, 1834.
D. L. Swain, Buncombe, December 10, 1834-December 10, 1835.
R. D. Spaight, Jr., Craven, December 10, 1835-December 31, 1836.
Governors Elected by the People
E. B. Dudley, New Hanover, December 31, 1836-December 29, 1838.
E. B. Dudley, New Hanover, December 29, 1838-January 1, 1841.
J. M. Morehead, Guilford, January 1, 1841-December 31, 1842.
J. M. Morehead, Guilford, December 31, 1842-January 1, 1845.
W. A. Graham, Orange, January 1, 1845-January 1, 1847.
W. A. Graham, Orange, January 1, 1847- January 1, 1849.
Charles Manly, Wake, January 1, 1849-January 1, 1851.
D. S. Reid, Rockingham, January 1, 1851-December 22, 1852.
D. S. Reid, Rockingham, December 22, 1852-December 6, 1854.
Warren Winslow, Cumberland, December 6, 1854-January 1, 1855.
Thomas Bragg, Northampton, January 1, 1855-January 1, 1857.
Thomas Bragg, Northampton, January 1, 1857-January 1, 1859.
John W. Ellis, Rowan, January 1, 1859-January 1, 1861.
John W. Ellis, Rowan, January 1, 1861-July 7, 1861.
Henry T. Clark, Edgecombe, July 7, 1861-September 8, 1862.
Z. B. Vance, Buncombe, September 8, 1862-December 22, 1864.
Governors 21
Z. B. Vance, Buncombe, December 22, 1864-May 29, 1865.
W. W. Holden, Wake, May 29, 1865-December 15, 1865.
Jonathan Worth, Randolph, December 15, 1865-December 22, 1866.
Jonathan Worth, Randolph, December 22, 1866-July 1, 1868.
W. W. Holden, Wake, July 1, 1868-December 15, 1870.
T. R. Caldwell, Burke, December 15, 1870-January 1, 1873.
T. R. Caldwell, Burke, January 1, 1873-July 11, 1874. -^
C. H. Brogden, Wayne, July 11, 1874-January 1, 1877.
Z B. Vance, Mecklenburg, January 1, 1877-February 5, 1879.
T. J. Jarvis, Pitt, February 5, 1879-January 18, 1881.
T. J. Jarvis, Pitt, January 18, 1881-January 21, 1885.
A. M. Scales, Rockingham, January 21, 1885-January 17, 1889.
D. G. Fowle, Wake, January 17, 1889-April 8, 1891.
Thomas M. Holt, Alamance, April 8, 1891-January 18, 1893.
Ellas Carr, Edgecombe, January 18, 1893-January 12, 1897.
D. L. Russell, Brunswick, January 12, 1897-January 15, 1901.
C. B. Aycock, Wayne, January 15, 1901-January 11, 1905.
R. B. Glenn, Forsyth, January 11, 1905-January 12, 1909.
W. W. Kitchin, Person, January 12, 1909-January 15, 1913.
Locke Craige, Buncombe, January 15, 1913-January 11, 1917.
Thomas W. Bickett, Franklin, January 11, 1917-January 12, 1921.
Cameron Morrison, Mecklenburg, January 12, 1921-January 14,
1925.
Angus Wilton McLean, Robeson, January 14, 1925-January 11, 1929.
O. Max Gardner, Cleveland, January 11, 1929- January 5, 1933.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Pasquotank, January 5, 1933-January 7, 1937.
Clyde R. Hoey, Cleveland, January 7, 1937-January 9, 1941.
J. Melville Broughton, Wake, January 9, 1941-January 4, 1945.
R. Gregg Cherry, Gaston, January 4, 1945-
THE STATE FLAG
An Act to Establish a State Flag
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue
union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter
N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said
star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the
union.
Sec. 2. That the fly of the flag shall consist of two equally pro-
portioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white;
that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the per-
pendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag
shall be one-third more than its width.
Sec. 3. That above the star in the center of the union there
shall be a gilt scroll in semicircular form, containing in black let-
ters this inscription: "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star
there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the in-
scription: "April 12th, 1776."
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this 9th
day of March, A.D. 1885.
No change has been made in the flag since the passage of this
act. By an act of 1907 it is provided:
"That the board of trustees or managers of the several State in-
stitutions and public buildings shall provide a North Carolina flag,
of such dimensions and material as they may deem best, and the
same shall be displayed from a staff upon the top of each and
every such building at all times except during inclement weather,
and upon the death of any State officer or any prominent citizen
the Flag shall be put at half-mast until the burial of such person
shall have taken place.
"That the Board of County Commissioners of the several coun-
ties in this State shall likewise authorize the procuring of a North
Carolina flag, to be displayed either on a staff upon the top, or
draped behind the Judge's stand, in each and every courthouse in
the State, and that the State flag shall be displayed at each and
every term of court held, and on such other public occasions
as the Commissioners may deem proper." (Rev., s. 5321; 1885, c.
291; 1907, c. 838.)
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THE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF
20th MAY. 1775*
Declaration
Names of the Delegates Present
Col. Thomas Polk , John McKnitt Alexander
Ephraim Brevard Hezekiah Alexander
Hezekiah J. Balch Adam Alexander
John Phifer Charles Alexander
James Harris Zacheus Wilson, Sen.
William Kennon Waightstill Avery
John Ford Benjamin Patton
Richard Barry Mathew McClure
Henry Downs Neil Morrison
Ezra Alexander Robert Irwin
William Graham John Flenniken
John Quary David Reese
Abraham Alexander Richard Harris, Sen.
Abraham Alexander was appointed Chairman, and John McKnitt
Alexander, Clerk. The following resolutions were offered, viz.:
1. Resolved, That whosoever directly or indirectly abetted or in
any way form or manner countenanced the unchartered and danger-
ous invasion of our rights as claimed by Great Britain is an enemy
to this country, to America, and to the inherent and inalienable
rights of man.
2. Resolved, That we the citizens of Mecklenburg County, do
hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the
mother country and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to
the British Crown and abjure all political connection contract or
association with that nation who have wantonly trampled on our
rights and liberties and inhumanly shed the blood of American
pati'iots at Lexington.
3. Resolved, That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and inde-
pendent people, are, and of right ought to be a sovei'eign and self-
* The above is found in Vol. IX, pages 126»-«5 of The Colonial Records of North
Carolina.
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governing association under the control of no power other than that
of our God and the General Government of the Congress to the
maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other
our mutual cooperation, our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred
honor.
4. Resolved, That as we now acknowledge the existence and control
of no law or legal officer, civil or military within this County, we do
hereby ordain and adopt as a rule of life all each and every of our
former laws — wherein nevertheless the Crown of Great Britain
never can be considered as holding rights, privileges, immunities, or
authority therein.
5. Resolved, That it is further decreed that all, each and every
Military Officer in this Country is hereby reinstated in his former
command and authority, he acting comformably to these regulations.
And that every member present of this delegation shall henceforth
be a civil officer, viz., a justice of the peace, in the character of a
"committee man" to issue process, hear and determine all matters
of controversy according to said adopted laws and to preserve peace,
union and harmony in said county, and to use every exertion to
spread the love of Country and fire of freedom throughout America,
until a more general and organized government be established in
this Province.
THE GREAT SEAL
The Constitution of North Carolina, Article III, section 16, re-
quires that
"There shall be a seal of the State which shall be kept by the
Governor, and used by him as occasion may require, and shall be
called 'The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina.' All grants
and commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority of
the State of North Carolina, sealed with 'The Great Seal of the
State,' signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Secretary
of State."
The use of a Great Seal for the attestation of important docu-
ments began with the institution of government in North Carolina.
There have been at various times nine different seals in use in the
colony and State.
The present Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is de-
scribed as follows:
"The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is two and one-
quarter inches in diameter, and its design is a representation of the
figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking toward each other, but not
more than half fronting each other, and otherwise disposed as
follows : Liberty, the first figure, standing, her pole with cap on it
in her left hand and a scroll with the word 'Constitution' inscribed
thereon in her right hand. Plenty, the second figure, sitting down,
her right arm half extended toward Liberty, three heads of wheat
in her right hand, and in her left the small end of her horn, the
mouth of which is resting at her feet, and the contents of horn
rolling out. In the exergon is inserted the words May 20, 1775,
above the coat of arms. Around the circumference is the legend
'The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina' and the motto
'Esse Quam Videri'." (Rev., s. 5339; Code, ss. 3328, 3329; 1868-9,
c. 270, s. 35; 1883, c. 392; 1893, c. 145.)
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THE STATE BIRD
By popular choice the Cardinal was selected for adoption as our
State Bird as of March 4, l'J43. (S. L. 1943 c. 595; G. S. 145-2.)
This bird is sometimes called the Winter Redbird because it is
most conspicuous in winter and is the only "redbird" present at that
season. It is an all year round resident and one of the commonest
birds in our gardens and thickets. It is about the size of a Catbird
with a longer tail, red all over, except that the throat and region
around the bill is black; the head is conspicuously crested and the
large stout bill is red; the female is much duller — the red being
mostly confined to the crest, wings and tail. There are no seasonal
changes in the plumage.
The Cardinal is a fine singer, and what is unusual among birds the
female is said to sing as well as the male, which latter sex usually
has a monopoly of that art in the feathered throngs.
The nest is rather an untidy affair built of weed stems, grass and
similar materials in a low shrub, small tree or bunch of briars,
usually not over four feet above the ground. The usual number of
eggs to a set is three in this State, usually four further North. Pos-
sibly the Cardinal raises an extra brood down here to make up the
difference, or possibly he can keep up his normal population more
easily here through not having to face inclement winters of the
colder North. A conspicuous bird faces more hazards.
The cardinal is by nature a seed eater, but he does not dislike small
fruits and insects.
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THE HALIFAX RESOLUTION
Adopted by the Provincial Congress of North Carolina in Session
at Halifax, April 12, 1776
It appears to your committee that pursuant to the plan concerted
by the British Ministry for subjugating America, the King and
Parliament of Great Britain have usurped a power over the persons
and properties of the people unlimited and uncontrolled; and disre-
garding their humble petitions for peace, liberty and safety, have
made divers legislative acts, denouncing war, famine, and every
species of calamity, against the Continent in general. The British
fleets and armies have been, and still are, daily employed in destroy-
ing the people, and committing the most horrid devastations on the
country. The Governors in different Colonies have declared protec-
tion to slaves who should imbrue their hands in the blood of their
masters. That ships belonging to America are declared prizes of war,
and many of them have been violently seized and confiscated. In con-
sequence of all of which multitudes of the people have been destroyed,
or from easy circumstances reduced to the most lamentable distress.
And Whereas, The moderation hitherto manifested by the United
Colonies and their sincere desire to be reconciled to the mother
country on constitutional principles, have procured no mitigation of
the aforesaid wrongs and usurpations, and no hopes remain of ob-
taining redress by those means alone which have been hitherto tried,
your committee are of opinion that the House should enter into the
following resolve, to wit:
Resolved, That the delegates for this Colony in the Continental
Congi'ess be empowered to concur- with the delegates of the other
Colonies in declaring Independency, and forming foreign alliances,
reserving to this Colony the sole and exclusive right of forming a
Constitution and laws for this Colony, and of appointing delegates
from time to time (under the direction of a general representation
thereof), to meet the delegates of the other Colonies for such pur-
poses as shall be hereafter pointed out.
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NAME OF STATE AND NICKNAMES
In 1629 King Charles the First of England "erected into a
province," all the land from Albemarle Sound on the north to the
St. John's River on the south, v^rhich he directed should be called
Carolina. The word Carolina is from the word Carolus, the Latin
form of Charles.
When Carolina was divided in 1710, the southern part was called
South Carolina and the northern or older settlement was called
North Carolina, or the "Old North State." Historians had re-
corded the fact that the principal products of this State were "tar,
pitch and turpentine." It was during one of the fiercest battles
of the War Between the States, so the story goes, that the column
supporting the North Carolina troops was driven from the field.
After the battle the North Carolinians, who had successfully fought
it out alone, were greeted from the passing derelict regiment with
the question : "Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?"
Quick as a flash came the answer: "No; not a bit; old Jeflf's bought
it all up." "Is that so; what is he going to do with it?" was asked.
"He is going to put it on you'ns heels to make you stick better in
the next fight." Creecy relates that General Lee, hearing of the
incident, said: "God bless the Tar Heel boys," and from that they
took the name. — Adapted from Grandfather Tales of North Caro-
lina by R. B. Creecy and Histories of North Carolina Regiments,
Vol. Ill, by Walter Clark.
The State Motto
The General Assembly of 1893 (chapter 145) adopted the words
"Esse Quam Videri" as the State's motto and directed that these
words with the date "20 May, 1775," should be placed with our
Coat of Arms upon the Great Seal of the State.
The words "Esse Quam Videri" mean "to be rather than to seem."
Nearly every State has adopted a motto, generally in Latin. The
reason for their mottoes being in Latin is that the Latin tongue is
far more condensed and terse than the English. The three words,
"Esse Quam Videri," require at least six English words to express
the same idea.
Curiosity has been aroused to learn the origin of our State motto.
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It is found in Cicero in his essay on Friendship (Cicero de Amicitia,
chap. 26).
It is a little singular that until the act of 1893 the sovereign State
of North Carolina had no motto since its declaration of independ-
ence. It was one of the very few States which did not have a motto
and the only one of the original thirteen without one. (Rev., s.
5320; 1893, c. 145; G. S. 145-2.)
The State Colors
North Carolina has no officially designated state colors.
The State Flower
The General Assembly of 1941 designated the dogwood as the
State flower. (Public Laws, 1941, c. 289; G. S. 145-1.) ,
The State's Most Famous Toast
(Not Officially Designated)
"Here's to the land of the long leaf pine
The summer land where the sun doth shine;
Where the weak grow strong
And the strong grow great.
Here's to 'down home'
The Old North State."
(Composed in 1904 by Mi^s. Harry C. Martin, former resident of
Raleigh, N. C, but now living in Tennessee.)
Legal Holidays
January 1 — New Year's Day.
January 19 — Birthday of General Robert E. Lee.
February 22 — Birthday of George Washington.
Easter Monday,
April 12 — Anniversary of the Resolutions adopted by the Pro-
vincial Congress of North Carolina at Halifax, April 12, 1776, in-
structing the delegates from North Carolina to the Continental
Congress to vote for a Declaration of Independence.
May 10 — Confederate Memorial Day.
May 20 — Anniversary of the "Mecklenburg Declaration of In-
dependence."
Population 33
May 30 — Memorial Day (Applies to State and National Banks
only) .
July 4 — Independence Day,
September, first Monday — Labor Day.
November, Tuesday after first Monday — General Election Day.
November 11 — Armistice Day.
November, Fourth Thursday — Thanksgiving Day.
By joint Resolution No. 41 of Congress, approved by the Presi-
dent December 26, 1941, the fourth Thursday in November in each
and every year after 1941, was designated as Thanksgiving Day
and made a legal public holiday to all intents and purposes.
December 25 — Christmas Day.
Population
1675 (Estimated) 4,000
1701 (Estimated) 5,000
1707 (Estimated) 7,000
1715 (Estimated) 11,000
1729 (Estimated) 35,000
1752 (Estimated) 100,000
1765 (Estimated) 200,000
1771 (Estimated) 250,000
1786 (Estimated) 350,000
1790 (Census) 393,751
1800 (Census) 478,103
1810 ( Census ) 555,500
1820 (Census) 638,829
1830 (Census) 737,987
1840 (Census) 753,409
1850 (Census) 869,039
1860 (Census) 992,622
1870 (Census) 1,071,361
1880 (Census) 1,399,7S0
1890 (Census) 1,617,947
1900 (Census) 1,893,810
1910 ( Census ) 2,206.287
1920 ( Census ) 2,559, 1 23
1930 (Census) 3,170,276
1940 ( Census) 3,571,623
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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Al-
mighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation
of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political, and
religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him
for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do,
for the more certain security thereof and for the better govern-
ment of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution :
ARTICLE I
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
That the great, general, and essential principles of liberty and
free government may be recognized and established, and that the
relations of this State to the Union and Government of the United
States, and those of the people of this State to the rest of the
American people, may be defined and affirmed, we do declare:
Section 1. The equality and rights of men. That we hold it to
be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits of their own
labor, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sec. 2. Political })ower and government. That all political power
is vested in, and derived from, the people; all government of right
originates from the people, is founded upon their will only, and is
instituted solely for the good of the whole..
Sec. 3. Internal government of the State. That the people of
this State have the inherent, sole and exclusive right of regulating
the internal government and policies thereof, and of altering and
abolishing their Constitution and form of government whenever it
may be necessary for their safety and happiness; but every such
right should be exercised in pursuance of the law, and consistently
with the Constitution of the United States.
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Sec. 4. That there is no right to secede. That this State shall
ever remain a member of the American Union; that the people
thereof are a part of the American Nation; that there is no right
on the part of the State to secede, and that all attempts, from
whatever source or upon whatever pretext, to dissolve said Union
01 to sever said Nation, ought to be resisted with the whole power
of the State.
Sec. 5. Of allegiance to the United States Government. That
every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Con-
stitution and Government of the United States, and that no law or
ordinance of the State in contravention or subversion thereof can
have any binding force.
Sec. 6. Public debt; bonds issiied under ordinance of Convention
of 1868, '68-69, '69-70, declared invalid; exception. The State
shall never assume or pay, or authorize the collection of any debt
or obligation, express or implied, incurred in aid of insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave; nor shall the General Assembly assume
or pay, or authorize the collection of any tax to pay, either directly
or indirectly, expressed or implied, any debt or bond incurred, or
issued, by authority of the Convention of the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, nor any debt or bond incurred or
issued by the Legislature of the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight, either at its special session of the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-eight, or at its regular sessions of the
years one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight and one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, and one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-nine and one thousand eight hundred and seventy, except
the bonds issued to fund the interest on the old debt of the State,
unless the proposing to pay the same shall have first been sub-
mitted to the people, and by them ratified by the vote of a majority
of all the qualified voters of the State at a regular election held for
that purpose.
Sec. 7. Exclusive emoluments, etc. No man or set of men are
entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the
community but in consideration of public services.
Sec. 8. The legislative, executive, and judicial powers distinct.
The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial powers of the gov-
ernment ought to be forever separate and distinct from each other.
Sec. 9. Of the power of suspending laivs. All power of sus-
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pending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without
the consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to
their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Sec. 10. Election free. All elections ought to be free.
Sec. 11. In criminal prosecutions. In all criminal prosecutions
every man has the right to be informed of the accusation against
him, and to confront the accusers and witnesses with other testi-
mony, and to have counsel for his defense, and not to be compelled
to give evidence against himself, or to pay costs, jail fees, or neces-
sary witness fees of the defense, unless found guilty.
Sec. 12. Answers to criminal charges. No person shall be put
to answer any criminal charge except as hereinafter allowed, but
bj'^ indictment, presentment, or impeachment.
Sec. 13. Right of jury. No person shall be convicted of any
crime but by the unanimous verdict of a jury of good and lawful
men in open court. The Legislature may, however, provide other
means of trial for petty misdemeanors, with the right of appeal.
Sec. 14. Excessive bail. Excessive bail should not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments in-
flicted.
Sec. 15. General warrants. General warrants, whereby any
officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places,
without evidence of the act committed, or to seize any person or
persons not named, whose offense is not particularly described and
supported by evidence, are dangerous to liberty, and ought not to
be granted.
Sec. 16. Imprisonment for debt. There shall be no imprison-
ment for debt in this State, except in cases of fraud.
Sec. 17. No person taken, etc., but by law of the land. No per-
son ought to be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, lib-
erties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner de-
prived of his life, liberty or property but by the law of the land.
Sec. 18. Persons restrained of liberty. Every person restrained
of his liberty is entitled to a remedy to inquire into the lawfulness
thereof, and to remove the same, if unlawful; and such remedy
ought out to be denied or delayed.
Sec. 19. Co7itroversies at law respecting property. In all con-
troversies at law respecting property, the ancient mode of trial by
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jury is one of the best securities of the rights of the people, and
ought to remain sacred and inviolable.
Sec. 20. Freedom of the press. The freedom of the press is
one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and therefore ought never
to be restrained, but every individual shall be held responsible for
the abuse of the same.
Sec. 21. Habeas corpus. The privileges of the writ of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended.
Sec. 22. Property qualification. As political rights and privi-
leges are not dependent upon, or modified by, property, therefore no
property qualification ought to affect the right to vote or hold office.
Sec. 23. Representation and taxation. The people of the State
ought not to be taxed, or made subject to the payment of any im-
post or duty without the consent of themselves, or their represen-
tatives in General Assembly, freely given.
Sec. 24. Militia and the right to bear arms. A well regulated
militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of
the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; and, as
standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they
ought not to be kept up, and the military should be kept under
strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. Nothing
herein contained shall justify the practice of carrying concealed
weapons, or prevent the Legislature from enacting penal statutes
against said practice.
Sec. 25. Right of the people to assemble together. The people
have a right to assemble together to consult for their common good,
to instruct their representatives, and to apply to the Legislature
for redress of grievances. But secret political societies are dan-
gerous to the liberties of a free people, and should not be tolerated.
Sec. 26. Religious liberty. All men have a natural and unalien-
able right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of
their own consciences, and no human authority should, in any case
v/hatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience.
Sec. 27. Education. The people have the right to the privilege
of education, and it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain
that right.
Sec. 28. Elections should be frequent. For redress of gi'iev-
ances, and for amending and strengthening the laws, elections
should be often held.
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Sec. 29. Recurrence to fundamental principles. A frequent re-
currence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to pre-
serve the blessings of liberty.
Sec. 30. Hereditary emoluments, etc. No hereditary emolu-
ments, privileges, or honors ought to be granted or conferred in
this State.
Sec. 31. Perpetuities, etc. Perpetuities and monopolies are con-
trary to the genius of a free State, and ought not to be allowed.
Sec. 32. Ex post facto laws. Retrospective laws, punishing
acts committed before the existence of such laws, and by them
only declared criminal, are oppressive, unjust, and incompatible
with liberty; wherefore no ex post facto law ought to be made.
No law taxing retrospectively sales, purchases, or other acts pre-
viously done, ought to be passed.
Sec. 33. Slavery jirohibited. Slavery and involuntary servi-
tude, othei'wise than for crime, whereof the parties shall have been
duly convicted, shall be, and are hereby, forever prohibited within
the State.
Sec. 34. State boundaries. The limits and boundaries of the
State shall be and remain as they now are.
Sec. 35. Courts shall be open. All courts shall be open; and
every person for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person,
or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right
and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Sec. 36. Soldiers in time of peace. No soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner;
nor in time of war but in a manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 37. Other rights of the people. This enumeration of rights
shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the
people; and all. powers not herein delegated remain with the
people.
ARTICLE II
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. Two branches. The legislative authority shall be
vested in two distinct branches, both dependent on the people, to-
wit: a Senate and House of Representatives.
Sec. 2 Time of assembling. The Senate and House of Representa-
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tives shall meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first
Monday in January next after their election; and, when assembled,
shall be denominated the General Assembly. Neither house shall
proceed upon public business unless a majority of all the members
are actually present.
Sec. 3. Number of senators. The Senate shall be composed of
fifty Senators, biennially chosen by ballot.
Sec. 4. Regulations in relation to districting the State for Sen-
ators. The Senate Districts shall be so altered by the General As-
sembly, at the first session after the return of every enumeration
by order of Congress, that each Senate District shall contain, as
near as may be, an equal number of inhabitants, excluding aliens
and Indians not taxed, and shall remain unaltered until the return
of another enumeration, and shall at all times consist of contigu-
ous territory; and no county shall be divided in the formation of
a Senate District, unless such county shall be equitably entitled to
two or more Senators.
Sec. 5. Regulations in relation to apportionment of representa-
tives. The House of Representatives shall be composed of one hun-
dred and twenty Representatives, biennially chosen by ballot, to
be elected by the counties respectively, according to their popula-
tion, and each county shall have at least one Representative in the
House of Representatives, although it may not contain the requi-
site ratio of representation; this apportionment shall be made by
the General Assembly at the respective times and periods when the
districts of the Senate are hereinbefore directed to be laid off.
Sec. 6. Ratio of representation. In making the apportionment
in the House of Representatives, the ratio of representation shall be
ascertained by dividing the amount of the population of the State,
exclusive of that comprehended within those counties which do not
severally contain the one hundred and twentieth part of the popu-
lation of the State, by the number of Representatives, less the
number assigned to such counties; and in ascertaining the number
of the population of the State, aliens and Indians not taxed shall
not be included. To each county containing the said ratio and not
twice the said ratio there shall be assigned one Representative; to
each county containing two but not three times the said ratio there
shall be assigned two Representatives, and so on progressively, and
then the remaining Representatives shall be assigned severally to
the counties having the largest fractions.
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Sec. 7. Qualifications for senators. Each member of the Senate
shall not be less than twenty-five years of age, shall have resided
in the State as a citizen two years, and shall have usually resided
in the district for which he was chosen one year immediately pre-
ceding his election.
Sec. 8. Qualifications for representatives. Each member of the
House of Representatives shall be a qualified elector of the State,
and shall have resided in the county for which he is chosen for
one year immediately preceding his election.
Sec. 9. Election of officers. In the election of all officers whose
appointment shall be conferred upon the General Assembly by the
Constitution, the vote shall be viva voce.
Sec. 10. Powers in relation to divorce and alimony. The Gen-
eral Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regulating
divorce and alimony, but shall not have power to grant a divorce
or secure alimony in any individual case.
Sec. 11. Private laws in relation to names of persons, etc. The
General Assembly shall not have power to pass any private law to
alter the name of any person, or to legitimate any person not born
in lawful wedlock, or to restore to the rights of citizenship any
person convicted of an infamous crime, but shall have power to pass
general laws regulating the same.
Sec. 12. Thirty days notice shall he given anterior to passage of
private laws. The General Assembly shall not pass any private
law, unless it shall be made to appear that thirty days notice of
application to pass such a law shall have been given, under such
direction and in such manner as shall be provided by law.
Sec. 13. Vacancies. If vacancies shall occur in the General As-
sembly by death, resignation, or otherwise, writs of election shall
be issued by the Governor under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. 14. Revenue. No law shall be passed to raise money on the
credit of the State, or to pledge the faith of the State, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any debt, or to impose any tax upon
the people of the State, or allow the counties, cities or towns to do
so, unless the bill for the purpose shall have been read three sev-
eral times in each House of the General Assembly and passed three
several readings, which readings shall have been on three different
days, and agreed to by each House respectively, and unless the
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yeas and nays on the second and third readings of the bill shall
have been entered on the journal.
Sec. 15. Entails. The General Assembly shall regulate entails
in such a manner as to prevent perpetuities.
Sec. 16. Jou7-nals. Each House shall keep a journal of its pro-
ceedings, which shall be printed and made public immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the General Assembly.
Sec. 17. Protest. Any member of either House may dissent
from, and protest against, any act or resolve which he may think
injurious to the public, or any individual, and have the reasons of
his dissent entered on the journal.
Sec. 18. Officers of the House. The House of Representatives
shall choose their own Speaker and other officers.
Sec. 19. President of the Senate. The Lieutenant-Governor shall
preside in the Senate, but shall have no vote unless it may be equally
divided.
Sec. 20. Other senatorial officers. The Senate shall choose its
other officers and also a Speaker {pro tempore) in the absence of
the Lieutenant-Governor, or when he shall exercise the office of
the Governor.
Sec. 21. Style of the acts. The style of the acts shall be: "The
General Assembly of North Carolina do enact."
Sec. 22. Powers of the General Assembly. Each House shall
ba judge of the qualifications and election of its own members, shall
sit upon its own adjournment from day to day, prepare bills to be
passed into laws; and the two Houses may also jointly adjourn to
any future day, or other place.
Sec. 23. Bills and resolutions to be read three times, etc. All
bills and resolutions of a legislative nature shall be read three times
in each House before they pass into laws, and shall be signed by the
presiding officers of both Houses.
Sec. 24. Oath of members. Each member of the General As-
sembly, before taking his seat, shall take an oath or affirmation that
he will support the Constitution and laws of the United States, and
the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, and will faithfully
discharge his duty as a member of the Senate or House of Repre-
sentatives.
Sec. 25. To-ms of office. The terms of office for Senators and
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members of the House of Representatives shall commence at the
time of their election.
Sec. 26, Yeas and 7iaijs. Upon motion made and seconded in
either House by one-fifth of the members present, the yeas and nays
upon any question shall be taken and entered upon the journals.
Sec. 27. Election for members of the General Assembly. The
election for members of the General Assembly shall be held for the
respective districts and counties, at the places where they are now
held, or may be directed hereafter to be held, in such manner as
may be pi'escribed by law, on the first Thursday in August, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and every two years
thereafter. But the General Assembly may change the time of
holding the elections. (Changed to Tuesday after first Monday in
November, c. 275—1876.)
Sec. 28. Pay of meinbers and officers of the General Assembly.
The members of the General Assembly for the term of their office
shall receive a salary for their services of six hundred dollars each.
The salaries of the presiding officers of the two houses shall be seven
hundred dollars each: Provided, that in addition to the salaries
herein provided for, should an extra session of the General As-
sembly be called, the members shall receive eight dollars per day
each, and the presiding officers of the two houses ten dollars per day
each, for every day of such extra session not exceeding twenty
days; and should an extra session continue more than twenty days,
the members and officers shall serve thereafter without pay.
Sec. 29. Limitations upon power of General Assembly to enact
private or special legislation. The General Assembly shall not pass
any local, private, or special act or resolution relating to the estab-
lishment of courts inferior to the Superior Court; relating to the
appointment of justices of the peace; relating to health, sanitation,
and the abatement of nuisances; changing the names of cities,
towns, and townships; authorizing the laying out, opening, alter-
ing, maintaining, or discontinuing of highways, streets, or alleys;
relating to ferries or bridges; relating to non-navigable streams;
relating to cemeteries; relating to the pay of jurors; erecting new
townships, or changing township lines, or establishing or changing
the lines of school districts; remitting fines, penalties, and forfeit-
ures, or refunding moneys legally paid into the public treasury;
regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing; extending the
time for the assessment or collection of taxes or otherwise relieving
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any collector of taxes from the due performance of his official duties
or his sureties from liability; giving effect to informal wills and
deeds; nor shall the General Assembly enact any such local, pri-
vate, or special act by the partial repeal of a general law, but the
General Assembly may at any time repeal local, private, or special
laws enacted by it. Any local, private, or special act or resolution
passed in violation of the provisions of this section shall be void.
The General Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regu-
lating matters set out in this section.
Sec. 30. The General Assembly shall not use nor authorize to be
used any part of the amount of any sinking fund for any purpose
other than the retirement of the bonds for which said sinking fund
has been created.
ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Sec. 1. Officers of the Executive Department; Terms of Office.
The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, in whom
shall be vested the supreme executive power of the State ; a Lieuten-
ant Governor, a Secretary of State, an Auditor, a Treasurer, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Attorney General, a Com-
missioner of Agriculture, a Commissioner of Labor and a Commis-
sioner of Insurance, who shall be elected for a term of four years by
the qualified electors of the State, at the same time and places and
in the same manner as members of the General Assembly are elected.
Their term of office shall commence on the first day of January next
after their election, and continue until their successors are elected
and qualified: Provided, that the officers first elected shall assume
the duties of their office ten days after the approval of this Con-
stitution by the Congi-ess of the United States, and shall hold
their offices four years from and after the first day of January.
Sec. 2. Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. No
person shall be eligible as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor unless
he shall have attained the age of thirty years, shall have been a citi-
zen of the United States five years, and shall have been a resident
of this State for two years next before the election; nor shall the
person elected to either of these two offices be eligible to the same
office more than four years in any term of eight yars, unless the
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office shall have been cast upon him as Lieutenant-Governor or
President of the Senate.
Sec. 3. Returns of election. The return of every election for of-
ficers of the Executive Department shall be sealed up and transmit-
ted to the seat of government by the returning officer, directed to
the Secretary of State. The return shall be canvassed and the result
declared in such manner as may be prescribed by law. Contested
elections shall be determined by a joint ballot of both Houses of
the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by
law.
Sec. 4. Oath of office for Governor. The Governor, before enter-
ing upon the duties of his office, shall, in the presence of the members
of both branches of the General Assembly, or before any Justice of
the Supreme Court, take an oath or affirmation that he will support
the Constitution and laws of the United States, and of the State of
North Carolina, and that he will faithfully perform the duties ap-
pertaining to the office of Governor, to which he has been elected.
Sec. 5. Duties of Governor. The Governor shall reside at the
seat of government of this State, and he shall, from time to time,
give the General Assembly information of the affairs of the State,
and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall
deem expedient.
Sec, 6. Reprieves, commutations, and pardons. The Governor
shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons,
after conviction, for all offenses (except in case of impeachment) ,
upon such conditions as he may think proper, subject to such regu-
lations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying
for pardons. He shall biennially communicate to the General As-
sembly each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stat-
ing the name of each convict, the crime for which he was convicted,
the sentence and its date, the date of commutation, pardon, or re-
prieve, and the reasons therefor.
Sec. 7. Annual reports from officers of Executive Department
and of public institutions. The officers of the Executive Department
and of the public institutions of the State shall, at least five days
previous to each regular session of the General Assembly, severally
report to the Governor, who shall transmit such reports, with his
message, to the General Assembly; and the Governor may, at any
time, require information in writing from the officers in the Execu-
tive Department upon any subject relating to the duties of their
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respective offices, and shall take care that the laws be faithfully
executed.
Sec. 8. Commander-in-Chief. The Governor shall be Commander-
in-Chief of the militia of the State, except when they shall be called
into the service of the United States.
Sec. 9. Extra sessions of General Assembly. The Govei'nor shall
have power, on extraordinary occasions, by and with the advice of
the Council of State, to convene the General Assembly in extra ses-
sion by his proclamation, stating therein the purpose or purposes
for which they are thus convened.
Sec. 10. Officers whose appointments are not otherwise provided
for. The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and
consent of a majority of the Senators-elect, appoint all officers whose
offices are established by this Constitution and whose appointments
are not otherwise provided for.
Sec. 11. Duties of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant
Governor shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote
unless the Senate be equally divided. He shall receive such com-
pensation as shall be fixed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 12. hi case of impeach^nent of Governor, or vacancy caused
by death or resignation. In case of the impeachment of the Gover-
nor, his failure to qualify, his absence from the State, his inability
to discharge the duties of his office, or, in case the office of Governor
shall in any wise become vacant, the powers, duties and emoluments
of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor until the
disability shall cease or a new Governor shall be elected and quali-
fied. In every case in which the Lieutenant-Governor shall be un-
able to preside over the Senate, the Senators shall elect one of their
own number President of their body; and the powers, duties, and
emoluments of the office of Governor shall devolve upon him when-
ever the Lieutenant-Governor shall, for any reason, be prevented
from discharging the duties of such office as above provided, and
he shall continue as acting Governor until the disabilities are re-
moved, or a new Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall be elected
and qualified. Whenever, during the recess of the General Assembly,
it shall become necessary for the President of the Senate to ad-
minister the government, the Secretary of State shall convene the
Senate, that they may elect such President.
Sec. 13. Duties of other executive officers. The respective duties
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of the Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasui-er, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance shall be
prescribed by law. If the office of any of said officers shall be
vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of
the Governor to appoint another until the disability be removed or
his successor be elected and qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
filled by election at the first general election that occurs more than
thirty days after the vacancy has taken place, and the person chosen
shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term fixed in
the first section of this article.
Sec. 14. Council of State. The Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas-
urer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agri-
cultui'e, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance
shall constitute, ex-officio, the Council of State, who shall advise the
Governor in the execution of his office, and three of whom shall
constitute a quorum; their advice and proceedings in this capacity
shall be entered in a journal, to be kept for this purpose, exclusively,
and signed by the members present, from any part of which any
member may enter his dissent; and such journal shall be placed
before the General Assembly when called for by either house. The
Attorney General shall be, ex-officio, the legal adviser of the execu-
tive department.
Sec. 15. Compensation of executive officers. The officers men-
tioned in this article shall, at stated periods, receive for their services
a compensation to be established by law, which shall neither be
increased nor diminished during the time for which they shall have
been elected, and the said officers shall receive no other emolument
or allowance whatever.
Sec. 16. Seal of State. There shall be a seal of the State, which
shall be kept by the Governor, and used by him, as occasion may
require, and shall be called "The Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina". All grants and commissions shall be issued in the name
and by the authority of the State of North Carolina, sealed with
"The Great Seal of the State", and signed by the Governor, and
countersigned by the Secretary of State.
Sec. 17. Department of Agriculture, Immigration, and Statis-
tics. The General Assembly shall establish a Department of Agri-
culture, Immigration, and Statistics, under such regulations as may
best promote the agricultural interests of the State, and shall enact
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laws for the adequate protection and encouragement of sheep
husbandry.
Sec. 18. Department of Justice. The General Assembly is author-
ized and empowered to create a Department of Justice under the
supein^ision and direction of the Attorney-General, and to enact
suitable laws defining the authority of the Attorney-General and
other officers and agencies concerning the prosecution of crime and
the administration of the criminal laws of the State.
ARTICLE IV
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Section 1. Abolishes the distinction between actions at law and
suits in equity, and feigned issues. The distinction between actions
at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and
suits, shall be abolished; and there shall be in this State but one
form of action for the enforcement or protection of private rights
or the redress of private wrongs, which shall be denominated a
civil action ; and every action prosecuted by the people of the State
as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the
punishment of the same, shall be termed a criminal action. Feigned
issues shall also be abolished, and the facts at issue tried by order
of court before a jury.
Sec. 2. Division of judicial powers. The judicial power of the
State shall be vested in a Court for the Trial of Impeachments, a
Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Courts of Justices of the Peace,
and such other courts inferior to the Supreme Court as may be es-
tablished by law.
Sec. 3. T7'ial court of impeachment. The Court for the Trial of
Impeachments shall be the Senate. A majority of the members shall
be necessary to a quorum, and the judgment shall not extend beyond
removal from and disqualification to hold office in this State; but
the party shall be liable to indictment and punishment according to
law.
Sec. 4. Impeachment. The House of Representatives solely shall
have the power of impeaching. No person shall be convicted without
the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators present. When the
Governor is impeached, the Chief Justice shall preside.
Sec. 5. Treason against the State. Treason against the State
shall consist only in levying war against it, or adhering to its ene-
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mies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of
treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court. No conviction of treason or at-
tainder shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture.
Sec. 6. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall consist of a
Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, The General Assembly-
may increase the number of Associate Justices to not more than six,
when the work of the Court so requires. The Court shall have power
to sit in divisions, when in its judgment this is necessary for the
proper dispatch of business, and to make rules for the distribution
of business between the divisions and for the hearing of cases by
the full Court. No decision of any division shall become the judg-
ment of the Court unless concurred in by a majority of all the jus-
tices; and no case involving a construction of the Constitution of
the State or of the United States shall be decided except by the Court
in banc. All sessions of the Court shall be held in the city of Raleigh.
This amendment made to the Constitution of North Carolina shall
not have the effect to vacate any office or term of office now existing
under the Constitution of the State, and filled or held by virtue of
any election or appointment under the said Constitution, and the
laws of the State made in pursuance thereof. (By c. 16, 1937, amend-
ing s. 1403 of the Consolidated Statutes, the number of Associate
Justices was increased to six.)
Sec. 7. Terms of the Supreme Court. The terms of the Supreme
Court shall be held in the city of Raleigh, as now, until othei-wise
provided by the General Assembly.
Sec. 8. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall
have jurisdiction to review, upon appeal, any decision of the courts
below, upon any matter of law or legal inference. And the jurisdic-
tion of said court over "issues of fact" and "questions of fact" shall
be the same exercised by it before the adoption of the Constitution
of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and the court shall
have the power to issue any remedial writs necessary to give it a
general supervision and control over the proceedings of the inferior
courts.
Sec. 9. Claims against the State. The Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction to hear claims against the State, but its deci-
sions shall be merely recommendatory; no process in the nature of
execution shall issue thereon ; they shall be reported to the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly for its action.
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Sec. 10. Judicial districts for Superior Courts. The State shall
be divided into nine judicial districts, for each of which a judge shall
be chosen ; and there shall be held a Superior Court in each county
at least twice in each year, to continue for such time in each county
as may be prescribed by law. But the General Assembly may reduce
or increase the number of districts. (Changed by acts of General
Assembly to twenty-one districts.)
Sec. 11. Residences of judges, rotation in judicial districts, and
special terms. Every judge of the Superior Court shall reside in the
district for which he is elected. The judges shall preside in the
courts of the different districts successively, but no judge shall hold
the courts in the same district oftener than once in four years; but
in case of the protracted illness of the judge assigned to preside in
any district, or of any other unavoidable accident to him, by reason
of which he shall be unable to preside, the Governor may require any
judge to hold one or more specified terms in said district, in lieu of
the judge assigned to hold the courts of the said district; and the
General Assembly may by general laws provide for the selection of
special or emergency judges to hold the Superior Courts of any
county, or district, when the judge assigned thereto, by reason of
sickness, disability, or other cause, is unable to attend and hold said
court, and when no other judge is available to hold the same. Such
special or emergency judges shall have the power and authority of
regular judges of the Superior Courts, in the courts which they are
so appointed to hold; and the General Assembly shall provide for
their reasonable compensation.
Sec. 12. Jurisdiction of courts inferior to Supreme Court. The
General Assembly shall have no power to deprive the Judicial De-
partment of any power or jurisdiction which rightfully pertains to
it as a coordinate department of the government; but the General
Assembly shall allot and distribute that portion of this power and
jurisdiction which does not pertain to the Supreme Court among
the other courts prescribed in this Constitution or which may be es-
tablished by law, in such manner as it may deem best; provide also
a proper system of appeals; and regulate by law, when necessary,
the methods of proceeding in the exercise of their powers of all the
courts below the Supreme Court, so far as the same may be done
without conflict with other provisions of this Constitution.
Sec. 13. In case of waiver of trial by jury. In all issues of fact,
joined in any court, the parties may waive the right to have the same
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determined by a jury; in which case the finding of the judge upon
the facts shall have the force and effect of a verdict by a jury.
Sec. 14. Special courts in cities. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for the establishment of special courts, for the trial of misde-
meanors, in cities and towns, where the same may be necessary.
Sec. 15. Clerk of the Supreme Court. The clerk of the Supreme
Court shall be appointed by the Court, and shall hold his office for
eight years.
Sec. 16. Election of Superior Court clerk. A clerk of the Superior
Court for each county shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof,
at the time and in the manner prescribed by law for the election of
members of the General Assembly.
Sec. 17. Term of office. Clerks of the Superior Courts shall hold
their offices for four years.
Sec. 18. Fees, salaries, and emoluments. The General Assembly
shall prescribe and regulate the fees, salaries, and emoluments of
all officers provided for in this article; but the salaries of the judges
shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Sec. 19. What laws are, and shall be, in force. The laws of North
Carolina, not repugnant to this Constitution or the Constitution and
laws of the United States, shall be in force until lawfully altered.
Sec. 20. Disposition of actions at law and suits in equity, pending
when this Constitution shall go into effect, etc. Actions at law and
suits in equity pending when this Constitution shall go into effect
shall be transferred to the courts having jurisdiction thereof, with-
_ out prejudice by reason of the change; and all such actions and suits
commenced before, and pending the adoption by the General As-
sembly of the rules of practice and procedure herein provided for,
shall be heard and determined according to the practice now in use,
unless otherwise provided for by said rules.
Sec. 21. Elections, terms of office, etc., of Justices of the Supreme
and Judges of the Superior Courts. The Justices of the Supreme
Court shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State, as is pro-
vided for the election of members of the General Assembly. They
shall hold their offices for eight years. The judges of the Superior
Courts, elected at the first election under this amendment, shall be
elected in like manner as is provided for Justices of the Supreme
Court, and shall hold their offices for eight years. The General As-
sembly may, from time to time, provide by law that the judges of
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the Superior Courts, chosen at succeeding elections, instead of being
elected by the voters of the whole State, as is herein provided for,
shall be elected by the voters of their respective districts.
Sec. 22. Transactions of business in the Supreme Court. The Su-
perior Courts shall be, at all times, open for the transaction of all
business within their jurisdiction, except the trial of issues of fact
requiring a jury.
Sec, 23. Solicitors and Solicitorial Districts. The State shall be
divided into twenty-one solicitorial districts, for eacli of which a
solicitor shall be chosen by the qualified voters thereof, as is pre-
scribed for members of the General Assembly, who shall hold of-
fice for the term of four years, and prosecute on behalf of the State
in all criminal actions in the Superior Courts, and advise the officers
of justice in his district. But the General Assembly may reduce or ,
increase the number of the solicitorial districts, which need not cor-
respond to, or be the same as, the judicial districts of the State.
Sec. 24. Sheriffs and Coroners. In each county a sheriff and a
coroner shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof as is pre-
scribed for the members of the General Assembly, and shall hold
their offices for a period of four years. In each township there
shall be a constable elected in like manner by the voters thereof, who
shall hold his office for a period of two years. When there is no
coroner in a county the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county
may appoint one for special cases. In case of a vacancy existing for
any cause in any of the offices created by this section, the commis-
sioners of the county may appoint to such office for the unexpired
term.
Sec. 25. Vacancies. All vacancies occurring in the offices pro-
vided for by this article of the Constitution shall be filled by the
appointments of the Governor, unless otherwise provided for, and
the appointees shall hold their places until the next regular elec-
tion for members of the General Assembly, when elections shall be
held to fill such offices. If any person, elected or appointed to any
of said offices, shall neglect and fail to qualify, such offices shall be
appointed to, held and filled as provided in case of vacancies oc-
curring therein. All incumbents of said offices shall hold until their
successors are qualified.
Sec. 26. Terms of office of first officers. The officers elected at the
first election held under this Constitution shall hold their offices for
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the terms prescribed for them, respectively, next ensuing after the
next regular election for members of the General Assembly. But their
terms shall begin upon the approval of this Constitution by the Con-
gress of the United States.
Sec. 27. Jurisdiction of justices of the peace. The several jus-
tices of the peace shall have jurisdiction, under such regulations as
the General Assembly shall prescribe, of civil actions, founded on
contract, v^^herein the sum demanded shall not exceed two hundred
dollars, and wherein the title to real estate shall not be in contro-
versy; and of all criminal matters arising within their counties
where the punishment cannot exceed a fine of fifbL-xiollarB or im-
prisonment for thirty days. And the General Assembly may give to
the justices of the peace jurisdiction of other civil actions wherein
the value of the property in controversy does not exceed fifty dollars.
When an issue of fact shall be joined before a justice, on demand of
either party thereto, he shall cause a jury of six men to be sum-
moned, who shall try the same. The party against whom the judg-
ment shall be rendered in any civil action may appeal to the Superior
Court from the same. In all cases of a criminal nature the party
against whom the judgment is given may appeal to the Superior
Court, where the matter shall be heard anew. In all cases brought
before a justice, he shall make a record of the proceedings, and file
same with the clerk of the Superior Court for his county.
Sec. 28. Vacancies in office of justices. When the office of justice
of the peace shall become vacant otherwise than by expiration of
the term, and in case of a failure by the voters of any district to
elect, the clerk of the Superior Court for the county shall appoint to
fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Sec. 29. Vacancies in office of Superior Court clerk. In case the
office of clerk of a Superior Court for a county shall become vacant
otherwise than by the expiration of the term, and in case of a failure
by the people to elect, the judge of the Superior Court for the county
shall appoint to fill the vacancy until an election can be regularly
held.
Sec. 30. Officers of other courts inferior to Supreme Court. In
case the General Assembly shall establish other courts inferior to
the Supreme Court, the presiding officers and clerks thereof shall be
elected in such manner as the General Assembly may from time to
time prescribe, and they shall hold their offices for a term not ex-
ceeding eight years.
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Sec. 31. Removal of judges of the various courts for inability.
Any judge of the Supreme Court, or of the Superior Courts, and the
presiding officers of such courts inferior to the Supreme Court as
may be established by law, may be removed from office for mental or
physical inability, upon a concurrent resolution of two-thirds of both
Houses of the General Assembly. The judge or presiding officer
against whom the General Assembly may be about to proceed shall
receive notice thereof, accompanied by a copy of the causes alleged
for his removal, at least twenty days before the day on which either
House of the General Assembly shall act thereon.
Sec. 32. Removal of clerks of the various courts for inability.
Any clerk of the Supreme Court, or of the Superior Courts, or of
such courts inferior to the Supreme Court as may be established by
law, may be removed from office for mental or physical inability;
the clerk of the Supreme Court by the judges of said court, the
clerks of the Superior Courts by the judge riding the district, and
the clerks of such courts inferior to the Supreme Court as may be
established by law by the presiding officers of said courts. The clerk
against whom proceedings are instituted shall receive notice thereof,
accompanied by a copy of the causes alleged for his removal, at
least ten days before the day appointed to act thereon, and the clerk
shall be entitled to an appeal to the next term of the Superior Court,
and thence to the Supreme Court, as provided in other cases of ap-
peals.
Sec. 33. Amendments not to vacate existing offices. The amend-
ments made to the Constitution of North Carolina by this Convention
shall not have the effect to vacate any office or term of office now
existing under the Constitution of the State, and filled, or held by
vii'tue of any election or appointment under the said Constitution
and the laws of the State made in pursuance thereof.
ARTICLE V
REVENUE AND TAXATION
Section 1. Capitation tax; exemptions. The General Assembly
may levy a capitation tax on every male inhabitant of the State over
twenty-one and under fifty years of age, which said tax shall not
exceed two dollars, and cities and towns may levy a capitation tax
which shall not exceed one dollar. No other capitation tax shall be
levied. The commissioners of the several counties and of the cities
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and towns may exempt from the capitation tax any special cases on
account of poverty or infirmity.
Sec. 2. Application of proceeds of State and county capitation
tax. The proceeds of the State and county capitation tax shall be
applied to the purposes of education and the support of the poor,
but in no one year shall more than twenty-five per cent thereof be
appropriated to the latter purpose.
Sec. 3. State taxation. The power of taxation shall be exercised
in a just and equitable manner, and shall never be surrendered, sus-
pended, or contracted away. Taxes on property shall be uniform as
to each class of property taxed. Taxes shall be levied only for public
purposes, and every act levying a tax shall state the object to which
it is to be applied. The General Assembly may also tax trades, pro-
fessions, franchises, and incomes: Provided, the rate of tax on in-
come shall not in any case exceed ten per cent (10%), and tliere
shall be allowed the following exemptions, to be deducted from the
amount of annual incomes, to-wit: for married man with a wife liv-
ing with him, or to a widow or widower having minor child or chil-
dren, natural or adopted, not less than $2,000; to all other persons
not less than $1,000, and there may be allowed other deductions
(not including living expenses) so that only net incomes are taxed.
Sec. 4. Lhnitations upon the increase of public debts. The Gen-
eral Assembly shall have the power to contract debts and to pledge
the faith and credit of the State and to authorize counties and mu-
nicipalities to contract debts and pledge their faith and credit, for
the following purposes: To fund or refund a valid existing debt; to
borrow in anticipation of the collection of taxes due and payable
within the fiscal year to an amount not exceeding fifty per centum
of such taxes; to supply a casual deficit; to suppress riots or insur-
rections, or to repel invasions. For any purpose other than these
enumerated, the General Assembly shall have no power, during any
biennium, to contract new debts on behalf of the State to an amount
in excess of two-thirds of the amount by which the State's outstand-
ing indebtedness shall have been reduced during the next preceding
biennium, unless the subject be submitted to a vote of the people of
the State; and for any purpose other than these enumerated the
General Assembly shall have no power to authorize counties or
municipalities to contract debts, and counties and municipalities
shall not contract debts, during any fiscal year, to an amount ex-
ceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the outstanding indebt-
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edness of the particulai* county or municipality shall have been
reduced during the next preceding fiscal year, unless the subject be
submitted to a vote of the people of the particular county or munici-
pality. In any election held in the State or in any county or munici-
pality under the provisions of this section, the proposed indebtedness
must be approved by a majority of those M^ho shall vote thereon.
And the General Assembly shall have no pow^er to give or lend the
credit of the State in aid of any person, association, or corporation,
except to aid in the completion of such railroads as may be unfinished
at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or in w^hich the
State has a direct pecuniary interest, unless the subject be sub-
mitted to a direct vote of the people of the State, and be approved
by a majority of those v^^ho shall vote thereon.
Sec. 5. Property exempt from taxation. Property belonging to
the State, or to municipal corporations, shall be exempt from taxa-
tion. The General Assembly may exempt cemeteries and property
held for educational, scientific, literary, charitable, or religious pur-
poses; also w^earing apparel, arms for muster, household and kitchen
furniture, the mechanical and agricultural implements of mechanics
and farmers; libraries and scientific instruments, or any other per-
sonal property, to a value not exceeding three hundred dollars. The
General Assembly may exempt from taxation not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) in value of property held and used as
the place of residence of the owner.
Sec. 6. Taxes levied for counties. The total of the State and
county tax on property shall not exceed fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars value of property, except when the county property
tax is levied for a special purpose and with the special approval of
the General Assembly, which may be done by special or general act:
Provided, this limitation shall not apply to taxes levied for the main-
tenance of public schools of the State for the term required by article
nine, section three, of the Constitution : Provided, further, the State
tax shall not exceed five cents on the one hundred dollars value of
property.
Sec. 7. Acts levying taxes shall state objects, etc. Every act of
the General Assembly levying a tax shall state the special object to
which it is to be applied, and it shall be applied to no other purpose.
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ARTICLE VI
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE
Section 1. Who may vote. Every male person born in the United
States, and every male person who has been naturalized, twenty-one
years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this article,
shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the State,
except as herein otherwise provided. (The 19th amendment to the
United States Constitution, ratified Aug. 6, 1920, provided that the
"right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
North Carolina accordingly by c. 18, Extra Session 1920, provided
for the registration and voting of women.)
Sec. 2. Qualifications of voters. He shall reside in the State of
Noi'th Carolina for one year, and in the precinct, ward, or other
election district in which he offers to vote four months next preceding
the election: Provided, that removal from one precinct, ward, or
other election district to another in the same county shall not oper-
ate to deprive any person of the right to vote in the precinct, ward,
or other election district from which he has removed until four
months after such removal. No person who has been convicted, or
who has confessed his guilt in open court upon indictment, of any
crime the punishment of which now is, or may hereafter be, im-
prisonment in the State's Prison, shall be permitted to vote, unless
the said person shall be first restored to citizenship in the manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Voters to he registered. Every person oflFering to vote
shall be at the time a legally registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereafter provided by law, and the General As-
sembly of North Carolina shall enact general registration laws to
carry into effect the provisions of this article.
Sec. 4. Qualification for registration. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able to read and write any section
of the Constitution in the English language. But no male person
who was, on January 1, 1867, or at any time prior thereto, entitled
to vote under the laws of any State in the United States wherein he
then resided, and no lineal descendant of any such person, shall be
denied the right to register and vote at any election in this State by
reason of his failure to possess the educational qualifications herein
prescribed: Provided, he shall have registered in accordance with
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the terms of this section prior to December 1, 1908. The General
Assembly shall provide for the registration of all persons entitled to
vote without the educational qualifications herein prescribed, and
shall, on or before November 1, 1908, provide for the making of a
permanent record of such registration ; and all persons so registered
shall forever thereafter have the right to vote in all elections by the
people of this State, unless disqualified under section 2 of this article.
Sec. 5. Indivisible j)lan; legislative intent. That this amendment
to the Constitution is presented and adopted as one indivisible plan
for the regulation of the suff'rage, with the intent and purpose to so
connect the diff'erent parts, and to make them so dependent upon
each other, that the whole shall stand or fall together.
Sec. 6. Elections by people and General Assembly. All elections
by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by the General As-
sembly shall be viva voce.
Sec. 7. Eligibility to office; official oath. Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this article disqualified, shall be eligible to
office, but before entering upon the duties of the office he shall take
and subscribe the following oath:
"I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States,
and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent
therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office
as So help me, God."
Sec. 8. Disqualification for office. The following classes of per-
sons shall be disqualified for office: First, all persons who shall deny
the being of Almighty God. Second, all persons who shall have been
convicted or confessed their guilt on indictment pending, and
whether sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended, of any
treason or felony, or of any other crime for which the punishment
may be imprisonment in the penitentiary, since becoming citizens of
the United States, or of corruption or malpractice in office, unless
such person shall be restored to the rights of citizenship in a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. When this chapter operative. That this amendment to
the Constitution shall go into effect on the first day of July, nineteen
hundred and two, if a majority of votes cast at the next general
election shall be cast in favor of this suffrage amendment.
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ARTICLE VII
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
Section 1. County officers. In each county there shall be elected
biennially by the qualified voters thereof, as provided for the elec-
tion of members of the General Assembly, the following officers: A
treasurer, register of deeds, surveyor, and five commissioners.
(Under authority of the Public Laws of 1935, c. 362, s. 13, provision
was made for the quadrennial election of registers of deeds, certain
counties being exempted.)
Sec. 2. Duty of county commissioners. It shall be the duty of the
commissioners to exercise general supervision and control of the
penal and charitable institutions, schools, roads, bridges, levying of
taxes, and finances of the county, as may be prescribed by law. The
register of deeds shall be ex officio clerk of the board of commis-
sioners.
Sec. 3. Counties to be divided into districts. It shall be the duty
of the commissioners first elected in each county to divide the same
into convenient districts, to determine the boundaries and prescribe
the name of the said districts, and to report the same to the General
Assembly before the first day of January, 1869.
Sec. 4. Torvnships have corporate powers. Upon the approval of
the reports provided for in the foregoing section, by the General As-
sembly, the said districts shall have corporate powers for the neces-
sary purposes of local government, and shall be known as townships.
Sec. 5. Officers of townships. In each township there shall be
biennially elected, by the qualified voters thereof, a clerk and two
justices of the peace, who shall constitute a board of trustees, and
shall, under the supervision of the county commissioners, have con-
trol of the taxes and finances, roads and bridges of the townships,
as may be prescribed by law. The General Assembly may provide
for the election of a larger number of justices of the peace in cities
and towns, and in those townships in which cities and towns are
situated. In every township there shall also be biennially elected a
school committee, consisting of three persons, whose duties shall be
prescribed by law. (Amended by c. 141, 1877.)
Sec. 6. Trustees shall assess property. The township board of
trustees shall assess the taxable property of their townships and
make returns to the county commissioners for revision, as may be
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presci'ibed by law. The clerk shall be, ex officio, treasurer of the
township.
Sec. 7. No debt or loan except by a majority of voters. No county,
city, town, or other municipal coi'poration shall contract any debt,
pledge its faith or loan its credit, nor shall any tax be levied or col-
lected by any officers of the same except for the necessary expenses
thereof, unless by a vote of the majority of the qualified voters
therein.
Sec. 8. No 7noney drawn except by law. No money shall be drawn
from any county or township treasury except by authority of law.
Sec. 9. When officers enter on duty. The county officers first elect-
ed under the provisions of this article shall enter upon their duties
ten days after the approval of this Constitution by the Congress of
the United States.
Sec. 10. Governor to appoint justices. The Governor shall ap-
point a sufficient number of justices of the peace in each county, who
shall hold their places until sections four, five, and six of this article
shall have been carried into effect.
Sec. 11. Charters to remain in force until legally changed. All
charters, ordinances, and provisions relating to municipal corpora-
tions shall remain in force until legally changed, unless inconsistent
with the provisions of this Constitution.
Sec. 12. Debts in aid of the rebellion not to be paid. No county,
city, town, or other municipal corporation shall assume to pay, nor
shall any tax be levied or collected for the payment of any debt, or
the interest upon any debt, contracted directly or indirectly in aid
of or support of the rebellion.
Sec. 13. Powefs of General Assembly over tnunicipal corpora-
tions. The General Assembly shall have full power by statute to
modify, change, or abrogate any and all of the provisions of this
article, and substitute others in their place, except sections seven,
nine and thirteen. (Recent amendment repealed old section 9 and
renumbered sections 10-14.) (Under the general authority of this
section several statutory amendments have been made. See notes
supra, ss. 1 and 5.)
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATIONS OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL
Section 1. Corporations under general laws. No corporation
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shall be created, nor shall its charter be extended, altei"fed, or amend-
ed by special act, except corporations for charitable, educational,
penal, or reformatoiy purposes that are to be and remain under the
patronage and control of the State; but the General Assembly shall
provide by general laws for the chartering and organization of all
corporations, and for amending, extending, and forfeiture of all
charters, except those above permitted by special act. All such
general laws and special acts may be altered from time to time or
repealed; and the General Assembly may at any time by special
act repeal the charter of any corporation.
Sec. 2. Debits of corporations, how secured. Dues from corpora-
tions shall be secured by such individual liabilities of the corpora-
tions, and other means, as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. What corporations shall include. The term "Corpora-
tion" as used in this article shall be construed to include all associa-
tions and joint-stock companies having any of the powers and
privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partner-
ships. And all corporations shall have the right to sue, and shall be
subject to be sued, in all courts in like cases as natural persons.
Sec. 4. Legislature to provide for organizing cities, towns, etc.
It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide by general laws
for the organization of cities, towns, and incorporated villages, and
to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money,
contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment and in contracting debts by such municipal corpora-
tions.
ARTICLE IX
EDUCATION
Section 1. Education shall be encouraged. Religion, morality, and
knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness
of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be
encouraged.
Sec. 2. General Assembly shall provide for schools; separation
of the races. The General Assembly, at its first session under this
Constitution, shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general
and uniform system of public schools, wherein tuition shall be free
of charge to all the children of the State between the ages of six and
twenty-one years. And the children of the white race and the chil-
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dren of the colored race shall be taught in separate public schools;
but there shall be no discrimination in favor of, or to the prejudice
of, either race.
Sec. 3. Counties io be divided into districts. Each county of the
State shall be divided into a convenient number of districts, in which
one or more public schools shall be maintained at least six months in
every year; and if the commissioners of any county shall fail to
comply with the aforesaid requirements of this section, they shall be
liable to indictment.
Sec. 4. What property devoted to educational purposes. The
proceeds of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted by
the United States to this State, and not otherwise appropriated by
this State or the United States; also all moneys, stocks, bonds, and
other property now belonging to any State fund for purposes of edu-
cation, also the net proceeds of all sales of the swamp lands belong-
ing to the State, and all other grants, gifts, or devices that have been
or hereafter may be made to the State, and not otherwise appro-
priated by the State or by the terms of the grant, gift, or devise,
shall be paid into the State Treasury, and, together with so much of
the ordinary revenue of the State as m£ty be by law set apart for
that purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated for establishing and
maintaining in this State a system of free public schools, and for no
other uses or purposes whatsoever.
Sec. 5. County school fund; proviso. All moneys, stocks, bonds,
and other property belonging to a county school fund; also the net
proceeds from the sale of estrays; also the clear proceeds of all
penalties and forfeitures and of all fines collected in the several
counties for any breach of the penal or military laws of the State ;
and all moneys which shall be paid by persons as an equivalent for
exemption from military duty, shall belong to and remain in the
several counties, and shall be faithfully appropriated for establish-
ing and maintaining free public schools in the several counties of
this State : Provided, that the amount collected in each county shall
be annually reported to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Sec. 6. Election of trustees, and provisions for maintenance, of
the University. The General Assembly shall have power to provide
for the election of trustees of the University of North Carolina, in
whom, when chosen, shall be vested all the privileges, rights, fran-
chises, and endowments thereof in any wise granted to or conferred
upon the trustees of said University ; and the General Assembly may
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make such provisions, laws, and regulations from time to time as
may be necessary and expedient for the maintenance and manage-
ment of said University.
Sec. 7. Benefits of the University. The General Assembly shall
provide that the benefits of the University, or far as practicable, be
extended to the youth of the State free of expense for tuition ; also,
that all the property which has heretofore accrued to the State, or
shall hereafter accrue, from escheats, unclaimed dividends, or dis-
tributive shares of the estates of deceased persons, shall be ap-
propriated to the use of the University.
Sec. 8. State Board of Education. The general supervision and
administration of the free public school system, and of the educa-
tional funds provided for the support thereof, except those mentioned
in Section five of this Article, shall, from and after the first day of
April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, be vested in the
State Board of Education to consist of the Lieutenant Governor,
State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
ten members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirma-
tion by the General Assembly in joint session. The General As-
sembly shall divide the State into eight educational districts, which
may be altered from time to time by the General Assembly. Of the
appointive members of the State Board of Education one shall be
appointed from each of the eight educational disti-icts, and two
shall be appointed as members at large. The first appointments
under this section shall be: Two Members appointed from educa-
tional districts for terms of two years; two members appointed
from educational districts for terms of four years; two members
appointed from educational districts for terms of six years; and
two members appointed from educational districts for terms of
eight years. One member at large shall be appointed for a period
of four years and one member at large shall be appointed Tor a
period of eight years. All subsequent appointments shall be for
terms of eight years. Any appointments to fill vacancies shall be
made by the Governor for the unexpired term, which appointments
shall not be subject to confirmation. The State Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall be the administrative head of the ])ublic
school system and shall be secretary of the board. The board
shall elect a chairman and vice chaii'man. A majority of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The
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per diem and expenses of the appointive members shall be provided
by the General Assembly.
Sec. 9. Powers and Duties of the Board. The State Board of
Education shall succeed to all the powers and trusts of the President
and Directors of the Literary Fund of North Carolina and the State
Board of Education as heretofore constituted. The State Board of
Education shall have power to divide the State into a convenient
number of school districts; to regulate the grade, salary and quali-
fications of teachers; to provide for the selection and adoption of
the textbooks to be used in the public schools; to apportion and
equalize the public school funds over the State; and generally to
supervise and administer the free public school system of the State
and make all needful rules and regulations in relation thereto. All
the powers enumerated in this section shall be exercised in conform-
ity with this constitution and subject to such laws as may be enacted
from time to time by the General Assembly.
Sec. 10. Agricultural departynent. As soon as practicable after
the adoption of this Constitution the General Assembly shall estab-
lish and maintain, in connection with the University, a department
of agriculture, of mechanics, of mining, and of normal instruction.
Sec. 11. Children must attend school. The General Assembly is
hereby empowered to enact that every child of sufficient mental and
physical ability shall attend the public schools during the period be-
tween the ages of six and eighteen years, for a term of not less
than sixteen months, unless educated by other means.
ARTICLE X
HOMESTEADS AND EXEMPTIONS
Section 1. Exemptions of personal property. The personal prop-
erty of any resident of this State, to the value of five hundred dol-
lars, to be selected by such resident, shall be and is hereby exempted
from sale under execution or other final process of any court issued
for the collection of any debt.
Sec. 2. Homestead. Every homestead, and the dwellings and
buildings used therewith, not exceeding in value one thousand dol-
lars, to be selected by the owner thereof, or in lieu thereof, at the
option of the owner, any lot in a city, town, or village with the dwell-
ings and buildings used thereon, owned and occupied by any resident
of this State, and not exceeding the value of one thousand dollars,
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shall be exempt from sale under execution or other final process
obtained on any debt. But no property shall be exempt from sale
for taxes or for payment of obligations contracted for the purchase
of said premises. '
Sec. 3. Homestead exemption from, debt. The homestead, after
the death of the owner thereof, shall be exempt from the payment of
any debt during the minority of his children, or any of them.
Sec. 4. Laborer's lien. The provisions of sections one and two of
this article shall not be so construed as to prevent a laborer's lien
for work done and performed for the person claiming such exemp-
tion, or a mechanic's lien for work done on the premises.
Sec. 5. Benefit of widow. If the owner of a homestead die, leaving
a widow but no children, the same shall be exempt from the debts
of her husband, and the rents and profits thereof shall inure to her
benefit during her widowhood, unless she be the owner of a home-
stead in her own right.
Sec. 6. Property of married women secured to them,. The real
and personal property of any female in this State acquired before
marriage, and all property, real and personal, to which she may,
after marriage, become in any manner entitled, shall be and remain
the sole and separate estate and property of such female, and shall
not be liable for any debts, obligations, or engagements of her hus-
band, and may be devised, and bequeathed, and, with the written as-
sent of her husband, conveyed by her as if she were unmarried.
Sec. 7. Husband may insure his life for the benefit of wife and
children. The husband may insure his own life for the sole use and
benefit of his wife and children, and in case of the deatli of the hus-
band the amount thus insured shall be paid over to the wife and
children, or to the guardian, if under age, for her or their own use,
free from all the claims of the representatives of her husband, or
any of his creditors. And the policy shall not be subject to claims
of creditors of the insured during the life of the insured, if the in-
surance issued is for the sole use and benefit of the wife and/or
children.
Sec. 8. How deed for homestead may be made. Nothing contained
in the foregoing sections of this Article shall operate to prevent the
owner of a homestea'd from disposing of the same by deed; but no
deed made by the owner of a homestead shall be valid without the
signature and acknowledgement of his wife.
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ARTICLE XI
PUNISHMENTS, PENAL INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC CHARITIES
Section 1. Punishments; convict labor; proviso. The following
punishments only shall be known to the laws of this State, viz.:
death, imprisonment with or without hard labor, fines, removal from
office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust,
or profit under this State. The foregoing provision for imprison-
ment with hard labor shall be construed to authorize the employ-
ment of such convict labor on public woi'ks or highways, or otlier
labor for public benefit, and the farming out thereof, where and in
such manner as may be provided by law; but no convict shall be
farmed out who has been sentenced on a charge of murder, man-
slaughter, rape, attempt to commit rape, or arson ; Provided, that no
convict whose labor may be farmed out shall be punished for any
failure of duty as a laborer, except by a responsible officer of the
State; but the convicts so farmed out shall be at all times under the
supervision and control, as to their government and discipline, of
the penitentiary board or some officer of this State.
Sec. 2. Death punishment. The object of punishment being not
only to satisfy justice, but also to reform the offender, and thus pre-
vent crime, murder, arson, burglary, and rape, and these only, may
be punishable with death, if the General Assembly shall so enact.
Sec. 3. Penitentiary. The General Assembly shall, at its first
meeting, make provision for the erection and conduct of a State's
Prison or penitentiary at some central and accessible point within
the State.
Sec. 4. Houses of correction. The General Assembly may provide
for the erection of houses of correction, where vagrants and persons
guilty of misdemeanors shall be restrained and usefully employed.
Sec. 5. Houses of refuge. A house or houses of refuge may be es-
tablished whenever the public interests may require it, for the cor-
rection and instruction of other classes of offenders.
Sec. 6. The sexes to be separated. It shall be required, by com-
petent legislation, that the structure and superintendence of penal
institutions of the State, county jails, and city police prisons secure
the health and comfort of the prisoners, and that male and female
prisoners be never confined in the same room or cell.
Sec. 7. Provision for the poor and orphans. Beneficient provi-
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sions for the poor, the unfortunate, and orphan being one of the
first duties of a civilized and Christian State, the General As-
sembly shall, at its first session, appoint and define the duties of a
Board of Public Charities, to whom shall be entrusted the super-
vision of all charitable and penal State institutions, and who shall
annually report to the Governor upon their condition, with sug-
gestions for their improvement.
Sec. 8. Orphan houses. There shall also, as soon as practicable,
be measures devised by the State for the establishment of one or
more orphan houses, where destitute orphans may be cared for,
educated, and taught some business or trade.
Sec. 9. Inebriates and idiots. It shall be the duty of the Legis-
lature, as soon as practicable, to devise means for the education
of idiots and inebriates.
Sec. 10. Deaf mutes, blind, and insane. The General Assembly
may provide that the indigent deaf-mute, blind, and insane of the
State shall be cared for at the charge of the State.
Sec. 11. Self-supporting . It shall be steadily kept in view by
the Legislature and the Board of Public Charities that all penal
and charitable institutions should be made as nearly self-supporting
as is consistent with the purposes of their creation.
ARTICLE XII
MILITIA
Section 1. Who are liable to militia duty. All able-bodied male
citizens of the State of North Carolina, between the ages of twenty-
one and forty years, who are citizens of the United States, shall
"be liable to duty in the militia: Provided, that all persons who may
be averse to bearing arms, from religious scruples, shall be exempt
therefrom.
Sec. 2. Organizing, etc. The General Assembly shall provide for
the organizing, arming, equipping, and discipline of the militia,
and for paying the same, when called into active service.
Sec. 3. Governor commander-in-chief. The Governor shall be
commander-in-chief, and shall have power to call out the militia
to execute the law, suppress riots or insurrections, and to repel
invasion.
Sec. 4. Exemptions. The General Assembly shall have power
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to make such exemptions as may be deemed necessary, and to enact
laws that may be expedient for the government of the militia.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Convention, how called. No convention of the people
of this State shall ever be called by the General Assembly, unless
by the concurrence of two-thirds of all of the members of each
House of the General Assembly, and except the proposition, Con-
vention or NO Convention, be first submitted to the qualified voters
of the whole State, at the next general election, in a manner to be
prescribed by law. And should a majority of the votes cast be in
favor of said convention, it shall assemble on such day as may be
prescribed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. How the Constitution may be altered. No part of the
Constitution of this State shall be altered unless a bill to alter the
same shall have been agreed to by three-fifths of each House of the
General Assembly. And the amendment or amendments so agreed
to shall be submitted at the next general election to the qualified
voters of the whole State, in such manner as may be prescribed by
law. And in the event of their adoption by a majority of the votes
cast, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the
Constitution of this State,
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Indictments. All indictments which shall have been
found, or may hereafter be found, for any crime or offense com-
mitted before this Constitution takes effect, may be proceeded upon
in the proper courts, but no punishment shall be inflicted which is
forbidden by this Constitution.
Sec. 2. Penalty for fighting duel. No person who shall hereafter
fight a duel, or assist in the same as a second, or send, accept, or
knowingly carry a challenge therefor, or agree to go out of the
State to fight a duel, shall hold any office in this State.
Sec. 3. Drawing money. No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and
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an accurate account of the receipts and expenditures of the public
money shall be annually published.
Sec. 4. Mechanic's lien. The General Assembly shall provide,
by proper legislation, for giving to mechanics and laborers an ade-
quate lien on the subject-matter of their labor.
Sec. 5. Governor to make appointments. In the absence of any
contrary provision, all officers of ' this State, whether heretofore
elected or appointed by the Governor, shall hold their positions only
until other appointments are made by the Governor, or, if the of-
ficers are elective, until their successors shall have been chosen and
duly qualified according to the provisions of this Constitution.
Sec. 6. Seat of government. The seat of government in this
State shall remain at the city of Raleigh.
Sec. 7. Holding office. No person who shall hold any office or
place of trust or profit under the United States, or any depart-
ment thereof, or under this State, or under any other state or gov-
ernment, shall hold or exercise any other office or place of trust or
profit under the authority of this State, or be eligible to a seat in
either House of the General Assembly : Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall extend to officers in the militia, notaries public,
justices of the peace, commissioners of public charities, or com-
missioners for special purposes.
Sec. 8. Intermarriage of whites and Negroes prohibited. All
marriages between a white person and a Negro, or between a white
person and a person of Negro descent to the third generation, in-
clusive, are hereby forever prohibited.
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THE AMERICAN'S CREED
I believe in the United States of America, as a government of the
people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived
from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sov-
ereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and
inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality,
justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their
lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country
to love it, to support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its
flag, and to defend it against all enemies.
(The American's Creed by William Tyler Page was adopted
by an act of Congress, April 6, 1918.)
THE AMERICAN FLAG, ITS ORIGIN
In 1775 the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse carried a standard
with thirteen alternate blue and silver stripes in the upper left-hand
corner. At Cambridge on January 2, 1776, Washington without au-
thorization of the Continental Congress, raised a flag consisting of
thirteen alternate white and red stripes with the ci'osses of St.
George and St. Andrew in a blue field in the upper left-hand corner.
It was called the "Union Flag," "Grand Union Flag" and the "Con-
tinental Flag," and was employed until displaced by the Stars and
Stripes adopted by the Continental Congress.
The beautiful tradition that Betsy Ross, as early as June 1776,
made a Stars and Stripes flag from a pencil sketch supplied by
Washington but changed the points of the stars from six to five,
has become a classic. Historians doubt its accuracy. Half a dozen
localities claim to have been the place where the Stars and Stripes
was first used. Within New York State such contention has been
for Fort Ann on July 8, Fort Stanwix on August 3, Bennington on
August 13, and Saratoga on September 19, 1777. The flag with
thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, authorized on June 14, 1777,
continued to be used as the national emblem until Congress passed
the following act, which President Washington signed:
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"That from and after May 1, 1795, the flag of the United
States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white; and that
the union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field."
This action was necessitated by the admission of the States of
Vermont and Kentucky to the Union.
The flag of 1795 had the stars arranged in three rows of five each
instead of in a circle, and served for 23 years.
With the admission of more new states, however, it became
apparent that the 1795 flag would have to be further modified; hence
in 1818 a law was passed by Congress providing:
"That from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag
of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alter-
nate red and white ; that the union have twenty stars, white
in a blue field.
"That on the admission of every new state into the Union,
one star be added to the union of the flag; and that such
addition shall take effect on the Fourth of July next suc-
ceeding such admission."
Since 1818 additional stars have been added until today there are
48 on the flag. No law has been passed to designate how the stars
shall be arranged. At one time they formed a design of a larger star.
Now by common practice they form six rows of eight stars each.
Betsy Ross, it is now said, lived at 233 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
and not at 239. She made flags, but says Theodoi-e D. Gottlieb, she
never made the first Stars and Stripes. He adds: "The Department
of State, the War and Navy departments, the Historical Sites Com-
mission of Philadelphia and other official bodies repudiate the legend.
The book and pamphlet material available is overwhelmingly against
the legend.
"The story arose for the first time on March 14, 1870, when Wil-
liam J. Canby read a paper before the Pennsylvania Historical
Society in which he states that in 1836, when his grandmother, Betsy
Ross, was 84 years old and he was 11, she told him the story. He
apparently thought little of it because nothing was done until 1857,
when at the suggestion of his Aunt Clarissa, oldest daughter of
Betsy, he wrote out the notes as he remembered the conversation.
"Nothing further was done until 1870 when he wrote his paper.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania thought so little of the paper
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it neither catalogued nor kept a copy of it. Even George Canby,
younger brother of William, disputed several points in the paper.
"The legend grew to strength from 1888 to 1893 when promoters
secured an option on the so-called Flag House.
"Modei-n historical researchers are giving much thought to
Francis Hopkinson of New Jersey as the possible designer and the
Fillmore or Bennington flag as the first flag."
The Proper Display of the American Flag
Sec. 2. (a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from
sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the
open. However, the flag may be displayed at night upon special oc-
casions when it is desired to produce a patriotic effect.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is
inclement.
(d) The flag should be displayed on all days when the weather
permits, especially on New Year's Day, January 1; Inauguration
Day, January 20; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12; Washington's
Birthday, February 22; Army Day, April 6; Easter Sunday (vari-
able) ; Mother's Day, second Sunday in May; Memorial Day (half
staff until noon). May 30; Flag Day, June 14; Independence Day,
July 4; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day,
September 17; Columbus Day, October 12; Navy Day, October 27;
Armistice Day, November 11; Thanksgiving Day, last Thursday in
November; Christmas Day, December 25; such other days as may
be proclaimed by the President of the United States ; the birthdays
of States (dates of admission) ; and on State holidays.
(e) The flag should be displayed daily, weather permitting, on or
near the main administration building of every public institution.
(f ) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on
election days.
(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near
every schoolhouse.
Sec. 3. That the flag, when carried in a procession with another
flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the
flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the
center of that line.
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(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except
from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i).
(b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or
back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag
is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the
chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.
(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the
same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America,
except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea,
when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church
services for the personnel of the Navy.
(d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed
with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on
the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the
staff of the other flag.
(e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the
center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags
of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and dis-
played from staffs.
(f ) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of soci-
eties are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United
States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags
are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should
be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may
be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of the
flag of the United States.
(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to
be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should
be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the
display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in
time of peace.
(h) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff
projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony,
or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the
peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff. When the flag is
suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to
8. pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out,
union first, from the building.
(i) When the flag is displayed otherwise than by being flown
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from a staff, it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out.
When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall,
the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right; that is,
to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should
be displayed in the same way; that is, with the union or blue field
to the left of the observer in the street.
(j) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it
should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an
east and west street or to the east in the north and south street.
(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed
flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When dis-
played from a staff in a church or public auditorium, if it is displayed
in the chancel of a church, or on the speaker's platform in a public
auditorium, the flag should occupy the position of honor and be
placed at the clei-gyman's or speaker's right as he faces the congre-
gation or audience. Any other flag so displayed in the chancel or on
the platform should be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's left
as he faces the congregation or audience. But when the flag is
displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium elsewhere
than in the chancel or on the platform it shall be placed in the posi-
tion of honor at the right of the congregation or audience as they
face the chancel or platform. Any other flag so displayed should be
placed on the left of the congregation or audience as they face the
chancel or platform.
(1) The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony
of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used as
the covering for the statue or monument.
(m) The flag, when flown at half staff, should be first hoisted to
the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position.
The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for
the day. By "half staff" is meant hauling the flag to one-half the
distance between the top and bottom of the staff. Crepe streamers
may be affixed to spear heads or flagstaff s in a parade only by order
of the President of the United States.
(n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed
that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag
should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.
Sec. 4. That no disrespect should be shown to the flag of the
United States of America ; the flag should not be dipped to any per-
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son or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organizations or
institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down save
as a signal of dire distress.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the
ground, the flooi', water, or merchandise.
(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but al-
ways aloft and free.
(d) The flag should never be used as drapery of any sort whatso-
ever, never festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always al-
lowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged
with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below,
should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of a
platform, and for decoration in general.
(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored
in such a manner as will permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or dam-
aged in any way.
(f ) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on part- of it,
nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figui'e, design,
picture, or drawing of any nature.
(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving,
holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any
manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as
cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise im-
pressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for
temporary use and discard; or used as any portion of a costume or
athletic uniform. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff
or halyard from which the flag is flown.
(j) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a
fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way,
preferably by burning.
Sec. 5. That during the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag
or when the flag is passing in a parade or in a review, all persons
present should face the flag, stand at attention, and salute. Those
present in uniform should render the right-hand salute. When not
in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the right hand
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holding it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Men
without hats merely stand at attention. Women should salute by
placing the right hand over the heart. The salute to the flag in the
moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.
Sec. 6. That when the national anthem is played and the flag is
not displayed, all present should stand and face toward the music.
Those in uniform should salute at the first note of the anthem, re-
taining this position until the last note. All others stand at attention,
men removing the headdress. When the flag is displayed, the salute
to the flag should be given.
Sec. 7. That the pledge of allegiance to the flag, "I pledge allegi-
ance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic
for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with libei'ty and jusitce
for all," be rendered by standing with the right hand over the heart;
extending the right hand, palm upward, toward the flag at the words
"to the flag" and holding this position until the end, when the hand
drops to the side. However, civilians will always show full respect
to the flag when the pledge is given by merely standing at attention,
men removing the headdress. Persons in uniform shall render the
military salute.
Sec. 8. Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of
the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modi-
fied, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be
pi-escribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of
the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desir-
able; and any such alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in
a proclamation.
The Pledge to the Flag
(Taught in many of the schools and repeated by pupils daily)
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
And to the Republic for which it stands.
One Nation, indivisible.
With liberty and justice for all."
The Pledge to the Flag, according to a report of the Historical
Committee of the United States Flag Association (May 18, 1939),
was written by Francis Bellamy (August 1892), a member of the
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editorial staff of The Youth's Companion, in Boston, Massachusetts.
It was first repeated at the exercises in connection with the celebra-
tion of Columbus Day (October 12, 1892, Old Style). The idea of
this national celebration on Columbus Day was largely that of
James B. Upham, one of the junior proprietors of The Youth's Com-
panion.
Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence,
was the designer of the Stars and Stripes — not Betsy Ross of Phila-
delphia, who made flags. He also designed the first Great Seal of the
United States, and a number of coins and several items of paper
currency in the early days of the Republic.
Hopkinson, born in Philadelphia (September 21, 1737), and a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was the first native
American composer of a secular song, "My Days Have Been So
Wondrous Free." He was a lawyer and later a judge in New Jersey,
and then in Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia (May 9, 1791).
His portrait, painted by himself, hangs in the rooms of the Pennsyl-
vania Historical Society, Philadelphia. He played the organ and the
harpsichord.
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
The Capitol building in Washington, D. C, is situated on a plateau
88 feet above the level of the Potomac River and covers an area of
153,112 square feet, or approximately three and one-half acres. Its
length, from north to south, is 751 feet, four inches; its width,
including approaches, is 350 feet; and its location is described as
being in latitude 380°53'20.4" N. and longitude 770°00'35.7" W. from
Greenw^ich. Its height above the base line on the east front to the top
of the Statue of Freedom is 287 feet, five and one-half inches. The
dome is built of iron, and the aggregate weight of material used in its
consti'uction is 8,909,200 pounds.
The Statue of Freedom surmounting the dome is of bronze and
weighs 14,985 pounds. It was modeled by Thomas Crawford, father
of Francis Marion Crawford, the novelist, in Rome, and the plaster
model shipped to this country. It was cast in bronze at the shops
of Clark Mills, on the Bladensburg Road, near Washington. The
cost of the casting and the expenses in connection were $20,796.82,
and the sculptor was paid $3,000 for the plaster model. It was erected
and placed in its present position December 2, 1863.
The grounds have had an area of 58.8 acres, at one time a part of
Cern Abby Manor, and at an early date were occupied by a subtribe
of the Algonquin Indians known as the Powhatans, whose council
house was then located at the foot of the hill. By subsequent purchase
of ground at the north of the Capitol and at the west of the new
House Office building the area of the grounds has been increased to
139^ acres.
The Rotunda is 97 feet 6 inches in diameter, and its height from
the floor to the top of the canopy is 180 feet, 3 inches.
The Senate Chamber is 113 feet, 3 inches, in length by 80 feet,
3 inches, in width and 36 feet in height. The galleries will accommo-
date 682 persons.
The Representatives' Hall is 139 feet in length by 93 feet in
width and 36 feet in height.
The room, until 1935 the meeting place of the Supreme Court, was,
until 1859, occupied as the Senate Chamber. Px*evious to that time
the court opcupied the I'oom immediately beneath, now used as a law
library.
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The Capitol has a floor area of 14 acres, and 430 rooms are devoted
to office, committee, and storage purposes. There are 14,518 square
feet of skylights, 679 windows, and 550 doorways.
The dome receives light through 108 windows, and from the archi-
tect's office to the dome there are 365 steps, one for each day of the
year.
The southeast cornerstone of the original building was laid Sep-
tember 18, 1793, by President Washington, with Masonic ceremonies.
It is constructed of sandstone from quarries on Aquia Creek, Va.
The original designs were prepared by Dr. William Thornton, and
the work was done under the direction of Stephen H. Hallet, James
Hoban, George Hadfield, and B. H. Latrobe, architects.
The north wing was finished in 1800 and the south wing in 1811.
A wooden passageway connected them. On August 24, 1814, the
interior of both wings was destroyed by fire, set by the British. The
damage to the building was immediately repaired.
In 1818 the central portion of the building was commenced, under
the architectural superintendence of Chai'les Bullfinch. The original
building was finally completed in 1827. Its cost, including the grad-
ing of the grounds, alterations, and repairs, up to 1827, was
$2,433,844.13.
The cornerstone of the extensions was laid on the Fourth of July,
1851, by President Fillmore, Daniel Webster officiating as orator.
This work was prosecuted under the architectural direction of
Thomas U. Walter till 1865, when he resigned, and it was completed
under the supervision of Edward Clark. The material used in the
walls is white marble from the quarries at Lee, Massachusetts, and
that in the columns from the quarries at Cockeysville, Maryland.
The House extension was first occupied for legislative purpose De-
cember 16, 1857, and the Senate January 4, 1859.
The House office building was begun in 1905 and occupied on
January 10, 1908; later, a story on top was added. The Senate office
building was started in 1906 and occupied on March 5, 1909. The
House building cost, with site, $4,860,155; the Senate structure,
?5,019,251.
Among the paintings in the Capitol are:
In Rotunda : Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Surren-
der of General Burgoyne, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York-
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town, Va., George Washington Resigning His Commission as Com-
mander in Chief of the Army, all by John Trumbull.
Baptism of Pocahontas, by John G. Chapman; Landing of Colum-
bus, by John Vanderlyn; Discovery of the Mississippi River, by
DeSoto, by William H, Powell; Embarkation of the Pilgrims, by
Robert W. Weir,
In House Wing: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way,
by Emanuel Leutze; First Reading of the Emancipation Proclama-
tion, by Francis Bicknell Carpenter.
In Senate Wing: Battle of Lake Erie, by William H. Powell;
Battle of Chapultepec, by James Walker.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
(Unanimously Adopted in Congress, July 4, 1776, at Philadelphia)
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God
entitles them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires
that they should declare the causes which impel them to the sep-
aration.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created
equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalien-
able Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness. That, to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the gov-
erned; ^That, whenever any Form of Government becomes destruc-
tive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish
it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundations on such
principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence,
indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be
changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all expe-
rience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while
evils are suff erable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms
to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and
usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design
to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their
duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for
their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these
Colonies, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to
alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the pres-
ent King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usur-
pations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute
Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to
a candid world.
He has refused his assent to Laws, the most wholesome and neces-
sary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and
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pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his
Assent should be obtained; and, when so suspended, he has utterly-
neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of
large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the
right of Representation in the Legislature — a right inestimable to
them, and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, un-
comfortable and distant from the depository of their public Records,
for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his
measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing
with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause
others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of
Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise;
the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the dangers of
invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States for
that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreign-
ers ; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither, and
raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his
Assent to laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure
of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms
of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without
the Consent of our Legislature.
He has affected to render the Military independent of, and su-
perior to, the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction for-
eign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving
his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any
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Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these
States :
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world :
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas, to be tried for pretended of-
fenses :
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring
Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and en-
larging its Boundaries, so as to render it at once an example and fit
instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colo-
nies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws,
and altering, fundamentally, the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves
invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his
Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns,
and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercen-
aries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already
begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled
in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a
civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow-Citizens, taken captive on the high
Seas, to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners
of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has en-
deavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless
Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished
destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Re-
dress in the most humble terms; Our repeated Petitions have been
answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus
marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the
ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our Britain brethren.
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We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legisla-
ture to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have re-
minded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement
here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity,
and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to
disavow these usurpations, which inevitably interrupt our connec-
tions and correspondence. They, too, have been deaf to the voice of
justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the
necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we
hold the rest of mankind — Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.
We, Therefore, the Representatives of the United States of
America, in General Congress Assembled, appealing to the Supreme
Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the
Name and by authority of the good People of these Colonies, sol-
emnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of
Right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are Ab-
solved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political
connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and
ought to be, totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent
States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract
Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things
which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of
this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine
Pi'ovidence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our For-
tunes, and our sacred Honor.
John Hancock
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
Geo. Walton
Wm. Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn
Edward Rutledge
Thos. Heyward, Junr.
Thomas Lynch, Junr.
Arthur Middleton
Samuel Chase
Wm. Paca
Thos. Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
James Wilson
Geo. Ross
Caesar Rodney
Geo. Reed
Tho. M. Kean
Wm. Floyd
Phil. Livingston
Frans. Lewis
Lewis Morris
Richd. Stockton
Jno. Witherspoon
Fras. Hopkinson
John Hart
Abra Clark
Declaration of Independence 87
George Wythe Josiah Bartlett
Richard Henry Lee Wm. Hippie
Th. Jefferson Saml. Adams
Benja, Harrison John Adams
Thos. Nelson, Jr. Robt. Treat Payne
Francis Lightfoot Lee Eldridge Gerry
Carter Braxton Step. Hopkins
Robt. Morris William EUery
Benjamin Rush Roger Sherman
Benja. Franklin Samuel Huntington
John Morton Wm. Williams
Geo. Clymer Oliver Woolcott
Jas. Smith Matthew Thornton
Geo. Taylor
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Preamble
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more per-
fect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure
the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Article I
Section 1 — All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested
in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate
and House of Representatives.
Sec. 2 — 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of
members chosen every second year by the people of the several
States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications
requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State
Legislature.
2. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have at-
tained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen
of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an in-
habitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
3. Repx'esentatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States which may be included within this Union, ac-
cording to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by
adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound
to service for a term of years and excluding Indians not taxed,
three-fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be
made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of
the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years,
in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Repre-
sentatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each
State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enum-
eration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled
to choose 3; Massachusetts, 8; Rhode Island and Providence Planta-
tions, 1; Connecticut, 5; New York, 6; New Jersey, 4; Pennsylvania,
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8; Delaware, 1; Maryland, 6; Virginia, 10; North Carolina, 5;
South Carolina, 5; and Georgia, 3.*
4. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State,
the Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill
such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and
.other officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
Sec. 3 — 1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of
two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for
six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.*
2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of
the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into
three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be
vacated at the expiration of the second year; of the second class at
the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third class at the ex-
piration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every
second year, and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise,
during the recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting
of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.*
3. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to
the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that
State for which he shall be chosen.
4. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of
the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President
pro tempore, in the absence of of the Vice President, or when he
shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.
When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation.
When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice
shall preside; and no person shall be convicted without the con-
currence of two-thirds of the members present.
7. Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further
than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
* See Article XIV. Amendments.
* See Article XVII, Amendments.
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any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States ; but the
party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indict-
ment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.
Sec. 4 — 1. The times, places, and manner of holding elections
for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State
by the Legislature thereof, but the Congress may at any time by law
make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing
Senators.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and
such meeting shall be on the first Monday in. December, unless they
shall by law appoint a different day.
Sec. 5 — 1. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, re-
turns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each
shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may
adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the at-
tendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penal-
ties as each House may provide.
2. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish
its members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of
two-thirds, expel a member.
3. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from
time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their
judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of
either House on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those
present, be entered on the journal.
4. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without
the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Sec. 6 — 1. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a
compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid
out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases,
except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective
Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either House they shall not be questioned in anj;
other place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which
he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of
the United States which shall have been created, or the emoluments
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whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no person
holding any office under the United States shall be a member of
either House during his continuance in office.
Sec. 7 — 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur
with amendments, as on other bills.
2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to
the President of the United States; if he approve, he shall sign it,
but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that House in
which it shall have ox'iginated, who shall enter the objections at lai-ge
on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such recon-
sideration two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by
which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-
thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases
the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and
the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be
entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays except-
ed) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a
law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by
their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be
a law.
3. Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the
Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a
question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the
United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be ap-
proved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by
two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according
to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Sec. 8 — 1. The Congress shall have power:
To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the
debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of
the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uni-
form throughout the United States;
2. To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the
several States, and with the Indian tribes;
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4. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform
laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;
5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin,
and fix the standard of weights and measures;
6. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities
and current coin of the United States;
7. To establish postoffices and postroads;
8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by secur-
ing, for limited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right
to their respective writings and discoveries;
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the
high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and
make rules concerning captures on land and water;
12. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money
to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
13. To provide and maintain a navy;
14. To make rules for the government and regulation of the land
and naval forces;
15. To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of
the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;
16. To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the
militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in
the service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively
the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the
militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over
such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of
particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat
of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like author-
ity over all places purchased by the consent of the Legislature of
the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, maga-
zines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings; — and
18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers
vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States,
or in any department or officer thereof.
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Sec. 9 — 1. The migration or importation of such persons as any
of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be
prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight
hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such impor-
tation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus-
pended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public
safety may require it.
3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in pro-
portion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be
taken.*
5. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
6. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce
or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another; nor shall
vessels bound to, or from, one State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay
duties in another.
7. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence
of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account
of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be pub-
lished from time to time.
8. No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and
no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, with-
out the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument,
office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, pi'ince, or
foreign state.
Sec. 10 — 1. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or
confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money;
emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender
in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law,
or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of
nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any
imposts or duties on imports or exports except what may be abso-
lutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; and the net pro-
duce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or
exports, shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States;
* See Article XVI, Amendments.
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and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the
Congress.
3. No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty
of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into
any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign
power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such im-
minent danger as will not admit of delay.
Article II
Section 1 — 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a President
of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the
term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen
for the same term, be elected as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature
thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number
of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative or person holding
an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed
an elector.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by
ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabi-
tant of the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list
of all the persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each;
which list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the
seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the Presi-
dent of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the pres-
ence of the Senate and House of Representatives open all the cer-
tificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person having the
greatest number of votes shall be the President, if such number be a
majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if there be
more than one who have such majority, and have an equal number of
votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately choose
by ballot one of them for President; and if no person have a major-
ity, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like
manner choose the President. But in choosing the President, the
votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State
having one vote; a quorum, for this purpose, shall consist of a
member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of
all the States shall be necessary to a choice. In every case, after the
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choice of the President, the person having the greatest number of
votes of the electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should
remain two or more who have equal votes, the Senate shall choose
from them by ballot the Vice President.*
4. The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors
and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be
the same throughout the United States.
5. No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the
United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall
be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any pei-son be
eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-
five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United
States.
6. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his
death, resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of
the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the
Congress may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resigna-
tion, or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring
what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act
accordingly until the disability be removed, or a President shall be
elected.
7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a
compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during
the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not
receive within that period any other emolument from the United
States, or any of them.
8. Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the
following oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute*the
office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United
States."
Sec. 2 — 1. The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the sev-
eral States, when called into the actual service of the United States;
he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each
of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties
of their respective offices; and he shall have power to grant vc-
* This clause is superseded by Article XII, Amendments.
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prieves and pardons for oflfenses against the United States, except
in cases of impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present
concur; and he shall nominate and, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public min-
isters and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers
of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise
provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress
may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they
think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the
heads of departments.
3. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may
happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Sec. 3 — He shall from time to time give to the Congress infor-
mation of the State of the Union, and recommend to their con-
sideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either
of them, and in case of disagreement between them with respect to
the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public
ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed,
and shall commission all the officers of the United States.
Sec. 4 — The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of
the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for,
and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and mis-
demeanors.
• Article III
Section 1 — The judicial power of the United States shall be vested
in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress
may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good
behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a
compensation which shall not be diminished during their continuance
in office.
Sec. 2 — 1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law
and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United
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States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
authority; — to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public min-
isters and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdic-
tion;— to controversies to which the United States shall be a
party; — to controversies between two or more States; — between a
State and citizens of another State; — between citizens of different
States; — between citizens of the same State claiming lands under
grants of different States, and between a State, or the citizens
thereof, and foreign States, citizens, or subjects.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, and those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme
Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before
mentioned the Supi'eme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both
as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations
as the Congress shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall Be
by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said
crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress
may by law have directed.
Sec. 3 — 1. Treason against the United States shall consist only
in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason
unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of
treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood,
or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.
Article IV
Section 1 — P'ull faith and credit shall be given in each State to
the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other
State. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner
in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and
the effect thereof.
Sec. 2 — 1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
privileges and immunities of citizens in the sevei-al States.
2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other
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crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State,
shall, on demand of the Executive authority of the State from which
he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having juris-
diction of the crime.
3. No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws
thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or
regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but
shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or
labor may be due.
Sec. 3 — 1. New States may be admitted by the Congress into this
Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the juris-
diction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the junction
of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the
Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all
needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Con-
stitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the
United States, or of any particular State.
Sec. 4 — The United States shall guarantee to every State in this
Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of
them against invasion, and, on application of the Legislature, or of
the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against
domestic violence.
Article V
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the
application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States,
shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either
case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Consti-
tution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the
several States, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one
or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress;
provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year
one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the
first and fourth clauses in the Ninth Section of the First Article; and
that no State, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal
suffrage in the Senate.
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Article VI
1. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the
adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United
States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
2. This Constitution and the laws of the United States which shall
be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall
be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the
supreme law of the land; and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to
the contrary notwithstanding.
3. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the
members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and
judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several States,
shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution;
but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any
office or public trust under the United States.
Article VII
The ratification of the Conventions of nine States shall be suf-
ficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States
so ratifying the same.
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States
present the Seventeenth Day of September, in the Year of Our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Inde-
pendence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In witness
whereof we have hei'eunto subscribed our names.
GEO. WASHINGTON, President and deputy from Virginia,
New Hampshire — John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, Massachusetts
— Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Connecticut — Wm. Saml. John-
son, Roger Sherman, New York — Alexander Hamilton, New Jersey
— Wil. Livingston, David Brearley, Wm. Patterson, Jona. Dayton,
Pennsylvania — B. Franklin, Robt. Morris, Thos. Fitzsimmons,
James Wilson, Thomas Mifflin, Geo. Clymer, Jared Ingersoll, Gouv.
Morris, Delaware — Geo. Read, John Dickinson, Jaco. Broom, Gun-
ning Bedford, Jr., Richard Bassett, Maryland — James McHcnry,
Danl. Carroll, Dan. of St. Thos. Jenifer, Virginia — John Blair, Jas.
Madison, Jr. North Carolina — Wm. Blount, Hu. Williamson, Richd.
Dobbs Spaight, South Carolina — J. Rutledge, Charles Pinc-kiicy,
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Pierce Butler, Georgia — William
Few, Abr. Baldwin. Attest: William Jackson, Secretary.
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The Constitution was declared in effect on the first Wednesday in
March, 1789.
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
The following amendments to the Constitution, Article I to X,
inclusive, were proposed at the First Session of the First Congress,
begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, March 4,
1789, and were adopted by the necessary number of States. The
original proposal of the ten amendments was preceded by this
preamble and resolution:
"The conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of
their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to pre-
vent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory
and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground
of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent
ends of its institution:
"RESOLVED, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of Amei-ica, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both
Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the United States; all or any of which articles, when ratified
by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents
and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, namely":
Amendments
the ten original amendments
(Sometimes called our Bill of Rights)
(Declared in force December 15, 1791)
Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli-
gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the free-
dom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of griev-
ances.
Article II
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
Constitution of the United States 101
Article III
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house with-
out the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to
be presci'ibed by law.
Article IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall
not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Article V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the
militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger ; nor
shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case
to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be
taken for public use, without just compensation.
Article VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy, and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and dis-
trict wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district
shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed
of the nature and cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have compulosry process for obtaining
witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his
defense.
Article VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved
and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any
court of the United States than according to the rules of the ooiniiion
law.
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Article VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unual punishments inflicted.
Article IX
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Article X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitu-
tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people.
Article XI
The judicial povi^er of the United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against
one of the United States, by citizens of another State, or by citizens
or subjects of any foreign State.
(Proposed to the Legislatures of the several States by the Third
Congress on the 5th of March, 1794, and declared to have been
ratified by Executive Proclamation, January 8, 1798.)
Article XII
The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by
ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom at least shall
not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves; they shall
name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in dis-
tinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President; and they shall
make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all
persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number "of votes for
each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to
the seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the
President of the Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the
certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having
the gi-eatest number of votes for President shall be the President,
Constitution of the United States 103
if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list of those
voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose
immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the Presi-
dent, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each
State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of
Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right
of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March
next following, then the Vice President shall act as President, as in
the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the Presi-
dent. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice
President shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority
of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a
majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall
consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a major-
ity of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no
person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be
eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.
(Proposed by the Eighth Congress on the 12th of December, 1803,
declared ratified by the Secretary of State, September 25, 1804. It
was ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Delaware, Massa-
chusetts, and New Hampshire.)
Article XIII
1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punish-
ment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their
jurisdiction.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
(Proposed by the Thirty-eighth Congress on the 1st of February,
1865, declared ratified by the Secretary of State, dated December 18,
1865. It was rejected by Delaware and Kentucky; was conditionally
ratified by Alabama and Mississippi; and Texas took no action.)
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Article XIV
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and sub-
ject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and
of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the sevei'al States
according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of
persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the
right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President
and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Con-
gress, the executive and judicial officers of a State, or the members
of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants
of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in
rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens
shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of
age in such State.
3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or
elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or
military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having
previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer
of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as
an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitu-
tion of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds o feach House,
remove such disability.
4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized
by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and
bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall
not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall
assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection
or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void.
Constitution of the United States 105
5. The Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate legis-
lation the provisions of this article.
(The Reconstruction Amendment, by the Thirty-ninth Congress
on the 16th day of June, 1866, declared ratified by the Secretary of
State, July 28, 1868. The amendment got the support of 23 Northern
States; it was rejected by Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and 10
Southern States. California took no action. Later it was ratified by
the 10 Southern States.)
Article XV
1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on ac-
count of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by ap-
propriate legislation.
(Proposed by the Fortieth Congress the 27th of February, 1869,
and was declared ratified by the Secretary of State, March 30, 1870.
It was not acted on by Tennessee; it was rejected by California,
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Oregon; ratified by the remain-
ing 30 States. New York rescinded its ratification January 5, 1870.
New Jersey rejected it in 1870, but ratified it in 1871.)
Article XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on in-
comes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among
the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
(Proposed by the Sixty-first Congress, July 12, 1909, and declared
ratified February 25, 1913. The income tax amendment was ratified
by all the States except Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Utah, and Virginia.)
Article XVII
1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Sen-
ators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years;
and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State
shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numer-
ous branch of the State Legislatures.
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2. When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in
the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies ; Provided, That the Legislature of any
State may empower the Executive thereof to make temporary
appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the
Legislature may direct.
3. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the
election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as
part of the Constitution.
(Proposed by the Sixty-second Congress on the 16th day of May,
1912, and declared ratified May 31, 1913. Adopted by all the States
except Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and
Vii'ginia.)
Article XVIII
1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the
importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United
States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for bev-
erage purposes is hereby prohibited.
2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been i-ati-
fied as an amendment to the Constitution by the Legislatures of the
several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years
from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Congress, December 18, 1917, and
ratified by 36 States; was declared in effect on January 16, 1920.)
Article XIX
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account
of sex.
2. Congress shall have power, by appropriate legislation, to en-
force the provisions of this article.
(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Congress. On August 26, 1920, it
Constitution of the United States 107
was proclaimed in effect, having been ratified (June 19, 1919 —
August 18, 1920) by three-quarters of the States. The Tennessee
House, August 31st, rescinded its ratification, 47 to 24.)
Article XX
1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at
noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and
Eepresentatives at noon on the 3rd day of January of the years in
which such terms would have ended if this article had not been rati-
fied; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and
such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3rd day of January, unless
they shall by law appoint a different day.
3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the Presi-
dent, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect
shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen
before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the Presi-
dent elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect
shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the
Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a Presi-
dent elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring
who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is
to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until
a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of
any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may
choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved
upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from
whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of
choice shall have devolved upon them.
5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October
following the ratification of this article.
6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been rati-
fied as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date
of its submission.
(Proposed by the 72nd Congress, First Session. On Febiuary (>,
1933, it was proclaimed in effect, having been ratified by thirty-nine
States.)
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Article XXI
1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the
United States is hereby repealed.
2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory,
or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of
intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby pro-
hibited.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been rati-
fied as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the
several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years
from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Con-
gress.
(Proposed by the 72nd Congress, Second Session. Proclaimed in
effect on December 5, 1933, having been ratified by thirty-six States.
By proclamation of the same date, the President proclaimed that the
eighteenth amendment to the Constitution was repealed on December
5, 1933.)
PART II
CENSUS
POPULATION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940
Between 1930 and 1940 North Carolina's urban places continued
to grow faster than the rural areas, according to the final figures
from the Sixteenth Decennial Census, issued by Director William
Lane Austin, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
The final count of the Sixteenth Census showed that on April 1,
1940, North Carolina had a population of 3,571,623, an increase of
401,347 over the 3,170,276 residents reported in the 1930 Census. This
change represents an increase of 12.7 per cent as compared with 23.9
per cent between 1920 and 1930. The population increase in urban
areas from 1930 to 1940 was 20.3 per cent as compared with 10.0
per cent in the rural sections. Urban residents accounted for 27.3
per cent of the State's population in 1940, as compared with 25.5
per cent in 1930. In 1940, residents of urban areas numbered 974,-
175, while the rural population amounted to 2,597,448. The Census
Bureau considers as urban areas the incorporated places of 2,500
01* more. The remaining territory is classified as rural.
There were 26 incorporated places of 10,000 or more in North
Carolina, 5 (Burlington, Greenville, Hickory, Lexington, and Reids-
ville) having reached this size since 1930. All but one (New Bern)
of these cities increased between 1930 and 1940, Hickory having had
the most rapid growth (83.2 per cent).
Ninety-one of the 100 counties gained population between 1930
and 1940. Alamance County, with an increase of 36.3 per cent, had
the most extensive growth.
The first census of North Carolina was taken in 1790, returning a
population of 393,751. The population has shown an increase at
every census since that time, but the rate of increase during the past
decade was the lowest since that of 1860 to 1870. The population
passed 1,000,000 between 1860 and 1870, 2,000,000 between 1900 and
1910, and 3,000,000 between 1920 and 1930. The present population
represents a density of 72.7 inhabitants per square mile. North
Carolina's total land area is 49,142 square miles.
Table 1 presents the figures for counties and for incorporated
places of 10,000 or more, and Table 2 for incorporated places of
less than 10,000.
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TABLE 1. POPULATION OF COUNTIES AND OF INCORPORATED PLACES
OF 10,000 OR MORE IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940
County or Place
THB&TA-ni
Urban
Rural
Per Cent Urban
Countieb:
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen.
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
FnuMn
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Population
1940
3,571,623
974,175
2,597.448
27.3
57,427
13,454
8,341
28,443
22,664
13,561
36,431
26,201
27,158
17,125
108,755
38,615
59,393
35,795
5,440
18,284
20.032
51,653
24,726
18,813
11,572
6,405
58,055
45,663
31,298
59,320
6,709
6,041
63,377
14,909
39,739
80,244
49,162
126.475
30,382
87,531
10,060
6,418
29,344
18,548
County or Place
Counties — Cont
Guilford
Halifajc
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
McDowell
Macon
Madison
Martin
Mecklenburg..
Mitchell
Montgomery..
Moore
Nash
New Hanover.
Northampton.
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank...
Pender
Perquimans...
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham..
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Population
1940
153,918
56,512
44,239
34,804
28,049
19,352
14,937
7,860
50,424
19,366
63,798
10,926
18,743
41,211
24,187
22,996
15,880
22,522
26,111
151,826
15,980
16,280
30.969
55,608
47,935
28,299
17.939
23,072
9.706
20,568
17,710
9.773
25.029
61.244
11,874
44,554
36,810
76,860
67,898
69,206
45,677
47,440
23,232
32,834
22,656
Couaty or Place
Counties — Cont.
Surry
Swain
Transylvania..
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Total
Incorporated
Places of 10,000
OR More
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
Concord
Durham
Elizabeth City.
Fayetteville
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Hickory
High Point
Kinston
Lexington
New Bern
Raleigh
Reidsville
Rocky Mount..
Salisbury
Shelby
Statesville
Thomas ville
Wilmington
Wibon...
Winston-Salem.
Population
1940
41.783
12.177
12.241
5.556
39,097
29,961
109.544
23.145
12.323
18,114
58,323
43,003
50,219
20,657
17,202
3,571,623
51.310
12.198
100.899
15.572
60,195
11,564
17.428
21,313-
17.274
59,319
12.674
13.487
38.495
15.388
10.550
11.815
46,897
10,387
25,568
19,037
14,037
11,440
11,041
33,407
19,234
79,815
Population of Cities and Towns
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940
City or Town
2,500 TO 10,000
Albemarle
Asheboro
Beaufort
Belmont
Bessemer City
Brevard
Canton
Chapel Hill
Cherryville.-
Clinton
Dunn
Edenton
Elkin
Farmville
Forest City
Graham
Hamlet
Henderson
Hendersonville...
Kings Mountain.
Laurinburg
Lenoir ,
Lincolnton
Lumberton
Marion ,
Monroe
Mooresville
Morehead City.
Morganton
Mount Airy
Southern Pines.
Spencer..
Spindale
Tarboro
Valdese
Wades boro
Washington
Waynes viUe
White ville
Williamston
Coujoty
Mount Olive
Newton
North Wilkesboro
Oxford
Roanoke Rapids
Rockingham
Roxboro
Sanford
Scotland Neck
Smithfield
Stanly
Randolph.
Carteret..,
Gaston
Gaston
Transylvania .
Haywood
Orange
Gaston
Sampson
Harnett
Chowan
Surry
Pitt
Rutherford...
Alamance
Richmond
Vance
Henderson
Cleveland
Scotland
Caldwell
Lincoln.
Robeson......
McDowell
Union
Iredell
Carteret
Burke. -^
Surry
Wayne
Catawba
Wilkes
GranviUe
Halifax
Richmond..
Person
Lee
Halifax
Johnston
Moore
Rowan
Rutherford.
Edgecombe -
Burke
Anson
Beaufort —
Haywood...
Columbus..
Martin
Popula-
tion
1940
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
Abbottsburg
Aberdeen
Acme
Addor'
Advance
Ahoskie
Alexander Mills.
Andrews
Angier
Ansonville
Apex
Arapahoe
Archdale
Arlington'
Arthur
Atkinson
Atlantic.-
Aulander
Aurora
Autryville
Ayden
Baileys...-.
Bakers ville.
Banner Elk.
Bath
' Returned in 1930 as Keyser.
4,060
6,981
3,272
4,356
3, 667
3,061
5,037
3,654
3,225
3,557
5,256
3,835
2,734
2,980
5,035
4,339
5,111
7,647
5,381
6,547
5,685
7,598
4,525
5,803
2,889
6,475
6,682
3,695
7,670
6,286
2,929
5,407
4,478
3,991
8,545
3,657
4,599
4,960
2,559
3,678
3,225
3,072
3,952
7,148
2,616
3,687
8,669
2,940
3,011
3.966
' Incorporated since 1930.
Battleboro.
Bayboro
Beargrass..
Belhaven...
Bennett
Benson
Benton Heights.
Bethel
Beula ville
Biltmore Forest.
Biscoe -
Black Creek
Black Mountain.
Bladenboro
Blowing Rock
Boiling Springs..
Bolivia...
Bolton...
Boone
Boonville.
Bostic
Co only
Bladen
Moore
Columbus...
Moore
Davie
Hertford....
Rutherford..
Cherokee
Harnett
Anson
Wake
Pamlico
Randolph...
Yadkin
Pitt
Pender
Carteret
Beftie
Beaufort
Sampson
Pitt
Nash
Mitchell
Avery
Beaufort
/Edgecombe..
\Nash
Pamlico
Martin
Beaufort
Chatham
Johnston
Union
Pitt
Duplin
Buncombe...
Montgomery
Wilson
Buncombe.-.
Bladen
fCaldweU....
\Watauga
Cleveland...
Brunswick...
Columbus...
Wataugk
Yadkin
Rutherford . .
Popula-
tion
1940
167
1,076
196
123
186
2,313
819
1,620
1.028
519
977
307
1.097
440
181
312
711
1,057
493
94
1.884
646
437
344
380
270
428
114
2,360
229
1,837
768
1,333
587
478
843
333
1,042
724
654
613
203
780
1,788
405
226
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10.000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 19iO— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Bowdens
Bridgeton
Broadway
Brookford
Brunswick
Bfyson
Buie
Buies Creek
Bunnlevel
Bunn
Burgaw
Burnsville
Calypso
Cameron
Candor
Carolina Beach
Carrboro
Carthage
Cary
Cashiers
Castalia
Catawba
Cerro Gordo
Chad bourn
Cherry
China Grove
Claremont
Clarkton
Clajlon
Cleveland
Gyde
Coats
Colerain
Columbia
Columbus
Conetoe
Conover
Conway
Cornelius
Council
Cove City
Creedmoor
Creswell
Crossnore
Crouse..
Culberson
DaUas
Davidson
Deep Run
Delco
County
Duphn
Craven
Lee
Catawba
Columbus
Swain
Robeson
Harnett
Harnett
Franklin
Pender
Yancey
Duplin
Moore
Montgomery.
New Hanover
Orange
Moore
Wake
Jackson
Nash
Catawba
Columbus
Columbus. ...
Washington..
Rowan
Catawba
Bladen
Johnston
Rowan
Haywood
Harnett
Bertie
TyrreU
Polk
Edgecombe...
Catawba
Northampton.
Mecklenburg.
Bladen
Craven
Granville
Washington...
Avery
Lincoln
Cherokee
Gaston
Mecklenburg.
Lenoir..
Columbus
Popula-
tion
1940
220
616
338
910
227
1.612
118
435
158
248
1,476
997
678
311
509
637
1,455
1.381
1,141
353
341
402
379
1,576
108
1,567
467
484
1,711
506
516
827
307
1,090
390
194
1,195
449
1,195
73
371
640
459
266
221
98
1.704
1.550
150
263
City or Town
Less Than 2.500
— Continued
Dellview
Denton ,
Denver
Dills boro".
Dobson
Dover.
Drexel
Dublin _.
Dudley
Dundarrach
East Bend
East Flat Rock.. .
East Laurinburg..
East Lumberton..
East Spencer
Edward
Ehzabethtown
Elk Park
Ellenboro
Ellerbe
Elm City
Elon College
Enfield
Eureka
Everetts
Evergreen
Fair Bluff
Fairmont
Faison
Fait^i
Falcon
Falkland
Fountain __.
Four Oaks
Frankhn
Franklins ville
Franklinton
Fremont
Fuquay Springs...
Garland
Garner
Garysburg
Gatesville
Germanton..
Gibson
Gibsonville
Glen Alpine.
Glenwood
Godwin
County
Gaston
Davidson
Lincoln
Jackson
Surry
Craven
Burke
Bladen
Wayne
Hoke
Yadkin
Henderson
Scotland......
Robeson
Rowan
Beaufort
Bladen
Avery
Rutherford
Richmond
Wilson
Alamance
HaUfax
Wayne
Martin
Columbus
Columbus
Robeson
Duplin
Rowan
Cumberland . .
Pitt
Pitt
Johnston
Macon
Randolph
Franklin
Wayne
Wake
Sampson
Wake
Northampton.
Gates
Stokes...
Scotland
f Alamance
\Guilford
Burke
McDowell..-.
Cumberland..
Population of Cities and Towns
115
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940— Condnued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Gold Hill
Gold Point
Goldstoii
Graingers
Granite Falls
Granite Quarry.
Grifton
Grimesland
Grover
Halifax
Hamilton
Hamilton Lakes.
Harmony
Harrellaville
Hassell
Hayesville..
Haywood...
Hazelwood.
Hemp^
Hertford...
Highlands.
Hitdebran.
Hills boro..
Hobgood..
Hoffman . .
Holly Springs.
Hookerton
Hope Mills
Hot Springs. .
Hudson
Hunters ville.
Icemorlee
Indian Trail.
Iron Station.
Jackson
Jackson Springs.
Jacksonville
James ville
Jefferson
Jonesboro
Jonesville...
Jupiter
Kelford....
Kenansville.
Kenly
County
Rowan...
Martin...
Chatham.
Lenoir
Caldwell.
Rowan
Pitt
Pitt
Cleveland.
Halifax...
Martin...
Guilford..
Iredell...
Hertford.
Martin...
Clay
Chatham...
Haywood...
Moore
Perquimans.
Macon
Burke.:
Orange
Halifax
Richmond..
Wake
Greene
Cumberland.
Madison
Caldwell
Mecklenburg..
Union
Union
Lincoln
Northampton.
Moore. .
Onslow.
Martin.
Ashe...
Lee
Yadkin....
Buncombe.
Bertie
Duplin
Johnston..
Popula-
tion
1940
249
142
416
120
1,873
555
456
405
469
374
524
98
348
154
150
336
187
1,508
972
1,959
569
357
1,311
629
395
394
319
900
773
748
763
527
225
96
758
199
873
499
304
928
1,733
74
456
571
1,095
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Kerners ville
Kittrell
Knightdale.
La Grange..."
Lake Lure
Lake Waccamaw..
Landis
Lansing
Lasker
Lattimore..
Laurel Park
Lawndale
Leaksville
Lewarae
Lewiston
Liborty.
Lilesville
Lillington
Linden
Littlijton
Locust
Longview
Louisburg
Lowell
Lucama
Lumber Bridge
McAdenville
McDonalds
McFarlan
Macclesfield
Macon.
Madison
Magnolia
Maiden
Manly
Manteo
Mapleton
Marble
Margaretsville
Marietta
Marshall-
Mars Hill
Marshville
Matthews
County
Forsyth
Vance.
Wake
Lenoir
Rutherford
Columbus
Rowan
Ashe.
Northampton..
Clevelana
Henderson
Cleveland
Rockingham...
Richmond
Bertie
Randolph
Anson
Harnett
Cumberland...
Halifax
\ Warren
Stanly
Catawba
Franklin
Gaston
Wilson
Robeson
Gaston
Robeson
Anson
Edgecombe
Warren
Rockingham
Duplin
Catawba
Moore
Dare.
Hertford
Cherokee
Northampton..
Robeson
Madison
MadisoD
Union
,\Iccklcnburg...
Popula-
tion
1940
2,103
184
352
1,647
212
429
1 , 650
274
169
342
171
1,006
1,886
299
304
922
556
914
224
1,200
151
1,489
2,309
1,826
362
196
887
127
184
367
197
1,6S3
730
1,803
249
571
127
356
95
71
1,160
517
1,007
4N6
' Incorporated since 1930.
116
North Carolina Manual
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPOR.VTED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940-C<m<inue<f
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Maury
Maxton
Mayodan
MaysTille
Mebane
Merry Oaks.
Micro
Middleburg..
Middlesex...
Milton
Milwaukee..
Mineral Springa.
Mocksville
Mooresboro
Mortimer
Morven
Mount Gilead...
Mount HoUy
Mount Pleasant-
Murfreesboro.
Murphy
Nags Head
Nashville
Nebo
Newland
New London...
Newport
Newton Grove.
Norlina
Norman
NorthlLumberton. .
Norwood..
Oakboro
Oak City
Oakley...
Old Fort.
Oriental..
Orrum...
Pactolus..
Palm>Ta.
Pantego
Parkersbarg.
Parkton
P'armele
Patterson
Peachland...
County
Greene
Robeson
Rockingham
Jones
(Alamance
lOrange
Chatham.
Johnston.
Vance
Nash
Caswell
Northampton .
Union
Davie
Cleveland
CaldweU
Anson
Montgomery
Gaston
Cabarrus
Hertford..
Cherokee- .
Dare
Nash
McDowell-
Avery
Stanly...
Carteret..
Sampson.
Warren . .
Richmond.
Robeson...
Stanly
SUnly
Martin
Pitt
McDowell.
Pamlico...
Robeson...
Pitt
Halifax....
Beaufort .
Sampson.
Robeson..
Martin...
CaldweU.
Anson
Popula-
tion
1940
274
1,658
2,323
732
2,060
157
289
181
545
329
291
89
1,607
296
42
602
915
2,055
1,017
1,550
1,873
45
1,171
235
471
243
480
339
794
327
452
1,515
503
512
27
774
535
173
369
93
294
105
441
417
158
390
City or Town
Less Than 2,600
—Continued
Pembroke
Pikeville
Pilot Mountain
Pinebluff
Pine Level
Pinetops
Pinetown.,
Pineville..
Pink Hill..
Pitts boro..
Plymouth.
Polkton
Polloksville.
Powells viUe.
Princeton...
Princeville..
Proctorville..
Raeford
Ramseur
Randleman..
Red Springs.
Rennert..
Rhodhiss.
Richfield..
Richlands.
Rich Square..
Roaring Gap..
Robbinsville - .
Roberdel
Robersonviile.
Rockwell
Rocky Point..
Ronda..
Roper
Roseboro
Rose Hill
Rosman
Rowland
Roxobel
Royal Cotton Mills.
Rath'
Rutherford ton.
Saint Pauls
Salemburg
Saluda
Saratoga'
County
Popula-
tion
1940
Robeson
Wayne
Surry
Moore
Johnston...
Edgecombe.
Beaufort
Mecklenburg...
Lenoir
Chatham
Washington
Anson
Jones
Bertie
Johnston
Edgecombe,
Robeson..
Hoke
Randolph -
Randolph.
Robeson..
Robeson.
Burke....
ICaldwell.
Stanly...
Onslow...
Northampton...
Alleghany
Graham
Richmond
Martin
Rowan
Pender
Wilkes
Washington.
Sampson
Duplin
Transylvania.
Robeson
Bertie
Wake
Rutherford.
Rutherford.
Robeson
Sampson . . .
Polk
Wilson
783
425
925
330
595
713
253
1,144
307
826
2,461
521
408
267
512
818
209
1,628
1,220
2.032
1,559
194
930
f 266
688
942
24
399
490
1,407
825
416
379
716
939
727
529
999
332
417
318
2,326
1.923
371
539
292
' Incorporated since 1930.
' Name changed from Hampton in 1930.
Population of Cities and Towns
117
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10.000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: IHO—Conlinutd
City or Town
Less Than 2,600
— Continued
Seaboard
Seagrove ,
Sslma
Severn
Shallotte City
Sbarpsburg ,
Shebnerdiae
Bin City
Simpson
Sims
Smithtown
Snow Hill
South Creek
South Mills ,
Southport
South Wadesboro..
Sparta
Speed
Spring Hope
Spruce Pine ,
Staley
Stanley
Stan tons burg
Star.
Stedman
Stem
Stokes
StoneviUe
Stonewall
Stovall
Swanquarter
Swans boro
Sylva
Tabor
Taylorsville
Teacheys
Todd
Townsville
Trenton
Trinity
Troutman
Troy
County
Northampton
Randolph
Johnston
Northampton
Brunswick...
f Edgecombe..
Nash
(Wilson
Pitt
Chatham
Rtt
Wilson
Yadkin
Greene
Beaufort
Camden
Brunswick...
Anson
Alleghany...
Edgecombe..
Nash
Mitchell....,
Randolph
Gaston
Wilson
Montgomery.
Cumberland.
Granville
Pitt
Rockingham.
Pamlico
Granville
Hyde
Onslow
Jackson
Columbus
Alexander
Duplin..
/Ashe
\ Watauga
Vance
Jones
Randolph
IredeU
Montgomery.
Popula-
tion
1940
562
316
2,007
323
381
345
76
2.197
298
173
162
928
152
479
1,760
502
648
127
1,222
1,968
255
1,036
595
611
356
.218
216
615
261
415
271
454
1.409
1,552
1.122
228
136
221
431
975
666
1,861
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Tryon
Turkey
Union
Union ville
Vance boro
Vandcmere
Vass
Vaughan .
Waco
Wade
Wagram
Wake Forest
Wallace
WabutCove
Walstonburg
Warrens ville'
Warrenton
Warsaw
Washington Park..
Watha
Waxhaw
Weaverville
Webster
Weldon
Wendell
West Jefferson
Whitakers
Whitehall
Wilkesboro
Wilson Mills
Windsor
Winfall
Wingate
Winterville
Winton
Wood
Woodland
Woodville
WrightsvilJe Beach
Yadkin College
Yadkinville
Youns ville
Zebulon
County
Polk
Sampson
Hpnford
Union
Craven
Pamlico
Moore
Warren
Cleveland
Cumberlaad..
Scotland
Wake
Duplin
Stokes
Greene
Ashe
Warren
Duplin
Beaufort
Pender
Union
Buncombe
Jackson
Halifax
Wake
Ashe
/Edgecombe...
\Nash
Wayne
Wilkes
Johnston
Bertie
Perquimans...
Union
Pitt
Hertford
Franklin
Northampton.
Bertip
New Hanover
Davidson
Yadkin
Franklin
Wake ,
Popula-
tion
1940
2,043
188
306
144
826
436
728
218
281
380
388
1,562
1,050
1,084
198
150
1,147
1,483
295
214
611
880
84
2,341
1.132
883
883
170
1,309
436
1.747
160
541
848
733
173
486
426
252
72
734
553
1,070
' Incorporated since 1930.
PART III
POLITICAL
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
(Chapter 3, Public Laws 1941)
First District — Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare,
Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt,
Tyrrell, Washington.
Second District — Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Lenoir,
Northampton, Warren, Wilson.
Third District — Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Pam-
lico, Pender, Sampson, Wayne.
Fourth District — Chatham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Handolph,
Vance, Wake.
Fifth District — Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Person, Rockingham,
Stokes, Surry.
Sixth District — Alamance, Durham, Guilford, Orange.
Seventh District — Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland,
Harnett, New Hanover, Robeson.
Eighth District — Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke, Lee, Montgom-
ery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Ninth District — Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabarrus, Caldwell,
Iredell, Rowan, Stanly, Watauga.
Tenth District — Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Mitchell.
Eleventh District — McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Cleveland, Gas-
ton, Madison, Yancey.
Twelfth District* — Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Hay-
wood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Transylvania.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
Eastern Division
First Dist7-ict — Camden, Gates, Currituck, Chowan, Pasquotank,
Beaufort, Hyde, Dare, Perquimans, Tyrrell.
Second District — Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe, Martin, Washington.
* Created by 1941 General Assembly.
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122 North Carolina Manual
Third District — Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, War-
ren, Vance.
Fourth District — Lee, Chatham, Johnston, Wayne, Harnett.
Fifth Distinct — Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Jones, Greene.
Sixth District — Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Lenoir.
Seventh District — Wake, Franklin.
Eighth District — Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender.
Ninth District — Robeson, Bladen, Hoke, Cumberland.
Tenth District — Granville, Person, Alamance, Durham, Orange.
Western Division
Eleventh District — Ashe, Forsyth, Alleghany.
Twelfth District — Davidson, Guilford.
Thirteenth District — Richmond, Stanly, Union, Moore, Anson,
Scotland.
Fourteenth District — Mecklenburg, Gaston.
Fifteenth District — Alexander, Montgomery, Randolph, Iredell,
Cabarrus, Rowan.
Sixteenth District — Catawba, Lincoln, Cleveland, Burke, Cald-
well, Watauga.
Seventeenth District — Avery, Davie, Mitchell, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Eighteenth District — McDowell, Transylvania, Yancey, Ruther-
ford, Henderson, Polk.
Nineteenth District — Buncombe, Madison.
Twentieth District — Haywood, Swain, Cherokee, Macon, Graham,
Clay, Jackson.
Twenty-first District — Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry.
APPORTIONMENT OF SENATORS BY DISTRICTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS OF 1940 AND
THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 225, Public Laws 1941)
First District — Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hert-
ford, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties shall elect two sena-
tors.
District Divisions 123
Second District — Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Tyrrell,
and Washington shall elect two senators.
Third District — Northampton, Vance and Warren shall elect one
senator.
Fourth District — Edgecombe and Halifax shall elect two senators.
Fifth District — Pitt shall elect one senator.
Sixth District — Franklin, Nash and Wilson shall elect two sena-
tors.
Seventh District — Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and
Onslow shall elect two senators.
Eighth District — Johnston and Wayne shall elect two senators.
Ninth District — Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and Sampson
shall elect two senators.
Tenth District — Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and Cumberland
shall elect two senators.
Eleventh District — Robeson shall elect one senator.
Twelfth District — Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Randolph shall elect
two senators.
Thirteenth District — Chatham, Lee and Wake shall elect two
senators.
Fourteenth District — Durham, Granville and Person shall elect
two senators.
Fifteenth District — Caswell and Rockingham shall elect one sena-
tor.
Sixteenth District — Alamance and Orange shall elect one sena-
tor.
Seventeenth District — Guilford shall elect one senator.
Eighteenth District — Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond and Scot-
land shall elect two senators.
Nineteenth District — Anson, Stanly and Union shall elect two
senators.
Twentieth District — Mecklenburg shall elect one senator.
Twenty-first District — Cabarrus and Rowan shall elect two sena-
tors.
Twenty-second District — Forsyth shall elect one senator.
Twenty-third District — Stokes and Surry shall elect one senator.
124 North Carolina Manual
Twenty-fourth District — Davie, Wilkes and Yadkin shall elect
one senator.
Twenty-fifth District — Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln shall elect
two senators.
Twenty-sixth District — Gaston shall elect one senator.
Twenty-seventh District — Cleveland, McDowell and Rutherford
shall elect two senators.
Twenty-eighth District — Alexander, Burke and Caldwell shall
elect one senator.
Twenty-ninth District — Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga shall elect
one senator.
Thirtieth District — Avery, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey shall
elect one senator.
Thirty-first District — Buncombe shall elect one senator.
Thirty-second District — Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Polk and
Transylvania shall elect two senators.
Thirty-third District — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and Swain
shall elect one senator.
APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CENSUS OF 1940 AND THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 112, Public Laws
No. of
County Reps.
Alamance 1
Alexander 1
Alleghany 1
Anson 1
Ashe 1
Avery 1
Beaufort 1
Bertie 1
Bladen 1
Brunswick 1
Buncombe 3
Burke 1
Cabarrus 2
Caldwell 1
Camden 1
Carteret 1
Caswell 1
Catawba 1
Chatham 1
Cherokee 1
Chowan 1
Clay 1
Cleveland 1
Columbus 1
Craven 1
Cumberland 2
Currituck 1
Dare 1
Davidson 1
Davie 1
Duplin 1
Durham :... 2
Edgecombe 1
Forsyth 3
No. of
County Reps.
Franklin 1
Gaston 2
Gates 1
Graham 1
Granville 1
Greene 1
Guilford 4
Halifax 1
Harnett 1
Haywood 1
Henderson 1
Hertford 1
Hoke 1
Hyde 1
Iredell 1
Jackson 1
Johnston 2
Jones 1
Lee 1
Lenoir 1
Lincoln 1
Macon 1
Madison 1
Martin 1
McDowell 1
Mecklenburg 4
Mitchell 1
Montgomery 1
Moore 1
Nash 1
New Hanover 1
Northampton 1
Onslow 1
Orange 1
1941)
No. of
County Reps.
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Hockingham
Rowan
Ruthei'ford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
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STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM FOR 1944
The delegates of this convention, representing the Democratic
voters of the one hundred counties, adopt the following declara-
tions as the Platform of the Democratic Party of North Carolina
for 1944:
National Affairs
At this moment in our nation's history, we pledge to our country
the unswerving and unstinted loyalty of the people of North Caro-
lina.
North Carolina has unreservedly supported every measure and
cheerfully accepted every sacrifice looking to the vigorous and
victorious prosecution of the war against our enemies. North
Carolina will continue to support the nation's war policies without
stint or limit. There is no aid or comfort in this State for half-
hearted patriotism, for subversive doctrines or practices, for ap-
peasement.
We endorse the magnificent record of the National Administra-
tion in meeting and mastering the unprecedented problems which
war has brought to this republic.
We commend the Administration for the farsighted and effective
policies which it adopted and executed in the critical months be-
fore Pearl Harbor in strengthening and expanding the nation's
defenses, and in aiding with lend-lease supplies and moral en-
couragement those who are now our allies. If these far-reaching
measures had not been given effect, our dangers today would be
vastly greater and we would not be able to look forward with sober
confidence to the early invasion of Europe and to the steady advance
of our forces in the Pacific.
We applaud the truly notable achievements of the Administration
in organizing the human and material resources of this peace-loving
country for the demands and dangers of modern, all-out war. In
no other conflict in our history has so much been accomplished in
such a brief time in bringing the full might of the nation into
effective action against our foes.
All this has been achieved under the sagacious, fearless and
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District Divisions 127
energetic leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Great as a
national leader in meeting the issues and challenges of peaceful
times, he has proven greater as the war leader of an embattled
America,
The United States which he leads today as its commander-in-
chief can support more easily the financial costs and the social
strains of all-out war because he labored so effectively during his
first two administrations in effecting vast economic social and poli-
tical reforms.
We commend with particular heartiness the foreign policies of
the National Administration. North Carolina never faltered in its
faith in the great vision which Woodrow Wilson had for a world
liberated from the scourge of war by a concert of nations and by the
forceful and disinterested leadership of the United States. We
pledge to our republic the unwavering support of North Carolina
for any effective measures looking to the preservation of the world's
peace by America's full and active participation in international
affairs.
Congress
We commend the record of the North Carolina members of the
Congress of the United States. They have performed their duties
in these exacting times with patriotism, intelligence and Industry,
reflecting credit on the people whom they represent.
State Administration
We endorse with the highest praise the competent, progressive
and honest administration which J. Melville Broughton has given
to the State's affairs. Under his leadership, North Carolina has
grown in physical resource, has expanded in service to its citizens
and has enhanced its reputation as one of the most progressive and
best governed states in the Union.
The achievements of his administration have extended benefi-
cently to every phase of our State life but we wish particularly
to approve and to applaud his notable services to education. The
General Assembly, responding to his recommendations, has length-
ened the State school term to nine months, has instituted the twelfth
grade, has increased teachers' salaries by approximately 20 per-
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cent, has provided a retirement system for superannuated teachers
and other State employees and has adopted other measures designed
to enlarge and to enrich the educational opportunities of the chil-
dren of North Carolina. Perhaps in no similar four-year period
of our State's history has so much educational progress been
achieved.
We wish also to commend the energy, the efficiency and the unself-
ishness with which he has performed the extra and burdensome
duties which have fallen upon him as the war-time Governor of
North Carolina. He has seen to it that every cooperation demanded
of us by our national government has been freely, swiftly and
capably given and that the civilian resources of the State were fully
mobilized for war.
General Assembly
We endorse the record of praiseworthy achievement made by the
1943 General Assembly of North Carolina. We commend the single-
ness of spirit and purpose with which it, reflecting the solemnity
of the times, dispatched its business and the excellent cooperation
which it practised in its relations with the executive branch of the
State government.
Finances
The fiscal position of the general fund of the State of North Caro-
lina was never sounder than at present. Due to the war-born
prosperity and to the provident management which the Broughton
Administration has given to the State's finances, the general fund
will at the end of the current biennium have a cash surplus suffi-
cient at least:
(1) to offset the general fund debt, interest and principal; and
(2) to provide a reserve adequate for any reasonable contin-
gency in the immediately foreseeable future.
The Democratic Party reiterates its faith that good government
must also be financially sound government and that no state can
violate the principle of a balanced budget without inviting fiscal
trouble and without jeopardizing the efficient performance of the
essential functions of government.
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North Carolinians in Service
We salute the more than 300,000 sons and daughters of North
Carolina who are now serving in the nation's armed forces. We
fully appreciate the great sacrifices which they are incurring and
the problems which they will have to face in readjusting themselves
to civilian life upon demobilization. They will richly deserve every
assistance which they can receive from a grateful State. We
pledge to them that their State — the State of North Carolina — will
adopt a broad, practical program designed to serve their educa-
tional, economic and social advantage.
We urge upon all State officials, present or future, having the
power of appointing or employing subordinates that in filling va-
cancies in the State government the fullest consideration be ac-
corded veterans of the present war.
We warmly approve the actions of the General Assemblies of
1941 and 1943 in liberalizing the State election laws for the benefit
of North Carolinians in the armed services. We promise that the
maximum efforts of the Democratic Party will be exerted to the
end that our citizens, absent in our country's sei-vice, are accorded
the fullest opportunity to vote in all elections, local, state or jia-
tional.
Education
The Democratic Party of North Carolina renews its faith in
education as the greatest force in democracy and as the chief con-
cern of an enlightened commonwealth.
Under the Broughton Administration vast improvements have
been achieved for the public school system. We hail these better-
ments as fine expressions of intelligent educational statesmanship.
While much has been done, more remains to be done. As the in-
creasing wealth of the State permits, we must spend more rather
than less on the children of the State.
Better provision for the health of the school child, an enriched
curriculum, a reduced teacher load with more individual attention
for the pupil, more adequate salaries for the teachers, a more
realistic compulsory school attendance law, an expansion of our
facilities for vocational education — these are objectives to whose
attainment the Democratic Party of North Carolina pledges its
earnest interest and its effective effort.
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We appreciate the heavy demands which will be made on our
State-supported colleges and universities by the influx of students
at the close of the war. We promise them the financial assistance
of the State to the fullest possible extent in meeting these heavy
demands. There must not be a skipped generation of college-'
trained leadership in North Carolina as a consequence of this war.
Highways
Among the casualties of the war in North Carolina is our state
highway system. It has gravely deteriorated for lack of necessary
maintenance and desirable new construction.
We pledge that:
1. New construction will be resumed and the necessary repair
work will be done as and when the national emergency permits;
2. Every dollar that is now in the highway fund surplus or that
may accrue in the highway fund surplus during this emergency
will be expended solely on highways;
3. Such other funds as may be required to restore the state high-
way system to at least pre-war conditions should be provided by the
State.
The state highway system is one of the great accomplishments
of the Democratic Party in North Carolina. We will continue to
support and to expand it to the end that our State be completely
inter-connected by all-weather roads.
Health
We commend the uncommonly useful work which the State
Health Department is doing.
We approve unreservedly the recommendations of Governor
Broughton calling for:
1. The provision of a standard four-year medical course at the
University of North Carolina;
2. The establishment and maintenance of a large hospital center
in connection with this medical school ; and
3. The establishment and maintenance of regional hospital cen-
ters in areas not now adequately served by existing hospital facili-
ties.
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The civilized and Christian state has no more pressing and ap-
pealing obligation than its duty to its mentally sick. We endorse
with especial gratification the more generous financial provisions
v/hich the 1943 General Assembly made for the State hospitals. We
promise increased support for these institutions.
We pledge a steady enlargement of the health activities of the
State along professionally acceptable lines to the end that the health
of the people may be protected and promoted and the great achieve-
m.ents of medical science may be made increasingly available to
our people of all classes and races.
Public Welfare
We commend the invaluable activities of the State:
1. In maintaining charitable and correctional institutions;
2. In providing institutional training for the deaf and the blind;
and
3. In giving financial assistance to the needy aged and to de-
pendent children in cooperation with the federal government and
with the county governments.
Where existing institutions are now inadequate to take care of
the actual need, either they should be enlarged or additional insti-
tutions should be established. The program of State aid must be
continued and expanded as the need develops.
State Salaries
The war bonus now being received by State employees as a war-
time salary adjustment will expire on January 1, 1945. It should
certainly be continued. The General Assembly should give serious
and sympathetic consideration to further salary and wage increases
for State employees in the lower earnings bracket.
Agriculture
The Democratic Party believes that we cannot build a sound
and prosperous State in North Carolina unless we build it upon
a sound and prosperous agriculture. Through better schools, good
roads, the elimination of the State tax on land, an alert, progres-
sive and efficient department of agriculture, and other agencies,
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Democratic administrations have done much to bring the conven-
iencies, opportunities and profits of modern civilization to the rural
population of the State. The Democratic Party pledges its un-
remitting interest in the problems of agriculture and its desire
to use the full resources of the State Government in promoting
a more profitable agriculture.
Labor
We rejoice in the record for production and for understanding
cooperation with management which North Carolina labor has made
during this critical emergency. That record is perhaps without
a parallel in the nation. In North Carolina the worker enjoys the
full protection of progressive labor laws. We pledge our fullest
support of these laws and of the just rights of labor.
Industries
Industries are necessary to the well-balanced prosperity of a
state. They explain much of the economic progress which North
Carolina has achieved in recent years. We commend the highly
effective interest which the Broughton Administration has ex-
hibited in attracting new industries of a desirable character to
North Carolina. We pledge a continuance of that interest and
effort.
Minerals
We commend the beneficial interest which the State, under Gov-
ernor Broughton's discerning and forceful leadership, has shown
in the fullest development of the State's mineral resources. Sur-
veys and exploratory operations now in progress with the coopera-
tion of the United States Bureau of Mines will result in better
understanding and better utilization of our mineral wealth. We
promise the continued interest and activity of the State in behalf of
the mineral industry which, fully developed, can greatly enrich
our State.
Conservation and Development
No State or community can continue to prosper and to advance
without an intelligent and aggressive program for the conserva-
Democratic Platform 133
tion and development of its natural resources, including the soils,
waters, forests and wildlife. These resources are the basis of our
wealth, a primary source of our income and the facilities for our
outdoor recreation. Our program for the preservation of these
God-given resources has been wisely conceived and is being intelli-
gently administered.
We pledge continued, uninterrupted and even increased activity
in conserving the forests and wildlife, in utilizing our water re-
sources, in developing a comprehensive plan for reforestation, in
promoting economic development and in advertising the State's re-
sources and tourist attractions.
State Aid to Libraries
We commend the General Assemblies of 1941 and 1943 for ap-
propriating State funds for State aid to libraries. We promise
the State's continued financial support of this most valuable ser-
vice. Libraries are the lighthouses of an informed people in a
democracy.
Federal Constitutional Amendment
The provision in the Federal Constitution requiring a two-thirds
majority of the Senators present for the ratification of treaties has
enabled a minority of the Senators to thwart the will of a great
majority of their colleagues, to disregard the considered opinion of
the American people and to defeat the best interests of the United
States.
We strongly approve and urge an amendment to the Federal
Constitution that will make the process of ratification more demo-
cratic in its nature.
For forty-four years the Democratic Party has given the people
of this State honest, efficient and progressive government. On the
basis of that record and of this platform, we invite the continued
support of all forward-looking citizens of North Carolina.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
State and District Committees
Section 1. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall con-
sist of twelve members, six men and six women, from each Congres-
sional District in the State, who shall be elected at the State Con-
vention by the delegates from the several Congressional Districts.
Sec. 2. That, as early as practicable after each State Convention,
the chairman shall call the State Democratic Executive Committee
to meet for the purpose of electing a chairman and a vice chair-
man, who shall be a woman, both of whom shall serve for a term of
two years, and until their successors shall be elected.
Sec. 3. That the chairman of the State Democratic Executive
Committee shall as early as practicable after his election, appoint
his advisory or campaign committee, consisting of not less than five
or more than twenty, and a secretary of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Sec. 4. The Congressional Democratic Executive Committee for
each disti'ict in the State shall consist of one member from each
county in said district, who shall be elected at the State Convention
by the delegates from the several counties of the district.
Sec. 5. The Judicial Democratic Executive Committee for each
district in the State shall consist of a member from each county in
said district, who shall be elected at the State Convention by the
delegates from the several counties of the district.
Sec. 6. The State Senatorial Executive Committees for each dis-
trict in the State which comprises more than one county shall con-
sist of one member from each county in said districts, who shall
be elected at the State Convention by the delegates from the several
counties of the district. In districts composed of only one county
the Executive Committee of said county shall have jurisdiction as
in the matter of county candidates.
Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee within twenty days after the State Con-
vention to designate one member as chairman and one member as
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secretary for each of the Executive Committees provided for in the
three foregoing sections. He shall notify the members so selected
of their appointment and in case any member shall fail or decline
to accept such appointment he shall appoint some other member
in his stead.
Sec. 8. All Democratic Executive Committees shall meet at such
times and places as the chairman of the respective committees may
appoint and designate in his call. If for any reason there should
occur a vacancy in the chairmanship of any Executive Committee by
death, resignation, or removal, or if such chairman should be in-
capacitated, or should fail or refuse to act, the vice chairman or
secretary, w^hichever in the order of succession as herein provided
is acting as Chairman, shall call a meeting of said Executive Com-
mittee for the purpose of electing a successor to said chairman. If
no meeting be called within five days after such vancancy occurs,
then any other officer of said Executive Committee, or any three
members thereof, may act to call a meeting to fill said vacancy.
Sec. 9. All officers of Executive Committee and the President of
the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina shall be ex officio
members of the Committee, with the power to vote.
Sec. 10. All Executive Committees shall have the power to ap-
point subcommittees or special committees for such purposes and
with such powers, in their respective jurisdictions, as may be
i deemed necessary or desirable.
Sec. 11. In each election year the chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee shall convene said committee in the
City of Raleigh on or before the 10th day of March, and at said
meeting the following business shall be transacted:
(a) The time and place of holding the State Convention shall be
determined and duly published.
(b) A common day shall be fixed, on which all precinct meetings
shall be held for the election of delegates to the County Conventions.
(c) A common day shall be fixed for the holding of a County Con-
vention in each County in the State for the purpose of electing dele-
gates to the State Convention.
Sec. 12. Immediately upon the adjournment of the said State
Democratic Executive Committee it shall be the duty of the chair-
man of said committee to publish the proceedings of the same
and of the secretary thereof to notify, in writing, the several
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chaii'men of the County Democratic Executive Committees in the
State of the respective dates so fixed for the holding of precinct
meetings and County Conventions. Upon the receipt of such notice
it shall be the duty of the chairman of the County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committees in the State to call meetings of their respective
County Democratic Executive Committees on a day to be named
by him, not exceeding fifteen days after the receipt by him of said
notice.
County and Precinct Organization
Sec. 13. The Unit of County organization shall be the voting pre-
cinct. In each precinct there shall be an Executive Committee, to
consist of five active Democrats, who shall be elected by the Demo-
cratic voters at the several precinct meetings or primary elections
or county conventions in mass, called by the County Executive
Committee, as hereinafter provided for the nomination of candi-
dates for legislative, county and township offices. And said com-
mittee so elected shall elect one of its members as Chairman, who
shall preside at all committee meetings. At least one woman shall
be elected to membership on each precinct executive committee.
Each such committee shall have a vice chairman, and either the
chairman or the vice chairman shall be a woman.
Sec. 14. The Chairman of the several precinct committees shall
compose the County Executive Committee, which shall meet at the
same time and place as the County Convention first held in each
election year, and elect a Chairman who shall hold his office until
his successor shall be elected. Said County Executive Committee
shall immediately after the election of a Chairman, elect one or
more Vice Chairmen, the first of which shall be a woman, and if
more than one Vice Chairman, the order of their succession shall be
designated, and a Secretary. Said Chairman, Vice Chairman or
Vice Chairmen, or Secretary, need not be members of the County
Executive Committee. If, for any reason there should occur any
vacancy in the Chairmanship of a County Executive Committee, by
death, resignation, or removal, or if such Chairman should be in-
capacitated or should fail or refuse to act, then the Vice Chairman
or Vice Chairmen, in their order of succession, and thereafter the
Secretary, shall, in such order of succession, be vested with the full
authority and power of the Chairfnan until such time as said
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County Executive Committee has met and duly elected a successor
to such 'Chairman. A majority of said Precinct Chairmen, in per-
son or by proxy in the person of some active Democrat of the Pre-
cinct in which an absent Chairman resides, shall constitute a
quorum. The County Executive Committee may appoint a central
committee of five who shall act in its stead when the County Ex-
ecutive Committee is not in session.
Sec. 14-A. Any County Chairman of a County Executive Com-
mittee, who announces his candidacy for any elective office in the
Primary, shall immediately resign his office as Chairman and the
same shall be filled as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 15. In case there shall be a failure on the part of any pre-
cinct to elect its Ex^ecutive Committee for a period of thirty days,
the County Executive Committee shall appoint said committee from
the Democratic voters of said precinct.
Sec. 16. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall have
the power to fill all vacancies occurring in said committee; vacancies
occurring in Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial Committees
shall be filled by the Executive Committee of the county in which
said vacancy occurs; precinct committees shall fill all vacancies
occurring in their respective committee.
Delegates to Conventions — County and State
Sec. 17. The State Convention shall be composed of delegates
appointed by the several County Conventions. Each county in the
State shall be entitled to elect to the State Convention one delegate
and one alternate for every 150 Democratic votes and one delegate
and one alternate for fractions over 75 Democratic votes cast
therein for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.
Sec. 18. All County Conventions shall be called to order by the
chairman of the Executive Committee of such county, and in his
absence, by any member of the Executive Committee who may be
present at the convention, and in case neither the chairman nor a
member of the Executive Committee is present, then by any dele-
gate to said convention, and he shall preside until a permanent
chairman is elected by the convention.
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State Convention Rules
Sec. 19. A preliminary meeting of the delegates shall be held by
each Congressional District on the morning of the State Convention,
at rooms to be designated by the State Executive Committee, for the
purpose of selecting the following committees and officers of the
convention :
1. One member of the Committee on Credentials and Appeals.
2. One member of the Committee on Permanent Organiaztion,
Rules, and Order of Business, v^rhich committee will nominate a
permanent president and secretary of the convention.
3. One vice president of the convention.
4. One district assistant secretary.
5. One member of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform.
6. Twelve members of the State Democratic Executive Commit-
tee.
7. One member for each county of the Congressional, Judicial,
and Senatorial Executive Committees.
Sec. 20. Such delegates (or alternates of absent delegates) as
may be present at any Democratic Convention shall be allowed to
cast the whole vote to which their precinct or county may be en-
titled.
Sec. 21. In all conventions provided for by this plan, after a
vote is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until the final re-
sult of the ballot shall be announced by the chairman of said con-
vention.
Sec. 22. The chairman of the different county conventions shall
certify the list of delegates and alternates to the State Convention,
and a certified list of said delegates and alternates to the secretary
of the State Executive Committee.
Sec. 23. The secretary of the State Democratic Executive Com-
mittee shall make up a roll of all delegates and alternates from
the several counties and transmit the same to the chairman of the
State Convention.
Sec. 24. In all conventions a nomination may be made by any
majority, even though it be a fraction of a vote.
Sec. 25. In all State Conventions it shall be the duty of the dele-
gates from the several counties to choose one of their number chair-
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man, whose name shall be reported to the president of such conven-
tion, and whose duty it shall be to cast the vote of his county as
directed, and the vote as announced by him shall be recorded unless
some delegate from that county challenge its accuracy, in which
event it shall be the duty of the president of the convention to cause
the roll of delegates from that county to be called, when the vote of
such county shall be tabulated and recorded according to the re-
sponse of its delegates; but in no event shall the vote of one county
be challenged by a delegate from another county.
Nomination of Candidates for House of Representatives, Coun-
ty AND Township Officers in Counties Not Under Primary Law
Sec. 26. In all counties in which the selection of candidates for
members of the House of Representatives and county and township
offices is not provided for by law, nominations shall be made in the
following manner: The County Democratic Executive Committee, on
the day of the county convention hereinbefore provided for, shall
meet and set a date on which a county convention for the nomination
of candidates for such offices shall be held, and at such meeting said
Executive Committee shall determine upon a plan for nominating
such candidates and may select either of the following methods:
1. By precinct meetings.
2. By primary elections.
3. By county conventions (in mass).
Provided, that unless the said committee shall adopt one of the
three plans the first or precinct meeting plan shall be followed.
Rotation of State Senators in Districts Composed of More
Than One County
Sec. 26-A. That in all State Senatorial Districts composed of
more than one County, in which it has been the custom to concede
the right to nominate a Senator to one County of the district, by a
plan of rotation or otherwise, and in which such plan was followed
in the Primary Election of 1936, the same shall remain in full force
and effect until terminated as herein provided.
The Executive Committees of the several counties composing
such Senatorial District may hereafter adopt a plan for the nomina-
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tion of candidates for the State Senate by one or more counties
composing such district, but such plan shall not be effective until
the Executive Committee of each of the counties composing the
district shall, by a majority vote, approve such plan and file with
the Chairman of the State Executive Committee a copy of the reso-
lution approving the same. The agreement in any Senatorial dis-
trict composed of only two counties may be terminated by a ma-
jority vote of the County Executive Committee of any one of the
counties and in districts of more than two counties by a majority
vote of each of the Executive Committees of at least two counties,
pi'ovided that notice of the termination of such agreement must be
filed with the Chairman of the State Executive Committee at least
120 days in advance of the date of the primary election at which
the candidates for the General Assembly are to be nominated. The
Chairman of the State Executive Committee shall promptly notify
the State Board of Elections of all such agreements and of the
termination thereof.
First Method — Precinct Meetings
Sec. 27. If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive
Committee, as herein required, it shall be determined by a majority
of the full committee, proxies not counted, to nominate candidates
by delegates chosen at the precinct meeting, then the precinct meet-
ing shall be held under the following rules and regulations.
Sec. 28. At the meeting held in each precinct in pursuance to
said notice, delegates and alternates to represent it in the County
Convention shall be elected from the body of the Democratic voters
of the precinct; and said delegates or alternates, or such of them
as shall attend the County Convention shall be entitled to vote the
full Democratic strength of their precinct in the nomination of can-
didates and upon all questions which may come before said County
Convention.
If there is a failure to hold a precinct meeting in pursuance of
said notice, or if said meeting shall fail to elect delegates to repre-
sent it in said convention, the precinct executive committee shall ap-
point delegates and alternates from the Democratic voters of the
precinct.
At every precinct meeting there shall, if requested, be a vote
taken for the different candidates for office whose names may be
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presented, and the delegates shall vote in the County Convention
of their respective counties in accordance with this vote; that is
to say, each candidate shall receive in the County Convention that
proportion of the vote to which the precinct may be entitled which
he received in the precinct meeting, and the vote received by any
candidate in the precinct meeting shall not be changed unless by a
two-thirds vote of the delegates representing said candidates from
said precinct. The chairman or presiding officer and secretary of
the precinct meeting shall certify to the County Convention the vote
received by each candidate at the precinct meeting, together with the
names of delegates and alternates selected by said meeting.
Sec. 29. Each precinct shall be entitled to cast in the County
Convention one vote for every 25 Democratic votes, and one vote for
fractions over 12 Democratic votes cast by the precinct for Gov-
ernor at the last preceding gubernatorial election: Provided that
every precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote in the County
Convention, and each precinct may appoint as many delegates to
said convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three delegates and
three alternates for each vote to which said precinct may be en-
titled in the County Convention.
Sec. 30. The Chairman of the Precinct Jgxecutive Committee
shall preside at all precinct meetings; but in the absence of the
chairman of said committee, any other member thereof may pre-
side.
Sec. 31. The County Executive Committee shall have power to
make any rules with regard to holding precinct meetings which it
may deem proper, not inconsistent with the rules prescribed in this
plan; it shall be the duty of said committee to prepare and furnish
all forms and blanks needed in making the returns from said pre-
cinct meeting, and any reported challenges and appeals therefrom;
and it shall have the power to raise the funds necessary to pay the
expenses thereof.
Second Method — Primary Elections
Sec. 32. If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive
Committee, provided for in this plan of organization, it shall be
determined by a majority of the full committee, proxies not counted,
to nominate candidates by direct primary election and select dele-
gates to the County Convention then the same shall be held under
the following rules and regulations :
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Sec. 33. At all primary elections held under this plan the coun-
ty shall be the unit and the total vote cast throughout the county
shall control the nomination.
Sec. 34. At least five days preceding such primary election every
person desiring to become a candidate for any county, township, or
legislative office shall signify his intention, in writing, to the Chair-
man of the County Democratic Executive Committee, and at the
same time shall deposit such fee as the said chairman may deter-
mine to be his pro rata part of the expense of printing and dis-
tributing proper tickets; and every such person shall also sub-
scribe to a pledge that he will abide by the result of the primary
election and support the successful candidate or candidates chosen
in said primary election.
Sec. 35. When a primary election under this plan shall be or-
dered, notice thereof, giving the date and the various balloting
places, and the names of the persons appointed to hold the same,
shall be published in the Democratic press of said county and copies
posted at three places in each precinct or township, and such other
notice given as the County Executive Committee may think proper,
which notice shall not in any case be less than twenty days. In
such primary election the County Executive Committee shall desig-
nate the places where voting shall be had, and they shall select,
as far as practicable, the places provided by law for holding the
general State elections. They may, however, select other places if
the convenience of Democratic voters justifies such change, but
there shall be at least one voting place in each precinct.
Sec. 36. For the purpose of holding such primary election, the
said committee shall appoint three well-known Democratic electors
of intelligence and reputation for honesty and fair dealing for each
precinct or other voting district in the county, one of whom shall
be the secretary and record the names of all the persons voting,
who shall conduct such election, receive the ballots, count them,
declare the result and make a written statement thereof. If any
person appointed to hold a primary election shall decline to serve,
become incapacitated, or become a candidate before said primary,
the chairman of the Executive Committee of that township or pre-
cinct shall have power to designate some qualified Democrat to fill
such place; and if the chairman of the committee shall not be pres-
ent, then the remaining poll-holders may designate some person to
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assist them in holding the same, and such substituted person shall
have the same right and authority therein as if he had been origin-
ally appointed by the County Executive Committee.
Sec. 37. The said poll-holders shall provide such boxes for the
reception of ballots as may be necessary, but there shall be sep-
arate boxes for the following classes of candidates, to wit: Candi-
dates for General Assembly and all county offices in one box; all
township officers in one box; the Township Executive Committee
in one box and the delegates to the County Convention in one box.
The hours for holding such primary election shall be as follows:
From 10 o'clock a.m. to 5 o'clock p.m.; Provided, that the County
Executive Committee may designate other hours within which said
primary election may be held; but in no case shall the time for
holding such election be less than four hours.
Sec. 38. Any Democratic candidate who is voted for in said pri-
mary election may attend the same, in person or by representatives,
and be present during the conduct of said election and counting the
vote. Every Democratic elector shall have the right to vote at his
proper polling place, and in case the vote of a man claiming to be
a Democratic elector is challenged on the ground that he is not
qualified as an elector, and will not be on election day, or is not a
Democrat, he shall not be denied the privilege of voting except by
the judgment of a majority of the poll-holders. Every challenge
shall be recorded, and any candidate or his representative dissatis-
fied with the result shall have the right to appeal to the County
Convention, and the County Convention shall hear the same and
allow or disallow the vote, and shall amend the returns from that
precinct in accordance with its judgment.
Sec. 39. At the close of the voting it shall be the duty of the
pollholders, in the pi'esence of such candidates or their representa-
tives and any Democrat who wishes to attend, to proceed at once
to count the ballots and make a list of all persons voted for and the
offices for which they were voted, and the number of votes received
by each, and they shall sign such list and send the same immediately
to the chairman of the County Executive Committee, who shall
transmit the same to the chairman of the County Convention. They
shall give any candidate or his representative, upon his request, a
copy of the said list, and they shall also give to the chairman of the
County Executive Committee a statement of the number of chal-
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nal Districts
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lenges allowed or disallowed, and how said challenged voter voted
or how he offered to vote when challenged. They shall also preserve
the list of voters or poll-books, the tally-sheets, and the tickets
until after the County Convention.
Sec. 40. At the meeting of the County Convention following the
holding of such primary election, the said convention shall ascer--
tain and declare the result of the said primary election. All can-
didates for county and legislative offices and all delegates and com-
mitteemen receiving a majority of the votes cast in such primary
election shall be declared the nominees of the party for said offices :
Provided, that at the time the primary election is called the County
Executive Committee shall prescribe the rules and regulations for
a second primary election, if one shall be deemed necessary.
Sec. 41. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee to prepare all tickets for county and
legislative offices, and distribute them. All names voted for in the
same box shall be printed on one ticket, and the ballot shall be
checked with a cross mark opposite the name or names the elector
wishes to vote for, or the names which he does not wish to vote for
shall be stricken out. If more names are voted for than is proper
for any office, the said ticket for such office shall not be counted.
Sec. 42. The County Democratic Executive Committee may, at
its discretion, order a registration of all Democratic electors for
each precinct in any town or city in said county having a popula-
tion of 3,000 or over, by giving the same notice and complying with
the regulations prescribed by law for the registration of voters at
general elections, as nearly as may be practicable.
Sec. 43. The County Executive Committee shall have the right
to make any rules with regard to holding primary elections which it
may deem proper, not inconsistent with the rules prescribed in this
plan. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to prepare
and furnish all blanks and forms needed in making the returns
from said primary elections, and any reported challenges and ap-
peals therefrom. It shall have power to provide for raising the
funds necessary to pay the expenses thereof.
Third Method — County Convention (In Mass)
Sec. 44. If at the meeting of the County Democratic Executive
Committee it shall be determined, by a majority of the full commit-
Plan of Organization 147
tee, to nominate candidates for county and legislative offices, or
either of them, by a convention of all Democratic electors in said
county, then the said convention, in mass, shall be held under the
following rules and regulations:
Sec. 45. The chairman of the County Executive Committee shall
give at least twenty days' notice of such convention in the Demo-
cratic press and by posters at the courthouse door and three public
places in each precinct or township.
Sec. 46. In such convention the voting strength of each precinct
or township shall be preserved as a unit, and all Democratic electors
present from any precinct or township shall segregate themselves
from the rest of the convention and express their choice for the
several candidates and delegates by count or ballot, as may be
deemed most practicable, and the vote of such precinct or township
shall be cast accordingly.
Sec. 47. The chairman shall provide the convention with a suffi-
cient number of secretaries or ready accountants, who shall reduce
the votes to decimals and tabulate the same, disregarding all frac-
tions after the second or hundredth column.
Sec. 48. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the convention
from making nomination by viva voce or acclamation where a vote
by township or precinct is not demanded by any Democratic elector
present.
Sec. 49. The County Democratic Executive Committee shall have
the power to make such other rules and regulations for the holding
of county conventions in mass, not inconsistent herewith, as may
be deemed necessary or expedient.
Appointment of Democratic Members of County
Board of Elections
Sec. 49-A. The Chairman of the Democratic Executive Commit-
tee in each county shall, before submitting to the State Chairman,
recommendations as to Democratic members of the County Board
of Elections in such County, call a meeting of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of the County and submit such recommendations
for the approval of the Executive Committee, and only when such
recommendations are approved by a majority of the Committee
present, shall same be submitted to the State Chairman by the
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County Chairmen. The time of such meeting of the respective
County Executive Committees for the purpose of passing on such
recommendations shall be fixed by the State Chairman.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 50. In the several counties of the State where primaries
are provided for by law, whether optional or mandatory, this plan
of organization shall nevertheless be followed in all matters not
inconsistent with such laws.
Sec. 51. In the nomination of candidates for municipal offices to
be voted for in the town and city elections, where the same is not
controlled by charter, or legislative enactment, the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of such town or city shall by a majority vote of
the full committee, determine whether to hold precinct meetings,
a primary election, or mass conventions under the appropriate rules
and regulations prescribed in this plan of organization for the
same.
Sec. 52. In the event of a vacancy occurring after the nomina-
tion of a candidate and before the election, the State committee or
the district committee for which such vacancy occurs shall fill said
vacancy except in cases where there is more than one candidate
for the office, and in such cases the proper committee shall determine
the manner in which such vacancy shall be filled.
Sec. 53. The right of appeal shall lie from any subordinate com-
mittee or convention to the committee or convention next superior
thereto, and in all County or State Conventions appeals shall be
first referred to the Committee on Credentials and Appeals, or a
special committee, provided by the convention, and the findings and
reports of such committee had before action thereon by the con-
vention.
Sec. 54. It shall be the duty of the County Executive Commit-
tees and their chairmen to make such reports and furnish such in-
formation to the chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com-
mittee and chairman of the several district committees as the said
State and district chairmen may desire.
Sec. 55. It shall be the duty of every precinct Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee in the State, for the use of the county, district,
and State chairman, to make, or cause to be made, not later than
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October 15th in each election yeai', a complete poll of all qualified
voters in its precinct. This shall be furnished to the county chair-
man, and he shall tabulate the same and transmit without delay
copies thereof to the district and State chairmen.
Amendments to Plan of Organization
Sec. 56. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall, by a
majority vote of the full committee, have power to amend this plan
of organization.
The foregoing is the plan of organization of the Democratic Party
of North Carolina as adopted by the State Democratic Executive
Committee, at a meeting held in the City of Raleigh on the 5th day
of March, 1918, together with all amendments thereto up to and in-
cluding a special meeting of said committee held in the City of
Raleigh on July 30, 1937.
William B. Umstead, Chairman.
COMMITTEES OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(From list furnished by Secretary, State Democratic Executive
Committee)
State Democratic Executive Committee
1944
OFFICERS
Chairman William B. Umstead Durham
Vice Chairman Mrs. B. B. Everett Palmyra
Secretary LeRoy Martin Raleigh
COMMITTEES
First District
Beaufort E. A. Daniel Washington
Beaufort Miss Elizabeth Warren Washington
Currituck Mrs. Dudley W. Bagley Moyock
Gates r. Miss Ethel Parker Gatesville
Hertford J. Carlton Cherry Ahoskie
Martin Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Pasquotank John H. Hall Elizabeth City
Perquimans Charles Whedbee Hertford
Pitt Dr. Paul E. Jones Farmville
Pitt Mrs. W. I. Bissette Grifton
Tyrrell E. Earl Cohoon Columbia
Washington Carl L. Bailey Plymouth
Second District
Bertie W. V. Hoggard Aulander
Edgecombe Henry Bourne Tarboro
Edgecombe Mrs. Sally Mary Shore '. Rocky Mount
Greene Maynard Hicks Snow Hill
Halifax Waldo Whitaker Enfield
Halifax Mrs. R. C. Josey, Jr Scotland Neck
Lenoir S. C. Sitterson Kinston
Northampton H. R. Harris Seaboard
Northampton Mi-s. Sallie C. Parker Jackson
Warren Mrs. W. D. Rodgers Warrenton
Wilson Mrs. W. A. Lucas Wilson
Wilson T. B. Ward Wilson
Third District
Carteret Capt. J. A. Nelson Morehead City
Craven Henry P. Whitehurst New Bern
Duplin Mrs. G. V. Gooding Kenansville
Duplin R. D. Johnson Warsaw
Jones W. M. Whitaker Trenton
Onslow John D. Warlick Jacksonville
Pamlico T. B. Woodai'd Stonewall
Pender Clifton L. Moore Burgaw
Sampson A. McL. Graham Clinton
Sampson Miss Juanita Butler Roseboro
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Wayne J. Faison Thomson Goldsboro
Wayne Mrs. Martha Gold Borden Goldsboro
Fourth District
Chatham Walter D. Siler Siler City
Franklin E. H. Malone Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. B. T. Hilden Louisburg
Johnston Mrs. Hugh A. Page Clayton
Johnston Ira Ford Smithfield
Nash O. B. Moss Spring Hope
Nash Miss Bessie Bunn Rocky Mount R.F.D.
Randolph Mrs. George Burkhead Asheboro
Randolph D. B. McCrary Asheboro
Vance Mrs. D. D. Hocutt Henderson
Wake L. S. Brassfield Raleigh
Wake Mrs. Jessie D. Mills Raleigh
Fifth District
Caswell Joseph H. Warren Prospect Hill
Forsyth Virgil A. Wilson Winston-Salem
Forsyth Gilbert L. Shermer Winston-Salem
Forsyth Elsie Flake Winston-Salem
Granville Mrs. D. G. Brummitt Oxford
Granville T. G. Stem, Sr Oxford
Person Claude T. Hall Woodsdale
Rockingham J. C. Brown Madison
Rockingham J. Hoyte Stulty Leaksville-Spray
Stokes S. P. Christian Danbury
Surry W. M. Allen Elkin
Surry Mrs. Raymond Smith Mt. Airy
Sixth District
Alamance A. M. Carroll Burlington
Alamance H. J. Rhodes Burlington
Alamance Mrs. J. H. Vernon, Sr Burlington
Durham R. P- Reade Durham
Durham J. R- Patton Durham
Durham R. H. Sykes Durham
Guilford L. J. Fisher High Point
Guilford Mrs. Lynn Hunt Pleasant Garden
Guilford Ben T. Ward Greensboro
Orange A. H. Graham Hillsboro
Orange O. S. Robertson Hillsboro
Orange..!..!...! J. W. Umstead Chapel Hill
Seventh District
Bladen J. A. Bridgers Bladenboro
Bladen E. T. McColluck Elizabethtown
Brunswick W. S. Wells Southport
Brunswick Mrs. Lacey Bennett Ash
Columbus R- J- Lamb Whiteville
Columbus Mrs. Sallie Horton Whitevillo
Harnett Earl M. Westbrook Dunn
Harnett • Mrs. Neal Salmon Lillington
New Hanover R- M. Kermon Wilmington
New Hanover Mrs. W. B. Campbell Wilmington
Robeson Cutler Moore Lumberton
Robeson.!!!!! Mrs. J. H. Johnson Barnsville
Eighth District
Anson James A. Hardison Wadcsboro
Davidson !!!.!.! Dr. W. B. Hunt Lexington
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Davie. C. E. Bost Cooleemee
Hoke J. B. Thomas Raeford
Lee W. R. Williams Sanford
Montgomery Paul C. Clark Candor
Moore S. R. Ransdell Pinehurst
Richmond J. C. Sedberry Rockingham
Scotland Thomas J. Gill, Jr Laurinburg
Union H. B. Smith Monroe
Wilkes J. R. Rousseau North Wilkesboro
Yadkin David L. Kelly Yadkinville
Ninth District
Alexander Dr. Asa Thurston Taylorsville
Alleghany Floyd Crouse Sparta
Ashe Ira T. Johnson Jefferson
Cabarrus G. C. Maulden Concora
Cabarrus Mrs. W. A. Foil Concora
Iredell C. D. Stevenson StatesvilJi.
Iredell J. Neely Kincaid Statesville
Caldwell V. D. Guire Lenoii
Rowan Walter H. Woodson, Sr Salisbury
Rowan W. C. Coughenour Salisbury
Stanly W. E. Smith Albemarle
Stanly R. R. Ingram Albemarle
Watauga Mrs. Mae Miller Boone
Tenth District
Avery R. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Avery Mrs. Dorothy H. Burleson Elk Park
Burke W. C. Hudson Morganton
Burke Mrs. Yates Palmer Valdese
Catawba D. S. Menzies Hickory
Catawba Mrs. A. L. Shuford Hickory
Lincoln M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Lincoln Mrs. Ransom Killian Lincolnton
Mecklenburg Thomas W. Byrd Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Walter Craven Charlotte
Mitchell C. I. Yelton Bakersville
Mitchell Clara R. Hensley Bakersville
Eleventh District
Cleveland O. M. Mull Shelby
Cleveland Mrs. George Ray Shelby
Cleveland Joe Neisler Kings Mountain
Gaston B. B. Gardner Gastonia
Gaston H. B. Gaston Gastonia
Gaston Mrs. W. L. Robinson Gastonia
Madison Mrs. Guy V. Rhodes Marshall
McDowell Robert W, Proctor '.Marion
Polk F. P. Bacon Tryon
Rutherford C. O. Ridings Forest City
Rutherford T. Max Watson Forest City
Yancey Mrs. Charles Hutchins Burnsville
Twelfth District
Buncombe E. C. Greene Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. Ruth Goodson (Mrs. W. A.) Asheville
Buncombe Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
Cherokee P. B. Ferebee Andrews
Clay Allen J. Bell Hayesville
Graham R. L. Phillips Robblnsville
Haywood Clifford Brown Clyde
Henderson H. E. Buchanan Hendersonville
State Committees, Democratic 153
Jackson .- Daniel K. Moore Sylva
Macon Mrs. George Patton Franklin
Swain Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Transylvania A. H. Harris (Resigned) (successor Brevard
not yet elected)
EX OFFICIO
President, Young Democratic
Clubs of N. C Henrietta Price Asheville
National Committeeman Wilkins P. Horton . Pittsboro
National Committeewoman Miss Beatrice Cobb Morganton
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State Democratic Congressional District
Executive Committees
1944
First District
Beaufort 1 H. C. Carter Washington
Camden L. S. Leary Camden
Chowan John W. Graham Edenton
Currituck S. A. Walker \ Snowden
L>are Roy L. Davis Manteo
Gates , L. C. Hand Gatesville
Hertford R. H. Underwood Murfreesboro
Hyde M. A. Matthews Engelhard
J^artin A. E. James Williamston
Pasquotank J. B. Flora Elizabeth City
Perquimans J. E. Winslow Hertford
Pitt W. I. Bissette Grifton
Tyrrell W. J. White Columbia
Washington W. R. Hampton Plymouth
Second District
Bertie Will S. Pritchard Windsor
Edgecombe Robert Lee Corbett Macclesfield
Greene ." Mark Lassiter Snow Hill
Halifax A. J. Jones, Jr Weldon
Lenoir Matt Allen .Kinston
Northampton Eric Norfleet Jackson
Warren R. W. Thornton Warrenton
Wilson W. N. Harrell Wilson
Third District
Carteret W. H. Bell Newport
Craven Jasper Witherington New Bern
Duplin Jerry O. Smith Kenansville
Jones Geo. R. Hughes Trenton
Onslow Geo. Phillips Jacksonville
Pender R. Grady Johnson Burgaw-Raleigh
Pamlico E. S. Askew Oriental
Sampson W. G. King ...Clinton
Wayne Dr. C. H. Rand Fremont
Fourth District
Chatham W. H. Scott Chapel Hill No. 3
Franklin W. L. Lumpkin Louisburg
Johnston F. H. Brooks Smithfield
Nash . O. B. Taylor Spring Hope
Randolph T. Lynwood Smith Asheboro
Vance Mrs. B. A. Scott Henderson
Wake P. H. Busbee Raleigh
Fifth District
CasweU W. C. Taylor Blanche
^orsyth Sam Welfare Winston-Salem
Granville B. S. Royster Oxford
Person..^ j. s. Merritt Roxboro
Rockingham James Hairston Reidsville
Ito'^es H. E. Pepper Danbury
Surry Arthur P. Fulk Mt. Airy
Sixth District
Alamance j. Dolph Long Graham
Durham r. m. Gantt Durham
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Guilford J. Frank Hart Greensboro
Orange O. J. Coffin Chapel Hill
Seventh District
Bladen J. A. Bridgers Bladcnboro
Brunswick S. B. Fink Southport
Columbus J. K. Powell Whiteville
Cumberland Aleaxnder McNeill Fayettevillo
Harnett P. A. Lee Dunn
New Hanover J. A. Hobbs Wilmington
Robeson E. M. Johnson Lumberton
Eighth District
Anson F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Davidson George L. Hundley Thomasville
Davie Jacob Stewart Mocksville
Hoke Ryan McBryde Raeford
Lee W. Glenn Edwards Sanford
Montgomery W. J. Batten Mt. Gilead
Moore H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen
Richmond I. S. London Rockingham
Scotland Dr. J. G. Pate Gibson
Union R. P. Stegall Marshville
Wilkes C. B. EUer North Wilkesboro
Yadkin G. C. Wallace Hamptonville
Ninth District
Alexander Sloan Payne Taylorsville
Alleghany W. F. Osborne Sparta
Ashe Dr. B. E. Reeves Jefferson
Cabarrus J. G. Lowe Concord
Caldwell E. F. Allen Lenoir
Iredell D. E. Turner Moorosville
Rowan W. D. Kizziah Salisbury
Stanly J. Boger Little Albemarle
Watauga P. O. Brewer Boone
Tenth District
Avery Stella H. Lowe Newland
Burke A. P. Causby Morganton
Catawba Wade H. Lefler Hickory
Lincoln Thomas E. Rhodes Lincolnton
Mecklenburg Joe E. Blythe Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. W. C. Mitchoms Charlotte
Mitchell V. D. Hensley Bakersville
Eleventh District
Cleveland J- W. Osborne Shelby
Gaston F. H. Cunningham Gastonia
Madison Robert Johnson Walnut
McDowell J. G. Neal ^ Marion
Polk .. E. B. Cloud Columbus
Rutherford Z.'Z Charles Z. Flack Forest City
Yancey Phillip Hensley Bald Creek
Twelfth District
Buncombe J- Y. Jordan Ashevillo
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Cherokee.//.'.//.'.'.r.'.'.'.'Z Mrs. Giles W. Cover ^Murphy
Clay Clarence Davis Hnyosvillo
Graham ■.■.■.■.■.■■.' R- B. Slaughter Robbinsvijjo
Haywood H. Arthur Osborne Wnyn.-svi c
Henderson Guy P. Jordan Hendersonvjlle
Jackson Raymond Sutton.. Svlva
Macon R- S. Jones Frnnklin
o^l^n E. B. Whitaker Bryson City
Transylvania::;::::":::":: Charles Y. Patten Brevard
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State Democratic Judicial District Executive
Committees
1944
EASTERN DIVISION
First District
Beaufort W. B. Rodman Washington
Camden J. C. Ethridge South Mills
Chowan R. C. Holland Edenton
Currituck Chester Harris Currituck
Dare C. S. Meekins Manteo
Hyde J. H. Jarvis Englehard
Gates F. H. Rountree Sunbury
Pasquotank W. W. Cahoon Elizabeth City
Perquimans Chas. E. Johnson Hertford
Tyrrell A. L. Walker Columbia
Second District
Edgecombe Geo. M. Fountain Rocky Mount
Martin J. C. Smith RobersonviUe
Nash J. N. Sills Nashville
Washington W. R. Gaylord Plymouth
Wilson Larry I. Moore Wilson
Third District
Bertie Ernest R. Tyler Eoxobel
Halifax R. L. Applewhite Halifax
Hertford Alvin J. Eley Ahoskie
Northampton W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Woodland
Vance J. M. Peace Henderson
Warren John Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Fourth District
Chatham J. B. Ingles Siler City
Harnett F. H. Taylor Lillington
Johnston A. M. Noble Smithfield
Lee D. B. Teague Sanford
Wayne T. Nelson Ricks Mt. Olive
Fifth District
Carteret A. L. Hamilton Morehead City
Craven D. L. Ward New Bern
Greene K. A. Pittman Snow Hill
Jones John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Pamlico Tom Spencer Bayboro
Pitt J. H. Harrell Greenville
Sixth District
Duplin E. W. Stevens Kennansville
Lenoir Geo. B. Green Kinston
Onslow J. B. Murrell Jacksonville
Sampson H. H. Hubbard Clinton
Seventh District
Franklin Arthur Strickland Franklinton
Wake R. N. Simms, Jr Raleigh
Eighth District
Brunswick W. J. McLamb Ashe
Columbus W. H, Dowell Whiteville
State Committees, Democratic 157
New Hanover M. S. Haskett Wilmington
Pender Leon Corbitt Burgaw
Ninth District
Bladen C. L. Brady Elizabethtown
Cumberland Malcolm McQueen Fayetteville
Hoke H. A. Green Raeford
Eobeson Daniel M. Britt Luniberton
Tenth District
Alamance John H. Vernon Burlington
Durham W. C. Purceli Durham
Granville Ed. F. Taylor Oxford
Orange J. D. Eskridge Hillsboro
Person R. P. Burns Roxboro
WESTERN DIVISION
Eleventh District
Alleghany R. A. Doughton Sparta
Ashe R. L. Ballew Jeflferson
Forsyth J. Erie McMichael Winston-Salem
Twelfth District
Davidson Ford M. Myers Thomasville
Guilford R. S. Wimbish Greensboro
Thirteenth District
Anson Fred J. Coy Wadesboro
Moore W. D. Sabiston, Jr Carthage
Richmond Dr. B. W. Williams Hamlet
Scotland Edwin Pate Laurinburg
Stanly R. L. Brown Albemarle
Union Page Price Waxhaw
Fourteenth District
Gaston John A. Wilkins Gastonia
Mecklenburg C. W. Tillett Charlotte
Fifteenth District
Alexander V. G. Beckham Taylorsville
Cabarrus Ernest R. Alexander Concord
Iredell J. Wesley Jones States villa
Montgomery W. L. Currie Candor
Rowan Chas. L. Coggins Salisbury
Randolph J. V. Wilson Asheboro
Sixteenth District
Burke O. L. Horton Morganton
Caldwell Folger Townsend Lenoir
Catawba Eddie G. Merritt Hickorv
Cleveland C. C. Home Shelby
Lincoln Kemp B. Nixon Lincoln ton
Watauga Wade Brown Boone
Seventeenth District
Avery R. W. Wall Newland
Davie F. H. Bronson Farmington
Mitchell .Jason B. Deyton Spruce Pine
Wilkes T. H. Wicker, Jr North Wilkesboro
Yadkin L. F. Amburn , Boonvillo
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Eighteenth District
Henderson Arthur J. Redden Hendersonville
McDowell William D. Lonon Marion
Polk J. G. Michael Saluda
Rutherford Harvey Carpenter Rutherfordton
Transylvania E. H. McMahon Brevard
Yancey Charles L. Proffitt Burnsville
Ni)ietee)ith District
Buncombe J. C. Cheesborough Asheville
Madison E. Y. Ponder Marshall
Ttventieth District
Cherokee Mrs. Winifred T. Wells Murphy
Clay T. C. Gray Hayesville
Graham R. B. Morphew Robbinsville
Haywood Walter Crawford Waynesville
Jackson Adam C. Moses Sylva
Macon Guy Houk Franklin
Swain Thurmond Leatherwood Bryson City
Tiventy-first District
Caswell E. F. Upchurch, Sr ...Yanceyville
Rockingham J. M. Sharpe ReidsviDe
Stokes Ralph J. Scott Danbury
Surry W. R. Badgett Mt. Airy
State Committees, Democratic 159
State Democratic Senatorial Executive Committees
1944
First District
Bertie Ed Cherry Windsor
Camden M. D. Sterns Camden
Chowan Charles T. GriflEith Edenton
Currituck Roy P. Midgett Coin jock
Gates Martin Kellogg Sunbury
Hertford Geo. T. Undei-wood Murfreesboro
Pasquotank W. C. Dawson Elizabeth City
Perquimans B. C. Berry Hertford
Second District
Beaufort Milton Brown Washington
Dare Clarence Midgett Manns Harbor
Hyde T. S. Gibbs Swan Quarter
Martin T. B. Slade Hamilton
Pamlico J. C. Wiley Grantsboro
Tyrrell D. M. Pledger, Sr Columbia
Washington E. L. Still Plymouth
Third District
Northampton A. C. Gay Jackson
Vance I. B. Watkins Henderson
Warren John A. Dowtin Warrenton
Fourth District
Edgecombe Frank Winslow Rocky Mount
Halifax J. R. Wallet Halifax
Fifth District
Pitt J. H. Blount Greenville
Sixth District
Franklin H. C. Kearney Franklinton
Nash A. W. Deans Battleboro
Wilson John A. Hackney Wilson
Seventh District
Carteret W. M. Webb Morehead City
Craven J. E. Rhodes, Jr New Bern
Greene E. J. Harper Snow Hill
Jones ...H. D. Gray Trenton
Lenoir H. E. Wallace Kinston
Onslow Victor Venters Richlands
Eighth District
Johnston Norman Duncan Benson
Wayne Dr. C. C. Henderson Mt. Olive
Ninth District
Duplin Alvin Kornegay Seven Springs
New Hanover Murray James Wilmington
Pender Wyatt E. Blake Burgaw
Sampson Abel Warren Garland
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Tenth District
Bladen H. M. Potts Elizabethtown
Brunswick W. D. Evans Ashe
Columbus H. L. Shaw Whiteville
Cumberland R. H. Dye Fayetteville
Eleventh District
Robeson Geo. Lewis Pate ., Rowland
Twelfth District
Harnett L. N. Chaffin Lillington
Hoke N. A. McDonald, Jr. Raeford
Moore Frank McCaskill Pinehurst
Randolph L. E. Whitfield Asheboro
Thirteenth District
Chatham W. H. Paschal Siler City
Lee S. Ray Byerly Sanford
Wake Mrs. J. S. Mitchiner Raleigh
Fourteenth District
Durham C. V. Jones Durham
Granville C. W. Allen Oxford
Person J. W. Green Roxboro
Fifteenth District
Caswell H. L. Gwynn Yancey ville
Rockingham M. P. Cummings Reidsville
Sixteenth District
Alamance Cooper A. Hall ; Burlington
Orange H. A. Whitfield Chapel Hill
Seventeenth District
Guilford Byron Haworth High Point
Eighteenth District
Davidson Paul G. Stoner Lexington
Montgomery E. R. Burk, Jr Biscoe
Richmond Z. V. McGirt Hamlet
Scotland W. S. James Laurinburg
Nineteenth District
Anson B. T. Hill Wadesboro
Stanly A. C. Lentz Albemarle
Union W. B. McManus Monroe
Twentieth District
Mecklenburg Lewis G. Ratcliffe Charlotte
Twenty-first District
Cabarrus J. S. Hartsell Concord
Rowan Geo. R. Uzzell Salisbury
Twenty-second District
Forsyth •. Fred Hutchins Winston-Salem
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Twenty-third District
Stokes Lawrence McRae Walnut Cove
Surry J. G. Wood Mt. Airy
Twenty-fourth District
Davia J. B. Cain Cana
Wilkes C. C. Faw North Wilkesboro
Yadkin C. L. Gabard Yadkinville
Twenty-fifth District
Catawba J. L. Murphey Hickory
Iredell J. B. (Tom) Rodgers Statesville
Lincoln W. H. Childs Lincolnton
Twenty-sixth District
Gaston Stewart Atkins Gastonia
Twenty-seventh District
Cleveland Clyde Nolan Shelby
McDowell Charles F. Barnes Marion
Rutherford S. A. Summey Alexander Mills
Tu-enty-eighth District
Alexander Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsvillc
Burke C. H. Crabtree Morganton
Caldwell L. A. Dysart Lenoir
Twenty-ninth District
Alleghany J. S. Moxley Sparta
Ashe W. B. Austin Jefferson
Watauga S. F. Horton Sugar Grove
Thirtieth District
Avery J. F. Hampton Linville
Madison Levi Ponder Mars Hill
Mitchell Charles A. Gaitear Spruce Pine
Yancey C. P. Randolph Burnsville
Thirty-first District
Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee
Thirty-second District
Haywood R. E. Sentelle , Canton
Henderson C. H. Edney Hendersonville
Jackson T. N. Massie Sylva
Polk Donald Spurlin Columbus
Transylvania Mrs. Mary Jane McCrary Brevard
Thirty-third District
Cherokee J. B. Gray Murphy
Clay Geo. C. Jarrett Hayesville
Graham Dr. J. H. Crawford Robhinsville
Macon T. D. Bryson, Jr Franklin
Swain McKinley Edwards Bryson City
CHAIRMEN DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES
1944
County Name Address
Alamance A. M. Carroll Burlington
Alleghany R. F. Grouse Sparta
Alexander A. C. Barnes Taylorsville
Anson James A. Hardison Wadesboro
Ashe B. xi. Duncan Trade, Tenn.
Avery K. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Beaufort E. A. Daniel Washington
Bertie J. B. Davenport Windsor
Bladen H. H. Clark Elizabethtown
Brunswick H. Foster Mintz Bolivia
Buncombe R. R. Williams Asheville
Burke C. E. Cowan Morganton
Caldwell Max C. Wilson Lenoir
Camden J. B. Williams Camden
Cabarrus J. Lee White Concord
Carteret Irvin W. Davis Beaufort
Caswell John O. Gunn Yanceyville
Catawba Walter C. Hollar Hickory
Chatham Wilkins P. Horton Pittsboro
Cherokee H. A. Mattox Murphy
Chowan Lloyd E. Griffin Edenton
Clay George C. Jarrett Hayesville
Cleveland B. G. Beason Boiling Springs
Columbus R. J. Lamb WTiiteville
Craven Wm. F. Ward New Bern
Cumberland W. C. Ewing Fayetteville
Currituck S. A. Walker Snowden
Dare ^. M. L. Daniels Manteo
Davie ."7. J. H. Thompson Mocksville
Davidson E. C. Byerly Lexington
Duplin F. W. McGowen Kenans ville
Durham J. R. Patton Durham
Edgecombe , Donnell Gilliam Tarftjoro
Forsyth J. McCrae Dalton Winston-Salem
Franklin E. H. Malone Louisburg
Gaston A. C. Jones Gastonia
Gates Martin Kellogg Siinbury
Graham R. B. Morphew Robbinsville
Granville T. S. Rouster Oxford
Greene Mark C. Lassiter Snow Hill
Guilford Charles A. Hines Greensboro
Halifax John W. Martin Roanoke Rapids
Harnett I. R. Williams Dunn
Haywood C. E. Brown Clyde
Henderson M. M. Redden Henderson ville
Hertford D C. Barnes Murfreesboro
Hoke W. P. Baker Raeford
Hyde C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Iredell John F. Long Statesville
Jackson E. L. McKee Sylva
Johnston J. W. Woodard Smithfield
Jones H. D. Gray Trenton
Lee E. M. Underwood Sanford
Lenoir S. C. Sitter'ion Kinston
Lincoln Thomas E. Rhodes Lincolnton
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County Name Address
Macon E. W. Long Franklin
Madison F. E. Freeman Marshall
Martin Elbert S. Peele Williamston
McDowell rtobert W. Proctor Marion
Mecklenburg J. M. Scarborough Charlotte
Mitchell Frank Wilson Bakersville
Montgomery Garland S. Garris Troy
Moore M. C. Boyette Carthage
Nash O. B. Moss Spring Hope
New Hanover Nathan S. Haskett Wilmington
Northampton W. J. Long Garysburg
Onslow C. L. Sabiston Jacksonville
Orange A. H. Graham Hillsboro
Pamlico D. C. McCotter , Cash Corner
Pasquotank W. C. Dawson Elizabeth City
Pender Wyatt E. Blake Burgaw
Perquimans C. P. Morris Hertford
Person '. R. B. Dawes Roxboro
Pitt Paul E. Jones Farmville
Polk Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
Randolph W. C. Lucas Asheboro
Richmond C. B. Deane Rockingham
Robeson W. H. Humphrey, Jr Lumberton
Rockingham Dr. G. P. Dillard Draper
Rowan Walter H. Woodson, Jr Salisbury
Rutherford S. A. Summey Forest City
Sampson ■. J. C. Butler Roseboro
Scotland W. G. Shaw Wagram
Stanly : R. R. Ingram Albemarle
Stokes R. J. Scott Danbury
Surry R. C. Llewellyn Dobson
Swain W. E. Elmore Bryson City
Transylvania J. E. Ruftv Brevard
Tyrrell A. L. Walker Columbia
Union J. F. Milliken Monroe
Vance A. A. Bunn Henderson
Wake J. W. Bunn Raleigh
Warren John Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Washington E. G. Arps Plymouth
Watauga W. R. Winkler Boone
Wayne J. T. Flythe Mount Olive
Wilkes W. A. McNeil North Wilkesboro
Wilson W. D. P. Sharpe, Jr Wilson
Yadkin C. E. Hartman Yadkinville
Yancey C. P. Randolph Burnsville
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM 1944
Three things are now uppermost in the minds and hearts of the
Republicans of North Carolina. The war must be won as quickly
and with as little bloodshed as possible. A permanent peace must
be established among the nations of the world. The system of pri-
vate enterprise and the spirit of freedom must be restored and pre-
served here in America.
These three objectives overshadow all others. They are so tre-
mendously important that Americans everywhere are daily giving
up their time, their savings, their comforts and their sons that
they may be accomplished. It is therefore to these great vital, all-
important purposes that the Republican Party in North Carolina
today dedicates its heart and mind and strength.
The first and most immediate objective is the winning of the
war. Nothing else is quite so important to the thousands of Repub-
lican fathers and mothers, wives and sweethearts, whose loved ones
are now suffering the grim realities of war in Italy, the South
Pacific, and the other changing battlefronts. Nothing must be
done to prolong the war, and nothing that needs to be done must "be
left undone if it delays in any measure the end of this terrible con-
flict. Politicians who would prolong their tenure in office on the
pretense of their indispensability to the prosecution of the war
must be looked upon with suspicion. Hypocrisy and cleverly framed
propaganda must be cast aside and the American people must know
the truth.
What is the truth? What great impediment, what tenacious bar-
rier holds back the successful prosecution of the war? What pre-
vents unity here in America? What slows down the march of the
Allied soldiers to Rome, to Berlin, to Tokyo? It is not the American
people. They are loyal and patriotic. It is not the American soldier.
He is the most gallantly courageous in the world. It is not our
military leadership. Generals of the superb character and training
and genius of Marshall and MacArthur and Eisenhower can devise
the strategy to win any war. It is the figure of a man grasping
greedily and constantly for political power. It is the spectacle of
a man, thrice elected President of the United States, quarreling
violently and arrogantly with Congress. It is the New Deal Presi-
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dent who craves desperately a fourth term in which to secure for
himself more power and more personal glory. He is the same in-
dispensable man of 1940, the same Franklin D. Roosevelt who in
the last Presidential campaign was allegedly the only man in Amer-
ica who could keep American boys from foreign soil. He is the
man who tried to pack the Supreme Court, who squandered billions,
raked leaves and built doghouses while Hitler was building tanks,
airplanes, submarines and armies. He is the New Deal Prophet
who failed to heed the warnings of Ambassador Grew and others,
and who continued to allow the shipment of oil and iron and the
essentials of war to a treacherous Japan which now uses them to kill
our boys. He was the Commander-in-Chief at Pearl Harbor. (He
w^ould like us to forget that) and with a totally subservient majority
in House and Senate he was the indispensable man who failed to
prepare America for war — until the third term fever made him sud-
denly war conscious. He is the indispensable man who has thrived
en emergencies and who now would have the American people to
believe that he, as Commander-in-Chief, alone can win the war.
This is not true. It is utterly false. America does not need a fourth
termer. America needs a new leader, a new president who can
once again unite our great people. A divided nation means a longer
war, a bloodier war.
Class and racial hatred, strife between labor and capital, feuds
within the Cabinet, quibbling between members of the Supreme
Court, and bitter quarrels between the President and Congress are
paying their tragic dividends. Overseas in Germany and Japan,
an already wavering, tottering leadership is taking on new strength
and added hope that a dis-united America may enable them to pro-
long the war and escape defeat. We must put an end to this hope
ill November. We must elect a Republican President whose purpose
is to win the war, not a fourth term, and whose administration will
be free from the bitter quarrels that have arisen under the New
Deal President. Americans cannot be united behind a President
who distrusts and dislikes his Congress. Of all the Presidential
candidates in botn major parties, the man who aspires to a fourth
term is the least capable of giving America that unity so necessary
for the winning of the war and the preservation of peace thei-eafter.
The Republicans of North Carolina say proudly to the people of
America: "There is only ONE indispensable man in connection with
the winning of the war. He is your BOY, your HUSBAND, your
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NEPHEW, who serves on a ship, or wears the uniform of a marine,
or who carries the rifle of the United States soldier. He is the
indispensable man." As great and efficient and brilliant as are our
leaders. General MacArthur, General Marshall, General Eisenhower
and others, none are indispensable. They are running the war and
are doing a great job. They, not the President, devise the military
strategy. They will continue after November under our Republican
President to carry forward our American boys to victory.
For four and one-half long years the world has been grievously
burdened by a devastating war which is still being relentlessly
fought. For nearly two and one-half years America has been an
active participant. The boys over there are anxious to finish the
war and to come back home. We who are left at home are equally
as anxious to see them coming back. There is no excuse for inef-
ficiency and delay either on the battlefront or the homefront. Be-
cause we conscientiously believe that the New Deal Administration
is incompetent to secure the maximum war effort that would result
in a quick and victorious conclusion of the war and the restox'ation
of free government, we favor the election of a Republican President,
a Republican House and a Republican Senate pledged to the follow-
ing general accomplishments:
1st. Elimination of the vast squandering of public funds for non-
essential purposes.
2nd. The discharge of the enormous body of workers now drawing
salaries from the Federal payroll for work that could be easily done
by others already employed.
3rd. A drastic cut in all Federal spending not related to the war
effort and a careful investigation of all spending to the end that
vast sums of money shall not be wasted even in the war effort. A
billion dollars wasted on airplanes never built will never bring a
Zero down in flames.
4th. The submission of an amendment to the Federal Constitution,
limiting the term of all Presidents to two terms of four years each.
The American system cannot endure another aspirant for a life
tenure whether he be Democrat or Republican.
5th. We favor the prompt and immediate elimination of all un-
necessary regimentation of our people, whether they be farmers,
businessmen or laborers.
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6th. We condemn bureaucracy whenever and wherever found.
Washington under the present New Deal Administration has be-
come a resort center for crackpots, snoopers, meddlers and bureau-
crats. Never before since America became free has our great coun-
try degenerated into a government of bureaus and bureaucrats. We
are controlled not by laws, but by men and by regulations. No one
knows today what the bureaucrat will say the rule is tomorrow.
The result is a constant violation of such rules by honest men.
7th. We favor more practical sense and more business methods
in the operation of the OPA. Any government agency must have
the confidence of the American people if it is to succeed and such
confidence is not bred in the incompetent and visionary regulations
of the starry-eyed boys of the New Deal School.
8th. We believe that the businessmen and the laboring men have
both learned their lesson. We believe that the intelligent business-
man has learned that the time has long since passed when he can
ignore the serious wishes of the laborers in his organization. We
believe that he has learned that labor has its basic rights and that
one of these is that it shall have reasonable hours of work, good
wages and fair treatment. We believe that the intelligent business-
men have learned that labor should have the right to bargain col-
lectively. On the other hand we believe that the laboring man has
learned that his greatest possession is, after all, freedom, that he
has learned that, if left alone, the laboring man, through his various
organizations, can bargain with the employer and work out his af-
fairs to the mutual advantage of himself and his employer. We
believe that labor has learned the folly of listening to the voice of a
political demagogue who promises everything and who cannot de-
liver. Therefore, we favor such laws respecting the rights of labor
and capital, as will bring about a spirit of mutual cooperation be-
tween these two great classes of our industrial life. We truly be-
lieve that the New Deal, by its demagogic appeal to the laboring
man, has fostered more strikes than any other agency in America.
We believe that the New Deal has tried to lead labor down a blind
alley, the last structure on which is the house of slavery. We say
that there can be no free labor unless there is free enterprise. When
business loses its freedom, laborers can only expect to become
servants of the state.
9th. We challenge the laborers of America and the businessmen
alike to regain in November, 1944, the liberties they have lost and
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to enter upon a new period of mutual cooperation that will reassure
the world of the soundness and greatness of American industry.
10th. The Republicans of North Carolina favor adequate and
fair Federal assistance to the veterans of the present World War,
including liberal compensation to the disabled veterans and to the
wives and children and dependents of those who lose their lives in
the defense of America.
11th. We favor the discontinuance of all regimentation after the
war, including the system of rationing.
12th. We favor a program of abundance now and after the war.
We condemn the New Deal for its ruinous program of scarcity re-
sulting in a serious shortage of food throughout the world at the
most critical period in all history.
13th. We demand a simplification of all government reports and
we challenge the President and his Treasury Department to write
a simple income tax law.
14th. Americans are not selfish or stingy. We are willing to
help people who are in misery and to feed those who are starving,
but we do strenuously oppose an International WPA squandering
money in all the nations of the world for the purpose of electing
Franklin D. Roosevelt head of an international super-state follow-
ing the war.
15th. The poor man has begun to feel the direct burden of taxation
and the result of the extravagance of the White House spendthrift.
We say the best way to relieve the taxpayer is to stop wasting his
money. Taxes need not be raised if the rate of unnecessary spending
is lowered.
16th. We urge a practical solution of the problems of jobs after
the war. We oppose the New Deal theory of oppressing and de-
pressing private enterprise in order that the Federal Government
may have a wider field in the matter of furnishing work for Ameri-
can citizens in the post-war period. The New Deal has tried to
"kill the goose that laid the golden egg." We propose that gov-
ernment stay out of business and that small and large enterprises
throughout America be given a decent chance to build and expand
and to make a reasonable profit without unnecessary government
interference, so that they may employ free labor and bring back to
this country once more a natural prosperity.
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17th. We favor a more vigorous prosecution of the war against
Japan and we urge the appointment of General Douglas MacArthur
as Commander-in-Chief of all armies operating against the treach-
erous but formidable enemy.
18th. Some day, God grant that it will not be long, this awful war
will be over. The problem of a just peace will be a difficult one re-
quiring the best brains of all political parties. We advocate a
"cooling off" period in order that revenge and hate may not sit
again at the peace table. We favor the trial and punishment of all
govei'nmental and military leaders and henchmen of the Axis coun-
tries who are responsible for the war and the brutalities to all civil-
ians in occupied countries and to our pi'isoners of war. If a fair
and just peace is effected, we then favor a cooperative organization
among the responsible and trustworthy nations of the earth charged
with the duty, power and responsibility of maintaining peace
throughout the world. Such an organization, however, will never
free the American people and their leaders from the duty of con-
stantly observing in the future the conditions of world affairs.
We must never again let the national administration go to sleep as
it did prior to the present war. We favor the maintenance of ai-med
forces adequate to preserve our territorial integrity, to repel attack
and preserve peace. Eternal vigilance is the price not only of
liberty; it is, as we have so bitterly learned, also the price of peace.
State Affairs
For forty years the Republicans of North Carolina have begged
for a decent election law and every two years during that period a
Democratic Legislature has arrogantly turned a deaf ear to our
plea. The changes that have been made have been used by po-
litical henchmen to make the laws more capable of fraud than ever.
Two years ago, with a world at war and with Republican boys dying
on foreign battlefields, we begged the Democratic Governor of
North Carolina and the Legislature for relief that would give the
minority party at least a partially fair deal. But the same soulless
political steam roller flattened out the Republican minority and left
the election laws as bad or worse than it found them.
We challenge the decent Democratic leaders of North Carolina,
and the independent voters as well, to help us secure an election
law that will essentially provide:
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1st. A repeal of the absentee ballot law except for members of
the armed forces.
2nd. An assistant Registrar in each precinct who shall be a Re-
publican and who shall have the right to be present at the registra-
tion of all voters.
3rd. The elimination of specific markers with adequate provi-
sions otherwise made for assistance to all those who are unable to
mark their ballots.
4th. That the majority party shall never have in any election
polling place more than one more official, helper or clerk than is
allowed the minority party.
5th. The purging by a bi-partisan committee of the registration
books of each precinct every two years by the removal of the names
of all deceased persons and those who are otherwise ineligible to
vote. Any representative on the committee shall have right of ap-
peal to a county board of a similar nature and thereafter to the
State Board of Elections.
6th. The creation by the Legislatui-e of a special department of
the State Board of Elections, composed of 3 non-partisan members
who by their past records have shown themselves to be unpreju-
diced, non-partisan and of a judicial temperament. These specially
named men shall be chai'ged with the duty of investigating instances
of fraud in elections reported to the board from time to time and
to procure indictments in the courts against those who have been
found violating the election laws of our state.
7th. That no absentee ticket shall be issued by the Chairman of
the County Board of Elections, or by any other official, unless it is
issued in the presence of the minority party member of said Board,
who shall have the right to be present during all the hours of the
days set for issuing said ballots.
8th. That the county chairman of either political party shall have
the right to copy or cause to be copied the names on the registration
books of his county at any time he desires to do so, except during the
registration periods and on challenge days and primary and elec-
tion days, provided the work is done at no expense to the taxpayers.
That he shall also have the right to copy the new registration dur-
ing each week of the period of registration.
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Intoxicating Liquors
While the matter of intoxicating liquors is not essentially a po-
litical matter, it is of such importance that we think the people of
North Carolina should have the right to pass upon its manufacture
and sale in a statewide referendum, to the end that the majority
opinion may always have the right to prevail.
War Veterans and State Surplus
We charge the Democratic politicians with having sought out
and devised new and unnecessary ways of taxation and thus col-
lecting from our people vast sums of money over and above the
necessary expenses of government.
We now demand that this surplus be spent for the benefit of all
the people and not to promote the selfish interest of the Democratic
machine.
We favor a post-war rehabilitation program for all North Caro-
lina men and women who have served in the armed forces of the
United States in this war, and to that end we recommend that the
State out of its large surplus funds provide free vocational, agri-
cultural and professional training to all members of our armed
forces whose educational training was interrupted by their war
service in order that they may be equipped for life on a parity with
those who remained at home.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Adopted in Convention, 1940, at Charlotte
ARTICLE I
The Precinct as a Unit
The unit of party action shall be the election precinct. In each
precinct there shall be elected an Executive Committee of five voters,
one of whom shall be designated as Chairman, and another as Vice
Chairman, who shall be a woman. There shall also be elected a Sec-
retary. The member of the Precinct Committee, the Chairman,
Vice Chairman, and Secretary, shall hold their places for two years
from date of their election, and until their successors are chosen.
There shall be a precinct meeting in each precinct in each election
year, to be called by the Chairman of the County Executive Com-
mittee, who shall designate the time and place of holding the pre-
cinct meetings, after giving ten days' notice thereof, and the voters
of each precinct in such meeting assembled shall organize the pre-
cinct, by the election of a precinct executive committee, precinct
chairman, vice chairman, and secretary, and such precinct meet-
ings shall also elect one delegate and one alternate to the County
Convention (to be called as hereinafter provided), for each fifty
votes or fraction thereof cast for the Republican candidate for Gov-
ernor at the latest election. In addition to the regular precinct
meetings in each election year, others are to be called and held as
often as necessary at such times and places as will be designated
by the Chairman of the Precinct Committee, or in the absence of
the Chairman, by any other members of the Committee, after first
giving ten days' notice of such meeting.
That in the event any Chairman of any Precinct fails to act, then
the Chairman of the County Executive Committee shall have the
power to appoint some one in his or her place.
ARTICLE II
County Conventions and County Committees
(1) A County Convention shall be called in each election year by
the Chairman of the County Executive Committee, who shall desig-
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nate the time and place for holding same, after giving ten days*
notice thereof, and the delegates and alternates elected at the pre-
cinct meetings, called and held as heretofore directed, shall sit as
delegates and alternates in the County Convention. The County
Convention shall choose a Chairman, and a Vice Chairman, who
shall be a woman, and other officers, all of whom shall be qualified
voters in the County. A County Executive Committee of five or
more voters shall be chosen in such County Convention, who shall
hold their places for a term of two years, and until their successors
are elected. Such biennial County Convention shall elect one dele-
gate and one alternate to the State, Congressional, Judicial, and
Senatorial Conventions, for every two hundred votes, or fraction
thereof, cast for the Republican nominee for Governor at the latest
election. The notice of ten days required for the holding of pre-
cinct meetings to be given by the County Chairman, and the ten
days' notice required for the call of the County Convention by the
County Chairman in election years may run concurrently, and the
notice of the precinct meetings designating the time and place for
the holding of the same may be included in the call for the regular
biennial County Convention in election years, to be issued by the
County Chairman.
(2) That if one-third of the members of the County Executive
Committee shall desire a meeting of the County Executive Com-
mittee, it shall be the duty of Chairman of the County Executive
Committee to call said meeting; and if said Chairman shall fail or
refuse to call said meeting upon petition of one-third of the mem-
bers, then one-third of the members may call a meeting of the
County Executive Committee by giving to the Chairman and Secre-
tary and the members of the County Executive Committee at least
five days' notice.
(3) For good cause shown, any Chairman, Vice Chaii-man, Sec-
retary, or member of the County Executive Committee may be re-
moved from his or her position upon a vote of two-thirds of the
members of the County Executive Committee at a regular or called
meeting as herein provided, but said cause for removal shall be con-
fined to inefficiency and party disloyalty. Upon the removal of any
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary or any member of the County
Executive Committee as herein provided, said County Executive
Committee shall have the authority to appoint his or her successor
to fill the unexpired term.
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ARTICLE III
Congressional, Judicial, and Senatorial Committees
(1) The Republican Congressional Committee, Judicial, and Sen-
atorial District Committees shall be composed of the Chairmen of
the several County Executive Committees within the respective
Districts, and a Chairman and a Secretary of said Convention. The
aforesaid Congressional, Judicial, and State Senatorial Conven-
tions shall be called by the respective Chairmen thereof, upon fif-
teen days' notice of the time and place for holding same, directed
to the County Chairman residing within the respective Districts,
and upon the failure for any reason of the aforesaid District Chair-
man in any case, to fail to call such Convention, the said call may
be issued as herein provided for the District Chairman by any
member residing within said Districts, respectively. The various
Tdembers of the said District Convention shall give the same due
publicity by giving notice of the said District Conventions for at
least ten days within their respective counties.
ARTICLE IV
State Convention
(1) The State Convention shall be called by the State Chairman
at least thirty days before the expiration date for filing notices of
candidacy for State offices under the State-wide Primary Law, and
thii'ty days' notice thereof shall be given all members of the State
Executive Committee, and all chairmen of the several County Ex-
ecutive Committees, of the time and place of holding the same. The
State Convention biennially shall choose and elect a State Chair-
man and a State Vice Chairman, who shall be a woman, and in
charge of women's activities; the said State Convention each year
of a Presidential election shall also recommend to the National Re-
publican Executive Committee for a term of four years the names
of two persons, one a man, and one a woman, for National Com-
mitteeman, and a National Committeewoman, respectively.
ARTICLE V
Republican State Executive Committee
(1) The Republican State Executive Committee shall be composed
of four members from each Congressional District casting ten thou-
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sand votes or fractional part thereof for the Republican candidate
for Governor at the latest preceding election, and one additional
member from each Congressional District for each additional five
thousand votes or greater fractional part thereof cast in said Con-
gressional District for the Republican candidate for Governor at
the latest preceding election; said members shall be selected by the
Republican Congressional Convention in the aforesaid Congres-
sional Districts, and the Chairman and Secretary of the respective
Congressional Convention shall certify the names and addresses of
the members so elected to the Secretary of the State Executive
Committee, and upon such certification the members so declared
elected shall constitute the membership of the State Executive Com-
m.ittee from the said Congressional District. Vacancies occurring
in representation from any Congressional District shall be filled by
a vote of the majority of the remaining members residing in the
District in which such a vacancy may occur, at a meeting to be
called in the District by some member thereof, after at least ten
days' written notice shall be given to each remaining member there-
of, giving the time and place and stating the purpose of the meet-
ing.
(2) The State Chairman, the State Vice Chairman, the National
Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, the Secretary and
Assistant Secretaries of the State Committee, and the permanent
Chairman of the preceding State Convention shall be members of
the State Executive Committee ex officio.
(3) Within fifteen days after the nomination of Governor is duly
made and certified by the State Board of Elections, the State Execu-
tive Committee, the candidate for Governor, and the Chairman
of the Executive Committee shall have the power to elect a Secre-
tary and an Assistant Secretary, one of whom shall come from the
Young Republicans Club of North Carolina, a Treasurer, and other
officers, and the State Executive Committee shall have the power
to appoint a Campaign Committee and special committees for other
purposes, and transact any other business which a State Conven-
tion might duly transact in the interim between the State Con-
ventions.
(4) The State Executive Committee shall meet annually upon
the call of the Chairman and Secretary, or upon the failure of the
Chairman, upon the call of the Vice Chairman and Secretary, on
state Senjp
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or about the annivei'sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, which
meeting shall be followed by an annual state-wide Lincoln Day
Dinner, to be held under the auspices of the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee, and the Young Republican Clubs of North Caro-
lina, and the said Committee shall meet upon call as aforesaid,
biennially, at the beginning of each State Campaign, for the pur-
pose of organizing the Campaign and for general purposes.
(5) There shall be a Republican State Central Committee com-
posed of the State Chairman, the Secretary, Treasui'er, and State
Vice Chairman, the National Committeeman, the National Commit-
teewoman, who shall be members ex officio of the Republican State
Central Committee, and eleven other members of the State Com-
mittee, one from each Congressional District, to be elected by the
State Committee at its biennial meetings herein provided for, to
serve for two years. The State Central Committee shall meet upon
the call of the Chairman and shall have active management of the
State Campaigns, with power to appoint a Finance Committee, a
Publicity Committee, a Campaign Committee, and such other com-
mittees as it may deem necessary in the proper conduct of the af-
fairs of the Party, and to do all other things pertaining to party
affairs which it may be authorized to do from time to time by the
Republican State Executive Committee in session; and the State
Central Committee shall report its proceedings to the full State
Committee at each session. Vacancies in the office of State Chair-
man, State Vice Chairman, National Committeewoman, National
Committeeman, shall be filled by the State Committee until the
next State Convention shall elect successors to fill unexpired terms.
(6) A member or members of the Committee from the majority
of the Congi-essional Districts shall constitute a quorum of the
State Committee for the transaction of business.
(7) There shall be elected as a member of the State Executive
Committee from each Congressional District at least one woman
member thereof, and more when practicable, and there shall be a
more liberal representation among women wherever practicable.
(8) When any member of the State Executive Committee be-
comes an active or regular candidate for an appointment controlled
either directly or indirectly by recommendation of the State Com-
mittee, then such member of said State Committee shall forfeit
his or her membership on State Committee. Upon declaration of
Plan of Organization 179
such forfeiture by the Chairman of the said State Committee, said
members shall have no more right or liberty with said committee
when seeking its endorsement for appointment than any other
member of the party in said State might have or exercise with said
Committee while seeking the same appointment.
ARTICLE VI
Voting by Proxy in Convention Not Allowed
(1) No delegate, alternate or other member of the Convention
shall cast any vote by proxy, provided, however, that any dele-
gate or delegates present shall have the right to cast the entire vote
for the precinct in County Conventions; and of the County in State
and District Conventions.
ARTICLE VII
Convention Procedure
(1) The State, District, and County Conventions shall be called
to order by their respective Chaii'men, or in the absence of the
Chairman, by the Vice Chairman, Secretary, or some member there-
of, in order stated, who shall have the power to appoint and receive
the reports of Credentials Committee, to appoint other temporary
and necessary committees, at or before the convening of the Con-
vention, and to form a permanent organization.
(2) The certificate of the Chairman and Secretary of any Con-
vention authorized to elect delegates and altei'nates shall be deemed
sufficient to place the name of such delegate and alternate on the
temporary roll of the respective Conventions, and unless success-
fully challenged, shall be a complete authorization to said delegates
and altex'nates to act.
ARTICLE VIII
Records, Reports and Accounts
(1) The Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer of the State, Dis-
trict and County Committees shall keep faithful and accurate rec-
ords of any and all monies received by them for the use of said com-
mittees, and shall make faithful and accurate report thereof when
so requested.
COMMITTEES OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY
(From list furnished by Chairman, State Republican Executive
Committee)
State Republican Executive Committee
STATE ORGANIZATION
Chairman: Sim A. DeLapp Lexington
Vice Chairman : Mrs. Eugene Hester Reidsville
Secretary: Fate J. Beal , Charlotte
Treasurer : C. C. Wall Lexington
National Committeeman: Charles A. Jonas Lincolnton
National Committeeivoman: Mrs. W. P. Few Durham
First District
W. H. Evans, Harrellsville Clarence Dozier, Elizabeth City
C. T. Allen, Aurora Wheeler Martin, Williamston
Second District
Otis J. Reynolds, Roanoke Rapids E. D. Dickens, Halifax
S. H. Newberry, Kinston
Third District
P. G. Grumpier, Clinton W. H. Fisher, Clinton
Julian T. Gaskill, Goldsboro A. T. Gardner, Beaufort
A. L. Butler, Clinton
Fourth District
Samuel J. Morris, Raleigh L. P. Dixon, Siler City
Ezra Parker, Benson W. L. Ward, Asheboro
A. H. Farmer, Baily
Fifth District
W. E. Matthews, Leaksville E. R. Nelson, Mt. Airy
H. L. Fagge, Leaksville M. F. Law, Pelham
L. L. Wall, Winston-Salem
Sixth District
Martin F. Douglas, Greensboro Lester Lloyd, Hillsboro
N. D. McNairy, Greensboro Wm. Bramham, Durham
Walter L. York, High Point R. E. Lowdermilk, Bessemer
Branch, Greensboro
T. C. Carter, Mebane
Seventh District
Thad H. Pope, Dunn W. C. Downing, Fayetteville
Mrs. Lillian M. B. Rodgers, Wilmington Dr. L. Baggett, Whiteville
Charles M. Trott, Southport
Eighth District
P. E. Brown, N. Wilkesboro A. M. Snider, Rockingham
W. B. Somers, N. Wilkesboro Coy S. Lewis, Carthage
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T. C. Prim, Yaakinville J. T. Jackson, Lexington
J. B. Payne, Rt. 4, Winston-Salem R. V. Alexander, Cooleemee
C. R. Hall, Sanford
Ninth District
Carl Graybeal, W. Jefferson G. W. Klutz, Lenoir
N. C. Jones, Scottville Fred Lowrance, Statesville
P. E. Deal, Rt. 1, Taylorsville G. C. Peeler, Salisbury
Beal Poovey, Sparta J. J. Morton, Albemarle
O. O. Cruse, Rt. 3, Concord Russell D. Hodges, Boone
Charlie Welsh, Lansing
Tenth District
J. Bennett Riddle, Jr., Morganton C. H. Geitner, Jr., Hickory
D. T. Vance, Plumtree W. A. Abernethy, Lincolnton
Frank C. Patton, Morganton Geo. W. Dale, Bakersville
E. J. Presser, Charlotte
Eleventh District
J. F. Beam, Dallas G. V. Hawkins, Shelby
J. S. Dockery, Rutherfordton Hershel Sprinkle, Marshall
P. M. Banks, Burnsville Walter R. Chambers, Marion
S. B. Roberts, Marshall, (At Large)
Twelfth District
James J. Pace, Hendersonville I. H. Powell, Canton
Hugh E. Monteith, Sylva Clyde Jarrett, Andrews
Lewis P. Hamlin, Brevard Theodore Jenkins, Robbinsville
Ben H. Taylor, Asheville Robert N. Tiger. Hayesville
S. A. DeHart, Bryson City W. A. Keener, Franklin
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District Committees
The work of the State Republican Congressional, Judicial and
Senatorial Executive Committees is handled by the Chairmen of
the Republican County Executive Committees.
Chairmen, Republican County Executive Committees
1944
Alamance — Sam T. Johnston, Graham.
Alexander — Dallas Campbell, Taylors-
ville.
Alleghany — Beale Poole, Sparta.
Anson — C. A. Bland, Wadesboro.
Ashe — Bernard Graybeal, West Jeffer-
son.
Avery — Roy A. Hannon, Banner Elk.
Beaufort — Zeno Ratcliff, Pantego.
Brunswick — F. L. Lewis, Southport.
Bertie — D. H. Greene, Aulander.
Bladen — C. C. Atkinson, Elizabethtown.
Buncombe — Mitchell Lominac, Asheville.
Burke — J. Bennett Riddle, Jr., Morgan-
ton.
Cabarrus — O. O. Cruse, Rt. 3, Concord.
Caldwell — R. C. Rabbins, Lenoir.
Camden — J. B. Burgess, Old Trap.
Carteret — C. H. Bushall, Beaufort.
Caswell — M. F. Law, Pelham.
Catawba — Charles H. Geitner. Hickory.
Chatham — J. C. Dixon, Siler City.
Cherokee — B. B. Morrow, Farmer, Tenn.
Chowan — A. S. Smith, Edenton.
Clay— Ruel White, Hayesville.
Cleveland— J. Worth Silvers, Shelby.
Columbus — Dr. L. Baggett, Whiteville.
Craven — W. B. Rouse, New Bern.
Cumberland — W. C. Downing, Fayette-
ville.
Currituck — B. C. Kinsey, Coinjock
Dare — W. C. Gaskill, Manteo.
Davidson — Frank Holton, Lexington.
Davie — E. C. Morris, Mocksville.
Duplin — H. B. Kornegay, Calypso.
Durham — A. A. McDonald. Fidelity
Bank Bldg., Durham.
Edgecombe — J. H. Satterthwaite. Rt. 1,
Tarboro.
Forsyth — K. E. Shore, Winston-Salem.
Franklin — W. R. Young, Louisburg.
Gates — H. A. Eure, Acting Chmn., Cora-
peake.
Gaston — Kelly Bumgardner, Mt. Holly.
Graham — Jack Shuyler, Robbinsville.
Granville — W. L. Peace, Oxford.
Greene — Roland E. Jones, Snow Hill.
Guilford — Z. Hampton Howerton,
Greensboro.
Harnett— J. O. West, Dunn.
Haywood — Glenn A. Boyd, WaynesviUe.
Henderson — James J. Pace, Henderson-
ville.
Hertford— A. S. Mitchell, Winton.
Hoke — M. L. Sides, RFD 1. Aberdeen.
Hyde — B. W. Williams, Swan Quarter.
Halifax — Otis J. Reynolds, Roanoke
Rapids.
Iredell — Russell Sherrill, States ville.
Jackson— E. P. Stillwell, Sylva.
Johnston — J. Ira Lee, Smithfield.
Jones — S. J. Harrison, Maysville.
Lee— C. R. Hall, Sanford.
Lenoir — S. H. Newberry, Kinston.
Lincoln — H. A. Jonas, Lincolnton.
Macon — Paul Potts, Franklin.
Madison — J. M. Baley, Mai-shall.
Martin — Wheeler Martin, Williamston.
McDowell — Clarence M. Pool, Rt. 2,
Marion.
Mecklenburg — J. W. Jackson, Box 2.375,
Charlotte.
Mitchell— W. C. Berry, Bakersville.
Montgomery — Herman Beamon, Troy.
Moore — H. F. Seawell, Jr., Carthage.
Nash — John C. Matthews, Spring Hope.
New Hanover — H. E. Rodgers, Wil-.
mington.
Northampton — W. F. Outland, Wood-
land.
Onslow — Albert N. Venters, Jackson-
ville.
Orange— S. H. Basnight, Chapel Hill.
Pamlico — J. W. Cowell, Bayboro.
Pasquotank — W. W. Stinemates, Box
263, Elizabeth City.
Pender — E. C. Highsmith, Rocky Point.
Perquimans — T. C. Babb, Hertford.
Pel-son — O. Y. Clayton, Roxboro.
Pitt— W. J. Manning, Bethel.
Polk — Hugh M. Thompson, Saluda.
Randolph — Lacy Lewis, Asheboro.
Richmond — B. A. Cox, Ellerbe.
Robeson— Fred R. Keith, St. Pauls.
Rockingham — T. L. Gardner, Reidsville.
Rowan — D. L. Rendleman, Salisbury.
Rutherford — J. S. Dockery, Rutherford-
ton.
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Sampson — Clarence Fisher, Clinton.
Scotland — C. C. Snead, Laurel Hill.
Stanly — Henry N. Thompson, New
London.
Stokes — Baxter Hall, King.
Surry^David L. Hiatt,- Mt. Airy.
Swain — Jack Hicks, Bryson City.
Transylvania — Ealph Fisher, Brevard.
Tyrrell — W. E. Bateman, Columbia.
Union — J. H. Mills, Monroe.
Vance — Walter Finch, Kittrell.
Wake — A. Wray White, RaleiRh.
Warren — W. J. Bishop, Rt. 3, Macon.
Washington — J. C. Tarkenton, Mackeys.
Watauga — Earl Cook, Boone.
Wayne — R. E. Cox, Rt. 4, Goldsboro.
Wilkes— N. B. Smithey, N. Wilkesboro.
Wilson — Thos. J. Moore, Wilson.
Yadkin— R. V. Long, Yadkinville.
Yancey — Ed Roberts, Bumsville.
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
ELECTION RETURNS— 1944
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
State
Roosevelt
Democrat
Dewey
Republican
Roosevelt
Democrat
Dewey
Republican
Alabama
198,918
80,926
148,965
1,988,564
234,331
435,146
68,166
339,377
268,187
107,399
2,079,479
781,403
499,876
287,458
472,589
281,564
140,631
315,490
1,035,296
1,106,899
589,864
158,515
807,357
112,556
233,246
29,623
119,663
987,874
81,389
3,304,238
527,399
100,144
1,570,763
401,549
248,635
1,940,479
175,356
90,601
96,711
308,707
821,605
150,088
53,820
242,276
486,774
392,777
650,413
49,419
44,540
56,287
63,551
1,512,965
268,731
390,527
56,747
143,215
56,506
100,137
1,939,314
875,891
547,267
442,096
392,448
67,750
155,434
292,949
921,350
1,084,423
527,416
3,742
761,175
93,163
329,880
24,611
109,916
961,335
70,688
2,987,647
263,155
118,535
1,582,293
319,424
225,365
1,835,048
123,487
4,547
135,365
200,311
191,425
97,891
71,527
145,243
361,689
322,819
674,532
51,921
11
4
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25
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Arkansas
California
Co'orado
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Connecticut
8
3
8
12
4
28
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
13
Iowa
10
Kansas
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10
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Maine . _-
5
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8
16
19
11
9
15
4
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Michigan. .. ...
Minnesota. .. .
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
6
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3
4
16
4
47
14
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
4
Ohio...
25
Oklahoma
10
6
35
4
8
Oregon.. . .
Pennsylvania.
South Carolina
South Dakota
4
Tennessee
12
23
4
Texas.
Utah
Vermont
3
11
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8
12
3
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25,602,505
22,006,278
432
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VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
1936, 1938 AND 1940
1936
FIRST PRIMARY
FOR GOVERNOR—
Clyde R. Hoey 193,972
Ralph McDonald 189,584
A. H. Graham 126,782
John A. McRae 6,606
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
Paul D. Grady 162,221
W. P. Horton 138,631
George McNeill 128,661
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE—
Stacey W. Wade 212,687
Thad Eure 168,970
M. R. Dunnagan 55,192
FOR STATE AUDITOR—
George Ross Pou 223,517
Baxter Durham 113,850
Willard L. Dowell 61,684
Charles W. Miller 42,852
FOR STATE TREASURER—
Charles M. Johnson 322,868
(Mrs.) Helen Robertson Wohl 98,446
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—
Clyde A. Erwin 247,817
A. B. Alderman 105,659
Gilbert Craig 67,685
FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE—
W. Kerr Scott 227.808
William A. Graham 207,750
SECOND PRIMARY
FOR GOVERNOR—
Clyde R. Hoey 266,354
Ralph McDonald 214,414
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
W. P. Horton 217,230
Paul D. Grady 208,248
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE—
Thad Eure 234.956
Stacey W. Wade 194,015
1938
FOR UTILITIES COMMISSIONER—
Stanley Winbome ?5J'2?o
Paul D. Grady 198,243
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1940
FOR GOVERNOR—
J. Melville Broughton 147,386
W. P. Horton 105,916
A. J. Maxwell 102,095
Lee Gravely 63,030
Paul D. Grady 15,735
Thos. E. Cooper 33,176
Arthur Simmons 2,058
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
R. L. Harris 150,661
L. A. Martin 76,861
W. Erskine Smith 127,522
D. L. Tompkins 42,672
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE—
Thad Eure 274,408
Walter Murphy 137,598
FOR STATE AUDITOR—
George Ross Pou 262,870
Charlie Miller 127,600
FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE—
W. Kerr Scott 252,912
C. Wayland Spruill 157,933
FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER—
Dan Boney , :.... 266,974
William B. Oliver 122,107
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TOTAL VOTES CAST— GENERAL ELECTION
1944
Democrats Republicans
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt 527,399 Thomas E. Dewey 263,155
Governor
Gregg Cherry 528.995 Frank C. Patton 230,998
Lieutenant-Governor
L. Y. Ballentine 520,850 George L. Greene 227,430
Secretary of State
Thad Eure 525,155 W. H. Gragg 225,147
Auditor
George Ross Pou 522,363 J. M. Van Hoy 225.797
Treasurer
Chas. M. Johnson 521,356 S. B. Roberts 225,588
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Clyde A. Erwin 523,752 B. Carl Fussell 224,280
Attorney General
Harry McMullan 520,002 Sam J. Morris 226,046
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott 522,806 Clarence T. Allen 225,575
Commissioner of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford 519,885 James E. Spence, Jr 225,989
Insurance Commissioner
William P. Hodges 519,754 Halsey B. Leavitt 225,118
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 30, 1942, BY DISTRICTS*
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Beaufort
Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Hertford
Hyde
Martin
Pasquotank...
Perquimans...
Pitt
Tyrrell
Washington...
Total
Herbert C.
Bonner
Democratic
3,937
860
937
1,361
822
670
1,491
1,008
2,448
2,400
924
4,856
352
1,262
23,328
Marvin K.
Blount
Democrat
405
298
357
385
17
231
300
388
664
367
309
3,030
71
251
7,073
Jack
Edwards
Democrat
50
40
139
96
9
133
78
31
56
104
818
948
18
56
2,576
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
D. C. Speas
Democrat
John Hamlin
Folger
Democrat
Julian H.
Wulbem
Democrat
Caswell
Forsyth
Granville
Person
Rockingham. .
Stokes
Surry..
Total
93
3,270
74
82
198
16
66
3,799
1,199
4,462
1,349
1,286
3,940
1,838
4,670
18,744
266
380
168
304
469
19
25
1,611
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Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 30, 1942, by
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EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Anson
Davie
Davidson
Hoke.
Lee
Montgomery..
Moore
Richmond
Scotland
Union
Wilkes
Yadkin
Total
W. 0. Burgin
Democrat
2,571
310
4,947
1,312
1,432
1,357
2,393
3,061
1,589
2,056
886
311
22,225
G. Y. Newton
Democrat
1,026
47
630
412
507
429
647
1,723
892
633
82
42
6,970
TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Avery
Burke
Catawba
Lincoln
Mecklenburg..
Mitchell
Total
Cameron
Morrison
Democrat
212
2,262
580
1,478
7,908
151
12,591
John A.
McRae
Democrat
95
1,636
192
391
3,731
63
6,108
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
A. L.
Bulwinkle
Democrat
Claude B.
Woltz
Democrat
Cleveland
5,525
2,367
2,814
1,547
1,610
4,242
343
1,368
712
638
602
406
850
40
Gaston . . .
McDowell .
Madisnn
Polk
Rutherford ..
Yancey
Total
• 18,448
4,616
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 27, 1944, BY DISTRICTS
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Kerr
Cameron S.
Weeks
Bertie - -
963
1,390
1,333
2,688
1,955
1,449
1,742
2,489
1,016
2,836-
Greene
775
Halifax -
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Lenoir _ - - _
1,789
896
Warren
483
Wilson . .
1,846
Total . . .
14,009
11,579
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Folger
J.N.
Freeman
Caswell _
808
5,001
1,368
692
2,892
1,896
3,145
266
Forsyth . -— .
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Granville _- -
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675
Kockincham - - - - -
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Stokes
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825
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6,449
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TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Hamilton C.
Jones
JoeW.
Ervin
JohnC.
Stroupe
Avery . ...
92
680
765
1,256
7,639
141
314
2,825
1,148
1,110
8,191
317
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Burke
245
Catawba .
2,848
368
Lincoln .
Mecklenburg
605
Mitchell
7
Total. .
10,573
13,905
3,986
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY,
MAY 27. 1944
NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Republican)
Counties
Monroe
Adams
Emery C.
McCaU
Ashe
76
76
47
57
30
83
87
93
30
187
Alleghany
11
Alexander . .
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Cabarrus
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CaldweU
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IredeU
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Rowan
60
Stanly
41
Watauga
216
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579
1,560
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1944
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Cameron
Morrison
Democrat
Chas. A.
Jonas
Republican
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Ervin
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Loomis F.
Klutz
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Ayery
526
5,318
6,241
3,674
10,472
554
1,915
5,067
4,672
3,629
4,208
2,044
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4,144
27,784
1,001
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5,531
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Lincoln
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Mecklenburg
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Mitchell -.
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26,785
21,535
50,605
26,757
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1944
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A. L. Bulwinkle
Democrat
A. L. Bulwinkle
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E. V. Moss
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5,093
1,854
986
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4,969
3,116
8,182
13.909
2,249
3,973
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3,303
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Gaston _
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M adison
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McDowell
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Polk
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Rutherford . . -
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Yancey - ------
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41,576
21,829
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1944
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Weaver
Democrat
Gola P.
Ferguson
Republican
Zebulon
Weaver
Democrat
Lewis P.
Hamlin
Republican
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3,491
1,255
1,087
4,015
3,728
3,530
2,202
2,166
2,602
1,505
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1,163
1,177
1,109
1,840
2,053
1,811
1,357
1,189
21,668
2,572
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1,814
7,659
5,015
4,169
2,855
2,110
2,891
7,908
Cherokee
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Graham
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Haywood .
2,738
Henderson
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Jackson .-.
2,621
Macon
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Swain, -
1,444
Transylvania
2,349
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30,438
16,150
52,042
28,965
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VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Primary, May 27, 1944
Counties
Clyde R.
Hoey
Cameron
Morrison
Marvin L.
Ritch
Arthur
Simmons
G. Y.
Newton
Alamance
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934
826
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222
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979
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586
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607
469
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2,446
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796
715
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737
2,499
7,054
2,643
5,133
2,610
7,545
806
488
1,572
1,475
8,487
3,167
2,864
1,981
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811
577
2,647
1,469
3,482
702
1,255
2,647
1,465
835
494
936
963
204
364
651
619
184
672
884
561
261
2,495
1,213
1,226
484
224
588
119
1,505
619
262
201
51
635
809
535
1,105
300
131
836
393
1,015
2,115
1,114
2,631
535
1,235
89
92
317
393
3,273
1,088
947
1,909
211
138
289
139
2,315
320
1,174
139
492
907
868
382
563
1,126
89
22
17
63
5
2
48
10
37
20
101
72
280
71
4
16
11
125
7
21
16
6
98
84
34
77
25
5
100
33
33
118
37
182
50
272
10
8
12
29
184
83
63
32
7
17
4
19
167
10
92
7
16
55
67
42
13
51
114
5
26
25
18
4
65
11
26
34
149
60
104
47
18
18
17
96
16
24
10
3
53
108
58
99
32
0
77
32
63
125
50
289
60
88
29
7
24
28
224
67
49
23
16
12
14
23
89
17
66
12
25
59
17
42
28
34
36
Alexander __
5
Alleghany
18
Anson __
48
Ashe
7
Avery
4
Beaufort
28
Bertie
6
Bladen
23
Brunswick
4
Buncombe
76
Burke. . . . . .
26
Cabarrus
50
Caldwell
25
Camden
3
Carteret
9
Caswell
6
Catawba
54
Chatham
5
Cherokee
10
3
Clay
1
71
Columbus
54
46
Cumberland
37
13
Dare
3
Davidson .
100
Davie
41
17
Durham.
38
Edgecombe _
24
Forsyth
95
30
Gaston
63
Gates
Graham
Granville.
Greene
Guilford .
8
8
14
10
117
Halifax..
Harnett
Haywood .
42
25
8
5
Hertford
11
Hoke
17
Hyde
7
Iredell
51
Jackson ..
5
30
Jones - .
10
32
Lenoir . . .
26
Lincoln i
18
Macon ...
17
4
Martin
17
226 North Carolina Manual
Vote for United States Senator — Primary, May 27, 1944 — (Con't.)
Counties
McDowell
Mecklenburg..
Mitchell
Montgomery..
Moore
Nash
New Hanover.
Northampton.
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank...
Pender
Perquimans...
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham..
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania..
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington...
Watauga
Wavne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Total
Clyde R.
Hoey
,370
,189
371
879
,644
058
918
,743
228
,334
429
,173
090
630
249
,616
,010
502
,287
755
551
,871
,091
,266
885
,444
407
,980
,279
,353
335
742
,512
100
739
581
683
,853
,731
,892
921
896
211,049
Cameron
Morrison
734
6,500
111
512
411
1,095
1,557
431
557
408
167
726
275
108
137
1,386
329
686
1,710
2,141
999
1,489
593
353
509
839
396
1,422
299
195
18
946
529
2,795
309
255
451
747
620
1,009
384
80,154
Marvin L.
Ritch
43
2,380
0
5
37
39
186
27
16
42
8
36
21
5
14
96
20
8
99
116
63
173
54
12
53
39
13
49
10
21
2
95
39
133
47
11
0
52
15
137
20
13
7,428
Arthur
Simmons
52
108
2
12
19
42
88
21
54
19
10
11
29
10
14
138
20
12
62
124
67
92
51
14
23
28
25
85
4
36
1
20
45
97
22
21
56
48
51
10
14
4,593
G. Y.
Newton
24
56
0
4
34
21
51
1
15
10
1
10
10
3
11
49
13
15
133
50
44
70
29
7
109
15
29
16
6
8
1
408
33
51
12
7
8
20
35
40
3,057
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VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
November 7, 1944
Counties
Clyde-it.
Hocy
Democrat
A.I.
Ferree
Republican
Alamance.- . . . _
9,529
2,339
1,837
3,565
4,462
810
4,666
2,926
2,421
2,303
21,997
6,798
9,148
5,421
758
3,569
1,866
10,237
3,776
2,582
1,273
1,293
8,458
5,576
5,006
6,847
1,129
969
9,697
2,234
5,319
13,449
6,460
17,100
3,842
14,459
1,045
1,815
3,113
2,275
24,865
6,764
6,510
7,769
5,109
1,863
1,762
789
8,540
4,191
8,345
1,187
3,529
5,025
4,198
2.875
2,290
4,158
4 174
Alexander _ _
2,891
Alleghany __ 'J
1,275
Anson " ■ _
352
Ashe _ _ _
4,441
Avery
2,968 -
787
Beaufort . - _ _ . . . .
Bertie
63
Bladen _ .
483
Brunswick
1,933
Buncombe- -- _ - - - . .
7,638
Burke
5,589
Cabarrus _ - - - - . _
3,740
Caldwell _
4,108
Camden,. . . . . . - .
88
Carteret
1,369
Caswell-. - ...
356
Catawba
6,807
Chatham ....
2,271
Cherokee
2,564
Chowan- ... - -
69
Clav
1,226
Cleveland -...._
2,059
Columbus
1,275
Craven..
377
Cumberland
1,297
Currituck . . -
87
Dare ,.
193
Davidson ... _ - . .
9,338
Davie ..
3,178
Duplin - -.- .-. - - - - --..-.
1,261
Durham.
2,219
Edgecombe . . . - .
197
Forsyth
7.984
Franklin -
167
Gaston -
4,680
Gates . . -
83
Graham
1,356
Granville ... . ... ... . ..... .
191
Greene ..
S3
Guilford.. -
9,997
Halifax -.
160
Harnett- . .
2,852
Haywood.- . . _
2,678
Henderson .
4,161
Hertford .
52
Hoke...
109
Hyde
212
Iredell. .
4,169
Jackson. _ , .
2,611
Johnston .
4,144
Jones . - _ . .
133
Lee.
593
Lenoir .
295
Lincoln. .... _
3,494
Macon . . .
2,420
Madison ... . . ...
4,184
Martin
95
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North Carolina Manual
Vote for United States Senator, November 7, 1944 (Con't.)
Counties
Clyde R.
A. L
Hoey
Ferree
Democrat
Republican
3,958
2,136
28,381
5,041
1,026
3,131
2,739
1,858
3,890
2,346
7,417
480
9,892
1,292
3,344
87
2,539
344
3,454
1,122
1,237
597
2,715
368
1,731
309
929
96
2,467
419
7,815
259
2,462
1,539
7,356
8,830
5,383
581
7,259
660
8,525
2,660
10,092
5,121
7,641
4,350
4,193
5,856
2,351
142
5,643
5,675
4,033
3,328
7,194
4,810
2,120
1,433
3,043
2,174
595
228
5,662
830
4,060
302
19,108
2,078
2,461
96
1,799
441
3,379
3,859
6,213
1,451
5,669
8,947
6,129
447
2,451
4,358
3,320
2,380
McDowell
Mecklenburg.
Mitchell
Montgomery..
Moore
Nash
New Hanover.
Northampton.
Onslow
Orange .,
Pamlico
Pasquotank...
Pender
Perquimans. . .
Person ._
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham..
Rowan
Rutherford...
Sampson
Scotland ,
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania..
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington...
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Total
533,813
226,037
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STATE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ABSENTEES VOTE
IN GENERAL ELECTION OF 1944
State Military Absentees
Civilian Absentees
Federal War
Ballots-
Counties
Issued
Returned
Issued
Returned
Received by
Co. Chairmen
Alamance
1,470
540
274
382
868
344
656
196
283
451
4,160
1,670
1,732
1,008
64
743
208
2,174
581
415
126
333
960
687
524
943
61
143
2,136
736
718
3,666
1,151
2,724
281
3,081
126
365
352
197
3,923
743
814
1,045
759
176
142
107
1,129
874
861
123
371
669
912
525
762
323
161
240
443
142
384
139
125
234
2.033
1,012
814
547
30
346
137
1,219
303
213
101
207
548
420
375
560
35
66
1,311
371
321
1,197
659
1,728
182
1,156
66
195
231
113
2,382
376
458
549
471
96
79
58
715
460
573
79
249
403
567
232
252
430
373
45
1,097
104
190
107
22
101
835
828
264
264
4
155
28
1,139
273
188
23
437
101
62
103
90
6
48
1,113
318
87
261
114
521
44
219
11
329
73
24
791
135
158
261
1,003
24
47
21
551
677
360
19
80
73
278
312
200
347
335
36
781
68
176
106
19
62
691
625
228
208
2
135
27
897
210
150
22
437
86
57
83
79
2
36
968
278
77
222
93
453
37
170
9
268
65
20
694
123
132
190
1,003
15
44
15
458
608
292
12
69
55
255
298
77
Alexander
15
Alleghany .
4
Anson
29
Ashe .
12
Avery
6
Beaufort
Bertie
24
6
Bladen
18
Brunswick
15
Buncombe
85
Burke
18
Cabarrus.. .
37
Caldwell
26
Camden
Carteret
4
12
Caswell.. . . . _.
14
Catawba
30
Chatham .
25
Cherokee
15
Chowan .
5
Clay . .
3
Cleveland
58
Columbus...
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck.
Dare
27
23
53
2
2
Davidson
33
2
Duplin
20
Durham _ _
68
Edgecombe
19
Forsyth _
107
Franklin . . ,.
18
Gaston
103
Gates
9
Graham
7
Granville . .
16
Greene
12
Guilford...
158
Halifax
132
Harnett
22
Haywood
36
Henderson
Hertford
38
9
Hoke
Hyde...
12
6
Iredell .
44
Jackson
22
Johnston ,
64
Jones
7
Lee
15
Lenoir
18
Lincoln
22
Macon...
6
230
North Carolina Manual
STATE MILITARY A^D CIVILIAN ABSENTEES VOTE IN
GENERAL ELECTION OF 1944 (Con't.)
State Military Absentees
Civilian Absentees
Federal War
Ballots-
Counties
Issued
Returned
Issued
Returned
Received by
Co. Chairmen
M adison
Martin
599
367
1,020
4,268
292
568
446
S36
1,173
200
302
536
194
369
190
82
324
866
497
2,013
557
928
1,262
1,816
1,011
892
301
1,668
871
1,494
470
592
48
513
474
2,365
223
313
868
855
1,604
766
642
622
278
218
416
2,534
149
2fil
300
609
" 741
135
290
355
106
240
92
50
212
593
294
868
310
511 .
503
997
675
485
203
834
407
657
229
338
32
274
217
1,645
163
138
478
540
604
496
275
244
126
53
247
551
61
284
144
104
247
54
24
84
50
26
IS
13
35
116
474
623
65
36
171
411
300
59
40
744
387
622
490
414
37
45
74
516
61
115
929
139
517
103
154
521
86
49
169
472
37
202
124
79
228
42
19
71
46
21
14
13
34
87
380
459
54
32
123
308
230
52
39
586
312
581
425
327
17
38
64
452
52
98
736
118
334
96
136
395
7
14
McDowell
M ecklenburg
Mitchell
19
170
8
Montgomery
Moore
14
30
Nash.-
35
New Hanover
Northampton
84
18
19
Orange
Pamlico . _ _
20
4
Pasquotank
Pender..-
28
15
Perquimans
Person -
6
32
Pitt
33
Polk
10
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford --
27
22
58
65
32
50
Sampson.^
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
43
20
19
8
Surry
24
Swain
14
Transylvania
Tyrrell
8
6
Union
Vance _.
25
29
Wake
108
Warren. .
21
Washington
Watauga
10
11
52
Wilkes
19
Wilson . --
37
Yadkin
3
Yancey
12
Total
86,999
46,583 ,.
25,755
21,265
2,958
VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BY COUNTIES
Proposed amendments to the Constitution of North Carolina
submitted to a vote of the people at the General Election
November 7, 1944
NO. 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 57, Session Laws 1943.
Article III, Sections 1, 13, and 14 amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. Officers of the executive department; terms of of-
fice. The executive department shall consist of a Governor, in
whom shall be vested the supreme executive power of the State;
a Lieutenant Governor, a Secretary of State, an Auditor, a Treas-
urer, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Attorney General,
a Commissioner of Agriculture, a Commissioner of Labor, and a
Commissioner of Insurance, who shall be elected for a term of
four years by the qualified electors of the State, at the same time
and places and in the same manner as members of the General As-
sembly are elected. Their term of office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election, and continue until
their successors are elected and qi<alified: Provided, that the
officers first elected shall assume the duties of their office ten days
after the approval of this Constitution by the Congress of the
United States, and shall hold their offices four years from and
after the first day of January."
"Sec. 13. Duties of other executive officers. The respective duties
of the Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agricul-
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232 North Carolina Manual
ture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance
shall be prescribed by law. If the office of any of said officers
shall be vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to appoint another until the disability be
removed or his successor be elected and qualified. Every such
vacancy shall be filled by election at the first general election that
occurs more than thirty days after the vacancy has taken place,
and the person chosen shall hold the office for the remainder of
the unexpired term fixed in the first section of this article."
"Sec. 14. Council of State. The Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor and Commissioner of Insur-
ance shall constitute, ex officio, the Council of State, who shall
advise the Governor in the execution of his office, and three of
whom shall constitute a quorum; their advice and proceedings in
this capacity shall be entered in a journal, to be kept for this pur-
pose, exclusively, and signed by the members present, from any
part of which any member may enter his dissent; and such journal
shall be placed before the General Assembly when called for by
either house. The Attorney General shall be, ex officio, the legal
adviser of the executive department."
Election Returns 233
NO. 2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 432, Session Laws 1943.
Article XIV, Section 7. Amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 7. Holding office. No person who shall hold any office or
place of trust or profit under the United States, or any depart-
ment thereof, or under this State, or under any other state or gov-
ernment, shall hold or exercise any other office or place of trust or
profit under the authority of this State, or be eligible to a seat in
either House of the General Assembly: Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall extend to officers in the militia, notaries
public, justices of the peace, commissioners of public charities, or
commissioners for special purposes."
NO. 3
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 468, Session Laws 1943.
Article IX, Section 8. Amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8. State Board of Education. The general supervision and
administration of the free public school system, and of the educa-
tional funds provided for the support thereof, except those men-
tioned in Section five of this Article, shall, from and after the
first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, be
vested in the State Board of Education to consist of the Lieutenant
Governor, State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, and ten members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to
confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session. The General
Assembly shall divide the State into eight educational districts,
which may be altered from time to time by the General Assembly.
Of the appointive members of the State Board of Education, one
shall be appointed from each of the eight educational districts,
and two shall be appointed as members at large. The first ap-
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pointments under this section shall be: Two members appointed
from educational districts for terms of two years; two members
appointed from educational districts for terms of four years; two
members appointed from educational districts for terms of six
years; and two members appointed from educational districts for
terms of eight years. One member at large shall be appointed for
a period of four years and one member at large shall be appointed
for a period of eight years. All subsequent appointments shall
be for terms of eight years. Any appointments to fill vacancies
shall be made by the Governor for the unexpired term, which ap-
pointments shall not be subject to confirmation. The State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction shall be the administrative head of
the public school system and shall be secretary of the board. The
board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman. A majority of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The per diem and expenses of the appointive members shall be pro-
vided by the General Assembly."
NO. 4
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 497, Session Laws 1943.
Article III, Section 11. Amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 11. Duties of the Lieutenant'Governor. The Lieutenant-
Governor shall be president of the Senate but shall have no vote
unless the Senate be equally divided. He shall receive such com-
pensation as shall be fixed by the General Assembly."
NO. 5
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 662, Session Laws 1943.
Article X, Section 8. Amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8. How Deed for Homestead may be Made. Nothing con-
tained in the foregoing sections of this article shall operate to pre-
vent the owner of a homestead from disposing of the same by deed;
but no deed made by the owner of a homestead shall be valid with-
out the signature and acknowledgment of his wife."
VOTE ON PROHIBITION 1881 AND 1908
August, 1881 May, 1908
For
Prohibition
48,370
Against
Prohibition
166,325
For
Prohibition
113,612
Against
Prohibition
69,416
Vote on calling convention to consider proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the United States Repealing the 18th
amendment and Election of Delegates.
November, 1933
Delegates
Delegates
For
No
For Repeal
Against
Convention
Convention
of
Repeal of
18th
18th
120,190
293,484
Amendment
Amendment
115,482
300,054
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PART V
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS
GOVERNMENTAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Advisory Budget Commission
1925, c. 89; 1929, c. 100 s. 4; 1931, c. 295; G. S. 143-4
Composition: Six members, Chairman of the Appropriations and
Finance Committees of the House and Senate.
Two members appointed by the Governor:
James H. Clark Elizabethtown
Appointed by the Legislature:
T. J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
John Kerr Warrenton
Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
State Board of Agriculture
Rev. s. 3931; Code s. 2184; 1901, c. 479, ss. 2, 4; 1907, c. 479,
s. 1; 1931, c. 360, s. 1; 1937, c. 174; C. S. 4661; G. S. 106-2
Composition: Eleven members, ten appointed by the Governor.
W. Kerr Scott, Chairman (Ex-officio member) Raleigh
Miss Ethel Parker Gatesville
L. L. Burgin Horseshoe
Charles F. Gates Mebane
Lionel Weil Goldsboro
W. Ivan Bissette Grifton
J. H. Pool „ West End
D. Reeves Noland : Waynesville
Claude T. Hall Woodsdale
D. J. Lybrook Advance
L. Y. Ballentine Varina
State Board of Alcoholic Control
1937, c. 49, s. 2; and s. 3; c. 411; 1939, c. 185, s. 5;
1941, c. 107, s. 5; G. S. 18-37; G. S. 18-38
Composition three members. Appointed by the Governor.
Carl L. Williamson, Chaii-man Raleigh
S. C. Brawley : Durham
Samuel B. Etheridge Washington
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State Department of Archives and History
Rev. s. 4539; 1903, c. 767, s. 2; 1907, c. 714, s. 1;
1941, c. 306; 1943, c. 237; C. S. 6141; G. S. 121-1
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor.
Dr. R. D. W. Connor, Chairman Chapel Hill
Dr. W. T. Laprade Durham
J. Allan Dunn Salisbury
Mrs. George McNeill Fayetteville
Clarence Griffin Forest City
Mrs. P. F. Patton , Hendersonville
Miss Gertrude Carraway New^ Bern
State Board of Assessment
1939, c. 310, s. 200; 1941, c. 327, s. 6; G. S. 105-273
Composition: Five members. All Ex-officio under the act.
A. J. Maxw^ell, Chairman, Director of Tax Research Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
Stanley Winborne, Utilities Commissioner Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson, Director Local Government Raleigh
Edwin Gill, Commissioner of Revenue Raleigh
J. C. Bethune, Secretary ., Raleigh
North Carolina State Art Society
1929, c. 314; G. S. 140-1
Composition: Sixteen members. Four members, ex-officio. Four
members appointed by the Governor. Eight appointed by the Art
Society.
Ex-officio :
Governor R. Gregg Cherry Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin ......_..............; Raleigh
Harry McMullan Raleigh
Miss Elizabeth Crews Walkertown
Appointed:
Mrs. Louis V. Sutton Raleigh
Robert Lee Humber Greenville
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon Concord
Dean Alice Baldwin Durham
Elected:
Hon. J. Melville Broughton Raleigh
Dr. Clarence Poe Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 245
Mrs. Isabelle Bowen Henderson Raleigh
Mrs. Henry M. London Raleigh
Mrs. J. Henry Highsmith Raleigh
Mrs. Annie P. Lovlck Raleigh
Miss Mabel Pugh Raleigh
Mr. John Rembert..... Raleigh
State Banking Commission
1931, c. 243, s. 1; 1935, c. 266; 1939, c. 91, s. 1; G. S. 53-92
Composition: Seven members. Two ex-officio. Five appointed
by the Governor.
Charles M. Johnson, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Ex-officio Raleigh
B. B. Massagee Hendersonville
H. D. Bateman Wilson
Bascom B. Blackwelder Hickory
R. P. Holding : Smithfield
R. C. Llewellyn Dobson
State Commission for the Blind
1935, c. 53, s. 1; 1937, c. 285; G. S. 111-1; 111-3
Composition: Eleven members. Five Ex-officio. Six appointed
by the Governor.
Sam M. Cathey, Chairman Asheville
E. R. Alexander -. Kannapolis
H. I. McDougle Charlotte
Thomas S. Payne Washington
V. J. Ashbaugh Durham
Dr. Howard E. Jensen '. Durham
Ex-officio members:
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds ...: ,. Raleigh
G. E. Lineberry Raleigh
Dr. J. S. Dorton , Raleigh
Lt. Col. Charles H. Warren Raleigh
Dr. Ellen B. Winston Raleigh
Dr. Roma S. Cheek, Executive Secretary Raleigh
N. C. Board of Boiler Rules
1935, c. 326, s. 1; G. S. 95-54
Composition: Five members. One Ex-officio member. Four ap-
pointed by the Governor.
Forrest H. Shuford, Chairman, Ex-officio Rali-igh
W. H. Ruffin Durham
246 North Carolina Manual
W. E. Shuping, Jr Greensboro
L. H. Coley '. Salisbury
W. W. Lloyd Greensboro
Buildings Code Council
1933, c. 392, s. 4; 1941, c. 280, s. 2; G. S. 143-139
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Walter W. Hook, Chairman Charlotte
Hill L. Kiser Charlotte
W. H. Sullivan Greensboro
Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
1941, c. 224, s. 2; G. S. 129-2
Composition: Five members. All Ex-officio under above Act.
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson, Treasurer Raleigh
Harry McMuUan, Attorney General Raleigh
R. G. Deyton, Asst. Director Budget Raleigh
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Rev. s. 3913; Code, s. 2331; 1868-9, c. 170, s. 2; 1909, c. 899;
1937, c. 319, s. 1; 1943, c. 775, s. 1; C. S. 5004; G. S. 108-1
Composition: Seven members. Elected by the General Assembly
upon recommendation of the Governor.
W. A. Blair, Chairman Winston-Salem
E. H. Evans, Vice Chairman Laurinburg
Frank A. Daniels Raleigh
Mrs. R. H. Latham Asheville
Robert Hairston Reidsville
John A. Gates Fayetteville
Mrs. Walter C. Crowell .....: ; Monroe
Board of Conservation and Development
1925, c. 122, s. 6; 1927, c. 57; 1941, c. 45; G. S. 113-4; 113-5
Composition: Fifteen members. Appointed by the Governor.
R. H. Holland, Chairman Wilmington
Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
Harry Bailey Spruce Pine
W. J. Damtoft : Canton
Governmental Boards and Commissions 247
Walter Lambeth Charlotte
K. Clyde Council Wananish
Charles H. Jenkins Aulander
Irving Hall Raleigh
Richard S. Tufts Pinehurst
Oscar Breece „ Fayetteville
William Carl Hudson Morganton
J. Horton Doughton , Statesville
J. Wilbur Bunn Raleigh
J. L. Home, Jr Rocky Mount
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
North Carolina Board of Correction and Training
1943, c. 776; s. 1; G. S. 134-90 *
Composition: Nineteen members. One Ex-officio. Eighteen ap-
pointed by the Governor.
C. A. Dillon, Chairman Raleigh
J. J. Barnhardt Kannapolis
J. C. Braswell Rocky Mount
Herman Cone Greensboro
Dr. Rachel D. Davis Kinston
Mrs. Howard G. Etheridge Asheville
Mrs. Clarence Heer Chapel Hill
Dr. W. Houston Moore Wilmington
T. A. Haywood Rockingham
Dr. Ellen B. Winston (Ex-officio) Raleigh
Mrs. J. R. Page ; Aberdeen
Dr. A. M. Proctor Durham
Mrs. Thomas L. Riddle Sanford
Dr. William Mai'vin Scruggs Charlotte
Dr. W. A. Stanbury Winston-Salem
Miss Gertrude Weil Goldsboro
Gordon C. Hunter Roxboro
W. N. Harrell Wilson
Jas. H. McEwen Burlington
* (This Board has the management of the Stonewall Jackson
Training School, Eastern Carolina Training School, State Home
and Industrial School, Morrison Training School and Farm
Colony.)
North Carolina Council for National Defense
Executive Committee
(Appointed by the Governor)
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., Chairman Warsaw
R. L. McMillan, Director Raleigh
248 North Carolina Manual
W. H. Weatherspoon Raleigh
General J. Van B. Metts Raleigh
D. B. McCrary : Asheboro
Dr. C. V. Reynolds Raleigh
Albert Coates Chapel Hill
R. H. Mason Raleigh
Geo. K. Snow „ Mount Airy
I. 0. Schaub Raleigh
Irving Hall Raleigh
W. T. Joyner Raleigh
Jonathan Daniels Raleigh
C. C. Spaulding Durham
J. Scott McFayden ; Fayetteville
John D. Warlick Jacksonville
Mrs. W. T. Bost Raleigh
Mrs. J. H. Highsmith Raleigh
Mrs. Walter G. Craven Charlotte
State Board of Education
N. C. Constitution, Art. IX, sec. 8; G. S. 115-116
Composition: Fifteen members. Three Ex-officio. Twelve ap-
pointed by the Governor.*
L. Y. Ballentine, Lieutenant Governor Varina
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent of Public Instruction Raleigh
Appointed by the Governor:
Districts:
No. 1 W. C. Dawson Elizabeth City
2 A. C. Edwards Hookerton
3 A. McL. Graham Clinton
4 L. M. Massey „ Zebulon
5 Santford Martin Winston-Salem
6 A. S. Brower Durham
7 Horace E. Stacy Lumberton
8 Ryan McBryde Raeford
9 Harry E. Isenhour. Salisbury
10 Julian S. Miller Charlotte
11 C. A. Rudisill Cherryville
12 Mrs. E. L. McKee Sylva
* By Constitutional amendment adopted in 1944, after April 1,
1945, the Board will consist of the Lieutenant Governor, State
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and ten members
appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Governmental Boards and Commissions 249
^ State Board of Elections
Rev. 4300; 1901, c. 89, s. 5; 1933, c. 165, s. 1; C. S. 5921; G. S. 163-8
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Wm. T. Joyner, Chairman (D) Raleigh
Walter H. Woodson, Secretary (D) Salisbury
J. Ray Morgan (D) Waynesville
Adrian S. Mitchell (R) Winton
Pressley E. Brown ( R ) Wilkesboro
R. C. Maxwell, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Elementary Textbook Commission
1923, c. 136, s. 325; 1943, c. 627, s. 1; C. S. 5735; G. S. 115-263
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor and
the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
H. B. Marrow, Chairman Smithfield
Miss Virginia Kirkpatrick, Secretary Charlotte
Miss Clara Heame Roanoke Rapids
A. J. Hutchins Canton
W. B. Owens, Jr. '. Winston-Salem
Miss Cynthia Reeves Greensboro
J. S. Waters Pittsboro
Fort Fisher National Park Commission
1939, c. 251, s. 1
Composition: Five members. Four appointed by the Governor;
one Ex-officio.
R. Bruce Etheridge, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
J. A. Taylor Wilmington
Oscar F. Cooper Wilmington
Roger Moore Wilmington
Rev. Andrew J. Howell Wilmington
Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board
1937, c. 425, s. 9; 1941, c. 220; G. S. 119-26
Composition: Five members. Two Ex-officio. Three appointed
by the Governor.
Andrew Joyner, Jr. Greensboro
W. T. Spencer Gastonia
Sam M. Bason Yanceyville
Ex-officio:
Edwin Gill, Commissioner of Revenue, Chairman Raleigh
H. L. Shankle, Director Gasoline and Oil Inspection
Division, Secretary Raleigh
250 North Carolina Manual
N. C. Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System
1939, c. 390, s. 8; 1941, c. 357, s. 6; S. L. 1943, c. 535; G. S. 128-28
Composition: Seven members. Two Ex-officio. Five appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by Senate.
(Same Board as Teachers and State Employees Retirement System)
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Raleigh
L. C. Gifford Hickory
Millard F. Jones Rocky Mount
Mrs. Annie Swindell Durham
Paul Kelly Raleigh
Jonathan Woody • Waynesville
Baxter Durham, Secretary Raleigh
North Carolina State Board of Health
Rev. s. 4435; Code, s. 2875; 1879, c. 177, s. 1; 1885, c. 237, s. 1;
1893, c. 214, s. 1; 1911, c. 62, s. 1; 1931, c. 177, s. 1; C. S. 7048;
G. S. 130-1
Composition: Nine members. Five appointed by the Governor.
Four elected by the Medical Society.
Dr. S. D. Craig, President Winston-Salem
Dr. J. N. Johnson, Vice President Goldsboro
Dr. G. G. Dixon Ayden
Dr. H. Lee Large Rocky Mount
Larry L Moore, Jr Wilson
Dr. W. T. Rainey Fayetteville
Dr. Hubert B. Haywood .'. .'.... Raleigh
Dr. John Labruce Ward Asheville
Dr. J. O. Nolan Kannapolis
State Highway and Public Works Commission
1933, c. 172, s. 2; 1935, c. 257, s. 1; 1937, c. 297, s. 1;
1941, c. 57, s. 1; G. S. 136-1
Composition: Chairman and ten commissioners. Appointed by
the Governor.
Charles Ross, Acting Chairman (Official Address) Raleigh
Carroll Wilson Roanoke Rapids
John G. Clark Greenville
Dr. Guy V. Gooding- Kenansville
John N. Hackney Wilson
George W. Kane Roxboro
D. B. McCrary Asheboro
Charles A. Cannon Concord
Virgil D. Guire Lenoir
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T. Max Watson Forest City
Percy B. Ferebee Andrews
North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control
1943, c. 136; G. S. 122-7
(This Board has the management of the State Hospital at Ral-
eigh, the State Hospital at Morganton, the State Hospital at Golds-
boro and the Caswell Training School.)
Composition: Sixteen members. One Ex-officio and fifteen ap-
pointed by the Governor and approved by the General Assembly.)
N. E. Edgerton, Chairman Raleigh
Mrs. Rivers D. Johnson, Vice Chairman Warsaw
Carl V. Reynolds, M.D., Secretary Board of Health,
Ex-officio Raleigh
W. G. Clark , Tarboro
W. A. Dees Goldsboro
J. H. Beall ' ; Lenoir
Lois F. Stanford, M.D Durham
Mrs. Andrew Blair Charlotte
Charles C. Poindexter, D.D.S. Greensboro
C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Wingate M. Johnson, M.D. Winston-Salem
Leonard L. Oettinger Kinston
J. Dwight Barbour Clayton
R. H. Crawford, M.D Rutherford
Horace M. Baker, M.D. Lumberton
Yates S. Palmer, M.D _ Valdese
North Carolina Industrial Commission
1929, c. 120, s. 51; 1931, c. 274, s. 8; G. S. 97-77
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
T. A. Wilson, Chairman Raleigh
Pat Kimzey ....". , Brevard
Buren Jurney Statesville
The Board of Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Officers
Benefit and Retirement Fund
1937, c. 349, s. 8; 1939, c. 6; 1941, cc. 56, 157; 1943, c. 11");
G. S. 143-166
Composition: Seven members. Three Ex-officio. Four appointed
by the Governor.
Ex-officio:
George Ross Pou, Chairman, State Auditor Ralei.^h
William P. Hodges, Insurance Commissioner Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasure!' Kak'igh
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Appointed by the Governor:
E. G. Shore ^ Winston-Salem
Oscar Pitts Asheville
B. Everett Jordan Burlington
Walter F, Anderson Charlotte
Library Commission of North Carolina
1909, c. 873, s. 1; C. S. 6597; G. S. 125-18
Composition: Five members. Two Ex-officio. Two appointed
by the N. C. Library Association. One appointed by the Governor.
Carrie Broughton, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Frank P. Graham Chapel Hill
T. W. Allen Creedmore
Dr. Edgar W. Knight '. Chapel Hill
Miss Marjorie Beal, Executive Secretary Raleigh
^ Local Government Commission
1931, c. 60, s. 7; 1931, c. 296, s. 8; 1933, c. 31, s. 1; G. S. 159-3
Composition: Nine members. Four Ex-officio. Five appointed
by the Governor.
Charles M. Johnson, Treasurer, Chairman and Treasurer,
Ex-officio Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State, Ex-officio Raleigh
George Ross Pou, Auditor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Edwin Gill, Commissioner of Revenue, Ex-officio Raleigh
John L. Skinner Littleton
R. Linn Bernhardt Salisbury
E. K. Butler Lumberton
James G. Hanes Winston-Salem
W. F. Carr Durham
North Carolina Merit System Council
1941, c. 370, s. 1; G. S. 126-1
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
J. L. Memory, Chairman Wake Forest
Harry Wilson Morganton
R. O. Everett Durham
S. Amos Maynard Greensboro
J. W. Harrelson Raleigh
Dr. Frank DeVyver, Supervisor Durham
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Municipal Board of Control
1917, c. 136, sub. ch 2, s. 4; 1935, c. 440; 1941, c. 97;
C. S. 2779; G. S. 160-196
Composition: Three members. All Ex-officio under the Act.
Thad Eure, Secretary of State, Secretary Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General, Chairman Raleigh
Stanley Winborne, Chairman Utilities Commission Raleigh
State Board of Pensions
1921, c. 189, s. 1; C. S. 5168(a); G. S. 112-7
Composition: Three members. All Ex-oflRcio under the above Act.
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor Raleigh
HaiTy McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
George Ross Pou, Auditor Raleigh
The State Planning Board
1937, c. 345, s. 2; G. S. 143-172
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor.
Collier Cobb, Jr., Chairman Chapel Hill
D. Hiden Ramsey Asheville
W. F. Carr Durham
Robert M. Hanes Winston-Salem
Capus Waynick '. High Point
George W. Kane Roxboro
Harry Caldwell Greensboro
R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo
Dr. Howard W. Odum, Secretary Chapel Hill
State Probation Commission
1937, c. 132, s. 5; G. S. 15-201
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Clyde A. Erwin Raleigh
W. C. Harris Raleigh
Dr. John S. Bradway Durham
Judge Wilson Warlick Newton
L. P. McLendon Greensboro
North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority
1935, c. 288, s. 1; G. S. 117-1
Composition: Six members. Appointed by the Governor.
Gwyn B. Price, Chairman Raleigh
Ed F. Allen Lenoir
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Mrs. Jane S. McKinimon Kaleigh
W. M. Sherard Hendersonville
D. E. Purcell Reidsville, RFD
S. H. Hobbs, Jr :' Chapel Hill
North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc.
1943, c. 755; G. S. 140-6
Composition: Sixteen members. Two Ex-officio. Four appointed
by the Governor. Ten appointed by the Society.
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent Public Instruction,
Ex-officio ■ Raleigh
Appointed by Governor:
George Stevens Asheville
Robert Dunn : Charlotte
T. Holt Haywood Winston-Salem
Mrs. Kay Dixon Gastonia
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System
1941, c. 25, s. 6; 1943, c. 719; G. S. 135-6
Composition: Seven members. Five appointed by the Governor,
approved by Senate. Two Ex-officio.
Charles M." Johnson, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Raleigh
L. C. Gifford Hickory
Millard F. Jones Rocky Mount
Mrs. Annie H. Swindell Durham
Paul Kelly Raleigh
Jonathan Woody ^ .........Waynesville
Baxter Durham, Secretary Raleigh
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Ex. 1936, c. 1, s. 10; 1941, c. 108, s. 10; 1941, c. 279, ss. 1-3;
1943, c. 277, s. 15; G. S. 96-3
Coinposition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor.
A. L. Fletcher, Chairman Raleigh
R. Grady Rankin Charlotte
R. Dave Hall ; Belmont
C. A. Fink Spencer
Dr. Harry D. Wolfe Chapel Hill
C. E. Cowan , Morganton
Mrs. Frank Fuller, Jr. Durham
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Utilities Commission
1933, c. 134; 1941, c. 97; G. S. 62-1
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
Stanley Winborne, Chairman Raleigh
Fred C. Hunter, Associate Commissioner Charlotte
Robert Grady Johnson, Associate Commissioner Raleigh
N. C. CONFEDERATE INSTITUTION
Woman's Home at Fayetteville
1913, c. 62; C. S. 5135; G. S. 112-2
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor.
Charles G. Rose, Chairman Fayetteville
A. E. Cook, Secretary Fayetteville
Mrs. E. R. McKethan Fayetteville
Mrs. Quinton Gregory Halifax
Mrs. Walter Woodard Wilson
Mrs. J. S. Rovi'e ^ Hickory
T. T. Thorne Rocky Mount
W. W. Home Fayetteville
Mrs. John H. Anderson, Advisory Member Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTIONS
CORRECTIONAL (White)
Eastern Carolina Industrial Training School for Boys,
Rocky Mount
1923, c. 254, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 5; 1927, c. 144; C. S. 7362;
G. S. 134-67
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776
Industrial Farm Colony for Women, Kinston
1927, c. 219, s. 2; G. S. 134-36
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776
State Home and Industrial School for Girls, Samarcand
1917, c. 255, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 4; 1929, c. 279, s. 1; 1937, c. 147,
s. 1; C. S. 7329; G. S. 134-22
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776
Stonewall Jackson Manual Training and Industrial School, Concord
1907, c. 509, s. 6; 1907, c. 955, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 2;
C. S. 7313; G. S. 134-1
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776
CORRECTIONAL (Negro)
Morrison Training School, Hoffman
1921, c. 190, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 6; 1927, c. 63; 1941, c. 241;
G. S. 134-90
Under the management of the State Board of Correction and
Training.
1943, c. 776
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State Training School for Negro Girls
1943, c. 381; G. S. 143-84.1
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c, 776
EDUCATIONAL (White)
Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone
Rev. s. 4229; 1903, c. 798, ss. 1, 9, 11; 1907, c. 526, s. 1; 1915, c. 527,
s. 1; 1917, c. 100, s. 1; 1919, c. 231, s. 1; Pr. 1925, c. 204;
Pr. 1929, c. 66; G. S. 116-66
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
V. D. Guire, Chairman Lenoir
G. P. Hagaman, Secretary Boone
Wm. J. Conrad, Jr. Winston-Salem
T. C. Bowie West Jefferson
Hugh Cranor Wilkesboro
W. M. Moore Statesville
Mrs. E. F. Reid Lenoir
H. H. Sullivan Asheville
Eugene Transou Sparta
Wade E. Brown Boone
East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville
1907, cc. 820, 515; 1911, c. 159, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 7; 1927, c. 164;
1929, c. 259; C. S. 5866; G. S. 116-59
Composition: Thirteen members. Twelve appointed by the Gov-
ernor with the approval of the Senate. One Ex-officio.
Clyde A. Erwin, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
F. C. Harding Greenville
John Herbert Waldrop Greenville
A. B. Corey Greenville
Mrs. Frank L. Grantham Rocky Mount
O, P. Makepeace Sanford
A. B. Andrews Raleigh
Mrs. Charles M. Johnson Raleigh
Mrs. Charles S. Forbes Greenville
Mrs. John G. Dawson Kinston
Mrs. W. B. Murphy Snow Hill
Dr. Paul Fitzgerald Greenville
J. K. Warren Trenton
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North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton
Rev., s. 4203; 1891, c. 399, s. 2; 1901, c. 210; 1925, c. 306, s. 11;
C. S. 5889; G. S. 116-121
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor.
W. W. Neal, President Marion
O. A. Betts, Vice President Goldsboro
Harry L. Wilson, Secretary Morganton
L. A. Dysart ■■ :. Lenoir
W. M. Shuford Concord
Dr. F. E. Motley Charlotte
Dr. H. E. Rondthaler Winston-Salem
Oxford Orphanage, Oxford
Private Laws, 1923, c. 119
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
R. L. Flowers Durham
Benjamin Cone Greensboro
Thomas L. Simmons Rocky Mount
Pembroke State College for Indians
1925, c. 306, s. 9; 1929, c. 238; 1931, c. 275; 1941, c. 323;
G. S. 116-81
Composition: Eleven members. Appointed by the Governor.
Rev. L. W. Jacobs, Chairman Pembroke
John L. Carter, Secretary Pembroke, Rt. 1
John O. Brooks Fairmont
Rev. S. A. Hammonds , Lumberton
J. R. Spaulding , Rowland
Edmond Lowry 1 Elrod
Elias Harris '. Maxton, Rt. 3
M. L. Lowry Pembroke
Z. A. Lowry Pembroke
C. L. Maynor Pembroke
E. B. Sampson Pembroke
James E. Hillman, Ph.D., Director Raleigh
N. C. School for the Blind, Raleigh
Rev., 4187; Code, s. 2227; 1881, c. 211, s. 1; 1917, c. 135, s. 1;
1925, c. 306, s. 10; G. S. 116-106
Composition: Eleven members. Appointed by the Governor.
Alfred Williams, Chairman Raleigh
J. Edward Allen Warrenton
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George R. Bennette Greensboro
E. J. Britt Lumberton
W. G. Enloe , Raleigh
William A. Graham Kinston
Dr. Carl V. Tyner Leaksville
Dr. W. A. Rogers Franklin
Len R. Roberts Durham
Mrs. W. H. Sullivan Greensboro
Carroll W. Weathers Raleigh
G. E. Lineberry, Secretary Raleigh
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
N. C. State College, Raleigh
Woman's College of North Carolina, Greensboro
Composition: One hundred members. Elected by the General
Assembly. The legal term of office expires April 1st of year indi-
cated.
C. S. 5789; G. S. 116-4
*Executive Committee
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, Chairman, Raleigh
1946
Charles Whedbee, Hertford
John W. Clark, Franklinville
O. Max Gardner, Shelby
1948
John Sprunt Hill, Durham
Walter Murphy, Salisbury
John J. Parker, Charlotte
1950
Mrs. Laura Weil Cone, Greensboro
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson, High Point
Haywood Parker, Asheville
1952
Josephus Daniels, Raleigh
Clarence Poe, Raleigh
Richard J. Reynolds, Winston-Salem
*Term expires July 1, of year indicated.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
For Life
Cameron Morrison Charlotte Mecklenburg
O. Max Gardner Shelby Cleveland
J. C. B. Ehringhaus Raleigh :..:.... Wake
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby Cleveland
J. Melville Broughton Raleigh Wake
Ex-Officio
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor, Gastonia Gaston
Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Rutherfordton Rutherford
Alexander B. Andrews, Secretary to Board, Raleigh Wake
1947
J. B. Fearing Windsor ., Bertie
William H. Sullivan Greensboro Guilford
Lionel Weil Goldsboro Wayne
Note — For vacant terms of Emmet H. Bellamy, Burton Craige and
Harry P. Grier appearing in the 1947 list.
1953
Wade Barber Fittsboro Chatham
Samuel M. Blount Washington Beaufort
Victor S. Bryant Durham Durham
Gertrude Carraway New Bern Craven
John W. Clark Franklin ville Randolph
Collier Cobb, Jr Chapel Hill Orange
George S. Coble Lexington Davidson
Mrs. Laura Weil Cone Greensboro Guilford
John G. Dawson Kinston Lenoir
Joseph C. Eagles Wilson ......•.....;,,.....,. Wilson
Samuel J. Ervin Morganton :.:.......^....-ii.^..:.... „ Burke
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth '..: ......Washington
John Sprunt Hill Durham Durham
Benjamin K. Lassiter Oxford Granville
John Q. LeGrand Wilmington l..i:...:.:'.... New Hanover
Henry A. Lineberger Gastonia Gaston
Mrs. Frances Newsom Miller Raleigh .i'.:.^... Wake
G'enn C. Palmer Waynesville Haywood
Edwin Pate Laurinburg Scotland
James C. Pittman Sanf ord Lee
J. E. Ramsay Salisbury ..; .~ Rowan
Roy Rowe Burgaw .....!.. Pender
J. Benton Stacy Ruffin :.. , Rockingham
Kenneth S. Tanner Spindale ...i. ;.:..: Rutherford
W^illiam B. Umstead Durham Durham
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1947
Mrs. Kate P. Arrington Warrenton Warren
H. D. Bateman Wilson Wilson
Emmett H. Bellamy Wilmington New Hanover
Burton Craige Winston-Salem Forsyth
Harry P. Grier Statesville Iredell
Battle A. Hocutt Clayton Johnston
Ira T. Johnston Jefferson Ashe
John H. Kerr, Sr. Warrenton Warren
J. Heath Klutz Albemarle Stanly
M. C. Lassiter Snow Hill Greene
W. L. Lumpkin Louisburg Fz'anklin
G. L. Lyerly Hickory Catawba
H. B. Marrow Smithfield Johnston
Major L. P. McLendon Greensboro Guilford
William D. Merritt Roxboro Person
Walter Murphy Salisbury Rowan
Haywood Parker Asheville Buncombe
Clarence Poe Raleigh Wake
J. T. Pritchett Lenoir Caldwell
Carl A. Rudisill Cherryville Gaston
George Stephens , Asheville Buncombe
Fred I. Sutton Kinston } Lenoir
H. P. Taylor. Wadesboro Anson
John W. Umstead, Jr. Chapel Hill Orange
Charles Whedbee Hertford Perquimans
1949
Miss Emily Austin Tarboro Edgecombe
Miss Annie Moore Cherry Enfield Halifax
David Clark Charlotte Mecklenbilrg
James H. Clark Elizabethtown Bladen
Clyde K. Council Wannanish Columbus
Josephus Daniels Raleigh Wake
B. B. Everett Palmyra .'. Halifax
Mrs. R. S. Ferguson... Taylorsville Burke
James S. Ficklin Greenville Pitt
James Alexander Gray...... Winston-Salem Forsyth
R. L. Harris Roxboro Person
W. E. Horner Sanford Lee
Hugh Horton Williamston Martin
Robert Eugene Little Wadesboro Anson
Dan K. Moore Sylva '. Jackson
Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount Nash
J. Hawley Poole West End Moore
J. A. Pritchett Windsor Bertie
Claude W. Rankin Fayetteville Cumberland
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Dr. Foy Roberson Durham Durham
T. Clarence Stone Stoneville Rockingham
W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro Wayne
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson High Point Guilford
F. E. Wallace Kinston Lenoir
Graham Woodard Wilson Wilson
1951
Arch Turner Allen Raleigh Wake
Alexander B. Andrews Raleigh Wake
Edward Stephenson Askew Oriental Pamlico
Kemp Davis Battle Rocky Mount Nash
James Albert Bridger Bladenboro „ Bladen
Charles Albert Cannon Concord Cabarrus
Thurmond Chatham Winston-Salem Forsyth
William Grimes Clark Tarboro Edgecombe
Arthur Mills Dixon Gastonia Gaston
Rufus Alexander Doughton Sparta Alleghany
Frank Wills Hancock, Jr. Oxford Granville
Charles Andrew Jonas Lincolnton .,._ Lincoln
Arthur Hill London Pittsboro Chatham
Mrs. Sadie McBrayer McCain Sanitorium Hoke
Mrs. Gertrude Dills McKee Sylva Jackson
Reid Atwater Maynard Burlington Alamance
Raymond Maxwell New Bern Craven ^
Andrew Lee Monroe Raleigh Wake
Kemp Battle Nixon Lincolnton Lincoln
John J. Parker „ Charlotte Mecklenburg
Robert Wright Proctor Marion McDowell
Richard Joshua Reynolds Winston-Salem Forsyth
Benjamin F. Royal Morehead City Carteret
William B. Shuford Hickory Catawba
Miss Grace P. Taylor Danbury Stokes
Western North Carolina Teachers College
1925, c. 270, s. 2; 1929, c. 251, s. 2; G. S. 116-46
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
D. Hiden Ramsey, Chairman Asheville
Mrs. D. H. Tillett Andrews
Han-y E. Buchanan Hendersonville
E. B. Whitaker ;. Bryson City
Mrs. J. S. Silversteen Brevard
E. E. Wheeler Asheville
Frank Hyatt Bryson City
Morgan Cooper .;:;: Forest City
Glenn C. Palmer Clyde, Rt. 1
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EDUCATIONAL (Negro)
The Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina
Rev., s. 4223; 1899, c. 389, as. 2, 3; 1939, c. 65, s. 4;
1943, c. 132; C. S. 5828; G. S. 116-94
Composition: Sixteen members. Fifteen appointed by the Gov-
ei-nor. One Ex-officio.
Clyde A. Erwin, Ex-officio ...,...., Raleigh
C. A. Hines, Chairman .".!. : Greensboro
Guy B. Phillips .:.:..: Chapel Hill
H. B. Caldwell Greensboro
Julian Price Greensboro
Rev. John J. Green Greensboro
R. R. Ingram Albemarle
G. Foster Hankins Lexington
Emmett Bellamy Wilmington
H. A. Scott Haw River
J. H. Coward Ayden
Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
W. R. Vaughan Henderson
Dr. C. T. Whitten High Point
L. P. McLendon Greensboro
Shelley B. Caveness Greensboro
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
G. R. Little, Chairman '. Elizabeth City
Mrs. J. G. Fearing, Secretary .•......; Elizabeth City
Miles L. Clark :: :...;.....:: -Z Elizabeth City
W. I. Halstead South Mills
Capt. J. L. Wiggins ...'..'........ Edenton
John H. Hall ..Elizabeth City
Herbert Peele Elizabeth City
W. Howard Pitt Hertford
Dr. N. C. Newbold, Ex-officio Raleigh
Fayetteville State Teachers College
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306, s. 9; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
Major John H. Cook, Chairman Fayetteville
Richard M. Lilly, Acting Chairman Fayetteville
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Maurice Fleishman, Secretary Fayetteville
J. L. Emanuel Raleigh
W. E. Horner Sanford
Rev. R. I. Johnson New Bern
Colonel Terry A. Lyon Fayetteville
Dr. W. L. McRae Red Springs
Emil Rosenthal Goldsboro
North Carolina College for Negroes, Durham
1925, c. 306, s. 9 (a); 1939, c. 65, s. 4; G. S. 116-99
Composition: Twelve members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
Clyde A. Erwin, Ex-officio Raleigh
R. L. Flowers, Chairman Durham
Oscar G. Barker Durham
R. M. Gantt _ Durham
Ralph Gardner Shelby
Edgar W. Knight Chapel Hill
J. W. Noell Roxboro
J. T. Pritchett '. ^ Lenoir
Roy Rowe Burgaw
C. C. Spaulding Durham
W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro
F. E. Wallace Kinston
Capus Waynick High Point
The Colored Orphanage of North Carolina, Oxford
1887, c. 47; 1927, c. 162; G. S. 116-139
Composition: Thirteen members. Five appointed by the Governor
and eight under the by-laws of the institution.
Appointed by the Governor:
B. W. Parham Oxford
A. H. Powell Oxford
B. K. Lassiter ...Oxford
Dr. R. L. Noblin Oxford
M. S. Currin : Oxford
Appointed under by-laws:
Dr. E. E. Toney, Chairman Oxford
Rev. N. A. Cheek Elberon
Dr. David D. Jones Greensboro
C. C. Spaulding Durham
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Dr. J. E. Shepherd Durham
John W. Mitchell Hampton, Va.
Wm. R. Johnson Norfolk, Va.
N. C. School for the Blind and Deaf, Raleigh
Rev., 4187; Code s. 2227; 1881, c. 211, s. 1; 1917, c. 135, s. 1;
1925, c. 306, s. 10; G. S. 116-106
Composition: Eleven members. Appointed by the Governor.
Alfred Williams, Chairman Raleigh
J. Edward Allen Warrenton
George R. Bennette Greensboro
E. J. Britt Lumberton
W. G. Enloe Raleigh
William A. Graham Kinston
Carl V. Tyner Leaksville
Dr. W. A. Rogers Franklin
Ben R. Roberts Durham
Mrs. W. H. Sullivan Greensboro
Carroll W. Weathers Raleigh
G. E. Lineberry, Secretary Raleigh
The Winston-Salem Teachers College
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306, s. 9; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by Senate.
H. E. Fries, Chairman Winston-Salem
John C. Whitaker, Vice Chairman Winston-Salem
W. A. Blair Winston-Salem
Robert H. Hanes Winston-Salem
Robert W. Gorrell Winston-Salem
Gordon Gray Winston-Salem
O. K. Kirkman High Point
J. Harmon Linville Kernersville
Robert Reynolds Winston-Salem
N. C. Newbold, Ex-officio, Dept. Public Instruction Raleigh
HOSPITALS (White)
Caswell Training School, Kinston
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; C. S. 6159 (a); G. S. 122-7
Under the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control.
1943, c. 136
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Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
Pr. 1913, c. 400
Composition: Fifteen members. Eight members appointed by
Mrs. Moses H, Cone; three members appointed by the Governor;
one member appointed by the Greensboro City Commissioner; one
member appointed by the Guilford County Commissioners; one
member by Watauga County Commissioners and one by the Guil-
ford County Medical Association.
Mrs. Moses H. Cone, President Baltimore, Md.
Herman Cone, Vice President : Greensboro
Bernard M. Cone, Secretary-Treasurer Greensboro
R. R. King Greensboro
Miss Etta Cone Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Bertha L. Cone Baltimore, Md.
Ceasar Cone Greensboro
N. S. Calhoun Greensboro
Dr. Samuel F. Ravenel Greensboro
Thurmond Chatham Winston-Salem
Sidney J. Stern Greensboro
L. P. McLendon Greensboro
Chas. A. Hines Greensboro
Dr. Frank A. Sharpe Greensboro
Howard Holderness Greensboro
J. E. Holshouser Boone
N. C. SANATORIUMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
TUBERCULOSIS
Black Mountain, Sanatorium and Wilson
1907, c. 964; Ex. session 1913, c. 40, s. 1; 1923, cc. 96, 127; 1925,
c. 306, s. 12; 1935, c. 91, ss. 2, 3; 1935, c. 138; 1939, c. 325;
G. S. 131-62
Composition: Twelve members. Appointed by the Governor with
the approval of the Senate.
Lee L. Gravely, Chairman Rocky Mount
Dr. Thurman D. Kitchin, Vice Chairman Wake Forest
Carl C. Council, Secretary Durham
Dr. G. E. Bell : _ Wilson
Dr. J. N. Britt Lumberton
R. E. Finch Black Mountain
Robert M. Hanes Winston-Salem
Edwin Morgan Laurel Hill
Mrs. Max T. Payne Greensboro
Dr. Paul Ringer Asheville
Dr. J. R. Terry Lexington
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Ernest V. Webb Kinston
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, Secretary State Board of Health,
Ex-officio .<.-. Raleigh
North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital, Gastonia
1917, c. 199, s. 4; C. S. 7254; G. S. 131-1
Composition: Nine members. Appointed by the Governor.
P. C. Whitlock, President ........;: Charlotte
George Blanton, Chairman Shelby
Ralph S. Robinson, Secretary Gastonia
John L. Beal, Treasurer ...'....:;. Gastonia
Kay Dixon Gastonia
Herman Weil .!,. Goldsboro
Paul R. Ervin „,.,. Charlotte
J. A. Jones „,....'.L. Charlotte
R. A. Moore, M.D Winston-Salem
State Hospital for the Insane, Morganton
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; G. S. 122-7
Under the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control.
1943, c. 136
State Hospital for the Insane, Raleigh
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; G. S. 122-7
Under North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control.
1943, c. 136
HOSPITALS (Negro)
State Hospital at Goldsboro
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; G. S. 112-1
Under the management of the North Carolina Hospitals Board
of Control.
1943, c. 136
EXAMINING BOARDS
State Board of Accountancy
1913, c. 157; 1925, c. 261, s. 11; 1939, c. 21; C. S. 7008; G. S. 93-12
Composition: Four members. Appointed by the Governor.
George E. Perrin, President Greensboro
Harry W. Bundy, Vice-President Elizabeth City
W. M. Russ, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
W. Bowen Henderson Asheville
State Board of Architectural Examination and Registration
1915, c. 270, s. 1; C. S. 4986; G. S. 83-2
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Erie G. Stillwell, President Hendersonville
Walter W. Hook, Vice President Charlotte
James B. Lynch, Treasurer Wilmington
Ross Shumaker, Secretary Raleigh
J. Burton Wilder Greensboro
State Board of Barber Examiners
1929, c. 119, s. 6; G. S. 86-6
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
M. C. Whitney, Chairman Winston-Salem
M. B. Berry Roxboro
J. M. Cheek High Point
R. P. Branch, Executive Secretary Raleigh
State Board of Chiropody Examiners
1919, c. 78, s. 3; C. S. 6765; G. S. 90-190
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
Dr. Fred W. Isaacs, Chairman Durham
Dr. O. B. McRae Greensboro
Dr. L. D. Abernathy, Secretary-Treasurer Charlotte
North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
1917, c. 73, s. 1; 1933, c. 442, s. 1; C. S. 6711; G. S. 90-140
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
Dr. L. G. Rollins, President Hickory
Dr. W. A. Keffer, Vice President Kinston
Dr. C. H. Peters, Secretary-Treasurer Rocky Mount
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North Carolina Licensing Board for Contractors
1925, c. 318, s. 2; G. S. 87-2
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
C. W. Mengel, Chairman Raleigh
U. A. Underwood, Vice Chairman Wilmington
F. D. Cline Raleigh
V. P. Loftis Charlotte
F. N. Thompson Charlotte
W. J. Mann, Executive Secretary Raleigh
N, C. State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
1933, c. 179; 1935, c. 54, s. 2; G. S. 18-13
Composition: Three members. Appointed by the Governor.
Mrs. Sitha E. McConnell, Chairman. .^ Statesyille
William P. Troutman, Vice Chairman Wilmington
Mrs. J. M. Carson, Secretary Fayetteville
Mrs. C. P. Bobbitt, Executive Secretary Raleigh
State Board of Dental Examiners
1879, c. 139; 1915, c. 178; 1935, c. 66, s. 1; G. S. 90-22
Composition: Six members. Elected by the Society and com-
missioned by the Governor.
Dr. John R. Pharr, President Charlotte
Dr. Wilbert Jacl^on, Secretary-Treasurer Clinton
Dr. Paul E. Jones Farmville
Dr. A. C. Current Gastonia
Dr. D. L. Pridgen Fayetteville
Dr. Neal Sheffield Greensboro
Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
1937, c. 87, s. 1; G. S. 87-39
Composition: Five members. Three appointed by the Governor.
Two Ex-officio.
N. E. Cannady, Chairman, Ex-officio Oxford
Leroy M. Keever, Vice Chairman Raleigh
Marion B. Haynes >, Asheville
Frank E. Hartis, Ex-officio Durham
W. A. Darden Greenville
D. S. Nichols, Field Representative Raleigh
Mrs. James H. Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
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Embalmers Licensing Board
Rev., s. 4384; 1901, c. 338, ss. 1, 2, 3; 1931, c. 174;
C. S. 6777; G. S. 90-203
Composition: Five members. Elected by State Board of Health.
Edwin Branch, President Enfield
Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant, Vice President North Wilkesboro
W. N. Vogler, Secretary-Treasui-er Winston-Salem
Harlow Mims Raleigh
Durwood Creech Smithfield
State Board of Registration for Engineers and Land Surveyors
1921, c. 1, s. 3; C. S. 6055(d); G. S. 89-3
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
John E. Lear, Chairman Raleigh
A. C. Lee Charlotte
J. E. S. Thorpe Franklin
G. S. Harrell Shannon
Carroll L. Mann, Secretary Raleigh
State Board of Law Examiners
1933, c. 210, s. 10; c. 331; 1935, cc. 31, 61; 1941, c. 344, s. 6;
G. S. 84-24
Composition: Seven members. Elected by the Council of the
N. C. State Bar.
L. R. Varser, Chairman • Lumberton
Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
George B. Greene Kinston
Kingsland Van Winkle Asheville
W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro
Thomas P. Pruitt Hickory
S. J. Ervin, Jr. Morganton
Edward L. Cannon, Secretary Raleigh
State Board of Medical Examiners
Rev., s. 4492; Code, s. 3123; 1858-9, c. 258, ss. 3, 4; Extra session
1921, c. 44, s. 1; C. S. 6606; G. S. 90-2
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the N. C. Medical
Society.
Dr. Charles W. Armstrong Salisbury
Dr. Ivan M. Proctor, Secretary „..Raleigh
Dr. M. D. Bonner Jamestown
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Dr. Leslie Lee Kinston
Dr. R. B. McKnight Charlotte
Dr. Paul G. Parker Erwin
Dr. Malory A. Pittman Wilson
North Carolina Board of Nurse Examiners
1917, c. 17, s. 1; 1925, c. 87, s. 2; 1931, c. 56; C. S. 6729;
G. S. 90-158
Composition: Five members. Three members elected by the
association, one each by the State Medical Society and the North
Carolina State Hospital Association.
Miss Josephine Kerr, R.N., President Charlotte
Miss Bessie M. Chapman, R.N., Secretary Raleigh
Miss Myra Maxwell, R.N Wilson
Dr. Moir S. Martin Mt. Airy
Dr. Louten R. Hedgpeth Lumberton
North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry
1909, c. 444, s. 3; 1915, c. 21, s. 1; 1935, c. 63;
C. S. 6689; G. S. 90-116
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Dr. Henry B. Day, President Raleigh
Dr. Robert L. Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer Shelby
Dr. E. F. Menius New Bern
Dr. J. A. Palmer Charlotte
Dr. E. A. Bisanar Hickory
North Carolina State Board of Osteopathic Examination
and Registration
1907, c. 764, s. 1; 1913, c. 92, s. 1; 1937, c. 301, s. 1;
C. S. 6701; G. S. 90-130'
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Govei-nor.
Dr. E. M. Stafford, President Durham'
Dr. Frank R. Heine, Secretary-Treasurer Greensboro
Dr. A. R. Tucker Raleigh
Dr. T. M. Rowlett Concord
Dr. T. T. Spence Raleigh
North Carolina State Board of Pharmacy
Rev., s. 4473; 1905, c. 108, ss. 5, 7; C. S. 6652; G. S. 90-55
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
J. Gordon Ballew, President Lenoir
H. C. McAllister, Secretary-Treasurer Chapel Hill
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Marion B, Melvin Raleigh
I. Thomas Reamer Durham
Roger A. McDuffie Greensboro
N. C. State Board of Photographic Examiners
1935, c. 155, art. 2, s. 1; c. 318; G. S. 92-2
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
Charles A. Farrell, Chairman Greensboro
Ray W. Goodrich Winston-Salem
B. A. Culberson Asheville
Ben A. Stimson Statesville
George M. Hoole Charlotte
Edwin M. Stanley, Secretary-Treasurer „ Greensboro
State Board of Examiners of Plumbing and Heating Contractors
1931, c. 52, s. 1; 1933, c. 57; 1939, c. 224, s. 1; G. S. 87-16
Composition: Seven members. Appointed by the Governor.
W, H. Sullivan, Chairman Greensboro
L. L. Vaughan, Vice Chairman Raleigh
J. M. Jarrett, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
H. G. Baity Chapel Hill
R. V. Sisk Charlotte
R. H. Haley Charlotte
C. C. Davis Wilmington
W. F. Morrison, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Board of Examiners for Licensing Tile Contractors
1937, c. 86, s. 3; G. S. 87-30
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
G. W. Carter, President Kinston
J. Knight Davis, Secretary Wilmington
B. F. McClamrock Raleigh
V. J. McDaniel Asheville
H. T. Thrower Charlotte
North Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Rev., s. 5432; 1903, c. 503, s. 2; C. S. 67^5; G. S. 90-180
Composition: Five members. Appointed by the Governor.
R. E. Taylor, President Hendersonville
M. M. Leonai'd, Vice President Asheville
P. C. McLain, Secretary-Treasurer High Point
H. J. Rollins Rockingham
J. H. Brown Tarboro
STATE OWNED RAILROADS
DIRECTORS OF STATE-OWNED RAILROADS
Directors Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Directors :
W. M. Webb :. Morehead City
William Dunn New Bern
Raymond Maxwell New Bern
L. B, Jenkins .....Kinston
Selby Anderson Wilson
Judson H. Blount Greenville
Dr. D. J. Rose Goldsboro
Officers :
Judson H. Blount, President Greenville
W. M. Webb, Chairman Morehead City
F. E. Wallace, Secretary-Treasurer Kinston
Carroll Weathers, Attorney Raleigh
J. Nat Harrison, Expert Greenville
Directors North Carolina Railroad
Directors :
Harry L. Riddle Morganton
R. L. Brinson High Point
E. C. Greene ^ Asheville
D. P. Stone Belmont
Reid A. Maynard Burlington
Monroe M. Redding Hendersonville
Rufus A. Doughton Sparta
Henry Belk Goldsboro
Officers:
Harry L. Riddle, President Mor_ganton
M. P. Dawson, Secretary-Treasurer Rocky Mount
P. V. Critcher, Attorney Lexington
Henry A. Dennis, Expert Henderson
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PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
NORTH CAROLINA— SESSION 1945
Officers and Members of the Senate
OFFICERS
L. Y. Ballentine President Varina
Archie C. Gay President pro tern Jackson
3. Ray Byerly Principal Clerk Sanford
Robert Rasberry Reading Clerk Grifton
Herman Scott Sergeant-at-arms Pitsboro, RFD
senators
Alphabetically Arranged
Name District Party Postoffice
Aiken, John W Twenty-fifth Democrat Hickory
Applewhite, R. L Fourth Democrat Halifax
Barker, Carson M Eleventh Democrat Lumberton
Barnes, Wiley G Thirteenth Democrat Raleigh
Barnhardtj Luther E Twenty-first Democrat Concord
Blythe, Joe L Twentieth Democrat Charlotte
Carlyle, Irving E Twenty-second Democrat Winston-Salem
Clark, W. G. ' Fourth Democrat Tarboro
Corey, Arthur B Fifth Democrat Greenville
Culpepper, W. T First Democrat Elizabeth City
Currie, Claude Fourteenth Democrat Durham
Daniel, E. A. Second Democrat Washington
Davis, Carlos E Twenty-third Democrat Walnut Cove
Dolley, Steve Twenty-sixth Democrat Gastonia
Eagles, Joseph C Sixth Democrat Wilson
Edney, Calvin R, Thirtieth Republican Marshall
Gay, Archie C. Third Democrat Jackson
Hampton, W. Roy Second Democrat Plymouth
Hester, R. J., Jr Tenth Democrat Elizabethtown
Hodges, Brandon P Thirty-first Democrat Asheville
Hodges, W. B Thirty-second Democrat Hendersonville
Horton, O. Lee Twenty-eighth Democrat Morganton
Hundley, Geo. L Eighteenth Democrat , Thomasville
Jenkins, Chas. }l First Democrat Aulander
Kesler, John C. Twenty-first Democrat Salisbury
Little, R. E. Nineteenth Democrat Wadesboro
Long, F. D Fourteenth Democrat Roxboro
Lumpkin, Willie Lee Sixth Democrat Louisburg
Madry, W. Dennis Sixteenth Democrat Burlington
Matheny, Wade B. Twenty-seventh Democrat Forest City
McBryde, Ryan Twelfth Democrat Raeford
Mitchell, Hugh G Twenty-fifth Democrat Statesville
O'Berry, Thomas Eighth Democrat Goldsboro
Pate, Edwin Eighteenth Democrat Laurinburg
Penland, A. L. Thirty-third Democrat Hayesville
Penny, George T Seventeenth '..Democrat Greensboro
Pittman, J. C Thirteenth Democrat Sanford
Price, J. Hampton Fifteenth Democrat , Leaksville
Rogers, Carroll P Thirty-second Democrat Tryon
Rose, Charles G Tenth Democrat Fayetteville
Ross, Arthur » Twelfth Democrat Asheboro
Rowe, Roy Ninth Democrat Burgaw
Smith, W. Erskine Nineteenth Democrat Albemarle
Somers, W. B Twenty-fourth Republican Wilkesboro
Thomas, Edison M Twenty-ninth Republican Jefferson
Vann, Henry Ninth Democrat.. Clinton
Wallace, Lawrence H Eighth Democrat Smithfield
Ward, D. L. Seventh Democrat New Bern
Weathers, Lee B Twenty-seventh Democrat Shelby
Whitaker, R. A Seventh Democrat Kinston
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SENATORS
Arranged by Districts
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name Address
1st W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
1st Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
2nd E. A. Daniel Washington
2nd W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
3rd Archie C. Gay Jackson
4th R. L. Applewhite Halifax
4th W. G. Clark Tarboro
5th Arthur B. Corey Greenville
6th Joseph C. Eagles Wilson
6th Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
7th D. L. Ward New Bern
7th R. A. Whitaker Kinston
8th Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
8th Lawrence H. Wallace Smithfield
9th Roy Rowe Burgaw
9th Henry Vann Clinton
10th R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
10th Charles G. Rose .■'. Fayetteville
11th Carson M. Barker Lumberton
12th Ryan McBryde Raeford
12th Arthur Ross Asheboro
13th Wiley G. Barnes Raleigh
13th J. C. Pittman Sanford
14th Claude Currie Durham
14th F. D. Long Roxboro
15th J. Hampton Price Leaksville
16th W. Dennis Madry Burlington
17th George T. Penny Greensboro
18th Geo. L. Hundley Thomasville
18th Edwin Pate Laurinburg
19th R. E. Little Wadesboro
19th W. Erskine Smith .-. Albemarle
20th Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
21st Luther E. Bamhardt Concord
21st John C. Kesler Salisbury
22nd Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
23rd Carlos E. Davis Walnut Cove
24th W. B. Somers (R) Wilkesboro
25th John W. Aiken Hickory
25th Hugh G. Mitchell Statesville
26th Steve Dolley Gastonia
27th Wade B. Matheny Forest City
27th Lee B. Weathers Shelby
28th O. Lee Horton Morganton
29th Edison M. Thomas (R) Jefferson
30th Calvin R. Edney (R) Marshall
31st Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
32nd W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
32nd Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
33rd A. L. Penland Hayesville
RULES AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF
THE SENATE
1945
RULES OF THE SENATE
Order of Business
1. The President having taken the chair at the hour to which
the Senate shall have adjourned, and a quorum being present,
the Journal of the preceding day shall be read, unless otherwise or-
dered by the Senate, to the end that any mistake may be corrected.
2. After reading and approval of the Journal, the order of busi-
ness shall be as follows: '
(1) Reports of standing committees.
(2) Reports of select committees.
(3) Introduction of petitions, bills, and resolutions.
(4) Unfinished business of preceding day.
(5) Special orders.
(6) General orders. First, bills and resolutions on third read-
ing; second, bills and resolutions on second reading. But message
from the Governor and House of Representatives and communica-
tions and reports from State officers and reports from the Commit-
tees on Engrossed Bills and Enrolled Bills may be received and
acted on under any order of business.
Powers and Duties of the President
3. He shall take the chair promptly at the appointed time and
proceed with the business of the Senate according to the rules
adopted at any time during the absence of the President, the Presi-
dent pro tempore, who shall be elected, shall preside, and he is
hereby vested, during such time, with all powers of the President
except that of giving a casting vote in case of a tie when he shall
have voted as a Senator.
4. He shall assign to doorkeepers their respective duties, and
shall appoint such pages and laborers as may be necessary, each
of whom shall receive the same compensation as is now provided
by law.
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Of the Principal Clerk
5. The President and the Principal Clerk of the Senate shall
see that all bills shall be acted upon by the Senate in the order in
which they stand upon the Calendar, unless otherwise ordered as
hereinafter provided. The Calendar shall include the numbers and
titles of bills and joint resolutions which have passed the House
of Representatives and have been received by the Senate for
concurrence.
6. The Principal Clerk shall certify the passage of bills by the
Senate, with the date thereof, together with the fact whether
passed by a vote of three-fifths or two-thirds of the Senate, when-
ever such vote may be required by the Constitution and laws of the
State.
7. All necessary supplies and stationery for the Senate, its vari-
ous offices and committees of the Senate shall be purchased upon
requisition of the Principal Clerk, with the approval of the Presi-
dent of the Senate.
7a. The office of Engrossing Clerk is discontinued, and the duties
of that office as heretofore performed by the Engrossing Clerk
shall devolve upon the Principal Clerk, who is charged with the
responsibility therefor.
On the Rights and Duties of Senators
8. Every Senator presenting a paper shall endorse the same;
if a petition, memorial, or report to the General Assembly, with a
brief statement of its subject or contents, adding his name; if a
resolution, with his name; if a report of a committee, a statement
of such report with the name of the committee and members mak-
ing the same; if a bill, a statement of its title which shall contain
a brief statement of the subject or contents of the bill, with his
name; and all bills, resolutions, petitions, and memorials shall be
delivered to the Principal Clerk and by him handed to the Presi-
dent to be by him referred, and he shall announce the titles and
references of the same, which shall be entered on the Journal.
9. All motions shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the
President or any Senator, delivered at the table, and read by the
President or Reading Clerk before the same shall be debated;
but any such motion may be withdrawn by the introducer at any
time before decision or amendment.
10. If any question contains several distinct propositions it shall
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be divided by the President, at the request of any Senator, provided
each subdivision, if left to itself, shall form a substantive propo-
sition.
11. When the President is putting a question, or a division by
counting shall be had, no Senator shall walk out of or across the
Chamber, nor when a Senator is speaking, pass between him and
the President.
12. Every Senator wishing to speak or debate, or to present a
petition or other paper, or to make a motion or to report, shall rise
t'rom his seat and address the President, and shall not proceed
further until recognized by him. No Senator shall speak or de-
bate more than twice nor longer than thirty minutes on the same
day on the same subject without leave of the Senate, and when
two or more Senators rise at once, the President shall name the
Senator who is first to speak.
13. Every Senator who shall be within the bar of the Senate
when the question is stated by the chair shall vote thereon, unless
he shall be excused by the Senate or unless he be directly interested
in the question; and the bar of the Senate shall include the en-
tire Senate Chamber.
14. When a motion to adjourn or for recess shall be affirma-
tively determined, no member or officer shall leave his place until
adjournment or recess shall be declared by the President.
Standing Committees
15. The following committees shall be named by the Lieutenant-
Governor :
On Agriculture.
On Appropriations.
On Banks and Currency.
On Caswell Training School.
On Claims.
On Commercial Fisheries.
On Congressional Districts.
On Conservation and Development.
On Consolidated Statutes.
On Constitutional Amendments.
On Corporations.
On Counties, Cities, and Towns.
On Courts and Judicial Districts.
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On Distribution of Governor's Message.
On Education.
On Election Law.
On Engrossed and Enrolled Bills.
On Federal and Interstate Relations.
On Finance.
On Immigration.
On Institutions for the Blind.
On Institutions for the Deaf.
On Insurance.
On Internal Improvements.
On Interstate Co-operation.
On Journal.
On Judiciary No. 1.
On Judiciary No. 2.
On Justices of the Peace.
On Library.
On Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce.
On Mental Institutions.
On Military c Affairs.
On Mining.
On Penal Institutions.
On Pensions and Soldiers' Home.
On Propositions and Grievances.
On Public H&alth.
On Public Roads.
On Public Utilities.
On Public Welfare.
On Railroads.
On Recodification.
On Rules.
On Salaries and Fees.
On Senate. Expenditures.
On Senatorial Districts.
On Unemployment Compensation.
On Veterans' Affairs.
On Water Commerce.
Joint Committees
16.
On Printing.
On Trustees of the University.
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17. The Committee on Engrossed Bills shall examine all bills,
amendments, and resolutions before they go out of the possession
of the Senate, and make a report when they find them correctly
engrossed; Provided, that v/hen a bill is typewritten and has no
interlineations therein, and has passed the Senate without amend-
ment, it shall be sent to the House without engrossment, unless
otherwise ordered.
18. The Committee on Appropriations shall carefully examine
all bills and resolutions appropriating or paying any moneys out
of the State Treasury, except bills creating or increasing salaries,
which shall be referred to the proper committee: P-rovided, said
committee shall report to the Appropriations Committee the amount
allowed, and keep an accurate record of the same and report to
the Senate from time to time. All bills introduced in the Senate
providing for bond issues, levying taxes, or in any manner affect-
ing the taxing power of the State or any subdivision thereof, shall
before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Commit-
tee on Finance, and bills referred to other committees carrying any
of the provisions herein mentioned shall be re-referred to the Sen-
ate as being bills to be considered by the Finance Committee be-
fore proper action may be taken by the Senate.
19. Every report of the committee upon a bill or resolution which
shall not be considered at the time of making the same, or laid on
the table by a vote of the Senate, shall stand upon the general or-
ders with the bill or resolution; and the report of the committee
shall show that a majority of the committee were present and
voted.
On General Orders and Special Orders
20. Any bill or other matter may be made a special order for a
particular day or hour by a vote of the majority of the Senators
voting, and if it shall not be completed on that day, it shall be
returned to its place on the Calendar, unless it shall be made a
special order for another day; and when a special order is under
consideration it shall take precedence of any special order or sube-
quent order for the day, but such subsequent order may be taken
up immediately after the previous special order has been dis-
posed of.
21. Every bill shall receive three readings previous to its being
passed, and the President shall give notice at each whether it be
the first, second, or third. After the first reading, unless a motion
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shall be made by some Senator, it shall be the duty of the President
to refer the subject-matter to an oppropriate committee. No bill
shall be amended until it shall have been twice read.
Proceedings When There Is Not a Quorum Voting
22. If, on taking the question on a bill, it shall appear that a
constitutional quorum is not present, or if the bill require a vote
of a certain proportion of all the Senators to pass it, and it ap-
pears that such number is not present, the bill shall be again read
and the question taken thereon; if the bill fail a second time for
the want of the necessary number being present and voting, the
bill shall not be finally lost, but shall be returned to the Calendar
in its proper order.
Precedence of Motions
23. When a question is before the Senate no motion shall be
received except those herein specified, which motions shall have
precedence as follows, viz:
(1) For an adjournment.
(2) To lay on the table.
(3) For the previous question.
(4) To postpone indefinitely.
(5) To postpone to a certain day.
(6) To commit to a standing committee.
(7) To commit to a select committee.
(8) To amend.
(9) To substitute.
24. The previous question shall be as follows: "Shall the main
question be now put?" and until it is decided shall preclude all
amendments and debate. If this question shall be decided in the
affirmative, the "main question" shall be on the passage of the
bill, resolution, or other matter under consideration; but when
amendments are pending, the question shall be taken upon such
amendments, in their inverse order, without further debate or
amendment: Provided, that no one shall move the previous question
except the member submitting the report on the bill or other mat-
ter under consideration, and the member introducing the bill or
other matter under consideration, or the member in charge of
the measure, who shall be designated by the chairman of the com-
mittee reporting the same to the Senate at the time the bill or
other matter under consideration is reported on to the Senate or
taken up for consideration.
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25. When a motion for the previous question is made and is
I'ending, debate shall cease and only a motion to adjourn or lay
on the table shall be in order, which motions shall be put as fol-
lows: adjourn, previous question, lay on the table. After a motion
for the previous question is made, pending a second thereto, any
member may give notice that he desires to offer an amendment to
the bill or other matter under consideration ; and after the previous
question is seconded such member shall be entitled to offer his
amendment in pursuance of such notice.
Other Qu?stions To Be Taken Without Debate
26. The motions to adjourn and lay on the table shall be decided
without debate, and the motion to adjourn shall always be in order
when made by a Senator entitled to the floor.
27. The respective motions to postpone to a certain day, or to
commit, shall preclude debate on the main question.
28. All questions relating to priority of business shall be de-
cided without debate.
29. When the reading of a paper is called for, except petitions,
and the same is objected to by any Senator, it shall be determined
by the Senate without debate.
30. Any Senator requesting to be excused from voting may
make, either immediately before or after the vote shall have been
called for and before the result shall have been announced, a brief
statement of the reasons for making such request, and the ques-
tion shall then be taken without debate. Any Senator may explain
his vote on any bill pending by obtaining permission of the Presi-
dent before the vote is put: Provided, that not more than three
minutes shall be consumed in such explanation.
Questions That Require a Two-Thirds Vote
31. No bill or resolution on its third reading shall be acted on
out of the regular order in which it stands on the Calendar, and
no bill or resolution shall be acted upon on its third reading the
s:^me day on which it passed its second reading unless so ordered
by two-thirds of the Senators present.
32. No bill or resolution shall be sent from the Senate on the
day of its passage except on the last day of the session, unless
otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present.
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33. No bill or resolution after being laid upon the table upon
motion shall be taken therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds
of the Senators present.
Decorum in Debate
34. No remark reflecting personally upon the action of any
Senator shall be in order in debate unless preceded by a motion or
resolution of censure.
35. When a Senator shall be called to order he shall take his
seat until the President shall have determined whether he was in
order or not; if decided to be out of order, he shall not proceed
without the permission of the Senate; and every question of order
shall be decided by the President, subject to an appeal to the
Senate by any Senator; and if a Senator is called to order for words
spoken, the words excepted to shall be immediately taken down
in writing, that the President or Senate may be better able to judge
of the matter.
Miscellaneous Rules
36. When a question has been once put and decided, it shall be
in order for any Senator who shall have voted in the majority to
move a reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the reconsidera-
tion of any vote shall be in order after the bill, resolution, mes-
sage, report, amendment, or motion upon which the vote was taken
shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate; nor shall any
motion of reconsideration be in order unless made on the same day
or the next following legislative day on which the vote proposed
to be reconsidered shall have taken place, unless same shall
be made by the Committee on Enrolled Bills for verbal or gram-
matical errors in the bills, when the same may be made at any time.
Nor shall any question be reconsidered more -than once.
37. All bills and resolutions shall take their place upon the Calen-
dar according to their number, and shall be taken up in regular
order, unless otherwise ordered.
38. No smoking shall be allowed on the floor of the Senate
Chamber during the sessions.
39. Senators and visitors shall uncover their heads upon enter-
ing the Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session, and shall
continue uncovered during their continuance in the Chamber.
40. No Senator or officer of the Senate shall depart the service
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of the Senate without leave, or receive pay as a Senator or officer
for the time he is absent vi^ithout leave.
41. No person other than the executive and judicial officers of the
State, members and officers of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, and ex-members shall be permitted within the Senate Cham-
ber.
42. No rule of the Senate shall be altered, suspended, or rescined
except on a two-thirds vote of the Senators present.
43. In case a less number than a quorum of the Senate shall con-
vene, they are authorized to send the doorkeeper or any other per-
son, for any or all absent Senators, as a majority of the Senators
present shall determine.
44. The ayes and noes may be called for on any question before
the vote is taken, and if seconded by one-fifth of the Senators
pi-esent, the question shall be decided by the ayes and noes, and
the same shall be entered upon the Journal.
45. The chainnan of the following committees, with the approval
of the President of the Senate, shall appoint clerks in order to ex-
pedite the business of the Session of 1945, as follows:
Finance; Roads; Judiciary, No. 1; Judiciary, No. 2; Counties,
Cities, and Towns; Election Laws; Insurance; Agriculture; Conser-
vation and Development; Appropriations; Education; Rules; Pub-
lic Health; Manufacturing, Commerce and Labor; Propositions and
Grievances; Banks and Currency; Constitutional Amendments;
Public Welfare; Unemployment Compensation; Courts and Judicial
Districts; Salaries and Fees; Mental Institutions; and Federal and
Interstate Relations.
In addition to the above-named clerks, the President of the Sen-
ate shall, upon recommendation of the Rules Committee, appoint
additional clerks, who shall perform such duties as may be as-
signed them by the Principal Clerk of the Senate.
All Committee Clerks, when not in attendance upon the direct
duties connected with the committee to which they are assigned,
shall report to the Principal Clerk of the Senate and, in order to
expedite the work of the Senate, shall perform such clerical or
stenographic work as may be assigned to them.
46. Every bill introduced into the Senate shall be printed or
typewritten. Amendments need not be typewritten.
47. All bills should be read by their titles, which reading shall
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constitute the first reading of the bill, and unless otherwise dis-
posed of shall be referred to the proper committee. A bill may be
introduced by unanimous consent at any time during the session.
48. The Journal of the Senate shall be typewritten in duplicate,
original and carbon, the original to be deposited in the office of the
Secretary of State as the record and the other (carbon) copy to
be delivered to the State Printer.
49. All bills and resolutions reported unfavorably by the com-
mittee to which they were referred, and having no minority report,
shall lie upon the table ; but may be taken from the table, and placed
upon the Calendar by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting.
50. That in case of adjournment without any hour being named,
the Senate shall reconvene the next legislative day at 11 o'clock
a. m.
51. When a bill is materially modified or the scope of its ap-
plication extended or decreased, or if the county or counties to
which it applies be changed, the title of the bill shall be changed by
the Senators introducing the bill or by the committee having it in
charge, or by the Principal Clerk, so as to indicate the full purport
of the bill as amended and the county or counties to which it applies.
52. The pages of the Senate shall be responsible to and under
the direction of the President at all times when the Senate is in
session, and shall not exceed fourteen in number. They shall report
to the Principal Clerk at other times to be assigned such duties as
•he may direct and shall be under his supervision,
53. After a bill has been tabled or has failed to pass on any
of its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal provisions
of its subject-matter shall not be embodied in any other measure.
Upon the point of order being raised and sustained by the Chair,
such measure shall be laid upon the table, and shall not be taken
therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected membership
of the Senate: Provided, no local bill shall be held by the Chair as
embodying the provisions, or being identical with any State-wide
measure which has been laid upon the table or failed to pass any
of its readings.
54. That in the event of the absence of the President of the Sen-
ate and the President pro tempore, at any time fixed for the re-
convening of the Senate, the Principal Clerk of the Senate, or in
his absence also, some member of the Senate Committee on Rules
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shall call the Senate to order and designate some member to act
as President.
55. Whenever a public bill is introduced, a carbon copy thereof
shall accompany the bill. The Reading Clerk shall stamp the copy
with the number stamped upon the original bill. Such copy shall
be daily delivered to the joint committee hereinafter provided for.
The Principal Clerk shall deliver the carbon copy of the bills
designated to be printed as herinafter provided for the public
printer and cause 400 copies thereof to be printed. On the morning
following the delivery of the printed copies the Chief Clerk shall
cause the Chief Page to have one copy thereof put upon the desk of
each member, and shall retain the other printed copies in his office.
A sufficient number of the printed copies for the use of the com-
mittee to which the bill is referred shall be by the Chief Page de-
livered to the Chairman or Clerk of that committee. If the bill is
passed, the remaining copies shall be by the Chief Page delivered
to the Principal Clerk of the House for the use of the House. The
cost of printing shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate. The Chairman of the Rules Committee of the Senate and the
Chairman of the Rules Committee of the House shall appoint a sub-
committee consisting of three members of the Senate and two
members of the House from the body of the Senate and the House,
and such Chairman shall notify the Principal Clerk of the House
and of the Senate who has been appointed. Such subcommittee
shall meet daily and examine the carbon copies of the public bills
introduced and determine which of such public bills shall be print-
ed and which shall not, and stamp the copies accordingly. If the
member, introducing a public bill, which the committee shall deter-
mine, should not be printed, so desires, he may appear before the
committee at the next meeting thereof with reference thereto.
56. When a bill has been introduced and referred to a committee, F
if after ten days the committee has failed to report thereon, then
the author of the bill may, after three days public notice given
in the Senate, on motion supported by a vote of two-thirds of the
Senators present and voting, recall the same from the committee
to the floor of the Senate for consideration and such action thereon
as a majority of the Senators present may direct.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Committee on Agriculture
Senators: Eagles, Chairman, Clark, Long, Pate, Penland,
Weathers, Corey, O'Berry, Jenkins, Barker, Mitchell, Vann, Wal-
lace, Hampton, Hester, McBryde, Horton, Davis, Whitaker, Currie.
Committee on Appropriations
Senators: Hodges of Buncombe, Chairman, Corey, Rogers, Wea-
thers, Pittman, Daniel, Currie, Eagles, Hundley, O'Berry, Penny,
Barker, Mitchell, Hampton, Ross, Gay, Horton, Culpepper, Pen-
land, Lumpkin, Somers, Pate, Thomas, Wallace, Clark, Hester.
Committee on Banks and Currency
5^ENAT0RS: Long, Chairman, Pate, Price, Rose, Clark, Eagles, Wal-
lace, Hodges of Henderson, Ross, Currie, Rogers, O'Berry, Lump-
kin, Matheny, Barnhardt, Ward, Weathers, Carlyle, Hundley.
Committee on Caswell Training School
Senators: Whitaker, Chairman, Corey, Dolley, Ward, Barker,
Penland, Rowe, Horton, Jenkins, Clark, O'Berry.
Committee on Claims
Senators: Vann, Chairman, Penny, Davis, Matheny, Hampton,
Long, Penland, Little, Hodges of Buncombe.
Committee on Commercial Fisheries
Senators: Hampton, C/iairman, Culpepper, Blythe, Ward, Corey,
Rogers, Hester, Daniel, Jenkins, Applewhite.
Committe on Congressional Districts
Senators: Barnhardt, Chairman, Lumpkin, Aiken, Culpepper,
Blythe, Hester, Dolley, Price, Penland, Little, Hodges of Hender-
son, Matheny.
Committee on Conservation and Development
Senators: Smith, Chairman, Pittman, Barnes, Blythe, Pate, Jen-
kins, Madry, Rogers, Hodges of Buncombe, Weathers, Whitaker,
Hampton, Hester, Rowe, Ross, Clark, Horton, O'Berry, Aiken,
McBryde.
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Committee on Consolidated Statutes
Senators: Little, Chairman, Price, Dolley, Corey, Rose, Kesler,
Ward, Matheny, Gay, Daniel, Pittman, Mitchell, Whitaker.
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Senators: Daniel, Chairman, Rose, Little, Lumpkin, Penland,
Matheny, Applewhite, Blythe, Pate, Carlyle, Thomas, Earnhardt,
Davis, Whitaker, Jenkins.
Committee on Corporations
Senators: Ross, Chairman, Eagles, Smith, O'Berry, Mitchell,
Barker, Weathers, Long, Davis, Price, Dolley, Penny.
Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Senators: Rowe, Chairman, Smith, Applewhite, Hodges of Hen-
derson, Ross, Blythe, Long, Penland, Hundley, Gay, Davis, Culpep-
per, Aiken, Price, Hampton, Wallace, Carlyle, Barker, Somers,
Penny, Rogers.
Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Senators: Ward, Chairman, Pittman, Little, Gay, Earnhardt,
Madry, Mitchell, Horton, Matheny, Hodges of Buncombe, Daniel,
Lumpkin, Carlyle, Whitaker, Corey, Price.
Committee on Distribution of Governor's Message
Senators : Applewhite, Chairman, Smith, Madry, Jenkins, Hund-
ley, Wallace, Horton, Barker, Hodges of Henderson, Hester, Edney.
Committee on Education
Senators: McEryde, Chairman, Pate, Hampton, Carlyle, Lump-
kin, Jenkins, O'Berry, Gay, Price, Ward, Smith, Whitaker, Blythe,
Wallace, Davis, Rowe, Hodges of Buncombe, Hester, Penland, Ross,
Matheny, Pittman, Rose, Currie, Edney, Madry.
Committe on Election Laws
Senators: Matheny, Chairman, O'Berry, Ward, Rogers, Vann,
Culpepper, Davis, Clark, Hodges of Buncombe, Smith, Penland,
Ross, Aiken, Price, Edney, Horton.
Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills
Senators: Kesler, Chairman, Aiken, Ross, Mitchell, Penny, Bar-
ker, Currie, Culpepper, Somers, Penland.
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Committee on Finance
Senators : Carlyle, Chairmayi, Blythe, Little, Clark, Vann, Price,
Madry, Matheny, Dolley, Smith, Jenkins, Ward, Earnhardt, Long,
Davis, Whitaker, Aiken, Rowe, Hodges of Henderson, Barnes, Kes-
ler, Rose, Applewhite, McBryde, Edney.
Committee on Immigration
Senators: Davis, Chairman, Barker, Culpepper, Rose, Daniel,
Long, Penland, Hodges of Henderson, Thomas.
Committee on Institutions for the Blind
Senators: Barker, C/iatn/ioK, Barnes, Whitaker, O'Bejrry, Dolley,
Hodges of Henderson, Rowe, Kesler.
Committee on Institutions for the Deaf
Senators: Horton, Chairman, Barker, Matheny, Clark, Wallace,
Price, Currie, Penny, Thomas.
Committee on Insurance
Senators: 'Pa.ie, Chairmayi, Hodges of Buncombe, Carlyle, Eagles,
Blythe, Lumpkin, Penny, Whitaker, Davis, Clark, Kesler, Barn-
hardt, Rose, Rogers, Little, Jenkins, Hundley, O'Berry, Vann,
Weathers, Edney, Price.
Committee on Internal Improvements
Senators: Barker, Chairman, Mitchell, Long, Matheny, Hodges
of Hendei'son, Barnes, Hampton, Hundley, McBryde, Vann, Som-
ers, Davis.
Committee on* loi^rstate Cooperation
Senators: Weathers, Chairman, Hodges of Buncombe, Rogers,
Rowe, O'Berry.
Committee on Interstate and Federal Relations
Senators: Weathers, Chaimuin, Eagles, Currie, Hodges of Bun-
combe, Hester, Long, Rogers, Hampton, O'Berry, Smith, Pittman,
Rowe, Barnes, McBryde, Blythe, Carlyle, Corey, Davis, Culpepper,
Clark, Aiken, Pate.
Committee on Journal
Senators: Hundley, Chairman, Daniel, Currie, Penny, Dolley,
Kesler, Ross, Little, Somers, Applewhite.
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Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Senators: Price, Chairman, Daniel, Madry, Gay, Earnhardt,
Hodges of Buncombe, Horton, Pittman, Barnes, Ward, Little, Hes-
ter, Currie.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Senators: Lumpkin, Chairman, Smith, Kesler, Carlyle, Aiken,
Matheny, Dolley, Mitchell, Corey, Whitaker, Edney, Rose.
Committee on Justices of the Peace
Senators : Madry, Chairman, Carlyle, Little, Culpepper, Kesler,
McBryde, Hodges of Buncombe, Barker, Dolley, Currie, Barnhardt.
Committee on Library
Senators: Jenkins, Chairman, Long, Kesler, Barnes, Rogers,
Rose, Penland, Lumpkin, McBryde, Weathers, Applewhite, Wallace,
Madry, Davis, Thomas, Dolley.
Committee on Manufacturing, Labor, and Commerce
Senators: Currie, Chairman, Price, Mitchell, Matheny, Smith,
Carlyle, Jenkins, Ward, Barnes, Pate, Lumpkin, Kesler, Rowe,
Hodges of Buncombe, Aiken, Wallace, Weathers, Hester, Rogers.
Committee on Mental Institutions
Senators: Clark, Chairman, O'Berry, Hodges of Buncombe,
Barnes, McBryde, Carlyle, Mitchell, Horton, Barnhardt, Pate, Ross,
Culpepper, Penny, Hampton, Edney, Smith.
Committee on Military Affairs
Senators: Hester, Chairman, Rowe, Eagles, Blythe, Applewhite,
Smith, Kesler, Mitchell, Rose, Pittman, Currie, Culpepper, Penny,
Ward, Hundley, Thomas.
Committee on Mining
Senators: Rogers, Chairm,an, Ross, Penland, Hodges of Bun-
combe, Lumpkin, Barnes, Hampton, Matheny, Ward, Smith, Somers.
Committee on Penal Institutions
Senators: Penny, Chairman, Price, Hester, Eagles, Kesler,
Barnes, Applewhite, Matheny, Hodges of Buncombe, Corey, Mc-
Bryde, Culpepper, Dolley, Vann, Somers.
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Committee on Pensions and Soldiers' Home
Senators: Culpepper, Chairman, Barker, McBryde, Clark, Eagles,
Daniel, Earnhardt, Hodges of Henderson, Thomas, Wallace.
Committee on Printing
Senators: Penland, Chairman, Lumpkin, Applewhite, Hundley,
Wallace, Little, Hodges of Henderson, Culpepper, Somers.
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Senators: Mitchell, Chairman, McBryde, Carlyle, Gay, Dolley,
Daniel, Aiken, Corey, Little, Eagles, Pate, Lumpkin, Ward, Pitt-
man, Davis, Hundley, Culpepper, Kesler, Edney, Vann.
Committee on Public Health
Senators: O'Berry, Chairman, Blythe, Whitaker, Eagles, Hester,
Pate, Horton, Hundley, Dolley, Carlyle, Earnhardt, Jenkins, Price,
Hodges of Buncombe, Rovi^e, Weathers, Davis, Daniel, Smith, Lump-
kin.
Committee on Public Roads
Senators: Pittman, Chairman, Rogers, Hundley, Pate, Hodges
of Buncombe, Hampton, Earnhardt, Gay, Aiken, Jenkins, Mitchell,
Rowe, Weathers, Wallace, Horton, Vann, Smith, Barnes, Blythe,
Hester, Penland, Currie, Barker, Long.
Committee on Public Utilities
Senators: Barnes, Chairman, Matheny, Blythe, Ward, Kesler,
Aiken, Culpepper, Earnhardt, Carlyle, Clark, Currie, Smith, Hodges
of Henderson, Hodges of Buncombe.
Committee on Public Welfare
Senators: Blythe, Chairman, Rose, Hodges of Henderson, Wea-
thers, Corey, Gay, Little, Ross, Kesler, Eagles, McBryde, Daniel,
Long, O'Berry, Penland, Hester, Mitchell, Horton, Edney.
Committee on Railroads
Senators: Rogers, Chairman, Culpepper, Pate, Barnes, Rose,
Blythe, Davis, Kesler, Whitaker, Hodges of Buncombe.
Committee on Recodification
Senators: Rose, Chairman, Price, Little, Carlyle, Earnhardt,
Matheny, Aiken, Daniel, Madry, Lumpkin, Corey, Pittman, Edney.
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Committee on Rules
Senators : Gay, Chairman, Price, Ward, Smith, Rowe, Clark, Mc-
Bryde, Blythe, Long, Weathers, Pittman, Hodges of Buncombe,
Pate, Carlyle, Aiken, Eagles, Corey, O'Berry.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Senators: Aiken, Chairman, Eagles, Hundley, Daniel, Gay,
Eogers, Jenkins, Barnes, Applewhite, Hodges of Henderson, Carlyle,
Penny, Vann, Dolley, McBryde.
Committee on Senate Expenditures
Senators: Hodges of Henderson, Chairman, Rowe, Pittman,
Hampton, Dolley, Gay, Barker, McBryde, Currie, Long, Edney.
Committee on Senatorial Districts
Senators: Dolley, Chairman, Aiken, Long, Hampton, Rogers,
Gay, Madry, Whitaker, Applewhite, Vann, Little, Pittman, Thomas,
Hundley.
Committee on Thustees of the University
Senators: Wallace, Chairm,an, O'Berry, Hodges of Buncombe,
Pate, Daniel, Gay, Price, Ross, Blythe, Currie, Rowe, Pittman,
Madry, Little, Eagles, Ward, Lumpkin, Hampton, Edney, Clark.
Committee on Unemployment Compensation
Senators: Corey, Chairman, Weathers, Madry, Rowe, Hundley,
Currie, Carlyle, Barnhardt, Kesler, Eagles, Aiken, Ross Dolley,
Applewhite, Hodges of Buncombe, Hester, Somers.
Committee on Veteran's Afifairs
Senators: Blythe, Chairman, Aiken, Currie, Corey, Edney, Little,
Somers, Smith, Horton, Carlyle, Whitaker, Gay, Hampton, Dolley.
Committee on Water Commerce
Senators: Culpepper, Chairman, Daniel, Gay, Eagles, Apple-
white, Hampton, Corey, Hester, Rowe, Ward, Whitaker, Jenkins,
Wallace.
Committee on State Commission for the Blind
Senators: Penland, Chairman, Culpepper, McBryde, Barker,
Horton, O'Berry, Gay, Blythe, Vann, Clark, Thomas, Whitaker.
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Seat Assignment Chart — Session 1945
NORTH CAROLINA SENATE
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name County Address Seat
1st W. T. Culpepper Pasquotank Elizabeth City .... 3
1st Chas. H. Jenkins Bertie Aulander 2
2nd E. A. Daniel Beaufort Washington ...27
2nd W. Roy Hampton Washington Plymouth 26
3rd Archie C. Gay Northampton Jackson 22
4th R. L. Applewhite Halifax Halifax !!41
4th W. G. Clark Edgecombe Tarboro 1
5th Arthur B. Corey Pitt Greenville 10
6th Joseph C. Eagles Wilson Wilson 23
6th Willie Lee Lumpkin Franklin Louisburg 42
7th D. L. Ward Craven New Bern .........ZZ
7th R. A. Whitaker Lenoir Kinston 34
8th Thomas O'Berry Wayne Goldsboro 16
8th Lawrence H. Wallace Johnston Smithfield 47
9th Roy Rowe Pender Burgaw 38
9th Henry Vann Sampson Clinton 25
lOth R. J. Hester, Jr. Bladen Elizabethtown 39
lOth Charles G. Rose ...Cumberland Fayetteville 19
11th Carson M. Barker Robeson Lumberton 43
12th Ryan McBryde Hoke Raeford 32
12th Arthur Ross Randolph Asheboro 31
13th Wiley G. Barnes Wake Raleigh 9
13th J. C. Pittman Lee Sanford 8
14th Claude Currie Durham Durham r. 35
14th F. D. Long Person Roxboro 20
15th J. Hampton Price Rockingham Leaksville 21
16th W. Dennis Madry Alamance Burlington 36
17th George T. Penny Guilford Greensboro 12
18th Geo. L. Hundley Davidson Thomasville 30
18th Edwin Pate Scotland Laurinburg 29
19th R. E. Little Anson Wadesboro 7
19th W. Erskine Smith Stanly Albemarle 6
20th Joe L. Blythe Mecklenburg Charlotte 11
21st Luther E. Barnhardt Cabarrus Concord 46
21st John C. Kesler Rowan Salisbury 14
22nd Irving E. Carlyle Forsyth Winston-Salem 18
23rd Carlos E. Davis Stokes Walnut Cove 40
24th W. B. Somers (R) Wilkes Wilkesboro 50
25th John W. Aiken '. Catawba Hickory 5
25th Hugh G. Mitchell Iredell Statesville 4
26th Steve Dolley Gaston Gastonia 15
27th Wade B. Matheny Rutherford Forest City 28
27th Lee B. Weathers Cleveland Shelby 37
28th O. Lee Horton Burke Morganton 45
29th Edison M. Thomas (R) Ashe Jeflferson 49
30th Calvin R. Edney (R) Madison Marshall 48
31st Brandon P. Hodges Buncombe Asheville 17
32nd W. B. Hodges Henderson Hendersonville 24
32nd Carroll P. Rogers Polk Trj-on 13
33rd A. L. Penland Clay Hayesville 44
Officers and Members of the House of Representaives
OFFICERS
Oscar L. Richardson Speaker Monroe
Mrs. Annie E. Cooper Principal Clerk Raleigh
Ralph Monger, Jr Reading Clerk Sanford
H. L. Joyner Sergeant-at-arms Jackson
REPRESENTATIVES
Alphabetically Arranged
Name County Party Poatoffice
Alexander, R. V. Davie Republican Cooleemee
Allen, J. LeRoy Wake Democrat Raleigh
Allison, Dan M. Jackson Democrat Sylva
Arthur, W. J. (Billy) Onslow Democrat Jacksonville
Askew, E. S. Pamlico Democrat Oriental
Averitt, F. M Cumberland Democrat Fayetteville
Barber, Wade Chatham Democrat Pittsboro
Barker, Oscar G. Durham Democrat Durham
Bell, C. L Hyde Democrat Swan Quarter
Bender, R. P Jones Democrat Pollocksville
Bennett, W. L., Dr Yancey Democrat Burnsville
Blalock, U. B Anson Democrat Wadesboro
Bost, E. T., Jr Cabarrus Democrat Concord
Boswood, G. C. Currituck Democrat Gregory
Bridger, James A Bladen Democrat Bladenboro
Brown, G. W., Dr Hoke Democrat Raeford
Brown, J. Percy Columbus Democrat Tabor City
Buie, J. P. Robeson Democrat Red Springs
Burgess, S. E Camden Democrat Belcross
Burgin, L. L Henderson Democrat Horse Shoe
Burgiss, T. Roy Alleghany Democrat Sparta
Burns, Robert P Person Democrat Roxboro
Bynum, T. C Cumberland Democrat Hope Mills
Caveness, Shelley B Guilford Democrat Greensboro
Chalk, John D Richmond Democrat Rockingham.
Clark, Irwin Halifax Democrat Scotland Neck
Cohoon, C. Earl Tyrrell Democrat Columbia
Cover, Mrs. G. W. Cherokee Democrat Andrews
Craig, George W Buncombe Democrat Asheville
Crawford, J. H., Dr Graham Democrat Robbinsville
Crissman, Walter E. Guilford Democrat High Point
Currie, Wilbur H Moore Democrat Carthage
Davis, Geo. W Pitt Democrat Farmville
Deal, Hayden Alexander Republican Taylorsville
Dellinger, David P Gaston Democrat Cherryville
Dobson, Henry C. Surry Democrat Elkin
Edwards, Alonzo C Greene Democrat Hookertown
Edwards, McKinley Swain Democrat Bryson City
Eggers, S. C Watauga Jlepublican Boone
Evans, Merrill Hertford Democrat Ahoskie
Fields, W. R Avei-y ...! Republican Elk Park
Fisher, Ralph R. Transylvania Republican Brevard
Fountain, Ben E Edgecombe Democrat Rocky Mount
Gantt, Robert M., Sr Durham Democrat Durham
Gass, Rex Forsyth Democrat Winston-Salem
Gibbs, H. S Carteret Democrat Morehead City
Gobble, F. L Forsyth Democrat Winston-Salera
Goodman, Arthur Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
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Name County Party Postofflce
Graham, I. P. Robeson Democrat Proctorville
Griffin, Clarence W Martin Democrat Williamston
Grimes, Bryan Beaufort Democrat Washington
Gunn, Jno. O Caswell Democrat Yanceyville
Hardison, Burl G Craven Democrat New Bern
Harris, H. R Northampton Democrat Seaboard
Hart, M. Donley Ashe .Republican Tuckerdale
Hatch, William T. Wake Democrat Raleigh
Herbert, F Clay Republican Hayesville
Honeycutt, Chas. F. Sampson jRepublican Clinton
Horn, Charles C Cleveland Democrat Shelby
Horner, W. E Lee Democrat Sanford
Houser, Chas. F Lincoln Democrat Lincolnton
Hutchins, J. H., Dr Madison Republican Marshall
Hutton, Frank R Guilford Democrat Greensboro
James, Vernon G Pasquotank Democrat Elizabeth City
Kearney, H. C. Franklin Democrat Franklinton
Kerr, John, Jr Warren Democrat Warrenton
LeGrand, John Q. New Hanover Democrat Wilmington
Loftin, E. L Buncombe Democrat Asheville
Long, R. B Yadkin Republican Boonville
Marshall, William F Stokes Democrat Walnut Cove
Martin, G. A. Johnston Democrat Smithfield
McCracken, Wayne R. Macon Democrat Franklin, Rt. 4
McDonald, W. H. Polk Democrat Tryon
Meekins, Theo. S. Dare Democrat Manteo
Moore, Larry I., Jr Wilson Democrat Wilson
Moore, O. L. Scotland Democrat Laurinburg
Morris, Harvey Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Morton, J. J. Stanly Republican Albemarle
Moseley, Robert Guilford Democrat Greensboro
Overby, Allison L Harnett Democrat Angier
Palmer, Glenn C Haywood Democrat Clyde
Pearsall, Thomas J Nash Democrat Rocky Mount
Peele, W. H. (Jack) Washington Democrat Plymouth
Peterson, C. A., Dr Mitchell Republican Spruce Pine
Powers, Lee L Rutherford Democrat Lake Lure
Pritchett, J. T Caldwell Democrat Lenoir
Quinn, C. E Duplin Democrat Kenansville
Rabb, J. C McDowell Democrat Marion
Ramsay, Kerr Craige ...Rowan Democrat Salisbury
Ransdell, N. F. Wake Democrat Varina
Richardson, Oscar L. Union Democrat Monroe
Richardson, S. Girard Randolph Republican Seagrove
Rountree, W. J Gates Democrat Hobbsville
Royster, Fred S Vance Democrat Henderson
Ruark, J. W. Brunswick Democrat Southport
Rutledge, J. Carlyle Cabarrus Democrat Kannapolis
Sellars, Walter R Alamance Democrat Burlington
Shuford, George A Buncombe Democrat Asheville
Shuford, Harley F Catawba Democrat Hickory
Smith, J. A., Dr. Davidson Democrat Lexington
Spruill, C. Wayland Bertie Democrat Windsor
Stone, T. Clarence Rockingham Democrat Stoncville
Stoney, A. B Burke Democrat Morganton
Story, T. E. Wilkes '■■■ Republican Wilkesboro
Taylor, W. Frank Wayne Democrat Goldsboro
Tonissen, Ed. T. Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Turner, D. E., Sr Iredell Democrat Mooresville
Umstead, John W., Jr Orange Democrat Chapel Hill
Uzzell, George R Rowan Democrat Salisbury
Vernon, O. M Gaston Democrat Mt. Holly
Vogler, James B Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Wallace, F. E Lenoir Democrat Kinston
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Name County Party Postoffice
Wallace, J. P. Montgomery Democrat Troy
Watkins, Jno. S Granville Democrat Oxford
Welfare, Sam E Forsyth Democrat Winston-Salem
White, John F Chowan Democrat Edenton
White, W. W Perquimans Democrar Hertford
Whitfield, J. V Pender Democrat Wallace
Worley, Carl P. Johnston..., Democrat Selma
Worthi'ngton, Sam O. Pitt Democrat Greenville
REPRESENTATIVES
Arranged by Counties
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
County Name Address
Alamance Walter R. Sellars Burlington
Alexander Hayden Deal (R) Taylorsville
Alleghany T. Roy Burgiss Sparta
Anson U. B. Blalock Wadesboro
AsJie M. Donley Hart (R) Tuckerdale
Avery..'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' W. R. Fields (R) Elk Park
Beaufort Brj'an Grimes Washington
jjertie C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Bladen James A. Bridger Bladenboro-
Brunswick J- W. Ruark Southport
Buncombe George W. Craig. Asheville
E. L. Loftin Asheville
George A. Shuford ._. Asheville
Burke A. B. Stoney Morganton
Cabarrus E. T. Bost, Jr. Concord
J. Carlyle Rutledge Kannapolis
Caldwell J. T. Pritchett Lenoir
Camden S. E. Burgess Belcross
Carteret H. S. Gibbs Morehead City
Caswell Jno. O. Gunn Yanceyville
Catawba „Harley F. Shuford Hickory
Chatham Wade Barber Pittsboro
Cherokee Mrs. G. W. Cover Andrews
Chowan John F. White Edenton
Clay F. Herbert (R) Hayesville
Cleveland Charles C. Horn Shelby
Columbus J. Percy Brown Tabor City
Craven Burl G. Hardison New Bern
Cumberland F. M. Averitt Fayetteville
T. C. Bynum Hope Mills
Currituck G, C. Bos wood Gregory
Dare Theo. S. Meekins Manteo
Davidson Dr. J. A. Smith Lexington
Davie R. V. Alexander (R) Cooleemee
Duplin C. E. Quinn Kenansville
Durham Oscar G. Barker Durham
Robert M. Gantt, Sr. Durham
Edgecombe Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Forsyth Rex Gass Winston-Salem
F. L. Gobble Winston-Salem
Sam E. Welfare Winston-Salem
Franklin H. C. Kearney Franklinton
Gaston David P. Dellinger Cherryvillo
O. M. Vernon Mt. Holly
Gates W. J. Rountree Hobbsville
Graham Dr. J. H. Crawford Robbinsville
Granville Jno. S. Watkins Oxford
Greene Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton
Guilford Shelley B. Caveness Greensboro
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County Name Address
Walter E. Crissman High Point
Frank R. Hutton Greensboro
Robert Moseley Greensboro
Halifax Irwin Clark Scotland Neck
Harnett Allison L. Overby Angier
Haywood Glenn C. Palmer Clyde
Henderson L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe
Hertford Merrill Evans Ahoskie
Hoke Dr. G. W Brown Raeford
Hyde C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Iredell D. E. Turner, Sr Mooresville
Jackson Dan M. Allison Sylva
Johnston G. A. Martin Smithfield
Carl P. Worley Selma
Jones R- P. Bender Pollocksville
Lee W. E. Horner Sanford
Lenoir F. E. Wallace Kinston
Lincoln... Chas. F. Houser Lincolnton
Macon Wayne R. McCracken Franklin, Rt. 4
Madison Dr. J. H. Hutchins (R) Marshall
Martin Clarence W. Griflfin Williamston
McDowell J- C. Rabb Marion
Mecklenburg Arthur Goodman Charlotte
Harvey Morris Charlotte
Ed. T. Tonissen Charlotte
James B. Vogler Charlotte
Mitchell Dr. C. A. Peterson (R) Spruce Pine
Montgomery J. P. Wallace Troy
Moore Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
Nash Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
New Hanover John Q. LeGrand Wilmington
Northampton H. R. Harris Seaboard
Onslow .W. J. (Billy) Arthur Jacksonville
Orange John W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill
Pamlico E. S. Askew Oriental
Pasquotank Vernon G. James Elizabeth City
Pender J- V. Whitfield Wallace
Perquimans W. W. White Hertford
Person... Robert P. Burns Roxboro
Pitt Geo. W. Davis Farmville
Sam O. Worthington Greenville
Polk W. H. McDonald Tryon
Randolph S. Girard Richardson (R) Seagrove
Richmond John D. Chalk 3Rockingham
Robeson J. P. Buie Red Springs
I. P. Graham Proctorville
Rockingham T. Clarence Stone Stoneville
Rowan JCerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
George R. Uzzell Salisbury
Rutherford „ Lee L. Powers Lake Lure
Sampson Chas. F. Honeycutt (R) Clinton
Scotland O. L. Moore Laurinbur?
Stanly J- J- Morton (R) Albemarle
Stokes William F. Marshall Walnut Cove
Surry Henry C. Dobson Elkin
Swain McKinley Edwards Bryson City
Transylvania Ralph R. Fisher (R) Brevard
Tyrrell C. Earl Cohoon Columbia
Union Oscar L. Richardson Monroe
Vance Fred S. Royster Henderson
Wake J. LeRoy Allen Raleifrh
William T. Hatch Raleigh
N. F. Ransdell Varina
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County Name Address
Warren John Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Washington W. H. (Jack) Peele Plymouth
Watauga S. C. Eggera (R) Boone
Wayne W. Frank Taylor ; Goldsboro
Wilkes T. K. Story (R) Wilkesboro
Wilson Larry I. Moore, Jr Wilson
Yadkin R. B. Long (R) Boonville
Yancey Dr. W. L. Bennett Burnsville
Enrolling and Indexing Departments
Enrolling Clerk Kdwin B. Whitaker Bryson City
Indexer of Laws Gale K. Burgess Raleigh
RULES AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1945
Touching the Duties of Speaker
1. It shall be the duty of the Speaker to have the sessions of the
House opened with prayer.
2. He shall take the chair every day at the hour fixed by the
House on the preceding legislative day, shall immediately call the
members to order, and, on appearance of a quorum, cause the
Journal of the preceding day to be approved.
3. He shall preserve order and decorum, may speak to points of
order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that
purpose, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal
to the House by any member, on which appeal no member shall
speak more than once, unless by leave of the House. A two-thii-ds
vote of the members present shall be necessary to sustain any
appeal from the ruling of the Chair.
4. He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting.
5. Questions shall be put in this form, namely, "Those in favor
(as the question may be) will say 'Aye'," and after the affirmative
voice has been expressed, "Those opposed will say, 'No'." Upon
a call for a division the Speaker shall count; if required he shall
appoint tellers.
6. The Speaker shall have a general direction of the hall. He
shall have a right to name any member to perform the duties of the
Chair, but substitution shall not extend beyond one day, except in
case of sickness or by leave of the House.
7. All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless other-
wise specially ordered by the House.
8. In all elections the Speaker may vote. In all other cases he
may exercise his right to vote, or he may reserve this right until
there is a tie ; but in no case shall he be allowed to vote twice on
the same question.
9. All acts, addresses, and resolutions, and all warrants and
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subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be signed by the
Speaker.
10. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the gal-
leries or lobby, the Speaker or other presiding officer shall have
power to order the same to be cleared.
11. No person except members of the Senate, officers and clerks
of the General Assembly, Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts, State officers, former members of the General Assembly,
and persons particularly invited by the Speaker shall be admitted
within the hall of the House: Provided, that no person except
members of the Senate and officers of the General Assembly shall
be allowed on the floor of the House or in the lobby in the rear of
the Speaker's desk, unless permitted by the Speaker of the House.
12. No motion to suspend the rules for the purpose of extend-
ing the courtesies of the floor, lobby or gallery shall be made during
the consideration of the Public Calendar, except upon motion of
the Speaker.
13. Reporters wishing to take down debates may be admitted by
the Speaker, who shall assign such places to them on the floor or
elsewhere, to effect this object, as shall not interfere with the con-
venience of the House.
14. Smoking shall not be allowed in the hall, lobbies, or the gal-
leries while the House is in session: Provided, that smoking may
be permitted in the lobby in the rear of the Speaker's desk.
Order of Business of the Day
15. After the approval of the Journal of the preceding day, which
shall stand approved without objection, the House shall proceed to
business in the following order, viz.:
(1) The receiving of petitions, memorials, and papers addressed
to the General Assembly or to the House.
(2) Reports of standing committees.
(3) Reports of select committees.
(4) Resolutions.
(5) Bills.
(6) The unfinished business of the preceding day.
(7) Bills, resolutions, petitions, memorials, messages, and other
papers on the Calendar, in their exact numerical order, unless
displaced by the orders of the day; but messages and motions to
elect officers shall always be in order.
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No member shall rise from his seat to introduce any petition,
resolution, or bill out of order unless he is permitted so to do by a
suspension of the rules.
On Decorum in Debate
16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any
matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat and respectfully
address the Speaker.
17. When the Speaker shall call a member to order, the mem-
ber shall sit down, as also he shall when called to order by another
member, unless the Speaker decides the point of order in his favor.
By leave of the House a member called to order may clear a matter
of fact, or explain, but shall not proceed in debate so long as the
decision stands but by permission of the House. Any member may
appeal from the decision of the Chair, and if, upon appeal, the
decision be in favor of the member called to order, he may proceed ;
if otherwise, he shall not, except by leave of the House; and if the
case, in the judgment of the House, require it, he shall be liable to
its censure.
18. No member shall speak until recognized by the Chair, and
when two or more members rise at the same time the Speaker shall
name the member to speak.
19. No member shall speak more than twice on the main question,
nor longer than thirty minutes for the first speech and fifteen min-
utes for the second speech, unless allowed to do so by the affirma-
tive vote of a majority of the members present; nor shall he speak
more than once upon an amendment or motion to commit or post-
pone, and then not longer than ten minutes. But the House may,
by consent of a majority, suspend the operations of this rule dur-
ing any debate on any particular question before the House, or the
Committee on Rules may bring in a special rule that shall be appli-
cable to the debate on any bill.
20. While the Speaker is putting any question, or addressing the
House, no person shall speak, stand up, walk out of or cross the
House, nor when a member is speaking, entertain private dis-
course, stand up, or pass between him and the Chair.
21. No member shall vote on any question when he was not
present when the question was put by the Speaker, except by the
consent of the House. Upon a division and count of the House on
any question, no member without the bar shall be counted.
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22. Every member who shall be in the hall of the House for
the above purpose when the question is put shall give his vote upon
a call of the ayes and noes, unless the House for special reasons
shall excuse him, and no application to be excused from voting or
to explain a vote shall be entertained unless made before the call
of the roll. The hall of the House shall include the lobbies and
offices connected with the hall.
23. When a motion is made it shall be stated by the Speaker or,
if written, it shall be handed to the Chair and read aloud by the
Speaker or Clerk before debate. A motion to table or adjourn shall
be seconded before the motion is put by the Speaker to the vote of
the House.
24. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the Speaker or
any two members request it.
25. After a motion is stated by the Speaker or read by the Clerk,
it shall be deemed to be in possession of the House, but may be
withdrawn before a decision or amendment, except in case of a
motion to reconsider, which motion, when made by a member, shall
be deemed and taken to be in possession of the House, and shall
not be withdrawn without leave of the House.
26. When a question is under debate no motion shall be received
but to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to post-
pone to a day certain, to commit or amend, which several motions
shall have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged;
and no motion to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to post-
pone to a day certain, to commit or amend, being decided, shall be
again allowed at the same stage of the bill or proposition.
27. A motion to adjourn or lay on the table shall be decided with-
out debate, and a motion to adjourn shall always be in order, ex-
cept when the House is voting or some member is speaking; but a
motion to adjourn shall not follow a motion to adjourn until de-
bate or some other business of the House has intervened.
28. In case of adjournment without any hour being named, the
House shall reconvene on the next legislative day at twelve o'clock
noon.
29. When a question has been postponed indefinitely, the same
shall not be acted on again during the session, except upon a two-
thirds vote.
30. Any member may call for a division of the question, when
the same shall admit of it, which shall be determined by the Speaker.
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31. When a motion has been once made and carried in the af-
firmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of the
majority to move for the reconsideration thereof, on the same or
succeeding- day, unless it may have subsequently passed the Senate,
and no motion to reconsider shall be taken from the table except by
a two-thirds vote. But unless such vote has been taken by a call
of the yeas and nays, any member may move to reconsider.
32. When the reading of a paper is called for, which has been
read in the House, and the same is objected to by any member, it
shall be determined by a vote of the House.
33. Petitions, memoi'ials, and other papers addressed to the
House shall be presented by the Speaker; a brief statement of the
contents thereof may be verbally made by the introducer before
reference to a committee, but shall not be debated or decided on
the day of their first being read, unless the House shall direct
otherwise.
34. When the ayes and noes are called for on any question, it,
shall be on motion before the question is put; and if seconded by
one fifth of the members present, the question shall be decided by
the ayes and noes; and in taking the ayes and noes, or on a call of
the House, the names of the members will be taken alphabetically.
35. Decency of speech shall be observed and personal reflection
carefully avoided.
36. Any member may arise at any time to speak to a question of
personal privilege, and upon objection to him proceeding, the
Speaker shall determine if the question is one of privilege.
37. Fifteen members, including the Speaker, shall be authorized
to compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum shall con-
sist of a majority of the qualified members of the House.
38. No member or officer of the House shall absent himself from
the service of the House without leave, unless from sickness or in-
ability.
39. Any member may excuse himself from serving on any com-
mittee if he is a member of two standing committees.
40. If any member shall be necessarily absent on temporary
business of the House when a vote is taken upon any question, upon
entering the House he shall be permitted, on request, to vote, pro-
vided that the result shall not be thereby affected.
41. No standing rule or order shall be rescinded or altered with-
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cut one day's notice given on the motion thereof, and to sustain
such motion two-thirds of the House shall be required.
42. The members of the House shall uncover their heads upon
entering the House while it is in session, and shall continue so un-
covered during their continuance in the hall, except Quakers.
43. A motion to reconsider shall be determined by a majority
vote, except a motion to reconsider an indefinite postponement, or
a motion to reconsider a motion tabling a motion to reconsider,
which shall require a two-thirds vote.
44. After a bill has been tabled or has failed to pass on any of
its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal provisions of
its subject-matter shall not be embodied in any other measure.
Upon the point of order being raised and sustained by the Chair,
such measure shall be laid upon the table, and shall not be taken
therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected member-
ship of the House: Provided, no local bill shall be held by the
Chair as embodying the provisions or being identical with any
State-wide measure which has been laid upon the table, or failed
to pass any of its readings.
45. A motion to table an amendment sent up from the floor shall
not be construed as a motion to table the principal bill or any other
amendment which has been offered thereto, and if such motion is
carried, only the amendment shall lie upon the table.
46. When a member desires to interrupt a member having the
floor he shall first obtain recognition by the Chair and permission
of the member occupying the floor, and when so recognized and such
permission is obtained he may propound a question to the member
occupying the floor, but he shall not propound a series of questions
or interrogatories or otherwise interrupt the member having the
floor; and the Speaker shall, without the point of order being
raised, enforce this rule.
Standing Committees
47. At the commencement of the session a standing committee
shall be appointed by the Speaker on each of the following sub-
jects, namely:
On Agriculture.
On Appropriations.
On Banks and Banking.
On Commercial Fisheries.
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On Congressional Districts.
On Conservation and Development.
On Constitutional Amendments.
On Corporations.
On Counties, Cities, and Towns.
On Courts and Judicial Districts.
On Drainage.
On Education.
On Election and Election Laws.
On Engrossed Bills.
On Expenditures of the House.
On Federal Relations.
On Finance.
On Game.
On Health.
On Higher Education.
On Mental Institutions.
On Institutions for the Blind.
On Institutions for the Deaf.
On Insurance.
On Interstate Cooperation.
On the Journal.
On Judiciary No. 1.
On Judiciary No. 2.
On Manufactures and Labor.
On Military Affairs.
On Oyster Industry.
On Penal Institutions.
On Pensions.
On Propositions and Grievances.
On Public Utilities.
On Public Welfare.
On Recodification.
On Roads.
On Rules.
On Salaries and Fees.
On Senatorial Districts.
On Unemployment Compensation.
On Veterans Legislation.
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Joint Committees
On Enrolled Bills.
On Justices of the Peace.
On Library.
On Printing.
On Public Buildings and Grounds.
On Trustees of University.
The first member announced on each committee shall be chair-
man, and where the Speaker so desires he may designate a vice
chairman.
48. Whenever the House shall decline or refuse to concur in
amendments put by the Senate to a bill originating in the House,
or shall refuse to adopt a substitute adopted by the Senate for a
bill originating in the House, a conference committee shall be ap-
pointed upon motion made, consisting of the number named in the
motion; and the bill under consideration shall thereupon go to and
be considered by the joint conferees on the part of the House and
Senate. In considering matters in difference between the House
and Senate committed to the conferees only such matters as are
in difference between the two houses shall be considered by the
conferees, and the conference report shall deal only with such
matters. The conference report shall not be amended. Except as
herein set out, the rules of the House of Representatives of Con-
gress shall govern the appointment, conduct, and reports of the
conferees.
49. In forming a Committee of the Whole House, the Speaker
shall leave the Chair, and a Chairman to preside in committee shall
be appointed by the Speaker.
50. Upon bills submitted to a Committee of the Whole House, the
bill shall be first read throughout by the Clerk, and then again
read and debated by sections, leaving the preamble to be last con-
sidered. The body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined,
but all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be dully entered
by the Clerk on a separate paper as the same shall be agi'eed to
by the committee, and so reported to the House. After report, the
bill shall again be subject to be debated and amended by sections
before a question on its passage be taken.
51. The rules of procedure in the House shall be observed in a
Committee of the Whole House, so far as they may be applicable.
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except the rule limiting the time of speaking and the previous
question.
52. In a Committee of the Whole House a motion that the com-
mittee rise shall always be in order, except when a member is
speaking, and shall be decided without debate.
53. Every bill shall be introduced by motion for suspension of the
rules, or by order of the House, or on the report of a committee,
unless introduced in regular order during the morning hour.
54. All bills and resolutions shall be reported from the commit-
tee to which referred, with such recommendation as the committee
may desire to make.
55. Every bill shall receive three readings in the House previous
to its passage, and the Speaker shall give notice at each whether
it be its first, second, or third reading.
56. Any member introducing a bill or resolution shall briefly
endorse thereon the substance of the same.
57. All bills and resolutions shall upon their introduction be re-
ferred by the Speaker, without suggestion from the introducer, to
the appropriate committee. No bills shall be withdrawn from the
committee to which referred except upon motion duly made and
carried by a two-thirds vote.
58. The Clerk of the House shall keep a separate calendar of the
public, local, and private bills, and shall number them in the order
in which they are introduced, and all bills shall be disposed of in
the order they stand upon the Calendar; but the Committee on
Rules may at any time arrange the order of precedence in which
bills may be considered. No bill shall be twice read on the same
day without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members.
59. All resolutions which may grant money out of the Treasury,
or such as shall be of public nature, shall be treated in all respects
in a similar manner with public bills.
60. The Clerk of the House shall be deemed to continue in office
until another is appointed.
61. On the point of no quorum being raised, the doors shall be
closed and there shall be a call of the House, and upon a call of the
House the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk
and the absentees noted, after which the names of the absentees
shall again be called over. Those for whom no excuse or sufficient
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excuses are made may, by order of those present, if fifteen in num-
ber, be taken into custody as they appear, or may be sent for and
taken into custody wherever to be found by special messenger ap-
pointed for that purpose.
Previous Question
62. The previous question shall be as follows: "Shall the main
question be now put?" and, until it is decided, shall preclude all
amendments and debate. If this question shall be decided in the
affirmative, the "main question" shall be on the passage of the
bill, resolution, or other matter under consideration; but when
amendments are pending, the question shall be taken upon such
amendments, in inverse order, without further debate or amend-
ment. If such question be decided in the negative, the main ques-
tion shall be considered as remaining under debate : Provided, that
no one shall move the previous question except the member submit-
ting the report on the bill or other matter under consideration,
and the member introducing the bill or other matter under con-
sideration, or the member in charge of the measure, who shall be
designated by the chairman of the committee reporting the same
to the House at the time the bill or other matter under con-
sideration is reported to the House or taken up for consideration.
When a motion for the previous question is made, and pending
the second thereto by a majority, debate shall cease; but if any
member obtains the floor, he may move to lay the matter under
consideration on the table, or move an adjournment, and when both
or either of these motions are pending the question shall stand:
(1) Previous question.
(2) To adjourn.
(3) To lay on the table.
And then upon the main question, or amendments, or the mo-
tion to postpone indefinitely, postpone to a day certain, to commit,
or amend, in the order of their precedence, until the main ques-
tion is reached or disposed of; but after the previous question has
been called by a majority, no motion, or amendment, or debate
shall be in order.
All motions below the motions to lay on the table must be made
prior to a motion for the previous question; but, pending and not
after the second therefor, by the majority of the House, a motion
to adjourn or lay on the table, or both, are in order. This consti-
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tutes the precedence of the motions to adjourn and lay on the table
over other motions, in Rule 25.
Motions stand as follows in order of precedence in Rule 26 :
Previous question.
Adjourn.
Lay on the table.
Postpone definitely.
To commit or amend.
When the previous question is called, all motions below it fall,
unless made prior to the call, and all motions above it fall after
its second by a majority required. Pending the second, the motions
to adjourn and lay on the table are in order, but not after a sec-
ond. When in order and evei'y motion is before the House, the
question stands as follows:
Previous question.
Adjourn.
Lay on the table.
Postpone indefinitely.
Postpone definitely.
To commit.
Amendment to amendment.
Amendment.
Substitute.
Bill.
The previous question covers all other motions when seconded
by a majority of the House, and proceeds by regular graduation to
the main question, without debate, amendment, or motion, until
such question is reached or disposed of.
63. All committees, other than the Committees on Appropria-
tions, when favorably reporting any bill which carries an appro-
priation from the State, shall indicate same in the report, and said
bill shall be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations for a
further report before being acted upon by the House. All com-
mittees, other than the Committee on Finance, when favorably re-
porting any bill which in any way or manner raises revenue or
levies a tax or authorizes the issue of bonds or notes, whether pub-
lic, public-local, or private, shall indicate same in the report, and
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said bill shall be re-referred to the Committee on Finance for a
further report befoi-e being acted upon by the House.
64. The Principal Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms may appoint,
with the approval of the Speaker, such assistants as may be neces-
sary to the efficient dischai-ge of the duties of their various offices,
and one or more of whom may be assigned by the Speaker from the
Principal Clerk's office to the office of the Attorney General for the
purpose of drafting bills.
65. The Speaker may appoint a Clerk to the Speaker, and he
may also appoint ten pages to wait upon the sessions of the House,
and when the pressure of business may require, he may appoint five
additional pages.
66. The Chairman of each of the following committees: Agri-
culture, Appropriations, Banks and Banking, Congressional Dis-
tricts, Conservation and Development, Constitutional Amendments,
Counties, Cities, and Towns, Courts and Judicial Districts, Educa-
tion, Elections and Election Laws, Finance, Health, Higher Edu-
cation, Insurance, Judiciary No. 1, Judiciary No. 2, Manufacture
and Labor, Propositions and Grievances, Public Utilities, Public
Welfare, Recodification, Roads, Rules, Salaries and Fees, Sena-
torial Districts, Unemployment Compensation, and Veterans Legis-
lation, may each appoint a clerk to the said committee. All com-
mittee Clei'ks heretofore provided for are to be appointed by and
with the approval of the Speaker. With the exception of the Clerks
appointed to the Appropriations and Finance, the Clerks to all the
other above-named committees, when not on duty with their spe-
cific committee shall report to and be under the supervision of the
Principal Clerk of the House for assignment to special duty with
other committees and to serve the convenience of the members of
the House.
67. The Chairman of all committees shall notify, or cause to be
notified, the first named introducer on such bills as are set for
hearing before their respective committees, the date, time and place
of such hearing.
68. That no clerk, laborer, or other person employed or appointed
under Rules 59, 60, and 61 hereof shall receive during such em-
ployment, appointment, or service any compensation from any de-
partment of the State Government, or from any other source, and
there shall not be voted, paid, or awarded any additional pay,
bonus or gratuity to any of them, but said persons shall receive
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only the pay for such duties and services as now provided by law.
When the House is not in session the pages shall be under the
supervision of the Principal Clerk.
69. The chairman and five other members of any committee shall
constitute a quorum of said committee for the transaction of busi-
ness.
70. The Committee on the Journal shall examine daily the Journal
of the House before the hour of convening, and report after the
opening of the House whether or not the proceedings of the pre-
vious day have been correctly recorded.
71. When a bill shall be reported by a committee with a rec-
ommendation that it be not passed, but accompanied by a minority
report, the question before the House shall be "The adoption of the
minority report," and if failing to be adopted by a two-thirds vote,
the bill shall be placed upon the unfavorable calendar. Such minor-
ity report shall be signed by at least three members of the com-
mittee who were present when the bill was considered in commit-
tee: Provided^ however, that where a minority report is filed the
proponents and opponents of the question presented thereby shall
be allowed not to exceed ten minutes on each side to explain the
question: Provided, further, that by a majority vote the time may
be extended for a discussion of the minority report and on the merits
of the bill. In the event there is an unfavorable report with no
minority report accompanying it, the bill shall be placed upon the
unfavorable calendar. To take a bill from the unfavorable cal-
endar, a two-thirds vote shall be necessary.
72. A bill from the unfavorable calendar shall not be debatable,
but the movant may make a brief and concise statement of the
reasons for the mation before making the motion, taking not more
than five minutes.
73. Whenever a public bill is introduced a carbon copy thereof
shall accompany the bill. The Reading Clerk shall stamp the copy
with the number stamped upon the original bill. Such copy shall
be daily delivered to the joint committee hereinafter provided for.
The Principal Clerk shall deliver the carbon copy of the bill desig-
nated to be printed, as hereinafter provided for, to the Public
Printer and cause four hundred copies thereof to be printed. On
the morning following the delivery of the printed copies, the Chief
Clerk shall cause the chief page to have one copy thereof put upon
the desk of each member and shall retain the other printed copies
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in his office. A sufficient number of the printed copies for the
use of the committee to which the bill is referred shall be by the
chief page delivered to the chairman or clerk of that committee.
If the bill is passed, the remaining copies shall be by the chief page
delivered to the Principal Clerk of the Senate for the use of the
Senate. The cost of printing shall be paid from the contingent
fund of the House of Representatives. The Chairman of the Rules
Committee of the House and the Chairman of the Rules Committee
of the Senate shall appoint a sub-committee consisting of two mem-
bers of the House and two members of the Senate from the body
of the House and Senate, and such chairmen shall notify the Prin-
cipal Clerk of the House and the Senate who has been so appointed.
Such sub-committee shall meet daily and examine the carbon copies
of the public bills introduced and determine which of such bills
shall be printed and which shall not, and stamp the copies ac-
cordingly. Such sub-committees shall serve for one week unless for
good cause the chairmen of the respective rules committees shall
determine otherwise. If the member introducing a public bill,
which the committee shall determine should not be printed, so de-
sires, he may appear before the committee at the next meeting
thereof with reference thereto.
74. Whenever any resolution or bill is introduced a carbon copy
thereof shall be attached thereto, and the Principal Clerk shall
cause said carbon copy to be numbered as the original resolution
or bill is numbered, and shall cause the same to be available at all
times to the member introducing the same. In case the resolution
or bill is a public resolution or bill, an additional carbon copy shall
also be attached thereto for the use of the Public Printer, under
the provisions of Rule 66.
Procedure Data
Quorum Majority of Qualified Members
To compel Attendance of
Absentees 15 Members (including presiding officer)
To withdraw Bill from Committee Majority
Second to Motion for Record Vote One-fifth of those present
Substitute Motion Majority
To Overrule the Chair ^ Two-thirds
Permission to Speak More than Twice on Main Question and
Once on an Amendment or Motion Majority (or special rule)
To Suspend Any Rule Two-thirds
To Sustain Motion to Rescind or Alter Standing Rule Two-thirds
Motion to Reconsider Majority
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To Reconsider Motion Laid on Table Two-thirds
Motion to Postpone Majority
To Take from Table Two-thirds
To Reconsider Table Vote Majority
Second to Motion for Previous Question Majority
Limit Time of Debate Majority
Bill to Alter Constitution Three-fifths of Membership
ARTICLE II
Constitution of North Carolina
Sec. 29. Limitations upon power of General Assembly to enact
private or special legislation.
The General Assembly shall not pass any local, private, or
special act or resolution relating to the establishment of courts in-
ferior to the Superior Court; relating to the appointment of jus-
tices of the peace; relating to health, sanitation, and the abate-
ment of nuisances; changing the names of cities, towns, and town-
ships; authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, maintaining,
or discontinuing of highways, streets, or alleys; relating to ferries
or bridges, relating to non-navigable streams, ralating to ceme-
teries; relating to the pay of jurors; erectcing new townships, or
changing township lines, or establishing or changing the line of
school districts; remitting fines, penalties, and forfeitures, or re-
funding moneys legally paid into the Public Treasury; regulating
labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing; extending the time for
the assessment or collection of taxes or otherwise relieving any
collector of taxes from the due performance of his official duties
or his sureties from liability; giving effect to informal wills and
deeds; nor shall the General Assembly enact any such local, private,
or special act by the partial repeal of a general law, but the Gen-
eral Assembly may at any time repeal local, private, or special
laws enacted by it. Any local, private or special act or resolution
passed in violation of the provisions of this section shall be void.
The General Assembly shall have power to pass general laws
regulating matters set out in this section.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED
Committee on Rules
Mr. Gass, Chairman, Messrs: Bost, Hatch, Gantt, Bridger, Uzzell,
Loftin, LeGrand, Grimes, Griffin, Burns, Pearsall, Currie, Pritchett,
Stone, Stoney, Taylor, Clark, Wallace of Lenoir, Honeycutt, Cave-
ness, Barber, Shuford of Catawba.
Committee on Agriculture
Mr. Edwards of Greene, Chairman, Mr. Palmer, Vice Chairinan,
Messrs: Whitfield, Askew, Bender, Blalock, Boswood, Bridger,
Brown of Hoke, Burgess, Burgin, Burgiss, Bynum, Currie, Davis,
Evans, Gantt, Gass, Gobble, Graham, Grimes, Gunn, Hardison,
Harris, Horn, Houser, Hutton, James, McDonald, Martin, Moore
of Scotland, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Pearsall, Quinn, Rabb, Rans-
dell, Rountree, Royster, Sellars, Smith, Spruill, Turner, Wallace
of Lenoir, Wallace of Montgomery, Watkins, White of Perqui-
mans, Deal, Fields, Hart, Honeycutt, Long, Richardson, Allison,
McCracken, Worthington.
Committee on Appropriations
Mr. Pearsall, Chairman, Mr. Stoney, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Barber, Allison, Askew, Averitt, Bell, Bender, Boswood, Brown of
Hoke, Buie, Burgiss, Burns, Cohoon, Cover, Craig, Crissman,
Currie, Davis, Dellinger, Edwards of Greene, Edwards of Swain,
'Evans, Gantt, Gass, Gobble, Gunn, Harris, Hatch, Home, Horner,
Houser, Hutton, Kerr, McCracken, McDonald, Marshall, Martin,
Meekins, Morris, Peele, Powers, Pritchett, Rabb, Rountree, Roy-
ster, Rutledge, Sellars, Stone, Turner, Umstead, Vernon, Wallace
of Montgomery, Watkins, White of Perquimans, Whitfield, Fields,
Hutchins, Long, Morton, Story.
Committee on Banks and Banking
Mr. Harris, Chairman, Mr. Chalk, Vice Chairman, Messrs: "Ver-
non, Blalock, Burgess, Burgiss, Crissman, Davis, Edwards of
Swain, Fountain, Hardison, Hutton, LeGrand, Loftin, Morris, Pal-
mer, Pritchett, Ramsay, Rountree, Rutledge, Shuford of Buncombe,
Taylor, Vogler, Worley, Worthington, Deal, Fisher, Herbert, Long,
Peterson, Richardson.
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Committee on Commercial Fisheries
Mr. Boswood, Chairman, Messrs: Gibbs, Arthur, Askew, Bell,
Bender, Bridger, Brown of Hoke, Chalk, Cohoon, Bellinger, Ed-
wards of Greene, Evans, Fountain, Grimes, Hatch, Horner, Le-
Grand, Loftin, Meekins, Ransdell, Ruark, Spruill, Stoney, Vernon,
White of Chowan, White of Perquimans, Whitfield, Deal, Hart.
Committee on Congressional Districts
Mr. Fountain, Chairman, Messrs: Grimes, Averitt, Brown of
Columbus, Brown of Hoke, Burgiss, Burns, Cover, Crawford, Criss-
man, Gibbs, Hardison, Horner, Kearney, Kerr, Loftin, Martin,
Palmer, Powers, Rabb, Ramsay, Ransdell, Royster, Ruark, Sellars,
Smith, Stoney, Turner, Wallace of Montgomery, White of Chowan,
Worthington, Alexander, Morton, Richardson.
Committee on Conservation and Development
Mr. Stoney, Chairman, Mr. Buie, Vice Chairman, Messrs: Brown
of Columbus, Allison, Arthur, Askew, Averitt, Barber, Bender,
Boswood, Bridger, Burgin, Chalk, Clark, Cover, Currie, Davis,
Edwards of Greene, Edwards of Swain, Gibbs, Griffin, Grimes,
Gunn, Hardison, Horn, Houser, James, Kearney, McCracken, Mc-
Donald, Meekins, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Overby, Palmer, Powers,
Royster, Sellars, Shuford of Buncombe, Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir,
Wallace of Montgomery, Whitfield, Eggers, Fisher, Hutchins, Long,
White of Perquimans.
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Mr. Grimes, Chairman, Messrs: Rutledge, Allen, Averitt, Bla-
lock, Bridger, Buie, Caveness, Cohoon, Dobson, Edwards of Greene,
Fountain, Gantt, Gass, Hatch, Kerr, LeGrand, Loftin, Moore of
Wilson, Moseley, Pearsall, Peele, Spruill, Taylor, Tonissen, Uzzell,
Wallace of Lenoir, Worley, Honeycutt, Story.
Committee on Corporations
Mr. Shuford of Catawba, Chairmayi, Messrs: Umstead, Allison,
Arthur Averitt, Barber, Bennett, Bost, Brown of Columbus, Chalk,
Clark, Evans, Gobble, Goodman, Horner, Kearney, McCracken,
Marshall, Moseley, Overby, Ramsay, Rutledge, Sellars, Shuford
of Buncombe, Stoney, Uzzell, Watkins, Whitfield, Worthington,
Herbert, Morton.
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Committee on Counties, Cities, and Towns
Mr. Horner, Chairman, Mr. Bender, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Watkins, Allen, Allison, Arthur, Averitt, Barber, Barker, Bell,
Boswood, Bridger, Brown of Hoke, Buie, Burgin, Bynum, Craig,
Crawford, Davis, Edwards of Greene, Gantt, Gibbs, Grimes, Hut-
ton, Kearney, Kerr, LeGrand, Loftin, McCracken, Marshall, Pal-
mer, Powers, Quinn, Royster, Ruark, Sellars, Shuford of Catawba,
Smith, Stoney, Tonissen, Vernon, Vogler, Welfare, Whitfield,
Worthington, Honeycutt, Hutchins, Morton, Richardson, Story.
Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Mr. Pritchett, Chah-man, Mr. LeGrand, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Edwards of Swain, Allison, Averitt, Barber, Bender, Bost, Burns,
Clark, Crialsman, Dellinger, Fountain, Gantt, Goodman, Horn,
Kearney, Kerr, Loftin, Martin, Moore of Scotland, Moseley, Quinn,
Ramsay, Ransdell, Ruark, Rutledge, Stone, Stoney, Taylor, Tur-
ner, Wallace of Lenoir, White of Perquimans, Worthington, Peter-
son, Story.
Committee on Drainage
Mr. Buie, Chairman, Messrs: Boswood, Arthur, Bell, Bender,
Brown of Columbus, Burgess, Bynum, Clark, Evans, Gibbs, Hardi-
son, Kearney, Meekins, Overby, Peele, Quinn, Rountree, Ruark,
Spruill, White of Chowan, White of Perquimans, Whitfield,
Worthington.
Committee on Education
Mr. Stone, Chairman, Mr. Moseley, Vice Chairman, Messrs: Ed-
wards of Greene, Allen, Askew, Averitt, Barber, Barker, Bos-
wood, Bridger, Brown of Columbus, Burgiss, Bynum, Ch^lk, Co-
hoon, Currie, Davis, Evans, Gass, Graham, Hardison, Horn, Hor-
ner, James, Kerr, LeGrand, McDonald, Meekins, Moore of Scotland,
Moore of Wilson, Palmer, Powers, Quinn, Rabb, Ramsay, Rans-
dell, Rutledge, Sellars, Shuford of Buncombe, "Shuford of Catawba,
Stoney, Taylor, Umstead, Vogler, Wallace of Montgomery, Whit-
field, Worley, Alexander, Eggers, Hutchins, Peterson, Story.
Committee on Election and Election Laws
Mr. Edwards of Swain, Chairman, Mr. Kearney, Vice Chairman,
Messrs: Evans, Allison, Askew, Barber, Blalock, Buie, Burgin,
Caveness, Crawford, Dobson, Gantt, Griffin, Horn, Loftin, Mc-
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Cracken, Marshall, Palmer, Pritchett, Ransdell, Ruark, Shuford of
Buncombe, Smith, Stoney, Tonissen, Wallace of Montgomery, Wat-
kins, Worthington, Deal, Hart, Story.
Committee on Engrossed Bills
Mr. Worthington, Chairman, Messrs: White of Perquimans, Al-
len, Bender, Burgess, Clark, Crawford, Bellinger, Evans, Gibbs,
Goodman, James, McDonald, Marshall, Martin, Meekins, Overby,
Peele, Quinn, Rountree, Ruark, Sellars, Spruill, Turner, Vogler,
Fields, Fisher, Herbert, Richardson.
Committee on Expenditures of House
Mr. Palmer, Chairman, Messrs: Arthur, Averitt, Bell, Boswood,
Bynum, Craig, Dellinger, Fountain, Gobble, Harris, Houser, Meek-
ins, Overby, Peele, Quinn, Sellars, Smith, Tonissen, Vernon, Wat-
kins, Long.
Committee on Federal Relations
Mr. Griffin, Chairman, Messrs : Graham, Barber, Barker, Blalock,
Bridger, Burns, Dodson, Edwards of Greene, Edwards of Swain,
Fountain, Goodman, Grimes, Hatch, Horner, Kerr, LeGrand, Lof-
tin, Moore of Scotland, Moore of Wilson, Moseley, Palmer, Pearsall,
Pritchett, Quinn, Rountree, Rutledge, Sellars, Shuford of Catawba,
Stoney, Taylor, Umstead, Uzzell, Vogler, Wallace of Lenoir,
Worthington.
Committee on Finance
Mr. Kerr, Chairman, Mr. Taylor, Vice Chairman, Messrs: Bridg-
er, Allen, Barber, Barker, Bennett, Blalock, Bost, Burgin, Bynum,
Caveness, Chalk, Clark, Currie, Dobson, Fountain, Gass, Gibbs,
Graham, Griffin, Grimes, Gunn, Hardison, Hutton, James, LeGrand,
Loftin, Moore of Wilson, Moseley, Pearsall, Quinn, Ramsay, Rans-
dell, Shuford of Buncombe, Shuford of Catawba, Smith, Spruill,
Tonissen, Uzzell, Vogler, Wallace of Lenoir, Welfare, White of
Chowan, Worley, Worthington, Honeycutt, Richardson, Arthur.
Committee on Game and Inland Fisheries
Mr. Askew, Chairman, Messrs: Barber, Bender, Bost, Boswood,
Buie, Burgiss, Bynum, Chalk, Cohoon, Craig, Currie, Edwards of
Greene, Evans, Gibbs, Grimes, Horner, Kerr, LeGrand, Meekins,
Moore of Scotland, Morris, Palmer, Pritchett, Quinn, Ransdell,
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Royster, Shuford of Catawba, Spi'uill, Stone, Stoney, Wallace of
Lenoir, Fields, Hart, Morton.
Committee on Health
Mr. Barker, Chairman, Dr. Smith, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Evans, Askew, Bennett, Blalock, Bost, Bridger, Brown, Buie, Bur-
giss, Bynum, Crawford, Currie, Dobson, Edwards of Greene, Gantt,
Gass, Gobble, Grimes, Gunn, Harris, Hatch, Horner, Kerr, Mc-
Donald, Moore of Scotland, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Moseley,
Peele, Powers, Rountree, Shuford of Buncombe, Stone, Stoney,
Taylor, Umstead, Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir, Welfare, Worley,
Hutchins, Peterson, Story.
Committee on Higher Education
Mr. Wallace of Lenoir, Chairman, Messrs: Turner, Barber,
Brown of Hoke, Burgiss, Clark, Cover, Crissman, Edwards of
Swain, Goodman, Griffin, Gunn, Hardison, Kerr, Loftin, McCracken,
McDonald, Meekins, Moseley, Palmer, Powers, Quinn, Rountree,
Rutledge, Shuford of Buncombe, Stone, Umstead, Uzzell, Vernon,
Welfare, Whitfield, Fields, Honeycutt, Story.
Committee on Institutions for the Blind
Mr. Ramsay, Chairman, Messrs: Allen, Arthur, Bell, Bennett,
Boswood, Burgess, Cohoon, Dellinger, Evans, Gunn, Kearney, Mc-
Cracken, Morris, Ransdell, Ruark, Smith, Spruill, Stoney, Vogler,
Welfare, Herbert, Peterson.
Committee on Institutions for the Deaf
Dr. Brown, Chairman, Messrs: Stoney, Allison, Barker, Burgin,
Burgiss, Crawford, Houser, James, Martin, Overby, Rabb, Ransdell,
Rutledge, Shuford of Buncombe, Tonissen, White of Chowan, Alex-
ander, Eggers, Peterson.
Committee on Insurance
Mr. Taylor, Chairman, Mr. Ramsay, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Stoney, Arthur, Bost, Bridger, Buie, Caveness, Chalk, Clark, Del-
linger, Gantt, Gibbs, Gobble, Grimes, Gunn, Harris, Hatch, Hor-
ner, Hutton, Kerr, LeGrand, Loftin, Marshall, Moore of Wilson,
Moseley, Pearsall, Powers, Pritchett, Rountree, Ruark, Shuford
of Buncombe, Smith, Stone, Uzzell, Vernon, Wallace of Lenoir,
Watkins, Worley, Worthington, Alexander, Fisher, Hutchins, Rich-
ardson,
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Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Mr. Rutledge, Chairman, Messrs : Horner, Bridger, Loftin, Worth-
ington.
Committee on Journal
Dr. Burgiss, Chairman, Messrs: Askew, Bell, Bennett, Burgin,
Cohoon, Cover, Gibbs, Hutton, Meekins, Tonissen, White of Per-
quimans, Eggers, Peterson.
Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Mr. Hatch, Chairman, Messrs: Taylor, Bridger, Burns, Clai'k,
Fountain, Gantt, Griffin, Grimes, Kearney, Kerr, LeGrand, Moore
of Wilson, Moseley, Pritchett, Rutledge, Shuford of ' Buncombe,
Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir, Story.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Mr. Craig, Chairman, Messrs: Barber, Averitt, Barker, Bender,
Bost, Caveness, Crissman, Bellinger, Edwards of Swain, Goodman,
Horn, Loftin, Martin, Pearsall, Ramsay, Ransdell, Ruark, White
of Chowan, Worthington.
Committee on Manufactures and Labor
Mr. Burns, Chairma^i, Mr. Shuford of Catawba, Vice Chairman,
Messrs: Vogler, Arthur, Barber, Barker, Bridger, Cover, Crawford,
Currie, Evans, Gantt, Gass, Hatch, Horn, Horner, Houser, Hutton,
Kerr, LeGrand, Marshall, Moore of Wilson, Palmer, Pearsall, Pow-
ers, Pritchett, Ramsay, Royster, Rutledge, Sellars, Stone, Shu-
ford of Buncombe, Smith, Stoney, Taylor, Tonissen, Umstead, Ver-
non, Wallace of Lenoir, Watkins, Worley, Alexander, Hart, Honey-
cutt, Morton, Richardson.
Committee on Mental Institutions
Mr. Spruill, Chairman, Messrs: Currie, Allen, Allison, Bennett,
Boswood, Brown of Hoke, Burgin, Bynum, Caveness, Chalk, Craw-
ford, Crissman, Edwards of Swain, Gantt, Horn, Houser, James,
LeGrand, Meekins, Morris, Powers, Quinn, Rabb, Rutledge, Smith,
Stoney, Taylor, Uzzell, Vogler, Wallace of Lenoir, Welfare, White
of Chowan, Whitfield, Deal, Herbert, Hutchins, Long, Richardson.
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Committee on Military Aflfairs
Mr. Caveness, Chairman, Messrs: Burgin, Bender, Blalock, Bridg
er, Brown of Hoke, Crawford, Dobson, Goodman, Houser, Hutton;
McCracken, Overby, Quinn, Rabb, Ruark, Sellars, Stoney, Um-
stead, Watkins, White of Chowan, Whitfield, Eggers, Fisher,
Story.
Committee on Oyster Industry
Mr. Cohoon, Chairman, Messrs:. Meekins, Arthur, Askew, Bell,
Boswood, Bridger, Burgess, Edwards of Greene, Evans, Gibbs,
Hardison, LeGrand, Peele, Ruark, Spruill, White of Chowan, Deal.
Committee on Penal Institutions
Mr. Quinn, Chairman, Messrs: Morris, Allison, Bost, Bridger,
Bynum, Clark, Craig, Dobson, Fountain, Gantt, Horn, Houser,
Kearney, Moore of Scotland, Overby, Rabb, Ransdell, Sellars,
Spruill, Turner, Wallace of Montgomery, Welfare, White of Cho-
wan, Worley, Worthington, Alexander, Hart, Herbert, Peterson.
Committee on Pensions
Mr. Sellars, Chairman, Messrs: Rabb, Allen, Askew, Averltt,
Bender, Bost, Buie, Crissman, Davis, Gantt, Goodman, Hutton,
LeGrand, McCracken, McDonald, Overby, Rountree, Shuford of
Catawba, Turner, Wallace of Montgomery, White of Chowan,
White of Perquimans, Fields, Herbert, Morton.
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Mr. Bost, Chairman, Mr. Blalock, Vice Chairman, Messrs: Aver-
itt, Allen, Barker, Bridger, Burgess, Burgin, Caveness, Currie,
Gibbs, Grimes, LeGrand, Meekins, Moore of Wilson, Pearsall, Pow-
ers, Quinn, Shuford of Catawba, Smith, Taylor, Tonissen, Wallace
of Lenoir, Deal, Hart.
Committee on Public Utilities
Mr. Dobson, Chairman, Mrs. Cover, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Moore of Wilson, Allison, Barker, Bost, Bridger, Buie, Burgin,
Edwards of Swain, Gantt, Gass, Hutton, Kearney, Kerr, LeGrand,
Marshall, Morris, Overby, Rabb, Rutledge, Shuford of Buncombe,
Stone, Taylor, Umstead, Vernon, Wallace of Lenoir, Wallace of
Montgomery, Whitfield, Worley, Honeycutt, Morton.
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Committee on Public Welfare
Mr. Vogler, Chairman, Mr. Wallace of Montgomery, Vice Chair-
man, Messrs: Vernon, Allison, Averitt, Barber, Blalock, Bridger,
Brown of Hoke, Clark, Cover, Crissman, Dobson, Edwards of Swain,
Graham, Gunn, Harris, Hatch, Houser, Loftin, McCracken, Meek-
ins, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Moseley, Palmer, Powers, Quinn,
Eoyster, Sellars, Spruill, Stone, Stoney, Welfare, White of Chowan,
Worley, Eggers, Fields, Honeycutt, Hutchins.
Committee on Recodification
Mr. Loftin, Chairman, Messrs: Pritchett, Averitt, Clark, Ed-
wards of Swain, Gantt, Goodman, Grimes, Hatch, Kearney, Le-
Grand, Moseley, Ramsay, Ruark, Rutledge, Taylor, Wallace of
Lenoir, White of Chowan, Woi'thington, Story.
Committee on Roads
Mr. Bridger, Chairman, Mr. Barker, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Quinn, Allison, Askew, Barber, Boswood, Brown of Columbus, Buie,
Burgess, Burgiss, Burns, Bynum, Chalk, Cohoon, Currie, Dobson,
Edwards of Greene, Edwards of Swain, Gass, Gunn, Hatch, Horn,
Horner, Kearney, Kerr, McDonald, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Mose-
ley, Palmer, Powers, Royster, Rutledge, Sellars, Shuford of Bun-
combe, Smith, Stone, Taylor, Uzzell, Vernon, Vogler, Wallace of
Lenoir, Wallace of Montgomery, Watkins, Whitfield, Worley, Alex-
ander, Eggers, Herbert, Honeycutt, Worthington.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Mr. Moore of Scotland, Chairman, Messrs: James, Allen, Bell,
Boswood, Brown of Columbus, Cohoon, Crawford, Goodman, Mc-
Cracken, Meekins, Morris, Peele, Rabb, Shuford of Buncombe,
Tonissen, Turner, Wallace of Montgomery, White of Chowan, Fields,
Fisher, Hart.
•Committee on Senatorial Districts
Mr. Moore of Wilson, Chairman, Messrs: Gunn, Allen, Averitt,
Bender, Brown of Hoke, Burgiss, Cover, Craig, Dellinger, Edwards
of Swain, Gobble, Kearney, Martin, Moore of Scotland, Morris,
Palmer, Quinn, Rutledge, Shuford of Catawba, Smith, Stoney, Wal-
lace of Montgomery, Watkins, White of Chowan, Fisher, Herbert,
Long.
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Committee on Unemployment Compensation
Mr. Uzzell, Chairman, Mr, Bridger, Vice Chairman, Messrs: Wat-
kins, Allen, Barker, Blalock, Best, Burns, Cohoon, Craig, Crissman,
Currie, Dobson, Edwards of Greene, Fountain, Graham, Horn,
James, Kerr, LeGrand, Marshall, Moore of Scotland, Palmer, Pear-
sail, Royster, Shuford of Buncombe, Shuford of Catawba, Smith,
Stone, Taylor, Vernon, White of Chowan, Worley, Alexander, Fisher,
Morton, Richardson.
Committee on Veterans Legislation
Mr. Moseley, Chairman, Mr. Gantt, Vice Chairman, Messrs:
Goodman, Barber, Blalock, Bost, Bridger, Bynum, Clark, Craig,
Currie, Dobson, Edwards of Swain, Gibbs, Goodman, Graham, Hor-
ner, Houser, Hutton, Kearney, Kerr, McCracken, Moore of Scot-
land, Palmer, Pritchett, Shuford of Buncombe, Stone, Stoney, Um-
stead, Vernon, Wallace of Lenoir, Whitfield, Worthington, Fisher,
Morton, Richardson.
Committee on Enrolled Bills
Mrs. Cover, Chairman, Messrs: Gobble, Bennett, Boswood, Bur-
giss, Bellinger, Harris, McDonald, Martin, Meekins, Morris, Overby,
Peele, Ramsay, Ransdell, Ruark, Spruill, Welfare, Hutchins.
Committee on Justices of Peace
Mr. Rabb, Chairman, Messrs: Tonissen, Askew, Bender, Bridger,
Burgiss, Cohoon, Crissman, Bellinger, Edwards of Greene, Ed-
v/ards of Swain, Evans, Gobble, Gunn, Hatch, Kerr, Loftin, Mc-
Donald, Overby, Pritchett, Rountree, Ruark, Spruill, Turner, Vog-
ler, Welfare, White of Perquimans, Worthington, Deal, Honeycutt,
Richardson.
Committee on Library
Mr. Graham, Chairman, Messrs: Umstead, Arthur, Askew, Bar-
ker, Bost, Caveness, Dellinger, Edwards of Swain, Griffin, Hatch,
Horner, McDonald, Martin, Morris, Quinn, Rabb, 'Rountree, Rut-
ledge, Sellars, Stone, Turner, Watkins, White of Perquimans, Alex-
ander, Deal, Fields, Fisher,
Committee on Printing
Mr. Rountree, Chairman, Messrs: Davis, Arthur, Bender, Buie,
Cover, Goodman, Hatch, Hornei-, Kearney, Marshall, Moore of Scot-
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land, Palmer, Ramsay, Stoney, Welfare, White of Perquimans,
Eggers.
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Blalock, Chairman, Messrs: Sellars, Allison, Bost, Brown of
Columbus, Caveness, Clark, Craig, Bellinger, Graham, Harris,
Hatch, Kearney, Marshall, Moore of Scotland, Palmer, Powers,
Quinn, Ramsay, Royster, Stone, Turner, Vernon, Vogler, White of
Perquimans, Herbert.
Committee on Trustees of University
Mr. Umstead, Chairman, Messrs: Kerr, Barber, Bridger, Burns,
Currie, Edwards of Greene, Fountain, Gibbs, Griffin, Horner, Le-
Grand, Loftin, Moore of Wilson, Moseley, Pearsall, Pritchett, Ram-
say, Rutledge, Shuford of Catawba, Smith, Spruill, Stone, Stoney,
Taylor, Wallace of Lenoir, Welfare, Whitfield, Alexander, Honey-
cutt, Story.
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Seat Assignment Chart — Session 1945
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
County Name Address Seat
Alamance Walter R. Sellars Burlington 45
Alexander Hayden Deal (R) Taylorsville .............. J 07
Alleghany T. Roy Burgiss Sparta 75
Anson U. B. Blalock Wadesboro 24
Ashe M. Donley Hart (R) Tuckerdale .... 115
Avery W. R. Fields (R) Elk Park 108
Beaufort ». Bryan Grimes Washington 76
Bertie C. Wayland Spruill Windsor 60
Bladen James A. Bridger Bladenboro ...,, 7
Brunswick J. W. Ruark Southport .'. 51
Buncombe George W. Craig Asheville ..,. 4]
E. L. Loftin Asheville ...."...' 4C
George A. Shuford Asheville 39
Burke A. B. Stoney .Morganton 3
Cabarrus E. T. Bost, Jr Concord 28
J. Carlyle Rutledge Kannapolis .. . 27
Caldwell ...' J. T. Pritchett Lenoir 6 '
Camden S. E. Burgess Belcross 80
Carteret H. S. Gibbs Morehead City ..' 5
Caswell Jno. O. Gunn Yanceyville 52
Catawba Harley F. Shuford Hickory 99
Chatham Wade Barber Pittsboro 65
Cherokee Mrs. G. W. Cover Andrews 15
Chowan John F. White Edenton 85
Clay F. Herbert (R) Hayesville 116
Cleveland Charles C. Horn Shelby 44
Columbus J. Percy Bi'own Tabor City 87.
Craven Burl G. Hardison New Bern 83
Cumberland F. M. Averitt Fayetteville 82
T. C. Bynum Hope Mills 81
Currituck G. C. Boswood Gregory 47
Dare Theo. S. Meekins Manteo 105
Davidson Dr. J. A. Smith Lexington 91
Davie R. V. Alexander (R) Cooleemee 109
Duplin C, E. Quinn Kenansville 48
Durham Oscar G. Barker Durham 4
Robert M. Gantt, Sr Durham 32
Edgecombe Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount 26
Forsyth Rex Gass Winston-Salem 69
F. L. Gobble Winston-Salem 70
Sam E. Welfare Winston-Salem 71
Franklin H. C. Kearney Franklinton Ill
Gaston David P. Dellinger Cheri-yville 33
O. M. Vernon Mt. Holly 34
Gates W. J. Rountree Hobbsville 88
Graham .Dr. J. H. Crawford Robbinsville 119
Granville Jno. S. Watkins Oxford 35
Greene Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton 17
Guilford Shelley B. Caveness Greensboro 29
Walter E. Crissman High Point 30
Frank R. Hutton Greensboro 57
Robert Moseley Greensboro 58
Halifax Irwin Clark Scotland Neck 89
Harnett Allison L. Overby Angrier 95
Haywood Glenn C. Palmer Clyde 54
Henderson L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe 112
Hertford Merrill Evans A.hoskie 96
Hoke Dr. G. W. Brown Raeford 94
Hyde C. L. Bell Swan Quarter 74
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Iredell D. E. Turner, Sr Mooresville 98
Jackson Dan M. Allison Sylva 72
Johnston .G. A. Martin Smithfield 66
Carl P. Worley Selma 67
Jones R. P. Bender Pollocksville 61
Lee W. E. Horner Sanford 2
Lenoir F. E. Wallace Kinston 25
Lincoln .Chas. F. Houser Lincolnton 73
Macon Wayne R. McCracken Franklin, R. 4 114
Madison Dr. J. H. Hutchins (R) .7.. Marshall 102
Martin Clarence W. Griffin Williamston 46
McDowell J. C. Rabb Marion 19
Mecklenburg Arthur Goodman Charlotte 22
Harvey Morris Charlotte 50
Ed. T. Tonissen Charlotte 21
James B. Vogler Charlotte 23
Mitchell Dr. C. A. Peterson (R) Spruce Pine .' 118
Montgomery J. P. Wallace Troy 86
Moore Wilbur H. Currie Carthage 64
Nash Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount 8
New Hanover John Q. LeGrand Wilmington 31
Northampton H. R. Harris Seaboard 16
Onslow W. J. (Billy) Arthur Jacksonville 62
Orange John W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill 97
Pamlico E. S. Askew Oriental 9
Pasquotank Vernon G. James Elizabeth City 78
Pender J. V. Whitfield WaUace : 49
Perquimans W. W. White Hertford 77
Person Robert P. Burns Roxboro 63
Pitt Geo. W. Davis Farmville 43
Sam O. Worthington Greenville 4Z
Polk W. H. McDonald Tryon 113
Randolph S. Girard Richardson (R) Seagrove , 110
Richmond John D. Chalk Rockingham 55
Robeson J. P. Buie Red Springs 93
I. P. Graham Proctorville 92
Rockingham T. Clarence Stone StoneviUe 20
Rowan Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury 14
George R. Uzzell Salisbury 13
Rutherford Lee L. Powers Lake Lure 88
Sampson Chas. F. Honeycutt (R) Clinton 106
Scotland O. L. Moore Laurinburg 18
Stanly J. J. Morton (R) Albemarle 103
Stokes .William F. Marshall Walnut Cove 84
Surry Henry C. Dobson Elkin 53
Swain McKinley Edwards Bryson City 68
Transylvania Ralph R. Fisher (R) Brevard 117
Tyrrell C. Earl Cohoon Columbia 36
Union Oscar L. Richardson Monroe SPEAKER
Vance Fred S. Rovster Henderson 56
Wake J. LeRoy Allen Raleigh 11
William T. Hatch Raleigh 12
N. F. Ransdell Varina 10
Warren John Kerr, Jr Warrenton 1
Washington W. H. (Jack) Peele Plymouth 79
Watauga S. C. Eggers (R) Boone 101
Wayne .W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro 59
Wilkes T. E. Story (R) Wilkesboro 100
Wilson .Larry I. Moore, Jr. Wilson 37
Yadkin R. B. Long (R) Boonville 104
Yancey JDr. W. L. Bennett Bumsville 90
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
R. GREGG CHERRY
Governor
Biographical Sketches
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS
ROBERT GREGG CHERRY
GOVERNOR
(Elected by the People)
Robert Gregg Cherry, Democrat, was born in York County, S. C,
October 17, 1891. Son of Chancellor LaFayette and Hattie E. (Davis)
Cherry. Attended Gastonia Graded Schools 1900-1908; A.B., Duke
University 1912; Duke University Law School 1913-1914. Lawyer.
Member Gaston County Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciation, American Bar Association and Kiwanis Club. Mayor of Gas-
tonia 1919-1923. Captain Co. "A," Machine Gun Battalion, 30th
Division, April 26, 1917, to April 15, 1919; Major, 120th N. C.
National Guard, 1920-1921. Member Gastonia Lodge No. 369,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch
Masons; Oasis Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Shrine; Knights of Pythias,
Knights of Khorassan; Improved Order of Red Men; Jr.O.U.A.M.;
LO.O.F.; B.P.O. of Elks; Sons Confederate Veterans; American
Legion, State Commander 1928-1929. Member Board Trustees Duke
University. Representative in the General Assembly of 1931, 1933,
1935, and 1939; Speaker in 1937, State Senator 1941and 1943; Vice
President North Carolina Bar Association 1934-1935. Elected Gover-
nor November 7, 1944. Methodist; Member Board of Stewards. Mar-
ried Miss Mildred Stafford 1921. Address: Gastonia, N. C.
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THAD EURE
secretary of state
(Elected by the People)
Thad Eure, Democrat, of Hertford County. Was born Novem-
ber 15, 1899, in Gates County, N. C. Son of Tazewell A, and Armecia
(Langstun) Eure. Attended Gatesville High School 1913-1917;
University of North Carolina 1917-1919; University Law School
1921-1922. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar Association; North
Carolina State Bar, and Hertford County Bar Association. Mayor
of Winton 1923-1928. County attorney for Hertford County 1923-
1931. Member of General Assembly 1929, representing Hertford
County. Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, Sessions
1931, 1933, 1935, and extra session 1936. Presidential Elector First
District of North Carolina 1932. Escheats Agent, University of
North Carolina 1933-1936. Elected Secretary of State in the Gene-
ral Election of November 3, 1936, and assumed the duties of the
office December 21, 1936, by virtue of executive appointment, ten
days prior to the commencement of Constitutional Term, on ac-
count of a vacancy that then occurred. Reelected Secretary of State
in General Elections of 1940 and 1944. President Ahoskie Kiwanis
Club 1927. Theta Chi Fraternity. Junior Order, B.P.O. Elks; T.P.
A.; Member Board of Trustees Elon College; American Legion,
Secretary National Aassociation of Secretaries of State 1938, Vice
President 1940, President 1942. Congregational Christian Church.
Married Miss Minta Banks of Winton, N. C, November 15, 1924.
Of this union there are two children, a daughter and a son, Armecia
and Thad Eure, Jr. Home address: Winton, N. C. official address:
Raleigh, N. C.
GEO. ROSS POU
state auditor
(Elected by the People)
Geo. Ross Pou, Democrat, was born in Smithfield, Johnston Coun-
ty, N. C, December 19, 1894. Son of Edward W. and Caroline
(Ihrie) Pou. Attended Fishburne Military School; University of
North Carolina and Wake Forest. Lawyer. Appointed Superinten-
dent State Prison 1921, by Governor Cameron Morrison. Reap-
pointed 1925 by Governor A. W. McLean, 1929, by Governor 0.
Biographical Sketches 335
Max Gardner. Appointed Executive Director of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission in 1933 by Governor J. C. B. Ehring-
haus. Resigned April 5, 1934. Nominated for State Auditor in Demo-
cratic Primary, June, 1936, receiving a majority over three other
candidates. Elected November 3, 1936, for four-year term. Reelected
November 5, 1940 and Nov. 7, 1944. American Legion; La Societe
Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevau; Junior Order United American Me-
chanics; B.P.O.E., War Dads. Episcopalian. Married Miss Lillian
Long Sanders, November 11, 1916. Three children (Lillian) Mrs.
Bryan Carr, wife of Bryan W. Carr, Lt. U. S. Navy, Lieutenant
Edwin Smith Pou, United States Army Air Force, (Ihrie) Mrs.
Geo. Watts Carr, Jr., wife of Geo. Watts Carr, Jr. Major U. S.
Marines. Home address: Smithfield, N. C. Official address: Raleigh,
N. C.
CHARLES MARION JOHNSON
STATE TREASURER
(Elected by the People)
Charles Marion Johnson, Democrat of Pender County, was born
April 9, 1891, at Burgaw, North Carolina, son of M. H. and Min-
nie (Norris) Johnson. Attended Burgaw High School, Buies Creek
Academy, Bingham Military School. Field Auditor State Auditor's
Office one year. Deputy State Auditor three years. Executive Secre-
tary County Government Advisory Commission four years. Director
of Local Government from March 4, 1931, to November 17, 1932,
when appointed State Treasurer by Governor Gardner. Elected
November 2, 1934, for unexpired term ending December 31, 1936.
Reelected for full term November 3, 1936, and re-elected Novem-
ber 5, 1940, re-elected Nov. 7, 1944. In March 1933 made Ex Officio
Director of Local Government by act of General Assembly. Chair-
man of Banking Commission, Chairman Teachers' and State Em-
ployees' Retirement Commission, Chairman Local Government Com-
mission, and member of State Board of Assessment, State Board
of Education, Council of State, Veterans' Loan Board, Board of
Public Buildings and Grounds, Law Enforcement Officers' Bene-
fiit Fund. Member and Treasurer of the Sinking Fund Commission.
American Legion. Presbyterian. Married Miss Ruth Moore of Bur-
gaw, North Carolina, March 8, 1920. One child, Charles Marion
Johnson, Jr. Address: Raleigh, North Carolina.
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CLYDE ATKINSON ERWIN
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(Elected by the People)
Clyde Atkinson Erwin, Democrat, was born in Atlanta, Georgia,
February 8, 1897. Son of Sylvanus and Mamie (Putnam) Erwin.
Attended grammar schools of Charlotte and Waco and graduated
from Piedmont High School, Lawndale, N. C, 1914. Attended Uni-
versity of North Carolina 1915-1916 and subsequent summer schools.
Life member National Education Association; member Department
Superintendent N.E.A.; North Carolina Education Association
President 1932-1933; member National Committee on Rural Educa-
tion; Regional Consultant National Committee on Emergency in
Education. President Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club 1932; honorary
member for life Rutherford County Club. Mason; all branches, in-
cluding Shrine; Principal Gault School, Jonesville, S. C, 1916-1917;
Waco High School 1917-1919; Cliffsicle Public Schools and Avondale
Public Schools 1919-1923. Superintendent Rutherford County
Schools 1925-1934. Appointed State Superintendent of Public In-
struction by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, October 24, 1934, suc-
ceeding the late Dr. A. T. Allen. Elected for a full term November
3, 1936. Re-elected in 1940 and 1944. Awarded Pd.D. honorary de-
gree Catawba College, Salisbury, N. C, in May 1935. Member
High School Textbook Committee 1927-1932; chairman Elemen-
tary Textbook Commission 1933-1934. President Southern Council
Chief School Officers; Member Executive Committee and Legisla-
tive Committee National Council of Chief School Officers; Consul-
tant National Safety Council; Consultant Educational Policies
Committee of the National Education Association. Methodist. Lay
leader in Marion District; Superintendent Cliff side Sunday School;
teacher Ladies' Class, Rutherfordton M. E. Church for ten years.
At present teacher of College Sunday School class, Edenton Street
Methodist Church. Married Miss Evelyn Miller of Waco, N. C. ; two
children, Frances Elizabeth, and Clyde A., Jr. Address: Raleigh,
N. C.
WILLIAM KERR SCOTT
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
(Elected by the People)
William Kerr Scott, Democrat. Born at Haw River, N. C. Attended
Hawfields Graded School 1902-1908; Hawfields High School 1909-
lad Eure
Secretary of State
George Ross Pou
Auditor
Chas. M. Johnson
Treasurer
yde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Wm. Kerr Scott
Commissioner of Agriculture
Forrest H. Shuford
Commissioner of Labor
m. P. Hodges
Commissioner of Insurance
Harry McMullan
Attorney General
State officials who are elected by the people in addition to the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. The above officials constitute the Council of State with the exception of the Attorney
General who is the legal adviser to the Executive Department.
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1913. Four-year honor student and athlete, N. C. State College; B.S.
degree in Agriculture 1917. Member of American Jersey Cattle
Club; President State Jersey Cattle Club; presented cup by Ameri-
can Jersey Cattle Club in 1925 for outstanding work in promoting
better quality of Jersey cows; organizer of world's largest Regis-
tered Jersey Calf Club while County Agent. President State Dairy-
men's Association. Member of North Carolina Rural Electrification
Authority. First in North Carolina to make a public address on
need for rural electrification in 1930, Statesville, N. C. Deacon
Hawsfields Presbyterian Church 1920-1932; Elder 1933-1938. Mar-
ried Miss Mary Elizabeth White, July 2, 1919.
Emergency Food Production Agent 1917-1918; Alamance County
Agricultural Agent 1920-1930; Master of North Carolina State
Grange 1930-1933; organizer in Southeastern States of Farm Debt
Adjustment Program in Farm Credit Administration 1933-1936.
Elected Commissioner of Agriculture 1936. Reelected November 6,
1940. Reelected November 7, 1944. Received Progressive Farmer
award, "The Man of the Year," as North Carolina's Agricultural
Leader of 1937. Farmer and dairyman. Veteran World War I —
Member Walter B. Ellis Post. Address: Haw River, N. C.
FORREST HERMAN SHUFORD
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
(Elected by the People)
Forrest Herman Shuford, Democrat, was born in Cleveland Coun-
ty, N. C, June 3, 1897. Son of J. M. and Ella (Copeland) Shuford.
Attended Public Schools of Cleveland County and graduated from
Piedmont High School, Lawndale, N. C. Attended Berea College,
Berea, Kentucky; Textile School of North Carolina State College,
Raleigh, N. C, and Duke University, Durham, N. C, and several
summer schools. Worked in textile mills in Harrisville, Rhode Is-
land, and in Gastonia, N. C, 1921-1924. Principal of Ellenboro High
School 1924-1925; Spindale School 1925-1926. Appointed Boys' Com-
missioner, City of High Point, High Point, N. C. 1926-1933. Ap-
pointed Chief Inspector in the Department of Labor in 1933 by
Major A. L. Fletcher, Commissioner. Appointed in 1934 by the
Secretary of Labor, to membership on a committee to prepare a
Factory Inspectors* Manual, which has been accepted as the Nation-
al Standard. Granted leave of absence from the Department of
Biographical Sketches 339
Labor to serve as N.R.A. Labor Compliance Officer for North Caro-
lina 1934-1935. Appointed Commissioner of Labor by Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, September 12, 1938. Elected to the office of Com-
missioner of Labor in the General Electiqji November 8, 1938. Re-
elected November 5, 1940 and Nov. 7, 1944. Member Society of
Safety Engineers; Textile Section of the National Safety Council.
Served in the Navy during the World War. Member American Le-
gion since its organization; Past Commander of Andrew Jackson
Post No. 87 of American Legion, High Point, N. C; La Societe
Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevau. Methodist. Married Miss May Ren-
frew, June 3, 1922. Two children: Forrest Herman Shuford, 2nd,
and Harry Benjamin Shuford. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
WILLIAM PARKER HODGES
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
(Elected by the People)
William Parker Hodges, Democrat, was born in Williamston,
Martin County, N. C, October 19, 1906. Son of W. J. and Deborah
(Parker) Hodges. Attended public schools of Williamston, 1924;
Wake Forest College, LL.B., 1928. Member North Carolina State
Bar and the Wake County Bar Association. Executive Secretary
Commission on Revision of the Laws of North Carolina relating to
Estates, 1936-1939. Kappa Alpha Order, Province Commander, 1935-
1936, Blue Goose; Rotary Club. Practiced law in Raleigh, 1929-
1936; appointed Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, July,
1936; appointed Commissioner of Insurance by Governor Brough-
ton, September 10, 1942, to fill the unexpired term of Hon. Dan. C.
Boney, deceased. Elected Commissioner of Insurance in the Gen-
eral Election, November 7, 1944, for a four year term. Baptist.
Married Miss Olga E. Dodds, August 6, 1935. Two children: Wil-
liam Parker, Jr., and Elizabeth. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
HARRY McMULLAN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Elected by the People)
Harry McMullan, Democrat, was born at Hertford, N. C, July 23,
1884. Son of Dr. J. H. and Lina (Tucker) McMullan. Attended
Edenton Public Schools; LL.B., University of North Carolina 1905.
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Lawyer. Member D.K.E. and Gimghoul fraternities. Senator from
the Second Senatorial District in the General Assembly of 1929.
Engaged in practice at Washington, N. C, 1907 to 1933; County At-
torney for Beaufort County 1926 to 1933. Chairman North Carolina
Industrial Commission. North Carolina Bar Association. American
Bar Association. Appointed Attorney General by Governor Hoey
April 30, 1938, to succeed Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell upon
his appointment to the Supreme Court; elected for the unexpired
term of A. A. F. Seawell, November 1938; elected for full four-
year term, November 5, 1940, re-elected Nov. 7th, 1944. Episco-
palian. Married Miss Pattie M. Baugham of Washington, N. C,
October 4, 1911. Four children. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
CARRIE L. BROUGHTON
STATE LIBRARIAN
CHAIRMAN LIBRARY COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Carrie L. Broughton, Democrat, State Librarian and Chairman
Library Commission, was born in Wake County, Raleigh, N. C.
Daughter of Needham B. and Caroline R. (Lewis) Broughton.
Attended Raleigh Public Schools; Peace Junior College; North
Carolina College for Women; Meredith College. Member American
and North Carolina Library associations; North Carolina Literary
and Historical Association. Appointed Assistant State Librarian in
1902 and State Librarian in 1919. Baptist; Member of Executive
Committee State W.M.U. Leader of missionary group in local
church. Address : 125 Hawthorne Rd., Raleigh, N. C.
CHARLES CHRISTOPHER CRITTENDEN
SECRETARY OP THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
(Appointed by the Executive Board of the Department)
Christopher Crittenden, Democrat, was born in Wake Forest,
N. C, December 1, 1902. Son of Charles Christopher and Ethel
(Taylor) Crittenden. Attended Wake Forest Grammar and High
Schools. A.B. Wake Forest College 1921 and A.M. in 1922; Yale
University, Ph.D. 1930. Secretary State Department of Archives
and History (formerly the State Historical Commission) since
1935; Secretary State Literary and Historical Association since
Biographical Sketches 341
1935; Member American Historical and Southern Historical as-
sociations; Society American Archivists; President American As-
sociation for State and Local History 1940-1942. Member History
Club and Watauga Club of Ealeigh. Principal Roxobel, N. C,
Public School 1922-1923; Instructor in History, Yale University
1924-1925; Nniversity of North Carolina 1926-1929; Assistant
Professor of History, University of North Carolina 1930-1935.
Author oi North Carolina Newspapers before 1770; The Commerce
of North Carolina 1763-1789 ; and various historical articles and
book reviews. Editor The North Carolina Historical Review. Baptist.
Married Miss Janet Quinlan of Waynesville, N. C, 1930. Three
children: C, Jr., born 1933; Robert Hinton, born 1936; Ann Lane,
born 1938. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
BAXTER DURHAM
SECRETARY, TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(Elected by Board of Trustees)
Baxter Durham, Democrat, v^^as born in Durham, N. C, August
20, 1887. Son of Columbus and Lila (Walters) Durham. Attended
public schools of Durham and Raleigh, 1884-1892; Raleigh Male
Academy, 1892-1894; Wake Forest College, 1894-1895. Traveling
auditor. Department of State Auditor. Captain and Major in Na-
tional Guard, 1907-1919. Elected State Auditor, November 2, 1920;
re-elected November 4, 1924; re-elected November 6, 1928; re-
elected November 8, 1932. President National Association of State
Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers, 1923, and 1924, 1927, and
1928. Secretary State Retirement Commission, April 1939-January
1, 1941. Appointed Secretary Teachers' and State Employees' Re-
tirement System, April 1, 1941. President Tar Heel Club, Raleigh,
1932-33. Baptist. Married Miss Lois Dosher of Southport. Address :
Raleigh, N. C.
ROBERT BRUCE ETHERIDGE
DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(Appointed by the Governor)
Robert Bruce Etheridge, Democrat, Director, Department of Con-
servation and Development, was born at Manteo, July 31, 1878. Son
of Van Buren and Matilda Etheridge. Attended public schools of
Manteo and Atlantic Collegiate Institute, Elizabeth City; A.B.
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Trinity College (now Duke University) 1899. Cashier Bank of
Manteo 1907-1933. General Insurance, Clerk Superior Court, Dare
County; Superintendent of Schools; member State Executive Com-
mittee 1928-1941; Postmaster, Manteo 1914-1922; County Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee. State Senator from Second
District 1907. Representative in General Assembly 1903, 1905, 1929,
1931, and 1933. Director Department of Conservation and Develop-
ment 1933-1944. Member New York World's Fair Commission.
Chairman ex-officio Cape Hatteras National Seashore Commission.
Mason, Treasurer Masonic Lodge twelve years; Junior Order;
Woodmen of America; Red Men; Kappa Sigma (college fraternity).
Married Miss Elizabeth Webb, April 22, 1908. Address: Manteo,
N. C.
ARTHUR LLOYD FLETCHER
chairman unemployment compensation commission
(Appointed by the Governor)
Arthur Lloyd Fletcher, Democrat, was born July 7, 1881. Son
of Rev. James Floyd and Louisa (Barker) Fletcher. Attended
Bridle Creek, Va., Academy; Wake Forest College, A.B. 1907; Law
School Wake Forest and University of North Carolina; Licensed
to practice law by the Supreme Court, 1907. Chairman Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission since 1941. Member N. C. State
Bar. Member Interstate Conference, Employment Security Agen-
cies; President International Association Governmental Labor Offi-
cials, 1937-1938. Chief, Income Tax Division, Collector Internal Reve-
nue, 1919-1921; Chief Deputy Insurance Department, 1921-1933;
N. C. Commission of Labor, 1933-1938; Assistant Administrator
Wage and Hour Division U. S. Department of Labor, 1938-1941.
Army Field Clerk, N. C. N. G., Mexican Border Service, 1916-1917;
Capt. 113th Field Artillery, 30th Div. A.E.F., 1917-1919; Capt.
120th Inf., N. C. N. G., 1920-1928; Major J.A.G.D., N. C. N. G.,
1928-1940; Major A.U.S., 1940-1942; Lieut. Col., A. U. S., 1942 to
present. Inactive status since July 1, 1944. Served two years and
eight months of the present war as member of Presidential Appeal
Board, National Headquarters Selective Service System. Mason;
member Hiram Lodge No. 40; Charter member and Past Presi-
dent Lions Club of Raleigh; American Legion, Forty and Eight;
Past Commander, Raleigh Post No. 1 and Past Chef de Gere Forty
Biographical Sketches 343
and Eight. Past President Raleigh Y. M. C. A. Author of "History
113th F. A.", and "History N. C. Department American Legion."
Baptist. Married Miss Mae E. Pitzer. Address: 407 Dixie Trail,
Raleigh, N. C.
EDWIN MAURICE GILL
COMMISIONER OF REVENUE
(Appointed by the Governor)
Edwin Maurice Gill, Democrat, was born in Laurinburg, N. C,
July 20, 1899. Son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill.
Graduate from Laurinburg High School; Trinity College, 1922-1924.
Representative in the General Assembly from Scotland County, 1929
and 1931. Private Secretary, Governor Gardner, 1931-1933; Com-
missioner of Paroles, 1933-1942; appointed Commissioner of Reve-
nue by Governor Broughton, July 1, 1942. Member North Carolina
Probation Commission since 1937. Admitted to the Bar January
28, 1924 and practiced law in Laurinburg, 1924-1931 as a member
of the firm of Gibson and Gill. Member North Carolina Bar As-
sociation. President American Parole Association, 1940-1941; Pres-
ident Southeastern States Probation and Parole Association, 1939-
1940; Vice President, The American Parole Association, 1939-1940;
Secretary-Treasurer, 1938-1939; Director American Prison Associa-
tion, 1939-1940; Vice President, 1941-1942. Student Army Training
Corps, Trinity College, Durham, N. C, 1918. Sigma Nu Phi,
legal fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership fraternity,
honorary member, Duke University, 1940. Methodist. Elected mem-
ber of Executive Committee of the National Tax Association in
Sept. 1944 for three year term. Address : Raleigh, N. C.
GURNEY POPE HOOD
COMMISSIONER OP BANKS
(Appointed by the Governor with Advice and Consent of the Senate)
Gurney Pope Hood, Democrat, was born in Grantham's Town-
ship, Wayne County, N. C, November 26, 1884. Son of Solomon
Pope and Betsey (Rhodes) Hood. Attended Wayne County Public
Schools 1890-1899; Goldsboro Graded School 1900-1901. Studied
Law under private teacher 1906-1908; licensed to practice 1908.
Appointed Commissioner of Banks April 1931. Member National
Association of Supervisors of State Banks; President 1938-1939;
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Chairman Executive Committee 1937-1938; Chairman District No.
2, 1940-1943. President Hood Finance Corporation 1924-1929; Presi-
dent, The Hood System, Inc., 1929-1931; Served as officer for various
banking institutions in North Carolina. Alderman, Goldsboro, 1911-
1913; Mayor, Morehead City, 1917-1919. Member House of Repre-
sentatives from Wayne County in the General Assembly of 1929
and 1931. Corporal North Carolina National Guard 1906-1908.
Mason; I.O.O.F.; Woodmen of the World; Past State Councilor,
Junior Order United American Mechanics, and State Council Treas-
urer; Member National Board of Trustees 1929-1941; Member Na-
tional Board of Control since 1941. Methodist; Lay Leader 1919-
1920; Member Commission on Budget, Annual Conference 1930-
1940; Member Commission on World Service and Finance, Annual
Conference since 1940; elected President 1944; Delegate to General
Conference 1938; Uniting Conference 1939; Jurisdictional Confer-
ence 1940-1944; General Conference, The Methodist Church 1940-
1944. Married Miss Marion Lee Stevens, June 16, 1915. Children:
Robin Pope, Samuel Stevens and Lee Rawlings Hood. Address:
Goldsboro, N. C.
FRED CALDWELL HUNTER
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER
(Appointed by the Governor virith the approval of the Senate)
Fred Caldv^^ell Hunter, Democrat, vi^as born in Mecklenburg
County, N. C, April 14, 1884. Son of J. G. Mc. and Jane E. Hunter.
Attended Bethany High School, Clover, S. C, 1904-1906; A.B, Uni-
versity of North Carolina 1911; LL.B. Washington and Lee Uni-
versity 1915. Judge Mecklenburg County .Recorder's Court 1930-
1938. Appointed Utilities Commissioner by Governor Broughton,
April 1941. Presbyterian. Address: Raleigh, N. C. Permanent Ad-
dress : Newell, N. C.
ROBERT GRADY JOHNSON
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER
(Appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate)
Robert Grady Johnson, Democrat, was born at Burgaw, N. C,
May 5, 1895. Son of Joab F. and Myrtie (Grady) Johnson. Edu-
Biographical Sketches 345
cated at Burgaw High School; University of North Carolina and
Wake Forest College. Lawyer. Member Board of Aldermen Bur-
gaw 1922-1928; Chairman County Board of Elections; member
Democratic Executive Committee. Senator in the General Assembly
of 1929; Representative from Pender County in 1931 and 1933;
Speaker, House of Representatives 1935. Private U. S. Army
February 1918 to May 1919. Mason. Appointed member State High-
way Commission, May 1937, and appointed Director of Prisons
ir. September of that year. Appointed Chairman Alcholic Beverage
Control Board, August 1941. Appointed Utilities Commissioner,
April 1942. Married Mrs. Louise White Freeman, December 1936.
Two children : Louise Grady, age six and Robert White, age 4. Ad-
dress : Raleigh, N. C.
BUREN JURNEY
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Buren Jurney, Democrat, was born at Olin, Iredell County, N. C,
February 23, 1890. Son of Zack T. and Sarah Louise (Patterson)
Jurney. Attended public schools of Iredell County and Mars Hill
College from January 1908 until May 3, 1912; University of North
Carolina 1912-1913; Wake Forest Law School 1914-1915. Lawyer.
Member Industrial Commission since 1936. Senator in the General
Assembly of 1923 and 1925. Methodist. Permanent Address: States-
ville. Official Address: Raleigh, N. C.
WILLIAM PATTON KIMZEY
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
William Patton Kimzey, Democrat, was born in Henderson Coun-
ty, N. C, April 14, 1901. Son of William Rucker and Reberta (Pat-
ton) Kimzey. Attended Brevard High School 1918; Davidson Col-
lege, A.B., 1923; Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., LL.B.,
1926. Lawyer. Member N. C. Bar Association; President Transyl-
vania County Bar Association 1936-1937; President Eighteenth
Judicial District Bar 1936-1937. President Brevard Kiwanis Club
1934. Attorney, Transylvania County Board of Education 1930-
1939. Attorney for Transylvania County 1936-1939. Representative
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in the General Assembly 1937 and 1939. First Lieutenant Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps, U. S. Army, 1926-1942. Member Lambda
Chi Alpha, social fraternity; Phi Pi, Legal fraternity. Appointed
member of the Industrial Commission in 1939. Head History De-
partment, University Military School, Mobile, Alabama, 1923-1925.
Liquidating agent all closed banks in Transylvania, Henderson, Polk
and Rutherford Counties 1933-1936. Presbyterian. Married Miss
Juanita Sprinkle, March 9, 1929. One daughter, Patricia Ann Kim-
zey, born March 18, 1937. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
JOHN VAN BOKKELEN METTS
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
(Appointed by the Governor)
John Van Bokkelen Metts, Democrat, was born in Wilmington,
N. C, December 17, 1876. Son of James Isaac and Cornelia Froth-
ingham (Cowan) Metts. Attended Tileston School and Cape Fear
Academy 1882-1893; Military School. Member Adjutant General
and National Guard associations of the United States. Member
Board of County Commissioners, New Hanover County. In com-
mand 119th Infantry, 30th Division, World War 1917-1918, award-
ed Distinguished Service Medal issued by the War Department for
meritorious service. Brigadier General; commanding General 60th
Infantry Brigade, June 1, 1926-December 12, 1936. Appointed The
Ajutant General North Carolina, June 15, 1920. Recommended by the
Governor and appointed by the President, State Director of Selective
Service effctive September 17, 1940, and inducted into federal service
October 15, 1940. Member Saint Johns Lodge No. 1, A.F. and A.M.,
Wilmington, N. C. Episcopalian. Married the late Miss Josephine
S. Budd, of Petersburg, Virginia, November 1906. Two children:
Josephine Budd Metts (Mrs. Spotswood Hathaway Huntt) and
John Van B. Metts, Jr. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
CARL VERNON REYNOLDS
SECRETARY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
(Appointed by the North Carolina State Board of Health
with the Approval of the Governor)
Carl Vernon Reynolds, Democrat, was born in Asheville, N. C,
June 13, 1872. Son of John Daniel and Theresa Elmira (Shepherd)
Biographical Sketches 347
Reynolds. Attended private school and Asheville Military Academy;
Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C, 1889-1891; M.D. University
of New York 1895; awarded Valentine Mott Gold Medal 1894; post-
graduate course Brompton Hospital, London. Secretary State Board
of Health and State Health Officer since 1934. Member State Board
of Health 1931, president 1933; Fellow American Medical Associa-
tion 1940 and Member Public Health and Southern Medical associa-
tions; First Vice President Southern Branch American Public
Health Association 1939; member Pan American and Provincial
Health Officers Association; President North Carolina Medical So-
ciety 1920, Fellow 1926; Secretary, Vice President, and in 1904,
President of the Buncombe County Medical Society; member Ex-
ecutive Council Tri-State Medical Society 1911; and Vice President
Tri-State Medical Society 1916; member Raleigh Academy of Medi-
cine and National Association for Prevention of Tuberculosis;
Health Office, City of Asheville; practiced Medicine and was a mem-
ber of the Medical Staff and Teacher in Mission, Biltmore and
French Broad Hospitals in Asheville, N. C, member teaching Staff
School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, N. C, 1936. Vice Mayor
Biltmore Forest. Kappa Alpha, Wofford College; Editor Health
Bulletins City of Asheville 1914-1923; author of articles for Medi-
cal Journals and Societies. Officer and Director Blue Ridge National
Bank, American National Bank and National Bank of Commerce,
Asheville, N. C. Chairman, subcommittee Federal Relations Com-
mittee, State and Territorial Health Officers' Association, for secur-
ing serologic tests among approximately 16,500,000 men who regis-
tered throughout the United States during 1940. Vice President
State, Territorial and Provincial Health Authorities of North
America 1941; chairman sub-committee on Public Health, Procure-
ment and Assignment Service, Office of Defense Health and Welfare
Services 1941; chairman of committee on Public Health, War Man-
power Commission 1942; elected president of the State, Territorial
and Provincial Health Authorities of North America 1942; elected
Vice President of the International Society of Medical Health
Officers, at a meeting in Saint Louis 1942; chairman of the North
Carolina Committee on Nutrition; appointed to serve on the cam-
mittee on Malaria Prevention Activities for the year 1943. Metho-
dist. Married Miss Edith Holland Randolph, June 1, 1907. One
child: Alyne Johnston Reynolds. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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CHARLES ROSS
ACTING CHAIRMAN STATE HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Charles Ross, Democrat, was born in Randolph County, March
10, 1878. Son of R. R. and Allen (McCulloch) Ross. Attended Schools
of Asheboi'o, graduated 1897; University of North Carolina, Class
of 1905; George Washington University. Lawyer. General Council
and Acting Chairman State Highway and Public Works Com-
mission. Member N. C. Bar. Representative from Randolph County
in the General Assembly of 1901 and 1911. Presbyterian; Elder.
Married Miss Frances Reid McKay, 1906. Five sons and two
daughters. Address: Lillington, N. C.
THOMAS BODDIE WARD
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES
(Appointed by the Governor)
Thomas Boddie Ward, Democrat, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
was born in Nashville, N. C, January 13, 1890. Son of Willis and
Rosa Lee (Ricks) Ward. Attended Nashville Collegiate Institute,
1896-1902; private teacher, 1903-1905; Rhodes Military Institute,
fall, 1905; Trinity Park, fall 1906. Privately tutored by the late
Edward W. Pou, 1913-1917, while serving as his Secretary and as
Clerk to the Committee on Rules, U. S. House of Representatives.
Attended private business school, Washington, D. C, 1913. Mana-
ger and owner Carolina Builders Supply Co., Wilson, N. C, owner
and operator of several farms. President Wilson Chamber of Com-
merce, 1924. Member State Highway and Public Works Commis-
sion, 1937-1941; Commissioner Department of Motor Vehicles since
1941. Elks Lodge, Wilson, N. C. Methodist. Married Miss Marj
Lucile Rose, of Rocky Mount, N. C, November 5, 1918. Address;
Wilson, N. C,
CARL LEVERING WILLIAMSON
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF ALCHOLIC CONTROL
(Appointed by the Governor)
Carl Levering Williamson, Democrat, was born in Raleigh, N. C,
December 7, 1893. Son of Bailey Peyton and Ella S. (Mial) Wil-
liamson. Attended Warrenton High School; Virginia Military In-
stitute and N. C. State College. Commissioner of Public Safety,
City of Raleigh 1931-1933; Postmaster 1933-1942. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Betty Robertson 1918. Children: Carl L., Jr., Bailey Pey-
ton, John Clark, Milliard Mial and Benjamin Robert. Address: Ra-
leigh, N. C.
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THURSTON ADGER WILSON
CHAIRMAN NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Thurston Adger Wilson, Democrat, was born in Lexington Coun-
ty, S. C, August 28, 1895. Son of George Mendenhall and Mary Jane
(Bowers) Wilson. Attended Public Schools, Columbia, S. C. Ap-
pointed by Governor Gardner, May 1, 1929, to serve on the first
State Industrial Commission; appointed Chairman, March 1, 1939.
Member International Typographical Union since August 5, 1913;
American Standards Association; American Society Safety Engi-
neers. North Carolina Socety of Safety Engineers and its first presi-
dent. President Raleigh Typographical Union 1934-1935; Vice
President, South Carolina Federation of Labor 1923; President
North Carolina Federation of Labor 1927-1930; Chairman Textile
Section and Member Board of Directors 1936-1938, and Member
Executive Committee 1936-38 of the National Safety Council.
President, International Association of Industrial Accident Boards
and Commissions 1944-45. Director, Community Chest of Raleigh
1942-1944. Organized North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference
1930, which was the first one in the South; Organized the first State
Textile Safety Contest 1936, the only one in the United States.
Served in World War, June 28, 1918-December 9, 1918. Mason;
Junior Order United American Mechanics; Lions Club; American
Legion. Lutheran. Married Miss Nancy Davis Ladshaw of Spartan-
burg, S. C, July 10, 1928. Three children: Mary Joanna, Thurston
Adger, Jr., and Nancy Lu. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
STANLEY WINBORNE
CHAIRMAN STATE UTILITIES COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor with approval of the Senate)
Stanley Winborne, Democrat, Chairman Utilities Commission,
was born at Murfreesboro, N. C, August 25, 1886. Son of B. B.
and Nellie (Vaughan) Winborne. Attended public schools; Dr. E. E.
Parham's School, Murfreesboro; University of North Carolina
1907; Ph.B. degree. Member of North Carolina Bar Association.
Mason. Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity; Order of the Gorgon's Head.
Kiwanis Club. Mayor, Murfreesboro 1909-1910; County Attorney
1911-1914; Representative from Hertford County 1915-1919; Sena-
tor from First District 1921; Democratic nominee for Presidential
Elector 1928. Appointed member of the Corporation Commission in
February 1930, by Governor Gardner; elected for unexpired term
in November 1930; re-elected for regular term 1932. Appointed
Utilities Commissioner by Governor Ehringhaus, effective January
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1, 1934; elected for four-year term in November 1934; re-elected
November 8, 1938; made Chairman of present N. C. Utilities Com-
mission by General Assembly 1941. Methodist. Married Miss Fran-
ces Sharp Jernigan, April 17, 1912. Four sons, three daughters
four grandsons and one granddaughter. Address : Raleigh, N. C.
MRS. ELLEN BLACK WINSTON
COMMISSIONER OF CHARITIES AND PUBLIC WELFARE
(Appointed by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare.
Subject to approval by the Governor.)
Mrs. Ellen Black Winston, Democrat, was born in Bryson City,
N. C, August 15, 1903. Daughter of Stanley Warren and Marianna
(Fischer) Black. Attended Bryson City Publis Schools, 1909-1920;
Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C, A.B., 1924; Graduate work at
N. C. State College and University of North Carolina; M.A. Uni-
versity of Chicago, 1928; Ph.D., 1930. Appointed Commissioner of
the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, June 1, 1944.
Member American Sociological Society, American Statistical As-
sociation, Population Association of America, American Public
Welfare Association, National Conference of Social Work, North
Carolina Conference for Social Service, North Carolina Mental
Hygiene Society, American Association of University Women,
North Carolina Business and Professional Women's Club, Raleigh
Woman's Club and North Carolina Archaeological Society, Presi-
dent State Legislative Council, 1943-1944; Legislative Chairman
State Federation of Women's Clubs, 1943-1944. International Re-
lations Chairman, N. C. Branch American Association of Uni-
versity Women, 1943-1945. Member various National Committees
of American Sociological Society. Consultant Federal Works Pro-
ject Administration, 1939-1943. Consultant National Resources
Planning Board, 1940-1943. Consultant United States Office of
Education, 1942-1944. Director North Carolina Mental Hygiene
Society. Member Board of Directors North Carolina Conference for
Social Service. Member North Carolina Board of Eugenics. Ex-
offico member State Commission for the Blind and of the State Board
of Correction and Training. Listed in "Biographical Directory of
American Scholars", in "Who's Who in American Education," and
"Who's Who in the Western Hemisphere."
Co-author of Seven Lean Years; The Plantation South, 1934-
1937; and Foundation of American Population Policy. Special tech-
nical editor National Economic and Social Planning Association
and for the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Presbyterian.
Married Sanford Richard Winston, August 30, 1928. Address: Ra-
leigh, N. C.
UNITED STATES SENATORS
JOSIAH WILLIAM BAILEY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Josiah William Bailey, Democrat, of Raleigh, Wake County, was
born September 14, 1873, in Warrenton, N. C, son of Rev. Chris-
topher Thomas Bailey (Williamsburg, Va.) and Annie Sarah
(Bailey) Bailey (Greensville County, Va.). Educated in the public
schools of Raleigh, Raleigh Male Academy (Morson and Denson),
and Wake Forest College, A.B. 1893; Wake Forest Law School; also
private study of law under S. F. Mordecai, of Trinity College. Edi-
tor Biblical Recorder 1893-1907. Licensed to practice law, February
1908. Member Wake County Bar Association; N. C. Bar Associa-
tion; American Bar Association. United States Collector Internal
Revenue 1913-1921; Elector-at-Large, N. C. 1908; member North
Carolina Constitutional Commission 1913-1914; member Raleigh
Township School Committee and Wake County Board of Education;
served as Trustee Wake Forest College, Meredith College, Univer-
sity of North Carolina and Shaw University. Baptist. Married
Miss Edith Walker Pou 1916; five children, two boys and three
girls. Elected to the United States Senate, November 4, 1930, for
the term beginning March 4, 1931, by a majority over his Republi-
can opponent of 113,632. Re-elected November 3, 1936 by a ma-
jority of 330,000. Renominated in the Democratic Primary May 30,
1942, by a majority vote over his opponent of 116,457, and re-
elected November 3, 1942, by a majority vote over his Republican
opponent of 111,262. He is a member of the Senate Committees on
Finance and Claims, Postoffices and Post Roads, and Chairman of
Committee on Commerce. Home address: Raleigh, N. C.
CLYDE R. HOEY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Clyde R. Hoey, Democrat, was born in Shelby, N. C, December
11, 1877. Son of Capt. S. A. and Mary Charlotte Catherine Hoey.
Attended Shelby High School, but left school and began work Oc-
tober 1, 1890, in a printing office. Purchased a newspaper and began
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editing and publishing same August 1, 1894, and continued in that
capacity until January 1, 1908. In the meantime studied law and,
after reaching twenty-one, was licensed to practice in 1899, con-
tinuing to practice along with the newspaper work until 1908, since
that time entire time has been given to the practice of law. At-
tended University of North Carolina Summer Law School, June-
September, 1899. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar Association,
the American Bar Association and the North Carolina State Bar.
President Cleveland County Bar Association. Representative from
Cleveland County in the General Assembly of 1899 and 1901; State
Senator, 1903. Chairman Cleveland County Democratic Executive
Committee, 1903-1909. Served on State Advisory Democratic Com-
mittee ten years. Assistant U. S. Attorney for "Western District
of North Carolina, July 1913, to December 1919. Member Congress,
December 1919, to March 4, 1921. Served as Governor of North
Carolina, January 7, 1937-January 9, 1941. LL.D. Davidson, 1937;
LL.D. U. N. C, 1938; LL.D. Duke, 1938. Mason; Junior Order;
Red Men; Woodmen of the World; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fel-
lows. Methodist. Married Miss Bessie Gardner, March 22, 1900.
Children: Clyde R. Hoey, Jr., Charles A. Hoey and Isabel Y. Hoey.
Senator Josiah W. Bailey
Bonnei- — First District
Kerr — Second District
Harden — Third District
Cooley — Fourth District
Folger— Fifth District-
Durham— Sixth District
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REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
HERBERT COVINGTON BONNER
{First District — Counties: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt,
Tyrrell and Washington. Population, 239,040.)
Herbert Covington Bonner, Democrat, was born in Washington,
N. C, May 16, 1891. Son of Macon Herbert and Hannah Selby
(Hare) Bonner. Attended Public and Private Schools, Washington,
N. C; Warrenton High School 1906-1909. Farmer. Sergeant Co. I
322nd Infantry, 81st Division World War. Attended Officers Train-
ing School, Longres, France, after Armistice. Commander Beaufort
County Post 1922, and District Commander American Legion, N.
C. Dept., 1940. Elected to Seventy-sixth Congress from the First
Congressional District, November 1940, to succeed Lindsay C. War-
ren, resigned. Re-elected to Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth and
Seventy-ninth Congress. Episcopalian, Mason, Elk and Legionnaire.
Married Mrs. Eva Hassell Hackney, August 2, 1924. Address:
Washington, N. C.
JOHN HOSEA KERR
{Second District — Counties: Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax,
Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, and Wilson. Population, 293,297.)
John Hosea Kerr, Democrat, of Warrenton, was born at Yancey-
ville, N. C. Son of Captain John H. Kerr, of the Confederate Army,
and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr. Was a student in Bingham
School, Orange County, N. C, just prior to its removal to the City
of Asheville. Graduated with A.B. degree from Wake Forest Col-
lege in 1895. Studied law at Wake Forest under Dr. Needham Y.
GuUey, LL.D., and was one of the first three law students to be
admitted to the Bar from this institution, and the only one of these
three to practice law in the State of North Carolina. Eleced Solici-
tor of what is now the Third Judicial District and served for eleven
years. While Solicitor was elected Judge of the Superior Court of
said District and served eight years. While serving on the Bench
was nominated for Congress to succeed Hon. Claude Kitchin, de-
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ceased. Was elected to the 68th Congress of the United States at a
Special Election held November 6, 1923, and reelected to the 69th,
70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th and 79th Congress.
Member of the Appropriations Committee and one of the ranking
Democrats on the Sub-Committees of War, Justice, Commerce and
State of this Committee. Member Democratic House Steering Com-
mittee. Home address: Warrenton, N. C.
GRAHAM ARTHUR HARDEN
{Third District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones, Ons-
low, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, and Wayne. Population, 251,370.)
Graham Arthur Harden, Democrat, was born in Sampson County,
N. C, September 25, 1896. Son of James Jefferson and Mary Robin-
son (James) Harden. Attended Burgaw High School; University of
North Carolina, LL.B. degree. Attomey-at-law. Member of Phi
Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Sigma Chi Fraternity. Member of
Sudan Shrine; Doric Masonic Lodge; Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks; American Legion; Master of Doric Lodge 1928; Ex-
alted Ruler of the Elks Lodge; Commander of the American Legion;
Counsellor of the Junior Order. Served in the United States Navy
during the World War. Judge of Craven County Court. Represen-
tative from Craven County to General Assembly 1933. Elected to
the Seventy-fourth Congress, November. 6, 1934, the Seventy-fifth
Congress, November 3, 1936; the Seventy-sixth Congress, November
8, 1938; the Seventy-seventh Congress, November 5, 1940; the
Seventh-eighth Congress, November 3, 1942, and to the Seventy-
ninth Congress, November 7, 1944. Chairman Committee on Educa-
tion. Member of Committees on Education, Rivers and Harbors,
Labor, Library, and Joint Committees on Library and T.V.A. Inves-
tigation. Presbyterian; Deacon of First Presbyterian Church, New
Bern. Married Miss Agnes Foy; two children, Graham A., Jr., and
Agnes F. Barden. Address: New Bern, N. C.
HAROLD DUNBAR COOLEY
{Fourth District — Counties: Chatham, Franklin, Johnston, Nash,
Randolph, Vance, and Wake. Population, 358,573.)
Harold Dunbar Cooley, Democrat, of Nashville, N. C, son of the
late R. A. P. Cooley and Hattie Davis Cooley; born July 26, 1897;
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attended the public schools of Nash County, the University of North
Carolina, and the law school of Yale University; licensed to prac-
tice law in February, 1918; served in the Naval Aviation Flying
Corps during the World War; presidential elector in 1932; president,
Nash County Bar Association, 1933; member of Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and Phi Delta Phi
national law fraternity; member of Baptist Church; married Miss
Madeline Strickland in 1923, and is father of two children — a son,
Roger A. P. Cooley, 2d, and a daughter, Hattie Davis Cooley.
Elected to Seventy-third Congress, July 7, 1934; reelected to the
Seventy-fourth Congress, November 6, 1934, and to each succeed-
ing Congress. Address: Nashville, N. C.
JOHN HAMLIN FOLGER
{Fifth District — Counties: Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Person,
Rockingham, Stokes, Surry. Population, 323,217.)
John Hamlin Folger, Democrat, was born in Rockford, Surry
County, N. C, December 18, 1880. Son of Thomas Wilson and Ada
Dillard (Robertson) Folger. Attended Yadkinville Normal School,
1896-1898; Guilford College; University of North Carolina Law
School 1901. Lawyer. Member Surry County, N. C. Bar, N. C.
State Bar and American Bar Associations. Member Committee on
Membership, N. C. Bar Association. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1927; State Senator, 1931. Mayor of Mount Airy for
two terms. Member State Equalization Boai'd and State School
Commission 1928-1941. Chairman Exemption Board, 1918, World
War I for Surry County. Mason, A.F.«feA.M. Chapter, Commandery,
and Shrine; Councilor Junior Order, Mount Airy Lodge, No. 73.
Elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress at a special election June
14, 1941. Reelected to the Seventy-eighth Congress, November 3,
1942, and to the 79th Congress, November 7, 1944, Methodist.
Trustee and Teacher Baracca Class for thirty-five years. Married
Miss Maude Douglas, November 4, 1899. Children: Fred, Nell
Folger Glenn, Henry and Frances. Addi-ess: Mt. Airy, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 357
CARL THOMAS DURHAM
{Sixth District — Counties: Alamance, Durham, Guilford and Or-
ange. Population, 314,659.)
Carl Thomas Durham, Democrat, was born at White Cross, Bing-
ham Township, Orange County, N. C, August 28, 1892. Son of
Claude P. and Delia Ann (Lloyd) Durham. Attended White Cross
Graded School 1898 to 1908; Mandale High School 1909, 1910, 1911,
and 1912; University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy 1916
and 1917. Pharmacist. Member N.C.P.A.; vice president N.C.P.A.
Member Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen 1922 to 1927; Chapel Hill
School Board 1927 to 1938; Orange County Board of Commissioners
1933 to December 1, 1938. Elected to the 76th Congress, 77th Con-
gress, 78th Congress, and 79th Congress. Member Committee on
Military Affairs. Married Miss Margaret Joe Whitsett, December
30, 1919. Five children: Celia, Mary Sue, Carl T., Jr., Margaret,
and Eulalia Ann Durham. Address: Chapel Hill, N. C.
JEROME BAYARD CLARK
{Seventh District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cum-
berland, Harnett, New Hanover and Robeson. Population, 318,298.)
Jerome Bayard Clark, Democrat, of Fayetteville, born April 5,
1882 at Elizabethtown. Son of John Washington and Catherine
Amelia (Blue) Clark. Educated at Clarkton High School, Davidson
College and University of North Carolina. Lawyer. Representative
in General Assembly from Bladen County 1915. Presidential Elec-
tor Sixth District 1916. Member of State Judicial Conference 1924-
1928. Mason, Knights of Pythias and 0. D. K. Presbyterian. Mar-
ried Miss Helen Purdie Robinson June 2, 1908; four children: Mrs.
Julian B. Hutaff, Lieut Jerome B. Clark, Jr., U.S.N., Pfc. Heman
R. Clark, U.S.A., Mrs. Geo. D. Jackson. Elected to Seventy-first
and each succeeding Congress with opposition in his own party
only once, and returned to the Seventy-eighth Congress without
opposition from any source. Reelected to 79th Congress. Fourth
ranking Democrat on Rules Committee. Home address: Fayette-
ville, N. C.
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WILLIAM O. BURGIN
(Eighth District — Counties: Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke, Lee,
Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes, and Yad-
kin. Population, 340,457.)
William 0. Burgin, Democrat, of Lexington, N. C, born in Marion,
N. C. Lawyer. Mayor of Thomasville 1906-1910. Elected to House
of Representatives of North Carolina 1930. Elected in 1932 to the
State Senate. Elected to 76th Congress, November 8, 1938, to the
77th Congress, November 5, 1940, to the 78th Congress, November
3, 1942, and to the 79th Congress, November 7, 1944. Member of
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Man-ied Miss Edith Leigh Greer,
Lexington, N. C, in December 1912. Address: Lexington, N. C.
ROBERT LEE DOUGHTON
(Ninth District — Counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabar-
rus, Caldwell, Iredell, Rowan, Stanly, and Watauga. Population
310,225.)
Robert L. Doughton, Democrat, Laurel Springs, was born at
Laurel Springs, November 7, 1863. Educated in the public schools
and at Laurel Springs and Sparta High Schools. Farmer and stock
raiser. Appointed a member of the Board of Agriculture in 1903.
Elected to the State Senate from the Thirty-fifth District in 1908.
Served as director of the State Prison from 1909 to 1911. Elected to
the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth,
Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, Seventy-first,
Seventy-second, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Sev-
enty-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Con-
gresses by a large majority. Has been Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means for 12 years. Longer than any other man has
held this position in the history of the Government. Address: Laurel
Springs, N. C.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey
Clark — Seventh District
Burgin — Eighth District
Doughton — Ninth District
Ervin — Tenth District
Bulwinkle — Eleventh District
Weaver — Tvsrelfth District
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JOSEPH WILSON ERVIN
(Tenth District — Counties: Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg and Mitchell.)
Joseph Wilson Ervin, Democrat, was born in Morganton, N. C,
March 3, 1901. Son of Samuel James and Laura (Powe) Ervin.
Attended primary schools, Morganton, 1907-1908; Mrs. W. R. Mar-
but's private school, 1908-1912; Morganton Public School, 1913-1916.
A.B. University of North Carolina, 1921; Law School, 1921-1923.
Lawyer. Member American, State and Mecklenburg County Bar
Associations. Solicitor, Charlotte City Recorder's Court, 1927-
1929; Mecklenburg County Attorney, 1942-1944. Mason. Presby-
terian. Married Miss Susan Graham Erwin, of Morganton, Septem-
ber 10, 1930. Elected to the Seventy-ninth Congress November 7,
1944. Address: Charlotte, N. C.
ALJFRED LEE BULWINKLE
{Eleventh District — Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Madison, Mc-
Dowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Yancey. Population, 265,757.)
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle, Democrat, Gastonia, Gaston County, N. C,
born April 21, 1883. Attended school at Dallas, N. C. Studied law
under the late Oscar F. Mason of Gaston County, and at the Uni-
versity of North Carolina. Admitted to the Bar 1904. Lawyer.
Prosecuting Attorney Municipal Court of City of Gastonia 1913-
1916. Democratic Nominee for Senator from Gaston County for
the General Assembly 1916; withdrew on account of military ser-
vice on the Mexican border 1917. Captain Company B, 1st Inf.
N. C. N. G. 1909-1917. Major, commanding Second Battalion, 113th
Field Artillery, 55th F. A. Brigade, 30th Division 1917-1919. Served
in American Expeditionary Forces in France. Married Miss Bessie
B. Lewis, Dallas, N. C; children: Mrs. E. Grainger (Frances Mc-
Kean) Williams, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Alfred Lewis, Captain,
Inf. U.S.A. Lutheran. Member of various patriotic and fraternal
organizations and bar associations. Elected from the Ninth Con-
gressional District of North Carolina November 1920, to 67th,
68th, 69th, and 70th Congresses. Elected from the Tenth District
of N. C. to the 72nd to 77th Congresses, inclusive. Elected from the
Eleventh District, 1942, to 78th Congress. Reelected to the 79th
Congress, 1944. Member of Committee on Interstate and Foreign
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Commerce, Joint Committee on Printing, Select Committee on Post-
War Military Policy, one of United States Delegates to Interna-
tional Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, from November 1 to
December 7, 1944. Office in Washington 1313 House Office Building.
Address: Gastonia, N. C.
ZEBULON WEAVER
{Twelfth District — Counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Gra-
ham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transyl-
vania. Population, 260,908.)
Zebulon Weaver, Democrat, of Buncombe County, was born in
Weaverville, N. C, May 12, 1872. He is the son of W, E. and Han-
nah E. (Baird) Weaver. A.B. of Weaverville College 1889. Studied
law at the University of North Carolina 1894. Lawyer. Represented
Buncombe County in the General Assembly of North Carolina in
1907 and 1909. State Senator 1913 and 1915. Elected to the Sixty-
fifth, Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seven-
tieth, Seventy-second, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth,
Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, and Seventy-ninth
Congresses. Member Committee on Judiciary. Methodist. Married
Miss Anna Hyman of New Bern, N. C. Has five children. Home
address, Asheville, N. C.
JUSTICES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
SUPREME COURT
WALTER PARKER STACY
CHIEF JUSTICE
Walter Parker Stacy, born in Ansonville, N. C, December 26,
1884; son of Rev. L. E. and Rosa (Johnson) Stacy; educated Weaver-
villa (N. C.) College 1895-1898; Morven (N. C.) High School 1899-
1902; University of North Carolina, A.B. 1908; attended Law School,
same, 1908-1909, LL.D. (Hon.) 1923; married Maude DeGan Graff,
of Lake Placid Club, N. Y., June 15, 1929 (since deceased); prac-
ticed law in partnership with Graham Kenan 1910-1916. Represented
New Hanover County in General Assembly of N. C. 1915; Judge
Superior Court, 8th. Judicial District 1916-1920; elected, 1920, As-
sociate Justice Supreme Court of North Carolina for full term;
appointed by Governor A. W. McLean, March 16, 1925, to succeed
Chief Justice Hoke (resigned) and in 1926, in 1934, and again in
1942, nominated without opposition in primary and elected Chief
Justice Supreme Court for 8-year terms; member American and
North Carolina Bar associations. General Alumni Association Uni-
versity of North Carolina (president 1925-1926); lecturer summers
1922-1925 inclusive, in Law School University of North Carolina,
tendered deanship of same 1923; lecturer Northwestern University
School of Law, sum.mer sessions 1926-1927; named by U. S. Board
of Mediation, under Railway Labor Act, as neutral arbitrator _to
serve on Board of Arbitration (six members), and later elected
chairman of board to settle wage controversy between the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers and certain railroads in southeastern
territory of United States 1927-1928; appointed by President Cool-
idge 1928, member of Emergency Board of five, under Railway
Labor Act, to investigate and report respecting a dispute between
officers and members of the Order of Railway Conductors and
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and certain railroads located
west of the Mississippi River; named by U. S. Board of Mediation,
January 1931, to serve as neutral arbitrator in controversy between
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and New York Central, the "Big
Four" and P. and L. E. railroads, and again in November 1931 to
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Justice Schenck
Justice Devin
Justice Barnhill
Justice Winbome
Justice Seawell
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serve as neutral arbitrator in controversy betw^een Brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks, etc., and Railway Express Agency
Appointed by President Hoover 1932, member of Emergency Board
of three, later elected chairman of Board, to investigate and report
concerning a number of questions in difference between L. and A.
and L. A. and T. railways and certain of their employees. Chair-
man Commission appointed to redraft Constitution of North Caro-
lina 1931-1932. Appointed by President Roosevelt in 1933, in 1934
and again in 1938 to Emergency Boards under Railway Labor Act.
Appointed by President Roosevelt 1934, Chairman National Steel
and Textile Labor Relations boards; and again in 1941 as an Al-
ternate Member of the National Defense Mediation Board; and in
1942 as an Associate Member of the National War Labor Board
and also as a Member of the National Railway Labor Panel. Meth-
odist. Democrat. Residence: Wilmington, N. C. Office: Raleigh, N. C.
MICHAEL SCHENCK
associate justice
Michael Schenck, Democrat, was born at Lincolnton, N. C,
December 11, 1876. Son of David and Sallie Wilfong (Ramseur)
Schenck. Attended graded schools of Greensboro, N. C; Oak Ridge
Institute; University of North Carolina 1893, 1894, 1895; Law
School of University of North Carolina 1902-1903. Member of North
Carolina Bar Association. Mayor of Hendersonville 1907-1909, So-
licitor of the Eighteenth Judicial District 1913-1918; Major, Judge
Advocate, United States Army 1918-1919. Judge of the Eighteenth
Judicial District 1924-1934, Member Commission appointed to re-
draft Constitution of North Carolina 1931-1932, Appointed by Gov-
ernor J, C. B, Ehringhaus, May 23, 1934, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of North Carolina to fill out the unexpired term
of Justice W, J, Adams, deceased; elected in November 1934, for
full term of eight years. Re-elected November 3, 1942. Member
of Masons (A.F. and A.M,); American Legion; honorary degree
LL,D. conferred by University of North Carolina, June 1936. Prot-
estant Episcopal Church, Man-ied Miss Rose Few 1909; three chil-
dren: Michael, Jr., Rosemary Ramseur (Mrs, E, M, Vaughan), and
Emily Floried, Home address: Hendersonville, N. C, Official ad-
dress: Raleigh, N, C,
Biographical Sketches 365
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS DEVIN
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
William Augustus Devin, Democrat, was born in Granville County,
July 12, 1871. Son of Robert Ira and Mary (Transou) Devin. At-
tended Horner Military School 1883-1887; Wake Forest College;
University of North Carolina Law School 1892-1893. Member North
Carolina Bar Association. Mayor Oxford 1903-1909. Representative
in the General Assembly 1911 and 1913. Judge Superior Court 1913-
1935; appointed Associate Justice Supreme Court by Governor
Ehringhaus, October 1935, succeding Associate Justice W. J, Brog-
den; elected for eight-year term, November 3, 1936, re-elected Nov.
7, 1944. Honorary degree LL.D. Conferred by the University of
North Carolina. Member N. C, National Guard; captain 1901-1907;
member staff of Governor Craig with rank of Major. Mason. Baptist.
Teacher Bible Class since 1915; Superintendent Sunday school 1910-
1913. Member American Judicature Society. Author of addresses on
legal and religious subjects. Married Miss Virginia Bernard, Novem-
ber 29, 1899. One son, William A. Devin, Jr., Washington, D. C.
Home address: Oxford, N. C. Office: Raleigh, N. C.
MAURICE VICTOR BARNHILL
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Maurice Victor Barnhill, Democrat, was born in Halifax County,
December 5, 1887. Son of Martin V. and Mary (Dawes) BarnhilL
Attended public schools of Halifax County; Enfield Graded School;
Elm City Academy; University of North Carolina 1907-09; 'Uni-
versity of North Carolina Law School, Member North Carolina
Bar Association. Prosecuting Attorney, Nash County Court, April
1914; Judge Nash County Court, April 1922; former Chairman
Nash County Highway Commission and Board of Trustees Rocky
Mount Graded School District. Judge Superior Court, June 1924.
Appointed by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, July 1, 1937, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina and elected for
term of eight years November 8, 1938. Member Phi Delta Phi
Legal Fraternity ; Mason and Shriner. Married Miss Nannie Rebecca
Cooper, June 5, 1912. Two children: M. V. Barnhill, Jr.; Rebecca
Barnhill. Methodist. Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
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JOHN WALLACE WINBORNE
associate justice
John Wallace Winborne, born July 12, 1884, Chowan County, N. C.
Son of Dr. Robert H. and Annie F. (Parker) Winborne. Attended
Horner Military School, Oxford 1900-02; A.B. University of North
Carolina 1906. Married Charlie May Blanton, March 30, 1910;
children: daughter, Charlotte Blanton now Mrs. Charles M. Shaf-
ner, Bui-lington, N. C, and a son, John Wallace, Jr., Lt. USNR.
Taught Bingham Military School, Asheville, N. C, 1906-07. Admit-
ted to practice, North Carolina 1906. Practiced, Marion, N. C,
since 1907. Member firm of Pless and Winborne 1907-19; Pless,
Winborne and Pless 1919-26. Pless, Winborne, Pless and Proctor
1926-27; Winborne and Proctor 1928-37. Member Board of Alder-
men 1913-21. Attorney Marion and McDowell County 1918-37. Mem-
ber Local Selective Board during World War I. Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee, McDowell County 1910-12; mem-
ber State Democratic Executive Committee 1916-37. Chairman
State Democratic Executive Committee 1932-37. Member Local
Government Commission of North Cai'olina 1931-33. Episcopalian.
Delta Kappa Epslon, Pythian, J.O.U.A.M., Mason; Marion Kiwanis
Club (President 1932). Appointed by Governor Hoey Associate
Justice Supreme Court of North Carolina, July 1, 1937; elected
for a term of eight years in November 1938. Home address: Marion,
N. C. Official address: Raleigh, N. C.
AARON ASHLEY FLOWERS SEAWELL
associate justice
A." A. F. Seawell, Democrat, of Lee County, was born near Jones-
boro, Moore County, October 30, 1864. Son of A. A. F. and Jeannette
Anne (Buie) Seawell. Attended Jonesboro High School 1877-1879;
University of North Carolina, Ph.B.; Class of 1889, University
Law School 1892. Honorary LL.D. University of North Carolina
1937. Lawyer. Order of Coif, U.N.C. member Phi Delta Phi Legal
Fraternity. Representative in the General Assembly of 1901, 1913,
1915 and 1931; State Senator 1907 and 1925. Mason; Knights
Templar; Shriner; Newcomer Society; Torch Club; History Club,
(Raleigh). Appointed Assistant Attorney General, July 1, 1931.
Appointed Attorney General by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
January 16, 1935, to succeed Attorney General Dennis G. Brum-
mitt; elected to full term, November 1936. Appointed Asso-
ciate Justice Supreme Court by Governor Hoey, April 30, 1938,
t-j succeed Associate Justice George W. Connor. Elected November
Biographical Sketches 367
8, 1938, for unexpired term, ending January 1, 1945. Elected Novem-
ber 7, 1944, to full term. Presbyterian; Ruling Elder since 1901.
Married Miss Bertha Alma Smith, April 12, 1905; four sons and
two daughters. Addx-ess: Raleigh, N. C.
EMERY BYRD DENNY
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Emery Byrd Denny, Democrat, was born in Pilot Mountain,
Surry County, N. C, November 23, 1892. Son of Rev. Gabriel and
Sarah Delphina (Stone) Denny. Attended public schools, Surry
County, Gilliam's Academy, 1910-1914; Legal education University
of North Carolina, 1916-1917 and 1919. Admitted to practice law,
1919. Member law firm of Denny and Gaston, 1919-1921, Mangum
and Denny, 1921-1980, practiced alone, 1930-1942. Attorney for
Gaston County, 1927-42; appointed Attorney for North Carolina
Railroad by Governor Hoey, 1937; Mayor Gastonia, 1929-1937.
President Gaston County Bar Association and member State and
American Bar Associations. President Gastonia Chamber Com-
merce, 1925; President Gaston County Public Library, 1935-1942;
President Gastonia Civitan Club, 1922. Chairman Board of Elec-
tions, Gaston County, 1924-1926; Chairman Gaston County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, 1926-1928; Chairman State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, 1940-1942; awarded Citizenship Cup,
1935, for outstanding civic and community service in the City of
Gastonia; awarded Silver Beaver, 1942, in recognition of service
rendered through Piedmont Council, Boy Scouts of America. En-
listed as private World War I, December 8, 1917, promoted to
Corporal, Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Master Electrician. Served
in aviation Section Signal Corps, Kelly Field, Texas, and Van-
couver Barracks, Washington. Discharged February 22, 1919. Mem-
ber Gaston Post No. 23, American Legion, Commander, 1926. Past
Master Holland Memorial Lodge, No. 668, A.F. and A.M.; Past
High Priest Gastonia Chapter No. 66, Royal Arch Masons and
member Gastonia Commandery, No. 28, Knights Templar. Ap-
pointed Associate Justice Supreme Court North Carolina by
Governor Broughton, January, 1942, to succeed the late Associate
Justice Heriot Clarkson. Elected to fill out the unexpired term and
for the full eight-year term, November 3, 1942. Baptist. Deacon.
Teacher Men's Bible Class for eighteen years. Married Miss Bes-
sie Brandt Brown. Salisbury, N. C, December 27, 1922. Children:
Emery Byrd, Jr., Betty Bi'own, Sarah Catherine, and Jean Stone.
Address: Raleigh, N. C, Home address: Gastonia, N. C.
Members of the General Assembly
SENATORS
LYNTON YATES BALLENTINE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
Lynton Yates Ballentine, Democrat, was born at Varina, Wake
County, N. C, April 6, 1899. Son of James Erastus and Lillian
(Yates) Ballentine. Attended Oakwood and Cardenas Elementary
Schools and Holly Springs High School, 1913-1917. A.B. Wake
Forest College, 1921, specializing in political economy. Dairy-
man and farmer. Member Board of Agriculture, 1941. Member
Wake County Board of Commissioners, 1926-1934, State Senator
from the Thirteenth Senatorial District 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943.
Elected Lieutenant Governor November 7, 1944. Baptist. Address :
Varina, N. C.
JOHN WILL AIKEN
(Twenty-fifth District — Counties: Cataw^ba, Iredell and Lin-
coln. Tw^o Senators.)
John Will Aiken, Democrat, Senator from the twenty-fifth Sena-
torial District, was born in Hickory, N. C, December 3, 1895.
Son of Joseph Henry and Martha (Robinson) Aiken. A.B. Lenoir
Rhyne College, 1915; University of North Carolina Law School
1915-1916, Lawyer. City Attorney of City of Hickory, 1925; Muni-
cipal Judge, 1929-1930. County Attorney, Catawba County, 1930-
1932. Senator twenty-fifth District Session 1933. Trustee Greater
University of North Carolina 1933-1936. North Carolina Park
Commission 1933-1936. Assistant Attorney General of State of
North Carolina 1935-1936; Special Assistant to the Attorney Gen-
eral of the United States 1936-1942. Mexican Border Service
Troop A, N. C. Cavalry 1916-1917; 1st Lieutenant (Pursuit Pilot)
United States Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, Sep-
tember 1917-January 1919. American Legion. Pi Kappa Alpha,
Tau Chapter, Evangelical and Reformed Church. Married Miss
Annie Killian. One daughter, Ann, age 7, Address : Hickory, N. C.
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Lynton Y. Ballentine
Lieutenant Governor
President of the Senate
Aiken of Catawba
Applewhite of Halifax
Barker of Robeson
Barnes of Wake
Barnhardt of Cabarrus
Blythe of Mecklenburg
Carlyle of Forsyth
Clark of Edgecombe
Corey of Pitt
Culpepper of Pasquotank
Currie of Durham
Daniel of Beaufort
Davis of Stokes
Dolley of Gaston
Eagles of Wilson
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ROBERT LAWRENCE APPLEWHITE
{Fourth District — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two Sen-
ators,)
Robert Lawrence Applewhite, Democrat, Senator from the
Fourth Senatorial District, was born in Scotland Neck, N. C,
July 29, 1884. Son of Robert Bertram and Anna (Pennington)
Applewhite. Educated in private schools and under tutors. Mer-
chant. Chairman County Board of Education, 1933-1942; Member
Board of City Commissioners for ten years. Mason; Scottish Rite
Bodies, Knights Templar and Shrine; Master Royal White Hart
Lodge ten years. Baptist. Chairman Board of Deacons. Married
Miss Geneva Cheatham, July 22, 1914. Children: Mrs. W. L.
Barber, Charlotte, N. C, Mrs. H, B. Grant, Halifax, N. C. and
Miss Geneva Applewhite. Address: Halifax, N. C.
CARSON MALLOY BARKER
{Eleventh District — County: Robeson. One Senator.)
Carson Malloy Barker, Democrat, Senator from the Eleventh
Senatorial District, was born in Back Swamp Township, Robeson
County, N. C, February 11, 1876. Son of W. P. and Susan (Em-
ory) Barker. Moved to Lumberton in 1897. Attended Robeson
Institute. Superintendent of Roads, Robeson County; member
commission for planning Highway No. 20 leading from Wilming-
ton to Asheville. Member Board of Commissioners, town of Lum-
berton, 1937-1941; served on committee for erection of Armory
and Lumberton Municipal Airport. Receiving agent, Robeson
County, North Carolina Cotton Growers Association for several
years. Senator from the Eleventh Senatorial District in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1943. Baptist. Married Miss Bertha Linkhewer,
December 25, 1905. Children: Edith and Eleanor. Address: Lum-
berton, N. C.
WILEY G. BARNES
{Thirteenth District — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senators.)
Wiley G. Barnes, Democrat, Senator from the Thirteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Rocky Mount, N. C, March 1, 1888.
Son of J. H. and Winnie (Taylor) Barnes. Attended University
Biographical Sketches 371
of Rocky Mount, 1896-1899; public schools of Wilson, graduated
from High School; business college. Lawyer. Licensed to prac-
tice in 1916. Member Wake County Bar Association and North
Carolina Bar Association. Secretary and Treasurer North Caro-
lina Railroad dui-ing the administration of Governor McLean,
1924-1928. Attorney for the City of Raleigh, 1922-1926; Judge
City Court, and Juvenile Court of Raleigh and Wake County,
1926-1939. Lieutenant North Carolina National Guard, 1908-1911.
Chairman Board of Governors, Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, Raleigh Lodge, No. 735, 1944-1945. Member Hillyer Me-
morial Christian Church. Married Miss Meta Gunn Uzzle, of
Wilson's Mills, November 3, 1915. Address: 119 Hawthorne Road,
Raleigh, N. C.
LUTHER ERNEST EARNHARDT
(Twenty- first District — Counties: Rowan and Cabarrus. Two
Senators.)
Luther Ernest Earnhardt, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
first Senatorial District, was born in Concord, N. C, November
29, 1903. Son of George Thomas and Lillie Virginia (Faggart)
Earnhardt. Graduated from Concord High School, May, 1921;
LL.B. Wake Forest College, May, 1925. Lawyer. Member Cabarrus
County Bar Association, President, 1942: Member State Ear.
Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Elections, 1933-1944. Pi
Kappa Alpha (Wake Forest College) National Fraternity; Char-
ter member Golden Bough: Secretary Student Body. Member Ro-
tary International. Trustee Concord Community Center, 1940-
1941; Trustee Public Library, 1943. Baptist. Superintendent Sun-
day School, 1932-1936; Teacher Business Men's Class, 1936-1939.
Deacon, Secretary-Treasurer Mecklenburg-Cabarrus Baptist Asso-
ciation, 1925-1935. Married Miss Burnelle McFarland, June 3,
1930. Four children: Luther Ernest, Jr.; Phoebe Jean; John Mc-
Farland; Ann Drucilla Earnhardt. Address: Concord, N. C.
JOSEPH LEE BLYTHE
{Twentieth District — County: Mecklenburg. One Senator.)
Joseph Lee Blythe, Democrat, Senator from the Twentieth Sena-
torial District, was boi-n in Huntersville, N. C, November 8, 1890.
Son of Richard Samuel and Virginia (Gamble) Blythe. Attended
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Huntersville High School, 1897-1908. Master Engineer Sr. Gr
United States Army, May 26, 1917 to July 21, 1919. Vice President
Blythe Brothers Company; Secretary-Treasurer Caldwell Construc-
tion Company; President First Federal Savings and Loan Associa-
tion; President Piedmont Mop Company; President Choate Mills, In-
corporated; Member of National Association of Manufacturers;
Member Associated General Contractors and American Road
Builders Association. Senator from the Twentieth District in the
General Assembly of 1939, 1941 and 1943. State Director of Finance
for Democratic National Committee 1941-1944. Masonic Order;
Shrine (Oasis Temple); Elks; American Legion. Member Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church; Elder. Married Miss Cherrye High,
September 14, 1921. Four children: Mrs. H. R. Richardson; Joseph
Lee, Jr., USN; Samuel Fitzhugh; Jane Chamblee. Address: 2238
Pinewood Circle, Charlotte, N. C.
IRVING EDWARD CARLYLE
(Twenty-second District — County: Forsyth. One Senator.)
Irving Edward Carlyle, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
second District, was born in Wake Forest, N. C, September 20,
1896. Son of Professor John B. and Dora (Dunn) Carlyle. Attended
Wake Forest High School 1910-1913. A. B., Wake Forest College
1917; attended Law School in summer; University of Virginia Law
School 1920-1922. Lawyer. Member American, North Carolina and
Forsyth County Bar Associations. Member N. C. Board of Law
Examiners, since 1936; President North Carolina Bar Association,
1944-1945. Second Lieutenant Field Artillery 1918; Camp Taylor,
Kentucky; Representative in General Assembly of 1941. Senator in
1943. Baptist. Married Miss Mary Belo Moore, New Bern, N, C,
October 20, 1928. Two children: Elizabeth Moore Carlyle, age eleven;
Mary Irving Carlyle, age eight. Address: 809 Arbor Road, Winston-
Salem, N. C.
WILLIAM GRIMES CLARK
(Fourth District — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two Sen-
ators.)
William G. Clark, Democrat, Senator from the Fourth Senatorial
District, was born in Tarboro, April 28, 1877. Son of William S. and
Biographical Sketches 373
Lossie (Grist) Clark. Attended Horner's School 1891-1893; Univer-
sity of North Carolina 1893-1897. Member D. K. E. Fraternity.
Fertilizer supply merchant and farmer. President Tarboro Ginning
Co.; Cotton Belt Land Co; President Edgecombe Homestead Build-
ing and Loan; Director Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co.,
Greensboro; member Board of Trustees Edgecombe General Hospi-
tal; Chairman of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors of
State Hospital, Raleigh; member Board of Town Commissioners
Tarboro 1901-1907; Chairman Board of County Commissioners 1914-
1920; Chairman Edgecombe County Welfare Dept. ; Chairman Civil-
ian Defense for Edgecombe County; Director, Carolina Tel. and Telg.
Co. Delegate to National Democratic Convention, Baltimore 1912
and Chicago 1932. Member Board University Trustees, State Sena-
tor 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, and 1943. Presi-
dent pro tern of Senate 1933. Episcopalian. Married Miss Ruth
Duval Hardisty, April 17, 1901. Children: William Grimes Clark,
Jr., and John Hardisty Clark. Address: Tarboro, N. C.
ARTHUR BENJAMIN COREY
{Fifth District — County: Pitt. One Senator.)
Arthur Benjamin Corey, Democrat, Senator from the Fifth Sena-
torial District, was born at Winterville, Pitt County, December 10,
1891. Son of James Henry and Sudie Delitha (Tucker) Corey.
Attended Winterville High School, 1907-1910; University of North
Carolina, 1915-1917. Lawyer. Member and Secretary, Pitt County
Bar Association, 1924 to 1936; President, 1938; Member North
Carolina State Bar. Battery "C" 113th Field Artillery, Hq. Co. Past
Master Greenville Lodge, 284, A. F. and A. M. ; Tar River Lodge,
No. 93, Knights of Pythias; Withlacoochie Tribe, No. 35, Improved
Order of Red Men; American Legion; Veterans Foreign Wars. Sena-
tor from the Fifth Senatorial District, 1933, 1935 and 1939.* Metho-
dist. Teacher, Carson Wesley Bible Class. Married Miss Hazel Nor-
man Kennedy, April 7, 1928. Address: Greenville, N. C.
* County Attorney for Pitt County, Member of Board of Trustees,
East Carolina Teachers College.
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WILLIAM THOMAS CULPEPPER
(Fh'st District — Counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans. Two Senators.)
William Thomas Culpepper, Democrat, Senator from the First
Senatorial District, was born in Elizabeth City, N. C, June 19", 1884.
Son of LeRoy and Martha (Davis) Culpepper. Attended Atlantic
Collegiate Institute. Hardware Merchant. President Culpepper
Hardware Co., Inc.; Culpepper Motor Co., Inc.; Carolina Amuse-
ment Company, Inc. Member Merchants Association; Chamber of
Commerce; Kiwanis Club. Member Elizabeth City Board of Alder-
men, 1914-1916. Representative in the General Assembly of 1933 from
Pasquotank County. Appointed Postmaster of Elizabeth City, N. C.
by Congressman Lindsey C. Warren and took office July 1, 1934,
serving nine years, resigned July 1, 1943 and retired to private life.
Mason; Sudan Shrine; President Elizabeth City Shrine Club; B. P.
O. E. Exalted Ruler, 1917. Baptist. Married Miss Alice G. Butler,
October, 1909. Address: Elizabeth City, N. C.
CLAUDE CURRIE
{Fourteenth District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
Claude Currie, Democrat, Senator from the Fourteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Candor, Montgomery County, N. C,
December 8, 1890. Son of John C. and Louise (McKinnon) Currie.
Attended Oak Ridge Military Institute, 1911-1914; University North
Carolina, A. B. and LL.B., 1927. Building and Loan Association.
State Senator, Eighteenth Senatorial District, 1927. United States
Army Air Corps, 1917-1919; Pursuit Observer, Sgt. Presbyterian.
Address: Durham, N. C.
E. A. DANIEL
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pam-
lico, Tyrrell, and Washington. Two Senators.)
E. A. Daniel, Democrat, Senator from the Second Senatorial Dis-
trict, was born in Washington, N. C, January 6, 1911. Son of E. A.
and Norfleet (Bryant) Daniel. Attended Washington High School;
Law School University, North Carolina; licensed to practice law
January 30, 1933. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State Bar As-
Bdney of Madison
Gay of Northampton
Hampton of Washington
Hester of Bladen
Hodges of Buncombe
Hodges of Henderson
Horton of Burke
Hundley of Davidson
Jenkins of Bertie
Kesler of Rowan
Little of Anson
Long of Person
Lumpkin of Franklin
Madry of Alamance
Matheny of Rutherford
McBryde of Hoke
Mitchell of Iredell
O'Berry of Wayne
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sociation. County Attorney for Beaufort County; City Attorney
for Washington, 1933; Solicitor County Court, 1935-1938; Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee, since 1939; member State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee since 1939. Member 113th F. A., Bat-
tery C, 1927-1928, Member Elks. Senator from the Second Sena-
torial District in the General Assembly of 1943. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Isabelle Gibbs, February 6, 1935. Two children: Isabelle
Bryant and Mary Long Daniel. Address: Washington, N. C.
CARLOS EARL DAVIS
(Twenty-third District — Counties: Stokes and Surry. One Sen-
ator.)
Carlos Earl Davis, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-third
Senatorial District, was born in Danbury, N. C, March 30, 1891.
Son of Thomas J. and Laura A. (Veach) Davis. Attended Public
Schools, Stokes County, 1897-1905; King High, 1905-1907; Draug-
han's Business College, Knoxville, Tenn. Secretary, Treasurer and
Manager Walnut Cove Veneer Corporation, Chairman Stokes Coun-
ty Highway Commission, 1923-1925; Chairman Board of Elections,
1929-1937; Chairman Stokes County Ration Board, 1941-1944;
Chairman Walnut Cove School Board, 1935-1944. Cashier and Di-
rector Bank of Stokes County, 1913-1930. Jr. A U A M; Mason,
member Lodge No. 629, Walnut Cove, N. C, Oasis Temple, A. A.
0. N. Mystic Shrine, Charlotte. Married Miss Margaret B. Wheeler,
May 12, 1921. Address: Walnut Cove, N. C.
STEPHEN BLAND DOLLEY
(Twenty-sixth District — County: Gaston. One Senator.)
Stephen Bland Dolley, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-sixth
Senatorial District, was born in Chesterville, Kent County, Mary-
land, July 12, 1889. Son of Rev. William Lee and Florence (Peters)
Dolley. Attended Public Schools, Washington, D. C, 1906; Randolph-
Macon College, 1906-1910, A.B.; Washington and Lee University,
1912-1914, LL.B.; Wake Forest College, 1916; Post-graduate work,
University of Bordeaux, France, 1919. Lawyer. Member North Caro-
lina Bar Association; Ex-President Gaston County Bar Association.
Chairman Tenth Congressional District Executive Committee. Ser-
geant, Infantry A.E.F., 1918-1919; Captain, Infantry, N. C. National
Biographical Sketches 377
Guard, March 5, 1921; Major, Infantry, 1927; Lieutenant Colonel,
September 13, 1940, relieved from active duty for physical disability,
November 7, 1940. Colonel, Infantry, N. C. State Guard, December
20, 1941, to June 6, 1942. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1943. Kappa Sigma, Tau Kappa Alpha, and Phi Alpha Delta.
Methodist. Author of "Legal Phases of Riot Duty." Married Miss
Eunice Pennington, December 24, 1917. Children: Aurora DoUey
and Stephen Dolley, Jr. Address: Gastonia, N. C.
JOSEPH COLIN EAGLES
{Sixth District — Counties: Franklin, Nash and Wilson. Two
Senators.)
Joseph Colin Eagles, Democrat, Senator from the Sixth Sena-
torial District, was born in Edgecombe County, September 16, 1871.
Son of Benjamin Franklin and Sydney Elizabeth (Bradley) Eagles.
Educated in the schools of Edgecombe County; Davis Military
Academy, La Grange; Wake Forest College. Tobacconist; member
of Cozart, Eagles and Co. Sitockholder and President of
Boykin Grocery Co.; Stockholder and President General Supply Co.
Farmer. Merchant. Charter member and former President of the
North Carolina Tobacco Warehouse Association. President of Wil-
son Tobacco Board of Trade. Director of Wilson Chamber of Com-
merce. Member of State Equalization Board, 1930-1933. State Sena-
tor, Session of 1937, 1939 and 1943. Episcopalian; Vestryman St.
Timothy's Church of Wilson for past fifteen years. Senior warden
for the past five years. Married Miss Suzie Whitehead Moye, De-
cember 15, 1909. Children: Lt. (jg) Joseph Colin Eagles, Jr.;
Captain Frederick Moye Eagles; Mrs. Turner Battle Bunn, Jr. Ad-
dress: Wilson, N. C.
CALVIN RANSOME EDNEY
{Thirtieth District — Counties: Avery, Madison, Mitchell and
Yancey. One Senator.)
Calvin Ransome Edney, Republican, Senator from the Thirtieth
Senatorial District, was born in Mars Hill, N. C, April 30, 1888.
Son of George Newton and Callie Elizabeth (Merrell) Edney. At-
tended Yancey Collegiate Institute, Burnsville, 1909-1913; Univer-
sity North Carolina, 1914-1920; A.B., 1920; A.M., 1922; graduate
378 North Carolina Manual
work, 1922-1923; Law School, summer sessions; Wake Forest, sum-
mer law school. Licensed to practice law, 1924. Lawyer. Superinten-
dent Public Welfare, Madison County, 1937-1944; City Attorney,
Mars Hill, 1935-1937. Professor History and Economics, Mars Hill
College, 1919-1921; 1925-1926; Carson Newman College, Jefferson
City, Tenn., 1923-1924. Land Bank field representative, 1928-1931.
Mason, Scottish Rite. Shriner. Baptist. Sunday School Teacher. Mar-
ried Miss Palma Lois Carter, January 3, 1935. Two children: Calvin
R. Edney, Jr., age 9; Greenwood Edney, age 7. Address: Marshall,
N. C.
ARCHIBALD CREE GAY
{Third District — Counties: Northampton, Vance and Warren.
One Senator.)
Archibald Cree Gay, Democrat, Senator from the Third Sena-
torial District, was born in Jackson, Northampton County, August
20, 1894. Son of Benjamin Stancell and Annie (Odom) Gay. At-
tended Jackson High School; Warrenton High School, class of
1913; University of North Carolina; Wake Forest College Law
School, 1917. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State Bar and
District Bar Association. Mayor of Jackson, N. C, 1920-1924;
County Attorney twelve years; Chairman County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee six years. State Senator 1929, 1937 and 1941;
member House of Representatives, 1931; member State School Com-
mission four years during Hoey administration. Corporal in U.
S. Army during World War I; served overseas for twelve months.
Mason; Woodmen of the World; American Legion. Baptist; Dea-
con; Superintendent of Sunday School for fifteen years. Married
Miss Ruth Gee of South Hill, Virginia, June 7, 1922. Two chil-
dren : Ruth Gee Gay, age eighteen, now a senior at St. Mary's Col-
lege, Raleigh, N. C, and Archibald Cree Gay, Jr., age eight. Ad-
dress: Jackson, N. C.
WILLIAM ROY HAMPTON
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pam-
lico, Tyrrell and Washington. Two Senators.)
William Roy Hampton, Democrat, Senator from the Second Sen-
atorial District, was born in Plymouth, N. C. Son of W. H. and
Lulie Mae (Blount) Hampton. Attended Nazareth Hall, South
Biographical Sketches 379
Bethlehem, Pa., preparatory school, 1903-1904; B.S. N. C. State
College, 1909. Realtor. President Bank of Plymouth and Bank of
Washington; Chairman Board of Directors, United Commercial
Bank, Plymouth; Director Bank of Roper. Director Carolina Motor
Club, Charlotte, and Plymouth Country Club. Chairman Plymouth
City Council, 1910-1912; Chairman City School Board, 1913-1920 and
Board of Education, 1920-1928. Chairman Washington County
Board of Elections; Washington County Executive Committee,
1928-1932; and member Congressional Committee since 1920. Mem-
ber Board of Trustees, State College, 1926-1932; Board of Conser-
vation and Development since 1936 and the Cape Hatteras Sea-
shore Park Commission since 1940. Lt. Com. Naval Reserve, 1914,
World War I. Knights of Pythias. Mason: Worshipful Master
Perseverance Lodge, No. 59, 1918-1920; High Priest Plymouth
Chapter, 1920-1922. Episcopalian; Treasurer Grace Church, 1912-
1920; Junior Warden, 1920-1922; Senior Warden, 1922-1932. Mar-
ried Miss Eliza Hamlin Hampton, June 17, 1913. Three children:
William Roy Hampton, Jr., Eliza Hamlin Daniels and Thomas Ham-
lin Hampton. Address: Plymouth, N. C.
ROBERT JAMES HESTER, JR.
{Tenth District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and
Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Robert James Hester, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Tenth
Senatorial District, was born in Elizabethtown, N. C, February
5, 1904. Son of Robert James and Rena Gaston (Melvin) Hester.
Attended Elizabethtown High School; Wingate Junior College,
1920-1923; Wake Forest College, 1923-1926. Lawyer. Member
North Carolina State Bar. Member Ninth District Bar Association
and Bladen County Bar Association, served as President and Sec-
retary of both. Mayor of Elizabethtown, 1927-1928; Judge Bladen
County Recorders' Court, 1928-1933; Solicitor, 1937-1938. Demo-
cratic Precinct Chairman about eight years; Chairman Bladen
County Democratic Executive Committee, 1939-1944; State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, past two years, Selective Service Ad-
visory Board, past four years; Price Panel Board (OPA) past two
years. Junior Order United American Mechanics, District Deputy
and other offices; taking degrees in Masonic Order. Rotary Inter-
national, Past President Elizabethtown Club; President Red Cross;
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Scoutmaster; War Finance Chairnnan Bladen County, Presby-
terian. Teacher Men's Bible Class; Deacon. Married Miss Mary
Pitkin Thomas, June 1, 1927. One child: James Hester, age sixteen.
Address: Elizabethtown, N. C.
BRANDON P. HODGES
{Thirty-first District — County: Buncombe. One Senator.)
Brandon P. Hodges, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-first
Senatorial District, was born in Asheville, N. C, September 6, 1903.
Son of Daniel Merritt and Clara (Patton) Hodges. Attended City
Schools of Asheville, Porter Military Academy, 1919-1921. Uni-
versity North Carolina, January 1922-June 1923; Law School,
1923-1924; Wake Forest Law School, September 1925-January
1926. Lawyer, Member Buncombe County Bar Association. Judge
pro tern Asheville Police Court, 1927-1930; County Attorney, since
1936. Senator in the General Assembly of 1943. Mason. Sigma
Chi Fraternity. Presbyterian. Married Miss Genevieve Hare.
Children: Brandon P., Jr., and Sarah Jane Hodges. Address: Ashe-
ville, N. C.
WILLIAM BRYAN HODGES
{Thirty-second District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
William Bryan Hodges, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-sec-
ond District, was born in Norfolk, Va., October 9, 1900. Son of
Samuel Thompson and Louisa (Kirk) Hodges. Attended Blue
Ridge School for boys, Hendersonville, 1916-1917; Davidson Col-
lege, 1919-1920. Banker. President State Trust Co., Henderson-
ville. Methodist. Married Miss Elizabeth Corrigan, July 7, 1935.
Address: Hendersonville, N. C.
OSSIE LEE HORTON
{Twenty-eighth District — Counties: Alexander, Burke and Cald-
well. One Senator.)
Ossie Lee Horton, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-eighth
Senatorial District was born in Chatham County, N. C, December
15th, 1900. Son of Willis G. and Nettie Bernice (Watts) Hortin.
Attended Bonlee High School 1918-1922; Wake Forest College,
Biographical Sketches 381
1922-1926 — LL.B. Degree. Lawyer. Member Burke County Bar
Association and N. C. State Bar. Member Morganton Lions Club
since 1929, Past President, Lieutenant-Governor Clubs "West, 1933-
1934. Member Catawba Valley Masonic Lodge, Past Master. So-
licitor Burke County Criminal Court, 1930-1933; Judge 1937-1940;
Chairman Burke County Board of Elections 1934-1937; 1940-1944;
County Attorney, 1940-1945. Methodist. Married Miss Mozelle
Kibler, June 14, 1930. Address: Morganton, N. C.
GEORGE LEE HUNDLEY
(Eighteenth District. Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond and Scotland. Two Senators.)
George Lee Hundley, Democrat, Senator from the Eighteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Davidson County, January 6,
1903. Son of D. J. and Minnie (Weir) Hundley. Attended Thomas-
ville High School; High Point College. Realtor; Insurance and
Loans. President Thomasville Merchants Association; Member
North Carolina Real Estate Board; North Carolina Insurance
Agents Association. Member Lions Club. Mason; Master, Secre-
tary, Treasurer and Warden of Lodge. Methodist. Married Miss
Lynette Salmons, June 5, 1943. Two children : Jean H. Foster and
Georganna Hundley by former marriage. Address: Thomasville,
N. C.
CHARLES HENRY JENKINS
(First District — Counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans. Two Senators.)
Charles Henry Jenkins, Democrat, Senator from the First Sena-
torial District, was born in Menola, Hertford County, N. C, Oc-
tober 8, 1881. Son of Joseph H. and Olevia Frances (Benthall)
Jenkins. Attended Menola High School, 1896-1900; A.B. Wake
Forest College, 1904; Law School, 1908; University of North Caro-
lina Law School, 1909. Automobile dealer and farmer. Member
Ruritan Club; chai-ter member Ahoskie Kiwanis Club. Founder
Charles H. Jenkins & Co., Aulander; President Standard Chevro-
let Company, Ahoskie; President Charles H. Jenkins Motor Co.,
Edenton, Principal Grammar School, Kinston, 1904-1906; Principal
Grammar Schools, Durham, 1906-1911; Principal High School, City
of Durham, 1911-1912. President Grammar School Principals, North
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Carolina Education Association, 1910; Member Board of Trustees,
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, N. C. Member Board of Town Com-
missioners, Aulander, N. C. 1916-1917. Chairman Liberty Loan
Committee Bertie County, 1917-1918; Chairman Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, 1922-1924; Chairman Bertie County Highway
Commission, 1920-1927, Delegate to Democratic National Conven-
tion, 1936. Member Board of Conservation and Development, 1941-
1944; member Committee on Forests and Parks and Commercial
Fisheries. Knights of Pythias. Baptist. Member Board of Dea-
cons, Durham Baptist Church 1910-1912; Deacon Aulander Bap-
tist Church; Moderator W. Chowan Association five years. Ad-
dress: Aulander, N. C.
JOHN C. KESLER
{Twenty-first District — Counties: Cabarrus and Rowan. Two
Senators.)
John C. Kesler, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-first Sena-
torial District, was born in Rowan County, May 23, 1899. Son
of G. C. and Fannie (Iddings) Kisler. Attended Spencer City
School; graduated in 1920; A.B. University North Carolina, 1924;
J.D., 1928. Lawyer. Member Rowan County Bar Association, Sec-
retary-Ti-easurer, 1935-1942; Member North Carolina State Bar.
Prosecuting Attorney Rowan County Court, 1937-1938; Judge, 1939-
1940. Mason; Spencer Lodge No. 543; Master, 1933-1935. Methodist.
Member Board of Stewards, 1944. Married Miss Sudie Grace West,
July 20, 1939. Address: Salisbury, N. C.
ROBERT EUGENE LITTLE
(Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly and Union. Two
Senators.)
Robert Eugene Little, Democrat, Senator from the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Wadesboro, Anson County, N. C,
January 10, 1893. Son of Robert Eugene and Mary Austin (Ben-
nett) Little. Attended Warrenton High School, 1906-1907; Bing-
ham School, Asheville, from fall term of 1907 through fall term of
1908; Trinity Park School, Durham, spring of 1909; Bingham
School, Asheville, fall 1909 through spring term of 1911; University
of North Carolina, 1911-1915; Wake Forest Law School summei
1916. Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court, August term.
Pate of Scotland
Penland of Clay
Penny of Guilford
Pittman of Lee
Price of Rockingham
Rogers of Polk
Rose of Cumberland
Ross of Randolph
Rowe of Pender
I Smith of Stanly
j Somers of Wilkes
Thomas of Ashe
Vann of Sampson
Wallace of Johnston
Ward of Craven
Weathers of Cleveland
Whitaker of Lenoir
Byerly — Principal Clerk
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1916. Lawyer and Farmer, Member North Carolina and American
Bar Associations. Member Board of Trustees University of North
Carolina. Clerk Superior Court Anson County, 1930-1942. Served
in U. S. Army, September 5, 1918 to December 22, 1918. Discharged
with rank of Sergeant. Mason. Kappa Sigma Fraternity Univer-
sity North Carolina. Episcopalian. Married Miss Rosa Leak Par-
sons of Rockingham, N. C, October 14, 1926. Three children: Rosa
Parsons Little, Mary Bennet Little, and Robert Eugene Little, III.
Address: Wadesboro, N. C.
FLEMMIE D. LONG
(Fourteenth District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
Flemmie D. Long, Democrat, Senator from the Fourteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Person County, N. C, May 3, 1881.
Son of Daniel D. and Cora A. (Brooks) Long. Attended County
Public Schools. Farmer, merchant and fertilizer dealer. Chair-
man Board of County Commissioners 1932-1938. Senator in the
General Assembly of 1941. Primitive Baptist. Deacon and clerk of
Church, and Moderator of the Association for twenty-five years.
Married Miss Ida C. Tillman in 1905. Address: Roxboro, N. C,
RFD No. 1.
WILLIAM L. LUMPKIN
(Sixth District— Counties: Franklin, Nash and Wilson. Two
Senators.)
William L. Lumpkin, Democrat, Senator from the Sixth Sena-
torial District, was born at Youngsville, N. C, May 14, 1903. Son
of J. S. and Lena (Parker) Lumpkin. Attended Youngsville High
School and Fi;anklinton High School; Wake Forest College 1920-
1923; Wake Forest Law School. Lawyer. Louisburg Kiwanis Club;
City Attorney Town of Franklinton. Baptist; Deacon; President
Franklin County Baraca-Philathea Union 1924. Representative in
the General Assembly 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, and 1943;
Member of State Senate 1939 and 1941. Married. Three children.
Address: Louisburg, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 385
WILBUR DENNIS MADRY
(Sixteenth District — Counties: Alamance and Orange. One Sena-
tor.)
Wilbur Dennis Madry, Democrat, Senator from the Sixteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Scotland Neck, N. C, August 1,
1905. Son of Robert Jarratte and Lena Taylor (Allsbrook) Madry.
A.B. University North Carolina, 1925; LL.B. 1927. Lawyer. Mem-
ber Alamance County Bar Association; Vice-President, 1943. As-
sistant Judge General County Court, 1936-1938. Member Rotary
Club and Chamber of Commerce of Burlington. Lambda Chi Al-
pha; Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Modern Woodmen
of America Consul, 1933-1937; State Secretary, 1937. Methodist.
Married Miss Thelma Worth Starling, October 14, 1930. Two
children: Wilber Dennis Madry, Jr., and Norman Worth Madry.
Address: Burlington, N. C.
WADE BOSTIC MATHENY
(Twenty-seventh District — Counties: Cleveland, McDowell, and
Rutherford. Two Senators.)
Wade Bostic Matheny, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
seventh Senatorial District, was born in Forest City, N. C, Janu-
ary 26, 1905. Son of John W. and Arrie (Kennedy) Matheny.
Graduated from Forest City High School in 1924. A.B., Wake
Forest College, 1928; LL.B., University North Carolina, 1932.
Lawyer, Ford Automobile Dealer 1944. Member Forest City Ki-
v/anis Club, President 1937; President Rutherford County Bar
Association 1938; Vice President Rutherford County Club; Presi-
dent Young Democratic Club for Rutherford County 1932-1936;
Secretary Broad River Soil Conservation District since 1938. Teach-
er in Central High School, Rutherfordton 1929-1931. County So-
licitor 1934-1938. Attorney for Rutherford County 1942. Kappa
Phi Kappa; Golden Bough; Knights of Pythias; State Senator
1941 and 1943. Baptist; Chairman Board of Deacons since 1937;
teacher Bible Class since 1932. Married Miss Eleanor Calhoun,
May 2, 1937. One child: Alice Matheny. Address: Forest City,
N. C.
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RYAN McBRYDE
(Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Ryan McBryde, Democrat, Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial
District, was born in Raeford, N. C, December 22, 1886. Son of
Tom and Mary (McDuffie) McBryde. Attended Raeford Institute
1900-1905; North Carolina Military Academy 1906; Davidson Col-
lege two years, class of 1911. Lumber dealer and farmer. Mem-
ber Raeford School Board 1930-1933; Hoke County Board of Edu-
cation 1918-1924. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1933,
1937 and 1941. Member Budget Commission 1941-1942. Member
State Board of Education 1943-1944. Mason. Presbyterian. Mar-
ried Miss Swannie Rattz, December 3, 1914. Three children. Ad-
dress: Raeford, N. C.
HUGH GORDON MITCHELL
(Twenty-fifth District — Counties: Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln.
Two Senators.)
Hugh Gordon Mitchell, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
fifth Senatorial District, was born in Statesville, N. C, October 5,
1902. Son of Richard Page and Amelia (Leinster) Mitchell. Gradu-
ated from Statesville High School, 1920. Attended Geoi'gia School
of Technology, Atlanta, 1920-1922; University of North Carolina,
1922-1924; B.S. Commerce, 1924; Graduate student in law. Uni-
versity North Carolina, 1924-1926. Lawyer. Member North Caro-
lina State Bar Association, member North Carolina Bar Associa-
tiorj and American Bar Association. Chairman Iredell County
Board of Elections, 1930-1942; Delegate from Ninth Congressional
District to National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, 1936,
Chicago 1940, and Chicago 1944. Training in Reserve Officers
Training Corps in Coast Artillery, Georgia School of Technology,
1920-1922. President N. C. State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, 1928-1931 ; National Vice President Patriotic Order Sons
of America, 1933-1935; National President 1935-1943. Member Lions
Club; Governor Lions Clubs of North Carolina, 1931-1933; In-
ternational Counsellor, Lions International, 1941; Delta Sigma
Phi Fraternity, Deputy Southeastern District (Va., N. C, S. C,
and Tenn.), 1928-1930. Chairman Iredell County War Savings
Campaign Committee, 1942. Director N. C. State Association for
L
Biographical Sketches 387
the Blind. Chairman Zebulon Baird Vance Memorial Commission
of North Carolina. Government Appeal Agent, Selective Service,
Iredell County Board No. 1, 1940-1942. State Senator 1943. Pres-
byterian. Address: Statesville, N. C.
THOMAS b'BERRY
{Eighth District — Counties: Johnston and Wayne. Two Senators.)
Thomas O'Berry, Democrat, Senator from the Eighth Senatorial
District, was born in Goldsboro, N. C, February 20, 1886. Son of
Nathan and Estelle (Moore) O'Berry. Attended Horner Military
Academy, Oxford, N. C, 1902-1903; B.S., University of North
Carolina 1907. General Insurance, President N. C. Association
Insurance Agents 1938-1939, and Wayne County Insurance Agents
1937-1938; Vice President N. C. Pine Association 1924. Member
District No. 2 Selective Service Appeal Board. Representative in
the General Assembly 1933 and 1935; State Senator, 1941 and
1943. Delta Kappa Epsilon, B.P.O. Elks. Presbyterian; Chair-
man Board of Deacons 1925-1928. Married Miss Annie Land, De-
cember 14, 1910. Address: Goldsboro, N. C.
EDWIN PATE
(Eighteenth District — Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond and Scotland. Two Senators.)
Edwin Pate, Democrat, Senator from the Eighteenth Senatorial
District, was born in Laurel Hill, N. C, April 16, 1898. Son of Z.
V. and Sallie (McNair) Pate. Attended North Carolina State Col-
lege, B.S. 1921. Farmer and Merchant. Senator in the General
Assembly of 1941. Presbyterian; Deacon 1925-1938. Married Miss
Marie Whitaker, October 20, 1921. Two children, one boy and
one girl. Address: Laurinburg, N. C.
A. LEE PENLAND
{Thirty-third District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Gi'aham, Ma-
con and Swain. One Senator.)
A. Lee Penland, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-third Sena-
torial District, was born in Hayesville, North Carolina, December
12,1891. Son of James A. and Arminta (Byrd) Penland. Attended
Hayesville High School 1908-1913; Wesleyan College 1913-1914,
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Athens, Tennessee; Southern Business College 1914-1915, Atlanta,
Geoi'gia; Western Carolina Teachers College summers of 1930,
1933, 1936, and 1938. Teacher and Farmer, Chairman of Demo-
cratic Party of Clay County 1922-26. Representative from Clay
County in the General Assembly 1939, and 1941. Methodist. Now
Charge Lay Leader. Married Miss Annie Lou Herbert, May 19,
1915. Two children: Alvin L. and Virginia. Address: Rt. 1, Hayes-
ville, N. C.
GEORGE T. PENNY
{Seventeenth District — County: Guilford. One Senator.)
George T. Penny, Democrat, Senator from the Seventeenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Guilford County, N. C. Son of Mark
and Clementine (Wright) Penny. Attended school at Randleman,
N. C, 1884-1891. Realtor and Auctioneer. Member Re^Il Estate
Board and Chamber of Commerce of Greensboi'o, Past Exalted
Ruler, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, 1941-1942. Methodist.
Trustee. Active President Senior Bible Class. Married Miss Lena
Welch, September 20, 1906. One daughter (deceased). Address:
Jefferson Square, Greensboro, N. C.
JAMES CARLTON PITTMAN
{Thirteenth District — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senators.)
James Carlton Pittman, Democrat, Senator from the Thirteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Gates County, N. C, February
25, 1900. Son of T. T. and Stella M. (Howell) Pittman. Attended
Reynoldson High School, Gates, N. C, 1912-1916. LL.B., Univer-
sity of North Carolina 1921. Lawyer. Member Lee County, Fourth
District and North Carolina Bar Associations. Chairman Board of
Elections, Lee County 1928; Judge Recorder's Court 1928; Attorney
for town of Sanford 1927-1935. State Senator from the Thirteenth
District in the General Assembly of 1937 and 1941. County At-
torney for Lee County since 1936-1940. Attorney for Town of
Sanford 1941 to date. President Sanford Kiwanis Club and Lieu-
tenant Governor of Kiwanis International, Sixth Division of the
Carolinas Division; President Sanford Business Men's Association.
Member Sigma Phi Epsilon, Social Fraternity. Baptist. Married
Miss Hazel Faircloth, April 11, 1925. Two boys: John Thomas and
William B. Pittman. Address: Sanford, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 389
JOHN HAMPTON PRICE
(Fifteenth District — Counties: Caswell and Rockingham. One
Senator.)
John Hampton Price, Democrat, Senator from the Fifteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Rockingham County, November
20, 1899. Son of Robert B. and Hallie (McCabe) Price. Gradu-
ated from Washington and Lee University 1924, with degree of
LL.B., Attorney at law. Member Rockingham County Bar Asso-
ciation, North Carolina Bar Association. Councilor Twenty-first
Judicial District, North Carolina State Bar. Senator from the
Seventeenth District in 1939 and 1941; from the Fifteenth District
in 1943; President Pro Tem of the 1943 Session. Mason. Sons of
American Revolution; Rotarian; member Lambda Chi Alpha Fra-
ternity. Methodist. Married Miss Sallie Hester Lane, May 2, 1929.
Address: Leaksville, N. C.
CARROLL PICKENS ROGERS
(Thirty-secoyid District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk, and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
Carroll P. Rogers, Democrat, was born at Johnston, S. C, De-
cember 22, 1882. Son of Rev. William A. and Annie Maria (Ander-
son) Rogers. Attended public schools at Marion, S. C, 1890; pub-
lic school, Charleston, S. C, 1891-1892; Wofford Fitting School,
Spartanburg, S. C, 1892-1895; Furman University 1897-1898;
A.B., Wofford College 1900. Kappa Alpha Fraternity. President
Pacolet Utilities Co., Tryon, N. C; Feldspar Milling Co., Asheville;
Blue Ridge Mining Co., Burnsville, N. C. ; Past President Kiwanis
Club of Tryon and Past President of Tryon Chamber of Com-
merce. Representative in the General Assembly of 1923 (Hender-
son Co.), 1929, 1939 and 1941 (Polk County). Mayor East Flat
Rock 1926-1927. Second Lieutenant Reserve Militia 1917-1918.
Mason; Shriner; Woodman of the World. Methodist. Married Miss
Susan Mildred Erskine, June 28, 1911. Three children: Carroll P.
Rogers, Jr., Susan Rogers Haynes, Hope Rogers Metcalf. Address:
Tryon, N. C.
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CHARLES GRANDISON ROSE
{Tenth District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and
Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Charles Grandison Rose, Democrat, Senator from the Tenth
Senatorial District, was born in Fayetteville, N. C, June 8, 1880.
Son of George McNeill and Augusta Jane (Steel) Rose. Attended
Public schools and Fayetteville Military Academy to 1897; David-
son College, 1897-1898; University of North Carolina, 1898-1900;
A.B. 1900; LL.D. Honorary Degree, 1944; University Law School,
1901-1902; Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of North
Carolina, February, 1902. Lawyer. Senior member firm of Rose,
Lyon and Rose, Fayetteville, N. C. President Ninth District Bar
Association, 1929; President North Carolina Bar Association, 1930-
1931; Vice President North Carolina State Bar, 1935-1937; Presi-
dent, 1937-1938; Member American Bar Association and American
Law Institute. Representative in the General Assembly of 1911;
temporary Clerk Superior Court, Cumberland County, 1915. Chair-
man Board of Directors Confederate Women's Home, since 1924.
Chairman Local Draft Board No. 1, Cumberland County, 1940-
1942, Chairman Board of Appeal No. 3, since 1942, Selective Service
Act. Member and Past President Fayetteville Rotary Club; Presi-
dent Fayetteville, Y.M.C.A. Mason, Past High Priest Royal Arch
Masons; Knights of Pythias; Knight Templar; Shrine. Presby-
terian. Deacon, 1905-1918; Elder since 1918; Superintendent Sun-
day School, 1905-1932; Moderator, Fayetteville Presbytery, 1938;
Moderator Synod of North Carolina, 1941-1942; Moderator, Gen-
eral Assembly Presbyterian Church of the United States, (Southern
Presbyterian Church), 1942-1943. Member Board of Trustees,
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., Flora McDonald Col-
lege, Red Springs, N. C, and Presbyterian Junior College, Max-
ton, N. C. Married October 11, 1911, Miss Irene Lacy (who died
June 26, 1934), daughter of State Treasurer Ben R. Lacy and Mary
Burwell Lacy. Two children: Charles G. Rose, Jr., Ensign, USNR,,
on active duty with Navy; Chaplain Ben Lacy Rose, Captain 113th
Cavalry Group, U. S. Army, now on active duty in Holland. Ad-
dress: Fayetteville, N. C.
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ARTHUR ROSS
{Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Arthur Ross, Democrat, Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial
District, was born in Randolph County, N. C, March 17, 1875.
Son of Romulus R. and Rebecca Ellen (McCulloch) Ross. Attended
County Schools, Public Schools of Asheboro and Oak Ridge Military
Institute, 1893-1894. President and Treasurer Tip Top Hosiery Mills,
Asheboro. One of the organizers in 1926 and first president Asheboro
Rotary Club; President Asheboro Chamber of Commerce. Leader
in all civic affairs. Member City Council, 1908-1914; first Chair-
man Randolph County Highway Commission, 1913-1916; Member
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920-1936; State Senator
from the Twelfth District in 1925; member N. C. State Fair Board
which rebuilt the fair grounds at Raleigh. Member World War I
Home Guard. Member N. C. Emergency Council. Former Presi-
dent and General Manager Bonlee and Western Railroad Co., 1921-
1927; Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager Moore Central
Railroad Company since 1925. Presbyterian. Married Miss Minnie
Alma Smith, 1897. Four children: Hallie (Mrs. Seddon Goode,)
Lakeland, Fla.; Julia, widow of Dr. W. L. Lambert; Betsy (Mrs.
Joe Bevis,) Princeton, N. J.; and Arthur Ross, Jr. Address: Ashe-
boro, N. C.
ROY ROWE
{Ninth District — Counties: Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and
Sampson. Two Senators.)
Roy Rowe, Democrat, Senator from the Ninth Senatorial Dis-
trict, born in Burgaw, N. C, May 29, 1905. Son of Nicholas Henry
and Mary Belle (King) Rowe. Attended Carolina Industrial School,
Pender County 1911-1920; Vanceboro Farm Life School 1920-1923;
University of North Carolina from time to time from 1923-1931;
Theatre Manager School, New York City 1930. Theatre owner and
operator; Farmer. President, Theatre Owners of North and South
Carolina (1924-1944), President, Carolina Aero Club (1942-1944),
Major (1944 — ) in North Carolina Wing of Civil Air Patrol. Licens-
ed to operate private aircraft; Mason, King Solomon's Lodge 138,
Burgaw; State Senator from the Ninth District in 1937 and 1941.
Member House of Rep. 1943; Chairman N. C. Aeronautics Com-
mission (1943 — ). Unitarian and Universalist. Married Miss Nina
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Lavinia Worsley of Maysville, February 22, 1929. One child: Tonia
Rowe. Address: Burgaw, N. C.
WHITMAN ERSKINE SMITH
{Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly and Union. Two
Senators.)
Whitman Erskine Smith, Democrat, Senator fi'om Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Norwood, N. C, February 13, 1896.
Son of R. L. and Ora (Burgess) Smith. Attended Webb School,
Bell Buckle, Tenn.; Morgan School, Fayetteville, Tenn., 1910-1915;
Trinity College, 1915-1917; completed Law Course at Trinity Col-
lege, 1919-1921. Lawyer. Served in United States Navy, 1918-1919.
Mason. State Senator, 1927, 1929, 1935 and 1939. President pro
tem Senate, 1939. Methodist. Married Miss Rebecca Rigby, Novem-
ber 10, 1926. One son: Whitman Erskine Smith, Jr. Address: Al be-
marle, N. C.
WILLLIAM BINGHAM SOMERS
{Twenty -fourth District — Counties: Davie, Wilkes and Yadkin.
One Senator.)
William Bingham Somers, Republican, Senator from the Twenty-
fourth Senatorial District, was born in Wilkesboro, N. C, Decem-
ber 12, 1896. Son of Charles Hamilton and Lunda (Bingham) Som-
ers. Attended Wilkesboro High School, graduated in 1916. Farmer
and owner Georgetown Transportation Company, Georgetown, S. C.
Member Wilkesboro Board of Commissioners, 1924-1928; Sheriff
Wilkes County, 1928-1936. Served with 28th Pennsylvania Division
overseas January, 1917 until May, 1919 with rank of Corporal.
American Legion; Forty and Eight; Commander Georgetown, S. C.
Post, 1940. Mason. Methodist. Member Board of Stewards, 1925-
1939. Married Miss Margery Allen, January 15, 1921. One daughter,
Margaret Louisa Somers. Address: Wilkesboro, N. C.
EDISON M. THOMAS
{Twenty-ninth District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe and Wata-
uga. One Senator.)
Edison M. Thomas, Republican, Senator from the Twenty-ninth
Senatorial District, was born in Independence, Virginia, February
20, 1893. Son of Joseph J. and Gincy (Halsey) Thomas. Attended
Biographical Sketches 393
preparatory schools of Independence, Va. and Emory and Henry
College. Farmer and Livestock dealer. Vice-president First National
Bank, West Jefferson also Chairman Board of Directors. Mayor
Town of West Jefferson, 1928-1932. Private Co. M. 321st Infantry,
81st Division. Active Combat duty St. Die and Meuse-Argonne
offensive, September to November, 1918. Methodist. Address: Gras-
sy Creek, N. C.
HENRY VANN
{Ninth District — Counties: Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and
Sampson. Two Senators.)
Henry Vann, Democrat, Senator from the Ninth Senatorial Dis-
trict, was born in Sampson County, N. C. February 10, 1892. Son
of Arthur and Portia (McPhail) Vann. Attended County Grammar
School, 1898-1906; Salemburg High School, 1907-1908; Oak Ridge
Auto Mechanic School, 1909-1910. Farmer, Auto Dealer; Theatre
Owner and Operator. President Sampson Cotton Storage Ware-
house, 1926-1945. Mayor of Clinton, 1925-1929. Mason. Member
Hiram Lodge, No. 98, Clinton, N. C; Thirty-second degree Masonry
Wilmington Consistory; Sudan Temple, A.A.O.N.M. Shrine, New
Bern, N. C. Married Miss Beulah Madge Williamson, August 21,
1915. One daughter: Mrs. Claire Louise Vann Austin. Address:
Clintton, N. C.
LAWRENCE HENRY WALLACE
{Eighth District — Counties: Johnston and Wayne. Two Senators.)
Lewrence Henry Wallace, Democrat, Senator from the Eighth
Senatorial District, was born in Smithfield, N. C, April 25, 1906.
Son of R. I. and Jenny L. (Massey) Wallace. Attended Smithfield
High School; University of N. C, three years undergraduate
work; University of N. C. Law School, LL.B., 1930 Tobacconist
and Fertilizer Manufacturer. Solicitor Recorder's Court of Johns-
ton County 1934-1938. "Representative in the General Assembly
from Johnston County, 1939-1941 and 1943. Member Chi Psi Fra-
ternity; President Smithfield Kiwanis Club, 1940. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Nell Grantham, December 26, 1930. Three Children:
Lawrence H., the second; Nell Rose and Michael Holton. Address:
Smithfield, N. C.
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DAVID LIVINGSTON WARD
{Seventh District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones,
Lenoir and Onslow. Two Senators.)
David Livingstone Ward, Democrat, Senator from the Seventh
Senatorial District, was born in New Bern, June 1903. Son of D. L.
and Carrie Louise (Schollenberger) Ward. Attended New Bern
Public School. University of North Carolina 1920-24, A.B.; Wake
Forest Law School 1924-26. Lawyer. County Solicitor 1925-30;
State Board Conservation and Development 1930-37. Member of
Elks, Junior Order. Representative in the General Assembly of
1935, 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Speaker of the House 1939, Secre-
tary State Democratic Committee 1936-1940; State Gasoline Legis-
lative Committee 1936; State Advisory Budget Commission 1937-
1938; State Division Purchase and Contract 1937-38; the Interstate
Commission on Crime 1940. Delegate to the National Democratic
Conventions 1936 and 1940. Episcopalian. Married Miss Leah Du-
val Jones, New Bern, N. C, December 10, 1932. Two sons. D. L.
Ward, Jr., born July 23, 1935 and John A. J. Ward, born December
9, 1944. Address: 95 East Front Street, New Bern, N. C.
LEE B. WEATHERS
(Twenty-seventh District — Counties: Cleveland, McDowell and
Rutherford. Two Senators.)
Lee B. Weathers, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-seventh
Senatorial District, was born in Shelby, N. C, September 15, 1886.
Son of A. P. and Octavia (Nolan) Weathers. Attended Shelby
Public schools and Shelby High School. B.A., Wake Forest College,
1908. Editor and Publisher Shelby Daily Star, Member North Caro-
lina Press and Southern Newspaper Publishers Associations; Presi-
dent North Carolina Press Association, 1928-1929. Prepared copy
for Cleveland County Centennial Edition of Shelby Daily Star in
1940 which embraced history of Cleveland County. Director First
National Bank and Vice President Cleveland Building and Loan
Association. Secretary-Treasurer N. C. Railroad Commission, one
year. Member State Board of Conservation and Development, 1943-
1944. Senator in the General Assembly of 1943. Mason. Baptist.
Married Mrs. Breta N. Clary, daughter of fromer State Senator
J. W. Noell of Roxboro. Children: Lt (jg) Henry L. Weathers,
Biographical Sketches 395
USNR on leave from Shelby Daily Star and Miss Pearl Weathers,
Signal Corps of War Department, Arlington, Va. Address: Shel-
by, N. C.
ROMULUS ALONZO WHITAKER
(Seventh District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones,
Lenoir and Onslow. Two Senators.)
Romulus Alonzo Whitaker, Democrat, Senator from the Seventh
Senatorial District, was born in Trenton, N. C, November 11, 1890.
Son of Romulus Alonzo and Martha Antionette (Bidgood) Whita-
ker. Attended Rhodes School, Trenton, N. C, until 1901; Kinston
Public School 1901-1906: A.B. Trinity College (Duke University)
1910; Oak Ridge Business Courses, 1912-1913; Trinity College (Duke
University, Law School, 1913-1915; Licensed to practice August,
1915. Lawyer and Farmer. Member American Bar Association;
North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar and
President Lenoir County Bar. Member International Association
Insurance Counsel. Member Kinston Chamber Commerce, President,
1929; Director Chamber Commerce and National Counsellor U. S.
Chamber Commerce since 1934. President General Alumni Associa-
tion, Duke University, 1943-1944; Director Farmers and Merchants
Bank, 1930; Director, Commercial National Bank, 1940-1941; Presi-
dent and Director Kinston Country Club. Judge City Recorder's
Court, 1919-1920; City Attorney, 1939-1941. Air Service World
War 1, November 1917-December 1918. Aviation Cadet. Kappa
Sigma Fraternity. Mason; Sudan Temple of Mystic Shrine; Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Joseph Dixon Rountree
Post, No. 43, American Legion. Methodist. Member Board of
Stewards since 1916; Chairman Finance Committee many terms.
Married Miss Clara Eoline Padrick, November 25, 1919. Two
children: Romulus Alonzo Whitaker, Jr. and Neva Bidgood Whita-
ker, Address : Kinston, N. C.
REPRESENTATIVES
OSCAR LEONARD RICHARDSON
SPEAKER
Oscar Leonard Richardson, Democrat, Representative from
Union County, was born February 25, 1896. Son of Pinckney V.
and Chloe J. (Lathan) Richardson. Graduate of Monroe High
School; graduate of Trinity College, Durham, N. C, A.B., 1921;
post graduate work at University of North Carolina. Trinity Col-
lege Law School, 1922-1924. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State
Bar and American Bar Associations. Clerk Superior Court of Union
County, 1925-1934. Veteran of World War I; Foreign service 1917-
1919; Member American Legion. Representative from Union Coun-
ty in General Assembly of 1939, 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Mar-
ried December 6, 1930 to Miss Sara Cowan, Two children: Sara
Louise and O. L. Richardson, Jr. Address: Waxhaw Road, Mon-
roe, N. C.
RAY VON ALEXANDER
Ray Von Alexander, Republican, Representative from Davie
County, was born in Wilkes County, February 19, 1892. Son of
Jesse Franklin and Lodemia (Caudill) Alexander. Attended high
school; took correspondence courses in textile manufacture, pen-
manship, labor management, production methods and civil service.
Sample man in textiles. Member Davie County Defense Bond
Committee; Patriotic Order Sons of America Defense Bond Com-
mittee and Davie County Draft Advisory Committee. Secretary
Patriotic Order Sons of America, 1923-1928, Camp No. 1; District
President, Davie, Forsyth, Surry Association, 1933-1937; President
Local Camp No. 56, 1938; Trustee since 1938. Attended nearly all
State and District Conventions of Patriotic Sons of America since
1928; served one year as conductor. Vice-Chairman in six War
Loan Drives and two War Fund Drives for Davie County. Member
Textile Workers Union since 1940; Secretary Local No. 251, 1941-
1943. Labor member Appeals Panel, War Manpower commission.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. Baptist. Sunday
School Superintendent, 1928; Secretary and Treasurer, 1933-1941;
President Men's Bible Class, 1941-1942; Secretary Building Fund
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Oscar L. Richardson
Speaker
Alexander of Davie
Allen of Wake
Allison of Jackson
Arthur of Onslow
Askew of Pamlico
Averitt of Cumberland
Barber of Chatham
Barker of Durham
Bell of Hyde
Bender of Jones
Bennett of Yancey
Blalock of Anson
Best of Cabarrus
Boswood of Currituck
Bridger of Bladen
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Committee for term 1940-1945; Chairman and Treasurer Baptist
Boy Scout Troop No. 33, 1941-1942. Married Miss Lessie Privette,
September 27, 1912. Four children: Opal, timekeeper for Erwin
Mill No. 3; Corporal Marcus B., United States Army Air Corps
since 1942; Maxine, bookkeeper, Ketner's, Inc.; Hazel, bookkeeper,
Graham Manufacturing Company. Address: Cooleemee, N. C.
JUNIUS LeROY ALLEN
Junius LeRoy Allen, Democrat, Representative from Wake Coun-
ty, was born in Wake County, January 10, 1894. Son of Junius
LeRoy and Rosa (Fowler) Allen. Attended Wake Forest High
School 1910; B.A., Wake Forest College 1915. Retail grocer. Mem-
ber Chamber of Commerce; National Association of Retail Grocers;
President North Carolina Food Dealers Association 1941; Execu-
tive Secretary North Carolina Food Dealers Association and Editor,
Carolina Food Dealer, 1942-1943; Executive Secretary Wake County
Food Dealers Association 1938-1945; Member Board of Directors,
North Carolina Merchants Association 1936-1941. Mason. Shriner.
Member Kiwanis Club, President, 1934; Member House of Repre-
sentatives 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Married Miss Ruth Couch
1922. Two sons. Address: 15 S. Dawson St., Raleigh, N. C.
DANIEL MOORE ALLISON
Daniel Moore Allison, Democrat, Representative from Jackson
County, was born in Webster, N. C, October 9, 1904. Son of Thomas
Bragg and Eugenia (Moore) Allison. Graduated from Webster
High School, 1921; Western Carolina Teachers College, 1921-1922;
University of North Carolina 1922-1923. Automobile Dealer;
Hardware and feed dealer; Gas and Oil Distributor. Clerk Su-
perior Court Jackson County, 1930-1938. Mason; member Dills-
boro Lodge No. 459. Member Sylva Rotary Club. Methodist;
Steward. Married Miss Emma Johnson, February 6, 1926. Four
children: Two girls and two boys. Address: Sylva, N. C.
WILLIAM J. ARTHUR
William J. Arthur, Democrat, Representative from Onslow
County, was born January 4, 1911. Son of J. A. and Annie V.
(Eudy) Arthur. Attended Charlotte High School; A.B, in Journal-
Biographical Sketches 399
ism, University North Carolina, 1933. Editor and Publisher, News
and Views. President Kiwanis Club, 1944; member of Business
Men's Club of Jacksonville, N. C; Lafayette Lodge No. 83, A. F.
& A. M.; B. P. O. Elks, 784. Representative in the General As-
sembly of 1943. Methodist. Sunday School Superintendent, 1942-
43. Address: Jacksonville, N. C.
EDWARD STEPHENSON ASKEW
Edward Stephenson Askew, Democrat, Representative from
Pamlico County, was born in Windsor, N. C, February 17, 1874.
Son of Richard Watson and Elizabeth (Webb) Askew. Attended
Windsor Academy, Norfolk Academy; Randolph-Macon College;
A.B., University North Carolina, 1899, cum laude. Attended Uni-
versity Law School and was licensed to practice law in 1907.
Farmer. Chairman, Bertie County Democratic Executive Committee
for twenty years; member North Carolina Fisheries Commission
and Board of Conservation and Development for fourteen years.
Trustee Greater University. Former Member State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committe. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1927.
Representative in 1943. Episcopalian. Married Miss Nellie Ashburn
Bond, July 15, 1909. Four sons in service and one daughter. Ad-
dress: Oriental, N. C.
FRANKLIN MURPHY AVERITT
Franklin Murphy Aveditt, Democrat, Representative form Cum-
berland County, was born in Fayetteville, N. C, December 12,
1911. Son of Herschell Strange and Cornelia Andrew (Culbreth)
Averitt. Attended Fayetteville High School, 1924-1928; A.B. Wake
Forest, 1932; Wake Forest Law School, 1934-1936. Lawyer. Mem-
ber Cumberland County Bar Association and North Carolina State
Bar. Mason, Phoenix Lodge, No. 8. Methodist; Steward, 1941-1943.
Married Miss Carolyn Wooten Council, February 1, 1936. Three
children: Cornelia Hern<;lon, Franklin Murphy, Jr. and Carolyn
Council Averitt. Address: Fayetteville, N. C.
WADE BARBER
Wade Barber, Democrat, Representative form Chatham County,
was born in Wilkes County, April 20, 1893. Son of Wade and Mary
A. (Hayes) Barber, Attended Pittsboro High School; Guilford Col-
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lege, A.B., 1914; Law School, University of North Carolina. Law-
yer. Representative in the General Assembly, 1925. State Senator,
1939 and 1943. Chatham County Prosecuting Attorney, 1928-1938.
Chairman, Democratic Executive Committee, Chatham County,
1933-1938. Mason, thirty-second degree; Shrine. Presbyterian. Mar-
ried Miss Agnes Ferrebee, June, 1923. Three children: Betty Scott,
Mary Hayes, Wade Barber, Jr. Address: Pittsboro, N. C.
OSCAR GARLAND BARKER
Oscar Garland Barker, Democrat, Representative from Durham
County, was born in Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, January
12, 1896. Son of Brinkley Dickerson and Martha (Johnson) Bar-
ker. Educated Durham City Schools and Trinity College, complet-
ing law course at Trinity in 1923. Lawyer, specializing in consul-
t£tion and civil practice. Member of North Carolina Bar Association
and Durham County Bar Association. Durham Lodge Masons, No.
352; Sudan Temple Mystic Shrine. Formerly newspaper Editor,
having served with editorial staffs of Durham Herald, Durham Sun
and Greensboro Record. Represented Durham County in North
Carolina General Assembly in 1935, 1937, special session of 1938
and 1943. Candidate for Congress in Sixth District in 1939 and 1941.
Held numerous important legislative committee assignments and
was Chairman Courts and Judicial Districts Committee in 1937.
Serving second term as member Board of Trustees of the North
Carolina College for Negroes, Durham, North Carolina. Baptist;
Teacher Men's Bible Class First Baptist Chui'ch, Durham, which
was named Barker Bible Class in 1941. Member Associate Board
of Deacons. Married Miss Sarah Mae Terry, February 28, 1923.
Address: Durham, N. C.
CLIFTON LINWOOD BELL
Clifton Linwood Bell, Democrat, Representative from Hyde Coun-
ty, was born in that County, February 2, 1891. Son of Eugene and
Delia S. (Swindell) Bell. Attended Hyde County Schools and Oak
Ridge Institute, 1909-1912; University of North Carolina, 1912. Li-
censed to practice law by N. C. Supreme Court, 1917. Lawyer. County
Attorney; Clerk Superior Court about eight years. Chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee about twenty years; Representative
from Hyde County in the General Assembly of 1921. Appeal Agent,
Biographical Sketches 401
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Selective Service Act. Served in World War I. 60th Brigade, 30th
Division, 119th Infantry, Company E. Twelve months over seas.
In battle of Ypres; BelliCourt and Azincourt. Member Athenian
Literary Society, Oak Ridge Institute. Mason; member Atlantic
Lodge, No. 294, Swan Quarter. Address: Swan Quarter, N. C.
ROBERT PHILEMON BENDER
Robert Philemon Bender, Democrat, Representative from Jones
County, was born in Jones County, near Pollocksville, January 1,
1888. Son of Bryan and Lucy H. (Tolson) Bender. Attended Pol-
locksville High School, 1911-1914; University of North Carolina
Law School, 1914-1915. Lawyer. Member Jones County Board of
Education, 1920-1926; Member Jones County Democratic Executive
Committee 1918 to the present time. City Attorney, town of Pol-
locksville, 1921-193L Permanent member Legal Advisory Board
for Jones County during World War I. Chairman Jones County
Young People's Democratic Clubs, 1928-1930. Secretary Jones Coun-
ty Bar Association since July 1933. Served as Vice-President Fifth
District Bar Association 1935-1937; and President Fifth District
Bar Association 1937-1938. Woodman of the World;, Clerk of Ever-
green Camp No. 184, Pollocksville, 1916-1933, inclusive. Member
State House of Representative from Jones County, 1929, 1931, 1933,
1935, 1939 and 1943. Presbyterian; Deacon 1917-1924; Elder since
1924; Superintendent Sunday School 1921-1934, inclusive. President
Jones County Sunday School Association, 1926 to the present time.
Married Miss Mary McGee Edwards, September 19, 1917 (deceased).
Married Miss Bonnie Mae Grimsley, February 14, 1943 (died Sep-
tember 21, 1937). Married Miss Nellie H. Piner of Morehead City,
November 30, 1939. Children: two sons, born of first marriage,
Captain Robert P. Bender, Jr., of U. S. Army Air Corps, age 26,
and Cpl. J. Virgil Bender of Army Quartermaster Corps, age 23.
Address: Pollocksville, N. C.
WILLIAM LEWIS BENNETT
William Lewis Bennett, Democi-at, Representative from Yancey
County, was born in Burnsville, N. C, December 25, 1883. Son of
A. J. and Julia (Bailey) Bennett. Attended public schools of Yancey
County; Yancey Collegiate Institute and Stanley McCormick, 1898-
1902; Lincoln Memorial University, 1907; Medical Department,
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1911. Physician. Member Yancey County, and North Carolina Medi-
cal Societies. Mason, Royal Arch, Knights Templar, Shriner. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1943. Baptist. Married Miss
Nellie Lucile Byrd, September 16, 1909. Six children: 3 boys and
three girls. Capt. Van B. Bennett in Med Corps South Pacific. T-4
Mark W. Bennett in the Engineering Dept. in France. Lt. Sam B.
Bennett Killed in action over Germany, May 28, 1944. Address:
Burnsville, N. C.
URIAH BENTON BLALOCK
Uriah Benton Blalock, Democrat, Representative from Anson
County, was born in Norwood, North Carolina, April 26, 1873. Son
of Merritt Edny and Hettie Rosana (Staton) Blalock. Attended
Norwood High School to 1890; Horner's Military School 1891; Trini-
ty College 1892-1894 — now Duke University. Farmer and Auto-
mobile, Tractor and Implement Dealer. Member of Hardware
Dealers Association of the Carolinas and at one time President.
Member of Automobile Dealers Association of the Carolinas and
served one term as President. Genei'al Manager of N. C. Cotton
Growers Co-operative Association from 1922 to 1934, and Vice-
President for three years and served as Public Director. President
of American Cotton Co-operative Association of New Orleans, two
years 1930 and 1931. President of Pee Dee Electric Membership
Corporation, Wadesboro. President of Anson County Farm Bureau
and a Director of the N. C. Farm Bureau Federation. Member of
the N. C. and of the American Forestry Association. Member of
Anson County Board of Education 1908-1912. Mayor of Wades-
boro 1918-1919 and Food Administrator for Anson County during
the World V/ar period. Representative in the North Carolina Gener-
al Assembly 1939, 1941 and 1943. Mason. Methodist. Married Miss
Monte Christian, Mt. Gilead, N. C, January 1906. On September
18, 1918, married Miss Bessie Dunlap, of Ansonville, N. C. Three
children: Mrs. Richard F. Roper, nee Monte Christian Blalock; U.
Benton Blalock, Jr.; David Dunlap Blalock. Both now serving in U.
S. Army in France. Address: Wadesboro, N. C.
EUGENE THOMPSON HOST, JR.
Eugene Thompson Bost, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Cabarrus County, was born in Cabarrus County, June 11, 1907.
Son of E. T. and Zula A. (Hinshaw) Bost. Attended Mount Pleas-
Biographical Sketches 403
ant Collegiate Institute; Duke University, School of Law 1930-
1933. Bachelor of Law. Lawyer. Member American Bar Associa-
tion; North Carolina Bar Association. Eepresentative in the Gener-
al Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Mason. Mar-
ried Miss Bernice Hahn, March 27, 1937. Address: Concord, N. C.
GIDEON C. BOSWOOD
Gideon C. Boswood, Democrat, Representative form Currituck
County, was born in Gregory, N. C, January 31, 1891. Son of John
H. and Ellen (Walker) Boswood. Attended the "Country" schools
in Currituck County, 1897 to 1905, and Atlantic Collegiate Institute,
Elizabeth City, N. C, September 1905 to May 1909. Farmer. Merch-
ant. Dealer in farm products and owner and operator of a cotten
gin until 1939. Fourth-class Postmaster from 1917 until 1938. Con-
nected with inspection service Department of Agriculture since 1939.
Member Currituck County School Board 1927 to 1938. Repre-
sentative from Currituck County in 1939, 1941, and 1943. Methodist.
Married Miss Josephine Etheridge Harrell, of Norfolk, Virginia,
October 1st, 1943. Address: Gregory, N. C.
JAMES ALBERT BRIDGER
James Albert Bridger, Democrat, Representative from Bladen
County, was born in Bladenboro, N. C, July 16, 1900. Son of Robert
L. and Emma (Stone) Bridger. Attended Bladenboro High School;
Horner Military School; Wake Forest College 1919-1921; LL.B.;
Columbia University, 1921; Massey's Business College, Richmond,
Virginia. Ford Dealer. Texaco Agency for Bladen and Columbus
Counties. Vice-President of Bladenboro Cotton Mills, Inc. and
Bridger Corporation. Farmer. Lawyer. Attorney for Bladenboro
Cotton Mills. Representative in the General Assembly of 1927, 1941
and 1943. Senator from the Tenth Senatorial District 1929. Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee, Bladen County, 1939 ; Member of
Democratic State Executive Committee; Mayor Bladenboro since
1922; Chairman School Board since 1932; Private U. S. Army Rear
Ranks, October 1 to December 11, 1918. Mason, Master, 1928;
Shriner; Woodmen of the World; Rotarian. Trustee N. C. State
College 1929 until consolidation; University Trustee. Baptist. Mar-
ried Miss Elise M. Bridger, 1929. Three children. Address : Bladen-
boro, N. C.
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DR. GEORGE W. BROWN
George W. Brown, Democrat, Representative from Hoke County,
was born at Brower's Mill, Randolph County, N. C, December 16,
1871, Son of W. D. and Mary Elizabeth (Guthrie) Brown. Attended
Public Schools and Shiloh Academy, 1892; Kentucky School of
Medicine, Diploma, 1898. Physician. Honorary member Hoke County
Medical Society and North Carolina Medical Society. Past President
Hoke County Medical Society. Member County Board of Education,
1915-1924, Chairman for the last four years. Coroner and County
Physician and Mayor of Raeford since 1939. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1943. Presbyterian. Married Miss Lola K.
Crump, May 5, 1905. Four children. Address: Raeford, N. C.
J. PERCY BROWN
J. Percy Brown, Democrat, Representative from Columbus Coun-
ty, was born in Tabor City, N. C, November 8, 1898. Son of C. W.
and Mary A. (Stephens) Brown. Attended Tabor City Graded
Schools, 1905-1916. Clerk and Treasurer Town of Tabor City.
Presbyterian. Married Miss Leona Groover, August 15, 1927. Ad-
dress: Tabor City, N. C.
JOHN PAT BUIE
John Pat Buie, Democrat, Representative from Robeson County,
was born in Red Springs, N. C, August 20, 1906. Son of Duncan
Patrick and Cathryne Jane (Humphrey) Buie. Attended Philadel-
phus High School, 1912-1923. Farmer. Chairman Board of Trustees,
Philadelphus High School eight years; Chairman Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, Philadelphus Township, twelve years. Represen-
tative from Robeson County, 1943. Presbyterian. Elder ten years.
Address: Red Springs, N. C.
SHERMAN EVERETT BURGESS
Sherman Everett Burgess, Democrat, Representative
from Camden County, was born in Old Trap, Cam-
den County, N. C, December 5, 1908. Son of Willie H. and Eva
Bell (Leary) Burgess. Attended Public Schools Camden County,
Brown of Hoke
Brown of Columbus
Buie of Robeson
Burgess of Camden
Burgin of Henderson
Burgiss of Alleghany
Burns of Person
Bynum of Cumberland
Caveness of Guilford
Chalk of Richmond
Clark of Halifax
Cohoon of Tyrrell
Cover of Cherokee
Craig of Buncombe
Crawford of Graham
Crissman of Guilford
Currie of Moore
Davis of Pitt
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1914-1925. A.B. Duke University, 1934. Taught in Public Schools
of Camden County, 1932-1942. Farmer. Member Elizabeth City
Kotary Club. Mason, Member Widow's Son Lodge No. 75, Cam-
den, N. C; Past Master 1942; District Deputy Grand Master;
New Bern Consistory No. 3; Sudan Temple A. A. O. N.
M. S. of New Bern ; Scottish Rite Service Award Medal Club. Mem-
ber War Price Administration Board, Camden County; Chairman
County Chapter American Red Cross since 1937; Chairman United
War Fund Drive for Camden County, 1943 and 1944. Methodist.
Sunday School teacher. Married Miss Lorraine Sawyer April 2, 1937.
Three children: Everett Duke, age 5; David Sawyer, age 4; and
Diane Burgess, age one. Address: Belcross, N. C.
LAWRENCE LEE BURGIN
Lawrence Lee Burgin, Democrat, Representative from Hender-
son County, was born in Henderson County, August 3, 1893. Son
of J. H. and Josephine Lee Burgin. Educated in the County Schools,
the Westminster School, and Davidson College. Farmer. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943. A.E.F.
Presbyterian. Elder. Married Miss Mary Osborne, September 3, 1919,
three children : Lawrence Lee Burgin, Jr., Joseph Osborne Burgin,
and Virginia Douglas Burgin. Address: Horse Shoe, N. C.
THOMAS ROY BURGISS
Thomas Roy Burgiss, Democrat, Representative from Alleghany
County, was born at Jennings, N. C, February 6, 1904. Son of
Thomas E. and Ella (Parks) Burgiss. Attended Elkin Schools;
Ph.G., University North Carolina, 1925. Druggist. Secretary and
Treasurer North Carolina Rexall Druggist, 1932-1942. Chairman,
Alleghany County Democratic Executive Committee, 1927-1929;
Mayor, Sparta, 1929-1931; Chairman, City School Committee, 1931-
1935; Chairman, Alleghany Board of Education, 1938-1942; Chair-
man, Alleghany County Rationing Board, 1942. Representative in
the General Assembly of 1943, 2nd Vice President of N. C. Pharma-
ceutical Association. Baptist. Deacon, 1930-1942. Married Miss
Lora Reeves, August 20, 1926. Children: Patsy Roy and Tommy
Address: Sparta, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 407
ROBERT PASCHAL BURNS
Robert Paschal Burns, Democrat, Representative from Person
County, was born in Pittsboro, N. C, May 19, 1899. Son of Augustus
Merrimon and Eva Matilda (Paschal) Burns. Attended Roxboro
Public Schools, 1906-1915; B.A., Wake Forest College 1919; LL.B.,
1920. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar Association and North
Carolina State Bar. Mayor, Roxboro 1927-1929; County Attorney,
Person County, 1921-1924 and 1930-1942; Chairman County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee 1923-1924; Member County Board of
Education 1925-1926. Member S.A.T.C, Wake Forest College, 1918.
County Attorney, Person County, 1921-1924 and 1930-1944. Member
House of Representatives 1941 and 1943. Baptist. Married Miss
Marjorie Dearing Lacy, August 27, 1932. Three children: Bobbie,
Paul and Norvel Edward. Address : Roxboro, N. C.
THOMAS CLIFFORD BYNUM
Thomas Clifford Bynum, Democrat, Representative from Cum-
berland County, was born in Vass, Moore County, N. C, October
7, 1885. Son of John Thomas and Mary Alice (Bailey) Bynum.
Attended private school of Dr. E. W. Snead, 1897-1900. Short
courses in Fertilizer and Agriculture at A and E College, 1921,
1922, and 1923. Farmer. Worked with Swift and Company, Chicago
packers, 1907-1912; Morris and Co., St Louis packers, 1912-1919;
"Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, 1919-1931; East Coast
Fertilizer Co., Wilmington, N. C, 1931-1938. Mason, member Le-
banon Lodge No. 391. Methodist; Steward; District layman; teach-
er adult classes for past ten years. Married Miss Marjorie Autley,
of Orangeburg, S. C, 1919. Address: Hope Mills, N. C. RED No. 1.
SHELLEY B. CAVENESS
Shelley B. Caveness, Democrat, Representative from Guilford
County, was born in Randolph County, August 9, 1901. Son of L F.
and Mary Anne (Bray) Caveness. Attended Greensboro High
School 1916-1920; University of North Carolina 1924. Lawyer.
Member Greensboro and North Carolina Bar Associations; Kiwanis
Club; Judge pro tern Greensboro Municipal Court 1929-1931; Judge
Civil Division Greensboro Municipal Court 1931-33. Lambda Chi
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Alpha College Fraternity; Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks; Exalted Ruler Elks, 1931-32, District Deputy 1932-33; Ma-
son; Shriner. Major North Carolina State Guard. Member House of
Representatives 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Married Miss Elizabeth
Albright, September 27, 1929. Address: Greensboro, N. C.
JOHN DELBER CHALK
John Delber Chalk, Democrat, Representative from Richmond
County, v^^as born in Lutherville, Md. Son of John D. and Junetta
(Cockey) Chalk. Attended Baltimore County Schools, 1890-1901;
Bryant and Stratton Business College, Baltimore, Md. Banker,
Realtor and Farmer. Commissioner of Game and Inland Fisheries,
1934-1941. President International Association of Game and Fish
Commissioners, 1940; President Richmond Insurance and Realty
Company since 1924. Author of conservation articles for magazines
and newspaper. Methodist. Married Miss Bessie May Watson,
November 10, 1915. One son, John D. Chalk, Jr., Lt in Army. Ad-
dress: Rockingham, N. C.
IRWIN CLARK
Irw^in Clark, Democrat, Representative from Halifax County,
was born in Hamilton, N. C, November 12, 1891. Son of Dr. Henry
Irwin and Aleathia (Barrow) Clark. Attended Scotland Neck High
School, 1907; N. C. State, 1909-1910. Studied law under Judge Geo.
P. Pell. Lawyer. Member Halifax County Bar Association. Lieuten-
ant United States Naval Reserve, 1917-1921. Mason; Past Master
Scotland Neck Lodge. Past Commander Roanoke Post Number 34,
American Legion; Member State Executive Committee, 1925-1927;
State Vice Commander, 1928. Episcopalian; Vestrayman, 1943.
Marred Miss Mary Jane Carroll, June 15, 1932. Address: Scotland
Neck, N. C.
C. EARL COHOON
C. Earl Cohoon, Democrat, Representative from Tyrrell County,
was born in Columbia, N. C, October 4, 1899. Son of Andrew Jack-
son and Lillian Deleval (Calhoun) Cohoon. Attended Elizabeth
City High School 1913-1917; Porter Military Academy, Charleston,
S. C, 1918-1920; Eastman-Gaines Business College, Poughkeepsie,
Biographical Sketches 409
N. Y., 1920-1921. Jobber of Petroleum Products; Deputy Sheriff,
Tyrrell County, 1922-1926; Member Board of Aldermen, Columbia,
N. C, 1926-1930; Member Board of Education, Tyrrell County, 1936-
1938; Chairman 1938-1940; President Men's Club, Columbia, N. C,
1939-1940; Vice President Southern Albemarle Association 1935-
1942; Mason; Thirty-second Degree; Blue Lodge — Perseverance No.
59, Plymouth, N. C; Consistory No. 3, New Bern, N. C; Shrine;
Sudan Temple, New Bern, N. C. Member House of Representatives
1941 and 1943. Episcopalian; Vestryman 1921-1942; Church Treas-
urer 1921-1924; Junior Warden 1924-1942. Married Miss Blanche M.
Walker, December 18, 1921. Two children: Sara Ann, born De-
cember 3, 1930, and Lillian Gail Cohoon, born September 1, 1939.
Address: Columbia, N. C.
LILLIAN MAYFIELD COVER
Lillian Mayfield Cover, Democrat, Representative from Cherokee
County, was born in Murphy, N. C, October 8, 1890. Daughter of
A. M. and Ella (Mayfield) Brittain. Attended Schools of Murphy;
graduated from high school, 1906; graduated from Davenport
College, 1908. Home maker and farmer. Delegate National Con-
vention, 1924; Member State Executive Committee; Vice Chairman
Democratic County Committee. Member Cullowhee School Board,
1925-1937; Member County Board of Education, 1932-1942. Dis-
trict President United Daughters of the Confederacy; President
Cherokee County Chapter; member Daughters of the American
Revolution. President Woman's Club. Representative from Chero-
kee County in the General Assembly of 1943. Methodist. Organist
for Lutheran Church. Married Giles William Cover, 1908. Three
children: G. W., Jr., Jane Mayfield, and Eleanor Cover. Address:
Andrews, N. C.
GEORGE WINSTON CRAIG
George Winston Craig, Democrat, Representative from Buncombe
County, was born in that county June 18, 1894. Son of Locke and
Annie (Burgin) Craig. Attended public and private schools of
Asheville and Webb School, Bellbuckle, Tennessee, 1911; Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 1912-1916; Wake Forest Law School, 1916.
Lawyer. First Lieutenant United States Army, Tank Corps, 1917-
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1919. Member Board of Education, 1925. Referee in Bankruptcy.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1935, 1937 and 1943.
Married Miss Kathryne Taylor, June 8, 1921. Children Kathryne
Taylor Craig, and Mary Locke Craig. Addi-ess: Asheville, N. C.
DR. JAMES HUAL CRAWFORD
James Hual Crawford, Democrat, representative from Graham
County, was born in Clay County, June 27, 1866. Son of James W.
and Eugenia (Poteet) Crawford. Attended preparatory schools
1870 to 1882; M.D., University of Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1894.
Doctor. Coroner Cherokee County, 1910. Representative from Gra-
ham County in the special session of the General Assembly, 1938
and Regular session 1939. Mason; Blue Lodge; Shriner; Odd Fel-
lows. Baptist. Married Miss Hattie Long March 9, 1888. Five chil-
dren, three sons and two daughters. Address: Robbinsville, N. C.
WALTER EDGAR CRISSMAN
Walter Edgar Crissman, Democrat, Representative from Guil-
ford County, was born in Surry County, N. C, December 11, 1902.
Son of Charles E. and Ollie (Huff) Crissman. Attended High Point
High School and graduated in 1922. A.B. University North Caro-
lina, 1926; University Law School. Lawyer. Member N. C. State
Bar and High Point Bar Association. Vice-chairman Democratic
Executive Committee of Guilford County, 1933-1942;; Chairman
High Point Democratic Executive Committee, 1933-1942. Junior
Order United American Mechanics; Trustee of State Enrollment
Fund and Trustee of Orphan's Home. Baptist; Superintendent
Sunday School since 1938. Married Miss Wilma Planzer, April 6,
1935. Address: High Point, N. C.
WILBUR HOKE CURRIE
Wilbur Hoke Currie, Democrat, Representative from Moore Coun-
ty, was born in Carthage, N. C, October 6, 1896. Son of John
Lauchlin and Mary Belle (Mclver) Currie. Attended Carthage
Schools; High School, 1914; University of North Carolina, 1915-
1916. Manager J. L. Cui-rie Co.; President and Treasurer Currie
Mills, Commissioner Town of Carthage, 1922-1926; Mayor, 1926-
Biographical Sketches 411
1930; Chairman Moore County Board of Commissioners, 1930-1942.
Joined Naval Reserves, 1918, not called. Member Phi Kappa Phi;
Mason, Shriner. Presbyterian. Elder; Sunday School Superinten-
dent for twenty-two years. Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial
District in General Assembly of 1943. Married Miss Elizabeth
Woltz, 1926, deceased August 25th, 1943. Five children: Mary
Elizabeth, Katherine Mclver, Ann Woltz, Ruth Douglas and John
Lauchlin. Address: Carthage, N. C.
GEORGE W. DAVIS
George W. Davis, Democrat, Representative from Pitt County,
was born in Hawthorne, Florida, August 4, 1897. Son of George
Washington and Mary I (Weathersby) Davis. Finished public
schools of Florida in 1915. Farmer. Member Chamber Commerce;
Member Pitt County Farm Bureau; Past President Rotary Club
of Farmville; President Farmville Country Club, 1937-1942. Com-
missioner Town of Farmville, Chairman Board, 1933-1937; Mayor,
1937-1945. Member Selectve Service Draft Board No. 1 of Pitt
County; Chairman Civilian Defense since 1941; Chairman Fifth
and Sixth War Bond Drive for Farmville Township. Chairman
Farmvlle Democratic Party. Member Board of Directors of the
Bank of Farmville since 1937. Manager and buyer dry goods de-
partment of R. L. Davis & Bros., General Merchants, 1918-1938.
Mason; Master Lodge No. 517, 1928-1929; Councilor, J.O.U.A.M.,
1931-1932. Baptist. Deacon since 1923; Sunday School Superin-
tendent since 1925; Teacher Young People's Class for twenty-five
years; Trustee since 1941; B. T. U. Director, 1944. Married Miss
Lila E. Lee, February 23, 1927. Three children: Harry Lee, age
17; Cedric, age 14, and Gerald, age 9. Address: Farmville, N. C.
HAYDEN AUGUSTUS DEAL
Hayden Augustus Deal, Republican, Representative from Alexan-
der County, was born in that county November 15, 1904. Son of
David Pinkney and Martha Ellen (Frye) Deal. Attended School for
Church Workers Lenoir Rhyne College, 1930 and 1934. Attended
three sessions of Farm Preparatory School. Farmer. Member Farm-
ers Cooperative Purchasing Association. Lutheran. Church Treas-
urer, 1920-1934; Deacon since 1934; Director Church music since
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1925. Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. Married
Miss Vida Eva Deal, December 25, 1923. Children: Mabel, Thelma,
David, and Samuel Deal. Address: Taylorsville, R.F.D. 1.
DAVID P. DELLINGER
David P. Delling-er, Democrat, Representative from Gaston Coun-
ty, was born in same county. Son of John C. and Barbara (Glenn)
Dellinger, a relative of the late Governor Robert B. Glenn. Attend-
ed Sylvanus Erwin Normal Institute, Waco, 1893-1896, after at-
tending the public schools. Graduated from Rutherford College
(Old), A.B. degree, 1897-99. Attended University of North Caro-
lina Law School, 1900. Licensed by the Supreme Court, September
1900. Lawyer. Delivered Alumni Address, Rutherford College, com-
mencement 1912 and again in 1926. Mayor of Cherryville 1901-02,
and 1933-35. City Attorney 1900-1935. Clerk to Committee on Fi-
nance 1909. Member House of Representatives, regular and extra
sessions 1912-13. Reading Clerk House of Representatives 1915,
1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1927. Member House of Representatives
1925, 1937, and 1943. Chairman Committee on Insurance 1925. Chair-
man Committee on Propositions and Grievances 1937. Masonic
Lodge life member; Royal Arch Mason; Knights Templar; Oasis
Temple Shrine; Past Chancellor Commander Knights of Pythias;
D.O.K.K.; Junior Order United American Mechanics; Improved Or-
der of Red Men; Member all Scottish Rite Bodies, 32nd degree,
K.C.C.H. Served Cherryville Masonic Lodge over 22 years and
.now serving as Master; Past District Deputy Grand Master 28th
District. Past Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ari-
zona, 12 years. Baptist. Baptist Sunday School Superintendent 20
years. Organizer and Clerk Gaston County Baptist Association of
45 churches and 17,000 members; Clerk of Association 19 years,
Executive Vice President Rhyne-Houser Manufacturing Company
Local Counsel Seaboard Air Line Railway since 1913. Married Miss
Grace Abernethy of Rutherford College in 1903. One child, Mrs.
Howard Hamrick of New Orleans, La. One grandchild. Address:
Cherryville, N. C.
HENRY CORNELIUS DOBSON
Henry Cornelius Dodson, Democrat, Representative from Surry
County, was born in Rockford, N. C, March 12, 1897. Son of John
Deal of Alexander
Bellinger of Gaston
Dobson of Surry
Edwards of Greene
Edwards of Swain
Eggers of Watauga
Evans of Hertford
Fields of Avery
Fisher of Transylvania
{
Fountain of Edgecombe
Gantt of Durham
Gass of Forsyth
Gibbs of Carteret
Gobble of Forsyth
Goodman of Mecklenburg
Graham of Robeson
Griffin of Martin
Grimes of Beaufort
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Hamlin and Alice Price (Cornelius) Dobson. Attended common
schools of Surry County and Winston-Salem High School. Manu-
facturer. Seaman Signalman United States Navy, 1917-1918. Mem-
ber American Legion. Representative in the General Assembly of
1935, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Married Miss Octavia Ray
Blake September 18, 1928. Two children: Anna Katharine and Alice
Blake Dobson. Address: Elkin, N. C.
ALONZO CLAY EDWARDS
Alonzo Clay Edwards, Democrat, Representative from Greene
County, was bom at Hookerton, N. C, September 29, 1904. Son
of Dr. G. C. and Catherine (Herman) Edwards. Attended schools
of Hookerton 1910-1921; Trinity College (now Duke University)
1921-1924. Farmer. Member Greene County Agricultural Adjust-
ment Administration Committee 1935-1940; Chairman 1938-1940;
Representative Greenville Production Credit Association 1936-1940;
North Carolina Farm Bureau State Membership Chairman 1942-1944
and Member of State Executive Committee 1937-1944; Representa-
tive from North Carolina to the National Farm Bureau Convention
1938. Director Peanut Growers Co-operative 1942-1945; Director
Coastal Plain Soil Conservation District 1942-1945; Commissioner
Town of Hookerton 1931-1940; Chairman United War Fund for
Greene County 1943-1944; Mason, Jerusalem Lodge No. 95, A. F.
& A. M.; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons; Sudan Temple,
A. A. O. N. M. Shrine; Junior Order United American Mechanics;
Trustee Jr. O. U. A. M. Children's Home, Lexington, N. C, 1941-
1944; State Councilor 1944-1945; B. P. O. of Elks; Lambda Chi Al-
pha; State Board of Education, 1943-1944; Representative in the
General Assembly of 1941 and 1943. Methodist; Steward 1928-
1945, Charge Lay Leader Hookerton Circuit 1935-1945; Sunday
School Superintendent 1942-1945. Married Miss Bettie Hardy Tay-
lor, February 20, 1935. One child, Alonzo Clay Edwards, Jr. Ad-
dress: Hookerton, N. C.
McKINLEY EDWARDS
McKinley Edwards, Democrat, Representative from Swain Coun-
ty, was born in Madison County, March 27, 1895. Son of W. M. and
Annie (Morgan) Edwards. Attended Mars Hill High School 1907-
1912; Mars Hill College 1912-1916; Wake Forest College 1916-1920;
Biographical Sketches 415
LL.B., 1920. Lawyer. Councillor North Carolina State Bar for
Twentieth Judicial District 1936-1938. Judge, Swain County Re-
corder's Court, 1928-1932; Member Board of Aldermen, Bryson
Cty, 1932-1936; Chairman. County Attorney 1924-1928; Attorney
town of Bryson City since 1936. Chairman Swain County Civilian
Defense Council. Corporal U. S. Marine Corps, World War I. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1941-1943. Baptist; Deacon
since 1920, chairman for twelve years; Church clerk; Member Bap-
tist State Board since 1939; President Bryson City Baptist Brother-
hood since 1937; Teacher Men's Bible Class Bryson City Baptist
Church since 1937. Moderator Tennessee River Baptist Association,
1940-1944. Married Miss Annie Mae Angel, May 10, 1918. Children:
Herman Vance, Helen Laura, Annie Marie and Francis Louise. Ad-
dress: Bryson City, N. C.
STACY CLYDE EGGERS, SR.
Stacy Clyde Eggers, Sr., Republican, Representative from Wa-
tauga County, was born in Forest Grove, N. C, April 17, 1890.
Son of Ensley R. and Lucinda M. (Johnson) Eggers. Attended
Watauga County Public Schools, 1897-1908; Cove Creek High School,
1909; Appalachian Training School, 1909-1912. Farmer and Real
estate Broker. Taught in Public Schools of Watauga County, 1911
and 1912. Member Boone Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Board
of County Commissioners, 1924-1926; Bookkeeper, Sheriff's office,
four years; County Tax Assessor; United States Commissioner.
Merchant. President and Secretary-Treasurer, Sugar Grove Na-
tional Farm Loan Association; Chairman Board of Directors, Moun-
tain Burley Tobacco Warehouse; Member Board of Directors,
Wilkesboro National Farm Loan Association; Secretary-Treasurer,
Boone Tobacco Board of Trade; Member Board of Directors Wa-
tauga Fair Association. Mason, Thirty-second degree. Baptist.
Sunday School teacher for the past twenty-five years; Moderator
Three Forks Association 1940-1944; Member General Board Bap-
tist State Convention, since 1942. Married Miss Nora South, De-
cember 3, 1913. Four children: First Lieutenant E. Morris Eggers,
Air Corps; Christine Eggers, Army Supply Depot, Aberdeen, Mary-
land; Corporal Stacy C. Eggers, Jr., Air Corps (somewhere in In-
dia); Margaret Eggers, student at Mars Hill College. Address:
Boone, N. C.
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MERRILL EVANS
Merrill Evans, Democrat, Representative Hertford County, was
born at Grandy, N. C, Currituck County, February 26, 1904. Son
of Jesse Jarvis and Sirley (Woodhouse) Evans. Attended Elemen-
tary School, Grandy, Currituck County, 1910-1917; Poplar Branch
High School, 1917-1921; B.A. Degree William and Mary College,
Williamsburg, Va., 1925. State Senator, First District, 1941-1943.
Chairman, Board of Trustees Chowan College. Rotarian. Dealer in
Fertilizers. Operator Motor Trucks. Baptist. Member Board of
Deacons, Ahoskie Baptist Church. Married Miss Margaret Irene
Smith of Fayette, Mississippi, January 18, 1930. Children: Andre
Evans, age twelve years; Mei-rill Jarvis Evans, age seven. Ad-
dress: Ahoskie, N. C.
WILLARD RAYMON FIELDS
Willard Raymon Fields, Republican, Representative from Avery
County, was born in Shell Creek, Tenn., June 3, 1899. Son of Jason
A. and Nancy Lucintha (Winters) Fields. Attended Elk Park, N.
C. and Johnson City, Tenn., High Schools and graduated in 1918;
also State Teachers College, Johnson City, Tenn., Catawba
College, Salisbury, N. C; Appalachian State Teachers
College, Boone, N. C, 1938; post graduate work University of
North Carolina, 1942. Avery County Accountant. Teacher in pub-
lic schools of this State for twenty-three years. Mason, Cranberry
Lodge, No. 598 A. F. & A. M.; Senior Warden; R. D. Keller Chap-
ter No. 214, Royal Arch Masons; Holston Council No. 101, Royal
and Select Masters; Past Patron Order of Eastern Star; Junior
Order United American Mechanics. Latter Day Saints. Married
Miss Minnie F. Estes, 1920. Four children: Mrs. Beatrice Fields
Greer, Williard R., Jr., killed in action in North Africa, September
5, 1942, Tellis J., now in the army, and Carrol Faye. Address: Elk
Park, N. C.
RALPH RUDOLPH FISHER
Ralph Rudolph Fisher, Republican, Representative from Transyl-
vania County, was born in Greenville, S. C, February 3, 1892. Son
of Dr. W. C. and Rhoda Emma (Walker) Fisher. Attended Col-
umbus Institute, 1903-1904; Furman Fitting School, Greenville,
Biographical Sketches 417
S. C, 1909-1910; Mars Hill College, 1910-1914; Wake Forest Col-
lege, 1917. Lawyer. Practiced law 1917-1935. Business man and
farmer. Superintendent Transylvania Pipe Company of Brevard,
affiliate of Kaywoodie Company, New York; engaged in stock rais-
ing- and farming. President Brevard Chamber Commerce, 1941;
Vice President Lion's Club, Brevard, 1944-1945. Sei-ved in World
War I, 1917-1919. Commander Munroe Wilson Post 88, American
Legion, 1940-1941; District Commander 19th District N. C. Depart-
ment, 1942-1945; Delegate to National Convention at Omaha, Neb.,
1943. Noble Grande in Odd Fellows; Council Commander, Wood-
men of the World. Chairman Republican County Executive Com-
mittee; Delegate to Republican National Convention at Philadelphia,
1940. Member First Baptist Church, Brevard. Married Miss Thel-
ma Richardson, of Marion, Va., Jan. 31, 1923. Address: Brevard,
N. C.
BENJAMIN EAGLES FOUNTAIN
Benjamin Eagles Fountain, Democrat, Representative from Edge-
combe County, was born in that county, January 17, 1897. Son of
Almon L. and Louisa (Eagles) Fountain. Attended Edgecombe
County Schools and Tarboro High School; John Graham Prepara-
tory School, Warrenton, 1915-1917; University North Carolina, 1917-
1918; Law School, 1921-1923. Lawyer. Member Rocky Mount and
N. C. Bar Associations. Member Board of Trustees, Rocky Mount
City Schools, since 1934; Government Appeal Agent, Local Draft
Board No. 2, Edgecombe County, 1940-1942. Served in U. S. Navy,
1918; member American Legion; Commander Coleman Pitt Post,
1927-1928. Presbyterian. Deacon since 1937, chairman Board of
Deacons 1941-1942. Representative in the General Assembly of
1943. Married Miss Emmie Jane Green, June 14, 1928. Children:
Benjamin Eagles, Jr., Arthur Green and Jane Bryson. Address:
Rocky Mount, N. C.
ROBERT MELVIN GANTT, SR.
Robert Melvin Gantt, Sr., Democrat, Representative from Dur-
ham County, was born in Belwood, Cleveland County, N. C, Febru^
ary 10, 1886. Son of Melvin Puckett and Georgianna (Jones)
Gantt. Attended Belwood Institute, Cleveland County, from school
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age until entering college in 1904. A.B. Trinity College (now Duke
University) June 1909; Law School 1910-1912. Lawyer. Member
Durham County Bar Association, President, 1935-1936; Member
North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina State Bar.
Formerly member American Bar Association. State Director Na-
tional Emergency Council, 1935-1937. Member State Guard, 1907-
1909. Junior Order United American Mechanics, Councillor for
State, 1925-1926. Methodist. Married Miss Kathryn Claywell, De-
cember 16, 1914. Three children: Mrs. J. Carl Clamp, Robert Mel-
vin Gantt, Jr., and Samuel Fox Gantt. Address: 1007 Gloria Ave-
nue, Durham, N. C.
MARSHALL REX GASS
Marshall Rex Gass, Democrat, Representative from Forsyth
County, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, December 8, 1879. Son
of William and Rebecca Adeline (Fox) Gass. Received his educa-
tion at Knoxville, Tennessee. Tobacconist. Past Member and Di-
rector of the Chamber of Commerce; Past President of the Virginia-
North Carolina Warehousemen's Association. Vice President Win-
ston-Salem Tobacco Board of Trade, 1931. Representative in the
General Assembly 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Methodist. Married
Miss Bessie Mae Lloyd, December 24, 1912. Two children: Rex,
Jr., and Ralph. Address: Winston-Salem, N. C.
HENRY SYLVESTER GIBBS
Henry Sylvester Gibbs, Democrat, Representative from Carteret
County was born in New Bern, N. C, April 28, 1895. Son of Henry
Len and Olier Thatch (Farrow) Gibbs. Attended Warrenton High
School 1911-1914; University of North Carolina 1914-1915. Real
Estate Dealer and Insurance. Mayor of Morehead City 1933-1939;
Chairman Carteret County ABC Board 1939-1940; Member More-
head City Port Commission 1939-1942. Yeoman, U. S. NRF., Fifth
Naval District 1917-1919. President North Carolina Committee on
Coastal Defense 1940; President, Morehead City Rotary Club 1940;
President, Morehead City Community Assistance (Welfare) 1940.
Member House of Representatives 1941 and 1943. Episcopalian.
Married Miss Lucille Leary, December 20, 1917. Two children: H.
S. Gibbs, Jr., born January 9, 1919, and Eric Gregg Gibbs, bom
November 18, 1921. Address: Morehead City, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 419
FLEETUS LEE GOBBLE
Fleetus Lee Gobble, Democrat, Representative from Forsyth Coun-
ty, was born in Davidson County, N. C, January 1, 1891. Son of
John H. and Frances (Foster) Gobble. Attended Public Schools
Davidson County 1897-1910. Entered Atlanta Barber College Janu-
ary 2, 1911 and completed course. Barber. Barber and Beauty
School Operator. Member Associated Master Barbers of America;
President State Association Master Barbers 1934-1935. Member
Educational and Legislative Committee since 1935. Member Wil-
son Democratic Club. Member House of Representatives 1941 and
1943. Methodist. Treasurer 1926-1928; President Men's Bible Class
1925-1926; Board of Stewards 1925-1932. Married Miss Blanche
Evans. Three children: Juanita, Dr. Fleetus L., Jr., and James F.
Address: Route 4, Winston-Salem, N. C.
ARTHUR GOODMAN
Arthur Goodman, Democrat, Representative from Mecklenburg
County, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, March 12, 1897. Son of
Solomon and Sophia (Steel) Goodman. Attended Grammar and High
School, Portsmouth, Va., until 1916; private business college, Nor-
folk, Va., 1916; Duke Law School, 1930-1932. Lawyer. Member
American Bar Association; N. C. Bar Association; Mecklenburg
County Bar Association. Life Member Mecklenburg County Humane
Society, President, 1938-1944. Member Piedmont Kennel Club;
President, 1941. Member Executive Board, Mecklenburg County
Boy Scout Council. President N. C. Association of Jewish Men,
1935-1939. Sailor U. S. Navy, 1917, 1918. Gamma Eta Gamma
Legal Fraternity. Phalanx Masonic Lodge; Oasis Shi-ine; B'nai
B'rith; Forty and Eight, American Legion; Adjutant Hornet Nest
Post No. 9,; 1938 War Dads; Life member Disabled American Veter-
ans, N. C. State Commander, 1941 ; Commander Queen City Chapter
No. 10, 1939. Synagogue. Secretary Hebrew United Brotherhood,
1934-1939; President, 1939-1940; Member Executive Board, Temple
Beth El, Charlotte, 1942-1943. Married Miss Katherine Cohen,
Buffalo, N. Y., July 8, 1924. Two children: Elizabeth, student at
NCCW; Arthur, Jr., U. S. Navy. Address: Route 2, Providence
Read, Charlotte, N. C.
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IPPIE P. GRAHAM
Ippie P. Graham, Democrat, Representative from Robeson Coun-
ty, was born in Proctorville, N. C, 1890. Son of Charles William and
Mary (Hedgpeth) Graham. Attended Stinson Institute, 1906-1910;
King's Business College, 1911-1912. Recorder Fairmont District
Court. Farmer. Proprietor of cotton gin. Member Rotary Club.
Mayor town of Proctorville. World War, 1917-1919. Mason, past
and present Master. Cashier Bank of Proctorville, 1913-1917; 1920-
1922. Representative in the General Assembly of 1939 and 1943.
Baptist. Sunday School Superintendent Proctorville Baptist Church.
Married Miss Athesa Powell, October 1920. Three children: Paul,
Hal, and Stennette. Address: Proctorville, N. C.
CLARENCE WALTON GRIFFIN
Clarence Walton Griffin, Democrat, Representative from Martin
County, was born in Williamston, N. C, April 11, 1912. Son of Wil-
liam Jesse and Mary Eliza (Roberson) Griffin. Attended Griffin's
School 1919-1927; Farm Life School 1927-1930; Williamston High
School 1930; Washington Collegiate Institute 1931. A.B., University
of North Carolina 1935; LL.B. 1937. Lawyer. Speaker Philanthropic
Literary Society, University of North Carolina 1935, Winner Robert
W, Bingham Debating Medal at the University 1934, and of the Mary
D. Wright Memorial Debating Medal in 1933. Member Lions Club,
Williamston. General law practice since 1938 in Williamston, N. C.
Member House of Representatives 1941 and 1943. Address: Wil-
liamston, N. C.
BRYAN GRIMES
Bryan Grimes, Democrat, Representative from Beaufort County,
was born in Washington, D. C, July 24, 1905. Son of Junius Daniel
and Ida Catherine (Wharton) Grimes. Attended Episcopal High
School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1921-1924. A.B., University North
Carolina, 1929; University Law School, 1927; Wake Forest College
Law School, 1933-34. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciation, North Carolina State Bar and Beaufort County Bar Asso-
ciation. Zeta Psi Fraternity. Episcopalian. Vestryman. Represen-
tative in the General Assembly of 1943. Married Miss Bobby Mus-
grave, February 5, 1938. Two children: Bryan, Jr., and William
Demsie Grimes. Address: Washington, N. C.
Gunn of Caswell
Hardison of Craven
Harris of Northampton
Hart of Ashe
Hatch of Wake
Herbert of Clay
Honeycutt of Sampson
Horn of Cleveland
Horner of Lee
Houser of Lincoln
Hutchins of Madison
Hutton of Guilford
James of Pasquotank
Kearney of Franklin
Kerr of Warren
Jrand of New Hanover
Loftin of Buncombe
Long of Yadkin
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JOHNNIE OLIVER GUNN
Johnnie Oliver Gunn, Democrat, Representative from Caswell
County, was born in that County, December 27, 1892, Son of Rich-
ard Griffin and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn. Attended Public
Schools of Caswell County. Farmer. Automobile, Tractor and
Farm Equipment Dealer. Member North Carolina Automobile Deal-
er's Association, Secretary, July 1943-July 1944. Charter member
Yanceyville Rotary Club, President July 1943-July 1944. Elected
"First Citizen" of Yanceyville for 1944 by the Rotary Club. Vice-
President and Director of the Bank of Yanceyville since 1943.
Treasurer Caswell County, 1936-1940; Chairman Sanitary District
Commissioners, 1942-1944; Member Department of Welfare since
1942; Chairman County Democratic Executive Committee, two
years. Chairman County USO and United War Fund three years;
Community Service Member County War Price and Ration Board.
Secretary and Director Caswell Development Company, five years.
Chairman District Boy Scouts, Yanceyville, N. C. Mason; Caswell
Brotherhood Lodge, No. 11; Master, 1922-1923-1925; Secretary,
1926; Councilor Bartlett Yancey Council No. 322 J.O.U.A.M., 1941;
Recording Secretary, 1943-1944. Methodist. Superintendent Church
School, sixteen years; Chairman Board of Stewards, nine years;
District Steward, eight years; Member commission Town and Coun-
ty Work, N. C. Methodist Conference, 1944. Married Miss Annie W.
Newman, June 3, 1930. Two children: Ann Newman, age 8 and
Johnnie Oliver Gunn, Jr., age 5. Address: Yanceyville, N. C.
BURL GARLAND HARBISON
Burl Garland Hardison, Democrat, Representative from Craven
County, was born in that County, November 14, 1901. Son of L. H.
and Debbie (Herring) Hardison. Attended Craven County Schools.
Farmer and merchant. Member Craven County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, 1928-1938. State Gasoline Inspector, 1937-1943.
Mason. Member Christian Church; Deacon. Married Miss Lillie
Franks Hardison, January 22, 1922. Two children: Burl D., age 20
and Fannie Louise Hardison Duncan, age eighteen. Address: New
Bern, N. C, Route 2.
Biographical Sketches 423
HENRY RUSSELL HARRIS
Henry Russell Harris, Democrat, Representative from Northamp-
ton County, N. C, was born and reared in Northampton County.
Son of William Exum and Sarah (Boyce) Harris. Attended Jack-
son School for boys and Seaboard Institute; B.A. Wake Forest Col-
lege. Banker and Farmer. Mason. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1941 and 1943. Baptist. Married Miss Clara M. Ste-
phenson. Two children: Henry Russell Harris, Jr., Washington,
D. C, now in the Armed Forces and Miss M. Elizabeth Harris. Ad-
dress: Seaboard, N. C.
MARVIN DONLEY HART
Marvin Donley Hart, Republican, Representative from Ashe Coun-
ty, was born in that County, May 29, 1907. Son of Wells William
and Minnie (Graham) Hart. Attended Graham Junior High School,
1923. Pastor and farmer. Baptist. Married Miss Norie Gladys Sulli-
van, September 25, 1925. Five children: Ruby Eugen, Paul, Goro-
land L., Junior and Bannah Carroll Hart. Address: Tuckerdale,
N. C.
WILLIAM THOMAS HATCH
William Thomas Hatch, Democrat, Representative from Wake
County, was born at Millbrook, N. C, April 1, 1905. Son of Na-
thaniel Ward Hatch and Minnie Thomas Hatch. Attended Raleigh
High School, 1924; Wake Forest College, LL.B. degree, 1928. At-
torney. Member Wake County Bar Association; District Bar As-
sociation; North Carolina State Bar; Member Raleigh Chamber of
Commerce and the Executives Club of Raleigh. Mason; Member
Junior Order. Representative in the General Assembly of 1937,
1939, 1941, 1943 and two special sessions. Methodist. Married Miss
Mabel Penney, Raleigh, N. C, June 24, 1943. Address: Wake For-
est Road, Raleigh, N. C.
FRANK HERBERT
Frank Herbert, Republican, Representative from Clay County,
was born in Murphy, N. C, January 4, 1886. Son of R. L. and
Mary Lou (Abbott) Herbert, Attended Clay County Public Schools
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and Old Murphy Baptist High School. Farmer. In general con-
tracting business building roads and railroads, 1908-1930. Member
Board of Commissioners of the Town of Hayesville 1928. Member
Clay Masonic Lodge No. 301; Shrine Oasis. Methodist; Steward
and Trustee Hayesville Church, 1940. Married Miss Pearl Sander-
son, November 7, 1907. Children: Martha Herbert Campbell; lona
Herbert Hogsed; Frank Herbert, Jr., Clara Herbert and Robert
Herbert. Address: Hayesville, N. C.
CHARLES FLETCHER HONEYCUTT
Charles Fletcher Honeycutt, Republican, Representative from
Sampson County, was born in that County, August 27, 1876. Son
of John Henry and Chelli (Honeycutt) Honeycutt. Attended Com-
mon Schools of Sampson County and Railroad Business College,
Senoia, Georgia, graduating about 1898. Served as United States
mail clerk on trains for a period of twenty-two years; chief Clerk
Railroad Mail Service for eleven years, making thirty-three years
of service with the Postoffice Department. Retired from service.
Traveling salesman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Moving Pictures.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1941 and 1943. Mason;
Shriner. Elks. Methodist. Married Miss Minnie M. McLeary of
Suffolk, Virginia, December 1907. Two sons: Dr. Charles F. Honey-
cutt of California, now with the Government and Ensign Harry
M. Honeycutt, in the Navy at Hampton Roads, Va. Address: Clin-
ton, N. C.
CHARLES COLEMAN HORN
Charles Coleman Horn, Democrat, Representative from Cleve-
land County, was born in Lawndale, N. C, April 13, 1901. Son of
J. A. and Lucreita (Lattimore) Horn. Attended Piedmont High
School; Graduated from Boiling Springs High School, 1923. LL.B.
Wake Forest College, 1927. Lawyer and Farmer. Member State
Bar Association and Cleveland County Bar Association. Member
Shelby Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce. President Young
Democrats, Ceveland County, 1934-1938; Secretary Cleveland County
Democratic Executive Committee, 1932-1944. Solicitor Cleveland
County, 1932-1936; Judge Pro Tem. Cleveland County Recorder's
Court, 1943-1944. Member State Guard, 1941-1944; Holder Certi-
BiocRAPHicAL Sketches 425
ficate of Award of Price Administration for Meritorious Service in
the War Effort. Mason. Member Board of Directors, Shelby Ma-
sonic Fellowship Club, 1943-1944. Phi Kappa Beta. Baptist, Mem-
ber Finance Committee, 1944; President Newton Bible Class, 1944;
Assistant Teacher, 1943. Married Miss Sarah Roberts, May 6,
1929. Children: Mary Louise, Charles Alexander and William
James Horn. Address: Polkville Road, Shelby, N. C.
WILLIAM EDWIN HORNER
William Edwin Horner, Democrat, Representative from Lee Coun-
ty, was born in Durham County, N. C, November 22, 1901. Son of
Robert Dudley and S-udie Walker (Monk) Horner. Graduated from
Durham High School 1918; attended Trinity College (now Duke
University) 1918-1919; B.S. in Comm.erce, University of North
Carolina 1922. Newspaper publisher. President N. C. Press Asso-
ciation 1939-1940. Representative from Lee County in the General
Assembly, 1937, 1941 and 1943. Member Kiwanis Club; President
Sanford Club 1938; Methodist; member Official Board, and Super-
intendent Sunday School. Married Miss Nannie M. Andrews, Oc-
tober 1924. Three children; Nancy, age 18; Louise, age 14; and
Billy, age 7. Address: Sanford, N. C.
CHARLES F. HOUSER
Charles F. Houser, Democrat, Representative from Lincoln Coun-
ty, was born in that County, August 18, 1891. Son of A. A. and
Susan (Carpenter) Houser. Attended County Free School. Farmer
and merchant. Served in World War I 1917 and 1918; rated as gun-
ner on French 75mm. gun. Lutheran. Married Miss Edmonya Shu-
ford, March 22, 1922. Two children: Hellen and Charles, Jr. Ad-
dress: Lincolnton, N. C, Route 2.
JAMES HENRY HUTCHINS
James Henry Huthcins, Republican, Representative from Madi-
son County, was born in Mars Hill, N. C, March 4, 1889. Son of
John Columbus and Allie (Tilson) Hutchins. Attended schools of
Mars Hill; Mars Hill College 1906-1910; Atlanta Dental College
1911-1914; D.D.S. Dentist and Farmer. Member North Carolina
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Dental Society; American Dental Association. President Madison
County Men's Club 1934-1935; President Walnut High School P.-T.
A., 1933-1940. Chairman Republican Executive Committee, Madison
County 1928-1930. Member Madison County Welfare Board and
Chairman County Red Cross; Member Madison County Board of
Health since 1940. Representative in the General Assembly 1929,
1941 and 1943. State Senator from the Thirtieth Senatorial Dis-
trict 1937; Thirty-second degree Mason; Shriner. Baptist; Deacon;
Sunday School Superintendent 1923-1931; Moderator French Broad
Baptist Association 1927-1929. Married Miss Bertie Edna Thomas,
January 2, 1915. Tw^o children: Bertie Marie (Hutchins) Roberts,
and C. How^ard Hutchins. Address: Marshall, N. C.
FRANK ROBERT HUTTON
Frank Robert Hutton, Democrat, Representative from Guilford
County, was born in Greensboro, N. C, March 26, 1899. Son of
Rev. James Robert and Josephine (Coble) Hutton. Attended Greens-
boro public schools; Western Maryland College; special courses in
appraising under auspices of National Association of Real Estate
Boards. Realtor. Member and Past President Greensboro Real Es-
tate Board; Member National Real Estate Board's Committee on
Taxation and of the Committee on G. I. Bill; Appraiser for HOLC.
Past Executive Secretary of the Revaluation Board and of the
Board of Equalization and Revievir of Guilford County. Co-author
of Revaluation Manual for Guilford County, 1941. Past Scout
Master and Troop Committeeman. Private, World War I. Mason.
Methodist; past chairman Board of Stewards; member Board of
Trustees. Married Miss Betha L. Morgan, June 16, 1920. Four
children: Frank R., Jr., Allan H.; Joseph M. and David J. The
older three sons are serving overseas with the Air Corps. Address:
2109 Rolling Road, Greensboro, N. C.
VERNON GRANT JAMES
Vernon Grant James, Democrat, Representative from Pasquo-
tank County, was born in that County July 11, 1910. Son of John
Calvin and Fannie Rogers (Coppersmith) James. Attended Weeks-
ville High School, finished in 1930; North Carolina State College,
1930-1931. Farmer. Owner and operator of a truck line. Charter
Biographical Sketches 427
member Four H Honor Club ; President Weeksville Vegetable Grow-
ers Association. R.O.T.C. 1930-1931; N. C. State Guard, 40th Co.,
1943-1944. Member Kiwanis Club; Improved Order of Red Men,
Pasquotank Tribe No. 8. Baptist. President Young People's Bible
Training Union, 1931-1933. Married Miss Selma Harris, May 14,
1933. Two children: John Thomas and Vernon Grant James, Jr.
Address: Elizabeth City, N. C, Rt. 4.
HENRY CRAWFORD KEARNEY
Henry Crawford Kearney, Democrat, Representative from Frank-
lin County, was born in Franklinton, N. C, February 1, 1899. Son
of Isaac Henry and Ozella Davis (Williams) Kearney. Attended
Franklinton Public Schools, 1906-1916; LL.B. Wake Forest College,
1922. Lawyer. Mayor of Franklinton, 1929-1939. Third N. C. Na-
tional Guard, 1915-1917; 120th Infantry 1917-1919; First Sergeant.
Junior Order United American Mechanics; Past and Present Coun-
cilor. Representative in the General Assembly of 1941. Baptist;
Trustee. MaiTied Miss Mary M. Gordon, December 20, 1922. Chil-
dren: Mary Elizabeth and Rachel Gordon. Address: Franklinton,
N, C.
JOHN KERR, JR.
John Kerr, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Warren County,
was born in Warrenton, N. C, May 19, 1900. Son of John H. and
Lillian (Foote) Kerr. Attended Warrenton Public Schools until
1917; A.B., University of North Carolina 1921; attended Wake For-
est College Law School 1923. Lawyer. Member North Carolina
Bar Association. Private in World War. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assem.bly from Edgecombe County in 1929 and from Warren
County in 1939 and 1941; Speaker, 1943. Baptist. Chairman Warren
County Democratic Executive Committee since 1932. Married Miss
Mary Hinton Duke. One son: John Kerr, III. Address: Warren-
ton, N. C.
JOHN QUINCE LeGRAND
John Quince LeGrand, Democrat, Representative from New Han-
over County, was born in Wilmington, N. C, January 12, 1905. Son
of George Spencer and Johnnie (Quince) LeGrand. Attended New
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Hanover High School 1918-1922; University of North Carolina,
LL.B. 1927. Lav^yer. Member Kiwanis Club, Past President 1942;
New Hanover and State Bar Associations; Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity. President Wilmington Y.M.C.A. 1938. Representative
in the General Assembly from New Hanover County 1939 and 1941.
Episcopalian. Assistant Treasurer and member of Vestry of St.
John's Episcopal Church, Wilmington 1934. Married Miss Lucy
Wheeler Buck, June 26, 1936. Children: Gordon Buck LeGrand and
John Lillington LeGrand. Address: Wilmington, N. C.
EDWARD LANDIS LOFTIN
Edward Landis Loftin, Democrat, Representative from Bun-
combe County, was born in Mount Olive, N. C, January 13, 1903.
Son of M. W. and Pattie (Herring) Loftin. Attended Horner Mili-
tary School, Charlotte, N. C, 1919; Porter Military Academy,
Charleston, S. C, 1920; Weaver College, Weaverville, N. C, 1922-
1924; Asheville University, 1929-1931. Lawyer. Attorney for town
of Weaverville, 1935-1944. Mason; Shriner; Elks, Methodist.
Steward, 1934-1943. Representative in the General Assembly of
1943. Married Miss Nellie Holmer, September 4, 1928. Two chil-
dren: Pattie Marie, age twelve, and Carl Wainwright, age eight.
Address: Weaverville, N. C.
RUTHERFORD BLUM LONG
Rutherford Blum Long, Republican, Representative from Yadkin
County, was born in that County, February 6, 1870. Son of George
and Elizabeth (Vestal) Long. Attended schools of Yadkin County;
Yadkinville High School, 1888-1889; Boonville High School, 1890.
Farmer. Member Board of County Commissioners, 1914-1918. Mem-
ber of the Examining Committee and the Board of Directors of the
Bank of Yadkin. Representative in the General Assembly of 1943.
Married Miss Verda Long, March 11, 1917, and Miss Anna Vaden,
November 17, 1920. Five children: George, Clifton, Matthew, Marie,
and Blum, Jr. Address: Boonville, N. C.
WILLIAM FLYNT MARSHALL
William Flynt Marshall, Democrat, Representative from Stokes
County, was born at Walnut Cove, N. C, July 16, 1900. Son of
Albert Franklin and Nannie (Flynt) Marshall. Attended Walnut
Marshall of Stokes
Martin of Johnston
McCracken of Macon
McDonald of Polk
Meekins of Dare
Moore of Wilson
Moore of Scotland
Morris of Mecklenburg
Morton of Stanly
Moseley of Guilford
Overby of Harnett
Palmer of Haywood
Pearsall of Nash
Poele of Washington
Peterson of Mitchell
Powers of Rutherford
Pritchett of Caldwell
Quinn of Duplin
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Cove High School and Commercial School. Lumberman. President
and Treasurer Stokes Lumber Company, Walnut Cove, N. C. Com-
missioner Town of Walnut Cove, N. C, 1933-1938 and served as
Treasurer during that time. Representative from Stokes County in
the General Assembly of 1939 and 1943; State Senator from the
Twenty-third Senatorial District, 1941. Member Walnut Cove
Lodge No. 629, A.F.&A.M.; member Oasis Temple Order Mystic
Shrine; Member Walnut Cove Baptist Church. Married Miss Iva
Lee Isaacs, April 24, 1924. Two boys: William Flynt, Jr. and Joe
Isaacs Marshall. Address: Walnut Cove, N. C.
GROVER ADLAI MARTIN
Grover Adlai Martin, Democrat, Representative from Johnston
County, was born in Yadkin County, N. C, August 21, 1892. Son
of William Daniel and Mary (Gough) Martin. Attended Yadkin-
ville Normal School; University North Carolina, B.A. 1915; B.L.
1917. Lawyer. Member Johnston County Bar Association; Fourth
District Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association and North
Carolina State Bar. President Fourth District Bar Association.
Attorney for Town of Smithfield, 1932-1936; Member School Board,
1930-1944. Master Mason. Presbyterian. Married Miss Mary I.
Currie, July 25, 1917. Five children: Catherine, William A., G. A.,
Jr., Frances, and Floyd. Address: Smithfield, N. C.
WAYNE R. Mccracken
Wayne R. McCracken, Democrat, Representative from Macon
County, was born in Clyde, N. C. Son of R. P. and Adeline (Kirk-
patrick) McCracken. Attended Franklin High School, 1913; Mars
Hill College, 1914-1916. Farmer. Served in World War I. Baptist.
Married Miss Loyal Huggins, June 8, 1921. Three children: James
R., in England, Jayne and Bill McCracken. Address: Franklin, N. C,
Route 4.
WILLIAM HOWARD McDONALD
William Howard McDonald, Democrat, Representative from Polk
County, was born in Rutherford County, N. C, March 20, 1908. Son
of Monroe and Ada (Mooi-e) McDonald. Attended school. Boiling
Biographical Sketches 431
Springs, 1925-1928; Boiling Springs Jr. College, 1928-1930; Wake
Forest College, 1928-1932, B. A. degree. Kappa Pi Kappa, Alpha
Kappa Pi, and Pi Kappa Mu fraternities. Member Rotary Inter-
national. Bookkeeper for Southern Mercerizing Co. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1943. Baptist; Teacher Young Men's
Class. Married Miss Nina Hall, 1935. Address: Tryon, N. C.
THEODORE STOCKTON MEEKINS
Theodore Stockton Meekins, Democrat, Representative from Dare
County, was born in Rodanthe, N. C, May 21, 1870. Son of Luke
Mark and Elizabeth Emily (Douglas) Meekins. Attended common
schools of Dare County six months and private school four months.
Realtor and Insurance Agent. Member North Carolina Associa-
tion of Insurance Agents. Justice of the Peace, 1896-1898; Clerk
Superior Court, Dare County, 1898-1907; Fish Commissioner, 1907-
1911; U. S. Migratory Game Inspector for Virginia, W. Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, 1914-1918; Assistant
Fisheries Commissioner, 1918-1924; Commissioner Town of Manteo,
1927-1929; member Dare County Board of Education, 1931-1933.
Surfman U. S. Coast Guard, 1890-1898. Mason, member Wanchese
Lodge No. 521 since June, 1896. Methodist; Steward Mount Olivet
Church, Manteo, for fifteen years; District Steward, two years;
Trustee, fifteen years. Married Miss Rosa P. Midgett, June 6, 1896.
Five children: Ernest E., Percy W., Alma Ellen, Theodore S., Jr.,
and Gaston Lee Meekins. Address: Manteo, N. C.
LARRY ICHABOD MOORE, JR.
Larry Ichabod Moore, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Wilson
County, was born in Greenville, N. C, January 26, 1904, Son of
Larry I. and Ella (King) Moore. Attended New Bern Public Schools
1910-1920; University of North Carolina, A.B. course 1920-1922;
B.S. course 1922-1924; Law 1924-1926. Lawyer, Farmer, and Dairy-
man. Solicitor Wilson County General County Court 1929-1934.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941 and 1943.
County Attorney, Wilson County; President, Second Judicial Dis-
trict Bar Association; Director, General Alumni Association of the
University of North Carolina. President of Wilson County Alumni
Association; member Beta Theta Pi Social Fraternity and Phi Delta
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Phi Legal Fraternity; Member Farm Bureau, N. C. Guernsey
Breeders Association, and N. C. Jersey Cattle Club; Mason, Royal
Arch Mason, Knights Templar, Shriner (Past Master of Blue Lodge,
High Priest of Chapter, and Post Commander of the Commandery);
Member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Exalted Ruler
1941-1942, Wilson Lodge No. 840). Address: Wilson, N. C.
ODUS L. MOORE
Odus L. Moore, Democrat, Representative from Scotland County,
was born in Cleveland County, N. C, November 8, 1885. Son of
John F. and Susan (Holland) Moore. Attended Boiling Springs
High School 1902-1904; Wake Forest College, A.B., 1908. Pub-
lisher Laurinburg Exchange. Past President Laurinburg Rotary
Club; President Laurinburg Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Scot-
land County Civilian Defense Council; Laurinburg Town Commis-
sioner, 1923-1931; Member Laurinburg School Board since 1931.
Representative in the General Assembly from Scotland County,
1939, 1941, and 1943. Baptist. Teacher Men's Bible Class. Chair-
man Board of Deacons. Married Miss Sue Parker. Three chil-
dren: 0. L. Moore, Jr., High Point, N. C; John H. Moore, Laurin-
burg, N. C. and Mary Sue Moox-e, Laurinburg. Address: Laurin-
burg, N. C.
HARVEY MORRIS
Harvey Morris, Democrat, Representative from Mecklenburg
County, was born in Charlotte, N. C, September 18, 1887. Son of
P. R. and Pinky Lee (Berryhill) Morris. Finished Charlotte Schools
in 1905. Dairy farmer. Member Board of County Commissioners,
1936-1938; County Welfare Board, 1935-1938. National Guard,
1905-1908. Mason; Elks. Presbyterian. Married Miss Iris Owen.
Three children. Address: Charlotte, N. C, Rt. 8.
JOSHUA JURANT MORTON
Joshua Jurant Morton, Republican, Representative from Stanly
County, was born in that County July 24, 1892. Son of John M.
and Tina (Hatley) Morton. Attended Palmerville High School, 1909-
1911. Merchant. Sheriff, Stanlv County, 1920-1924. Veteran World
Biographical Sketches 433
War No. I, 1918. Sergeant. Member, Masons; Shrine; Consistoi-y.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. Married Miss
Selma Lois Tarlton, Jan. 3, 1940. One child: J. J. Morton, Jr. Ad-
dress: Albemarle, N. C.
ROBERT FRANKLIN MOSELEY
Robert Franklin Moseley, Democrat, Representative from Guil-
ford County, -was born in Sampson County, N. C, February 10, 1891.
Son of Franklin Faison and Rowena (Royall) Moseley. Attended
Clinton Public Schools. A.B., University North Carolina, 1919; Uni-
versity Law School. Lawyer. City Attorney and Assistant City
Attorney, Greensboro, 1925-1927. Chairman, Guilford County Board
of Elections, 1930. Member, Greensboro School Board, 1930-1941.
U. S. Army, 1917-1919; Discharged as 1st Lieut. Infantry. Captain
16th Co., N. C. State Guard, 1941. Member American Legion. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1943. Married Miss Frank
Hays, 1929. One child: Robert Franklin Moseley, Jr. Address:
Greensboro, N. C.
ALLISON L. OVERBY
Allison L. Overby, Democrat, Representative from Harnett Coun-
ty, was born n that County. Son of Mack and Julia (Williams)
Overby. Attended Gcunty Public schools, six years, and Angier
High School two years; took several business courses and telegraphy.
Merchant. Mayor of Angier, 1911-1912; Commissioner, 1943-1944.
Mason. Scottish Rite, Shriner; Junior Order. Baptist. Married Miss
Louise Tart of Oliver, Georgia, June 23, 1920. Two girls, ages
thirteen and twenty-three. Address: Angier, N. C.
GLENN C. PALMER
Glenn C. Palmer, Democrat, Representative from Haywood Coun-
ty, was born in Cataloochee, N. C, January 26, 1889. Son of Wil-
liam A. and Milia (Caldwell) Palmer. Atended Waynesville High
School 1907-1908. Graduated at Weaverville College 1910. Taught
school three years 1911-1913. Assisted father as Sheriff and Tax
Collector of Haywood County for eight years. Chairman, Hay-
wood County Board of Education 1916-1924. Member County
Board of Commissioners 1936-1938. Representative from Haywood
County 1939, 1941 and 1943. Member of the Board of Trustees of
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Western Carolina Teachers College since May 1939. Member of the
Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Waynesville, N. C,
since January 1940. Member of the Advisory Council of the United
States Employment Service at Waynesville, N. C, since January
1942. Director of Farmers Federation since November 1942. Mem-
ber Board of Trustees of Haywood County Library Association since
Jan. 1944. Farmer and Dairyman. Methodist. Member Board of
Stewards and Church Trustee, since 1916. Married Miss Fannie
Ferguson, December 22, 1914. Four children: W. Riley, Asheville,
N. C, Mrs. Emily Ferguson Nesbitt, Route 1, Clyde, N. C, Joe H.,
in Armed forces, and G. C. Palmer, Jr., Clyde, N. C, Route 1. Ad-
dress: Clyde, N. C, Rt. No. 1.
THOMAS JENKINS PEARSALL
Thomas Jenkins Pearsall, Democrat, Representative from Nash
County, was born in Rocky Mount, N. C, February 11, 1903. Son of
L, F. and Maryetta (Jenkins) Pearsall. Attended Rocky Mount
High School 1919-1921; Georgia Military Academy, College Park,
Ga., 1922-1923; University North Carolina, class of 1927, two
years of B.S., and two years of Law; Licensed to practice law in
1927. Farmer, merchant. Lawyer. Member American Farm Bureau;
American Farm Managers Association; North Carolina Bar As-
sociation. Prosecuting Attorney, Rocky Mount Recorder's Court
1928-1933. Chairman, Nash County Civilian Defense Council; Chair-
man, Nash County USO. Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi
fraternities. Representative in the General Assembly of 1941 and
1943. Episcopalian ; member Vestry. Member State Advisory Budg-
et Commission 1944. Married Miss Emiley Elizabeth Braswell,
October 28, 1930. Two children: Thomas Jenkins Pearsall, Jr., and
Mack Braswell Pearsall. Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
WILLIAM HARRY PEELE, SR.
William Harry Peele, Sr., Democrat, Representative from Wash-
ington County, was born in Roxobel, Bertie County, N. C, Septem-
ber 4, 1902. Son of James Edward and Henrietta (Burkett) Peele.
Attended Roxobel High School. Dry Cleaner. Washington County
Coroner, 1937-1942; Justice of the Peace, 1943-1944. Member
Plymouth Lions Club and Plymouth Country Club. Baptist. Mar-
ried Miss Helen Martin White, July 7, 1934. One child; William
Harry Peele, Jr., born February 9, 1938. Address: Plymouth, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 435
CHARLES AUGUSTUS PETERSON
Charles Augustus Peterson, Republican, Representative from
Mitchell County, was born in Relief, N. C, October 1, 1882. Son
of Solomon and Julia (Edwards) Peterson. Attended Mitchell
County Schools and Dwight Institute, Erwin, Tenn. M. D. North
Carolina Medical College, 1907; Post-graduate Course, New York
1910; Tulane University 1922. Physician. Member Mitchell County,
Tenth District and North Carolina Medical societies; Southern and
American Medical Association ; Ex-President Mitchell County Medi-
cal Association and Ex-vice president Tenth District Association.
Examiner for local Draft Board; Local Surgeon for C.C. and 0.
R. R. Representative from Mitchell County in the General As-
sembly of 1923 and 1935. Senator from the Thirtieth Senatorial
District, 1941. U. S. Pension Examiner. Member Vesper Lodge No.
554 A.F. and A.M., Bald Creek Chapter No. 56; Cyrene Com-
mandery No. 5; Oasis Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. and Knights of Pyth-
ias; Past Master "Vesper Lodge. Married Miss Norene McCall in
1908. Address : Spruce Pine, N. C.
LEE LEEPER POWERS
Lee Leeper Powers, Democrat, Representative from Rutherford
County, was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 9, 1899. Son
of William Hamblen and Leora (Leeper) Powers. Attended public
schools of Knoxville, Tenn., Mobile, Ala., Birmingham, Ala,, and
White Pine, Tenn., 1905-1916. Real Estate Broker. Mason, Mem-
ber Leadvale Lodge No. 398, 1920-1944; Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A., Asheville
Consistory, 1928-1944; Ancient and Accepted Order Noble Mystic
Shrine, Oasis Temple, Charlotte, N. C, 1928-1944. Presbyterian.
Married Miss Thelma Odom, February 14, 1923. Children: Marilyn
Odom Powers, age 16, and Martha Jane Powers, age 5. Address:
Lake Lure, N. C.
JAMES TURNER PRITCHETT
James Turner Pritchett, Democrat, Representative from Caldwell
County, was born in Guilford County, August 13, 1889. Son of
Henry C. and Margaret (Mebane) Pritchett. Attended Lenoir High
School; A.B., University of North Carolina 1914; University of
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North Carolina Law School and Wake Forest Law School. Lawyer.
Member of Caldwell County Bar Association ; State Bar and North
Carolina Bar Association. Mayor of Lenoir 1919-1920. Prosecuting
Attorney, Caldwell County Recorder's Court 1931-1934. Captain
United States Army, World War; Alpha Tau Omega College Fra-
ternity; Past Grand Chancellor, Knights of Pythias. Representa-
tive from Caldwell County in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941
and 1943. Presbyterian; Elder since 1937. Married Miss Margaret
Preston Martin, Salisbury, N. C, December 28, 1920. Two children:
James Turner Pritchett, Jr., age 22, Mebane Moore Pritchett, age
10. Address : Lenoir, N. C.
CLARENCE EDWARD QUINN
Clarence Edward Quinn, Democrat, Representative from Duplin
County, was born in Albertson Township, Duplin County, July 14,
1892. Son of Alonza A. and Emma (Phillips) Quinn. Attended
Public Schools of Duplin County. Merchant and Farmer. Member
Board of Commissioners, Town of Kenansville, 1925-36. Mason;
Member Jr. O.U.A.M.; Methodist; Member Board of Stewards 35
years. Associate Lay Leader Wilmington District Methodist Church
six years. Representative from Duplin County in the General As-
sembly, Special Session 1936, Regular Session 1937; Special Ses-
sion 1938; Regular Session 1939, and Regular Session 1941 and
1943. Married Miss Kate Ferrell, January 2, 1914. Children: one
son, Joseph Edward. Address: Kenansville, N. C.
JAMES CLYDE RABB
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James Clyde Rabb, Democrat, Representative from McDowell
County, was born in Lenoir, N. C, February 10, 1891. Son of James
P. and Sara (Bost) Rabb. Attended Lenoir Preparatory and High
Schools 1898-1909; Catawba College, Newton, N. C, 1910. Grocer
and Farmer. Member Marion Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association; President. Member City Council 1923-1927; Chair-
man Pleasant Garden School Board 1927-1940. Member and Past
President of Marion Kiwanis Club. Mason. Methodist; Member
Official Board 1918-1940; Chairman of Stewards 1922-1940. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1941 and 1943. Married Miss
Louise Burgin, February 23, 1927, deceased March 1943. Seven
children. Address: Marion, N. C, R.F.D. No. 4.
Rabb of McDowell
Ramsay of Rowan
Ransdell of Wake
Richardson of Randolph
Rountree of Gates
Royster of Vance
Ruark of Brunswick
Rutledge of Cabarrus
Sellars of Alamance
Shuford of Buncombe
Shuford of Catawba
Smith of Davidson
Spruill of Bertie
Stone of Rockingham
Stoney of Burke
Story of Wilkes
Taylor of Wayne
Tonissen of Mecklenburg
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KERR CRAIGE RAMSAY
Kerr Craige Ramsay, Democrat, Representative from Rowan
County, was born in Salisbury, N. C, July 23, 1911. Son of John E.
and Elizabeth Erwin (Craige) Ramsay. Graduated from Salisbury
High School 1927. A.B., University of North Carolina 1931; Uni-
versity of North Carolina Law School 1931-1932; Yale University
Law School 1932-1934; LL.B., Yale University 1934. Lawyer. Mem-
ber Rowan County, Forsyth County, N. C, and American Bar
Associations. President Salisbury Junior Chamber of Commerce
1939-1940. Trustee and Secretary Rowan Memorial Hospital since
1937. Rotarian. Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Member House of
Representatives 1941 and 1943. Presbyterian, Deacon since 1936.
Married Miss Eleanor Walton Newman, June 26, 1940. Children:
Eleanor Newman Ramsay born March 26, 1941. Address: Salis-
bury, N. C.
NEROS FRANKLIN RANSDELL
Neros Franklin Ransdell, Democrat, Representative from Wake
County, was born in Franklin County, N. C, September 19, 1903.
Son of William C. and Mary (Dixon) Ransdell. Attended Sandhill
Farm Life School, 1923-1927; Mars Hill College and Wake Forest
College; Wake Forest Law School, 1932-1933. President Euthalian
Literary Society, Mars Hill College, 1929; awarded improvement
medal, 1923, Debater's medal, 1929 and Commencement Debater's
medal, 1929. Inter-Collegiate Debater, 1928-1929. Delegate from
Wake County to National Farm Bureau Organization in Chicago,
111., 1944. Lawyer. Member Wake County Bar Association and
North Carolina State Bar Association. Solicitor Fuquay Springs
Recorder's Court, 1934-1944. Member Raleigh Elks Club No. 735.
Presbyterian. One daughter, Sylvia Nan Ransdell. Address: Va-
rina, N. C.
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S. GIRARD RICHARDSON
S. Girard Richardson, Republican, Representative from Randolph
County, was born in that County, June 6, 1893. Son of Stephen R.
and Adline (Yow) Richardson. Attended local high school and
Rutherford College, 1913-1914; Rutherford Junior College, 1914-
1915. Proprietor Seagrove Roller Mill, manufacturing flour, meal and
Biographical Sketches 439
feeds. Postmaster at Seagrove, 1922-1927; member Seagrove Town
Board, 1927-1932. Chairman Local Scout Committee since 1938;
member District Scout Committee, Randolph County. Member local
School Board since 1938; teacher, 1916-1922. Served in World War
I; First Cook Camp Headquarters Co. Mason; Biscoe Lodge No.
437; Junior-Senior Warden and Master in Olivet Lodge, 1917-1921.
Member Dixon Post No. 45, American Legion, Asheboro; Fourth
Vice Commander at present time. Methodist; Sunday School Super-
intendent since 1932; President Randolph County S. S. Association,
1930-1932; Trustee, 1934-1938; Member and chairman Board of
Stewards since 1938; Recording Steward, 1938-1944; charge Lay
Leader, 1940-1944. Married Miss Bertha Hohn Yow, October 20,
1919. Two children: Chas., 22 and Carolyn, 16. Address: Seagrove,
N. C.
WILLIAM JETHRO ROUNTREE
William Jethro Rountree, Democrat, Representative from Gates
County, was born in that county June 22, 1878. Son of Alfred
Frank and Carolina Elizabeth (Riddick) Rountree. Completed War-'
wick Academy in 1897. Banker, farmer and undertaker. President
Bank of Hobbsville and Chaii-man of Board of Directors and Loan
Board, Constable, Mintonville Township, 1904-1910; Constable and
Tax Collector, 1918-1922; Sheriff Gates County, 1922-1932. Baptist.
Clerk and Treasurer Warwick Baptist Church, 1922-1926; Modera-
tor Yeopim Union, 1924-1928; Deacon Hobbsville Church. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1943. Married Miss Margaret
Roberts Carter, June 29, 1899. Children: John Lester Rountree;
Carrie R. Collins; Helen Aswell and Gertie R. Brown. Address:
Hobbsville, N. C.
FRED STOVALL ROYSTER
Fred Stovall Royster, Democrat, Representative from Vance
County, was born in Dabney, N. C, December 31, 1908. Son of John
Stovall and Alvada (Green) Royster. Attended Henderson High
School, 1921-1925; Duke University. Tobaconist and Farmer. Mem-
ber Tobacco Association of the United States; member Board of
Governors, 1944-1945; Member Middle Belt Tobacco Warehouse
Association; President, 1944-1945. Member Henderson Rotary
Club. Chairman Vance County Board Elections, 1934-1936. Metho-
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dist. Chairman Board of Stewards, 1937-1944. Married Miss Launah
Parker, January 4, 1942. Address: Henderson, N. C.
JOSEPH WATTERS RUARK
Joseph Watters Ruark, Democrat, Representative from Bruns-
wick County, was born in Southport, N. C, November 29, 1885.
Son of James Buchanan and Sallie Potter (Longest) Ruark, At-
tended Southport Public Schools; University of North Carolina
Law School 1905-1906. Lawyer. Mayor Southport 1915-1921; Re-
corder, Brunswick County, two terms, 1921-1923; State Senator
1923, 1927, and 1943. Member House of Representatives 1933 and
1941. Mason; Pythagoras Lodge No. 249, Southport, N. C; served
in all chairs and now past master. Methodist. Trustee. Married the
late Miss Bessie Cross; Married Miss Grace Pridgen 1929. Two
children. Address: Southport, N. C.
J. CARLYLE RUTLEDGE
J. Carlyle Rutledge, Democrat, Representative from Cabarrus
County was born in Stanley, Gaston County, N. C, December 28,
1909. Son of Joseph Graham and Frances Virginia (Moore) Rut-
ledge. Graduated from Stanly High School, 1927, and from Weaver-
ville College, 1930. A.B., University North Carolina, 1932; Bachelor
Laws, 1935. Lawyer. Member North Carolina State Bar. Member
Board of Directors Cannon Memorial Young Men's Christian As-
sociation, Kannapolis, N. C, since 1937. Methodist. Member Board
of Stewards since 1937. Married Miss Judith Rea Kuykendal, April
23, 1938. Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. One
daughter: Martha Rea Rutledge, born April 2, 1941 and one son:
James Carlyle Rutledge, born Nov. 17, 1944. Address: Kannapolis,
N. C.
WALTER R. SELLARS
Walter R. Sellars, Democrat, Representative from Alamance
County, was born in Alamance County, N. C, November 29, 1873.
Son of Dr. Benjamin Abel and Frusannah Elizabeth (Kime) Sel-
lars. Attended Burlington schools and Eastman Business College.
Retail Merchant, Member Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Past
President Local Merchants Association and Director State As-
sociation; President, Director and Chairman, Finance Committee
Biographical Sketches 441
Morris Plan Industrial Bank; Director and Vice President, Sellars
Manufacturing Company, Director Jordan Spinning Company; Di-
rector, Secretary and Treasurer and Manager B. A. Sellars and
Sons, Inc.; Alderman and Chairman Finance Committee of the
City of Burlington, five years; served six years on Alamance Coun-
ty Board of Education and five years as County Commissioner, from
1927-1938. Junior Order United American Mechanics. Member
House of Representatives 1941 and 1943. Congregational Christian
Church; Trustee, Deacon and Sunday school teacher. Married Miss
Lila Bailey March 1, 1904. Three children, W. Bailey, Elizabeth
(Mrs. William D. Farmer) and David R. Sellars, (Captain U. S.
Army). Address: Burlington, N. -C.
GEORGE ADAM SHUFORD
George Adam Shuford, Democrat, Representative from Bun-
combe County, w^as born in Asheville, N. C, September 5, 1895.
Son of George A. and Julia E. (Dean) Shuford. Attended Ashe-
ville Schools and graduated from High School, 1913; University
of North Carolina; LL.B. University of Georgia, 1917. Lawyer.
Member Buncombe County Bar Association, President, 1940; North
Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association. Chairman
Buncombe County Board of Elections, 1940-1942. Attended first
Officer's Training Camp in Georgia, May 1917; commissioned 2nd
Lieutenant Infantry, August 1917. Assigned to 119th Infantry,
30th Division, November, 1917 and Commissioned 1st Lieutenant
January 1918. Served in United States and France; discharged at
Camp Jackson, 1919. Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. Episcopalian. Vestryman Trinity Church. Mar-
ried Miss Daphne Brown, April 23, 1932. Children : Sydney Herbert,
age 11 years; Elizabeth Dean, age 9 years and Fuller Adam Shu-
ford, age 7 years. Address: 10 White Oak Road, Biltmore Forest,
Asheville, N. C.
HARLEY FERGUSON SHUFORD
Harley Ferguson Shuford, Democrat, Representative from Ca-
tawba County, was born in Hickory, N. C, July 22, 1912. Son of
A. Alex and Maud (Ferguson) Shuford. Attended Episcopal High
School of Virginia, 1926-1930; A.B., University North Carolina,
1934; Harvard Business School, 1935. Textile Manufacturer. Presi-
dent Hickory Spinning Company; President and Treasurer Val-
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dese Weaving Company; Vice President Granite Cordage Com-
pany; Secretary and Treasurer, Hickory Chair Co. Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity. Rotarian, Representative in the General As-
sembly of 1943. Evangelical and Reformed Church. Married Miss
Nancy Pope, August 22, 1934. Four children. Address: Hickory,
N. C.
DR. J. ALEXANDER SMITH
J. Alexander Smith, Democrat, Representative from Davidson
County, was born in Lexington, N. C, July 8, 1889. Son of A. W.
and Loanna (Leonard) Smith. Attended Davidson County schools
and Crescent Academy, Rowan County; Catawba College, two
years; North Carolina Medical College, three years; Medical Col-
lege of Virginia, one year, M.D. Degree. Physician and Surgeon.
Member County and State Medical Society and the Ameiican Medi-
cal Association. Mayor of Lexington, 1931-35. Member Home Guard,
World War I. Shrine and Oasis Temple. Member Lexington Utility
Commission which operates the water and light plant. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly of 1943. First Evangelical and Re-
formed Church of Lexington. Elder and Chairman Finance Com-
mittee. Married Miss Blanche Penington, May 17, 1916. One child.
Address: Lexington, N. C.
CHARLES WAYLAND SPRUILL
Charles Wayland Spruill, Democrat, Representative from Bertie
County, was born at Quitsna, April 6, 1889. Son of Charles Way-
land and Annie E. (Tadlock) Spruill. Attended Oak Ridge Insti-
tute, 1904-1906; State College 1908-1909. Merchant, farmer and
manufacturer. Member Bertie County Road Commission, 1920-1921,
1925-1930. Chairman Snake Bite Township. Trustee, Republican
High School and Lewiston-Woodville High School. President Lewis-
ton Tel. Co. Vice President Bank of Roxobel. Director Harrington
Manufacturing Co. Member of State Planning Board. Member of
Mental Hospital Board of Control; Member of Executive Board
of State Hospital. Chairman of Appeal Board No. 1. Shriner and
Junior Order. Senator, 1939. Member House of Representatives,
1933, 1935, 1937 and 1943. Baptist. Married Miss Ruth Bazemore,
November 26, 1913. Two children: Hanah Ruth and H. B. Spruill.
Address: Windsor, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 443
THOMAS CLARENCE STONE
Thomas Clarence Stone, Democrat, Representative from Rock-
ingham County, was born in Stoneville, January 19, 1899. Son of
late Robert Tyler and Mary (Hamlin) Stone. Attended Stoneville
High School and graduated in 1914. Graduated at Davidson College
in 1919 with B.S. Degree. Secretary and Treasurer of Stoneville
Grocery Company (Wholesale Groceries) and operator of own in-
surance agency. Formerly Town Commissioner and Mayor of Stone-
ville. Member N. C. Unemployment Compensation Commission.
Joined S.A.T.C. at Davidson College in October 1918; Discharged
1918; Supply Sergeant in R.O.T.C. at Davidson College. Business
Manager of Davidsonian while at Davidson College. Past President
of the Rockingham County Clubs of Young Democrats and has been
a member of the Rockingham County Democratic Executive Com-
mittee. Representative in the General Assembly of 1935, 1937,
1939, 1941 and 1943. Presbyterian; Deacon. Mai-ried Miss Jane
Kane, of Gate City, August 25, 1925. One daughter: Mary Frances
Stone, 18 years of age. Address: Stoneville, N. C.
ANDREW BURNET STONEY
Andrew Burnet Stoney, Democrat, Representative from Burke
County, was born in Camden, S. C, December 15, 1892. Son of Rev.
James Moss and Jeannie Shannon Stoney. Attended Graded School,
Camden, S. C, and High School, 1899-1910; A.B., University of
South Carolina, 1914; Law School, 1914-1915; Harvard Law School,
1915-1917; Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; Ensign, U. S. Navy,
1917-1918; Lieutenant 1918-1919. Burke Post No. 21, American
Legion. Mason. Junior Order United American Mechanics. Mimosa
Golf Club; Mimosa Fishing Club. Co-ordinator, Civilian Defense
for Burke County. President Morganton Kiwanis Club, 1942.
Polio Campaign Chairman, 1944. General Insurance Business. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1941 and 1943. Episcopalian;
Vestryman since 1938; Treasurer, 1938; Member Finance Com-
mittee since 1939; Secretary to Vestry, 1943 and 1944. Married
Mrs. Mary Wilson Kistler, August 15, 1938. Step-children: Mrs.
Mary Kistler Craven; Charles E. Kistler, Jr., and Andrew M. Kist-
ler, IL Address: Morganton, N. C.
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THOMAS EDGAR STORY
Thomas Edgar Story, Republican, Representative from Wilkes
County, was born in Blowing Rock, N. C. Son of Joshua Clingman
and Martha Ann (Day) Story. Attended Watauga County Schools
1896-1904; Appalachian Training School, Boone, N. C, 1905-1909;
Trinity College 1909-1910; University of North Carolina 1910-1913;
A.B. 1913; M.A. 1919; Wake Forest Law School 1933. Teacher and
High School Principal 1913-1939; President Wilkes County Teach-
ers Association 1927-1933; President High School Principals, N. C.
Educational Association 1924; Vice President Northwest Division
of the N. C. Educational Association 1931 and 1932; President,
Northwest District Teachers Association 1938-1939; Life Member
National Education Association since 1925; Vice President Wilkes-
boro Building and Loan Association 1932-1939; Town Clerk, Trini-
ty, N. C, 1922-1924; Elected Dry Delegate for Wilkes County,
November 7, 1933. Lawyer. Member Wilkes County and Seventeenth
Judicial District Bar Associations. Junior Order United American
Mechanics, Councillor 1923-1924; Knights of Pythias; Chancellor
Commander 1928-1929; Mason, Master Lodge 1936 and 1942;
Worthy Patron, Order Eastern Star, 1939-1940; Master Wilkesboro
Subordinate Grange 1936-1938; Master Wilkes Pomona Grange
1938; Secretary Kiwanis Club 1932-1945. Chairman of Wilkesboro
Scout Troop Committee No. 32, 1932-1940. Vice Chairman of Wilkes
Scout District 1941-1943. Sec. Wilkes County Republican Executive
Committee 1944. Member of Appeals Panel War Man Power Com-
misson 1944. Representative in the General Assembly of 1941 and
1943. Baptist. Secretary Board of Deacons 1925-1940; Sunday School
Superintendent 1927-1944. Moderator Brushy Mountain Associa-
tion 1934-1944. Married Miss Mary Clarissa Downs, September 3,
1918, Three children: Thomas Edgar, Jr., Donald Downs and Wil-
liam Robert. Address: Wilkesboro, N. C.
WALTER FRANK TAYLOR
Walter Frank Taylor, Democrat, Representative from Wayne
County, was born in Duplin County, April 4, 1889. Son of Luther
and Ettie (Crow) Taylor. Attended Faison Male Academy; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, A.B. Degree, 1911; LL.B. Degree 1914.
Lawyer. Member The American Bar Association ; The N. C. State
Bar; Wayne County Bar; President N. C. Bar Association 1943-
Turner of Iredell
Umstead of Orange
Uzzell of Rowan
Vernon of Gaston
Vogler of Mecklenburg
Wallace of Lenoir
Wallace of Montgomery
Watkins of Granville
Welfare of Forsyth
White of Chowan
White of Perquimans
Whitfield of Pender
Worley of Johnston
Worthington of Pitt
Cooper — Principal Clerk
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1944. Member Goldsboro Kiwanis Club. Member B. P. 0. Elks.
Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha; Golden Fleece. State Sena-
tor in the General Assembly of 1921 ; Representative from Wayne
County, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Member of the Board of Trustees
of the University of North Carolina and of the North Carolina
College for Negroes; Member State Board of Law Examiners and
of the Re-Codification Commission, 1941-1943. Member of the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Goldsboro for six years. Meth-
odist; Member Board of Stewards for several years and Chair-
man of the Finance Committee for the past several years. Mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Gibson, December 16, 1933. One child: Kath-
erine Patterson Taylor, age seven years. Address: Goldsboro, N. C.
EDWARD THEODORE TONISSEN
Edward Theodore Tonissen, Democrat, Representative from
Mecklenburg County, was born in New York, N. Y., March 25, 1885.
Son of John Garrett and Julia (Reiners) Tonissen. Attended Dick-
son High School, Jersey City, N. J., and Eagan's Business College,
New York. Salesman, Vice President Consolidated Cork Corpora-
tion, Brooklyn, N. Y. Member Charlotte Boxing Commission 1925;
Expert, North Carolina R. R. 1933-1937. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1935, 1941 and 1943. Mason; Shriner; Scot-
tish Rite; B. P. O. E., Charlotte Lodge. Lutheran. Married Miss
Elva C. Risk, November 15, 1922. Address: Charlotte, N. C.
DAVID ELMER TURNER, SR.
David Elmer Turner, Sr., Democrat, Representative from Ire-
dell County, was born in Vance, N. C, February 21, 1876. Son
of W. W. and Margaret E (Knox) Turner. Attended Barnes Acad-
emy, Lenior, N. C, 1892; Davidson, 1899. Hardware dealer. Mem-
ber Hardware Association of Carolinas. Chairman Selective Ser-
vice Board No. 2 Iredell County; Member Congressional Executive
Committee, Ninth District; County Commissioner twelve years;
County Board Education two years. Kiwanis Club. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly of 1929, 1931, 1933 and 1943. Presby-
terian. Married Miss Minnie Lee McNeely, December 17, 1901. Two
boys. Address: Mooresville, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 447
JOHN WESLEY UMSTEAD, JR.
John Wesley Umstead, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Or-
ange County, was born in Mangum Township, Durham County,
April 7th, 1889. Son of John Wesley and Lula (Lunsford) Um-
stead. Attended public schools of Durham County. Entered Uni-
versity of North Carolina in September 1905 and graduated with
the Class of 1909. Director General Alumni Association of Uni-
versity of North Carolina since 1921. Trustee of Greater University
of North Carolina. State Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial
District in 1931 and 1939. Member of House of Representatives
from Orange County in 1941 and 1943. Member of State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. Mason, Elk, Grange, Methodist. Mar-
ried Sallie Hunter Reade of Person County on January 20th, 1914.
Three children living: Frank Graham Umstead, Lieutenant Colonel
U. S. Marine Corps; Sarah Elizabeth Umstead, Corporal Women's
Reserve of U. S. Marine Corps and Anne Reade Umstead. A son,
John Wesley Umstead, III Captain U. S. Marine Corps, was killed
in action on Saipan Island June 14th, 1944. Manager Durham
Branch Office of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Ad-
dress: Chapel Hill, N. C.
GEORGE RANDOLPH UZZELL
George Randolph Uzzell, Democrat, Representative from Rowan
County, was born in Salisbury, November 23, 1903. Son of Harry
M. and Geneva (Wright) Uzzell. Attended Salisbury graded schools
1910-1915; Raleigh graded schools 1915-1919; Salisbury High School
1919-1921; Davidson College 1921-1923; Wake Forest College 1924-
1926; passed State Bar Examination, January 25, 1926. Lawyer.
President Rowan County Bar Association. Civitan. Knights of
Pythias; D.O.K.K., Suez Temple, No. 73; Winona Council No. 18,
Jr. O.U.A.M. ; Kappa Sigma, Wake Forest College. Chancellor
Commander Salisbury-Rowan No. 100, Knights of Pythias, 1927-
1929; Financial Secretary Winona Council No. 18, Jr. O.U.A.M.
1929-1930; Woodmen of the World; Patriotic Order, Sons of Amer-
ica; Past President of Washington Camp No. 24; North Carolina
Bar Association; Rowan County Bar Association. Chairman Demo-
cratic Judicial Committee of 15th Judicial District. Member of
House of Representatives of 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943.
Baptist, Deacon 1929; Teacher of Men's Bible Class for past 13
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years; former Superintendent of Adult Department of Sunday
School. Married on November 23, 1934, to Miss Ruth Harrison, of
Spencer, N. C. Two children: George Randolph Uzzell, Jr., born
May 9, 1944 and Betty Ruth, born April 11, 1938. Address: Salis-
bury, N. C.
ORON MONTREVILLE VERNON
Oron Montreville Vernon, Democrat, Representative from Gas-
ton County, was born in Angeline, Henderson County, N. C. Son
of Hilliard Watson and Julia Ann (Freeman) Vernon. Attended
Public Schools of Henderson County; John Marshall Law School,
Charlotte, N. C. Banker. President First State Bank and Trust
Company, Bessemer City and Mount Holly. Member Mt. Holly
Lions Club; formerly a Director. Mason; Master Whetstone Lodge
No. 515, Bessemer City, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1937. Member Mt.
Holly Lodge and Gastonia, No. 66. Methodist. Chairman Board of
Stewards, Mt. Holly. Delegate to General Conference, Atlantic
City, 1932, and appointed on Board of Foreign Missions, serving
four years. Married Miss Lillian Frances Kennedy, August 28,
1912. Three children: Oron M., Jr., Robert K. and Carmen. Ad-
dress, Mount Holly, N. C
JAMES B. VOGLER
James B. Vogler, Democrat, Representative from Mecklenburg
County, was born in Charlotte, N. C, April 13, 1895; Son of the
late James A. Vogler and Susan Caroline (Alexander) Vogler. At-
tended the public schools of the city of Charlotte and Beard's Mili-
tary Institute. Served as Secretary for the North Carolina Food
and Grocery Distributors Code Authority during the NRA, and
organized North Carolina under the National Recovery Adminis-
tration for the food and grocery industry. Served as Director of
the National Association of Retail Grocers Secretaries Association,
as Chairman of the Fair Trades Council of the City of Charlotte.
President of the Mecklenburg County Food Trades Council. In
Januray of 1942 vas appointed by His Excellency, Governor J.
Melville Broughton, as Director of the War Production Board Sal-
vage activities in North Carolina and served in this capacity until
March 15, 1944. Executive Secretary and Manager of the North
Carolina Food Dealers Association and Editor of the Carolina
Biographical Sketches 449
Food Dealer. Methodist. Chairman of the Board of Stewards of
the Brevard Street Methodist Church 1934-1935. Served in the
General Assembly in the 1936 Special Session, the 1937 Session;
was a member and Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures
and Labor in the 1939 Session and in the 1941 Session was Chair-
man on Counties, Cities and Towns; was the author of House Bill
No. 815 introduced by Bost of Cabarrus, Vogler of Mecklenburg and
Rudisill of Gaston, establishing the North Carolina Vocational
Textile School. Married Miss Lillian Raymelle Ketchie, June 12,
1916. Three children: James Brevard Vogler, Jr., U. S. Army Air
Forces; John Thomas Vogler, Electrical Architect, Charleston Navy
Yard, Charleston, S. C. and Dorothy Claudine Vogler, student Cen-
tral High School, Charlotte, N. C. Address: 2011 Crescent Avenue,
Charlotte, N. C.
FITZHUGH ERNEST WALLACE
Fitzhugh Ernest Wallace, Democrat, Representative from Le-
noir County, was born in Wallace, N. C, December 14, 1889. Son
of David Hugh and Mary Charlotte (Ellsworth) Wallace. Attended
Davidson College two years; University of North Carolina three
years, class of 1911; Law School, University of North Carolina.
Lawyer. President North Carolina Bar Association and Member
American Bar Association. Served as member. Council The North
Carolina State Bar 1933-1938. Representative in the General As-
sembly from Lenoir County 1939, 1941 and 1943. Mason. Shriner.
Member Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Presbyterian. Married Miss
Erwin Carter (Wallace), November 10, 1915. Four children: F. E.
Wallace, Jr., Erwin C. Wallace, Hennie Greene and William Car-
ter. Address: 306 West Washington Street, Kinston, N. C.
JOSEPH PAUL WALLACE
Joseph Paul Wallace, Democrat, Representative from Montgom-
ery County, was born in Troy, N. C, October 29, 1905. Son of
James Rufus and Abbie Lou (Wooley) Wallace. Graduated from
Troy High School, 1925. Tire Recapping and Service Station Op-
erator. Vice President Troy Rotary Club. Chairman Board of
Commissioners of the Town of Troy, 1940-1942. President Young
Democratic Club of Montgomery County, 1938-1942. Methodist.
Church Treasurer, 1940-1942. Married Miss Miriam Rebecca Mc-
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Kenzie, December 25, 1934. Senator from the Eighteenth Senatorial
District in the General Assembly of 1943. Two children: Patricia
Susan and Rebecca Louise. Address: Troy, N. C.
JOHN STRADLEY WATKINS
John Stradley Watkins, Democrat, Representative from Gran-
ville County, was born in Granville County, October 8, 1879. Son
of John A. and Margaret (Reid) Watkins. Attended public schools
of Granville County, 1885-1898; Scottsburg Normal College, 1898-
1899. Farmer and Warehouseman. Member of Masons and Wood-
men of the World. Secretary and Treasurer of Granville County
Branch of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1914 to present.
Representative from Granville County in House of Representatives
in 1923, 1925, and 1927. State Senator in 1935, 1939 and 1943.
Baptist; Chairman of Board of Deacons. Married Miss Belle Nor-
wood, 1905. Ten children. Address: Oxford, N. C, R.F.D. 4.
SAMUEL EUGENE WELFARE
Samuel Eugene Welfare, Democrat, Representative from For-
syth County, was born July 30, 1883. Son of Edward Alexander
and Susan Elizabeth (Rominger) Welfare. Attended Salem Boys
School, 1889-1899; University of North Carolina School of Phar-
macy, 1904-1905. Pharmacist; Owner Welfare's Drug Store; in
same location for about thirty-two years. Member North Carolina
and American Pharmaceutical Associations; President North
Carolina Pharmaceutical Association, 1916; National Association of
Retail Druggists; Winston-Salem Retail Merchants Association.
Chancellor Commander Knights of Pythias. Moravian, Home
Church. Sunday School Superintendent; Member Church Choir;
Usher, twenty-five years. Married Miss Margaret Evans Smith,
August 14, 1907. Five children. Address: 421 S. Main St., Winston-
Salem, N. C.
JOHN FERNANDO WHITE
John Fernando White, Democrat, Representative from Chowan
County, was born in Edenton, April 16, 1902. Son of Sidney John-
son and Mary Christian (Goodwin) White. Attended Wake Forest
College, 1922-1925; University Law School, 1925-1926. Lawyer.
Biographical Sketches 451
Judge Chowan County Court, 1928-1930. Member 115th Ambulance
Company of the 4th Corps Area, Edenton, 1927-1928; rank, Ser-
geant. Member of House of Representatives of 1931, 1935, 1937,
1939 and 1943. City Attorney, 1940, 1941-1942. County Solicitor.
Baptist. Married Miss Carolyn Juanita Bunch, March 16, 1930.
One daughter: Carolyn Juanita, born July 10, 1933. Address:
Edenton, N. C.
WALTER WELLINGTON WHITE
Walter Wellington White, Democrat, Representative from Per-
quimans County, was born in that County, September 1, 1909.
Son of J. N. and Mary L. (Overman) White. Attended schools of
Hertford and Elizabeth City, N. C, Southern Shorthand and Busi-
ness University, Norfolk, Virginia. Timber dealer. Chrysler and
Plymouth Dealer; Oil Distributor. Member House of Representa-
tives 1943. Married Miss Hazel Bright, 1939. One son: W. W., Jr.,
age four. Address: Hertford, N. C.
JAMES VIVIAN WHITFIELD
James Vivian Whitfield, Democrat, Representative from Pender
County, was born in Seven Springs, N. C, July 23, 1894. Son of
James Alexander and Helen Vivian (Powers) Whitfield. Attended
Wallace High School; Horner Milietary School, Oxford, N. C,
1909-1911; A.B. University North Carolina, 1915; M.A., 1919.
Farmer. Captain in Reserve Corps of the Army, 1915-1917; Com-
mandant Horner Military School, 1915-1917; Military Instructor,
University North Carolina, 1917-1918. Member United States For-
eign Service 1919-1927; served at Montevideo, Uruguay; Bahia
Blanca, Argentina; Havana, Cuba; Matanzas, Cuba and Monterey,
Mexico. Baptist. One child: John Whitfield. Address: Wallace,
N. C, Rt. 3.
CARL PERSON WORLEY
Carl Person Worley, Democrat, Representative from Johnston
County, was born in Pine Level, N. C, April 25, 1905. Son of Paul
C. and Rosa (Barnes) Worley. Attended Selma High School.
Manufacturer Carbonated Beverages. President North Cai'olina
Bottlers Association, 1937-1939. Member Board of Commissioners
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Town of Selma; Chairman Johnston County Democratic Executive
Committee, 1936-1940. Served in United States Navy, 1919. Mem-
ber Selma Lodge No. 320, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons;
Sudan Temple, New Bern, N. C, Ancient and Arabic Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine; New Bern Consistory, No. 3, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Thirty-second Degree. Baptist.
Church Clerk for several years. Married Miss Grace Willians,
November 18, 1924. Two children: Carl P. Worley, Jr. (C-M)
USNR, South Pacific, and Iris Christine Worley. Address: Selma,
N. C.
SAMUEL OTIS WORTHINGTON
Samuel Otis Worthington, Democrat, Representative from Pitt
County, was born in Winterville, N. C, January 24, 1898. Son of
Samuel G. and Lydia Campbell (Smith) Worthington. Attended
Rural Schools 1905-1912; Winterville High School 1912 to 1917;
University of North Carolina, two years of academic work and
two years of law, fall of 1917 through summer of 1921. Attorney.
Served in the Naval unit of the S. A. T. C. at the University from
about September 1, 1918, to some time in November 1918. Served
in N. C. State Guard October, 1943 to October, 1944. Representa-
tive from Pitt County in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941 and
1943. Member Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Grand Chancellor
of the Order of Knights of Pythias in the State of North Carolina
from June 1930 to July 1931. Supreme Representative from Do-
main of North Carolina to Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias,
1938-1946. Epscopalian. Married Miss Bessie Harrison April 29,
1926. Two children: Lina Hackett Worthington, age fifteen;
Samuel Otis Worthington, Jr., age nine. Address: Greenville, N. C.
ANNIE E. COOPER
principal clerk
Mrs. Annie E. Cooper, Democrat, from Wake County, Principal
Clerk of the House of Representatives, was born in Cleveland Coun-
ty, June 7, 1901, daughter of John K. and Dora M. (Hough) Eaves.
Attended Elementai-y and High Schools of Cabarrus County, also
private schools; Kings Business College. Housewife; Seccretary-
Treasurer Reliable Transport, Inc. Member Business and Prof es-
Biographical Sketches 453
sional Woman's Club. Eastern Star; Officer, 1944; Chaplain, 1945.
Methodist. Married George B. Cooper, December 4, 1920. Two
children: George B. Cooper, Jr. and Dora Anne Cooper. Address:
201 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, N. C.
OCCUPATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1945
Senate
LAWYERS
Aiken, John W.
Barnes, Wiley G.
Earnhardt, Luther E.
Carlyle, Irving E.
Corey, Arthur B.
' Daniel, E. A.
Dolley, Steve
Edney, Calvin R,
Gay, Archie C.
Hester, R. J., Jr.
Hodges, Brandon P.
Horton, 0. Lee
Kesler, John C.
Little, R. E.
Lumpkin, Willie Lee
Madry, W. Dennis
Matheny, Wade B,
Mitchell, Hugh G.
Pittman, J. C.
Price, J. Hampton
Rose, Charles G.
Smith, W. Erskine
Ward, D. L.
Whitaker, R. A.
FARMERS
Clark, W. G.
Dolley, Steve
Eagles, Joseph C.
Jenkins, Chas. H.
Little, R. E.
Long, F. D.
McBryde, Ryan
Pate, Edv^-in
Penland, A. L.
Rowe, Roy
Somers, W. B.
Thomas, Edison M.
Vann, Henry
Whitaker, R. A.
AUCTIONEER
Penny, George T,
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Jenkins, Chas. H.
Vann, Henry
BANKERS
Hodges, W. B.
BUILDING & LOAN
Currie, Claude
BUSINESSMEN
Barker, Carson M.
Rogers, Carroll P.
CONTRACTORS
Blythe, Joe L.
FERTILIZER DEALERS
Clark, W. G.
Long, F. D.
FERTILIZER
MANUFACTURER
Wallace, Lawrence H.
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INSURANCE
O'Berry, Thomas
PUBLISHERS
Weathers, Lee B.
INSURANCE & LOANS
Hundley, Geo. L.
LIVE STOCK DEALERS
Thomas, Edison M.
LUMBERMAN
McBryde, Ryan
MANUFACTURERS
Blythe, Joe L.
Davis, Carlos E.
Ross, Arthur
MERCHANTS
Applewhite, R. L.
Clark, W. G.
Culpepper, W. T.
Eagles, Joseph C.
Long, F. D.
REALTORS
Hampton, W. Roy
Hundley, Geo. L.
Penny, George T.
TEACHERS
Penland, A. L.
THEATRE OWNERS
Rowe, Roy
Vann, Henry
TOBACCONISTS
Eagles, Joseph C.
Wallace, Lawrence H.
TRANSPORTATION CO.
OWNERS
Somers, W. B.
House of Representatives
LAWYERS
Averitt, F. M.
Barber, Wade
Barker, Oscar G.
Bell, C. L.
Bender, R. P.
Bost, E. T., Jr.
Bridger, James A.
Burns, Robert P.
Caveness, Shelley B.
Clark, Irwin
Craig, George W.
Crissman, Water E.
Dellinger, David P.
Edwards, McKinley
Fountain, Ben E.
Gantt, Robert M., Sr.
Goodman, Arthur
Griffin, Clarence W.
Gi'imes, Bryan
Hatch, William T.
Horn, Charles C.
Kearney, H. C.
Kerr, John, Jr.
LeGrand, John Q.
Loftin, E. L.
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Martin, G. A.
Moore, Larry I., Jr.
Moseley, Robert
Pearsall, Thomas J.
Pritchett, J. T.
Ramsay, Kerr Craige
Ransdell, N. F.
Richardson, Oscar L.
Ruark, J. W.
Rutledge, J. Carlyle
Shuford, George A.
Story, T. E.
Taylor, W. Frank
Uzzell, George R.
Wallace, F. E.
White, John F.
Worthington, Sam 0.
Herbert, F.
Horn, Charles C.
Houser, Chas. F.
Hutchins, J, H., Dr.
James, Vernon G.
Long, R. B.
McCracken, Wayne R.
Moore, Larry L, Jr.
Palmer, Glenn C.
Pearsall, Thomas J.
Quinn, C. E.
Rabb, J. C.
Rountree, W. J.
Royster, Fred S.
Spruill, C. Wayland
Watkins, Jno. S.
Whitfield, J. V.
FARMERS
Askew, E. S.
Blalock, U. B.
Boswood, G. C.
Bridger, James A.
Buie, J. P.
Burgess, S. E.
Burgin, L. L.
Bynum, T. C.
Chalk, John D.
Cover, Mrs. G. W.
Davis, Geo. W.
Deal, Hayden
Edwards, Alonzo C.
Eggers, S. C.
Fisher, Ralph R.
Graham, L P.
Gunn, Jno. 0.
Hardison, Burl G.
Harris, H. R.
Hart, M. Donley
ACCOUNTANTS
Fields, W. R.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Allison, Dan M.
Blalock, U. B.
Bridger, James A.
Gunn, Jno. 0.
White, W. W.
BANKERS
Chalk, John D.
Harris, H. R.
Rountree, W. J.
Vernon, O. M.
BARBERS
Gobble, F. L.
BOOKKEEPERS
McDonald, W. H.
Occupations
457
BUSINESSMEN
Fisher, Ralph R.
CLERGYMEN
Hart, M. Donley
DAIRYMEN
Moore, Larry I., Jr.
Morris, Harvey
Palmer, Glenn C.
DENTISTS
Hutchins, J. H,
DRY CLEANERS
Peele, W. H. (Jack)
FERTILIZER DEALERS
Evans, Merrill
GINNERS
Graham, I. P.
HOMEMAKERS
Cover, Mrs. G. W.
INSURANCE
Gibbs, H. S.
Meekins, Theo. S.
Stone, T. Clarence
Stoney, A. B.
Umstead, John W., Jr.
JOBBER PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS
Cohoon, C. Earl
LUMBERMEN
Marshall, William F.
White, W. W.
MANUFACTURERS
Bridger, James A.
Currie, Wilbur H.
Dobson, Henry C.
Sellars, Water R,
Shuford, Harley F.
Spruill, C. Wayland
Worley, Carl P.
MERCHANTS
Allen, J. LeRoy
Allison, Dan M.
Blalock, U. B.
Boswood, G. C.
Cohoon, C. Earl
Eggers, S. C.
Hardison, Burl G.
Houser, Chas. F.
Morton, J. J.
Overby, Allison L.
Pearsall, Thomas J.
Quinn, C. E.
Rabb, J. C.
Sellars, Walter R.
Spruill, C. Wayland
Stone, T. Clarence
Turner, D. E., Sr.
Vogler, James B,
OIL DISTRIBUTORS
Allison, Dan M.
White, W. W.
PHARMACISTS
Burgiss, T. Roy
Welfare, Sam E.
PHYSICIANS
Bennett, W. L.
Brown, G. W.
Crawford, J. H.
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Peterson, C. A.
Smith, J. A.
TEXTILES
Alexander, R. V,
PUBLISHERS
Arthur, W. J. (Billy)
Horner, W. E.
Moore, 0. L.
TIRE RECAPPING AND
SERVICE STATION
OPERATOR
Wallace, J. P.
RAILROAD MAIL CLERK
(Retired)
Honeycutt, Chas. F.
REALTORS
Chalk, John D.
Eggers, S. C.
Gibbs, H. S.
Hutton, Frank R.
Meekins, Theo. S.
Powers, Lee L.
ROLLER MILLS
Richardson, S. Girard
SALESMEN
Honeycutt, Chas. P.
Tonissen, Ed. T.
TOBACCONISTS
Gass, Rex
Royster, Fred S.
TOWN OFFICER
Brown, J. Percy
TRUCK LINE OWNERS
Evans, Merrill
James, Vernon G.
UNDERTAKERS
Rountree, W. J.
WAREHOUSEMEN
Watkins, Jno. S.
PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York
Vice President Harry S. Truman, Missouri
The Cabinet
Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., New York
Secretary of the Treasury .; Henry Morgenthau, Jr., New York
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, New York
Attorney General Francis Biddle, Pennsylvania
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, New York
Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, New York
Secretary of the Interior , Harold L. Ickes, Illinois
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, Indiana
Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace, Iowa
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, New York
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
Senators
JosiAH W. Bailey Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby
Representatives
First District Herbert C. Bonner Washington
Second District John H. Kerr Warrenton
Third District Praham A. Barden New Bern
Fourth District Harold D. Cooley Nashville
Fifth District John H. Folger Mount Airy
Si.\th District Carl T. Durham Chapel Hill
Seventh District J. Bayard Clark Fayetteville
Eighth District W. O. Burgin < Lexington
Ninth District R. L. Doughton Laurel Springs
Tenth District Joe W. Ervin Charlotte
Eleventh District A. L. Bulwinklb Gastonia
Twelfth District Zebulon Weaver Asheville
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Harlan Fisk Stone Chief Justice New York
Owen J. Roberts Associate Justice Pennsylvania
Hugo L. Black Associate Justice Alabama
Stanley Form an Reed Associate Justice Kentucky
Felix Frankfurter .Associate Justice Massachusetts
William O. Douglas Associate Justice Connecticut
Frank Murphy Associate Justice Michigan
Robert H. Jackson Associate Justice New York
Wiley B. Rutledge Associate Justice Iowa
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Judges
Eastern District I. M. Meekins Elizabeth City
Middle District J. J. Hayes Wilkcsboro
Western District E. Y. Webb Shelby
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Clerks
Eastern District Mrs. Madelyn D. Dixon Raleigh
Middle District Henry Reynolds Greensboro
Western District J. Y. Jordan Asheville
District Attorneys
Eastern District J. O. Carr Wilmington
Middle District Carlisle W. Higgins Sparta
Western District T. L. Caudle, Jr Wadesboro
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fourth Circuit
Judge John J. Parker Charlotte
STATE GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
President of the Senate L. Y. Ballentine Wake
Speaker of the House of
Representatives Oscar L. Richardson Union
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Governor R. Gregg Cherry Gaston
Lieutenant-Governor L. Y. Ballentine Wake
Secretary of State *Thad Eure Hertford
Auditor *George Ross Pou Johnston
Treasurer *Charles M. Johnson Pender
Superintendent of Public
Instruction *Clyde A. Erwin Rutherford
Commissioner of Agriculture *W. Kerr Scott Alamance
Commissioner of Labor *Forrest H. Shuford Guilford
Commissioner of Insurance *Williani P. Hodges Martin
Attorney-General Harry McMuIlan Beaufort
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Justices of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice W. P. Stacy New Hanover
Associate Justice Michael Schenck Henderson
Associate Justice W. A. Devin Granville
Associate Justice M. V. Barnhill Nash
Associate Justice J. Wallace Winborne McDowell
Associate Justice A. A. F. Seawell Lee
Associate Justice E. B. Denny ^ Gaston
Judges of the Superior Courts
First District C. Everett Thompson Pasquotank-Elizabeth City
Second District W. J. Bone Nash-Nashville
Third District R. Hunt Parker Halifax-Roanoke Rapids
Fourth District Clawson L. Williams Lee-Sanford
Fifth District J. Paul Frizzelle Greene-Snow Hill
Sixth District Henry L. Stevens, Jr Duplin-Warsaw
Seventh District W. C. Harris Wake-Raleigh
Eighth District J. J. Burney New Hanover-Wilmington
Ninth District Q. K. Nimocks, Jr Cumberland-Fayetteville
Tenth District Leo Carr Alamance-Burlington
Eleventh District J. H. Clement Fors>-th-Walkertown
Twelfth District H. Hoyle Sink Guilford-Greensbora
Thirteenth District F. D. Phillips Richmond-Rockingham
Fourteenth District William H. Bobbitt Mecklenburg-Charlotte
Fifteenth District Frank M. Armstrong Montgomery-Troy
Sixteenth District Wilson Warlick Catawba-Newton
Seventeenth District J. A. Rousseau Wilkes-Wilkesboro
Eighteenth District J. W. Pless, Jr McDowell-Marion
Nineteenth District Zeb V. Nettles Buncombe- Asheville
Twentieth District Felix E. Alley Haywood- Waynesville
Twenty-first District Allen H. Gwyn Bockingham-Reidsville
* Compose the Council of State (Attorney-General is the legal adviser to the-
Executive Department).
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Special Judges
W. H. S. Burgwyn Northampton-Woodland
Richard D. Dixon Chowan-Edenton
Luther Hamilton Carteret-Morehead City
Jeff D. Johnson, Jr Sampson-Clinton
Hubert E. Olive Davidson-Lexington
J. C. Rudisill Catawba-Newton
Emergency Judges
H. A. Grady Craven-New Bern
G. V. Cowper Lenoir-Kinston
Solicitors
First District Chester R. Morris Currituck-Currituck
Second District Donnell Gilliam Edgecombe-Tarboro
Third District E. R. Tyler Bertie-Roxobel
Fourth District W. J. Hooks Johnston-Kenly
Fifth District D. M. Clark Pitt-Greenville
Sixth District J. Abner Barker Sampson-Roseboro
Seventh District William Y. Bickett Wake-Raleigh
Eighth District Clifton L. Moore Pender-Burgaw
Ninth District F. E. Carlyle Robeson-Lumberton
Tenth District William H. Murdock Durham-Durham
Robert H. Sykes (acting) Durham
Eleventh District J. Erie McMichael Forsyth-Winston-Salem
Twelfth District J. Lee Wilson.,.., Davidson-Lexington
Thirteenth District Edward H. Gibson Scotland-Laurinburg
Fourteenth District J. G. Carpenter Gaston-Gastonia
Fifteenth District Chas. L. Coggin Rowan-Salisbury
Sixteenth District L, S. Spurling Caldwell-Lenoir
Seventeenth District A. E. Hall Yadkin-Yadkinville
Eighteenth District C. O. Ridings Rutherford-Forest City
Nineteenth District J. S. Howell Buncombe-Asheville
Twentieth District John M. Queen Haywood-Waynesville
Twenty-first District R. J. Scott Stokes-Danbury
HEADS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS
Adjutant General J. Van B. Meets New Hanover
Department of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott, Commissioner Alamance
Board of Alcoholic Control Carl L. Williamson, Chairman Wake
State Department of Ar-
chives and History C. C. Crittenden, Director .'. Wake
Banking Department Gurney P. Hood, Commissioner Wayne
Commission for the Blind Dr. Roma S. Cheek, Eexcutive Secretary Graham
Budget Bureau R. G. Deyton, Assistant Director Yancey
Buildings and Grounds John Bray, Superintendent Wake
State Board of Charities and
Public Welfare Dr. Ellen B. Winston, Commissioner Wake
Department of Conservation
and Development R. Bruce Etheridge, Director Dare
Board of Correction and
Training S. E. Leonard, Commissioner Edgecombe
N. C. Council for National
Defense R. L. McMillan, Director Wake
State Board of Education Paul Reid, Acting Comptroller Surry
State Board of Elections R. C. Maxwell, Executive Secretary Wake
State Employment Service (Loaned to War Manpower Commission
for duration)
State Board of Health Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, Secretary Buncombe
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State Highway and Public
Works Commission Charles Ross, Acting Chairman Harnett
N. C. Hospitals Board of
Control R. M. Rothgeb, Business Manager Wake
Industrial Commission T. A. Wilson, Chairman Forsyth
Department of Insurance William P. Hodges, Commissioner Martin
Bureau of Investigation Thomas Creekmore, Director Wake
Department of Justice Harry McMullan, Attorney General Beaufort
Department of Labor Forrest H. Shuford, Commissioner Guilford
Library Commission Miss Marjorie Beal, Secretary Wake
State Library Miss Carrie L. Broughton, Librarian Wake
Local Government Commission W. E. Easterling, Secretary Wake
Merit System Council "Dr. Frank T. DeVyver, Supervisor Durham
Department Motor Vehicles T. Boddie Ward, Commissioner Wilson
Municipal Board of Control Thad Eure, Secretary (Ex-offcio) Hertford
-Paroles Commission William Dunn, Jr. Acting Commissioner Craven
State Planning Board Felix A. Grisette, Managing Director Orange
Probation Commission J. Harry Sample, Director Buncombe
Division of Purchase and
Contract W. Z. Betts, Director Wake
Retirement System Baxter Durham, Secretary Wake
Department of Revenue Edwin Gill, Commissioner Scotland
Rural Electrification Authority Gwyn B. Price, Chairman Ashe
Department of Tax Research ... A. J. Maxwell, Director .Wake
Unemployment Compensation
Commission , A. L. Fletcher, Chairman Wake
Utilities Commission Stanley Winborne, Chairman Hertford
War Man Power Commission ... Dr. J. S. Dorton, Director Cleveland
Weights and Measures C. D. Baucom, Superintendent Wake
World War Veterans' Loan
Fund Mi-s. Grace W. Hinton, Acting Commissioner.... Vfz.'ke
HEADS OF STATE HOSPITALS, CORRECTIONAL AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Confederate Woman's Home Mrs. Ina Foust Smith Fayetteville
Correctional
White
Eastern Carolina Industrial Training
School for Boys Wm. D. Clark Rocky Mount
Industrial Farm Colony for Women Mrs. Maude Jimison Kinston
State Home and Industrial School for
Girls, Samarcand Miss Reva Mitchell Eagle Springs
Stonewall Jackson Manual Training
and Industrial School S. G. Hawfield Concord
Negro
Morrison Training School for
Negro Boys Paul R. Brown Hoffman
Training School for Negro Girls Miss May D. Holmes Rocky Mount
Educational
White
Appalachian State Teachers College R. B. Dougherty Boone
East Carolina Teachers College Howard J. McGinnis (Acting) ... Greenville
N. C. School for the Deaf Dr. C. E. Rankin Morganton
Oxford Orphanage Rev. C. K. Proctor Oxford
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Pembroke State College for Indians Ralph D. Wellons Pembroke
The State School for the Blind G. E. Lineberry Raleigh
University of North Carolina ; president Frank P. Graham Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Unit— Chancellor R. B. House Chapel Hill
State College Unit— Chancellor J. W. Harrelson Raleigh
Woman's College Unit — Chancellor W. C. Jackson Greensboro
Western North Carolina Teachers
College H. T. Hunter Cullowhee
Negro
Agricultural and Technical College F. D. Bluford Greensboro
Elizabeth City State Teachers College ...H. L. Trigg Ehzabeth City
Fayetteville State Teachers College J. W. Seabrook Fayetteville
N. C. College for Negroes, Durham J. E. Shepherd Durham
The Colored Orphanage of North
Carolina T. A. Hamme Oxford
The State School for the Blind x^ , . ,
and Deaf G. E. Lineberry Raleigh
Winston-Saiem State Teachers College ...F. L. Atkins Winston-Salem
Hospitals
White
Caswell Training School Dr. W. T. Parrott Kinston
N. C. Sanatoriums for Treatment of
Tuberculosis: „ ^ ,, ^ . c j. •
N. C. Sanatorium Dr. P. P. McCain Sanatorium
Eastern Sanatorium Dr. H. F. Eason Wilson
Western Sanatorium Dr. S. M. Bittinger Black Mountain
N. C. Orthopedic Hospital Dr. W. M. Roberts Gastoma
State Hospital Dr. John R. Saunders Morganton
State Hospital , Dr. J. F. Owen Raleigh
Negro
State Hospital Dr. Frank L. Whelpley Goldsboro
HEADS OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN STATE AGENCIES
N. C. Association Clerks „,. „ ,
Superior Court W. E. Church, Secretary-Treasurer Wmston-Salem
N. C. Association County
Commissioners J. L. Skinner Secretary Littleton
State Board of Housing W. T. Hatch, Secretary ; S^H^I?
N. C. Burial Association Claude C. Abernathy, Commissioner Raleigh
N. C. Citizens Association, _ t-i-l
jjjc Lloyd Gnffin, Executive Vice President Raleigh
N. C. Education Association. Miss Ethel Perkins, Executive Secretary Raleigh
N. C. Inspection and -n i • i_
Rating Bureau Landon Hill, Secretary Kaleigh
Institute of Government Albert Coates, Director Chapel Hill
N. C. League of « . t, .
Municipalities Mrs. Davetta L. Steed, Acting Executive
Secretary Raleigh
N. C. Negro Teachers „ _, , . ,
Association W. L. Green, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Division Public Assistance.... Roy Eugene Brown, Director Raleigh
Sheriffs Association John R. Morris, Secretary-Treasurer Wilmington
Social Security Board John H. Ingle, Manager 5^!''i^^
N C State Bar E. L. Cannon, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ALAMANCE
Alamance County was fonned in 1849 from Orange. The name is supposed to
be derived from an Indian word meaning "blue clay". The county gets its name
from Alamance Creek, on the banks of which was fought the battle between the
colonial troops under Governor Tryon and the Regulators, May 16, 1771.
Population, 57,427 County Seat, Graham
State Senator 16th District W. Dennis Madry Burlington
Member House of Representatives Walter R. Sellars Burlington
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court F. L. Williamson Graham
Register of Deeds J. G. Tingen Graham
Sheriff E. L. Ivey Graham
Treasurer Geo. E. Holt, Jr Graham
Tax Supervisor C. M. Williams Graham
Tax Collector M. A. Coble Graham
County Accountant .C. M. Williams Graham
Coroner Dr. F. L. Smith Burlington
Surveyor W. T. Hall Graham
Supt. of Health Dr. J. Lindsay Cook Graham
Supt. of Schools M. E. Yount Graham
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Clyde Norcum Graham
Home Dem. Agent Miss Katherine Millsap Burlington
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Carrie S. Wilson Graham
Farm Dem. Agent J. W. Bason Graham
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Hai^vey Johnson Graham
Chmn. Bd. Education T. E. Powell, Jr Elon College
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. L. Shoffner Burlington
Game Warden Vance Perry Graham
County Attorney L. C. Allen Burlington
County Librarian Mary Cutler Burlington
General County Court :
Judge A. M. Carroll Burlington
Solicitor George A. Long Burlington
Commission*:rs
Chairman C. M. Williams Burlington
Commissioner A. B. Fitch Mebane
Commissioner W. C. Sartin Burlington
Commissioner Ralph H. Scott Haw River, Rt. 1
Commissioner J. Griffin McClure Graham
ALEXANDER
Alexander County was formed in 1847 from Iredell, Caldwell, and Wilkes.
Was named in honor of William J. Alexander, of Mecklenburg County, several
times a member of the Legislature and Speaker of the House of Commons.
Population, 13,454 County Seat, Taylorsville
State Senator 28th District O. Lee Horton Morganton
Member House of Representatives . Hayden Deal Taylorsville
Clerk of Court Dallas A. Campbell Taylorsville
Register of Deeds Rayford F. Poole Taylorsville
Sheriff U- L. Hafer Taylorsville
Auditor Walter Owen Burlington
Tax Supervisor Rom Moose Taylorsville
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Office Officer Address
Tax Collector U. L. Hafer Taylorsville
County Accountant .W. F. Woodfin Taylorsville
Coroner JE. A. Adams Taylorsville
Surveyor Seth Deal Pores Knob
Supt. of Schools Sloane W. Payne Taylorsville
Supt. of Public Welfare Luther Dyson .^.....Taylorsville
Home Dem. Agent Lois Marsh Taylorsville
Farm Dem. Agent M. C. Colvard Taylorsville
Chmn. Bd. Education W. S. Patterson Stony Point
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. L. Snow Taylorsville
Game Warden R. W. Pearson Pores Knob
County Attorney Sam Poole Taylorsville
Commissioners
Chairman H. D. Fincannon Hiddenite
Commissioner F. S. Childers Taylorsville
Commissioner P. L. Ritchie Tayloi-sville
ALLEGHANY
Alleghany County was formed in 1859 from Ashe. The name is derived from
an Indian tribe in the limits of North Carolina.
Population, 8,341 County Seat, Sparta
State Senator 29th District Edison M. Thomas Jefferson
Member House of Representatives T. Roy Burgiss Sparta
Clerk of Court S. O. Gambill Sparta
Register of Deeds ..L. E. Edwards Sparta
Sheriff Jesse Moxley Sparta
Treasurer Jesse Moxley Sparta
Auditor Miss Clyde Fields Sparta
Tax Supervisor Johnnie Gambill Independence, Va.
Tax Collector Jesse Moxley Sparta
County Accountant Miss Clyde Fields Sparta
Coroner Dr. B. O. Choate Sparta
Surveyor C. G. Fender Stratford
Supt. of Schools Miss Clyde Fields Sparta
Supt. of Public Welfare Swanson Edwards Sparta
Home Dem. Agent : Frances E. Capel Sparta
Farm Dem. Agent R- E. Black Sparta
Chmn. Bd. Education G. N. Evans Barette
Chmn. Bd. Elections G. Glenn Nichols Sparta
Game Warden R. D. Gentry Sparta
Forest Warden R. D. Gentry Sparta
County Attorney R. F. Crouse Sparta
Juvenile Court: _
Judge S. O. Gambill, Clerk Sparta
Commissioners
Chairman Jas. Mc. D. Wagoner Whitehead
Commissioner G. Tom Perry Piney Creek
Commissioner R. L. Hendrix Glade Valley
ANSON
Anson County was formed in 1749 from Bladen. Was named in honor of
George, Lord Anson, a celebrated English admiral who circumnavigated the globe.
He lived for awhile on the Peedee in South Carolina. In 1761 he was given the
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honor of bringing to her marriage with King George III, Charlotte, Princess of
Meclclenburg, for whom Mecklenburg County was named.
Population, 28,443 County Seat, Wadesboro
State Senators 19th District W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
R. E. Little Wadesboro
Member House of Representatives U. B. Blalock Wadesboro
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Harrington T. Hill Wadesboro
Register of Deeds Francis E. Liles Wadesboro
Sheriff S. M. Gaddy Wadesboro
Auditor F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Tax Supervisor F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Tax Collector W. C. Mangum Wadesboro
County Accountant F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Coroner H. H. Leavitt Wadesboro
Surveyor Frank S. Clarke Ansonville
Supt. of Health Dr. L. Wallin Wadesboro
Supt. of Schools J. O. Bowman Wadesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Mai-y Robinson Wadesboro
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Rosalind Redfeam Wadesboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Margaret C. Rogers Wadesboro
Farm Dem. Agent J. W. Cameron Wadesboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent W. C. Cooper Wadesboro
Chmn. Bd. Education , K. M. Hardison Wadesboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. L. Ashcraft Wadesboro
Game Warden P. J. Kiker, Jr Wadesboro
Forest Warden Jesse R. Ratliff Wadesboro Rt. 3
County Attorney H. P. Taylor Wadesboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge S. F. Caligan Wadesboro
Solicitor Geo. C. Childs Wadesboro
Commissioners
Chairman J. F. Allen Wadesboro
Commissioner E. Y. Ratliff Wadesboro Rt. 3
Commissioner J. Paul Teal Wadesboro
Commissioner J. B. Wall Lilesville
Commissioner L. Huntley Peachland Rt. 2
ASHE
Ashe County was formed in 1799 from Wilkes. Was named in honor of
Samuel Ashe of New Hanover, brother of General John Ashe. Samuel Ashe was a
revolutionary patriot, one of the first judges of the state, and afterwards governor.
Population, 22,664 County Seat, Jefferson
State Senator 29th District Edison M. Thomas Jefferson
Member House of Representatives M. Donley Hart Tuckerdale
Clerk of Court C. S. Neal Jefferson
Register of Deeds J. D. Stansberry Jefferson
Sheriff John W. Goodman Jefferson
Treasurer..., John W. Goodman Jefferson
Tax Supervisor ,H. H. Burgess Jefferson
Tax Collector Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Jefferson
County Accountant C, S. Neal Jefferson
Coroner R. R. Badger W. Jefferson
Surveyor W. P. Colvard Grassy Creek
Supt. of Schools A. B. Hurt Jefferson
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Ruth Tugman W. Jefferson
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OSJice Officer Address
Home Di>m. Agent Doris Whitesides Jefferson
Farm Dom. Agent Roy H. Grouse Jefferson
Chmn. H(l. Education V. C. Lillard Creston
Chmn. lUl. Elections H. H. Lemly Fleetwood
Game Warden H. T. Goodman Jefferson
County Attorneys W. B. Austin Jefferson
Ira T. Johnston Jefferson
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Vannoy W. Jefferson
Commissioner Mack G. Edwards W. Jefferson
Commissioner Edward Osborne Fig
AVERY
Avery County was formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell. Was
named in honor of Colonel Waightstill Avery "of Revolutionary fame," Attorney-
general of North Carolina, 1777-1779.
Population, 13,561 County Seat. Newland
State Senator 30th District Calvin R. Edney Mars Hill
Member House of Representatives W. R. Fields Elk Park
Clerk of Court C. H. Pittman Newland
Register of Deeds Grant Webb Newland
Sheriff A. T. Garland Newland
Treasurer Avery County Bank Newland
Auditor .W. R. Fields Newland
Tax Supervisor Ernest Johnson Newland
Tax Collector Ernest Johnson .' Newland
County Accountant .W. R. Fields Newland
Coroner Dr. E. H. Sloop Crossnore
Surveyor T. W. Clapp Plumtree
Supt. of Health Dr. B. B. McGuire Spruce Pine
Supt. of Schools George Bowman Elk Park
Supt. of Public Welfare W. W. Braswell Montezuma
Home Dem. Agent Georgia P. Cohoon Newland
Farm Dem. Agent C. B. Baird Newland
Chmn. Bd. Education Carl Wiseman Ingalls
Chmn. Bd. Elections ...Lloyd Franklin Three Mile
Game Warden F. Y. Benbow Newland
Forest Warden Jim Vance Crossnore
County Attorney Chas. Hughes Newland
County Librarian". .Mrs. D. H. Hughes Newland
Commissioners
Chairman Lee Sturgill Linvilje
Commissioner Robert S. Burleson Senia
Commissioner Sam L. Heaton Ingalls
BEAUFORT
Beaufort County was formed in 1705 from Bath. Was first called Archdale
and name changed to Beaufort about 1712. It was named in honor of Henry
Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, who in 1709 became one of the Lords Proprietors of
Carolina. He purchased the share originally owned by the Duke of Albemarle.
Population, 36,431 County Seat, Washington
State Senators 2nd District .W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
E. A. Daniel Washington
Member House of Representatives Bryan Grimes Washington
Clerk of Court N. Henry Moore Washington
Register of Deeds C. C. Duke Washington
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Office Officer Address
Sheriff William Rumley Washington
Treasurer J. S. Benner Washington
Auditor .J. S. Benner Washington
Tax Supervisor J. S. Benner Washington
Tax Collector W. A. Blount, Jr Washington
County Accountant J. S. Benner Washington
Coroner Richard F. Cherry Washington
Surveyor H. H. Wesley Washington
Supt. of Health Dr. D. E. Ford Washington
Supt. of Schools M. T. Lambeth Washington
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Eliza H. Randolph Washington
Home Dem. Agent Violet Alexander Washington
Negro Home Dem. Agent Vivian Harris Washington
Farm Dem. Agent W. L. McGahey Washington
Chmn. Bd. Education Charles Cowell Washington
Chmn. Bd. Elections Jno. G. Bragaw Washington
Game Warden D. Warren Lupton, Jr. Pantego
Forest Warden Albert Woolard Washington
County Attorney E. A. Daniel Washington
County Librarian Miss Elizabeth H. House Washington
Recorder's Courts :
Beaufort
Judge L. E. Mercer (Acting) Washington
Solicitor ..John A. Mayo (Acting) Washington
Aurora
Solicitor John A. Mayo Washington
Belhaven
Judge .W. S. Reddick Belhaven
Solicitor John A. Mayo Washington
Commissioners
Chairman .W. R. Roberson, Sr Washington
Commissioner Plummer Nicholson Washington
Commissioner Ben Winfield Chocowinity
Commissioner D. Oscar Moore Chocowinity
Commissioner E. V. Swindell Bath
BERTIE
Bertie County was formed in 1722 from Bath. Was named in honor of James
and Henry Bertie, Lords Proprietors, who in 1728 owned the share of Lord
Clarendon.
Population, 26,201 County Seat, Windsor
State Senators First District Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
W. T. Culpeper Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives . C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Clerk of Court Geo. C. Spoolman Windsor
Register of Deeds L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Sheriff F. M. Dunstan Windsor
Treasurer Mrs. Ethel R. Cherry Windsor
Tax Supervisor L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Tax Collector Lacy M. Early Windsor
County Accountant L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Coroner Goodwin Byrd .Windsor
Surveyor J. B. Parker Windsor
Supt. of Health Dr. J. M. Jackson Windsor
Supt. of Schools Herbert W. Early Windsor
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Harry Smith Colerain
Home Dem. Agent Miss Virginia Patrick Windsor
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Office Offi.cer Address
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Pennie P. Battle Windsor
Farm Dem. Agent B. E. Grant Windsor
Negro Farm Dem. Agent JMaurice W. Coleman Windsor
Chmn. Bd. Education J. P. Rascoe Windsor
Chmn. Bd. Elections E. G. Cherry Windsor
Game Warden W. L. Smallwood ^'Windsor
Forest Warden B. F. Burkett Windsor
County Attorney John R. Jenkins Windsor
Recorder's Court :
Jufige J. B. Davenport Windsor
Solicitor J. H. Spruill Windsor
Commissioners
Chairman W. R. Lawrence Colerain
Commissioner H. O. Raynor Powellsville
Commissioner J. C. Joyner Anlander RFD
Commissioner J. W. Cooper Windsor
Commissioner H. G. Bland Kelford
BLADEN
Bladen County was formed in 1734 from Bath. Was named in honor of
Martin Bladen, one of the members of the Board of Trade which had charge of
colonial affairs.
Population, 27,156 County Seat, Elizabethtown
State Senators 10th District Charles G. Rose Fayetteville
R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Member House of Representatives James A. Bridger Bladenboro
Clerk of Court *Carl C. Campbell Elizabethtown
Mrs. Carl C. Campbell,
„ . Acting C.S.C. Elizabethtown
Register of Deeds Donald T. Townsend Elizabethtown
Sheriff H. Manly Clark Elizabethtown
Treasurer Bank of Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
Auditor jD. M. Calhoun Elizabethtown
Tax Supervisor D. M. Calhoun Elizabethtown
Ta.x Collector H. Milton Chason Elizabethtown
Coroner T. Weston Young Elizabethtown
Surveyor. R. s. Gillespie Elizabethtown
Supt. of Health Dr. R. S. Cromartie Elizabethtown
Supt. of Schools J. S. Blair Elizabethtown
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Martha P. Taylor Elizabethtown
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Lillie L. Hester Elizabethtown
Negro Home Dem. Agent .'. Mrs. Mamie P. Moore Elizabethtown
Farm Dem. Agent R. B. Harper Elizabethtown
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Alvin C. McLendon Elizabethtown
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. S. S. Hutchinson Bladenboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections P. W. Jessup Elizabethtown
Game Warden E. W. Woodell " Dublin
Forest Warden JVI. H. McQueen Clarkton
County Attorney ,H. H. Clark Elizabethtown
County Librarian Miss Thelma Cromartie Elizabethtown
Recorder's Court:
J"'?^.e W. Leslie Johnson White Oak
Solicitor Henry L. Williamson Elizabethtown
Commissioners
Chainnan Milton L. Fisher Elizabethtown
Commissioner F. L. Tatum White Oak
Commissioner....^ H. J. White Bladenboro
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brunswick
Brunswick County was formed in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen. Was
named in honor of the famous House of Brunswick, of which the four Georges,
Kings of England, were members.
Population, 17,125 County Seat, Southport
State Senators 10th District Charles G. Rose Fayetteville
R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Member House of Representatives J. W. Ruark Southport
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court S. T. Bennett Southport
Register of Deeds A. J. Walton Southport
Sheriff C. P. Willetts Southport
Auditor R. C. St. George Southport
Tax Supervisor W. P. Jorgenson Southport
Tax Collector ". W. P. Jorgenson Southport
County Accountant R. C. St. George Southport
Coroner W. E. Bell Southport
Supt. of Health Mrs. Lou Smith Southport
Supt. of Schools Annie Mae Woodside Southport
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Maude Phelps Southport
Home Dem. Agent vElizabeth Norfleet Southport
Farm Dem. Agent J. E. Dodson Supply
Chmn. Bd. Education R. T. Woodside Southport
Chmn. Bd. Elections David Ross Southport
Game Warden Craven Nelson Shallotte
Forest Warden Dorman Mercer Bolivia
County Attorney E. J. Prevatte Southport
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. B. Ward Ash
Solicitor J. W. Ruark Southport
Commissioners
Chairman ,0. P. Bellamy Shallotte
Commissioner Stephen Mintz Leland
Commissioner A. P. Russ Ash
BUNCOMBE
Buncombe County was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford. Was
named in honor of Colonel Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary soldier who was
wounded and captured at the battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777, and died a
paroled prisoner. May 1778, in Philadelphia. Colonel Buncombe lived in Tyrrell
County. He was noted for his hospitality. Over the door of his house were these
lines : "Welcome all to Buncombe Hall."
Population, 108,755 County Seat, Asheville
State Senator 31st District Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
Members House of Representatives ...George W. Craig Asheville
E. L. Loftin Weaverville
George A. Shuford Asheville
Clerk of Court J. E. Swain Asheville
Register of Deeds Geo. A. Digges, Jr Asheville
Sheriff L. E. Brown Asheville
Treasurer James C. Garrison Asheville
Auditor James C. Garrison Asheville
Tax Supervisor W. Z. Penland ....Asheville
Tax Collector J. P. Brown Asheville
County Accountant James C. Garrison Asheville
Coroner .^ Dr. George F. Baier, Jr AsTJeville
Surveyor .7 Solon Wells Asheville
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Health Dr. W. N. Sisk Asheville
Supt. of Schools 1. C. Roberson Asheville
Supt. of Public Welfare K. K. Connor Asheville
Home Dem. Agent JMrs. Mamie Sue Evans Asheville
Farm Dcm. Agent W. Riley Palmer Asheville
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. Bernice E. Morgan Asheville
Chmn. Bd. Elections Clyde W. Bradley Asheville
Game Warden E. F. Sorrells Asheville
Forest Warden iClarence R. Jenkins Arden
County Attorney Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
County Librarian Miss Evelyn Parks Asheville
Recorder's Court :
Judge Sam M. Cathey Asheville
Solicitor Marshall W. Orr Asheville
Commissioners
Chairman J. A. Richbourg Asheville
Commissioner John C. Vance Asheville
Commissioner Harry L. Parker Asheville
BURKE
Burke County was formed in 1777 from Rowan. Was named in honor of Dr.
Thomas Burke, member of the Continental Congress and governor of North
Carolina.
Population, 38,615 County Seat, Morganton
State Senator 28th District O. Lee Horton Morganton
Member House of Representatives A. B. Stoney Morganton
Clerk of Court J. F. Bowers Morganton
Register of Deeds W. Alvin Berry Morganton
Sheriff R. C. Chapman Morganton
Treasurer First National Bank Morganton
Auditor Geo. Scott & Co Charlotte
Ta.x Supervisor A. Parks McGimsey Morganton
Tax Collector X. H. Cox , Morganton
County Accountant R. M. Davis Morganton
Coroner Ted Shirley Morganton
Surveyor James A. Harbison Morganton
Supt. of Health Dr. S. V. Lewis Lenoir
Supt. of Schools R. L. Patton Morganton
Supt. of Public Welfare M. J. Lynam ...'. Morganton
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Helen L. Curry Morganton
Farni Dem. Agent R. L. Sloan Morganton
Chmn. Bd. Education C. P. Whisnant Morganton Rt. 2
Chmn. Bd. Elections T. Earl Franklin Morganton
Game Warden J. M. Starrett Morganton
Forest Warden Simon Conley Morganton
County Attorney C. E. Cowan Morganton
County Librarian Mrs. M. R. McVey Morganton
Commissioners
Chairman Parks McGimsey Table Rock
Commissioner Lawrence Love Morganton
Commissioner R. Harper Singleton Morganton
Commissioner Ben Gibbs Morganton
Commissioner Ed Micol Valdese
CABARRUS
Cabarrus County was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg, was named in honor
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of Stephen Cabarrus, of Edenton, sevei-al times a member of the Legislature and
often Speaker of the House of Commons.
Population, 59,393 County Seat, Concord
State Senators Twenty-first
District John C. Kesler Salisbury
Luther E. Earnhardt Concord
Members House of Representatives ...E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
J. Carlyle Rutledge Kannapolis
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court D. Ray McEachern Concord
Register of Deeds John R. Boger Concord
Sheriff Ray C. Hoover Concord
Treasurer Margie M. White Concord
Auditor Chas. N. Field Concord
Tax Supervisor Chas. N. Field Concord
Tax Collector Ray C. Hoover Concord
County Accountant Chas. N. Field Concord
Coroner N. J. Mitchell ; Concord
Surveyor S. Glenn Hawfield, Jr Concord (US Armv)
Supt. of Health Dr. M. B. Bethell Concord
Supt. of Schools C. A. Furr Concord
Supt. of Public Welfare E. Farrell White Concord
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Mabel R. Blume Concord
Farm Dem. Agent R. D. Goodman Concord
Chmn. Bd. Education G. G. Allen Concord
Chmn. Bd. Elections P. B. Fetzer Concord Rt. 2
Game Warden R. O. Caldwell Concord
County Attorney Hartsell & Hartsell Concord
County Librarian Miss Olivia Burwell Concord
Recorder's Court :
Judge Z. A. Morris, Jr Concord
Solicitor E. R. Alexander Kannapolis
Commissioners
Chairman J. Lee White Concord
Commissioner C. M. Crowell Mt. Pleasant
Commissioner W. M. Morrison Harrisburg
Commissioner Ray W. Cline Concord
Commissioner H. L. Fink Concord
CALDWELL
Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes. Was named in
honor of Joseph Caldwell, the first president of the University of North Carolina.
He was one of the first and strongest advocates of the public school system and of
the railroad through the center of the state from Morehead City to Tennessee.
Population, 35,795 County Seat, Lenoir
State Senator 28th District O. Lee Horton Morganton
Member House of Representatives J. T. Pritchett Lenoir
Clerk of Coui't F. H. Hoover Lenoir
Register of Deeds Mrs. Margaret B. Moore Lenoir
Sheriff J. F. Parlier Lenoir
Tax Supervisor James H. Sherrill Lenoir
Tax Collector Mrs. J. F. Parlier Lenoir
County Accountant Stella H. Spencer Lenoir
Coroner J. R. Swanson Lenoir
Surveyor Jasper E. Moore Collettsville
Supt. of Health , Dr. S. V. Lewis Lenoir
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools Luther B. Robinson Lenoir
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Ina K. Carpenter Lenoir
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Atha C. Wright Lenoir
Farm Dem. Agent Max Gulp Lenoir
Chmn. lUI. Education Dr. J. F. Reece Lenoir
Chmn. lid. Elections J. B. Bernard Lenoir
Game Warden Clyde McLean, Sr Collettsville
Forest Warden Lee G. Steele Lenoir
County Attorney Li. H. Wall Lenoir
County Librarian Mi-s. Barrett Jones Lenoir
Recorder's Court :
Judge A. R. Crisp Lenoir
Solicitor James C. Farthing U. S. Service
(Hunter Martin, Act. Solicitor)
Commissioners
Chairman ."; W. T. Carpenter Lenoir
Commissioner Mark Goforth Lenoir
Commissioner P. L. Poovey Granite Falls
CAMDEN
Camden County was formed in 1777 from Pasquotank. Was named in honor
of the learned Englishman, Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, who was one of the
strongest friends of the Americans in the British Parliament. He took their side
in the dispute over taxation without representation.
Population, 5,440 County Seat, Camden
State Senators 1st District Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives S. E. Burgess Belcross
Clerk of Court L. S. Leary Camden
Register of Deeds '. J. G. Etheridge Camden
Sheriff M. D. Stevens '. Camden
Treasurer The First & Cit. NatL Blf. Elizabeth City
Auditor Matilda Bartlett Camden
Tax Supervisor Calvin Bray Camden
County Accountant Matilda Bartlett Camden
Coroner Sam L. Forbes Riddle
Supt. of Health Dr. Daniel C. Hackett Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools E P. Leary Old Trap
Supt. of Public Welfare Roy B. Godfrey Belcross
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Mamie Sawyer Elizabeth City
Farm Dem. Agent A. L. Eagles Camden
Chmn. Bd. Education....; W. I. Sawyer South Mills
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. J. Burgess Shiloh
Game Warden J. W. Jones South Mills
Forest Warden W. D. Stevens ' Shiloh
County Attorney W. I. Halstead South Mills
Recorder's Court : ''
Judge R. L. Whaley Camden
Commissioners
Chairman D. F. Bartlett Belcross
Commissioner R. K. Benton South Mills
Commissioner R. L. Bray Belcross
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carteret
Carteret County was formed in 1722 from Bath. Was named in honor of Sir
John Carteret, afterwards (1744) Earl Granville, one of the Lords Proprietors.
When the other Lords Proprietors sold their shares to the king in 1728, Carteret
refused to sell, and an immense tract of land in North Carolina was laid off as his
share in 1744. It was called the Granville District and was the cause of a great
deal of trouble. He lost it by confiscation when the Revolution freed North Carolina
from British rule.
Population, 18,284 County Seat, Beaufort
State Senatoi-s 7th District R. A. Whitaker Kinston
D. L. Ward New Bern
Member House of Representatives H. S. Gibbs Morehead City
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court L. W. Hassell Beaufort
Register of Deeds Irvin W. Davis Beaufort
Sheriff C. G. Holland Beaufort
Auditor James D. Potter Beaufort
Tax Supervisor James D. Potter Beaufort
Tax Collector E. O. Mopre^ Beaufort
County Accountant James D. Potter Beaufort
Coroner A. H. James Morehead City
Surveyor Phillip Ball Morehead City
Supt. of Health Capt. Robt. K. Oliver Beaufort
Supt. of Schools J. G. Allen Beaufort
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. George Henderson Morehead City
Home Dem. Agent JMiss Dorothy Banks Beaufort
Fann Dem. Agent R. M. Williams Beaufort
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. L. W. Moore Beaufort
Chmn. Bd. Elections Fred R. Seely Beaufort
Game Warden Alex Davis Davis
County Attorney A. L. Hamilton Morehead City
Recorder's Court :
Judge Paul Webb Morehead City
Solicitor M. L. Davis Beaufort
Commissioners
Chaii-man Dr. K. P. B. Bonner Morehead City
Commissioner C. Z. Chappell Beaufort
Commissioner Wallace Styron Stacy
Commissioner L. W. Pelletier Stella
Commissioner Tilden Davis Harkers Island
CASWELL
Caswell County was formed in 1777 from Orange. Was named in honor of
Richard Caswell, member of the First Continental Congress, first Governor of
North Carolina after the Declaration of Independence, six times reelected Governor,
and Major-General in the Revolutionary army.
Population, 20,032 County Seat, Yanceyville
State Senator 15th District J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Member House of Representatives Jno. O. Gunn Yanceyville
Clerk of Court H. R. Thompson Yanceyville
Register of Deeds J. B. Blaylock Yanceyville
Sheriff J. H. Gunn Yanceyville
Treasurer James N. Slade Yanceyville
Auditor Allen E. Strand Greensboro
Tax Supervisor R. E. Wilson Yanceyville Rt. 1
Tax Collector R. E. Wilson Yanceyville Rt. 1
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Office Officer Address
County Accountant James N. Slade Yanceyville
Supt. of Health ur. B. M. Drake Spray
Supt. of Schools Holland McSwain Yanceyville
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Leona Graham Yanceyville
Home Dem. Agent .r Miss Louise Homewood Yanceyville
Negro Home Dem. Agent ..Helen McCoy Payne Yanceyville
Farm Dem. Agent J. E. Zimmerman Yanceyville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent T. Dewey Williamson Yanceyville
Chmn. Bd. Education O. A. Powell Yanceyville
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. H. Page Yanceyville
Game Warden W. R. Satterfield Yanceyville
County Attorney R. T. Wilson Yanceyville
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. C. Gibbs Pelham
Solicitor E. F. Upchurch Yanceyville
Commissioners
Chairman E. A. Allison Yanceyville
Commissioner Emery Hooper Mebane Rt. .3
Commissioner Wallace W. Pointer Blanch Rt. 1
Commissioner E. S. Butler Reidsville Rt. 1
Commissioner C. S. Walters Blanch
CATAWBA
Catawba County was formed in 1842 from Lincoln. Was named after a tribe
of Indians which dwelt in that section of the State. Catawba county voted with
Gaston and Lincoln until 1854.
Population, 51,653 County Seat, Newton
State Senators 25th District Hugh G. Mitchell Statesville
John W. Aiken Hickory
Member House of Representatives Harley F. Shuford Hickory
Clerk of Court P. W. Deaton Newton
Register of Deeds Mrs. Willie Trott Newton
Sheriff Ray E. Pitts Newton
Treasurer J. L. Hoyle Newton
Auditor A. H. Burgess Newton
Tax Supervisor C. E. Guin Newton
Tax Collector J. L. Hoyle Newton
County Accountant J. L. Hoyle Newton
Coroner Rex Reynolds , Conover
Surveyor G. Sam Rowe Newton
Supt. of Health ..Dr. H. C. Whims Newton
Supt. of Schools M. C. Campbell Newton
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Joseline Harding Newton
Home Dem. Agent Miss Wylie Knox Newton
Farm Dem. Agent Earl Brintnall Newton
Chmn. Bd. Education E. M. Yoder Hickory
Chmn. Bd. Elections D. Lee Setzer Nevrtou
Game Warden J. M. Yount Newton
County Manager N. J. Sigmon Newton
County Attorney T. P. Pruitt Hickory
Recorder's Court:
Judge Eddy S. Merrit Hickory
Solicitor Joseph L. Murphy Hickory
Commissioners
Chairman R. K. Bolick Conover
Commissioner C. B. Cline Hickory
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Office Officer Address
Commissioner :Caleb Rudisill Vale
Commissioner George Winters Claremont Rt. 1
Commissioner H. B. Lindler Sherrills Ford
CHATHAM
Chatham County was formed in 1770 from Orange. Was named in honor of
the great Englishman who won for England all of French America and was the
most eloquent defender of the American cause in the British Parliament during the
Revolution — William Pitt, Earl of Chatham.
Population, 24,726 County Seat, Pittsboro
State Senators 13th District Wiley G. Barnes Raleigh
J. C. Pittman Sanford
Member House of Representatives Wade Barber Pittsboro
Clerk of Court E. B. Hatch Pittsboro
Register of Deeds J. W. Emerson, Jr Pittsboro
Sheriff...' G. H. Andrews Pittsboro
Treasurer Bank of Pittsboro Pittsboro
Auditor T. V. Riggsbee Pittboro Rt. 1
Tax Supervisor J. W. Emerson Pittsboro
Tax Collector G. H. Andrews Pittsboro
County Accountant T. V. Riggsbee Pittsboro
Coroner J. A. Dark Siler City
Surveyor Floyd E. Womble Siler City
Supt. of Health Dr. Gaston Rogers Pittsboro
Supt. of Schools J. S. Waters Pittsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. K. Strowd Chapel Hill
Home Dem. Agent Miss Flossie Whitley Pittsboro
Farm Dem. Agent J. B. Snipes Bynum
Chmn. Bd. Education W. A. Hinton Apex Rt. 3
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. M. Pattishall Sanford Rt. 4
Game Warden Robert Hatcher Pittsboro
Forest Warden JRobert Hatcher Pittsboro
County Attorney W. P. Horton Pittsboro
County Librarian Mrs. Milton Heath Siler City
County Criminal Court:
Judge Walter D. Siler Siler City
Solicitor J. Lee Moody Siler City
Commissioners
Chairman E. E. Walden Moncure
Commissioner R. G. Beckwith -. Apex Rt. 3
Commissioner R. W. Dark Siler City
CHEROKEE
Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from Macon. Was named after an
Indian tribe which still dwells in that section of the state.
Population, 18,813 County Seat, Murphy
State Senator 33rd District A. L. Penland '. Hayesville
Member House of Representatives ... Mrs. G. W. Cover Andrews
Clerk of Court J. L. Hall Murphy
Register of Deeds B. L. Padgett Murphy
Sheriff L. L. Mason Murphy
Auditor P C. Hyatt Murphy
Tax Supervisor Paul Sudderth Murphy
Tax Collector L. L. Mason Murphy
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Office Officer Address
County Accountant P. C. Hyatt Murphy
Coroner Dr. Harry Miller Murphy
Surveyor O. G. Anderson Culberson
Supt. of Health Dr. M. P. Whichard Murphy
Supt. of Schools Lloyd Hendrix Murphy
Supt. of Public Welfare _Miss Laura H. Freeman Murphy
Home Dem. Agent Mary Comwell Murphy
Karm Dem. Agent .'. A. Q. Ketner Murphy
Chmn. Bd. Education Noah Hembree Murphy
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. J. Hembree Murphy
Game Warden D. M. Birchfield Andrews
Forest Warden E. S. Burnett Murphy
County Attorney J. B. Gray Murphy
County Librarian Dora Ruth Parks Murphy
Commissioners
Chairman E. A. Wood Andrews
Commissioner T. P. Calhoun Murphy
Commissioner .J. M. Anderson Culberson
CHOWAN
Chowan County was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named for an Indian
tribe dwelling in the northeastern part of the State when the English first came to
North Carolina.
Population, 11,572 County Seat, Edenton
State Senators 1st District Chas. H. Jenlcins Aulander
W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives John F. White Edenton
Clerk of Court E. W. Spires Edenton
Register of Deeds...' M. L. Bunch Edenton
Sheriff J. A. Bunch Edenton
Treasurer Geo. C. Hoskins Edenton
Tax Supervisor P. S. McMullan '. Edenton
Tax Collector J. A. Bunch Edenton
County Accountant E. W. Spires Edenton
Supt. of Health Dr. J. M. Jackson Edenton
Supt. of Schools .W. J. Taylor Edenton
Supt. of Public Welfare 3Irs. J. H. McMullan Edenton
Home Dem. Agent ; JUiss Rebecca W. Colwell Edenton
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Onnie S. Charlton Edenton
Farm Dem. Agent C. W. Overman Edenton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent J. B. Small Edenton
Chmn. Bd. Education T. W. Jones Edenton
Chmn. Bd. Elections X.. C. Burton Edenton
Game Warden J. G. Perr>- Edenton
County Attorney W. D. Pruden Edenton
County Librarian Miss Elizabeth Copeland Edenton
Recorder's Court :
Judge Marvin P. Wilson Edenton
Solicitor J. N. Pruden Edenton
Commissioners
Chairman D. M. Warren Edenton
Commissioner A. C. Boyce Edenton RFD 2
Commissioner J. A. Webb Edenton RFD 2
Commissioner J. R. Peele Edenton RFD 3
Commissioner .E. N. Elliott Tyner
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CLAY
Clay County was formed in 1861 frojn Cherokee. Was named in honor of the
great orator and statesman, Henry Clay. Prior to 1868 Clay voted with Cherokee.
Population, 6,405 County Seat, Hayesville
State Senator 33rd District A. L. Penland Hayesville
Member House of Representatives F. Herbert Hayesville
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Chne E. McClure Hayesville
Register of Deeds W. A. Jones Hayesville
Sheriff Neal R. Kitchens Hayesville
Treasurer Neal R. Kitchens Hayesville
Auditor F. B. Garrett Hayesville
Tax Supervisor W. A. Jones Hayesville
Tax Collector Neal R. Kitchens Hayesville
County Accountant F. B. Garrett Hayesville
Coroner Dr. P. B. Killian Hayesville
Supt. of Health Dr. W. P. Whichard Murphy
Supt. of Schools Allen J. Bell Hayesville
Supt. of Public Welfare... Betty Cabe Hayesville
Home Dem. Agent Buena B. Hedden ; Hayesville
Fai-m Dem. Agent R. G. Vick Hayesville
Chmn. Bd. Education Perry D. Tipton Hayesville
Chrnn. Bd. Elections B. H. Martin Hayesville
Game Warden P. C. Scroggs Hayesville
County Attorney T. C. Gray Hayesville
County Librarian Dora Ruth Parks Hayesville
Commissioners
Chairman H. M. Moore Hayesville
Commissiner G. W. Tipton Hayesville
Commissiner Fred O. Scroggs Hayesville
CLEVELAND
Cleveland County was formed' in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln. Was
named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, a noted partisan leader on the
western Carolina frontier in the Revolution, and one of the "Heroes of King's
Mountain."
Population, 58,055 County Seat, Shelby
State Senators 27th District Wade B. Matheny Forest City
Lee B. Weathers Shelby
Member House of Representatives Charles C. Horn Shelby
Clerk of Court E. A. Houser, Jr Shelby
Register of Deeds A. F. Newton Shelby
Sheriff J. R. Cline Shelby
Treasurer Mrs. J. C. Newton Shelby
Auditor Chas. G. Dilling ; Shelby
Tax Supervisor Chas. G. Dilling Shelby
Tax Collector E. L. Webb Shelby
County Accountant Chas. G. Dilling Shelby
Coroner R. E. Lutz Shelby
Surveyor D. R. S. Frazier Shelby
Supt. of Health Dr. Z. P. Mitchell Shelby
Supt. of Schools J. H. Grigg Shelby
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Mary Bums Parker Shelby
Home Dem. Agent Miss LaUna Brashears Shelby
Farm Dem. Agent John Wilkins Shelby
Chmn. Bd. Education A. L. Calton Lattimore
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. L. Angel Lattimore
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Office Officer Address
Game Warden Robert Gidney Lattimore
County Attorney Henry B. Edwards Lattimore
Recorder's Court:
Judge A. A. Powell Shelby
Solicitor Bynum E. Weathers Slielby
Commissioners
Chairman Glee A. Bridges Kings Mountain
Commissioner Max Washburn Shelby
Commissioner D. D. Lattimore Lawndale, Rt. 1
COLUMBUS
Columbus County was formed in 1808 from Bladen and Brunswick. Was
named in honor of the Discoverer of the New World.
Population, 45,663 County Seat, Whiteville
State Senators 10th District Charles G. Rose Fayetteville
R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Member House of Representatives J. Percy Brown Tabor City
Clerk of Court D. L. Gore Whiteville
Register of Deeds Leo L. Fisher Whiteville
Sheriff H. D. Stanley '. Whiteville
Auditor M. K. Fuller Whiteville
Tax Supervisor Venie Harrelson Whiteville
Tax Collector B. L. Martin Whiteville
Coroner Paul B. Avant Chadbourn
Supt. of Health Dr. Floyd Johnson Whiteville
Supt. of Schools H. D. Browning, Jr. Whiteville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Johnsie R. Nunn Whiteville
Home Dem. Agent Genevieve Eakes Whiteville
Farm Dem. Agent C. D. Raper Whiteville
Chmn. Bd. Education A. L. Griffin Cerro Gordo
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. E. Powell, Jr. Whiteville
Game Warden Earl Bass Whiteville
Forest Warden B. Frank Batton ...Chadbourn, Rt. 2
County Attorney E. K. Proctor Whiteville
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. E. Harrelson Whiteville
Solicitor J. W. Brown Whiteville
Commissioners
Chairman J. L. Robinson Whiteville
Commissioner W. L. Hobbs Delco
Commissioner „ Arthur W. Williamson Cerro Gordo
Commissioner L. P. Ward Clarendon
Commissioner J. A. Hooks Whiteville
CRAVEN
Craven County was formed about 1712 from Bath. Was named in honor of
William, Lord Craven, one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
Population, 31,298 County Seat, New Bern
State Senators 7th District D. L. Ward New Bern
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Member House of Representatives Burl G. Hardison New Bern
Clerk of Court L. E. Lancaster New Bern
Register of Deeds J. S. Holland New Bern
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Office Officer Address
Sheriff R. B. Lane New Bern
Treasurer Branch Bkg. Trust Co.
(Dept.) New Bern
Auditor Ben O. Jones New Bern
Tax Supervisor Ben O. Jones New Bern
Tax Collector C. C. Pritchett New Bern
County Accountant Ben O. Jones New Bern
Coroner U. W. Daugherty New Bern
Supt. of Health R. S. McGeachy New Bern
Supt. of Schools R. L. Pugh New Bern
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. D. Whitford New Bern
Home Dem. Agent Miss Jessie Trowbridge New Bern
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Marietta M. Carrington New Bern
Farm Dem. Agent A. T. Jackson New Bern
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Otis E. Evans New Bern
Chmn. Bd. Education C. A. Seifert New Bern
Chmn. Bd. Elections Wm. Dunn New Bern
Game Warden Raymond Watson New Bern
Forest Warden S. B. Norris New Bern
County Attorney .R. A. Nunn New Bern
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. J. Lansche, Jr New Bern
Solicitor D. C. McCotter, Jr New Bern
Commissioners
Chairman G. W. Ipock Ernul
Commissioner T. W. Haywood New Bern
Commissioner R. A. Adams New Bern
Commissioner C. D. Lancaster New Bern
Commissioner A. L. Dail New Bern
CUMBERLAND
Cumberland County was formed in 1754 from Bladen. Was named in honor of
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. Cumber-
land was the commander of the English army at the battle of CuUoden, in which
the Scotch Highlanders were so badly defeated. Many of them came to America,
and their principal settlement was at Cross Creek in Cumberland County.
Population, 59,320 County Seat, Fayetteville
State Senators 10th District R. J. Hester, Jr. Elizabethtown
Charles G. Rose Fayetteville
Members House of Representatives... F. M. Averitt Fayetteville
T. C. Bynum Hope Mills
Clerk of Court C. W. Broadfoot Fayetteville
Register of Deeds J. W. Johnson Fayetteville
Sheriff N. H. McGeachy Fayetteville
Treasurer R. E. Nimocks Fayetteville
Auditor R. E. Nimocks Fayetteville
Tax Supervisor T. G. Braxton Fayetteville
Tax Collector B. C. Bramble Fayetteville
Coroner W. C. Davis Fayetteville
Supt. of Health Dr. M. T. Foster Fayetteville
Supt. of Schools A. B. Wilkins Fayetteville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Jeanie G. Austin Fayetteville
Home Dem. Agent Miss Elizabeth Gainey Fayetteville
Negro Home Dem. Agent Genevieve Kyer Fayetteville
Farm Dem. Agent J. T. Monroe Fayetteville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Bertram B. Gaillard Fayetteville
Chmn. Bd. Education Ernest Breece Fayetteville
Chmn. Bd. Elections F. B. Rankin Fayettevilfe
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Office Officer Address
Game Warden Dan C. Short! Pine Blufll
Forest Warden P. P. Smith Fayetteville
County Attorney C. C. Howard Fayetteville
County Librarian Doris Widener Fayetteville
Recorder's Court
Judge Lacy S. Collier Fayetteville
Solicitor Von C. Bullard Fayetteville
Commissioners
Chairman D. L. McLaurin Fayetteville, Rt. 1
Commissioner W. McK. Monroe Fayetteville
Commissioner F. G. Kinlaw Fayetteville, Rt. 5
Commissioner W. H. Clark Hope Mills, Rt. 1
Commissioner J. B. Wilkins Linden
CURRITUCK
Currituck County was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named after an
Indian tribe.
Population, 6,709 County Seat, Currituck
State Senators 1st District Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
W. T. Culpeper Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives G. C. Boswood Gregory
Clerk of Court Ray P. Midgett Currituck
Register of Deeds W. S. Gregory Currituck
Sheriff L. L. Dozier Jarvisburg
Treasurer Bank of Currituck .Currituck
Auditor... W. S. Gregory Currituck
Tax Supervisor .W. S. Gregory Currituck
Tax Collector L. L. Dozier Jarvisburg
County Accountant W. S. Gregory Currituck
Coroner Bryan Smith Spot
Surveyor Russell E. Snowden Currituck
Supt. of Health Dr. K. C. Moore : Currituck
Supt. of Schools E. C. Woodard .-... Currituck
Supt. of Public Welfare J^orman Hughes Currituck
Home Dem. Agent 3Irs. Kathleen Snyder Currituck
Farm Dem. Agent X,. A. Powell Currituck
Chmn. Bd. Education C. P. White Poplar Branch
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. A. Summerall Spot
Game Warden B. U. Evans Grandy
Forest Warden John Evans Grandy
County Attorney ;e. R. Woodard Coinjock
Recorder's Court:
Judee J. W. Sanderlin Shawboro
Solicitor E. R. Woodard Coinjock
Commissioners
Chairman M. B. Fisher Jarvisburg
Commissioner C. A. Aydlett Grandy
Commissioner M. A. Guard Currituck
Commissioner Harry Powers Moyock
Commissioner Norwood Ansell Knotts Island
DARE
Dare County was formed in 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde. Was
named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child bom in America.
Population, 6,041 County Seat, Manteo
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Office Officer Address
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Member House of Representatives Theo. S. Meekins Manteo
Clerk of Court ; C. S. Meekins Manteo
Register of Deeds Melvin R. Daniels Manteo
Sheriff D. Victor Meekins Manteo
Treasurer The Bank of Manteo Manteo
Auditor C. S. Meekins Manteo
Tax Supervisor E. S. Wise Manteo
Tax Collector D. Victor Meekins Manteo
County Accountant C. S. Meekins Manteo
Coroner Marvin Rogers Manteo
Supt. of Health Dr. K. C. Moore Currituck
Supt. of Schools R. I. Leake .t Manteo
Supt. of Public Welfare I. P. Davis Manteo
Home Dem. Agent Sadie Hendley Manteo
Farm Dem. Agent W. H. Shearin Manteo
Chmn. Bd. Education E. N. Baum Kitty Havck
Chmn. Bd. Elections G. T. Wescott Manteo
Game Warden Edgar A. Perry Kitty Hawk
Forest Warden A. B. Hooper Stumpy Point
County Attorney Martin Kellogg, Jr.... Manteo
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. F. Baum Manteo
Solicitor Martin Kellogg, Jr Manteo
Commissioners
Chairman J. E. Ferebee Manteo
Commissioner J. A. Meekins Rodanthe
Commissioner C. L. Midgett Manns Harbor
Commissioner W. B. Tillett Wanchese
Commissioner L. W. Stetson Colington
DAVIDSON
Davidson County was formed in 1822 from Rowan. Was named in honor of
General William Lee Davidson, a soldier of the Revolution, who was killed at the
battle of Cowan's Ford. When General Greene retreated across North Carolina
before Cornwallis in 1781, he stationed some troops under General Davidson at
Cowan's Ford over the Catawba River to delay the British army. The British
attacked the Americans, killed General Davidson, and forced the passage. The
United States has erected a monument in his honor on Guilford Battleground.
Population, 53,377 County Seat, Lexington
State Senators 18th District Edwin Pate Laurinburg
Geo. L. Hundley Thomasville
Member House of Representatives Dr. J. A. Smith Lexington
Clerk of Court E. C. Byerly Lexington
Register of Deeds Charles H. Johnson Lexington
Sheriff Raymond Bowers Lexington
Treasurer Charlotte Shoaf Lexington
Auditor French H. Smith Lexington
Tax Supervisor French H. Smith Lexington
Tax Collector Raymond Bowers Lexington
County Accountant French H. Smith Lexington
Coroner Dr. W. G. Smith Thomasville
Surveyor N. R. Kinney Lexington
Supt. of Health Dr. G. C. Gambrell Lexington
Supt. of Schools Paul F. Evans Lexington
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Supt. of Public Welfare E. C. Hunt Lexington
Home Dem. Agent Mary Sue Moser Lexington
Farm Dem. Agent W. H. Wooten Lexington
Chmn. Bd. Education Ralph H. Wilson Thomasville
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. M. Daniel Lexington
Game Warden R. F. Dorsett Winston-Salem, Rt. 5
County Manager French H. Smith Lexington
County Attorney P. V. Critcher Lexington
County Librarian Mrs. Paul Sink Lexington
County Court:
Judge T. S. Wall Lexington
Solicitor S. E. Raper Lexington
Thomasville Recorder's Court:
Judge W. H. Steed Thomasville
Solicitor L. Roy Hughes Thomasville
Denton Recorder's Court:
Judge .-. A. L. Snider Denton
Commissioners
Chairman G. W. Smith Lexington
Commissioner W. B. May Thomasville
Commissioner W. H. Lomax Linwood, Rt. 1
Commissioner Fred Sechrest Lexington, Rt. 6
Commissioner Clyde T. Zimmerman Lexington, Rt. 4
DAVIE
Davie County was formed in 1836 from Rowan. Was named in honor of
William R. Davie, distinguished as a soldier of the Revolution, member of the
Federal Convention of 1787, Governor of North Carolina, special Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France, "Father of the University of
North Carolina."
Population, 14,909 County Seat, Mocksville
State Senator 24th District W. B. Somers Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives R. V. Alexander Cooleemee
Clerk of Court S. H. Chaffin Mocksville
Register of Deeds C. E. Vogler Mocksville
Sheriff L. S. Bowden ^ Mocksville
Tax Supervisor Miss Inez Naylor Mocksville
Tax Collector Wm. H. Hoots Mocksville
County Accountant Miss Inez Naylor Mocksville
Coroner Dr. S. A. Harding Mocksville
Surveyor Sam Talbei-t Advance
Supt. of Health Dr. J. Roy Hege Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools C. C. Erwin Mocksville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lucille M. Donnelly Mocksville
Home Dem. Agent Miss Florence Mackie Mocksville
Farm Dem. Agent Geo. B. Hobson Mocksville
Chmn. Bd. Education T. C. Pegram Cooleemee
Chmn. Bd. Elections T. P. Dwiggins Mocksville
Game Warden Rufus Brown Mocksville
County Attorney A. T. Grant Mocksville
County Librarian Mrs. Paul B. Blackwelder Mocksville
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. S. Gales Cooleemee
Commissioners
Chairman R. P. Martin Mocksville
Commissioner C. F. Ward Mocksville. Rt. 3
Commissioner Donald Reavis ..: Mocksville, Rt. 2
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DUPLIN
Duplin County was formed in 1749 from New Hanover. Was named in honor
of George Henry Hay, Lord Duplin, an English nobleman.
Population, 39,739 County Seat, KenansviUe
State Senators 9th District Roy Rowe Burgaw
Henry Vann Clinton
Member House of Representatives C. E. Quinn KenansviUe
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court R. V. Wells KenansviUe
Register of Deeds A. T. Outlaw KenansviUe
Sheriff « D. S. Williamson KenansviUe
Treasurer D. S. Williamson KenansviUe
Auditor F. W. McGowan KenansviUe
Tax Supervisor F. W. McGowan KenansviUe
Tax Collector I. N. Henderson KenansviUe
County Accountant F. W. McGowan KenansviUe
Coroner Ralph J. Jones Warsaw
Surveyor R. V. Wells Beulaville
Supt. of Health Dr. C. H. Woodburn KenansviUe
Supt. of Schools O. P. Johnson KenansviUe
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Inez C. Bdney Rose Hill
Home Dem. Agent Miss Hilda Clontz KenansviUe
Farm Dem. Agent L. F. Weeks KenansviUe
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Claude L. Taylor KenansviUe
Chmn. Bd. Education R. M. Carr WaUace
Chmn. Bd. Elections Garland P. King KenansviUe
Game Warden McKoy Kennedy KenansviUe
Forest Warden Ralph Miller Beulaville
County Attorney Vance B. Gavin KenansviUe
General County Court:
Judge H. E. Phillips KenansviUe
Solicitor N. B. Boney KenansviUe
Commissioners
Chairman L. P. Wells Mt. Olive
Commissioner Geo. D. Bennett „ Warsaw
Commissioner A. C. Hall Wallace
Commissioner Tyson Lanier Beulaville
Commissioner Arthur Whitfield KenansviUe
DURHAM
Durham County was formed in 1881 from Orange and Wake. Was named
after the town of Durham, a thriving manufacturing city.
Population, 80,244 County Seat, Durham
State Senators 14th District F. D. Long Roxboro
Claude Currie Durham
Members House of Representatives ..Robert M. Gantt, Sr Durham
Oscar G. Barker Durham
Clerk of Court W. H. Young Durham
Register of Deeds R. Garland Brooks Durham
Sheriff JE. G. Belvin Durham
Treasurer J. D. Pridgen, Sr Durham
Auditor D. W. Newsom Durham
Tax Supervisor ,H. T. Warren Durham
Tax Collector .W. T. Pollard Durham
County Accountant D. W. Newsom Durham
Coroner Dr. R. A. Harton Durham
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Office Officer Address
Surveyor S. M. Credle Durham
Supt. of Health Dr. J. H. Epperson Durham
Supt. of Schools W. M. Jenkins Durham
Supt. of Public Welfare W. E. Stanley Durham
Home Dem. Agent Miss Lorna Langley Durham
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Estelle T. Nixon Durham
Farm Dem. Agent W. B. Pace Durham
Negro Farm Dem. Agent J. C. Hubbard Durham
Chmn. Bd. Education T. O. Sorrell Durham
Chmn. Bd. Elections Sigmund Meyer Dui-ham
Game Warden W. E. Lowe Durham
Forest Warden J. C. Horton Durham, Rt. 2
County Manager.-. D. W. Newsom Durham
County Attorney R. P. Reade ; Durham
County Librarian; Miss Clara Crawford Durham
Recorder's Court:
Judge A. H. Borland Durham
Solicitor S. C. Brawley, Jr , Durham
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Brame Durham
Commissioner Geo. F. Kirkland Durham
Commissioner L. G. Cheek Durham
Commissioner LeRoy S. Proctor Durham
Commissioner O. A. McCullers Durham
EDGECOMBE
Edgecombe County was formed in 1735 from Bertie. Was named in honor of
Richard Edgecombe, who became Baron Edgecombe in 1742, an English nobleman
and a lord of the treasury.
Population, 49,162 County Seat, Tarboro
State Senators 4th District R. L. Applewhite Halifax
W. G. Clark Tarboro
Member House of Representatives Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Clerk of Court A. T. Walston Tarboro
Register of Deeds Miss M. B. Bunn Tarboro
Sheriff W. E. Bardin Tarboro
Auditor M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Tax Supervisor M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Tax Collector G. J. Eason Tarboro
County Accountant M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Coroner Dr. J. G. Raby Tarboro
Supt. of Health Dr. W. K. McDowell Tarboro
Supt. of Schools E. D. Johnson Tarboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Mary Ellen Forbes Tarboro
Home Dem. Agent .Mrs. Eugenia VanLandingham Tarboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Hazel S. Parker Tarboro
Farm Dem. Agent J. C. Powell Tarboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent F. D. Wharton Tarboro
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. W. W. Green Tarboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections Robt. P. Cherry , Tarboro
Game Warden Wm. Whitley ; Tarboro
Forest Warden Thad. J. Harrell Macclesfield
County Attorney C. H. Leggett Tarboro
County Librarian Miss Janie Allsbrook Tarboro
Recorder's Court :
Judge Lyn Bond Tarboro
Solicitor M. C. Staton Tarboro
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Commissioners
Chairman J. W. Forbes Tarboro
Commissioner Leslie Calhoun Rock^ Mount, RFD
Commissioner B. C. Mayo Tarboro
Commissioner E. Y. Lovelace Ma_cclesfield, RFD
Commissioner ...J. T. Lawrence Tarboro, RFD
FORSYTH
Forsyth County was formed in 1849 from Stokes. Was named in honor of
Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, U. S. A., a citizen of Stokes County, who was killed
on the Canadian frontier on June 28, 1814, during the second war with Great
Britain.
Population, 126,475 County Seat, Winston-Salem
State Senator 22nd District Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
Members House of Representatives... F. L. Gobble Winston-Salem
Sam E. Welfare Winston-Salem"*
Rex Gass Winston-Salem
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court W. E. Church Winston-Salem
Register of Deeds J. M. Lentz Winston-Salem
Sheriff E. G. Shore Winston-Salem
Auditor W. N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Tax Supervisor Virgil W. Joyce Winston-Salem
Tax Collector .J. Kenneth Pfohl, Jr Winston-Salem
County Accountant W. N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Coroner Dr. W. N. Dalton Winston-Salem
Surveyor A. M. Linville Winston-Salem
Supt. of Health Dr. J. Roy Hege Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools T. H. Cash Winston-Salem
Supt. of Public Welfare A. W. Cline Winston-Salem
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle Winston-Salem
Farm Dem. Agent R. W. Pou Winston-Salem
Chmn. Bd. Education Frank A. Stith Winston-Salem
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. Bryce Parker Winston-Salem
Game Warden J. E. Scott Clemmons
County Attorney Nat S. Crews Winston-Salem
County Librarian Janet Berkley Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Municipal Court:
Judge Leroy Sams Winston-Saleni
Solicitor L. V. Scott Winston-Salem
Commissioners
Chairman James G. Hanes Winston-Salem
Commissioner J. M. Shouse Winston-Salem
Commissioner Dr. D. C. Speas Winston-Salem
FRANKLIN
Franklin County was formed in 1779 from Bute. Was named in honor of
Benjamin Franklin.
Population, 30,382 County Seat, Louisburg
State Senators 6th District Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
Joseph C. Eagles Wilson
Member House of Representatives H. C. Kearney Franklinton
Clerk of Court Willie V. Avent Louisburg
Register of Deeds Alex T. Wood... Louisburg
Sheriff J. P. Moore Louisburg
Treasurer First Citizens Bank & Trust Co Louisburg
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Office Officer Address
Auditor J. H. Boone Louisburg
Tax Supervisor J. H. Boone Louisburg
Tax Collector S. O. Wilder Louisburg
County Accountant J. H. Boone Louisburg
Coroner R. A. Bobbitt Louisburg
Supt. of Health Dr. S. P. Burt Louisburg
Supt. of Schools Wiley F. Mitchell Louisburg
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner Louisburg
Home Dem. Agent Miss Lillie Mae Braxton Louisburg
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Mildred B. Payton Louisburg
Fai-m Dem. Agent W. C. Boyce Louisburg
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Hersey H. Price Louisburg
Chmn. Bd. Education P. W. Elam Louisburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections Phil R. Inscoe Castalia, Route
Game Warden ...Phil Wilson Bunn, Route
County Attorney John F. Matthews Louisburg
County Librarian Miss Mary Phillips Raleigh
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. E. Malone, Jr Louisburg
Solicitor John F. Matthews Louisburg
Commissioners
Chairman T. S. Dean Louisburg, Route
Commissioner P. W. Joyner Louisburg
Commissioner L. O. Tharrington Louisburg
Commissioner J. Ira Weldon Henderson, Route
Commissioner H. S. Pearce Franklinton
GASTON
Gaston County was formed in 1846 from Lincoln. Was named in honor of
Judge William Gaston, Member of Congress and Justice of the Supreme Court of
North Carolina. From 1846 to 1852 Gaston voted with Lincoln and Catawba.
Population 87,531 County Seat, Gastonia
State Senator 26th District Steve B. Dolley Gastonia
Member House of Representatives O. M. Vernon Mount Holly
David P. Dellinger Cherryville
Clerk of Court Paul E. Monroe Gastonia
Register of Deeds H. R. Thompson Gastonia
Sheriff C. O. Robinson Gastonia
Treasurer E. L. Froneberger Gastonia
Auditor C. E. Dent Gastonia
Tax Supervisor T. L. Ware Gastonia
County Accountant C. E. Dent Gastonia
Coroner C. C. Wallace Gastonia
Supt. of Health Dr. R. E. Rhyne Gastonia
Supt. of Schools Hunter Huss Gastonia
Supt. Public Welfare Miss Agnes Thomas Gastonia
Home Dem. Agent Miss Lucille Tatum Gastonia
Farm Dem. Agent J. Paul Kiser Gastonia
Chmn. Bd. Education M. A. Stroup Cherryville
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. B. Hollowell Gastonia
Game Warden W. L. Armstrong Belmont
County Attorney H. B. Gaston Belmont
County Librarian Miss Barbara Eaker Gastonia
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Recorder's Courts :
Bessemer City :
Judge Claude Woltz Bessemer City
Solicitor Henry L. Kizer Bessemer City
Cherryville:
Judge R. R. Carpenter Cherryville
Solicitor David P. Bellinger Cherryville
Gastonia :
Judge A. C. Jones : Gastonia
Solicitor O. F. Mason, Jr Gastonia
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Stowe Belmont
Commissioner B. B. Gardner Gastonia
Commissioner J. W. Summey Dallas
Commissioner Roy E. Eaker Cherryville
Commissioner C. E. Hutchison, Jr Mount Holly
Commissioner M. Fred Ormand Bessemer City
GATES
Gates County was formed in 1778 from Chowan, Perquimans, and Hertford.
Was named in honor of General Horatio Gates, who commanded the American
Army at the battle of Saratoga. At this battle an entire British army was cap-
tured, but General Gates contributed nothing to that success. It is regarded as
one of the most important battles in the history of the world.
Population, 10,060 County Seat, Gatesville
State Senators 1st District W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Member House of Representatives W. J. Rountree Hobbsville
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court X,. C. Hand Gatesville
Register of Deeds Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Sheriff L. F. Overman Gatesville
Treasurer Bank of Gates Gatesville
Auditor Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Supervisor Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Collector L. F. Overman Gatesville
County Accountant Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Surveyor A. C. Hollowell Corapeake
Supt. of Health Dr. J. M. Jackson Windsor
Supt. of Schools W. Henry Overman Gatesville
Supt. Public Welfare Miss Clarine Catling Gates
Home Dem. Agent Miss Ona Patterson Gatesville
Negro Home l)em. Agent Elizabeth Andrews Gatesville
Farm Dem. Agent John W. Artz Gatesville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent H. L. Mitchell Gatesville
Chmn. Bd. Education H. F. Parker Eure
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. A. Eason Gatesville
Game Warden D. E. Barnes Corapeake
Forest Warden P. V. Taylor Eure
County Attorney Hubert Eason Gatesville
County Court:
Judge E. S. A. Ellenor Gates
Solicitor Hubert Eason Gatesville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman C. H. Carter Hobbsville
Commissioner A. H. Russell Gates
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Commissioner W. L. Askew Eure
Commissioner J. E. Gregory Sunbury
Commissioner Robert L. Brown Hobbsville
GRAHAM
Graham County was formed in 1872 from Cherokee. Was named in honor of
Governor William A. Graham, United States Senator, Governor of North Carolina,
Secretary of the Navy, Confederate States Senator. Graham County voted with
Cherokee until 1883.
Population, 6,418 County Seat, Robbinsville
State Senator 33rd District A. L. Penland Hayesville
Member House of Representatives Dr. J. H. Crawford Robbinsville
Office Officer AMress
Clerk of Court Arthur Ford Robbinsville
Register of Deeds William L. Colvin Robbinsville
Sheriff G. B. Brewer Robbinsville
Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Co Andrews
Auditor F. O. C. Fletcher Asheville
Tax Supervisor E. Cooper Robbinsville
Tax Collector iG. E. Brewer Robbinsville
County Accountant S.- P. Jenkins Robbinsville
Coroner Bob Howell Robbinsville
Surveyor R. O. Sherrill Yellow Creek
Supt. of Health Dr. M. P. Whichard Murphy
Supt. of Schools F. S. Griffin Robbinsville
Supt. of Public Welfare Cora Jean Thetford Robbinsville
Home Dem. Agent Elizabeth Craft Robbinsville
Farm Dem. Agent D. W. Bennett Robbinsville
Chmn. Bd. Education Patton Phillips Robbinsville
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. H. Jones Robbinsville
Game Warden C. L. Garland Robbinsville
Forest Warden Arnold Buchanan Robbinsville
County Attorney T. M. Jenkins Robljinsville
County Librarian Dora Ruth Parks Murphy
Commissioners
Chairman J. F. Hyde Robbinsville
Commissioner , F. J. Howell Robbinsville
Commissioner J. D. Allen Tapoco
GRANVILLE
Granville County was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe. Was named in honor
of John Carteret, Earl GranviUe, who owned the Granville District. He was
Prime Minister under King George II, and a very brilliant man.
Population, 29,344 County Seat, Oxford
State Senators 14th District Claude Currie Durham
F. D. Long Roxboro
Member House of Representatives Jno. S. Watkins Oxford, Rt. 4
Clerk of Court :A. W. Graham, Jr Oxford
Register of Deeds C. R. Dickerson Oxford
Sheriff E. P. Davis Oxford
Treasurer Oxford Nafl. Bank &
Union Nat'l. Bank Oxford
Auditor W. J. Webb Oxford
Tax Supervisor .w. J. Webb Oxford
Tax Collector :e. P. Davis Oxford
County Accountant W. J. Webb Oxford
Coroner •W. D. Bryan 1 Oxford
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Health Dr. Ballard Norwood (acting) Oxford
Supt. of Schools B. D. Bunn Oxford
Supt. of Public Welfare Ina V. Young Oxford
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Eunice Williams Oxford
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mary Irene Parham Oxford
Farm Dem. Agent C. V. Morgan Oxford
Negro Farm Dem. Agent J. R. Redding Oxford
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. R. L. Noblin Oxford
Chmn. Bd. Elections T. S. Royster Oxford
Game Warden R. I. Burroughs Henderson, Rt. 3
County Attorney T. G. Stem Oxford
County Librarian Mrs. Edith F. Cannady Oxford
Recorder's Court :
Judge Ben K. Lassitei' Oxford
Solicitor W. M. Hicks Oxford
Commissioners
Chairman R. T. Eakes Oxford, Rt. 4
Commissioner W. D. Mangum Oxford, Rt. 1
Commissioner Pielding Knott Oxford, Rt. 2
Commissioner R. K. Taylor Oxford
Commissioner R. H. Whitfield Creedmoor
GREENE
Greene County was formed in 1799 from Glasgow. Was named in honor of
General Nathaniel Greene, Washington's "right-hand man." Next to Washing-
ton, General Greene is regarded as the greatest soldier of the Revolution. He
fought the battle of Guilford Courthouse and saved North Carolina from the British.
Population, 18,548 County Seat, Snow Hill
State Senators 7th District D. L. Ward New Bern
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Member House of Representatives Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton
Clerk of Court J. E. Mewborn Snow Hill
Register of Deeds Mrs. Beulah R. Edwards Snow Hill
Sheriff H. K. Cobb Snow Hill
Treasurer B. S. Albritton Snow Hill
Auditor Geo. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Supervisor Geo. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Collector JRoland Edwards Snow Hill
County Accountant Geo. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Surveyor 31. C. Lassiter Snow Hill
Supt. of Health Dr. S. B. McPheeters Goldsboro
Supt. of Schools A. B. Alderman Snow Hill
Supt. Public Welfare .Miss Rachel Payne Sugg Snow Hill
Home Dem. Agent Miss Virginia Lancaster Snow Hill
Farm Dem. Agent A. J. Harrell Snow Hill
Chmn. Bd. Education E. S. Taylor Walstonburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. Maynard Hicks Snow Hill
Game Warden J. Carson Joyner Snow Hill, Rt. 3
Forest Warden J. Carson Joyner Snow Hill, Rt. 3
County Attorney Walter G. Sheppard Snow Hill
County Court:
Judge , Walter G. Sheppard Snow Hill
Solicitor C. W. Beaman ...Snow Hill
Commissioners
Chairman J. S. Whitley Walstonburg
Commissioner Lemuel Dawson Snow Hill
Commissioner L. F. Herring Snow Hill
Commissioner W. B. Gay Walstonburg
Commissioner E. E. Butts Hookerton
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guilford
Guilford County was formed in 1770 from Rowan and Orange. Was named
in honor of Francis North, Earl of Guilford, an English nobleman. He was the
father of Lord North, who was Prime Minister under King George III during
the Revolution. Lord North afterwards succeeded his father as Earl of Guilford.
Population, 153,916 County Seat, Greensboro
State Senator 17th District George T. Penny Greensboro
Members House of Representatives. ...Shelley B. Caveness Greensboro
Robert Moseley Greensboro
Frank R. Hutton Greensboro
Walter E. Crissman High Point
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court J. P. Shore Greensboro
Register of Deeds J. H. McAdoo Greensboro
Sheriff John C. Story Greensboro
Treasurer W. C. Johnson Greensboro
Auditor J. T. Harrington Greensboro
Tax Supervisor Troy A. Short Greensboro
Tax Collector Troy A. Short Greensboro
County Accountant J. T. Harrington Greensboro
Coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey Greensboro
Surveyor JRalph D. Stout Greensboro
Supt. of Health Dr. R. M. Buie Greensboro
Supt. of Schools T. R. Foust Greensboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Blanche Carr Sterne Greensboro
Home Dem. Agent JJ^ell Kennett Greensboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Rosa T. Winchester Greensboro
Farm Dem. Agent J. I. Wagoner Greensboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent B. A. Hall Greensboro
Chmn. Bd. Education J. H. Joyner Whitsett
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. Leslie Abbott Greensboro
Game Warden A. M. Benbow Oak Ridge
County Manager Harry J. Weatherly Greensboro
County Attorney Thomas C. Hoyle, Sr Greensboro
County Librarian Mrs. Nellie Rowe Jones Greensboro
Greensboro Municipal County
Court:
Judge Criminal Division Adam Younce Greensboro
Judge Civil Division S. Bernard Weinstein Greensboro
Solicitor E. D. Kuykendall Greensboro
High Point Municipal County
Court :
Judge D. C. MacRae High Point
Solicitor Thos. W. Sprinkle High Point
Commissioners
Chairman J. E. Millis High Point
Commissioner James A. Doggett GTreensboro
Commissioner C. J. Hunt Pleasant Garden
Commissioner Lloyd C. Amos Greensboro
Commissioner William G. Ragsdale, Jr. Jamestown
HALIFAX
Halifax County was formed in 1758 from Edgecombe. Was named in honor
of George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax, president of the board of trade, which
had control of the colonies before the Revolution.
Population, 66,512 County Seat, Halifax
State Senators 4th District W. G. Clark Tarboro
R. L. Applewhite Halifax
Member House of Representatives Irwin Clark Scotland Neck
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OSice Officer Address
Clerk of Court George A. Hux (acting) Halifax
Register of Deeds F. D. Wilson Halifax
SheriflE Harry A. House Halifax
Treasurer Bank of Halifax Halifax
Auditor C. S. Vinson Halifax
Tax Supervisor C. S. Vinson Halifax
Tax Collector E. H. Smith Halifax
County Accountant C. S. Vinson Halifax
Coroner F. N. Rowe Weldon
Supt. of Health Dr. W. K. McDowell Halifax
Supt. of Schools V. C. Matthews Halifax
Supt. Public Welfare J. B. Hall Halifax
Home Dem. Agent Miss Florence Cox Halifax
Negro Home Dem. Agent Ruth V. Whitworth Halifax
Farm Dem. Agent W. O. Davis Halifax
Negro Farm Dem. Agent D. J. Knight Enfield
Chmn. Bd. Education R. C. Rives Enfield
Chmn. Bd. Elections S. W. Dickens Enfield
Game Warden .C. T. Lawrence Scotland Neck
Forest Warden C. T. Lawrence Scotland Neck
County Attorney Kelly Jenkins Roanoke Rapids
Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas. R. Daniel Weldon
Solicitor Wade H. Dickens Scotland Neck
Commissioners
Chairman J. R. Wrenn Roanoke Rapids
Commissioner G. H. Johnson Scotland Neck
Commissioner D. G. Dickens Littleton, Rt. 3
Commissioner J. B. Davis Enfield
Commissioner Meade H. Mitchell Weldon
HARNETT
Harnett County was formed in 1855 from Cumberland. Was named in honor
of Cornelius Harnett, eminent Revolutionary patriot. President of the Provincial
Council, President of the Council of Safety, delegate to the Continental Congress,
author of the Halifax Resolution of April 12, 1776. Harnett voted with Cumber-
land until 1865.
Population, 44,239 County Seat, Lillington
State Senators 12th District Ryan McBryde Raeford
Arthur Ross Asheboro
Member House of Representatives Allison L. Overby Angier
Clerk of Court Howard Godwin Lillington
Register of Deeds Inez Harrington Lillington
Sheriff W. E. Salmon Lillington
Auditor J. Earl Ward Lillington
Tax Supervisor J. Earl Ward Lillington
Tax Collector W. D. Harrington Lillington
County Accountant , J. Earl Ward Lillington
Coroner -J. M. McLean Lillington
Surveyor Walter Lee Johnson Lillington
Supt. of Health John A. Lineberry Lillington
Supt. of Schools G. T. Proffit Buies Creek
Supt. Public Welfare Wilma Williams Angier
Home Dem. Agent Maude Searcy Lillington
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Ida P. Hinnant Lillington
Farm Dem. Agent C. R. Ammons Lillington
Negro Farm Dem. Agent !•. K. Boston Lillington
Chmn. Bd. Education ._^ G. L. Hooper Dunn
Chmn. Bd. Elections .^ H. C. Strickland Angier
Game Warden T. J. Turlington Dunn. Rt. 3
Forest Warden T. J. Turlington Dunn, Rt. 3
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OMce Officer Address
County Attorney H. C. Strickland Angier
County Recorder's Court:
Judge F. H. Taylor Buies Creek
Solicitor M. O. Lee Lillington
Dunn Recorder's Court:
Judge D. C. Wilson Dunn
Solicitor C. L. Guy Dunn
Commissioners
Chairman J. B. Ennis Benson, Rt, 1
Commissioner L. R. Byrd Erwin, Rt. 1
Commissioner R. L. Pate Erwin
Commissioner Ferd. D. Jackson Buies Creek
Commissioner Angus A. Cameron Jonesboro, Rt. 1
HAYWOOD
Haywood County was formed in 1808 from Buncombe. Was named in honor
of John Haywood, who for forty years (1787-1827) was the popular Treasurer
of the State.
Population, 34,804 County Seat, Waynesville
State Senators 32nd District W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
Carroll P. Rogers 'Tryon
Member House of Representatives Glenn C. Palmer Clyde, Rt. 1
Clerk of Court C. H. Leatherwood Waynesville
Register of Deeds B. D. Medford Waynesville
Sheriff R. V. Welch Waynesville
Treasurer
Auditor
Tax Supervisor J. E. Ferguson Waynesville
Tax Collector J. E. Ferguson Waynesville
County Accountant
Coroner JJr. J. Frank Pate Canton
Surveyor JHorace Ledbetter Waynesville
Supt. of Health Dr. C. N. Sisk Waynesville
Supt. of Schools JM. H. Bowles Waynesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. S. L. Queen Waynesville
Home Dem. Agent Miss Mary M. Smith Waynesville
Farm Dem. Agent Howard Clapp Waynesville
Chmn. Bd. Education i..R. T. Messer Waynesville
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. G. Bryson Waynesville
Game Warden G. C. Plott Waynesville
Forest Warden R. E. Caldwell Waynesville
County Manager .George A. Brown, Jr Waynesville
County Attorney .M. G. Stamey Waynesville
County Librarian Margaret Johnson Waynesville
Commissioners
Chairman George A. Brown, Jr. Waynesville
Commissioner J. R. Hipps Waynesville
Commissioner D. J. Noland Waynesville
HENDERSON
Henderson County was formed in 1838 from Buncombe. Was named in honor
of Leonard Henderson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Population, 26,049 County Seat, Hendersonville
State Senators 32nd District Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
Member House of Representatives L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe
County Government 497
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Geo. W. Fletcher Hendersonville
Register of Deeds Frank L. Fitzsimmons Hendex'sonviUe
Sheriff F. D. Dalton Hendersonville
Treasurer State Trust Co. Hendersonville
Auditor D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Virginia Harrell Hendersonville
Tax Collector J. M. Stewart Hendersonville
County Accountant D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
Coroner J. F. Brooks Hendersonville
Surveyor Geo. W. Justice Hendersonville
Supt. of Health Dr. T. W. Sumner Hendersonville
Supt. of Schools R. G. Anders Hendersonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Norma Spence Hendersonville
Home Dem. Agent Miss Ilia Pence Hendersonville
Farm Dem. Agent John S. Holloman Hendersonville
Chmn. Bd. Education Floyd Osborne Arden
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. T. Dermid Hendersonville
Game Warden S. S. Whitaker Horse Shoe
Forest Warden Wm. F. Ball Hendersonville
County Attorney M. M. Redden Hendersonville
Recorder's Court:
Judge O. B. Crowell Hendersonville
Solicitor J. E. Shipman Hendersonville
Commissioners
Chairman D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
■Commissioner F. V. Hunter Hendei-sonville
Commissioner M. L. Walker Hendersonville
HERTFORD
Hertford County was formed in 1759 from Chowan, Bertie and Northampton.
Was named in honor of Francis Seymour Conway, Marquis of Hertford, an English
nobleman. He was a brother of General Conway, a distinguished British soldier
and member of Parliament, who favored the repeal of the Stamp Act. The word
Hertford is said to mean "Red Ford."
Population, 19,352 County Seat, Winton
State Senators, 1st District W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Member House of Representatives Merrill Evans Ahoskie
Clerk of Court A. W. Greene Winton
Register of Deeds T. D. Northcott Winton
Sheriff C. W. Parker Winton
Treasurer
Auditor H. J. Brown Winton
Tax Supervisor .T. M. Condon Winton
Tax CoUector T. M. Condon Winton
County Accountant H. J. Brown Winton
Coroner J. G. Lumsden Ahoskie
Surveyor John W. Moore Winton
Supt. of Health Dr. W. R. Parker Winton
Supt. of Schools J. R. Brown Winton
Supt. of Public Welfare J. R. Raper Winton
Home Dem. Agent Lydia Deyton Winton
Negro Home Dem. Agent Clara O. York Winton
Farm Dem. Agent J. W. Ballentine Winton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent L. J. McDougle Winton
Chmn. Bd. Education Geo. T. Underwood Murfreesboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. E. Lee Murfreesboro
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Office Officer Address
Game Warden J. R. Jordan Winton
Forest Warden J. R. Jordan Winton
County Attorney W. D. Boone Winton
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. D. Boone Winton
Solicitor J. Craig Revelle Murfreesboro
Commissioners
Chaii-man J. A. Shaw Winton
Commissioner B. N. Sykes Ahoskie
Commissioner ,T. W. Sears Ahoskie, RFD
Commissioner Hunter Sharp Harrellsville
Commissioner J. B. Worrell Como
Commissioner W. C. Ferguson Murfreesboro
HOKE
Hoke County was formed in 1911 from Cumberland and Robeson. Was named
in honor of Robert F. Hoke, of North Carolina, Major-General in the Confederate
States Army.
Population, 14,937 County Seat, Raeford
State Senators 12th District Ryan McBryde Raeford
Arthur Ross Asheboro
Member House of Representatives Dr. G. W. Brown Raeford
Clerk of Court J. B. Cameron Raeford
Register of Deeds W. W. Roberts Raeford
Sheriff D. H. Hodgin Raeford
Treasurer J. A. McGoogan Raeford
Auditor J. A. McGoogan Raeford
Tax Supervisor J. A. McGoogan Raeford
Tax Collector D. H. Hodgin Raeford
County Accountant J. A. McGoogan Raeford
Coroner Dr. R. A. Matheson Raeford
Supt. of Health Dr. R. L. Murray Raeford
Supt. of Schools K. A. MacDonald Raeford
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. H. Giles Raeford
Home Dem. Agent Miss Josephine Hall Raeford
Farm Dem. Agent A. S. Knowles Raeford
Chmn. Bd. Education A. W. Wood Rockfish
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. L. Thomas Raeford
Game Warden A. T. Perry Raeford
County Attorney A. D. Gore Raeford
County Librarian Mrs. Ina Bethune Raeford
Recorder's Court :
Judge Henry McDiarmid Raeford
Solicitor ...N. McNair Smith Raeford
Commissioners
Chairman N. H. G. Balfour Lumber Bridge, RFD
Commissioner J. Knox Watson Red Springs, RFD
Commissioner E. R. Pickler Aberdeen, Rt. 1
Commissioner Hector McNeill Raeford, Rt. 1
Commissioner F. A. Monroe Raeford, Rt. 1
HYDE
Hyde County was formed in 1705 from Bath. Called Wickham until about
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1712. Named Hyde in honor of Governor Edward Hyde, of North Carolina, a
grandson of the Earl of Clarendon. The Earl was one of the Lords Proprietors.
Governor Hyde was a first cousin of Queen Anne.
Population, 7,860 County Seat, Swan Quarter
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Member House of Representatives C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Ralph L. Roper Swan Quarter
Register of Deeds .Bonner R. Lee Swan Quarter
Sheriff -C. Pratt Williamson Swan Quarter
Treasurer Engelhard Bank & Trust Co Swan Quarter
Auditor Mrs. Maude Jones Swan Quarter
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Maude Jones Swan Quarter
Tax Collector Mrs. Maude Jones Swan Quarter
County Accountant Mrs. Maude Jones Swan Quarter
Supt. of Health Dr. D. E. Ford Windsor
Supt. of Schools N. W. Shelton Windsor
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. E. O. Spencer Swan Quarter
Home Dem. Agent Iberia Roach Windsor
Farm Dem. Agent J. P. Woodard Windsor
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. W. Miller Engelhard
Chmn. Bd. Elections B. F. Mason Swan Quarter
Game Warden Oscar Chadwick New Holland
Forest Warden A. G. Berry Fairfield
County Attorney O. L. Williams Fairfield
County Librarian Miss Elizabeth House Washing£on
Recorder's Court : _ •
Judge E. S. Fisher Scranton
Solicitor O. L. Williams Swan Quarter
Commissioners
Chairman J. S. Mason Swan Quarter
Commissioner A. L. Cuthrell Fairfield
Commissioner Ed Berry Lake Landing
IREDELL
Iredell County was formed in 1788 from Rowan. Named in honor of James
Iiedell, of Edenton, who was one of the foremost lawyers of the State. In 1788
and 1789 he was one of the leaders in the State in advocating the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States. His speeches in the Convention of 1788 at
Hillsboro were among the ablest delivered by any of the advocates of the Con-
stitution. Washington appointed him in 1790 a Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States.
Population, 50,424 County Seat, Statesville
State Senators 25th District John W. Aiken..: Hickory
Hugh G. Mitchell Statesville
Member House of Representatives D. E. Turner, Sr Mooresville
Clerk of Court Carl G. Smith Statesville
Register of Deeds L. F. Ervin Statesville
Sheriff Walter D. Morrison Statesville
Treasurer J. E. Scroggs , Statesville
Auditor C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Tax Supervisor .C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Tax Collector J. E. Scroggs Statesville
County Accountant C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Coroner N. D. Tomlin Statesville
Supt. of Health Dr. Reid Morrison Statesville
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Supt. of Schools T. Ward Guy Statesville
Supt. Public Welfare Mrs. Christine Rickert Statesville
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Turner Page Statesville
Farm Dem. Agent Maury Gaston Statesville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent E. C. Lackey Statesville
Chmn. Bd. Education C. H. Knox Statesville, Rt. 4
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. W. Hartness Statesville, Rt. 2
Game Warden O. L. Lippard Statesville
County Manager C. D. Stevenson Statesville
County Attorney Z. V. Turlington Mooresville
County Recorder's Court :
Judge C. B. Winberry Statesville
Solicitor Macon M. Simons Statesville
Mooresville Recorder's Court:
Judge A. L. Starr Mooresville
Solicitor Geo. A. Morrowr Mooresville
Commissioners
Chairman John F. Long Statesville, Rt. 1
Commissioner W, E. Webb Statesville
Commissioner J. L. McLain Troutman
Commissioner R. L. Shumaker Nevsr Hope
Commissioner R. H. Kennedy... Harmony
JACKSON
Jackson County was formed in 1851 from Haywood and Macon. Named in
honor of Andrew Jackson, who was born in Mecklenburg County (the site of his
birthplace is now in Union), won the brilliant victory over the British at New
Orleans, in 1815, and was twice elected President of the United States.
Population, 19,36G County Seat, Sylva
State Senators 32nd District W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
Carroll P. Rogei's Tryon
Member House of Representatives Dan M. Allison Sylva
Clerk of Court Roy M. Cowan Sylva
Register of Deeds .Glenn Hughes Sylva
Sheriff Leonard Holden Sylva
Treasurer T. Walter Ashe Sylva
Auditor T. Walter Ashe Sylva
Tax Supervisor Leonard Holden Sylva
Tax Collector Leonard Holden Sylva
County Accountant Jennings A. Bryson Sylva
Coroner .C. W. Dills Dillsboro
Surveyor Lyman Stewart Erastus
Supt. of Health Dr. C. N. Sisk Waynesville
Supt. of Schools Adam Moses Sylva
Supt. of Public Welfare Cary Henson Sylva
Home Dem. Agent Josephine Johnston Sylva
Fai-m Dem. Agent G. R. Lackey ..Sylva
Chmn. Bd. Education C. E. Smith Sylva
Chmn. Bd. Elections G rover Bishop CuUowhee
Game Warden Mack Ashe Sylva
Forest Warden Mack Ashe Sylva
County Attorney W. R. Sherrill Sylva
County Librarian JMrs. Blanche M. Jones Sylva
Commissioners
Chairman T. Walter Ashe Sylva
Commissioner J. C. Passmore Cashiers
Commissioner Ed Fisher Sylva, RFD
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johnston
Johnston County was formed in 1746 from Craven. Afterwards parts of
Duplin and Orange were added. Was named in honor of Gabriel Johnston, Gov-
ernor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752.
Population, 63,798 County Seat, Smithfield
State Senators 8th District Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
Lawrence H. Wallace Smithfield
Members House of Representatives. ..G. A. Martin Smithfield
Carl P. Worley Selma
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court H. V. Rose Smithfield
Register of Deeds <W. G. Massey Smithfield
Sheriff C. L. Denning Smithfield
Treasurer J. Narvin Creech Smithfield
Auditor E. V. Wilkins Smithfield
Tax Supervisor E. V. Wilkins Smithfield
Tax Collector G. Ira Ford Smithfield
Coroner Dr. Edward N. Booker Selma
Surveyor C. B. Fulghum '. Selma
Supt. of Health Dr. E. S. Grady Smithfield
Supt. of Schools H, B. Marrow Smithfield
Supt. Public Welfare W. T. Woodard Selma
Home Dem. Agent Miss Ruby Pearson Smithfield
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Lucy H. Toole Smithfield
Farm Dem. Agent M. A. Morgan Smithfield
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Ju. R. Johnson ...Smithfield
Chmn. Bd. Education W. H. Call Selma
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. L. Levinson Benson
Game Warden W. H. Norton Smithfield
Forest Warden Alfred Coates Four Oaks
County Attorney James R. Pool Smithfield
County Librarian Miss Virginia Williamson Smithfield
Recorder's Court:
Judge Larry F. Wood Smithfield
Solicitor W. I. Godwin Selma
Commissioners
Chairman R. P. Holding Smithfield
Commissioner .Jesse H. Austin Clayton
Commissioner Jack B. Wooten Princeton, RFD
Commissioner ,...R. M. Pleasants Pleasant Grove
Commissioner J. Dobbin Bailey Kenly
JONES
Jones County was formed in 1778 from Craven. Was named in honor of
Willie Jones, of Halifax. He was one of the leading patriots of the Revolution,
was President of the Council of Safety, and was opposed to the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States. It was due to his influence that the Convention
of 1788 rejected it.
Population. 10,926 County Seat, Trenton
State Senators 7th District R. A. Whitaket Kinston
D. L. Ward New Bern
Member House of Representatives R. P. Bender Pollocksville
Clerk of Court George R. Hughes Trenton
Register of Deeds Geo. G. Noble Trenton
Sheriff J. W. Creagh Trenton
Treasurer Branch Banking & Trust Co. Trenton
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Auditor Swindell Pollock Trenton
Tax Supervisor Swindell Pollock Trenton
Tax Collector Zell Pollock Trenton
County Accountant Swindell Pollock Trenton
Surveyor .J. R. Burt ; Trenton
Supt. of Schools B. B. C. Kesler Trenton
Supt. of Public Welfare F. J. Koonce Trenton
Home Dem. Agent Dorothy Turner Trenton
Farm Dem. Agent Jack Kelly Trenton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent W. N. Payton, Jr Trenton
Chmn. Bd. Education E. M. Philyaw Comfort
Chmn. Bd. Elections B. L. Brock Trenton
Game Warden C. R. Parker Pollocksville
County Attorney J. K. Warren Trenton
Commissioners
Chairman W. Guy Hargett Richlands
Commissioner B. O. Taylor Kinston, Rt. 3
Commissioner J. C. Foscue Maysville
Commissioner L. B. Dillahunt Comfort
Commissioner G. O. Mallard Trenton
LEE
Lee County was formed in 1907 from Chatham and Moore. Named in honor
of Robert E. Lee.
Population, 18,743 County Seat, Sanford
State Senators 13th District Wiley G. Barnes Raleigh
J. C. Pittman Sanford
Member House of Representatives W. E. Horner Sanford
Clerk of Court E. M. Underwood Sanford
Register of Deeds John W. Mcintosh Sanford
Sheriff A. G. Buchanan Sanford
Auditor Everette, Zane & Muse Sanford
Tax Supervisor Flora Wyche Sanford
Tax Collector .W. H. Campbell Sanford
County Accountant Flora Wyche Sanford
Coroner Dr. J. F. Foster Sanford
Supt. of Health Dr. Lynn Mclver Sanford
Supt. of Schools G. R. Wheeler Sanford
Supt. of Public Welfare J. D. Pegram Jonesboro
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Pearl Peebles Sanford
Farm Dem. Agent L. A. Marsh Sanford
Chmn. Bd. Education J. A. Overton Sanford
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. F. Olmstead Sanford
Game Warden Tom Rollins Jonesboro
Forest Warden A. C. Farrell Sanford
County Attorney D. B. Teague Sanford
County Librarian Marion Middleton Sanford
County Court :
Judge W. F. Olmstead Sanford
Solicitor J. Glenn Edwards Sanford
Commissioners
Chairman K. E. Seymour Sanford
Commissioner John W. Gamer Jonesboro, RFD
Commissioner H. H. Brewer Jonesboro
Commissioner J. T. Ledwell Sanford
Commissioner J. F. Loving Sanford
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LENOIR
Lenoir County was formed in 1791 from Dobbs and Craven. Was named in
honor of General William Lenoir, one of the heroes of King's Mountain.
Population, 41,211 County Seat, Kinston
State Senators 7th District D. L. Ward New Bern
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Member House of Representatives .. ..F. E. Wallace Kinston
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court John S. Davis Kinston
Register of Deeds Camille Aldridge Kinston
Sheriff S. R. Churchill Kinston
Auditor Katie Cobb Kinston
Tax Supervisor M. G. Williams Kinston
Tax Collector M. G. Williams Kinston
Coroner F. A. Garner Kinston
Surveyor .J. L. Foy Kinston
Supt. of Health Dr. G. F. Meadows Kinston
Supt. of Schools * E. E. Sams Kinston
Supt. of Public Welfare G. B. Hanrahan Kinston
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Sara Cox Kinston
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Gloria J. W-ashington Kinston
Farm Dem. Agent M. E. Aycock Kinston
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Peter G. Fuller Kinston
Chmn. Bd. Education Horace Sutton Kinston
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. T. Allen Kinston
Game Warden M. L. Hill Kinston
Forest Warden Isaac E. Brown Kinston, Rt. 3
County Attorney T. J. White Kinston
County Librarian Elizabeth Stiff Kinston
Recorder's Court of LaGrange:
Judge S. D. McCuUen LaGrange
Municipal County Court of Kinston
and Lenoir County :
Judge Joe Dawson Kinston
Solicitor P. H. Crawford, Jr Kinston
Commissioners
Chairman W. L. Measley LaGrange, RFD
Commissioner J. L. Kilpatrick Kinston, RFD
Commissioner Harry Sutton Kinston
Commissioner Joe S. May Kinston
Commissioner M. N. Smith Deep Run
LINCOLN
Lincoln County was formed in 1779 from Tryon. Was named in honor of
General Benjamin Lincoln, a distinguished general of the Revolution, whom Wash-
ington appointed to receive the sword of Lord Comwallis at the surrender of
Yorktown.
Population, 24,187 County Seat, Lincolnton
State Senators 25th District John W. Aiken Hickory
Hugh G. Mitchell Statesville
Member House of Representatives Chas. F. Houser Lincolnton
Clerk of Court Thomas E. Rhodes Lincolnton
Register of Deeds W. H. Boring Lincolnton
Sheriff Geo. E. Rudisill Lincolnton
Auditor W. H. Boring Lincolnton
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor R. B. Gates Lincolnton
Tax Collector R. B. Gates Lincolnton
County Accountant W. H. Boring Lincolnton
Coroner Frank P. Heavner Lincolnton
Surveyor Hoke S. Heavner Lincolnton
Supt. of Health Dr. H. C. Whims Newton
Supt. of Schools Joe R. Nixon Lincolnton
Supt. of Public Welfare Ruth Grigg Lincolnton
Home Dem. Agent Miss Elizabeth Raby Lincolnton
Farm Dem. Agent Joseph G. Morrison Stanley, Rt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. W. G. Bandy Lincolnton
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. H. Childs Lincolnton
Game Warden J. Loyd Thompson Lincolnton
County Attorney M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Recorder's Court:
Judge Kemp B. Nixon Lincolnton
Solicitor S. M. Roper Lincolnton
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Garrison Lincolnton
Commissioner Don Cherry Davidson, Rt. 1
Commissioner P. A. Hoover , ^ Vale
Commissioner C. L. Beam Cherryville
Commissioner J. H. Shrum Lincolnton
MACON
Macon County was formed in 1828 from Haywood. Was named in honor of
Nathaniel Macon, Speaker of the National House of Representatives, United States
Senator, President of the Constitutional Convention of 1835.
Population, 15,880 County Seat, Franklin
State Senator 33rd District A. L. Penland ...Hayesville
Member House of Representatives Wayne R. McCracken Franklin, Rt. 4
Clerk of Court A, R. Higdon Franklin
Register of Deeds Lake V. Shope Franklin
Sheriff J. P. Bradley Franklin
Treasurer J. P. Bradley Franklin
Auditor R. C. Birmingham Charlotte
Tax Supervisor Lake V. Shope Franklin
Tax Collector J. P. Bradley Franklin
County Accountant Lake V. Shope Franklin
Coroner George Wallace Franklin, Rt. 1
Surveyor W. M. Parrish Otto
Supt. of Health Dr. W. A. Rogers Franklin
Supt. of Schools G. L. Honk Franklin
Supt. of Public Welfare Eloise Franks Franklin
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill Franklin
Farm Dem. Agent Sam W. Mendenhall Franklin
Chmn. Bd. Education ,C. G. Moore Franklin
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. G. Mann ...Franklin, Rt. 2
Game Warden J. Fred Bryson Franklin
County Attorney G. L. Honk Franklin
County Librarian JUrs. Blanche M. Jones Franklin
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Gus Leach Franklin
Commissioner W. W. Edwards Highlands
Commissioner C. L. Blaine Franklin, Rt. 1
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MADISON
Madison County was formed in 1851 from Buncombe and Yancey. Was named
in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
Popvdation, 22,522 County Seat, Marshall
State Senator 30th District Calvin R. Edney Marshall
Member House of Representatives Dr. J. H. Hutchins Marshall
Offi,ce . Officer Address
Clerk of Court Fred English (acting) Marshall
Register of Deeds A. W. Coates Marshall
Sheriff Jeter P. Ramsey Marshall
Treasurer - Citizens Bank and Bank of
French Broad Marshall
Auditor L. Z. Eller Marshall
Tax Supervisor Woodson Ray Marshall
Tax Collector R. W. Ponder Marshall
County Accountant L. Z. Eller Marshall
Coroner C. D. Bowman Marshall
Surveyor Birchard Shelton Marshall, Rt. 3
Supt. of Schools Mrs. Edna G. Rhodes Marshall
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Vanda D. Wooten '. Marshall
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Edith McGlamery Marshall
Farm Dem. Agent Phillip R. Elam r.. Marshall
Chmn. Bd. Education J. Clyde Brown Waverly
Chmn. Bd. Elections Glenn Reemes .' Marshall. Rt. 1
Game Warden Moody Chandler Marshall, Rt. 3
County Attorney J. C. Ramsey Marshall
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman L. G. Buckner Mars Hill, Rt. 2
Commissioner J. B. McDevitt Marshall, Rt. 3
Commissioner Hermon English Flag Pond, Tenn., Rt. 1
MARTIN
Martin County was foi-med in 1774 from Halifax and Tyrrell. Was named in
honor of Josiah Martin, the last royal governor of North Carolina. It is probable
that this name would have been changed like those of Dobbs and Tryon, but for
the popularity of Alexander Martin, who was Governor in 1782 and again in 1790.
Population, 26,111 County Seat, Williamston
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton , Plymouth
Member House of Representatives Clarence W. Griffin Williamston
Clerk of Court L. Bruce Wynne Williamston
Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger Williamston
Sheriff C. B. Roebuck Williamston
Treasurer R. H. Smith Williamston
Auditor J. Sam Getsinger Williamston
Tax Supervisor M. L. Peel Williamston
Tax Collector M. L. Peel Williamston
County Accountant J. Sam Getsinger Williamston
Coroner S. R. Biggs Williamston
Surveyor A. Corey James ville
Supt. of Health Dr. John W. Williams Williamston
Supt. of Schools James C. Manning ■. Williamston
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Mary W. Taylor Williamston
Home. Dem. Agent Miss Mildred Pigg Williamston
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Cleopatra A. Tyner Williamston
Farm Dem. Agent ..T. B. Brandon Williamston
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Oliver Carter Parmelee
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Chmn. Bd. Education J. D. Woolard Williamston
Chmn. Bd. Elections Sylvester Peel Williamston
Game Warden W. O. Abbitt Williamston
Forest Warden Marvin H. Leggett Jamesville
County Attorney E. S. Peele Williamston
County Librarian Elizabeth House Williamston
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. C. Smith Robersonville
Solicitor E. S. Peele Williamston
COMMISSIONERS
Chaii-man R. L. Perry Williamston, RFD
Commissioner Joshua L. Coltrain Williamston, RFD
Commissioner C. Abram Roberson Robersonville
Commissioner R. A. Haislip Hassell
Commissioner C. D. Carstarphen Williamston
McDowell
McDowell County was formed in 1842 from Rutherford and Burke. Was
named in honor of Colonel Joseph McDowell, an active officer of the Revolution.
McDowell voted with Rutherford and Burke until 1854.
Population, 22,996 County Seat, Marion
State Senators 27th District Wade B. Matheny Forest City
Lee B. Weathers Shelby
Member House of Represetnatives J. C. Rabb .' Marion, Rt. 4
Clerk of Court J. F. Moody Marion
Register of Deeds Z. L. Lackey Marion
Sheriff G. T. Nichols Marion
Treasurer Z. L. Lackey _ Marlon
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Mary G. Burgin Marion
Tax Collector G. T. Nichols Marion
County Accountant Mrs. Mary G. Burgin Marion
Coroner S. J. Westmoreland Marion
Surveyor E. A. Allanach Old Fort
Supt. of Schools N. F. Steppe Marion
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Pearl Kirkpatrick Marion
Home Dem. Agent Miss Jean Steele Marion
Farm Dem. Agent S. L. Homewood Marion
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. B. Johnson Old Fort
Chmn. Bd. Elections T. W. Gowan Marion, Rt. 4
Game Warden T. W. Gowan Marion, Rt. 4
Forest Warden Lewen Westmoreland Marion, Rt. 1
County Attorney R. W. Proctor Marion
Recorder's Court:
Judge Paul J. Story Marion
Solicitor Wm. D. Lonon Marion
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman I. L. Caplan Old Fort
Commissioner C. A. Workman Marion
Commissioner C. L. Holland Marion, Rt. 2
MECKLENBURG
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from Anson. Was named in honor
of Princess Charlotte, of Mecklenburg. Queen of George IH, King of England.
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The county seat, Charlotte, one of the prettiest cities in the State, was also named
in her honor. Mecklenburg County was the scene of some of the most stirring
events of the Revolution.
Population, 151,826 County Seat, Charlotte
State Senator 20th District Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
Members House of Representatives. ..James B. Vogler Charlotte
Arthur Goodman Charlotte
Ed. T. Tonissen Charlotte
Harvey Morris Charlotte
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court J. Lester Wolfe Charlotte
Register of Deeds John R. Renfrow Charlotte
Sheriff G. Mack Riley Charlotte
Treasurer Jessie Caldwell Smith Charlotte
Auditor G. D. Bradshaw Charlotte
Tax Supervisor J. Arthur Henderson .". Charlotte
Tax Collector Plato W. Davenport Charlotte
County Accountant G. D. Bradshaw Charlotte
Coroner W. M. Summerville Charlotte
Sur\'eyor J. W. Spratt Charlotte
Supt. of Health Dr. E. H. Hand Pineville
Supt. of Schools J. W. Wilson Charlotte
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Louise O. Neikirk Charlotte
Home Dem. Agent .Helen John Wright Charlotte
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Eulah B. Williams Charlotte
Farm Dem. Agent W. D. Reynolds Charlotte
Negro Farm Dem. Agent ,W. B. Harrison Charlotte
Chmn. Bd. Education -W. B. McClintock Charlotte
Chmn. Bd. Elections. Chase Brenizer Charlotte
Game Warden Paul S. Keen Charlotte
County Attorney .Taliaferro & Clarkson Charlotte
County Librarian Hoyt R. Galvin Charlotte
County Recorder's Court:
Judge Fred H. Hasty Charlotte
Solicitor C. W. Bundy Charlotte
City Recorder's Court:
Judge E. McA. Currie Charlotte
Solicitor Mercer Blankenship Charlotte
Domestic Relations Conrt:
Judge Marion F. Redd Charlotte
Solicitor Baxter L. Baker Charlotte
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Sid Y. McAden Charlotte
Commissioner J. Caldwell McDonald Charlotte
Commissioner Carl J. McEwen Matthews
Commissioner Arnie D. Cashion Davidson
Commissioner Sandy G. Porter Charlotte
MITCHELL
Mitchell County was formed in 1861 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke
and McDowell. Was named in honor of Dr. Elisha Mitchell, a professor in the
University of North Carolina. While on an exploring expedition on Mt. Mitchell,
the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains, Dr. Mitchell fell from a high peak
and was killed. His body is buried on top of this lofty mountain. Mitchell County
voted with Yancey County until 1868.
Population, 15,980 County Seat, Bakersville
State Senator 30th District Calvin R. Edney Marshall
Member House of Representatives Dr. C. A. Peterson Spruce Pine
Clerk of Court J H. McKinney Bakersville
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Register of Deeds R. P. Greene Bakersville
Sheriff W. G. Honeycutt Bakersville
Treasurer B. B. Burleson Bakersville
Auditor J. Dont Street Bakersville
Tax Supervisor J. Dont Street Bakersville
Tax Collector B. B. Burleson BakeTsville
County Accountant J. Dont Street Bakersville
Coroner Hughes Burleson Spruce Pine
Surveyor
Supt. of Health Dr. B. B. McGuire Spruce Pine
Supt. of Schools Jason B. Deyton Spruce Pine
Supt. of Public Welfare Rayburn Yelton Bakersville
Home Dem. Agent Margaret Perry Bakersville
Farm Dem. Agent L. J. P. Stone Bakersville
Chmn. Bd. Education Harper Wilson Bakersville
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. C. Wilson Toecane, Rt. 1
Game Warden S. B. Putnam Bandana
County Attorney W. C. Berry Bakersville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman T. W. Dale Spruce Pine, Rt. 1
Commissioner Sam Whitson Ewart
Commissioner Dave Bryant Ewart
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery County vsras formed in 1778 from Anson. Was named in honor of
the brave General Richard Montgomery, who lost his life at the battle of Quebec
in 1775 v/hile trying to conquer Canada.
Population, 16,280 County Seat, Troy
State Senators 18th District Geo. L. Hundley Thomasville
Edwin Pate Laurinburg
Member House of Representatives ..J. P. Wallace Troy
Clerk of Court T. R. Baldwin Troy
Register of Deeds A. A. Maness Troy
Sheriff Earl D. Bruton Troy
Treasurer J. S. Smitherman Troy
Auditor J. S. Smithemian Troy
Tax Supervisor A. A. Maness Troy
Tax Collector J. C. Beckwith Troy
County Accountant J. S. Smitherman.! Troy
Coroner E. T. Reynolds Troy
Supt. of Health Dr. W. T. Harriss Troy
Supt. of Schools J. S. Edwards Troy
Supt. Public Welfare C. J. McLeod Troy
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. D. Harriss Troy
Farm Dem. Agent R. E. Davenport Troy
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. D. G. Ridenhour Mt. Gilead
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. J. Batten Mt. Gilead
Game Warden Clete Poole Troy
Forest Warden Clay L. Bruton. Mt. Gilead
County Attorney W. L. Currie Troy
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. L. Currie Troy
Solicitor Bob V. Howell Troy
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman ' .John R. McKinnon Mt. Gilead, RFD
Commissioner D. J. McLeod Biscoe
Commissioner W. I. Farrell Troy
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MOORE
Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland. Was named in honor of
Captain Alfred Moore, of Brunswick, a soldier of the Revolution and afterwards
a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Popxilation, 30,969 County Seat, Carthage
State Senators 12th District Ryan McBryde Raeford
Arthur Ross Asheboro
Member House of Representatives Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court John Willcox Carthage
Register of Deeds Miss Bessie McCaskill Carthage
Sheriff C. J. McDonald Carthage
Treasurer Bank of Pinehurst Pinehurst
Auditor John C. Muse Sanford
Tax Supervisor Miss Maida Jenkins Carthage
Tax Collector W. T. Huntley Carthage
County Accountant Miss Maida Jenkins Carthage
Coroner R. G. Fry, Jr Carthage
Surveyor H. H. Fry Carthage
Supt. of Health Dr. J. W. Willcox West End
Supt. of Schools H. Lee Thomas Carthage
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Pauline Covington Carthage
Home Dem. Agent Miss Flora McDonald Carthage
Fann Dem. Agent E. H. Garrison, Jr Carthage
Chmn. Bd. Education John W. Graham Aberdeen
Chmn. Bd. Elections John A. Fry Carthage
Game Warden Alex Fields Southern Pines
Forest Warden R. S. White Lakeview
County Attorney M. G. Boyette Carthage
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. Vance Rowe Aberdeen
Solicitor W. A. Leland McKeithen Pinehurst
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Gordon M. Cameron Pinehurst
Commissioner L. R. Reynolds Leaman
Commissioner W. J. Dunlap Robbins
Commissioner John M. Currie Carthage
Commissioner T. L. Blue Carthage
NASH
Nash County was formed in 17.77 from Edgecombe. Was named in honor of
General Francis Nash, a soldier of the Revolution, who was mortally wounded while
fighting under Washington at Germantown. The United States has erected a
monument in his honor at the Guilford Battleground near Greensboro.
Population, 55,608 County Seat, Nashville
State Senators 6th District Joseph C. Eagles ,. Wilson
Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
Member House of Representatives Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
Clerk of Court J. N. Sills Nashville
Register of Deeds Wm. S. Bunn '. Nashville
Sheriff .C. V. Faulkner Nashville
Treasurer J. C. Ellis (acting) Nashville
Auditor J. C. Ellis Nashville
Tax Supervisor J. C. Ellis Nashville
Tax Collector C. V. Faulkner Nashville
County Accountant J C. Ellis Nashville
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Coroner M. C. Gulley Nashville
Supt. of Health Dr. John S. Chamblee Nashville
Supt. of Schools Linwood S. Inscoe Nashville
Supt. of Public Welfare James A. Glover Nashville
Home Dem. Agent JVIrs. Effie Vines Gordan Rocky Mount
Farm Dem. Agent M. E. Hollowell Nashville
Chmn. Bd. Education G. L. Jones Nashville
Chmn. Bd. Elections William Collins Nashville
Game Warden W. F. Whitley Tarboro
Forest Warden Leo Cooke Nashville
County Attorney J. P. Bunn Rocky Mount
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. W. Grissom Rocky Mount
Solicitor John M. King Rocky Mount
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman J. Henry Vaughan Elm City, RFD
Commissioner F. V. Avent Whitakers
Commissioner J. B. W. Overton Rocky Mount
Commissioner T. A. Williams Battleboro
Commissioner G. R. Strickland Middlesex, RFD
NEW HANOVER
New Hanover County was formed in 1729 from Bath. Was named after
Hanover, a country in Europe whose ruler became King of England with the title
of George I.
Population, 47,935 County Seat, Wilmington
State Senators 9th District Henry Vann Clinton
Roy Rowe Burgaw
Member House of Representatives John Q. LeGrand Wilmington
Clerk of Court A. L. Meyland Wilmington
Register of Deeds A. B. Rhodes ...Wilmington
Sheriff .C. David Jones Wilmington
Treasurer J. A. Orrell Wilmington
Auditor ; J. A. Orrell Wilmington
Tax Supervisor Addison Hewlett Wilmington
Tax Collector .'. C. R. Morse Wilmington
County Accountant J. A. Orrell Wilmington
Coroner A. W. Allen Wilmington
Supt. of Health Dr. A. H. Elliot Wilmington
Supt. of Schools H. M. Roland Wilmington
Supt. Public Welfare J. A. Hollis Wilmington
Home Dem. Agent Miss Ann Mason Wilmington
Negro Home Dem. Agent Rebecca Lawrence Wilmington
Farm Dem. Agent R. W. Galphin Wilmington
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. John T. Hoggard Wilmington
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. G. Carney Wilmington
Game Warden W. P. Floyd Wilmington
County Attorney Marsden Bellamy Wilmington
County Librarian Miss Emma Woodward Wilmington
Recorder's Court:
Judge H, Winfield Smith Wilmington
Solicitor J. A. McNorton Wilmington
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Addison Hewlett Wilmington
Commissioner Barry R. Gardner Wilmington
Commissioner George W. Trask Wilmington
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Commissioner Louis J. Coleman Wilmington
Commissioner James M. Hall Wilmington
NORTHAMPTON
Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie. Was named in honor
of George, Earl of Northampton, an English nobleman. His son, Spencer Comp-
ton. Earl of Wilmington, was high in office when Gabriel Johnston was Governor
of North Carolina, who had the town of Wilmington named in his honor.
Population, 28,299 County Seat, Jackson
State Senator 3rd District Archie C. Gay Jackson
Member House of Representatives H. R. Harris Seaboard
Clerk of Court Geo. P. Burgwyn Jackson
Register of Deeds A. H. Martin Jackson
Sheriff J. C. Stephenson Jackson
Treasurer Farmers Bank Woodland
Auditor Harvey D. Hart Jackson
Tax Supervisor Harvey D. Hart Jackson
County Accountant Harvey D. Hart Jackson
Coroner R. L. Grant Jackson
Surveyor C. R. Revelle Conway
Supt. of Health Dr. W. R. Parker ..Jackson
Supt. of Schools N. L. Turner Rich Square
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. W. Brown Jackson
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Anne Perry Jackson
Negro Home Dem. Agent Annie Mae Rich Rich Square
Farm Dem. Agent E. L. Norton Jackson
Negro Farm Dem. Agent L. J. Morris Rich Square
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. W. Parker, Jr Seaboard
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Jackson
Game Warden J. H. Ramsey Seaboard
Forest Warden H. C. Bottoms Margarettsville
County Attorney Buxton Mideytte Jackson
Recorder's Court :
Judge Eric Norfleet Jackson
Solicitor Ballard S. Gay Jackson
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W. G. Edwards Seaboard
Commissioner H. D. Holloman Rich Square
Commissioner J. R. Woodard Conway
Commissioner John E. Boone Jackson
Commissioner R. W. Thompson Garysburg
ONSLOW
Onslow County was formed in 1734 from Bath. Was named in honor of
Arthur Onslow, for more than thirty years Speaker of the House of Commons in
the British Parliament.
Population, 17,939 County Seat, Jacksonville
State Senators 7th District R. A. Whitaker Kinston
D. L. Ward New Bern
Member House of Representatives W. J. (Billy) Arthur Jacksonville
Clerk of Court J. R. Gurganus Jacksonville
Register of Deeds J. B. Murrill Jacksonville
Sheriff B. F. Morton Jacksonville
Treasurer First Citizens B. & T. Co Jacksonville
Tax Supervisor L. D. Sea well Jacksonville
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Tax Collector I. D. Sanders Jacksonville
County Accountant J. J. Cole Jacksonville
Coroner G. W. Jones Jacksonville
Supt. of Health Dr. H. W. Stevens Jacksonville
Supt. of Schools A. H. Hatsell Jacksonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Laura M. Starling Jacksonville
Home Dem. Agent Laura Beatty Jacksonville
Farm Dem. Agent Hugh Overstreet ...Jacksonville
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. W. T. Turlington Jacksonville
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. V. Venters Richlands
Game Warden W. I. Mallard Maysville
Forest Warden Geo. R. Melville Jacksonville
County Attorney ..John D. Wariick Jacksonville
County Criminal Court:
Judge Harvey Boney Jacksonville
Solicitor George W. Phillips Jacksonville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman H. M. Ennett Sneads Ferry
Commissioner J. C. Petteway Jacksonville
Commissioner W. V. Venters Richlands
Commissioner H. B. Moore Swansboro
Commissioner T. J. Marshall Jacksonville, Rt. 2
ORANGE
Orange County was formed in 1753 from Granville, Johnston, and Bladen.
Was named in honor of William of Orange, who became King William III of
England. He was one of the greatest of the kings of England and saved the
English people from the tyranny of James II. His name is held in honor wherever
English liberty is enjoyed.
Population, 23,072 County Seat, Hillsboro
State Senator 16th District W. Dennis Madry Burlington
Member House of Representatives... John W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill
Clerk of Court E. M. Lynch Hillsboro
Register of Deeds J. E. Laws Hillsboro
Sheriff S. T. Latta, Jr Hillsboro
Treasurer G. G. Bivins Hillsboro
Auditor G. W. Ray Hillsboro
Tax Supervisor G. W. Ray Hillsboro
Tax Collector C. C. Davis Hillsboro
County Accountant : G. W. Ray Hillsboro
Coroner H. J. Walker Hillsboro
Surveyor J. Ralph Weaver Chapel Hill
Supt. of Health Dr. O. David Garwin Hillsboro
Supt. of Schools R. H. Claytor Hillsboro
Supt. Public Welfare M. T. Mattox Hillsboro
Home Dem. Agent Miss Woodard Byars Hillsboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Ruby C. Carraway Hillsboro
Farm Dem. Agent Don S. Matheson Hillsboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent M. C. Burt Hillsboro
Chmn. Bd. Education J. S. Compton Hillsboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. A. Bivins Hillsboro
Game Warden Jlobert F. Logan Chapel Hill
Forest Warden P. H. Johns ' Hillsboro
County Attorney A. H. Graham Hillsboro
County Librarian Mrs. Ethel W. Whetstone Hillsboro
Chapel Hill Recorder's Court:
Judge H. A. Whitfield Chapel Hill
Solicitor T A. Henry Chapel Hill
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COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Collier Cobb, Jr Chapel Hill
Commissioner Ben F. Wilson Efland
Commissioner H. G. Laws Hurdle Mills, Rt. 1
PAMLICO
Pamlico County was formed in 1872 from Craven and Beaufort. Was named
after the sound of the same name, which was the name of a tribe of Indians in
eastern North Carolina. There was a Pamlico Precinct in North Carolina as early
as 1705. Pamlico County voted with Beaufort up to 1883.
Population, 9,706 County Seat, Bayboro
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Member-House of Representatives E. S. Askew Oriental
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court ■ Mrs. Alice G. McCotter Bayboro
Register of Deeds T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Sheriff R. A. Whorton Bayboro
Treasurer The Bank of Aurora Bayborc
Auditor T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Tax Supervisor T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Tax Collector R. A. Whorton Bayboro
County Accountant .^^ T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Coroner G. F. (Jack) Harris Bayboro
Surveyor R. C. Holton New Bern, Rt. 1
Supt. of Health Miss Sina Campen „ Bayboro
Supt. of Schools Thomas S. Hood Bayboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Thelma C. Charles Bayboro
Home Dem. Agent Miss Gladys Brooks Oriental
Farm Dem. Agent James Stovall Bayboro
Chmn. Bd. Education J. A. Tingle, Jr. Alliance
Chmn. Bd. Elections P. E. McCotter Alliance
Game Warden Herman Spain Stonewall
Forest Warden J. T. Whorton Merritt
County Attorney Z. V. Rawls Bayboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge Julius G. Dees Bayboro
Solicitor Z. V. Rawls Bayboro
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman C. D. Fentress Maribel
Commissioner E. A. Hunnings Grantsboro
Commissioner E. R. Goodwin Oriental
Commissioner W. I. Sadler Merritt
Commissioner T. G. Potter Lowland
PASQUOTANK
Pasquotank County was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named for
a tribe of Indians in eastern North Carolina.
Population, 20,568 County Seat, Elizabeth City
State Senators 1st District Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives Vernon G. James Elizabeth City
Clerk of Court N. E. Aydlett Elizabeth City
Register of Deeds J. C. Spence Elizabeth City
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Sheriff W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
Treasurer First & Citizens Nat'l. Bank Elizabeth City
Auditor J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth City
Tax Supervisor J. I. Saunders Elizabeth City
Tax Collector .W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
County Accountant J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth City
Coroner Dr. W. H. C. White Elizabeth City
Supt. of Health Dr. D. C. Hackett Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools M. P. Jennings Elizabeth City
Supt. Public Welfare Rev. A. H. Outlaw Elizabeth City
Home Dem. Agent Miss Celeste Spivey Elizabeth City
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Willa Jones Batton ^..Elizabeth City
Farm Dem. Agent P. H. Jameson r.. Elizabeth City
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Ernest McCoy Elizabeth City
Chmn. Bd. Education J. M. Scott Elizabeth City, Rt. 4
Chmn. Bd. Elections Thos. J. Boswell Elizabeth City
Game Warden B. A. Morgan Elizabeth City, Rt. 3
County Attorney M. B. Simpson Elizabeth City
County Librarian Miss Doris Abbott Elizabeth City
Recorder's Court :
Judge L. S. Blades. Jr Elizabeth City
Solicitor W. W. Cohoon Elizabeth City
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Noah Burfoot Elizabeth City
Commissioner Cecil Reel Elizabeth City
Commissioner M. J. Reid Elizabeth City, Rt. 1
Commissioner G. E. Halstead Weeksville
Commissioner P. A. Pritchard Elizabeth City, Rt. 3
Commissioner B. F. Pritchard Elizabeth City, Rt. 3
Commissioner W. O. Etheridge Elizabeth City, Rt. 3
PENDER
Pender County was formed in 1875 from New Hanover. Was named in honor
of General William D. Pender, of Edgecombe County, a brave Confederate soldier
who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. The last order ever given by the
famous ''Stonewall" Jackson on the battle field was to General Pender: "You must
hold your ground. General Pender, you must hold your ground," he cried as he
was carried off the field to die. General Pender held his ground.
Population, 17,710 County Seat, Burgaw
State Senatoi-s 9th District Henry Vann Clinton
Roy Rowe Burgaw
Member House of Representatives ... J. V. Whitfield Wallaca
Clerk of Court C. D. Murphy (acting)) Burgaw
Register of Deeds H. C. Walker Burgaw
Sheriff J. T. Brown Burgaw
Treasurer Bliss W. Rivenbark Burgaw
Auditor George F. Lucas Burgaw
Tax Collector L. R. Bradshaw Burgaw
County Accountant George F. Lucas Burgaw
Coroner H. E. Blake Burgaw
Supt. of Health Dr. H. W. Stevens Jacksonville
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Supt. of Schools T. T. Murphy Burgaw
Supt. of Public Welfare Ruth Patterson Burgaw
Home Dem. Agent Frances D. Weston Burgaw
Farm Dem. Agent R. R. Rich Burgaw
Chmn. Bd. Education D. J. Farrior Burgaw
Chmn. Bd. Elections Arthur Anderson Watha
Game Warden W. J. Murray Burgaw
Forest Warden Joe F. Johnston Burgaw
County Attorney Leon H; Corbett Burgaw
Recorder's Court :
Judge I. S. Bowen Burgaw
Solicitor Leon H. Corbett Burgaw
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman K. D. Pigford Willard
Commissioner J. Fred Bradshaw / Burgaw
Commissioner A. H. Page Burgaw
PERQUIMANS
Perquimans was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named after a tribe
of Indians.
Population, 9,773 County Seat, Hertford
State Senators 1st District W. T. Culpepper Elizabeth City
Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Member House of Representatives W. W. White Hertford
Clerk of Court -. W. H. Pitt Hertford
Register of Deeds J. W. Ward Hertford
Sheriff J. E. Winslow Hertford
Treasurer Jacob L. White Hertford
Auditor W. F. C. Edwards Hertford
Tax Supervisor
Tax Collector J. E. Winslow Hertford
County Accountant W. F. C. Edwards Hertford
Coroner Dr. C. A. Davenport Hertford
Supt. of Health Dr. T. P. Brinn Hertford
Supt. of Schools ; E. T. Johnson Hertford
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Sarah Brinn Perry Hertford
Home Dem. Agent Frances Maness Hertford
Farm Dem. Agent Xi. W. Anderson Hertford
Negro Farm Dem. Agent J. B. Small Edenton
Chmn. Bd. Education T. S. White Hertford
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. N. Hollowell Hertford
Game Warden J. H. Newbold .-. Hertford
Forest Warden J. W. Nowell Winfall, Star Rt.
County Attorney Chas. Whedbee Hertford
Recorder's Court :
Judge Chas. E. Johnson Hertford
Solicitor Carroll Holmes Hertford
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman E. M. Perry Hertford
Commissioner G. W. Jackson Hertford
Commissioner L. L. Winslow Belvidere
Commissioner R. T. Brinn Hertford
Commissioner .Chas. E. White Hertford
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PERSON
Person County was formed in 1791 from Caswell. Was named in honor of
General Thomas Person, Revolutionary patriot, member of the Council of Safety,
and trustee of the University. He gave a large sum of money to the University,
and a building was erected in his honor called Person Hall.
Popxilation, 25,029 County Seat, Roxboro
State Senators 14th District Claude Currie Durham
F. D. Long Roxboro
Member House of Representatives R. P. Burns Roxboro
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Sue C. Bradsher Roxboro
Register of Deeds W. T. Kirby Roxboro
Sheriff M. T. Clayton Roxboro
Treasurer J. B. Riggsbee Roxboro
Auditor J. S. Walker Roxboro
Tax Supervisor J. S. Walker Roxboro
Tax Collector M. T. Clayton Roxboro
County Accountant J. S. Walker Roxboro
Coroner Dr. A. F. Nichols Roxboro
Surveyor W. R. Gates Roxboro
Supt. of Health Dr. O. Davis Garvin Roxboro
Supt. of Schools R. B. Griffin Roxboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff Roxboro
Home Dem. Agent Miss Evelyn Caldwell Roxboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Annie Mae Tuck Roxboro
Farm Dem. Agent H. K. Sanders Roxboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent C. J. Ford Roxboro
Chmn. Bd. Education E. E. Bradsher Roxboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. H. Harris, III Roxboro
Game Warden B. G. Hurdle Hurdle Mills
County Manager J. S. Walker Roxboro
County Attorney R. P. Burns Roxboro
County Librarian ......Mrs. Ethel W. Whetstone Roxboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge F. O. Carver, Sr Roxboro
Solicitor Geo. W. Davis Farmville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman J. A. Long, Jr. Roxboro
Commissioner W. H. Gentry Roxboro, Rt. 2
Commissioner .J. B. Hester Roxboro, Rt. 1
PITT
Pitt County was formed in 1760 from Beaufort. Was named in honor of Wil-
liam Pitt. (See Chatham County.)
Population, 61,244 County Seat, Greenville
State Senator 5th District Arthur B. Corey Greenville
Members House of Representatives ..Sam O. Worthington Greenville
Geo. W. Davis Farmville
Clerk of Court r J. F. Harrington Greenville
Register of Deeds-. Roy T. Cox Greenville
Sheriff Rual W. Tyson Greenville
Treasurer Guaranty Bank & Trust Co Greenville
Auditor J H. Coward Greenville
Tax Supervisor J. H. Coward Greenville
Tax Collector H. L. Andrews Greenville
County Accountant J. H. Coward Greenville
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Office Officer Address
Coroner G. L. Rouse Greenville
Surveyor F. McCoy Tripp Winterville
Supt. of Health Dr. N. Thos. Ennett Greenville
Supt. of Schools D. H. Conley Greenville
Supt. of Public Welfare K. T. Futrell Greenville
Home Dem. Agent Verona Lee Joyner Greenville
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Amelia Capehart Greenville
Farm Dem. Agent F. F. Hendrix Greenville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent D. D. DuPree Greenville
Chmn. Bd. Education W. H. Woolard Greenville
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. H. Harrell Greenville
Game Warden J. O. Teel Greenville
Forest Warden N. S. Tyson Greenville
County Attorney Arthur B. Corey Greenville
County Librarian Miss Irene Hester Greenville
County Court :
Judge Dink James Greenville
Solicitor Charles Whedbee Greenville
Farmville Recorder's Coui-t :
Judge George W. Davis Farmville
Greenville Municipal Court :
Judge J. W. H. Roberts Greenville
Solicitor Eli Bloom Greenville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman D. T. House Bethel
Commissioner G. H. Pittman Falkland
Commissioner G. S. Porter Chicod
Commissioner M. B. Hodges Grifton
Commissioner J. N. Williams ...Greenville
POLK
Polk County was formed in 1855 from Rutherford and Henderson. Was named
in honor of Colonel William Polk, "who rendered distinguished services in the
battles of Germantown, Brandywine,, and Eutaw,, in all of wtiich he was
wounded." Polk County voted with Rutherford until 1868.
Population, 11,874 County Seat, Columbus
State Senators 32nd District W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
Member House of Representatives W. H. McDonald Tryon
Clerk of Court Roy T. Baisden, Jr Columbus
Register of Deeds C. W. Ballenger Columbus
Sheriff W. D. Hines Columbus
Treasurer W. C. Hague Columbus
Auditor W. Y. Wilkins Columbus
Tax Supervisor W. Y. Wilkins Columbus
Tax Collector W. C. Hague Columbus
County Accountant W. Y. Wilkins Columbus
Coroner G. H. Bridgman Columbus
Surveyor Weldon Green Mill Spring
Supt. of Health..' Dr. B. E. Washburn Rutherfordton
Supt. of Schools N. A. Melton Columbus
Supt. of Public Welfare : Jeanette MacGregor Try6n
Home Dem. Agent Gladys Hamrick Tryon
Farm Dem. Agent .J. A. Wilson Columbus
Chmn. Bd. Education John Williams Columbus
Chmn. Bd. Elections Ned Anderson Saluda
Game Warden Arthur Pack Tryon
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Forest Warden O. C. Fagan Columbiis
County Attorney J. T. Arledge.. Tryon
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman G. C. Feagan Melvin Hill
Commissioner ^E. G. Thompson Mill Spring
Commissioner .W. D. Westbrook Mill Spring
RANDOLPH
Randolph County was formed in 1779 from Guilford. Was named in honor of
Peyton Randolph, of Virginia, the President of the first Continental Congress.
Population, 44,554 County Seat, Asheboro
State Senators 12th District Arthur Ross Asheboro
Ryan McBryde Raeford
Member House of Representatives S. Girard Richardson Seagrove
Clerk of Court Kermit R. Frazier Asheboro
Register of Deeds Alese M. Ward Asheboro
Sheriff .W. M. Bingham Asheboro
Auditor Fred J. Phillips .....Asheboro
Tax Supervisor J. M. Yates Asheboro
County Accountant Alese M. Ward Asheboro
Coroner Carl Loflin Liberty
Surveyor Clarence Cagle Seagrove
Supt. of Health Br. G. H. Sumner Asheboro
Supt. of Schools T. Fletcher Bulla Asheboro
Supt. of Public Welfare James E. Burgess Asheboro
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Martha B. Thompson Asheboro
Farm Dem. Agent ..JE. S. Millsaps Asheboro
Chmn. Bd. Education L. F. Ross ; Asheboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. B. Cox Asheboro
Game Warden Lawrence Davis Asheboro
County Attorney J. G. Prevette Asheboro
County Librarian Mrs. Ruby Byrd Campbell Asheboro
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Clifford Hammond Asheboro
Commissioner L. C. Gallimore Trinity
Commissioner M. F, Hinshaw Randleman
Commissioner G. Russell Hodgin Coleridge
Commissioner W. Lee Meredith Trinity
RICHMOND
Richmond County was formed in 1779 from Anson. Was named in honor of
Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, principal Secretarj- of State in William Pitt's
second administration. He was a strong friend of the American colonies and
made the motion in the House of Lords that they be granted their independence.
Population, 36,810 County Seat, Rockingham
State Senators 18th District Geo. L. Hundley Thomasville
Edwin Pate Laurinburg
Member House of Representatives John D. Chalk Rockingham
Clerk of Court Thos. L. Covington Rockingham
Register of Deeds Mrs. Agnes C. Flake Rockingham
Sheriff Carl H. Holland Rockingham
Treasurer ^. Farmers Bank & Trust Co Rockingham
Auditor Miss Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Supervisor JMiss Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Collector Carl H. Holland Rockingham
County Accountant Miss Mary T. Covington Rockingham
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Coroner W. W. King Rockingham
Surveyor A. L. McNeill Rockingham
Supt. of Health Dr. Robt. Young Rockingham
Supt. of Schools L. J. Bell Rockingham
Supt. Public Welfare O. G. Reynolds Rockingham
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Frances Ryburn Rockingham
Farm Dem. Agent N. L. Hendrix Rockingham
Chmn. Bd. Education W. R. Land Hamlet
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. R. Jones Rockingham
Game Warden W. M. Bray Rockingham
Forest Warden W. C. Brown Rockingham, Rt. 1
County Attorney McLeod & Webb Rockingham
Richmond County Special Court :
Judge W. S. Thomas Rockingham
Solicitor J. Thos. Page .^ Rockingham
Hamlet Recorder's Court:
Judge B. R. Carroll Hamlet
Solicitor A. A. Reaves Hamlet
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Dr. G. C. Caddell Hoffman
Commissioner J. W. Hamer Rockingham
Commissioner Paul A. Brown Rockingham
Commissioner A. L. Capel Rockingham
Commissioner P. N. Nicholson Mt. Gilead, Rt. 3
ROBESON
Robeson County was formed in 1786 from Bladen. Was named in honor of
Colonel Thomas Robeson, a soldier of the Revolution. He was one of the leaders
at the battle of Elizabethtown, which was fought in September, 1781. By this
battle the Tories in the southeastern part of the State were crushed forevei'. The
commander of the Whigs was Colonel Thomas Brown.
Population, 76,860 County Seat, Lumberton
State Senator 11th District Carson M. Barker Lumberton
Members House of Representatives. J. P. Buie Red Springs
I. P. Graham Proctorville
Clerk of Court W. C. Watts Lumberton
Register of Deeds N. R. Kinlaw Lumberton
Sheriff E. C. Wade Lumberton
Treasurer E. K. Butler Lumberton
Auditor E. K. Butler Lumberton
Tax Supervisor E. K. Butler Lumberton
Tax Collector /...L. McKay Parker Lumberton
County Accountant E. K. Butler Lumberton
Coroner -D. W. Biggs ._. Lumberton
Surveyor Grady Harrell Shannon
Supt. of Health Dr. E. R. Hardin Lumberton
Supt. of Schools ....C. L. Green Maxton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Kate S. McLeod Lumberton
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Ann B. Chandler Lumberton
Negro Home Dem. Agent La Senia McCrimmons Lumberton
Farm Dem. Agent O. P. Owens Lumberton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent S. T. Brooks Lumberton
Chmn. Bd. Education A. B. McRae Rowland
Chmn. Bd. Elections G. L. Pate Rowland
Game Warden i W. E. McConnaughey Red Springs
Forest Warden J. W. Burns Rowland. RFD
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County Manager ^E. K. Butler Lumberton
County Attorney Henry A. McKinnon Lumberton
Recorder's Court:
Lumberton District:
Judge Robert E. Floyd Lumberton
Solicitor L. J. Huntley Lumberton
Fairmont District:
Judge D. R. Mitchell Fairmont
Solicitor F. Wayland Floyd Fairmont
Red Springs District:
Judge W. N. Gibson Red Springs
Solicitor Z. V. McMillan Red Springs
Maxton District:
Judge Tom Caddell Maxton
Solicitor J. A. Shaw Maxton
St. Pauls District:
Judge Clayton Ross Parkton
Solicitor John D. Canady St. Pauls
Rowland District:
Judge ,..F. L. Adams Rowland
Solicitor " 11. L. Campbell Rowland
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman C. A. Hasty Maxton
Commissioner R. B. Tolar St. Pauls
Commissioner .W. E. Graham Lumber Bridge
Commissioner J. D. Herring Lumberton
Commissioner .V. J. Griflfin Fairmont
Commissioner Rufus McQueen Elrod
ROCKINGHAM
Rockingham County was formed in 1785 from Guilford. Was named in honor
of Charles Watson Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham, who was the leader of
the party in the British Parliament that advocated American independence. He
was Prime Minister when the Stamp Act was repealed.
Population, 57,898 County Seat, Wentworth
State Senator 15th District J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Member House of Representatives T. Clarence Stone Stoneville
Clerk of Court .Theodore C. Bethea Wentworth
Register of Deeds R. E. Wall Wentworth
Sheriff Leon W. Worsham Wentworth
Treasurer Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Auditor Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Tax Supervisor Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Tax Collector Eugene Irvin Wentworth
County Accountant Eugene Ir\'in Wentworth
Coroner Dr. M. P. Cummings Reidsville
Surveyor J. S. Trogdon Leaksville
Supt. of Health Dr. B. M. Drake Spray
Supt. of Schools J. C. Colley Wentworth
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. John Lee Wilson MadisoTi
Home Dem. Agent Miss Grace E. Holcomb Reidsville
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Zodie Vemelle Jackson Reidsville
Farm Dem. Agent Fred S. Walker Reidsville
Negro Farm Dem. Agent R. L. Hannon Reidsville
Chmn. Bd. Education J. L. Roberts Madison
Chmn. Bd. Elections P. W. Glidewell, Jr Reidsville
Game Warden A D. Neal Stokesdale
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County Attorney J. C. Brown Madison
County Librarian JVIiss Marianne Martin Leaksville
Leaksville Recorder's Court :
Judge Henry P. Lane Leaksville
Solicitor Allan D. Ivie, Jr Leaksville
Reidsville Recorder's Court:
Judge E. H. Wrenn Reidsville
Solicitor D. F. Mayberry Reidsville
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman V. H. Idol .^Madison
Commissioner G. H. Helmus Reidsville
Commissioner J. D. Pearman Reidsville
Commissioner .Harry Davis Leaksville
Commissioner J. J. Webster Stoneville, RFD
ROWAN
Rowan County was formed in 1753 from Anson. Was named in honor of
Matthew Rowan, a prominent leader before the Revolution, and, for a short time
after the death of Governor Gabriel Johnston, acting governor.
Population, 69,206 County Seat, Salisbury
State Senators 21st District John C. Kesler Salisbury
Luther E. Earnhardt Concord
Members House of Representatives ..Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
George R. UzzeU Salisbury
Clerk of Court Paul A. Swicegood Salisbury
Register of Deeds Wm. D. Kizziah Salisbury
Sheriff J. H. Krider Salisbury
Treasurer J. E. Haynes Salisbury
Auditor J. E. Haynes Salisbury
Tax Supervisor J. E. Haynes Salisbury
Tax Collector Jl. L. Shoe Salisbury
County Accountant Phillip Miller Salisbury
Coroner Dr. T. W. Seay Spencer
Surveyor ; J. D. Justice Salisbury
Supt. of Health Dr. C. W. Armstrong Salisbury
Supt. of Schools S. G. Hasty Salisbury
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Mary O. Linton Salisbury
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Locke Holland Salisbury
Negro Home Dem. Agent. Mrs. Annie J. Johnson Salisbury
Farm Dem. Agent P. H. Satterwhite Cleveland
Negro Farm Dem. Agent A. C. Grant Salisbury
Chmn. Bd. Education J. Frank Link Salisbury
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. G. Hudson Salisbury
Game Warden Ed. Burt Salisbury
County Attorney Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
County Librarian 3Iiss Edith Clark Salisbury
Rowan County Court:
Judge Clinton Eudy Salisbury
Solicitor J. Allan Dunn Salisbury
Spencer Recorder's Court :
Judge T. P. Fowler Spencer
Solicitor .W. H. Woodson, Jr. Salisbury
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman R. Linn Bernhardt Salisbury
Commissioner J. T. Graham Cleveland
Commissioner C A. Long Salisburj-, Rt. 4
Commissioner J. B. McCombs Granite Quarry
Commissioner Hearne Swink Salisbury, Rt. 2
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Rutherford County was formed in 1779 from Tryon and Burke. Was named in
honor of General Griffith Rutherford, one of the most prominent of the Revolu-
tionary patriots. He led the expedition that crushed the Cherokees in 1776, and
rendered other important services, both in the Legislature and on the battlefield.
Population, 45,577 County Seat, Rutherfordton
State Senators 27th District Lee B. Weathers Shelby
Wade B. Matheny Forest City
Member House of Representatives Lee L. Powers Lake Lure
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Frank S. Hall Rutherfordton
Register of Deeds W. O. Geer Rutherfordton
Sheriff .C. C. Moore Rutherfordton
Auditor Chas. R. Yopp Rutherfordton
Tax Supervisor Lloyd Williamson Rutherfordton
Tax Collector Rex Bridges Rutherfordton
County Accountant Chas. R. Yopp Rutherfordton
Coroner Jtussell Northey Spindale
Supt. of Health Dr. B. E. Washburn Rutherfordton
Supt. of Schools J. J. Tarlton Rutherfordton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. O. C. Turner Rutherfordton
Home Dem. Agent Miss Sue Koone Spindale
Farm Dem. Agent F. E. Patton Rutherfordton
Chmn. Bd. Education J. Harvey Carpenter Rutherfordton
Chmn. Bd. Elections S.. E. Price Rutherfordton
Game Warden J. W. Moss Forest City
Forest Warden Louis Summey Forest City
County Attorney Wade B. Matheny Forest City
County Librarian Mrs. Martha K. Barr Rutherfordton
Recorder's Court :
Judge B. T. Jones, Jr Forest City
Solicitor Forrest I. Robertson Rutherfordton
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Clarence P. Parks Spindale
Commissioner Bire H. Bridges Forest City
Commissioner C. P. Hamrick Cliffside
Commissioner Letcher S. Rollins Bostic
Commissioner Rybum Edwards Union Mills, Rt. 3
SAMPSON
Sarnpson County was formed in 1784 from Duplin and New Hanover. Was
named in honor of Colonel Sampson, who was a member of Governor Martin's
Council.
Population, 47,440 County Seat, Clinton
State Senators 9th District Roy Rowe Burgaw
Henry Vann Clinton
Member House of Representatives Chas. F. Honeycutt Clinton
Clerk of Court F. C. Butler Clinton
Register of Deeds Mrs. Pearl N. Britt Clinton
Sheriff C. C. Tart Clinton
Treasurer First Citizens Bk. & Tr. Co Clinton
Auditor R. p. Spell Clinton
Tax Supervisor R. P. Spell Clinton
Tax Collector R. p. Spell Clinton
County Accountant R. p. Spell Clinton
Coroner Dr. D. M. Royal Salemburg
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Office Officer Address
Surveyor H. W. Johnson Kerr
Supt. of Health Dr. J. H. Williams Clinton
Supt. of Schools D. V. Carter Clinton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. R. B. Wilson Clinton
Home Dem. Agent Margaret Clark Clinton
Negro Home Dem. Agent Edna Amelia Brinson Clinton
Farm Dem. Agent E. J. Morgan Clinton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Frank Faison, Jr Clinton
Chmn. Bd. Education John C. Warren Newton Grove
Chmn. Bd. Elections Jack C. Morisey Clinton
Game Warden W. I. Wright, Jr Ingold
Forest Warden W. King Newkirk Clinton
County Attorney A. L. Butler Clinton
Recorder's Court :
Judge P. G. Grumpier Clinton
Solicitor C. M. Faircloth Clinton
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W E. Johnson Kerr
Commissioner Arthur Naylor Clinton, RFD
Commissioner L A. Hall Autryville
SCOTLAND
Scotland County was formed in 1899 from Richmond. Was named after the
country of Scotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain. Most of the
people of this county ai'e descendants of Scotch Highlanders.
Population, 23,232 County Seat, Laurinburg
State Senators 18th District Edwin Pate Laurinburg
Geo. L. Hundley Thomasville
Member House of Representatives O. L. Moore Laurinburg
Clerk of Court Carl L. Jones Laurinburg
Register of Deeds ..C. E. Muse Laurinburg
Sheriff W. D. Reynolds Laurinburg
Treasurer .....Thos. J. Gill Laurinburg
Auditor Thos. J. Gill Laurinburg
Tax Supervisor .W. M. Monroe Laurinburg
Tax Collector Miss Coy Cameron Laurinburg
County Accountant Thos. J. Gill Laurinburg
Coroner M. J. McDougald Laurinburg
Surveyor E. M. Mathews Laurinburg
Supt. of Health Dr. Robert F. Young Ellerbe
Supt. of Schools J. J. Pence Laurinburg
Supt. of Public Welfare E F. Murray Laurinburg
Home Dem. Agent Miss Grace Newell Laurinburg
Farm Dem. Agent E. O. McMahan Laurinburg
Chmn. Bd. Education T. L. Henly Laurinburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections Angus D. Phillips Laurinburg
Game Warden Roy Bostick Laurel Hill
Forest Warden A. R. McMillan Laurinburg
County Attorney E. H. Gibson Laurinburg
County Librarian Miss Virginia Grumpier Laurinburg
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. B. McKinnon Laurinburg
Solicitor Joe M. Cox, U. S. Navy
Thos. J. Dunn (acting) Laurinburg
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W. N. McKenzie Gibson
Commissioner E. P. Jones Johns
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Office Officer Address
Commissioner Dan T. McGirt Wagram
Commissioner ^J. A. Bostick Laurinburg
Commissioner Lonnie Hammond Laurinburg
STANLY
Stanly County was formed in 1841 from Montgomery. Was named in honor
of John Stanly, for many years a member of the Legislature, and several times
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Population, 32,834 County Seat, Albemarle
State Senators 19th District R. E. Little Wadesboro
W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
Member House of Representatives J. J. Morton Albemarle
Clerk of Court J. A. Little Albemarle
Register of Deeds Xi. R. Almond Albemarle
Sheriff Robt. L. Furr Albemarle
Treasurer Pirst Nat'l. and Cabarrus
Bank & Trust Co Albemarle
Auditor A. V. Thomas Albemarle
Tax Supervisor .C. I. Moose Albemarle
Tax Collector Henry N. Thompson Albemarle
County Accountant A. V. Thomas Albemarle
Coroner Dr. John S. Gaskin ^ Albemarle
Surveyor Charley Harward Oakboro, Rt. 1
Supt. of Health Dr. W. N. McKinzie Albemarle
Supt. of Schools James P. Sifford Albemarle
Supt. of Public Welfare ,Otto B. Mabry Albemarle
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Margaret Waters Albemarle
Farm Dem. Agent W. Z. Smith Albemarle
Chmn. Bd. Education C. B. Miller Albemarle
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. D. Forrest Albemarle
Game Warden A. Dock Hartsell Albemarle
County Attorney G. Hobart Morton Albemarle
County Librarian Evelyn Peeler Albemarle
County Court:
Judge O. J. Sikes Albemarle
Solicitor H. C. Turner Albemarle
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Cecil H. Lovi^der Albemarle
Commissioner Vernon Hunsucker Albemarle
Commissioner J. Luther Little Oakboro
STOKES
Stokes County was formed in 1798 from Surry. Was named in honor of
Colonel John Stokes, a brave soldier of the Revolution, who was desperately
wounded at the Waxhaw massacre, when Colonel Buford's regiment wa? cut to
pieces by Tarleton. After the war Washington appointed him a judge of the
United States Court in North Carolina.
Population, 22,656 County Seat, Danbury
State Senator 23rd District Carlos E. Davis Walnut Cove
Member House of Representatives William F. Marshall Walnut Cove
Clerk of Court ..J. Watt Tuttle Danbur^'
Register of Deeds R. L. Smith Danbury
Sheriff J. J. Taylor Danbury
Treasurer J. J. Taylor Danbury
Auditor B. P. Bailey Danbury
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor J. J. Taylor .> Danbury
Tax Collector J. J. Taylor Danbury
Coroner S. P. Christian Danbury
Surveyor Golden Baker King
Supt. of Health Dr. Roy C. Hege Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools J. C. Carson Danbury
Supt. of Public Welfare Christine Anderson Danbury
Home Dem. Agent Eva Ralston Pine Hall
Farm Dem. Agent E. S. Stokes Danbury
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. G. E. Stone Kini?
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. J. Ellington Danbury
Game Warden Carl Ray Flinchum Danbury
County Attorney R. J. Scott Danbury
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Howard L. Gibson Pine Hall
Commissioner -J. A. Joyce Sandy Ridge
Commissioner Harvey G. Johnson Germanton
SURRY
Surry County was formed in 1770 from Rowan. Was named in honor of Lord
Surrey, a prominent member of Parliament who opposed the taxation of the
American colonies by Parliament.
Population, 41,789 County Seat, Dobson
State Senator 23rd District Carlos E. Davis Danbury
Member House of Representatives Henry C. Dobson Elkin
Clerk of Court Fred Llewellyn Dobson
Register of Deeds Bertha M. Shinault Dobson
Sheriff Sam Patterson Dobson
Treasurer Surry County Loan & Trust Co Dobson
Auditor E. G. Welch Dobson
Tax Supervisor J. P. Fulk Dobson
Tax Collectors W. J. Snow Elkin
Mrs. Jessye B. Blackwelder Dobson
Geo. B. Reid Pilot Mountain
County Accountant Geo. E. Welch Dobson
Coroner John L. Woltz Mt. Airy
Surveyor I. W. Barber Mt. Airy
Supt. of Health Dr. R. J. Loville Mt. Airy
Supt. of Schools John W. Comer Dobson
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Bausie Marion Dobson
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Grace Brown Dobson
Farm Dem. Agent Neil M. Smith Dobson
Chmn. Bd. Education G. C. Hauser Mt. Airy
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. P. Fulk Pilot Mountain
Game Warden Geo. Royall Roaring Gap
Forest Warden J. R. Norman Mountain Park
County Attorney Fred Folger Mt. Airy
Mt. Aii-y Recorder's Court:
Judge H. H. Llewellyn Mt. Airy
Solicitor R. S. Westmoreland Mt. Airy
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman M. Q. Snow Elkin
Commissioner S. M. Smith Pilot Mountain
Commissioner R. P. Jones Mt. Airy
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SWAIN
Swain County was formed in 1871 from Jackson and Macon. Was named in
honor of David Lowrie Swain, Governor of North Carolina and president of the
University.
Population, 12,177 County Seat, Bryson City
State Senator 33rd District A. L. Penland Hayesville
Member House of Representatives McKinley Edwards Bryson City
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court H. J. Truett Bryson City
Register of Deeds E. J. Seay Bryson City
Sheriff Frank Hyatt Bryson City
Treasurer ; R. C. Brendle Bryson City
Auditor R. C. Brendle Bryson City
Tax Supervisor R. D. Estes Bryson City
Tax Collector R. C. Brendle Bryson City
County Accountant R. C. Brendle Bryson City
Coroner H. H. Welch Bryson City
Surveyor E. P. Breedlove Wesser, RFD
Supt. of Health W. L. Latham Bryson City
Supt. of Schools W. L. Latham Bryson City
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lucinda C. Cole Bryson City
Home Dem. Agent Miss Helen Higdon Bryson City
Farm Dem. Agent Clarence Mingus Bryson City
Chmn. Bd. Education S. W. Black Bi-yson City
Chmn. Bd. Elections _ T. J. Cathey Bryson City
Game Warden D. J. Dean Bryson City
Forest Warden D. J. Dean Bryson City
County Attorney B. C. Jones Bryson City
County Librarian JMrs. Blanche N. Jones Bryson City
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman R. D. Estes Bryson City
Commissioner R. E. Breedlove Needmore
Commissioner I. B. Jenkins Bryson City
TRANSYLVANIA
Transylvania County was formed in 1861 from Henderson and Jackson. The
name is derived from two Latin words, "trans" across, "sylva" woods. Transyl-
vania County voted with Henderson until 1868.
Population, 12,241 County Seat, Brevard
State Senators 32nd District W. B. Hodges Hendersonville
Carrol] P. Rogers Tryon
Member House of Representatives Ralph K. Fisher Brevard
Clerk of Court N. A. Miller Brevard
Register of Deeds Mrs. Melvin Gillespie Brevard
Sheriff B. H. Freeman Brevard
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Tom Mitchell Brevard
Tax Collector Frank King Brevard
County Accountant Mrs. Tom Mitchell Brevard
Coroner Purd Osborne - Brevard
Supt. of Health Dr. C. N, Sisk Waynesville
Supt. of Schools J. B. Jones Brevard
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Dora M. Paton Brevard
Home Dem. Agent Miss Anabel Teague Brevard
Farm Dem. Agent J. A. Glazener Brevard
Chmn. Bd. Education A. A. Trantham Brevard
Chmn. Bd. Elections .- Pred Shuford Brevard
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Office Officer Address
Game Warden Elam Galloway Kostnan
Forest Warden Frank Morgan Rosman
County Attorney Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr Brevard
County Librarian Mrs. Lehman Kapp Brevard
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W. W. Brittain Brevard
Commissioner Gaston Whitmire Brevard
Commissioner Lewis Osborne Brevard
TYRRELL
Tyrrell County was formed in 1729 from Albemarle. Was named in honor of
Sir John Tyrrell, who at one time was one of the Lords Proprietors.
Popualtion, 5,556 County Seat, Columbia
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Member House of Representatives C. Earl Cohoon Columbia
Clerk of Court C. R. Chaplin Columbia
Register of Deeds Sara L. Taft Columbia
Sheriff : B. Ray Cohoon Columbia
Treasurer Engelhard Banking & Trust Co Columbia
Auditor H. S. Swain Columbia
Tax Supervisor Miss Magnolia Owens Columbia
County Accountant H. S. Swain Columbia
Supt. of Health J. W. Hamilton Columbia
Supt. of Schools W. J. White Columbia
Supt. of Public Welfare J. W. Hamilton Columbia
Home Dem. Agent Miss Cornelia Simpson Columbia
Farm Dem. Agent H. H. Harris Columbia
Chmn. Bd. Education E. R. Davenport Columbia
Chmn. Bd. Elections Needum Brickhouse Columbia
Game Warden B. H. Culipher Columbia
Forest Warden J. Edward Swain Columbia, Rt. S
County Attorney Sam S. Woodley Columbia
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. W. Sawyer Columbia
Solicitor Sam S. Woodley Columbia
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman H. T. Davenport Columbia
Commissioner B. B. Jones Columbia
Commissioner E. S. Brickhouse Columbia;
UNION
Union County was formed in 1842 from Anson and Mecklenburg.
Population, 39,097 County Seat, Monroe
State Senators 19th District W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
R. E. Little Wadesboro
Member House of Representatives ...Oscar L. Richardson Monroe
Clerk of Court J. Emmett Griffin Monroe
Register of Deeds Clara Laney Monroe
Sheriff B. F. Niven Monroe
Treasurer American Bank & Trust Co Monroe
Auditor Roy J. Moore Monrofr
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor Roy J. Moore Monroe
Tax Collector J. Hamp Price Monroe
County Accountant Roy J. Moore Monroe
Coroner C. C. Jones Monroe
Surveyor Ralph W. Elliott '...Monroe
Supt. of Health Dr. Clem Ham Monroe
Supt. of Schools W. M. Jenkins Monroe
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. George S. Lee, Jr. Monroe
Home Dem. Agent Miss Ruth Clapp Monroe
Negro Home Dem. Agent Bertha J. Bethel Monroe
Farm Dem. Agent T. J. W. Broome Monroe
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Cleveland Harris Monroe
Chmn. Bd. Education B. Ward Laney Monroe, Rt. 4
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. David Simpson Monroe, Rt. 5
Game Warden S. M. Annfield Marshville
County Attorney J. F. Milliken Monroe
County Librarian Mrs. Sarah Napier Monroe
Recorder's Court :
Judge P. H. Johnson Monroe
Solicitor H. B. Smith Monroe
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman J. Ray Shute Monroe
Commissioner J. Vernon Griffin Wingate
Commissioner C. M. Rogers Monroe, Rt. ■S
Commissioner B. F. Price Waxhaw
Commissioner Fred C. Staton Marshville, Rt. 3
VANCE
Vance County was formed in 1881 from Granville, Warren, and Franklin.
Was named in honor of Zebulon B. Vance, "the Great War Governor," a Member
of Congress, Governor of North Carolina, United States Senator.
Population, 29,961 County Seat, Henderson
State Senator 3rd District Archie C. Gay Jackson
Member House of Representatives Fred S. Royster Henderson
Clerk of Court Elvin O. Falkner Henderson
Register of Deeds H. M. Robinson Henderson
Sheriff JE. A. Cottrell Henderson
Auditor Miss Dorothea Woodlief Henderson
Tax Supervisor Miss Dorothea Woodlief Henderson
Tax Collector F. M. Dorsey Henderson
County Accountant Miss Dorothea Woodlief Henderson
Coroner A. P. Paschall Middleburg
Supt. of Health Dr. A. D. Gregg Henderson
Supt. of Schools E. M. Rollins Henderson
Supt. of Public Welfare Miss Clara Mae Ellis Henderson
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. J. K. Plummer Middleburg
Farm Dem. Agent J. W. Sanders Henderson
Negro Farm Dem. Agent L. L. Peace Henderson
Chmn. Bd. Education J. J. White Henderson
Chmn. Bd. Elections D. P. McDuffee Henderson
Game Warden R. I. Burroughs Henderson
County Attorney Irvine B. Watkins Henderson
County Librarian Mrs. Flora M. Perry Henderson
Recorder's Court :
Judge R. E. Clements Henderson
Solicitor Irvine B. Watkins Henderson
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COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Henry W. Hight Henderson
Commissioner G. W. Knott Henderson
Commissioner S. B. Rogers Henderson
Commissioner W. W. Grissom Oxford, Rt. 3
Commissioner .E. L. Fleming Middleburg
WAKE
Wake County was formed in 1770 from Johnston, Cumberland, and Orange.
Was named in honor of Governor Tryon's wife, whose maiden name was Margaret
Wake. Some historians say that the county was named for "Esther Wake," the
popular sister of Tryon's wife, but there is no reason to suppose that any such
person ever existed. She is purely a creature of the imagination.
Population, 109,544 * County Seat, Raleigh
State Senators 13th District J. C. Pittman Sanford
Wiley G. Barnes Raleigh
Members House of Representatives... N. F. Ransdell Varina
William T. Hatch Raleigh
J. Leroy Allen Raleigh
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court W. G. Mordecai Raleigh
Register of Deeds Hunter Ellington Raleigh
Sheriff N. F. Turner Raleigh
Treasurer J. Milton Mangum Raleigh
Auditor A. C. Hall Raleigh
Tax Supervisor D. Bryant Harrison Raleigh
Tax Collector C. C. Rich Raleigh
County Accountant A. C. Hall Raleigh
Coroner Roy Banks Raleigh
Surveyor J. Pittman Stell....'. Zebulon
Supt. of Health Dr. A. C. Bulla Raleigh
Supt. of Schools Randolph Benton Raleigh
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Josephine Kirk Raleigh
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Maude Mclnnes Raleigh
Negro Home Dem. Agent Bertha M. Edwards Raleigh
Farm Dem. Agent Lloyd T. Weeks Raleigh
Negro Farm Dem. Agent M. H. Crockett Raleigh
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. N. Y. Gulley Wake Forest
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. A. Doub Knightdale
Game Warden Hobert Dixon Perry Wake Forest
Fire Warden R. L. Lassiter. Raleigh, Rt. 1
County Attorney Leon S. Brassfield Raleigh
County Librarian Miss Clyde Smith Raleigh
Recorder's Court :
Wake Forest District:
Judge Donald Gulley Wake Forest
Solicitor Lawrence Harris Wake Forest
Wendell District:
Judge W. A. Brame Wendell
Solicitor Albert Doub Raleigh
Fuquay Springs District:
Judge C. C. Cunningham Raleigh
Solicitor Robert A. Gotten Fuquay Springs
Apex District:
Judge Arthur A. Aronson Raleigh
Solicitor R. W. Johnson Apex
Zebulon District:
Judge L D. Gill Zebulon
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Office Officer Address
Solicitor F. D. Finch Zebulon
City Court :
Judge Paul C. West Raleigh
Solicitor Wilbur Royster Raleigh
Juvenile Court:
Judge J. L. Fountain Raleigh
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman John P. Swain Raleigh
Commissioner T. Floyd Adams Willow Springs
Commissioner M. Wallace Chamblee Zebulon
Commissioner George E. Upchurch Apex
Commissioner W. W. Holding Wake Forest
WARREN
Warren County was formed in 1779 from Bute. Was named in honor ©f
General Joseph Warren, a brave Massachusetts soldier who fell while fighting at
the battle of Bunker Hill.
Population, 23,145 County Seat, Warrenton
State Senator 3rd District Archie C. Gay Jackson
Member House of Representatives John Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Clerk of Court — , Joe N. Ellis Warrenton
Register of Deeds Sam E. Allen Warrenton
Sheriff W. J. Pinnell Warrenton
Treasurer Citizens Bank Warrenton
Auditor J. T. Ellington Warrenton
Tax Collector ; W. J. Pinnell Warrenton
Coroner R. E. Davis Macon
Supt. of Health Dr. F. P. Hunter Warrenton
Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen Warrenton
Supt. of Public Welfare Lora P. Wilkie Warrenton
Home Dem. Agent Eleanor Barber Warrenton
Negro Home Dem. Agent Annie B. Branche Warrenton
Fai-m Dem. Agent R. H. Bright Warrenton
Negro Farm Dem. Agent C. S. Wynn Warrenton
Chmn. Bd. Education Harry Walker Norlina
Chmn. Bd. Elections Richard R. Davis Warrenton
Game Warden E. H. Pinnell Warrenton.
Forest Warden E. H. Pinnell Warrenton
County Attorney John H. Kerr, Jr Warrenton
County Librarian Miss Mabel Davis Warrenton
Recorder's Court :
Judge John M. Picot Littleton
Solicitor William W. Taylor, Jr Warrenton
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W. H. Burroughs Warrenton
Commissioner R. L. Capps Areola
Commissioner H. L. Wall Elams
Commissioner A. L. Fleming :..... Norlina
Commissioner J. T. Harris Inez
WASHINGTON
Washington County was formed in 1799 from Tyrrell. Was named in honor of
George Washington.
Population, 12,323 County Seat, Plymouth
State Senators 2nd District E. A. Daniel Washington
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Member House of Representatives W. H. (Jack) Peele PljTnoutb
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court W. M. Darden Plymouth
Register of Deeds J. R. Campbell Plymouth
Sheriff J. K. Reid Plymouth
Treasurer B. B. & Trust Co Plymouth
Auditor E. J. Spruill Plymouth
Tax Supervisor J. C. Knowles Plymouth
Tax Collector J. E. Davenport Plymouth
Coroner J. L. Horner Plymouth
Supt. of Health Dr. C. McGowan (acting) Plymouth
Supt. of Schools H. H. McLean Plymouth
Supt. of Public Welfare Ursula Bateman Plymouth
Home Dem. Agent Frances Darden Plymouth
Farm Dem. Agent W. V. Hays Plymouth
Chmn. Bd. Education P. M. Arps Plymouth
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. W. White Roper
Game Warden J. T. Terry Plymouth
Forest Warden S. F. Darden Plymouth
County Attorney W. L. Whitley Plymouth
County Recorder's Court:
Judge W. R. Gaylord Plymouth
Solicitor W. B. Rodman Plymouth
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman H. H. Allen , Plymouth
Commissioner J. C. Knowles Roper
Commissioner H. W. Pritchett Creswell
WATAUGA
Watauga County was formed in 1849 from Ashe, Wilkes, Caldwell and Yancey.
Was named after an Indian tribe.
Population, 18,114 County Seat, Boone
State Senator 29th District Edison M. Thomas Jefferson
Member House of Representatives S. C. Eggers Boone
Clerk of Coui-t Austin E. South Boone
Register of Deeds Helen Underdo wn Boone
Sheriff C. M. Watson Boone
Auditor Paul A. Coffey Boone
Tax Supervisor Paul A. Coffey Boone
Tax Collector E. D. Cook Boone
County Accountant Paul A. Coffey Boone
Coroner Jake Caudill Boone
Surveyor I. A. Bumgamer Vilas
Supt. of Health Wade E. Eller Boone
Supt. of Schools S. F. Horton Sugar Grove
Supt. of Public Welfare Dave P. Mast Sugar Grove
Home Dem. Agent Elizabeth Bridge Boone
Farm Dem. Agent H. M. Hamilton, Jr Boone
Chmn. Bd. Education J. B. Horton Vilas
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. T. Greer Boone, RFD
Game Warden Walter Edmisten Boone
County Attorney J. E. Holshouser Boone
County Librarian Mrs. Maude Ingle Boone
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman W. M. Winkler Boone
Commissioner -A. G. Miller Deep Gap
Commissioner H. O. Aldridge Shulls Mills
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WAYNE
Wayne County was formed in 1779 from Dobbs and Craven. Was named in
honor of General Anthony Wayne, one of Washington's most trusted soldiers. His
courage was so great as to amount almost to rashness, and his soldiers called him
"Mad Anthony Wayne."
Population, 58,328 County Seat, Goldsboro
State Senators 8th District Lawrence H. Wallace Smithfield
Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
Member House of Representatives W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court J. Floyd Barden Goldsboro
Register of Deeds Eula B. Whitley Goldsboro
Sheriff Paul C. Garrison Goldsboro
Auditor John H. Hawley, Jr. Goldsboro
Tax Supervisor John H. Hawley, Jr. Goldsboro
Tax Collector A. G. Pelt Goldsboro
County Accountant John H. Hawley, Jr. Goldsboro
Coroner W. A. Seymour Goldsboro
Surveyor D, A. Holden Goldsboro
Supt. of Health Dr. S. B. McPheeters.,...^ Goldsboro
Supt. of Schools R S. Proctor Goldsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare J. A. Best Goldsboro
Home Dem. Agent Gertrude Bundy Goldsboro
Negro Home Dem. Agent Lillian A. Woodhouse GolBsboro
Farm Dem. Agent C. S. Mintz ■. Goldsboro
Negro Farm Dem. Agent Molton Robert Zachary Goldsboro
Chmn. Bd. Education .W. R. Allen Goldsboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. Spicer Holmes Goldsboro
Game Warden Charlie Warren Goldsboro
Forest Warden E. D. Ham Pikeville
County Attorney Fred P. Parker „ Goldsboro
County Librarian Miss Susan Borden Goldsboro
Recorder's Court :
Judge Paul B. Edmundson Goldsboro
Solicitor Chas. P. Gaylor Goldsboro
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman M. E. Robinson Goldsboro
Commissioner J. I. Musgrave Pikeville
Commissioner W. P. Grant Goldsboro, Rt. 4
Commissioner Dr. G. F. Herring Mount Olive
Commissioner J. Clarence Grantham Four Oaks, RFD
WILKES
Wilkes County was formed in 1777 from Surry and Burke. Was named in
honor of John Wilkes. Wilkes was a violent opponent of the Tory party in Eng-
land, who would not let him take his seat in Parliament to which he had been
elected. The Americans imagined he was suffering in the cause of liberty and
named the county in his honor.
Population, 43,003 County Seat, Wilkesboro
State Senator 24th District W. B. Somers Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives T. E. Stoi-y Wilkesboro
Clerk of Court C. C. Hayes Wilkesboro
Register of Deeds Troy C. Foster Wilkesboro
Sheriff C. G. Poindexter Wilkesboro
Tax Supervisor J. C. Grayson Wilkesboro
County Government 533
Office Offi.cer Address
Tax Collector C. G. Poindexter Wilkesboro
County Accountant J. C. Grayson Wilkesboro
Coroner I. M. Myers N. Wilkesboro
Surveyor -T. G. Casey Cycle
Supt. of Health Dr. A. J. Eller Wilkesboro
Supt. of Schools C. B. Eller N. Wilkesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Chas. C. McNeill Wilkesboro
Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Annie H. Green N, Wilkesboro
Farm Dem. Agent J. B. Snipes N. Wilkesboro
Chmn. Bd. Education C. O. McNeill N. Wilkesboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. J. Jones Millers Creek
Game Warden Robt. S. Johnson Wilkesboro
Forest Warden Frank C. Hendren Wilkesboro
County Attorney F. J. McDuffie Wilkesboro
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman M. F. Absher ■. Hayes
Commissioner ..C. C. Sidden N. Wilkesboro
Commissioner , Wm. S. Tomlinson N. Wilkesboro
WILSON
Wilson County was foimed in 1855 from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and
Wayne. Was named in honor of Louis D. Wilson, many times a member of the
Legislature from Edgecombe County, a soldier of the Mexican War who died near
Vera Cruz of fever, and the benefactor of the poor of his native county. From
1856 to 1868 Wilson County voted with Edgecombe.
Population, 50,219 County Seat, Wilson
State Senators 6th District Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
Joseph C. Eagles Wilson
Member House of Representatives Larry I. Moore, Jr Wilson
Clerk of Court Chas. C. Lamm Wilson
Register of Deeds Sadie H. Collins Wilson
Sheriff W. A. Weathersby Wilson
Auditor B.. J. Herring Wilson
Tax Supervisor H. J. Herring Wilson
Tax Collector Carl F. Batts Wilson
Coroner V. C. Martin Wilson
Surveyor W. L. Trevathan Wilson
Supt. of Health Dr. W. H. Anderson Wilson
Supt. of Schools K. R. Curtis Wilson
Supt. Public Welfare M. G. Fulghum Wilson
Home Dem. Agent Lois Rainwater Wilson
Negro Home Dem. Agent Mrs. Jane Amos Boyd Wilson
Farm Dem. Agent J. O. Anthony Wilson
Negro Farm Dem. Agent C W. Foster Wilson
Chmn. Bd. Education Doane Herring Wilson
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. M. Jennings Wilson
Game Warden J. Harold King Wilson
Forest Warden L. W. Morris Wilson
County Attorney Moore & Brinkley Attys. Wilson
County Librarian Nancy Gray Wilson
General County Court :
Judge O. P. Dickinson Wilson
Solicitor Silas R. Lucas Wilson
Municipal Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas. B. McLean Wilson
Solicitor Wade A. Gardner Wilson
COMMISSIONERS
Chairman John T. Boyette , Wilson
Commissioner W. Oscar Harrison Wilson
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OSice Officer Address
Commissioner Walter Blalock Lucama
Commissioner L. A. Gardner ; Saratoga
Commissioner A. D. Williams Wilson, Rt. 2
YADKIN
Yadkin County was formed in 1850 from Surry. Its name is derived from the
Yadkin river which i-uns through it. It is supposed to be an Indian name. Yadkin
voted with Surry in 1852.
Population, 20,657 County Seat, Yadkinville
State Senator 24th District W. B. Somers Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives R. B. Long Boonville
Clerk of Court Lon H. West Yadkinville
Register of Deeds Ray T. Moore Yadkinville
Sheriff A. L. Inscore Yadkinville
Treasurer J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Auditor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Supervisor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Collector A. L. Inscore Yadkilville
County Accountant J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Coroner W. H. Gregory Yadkinville
Surveyor L. A. Shore Yadkinville
Supt. of Health Dr. J. Roy Hege Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools Fred C. Hobson Yadkinville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. A. T. Banks Yadkinville
Home Dem. Agent Irene Brown Yadkinville
Farm Dem. Agent D. R. Perkins Yadkinville
Chmn. Bd. Education Paul P. Davis Yadkinville
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. T. Steelman Yadkinville
Game Warden Frank Mackie Yadkinville
County Attorney F. D. B. Harding Yadkinville
COMMISSIONERS
Chaii-man Oscar J. Fleming Boonville
Commissioner C. G. Mathis Jonesvillo
Commissioner D. A. Smitherman East Bend
Commissioner Arthur Renegar Yadkinville
Commissioner S. H. Brewbaker Cana
YANCEY
Yancey County was formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe. Was named
in honor of Bartlett Yancey, an eloquent orator, many times a member of the
Legislature, Speaker of the State Senate, and a Member of Congress. He was
one of the earliest advocates of the public school system of North Carolina.
Population, 17,202 County Seat, Bumsville
State Senator 30th District Calvin R. Edney Marshall
Member House of Representatives Dr. W. L. Bennett Bumsville
Clerk of Court Fred Proffitt Bumsville
Register of Deeds Yates Bennett Bumsville
Sheriff R. E. Neill Bumsville
Treasurer J. A. Goodin Bumsville
Tax Supervisor W. O. Griffith Bumsville
County Accountant J. A. Goodin Bumsville
Coroner J. C. Turner Toledo
Surveyor Arthur Patton Colo
Supt. of Health Dr. B. B. McGuire Bumsville
County Government 535
Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools Miss Hope Buck Burnsville
Supt. of Public Welfare L. G. Deyton Burnsville
Home Dem. Agent Miss Elizabeth Russell Burnsville
Farm Dem. Agent V. J. Goodman Burnsville
Chmn. Bd. Education A. P. Honeycutt Burnsville, Rt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Elections James Hutchins Windom
Game Warden John Craig English Burnsville
Forest Warden John Craig English Burnsville
County Attorney D. R. Fouts Burnsville
COJiIMISSIONERS
Chairman Lloyd Fortner Micaville
Commissioner E. N. Stamey Burnsville
Commissioner L. Q. Miller Ramseytown
PARTS INDEX
PARTS INDEX
PART I
HISTORICAL
Page
The State 1 11
The State Capitol 15
Chief Executives of North Carolina
Governors of Virginia 17
Executives under the Proprietors 17
Governors under the Crown 18
Governors Elected by the Legislature 18
Governors Elected by the People 20
The State Flag 23
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 24
The Great Seal of North Carolina 26
The State Bird 28
The Halifax Resolution 30
Name of State and Nicknames „ 31
The State Motto 31
The State Colors 32
The State Flower 32
The State's Most Famous Toast 32
Legal Holidays in North Carolina 32
Population of the State since 1675 33
State Song 34
The Constitution of North Carolina 35
The American's Creed 71
The American Flag
Origin 71
Proper Display 74
Pledge to the Flag 78
The National Capitol 80
Declaration of Independence 83
Constitution of the United States 88
PART II
CENSUS
Sixteenth Census, 1940
Population of State Ill
Population of Counties 112
Population of Cities and Towns 113
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PART III
POLITICAL
Page
Congressional Districts 121
Judicial Districts 121
Senatorial Districts and Apportionment of Senators 122
Apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives 125
State Democratic Platform 126
Plan of Organization of the State Democratic Party 134
Committees of the Democratic Party
State Democratic Executive Committee 150
Congressional District Executive Committees 154
Judicial District Executive Committees 156
Senatorial Executive Committees 159
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 162
State Republican Platform 164
Plan of Organization of the State Republican Party 172
Committees of the Republican Party 180
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 182
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States, 1944 187
Popular Vote for President by States, 1928-1940 188
Vote for President by Counties, 1924-1944 190
Vote for Governor by Counties, Primaries, 1940-1944 193
Vote for Governor by Counties, General Election, 1924-1944 196
Vote for State Officials, Democratic Primaries, 1936,
1938, and 1940 199
Vote for State Officials by Counties, Primary, 1944 201
Total Votes Cast— General Election, 1944 204
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primai-y, May 30, 1942 205
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 27, 1944 207
Vote for Congressmen in Republican Primary, May 27, 1944 211
Vote for Members of Congress, 1930-1944 212
Vote for United States Senator, Primary, May 27, 1944 225
Vote for United States Senator, General Election,
November 7, 1944 227
Civilian and Military Absentees Vote, General Election, 1944 229
Vote on Constitutional Amendments by Counties, 1944 231
Vote on Prohibition, 1881, 1908 and 1933 • 238
Parts Index 541
PART V
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Page
Agencies, Boards and Commissions 243
Confederate Woman's Home 255
North Carolina Institutions
Correctional
White 256
Negro 256
Educational
White 257
Negro 263
Hospitals
White 265
Negro 267
Examining Boards 268
Directors State-owned Railroads 273
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
The General Assembly
Senate
Officers „ 277
Senators (Arranged Alphabetically) :..... 277
Senators (Arranged by Districts) 278
Rules 279
Standing Committees 290
Seat Assignments 297
House of Representatives
Officers 298
Members (Arranged Alphabetically) 298
Members (Arranged by Counties) 300
Rules 303
Standing Committees 318
Seat Assignments 329
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Executive Officials 333
Administrative Officials. 340
United States Senators 351
Representatives in Congress 354
Justices of the Supreme Court 362
Members of the General Assembly
Senators ; 368
Representatives 396
Occupational and Professional Classification 454
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PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
Page
United States Government
President and Vice-President 461
Cabinet Members 461
North Carolina Senators and Representatives in Congress 461
United States Supreme Court Justices 461
United States District Court
Judges 461
Clerks 462
Solicitors 462
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Fourth District 462
State Government
Legislative Department 463
Executive Department 463
Judicial Department 463
Administrative Department 464
State Institutions 465
Heads of Agencies other than State 466
County Government 467
ILLUSTRATIONS
State Capitol 14
State Flag 22
State Seal _.._ 27
State Bird 29
State Song (Words and Music) 34
Map of North Carolina 70
The American Flag 72
Map Showing Congressional Districts 144, 145
Map Showing Judicial Districts 208, 209
Map Showing Senatorial Districts 176, 177
Seating Diagram of Senate Chamber 296
Seating Diagram of House of Representatives 328
Pictures
Governor 332
State Officers II'."' .."'' 337
Senators and Congressmen 353, 359
Justices of the Supreme Court 363
State Senators 369, 375, 383
Members House of Representatives 397, 405, 413,
421, 429, 437, 445
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