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NORTH CAROLINA MANUAL
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TO THE
1947 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF NORTH CAROLINA
TO THE
STATE, COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN OFFICIALS
AND TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE OLD NORTH STATE
AT HOME AND ABROAD
THIS MANUAL IS RESPECTFULLY
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Secretary of State.
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PRESSES OF
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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
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 lil
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 133
Committees of the Democratic Party
State Democratic Executive Committee 148
Congressional District Executive Committees 152
Judicial District Executive Committees 154
Senatorial Executive Committees 157
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 160
State Republican Platform 162
Plan of Organization of the State Republican Party 169
Committees of the Republican Party
State Republican Executive Committee 174
Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial District Committees 178
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 178
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States, 1944 183
Popular Vote for President by States, 1928-1940 184
Vote for President by Counties, 1924-1944 186
Vote for Governor by Counties, Primaries, 1940-1944 189
Vote for Governor by Counties, General Election, 1924-1944 192
Vote for State Officials, Democratic Primaries, 1936,
1938, and 1940 195
Vote for State Officials by Counties, Primary, 1944 197
Total Votes Cast— General Election, 1944 200
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 27, 1944 201
Vote for Congressmen in Republican Primary, May 27, 1944 202
Vote in Special Elections for Unexpired Terms:
LOth Congressional District, January 22, 1946 203
8th Congressional District, May 25*, 1946 204
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 25, 1946 205
Vote for Congressmen in Second Democratic Primary,
June 22. 1946 211
Vote for Members of Congress, 1932-1946 212
Vote for United States Senator, Primary, May 27, 1944 . 225
Vote for United States Senator, General Election,
November 7, 1944 227
Vote on Constitutional Amendments by Counties, 1946 231
Vote on Prohibition, 1881, 1908, 1933 233
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PART V
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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Agencies, Boards and Commissions 237
North Carolina Institutions
Correctional
White 257
Negro 257
Educational
White 258
Negro 265
Hospitals
White 269
Negro 271
Confederate Woman's Home 271
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
The General Assembly
Senate
Officers 283
Senators (Arranged Alphabetically) 283
Senators (Arranged by Districts) 284
Rules 285
Standing Committees 30C
Seat Assignments 30£
House of Representatives
Officers 310
Members (Arranged Alphabetically) 310
Members (Arranged by Counties) 312
Rules 315
Standing Committees 331
Seat Assignments 343
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Executive Officials 347
Administrative Officials 355
United States Senators 373
Representatives in Congress 376
Justices of the Supreme Court 385
Members of the General Assembly
Senators
Repi*esentatives 422
Occupational and Professional Classification 484
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PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
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United States Government
President and Vice-President 491
Cabinet Members 491
North Carolina Senators and Representatives in Congress 491
United States Supreme Court Justices 491
United States District Court
Judges 491
Clerks 492
Solicitors 492
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Fourth District 492
State Government
Legislative Department 493
Executive Department 493
Judicial Department 493
Administrative Department 494
State Institutions 495
Heads of Agencies other than State ! 496
County Government :.... 497
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 Senatorial Districts T76, 177
Map Showing Judicial Districts 208, 209
Seating Diagram of Senate Chamber 308
Seating Diagram of House of Representatives 342
Pictures
Governor 346
State Officers 351
Senators and Congressmen 375, 381
Justices of the Supreme Court 386
State Senators 393, 399, 407
Members House of Representatives 423, 430, 439
447, 455, 463, 471
PART I
HISTORICAL
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
degrees 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
adopted these constitutions and directed the governor to put into
operation as much of them as was feasible. In 1670 there were
four precincts (changed to counties in 1739) : Pasquotank, Per-
quimans, 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
the Continental Congress to vote for independence, and on Decem-
ber 18, 1776, adopted a constitution. Richard Caswell became the
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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. North 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 sine 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 had many camps wherein the service
men received their training for active combat duty. North Caro-
lina is proud of having had the opportunities to serve the nation
in providing these training camps and it is also justly proud of
the more than 300,000 men and women who served the nation in
World War II.
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 rubbish
was cleared away, the excavations made and the foundations were
laid. On July 4, 1833, the cornerstone as 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 Scotland
the year before. He was the builder, the architect, the designer.
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
erecter 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 97 Vi feet in the
center. The apex of pediment is 64 feet in height. The stylobate
is IS 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: Fix si,
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 co" 1 .
umns and antse, similar to those of the Ionic Temple on the IlissuN,
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
ante 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 ante 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-Octoter , 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 Cary, , 1705- , 1706.
William Glover, , 1706- , 1708.
Thomas Cary, , 1708-January , 1711.
Edward Hyde, , 1710-May 9, 1712.
Edward Hyde, May 9, 1712-Septemter 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
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.
Samuel 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.
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William Miller, Warren, November 29, 1814-December 7, 1815.
William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1815-December 7, 181G.
William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1816-December 3, 1817.
John Branch, Halifax, December 3, 1817-Novemter 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. G. 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-Decemfcer 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-Decemher 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.
Governors 21
Henry T. Clark, Edgecombe, July 7, 1861-September 8, 1862.
Z. B. Vance, Buncombe, September 8, 1862-December 22, 1864.
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.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe, January 18, 1893-January 12, 1897.
C. B. Aycock, Wayne, January 15, 1901-January 11, 1905
D. L. Russell, Brunswick, January 12, 1897-January 15, 1901.
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.
0. 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 dan-
gerous invasion of our rights as claimed by Great Britain is an
enemy to this country, to America, and to the inherent and in-
alienable 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
patriots at Lexington.
3. Resolved, That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and inde-
pendent people, are, and of right ought to be a sovereign and self-
* The above is found in Vol. IX, pages 1263-65 of The Colonial Records of North
Carolina.
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Mecklenburg Declaration 2o
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 out-
most sacred honor.
4. Resolved, That as we now acknowledge the existence and con-
trol 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, priveleges, im-
munities, 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 conformably 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 es-
tablished 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 ^hall 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 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 per-
sons and properties of the people unlimited and uncontrolled; and
disregarding their humble petitions for peace, liberty and safety,
'nave made divers legislacive 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 destroying the people, and committing the most horrid devasta-
tions on the country. The Governors in different Colonies have
declared protection to slaves who should imbrue their hands in the
blood of their masters. That ships belonging to America are re-
el a red prizes of war, and many of them have been violently seized
and confiscated. In consequence 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 countiy on constitutional principles, have procured no
mitigation of the aforesaid wrongs and usurpations, and no hopes
remain of obtaining 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:
Resolvi '/, That the delegates for this Colony in the Continental
Congress 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, which 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 regi-
ment 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 Jeff'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'uns heels to
make you stick better in the next fight." Creecy relates that Gen-
eral Lee, hearing of the incident, said: "God bless the Tar Heel
boys," and from that they took the name. — Adapted from Grand-
father Tales of North Carolina 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
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motto. It is found in Cicero in his essay on Friendship (Cicero de
Amicitia, chap. 2f>).
It is a little singular that until the act of 1893 the sovereign
State of North Carolina had no motto since its declaration of in-
dependence. 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; 18!)::, c. 145; G. S. 145-2.)
The State Colors
The general Assembly of 1945 declared Red and Blue of shades
appearing in the North Carolina State Flag and the American
Flag as the official State Colors. (Session Laws, 1945, c. 878; G. S.
144-6.)
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 Mrs. Harry C. Martin, former resident o)
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 tc 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 Th ursday 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) 1 1,000
1729 ( Estimated) 35,000
1752 (Estimated ) 100,000
1765 ( Estimated) 200,000
1771 ( Estimated ) 250,000
1 786 (Estimated ) 350,000
1790 (Census) 393,751
1800 ( Census ) 478,1 0.".
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 ,399,750
1890 ( Census) 1,61 7,947
1900 (Census) 1,893,810
1910 (Census) .. 2,206,287
1920 ( Census) 2,559,123
1930 ( Census ) 3,170,276
1940 (Census) 3,571,623
THE OLD NORTH STATE
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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 persons. That we hold it to
be self-evident that all persons are created equal; that they are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits of their own
labor, and the pursuit of happiness.
Sec. 2. Political power 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
or 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 issued 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 person or set of persons
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.
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Sec. 9. Of the power of suspending laws. All power of sus-
pending laws, or the execution of laws, by an 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 person charged with crime has the right to be informed of
the accusation and to confront the accusers and witnesses with
other testimony, and to have counsel for defense, and not be com-
pelled to give self-incriminating evidence, or to pay costs, jail
fees, or necessary 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
by indictment, presentment or impeachement.
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
persons in open cour. 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 token, 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 not to be denied or delayed.
Sec. 19. Controversies at law respecting property. In all con-
troversies at law respecting propei'ty, 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. No person shall be excluded
from jury service on account of sex.
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 persons have a natural and inalien-
able right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of
their own consciences, and no human authority should, in any case
whatever, 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 ruty of the State to guard and maintain
that right.
Sec. 28. Elections should be frequent. For redress of griev-
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ances, and for amending 1 and strengthening the laws, elections
should be often held.
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 emoluments,
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 previously
done, ought to be passed.
Sec. 33. Slavery prohibited. Slavery and involuntary servitude,
otherwise 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 rep-
utation, shall have remedy by clue 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 Represen-
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tatives 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 representatives. In making the apportionment
in the Houes 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
population 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
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then the remaining Representatives shall be assigned severally to
the counties having the largest fractions.
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 rivhts 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 be 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
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several readings, which readings shall have been on three different
days, and agreed to by each House respectively, and unless the
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. Journals. Each House shall keep a journal of its pro-
ceedings, which shall be printed and made public immediately
after 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 putlic, 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
be 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 Representatives.
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Sec. 25. Terms of office. The terms of office for Senators and
members of the House of Representatives shall commence at the
time of their election.
Sec. 26. Yeas and nays. 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 prescribed 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 members 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 hundier dollars each: Provided, that in addition to the sal-
aries herein provided for, should an extra session of the General
Assembly 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 with-
out 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
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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
any collector of taxes from the due performance of his official du-
ties 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 General Assembly may at any time repeal local, private, or
special laws enacted by it. Any local, private, or special act or res-
olution 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.
Sec. 80. 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 Depart mod ; Terms of Office.
The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, in whom
shall be vested the supreme executive power of the State; a Lieu-
tenant 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 clay of
January next after their election, and continue until their succes-
sors are elected and qualified: 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. 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
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citizen of the United States five years, and shall have been a resi-
dent 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 years,
unless the office shall have been cast upon him as Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor 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 re-
sult declared in such manner as may be prescribed by law. Con-
tested elections shall be determined by a joint ballot of both
Houses of the General Assembly in such manner as shall be pre-
scribed 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 mem-
bers 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 appertaining 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 apply-
ing for pardons. He shali biennially communicate to the General
Assembly each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted,
stating the name of each convict, the crime for which he was con-
victed, the sentence and its date, the date of commutation, pardon,
or reprieve, and the reasons therefor.
Sec. 7. Annual reports from officers of Executive Department
and of public institutions. The officers of the Executive Depart-
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ment 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,
&t any time, require information in writing from the officers in
the Executive Department upon any subject relating to the duties
of their 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 Governor shall
have power, on extraordinary occasions, by and with the advice of
the Council of State, to convene the General Assembly in extra
session by his proclamation, stating therein the purpose or pur-
poses 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 ap-
pointments are not otherwise provided for.
Sec. 11. Ditties 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. In case of impeachment 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 Gover-
nor shall in any wise become vacant, the powers, duties and emolu-
ments of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor
until the disability shall cease or a new Governor shall be elected
and qualified. In every case in which the Lieutenant-Governor
shall be unable 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 whenever the Lieutenant-Governor shall, for any reason, be
prevented from discharging the duties of such office as above pro-
vided, and he shall continue as acting Governor until the disabili-
ties are removed, or a new Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall
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be elected and qualified. Whenever, during the recess of the Gen-
eral Assembly, it shall become necessary for the President of the
Senate to administer 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
of the Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agricul-
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, Treas-
urer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, 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, exclu-
sively, 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.
Sec. 15. Compensation of executive officers. The officers men-
tioner in this article shall, at stated periods, receive for their serv-
ices 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, whch
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
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"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
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
supervision 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 poivers. 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. Trial court of impeachement. The Court for the Trial of
Impeachements 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.
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Sec. 4. Impeachment. The House of Representatives solely shall
have the power of impeaching-. No person shall be convicted with-
out 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-
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 dis-
tribution of business between the divisions and for the hearing of
cases by the full Court. No decision of any division shall become
the judgment of the Court unless concurred in by a majority of
all the justices; and no case involving a construction of the Con-
stitution of the State or of the United States shall be decided ex-
cept 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, amending 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 otherwise
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
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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
session of the General Assembly for its action.
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 Assem-
bly 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 he 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 As-
sembly 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
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the other courts prescribed in this Constitution or which may be
established by law, in such manner as it may deem best; provide
also a proper system of appeals; and regulate by law, when nec-
essary, 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 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
Assembly of the rules of practice and procedure herein provided
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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
dud 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
Assembly may, from time to time, provide by law that the judges
of the Superior Courts, chosen at succeeding elections, instead of
being elected by the voters of the whole State, as is herein pro-
vided for, shall be elected by the voters of their respective districts.
Sec. 22. Transactions of business in the Superior 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 each of which a
solicitor shall be chosen by the qualified voters thereor, as is pre-
scribed for members of the General Assembly, wdio 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 correspond to, or be the same as, the judicial districts of
the State.
Sec. 24. Sheriff's 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 cases of a vacancy
exxisting for any cause in any of the offices created by this section,
the commissioners of the county may appoint to such office for the
unexpired term.
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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
the terms prescribed for them, respectively, next ensuing after the
next regular election of members of the General Assembly. But
their terms shall begin upon the approval of this Constitution by
the Congress 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, wherein 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 fifty dollars 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 dol-
lars. When an issue of fact shall be joined before a justice, on de-
mand of either party thereto, he shall cause a jury of six men to
be summoned, who shall try the same. The party against whom the
judgment 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 shad 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
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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
exceeding eight years.
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 men-
tal 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 pro-
ceed 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 re-
moval, 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 appeals.
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Sec. 33. Amendments not to vacate existing offices. The amend-
ments made to the Constitution of North Carolina by this Conven-
tion 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 Con-
stitution 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 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,
suspended, or contracted away. Taxes on property shall be uni-
form 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, professions, franchises, and incomes: Provided, the
rate of tax on income shall not in any case exceed ten per cent
(10%), and there shall be allowed the following exemptions, to be
deducted from the amount of annual incomes, to-wit: for married
man with a wife living with him, or to a widow or widower having
minor child or children, 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. Limitations upon the increase of public debts. The Gen-
eral Assembly shall have the power to contract debts and to pledge
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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
outstanding 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 author-
ize counties or municipalities to contract debts, and counties and
municipalities shall not contract debts, during any fiscal year, to
an amount exceeding two-thirds of the amount by which the out-
standing indebtedness of the particular county or municipality
shall have been reduced during the next preceding fiscal year, un-
less the subject be submitted to a vots of the people of the partic-
ular county or municipality. In any election held in the State or in
any county or municipality under the provisions of this section,
the proposed indebtedness must be approved by a majority of
those who shall vote thereon. And the General Assembly shall have
no power 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 which the State has a direct pecuniary
interest, unless the subject be submitted to a direct vote of the
people of the State, and be approved by a majority of those who
shall vote thereon.
Sec. 5. Property exempt from taxation. Pi"operty 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
purposes; also wearing apparel, arms for muster, household and
kitchen furniture, the mechanical and agricultural implements of
mechanics and farmers; libraries and scientific instruments, or
any other personal property, to a value not exceeding three hun-
dred dollars. The General Assembly may exempt from taxation
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not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) in value of prop-
erty 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 prop-
erty tax is levied for a special purpose and with the special ap-
proval of the General Assembly, which may be done by special or
general act: Provided, this limitation shall not apply to taxes
levied for the maintenance 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. ?'. 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.
ARTICLE VI
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE
Section 1. Who may vote. Every person born in the United
States, and every person who has been naturalized, twenty-one
years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this arti-
cle, 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 he United States or by any state on ac-
count 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
North Carolina for one year, and in the precinct, ward, or other
election district in which he offers to vote four months next pre-
ceding the election: Provided, that removal from one precinct,
ward, or other election district to another in the same county shall
not operate to deprive any person of the right to vote in the pre-
cinct, 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 in-
dictment, of any crime the punishment of which now is, or may
hereafter be, imprisonment in the State's Prison, shall be per-
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mitted to vote, unless the said person shall be first restored to
citizenship in the manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Voters to be registered. Every person offering 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 qualifi-
cations herein prescribed: Provided, he shall have registered in
accordance with 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, pro-
vide 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 plan; legislative intent. That this amendment
to the Constitution is presented and adopted as one indivisible plan
for the regulation of the suffrage, with the intent and purpose to
so connect the different 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
Assembly shall be viva voce.
Sec. 7. Eligibilitji 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 in-
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consistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the du-
ties 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, un-
less 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, nine-
teen hundred and two, if a majority of votes cast at the next gen-
eral election shall be cast in favor of this suffrage amendment.
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, provi-
sion 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 boarr of com-
missioners.
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 Gen-
eral Assembly before the first day of January, 1869.
Sec. 4. Townships have corporate powers. Upon the approval of
the reports provided for in the foregoing section, by the General
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Assembly, the said districts shall have corporate powers for the
necessary 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 trusts s, 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
prescribed 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 coun-
ty, city, town, or other municipal corporation shall contract any
debt, pledge its faith or loan its credit, nor shall any tax be levied
or collected by any officers of the same except for the necessary ex-
penses thereof, unless by a vote of the majority of the qualified
voters therein.
Sec. 8. No money draivn 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
elected 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 inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this Constitution.
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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. Powers of General Assembly over municipal 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
shall be created, nor shall its charter be extended, altered, or
amended by special act, except corporations for charitable, educa-
tional, penal, or reformatory purposes that are to be and remain
under the patronage and control of the State; but the General As-
sembly shall provide by general laws for the chartering and or-
ganization 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 associ-
ation? 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,
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contracting debits, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses
in assessment ana 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-
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 to 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 jrroperti/ 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 ap-
propriated by the State or by the terms of the grant, gift, or de-
vise, shall be paid into the State Treasury, and, together with so
much of the ordinary revenue of the State as may be by law set
apart for that purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated for estab-
lishing and maintaining in this State a system of free public
schools, and for no other uses or purposes whatsoever.
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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
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 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 Gov-
ernor, State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and ten members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to con-
firmation 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
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shall be appointed from each of the eight educational districts, 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 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 appoint-
ments shall not be subject to confirmation. The State Superintend-
ent 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 provided by
the General Assembly.
Sec. 9. Poivers and Duties of the Board. The State Board of
Education shall succeed to all the powers and trusts of the Presi-
dent 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 con-
venient number of school districts; to regulate the grade, salary
and qualifications of teachers; to provide for the selection and
adoption of the textbooks to be used in the public schools; to ap-
portion 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 exer-
cised in conformity with this constitution and subject to such laws
as may be enacted from time to time by the General Assembly.
Sec. 10. Agricultural department. 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
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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 he and is hereby ex-
empted 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
dwellings and buildings used thereon, owned and occupied by any
resident of this State, and not exceeding the value of one thousand
dollars, 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 en 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
maniage, and all property, real and personal, to which she may,
after marriage, become in any manner entitled, shall be and re-
main the sole and separate estate and property of such female,
and shall not be liable for any debts, obligations, or engagements
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of her husband, and may be devised, and bequeathed, and, with the
written assent of her husband, conveyed by her as if she were un-
married.
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 death of the
husband the amount thus insured shall be paid over the 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 insurance issued is for the sole use and benefit of the wife
and/or children.
Sec. 8. How deed for homestead man be made. Nothing contained
in the foregoing sections of this Article shall operate to prevent
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 without
the signature and acknowledgement of his wife.
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 imprisonment with hard labor shall be construed to authorize
the employment of such convict labor on public works or highways
or other labor for public benefit, and the farming out thereof,
where and in such manner as may be provided by law; but no con-
vict shall be farmed out who has been sentenced on a charge of
murder, manslaughter, 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 respon-
sible officer of the State; but the convicts so farmed out shall be
at all times under the supervision and control, as to their govern-
ment 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
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prevent 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 per-
sons guilty of misdemeanors shall be restrained and usefully em-
ployed.
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 se-
cure 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-
sions for the poor, the unfortunate, and orphan being one of the
first duties of a civilized and Christian State, the General As-
sembly shali, 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
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and charitable institutions should be made as nearly self-support-
ing 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 twen-
ty-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
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, hoiv 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 te
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
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cast, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the
Constitution of this State.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Indictments. Ali 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
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
commissioners 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 de-
rived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic;
a sovereign 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 sacri-
ficed 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 stand-
ard with thirteen alternate blue and silver stripes in the upper
left-hand corner. At Cambridge on January 2, 1776, Washing-ton
without authorization of the Continental Congress, raised a flag
consisting of thirteen alternate white and red stripes with the
crosses 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 "Continental Flag," and was employed until dis-
placed by the Stars and Stripes adopted by the Continental Con-
gress.
The beautiful tradition that Betsy Ross, as early as June 177<>,
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 stais 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 star-
each.
Betsy Ross, it is now said, lived at 233 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
and not at 239. She made flags, but says Theodore I). Gottlieb, she
never made the first Stars and Stripes. He adds: "The Department
of State, the War and Navy depaitments, the Historical Sites
Commission of Philadelphia and other official bodies repudiate the
legend. The book and pamphlet material available is overwhelm-
ingly 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.
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"Nothing further was done until 1870 when he wrote his paper.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania thought so little of the
paper 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.
"Modern 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
occasions when it is desired to produce a pati'iotic effect.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremon-
iously.
(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, Fourth 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 institu-
tion.
(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.
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Sec. 3. That the flag, when carried in a procession with anothei
flag- or flags, should he 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.
(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade ex-
cept 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 chap-
lains at sea, when the church pennant may he 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 dis-
played 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 th«
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 displayed from staffs.
(f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of so-
cieties are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United
States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flan-
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, bal-
cony, 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
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flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a
house to a 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
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 dis-
played 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 clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the
congregation or audience. Any other flag so displayed in the chan-
cel 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 te placed
in the position of honor at the right of the congregation or audi-
ence as they face the chancel or platform. Any other flag so dis-
played should be placed on the left of the congregation or audi-
ence 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 flag-staffs 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
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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-
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 floor, 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 what-
soever, never festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always
allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always ar-
ranged 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, figure, 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 impressed 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
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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
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 dispalyed, 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 atten-
tion, 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 State? of America and to the Re-
public for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and
justice 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 ii.
uniform shall render the military salute.
Sec. 8. Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the fla^
of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered,
modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may
be prescribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy
of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or
desirable; 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."
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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
editorial staff of The Youth's Companion, in Boston, Massachu-
setts. It was first repeated at the exercises in connection with the
celebration 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 Companion.
Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence,
was the designer of the Stars and Stripes — not Betsy Ross of Phil-
adelphia, 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 Jer-
sey, and then in Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia (May 9 r
1791). His portrait, painted by himself, hangs in the rooms of the
Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia. He played the organ
and the harpsichord.
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
The Capitol building- in Washington, I). C, is situated on a pla-
teau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River and covers an
area of 15.'!, 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 de-
scribed as being in latitude 380°53'20.4" N. and longitude
770°00'35.7" W. from Greenwich. 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 construction 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 sub-
tribe of the Algonquin Indians known as the Powhatans, whose
council house was then located at the foot of the hill. By subse-
quent 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 accom-
modate 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. Previous to that
time the court occupied the room 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 de-
voted 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
architect'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 cere-
monies. 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 Charles 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 direc-
tion 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 December 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 struc-
ture, $5,019,251.
Among the paintings in the Capitol are:
In Rotunda: Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Sur-
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lender of General Burgoyne, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at
Yorktown, Va., George Washington Resigning His Commission as
Commander in Chief of the Army, all by John Trumbull.
Baptism of Pocahontas, by John G. Chapman; Landing of Co-
lumbus, 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 separation.
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
governed; That, whenever any Form of Government becomes de-
structive 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, accord-
ingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed
to suffer, while evils are sufferable, 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 Des-
potism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Govern-
ment, 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 present King of Great Britain
is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in di-
rect object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these
States. To prove this, let Facts he submitted to a candid world.
He has refused to assent to Laws, the most wholesome and nec-
essary 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 Rec-
ords, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with
his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for oppos-
ing 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 exer-
cise; 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 sub-
stance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies with-
out 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, al-
ready begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely
paralleled in the most barbarous aves, 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 execu-
tioners 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 leg-
islature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have
reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settle-
ment here. We have appealed to their native justice and magna-
nimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common
kindred to disavow these usurpations, which inevitably interrupt
our connections and correspondence. They, too, have been deaf to
the voice of justice and of consanguinity, We must, therefore, ac-
quiesce 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 Su-
preme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do,
in the Name and by authority of the good People of these Colonies,
solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and
of Right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are
Absolved 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 Inde-
pendent 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 Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives,
our Fortunes, 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
James Wilson
Geo. Ross
Caesar Rodney
Geo. Reed
Tho. M. Kean
Wm. Floyd
Phil. Livingston
Frans. Lewis
Lewis Morris
Richd. Stockton
Jno. Witherspoon
Declaration of Independence 87
Wm. Paca Fras. Hopkinson
Thos. Stone John Hart
Charles Carroll of Carrollton Abra Clark
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 Ellery
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
perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro-
vide 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 citi-
zen of the United State:;, and who shall not, when elected, be an in-
habitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
3. Representatives 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 Plan-
tations, 1; Connecticut, 5; New York, 6; New Jersey, 4; Pennsyl-
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vania, 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. S — 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 Presi-
dent pro tempore, in the absence 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
any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States; but the
* See Article XTV. Amentlnents.
* See Article XVII, Amendments
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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 num-
ber may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to com-
pel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under
such penalties 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 member?
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 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 any
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 emolu-
ments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no
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person holding- any office under the United States shall be a mem-
ber 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 originated, who shall enter the objections at
large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such
reconsideration two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the
bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other
House, ty 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 (Sun-
days excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same
shall he 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
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
approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed
by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, accord-
ing 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 anr 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, hut 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 pi*ovide 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 respec-
tively 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 au-
thority over all places purchased by the consent of the Legislature
of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts,
magazines, 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,
®r in any department or officer thereof.
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g EC . 9 — i. 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 im-
portation, 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/'
.".. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any
State.
6. Xo 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 conse-
quence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement
and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money
shall be published 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,
without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolu-
ment, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince,
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;
* S< e Article XVI, Amendmei
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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 electer as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature
thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole num-
ber of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be en-
titled 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
te more than one who have such majority, and have an equal num-
ber of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately
choose by ballot one of them for President; and if no person have
a majority, 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
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case, after the choice of the President, the person having the great-
est number of votes of the electors shall be the Vice President. But
if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the Sen-
ate 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 person be
eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thir-
ty-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, resig-
nation, or inability, both of the President and Vice President, de-
claring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability be removed, or a Presi-
dent shall be elected.
7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a
compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished dur-
ing the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not
receive within that period any other emolument from the United
State •, 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 of-
ficer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relat-
ing to the duties of their respective offices; and he shall have power
This clause is superseded by Article XII, Amendments.
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to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses 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 pres-
ent 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 of-
ficers 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 of-
ficers 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 commis-
sions 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 expe-
dient; he may, on exppi; and Texas took no
action.)
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 en-
force 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 several 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 Pres-
ident and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in
Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a State, or the mem-
bers of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhab-
itants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of
the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participa-
tion 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 te 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, hav-
ing previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an
officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legisla-
ture, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in in-
surrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of
each House, remove such disability.
4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, author-
ized 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
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shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of in-
surrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obliga-
tions, and claims shall be held illegal and void.
5. The Congress shall have power to enforce by appropriate leg-
islation 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 North-
ern 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 Cali-
fornia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Oregon; ratified by
the remaining 30 States. New York rescinded its ratification Jan-
uary 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 de-
clared ratified February 25, 1913, The income tax amendment was
ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Florida, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia.
Article XVII
1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two
Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six
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years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each
State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the
most numerous branch of the State Legislatures.
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 vacancie*s 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
Virginia.)
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 beverage 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 rati-
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 Con-
gress.
(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.
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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
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 Januaiy, and the terms of Senators and
Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January of the years in
which such terms would have en red if this article had not been
ratified; 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 Pres-
ident, 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
President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, de-
claring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which
one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act ac-
cordingly 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 de-
volved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the
persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President when-
ever 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.
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(Proposed by the 72nd Congress, First Session. On February 6,
1933, it was proclaimed in effect, having been ratified by thirty-
nine States.)
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
prohibited.
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 proclaimer
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 Com-
merce.
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
fo>: 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 num-
bered 974,175, while the rural population amounted to 2,597,448.
The Census Bureau considers as urban areas the incorporated
places of 2,500 or 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
Reidsville) 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 popula-
tion 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
TotStatb
Urban
Rural --
Per Cent Urban.
Cocntie8:
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.
Franklin
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
27,156
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
53,377
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
Halifax
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
153,916
56,512
44,239
34,804
26,049
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
57,898
69,206
45,577
47,440
23,232
32,834
22,656
Coujty 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
Wilson...
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
1 1 , 564
17,428
21,313
17,274
59,319
12,674
13.4S7
38,495
15.3KS
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
113
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940
City or Town
2,500 to 10,000
Albemarle Stanly.
Asheboro.
Beaufort.
Belmont .
Brevard
Canton
Chapel Hill.
Cherryville.
Clinton
Dunn
Edenton
Elkin
Farmville...
Forest City.
Graham
Hamlet
Henderson
Hendersonville..
Kings Mountain.
Laurinburg
Lenoir
Lincolnton
Lumberton
Marion
Mooresville
Morehead City.
Morganton
Mount Airy
Mount Olive
Newton
North WUkesboro..
Oxford
Roanoke Rapids. ...
Rockingham
Roxboro
Sanford
Scotland Neck
Smithfield
Southern Pines.
Spencer
Spindale
Tarboro
Valdese
Wadesboro
Washington
Waynes ville
White ville
Williamston
County
Bessemer City Gaston
Monroe Union
Randolph.
Carteret..
Gaston
4,060
6,981
3,272
4,356
3,567
3,061
5,037
3,654
3,225
3,557
5,256
3,835
2,734
2,980
Rutherford 5,035
Transylvania .
Haywood
Orange
Gaston
Sampson
Harnett
Chowan
Surry
Pitt.
Alamance..
Richmond .
Vance
Henderson.
Cleveland .
Scotland- ..
Caldwell...
Lincoln
Robeson...
McDowell.
Anson
Beaufort..
Haywood..
Columbus.
Martin
1 Returned in 1930 as Keyser.
Iredell...
Carteret..
Burke. ..-
Surry
Wayne...
Catawba.
Wilkes...
Granville.
Halifax...
Richmond..
Person
Lee
Halifax
Johnston
Moore
Rowan
Rutherford .
Edgecombe .
Burke
Popula-
tion
1940
4,339
5,111
7,647
5,381
6,547
5,685
7,598
4,525
5,803
2,889
475
fiS2
City or Town
Lebs Than 2,500
Abbottsburg
Aberdeen
Acme
Addor 1
Advance
Ahoskie
Alexander Mills.
Andre wb
Angier
Anson ville
Apex
Arapahoe..
Archdale..
Arlington'.
Arthur
Atkinson..
Atlantic. -.
Aulander. .
Aurora....
Autryville.
Ayden
Baileys
Bakers ville.
Banner Elk.
Bath
Battleboro.
Bayboro...
Beargrass..
Belhaven..
Bennett
Benson
Benton Heights-
Bethel
6
6
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
2,615
3,587
8,569
2,940
3,011
3,966
5 Incorporated since 1930.
Beula ville
Biltmore Forest.
Biscoe
Black Creek
Black Mountain.
Bladenboro
Blowing Rock...
Boiling Springs. .
Bolivia.
Bolton.
Boone..
Boonville
County
Bladen
Moore
Columbus. .
Moore
Davie
Hertford...
Rutherford .
Cherokee...
Harnett
Anson
Wake
Pamlico
Randolph..
Yadkin
Pitt
Pender...
Carteret..
Bertie
Beaufort.
Sampson.
Pitt
Nash
Mitchell..
Avery
Beaufort.
(Edgecombe.
\Nash
Pamlico
Martin
Beaufort —
Chatham.
Johnston .
Union
Pitt
Buncombe.
Bladen
/Caldwell..
\ Watauga..
Cleveland .
Brunswick.
Columbus.
Watauga..
Yadkin.
rioonvme isujuu
Bostic ' Rutherford
Popula-
tion
1940
Duplin
Buncombe
Montgomery
Wilson
157
1,076
196
123
186
2,313
819
1,520
1,028
519
977
307
1,097
440
181
312
711
1,057
492
94
1,884
645
437
344
380
270
428
114
2,360
229
1,837
768
1,333
567
476
843
333
1,042
724
> 654
613
203
760
1,788
406
226
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Bowdens
Bridgeton
Broadway
Brookford
Brunswick
Biyson
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
Clayton
Cleveland
Clyde
Coats
Colerain
Columbia
Columbus
Conetoe
Conover
Conway
Cornelius
Council
Cove City
Creedmoor
Creswell
Crossnore
Crouse
Culberson
Dallas
Davidson
Deep Run
Delco
County
Duplin
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
Tyrrell
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
4S4
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
Elizabethtown
Elk Park
Ellenboro
Ellerbe
Elm City
Elon College
Enfield
Eureka
Everetts
Evergreen
Fair Bluff
Fairmont
Faison
Faith
Falcon
Falkland
Fountain
Four Oaks
Franklin
Franklins ville
Franklinton
Fremont..
Fuquay Springs...
Garland
Garner
Garysburg
Gatesville
Germanton
Gibson
GibsonviUe
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..
Halifax
Wayne
Martin
Columbus.
Columbus .
Robeson...
Duplin
Rowan
Cumberland. .
Pitt
Pitt
Johnston
Macon
Randolph
Franklin
Wayne
Wake
Sampson
Wake
Northampton.
Gates..
Stokes
Scotland
Popula-
tion
1940
'Alamance
\Guilford
Burke
McDowell
Cumberland I
8
677
254
290
520
623
8S1
325
152
126
1,262
1,103
890
1,039
2,181
142
1,123
467
471
693
946
494
2,208
194
265
279
970
1.993
751
449
206
18S
483
828
1,249
851
1,273
1,264
1,323
484
768
320
297
140
435
1,753
665
176
123
Population of Cities and Towns
115
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Gold Hill
Gold Point
Goldston
Graingers
Granite Falls
Granite Quarry.
Gri/ton
Grimesland
Grover
Halifax
Hamilton
Hamilton Lakes.
Harmony
Harrellsville
Hassell
Hayesville..
Haywood . .
Haaelwood .
Hemp 1
Hertford...
Highlands.
Hildebran.
HilUboro..
Hobgood . .
Hoffman..
Holly Springs.
Hooker ton
Hope Mills
Hot Springs. .
Hudson
Huntersville.
Icemorlee
Indian Trail.
Iron Station .
Jackson
Jackson Springs.
Jacksonville
James ville
Jefferson
Jonesboro
Jonesville...
Jupiter
Kelford....
Kenans ville.
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
Liberty
Lilesville
Lillington
Linden
Littleton
Locust
Longview
Louisburg
Lowell
Lucama
Lumber Bridge
McAden ville
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
Cleveland
Henderson...
Cleveland
Rockingham.
Richmond
Bertie
Randolph.. .
Anson
Harnett
Cumberland .
Halifax
\ Warren
Stanly
Catawba
Franklin
Gaston
Wiison
Robeson
Gaston
Robeson
Anson
Edgecombe..
Warren
Rockingham.
Duplin
Catawba
Moore
Dare
Hertford
Cherokee
Northampton
Robeson
Madison
Madison
Union
Mecklenburg.
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
1,683
730
1,803
249
571
127
356
95
71
1,160
517
1.007
481
: Incorporated since 1930.
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1940— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
—Continued,
Maury
Maxton
Mayodan
Maysville
Mebane
Merry Oaks.
Micro
Middleburg..
Middlesex...
Milton
Milwaukee
Mineral Springs.
Mocksville
Mooresboro
Mortimer
Morven
Mount Gilead...
Mount Holly
Mount Pleasant.
Murfreesboro.
Murphy
Nags Head
Nashville
Nebo
Newland
New London...
Newport
Nev.ton Grove .
Norlina
Norman
NorthlLumberton .
Norwood
Oakboro
Oak City
Oakley...
Old Fort.
Oriental..
Ornim...
Pactolus.
Palmyra.
Pantego
Parkersbjrg.
Parkton
Psrmele
Patterson
Peachland . . .
County
Greene
Robeson
Rockingham...
Jones
i Alamance
\Orange
Chatham.
Johnston.
Vance
Nash
Caswell
Northampton.
Union
Davie
Cleveland
Caldwell
Anson
Montgomery
Gaston
Cabarrus
Hertford..
Cherokee..
Dare
Nash
McDowell.
Avery
Stanly...
Carteret..
Sampson.
Warren..
Richmond.
Robeson...
Stanly
Stanly
Martin
Pitt
McDowell.
Pamlico
Robeson...
Pitt
Halifax....
Beaufort .
Sampson .
Robeson .
Martin...
Caldwell .
Anson
Popula-
tion
1940
274
1,656
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 2,500
—Continued
Pembroke
Pikeville
Pilot Mountain
Pinebluff
Pine Level
Pinetops
Pinetown..
Pineville..
Pink Hill..
Pittsboro..
Plymouth.
Polkton
Polloksville.
Powells ville.
Princeton...
Princeville..
Proetorville..
Raeford
Ramseur
Randleman..
Red Springs .
Rennert..
Rhodhiss.
Richfield..
Richlands.
Rich Square..
Roaring Gap..
Robbinsville..
Roberdel.....
Robe rson ville.
Rockwell
Rocky Point. .
Ronda
Roper
Roseboro
Rose Hill
Rosman
Rowland
Roxobel
Royal Cotton Mills.
Rjth'
Rutherford ton.
Saint Pauls
Salem burg
Saluda
Saratoga 1
County
Robeson
Wayne
Surry
Moore
Johnston
Edgecombe.
Beaufort
Mecklenburg...
Lenoir
Chatham
Washington
Anson
Jones
Bertie
Johnston
Edgecombe. ..
Robeson..
Hoke
Randolph.
Randolph.
Robesen..
Robeson.
Burke...
Caldwell.
Stanly...
Onslow..
Northampton.
Alleghany
Graham
Richmond
Martin
Rowan
Pender
Wilkes
Washington.
Sampson
Duplin
Transylvania.
Robeson
Bertie
Wake
Rutherford.
Rutherford .
Robeson
Sampson
Polk
Wilson
Popula-
tion
1940
2 Incorporated since 1930.
1 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: 1940— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 2,500
— Continued
Seaboard
Seagrove
Selmx
Severn
Shallotte City
Sharpsburg.
Shelmerdine.
Sito City....
Simpson
Sims
Smithtown...
Snow Hill...
South Creek.
South Mills
Southport
South Wadesboro.
Sparta
Speed ,
Spring Hope..
Spruce Pine...
Staley
Stanley
Stantonsburg.
Star
Stedman..
Stem
Stokes....
Stoneville.
Stonewall
Stovall
Swanquarter.
Swansboro...
Sylva
Tabor
Taylorsville.
Teacheys...
Todd.
Townsville.
Trenton
Trinity
Trout man .
Troy
County
Northampton.
Randolph
Johnston
Northampton.
Brunswick
(Edgecombe.
Nash
Wilson
Pitt
Chatham...
Pitt
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
Iredell
Montgomery.
Popula-
tion
1940
662
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 Tban 2,500
— Continued
Tryon
Turkey
Union
Union ville
Vance boro
Vandcmere
Vass
Vaughan
Waco
Wade
Wagram
Wake Forest
Wallace
Walnut Cove
Walstonburg
Warrensville*
Warrenton
Warsaw
Washington Park
Watha
Waxhaw
Weaverville
Webster
Weldon...
Wendell
West Jefferson
Whitakers
Whitehall
Wilkesboro
Wilson Mills
Windsor
Winfall
Wingate.
Winterville
Winton
Wood
Woodland
Wood ville
Wrightsville Beach ..
Yadkin College
Yadkinville
Youns ville
Zebulon.
County
Polk
Sampson
Hertford
Union
Craven
Pamlico
Moore
Warren
Cleveland
Cumberland..
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
Bertie
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
734
553
1,070
J 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, Randolph,
Vance, Wake.
Fifth District — Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Person, Rocking-
ham, 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, Cald-
well, 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 District — 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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Third District — Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, War-
ren, Vance.
Fourth District — Lee, Chatham, Johnston, Wayne, Harnett.
Fifth District — Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Jones, Greene.
Sixth District — Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Lenoir.
Seventh District — Wake, Franklin.
Eighth District — Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pendei\
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,
Cley, 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 senators.
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 sena-
tors.
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 sen-
ator.
Sixteenth District — Alamance and Orange shall elect one sena-
tor.
Seventeenth District — Guilford shall elect one senator.
Eighteenth District — Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond and
Scotland 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 sen-
ators.
Twenty-second District — Forsyth shall elect one senator.
Twenty-third District — Stokes and Surry shall elect one senator.
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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
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
(Chapter 112, Public Laws
No. of
1941)
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
County
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
No. of
Reps.
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STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM FOR 1946
The delegates of this convention, representing the Democratic
voters of the one hundred counties, adopt the following declaration
as the Platform of the Democratic Party of North Carolina for
1946:
National Affairs
Since the Democratic party of North Carolina assembled in con-
vention here two years ago, the nation has been bereft of the
leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Stricken on the eve of
the Allied victory over Germany and at the moment when our
arms were winning shattering victories in the Pacific, he now be-
longs to history.
We cherish his memory as that of a great Democrat who led his
party to vast power and achievement, of a great American who
carried the republic through its gravest crisis in modern times and
of a great citizen of the world who labored prodigiously and fruit-
fully for international righteousness and peace.
To his successor, Harry S. Truman, we send our greetings and
our expressions of loyalty, and pledge to him our unqualified sup-
port. Called to the leadership of the nation at a crucial moment,
he has dealt firmly and wisely with the many difficult problems
which his Administration has been called upon to meet and master.
We especially commend President Truman's foreign policy. He
is continuing the indispensable task of international leadership
and cooperation to which Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roose-
velt committed the Democratic party.
If anothei global war within the next generation is to be averted
and the good order and prosperity of the world assured, the
United States must exert its immeasurable power and prestige in
sustaining and strengthening the United Nations, in preventing
mass starvation in other lands and in promotig the ecoomic re-
covery of those ations that exhausted themselves in the common
perils and the common objectives of a common war. The fruits of
economic nationalism and political isolation are world depressions
and world wars.
We rejoice in the highly merited recognition and the larger op-
portunities for national service which have come to two distin-
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guished North Carolina Democrats, Undersecretary of the Treas-
ury O. Max Gardner and Undersecretary of War Kenneth C.
Royall.
Congress
No state is represented in the Congress of the United States by
a more intelligent, public-spirited delegation than North Carolina.
Through sincere and enlightened devotion to their duties, the Sen-
ators and Representatives from this state have achieved high rank
for themselves and are reflecting much credit on North Carolina,
We commend the records of patriotic accomplishment which they
have made.
State Administration
We endorse enthusiastically and unreservedly the capable and
incorruptible administration which Governor R, Gregg Cherry has
given to the State's affairs. To his post he has brought the un-
rivalled knowledge of the State's needs gained through many years
of public service and a genuine devotion to the public weal. Under
his firm and far-sighted leadership, North Carolina has forged
steadily ahead, enlarging its services to the people and strengthen-
ing its reputation as one of the most progressive states in the
Union. His own interests and labors have been rendered more pro-
ductive by the cooperation which he has uniformly received from
the General Assembly and from the other state officials.
General Assembly
We praise the truly notable achievements of the General Assem-
bly. Meeting under the dark shadows of the war, the members
addressed themselves diligently and wisely to the urgent tasks.
Practicing the caution for which the war conditions called, they
provided out of the accumulated surplus for the retirement of the
general fund debt, set aside a reserve of $20,000,000 for post-war
emergencies and betterments, made merited increases in appropri-
ations for vital state functions and passed such legislation as was
required to insure the maximum participation by North Carolina
in the national war effort.
Finances
The fiscal condition of the State of North Carolina is sound:
it must be kept sound. Governmental prodigality is the twin evil
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of governmental parsimony. The budget must be kept balanced.
The costs of government should never exceed the obvious capacity
of the people to pay.
But the State of North Carolina must go ahead, meeting the
changing needs of a changing day with expanding services. Bet-
terments and additions at state institutions which were rendered
impossible by war conditions must be provided. Certain indispensa-
ble functions of the state government must be enlarged. The war
has bequeathed many new problems and intensified many old
problems. The State of North Carolina must be equipped to render
the larger measure of service demanded of it by the people.
The Democratic party of North Carolina pledges a continuation
of a financially prudent and economically progressive government.
Veterans
To the men and women of North Carolina who served or are
still serving in the armed forces, we pledge every practical service
and every proper consideration which a grateful state can provide.
The State of North Carolina is cooperating fully with the federal
program and this collaboration will be rendered increasingly ef-
fective. We especially promise that the State of North Carolina
will use its utmost resources in seeing to it that no qualified North
Carolina veteran is denied his educational opportunity because
present facilities at existing institutions are inadequate.
State Teachers and Employees
The Retirement System for Teachers and State Employes does
not provide sufficient income for the retired employes. Living costs
have increased since the system was instituted. The contributions
made by the employes should be substantially increased with a
commensurate increase in the contributions made by the state.
Since the General Assembly of 1945 adjourned, there have been
further increases in living costs and present indications point to
additional increases. The General Assembly of 1947 should make
such increases in the compensations of state teachers and em-
ployes as conditions prevailing in early 1947 show to be equitable
and deserving. The State of North Carolina must be an enlightened
and just employer, dealing fairly with its own employes.
Democratic Platform 129
Education
The most expensive and the most beneficient enterprise of the
State of North Carolina is its school system. Upon it, the State is
spending this year approximately $45,000,000. It touches every
home in this state where there are children.
Much progress has been made in recent years. The term has
been lengthened to nine months. The number of grades has been
increased to twelve. The quality of instruction has been improved.
The salaries of the teachers have been increased.
We pledge to the school system the continued interest and sup-
port of the Democratic party. There must be still further progress.
We covet for our children the best educational system in the
nation. As our increasing wealth makes possible, we must enlarge
our financial support of the state school system.
Child Health
The pattern of health is fixed in childhood and the neglect of
youth becomes the disability of the adult and the burden of the
state. Much of the money which the state is spending on its school
system is being wasted because uncounted thousands of the school
children have physical defects which prevent them from deriving
the fullest benefit from the instruction offered.
At the earliest practical moment, the State of North Carolina
should institute a comprehensive and effective school health pro-
gram that will reach into every school house, however remote, in
the state and that will insure to every school child, however poor,
that his physical defects are detected and corrected. Such a pro-
gram will mean a healthier citizenship and a reduced dependency
load a generation hence and will provide the most genuine equali-
zation of educational opportunity.
To such a program we pledge the earnest support of the Demo-
cratic party of North Carolina.
Highways
During the war emergency the construction of new highways
in North Carolina was virtually suspended and adequate mainte-
nance could not be provided for existing roads.
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Secondary roads in the state should have preferential attention.
They are vital to the economic and social and educational life of
the state. They will receive preferential attention.
The funds are in hand for a large-scale road-building and road-
repair program. As rapidly as materials and manpower make
possible, these funds will be spent in improving the secondary
roads and in building such new highways as are dictated by a wise
state highway program. When additional funds are required, they
will be provided.
Health
North Carolina has a most efficient Health Department and ef-
fective laws to safeguard the public health. We approve further
expansion in the public health activities of the State government.
We endorse the progressive action of the 1945 General Assembly
in setting up the machinery providing for a State-wide medical
care and hospital program for the people of North Carolina, which
includes assistance by the State in the construction of regional
hospitals and health centers; a medical student loan fund and
medical training for Negroes; expansion of the two-year Medical
School of the University of North Carolina into a standard four-
year Medical School with adequate hospital facilities; and State
contributions for indigent patients of all races who may require
hospitalization.
This program must be supported and developed.
We commend the action of the 1945 General Assembly in giving
priority to construction of additional facilities for feeble-minded
children and for the initiation of a program to care for spastic
children. We applaud the more generous provision which it made
for the mentally ill and endorse increased support for the state
hospitals.
Agriculture
Agriculture is a basic industry in North Carolina. When it lan-
guishes, the prosperity of the entire state languishes. Any practi-
cal measure that will add to the convenience and prosperity of
rural life in North Carolina is unmistakably in the public interest
and deserves and will receive the earnest and effective support of
the Democratic party. We particularly endorse better schools, bet-
ter secondary roads, further extension of rural electrification, the
Democratic Platform 131
encouragement of farm ownership and a generously supported De-
partment of Agriculture as agencies by which farm life in North
Carolina can be made more prosperous and more attractive.
Labor
The worker in North Carolina is protected by progressive laws
which are fairly and effectively enforced by an alert and compe-
tent Department of Labor. We pledge to the just aspirations of
labor the continued friendship of the Democratic party.
Industries
North Carolina is entering the era of its greatest industi'ial
progress. New enterprises of a highly desirable character are being
attracted to the state. Industries are being established with local
capital and local management. We commend the effective interest
of the Cherry Administration in promoting the industrial progress
of the state. We endorse with particular vigor the movement look-
ing to the establishment of industries in rural communities.
Conservation and Development
North Carolina is richly endowed with natural resources. Wise
state policy calls for their protection against selfish spoilation and
for their constructive use in serving the needs of the people.
We commend what the State Department of Conservation and
Development is doing to promote the sound utilization of our nat-
ural resources and to prevent unwise exploitation. There must be
further expansion in the indispensable activities of this state
agency.
The State is not now making adequate provisions for the exist-
ing state parks and for the establishment of new state parks. We
endorse more generous support of the state park system which can
contribute so substantially to the hearth and happiness of the
people.
The State of North Carolina has a material financial interest in
the travel industry. Money spent to attract tourists to North Caro-
lina is returned many-fold in gasoline and sales tax revenues and
in increased patronage for thousands of business establishments.
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The travel industry deserves the fullest support of the State. Flood
control, reforestation and power development should be encour-
aged in the state.
Public Welfare
Postwar changes are making inescapable more service in the
field of social welfare. Adequate financial assistance must be pro-
vided for those persons who are unable to support themselves. The
state has no more imperious duty than its responsibility to the
needy, the underprivileged and the disabled.
We endorse the work of the Commission to Study Domestic Re-
lations Laws. From its studies will emerge the major suggestions
for improvement in the North Carolina statutes, dealing with so-
cial legislation, including family relationships. We urge serious
and sympathetic consideration of the Commission's proposals by
the General Assembly and the people of the State.
General
There are many institutions and activities, governmental and
non-governmental, which contribute to the strength and spirit of
North Carolina. To all agencies which are laboring for a better
North Carolina, we pledge our unfaltering support. Between them
and the State there should be that cooperation which make more
productive the efforts of all. Through the State Planning Board
North Carolina is undertaking to coordinate the activities of these
agencies and organizations and to plan the well-rounded growth
of the State.
The Democratic party is the party of progress in North Carolina.
In the nearly one-half century of undisputed power in this state,
it has brought unceasing advance to North Carolina in every field
of worthwhile activity. It has lifted North Carolina to a high
place among the states of the Union.
Upon the record of achievement which it has made and upon
the promises of this platform, it seeks the continued support of
the people of North Carolina.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OF NORTH CAROLINA
State and District Committees
Section 1. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall con-
sist of nine men and nine women from each congressional district
in the State, who shall be elected at the preliminary meetings of
delegates from the congressional districts, held on the morning of
the State Convention as provided in Section 29 hereof; provided,
however, that every county shall have at least one member on the
Committee.
Sec. 2. As early as is 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, one of whom shall be a woman, and each of whom shall serve
for a term of two years, and until his or her successor shall be
elected.
Sec. 3. The Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com-
mittee, as early as practicable after his election, shall appoint his
advisory or campaign committee, consisting of not less than five
nor more than twenty, and a secretary of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
Sec. 4. The Congressional Democratic Executive Committee for
each congressional district in the State shall consist of two mem-'
bers from each county in said district, who shall be elected at the
preliminary meetings of delegates from the congressional districts
held on the morning of the State Convention as provided by Section
29 hereof; provided, however, that in any congressional district
embracing less than five counties, the committee shall consist of
three members from each county in the district.
Sec. 5. The Judicial Democratic Executive Committee for each
judicial district in the State shall consist of two members from
each county in said district, who shall be elected at the prelimi-
nary meetings of delegates from the congressional districts held
on the morning of the State Convention as provided by Section 29
hereof; provided, however that in any judicial district embracing
less than five counties, the committee shall consist of three mem-
bers from each county in the district.
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Sec. 5-A. The Solicitorial Democratic Executive Committee for
each solicitorial district in the State shall consist of two members
from each county in said district, who shall be elected at the pre-
liminary meetings of delegates from the congressional districts
held on the morning of the State Convention as provided by Sec-
tion 29 hereof; provided, however that in any solicitorial district
embracing less than five counties, the committee shall consist of
three members from each county in the district.
Sec. 6. The State Senatorial Executive Committee for each sen-
atorial district in the State which comprises more than one county
shall consist of one member from each county in said district, who
shall be elected at the preliminary meetings of delegates from the
congressional districts held on the morning of the State Convention
as provided by Section 29 hereof. In districts composed of only one
county, the county democratic 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, as soon as practicable after the State
Convention, to designate one member as chairman and one mem-
ber as secretary of each of the executive committees provided for
in each of the foregoing four sections. The State Chairman 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 the call. If for any reason there
should occur a vacancy in the chairmanship of any executive com-
mittee, or if such chairman should be incapacitated or should fail
or refuse to act, the secretary shall call a meeting of said execu-
tive committee for the purpose of electing a successor to the said
chairman. If no meeting shall be called within five days after such
vacancy occurs, then any other officer of said executive committee,
or any three members thereof, may call a meeting to fill said va-
cancy; provided, however, if such vacancy shall be in a state sena-
torial executive committee, in that event, any member thereof,
after said vacancy shall have existed for five days, may call a
meeting to fill such vacancy.
Sec. 9. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall have
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the power to fill all vacancies occurring in said committee; vacan-
cies occurring- in congressional, judicial, and senatorial commit-
tees shall be filled by the executive committee of the county in
which such vacancies occur; precinct committees shall fill all va-
cancies occurring in their respective committee.
Sec. 10. All officers of the State Executive Committee and the
National Committeeman and the National Committeewoman from
the State and the President of the Young Democratic Clubs of
the State shall be ex-officio members of the Committee with the
power to vote.
Sec. 11. 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
deemed necessary or desirable.
Sec. 12. 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 meet-
ings shall be held for the election of delegates to the county con-
ventions.
(c) A common day shall be fixed for the holding of a county
convention in each county in the State for the purpose of electing
delegates to the State Convention.
Sec. 13. Immediately after the adjournment of the aforesaid
meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee, it shall be
the duty of the chairman to publish the proceedings of the same,
and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the committee to notify,
in writing, the several chairmen of the county democratic execu-
tive committees in the State of the respective dates so fixed for
the holding of precinct meetings and county conventions. Directly
after receipt of such notice, it shall be the duty of each chairman
of a county democratic executive committee in the State to fix the
hour and places for holding the precinct meetings in his county,
the hour and place for holding the county convention, and the hour
and place for holding the meeting of the county democratic exec-
utive committee required by the provisions of Section 20 to be held
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on the day of the county convention; and thei-eupon the said
chairman shall issue a call for the precinct meetings, the county
convention, and the meeting of the county democratic executive
committee. The call shall be in writing and, at least ten days be-
fore the day set for the precinct meetings, it shall be posted at
the courthouse door of the county and copies thereof shall be sent
to the chairmen of all precinct committees in the county; a copy
of the call also shall be sent as a news item to each newspaper
published in the county.
County and Precinct Organization
Sec. 14. The unit of county organization shall be the voting pre-
cinct. In each precinct there shall be an executive committee con-
sisting of five active Democrats, at least two of whom shall be
women, who shall be elected by the Democratic voters at the pre-
cinct meeting called by the chairman of the county democratic
executive committee as provided in this plan of organization. The
precinct committee so elected shall elect from its membership a
chairman and a vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman.
Sec. 15. The precinct meetings shall be presided over by the
chairman of the precinct committee, but in his absence, the vice
chairman of the committee shall preside, and in the absence of
both the chairman and the vice chairman, any member of the com-
mittee may preside.
Sec. 16. At the said precinct meeting, the Democratic voters in
attendance shall elect delegates and alternates to represent the
precinct in the county convention; 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 upon
all cmestions, nominations, or elections which may come before the
county convention. The chairman, or presiding officer, and the
secretary of the precinct meeting shall certify to the county con-
vention the names of the delegates and alternates selected at the
meeting.
Sec. 17. 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
Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election: provided
that every precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote in
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the county convention, and each precinct may appoint as many
delegates to said convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three
relegates and three alternates for each vote to which said precinct
may be entitled in the county convention.
Sec. 18. At every precinct meeting, if requested, a vote shall be
taken on the different questions, nominations, and elections antici-
pated to come before the county convention, and in that event,
the chairman or presiding officer and the secretary of the precinct
meeting shall certify to the county convention the vote so cast, and
the relative vote as fixed in the precinct meeting shall not be
changed in the county convention, except by two-thirds vote of the
entire unit of delegates desiring to change its vote.
Sec. 19. In case there shall be a failure to hold a precinct meet-
ing in pursuance of the call of the chairman of the county demo-
cratic executive committee, or if at any meeting there shall be a
failure to elect delegates to the county convention, in either event,
the precinct democratic executive committee shall appoint the dele-
gates and alternates from the Democratic voters of the precinct.
Sec. 20. The chairman of the several precinct committees shall
compose the County Democratic Exeiutive Committee, which shall
meet on the same day as the county convention first held in each
election year, the meeting to be held either before or after the
convention at an hour and place to be designated in the call issued
in pursuance of Section 13 hereof. At said meeting a chairman
of said county executive committee shall be elected. Immediately
after the election of the chairman, the committee shall elect one
or more, but not exceeding three, vfce chairmen, and also a secre-
tary. If more than one vice chairman shall be elected, the order
of their succession shall be designated by title, e.g., first vice
chairman, second vice chairman, third vice chairman. Either the
chairman or the first vice chairman shall be a woman. The chair-
man, vice chairman or vice chairmen, or secretary need not be
members of the County Democratic Executive Committee, but all
of the said officers shall be ex-officio members of the committee,
with the power to vote. 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
incapacitated or should fail or refuse to act, then the vice chair-
man or vice chairmen, in their order of succession, and thereafter
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the secretary, shall, in such order of succession, be vested with
the full authority and power of the chairman until such time as
said county executive committee has met and duly elected a suc-
cessor to such chairman. A majority of said precinct chairmen, in
person or by proxy in the person of some active Democrat of the
precinct 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 exec-
utive committee is not in session.
Sec. 21. In case there shall be a failure to elect any precinct
executive committee prior to the day of the county convention, the
county democratic executive committee at its meeting held on the
day of the said convention shall appoint the committee for such
precinct.
Sec. 22. The county executive committee shall have power to
make any rules with regard to holding precinct meetinps 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 precinct meetings, and any reported challenges and appeals
therefrom; and it shall have the power to raise the funds neces-
sary to pay the expenses thereof.
Sec. 23. All county conventions shall be called to order by the
chairman of the executive committee of such county, and in his
absence, by the vice chairman or by one of the vice chairmen in
the order of succession set out in Section 20 hereof, and in his or
their absence, by any member of the county executive committee
who may be present at the convention, and in case none of the
foregoing persons shall be present, then by any delegate to the
convention, and he shall preside until a permanent chairman is
elected by the convention.
Sec. 24. The chairman shall provide the convention with a suf-
ficient number of secretaries or ready accountants, who shall re-
duce the votes to decimals and tabulate the same, disregarding all
fractions after the second or hundredth column.
Sec. 25. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the convention
from making nomination by viva voce or acclamation where a
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vote by township or precinct is not demanded by any Democratic
elector present.
Sec. 26. The county democratic executive committee shall have
the power to make such other rules and regulations for the holding
of county conventions not inconsistent herewith, as may be deemed
necessary or expedient.
Sec. 27. Any chairman of a county executive committee who
announces his candidacy for an elective office in the primary shall
resign immediately as such chairman and the vacancy shall be
filled as heretofore provided; but any chairman who shall so resign
may be reelected to such chairmanship if and when a vacancy oc-
curs after the primary.
State Convention Rules
Sec. 28. 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 dele-
gate and one alternate for fractions over 75 Democratic votes
cast therein for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial
election.
Sec. 29. 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 Resolutions and Platform.
2. One member of the committee on Permanent Organization,
Rules, and Order of Business, which committee will nominate a
permanent president and secretaiy of the convention.
3. One vice president of the convention.
4. One district assistant secretary.
5. One member of the committee on Credentials and Appeals.
6. Nine men and nine women as members of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, with at least one member being se-
lected from each county.
7. Two members from each county for the congressional, judi-
cial, and solicitorial district democratic executive committees;
provided, however, in districts embracing less than five counties,
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three members of each said committee shall be elected from each
county in said district.
8. One member for each county of the State Senatorial Execu-
tive Committee where the district embraces more than one county.
Sec. 30. 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
entitled.
Sec. 31. In all conventions provided for by his plan, after a vote
is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until the final result
of the t allot shall be announced by the chairman of said conven-
tion.
Sec. 32. The chairman of the different county conventions shall
certify the list o? delegates and alternates to the State Convention,
and a certified list of said delegates and alternates to the secre-
tary of the State Executive Committee.
Sec. 33. The secretary of the State Democratic Executive Com-
mit tee shall make up a roll of all delegates and alternates from
the several counties and transmit the same to the chairman of the
.-tare convention.
Sec. 34. In all conventions a nomination may be made by any
majority, even though it be a fraction of a vote.
Sec. 35. In all state conventions it shall be the duty of the dele-
gates from the several counties to choose one of their number
chairman, whose name shall be reported to the president of such
convention, 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 shall challenge its accuracy,
in which event it shall be the duty of the president of the conven-
tion to cause the roll of delegates from that county to be called,
when the vote of such county shall be tabulated and recorded ac-
cording to the response of its delegates; but in no event shall the
vote of one county be challenged by a delegate from another
county.
Rotation of State Senators in Districts Composed
of More than One County
Sec. 36. That in all State Senatorial Districts composed of more
than one county, in which it has been the custom to concede the
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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 nomination
of candidates for the State Senate by one or more counties com-
posing 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,
provided that notice of the termination of such agreement must
be filed with the chairman of the State Executive Committee at
lea t 120 days in advance of the date of the primary election at
which the candidates for the General Assembly are to be nomi-
nated. The chairman of the State Executive Committee shall
promptly notify the State Board of Elections of all such agree-
ments anr of the termination thereof.
Nomination of Candidates for County and Township Offices and
for the General Assembly in Counties Not Under Primary Law
Sec. 37. In all counties in which the selection of candidates for
members of the General Assembly and county and township offices
is not provided for by the primary law, nominations shall be made
in the following manner:
(a) The county democratic executive committee shall meet and
set a time and place for holding a county convention for the nom-
ination of candidates for the aforesaid offices, and shall also set
the time and places for holding the necessary preliminary precinct
meetings, and thereupon the chairman of the county executive com-
mittee shall issue a call for the precinct meetings and the county
convention, notice of which call shall be sent to the precinct offi-
cials and published in such manner and form as shall be directed
by the said county executive committee.
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(b) At the meeting held in each precinct in pursuance of said
notice, delegates and alternates to represent it in the county con-
vention 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
candidates 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
appoint delegates and alternates from the Democratic voters of
the precinct.
(c) Each precinct shall be entitled to cast in the county con-
vention 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 dele-
gates to said convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three
delegates and three alternates for each vote to which said precinct
may be entitled in the county convention.
(d) The precinct meetings shall be presided over by the chair-
man of the precinct committee, but in his absence, the vice chair-
man of the committee shall preside, and in the absence of both
the chairman and vice chairman, any member of the committee
may preside.
(e) 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 meetings, and any reported challenges and appeals there-
from.
Appointment of Democratic Members of County Board of Elections
Sec. 38. The chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee
in each county shall, before submitting to the State Chairman
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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
county chairman. 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. 39. 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 in-
consistent with such laws.
Sec. 40. In the nomination of candidates for municipal offices to
be voted for in any town or city election, where the same is not
controlled by charter or legislative enactment, a municipal charter
or legislative enactment, a municipal democratic executive com-
mittee may be created for the purpose of facilitating the orderly
selection of such candidates. The committee shall be composed of
five residents of the municipality, at least two of whom shall be
women, to be elected biennially at a meeting of all members of
the regular precinct executive committee or committees who re-
side in the municipality, the meeting to be called and presided
over by the chairman of the county democratic executive commit-
tee. It shall be the sole function of any municipal democratic ex-
ecutive committee created under the provisions of this section to
supervise and direct the selection of candidates for municipal of-
fices, and in so doing, the committee shall follow in principle the
procedure set out in Section 37 hereof, and to that end, the com-
mittee may formulate such rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary, practicable, and fair in applying in principle
the procedure set out in said Section 37. The committee shall elect
from its membership a chairman and vice chairman, one of whom
shall be a woman; and all vacancies in membership shall be filled
by the committee.
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Filling Vacancies Among Candidates and Selecting Candidates
in Special Elections
Sec. 41. In the event any person nominated as a candidate of
the democratic party for a state office shall die, resign, or for any
reason become ineligible or disqualified between the date of nom-
ination and the ensuing general election, the vacancy caused
thereby shall be filled by the action of the state executive com-
mittee; in the event of such vacancy in the case of a district office
(except in a state senatorial district operating under a rotation
agreement which concedes the candidate for senator or one of the
candidates for senator to one county), the vacancy shall be filled
by the action of the executive committee for such district; and in
the event of such vacancy in the case of a county office, or the
house of representatives, or the state senate in a district com-
posed either of only one county or of two or more counties operat-
ing under a rotation agreement which concedes the candidate for
senator or any one of the candidates for senator to one county, in
either of said events, the vacancy shall be filled by action of the
county executive committee of the county wherein such vacancy
occurs; provided, that should a vacancy occur in any office after
a nomination has been made, or if a special election shall be or-
dered to fill a vacancy either in the Congress of the United States
or in the General Assembly of North Carolina, in any or either of
said event or events, a nomination shall te made by the appropri-
ate committee in like manner as hereinbefore provided. Any nom-
ination made under the provisions of this section shall be certified
immediately by the chairman and secretary of the nominating
committee to the board or boards of elections, State or county,
having the responsibility of printing and distributing the ballots
on which the name of the nominee shall appear.
Sec. 42. 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
convention.
See. 43. It shall be the duty of the county executive committees
and their chairmen to make such reports and furnish such infor-
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mation 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.
Amendments to Plan of Organization
Sec. 44. 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 Ex-
ecutive 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 including a special meeting of said committee held in
the City of Raleigh on August 28, 1946.
William B. Umstead, Chairman.
COMMITTEES OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(From list furnished by Secretary, State Democratic Executive
Committee)
State Democratic Executive Committee
1946
OFFICERS
Chairman _
Vice Chairman _ ....Mrs. B. B. Everett Palmyra, N. C.
Secretary LeRoy Martin Raleigh, N. C.
COMMITTEES
First District
Pitt Mrs. W. I. Bissette Grifton
Pitt Dr. Paul Jones Farm vi lie
Beaufort S. M. Blount _ Washington
Beaufoi-t Elizabeth Warren Washington
Martin H. G. Horton Williamston
Pasquotank John H. Hall Elizabeth City
Gates A. Pilston Godwin. Jr. Gatesville
Currituck Mrs. Dudley Bagley Moyock
Perquimans Emmett Winslow Hertford
Hertford D. Collin Barnes Murfreesboro
Washington C. L. Bailey Plymouth
Chowan .Cam Byrum Edenton
Second District
Bertie W. V. Hoggard Aulander
Greene " H. M. Hicks Snow Hill
Halifax Mrs. R. C. Josey. Jr. Scotland Neck
Halifax J. Waldo Whitaker - Enfield
Lenoir Meriwether Lewis Kinston
Lenoir Mrs. J. K. Wooters Kinston
Wilson Mrs. W. A. Lucas Wilson
Wilson T. Boddie Ward ; Wilson
Northampton Mrs. Sallie Parker _ Jackson
Fdsrecnmbe H C. Bourne Tarboro
Fdarecombe Mrs. Sallie M. Shore - Rocky Mount
Warren Mrs W. D. Rodgers Warrenton
Third District
Carteret M. Leslie Davis „ Beaufort
Craven Burl G. Hardison New Bern, Rt. 1
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. V/arlick Jacksonville
T5amlico T. B. Woodard Stonewall
Pender _ _.C. L. Moore _ Burgaw
Sampson _A. McL. Graham Clinton
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Wayne Faison Thomson Goldsboro
Wayne Mrs. Martha Gold Borden Goldsboro
Fourth District
Nash 0. B. Moss Spring Hope
Nash Miss Bessie Bunn Roekv Mount
Chatham Walter D. Siler Siler City
Vance I. B. Watkins Henderson
Vanes Mrs. J. D. Cooper. Jr Henderson
Randolph - -D. B. McCrary Asheboro
Randolph Mrs. Mary Burkhead Asheboro
Johnston G. Ira Ford Smithfield
Johnston _...Mrs. Hugh A. Page Clayton
Wake - L. S. Brassfield Raleigh
Wake Mrs. Jessie Mills Raleigh
Franklin E. H. Ma lone — 1/2 vote _ Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. B. T. Holden — 1/2 vote Louisburg
Fifth District
Caswell Joseph H. Warren.... Prospect Hill
Forsyth Lon Bolich Winston-Salem
Forsyth _ Calvin Graves Winston-Salem
Forsyth Mrs. D. M. Wincoff Winston-Salem
Granvi'le T. G. Stem, Sr Oxford
Granville Mrs O. G. Brummitt Oxford
Person Claude T. Hal' Woodsdale
Rockingham J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Rockingham J. C. Brown Madison
Stokes S- P. Christian Danbury
Surry W. M. Allen Elkin
Surry „__ Mrs. S. M. Smith Pilot Mountain
Sixth District
Alamance H. J. Rhodes Burlington
Alamance Mrs. J. H. Vernon, Sr Burlington
Alamance A. M. Carro'l Burlington
Durham Tas. R. Patten _ Durham
Durham R. H. Sykes Durham
Durham Mrs. Annie Swindell Durham
Guilford C. A. H ; nes Greensboro
Guilford Mrs E. Rav Hodgin Greensboro
D. N. Farnell Greensboro
Guilford Wade Renf'-ow Greensboro
Orange _ Owen S. Robertson HiTsboro
Orange .^ _ A. H. Graham Hillsfcoro-
Seventh District,
Bladen Mrs. E. F. McCuJloueh Eli-ahe'htown
Bladen J. A. Bridger Blad nboro
Brunswick R. I. Mintz Southport
Brunswick Mrs. Guy C. McKeithan Shallotti
ColumHis H. G. Avant Whitevil'e
Columhus Mrs. SaUie Horton Whiteville
Harnett Tva J. S'.o-m Lilliir
Harnett Earl McD. Westbrook Dunn
Robeson David M. Britl Fairmont
Robesrn Mrs. Tasco T. Meakin lii'iim it
New Hanover _ R. M. Kermon Wilmington
New Hanover Mrs. W. B. Campbell Wilminj
Eighth District
A nscn James A. Hardison Wadesboro
Davidson r. P. P. Critcher Lexington.
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Davie J. H. Thompson Coolemee
Hoke Ryan McBi-yde Raeford
Lee - T. J. McPherson Sanford
Montgomery George T. McAuley Mt. Gilead
Moore James Boyd, Jr. . "Pinehurst
Richmond Mrs. Archie McDougall _ Hamlet
Scotland T. J. Gill. Jr Laurinburg
Union „ W. B. McManus - Monroe
Wilkes T. R. Rousseau N. Wilkesboro
Yadkin J. W. Hudspeth Yadkinville
Ninth District
Alexander _ L. P. Zachary Taylorsville
Alleghany Floyd Crouse _ _ Sparta
Ashe „ Ira T. Johnston _ W. Jefferson
Cabarrus G. C. Mauldin Kannapolis
Cabarrus Mrs. A. J. Yorke Concord
Caldwell V. D. Guire - - Lenoir
Iredell C. D. Stevenson „ Statesville
Iredell Mrs. Alan Armour Statesville
Rowan _ .Nelson Woodson _ Salisbury
Rowan - Mrs W. C. Coughenour Salisbury
Stanly W. Erskine Smith Albermarle
Watauga Dr. H. B. Perry Boone
Tenth District
Avery R. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Avery Mrs. Earleen G. Pritchett Banner Elk
Burke W. C. Hudson Morgan tan
Burke _ Mrs. Yates Palmer Valdese
Catawba J. C. Rudisell Newton
Catawba ... _ ...Miss Helena Hill Hickory
Mitchell _ ....Nathan H. Yelton Bakersville
Mitchell ...Mrs. E. G. Miller _ Bakesville
Mecklenburg ...Thomas W. Bird Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mr<= Walter G. Craven Charlotte
Lincoln _ M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Lincoln Mrs Ranson Killian 1 ..... Lincolnton
Eleventh District
Gaston B. B. Gardner Gastonia
Gaston -Harlay B. Gaston Belmont
Gaston .Mrs. W. L. Robinson Gastonia
McDowell Robert W. Proctor Marion
Madison Mrs. Guy B. Rhodes Marshall
Polk C. P. Rogers Tryon
Yancey Mrs. Chas. Hutchins Burnsville
Cleveland O. M. Mull Shelby
Cleveland Mrs. Geo. Wray Shelby
Cleveland Joe Neisler Kings Mountain
Rutherford C. O Ridings Forest City
Rutherford T. Max Watson Forest City
Twelfth District
Buncombe _..E. C. Green .Asheville
Buncombe ..Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. W. A. Goodson Asheville
Henderson Harry E. Buchanan Henderson vi lie
Transylvania — _ Otto Alexander Brevard
Havwood _ —Clifford Brown Clyde
Jackson Dan K. Moore Sylva
Swain Mrs. W. E. Elmore Bryson City
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Macon Mrs. George B. Patton Franklin
Cherokee Mrs. G'les W. Cover Andrews
Graham .Floyd S. Griffon Robbinsville
Clay ■■ Allen J. Bell - Hayesville
EX-OFFICIO
President, Young Democratic
Clubs of N. C Henrietta Price Gillespie Asheville, N. C.
National Committeeman Wilkins P. Horton _ Pittsboro, N. C.
National Committeewoman Miss Beatrice Cobb Morgantcn, N. C
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State Democratic Congressional District
Executive Committees
1946
First District
Beaufort Malcolm Paul = Washington
Camden , S. B. Seymour, Sr Belcross
Chowan John W. Graham Edenton
Currituck F. A. Walker Snowden
Dare Roy L. Davis Manteo
Gates L. C Hand Gatesville
Hertford R H. Underwood Murfreesboro
Hyde M. A. Mathews Englehard
Martin A. E. James Robersonville
Pasquotank Jerome B. Flora Elizabeth Citv
Perquimans J. E. Winslow Hertford
Pitt - W I. Bissette Grifton
Tyrrell C. Earl Cahoon Columbia
Washington ....W Roy Hampton Plymouth
Second District
Bertie , W. S. Pritchard Windsor
Edgecombe R. L. Corbett ,_, Macclesfield
Greene M. C. Lassiter - Snow Hill
Halifax A J. Jones _ „ Weldon
Lencir _ Thomas Mewborn Kinston
Northampton Eric Norfleet Jackson
Warren W. E. Turner Warrenton
Wilson W. N. Harrell Wilson
Third District
Carteret Earle Davis Harkers Island
Craven _ Robert Pugh _ New Bern
Duplin Jerrv O. Smith Pink Hill. RFD
Jones R. P. Bender Pollocksvi'le
Onslow Geo. W. Phillips Jacksonville
Pender J. V. Whitfield Burgaw
Pamlico T. C. Wiley Bayboro
Sampson J. M. Atkins Clinton
Wayne „ Dr. C. H. Rand Fremont
Fourth District
Chatham W. H. Scott Chapel Hill, RFD 3
Franklin O. P. Green Louisburg
Johnston Paul Kellar Clayton
Nash.._ J. H. Vaughn _ Slim City
Randolph L. Q. Yow Central Falls
Vance C. S. Wester Henderson
Wake _ .Philip R. Whitley Wendell
Fifth District
Caswell W. C. Taylor Vanceyville
Forsyth Linville K. Martin Winston-Salem
Granville B. S. Royster, Jr Oxford
Person _.J. S. Merritt Roxboro
Rockingham D. Floyd Osborne Leaksville
Stokes N. E. Pepper Danbury
Surry - Arthur P. Fulk Pilot Mountain
Sixth District
Alamance - Wm. H. Allred Burlington
D'irham R. p. Reid Durham
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Guilford -John W. Coffey Greensboro
Orange - O J. Coffin ^ Chapel Hill
Seventh District
Bladen H. J. White _ Bladenboro
Brunswick - -S. B. Frink _ Southport
Columbus Leo L. Fisher Whiteville
Cumberland -las. MacRae Fayetteville
Harnett - -H. C. Strickland Angier
New Hanover Alan A. Marshall Wilmington
Robeson J. E. Carpenter....... Lumberton
Eighth District
Anson _ F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Davidson ..J. Walter Lambetli Thomasville
Davie Jacob Stewart Mocksville
Hoke G. B. Rowland - Redford
Lee - J. Glenn Edwards.,.. Sanford
Montgomery _.. Dr. W. T. Harris." Mt. Gilead
Moore Y - _ __H. Clifton Blue.... Aberdeen
Richmond - — Isaac S. London Rockingham
Scotland Dr. J. G. Pate Gibson
Fnion - J. E. Griffin Monroe
Wilkes - C. B. Eller N. Wilksboro
Yadkin _ G. C. Wallace Hamptonville
Ninth District
Alexander _ Sloane W. Payne Taylorsville
Alleghany - W. F. Osborne Sparta
Ashe - W. E. Vannoy .„ Jefferson
Cabarrus J. G. Lowe _ Concord
Caldwell E. F. Allen Lenoir
Iredell Jno. G. Lewis _ Statesville
Rowan W. D. Kizziah Salisbury
Stanly J- Boger Little Albemarle
Watauga P. O. Brewer - Boone
Tenth District
Avery R. W Wall.. Newland
Burke A. P. Causby Morganton
Catawba Wade H. Lefler Newton
Lincoln _ Thomas E. Rhodes Lincolnton
Mecklenburg Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
Mitchell V. D. Hensley Bakesville
Eleventh District
Cleveland _ J. W. Osborne Shelby
Gaston _...F. H. Cunningham Gaston ia
McDjwell J. G. Neal Marion
Madison „ Bill Peek Marshall
Polk E. B. Cloud ™ Columbus
Rutherford Charles Z. Flack Forest City
Yancey Clarence Bailey Daybook
Twelfth District
B"*i combe R. R. Williams Asheville
Cherokee H. A. Mattox - Murphy
♦"■'iv George Jarrett Hayesville
Graham L. W. Wilson Robbinsville
Haywood T. Lenoir Gwyn Waynesville
Henderson I, B. T^rince Hendersonville
Jackson E. L. McKee _ Sylva
Macon R. S. Jones , Franklin
Swain -Thad DeHart Bryson City
Transylvania Ralph H. Ramsey - Brevard
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Committees
1946
EASTERN DIVISION
First District
Beaufort H. C. Carter Washington
Camden S. E. Burgess Belcross
Chowan R. C. Holland Edenton
Currituck Chester R. Morris Currituck
Dare -T. S. Meekins Manteo
H-'de J. H. Jarvis Englehard
Gates F. H. Rountree Sunbury
Pasquotank F. T. Horner Elizabeth City
Perquimans Walter H. Oakley Hertford
Tyrrell C. R. Coplin .„. Columbia
Second District
Edgecombe Gene Simmons Tarboro
Martin J. C. Smith Robersonville
Nash J. N. Sills ^ Nashville
Washington W. R. Gay lord Plymouth
Wibon A. O. Dickens Wilson
Third District
Bertie _ George Spoolman...^. Windsor
Halifax _ J. R. Wollett Littleton
Hertford -T. Carlton Cherry Ahoskie
Northhampton H. R. Harris Seaboard
Vance J. 0. Cooper Henderson
Warren J. A. Dowtin Warrenton
Fourth District
Chatham..... Frank Brooks Siler City
Harnett Neill McK. Ross Lillington
Johnston William I. Godwin Selma
Lee D. B. Teague Sanford
Wayne J. T. Flythe Mount Oliver
Fifth District
Carteret A. I. Hamilton _. Morehead City
Craven .Tno. A. Simpson Vanceboro
Greene „ E. J. Harper Snow Hill
Jones Jno. D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Pamlico E. S. Askew Oriental
Pitt Arthur B. Corey Greenville
Sixth District
Duplin E. W. Stevens _ _ Warsaw
Lenoir . , Albert W. Cowper Kinston
Onslow. J. R. Murrell _ Jacksonville
Sampson „H. H. Hubbard Clinton
Seventh District
Franklin E. C. Bullock Louisburg
Wake _ _ Sherwood Brockwell Raleigh
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Eighth District
Brunswick - H. Foster Mintz Bolivia
Columbus -.- --W. H. Powell _„ Whiteville
New Hanover - Thos. W. Davis _ Wilmington
Pender - W. W. PearsalL Stoney Point
Ninth District
Bladen -R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Cumberland A. A. McCormick - Manchester
Hoke John Cameron Raeford
Robeson Henry McKinnon Lumberton
Tenth District
Alamance - John H. Vernon Burlington
Durham.. t -S C. Brawley, Jr Durham
Granville - ^.....Edward F. Taylor - Oxford
Orange - J- D. Eskridge Hillsboro
Person Robert P. Burns .Roxboro
WESTERN DIVISION
Eleventh District
Alleghany , Amos Wagoner Sparta
Ashe , R. L. Ballew Jefferson
Forsyth Joe W. Johnson Winston-Salem
Twelfth District
Davidson J. F. Spruill Thomasville
Guilford _., L J. Fishen High Point
Thirteenth District
Anson - Fred J. Coxe Wadesboro
Moore U. L. Spence Carthage
Richmond - W. S. Thomas - Hamlet
Scotland - Edwin "Date Laurinburg
Stanly R. I. Brown - Albemarle
Union H B. Smith Monroe
Fourteenth District
Gaston - J. A. Wilkins Gaston ia
Mecklenburg E. McA. Currie Charlotte
Fifteenth District
Alexander A. C. Payne Taylorsville
Cabarrus - E R. Alexander Concord
Iredell Jas. A. Stewart Statesville
Montgomery J. M. Burt Biscoe
Rowan _C. L. Coggins Salisbury
Randolph Larry T. Hammond Randleman
Sixteenth District
Burke C. E. Cowan Morgan ton
Caldwell _ F. L. German Lenoir
Catawba C. David Swift Hickory
Cleveland _C C. Horn Shelby
Lincoln .Kemp B. Nixon Lincoln ton
Watauga Wade Brown Boone
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Seventeenth District
Aver" - Hobert J. Harmon Minneapolis
Davie R. B. Sanford, Jr. Mocksville
Mitchell George Bartlett Spruce Pines
Wilk. is J G. Hackett... North Wilkesboro
Yadkin Watt Deal _..Boonville
Eighteenth District
Hen lerson J. E. Shipman Henderson vi lie
McDowell W. D. Lonon Marion
Polk R. S. McFarland - Columbus
Rutherford Harvey Carpenter Rutherfordton
Transylvania Chas. Y. Patton Brevard
Yancey C. P. Randolph Burns vi lie
Nineteenth District
Buncombe George Shufford Asheville
Madison —J. D. Cassidy Marshall
Twentieth District
Cherokee Frank Forsyth Murphy
Clay .- - T. C. Gray Hayesville
Graham R. B. Morphew _ Robbinsville
Haywood _ Walter T. Crawford Waynesville
Jackson - ., R. U. Sutton Sylva
Macon _ - Guv Houk Franklin
Swain — Baxter Jones Bryson City
Twenty-First District
Caswell „_ E. F. Upchurch Yancey ville
Rockingham _ _.._ P. W. Glidewell, Jr Reidsville
Stokes _..- Leonard Van Noppen _ _ Walnut Cove
Surry H. O. Woltz Mount Airy
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State Democratic Senatorial Executive Committees
1946
First District
Bertie E. D. Cherry Windsor
Camden P. P- Gregory Shawboro
Chowan J C. Leary _ Edenton
Currituck — R. P. Midvette Currituck
Gates = Martin Kelloe Sunbury
Hertford A. J. Healy Ahoskie
Pasouotank Frank W. Hollowell Elizabeth City, RFD
Perquimans C. P. Morris Hertford
Second District
Beaufort ...Harry McMullan, Jr Washington
Dare _ Geo. M. Wise Stumpy Point
Hydt B. S. Gibbs Swan Quarter
Martin - V. G. Slade - Hamilton
Pamlico L. F. McCabe Oriental
Tvrrell R. !■•• Spencer - Columbia
Washington C. E. Ayers Plymouth
Third District
Northampton _ A . C . Gay Jackson
Vance — - - B. A. Scott Henderson
Warren John A. Dowtin Warrenton
Fourth District
Edgecombe Frank Winslow Rocky Mount
Halifax J. R. Willet Halifax
Fifth District
Pitt J. Henry Harrell -....Greenville
Sixth District
Franklin - - -Walter Fuller Louisburg
Nash _ -.. M. F. Morgan - Bailey
Wilson John A. Hackney - — Wilson
Seventh District
Carteret....- - W. M Webb Morehead City
Craven Jno. F. Rhodes New Bern
Greene E. J. Harper „ Snow Hill
Jones Geo. R. Hughes - Pollocksville
Lenoir H. E. Wallace -. — Kinston
Onslow —Victor Ventors Richlnnds
Eighth District
Johnston J. W. Woodard _Kenly
Wayne Dr. C. C. Henderson Mount Olive
Ninth District
Duplin »lvin Ko'-nesray Warsaw
New Hanover C. David Jones...- Wilmington
Pender....- -Roy Rowe _ - Burgaw
Sampson Abel Warren - Garland
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Tenth District
Bladen _H. H. Clark Elizabethtown
Brunswick Mack Jones - Leland
Columbus R. C. Harrelson Tabor City
Cumberland _.„Robt. L. Gray - Fayetteville
Eleventh District
Robeson Paul Thompson „ Fairmont
Twelfth District
Harnett H. S. Holloway ... Fuquay Springs
Hoke Archie Watson Red Springs
Moore -..Frank McCaskill Pinehurst
Randolph „ Reggie D. Avman Archdale
Thirteenth District
Chatham -C. C. Hall Pittsboro
Lee S. Rav Byerly Sanford
Wake - Armistead J. Maupin Raleigh
Fourteenth District
Durham E. C. Brooks Durham
Granville -Claude E. Lyon Creedmore
Person J. W. Green Roxboro
Fifteenth District
Caswell George L. Scott.^.. Milton
Rockingham Chas Henry Dalton Madison
Sixteenth District
Alamance E. T. Sanders Burlington
Orange _..- H. A. Whitfield Chapel Hill
Seventeenth District
Guilford R. S. Wimbish Greensboro
Eighteenth District
Davidson C. C. Bishop Lexington
Montgomery W. L. Currie Candor
Richmond - Brvant Thompson , Hamlet
Scotland _ W. S. James .....Laurinburg
Nineteenth District
Anson _ B. T. Hill Wadesboro
Stanly A. C. Lentz Albemarle
Union .Page Price Monroe
Twentieth District
Mecklenburg Louis G. Ratcliffe Charlotte
Twenty-First District
Cabarrus J. S. Hartsell Concord
Rowan K. C. Ramsey Salisbury
Twenty-second District
Forsyth Robt. W. Gorrell Winston-Salem
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Twenty-third District
Stokes Ringgold White King
Surry Frank E. Freeman Dobson
T iv enty- fourth District
Davie..^ J. B. Cain Como
Wilkes W. A. McNeal North Wilkesboro
Yadkin L. F. Amber Boonville
Twenty-fifth District
Catawba Jno. W. Aiken Hickory
Iredell - J- B. Rodgers Statesville
Lincoln W. H. Childs Lincolnton
Twenty-sixth District
Gaston Stewart Atkins _ Gastonia
Twenty-seventh District
Cleveland .Clyde Nolan Shelby
McDowell R. L. James, Jr Marion
Rutherford - S. A. Summey Forest City
Twenty-eighth District
Alexander Dewey Sigmon Taylorsville
Burke E. M. Hurfield. Sr Morganton
Caldwell L- A. Dysart Lenoir
Twenty-ninth District
Alleghany J. S. Motley Sparta
Ashe W. B. Austin Jefferson
Watauga - Council Cook Boone
Thirtieth District
Avery - .Horton Cooper Frank
Madison O. E. Roberts Mars Hill
Mitchell ~ Tamos Paul Greene _ Bakersville
Yancey - C. L. Profitt Burnsville
Thirty-first District
Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee
Thirty -second District
Haywood R. D. Coleman Canton
Fonderson -.Miss Alice Louise, Powers Hendersonville
Jackson _ T. W. Ashe Sylva
Polk ~G. H. Bridgeman Tryon
Transylvania Mrs. J. S. Silversteen Pigah Forest
Thirty-third District
Cherokee Ralph M. Moody Murphy
Clay - - George Cherry Hayesville
Graham R. B. Slaughter - Robbinsville
Macon R. D. Carson - Franklin
Swain Bruce Elmore Bryson City
CHAIRMEN DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES
1946
County Name Address
Alamance A. M. Carroll Burlington
Alleghany R. F. Crouse Sparta
Alexander. Elisha Bebber Taylorsville, R-2
Anson James A. Hardison Wadesboro
Ashe Todd Gentry West Jefferson
Avery R. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Beaufort Malcolm C. Paul .^Washington
Bertie J. B. Davenport ". Windsor
Bladen C. L. Braddy Council
Brunswick _ Bert Frink Shallotte
Buncome R. R. Williams _ Asheville
Burke C. E. Cowan Morganton
Caldwell V. D. Guire,
Judge A. R. Crisp Lenoir
Camden J. B. Williams Camden
Cabarrus J. Lee White _ Concord
Carteret _ Irvin W. Davis Beaufotr
Caswell Joseph H. Warren Prospect Hill
Catawba P. W. Deaton „. Newton
Chatham Wilkins P. Horton Pittsboro
Cherokee H. A. Mattox _ Murphy
Chowan Lloyd E. Griffin Edenton
Clay Allen J. Bell _ _ Hayesville
Cleveland B. G. Beason Boiling Springs
Columbus R. J. Lamb _ Whiteville
Craven William F. Ward New Bern
Cumberland D. T. Perry Fayetteville
Currituck S A. Walker ...Snowden
Dare - M. L. Daniels _ Manteo
Davie J. H. Thompson Mocksville
Davidson J. Lee Wilson........... Lexington
Duplin - F. W. McGowen... Kenans vi lie
Durham F. L. Fuller, Jr Durham
Edgecombe Haywood Foxhall Tarboro
Forsyth Robert W. Gorrell Winston-Salem
Franklin E. H. Malone Lauisburg
Gaston _ B. B. Gardner Gastonia
Gates Martin Kellogg Sunbury
Graham Ed Turbeville Robbinsville
Granville T. S. Royster Oxford
Greene - _ K A. Pittman _ Snow Hill
Guilford _ _ Pierce Rucker Greensboro
Byran Haworth, V-Chrm High Point
Halifax .....Dr. John W. Martin Roanoke Rapids
Harnett I. R. Williams Dunn
Haywood C. E. Brawn Clyde
Henderson L. B. Prince Henderson ville
Hertford W. L. Daniels Winton
Hoke W P. Baker Raeford
Hyde _ C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Iredell John F. Long Statesville
Jackson E. L. McKee Sylva
Johnston A. J. Whitley, Jr Smithfield
Jones John Larkin Trenton
Lee E M. Underwood. Jr Sanford
Lenoir S. C. Sitterson Kinston
Lincoln Thomas E. Rhodes _ Lincolnton
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County Name Address
Macon - H. W. Cabe Franklin
Madison - -F. E. Freeman Marshall
Martin Elbert S. Peele Williamston
McDowell Robert W. Proctor Marion
Mecklenburg Louis G. Ratcliffe Charlotte
Mitchell - -Frank Wilson Bakersville
Montgomery ~. David H. Harris _..._ Troy
Moo re - M . G. Boyette Carthage
Nash M. P. Dawson _ Rocky Mount
New Hanover _ Nathan S. Haskett Wilmington
Northampton W. J. Long Garysburg
Onslow Clyde L. Sabiston Jacksonville
Orange Edwin Lynch Hillsboro
Pamlico A. H. Harris Oriental
Pasquotank - W. C. Dawson... _ Elizabeth City
Pender Wyatt E. Blake Burgaw
Perquimans C. P. Morris Hertford
Person R. B. Dawes Roxboro
Pitt ._ John G. Clark Greenville
Polk H G. Laughter - Saluda
Randolph W. C. Lucas Asheboro
Richmond _ W. R. Jones Rockingham
Robeson E. M. Johnson _ Lumberton
Rockingham Dr. G. P. Dillard Draper
Rowan - Walter H. Woodson, Jr Salisbury
Rutherford Leonard Lowe _ Forest City
Sampson Stewart B. Warren Clinton
Scotland - — - Walter James - Laurinburg
Stanly R. R. Ingram Albemarle
Stokes R. J. Scott Danbury
Surry John Llewellyn _ Dobson
Swain - B. C. Jones Bryson City
Transylvania J. E. Rufty 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 _ Eugene F. Still Plymouth
Watauga W. R. Winkler Boone
Wayne J. T. Flythe Mount Olive
Wilkes Robert Brame North Wilkesboro
Wilson „_ W. D. P. Sharpe, Jr Wilson
Yadkin _ '... C. E. Hartman Yadkinville
Yancey C. P. Randolph Burnsville
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN STATE
PLATFORM 1946
Issued by
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
Lexington, North Carolina
The Republicans of North Carolina, in Convention assembled,
reaffirm our allegiance to the principles of our party and rededi-
cate it to the service of our State and our Nation. We submit to
the people the following declaration of its principles and ob-
jectives :
National Affairs
America stands at the threshold of Peace. We have conquered
a powerful combination of enemies that challenged the principles
upon which this Republic was founded. We have engaged in a
great struggle to preserve our liberty and independence, our right
of representative self-government, and our American way of life.
We have tested and proved our right to enjoy the heritage of
freedom that our forefathers won for us.
For three and one-half long, fearful and weary years all our
efforts were set on victory- Now, victory has come! Does it mark
the end of a war that ends all wars, or a few years hence will
fighting once more stop and victory come to us — or to others?
The answer depends on what we do with our victory. The war
settled nothing, except our present superiority in men, morale, and
material. The war did not destroy the greed, remove the misun-
derstandings and right the wrongs which helped to bring on the
war. Our military victory and the unconditional surrender of our
enemies have given us the opportunity and responsibility to make
the peace, that is, the chance to remove the causes of war, which
unless corrected will undoubtedly produce other wars in the years
to come — whenever the Nations have caught their breath, replen-
ished their arms, and marshalled their youth for the slaughter.
This generation has expended in this war national resources to
which our descendants were justly entitled. Our generation has
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incurred a national debt that will require the labor and substance
of many succeeding generations to pay. If we wage war for which
our children must pay, then we must see to it that foundations
are built upon which they may live in peace. They must not fall
heir to both our debts and our feuds.
In this time of world crises America is without a foreign policy.
Yet America stands today as the most powerful and potentially
influential Nation in the world. We must rise to our responsibility
as a world leader. We must fulfill our promises of freedom to the
liberated Nations of the world. We must assert our belief in de-
mocracy and the freedom and dignity of the individual. We must
exert the moral forces of this Nation to create conditions in the
world which will breed goodwill and peace, not hatred and war.
We must accord the small and weak Nations the same measure of
justice which we seek for ourselves. We must merit by our actions
the respect of the world instead of attempting to buy good-will
with our goods and our money.
We demand a firm and positive foreign policy based upon jus-
tice, morality and freedom for all the world. We demand a unified
foreign policy so that our efforts may be as united in the pursuit of
peace as they are in the prosecution of war. We demand that the
American people be given full information concerning our treaties
and commitments to all Nations.
And finally, we endorse the principles of the United Nations
Organization. We urge that it develop effective means to prevent
war by formulating just international laws, mobilizing world
opinion, and exerting moral pressure, and that it repel all mili-
tary aggressions by the use of force if necessary, in order that
the Nations of the world may learn to live under law as do the
peoples of those Nations.
In order that this war may not have been in vain, America
must secure and preserve the fruits of victory at home as well
as abroad.
We urge the following reforms to the end that democracy, free
enterprise, and the rights of men may be re-established in America.
We urge speedy reconversion and full production of consumer
goods as the greatest need of our National Economy. Only by all-
out production can America expect to furnish full employment,
increase our wages and standard of living, retire our national
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debt, support the social services, and maintain the machinery of
government. Adequate production will eliminate all necessity for
price controls and the threat of greater inflation.
We deplore the open warfare existing between labor and indus-
try in America. Since the war has ended great strikes have caused
incalculable loss of wages and profits and deprived the people of
needed goods and essential services. We demand equal protection
under law for both labor and industry and special privileges to
neither. We demand that the government, representing all the
people, enforce the law with equal justice to all. We hold that
both labor and industry have basic rights which are secure only
in a system of free men and free enterprise. We favor labor's
rights of free organization, collective bargaining, and fair stand-
ards of employment. We favor the rights of industry to a fair
profit conductive to risk and expansion. We demand that labor
and industry accept responsibility to the people commensurate
with these rights.
A free, prosperous and bountiful agriculture is essential to
national well being. Agriculture must be freed of confusing regu-
lations and impracticable controls that restrict production. The
farmer should receive for his products a price that includes a
profit. We condemn the present policy of this administration which
holds clown the price of all the farmer sells and increases the cost
of all he buys, thus crushing the faimer between the upper and
lower mill stones.
We demand that the administration immediately abolish all
Federal Departments created for the war emergency, and curtail
the vast system of peace time bureau;-; and commissions whose
functions are no longer necessary or desirable, and the mainte-
nance of which imposes tremendous expense upon the people.
There are now 3% million civilian employees of the Federal
Government. They represent one job-holder for every 40 persons
in America, and the number is being increased daily since the
war ended. This condition was never necessary; it is now intol-
erable. We demand that the number of civilian employees be
greatly reduced.
Amei'ica has the greatest national debt of any country in his-
tory. In order to maintain our national solvency we must immedi-
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ately talance the budget by the drastic reduction of government
expenditures.
We are opposed to giving help in money or goods to any Nation
which fails to show a consistent desire to cooperate in building and
maintaining world peace.
For the past 14 years the New Deal has steadily undermined
American traditions and institutions. It has fostered the alien
doctrine that government must be the master of the people. It has
created a vast system of bureaus and commissions as new instru-
ments of public power which have provided shackles for the liber-
ties of the people. It has taken from the people the right of local
self-government and concentrated power in the hands of political
puppets of an economic autocracy. The concentration of personal
power in the hands of one man or group of men which has been
accomplished during recent years is destructive of democracy. We,
therefore, favor the submissions of an amendment to the Federal
Constitution limiting presidential tenure to one term of six years,
without the right of succession, and that retiring Presidents shall
become members-at-large for life of the United States Senate with
all the privileges and emoluments of that office.
In short, we demand a recurrence to fundamental principles of
American democracy. Unless we renew the teachings and prac-
tices of democracy ourselves, we can not hope to persuade other
Nations to accept our faith.
The Republican party pledges to the people a rebirth of Amer-
ican liberty, individual initiative, and free enterpi'ise, that Amer-
ica may be strong and sound within, and continue to be the light
and hope of the freedom loving people of the world.
State Affairs
For forty-eight years the Democratic Party has held complete
control of the government of North Carolina. It has sought and
assumed entire responsibility for the social, educational, physical,
and moral welfare of the people of this State. Where do we stand
among the 48 States after these many years of control and man-
agement by Democratic Politicians? Let us take stock.
In the matter of health North Carolina ranks 42nd among the
States in the number of hospital beds per 1,000 population. We
have thirty-four counties with no hospital facilities, and 82 coun-
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ties with inadequate hospital facilities. Our State ranks 45th in
the number of Doctors. And North Carolina holds the appalling
record of having led the Nation in the percentage of our men re-
jected as physically unfit for military service. One-half of the
whites and 70 per cent of the negroes having been rejected.
A generation ago the Democratic machine entered an unholy
alliance with the enemies of public education to retard the devel-
opment of State Institutions of higher learning. Since that time
it has shown an indifference to educational advancement in North
Carolina. The Democratic Party resisted for 30 years our demand
for "a general and uniform system of public schools" supported
by the State. As a result, in matters of education North Carolina
ranks 40th among the States.
Insane persons, orphans, and delinfuents are the wards of a
Christian state. The Democratic Party has grossly neglected the
care and maintenance of these unfortunate persons, and has failed
to provide for them adequate facilities and sufficient competent
personnel.
The Democratic machine of North Carolina has shown con-
tempt for moral principles by imposing upon the people of this
State an unjust and iniquitous election law consciously designed
to encourage fraudulent and corrupt practices in order that the
will of the machine might always prevail and the citizen deprived
of the greatest privileges of democracy — a free voice in his gov-
ernment. Recent election scandals and thievery have been shielded
by the Democratic machine. The Democratic Party has also denied
the people of this State the democratic right of a state-wide refer-
endum upon the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
The Republican Party of North Carolina, if permitted to serve
the people, pledges to effect the following reforms:
Eliminate all useless departments of State governments and
consolidate all over-lapping functions.
Reduce the number of State employees to the bare essentials
of efficient administration.
The Democratic machine procured the passage of the Sales
Tax as an emergency measure in 1933, and promised its early
repeal. The time for its repeal is now long over-due. The Repub-
lican Party is opposed to the sales tax in principle and practice.
We advocate its out-right repeal.
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Lower income and property taxes on the individual so as to
raise no more than necessary to maintain an economical govern-
ment, and to discharge the responsibilities of an enlightened State.
Revise the capital and corporate tax rates so as to remove our
present disadvantage in competing with other States and so that
North Carolina may encourage the expansion of old and the es-
tablishment of new industries.
Increase exemptions for income tax to $2,500.00 for married
persons, with an additional $400 for each dependent. Give full de-
duction for hospital and doctor bills, and a deduction up to $500 a
year for the educational expenses of each dependent over 18 years
of age.
Provide adequate facilities for training more doctors, State aid
for building and maintaining rural hospitals, create public health
centers where necessary, promote preventive medicine, and en-
courage better health training in schools. These things protect the
mother and infant at child birth, reduce infant mortality, produce
stronger minds and bodies during a longer life, and thus promote
the welfare of the State and all its citizens.
State construction and maintenance of public school buildings,
allocating the money in accordance with population, in order to
fully provide the general system of public schools required by the
Constitution of North Carolina.
Provide better teaching personnel in the schools and a substan-
tial increase in teachers' pay, based upon ability and experience
under the supervision of a non-partisan merit system.
We advocate that disability benefits under the Workmen's Com-
pensation Act be increased commensurate with the advance in cost
of living.
We condemn the operation of unsound school buses on unsafe
roads by inexperienced drivers.
Provide adequate facilities and competent care for the insane,
orphans, and delinquents.
Place the construction, improvement and maintenance of farm
to market roads first in our State Highway System, with adequate
expansion and maintenance of our primary Highways.
An honest and uniform election law applying to primaries and
general elections alike; out-right repeal of the absentee ballot,
except for citizens in the armed forces, and a bi-partisan State
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Board of Elections required to investigate and prosecute all vio-
lations of the election law.
The rank and file of the Republican party believe in sobriety and
temperance, as well as democratic processes. We oppose the man-
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in this State unless ?. ma-
jority of the people shall approve in a state-wide referendum.
We realize and accept our obligations to the veterans of all
wars. It is the determined policy of the Republican Party that the
needs of our service men and women shall be fully recognized by
the State. Veterans services are now inadequate. Such services
should be extended to every county and to the larger cities so that
they may be available to the veteran at all times. The National
government must be ever mindful of the disabled veteran, and the
orphans and widows of those who gave their life for their coun-
try, that they shall have adequate aid to maintain proper stand-
ards of living.
The American People are demanding at this hour that the gov-
ernment of foreign countries recognize their minority parties and
give them representation in their government in accordance with
the American concept of democracy. The Republican Party sug-
gests that we practice in our State the democracy which we so
fervently preach. We demand a non-partisan Judiciary in North
Carolina, and that Superior Court Judges be elected by the voters
of their respective j udicial districts, and that the minority party
be accorded representation on the Supreme Court, the School and
Highway Commissions, anr all other departments of government
proportionate to its vote.
These are our pledges to the people of this State. These are some
of our hopes and aspirations for North Carolina. Let us view
these things not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans
and as North Carolinians. Let us vote our convictions. Let us rise
above party labels.
We invite all citizens of every party and political creed to join
hands with us in this declaration of principles and profession of
faith in the ultimate triumph of good government for the people
)f North Carolina and of America.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Adopted in Convention, April 10, 1946, at Winston Salem
ARTICLE I
The Precinct as a Unit
The unit of party action shall be the election precinct. In every
precinct in each general election year there shall be selected in
mass-meeting - in every precinct in the state a Precinct Committee
of five or more voters, one of whom shall be designated as Chair-
man, one as Vice-Chairman, who shall be a woman, and one as
Secretary. The members and officers of the precinct committee
shall hold their places for two years from the date of election, and
until their successors are chosen. The chairman of the County
Committee shall designate the time and place of holding precinct
meetings after ten days notice thereof. Precinct Meetings shall
elect one delegate and one alternate to the County Convention for
each fifty votes or fraction thereof cast for the Republican candi-
date for Governor at the latest election. Other Precinct Meetings
may be called and held at such times and places as will be desig-
nated by the chairman of the Precinct Committee, after first giving
ten days' notice of such meeting. In the event any Chairman of
any Precinct fails to act, then the Chairman of the County Com-
mittee shall appoint some one in his or her place.
ARTICLE II
County Conventions and County Committees
1. A County Convention shall be called in each general election
year by the Chairman of the County Committee, who shall desig-
nate the time and place for holding same, after giving ten days'
notice thereof, and the delegates and alternates elected at the
precinct meetings, shall sit as delegates and alternates in the
County Convention. The County Convention shall choose a Chair-
man, and a Vice-Chairman, who shall be a woman, and other of-
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fleers, all of whom shall be qualified voters in the county. A
County 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. Nominations may
be made by the precinct meetings for membership upon the County
Committee. Such biennial County Convention shall elect one dele-
gate and one alternate to the State and all District Conventions,
for every two hundred votes, or fraction thereof, cast for the Re-
publican nominee for Governor at the latest election in said
county.
2. That if one-third of the members of the County Committee
shall desire a meeting of the County Committee, it shall be the
duty of the Chairman of the County Committee to call said meet-
ing; and if said Chairman shall fail or refuse to call said meeting
upon petition of one-third of the members, then one-third of the
members may call the meeting of the County Committee by giving
to the Chairman and Secretary and the members of the County
Committee at least five days' notice.
3. For good cause shown, any Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Sec-
retary, or member of the County Committee may be removed from
his or her position upon a vote of two-thirds of the members of
the County Committee but said cause for removal shall be confined
to inefficiency and party disloyalty. Upon such removal the County
Committee shall have the authority to fill the unexpired term.
ARTICLE III
Congressional, Judicial, and Senatorial Committees
1. The Republican Congressional, Judicial, and Senatorial Dis-
trict Committees shall be composed of the Chairman of the several
County Committees within the district, and the permanent Chair-
man and the Secretary of said District Convention. The aforesaid
Congressional, Judicial, and State Senatorial Conventions shall
be called by the permanent chairman of the Convention upon ten
days' notice of the time and place for holding same. Upon the
failure for any reason of the Congressional District Chairman in
any case to call a Congressional Convention, the said call may be
issued by the Secretary of the Congressional District in any case
to call a Congressional Convention, the said may be issued by the
Secretary of the Congressional District Committee.
Plan of Organization 171
ARTICLE IV
State Convention
1. A State convention shall be called in every general election
year by the Chairman of the Republican State Committee after
twenty days' notice thereof, to all members of the State Committee
and all Chairmen of the several County Committees of the time
and place of holding the same. The State Convention biennially
shall choose and elect a State Chairman and a State Vice-Chair-
man, one of whom shall be a woman. (Two assistant Chairmen of
the State Committee shall be appointed by the State Chairman
with such duties as may be delegated by the Chairman. They shall
serve at the pleasure of the State Chairman, and be responsible
directly to him.) The State Convention each year of a Presidential
election shall recommend to the National Republican Committee
for a term of four years the name of two persons, a man, and a
woman, for National Committeeman and National Committee-
woman, respectively. Vacancies in the Office of State Chairman
and State Vice-Chairman shall be filled by the State Committee
until the next State Convention, which shall elect successors to
fill the unexpired terms. In the event of vacancy in National
Committeeman or National Committeewoman, the State Commit-
tee shall make recommendations to the National Committee for
the appointment of successors to fill the unexpired terms.
ARTICLE V
1. The Republican State Committee shall be composed of four
members from each Congressional District casting ten thousand
votes or a greater fractional part thereof for the Republican Can-
didate for Governor at the latest preceding election, and one addi-
tional member from each Congressional District for every Con-
gressional District for the Republican candidate for Governor at
the latest preceding election. The Members of the State Committee
in each Congressional District shall be greater elected for a term
of two years, or until successors are elected and qualified, by the
Delegates to the Congressional Convention of the respective Dis-
tricts. Vacancies occurring in representation from any Congres-
sional District shall be filled by a vote of the majority of the re-
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maining members residing in the District in which such vacancy
may occur.
2. The State Chairman, the State Vice-Chairman, two Assistant
Chairmen, the National Committeeman, the National Committee-
woman, and the permanent Chairman and Secretary of the pre-
ceding State Convention shall be members of the State Committee
ex-officio.
3. The State Committee shall have the power to elect a Secretary
and an Assistant Secretary, one of whom shall come from the
Young Republicans, a Treasurer, and other Officers which may
appear necessary, who shall serve for a term of two years and
until their successors are chosen.
4. The State 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 or about the
anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, which meeting shall
be followed by an annual statewide Lincoln Day Dinner, to be
held under the auspices of the Republican State Committee, and
the Young Republicans of North Carolina.
5. There shall te a Republican State Central Committee, com-
posed of the State Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and State Vice-
Chairman, two Assistant Chairmen, the National Committeeman,
the National Committeewoman, all of whom shall be members ex-
officio of the Republican State Central Committee, and seven other
members to be appointed by the Chairman to serve for a term of
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 pub-
licity Committee, a Campaign Committee, and such other Com-
mittees as it may be necessary in the proper conduct of the affairs
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 Re-
publican State Convention in session; and the State Central Com-
mittee shall report its proceedings to the full State Committee at
each session.
6. A member or members of the State Committee from a ma-
jority of the counties shall constitute a quorum of the State Com-
mittee for the transaction of business.
7. There shall be a liberal representation of women wherever
Plan of Organization 173
practicable, in all the meetings and activities of the Republican
Party.
ARTICLE VI
1. No delegate, alternate or other member of a Convention shall
cast any vote by proxy, provided, however, that any delegate 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 Convention.
ARTICLE VII
Convention Procedure
1. The State, District, and County Conventions shall be called
to order by their respective Chairman, or in the absence of the
Chairman, by the Vice-Chairman, Secretary, or some member
thereof, 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 Convention, and to form a permanent organization.
2. The certificate of the Chairman and Secretary of any Con-
vention authorized to elect delegates and alternates shall be
deemed sufficient to place the name of such delegate and alternate
on the temporary roll of the respective Conventions, and unless
successfully challenged, shall be a complete authorization to said
delegates and alternates 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
records of any and all monies received by them for the use of
said committees, and shall make faithful and accurate report
thereof when so requested.
This revised and amended Plan of Organization of the Repub-
lican Party of North Carolina adopted by the State Republican
Convention assembled at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April
10th, 1946.
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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. Walter Zachary _...„ Yadkinville
Secre tary : F.J. Beal - - Lenoir
Treasurer : C . C . Wall - - Lexington
National Committeeman: Chas. A. Jonas Lincolnton
National Committeewoman: 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. Clumpier, Clinton A. T. Gardner, Beaufort
Julian T. Gaskill, Goldsboro A. L. Butler, Clinton
Fourth District
Samuel J. Morris, Raleigh L. P. Dixon, Siler
Ezra Parker, Benson W. L. Ward, Asheboro
A. H. Farmer, Bailey
Fifth District
J. F. Motsinger, Winston-Salem E. R. Nelson, Mt. Airy
W. E. Matthews, Leaksville M. F. Law, Pelham
H. L. Fagge, Leaksville S. J. Craver, Winston-Salem
Sixth District
Martin F. Douglas, Greensboro R. E. Lowermilk, Besser Branch,
Greensboro
Walter L. York, High Point T. C. Carter, Mebane
Lester Lloyd, Hillsboro Dr. H. M. Patterson, Burlington
Wm. Bramham, Durham Andrew H. Hutchins, Rt., Durham
Seventh District
J. A. Maultsby, Whiteville Mrs. Lillian M. B. Rodgers,
Wilmington
B. C. Fussell, Wilmington W. C. Downing, Fayetteville
D. R. Johnson, Winnabow C. H. Tucker, Clarkton
Thad H. Pope, Dunn Ed. F. Hodges, Fairmont
Eighth District
P. E. Brown, N. Wilkesboro A. M. Snider, Rockingham
Mrs. W. B. Somers, N. Wilkesboro Coy S. Lewis, Robbins
State Committees, Republican 175
Tom H. West, Yadkinville J. T. Jackson, Lexington
J. B. Payne, Rt. 4. Winston-Salem R. V. Alexander, Cooleemee
Dr. A. D. Barber, Sanford
Ninth District
Percy Deal, Taylorsville Russell Sherrill, Statesville
Beal Poovey, Sparta C. C. Peeler, Salisbury
Edison M. Thomas, Grassy Creek Ray P. Lyerly, Faith
J. L. Ross, Rt. 9, Concord J. J. Morton, Albermarle
E. C. McCall, Lenoir Russell D. Hodges, Boone
Tenth District
C. S. Nantz, Lincolnton Frank C. Patton, Morganton
J. Bennett Riddle, Jr., Morganion C. H. Geitner, Jr., Hickory
D. T. Vance, Plumtree Geo. W. Dale, Bakersville
Col. H. A. Wells, Charlotte
Eleventh District
J. F. Beam, Dallas G. V. Hawkins, Shelby
J. S. Dockery, Rutherfordton Hershel Sprinkle, Marshall
R. W. Wilson, Burnsville Walter R. Chambers, Marion
S. B. Roberts, Marshall
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 E. Taylor, Asheville Robert N. Tigers, Hayesville
S. A. DeHart, Bryson City W. A. Keener, Franklin
it<;
State Sen
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State Republican, Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial
District Committees
Tse 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
1946
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. Harmon, Banner Elk.
Beaufort — Zeno Ratcliff, Pantego.
Brunswick — W. A. Kapp, Bolivia.
Bertie — D. H. Greene, Aulander.
Bladen — C. C. Atkinson, Elizabethtown.
Buncombe — B. H. Taylor, Asheville.
Burke — J. Bennett Riddle, Jr., Mor-
gan ton.
O. O. Cruse, Rt. No. 3, Con-
Cabarrus
cord.
Caldwell — E.
Camden — J.
Carteret— C.
Caswell — M.
Catawba — A
Chatham — J
C. McCall, Lenoir.
B. Burgess, Old Trap
R. Wheatly, Beaufort.
F. Law, Pelham.
W. Penland, Hickory.
C. Dixon, Bennett.
Cherokee — Elbert Totherow, Murphy.
Chowan — A. S. Smith, Edenton.
Clay — Cline McCline, 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, Durham.
Edgecombe — J. H. Satterthwaite, Rt. 1,
Tarboro.
Forsyth — J. F. Motsinger, Winston-
Salem
Franklin — W. R. Young, Louisburg.
Gates— H. A. Eure, (Acting Chm.),
Corapeake.
Gaston — Kelly Bumgardner, Mt. Holly.
Graham — Arthur Ford, 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, Waynesville.
Henderson — James J. Pace, Henderson-
ville.
Hertford— A. S. Mitchell, Winton.
Hoke— M. L. Sides, R.F.D. 1, Aber-
deen.
Hyde — Edsac Bridgman, Scranton.
Halifax — Otis J. Reynolds, Roanoke
Rapids.
Iredell— Russell Sherrill, Statesville.
Jackson— E. P. Stillwell, Sylva.
Johnston — J. Ira Lee, Smithfield.
Jones — ■
Lee— C. R. Hall, Sanford.
Lenoir — •
Lincoln — Belton Beal, Lincolnton.
Macon — John H. Dean, Rt. 4, Franklin.
Madison — Clyde M. Roberts, Marshall.
Martin — Wheeler Martin, Williamston.
McDowell— Clarence M. Pool, Rt. 2,
Marion.
Mecklenburg — Ernest M. Morgan, Char-
lotte.
Mitchell — Bill McKinney, Spruce Pine.
Montgomery — Elton Tucker, Troy.
Moore — A. H. Trotter, Robbins.
Nash — John C. Matthews, Spring Hope.
New Hanover — H. E. Rodgers, Wilm-
ington.
Northampton — W. F. Outland, Wood-
land.
Onslow — Albert N. Venters, Jackson-
ville.
Orance — George N. Harward, RFD,
Chapel Hill.
Pamlico — N. C. Rice, Arapahoe.
Pasquotank — M. N. Toxey, Elizabeth
City.
Pender — E. C. Hicrhsmith, Rockv Point.
Perquimans — T. C. Babb, Hertford.
Person— J. R. Whitt, Rt. 2, Roxboro.
Pitt-
Polk — Hugh M. Thompson, Saluda.
Randolph — Wade Yates, Asheboro.
Richmond— B. A. Cox, Ellerbe.
Robeson— Fred R. Keith, St. Pauls.
State Committees, Republican
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Rockingham — J. Banner Shelton, Mayo-
dan.
Rowan — D. A. Rendleman, Salisbury.
Rutherford — J. E. MacFarland, Ruther-
fordton.
Sampson — Clarence Fisher, Clinton.
Scotland — C. C. Snead, Laurel Hill.
Stokes— Odell T. Neal, Pinnacle.
Stanly — Henry N. Thompson, New Lon-
don.
Surry — David L. Hiatt, Mt. Airy-
Swain— Jack Hicks, Bryson City.
Transylvania — Ralph Fisher, Brevard.
Tyrrell — W. E. Bateman, Columbia.
Union — J. H. Mills, Monroe.
Vance — Walter Finch, Kettrell.
Wake— Chesley S. Smith, Raleigh.
Warren— ? ? ? ?
Washington — J. C. Tarkenton,
Mackeys.
Watauga — M. C. Hollar, Boone.
Wayne— R. E. Cox, Rt. 4, Goldsboro.
Wilkes— N. B. Smithey, N. Wilkesboro.
Wilson — Thos. J. Moore, Wilson.
Yadkin — Walter Zachary, Yadkinville.
Yancey — E. T. Moody, Burnsville.
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
ELECTION RETURNS— 1944
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States
State
Popular Vote
Roosevelt
Democrat
Dewey
Republican
Electoral Vote
Roosevelt
Democrat
Dewey
Republican
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connccticit
Delaware
Florida
Georgia --
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts..
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada..
New Hampshire
New Jersty
New Mexico
New York
North Caro'ina.
North Dakota..
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island...
South Carolina.
South Dakota..
TenntBiee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia. .
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals
198,918
80,926
148,965
,988,5(14
234,331
435,146
68,166
339,377
268,187
107,399
,079,479
781,403
499,876
287,458
472,589
281.564
140,631
315,490
,035,296
,106,899
589,864
158,515
807,357
112,556
233,246
29,623
119,663
987,874
81,389
,304,238
527,399
100,144
,570,763
401,549
248,635
,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
56
63
1,512
268
390
56
143
56
100
1,939
875
547
442
392
67
155
292
921
1,084
527
3
761
93
329
24
109
961
70
2,987
263
118
1,582
319
225
1,835
123
4
135
200
191
97
71
145
361
322
674
51
540
287
551
965
731
572
747
215
506
137
314
891
267
096
448
750
434
949
350
423
416
742
175
163
880
611
916
335
688
647
155
535
293
424
365
048
487
547
365
311
425
891
527
243
689
819
532
921
11
4
9
25
8
3
8
12
4
28
11
10.
8
16
19
11
9
15
4
3
4
16
4
47
14
10
6
35
4
12
23
4
11
8
8
25,602.505
22,006,278
432
13
10
4
25
12
3
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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 189,504
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. Hoev - 266.354
Ralph McDonald 214.414
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
W. P. Hortcn 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 Winborne 254.024
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 Ei. re _ - 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 27, 1944, BY DISTRICTS
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Krrr
( ameron S.
Weeks
Bertie
963
1,390
1 .333
1,955
1,449
1.742
2,489
14.009
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Greene
775
Halifax
1,938
Lenoir
1,789
Northampton
896
Warren
483
Wilson.-
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TotaL
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FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Folger
J. X.
Freeman
Caswell
SOS
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r,368
692
2.892
1,896
3,145
266
Forsvth
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Granville..
179
Person
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Rockingham
709
Stokes
115
Surry
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6,449
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Joms
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Avery. ..
92
680
765
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7,639
141
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Catawba .
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M :cklenburg
505
Mitchell. __
7
TotaL
10,573
905
986
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY,
MAY 27, 1944
NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Republican)
Count ii s
Monroe
Adams
Emery C.
McCall
Ashe
76
7(1
47
57
30
S3
87
93
30
187
11
Alexander
213
Cabarrus
17
Caldwell
740
Iredell
60
Stanly
41
216
Total
579
1,560
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VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, FOR UNEX-
PIRED TERM, IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON JAN-
UARY 22, 1946, IN THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Sam J.
Ervin, Jr. (D)
W. H.
Barkley (R)
Frank
PattonfRl
H.C.
Jones (D)
Grady
Cole (D)
Frank
Orr D
240
770
342
196
690
65
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3
1
2
1
1
3
1
MitcrHl
2
1
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2,303
7
4
4
1
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VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, FOR UNEX-
PIRED TERM, IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY
25, 1946, IN THE EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Jane
Pratt (D)
H.Frank
Hulin (R)
Anson
3,939
4,695
922
1,276
2,690
1,397
3,119
4,566
2,409
3,373
1,503
1,169
304
Davidson
2,057
Davie.
940
Hoke. _ ....
77
Lee
189
Montgomery
111
Moore
237
Richmond
384
Scotland...
429
Union.
249
Wilkes..
1,379
Yadkin.
1,661
Total. .
31,058
8,017
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 25, 1946, BY DISTRICTS
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Beaufort
Camden.—
Chowan...
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Hertford
Hyde...
Martin
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Pitt
Tyrrell
Washington
TotaL_
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Counties
John H.
Kerr
\ r- i ■ : .
( lay
2,012
; ,!
995
3,723
1,833
1,068
1,697
3,034
725
1,037
508
2,495
1,475
2,550
758
1,655
17,678
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 25, 194G, BY DISTRICTS
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Folger
Thurmond
Chatham
Joe J.
Harris
Caswell
1,464
5,992
766
1,345
4,416
2.699
4.541
1,089
10.573
900
2,603
3,040
160
2,911
85
Forsyth.,
Granville .
396
41
Person
99
Rockingham
101
Stokes
33
Surry...
51
Total
21,223
21,282
896
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Carl T.
Durham
E. Earle
Rives
D. E.
Scarborough
Alamance
3,248
5.706
5,587
2,619
1,858
2,147
8,713
342
1,137
Durham
Guilford.
4,369
2,210
Oranje
460
Total
17,160
13.060
8,176
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
J. Bayard
Clark
W. S.
Britt
Bladen
2,421
1,306
3,963
4,783
2,849
4,384
3,978
1.757
Brunswick ..
S90
Columbus..
2,971
Harnett ...
1,885
2.715
New Hanover
Robeson...
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2,579
4.594
Total
23,684
17,391
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 25, 1946, BY DISTRICTS
EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
C. B.
Deane
W. E.
Horner
2,692
2,848
:S44
397
817
677
1 ,388
4,208
1.47^
2,163
863
774
1,629
2,446
618
Hoke
965
2.54(1
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1,959
2,213
2,030
Union
1,884
Wilkes
765
158
TotaL
is. 649
18,296
TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Hamilton ('.
Jones
Mauley H-
Dunawaj
323
3,939
3,073
2,226
8,217
L67
14
710
762
431
2,342
18
Total
17,945
4.277
208
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
MAY 25, 1946, BY DISTRICTS
TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Zebulon
Weaver
Monroe
Redden
Buncombe _
10,498
610
315
445
2.33S
252
1,207
1,049
£00
692
8 463
Cherokee
1 262
Clay
505
Graham
317
Havwood .. .
5 078
Henderson
4 501
Jackson....
2 49(1
Macon. ... .
1 436
Swain.
1.233
Transylvania
2,288
Total. .
18,206
27 573
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN SECOND DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY, JUNE 22, 1946, BY DISTRICTS
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
John H.
Folger
Thurmond
Chatham
Caswell. _
1,541
6,309
1.514
1 ,028
4,788
3,557
5,S75
1,059
Forsyth
11,173
Granville
1,145
Person
[,611
Rockingham
3,301
Stokes . .
362
Surry .. ...
3,183
TotaL_
24,612
21,834
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Carl T.
Durham
E. Earle
Rives
Alamancs
3,937
4,231
5,553
2,657
2,782
Durham.
3,168
( luilford .
8,153
Orange.
483
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16,378
14,583
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NEW TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
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1942
1944
1946
Counties
Camercn
Morri8;n
Democrat
Chas. A.
Jonas
Republican
Jce W.
Ervin
Democrat
Loomis F.
Klutz
Republican
Hamilton
C. Jones
Democrat
P. C.
Burkhdcler
Republican
Avery
526
5,318
6,241
3,674
10,472
554
1,915
5,067
4,672
3,629
4,208
2,044
787
6,862
10,027
4,144
27,784
1,001
2,992
5,531
6,954
3,473
4,996
2,811
633
6,261
6,168
4,263
6,590
699
2,196
Burke
5,040
5,637
Catawba
Lincoln
3,542
Mecklenburg
2,941
Mitchell
1,740
Totals
26,785
21,535
50,605
26,757
24,614
21,096
NEW ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Created 1941)
1942
1944
1946
Counties
A. L.
Bulwinkle
Democrat
A. L.
Bulwinkle
Democrat
E. V.
Moss
Republican
A. L.
Bulwinkle
Democrat
C. Y.
Nanney, Jr.
Republican
Cleveland
2,068
5,093
1,854
986
2,184
4,969
3,116
8,182
13,909
2,249
3,973
2,439
7,521
3,303
2,140
5,127
4,198
2,130
1,549
4,382
2,303
2,892
5,535
2,057
3,315
2,196
6,213
3,336
1,012
Gaston
3,140
Madison
3,276
McDowell
2,003
Polk
1,735
Rutherford
4,221
Yancey
2,756
Total
20,270
41,576
21,829
25,544
18,143
NEW TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Created 1941)
1942
1944
1946
Counties
Zebulon
Weaver
Democrat
Gola P.
Ferguson
Republican
Zebulon
Weaver
Democrat
Lewis P.
Hamlin
Republican
Monroe M.
Redden
Democrat
Guy
Weaver
Republican
Buncombe
6,362
3,491
1,255
1,087
4,015
3,728
3,530
2,202
2,166
2,602
1,505
2,946
1,163
1,177
1,109
1,840
2,053
1,811
1,357
1,189
21,668
2,572
1,289
1,814
7,659
5,015
4,169
2,855
2,110
2,891
7,908
2,581
1,233
1,359
2,738
4,300
2,621
2,432
1,444
2,349
14,327
3,396
1,568
1,682
5,580
5,019
4,019
3,008
2,009
3,082
Cherokee
3,260
Clay
1,396
Graham
1,342
Haywood
2,240
Henderson
3,821
Jackson
2,636
Macon
2,428
Swain
1,443
Transylvania
2,188
Totals
30,438
16,150
52,042
28,965
43,690
28,531
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VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Primary, May 27, 1944
Counties
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
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville...
Greene
Guilford. . .
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood..
Henderson.
Hertford...
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston. ..
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
Clyde R.
Cameron
Marvin L.
Arthur
G.Y.
Hoey
Morrison
Ritch
Simmons
Newton
3,550
963
89
114
36
934
204
22
5
5
826
364
17
26
18
987
651
63
25
48
1,137
619
5
18
7
222
184
2
4
4
2,555
672
48
65
28
979
884
10
11
6
1,150
561
37
26
23
854
261
20
34
4
8,966
2,495
101
149
76
2,272
1,213
72
60
26
2,613
1,226
280
104
50
1,525
484
71
47
25
586
224
4
18
3
1,242
588
16
18
9
966
119
11
17
f>
2,731
1,505
125
96
54
1,510
619
7
16
5
1,073
262
21
24
10
607
201
16
10
3
469
51
6
3
1
6,003
635
98
53
71
2,880
809
84
108
54
2,446
535
34
58
46
3,624
1,105
77
99
37
796
300
25
32
13
715
131
5
3
3,652
836
100
77
100
737
393
33
32
41
2,499
1,015
33
63
17
7,054
2,115
118
125
38
2,643
1,114
37
50
24
5,133
2,631
182
289
95
2,610
535
50
60
30
7,545
1,235
272
88
63
806
89
10
29
8
488
92
8
7
8
1,572
317
12
24
14
1,475
393
29
28
10
8,487
3,273
184
224
117
3,167
1,088
83
67
42
2,864
947
63
49
25
1,981
1,909
32
23
8
1,200
211
7
16
5
1,011
138
17
12
11
811
289
4
14
17
577
139
19
23
7
2,647
2,31 i
167
89
51
1,469
320
10
17
5
3,482
1,174
92
66
30
702
139
7
12
10
1,255
492
16
25
32
2,647
907
55
59
26
1,465
868
67
17
18
835
382
42
42
17
494
563
13
28
4
936
1,126
51
34
17
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Vote for United States Senator— Primary, May 27, 1944— (Con't.)
Counties
Clyde R.
Hoey
Cameron
Morrison
Marvin L.
Riteh
Arthur
Simmons
G. Y.
Newton
McDowell
1,370
7,189
371
879
1,644
3,058
2,918
1,743
1,228
1,334
429
1,173
1,090
630
1,249
3,616
1,010
1,502
1,287
3,755
2,551
2,871
4,091
1,266
885
1,444
1,407
1,980
1,279
1,353
335
1,742
2,512
10,100
1,739
581
683
2,853
2,731
2,892
921
896
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
86
43
2,380
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
52
15
137
20
13
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
7
56
48
51
10
14
24
Mecklenburg .
56
Mitchell.
Montgomery
4
Moore
34
Nash .
21
New Hanover..
51
Northampton
1
Onslow
15
Orange
10
Pamlico
1
Pasquotank
10
Pender
10
Perquimans
3
Person
11
Pitt
49
Polk ..
13
Randolph
15
Richmond
133
Robeson
50
Rockingham
44
Rowan
70
Rutherford
29
Sampson
7
Scotland
109
Stanly
15
Stokes .
29
Surry
16
Swain
6
Transylvania
8
Tyrrell....
1
Union
408
Vance
33
Wake...
51
Warren
12
Washington
7
Watauga
8
Wayne
20
Wilkes
35
Wilson
40
Yadkin .
9
Yancey
8
Total
211,049
80,154
7,428
4,593
3,057
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VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
November 7, 1944
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
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson..
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
JacKson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
Counties
Clyde R.
A. I.
Hoey
Ferree
Democrat
Republican
9,529
4,174
2,339
2,891
1,837
1,275
3,565
352
4,462
4,441
810
2,968
4,666
787
2,926
63
2,421
483
2,303
1,933
21,997
7,638
6,798
5,589
9,148
3,740
5,421
4,108
758
88
3,569
1,369
1,866
356
10,237
6,807
3,776
2,271
2,582
2,564
1,273
69
1,293
1,226
8,458
2,059
5,576
1,275
5,006
377
6,847
1,297
1,129
87
969
193
9,697
9,338
2,234
3,178
5,319
1,261
13,449
2,219
6,460
197
17,100
7,984
3,842
167
14,459
4,680
1,045
83
1,815
1,356
3,113
191
2,275
83
24,865
9,997
6,764
160
6,510
2,852
7,769
2,678
5,109
4,161
1,863
52
1,762
109
789
212
8,540
4,169
4,191
2,611
8,345
4,144
1,187
133
3,529
593
5,025
295
4,198
3,494
2,875
2,420
2,290
4,184
4,158
95
228 North Carolina Manual
Vote for United States Senator, November 7, 1944 (Con't.)
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
4Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania .
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Wash.ngtcn..
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkis
Wi.son
Yadkin
Yancey
Total-
Counties
Clyde R.
A.I.
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
533,813
226,037
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 5, 1946
NO. 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 634, Session Laws 1945.
Article I, Sections 1, 7, 11, 13, 19 and 26 amended to read as
follows :
"Section 1. The equality and rights of persons. That we hold
it to be self-evident that all persons are created equal; that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that
among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits of their
own labor, and the pursuit of happiness."
"Sec. 7. Exchisive emoluments, et cetera. No person or set of
persons are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privi-
leges from the community but in consideration of public services."
"Sec. 11. In criminal prosecutions. In all criminal prosecutions,
every person charged with crime has the right to be informed of
the accusation and to confront the accusers and witnesses with
other testimony, and to have counsel for defense, and not be com-
pelled to give self-incriminating evidence, or to pay costs, jail
fees, or necessary witness fees of the defense, unless found
guilty."
"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
persons in open court. The Legislature may, however, provide
other means of trial, for petty misdemeanors, with the right of
appeal."
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"Sec. 19. Controversies at law respecting property. In all con-
troversies at law respecting property, the ancient mode of trial
by jury is one of the best securities of the rights of the people, and
ought to remain sacred and inviolable. No person shall be excluded
from jury service on account of sex."
"Sec. 26. Religions liberty. All persons have a natural and in-
alienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates
of their own consciences, and no human authority should, in any
case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience."
Article VI, Section 1. Amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. Who may vote. Every person born in the United
States, and every person who has been naturalized, twenty-one
years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this arti-
cle, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the
State, except as herein otherwise provided."
NO. 2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FAILED OF ADOPTION
Chapter 1042, Session Laws 1945.
Article II, Section 28.
"PROVIDED FUPvTHER, that for the duration of both regular
and special sessions the members shall receive, in addition to the
salaries herein provided for, the sum of ten dollars per day for
each day not to exceed sixty days in any one session in commuta-
tion for expenses incurred for travel to and from their homes to
the seat of government, subsistence, and other necessaiy expenses."
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VOTE ON FOREGOING AMENDMENTS BY COUNTIES
Counties
Amendment Number 1
Making the Constitution
Equally Applicable to
Men and Women
Amendment Number 2
Allowing Limited Necessary
Expenses of Members of the
General Assembly
Alimance ...
For
5,411
1,562
809
875
2,033
1,008
1,115
507
582
1,731
12,796
3,534
2,748
2,943
185
1,777
713
3,650
1,413
2,065
179
508
2,144
1,243
784
827
260
340
6,120
1,788
1,319
2,812
776
7,450
641
4,501
115
695
771
202
7,251
790
2,198
3,185
2,863
332
404
238
2,989
1,582
3,105
178
1,284
553
2,452
1,824
1,347
585
Against
2,336
2,281
785
653
2,270
864
666
336
546
1,082
5,508
4,137
2,328
2,748
88
652
443
2,496
1,742
1,140
164
178
1,100
1,365
644
878
116
86
5,472
764
1,115
879
406
3,204
457
2,669
144
703
341
289
2,826
690
2,621
3,046
2,066
199
394
128
1,536
2,910
2,744
179
760
411
1,792
1,549
2,056
551
For
3,730
1,160
641
708
1,865
676
804
415
463
1,351
9,648
3,029
2,243
2,164
117
1,323
537
2,701
1,132
1,673
145
281
1,591
988
619
724
184
269
5,179
1,442
1,103
2,355
590
5,702
435
3,499
101
558
648
150
5,403
641
1,619
2,271
2,452
269
382
167
1,998
1,735
2,314
147
860
447
2,061
1,644
948
456
Against
2,910
Alexander
2,230
Alleghany
794
Anson
665
Ashe
2,232
Avery
870
Beaufort
791
Bertie
347
Bladen
588
Brunswick
1,122
Buncombe
7,116
Burke
3,761
Cabarrus
2,443
Caldwell....
2,956
Camden
107
Carteret
739
Caswell
517
Catawba
2,733
C hatham
1,907
Cherokee
1,095
Chowan
175
Clay...
264
Cleveland
1,282
Columbus ;
1,396
Craven
680
Cumberland
856
Currituck
132
Dare
77
Davidson
5,950
Davie
785
Duplin
1,115
Durham
1,172
Edgecombe
527
Forsyth.
3,899
Franklin
Gaston
582
2,854
Gates
137
Graham
525
Granville
430
Greene
287
Guilford
3,780
Halifax
764
Harnett
2,799
Haywood
2,750
Henderson
2,187
Hertford
246
Hoke
360
Hyde
157
Iredell
1,999
Jackson
2,381
Johnston
2,960
Jones
184
Lee
989
Lenoir
469
Lincoln
1,768
Macon
1,351
Madison
1,911
Martin
590
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Vote on Foregoing Amendments by Counties — (Continued)
Counties
Amendment Number 1
Making the Constitution
Equally Applicable to
Men and Women
Amendment Number 2
Allowing Limited Necessary
Expenses of Members of the
General Assembly
For
2,162
5,968
794
1,223
2,097
770
1,791
592
408
1,419
542
324
275
172
491
1,120
1,460
3,167
1,492
1,111
3,960
5,494
4,234
3,066
692
3,874
1,631
1,769
1,022
2,207
396
922
437
4,121
436
283
2,000
1,117
2,298
1,267
1,668
2,176
Against
1,598
2,237
844
1,261
1,175
548
617
707
479
797
251
309
297
123
341
822
1,351
4,171
704
763
2,403
2,328
4,194
2,067
414
2,649
1,572
1,106
1,033
2,237
378
675
272
1,971
450
319
2,148
684
2,810
436
1,379
1,943
For
1,809
4,575
604
907
1,562
636
1,338
429
313
1,240
351
325
245
190
367
809
1 .2.-.4
2,272
1,114
861
2,427
3,176
3,635
2,184
566
2,829
1,262
1,238
1,052
2,030
365
673
369
2,749
320
249
1,577
822
1,809
830
1,266
1,635
Against
1,496
2,900
Mitchell
786
1,305
1,421
579
909
793
472
811
316
272
278
95
392
Pitt
975
Polk
1,052
4,291
843
910
2,366
3,730
4,257
2,228
414
Stanly -- --
3,149
1,452
1,165
743
1,902
Tyrrell
297
742
309
Wake
3,027
524
341
2,155
829
Wilkes
2,586
667
Yadkin
1,348
Yancey
2,098
Total
186,540
133,396
143,021
1
143,918
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 amend-
ment 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
PART V
GOVERNMENTAL 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, and two mem-
bers appointed by the Governor.
Appointed by the Governor:
LeRoy Martin Raleigh
T. Clarence Stone _ Stoneville
Appointed by the Legislature:
Arch T. Allen Raleigh
Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
Wade Barber. _ Pittsboro
Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
NORTH CAROLINA AERONAUTICS COMMISSION
1945, c. 198; G. S. 63-39
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
Roy Rowe, Chairman ... Burgaw
William Olsen „ _ _ Raleigh
Thomas Davis ... Winston-Salem
Paul McMurray...... _ Fletcher
Herbert H. Baxter Charlotte
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Rev. s. 3931; Code s. 2184; 1901, c 479, ss. 2, 4; 1907, c. 876, 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 _ — Raleigh
W. B. Austin - .....Jefferson
W. I. Bissette _ Grifton
Chas. F. Cates Mebane
Hoyle C. Griffin „ - - Monroe
Claude T. Hall - Woodsdale
D. J. Lybrook _ .. — ~ ...Advance
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D. R. Noland Waynesville
Miss Ethel Parker ...._ Gatesville
J. H. Poole West End
Lionel Weil _ Goldsboro
STATE BOARD OF ALCOHOLIC CONTROL
1937, c. 49, ss. 2, 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, Chairman _ Raleigh
Sam Etheridge Washington
S. C. Brawley _ Durham
Roy L. Davis, Secretary _._ Manteo
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; 1945, c. 55; C. S. 6141; G. S. 121-1
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
R. D. W. Connor, Chairman „ _ Chapel Hill
Miss Gertrude S. Carraway _ ...New Bern
3. Allan Dunn _...._ Salisbury
Clarence W. Griffin _ Forest City
W. T. Laprade _ _._ Durham
McDaniel Lewis Greensboro
Mrs. P. F. Patton „ Hendersonville
Dr. C. C. Crittenden, Director Raleigh
STATE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT
1939, c. 310, s. 200; 1941, c. 327, s. 6; 1947 c. 184; G. S. 105-273
Composition: Five members, all Ex-officio under the Act.
Edwin Gill, Commissioner of Revenue, Chairman Raleigh
W. O. Suiter, Director of Department of Tax Research Raleigh
Stanley Winborne, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission...Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 239
Charles M. Johnson, Director of Local Government 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 members elected by
the Art Society.
Ex-officio:
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor _ _ Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney-General _ _ Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent of Public Instruction Raleigh
Mrs. Edwin P. Brown, Chairman of the Art Department,
State Federation of Women's Clubs Murfreesboro
Appointed:
Dean Alice Baldwin _ _ Durham
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon „ Concord
Mrs. Loui s V. Sutton ....._ Raleigh
Robert L. Humber „ Greenville
Elected :
J. Melville Broughton _ _. Raleigh
William Henley Deitrick - _ Raleigh
Mrs. Isabelle Bowen Henderson _ „ Raleigh
Joseph S. Hutchison „ ....Charlotte
Col. William T. Joyner _...._ Raleigh
Miss Katharine Morris Raleigh
Dr. Clarence Poe „ Raleigh
Mrs. James H. Webb _ „ Fayetteville
Miss Lucy Cherry Crisp, Executive Secretary ...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 Exofficio, five appointed by
the Governor.
Chas. M. Johnson, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
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Harry McMullan, Ex-officio _ Raleigh
B. Bascom Blackwelder, Secretary Hickory
H. D. Bateman ; Wilson
R. P. Holding Smithfield
R. C. Lewellyn _ . Dobson
Boyd B. Massagee Hendersonville
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.
Judge Sam M. Cathey, Chairman Asheville
Dr. Howard E. Jensen Durham
Ernest R. Alexander „ _ Kannapolis
V. J. Ashbaugh Durham
H. I. McDougle Charlotte
Thomas S. Payne Washington
Ex-officio Members:
Ernest C. McCracken Raleigh
E. N. Peeler Raleigh
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds Raleigh
Charles H. Warren Raleigh
Dr. Ellen B. Winston Raleigh
H. A. Wood, Executive Secretary Raleigh
N. C. BOARD OF BOILER RULES
1935, c. 326; G. S. 95-54
Composition: Five members. One Ex-officio, four appointed by
the Governor.
Forrest H. Shuford, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
William W. Lloyd Greensboro
Wm. E. Shuping _ _ Greensboro
William H. Ruffin. _ ,....- „ _ Durham
R. Gordon Thomas „ Raleigh
BUILDING 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. Hooke, Chairman Charlotte
Governmental Boards and Commissions 241
Ross Shumaker, Vice-Chairman Raleigh
Robert H. Pinnix, Secretary Gastonia
J. C. Warr - - - - Hamlet
L. H. Rouse - _ _ Wilmington
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 McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
R. G. Deyton, Asst. Director Budget Raleigh
BOARD OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
1925, c. 122, s. 6; 1927, c. 57; 1941, c. 45; 1945, c. 638;
G. S. 113-4; 113-5
Composition: Fifteen members appointed by the Governor.
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor, Chairman Raleigh
Josh L. Home, Vice-Chairman _ Rocky Mount
J. Wilbur Bunn Raleigh
Oscar P. Breece Fayetteville
K. Clyde Council - - Wananish
R. Floyd Crouse Sparta
W. J. Damtoft - — .- Canton
Percy B. Ferebee - Andrews
A. H. Guion - Charlotte
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Robert W. Proctor - - Marion
Miles J. Smith - - Salisbury
D. M. Stafford Pomona
A. K. Winget Albemark
Eric Rodgers - Scotland Neck
Chas. S. Allen Durham
R. Bruce Etheridge, Director - Manteo
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NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF CORRECTION
AND TRAINING
1943, c. 776; s. 1; 1945, c. 847; 1947, c. 226; G. S. 134-90*
Composition: 10 members. One Ex-Officio, 9 appointed by the
Governor.
C. A. Dillon, Chairman - Raleigh
Dr. W. A. Stanbury, Vice-Chairman. — — Gastonia
Mrs. Howard G. Etheridga....- Asheville
W. N. Harrell _ - Wilson
T. A. Haywood - — Rockingham
Miss Diana Dyer Winston-Salem
W. Jasper Smith Bethel
Sankey L. Blanton Wake Forest
Dr. C. F. Strosnider Goldsboro
Dr. Ellen B. Winston (Ex-officio) _ _ Raleigh
S. E. Leonard, Commissioner „ „ Raleigh
*(This Board has the management of the Stonewall Jackson
Training School, Eastern Carolina Training School, State Home
and Industrial School, Morrison Training School and State Train-
ing School for Negro Girls.)
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
N. C. Constitution, Art. IX. sec. 8;
G. S. 115-16
Composition: Thirteen members. Three Ex-officio; ten appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly.
L. Y. Ballentine, Lieutenant Governor,
Chairman, Ex-officio „ Raleigh
D. Hiden Ramsey, Vice-Chairman Asheville
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt., Public Instruction,
Secretary, Ex-officio „ _ Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
J. A. Pritchett , Windsor
A. McL. Graham , _ Clinton
A. S. Brower _ _...._ _ ...Durham
H. E. Stacy...... „ „...„Lumberton
Santford Martin „ Winston-Salem
Governmental Boards and Commissions 243
Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville
J. Harold Lineberger .._ Belmont
A. C. Edwards - Hookerton
B. B. Dougherty - Boone
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.
Hubert E. Olive, Chairman (D) Lexington
Walter H. Woodson, Secretary (D) Salisbury
J. Ray Morgan (D) _'..._ Waynesville
Adrian S. Mitchell (R) - _ _..... Winton
Thomas C. Carter ( R) - — Mebane
R. C. Maxwell, Executive Secretary _ .......Raleigh
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION
Ex. 1936 c. 1, s. 10; 1941, c. 108, s. 10; 1941, c. 279, ss. 1-3;
1943, c. 277, s. 15; 1947 c. 598; G. S. 96-3
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Henry E. Kendall, Chairman _ Raleigh
R. Dave Hall „ _ Belmont
Marion W. Heiss Greensboro
C. A. Fink „._ .._ - ...- Spencer
Dr. Harry D. Wolf. _..... - - Chapel Hill
J udge C . E . Cowan.._ „ ,.- _ _ - - Morganton
Mrs. W. T. Bost _ - _ Raleigh
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.
Edwin Gill, Commissioner Revenue, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
H. L. Shankle, Director Gasoline and Oil Inspection
Division, Secretary, Ex-officio _ - Raleigh
J. H. Quattlebaum _ Charlotte
Henry C. Dobson _ - _ Elkin
Ray Bandy , Rocky Mount
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GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION
1945, c. 157, G. S. 164-14
Composition: Nine Members appointed as follows: One each by
the Presidents of the N. C. State Bar and N. C. Bar Association;
one each by the Deans of the law schools of Duke, Wake Forest
and the University of N. C; one each by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House, and two by the Governor.
Robert F. Moseley, Chairman Greensboro
I. M. Bailey Raleigh
I. Beverly Lake Wake Forest
Luther E. Barnhart — Concord
Frank W. Hanft Chapel Hill
Fred B. Helms _ Charlotte
Dr. Malcolm McDermott _ Durham
Henry A. McKinnon _ Lumberton
Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr „ _ _ Brevard
Clifton W. Beckwith, Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
1938, c. 390, s. 8; 1941, c. 357, s. 6; 1943, c. 535;
1945, c. 526; 1947, c. 259; G. S. 128-28
Composition: Ten members. Two Ex-officio, eight appointed by
the Governor and approved by the Senate.
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer, Chairman, Ex-officio...Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. Public Instruction, Ex-officio Raleigh
Caldwell McDonald Charlotte
Paul Kelly - - Raleigh
Millard F. Jones - _ _ _ Rocky Mount
Jonathan Woody _ — Waynesville
Mrs. Annie Swindell _ _ Durham
Walter C. Sanders _ _ _ Monroe
Thomas F. Royal Wadesboro
Earl Tate ". Lenoir
Nathan H. Yelton, Executive Secretary .._ Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 245
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; 1945, c. 281;
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. G. G. Dixon, Vice-President _ _ Ayden
Dr. H. Lee Large Rocky Mount
Dr. W. T. Rainey Fayetteville
Dr. Hubert B. Haywood _ Raleigh
Dr. John LaBruce Ward Asheville
Dr. James O. Nolan Kannapolis
Mr. Jasper C. Jackson Lumberton
Dr. Paul E. Jones _ _ Farmville
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health Officer, Secretary Raleigh
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; 1945, c. 895; G. S. 136-1
Composition : Chairman and ten commissioners appointed by the
Governor. ,
A. H. Graham, Chairman Raleigh
Merrill Evans Ahoskie
John G. Clark _ Greenville
James A. Bridger Bladenboro
John N. Hackney _.. Wilson
George W. Kane _ Roxboro
Henry W. Jordan _ Cedar Falls
Ben E. Douglas _ Charlotte
Raymond Smith. _ „ Mt. Airy
T. Max Watson Spindale
John A. Goode _ _ _ Asheville
STATE (HOSPITAL) ADVISORY COUNCIL
1945, c. 1096; G. S. 131-120
Claude F. Gaddy, Chairman Raleigh
R. E. Earp, M. D Selma
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James P. Richardson Charlotte
George Watts Hill Durham
David A. Young, M.D Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS BOARD OF CONTROL
1943, c. 136; 1945, c. 925; G. S. 122-7*
Composition: Fifteen members appointed by the Governor.
H. O. Lineberger, Chairman _ Raleigh
W. G. Clark, Vice-Chairman Tarboro
Mrs. Andrew Blair, Secretary _ Charlotte
T. C. Byrum _ _ _ Edenton
Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
R. P. Richardson _ _ Reidsville
John Umstead _ „ „ Chapel Hill
J. L. Dawkins _ _ Fayetteville
Ryan McBryde Raeford
T. V. Goode, M. D ... Statesville
Yates S. Palmer, M. D . Valdese
Francis A. Whiteside _ Gastonia
Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Leonard L. Oettinger _ Kinston
Mrs. Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
David A. Young, M.D., General Superintendent Raleigh
R. M. Rothgeb, General Business Manager _ Raleigh
*(This Board has the management of the State Hospital at
Raleigh, the State Hospital at Morganton, the State Hospital at
Goldsboro, and the Caswell Training School)
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 Winston-Salem
Pat Kimzey _ _ Brevard
Buren Jurney _ Statesville
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NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE ADVISORY BOARD
1945, c. 383, G. S. 58-27.1
Composition: Seven Members. One statutory and six appointed
by the Governor.
William P. Hodges, Commissioner of Insurance,
Chairman, (Statutory) _ - - - Raleigh
W. H. Andrews - —.- - - Greensboro
Thomas F. Southgate - - - - Durham
George F. Jones .Charlotte
Edwin Pate - - -....- Laurinburg
John H. Anderson, Jr -_- - - Raleigh
W. H. Nelson - -....- Spray
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BENEFIT
AND RETIREMENT FUND
1937, c. 349, s. 8; 1939, c. 6; 1941 cc. 56, 157; 1943, c. 145;
G. S. 143-166
Composition: Seven members. Three Ex-officio, four appointed
by the Governor.
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Chairman, Ex-officio. Raleigh
William P. Hodges, Commissioner Insurance,
Secretary, Ex-officio „ _ _ - Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
Walter F. Anderson Raleigh
C. V. Faulkner Nashville
B. Everett Jordan _._ . Saxapahaw
W. B. Lentz Asheville
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
Mrs. Ford S. Worthy _ - Washington
Lawrence Wallace _ - Smithfield
J. W. Adkins _ ~ Gastonia
Miss Marjorie Beal, Executive Secretary. _ Raleigh
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
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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.
Chas. M. Johnson, State Treasurer, Chairman
and Treasurer, Ex-officio _ Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State, Ex-officio Raleigh
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Edwin Gill, Commissioner of Revenue, Ex-officio Raleigh
R. Lynn Bernhardt ~ Salisbury
S. P. Douglas Lumberton
W. F. Carr. - Durham
Jas. G. Haynes Winston-Salem
Jno. L. Skinner Littleton
W. E. Easterling, Secretary „ Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
1945, c. 1096, G. S. 131-117
Composition: Twenty members. Two Ex-officio, eighteen ap-
pointed by the Governor.
James H. Clark, Chairman. _ Elizabethtown
Clarence Poe, Vice-Chairman Raleigh
J. W. Bean „ _ Spencer
Paul B. Bissette Wilson
Franklin J. Blythe _ _ Charlotte
W. M. Coppridge, M.D „ Durham
Don S. Elias _ ....„ Asheville
Sample B. Forbus _ Durham
G. Fred Hale, D.D.S _ _ ....._ Raleigh
Fred C. Hubbard, M.D _ North Wilkesboro
B. Everett Jordan _ _ Saxapahaw
W. S. Rankin, M.D ...._ Charlotte
Mrs. Dillard Reynolds _ _ Winston-Salem
William M. Rich ..... Durham
W. B. Rodman, Jr _ _ ...... Washington
Rev. C. E. Rozzelle Winston-Salem
Flora Wakefield, R.N Raleigh
J. Street Brewer, M.D Roseboro
Governmental Boards and Commissions 249
Carl V. Reynolds, M.D., Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Ellen B. Winston, Ex-officio Raleigh
John A. Ferrell, M.D., Executive Secretary Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA MERIT SYSTEM COUNCIL
1941, c. 370, s. 1; G. S. 126-1
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
J. L. Memory, Jr., Chairman Wake Forest
John P. Stedman Lumberton
Andrew Joyner, Jr. Greensboro
Col. J. W. Harrelson _ Raleigh
Holt McPherson Shelby
Dr. Frank T. DeVyver, Supervisor Durham
N. C. MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CONTROL
1917, c. 136, sub. c. 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.
Harry McMullan, Attorney General, Chairman Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State, Secretary —..Raleigh
Stanley Winborne, Chairman Utilities Commission Raleigh
THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR COUNCIL
1933, c. 210; 1937, c. 51; G. S. 84-17
Composition : Twenty-five members of the Council. Four Ex-
officio as officers of the North Carolina State Bar, and one each
from the twenty-one Judicial Districts of the State.
OFFICERS:
Fred B. Helms, President _ Charlotte
Joseph B. Cheshire, First Vice President Raleigh
Thomas P. Pruitt, Second Vice President Hickory
Edward L. Cannon, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
COUNCILLORS:
Junius D. Grimes, First District _ Washington
Z. V. Norman, Second District _ Plymouth
Julius Banzet, Third District „ Warrenton
D. H. Bland, Fourth District Goldsboro
*1— W. B. R. Guion, Fifth District New Bern
*1 — Replaced 1937 by Julius Brown Greenville
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John D. Warlick, Sixth District Jacksonville
I. M. Bailey, Seventh District - Raleigh
Louis J. Poisson, Eighth District Wilmington
Dickson McLean, Ninth District Lumberton
R. P. Reade, Tenth District _...:. Durham
G. H. Hastings, Eleventh District , Winston-Salem
A. W. Sapp, Twelfth District _ _ — Greensboro
W. L. Mann, Thirteenth District _ Albemarle
J. Laurence Jones, Fourteenth District _ Charlotte
John A. Scott, Fifteenth District ...Statesville
P>. F. Williams, Sixteenth District _ Lenoir
*2 — Eugene Trivette, Seventeenth District North Wilkesboro
Charles Hutchins, Eighteenth District Burnsville
Kester Walton, Nineteenth District Asheville
*3 — Gilmer A. Jones, Twentieth District Franklin
P. W. Glidewell, Sr., Twenty-first District Reidsville
*2 — Replaced 1947 by Kyle Hayes North Wilkesboro
3 — Replaced 1947 by John Queen Waynesville
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STATE BOARD OF PENSIONS
1921, c. 189, s. 1; C. S. 5168(a); G. S. 112-7
Composition: Three members. All Ex-officio under the above Act.
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor _ _ Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
Henry L. Bridges, Auditor _ „ Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY
1945, c. 1097, s. 1, G. S. 143-216
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
R. B . Page, Chairman „ _ _. Wilmington
A. G. Myers, Vice-Chairman _ _.....Gastonia
W. O. Huske, Secretary and Treasurer Fayetteville
H. S. Gibbs Morehead City
Samuel B. Frink _ _ _Southport
T. Henry Wilson _ _...._ Morganton
J. H. White Winston-Salem
Governmental Boards and Commissions 251
STATE PROBATION COMMISSION
1937, c. 132, s. 5; G. S. 15-201
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin _._ Raleigh
Judge W. C. Harris Raleigh
Dr. John S. Bradway. _ Durham
Judge Wilson Warlick „ , Newton
L. P. McLendon „. _ _ Greensboro
J. H. Sample, Director.. Asheville
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Rev. s. 3513; Code, s. 2331; 1868-9, c. 170, s. 2; 1909, c. 899; 1937,
c. 319, s. 1; 1943, c. 775, s. 1; 1945, c. 43; C. S. 5004; G. S. 108-1
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
W. A. Blair, Chairman _ Winston-Salem
E. Hervey Evans, Vice-Chairman .'. Laurinburg
Mrs. R. H. Latham, Secretary Asheville
Robert Hairston _ Reidsville
Mrs. Walter C. Crowell „._ _ „ Monroe
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Frank A. Daniels _ Raleigh
Dr. Ellen Winston, Commissioner Raleigh
DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND CONTRACT
1931, cc. 261, 396; C. S. 7502; G. S. 143-48
W. Z. Betts, Director Raleigh
Board of Award:
Wade Barber Pittsboro
Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
Arch T. Allen Raleigh
Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
T. Clarence Stone Stoneville
LeRoy Martin Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA RECREATION COMMISSION
1945, c. 757, s. 3; G. S. 143-207
Composition: Eleven members. Four Ex-officio, seven appointed
by the Governor.
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R. Gregg Cherry, Governor, Ex-officio - Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Ex-officio - - Raleigh
R. Bruce Etheridge, Director, Department of
Conservation and Development, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Ellen Winston, Commissioner of Public
Welfare, Ex-officio Raleigh
R. L. McMillan, Chairman - Raleigh
Montgomery S. Hill, Vice-Chairman - Greensboro
Rev. Charles S. Hubbard ....-._ Hillsboro
W. J. Kennedy, Jr Durham
Mrs. John G. Newitt... -....- .Charlotte
Max A. Parrish - Gastonia
R. W. Watkins - _...Boone
ROANOKE ISLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
1945, c. 953, G. S. 143-200
Composition : Twenty-four members. Three Ex-officio, twenty •
one appointed by the Association.
Officers:
J. Melville Broughton, Chairman _ Raleigh
Josephus Daniels, Honorary Vice-Chairman Raleigh
Herbert Peele, Honorary Vice-Chairman Elizabeth City
W. D. Carmichael, Honorary Vice-Chairman Chapel Hill
Melvin Daniels, Vice-Chairman _ Manteo
C. S. Meekins, Treasurer Manteo
Isaac P. Davis, Secretary _ Manteo
Dr. C. C. Crittenden, Historian „ Raleigh
Martin Kellogg, General Counsel _ Manteo
Directors :
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor, Ex-officio „ Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General, Ex-officio _ Raleigh
Dr. C. C. Crittenden, Director Depaitment
Archives & History, Ex-officio „ _ Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhaus _ Raleigh
J. Spencer Love _ _ Greensboro
Miles Clark Elizabeth City
Mrs. Dillard Reynolds „ Winston-Salem
D. Hiden Ramsey Asheville
Governmental Boards and Commissions 253
Victor Meekins _ _ ...._ Manteo
John Harden _.. _ - Raleigh
Mrs. Frank P. Graham _ _ Chapel Hill
Bishop Thomas Darst Wilmington
E. L. Winslow Hertford
Mrs. Ford S. Worthy Washington
R. Bruce Etheridge _ _ Raleigh
Theodore S. Meekins _ Manteo
Roy Davis Raleigh
M. K. Fearing Manteo
Dr. C. Sylvester Green Durham
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon - Concord
Paul Green.._ _ Ghapel Hill
Samuel Selden _ _ - _ Chapel Hill
J. Melville Broughton _ Raleigh
Melvin Daniels Manteo
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
Dr. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., Vice-Chairman _ Chapel Hill
Dr. Jane S. McKimmon Raleigh
E. F. Allen _ _ Lenoir
W. M. Sherard. Hendersonville
D. E. Purcell Reidsville
STATE STREAM SANITATION AND CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE
1945, c. 1010, s. 3; G. S. 143-213
Composition: Sixteen members. Six Ex-officio, ten appointed by
the Governor.
James M. Jarrett, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
W. H. Riley, Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
Carl V. Reynolds, M.D., Ex-officio _ Raleigh
R. Bruce Etheridge, Ex-officio _ Raleigh
Herman G. Baity, Ex-officio _ _ Chapel Hill
Capus Waynick, Ex-officio Raleigh
Fred Doutt : _ Canton
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John C. Roberts , Gastonia
Earl N. Phillips _ High Point
Walker Lyerly „ Hickory
Roy Williamson Rocky Mount
J. V. Whitfield _ _ _ Burgaw
W. P. Saunders _ _ Robbins
J. S. Silversteen _ Brevard
John H. Isenhour „ Salisbury
T. F. Bridgers Wilson
THE NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY, INC.
1943> c. 755; G. S. 140-6
Composition: Sixteen members. Two Ex-officio, four appointed
by the Governor, ten chosen by the members of the Symphony
Society.
Officers :
Spencer Murphy, President Salisbury
Mrs. Chas. E. Johnson, Vice-President _ Raleigh
R. M. Grumman, Exec. Vice-President Chapel Hill
Mrs. Kay Dixon, Secretary „ Gastonia
A. C. Hall, Treasurer , Raleigh
Directors:
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Ex-officio Raleigh
Mrs. C. M. Hassell, Honorary Charlotte
J. Melville Broughton _ _ Raleigh
Mrs. A. C. Burnham _ Chapel Hill
Mrs. R. Gregg Cherry Gastonia
Mrs. Robert A. Dunn ;; _ Charlotte
L. C. Gifford Hickory
Paul Green _ _ Chapel Hill
Harry H. Straus _ _ Brevard
J. Spencer Love _ Greensboro
Benjamin F. Swalin _ Chapel Hill
Governmental Boards and Commissions 255
TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
1941, c. 25, s. 6; 1943, c. 719; 1947, c. 259; G. S. 135-6
Composition: Eight members. Two Ex-officio, six appointed by
the Governor and approved by the Senate.
Charles M. Johnson, State Treasurer
Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Raleigh
Paul Kelly _ - Raleigh
Millard F. Jones _ Rocky Mount
Jonathan Woody Waynesville
Mrs. Annie Swindell Durham
Walter C. Sanders Monroe
Thomas F. Royal Wadesboro
Nathan H. Yelton, Executive Secretary _ Raleigh
TEXTBOOK COMMISSION
1923, c. 136, s. 325; 1943, c. 627, s. 1; 1945,
c. 707, ss. 4, 12; C. S. 5735; G. S. 115-278.4
Composition: Twelve members. Appointed by the Governor and
the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Dr. L. E. Spikes, Chairman Burlington
Elementary Division:
Frances Lacy, Secretary Raleigh
Grace Brunson Winston-Salem
R. T. Kimzey Brevard
Cleo Rainwater _ Greenville
Mrs. Floyd Souders _ Fayetteville
Mrs. Manley Williams , _ Wilmington
High SrJiool Division:
Jinsie Underwood, Secretary _ _ _ Gastonia
Eloise Camp „ Kannapolis
Iva E. Shockley Durham
E. M. Thompson.. _ _ Burgaw
George S. Willard, Jr _ Wilson
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UTILITIES COMMISSION
1933, c. 134; 1941, c. 97; G. S. 62-1
Composition: Three members appointed by the Governor and
approved by the Senate.
Stanley Winborne, Chairman _ Raleigh
Fred C. Hunter Raleigh
Robert Grady Johnson Raleigh
Charles Z. Flack, Chief Clerk _ Forest City
VETERANS COMMISSION
1945, c. 723, G. S. 165-5
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
Burgin Pennell, Chairman _ „ Asheville
Robin S. Kirby, Vice-Chairman Charlotte
S. Amos Maynard „ Greensboro
Josiah A. Maultsby Whiteville
Herbert H. Taylor Tarboro
Horace L. Johnson, Director Smithfield
N. C. WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
1947 c. 263
District
1 — Jas. R. Winslow Robersonville
2— Thomas J. White Kinston
3 — S. B. Coley, Chairman Raleigh
4 — Harry A. Greene Raeford
5 — Frank T. Er-win Durham
6— D. K. Sing Charlotte
7 — R. Floyd Crouse Sparta
8 — Geo. W. Keesee Gastonia
9 — Dan M. Furr Asheville
Willis King, Acting Director 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; G. S. 134-90
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; 1947, c. 226; C. S. 7329; G. S. 134-22
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776; G. S. 134-90
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; G. S. 134-90
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 North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776; G. S. 134-90
State Training School for Negro Girls, Kinston
1943, c. 381; 1947, c. 226; G. S. 134-84.1
Under the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training.
1943, c. 776; G. S. 134-90
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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, President - - Lenoir
G. P. Hagaman, Vice-President Spruce Pine
* Eugene Transou - Sparta
W. M. Moore - - - Statesville
T. C. Bowie West Jefferson
W. J. Conrad, Jr Winston-Salem
Hugh Cranor - -.....- Wilkesboro
Wade E. Brown - - Boone
Mrs. E. F. Reed - Lenoir
* Deceased
EAST CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE, GREENVILLE
1907, cc. 515, 820; 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.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Arthur B. Corey - ~ Greenville
John P. Steadman Lumberton
Arthur L. Tyler Rocky Mount
Warren R. Williams - - - - Sanford
Mrs. Charles M. Johnson „ - Raleigh
Thomas J. Hacknev ....._ _ Wilson
Dr. Lewis H. Swindell Washington
Ralph M. Garrett _ Greenville
Henry Belk - - - Goldsboro
C. P. Morris - - - Hertford
Hugh G. Horton _ Williamston
T. T. Hamilton , ,. Wilmington
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N. C. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AT MORGANTON
Rev. s. 4293; 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.
Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler, President Winston-Salem
W. M. Shuford, Vice-President -.. - Concord
H. L. Wilson, Secretary Morganton
W. L. Morris - - - — Marion
L. A. Dysart - - _...- Lenoir
Rev. James R. Fortune - - - - Durham
Dr. F. E. Motley - - Charlotte
OXFORD ORPHANAGE, OXFORD
Private Laws, 1923, c. 119
Composition: Three members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. R. L. Flowers — - Durham
T. L. Simmons - Rocky Mount
Benjamin Cone -..Greensboro
PEMBROKE STATE COLEGE FOR INDIANS, PEMBROKE
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.
L. W. Jacobs, Chairman _ - Pembroke
John L. Carter, Secretary _ Pembroke
S. A. Hammonds Lumberton
Edmund Lowry _ _ Rowland
M. L. Lowry _ Pembroke
Z. A. Lowry Pembroke
Elias Harris Maxton
J. O. Brooks _ Fairmont
C. L. Maynor _ _ Pembroke
James A. Sampson _ Pembroke
J. R. Spaulding .Rowland
James E. Hillman, Ph.D., Director Raleigh
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NORTH CAROLINA 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
George R. Bennette _ Greensboro
J. Edward Allen _ Warrenton
E. J. Britt _ Lumberton
Mrs. E. R. Buchan Kinston
W. G. Enloe „ Raleigh
Allison B. Farmer _ _ Bailey
James Penland Asheville
Ben R. Roberts _ _ Durham
Dr. Carl V. Tyner _ Leaksville
Carroll W. Weathers _ Raleigh
E. N. Peeler, Secretary Raleigh
TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
University of Ncrth Carolina at Chapel Hill
The State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the
University of North Carolina at Raleigh
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro
Composition : One hundred members. Elected by the General
Assembly. The legal term of office expires April 1st of year in-
dicated.
C. S. 5789; G. S. 116-4
* Executive Committee
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, Chairman Raleigh
1948
John Sprunt Hill _ - Durham
Edwin Pate - Laurinburg
John J. Parker Charlotte
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1950
Mrs. Laura Weil Cone _ - Greensboro
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson _ High Point
Victor S. Bryant _ - Durham
1952
Josephus Daniels - Raleigh
Clarence Poe Raleigh
Clyde K. Council Wananish
1954
John W. Umstead Chapel Hill
Jno. W. Clark Franklinville
J. C. B. Ehringhaus Raleigh
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR LIFE
Cameron Morrison _ ...Charlotte Mecklenburg
J. C. B. Ehringhaus Raleigh - - Wake
Clyde R. Hoey Washington, D. C. (appointed from Cleveland)
J. Melville Broughton Raleigh _ _ Wake
EX-OFFICIO
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor...Gastonia _ Gaston
Clyde A. Erwin, State Su-
perintendent of Public
Instruction Rutherfordton Rutherford
Arch T. Allen,
Secretary to Board Raleigh - Wake
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1949
Miss Emily S. Austin Tarboro Edgecombe
Miss Annie Moore Cherry. Red Springs (appointed from Hali-
fax)
David Clark _ Charlotte Mecklenburg
James H. Clark „ — Elizabethtown Bladen
Clyde K. Council Wananish _ Columbus
Josephus Daniels _...._ Raleigh Wake
B. B. Everett Palmyra Halifax
Mrs. R. S. Ferguson _ Taylorsville Alexander
James S. Ficklen Greenville Pitt
James A. Gray -Winston-Salem Forsyth
R. L. Harris •• Roxboro Person
W. E. Horner Sanford Lee
Hugh Horton Williamston Martin
R. E . 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
Dr. Foy Roterson Durham Durham
T. Clarence Stone - Stoneville Rockingham
\V. Frank Taylor Goldsboro Wayne
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson High Point Guilford
F. E. Wallace Kinston - Lenoir
Graham Woodard Wilson Wilson
1951
Arch T. Allen Raleigh Wake
E. S. Askew Oriental _ Pamlico
Kemp D. Battle Rocky Mount Nash
J. A. Bridger Bladenboro - Bladen
Charles A. Cannon Concord Cabarrus
Thurmond Chatham Winston-Salem Forsyth
Wm. G. Clark Tarboro Edgecombe
A. M. Dixon „ Gastonia Gaston
F. W. Hancock, Jr Oxford Granville
E. W. Stevens Warsaw Duplin
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Kinston Lenoir
Lincolnton Lincoln
..Pittsboro - Chatham
..Sanitorium - Hoke
..Sylva - Jackson
..Burlington Alamance
..New Bern Craven
..Raleigh Wake
Kemp B. Nixon.... Lincolnton ...Lincoln
John J. Parker _ Charlotte ...Mecklenburg
R. W. Proctor _ ...Marion McDowell
R. J. Reynolds Winston-Salem Forsyth
B. F. Royal Morehead City - Carteret
Wm. B. Shuford - Hickory Catawba
Miss Grace Pemberton
Taylor Danbury Stokes
Fred I. Sutton
Charles A. Jonas
A. H. London
Mrs. Sadie McB. McCain..
Mrs Gertrude D. McKee..
R. A. Maynard
Raymond Maxwell
A. L. Monroe - -
1953
Wade Barber Pittsboro - Chatham
Samuel M. Blount Washington Beaufort
Victor S. Bryant _ Durham Durham
Gertrude Carraway _ New Bern Craven
John W. Clark Franklinville - 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
E. Leigh Winslow Hertford Perquimans
W. Roy Hampton Plymouth Washington
John Sprunt Hill Durham Durham
B. K. Lassiter Oxford Granville
John Q. LeGrand _ Wilmington New Hanover
Henry A. Lineberger Gastonia Gaston
Mrs. Frances Newsome
Miller Raleigh Wake
Glenn C. Palmer Waynesville Haywood
Edwin Pate Laurinburg Scotland
James C. Pittman Sanford Lee
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J. E. Ramsey _ Salisbury Rowan
Roy Rowe _ Burgaw Pender
J. Benton Stacy _ _..Ruffin Rockingham
Kenneth S. Tanner Spindale Rutherford
William B. Umstead Durham Durham
1955
H. D. Bateman Wilson Wilson
W. H. Currie Carthage Moore
B. E. Fountain Rocky Mount Edgecombe
P. B. Ferrebee Andrews Cherokee
0. Max Gardner, Jr. Shelby Cleveland
H. S. Gibbs Morehead City Carteret
A. H. Harris Oriental Pamlico
1. T. Johnson Jefferson Ashe
V. G. James Elizabeth City Pasquotank
J. C. Kesler Salisbury Rowan
John Kerr, Jr. Warrenton Warren
W. L. Lumpkin Louisburg Franklin
M. C. Lassiter Snow Hill Greene
J. Spencer Love Greensboro Guilford
J. F. Milliken Monroe Union
R. I. Mintz Southport Brunswick
H. B. Marrow Smithfield Johnston
W. D. Merritt Roxboro Person
L. P. McLendon Greensboro Guilford
Mrs. Rosa B. Parker Albemarle Stanly
Clarence Poe Raleigh Wake
C. A. Rudisill Cherryville Gaston
G. M. Stephens Asheville Buncombe
J. W. Umstead Chapel Hill Orange
Lionel Weil Goldsboro Wayne
NORTH CAROLINA VOCATIONAL TEXTILE SCHOOL
1945, c. 806; G. S. 115-255.1
Composition : Seven members. One Ex-officio, six appointed by
the Governor.
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J. Warren Smith, Director of
Vocational Education, Ex-officio Raleigh
Otis M. Mull, Chairman Shelby
George W. Coggin, Secretary Raleigh
J. Harold Lineberger Belmont
John F. Matheson Mooresville
C. A. Cannon _ Kannapolis
Frank L. Jackson _ _ Davidson
Carl L. Rudisill Cherryville
WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE, CULLOWHEE
1925, c. 270, s. 1; 1929, c. 251, s. 2; G. S. 116-46
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
Brandon P. Hodges, Chairman Asheville
Harry E. Buchanan _ _ Hendersonville
Dan M. Allison _ Sylva
Edwin B. Whitaker Bryson City
Morgan Cooper _ _ Forest City
Glenn C. Palmer „ _ Clyde
Mrs. J. S. Silversteen _ Brevard
H. Bueck _ _ „ Murphy
R. S. Jones _ _ Franklin
H. T. Hunter, Secretary _ Cullowhee
EDUCATIONAL (NEGRO)
THE NEGRO AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
OF NORTH CAROLINA, GREENSBORO
Rev., s. 4223; 1899, c. 389, ss. 2, 3,- 1939, c. 65, s. 4;
1943, c. 132; C. S. 5828; G. S. 116-94
Composition: Sixteen members. One Ex-officio, fifteen appointed
by the Governor.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. of Public Instruction, Ex-officio...Raleigh
Chas. A. Hines, Chairman Greensboro
G. Foster Hankins _ _. Lexington
Shelly B. Caveness Greensboro
J. Wilson Alexander Huntersville
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Guy B. Phillips Chapel Hill
Geo. T. Ashford Red Springs
Harry B. Caldwell - Greensboro
Z, Vance Bunting Bethel
Emmett Bellamy - - Wilmington
W. R. Vaughan - - - Henderson
H. A. Scott - - - Haw River
L. P. McLendon - - Greensboro
Rev. John J. Green - - — Greensboro
Dr. C. T. Whitten - High Point
Pierce C. Rucker - Greensboro
ELIZABETH CITY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE,
ELIZABETH CITY
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
G. R. Little, Chairman - Elizabeth City
Mrs. J. G. Fearing, Secretary - - Elizabeth City
W. I. Halstead - - South Mills
Dr. N. C. Newbold - - - Raleigh
Capt. J. L. Wiggins _ -....- - Edenton
Miles S. Clark - Elizabeth City
John H. Hall - - Elizabeth City
Thomas Peele • Elizabeth City
W. Howard Pitt - — - Hertford
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE,
FAYETTEVILLE
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306, s. 9; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
John H. Cook, Chairman - Fayetteville
Maurice Fleishman, Secretary _ -....- Fayetteville
W. E. Horner _ — Sanford
Terry A. Lyon -...._ Fayetteville
Emil Rosenthal ...Goldsboro
J. L. Emanuel - Raleigh
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Richard M. Lilly Fayetteville
Dr. W. L. McRae Red Springs
Dr. M. Nathaniel Leary Wilmington
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE AT DURHAM
1925, c. 306, s. 9 (a); 1939, c. 65, s. 4; 1947, c. 189; G. S. 116-99
Composition: One Ex-officio. Twelve members appointed by the
Governor, approved by the Senate.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. of Public Instruction, Ex-officio... Raleigh
Dr. R. L. Flowers, Chairman Durham
Jule B. Warren, Secretary _ Raleigh
Oscar G. Barker Durham
E. T. Bost _ - _ Concord
R. M. Gantt Durham
Dr. Edgar W. Knight _....- Chapel Hill
Spencer Murphy Salisbury
J. T. Pritchett _ Lenoir
Dr. C. C. Spaulding _ Durham
W. Frank Taylor Golclsboro
F. E. Wallace „ _ „ _ Kinston
Capus Waynick _ Raleigh
THE COLORED ORPHANAGE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
OXFORD
1887, c. 47; 1927, c. 162; G.S. 116-139
Composition : Thirteen members. Five appointed by the Gov-
ernor and eight under the by-laws of the Institution.
Appointed by the Governor:
Dr. R. L. Noblin... Oxford
John S. Watkins Oxford
Benjamin K. Lassiter - Oxford
W. T. Yancey 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
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C. C. Spaulding Durham
Dr. J. E. Shepard -....- Durham
J. W. Mitchell Hampton, Va.
Dr. J. W. Seabrook Fayetteville
Wm. R. Johnson - - Oxford
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
George R. Bennette Greensboro
J. Edward Allen - Warrenton
E. J. Britt - ~ Lumberton
Mrs. E. R. Buchan Kinston
W. G. Enloe Raleigh
Allison B. Farmer - Bailey
James Penland — ~ Asheville
Ben R. Roberts Durham
Carl V. Tyner _ _ Leaksville
Carroll W. Weathers.. _ - Raleigh
E. N. Peeler, Secretary - Raleigh
THE WINSTON-SALEM TEACHERS COLLEGE,
WINSTON-SALEM
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306, s. 9; G. S. 116-103
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
H. E. Fries, Chairman Winston-Salem
John C. Whitaker, Vice-Chairman Winston-Salem
Colonel W. A. Blair _.. Winston-Salem
R. W. Gorrell Winston-Salem
Gordon Gray Winston-Salem
R. M. Hanes _ Winston-Salem
O. A. Kirkman _ _ High Point
J. Harmon Linville „ Kernersville
Richard J. Reynolds Winston-Salem
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HOSPITALS (WHITE)
CASWELL TRAINING SCHOOL, KINSTON
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; 1945,
c. 925, s. 1; C. S. 6159 (a); G. S. 122-7
Under the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control
1943> c. 136; G". S. 122-7
THE NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL FOR THE TREATMENT
OF SPASTIC CHILDREN
1945, c. 504, G. S. 131-128
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. W. M. Roberts Gastonia
Thomas O'Berry „ _ _ Goldsboro
George Hughes Pollocksville
Dr. 0. L. Miller _ Charlotte
Charles E. Norfleet Winston-Salem
Robert P. Cherry Tarboro
Dr. Lernox D. Baker _ Durham
Dr. Ellen B. Winston _ _ Raleigh
Joel W. Wright Asheville
THE MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,
GREENSBORO
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 Commissioners; one
member appointed by the Guilford County Commissioners; one
member by Watauga County Commissioners and one by the Guil-
ford County Medical Association.
Mrs. Bertha L. Cone, President _ Blowing Rock
Herman Cone, Vice-President Greensboro
Bernard M. Cone, Secretary-Treasurer Greensboro
R. R. King Greensboro
Miss Etta Cone Baltimore
Ceasar Cone _...._ Greensboro
N. S. Calhoun _ Greensboro
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Dr. Samuel F. Ravenel _ Greensboro
L. P. McLendon „ _ _ Greensboro
Dr. E. D. Apple Greensboro
Dr. Fred Patterson _ ..... Greensboro
Dr. Marion Y. Keith Greensboro
Charles A. Hines _ - ...... 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: One Ex-officio. Twelve members appointed by the
Governor with the approval of the Senate.
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, Secretary of State
Board of Health, Ex-officio Raleigh
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
Charles A. Cannon Concord
Edwin Morgan Laurel Hill
Mrs. P. P. McCain Southern Pines
E. A. Rasberry - - Snow Hill
Dr. Paul Ringer _ _ - - Asheville
Dr. J. R. Terry. - Lexington
NORTH CAROLINA ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, GASTONIA
1917, c. 199, s. 4; C. S. 7254; G. S. 131-1
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor.
Paul C. Whitlock, President. Charlotte
George Blanton, Chairman — Shelby
John L. Beal, Treasurer Gastonia
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Ralph S. Robinson, Secretary - Gastonia
Kay Dixon _ Gastonia
Paul R. Ervin - - Charlotte
J. A. Jones - Charlotte
Dr. R. A. Moore - .-...- Winston-Salem
Herman Weil Goldsboro
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; G. S. 122-7
STATE HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, RALEIGH
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; G. S. 122-7
HOSPITALS (NEGRO)
STATE HOSPITAL AT GOLDSBORO
1921, c. 183, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 3; G. S. 122-7
Under the management of the North Carolina Hospitals
Board of Control.
1943, c. 136; G. S. 122-7
N. C. CONFEDERATE INSTITUTION
Woman's Home at Fayeteville
1913, c. 62; C. S. 5135; G. S. 112-2
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Chas. G. Rose, Chairman -....- Fayetteville
A. E . Cook, Secretary ~ Fayetteville
Mrs. E. R. MacKethan _ Fayetteville
Mrs. Quinton Gregory Halifax
Mrs. Walter Woodard - - •■-. - - Wilson
Mrs. J. S. Rowe - Hickory
Mrs. A. L. Thompson Greensboro
W. W. Home - Fayetteville
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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.
Charles Lowrimore, President Wilmington
Elton B. Taylor, Vice-President Charlotte
E. E. Peacock, Secretary-Treasurer Chapel Hill
Charles E. Elberson Winston-Salem
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.
James B. Lynch, President _ Wilmington
Walter W. Hook, Vice-President Charlotte
J. Burton Wilder, Treasurer _ Greensboro
Ross Shumaker, Secretary _ Raleigh
Erie G. Stillwell Hendersonville
STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
1929, c. 119, s. 6; G. S. 86-6
Composition: Three members appointed by the Governor.
J. M. Cheek, Chairman _ High Point
M. B. Berry Roxboro
A. M. McCoy _ Black Mountain
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 North Carolina
Pedic Association.
Fred W. Isaacs, Chairman _ Durham
L. D. Abernethy, Secretary. _ _ Charlotte
O. B. McRae _.. _.... Greensboro
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRATIC
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. M. H. Dollar, President Raleigh
Dr. Linwood G. Harrison, Vice-President High Point
Dr. C. H. Peters, Secretary-Treasurer Rocky Mount
NORTH CAROLINA LICENSING BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS
1925, c. 318, s. 2; G. S. 87-2
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
F. N. Thompson, Chairman Charlotte
F. D. Cline, Vice-Chairman - _ Raleigh
U. A. Underwood Wilmington
R. D. Beam Raleigh
R. A. Bryan _ Goldsboro
Warren J. Mann, Secretary-Treasurer _ Raleigh
N. C. STATE BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS
1933, c. 179; 1935, c. 54, s. 2; G. S. 88-13
Composition : Three memters appointed by the Governor.
Mrs. Sitha E. McConnell, Chairman — Statesville
Mrs. Hilda Smith Duke, Vice-Chairman Kinston
Mrs. A. E. Pleasants, Secretary Greensboro
Mrs. Nell 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 commis-
sioned by the Governor.
Dr. Wilbert Jackson, President Clinton
Dr. Frank O. Alford, Secretary-Treasurer _ .'Charlotte
Dr. D. L. Pridgen -..- Fayetteville
Dr. A. T. Jeannette Washington
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Dr. Neal Sheffield _ Greensboro
Dr. Walter E. Clark Asheville
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
E. C. Peele, Ex-officio _ _ Burlington
Leroy M. Keever, Vice-Chairman _ Raleigh
Marion B. Haynes _ _ Asheville
W. A, Darden..- _ Greenville
Mrs. James H. Anderson, Secretary-Treasurer. Raleigh
EMBALMERS LICENSING BOARD
Rev., s. 4384; 1901, c. 338, ss. 1, 2, 3; 1931, c. 174; 1945, c. 98, s. 1;
C. S. 6777; G. S. 90-203
Composition: Five members elected by The North Carolina
Funeral Directors and Burial Association.
W. K. Sturdivant, President North Wilkesboro
II. L. Hanes, Secretary-Treasurer..- _ Greensboro
Harlowe Mims _ Raleigh
J. Durwood Creech _ „ Smithfield
John Ward Wilmington
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.
Jonn E . Lear, Chairman Raleigh
A. C. Lee _ Charlotte
J. E. S. Thorpe - _. Franklin
G. S. Harrell _...._ _ Shannon
Carroll L. Mann, Secretary _ _ Raleigh
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N. C. 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
George B. Greene Kinston
Kingsland Van Winkle _ _ _ Asheville
Irving E. Carlyle _ Winston-Salem
W. Frank Taylor _ Goldsboro
L. T. Hartsell, Jr _ _ Concord
Bennett H. Perry _ „ „ _ Henderson
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.
Paul G. Parker, M.D., President _ Erwin
Ivan Procter, M.D., Secretary _ _ Raleigh
Charles W. Armstrong, M.D Salisbury
M. D. Bonner, M.D _ Jamestown
Thomas Leslie Lee, M.D _ _ _ _ Kinston
R. B. McKnight, M.D Charlotte
Malory A. Pittman, M.D _...._ 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 as-
sociation, one each by the State Medical Society and the North
Carolina State Hospital Association.
Miss Ethel Burton, R.N., President Raleigh
Miss Miriam Daughtry, R.N., Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
Miss Esther Lewis Creasman, R.N. Asheville
Dr. Moir S. Martin _ Mount Airy
Dr. Louten R. Hedgpeth _ Lumberton
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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. E. Alan Bisanar, Secretary-Treasurer Hickory
Kenneth L. Quiggins Greenville
Dr. James A. Palmer Charlotte
Dr. P. N. DeVere - _ - Morganton
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 Governor.
Dr. Wallace Hoffman, D.O., President Statesville
Frank R. Heine, D.O., Secretary-Treasurer Greensboro
John H. Bell, D.O Elizabeth City
E. M. Stafford, D.O '. Durham
T. T. Spence, D.O 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. G. Ballew, President _ Lenoir
H. C. McAllister, Secretary-Treasurer Chapel Hill
John C. Brantley, Jr. Raleigh
R. A. McDuffie Greensboro
W. A. Gilliam Winston-Salem
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
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B. A. Culberson - - Asheville
Ray W. Goodrich Winston- Salem
George M. Hoole .Charlotte
Ben A, Stimson.._ - Statesville
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.
J. Knight Davis, Secretary - Wilmington
G. W. Carter, Treasurer Kinston
B. F. McClamroch - Raleigh
V. J. McDaniel _ Asheville
Ed Smith Winston-Salem
NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF VETERINARY
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Rev., s. 5432; 1903, c. 503, s. 2; C. S. 6755; G. S. 90-180
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
R. E. Taylor, President Hendersonville
M. M. Leonard, Vice-President Asheville
P. C. McLain, Secretary-Treasurer High Point
H. J. Rollins - Rockingham
B. H. Kinsey ~ Washington
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STATE OWNED RAILROADS
DIRECTORS OF STATE-OWNED RAILROADS
Directors Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Directors :
Raymond Maxwell ~ New Bern
L. B. Jenkins .. _ Kinston
William Dunn, Sr „ New Bern
James D. Potter Beaufort
M. E. Robinson Goldsboro
Dr. J. H. Harper _ _ Snow Hill
Judson H. Blount Greenville
Abel Warren _ _ Garland
Officers :
Raymond Maxwell, President ~ New Bern
F. E, Wallace, Secretary-Treasurer _ Kinston
Judson H. Blount Greenville
W. A. Allen, Jr., Attorney _ _ Kinston
T. L. Blow, Expert _ . _ „ _ Goldsboro
Meriwether Lewis, Inspector _ Kinston
Directors North Carolina Railroad
Directors :
Herbert Miller Lincolnton
Henry A. Dennis .. _ Henderson
James Adderton _ Lexington
E. C. Greene „ A.sheville
D. P. Stowe _ „ _ _ Belmont
J. B. Benton... _ _ . _ ......_ Benson
L. B. Hollowell Gastonia
E. S. Powell Reidsville
Alexander Webb _ _ _._ Raleigh
W. E. Holt _ Lexington
Hugh MacRae _ _ „ _ Wilmington
Irving F. Hall Raleigh
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Officers :
L. B. Hollowell Gastonia
Alexander Webb, Vice-President Raleigh
Thomas W. Bird, Secretary-Treasurer Charlotte
R. 0. Self, Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
Albert Doub, Expert Raleigh
John H. Vernon, Attorney Burlington
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
I
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
NORTH CAROLINA— SESSION 1947
Officers and Members of the Senate
OFFICERS
L. Y. Ballentine President - Varina
Joe L Bltthe - President pro tem Charlotte
S. Ray Byerly Principal Clerk. _ - Sanford
Robert Rasberry Reading Clerk. - Grifton
Herman Scott aergeant-at-arms Rt. 3, Chapel Hill
Senators
(Alphabetically Arranged)
Name District Party Address
Allsbrook, Julian Fourth — Democrat Roanoke Rapids
Barber, Wade__ Thirteenth Democrat. .. Pittsboro
Barnhardt, Luther E Twenty- first Democrat Concord
Bason, S. M Fifteenth Democrat — Yancey ville
Blythe, Joe L Twentieth Democrat Charlotte
Brown, Wade E Twenty-ninth Democrat Boone
Chaffin, L. M Twelfth -.Democrat Lillington
Clement, Verne P. Thirty-second Democrat — - Brevard
Cole, John W Eighteenth Democrat , - Rockingham
Corev, Arthur B Fifth Democrat Greenville
Currie, Claude Fourteenth Democrat _ Durham
Currie, Wilbur H Twelfth Democrat Carthage
Ferguson, R. S., Mrs Twenty-eighth Democrat _ Taylorsville
Fountain, L. H Fourth Demociat Tarboro
Garriss, Garland S Eighteenth Democrat Troy
Gray. Gordon Twenty-second Democrat Winston-Salem
Harmon, Roy A Thirtieth Republican Elk Park
Horton, ' Hugh G Second Democrat - Williamston
Jenkins. Chas H First Democrat Aulartder
Johnson, Rivers D Ninth Democrat Warsaw
Jones, Baxter C._ Thirty-third Democrat Bryson City
Jones. R. Posey Twenty-third Democrat Mount Airy
Kesler, John C Twenty- first Democrat Salisbury
Lennon , Alton A Ninth Democrat Wilmington
Lumpkin, Willie Lee Sixth— Democrat Louisburg
McKinnon, Henry A Eleventh Democrat Lumberton
McLaughlin, John R Twenty-fifth Democrat Statesville
Medford. William Thirty-second Democrat — Waynesville
Midgett, Lorimer W FiW Democrat - Elizabeth City
Mintz, Rudolph I Tenth Democrat Southport
Moss, O. B Sixth Democrat Spring Hope
Neal, W. W Twenty-seventh Democrat Marion
O'Berry, Thomas Eighth Democrat Goldsboro
Parker, Frank M __ Thirty-first Democrat — Asheville
Pennv. George T Seventeenth Democrat Greensboro
Powell, Junius K Tenth Democrat Whiteville
Pankin. R. Grady Twenty-sixth Democrat - - dystonia
Richardson. O. L. Nineteenth Democrat — Monroe
Rodman. John C Second — Democrat Washington
Roper, Sheldon M Twenty-fifth Democrat » Lincolnton
Simms, R. N., Jr ..Thirteenth Democrat Raleigh
Smith, W. Erskine Nineteenth Democrat Albemarle
Wallace. Lawrence H Eighth — Democrat Smithfield
Ward, D. L Seventh - Democrat New Bern
Watkins, John S Fourteenth Democrat Ox I'm-, 1
Weathers. Lee B Twenty-seventh Democrat Shelby
Webb. James Sixteenth Democrat Hillsboro
Whitaker. R. A Seventh Democrat— „ Kinston
White. W. W Third Democrat Manson
Williams, Lafayette Twenty-fourth Republican Yadkinville
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GENATORS
Arranged by Districts
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name Address
1st Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
1st Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
2nd Hugh G. Horton Williamston
2nd John C. Rodman — _ - Washington
3rd W. W. White - Manson
4th Julian Allsbrook — Roanoke Rapids
4th L. H. Fountain Tarboro
5th Arthur B. Corey Greenville
6th Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
6th O. B. Moss - — Spring Hope
7th D. L. Ward .New Bern
7th R. A. Whitaker __ - Kinston
8th Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
8th Lawrence H. Wallace - - — - Smithfield
9th Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
9th Alton A. Lennan — - Wilmington
10th Rudolph I. Mintz Southport
10th Junius K. Powell — Whiteville
11th Henry A. McKinnon Lumberton
12th L. M. Chaff in __ Lillington
12th Wilbur H. Currie - Carthage
13th Wade Barber __ Pittsboro
13th R. N. Simms, Jr Raleigh
14th Claude Currie — Durham
14th John S. Watkins Oxford
15th S. M. Bason — Yancey ville
16th James Webb Hillsboro
17th George T. Penny — Greensboro
18th Garland S. Garriss Troy
18th John W. Cole Rockingham
19th O. L. Richardson Monroe
19th W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
20th Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
21st Luther E. Barnhardt Concord
21st John C. Kesler ._ Salisbury
22 nd Gordon Gray Winston-Salem
23rd R. Posey Jor.eE Mount Airy
24th Lafayette Williams fR) __ Yadkinville
25th John R. McLaughlin _ Statesville
25th Sheldon M. Roper Lincolnton
26 th R. Grady Rankin Gastonia
27th W. W. Neal __ Marion
27th Lee B. Weathers Shelby
28th Mrs. R. S. Ferguson __ Taylorsville
29th Wade E. Brown Boone
30th Roy A. Harmon (R) __ Elk Park
31st Frank M. Parker Asheville
32nd Verne P. Clement Brevard
32nd William Medford „ _ Waynesville
33rd Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
RULES AND STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE SENATE
1947
Powers and Duties of the President
1. The President shall take the chair at the hour fixed by law
or at the time fixed by the Senate upon adjournment on the pre-
ceding legislative day, and shall call the members to order.
2. It shall be the duty of the President, upon order being ob-
tained, to have the Sessions of the Senate opened with prayer.
3. In the absence of the President, the President pro tempore
shall reconvene the Senate and preside, and during such time shall
be vested with all powers of the President except that of casting
a vote in case of tie when he shall have voted as a Senator. And
in the event of the absence of the President and President pro
tempore at any time fixed for the reconvening of the Senate, the
Principal Clerk of the Senate, or in his absence also, some member
of the Senate Committee on Rules, shall call the Senate to order
and designate some member to act as President.
4. After the prayer, and upon appearance of a quorum, the
President shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read
and approved, unless the Chairman of the Committee on Journal
or some member of the Senate by motion sustained by a majority
of the members present, have the reading thereof dispensed with
and the same approved as written.
5. The President shall preserve order and decorum and proceed
with the business of the Senate according to the rules adopted.
He shall decide ail questions of order, subject to an appeal to the
Senate by any member, on which appeal no member shall speak
more than once unless by leave of the Senate. A two-thirds vote
of the members present shall be necessary to sustain any appeal
from the ruling of the Chair.
6. All questions for a vote shall be put as follows: "Those in
favor say 'Aye'," and after the affirmative voice is expressed —
"Opposed 'No'." After which the President will announce the re-
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suit. If a division on any vote is desired, it must be called for
immediately before the result of the voting is announced on any
question, and upon such call, the President shall require the
members to stand and be counted for and against any proposition
under consideration.
7. The ayes and noes may be called for on any question before
the vote is taken, and if the call is sustained by one-fifth of the
Senators present, the roll of the Senate shall be called and the
ayes and noes taken, and the same shall be entered upon the
Journal. If a Senator desires the ayes and noes recorded on any
question, he shall address the Chair and obtain recognition and
say, "Upon that vote or question I call for the ayes and noes."
Whereupon the President shall say, "Is the call sustained?" If
one-fifth of the members present then stand the roll is called and
the ayes and noes recorded. If less than one-fifth present stand,
the Chair announces, "An insufficient number up" and a viva voce
vote is then taken.
8. If any question contains several distinct propositions, it
shall be divided by the President, at the request of any Senator,
provided each subdivision, if left to itself, shall form a substantive
proposition.
9. The President shall have general direction of the Hall of the
Senate, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in
the galleries or lobbies, he shall have the power to order the same
cleared.
10. He shall have the right to call on any member to perform
the duties of the Chair, but substitution shall not extend teyond
one day.
11. The Lieutenant Governor, as President of the Senate, being
a Constitutional Officer shall not have the right to debate any
question or to address the Senate upon any proposition unless by
permission of the majority members present, and shall have the
right to vote only when there is a tie vote upon any question or
election.
12. The Lieutenant Governor, as President of the Senate, un-
less he shall have by law disqualified himself from that office,
shall have the exclusive right and authority to appoint all Com-
mittees, regular or special, but he may delegate said authority in
any instance, as he may choose.
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13. All acts, addresses and resolutions, and all warrants and
subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by the
President.
14. The President shall appoint doorkeepers and pages, and
such laborers as may be necessary, and shall assign to them their
duties during sessions, and when not in session they shall be under
the direction of the Principal' Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms, to per-
form such duties as are necessary and proper to the conduct of the
Senate.
15. No person except members of the House of Representatives,
clerks of the General Assembly, Judges of the Supreme and
Superior Courts, State Officers, former members of the General
Assembly and persons particularly invited and extended the priv-
ileges of the floor by the President shall be admitted to the floor
of the Senate during its sessions: Provided, that no person except
members of the House of Representatives and officers of the Gen-
eral Assembly shall be allowed on the floor of the Senate or in the
lobby in the rear of the President's desk, unless permitted by the
President of the Senate.
16. The President of the Senate, in the interest of orderly
procedure and in order properly to expedite the business of the
Senate, may refuse to recognize any member for the purpose of
extending the courtesies of the floor, lobbies or galleries to any
one or group during any particular order of business, but shall
recognize such member for said purpose at the close of such order
of business if he then desire recognition.
17. The President may assign such space or place on the floor
of the Senate as he desires proper to Reporters desiring to take
the proceedings of the sessions, provided such does not interfere
with members of the Senate and its officers and clerks in the per-
formance of their duties.
18. Smoking shall not be allowed on the floor or galleries of
the Senate during sessions: Provided, that smoking may be per-
mitted in the side lobbies and in the lobby in the rear of the
President's desk.
19. 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 re-
port to the Principal Clerk at other times to be assigned such
duties as he may direct and shall be under his supervision.
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Order of Business
20. After approval of the Journal, the order of business shall
be as follows:
(1) Reports of standing committees.
(2) Reports of select committees.
(3) Introduction of bills, petitions, and resolutions.
(3a) Messages from the House of Representatives.
(4) Unfinished business of preceding day.
(5) Special Orders.
(6) General Orders — First, local tills on third reading roll
call, then local bills on second reading roll call. After that the
viva voce second reading local calendar in numerical order, taking
up Senate bills in first order. After disposition of the local cal-
endar, the public calendar of bills will be considered in the same
order, that is:
(a) First, third reading roll call bills.
(b) Second reading roll call bills.
(c) Second reading bills to be considered viva voce, with Senate
bills taking precedence in order over House bills.
But messages from the Governor and House of Representatives
and communications and reports from State officers and reports
from the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills may be
received and acted on under any order of business.
21. Any bill or other matter may be taken up out of order
upon order of the President or upon motion sustained by a ma-
jority of the membership present and voting.
Powers and Duties of Principal Clerk
22. 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.
23. The Principal Clerk shall certify the passage of tills by
the Senate, with the date thereof, together with the fact whether
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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.
24. All necessary supplies and stationery 'for the Senate, its
various offices and committees of the Senate shall be purchased
upon requisition of the Principal Clerk, with the approval of the
President of the Senate.
25. 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.
26. The Principal Cierk shall cause the Journal of the Senate
to 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.
27. All Committee Clerks, when not in attendance upon the
direct duties connected with the committee to which they are as-
signed, 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.
Standing Committees
28. The following committees shall te named by the Lieuten-
ant-Governor:
On Agriculture.
On Appropriations.
On Banks and Currency.
On Claims.
On Commercial Fisheries.
On Congressional Districts.
On Conservation and Development.
On Constitutional Amendments.
On Corporations.
On Counties, Cities, and Towns.
On Courts and Judicial Districts.
On Distribution of Governor's Message.
On Education.
On Election Law.
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On Engrossed and Enrolled Bills.
On Finance.
On General Statutes.
On Immigration.
On Institutions for the Blind.
On Institutions for the Deaf.
On Insurance.
On Internal Improvements.
On Interstate and Federal Relations.
On Journal.
On Judiciary No. 1.
On Judiciary No. 2.
On Justices of the Peace.
On Library.
On Manufacture, Labor, and Commerce.
On Mental Institutions.
On Military Affairs.
On Mining.
On Penal Institutions.
On Pensions and Soldiers' Home.
On Propositions and Grievances.
On Public Health.
On Public Roads.
On Public Utilities.
On Public Welfare.
On Railroads.
On Rules.
On Salaries and Fees.
On Senate Expenditures.
On Senatorial Districts.
On State Commission for the Blind.
On Teachers and State Employees Retirement.
On Unemployment Compensation.
On Veteran's Affairs.
On Water Commerce.
Joint Committees
29.
On Printing.
On Trustees of the University.
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30. 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 when 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.
31. The Committee on Appropriations shall carefully examine
all bills and resolutions appropriating or paying any moneys out
of the State Treasury, except tills creating or increasing salaries,
which shall be referred to the proper committee: Provided, 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 affecting the taxing power of the State or any subdivision
thereof, shall before being considered by the Senate, be referred
to the Committee on Finance, and bills referred to other commit-
tes carrying any of the provisions herein mentioned shall be re-
referred to the Senate as being bills to te considered by the Fi-
nance Committee before proper action may be taken by the Senate.
32. 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 orders with the bill or resolution; and the report of the
committee shall show that a majority of the committee were
present and voted.
33. The chairmen of the following committees, with the ap-
proval of the President of the Senate, shall appoint clerks in order
to expedite the business of the Session of 1947, as follows:
Finance; Roads; Judiciary No. 1; Judiciary No. 2; Counties,
Cities and Towns; Election Laws; Insurance; Agriculture; Con-
servation and Development; Appropriations; Education; Rules;
Public Health; Manufacturing, Commerce and Labor; Proposi-
tions and Grievances; Banks and Currency; Constitutional
Amendments; Public Welfare; Unemployment Compensation;
Courts and Judicial Districts Salaries and Fees; Mental Institu-
tions; Federal and Interstate Relations; Public Utilities; and
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Teachers and State Employees Retirement.
In addition to the above-named clerks, the President of the
Senate shall, upon recommendation of the Rules Committee, ap-
point additional clerks, who shall perform such duties as may be
assigned them by the Principal Clerk of the Senate.
Decorum in Sessions
34. When any Senator is about to speak in debate or deliver
any matter to the Senate, he shall rise from his seat and respect-
fully address the President.
' 35. No member shall speak until recognized by the President
and when two or more members rise at the same time, the Presi-
dent shall name the member to speak.
36. No remark reflecting personally upon the action of any
Senator shall te in order in debate unless preceded by a motion
or resolution of censure.
37. 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.
38. No Senator shall speak or debate more than twice nor
longer than thirty minutes on the same day on the same subject
without leave of the Senate.
39. 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.
40. 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 inter-
ested in the question; and the bar of the Senate shall include the
entire Senate Chamber.
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41. When a motion to adjourn or for recess shall be affirma-
tively determined, no member or officers shall leave his place until
adjournment or recess shall te declared by the President.
42. Senators and visitors shall uncover their heads upon en-
tering the Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session, and
shall continue uncovered during their continuance in the Chamber.
43. No Senator or officer of the Senate shall depart the service
of the Senate without leave, or receive pay as a Senator or officer
for the time he is absent without leave.
Procedural Rules in Debate
44. Every bill introduced into the Senate shall be printed or
typewritten. Amendments need not be typewritten.
45. All bills should be read by their titles, which reading shall
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.
46. 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
President to be by him referred, and he shall announce the titles
and references of the same, which shall be entered on the Journal.
47. 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 Senator 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.
, 48. 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
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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
there-from except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected member-
ship 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.
49. 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 hereinafter 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
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 copy 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
Senate. 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 subcom-
mittee shall meet daily and examine the carbon copies of the pub-
lic bills introduced and determine which of such public bills shall
be printed and which shall not, and stamp the copies accordingly.
If the member introducing a public bill, which the committee shall
determine should not be printed, so desires, he may appear before
the committee at the next meeting thereof with reference thereto.
50. When a bill has been introduced and referred to a com-
mitte, if after ten days the committee has failed to report thereon,
then the author of the bill may, after three days' public notice
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given in the Senate, on motion supported by a vote of two-thirds
of the Senators present and voting-, recall the same from the com-
mittee to the floor of the Senate for consideration and such action
thereon as a majority of the Senators present may direct.
51. 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.
On General Orders and Special Orders
52. 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 sub-
sequent order for the day, but such subsequent order may be
taken up immediately after the previous special order has been
disposed of.
53. 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
shall be made by some Senator, it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent to refer the subject-matter to an appropriate committee. No
bill shall be amended until it shall have been twice read.
On Precedence of Motions
54. When a question is before the Senate no motion shall be
received except those herein specified, which motion shall have
precedence as follows, viz:
(1) For 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.
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(8) To amend.
(9) To substitute.
55. 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 ques-
tion except the member submitting the report on the bill or other
matter 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 to the Senate or
taken up for consideration.
56. When a motion for the previous question is made and is
pending, 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 pre-
vious question is seconded such member shall be entitled to offer
his amendment in pursuance of such notice.
Some Questions To Be Taken Without Debate
57. The motions to adjourn and lay on the table shall be de-
cided without debate, and the motion to adjourn shall always be
in order when made by a Senator entitled to the floor.
58. The respective motions to postpone to a certain day, or to
commit, shall preclude debate on the main question.
59. All questions relating to priority of business shall be de-
cided without debate.
60. When the reading of a paper is called for, except peti-
tions, and the same is objected to by any Senator, it shall be de-
termined by the Senate without debate.
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61. 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
question shall then be taken without debate. Any Senator may
explain his vote on any bill pending by obtaining permission of
the Pi - esident tefore the vote is put: Provided, that not more than
three minutes shall be consumed in such explanation.
Questions That Require a Two-Thirds Vote
62. 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 same day on which it passed its second reading unless so or-
dered by two-thirds of the Senators present.
63. 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.
64. 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.
65. No rule of the Senate shall be altered, suspended, or re-
scinded except on a two-thh-ds vote of the Senators present.
66. When a bill has been introduced and referred to a commit-
tee, 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 com-
mittee to the floor of the Senate for consideration and such action
thereon as a majority of the Senators present may direct.
67. All bills and resolutions reported unfavorably by the com-
mittee to which they were referred, and having no minority re-
port, shall lie upon the table, but may be taken from the table,
and placed upon the Calendar by a two-thirds vote of those pres*
ent and voting.
68. 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,
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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 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.
Proceedings When There Is Not a Quorum Voting
69. 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 shail be returned to the Calendar
in its proper order.
On Conference Committee and Report
70. Whenever the Senate shall decline or refuse to concur in
amendments put by the House to a bill originating in the Senate,
or shall refuse to adopt a substitute adopted by the House for a
bill originating in the Senate, a conference committee shall be ap-
pointed upon motion made, consisting of the numfcer 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 Senate and
House. In considering matters in difference between the Senate
and House comitted to the conferees only such matters as are in
difference between the two houses shall be considered by the con-
ferees, and the conference report shall deal only with such mat-
ters. The conference report shall not be amended. Except as herein
set out, the rules of the House of Representatives of Congress
shall govern the appointment, conduct, and reports of the con-
ferees.
Miscellaneous
71. When a question has been once put and decided, it shall
be in order for any Senator who shall have voted in the majority
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to move a reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the recon-
sideration of any vote shall te in order after the bill, resolution,
message, report, amendment, or motion upon which the vote was
taken shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate; nor
shall any motion for reconsideration be in order unless made on
the same day or in 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 grammatical errors in the bills, when the same may be made
at any time. Nor shall any question be reconsidered more than
once.
72. In case a less number than a quorum of the Senate shall
convene, they are authorized to send the doorkeeper or any other
person, for any or all absent Senators, as a majority of the Sena-
tors present shall determine.
73. That in case of adjournment without any hour being
named, the Senate shall reconvene the next legislative day at 11
o'clock A.M.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Committee on Agriculture
Senators: Watkins, Chairman; White, Wallace, Weathers,
O'Berry, Corey, Jenkins, Whitaker, Powell, Lumpkin, McKinnon,
Fountain, Currie of Durham, Gray, Medford, Jones of Surry,
Bason, Moss, Horton, Penny, Williams.
Committee on Appropriations
Senators: Barber, Chairman; Corey, Penny, Weathers,
O'Berry, Allsbrook, Wallace, Currie of Durham, Rankin, Fergu-
son, Brown, Currie of Moore, Williams, White, Rodman, Jenkins,
McKinnon, Simms, Parker, Jones of Swain, Mintz, Watkins, Rich-
ardson, Garriss, Jones of Surry, Blythe.
Committee on Banks and Currency
Senators: Currie of Durham, Chairman; Barnhardt, Weathers,
McKinnon, Parker, Lumpkin, Ward, O'Berry, Wallace, Jones of
Surry, Bason, Barber, Garriss, Allsbrook, Moss, Whitaker, Rankin,
Currie of Moore, Williams, Powell.
Committee on Claims
Senators: Webb, Chairman; Moss, Lennon, Barber, Bason,
Clement, Johnson, Roper, Neal.
Committee on Commercial Fisheries
Senators: Mintz, Chairman; Blythe, Ward, Midgett, Jenkins,
Smith, Lennon, Powell, Allsbrook, Horton, Rodman.
Committee on Congressional Districts
Senators: Moss, Chairman; Jenkins, Horton, Johnson, Bason,
Garriss, Smith, McLaughlin, Corey, Barber, Jones of Swain.
Committee on Conservation and Development
Senators: Smith, Chairman; Gray, Bason, Neal, Medford,
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Jones of Swain, Wallace, Barber, Rodman, Jenkins, Corey, Penny,
Mintz, Webb, Richardson, McKinnon, Jones of Surry, Currie of
Durham, McLaughlin, Cole, Lennon, Weathers, Brown, Garriss,
Clement.
Committee on General Statutes
Senators: McKinnon, Chairman; Rodman, Barnhardt, Ward,
Roper, Medford, Johnson, Lumpkin, Chaffin, Horton, Brown, Rich-
ardson, Williams.
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Senators: Kesler, Chairman; Simms, Gray, Watkins, Horton,
Corey, Ward, Lumpkin, Johnson, Barnhardt, Barber, Moss, Mc-
Laughlin, Richardson, Rankin.
Committee on Corporations
Senators: Penny, Chairman; Watkins, Moss, Roper, Clement,
Horton, Neal, Rankin, Bason, Roper, Harmon.
Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Senators: Corey, Cliairman; Penny, Wallace, Smith, Blythe,
Watkins, Clement, Garriss, McKinnon, Chaffin, Jones of Surry,
Powell, White, Jones of Swain, McLaughlin, Allsbrook, Brown,
Webb, Midgett, Rankin, Roper, Williams.
Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Senators: Richardson, Chairman; Horton, Moss, Johnson,
Simms, Powell, Barnhardt, Medford, McKinnon, Kesler, Barber,
Allsbrook, Corey, Roper, Chaffin, Lumpkin.
Committee on Distribution of Governor's Message
Senators: Clement, Chairman; Ferguson, Jenkins, Neal,
O'Berry, Moss, Horton, Penny, Watkins, Webb, Bason.
Committee on Education
Senators: Johnson, Chairman; Horton, Jenkins, Whitaker,
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Wallace, Ferguson, Currie of Durham, Jones of Surry, Blythe,
Ward, Midgett, Allsbrook, Jones of Swain, Parker, Brown, Gray,
Powell, Lennon, Fountain, McKinnon, Simms, Webb, Watkins,
Cole, Chaffin, White, Williams.
Committee on Election Laws
Senators: Jones of Swain, Chairman; O'Berry, Clement, Hor-
ton, Smith, Barber, Cole, Webb, Parker, Roper, Ward, Rankin,
Neal, Brown, Medford, Mintz.
Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills
Senators: Rodman, Chairman; Cole, Webb, Lennon, Roper,
Midgett, Williams.
Committee on Finance
Senators: Gray, Chairman; Whitaker, Blythe, Ward, Kesler,
Barnhardt, Smith, McLaughlin, Neal, Midgett, Horton, Johnson,
Lennon, Webb, Cole, Clement, Powell, Medford, Moss, Roper,
Lumpkin, Bason, Chaffin, Fountain, Harmon.
Committet on Immigration
Senators: Powell, Chairman; Lennon, Clement, Garriss, Brown,
Ferguson, Simms, Webb, Harmon.
Committee on Institutions for the Blind
Senators: Simms, Chairman; Brown, O'Berry, Whitaker, Cole,
Allsbrook, Rodman, Clement, Harmon.
Committee on Institutions for the Deaf
Senators: Neal, Cliairman; Mintz, O'Berry, Ferguson, Currie
of Durham, Penny, McLaughlin, Roper, Williams.
Committee on Insurance
Senators: Horton, Chairman; Bason, Allsbrook, Medford, Wat-
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kins, Gray, Powell, Simms, Barnhardt, O'Berry, Midgett, Chaffin,
Webb, Smith, Jones of Surry, Fountain, Barber, Neal, Parker,
Harmon.
Committee on Internal Improvements
Senators: Jones of Surry, Chairman; Bason, Chaffin, Fergu-
son, Barber, Moss, Corey, Cole, Penny, Harmon, Mintz.
Committee on Interstate and Federal Relations
Senators: Jenkins, Chairman; Weathers, Barber, Gray, Wat-
kins, Currie of Moore, Lumpkin, Ward, Currie of Durham, John-
son, Corey, Smith, Jones of Swain, Horton, Blythe, Rankin, Alls-
brook, Wallace, Whitaker, Richardson, Chaffin, O'Berry, Barn-
hardt, White.
Committee on Journal
Senators: Fountain, Chairman; Kesler, Rodman, Cole, Clem-
ent, Penny, Currie of Moore, Mintz, Neal, Harmon.
Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Senators: Lumpkin, Chairman; Barnhardt, Horton, Allsbrook,
Moss, Lennon, Johnson, Barber, Simms, Garriss, Roper, Brown,
Jones of Swain, McLaughlin, Williams.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Senators: Ward, Chairman; Kesler, Rodman, Fountain, Corey,
Whitaker, Chaffin, Powell, Mintz, McKinnon, Richardson, Smith,
Medford, Parker, Currie of Durham.
Committee on Justices of the Peace
Senators: Brown, Chairman; Chaffin, Currie of Durham,
Penny, Horton, Johnson, Moss, McLaughlin, Parker, O'Berry,
Mintz.
Committee on Library
Senators: Ferguson, Chairman; Wallace, Simms, Midgett,
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Garriss, Lumpkin, Weathers, Kesler, Jenkins, Webb, Roper, Clem-
ent, Whitaker, Brown, Harmon.
Committee on Manufacturing, Labor, and Commerce
Senators: Allsbrook, Chairman; Currie of Durham, Parker,
Webb, Fountain, Jenkins, Medford, Rankin, Gray, Ward, Horton,
Ferguson, Richardson, Barber, Wallace, Barnhardt, Roper, Len-
non, Corey, Penny.
Committee on Mental Institutions
Senators: O'Berry, Chairman; Jones of Swain, Smith, Foun-
tain, Webb, Barnhardt, Midgett, White, Currie of Moore, John-
son, Blythe, Bason, McLaughlin, Neal, Williams.
Committee on Military Affairs
Senators: McLaughlin, Chairman; Rodman, Brown, Gray,
Mintz, Fountain, Allsbrook, Medford, Garriss, Parker, Midgett,
McKinnon, Williams.
Committee on Mining
Senators: Medford, Chairman; Lumpkin, Clement, Parker,
Jones of Swain, Neal, Weathers, Smith, Barber, Harmon.
Committee on Penal Institutions
Senators: Cole, Chairman; Penny, Corey, Kesler, Webb, Bason,
Currie of Moore, Watkins, Medford, Rankin, Harmon, Chaffin.
Committee on Pensions and Soldiers' Home
Senators: Clement, Chairman; Barnhardt, Wallace, Watkins,
Bason, Ferguson, Fountain, Midgett, Barber.
Committee on Printing
Senators: Jones of Surry, Chairman; Mintz, Clement, Fergu-
son, Cole, McLaughlin, Harmon.
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Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Senators: Wallace, Chairman; Midgett, White, Corey, Moss,
Currie of Moore, Chaffin, Lennon, Roper, Rankin, Weathers, Fer-
guson, Bason, Jones of Swain, Watkins, Penny, Williams.
Committee on Public Health
Senators: Rankin, Chairman; Jenkins, Cui'rie of Durham,
Fountain, Parker, Lumpkin, Whitaker, Weathers, Neal, Jones of
Surry, Barnhardt, Blythe, Smith, Wallace, Powell, Ward, Clem-
ent, Rodman, White, O'Berry, Jones of Swain, Harmon.
Committee on Public Roads
Senators: Currie of Moore, Chairman; Weathers, Jones of
Swain, Brown, Bason, Parker, Fountain, Lumpkin, Watkins, Gar-
riss, Richardson, McKinnon, Chaffin, Webb, Midgett, Moss, Rod-
man, White, Gray, Jones of Surry, Smith, Blythe, Lennon, Powell,
Wallace, Barber, Roper, Allsbrook.
Committee on Public Utilities
Senators: Barnhardt, Chairman; Simms, McKinnon, Ward,
Smith, Blythe, Kesler, Currie of Moore, White, Jones of Swain,
Lumpkin, Jenkins, Horton, Allsbrook. Mintz, Barber, Watkins,
Bason, Garriss, Rankin, Richardson.
Committee on Public Welfare
Senators: Whitaker, Chairman; White, Fountain, Jones of
Surry, Gray, Powell, Blythe, O'Berry, Kesler, Currie of Moore,
Corey, Horton, Clement, Roper, Rankin, Ferguson, Cole.
Committee on Railroads
Senators: Penny, Chairman; McKinnon, Simms, Blythe, Kesler,
Whitaker, Midgett, Rodman, McLaughlin, Cole, Johnson.
Committee on Rules
Senators: Blythe, Chairman; Jenkins, Weathers, Smith, Ward,
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Whitaker, O'Berry, Kesler, Currie of Durham, Corey, Earnhardt,
Lumpkin, Wallace, Penny, Neal, Rankin, Horton, Allsbrook,
Johnson.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Senators: Chaffin, Cftairman; Cole, Penny, Kesler, McLaugh-
lin, Moss, Corey, Rodman, Jenkins, Horton, Mintz, Medford, Ward,
Garriss, Brown.
Committee on Senate Expenditures
Senators: Bason, Chairman; Ward, Ferguson, Blythe, Lennon,
Watkins, Penny, Roper, Jenkins, Currie of Moore, Webb.
Committee on Senatorial Districts
Senators: Roper, Chairman; Rodman, White, Ward, Lennon,
Mintz, Chaffin, Richardson, Kesler, Rankin, Medford, Fountain.
Committee on Teachers and State Employees Retirement
Senators: White, Chairman; Neal, Jenkins, Rodman, Allsbrook,
Corey, Moss, Johnson, Mintz, Currie of Moore, Richardson, Jones
of Swain, Bason, Webb, Cole, Kesler, Roper, McLaughlin, Harmon,
Midgett.
Committee on Trustees of the Greater University
Senators: Parker, Chairman; Bason, Richardson, Smith,
Blythe, McLaughlin, Rankin, Horton, White, Corey, Lumpkin,
Powell, Mintz, Moss, Ward, Neal, Ferguson, Currie of Durham,
Wallace, Gray, Penny, Simms, Jenkins, Medford, Watkins, John-
son.
Committee on Unemployment Compensation
Senators: Weathers, Chairman; Corey, Powell, Currie of Dur-
ham, Jenkins, White, Allsbrook, Ward, Lennon, Cole, Richardson,
Smith, Blythe, Kesler, Rankin, Barnhardt, Parker, McLaughlin,
Jones of Surry, Currie of Moore, Harmon.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senators: Midgett, Chairman; Blythe, Parker, McLaughlin,
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Simms, Garriss, Medford, Rodman, Allsbrook, Fountain, Mintz,
Gray, Brown, Corey, Smith, Currie of Durham, Whitaker, Wil-
liams.
Committee on Water Commerce
Senators: Lennon, Cliairman; Midgett, Rodman, Jenkins,
Ward, Mintz, Allsbrook, Horton, Whitaker, O'Berry, Johnson.
Committee on State Commission for the Blind
Senators: Garriss, Chairman; Webb, Cole, Parker, Clement,
Brown, Ferguson, Currie of Moore, Blythe, O'Berry, Whitaker,
Barber, Williams.
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Seat Assignment Chart — Session 1947 309
NORTH CAROLINA SENATE
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name County Address Seat
1st Chas H. Jenkins Bertie Aulander 1
1st Lorimer W. Midgett Pasquotank — Elizabeth City 2
2nd Hugh G. Horton Martin . Williamson 14
2nd John C. Rodman .Beaufort Washington 24
3rd W. W. White ^ v'ance Manson 25
4th Julian Allsbrook Halifax Roanoke Rapids 8
4th L. H. Fountain -...- Edgecombe _ Tarboio 9
5th Arthur B. Corey _ Pitt ___ Greenville 10
6th Willie Lee Lumpkin Franklin I.ouisburg — 28
6th O. B. Moss Nash Spring Hope 31
7th D. L. Ward Craven __ New Bern 'JO
7th R. A. Whitaker Lenoir Kinston 19
8th Thomas O'Berry . Wayne Goldsboro 16
8th Lawrence H. Wallace _.J-;hnston Smithfield 13
9th Rivers D. Johnson Duplin __ Warsaw 21
9th Alton A. Lennon JNew Hanover Wilmington 35
10th Rudolph I. Mintz Brunswick Southport — 34
10th Junius K. Powell Columbus Whiteville 43
1 lt'n Henry A. McKinnon Robeson Lumberton . 42
12th L. M. Chaff in Harnett Lillington ...23
12th Wilbur H. Currie Moore Carthage 33
1 3th Wade Barber _ Chatham .....Pittsboro 30
13th R. N. Simms, Jr Wake Raleigh 29
14th Claude Currie Durham Durham _ 27
14th John S. Watkins Granville Oxford 22
15th S. M. Bason Caswell Yanceyville 26
16th James Webb Orange Hillsboro __ 49
17th George T. Penny Guilford Greensboro _ 12
18th Garland S. Garriss Montgomery Troy -...■. 36
18th John W. Cole _ Richmond __ Rockingham _._.41
19th O. L. Richardson Union Monroe 7
19th W. Erskine Smith —...Stanly Albemarle 6
20th Joe L. Blythe Mecklenburg Charlotte 11
21st Luther E. Barnhardt Cabarrus Concord 18
21st John C. Kesler Rowan „ Salisbury 17
22nd Gordon Gray __ Forsyth _ Winston-Salem 4
23rd R. Posey Jones ..Surry Mount Airy .50
24th Lafayette Williams (R) Yadkin "... Yadkinville 44
25th John R. McLaughlin Iredell Statesville 38
25th Sheldon M. Roper Lincoln Lincolnton 39
26th R. Grady Rankin — Gaston Gastonia 15
27th W. W. Neal McDowell Marion 37
27th Lee B. Weathers Cleveland Shelby 5
28th Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Alexander Taylorsville 32
29th Wada E. Brown —..Vrtauga __ _ Boone 40
30th Roy A. Harmon (R) Avery „ E!k Park __ 45
31st Frank M. Parker Buncombe Asheville 3
32nd Verne P. Clement Transylvania Brevard 48
32nd William Medford Ilavwood Waynesville 47
33rd Baxter C. Jones Swain Bryson City 46
Officers and Members of the House of Representatives
OFFICERS
Thomas J. Pearsall Speaker Rocky Mount
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 Address
Alexander, Hugh Q._ Cabarrus Democrat ~ v ... . Kannapolis
Allen, Arch T __Wake Democrat Raleigh
Avant, Homer G Columbus Democrat - _. Whiteville
Baldwin, H. T Richmond ....Democrat — Rockingham
Barker, Oscar G. Durham Democrat Durham
Bnrker. Raymond C Stanly __ Republican Albemai la
Bell, C. L Hyde Democrat Swan Quarter
Bender, R. P _ Jones _ ....Democrat Pollocksville
Blackwell. Winfield Forsyth _ Democrat-..- - Winston-Salem
Blalock, U. B Anson _ Democrat-..,..- _ Wadesboro
Blevins, J. O .'. Ashe Democrat Lansing
Blue, H. Clifton Moore _ Democrat — Aberdeen
Bost, E. T. , Jr Cabarrus Democrat — — Concord
Boswood, G. C Currituck...... Democrat — Gregory
Branch, Joseph Halifax _ _ Democrat _ _ Enfield
Buie, J. P Robeson Democrat - Red Springs
Burgin, L. L. Henderson Democrat - _ Horse Shoe
Burleson, Jeter C _ Mitchell Republican Bakersville
Bynum, T. C _ -Cumberland - Democrat Hope Mills
Chambers. Wm. C McDowell Republican....'. - _ Marion
Clifton, Deems H Sampson Republican _ - Clinton
Crissman, Walter E .....Guilford Democrat ->-*.■- - High Point
Darden, John W. Washington ^e^ocrat — Plymouth
Dellinger, David P. _...Gaston Democrat Cherryville
Edwards, Alon70 C. Greene... _ _ Democrat - Hookerton
Edwards. Dan K Durham __ Democrat Durham
Eggers. S. C Watauga ...._ Republican _ Boone
Elmore. Bruce A Swain Democrat - Bryson City
Ervin. C. W Alleghany _ Democrat Sparta
Fields, W. R _ Avery Renublican.. - - Elk Park
Fisher, Henry C Buncombe _ Democrat - - Aaheville
Fountain, Ben E..._ __. Edgecombe Democrat - Rocky Mount
Gass, Rex Forsyth Democrat _ Winston-Salem
Gibbs, H. S _ Carteret - Democrat .__ Morehead City
Gillespie, Melvin L. Transylvania Democrat Brevard
Graham. I. P ..Robeson _ _ Democrat - _ Proctorville
Graham, John W Oh"wan _ Democrat Edenton
Greene, H-rry A Hoke Democrat - Raeford
Grier, W. P _ _ Gaston Democrat Gastonia
Gunn, Jno. O Caswell -democrat Yancey ville
Gwaltney. M. L Alexander —Democrat — _ Tavlorsville
Burlinjrton
South Mills
Oxford
New Bern
Seaboard
Roxboro
Oriental
- Raleigh
Hall, J. Linwood Alamance Republican
Halstead, W. I Cimden... Democrat
Hancock. F. W .. Ill __ Granville Democrat-
Hardison, Burl G Graven -Democrat
Harris, H. R Northampton „. Democrat
Harris, R. L._ Person — Democrat-
Harris, Ralph M...
Hatch, William T.
Pamlico..
..Wake
» Democrat
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House of Representatives
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Name County
Hathaway, Clarence P — Gates
Hayes, James M., Jr Forsyth... —
Hester. R. J., Jr Bladen
Hocutt, Ronald Johnston
Houser. Chas F _: — Lincoln
Hunter, C. Bruce Onslow
Huskins, J. Frank Yancey
Hutchins. J. H.. Dr .Madison -
Hutton Frank R Guilford
James. Vernon G Pasauotank
Johnstone. Knox
Jones, Woodrow W.
Kerr, John, Jr Warren
Kermon, R. M
Party
Democrat
Democrat —
Democrat
- Democrat —
Democrat
Democrat —
Democrat
Address
Sunbury
Winston-Salem
Elizabethtown
Wendell
Lincolnton
_ _ Dixon
-Republican
Democrat
Democrat
Davie -Democrat
Rutherford Democrat
Democrat
New Hanover Democrat
Kilpatrick. Frank M Pitt Democrat
Malone, E. H - Franklin — -Democrat
Martin.' Charles B Martin Democrat
Martin. G. A - Johnston..- — Democrat
Mathes'on, John F ...Iredell Democrat. —
McClung, Ray Graham Democrat.......
McDona.d. W. H Polk Democrat —
McGlamerv, Herbert A._ Macon _ Democrat —
Meekins, Theo. S Dare Democrat —
Memor- J. I Randolph — — Democrat
Moore, H. M Clay Democrat —
Moore! Larry I., Jr Wilson...... Democrat
Moore, O. L Scot In nd ...Democrat-.
Morris. Harvey ...Mecklenburg.
Burnsville
Marshall
Greensboro
Elizabeth City
Mocksville
Rutherfordton
Warrenton
Wilmington
Ayden
Louisburg
Jamesville
Smithfield
Mooresville
Robbinsville
Tryon
— _ _ Franklin
Manteo
Randleman
Hayesville
- Wi lson
Laurinburg
Democrat Charlotte
Guilford.
Cleveland. ...
Du p 1 i n
._. Harnett
__*_Haywood-
Nash..
..Cumberland
Moseley, Robert
Mull O. M
Outlaw, Lewis W...
O^erby. Allison L...
Palmer. Glenn C
Pearsall. Thomas J
Quillin, G. S
Rsmsav, Kerr Craige Rowan —
Ransdell, N. F Wake
Rosser, Landon C Chatham
Royster, Fred S. Vance
Scott. LeRoy Beaufort—
Sevmour, Woodrow W ' ee ■••--
Shallington, T. W Tyrrell
Shore. Henry (Ted) Yadkin
Democrat-
-Democrat..
Demnerat...
-Democrat—
Greensboro
Shelby
Seven Springs
Angier
Democrat Clyde
Democrat _ Rocky Mount
Democrat Fayettevi 1 le
Democrat Salisbury
Democrat—.... _ Varina
Democrat Mt. Vernon Springs
• Democrat Henderson
Shreve. CWde A Guilford _
Shuford, George A Buncombe
Sims, Frank K., Jr Mecklenburg
Smith, H. B Union— Democrat
Snow, George K.
Democrat Washington
Democrat Sanford
Republican Columbia
Republican Jonesville
Democrat Stokesdale
• Democrat Asheville
Democrat Charlotte
Mon roe
Surry „ Democrat - Mount Airy
Snvder, J. Eugene Davidson - Republican
Spruill. C. Wayland. Bertie - Democrat
Stone. T. Clarence Rockingham— Democrat —
Stoney. A. B ._ _Burke__ - Democrat
Story, T. E Wilkes _ Republican
Taylor, John — Stokes Democrat
Taylor Rov A „ Buncombe Democrat
Tavlor. W. Frank Wavne__ - Democrat
Tomnkins. Dan Jackson. Democrat
Tonissen. Ed T Mecklenburg Democrat - _
Umstead. John W., Jr Orange Democrat
Underwood. R. H Hertford - Democrat
Uzaell. Georere R Row?n — _ Democrat —
Vanderlinden. Harry..— Catawba Democrat
Voder. James B Mecklenburg.- Democrat
Wallace, F. E Lenoir Democrat
Lexington
Windsor
._ - Stoneville
_ Morganton
Wilkesboro
„ Danbury
Black Mountain
Goldsboro
Sylva
Charlo'tT
. Chanel Hill
Murfreesboro
Salisbury
Hickory
Charlotte
Kinston
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Wallace, J. Paul Montgomery Democrat Troy
West. W. Bruce Cherokee „.„ Republican Andrews
Whitfield, J. V Pender Democrat Burgaw
Williamson, Ode 11 Brunswick Democrat „ - - - Shallotte
Wilson, Max C. Caldwell Democrat..... - Lenoir
Winslow, E. Leigh Perquimans Democrat Hertford
Worthington, Sam O Pitt Democrat Greenville
REPRESENTATIVES
Arranged by Counties
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
County Name Address
Alamance J. Lin wood Hall (R) Burlington
Alexander M. L. Gwaltney Taylorsville
Alleghany C*. W. Ervin Sparta
Anson U. B. Blalock Wadesboro
Ashe _ J. O. B levins Lansing
Avery _ __W. R. Fields (R) . __ Elk Park
Beaufort LeRov Scott... Washington
Bertie C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Bladen R. J. Hester, Jr ... ElizabFthtown
Brunswick Odell Williamson Shallotte
Buncombe Henry C. Fisher Asheville
George A. Shuford Asheville
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain
Burke — A. B. Stoney Morganton
Cabarrus ,^..._ Hugh Q. Alexander _ Kannapolis
E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
Caldwell Max C. Wilson __ Lenoir
Camden _ W. I. Halstead . South Mills
Carteret _ H. S. Gibbs Morehead City
Caswell _ Jno. O. Gunn Yanceville
Catawba rlarry Vander linden Hickory
Chatham — Landon C. Rosser _ Mt. Vernon Springs
Cherokee _ W. Bruce West (R) _ Andrews
Chowan - T on n W. Graham Edenton
Clay - _ H. M. Moore — Hayesville
Cleveland . -O. M. Mull - Shelby
Columbus Hcmer G. Avant Whiteville
Craven _ _ Burl G. Hardison — New Bern
Cumberland _ - T. C. Bynum Hope Mills
(J. S. Quillin - Fayetteville
Currituck _ G. C. Boswood Gregory
Dare _ _ — Theo. S. Meekins Manteo
Davidson J. Eugene Snyder (R) _ Lexington
Davie _ _ _ „. -Knox Johnstone — Mocks ville
Duplin „ ...Lewis W. Outlaw Seven Springs
Durham -Oscar G. Barker Durham
Dan K. Edwards . ......Durham
Edgecombe Bsn E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Forsyth Winfielc Black well Winston-Salem
Rex Gass _ Winston-Salem
James M. Hayes, Jr Winston-Salem
Franklin E. H. Malone Louisburg
Gaston — ^avid P. Dellinger Cherry ville
W. P. Grier Gastonia
Gates Clarence P. Hathaway ... Sunbury
Graham ^av McClung Robbinsville
Granville F. W. Hancock. Ill Oxford
Green A'onzo C. Edwards Hookerton
Guilford — - Walter E. Crissman High Point
Frpnk R. Hutton Greensboro
Robert Moseley — .~ _ Greensboro
Clyde A. Shreve Stokesdale
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County Name Address
Halifax - Joseph Branch - Enfield
Harnet Allison L. Overby — Angier
Haywood. „Glenn C. Palmer Clyde
Henderson L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe
Hertford... . - -..R- H. Underwood — Murf reesboro
Hoke - _Harry A. Greene Raeford
Hyde'Z" """-...-!"" _ _C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Iredell _..- John F. Matheson — Mooresville
Jackson - - Dan Tompkins Sylva
Johnston Ronald Hocutt Wendell
G. A. Martin __ Smithfield
Jones R- P- Bender Pollocksville
Lee - Woodrow W. Seymour Sanford
Lenojr.. F. E. Wallace Kinston
Lincoln Chas. F. Houser Lincolnton
Macon Herbert A. McGlamery Franklin
Madison _ Dr. J. H. Hutchins (R*> - Marshall
Martin „ Charles B. Martin Jamesville
McDowell __ - Wm. C. Chambers (R) Marion
Mecklenburg Harvey Morris — Charlotte
Frank K. Sims, Jr Charlotte
Ed T. Tonissen Charlotte
James B. Vogler Charlotte
Mitchell Jeter C. Burleson (R) Bakersville
Montgomery J. Paul Wallace Troy
Moore «* H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen
Nash Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
New Hanover R. M. Kermon Wilmington
Northampton H. R. Harris Seaboard
Onslow — C. Bruce Hunter Dixon
Orange John W. Umstead, Jr. __ Chapel Hill
Pamlico Ralph M. Harris Oriental
Pasquotank Vernon G. James Elizabeth City
Pender T. V. Whitfield __ Burgaw
Perquimans. __.E. Leigh W.inslow Hertford
Person R. L. Harris Roxboro
Pitt Frank M. Kilpatrick — .» Ayden
Sam O. Worthington Greenville
Polk W. H. McDonald Tryon
Randolph J. I. Memory — Randleman
Richmond _ H. T. Baldwin Rockingham
Robeson J. P. Buie '. — Red Springs
I. P. Graham Proctorville
Rockingham T. Clarence Stone Stoneville
Rowan _ Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
Georce R. Uzzell Salisbury
Rutherford __ Woodrow W. Jones Rutherfordtcn
Sampson Deems H. Clifton (R) _ Clinton
Scotland O. L. Moore __ Laurinburg
Stanly— -.Raymond C. Barker YR) Albemarle
Stokes John Taylor Danbury
Surry -Geirge K. Snow Mount Airy
Swain Bruce A. Elmore Bryson City
Trans vlvania _.Melvin L. Gillespie Brevard
Tyrrell T. W. Shallington (R) __ Columbia
Union H. B. Smith Monroe
Vance— Fred S. Rovster - Henderson
Wake ..Arch T. Allen— _ Raleigh
William T. H^tch Raleigh
N. F. Ransdell Varina
Warren ,.Tohn Kerr. Jr — Warrenton
Washington Tohn W. Darden _ Plymouth
Wata uga __ - R. C. Eg<rers ( R) „ Boone
Wayne W Frank Taylor— '.. Goldsboro
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County Name Address
Wilkes T. E. Story (R) ...... Wilkesboro
Wilson —.-Larry I. Moore, Jr Wilson
Yadkin Henrv (Ted) Shore (R) -Jonesville
Yancey J. Frank Huskins „. Burnsville
Enrolling and Indexing Departments
Enrolling Clerk Franklin M. Averitt Fayetteville
Indexer of Laws Thomas A. Banks Raleigh
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RULES >ND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1947
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-
thirds 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, ex-
cept in case of sickness or by leave of the House.
7. All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless
otherwise 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
subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be signed by the
Speaker.
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10. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the
galleries or lobby, the Speaker or other presiding officer shall
have power to order the same to be cleared.
11. No person except members and officers and clerks of the
General Assembly, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts,
State officers, former members of the General Assembly who are
not registered under the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 120 of
the General Statutes of North Carolina, and persons particularly
invited by the Speaker shall be admitted within the hall of the
House: Provided, that no person except members 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
convenience of the House.
14. Smoking shall not be allowed in the hall, lobbies, or the
galleries while the House is in session: Provided, that smoking
may te 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 ad-
dressed 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.
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(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.
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
1G. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver
any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat and respect-
fully 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 mat-
ter 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 te 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 shail 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 ques-
tion, nor longer than thirty minutes for the first speech and fif-
teen minutes for the second speech, unless allowed to do so by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present; nor
shall he speak more than once upon an amendment or motion to
commit or postpone, and then not longer than ten minutes. But
the House may, by consent of a majority, suspend the operations
of this rule during any debate on any particular question before
the House, or the Committee on Rules may bring in a special rule
that shall be applicable 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
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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.
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 mem-
ber 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 re-
ceived but to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely,
to postpone 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 indefi-
nitely, to postpone 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
without debate, and a motion to adjourn shall always be in order,
except when the House is voting or some member is speaking;
but a motion to adjourn shall not follow a motion to adjourn
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until debate or some other business of the House has intervened.
28. In case of adjourncent 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.
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 Sen-
ate, 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 recon-
sider.
32. When the reading of a paper is called for, which has been
read in the Houses, and the same is objected to by any member,
it shall be determined by a vote of the House.
32. Petitions, memorials, 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 alpha-
betically.
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
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Speaker shall determine if the question is one of privilege.
37. Fifteen members, including the Speaker, shall be author-
ized to compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum shall
consist 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 inability.
39. Any member may excuse himself from serving on any
committee 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, provided that the result shall not be thereby affected.
41. No standing rule or order shall be rescinded or altered
without one day's notice given on the motion thereof, and to sus-
tain 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
uncovered 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 provi-
sions 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 members.
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
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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 mem-
ber 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 and Oyster Industry.
On Commission and Institutions for the Blind.
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 and Interstate Cooperation.
On Finance.
On Game.
On Health.
On Higher Education.
On Mental Institutions.
On Institutions for the Deaf.
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On Insurance.
On the Journal.
On; Judiciary No. 1.
On Judiciary No. 2.
On Manufactures and Labor.
On Military Affairs.
On Penal Institutions.
On Pensions.
On Propositions and Grievances.
On Public Utilities.
On Public Welfare.
On Roads.
On Rules.
On Salaries and Fees.
On Senatorial Districts.
On Unemployment Compensation.
On Veterans Legislation.
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 ty 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
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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 considered. The body of the till shall not be defaced or inter-
lined, but all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly
entered by the Clerk on a separate paper as the same shall be
agreed 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,
except the rule limiting the time of speaking and the previous
question.
52. In a Committee of the Whole House a motion that the
committee 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 ty order of the House, or on the report of a com-
mittee, unless introduced in regular order during the morning
hour.
54. All bills and resolutions shall be reported from the com-
mittee to which referred, with such recommendation as the com-
mitee may desire to make.
55. Every bill shall receive three readings in the House pre-
vious to its passage, and the Speaker shall give notice at each
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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
referred 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 Treas-
ury, 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 of-
fice 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 name of the absen-
tees shall again be called over. Those for whom no excuse or suffi-
cient excuses are made may, by order of those present, if fifteen
in number, be taken into custody as they appear, or may be sent
for and taken into custody wherever to be found by special mes-
senger appointed 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 amend-
ments are pending, the question shall be taken upon such amend-
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ments, in inverse order, without further debate or amendment. If
such question be decided in the negative, the main question shall
be considered as remaining under debate: Provided, that no one
shall move the previous question except the member submitting
the report on the bill or other matter under consideration, and
the member introducing the bill or other matter under considera-
tion, or the member in charge of the measure, who shall be des-
ignated by the chairman of the committee reporting the same to
the House at the time the bill or other matter under consideration
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 com-
mit, or amend, in the order of their precedence, until the main
question is reached or disposed of; but after the previous question
has been called by a majority, no motion, or amendment, or de-
bate 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
constitutes the precedence of the motions to adjourn and lay on
the table over other motions, in Rule 25.
Motions stands 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
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its second by a majority required. Pending the second, the mo-
tions to adjourn and lay on the table are in order, but not after a
second. When in order and every 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 Committee 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
committees, other than the Committee on Finance, when favor-
ably reporting any bill which in any way or manner raises reve-
nue or levies a tax or authorizes the issue of bonds or notes,
whether public, public-local, or private, shall indicate same in the
report, and said bill shall be re-referred to the Committee on Fi-
nance for a further report before being acted upon by the House.
64. The Principal Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms may ap-
point, with the approval of the Speaker, such assistants as may
be necessary to the efficient discharge of the duties of their va-
rious offices, and one or more of whom may be assigned by the
Speaker from the Principal Clerk's office to the office of the At-
torney 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.
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66. The Chairman of each of the following' committees: Agri-
culture, Appropriations, Banks and Banking, Conservation and
Development, Constitutional Amendments, Counties, Cities, and
Towns, Courts and Judicial Districts, Education, Elections and
Election Laws, Finance, Health, Higher Education, Insurance,
Judiciary No. 1, Judiciary No. 2, Manufactures and Labor, Men-
tal Institutions, Propositions and Grievances, Public Utilities,
Public Welfare, Roads, Rules, Salaries and Fees, Unemployment
Compensation, and Veterans Legislation, may each appoint a
clerk to the said committee. All committee clerks heretofore pro-
vided for are to be appointed by and with the approval of the
Speaker. With the exception of the Clerks appointed to the Appro-
priations and Finance, the Clerks to all the other atove-named
committees, when not on duty with their specific 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 ap-
pointed under Rules 59, 60, and 61 hereof shall receive during
such employment, appointment, or service any compensation from
any department of the State Government, or from any other
source, and there shall not be voted, paid, or awarded any addi-
tional pay, bonus, or gratuity to any of them, but said persons
shall receive only the pay for such duties and services as now pro-
vided 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 business.
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 previous day have been correctly recorded.
71. When a bill shall be reported by a committee with a rec-
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ommendation that it be not passed, but accompanied by a mi-
nority report, the question before the House shall be "The adop-
tion 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 minority report shall be signed by at least three
members of the committee who were present when the bill was
considered in committee: Provided, however, that where a minority
report is filed the proponents and opponents of the question pre-
sented 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 un-
favorable report with no minority report accompanying it, the
bill shall be placed upon the unfavorable calendar. To take a bill
from the unfavorable calendar, a two-thirds vote shall be neces-
sary.
72. A bill from the unfavorable calendar shall not be debata-
ble, but the movant may make a brief and concise statement of
the reasons for the motion 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 des-
ignated 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
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 de-
livered 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 Commit-
tee of the Senate shall appoint a sub-committee consisting of two
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members of the House and two members of the Senate from the
body of the House and Senate, and such chairmen shall notify the
Principal Clerk of the House and the Senate who has been so ap-
pointed. Such sub-cornmittee 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 accordingly. Such sub-committees shall serve for one week
unless for good cause the chairmen of the respective rules com-
mittees shall determine otherwise. If the member introducing a
public bill, which the committee shall determine should not be
printed, so desires, 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 resolu-
tion 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 _ Two-thirds
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
To Reconsider Motion Laid on Table Two-Thii Is
Motion to Postpone - _ „.. Majority
To Take from Table _ Two-Thirds
To Reconsider Table Vote _ Majority
Second to Motion for Previous Question Majority
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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
inferior to the Superior Court; relating to the appointment of
justices of the peace; relating to health, sanitation, and the abate-
ment of nuisances; changing the names of cities, towns, and
townships; authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, main-
taining, 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 town-
ships, or changing township' lines, or establishing or changing
the line of school districts; remitting fines, penalties, and for-
feitures, or refunding moneys legally paid into the Public Treas-
ury; regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing; extend-
ing the time for the assessment or collection of taxes or other-
wise 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 Genei*al Assembly enact
any such local, private, 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 regulating matters set out in this section.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED
Committee on Agriculture
Mr. Edwards of Greene, Chairman, Mr. Palmer, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Whitfield, Avant, Bender, Blackwell, Blalock, Boswood,
Branch, Burgin, Bynum, Fields (R), Fountain, Gass, Graham of
Robeson, Greene, Gunn, Gwaltney, Hancock, Hardison, Harris of
Northampton, Harris of Pamlico, Hathaway, Hocutt, Houser,
Hunter, Hutton, James, Kilpatrick, Malone, Martin of Martin,
Moore of Wilson, Morris, Mull, McGlamery, Outlaw, Overby,
Ransdell, Rosser, Royster, Shallington (R), Snyder (R), Spruill,
Taylor of Stokes, Winslow,
Committee on Appropriations
Mr. Allen, Chairman, Mr. Stone, Vice-Chairman, Messrs: Alex-
ander, Avant, Baldwin, Barker of Stanly (R), Bender, Blackwell,
Blue, Boswood, Buie, Burleson (R), Crissman, Edwards of Dur-
ham, Edwards of Greene, Eggers (R), Elmore, Ervin, Fields
(R), Gass, Gillespie, Greene, Grier, Gunn, Hancock, Harris of
Person, Hathaway, Hutchins (R), Johnstone, Jones, Kerr, Kil-
patrick, Malone, Martin of Johnston, Martin of Martin, Matheson,
Memory, Moore of Clay, Morris, Moseley, Mull, McClung, Mc-
Glamery, Outlaw, Overby, Palmer, Quillin, Ramsay, Ransdell,
Rosser, Royster, Seymour, Snow, Spruill, Stoney, Story (R),
Taylor of Buncombe, Taylor of Stokes, Taylor of Wayne, Urn-
stead, Uzzell, Vander Linden, Wallace of Montgomery, Whitfield,
Wilson.
Committee on Banks and Banking
Mr. Harris of Northampton, Chairman, Mr. Fountain, Vice-
Chairman, Messrs: Baldwin, Barker of Durham, Bell, Blalock,
Blevins, Bost, Chambers (R), Crissman, Gillespie, Graham of
Chowan, Gunn, Hardison, Harris of Person, Hutton, Johnstone,
Jones, Kermon, Martin of Johnston, Matheson, Mull, Palmer,
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Ramsay, Shore (R), Sims, Snow, Stone, Stoney, Taylor of Bun-
combe, Taylor of Wayne, Wallace of Lenoir, Wallace of Mont-
gomery, Wilson, Worthington.
Committee on Commercial Fisheries and Oyster Industry
Mr. Meekins of Dare, Chairman, Mr. Bell of Hyde, Vice-Chair-
man, Messrss Barker of Stanly (R), Boswood, Bynum, Darden,
Gibbs, Graham, Halstead, Hardison, Harris of Pamlico, Hatha-
way, Houser, Hunter, James, Kermon, Overby, Scott, Shalling-
ton (R), Snyder (R), Underwood, Whitfield, Williamson, Win-
slow.
Committee on Commission and Institutions for the Blind
Mr. Ransdell of Wake, Chairman, Messrs: Alexander, Eggers
(R), Ervin, Fisher, Gillespie, Gunn, Hatch, Houser, Malone, Mem-
ory, Morris, McClung, McGlamery, Overby, Shore (R), Shreve,
Spruill, Tonissen, Wallace of Montgomery, West (R).
Committee on Congressional Districts
Mr. McDonald, Chairman, Mr. Wilson, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Avant, Burgin, Edwards of Durham, Fisher, Fountain, Gibbs,
Graham of Robeson, Grier, Gunn, Hall (R), Halstead, Hancock,
Kerr, Martin of Johnston, Martin of Martin, Matheson, Memory,
Moore of Wilson, Mull, McGlamery, Outlaw,' Ransdell, Shore (R),
Shreve, Smith, Stoney, Story (R), Taylor of Stokes, Tonissen,
Uzzeli, Wallace of Montgomery, Whitfield, Williamson, Worth-
ington.
Committee on Conservation & Development
Mr. Whitfield, Chairman, Mr. Burgin, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Avant, Blue, Bost, Boswood, Buie, Darden, Edwards of Durham,
Edwards of Greene, Eggers (R), Elmore, Gass, Greene, Grier,
Gunn, Gwaltney, Harris of Pimlico, Harris of Person, Hester,
Kermon, Kerr, Martin of Johnston, Matheson, Meekins, Moore
of Scotland, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Mull, McDonald, Overby,
Palmer, Quillin, Rosser, Royster, Shallington (R), Shuford,
Smith, Snow, Snyder (R), Spruill, Stone, Stoney, Taylor of
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Wayne, Umstead, Uzzell, Vander Linden, Vogler, Wallace of Le-
noir, Wilson, Winslow.
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Mr. Kerr, Cfuxirman, Mr. Martin of Johnston, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Alexander, Avant, Barker of Stanly (R), Bell, Bost,
Crissman, Elmore, Fountain, Greene, Halstead, Hancock, Harris of
Person, Hatch, Hayes, Hutton, Jones, Matheson, Moseley, Mull,
Royster, Seymour, Shore (R), Snow, Story (R), Taylor of Bun-
combe, Tompkins, Tonissen, Umstead, Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir,
West (R), Wilson.
Committee on Corporations
Mr. Hatch, Chairman, Messrs: Alexander, Baldwin, Barker of
Durham, Bender, Blalock, Blevins, Burleson (R), Bynum, Cham-
bers (R), Dellinger, Eggers (R), Fisher, Harris of Northampton,
Johnstone, Matheson, McClung, McDonald, McGlamery, Overby,
Quillin, Ramsay, Scott, Seymour, Sims, Vander Linden, Worth-
ington.
Committee on Counties, Cities, and Towns
Mr. Shuford, Chairman, Mr- Gunn, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Avant, Boswood, Buie, Burgin, Edwards of Durham, Eggers (R),
Fisher, Gass, Gillespie, Gwaltney, Hatch, Hathaway, Hester,
Hocutt, Huskins, Hutchins (R), Hutton, James, Jones, Kilpatrick,
Malone, Martin of Martin, Memory, McClung, Quillin, Royster,
Scott, Seymour, Shallington (R), Stone, Story (R), Taylor of
Stokes, Underwood, Uzzell, Vander Linden, Vogler, Whitfield,
Williamson, Wilson.
Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Mr. Halstead, Chairman, Mr. Bender, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Allen, Barker of Durham, Bell, Blackwell, Bost, Branch, Elmore,
Fisher, Fountain, Graham of Chowan, Hatch, Hayes, Hester, Hus-
kins, Johnstone, Kerr, Martin of Johnston, Moseley, Mull, Quillin,
Ramsay, Shreve, Sims, Stone, Story (R), Taylor of Wayne, Wal-
lace of Lenoir, Wilson, Worthington.
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Committee on Drainage
Mr. James, Chairman, Messrs: Bell, Boswood, Gibbs, Graham
of Robeson, Hardison, Harris of Northampton, Hathaway, Kil-
patrick, Meekins, Overby, Rosser, Scott, Shallington (R), Spruill,
Underwood, Whitfield, Williamson, Winslow.
Committee on Education
Mr. Stoney, Chairman, Mr. Harris of Person, V ice-Chairman,
Messrs: McDonald, Alexander, Allen, Barker of Durham, Black-
well, Blue, Boswood, Buie, Clifton (R), Crissman, Darden, Ed-
wards of Greene, Fountain, Grier, Halstead, Hancock, Harris of
Pamlico, Hunter, Hutchins (R), Kermon, Kerr, Martin of John-
ston, Martin of Martin, Matheson, Moore of Scotland, Moseley,
McGlamery, Scott, Smith, Snow, Story (R), Taylor of Buncombe,
Taylor of Wayne, Tompkins, Umstead, Underwood, Uzzell, Vogler,
Worthington.
Committee on Election and Election Laws
Mr. Vogler, Chairman, Mr. Tompkins, Vice-chairman, Messrs:
Blackwell, Blevins, Bost, Burgin, Ciifton (R), Fisher, Graham
of Chowan, Gwaltney, Hall (R), Halstead, Harris of Person, Hatch,
Houser, Hunter, Huskins, Johnstone, Jones, Kermon, Kerr, Mem-
ory, Moore of Clay, Moore of Wilson, Mull, McClung, McDonald,
Outlaw, Palmer, Shreve, Stoney, Story (R). Taylor of Stokes,
Taylor of Wayne, Tonissen, Uzzell.
Committee on Engrossed Bills
Mr. Buie, Chairman, Messrs: Blue, Boswood Dellinger, Fields
(R), Hall (R), Halstead, Malone, Morris, McDonald, Overby, Quil-
lan, Seymour, Snyder (R), Taylor of Buncombe, Underwood,
West (R).
Committee on Expenditures of the House
Mr. Martin of Johnston, Chairman, Messrs: Baldwin, Bender,
Blalock, Blue, Buie, Darden, Dellinger, Gunn, Hardison, McClung,
McGlamery, Overby, Rosser, Shallington (R), Shore (R), Tonis-
sen, Umstead.
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Committee on Federal and Interstate Cooperation
Mr. Bender, Chairman, Messrs. Blalock, Crissman, Dellinger,
Elmore, Ervin, Gass, Gunn, Hancock, Martin of Martin, Moore
of Wilson, Malone, Moseley, Mull, McDonald, Quillin, Rosser,
Tompkins, Tonissen, Vogler, Worthington.
Committee on Finance
Mr. Ramsay, Chairman, Mr. Taylor of Wayne, Vice-chairman,
Messrs: Allen, Barker, Bell, Blalock, Blevins, Bost, Branch, Bur-
gin, Bynum, Chambers (R), Clifton (R), Darden, Dellinger, Fisher,
Fountain, Gibbs, Graham of Chowan, Graham of Robeson, Gwalt-
ney, Hall (R), Halstead, Hardison, Harris of Northampton, Har-
ris of Pamlico, Harris of Person, Hatch, Hayes, Hester, Hocutt,
Houser, Hunter, Huskins, Hutton, James, Kermon, Kerr, Meekins,
Moore of Scotland, Moore of Wilson, Mull, McDonald, Scott,
Shallington (R), Shore (R), Shreve, Shuford, Sims, Smith, Sny-
der, Stone, Tompkins, Tonissen, Underwood, Vogler, Wallace of
Lenoir, West, Williamson, Winslow, Worthington.
Committee on Game
Mr. Boswood, Chairman, Messrs : Allen, Baldwin, Barker of Dur-
ham, Barker of Stanly (R), Bender, Blevins, Burgin, Bynum,
Clifton (R), Ervin, Fields (R), Gibbs, Graham of Robeson, Gunn,
Hall (R), Hardison, Harris of Northampton, Houser, Huskins,
Johnstone, Morris, Outlaw, Seymour, Smith, Snow, Taylor of
Buncombe, Taylor of Stokes, Tompkins, Underwood, Uzzell, West
(R).
Committee on Health
Mr. Wallace of Lenoir, Clvairman, Mr. Hester, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Barker of Durham, Blackwell, Blevins, Buie, Burleson,
(R), Elmore, Fountain, Gwaltney, Harris of Person, Hunter,
Hutchins (R), James, Kermon, Kerr, Kilpatrick, Martin of John-
ston, Martin of Martin, Moore of Wilson, Morris, Moseley, Mc-
Donald, McGlamery, Ramsay, Ransdell, Royster, Smith, Snow,
Snyder (R), Spruill, Stone, Story (R), Taylor of Buncombe, Tay-
lor of Wayne, Umstead, Underwood, Whitfield, Winslow.
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Committee on Higher Education
Mr. Worthington, Chairman, Messrs: Allen, Barker of Durham,
Blackwell, Bost, Chambers (R), Edwards of Durham, Edwards
of Greene, Elmore, Fields (R), Grier, Hancock, Harris of Person,
Hunter, Johnstone, Memory, Moseley, Palmer, Quillin, Royster,
Shuford, Snyder (R), Story (R), Taylor of Buncombe, Umstead,
Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir, West (R), Whitfield.
Committee on Mental Institutions
Mr. Spruill of Bertie, Chairman, Mr. Stoney, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Blackwell, Blalock, Blevins, Boswood, Branch, Buie, Bur-
gin, Burleson (R), Bynum, Clifton (R), Ervin, Fisher, Gass, Gil-
lespie, Greene, Halstead, Harris of Pamlico, Hatch, Hathaway,
Hocutt, Houser, Hutchins (R), Hutton, Kilpatrick, Memory,
Moore of Scotland, Morris, McGlamery, Sims, Stone, Umstead,
Vander Linden, Vogler, Wallace of Lenoir, Wallace of Montgom-
ery, Williamson.
Committee on Institutions for the Deaf
Mr. Morris, Chairman, Messrs: Avant, Barker of Stanly (R),
Blalock, Burleson (R), Bynum, Darden, Eggers (R), Ervin,
Fields (R), Graham of Robeson, Grier, Hall (R), Hardison,
Moore of Clay, Moseley, McClung, Outlaw, Palmer, Shallington
(R), Spruill, Stoney, Vander Linden, West (R), Williamson.
Committee on Insurance
Mr. Bost, Chairman, Mr. Gibbs, Vice-Chairman, Messrs: Allen,
Burleson (R), Clifton (R), Dellinger, Eggers (R), Greene, Han-
cock, Harris of Northampton, Harris of Person, Hathaway,
Hayes, Hester, Hocutt, Hutchins (R), Hutton, Jones, Matheson,
Meekins, Moore of Scotland, Mull, Quillin, Seymour, Shuford,
Sims, Smith, Stone, Stoney, Story (R), Taylor of Wayne, Um-
stead, Worthington.
Committee on the Journal
Mr. Wallace of Montgomery, Chairman, Messrs: Barker of
Stanly (R), Blalock, Blue, Buie, Burleson (R), Bynum, Crissman,
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Bellinger, Eggers (R), Hall (R), Hocutt, Houser, Martin of
Martin, Morris, McClung, Rosser, Scott, Snow, Taylor of Stokes,
Tompkins, Underwood, Williamson.
Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Mr. Taylor of Wayne, Chairman, Mr. Barker of Durham, V ice-
Chairman, Messrs: Allen, Bell, Blackwell, Bost, Branch, Fountain,
Halstead, Huskins, Kermon, Kerr, Martin of Johnston, Mull,
Scott, Shreve, Shuford, Sims, Smith, Snow, Story (R), Taylor of
Buncombe, Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Mr. Moseley, Chairman, Mr. Hatch, Vice-chairman, Messrs:
Alexander, Bender, Chambers (R), Crissman, Bellinger, Edwards
of Durham, Elmore, Fisher, Graham of Chowan, Hayes, Hester,
Jones, Malone, Moore of Wilson, Quillin, Ramsay, Ransdell, Sey-
mour, Snyder (R), Stoney, Wilson, Worthington.
Committee on Manufactures and Labor
Mr. Harris of Person, Chairman, Mr. Hutton, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Baldwin, Bender, Bost, Branch, Buie, Burgin, Burleson
(R), Darden, Edwards of Durham, Edwards of Greene, Hancock,
Harris of Northampton, Hayes, Huskins, James, Jones, Kermon,
Kerr, Moore of Scotland, Mull, McDonald, Palmer, Ransdell, Shu-
ford, Stone, Taylor of Wayne, Tonissen, Uzzell, Vander Linden,
Wallace of Lenoir.
Committee on Military Affairs
Mr. Fountain, Chairman, Mr. Taylor of Buncombe, Vice-Chair-
man, Messrs: Blackwell, Blue, Bynum, Chambers (R), Clifton
(R), Edwards of Durham, Elmore, Fisher, Gass, Gillespie, Greene,
Hall (R), Hester, Hutton, Jones, Kermon, Kerr, Malone, Moore
of Scotland, McDonald, Palmer, Rosser, Seymour, Sims, Stone,
Tompkins, Vogler, Wallace of Montgomery, Wilson.
Committee on Penal Institutions
Mr. Hutton of Guilford, Chairman, Messrs: Avant, Baldwin,
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Blevins, Blue, Branch, Bynum, Darden, Edwards of Greene, Ervin,
Fountain, Gass, Gillespie, Graham of Robeson, Greene, Griei,
Gunn, Harris of Person, Hathaway, Malone, Martin of Martin,
Memory, Moore of Wilson, Morris, McDonald, Ransdell, Royster,
Shore (R), Smith, Snyder (R), Spruill, Stone, Taylor of Stokes,
Wallace of Montgomery.
Committee on Pensions
Mr. Crissman, CJiairman, Messrs: Alexander, Barker of Dur-
ham, Buie, Bynum, Edwards of Greene, Fields (R), Gass, Gil-
lespie, Graham of Chowan, Grier, Hall (R), Harris of North-
ampton, Houser, Hunter, Huskins, Johnstone, Kermon, Kerr, Kil-
patrick, Matheson, Meekins, Morris, McClung, Outlaw, Ramsay,
Seymour, Shreve, Spruill, Taylor of Wayne, Umstead, Vander
Linden, West (R), Wilson.
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Mr. Barker of Durham, Chairman, Mr. Tonissen, Vice-Chair-
man, Messrs: Allen, Bost, Branch, Burgin, Edwards of Greene,
Fisher, Fountain, Gibbs, Hardison, James, Kermon, Moore of
Wilson, Ramsay, Royster, Scott, Shore (R), Shreve, Shuford,
Sims, Smith, Spruill, Taylor of Wayne, Uzzell, Wallace of Lenoir,
Whitfield, Winslow.
Committee on Public Utilities
Mr. Stone, Chairman, Mr. Vogler, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Allen, Baldwin, Barker of Durham, Barker of Stanly (R), Bla-
lock, Bost, Chambers (R), Crissman, Edwards of Greene, Gra-
ham of Chowan, Hancock, Harris of Pamlico, Harris of Person,
Hathaway, Hester, James, Jones, Kerr, Kilpatrick, Martin of
Johnston, Matheson, Mull, McGlamery, Rosser, Shuford, Smith,
Snow, Stoney, Taylor of Wayne, Uzzell, Vander Linden, Wallace
of Lenoir, Wallace of Montgomery, Whitfield, Wilson.
Committee on Public Welfare
Mr. Moore of Wilson, Chairman, Mr. Wallace of Montgomery,
Vice-Chairman, Messrs: Baldwin, Barker of Durham, Blackwell,
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Blue, Chambers (R), Darden, Ervin, Fields (R), Gass, Gillespie,
Grier, Gunn, Gwaitney, Harris of Northampton, Harris of Per-
son, Hayes, Hocutt, Hutchins (R), Hutton, Johnstone, Kerr,
Meekins, Memory, Moore of Clay, Moore of Scotland, Mull, Rans-
dell, Sims, Stone, Taylor of Stokes, Tompkins, Vogler, Wallace of
Lenoir, Whitfield, Williamson.
Committee on Roads
Mr. Royster, Chairman, Mr. Bost, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Avant, Blevins, Branch, Bynum, Edwards of Durham, Eggers
(R), Fisher, Gass, Gibbs, Graham of Robeson, Greene, Gunn,
Gwaitney, Hatch, Hathaway, Hester, Hocutt, Huskins, Hutton,
James, Johnstone, Jones, Kilpatrick, Moore of Wilson, Morris,
Mull, Outlaw, Overby, Palmer, Ramsay, Ransdell, Rosser, Shu-
ford, Spruill, Stone, Taylor of Stokes, Vander Linden, Wallace of
Lenoir, Wallace of Montgomery, Whitfield, Williamson, Winslow.
Committee on Rules
Mr. Gass, Chairman, Messrs: Allen, Bost, Branch, Burgin, Ed-
wards of Durham, Edwards of Greene, Fountain, Gibbs, Graham
of Chowan, Gwaitney, Halstead, Harris of Person, James, Ker-
mon, Kerr, Kilpatrick, Moore of Wilson, Moseley, McDonald,
Royster, Scott, Shuford, Sims, Smith, Spruill, Taylor of Wayne,
Umstead, Uzzell, Vander Linden, Wallace of Lenoir, Winslow.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Mr. Mull, Chairman, Mr. Shreve, Vice-Chairman, Messrs: Blev-
ins, Boswood, Bynum, Chambers (R), Fields (R), Gillespie, Gra-
ham of Robeson, Greene, Gunn, Harris of Northampton, Harris
of Pamlico, Hathaway, Hester, Matheson, Moore of Clay, Moore
of Scotland, Morris, McClung, Overby, Palmer, Shore (R), Stone,
Stoney, Taylor of Stokes, Wallace of Montgomery.
Committee on Senatorial Districts
Mr. Palmer, Chairman, Mr. Houser, V ice-Chairman, Messrs:
Baldwin, Barker of Durham, Bell, Bender, Blevins, Branch, Criss-
man, Dellinger, Graham of Robeson, Gunn, Harris of Northamp-
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ton, Hatch, Hayes, Hester, Huskins, Hutchins (R), Johnstone,
Malone, Martin of Johnston, Mull, McGlamery, Outlaw, Overby,
Shore (R), Shuford, Smith, Snow, Tonissen, Umstead, Under-
wood, Uzzell, Wilson, Worthington.
Committee on Unemployment Compensation
Mr. Uzzell, Chairman, Mr. Kermon, Vice-Chairman, Messrs:
Avant, Barker of Durham, Barker of Stanly (R), Bender, Bost,
Burgin, Clifton (R), Edwards of Durham, Edwards of Greene,
Fountain, Gibbs, Harris of Person, Hester, Hutton, Kerr, Malone,
Matheson, Meekins, Moore of Clay, McDonald, Palmer, Ransdell,
Royster, Shuford, Smith, Stone, Taylor of Wayne, Tompkins,
Tonissen, Vogler, Worthington.
Committee on Veterans Legislation
Mr. Sims, Chairman, Mr. Vander Linden, Vice-Chairman,
Messrs: Alexander, Allen, Barker of Stanly (R), Bell, Blalock,
Branch, Burgin, Gibbs, Graham of Chowan, Graham of Robe-
son, Gwaltney, Hancock, Hathaway, Hayes, Hocutt, Houser,
Huskins, Malone, Martin of Martin, Moore of Clay, Moseley, Mc-
Clung, Royster, Scott, Shallington (R), Shreve, Snow, Stoney,
Wallace of Lenoir, Whitfield, Williamson, Worthington.
Committee on Enrolled Bills
Mr. Hester, Chairman, Messrs: Bell, Buie, Bynum, Clifton (R),
Darden, Dellinger, Ervin, Hutchins (R), Tonissen, Williamson.
Committee on Justices of the Peace
Mr. Graham of Robeson, Chairman, Messrs: Alexander, Bald-
win, Barker of Durham, Bender, Boswood, Burgin, Dellinger,
Greene, Hall (R), Hayes, Hester, Houser, Martin of Martin,
Meekins, Moore of Clay, McClung, Outlaw, Overby, Quillin, Rans-
dell, Scott, Shreve, Snow, Snyder (R), Taylor of Stokes, West
(R), Wilson.
Committee on Library
Mr. Moore of Scotland, Chairman, Messrs: Avant, Barker of
Stanly (R), Blue, Crissman, Edwards of Greene, Ervin, Fields
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(R), Gillespie, Gunn, Halsteaci, Hatch, Hocutt, Hunter, John-
stone, Malone, Memory, Palmer, Quillin, Ransdell, Spruill, Stoney,
Taylor of Buncombe, Vogler, Wallace of Montgomery.
Committee on Printing
Mr. Burgin, Chairman, Messrs: Blue, Boswood, Eggers (R),
Ervin, Hall (R), Hardison, Malone, Moore of Scotland, McDon-
ald, McGlamery, Tompkins, Underwood, Vogler, West (R).
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Blalock of Anson, Chairman, Messrs: Blevins, Chambers
(R), Hutton, Morris, Palmer, Rosser, Royster, Spruill, Vander
Linden.
Committee on Trustees of University
Mr. Umstead, Chairman, Messrs: Allen, Burleson (R), Clifton
(R), Crissman, Edwards of Durham, Edwards of Greene, Elmore,
Fountain, Gibbs, Graham of Chowan, Grier, Gwaltney, Hancock,
Harris of Pamlico, Harris of Person, Huskins, James, Kerr, Mar-
tin of Johnston, Moore of Wilson, Palmer, Ramsay, Seymour,
Shallington (R), Shuford, Spruill, Stone, Story (R), Taylor of
Wayne, Vogler, Wallace of Lenoir, Whitfield, Winslow.
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Seat Assignment Chart — Session 1947
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
County Name Address Seat
Alamance J. Linwood Hall (R) Burlington 115
Alexander M. L. Gwaltney Taylorsville 79
Alleghany C. W. Ervin Sparta -... 73
Anson U. B. Blalock Wadesboro .1. 24
Ashe J. O. Blevins Lansing 74
Avery W. R. Fields (R) Elk Park 108
Beaufort LeRay Scott Washington _ 55
Bertie C. Way land Spruill Windsor 7
Bladen R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown 44
Brunswick Odell Williamson Shallotte 72
Buncombe Henry C. Fisher Ashev'lle 40
George A. Shuford Ashevil'e 41
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain 39
Burke A. B. Stoney ^organton 3
Cabarrus Hugh Q. Alexander T-Tannanolis .... - 27
E. T. Bost. Jr Concord 28
Caldwell Max C. Wilson Lenoir 114
Camden W. I. Halstead - South Mills 35
Carteret H. S. Gibbs Moreberd City o
Caswell Jno. O. Gunn Yancey ville 53
Catawba Harry Vanderlinden - Hickory 65
Chatham Landon C. Rosser Mt. Vernon Springs... 81
Cherokee W. Bruce West CR) Andrews 110
Chowan John W. Graham Edenton 56
Clav H. M. Moore..' Havesville 95
Cleveland O. M. Mull Shelbv 19
Columbus Homer G. Av=nt Whiteville 99
Craven Burl G. Hardison Ne'v B"?rn 83
Cumberland T. C. Bynum Hone Mills 76
G. S. Quillin Fayetteville 7."
Currituck G. C. Boswood Gregory 47
Dare Theo. S. Meekins Manteo 91
Davidson J. Eugene Snyder ( R ) Lexington 1 1 7
Davie Knox Johnstone Mocksville 15
Duplin Lewis W. Outlaw Seven Springs 88
Durham Oscar G. Barker Durham 4
Dan K. Edwards Durham 60
Edgecombe Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount 26
Forsyth Winfield Blackwell Winston-Salem 70
Rex Gass Winston-Salem 61
James M. Hayes, Jr. Winston-Salem 71
Franklin E. H. Malone _ Louisbure 86
Gaston David P. Dellinger CherrvvTIle 33
W. P. Grier Gastonia 34
Gates Clarence P. Hathaway Sunbury 49
Graham Ray McClung Robbinsville - 119
Granville F. W. Hancock. Ill Oxford - - 64
Greene Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton 1 7
Guilford Walter E. Crissman High Point 84
Frank R. Hutton Greensboro 29
Robert Moseley Greensboro 58
Clyde A. Shreve Stokesdale 52
Halifax Joseph Branch Enfield 33
Harnett Allison L. Overby Angier 96
Haywood Glenn C. Palmer Clyde 54
Henderson L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe 112
Hertford R. H. Underwood Murfreesboro 98
Hoke Harry A. Greene Raeford „ - 94
Hyde C. L. Bell Swan Quarter 68
Iredell _ John F. Matheson Mooresville 62
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Jackson - Dan Tompkins Sylva _ 31
Johnston Ronald hocutt Wendell BO
Ci. A. Mariin _ _ Smithfield 8
Jones - - R. P. Bender Polloeksville 61
Lee Yv'oodrow W. Seymour _ Sanford 66
Lenoir - F. E. Wallace Kinston 25
Lincoln Chas. F. Houser _ Lincolnton ~ 85
Macon Herbert A. McGlamery Franklin Ill
Madison Dr. J. H. Hutchins (R) Marshall 102
Martin Charles B. Martin _ Jamesville 50
McDowell Wm. C. Chambers <_R) Marian - -..118
Mecklenburg Harvev Morris Charlotte 22
Frank K. Sims, Jr Charlotte 23
Ed T. Tonissen Charlotte 21
James B. Vogler Charlotte 6
Mitchell Jeter C. Burleson (R) Bakersville 116
Montgomery J. Paul Wallace _ Troy 48
Moore H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen 67
Nash Thomas J. Pearsall ™ Rocky Mount Speaker
New Hanover _.R. M. Kermon Wilmington - - 9
Northampton , H. R. Harris Seaboard 16
Onslow C. Bruce Hunter -....Dixon 51
Orange - -..John W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill 97
Pamlico Ralph M. Harris Oriental 82
Pasquotank - Vernon G. James Elizabeth City 77
Pender J. V. Whitfield - Burlaw 2
Perquimans E. Leigh Winslow Hertford 78
Person R- L. Harris Roxboro _ 63
Pitt . ...Frank M. Kilpatrick 4yden „_. 43
Sam O. Worthington „ „ Greenville 42
Polk - W. H. McDonald - Tryon 113
Randolph J. I. Memory Randleman 32
Richmond H T. Baldwin Rockingham 87
Robeson J. P. Buie Red Springs 93
I. P. Graham _ _...._Proctorville - 92
Rockingham T. Clarence Stone Stoneville 20
Rowan - Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury 14
George R. Uzzell Salisbury _ 13
Rutherford Wood row W. Jones _ Piutherfordton 105
Sampson Deems H. Clifton (R) Clinton 109
Scotland O. L. Moore Laurinburg _ 18
Stanly Raymond C. Barker (R) Albemarle ... _103
Stokes ■ John Tavlor _ Danbury 57
Surry George K. Snow Mount Airy 90
Swain Bruce A. Elmore _ Brvson City _ 89
Transvlvania Melvin L. Gillespie Brevard __ 106
Tyrrell - T. W. Shallington (R) Columbia 107
Union H. B. Smith _ * T nn-oe . 80
Vance Fred S. Rovster Henderson 36
Wake Arch T. Allen Ra'eigh 1 1
William T. Hatch _ .Ralegh - 12
N. F. Ransdell Varina 10
Warren... John Kerr Jr w m-renton 1
Washington John W. Darden _ Plymouth 46
Watauga R. C. Eo-gers (R) Boone 101
W^vne — W. Frank Tavlor Goldsboro 59
Wilkes - T. E. Storv fR) Wilkesboro .„ 100
Wilpon. ..._ _ Larrv I. Moore. Jr _. _ Wilson 37
Yadkin -Henry (Ted) Shore (R) Jonesville -....104
Yancey J. Frank Huskins Burnsville 45
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 Association, American Bar Association and Kiwanis
Club. Mayor of Gastonia 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.; I.O.O.F.; B.P.O. of Elks; Sons Confeder-
ate 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 1941 and 1943; Vice President North Carolina Bar
Association 1934-1935. Elected Governor November 7, 1944. Meth-
odist; Member Board of Stewards. Married 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 torn November
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. Past member, North Carolina Bar Association;
North Carolina State Bar, and Hertford County Bar Association.
Mayor of Winton, 1923-1928. County attorney for Hertford Coun-
ty, 1923-1931. Member of General Assembly of 1929, representing
Hertford County. Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Sessions of 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 General Election of November 3, 1936, and assumed
duties of the office December 21, 1936, by virtue of executive ap-
pointment, ten days prior to the commencement of Constitutional
term, on account of a vacancy that then occurred. Reelected Sec-
retary of State in General Elections of 1940 and 1944. President,
Ahoskie Kiwanis Club, 1927. Theta Chi Fraternity. Junior Order,
B.P.O. Elks; President, N. C. Elks Association, 1946; T.P.A.;
Member Board of Trustees, Elon College; President Elon College
Foundation; American Legion, Forty and Eight; President, Na-
tional Association of Secretaries of State, 1942. Congregational
Christian Church. Married Miss Minta Banks of Winton, N. C,
November 15, 1924. Of this union there are two chidlren, a daugh-
ter and a son, Armecia and Thad Eure, Jr. Legal residence, Hert-
ford County, N. C. Official address: State Capitol, Raleigh.
HENRY LEE BRIDGES
STATE AUDITOR
(Elected by the People)
Henry Lee Bridges, Democrat, was born in Franklin County,
N. C, June 10, 1907. Son of John Joseph and Ida Loraine (Car-
roll) Bridges. Attended Wakelon High School, 1914-1920; Wiley
Biographical Sketches 349
School, Raleigh, 1921; Wakelon High School, 1922; Millbrook
School, 1923-1925; Mars Hill Junior College, A.B. Degree, 1929;
Wake Forest College, B.A. Degree, 1931; Wake Forest Law
School, 1932-1933. Attorney-at-Law. Member of the Greensboro
Bar Association; N. C. State Bar. Deputy Clerk, Superior Court
of Guilford County, August, 1935-September, 1940; December,
1941-October, 1942; December, 1945-June 1, 1946. (Break in dates
caused by Military Service). Secretary and Treasurer, Guilford
County Democratic Executive Committee, 1933-1940. Member and
Past Master of Greensboro Lodge No. 76 Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons. Enlisted in National Guard May, 1934 as a Pri-
vate; promoted to Sgt. February, 1935; commissioned Second
Lieutenant, June 18, 1935; commissioned First Lieutenant, No-
vember 18, 1939; promoted to Captain, January 28, 1943; to
Major on inactive status, January 17, 1947. Entered Federal Serv-
ice, September 16, 1940; released from active duty November 2,
1941; recalled to active duty October 7, 1942; relieved from active
duty December 14, 1945. Married Miss Clarice Hines, December
12, 1936. Two children: Joseph Henry, age four years; George
Hines, age ten months. Home address: 2409 Wright Street, Greens-
boro, 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. Ex-
ecutive Secretary County Government Advisory Commission four
years. Director of Local Government from March 4, 1931, to No-
vember 17, 1932, when appointed State Treasurer by Governor
Gardner. Elected November 2, 1934, for unexpired term ending
December 31, 1936. Reelected for full terms November 3, 1936, No-
vember 5, 1940 and November 7, 1944. In March 1933 made Ex-
officio Director of Local Government by act of General Assembly.
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Chairman of Banking Commission, Chairman Teachers' and State
Employees' Retirement Commission, Chairman Local Government
Commission, 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'
Benefit Fund. Member and Treasurer of the Sinking Fund Com-
mission. American Legion. Presbyterian Deacon and Treasurer.
Married Miss Ruth Moore of Burgaw, North Carolina, March 8,
1920. One child, Charles Marion Johnson, Jr. Address: Raleigh,
North Carolina.
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
American Association of School Administrators; North Carolina
Education Association President, 1932-1933; member National
Committee on Rural Education; Regional Consultant National
Committee on Emergency in Education. President Rutherfordton
Kiwanis Club, 1932; honorary memter for life Rutherford County
Club. Mason; all branches, including Shrine. Member Sigma Chi,
Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Phi Kappa. Principal Gault School,
Jonesville, S. C, 1916-1917; Waco High School, 1917-1919; Cliff-
side Public Schools and Avondale Public Schools, 1919-1923. Su-
perintendent Rutherford County Schools, 1925-1934. Appointed
State Superintendent of Public Instruction by Governor J. C. B.
Ehringhaus, October 24, 1934, succeeding the late Dr. A. T. Allen.
Elected for a full term November 3, 1936. Re-elected in 1940,
1944. Chairman Board of Trustees of East Carolina Teachers Col-
lege; member Board of Trustees of Greater University, North
Carolina College at Durham, Agricultural and Technical College,
and Elizabeth City State Teachers College. Awarded Pd.D. hon-
Thad Eure
Secretary of State
Henry L. Bridges
State Auditor
Chas. M. Johnson
State Treasurer
Clyde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Harry McMullan
Attorney General
Wm. Kerr Scott
Commissioner of Agriculture
Forrest H. Shuford
Commissioner of Labor
Wm. P. Hodges
Commissioner of Insurance
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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orary degree Catawta College, Salisbury, N. C, in May 1935.
Member High School Textbook Committee 1927-1932; chairman
Elementary Textbook Commission 1933-1934. President Southern
Council Chief State School Officers 1944-1946; Member Executive
Committee and Legislative Committee National Council of Chief
State School Officers, 1944-1946; Consultant National Safety
Council; Consultant Educational Policies Committee of the Na-
tional Education Association; Consultant to Rural Editorial Serv-
ice for State Education Associations. Methodist, Lay leader in
Marion District; Superintendent Cliffside Sunday School; teacher
Ladies' Class, Rutherford 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, was born at Haw River, N. C.
Attended Hawfields Graded School, 1902-1908; Hawfields High
School, 1909-1913; four-year honor student and athlete, N. C.
State College; B.S. Degree in Agriculture, 1917. Farmer and
dairyman. Member of American Jersey Cattle Club; President of
State Jersey Cattle Club; presented cup by American Jersey Cattle
Club in 1925 for outstanding work in promoting better quality
of Jersey cows; organizer of world's largest Registered Jersey
Calf Club while County Agent. President of State Dairymen's
Association. Member of North Carolina Rural Electrification Au-
thority. First in North Carolina to make a public address on need
for rural electrification, Statesville, N. C. in 1930. 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 Com-
missioner of Agriculture, 1936; re-elected November 5, 1940 and
November 7, 1944. Received Progressive Farmer award, "The Man
Biographical Sketches 353
of the Year," as North Carolina's Agricultural Leader of 1937.
Appointed as a member of the National Advisory Committee of
Agricultural Research and Marketing in 1946. Veteran of World
War I. Member of Walter B. Ellis Post. Deacon in the Hawfields
Presbyterian Church, 1920-1932; Elder, 1933-1938. Married Miss
Mary Elizabeth White, July 2, 1919. Address: Haw River, N. C.
FORREST HERMAN SHUFORD
COMMISSIONER OP LABOR
(Elected by the People)
Forrest Herman Shuford, Democrat, was born in Cleveland
County, North Carolina, 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. At-
tended Berea College, Berea, Kentucky; Textile School of North
Carolina State College, Raleigh, N. C. and Duke University, Dur-
ham, N. C. Worked in textile mills in Harrisville, Rhode Island,
and in Gastonia, N. C, 1921-1924. Principal of Ellenboro High
School 1924-1925; Spindale School 1925-1926. Boys' Commissioner,
City of High Point, High Point, N. C, 1925-1933. Appointed
Chief Inspector in the Department of Labor in 1933 by Major
A. L. Fletcher, Commissioner. Granted leave of absence from the
Department of Labor to serve as N. R. A. Labor Compliance Of-
ficer for North Carolina 1934-1935. Appointed Commissioner of
Lator by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, September 12, 1938. Elected
to the office of Commissioner of Labor in the General Election
November 8, 1938. Re-elected November 5, 1940 and November 7,
1944. Member Society of Safety Engineers; Textile Section of the
National Safety Council. Served in the Navy during World War I.
Member American Legion since its organization; Past Commander
of Andrew Jackson Post No. 87 of American Legion, High Point,
N. C; La Society Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevau. President, North
Carolina Conference for Social Service. President, International
Association of Governmental Labor Officials. Appointed by Presi-
dent Franklin I). Roosevelt in 1944 as Advisor to Governmental
Delegates to the International Labor Organization Conference
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in Philadelphia. Methodist. Married Miss May Renfrow, June 8,
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, Octoter 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
Broughton, September 10, 1942, to fill the unexpired term of Hon.
Dan C. Boney, deceased. Elected Commissioner of Insurance in
the General Election, November 7, 1944, for a four year term.
Executive Committee, National Ass'n. of Insurance Commissioners,
1945-46 and 1946-47; member of Board, Law Enforcement Officers
Benefit and Retirement Fund. Baptist. Married Miss Olga E.
Dodds, August 6, 1935. Two children: William 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; L.L.D. (Honorary), University of North Carolina, 1946.
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
Biographical Sketches 355
Attorney for Beaufort County 1926 to 1933. Chairman North Caro-
lina Industrial Commission. North Carolina Bar Association.
American Bar Association. Appointed Attorney General by Gov-
ernor 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. Episcopalian. Married Miss Pattie M. Baugham of Wash-
ington, N. C, Octoter 4, 1911. Four children. Address: Raleigh,
N. C.
WALTER FOSTER ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Walter Foster Anderson, Democrat, was born in Davie County,
N. C, October 8, 1903. Son of James Garfield and Tobitha (Tut-
terow) Anderson. Attended Center Grade School; Mocksville
High; Rutherford College; Institute of Government; FBI National
Academy. Served as member of the Winston-Salem Police Depart-
ment, October 8, 1925-October 1, 1942; Chief of Police of the Win-
ston-Salem Police Department, February 1, 1935 to October 1,
1942; Chief of Police of the Charlotte, N. C. Police Department,
October 1, 1942-April 1, 1946. President, FBI National Academy
Associates; Fifth Vice-President, International Association Chiefs
of Police; First Vice-President, North Carolina Police Executives
Association. Mason. Methodist. Married Miss Mary Elizabeth
Powell, April 3, 1926. Three children: Mary Louise Anderson;
Nancy Janet Anderson; Doris Foster Anderson. Address: 1503
Jarvis St., Raleigh, N. C.
WILMER ZADOC BETTS
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND CONTRACT
(Appointed by the Governor)
Wilmer Zadoc Betts, Democrat, of Wake County, was born Oc-
tober 17, 1896, in Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina. Son
of Wilmer Conrad and Tessie (Ray) Betts. Attended Centennial
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Public School of the City of Raleigh, 1903-1910, and graduated
from the Raleigh High School in 1914; North Carolina State Col-
lege 1914-1918, B.S. in Civil Engineering. Deck Officer and Extra
Observer, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1918; Civil Engineer
on construction of Camp Polk (Tank Camp) near Raleigh in
1918-1919; Bridge Designer and Bridge Maintenance Engineer for
North Carolina State Highway Commission 1919-1923; appointed
1923 by Frank Page as Purchasing Agent of the North Carolina
State Highway Commission and served until 1941; appointed 1941
by Governor J. Melville Broughton as Director of the Division of
Purchase and Contract; reappointed by Governor R. Gregg Cherry
as Director of Purchase and Contract. Member Hiram Lodge No.
40 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Raleigh; Wilmington
Consistory, Valley of Wilmington, Orient of North Carolina,
A.&A.S.R. of F., S.J., U.S.A.; Sudan Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Shrine;
Raleigh Shrine Club; Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity; Theta Tau
Engineering Fraternity. North Carolina Society of Engineers; Past
Secretary, Past President and member of the Carolina-Virginia
Purchasing Agents Association; Past National Director and mem-
ber of the National Association of Purchasing Agents; Treasurer
and member of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing,
Inc.; member of The Association of School Business Officials; Past
Secretary and member of the Lions Club of Raleigh. Director,
North Carolina State College Foundation, Inc.; member of the
Advisory Committee on Engineering School Expansion at North
Carolina State College; member of the Executive Committee of
the General Alumni Association of North Carolina State College;
member of the Alumni Memorial Building Committee of North
Carolina State College. Baptist; member of First Baptist Church
of Raleigh. Married Elizabeth Moultrie Drake of Bennettsville,
South Carolina, Decemter 27, 1922. Two children: a son, Wilmer
Conrad Betts, and a daughter, Elizabeth Moultrie Betts. Address:
Raleigh, N. C.
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CARRIE L. BROUGHTON
STATE LIBRARIAN
CHAIRMAN LIBRARY COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Carrie L. Broughton, Democrat, was born in Wake County,
Raleigh, N. C. Daughter of Needham B. and Caroline R. (Lougee)
Broughton. Attended Raleigh Public Schools; Peace Junior Col-
lege; North Carolina College for Women; Meredith College. Mem-
ber American and North Carolina Library associations; North
Carolina Literary and Historical Association. Appointed Assist-
ant State Librarian in 1902 and State Librarian in 1919. Baptist;
Member of Executive Committee State W.M.U. Leader of mis-
sionary group in local church. Address: 125 Hawthorne Rd.,
Raleigh, N. C.
CHRISTOPHER CRITTENDEN
DIRECTOR OF 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
1935; Member American Historical and Southern Historical as-
sociations; Society of American Archivists; President American
Association for State and Local History 1940-1942. Member His-
tory Club and Watauga Club of Raleigh. Principal Roxobel, N. C,
Public School 1922-1923; Instructor in History, Yale University
1924-1925; University of North Carolina 1926-1929; Assistant
Professor of History, University of North Carolina 1930-1935.
Author of 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. Bap-
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tist. 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.
EDWARD HATHAWAY CROSS
COMMISSIONER OP PAROLES
(Appointed by the Governor)
Edward Hathaway Cross, Democrat, was born in Gatesville,
N. C, February 15, 1909. Son of Edgar and Mary Joyce (Hath-
away) Cross. Attended Gatesville Elementary and Hobbsville
High School; Wake Forest College, 1929-1931; Wake Forest Law
School, LL.B., 1934. Attorney at Law. Member of North Carolina
State Bar Inc. ; American Prison Association ; American Parole
Association, Vice President, 1942-1946; Vice President, South-
eastern States Probation and Parole Association, 1940-1942; Pro-
fessional Council National Probation Association, 1945-1946;
Member of Advisory Council on Parole of the National Probation
Association, 1946. Solicitor, Gates County Recorder's Court, 1933-
1934. Parole Investigator, 1935-1937. Assistant Commissioner of
Paroles, 1937-1940, 1941-1942. Private Secretary to Governor Clyde
R. Hoey, 1940 (On Leave). Assistant Commissioner of Revenue,
1942 (On leave from Parole Office). Representative from Gates
County in the General Assembly of 1935. Member of North Caro-
lina Probation Commission, 1942-1944. Commissioner of Paroles
from 1942 to present time. Corporal in World War II, 1944-1945.
Member of Gamma Eta Gamma (Legal) Fraternity; Chancellor,
1933-1934. Member of the American Legion. Methodist. Teacher,
Young Men's Bible Class, Zion Methodist Church, 1926-1929. Mar-
ried Miss Mary Effie Martin, August, 1929. One son: Edward
Hathaway Cross, Jr. Home address: Hobbsville, N. C. Official
address: Raleigh, N. C.
ROBERT BRUCE ETHERIDGE
DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(Appointed by the Governor)
Robert Bruce Etheridge, Democrat, was born at Manteo, July
31, 1878. Son of Van Buren and Matilda Etheridge. Attended pub-
lic schools of Manteo and Atlantic Collegiate Institute, Elizabeth
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City; A.B. 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 Committee 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 Con-
servation and Development since 1933. Member New York World's
Fair Commission. Chairman Ex-ofncio 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.
EDWIN MAURICE GILL
COMMISSIONER 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 of Laurinburg High School; Trinity College, 1922-1924.
Representative in the General Assembly from Scotland County,
1929 and 1931. Private Secretary, Governor Gardner, 1931-1933;
Commissioner of Paroles, 1933-1942; appointed Commissioner of
Revenue 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 Association. President American Parole Association, 1940-
1941 ; President Southeastern States Probation and Parole As-
sociation, 1939-1940; Vice President, The American Parole Asso-
ciation, 1939-1940; Secretary-Treasurer, 1938-1939; Director
American Prison Association, 1939-1940; Vice President, 1941-
1942. Member of the American Legion. Sigma Nu Phi, legal fra-
ternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership fraternity, honorary
member, Duke University, 1940. Methodist. Elected member of
Executive Committee of the National Tax Association in Sept.
1944 for three year term. Elected member of Executive Committee
of National Association of Tax Administrators in 1946 for a two
year term. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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ALEXANDER HAWKINS GRAHAM
CHAIRMAN STATE HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Alexander Hawkins Graham, Democrat, was born in Hillsboro,
August 9, 1890. Son of John W. and Maggie F. (Bailey) Graham.
Educated in the Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., 1906-
1908. A.B. University of North Carolina, 1912. Attended Uni-
versity of North Carolina Summer Law School, 1912-1913, and
Harvard Law School, 1913-1914. Lawyer. Member North Carolina
Bar Association. Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Ogle-
thorpe in 1917; promoted to First Lieutenant and then to Cap-
tain, serving overseas with the 81st Division. Member of the
House of Representatives, 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1927; Speaker of
the House of Representatives, 1929. Elected Lieutenant-Governor,
November 8, 1932. Episcopalian. Married Miss Kathleen Long in
August, 1917. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
HOWELL JOHN HATCHER
COMMANDING OFFICER, STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
DIRECTOR, HIGHWAY SAFETY DIVISION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Howell John Hatcher, Democrat, was born in Carroll County,
Virginia. Son of Thomas D. and Cora C. (Ingram) Hatcher. At-
tended Grammar and High School in Mount Airy, 1907-1918;
Trinity College, Duke University, LL.B.; Duke Law School, 1924.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1935; State Senator
from the twenty-eighth Senatorial District, 1939. Mason; Junior
Order; Woodmen of World. In military service from September
16, 1940 to November 22, 1945, having rank of Captain, Major,
Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel; decorated twice by the United
States, once by France, Belgium and Holland. Methodist, Steward
since 1926. Married Miss Faith Adair, January 27, 1927. Two
sons: Howell John, Jr., age fifteen and Franklin Adair, age eleven.
Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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GURNEY POPE HOOD
COMMISSIONER OF 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;
Chairman Executive Committee 1937-1938; Chairman District No.
2, 1940-1943. President Hood Finance Corporation 1924-1929 ; Pres-
ident, The Hood System, Inc., 1929-1931 ; Served as officer for va-
rious banking institutions in North Carolina. Alderman, Golds-
boro, 1911, 1913; Mayor, Morehead City, 1917-1919. Member House
of Representatives 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 Coun-
cilor, Junior Order United American Mechanics, and State Coun-
cil Treasurer; Member National Board of Trustees 1929-1941;
Member National Board of Control since 1941. Methodist; Lay
Leader 1919-1920; Member Commission on Budget, Annual Con-
ference 1930-1940; Member Commission on World Service and Fi-
nance, Annual Conference since 1940; elected President 1944;
Delegate to General Conference 1938; Uniting Conference 1939;
Jurisdictional Conference 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.
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FRED CALDWELL HUNTER
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONR
(Appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate)
Fred Caldwell Hunter, Democrat, was 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-
cated at Burgaw High School; University of North Carolina and
Wake Forest College. Private U. S. Army February 1918 to May
1919. Mason. Lawyer. Member Board of Aldermen Burgaw 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. Appointed Member State Highway
Commission May 1937 and appointed Director of Prisons in Sep-
tember of that year. Appointed Chairman Board of Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control August 1941. Appointed Utilities Commissioner
April 1942 and re-appointed for six-year term in April 1945.
Married Mrs. Louise White Freeman, December, 1936. Three chil-
dren: Louise Grady, age 8; Robert White, age 6; and Marion Lee,
age 2. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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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:
Statesville. Official Address: Raleigh, N. C.
HENRY E. KENDALL
CHAIRMAN EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Henry E. Kendall, Democrat, was born in Shelby, N. C, August
24, 1905. Son of Henry E. and Mary Whitelaw (Wiseman) Ken-
dall. Attended Shelby Public Schools, 1912-1922; N. C. State Col-
lege, 1922-1926, B. S. in C. E. Member Theta Tau Professional
Engineering Fraternity; The Raleigh Engineers Club; North
Carolina Society of Engineers; Lions Club of Raleigh; American
Legion. Registered Engineer. From Jan. 1, 1937 through Septem-
ber 1942, was in charge of "Operation of Plant" for State School
Commission as it was at that time. Member Tau Beta Pi, Engi-
neering Scholastic; Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Mason. Commis-
sioned 1st Lt. Engineers Corps, September 18, 1942; Promoted
Captain April 19, 1943; Major, May 15, 1944; Lt. Col., January
10, 1946; Served twenty months in E T O and eight months in
Asiatic Pacific, a total of twenty-eight months overseas; Separated
from service, August 7, 1946. Presbyterian. Address: 2814 Exeter
Circle, Raleigh, N. C.
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WILLIAM PATTON KIMZEY
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
William Patton Kimzey, Democrat, was born in Henderson
County, N. C., April 14, 1901. Son of William Rucker and Re-
berta (Patton) Kimzey. Attended Brevard High School 1918; Da-
vidson College, A.B., 1923; Cumberland University, Lebanon,
Tenn., LL.B., 1926. Lawyer. Member N. C. Bar Association;
President Transylvania County Bar Association 1936-1937; Presi-
dent Eighteenth Judicial District Bar 1936-1937. President Bre-
vard Kiwanis Club 1934. Attorney, Transylvania County Board
of Education 1930-1939. Attorney for Transylvania County 1936-
1939. Representative 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. Member of Dunn's Rock Lodge No. 267; A.F.&
A.M.; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Oasis Temple,
A. A. O.N. M.S. Appointed member of the Industrial Commission in
1939. Head History Department, University Military School, Mo-
bile, 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 Kimzey, 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-
Biographical Sketches 365
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
Adjutant General North Carolina, June 15, 1920. Recommended by
the Governor and appointed by the President, State Director of
Selective Service effective 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.
WILEY MILLER PICKENS
DIRECTOR, NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Wiley Miller Pickens, Democrat, was born in Spring City, Ten-
nessee, September 21, 1896. Son of Cornelius Miller and Emma
Lucinda (Watts) Pickens. Attended Lenoir High School, 1909-
1912; A.B. Degree, Duke University, 1916; A.M. Degree, Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 1924; Columbia University, 1925. Super-
intendent of Schools, Lincolnton, N. C, 1926-1940. Author of
"History of Education in Rowan County, N. C". Member of the
National Association of State Officers of Veterans Affairs; Amer-
ican Legion, Past Department Commander; Reserve Officers As-
sociation. Mason ; Past Master Fulton Lodge No. 99, Salisbury,
N. C. Corporal in the U. S. Army, August 28, 1918-April 25, 1919;
Colonel, September 16, 1940-December 24, 1945. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Blanche Ingram, October 12, 1927. Two daughters:
Celia Elizabeth Pickens and Mary Susan Pickens. Address: 2134
Cowper Drive, 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 Elmire (Shepherd)
Reynolds. Attended private school and Asheville Military Acad-
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emy; Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C, 1889-1891; M. I). Uni-
versity of New York 1895; awarded Valentine Mott Gold Medal
1894; postgraduate course Brompton Hospital, London. Secretary
State Board of Health and State Health Officer since 1934. Mem-
ber State Board of Health 1931, President 1933; Fellow American
Medical Association 1940 and Member Public Health and Southern
Medical associations; First Vice-President Southern Branch
American Public Health Association 1939; member Pan American
and Provincial Health Officers Association; President North Caro-
lina Medical Society 1920. Fellow 1926; Secretary, Vice President,
and in 1904, President of the Buncombe County Medical Society;
member Executive Council Tri-State Medical Society 1911; and
Vice President Tri-State Medical Society 1916; member Raleigh
Academy of Medicine and National Association for Prevention of
Tuberculosis; Altruistic Health Officer, City of Asheville; prac-
ticed Medicine and was a member 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 Ashe-
ville 1914-1923; author of articles for Medical Journals and So-
cieties. Officer and Director Blue Pudge National Bank, American
National Bank and National Bank of Commerce, Asheville, N. C.
Chairman subcommittee Federal Relations Committee, State and
Territorial Health Officers' Associations, for securing serologic
tests among approximately 16,500,000 men who registered through-
out the United States during 1940. Vice President States, Terri-
torial and Provincial Health Authorities of North America 1941;
chairman subcommittee on Public Health, Procurement and As-
signment Service, Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
1941; Chairman of Committee on Public Health, War Manpower
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 St. Louis 1942; chairman of the North
Carolina Committee on Nutrition; appointed to serve on the Na-
tional Committee on Malaria Prevention Activities for the year
1943, and reappointed for the years 1944 and 1945; member and
Secretary of the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control 1943,
Biographical Sketches 367
and re-elected Secretary of the North Carolina Hospitals Board
of Control 1944; Member and Secretary of the North Carolina
Hospital and Medical Care Commission 1944; Chairman Commit-
tee on Federal-State Relations Allocation of Federal Funds, As-
sociation of State and Territorial Health Officers 1945. Methodist.
Married Miss Edith Holland Randolph, June 1, 1907. One child:
Alyne Johnston Reynolds. Address: Raleigh, North Carolina.
JOHN HARRIS SAMPLE
DIRECTOR STATE PROBATION COMMISSION
(Appointed by the North Carolina State Probation Commission
with the approval of the Governor)
John Harris Sample, Democrat, was born in Hendersonville,
N. C, March 17, 1899. Son of Augustus E. and Anna Elizabeth
(Cannon) Sample. Attended Hendersonville graded school, 1906-
1913; Blue Ridge School for Boys, 1913-1917; Davidson College,
1917-1921, B.S. Degree; Law School, University of North Caro-
lina, 1922-1924. Lawyer. Member of State and County Bar Associ-
ations. N. C. State Board of Elections, 1933-1937; Attorney for
Buncombe County Board of Financial Control, 1933-1937; Presi-
dent, Probation Association of North Carolina, 1941-1943; Di-
rector, Interstate Crime Commission, 1939-1941 ; Member Profes-
sional Council, National Probation Association, 1939-1947. Phi
Delta Phi (Legal Fraternity) ; Kappa Alpha Fraternity; Mason.
Entered U. S. Army July 1918 serving until January 1919; Com-
missioned Lieutenant in the Infantry, September, 1918. Member
of American Legion; La Societe Des 40 Homines et 8 ehevauz;
Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans;
Civitan Club; Commander, Raleigh Post American Legion, 1945-
1946. Presbyterian. Married Miss Daisy Rice Bartlett, 1930. One
daughter: Mary Ellen Sample. Address: 507 N. Blount St.,
Raleigh, N. C.
THOMAS BODDIE WARD
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES
(Appointed by the Governor)
Thomas Boddie Ward, Democrat, was born in Nashville, N. C,
January 13, 1890. Son of Willis and Rosa Lee (Ricks) Ward. At-
tended Nashville Collegiate Institute, 1896-1902; private teacher,
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1903-1905; Rhodes Military Institute, fall, 1905; Trinity Park, fall
190G. 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, 191:]. Manager and owner Carolina
Builders Supply Co., Wilson, N. C; owner and operator of several
farms. President Wilson Chamber of Commerce, 1924. Member
State Highway and Public Works Commission, 1937-1941; Com-
missioner Department of Motor Vehicles since 1941. Elks Lodge,
Wilson, N. C. Methodist. Married Miss Mary Lucile Rose, of
Rocky Mount, N. C, November 5, 1918. Address: Wilson, N. C.
CARL LEVERING WILLIAMSON
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF ALCOHOLIC 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)
Williamson. Attended Warrenton High School; Virginia Military
Institute 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:
Raleigh, N. C.
THURSTON ADGER WILSON
CHAIRMAN NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Thurston Adger Wilson, Democrat, was born in Lexington
County, S. C, August 28, 1895. Son of George Mendenhall and
Mary Jane (Bowers) Wilson. Attended Public Schools, Columbia,
S. C. Appointed 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
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Safety Engineers; North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers
and its first president. Veteran of Safety. Vice President, South
Carolina Federation of Labor, 1923; President of Raleigh Typo-
graphical Union, 1934-1935; President, North Carolina Federa-
tion of Labor, 1927-1930; Chairman Textile Section and Member
Board of Directors, 1937-1938, and Member Executive Committee,
1936-1938, of the National Safety Council. President, International
Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, 1944-
1945. Ex-officio, Commission on Revision of the Insurance Laws,
1944-1946; Chairman, National Conference Committee on Work-
men's Compensation, 1945-1946. 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; Ameri-
can Legion; Forty and Eight. Lutheran. Married Miss Nancy Da-
vis Ladshaw of Spartanburg, 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, 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, Murfrees-
boro; University of North Carolina 1907; Ph.B. Degree. Member
of North Carolina Bar Association. Mason. Pi Kappa Alpha Fra-
ternity; Order of the Gorgon's Head. Kiwanis Club. Mayor, Mur-
freesboro 1909-1910; County Attorney 1911-1914; Representative
from Hertford County 1915-1919; Senator from First District
1921; Democratic nominee for Presidential Elector 1928. Appoint-
ed 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 1, 1934; elected for
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four-year term in November 1934; re-elected November 8, 1938;
made Chairman of present N. C. Utilities Commission by General
Assembly 1941. Methodist. Married Miss Frances Sharp Jernigan,
April 17, 1912. Four sons, three daughters, four grandsons and
three granddaughters. Address: Ealeigh, N. C.
DR. ELLEN BLACK WINSTON
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE
(Appointed by the State Board of Public Welfare. Subject to
approval by the Governor.)
Dr. Ellen Black Winston, Democrat, was born in Bryson City,
N. C, August 15, 1903. Daughter of Stanley Warren and Mari-
anna (Fischer) Black. Attended Bryson City Public 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. University of Chicago, 1928; Ph.D., 1930. Ap-
pointed Commissioner of the State Board of Public Welfare, June
1, 1944. Member American Sociological Society, 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,
Raleigh Business and Professional Women's Club, Raleigh Wom-
an's Club, and North Carolina Archaeological Society. President
State Legislative Council, 1943-1944; Legislative Chairman State
Federation of Women's Clubs, 1943-1944. International Relations
Chairman, N. C. Branch American Association of University
Women, 1943-1946. Member various National Committees of
American Sociological Society. Head, Department of Sociology
and Economics, Meredith College, 1940-1944. Consultant Federal
Works Project Administration, 1939-1943. Consultant National
Resources Planning Board, 1940-1943. Consultant United States
Office of Education, 1942-1944. Member Board of Directors, North
Carolina Mental Hygiene Society, North Carolina Conference for
Social Service, and Hospital for Treatment of Children Affected
with Spastic Ailments. Chairman North Carolina Board of Eu-
genics. Ex-officio member N. C. Medical Care Commission, State
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Recreation Commission, State Commission for the Blind, and State
Board of Correction and Training-. Member of National Commis-
sion on Children and Youth. Listed in "Biographical Directory
of American Scholars", "Who's Who in American Education",
"Who's Who in the Western Hemisphere", and "Who's Who in
America."
Co-author of Seven Lean Years; The Plantation South, 1934-
1937; and Foundation of American Population Policy. Special
technical editor National Economic and Social Planning Asso-
ciation and for the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Presby-
terian. Married Sanford Richard Winston, August 30, 1928. Ad-
dress: Raleigh, N. C.
NATHAN HUNTER YELTON
SECRETARY, TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(Elected by Board of Trustees)
Nathan Hunter Yelton, Democrat, was born in Bakersville,
N. C, April 5, 1901. Son of David and Sarah Jane (Deyton) Yel-
ton. Attended Berea Academy, Ky., 1916-1918; Friendsville High
School, (Tenn.) 1921-1922; Yancey Collegiate Institute, Burns-
ville, N. C, 1922-1923; Maryville College, Tenn., 1923-1924; Sum-
mer Schools, University of Tennessee; B.S., Vanderbilt Univer-
sity; George Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., 1928; Graduate
work at the University of North Carolina, 1930; Graduate work
in School Administration, George Peabody, 1931. Member of Mu-
nicipal Finance Officers Association, U. S. and Canada; Southern
Conference on Teacher Retirement; National Council on Teacher
Retirement. President High School Principals Association, West-
ern District, N.C.E.A., 1931; President Western District, Super-
intendent's Association, N.C.E.A., 1934. Superintendent Mitchell
County Schools, 1931-1937; State Director Public Assistance, 1937-
1941; Executive Secretary, State School Commission, 1941-1942;
Controller State Board of Education, 1942-1943; Chairman Mitch-
ell County Democratic Executive Committee, 1933-1937; Delegate
to 1936 National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia; Mem-
ber State Democratic Executive Committee, 1933-1943; Elected
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again in 1945 and at present a member of The State Democratic
Executive Committee. Pvt., Student Army Training Corps, 1918;
Captain U. S. Army, December 19, 1943 to October 7, 1945 with
eighteen months overseas. Attached to British 11th Armored Di-
vision for eight months; participated in the invasion of Normandy,
Northern France and Rhineland Campaigns. Attached to 3rd
Array with headquarters in Munich in charge of Military Gov-
ernment Education program for Bavaria in the denazification of
the German School System. Promoted to rank of Major and now
holds this commission in the Officers Reserve Corps. Mason. Pres-
byterian. Married Miss Cerena Sue Polk on April 16, 1922. One
daughter, Natalie. Address: 615 North Blount Street, Raleigh,
N. C.
UNITED STATES SENATORS
CLYDE R. HOEY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Clyde R. Hoey, Democrat, was born in Shelby, N. C, December
11, 1877. Son of Captain S. A. and Mary Charlotte Catherine
Hoey. Attended Shelby High School, but left school and began
work October 1, 1890, in a printing office. Purchased a newspaper
and began editing and publishing same, August 1, 1894, and con-
tinued in that capacity until January 1, 1908. In the meantime
studied law and, after reaching twenty-one, was licensed to prac-
tice in 1899, continuing to practice along with the newspaper work
until 1908, since then entire time has been given to the practice
of law. Attended University of North Carolina Summer Law
School, June-September, 1899. Lawyer. Member North Carolina
Bar Association; the American Bar Association; North Carolina
State Bar. Representative from Cleveland County in the General
Assembly of 1899 and 1901; State Senator, 1903. Chairman, Cleve-
land County Democratic Executive Committee, 1903-1909. Served
on State Advisory Democratic Committee 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 College, 1937; LL.D., University
of North Carolina, 1938; LL.D., Duke University, 1938. Elected
to the United States Senate in 1944 for a term of six years;
member of Senate Committees on Agriculture, Interstate Com-
merce, District of Columbia, Immigration. 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. Home address: Shelby, N. C.
WILLIAM BRADLEY UMSTEAD
UNITED STATES SENATOR
William Bradley Umstead, Democrat, of Durham, North Caro-
lina, born in Durham County, North Carolina, May 13, 1895, the
son of John W. and Lulie Lunsford Umstead. Attended the County
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Public Schools and Durham High School. Was graduated from
the University of North Carolina, A.B., 1916. Law School, Trinity
College, now Duke University, 1919-1921. Served with American
Expeditionary Forces, World War I. Prosecuting Attorney Dur-
ham County Recorder's Court, 1922-1926. Solicitor, Tenth Judicial
District, 1927-1933. Elected to Seventy-third, Seventy- fourth, and
Seventy-fifth Congresses as Representative of the Sixth North
Carolina Congressional District. Elected Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee in 1944. Trustee, University of North
Carolina. Married Merle D. Davis of Rutherford County in 1929.
Daughter, Merle Bradley Umstead. Appointed to United States
Senate by Governor R. Gregg Cherry on December 17, 1946, for
unexpired term of Senator Josiah W. Bailey. Methodist, Mason,
member American Legion and V.F.W. Home Address: Durham,
N. C.
Senator William B. Umstead
Bonner — First District
Kerr — Second District
Barden — Third District
Cooley — Fourth District
Folger — Fifth District
Durham— Sixth District
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
HERBERT COVINGTON BONNER
(First District — Counties, Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Curri-
tuck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perqui-
mans, Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington. Population, 239,040.)
Herbert Covington Bonner, Democrat, was born in Washington,
N. C, May 10, 1891. Son of Macon Herbert and Hannah Selby
(Hare) Bonner. Attended Public and Private Schools, Washington,
N. C; Warrenton High School 1900-1909. Farmer. Sergeant Co. I,
322nd Infantry, 81st Division World War. Attended Officers Train-
ing School, Longres, France, after Armistice. Commander Beau-
fort 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 Legion-
naire. Married Mrs. Eva Hassell Hackney, August 2, 1924. Ad-
dress: Washington, N. C.
JOHN HOSEA KERR
(Second District — Counties: Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Hali-
fax, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, and Wilson. Population, 293,-
297.)
John Hosea Kerr, Democrat, of Warrenton, was born at Yan-
ceyville, N. C. Son of Captain John H. Kerr, of the Confederate
Army, and Eliza Katheiine (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 College in 1895. Studied law at Wake Forest under Dr.
Needham Y. Gulley, 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 Caro-
lina. Degree of Doctor of Law was bestowed by the Trustees of
Wake Forest College. Elected Solicitor 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 Con-
gress to succeed Hon. Claude Kitchin, deceased. Was elected to
the 68th Congress of the United States at a Special Election held
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November 6, 1923, and re-elected 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 Committee. In
1935, was appointed by the President as one of a Special Congres-
sional Committee composed of three Senators and six Represent-
atives to investigate the eligibility for admission of the Hawaiian
Islands into the Union as a State. In 1941, was appointed by the
Secretary of State as Chairman of the American Delegation to the
International Congress of the Western Hemisphere held in Mexico
City. Home address: Warrenton, N. C.
GRAHAM A. BAR DEN
(Third District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Jones,
Onslow, Pamiico, Pender,- Sampson, and Wayne. Population,
251,370.)
Graham, Arthur Barden, Democrat, was born in Sampson Coun-
ty, N. C, September 25, 1896. Son of James Jefferson and Mary
Robinson (James) Barden. Attended Burgaw High School; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, LL.B. Degree. Attorney-at-law. Mem-
ber 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; Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge; Commander of
the American Legion; Counsellor of the Junior Order. Served in
the United States Navy during World War I. Judge of Craven
County Court. Representative from Craven County to General
Assembly 1933. Elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress, November
6, 1934, the Seventy-fifth Congress, November 3, 1936; the Sev-
enty-sixth Congress, November 8, 1938; the Seventy-seventh Con-
gress, November 5, 1940; the Seventy-eighth Congress, November
3, 1942, and to the Seventy-ninth Congress, November 7, 1944.
Chairman Committee on Education. Member of Committees on
Rivers and Harbors, Labor, Library, Expenditures In The Exec-
utive Departments, Civil Service, and Census. Presbyterian; Dea-
con of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. Married Miss Agnes
Foy; two children, Graham A., Jr., and Agnes F. Barden. Address:
New Bern, N. C.
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HAROLD D. 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;
attended the public schools of Nash County, the University of
North Carolina, and the law school of Yale University; licensed
to practice 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; re-elected to the Seventy- fourth Congress, November 6,
1934, and to each succeeding 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 Board and State School
Commission 1928-1941. Chairman Exemption Board, 1918, World
War I for Surry County. Mason, A.F.&A.M. Chapter, Command-
ery, and Shrine; Councilor Junior Order, Mount Airy Lodge, No.
73. Elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress at a special election
June 14, 1941. Re-elected to the Seventy-eighth Congress, Novem-
ber 3, 1942, 79th Congress, November 7, 1944 and to the 80th
Congress, Nov. 5, 1946. Methodist. Trustee and Teacher Baracca
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Class for thirty-five years. Married Miss Maude Douglas, No-
vember 4, 1899. Children: Fred, Nell Folger Glenn, Henry and
Frances. Address: Mt. Airy, N. C.
CARL T. DURHAM
(Sixth District — Counties: Alamance, Durham, Guilford and
Orange. Population, 314,659.)
Carl Thomas Durham, Democrat, was born at White Cross,
Bingham 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 Congress, 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.
J. BAYARD CLARK
(Seventh District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus,
Cumberland, 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, David-
son College and University of North Carolina. Lawyer. Represent-
ative in General Assembly from Bladen County 1915. Presidential
Elector Sixth District 1916. Member of State Judicial Conference
1924-1928. Mason, Knights of Pythias and O. D. K. Presbyterian.
Maried Miss Helen Purdie Robinson June 2, 1908; four children:
Mrs. Julian B. HutafT, Lieutenant Jerome B. Clark, Jr., U.S.N.,
Lieutenant 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 twice, and returned to the Seventy-eighth Con-
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uicss without opposition from any source. Re-elected to 80th Con-
gress. Fourth ranking Democrat on Rules Committee. Home ad-
dress: Fayetteville, N. C.
CHARLES BENNETT DEANE
(Eighth District — Counties: Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke, Lee,
Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes, and
Yadkin. Popualtion, 340,457.)
Charles Bennett Deane, Democrat, of Rockingham, N. C, was
born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, N. C, November 1,
1898. Son of John Leaird and Florence Mae (Boyette) Deane.
Attended Pee Dee Academy, Rockingham, N. C; Trinity Park
School, Durham, N. C, 1918-1920; Graduated from Wake Forest
Law School with LL.B. Degree, 1923. Owner of General Insurance
Business; Administrative Lawyer. Member, Richmond County
N. C. Bar Association; Licensed by North Carolina Supreme
Court as an attorney, February 1923. Register of Deeds, Rich-
mond County, N. C, 1926-1934; Compiler, United States Congres-
sional Directory, 1933-1936. Attorney, Wage & Hour Division,
Washington, 1939-1940. Mason; Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. For several years and at present, Trustee, Wake Forest
College. Student, Army Training Corps, Trinity Park School,
1918-1919. Baptist. Recording Secretary North Carolina Baptist
State Convention, 1932-1947. Married Miss Agnes Walker Cree,
October 15, 1927. Three children: Betty Cree Deane, 17; Agnes
Carol Deane, 13; Charles B. Deane, 9. Address: Rockingham, 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.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey
Clark — Seventh District
Deane — Eighth District
Doughton — Ninth District
Jones — Tenth District
Bulwinkle — Eleventh District
Redden Twelfth District
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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, Sev-
enty-fifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Sev-
enty-ninth and Eightieth Congresses by large majorities. Chair-
man of the Committee on Ways and Means for 14 years at end
of present term. Longer than any other man has held this posi-
tion in the history of the Government. Address: Sparta, N. C.
HAMILTON CHAMBERLAIN JONES
{Tenth District — Counties: Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg and Mitchell. Population, 295,822.)
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones, Democrat, of Charlotte, N. C,
was born in Charlotte, N. C. Son of Hamilton Chamberlain, Jr.
and Sophia Convere (Myers) Jones. Attended Charlotte Gram-
mar School; Central High School, Washington, D. C; Homers
Military School, Oxford, N. C; A.B., Elective Law, University of
North Carolina; M.A., Elective Law, Columbia University, New
York City. Attorney at Law. Member of the American Bar Asso-
ciation; North Carolina Bar Association; Chairman of Executive
Committee, North Carolina Bar Association, 1936; President, 1940.
Member of North Carolina State Bar; Mecklenburg Bar Associa-
tion, President, 1932. Recorder of City of Charlotte; Juvenile
Court Judge; United States District Attorney of Western District
of North Carolina, 1919-1921. Chairman of Democratic Party of
Mecklenburg County for fourteen years. State Senator, State of
North Carolina. Presented portrait of former Chief Justice W. A.
Hoke to Supreme Court of North Carolina with accompanying
address which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina. Member and President, Charlotte Rotary
Club; Vice Chairman, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce; Member
of the Executives' Club; Member and Vice-Chairman of the Board
of the Charlotte Memorial Hospital Authority; Chairman, Exec-
utive Committee of Thompson Orphanage and Training School.
Member of Blue Lodge Masonry; Thirty-second Degree Mason;
Oasis Temple of Shrine: Charlotte Red Fez Club; Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks; Knights of Pythias; SAE Fraternity,
University of North Carolina and Columbia University; member
Biographical Sketches 383
of the Gimghoul, University of North Carolina. Episcopalian;
Senior Warden, Junior Warden, member of Vestry, Superintend-
ent of Sunday School. Married Miss Bessie Smedes Erwin, Oc-
tober 23, 1915. Three children: William Erwin Jones, age 27;
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Boehmer, 24; Miss Alice McAden Jones, 19.
Address: 201 Cherokee Road, Charlotte, N. C.
ALFRED 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 University of North Carolina. Doctor of Civil Laws,
Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, N. C. Admitted to the Bar 1904.
Lawyer. Prosecuting Attorney Municipal Court of City of Gas-
tonia 1913-1916. Democratic Nominee for Senator from Gaston
County for the General Assembly 1916; withdrew on account oi
military service 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. Mar-
ried Miss Bessie B. Lewis, Dallas, N. C; children: Mrs. E.
Grainger (Frances McKean) Williams, Little Rock, Arkansas,
and Alfred Lewis (Major, Inf. World War II), Lawyer, Gas-
tonia. Lutheran. Member Executive Board United Lutheran
Church of America. Member of various patriotic and fraternal
organizations and bar associations. Elected from the Ninth Con-
gressional District of North Carolina 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 79th Congress. Re-elected to the 80th Congress, 1946.
United States Delegate to the International Civil Aviation Con-
ference, Chicago, 1944. Member of Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce. Office in Washington: 1313 House Office
Building, Address: Gastonia, N. C.
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MONROE MINOR REDDEN
{Twelfth District — Counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Gra-
ham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transyl-
vania. Population, 260,908.)
Monroe Minor Redden of Henderson County, was born in Hen-
dersonville, N. C, September 24, 1901. Son of John L. and Julia
(Trimble) Redden. Attended the public schools of the county;
graduated from Fruitland Institute, 1919; Law School, Wake
Forest College; admitted to the Bar, 1923. Attorney at Law.
Chairman, Henderson County Democratic Committee, 1930-1946;
Chairman, State Democratic Executive Committee of North Caro-
lina, February, 1942-August, 1944; elected to Eightieth Congress,
November 5, 1946, receiving largest total vote and largest majority
of any congressional candidate in the State. Married Miss Mary
Belle Boyd, 1923. Two sons: Monroe, Jr. and Robert M. Home
address: Hendersonville, N. C.
JUSTICES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
SUPREME COURT
WALTER PARKER STACY
CHIEF JUSTICE
Walter Parker Stacy, Democrat, torn in Ansonville, N. C, De-
cember 26, 1884; son of Rev. L. E. and Rosa (Johnson) Stacy;
educated Weaverville (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; mar-
ried Maude DeGan Graff, of Lake Placid Club, N. Y., June 15,
1929 (since deceased) ; practiced law in partnership with Graham
Kenan 1910-1916. Represented New Hanover County in General
Assembly of N. C. 1915; Judge Superior Court, 8th Judicial Dis-
trict 1916-1920; elected, 1920, Associate Justice Supreme Court of
North Carolina for full texrn; appointed by Governor A. W. Mc-
Lean, March 16, 1925, to succeed Chief Justice Hoke (resigned)
and in 1926, in 1934, and again in 1942, nominated without oppo-
sition in primary and elected Chief Justice Supreme Court for 8-
year terms; member American and North Carolina Bar associa-
tions. General Alumni Association University 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 Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and certain railroads in southeastern territory of
United States 1927-1928; appointed by President Coolidge, 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 Brother-
hood 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 be-
tween Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and New York Central,
the "Big Four" and P. and L. E. railroads, and again in Novem-
Chief Justice Stacy
Justice Schenck
Justice Devin
Justice Barnhill
Justice Winborne
Justice Seawell
Justice Denny
Biographical Sketches 387
ber 1931 to serve as neutral arbitrator in controversy between
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 cer-
tain of their employees. Chairman Commission appointed to re-
draft Constitution of North Carolina 1931-1932. Appointed by
President Roosevelt in 1933, in 1934 and again in 1938 to Emer-
gency Boards under Railway Labor Act. Appointed by President
Roosevelt 1934, Chairman National Steel and Textile Labor Re-
lations boards; and again in 1941 as an Alternate 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. Appointed by President
Truman 1945, Chairman of the President's National Labor-Man-
agement Conference. Methodist. Residence: Wilmington, N. C.
Office: Raleigh, N. C.
MICHAEL SCHENCK
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Michael Schenck, Democrat, was bom at Lincolnton, N. C, De-
cember 11, 1876. Son of David and Sallie Wilfong (Ramseur)
Schenck. Attended grade 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. Solicitor 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 redraft Constitution of North Carolina 1931-1932.
Appointed by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, May 23, 1934, Asso-
ciate 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 Novem-
ber 3, 1942. Member of Masons (A.F. and A.M.); American Le-
gion; honorary degree LL.D. conferred by University of North
Carolina, June 1936. Protestant Episcopal Church. Married Miss
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Rose Few 1909; three children: Michael, Jr., Rosemary Ramseur
Schenck Vaughn, and Emily Floried. Home address: Henderson-
ville, N. C. Official address: Raleigh, N. C.
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. Attended Horner Military School 1883-1887; Wake For-
est College; University of North Carolina Law School 1892-189:].
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 Su-
preme Court by Governor Ehringhaus, October 1935, succeeding
Associate Justice W. J. Brogden; elected for eight-year term,
November 3, 193(5, re-elected Nov. 7, 1944. Honorary degree LL.I>.
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. Author of addresses on legal and historical subjects.
Married Miss Virginia Bernard, November 29, 1899. One son, Wil-
liam A. Devin, Jr., Washington, I). C. Home address: Oxford,
N. C. Office: Raleigh, N. C.
MAURICE VICTOR BARNHILL
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Maurice Victor Barnhill, Democrat, was born in Halifax Coun-
ty, December 5, 1887. Son of Martin V. and Mary (Dawes) Barn-
hill. Attended public schools of Halifax County; Enfield Graded
School; Elm City Academy; University of North Carolina Law
School 1907-09. Member North Carolina Bar Association. Prose-
cuting Attorney, Nash County Court, April 1914; Judge Nash
County Court, April 1922; former Chairman Nash County High-
way 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
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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. Meth-
odist. Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
JOHN WALLACE WINBORNE
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
John Wallace Winborne was torn in Chowan County, N. C,
July 12, 1884. Son of Dr. Robert H. and Annie F. (Parker) Win-
borne. Attended Horner Military School, Oxford, 1900-1902; A.B.,
University of North Carolina, 1906; LL.D., University of North
Carolina, 1946. Married Charlie May Blanton, March 30, 1910
who died November 4, 1940. Two children : daughter, Charlotte
Blanton now Mrs. Charles M. Shafner, Burlington, N. C, and
a son, John Wallace, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga. Taught Bingham Mili-
tary School, Asheville, N. C, 1906-1907. Admitted to practice,
North Carolina, 1906. Practiced, Marion, N. C, since 1907. Mem-
ber firm of Pless and Winborne, 1907-1919; Pless, Winborne and
Pless, 1919-1926; Pless, Winborne, Pless and Proctor, 1926-1927;
Winborne and Praetor, 1928-1937. Member, Board of Aldermen,
1913-1921. Attorney, Marion and McDowell County, 1918-1937.
Member Local Selective Board during World War I. Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee, McDowell County, 1910-1912;
member State Democratic Executive Committee, 1916-1937; Chair-
man, State Democratic Executive Committee, 1932-1937. Member
Local Government Commission of North Carolina, 1931-1933.
Delta Kappa Epslon; Mason; Executive Club of Raleigh; Hon-
orary member of North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati; Mar-
ion 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; re-elected for
a term of eight years in November, 1946. Home address: Marion,
N. C. Official address: Raleigh, N. C.
AARON ASHLEY FLOWERS SEA WELL
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 Jean-
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nette 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 As-
sembly of 1901, 1913, 1915 and 1931; State Senator 1907 and
1925. Mason; Knights Templar; Shrine; Newcomen Society;
Torch Club; History Club, (Raleigh). Appointed Assistant At-
torney General, July 1, 1931. Appointed Attorney General by
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, January 16, 1935, to succeed At-
torney General Dennis G. Brummitt; elected to full term, November
1936. Appointed Associate Justice Supreme Court by Governor
Hoey, April 30, 1938, to succeed Associate Justice George W.
Connor. Elected November 8, 1938, for unexpired term, ending
January 1, 1945. Elected November 7, 1944, to full term. Pres-
byterian; Ruling Elder since 1901. Married Miss Bertha Alma
Smith, April 12, 1905; four sons and two daughters. Address:
Raleigh, N. C.
EMERY BVRD 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. Honorary Degree of LL.D.
University of North Carolina, 1946. Admitted to practice law,
1919. Member law firm of Denny and Gaston, 1919-1921, Mangum
and Denny, 1921-1930, 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
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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.
Member 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.
Appointed 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 Brown, Sarah Catherine, and Jean Stone.
Address: Raleigh, N. C, Home address: Gastonia, N. C.
Members of the General Assembly
SENATORS
LYNTON YATES BALLENTINE
LIUTENANT 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. Graduated
from Wake Forest College in 1921 with an A.B. Degree, having
specialized in political economy. Dairyman, farmer, and business-
man. Member Wake County Board of Commissioners, 1926-1934.
State Senator from the Thirteenth Senatorial District 1937, 1939,
1941, and 1943. Member Board of Agriculture, 1941-1944. Elected
Lieutenant Governor November 7, 1944. Elected Chairman State
Board of Education 194.",. A charter member of the Fuquay
Springs Post of the American Legion. Baptist. Address: Varina,
N. C.
JULIAN RUSSELL ALLSBROOK
{Fourth District — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two Sen-
ators.)
Julian Russell Allsbrook, Democrat, Senator from the Fourth
Senatorial District, was born in Roanoke Rapids, N. C, Fetruary
17, 1903. Son of William Clemens and Bennie Alice (Waller)
Allsbrook. Graduated from Roanoke Rapids Public Schools in
1920; attended University of North Carolina 1920-1924; President
student body 1923-1924; permanent Vice President Class of 1924;
University Law School. 1922-1924. Lawyer. Member Halifax Coun-
ty Bar Association. Presidential Elector from Second Congres-
sional District, 1936. Member Board of Trustees Roanoke Rapids
School District; Board of City Commissioners of Roanoke Rapids
for one term. Senator from the Fourth Senatorial District in the
General Assembly of 193.5. Representative from Halifax County
in the General Assembly of 1941. Democratic nominee to State
Senate (1942) Primary— Resigned to enter U. S. Naval Reserve
as Lieutenant (1942) and served until placed on Inactive Duty
(1945). Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. College honors: Golden
Fleece, Order of the Grail, Tau Kappa Alpha Debating Fraternity.
Lynton Y. Ballentine
Lieutenant Governor
President of the Senate
Allsbrook of Halifax
Barber of Chatham
Barnhardt of Cabarrus
Bason of Caswell
Blythe of Mecklenburg
Brown of Watauga
Chaff in of Harnett
Clement of Transylvania
Cole of Richmond
Corey of Pitt
Currie of Durham
Currie of Moore
Ferguson of Alexander
Fountain of Kdgecc mbe
Garriss of Montgomery
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Mason; Widow's Son Lodge No. 519. Woodman of the World. Bap-
tist. Married Miss Fiances Virginia Brown of Garysburg, N. C,
June 24, 1926. Children: Richard Brown, age seventeen, Mary
Frances, age fifteen, and Alice Harris, age eight. Address: Roan-
oke Rapids, N. C.
WADE BARBER
{Thirteenth District — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senators.)
Wade Barber, Democrat, Senator from the Thirteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Wilkes County, April 20, 1893. Son
of Wade and Maiy A. (Hayes) Barber. Attended Pittsboro High
School; Guilford College, A.B., 1914; Law School, University of
North Carolina. Lawyer. Representative in the General Assembly,
1925 and 1945. State Senator, 1939 and 1943. Chatham County
Prosecuting Attorney, 1928-1938. Chairman, Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, Chatham County, 1933-1938. Mason, thirty-second
degree; Shrine. Presbyterian Elder. Married Miss Agnes Ferrebee,
June, 1923. Three children: Betty Scott, Mary Hayes, Wade Bar-
ber, Jr. Address: Pittsboro, N. C.
LUTHER ERNEST BARNHARDT
{Twenty -first District — Counties: Rowan and Cabarrus. Two
Senators.)
Luther Ernest Barnhardt, 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)
Barnhardt. Graduated from Concord High School, May, 1921;
LL.B. Wake Forest College, May, 1925. Lawyer. Member Cabarrus
County Bar Association, President, 1942; Member State Bar
and American Bar Association. Chairman Cabarrus County Board
of Elections, 1933-1944. Pi Kappa Alpha (Wake Forest College)
National Fraternity; C ha iter member Golden Bough: Secretary
Student Body. Member Rotary International. Trustee Concord
Community Center, 1940-1941; Trustee Public Library, 1943-1946.
Senator in the General Assembly of 1945. Baptist. Superintendent
Sunday School, 1932-1936; Teacher Business Men's Class, 1936-
L939. 1'eacon, Secretary-Treasurer Mecklenburg-Cabarrus Bap-
Biographical Sketches 395
tist Association, 1925-1935. Married Miss Burvelle McFarland,
June 3, 1930. Four children: Luther Ernest, Jr.; Phoebe Jean;
John McFarland; Ann Drucilla Barnhardt. Address: Concord,
N. C.
SAMUEL MURPHY BASON
(Fifteenth District — Counties: Caswell and Rockingham. One
Senator.)
Samuel Murphey Bason, Democrat, Senator from the Fifteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Swepsonville, N. C, December
3, 1894. Son of William Henry and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason.
Attended Burlington High School, 1915; Oak Ridge Military
Academy, 1917; University of North Carolina. President, Bank
of Yanceyville, Yanceyville, N. C. Owner, Caswell Insurance and
Realty Company. President, Caswell Hardware and Implement
Company. Appointed by Governor Clyde R. Hoey as Highway
Commissioner, May, 1937, serving until May, 1941. Appointed by
Governor J. Melville Broughton as Member of the North Carolina
Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board, April, 1942, serving until De-
cember, 1945. First President, Caswell County Chamber of Com-
merce, 1926; Member Yanceyville Rotary Club, First President,
1937. Member, Caswell Brotherhood Lodge #11, A.F, and A.M.,
Master, 1925, 1927 and 1933. Presbyterian. Chairman Board of
Deacons, 1925-1945; Superintendent of Sunday School, 1935-1943.
Volunteered for service in World War I in 1917; served twenty-two
months, eleven of which were spent overseas; discharged with rank
of Color Sergeant. Married Miss Martha E. Hatchett, October 18,
1921. Three children: Carolyn Elizabeth Bason, William Hatch-
ett Bason and Dorothy Helen Bason. Address: Yanceyville, N. C.
JOSEPH LEE BLYTHE
(Twentieth District — County: Mecklenburg. One Senator.)
Joseph Lee Blythe, Democrat, Senator from the Twentieth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Huntersville, N. C, November 8,
1890. Son of Richard Samuel and Virginia (Gamble) Blythe. At-
tended Huntersville High School, 1897-1908. Master Engineer
Sr. Gr. United States Army, May 26, 1917 to July 21, 1919. Vice-
President Blythe Brothers Company; Vice President Charlotte
Equipment Company; Secretary and Treasurer Concrete Supply
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Company; President First Federal Savings and Loan Association;
President Piedmont Mop Company; Member of National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers; Member Associated General Contractors
of America, Memter United States Chamber of Commerce and the
American Road Builders Association. Senator from the Twentieth
District in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941, 1943, and 1945.
State Director of Finance for Democratic National Committee
1941-1945. Masonic Order; Shrine (Oasis Temple); Elks; Ameri-
can Legion ; Member Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church ;
Elder. Married Miss Cherrye High, September 14, 1921. Four
children: Mrs. H R. Richardson; Joseph Lee, Jr.; Samuel Fitz-
hugh; Jane Chamblee. Address: 2238 Pinewood Circle, Charlotte,
North Carolina.
WADE E. BROWN
(Twenty-ninth District — Counties: Alleghany, Ashe and Wa-
tauga. One Senator.)
Wade E. Brown, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-ninth
Senatorial District, was born in Blowing Rock, N. C, Novembei
5, 1907. Son of J. D. and Etta (Sudderth) Brown. Attended High
School and Jr. College at Mars Hill College, 1924-1928; LL.B. De-
gree, Wake Forest College, 1931. Lawyer. Member of the North
Carolina Bar Association; President, 16th Judicial Bar, 1946-1947.
Tiustee, Appalachian State Teachers College, 1941. Mason. Lieu-
tenant, U. S. Naval Reserve, May 25, 1944-March 9, 1946. Com-
mander, Watauga Post #130 American Legion; Charter member
Mountaineer Post No. 7031 Veterans of Foreign Wars; Charter
member, Boone Lions Club; President, 1934; Charter member,
Boone Chamber of Commerce; President, 1935; Secretary 1936-
1946; Charter member, Boone Merchants Association; Member of
Watauga County Farm Bureau. Baptist; Deacon; Member Gen-
eral Board, Baptist State Convention, 1939-1942. Married Miss
Gilma Baity, June 1, 1935. Two children: Margaret Rose and Wade
Edward, Jr. Address: Boone, N. C.
LEOMDAS MARTIN CHAFFIN
(Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Leonidas Martin Chaffin, Democrat, Senator from the Twelfth
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Senatorial District, was born at Jonesboro, N. C, January 3, 1892.
Son of Rev. L. M. and Nora L. (Campbell) Chaffin. Educated in
the public schools of Camden and Warren Counties; Central Acad-
emy and Trinity College. Lawyer. Member and past president and
secretary Harnett County Bar Association ; member Fourth Dis-
trict Bar Association; member North Carolina State Bar; member
Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners. Member and past
president Lillington Rotary Club. Past Master Lillington Lodge
No. 302, A. F. & A. M.; 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and
member Wilmington Consistory; member Sudan Temple, A. A.
O. N. Mystic Shrine, at New Bern. Served in World War I, in
Company B, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division; member and past
commander Ameiican Legion Post No. 28. Clerk Superior Court
and Judge Juvenile Court of Harnett County, 1922-1938. Mayor
Town of Lillington, 1939-1943. Senator in the General Assembly
of 1943. Delegate to National Democratic Convention at Chicago
in 1940. Presidential Elector from Seventh Congressional District
of North Carolina, 1944. Chairman Local Selective Service Ad-
visory Board during World War II. Methodist. Married Miss Alda
Johnson, December 26, 1916. Three children : a daughter, Helen E.
(Mrs. W. H. Byrd) ; two sons, L. M. Ill, and Robert J., both of
whom served in World War II, the former in the Army, and the
latter in the Navy. Address: Lillington, N. C.
VERNE PEARSON CLEMENT
(Thirty-second District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
Verne Pearson Clement, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-
second Senatorial District, was born in Orleanse, Vermont. Son of
Frank D. and Blanche (Roseman) Clement. Attended Brevard
High School, Brevard, N. C. Mayor, Town of Brevard, N. C, 1942
to date. Mason, A. F. and A. M. Corporal, United States Army,
January, 1918 to May, 1919. Committeeman, Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica; District Council, Daniel Boone Council, B.S.A.; Camping
Chairman, Transylvania District, Daniel Boone Council, B.S.A.
Member and Director, Brevard Chamber of Commerce; Director
Brevard Federal Building Loan Association; Manager and part
owner of two theatres in Brevard for 25 years. Methodist. Married
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Miss Elizabeth Love Harrison, 1931. One stepson: Robert L. Dunn.
Address: :!49 South Broad Street, Brevard, N. C.
JOHN WYATT COLE
(Eighteenth District — Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond and Scotland. Two Senators.)
John Wyatt Cole, Democrat, Senator from the Eighteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Jesup, Georgia, August 15, 1885. Son
of Alexander Troy and Carolyn Herndon (Covington) Cole. At
tended Rockingham High School. Cotton Waste. In Officers' Train-
ing School, Atlanta, Ga., from August 1, 1918, to November 11,
1918. Senator in the General Assembly of 1943. Methodist. Wid-
ower. No children. Address: Rockingham, N. C.
ARTHUR BENJAMIN COREY
(Fifth District— County: Pitt. One Senator.)
Arthur Benjamin Corey, Democrat, Senator from the Fifth Sen-
atorial District, was born at Winterville, N. C, Pitt County, De-
cember 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, 1924-1936; President, 1938; Member,
North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association. County
Attorney for Pitt County. Member, Board of Trustees, East Caro-
lina Teachers College. Battery "C" and Hq. Co. 113th Field Ar-
tillery. 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. Senator from the Fifth Senatorial District, 1933,
1935, 1939 and 1945. Methodist. Teacher, Carson Wesley Bible
Class. Married Miss Hazel Norman Kennedy, April 7, 1928. Ad-
dress: Greenville, N. C.
CLAUDE CURRIE
(Fourteenth District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
Claude Currie, Democrat, Senator from the Fourteenth Sena-
Gray of Forsyth
Harmon of Ave ry
Horton of Martin
Jenkins of Bertie
Johnson of Duplin
Jones of Swain
Jones of Surry
Kesler of Rowan
Lennon of New Hanover
Lumpkin of Franklin
McKinnon of Robeson
McLaughlin of Iredell
Medford of Haywood
Midgett of Pasquotank
Mintz of Brunswick
Moss of Nash
Neal of McDowell
O'Berry of Wayne
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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 Asso-
ciation. State Senator, Eighteenth Senatorial District, 1927 and
1945. United States Army Air Corps, 1917-191!); Pursuit Observer,
Sgt. Presbyterian. Address: Durham, N. C.
WILBUR HOKE CURRIE
(Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Wilbur Hoke Currie, Democrat, Senator from the Twelfth Sena-
torial District, was born in Carthage, N. C, October 6, 1896. Son
of John Lauchlin and Mary Belle (Mclver) Currie. Attended Car-
thage Schools; High School, 1914; University of North Carolina,
1915-1916. Manager J. L. Currie Co.; President and Treasurer
Currie Mills; Commissioner, Town of Carthage, 1922-1926; Mayor,
1920-1930; Chairman, Moore County Board of Commissioners,
1930-1942. Joined Naval Reserves 1918, not called. Member Phi
Kappa Phi; Mason, Shriner. Presbyterian. Elder; Sunday School
Superintendent for twenty-two years. Senator from the Twelfth
Senatorial District in the General Assembly of 1943; Representa-
tive from Moore County in the General Assembly of 1945. Mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Woltz, 1926, deceased August 25th, 1943. Five
children: Mary Elizabeth, Katherine Mclver, Ann Woltz, Ruth
Pouglas and John Lauchlin. Married Mrs. Margaret Willcox, De-
cember 28, 1945. Address: Carthage, N. C.
SUE RAMSEY FERGUSON
(Twenty-eighth District — Counties: Alexander, Burke and Cald-
well. One Senator.)
Sue Ramsey Ferguson (Mrs. R. S.), Democrat, Senator from
the Twenty-eighth Senatorial District, was born in Mecklenburg
County, N. C, June 19, 1897. Daughter of Rufus M. and Grace W.
(Alexander) Johnston. Attended Gastonia City Schools, 1904-1914;
Graduated from Woman's College of the University of North
Carolina, 1918 with B.S. Degree; Graduate Dietitian, Philadelphia
General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., 1919; M.S., Columbia Univer-
Biographical Sketches 401
sity, New York City, N. Y., 1927. Homemaker and farmer. Mem-
ber of American Home Economics Association; Taylorsville Wom-
an's Club; Taylorsville Study Club; Readers Club, Taylorsville;
Legislative Chairman, North Carolina Society D. A. R. ; Member
of Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers Association; Farm Bureau
Association. Member State Board of Education, Seventh District,
1945; Member Board of Trustees of University of North Carolina,
1941; Chairman of American Home Department of North Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs, 1939-1941; Past President of the
Alumnae Association of the Woman's College of the University
of North Carolina, 1939-1940. Organized the Alexander County
Library in 1936, and served as president continuously since; Or-
ganizer and sponsor of the Taylorsville Junior Woman's Club.
Speaker for the Women's Division of the National Democratic
Committee, 1946; Delegate to the State Convention, 1944-1946;
Delegate to the 1944 National Democratic Convention; Secretary
of the Democratic Women of Alexander County. During World
War II served as Chairman of the Nutrition Division of the War
Service Committee of the N. C. Federation of Women's Clubs;
County Red Cross Nutrition Chairman; Red Cross Teacher of
Nutrition ; Community Service Member of Alexander County War
Price & Rationing Board. Member Eastern Star. Presbyterian.
Married Raymond Stanley Ferguson, February 14, 1934. Two
children: Laura Mariette Ferguson, age 6 years; James Rufus
Ferguson, age 3 years. Address: "Liledoun", Taylorsville, N. C.
LAWRENCE H. FOUNTAIN
(Fourth District — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two Sen-
ators.)
Lawrence H. Fountain, Democrat, Senator from the Fourth
Senatorial District, was born in the village of Leggett, N. C,
Edgecombe County. Son of the late Lawrence H. and Sallif;
(Barnes) Fountain. Attended Leggett High & Tarboro High
Schools; University of North Carolina, AB degree, 1934; LL.B
1936. Lawyer. Member of North Carolina State Bar; North Caro-
lina Bar Association; American Bar Association. Member of Tar-
boro Kiwanis Club, Past President, 1940. Reading Clerk in North
Carolina State Senate; 1936 Special Session; 1937 Regular Session;
extraordinary Session of 1938; 1939 Regular Session and 1941
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Regular Session. Enlisted in Army of United States, March 4,
L942, with grade of Private advanced to Corporal and Staff Sgt. ;
Released from service as Major, J.A.G.O., March 4, 1946. Presby-
terian. Deacon, 1941-1946; Ordained as Elder in June, 1946; to
date, Sunday School Attendance record of 30 years without ab-
sence. Married Miss Christine Dail of Mount Olive, N. C, May 14,
1942. Address: Tarboro, N. C.
GARLAND S. GARRISS
(Eighteenth District — Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond and Scotland. Two Senators.)
Garland S. Garriss, Democrat, Senator from the Eighteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N. C. Son of Walter and Mamie (Smith) Garriss. Attended
the Margarettsville Graded School, 1914-1924; Seaboard High
School, 1924-1925; Duke University, 1925-1927: Duke University
Law School, 1927-1930, LL.B. Degree. Lawyer. Member of the
North Carolina Bar Association; Vice President, 15th Judicial
District Bar, 1946; President, Montgomery County Bar Associa-
tion, 1946. Montgomery County Solicitor, 1933-1943. Chairman,
Montgomery County Democratic Executive Committee, 1942-1943.
Member of the Troy Rotary Club; President, 1939. Corporal in
the United States Army, October 1943-October 1945. Methodist;
Member Board of Stewards; Board of Trustees, 1934-1946; Chair-
man, Board of Stewards, 1940-1942. Married Miss Ida Street, July
19, 1939. One daughter: Judith Anne Garriss. Address: Troy,
N. C.
GORDON GRAY
(Twenty-second District — County: Forsyth. One Senator.)
Gordon Gray, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-second Sena-
torial District, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 30, 1909.
Son of Bowman and Nathalie Fontaine (Lyons) Gray. Attended
Woodberry Forest School, 1921-1926; University of North Caro-
lina, A.B., 1930; Yale Law School, LL.B., 1933. Publisher. Mem-
ber Delta Kappa Epsilon (College), Phi Beta Kappa, and Omicron
Delta Kappa (Honorary) fraternities. Enlisted in the U. S. Army
in May, 1942 as a Private; discharged June, 1945, with rank of
Captain, Infantry. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1939
Biographical Sketches 403
and 1941. Methodist; member of Board of Stewards. Married Miss
Jane Boyden Craige, June 11, 1938. Three sons: Gordon Gray,
Jr., born September 15, 1939; Burton Craige Gray, born April 1,
1941; Clayland Boyden Bray, born February 6, 1943. Address:
Winston-Salem, N. C.
ROY A. HARMON
(Thirtieth District — Counties: Avery, Madison, Mitchell and
Yancey. One Senator.)
Roy A. Harmon, Republican, Senator from the Thirtieth Sena-
torial District, was born at Beech Creek, November 2, 1894. Son
of William M. and Mary M. (Harmon) Harmon. Attended Beech
Creek Elementary School 1903-1909; Appalachian Training School
1910-1913. Taught in Public schools of Watauga and Avery Coun-
ties. Banker. Sergeant, United States Army from February 3,
1915 to October 15, 1919. Four years' service in Philippine Islands.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1925. Senator from
the Thirtieth District in the General Assembly of 1931. Member
of JROUAM, Masons, Order of Eastern Star and American Le-
gion. Business Manager, Grace Hospital, Banner Elk, N. C. from
1931 to present time. Married Miss Alma B. Ollis, December 23,
1923. Address: Elk Park, North Carolina.
HUGH G. HORTON
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin,
Pamlico, Tyrrell, and Washington. Two Senators.)
Hugh G. Horton, Democrat, Senator from the Second Senatorial
District, was born in Ahoskie, N. C, December 23, 1896. Son of
John A. and Oda Novella (Byrd) Horton. Attended Ahoskie High
School and Winton High School; Wake Forest Law School, 1922.
Lawyer. Member American Bar Association and North Carolina
Bar Association. Mayor of Williamston, 1923. Prosecuting At-
torney Martin County, 1927; Piivate, in 1918, 280th Field Hospi-
tal, 20th Sanitary Train, Camp Sevier, South Carolina; Skewarkee
Lodge No. 90, A. F. & A. M., Williamston; Washington, N. C,
Lodge No. 922, B. P. O. Elks; Sudan Temple, A. A. O. N. M.
Shrine, New Bern, N. C; New Bern Consistory No. 3, Scottish
Rite Masonry. Representative in the General Assembly of 1935,
1937 and 1939; Senator 1941 and 1943. Member Williamston Me-
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morial Baptist Church, Williamston, N. C. Married Miss Bessie
O. Page, November 11, 1923. Children: Hugh G. Horton, Jr., and
Betsy Page Horton. Address: Williamston, 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 (Benthali)
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; charter 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; Princi-
pal Grammar Schools, Durham, 1906-1911; Principal High School,
City of Durham, 1911-1912. President Grammar School Principals,
North Carolina Education Association, 1910; Member Board of
Trustees, Chowan College, Murfreesboro, N. C. Member Board of
Town Commissioners, Aulander, N. C. 1916-1917. Chairman Lib-
erty Loan Committee Bertie County, 1917-1918; Chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, 1922-1924; Chairman Bertie County
Highway Commission, 1920-1927. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention, 1936. Member Board of Conservation and Develop-
ment, 1941-1944; member Committee on Forests and Parks and
Commercial Fisheries. State Senator in the General Assembly of
1945. Knights of Pythias. Baptist, Member Board of Deacons, Dur-
ham Baptist Church 1910-1912; Deacon Aulander Baptist Church;
Moderator W. Chowan Association five years. Address: Aulander,
N. C.
RIVERS DUNN JOHNSON
(Ninth District — Counties: Dupiin, New Hanover, Pender and
Sampson. Two Senators.)
Rivers Dunn Johnson, Democrat, Senator from the Ninth Sena-
torial District, was born in Wilson, N. C, December 29, 1885.
Son of Seymour Anderson and Annie E. (Clark) Johnson. Edu-
Biographical Sketches 405
cated at James Sprunt Institute, Warsaw High School and Wake
Forest. Attended Wake Forest Law School, 1908-1909. Lawyer.
Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Associa-
tion and Duplin County Bar Association. Past President Sixth
Judicial District Bar Association of North Carolina. Chairman
Advisory Board, Duplin County Selective Service. Mayor Warsaw,
1909-1910. State Senator, 1911, 1915, 1923, Ex. Session 1924, 1927,
1931, 1935 and 1943. Thirty-second Degree Mason, Scottish Rite
Bodies; Shriner, Sudan Temple; Jr. O.U.A.M.; Eastern Star;
Master Masonic Lodge, 1911-1915; Councillor, Jr. O.U.A.M., two
years; President Shrine Club, 1919-1926. Baptist. Teacher Men's
Bible Class, First Baptist Church of Warsaw. Married Miss Olivia
R. Best, May 23, 1921. Children: Rivers D. Johnson, Jr., Vivian B.
Johnson, and John Anderson Johnson, Students University of
North Carolina. Address: Warsaw, N. C.
BAXTER C. JONES
(Thirty-third District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Ma-
con and Swain. One Senator.)
Baxter C. Jones, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-third Sen-
atorial District, was born in Jackson County, August 6, 1887. Son
of Neson P. and Emma S. (Woodard) Jones. Attended Cullowhee
State Normal, 1909-1914 inclusive and graduated with diploma;
University of North Carolina, 1917-1919. Lawyer. County Attorney
for Swain County from 1931-1946. Has been Noble Grand and
member of Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of North Carolina. Served
in the United States Navy during World War I, 1918-1919. Mem-
ber of the American Legion. Mason, Representative from Jackson
County in the 1915 Session of the Legislature; Representative from
Swain County in the 1935 and 1937 Sessions. Member of Board of
Trustees East Carolina Teachers College 1936-1940. Member of
State Board of Elections 1940-1942. Chairman Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Swain County 1940-1946. Member of Hospitals
Board of Control 1945-1946. Chairman of Welfare Board of Swain
County 1937-1946. Baptist. Married Miss Emma May DeHart,
January 5, 1935. Address: Bryson City, North Carolina.
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ROBERT POSEY JONES
(Twentii-tliird District — Counties: Stokes and Surry. One Sen-
ator.)
Robert Posey Jones, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-third
Senatorial District, was born in Surry County, N. C, October 14,
1902. Son of George Thomas and Mary Anna (Moseley) Jones.
Attended the Surry County Public Schools; Booneville High
School; Edwards' Business College, Winston-Salem. N. C. Tobacco
Warehouseman, I. H. C. Farm Equipment and Truck Dealer.
President, Blue Ridge Insurance Agency, Inc. Member, Mount
Airy Tobacco Board of Trade, President, 1935-1946; North Caro-
lina Insurance Association; Merchants' Association; North Caro-
lina Automobile Dealers Association. Vice-president, Surry County
Loan and Trust Company, Chairman of Executive Committee.
Surry County Commissioner, 1938-1946; Member, Surry County
Welfare Board, 1940-1946. Mason. Member of Granite Masonic
Lodge #322; Senior Deacon, 1946. Member of Kiwanis Club, Di-
rector. Baptist. Married Miss Lucile Simmons Jones, June 15,
L933. Two children. Address: North Main Street, Mount Airy,
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) Kesler. Attended Spencer City School;
graduated in 1920; A.B. University North Carolina, 1924; J. D.,
1928. Lawyer. Member Rowan County Bar Association, Secretary-
Treasurer, 1935-1942; Member North Carolina State Bar; North
Carolina Bar Association. Prosecuting Attorney Rowan County
Court, 1937-1938; Judge, 1939-1940. Mason; Spencer Lodge No.
543; Master, 1933-1935. State Senator in the General Assembly of
1945. Methodist. Member Board of Stewards, 1944. Married Miss
Sudie Grace West, July 20, 1939. One child: Frances Sue Kesler,
Born May 5, 1946. Address: Salisbury, N. C.
Parker of Buncombe
Penny of Guilford
Powell of Columbus
Rankin of Gaston
Richardson of Union
Rodman of Beaufort
Roper of Lincoln
Simms of Wake
Smith of Stanly
Wallace of Johnston
Ward of Craven
Watkins of Granville
Weathers of Cleveland
Webb of Orange
Whitaker of Lenoir
White of Vance
Williams of Yadkin
Byerly — Principal Clerk
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ALTON A. LENNON
(Ninth District — Counties: Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and
Sampson. Two Senators.)
Alton A. Lennon, Democrat, Senator from the Ninth Senatorial
District, was born in Wilmington, N. C, August 17, 1906. Son of
R. Y. and Minnie (High) Lennon. Attended New Hanover High
School; Wake Forest College, graduating with LL.B. Degree,
1929. Lawyer. Member of the New Hanover Bar Association;
North Carolina Bar Association; State Bar Inc. Judge, New
Hanover Reeoider's Court, 1984-1942. Baptist. Married Miss Ka-
rine Welch, October 12, 1933. Two children: Adna Lee and Alton
Yates Lennon. Address: Wilmington, N. C.
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 Franklinton 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. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, and
1943; Member of State Senate 1939, 1941 and 1945. Married.
Three children. Address: Louisburg, N. C.
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HENRY ALEXANDER McKINXON
(Eleventh District — County: Robeson. One Senator.)
Henry Alexander McKinnon, Democrat, Senator from the Elev-
enth Senatorial District, was born in Maxton, N. C, September
22, 1892. Son of Alexander James (Sandy) and Virginia Lee (Mc-
Kinney) McKinnon. Attended Maxton Public Schools, 1899-1909;
A.B. Degree Trinity College, 1912; Trinity Law School, 1912-1914.
Lawyer. Member of Robeson County Bar Association, Vice-Presi-
dent at present time; American Bar Association. Director of
Scottish Bank, Member Kiwanis Club, Lumherton, North Caro-
Biographical Sketches 409
lina; Mormax Club, Maxron, North Carolina; American Legion;
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Past-President of Robeson County
Club. Mayor of Maxton, N. C, 1922-1924; formerly member of
Robeson County Board of Education ; formerly Chairman 7th
Congressional District Young Peoples Club; formerly Chairman
of Robeson County Executive Committee; formerly on State Demo-
cratic Platform Committee. Present Attorney for Robeson County;
Attorney for the Town of Maxton ; member of General Statutes
Commission. Entered the armed forces July, 1917 as a Private
and was discharged as 1st' Lieutenant Decemter 1918. Alpha Tau
Omega College Fraternity. Mason. Methodist. Former member and
Chairman of the Board of Stewards at Maxton; Superintendent
Sunday School in Lumberton; present member of Board of Stew-
ards of Chestnut Street Methodist Church in Lumberton. Mar-
ried Miss Margaret Borden, November 3, 1920. Three children:
Henry Alexander McKmnon, Jr.; Arnold Borden McKinnon; John
Borden McKinnon. Address: Lumberton, N. C.
JOHN ROBBINS McLAUGHLIN
{Twenty-fifth District — Counties: Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln.
Two Senators.)
John Robbins McLaughlin, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
fifth Senatorial District, was born in Statesville, N. C, November
19, 190G. Son of Richard B. and Maude (Robbins) McLaughlin.
Attended Statesville High School and Oak Ridge Military Institute
1921-1925; Wake Forest Law School 1931-1932. Lawyer. States-
ville City Attorney 1932-1935; Iredell County Attorney 1935-1941.
National Committeeman Young Democratic Clubs of North Caro-
lina 1939-1940. Member N. C. Department of Conservation and
Development 1936-1941. Knights of Pythias. Veteran of World
War II. Member of American Legion. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1941. Presbyterian. Married Miss Sarah John-
ston, November 26, 1932. Children: John R. McLaughlin, Jr., age
twelve, Sarah Johnston McLaughlin, age ten and William Johnston
McLaughlin, age two. Address: Statesville, N. C.
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WILLIAM MEDFORD
(Thirty-second District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
William Medfcrd, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-second
Senatorial District was born in Bryson City, N. C, January 29,
1909. Son of A. T. and Verna (Welch) Medford. Attended Bryson
City High School, 192:M927; University of North Carolina, A.B.,
1931; University of North Carolina Law School, 1930-1933, LL.B.
Attorney at Law. Member of the North Carolina Bar Association
and District Associations; Waynesville Rotary Club. Baptist;
Chairman, Finance Committee, 1946-1947. Lieutenant in the United
States Navy, 1942- 1!>4:>. Married Miss Martha Mock, November
23, 1940. One son: James Allen Medford. Address: 32 North Main
Street, Waynesville, N. C.
LORIMER WILLARD MIDGETT
(First District — Counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans. Two Senators.)
Lorimer Willard Midgett, Democrat, Senator from the First
District, was born in Mann's Harbor, N. C, February 9, 1911. Son
of the late Ellis Bradford and Matilda Elizabeth (Tillett) Midgett,
(now Mrs. G. F. Hudgins). Graduated from Elizabeth City High
School, 1928; A.B., University of North Carolina, 1932. General
Insurance Agent. Member, North Carolina and National Associa-
tions of Mutual Insurance Agents. County Commissioner, 1938-
1941; Member Board of Trustees N. C. Retirement System, 1941-
1943; Vice-President, Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce; Past
Lieut. Governor, Carolinas District of Kiwanis International;
Chairman, Pasquotank Library Board; Chainnan of Elizabeth
City Recreation Commission; Past Chairman, Board of Trustees,
Elizabeth City Boys' Club. Member of Elks and Red Men. Lieu-
tenant in the Navy with three years service of which eighteen
months were overseas. Representative from Pasquotank County
in the General Assembly of 1943. Methodist. Superintendent Sun-
day School, Adult Department, 1941-1942. Married Miss Mar-
garet White, June 3, 1933. Address: 514 McPherson Street,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
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RUDOLPH IVEY MINTZ
(Tenth District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and
Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Rudolph Ivey Mintz, Democrat, Senator from the Tenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Shallotte, N. C, January 19, 1907.
Son of Harry L. and Minta Catherine (Tart) Mintz. Attended
Shallotte Public School, 1913-1922; Southport High School, 1922-
1925; North Carolina State College, B.S. and Civil Engineering,
1929; University of North Carolina School of Law, Summer, 1938.
Attorney at Law. Member of the N. C. State Bar Association;
Organized Reserve Corps. Register of Deeds, Brunswick County,
1931-1939; President, Y.D.C., Brunswick County, 1932-1938;
Chairman, Democratic Executive Committee, 1938-1940; Currently
serving third term as member of State Executive Committee;
County Attorney, Brunswick County; Town Attorney, Shallotte,
N. C. Member, Pythagoras Lodge No. 249, A.F.&A.M., Southport,
N. C, Master, 1935-1936. Active duty U. S. Army Air Corps,
August 1941 to February 1946; promoted from 1st Lt. to Captain,
September, 1942; Captain to Major, April, 1943; Major to Lt.
Colonel, December, 1945. Methodist; member of the Board of
Stewards since 1940. Married Miss Mary Stewart Cranmer, May
18, 1935. Three children: Mary Minta Mintz, Alice Jeanette Mintz
and Rudolph I. Mintz, Jr. Address: Southport, N. C.
OTVVAY BINNS MOSS
(Sixth District — Counties: Franklin, Nash and Wilson. Two
Senators.)
Otway Binns Moss, Democrat, Senator from the Sixth Sena-
torial District, was born in Wilson, October 20, 1890. Son of Ver-
non F. and Loula A. (Binns) Moss. Attended Wilson graded
schools; LL.B. Wake Forest, 1913. Lawyer. Vice Recorder, Nash
County Court, 1916-1922. Town Attorney Spring Hope, 1919-1946.
Supervisor Census Fourth Congressional District, 1919-1920. Mem-
ber School Board, 1919-1922. Chairman School Board, 1938-1943.
Chairman Nash County Democratic Executive Committee, 1936-
1946. Member State Democratic Executive Committee 1942-1946.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 192:', and 1925; Repre-
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sentative, 1927, 1929, 19:51 and 1933. Mason; Past Master Spring
Hope Lodge; Shriner, Sudan Temple. Baptist. Superintendent
Sunday School, 1920; Teacher Men's Bible Class, 1929-1932, 1936-
1946. Chairman Sub-Committee to render free legal service under
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act 1941-1946. Chairman Nash
County O. P. A. Enforcement Panel, 1944-1946; Nash County
Member of Committee on Legal Aid Work 1944-1946; Past Presi-
dent Nash County Bar Association 1946-1947, Member State Bar
Association and North Carolina State Bar, Member American
Bar Association. Married Miss Dolly Edwards, June 2, 1915;
Three children. Address: Spring Hope, N. C.
WILLIAM WEAVER XEAL
(Twenty-seventh District — Counties: Cleveland, McDowell and
Rutherford. Two Senators.)
William Weaver Neal, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
seventh Senatorial District, was born in Marion, N. C, February
15, 1874. Son of G. H. and Rowena (Weaver) Neal. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly from McDowell County, 1919, 1921,
1923, 1925, 1931 and 1933. Address: Marion, N. C.
THOMAS O'BERRY
(Eighth District — Counties: Johnston and Wayne. Two Sena-
tors.)
Thomas O'Beriy, 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. Member
Hospitals Board of Control, 1945-1946. Vice President, N. C.
Crippled Children Society. Representative in the General Assem-
bly of 1933 and 1935; State Senator in the General Assembly of
1941, 1943 and 1945. Delta Kappa Epsilon; B.P.O. Elks. Presby-
terian; Chairman Board of Deacons, 1925-1928. Married Miss
Biographical Sketches 413
Annie Land, December 14, 1910. Married Miss Ellen Lewis, April
9, 1946. Address: Goldsboro, N. C.
FRANK M. PARKER
(Thirty-first District — County: Buncombe. One Senator.)
Frank M. Parker, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-first Sen-
atorial District, was born in Asheville, N. C, August 25, 1912.
Son of Haywood and Josie B. (Patton) Parker. Attended Public
Schools of Asheville; University of North Carolina, AB, 1934;
LL.B., 1936. Attorney. Member of Buncombe County Bar Associa-
tion; North Carolina Bar Association. Member of Phi Delta Phi
(Legal Fiaternity) ; Phi Kappa Sigma; Order of the Coif, 1936.
S/Sgt. in the United States Army, January 17, 1944-September
30, 1945. Episcopalian; Secretary to Vestry, 1946. Married Miss
Dorothy G. Acee, May 18, 1940. Four children: Martha Elizabeth
Parker, Dorothy Patton Parker, Mary Taylor Parker, Frank M.
Parker, Jr. Address: 65 Edgemont Road, Asheville, 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 Real Estate
Board and Cham'cer of Commerce of Greensboro. Past Exalted
Ruler, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, 1941-1942. State
Senator in the General Assembly of 1945. Methodist; Chairman,
Board of Trustees of Grace Methodist Church. Married Miss
Lena Welch, September 20, 1906. One daughter (deceased). Ad-
dress: Jefferson Square, Greensboro, N. C.
JUNIUS KENNETH POWELL
(Tenth District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and
Cumberland. Two Senatois.)
Junius Kenneth Powell, Democrat, Senator from the Tenth
Senatorial District, was born in Whiteville, N. C, July 15, 1899.
Son of Robert Henry and Nett (McKinnon) Powell. Attended
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Whiteville High School; Judge Walter Siler's Law School, Raleigh,
and Wake Forest College. Lawyer. Solicitor, Columbus County
Court, 1935-1936; Attorney for Columbus County, 1937-1939; Tax
Attorney for Columbus County, 1939-1940; Attorney for Town
of Fair Bluff, 1944-1946. 32nd Degree Mason; Shriner. Presby-
terian. Married Miss Helen Simmons, October 7, 1919. One daugh-
ter: Mrs. Catherine Powell Powell (Student U.NjC Law School).
Address: Whiteville, N. C.
RUFUS GRADY RANKIN
(Twenty-Sixth District — County: Gaston. One Senator.)
Rufus Grady Rankin, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
Sixth Senatorial District, was born at Belmont, February 25,
1891. Son of Rufus Pinkney and Zoe (Hand) Rankin. Graduated
from Gastonia High School, 1906; attended University of North
Carolina, 1906-1909. President of Superior Yarn Mills, Mount
Holly, N. C. State Senator from the Twenty-sixth Senatorial
District in the General Assembly of 1931 and 1933. Member of
North Carolina Budget Commission 1931-1935. Member North
Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission 1943-1946.
Member Board of Gaston County Commissioners, 1919-1925. Ma-
son, including Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Scottish Rite,
Shrine; Methodist; Steward. Married Miss Ruth Boyce, January
13, 1913. Address: Gastonia, N. C.
OSCAR LEONARD RICHARDSON
(Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly and Union. Two
Senators.)
Oscar Leonard Richardson, Democrat, Senator from the Nine-
teenth Senatorial District, 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 College 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. Represent-
ative from Union County in General Assembly of 1939, 1941 and
Biographical Sketches 415
1943; Speaker, 1945. Methodist. Married December 6, 1930 to Miss
Sara 'Cowan. Two children: Sara Louise and 0. L. Richardson,
Jr. Address: Waxhaw Road, Monroe, N. C.
JOHN CROOM RODMAN
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin,
Pamlico, Tyrrell, and Washington. Two Senators.)
John Croom Rodman, Democrat, Senator from the Second Sena-
torial District, was born in Washington, N. C, October 24, 1906.
Son of Dr. John C. and Olzie W. (Clark) Rodman. Attended Fish-
burne Military School, 1922- 1924; University of North Carolina,
1928. Lawyer. Member American Bar Association; North Caro-
lina Bar Association; Chairman Executive Committee, N. C. Bar
Association, 1941; Vice President N. C. Bar Association, 1946.
Mayor, Town of Washington Park, N. C. Democratic Nominee,
State Senate from Second District, 1942 (resigned prior to elec-
tion to go in Military Service). Lt. (jg) USNR— 1942; Lieut.,
1944; Lt. Cmdr., 1946; Commanding Officer USS S. C. 732, 18
months, Pacific Area; Navigator USS Braxton, APA 138, 12
months, Pacific Area. Episcopalian; Vestryman, St. Peter's
Church, Washington, N. C. Married Miss Elizabeth Mixon, Jan-
uary 15, 1930. Address: Washington, N. C.
SHELDON MOSELEY ROPER
(T'tventy-fifth District — Counties: Catawba, Iredell and Lincoln.
Two Senators.)
Sheldon Moseley Roper, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
fifth Senatorial District, was born in Greer, South Carolina,
March 16th, 1901. Son of Dr. John C. and Edith Bull (Moseley)
Roper. Attended High School, Rock Hill, S. C, Columbia, S. C.
and Hyde Park High School; graduated from The Citadel, Charles-
ton, S. C, B.S., Civil Engineering, 1922; Law School, University
of South Carolina, 1923-24; University of North Carolina, 1924.
Attorney at Law. Member American Title Association, American
Bar Association, N. C. Bar Association and N. C. State Bar, Inc.;
City Attorney for Town of Lincolnton, N. C. 1927-1933; Judge
Lincoln County Recorder's Court, 1930-1936; Member House of
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Representatives, North Carolina General Assembly, from Lincoln
County 1!)-'!!); Solicitor Lincoln County Recorder's Court 1942-
1945; Chairman Lincoln County Rationing Board 1942; Grand
Chancellor Order of Knights of Pythias in North Carolina 1942-
1943; Member Lincoln Lodge No. 137 A.F. & A.M.; Member Gas-
tonia Commandery No. 28, Knights Templar; Member Oasis Tem-
ple of the Shrine, Charlotte, N. C. Member Lincoln Chapter No.
22, Royal Arch Masons; Member of First Methodist Church, Lin-
colnton, N. C; Chairman Board of Trustees; Member Board of
Stewards and Teacher of Men's Bible Class since 1928. Married
September 26th, 1925 to Miss Mary Hoyle, daughter of Marcus
Hoke Hoyle and Georgia (Miller) Hoyle. Two children: twin
daughters, Shelley and Carolyn Roper, born February 14th, 1928,
Lincolntor, N. C. Address: Lincolnton, N. C.
ROBERT MRWANA SIMMS, JR.
(Thirteenth I Hsti ict — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senators.)
Robert Nirwana Simms, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Thir-
teenth Senatorial District, was born in Raleigh, N. C, April 28,
1910. Son of Robeit Nirwana Sr. and Virginia Adelaide (Edger-
ton) Simms. Graduated from Hugh Morson High School, 1926;
Wake Forest College, B.A. (Civics) 1930; Law School of Wake
Forest College, 1929-1931. Lawyer. Mem'ier State and County Bar
Associations; President, Wake County Junior Bar Association,
1 936. Member of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Director,
1941-1942; President, Raleigh Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1941-
1942; (also formally its First Vice-President, Treasurer, and, for
several different terms, local director); State Director, N. C.
Junior Chamber of Commerce (several terms) ; Director, Raleigh
Community Chest, 1941; Chaiter member and first Treasurer,
Wake County Young Democratic Club; Member of the Kiwanis
Club of Raleigh; Director, 1942; Raleigh Torch Club, Interna-
tional riesident, 1939; American Legion Post No. 1, Raleigh,
N. C. Member of the Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta; The
Sphinx Club of Raleigh. Baptist; Deacon, 1942 to date of en-
listment in Armed Services; Superintendent of Adult Department,
1941; General Superintendent of Sunday School, 1942 to date of
enlistment in Armed Services. Superintendent of Young People's
Biographical Sketches 417
Department, Tabernacle Baptist Church; Deacon, 1933-1940;
Clerk of Deacons several years. 1st Lieutenant, United States
Marine Corps Reserve, July 7, 1944 to December 8, 1945. Co-au-
thor, North Carolina Manual of Law and Forms (Ninth Edition)
1938. Married Miss Florence Helen Briggs, December 14, 1935.
Two daughters: Virginia Egerton Simms and Helen Florence
Simms. Address: 1105 Harvey Street, Raleigh, N. C.
WHITMAN ERSKINE SMITH
(Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly and Union. Two
Senators.)
Whitman Erskine Smith, Democrat, Senator from 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 College, 1919-1921. Lawyer. Served in United States
Navy, 1918-1919. Mason. State Senator, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1939 and
1945. President pro tern Senate, 1939. Methodist. Married Miss
Rebecca Rigby, November 10, 1926. One son: Whitman Erskine
Smith, Jr. Address: Albemarle, N. C.
LAWRENCE HENRY WALLACE
(Eighth. District — Counties: Johnston and Wayne. Two Sena-
tors.)
Lawrence 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. Law School, LL.B., 1930. Tobac-
conist and Fertilizer Manufacturer. Solicitor Recorder's Court of
Johnston County 1934-1938. Representative in the General Assem-
bly from Johnston County, 1939, 1941 and 1943. State Senator in
the General Assembly of 1945. Member Chi Psi Fraternity; Presi-
dent Smithfield Kiwanis Club, 1940. Methodist. Married Miss Nell
Grantham, December 26, 1930. Three Children: Lawrence H., II;
Neil Rose and Michael Holton. Address: Smithfield, N. C.
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DAVID LIVINGSTONE 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, N. C, June 1903. Son
of D. L. and Carrie Louise Ward. Attended New Bern Public
School; University of North Carolina, 1920-1924, A.B.; Wake
Forest Law School, 1924-1926. Lawyer. County Solicitor, 1928-
1930; State Board Conservation and Development, 1930-1937.
Member of Elks, Junior Order. Member of American, North
Carolina and Craven County Bar Associations. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943.
Speaker of the House 1939. State Senator in the General Assem-
bly of 1945. Secietary, State Democratic Committee, 1936-1940;
State Gasoline Legislative Committee, 1936; State Advisory Budget
Commission, 1937-1938; State Division Purchase and Contract,
1937-1938; the Interstate Commission on Crime, 1940. Delegate to
the National Democratic Conventions, 1936 and 1940. Assistant
Secretary of National Democratic Convention, 1944. Episcopalian.
Married Miss Leah Duval Jones, New Bern, N. C, December 10,
L932. Two sons: D. L. Ward, Jr., bom July 23, 1935 and John A.
J. Ward, born December 9, 1944. Address: 95 East Front Street,
New Bern, N. C.
JOHN STRADLEY WATKINS
(Fourteenth District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
John Stradley Watkins, Democrat, Senator from the Fourteenth
Senatorial District, 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 Tobacconist. Member of Masons
and Woodmen of the World. Secretary and Treasurer of Granville
County Branch of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 1914
to present. President, N. C. Fairaers Mutual Fire Insurance Asso-
ciation. Representative from Granville County in the House of
Representatives in 1923, 1925, 1927 and 1945. State Senator in
Biographical Sketches 419
1935, 1939 and 1943. Baptist; Chairman of Board of Deacons.
Married Miss Belle Norwood, 1905. Ten children. Address: Oxford,
N. C, R.F.D. 4.
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
Carolina Press and Southern Newspaper Publishers Associations;
President 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. Direc-
tor First National Bank and Vice President Cleveland Building
and Loan Association. Secretary-Treasurer N. C. Railroad Com-
mission, one year. Member State Board of Conservation and De-
velopment, 1943-1944. Senator in the General Assembly of 1943 and
1945. Mason. Baptist. Married Mrs. Breta N. Clary, daughter of
former State Senator J. W. Noell of Roxboro. Children: Henry
L. Weathers, business manager Shelby Daily Star and Miss Pearl
Weathers, of Shelby, N. C. Address: Shelby, N. C.
JAMES WEBB
(Sixteenth District — Counties: Alamance and Orange. One Sen-
ator. )
James Webb, Democrat, Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial
District, was born in Hillsboro, N. C, November 28, 1904. Son of
James H. and Annie Hudgins (Bond) Webb. Attended Misses
Heartt's Private School, Hillsboro, N. C, 1910-1920; Fishburne
Military School, Waynesboro, Va., 1921-1922; University of North
Carolina, 1926, B.S. in Commerce. President, Eno Cotton Mills,
Hillsboro, N. C. Member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Mason.
Episcopalian; Vestryman. Married Miss Margaret Denson Raney,
December 3, 1930. Four children. Address: Hillsboro, N. C.
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ROMULUS ALOXZO WHITAKER
(SeventJi 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)
Wbitaker. Attended Rhodes School, Trenton, N. C, until 1901;
Kinston Public School 1901-1906; A.B. Trinity College (Duke Uni-
versity) 1910; Oak Ridge Business Courses, 1912-1913; Trinity
College (Duke University) Law School, 1913-1915; Licensed to
practice August, 1915. Lawyer. Member American Bar Associa-
tion; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar
and Lenoir County Bar. Member International Association Insur-
ance 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, 1943-1946; Director, Commercial National
Bank, 1940-1941. Judge City Recorder's Court, 1919-1920; City
Attorney, 1939-1941. Air Service World War 1, November 1917-
December 1918. Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Mason; Sudan Temple
of Mystic Shrine; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks;
Joseph Dixon Rountree Post, No. 43, American Legion. State
Senator in the General Assembly of 1945. Methodist. Member
Board of Stewards since 1916. Married Miss Clara Eoline Padrick,
November 25, 1919. Two chiirren: Romulus Alonzo Whitaker, Jr.
and Neva Bidgood Whitaker. Address: Kinston, N. C.
WILLIAM WALLACE WHITE
(Third Senatorial District — Counties: Northampton, Vance and
Warren. One Senator.)
William Wallace White, Democrat, Senator from the Third Sen-
atorial District, was born in Manson, N. C, February 22, 1902.
Son of Charles Mayfield and Sallie Daniel (Boyd) White. At-
tended Nutbush Public School, 1908-1916 Middleburg High School,
1916-1919; N. C. State College, B.S., 1924. Farmer. Member,
County Cotton Committee, AAA, 1933-1935; President, Soil Con-
servation and Erosion Control Project, Vance County, 1936-1940;
Biographical Sketches 421
Member of State Tobacco Advisory Council, 1936-1940; President,
Vance Farmers Cooperative, 1937-1938; Director and Vice Presi-
dent of Henderson Production Credit Association, 1941-1946; mem-
ber, County AAA Committee, 1943-1946. Secretary, Vance County
Democratic Executive Committee since 1940. Senator in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1937 and 1941. Member of the Junior Order;
Lambda Gamma Delta; National Grange; Master, Middleburg
Subordinate Grange, 1933-1934; Master, Vance Pomona Grange,
1934-1936; Faim Bureau Federation. Presbyterian; Deacon, 1924-
1927; Elder since 1927; Sunday School Superintendent since 1930.
Address: Manson, N. C.
LAFAYETTE WILLIAMS
{Twenty-fourth District — Counties: Davie, Wilkes and Yadkin.
One Senator.)
Lafayette Williams, Republican, Senator from the Twenty-fourth
Senatorial District, was born in Yadkinville, N. C, February 10,
1914. Son of the late S. Carter and Grace (Redmond) Williams.
Attended Yadkinville High School; University of North Carolina,
1930-31, 1932-33; graduated from the University of North Caro-
lina Law School with LL.B. Degree, August, 1939. Attorney at
Law. Member of the North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina
Bar Association; American Bar Association. Member, Staff North
Carolina Law Review, 1938-39. Inducted into the United States
Army, March 7, 1942; separated, December 18, 1945; Special
Agent, Military Intelligence Division, Counter Intelligence Corps.
Member, Yadkin County Post #236, American Legion, Yadkin-
ville, N. C. Baptist. Address: Yadkinville, N. C.
REPRESENTATIVES
THOMAS JENKINS PEARSALL
SPEAKER
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., 1922-192-°.; University of 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 ; Champion Farmers As-
sociation of America; President, North Carolina Farmers Conven-
tion, 1941-1946; President, North Carolina Agricultural Founda-
tion, Inc. Member of North Carolina Bar Association. Prosecuting
Attorney, Rocky Mount Recorder's Court, 1928-1933. Chairman,
Nash County Civilian Defense Council; Chairman, Nash County
USO. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi fraterni-
ties. Representative in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943 and
1945. Member State Advisory Budget Commission, 1944-1945-1946.
Episcopalian; member Vestry. Married Miss Emiley Elizabeth
Braswell, October 28, 1930. Two children: Thomas Jenkins Pear-
sall, Jr., and Mack Braswell Pearsall. Address: Rocky Mount,
N. C.
HUGH QUINCY ALEXANDER
Hugh Quincy Alexander, Democrat, Representative from Cabar-
rus County, was born in Glendon, N. C, August 7, 1911. Son ot
O. S. and Mary Belle (Reynolds) Alexander. Attended Goldston
Grammar School, 1918-1925; West Durham High School, 1925-
1928; Durham High School, 1928-1929; Duke University, 1929-
1932; University of North Carolina Law School, 1934-1937, LL.B.
Lawyer. Member of the N. C. Bar Association; Cabarrus County
Bar. Shriner, Oasis Temple, President Cabarrus County Shrine
Club, 1946; Member of Kannapolis Lion's Club; Kannapolis Junior
Chamber of Commerce Club; Cannon Memorial Y's Men's Club;
Young Men's Council (Y.M.C.A.), 1941, President of Interstate
(N. C. & S. C.) ; Beaver-Pittman Post American Legion, Com-
mander, 1946. Presbyterian. Elder 2nd Presbyterian Church of
Thomas J. Pearsall— Speaker
Alexander of Cabarrus
Allen of Wake
Avant of Columbus
Baldwin of Richmond
Barker of Durham
Barker of Stanly
Bell of Hyde
Bender of Jones
Blackwell of , Forsyth
Blalock of Anson
Blevins of Ashe
Blue of Moore
Bost of Cabarrus
Boswood of Currituck
Branch of Halifax
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Kannapolis, 1939-1942; Superintendent Sunday School, 1939-1942.
Entered service as Ensign, U.S.N.R., June 19, 1942; discharged as
Lieutenant, U.S.N.R., December 25, 1945. Married Miss Myrtle
Elizabeth White, September 25, 1942. One daughter, age 9 months.
Address: Florida Drive at Virginia Avenue, Kannapolis, N. C.
ARCH T. ALLEN
Arch T. Allen, Democrat, Representative from Wake County,
was born in Salisbury, N. C, September 13, 1910. Son of Arch T.
and Claribel (McDowell) Allen. Attended Raleigh High School,
L926; University of North Carolina, B.S., in Civil Engineering,
1930; University of North Carolina Law School, J.D. Degree,
1933. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar Association; North
Carolina State Bar; Wake County Bar Association. Member of
Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities; Kiwanis Club; Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce; President, Young Democratic Clubs of
North Carolina, 1937-1938; Secretary, State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, 1940-1943. Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve, in
World War II with service in Pacific Theater of Operations. Mem-
ber Raleigh Post No. 1, American Legion. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941 and 1943. Married Miss
Annette Reveley Tucker, December 14, 1935. Children: Annette
Reveley Allen and Arch T. Allen, III. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
HOMER GAUSE AVANT
Homer Gause Avant, Democrat, Representative from Columbus
County, was born in Cool Spring, S. C, October 29, 1884. Son of
Wadus Woodson and Sarah (Hilton) Avant. Agent, Sinclair Re-
fining Company; President, Avant and Sholer, Inc. Member Rotary
Club; Whiteville Merchants Association; Chairman, Board of
Trustees, Columbus County Hospital, Inc.; Member of Eastern
Star, Worthy Patron. Commissioner, Columbus County, 1929-1930;
1933-1940, serving two years as Chairman; Columbus County
Township Commissioner, 1918-1922; Member Board of Education,
1924-1926. Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. Ma-
son; Scottish Rite. Baptist. Married Miss Mary McLelland, Sep-
tember 26, 1909. Seven children. Address: Whiteville, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 425
HIRAM THOMAS BALDWIN, JR.
Hiram Thomas Baldwin, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Richmond County, was born in Rockingham, N. C, December 23,
1915. Son of Hiram Thomas, Sr. and Virginia Roxie (Ussery)
Baldwin. Attended the Richmond County Schools. Service Station
and Cafe Operator. Member of the U. S. Merchant Marines, 1942-
1945. Presbyterian. Mai—'"-' Miss Minnie Evelyn Williams of
Moore County, October 17, 1936. Two children: Judy Delora Bald-
win, and Hiram Thomas Baldwin III. Address: Rockingham, 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-
tation and civil practice. Member of North Carolina Bar Associ-
ation and Durham County Bar Association. Durham Lodge Ma-
sons, 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, 1943 and 1945. 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 at Durham. Baptist;
Teacher Men's Bible Class First Baptist Church, 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.
RAYMOND C. BARKER, JR.
Raymond C. Barker, Jr., Republican, Representative from Stan-
ly County, was born in Greenville, S. C, November 11, 1909. Son
of Raymond C, Sr., and Adele (Weathersbee) Barker. Graduated
from High School of Badin, N. C, 1927. Sales Manager, Albemarle
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Music Store, Inc., Albemarle, N. C. Served in U. S. Army, April
6, l'.M !- December 31, 1945 as an enlisted man. Member of Ameri-
can Legion. Mason. Member of the Albemarle Lions Club since
1936; Deputy District Governor of District 31B, Lions Interna-
tional, 1940. Twenty years active work in Eoy Scouts of America;
Past Scoutmaster Troops in Albemarle, N. C. Past president,
Albemarle Merchants Association. Methodist. Married Miss Mabel
A. Chrisco, December 27, 1936. Two daughters: Jane Adele
Barker, 5 years old; Judith Anne Barker, 3 years old. Address:
Albemarle, 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
Pudge Institute, 1909-1912; University of North Carolina, 1912.
Licensed to practice law by N. C. Supreme Court, 1917. Lawyer.
County Attorney; Cleik Superior Court about eight years. Chair-
man Democratic Executive Committee about twenty years; Rep-
resentative from Hyde County in the General Assembly of 1921
and 1945. Appeal Agent, 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 Azin-
court. 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, 1921-1931. Permanent member Legal Advisory Board
for Jones County during World War I. Chairman Jones County
Young People's Democratic Clubs, 1928-1930. Secretary Jones
County Bar Association since July 1933. Served as Vice-President
Biographical Sketches 427
Fifth District Bar Association 1935-1937; and President Fifth
District Bar Association 1937-1938. Woodman of the World; Clerk
of Evergreen Camp No. 184, Pollocksville, 1916-1933, inclusive.
Member State House of Representatives from Jones County, 1929,
1931, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1943 and 1945. 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, Septem-
ber 19, 1917 (deceased). Married Miss Bonnie Mae Grimsley, Feb-
ruary 14, 1934 (died September 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 28, and Cpl. J. Virgil Bender of Army Quar-
termaster Corps, age 25. Address: Pollocksville, N. C.
THOMAS WINFIELD BLACKWELL, JR.
Thomas Winfield Blackwell, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Forsyth County, was born in Lexington, N. C, March 3, 1913.
Son of Thomas Winfield, Sr. and Ruth Estelle (Crist) Blackwell.
Attended Public Schools and High School, Winston-Salem, N. C;
Woodberry Forest School; A.B., University of North Carolina,
1934. LL.B., Yale University, 1937. Lawyer and Tax Consultant.
Phi Beta Kappa; member of American Bar Association; North
Carolina Bar Association ; Forsyth County Bar Association ; State
Executive Committee of North Carolina Bar Association, 1946 .
Had active duty during World War II in United States Navy,
July 1942 through December, 1946; entered as Junior Lieutenant
and became Lieutenant-Commander; served in Seventh Fleet in
Southwest Pacific; also served in Caribbean. Member of American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Baptist. Member of Board
of Deacons at present; Founder and Teacher (1938 to the present)
of The Young Men's Bible Class; Assoc. Superintendent of Young
Peoples' Department, 1936-1939. Married Miss Mary Johnson Lam-
beth of Thomasville, N. C, June 1, 1940. Two children: Catharine
Campbell Blackwell and Ruth Crist Blackwell. Address: Route #2,
Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, N. C.
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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, 1890; Horner's Military School, 1891;
Trinity College, 1892-1894. President of Blalock Motor Sales Com-
pany, selling cars, trucks, tractors, and equipment. Started in
business in 1908 and ranks as one of the thirty oldest Ford deal-
ers in the United States. Farmer. Member and Past President
Hardware Dealers Association of the Carolinas; Member and
Past President of the Automobile Dealers Association of the
Carolinas; President of Anson County Good Roads Association,
1912-1916; General Manager of N. C. Cotton Growers Co-operative
Association, 1922-1934, Vice-President for three years; also served
as Public Director; President of American Cotton Co-operative
Association of New Orleans, 1930-1931; President of Pee Dee
Electric Membership Corporation, Wadesboro; President of Anson
County Farm Bureau; Director of the N. C. Farm Bureau Federa-
tion; Member of the N. C. Forestry Association; American For-
estry Association; Anson County Board of Education, 1908-1912.
Mayor of Wadesboro, 1918-1919. Food Administrator for Anson
County during the World War I. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945. Mason. Past President of
Wadesboro Rotary Club. Methodist, Married Miss Monte Chris-
tian, 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 sons are associated as
partners in the Blalock Motor Sales Co. Address: Wadesboro,
N. C.
JAMES OSCAR BLEVINS
James Oscar Blevins, Democrat, Representative from Ashe
County, was born in Ashe County, N. C, April 2, 1895. Son of
Avery L. and Sitbie (Ham) Blevins. Attended the Public Schools
of Smyth County, Va., 1901-1911. Merchant. Member, Ashe Coun-
ty Board of Education, 1941-1942. Mason, Ashe Lodge No. 594
A.F.&A.M., Jefferson, N. C; Past Master. Presbyterian; Elder
since 1936; Sunday School Superintendent, 1936-1941; Member
Biographical Sketches 429
Presbytery's Home Mission Committee, 1946. Married Miss Lockie
Elliott, September 20, 1916. Three children: Oscar R. Blevins,
Lansing, N. C; Mrs. Cecil Glenn, Sugar Grove, N. C; Mrs. Ray-
mond Powers, Lansing, N. C; one grandson. Address: Lansing,
N. C.
HERBERT CLIFTON BLUE
Herbert Clifton Blue, Democrat, Representative from Moore
County, was born in Hoke County, N. C. (then Cumberland),
August 28, 1910. Son of John Patrick and Christian (Stewart)
Blue. Graduated from Vass-Lakeview High School in 1929. Pub-
lisher "The Sandhill Citizen", Aberdeen, N. C. Member, Town of
Aberdeen Board of Commissioners, 1945; President, Moore County
YDC club, 1941-1946; Elected 8th Congressional District YDC
Chairman, 1946; Member Moore County Democratic Executive
Committee; Moore County representative on 8th District Con-
gressional Committee. Former President, Central Carolina Press
Association; Secretary-treasurer, Aberdeen Tobacco Board of
Trade. Charter member, Aberdeen Lions Club, President of the
club for the 1946-1947 term. Mason. Woodman of the World. Presi-
dent' Vass-Lakeview High School Alumni Association, 1933-1935;
also 1942 to the present. Presbyterian. Served as Superintendent
of Cypress Sunday School, 1930-1940; Deacon in Cypress Church,
1931-1941; Superintendent, Bethesda Presbyterian Sunday School,
1940 to present time; Deacon, Bethesda Church, 1941-1946; Elected
Elder, Bethesda Church, 1946. Married Miss Gala Lee Nunnery,
July 4, 1937. Three children: Patricia Joyce, age 8; Herbert
Clifton, Jr., age 6; John Lee, age 1. Address: Aberdeen, N. C.
EUGENE THOMPSON BOST, JR.
Eugene Thompson Bost, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Cabarrus County, was born in Carbarrus County, June 11, 1907.
Son of E. T. and Zula A. (Hinshaw) Bost. Attended Mount Pleas-
ant Collegiate Institute; Duke University, School of Law 1930-
1933. Bachelor of Law. Lawyer. Member American Bar Associa-
tion; North Carolina Bar Association. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945. Methodist. Ma-
son. Married Miss Bernice Hahn, March 27, 1937. Address: Con-
cord, N. C.
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GIDEON C. BOSWOOl)
Gideon C. Boswood, Democrat, Representative from 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 Insti-
tute, Elizabeth City, N. C, September 1905 to May 1909. Farmer.
Merchant. Dealer in farm products and owner and operator of a
cotton gin until 1939. Fourth-class Postmaster from 1917 until
1938. Connected with the State Department of Agriculture from
August 1939 until October 1945. Member Currituck County School
Board 1927 to 1938. Representative from Currituck County in
1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945. Methodist. Married Miss Josephine
Etheridge Harrell, of Norfolk, Virginia, October 1st, 1943. Ad-
dress: Gregory, N. C.
JOSEPH BRANCH
Joseph Branch, Democrat, Representative from Halifax County,
was born in Enfield, N. C, July 5, 1915. Son of James C. and
Laura (Applewhite) Branch. Graduated from Wake Forest Col-
lege, 1938 with LL.B. Degree. Lawyer. Member of the Enfield
Lions Club; Young Business Men's Association. Mason. Served in
the aimed forces of the United States from May 25, 1943 to No-
vember 29, 1945. Baptist. Address: Enfield, 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 Phila-
delphus High School, 1912-1923. Farmer. Chairman Board of
Trustees, Philadelphus High School eight years; Chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, Philadelphus Township, twelve years.
Representative from Robeson County, 1943 and 1945. Presbyterian.
Elder ten years. Address: Red Springs, N. C.
LAWRENCE LEE BURGIN
Lawrence Lee Burgin, Democrat, Representative from Hender-
son County, was born in Henderson County, August 3, 1893. Son
Buie of Robeson
Burgin of Henderson
Burleson of Mitchell
Bynum of Cumberland
Chambers of McDowell
Clifton of Sampson
Crissman of Guilford
Darden of Washington
Dellinger of Gaston
Edwards of Greene
Edwards of Durham
Eggers of Watauga
Elmore of Swain
Ervin of Alleghany
Fields of Avery
Fisher of Buncombe
Fountain of Edgecombe
Gass of Forsyth
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of J. H. and Josephine (Lee) Burgin. Educated in the County
Schools, the Westminister School, and Davidson College. Farmer.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943
and 1945. A.E.F. Presbyterian. Elder. Married Miss Mary Os-
borne, September 3, 1919, three children: Lawrence Lee Burgin,
Jr., Joseph Osborne Burgin, and Virginia Douglas Burgin. Ad-
dress: Horse Shoe, N. C.
JETER C. BURLESON
Jeter C. Burleson, Republican, Representative from Mitchell
County was born in Bakersville, N. C, July 17, 1899. Son of Wil-
liam Anderson and Hester Ledford Burleson. Attended Bakers-
ville High School, 1913-1917; Appalachian State Teachers' College
two years. Engaged in Insurance and Bonding. Owner and man-
ager of The J. C. Burleson Lumber Co., Bakersville, N. C. Princi-
pal, Glen Ayre Consolidated School for two years. Clerk, Superior
Court, Mitchell County, 1922-1930; youngest clerk in State elected
to that office. Chairman, Replblican County Executive Committee,
1928-1930. Served in Special Session of General Assembly, 1936,
regular sessions 1937, 1939 and 1943. Member, Bakersville Men's
Club. Mason. Baptist. Married Miss Atta Rankin, 1925. Two sons:
Bruce Eugene and William Anderson. Address: Bakersville, N. C.
THOMAS CLIFFORD BYNUM
Thomas Clifford Bynum, Democrat, Representative from Cum-
berland County, was born in Vass, Moore County, N. C, Octoter
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. Tobacco Warehouseman and Fertilizer
Distributor. 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 Lebanon Lodge
No. 391. Methodist; Steward; District layman; teacher adult
classes for past ten years. Married Miss Marjorie Autley of
Orangeburg, S. C, 1919. Address: Hope Mills, N. C, RFD No. 1.
Biographical Sketches 433
WILLIAM CARTER CHAMBERS
William Carter Chambers, Republican, Representative from Mc-
Dowell County, was born in Buncombe County, N. C, April 17,
1909. Son of Ellis Baxter and Leona Louise (Brigman) Chambers.
Attended High School, Mars Hill College, 1924-1928; Mars Hill
College, 1932-1933, Fre Legal; Asheville University Law School,
Asheville, N. C, 1933-1936. Licensed to practice law by North
Carolina Board of Law Examiners, January, 1936. Lawyer. Mem-
ber McDowell County Bar Association, Secretary-Treasurer, 1941;
North Carolina State Bar. Member of American Legion; Com-
mander, Post #56, Marion, N. C, 1946; Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Marion Rotary Club, Member of Board of Directors, 1946;
Francis Marion Club of Marion, N. C; Social and Civic Club.
Sergeant, 7th Armored Division, March 12, 1942 to October 17,
1945. Served seventeen months in Europe; Four Battle Stars
for campaigns of Northern F ranee, Rhineland, the Ardennes, and
Central Germany. Recommended by First U. S. Army for direct
commission in Judge Advocate General's Department. Awarded
Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Judge Advocate
General's Section, 7th Armored Division. Baptist. Address: Marion,
N. C.
DEEMS HARDY CLIFTON
Deems Hardy Clifton, Republican, Representative from Samp-
son County, was born in Duplin County, N. C, August 1, 1910.
Son of William Deems and Cora (Kornegay) Clifton. Attended
Faison High School, graduating in 1928; University of North
Carolina, 1928-1931. Insurance Agency; General Supply Mer-
chant; Freezer Locker Plant. Member of North Carolina Associa-
tion of Insurance Agents; served on Rural Agents and Finance
Committee. Town Commissioner, Faison, N. C, 1933-1935; Chair-
Chairman of the Duplin County Republican Executive Committee,
1936-1938; Chairman of Third Congressional District Committee,
1936-1946; Member of State Executive Committee, 1940-1942;
Member of Republican State Finance Committee, 1946. Sigma Phi
Fraternity. Member of Clinton Rotary Club since 1939. Presby-
terian; Deacon, 1938. Married Miss Gwendolyn Britt, May 23,
1934. Address: Clinton, N. C.
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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
Carolina, 1926; University Law School. Lawyer. Memfcer N. C.
State Bar and High Point Bar Association. Vice-chairman Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Guilford County, 1933-1942 ; Chair-
man High Point Democratic Executive Committee, 1933-1942.
State Vice-Councillor Junior Order United American Mechanics.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1945. Baptist; Super-
intendent Sunday School since 1938. Married Miss Wilma Planzer,
April 6, 1935. Address: High Point, N. C.
JOHN W. DARDEN
John W. Darden, Democrat, Representative from Washington
County, was born in that county, January 27, 1887. Son of David
Goodman and Mary V. (Bateman) Darden. Attended Plymouth
Public School, 11)02-1906; Trinity College; University of North
Carolina; Columbia University, New York City. Teacher. County
Superintendent Public Instruction, Washington County, July 1,
1911 to June 30, 1927; Tax Supervisor, Washington County, 1931;
Judge Recorder's Court, Washington County, 1932-1941; Post-
master, Plymouth, N. C, 1941-November, 1943; Parole Supervisor,
North Carolina Parole Commission, November 1943 to date. Na-
tional Guard; Second Lieutenant. Served during entire duration
of World War as member of local Draft Board, Washington Coun-
ty. Mason; Shriner; Odd Fellow; Elk. Served as Master three
years; District Deputy Grand Master, 1923-1925. Representative
from Washington County in the General Assembly of 1929. Chris-
tian; Chairman, Official Church Board, 1920-1927; Sunday School
Superintendent for twenty-two years. Married Miss Blanche La-
tham, July 21, 1923. Address: Plymouth, N. C.
DAVID P. DELLINGER
David P. Dellinger, Democrat, Representative from Gaston
County, was born in that county. Son of John C. and Barbara
Biographical Sketches 435
(Glenn) Bellinger, a relative of the late Governor Robert B.
Glenn. Attended the public schools and Sylvanus Erwin Normal
Institute, Waco, N. C., 1893-1896; Rutherford College (Old),
1897-1899, A.B. Begree; University of North Carolina Law School,
1900. Licensed by the Supreme Court, September, 1900. Lawyer.
Belivered Alumni Address, Rutherford College, commencement,
1912 and again in 1926. Mayor of Cherryville, 1901-1902, and
1933-1935. City Attorney, 1900-1935. Clerk to Committee on Fi-
nance, 1909. Executive Vice President Rhyne-Houser Manufactur-
ing Company; Local Counsel Seaboard Air Line Railway sinco
1913. Representative in the General Assembly of the extra session,
1912 and regular sessions of 1913, 1925, 1937, 1943, and 1945.
Reading Clerk in House of Representatives, 1915, 1917, 1919,
1921, 1923, and 1927. Chairman, Committee on Insurance, 1925.
Chairman, Committee on Propositions and Grievances, 1937. Ma-
sonic Lodge life member; Royal Arch Mason; Knights Templar;
Oasis Temple Shrine; Scottish Rite; Thirty-third Begree Mason;
Inspector General Honorary; Past Chancellor Commander, Knights
of Pythias; B.O.K.K.; Junior Order United American Mechanics;
Improved Order of Red Men; Member all Scottish Rite Bodies,
32nd degree, K.C.C.H. Served Cherryville Masonic Lodge over
twenty-two years and now serving as Master; Past Bistrict Bep-
uty Grand Master, 28th Bistrict. Past Grand Representative of
the Grand Lodge of Arizona, twelve years. Baptist; Sunday
School Superintendent twenty years; Organizer and Clerk, Gaston
County Baptist Association of forty-nine churches and 19,000
members; Clerk of Association, twenty-one years. Married Miss
Grace Abernethy of Rutherford College in 1903. One daughter:
Mrs. Howard Hamrick of New Orleans, La. One grandchild. Ad-
dress: Cherryville, N. C.
ALONZO CLAY EDWARDS
Alonzo Clay Edwards, Democrat, Representative from Greene
County, was born at Hookerton, N. C, September 29, 1904. Son
of Dr. G. C. and Catherine (Herman) Edwards. Attended schools
of Hookerton, 1910-1921; Trinity College, 1921-1924. Farmer.
Member Greene County Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Committee 1935-1940; Chairman, 1938-1940; North Carolina Farm
Bureau State Membership Chairman 1942-1946 and Member of
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State Executive Committee 1937-1846. Representative from North
Carolina to the National Farm Bureau Convention 1938, 1945,
1946; Director, Peanut Growers Co-operative 1942-1947; Director,
Coastal Plain Soil Conservation District 1942-1947; President,
North Carolina Association of Soil Conservation District Super-
visors, 1946; Commissioner Town of Hookerton 1931-1940; Chair-
man United War Fund for Greene County 1943, 1944, 1945. 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. 1941-1946; State Councilor
1944-1945, National Representative Jr. O. U. A. M. 1945-1947;
B. P. 0. of Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; State Board of Education
1943-1946. Representative in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943,
1945. Methodist; Steward 1928-1946; Charge Lay Leader Hooker-
ton Circuit, 1935-1947; Sunday School Superintendent 1942-1947.
Married Miss Bettie Hardy Taylor, February 20, 1935. One son:
Alonzo Clay Edwards, Jr. Address: Hookerton, N. C.
DANIEL KRAMER EDWARDS
Daniel Kramer Edwards, Democrat, Representative from Dur-
ham County, was born in Durham, N. C, February 17, 1914. Son
of Charles W. and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards. Attended Dur-
ham High School; A.B. Degree, Duke University, 1935; graduated
from Harvard Law School, LL.B. Degree, 1938. Lawyer. Member
of the American Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar.
President, Durham Civitan Ciub. Member of Phi Beta Kappa,
I >uke University. Author of "Amphibious Operations", Infantry
Journal of April, 1946. On active Federal duty from September
16, 1940 to December 7, 1945, attaining rank of Lt. Col. in the
Infantry. Served in General Staff Corps for a period of time.
Received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze
Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, and Purple Heart.
Second Lieutenant in N. C. National Guard prior to September,
1940. Methodist; Steward. Marrier Miss Mary Partin, December
24, 1941. Two children: Katherine Leroy Edwards and Daniel K.
Edwards, Jr. Address: 406 Buchanan Road, Durham, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 437
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 Emsley R. and Lucinda M. (Jobnson) 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 National Farm Loan Association; Chairman Board
of Directors, Mountain Burley Tobacco Warehouse; Vice-presi-
dent Board of Directors, Wilkesfcoro National Farm Loan Asso-
ciation; Secretary-Treasurer, Boone Tobacco Board of Trade;
Member Board of Directors, Watauga Fair Association. Mason,
Thirty-second degree. Representative from Watauga County in
the General Assembly of 1945. Baptist. Sunday School teacher for
the past twenty-seven years; Moderator, Three Forks Association,
1940-1944; Member, General Board Baptist State Convention, since
1942. Married Miss Nora South, December 3, 1913. Four children;
First Lieutenant E. Morris Eggers, Air Corps, killed in action;
Christine Eggers, Principal of School in Vincentown, N. J. ; Stacy
C. Eggers, Jr., Student, Wake Forest Law School; Margaret Eg-
gers, Teacher in Nash County. Address: Boone, N. C.
BRUCE ALEXANDER ELMORE
Bruce Alexander Elmore, Democrat, Representative from Swain
County, was born in Bryson City, N. C, November 1, 1920. Son of
William E. and Lois M. (Hughes) Elmore. Attended Swain Coun-
ty High, 1933-1937; Mars Hill Jr. College, 1937-1939; University
of North Carolina, 1939-1941, A.B. Degree. Law Student in the
School of Law, University of North Carolina, 1941-1942, 1946
— — . Member of the Chi Phi Fraternity, Vice-president, 1941.
Treasurer, Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina; Dist.
Assistant Secretary, State Democratic Convention, 1946. Sergeant,
U. S. Army, August 15, 1942-December 12, 1945. Baptist. Address:
Bryson City, N. C.
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CLARENDON WITHERSPOOX ERVIN
Clarendon Witherspoon Ervin, Democrat, Representative from
Alleghany County, was born in Henry, S. C. Son of Lawrence
Nelson and Gotea (Wilson) Ervin. A.B., Davidson College, 1905;
B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary, 1908; post graduate sum-
mer school, Duke University; post graduate summer school, Uni-
versity of North Carolina. Teacher. Member of Winston-Salem
Presbytery. Member of County Welfare Board, 1925. Presbyterian.
Pastor, Cannonviile, Patterson Mill, Whitehall, 1908-1910; Pastor,
Mulberry, Amity Churches, 1910-1913; Evangelist, "Stokes Coun-
ty Field", 1913-1918; Evangelist, "Alleghany County Field", 1919-
1924; Married Miss Geasner Carson, 1905, deceased, 1919. Mar-
ried Miss Ruth Cox, 1929. Five children : Lt. John Shorr Ervin,
Lillie Ervin, Mrs Elisobeth Ervin Francis, Mrs. Clara Ervin
Snowden, Miss Louise Ervin, deceased. Address: Sparta, N. C.
WILLARD RAYMON FIELDS
Willard Raymon Fields, Republican, Representative from Avery
County, was born in Shell Creek, Tennessee, June 3, 1899. Son
of Jason A. and Nancy L. (Winters) Fields. Attended High
Schools of Elk Park, N. C. and Johnson City, Tenn., graduating
in 1918; 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 Public
Schools of this State for twenty-three years. Mason. Member
Cranberry Lodge, No. 598, A.F.&A.M.; R. D. Keller Chapter No.
214, Royal Arch Masons, Elizabethton, Tenn.; Holston Council
No. 101, Royal and Select Masters; Past Patron, Order Eastern
Star; Junior Order United American Mechanics. Present County
Chairman of American Red Cross. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1945. Latter Day Saint. Married Miss Minnie F. Es-
tes, 1920. Four children: Mrs. Beatrice Fields Greer, Willard R.
Fields, Jr., killed in North Africa, 1942, Tellis J. and Carrol Faye
Fields. Address: Elk Park, N. C.
Gibbs of Carteret
Gillespie of Transylvania
Graham of Robeson
Graham of Chowan
Greene of Hoke
Grier of Gaston
Gunn of Caswell
Gwaltney of Alexander
Hall of Alamance
Halstead of Camden
Hancock of Granville
Hardison of Craven
Harris of Northampton
Harris of Person
Harris of Pamlico
Hatch of Wake
Hathaway of Gates
Hayes of Forsyth
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HENRY COLEMAN FISHER
Henry Coleman Fisher, Democrat, Representative from Bun-
combe County, was torn in Asheville, N. C, September 16, 1902.
Son of Charles Coleman and Mary Lizzie (Lee) Fisher. Attended
the public schools of Asheville; Biltmore High School, Biltmore,
N. C; Asheville University Law School, 1931-1934. Attorney at
Law. Member of the Buncombe Bar Association; North Carolina
State Bar; U. S. Naval Reserve. Mason; Moose; Elks; Eagles.
Commercial pilot, instructor's ratings; taught six classes of C.P.T.,
all ground subjects, at Biltmore College, Asheville, N. C, 1940-
1941. U. S. Army Air Corps, January 7, 1921 to January 7, 1924;
Corporal, flight status. U. S. Navy, April 23, 1942 to December 4,
1945; Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander; Commander, U.S.N.R. ;
Naval Aviator; graduated, Pensacola Naval Air Station, August
24, 1942. Presbyterian. Superintendent, Biltmore Baptist Church
Sunday School, 1925-1927; Teacher Men's Bible Class, Old Fort
Baptist Church, Old Fort, N. C, 1929-1930; Member of the All
Souls Episcopal Church Choir, 1931-1942. Married Miss Eula Mae
Reed, August 14, 1925. Three children: Mrs. Mary Jean Fisher
Fowler, age 20; Henry Coleman Fisher, Jr., age 17; Charlene
Reed Fisher, age 8. Address: 48 Montview Drive, Asheville, N. C.
BENJAMIN EAGLES FOUNTAIN
Benjamin Eagles Fountain, Democrat, Representative from
Edgecombe County, was born in that county, January 17, 1897.
Son of Almon L. and Louisa (Eagles) Fountain. Attended Edge-
comfce County Schools ; Tarboro High School ; John Graham Pre-
paratory School, Warrenton, 1915-1917; University North Caro-
lina, 1917-1918; Law School, 1921-1923. Lawyer; farmer, realtor.
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 and 1945. Married Miss Emmie
Jane Green of Fountain Inn, S. C, June 14, 1928. Children: Ben-
Biographical Sketches 441
jamin Eagles, Jr., Arthur Green and Jane Bryson. Address: Rocky
Mount, 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 Vir-
ginia-North Carolina Warehousemen's Association ; Vice President
Winston-Salem Tobacco Board of Trade, 1931. Representative in
the General Assembly 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945. 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
Morenead City Port Commission 1939-1942, Chairman, 1945 and
1946; Member, State Ports Authority — 1945 (term of six years) ;
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 Com-
munity Assistance (Welfare) 1940. Memter House of Representa-
tives 1941, 1943 and 1945. Episcopalian. Married Miss Lucille
Leary, December 20, 1917. Two children: H. S. Gibbs, Jr., born
January 9, 1919, and Eric Gregg Gibbs, born November 18, 1921.
Address: Morehead City, N. C.
MELVIN L. GILLESPIE
Melvin L. Gillespie, Democrat, Representative from Transyl-
vania County, was born in that County, January 31, 1906. Son of
John Thomas and Ila Mae (Hogsed) Gillespie. Attended the pub-
lic schools of Transylvania County. Deputy Register of Deeds.
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Register of Deeds, December, 1940 to July, 1943. (Entered Mili-
tary Service, July, 1943). Sergeant in the Armed Forces, July 1,
1943 to November 15, 1945. Member of Woodmen of the World;
American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Baptist; elected
Deacon, September, 1946. Married Miss Eva Call, October 11,
1934. Address: Brevard, N. C.
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 Dis-
trict 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, 1943
and 1945. Baptist. Sunday School Superintendent Proctorville
Baptist Church. Married Miss Athesa Powell, October 1920.
Tbree children: Paul, Hal, and Stennette. Address: Proctorville,
N. C.
JOHN WASHINGTON GRAHAM
John Washington Graham, Democrat, Representative from
Chowan County, was born in Hillsboro, N. C, September 3, 1908.
Son of William A. and Anne (Shepard) Graham. Attended Eden-
ton High School, Edenton, N. C, 1920-1924; Woodberry Forest
School, Orange, Va., 1925-1926; A.B. Degree, University of North
Carolina, 1930; LL.B. Degree, University of North Carolina,
L933. Attorney-at-Law. Member of the N. C. State Bar; Secre-
tary, District Bar, First Judicial District, 1936-1941; Prosecuting
Attorney, Recorders Court, Chowan County, 1938-1940; Judge,
Recorders Court, Chowan County, 1940-1942. Member of Rotary
International. Entered U. S. Navy with rank of Lt. (j g), Novem-
ber 23, 1942 and discharged with rank of Lt. Commander, March
21, 1946. Episcopalian. Married Miss Dorothy Ann Cummings,
December 8, 1945. Address: 120 W. King St., Edenton, N. C.
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HARRY ALEXANDER GREENE
Hairy Alexander Greene, Democrat, Representative from Hoke
County, was born in Rock Hill, S. C., March 11, 1898. Son of
James Alfred, Sr., and Mabel (Andrews) Greene. Fertilizer and
cotton dealer. Coroner, Hoke County, 1945-1946. Presbyterian,
Deacon, 1942 to present. Sergeant, 1917-1919 in the Army of the
U. S.; 1st Lt., N. C. National Guard, 1923-1929. Married Miss
Hazel Hatsell, August 14, 1937. Two children: Frances Ward
Greene; James Worthy Greene. Address: Raeford, N. C.
WILLIAM PRESSLEY GRIER
William Pressley Grier, Democrat, Representative from Gaston
County, was born in Crab Orchard Township, Mecklenburg Coun-
ty, February 28, 1884. Son of John Owen and Mary Alice (Hunter)
Grier. Attended public schools of Mecklenburg County; Bain
Academy, 1901-1905; University of North Carolina, A.B. Degree,
June 1909; Columbia University, New York City, 1921, 1928, 1931.
Retired school teacher and farmer. Member of National Educa-
tional Association, NCEA for 34 years; President of N. C. City
School Superintendents, 1926; high school principal, Gastonia,
from 1911-1921; City School Superintendent from 1921-1941. Char-
ter member of Gastonia Rotary Club, President of Rotary, 1928-
1929; delegate to International Rotary at Minneapolis, Minn.,
1928; Member of A K & A M Gastonia Lodge, #369, Worshipful
Master, 1928; Royal Arch Face Masonary; Commandry #28, Emi-
nent Commander, 1942; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Mem-
ber of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Sabbath
School Teacher, 1911 till present; Elder, 1915 till present. Mar-
ried Miss Virginia Lucile Cross, December 27, 1911. Four chil-
dren, two sons and two daughters. Address: 707 South York St.,
Gastonia, N. C.
JOHNNIE OLIVER GUNN
Johnnie Oliver Gunn, Democrat, Representative from Caswell
County, was born in that County, December 27, 1892. Son of
Richard Griffin and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn. Attended
Public Schools of Caswell County. Farmer. Automobile, Tractor
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and Farm Equipment Dealer. Member North Carolina Automobile
Dealer'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 Sani-
tary District Commissioners, 1942-1944; Member Department of
Welfare since 1942; Chairman County Democratic Executive
Committee, four years. Chairman County USO and United War
Fund four years; Community Service Member County War Price
and Ration Beard. Secretary and Director Caswell Development
Company, five years, President, Yanceyville Development Com-
pany (A Veterans Housing Project), organized January 1946.
Chairman District Boy Scouts, Yanceyville, N. C. Mason; Cas-
well Brotherhood Lodge, No. 11; Master, 1922-1923-1925; Secre-
tary, 1926; Councilor Bartlett Yancey Council No. 322 J.O.U.A.M.,
1941; Recording Secretary, 1943-1944. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly from Caswell County, 1945. Methodist. Superin-
tendent Church School, sixteen years; Chairman Board of Stew-
ards, nine years; District Steward, eight years; Member com-
mission Town and County Work, N. C. Methodist Conference,
1944. Married Miss Annie W. Newman, June 3, 1930. Two chil-
dren; Ann Newman, age 10 and Johnnie Oliver Gunn, Jr., age 7.
Address: Yanceyville, N. C.
MAURICE LUTHER GWALTNEY
Maurice Luther Gwaltney, Democrat, Representative from
Alexander County, was born in Taylorsville, N. C, March 15, 1918.
Son of Maurice Luther and Amanda Mcintosh (Bogle) Gwaltney.
Attended Taylorsville High School, graduating in 1935; N. C. State
College (engineering), 1935-1936. Building Contractor. Member of
Lee Lodge 253, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. Seaman,
U. S. N. R., July 1, 1944-May 10, 1945. Presbyterian. Married,
September 18, 1938. Two sons: John M. and Richard L.; one
daughter, Helen Kay. Address: Taylorsville, N. C.
JOHN LIN WOOD HALL
John Linwood Hall, Republican, Representative from Alamance
County, was born in Haw River, N. C, August 28, 1909. Son of
Biographical Sketches 445
John Andrew and Agnes (Whitesell) Hall. Attended Burlington
City Schools; graduated from Burlington High School, 1927;
B.S. in Business, Davidson College, 1931. Merchant. Life Scout;
Member of Burlington Kiwanis Club; Veterans of Foreign Wars;
American Legion; N. C. Wildlife Federation. Beta Theta Pi;
United Commercial Travelers of America; Mu Beta Psi. Won In-
ternational Shoe Company's Contest in sales and advertising,
1934, 1936 and 1940. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Ar-
tillery of the U. S. Armed Forces, March 4, 1943; 1st Lieutenant,
December 24, 1943; Captain, December 24, 1945; discharged, 1946.
Presbyterian. Deacon, 1940, 1943, 1946 . Married Miss Lil-
lian Gwynn Hall, August 17, 1935. Address: 306 Central Terrace,
Burlington, N. C.
WILLIAM IRA HALSTEAD
William Ira Halstead, Democrat, Representative from Camden
County, was born in Camden County, N. C, September 16, 1878.
Son of Lemuel H. and Laura V. (Lamb) Halstead. Attended At-
lantic Collegiate Institute, Elizabeth City, N. C; Wake Forest
College; was licensed to practice law, September, 1909. Lawyer.
Past President First District Bar; County Attorney. Mason (Past
Master) ; Red Men (Past Sachem) ; Past President of Ruritan
Club. Received awards for Selective Service, Civilian Defense and
numerous activities during World War II. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1929, 1931, 1941 and 1943; State Senator
from the First Senatorial District, Special Sessions, 1936 and
1938, Regular Sessions 1937 and 1939. Methodist (District Lay
Leader) ; Teacher of Bible Class. First marriage to Miss Pauline
Jacobs, May 10, 1903 who died September 20, 1935. Second mar-
riage to Miss Flora Ashe, Wadesboro, N. C, December, 1943. Three
sons, William Leon, John Wiley and Lemuel Hubert; two grand-
children: William Sidney and Mary Pauline. Address: South
Mills, N. C.
FRANKLIN WILLS HANCOCK III
Franklin Wills Hancock III, Democrat, Representative from
Granville County, was born in Oxford, N. C, June 1, 1918. Son
of Frank, Jr. and Lucy (Landis) Hancock. Attended University
of North Carolina, 1939; B.S. Degree in Commerce, Northwestern
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University. Realtor and Farmer. Member of Kiwanis Club; Zeta
Psi, President, 1939; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Cap-
tain, U. S. Army, February 1942-March 1946. Baptist. Married
Miss Mary Kathryn Foerster, October 16, 1945. One son: Frank-
lin W. Hancock IV. Address: 113 W. Front St., Oxford, N. C.
BURL GARLAND HARDISON
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 Exec-
utive Committee, 1928-1938. State Gasoline Inspector, 1937-1943.
Representative from Craven County in the General Assembly of
1945. Mason. Member, Ionic Lodge #583; Sudan Temple, A. A.O.N.
Mystic Shrine at New Bern, N. C. Member, Christian Church;
Deacon. Married Miss Lillie Franks Hardison, January 22, 1922.
Two children: Burl D. Hardison and Fannie Louise Hai'dison
Duncan. Address: New Bern, N. C, Route 2.
HENRY RUSSELL HARRIS
Henry Russell Harris, Democrat, Representative from North-
ampton County, N. C, was born and reared in Northampton
County. Son of William Exum and Sarah (Boyce) Harris. At-
tended Jackson School for boys and Seaboard Institute; B.A.
Wake Forest College. Banker and Farmer. Mason. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943 and 1945. Baptist. Mar-
ried Miss Clara M. Stephenson. Two children: Henry Russell
Harris, Jr., Washington, D. C, now in the Armed Forces and Miss
M. Elizabeth Harris. Address: Seaboard, N. C.
RALPH M. HARRIS
Ralph M. Harris, Democrat, Representative from Pamlico
County, was born in Oriental, N. C, February 10, 1891. Son of
Joseph F. and Annie (Barrington) Harris. Attended the North
Carolina Public Schools, graduating in 1908; Trinity College,
1909, 1910. Traveling Salesman and Farmer. Member of Pamlico
County Board of Commissioners, 1920-1932 ; Oriental School Board,
1940-1942. Mason. Member of American Legion. Master Sgt. in
Hester of Bladen
Hocutt of Johnston
Houser of Lincoln
Hunter of Onslow
Huskins of Yancey
Hutchins of Madison
Hutton of Guilford
James of Pasquotank
Johnstone of Davie
Jones of Rutherford
Kerr of Warren
Kermon of New Hanover
Kilpatrick of Pitt
Malone of Franklin
Martin of Martin
Mai tin of Johnston
Matheson of Iredell
McClung of Graham
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the United States Army, 1917-1919. Methodist; Steward, Trustee
and Lay Leader. Married Miss Bessie McPherson, December 9,
1919. Two children. Address: Oriental, N. C.
REGINALD LEE HARRIS
Reginald Lee Harris, Democrat, Representative from Person
County, was born in Roxboro, N. C, September 9, 1890. Son of
William Henry and Rosa Lee (Jordan) Harris. Attended Virginia
Military Institute. Chairman Person County Memorial Hospital;
President Roxtoro Cotton Mills, President Peoples Bank; Direc-
tor Roxboro Building and Loan Association since its organization
in 192-']. Representative in the General Assembly of 1927, 1929,
1931, 1933 and 1935. Speaker of the House, 1933. Member Educa-
tional Commission, 1929-1931; Advisory Budget Commission, 1931-
L933; Textbook Rental Commission, 1935-1943; Chairman State
School Commission, 1941-1943; Chahman State Board of Educa-
tion, 1943-1945. Elected Lieutenant Governor November 5, 1940.
President, Home Economics Foundation, Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina; Trustee University of North Caro-
lina. President North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, 1946. Director, North Carolina State College Foundation;
Director, North Carolina Textile Foundation; Director, The Busi-
ness Foundation; Director, Cotton-Textile Institute. Delegate,
Democratic National Convention, 1936, 1940 and 1944. Methodist.
Rotary Club. Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Married Miss Katharine
Long of Roxboro on December 10, 1913. Six children. Seven grand-
children. Address: Roxboro, 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 Ra-
leigh High School, 1924; Wake Forest College, LL.B. degree,
1928. Attorney. Memter Wake County Bar Association; District
Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Asso-
ciation; Member Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Execu-
tives Club of Raleigh. Mason; Shriner; Member Junior Order.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943,
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1945 and two special sessions. Methodist. Married Miss Mabel
Penney, Raleigh, N. C, June 24, 1943. Address: Wake Forest
Road, Raleigh, N. C.
CLARENCE PERCIVAL HATHAWAY, JR.
Clarence Percival Hathaway, Jr., Democrat, Representative
from Gates County, was born in Trotville, N. C. Son of Clarence
Percival and Hattie Susan (Harrell) Hathaway. Graduated from
Sunbury High School, Sunbury, N. C, 1934; Mars Hill College,
1936. Bookkeeper. Member of the Ruritan Club. Entered Naval
Service March 30, 1942 as third class petty officer; appointed
Ensign, U. S. Navy Reserve, June 13, 1944; Separated from
Service, November 27, 1945. Methodist; Superintendent of Sun-
day School. Married Miss Alice Louise Payne, December 11, 1944.
One son: Clarence Percival Hathaway III. Address: Sunbury, N. C.
JAMES MADISON HAYES, JR.
James Madison Hayes, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Forsyth County, was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., April 5, 1919.
Son of James Madison and Aiine Clifford (Pace) Hayes. Grad-
uated from Woodrow High School, Beckley, West Virginia, 1936;
LL.B., Wake Forest College, 1940. Lawyer. Member of North
Carolina Bar Association ; Forsyth County Bar Association ; Sec-
retary and Treasurer Forsyth County Bar Association, 1946; Ma-
jor, United States Marine Corps, January 5, 1941 to March 6,
1946; Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of
North Carolina, 1946; National Inspector General of Veterans of
Foreign Wars, 1946. Baptist. Sunday School Teacher of Young
Men's Class. Married Miss Thomasine Herring, March 6, 1942.
Address: 2501 Buena Vista Rd., Winston-Salem, N. C.
ROBERT JAMES HESTER, JR.
Robert James Hester, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Bla-
den County, as 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
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County Bar Association; served as President and Secretary of
both. Mayor of Elizabethtown, 1927-1928; Judge, Bladen County
Recorders' Court, 1928-1933; Solicitor, 1937-1938. Democratic Pre-
cinct Chairman about eight years; Chairman, Bladen County
Democratic Executive Committee, 1939-1944; State Democratic
Executive Committee two years. Junior Order United American
Mechanics, Member Masonic Order. Rotary International, Past
President Elizabethtown Club. State Senator in the General As-
sembly of 1945. Presbyterian; President, Men's Bible Class; Dea-
con. Married Miss Mary Pitkin Thomas, June 1, 1927. Two chil-
dren: Robert J. Hester, 3rd, age 18. Herbert Thomas Hester, age
4 months. Address: Elizabethtown, N. C.
HERBERT RONALD HOCUTT
Herbert Ronald Hocutt, Democrat, Representative from John-
ston County, was born in Johnston County, June 6, 1905. Son of
Thomas Bryant and Lina (Stott) Hocutt. Attended Kings Busi-
ness College, Raleigh, N. C. Farmer and Insurance Agent. Mem-
ber of the Society of Safety Engineers; Director of Southern
Safety Conference 1945-1946. Member of several National Com-
mittees. Director, North Carolina Highway Safety Department,
1936-1945. President, Local Unit of North Carolina Farm Bureau.
Mason. Baptist. Married Miss Annie Jean Flowers, July 21, 1932.
Two sons. Address: Wendell, N. C, Route #1.
CHARLES F. HOUSER
Charles F. Houser, Democrat, Representative from Lincoln
County, 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 gunner on French 75mm. gun. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1945. Lutheran. Married Miss Edmonya
Shuford, March 22, 1922. Two children: Helen and Charles, Jr.
Address: Lincolnton, N. C, Route 2.
CALVIN BRUCE HUNTER
Calvin Bruce Hunter, Democrat, Representative from Onslow
County, was born in Day Book, N. C, July 30, 1906. Son of Rev.
Biographical Sketches 451
John Wesley and Susan Elizabeth (Metcalf) Hunter. Attended
Clearmont Graded School, 1916-1923; Clearmont High School, Day
Book, N. C, 1923-1927; Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee,
1927-1928 and 1928-29; graduated from Biltmore College, Ashe-
ville, N. C, 1930; B.S. Degree, Western Carolina Teachers Col-
lege, Cullowhee, N. C, 1934. Teacher. Principal of Dixon High
School, Dixon, N. C. for tenth consecutive year. Member of Rotary
International; North Carolina Education Association; Life Mem-
ber of the National Education Association; Onslow County School
Masters Club (Was president for seven years). Town Commis-
sioner of Holly Ridge, N. C, one term by appointment and one
term by election; Town Clerk of Holly Ridge, N. C, by ap-
pointment. Presbyterian. Married Miss Mary I. Earnheardt of
Salisbury, N. C, April 12, 1934. Children: Betsy Lou Hunter,
Died September 5, 1935; Calvin Bruce Hunter, Jr., two and one-
half years old. Address: Holly Ridge, N. C.
J. FRANK HUSKINS
J. Frank Huskins, Democrat, Representative from Yancey
County, was born in Toledo, N. C, February 10, 1911. Son of
Joseph Erwin and Mary Etta (Peterson) Huskins. Attended pub-
lic schools of Yancey County; Yancey Collegiate Institute and
Burnsville High School, 1923-1927; Mars Hill College, 1927-1929;
University of North Carolina, 1929-1930, A.B. Degree; Univer-
sity of North Carolina Law School, 1930-1932; Licenced to prac-
tice in North Carolina, August 22, 1932; admitted to practice in
Federal Courts, 1933. Lawyer. Member, 18th District Bar Asso-
ciation; Vice-Presirent, 1940-1941; North Carolina Bar Associa-
tion; Yancey County Bar Association. Attorney for Home Owners'
Loan Corporation, 1933-1935. Mayor, Town of Burnsville, 1939-
1942, resigning in middle of second term to accept commission
in U. S. Navy. Served in United States Navy from July 10, 1942
to February 18, 1946; Lieutenant Commander in United States
Naval Reserve at present time. Member of the American Legion;
Lions Club; Burnsville Men's Club. Baptist. Married Miss Mary
Bailey, January 22, 1938. Address: Burnsville, N. C.
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JAMES HENRY HUTCHINS
James Henry Hutchins, 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
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, Madi-
son County 1928-1930. Member Madison County AVelfare Board and
Chairman County Red Cross; Member Madison County Board of
Health since 1940. Representative in the General Assembly 1929,
1941, 1943 and 1945. State Senator from the Thirtieth Senatorial
District 1937. Thirty-second degree Mason; Shriner, Baptist; Dea-
con; Sunday School Superintendent 1923-1931; Moderator French
Broad Baptist Association 1927-1929. Married Miss Bertie Edna
Thomas, January 2, 1915. Two children: Bertie Marie (Hutch-
ins) Roberts, and C. Howard 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
Greensboro public schools; Western Maryland College; special
courses in appraising under auspices of National Association of
Real Estate Boards. Realtor. Member and Past President Greens-
boro Real Estate Board; Member National Real Estate Board's
Committee on Taxation and of the Committee on G. I. Bill; Dis-
trict Appraiser for HOLC. Past Executive Secretary of the Re-
valuation Board and of the Board of Equalization and Review of
Guilford County. Co-author of Revaluation Manual for Guilford
County, 1941. Past Scout Master and Troop Committeeman. Pri-
vate, World War I. Mason. Methodist; past chairman Board of
Stewards; Treasurer Board of Trustees. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1945. Married Miss Bertha L. Morgan, June
16, 1920. Four children: Frank R. Jr., Allan H., Joseph M. and
David J. Address, 2109 Rolling Road, Greensboro, N. C.
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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, finishing in 1930; North Carolina State Col-
lege, 1930-1931. Farmer. Owner and operator of a truck line.
Charter member, State Four H Honor Club; President, Weeks-
ville Vegetable Growers Association, 1943-1945. 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;
2nd Vice President, Kiwanis Club, Elizabeth City, 1947; Chairman,
Farm Bureau Membership Drive, 1946; President of State Col-
lege Alumni, Pasquotank and Camden unit, 1946. Representative
from Pasquotank County in the General Assembly of 1945. Bap-
tist; President, Young People's Bible Training Union, 1931-1933;
Member of Finance Committee, Salem Baptist Church, 1946-1947.
Married Miss Selma Harris, May 14, 1933. Two children: John
Thomas and Vernon Grant James, Jr. Adrress: Elizabeth City,
N. C, Rt. 4.
KNOX JOHNSTONE
Knox Johnstone, Democrat, Representative from Davie County,
was born in Mocksville, N. C, December 23, 1900. Son of John
Brevard and Gussie (Knox) Johnstone. Attended McCallie School,
Chattanooga, Tenn., 1917-18-19; Graduated from Davidson Col-
lege, 1926. Banker. Member of the Rotary Club. Kappa Sigma
Fraternity, Davidson College; Mocksville Masonic Lodge No.
134; Chairman, Mocksville Masonic Picnic, 1937-1946. Chairman,
Democratic Executive Committee, Davie County, 1936-37; Chair-
man, Group Eight North Carolina Bankers Association, 1941;
Trustee, Uwharrie Council Trust Fund, Boy Scouts of America,
1945-46; Chairman, War Finance Committee, Davie County, 1941-
1946. Presbyterian. Deacon, 1937; Elder, 1938-1946. Married Miss
Carroll Smith of Washington, D. C, August 24, 1929. Two chil-
dren: Carroll and John Knox. Address: Mocksville, N. C.
WOODROW WILSON JONES
Woodrow Wilson Jones, Democrat, Representative from Ruth-
erford County, was born in Rutherfordton, R.F.D. #3, N. C,
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January 26, 1914. Son of Bernard Bartlett and Carl Jane (Nan-
ney) Jones. Attended Forest City and Gilkey, N. C. Grammar
Schools, 1921-1928; Gilkey High School, 1928-1930; Rutherfordton-
Spindale High School, 1930-1932; Mars Hill College, Mars Hill,
N. C, 1932-1934; Wake Forest College Law School, 1934-1937,
LL.B. Degree. Attorney At Law. Member of the North Carolina
Bar Association; Rutherford County Bar Association, President,
1943; 18th Judicial District Bar Association, present Secretary-
Treasurer; Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club, President, 1943, Direc-
tor, 1947; Rutherfordton Junior Chamber of Commerce. City At-
torney for Rutherfordton, N. C, 1941-1943; Solicitor, Ruther-
ford County Recorder's Court, 1941-1944. Baptist; Teacher, Barac-
ca Sunday School Class, 1940-1944; Deacon; Teacher Young Men's
Sunday School Class. Lieutenant (J.G.) United States Naval
Reserve, Active duty, 1944-1946. Married Miss Rachel Elizabeth
Phelps of Lillington, N. C, November 21, 1936. Two children:
Woodrow Wilson Jones, Jr., age 6 years; Michael Anthony Jones,
age 4 years. Adrress: Rutherfordton, N. C.
ROBERT MERRITT KERMON
Robert Merritt Kermon, Democrat, Representative from New
Hanover County, was born in Cronly, Columbus County, N. C,
June 1, 1893. Son of William John and Rosilia Rebecca (Robbins)
Kermon. Attended Public Schools of New Hanover County, 1899-
1907; New Hanover High School, 1907-1911; Mary Alderman
Private School, one year; Wake Forest summer school, 1927;
Wilmington Law School, 1925-1927. Lawyer. Member New Hanover
County and State Bar Associations. Electric Meter Adjuster
New Hanover County, 1919-1935; Member New Hanover County
Democratic Executive Committee since 1927; State Democratic
Executive Committee since 1927; State Democratic Executive Com-
mittee, 1941. Member Boys Brigade under Colonel Walker Taylor,
Wilmington, N. C, 1905-1917; assisted in organizing Company
of Engineers for Mexican border trouble with Captain George
Gallette (now Colonel). Assisted in organizing and volunteered
services in Infantry Company and Engineers Company under
Colonel Metts. Rejected in first World War as officer on account
of defective vision. Passed through the chairs of Jeff Davis, Coun-
sel of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; elected
McDonald of Polk
McGlamery of Macon
Meekins of Dare
Memory of Randolph
Moore of Clay
Moore of Wilson
Mooi'e of Scotland
Morris of Mecklenburg
Moseley of Guilford
Mull of Cleveland
Outlaw of Duplin
Overby of Harnett
Palmer of Haywood
Quillin of Cumberland
Ramsay of Rowan
Ransdell of Wake
Rosser of Chatham
Royster of Vance
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Counselor in 1927. Served as a member of the State Board of
Plumbing and Heating Examiners from 1931-1935. Served as
Executive Secretary of North Carolina Association of Plumbing
and Heating Contractors, Inc., since 1937. Representative from
New Hanover County in the General Assembly of 1943. Member
of the Loyal Order of Moose. Editor of North Carolina Plumbing
and Heating News Since 1942. Organized and operating the Wil-
mington Plumbing and Heating Company, January 1946 with
son R. M. Kermon, Jr., Presbyterian. Taught Young Men's Bible
Class for five years. Married Miss Anne Middleton Todd, Novem-
ber 25, 1914. Two children: Robert Merritt, Jr., and Louis Todd,
who served as Lt., U.S.N.R. and is now a medical student at the
University of North Carolina. Address: Harbor Island, R.F.D. No.
3, Wilmington, N. C.
JOHN KERR, JR.
John Kerr, Jr.. Democrat, Representative from Warren Coun-
ty, was born in Warrenton, N. C. Son of John H. and Lillian
(Foote) Kerr. Attended Warrenton Public Schools until 1917;
A.B., University of North Carolina 1921 ; attended Wake Forest
College Law School 1923. Lawyer. Member North Carolina Bar
Association. Private in World War. Representative in the General
Assembly from Edgecombe County in 1929 and from Warren
County in 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945; Speaker, 1943. Baptist.
Chairman Warren County Democratic Executive Committee since
1932. Married Miss Mary Hinton Duke. One son: John Kerr, III.
Address: Warrenton, N. C.
FRANK MARION KILPATRICK
Frank Marion Kilpatrick, Democrat, Representative from Pitt
County, was born in Grifton, N. C, 1891. Son of Frank Marion
and Emma (Wilson) Kilpatrick. Attended school in Grifton, 1907-
1908; Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tenn., 1909-1910; Lynch-
burg College, Lynchburg, Va. ; Southern Shorthand and Busi-
ness College, Norfolk, Va., 1912. Farmer and Realtor. Member
Ayden Rotary Club. Member of Pitt County Highway Commis-
sion for several years prior to to the time the State took it over;
Member of Board of County Commissioners, 1936-1940; Member
of Town Aldermen from Ayden, N. C, 1942-1946. Junior Order;
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Councilor. Member of Ayden Christian Church; Deacon for about
15 years. Married Miss Irma Cannon, 1923. Two children. Ad-
dress: Ayden, N. C.
EDWIN HUTCHINSON MALONE
Edwin Hutchinson Malone, Democrat, Representative from
Franklin County, was born in Louisburg, N. C, November 26,
1882. Son of Dr. James Ellis and Anna Richmond (Fuller) Ma-
lone. Attended Louisburg Female College; Louisburg Male Acad-
emy; University of North Carolina. Attorney-at-Law. Member,
State Bar Association; 1st President, 7th Judicial Bar; President
of Franklin County Bar; School Committeeman; Board of Town
Commissioners; Member of State Democratic Executive Committee
for 30 years and Chairman of Democrat Executive Committee of
Franklin County for 30 years. Chairman of Defense Council,
World War II. Methodist; past District Layleader; charge of
Layleader and Boarr of Stewards of Louisburg Methodist Church.
Member of Board of Trustees of Louisburg College. Married Miss
Eleanor B. Cooke, November 1, 1916. One daughter: Rose Kerney
Malone. Address: Louisburg, N. C.
CHARLES BRANTLEY MARTIN
Charles Brantley Martin, Democrat, Representative from Mar-
tin County, was born in Kenly, N. C, September 8, 1912. Son of
Robert 0. and Pennie (Outlaw) Martin. Attended Jamesville
Graded School, 1919-1925; Jamesville High School, 1925-1929;
B.S., Wake Forest College, 1934. School Principal. Member N. C.
E. A. Legislative Committee, 1941. Mayor of Jamesville, N. C,
1932-1933. Member, Martin County Democratic Executive Com-
mittee. President of Jamesville Ruritan Club, 1947. Mason. Mem-
ber of Modern Woodmen of America. Principal, Farm Life School,
Martin County, 1935-1939; Pantego High School, 1940-1942. S/Sgt.
in the . S. Army, 1943-1946. Baptist; Teacher of Men's Class, Ce-
dar Branch Church. Married Miss Carrie Lee Roberson of Rober-
sonville, N. C, June, 1934. One child: Penny Lee Martin. Ad-
dress: Jamesville, N. C.
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GROYER ADLAI MARTIN
G rover 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 Asso-
ciation. Attorney for Town of Smithfield, 1932-1936; Member
School Board, 1930-1944. Master Mason. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1945. Presbyterian. Married Miss Mary I.
Currie, July 25, 1917. Five children: Catherine, William A., G. A.,
Jr., Frances, and Floyd. Address: Smithfield, N. C.
JOHN FLOOD MATHESON
John Flood Matheson, Democrat, Representative from Iredell
County, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, June 7, 1906. Son
of Donald Stuart and Esten (Jennings) Matheson. Attended Che-
raw High School, 1919-1923; B.S., North Carolina State, 1927.
Textile manufacturer. Member of American Manufacturer's As-
sociation; Cotton Textile Institute; U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
City Councilman, 1936-1945. Member of Kappa Alpha and Phi
Kappa Phi Fraternities. Presbyterian. Married Miss Beth David-
son, April, 1945. One child, Mary Davidson Matheson, born April
22, 1946. Address: Mooresville, N. C.
RAY S. McCLUNG
Ray S. McClung, Democrat, Representative from Graham Coun-
ty, was born in Robbinsville, N. C. Son of Agnew and Jane (Hyde)
McClung. Attended Robbinsville High School; University of Ten-
nessee; Western Carolina Teachers College; North Carolina State
College, B.S. March 7, 1941. Furniture Business. Teacher, Vets.
Training Program, Charter Flying. Member of the Pilots Asso-
ciation; Lions International. Mason. Member of Robbinsville
Lodge No. 672, A.F.&A.M. Member of O.R.C. Served five years in
the Army of the United States, Major AC, October 15, 1945. Bap-
tist. Married Miss Mildred Roberta Phillips, March 8, 1942. One
child: Billie Rae McClung. Address: Robbinsville, N. C.
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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 (Moore) McDonald. Attended school,
Boiling 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
International. Superintendent Southern Mercerizing Co. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1943 and 1945. Baptist.
Married Miss Nina Hall, 1935. Address: Tryon, N. C.
HERBERT A. McGLAMERY
Herbert A. McGlamery, Democrat, Representative from Macon
County, was born in Hayesville, N. C, January 28, 1908. Son of
Ben A. and Ida Bell (Herbert) McGlamery. Attended Hayesville
High School, 1915-1927; Cecil's Business College, Asheville, N. C.
Merchant. Member of the Town Board of Aldermen, Hayesville, N.
C, 1934-1935; District Ranger's Clerk, U. S. Forest Service,
1937-1940; District Purchasing Agent, Nantahala Power & Light
Company, 1941-1944. Baptist; Deacon and Sunday School Teacher.
Married Miss Carrie Hope Johnston, August 1, 1929. One daugh-
ter. Address: Franklin, 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 scnools of Dare County six months and private school
four months. Realtor and Insurance Agent. Member North Caro-
lina Association of Insurance Agents. Justice of the Peace, 1896-
1898; Clerk Superior Court, Dare County, 1898-1907; Fish Com-
missioner, 1907-1911; U. S. Migratory Game Inspector for Vir-
ginia, W. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,
1914-1918; Assistant Fisheries Commissioner, 1918-1924; Commis-
sioner 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. Rep-
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resentative from Dan County in the General Assembly of 1945.
Methodist; Steward Mount Olivet Church, Manteo, for fifteen
years; District Steward, two years; Trustee, fifteen years. Mar-
ried Miss Rosa P. Midgett, June 6, 1896. Five children: Ernest E.,
Percy W., Alma Allen, Theodore S., Jr., and Gaston Lee Meekins.
Address: Manteo, N. C.
JASPER IRVIN MEMORY
Jasper Irvin Memory, Democrat, Representative from Ran-
dolph County, was born in Cumberland County, November 6, 1902.
Son of W. G. and Flora (McLean) Memory. Attended Buies Creek
School, 1931-1933; Campbell Junior College, 1934-1935; Wake For-
est, 1936. Minister. President, Randolph Ministerial Association;
President, Randleman Ministerial Association; Scout Commissioner
for Randolph County. Member of Balfour Masonic Lodge, Chap-
lain, 1944; Scottish Rite Mason, Thirty-second Degree, Orator for
Scottish Rite Class, 1945; Greensboro Consitory. Member of Lions
Club, "Key Member," Officer, Executive Committee. Baptist. Mar-
ried Miss Marjorie Louise Whittington, October 13, 1935. Three
children. Address: Randleman, N. C.
HARVE M. MOORE
Harve M. Moore, Democrat, Representative from Clay County,
was bom in Hayesville, Clay County, N. C, February 4, 1887. Son
of T. C. and Callie (Caldwell) Moore. Attended Hayesville schools,
1906-1909; Tennessee Summer School, 1910-1911; N. C. Summer
Schools, 1912-1939; Cullowhee Teachers College, 1940, Class A.
Teachers Elementary Certificate. Teacher and Farmer. County
Commissioner, 1930-1934; 1938-1946. Member of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. R. S. Secty., 1915-1946; Member
Board Trustees, Lexington Orphans Home, Lexington, N. C, 1946.
Methodist; Superintendent and Teacher in Sunday School, 1940-
1946. Married Delta Arthur Moore, Benton, Tenn., 1910. Children:
seven living, two deceased. Address: Hayesville, N. C.
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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 Dairyman. Solicitor Wilson County General County Court
1929-1934. Representative in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941,
1943 and 1945. County Attorney, Wilson County since 1943; Past
President, Second Judicial District Bar Association; served 8 years
as Director, General Alumni Association of the University of
North Carolina and several years as President of Wilson County
Alumni Association ; member Beta Theta Pi Social Fraternity and
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Member Farm Bureau, State
Grange, N. C. Guernsey Breeders Association, and N. C. Jersey Cat-
tle Club; Mason, (Past Master); Royal Arch Mason, (Past High
Priest), Mt. Lebanon Council, No. 13, Royal and Select Masters
(Illustrious Master) ; Knights Templar (Past Commander) ;
Shriner, President Wilson County Shrine Club; Member of Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Exalted Ruler 1941-1942,
Wilson Lodge No. 840, Honorary Life Member). Married Miss
Grace Thompson February 7, 1946. One daughter Grace Thompson
Moore born November 26, 1946. 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. Publishei'
of Laurinburg Exchange. Past President Laurinburg Rotary Club;
President, Laurinburg Chamber of Commerce. Member Board of
Trustees of Scotland County Memorial Hospital. Representative in
the General Assembly from Scotland County, 1939, 1941, 1943 and
1945. Baptist. Teacher Men's Bible Class. Married Miss Sue Par-
ker. Three children: O. L. Moore, Jr., Salisbury, N. C. ; John H.
Moore, Laurinburg, N. C, and Mary Sue Moore, Greensboro, N. C.
Address: Laurinburg, N. C.
HARVEY MORRIS
Harvey Morris, Democrat, Representative from Mecklenburg
County, was born in Charlotte, N. C, September 18, 1887. Son of
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P. R. and Pinky Lee (Berryhill) Morris. Finished Charlotte
Schools in 1905. Dairy Farmer. Member of Mecklenburg County
Welfare Board, 1936-1938; Board of County Commissioners, 1938-
1940; National Guard, 1905-1908. Mason; Elks. Representative in
the General Assembly of 1945. Presbyterian. Married Miss Iris
Owen. Three children. Address: Charlotte, N. C. Route No. 6.
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. At-
tended Clinton Public Schools. A.B., University North Carolina,
1919; University Law School. Lawyer. Member, The American Bar
Association, North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina State
Bar, Greensboro Bar Association Assistant City Attorney and 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, 1943 and 1945. Chairman,
North Carolina Commission on Statutory Revision, 1943-1945.
Chairman, The General Statutes Commission, 1945. Married Miss
Frank Hays, 1929. One child: Robert Franklin Moseley, Jr. Ad-
dress: Greensboro, N. C.
OTIS M. MULL
Otis M. Mull, Democrat, Representative from Cleveland County,-
was born in that county, September 18, 1880. Son of Houston and
Margaret (Carpenter) Mull. Attended Belwood Institute, 1892-
1896; Piedmont High School, 1896-1898; Wake Forest College,
1899-1902; A.B.; Law School, 1902-1903, LL.B. Lawyer, Textile
Manufacturer. Attorney for Cleveland County Board of Education;
Attorney for the City of Shelby for fifteen years. Member of the
House of Representatives 1907, 1919, 1929, 1939 and 1941; Speaker,
1941. Author of Mull — McCoin Bill, first law authorizing State and
County co-operation in Road building, 1919; secured passage of
bill establishing vocational education in North Carolina, 1919;
Scott of Beaufort
Seymour of Lee
Shallington of Tyrrell
Shore of Yadkin
Shi-eve of Guilford
Shuford of Buncombe
Sims of Mecklenburg
Smith of Union
Snow of Surry
Snyder of Davidson
Spruill of Bertie
Stone of Rockingham
Stoney of Burke
Storey of Wilkes
Taylor of Stokes
Taylor of Buncombe
Taylor of Wayne
Tompkins of Jackson
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State Democratic Chairman, 1928-1932. Baptist. Deacon. Sunday
School Superintendent. Trustee, North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Trustee, Shelby Hospital. Trustee, Wake Forest College and in-
strumental in establishing Bowman Gray School of Medicine of
Wake Forest College at Winston-Salem. At present teaching a class
of young men. Married Miss Pallen McBrayer, June 12, 1907. One
daughter: Montrose (Mrs. Earl Meacham). Address: Shelby, N. C.
LEWIS WRIGHT OUTLAW
Lewis Wright Outlaw, Democrat, Representative from Duplin
County, was born near Outlaws Bridge, Albertson Township, Dup-
lin County, December 15, 1891. Son of Joseph Benjamin and Emma
(Simmons) Outlaw. Attended Outlaws School, 1897-1910; received
diploma in bookkeeping course at Kings Business School, Raleigh,
N. C, 1912. Farmer. Private Battery A, 113th Field Artillery, 30th
Division, May 16, 1918, until mustered out March 28, 1919. Mem-
ber of Duplin County AAA Committee about 6 years; served as
chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tri County Electric
Membership Corporation since set up; Supervisor in Southeastern
Soil Conservation District consisting of Wayne, Lenoir, Sampson
and Duplin Counties; President of the Coastal Plain Association
of Conservation District Supervisors, organized May, 1946. Ad-
dress: Seven Springs, N. C, Route #1.
ALLISON L. OVERBY
Allison L. Overby, Democrat, Representative from Harnett
County, was born in that county. Son of Mack and Julia (Williams)
Overby. Attended County Public Schools six years and Angier High
School for two years; took several business courses and Telegra-
phy. Merchant. Mayor of Angier, 1911-1912; Commissioner, 1943-
1944. Mason. Scottish Rite, Shriner; Junior Order. Representative
from Harnett County in the General Assembly of 1945. Baptist.
Married to Miss Louise Tart of Oliver, Georgia, June 23, 1920.
Two daughters: Mary Lois Overby Lobban, and Anne, age 15. Ad-
dress: Angier, N. C.
GLENN C. PALMER
Glenn C. Palmer, Democrat, Representative from Haywood
County, was born in Cataloochee, N. C, January 26, 1889. Son of
Biographical Sketches 465
William A. and Milia (Caldwell) Palmer. Attended 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,
Haywood County Board of Education, 1916-1924. Member County
Board of Commissioners, 1936-1938. Representative from Haywood
County, 1939, 1941, 1943, and 1945. Member of the Board of Trus-
tees of Western Carolina Teachers College since May 1939. Mem-
ber 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. Member Board of Trustees of Haywood County
Library Association since January 1944. Member of the Board of
Trustees of the University of North Carolina. Farmer and Dairy-
man. 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. Route 1, Clyde, N. C, and
G. C. Palmer, Jr., Clyde, N. C, Route 1. Address: Clyde, N. C,
Route No. 1.
GEORGE SIMMS QUILLIN
George Simms Quillin, Democrat, Representative from Cumber-
land County, was born in Norfolk, Virginia, January 26, 1897. Son
of Willie C. and Mary Elizabeth (Perkins) Quillin. Attended Spen-
cer High School, 1913; Salisbury High School, 1914; Wake Forest
College, 1914-1918, B.A. Degree; Wake Forest Law College, 1921.
Attorney. Member of the Cumberland County Bar Association;
North Carolina Bar. City Attorney, City of Fayetteville, 1931-
1933, 1937-1941; Solicitor, County Recorder's Court, 1934-1936;
Chairman, Cumberland County Library Commission, 1946. Member
of the Lions Club; Vice-President, Fayettville Lions Club, 1945-
1946; Served in the United States Navy, 1918-1922; Lieutenant,
United States Naval Reserve, 1932-1941; assisted in organizing
North Carolina Selective Service, 1940; placed on inactive status as
Lieutenant Commander, 1941. Member of American Legion; Com-
mander, Cumberland Post No. 3, 1928; District Commander, 10th
District. Baptist. Married Miss Miriam Virginia Rufnn of Ral-
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eig-h, N. C, September 1, 1927. One daughter: Helen Davis Quil-
lin, age 13 years. Address: 912 Hay Street, Fayetteville, N. C.
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.
Member 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, 1943 and 1945. Rowan County Attorney since
1943. Presbyterian; Deacon since 1936. Married Miss Eleanor
Walton Newman, June 26, 1940. One daughter: Eleanor Newman
Ramsay born March 26, 1941. Address: Salisbury, 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, 1928; 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. Representative from Wake County in
the General Assembly of 1945. Member Raleigh Elks Club No. 735;
Fuquay-Varina Lions Club. Presbyterian. One daughter: Sylvia
Nan Ransdell. Address: Varina, N. C.
LANDON COATS ROSSER
^ Landon Coats Rosser, Democrat, Representative from Chatham
County, was born in Chatham County, N. C, October 6, 1894. Son
Biographical Sketches 467
of James L. and Emma Susan (Hackney) Rosser. Attended the
Broadway, N. C. High School, 1911-1915; B.S. in Engineering,
North Carolina State College, 1915. Farmer. Sheriff, Lee County,
1920-1926. Mason. Member of American Legion. Second Lieutenant
and First Lieutenant August 15, 1917-May 12, 1919; Captain,
March 9, 1934-September 9, 1939; Major, Lieutenant Colonel and
Colonel, January 14, 1941-December 14, 1946; awarded Army
Commendation Ribbon for Service as Post Executive, Fort Bragg,
N. C, March 1, 1941-March 31, 1946. Methodist. Married Miss
Hilda Gorrell, June, 1933. One daughter: Ann Hackney Rosser,
age five years. Address: Mt. Vernon Springs, 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. Tobacconist and Farmer.
President, Bright Belt Warehouse Association, 1945-1946; Presi-
dent, Middle Belt Warehouse Association, 1944-1946; Chairman,
Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee, 1946; Member North
Carolina Tobacco Advisory Council, 1946. Member Henderson Ro-
tary Club; Henderson Lodge 1681, B. P. O. E.; Mason. Chairman,
Vance County Board of Elections, 1934-1936. President, Henderson
Chamber of Commerce, 1946. Representative in the General As-
sembly from Vance County, 1945. Methodist; Chairman, Board of
Stewards, 1937-1946. Married Miss Launah Parker of Mooresville,
N. C, January 4, 1942. Address: Henderson, N. C.
LEROY SCOTT
LeRoy Scott, Democrat, Representative from Beaufort County,
was born in Washington, N. C, October 20, 1909. Son of Lawrence
M. and Sina (Whitford) Scott. Attended Aurora High School,
1920-1921; Washington High School, September, 1922-June, 1927;
LL.B., Wake Forest College, June, 1931; U. S. Naval Indoctrina-
tion School at Dartmouth College, November, 1942-February, 1943;
Naval Intelligence School at Washington, D. C, October 1, 1942-
November 1, 1942. Attorney at Law. Member of the Elks Club;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Junior Chamber of
Commerce. U. S. Conciliation Commissioner under the Frazier
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Lempke Farm Bankruptcy Act. Lieutenant Commander in the
U. S. Naval Eeserve. Entered service October 1, 1942 and honor-
ably discharged at San Francisco on November 1, 1945. Vice-Pres-
ident, DVL. Fraternity at Wake Forest College; Vice-President of
the Euzelian Literary Society; Student Council. Episcopalian. Mar-
ried Miss Arlene K. White. Address: Washington, N. C.
WOODROW WILSON SEYMOUR
Woodrow Wilson Seymour, Democrat, Representative from Lee
County, was born in Sanford, N. C, June 2, 1912. Son of Kenneth
E. and Carrie E, (Bowers) Seymour. Attended Sanford Graded
School, 1918-1926; Sanford High School, 1926-1929; Graduated
from Davidson College with B.S. Degree, 1933; Duke University
Law School, 1933-1934; University of North Carolina Law School,
1934-1936. Lawyer. Member of the North Carolina Bar, Inc.;
Fourth District Bar; Lee County Bar. Prosecuting Attorney, Lee
County Court, 1938-1942. Member of Pi Kappa Phi— Social ; Scab-
bard and Blade — Military; Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, District Counsellor, 1946; Lions Club of Sanford, N. C,
President, 1941. Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army, January 9, 1942-
April 8, 1946. Presbyterian. Chairman of Board of Deacons; Su-
perintendent of Sunday School. Married Miss Helen Taylor Floyd
of Lumberton, N. C, April 8, 1939. Two daughters: Helen Anne
Seymour and Jane Floyd Seymour. Address: 14 Hillcrest Drive,
Sanford, N. C.
THOMAS WILLIAM SHALLINGTON
Thomas William Shallington, Republican, Representative from
Tyrrell County, was born in Columbia, N. C, April 21, 1919. Son
of Tom B. and Kate A. (Healy) Shallington. Attended Bolton
Grammar School, 1925-1932; Hallsboro High School, 1932-1936;
North Carolina State College, 1936-1940, Majoring in Animal Hus-
bandry. Farmer. Alpha Lambda Tau Fraternity. Entered United
States Army in 1940 as Second Lieutenant, Infantry; served over
seas 2^2 years; Discharged from the Army 1945, with rank of Lieu-
tenant Colonel. Methodist. Address: Columbia, North Carolina.
Biographical Sketches 469
HENRY SHORE
Henry Shore, Republican, Representative from Yadkin County,
was born in Wilkes County, N. C, April 22, 1901. Son of Houston
and Martha (Armstrong) Shore. Attended the Public Schools of
Yadkin County. Farmer. Baptist. Address: Jonesville, N. C,
Route No. 1.
CLYDE ALLISON SHREVE
Clyde Allison Shreve, Democrat, Representative from Guilford
County, was born in Rockingham County, N. C, June 25, 1908. Son
of J. A. and Bessie D. (Lester) Shreve. Attended Bethany High
School, Rockingham County, 1923-1927; University North Caro-
lina, 1928-1931; Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta, Ga.,
LL.B., 1935. Lawyer. Member State Bar; N. C. State Grange; N. C.
State Farm Bureau; A. F. & A. M., Stokesdale Lodge No. 428; Jr.
O. U. A. M., Summerfield Council No. 174; State Vice Councillor,
1942-1943; State Councillor, Jr. 0. U. A. M., 1943-1944; Deputy
National Councillor, 1945 ; Representative from Guilford County
in the General Assembly of 1943. Baptist. Married Miss Ruth Ma-
rie Doggett, December 27, 1933. One son: Clyde Allison Shreve, Jr.
Address: Stokesdale, N. C.
GEORGE ADAM SHUFORD
George Adam Shuford, Democrat, Representative from Bun-
combe County, was 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. Representative from Buncombe County in The
General Assembly of 1945. Episcopalian. Married Miss Daphne
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Brown, April 23, 1932. Children: Sydney Herbert, age 13 years;
Elizabeth Dean, age 11 years and Fuller Adams Shuford, age 9
years. Address: 10 White Oak Road, Biltmore Forest, Asheville,
North Carolina.
FRANK KNIGHT SIMS, JR.
Frank Knight Sims, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Meck-
lenburg County, was born in Mobile, Alabama, May 14, 1901. Son of
Dr. F. K. and Mary (McBryde) Sims. Attended High School, Dal-
ton, Georgia, 1914-1918; Presbyterian College of S. C, 1918-1919;
Oglethorpe University, 1919-1921, A.B. Degree; Wake Forest Col-
lege. Lawyer. Member American Bar; N. C. Bar and Mecklenburg
County Bar Associations. Judge, City Court, Charlotte, 1937-1941.
Commissioned a Lieutenant in the U. S. Naval Reserve, November
5, 1942. Representative in the General Assembly of 1943. Presby-
terian. Married Miss Marian McCamy, December 15, 1927. Ad-
dress: Charlotte, N. C.
HENRY BASCOM SMITH
Henry Bascom Smith, Democrat, Representative from Union
County, was born in Union County, N. C, April 22, 1901. Son of
M. M. and Laura Dona (Price) Smith. Attended the Unionville
Public School; Monroe City High School, graduating, 1922; Uni-
versity of North Carolina and Wake Forest College, 1929; Secured
License as Attorney, 1929. Attorney at Law. Member of North
Carolina State Bar; Vice-President of Thirteenth Judicial District
Bar, 1946; Assistant Judge of County Court, 1930-1932; Prosecut-
ing Attorney, 1932-1946. Mason. Member of Lions Club; President
of Monroe Lions Club, July 1, 1946- June 30, 1947. Methodist;
member of Board of Stewards; Board of Trustees. Married Miss
Marguerite Brown, June 1, 1933. Three children: Henry B. Smith,
Jr., Margaret Ann Smith, William Lowrie Smith. Address: 209
South Church Street, Monroe, N. C.
GEORGE KEY SNOW
George Key Snow, Democrat, Representative from Surry County,
was born in Surry County, N. C, May 5, 1891. Son of Joseph Ax-
som and Cora Elizabeth (Key) Snow. Attended Trinity Park
Tonissen of Mecklenburg
U instead of Orange
Underwood of Hertford
Uzzell of Rowan
VanderLinden of Catawba
Vogler of Mecklenburg
Wallace of Lenoir
Wallace of Montgomery
West of Cherokee
Whitfield of Pender
Williamson of Brunswick
Wilson of Caldwell
Winslow of Perquimans
Worthington of Pitt
Annie Cooper — Principal Clerk
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School, Durham, N. C, 1909-1910; Trinity College, 1910-1911;
1915-1917. Lawyer. Member of the North Carolina State Bar;
North Carolina Bar Association. Postmaster, Mount Airy, N. C,
1920, 1924; Asst. Director Civilian Defense April 16, 1942 to April
15, 1944. State Salvage Manager War Production Board, April
1944 to October, 1945. Commander, North Carolina Department of
The American Legion, 1944-1945. Knights of Pythias, Chancellor
Commander, 1924; Member of Kiwanis Club, Mount Airy, N. C.
Served in the U. S. Army, May 2, 1917-August 7, 1919; Second
Lt., September, 1917; First Lt., November, 1919; Captain, Feb-
ruary, 1919. Methodist; Steward for last 25 years. Married Miss
Tula Nina Waller, September 15, 1919. One son: George K. Snow,
Jr., born January 25, 1933. Address: 146 West Lebanon Street,
Mount Airy, N. C.
JAMES EUGENE SNYDER
James Eugene Snyder, Republican, Representative from David-
son County, was born in Lexington, N. C, September 9, 1911. Son
of C. A. and Sallie Frances (Myers) Snyder. Graduated from
Reeds High School, 1928; B.S. Degree, Wake Forest College, 1932;
Attended Wake Forest College Law School, 1935-1938, LL.B. De-
gree in 1938. Legal and Personnel Director, Coble Dairv Products,
Inc. Member North Carolina and Davidson County Bar. Member
of Gamma Eta Gamma Legal Fraternity in Wake Forest College.
Practicing Attorney in Lexington from 1938-1942; Chief Clerk,
Davidson County Local Board No. 1, Selective Service, from 1942-
1944; Associated with Coble Dairy Products, Inc., since 1944. Mem-
ber Lexington Civitan Club. Baptist. Assistant Teacher, W T ide
Awake Bible Class. Married Miss Sarah Frances Olive, June 7,
1941. Two children: Jean Olive Snyder, age 3; James Eugene
Snyder, Jr., age 1. Address: 408 W. 3rd Avenue, 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,
Biographical Sketches 473
1925-1930. Chairman Snake Bite Township. Trustee, Republican
High School and Lewiston-Woodville High School. President Lewis-
ton Telephone Co.; Vice President, Bank of Roxobel; Director,
Harrington Manufacturing Co. Member of State Planning Board.
Member of Mental Hospital Board of Control; Executive Board of
State Hospital. Chairman of Appeal Board No. 1. Shriner and
Junior Order. Member of the Windsor Rotary Club; Chamber of
Commerce; Senator, 1939. Member House of Representatives, 1933,
1935, 1937, and 1945. Baptist. Married Miss Ruth Bazemore, No-
vember 26, 1913. Two children: Hanah Ruth and H. B. Spruill.
Address: Windsor, N. C.
TH03IAS CLARENCE STONE
Thomas Clarence Stone, Democrat, Representative from Rocking-
ham County, was born in Stoneville, January 19, 1899. Son of the
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
Stoneville. Member N. C. Unemployment Compensation Commis-
sion. Joined S.A.T.C. at Davidson College in October 1918; Dis-
charged 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 Ex-
ecutive Committee. Representative in the General Assembly of
1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945. Member Advisory Budget
Commission. Presbyterian; Deacon. Married 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 horn in Camden, S. C, December 15, 1892. Son of Rev.
James Moss and Jennie (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.
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Navy, 1917-1918; Lieutenant 1918-1919. Burke Post No. 21, Ameri-
can Legion. Mason, Shriner, Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. Mimosa Golf Club; Mimosa Fishing Club. President, Mor-
ganton Kiwanis Club, 1942. General Insurance Business. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943 and 1945. Episco-
palian; Vestryman since 1938. Married Mrs. Mary Wilson Kistler,
August 15, 1938. Step-children: Mrs. Mary Kistler Craven;
Charles E. Kistler, Jr., and Andrew M. Kistler, II. Address: Mor-
ganton, N. C.
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 Teachers 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, Wilkesboro Building and Loan Association, 1932-
1939; Town Clerk, Trinity, 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, 1932-1947 ;
Chairman of Wilkesboro Scout Troop Committee No. 32, 1932-
1940; Vice Chairman of Wilkes Scout District, 1941-1943. Secre-
tary, Wilkes County Republican Executive Committee, 1944-1947.
Member of Appeals Panel War Man Power Commission, 1944.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943 and 1945.
Baptist; Secretary, Board of Deacons, 1925-1940; Sunday School
Superintendent, 1927-1947. Moderator, Brushy Mountain Associa-
tion 1934-1947. Married Miss Mary Clarissa Downs, September 3,
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1918. Three children: Thomas Edgar, Jr., Donald Downs and Wil-
liam Robert. Address: Wilkesboro, N. C.
JOSEPH JOHN TAYLOR
Joseph John Taylor, Democrat, Representative from Stokes
County, was born in Danbury, N. C, July 30, 1898. Son of James
Spotswood and Nellie (Moon) Taylor. Attended Public and Pri-
vate Schools in Stokes County; Guilford College; Eastman's Busi-
ness School, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Former Sheriff and Treasurer of
Stokes County. Member of Friends Church. Married Miss Kathleen
Simpson, deceased. Two children: Angela Spotswood Taylor and
Nellie Louise Taylor. Address: Danbury, N. C.
ROY ARTHUR TAYLOR
Roy Arthur Taylor, Democrat, Representative from Buncombe
County, was born in Vader, Washington, January 31, 1910. Son of
Arthur A. and Lola (Morgan) Taylor. Attended Candler Elemen-
tary School, 1916-1923; Candler High School, 1913-1927; Biltmore
College, Asheville, N. C, 1927 to June 1929; Maryville College,
Maryville, Tenn., September 1929-June 1931, A.B. Degree; Ashe-
ville University Law School, January 1934-January 1936. Lawyer.
Admitted to Bar, January 1936. Member of Buncombe County Bar
Association; North Carolina State Bar. Member of Junior Order
United American Mechanics, District Deputy State Governor, 1940
and 1941; Lions Club, President Black Mountain Lions Club, 1943;
President Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce at present time.
United States Naval Reserve, November 1943 to March 1946; Dis-
charged with rank of Lieutenant; Served as Executive Officer and
Commanding Officer of LST and participated in invasions on Lu-
zon and at Okinawa. Baptist, Sunday School Superintendent, 1935-
1943; Deacon from 1937 to date. Married Miss Evelyn Reeves, May
8, 1932. Two children: Alan F. Taylor, age 5; Toni R. Taylor, age
4. Address: Black Mountain, N. C.
WALTER FRANK TAYLOR
Walter Frank Taylor, Democrat, Representative from Wayne
County, was born in Duplin County, N. C, April 4, 1889. Son of
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Luther and Ettie (Crow) Taylor. Attended Faison Male Academy;
University 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,
1943-1944. Member of Goldsboro Kiwanis Club; B. P. 0. Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa Alpha; Golden Fleece. Member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the University of North Carolina and of the North Caro-
lina College at Durham. State Senator in the General Assembly of
1921; Representative from Wayne County, 1939, 1941, 1943 and
1945. Member State Board of Law Examiners and of the Re-Codi-
fication Commission, 1941-1943; Chairman, Motor Transportation
Commission, appointed by Governor Cherry to study and recom-
mend changes in the laws relating to Motor Vehicle Transporta-
tion ; Member of Insurance Commission from 1943 to 1945 for Re-
vision of Insurance Laws and re-appointed by Governor Cherry to
serve from 1945 to 1947. Member of the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Goldsboro for six years. Methodist; Member, Board of
Stewards for several years and Chairman of the Finance Commit-
tee for the past several years. Married Miss Elizabeth Gibson, De-
cember 16, 1933. One child: Katherine Patterson Taylor, age, nine
years. Address: Goldsboro, N. C.
DANIEL DEAN TOMPKINS
Daniel Dean Tompkins, Democrat, Representative fi-om Jackson
County, was born in Webster, N. C, August 15, 1890. Son of Dr.
William F. and Annie Harrison (Luck) Tompkins. Attended
Waynesville High School, 1899-1907; Wake Forest College, 1908-
1909. Newspaper Columnist serving weekly press through national
syndicate. President, Sylva Chamber of Commerce, 1925-1926,
1931-1932, 1939-1940. Mayor of Sylva, 1919-1931. Member, Ameri-
can Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Enlisted July 17, 1917, in
Radio Company, N.C.N, G. Sergeant, Headquarters Detachment,
105th Field Signal Battalion, 30th Division, August 25, 1917 to
April 22, 1919. Overseas service, May 27, 1918 to April 11, 1919.
Member Unaka Lodge 358, A.F.&A.M.; Junior Warden, 1924-1925;
Senior Warden, 1925-1926; Master, 1927-1928 and 1929-1931. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1933, 1939 and 1943 ; Read-
ing Clerk, House of Representatives, Special Session, 1936; Regu-
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lar Session, 1937; Special Session, 1938. Methodist. Married Miss
Emily Hill Weigle, June 23, 1931. Address: Sylva, N. C.
EDWARD THEODORE TONISSEN
Edward Theodore Tonissen, Democrat, Representative from
Mecklenburg County, was born in New York, N. Y. Son of John
Garrett and Julia (Reiners) Tonissen. Attended Dickson High
School, Jersey City, N. J., and Eagan's Business College, New
York. Salesman, Vice President, Consolidated Cork Corporation,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Member Charlotte Boxing Commission, 1925; Ex-
pert North Carolina R. R., 1933-1937. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1935 1941,, 1943 and 1945 Mason; Shriner; Scot-
tish Rite; Lutheran Married Miss Elva C Risk November 15 1922
Address: Charlotte, N. C.
JOHN WESLEY UMSTEAD, JR.
John Wesley Umstead, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Orange County, was born in Mangum Township, Durham County,
April 7, 1889. Son of John Wesley and Lula (Lunsford) Umstead.
Attended Public Schools of Durham County. Entered University
of North Carolina in September, 1905 and graduated with the
Class of 1909. Director, General Alumni Association of the Uni-
veisity of North Carolina since 1921. Trustee and Member of Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Greater University of North Carolina;
Member of Executive Committee of Hospitals Board of Control;
Chairman of Commission on Merit System for Teachers. State
Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial District, 1931, 1939. Mem-
ber of House of Representatives from Orange County in 1941, 1943
and 1945. Mason; Elk; Grange. Methodist. Married Sallie Hunter
Reade of Person County, January 20, 1914. Three children living:
Frank Graham Umstead, Sarah Elizabeth Umstead, and Anne
Reade Umstead. A son, John Wesley Umstead, III, Captain in U.S.
Marine Corps, was killed in action on Saipan Island, June 14, 1944.
Manager Durham Branch Office of Jefferson Standard Life In-
surance Company. Add: ess: Chapel Hill, N. C.
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ROBERT HAROLD UNDERWOOD
Robert H. Underwood, Democrat, Representative from Hertford
County, was born in Murfreesboro, N. C, August 22, 1890. Son of
John W. and Florence A. (Payne) Underwood. Service Station Op-
erator. Commissioner of Murfreesboro, 1925-1936. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1937, 1939 and 1941. Mason. Baptist.
Married Miss Theodosia Ernest Vaughan, December 12, 1915. Ad-
dress: Murfreesboro, 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 1919-1821; 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 Coun-
cil No. 18, Jr. O.U.A.M.; Kappa Sigma, Wake Forest College.
Chancellor Commander, Salisbury-Rowan No. 100, Knights of
Pythias, 1927-1929 Woodman of the World; Patriotic Order, Sons
of America; Past President of Washington Camp No. 24; North
Carolina Bar Association; Rowan County Bar Association. Chair-
man, Democratic Judicial Committee of 15th Judicial District.
Member, State Democratic Platform Committee. Member of House
of Representatives of 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945.
Baptist Deacon 1929; Teacher of Men's Bible Class for past 15
years. Moderator of First Baptist Church. Married on November
23, 1934, to Miss Ruth Harrison of Spencer, N. C. Two children:
Betty Ruth, born April 11, 1938. and George Randolph Uzzell, Jr.,
born May 9, 1944. Address: Salisburg, N. C.
WILLIAM HARRISON VANDERLINDEN, JR.
William Harrison VanderLinden, Jr., Democrat, Representative
from Catawba County, was born in Hendersonville, N. C, April
2, 1917. Son of Dr. W. H. and Floride Bowden (Morris) Vander-
Linden. Attended Hendersonville High School, 1929-1930; Valdese
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High School, 1930-1933; A.B. Degree, Lenoir Rhyne College, 1937.
Contractor. Member of Reserve Officers Association of the United
States. Inducted in the Army as a private, August 21, 1941 ; Pro-
moted to Staff Sergeant, March 1942, 117th Infantry, 30th Divi-
sion; Commissioned 2nd Lt., July 6, 1942, Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Ga. ; Assigned to 96th Infantry Division at Camp Adair,
Oregon; Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, November, J 942; Capta'n,
June, 1943. Separated from Service in December, 1945. Promoted
to Major in the Reserve in September, 1946. Received Commission
as First Lieutenant in State Guard, August, 19^6. Member, Amer-
ican Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Post Commander,
Barb-Hammond-Smith Post 1957, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jun-
ior Vice Commander, Department of N. C, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Presbyterian. Address: 330-15th Avenue, Hickory, 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.
Attended the Public Schools of the City of Charlotte and Beard's
Military 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 Ad-
ministration for the food and grocery industry. Director of the
National Association of Retail Grocer Secretaries Association;
Chairman of the Fair Trade Council of the City of Charlotte; Pres-
ident of the Mecklenburg County Food Trades Council. President
of the Charlotte Chapter of American War Dads. In January of
1942 was appointed by His Excellency, Governor J. Melville
Broughton, as Director of the War Production Board Salvage Ac-
tivities 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 Food Dealer.
Methodist. Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the Brevard
Street Methodist Church, 1934-1935. Served in the General Assem-
bly in the 1936 Special Session; 1937 Session; was a member and
Chairman of the Committee on Manufacturers and Labor in the
1939 Session and in the 1941 Session was Chairman on Counties,
Cities and Towns; in the 1945 Session served as Chairman of the
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Committee on Putlic Welfare: 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., Student at Uni-
versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ; John T. Vogler of Char-
lotte and Dorothy C. Vogler of Charlotte. 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. Past 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 Assembly from Lenoir County, 1939, 1941, 1943 and 1945.
Mason. Shriner. Elk. Member Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Presby-
terian. Married Miss Erwin Carter (Wallace), November 10, 1915.
Four children: F. E. Wallace, Jr., Erwin C. Wallace, now Mrs.
James M. Parrott, Jr., of Kinston, N. C, Hennie Greene Wallace,
now Mrs. George H. Adams of Wilson, N. C, and William Carter
Wallace. 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. Automobile Dealer and Service Station
Operator. Past President of Young Democratic Club of Mont-
gomery County; Past President of Troy Rotary Club; President of
Troy Merchants Association; Chairman of Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Troy, 1940-1942. Methodist; Church Treasurer,
1940-1944. Mason. Senator from the Eighteenth Senatorial Dis-
trict in the General Assembly of 1943; Representative in the Gen-
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eral Assembly of 1945. Married Miss Miriam Rebecca McKenzie
December 25, 1934. Three children. Address: Troy, N. C.
DAVID BRUCE WEST
David Bruce West, Republican, Representative from Cherokee
County, was born in Andrews, N. C, September 9, 1885. Son of
Charles and Martha (Wetherman) West. Farmer. Member of the
Andrews Chamber of Commerce. Baptist; Deacon. Married Miss
Nina Ensley, September 14, 1904. Eleven children. Address: An-
drews, 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 Military 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. Representative in the General Assembly from Pender
County, 1945. Baptist. One child: John Whitfield. Married Mrs.
Vivian Bartlet Stevens March 2, 1946. Address: Burgaw, N. C.
ODELL WILLIAMSON
Odell Williamson, Democrat, Representative from Brunswick
County, was born in Ash, N. C, November 19, 1919. Son of John
Bun and Love Williamson. Graduated from Waccamaw High
School. Automobile Dealer. Methodist. Captain, Field Artillery,
U. S. Army, April 29, 1942-October 31, 1945. Married Virginia
Alma Williamson, November 24, 1940. Address: Shallotte, N. C.
MAX C. WILSON
Max C. Wilson, Democrat, Representative from Caldwell County,
was born in Burnsville, N. C, July 3, 1904. Son of H. T. and Se-
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villa (Blankenship) Wilson. Attended Charlotte University, 1922-
1924; Wake Forest College, 1924-1925; Duke University, 1925-
L930; A.R., 1930; LL.B., 1930. Lawyer. Member, Caldwell County
Bar Association, North Carolina and American Bar Associations.
Solicitor, Caldwell County Recorder's Court, 1934-1940 Chairman,
Caldwell County Democratic Executive Committee, 1940-1946. Ma-
son. Knights of Pythias. Loyal Order of Moose, B.O.O.E., I.O.O.F.,
Sigma Nu, Sigma Nu Phi (Legal Fraternity). State Senator in
the General Assembly of 1943. Methodist. Married Miss Flossie
Pulliam, August 7, 1934. Two children: Sevilla Ann, age eight,
and Max C, Jr., age five. Address: Lenoir, N. C.
EDWARD LEIGH WINSLOW
Edward Leigh Winslow, Democrat, Representative from Per-
quimans County, was born April 13, 1889 at Winfall, N. C. Son
of Dr. Charles Cook and Martha Gordon (Leigh) Winslow. At-
tended Hertford High School; North Carolina State College, 1905-
1910. B.E., 1910. Oil Jobber, Farmer, Civil Engineer. Member of
North Carolina Society of Engineers; Rotary Club; Director, Ply-
mouth Country Club. Episcopalian. Senior Warden, 10 years; Ves-
try, 10 years. Married Miss Maureen Christine McManus, April
17, 1920. Two children: Edward Leigh Winslow, Jr., and John Mc-
Manus Winslow. Address: Hertford, 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, 1943
and 1945. Member Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Grand Chan-
cellor of the Order of Knights of Pythias in the State of North
Carolina from June, 1930 to July, 1931. Supreme Representative
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from Domain of North Carolina to Supreme Lodge Knights of
Pythias, 1938-1948. Episcopalian. Married Miss Bessie Harrison,
April 29, 1926. Two children: Lina Hackett Worthington, age
seventeen; Samuel Otis Worthington, Jr., age eleven. Address:
Greenville, N. C.
OCCUPATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1947
LAWYERS
Allsbrook, J. It.
Barber, Wade
Barnhardt, Luther E.
Brown, Wade E.
Chaffin, L. M.
Corey, Arthur B.
Fountain, Lawrence H.
Garriss, Garland S.
Horton, Hugh G.
Johnson, Rivers D.
Jones, Baxter C.
Kesler, John C.
Lennon, Alton A.
Lumpkin, W. L.
McKinnon, H. A.
McLaughlin, John R.
Medford, William
.Mintz, R. I.
Moss, O. B.
Parker, Frank M.
Powell, J. K.
Richardson, O. L.
Rodman, John C.
Roper, Sheldon M.
Simms, R. N., Jr.
Smith, W. Erskine
Ward, D. L.
Whitaker, R. A.
Williams, Lafayette
FARMERS
Ferguson, Mrs. R. S.
Jenkins, Chas. H.
Watkins, John S.
Senate
White, W. W.
AUCTIONEER
Penny, George T.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Jenkins, Chas. H.
Jones, R. P.
BANKERS
Bason, S. M.
Harmon, Roy A.
BUILDING & LOAN
Currie, Claude
CONTRACTORS
Blythe, Joe L.
FERTILIZER
MANUFACTURER
Wallace, Lawrence H.
HOMEMAKER
Ferguson, Mrs. R. S.
INSURANCE
Bason, S. M.
Jones, R. P.
Midgett, Lorimer W.
O'Berry, Thomas
Occupations
485
MANUFACTURERS
Blythe, Joe L.
Cole, John W.
Currie, Wilbur H.
Rankin, Rufus G.
Webb, James
MERCHANTS
Bason, S. M.
Jones, Robert P.
PUBLISHERS
Gray, Gordon
Weathers, Lee B.
REALTORS
Bason, S. M.
Penny, George T.
THEATRE OWNER
Clement, Verne P.
TOBACCONISTS
Jones, Robert P.
Wallace, Lawrence H.
Watkins, John S.
TOWN OFFICIAL
Clement, Verne P.
WAREHOUSEMAN
Jones, Robert P.
House of Representatives
LAWYERS
Alexander, H. Q.
Allen, Arch T.
Barker, Oscar G.
Bell, C. L.
Bender, R. P.
Blackwell, Thomas W.,
Bost, E. T., Jr.
Branch, Joseph
Chambers, W. C.
Crissman, Walter E.
Dellinger, David P.
Edwards, Daniel K.
Fisher, H. C.
Fountain, Ben E.
Graham, J. W.
Halstead, W. I.
Hatch, William T.
Hayes, James M., Jr.
Jr.
Hester, R. J., Jr.
Huskins, J. F.
Jones, W. W.
Kermon, R. M.
Kerr, John, Jr.
Malone, E. H.
Martin, G. A.
Moore, Larry I.
Moseley, R. F.
Mull, 6. M.
Pearsall, Thos. J.
Quillin, G. S.
Ramsay, Kerr Craige
Ransdell, N. F.
Rodman, J. C.
Scott, LeRoy
Seymour, W. W.
Shreve, C. A.
Shuford, George A.
Simms, Frank K., Jr.
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Smith, H. B.
Snow, George K.
Snyder, James E.
Story, Thomas E.
Taylor, Roy A.
Taylor, W. Frank
Uzzell, George R.
Wallace, F. E.
Wilson, Max C.
Worthington, Sam 0.
FARMERS
Boswood, G. C.
Buie, J. P.
Burgin, L. L.
Bynum, T. C.
Edwards, Alonzo C.
Eggers, S. C., Sr.
Fountain, Ben E.
Graham, I. P.
Grier, William P.
Gunn, J no. O.
Hancock, Franklin W., Ill
Hardison, Burl G.
Harris, Henry R.
Harris, Ralph M.
Hocutt, H. Ronald
Houser, Chas. F.
Hutchins, J. H., Dr.
Kilpatrick, Frank M.
Morris, Harvey
Outlaw, Lewis Wright
Palmer, Glenn C.
Pearsall, Thos. J.
Rosser, L. C.
Royster, Fred S.
Shallington, Thomas W.
Shore, Henry
Spruill, C. Wayland
West, David B.
Whitfield, James V.
Winslow, Edward L.
ACCOUNTANTS
Fields, W. R.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
Blalock, U. B.
Gunn, Jno. O.
Wallace, J. P.
Williamson, Odell
BANKERS
Harris, H. R.
Johnstone, Knox
BOOKKEEPERS
Hathaway, C. P., Jr.
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Gwaltney, M. L.
BUILDING & LOAN
Harris, R. L.
CAFE OPERATORS
Baldwin, H. T., Jr.
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Winslow, Edward L/
CONTRACTORS
Vander Linden, William H., Jr.
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Gillespie, Melvin L.
Taylor, Joseph J.
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DAIRYMEN
Moore, H. M.
Palmer, Glenn C.
DENTISTS
Hutchins, J. H.
FERTILIZER DEALERS
Bynum, T. C.
Greene, H. A.
FREEZER LOCKER
PLANT OWNERS
Clifton, D. H.
FURNITURE
McClung, R. S.
GINNERS
Graham, I. P.
INSURANCE
Burleson, Jeter C.
Clifton, D. H.
Gibbs, H. S.
Hocutt, H. Ronald
Meekins, Theo. S.
Stone, T. Clarence
Stoney, A. B.
U instead, John W., Jr.
LAW STUDENT
Elmore, B. A.
MANUFACTURERS
Harris, R. L.
McDonald, William H.
Spruill, C. Wayland
MERCHANTS
Avant, H. G.
Blevins, J. O.
Boswood, Gideon C.
Clifton, D. H.
Eggers, S. C, Sr.
Hall, John L.
Hardison, Burl G.
Houser, Chas. F.
McGlamery, H. A.
Overby, Allison L.
Pearsall, Thos. J.
Spruill, C. Wayland
Stone, T. Clarence
Vogler, James B.
MINISTERS
Memory, J. I.
NEWSPAPERMEN
Tompkins, Dan
OIL JOBBERS
Winslow, Edward L.
PERSONNEL DIRECTORS
Snyder, James E.
LUMBERMEN
Burleson, Jeter C.
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Avant, H. G.
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PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTORS
Kei'mon, R. M.
PUBLISHERS
Blue, H. Clifton
REALTORS
Eggers, S. C, Sr.
Fountain, Ben. E.
Gibbs, H. S.
Hancock, Franklin W., Ill
Hutton, Frank R.
Kilpatrick. Frank M.
Meekins, Theo. S.
TAX CONSULTANTS
Blackwell, Thomas W., Jr.
TEACHERS
Darden, John W.
Ervin, C. W.
Grier, William P.
Hunter, Calvin B.
Martin, C. B.
Moore, H. M.
TEXTILES
Matheson, J. F.
Mull, 0. M.
SALESMEN
Barker, Raymond C, Jr.
Harris, R. M.
Tonissen, Ed. T.
SERVICE STATION
OPERATORS
Baldwin, H. T., Jr.
Underwood, Robert H.
Wallace, J. P.
TOBACCONIST
Gass, Rex
Royster, Fred S.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSEMEN
Bynum, T. C.
TRUCK LINE OWNERS
James, Vernon G.
PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
President Harry S. Truman, Missouri
The Cabinet
Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, Missouri
Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, New York
Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Texas
Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, Missouri
Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, New York
Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug, Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico
Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman, New York
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Washington
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
Senators
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby
William B. Umstead Durham
Representatives
First District Herbert C. Bonner Washington
Second District John H. Kerr Warrenton
Third District Graham A. Barden New Bern
Fourth District Harold D. Cooley Nashville
Fitth District John H. Folger Mount Airy
Sixth District Carl T. Durham Chapel Hill
Seventh District... J. Bayard Clark Fayetteville
Eighth District C. B. Deane Rockingham
Ninth District R. L. Doughton Laurel Springs
Tenth District Hamilton C. Jones Charlotte
Eleventh District A. L. Bulwinkle Gastonia
Twelfth District Monroe M. Redden Hendersonvillt
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Fred M. Vinson Chief Justice Kentucky
Harold H. Burton Associate Justice Ohio
Hugo L. Black Associate Justice Alabama
Stanley F. 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
Judces
Eastern District Don L. Gilliam Tarboro
Middle District J. J. Hayes Wjlkesboro
Western District E. Y. Webb Shelby
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Clerks
Eastern District A. Hand James Raleigh
Middle District Henry Reynolds Greensboro
Western District Oscar L. McClurd Asheville
District Attorneys
Eastern District John Hall Manning Raleigh
Middle District Bryce R. Holt Greensboro
Western District D. E. Henderson Charlotte
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fourth Circuit
Judge John J. Parker Charlotte
STATE GOVERNMENT
President of the Senate L. Y. Ballentine Wake
Speaker of the House of
Representatives Thomas J. Pearsall Nash
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Governor R. Gregg Cherry Gaston
Lieutenant-Governor L. Y. Ballentine Wake
Secretary of State *Thad Eure Hertford
Auditor *Henry L. Bridges Guilforc 1
Treasurer *Charles M. Johnson Pender
Superintendent of Public
Instruction *Clyde A. Erwin Rutherford
Attorney-General Harry McMullan Beaufort
Commissioner of Agriculture *W. Kerr Scott Alamance
Commissioner of Labor * Forrest H. Shuford Guilford
Commissioner of Insurance *William P. Hodges Martin
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Justices of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice W. P. Stacy *Raleigh
Associate Justice Michael Schenck *Raleigh
Associate Justice W. A. Devin 'Raleigh
Associate Justice M. V. Barnhill * Raleigh
Associate Justice J. Wallace Winborne *Raleigh
Associate Justice A. A. F. Seawell *Raleigh
Associate Justice E. B. Denny Raleigh
Librarian Dillard S. Gardner Raleigh
Marshal Dillard S. Gardner Raleigh
Clerk Adrian J. Newton Raleigh
Reporter John M. Strong Raleigh
Judges of Superior Court
First District Chester R. Morris Currituck
Second District W. J. Bone Nashville
Third District R. Hunt Parker Roanoke Rapids
Fourth District Clawson L. Williams Sanford
Fifth District J. Paul Frizzelle Snow Hill
Sixth District Henry L. Stevens, Jr Warsaw
Seventh District W. C. Harris Raleigh
Eighth District J. J. Burney Wilmington
Ninth District Q. K. Nimocks, Jr Fayetteville
Tenth District Leo Carr Burlington
Eleventh District J. H. Clement Walkertown
Twelfth District H. Hoyle Sink Greensboro
Thirteenth District F. D. Phillips Rockingham
Fourteenth District William H. Bobbitt Charlotte
Fifteenth District Frank M. Armstrong Troy
Sixteenth District Wilson Warlick Newton
Seventeenth District J. A. Rousseau N. Wilkesboro
Eighteenth District J. W. Pless, Jr Marion
Nineteenth District Zeb V. Nettles Asheville
Twentieth District Felix E. Alley Waynesvillt
Twenty-first District Allen H. Gwyn ..." Reidsvilh
* Constitute the Council of State (Attorney-General is the legal adviser of the
Executive Department).
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Special Judges
W. H. S. Burgwyn Woodland
Paul B. Edmundson Goldsboro
Luther Hamilton Morehead City
Charles L. Coggin Salisbury
George B. Patton Franklin
George A. Shuford Asheville
Emergency Judges
G. V. Cowper Kinston
H. A. Grady New Bern
Solicitors
First District John W. Graham Edenton
Second District George M. Fountain Tarboro
Third District E. R. Tyler Roxobel
Fourth District W. Jack Hooks Kenly
Fifth District D. M. Clark Greenville
Sixth District J. Abner Barker Roseboro
Seventh District William Y. Bickett ...Raleigh
Eighth District Clifton L. Moore Burgaw
Ninth District F. Ertel Carlyle Lumberton
Tenth District William H. Murdock Durham
Eleventh District \ Waiter E. Johnston, Jr. Winston-Salem
Twelfth District Charles T. Hagan, Jr. Greensboro
Thirteenth District M. G. Boyette Carthage
Fourteenth District Basil L. Whitener .Gastonia
Fifteenth District John R. McLaughlin Statesville
Sixteenth District James C. Farthing Lenoir
Seventeenth District Avalon E. Hall Yadkinville
Eighteenth District C. O. Ridings Forest City
Nineteenth District W. K. McLean Asheville
Twentieth District Dan K. Moore .' Sylva
Twenty-first District Ralph J. Scott Danbury
HEADS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS
Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts New Hanover
Department of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott. Commissioner Alamance
Board of Alcoholic Control Carl L. Williamson, Chairman Wake
State Department of
Archives find History Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Director Wake
Art Society Lucy Cherry Crisp, Executive Secretary ... WaW'
Banking Department Gurney P. Hood. Commissioner Wayne
Commission for the Blind H. A. Wood, Executive Secretary Lincoln
Budget Bureau R. G. Deyton, Assistant Director Yancey
Buildings and Grounds George B. Cherry, Superintendent Wake
Department of Conservation
and Development R. Bruce Etheridge, Director Dare
Board of Correction and
Training S. E. Leonard, Commissioner Edgecombe
State Board of Education Paul Reid, Controller Surry
State Board of Elections R. C. Maxwell, Executive Secretary Wake
Employment Security
Commission Henry E. Kendall. Chairman Cleveland
State Employment Service Ernest C. McCracken, Director Haywood
State Board of Health Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, Secretary Buncombe
State Highway Patrol H. J. Hatcher, Commanding Officer Burke
State Highway and Public
Works Commission A. H. Graham, Chairman Orange
N. C. Hospitals Board
of Control Dr. David G. Young, Superintendent of
Mental Hygiene Wake
R. M. Rothgeb, Business Manager Wake
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Industrial Commission T. A. Wilson, Chairman Forsyth
Department of Insurance William P. Hodges, Commissioner Martin
Bureau of Investigation Walter F. Anderson, Director Mecklenburg
Department of Justice Harry McMullan, Attorney General Beaufort
Department of Labor Forrest H. Shuford, Commissioner Guilfo'- '
Library Commission Miss Marjorie Beal, Secretary Wake
State Library Mis-; Carrie L. Broughton, Librarian Wake
Local Government
Commission W. E. Easterling, Secretary Wake
Medical Care Commission Dr. John A. Ferrell, Executive Secretary Wa
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-officio) Hertford
Paroles Commission Hathaway Cross, Commissioner Gates
Probation Commission J. Harry Sample, Director Buncombe
Department of Public
Instruction Dr. Clyde A. Ervvin, Superintendent Rutherford
State Board of Public
Welfare Dr. Ellen B. Winston, Commissioner Wake
Division of Purchase and
Contract W. Z. Betts, Director Wake
Recreation Commission Miss Ronnie Sheffield, Assistant Director Wake
Retirement System Nathan Yelton, Secretary Mitchell
Department of Revenue Edwin Gill, Commissioner ^Scotland
Rural Electrification Authority Gwyn B. Price, Chairman Ashe
Supreme Court Dillard S. Gardner, Librarian and
Marshal Orange
Adrian J. Newton, Clerk Davidson
Department of Tax Research ... W. O. Suiter, Director Wake
Utilities Commission Stanley Winborne, Chairman Hertford
Veterans Commission Wiley M. Pickens, Director Lincoln
World War Veteran's
Loan Fund Mrs. Grace W. Hinton, Acting
Commissioner Wake
HEADS OF STATE HOSPITALS. CORRECTIONAL AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Confederate Woman's Home Mrs. Lucille McSwain Fayettevillt
Correctional
White
Dobbs Farms Mrs. Maude Jimison Kinston
Eastern Carolina Industrial Training
School for Boys Wm. D. Clark Rocky Mount
State Home and Industrial School
for Girls, Samarcard Miss Reva Mitchell Eagk> 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 Mae 1). Holmes Rocky Mount
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Educational
White
Appalachian State Teachers College B. B. Dougherty . Boone
East Carolina Teachers College Dennis H. Cooke . Greenville
N. C. School for the Deaf Dr. C. E. Rankin ., Morganton
Oxford Orphanage T. E. Regan Oxford
Pembroke State College for Indians Ralph D. Wellons ..Pembroke
The State School for the Blind and Deaf ...E. N. Peeler . 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
Flizabeth City State Teachers College S. D. Williams Elizabeth City
Fayetteville State Teachers College J. W. Seabrook Fayetteville
N. C. College at Durham J. E. Shepherd .. ..Durham
The Colored Orphanage of North
Carolina T. A. Hamme Oxford
The State School for the Blind and Deaf ...E. N. Peeler . Raleigh
Winston-Salem 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 :
N. C. Sanatorium Dr. H. S. Willis Sanatorium
Eastern Sanatorium Dr. H. F. Eason Wilson
Western Sanatorium Dr. S. M. Bittinger ...Black Mountain
N. C. Orthopedic Hospital Dr. W. M. Roberts Gastonia
State Hospital Dr. Louis G. Beall Morganton
State Hospital Dr. R. G. Blackwelder Raleigh
Negro
State Hospital Dr. Ira C. Long Goldsboro
HEADS OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN STATE AGENCIES
N. C. Association Clerks
Superior Court W. E. Church, Sec'y.-Treas Winston-Salem
N. C. Association County
Commissioners J. L. Skinner, Secretary Littleton
N. C. Burial Association Claude C. Abernathy, Commissioner Raleigh
N. C. Citizens Assn., Inc Lloyd Griffin, Executive Vice-President Raleigh
N. C. Education Association Miss Ethel Perkins, Executive Sec'y Raleigh
N. C. Fire Insurance Rating
Bureau Landon Hill. Manager Raleigh
Institute of Government Albert Coates, Director Chapel Hill
N. C. League of Municipalities Mrs. Davetta L. Steed, Executive Sec'y.. Raleigh
N. C. Negro Teachers Assn W. L. Green, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Sheriffs Association John R. Morris, Secretary-Treas. Wilmington
Social Security Board John H. Ingle, Manager Raleigh
N. C. State Bar E. L. Cannon, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
State Employees' Credit Union W. W. Jones, Treasurer Raleigh
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ALAMANCE
Alamance County was founded 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 ti'oops under Governor Tryon and the Regulators, May 16, 1771.
Population, 57,427 County Seat, Graham
State Senator 16th District James Webb . Hillsboro
Member House of Representatives ...J. Linwood Hall Burlington
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court , F. L. Williamson Graham
Register of Deeds J. G. Tingen Graham
Sheriff C. H. Moore Graham
Treasurer . George E. Holt, Jr Graham
Auditor Walter E. Owen Graham
Tax Supervisor Arthur P. Williams Graham
Tax Collector Minter A. Coble Graham
County Accountant C. O. Smith, Jr Graham
Coroner L> r - H- **• Simpson Graham
Surveyor W. T. Hall Graham
County Health Officer uan irexand Elon College, Rt. 2
Supt. of Schools Marvin E. Yount , Graham
Supt. of Public Welfare Gerard J. Anderson Haw River
Home Demonstration Agent
White Catherine Millsaps Graham
Colored Mrs. Carrie S. Wilson Graham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J- W. Bason Graham
Colored Pleas Corbett Graham
Chmn. Bd. Education Henry A. Scott Haw River, Rt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Elections John H. Vernon Burlington
District Game and Fish Protector ...Tom Simmons Graham
County Attorney L. C. Allen Burlington
County Librarian Mrs. Charles C. Hopkins Burlington
Veterans Service Officer : ....Carl A. Lewis Burlington
General County Court :
Judge A. M. Carroll Burlington
Solicitor Eugene Gordon Burlington
Burlington Municipal Court:
Judge C. C. Cates, Jr Burlington
Commissioners
Chairman Griffin McClure Graham
Commissioner Ralph Scott Burlington
Commissioner W. C. Sartin Burlington, Rt. 2
Commissioner Foster Hughes Graham
Commissioner H. M. Patterson Burlington
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 Scat, Taylorsville
State Senator 28th District Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville
Member House of Representatives ...M. L. Gwaltney Taylorsville
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Charlie R. Watts Taylorsvilie
Register of Deeds John Marshall Taylorsvilie
Sheriff Sledge Smith Taylorsvilie
Auditor Gerald Gwaltney Taylorsvilie
Tax Supervisor Paul Lackey Taylorsvilie
Tax Collector Sledge Smith Taylorsvilie
Coroner Escar Adams Taylorsvilie
Surveyor Noel D. Benfleld Stony Point
Supt. of Schools Sloan W. Payne Taylorsvilie
Supt. of Public Welfare Luther Dyson Taylorsvilie
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Agnes W. Watts Taylorsvilie
Farm Demonstration Agent H. C. Colvard Taylorsvilie
Chmn. Bd. Education W. S. Patterson Stony Point
CKim. Bd. Elections R. L. Snow Taylorsvilie
District Game and Fish Protector . ..Ronda W. Pearson Taylorsvilie
County Attorney A. C. Payne Taylorsvilie
Commissioners
Chairman George K. Carter Taylorsvilie
Commissioner G. H. Lackey Hiddenite
Commissioner Marvin Benfleld Hickory, Rt. 2
ALLEGHANY
All?ghany 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 Wade E. Brown Boone
Member House of Representatives . C. W. Erwin Glade Valley
Clerk of Court Gene R. Irwin Sparta
Register of Deeds Ernest E. Edwards Sparta
Sheriff Glenn D. Richardson Sparta
Treasurer Glenn D. Richardson Sparta
Auditor .7 Clyde Fields Sparta
Tax Supervisor Glenn G. Nichols Sparta
Tax Collector Glenn D. Richardson Sparta
County Accountant Clyde Fields Sparta
Coroner Lee M. Woodruff Sparta
Surveyor C. G. Fender Stratford
County Health Officer Dr. Robert R. King, Jr Boone
Supt. of Schools Clyde Fields Sparta
Supt. of Public Welfare Swanson Edwards Sparta
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Isom Wagoner Sparta
Farm Demonstration Agent R. E. Black Sparta
Chmn. Bd. Education G. N. Evans Ennice
Chmn. Bd. Elections Glenn Nichols Sparta
District Game and Fish Protector .. Dewitt Bryan Glade Valley
Forest Warden Oeo ,- ^e Royal Roaring Gap
County Attorney R. F. Crouse Sparta
County Librarian Carrie H. Jones Sparta
Veterans Service Officer Ernest E. Edwards Sparta
Commissioners
Chairman J. C. Gambill Independence, Va.
Commissioner D. M. Edwards Ennice
Commissioner G. T. Perry Piney Creek
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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
honor of bringing to her marriage with King George III, Charlotte, Princess of
Mecklenburg, for whom Mecklenburg County was named.
Population, 28,443 County Seat, Wadesboro
State Senators 19th District W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
O. Ij. Richardson Monroe
Member House of Representatives ...U. B. Blalock Wadesboro
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court E. A. Hightower Wadesboro
Register of Deeds F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Sheriff Ben M. Rivers Wadesboro
Treasurer Bank of Wadesboro Wadesboro
Auditor F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Tax Collector W. C. Hardison Wadesboro
Tax Supervisor F. E. Liles Wadesboro
County Accountant F. E. Liles Wadesboro
Coroner H. H. Leavitt, Jr •. Wadesboro
Surveyor Frank S. Clarke Ansonville
County Health Officer Dr. L. Wallin Wadesboro
Supt. of Schools J. O. Bowman Wadesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Katherine Folger Wadesboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Rosalind Redfern Wadesboro
Colored Mrs. Margaret C. Kirk Wadesboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
Whfte J- W. Cameron Wadesboro
Colored Sam Hodges Wadesboro
Chmn. Bd. Education A. E. Hendley Wadesboro, Rt. 2
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. L. Ashcraft Wadesboro
District Game and Fish Protector ... P. J. Kiker, Jr Wadesboro
Forest Warden Marion Ratliff Wadesboro
County Attorney H. P. Taylor Wadesboro
County Librarian Helen Thompson Wadesboro
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Ruby Clark Wadesboro
Anson County Criminal Court:
Judge Sydney F. Caligan Wadesboro
Solicitor George C. Childs Wadesboro
Commissioners
Chairman J. F. Allen Wadesboro
Commissioner G. K. Little Rt. 3, Wadesboro
Commissioner B. W. Caudle Polkton
Commissioner J. B. Wall Lilesvill.
Commissioner J. P. Teal Wadesboro
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 Wade E. Brown Boone
Member House of Representatives ...J. O. Blevins Lansing
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Offici Officer Address
Clerk of Court C. S. Neal Jefferson
Register of Deeds J. D. Stansberry Jefferson
Sheriff W. B. Todd Jefferson
Treasurer W. B. Todd Jefferson
Auditor E. W. Smith Lenoir
Tax Collector Elizabeth Miller Jefferson
County Accountant C. S. Neal Jefferson
Coioiici- R. R. Badger West Jefferson
Surveyor W. P. Colvard Grassy Creek
County Health Officer Dr. Robert R. King, Jr Boone
Supt. of Schools B. H. Duncan Jefferson
Supt. of Public Welfare Ruth Tugman West Jefferson
Farm Demonstration Agent H. D. Quessenberry Jefferson
< limn. Bd. Education L. P. Colvard Jefferson
(limn. Bd. Elections H. H. Lemly Fleetwood
District Game and Fish Protector ... Harve Goodman Jefferson
County Attorneys W. B. Austin & Ira T. Johnston Jefferson
County Librarian Mrs. C. D. Neal Jefferson
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Vannoy Jefferson
Commissioner Mack G. Edwards West Jefferson
Commissioner Wade H. Witherspoon Jefferson
AVERY
Avery County was formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell.
\V;i> named in honor of Colonel Waightstill Avery "of Revolutionary fame,"
Attorney-general of North Carolina, 1777-177". i.
Population, 13,561 County Seat, Newland
State Senator SOth District Roy A. Harmon Elk Park
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 Ben Hughes Newland
Tax Supervisor Ernest L. Johnson Newland
Tax Collector Ernest L. Johnson Newland
County Accountant Ben Hughes Newland
Coroner F. P. Guinn Elk Park
Surveyor Lee Green Whaley
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Spruce Pine
Supt. of Schools Geo. Bowman Elk Park
Supt. of Public Welfare W. W. Braswell Montezuma
Farm Demonstration Agent Wayne L. Franklin Newland
Chmn. Bd. of Education Carl Wiseman Ingalls
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. W. Wall Newland
District Game and Fish Protector... W. M. Carpenter Three Mile
Forest Warden Jim Vance Crossnore
County Attorney Charles Hughes Newland
County Librarian Mrs. Geo. P. Cohoon , Newland
Veterans Service Officer K. L. Haga Newland
Commissioners
Chairman Lee Sturgill Linville
Commissioner Sam L. Heaton Kalmia
Commissioner Robert S. Burleson Senia
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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 Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives ...LeRoy Scott Washington
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court N. Henry Moore Washington
Register of Deeds Canity C. Duke Washington
Sheriff William Rumley Washington
Auditor William A. Blount Washington
Tax Collector John C. Broome Washington
County Accountant William A. Blount Washington
Coroner J. Bonner Paul Washington
Surveyor Rupert R. Bonner Aurora
County Health Officer Dr. D. E. Ford Washington
Supt. of Schools M. T. Lambeth Washington
Supt. of Public Welfare :.Mrs. Eliza H. Randolph Washington
Home Demonstration Agent
White Violet Alexander Washington
Colored Mrs. Vivian Morris Washington
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. L. McGahey Washington
Colored Aaron Solomon Washington
Chmn. Bd. Education Charles F. Cowell Washington
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. S. Benner Washington
District Game and Fish Protector ...Albert Woolard Washington, RFD
Forest Warden Albert Woolard Washington, RFD
County Attorney E. A. Daniel Washington
County Librarian Mrs. Ford S. Worthy Washington
Veterans Service Officer James McKeel Washington
Recorder's Court :
Judge L. H. Ross Washington
Solicitor Malcolm E. Paul Washington
Commissioners
Chairman J. Irving Hodges Washington, RFD
Commissioner Max F. Thompson Aurora
Commissioner 10. V. Swindell Bath
Commissioner Dan E. Taylor Washington
Commissioner P. H. Johnson Pantego
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 1st District Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives. ...C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Clerk of Court George C. Spoolman Windsor
Register of Deeds L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Sheriff Harry L. Smith Windsor
Treasurei Mrs. Ethel Cherry Windsor
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Oljit, Officer Address
Tax Supervisor L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Tax Collector Lacy M. Early Windsor
County Accountant L. S. Mizelle , Windsor
C, roner Goodwin Byrd Windsor
County Health Officer Dr. S. V. Lewis Windsor
Supt. of Schools J. L. Dupree Windsor
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Norma Lee Smith Colerain
Hume Demonstration Agent
White Virginia Patrick Windsor
Colored Sabina A. Could Windsor
Farm Demonstration Agent
White B. E. Grant Windsor
Colored M. W. Coleman Windsor
Chmn. Bd. Education J. P. Rascoe Windsor
Chmn. Bd. Elections E. G. Cherry Windsor
District Game and Fish Protector. ...W. L. Smallwood "Windsor
Forest Warden M. J. White Windsor
County Attorney John R. Jenkins Aulander
County Librarian Mrs. Jessie Byrd Windsor
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. E. S. Pugh Windsor
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. B. Davenport Windsor
Solicitor M. B. Gilliam, Jr Windsor
Commissioners
Chairman W. R. Lawrence Colerain
Commissioner H. O. Raynor Powellsville
Commissioner J. W. Cooper Windsor
Commissioner H. G. Bland KelforrJ
Commissioner Henry Dempsey Windsor, Rt. 1
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 Rudolph I. Mintz Southport
Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Member House of Representatives R. J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Clerk of Court Carl C. Campbell Elizabethtown
Register of Deeds D. T. Townsend Elizabethtown
Sheriff John B. Allen Elizabethtown
Treasurer Bank of Elizabethtown Elizabethtown
Auditor p. G. Cain Elizabethtown
Tax Supervisor P. G. Cain Elizabethtown
Tax Collector H. M. Chason Elizabethtown
County Accountant P. G. Cain Elizabethtown
Coroner Walter J. Melvin Elizabethtown
County Health Officer Dr. R. S. Cromartie .. Elizabethtown
Supt. of Schools D. M. Calhoun .. Elizabethtown
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Martha Taylor Elizabethtown
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Lillie Hester Elizabethtown
Colored Mrs. Mamie P. Moore Elizabethtown
Farm Demonstration Agent
White R. B. Harper Elizabethtown
Colored Alvin C. McLendon Elizabethtown
Chmn. Bd. of Education S. S. Hutchinson Bladenboro
Chmn. Bd. of Elections John H. Hemingway Elizabethtown
District Game and Fish Protector . E. W. Woodell Dublin
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Office Officer Address
Forest Warden M. H. McQueen Clarkton
County Attorney H. H. Clark Elizabethtown
County Librarian 'i'helma Cromartie Elizabethtown
Veterans Service Officer John H. Hemingway Elizabethtown
Recorder's Court :
Judge Edward B. Clark Elizabethtown
Solicitor Leon D. Smith Elizabethtown
Commissioners
Chairman Milton L. Fisher Elizabethtown
Commissioner H. J. White Bladenboro
Commissioner F. L. Tatum White Oak
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 Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Rudolph I. Mintz Southport
Member House of Representatives ...Odell Williamson Shallotte
Clerk of Court S. T. Bennett Southport
Register of Deeds A. J. Walton Southport
Sheriff J. G. White Southport
Auditor R. C. St. George Southport
Tax Supervisor W. P. Jorgenson Southport
County Accountant R. C. St. George Southport
Tax Collector W. P. Jorgenson Southport
Coroner W. E. Bell Southport
Surveyor R. M. Hewett Southport
County Health Officer Lou H. Smith Southport
Supt. of Schools Annie Mae Woodside Southport
Supt. of Public Welfare Dorothy Swain (acting) Southport
Home Demonstration Agent Alean McLamb ... Southport
Farm Demonstration Agent J. E. Dobson Supply
Chmn. Bd. Education R. T. Woodside Southport
Chmn. Bd. Elections David Ross Freeland
District Game and Fish Protector ...H. T. Bowmer Southport
Forest Warden Dorman Mercer Bolivia
County Attorney R. I. Mintz Southport
Veterans Service Officer R. C. St. George Southport
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. J. McLamb Shallotte
Solicitor E. J. Prevatte Southport
Commissioners
Chairman R. O. Lewis Southport
Commissioner S. I. Mintz Leland
Commissioner M. B. Chinni- ...Southport
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 I. 1777. and died
a paroled prisoner. May 1778, in Philadelphia. Colonel Buncombe lived in Tyrrell
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County. He was noted for his hospitality. Over the door of his house were
the e in" "Welcome all to Buncombe Hall."
Population, 108,755 County Seat, Asheville
Stat.' Senator Hist District Frank M. Parker Asheville
Members House (if Representatives. Henry C. Fisher Asheville
George A. Shuford Asheville
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Coui-t J- Ed Swain Asheville
Register of Deeds George A. Digges Asheville
Sheriff Laurence E. Brown Asheville
Treasurer J- C. Garrison Asheville
Auditor J- C. Garrison Asheville
Tax Supervisor Wm. Z. Penland Asheville
Tax Collector J- P. Brown Asheville
County Accountant J- C. Garrison Asheville
Coroner D»'- P. R- Terry Asheville
Surveyor Kenneth G. Roberts Asheville
County Health Officer Dr. Grady Morgan Asheville
Supt. of Schools T. C. Roberson Candler
Supt. of Public Welfare George H. Lawrence Asheville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mamie S. Evans Asheville
Farm Demonstration Agent Riley Palmer Asheville
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. B. E. Morgan Asheville
Chmn. Bd. Elections Clyde W. Bradley Asheville
District Game and Fish Protector ...Tom S. Rollins Asheville
Forest Warden T. E. Begley Asheville
County Attorney Brandon P. Hodges Asheville
County Librarian Margaret H. Ligon Asheville
Veterans Service Officer Richard C. Hulme Asheville
Asheville Police Court
Judge ■ Sam M. Cathey Asheville
Solicitor W. C. Hampton ■. Asheville
Commissioners
Chairman Coke Candler Candler
Commissioner R. J. Englert Asheville
Commissioner John C. Vance 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 Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville
Member House of Representatives ..A. B. Stoney Morganton
Clerk of Court W. C. Ross Morganton
Register of Deeds W. Alvin Berry Morganton
Sheriff Ray Sigmon Morganton
Treasurer First National Bank Morganton
Auditor R. M. Davis Morganton
Tax Supervisor A. Parks McGimsey Morganton
Tax Collector X. H. Cox Morganton
County Accountant R. M. Davis Morganton
Coroner R. F. Setzer Morganton
Surveyor James A. Harbison Morganton
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Office Officer Address
County Health Officer Dr. C. N. Sisk Morganton
Supt. of Schools R. L. Patton Morganton
Supt. of Public Welfare M. J. Lynam Morganton
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Helen Curry Morganton
Farm Demonstration Agent R. L. Sloan Morganton
Chmn. Bd. Education C. P. Whisnant Morganton
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. K. Avery Morganton
District Game and Fish Protector. ...Chas. Moore Connelly Springs
Forest Warden Simon Conley Morganton
County Attorney C. E. Cowan Morganton
County Librarian Mrs. M. R. McVey Morganton
Veterans Service Officer Jack Winchester Morganton
Commissioners
Chairman A. Parks McGimsey Morganton
Commissioner Lawrence Lane Morganton
Commissioner Ben Gibbs Morganton
Commissioner H. Harper Singleton Morganton
Commissioner Danniel B. Bounous Valdese
CABARRUS
Cabarrus County was formed in 1792 from Mecklenburg. Was named in honor
of Stephen Cabarrus, of Edenton, several times a member of the Legislature
and often Speaker of the House of Commons.
Population, 59,393 County Seat, Concord
State Senators 21st District Luther E. Barnhardt Concord
John C. Kesler Salisbm-y
Members House of Representatives E. T. Bost. Jr Concord
Hugh Q. Alexander Kannapolis
Clerk of Court D. Ray McEachern Concord
Register of Deeds J. R. Boger Concord
Sheriff Ray C. Hoover Concord
Treasurer Margie M. White Concord
Auditor C. N. Field Concord
Tax Supervisor J. S. Broswell, Jr Concord
County Accountant C. N. Field Concord
Coroner N. J. Mitchell Concord
Surveyor S. Glenn Hawfield, Jr Concord
Supt. of Schools C. A. Furr Concord
Supt. of Public Welfare E. Farrell White Concord
Home Demonstration Agent Helen Mullis Concord
Farm Demonstration Agent R. D. Goodman Concord
Chmn. Bd. Education Boyd Biggers Concord
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. S. Hartsell ('uncord
District Game and Fish Protector. ..R. O. Caldwell Concord
County Attorney Hartsell & Hartsell Concord
County Librarian Annette Shinn Concord
Veterans Service Officer W. L. Mills, Jr Concord
Recorder's Court:
Judge Ernest R. Alexander Kannapolis
Solicitor H. W. Caldway Concord
Commissioners
Chairman J. Lee.Whito Concord
Commissioner C. M. Crowell Mt. Pleasant
Commissioner W. M. Morrison Harrisburg
Commissioner R. W. Cline Concord
Commissioner H. L. Kink Concord
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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 Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville
Member House of Representatives ..Max C. Wilson Lenoir
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Fred H. Hoover Lenoir
Register of Deeds Mrs. Margaret B. Moore Lenoir
Sheriff George D. Greer Lenoir
Auditor Mrs. J. C. Spencer Lenoir
Tax Supervisor James H. Sherrill Lenoir
Tax Collector James H. Sherrill Lenoir
County Accountant Mrs. J. C. Spencer Lenoir
Coroner A. H. Goble Lenoir
Surveyor Thomas P. Isbell Lenoir
County Health Officer Dr. C. N. Sisk Lenoir
Supt. of Schools L. B. Robinson Lenoir
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. W. T. Carpenter Lenoir
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Margaret W. Suddreth Lenoir
Farm Demonstration Agent Max A. Culp Lenoir
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. F. Reece Lenoir
Chmn. Bd. Elections Marcus L. Greer Lenoir
District Game and Fish Protector Clyde McLean Collettsville
Forest Warden Lee Steele Lenoir
County Attorney L. H. Wall Lenoir
County Librarian Eunice Query Hudson
Recorder's Court :
Judge A. R. Crisp Lenoir
Solicitor L. H. Wall Lenoir
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 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
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives ...W. I. Halstead South Mill*
Clerk of Court Mrs. Annie Forbes Camden
Register of Deeds J. G. Etheridge ... Camden
Sheriff M. D. Stevens Camden
Treasurer The.Fir-t Citz. Natl. Bank Elizabeth City
Auditor Matilda Bartlett Camden
Coroner Carroll Godfrey Camden
County Health Officer Dr. Z. P. Mitchell . Elizabeth City
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools E. P. Leary Old Trap
Supt. of Public Welfare R. B. Godfrey Camden
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mamie Sawyer Camden
Farm Demonstration Agent H. L. Cooke Camden
Chmn. Bd. Education W. I. Sawyer South Mills
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. J. Burgess Shiloli
District Game and Fish Protector .... J. W. Jones South Mills
County Attorney W. I. Halstead South Mills
County Librarian Doris Abbott Elizabeth City
Recorder's Court :
Judge R. L. Whaley Camden
Commissioners
Jhairman D. F. Bartlett Shiloh
Commissioner R. K. Benton South Milh
Commissioner R. L. Bray Belcross
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 Pro-
prietors. 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 Revo-
lution freed North Carolina from British rule.
Population, 18,284 County Seat, Beaufort
State Senators 7th District D. L. Ward New Bern
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Member House of Representatives ...H. S. Gibbs Morehead City
Clerk of Court D. B. Willis 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. Moore Beauforl
County Accountant James D. Potter Beaufort
Coroner A. H. James Morehead City
Surveyor Phillip K. Ball Morehead City
County Health Officer Dr. Frank E. Hyde Beaufort
Supt. of Schools J. G. Allen Beaufort
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. George Henderson Morehead City
Home Demonstration Agent Carrie Brewer Beaufort
Farm Demonstration Agent R. M. Williams Beaufort
Chmn. Bd. Education L. W. Moore Beaufort
Chmn. Bd. Elections F. R. Seeley Beauforl
District Game and Fish Protector... Alex Davis Marshallberg
County Attorney A. L. Hamilton Morehead City
County Librarian Mrs. James D. Rumley Beaufort
Veterans Service Officer C. L. Beam Beauforl
Recorder's Court:
Judge Lambert R. Morris Atlantic
Solicitor M. L. Davis Beauforl
Commissioners
Chairman K. P. B. Bonner Morehead Citj
Commissioner C. Z. Chappell Beauforl
Commissioner Tilton Davis Harkers Island
Commissioner Wallace Styron Sr.-i l.,\,l
Commissioner Lionel Pelletier Stella
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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 re-elected Gov-
ernor, and Major-General in the Revolutionary Army.
Population, 20,032 County Seat. Yanceyville
State Senator 15th District S. M. Bason Yanceyville
Member House of Representatives J no. O. Gunn Yanceyville
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court George M. Harris Yanceyville
Register of Deeds J. B. Blalock Yanceyville
Sheriff J. H. Gunn Yanceyville
Treasurer James Slade Yanceyville
Tax Supervisor R. E. Wilson Yanceyville
Tax Collector R. E. Wilson Yanceyville
County Accountant James Slade Yanceyville
County Health Officer Dr. B. M.Drake Spray
Supt. of Schools Holland McSwain Yanceyville
Supt. of Public Welfare Leona Graham Yanceyville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Louise Homewood Yanceyville
Colored Helen Payne Yanceyville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. E. Zimmerman Yanceyville
Colored Dewey Williamson Yanceyville
Chmn. Bd. Education O. A. Powell Yanceyville
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. W. Lillard Yanceyville
County Attorney Robt. T. Wilson Yanceyville
County Librarian Dorothy Wightman Yanceyville
Recorder's Court :
Judge C. L. Pemberton Yanceyville
Solicitor E. F? Upchurch Yanceyville
Commissioners
Chairman E. A. Allison Yanceyville
Commissioner W. W. Pointer Blanche
Commissioner E. M. Hooper Mebane, R-3
Commissioner Geo. R. Carter Danville, Va., R-4
Commissioner E. S. Butler Reidsville, R-l
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 Sheldon M. Roper Lincolnton
John R. McLaughlin Statesville
Member House of Representatives ... Harry VanderLinden . ... Hickory
Clerk of Court P. W. Deaton Newton
Register of Deeds Mrs. Willie Trott Newton
Sheriff R ay E. Pitts Newton
Treasurer N. J. Sigmon Newton
Auditor A. E. Achearrer Newton
Tax Supervisor C. E. Gwin Newton
Tax Collector N. J. Sigmon Newton
Coroner R ex R. Reynolds Newton
Surveyor G. Sam Rowe Newton
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Office Officer Address
County Health Officer Dr. E. H. Ellinwood Newton
Supt. of Schools M. C. Campbell . ...Newton
Supt. of Public Welfare Joseline Harding ...Newton
Home Demonstration Agent Wylie Knox ....Newton
Farm Demonstration Agent Earl Brintnall ......... .... Newton
Chmn. Bd. Education Enloe Yoder Hickory, Kt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Elections D. Lee Setzer ...Newton
District Game and Fish Protector ..James Fairchild ...Uaremont
County Manager N. J. Sigmon ...Newton
County Attorney T. P. Pruitt Hickory
County Librarian Challie Hall ..Newton
Veterans Service Officer Andrew Warlick ..Newton
Recorder's Court :
Judge Emmett C. Willis Hickory
Solicitor W. J. Sherrod Newton
Hickory Recorder's Court:
Judge T. E. Cummings (pro tern) Hickory
Solicitor Marshall Yount, Jr Hickory
Commissioners
Chairman R. K. Bolick Conover
Commissioner Caleb Rudisill Vale
Commissioner Noah Jones Newton
Commissioner Carl V. Cline Hickory
Commissioner George Winters Claremont
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 Wade Barber Pittsboro
R. N. Simms, Jr Raleigh
Member House of Representatives ...Landon C. Rosser Mt. Vernon Springs
Clerk of Com-t 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 Pittsboro
Tax Supervisor J. W. Emerson, Jr Pittsboro
Tax Collector G. H. Andrews Pittsboro
County Accountant T. V. Riggsbee Pittsboro
Coroner H. L. Stone Siler City
Surveyor Floyd E. Womble Siler City
County Health Officer . Dr. Gaston Rogers Chapei Hill
Supt. of Schools J. S. Waters Pittsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. K. Strowd Rt. Pittsboro
Home Demonstration Agent Flossie Whitley Pittsboro
Farm Demonstration Agent J. B. Snipes Pittsboro
Chmn. Bd. Education C. A. Snipes Bynum
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. M. Pattishall Rt. 4, Sanford
District Game and Fish Protector ...Eugene A. Jones Siln- City
Forest Warden Robert Hatcher Pittsboro
County Attorney W. P. Horton Pittsboro
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Office Officer Address
County Librarian Mrs. Milton Heath Siler City
Veterans Service Officer T. F. Baldwin Siler City
County Criminal Court:
Judge W. D. Siler Siler City
Solicitor J. Lee Moody Siler City
Commissioners
Chairman E. E. Walden Moncure
Commissioner R. G. Beckwith Rt. 4, Apex
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, IS, 813 County Seat, Murphy
State Senator 33rd District Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Member House of Representatives ...W. Bruce West Marble
Clerk of Court J. L. Hall Murphy
Registei of Deeds B. L. Padgett Murphy
Sheriff Frank Crawford Murphy
Auditor P. C. Hyatt Murphy
Tax Collector L. L. Mason Murphy
County Accountant P. C. Hyatt Murphy
Coroner Dr. Harry Miller Murphy
Surveyor O. G. Anderson Culberson
Supt. of Schools Lloyd W. Hendrix Murphy
Supt. of Public Welfare Laura H. Freeman Murphy
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Cornwell Murphy
Farm Demonstration Agent A. Q. Ketner Murphy
Chmn. Bd. Education Noah Hembree Murphy
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. J. Hembree Murphy
Forest Warden E. S. Burnett Murphy
County Attorney J. B. Gray Murphy
County Librarian Mrs. Sarah H. Lloyd Murphy
Veterans Service Officer D. E. Sigmon Murphy
Commissioners
Chairman E. A. Wood Andrews
Commissioner W. E. Moore Murphy
Commissioner J. E. Graves Murphy
CHOWAN
Chowan County was formed in 1(572 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. Jenkins Aulandei
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives ... John W. Graham Edenton
Clerk of Court E. W. Spires Edenton
Register of Deeds M. L. Bunch Edenton
Sheriff J. A. Bunch Edenton
Treasurer George C. Hoskins Edenton
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor P. S. McMullan Edenton
Tax Collector J. A. Bunch Edenton
County Accountant E. W. Spires Edenton
County Health Officer Dr. J. W. Warren Edenton
Supt. of Schools W. J. Taylor Edenton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Carolyn C. McMullan Edenton
Home Demonsti-ation Agent
White Rebecca E. Colwell Edenton
Colored Queen Esther Burgess Edenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. W. Overman Edenton
Colored J. B. Small Edenton
Chmn. Bd. Education T. W. Jones Edenton
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. C. Burton Edenton
District Game and Fish Protector. Robert E. Evans RFD 1, Edenton
County Attorney J. N. Pruden Edenton
County Librarian Mrs. S. M. McMullan Edenton
Veterans Service Officer John A. Holmes Edenton
Recorder's Court :
Juc.ge Marvin P. Wilson Edenton
Solicitor Weldon A. Hollowell Edenton
Commissioners
Chairman W. W. Byrum Edenton
Commissioner J. A.Webb RFD 2, Edenton
Commissioner E. N. Elliott RFD. Tyner
Commissioner J. R. Peele RFD, Edenton
Commissioner A. S. Hollowell Edenton
CLAY
Clay County was formed in 1861 from 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 Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Member House of Representatives .. H. M. Moore Hayesville
Clerk of Court George Martin Hayesville
Register of Deeds William Crisp Hayesville
Sheriff Glenn Swanson Hayesville
Treasurer Citizens Bk. & Tr. Co Hayesville
Auditor F. B. Garretl Hayesville
Tax Supervisor William Crisp Hayesville
Tax Collector Glenn Swanson Hayesville
County Accountant F. B. Garrett ... Hayesville
Coroner Dr. P. B. Killian Hayesville
Surveyor E. C. Mease Hayesville
Supt. of Schools Allen J. Bell Hayesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Alvin Penland Hayesville
Home Demonstration Agent Buena B. Hedden Hayesville
Farm Demonstration Agent Rufus G. Vick Hayesville
Chmn. Bd. Education Perry Tipton Hayesville
Chmn. Bd. Elections Hen H. Martin Hayesville
District Game and Fish Protector ... Geo. Jarrett Have \ ill
County Attorney Thomas C. Gray ..Hayes villi
County Librarian Mrs. Sarah H. Lloyd Murphy
Com MISSIONERS
Chairman Wilburn G. Mingus Hayesville
Commissioner Willard Lovin Hayesville
Commissioner Wayne Hogsed Shooting" Creek
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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 County Seat, Shelby
State Senators 27th District W. W. Neal Marion
Lee B. Weathers Shelby
Member House of Representatives .0. M. Mull Shelby
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court E. A. Houser, Jr. Shelby
Register of Deeds A. F. Newton Shelby
Sheriff H. A. Logan. Jr Shelby
Treasure* Lillian E. Newton Shelby
Auditor C. G. Dilling Shelby-
Tax Collector R. S. Gidney Shelby
County Accountant C. G. Dilling Shelby
Corone] Ollie Harris Shelby-
Surveyor D. R. S. Frazier Shelby
Supt. of Schools J. H. Grigg ...Shelby
Supt. of Public Welfare Mary Burns Parker Shelby
Home Demonstration Agent Launa Brashears ... Shelby
Farm Demonstration Agent Ben P. Jenkins, Jr Shelby
C'hmn. Bd. Education A. L. Calton Lattimore
Chmn. Bd. Elections Peyton McSwain Shelby
County Attorney H. B. Edwards Shelby
Veterans Service Officer John P. Mull, Jr. Shelby
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. L. Angel Shelby
Solicitor Bynum E. Weathers Shelby
Commissioners
Chairman G. A. Bridges Kings Mountain
Commissioner D. D. Lattimore Polkville
Commissioner Max Washburn Shelby
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 Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Rudolph I. Mintz Southport
Member House of Representatives Homer G. Avant Whiteville
Clerk of Court Lee J. Greer Whiteville
Register of Deeds Leo L. Fisher Whiteville
Sheriff Herman D. Stanley Whiteville
Auditor W. D. Brooks Whiteville
Tax Supervisor Vennie H. Rouse Whiteville
Tax Collector W. D. Brooks , .Whiteville
Coroner H. H. Nance Cerro Gorda
Surveyor Herman T. Schnibben Whiteville
County Health Officer .....Dr. Floyd Johnson Whiteville
Supt. of Schools J. M. Hough Whiteville
Supt. of Public Welfare Johnsie Nuhn Whiteville
Home Demonstration Agent Nan Ratliff Whiteville
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Office Officer Address
Farm Demonstration Agent C. D. Raper . ...Whiteville
Chmn. Bd. Education R. J- Lamb ....Whitevi e
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. E. Powell, Jr ... Whitevi e
District Game and Fish Protector... D. C. Hewett :. Whiteville
Forest Warden B. Frank Batton Hallsboro
County Attorney E. K. Proctor Whitevi e
Veterans Service Officer Thurston Formyduval, Jr ..Whiteville
Recorder's Court :
j u( jge W. E. Harrelson Whiteville, Rt. 4
Solicitor J. W. Brown Whiteville
Commissioners
Chairman Leaman Ward Clarendon
Commissioner W. A. Weir Lake Waccamaw
Commissioner Bud L. Stephens Evergreen
Commissioner Wm. F. Floyd Whiteville
Commissioner Arthur W. Williamson Cerro Gorda
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
Sheriff C. B. Berry New Bern
Auditor B. O. Jones New Bern
Tax Supervisor B. O. Jones New Bern
Tax Collector '. C. C. Pritchett New Bern
County Accountant B. O. Jones New Bern
Coroner Raymond Pollock, Jr New Bern
County Health Officer Dr. H. B. Wadsworth (Acting) New Bern
Supt. of Schools R. L. Pugh New Bern
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. John D. Whitford New Bern
Home Demonstration Agent
White Jessie Trowbridge New Bern
Colored Mrs. Marietta Carrington New Bern
Farm Demonstration Agent
White O. T.Jackson New Bern
Colored Otis Evans New Bern
Chmn. Bd. Education C. A.. Seifert New Bern
Chmn. Bd. Elections Wm. Dunn New Bern
District Game and Fish Protector ...L. E. Warrington New Bern
County Attorney R. A. Nunn New Bern
County Librarian Mary Scott Gurley New Bern
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. J. Lansche, Jr. New Bern
Solicitor D. C. McCotter, Jr New Bern
Commissioners
Chairman Geo. W. Ipock New Bern
Commissioner T. W. Haywood New Bern
Commissioner C. D. Lancaster New Bern
Commissioner E. R. Ipock Cove City
Commissioner A. L. Dail New Bern
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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. Cum-
berland was the commander of the English army at the battle of Culloden, 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 Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Rudolph I. Mintz Southport
Members House of Representatives T. C. Bynum Hope Mills
G. S. Quillin Fayetteville
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court C. W. Broadfoot Fayetteville
Register of Deeds J. W. Johnson Fayetteville
Sheriff M. H. McGeachy Fayetteville
Treasurer R. E. Nimocks Fayetteville
Auditor R. E. Nimocks Fayetteville
Tax Supervisor T. G. Braxton Fayetteville
Coroner Joe W. Pinkston Fayetteville
County Health Officer Dr. M. T. Foster Fayetteville
Supt. of Schools F. D. Byrd, Jr. Fayetteville
Supt. of Public Welfare E. L. Hauser Fayetteville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Lena Bullard Fayetteville
Colored Jeannette Bass Fayetteville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John T. Monroe Fayetteville
Colored B. B. Gaillard Fayetteville
Chmn. Bd. Education I. B. Julian Fayetteville
Chmn. Bd. Elections F. B. Rankin Fayetteville
District Game and Fish Protector ..Oscar Chadwick Fayetteville
Forest Warden P. P. Smith Fayetteville
County Attorney C. C. Howard Fayetteville
County Librarian Mrs. Roberta C. Spikes Fayetteville
Veterans Service Officer Coy E. Brewer Fayetteville
Recorder's Court :
Judge James MacRae Fayetteville
Solicitor Malcolm McQueen Fayetteville
Commissioners
Chairman J. B. Wilkins Linden
Commissioner F. G. Kinlaw Fayetteville, Rt. 5
Commissioner W. McKay Monroe Fayetteville
Commissioner W. H. Clark Hope Mills, Rt. 1
Commissioner T. G. Braxton Fayetteville
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
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives .. G. C. Boswood Gregory
Clerk of Court H. E. Forbes Currituck
Register of Deeds W. S. Gregory Currituck
Sheriff L. L. Dozier Currituck
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office Officer Address
Auditor Mrs. Alice Brumsey Currituck
County Accountant Mrs. Alice Brumsey . .Currituck
Coroner J- Bryan Smith ...Harbenger
County Health Officer Dr. K. C. Moore ...Currituck
Supt. 'of Schools Frank B. Aycock, Jr. ...Currituck
Supt. of Public Welfare Norman Hughes ...Currituck
Home Demonstration Agent Margaret Myers . ...Currituck
Farm Demonstration Agent L. A. Powell Currituck
Chmn. Bd. Education O. L. Woodhouse Grandy
Chmn. Bd. Elections John T. Etheridge ...Shawboro
District Game and Fish Protector... B. U. Evans Grandy
County Attorney C. R. Morris ...Currituck
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. F. Leary Shawboro
Solicitor W. C. Morse Elizabeth City
Commissioners
Chairman Harry Powers Moyock
Commissioner Norwood Ansell Knotts Island
Commissioner J. W. Sanderlin Shawboro
DARE
Dare County was formed in 1870 from Currituck, Tyrrell, and Hyde. Was
named in honor of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America.
Population, 6,041 County Seat, Manteo
State Senators 2nd District Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives ... Theo. S. Meekins Manteo
Clerk of Court C. 8. Meekins Manteo
Register of Deeds Melvin R. Daniels Manteo
Sheriff Frank M. Cahoon Manteo
Treasurer The Bank of Manteo Manteo
Auditor C. S. Meekins Manteo
Tax Superviser A. W. Drinkwater Manteo
Tax Collector Frank M. Cahoon Manteo
County Accountant C. S. Meekins Manteo
Corcner Marvin S. Rogers Manteo
Surveyor Elwood H. Inge Manteo
Counts Health Officer Dr. K. C. Moore Currituck
Supt. of Schools R. I. Leake Manteo
Supt. of Public Welfare I. P. Davis Manteo
Home Demonstration Agent Grace Draughan Manteo
Farm Demonstration Agent Robert S. Smith Manteo
Chmn. Bd. Education E. N. Baum Kitty Hawk
Chmn. Bd. Elections Mrs. McCoy Tillett Manteo
District Game and Fish Protector ...Edgar A. Perry Kitty Hawk
Forest Warden A. B. Hooper Stumpy Point
County Attorney Martin Kellogg. Jr Manteo
County Librarian Mrs. Georgia Harwood . ....Manteo
Veterans Service Officer I. P. Davis ....Manteo
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. F. Baum Manteo
Solicitor Martin Kellogg, Jr Manteo
Commissioners
Chairman John E. Ferebee Manteo
Commissioner W. B. Tillett Wanchese
Commissioner John A. Meekins Rodanthi
Commissioner Gaston B. Mann Manns Harbor
Commissioner L. \y. Stetson Manteo
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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 Garland S. Garriss Troy
John W. Cole Rockingham
Member House of Representatives J. Eugene Snyder Lexington
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court M. P. Cooper Lexington
Register of Deeds Melton Lomax Lexington
Sheriff Wilfred G. Fritts Lexington
Treasurer Mrs. Julia D. Leonard Lexington
Auditor Frank P. Buck Co Salisbury
Tax Supervisor A. C. Michael, Jr. Lexington
Tax Collector Wilfred G. Fritts Lexington
County Accountant Frank P. Buck Co Salisbury
Coroner Dr. Dermont Lohr Lexington
Surveyor Lee Vanhoy Welcome
County Health Officer Dr. G. C. Gambrell Lexington
Supt. of Schools Paul F. Evans Lexington
Supt. of Public Welfare Mis. Grace Grimes' (acting) Lexington
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Sue Moser Lexington
Farm Demonstration Agent John F. Brown Lexington
Chmn. Bd. Education Ralph Wilson Thomasviile
Chmn. Bd. Elections Wade H. Phillips Lexington
District Game and Fish Protector Reece Harris Denton
County Manager A. C. Michael, Jr Lexington
County Attorney S. A. Delapp Lexington
County Librarian Dorothy E. Shue Lexington
Veterans Service Officer Oliver Farabee Lexington
Davidson County Court :
Judge T. S. Wall Lexington
Solicitor Charles Mauze Lexington
Thomasviile Recorder's Court:
Judge Howard Steed Thomasviile
Solicitor J. R oy Hughes Thomasviile
Denton Recorder's Court:
Judge A. L. Snider Denton
Commissioners
Chairman n. S. Siceloff. Jr Lexington
Commissioner Roby L. Taylor Lexington, Rt. 6
Commissioner Charles F. Cline Thomasviile
Commissioner A. R. Morris Denton
Commissioner A. A. Foltz 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 Extraor-
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dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France, "Father of the University of
North Carolina."
Population, 14,909 County Seat, Mocksville
Office Officer Address
State Senator 24th District Lafayette Williams Yadkinville
Member House of Representatives... Knox Johnstone Mocksville
Clerk of Court Stacy H. Chaffin Mocksville
Register of Deeds C. R. Vogler Mocksville
Sheriff Richard Paul Foster Mocksville
Treasurer Inez Naylor Mocksville
Auditor Inez Naylor Mocksville
Tax Supervisor Inez Naylor Mocksville
Tax Collector W. H. Hoots Mocksville
County Accountant Inez Navlor Mocksville
Ccroner Dr. G. V. Greene Mocksville, Rt. 3
Surveyor Sam f albert Advance
County Health Officer Dr. Alfred Mordecai Mocksville
Supt. of Schools Curtis Price Mocksville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lucille Donnelly Mocksville
Home Demonstration Agent Florence Mackie Mocksville
Farm Demonstration Agent George Hobson Mocksville
Chmn. Bd. Education T. C. Pegram Cooleemee
Chmn. Bd. Elections John N. Waters Mocksville
County Attorney A. T. Grant Mocksville
County Librarian Mrs. Blanche Clement Mocksville
Veterans Service Officer F. R. Leagans Mocksville
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. S. Gales Cooleemee
Commissioners
Chairman R. P. Martin Mocksville
Commissioner Charlie Ward Mocksville, Rt. 3
Commissioner Donald Reavis Mocksville, Rt. 2
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, Kenansville
State Senators 9th District Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives ..Lewis W. Outlaw Seven Springs
Clerk of Court R. V. Wells Kenansville
Register of Deeds A. T. Outlaw Kenansville
Sheriff Ralph J. Jones Kenansville
Treasurer Ralph J. Jones Kenansville
Auditor F. W. McGowen Kenansville
Tax Supervisor F. W. McGowen Kenansville
Tax Collector I. N. Henderson Kenansville
County Accountant F. W. McC.owen Kenansville
Coroner C. B. Sitterson Kenansville
Surveyor . . W . R. Gooding Wallace
County Health Officer Dr. G. V. Gooding .. Kenansville
Supt. of Schools O. P. Johnson Kenansville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Inez C. Boney Rose Hill
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Office Officer i././ress
Home Demonstration Agent
White Hilda Clontz Kenansville
Colored Mabel P. Blackmore Kenansville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Lacy Weeks Kenansville
Colored Claude L. Taylor Kenansville
Chmn. Bd. Education R. M. Carr Wallace
Chmn. Bd. Elections Robert C. Wells Kenansville
District Game and Fish Protector ...S. E. Pope Magnolia
Forest Warden Ralph Miller Beulaville
County Attorney Vance B. Gavin Kenansville
Veterans Service Officer J. B. Wallace Kenansville
General County Court :
Judge Robert L. West Warsaw
Solicitor Grady Mercer Beulaville
Commissioners
Chairman George D. Bennett Warsaw
Commissioner Tyson Lanier Beulaville
Commissioner A. C. Hall Wallace
Commissioner Arthur Whitfield Kenansville. RFD
Commissioner L. P. Wells Mt. Olive, RFD
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 Claude Currie Durham
John S. Watkins Oxford
Members House of Representatives Oscar G. Barker Durham
Dan K. Edwards Durham
Clerk of Court W. H. Young Durham
Register of Deeds Garland Brooks Durham
Sheriff E. G. Belvin Durham
Treasurer Frank Adams Durham
Auditor D. W. Newsom Durham
Tax Supervisor Hubert Warren Durham
Tax Collector W. T. Pollard Durham
County Accountant D. W. Newsom Durham
Coroner R. A. Harton Durham
Surveyor S. M. Credle Durham
County Health Officer Dr. J. H. Epperson Durham
Supt. of Schools Wilmer Jenkins Durham
Supt. of Public Welfare W. E. Stanley Durham
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Virginia Robertson Durham
Colored Mrs. Estelle Nixon Durham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. B. Pace Durham
Colored J. C. Hubbard Durham
Chmn. Bd. Education T. O. Sorrell Durham
Chmn. Bd. Elections Sigmund Meyer Durham
District Game and Fish Protector .. W. Edward Lowe Durham, Rt. 3
Forest Warden J. C. Horton Durham
County Manager D. W. Newsom Durham
County Attorney R. P. Reade Durham
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Office Officer Address
Countv Librarian Clara Crawford Durham
Veterans Service Officer Paul C. Noell Durham
Recorder's Court :
Judge A. R. Wilson Durham
Solicitor J. W. Brogden Durham
Juvenile Court :
Judge Mamie Dowd Walker Durham
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Brame Durham
Commissioner L. G. Cheek Durham, Rt. 1
Commissioner O. A. McCullers Durham
Commissioner George F. Kirkland Durham
Commissioner S. Leroy Proctor 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 Julian Allsbrook Roanoke Rapids
L. H. Fountain Tarboro
Member House of Representatives . Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Clerk of Court W. S. Babcock Tarboro
Register of Deeds M. B. Bunn Tarboro
Sheriff W. E. Bardin Tarboro
Auditor M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Tax Collector R. H. Stancil Tarboro
Coroner J. G. Raby Tarboro
County Health Officer Dr. Robert F. Young Halifax
Supt. of Schools E. D. Johnson Halifax
Supt. of Public Welfare Constance Rabin Halifax
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Eugenia Van Landingham Tarboro
Colored Mrs. Hazel Parker Tarboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. C. Powell Tarboro
Colored F. D. Wharton Tarboro
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. W. W. Greene Tarboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. P. Cherry Tarboro
District Game and Fish Protector ...W. L. Whitley Tarboro, RFD
Forest Warden C. M. Fisher Tarboro, Rt. 2
County Attorney C. H. Leggett Tarboro
County Librarian Janie Allsbrook Tarboro
Veterans Service Officer H. H. Taylor, Jr ..Tarboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge H. H. Taylor, Jr Tarboro
Solicitor M. C. Staton Tarboro
Commissioners
Chairman J. W. Forbes Tarboro
Commissioner E. Y. Lovelace .Macclesfield
Commissioner B. C. Mayo Tarboro
Commissioner Leslie Calhoun Rocky Mount, RFD
Commissioner J. T. Lawrence Tarboro, RFD
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FORSYTH
Forsyth County was formed in 1S49 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
Oieat Britain.
Population, 126,475 County Seat, Winston-Salem
State Senator 22nd District Gordon Gray Winston-Salem
Members House of Representatives. Rex Gass Winston-Salem
Winfield Blackwell Winston-Salem
James M. Hayes. Jr. Winston-Salem
Offia Officer Address
Clerk of Court W. E. Church Winston-Salem
Register of Deeds J. M. Lentz Winston-Salem
Sheriff Ernie G. Shore Winston-Salem
Auditor W. N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Tax Supervisor William M. Taylor Winston-Salem
Tax Collector Walter A. Mickle Winston-Salem
County Accountant W. N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Coroner Dr .W. N. Dalton Winston-Salem
Surveyor June Leinbach Winston-Salem
County Health Officer Dr. R. L. Carlton Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools T. H. Cash Winston-Salem
Supt. of Public Welfare A. W. Cline Winston-Salem
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle Winston-Salem
Colored Mrs. Lottie Hairston Winston-Salem
Farm Demonstration Agent S. R. Mitchiner Winston-Salem
Chmn. Bd. Education Frank A. Stith Winston-Salem
Chmn. Bd. Elections Edward S. Heefner, Jr Winston-Salem
District Game and Fish Protector . J. E. Scott Clemmons
County Attorney Nat S. Crews Winston-Salem
County Librarian Janet Trotter Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Municipal Court :
Judge Leroy Sams Winston-Salem
Solicitor Walter E. Johnson Winston-Salem
Commissioners
Chairman James G. Haries Winston-Salem
Commissioner Dr. D. C. Speas Winston-Salem
Commissioner Roy W. Craft 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 O. B. Moss Spring Hope
Willie Lee Lumpkin Louisburg
Member House of Representatives .. E. H. Malone Louisburg
Clerk of Court John W. King ; Louisburg
Register of Deeds Alex T. Wood Louisburg
Sheriff John P. Moore Louisburg
Treasurer First-Cit. Bank & Tr. Louisburg
Tax Collector K. A. Braswell ...Louisburg
County Accountant J. H. Boone Louisburg
Coroner Willis Perry Louisburg
County Health Officer Dr. S. P. Burt Louisburg
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools Wiley F. Mitchell Louisburg
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner Louisburg
Home Demonstration Agent
White Lillie Mae Braxton Louisburg
Colored Mildred Payton Louisburg
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Walter Fuller Louisburg
Colored H. ti. Price Louisburg
Chmn. Bd. Education Paul W. Elan Louisburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections Philip R. Inscoe Castalia
District Game and Fish Protector .. Phil Wilson Bunn
County Attorney E. F. Griffin Louisburg
County Librarian Nannie Crowder Louisburg
Recorder's Court :
Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood Louisburg
Solicitor E. F. Griffin Louisburg
Commissioners
Chairman H. S. Pearce Franklinton
Commissioner Leonard Sturdivant Castalia, Rt. I
Commissioner , L. O. Tharrington Louisburg
Commissioner F. W. Justice Louisburg, Rt. 1
Commissioner J. Ira Weldon Louisburg
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 R. Grady Rankin Gastonia
Members House of Representatives W. P. Grier Gastonia
David P. Dellinger Cherryville
Clerk of Court Paul E. Monroe Gastonia
Register of Deeds Howard R. Thompson Gastonia
Sheriff Hoyle T. Efird Gastonia
Treasurer E. L. Froneberger Gastonia
Auditor Claude E. Dent Gastonia
Tax Supervisor Fred H. Shuford Gastonia
Tax Collector Fred H. Shuford Gastonia
County Accountant Plaude E. Dent Gastonia
Coroner Wm. G. McLean Gastonia
County Health Officer Dr. R. E. Rhyne Gastonia
Supt. of Schools Hunter Huss Gastonia
Supt. of Public Welfare T. Graham Ponder Gastonia
Home Demonstration Agent Lucile Tatum Gastonia
Farm Demonstration Agent Paul Kiser Gastonia
Chmn. Bd. Education M. A. Stroup Cherryville
Chmn. Bd. Elections James Mullen Gastonia
District Game & Fish Protector Sherman Guffey Bessemer City
County Attorney H. B. Gaston Belmont
County Librarian Mis. Bruce Heafner Bessemer City, KID
Veterans Service Officer Vernon Upton Gastonia
Recorder's Courts :
Bessemer City :
Judge J. D. McLean Bessemer City
Solicitor Henry L. Kiser Bessemer City
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Cherryville :
Judge Steve Stroup Cherryville
Solicitor David P. Dellinger Cherryville
( iastonia :
Judge .. L. B. Hollowell Gastonia
Solicitor O. F. Mason, Jr Gastonia
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Stowe Belmont
Commissioner B. B. Gardner Gastonia
Commissioner J. W. Summey Dallas
Commissioner C. Edwin Hutchinson Mount Holly
Commissioner Fred Ormand Bessemer City
Commissioner R. E. Eaker Cherryville
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
captured, but General Gates conti United 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 Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives ...Clarence P. Hathaway Sunbury
Clerk of Court L. C. Hand Gatesville
Register of Deeds Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Sheriff L. F. Overman Gatesville
Treaurer . Bank of Gates Gatesville
Auditor Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Supervior Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Collector .... L. F. Overman Gatesville
County Accountant Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
County Health Officer Dr. W. R. Parker Gatesville
Supt. of Schools W. Henry Overman Gatesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Clarine G. Carter ... Gatesville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Ona Patterson Gatesville
Colored Elizabeth Andrews Gatesville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John W. Artz Gatesville
Colored H. L. Mitchell Gatesville
Chmn. Bd. Education H. F. Parker Eure
Chmn. Bd. Elections P. L. Hofler Gatesville
District Game & Fish Protector D. E. Barnes Corapeake
Forest Warden H. L. Langston, Jr Gates
County Attorney Hubert Eason Gatesville
County Criminal Court
Judge E. S. A. Ellenor Gates
Solicitor Hubert Eason Gatesville
Commissioners
Chairman C. H. Carter Hobbsville
Commissioner W. L. Askew ...Eure
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Office Officer Address
Commissioner A. H. Russell Rodueo
Commissioner J. E. Gregory ... Sunbury
Commissioner T. J. Stallings .. 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 Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Member House of Representatives Ray McClung Robbinsville
Clerk of Court Ray Carver Robbinsville
Register of Deeds Harvey Odom Robbinsville
Sheriff J- B. Crisp Robbinsville
Auditor R. P- Jenkins Robbinsville
Tax Supervisor J. F. Hyde Robbinsville
Tax Collector G. E. Brewer Robbinsville
County Accountant R. P. Jenkins Robbinsville
Coroner Sam Sharp Robbinsville
Surveyor .. Roy Sherrill Robbinsville
Supt. of Schools F. S. Griffin Robbinsville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. O. A. Bales Robbinsville
Home Demonstration Agent Louise Burnette ...Robbinsville
Farm Demonstration Agent Oscar Phillips Robbinsville
Chmn. Bd. Education Patton Phillips Robbinsville
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. P. Sawyer Robbinsville
District Game & Fish Protector Charley Garland Robbinsville
Forest Warden Wayne Ayers Robbinsville
County Attorney R. L. Phillips Robbinsville
County Librarian Mrs. Sarah H. Lloyd Murphy
Commissioners
Chairman J. D. Allen Tapoco
Covnmissioner Henry Collins Santeetlah
Ccmmissioner Clyde Lovin Robbinsville
GRANVILLE
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Granville County was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe. Was named in
honor of John Carteret, Earl Granville, 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 John S. Watkins Oxford
Claude Currie Durham
Member House of Representatives F. W. Hancock, III Oxford
Clerk of Court A. W. Graham. Jr Oxford
Register of Deeds C. R. Dickerson Oxford
Sheriff E. P. Davis Oxford
Auditor W. J. Webb Oxford
Tax Supervisor W. J. Webb Oxford
County Accountant W. J. Webb Oxford
Corcner F. Earle Hunt Oxford
County Health Officer Dr. Ballard Norwood Oxford
Supt. of Schools B. D. Bunn Oxford
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Supt. of Public Welfare Madeline Hall Oxford
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Dorothy Wilkinson Oxford
Colored Mary Parham Oxford
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. "V. Morgan Oxford
Colored J. K. Redding Oxford
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. R. L. Noblin Oxford
Chmn. Bd. Elections John N. Watkins, Jr Oxford
County Attorney T. G. Stem Oxford
County Librarian Mrs. Edith F. Cannady Oxford
Veterans Service Officer T. G. Stem, Jr Oxford
Recorder's Court
Judge R. W. Winston Oxford
Solicitor T. S. Royster Oxford
Commissioners
Chairman W. D. Mangum Oxford, Rt. 1
Commissioner R. H. Whitfield Creedmoor
Commissioner '. R. T. Eakes Oxford, Rt. 4
Commissioner Fielding Knott Oxford, Rt. 2
Commissioner A. H. A. Williams Oxford
GREENE
Greene County was formed in 1799 from Glasgow. Was named in honor of
General Nathaniel Greene, Washington's "right-hand man." Next to Washington,
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 Gee. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Supervisor Geo. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Collector W. R. Lane ' Snow Hill
Coroner G. A. Wooten Snow Hill
County Health Officer Dr. S. P. McPheeters Snow Hill
Supt. of Schools B. L. Davis ■ Snow Hill
Supt. of Public Welfare Rachel Payne Sugg Snow Hi!!
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Nell Butler Snow Hill
Farm Demonstration Agent A. J Harrell Snow Hill
Chmn. Bd. Education E. S. Taylor Walstonburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. Maynard Hicks Snow Hill
District Game & Fish Protector W. L. Heath •* Snow Hill
Forest Warden J. C. Joyner Snow Hill, Rt. 3
County Attorney Walter G. Sheppard Snow Hill
County Librarian Mrs. Edna L. Baker Snow Hill
Veterans Service Officer C. W. Beaman Snow Hill
County Court
Judge Walter G. Sheppard Snow Hill
Solicitor C. W. Beaman Snow Hill
County Government
Commissioners
Chairman J- S. Whitley Walstonburg
Commissioner Lemuel Dawson Snow Hill, Rt. o
Commissioner L. F. Herring Snow Hill, Rt. 3
Commissioner W. B. Gay .Walstonburg
Commissioner E. E. Butts Hookerton
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 Robert Moseley Greensboro
Walter E. Crissman High Point
Frank R. Hutton Greensboro
Clyde A. Shreve Stokesdale
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Joseph P. Shore Greensboro
Register of Deeds J. H. McAdoo Greensboro
Sheriff John W. Walters Greensboro
Treasurer W. C. Johnson Greensboro
Auditor J. T. Harrington Greensboro
Tax Supervisor T. R. Short Greensboro
Tax Collector T. R. Short Greensboro
County Accountant J. T. Harrington Greensboro
Coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey Greensboro
Surveyor Ralph D. Stout Greensboro
County Health Officer Dr. R. M. Buie Greensboro
Supt. of Schools E. D. Idol Greensboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Blanche Carr Sterne Greensboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Nell C. Kennett Greensboro
Colored Rosa T. Winchester Greensboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. I. Wagoner Greensboro
Colored B. A. Hall Greensboro
Chmn. Bd. Education J. H. Joyner Whitsett
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. Leslie Abbott Greensboro
District Game & Fish Protector A. D. Neal Stokesdale
County Manager J. Harry Weatherly Greensboro
County Attorney T. C. Hoyle Greensboro
County Librarian Mrs. Nellie Rowe Jones Greensboro
Veterans Service Officer John W. Clay Greensboro
Greensboro Municipal Co. Court
Judge Criminal Division E. Earle Rives Greensboro
Solicitor E. D. Kuykendall Greensboro
Greensboro Municipal Co. Court
Judge Civil Division S. B. Weinstein Greensboro
High Point Municipal Co. Court
Judge Don C. MacRae High Point
Solicitor L. J. Fisher, Jr High Point
Commissioners
Chairman J. A. Doggett Greensboro
Commissioner Wm. G. Ragsdale, Jr Jamestown
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Office Officer Address
Commissioner Chas. J. Hunt Pleasant Garden
Commission,!- Lloyd C. Amos Greensboro
Commissioner F. Logan Porter High Point
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. 56,512 County Seat, Halifax
State Senators 4th District Julian Allsbrook Roanoke Rapids
L. H. Fountain Tarboro
Member House of Representatives Joseph Branch Enfield
Clerk of Court George A. Hux Halifax
Register of Deeds F. D. Wilson Halifax
Sheriff H. A House 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 Rufus Britton Roanoke Rapids
County Health Officer Dr. Robert F. Young Halifax
Supt. of Schools V. C. Matthews Halifax
Supt. of Public Welfare J. B. Hall Halifax
Home Demonstration Agent
White Florence Cox Halifax
Colored Rath Whitworth Enfield
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. O. Davis Halifax
Colored D. J. Knight Halifax
Chmn. Bd. Education R. C. Rives Enfield
Chmn. Bd. Elections S. W. Dickens Enfield
District Game & Fish Protector C. M. Pettitt Enfield
Forest Warden C. T.Lawrence Scotland Neck
County Attorney Irwin Clark Scotland Neck
County Librarian Mrs. Gay Spivey Halifax
Veterans Service Officers E. H. Stallings Enfield
Frank A. Cole Roanoke Rapids
Recorder's Court :
Judge Chas. R. Daniel Weldon
Solicitor Wade H. Dickens Scotland Neck
Commissioners
Chairman D. G. Dickens Littleton
Commissioner J. R. Wrenn Roanoke Rapids
Commissioner Meade H. Mitchell Weldon
Commissioner John B. Davis Enfield
Commissioner G. H. Johnson Scotland Neck
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 Cum-
berland until 1865.
Population, 44,239 County Seat, Lillington
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Office Officer Address
State Senators 12th District L. M. Cnaffin Lillington
Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
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 H. U. < ar^on Lillington
Tax Supervisor Berks C. Johnson Lillington
Tax Collector W. D. Harrington Lillington
Coroner C. B. Allred Lillington
Surveyor Waiter J_.ee Johnson Lillington
Countv Health Officer Dr. W. B. Hunter Lillington
Supt. "of Schools C. Reid Ross Lillington
Supt. of Public Welfare Wilma Williams ...Angier
Home Demonstration Agent
White Rachel Herring Lillington
Colored Mrs. Ida P. Hinnant Lillington
Farm Demonstration Agent
White R. Amnions Lillington
Colored L. K. Boston Lillington
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. G. L. Hooper Dunn
Chmn. Bd. Elections ..: H. C. Strickland Angier
District Game and Fish Protector. ...T. J. Turlington Dunn, Rt. 3
County Attorney H. C. Strickland Angier
Forest Warden T. J. Turlington Dunn, Rt. 3
County Librarian Mrs. Lucille Byrd Bunnlevel
Veterans Service Officer 1^. B. McLean Erwin
County Recorder's Court:
Judge F- H. Taylor Buies Creek
Solicitor M. O. Lee Lillington
Dunn Recorder's Court :
Judge Everette L. Doffermyre Dunn
Solicitor C. L. Guy Dunn
Commissioners
Chairman J. B. Ennis Benson, Rt. 1
Commissioner L. R. Byrd Erwin. Rt. 1
Commissioner Angus A. Cameron Jonesboro, Rt. 1
Commissioner R. L. Pate Erwin
Commissioner Ferd D.Jackson Buies Creek
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 William Medford Waynesville
Verne P. Clement Brevard
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 Chas. H. Metcalfe Waynesville
Auditor Chas. H. Metcalfe Waynesville
Tax Supervisor Sebe T. Bryson Waynesville
Tax Collector Sebe T. Bryson Waynesville
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Otjii, Officer Address
County Accountant Chas. H. Metcalfe Waynesville
Coroner J. Frank Pate Canton
Surveyor H. P. Ledbetter Hazelwood
County Health Officer Dr. Mary Michal Waynesville
Supt. of Schools Jack Messer Waynesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Sam L. Queen Waynesville
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Margaret Smith Waynesville
Farm Demonstration* Agent Wayne Corpening Waynesville
Chmn. Bd. Education R. T. Messer Waynesville
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. G. Bryson Canton
District Game & Fish Protector ... Ruf us Ratcliff Waynesville
Forest Warden R. E. Caldwell Maggie
County Manager Geo. A. Brown. Jr Waynesville
County Attorney M. G. Stamey Waynesville
County Librarian Margaret Johnson Waynesville
Veterans Service Officer James Hardin Howell, Jr. Waynesville
Commissioners
Chairman Geo. 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 William Medford Waynesville
Verne P. Clement Brevard
Member House of Representatives .. L. L. Burgin Horse Shoe
Clerk of Court Geo. W. Fletcher Hendersonville
Register of Deeds Frank L. Fitzsimons Hendersonville
Sheriff F. D. Dalton Hendersonville
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Virginia Harrell Hendersonville
Tax Collector J. M. Stewart Hendersonville
County Accountant D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
Coroner Bruce A. Cox Hendersonville
Surveyor G. W. Justice Hendersonville
County Health Officer Dr. T. W. Sumner Fletcher
Supt. of Schools R. G. Anders Hendersonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lucinda C. Cole Hendersonville
Home Demonstration Agent Ann Benson Priest Hendersonville
Farm Demonstration Agent D. W. Bennett Hendersonville
Chmn. Bd. Education Floyd Osborne Horse Shoe
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. T. Dermid Hendersonville
District Game & Fish Protector ... S. S. Whitaker Horse Shoe
Forest Warden Jim Rhodes Edneyville
Recorder's Court :
Judge O. B. Crowell Hendersonville
Solicitor J. E. Shipman Hendersonville
Commissioners
Chairman D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
Commissioner F. V. Hunter Hendersonville
Commissioner M. L. Walker Hendersonville
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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 Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Member House of Representatives ... R. H. Underwood Murfreesboro
Office ' Officer Address
Clerk of Court A. W. Greene Winton
Register of Deeds T. D. Northcott Winton
Sheriff C. W. Parker Winton
Auditor H. J. Brown Winton
Tax Supervisor T. M. Condon Winton
Tax Collector T. M. Condon Winton
County Accountant H. J. Brown Winton
County Health Officer Dr. W. R. Parker Winton
Supt. of Schools J. R. Brown Winton
Supt. of Public Welfare J. R. Raper .Winton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mildred Aycock Winton
Colored Clara O. York Winton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Ballentine Winton
Colored L. J. McDougle Winton
Chran. Bd. Education George T. Underwood Murfreesboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
District Game & Fish Protector ...J. H. Vinson Winton
Forest Warden J. R. Jordan Winton
County Attorney C. W. Jones Winton
County Librarian Mary Williams Winton
Veterans Service Officer J. D. Blythe Ahoskie
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. D. Boone Winton
Solicitor J. D. Blythe Ahoskie
Commissioners
Chairman B. N. Sykes Ahoskie
Commissioner W. C. Ferguson Murfreesboro
Commissioner R. C. Brett Como
Commissioner Hunter Sharp Harrellsville
Commissioner T. W. Sears Ahoskie, RFD
Commissioner .Fred Jones Winton
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. Ra<
State Senators 12th District L. M. Chaffin Lillington
Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
Member House of Representatives H. A. Greene Raeford
Clerk of Court J. B. Cameron Raeford
Register of Deeds W. W. Roberts Raeford
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Sheriff D. H. Hodgin 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 W. L. Roper Raeford
Surveyor . J- H. Blue Raeford
Countv Health Officer Dr. J. W. Willcox Carthage
Supt. <>f Schools K. A. McDonald Raeford
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. H. Giles Raeford
Homo Demonstration Agent Josephine Hall Raeford
Farm Demonstration Agent A. S. Knowles Raeford
Chmn. Bd. Education Carl G. Riley Raeford, RFD
Chmn. Bd. Elections Wm. L. Poole Raeford
District Game & Fish Protector ... H. R. McLean Raeford, RFD
Forest Warden C. F. McBryde Raeford, RFD
County Attorney A. D. Gore Raeford
Countv Librarian Mrs. Ina P. Bethune Raeford
Veterans Service Officer Marion Maxwell Raeford
Recorder's Court :
Judge Henry McDiarmid Raeford
Solicitor N. McN. Smith Raeford
Commissioners
Chairman F- Knox Watson Red Springs, RFD
Commissioner N. B. Sinclair Raefor.l
Commissioner E. R. Pickler ...Aberdeen, RFD
Commissioner F. A. Monroe Raeford. RFD
Commissioner Hector McNeill Raeford, RFD
HYDE
Hyde County was formed in 1705 from Bath. Called Wickham until about
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 Quartet
State Senators 2nd District Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives ...C. L. Bell Swan Quarter
Clerk of Court Ralph L. Roper Swan Quarter
Register of Deeds Bonner R. Lee Swan Quarter
Sheriff Claude D. Da\is Swan Quarter
Treasurer E. Carolina Bk. & Trust Co Swan Quarter
Auditor Maude W. Jones Swan Quarter
Tax Supervisor Maude W. Jones Swan Quarter
Tax Collector Claude D. Davis Swan Quarter
County Accountant Maude W. Jones Swan Quarter
Coroner C. Pratt Williamson Swan Quarter
County Health Officer Dr. D. E. Ford Washington
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Esther Williams (acting) ... Swan Quarter
Supt. of Schools N. W. Shelton Swan Quarter
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Iberia Tunnell Swan Quarter
Farm Demonstration Agent J. P. Woodard Swan Quarter
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. W. Miller Engelhard
Chmn. Bd. Elections Ben Mason, Sr Swan Quartet-
District Game & Fish Protector ... Linwood Turner Swan Quarter
Forest Warden Archie Berry Fairfield
County Attorney O. L. Williams Swan Quarter
County Librarian Mrs. Ford S. Worthy , Washington
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Recorder's Court:
Judge Wm. I. Cochran Swan Quarter
Solicitor O. L. Williams Swan Quarter
Commissioners
Chairman J- S. Mason Swan Quarter
Commissioner J. E. Berry Lake Landing
Commissioner A. L. Cuthrell Fairfield
IREDELL
Iredell County was formed in 1788 from Rowan. Named in honor of James
Iredell, 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
tne 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
Constitution. 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 Sheldon M. Roper Lincolnton
John R. McLaughlin Statesville
Member House of Representatives .. John F. Matheson Mooresville
Clerk of Court C. G. Smith Statesville
Register of Deeds Mariemma Henley Statesville
Sheriff Walter D. Morrison Statesville
Treasurer John T. Gillespie Statesville
Auditor C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Tax Supervisor C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Tax Collector John T. Gillespie Statesville
County Accountant C. D. Stevenson Statesville
Coroner N. D. Tomlin Statesville
Supt. of Schools T. Ward Guy Statesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. R. M. Rickert Statesville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mary B. Strickland Statesville
Colored Juanita Stokes Statesville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Roger W. Murdock Troutman
Colored E. C. Lackey Statesville
Chmn. Bd. Education C. H.Knox Cool Springs
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. W. Hartness Statesville
District Game & Fish Protector H. A. Robertson Statesville
County Manager C. D. Stevenson Statesville
County Attorney Z. V. Turlington Statesville
County Librarian Mary Neal Conner Statesville
Veterans Service Officer S. C. Morrison Statesville
Recorder's Court :
Judge C. B. Winberry Statesville
Solicitor Macon Simons Statesville
Mooresville Recorder's Court :
Judge H. A. Holstead Mooresville
Solicitor George A. Morrow Mooresville
Commissioners
Chairman John F. Long Statesville
Commissioner J. L. McLain Troutman
Commissioner W. E. Webb, Sr Statesville
Commissioner R. L. Shoemaker Statesville
Commissioner R. H Kennedy Statesville
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JACKSON
Jackson County was formed in 1851 from Haywood a.nd 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 L815, and was twice elected President of the United States.
Population, 1.9,366 County Seat, Sylva
State Senators 32nd District William Medford Waynesville
Verne P. Clement Brevard
Member House of Representatives Dan Tompkins Sylva
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Roy M. Cowan Sylva
Register of Deeds Glenn Hughes . Sylva
Sheriff C. G. Middleton Sylva
Treasurer Jennings A. Bryson Sylva
Tax Collector H. L. Holden Sylva
Coroner C. W. Dills Dillsboro
Surveyor Rogers Coward Webster
Countv Health Officer Dr. Mary Michal Waynesville
Supt. of Schools A. C. Moses Sylva
Supt. of Public Welfare G. C. Henson Sylva
Home Demonstration Agent Josephine Johnston Sylva
Farm Demonstration Agent M. L. Snipes Sylva
Chmn. Bd. Education Chas. Smith Sylva
Chmn. Bd. Elections .....' John E. Henson Sylva
District Game & Fish Protector ...W. B. Cope Sylva
• Forest Warden Mack Ashe Sylva
County Attorney Dan K. Moore Sylva
County Librarian Mrs. Helen H. Kittrell Bryson City
Veterans Service Officer T. W. Ashe Sylva
Commissioners
Chairman Jennings A. Bryson Sylva
Commissioner M. V. Breedlove : Glenville
Commissioner Ed Fisher Sylva
JOHNSTON
Johnston County was formed in 1746 from Craven. Afterwards parts of
Duplin and Orange were added. Was named in honor of Gabriel Johnston,
Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752.
Population, 63,798 County Seat, Smithfield
State Senators 8th District Lawrence H. Wallace Smithfield
Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
Members House of Representatives Ronald Hocutt Wendell
G. A. Martin Smithfield
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 J Marvin Johnson Smithfield
Tax Collector G.Ira Ford Smithfield
Coroner J- D. Creech Smithfield
Surveyor . C. B. Fulghum Selma
Countv Health Officer Dr. E. S. Grady Smithfield
Supt. of Schools H. B. Marrow Smithfield
Supt. of Public Welfare W. T. Woodard, Jr Selma
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Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent
White Margaret Clarke Smithfield
Colored Lucy O. Toole Smithfield
Farm Demonstration Agent
White M. A. Morgan Smithfield
Colored L. R. Johnson Smithfield
Chmn. Bd. Education W. H. Call Selma
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. L. Levinson Benson
District Game & Fish Protector ...W. H. Norton Smithfield
Forest Warden Alfred Coats Four Oaks
County Attorney Hugh Page Clayton
County Librarian Virginia Williamson Smithfield
Veterans Service Officer W. M. Gaskin Smithfield
Recorder's Court :
Judge William I. Godwin Selma
Solicitor „ P. D. Grady, Jr Kenly
Commissioners
Chairman R. P. Holding Smithfield
Commissioner J. B. Wooten Princeton, Rt. 1
Commissioner J. Dobbin Bailey Kenly
Commissioner T\ M. Pleasant Angier, Rt. 1
Commissioner Jesse H. Austin Clayton
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 Conven-
tion of 1788 rejected it.
Population, 10,926 County Seat, Trenton
State Senators 7th District D. L. Ward New Bern
R. A. Whitaker Kinston
Member House of Representatives .. R. P. Bender Pollocksville
Clerk of Court W. Murray Whitaker Trenton
Register of Deeds G. G. Noble Trenton
Sheriff Jeter Taylor Trenton
Treasm-er Branch Bk. & Trust Co Trenton
Auditor Swindell Pollock Trenton
Tax Supervisor Swindell Pollock T ronton
Tax Collector Zelle Pollock Trenton
County Accountant Swindell Pollock Trenton
Coroner E. B. Barker Trenton
Surveyor J. R. Burt Trenton
Supt. of Schools W. B. Moore Trenton
Supt. of Public Welfare F. J. Koonce Trenton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Virginia B. Pollock Trenton
Colored Alma L. Little Trenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White \. V. Thomas Trenton
Colored W. N. Payton Trenton
Chmn. Bd. Education E. M. Philyaw Comfort
Chmn. Bd. Elections B. L. Brock Trenton
District Game & Fish Protector .. Carlton R. Parker Pollocksville
Forest Warden W. O. Parker Pollocksville
County Attorney Geo. R. Hughes Trenton
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Commissioners
Chairman W. G. Hargett Richlands
Commissioner L. B. Diilahunt Richlands
Commissioner B.O.Taylor Kinston, Rt. -1
Commissioner J- C. Foscue ...Maysville
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 R. N. Simms, Jr Raleigh
Wade Barber Pittsboro
Member House of Representatives ...Woodrow W. Seymour Sanford
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court E. M. Underwood Sanford
Register of Deeds . Jno. W. Mcintosh Sanford
Sheriff A. Glenn Buchanan Sanford
Auditor Everett, Zane & Muse Sanford
Tax Supervisor Flora Wyche Sanford
Tax Collector W. H. Campbell Sanford
County Accountant Flora Wyche Sanford
Coroner J- H. Byerly Sanford
Surveyor J- Chandler Eakes Sanford
County Health Officer Dr. Lynn Mclver Sanford
Supt. of Schools G. R. Wheeler Sanford
Supt. of Public Welfare J- D. Pegram Sanford
Home Demonstration Agent Gaynelle Hogan Sanford
Farm Demonstration Agent
White K. S. Harmon Sanford
Colored J- A. Overton Sanford
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. Waylon Blue Jonesboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections John Lyles : Sanford
Forest Warden A. C. Farrell Sanford, RFD
County Attorney D. B. Teague Sanford
County Librarian Marion Middleton Sanford
Veterans Service Officer W. D. Gregson Sanford
County Court:
Judge S. Ray Byerly Sanford
Solicitor J. G. Edwards Sanford
Commissioners
Chairman W. R. Makepeace, Jr Sanford
Commissioner H. H. Brewer Jonesboro
Commissioner J. M. Willcox Sanford, RFD
Commissioner J. T. Ledwell Sanford
Commissioner C. N. Castleberry Jonesboro, RFD
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 R. \. Whitaker Kirston
D. L. Ward New Bern
Member House of Representatives... F. E. Wallace Kinston
Clerk of Court John S. Davis Kinston
Register of Deeds Camille Aldridge Kinston
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Office Officer Address
Sheriff S. R. Churchill Kinston
Auditor Katie Cobb : Kinston
Tax Supervisor M. G. Williams Kinston
Tax Collector M. G. Williams Kinston
Coroner Raymond T. Jarman Kinston
Surveyor J. L. Foy Kinston
County Health Officer Dr. R. J. Jones Kinston
Supt. of Schools E. E. Sams , Kinston
Supt. of Public Welfare G. B. Hanrahan Kinston
Home Demonstration Agent
White Jean Murphy Kinston
Colored Victoria Black Kinston
Farm Demonstration Agent
White F. J. Koonce Kinston
Colored P. G. Fuller Kinston
Chmn. Bd. Education Horace L. Sutton Kinston
Chmn. Bd. Elections E. R. Wooten Kinston
District Game and Fish Protector ... D. B. Bell Kinston
Forest Warden I. E. Brown Kinston
County Attorney T. J. White, Jr Kinston
County Librarian Elizabeth Stiff Kinston
LaGrange Recorder's Court :
Judge Henry Rouse LaGrange
Municipal County Court of
Kinston and Lenoir:
Judge Albert W. Cowper Kinston
Solicitor Phillip H. Crawford, Jr Kinston
Commissioners
Chairman W. L. Measley LaGrange
Commissioner R. R. Goodman Kinston
Commissioner B. Cameron Langston Kinston
Commissioner ^ Harry Sutton Kinston
Commissioner Mark 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
Washington appointed to receive the sword of Lord Cornwallis at the surrender
of Yorktown.
Population, 24,187 County Seat, Lincolnton
State Senators 25th District Sheldon M. Roper Lincolnton
John R. McLaughlin Statesville
Member House of Representatives .. Chas. F. Houser Lincolnton
Clerk of Court Thos. E. Rhodes Lincolnton
Register of Deeds W. H. Boring Lincolnton
Sheriff (leo. E. Rudisill Lincolnton
Auditor W. H. Boring Lincolnton
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
County Health Officer Dr. E. H. Ellingwood Newton
Supt. of Schools Joe R. Nixon Lincolnton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Rose W. Grigg Lincolnton
Home Demonstration Agent Katherine Willis Lincolnton
Farm Demonstration Agent Graham Morrison Lincolnton
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. W. G. Handy Lincolnton
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Office Officer Address
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. Robt. McNeely Lincolnton
District Game and Fish Protector .. J. Lloyd Thompson Lincolnton
County Attorney M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Veterans Service Officer Macie Duncan Lincolnton
Recorder's Court:
Judge Kemp B. Nixon Lincolnton
Solicitor Bruce F. Heafner Lincolnton
Commissioners
Chairman Jas. A. Abernethy, Jr Lincolnton
Commissioner Sam P. Wehunt Cherryville
Commissioner P. A. Hoover Vale
Commissioner John M. Ritchie Iron Station
Commissioner „ Blair Wilkinson Iron Station
MACON
Macon County was formed in 182S 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 Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Member House of Representatives Herbert A. McGlamery Franklin
Clerk of Court J. Clinton Brookshire Franklin
Register of Deeds Lake V. Shope Franklin
Sheriff J. P. Bradley Franklin
Treasurer J. P. Bradley Franklin
Tax Collector J. P. Bradley Franklin
Coroner O. L. Blaine ... Franklin
Surveyor John H. Dalton Franklin. Rt. 3
County Health Officer Dr. Mary Michal Waynesville
Supt. of Schools G. L. Houk Franklin
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Eloise G. Potts Franklin
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Florence S. Sherrill Franklin
Farm Demonstration Agent S. W. Mendenhall Franklin
Chmn. Bd. Education C. G. Moore Franklin
Chmn. Bd. of Elections J. J. Mann Franklin, Rt. 2
County Attorney R. S. Jones Franklin
County Librarian Mrs. Helen H. Kittrell Bryson City
Veterans Service Officer Billy Bryson Franklin
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Baldwin Franklin
Commisisoner W. W. Edwards Highlands
Commisisoner J. W. Roane Franklin, Rt. 1
MADISON
Madison County was formed in 1851 from Buncombe and Yancey. Was named
in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
Population, 22,522 County Seat, Marshall
State Senator 30th District Roy A. Harmon Elk Park
Member House of Representatives ... Dr. J. H. Hutchins Marshall
Clerk of Court Fred English Marshall
Register of Deeds A. W. Coates Marshall
Sheriff Hubert Davis Mai-shall
Treasurer Citizens Bank and Bank
of French Broad Marshall
Auditor L. Z. Eller Marshall
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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
County Health Officer Dr. W. A. Sams Marshall
Supt. of Schools Mrs. Edna Rhodes Marshall
Supt! of Public Welfare Mrs. Vanda D. Wooten ...Marshall
Home Demonstration Agent Margaret JJeBruhl ..Marshall
Farm Demonstration Agent Virgil L. Holloway . ...Marshall
Chmn. Bd. Education J. Clyde Brown Waverly
Chmn. Bd. Elections Glenn Reems Marshall, Rt. 1
District Game and Fish Protector J. Moody Chandler Marshall, Rt. 3
County Attorney 3. C. Ramsey Marshall
Commissioners
Chairman L. G. Buckner Mars Hill, Rt. 1
Commissioner Hermon C. English. ...Flag Pond, Tenn., Rt. 1
Commissioner J. B. McDevitt Marshall, Rt. 3
MARTIN
Martin County was formed 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 Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives. ...Charles B. Martin Jamesville
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 Jamesvill<
County Health Officer Dr. John W. Williams Williamston
Supt. of Schools James C. Manning Williamston
Supt. of Public Welfare Mary W. Taylor Williamston
Home Demonstration Agent
White Elizabeth Parker Williamston
Colored Mrs. Cleo Tyner Williamston
Farm Demonstration Agent
White T. B. Brandon Williamston
Colored Richard M. Edwards Williamston
Chmn. Bd. Education J. D. Woolard Williamston
Chmn. Bd. Elections Sylvester Peel Williamston
District Game and Fish Protector ...W. O. Abbitt William toil
Forest Warden '. Marvin H. Leggett Jamesville
County Attorney E. S. Peel Williamston
County Librarian Mrs. Ford S. Worthy Washington
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Joanna Martin Williamston
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. C. Smith Robersonvillo
Solicitor Paul D. Roberson Kohrrsonville
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Commissioners
Chairman ft. L. Perry Williamston, Rt. 2
Commissioner Joshua L. Coltrain Williamston, Rt. 1
Commissioner John Henry Edwards Williamston
Commissioner C. Abram Roberson Roborsonville
Commissioner R. A. Haislip Oak City
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 W. W. Neal Marion
Lee B. Weathers Shelby
Member House of Representatives William C. Chambers Marion
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court J. F. Moody Marion
Register of Deeds Z. L. Lackey Marion
Sheriff C. M. Pool Marion
Treasurer Z. L. Lackey Marion
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 M. V. Snypes Nebo
County Health Officer Dr. C. N. Sisk Morganton
Supt. of Schools N. F. Steppe Marion
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Nell G. Lonon Marion
Home Demonstration Agent Jean Steel Marion
Farm Demonstration Agent S. L. Homewood Nebo
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. B. Johnson Old Fort
Crmn. Bd. Elections T. W. Gowan Marion, Rt. 4
District Game and Fish Protector T. W. Gowan Marion, Rt. 4
Forest Warden M. U. Marlow Glenwood
County Attorney R. W. Proctor Marion
County Librarian Alice Bryan Marion
Veterans Service Officer Barron Caldwell 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 III. King of England.
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 in the Revolution.
Population, 151,826 County Seat, Charlotte
State Senator 20th District Joe L. Blythe Charlotte
Members House of Representatives James B. Vogler Charlotte
Harvey Morris Charlotte
Frank K. Sims, Jr Charlotte
Ed. T. Tonissen Charlotte
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Clerk of Court J. Lester Wolfe Charlotte
Register of Deeds John R. Renfrow Charlotte
Sheriff J. Clyde Hunter Charlotte
Treasurer Jessie C. Smith Charlotte
Auditor G. D. Bradshaw Charlotte
Tax Supervisor J- Arthur Henderson Charlotte
Tax Collector ........ P- W. Davenport Charlotte
County Accountant G. D. Bradshaw Charlotte
Coroner W. M. Summerville Charlotte
Surveyor J- W. Spratt Charlotte
County Health Officer Dr. E. H. Hand Pineville
Supt. of Schools J. W. Wilson Charlotte
Supt. of Public Welfare Wallace H. Kuralt Charlotte, Rt. 2
Home Demonstration Agent
White Helen John Wright Charlotte
Colored Lovie M. Smith Charlotte
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. D. Reynolds Charlotte
Colored W. B. Harrison Charlotte
Chmn. Bd. Education W. B. McClintock Charlotte
Chmn. Bd. Elections Chase Brenizer Charlotte
District Game and Fish Protector ...Joe Withers Charlotte
Forest Warden Joe Withers Charlotte
County Attorney Taliaferro & Clarkson Charlotte
County Librarian Hoyt R. Galvin Charlotte
Recorder's Court :
Judge Fred H. Hasty Charlotte
Solicitor Edward J. Stukes Charlotte
City Recorder's Court:
Judge E. McA. Currie Charlotte
Solicitor Mercer Blankenship Charlotte
Domestic Relations Court:
Judge F. Marion Redd Charlotte
Commissioners
Chairman Sid Y. McAden Charlotte
Commissioner Arnie D. Cashion Davidson
Commissioner J. Caldwell McDonald Charlotte
Commissioner Carl J. McEwen Matthews. Rt. 3
Commissioner Sandy G. Porter Charlotte, Rt. 3
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 Roy A. Harmon Elk Park
Member House of Representatives . Jeter C. Burleson Bakersville
Clerk of Court J. H. McKinney Bakersville
Register of Deeds R. P. Greene .Bakersville
Sheriff Sam C. Gouge Bakersville
Treasurer Robert Hughes Bakersville
Auditor J. Dont Street Bakersville
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Oti: . . Officer Address
Tax Supervisor J. Dont Street Bakersville
Tax Collector Robert Hughes Bakersville
County Accountant J. Dont Street Bakersville
ner Hugh Burleson Spruce Pine
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Spruce Pine
Supt. of Schools Jason B. Deyton Spruce Pine
Supt. of Public Welfare Rayburn Yelton Bakersville
Home Demonstration Agent Maude Searcy Bakersville
Farm Demonstration Agent Ralph F. Shepherd Bakersville
Chmn. Bd. Education harper Wilson Bakersville
Chmn. Bd. Elections Will H. Young Clarissa
District Game and Fish Protector ..J. B. Ellis Toecane
County Attorney W. C. Berry Bakersville
Veterans Service Officer James H. DeGroat Bakersville
Commissioners
Chairman Dave Bryant Buladean
Commissioner Howard Harrell Relief
Commissioner J. L. Morgan Clari>>a
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery County was 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 while trying to conquer Canada.
P. 1 1 ulation, 16,280 County Seat, Troy
State Senators 18th District Garland S. Garriss Troy
John W. Cole Rockingham
Member House of Representatives ...J. Paul Wallace Troy
k of Court Charles H. Dorsett Troy
Register of Deeds A. A. Maness Troy
Sheriff Earl D. B niton Troy
Treasurer James S. Smitherman Troy
Auditor James S. Smitherman Troy
Tax Supervisor A. A. Maness Troy
Tax Collector J. C. Beckwith Troy
County Accountant James S. Smitherman Troy
Coroner E. T. Reynolds Troy
County Health Officer Dr. L. Wallin Wadesboro
Supt. of Schools J. S. Edwards Troy
Supt. of Public Welfare Frank M. Ledbetter Troy
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. David Harris Troy
Farm Demonstration Agent A. M. Garriss Troy
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. G. H. Ridenhour ... Mt. Gileail
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. J. Batten Mt. Gilead
District Game and Fish Protector ...Cleat Poole Troy
Forest Warden G. M. Alexander Mt. Gilead
County Attorney Currie & Garriss Troy
Veterans Service Officer E. A. Pipkin Troy
Recorder's Court :
Judge David H. Harris Troy
Solicitor Bob V. Howell Troy
Commissioners
Chairman Dr. W. I. Farrell Troy
Commissioner D. J. McLeod Biscoe
Commissioner Allen Harris Mt. Gilead
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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 after-
wards a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Population, 30,969 County Seat, Carthage
State Senators 12th District L. M. Chaffin Lillington
Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
Member House of Representatives ...H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen
Offi ce Officer Address
Clerk of Court John Willcox Carthage
Register of Deeds Bessie McCaskill Carthage
Sheriff C. J. McDonald Carthage
Treasurer""!'.!"'.!.'."" Bank of Pinehurst Pinehurst
Auditor Madia Jenkins Carthage
Tax Supervisor Madia Jenkins Carthage
Tax Collector W. T. Huntley Carthage
County Accountant Madia Jenkins Carthage
Coroner Hugh P. Kelly Carthage
Surveyor W. N. McLauchlin Carthage
County Health Officer Dr. J. W. Willcox Carthage
Supt. of Schools H. Lee Thomas Carthage
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. W. B. Cole Carthage
Home Demonstration Agent Flora McDonald Carthage
Farm Demonstration Agent E. H. Garrison, Jr. Carthage
Chmn. Bd. Education F. D. Farrell Aberdeen
Chmn. Bd. Elections S. C. Riddle Aberdeen
District Game and Fish Protector ... Alex Fields Southern Pines
Forest Warden Ernest Woodrow Davis Southern Pines
County Manager Madia Jenkins Carthage
County Attorney M. G. Boyette Carthage
County Librarian Mrs. Dorothy H. Avery Southern Pines
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Louise Clarke Carthage
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. Vance Rowe Southern Pines
Solicitor W. Leland McKeithen Pinehurst
Commissioners
Chairman Gordon M. Cameron Pinehurst
Commissioner John M. Currie Carthage
Commissioner W. H.Jackson, Jr. Robhins
Commissioner L. R. Reynolds Leamon
Commissioner T. L. Blue Carthage
NASH
Nash County was formed in 1777 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 O. 1!. Moss Spring Hop'
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 Nashville
Tax Supervisor J. C. Ellis Nashville
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Office Officer Address
Tax Collector C. V. Faulkner Nashville
County Accountant J. C. Ellis Nashville
Coroner M. C. Gulley ..Nashville
County Health Officer Dr. Jno. S. Chamblee Nashville
Supt. of Schools Linwood S. Inscoe Nashville
Supt. of Public Welfare J. A. Glover ..Nashville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Effie V. Gordan Rocky Mount
Colored Mrs. Jennie Edwards Rocky Mount
Farm Demonstration Agent M. E. Hollowell Nashville
Chmn. Bd. Education John W. Roberson Spring Hope, Rt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Elections William G. Collins . .. Nashville
District Game and Fish Protector ..Henry C. Braswell Sharpsburg
Forest Warden Alvin Jones Nashville
County Attorney J. P. Bunn Rocky Mount
Recorder's Court :
Judge J. W. Giissom Rockv Mount
Solicitor John M. King Rocky Mount
Commissioners
Chairman J. Henry Vaughan Elm City, RFD
Commissioner G. R. Strickland Middlesex, RFD
Commissioner T. A.Williams Battleboro
Commissioner F. V. Avent Whitakers, RFD
Commissioner J. W. B. Overton Rocky Mount
NEW HANOVER
New Hanover County was formed in 1729 from Bath. Was named aftei
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 Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Member House of Representatives R. M. Kermon Wilmington
Clerk of Court A. L. Meyland Wilmington
Register of Deeds A. B. Rhodes Wilmington
Sheriff —C. David Jones Wilmington
Treasurer Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Auditor Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Tax Supervisor Addison Hewlett Wilmington
Tax Collector C. R. Morse Wilmington
County Accountant Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Coroner .... ... Asa W. Allen Wilmington
County Health Officer Dr. A. H. Elliott Wilmington
Supt. of Schools H. M. Roland Wilmington
Supt. of Public Welfare J. R. Hollis Wilmington
Home Demonstration Agent
White • Ann Mason Wilmington
Colored Rebecca Lawrence Wilmington
farm Demonstration Agent R. W. Galphin Wilmington
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. John T. Hoggard Wilmington
Chmn. Bd. Elections H. G. Carney Wilmington
District Game and Fish Protector W. P. Flovd Wilmington
County Attorney . Marsden Bellamy Wilmington
County Librarian Mrs. Emma Woodward MacMillan Wilmington
Recorder's Court:
£"^.1 H. Winfield Smith Wilmington
Sohcitor James C. King Wilmington
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Commissioners
Chairman Addison Hewlett Wilmington
Commissioner George W. Trask Wilmington
Commissioner Harry R. Gardner Wilmington
Commissioner James M. Hall Wilmington
Commissioner Louis J. Coleman Wilmington
NORTHAMPTON
Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie. Was named in honoi
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 W. W. White Manson
Member House of Representatives .. H. R. Harris Seaboard
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Geo. P. Burgwyn Jackson
Register of Deeds A. H. Martin Jackson
Sheriff J. C. Stephenson Jackson
Treasurer Farmers Bank Woodland
Tax Supervisor H. D. Hart Jackson
County Accountant H. D. Hart Jackson
Coroner S. D. Hitchens Gaston
County Health Officer Dr. W. R. Parker Woodland
Supt. of Schools N. L. Turner Jackson
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. W. Brown Jackson
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. J. W. Price Jackson
Colored Annie May Rich Rich Square
Farm Demonstration Agent
White E. L. Norton Jackson
Colored Ernest Goodrun Rich Square
Chmn. Bd. Education Dr. J. Wesley Parker, Jr. Seaboard
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Woodland
District Game and Fish Protector . N. B. Hughes Jackson
Forest Warden H. C. Bottoms Margarettsville
County Attorney Buxton Midyette Jackson
County Librarian Mrs. L. A. Froelich Jackson
Veterans Service Officer B. F. Ricks Conway
Recorder's Court :
Judge Eric Norfleet Jackson
Solicitor Ballard S. Gay Jackson
Commissioners
Chairman R. W. Thompson Garysburg
Commissioner H. D. Holloman Rich Square
Commissioner J. R. Woodard Conway
Commissioner J. E. Boone Jackson
Commissioner P. A. Bullock Seaboard
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
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State Senators 7th District R. A. Whitaker Kinston
D. L. Ward New Bern
Member House of Representatives ...C. Bruce Hunter Dixon
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court J. R. Gurganus Jacksonville
Register of Deeds J. B. Murrill Jacksonville
Sheriff I. Dan Sanders Jacksonville
Treasurer First Citizen Bank & Trust Co Jacksonville
Auditor J. J. Cole Jacksonville
Tax Supervisor L. D. Sewell Jacksonville
Tax Collector Thomas J. Marshall Jacksonville
Coroner Talbert Jones Jacksonville
Surveyor J. J. Walton Jacksonville
County Health Officer Dr. Allen A. Gleitz Jacksonville
Supt. of Schools A. H. Hatsell Jacksonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Laura M. Starling Jacksonville
Home Demonstration Agent Margaret Henderson Jacksonville
Farm Demonstration Agent Charlie C. Clarke, Jr Jacksonville
Chmn. Bd. Education W. L. Ketchum Jacksonville
Chmn. Bd. Elections Guy Lockamy Jacksonville
District Game and Fish Protector William Mallard Maysvilie
Forest Warden Robert Raynor Jacksonvillt
County Attorney John D. Warlick Jacksonville
County Librarian Marie Sabiston Jacksonville
Veterans Service Officer W. E. Baggs Swansboro
County Criminal Court:
Judge Harvey Boney Jacksonville
Solicitor Carl V. Venters Jacksonville
Commissioners
Chairman H. M. Ennett Sneads Ferry
Commissioner Leo L. Lanier Jacksonville
Commissioner W. Victor Venters Richlands
Commissioner H. B. Moore Swansboro
Commissioner Navi W. Morton Silverdale
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 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 James Webb Hillsboro
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 Hillsboro
Treasurer G. G. Bivins Hillsboro
Auditor G. W. Ray Hillsboro
Tax Supervisor G. W. Ray '. Hillsboro
Tax Collector Carl C. Davis Hillsboro
County Accountant G. W. Ray Hillsboro
Coroner H. J. Walker ' Hillsboro
County Health Officer Dr. O. David Garvin Chapel Hill
Supt. of Schools R. H. Clavtor Hillsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare W. T. Mattox Hillsboro
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Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Kathryn Hamrick Chapel Hill
Colored Mrs. Ruby C. Carraway Chapel Hill
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Don S. Matheson Hillsboro
Colored M. C. Burt Hillsboro
Chmn. Bd. Education J. S. Compton Cedar Grove
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. O. Forrest Hillsboro
Forest Warden P. H. Johns Hillsboro
County Attorney Graham & Eskridge Hillsboro
County Librarian Dorothy Wightman Hillsboro
Veterans Service Officer A. W. Kenion, Jr Hillsboro
Chapel Hill Recorder's Court:
Judge Henry A. Whitfield Chapel Hill
Solicitor C. P. Hinshaw Chapel Hill
Commissioners
Chairman Collier Cobb, Jr Chapel Hill
Commissioner H. G. Laws Hurdle Mills
Commissioner Ben F. Wilson Efland
PAMLICO
Pamlico County was foi-med 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 Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives Ralph M. Harris Oriental
Clerk of Court Hallett W. Mayo Bayboro
Register of Deeds T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Sheriff Robert A. Whorton Bayboro
Treasurer The Bank of Aurora Bayboro
Auditor T. Z. Spencer (Acting) Bayboro
Tax Supervisor T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Tax Collector Robert A. Whorton Bayboro
County Accountant T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Coroner G. F. (Jack) Harris Bayboro
Surveyor R. C. Holton New Bern, Rt. 1
County Health Officer Sina B. Campen Bayboro
Supt. of Schools Thomas S. Hood Bayboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Marion S. Tingle Bayboro
Home Demonstration Agent Gladys Roberts Oriental
Farm Demonstration Agent J. P. Stovall Stonewall
Chmn. Bd. Education J. A. Tingle, Jr Alliance
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. C. Holton New Bern
District Game and Fish Protector Herman Spain Stonewall
Forest Warden Tommy Whorton Merritt
County Attorney Z. V. Rawls Bayboro
Recorder's Court :
Judge Julius Dees Bayboro
Solicitor Z. V. Rawls Bayboro
Commissioners
Chairman C. D. Fentress Maribel
Commissioner E. R. Goodwin Oriental
Commissioner E. A. Hunnings Grantsboro
Commissioner W. I. Sadler Merritt
Commissioner T. ('•. Potter Lowland
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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 Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Member House of Representatives ...Vernon G. James Elizabeth City, Rt. 4
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court F. T. Horner Elizabeth City
Register of Deeds J. C. Spence Elizabeth City
Sheriff W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
Treasurer First & Citizens Nat'l Bank Elizabeth City
Audlt( "' J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth Citv
Tax Supervisor J. I. Saunders Elizabeth Citv
Tax Collector W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
County Accountant J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth City
Coroner Dr. W. H. C. White Elizabeth City
County Health Officer Dr. Z. P. Mitchell Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools M. P. Jennings Elizabeth City
Supt. of Public Welfare A. H. Outlaw Elizabeth Citv
Home Demonstration Agent
White :.Mrs. Celeste Sawyer Elizabeth City
Colored Elisa Jeffres Elizabeth City
Farm Demonstration Agent
White S. L. Lowry Elizabeth City-
Colored E. A. McCoy Elizabeth City
Chmn. Bd. Education D. S. Morgan Elizabeth City
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. B. McMullan Elizabeth City
District Came and Fish Protector ..Lester Pierce Elizabeth City
County Attorney J. B. McMullan Elizabeth Citv
County Librarian Doris Abbott . Elizabeth City
Recorder's Court:
Judge L. S. Blades, Jr Elizabeth City
Solicitor W. W. Cohoon Elizabeth City
Commissioners
Chairman G. E. Halstead Weeksville
Commissioner S. G. Etheridge Elizabeth Citv
Commissioner Cecil J. Reel .'Elizabeth City
Commissioner M. J. Reid Elizabeth City. Rt. 1
Commissioner P. A. Pritchard Elizabeth City, Rt. 2
Commissioner W. O. Etheridge Elizabeth City, Rt. 3
Commissioner B. F. Pritchard 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 vour ground." he cried
as he was carried off the field to die. General Pender held his ground.
Population, 17,710 County Seat, Burgaw
State Senators 9th District Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Member House of Representatives J. V. Whitfield ...: Burgaw
County Government 547
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court C. D. Murphy Burgaw
Register of Deeds H. C. Walker Burgaw
Sheriff J. T. Brown Burgaw
Treasurer Mrs. 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
County Health Officer Dr. N. C. Wolfe (acting) Burgaw
Supt. of Schools T. T. Murphy Burgaw
Supt. of Public Welfare Ruth E. Patterson Burgaw
Home Demonstration Agent
White Frances W. Register Burgaw
Colored Lillian Woodhouse Burgaw
Farm Demonstration Agent
White R. R. Rich Burgaw
Colored Chester Williams Burgaw
Chmn. Bd. Education D. J. Farrior Burgaw
Chmn. Bd. Elections Arthur Anderson Watha
District Game and Fish Protector ..W. L. Rivenbark Burgaw
Forest Warden Joe F. Johnson Burgaw
County Attorney Leon H. Corbett Burgaw
County Librarian Mrs. Jeptha Casey Burgaw
Veterans Service Officer T. J. Betts Burgaw
Recorder's Court :
Judge Claude E. McCullen Burgaw
Solicitor Leon H. Corbett Burgaw
Commissioners
Chairman K. D. Pigford Willard
Commissioner J. F. Bradshaw Kelly
Commissioner A. H. Page Burgaw
PERQUIMANS
- Perquimans was formed in 1G72 from Albemarle. Was named after a tribe
of Indians.
Population, 9,773 County Seat, Hertford
State Senators 1st District Lorimer W. Midgett Elizabeth City
Chas. H. Jenkins Aulander
Member House of Representatives ..- E. Leigh Winslow Hertford
Clerk of Court W. H. Pitt Hertford
Register of Deeds J. W. Ward Hertford
Sheriff M. G. Owens Hertford
Treasurer Max R. Campbell Hertford
Auditor W. F. C. Edward Hertford
Tax Collector M. G. Owens Hertford
County Accountant W. F. C. Edward Hertford
Coroner Dr. C. A. Davenport Hertford
Surveyor Z. P. Mitchell Elizabeth Citv
County Health Officer Dr. T. 1'. Brinn Hertford
Supt. of Schools F. T. Johnson Hertford
Supt. of Public Welfare Edgar White Hertford
Hume Demonstration Agent Frances Maness Hertford
Farm Demonstration Agent
White L. W. Anderson Hertford
Colored William C. Strowd Hertford
Chmn. Bd. Education W. E. Dail Hertford
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. W. Hefren Hertford
Forest Warden Joe Nowell Winfall
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Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas. E. Johnson Hertford
Solicitor J. S. McNider Hertford
Commissioners
Chairman E. M. Perry New Hope
Commissioner Chas. E. White Hertford
Commissioner L. L. Winslow Hertford
Commissioner R. T. Brinn Hertford
Commissioner Geo. W. Jackson Hertford
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.
Population, 25,029 County Seat, Roxboro
State Senators 14th District Claude Currie Durham
John S. Watkins Oxford
Member House of Representatives R. L. Harris Roxboro
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Alex Bass Roxboro
Register of Deeds W. T. Kirby Roxboro
Sheriff Clarence Holeman Roxboro
Treasurer J. B. Riggsbee Roxboro
Auditor T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Tax Supervisor T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Tax Collector Clarence Holeman Roxboro
County Accountant T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Coroner Dr. A. F. Nichols Roxboro
County Health Officer Dr. O. David Garvin Chapel Hih
Supt. of Schools R. B. Griffin Roxboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Gertrude H. Wagstaff Roxboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Evelyn Caldwell Roxborc
Colored Anie Mae Tuck Roxboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White H. K. Sanders Roxboro
Colored C. J. Ford Roxborc
Chmn. Bd. Education E. E. Bradsher Roxboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections D. D. Long Roxboro
County Attorney R. P. Burns Roxboro
County Librarian Dorothy Wightman Roxboro
Veterans Service Officer Robert Whitten Roxboro
Recorder's Court :
Judge F. O. Carver Roxboro
Solicitor T. F. Davis Roxborc
Commissioners
Chairman W. R. Cates Roxboro
Commissioner John R. Jones Rougemont, Rt. 1
Commissioner R. D. Bumpass Roxboro
PITT
Pitt County was formed in 1760 from Beaufort. Was named in honor of
William Pitt. (See Chatham County.)
Population, 61,244 County Seat, Greenville
County Government 540
State Senators 5th District Arthur B. Corey Greenville
Members House of Representatives Sam O. Worthington Greenville
Frank M. Kilpatrick Ayden
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court D. T. House, Jr Greenville
Register of Deeds Chas. P. Gaskins Greenville
Sheriff Ruel W. Tyson Greenville
Auditor J. D. Joyner Greenville
Tax Supervisor J. D. Joyner Greenville
Tax Collector H. L. Andrews Greenville
County Accountant J. D. Joyner Greenville
Coroner G. H. Rouse Greenville, Rt. 3
Surveyor V. McCoy Tripp Winterville
County Health Officer Dr. N. Thomas Ennett Greenville
Supt. of Schools D. H. Conley Greenville
Supt. of Public Welfare K. T. Futrell Greenville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Verona Lee Joyner Langford Greenville
Colored Amelia E. Capehart Greenville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White S. C. Winchester Greenville
Colored C. D. Dupree Greenville
Chmn. Bd. Education W. H. Woolard Greenville
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. H. Harrell Greenville
District Game and Fish Protector J. O. Teel Greenville, Rt. 4
Forest Warden N. S. Tyson Greenville, Rt. 2
County Attorney S. B. Underwood, Jr Greenville
County Librarian Irene Hester Greenville
Veterans Service Officer Arthur B. Corey Greenville
County Recorder's Court :
Judge Dink James Greenville
Solictor Chas. H. Whedbee Greenville
Ayden Recorder's Court :
Judge S. J. Worthington Ayden
Solicitor William Evans Griffon
Greenville Recorder's Court:
Judge J. W. H. Roberts Greenville
Solicitor Eli Bloom Greenville
Commissioners
Chairman \ G. H. Pittman Falkland
Commissioner J. Vance Perkins Greenville
Commissioner Marvin W. Smith Greenville, Rt. 3
Commissioner W. J. Smith Bethel
Commissioner M. Brown Hodges Grifton
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 which he was
wounded." Polk County voted with Rutherford until 1868.
Population, 11,874 County Seat, Columbus
State Senators 32nd District Verne P. Clement Brevard
William Medford Waynesville
Member House of Representatives W. H. McDonald Tryon
Clerk of Court Robert S. McFarland Columbus
Register of Deeds C. W. Ballenger Columbus
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Office Officer Address
Sheriff W. D. Hines Columbus
Treasurer Max H. Feagan Columbus
Tax Supervisor W. Y. Wilkins Columbus
Tax Collector Max H. Feagan Columbus
County Accountant W. Y. Wilkins Columbus
Coroner W. St. J. Jervey Tryon
Surveyor G. W. Pearson Saluda
County Health Officer Dr. J. T. Ramsaur Columbus
Supt. of Schools N. A. Melton Columbus
Supt. of Public Welfare Jeanette MacGregor Columbus
Home Demonstration Agent Gladys Hamrick Columbus
Farm Demonstration Agent J. A. Wilson Columbus
Chmn. Bd. Education R. M. Hall Saluda
Chmn. Bd. Elections E. B. Cloud Columbus
District Game and Fish Protector .. Arthur Pack Tryon
Forest Warden O. C. Feagan Columbus
County Attorney J. T. Arledge Tryon
Commissioners
Chairman R. E. Brantley Tryon
Commissioner Roy T. Baisden, Jr Saluda
Commissioner C. O. Story Lynn
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 L. M. Chaffin Lillington
Wilbur H. Currie Carthage
Member House of Repi-esentatives ...J. I. Memory Randleman
Clerk of Court Tom Presnell Asheboro
Register of Deeds Mrs. Alese M. Ward Asheboro
Sheriff B. F. Morgan Asheboro
Auditor A. T. Allen & Co Asheboro
Tax Supervisor J. Mavin Yates Asheboro
Tax Collector B. F. Morgan Asheboro
Coroner T. R. Farlow Asheboro
Surveyor M. W. Gardner Ramseur
County Health Officer Dr. G. H. Sumner Asheboro
Supt. of Schools T. F. Bulla Asheboro
Supt. of Public Welfare James E. Burgess Asheboro
Home Demonstration Agent Martha B. Thompson Asheboro
Farm Demonstration Agent E. S. Millsaps Asheboro
Chmn. Bd. Education L. F. Ross Asheboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. B. Cox Asheboro
District Game and Fish Protector ...Lawrence Davis Asheboro
County Attorney John G. Prevette Asheboro
County Librarian Marguerite Gamblin Asheboro
Commissioners
Chairman G. Russell Hodgin Coleridge
Commissioner M. F. Hinshaw Randleman
Commissioner W. Lee Meredith Trinity
Commissioner Dr. J. L. Fritz Asheboro
Commissioner C. A. Fagg Central Falls
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richmond
Richmond County was formed in 1779 from Anson. Was named in honor of
Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, principal Secretary 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 Garland S. Garriss Troy
John W. Cole Rockingham
Member House of Representatives ...H. T. Baldwin Rockingham
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Thomas L. Covington Rockingham
Register of Deeds . Mrs. Agnes C. Flake Rockingham
Sheriff Carl H. Holland Rockingham
Treasurer Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Auditor Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Supervisor Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Collector Carl H. Holland Rockingham
County Accountant Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Coroner W. W. King Rockingham
Surveyor W. W. Graham Rockingham
County Health Officer Dr. Charles W. Brown, Jr Hamlet
Supt. of Schools L. J. Bell Rockingham
Supt. of Public Welfare O. G. Reynolds Rockingham
Home Demonstration Agent Jane Little Rockingham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White N. L. Hendrix Rockingham
Colored W. Frank Wright Rockingham
Chmn. Bd. Education W. H. Parsons Ellerbe
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. R. Jones Rockingham
District Game and Fish Protector ..Walter Bray Rockingham
Forest Warden Walter Bray Rockingham
County Attorney J. Thomas Page Rockingham
Veterans Service Officer J. J. Gray Hamlet
Richmond County Special Court:
Judge W. S. Thomas Rockingham
Solicitor James Pittman Rockingham
Hamlet Recorder's Court:
Judge W. C. Boney, Jr Hamlet
Solicitor A. A. Reaves Hamlet
Commissioners
Chairman Arthur L. Capel Hamlet
Commissioner N. Palmer Nicholson Mt. Gilcad, Rt. 1
Commissioner .J. H. McRae Ellerbe
Commissioner Julian P. Gaddy Rockingham
Commissioner John F. Hamer Rockingham
ROBESON
Robeson County was Formed in 1780 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 forever.
The commander of the Whigs was Colonel Thomas Brown.
Population, 76,860 County Seat, Lumberton
State Senator 11th District Henry A. McKinnon Lumberton
Members House of Representatives J. P. Buie Red Springs
I. I'. (Iraham Proctorville
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court B. F. McMillan Lumberton
Register of Deeds D. G. Kinlaw Lumberton
Sheriff W. C. Britt 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, RFD
County Health Officer Dr. E. R. Hardin Lumberton
Supt. of Schools C. L. Green Maxton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Kate S. McLeod Lumberton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Ann G. Chandler Lumberton
Colored La Senia McCrimmons Lumberton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White O. P. Owens Lumberton
Colored S. T. Brooks Lumberton
Chmn. Bd. Education A. B. McRae Rowland
Chmn. Bd. Elections G. L. Pate Rowland
District Game and Fish Protector. ..W. E. McConnaughey Red Springs
Forest Warden F. E. Brisson Lumberton
County Manager .'..... E. K. Butler Lumberton
County Attorney henry A. McKinnon Lumberton
Veterans Service Officer Martin McKinnon Lumberton
Recorder's Court :
Lumberton District :
Judge W. B. Ivey Lumberton
Solicitor I. Murchison Biggs 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 B. F. Taylor Maxton
Solicitor J- A. Shaw Maxton
St. Pauls District :
Judge A. B. Johnson St. Pauls
Solicitor John D. Canady St. Pauls
Rowland District:
Judge F. L. Adams Rowland
Solicitor R. L. Campbell Rowland
Commissioners
Chairman C. A. Hasty Maxton
Commissioner 3. Talmadge Graham St. Pauls
Commissioner N. A. Smith Red Springs
Commissioner J. D. Herring Lumberton
Commissioner V. J. Griffin Fairmont
Commissioner Rufus McQueen Lumberton
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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 S. M. Bason Yanceyville
Member House of Representatives T. Clarence Stone Stoneville
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Leon W. Worsham Wentworth
Register of Deeds R. E. Wall Wentworth
Sheriff Munsey S. Hodges Wentworth
Treasurer Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Auditor .'. Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Tax Supervisor Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Tax Collector Eugene Irvin Wentworth
County Accountant Eugene Irvin Wentworth
Coroner Dr. M. P. Cummings Reidsville
Surveyor A. R. Strange Reidsville
County Health Officer Dr. B. M. Drake Wentworth
Supt. of Schools J. Allen Lewis Wentworth
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. John Lee Wilson Madison
Home Demonstration Agent
White Marcia Gilchrist Reidsville
Colored Zadie M. Jackson Reidsville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. Ed Foil Wentworth
Colored R. L. Hannon Reidsville
Chran. Bd. Education V. H. Idol Madison
Chmn. Bd. Elections F. L. Daniels Reidsville
District Game and Fish Protector A. D. Neal Reidsville, RFD
County Attorney J. C. Brown Madison
County Librarian Marianne Martin Leaksville
Veterans Service Officer Bennet Nooe Leaksville
Leaksville Recorder's Court :
Judge Herman L. Peters Spray
Solicitor Allan D. Ivie, Jr Leaksville
Reidsville Recorder's Court:
Judge E. H. Wrenn Reidsville
Solicitor D. F. Maybe rry Reidsville
Commissioners
Chairman V. H. Idol Madison
Commissioner Harry Davis Leaksville
Commissioner George H. Helmus Reidsville
Commissioner T. O. Moore Reidsville, Rt. 4
Commissioner J. J. Webster Stoneville
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. Barnhardt Concord
Members House of Representatives George R. Uzzell Salisbury
Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Paul A. Swicegood Salisbury
Register of Deeds W. 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 W. S. Overton, Jr Salisbury
County Accountant J. E. Haynes Salisbury
Coroner Charles G. Mock Salisbury
Surveyor M. E. Miller Salisbury
.County Health Officer Dr. C. W. Armstrong Salisbury
Supt. of Schools C. C. Erwin Salisbury
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Mary O. Linton Salisbury
Home Demonstration Agent
White Lois Marsh Salisbury
Colored Mrs. Anna Johnston Salisbury
Farm Demonstration Agent
White P. H. Satterwhite Cleveland
Colored A. C. Grant Salisbury
Chmn. Bd. Education J. F. Link Salisbury
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. Giles Hudson Salisbury
District Game and Fish Protector E. W. Burt, Jr Salisbury
County Attorney Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
County Librarian Edith Clark Salisbury
Veterans Service Officer Fletcher Cauble Salisbury
Rowan County Court :
Judge J. Allan Dunn Salisbury-
Solicitor A. C. Rufty Salisbury
Spencer Recorder's Court:
Judge T. P. Fowler Spencer
Solicitor Nelson Woodson Spencer
Commissioners
Chairman J. D. Carter ........ Spencer
Commissioner J. B. MeCombs Granite Quarry
Comm'ssioner HcarneSwink Salisbury, Rt. 2
Commissioner Carr H. Lirgle Faith
Commissioner Lewis E. Tatrm Salisbury, Rt. 1
RUTHERFORD
Rutherford County was formed in lTTii from Tryon and Burke. Was rame:l
in honor of General Griffith Rutherford, one of the most prominent of the
Revolutionary patriots. He led the expedition that crushed the Cherokee- 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
W. W. Neal ... Mar'on
Member House of Representatives Woodrow W. Jones Rutherfordton
Clerk of Court Frank S. Hall Rutherfordton
Register of Deeds W. Oscar Geer Rutherfordton
Sheriff Vance H. Wilkins Rutherfordton
Auditor Chas. R. Yopp Rutherfordton
Tax Supervisor Lloyd Williamson Rutherfordton
Tax Collector Rex Bridges Rutherfordton
County Accountant Chas. R. Yopp Rutherfordton
Coroner Thurlo E. Hightower Henrietta
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Office Officer Address
County Health Officer Dr. Jackson T. Ramsaur Rutherfordton
Sunt 'of Schools J- J- Tarlton Rutherfordton
Supt! of Public Welfare Mrs. Gladys W. Doggett (actg) ..Rutherfordton
Home Demonstration Agent Sue Koone . Rutherfordton
Farm Demonstration Agent F. E. Patton ...Ruther ordton
Chmn. Bd. Education J. Harvey Carpenter .. Rutherfordton
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. E. Price Rutherfordton
District Game and Fish Protector ..C. W. Ormand ..Forest City
Forest Warden Louis Summey Forest City
County Attorney Wade B. Matheny ... Forest City
County Librarian Mrs. Martha K. Barr Rutherfordton
Veterans Serv'ce Officer W. L. Brown Forest City
Recorder's Court :
j u( jg e B. T. Jones, Jr Forest City
Solicitor Charles C. Dalton Spindale
Commissioners
Chairman Clarence P. Parks Spindale
Commissioner Birl H. Bridges Forest City, Rt. 2
Commissioner C. P. Hamrick Chffside
Commissioner Letcher S. Rollins Bostic, Rt. 2
Commissioner James W. Whitesides ...Uree
SAMPSON
Sampson 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 Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives . Deems H. Clifton Clinton
Clerk of Court Freddie C. Butler Clinton
Register of Deeds Pearl Britt Clinton
Sheriff Perry B. Lockerman Clinton
Treasurer First Citizens Bank & Trust Co Clinton
Auditor R. P. Spell Clinton
Tax Supervisor R. P. Spell Clinton
County Accountant R. P. Spell Clinton
Coroner Dr. J. S. Ayers Clinton
Surveyor P. D. Merritt Magnolia, RFD
County Health Officer Dr. Glenn E. Best (Acting) Clinton
Supt. of Schools D. V. Carter Clinton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. R. B. Wilson Clinton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Eleanor Southerland Clinton
Colored Edna A. Brinson Clinton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White E. J. Morgan Clinton
Colored Frank Faison, Jr Clinton
Chmn. Bd. Education John C. Warren Newton Grove
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. L. Austin Clinton
District Game and Fish Protector . W. I. Wright, Jr Ingold
Forest Warden King Newkirk Kerr
County Attorney A. L. Butler Clinton
County Librarian Margaret Faison Clinton
Veterans Service Officer Samuel A. Howard Clinton
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Recorder's Court:
Judge Perry G. Crumpler Clinton
Solicitor Croom M. Faircloth Clinton
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Johnson Kerr
Commissioner L. A. Hall Autryville
Commissioner Arthur Naylor Roseboro, Rt. 2
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 are descendants of Scotch Highlanders.
Population, 23,232 County Seat, Laurinburg
State Senators 18th District John W. Cole Rockingham
Garland S. Garriss Troy
Member House of Representatives ...O. L. Moore Laurinburg
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Carl L. Jones Laurinburg
Register of Deeds Margaret S. Peden Laurinburg
Sheriff Jesse C. Gibson Laurinburg
Treasurer Thos. J. Gill, Jr Laurinburg
Auditor Thos. J. Gill, Jr Laurinburg
Tax Supervisor W. M. Monroe Laurinburg
Tax Collector Miss Coy Cameron and W. M.
Monroe Laurinburg
County Accountant Thos. J. Gill, Jr Laurinburg
Coroner M. J. McDougald Laurinburg
Surveyor E. M. Matthews Laurinburg
County Health Officer Dr. E. A. Erwin, Jr Laurinburg
Supt. of Schools J. J. Pence Laurinburg
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Eliza P. Shaw Laurinburg
Home Demonstration Agent Laura Beatty Laurinburg
Farm Demonstration Agent E. O. McMahan Laurinburg
Chmn. Bd. Education Edwin Morgan Laurinburg
Chmn. Bd. Elections Chas. L. Prince Laurinburg
District Game and Fish Protector Leroy Bostick Laurel Hill
Forest Warden A. R. McMillan Laurinburg
County Attorney Joe M. Cox Laurinburg
County Librarian Margaret Boylan Laurinburg
Veterans Service Officer I. L. McGill Laurinburg
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. B. McKinnon Laurinburg
Solicitor Joe M. Cox Laurinburg
Commissioners
Chairman E. P. Jones Johns
Commissioner J. A. Bostick Laurinburg
Commissioner A. M. McLean Wagram
Commissioner Lonnie Hammond Laurinburg
Commissioner Geo. B. Hooker Gibson
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
County Government 557
State Senators 19th District W. Erskine Smith ...Albemarle
O. L. Richardson Monroe
Member House of Representatives ..Raymond C. Barker Albemarle
Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court L. Worth Little Albemarle
Register of Deeds L. R. Almond Albemarle
Sheriff P- E. Harrin Albemarle
Treasurer Banks of Albemarle Albemarle
Auditor A. V. Thomas Albemarle
Tax Supervisor S. Craig Hopkins Albemarle
Tax Collector H. N. Thompson Albemarle
County Accountant A. V. Thomas Albemarle
Coroner M. J. Hartsell Albemarle
Surveyor Charley Harward Oakboro, Rt. 1
County Health Officer Dr. W. N. McKinzie Albemarle
Supt. of Schools James P. Sifford Albemarle
Supt. of Public Welfare Otto B. Mabry Albemarle
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Ann Cheek Albemarle
Farm Demonstration Agent H. M. Singleterry Albemarle
Chmn. Bd. Education C. B. Miller Albemarle
Chmn. Bd. Elections F. N. Patterson Albemarle
District Game and Fish Protector .. C. M. Capel Mt. Gilead
County Attorney G. Hobart Morton Albemarle
County Librarian Elmina H. Surratt Albemarle
Veterans Service Officer James Ray Clark _ Albemarle
County Court :
Judge O. J. Sikes Albemarle
Solicitor Frank N. Patterson, Jr Albemarle
Commissioners
Chairman Cecil H. Lowder Albemarle
Commissioner J. Luther Little Oakboro
Commissioner Vernon Hunsucker Albemarle
Commissioner S. P. Dennis Albemarle, Rt. 4
Commissioner C. G. Lovelady Norwood
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 was 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 R. Posey Jones Mount Airy
Member House of Representatives ... John Taylor Danbury
Clerk of Court J. Watt Turtle Danbury
Register of Deeds R. L. Smith Danbury
Sheriff Chester J. Helsabeck. Jr Danbury
Treasurer Chester J. Helsabeck, Jr Danbury
Tax Supervisor R. L. Smith Danbury
Tax Collector Chester J. Helsabeck. Jr Danbury
County Accountant R. L. Smith Danbury
Coroner Dr. R. S. Helsabeck King
Surveyor W. D. Rothrock Walnut Cove
County Health Officer Dr. Alfred Mordecai Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools J. C. Carson Germanton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Peggy V. Goff (acting) Danbury
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Offi< < Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent Elizabeth Sharp Walnut Cove
Farm Demonstration Agent E. S. Stokes Danbury
Chmn. Bd. Education Golden Baker King
Chmn. Bd. Elections Laura Ellington Sandy Ridge
District Game and Fish Protector . George A. Barr King
County Attorney Ralph J. Scott Danbury
County Librarian Mrs. R. L. Smith Danbury
Veterans Service Officer Robert Hedgecock, Jr Walnut Cove
Commissioners
Chairman Howard L. Gibson Pine Hall
Commissioner J. A. Joyce Sandy Ridge
Commissioner Harvey Johnson King
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 R. Posey Jones Mt. Airy
Member House of Representatives .. George K. Snow Mt. Airy
Clerk of Court Kermit W. Lawrence Dobson
Register of Deeds Bertha M. Shinault Dobson
Sheriff Sam C. Patterson Dobson
Treasurer Surry Co. Loan & Trust Co. Dobson
Auditor Geo. E. Welch Dobson
Tax Supervisor J. p. Fulk ...Dobson
Tax Collector J. P. Fulk ...Dobson
County Accountant Gecr. E. Welch Dobson
Coroner Dr. J. L. Woltz Mt. Airy
Surveyor Curtis Harbour Dobson, Rt. 2
County Health Officer Dr. R. B. C. Franklin Mt. Airy
Supt. of Schools John W. Comer Dobson
Supt. of Public Welfare Bausie Marion ... Dobson
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Grace P. Brown . Dobson
Farm Demonstration Agent Neill M. Smith ...Dobson
Chmn. Bd. Education R. N. Taylor White Plains
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. P. Fulk Pilot Mountain
County Attorney Fred Folger Mt. Airy
Recorder's Court :
Judge H. H. Llewellyn Mt. Airy
Solicitor Robert J. Lowell, Jr Mt. Airy
Commissioners
Chairman M. Q. Snow Elkin
Commissioner M. C. Fowler Mt. Airy
Commissioner S. M. Smith Pilot Mountain
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 Baxter C. Jones Bryson City
Member House of Representatives Bruce A. Elmore Bryson City
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Court Henry J. Truett Bryson City
Register of Deeds E. J. Seay Bryson City
Sheriff Frank Hyatt Bryson City
Treasurer Woodfin Wilson Bryson City
Auditor Richard M. Hunter Co. Bryson City
Tax Supervisor R- D. Estes Bryson City
Tax Collector Woodfin Wilson Bryson City
County Accountant Woodfin Wilson Bryson City
Coroner H. H. Welch Bryson City
Surveyor . E. P. Breedlove Almond
County Health Officer Dr. Mary Michal Waynesville
Supt. "of Schools W. L. Latham Bryson City
Supt. of Public Welfare Hilda Brown Bryson City
Home Demonstration Agent Helen Higdon Bryson City
Farm Demonstration Agent John Conyngton Bryson City
Chmn. Bd. Education S. W. Biack Bryson City
Chmn. Bd. Elections T. J. Cathey Bryson City
Forest Warden D. J. Dean Bryson City
County Attorney B. C. Jones Bryson City
County Librarian Mrs. Helen Kitrell Bryson City
Veterans Service Officer D. R. Welch 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.
Transylvania County voted with Henderson until 1868.
Population, 12,241 County Seat, Brevard
State Senators 32nd District Verne P. Clement Brevard
William Medford Waynesville
Member House of Representatives .. Melvin L. Gillespie Brevard
Clerk of Court N. A. Miller Brevard
Register of Deeds Mrs. Eva L. Gillespie Brevard
Sheriff Bert Freeman Brevard
Auditor Edwin Morgan Brevard
Tax Supervisor Edwin Morgan Brevard
Tax Collector Frank King Brevard
County Accountant Edwin Morgan Brevard
Coroner Spurg Osborne Brevard
County Health Officer Dr. Mary Michal Waynesville
Supt. of Schools j. b. Jones Brevard
Supt. of Public Welfare Dora M. Patton Brevard
H< me Demonstration Agent Mary Robinson Brevard
Farm Demonstration Agent Julian A. Glazener Brevard
Chmn. Bd. Education H. R. Sellers Brevard
Chn n. Bd. Elections Fred E. Shuford Brevard
Forest Warden Frank Morgan Rosman
County Attorney Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr Brevard
County Librarian Mrs. Lehman Kapp Brevard
Veterans Service Officer Paul Whitmire Brevard
Commissioners
Chairman Willis Brittain Brevard
Commissioner Louis Osborne Brevard
Commissioner Gaston Whitmire Brevard
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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.
Population, 5,556 County Seat, Columbia
Office Officer Address
State Senators 2nd District John C. Rodman Washington
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives ...Thomas W. Shallington Columbia
Clerk of Court C. R. Chaplin Columbia
Register of Deeds Sara L. T'aft Columbia
Sheriff B. Ray Cohoon Columbia
Treasurer The East Carolina Bank Columbia
Auditor H. S. Swain Columbia
Tax Supervisor : Magnolia Owens Columbia
County Accountant H. S. Swain Columbia
County Health Officer Dr. Claudius McGowan Plymouth
Supt. of Schools W. J. White Columbia
Supt. of Public Welfare J. W. Hamilton Columbia
Home Demonstration Agent Cornelia Simpson Columbia
Farm Demonstration Agent H. H. Harris Columbia
Chmn. Bd. Education E. R. Davenport Columbia
Chmn. Bd. Elections Nedum Brickhouse Columbia
District Game and Fish Protector ...E. L. Mosley Columbia
Forest Warden Edward Swain Columbia
County Attorney Sam S. Woodley Columbia
County Librarian Minnie Spruill Columbia
Veterans Service Officer D. A. Simmons Columbia
Recorder's Court :
Judge R. Bruce Cohoon Fairfield
Solicitor Sam S. Woodley Columbia
Commissioners
Chairman R. S. Knight, Jr Columbia
Commissioner E. S. Brickhouse Columbia
Commissioner H. T. Davenport Columbia
Commissioner B. B. Jones Columbia
Commissioner Charles Cohoon Columbia
UNION
Union County was formed in 1842 from Anson and Mecklenburg.
Population, 39,097 County Seat, Monroe
State Senators 19th District O. L. Richardson Monroe
W. Erskine Smith Albemarle
Member House of Representatives . H. B. Smith Monroe
Clerk of Court J. E. Griffin Monroe
Register of Deeds Clara Laney Monroe
Sheriff B. F. Niven Monroe
Treasurer American Bank & Trust Co Monroe
Auditor Roy J. Moore Monroe
Tax Supervisor Roy J. Moore Monroe
Tax Collector J. H. Price Monroe
County Accountant Roy J. Moore Monroe
Coroner Carl B. Wells Monroe
Surveyor Ralph W. Elliott ... Monroe
County Health Officer Dr. Clem Ham Monroe
Supt. of Schools O. M. Stanton Monroe
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Office Officer Address
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Geo. S. Lee Monroe
Home Demonstration Agent
White Jeannette Capel Monroe
Colored Bertha B. Forte Monroe
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. A. Marsh Monroe
Colored S. T. Lloyd Monroe
Chmn. Bd. Education H. G. Hawfield Monroe
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. B. McManus Monroe
District Game and Fish Protector .. S. M. Armfield MarshvilU
County Attorney J. F. Milliken Monroe
County Librarian Mrs. R. A. Morrow Monroe
Veterans Service Officer J. Neal Clark Monroe
County Recorder's Court :
Judge P. H. Johnson Monroe
Solicitor Julian C. Brooks Monroe
Commissioners
Chairman J. Vernon Griffin Wingate, Rt. 1
Commissioner Kemp Armfield Marshvilk
Commissioner Henry Myers Monroe
Commissioner Carl B. Price Monroe, Rt. 2
Commissioner S. Howard Lathan Monroe, Rt. 4
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, Hendei'son
State Senator 3rd District W. W. White Manson
Member House of Representatives .. Fred S. Royster Henderson
Clerk of Court E. O. Falkner Henderson
Register of Deeds H. M. Robinson Henderson
Sheriff E. A. Cottrell Henderson
Tax Supervisor Dorothea Woodlief Henderson
Tax Collector F. M. Dorsey Henderson
County Accountant Dorothea Woodlief Henderson
Coroner H. A. Ellis Henderson
County Health Officer Dr. A. D. Gregg Henderson
Supt. of Schools E. M. Rollins Henderson
Supt. of Public Welfare. Clara Mae Ellis Henderson
Home Demonstration Agent Montien McKaughan Henderson
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Sanders Henderson
Colored Lloyd Peace Henderson
Chmn. Bd. Education J. J. White Henderson
Chmn. Bd. Elections D. P. McDufne Henderson
District Game and Fish Protector ..Frank Wade Henderson, Rt. 4
County Attorney I. B. Watkins Henderson
County Librarian Olivia Bur well Henderson
Veterans Service Officer Brooks P. Wyche Henderson
Recorder's Court :
Judge R. E. Clements Henderson
Solicitor I. R. Watkins Henderson
Municipal Court :
Judge Henry T. Powell Henderson
Solicitor J. H. Zollicoffer Henderson
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Office Officer Address
Commissioners
Chairman Henry W. Hight Henderson
Commissioner E. L. Fleming Henderson, Rt. 3
Commissioner S. P. Rogeis Henderson
Commissioner G. W. Knott Henderson
Commissioner W. W. Grissom Henderson
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 R. N. Simms, Jr Raleigh
Wade Barber Pittsboro
Members House of Representatives Arch T. Allen Raleigh
William T. Hatch Raleigh
N. F. Ransdell Varina
Clerk of Court W. G. Mordecai Raleigh
Register of Deeds Hunter Ellington Raleigh
Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants Raleigh
Treasurer J. Milton Mangum Raleigh
Auditor Alton C. Hall Raleigh
Tax Supervisor D. B. Harrison Raleigh
Tax Collector C. C. Rich Raleigh
County Accountant A. C. Hall Raleigh
Coroner Irvin Cheek Raleigh
Surveyor Pittman Stell Zebulon
County Health Officer Dr. A. C. Bulla Raleigh
Supt. of Schools Randolph Benton Raleigh
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Josephine Kirk Raleigh
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Maude P. Mclnnis Raleigh
Colored Bertha M. Edwards Raleigh
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John L. Reitzel Raleigh
Colored W. C. Davenport Raleigh
Chmn. Bd. Education A. V. Baucom Apex
Chmn. Bd. Elections L. A. Doub Knightdale
District Game and Fish Protector B. D. Perry Wake Forest
Forest Warden H. E. Shaw Raleigh, Rt. 4
County Attorney L. S. Brassfield Raleigh
County Librarian Miss Clyde Smith Raleigh
Veterans Service Officer T. Lacy Williams Raleigh
Recorder's Courts :
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. Cotten Fuquay Springs
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Office Officer Address
Apex District :
Judge Harvey Jones Raleigh
Solicitor K. W. Johnson, Jr Apex
Zebulon District:
Judge I. D. Gill Zebulon
Solicitor A. R. House Zebulon
City Court:
Judge Paul F. Smith Raleigh
Solicitor Anonzo Lloyd Raleigh
Commissioners
Chairman John P. Swain Raleigh
Commissioner T. Floyd Adams Holly Springs
Commissioner R. O. Heater Cary
Commissioner M. Wallace Chamblee Zebulon
Commissioner W. W. Holding Wake Forest
WARREN
Warren County was formed in 1779 from Bute. Was named in honor of
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 W. W. White Manson
Member House of Representatives ...John Kerr, Jr. Warrenton
Clerk of Court Joe N. Ellis Warrenton
Register of Deeds Sam E. Allen Warrenton
Sheriff Roy V. Shearin Warrenton
Treasui'er Citizens Bank Warrenton
Auditor J. T. Ellington Warrenton
Coroner Ed Petar Ridgeway
County Health Officer Dr. A. D. Gregg Warrenton
Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen Warrenton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lora P. Wilkie Warrenton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Laura B. Barker Warrenton
Colored Annie B. Branche Warrenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Frank Reams Warrenton
Colored C. S. Wynn Warrenton
Chmn. Bd. Education Harry Walker Norlina
Chmn. Bd. Elections Richard R. Davis ....... Warrenton
District Game and Fish Protector ..A. B. Pridgen [nez
Forest Warden E. H. Pinnell Warrenton, RFD
County Attorney John Ken-. Jr Warrenton
County Librarian Mabel Davis Warrenton
Veterans Service Officer B. G. White ...Warrenton
Recorder's Court :
Judge John M. Picot Littleton
Solictor William W. Taylor. Jr Warrenton
Commissioners
Chairman W. H. Burroughs Warrenton
Commissioner A. L. Fleming Norlina
Commissioner H. L. Wall Blam
Commissioner R. L. Capps . Areola
Commissioner J. T. Harris hie/.
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WASHINGTON
Washington County was formed in 1799 from Tyrrell. Was named in honoi
of George Washington.
Population, 12,323 County Seat, Plymouth
Office Officer Address
State Senators 2nd District Hugh G. Horton Williamston
John C. Rodman Washington
Member House of Representatives John W. Darden Plymouth
Clerk of Court W. M. Darden Plymouth
Register of Deeds J. Robeit Campbell Plymouth
Sheriff J. K. Reid Plymouth
Treasurer Branch Banking & Trust Co Plymouth
Tax Supervisor E. H. Liverman Plymouth
Tax Collector E. J. Spruill . Plymouth
County Accountant E. J. Spruill ., Plymouth
Coroner ....• Jack Horner Plymouth
County Health Officer Dr. Claudius McGowan Plymouth
Supt. of Schools W. F. Veasey Plymouth
Supt. of Public Welfare Ursula B. Spruill Plymouth
Home Demonstration Agent Frances M. Darden Plymouth
Farm Demonstration Agent W. V. Hays Plymouth
Chmn. Bd. Education L. E. Hassell Roper
Chmn. Bd. Elections W. W. White Roper
District Game and Fish Protector J. T. Terry Plymouth
Forest Warden S. F. Darden Plymouth
County Attorney W. L. Whitley Plymouth
County Librarian Mrs. John Harris Plymouth
Veterans Service Officer W. R. Gaylord Plymouth
Recorder's Court :
Judge W. R. Gaylord Plymouth
Solicitor W. Blount Rodman Plymouth
Commissioners
Chairman Frank L. Brinkley Plymouth
Commissioner C. E. Ayers Plymouth
Commissioner A. R. Latham Plymouth
Commissioner Hubert L. Davenport Creswell
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 Wade E. Brown Boone
Member House of Representatives S. C. Eggers Boone
Clerk of Court Fred M. Gragg Boone
Register of Deeds Helen Underdown Boone
Sheriff C. M. Watson Boone
Tax Collector- O. L. Coffey Boone
County Accountant Paul A. Coffey Boone
Coroner Richard E. Kelley ..Boone
Surveyor Jack L. Storie Boone
County Health Officer Dr. Robert R. King, Jr Boone
Supt. of Schools W. H. Walker Boone
Supt. of Public Welfare Dave P. Mast Boone
Home Demonstration Agent Joyce Southerland Boone
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Office Officer Address
Farm Demonstration Agent L..E. Tuckwiller Boone
Chmn. Bd. Education Clyde Perry Sugar Grove
Chmn. Bd. Elections R. T. Greer Boone
District Game and Fish Protector ...Walter Edmisten Boone
Forest Warden Staple Collins Boone
County Librarian Mrs. Maude Ingle Boone
Veterans Service Officer Lionel Ward Boone
Commissioners
Chairman A. G. Miller Deep Gap
Commissioner H. O. Aldridge Banner Elk, RFD
Commissioner Rufus M. Ward Sugar Grove
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 Thomas O'Berry Goldsboro
Lawrence H. Wallace Smithfield
Member House of Representatives ..W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro
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 J. Spicer Holmes Goldsboro
County Accountant John H. Hawley, Jr Goldsboro
Coroner W. A. Seymour Goldsboro
Surveyor W. J. Outlaw Mt. Olive, Rt. 4
County Health Officer Dr. S. B. McPheeters Goldseboro
Supt. of Schools R. S. Proctor Goldsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare J. A. Best Fremont
Home Demonstration Agent
White Gertrude B. Schiebout Goldsboro
Colored Elizabeth Bright Goldsboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. S. Mintz Goldsboro
Colored M. R. Zachary Goldsboro
Chmn. Bd. Education W. R. Allen Goldsboro
Chmn. Bd. Elections C. E. Worley Goldsboro
District Game and Fish Protector ..Charlie Warren Goldsboro
Forest Warden J. U. Thompson Goldsboro, Rt. S
County Attorney Fred P. Parker, Jr Goldsboro
County Librarian Susan Borden Goldsboro
Veterans Service Officer George Monk Goldsboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge Charles P. Gaylor Goldsboro
Solicitor W. Dortch Langston Goldsboro
Commissioners
Chairman J. Clarence Grantham Four Oaks. Rt. 1
Commissioner J. T. Ballance Fremont
Commissioner J. I. Musgrave Pikeville. Rt. 1
Commissioner Robert E. Bryan Goldsboro
Commissioner W. P. Grant Goldsboro, Rt. 3
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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
England, 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
Office Officer Address
State Senator 24th District Lafayette Williams Yadkinville
Member House of Representatives ..T. E. Story Wilkesboro
Clerk of Court C. C. Hayes Wilkesboro
Register of Deeds Troy C. Foster Wilkesboro
Sheriff 0. G. Poindexter Wilkesboro
County Accountant J. C. Grayson Wilkesboro
Coroner I. M. Myers N. Wilkesboro
Surveyor T. G. Casey Cycle
County Health Officer Dr. A. J. Eller Wilkesboro
Supt. of Schools 0. B. Eller N. Wilkesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Chas. C. McNeill Wilkesboro
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Paul Greene N. Wilkesboro
Farm Demonstration Agent R. D. Smith Wilkesboro
Chmn. Bd. Education .. ...C. O. McNeill N. Wilkesboro
Chmn. Bd. Electoins C. J. Jones N. Wilkesboro
District Game and Fish Protector .. Robert Johnson Ferguson
Forest Warden Perry Lowe Pores Knob
County Attorney F. J. McDuffie Wilkesboro
Commissioners
Chairman M. F. Absher Hays
Commissioner I. J. Broyhill Boomer
Commissioner C. C. Sidden N. Wilkesboro
WILSON
Wilson County was formed 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
O. B. Moss Spring Hope
Member House of Representatives ..Larry I. Moore, Jr. Wilson
Clerk of Court Chas. C. Lamm Wilson
Register of Deeds Sadie H. Collins Wilson
Sheriff J. W. Thompson Wilson
Auditor K. J. Herring Wilson
Tax Supervisor K. J. Herring Wilson
Tax Collector W. R. Williamson Wilson
Coroner Dr. Robert E. Goudy Wilson
County Health Officer Dr. H. W. Stevens Wilson
Supt. of Schools H. D. Browning, Jr. Wilson
Supt. of Public Welfare M. G. Fulghum Wilson
Home Demonstration Agent
White Lois Rainwater Wilson
Colored Helen T. Wade Wilson
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Office Officer Address
Farm Demonstration Agent
White 3. O. Anthony Wilson
Colored C. W. Foster Wilson
Chmn. Bd. Education S. E. High, Sr Lucama
Chmn. Bd. Elections A. C. Owens Wilson
District Game and Fish Protector.. ..C. N. Woolard Wilson
Forest Warden L. W. Morris Wilson
County Attorney Larry I. Moore, Jr Wilson
County Librarian Nancy Gray Wilson
Veterans Service Officer L. G. Whitley Wilson
General County Court:
Judge R. L. Brinkley Wilson
Solicitor Silas Lucas Wilson
Municipal Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas. B. McLean Wilson
Solicitor Wade A. Gardner Wilson
Commissioners
Chairman J. T. Boyette Wilson, RFD
Commissioner L. A. Gardner Saratoga
Commissioner A. D. Williams Wilson
Commissioner W. O. Harrison Wilson
Commissioner W. H. Blalock Lucama
YADKIN
Yadkin County was formed in 1850 from Surry. Its name is derived from
the Yadkin river which runs through it. It is supposed to be an Indian name.
Yadkin voted with Surrey in 1852.
Population, 20,657 County Seat, Yadkinville
State Senator 24th District Lafayette Williams Yadkinville
Member House of Representatives ...Henry (Ted) Shore Jonesville
Clerk of Court Lon H. West Yadkinville
Register of Deeds Ray T. Moore Yadkinville
Sheriff A. F. Moxley Yadkinville
Treasurer J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Auditor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Supervisor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Collector A. F. Moxley Yadkinville
County Accountant J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Coroner J. F. Brown Yadkinville
Surveyor L. A. Shore Yadkinville
County Health Officer Dr. Alfred Mordecai Mocksville
Supt. of Schools Fred C. Hobson Yadkinville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Jewel M. Banks Yadkinville
Home Demonstration Agent Irene Brown Yadkinville
Farm Demonstration Agent D. R. Perkins Yadkinville
Chmn. Bd. Education G. C. Wallace Hamptonville
Chmn. Bd. Elections J. S. Reavis Hamptonville
District Game and Fisli Protector Frank Mackie Yadkinville
County Attorney I''. D. B. Harding Yadkinville
County Librarian Kelsie Wooten Yadkinville
Commissioners
Chairman C. G. Mathis Jonesville
Commissioner D. A. Smitherman Easl Bend
Commissioner Arthur Renegar Yadkinville
Commissioner S. H. Brewbaker ('ana. RFD
Commissioner E. R. Crater Hamptonville
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YANCEY
Yancey County was formed in ls: J ,3 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, Burnsville
Office Officer Address
State Senator 30th District Roy A. Harmon Elk Bark
Member House of Representatives ...J. Frank Huskins Burnsville
Clerk of Court Fred Proffitt Burnsville
Register of Deeds Yates Bennett Burnsville
Sheriff Suel Anglin Burnsville
Tax Supervisor W. O. Griffith Burnsville
County Accountant J. A. Goodin Burnsville
Coroner W. M. English Burnsville
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Burnsville
Supt. of Schools Frank W. Howell Burnsville
Supt. of Public Welfare L. G. Deyton Burnsville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Juanita R. Evans Burnsville
Farm Demonstration Agent V. J. Goodman Burnsville
Chmn. Bd. Education Job Thomas Green Mountain, Rt. 1
Chmn. Bd. Elections James Hutchins Windom
Forest Warden Craig English Burnsville
County Attorney Bill Atkins Burnsville
Veterans Service Officer H. G. Bailey Burnsville
Commissioners
Chairman E. N. Stamey Burnsville
Commissioner Molt Hensley Burnsville
Commissioner R. E. Holloway Sioux
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