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TO THE
1051 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
DEDICATED
Secretary of State
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CONTENTS
PART I
HISTORICAL
Page
The State 11
The State Capitol 19
Chief Executives of North Carolina
Governors of Virginia 21
Executives under the Proprietors 21
Governors under the Crown 22
Governors Elected by the Legislature 22
Governors Elected by the People 24
The State Flag 27
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 28
The Great Seal of North Carolina 30
The State Bird 33
The Halifax Resolution 34
Name of State and Nicknames 35
The State Motto 35
The State Colors 36
The State Flower 36
The State's Most Famous Toast 36
Legal Holidays in North Carolina 36
Population of the State since 1675 37
State Song 38
The Constitution of North Carolina 39
The American's Creed 77
The American Flag
Origin 77
Proper Display 79
Pledge to the Flag 83
The National Capitol 85
Declaration of Independence 88
Constitution of the United States 93
PART II
CENSUS
Seventeenth Census, 1950
Population of State 117
Population of Counties 118
Population of Cities and Towns 118
North Carolina Manual
PART III
POLITICAL
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Conprressional Districts 127
Judicial Districts 127
Senatorial Districts and Apportionment of Senators 128
Apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives. 131
State Democratic Platform 132
Plan of Organization of the State Democratic Party 143
Committees of the Democratic Party
State Democratic Executive Committee 158
Congressional District Executive Committees 162
Judicial District Executive Committees 166
Senatorial Executive Committees 170
State Democratic Solicitorial District
Executive Committees 173
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 179
State Republican Platform 181
Plan of Organization of the State Republican Party 184
Committees of the Republican Party
State Republican Executive Committee 190
Congressional, Judicial, and Senatorial
District Committees 192
Chairmen of the County Executive Committees 192
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
Popular and Electoral Vote for President by States, 1948 . . . 195
Popular Vote for President by States, 1932-1944 196
Vote for President by Counties, 1928-1948 198
Vote for Governor bv Counties, Primaries, 1948 201
Vote for Governor by Counties, General Elections, 1928-1948 . 204
Vote for State Officials, Democratic Primaries, 1940 and 1944 . 207
Vote for State Officials by Counties, Primary, 1948 210
Primarv Vote for Commissioner of Insurance, May 27, 1950. . 213
Total Votes Cast— General Election, 1948 214
Vote for Governor in Democratic Primaries, 1920-1948 215
Vote for Congressmen in Democratic Primary, May 27, 1959. 216
Vote for Congressmen in Second Primary, June 24, 1950 .... 218
Vote for Congressmen in Republican Primary, May 27, 1950. . 219
Vote for Members of Congress, 1936-1950 220
Vote for United States Senator, First Primary, May 27, 1950 . 235
Vote for United States Senator, Second Primary,
June 24, 1950 237
Vote for United States Senator, General Election,
November 7, 1950 239
Vote on Constitutional Amendments by Counties, 1950 241
Vote in Special Election on Road and School Bonds.
June 4, 1949 248
Vote on Prohibition, 1881, 1908, 1933 250
Contents
PART V
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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Agencies, Boards and Commissions 253
North Carolina Institutions
Correctional
White 275
Negro 275
Educational
White 276
Negro 283
Hospitals
White 287
Negro 290
Confederate Woman's Home 290
Examining Boards 291
State Owned Railroads 298
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
The General Assembly
Senate
Officers 301
Senators (Arranged Alphabetically) 301
Senators (Arranged by Districts) 302
Rules 303
Standing Committees 319
Seat Assignments 325
House of Representatives
Officers 326
Members (Arranged Alphabetically) 326
Members (Arranged by Counties) 828
Rules 330
Standing Committees 345
Seat Assignments 357
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Executive Officials 363
Administrative Officials 371
United States Senators 391
Representatives in Congress 393
Justices of the Supreme Court 402
Members of the General Assembly
Senators 410
Representatives 441
Occupational and Professional Classification 505
North Carolina Manual
PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
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United States Government
President and Vice-President 513
Cabinet Members 513
North Carolina Senators and Representatives in Congress. 513
United States Supreme Court Justices 513
United States District Court
Judges 513
Clerks 513
District Attorneys 513
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Fourth District 513
State Government
Legislative Department 514
Executive Department 514
Judicial Department 514
Administrative Department 515
State Institutions 516
Heads of Agencies other than State 517
County Government 518
ILLUSTRATIONS
State Capitol 18
State Flag 26
State Seal 31
State Bird 32
State Song (Words and Music) 38
Map of North Carolina 76
The American Flag Opposite Page 71
Map Showing Congressional Districts 144, 145
Map Showing Senatorial Districts 176, 177
Map Showing Judicial Districts 208, 209
Seating Diagram of Senate Chamber 324
Seating Diagram of House of Representatives 358
Pictures
Governor 362
State Officers 367
Senators and Congressmen 390, 397
Justices of the Supreme Court 404
State Senators 411, 417, 425
Members House of Representatives
443,453,461,469,478,487,499
PART I
HISTORICAL
THE STATE
North Carolina, often called the "Tar Heel" state, was the scene
of the first attempt to colonize America by English-speaking peo-
ple. Under a charter granted to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen
Elizabeth, a colony was begun in the 1580's 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 immi-
grants from Virginia. In 1663 Charles II granted to eight Lords
Proprietors a charter for the territory lying "within six and
thirty degrees of the northern latitude, and to the west as far as
the south seas, and so southerly as far as the river St Mattias,
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 noble-
men. This charter extended the limits of Carolina so that the
northern line was 36 degrees 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 on December 7, 1710, was 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 Lord 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
rejected 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 peo-
ple for a term of two years instead of being elected by the Legis-
lature for a term of one year. Edward Bishop Dudley was the
first governor elected by the people.
North Carolina seceded from the Union May 20, 1861, and was
readmitted 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
constitution since 1868, but numerous amendments have been
added to it.
North Carolina has had a democratic administration 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, 1767-1770,
and the main building was destroyed by fire February 27, 1798.
The first capitol in Raleigh was completed in 1794 and was de-
stroyed by fire on June 21, 1831. The present capitol was com-
pleted in 1840.
The state in 1790 ceded her western lands, which was composed
of Washington, Davidson, Hawkins, Greene, Sullivan, Sumner,
and Tennessee counties, to the Federal government, and between
1790 and 1796 the territory was known as Tennessee Territory,
but in 1796 it became the fifteenth state in the Union.
In 1738, the General Assembly of North Carolina passed an act
authorizing the establishment of district courts which served as
appelant courts. These courts were authorized to be held in Bath,
New Bern, and New Town — now Wilmington. In 1746, the Gen-
eral Assembly repealed the act of 1738 and established district
courts to be held at Edenton, Wilmington, and Edgecombe. From
1754 until 1790, other districts were formed as the state expanded
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in territory and developed needs for these districts. By 1790, there
were eight judicial districts divided into two ridings of four dis-
tricts each. In 1806, the General Assembly passed an act estab-
lishing a superior court in each county. The act also set up
judicial districts composed of certain contiguous counties, and this
practice of expanding the districts has continued from five dis-
tricts in 1806 until now there are twenty-one districts.
When North Carolina adopted the Federal Constitution on
November 21, 1789, she was authorized to send two senators and
five representatives to the Congress of the United States accord-
ing to the constitutional apportionment. In 1792, when the first
federal census had been completed and tabulated, it was found
that North Carolina was entitled to ten representatives. It was
then that the General Assembly divided the state into ten con-
gressional districts. In 1812, the state had grown and increased
in population until it was entitled to thirteen representatives in
Congress. Between 1812 and 1865, however, the population de-
creased so much in porportion to the population of the other states
of the Union that North Carolina was by that time entitled only
to seven representatives. Since 1865 the population of the state
has shown a slow but steady increase, and now there are twelve
congressional districts. The state, therefore, has two senators and
twelve representatives in the Congress of the United States.
North Carolina supports a nine-month school for every child of
school age and maintains a fleet of 6,130 busses by which it trans-
ports 410,000 children to school each school day in the year. Dur-
ing a nine months term these 6,130 busses travel approximately
42,910,000 miles.
January 1, 1951, the state had under its direct jurisdiction 65,-
676 miles of highways, roads, and streets in North Carolina, this
length being roughly equivalent to the distance of two and one
half times around the world at the equator. This vast mileage is
divided into three basic systems as follows:
The Rural State Highway System which covers the U. S. and
N. C. routes for a length of 10,521 miles of which 10,064 are hard
surfaced. It includes 52,822 miles of county or secondary roads
under the exclusive jurisdiction of the state of which 10,795 miles
have been hard surfaced. Phenomenal growth was noted in this
respect in 1950. The figure 10,795 having been increased from
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n,372 niiks within twelve months and representing a paving pro-
gram on this system (lining the year of 4,423 miles. This great
liaving j)rogram was financed by a special bond issue approved
by the people in an election held in June of 1949; and represents,
by far, the greatest paving program in the history of the state —
this 4,423 mils of new roads is equivalent to the distance from
Raleigh to Berlin, Germany.
In addition, the state has exclusive or co-ordinate jurisdiction
over 2,333 miles of city and town streets which form a part of
the state highway and county road system in municipalities of
which 1,841 miles are paved.
All told, the state operates a system which includes 22,700 miles
of paved roads and streets, and 42,976 miles of unpaved roads
and streets. In terms of state size, population and wealth, there
is no state in the nation which can exceed these highway and road
services to its people.
The entire program since 1921 has been financed exclusively
from the gasoline tax, motor vehicle license fees and federal aid
without recourse to property taxation or aid from the general
state fund. During the last fiscal year the state expended $80,-
502,737.00 for construction, maintenance, betterments and improve-
ments, including the operation of the Motor Vehicle Bureau, High-
way Patrol, the Highway Safety Division, several other state
agencies, and the retirement of debt.
The $200,000,000.00 secondary road improvement program men-
tioned above was but about half completed as of January 1, 1951.
Unless war shortages or other adverse influences develop, the re-
maining half of this program should be completed within the next
eighteen to twenty-four months.
North Carolina from its earliest time has always been an agri-
cultural state. In the early period the chief exports were beef,
pork, tobacco, corn, and of course, naval stores such as tar, pitch,
and turpentine, which gave an additional income to the farmers.
Some of the principal agricultural products now are corn, cotton,
tobacco, wheat, barley, oats, peanuts, soya beans, various types
of hay, potatoes, garden truck, dairy products, beef, pork, poultry,
and fruits. The production of flue-cured tobacco in 1950 totaled
857,150,000 pounds; also there was produced 16,000,000 pounds of
hurley tobacco, making a total crop of 873,150,000 pounds. Dur-
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ing: the same year North Carolina produced 248,040,000 pounds of
peanuts valued at approximately $31,501,000.00. The cotton crop
for 1950 amounted to 180,000 bales and brought approximately
$36,450,000.00. The production of hay, including- all types,
amounted to 1,246,000 tons valued at approximately $35,511,000.00.
The corn crop amounted to 81,955,000 bushels valued at $118,835,-
000.00, produced from 2,215,000 acres. Irish potatoes for 1950
amounted to 10,368,000 bushels valued at $8,294,000.00. These
potatoes were produced from a total of 64,000 acres. Sweet pota-
toes produced during the year amounted to 6,785,000 bushels pro-
duced from 59,000 acres and valued at $12,552,000.00. Soya bean
production during the year amounted to 5,117,000 bushels pro-
duced from 301,000 acres and valued at $12,537,000.00. North
Carolina produces much fruit and nuts. Commercial apple pro-
duction during the year amounted to 1,296,000 bushels valued at
$2,053,000.00; 548,000 bushels of peaches valued at $2,247,000.00;
150,000 bushels of pears valued at $300,000.00; 5,500 tons of
grapes valued at $908,000.00, and 2,047,000 pounds of pecans
valued at $618,000.00 were produced.
In addition to the agricultural products produced in North Caro-
lina, the state is becoming to be known as an industrial state.
The state manufactures furniture, textiles, tobacco, and almost
any kind of manufacturing done in any other section of the Na-
tion. There are in North Carolina eight tobacco manufacturing-
establishments, not including stemmeries, which employ 23,300
persons whose annual income is $111,900,000.00. The value of the
tobacco products produced during the year of 1949 was $538,400,-
000.00. The tobacco factories manufactured cigarettes, cigars,
smoking- tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff.
There are in the state 373 furniture manufacturing- establish-
ments which employ 31,400 persons whose salaries amount to $77,-
600,000.00. The value of the furniture manufacturing in North
Carolina during 1949 was $58,800,000.00.
There are approximately 941 textile manufacturing plants in the
state. These plants employ 220,700 persons whose gross earnings
are approximately $782,900.00. During 1949 these 941 plants pro-
duced products valuing at approximately $549,700,000.00. Some
of the pi-oducts manufactured are cotton, yarn, thread, twine,
cordage, cotton woven goods, both broad and narrow; silk and
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rayon thread, yarn and woven poods, woolen and worsted yarn,
hosiery, both seamless and full-fashion made of cotton, silk, and
nylon.
There are approximately 737 food plants in the state. These
plants employ 17,200 persons whose gross earnings are approxi-
mately $54,600,000.00. During 1949 these 737 plants produced
products valued at approximately $69,200,000.00.
There are in the state 29 transportation equipment plants which
employ 1,200 persons whose salaries amount to $1,000,000.00. The
value of the sales products produced in 1949 was approximately
82,500,000.00.
Rural electrification began in North Carolina in 1917, but very
little progress was made until 1935. Cleveland County, however,
in 1925 built approximately 90 miles of rural electric lines to
serve the farmers of that county. In 1935, there were in North
Carolina 1,884 miles of rural lines serving 11,558 farms. The last
report of the Rural Electrification Authority in North Carolina,
July 1, 1950, showed there were 72,960 miles of rural lines serv-
ing 445,176 consumers. In addition to this there were 1,872 miles
of rural electrification lines under consti'uction and 4,872 miles
authorized but not yet under construction. North Carolina has
made its greatest progress in agricultural development and rural
electrification of the farms during the least quarter of a century.
When rural electrification first began in the state, it consisted
chiefly of lights for the home produced by some type of battery
system. Now farms are electrified and stoves, ranges, washing
machines, lights, sweet potato curers, milkers, hay curers, motors
for grinding grain, and many other items are in use. It is one
of the many good labor-saving devices for the rural homes and
farm activities.
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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
rebuild on the old site, and $50,000 was appropriated for the pur-
pose. Commissioners were appointed to have the work done. The
rubbish was cleared away, the excavations made and the founda-
tions were laid. On July 4, 1833, the cornerstone was set in place.
After the foundations were laid the work progressed more
slowly, and it was so expensive that the appropriation was ex-
hausted. 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 ai-chitect who had
come from Scotland the year before. He was the builder, the archi-
tect, and 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 pui'chase 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
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
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$100,000, yet the people were satisfied. The building had been
erected with rigorous economy, and it was an object of great pride
to the people. Indeed, never was money better expended than in
the erection of this noble Capitol.
Description of the Capitol, Written by David Paton,
the Architect
"The State Capitol is 160 feet in length from north to south
by 140 feet from east to west. The whole height is 97^/2 feet in the
center. The apex of pediment is 64 feet in height. The stylobate
is 18 feet in height. The columns of the east and west porticoes
are 5 feet 21/2 inches in diameter. At entablature, including block-
ing course, is continued around the building, 12 feet high.
"The columns and entablature are Grecian Doric, and copied
from the Temple of Minerva, commonly called the Parthenon,
which was erected in Athens about 500 years before Christ. An
octagon tower surrounds the rotunda, which is ornamented with
Grecian cornices, etc., and its dome is decorated at top with a
similar ornament to that of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates,
commonly called the Lanthorn of Demosthenes.
"The interior of the Capitol is divided into three stories: First,
the lower story, consisting of ten rooms, eight of which are appro-
priated as offices to the Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Comp-
troller, each having two rooms of the same size — the one contain-
ing an area of 649 square feet, the other 528 square feet — the two
committee rooms, each containing 200 square feet, and four
closets; also the rotunda, corridors, vestibules, and piazzas, con-
tain an area of 4,370 square feet. The vestibules are decorated
with columns and antae, similar to those of the Ionic Temple on the
Ilissus, near the Acropolis of Athens. The remainder is groined
with stone and brick, springing from columns and pilasters of
the Roman Doric.
"The second story consists of Senatorial and Representatives'
chambers, the former containing an area of 2,545 and the latter
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
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area of 170 square feet; of two committee rooms, each containing
an area of 231 square 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 antae 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 antae in the Senatorial chamber and rotunda are
of the Temple of Erectheus, Minerva Polias, and Pandrosus, in
the Acropolis of Athens, near the above named Parthenon.
"Third, or attic story, consists of rooms appropriated to the
Supreme Court and Library, each containing an area of 693 square
feet. Galleries of both houses have an area of 1,300 square feet;
also two apartments entering from Senate gallery, each 169 square
feet, of four presses and the lobbies' stairs, 988 square feet. These
lobbies as well as rotunda, are lit with cupolas, and it is proposed
to finish the court and library in the florid Gothic style."
CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA
Governors of "Virginia"
Ralph Lane, April ...., 1585-June ...., 1586.
John White, April ...., 1587-August ...., 1587.
Chief Executives Under the Proprietors
William Drummond, October . .., 1663-October ...., 1667.
Samuel Stephens, October ...., 1667-December ...., 1669.
Peter Carteret, October ...., 1670-May ...., 1673.
John Jenkins, May ...., 1673-November ...., 1676.
Thomas Eastchurch, November ...., 1676- , 1678.
Thomas Miller, , 1677-
John Culpepper, , 1677- , 1678.
Seth Sothel, , 1678- ...
John Harvey, February ...., 1679-August ...., 1679.
John Jenkins, November ...., 1679- , 1681.
Seth Sothel, , 1682- , 1689.
Philip Ludwell, December ...., 1689- , 1691.
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Philip Ludwcll, November 2, 1G91- , 1694.
Thomas Jarvis, , 1691- , 1694.
John Archdale, August 31, 1694- , 1696.
John Harvey, , 1694- , 1699.
Henderfon Walker , 1699-August 14, 1704.
Robert Daniel, , 1704- , 1705.
Thomas Gary, , 1705- , 1706.
William Glover, , 1706- , 1708.
Thomas Gary, , 1708-January ...., 1711.
Edward Hyde, , 1710-May 9, 1712.
Edward Hyde, May 9, 1712-September 8, 1712.
Thomas Pollock, September 12, 1712-May 28, 1714.
Charles Eden, May 28, 1714-March 26, 1722.
Thomas Pollock, March 30, 1722-August 30, 1722.
William Reed, August 30, 1722-January 15, 1724.
George Burrington, January 15, 1724-July 17, 1725.
Richard Everard, July 17, 1725-May ...., 1728.
Governors Under the Crown
Richard Everard, May ...., 1728-February 25, 1731.
George Burrington, February 25, 1731-April 15, 1734.
Nathaniel Rice, April 15, 1734-October 27, 1734.
Gabriel Johnston, October 27, 1734-July 17, 1752.
Matthew Rowan, July 17, 1752-November 2, 1754.
Arthur Dobbs, November 2, 1754-March 28, 1765.
William Tryon, March 28, 1765-December 20, 1765.
William Tryon, December 20, 1765-JuIy 1, 1771.
James Hasell, July 1, 1771-August 12, 1771.
Josiah Martin, August 12, 1771-May ...., 1775.
Governors Elected by the Legislature
Name, County, Term of Office
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, December 19, 1776-April 18, 1777.
Richard Caswell, Dobbs, April 18, 1777-April 18, 1778.
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.
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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. Spaig-ht, 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.
William Miller, Warren, November 29, 1814-December 7, 1815.
William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1815-December 7, 1816.
William Miller, Warren, December 7, 1816-December 3, 1817.
John Branch, Halifax, December 3, 1817-November 24, 1818.
John Branch, Halifax, November 24, 1818-November 25, 1819.
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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.
Montford Stokes, Wilkes, December 18, 1830-December 13, 1831.
Montford Stokes, Wilkes, December 13, 1831-December 6, 1832.
D. L. Swain, Buncombe, December 6, 1832-December 9, 1833.
D. L. Swain, Buncombe, December 9, 1833-December 10, 1834.
D. L. Swain, Buncombe, December 10, 1834-December 10, 1835.
R. D. Spaig-ht, Jr., Craven, December 10, 1835-December 31, 1836.
Governors Elected by the People
E. B. Dudley, New Hanover, December 31, 1836-December 29, 1838.
E. B. Dudley, New Hanover, December 29, 1838-January 1, 1841.
J. M. Morehead, Guilford, January 1, 1841-December 31, 1842.
J. M. Morehead, Guilford, December 31, 1842-January 1, 1845.
W. A. Graham, Orange, January 1, 1845-January 1, 1847.
W. A. Graham, Orange, January 1, 1847-January 1, 1849.
Charles Manly, Wake, January 1, 1849-January 1, 1851.
D. S. Reid, Rockingham, January 1, 1851-December 22, 1852.
D. S. Reid, Rockingham, December 22, 1852-December 6, 1854.
Warren Winslow, Cumberland, December 6, 1854-January 1, 1855.
Thomas Bragg, Northampton, January 1, 1855-January 1, 1857.
Thomas Bragg, Northampton, January 1, 1857-January 1, 1859.
John W. Ellis, Rowan, January 1, 1859-January 1, 1861.
John W. Ellis, Rowan, January 1, 1861-July 7, 1861.
Henry T. Clark, Edgecombe, July 7, 1861-September 8, 1862.
Z. B. Vance, Buncombe, September 8, 1862-December 22, 1864.
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.
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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.
D. L. Russell, Brunswick, January 12, 1897-January 15, 1901.
C. B. Aycock, Wayne, January 15, 1901-January 11, 1905.
R. B. Glenn, Forsyth, January 11, 1905-January 12, 1909.
W. W. Kitchen, Person, January 12, 1909-January 15, 1913.
Locke Craige, Buncombe, January 15, 1913-January 11, 1917.
Thomas W. Bickett, Franklin, January 11, 1917-January 12, 1921.
Cameron Morrison, Mecklenburg, January 12, 1921-January 14,
1925.
Angus Wilton McLean, Robeson, January 14, 1925-January 11,
1929.
O. Max Gardner, Cleveland, January 11, 1929-January 5, 1933.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Pasquotank, January 5, 1933-January 7, 1937.
Clyde R. Hoey, Cleveland, January 7, 1937-January 9, 1941.
J. Melville Broughton, Wake, January 9, 1941-January 4, 1945.
R. Gregg Cherry, Gaston, January 4, 1945-January 6, 1949.
W. Kerr Scott, Alamance, January 6, 1949-
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 cf 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 materials 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 Mc-
Knitt 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 right and liberties and inhumanly shed the blood of American
patriots at Lexington.
3. Resolved, That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and in-
dependent people, are, and of right ought to be a sovereign and
* The above is found in Vol IX, pages 1263-65 of The Colonial Records of
North Carolina.
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The Mecklenburg Declaration 29
self-governing association under the control of no power other
than that of our God and the General Government of the Congress
to the maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to
each other our mutual cooperation, our lives, our fortunes, and
our most sacred honor.
4. Resolved, That as we now acknowledge the existence and 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, privileges, 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 comformably to these regula-
tions. 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 deter-
mine all matters of controversy according to said adopted laws
and to preserve peace, union and harmony in said county, and
to use every exertion to spread the love of Country and fire of
freedom throughout America, until a more general and organized
government be established in this Province.
THE GREAT SEAL
The Constitution of North Carolina, Article III, section 16, re-
quires that
"There shall be a seal of the State which shall be kept by the
Governor, and used by him as occasion may require, and shall be
called 'The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina.' All grants
and commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority
of the State of North Carolina, sealed with 'The Great Seal of the
State,' signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Secretary
of State."
The use of a Great Seal for the attestation of important docu-
ments began with the institution of government in North Carolina.
There have been at various times nine different seals in use in
the colony and State.
The present Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is de-
scribed as follows:
"The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is two and one-
(juarter 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 Noilh Carolina' and the motto
'Esse Quam Videri'." (Rev., s. 5339; Code ss. 3328, 3329; 1868-9,
c. 270, s. 35; 1883, c. 392; 1893, c. 145.)
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THE STATE BIRD
By popular choice the Cardinal was selected for adoption as
our State Bird as of March 4, 1943. (S. L. 1943 c. 595; G. S.
145-2.)
This bird is sometimes called the Winter Redbird because it is
most conspicuous in winter and is the only "redbird" present at
that season. It is an all year round resident and one of the com-
monest birds in our gardens and thickets. It is about the size of a
Catbird with a longer tail, red all over, except that the throat and
region around the bill is black; the head is conspicuously crested
and the large stout bill is red; the female is much duller — the
red being mostly confined to the crest, wings and tail. There are
no seasonal changes in the plumage.
The Cardinal is a fine singer, and what is unusual among birds
the female is said to sing as well as the male, which latter sex
usually has a monopoly of that art in the feathered throngs.
The nest is rather an untidy affair built of weed stems, grass
and similar materials in a low shrub, small tree or bunch of briars,
usually not over four feet above the ground. The usual number of
eggs to a set is three in this State, usually four further North.
Possibly the Cardinal raises an extra brood down here to make
up the difference, or possibly he can keep up his normal population
more easily here through not having to face inclement winters
of the colder North. A conspicuous bird faces more hazards.
The Cardinal is by nature a seed eater, but he does not dislike
small fruits and insects.
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THE HALIFAX RESOLUTION
Adopted by the Provincial Congress of North Carolina in Session
at Halifax, April 12, 1776
It appears to your committee that pursuant to the plan concerted
by the British Ministry for subjugating- America, the King and
Parliament of Great Britain have usurped a power over the per-
sons and properties of the people unlimited and uncontrolled; and
disregarding their humble petitions for peace, liberty and safety,
have made divers legislative acts, denouncing war, famine, and
every species of calamity, against the Continent in general. The
British fleets and armies have been, and still are, daily employed
in destroying the people, and committing the most horrid devasta-
tions on the country. The Governors in different Colonies have de-
clared protection to slaves who should imbrue their hands in the
blood of their masters. That ships belonging to America are de-
clared 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 country 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:
Resolved, 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 dele-
gates from time to time (under the direction of a general repre-
sentation thereof), to meet the delegates of the other Colonies for
such purposes 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
recorded 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
motto. It is found in Cicero in his essay on Friendship (Cicero de
Amicitia, chap. 26.)
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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; 1893, c. 145; G. S. 144-2.)
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 Desigyiated)
"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 of
Raleigh, N. C, but now living in Tennessee.)
Legal Holidays
January 1 — New Year's Day.
January 19 — Birthday of General Robert E. Lee.
February 22 — Birthday of George Washington.
Easter Monday.
April 12 — Anniversary of the Resolutions adopted by the Pro-
vincial Congress of North Carolina at Halifax, April 12, 1776,
instructing 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 Inde-
pendence."
Population 37
May 30— Memorial Day (Applies to State and National Banks
only).
July 4 — Independence Day.
September, first Monday — Labor Day.
November, Tuesday after first Monday — General Election Day.
November 11 — Armistice Day.
November, Fourth Thursday — Thanksgiving Day.
By joint Resolution No. 41 of Congress, approved by the Presi-
dent December 26, 1941, the fourth Thursday in November in each
and every year after 1941, was designated as Thanksgiving Day
and made a legal public holiday to all intents and purposes.
December 25 — Christmas Day.
Population
1675 (Estimated) 4,000
1701 (Estimated) 5,000
1707 , (Estimated) 7,000
1715 (Estimated) 11,000
1729 (Estimated) 35,000
1752 (Estimated) 100,000
1765 (Estimated) 200,000
1771 (Estimated) 250,000
1786 (Estimated) 350,000
1790 (Census) 393,751
1800 (Census) 478,103
1810 (Census) 555,500
1820 (Census) 638,829
1830 (Census) 737,987
1840 (Census) 753,409
1850 (Census) 869,039
I860 (Census) 992,622
1870 (Census) 1,071,361
1880 (Census) 1,399,750
1890 (Census) 1,617,947
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
1950 (Census) 4,061,929
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 gov-
ernment 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 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. 2. Political poiver 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 regulat-
ing the internal government and policies thereof, and of altering
and abolishing their Constitution and form of government when-
ever 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 ths American Union; that the people
thereof are a part of the American Nation; that there is no right
on the pai-t 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, oug-ht 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 binder ordinance of Con-
vention 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 insur-
rection 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 ses-
sion of the year one thousand 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 submitted 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
government ought to be forever separate and distinct from each
other.
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Sec. 9. Of the poiver of suspending laivs. All power of suspend-
ing laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without the
consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their
rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Sec. 10. Elections free. All elections ought to be free.
Sec. 11. 1)1 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. Ansivers to criminal charges. No person shall be put
to answer any criminal charge except as hereinafter allowed, but
by indictment, presentment or impeachment, but any person, when
represented by counsel, may, under sv;ch regulations as the Leg-
islature shall prescribe, waive indictment in all except capital
cases.
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.
Sec. 14. Excessive bail. Excessive bail should not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment 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. hnprisonment for debt. There shall be no imprison-
ment for debt in this State, except in cases of fraud.
Sec. 17. No perso7i taken, etc., hut by law of the land. No per-
son ought to be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold,
liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner
deprived 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 lawful-
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ness thereof, and to I'emove the same, if unlawful ; and such
remedy ou^ht not to be denied or delayed.
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. 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 m.ilitary 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 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.
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Sec. 27. Education. The people have a right to the privilege
of education, and it is the duty of the State to guard and main-
tain that right.
Sec. 28. Elections should be frequent. For redress of grievances,
and for amending and strengthening the lavi^s, 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 reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right
and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Sec. 36. Soldiers in time of peace. No soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner ;
nor in time of war but in a manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 37. Other rights of the people. This enumeration of rights
shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the
people; and all powers not herein delegated remain with the
people.
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ARTICLE II
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. Ttvo brayiches. 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-
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. Niiviher 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
Assembly, at the first session after the return of every enumera-
tion 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
contiguous territory; and no county shall be divided in the for-
mation of a Senate District, unless such county shall be equitably
entitled to two or more Senators.
Sec. 5. Regulations in relation to apportionment of represeyita-
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 representatioyi. In making the apportionment
in the House of Representatives, the ratio of representation shall
be ascertained by dividing the amount of the population of the
State, exclusive of that comprehended within those counties which
do not severally contain the one hundred and twentieth part of the
population of the State, by the number of Representatives, less
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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 twice but not three
times the said ratio there shall be assigned two Representatives,
and so on progressively, and then the remaining Representatives
shall be assigned severally to the counties having the largest
fractions.
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
preceding his election.
Sec. 8. Qualificatio7is for representatives. Each member of the
House of Rrepresentatives 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 aliTnony. The Gen-
eral Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regulating
divorce and alimony, but shall not have power to grant a divorce
or secure alimony in any individual case.
Sec. 11. Private laws in relation to names of persons, etc. The
General Assembly shall not have power to pass any private law
to alter the name of any person, or to legitimate any person not
born in lawful wedlock, or to restore to the rights of citizenship
any person convicted of an infamous crime, but shall have power
to pass general laws regulating the same.
Sec. 12. Thirty days notice shall be giveri 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
Assembly by death, resignation, or otherwise, writs of election
shall be issued by the Governor under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law.
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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
several times in each House of the General Assembly and passed
three several readings, which readings shall have been on three
different days, and agreed to by each House respectively, and
unless the 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 public, or any individual, and have the reasons
of his dissent entered on the journal.
Sec. 18. Ojficers 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
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.
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Sec. 24. Oath of members. Each member of the General Assem-
bly, 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.
Sec. 25. Terms of office. The terms of office for Senatoi's and
members of the House of Representatives shall commence at the
time of their election.
Sec. 26. Yeas and 7iays. Upon motion made and seconded in
either House by one-fifth of the membei's 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 evei-y 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 Presiding Officers of the General
Assembly. The members of the General Assembly for the term
for which they have been elected shall receive as a compensation
for their services the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day for
each day of their session, fcr a period not exceeding ninety days;
and should they remain longer in session they shall serve with-
out compensation. The compensation of the presiding officers of
the two houses shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per day for a
period not exceeding ninety days. Should an extra session of the
General Assembly be called, the members and presiding officers
shall receive a like rate of compensation for a period not exceed-
ing twenty-five days.
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,
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sanitation, and the abatement of nuisances; changing the names
of cities, towns, and townships; authorizing the laying out, open-
ing, altering, 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 establish-
ing or changing the lines of school districts; remitting fines,
penalties, and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally paid into
the public treasury; regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufac-
turing; extending the time for the assessment or collection of
taxes or otherwise relieving any collector of taxes from the due
performance of his official duties or his sureties from liability;
giving effect to informal wills and deeds; nor shall the General
Assembly enact any such local, private, or special act by the
partial repeal of a general law, but the 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.
Sec. 30. The General Assembly shall not use nor authorize to
be used any part of the amount of any sinking fund for any
purpose other than the retirement of the bonds for which said
sinking fund has been created.
Sec. 31. The General Assembly shall not use, or authorize to
be used, nor shall any agency of the State, public officer or public
employee use or authorize to be used the funds, or any part of the
funds, of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System
except for retirement system purposes. The funds of the Teachers'
and State Employees' Retirement System shall not be applied,
diverted, loaned to or used by the State, any State agency. State
officer, public officer or employee except for purposes of the Re-
tirement System: Provided, that nothing in this Section shall pro-
hibit the use of said funds for the payment of benefits, administra-
tive expenses and refunds as authorized by the Teachers' and
State Employees' Retirement Law, nor shall anything in this pro-
vision prohibit the proper investment of said funds as may be
authorized by law.
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ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. Officers of the Executive Department; Terms of Of-
fice. The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, in
whom shall be vested the supreme executive power of the State; a
Lieutenant Governor, a Secretary of State, an Auditor, a Trea-
surer, a Superintendent of Public Instruction, an Attorney Gen-
eral, a Commissioner of Agriculture, a Commissioner of Labor
and a Commissioner of Insurance, who shall be elected for a term
of four years by the qualified electors of the State, at the same
time and places and in the same manner as members of the Gen-
eral Assembly are elected. Their term of office shall commence
on the first day of January next after their election, and continue
until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, that
the officers first elected shall assume the duties of their office ten
days after the approval of this Constitution by the Congi'ess of
the United States, and shall hold their offices four years from
and after the first day of January.
Sec. 2. Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. No
person shall be eligible as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor unless
he shall have attained the age of thirty years, shall have been a
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-Governor
or President of the Senate.
Sec. 3. Returns of elections. The return of every election for of-
ficers of the Executive Department shall be sealed up and trans-
mitted to the seat of government by the returning officer, directed
to the Secretary of State. The return shall be canvassed and the
result declared in such manner as may be prescribed by law. 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 Jus-
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tice 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 cases of impeachment),
upon such conditions as he may think proper, subject to such
regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of
applying for pardons. He shall biennially communicate to the Gen-
eral Assembly each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon
granted, stating the name of each convict, the crime for which
he was convicted, the sentence and its date, the date of commuta-
tion, 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-
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, at 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 pi-oclamation, stating therein the purpose or pur-
poses for which they are thus convened.
Sec. 10. Officers rvhose appointments are not otherwise provided
for. The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and
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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. Duties of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant
Governor shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote
unless the Senate be equally divided. He shall receive such com-
pensation as shall be fixed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 12. In case of impeachment of Governor, or vacancy caused
by death or resignation. In case of the impeachment of the Gov-
ernor, his failure to qualify, his absence from the State, his in-
ability to discharge the duties of his office, or, in case the office of
Governor shall in any wise become vacant, the powers, duties and
emoluments of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor until the disability shall cease or a new Governor shall be
elected and qualified. In every case in which the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor 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 provided, and he shall continue as acting Governor
until the disabilities are removed, or a new Governor or Lieuten-
ant-Governor shall be elected and qualified. Whenever, during the
recess of the General Assembly, it shall become necessary for the
President of the Senate to administer the government, the Secre-
tary of State shall convene the Senate, that they may elect such
President. i
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 officer 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 unex-
pired term fixed in the first section of this article.
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Sec. 14. Council of State. The Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insur-
ance shall constitute, ex-officio, the Council of State, who shall ad-
vise the Governor in the execution of his office, and three of whom
shall constitute a quorum; their advice and proceedings in this
capacity shall be entered in a journal, to be kept for this purpose,
exclusively, and signed by the members present, from any part of
which any member may enter his dissent; and such journal shall
be placed before the General Assembly when called for by either
house. The Attorney General shall be, ex-officio, the legal adviser
of the executive department.
Sec. 15. Compensation of executive officers. The officers men-
tioned in this article shall, at stated periods, receive for their
services a compensation to be established by law, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during the time for which
they shall have been elected, and the said officers shall receive no
other emolument or allowance whatever.
Sec. 16. Seal of State. There shall be a seal of the State, which
shall be kept by the Governor, and used by him, as occasion may
require, and shall be called "The Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina." All grants and commissions shall be issued in the name
and by the authority of the State of North Carolina, sealed with
"The Great Seal of the State," signed by the Governor, and coun-
tersigned 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 interest 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 auth-
orized 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.
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ARTICLE IV
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Section 1. Abolishes the distinctions between actions at law ayid
suits in equity, and feigned issues. The distinctions between ac-
tions 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 denomi-
nated 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 crim-
inal action. Feigned issues shall also be abolished, and the facts
at issue tried by order of court before a jury.
Sec. 2. Division of judicial powers. The judicial power of the
State shall be vested in a Court for the Trial of Impeachments,
a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Courts of Justices of the Peace,
and such other courts inferior to the Supreme Court as may be
established by law.
Sec. 3. Trial court of impeachment. The Court for the Trial of
Impeachments shall be the Senate. A majority of the members
shall be necessary to a quorum, and the judgment shall not ex-
tend beyond removal from and disqualification to hold office in this
State; but the party shall be liable to indictment and punish-
ment according to law.
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
enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be con-
victed 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 attainder 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
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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 be-
come the judgment of the Court unless concurred in by a majority
of all the justices; and no case involving a construction of the
Constitution of the State or of the United States shall be decided
except by the Court in banc. All sessions of the Court shall be
held in the city of Raleigh. This amendment made to the Consti-
tution 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 Con-
solidated 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
jurisdiction 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 neces-
sary to give it a general supervision and control over the proceed-
ings 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 de-
cisions 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 General
Assembly shall divide the State into a number of judicial districts
which number may be increased or reduced and shall provide for
the election of one or more Superior Court judges for each dis-
trict. There shall be a Supei'ior Court in each county at least
twice in each year to continue for such time in each county as
may be prescribed by law.
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Sec. 11. Judicial Districts; Rotation; Special Superior Court
Judges; Assignment of Superior Court Judges by Chief Justice.
Each Judge of the Superior Court shall reside in the district for
which he is elected. The General Assembly may divide the State
into a number of judicial divisions. The judges shall preside in
the courts of the different districts within a division successively;
but no judge shall hold all the courts in the same district oftener
than once in four years. The General Assembly may provide by
general laws for the selection or appointment of Special or Emer-
gency Superior Court Judges not assigned to any judicial dis-
trict, who may be designated from time to time by the Chief Jus-
tice to hold court in any district or districts within the State;
and the General Assembly shall define their jurisdiction and shall
provide for their reasonable compensation. The Chief Justice,
when in his opinion the public interest so requires, may assign any
Superior Court Judge to hold one or more terms of Superior Court
in any district.
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 Gen-
eral Assembly shall allot and distribute that portion of this power
and jurisdiction which does not pertain to the Supreme Court
among the other courts prescribed in this Constitution or which
may be established by law, in such manner as it may deem best;
provide also a proper system of appeals; and regulate by law,
when necessary, the methods of proceeding in the exercise of their
powers of all the courts below the Supreme Court, so far as the
same may be done without conflict with other provisions of this
Constitution.
Sec. 13. In case of waiver of trial by jury. In all issues of fact,
joined in any court, the parties may waive the right to have the
same 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
provide for the establishment of special courts, for the trial of mis-
demeanors, in cities and towns, where the same may be necessary.
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Sec. 15. Clerk of the Snprevie 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 Su-
perior 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 laivs are, and shall be, in force. The laws of
North Carolina, not repugnant to this Constitution or the Consti-
tution and laws of the United States, shall be in force until law-
fully altered.
Sec. 20. Disposition of actions at law and siiits in equity, pend-
ing 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 there-
of, without prejudice by reason of the change; and all such actions
and suits commenced before, and pending at the adoption by the
General Assembly of the rules of practice and procedure herein
provided for, shall be heard and determined according to the prac-
tice now in use, unless otherwise provided for by said rules.
Sec. 21. Elections, terms of office, etc., of Jtistices of the Su-
prem,e and Judges of the Superior Courts. The Justices of the
Supreme courts shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State,
as is provided for the election of members of the General Assem-
bly. 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 votes of the whole State,
as is herein provided for, shall be elected by the voters of their
respective districts.
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Sec. 22. Transactions of business in the Superior Court. The
Superior 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 thereof, as is pre-
scribed for members of the General Assembly, who shall hold
office 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. Sheriffs and Coroners. In each county a sheriff and
coroner shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof as is pre-
scribed for members of the General Assembly, and shall hold their
offices for a period of four years. In each township there shall
be a constable elected in like manner by the voters thereof, who
shall hold his office for a period of two years. When there is no
coroner in a county the Clerk of the Superior Court for the county
may appoint one for special cases. In case of a vacancy existing
for any cause in any of the offices created by this section, the
commissioners of the county may appoint to such office for the
unexpired term.
Sec. 25. Vacancies. All vacancies occurring in the offices pro-
vided for by this article of the Constitution shall be filled by the
appointment 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 vacan-
cies occurring 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 of-
fices for the terms prescribed for them, respectively, next ensuing
after the next regular election for members of the General Assem-
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bly. But their terms shall begin upon the approval of this Consti-
tution 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 all of 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 jui'isdiction of other civil actions where-
in the value of the property in controversy does not exceed fifty
dollars. When an issue of fact shall be joined before a justice, on
demand of either party thereto, he shall cause a jury of six men
to be 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 shall be heard anew. In
all cases brought before a justice, he shall make a record of the
proceedings, and file the same with the clerk of the Superior Court
for his county.
Sec. 28. Vacancies in office of justices. When the office of justice
of the peace shall become vacant otherwise than by expiration of
the term, and in case of a failure by the voters of any district
to elect, the clerk of the Superior Court for the county shall ap-
point 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
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.
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Sec. 31. Removal of judges of the various courts for inability.
Any judge of the Supreme Court, or of the Superior Courts, and
the presiding officers of such courts inferior to the Supreme Court
as may be established by law, may be removed from office for
mental or physical inability, upon a concurrent resolution of two-
thirds of both Houses of the General Assembly. The judge or pre-
siding officer against whom the General Assembly may be about
to proceed shall receive notice thereof, accompanied by a copy
of the causes alleged for his removal, at least twenty days before
the day on which either House of the General Assembly shall act
thereon.
Sec. 32. Removal of clerks of the various courts for inahility.
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 in-
ability; the clerk of the Supreme Court by the judges of said
court, the clerk of the Superior Courts by the judge riding the
district, and the clerks of such courts inferior to the Supreme
Court as may be established by law by the presiding officers of
said courts. The clerk against whom proceedings are instituted
shall receive notice thereof, accompanied by a copy of the causes
alleged for his removal, at least ten days before the day appointed
to act thereon, and the clerk shall be entitled to an appeal to the
next term of the Superior Court, and thence to the Supreme Court,
as provided in other cases of appeals.
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
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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
fax. 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 ex-
penses) 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
the faith and credit of the State and to authorize counties and
municipalities 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 insurrections, 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 re-
duced during the next preceding biennium, unless the subject be
submitted to a vote of the people of the State; and for any purpose
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other than these enumerated the General Assembly shall have no
power to authorize counties or municipalities to contract debts,
and counties and municipalities shall not contract debts, during
any fiscal year, to an amount exceeding two-thirds of the amount
by which the outstanding indebtedness of the particular county
or municipality shall have been reduced during the next preceding
fiscal year, unless the subject be submitted to a vote of the people
of the particular county or 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 Assem-
bly 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 ma-
jority of those who shall vote thereon.
Sec. 5. Property exempt from taxation. Property belonging to
the State, or to municipal corporations, shall be exempt from tax-
ation. 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
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 the public schools of the State for
the term required by article nine, section three, of the Constitu-
tion: Provided, further, the State tax shall not exceed five cents
on the one hundred dollars value of property.
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Sec. 7. Acts levying taxes shall state objects, etc. Every act of
the General Assembly levying a tax shall state the special object
to which it is to be applied, and it shall be applied to no other
purpose.
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
article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of
the State, except as herein otherwise provided. (The 19th amend-
ment to the United States Constitution, ratified August 6, 1920,
provided that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any
state on account of sex." North Carolina accordingly by c. 18,
• Extra Session 1920, provided for the registration and voting of
women.)
Sec. 2. Qi(alificatio)is 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
precinct, ward, or other election district from which he has re-
moved until four months after such removal. No person who has
been convicted, or who has confessed his guilt in open court upon
indictment, of any crime the punishment of which now is, or may
hereafter be, imprisonment in the State's Prison, shall be per-
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
Assembly of North Carolina shall enact general registration laws
to carry into effect the provisions of this article.
Sec. 4. Qualificatio7i for registration. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able to read and write any section
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of the Constitution in the English language. But no male person
who was, on January 1, 1867, or at any time prior thereto, en-
titled to vote under the laws of any State in the United States
wherein he then resided, and no lienal descendant of any such
person, shall be denied the right to register and vote at any elec-
tion in this State by reason of his failure to possess the educa-
tional qualifications 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, provide for the making of a permanent record of such
registration; and all persons so registei-ed shall forever thereafter
have the right to vote in all elections by the people in this State,
unless disqualified under section 2 of this article.
Sec. 5. Indivisible plan; legislative intent. That this amend-
ment to the Constitution is presented and adopted as one indi-
visible 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. Eligibility to office; official oath. Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this article disqualified, shall be eligible to
office, but before entering upon the duties of the office he shall
take and subscribe the following oath:
"I, , do solemnly swear or (affirm) that I will
support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not in-
consistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties
of my office as So help me, God."
Sec. 8. Disqualification for office. The following classes of per-
sons shall be disqualified for office: First, all persons who shall
deny the being of Almighty God. Second, all persons who shall
have been convicted or confessed their guilt on indictment pend-
ing, and whether sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended,
of any treason or felony, or of any other crime for which the
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punishment may be imprisonment in the penitentiary, since be-
coming citizens of the United States, or of corruption or malprac-
tice in office, unless such person shall be restored to the rights of
citizenship in a manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. When this chapter operative. That this amendment to
the Constitution shall go into effect on the first day of July, 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, pro-
vision 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 a general supervision and control of
the penal and charitable institutions, schools, roads, bridges, levy-
ing of taxes, and finances of the county, as may be prescribed by
law. The register of deeds shall be ex officio clerk of the board of
commissioners.
Sec. 3. Counties to be divided into districts. It shall be the duty
of the commissioners first elected in each county to divide the
same into convenient districts, to determine the boundaries and
prescribe the name of the said districts, and to report the same
to the General Assembly before the first day of January, 1869.
Sec. 4. Townships have corporate powers. Upon the approval of
the reports provided for in the foregoing section, by the General
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 trustees,
and shall, under the supervision of the county commissioners, have
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control of the taxes and finances, roads and bridges oi the town-
ships, 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 bien-
nially elected a school committee, consisting of three persons,
whose duties shall be prescribed by law. (Amended by c. 141,
1877.)
Sec. 6. Trustees shQ.ll 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
county, 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 expenses thereof, unless approved by a majority of
those who shall vote thereon in any election held for such purpose.
Sec. 8. No money drawn except by law. No money shall be
drawn from any county or township treasury except by authority
of law.
Sec. 9. When officers enter on duty. The county officers first
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 incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Constitution.
Sec. 12. Debts in aid of the rebellion not to be paid. No county,
city, town, or other municipal corporation shall assume or pay,
nor shall any tax be levied or collected for the payment of any
debt, or the interest upon any debt, contracted directly or in-
directly in aid of or support of the rebellion.
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Sec. 13. Poivcrs 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 section 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
Assembly shall provide by general laws for the chartering and
organization of all corporations, and for amending, extending, and
forfeiture of all charters, except those above permitted by special
act. All such general laws and special acts may be altered from
time to time or repealed; and the General Assembly may at any
time by special act repeal the charter of any corporation.
Sec. 2. Debts 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
associations and joint-stock companies having any of the powers
and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or
partnerships. 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, toivns, etc.
It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide by general laws
for the organization of cities, towns, and incorporated villages,
and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing
money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to px-event
abuses in assessment and in contracting debts by such municipal
corporations.
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ARTICLE IX
EDUCATION
Section 1. Education shall be encouraged. Religion, morality,
and knowledge being necessary to good government and the hap-
piness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall for-
ever be encouraged.
Sec. 2. General Assembly shall provide for schools; separation
of the rases. 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 children 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 sec-
tion, they shall be liable to indictment.
Sec. 4. What property devoted to educational purposes. The
proceeds of all lands that have been or hereafter may be granted
by the United States to this State, and not otherwise appropriated
by this State or the United States; also all money, stocks, bonds,
and other property now belonging to any State fund for purposes
of education, also the net proceeds of all sales of the swamp lands
belonging to the State, and all other grants, gifts, or devices that
have been or hereafter may be made to the State, and not other-
wise appropriated by the State or by the terms of the grant, gift,
or devise, shall be paid into the State Treasury, and, together
with so much of the ordinary revenue of the State as may be by
law set apart for that purpose, shall be faithfully appropriated
for establishing and maintaining in this State a system of free
public schools, and for no other uses or purposes whatsoever.
Sec. 5. County school fund; proviso. All moneys, stocks, bonds,
and other property belonging to a county school fund; also the
net proceeds from the sale of estrays; also the clear proceeds of
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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 money which shall be paid by persons as an equivalent
for exemption from military duty, shall belons: to and remain in
the several counties, and shall be faithfully appropriated for
establishin.e: 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,
franchises, 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 mainten-
ance and management of said University.
Sec. 7. Benefits of the University. The General Assembly shall
provide that the benefits of the University, as 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 divi-
dends, or distributive shares of the estates of deceased persons,
shall be appropriated to the use of the University.
Sec. 8. State Board of Ediicatio7i. 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 Lieuten-
ant Governor, State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public In-
struction, and ten members to be appointed by the Governor, sub-
ject to confirmation by the General Assembly in joint session. The
General Assembly shall divide the State into eight educational
districts, which may be altered from time to time by the General
Assembly. Of the appointive members of the State Board of Edu-
cation one shall be appointed from each of the eight educational
districts, and two shall be appointed as members at large. The
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first appointments under this section shall be: Two Members ap-
pointed from educational districts for terms of two years; two
members appointed from educational districts for terms of four
years; two members appointed from educational districts for terms
of six years; and two members appointed from educational dis-
tricts 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 appointments shall not be subject to confirmation.
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the admin-
istrative head of the public school system and shall be secretary
of the board. The board shall elect a chairman and vice chair-
man. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The per diem and expenses of the appoin-
tive members shall be provided by the General Assembly.
Sec. 9. Powers and Duties of the Board. The State Board of
Education shall succeed to all the powers and trusts of the 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
convenient 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
apportion and equalize the public school funds over the State; and
generally to supervise and administer the free public school system
of the State and make all needful rules and regulations in rela-
tion thereto. All the powers enumerated in this section shall be
exercised 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 depart-
ment of agriculture, of mechanics, of mining, and of normal in-
struction.
Sec. 11. Children must attend school. The General Assembly is
hereby empowered to enact that every child of sufficient mental
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and physical ability shall attend the public schools during the
period between 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 pi'op-
erty of any resident of this State, to the value of five hundred
dollars, to be selected by such resident, shall be and is hereby
exempted from sale under execution or other final process of any
court issued for the collection of any debt.
Sec. 2. Hoynestead. Every homestead, and the dwellings and
buildings used therewith, not exceeding in value one thousand
dollars, 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 con-
tracted 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
exemption, or a mechanic's lien for work done on the premises.
Sec. 5. Benefit of widoiv. If the owner of a homestead die, leav-
ing 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 homestead 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 be-
fore marriage, and all property, real and personal, to which she
may, after marriage, become in any manner entitled, shall be and
remain the sole and seperate estate and property of such female,
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and shall not be liable for any debts, obligations, or engagements
of her husband, and may be devised, and bequeathed, and, with
the written assent of her husband, conveyed by her as if she were
unmarried.
Sec. 7. Husband may insure his life for the benefit of wife and
children. The husband may insui-e 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 to the
wife and children, or to the guardian, if under age, for her or
their own use, free from all the claims of the representatives of
her husband, or any of his creditors. And the policy shall not be
subject to claims of creditors of the insured during the life of the
insured, if the insurance issued is for the sole use and benefit of
the wife and /or children.
Sec. 8. Hoiv deed for homestead may be made. Nothing con-
tained 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 acknowledgment of his wife.
ARTICLE XI
PUNISHMENT, 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 provisions
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
convict 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
responsible officer of the State; but the convicts so farmed out
shall be at all times under the supervision and control, as to their
government and discipline, of the penitentiary board or some of-
ficer of this State.
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Sec. 2. Death pntiishv}(')}t. The object of punishments beinj; not
only to satisfy justice, but also to reform the offender, and thus
prevent crime, mui'der, arson, burg-lary, and rape, and these only,
may be i)unishable with death, if the General Assembly shall so
enact.
Sec. 3. Pcnitvni'utiij. 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 with-
in the State.
Sec. 4. Houses of correction. The General Assembly may pro-
vide for the erection of houses of correction, where vagrants and
persons guilty of misdemeanors shall be restrained and usefully
employed.
Sec. 5. Houses of refuge. A house or houses of refuge may be
established whenever the public interest may require it, for the
correction 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, the county jails, and city police prisons
secure the health and comfort of the prisoners, and that male and
female prisoners be never confined in the same room or cell.
Sec. 7. Provision for the poor and oj-phans. Beneficient provi-
sions for the poor, the unfortunate, and orphan being one of the
first duties of a civilized and Christian State, the General Assem-
bly shall, at its first session, appoint and define the duties of a
Board of Public Charities, to whom shall be entrusted the super-
vision of all charitable and penal State institutions, and who shall
annually report to the Governor upon their condition, with sug-
gestions for their improvement.
Sec. 8. Orphan houses. There shall also, as soon as practicable,
be measures devised by the State for the establishment of one or
more orphan houses, where destitute orphans may be cared for,
educated, and taught some business or trade.
Sec. 9. Inebriates and idiots. It shall be the duty of the Legisla-
ture, 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.
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Sec. 11. Self-supporting. It shall be steadily kept in view by
the Legislature and the Board of Public Charities that all penal
and charitable institutions should be made as nearly self-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
twenty-one and forty years, who are citizens of the United States,
shall be liable to duty in the militia: Provided, that all persons
who may be averse to bearing arms, from religious scruples, shall
be exempt therefrom.
Sec. 2. Organizing etc. The General Assembly shall provide for
the organizing, arming, equipping, and discipline of the militia,
and for paying the same, when called into active service.
Sec. 3. Governor, commander-in-chief. The Governor shall be
commander-in-chief, and shall have power to call out the militia
to execute the law, suppress riots or insurrections, and to repel
invasion.
Sec. 4. Exemptions. The General Assembly shall have power to
make such exemptions as may be deemed necessary, and to enact
laws that may be expedient for the government of the militia.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Convention, how called. No convention of the people
of this State shall ever be called by the General Assembly, unless
by the concurrence of two-thirds of all of the members of each
House of the General Assembly, and except the proposition. Con-
vention or NO Convention, be first submitted to the qualified voters
of the whole State, at the next general election, in a manner to
be prescribed by law. And should a majority of the votes cast
be in favor of said convention, it shall assemble on such day as
may be prescribed by the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. Hotv the Constitution may be altered. No part of the
Constitution of this State shall be altered unless a bill to alter
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the same shall have been agreed to by three-fifths of each House
of the General Assembly. And the amendment or amendments so
ag-reed 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 ma-
jority of the votes cast, such amendment or amendments shall be-
come a part of the Constitution of this State.
ARTICLE XIV
miscellaneous
Section 1. Indictments. All indictments which shall have been
found, or may hereafter be found, for any crime or offense com-
mitted before this Constitution takes effect, may be proceeded
upon in the proper courts, but no punishment shall be inflicted
which is forbidden by this Constitution.
Sec. 2. Penalty for fighting duel. No person who shall hereafter
fight a duel, or assist in the same as a second, or send, accept, or
knowingly carry a challenge therefor, or agree to go out of the
State to fight a duel, shall hold any ofRce 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
ejected or appointed by the Governor, shall hold their positions
only until other appointments are made by the Governor, or, if
the officers are elective, until their successors shall have been
chosen and duly qualified according to the provisions of this Con-
stitution.
Sec. 6. Seat of the 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
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government, 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 genera-
tion, inclusive, are hereby forever prohibited.
THE AMERICAN'S CREED
I believe in the United States of America, as a government of
the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are
derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a re-
public; 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 sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it
is my duty to my country to love it, to support its constitution,
to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all
enemies.
(The American's Creed by William Tyler Page was adopted
by an act of Congress, April 6, 1918.)
THE AMERICAN FLAG, ITS ORIGIN
In 1775, the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse carried a stand-
ard with thirteen alternate blue and silver stripes in the upper
left-hand corner. At Cambridge on January 2, 1776, Washington
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-
gi-ess.
The beautiful tradition that Betsy Ross, as early as June 1776,
made a Stars and Stripes flag from a pencil sketch supplied by
Washington but changed the points of the stars from six to five,
has become a classic. Historians doubt its accuracy. Half a dozen
localities claim to have been the place where the Stars and Stripes
was first used. Within New York State such contention has been
for Fort Ann on July 8, Fort Stanwix on August 3, Bennington
on August 13, and Saratoga on September 19, 1777. The flag with
thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, authorized on June 14, 1777,
continued to be used as the national emblem until Congress
passed the following act, which President Washington signed:
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"That from and after May 1, 1795, the flag of the United
States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white; and that
the union be fu'teen stars, white in a blue field."
This action was necessitated by the admission of the States of
Vermont and Kentucky to the Union.
The flag of 1795 had the stars arranged in three rows of five
each instead of in a circle, and served for 23 years.
With the admission of more new states, however, it became
apparent that the 1795 flag would have to be further modified;
hence in 1818 a law was passed by Congress providing:
"That from and after the fourth day of July next, the flag
of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate
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 succeed-
ing such admission."
Since 1818 additional stars have been added until today there
are 48 on the flag. No law has been passed to designate how the
stars shall be arranged. At one time they formed a design of a
larger star. Now by common practice they form six rows of eight
stars each.
Betsy Ross, it is now said, lived at 233 Arch Street, Philadel-
phia, and not at 239. She made flags, but says Theodore D. Gott-
lieb, she never made the first Stars and Stripes. He adds: "The
Department of State, the War and Navy departments, the His-
torical Sites Commission of Philadelphia and other official bodies
repudiate the legend. The book and pamphlet material available
is ovei'whelmingly against the legend.
"The story arose for the first time on Max'ch 14, 1870, when
William 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 pro-
moters 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 patriotic effect.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoni-
ously.
(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 (va-
riable) ; 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, Octo-
ber 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 holi-
days.
(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.
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(jr) The flag- should be displayed during school days in or near
every schoolhouse.
Sec. 3. That the flag, when carried in a procession with another
flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the
flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of
the center of that line.
(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade
except from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i).
(b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or
back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag
is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the
chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.
(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on
the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of
America, except during church services conducted by naval chap-
lains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the
flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy.
(d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is 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 the
center and at the highest point of the group when a number of
flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped
and displayed from staffs.
(f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of
societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United
States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags
are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should
be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may
be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of
the flag of the United States.
(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are
to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags
should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids
the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation
in time of peace.
(h) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a
staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill,
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balcony, or front of a building', the union of the flag should be
placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff.
When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extend-
ing 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 speakers right as he
faces the congregation or audience. Any other flag so displayed
in the chancel or on the platform should be placed at the clergy-
man's or speaker's left as he faces the congregation or audience.
But when the flag is displayed from a staff in a church or public
auditorium elsewhere than in the chancel or on the platform it
shall be placed in the position of honor at the right of the con-
gregation or audience as they face the chancel or platform. Any
other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the congre-
gation or audience as they face the chancel or platform.
(1) The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony
of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used
as the covering for the statue or monument.
(m) The flag, when flown at half staff, should be first hoisted
to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff posi-
tion. 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 flagstaffs in a
parade only by order of the President of the United States.
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(n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so
placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder.
The flag: should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch
the ground.
Sec. 4. That no disrespect should be shown to the flag of the
United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any
person 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
always 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 damaged 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 other-
wise 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.
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Sec. 5. That during the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the
flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in a review, all
persons present should face the flag, stand at attention, and salute.
Those present in uniform should render the right-hand salute.
When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the
right hand holding it at the left shoulder, the hand being over
the heart. Men without hats merely stand at attention. Women
should salute by placing the right hand over the heart. The
salute to the flag in the moving column should be rendered at the
moment the flag passes.
Sec. 6. That when the national anthem is played and the flag is
not displayed, all present should stand and face toward the music.
Those in uniform should salute at the first note of the anthem,
retaining this position until the last note. All others stand at
attention, men removing the headdress. When the flag is dis-
played, the salute to the flag should be given.
Sec. 7. That the pledge of allegiance to the flag, "I pledge al-
legiance 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," 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. Per-
sons in uniform shall render the military salute.
Sec. 8. Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag
of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered,
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 Flajr, 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, Massa-
chusetts. 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
Yo uth 's Compa nion.
Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence,
was the designer of the Stars and Stripes — not Betsy Ross of
Philadelphia, who made flags. He also designed the first Great
Seal of the United States, and a number of coins and several
items of paper currency in the early days of the Republic.
Hopkinson, born in Philadelphia (September 21, 1737), and a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was the first native
American composer of a secular song-, "My Days Have Been So
Wondrous Free." He was a lawyer and later a judge in New
Jersey and then in Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia (May
9, 1791). His portrait, painted by himself, hangs in the rooms of
the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia. He played the
organ and the harpsichord.
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
The Capitol building,- in Washington, D. C, is situated on a
plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River and covers
an area of 153,112 square feet, or approximately three and one-
half acres. Its length, from north to south, is 751 feet, four
inches; its width, including approaches, is 350 feet; and its loca-
tion is described as being in latitude 38°53'20.4" N. and longitude
77°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 aggre-
gate 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 Wash-
ington. 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 Decem-
ber 2, 1863.
The grounds have had an area of 58.8 acres, at one time a part
of Cern Abby Manor, and at an early date were occupied by a
subtribe of the Algonquin Indians known as the Powhatans, whose
council house was then located at the foot of the hill. By sub-
sequent 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 ac-
commodate 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 grading 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, Mass-
achusetts, and that in the columns from the quarries at Cokeys-
ville, Maryland. The House extension was first occupied for legis-
lative 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-
render of General Burgoyne, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at
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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
Proclamation, 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, 1770, 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 in-
alienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pur-
suit of Happiness. That, to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed; That, whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive 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 forms, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety
and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments
long established should not be changed for light and transient
causes; and, accordingly, all 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 ac-
customed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations,
pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce
them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty,
to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for
their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of
these Colonies, and such is now the necessity which constrains
them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history
of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated in-
juries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establish-
ment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this,
let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his assent to Laws, the most wholesome and
necessary for the public good.
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He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and
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 Re-
cords, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with
his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing
with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause
others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable
of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their
exercise; the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the
dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States for
that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreign-
ers; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither,
and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing
his Assent to laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure
of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither
swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their 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
superior to, the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction
foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giv-
ing his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartei'ing large bodies of armed troops among us:
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For protecting: them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any
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
offenses :
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbor-
ing Provience, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and
enlarging its Boundaries, so as to render it at once an example
and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into
these Colonies :
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable
Laws, and altering fundamentally, the Forms of our Govern-
ments :
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 Mer-
cenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely
paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the
Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow-Citizens, taken captive on the
high Seas, to bear Arms against their Country, to become the exe-
cutioners 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 merci-
less Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undis-
tinguished 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 char-
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acter 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.
We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their
legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We
have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and
settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and
magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our com-
mon kindred to disavow these usurpations, which inevitably in-
terrupt our connections and correspondence. They, too, have been
deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, there-
fore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation,
and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind — Enemies in War,
in Peace Friends.
We, Therefore, the Representatives of the United States of
America, in General Congress Assembled; appealing to the 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 pro-
tection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other
our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
John Hancock
Button Gwinnett Edward Rutledge
Lyman Hall Thos. Heyward, Junr.
Geo. Walton Thomas Lynch, Junr.
Wm. Hooper Arthur Middleton
Joseph Hewes Samuel Chase
John Penn Wm, Pacft
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Thos. Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
James Wilson
Geo. Ross
Caesar Rodney
Geo. Reed
Tho. M. Kean
Wm. Floyd
Phil. Livingston
Frans. Lewis
Lewis Morris
Richd. Stockton
Jno. Witherspoon
Fras. Hopkinson
John Hart
Abra Clark
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Th. Jefferson
Benja. Harrison
Thos. Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton
Robt. Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benja. Franklin
John Morton
Geo. Clymer
Jas. Smith
Geo. Taylor
Josiah Bartlett
Wm. Hippie
Saml. Adams
John Adams
Robt. Treat Payne
Eldridge Gerry
Step. Hopkins
William Ellery
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
Wm. Williams
Oliver Woolcott
Matthew Thornton
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 States, and who shall not, when elected, be an
inhabitant 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 thx-ee 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 Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thou-
sand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and
until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hamp-
shire shall be entitled to choose 3; Massachusetts, 8, Rhode Is-
land and Providence Plantations, 1; Connecticut, 5; New York, 6;
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New Jersey, 4; Pennsylvania, 8; Delaware, 1; Maryland, 6; Vir-
ginia, 10; North Carolina, 5; South Carolina, 5; and Georgia, 3.*
4. When vacancies happen in the representation from any State,
the Executive Authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill
such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and
other officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
Sec. 3 — 1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed
of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature there-
of for six years; and each Senator shall have one votef
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
expiration 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 impeach-
ments. 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 with-
out the concurrence 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
*See Article XIV, Amendments.
tSee Article XVII, Amendments,
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the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to in-
dictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.
Sec. 4 — 1. The times, places, and manner of holding elections
for Senators and Representatives shall be presci'ibed 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 Congi'ess 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 concur-
rence of two-thirds, expel a member.
3. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and
from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may
in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the
members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of
one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
4. Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without
the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor
to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be
sitting.
Sec. 6 — 1. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a
compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid
out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases,
except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective
Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for
any speech or debate in either House they shall not be questioned
in 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
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the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during- such
time; and no person holding any office under the United States
shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office.
Sec. 7 — 1. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives ; but the Senate may propose or concur
with amendments, as on other bills.
2. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate shall, before it becomes a law, be presented
to the President of the United States; if he approves, 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 objec-
tions 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, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if
approved by two-thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But
in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by
yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and
against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House re-
spectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President with-
in ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed
it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
3. Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of
the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessai-y (ex-
cept on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the Presi-
dent of the United States; and before the same shall take eifect,
shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be
repassed by two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case
of a bill.
Sec. 8 — 1. The Congress shall have power:
To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay
the debts and provide for the common defense and general wel-
fare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall
be uniform 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 unifoim 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 securi-
ties and current coin of the United States;
7. To establish postoffices and postroads;
8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by secur-
ing, for limited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive
right to their respective writings and discoveries;
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the
high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and
make rules concerning captures on land and water;
12. To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money
to that use shall be for a longer term than two years ;
13. To provide and maintain a navy;
14. To make rules for the government and regulation of the
land and naval forces;
15. To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws
of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;
16. To provide for or^-anizing, 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 train-
ing 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
authority over all places purchased by the consent of the Legisla-
ture of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of
forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful build-
ings;— and
18. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers
vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States,
or in any department or ofl[icer thereof.
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Sec. 9 — 1. The migration or importation of such persons as arty
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 i-ebellion 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
proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to
be taken.*
5. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any
State.
6. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce
or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another; nor
shall vessels bound to, or from, one State be obliged to enter, clear,
or pay duties in another.
7. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 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,
emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign state.
Sec. 10 — ]. 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 ten-
der 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
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expoi-ts, shall be for the use of the Treasury of the United States;
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 imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Article II
Section 1 — 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the United States of America. He shall hold his office dur-
ing the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President,
chosen for the same term, be elected as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the legislature
thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole num-
ber of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be en-
titled in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative or per-
son 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 in-
habitant 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 President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall,
in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives open
all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The per-
son having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, if
such number be a majority of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed; and if there be more than one who have such majority,
and have an equal number of votes, then the House of Representa-
tives 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-
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thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be nec-
essary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President,
the person having- the greatest number of votes of the electors
shall be the Vice-President. But if there should remain two or
more who have equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by
ballot the Vice President.'-'
4. The Congress may determine the time of choosing the elec-
tors 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 per-
son be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the
age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident with-
in 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,
resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice President,
declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability be removed, or a President
shall be elected.
7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a
compensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished 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 States, or any of them.
8. Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take
the following oath or affirmation :
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute
the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best
of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of
the United States."
Sec. 2 — 1. The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the sev-
eral States, when called into the actual service of the United
States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal
♦ This clause is superseded by Article XII, Amendrtients,
Constitution of the United States 101
officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject re-
lating to the duties of their respective offices ; and he shall have
power 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
present concur; and he shall nominate and, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other
officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein
otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but
the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior
officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts
of law, or in the heads of departments.
3. The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that
may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting 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 consid-
eration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either
of them, and in case of disagreement between them with respect to
the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public
ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed,
and shall commission all the officers of the United States.
Sec. 4 — The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of
the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment
for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and
misdemeanors.
Article III
Section 1 — The judicial power of the United States shall be
vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the
Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges,
both of the Supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their
services a compensation which shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office,
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Sec. 2 — 1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law
and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United
States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their
authority; — to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public min-
isters and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdic-
tion;—to controversies to which the United States shall be a
party; — to controversies between two or more States; — between a
State and citizens of another State; — between citizens of different
States ; — between citizens of the same State, claiming lands under
grants of different States, and between a State, or the citizens
thereof, and foreign States, citizens, or subjects.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, and those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme
Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before
mentioned the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction,
both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regu-
lations as the Congress shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall
be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said
crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress
may by law have directed.
Sec. 3 — 1. Treason against the United States shall consist only
in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giv-
ing them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason
unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or
on confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of
treason ; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood,
or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.
Article IV
Section 1 — Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to
the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other
State. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the man-
ner in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved,
and the effect thereof.
Sec. 2—1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States.
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2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other
crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State,
shall, on demand of the Executive authority of the State from
which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having
jurisdiction of the crime.
3. No person held to service or labor in one State, under the
laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor,
but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such
service or labor may be due.
Sec. 3 — 1. New States may be admitted by the Congress into
this Union ; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the
jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the
junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the con-
sent of the Legislatures of the States concerned, as well as of the
Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all
needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Con-
stitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the
United States, or of any particular State.
Sec. 4 — The United States shall guarantee to every State in this
Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of
them against invasion, and, on application of the Legislature, or
of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened),
against domestic violence.
Article V
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on
the application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several
States, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which,
in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part
of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-
fourths of the several States, or by conventions in three-fourths
thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be pro-
posed by the Congress ; provided that no amendment which may be
made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall
in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the Ninth
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Section of the First Article; and that no State, without its con-
sent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.
Article VI
1. All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the
adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United
States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
2. This Constitution and the laws of the United States which
shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which
shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be
the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every State shall
be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any
State to the contrary notwithstanding.
3. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the
members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and
judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several
States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Con-
stitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualifi-
cation to any office or public trust under the United States.
Article VII
The ratification of the Conventions of nine States shall be suf-
ficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the
States so ratifying the same.
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States
present the Seventeenth Day of September, in the Year of Our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In
witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.
GEO. WASHINGTON, President and deputy from Virginia,
New Hampshire — John Langdon, Nicholas Oilman, Massachusetts
— Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus King, Connecticut — Wm. Saml. John-
son, Roger Sherman, New York — Alexander Hamilton, New Jersey
— Wil. Livingston, David Brearley, Wm. Patterson, Jona. Dayton,
Pennsylvania — B. Franklin, Robt. Morris, Thos. Fitzsimmons,
James Wilson, Thomas Mifflin, Geo. Clymer, Jared Ingersoll, Gouv.
Morris, Delaware — Geo. Read, John Dickinson, Jaco. Broom, Gun-
ning Bedford, Jr., Richard Bassett, Maryland — James McHenry,
Constitution of the United States 105
Danl. Carroll, Dan. of St. Thos. Jenifer, Virginia — John Blair,
Jas. Madison, Jr. North Carolina — Wm. Blount, Hu. Williamson,
Richd. Dobbs Spaight, South Carolina — J. Rutledge, Charles
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Pierce Butler, Georgia —
William Few, Abr. Baldwin. Attest: William Jackson, Secretary.
The Constitution was declared in effect on the first Wednesday
in March, 1789.
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
The following amendments to the Constitution, Article I to X,
inclusive, were proposed at the First Session of the First Congress,
begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, March 4,
1789, and were adopted by the necessary number of States. The
original proposal of the ten amendments was preceded by this
preamble and resolution:
"The conventions of a number of the States having, at the time
of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to
prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further de-
claratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending
the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure
the beneficient ends of its institution:
"RESOLVED, By the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of
both Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to
the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States; all or any of which articles, when
ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all
intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution, namely":
Amendments
THE TEN original AMENDMENTS
(Sometimes called our Bill of Rights)
(Declared in force December 15, 1791)
Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of re-
ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech or of the press ; or the right of the people peace-
ably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances,
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Article II
A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
Article III
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 man-
ner to be prescribed by law.
Article IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon prob-
able cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly de-
scribing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to
be seized.
Article V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand
jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the
militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor
shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal
case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, lib-
erty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private
property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Article VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to
a speedy, and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and
district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which dis-
trict shall have been previously ascertained by law, and be in-
formed of the nature and cause of the accusation ; to be confronted
with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of
counsel for his defense.
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Article VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved
and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any
court of the United States than according to the rules of the com-
mon law.
Article VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Article IX
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Article X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitu-
tion, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people.
Article XI
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted
against one of the United States, by citizens of another State, or
by citizens or subjects of any foreign State.
(Proposed to the Legislatures of the several States by the Third
Congress on the 5th of March, 1794, and declared to have been
ratified by Executive Proclamation, January 8, 1798.)
Article XII
The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by
ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom at least shall
not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves ; they shall
name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in dis-
tinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President; and they shall
make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all
persons voted for as Vice President, and of the number of votes for
each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
to the seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the
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President of the Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the
certificates, and the votes shall then be counted; the person having
the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President,
if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the per-
sons having the highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list of
those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall
choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the
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. And if
the House of Representatives shall not choose a President, when-
ever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth
day of March next following, then the Vice President shall act as
President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional dis-
ability of the President. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President, if such number
be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no
person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the
purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Sena-
tors, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a
choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of
President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United
States.
(Proposed by the Eighth Congress on the 12th of December,
1803, declared ratified by the Secretary of State, September 25,
1804. It was ratified by all the States except Connecticut, Dela-
ware, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.)
Article XIII
1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly con-
victed, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject
to their jurisdiction.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro-
priate legislation.
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(Proposed by the Thirty-eighth Congress on the 1st of Feb-
ruary, 1865, declared ratified by the Secretary of State, dated
December 18, 1865. It was rejected by Delaware and Kentucky;
was conditionally ratified by Alabama and Mississippi; and Texas
took no action.)
Article XIV
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject 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 per-
son 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 Presi-
dent 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 inhabi-
tants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of
the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation
in rebellion or other crime, the basis of repi-esentation therein
shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-
one years of age in such State.
3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,
or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil
or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, 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 insur-
rection 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
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bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall
not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State
shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of 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
legislation the provisions of this article.
(The Reconstruction Amendment, by the Thirty-ninth Congress
on the 16th day of June, 1866, declared ratified by the Secretary
of State, July 28, 1868. The amendment got the support of 23
Northern States; it was rejected by Delaware, Kentucky, Mary-
land, 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
appropriate 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 is ratification January
5, 1870. .New Jersey rejected it in 1870, but ratified it in 1871.)
Article XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on in-
comes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment
among the several States, and without regard to any census or
enumeration.
(Proposed by the Sixty-first Congress, July 12, 1909, and 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 tempor-
ary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as
the Legislature may direct.
3. This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the
election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as
part of the Constitution.
(Proposed by the Sixty-second Congress on the 16th day of May,
1912, and declared ratified May 31, 1913. Adopted by all the States
except Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and
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
ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the Legislatures
of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within
seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States
by the Congress.
(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Congress, December 18, 1917, and
ratified by 36 States; was declared in effect on January 16, 1920.)
Article XIX
1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on
account of sex.
2. Congress shall have power, by appropriate legislation, to
enforce the provisions of this article.
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(Proposed by the Sixty-fifth Cong-ress. 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 January, and the terms of Senators and
Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January of the years
in M^hich such terms v^^ould have ended 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
President, 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 President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice
President elect shall act as President until a President shall have
cualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case
wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall
have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the
manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such
person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President
shall have qualified.
4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death
of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives
may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have
devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the
persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President when-
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
ratified 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
ratified 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 eff'ect on December 5, 1933, having been ratified by thirty-six
States. By proclamation of the same date, the President pro-
claimed that the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution was
repealed on December 5, 1933.)
PART II
CENSUS
POPULATION OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Seventeenth Census of the United States: 1950
Based on preliminary population figures, North Carolina's urban
places continued to grow faster than rural areas between 1940
and 1950, according to the seventeenth decennial census, issued by
Director Roy V. Peel, of the Bureau of the Census, Department
of Commerce.
According to the preliminary figures, the total urban population
increased from 974,175 in 1940 to 1,226,389 in 1950, or 25.9 per
cent, while the rural population increased from 2,597,448 in 1940
to 2,835,540 in 1950 or an increase of 9.2 per cent. The final count
of the Seventeenth Census for the entire state on April 1, 1950
was 4,061,929 compared to 3,571,623 for 1940, showing an increase
of 13.7 per cent. Urban residents accounted for 30.2 per cent of
the State's population in 1950 as compared with 27.3 per cent for
1940. Rural areas in 1950 accounted for 69.8 per cent of the total
population. The Census Bureau considers as urban areas the in-
corporated places of 2500 or more. The remaining territory is
classified as rural.
There were 30 incorporated places of 10,000 or more in 1950
according to preliminary counts. Four of these (Albemarle, Hen-
derson, Monroe, and Sanford) reached this size since 1940. All of
these cities increased in population between 1940 and 1950.
The final figures, by counties, of the 1950 census showed that
there was a gain in population in 78 of the 100 counties. Onslow
county, with an increase of 133.3 per cent had the most extensive
growth, followed by Cumberland with 61.8 per cent, Craven with
55.5 per cent. Orange with 49.2 per cent and New Hanover with
32.1 per cent.
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. The population passed 1,000,000 be-
tween 1860 and 1870, 2,000,000 between 1900 and 1910, 3,000,000
between 1920 and 1930, and 4,000,000 between 1940 and 1950. The
present population represents a density of 77.1 inhabitants per
square mile. North Carolina's total area in square miles is 52,712.
Land area is 49,142 square miles; water area is 3,570 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: 1950
County or Place
Population
County or Place
Population
County or Place
Population
The State
4,061,929
1,226,389
2,835,540
30.2
71,220
14,554
8,155
26,781
21,878
13,352
37,134
26,439
29,703
19,238
124,403
45,518
63,783
43,352
5,223
23,059
20,870
61,794
25,392
18,294
12,540
6,006
64,357
50,621
48,823
96,006
6,201
5,405
62,244
15,420
41,074
101,639
51,634
146,135
31,341
110,836
9,555
6,886
31,793
18,024
Counties — Cont.
Guilford
191,057
58,377
47,605
37,631
30,921
21,453
15,756
6,479
56,303
19,261
65,906
11,004
23,522
45,953
27,459
25,720
16,174
20,522
27,938
197,052
15,143
17,260
33,129
59,919
63,272
28,432
42,047
34,435
9,993
24,347
18,423
9,602
24,361
63,789
11,627
50,804
39,597
87,769
64,816
75,410
46,356
49,780
26,336
37,130
21,520
Counties — Cont.
Surry
Swain . .
45,593
Rural
Halifax
9,921
Per Cent Urban.
Harnett..
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke .-
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union . _.
15,194
5,048
42,034
Counties:
Alamance
Alexander
Vance
Wake
Warren
32,101
136,450
23,539
Anson
Hyde
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes.
13,180
Ashe
Iredell
18,342
Jackson
Avery
Johnston.
Jones. _ .
64,267
45,243
Wilson
54,506
Bertie
Yadkin...
Yancey
Incorporated
Places of 10,000
OR More
Albemarle
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
Concord . .
22,133
Bladen
Lee . .
16,306
Brunswick
Lenoir
Lincoln . .
Buncombe.-
Burke
McDowell.
Macon
Population
11,751
Cabarrus
52,208
Caldwell
Madison
Martin
24,495
133,219
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
16 720
Carteret
Durham
Elizabeth City...
Fayette ville
Gastonia.
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Henderson
Hickory..
High Point
Kinston .. .
70,307
Caswell --
Montgomery
Moore . .
12,682
Catawba
34,605
Nash
23,003
Cherokee
Chowan -
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
21,399
73,703
Clay,..
16,713
Cleveland
Orange
10,942
Columbus
Pamlico . . . .
14,691
Craven
Pasquotank
Pender .
39,930
Cumberland
18,278
Currituck.
Perquimans
Person.
Lexington
Monroe
13,562
Dare..
10,113
Davidson
Pitt . -
New Bern
Raleigh
Reidsville
Rocky Mount
Salisbury...
Sanford-. . .
15,784
Davie
Polk.
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
65,123
Duplin . . . .
11,760
Durham
Edgecombe
27,644
19,999
Forsyth..
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scot and.
Stanly
10,004
Franklin
Shelby
15,508
Gaston
Statesville
Thomas ville
Wiknington
Wilson . - . -
16,763
Gates
11,126
Graham ...
44,975
Granville
22,964
Greene
Stokes
Winston-Salem...
86,816
Population of Cities and Towns
119
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1950
City or Town
2,500 to 10,000
Ahoskie _ _
Asheboro
Beaufort -
Belmont
Bessemer City
Boone -
Brevard.- _
Canton
Chapel Hill
Cherryville
Clinton
Draper
Dunn_. --
Edenton _.
Elkin
Farmville
Forest City
Graham
Hamlet .
Hendersonville
Jacksonville
Kings Mountain..
Laurinburg
Leaksville
Lenoir. _.
Lincoln ton
Louisburg
Lumberton
Marion..
Mooresville
Morehead City...
Morgan ton
Mount Airy
Mount Olive
Newton
North Wilkesboro
Oxford
Plymouth
Roanoke Rapids..
Rockingham
Roxboro
Rutherfordton
Scotland Neck
Selma
Smithfield
County
Hertford
Randolph
Carteret
Gaston
Gaston
Watauga
Transylvania. .
Haywood
Orange
Gaston
Sampson
Rockingham...
Harnett
Chowan
Surry
Pitt
Rutherford
Alamance
Richmond
Henderson
Onslow
Cleveland
Scotland
Rockingham...
Caldwell
Lincoln
Franklin
Robeson
McDowell
Iredell
Carteret
Burke
Surry
Wayne
Catawba
Wilkes
Granville
Washington
Halifax
Richmond
Person
Rutherford
Halifax
Johnston
Johnston
Popula-
tion
3,568
7,674
3,217
5,341
3,965
2,964
3,893
4,924
9,169
3,486
4,399
3,629
6,325
4,454
2,844
2,941
4,965
5,013
4,917
6,061
928
193
126
057
863
5,419
2,541
9,164
2,726
7,118
5,055
8,252
7,194
3,728
6,015
4,370
6,703
4,471
8,123
3,319
,047
,139
,758
,634
,574
City or Town
2,500 to 10,003
— Continued
Southern Pines
Spencer
Spindale
Tarboro
Valdese
Wadesboro . .
Wake Forest.
Washington..
Waynesville . .
Whiteville...
Williamston. .
Less than 2,500
Aberdeen
Andrews
Angier
Apex
Archdale
Aulander
Ayden
Belhaven
Benson
Bethel
Biscoe
Black Mountain.
Boiling Springs..
Bryson City
Burgaw
Burnsville
Carolina Beach.
Carrboro
Carthage
Cary
Chadbourn . .
China Grove.
Clayton
Coats.
Columbia
Conover
Cornelius.
Dallas
Davidson.
East Flat Rock.
East Lumberton.
East Spencer
Elizabethtown. ..
Elon College
Enfield
County
Moore
Rowan
Rutherford- ..
Edgecombe...
Burke
Anson
Wake.
Beaufort
Haywood
Columbus
Martin
Moore
Cherokee
Harnett
Wake
Randolph
Bertie
Pitt
Beaufort
Johnston
Pitt
Montgomery.
Buncombe
Cleveland
Swain
Pender
Yancey
New Hanover
Orange
Moore
Wake
Columbus
Rowan
Johnston
Harnett
Tyrrell
Catawba
Mecklenburg.
Gaston
Mecklenburg.
Henderson
Robeson
Rowan
Bladen
Alamance
Halifax
Popula-
tion
179
,226
,890
,069
,735
409
701
616
288
245
978
,600
,398
178
,064
,218
116
277
494
097
398
,035
,165
,147
,501
,603
,326
,076
,789
185
,437
101
.478
225
044
157
159
,542
,450
,418
,285
108
,451
,603
101
,351
120
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: \95i)-Continued
Citv or Town
1,000 to 2,500
— Continued
Fair Bluff
Fairmont
Franklin
Franklinton
Fremont
Fuquay Springs
Garner
Gas ton. __
Gibsonville j
Granite Falls
Hazelwood
Hertford
Hillstoro
HoUv Ridge
Ho.;e Mills
Jonesvil'e
Kenly
Kerr.ersville
La Grange
Landis
Liberty
Lillington
Littleton !
Longview
Lowell
Madison
Maiden
Mars Hill
Marsh ville
Maxton
Mayodan
McAdenville
Mebane !
Mocksville
Mount Gilead
Mount Holly
Mount Pleasant
Murfreesboro
Murphy
Nashville
Norwood.
Pembroke
Pilot Mountain
Pinetops-
Pineville
County
Columbus
Robeson
Macon
Franklin
Wayne
Wake
Wake
Northampton.
Alamance
Guilford
Caldwell
Haywood
Perquimans. _.
Orange
Onslow
Cumberland- -
Yadkin
Johnston
Forsyth
Lenoir
Rowan
Randolph
Harnett
Halifax
Warren
Catawba
Gaston
Rockingham. _
Catawba
Madison
Union
Robeson
Rockingham..
Gaston
Alamance
Orange
Davie
Montgomery..
Gaston
Cabarrus
Hertford
Cherokee
Nash
Stanly
Robeson
Surry
Edgecombe
Mecklenburg..
Popula-
tion
1,050
2,318
1,964
1,408
1,390
1,998
1,182
1,216
1 1,836
2,282
1,781
2,095
1,318
1,081
1,071
1,767
1,139
2,392
1,851
1,815
1,335
1,058
1 1,169
2,281
2,312
1,783
1,943
1,329
1,255
1,978
2,245
1,059
1 2,061
1,920
1,202
2,229
1,019
2,138
2,429
1,301
1,731
1,211
1,089
1,024
1,373
City or Town
1,000 to 2,500
— Continued
Pittsboro
Raeford
Ramseur
Raiidleman..
Red Springs
Rich Square
Robbins
Robcrsoiivil'.e
Roseboro
Rowland
Saint Pauls
Siler City
Southport
Spring Hope
Spruce Pine
Stanley
Svlva
Tabor City
Tay lorsville
Troy
Tryon
Wallace
Walnut Cove
Warrenton
Warsaw
Weaver ville
Weldon
Wendell
Wilkesboro
Windsor
Zebulon
Less Than 1,000
Acme
Addor
Advance
Alexander Mills
Ansonville
Arapahoe
Arlington
Atkinson
Atlantic
Atlantic Beach
Aurora
Autryville
Baileys
BakersviUe
Banner Elk
County
Chatham
Hoke
Randolph
Randolph
Robeson
Northampton
Moore
Martin
Sampson
Robeson
Robeson
Chatham
Brunswick...
Nash
Mitchell
Gaston
Jackson
Columbus
Alexander
Montgomery.
Polk
Duplin
Stokes
Warren
Duplin
Buncombe.. _
Halifax
Wake
Wilkes
Bertie
Wake
Columbus
Moore
Davie
Rutherford . .
Anson
Pamlico
Yadkin
Pender
Carteret
Carteret
Beaufort
Sampson
Nash
Mitchell
Avery
Popula-
tion
,093
024
125
073
245
056
157
409
236
288
252
495
744
277
268
645
382
028
303
215
984
613
122
17:5
596
101
,287
,253
,361
773
,380
137
108
213
885
546
273
524
291
840
48
529
151
737
427
46J
Population of Cities and Towns
121
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: 1950— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 1,000
. — Continued
Bath
Battleboro
Bayboro
Eeirgrass
Bell Arthur
Bennett
Bertie
Beaulaville
Biltmore Forest _
Black Creek _-.-
Bladenboro_ , .
Blowing Rock.
Bolivia
Bolton
Boonville
Bostic
Bowdens..
Bridgeton.
Broadway .
Brookford _
Brunswick-
Bunlevel--
Bunn
Calypso
Cameron _ .
Candor
Cashiers
Castalia
Catawba
Cerro Gordo.
Cherry
Claremont.
Clarkton . .
Cleveland -
Clyde
Colerain...
Columbus -
Conetoe...
Conway...
Council
Cove City.
Creedmore.
Creswell
Crossnore. .
Grouse
County
Beaufort
Edgecombe.
Nash
Pamlico
Martin
Pitt
Chatham..
Bertie
Duplin
Buncombe.
Wilson
Bladen
Caldwell..
Watauga . _
Brunswick.
Columbus -
Yadkin
Rutherford -
Duplin
Craven
Lee
Catawba
Columbus.
Harnett.-.
Franklin. .
Duplin
Moore
Popula-
tion
Montgomery..
Jackson
Nash
Catawba
Columbus
Washington.
Catawba
Bladen
Rowan
Haywood...
Bertie
Polk
Edgecombe
Northampton.
Bladen
Craven
Granville
Washington.
Avery
Lincoln
378
324
452
128
190
234
259
722
680
314
793
646
211
605
497
229
240
801
469
769
189
181
251
687
280
609
305
421
503
263
73
671
587
578
598
366
486
172
613
64
463
844
427
237
308
City or Town
Less Than 1,000
— Continued
Culberson
Deep Run
Delco
Dellview
Denton
Denver...
Dillsboro.
Dobson..
Dover
Drexel
Dublin
Dudley
Dundarrach
East Bend
East Laurinburg.
Edward . . .
Elk Park..
EUenboro.
Ellerbe....
Elm City..
Eureka
Everetts...
Evergreen.
Faison
Faith
Falcon
Falkland
Fountain
Four Oaks...
Frankhnville.
Garland
Garysburg..
Gates ville..
German ton -
Gibson
Glen Alpine.
Godwin
Gold Point..
Goldston
Grainger
Granite Quarry .
Grifton
Grimesland
Grover
Halifax
County
Cherokee
Lenoir
Columbus
Gaston
Davidson
Lincoln
Jackson
Surry
Craven
Burke
Bladen
Wayne..
Hoke.
Yadkin
Scotland
Beaufort
Avery
Rutherford...
Richmond
Wilson
Wayne
Martin
Columbus
Duplin
Rowan
Cumberland -
Pitt
Pitt
Johnston
Randolph —
Sampson
Northampton
Gates
Stokes
Scotland
Burke
Cumberland .
Martin
Chatham
Lenoir
Rowan
Pitt ..--.
Pitt V.
Cleveland
Halifax
Popula-
tion
149
139
258
7
763
414
199
604
638
983
237
133
134
472
744
156
543
536
768
837
192
244
245
766
489
245
174
449
944
773
539
343
321
120
605
695
144
132
373
168
588
510
413
535
347
122
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TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: l^bO—Continued
City or Town
County
Popula-
tion
City or Town
County
Popula-
tion
Lebs Than 1,000
— Continued
Hamilton.
Martin
513
875
373
167
147
136
353
169
514
552
600
392
405
254
714
923
910
310
232
838
244
748
531
357
126
405
673
188
462
223
173
573
177
285
296
964
336
603
194
216
402
154
368
234
591
Less Than 1,000
— Continued
Manly
Moore
280
Hamilton Lakes..
Guilford
Iredell
Manteo
Dare
626
Harmony . .
Marearetsviile
Marietta
Northampton...
Robeson
Madison
Mecklenburg
Green
113
Harrellsville. .
Hertford..
Sampson
Martin... .. ..
94
Harrels Store..
Marshall.. ... . .
974
Hassell
586
Hayesville
Clay....
Maury . . .
250
Haywood
Chatham
Macon.
Mavsville
Jones
820
Highlands
McDonalds
Mc Parian
Robeson
Anson
Chatham
Johnston
Vance ...
78
Hildebran..
Burke
138
Hobgood
Halifax
Richmond
Wake
Merry Oaks
Micro
160
Hoffman .. .
309
Holly Springs..
Middleburg. .
217
Hookerton
Green
Nash
445
Hot Springs
Madison _.
Caldwell
Mecklenburg
Union _ .
Midway
Richmond......
Caswell
Northampton...
Union
479
Hudson
315
Huntersville
301
Indian Trail
Mineral Springs
Morrisville
135
Iron Station
Lincoln
Northampton.. _
Moore
Wake
219
Jackson
Caldwell
Anson
13
Jackson Springs
Morven
598
Jamestown
Guilford
Martin
New London
Newland
284
Jamesville _
Avery
Carteret
Sampson
Warren
Richmond
Robeson
Martin
423
Jefferson.. .
Ashe
676
Jupiter...
Buncombe
Bertie
Newton Grove.
374
Kelford....
869
Kenansville
Duplin... -
Vance
Norman
North Lumberton...
Oak City
312
Kittrell
422
Knightdale _.
Wake - .
515
Kure Beach
New Hanover. _-
Rutherford
Columbus
Northampton...
Cleveland
Henderson
Cleveland
Bertie
Anson
Oakboro
Stanly
627
Lake Lure . . .
Oakley
Pitt
58
Lake Waecamaw
Lasker . .
Old Fort
Oriental
McDowell
Pamlico
Robeson
Pitt
770
590
Lattimore
Orrum
160
Laurel Park
Pactolus
263
Lawndale... ..
Palmyra
Pantego...
Parkersburg
Parkton
Halifax
67
Lewiston
Beaufort
Sampson
Robeson
Martin
275
Lilesville
114
Linden..
Cumberland
Stanly
525
Locust.
Parmele
406
Lucama.
Wilson .
Patterson
Peachland
Pikeville ..
Caldwell
Anson
Wayne
Lenoir..
196
Lumber Bridge
Macclesfield
Robeson.
Edgecombe
Warren
Duplin
480
469
Macon
Pine Hill
386
Magnolia.
Pine Level
Johnston
602
Population of Cities and Towns
123
TABLE 2. POPULATION OF INCORPORATED PLACES OF LESS
THAN 10,000 IN NORTH CAROLINA: nbO— Continued
City or Town
Less Than 1,000
— Continued
Pinebluff
Pinetown.
Polkton-----
PoUocksville
Powellsville
Princeton...
Prince ville..
Proctorville.
Rhodhiss---
Richfield...
Richlands
Robbinsville.
Roberdel
Rockwell
Rolesville
Ronda
Roper
Rose HilL
Rosman.-
RoxobeL-
Ruth
Salemburg.
Saluda
Saratoga. -
Se:b^ard--
Seagrove.
Severn...
Shallotte-
Sharpsburg.
Shelmerdine .
Simpson
Sims
Smith town . .
Snow Hill
South Creek.
South Wadesboro.
Sparta
Staley
Stantonsburg .
Star
Stedman..
Stem
Stokes
Stoneville .
County
Moore
Beaufort.
Anson
Jones
Bertie
Johnston
Edgecombe.
Robeson
Burke
Caldwell...
Stanly
Onslow
Graham...
Richmond.
Rowan
Wake
Wilkes
Washington..
Duplin
Transylvania.
Bertie
Rutherford
Sampson
Polk
Wilson
Northampton.
Randolph
Northampton.
Brunswick
Edgecombe
Nash
Wilson
Pitt
Popula-
tion
Pitt
Wilson...
Yadkin ..
Green
Beaufort .
Anson
Alleghany. .
Edgecombe.
Randolph . .
Wilson
Montgomery.
Cumberland,
Granville
Pitt
Rockingham.
572
302
453
410
250
602
920
231
923
237
875
507
450
849
282
542
794
891
530
394
324
432
540
368
744
323
339
486
413
31
278
208
182
940
108
391
797
103
236
628
673
424
217
217
786
City or Town
Less Than 1,000
— Continued
Stonewall
Stovall..
Swan Quarter
Swansboro
Teachey's
Todd
Townsville.
Trenton
Trinity
Troutman .
Turkey
Unionville..
Vanceboro..
Vandemere.
Vass
Vaughn
Waco
Wagram
Walstonburg.
Warrensville.
Washington Park.
Watha
Waxhaw
Webster
West Jefferson
Whitakers. . .
Whitehall--.
Wilson Mills.
Winfall
Wingate
County
Winterville.
Winton
Wood
Woodland . .
Wood ville..
Wrightsville Beach .
Yadkin College......
Yadkin ville
Youngsville...
Pamlico. .
Granville.
Hyde-...
Onslow...
Duplin...
Ashe
Watauga..
Vance
Jones
Randolph .
Iredell....
Sampson .
Union
Craven...
Pamlico. -
Moore . . .
Warren
Cleveland .
Scotland . .
Green
Ashe
Beaufort -
Pender...
Union
Jackson . .
Ashe
Edgecombe.
Nash
Wayne
Johnston
Perquimans.
Union
Pitt
Hertford
Franklin
Northampton-
Bertie
Popula-
tion
New Hanover.
Davidson
Yadkin
Franklin
272
410
215
559
224
216
468
758
606
223
124
750
474
756
180
310
401
178
120
417
217
818
142
872
959
199
349
420
790
875
835
129
596
388
712
82
818
617
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. Washing-
ton.
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127
128 North Carolina Manual
Third District -Bevtie, 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, Pender.
Ninth District — Robeson, Bladen, Hoke, Cumberland.
Tejith 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— Awery, Davie, Mitchell, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Eighteenth District — McDowell, Transylvania, Yancey, Ruther-
ford, Henderson, Polk.
Nineteenth District — Buncombe, Madison.
Tweyitieth District — Haywood, Swain, Cherokee, Macon, Gra-
ham, Clay, Jackson.
Twenty-first District— CasweU, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry.
APPORTIONMENT OF SENATORS BY DISTRICTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS OF 1940 AND
THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 225, Pubic Laws 1941)
First District — Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates,
Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties shall elect two
senators.
District Divisions 129
Second District — Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Tyr-
rell and Washington shall elect two senators.
Third District — Noi-thanipton, 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
senators.
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
senator.
Sixteenth District — Alamance and Orange shall elect one sen-
ator.
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
senators.
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Tu'cnty-second District— Forsyth shall elect one senator.
Twenty-third District — Stokes and Suiry shall elect one senator.
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.
Ttventy-ninth District — Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga shall elect
one senator.
Thirtieth District — Avery, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey shall
elect one senator.
Thirty-first District — Buncombe shall elect one senator.
Thirty-second District— Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Polk and
Transylvania shall elect two senators.
Thirty-third District — Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and
Swain shall elect one senator.
APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CENSUS OF 1940 AND THE CONSTITUTION
(Chapter 112, Public Laws 1941)
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 .
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Craven 1
Cumberland 2
Currituck 1
Dare 1
Davidson 1
Davie 1
Duplin 1
Durham 2
Edgecombe 1
Forsyth ..,..,,. 3
No of
County Reps.
Franklin 1
Gaston 2
Gates 1
Graham 1
Granville 1
Greene 1
Guilford 4
Halifax 1
Harnett 1
Haywood 1
Henderson 1
Hertford 1
Hoke 1
Hyde 1
Iredell 1
Jackson 1
Johnston 2
Jones 1
Lee 1
Lenoir 1
Lincoln 1
Macon 1
Madison 1
Martin 1
McDowell 1
Mecklenburg .... 4
Mitchell 1
Montgomery .... 1
Moore 1
Nash 1
New Hanover ... 1
Northampton .... 1
Onslow 1
Orange ......... 1
No. of
Reps.
1
County
Pamlico
Pasquotank 1
Pender 1
Perquimans 1
Person 1
Pitt 2
Polk 1
Randolph 1
Richmond 1
Robeson 2
Rockingham 1
Rowan 2
Rutherford .
Sampson ...
Scotland ...
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union ,
Vance
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
,. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
Wake 3
Warren . . .
Washington
Watauga . .
Wayne ....
Wilkes
Wilson ....
Yadkin . . .
Yancey . . .
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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state Democratic Platform For 1950
The delegates of this convention, representing the Democratic
voters of the one hundred counties, adopt the following declara-
tion as the Platform of the Democratic Party of North Carolina
for 1950.
National Affairs
We commend the national Democratic Administration and the
progressive leadership which President Truman is giving to the
nation in these troublous times.
We specifically endorse the far-sighted and firm foreign policies
of the Truman administration. We must continue to maintain
strong defenses, to cooperate fully with the United Nations and
to strengthen with appropriate assistance the democratic forces
of the world.
We have sent billions of dollars to the war torn Democracies
of Europe in an effort to assist them to regain their rightful
position among the Nations in trade and commerce, whereby they
might gain sufficient strength to defend themselves against an at-
tack from the enemies of Democracy in that Hemisphere. These
Nations are our first line of defense against an attack from both
Cold and Shooting war weapons. We have provided these Nations
with arms, food, machinery, and credit. At the same time, we
have imbued them with moral courage and stamina. The cost in
dollars has been high but the purchase of freedom is without a
price tag. It is priceless.
We note with particular satisfaction the conspicuously useful
roles which North Carolina Democrats are playing in the national
administration.
Congress
We endorse the excellent records for patriotic and intelligent
public service which the North Carolina members of the national
Congress are making. No state is more fortunate in the charac-
ters and calibers of the men who represent it in our national
Congress.
While we deplore high taxes, heavy debts, and deficits, which,
for the most part, are due to the prosecution of the recent wars,
our goal is a balanced budget, a curtailment of the National Debt
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Democratic Platform 133
and without further increase in taxes. We urge upon our Mem-
bers in Congress the attainment of these objectives. Let nothing
short of National Disaster or National Defense deter them from
these worthy peacetime objectives.
General Assembly
We commend the truly historic accomplishments of the 1949
General Assembly. By its wise and statesmanlike actions, it broad-
ened the services of the state t-o the people.
The Scott Administration
We endorse the vigorous and forward-looking administration
which Governor Scott has provided and is continuing to provide.
His secondary road program, when completed, will knit all parts
of the state closer together and will contribute substantially to
the convenience and prosperity of the rural population of the
state.
Only less deserving of commendation has been his deep and
fruitful interest in the public schools.
His administration has been characterized throughout by a
statesinanlike determination to make more pleasant and produc-
tive the lives of those who look to agriculture for their livelihoods
and their ways of life.
We commend him for his great faith and zeal in the prosecu-
tion of public causes.
Finances
The Democratic Paity of North Carolina restates its unwaver-
ing faith in sound fiscal policies.
Taxes required to operate the Federal Government are high
and heavy. Taxes to operate the State Government are high and
numerous. Taxes for both Governments come from the same
pockets. While the Federal Government is operating on deficit
spending, the State Government cannot do so. The State Govern-
ment must remain in a solvent condition. The budget must be
kept balanced. Progress is never wisely served by a deficit.
The Democratic Party is justly proud of the financial integrity
of the State. The record of payment of its obligations is without
blemish. Because of this record, its credit ranks A-1. In selling
the recent road bonds, the very low interest rate received was
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due to our financial integrity built up and maintained with care
services of the schools were strengthened.
We commend the $50,000,000 state school building aid program
v/hich the General Assembly approved and which the voters rati-
fied by a decisive majority. The state appropriation has stimu-
lated the gi'eatest school building program in the state's history.
The administrative units have already provided more than $50,-
000,000 of local funds to supplement the state appropriation.
The 1949 General Assembly provided for the state institutions
of hi^l■her learning the largest operating budgets in their his-
tories. It added materially to their permanent improvement ap-
propriations.
The training of our children in the public schools continues to
be the main business of the State Government, and the Democratic
Party pledges to the cause of public education its continuing
friendship and its enthusiastic support.
The state school system must be strengthened and expanded as
rapidly as the state's financial resources will permit.
We note' with special concern the inadequacies of the school bus
system which result from the inability or unwillingness of the
individual counties to furnish the re^uii-ed number of additional
buses. We believe that the State should assume the full responsi-
bility of providing all buses and that the 1951 General Assembly
should provide such additional funds as may be necessary to in-
sure an adequate number of buses and to end the overloading and
the other undesirable consequences of an insufficient bus system.
In the field of Higher Education great strides of progress were
made. Seventy-two million dollars of general fvind surplus were
by successive Democratic Administrations. This record must be
maintained. The Democratic Party pledges to the people that the
financial aft'airs of the State shall remain in a solvent condition
and every effort will be made to meet the increased demands for
public services through greater efficiency and economy in govern-
ment rather than by the imposition of new taxes.
Education
The 1949 General Assembly authorized the largest appropria-
tion ever made for the support of the public school system and of
the institutions of higher learning.
Democratic Platform 135
The salaries of the teachers and the other employed personnel
were substantially increased. More teachers were provided to
lighten the pupil load resting on the individual teacher. A school
health program of inestimable value was instituted. The auxiliary
appropriated by the last General Assembly for the construction of
new buildings at the public institutions of the State. The consoli-
dated universities received $24,000,000 in appropriations for this
purpose. The teachers colleges, white and colored, received in ex-
cess of $15,000,000 for new buildings. Almost $40,000,000 was thus
appropriated for new buildings at the institutions for Higher Edu-
cation in cur State. All of this money was from the general fund
surplus. None of it was borrowed and no interest will have to be
paid.
The state's institutions of Higher Learning should receive from
the 1951 General Assembly the most generous financial support
that available revenues and a due regard to all of the needs of
the State Gcvernment make possible.
Highway Program
Roads, both primary and secondary, are the vital arteries of a
progressive and prosperous state.
Governor Scott requested the General Assembly to give the
people an opportunity to vote on $200,000,000 of bonds for build-
ing secondary roads. The Legislature agreed. The bonds were
voted and $125,000,000 have been received from the first two offers
to the public. A very low interest rate was had on these bonds,
which shews the esteem in which North Carolina is held in the
financial marts of the world. The roads are now being built.
When completed, this system of roads added to the previous ex-
panded primary system of roads will give us more hardsurface
roads under state control than any state in the Union.
We commend the General Assembly, Governor Scott, the State
Highway and Public Works Commission, and all persons who had
any part in performing this great service for the people of the
State. We pledge our undiminished support toward a wholly ade-
quate highway system.
We further commend the Scott Administration and the
Highway Commission for important improvements made during
the past year in the operation of the prison system. A first of-
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fender camp for youthful pi-isoners in Honoi' Grade has been
established at Butner. Numerous improvements have been made
in the prison farm program so that a great quantity of usable
food is being produced at the Department's sixty farm units
throughout the State. By stressing the need for economical and
efficient management the Prison Department continues to operate
within its allotted budget.
Highway Safety
The heavy accident toll on our highways is a matter of most
pressing concern to every citizen of our State. Needless numbers
of our people are losing their lives on the highways. We pledge
our best efforts to make the highways safe to travel. We com-
mend Governor Scott for being alert to this situation. We pledge
a pi'ogram of additional safety measures designed to give further
protections to the lives of our citizens while on the highways; and
we commend the urgency of the problem to the constructive con-
cern of the 1951 General Assembly.
Agriculture
Agriculture is a basic industry in North Carolina. Its pros-
perity determines to a large degree the prosperity of the entire
state.
We know that a prosperous farming population is essential to
all other prosperity in North Carolina. We have no big cities. We
have many fine rural communities in all sections of the State. For
our rural people to be happy and progressive, the Democratic
Party has for a long time insisted on an improved agricultural
"Know-how." W^e want to "know-how" to grow better crops than
any of our neighboring states. We have insisted on having the
best Agricultural and Technical Colleges in the South for the
study of our farm problems. We are proud of our State Depart-
ment of Agriculture. We point with pride to the work of the ex-
tension service.
The Democratic Party through its control of the State Govern-
ment for a half-century has made material contributions to the
stable prosperity of North Carolina agriculture.
We acknowledge that much remains to be done, but we pledge
our best effoi'ts to keep alert to the best methods of production
Democratic Platform 137
and marketing- and to keep our families well informed on the na-
tional price support program.
The success of the farm support program has been achieved
entirely under Democratic Administrations.
While on both the State and National levels, considerable prog-
ress had been made, yet much remained to be done by way of en-
riching the life of the farmer and his family. Better schools, more
research on agricultural problems, better marketing, and in par-
ticular, no statewide tax on land, are all conditions which must
be met. The pace of progress must not be slackened. To help the
farmer in meeting all of these conditions in order that he may
have a more abundant living is our hope and our pledge.
Public Welfare
The Democratic Party has consistently supported a program
for needed welfare services. During the biennium the State has
continued to make progress in the public welfare field, reflecting
the acceptance by the State of responsibility for the economic and
social well-being of all groups of citizens.
During the last General Assembly, by legislative enactment the
State recognized its responsibility for all persons in economic need
irrespective of special age groups. While we have moved ahead
from year to year in the effort to provide more adequately for
the needy aged and for dependent and neglected children, it is im-
portant that we take the necessary steps fully to implement the
provision for meeting needs of persons between 16 and 65 years
of age by utilizing State funds to supplement county appropria-
tions. Pending Federal legislation to strengthen public welfare
should, when passed, be put into immediate effect. Federal, State
and local cooperation is essential for raising average grants to
needy people to an acceptable minimum standai'd throughout the
State.
It is worthy of note by the Democratic Party that its efforts
through the years to broaden and strengthen public welfare serv-
ices have not only added immeasurably to the well-being of our
own people, but have also been recognized throughout the Nation
so that today North Carolina is known as a leader in the field
of public welfare.
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Public Recreation
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." It should be
interesting to the Democratic Party of North Carolina to note that
our State is the first to provide for a State-supervised Recreation
Program. This program of helping all classes and groups of our
citizens to enjoy this supervised type of healthful recreation has
brought wonderful results. Our people know that there is such
a thing as supervised recreation. We are indebted to those who
have spent time, talent and resources in the promotion of this
program. The Democratic Party pledges its interest and support
to all of our citizenship who have unselfishly organized and de-
veloped this progiam and wishes happiness and contentment to
those who share and profit by this program.
Health
North Carolina stands high among the states of the Union in
the provisions which it makes for public health. We have an
efficient Board of Health and a Hospital and Medical Care Pro-
gram which has already established its truly indispensable value.
One of the definite achievements of the Democratic Party has
been its vigorous promotion of the State's public health program,
particularly in the field of preventing diseases. Remarkable prog-
ress has been made in the prevention and treatment of tubercu-
losis. When the $8,000,000 building program for tubercular sana-
toria is completed next year, we expect waiting lists to be done
away with, and patients admitted for treatment on the same day
cases are diagnosed.
We, of the Democratic Party, feel that we must enlarge rather
than contract our support of our public health activities. In the
furtherance of this program many patriotic citizens, men and
women, have given of their best time and talent and when the
results of just a few future years have become revealed, there will
be a source of added satisfaction to those who have participated
and a genuine feeling of pride to the entire citizenship of the
State.
Mental Institutions
The 1949 General Assembly acted with commendable wisdom in
providing increased facilities and operating funds for the State's
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mental institutions. The care now available to our mentally sick
citizens is of the highest professional standards. We must do more
rather than less for our mental hospitals.
The last two General Assemblies have appropriated substantially
increased sums for the housing and treatment of our mentally
sick. In fact, more money has been appropriated for new build-
ings at these institutions than had been spent on the construction
of the institutions from the beginning. When this full program
has been completed, we will approach adequacy in the housing and
treatment of this unhappy and unfortunate segment of our pop-
ulation.
We heartily commend the General Assemblies and those who
have been responsible for advancing this great program for the
benefit of those who have no spokesman to stand and plead their
cause at the time and place when others are seeking appropria-
tions. There is no alumni association to promote this group. The
heart of the great Democratic Party is their advocate and our
Party will always be filled with compassion for the cause of our
mentally sick.
Labor
A large segment of our non-farm population earn their living
in factories. Some of the finest men and women in our State
are wage earners, and occupy responsible positions in their plants
and communities. About 400,000 of them are taxpayers of the
State and Nation. They have added greatly to the income of the
State through increased value added by manufacturing.
The Democratic Party is the friend of the laboring man. The
Party has pledged its support to every enterprise tending to im-
prove the conditions surrounding his place of work, and in bring-
ing about safeguards against the hazards of his occupation.
The Democratic Party has been anxious for peace and har-
mony to prevail between Labor and Management. It has insisted
on the Department of Labor exercising its good offices in concilia-
tory services.
We are happy to state that the relations between management
and laboi- in North Carolina are unusually friendly and coopera-
tive. They have been during the past two years relatively few
strikes. The services rendered by the State Department of Labor
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have been capable and helpful. The Democratic Party, always
the friend of labor, pledges its fullest support of the proper de-
mands of those who contribute to the State's prosperity with their
skills and exertion.
Conservation and Development
The State Board of Conservation and Development has been
competently active in promoting the development of the toui'ist
industry, in attracting new businesses to the State, in protecting
our forest wealth from destruction by fire and in conserving our
natural resources from unwise depletion. We commend its efficient
services and pledge to its activities our enthusiastic support.
We have much to conserve, but more to develop than perhaps
any other Southern State with great natural resources.
On the Coast we have two potentially great harbors. The
General Assembly of 1949 made provision for $7,500,000 in bonds
for the development of these harbors. If and when the Ports
are fully developed, we shall see a great flow of exports and im-
ports, greatly to the benefit of trade and commerce in the State.
In the first half of this century, North Carolina has risen in
industrial rank from the bottom to the top among the states of
the Southeast. We are now recognized as the leading state of
the New South. The Democratic Party is vitally interested in
maintaining and enhancing this position. The location of each
new factory provides more jobs and greater purchasing power
for our people. It is the desire and pledge of the Democratic
Party to maintain in North Carolina an attractive and whole-
some atmosphere for those with investment capital who would
come to North Carolina and live in our midst.
We pledge our best efforts to provide here in North Carolina
the best balance between Tourist, Agriculture and Industry to be
found anywhere.
Telephones
In North Carolina, there are in excess of 500,000 telephones or
one phone for each 8 persons in our population. There are still
pending several thousand applications for additional phones. We
believe that those phones are being installed as reasonably rapidly
as equipment and personnel make it feasible to fill the orders.
Democratic Platform 141
Governor Scott has been very active in pushing the telephone
companies to give expanded service, and the Utilities Commis-
sion has been diligent in its effoi'ts to assist in extending this
service.
We commend the Governor, the Utilities Commission, and others
who have w^orked together in bringing this highly desirable utility
within the leach of more and moi^e of our people.
Rural Electrification
Starting in 1935 with only 4 per cent of our farms having
electricity the General Assembly of that year passed the Rural
Electrification Act. Fi-om then until now there has been a
constant increase in the number of farms with electricity. Today
about 85 per cent of all the farms in our State which desire elec-
tric current have received it. Lights and power are available
at the push of a button almost everywhere you may go within
the borders of North Carolina. We pledge to continue the efforts
of Governor Scott and those who have gone before in the ex-
pansion of this service until all of our people have been fully
served.
General
The State Government is the lai-gest enterprise in North Caro-
lina. It has thousands of employees. Its activities reach benefi-
cently into the life of every citizen and into every region of the
State. This vast business is efficiently and honestly administered
in all of its parts. We commend the record for competent and
useful service which these thousands of State servants are mak-
ing.
Since we met in convention two years ago, two great North
Carolinians — J. Melville Broughton and J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
have passed away. They served their State and Party well. They
will be sorely missed in our councils.
Fifty years ago, the people of North Carolina returned the
Democratic Party to power after a brief and unhappy interlude
of Republican control. By serving the people honestly and ca-
pably, the Democratic Party has grown in numbers and in the
confidence of the people. It is upon this half-century of accom-
plishment that the Democratic Party appeals once more for the
votes of confidence of the people of North Carolina.
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Yes — the Demociatic Party as the champion of progress has
given the people of North Carolina fifty years of increasing
service. In appreciation of this trust from the great majority
of the people of our State, we again renew our pledge of con-
tinued service to make living in North Carolina a privilege and
fortunate experience.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
State and District Committees
Section 1. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall
consist of nine men and nine women from each congressional dis-
trict in the State, who shall be elected at the preliminary meet-
ing's of delegates from the congressional districts, held on the
morning of the State Convention as provided in Section 29 here-
of; 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 Com-
mittee to meet for the purpose of electing a chairman and a vice
chairman, 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 Democi'atic
Executive Committee.
Sec. 4. The Congressional Democratic Executive Committee
for each congressional district in the State shall consist of two
members 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 congres-
sional 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 prelim-
inary 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 embrac-
ing less than five counties, the committee shall consist of three
members from each county in the district.
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State Congrej
nal Districts
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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 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 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
senatorial district in the State which comprises more than one
county shall consist of one member from each county in said dis-
trict, who shall be elected at the preliminary meetings of dele-
gates 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 Dem-
ocratic Executive Committee, as soon as practicable after the
State Convention, to designate one member as chairman and one
member 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 appoint-
ment, 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
committee, or if such chairman should be incapacitated or should
fail or refuse to act, the secretary shall call a meeting of said
executive 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 vacancy; provided, however, if such vacancy shall be
in a state senatorial executive committee, in that event, any mem-
ber thereof after said vacancy shall have existed for five days,
may call a meeting to fill such vacancy.
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Sec. 9. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall have
the power to fill all vacancies occurring in said committee; va-
cancies occurring in congressional, judicial, and senatorial com-
mittees shall be filled by the executive committee of the county
in which such vacancies occur; precinct committees shall fill all
vacancies 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 Dem-
ocratic 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 elect-
ing 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, demo-
cratic executive committees in the State of the respective dates
so fixed for the holding of precinct meetings and county conven-
tions. 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 meet-
ing of the county democratic executive committee required by
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the provisions of Section 20 to be held on the day of the county
convention; and thereupon the said chairman shall issue a call
for the precinct meetings, the county convention, and the meet-
ing of the county democratic executive committee. The call shall
be in writing and, at least ten days before 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-
precinct. In each precinct there shall be an executive committee
consisting of five active Democrats, at least two of whom shall
be women, who shall be elected by the Democratic voters at the
precinct 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 member-
ship 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
committee 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 questions, 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 convention the names of the delegates and alter-
nates 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
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Governor at the last preceding gubernational election: provided
that every precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote in
the county convention, and each precinct may appoint as many
delegates to said convention as it may see fit, not exceeding three
delegates and three alternates for each vote to which said pre-
cinct 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
anticipated to come before the county convention, and in that
event, the chairman or presiding officer and the secretai'y 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
meeting in pursuance of the call of the chairman of the county
democratic 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 delegates and alternates from the Democratic voters of the
precinct.
Sec. 20. The chairman of the several precinct committees shall
compose the County Democratic Executive 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, vice chairmen,
and also a secretary. 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 chair-
man. Either the chairman or the first vice chairman shall be a
woman. The chairman, vice chairman or vice chairmen, or sec-
retary need not be members of the County Democratic Executive
Committee, but all of said officers shall be ex-officio members of
the committee, with the power to vote, however, at any organiza-
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tional meeting- of said County Democratic Executive Committee
said ex-officio members shall not have 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 re-
moval, or if such chairman should be incapacitated or should
fail or refuse to act, then the vice chairman or vice chairmen,
in their order of succession, and thereafter the secretary, shall,
in such order of succession, be vested with the full authority and
power of the chairman until such time as said county executive
committee has met and duly elected a successor to such chair-
man. 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 com-
mittee of five who shall act in its stead when the county execu-
tive 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 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 precinct meetings, and any reported challenges and
appeals therefrom ; and it shall have the power to raise the funds
necessary 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 com-
mittee 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 chair-
man is elected by the convention.
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Sec. 24. The chairman shall provide the convention with a
sufficient number of secretaries or ready accountants, who shall
reduce the votes to decimals and tabulate the same, disregard-
ing- all fractions after the second or hundreth column.
Sec. 25. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the conven-
tion from making nominations by viva voce or acclamation where
a vote by township or precinct is not demanded by any Demo-
cratic elector present.
Sec. 26. The county democratic executive committee shall have
the power to make such other rules and regulations for the hold-
ing of county conventions not inconsistent hei'ewith, 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 chainnanship if and when a
vacancy occurs 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 dele-
gate and one alternate for every 150 Democratic votes and one
delegate and one alternate for fractions over 75 Democratic votes
cast therein for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial
election.
Sec. 29. A preliminary meeting of the delegates shall be held
by each congressional district on the morning of the state con-
vention, at rooms to be designated by the State Executive Com-
mittee, for the purpose of selecting the following committees and
officers of the convention :
1. One member of the committee on Resolutions and Plat-
form.
2. One member of the committee on Permanent Organization,
Rules, and Order of Business, which committee will nominate a
permanent president and secretary of the convention.
3. One vice president of the convention.
4. One district assistant secretary.
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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, ju-
dicial, and solicitorial district, democratic executive committees;
provided, however, in districts embracing less than five counties,
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 this plan, after a
vote is cast, there shall be no change in such vote until the final
result of the ballot shall be announced by the chairman of said
convention.
Sec. 32. The chairman of the different county conventions shall
certify the list of delegates and alternates to the State Conven-
tion, and a certified list of said delegates and alternates to the
secretary of the State Executive Committee.
Sec. 33. The secretary of the State Democratic Executive Com-
mittee shall make up a I'oll of all delegates and alternates from
the several counties and transmit the same to the chairman of the
state 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
delegates 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 convention to cause the roll of delegates from that county to
be called, when the vote of such county shall be tabulated and re-
corded accoiding to the response of its delegates; but in no event
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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 right to nominate a senator to one county of the district, by a
plan of rotation or otherwise, and in which such plan was fol-
lowed 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 nomi-
nation of candidates for the State Senate by one or more counties
composing such district, but such plan shall not be effective until
the executive committee of each of the counties composing the dis-
trict shall, by a majority vote, approve such plan and file with
the chairman of the State Executive Committee a copy of the
resolution approving the same. The agreement in any senatorial
district composed of only two counties may be terminated by a
majority 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
least 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 and 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 nomi-
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nation 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
committee shall issue a call for the precinct meetings and the
county convention, notice of which call shall be sent to the precinct
officials and published in such manner and form as shall be di-
rected by the said county executive committee.
(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 candi-
dates 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
represent 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 dele-
gates 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-
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cinct meetings, and any reported challenges and appeals therefrom.
Appointment of Democratic Members of County Board of Elections
Sec. 38. The chairman of the Democratic Executive Com-
mittee in each county shall, before submitting to the State Chair-
man recommendations as to Democratic members of the county
Board of Elections in such county, call a meeting of the democratic
executive committee of the county and submit such recommen-
dations for the approval of the executive committee, and only when
such recommendations are approved by a majority of the com-
inittee 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
inconsistent 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 demo-
cratic executive committee may be created for the purpose of facil-
itating 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 meet-
ing of all members of the regular precinct executive committee
or committees who reside in the municipality, the meeting to be
called and presided over by the chairman of the county democratic
executive committee. It shall be the sole function of any municipal
democratic executive committee created under the provisions of
this section to supervise and direct the selection of candidates for
municipal offices and in so doing, the committee shall follow in
principle the procedure set out in Section 37 hereof, and to that
end, the committee 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 nomi-
nation and the ensuing general election, the vacancy caused there-
by shall be filled by the action of the state executive committee;
in the event of such vacancy in the case of a district office (ex-
cept in a state senatorial district operating under a rotation agree-
ment which concedes the candidate for senator or one of the can-
didates 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 composed
either of only one county or of two or more counties operating
under a rotation agreement which concedes the candidate for sena-
tor or any one of the candidates for senator to one county, in
either of said events, the vacancies 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 ordered
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 be made by the appropriate
committee in like manner as hereinbefore provided. Any nomina-
tion 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 con-
vention.
Sec. 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.
Sec. 43-A. The State Democratic Executive Committee shall ap-
point a committee of three whose duty it shall be to audit, not less
frequently than biennially, the financial accounts and balances of
the Committee.
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 Exec-
utive 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 May 11, 1950.
B. EVERETT JORDAN,
Chairman.
COMMITTEES OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(From list furnished by Secretary, State Democratic
Executive Committee)
State Democratic Executive Committee
1950
OFFICERS
Chairman Everett Jordan
Vice-Chairman Mrs. D. A. McCormick
Secretary H. Clifton Blue
Committees
First District
Beaufort S. M. Blount Washington
Beaufort Elizabeth Warren Washington
Camden Mrs. Annie Forbes Shawboro
Chowan T. C. B yrum Edenton
Currituck Mrs. Dudley Bagley ." Moyock
Dare R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo
Gates A. P. Godwin, Jr Gatesville
Hertford D. C. Barnes ; Murfreesboro
Hyde Mrs. S. M. Gibbs Swan Quarter
Martin Hugh Horton Williamston
Martin Mrs. E. S. Peele .- Williamston
Pasquotank Alton Aydlett Elizabeth City
Pasquotank Mrs. Treva Pendleton '. Elizabeth City
Perquimans Mrs. Jack Kanoy Hertford
Pitt Mrs. W. I. Bissette Grifton
Pitt Dr. Paul Jones Farmville
Tyrrell Mrs. Earl Cohoon Columbia
Washington Carl Bailey Plymouth
Second District
Bertie W. B. Hoggard Aulander
Bertie Mrs. C. W. Beasley Colerain
Edgecombe Harold A. Braswell Whitakers
Edgecombe Henry C. Bourne Tarboro
Edgecombe Mrs. J. W. Sexton Tarboro
Greene Earl Lang Walstonburg
Greene Geo. W. Edwards Snow Hill
Greene Mrs. E. A. Rasberry Snow Hill
Halifax - A.J. Jones, Jr Tillery
Halifax Mrs. Vernon Mohon Littleton
Lenoir Merriwether Lewis Kinstnn
Lenoir Mrs. Verde Noble Deep Run
Northampton H. L. Joyner Jackson
Northampton Mrs. R. J. White Conway
Warren John H. Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Warren Mrs. W. D. Rodgers Warrenton
Wilson Mrs. Everette Blake Wilson
Wilson Luke Lamb Wilson
Third District
Carteret C. G. Holland Beaufort
Carteret Mrs. Clayton Fulcher, Sr , . . Atlantic
Craven Norris C. Reed, Jr New Bern
Craven Miss Leonora Carawan Raleigh
Duplin Rivers D. Johnson, Sr Warsaw
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Duplin Mrs. Guy V. Gooding Kenaiisville
Jones W. M. Whitalier ; Trenton
Jones Mrs. John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Onslow John D. Warlick Jacksonville
Onslow : .Mrs. E. W. Summersill Jacksonville
Pamlico T. B. Woodard Bayboro
Pamlico Mrs. Sadie Lupton Bayboro
Pender CUfton L. Moore Burgaw
Pender Mrs. Vivian Whitfield Burgaw
Sampson Henry Vann Clinton
Sampson Mrs. Jack Poole Clinton
Wayne J. Faison Thompson Goldsboro
Wajme Mrs. Hugh Dorteh Goldsboro
Fourth District
Chatham Walter D. Siler Siler City
Chatham Mrs. Margaret Sharpe Star Rt., Chapel Hill
Franklin Edward Griffin Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. Eva Person R-2, Louisburg
Johnston Adam Whitley Smithfield
Johnston Mrs. Norman Johnson R-2, Benson
Nash 0. B, Moss Spring Hope
Nash Miss Bessie Bunn Rocky Mount
Nash Ben H. Neville Whitakers
Randolph E. D. Cranford Asheboro
Randolph Mrs. S. J. Burrow, Jr Asheboro
Vance A. A. Bunn Henderson
Vance Mrs. B. A. Scott Henderson
Wake L. S. Brassfield Raleigh
Wake Sherwood Brockwell Raleigh
Wake Mrs. Wm. T. Hatch Raleigh
Wake Mrs. E. L. Sheron R-3, Raleigh
Fifth District
Caswell D. E. Scarborough Yancey ville
Caswell Mrs. John Woods Blanche
Forsyth Mrs. D. M. Winecoff Winston-Salem
Forsyth Miss Florence Nance Winston-Salem
Forsyth Jack Covington Rural Hall
Granville C. E. Lyon Creedmoor
Granville N. E. Cannady O.xford
Granville Mrs. D. G. Brummitt Oxford
Person F. D. Long Roxboro
Person Claude HaU Roxboro
Rockingham E. S. Powell Reidsville
Rockingham D. Floyd Osborne Leaksville
Rockingham Mrs. Lois Johnson Mayodan
Stokes E. M. Taylor Danbury
Stokes Miss Laura Ellington Sandy Ridge
Surry J. Pate Fulk Pilot Mountain
Surry William Allen Elkin
Surry... Mrs. J. R. Smith Mt. Airy
Sixth D.strict
Alamance A.M. Carroll Burlington
Alamance E. T. Sanders Burlington
Alamance Mrs. John Vernon, Sr Burlington
Alamance H. J. Rhodes Burlington
Durham R. T. Sanders Durham
Durham J. S. Stewart Durham
Durham S. E. Blane Durham
Durham Bascom T. Baynes Durham
Durham J. Leshe Atkins, Jr Durham
Guilford 0. A. Kirkman High Point
Guilford Mrs. Joe Dobson High Point
Guilford Niel Ward R-6, Greensboro
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Ciuilford \V. 0. Bowman Brown Summitt
( "luilford CM. Vanstory, Jr ( ireensboro
Ciuilford E. D. Broadhurst (ireensboro
(Juilford Mrs. Marion Y. Keith Greensboro
Orange R. O. Forrest Hillsboro
Orange Mrs. R. P. McClamroek Chapel Hill
Seventh District
Bladen James A. Bridger Bladenboro
Bladen Mrs. George Curry Clarkton
Bladen Mrs. E. F. McCullock Elizabeth town
Brunswick W. J. McLamb Shallotte
Brunswick Mrs. R. H. Holden Shallotte
Columbus \V. A. Thompson Hallsboro
Columbus Miss Sally Horton Whiteville
Cumberland Wilbur Clark Fayetteville
Cumberland Mrs. Chas. M. Meekin Fayetteville
Cumberland Miss Sally W. Tomlinson Fayetteville
Harnett Duncan C. Wilson Dunn
Harnett Herman Halloway Fuquay Springs
Harnett Mrs. W. E. Nichols Coats
New Hanover C. B. Kornegay Wilmington
New Hanover Mrs. T. J. Cause ^ Wilmington
New Hanover : Murray James Wilmington
Robeson Mrs. A. B. McRae Rowland
Robeson Dixon McLean Lumberton
Eighth District
.\iison James A. Hardison Wadesboro
Davie George H. Shutt Mocksville
Davidson Miss Vere G. Phillips Thomasville
Davidson J. F. Spruill Lexington
Hoke J. B. Thomas Raeford
Lee J. C. Pittman Sanford
Lee Mrs. W. R. Wilhams Sanford
Moore Mrs. Lessie Brown Carthage
Montgomery Mrs. Geo. T. McAuley Mt. Gilead
Richmond J. Thomas Page, Sr Rockingham
Richmond Mrs. Archie McDougald Haiilet
Scotland James R. McKenzie Laurinburg
Scotland Mrs. Edwin P. Gibson Laurel Hill
Union J. Hampton Price Monroe
Union Mrs. W. R. Steele Waxhaw
Wilkes Miss Zell Harris Roaring River
Wilkes C. C. Faw, Sr N. Wilkesboro
Yadkin Mrs. Earl Stryker Yadkinville
Ninth District
Alexander L. P. Zachary Taylorsville
Alexander Mrs. R. E. Current Taylorsville
Alleghany Floyd Crouse Sparta
Alleghany Mrs. Edna Thompson Sparta
Ashe Ira Johnston Jefferson
Ashe Mrs. Elizabeth Hensley W. Jefferson
Cabarrus J. Lee White Concord
Cabarrus Mrs. H. B. Robertson Concord
Caldwell Claude Siler Lenoir
Caldwell Mrs. Margaret Moore Lenoir
Iredell C. H. Dearman Statesville
Iredell Mrs. Eleanor Armour Statesville
Rowan Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
Rowan Mrs. Spencer Murphy Salisbury
Stanly W. E. Smith Albemarle
Stanly Mrs. D. N. Bennett Norwood
Watauga Dr. H. B. Perry Boone
Watauga Mrs. Dessie Mae Edmiston Sugar Grove
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Tenth District
Avery R. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Avery Mrs. Hope B. Teaster Mimieaiiolis
Burke Miss Lillian Ross Morganloii
Burke Mrs. Yates Palmer Valdese
Burke W. C. Hudson Morganton
Catawba G. A. Warlick Newton
Catawba • Harry VanderLinden Hickory
Catawba Mrs. Madeline Corn Newton
Lincoln Mrs. R. R. Killian Lincolnton
Lincoln Marvin T Leathcrman Lincolnton
Mecklenburg Mrs. Frances Clarkson Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Ralph Miller Charlotte
Mecklenburg Mrs. Walter G. Craven Charlotte
Mecklenburg David McConnell Charlotte
Mecklenburg Sydney Croft Charlotte
Mecklenburg Thomas Bird Charlotte
Mitchell Nathan H. Yelton Raleigh
Johnston J. R. Poole Smilhficld
Mitchell Mrs. Ray T. Dent Spruce Pine
Eleventh District
Cleveland Clyde Nolan Shelby
Cleveland Ralph Gardner Shelby
Cleveland CM. Mull Shelby
Gaston L. B. HoUowell Gastonia
Gaston Miss Hazel Saunders Bessemer City
Gaston W. 0. Barrett Mt. Holly
Madison Alfred Huff Mars Hill
Madison Mrs. J. Clyde Brown Mars Hill
McDowell R. W. Proctor Marion
McDowell Mrs. J. A. Poteat Marion
McDowell Hugh F. Beam Marion
Polk Oliver Taylor Mill Springs
Polk Mrs. Russell Walcott Tryon
Rutherford S. A. Summey Forest City
Rutherford 0. J. Holler Union Mills
Rutherford Grady Withrow Hollis
Yancey Mrs. S. J. Haskins Burnsville
Yancey Mark Bennett Burnsville
Twelfth District
Buncombe Don S. Elias Asheville
Buncombe Weldon Weir Asheville
Buncombe Mrs. W. A. Goodwon Asheville
Cherokee Mrs. H. A. Mattox Murphy
Clay C. L. Davis Hayesville
Graham W. B. Wiggins Robbmsville
Haywood Mrs. Jack West Clydf
Haywood Jerry Rogers Hazelwood
Henderson H. E. Buchanan HendersonviUc
Henderson Mrs. Lucille Allen Hendersonville
Jackson Dan K. Moore Sylva
Jackson , Miss Jane Coward Sylva
Macon James L. Houser Franklni
Macon Miss Kate McGee , Frankhn
Swain Mrs. W. E. Elmore '. Bryson City
Swain Mrs. J. H. Secery. Bryson City
Transylvania W. M. Roberts Brevard
Transylvania Mrs. Robert Deyton Brevard
EX-OFFICIO
President, Young Democratic Clubs of . , .„
N. C Robert R. WiUiams, Jr Asheville
National Committeeman James F. Chesnutt w'"'*"'
National Committeewoman Edith Marsh Monroi'
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State Democratic Conoressional District Executive
Committee
1950
First District
Beaufort Malcolm Paul Washington
Beaufort Mrs. E. W. Marsh Bath
Camden W.I. Halstead South M ills
Camden Mrs P. P. Gregory Shawboro
Currituck Dudley Bagley Moyoek
Currituck S. A. Walker Snowden
Chowan R. D. Dixon Edenton
Chowan E. N. EUiott Tyner
Dare Stanford White Manteo
Dare G. T. Wescott Manteo
Gates L. C. Hand Gatesville
Gates R. E. Miller Gates
Hertford A. W. Green Ahoskie
Hertford R. H. Underwood Murfreesboro
Hyde M. A, Matthews Englehard
Hyde J. H. Swindell Swan Quarter
Martin A. E. James Robersonville
Martin Clarence Griffin Williamston
Pasquotank Jerome B. Flora Elizabeth City
Pasquotank Mrs. W. C. Dawson Elizabeth City
Perquimans J. E. Winslow Hertford
Perquimans Silas M . Whedby Hertford
Pitt W. I. Bis.sett Griffon
Pitt Gilbert Peele Greenville
Tyrrell C.J. Liverman Columbus
Tyrrell R. L. Spruill, Jr Columbus
Washington W. Roy Hampton Plymouth
Washington Harry P. Barnes Cherry
Second District
Bertie W. S. Pritchard Windsor
Bertie W. L. Powell Windsor
Edgecombe R. L. Corbett Macclesfield
Edgecombe M . P. J. Williams Rocky Mount
Greene H. M. Hicks Snow Hill
Greene M. C. Lassiter Snow Hill
Halifax J. Waldo Whitaker Enfield
Halifax B. F. Turner Weldon
Lenoir Whitford Hill Pink Hill
Lenoir W. Harry Long Kinston
Northampton N. B Boone Conway
Northampton J. R. Woodard Pendleton
Warren R. W. Thornton Littleton
Warren W. E. Turner R-2, Henderson
Wilson H. L. \\atsou Wilson
Wilson T. H. Woodard Wilson
Third District
Carteret W. H. Bell Newport
Carteret Mrs. Elvin T. Hancock Morehead City
Craven , J. E. Witherington Vanceboro
Craven Mrs. D. L. Ward New Bern
Duiilin G. H. Blanton Kenansville
Duplin Miss Betty Davis Kenansville
Jones John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Jones Mrs. Geo. R. Hughes Pollocksville
Onslow E. W. Summersill Jacksonville
State Committees, Democratic 163
Onslow Mrs. Albert J. Ellis Jacksonville
Pamlico B. B. HoUowell Bayboro
Pamlico. . . Mrs. Roy Major Bayboro
Pender D. N. Lucas Burgaw
Pender Miss Mattie Bloodworth Burgaw
Sampson \V. L. McPhail C'inton
Simpson Mrs. Rita W. Henley Clinton
Wayne Robt. Holmes Goldsboro
Wayne Mrs. W. A. Dees, Jr Goldsboro
Fourth District
Chatham H. L. Stone Siler City
Chatham Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Pittsboro
Franklin D. F. McKiiine Louisburg
Franklin C. P. Green Louisburg
Johnston Ed White Pine Level
Johnston J . R . Poole Smithfield
Randolph Archie L. Smith .Asheboro
Randoljjh Glenn ( iilmore Julian
Vance LB. Watkins Henderson
Vance Mrs. C. H. Finch • Henderson
Wake John Anderson Raleigh
Wake Banks Arendell Raleigh
Fifth District
Caswell W'.C. Taylor Blanch
Caswell John 0. Gunn , Yanceyville
Forsyth Calvin Graves Winston Salem
Forsyth Irving Carlyle Winston Salem
Granville B. S. Royster, Jr Oxford
Granville • E. B. Bragg •. Creedmoor
Person Jerry Hester Roxboro
Person J. S. Merritt Roxboro
Rockingham J. C. Brown Reidsville
Rockingham Roy Blalock Reidsville
Stokes '. . . J. H. Christian Pinnacle
Stokes H. L. Gibson Pine Hall
Surry J. R. Fowler, Jr Mt. Airy
Surry H. P. Graham Elkin
Sixth District
Alamance J. Mark Freeman Burlington
Alamance W. Bowman Sanders Burlington
Alamance Melvin Hearn Mebane
Durham Mrs. Roma Cheek Durham
Durham W. Robert Murray '. . . Durham
Durham D. B. Martin Durham
Guilford D. S. Neal , Greensboro
Guilford Carlton Blackman '. Greensboro
Guilford T. Gradv Bowman Liberty
Orange 0. J. Coffin Chapel Hill
Orange L. 0. Hogan R-2, Chapel Hill
Orange Miss Harriett Herring Chapel Hill
Seventh District
Bladen James C. Green Clarkton
Bladen Mrs. McRae Bridger Bladenboro
Brunswick .^Irs. R. C. Halmes Shallotte
Brunswick Norman Bellamy Supply
Columbus A. E. Powell, Jr Whiteville
Columbus Mrs. Bessie Brown Whiteville
Cumberland W. H. McGeachy, Jr Fayettevillc
Cumberland Miss Efiie Newton Fayettevillc
Harnett Earl Westbrook Dunn
Harnett Elizabeth F. Mathews Lillington
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New Hanover L. H. Rouse Wilmington
New Hanover \V. A, Broodtoot, Jr Wilmington
Robeson Grady Harrell Shannon
Robeson Mrs. Olive Bland E. Lumberton
Eighth Distriit
Anson F, E. Liles Wadesboro
Anson Paul A. Kitchen Wadesboro
Davidson R. L. Pope ThomasviUe
Davidson Foster Hankins Lexington
Davie Jacob Stewart Mo;ksvi'le
Davie Mrs E. C. Tatum Cooleeraee
Hoke Laurie McEachern Raeford
Hoke W. P. Baker Raef rd
Lee J. (J. Edwards Sanford
Lee Max McLcod Sanford
Montgomery Dr. W. T. Harris Troy
Montgomery Paul Clark Candor
Moore Mrs. C. T. Cirier Carthage
Moore Lelaiid McKeilhan Pinehurst
Richmond Mark Fritchey Mt. Gilead
Richmond Alva Gibson Hamlet
Scotland Nelson Gibson Gibson
Scotland Chas. E. Muse Laurinburg
Union R. P. Steagall Monroe
Union Miss Edith Marsh Monroe
Wilkes C. B. Eller N. Wilkesboro
Wilkes Dick Chatham Ronda
Yadkin Fred Hobson Yadkinville
Yadkin G. C. Wallace Hamptonville
Ninth District
Alexander Harry Miller Stony Point
Alexander Mrs. Betty Brown Taylorsville
Alleghany W. P. Osborne Sparta
Alleghany D. M. Edwards Sparta
Ashe W. E. Vannoy W. Jefferson
Ashe W. D. McMillan W. Jefferson
Cabarrus D. Ray McEachern Concord
Cabarrus Dr. J. 0. Nolan Kannapolis
Caldwell E. F. Allen Lenoir
Caldwell D. W. M. Roberts Lenoir
Iredell J. G. Lewis Statesville
Iredell D. E. Turner Mooresville
Rowan . Paul V. Phillips Salisbury
Rowan Paul A. Swicegood Salisbury
Stanly R. L. Brown, Jr Albemarle
Stanly : J. B.Littl? Albemarle
Watauga Frank Baird Boone
Watauga Mrs. Helen Underdown Boone
Tenth District
Avery Carl C. Scott Newland
Avery Mrs. Sue L. Banner Newland
Burke A. P. Causby Morganton
Burke Livingston Vernon Morganton
Catawba Edward Haupt ' Newton
Catawba Bailey Patrick Hickory
Lincoln Joe Ross Lincolnton
Lincoln David Clark Lincolnton
Mecklenburg James Armstrong Charlotte
Mecklenburg Robt. Lassiter, Jr Charlotte
Mitchell Mrs. E. G. Miller Bakersville
Mitchell. . . . , , Mrs. R. B. PhilHps Toecane
State Committees, Democratic 165
Eleventh District
Cleveland George W. Ray Shelby
Cleveland Max Dixon Shelby
Gaston F. H. Cunningham Gastonia
Gaston Mrs. Maida Adams Gastonia
Madison J. Clyde Brown Mars Hill
Madison George Martin Mars Hill
McDowell S. T. Caplan Old Fort
McDowell J. W. Streetman, Jr Marion
Polk Jess Rhodes Tryon
Polk W. D. Hines Columbus
Rutherford Miles Haynes Avondale
Rutherford Robert Blanton Forest City
Yancey Wm. T. Jobe R-1, Burnsville
Yancey Chas. Hutchins Burnsville
Tweifth District
Buncombe R. D. Coleman Asheville
Buncombe James M. Rogers Asheville
Cherokee .• : Frank Mehaffey Andrews
Cherokee Frank Forsyth Murphy
Clay Lee Penland Hayesville
Clay '. Mrs Scott Beal Hayesville
Graham L. W. Wilson Robbinsville
f iraham F. S. Griffin Robbinsville
Haywood Richard Queen Waynesville
Haywood Clifford Brown Clyde
Henderson Wade Stepp , Dana
Henderson W. V. Powell Hendersonville
Jackson J. A. Bryson Sylva
Jackson Joe Wilson Sylva
Macon Harold Enloe Franklin
Macon Henry Cleveland FrankUn
Swain W. T. Martin Bryson City
Swain W. E. Elmore Bryson City
Transylvania Mrs. J. S. Silverstein Brevard
Transylvania Ralph H. Raney, Jr Brevard
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State Democratic Judicial District Executive Committees
1950
EASTERN DIVISION
First District
Beaufort Harry McMuUan, Jr Washinglon
Beaufort Mrs. Jessie Manning Washington
Camden R. L. Bray Belcross
Camden R. L. Whaley Camden
Chowan R . C. Holland Eden ton
Chowan ^ John W . Graham Edenton
Currituck R. P. Midgette Coinjock
Currituck Carl Brumsey Currituck
Dare Martin Kellog Man teg
Dare I. P. Davis Manteo
Gates F. H. Rountree Sunbury
Gates Hubert Eason Gatesville
Hyde J. L. Simmons Fairfield
Hyde J. H. Jarvis Engleha'd
Pasquotank F. W. Horner Elizabeth City
Pasquotank Miles Ferrebe .' Elizabeth City
Perquimans Walter Oakley, Jr Hertford
Perquimans Charles Johnson Hertford
Tyrrell A. L. Walker Columbia
Tyrrell . Mrs. W. Morton McClees Columbia
Second District
pjdgecombe Cameron Weeks Tarboro
Edgecombe A. F. Felton Macclesfield
Martin Hugh Hortoii WiUiamston
Martin Charles Manning WiUiamston
Nash J. N. Sills Nashville
Nash I. D. Thorp Rocky Mount
Washington W. B. Rodman Plymouth
Washington E. L. Owens Plymouth
Wilson Larry Moore Wilson
Wilson Lemuel Gibbons Wilson
Third District
Bertie E. R. Tyler Roxobel
Bertie Mrs. Clara Gatling Windsor
Halifax J. T. Maddrey Weldon
Halifax J. S. Liverman Scotland Neck
Hertford J. W. Cokeland Ahoskie
Hertford J. Carlton Cherry Ahoskie
Northampton E. N. Riddle Jackson
Northampton A. C. Gay Jackson
Vance Mrs. E. A. Latta Henderson
Vance W. P. Parham Henderson
Warren Frank Bangett Warrenton
Warren John M. Picot Littleton
Fourth District
Chatham W. R. Thompson Pittsboro
Chatham Speight Wrenn Siler City
Harnett Dougald McRae Lillington
Harnett Mrs. B. A. Jackson Dunn
Johnston Jack Hooks Kenly
Johnston Albert Corbett Wilson MiUs
Lee D. B. Teague Sanford
Lee Gabe Holmes Sanford
Wayne Harry Tatum Goldsboro
Wayne Mrs. John Peacock Goldsboro
State Committees, Democratic 167
Fifth District
Carteret A. L. Hamilton Morehead City
Carteret Mrs. Sam Adler Morehead City
Craven John A. Simpson Vanceboro
Craven Miss Theresa Shipp New Bern
Greene K. A. Pittman Snow Hill
Greene J. C. Herring Snow Hill
Jones Geo. R. Hughes PoUocksville
Jones Miss Bessie Whitaker Trenton
Pamlico J. C. WyUe Bayboro
Pamlico Mrs. Dan Sawyer Bayboro
Pitt John B. Lewis Farmville
Pitt. L. G. Cooper Greenville
Sixth District
Duplin David N. Henderson Wallace
Duplin Mrs. Hubert PhiUips KenansviUe
Lenoir Clifton Sutton LaGrange
Lenoir W. C. Boone Kinston
Onslow A. T. Shaw Jacksonville
Onslow Mrs. N. E. Day Jacksonville
Sampson R. M. Holland Clinton
Sampson Miss Valva Hudson Clinton
Seventh District
FrankUn Hill Yarborough Louisburg
Franklin Mrs. J. W. Mann Louisburg
Wake Mrs. Barber Towler Raleigh
Wake Mrs. J. M. Newsom Raleigh
Eighth District
Brunswick E. J. Prevatt Southport
Brunswick Mrs. Christine Frink Southport
Columbus R. H. Burus, Jr Whiteville
Columbus Walter H. Powell, Jr Whiteville
New Hanover Mrs. B. D. Quarrell Wilmington
New Hanover Mrs. Alice Strickland Carolina Beach
Pender John Best Burgaw
Pender Mrs. J. F. Howard Burgaw
Ninth District
Bladen Ed Clark Elizabeth town
Bladen Frank Grady Elizabeth town
Cumberland Malcomb McQueen Fayetteville
Cumberland Terry Sanford Fayetteville
Hoke N. M. Smith Raeford
Hoke N. L. McFadyen Raeford
Robeson David M. Britt Fairmont
Robeson Mrs. Lacy John Lumber Bridge
Tenth District
Alamance Eugene Gordon Burlington
Alamance John H. Vernon Burlington
Alamance Clay Henric Burhngton
Durham Tom B. Sawyer Durham
Durham Hugh Thompson Durham
Durham Dan K. Edwards Durham
GranviUe E. F. Taylor Oxford
Granville T. G. Stem, Jr Oxford
Orange B. D. Sawyer Hillsboro
Orange W. P. Andrews R-1, Durham
Person R. B. Dawes Roxhoro
Person R. P. Burns Roxboro
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WESTERN DIVISION
Eleventh District
Alleghany Arthur (Ireene Eunice
Ashe R. W. Barr W. Jefferson
Ashe Mrs. Ed. M. Anderson W. Jefferson
Forsyth H. M. Ratcliff Winston-Salem
Forsyth E. S. Heefner, Jr Winston-Salem
Forsyth Fred S. Hutchins Winston-Salem
Twelfth District
Davidson P. V. Critcher Lexington
Davidson Howard Steed Thomasville
Davidson Lindsey Dorsett R-5, Winston-Saleni
Ouilford H. L. Koontz Greensboro
Guilford Miss Dorothy Clement Greensboro
Guilford Chas. \^'. McAnally Greensboro
Thirteenth District
Anson Fred J. Coxe Wadesboro
Anson Walter E. Brock Wadesboro
Moore Lamont Brown Southern Pines
Moore U. L. Spence Carthage
Richmond Hugh Lee Rockingham
Richmond Z. V. Morgan Hamlet
Scotland R. F. McCoy Laurinburg
Scotland Fred Kendall, Jr Johns
Stanly R. R. Ingram Albemarle
Stanly R. D. Lowder Albemarle
LInion W. B. Love, Jr Monroe
Union Rebecca Garrison Monroe
Fourteenth District
Gaston Willis Smith Belmont
Gaston J. Mack Holland, Jr Gastonia
Mecklenburg Joe drier Charlotte
Mecklenburg Karl Home Charlotte
Fifteenth District
Alexander George Price Taylorsvilie
Alexander Mrs. Brace Warren Hiddenite
Cabarrus J. Carlyle Rutledge Kannapolis
Cabarrus W Preston White Concord
Iredell Wade H. Moore Statesville
Iredell A. Fred Alexander Statesville
Montgomery Walter Currie Troy
Montgomery Wade Bruton Troy
Rowan Charles L. Coggins Salisbury
Rowan J. G. Hudson Salisbury
Randolph L. T. Hammond Randlenian
Randolph A. W. Craven Ramseur
Sixteenth District
Burke T. Earle Franklin Morganton
Burke A. E. Kirksey Morganton
Caldwell F. L. German Lenoir
Caldwell James Farthing Lenoir
Catawba Wade Lefler Newton
Catawba Emmitt Willis Hickory
Cleveland C. C. Horn Shelbv
Cleveland B. T. Falls, Sr Shelby
Lincoln W. Hampton Childs Lincoln ton
Lincoln K. B. Nixon Lincolnton
Watauga James Taylor Boone
Watauga G. H. Winkler Boone
State Committees, Democratic 169
Seventeenth District
Avery Fred Coffey Banner Elk
Avery Mrs. T. H. Webb Linville
Davie J. H. Addison Mocksville
Davie Mrs. 0. C. McQuage Mocksville
Mitchell Frank Watson Spruce Pine
Mitchell Mrs. Fred Brummitt Bakersville
Wilkes J. E. Walker N. Wilkesboro
Wilkes Curry S. Moore N. Wilkesboro
Yadkin Grover Webb Boonville
Yadkin Mrs. T. M. Reeves Boonville
Eighteenth District
Henderson I. W. Jackson Hendersonville-
Henderson Frank L. Todd Hendersonville
McDowell Roy W. Davis Marion
McDowell Paul J. Story Marion
Polk Demus Chapman Tryon
Polk : Raymond Stevenson Saluda
Rutherford Chas. Dalton Spindale
Rutherford O.J. Mooneyham Forest City
Transylvania Harry Morgan Rosman
Transylvania Hal D. Gibson Pisgah Forest
Yancey C. L. Crochett Burnsville
Yancey Harland Holcombe Burnsville
Nineteenth District
Buncombe S. C. Crawford Asheville
Madison Zeno Pender Marshall
Madison E. K. Meadows Spring Creek
Twentieth District
Cherokee Ralph Moody Murphy
Cherokee W. D. Whitaker Andrews
Clay T. C. Gray Hayesville
Clay ." Mrs. Bert Plemmons Hayesville
Graham R. B. Morphew Robbinsville
Graham J. D. Allen Robbinsville
Haywood John M. Queen Waynesville
Haywood Tommy Morgan Canton
Jackson D. M. Hall Sylva
Jackson Marcellus Buchanan Sylva
Micon Jess Shope Franklin
Macon R. S. Jones Franklin
Swain Bob Wiggins Bryson City
Swain Herman Edwards Bryson City
Twenty-first District
Caswell H. R. Thompson Yanceyville
Caswell Buck Fitek R-3, Mebane
Rockingham J. M. Sharp ReidsviUe
Rockingham Herman Peters Leaksville
Stokes Leonard VanNoppen Danbury
Stokes W. W. Norman Pinnacle
Surry Chas. L. Folger Dobson
Surry Charles Neaves Elkin
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State Democratic Senatorial Executive Committees
1950
First District
Bertie C. H. Jenkins Aulander
Camden H. C. Ferebee Camden
Chowan Dave Holton Edenton
Currituck John R. Wright, Jr Jarvisburg
Gates Martin Kellog, Sr Sunbury
Hertford Gordon Madrey Ahoskie
Pasquotank Lawremon W. Midgette Elizabeth City
Perquimans Robt. L. Hollowell Hertford
Second District
Beaufort Mrs. Scott Topping Pantego
Dare L. D. Tarkington Manteo
Hyde E. A. Williams Swan Quarter
Martin Paul Robinson Robersonville
Pamlico James Gatlin, Jr Vandermeer
Tyrrell Mrs. D. A. Simmons Columbia
Washington Wm. Thomas Freeman Plymouth
Third District
Northampton Buxton Midgett Jackson
Vance T. W. Ellis Henderson
Warren Wilton Drake Warrenton
Fourth District
Edgecombe Frank Winslow ' . Rocky Mount
Halifax Kelly Jenkins Roanoke Rapids
Fifth District
Pitt County Democratic Executive Committee
Sixth District
Franklin W. L. Lumpkin Louisburg
Nash M. F. Morgan Bailey
Wilson Roy Wilkinson R-1 , Kenly
Seventh District
Carteret Elwood R. Willis MarshaUburg
Craven John F. Rhodes, Jr New Bern
Greene A. C. Edwards , . . . Hookerton
Jones Rudolph Pelletier Trenton
Lenoir Fred Whitaker Kinston
Onslow Carl V. Venters Jacksonville
Eighth District
Johnston Marvin Johnson Smithfield
Wayne Powell Bland Goldsboro
Ninth District
Duplin Rivers D. Johnson, Jr Warsaw
New Hanover Wallace C. Murchison Wilmington
Pender Robt. Grady Johnson Burgaw
Sampson Marvin Wooten Roseboro
Tenth District
Bladen R.J. Hester Elizabeth town
Brunswick D. L. Gainey Leland
Columbus A. H. Sessions Whiteville
Cumberland Gilbert Shaw Fayettevill?
State Committees, Democratic 171
Eleventh District
Robeson County Democratic Executive Committee
Twelfth District
Harnett V. C. Baggett Lillington
Hoke H. A. Green Raeford
Moore W. P. Saunders Robbins
Randolph Joseph D. Ross, Jr Asheboro
Thirteenth District
Chatham Wade Paschal Siler City
Lee W. W. Seymour Sanford
Wake Vaughn Winborne Raleigh
Fourteenth District
Durham Wilbur Hobby Durham
Granville Joe A. Watkins Oxford
Person J. W. Green Roxboro
Fifteenth District
Caswell '. Sam Bason Yanceyville
Rockingham Bernard Young Madison
Sixteenth District
Alamance Joe M. Neal Saxapahaw
Orange Clyde C. Carter Chapel Hill
Seventeenth District
( iuilford County Democratic Executive Committee
Eighteenth District
Davidson Carl Wilson '. Thomasville
Montgomery Jim Burke -. Biscoe
Richmond H. L. McDonald Rockingham
Scotland P. D. Jones Laurinburg
Nineteenth District
Anson Barringer T. Hill Wadesboro
Stanly John B. Boyette Albemarle
Union Page Price Monroe
Twentieth District
Mecklenburg James Whittington Charlotte
Mecklenburg Ray Farriss Charlotte
Twenty-first District
Cabarrus M. B. Shurin Concord
Rowan Nelson Woodson Salisbury
Twenty-second District
Forsyth County Democratic Executive Committee
Twenty-third District
Stokes Moir Martin Lawsonville
Surry Polly Anna Sargent Mt. Airy
Twenty-fourth District
Davie J. B. Cain Cana
Wilkes Dr. Seth B. Cale Elkin
Yadkin 0. E. Boles Joncsville
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Twenty-fifth District
Catawba Banks Whisenant Maiden
Iredell Sam G. Hall Statesville
Lincoln Blair Carpenter Lincolnton
Twenty-six District
Gaston County Democratic Executive Committee
Twenty-seventh District
Cleveland D. W. Royster Shelby
McDowell E.J. House, Jr Marion
Rutherford Bryan Harrell Forest City
Twenty-eighth District
Ale.xauder J. C. Fortner Taylorsville
Burke New B. Giles Morganton
Caldwell Henry Huff Lenoir
Twenty-ninth District
Alleghany R. E Robinson Whitehead
Ashe. W. B. Austin ■ W. Jefferson
Watauga S. E. Horton Boone
Thirtieth District
Avery A. S. Taylor Pyatte
Madison James Holnombe Marshall
Mitchell John B. Peterson Poplar
Yancey Griffin H. Hennessee Burnsville
Thirty-first District
Buncombe County Democratic Executive Committee
Thirty-second District
Haywood R. E. Sentelle R-3, Canton
Henderson Mack Aiken Hendersonville
Jackson Charley Roper Webster
Polk W. Y. Wilkins, Jr Tryon
Transylvania V. P. Clement Brevard
Thirty-third District
Cherokee Lofton Mason Murphy
Clay Vernon Martin Hayesville
Graham Ed Ingram Robbinsville
Macon Clint May Flax
Swain T. A. Sandlin R-1, Bryson City
State Committees, Democratic 173
State Democratic Solicitorial District Executive
Committees
1950
EASTERN DIVISION
First District
Beaufort M. F. Thompson Aurora
Beaufort Mrs. I. P. Hodges RFD, Washington
Camden Ash ton Leary Camden
Camden \V. F. Williams South Mills
Chowan Eddie W. Spires Edenton
Chowan J. N. Pruden Edenton
Currituck E. R. Johnson Currituck
Currituck J. T. Ethridge Shawboro
Dare Clarence Midgette Manteo
Dare Melvin Tillett Manteo
Gates C. P. Hathaway Gatesville
Gates W. L. Askew Eure
Hyde 0. L. Williams Swan Quarter
Hyde George T. Davis Swan Quarter
Pasquotank W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
Pasquotank J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth City
Perquimans A. W. Hefren Hertford
Perquimans Walter G. Edwards Hertford
TyrreU 0. M. Fletcher Columbia
Tyrrell Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon Columbia
Second District
Edgecombe W. E. Cobb, Jr Tarboro
Edgecombe Otto Peary Tarboro
Martin N. L. Peele Williamston
Martin A. Corey Jamesville
Nash L. L. Davenport Nashville
Nash R. W. Jones Bailey
Washington Reynolds Davenport Plymouth
Washington M. W. SpruiU Plymouth
Wilson S. E. High, Sr Lucama
Wilson Wm. Webb Wilson
Third District
Bertie John R. Jenkins Aulander
Bertie Mrs. Lennie Perry Colerain
Halifax Wade H, Dickens Scotland Neck
Halifax R. B. Parker Enfield
Hertford J. B. Burden Ahoskie
Hertford M. E. Whitehead Murfreesboro
Northampton R. W. Stephenson Severn
Northampton W. M. Stephenson Pendleton
Vance C. S. Wester Henderson
Vance ". Mrs. T. L. Dale Henderson
Warren Howell Stud Warren ton
Warren Frank Gibbs Warrenton
Fourth District
Chatham Harry Horton Pittsboro
Chatham C. P. Beal Bear Creek
Harnett John Hood Buies Creek
Harnett Henry C. Strickland Angicr
Johnston Billy Britt Smithfield
Johnston W. H. Lyon Smithfield
Lee W. W. Staton Sanford
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Lee H. M. Jackson Sanford
Wayne Dortoh Luiigston Goldsboro
Wayne Mrs. FIdwiii Micheaux Goidsboro
Fifth District
Carteret Elvin T. Hancock Moreh'^ad City
Cart«ret Mrs. A. D Cooper Atlantic Beach
Craven Lawrence Lancaster Vanceboro
Craven '. Mrs. J. C. Arnold New Bern
Greene E. A. Rasberry Snow Hill
Greene Walter G. Shep herd Snow Hill
Jones R. P. Bender Pollocksville
Jones Mrs. Cecil Hargett Comfort
Pamlico S. E. Dixon Oriental
Pamlico. Mrs. E. S. Lupton Bayboro
Pitt R. C. Booth Greenville
Pitt C. W. Everett Greenville
Sixth District
Duplin D. H. McKoy Warsaw
Duplin Mrs. Annie Thomas Hall Kenansville
Lenoir Ike Whitfield Kinston
Lenoir T. J. White Kinston
Onslow J. T. Gresham, Jr Jacksonville
Onslow Miss Muriel Ketchum Jacksonville
Sampson R. D. Weeks Clinton
Sampson Mrs. J. E. Floyd Clinton
Seventh District
Franklin H. C. Kearney Franklinton
Franklin W. D. Fuller Wood
Wake N. F. Ransdell Varina
Wake Mrs. H. P. Williams Raleigh
Eighth District
Brunswick S. T. Bennett Southport
Columbus Bob Miller Whiteville
New Hanover Mrs. Hannah Block Wilmington
New Hanover B. B. Phillips Wilmington
New Hanover J. L. Dew Wilmington
Pender Clifton F. Davis, Jr Burgaw
Pender Miss Faye Frazer Burgaw
Ninth District
Bladen Mrs. Hobson Sandlin Council
Cumberland John H. Cook Fayetteville
Cumberland Alex Davis Hope Mil s
Cumberland Geo. S. Quillan Fayetteville
Hoke Paul Dickson Raeford
Hoke Archie Watson •. Red Springs
Robeson Horace Phillips E. Lumberton
Robeson L. Adams Rowland
Robeson Frank Hackett Lumberton
Tenth District
Alamance D. J. Walker , Graham
Alamance B. F. Jones Burlington
Durham T. R. Bane Durham
Durham A. D. Atwater Durham
Granville E. F. Taylor Oxford
Granville T. G. Stem, Jr O.xford
Orange L- J- Phipps Chapel Hill
Orange Mrs. Manly Snipes Hillsboro
Person R. B. Dawes Roxboro
Person R- P- Burns Roxboro
State Committees, Democratic 175
WESTERN DIVISION
Eleventh District
Alleghany R. E. Richardson Whitehead
Ashe Ray Blevins Lansing
Ashe Raymond Francis West Jefferson
Forsyth
Twelfth District
Davidson P. V. Critcher Lexington
Davidson Howard Steed Thomasville
Davidson Lindsey Dorsett R-5, Winston-Salem
Guilford W. A. Sapp Greensboro
Guilford Gilbert Powell Greensboro
Guilford J. B. Lovelace High Point
Thirteenth District
Anson Banks D. Thomas Wadesboro
Anson Rudolph Treadway Wadesboro
Moore Monroe Chappell Vass
Moore E.J. Burns Carthage
Richmond Earl (ireen E. Rockingham
Richmond Roy PhiUips Rockingham
Scotland J. D. Phillips, Jr Laurinburg
Scotland J. L. Sutherland, Jr Laurinburg
Stanly W. L. Mann Albemarle
Stanly Woodrow Lowder Albemarle
Union Wendall Wilmoth Monroe
Union Mrs. Heath Phifer Marshville
Fourteenth District
Gaston J. A. Wilkins Gastonia
Gaston W. J. Allran, Jr Cherryville
Mecklenburg James McMillan Charlotte
Mecklenburg Hugh Mc.Auley Charlotte
Fifteenth District
Alexander John Marshall Taylorsville
Alexander Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville
Cabarrus R. H. Irwin Concord
Cabarrus Hugh Q. Alexander Concord
Iredell D. D. Nantz, Sr Statesville
Iredell. . . .'. P. S. Feimster Charles
Montgomery Gordon Scott Star
Montgomery G. S. Garris Troy
Rowan Archie Rufty Salisbury
Rowan J. W. Bean Spencer
Randolph Jessie Councilman, Jr Asheboro
Randolph T. Q. Yow Cedar Falls
Sixteenth District
Burke T. S. Cline Morganton
Burke E. M. Hairfield, Jr Morganton
Caldwell Dr. Dennis Cook , Lenoir
Caldwell r Ben Beach Lenoir
Catawba C harles Bost Conovcr
Catawba George Hovey Hickory
Cleveland C. H. Hendricks, Jr Shelby
Cleveland A A. Powell Shelby
Lincoln W. Hampton Childs, Jr Liucolnton
Lincoln Bruce Heafner Lincolnton
Watauga Wade E. Brown Boone
Watauga Mrs. W. G. Hertzog Boone
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Seventeenth District
\very C. J. Wiseman Ingalls
Avery Avis V. Nesbitt Elk Park
Davie J. B. King Cana
Davie Mrs. Grady Smith Farmington
Mitehell Shelby \\ oodv Forbes
Mitchell Rex Peake R-1, Bakersville
Wilkes P. E. Lavell Elkin
Wilkes R. M. Gambill N. Wilkesboro
Yadkin Hubert Logan Yadkinville
Yadkin Clint Poindexter East Bend
Eighteenth District
Henderson M. F. Toms Hendersonville
Henderson A. B. Sheppard Hendersonville
McDowell W. D. Lona , Marion
McDowell S.J. Westmoreland Marion
Polk J. W. Durham Rt. 1, Tryon
Polk W.J. Wilkins, Jr Tryon
Rutherford Oliver Davis Forest City
Rutherford Lee Powers Lake Lure
Transylvania P. A, Rahn Penrose
Transylvania Mrs. Arthur Whitmire Rosman
Yancey J. Frank Huskins Burusville
Yancey . . C. P. Randolph Burnsville
Nineteenth District
Buncombe Frank Parker Asheville
Buncombe Shelby Horton, Jr Asheville
Madison E. Y'. Ponder Marshall
Madison F. E. Truman Marshall
Twentieth District
Cherokee, Ralph Moody Murphy
Cherokee W. D. Whitaker Andrews
Clay Mrs. Mary Beck Shooting Creek
Clay Bovd Scroggs Brasstown
Graham Ed Cable Fontana Dam
Graham M. Will Cooper Robbinsville
Haywood David Underwood Waynesville
Haywood Charley McCrary , Rt. 1, Clyde
Jackson C. C. Buchanan Sylva
Jackson Davis Bryson Cullowhee
Macon John Conley Otto
Macon George Byrd Rt. 4, Franklin
Swain Ed Bradey Ela
Swain Dr. Kelly E. Bennett Bryson City
Twenty-first District
Caswell Lon Folger , Leasburg
Rockingham Norwood Robinson Reidsville
Stokes L. H. VanNoppen Danbury
Suiry J. G. Llewellyn Dobson
Surry Charles Neeves Elkin
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CHAIRMEN DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES
1950
County Chairman Address
Alamance. D. K. Muse Mebane
Alexander W. S. Patterson R-1, Stony Point
Alleghany R. F. Crouse R-2, Sparta
Anson James A. Hardison Wadesboro
Ashe Todd Gentry West Jefferson
Avery R. T. Lewis Minneapolis
Beaufort Malcolm C Paul Washington
Bertie John R. Jenkins, Jr Aulander
Bladen Robert J. Hester, Jr Elizabethtown
Brunswick Henry D. Hickman Shallotte
Buncombe R. R. Williams Asheville
Burke Jack B. Kirksey Morganton
Cabarrus E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
Caldwell W. D. Guire Lenoir
Camden L. V. Leary Camden
Carteret Irvin W. Davis Beaufort
Caswell Clarence L. Pemberton Yanceyville
Catawba G. Andrew Warlick Newton
Chatham Wade Barber Pittsboro
Cherokee H. A. Mattox Murphy
Chowan Lloyd E. Griffin Edenton
Clay Ed Patterson, Jr Hayesville
Cleveland C. C. Horn Shelby
Columbus Avery Thompson Hallsboro
Craven , William F. Ward New Bern
Cumberland H. R. Clark Fayetteville
Currituck ' S. A. Walker Snowden
Dare M. L. Daniels Manteo
Davidson Charles W. Mauze Lexington
Davie J. H. Thompson Mocksville
Duplin F. W. McGowen Kenansvillc
Durham J. Leslie Atkins, Jr Durham
Edgecombe Haywood P. Foxhall Tarboro
Forsyth Calvin Graves Winston-Salem
Franklin E. F. Griffin Louisburg
Gaston L. B. HoUowell Gastonia
Gates Martin Kellog, Sr Sunbury
Graham Ed Turbeville Robbinsville
Granville Edward F. Taylor Oxford
Greene K. A. Pittman Snow Hill
Guilford Frank R. Hutton Greensboro
Halifax Henry T. Clark Scotland Neck
Harnett W. A. Johnson Dunn
Haywood Chas. B. McCrary R-1. Clyde
Henderson L. B. Prince Henderson ville
Hertford D. C. Barnes Murfrecsboro
Hoke Walter P. Baker Raeford
Hyde '. E. B. Bell Swan Quarter
Iredell John F. Long R-1, Statesville
Jackson Dan M. Allison Sylva
Johnston Alvin Narron R-1, M iddlosex
Jones John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Lee Ralph Monger, Jr Sanford
Lenoir Meriwether Lewis Kinston
Lincoln Thomas E. Rhodes Lincoln ton
Macon Jess Shope R-1, Franklin
Madison F. E. Freeman Marshall
Martin Elbert S. Peel Williamslon
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McDdwcll • S. J. Westmoreland Marion
MiMklfiilnirg David McConnell Charlotte
Mitchell Rex 0. Wilson Spruce Pine
MoiitKoniery Ernest King Troy
Moore M. G. Boyette Carthage
Nash M. P. Dawson Rocky Mount
Ne s Hanover Emmett H. Bellamy Wilmington
Northampton E. B. Grant Jackson
Onslow Thomas J. Marshall Jacksonville
Orange R. 0. Forrest Hillsboro
Pamlico J. C. Wiley ,. Grantsboro
Pasciuotank N. E. Aydlett -..Elizabeth City
Pender T. A. Smith Burgaw
Perquimans C. P. Morris Hertford
Person R. B. Dawes Roxboro
Pitt John G. Clark Greenville
Polk '. W. H. McDonald r Tryon
Randolph Hal H. Walker Asheboro
Richmond Clyde H. Causey Rockingham
Robeson E. M. Johnson Lumberton
Rockingham Jule McMichael Reidsville
Rowan Walter H. Woodson, Jr Salisbury
Rutherford Charles C. Dalton Spindale
Sampson Stewart B. Warren Clinton
Scotland R. F. McCoy Laurinburg
Stanly Crayon C. Efird Albemarle
Stokes R- J. Scott Danbury
Surry Frank Freeman Dobson
Swain Frank Hyatt Bryson City
Transylvania Paul Whitmore Brevard
Tyrrell W. J. White Columbia
Union Henry B. Smith Monroe
Vance E. 0. Falkner Henderson
Wake J. W. Bunn Raleigh
Warren John Kerr, Jr Warrenton
Washington H. H. Allen .~ Plymouth
Watauga W. R. Winkler Boone
Wayne J. T. Flythe Mt. Olive
Wilkes C. Watson Brame North \\ ilkesboro
Wilson A. Roy Moore R-2, Wilson
Yadkin L. E. Hutchins Yadkinville
Yancey '. C. P. Randolph Burnsville
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN STATE
PLATFORM 1950
Issued by
NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
Charlotte, North Carolina
National Affairs
To live with our neighbors in a community of peace and to
enjoy freedom of opportunity in a world of plenty — this is the
hope of all peoples and the goal to which the Republican party
dedicates itself. To this end and to attain this goal, we adopt the
following platform:
1. Our system of private enterprise and initiative of the in-
dividual, fostered by a republican form of government, has always
been our strength. We pledge ourselves to support these bulwarks
of liberty and to resist communism in all its forms wherever it
may arise.
2. Five years after the cessation of hostilities, and as a result
of five years of floundering in world politics by inept Fair Deal
politicians, we find a world torn by tension, distrust, and hate.
We urge the election of a Republican Congress in November to
establish a definite foreign policy, thereby reassuring the peoples
of the world.
3. We oppose the spending of taxpayers' money and financial
aid to foreign countries under the guise of preventing the spread
of communism so long as we employ communists and fellow-trav-
ellers in our government and as teachers in our schools and uni-
versities.
4. The budget must be balanced; the spiraling cycle of spend-
ing, taxing and deficit financing is imperiling our very existence;
our national security demands that we not only cease to spend
more than we receive in taxes, but that we actually reduce our
national indebtedness which now stands at more than one-quarter
of a trillion dollars.
5. Realizing that cooperation between labor and industry has
been the keystone to our nation's abundance,- and knowing that
our well-being is equally dependent on both strong labor and in-
dustry, we pledge our party to impartiality between labor and in-
dustry; but we urge modification of the Laboi'-Management Rela-
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tions Act of 1947 and for the passage of a law similar to the
Railway Labor Act for the settlement and redress of vital griev-
ances between labor and industry to prevent jeopardizing our
economy, health, public safety, and well-being of millions of our
working men and their families.
6. We believe in the equal rights of all under our laws, includ-
ing the right to choose one's associates. We condemn unreservedly
the injection into American life of appeals to racial, religious, or
other prejudices, such, for example, as are embodied in so-called
Fair Employment Practices legislation.
7. We recognize the great importance of agriculture to our
economy and the necessity of providing; until we have an orderly
return to a free market generally, an incentive or protection for
the efficient farmer so as to secure the production of an adequate
supply of needed commodities. Such incentive or protection, how-
ever, should not be provided in such form as to encourage the pro-
duction and accumulation of excessive surpluses. We are unal-
terably opposed to the regimentation of farms now contemplated
by Government planners. The farmers must be left free from Gov-
ernment control and coercion.
State Affairs
1. North Carolina should meet its moral obligations in provid-
ing adequate, competent personnel for the care of our aged, in-
competent, and afflicted persons, many of whom are neglected in
county homes, jails and other state institutions.
2. Our peoples' health determines their ability to earn and the
well-being of our society. The State should at once begin an ex-
tensive, well-planned program of preventative-medicine which will
reach every person in North Carolina. We oppose socialized
medicine.
3. The corrupt practices of the absentee ballot law long ago
forced the Democrats to repeal the law for the primary election.
We recommend and demand that this law, as it applies to the gen-
eral election, be repealed, except as to members of the armed
forces.
4. The increased cost of our state government indicates a rapid
duplication of government by bureaus, such as is strangling Wash-
ington. We recommend the elimination of duplicate and useless
bureaus and departments.
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5. We advocate that payments under the Workmen's Compen-
sation Act should be revised upward to meet the advance in the
cost of living and that provision be made for sick benefits. Also,
the General Assembly should be ever vigilant to g-ive our work-
men the benefit of modern safety appliances.
6. Our public school facilities have not been advanced to meet
the increased demands upon them. We favor state construction
and maintenance of public school buildings, allocating the money
in accordance with population.
7. An increased accident rate for school buses is alarming.
The transportation system for our school children should be mod-
ernized with a constant and vigilant examination of the condi-
tion of school buses.
8. We deplore the establishment of legalized betting and gam-
bling in North Carolina, and the General Assembly should pass
uniform laws prohibiting these degrading practices.
9. We deplore the increased operations of the "personal loan
and finance companies" which engage in usurious practices. We
demand stricter control of this type loan company.
10. The people of North Carolina should have the right to vote
on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and the Re-
publican party pledges a statewide referendum on this question.
11. Realizing that farm commodities and resources of the land
are our greatest wealth, we urge the construction and maintenance
of good public roads as arteries of commerce and agriculture. But
we are opposed to the provision in the law increasing the load
limit allowable for trucks and urge that such limits be restored to
the weights in effect in 1948.
12. For our farmers the difference between a profit and loss
often depends on accessible, efficient markets for their produce.
We recommend that our State Department of Agriculture take im-
mediate action with the view of aiding towns and communities in
establishing new markets and improving existing ones so North
Carolina farmers can compete favorably with those of other states
and receive a fair return for their products.
13. We demand that the income tax paid to the United States
Government be allowed as a deduction on the state income tax.
Guided by these principles, and with the help of all people who
join us in subscribing to these precepts, we shall return character
to government and statesmanship to public office.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Adopted in Convention, March 14, 1950, at Charlotte
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 Com-
mittee shall designate the time and place of holding precinct meet-
ings 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 candidate
for Governor at the latest election. Other precinct meetings may
be called and held at such times and places as will be designated
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 Committee
shall appoint someone in his or her place to serve temporarily
until a Precinct Meeting can be held and the new Chairwoman
elected, as the case may be.
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 fifteen days'
notice thereof, and the delegates and alternates elected in the pre-
cinct meetings shall sit as delegates and alternates in the County
Convention. The County Convention shall choose a Chairman, and
a Vice Chairman, who shall be a woman, and other officers, all of
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whom shall be qualified voters in the county. A County Committee
of five 01" 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 delegate and one
alternate to the State and all District Conventions, for every two
hundred votes, or fraction thereof, cast for the Republican nominee
for Governor at the latest election in said county. In addition
thereto each County shall be entitled to one additional delegate
and alternate for each Republican member of the House of Rep-
resentatives elected by the County in the preceding election.
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, the 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 xipon a vote of two-thirds of the members of
the County Committee, but said cause for removal shall be con-
fined to inefficiency and party disloyalty. Upon such removal the
County Committee shall have the authority to fill the unexpired
term.
4. The Vice-Chairwoman shall function as Chairman of her
respective Republican Executive Committee in the absence of the
Chairman.
ARTICLE III
Congressional, Judicial, and Senatorial Committees
The Republican Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial District
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
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called by the Permanent Chairman of the Convention upon twenty
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 Com-
mittee.
ARTICLE IV
State Convention
A State Convention shall be called in every general election
year by the Chairman of the Republican State Executive Com-
mittee after thirty days' notice thereof, to all members of the
State Executive Committee and all Chairmen of the several Coun-
ty Executive Committees of the time and place of holding same.
The State Convention biennially shall choose and elect a State
Chairman and the State Vice-Chairman, one of whom shall be a
woman. Two Assistant Chairmen on 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 Executive Committee, for a term of
four years, the name of two persons, a man and a woman, for
National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, respec-
tively. Vacancies in the office of State Chairman and State Vice-
Chairman shall be filled by the State Committee until the next
terms. In the event of vacancy in National Committeeman or
National Committeewoman, the State Committee shall make recom-
mendations to the National Committee for the appointment of
successors to fill the unexpired terms.
ARTICLE V
Republican State Committee
1. The Republican State Committee shall be composed of four
members from each Congressional District, and one additional
member from each Congressional District for every two thousand
and five hundred (2500), votes or greater fractional part thereof
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cast in said Congressional District for the Republican candidate
for Governor at the latest preceding election. The members of
the State Committee in each Congressional District shall be
elected for a term of two years, or until successors are elected
and qualified, by the delegates to the Congressional Convention
of the respective Districts. Vacancies occuring in representation
from any Congressional District shall be filled by a vote of the
majority of the remaining members residing in the district in
which such a vacancy may occur. Alternates shall be elected in
said Congressional Districts for each member of the State Exe-
cutive Committee elected in said Congressional District and the
Alternate shall serve for such member in the absence of the
member.
2. The State Chairman, the State Vice-Chairman, the two
Assistant Chairmen, the National Committeeman, the National
Committeewoman, and the permanent Chairman and Secretary of
the preceding State Convention shall be members of the State
Committee, ex-officio.
3. The State Committee shall have the power to elect a Sec-
retary 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
vmtil 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 Chair-
m.an, upon the call of the Vice-Chairman, and Secretary, 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. Thei-e shall be a Republican State Policy Committee com-
posed of the State Chairman, Vice-Chairman, the two Assistant
Chairmen, Secretary, Treasurer, the National Committeeman and
the National Committeewoman of the Republican State Committee
and of the State Young Republican Clubs, all of whom shall be
members ex-officio of the Republican State Committee, and all
former State Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Republican
State Committee, and five Republican Members of the General
Assembly of North Carolina and five members from the state at
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large to be appointed by the State Chaii'man to sei've for a term
of two years.
The State Policy Committee shall meet upon the call of the
Chairman, and shall have active management of the State Cam-
paigns, with power to appoint a Finance Committee, a Publicity
Committee, a Campaign Committee and such other committees as
it may deem 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 Repub-
lican State Committee in session ; and the State Policy Committee
shall report its proceedings to the State Committee at each ses-
sion.
6. A member or members of the State Committee from a ma-
jority of the counties shall constitute a quorum of the State
Committee for the transaction of business.
7. There shall be a liberal representation of women wherever
practicable in all the meetings and activities of the Republican
Party.
8. When any member of the State Committee becomes an active
or regular candidate for an appointment controlled either directly
or indirectly by recommendation of the State Committee, then
such member of said State Committee shall forfeit his or her
membership on State Committee.
ARTICLE VI
Voting by Proxy in Convention Not Allowed
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 of
the precinct in County Conventions and of the County in State
and District Conventions.
ARTICLE VII
Convention Procedure
1. The State, District and County Conventions shall be called
to order by the respective Chairmen, or in the absence of the
Chairman, by the Vice-Chairman, Secretary, or some membev
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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
The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the State, District
and County Committees shall keep faithful and accurate records
of any and all monies received by them for the use of said com-
mittees and shall make faithful and accurate repoi't thereof when
so requested.
ARTICLE IX
All references herein to voters, delegates, alternates, chair-
man, vice-chairmen and other precinct, county and state officials
shall in all cases be construed to mean persons identified with
the Republican Pai'ty.
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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: J. M. Baley, Jr Marshal
Vice Chairman: Mrs. Walter Zachary Yadkinville
Secretary: Clyde Greene Boone
Treasurer: Dr. James W. Davis , Statesville
National Committeeman: J. E. Broyhill Lenoir
National Committeewoman: Mrs. W. P. Few Durham
First District
C. T. Allen, Aurora
Adrian Mitchell, Winton
Roy Manning, Plymouth
Floyd Cahoon, Columbia
Second District
Thomas J. Moore, Wilson J. R- Cameron, RFD, Kinston
Mrs. Margaret Reynolds, Roanoke Rapids J. H. Satterthwait, Tarboro
Clarence Fisher, Clinton
Samuel J. Morris, Raleigh
Ezra Parker, Benson
E. S. Redman, Rt. 1, Mt. Airy
H. L. Fagfie, Leaksville
E. R. Nelson, Danhury
Worth D. Henderson, Greensboro
Walter L. York, High Point
P. M. Caudle, High Point
N. D. McNairy, Greensboro
John Crawford, Chapel Hill
J. A. Maultsby, Whiteville
D. R. Johnson, Winnabow
P. E. Brown, N. Wilkesboro
W. B. Somers, N. Wilkesboro
W. E. Rutledge, Yadkinville
J. B. Payne, Rt. 5, Winston-Salem
Third District
A. L. Butler, Clinton
Julian T. Gaskill, Goldsboro
Fourth District
J. C. Dixon, Siler City
A. I. Ferree, Asheboro
W. L. Ward, Asheboro
Fifth District
S. J. Craver, Winston-Salem
W. Y. Tucker, Rt. 6, Winston-Salem
S. R. Allred, Rt. 2, Burlington
Sitxh District
Z. H. Howcrton, Greensboro
T. C. Carter, Mebane
Linwood Hall, Burlington
Andrew H. Hutohins, Rt. 4, Durham
E. B. Cranford, Durham
D. L. McBane, Rt. 2, Mebane
Seventh District
Thad H. Pope, Dunn
H. Edmund Rodgers, Wilmington
Eighth District
J. G. Hudson, Rockingham
Coy S. Lewis, Robbins
J. T. Jackson, Lexington
R. V. Alexander, Cooleemee
Dr. A. D. Barber, Sanford
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191
Ray Jeimiiigs, Taylorsville
Walter Johnson, Sparta
Edison E. Thomas, Grassy Creek
0. 0. Cruse, Rt. 3, Concord
Monroe Adams, Statesville
C. S. Nantz, Lincohiton
John Mauser, Hickory
D. T. Nance, Plumtree
George C. Dedmondt, Tryon
J. S. Dockery, Ruthcrfordton
Donald Banks, Burnsville
G. V. Hawkins, Shelby
Hugh E. Monteith, Sylva
Lewis P. Hamlin, Brevard
James Rickert, Asheville
Clyde Jarrett, Andrews
Ninth District
G. C. Peeler, Salisbury
Ellis Honeycutt, Rt. 1, Albemarle
J. J. Morton, Albemarle
Russell D. Hodges, Boone
James Hickman, Hudson
Tenth District
Frank C. Ration, Morgan ton
Louis (i. Rogers, Charlotte
J. Don Street, Buladean
Wm. T. Alexander, Charlotte
Eleventh District
Clyde M. Roberts, Marshall
Walter R. Chambers, Marion
E R. Tweed, Marshall
Thomas A. Hannah, Mt. Holly
Twelfth District
Theodore Jenkins, Robbinsville
Robert N. Tiger, Hayesville
Alf R. Higdou , Franklin
Glenn E. Boyd, Rt. 2, Waynesville
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State Republican Cong^ressional, Judicial, and Senatorial
District Committees
The work of the State Republican Congressional, Judicial and
Senatorial Executive Committees is handled by the Chairmen of
the Republican County Executive Committees.
Chairmen, Republican County Executive Committees
1950
Alamance — Dr. H. M. Patterson, Burlington
Alexander — Bill White, Taylorsville
Alleghany — Beale Poole, Sparta
Anson — C. A. Bland, Wadesboro
Ashe — J. F. Yates, West Jefferson
Avery — Charles VonCannon, Banner Elk
Beaufort — Zeno 0. RatelifF, Pantego
Bertie — D. H. Greene, Aulander
Bladen — C. C. Atkinson, Elizabethtown
Brunswick — W. A. Kepp, Bolivia
Buncombe — W. Harold Sams, Asheville
Burke — R. M. Lineberger, Morganton
Cabarrus— James C. White, Concord
Caldwell— E. C. McCall, Lenoir
Camden — J. B. Burgess, Old Trap
Carteret— C. R. Wheatly, Beaufort
Caswell — M. Francis Law, Ruffin
Catawba — Hayden B. Hayes, Hickory
Chatham — Ray Swain, Siler City
Cherokee — E. E. Stiles, Murphy
Chowan — A. S. Smith, Edenton
Clay— Ruel White, Hayesville
Cleveland — J. Worth Silvers, Shelby
Columbus — Irvin B. Tucker, Sr., Whiteville
Craven — W. B. Rouse, New Bern
Cumberland— C. C. Culbreth, Stedman
Currituck — J. T. Etheridge, Shawboro
Dare — V. G. Williams, Wanchese
Davidson — Elmer Everhardt, Lexington
Da%'ie--E. C. Morris, Mocksville
Duplin — H. B. Kornegay, Calypso
Durham — E. B. Cranford, Durham
Edgecombe — J. H. Satterthwaite, Rt. 1, Tarboro
Forsyth — Tarn W. Church, Kernersville
Franklin — W. R. Young, Youngsville
Gaston — J. L. Carter, West Gastonia
Gates — H. A. Eure, Corapeake
Graham — Coil B. Sawyer, Robbinsville
Granville — W. L. Peace. Oxford
Greene — Roland E. Jones, Snow Hill
Guilford — N. D. McNairy, Greensboro
Halifax — Ottis J. Reynolds, Roanoke Rapids
Harnett — J. 0. West, Dunn
Haywood — Gudger Duckett, Canton
Henderson — J. Willis Bavne, Hendersonville
Hertford— A. S. Mitchell, Winton
Hoke — M. L. Sides, Rt. 1, Aberdeen
Hyde — Edsac Bridgman, Scranton
Iredell — A. Z. Goforth. Statesville
Jackson — Velt Wilson, Sylva
Johnston — Joel A. Johnson, Four Oaks
Jones —
Lee — 0. F. Patterson, Sanford
Lenoir-Ray Cameron. Rt. 1, Kinston
Lincoln — Robert Lineberger. Lincolnton
Macon — George Reece, Franklin
Madison — James R. Cox. Mars Hill
Martin — Wheeler Martin. WiDiamston
McDowell— C. Harry McCall, Marion
Mecklenburg — Ernest M. Morgan, Charlotte
Mitchell — Brown McKinney, Bakersville
Montgomery — M. C. Cole, Candor
Moore — K. W. Hennings, Carthage
Nash — John C. Matthews, Spring Hope
New Hanover — R. E. Lewis, Wilmington
Northampton — W. T. Outland, Woodland
Onslow — Fowler Manning, Richlands
Orange — John F. Crawford. Chapel Hill
Pamlico — N. C. Rice. .-Arapahoe
Pasquotank- M. N. Toxey. Elizabeth City
Pender — E. C. Highsmith, Rockv Point
Perquimans— T. C. Babb. Hertford
Person — 0. Y. Clayton, Sr., Roxboro
Pitt-
Polk— Ernest H. Gibbs, Columbus
Randolph — Lacy Lewis, Asheboro
Richmond — B. A. Cox. Ellerbe
Rockingham — Alton Roberts:)n, Leaksville
Rowan — D. A. Randleman, Salisbury
Rutherford — Dewey Deviney, Spindale
Sampson — P. B. Lockerman, CUnton
Scothnd— Mrs. R. M. Bundy, Laurel Hill
Stanly — Henry N. Thompson, Albemarle
Stokes — Bill Law, King
Surry — David L. Hyatt, Mount Airy
Swain — Glen McHan, Whittier
Transylvania — Ralph Fisher, Brevard
Tyrrell — Irving I. Swain, Columbia
Union — J. H. Mills, Monroe
Vance — Walter Finch, Kittrell
Wake — Chesley S. Smith. Raleigh
Warren- -W. B. White, Norlina
Washington — E. A. Harrison, Plymouth
Watauga — I. B. Wilson
Wayne- R. E. Cox, Rt. 3, Goldsboro
Wilkes— E. R. Eller, North Wilkesboro
Wilson — Thos. J. Moore, Wilson
Yadkin — Walter Zachary, Yadkinville
Yancey — Robert Presnell, Burnsville
PART IV
ELECTION RETURNS
ELECTION RETURNS— 1948
Popular and Electorial Vote for President by States
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
State
Truman
Demo-
crat
Dewey
Repub-
lican
Wallace
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gressive
Thurmond
States
Rights
Truman
Demo-
crat
Dewey
Repub-
lican
Thurmond
States
Rights
Alabama
40,930
77,597
50,959
1,895,269
239,714
437,754
69,588
194,347
76,691
101,514
1,961,103
821,079
491,018
423,039
341,210
72,657
150,234
294,814
909,370
993,027
483,617
5,043
655,039
94,677
264,774
29,357
121,299
981,124
80,303
2,828,764
258,572
114,592
1,445,684
268,817
258,216
1,902,197
134,892
5,386
129,651
202,914
282,240
124,402
75,926
173,093
376,277
316,251
590,959
47,947
1,522
3,310
751
190,381
6,115
13,713
1,050
11,683
1,636
4,972
171,443
11
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95.251
4
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25
6
Arkansas
149
1,913
267
423
67
282
254
107
1,994
807
522
351
466
136
111
286
1,151
958
692
19
917
116
224
31
107
895
105
2,781
459
96
1,452
452
238
1,752
188
34
117
270
750
149
45
202
462
429
647
52
659
134
288
297
813
328
646
370
715
833
380
902
756
344
916
521
788
595
966
384
315
769
165
291
995
455
464
599
070
323
791
782
861
426
619
423
567
402
700
151
557
808
781
188
310
3.i;d
40,068
1,228
California
Colorado
Connecticut
8
3
Delaware
Florida
89,880
85,055
8
12
4
28
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
9,649
12,125
4,603
1,567
3,035
1,884
9,983
38,157
.38,955
27,866
225
3,998
6,641
13
Iowa
10
Kansas
8
Kentucky
10,411
204,290
11
Louisiana
10
Maine
5
8
Maryland
2,476
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Michigan
19
Minnesota
" 167,538'
42
11
Mississippi
9
Missouri
15
4
Montana
Nebraska
6
Nevada
1,169
1,970
42,683
1,037
501,167
3,915
8,220
37,596
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4
16
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New Mexico
New York
47
North Carolina
69,652
379
14
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Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
14,661
55,161
2,587
154
2,801
1,861
3,764
2,679
1,279
1,863
29,745
3,311
25,282
931
6
35
46
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South Carolina.
102,607
8
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4
73,815
106,909
12
23
4
Texas
.
Utah
3
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
42,840
11
8
8
12
3
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21,045,052
21,896,927
1,137,957
1,168,687
304
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VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
1940 AND 1944
1940
FOR GOVERNOR—
J. Melville Broughton 147,386
W. P. Horton 105,915
A. J. Maxwell 102,095
Lee Gravely 63,030
Thos. E. Cooper 33,176
Paul D. Grady 15,735
Arthur Simmons 2,058
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
R. L. Harris 150,661
W. Erskine Smith 127.522
L. A. Martin 76,861
D. L. Tompkins 42,672
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE—
Thad Eure 274,408
Walter Murphy 137,598
FOR STATE AUDITOR—
George Ross Pou 262,870
Charlie Miller 127,600
FOR COMMLSSIONER OF AGRICULTURE—
W. Kerr Scott 252.912
C. Wayland Spruill 157,933
FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER—
Dan Bonev 266,974
William B". Oliver 122,107
1944
FOR GOVERNOR—
R. Gregg Cherry 185,027
Ralph McDonald 134,661
011a Ray Boyd 2,069
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR—
L. Y. Balleutine 181,002
W. I. Halstead 59.2J6
Jamie T. Lyda 18.9-1"
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Thad Eure HM^.
W. N. Crawford 55,2(4
FOR STATE AUDITOR— ,„, o.o
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Fred S. Hunter ' '■'5'
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Charles M. Johnson ^ !'• Jit
L. J. Phipps •'^■•''^
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VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS IN PRIMARY ELECTION
MAY 27, 1950
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
(To fill unexpired term of William P. Hodges)
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 . . . .
Waldo C.
Cheek
996
582
844
,041
035
238
609
430
,833
364
214
482
,989
,559
662
,073
,185
,099
,598
,053
637
370
,323
,363
,143
,857
826
604
,827
641
,101
,476
,952
,308
,285
,875
441
178
,865
,214
,922
,517
,888
,440
,669
,237
874
554
,117
,628
Hoke R.
Bostian
190
395
265
570
223
130
712
476
566
823
704
062
505
408
264
704
567
2,227
587
750
278
348
3,099
2.263
1.333
1,950
549
569
1.994
359
1,337
1.931
1,353
2,606
1,071
3,463
260
279
650
314
4,535
1,821
1,213
2,169
1,262
466
499
294
2,584
1,290
Counties
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell. . . ,
Mecklenburg.
Mitchell
Montgomery.
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank . .
Pender
Perquimans. .
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph ...
Richmond ...
Robeson
Rockingham.
Rowan
Rutherford .
Sampson ....
Scotland ....
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania .
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington . .
Watauga ....
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals . . .
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256
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706
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970
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581
313
549
956
180
211
091
137
572
552
459
679
805
578
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845
090
208
501
888
568
319,764
Hoke R.
Bostian
2,207
332
799
920
1,418
906
517
812
1,298
5,872
136
479
1,010
1,529
3,976
937
687
914
253
616
632
334
783
1,784
863
593
3,026
2,586
1,585
4,590
2,434
562
765
1,741
468
1,523
466
1,028
248
1,620
1 , 192
2,896
587
442
213
1,511
1,135
1,215
412
521
132,640
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TOTAL VOTES CAST— GENERAL ELECTION
1948
President
Democrats
Harrv S. Truman
459,070
Republicans Progressives
Thomas E. Dewey Henry A. Wallace
258,572 3,915
Governor
States Rights
James S. Thurmond
69,652
W. Kerr Scott
570,995
George M. Pritchard Mary Price
206,166 3,364
Lieutenant-Governor
H. P. Taylor
544,560
Kyle Haves Kenneth Harris
206,511 3,368
Secretary of State
Thad Eure
546,480
James S. Dockery
207,332
Auditor (Regular Term)
Henry L. Bridges
538,504
M. V. Hickman
208,641
Auditor (Short Term)
Henry L. Bridges
537,145
Treasurer
Brandon P. Hodges
538,583
Ben L. Spence
209,668
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Clyde A. Ervin
542,052
Buford T. Henderson
208,377
Attorney General
Harry McMuDan
538,996
Herbert F. Seawell, Jr. C. 0. Pearson
209,443 3,567
Commissioner of Agriculture (^Regular Term)
L. Y. Ballentine
538,594
Watt H. Gragg John W. t^tubbs
207,741 3,326
Commissioner of Agriculture (Short Term)
D. S. Coltrane
537,689
Commissioner of Labor
Forrest H. Shuford
539,653
M. K. Harrill
207,038
Commissioner of Insurance
William P. Hodges
638,653
Deems H. Clifton
207,092
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VOTE FOR GOVERNOR IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
1920-1948
1920
First Primary
Cameron Morrison 49 970
0. Max Gardner ' 48 983
R. N. Page 30,' 180
Second Primary
Cameron Morrison 7q 332
0. Max Cardner , [ 61073
1924
Angus Wilton McLean I5I 197
Josiah William Bailey 83',574
NO PRIMARY IN 1928
1932
First Primary
J. C. B. Ehringhaus 162,498
Richard T. Fountain 115,127
Allen J. Maxwell 102 032
Second Primary
J. C. B. Ehringhaus 182,055
R'-chard T. Fountain 168,971
1936
First Primary
Clyde R. Hoey 193,972
Ralph McDonald 189,504
A. H. Graham 126,782
John A. McRae 6,606
Second Primary
Clyde R. Hoey .266,354
Ralph McDonald 214,414
1940
J. Melville Broughton ; 147,386
W. P. Horton 105,916
A. J. Maxwell 102 , 095
Lee Gravely 63,030
Thos. E. Cooper 33, 176
Paul D. Grady 15,735
Arthur Simmons „ 2 , 058
1944
R. Gregg Cherry 185,027
Ralph McDonald 131.661
011a Ray Boyd 2,069
1948
First Primary
Charles M. Johnson 170, 141
W. Kerr Scott 161 ,2(13
R. Mayne Albright 76,281
Oscar Barker 10,871
W. F. Stanley, Sr 2.428
011a Ray Boyd i' . 1 11
Second Primary
W. Kerr Scott 217,620
Chanes M. Johnson 182,6^4
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY,
MAY 27, 1950, BY DISTRICTS
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Thurmond
Chatham
A. S.
Daniels
(^aswell
1,861
10,011
3,433
2,520
4,355
1,772
5,009
652
4,650
799
Person ....
1,564
4,911
650
Surry
1,880
Totals
28,961
15,106
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Carl T.
Durham
Ernest R.
Williamson
5,663
9,545
15,622
4,819
2,325
Durham
10,405
Guilford
8,5.53
Orange
1,757
35,649
23 040
( 'ounties
F. Ertcl
Carlyle
.James R.
Parker
Edward C,
Snead
Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
4,143
2,125
5,825
6,191
3,892
5,894
9,689
462
316
1,134
491
1,114
834
850
1,231
606
2,018
2,476
Harnett
New Hanover
Robeson
807
7,154
1,276
Totals
37,759
5,201
15,568
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EIGHTH C0N5R,E:i?I0N\L DISTRICT
Counties
C.B.
Deane
W. E.
Horner
Anson
2,961
4,432
847
927
2,001
1,282
2,785
5,048
2,071
3,823
3,789
1,382
1,956
2 972
Davidson
Davie
764
Hoke . . .
782
Lee
2 573
M ontgomery
1 347
Moore
2 517
Richmond
4 381
Scotland
1 712
Union
2 250
Willies
1 690
Yadkin
421
Totals
31,348
23 365
TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Hamilton C.
./ones
Edgar T.
Williams
P.O.
Burkholde:
Averv
455
5,581
5,162
3,893
18,277
472
47
423
867
013
3,153
18
25
Burke
344
Catawba
506
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
303
2,774
Mitchell
19
Totals
33,840
5,121
3,971
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ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Charles E.
Woodrow W.
J. Nat
Mickey
Counties
Hamilton
Jones
Hamrick
Walker
Cleveland
2,574
5,646
2,593
333
Gaston
11,144
1,139
815
378
Madison
253
1,288
413
75
McDowell
797
2,088
919
578
Polk
586
1,269
384
160
Rutherford
350
6,685
1,156
227
Yancey
157
1,208
49
21
Totals
15,861
19,323
6,329
1,772
VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN SECOND PRIMARY,
JUNE 24, 1950
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Charles E.
Hamilton
Woodrow W.
Jones
Cleveland . . .
3,033
11,435
425
1,400
824
490
234
8,116
Gaston
1,312
1,604
McDowell
3,121
Polk
1,613
Rutherford
7,522
Yancey . .
1,706
Totals
17,841
24,994
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VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY,
MAY 27, 1950
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
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Counties
H. Grady
Dorsett
A. A.
McDonald
Alamance
531
53
91
33
414
Durham
99
Guilford
175
Orange
25
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708
713
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NOVEMBER 7, 1950
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties
Woodrow
W, Jones
Democrat
A. W.
Whitehurst
Republican
Cleveland
4,171
8,286
2,571
4,667
2,598
6,359
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Madison
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McDowell
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Polk
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Rutherford
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VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
PRIMARY, MAY 27, 1950
County
Willis
Smith
Frank P.
Graham
Robert R.
Reynolds
011a Ray
Boyd
3,137
687
784
2,235
413
162
2,454
1,386
2.853
1,014
4,760
2,258
5,575
2,980
869
2,038
1,193
3,834
1,635
679
779,
386
6,208
4,962
2,270
5,055
1,238
420
2,610
312
2,769
6,397
2,942
5,219
3,367
6,701
834
376
2,457
695
9,900
4,457
2,502
2,241
2,420
976
941
451
5,278
1.549
4,420
668
4,484
600
1,034
2,313
1,350
356
2,025
1,610
2.590
1,940
12,719
4,469
4,034
2.613
400
2,571
1,265
3,303
1,741
1,430
764
431
4,332
3,576
3.194
4.067
711
1,286
4,353
1,137
4,305
12,630
4,082
8.894
1,817
6,072
478
259
1,711
1,584
13,758
3,584
3,529
5,595
2,012
1,565
642
738
4,712
2,249
5.963
1,142
601
126
299
407
91
50
191
150
574
456
7,484
294
1,767
534
111
415
284
776
529
290
31
104
968
833
895
747
195
177
492
121
349
1,112
423
1.144
858
1,473
101
70
567
135
1,829
738
434
606
955
230
115
83
1,107
333
789
311
61
1
12
42
Ashe
1
2
Beaufort
145
Bertie
18
Bladen
57
54
206
Burke
27
209
Caldwell
68
9
Carteret
24
Caswell
43
51
Chatham
13
18
4
Clay
5
Cleveland
138
104
175
60
8
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11
42
11
54
158 .
Edgecombe
56
59
Franklin
92
187
Gates
7
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Granville
16
Greene
25
Guilford
159
Halifax
121
Harnett
34
Haywood
121
63
Hertford
25
Hoke
14
Hyde
28
Iredell
67
Jackson
43
124
Jonea
23
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Vote for United States Senator
Primary, May 27, 1950— (Continued)
County
Willis
Smith
Frank P.
Graham
Robert R.
Reynolds
Olla Ray
Boyd
Lee
1,978
1,791
2,233
929
1,009
1,267
2,067
14,963
109
1,293
2,548
3,934
5,310
2,220
1,206
1,234
773
1,764
1,059
1,179
2,092
4,519
1,1S9
2,193
3.847
4,512
2,652
3,870
4,203 -
842
2,541
2,229
394
2,480
1,063
733
548
2,847
2,623
10,346
1,825
558
514
4,347
1,5.57
3,204
499
473
2,286
3,711
2,887
1,904
905
3,218
1,906
10,245
393
971
2,281
4.464
6,740
1,908
2,221
5,212
823
1,418
1,110
657
2,087
4,319
980
2,381
4,163
6,850
4,937
6,041
2,517
2,943
1,116
2,242
1,912
4,044
511
2,011
492
2,762
3,118
10,405
1,267
1,241
1,217
5,406
3,721
3,465
1,238
940
361
723
462
270
216
196
900
1,364
39
383
514
488
2,. 346
266
660
443
159
149
349
46
500
397
374
342
1,144
<04
1,339
1,233
1,645
96
208
559
141
481
222
455
138
536
910
1,362
314
105
18
584
239
439
120
59
35
Lenoir
Lincoln
56
30
Macon
Madison
Martin
32
18
100
McDowell
27
Mecklenburg
110
Mitchell
1
Montgomery
11
Moore
Nash
31
118
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
124
32
45
Orange
Pamlico
34
33
Pasquotank
12
Pender
14
3
Person
46
Pitt
459
Polk
26
Randolph
34
Richmond
184
Robeson
Rockingham
83
101
Rowan
Rutherford
149
72
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
13
36
67
23
Surrv
51
o •■'
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9
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
33
19
78
64
103
Warren
26
Washington
Watauga
48
4
Wayne
Wilkes
98
16
Wilson
79
Yadkin
13
Yancey
5
Totals
250,222
303,605
58,752
5,900
Election Returns
237
VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
SECOND PRIMARY, JUNE 24, 1950
County
Frank P.
Graham
Willis
Smith
Alamance . .
4,200
975
■ 590
2,290
1,699
394
1,722
1,242
1,872
1,536
10,185
4,334
2,852
1,964
321
1,976
981
2,700
1,354
1,625
682
329
4,701
2,770
2.176
3,747
682
691
4,243
1.049
3,185
10,973
3,497
8,213
1,800
5,975
437
329
1.343
1,328
12.606
2,206
3,387
3,974
2,070
997
518
553
4,192
1,293
5.039
634
3 494
897
Alleghany
1 166
Anson
2 818
Ashe
765
201
Beaufort
3,452
Bertie
1 454
Bladen
2,892
Brunswick
1 738
6 311
Burke
2 434
5 664
Caldwell ...
2 416
Camden
650
Carteret
1,629
Caswell
1 569
4,492
Chatham
2 217
760
Chowan . .
700
Clay
359
7,004
6,000
3,205
Cumberland
6,595
Cur itack
1,212
Dare
298
2,982
313
D uplin
3,251
6,404
Edgecombe
3,271
Forsyth
5,276
Franklin
3,918
Gaston
7,279
845
Graham
452
2,878
Greene
921
10,147
Halifax
3,659
3,663
Haywood
1,719
3.869
Hertford . . . . . .
1,056
Hoke
989
Hyde
600
Iredell
6.062
1.186
6.736
Jones
670
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Vote For United States Senator
Second Primary, June 24, 1950— (Con't.)
County
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln ^
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals
Frank P.
Graham
,513
,163
,179
323
,907
,390
555
,701
459
,028
033
812
,761
,352
763
,269
586
179
796
394
,099
,430
,172
,133
,616
,281
,879
,620
860
880
840
,334
,792
,081
461
,524
414
,933
,777
,247
,018
,229
,434
,199
,547
,915
,307
,173
261,789
Willis
Smith
2,173
2,606
2,149
506
213
1,436
2,424
15,067
136
1,872
2,988
4,737
6,284
1,985
1,591
1,462
852
1,574
1,383
1,016
2,933
4,571
1,450
2,605
2,824
4,489
2,110
3,382
5,070
1,444
2,547
3,100
535
2,436
926
647
544
3,759
3,240
13,930
1,972
937
487
4,998
1,557
4,320
513
796
281,114
Election Returns
239
VOTE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
NOVEMBER 7, 1950
County
Alamance . .
Alexander. .
Alleghany. .
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort . .
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick .
Buncombe .
Burke
Cabarrus . .
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Carteret . . .
Caswell. . . .
Catawba . . .
Chatham. . .
Cherokee . . .
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland .
Columbus . .
Craven . . , .
Cumberland
Currituck . .
Dare
Davidson .
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe .
P'orsyth ....
Franklin . . .
Gaston. . . .
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford .
Halifax ....
Harnett. . . .
Haywood. .
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Hertford . . .
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson. . . .
Johnston . .
Jones..
Regular Term
Clyde R.
Hoey
Democrat
,318
,353
,844
,842
,963
827
,856
,048
,691
,868
,970
,620
,873
,008
245
,159
845
,537
,039
,842
571
,5.53
,206
183
459
661
707
652
609
237
773
932
146
693
093
716
336
097
501
766
422
625
410
722
146
959
803
426
630
551
311
649
Halsey B.
Leavitt
Republican
3,891
2,588
992
167
4,109
2,137
221
19
101
1,616
6,240
5,380
2,474
3,839
16
785
116
8,261
1,488
2,735
27
1,395
531
308
202
346
20
71
8,081
2,498
267
1,324
130
2,857
67
2,290
17
1,390
97
16
3,403
129
1,068
1,629
4,273
35
24
42
3,155
3,241
2,577
27
Unexpired Term
Will's
Smith
Democrat
7,707
3,315
1,834
1,812
4,929
785
1,819
2,355
1,701
2,852
16,068
7,457
7,845
5,601
244
3,091
831
9,472
2,898
3,808
554
1,553
4,038
3,158
2,371
2,623
714
631
10,149
2,146
2,698
5,351
2,031
7,906
2,045
8,143
325
1,692
1,482
756
10,437
3,553
4,246
5,638
5,006
1,892
787
413
6,629
4,540
6,991
640
E. I..
Gavin
Republican
4,258
2,605
1 004
197
4,121
2,149
252
22
144
1,637
5,803
5,470
2,478
3,844
19
843
123
8,312
1,610
2,751
30
1,.392
577
338
248
388
25
69
8,259
2,553
320
1,C38
178
3,038
107
2,365
18
1,393
97
16
3,765
185
1,259
1,677
4,376
54
26
44
3,16,)
3,247
2,766
30
Frank P.
Graham*
Democrat
64
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
107
16
9
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
18
8
0
0
36
3
6
254
0
369
2
0
2
0
0
2
334
14
U)
0
0
4
0
0
34
(I
16
0
240
North Carolina Manual
Vote for United States Senator, November 7, 1950— (Con't.)
County
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell —
Mecklenburg .
Mitchell
Montgomery .
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank . .
Pender
Perquimans. .
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph . . . .
Richmond. . , .
Robeson
Rockingham . .
Rowan
Rutherford . . .
S.vmpson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania .
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington . .
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals .
Regular Term
Clyde R.
Hocy
Democrat
70S
772
157
529
8')2
383
610
839
142
978
393
339
659
670
243
641
834
132
010
472
219
290
813
353
328
798
259
557
313
658
103
6.53
983
452
024
153
941
310
545
347
268
874
532
534
813
479
613
249
376,472
Halsey B.
Leavitt
Republican
492
116
3,634
2,445
3,263
36
2,240
3,646
2,218
2,262
1,472
190
702
33
85
691
185
143
45
28
125
142
1,643
7,647
238
160
2,251
3,463
2,307
5,101
61
5,900
2,877
3,504
1,053
2,551
294
248
140
1,359
50
126
3,389
554
8,217
182
3,440
2,150
171,804
Unexpired Term
Willis
Smith
Democrat
398
645
098
510
875
356
621
751
112
912
343
320
432
635
223
959
829
116
001
435
180
190
757
048
265
730
861
167
971
445
092
414
914
314
009
025
915
200
504
689
240
870
492
479
701
381
538
218
364,912
E. L.
Gavin
Republican
177,753
Frank P
Graham*
Democrat
8
35
0
0
0
2
0
78
0
0
0
5
10
8
0
389
1
5
0
0
0
10
0
0
2
9
59
9
4
4
5
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
10
15
0
32
0
57
0
0
2,259*
*Write-in votes
Election Returns 241
VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BY COUNTIES
Proposed amendments to the Constitution of North Carolina
submitted to a vote of the people at the General Election,
November 7, 1950
No. 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 579, Session Laws 1949.
Article I, Section 12
"But any person, when represented by counsel, may, under such
regulations as the Legislature shall prescribe, waive indictment
in all except capital cases."
No. 2
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 821, Session Laws 1949.
Article II, Section 31
"Sec. 31. The General Assembly shall not use, or authorize
to be used, nor shall any agency of the State, public officer or
public employee use or authorize to be used the funds, or any
part of the funds, of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retire-
ment System except for retirement system purposes. The funds
of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System shall
not be applied, diverted, loaned to or used by the State, any State
agency, State officer, public officer or employee except for pur-
poses of the Retirement System: Provided, that nothing in this
Section shall prohibit the use of said funds for the payment of
benefits, administrative expenses and refunds as authorized by
the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement Law, nor shall
anything in this provision prohibit the proper investment of said
funds as may be authorized by law."
242 North Carolina Manual
No. 3
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 1267, Session Laws 1949.
Article II, Section 28
"Sec. 28. Pay of Members and Presiding Officers of the Gen-
eral Assembly. The members of the General Assembly for the
term for which they have been elected shall receive as a com-
pensation for their services the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00)
per day for each day of their session, for a period not exceed-
ing ninety days; and should they remain longer in session they
shall serve without compensation. The compensation of the presid-
ing officers of the two houses shall be twenty dollars ($20.00)
per day for a period not exceeding ninety days. Should an extra
session of the General Assembly be called, the members and
presiding officers shall receive a like rate of compensation for a
period not exceeding twenty-five days."
No. 4
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 393, Session Laws 1949.
Article IV, Section 10
"Sec. 10. Judicial Districts for Superior Courts. The General
Assembly shall divide the State into a number of judicial districts
which number may be increased or reduced and shall provide
for the election of one or more Superior Court judges for each
district. There shall be 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."
No. 5
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Chapter 775, Session Laws 1949
Article IV, Section 11
"Sec. 11. Judicial Districts; Rotation; Special Superior Court
Judges; Assignment of Superior Court Judges by Chief Justice.
Each Judge of the Superior Court shall reside in the district for
Election Returns 243
which he is elected. The General Assembly may divide the State
into a number of judicial divisions. The judges shall preside in
the courts of the different districts within a division successively;
but no judge shall hold all the courts, in the same district oftener
than once in four years. The General Assembly may provide by
general laws for the selection or appointment of Special or Emer-
gency Superior Court Judges not assigned to any judicial district,
who may be designated from time to time by the Chief Justice
to hold court in any district or districts within the State; and
the General Assembly shall define their jurisdiction and shall
provide for their reasonable compensation. The Chief Justice,
when in his opinion the public interest so requires, may assign
any Superior Court Judge to hold one or more terms of Superior
Court in any district."
244
North Carolina Manual
VOTE ON FOREGOING
County
Amendment Number 1
Permitting any person when re-
presented by counsel, to waive
indictment in all except capital
cases.
Amendment Number 2
Securing and safeguarding the
funds of the Teachers' and State
Employees' Retirement S.vstem.
For
Against
For
Against
Alamance
Alexander
4,095
1,669
576
1,116
1,556
930
939
681
930
1,790
11,264
4,951
4,410
3,229
111
1,904
401
5,880
1,655
2,000
265
861
2 409
2,270
1,361
1,649
347
306
5,538
1,219
1,540
4.492
1,426
6,170
975
5,765
149
673
737
285
7,885
1,841
2,565
3,497
3,309
799
395
266
4,078
3,206
2.854
2,214
1,421
628
400
1,831
310
399
175
425
470
4,222
2,365
2,656
1,535
54
316
203
3,115
1,232
916
90
271
798
503
445
483
59
69
3,798
364
585
1,368
248
2,113
455
1,509
42
267
339
135
2,334
833
1,215
1,107
1,994
219
174
50
1,896
1,331
2,105
5,821
2,307
853
1,491
3,174
1,273
1,351
1,060
1,248
2,118
14,807
6,626
6,915
4,567
223
2,501
581
7,698
2,163
2,420
460
1,160
3,529
2,690
1,892
2,521
484
507
8,621
1,617
2.039
5,919
1,777
8,083
1,457
7,402
216
784
1,085
484
10,704
2,564
3,467
4,650
4,451
1,187
556
384
5,460
3,585
3,911
1,631
1,181
600
231
Ashe
1,530
Avery
Beaufort
296
264
194
Bladen
315
Brunswick
379
2,259
Burke ....
1,906
1,368
Caldwell
1,173
17
Carteret
194
Caswell
161
2,428
1,030
751
Chowan
26
Clav
209
Cleveland
513
395
Craven
249
229
42
Dare
20
Davidson
3,182
Davie
325
444
Durham ■
663
94
torsyth
1,226
302
Oaston
873
Gates
28
234
Granville
201
Greene
85
1,301
473
Harnett
932
Haywood
Henderson
689
1.539
Hertford
126
Hoke
111
Hyde
42
Iredell
1,406
1,104
Johnaton
1.809
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245
AMENDMENTS BY COUNTIES
Amendment Number 3
Amendment Number 4
Amendment Number 5
Allowing limited necessary com-
Permitting the General Assembly
Transferring to the Chief Justice
pensation of Members of the
to prescribe the number of reg-
of the Supreme Court the Au-
General Assembly
ular Superior Court Judges in
thority now exercised by the
each Judicial District, provided
Governor in the assigning of
each District has at least one.
Judges and the calling of special
terms of Court, and empowering
the Legislature to define the
jurisdiction of the Special Judges.
For
Against
For
Against
For
Against
3,885
2,813
4,308
2,123
4,244
2,1)7
1 820
1,349
1,657
1,278
1,566
1,302
579
653
520
580
499
575
1,115
460
1,178
354
1,099
359
2,428
1,642
1,579
1,714
1,415
1,684
989
347
888
295
816
317
945
457
1,019
327
981
361
784
258
711
207
686
214
951
478
982
355
917
425
1,619
563
1,639
460
1,582
474
10,920
4,855
11,365
1,028
11,321
4.020
4,774
2,613
4 645
2,294
4,628
2,329
4,631
2,742
4,517
2,490
4,386
2,583
3,229
1,785
3,237
1,495
3,142
1,453
161
55
130
40
111
56
2.002
414
1,938
301
1,910
331
393
258
417
209
403
212
5,349
3,637
5,676
3,080
5,875
2,912
1,537
1,395
1,650
1,159
1,575
1,182
2,059
796
1,669
641
1,466
651
371
70
328
64
314
60
953
236
820
226
697
251
2,536
1,005
2,610
724
2,481
792
2,087
715
2,187
578
2,094
632
1,363
585
1,417
439
1,331
521
1,763
571
1,791
420
1,722
500
396
67
339
92
337
99
380
61
328
46
289
64
5,285
4,444
5,432
3,889
5,060
3,904
1,255
426
1,133
330
1,040
384
1,531
643
1,429
590
1,342
621
4,298
1,858
4,719
1,256
4,723
1,360
1,430
369
1,485
205
1,383
276
5,642
3,049
6,165
2,213
6,098
2,273
1,051
505
1,074
379
1,000
432
5,501
2,155
5,934
1,437
5,665
1,621
175
54
159
42
146
51
688
251
684
232
591
295
811
356
806
252
797
333
323
151
280
131
261
137
7,629
3,259
8,115
2,334
8,168
2,450
1,767
973
1,833
738
1,800
680
2,535
1,435
2,647
1,093
2,428
1,161
3,413
1,334
3,408
1,105
3,304
1,209
3,101
2,362
2,911
2,247
3,001
2,123
847
275
833
198
791
237
450
168
443
133
408
152
311
68
257
63
257
66
3,636
2,472
3,960
1,912
3,896
1,991
3,125
1,303
2,930
1,283
2,758
1,330
2,769
2,429
2,865
1,954
2,748
2,053
246
North Carolina Manual
VOTE ON FOREGOING
County
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell. , .
Mecklenburg .
Mitchell
Montgomery .
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank . .
Pender
Perquimans . .
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph ....
Richmond . . .
Robeson
Rockingham .
Rowan
Rutherford. ..
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania .
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington. .
Watauga ....
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals.
Amendment Number 1
Permitting any person when re-
presented by counsel, to waive
indictment in all except capital
cases.
For
1,
259
,828
946
2,313
1,888
1,273
549
2,269
10,185
851
1,214
2,244
1,681
3,093
640
492
1,842
349
596
488
259
505
1,875
1,438
2,832
1,332
1,722
3,273
4,519
3,639
2,510
525
3,380
1,696
3,112
1,309
1,836
362
1,185
774
7,185
642
489
2,609
1,930
3,554
1,425
1.464
1,556
213.156
Against
115
684
228
1,458
1,267
655
207
1,029
2,899
420
1,204
1,215
697
992
279
230
572
144
257
173
80
210
617
824
2,363
475
482
1,168
2,046
1,771
1,215
269
2,525
961
1,055
364
693
166
468
362
1,918
282
170
824
833
1,357
398
1,054
444
92,205
Amendment Number 2
Securing and safeguarding the
funds of the Teachers' and State
Employees' Retirement System.
For
505
2,679
1,368
3,195
2,722
2,274
869
3,413
14,154
1,261
1,975
3,007
2,290
4,528
1,216
717
2,617
554
936
816
434
733
2,551
727
,575
571
,239
,652
,582
4,960
3,798
799
4,780
2,181
4,285
1,442
2,822
724
1,779
1,206
9,661
918
710
2,723
2,621
6,708
2,131
2.087
2,549
299,187
Against
68
445
139
1,296
1,027
605
143
684
1,284
378
1,016
889
543
392
163
178
345
104
124
116
32
172
352
791
1,936
304
292
876
1,279
1,254
963
156
2,259
888
816
305
455
116
340
187
911
182
87
601
625
1,058
210
897
449
65,512
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247
AMENDMENTS BY
COUNTIES
.—(Cont'd)
Amendment Number 3
Amendment Number 4
Amendment Number 5
Allowing limited necessary com-
Permitting; the General Assembly
Transferring to the Chief Justice
pensation of Members of the
to prescribe the number of reg-
of the Supreme Court the Au-
General Assembly
ular Superior Court Judges in
thority now exercised by the
each Judicial District, provided
Governor in the assigning of
each District has at least one.
Judges and the calling of special
terms of Court, and empowering
the Legislature to define the
jurisdiction of the Special Judges.
For
Against
For
Against
For
Against
371
97
271
93
259
108
1,753
971
1,955
592
1,819
681
1,009
308
1,006
212
922
287
2,313
1,665
2,247
1,453
2,233
1,405
2,219
1,249
1,890
1,190
1,817
1,210
1,540
713
1,219
658
1,094
647
675
221
593
172
542
221
2,362
1,098
2,273
952
2,203
1,029
9,529
4,314
10,726
2,732
11.056
2,629
933
464
843
393
744
455
1,304
1,307
1,245
1,189
1,176
1,226
2,145
1,511
2,312
1,179
2,295
1,188
1,705
947
1,748
680
1,690
714
3,152
1,327
3,452
903
3,402
987
751
368
656
349
637
312
472
328
497
233
482
238
1,899
707
1 940
550
1 964
549
378
188
369
123
375
152
708
273
731
196
659
250
534
193
527
148
492
178
324
70
307
44
279
75
541
287
572
195
527
233
1,807
797
2,004
537
1,969
584
1,394
867
1,262
849
1,335
848
3,028
2,580
2,935
2,257
2,860
2.352
1,335
670
1,420
464
1,.373
527
1,729
605
1,746
446
1,689
503
3,066
1,668
3,183
1,348
2,759
1,173
4,411
2 689
4.557
2,369
4,387
2,183
3,665
2,019
3,649
1,782
3,497
2.028
2,574
1,264
2,507
1,035
2,382
1,114
603
288
612
226
596
249
3,597
2,759
3,443
2,501
3,479
2,605
1,706
1,000
1,625
926
1,441
1,069
3,391
1,160
3,144
965
2,881
991
1,300
356
1,285
346
1,236
348
2,529
630
1,874
579
1,775
635
502
160
402
127
363
155
1,222
603
1,256
459
1,184
520
838
437
866
292
829
365
7,641
2,472
7,584
1,790
7,596
1,916
729
291
695
238
659
273
533
205
541
141
508
169
1,709
783
1,441
734
1,345
709
2,013
993
2,187
675
2,051
774
4,109
1,604
2,983
1,587
2,745
1,295
1,488
519
1,562
307
1,471
407
1,764
945
1,437
972
1,323
1,067
2,374
483
1,296
441
1,201
415
215,269
108,672
213,922
88,664
207,153
91,743
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North Carolina Manual
VOTES CAST IN SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON JUNE 4TH,
1949, ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF TWO
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS SECONDARY ROAD
BONDS, AND THE ISSUANCE OF TWENTY-FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS SCHOOL PLANT CON-
STRUCTION AND REPAIR BONDS
County
Issuance of Two Hundred Million
Dollars Secondary
Road Bonds
Issuance of Twe:ity-five Million
Dollars School Plant
Construction and Fe 'air Bonds
For
Against
For
Against
Alamance
Alexander
3.413
1.347
1.4S6
1.217
4,575
2,039
2,603
1,229
1,680
2.307
5.658
4,884
1,572
3,097
215
3,074
1,229
2,988
2,013
3,449
266
1,291
4,024
3,462
1,927
2,392
456
1,199
2,892
1,494
5.013
1,949
2,876
2,123
1,277
1,587
459
1.402
1,122
1,364
3,762
1,769
2,628
5,097
1,772
1,006
2,910
725
322
1,284
243
251
919
261
939
255
8,529
1,586
4,818
1,620
202
472
424
5,016
960
296
365
52
2,056
1.314
1,264
1,748
429
73
4,158
481
452
6,519
894
10,007
1,256
8,489
287
HI
1,414
268
12,733
1,360
1,502
933
2.130
312
4.250
1.294
1.145
1.553
4.500
1,893
2,866
1,211
1,799
2,248
9,900
5,137
U965
3,343
301
3,291
1,.324
4,196
2,073
3,520
415
1.289
4,549
2,845
2,521
2,958
598
1,218
3.610
1,458
4.950
4,336
3,322
5,251
1,515
3,864
531
1,345
1,384
1,422
9.159
2.163
2,840
5,409
2,739
1,105
1,951
637
513
Anson . . .
892
Ashe
248
300
582
Bertie
225
Bladen
780
262
4,154
Burke
1,183
Cabarrus
4,321
Caldwell
1,197
108
Carteret t
255
Caswell
319
3.668
Chatham
735
Cherokee
196
Chowan
214
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
38
1.372
1,718
655
1,136
273
Dare
38
3,373
419
Duplin
404
3,911
401
Forsyth
6,765
Franklin
977
6,088
Gates
202
Graham
118
(iranville
Greene
1,101
188
Guilford
7,315
Halifax
941
Harnett
1,217
Haywood
367
1,144
Hertford
187
Election Returns
249
Votes Cast in Special Election Held on June 4th, 1949 — (Cont'd)
County
Issuance of Two Hundred Mill
Dollars Secondary
Road Bonds
For
Against
Issuance of Twenty-five Million
Dollars School Plant
Construction and Repair Bonds
For
Against
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston ....
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon ....
Madison
Martin
McDowell .
Mecklenburg ,
Mitchell
Montgomery.
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank . .
Pender
Perquimans. .
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph ....
Richmond . . .
Robeson ....
Rockingham .
Rowan
Rutherford. . .
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington. .
Watauga . . . .
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Totals.
673
797
16?
794
94.'i
742
798
326
212
374
738
321
157
033
788
401
279
344
860
747
241
,450
332
947
110
267
,171
.379
,588
225
,011
982
,405
,885
,740
,331
373
,597
,094
,479
,820
,748
595
,851
881
,507
743
819
,344
,094
,397
,978
,570
,351
229,493
436
58
2,885
393
2,083
250
797
1,326
955
546
26?
616
737
12,997
85
873
1,747
1,559
3,394
520
320
1,743
186
914
506
401
961
2,421
323
2,562
1,648
3,142
2,406
5,655
3,229
801
1,637
2,397
516
965
155
762
52
1,370
1,384
6,532
1,200
196
269
2,186
407
1,839
350
54
722
767
3,2.39
3.770
4,049
851
2,064
2,011
127
58!
3,558
465
290
819
2,711
1,385
2,740
174,647
,878
,356
,682
,188
.297
1,365
1,259
1 , 163
455
1,349
3,468
1,724
3,602
1,495
2,567
2,841
2,596
3,598
4,182
845
2,672
2,894
5,412
1,839
1,977
572
2,161
1,321
10,162
931
880
5,168
2,817
8,169
2,853
2,894
4,277
370
66
1,742
291
1,757
141
479
643
971
324
306
360
528
10,128
88
786
1,200
969
1,899
498
292
879
136
521
426
219
743
1,224
173
1,963
273,663
136
2,494
1,879
4 860
2,245
803
1,143
2,201
545
714
119
494
56
962
920
3,793
997
106
328
1,385
384
911
703
72
122,460
250
North Carolina Manual
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 AGENCIES,
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
GOVERNMENTAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ADVISORY BUDGET COMMISSION
1925, c. 89; 1929, c. 100, s. 4; 1931 c. 295; G. S. 143-4
Composition : Six members, Chaii-man of the Appropriations and
Finance Committees of the House and Senate, and two members
appointed by the Governor.
Appointed by the Governor:
Harry B. Caldwell Greensboro
Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton
Appointed by the Legislature:
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Larry L Moore, Jr Wilson
E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Rev. s. 3931; Code S. 2184; 1901, c. 479, ss. 2, 4; 1907, c. 497, s. 1;
1931, c. 360, s. 1; 1937, c. 174; C. S. 4667; G. S. 106-2
Composition : Eleven members, ten appointed by the Governor.
L. Y. Ballentine, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Glenn G. Gilmore Julian
Hoyle C. Griffin Monroe
Claude T. Hall Roxboro
0. J. Holler Union Mills
J. Muse McCotter New Bern
Ethel Parker Gatesville
Charles F. Phillips Thomasville
J. H. Poole West End
A. B. Slagle Franklin
J. E. Winslow Greenville
g5?
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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.
Robert W. Winston, 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.
Benjamin Franklin Brown, Chairman Raleigh
Gertrude Sprague Carraway New Bern
James Allen Dunn Salisbury
William Thomas Laprade Durham
McDaniel Lewis Greensboro
Mrs. Sadie Smathers Patten Hendersonville
Mrs. Callie Pridgen Williams Stedman
Dr. C. C. Crittenden, Director Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA STATE ART SOCIETY
1929, c. 314; 1943, c. 752; 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 :
W. Kerr Scott, Governor Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney-General Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Raleigh
Mrs. R. N. Simms, Sr., Chairman of the Art Depart-
ment, State Federation of Women's Clubs Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 255
Appointed:
Robert Lee Humber , Greenville
Mrs. Louis Sutton Raleigh
Dr. Sylvester Green Chapel Hill
Mrs. Charles M. Griffin Wilson
Elected :
Mrs. Henry M. London Fayetteville
Dr. Clarence Poe Raleigh
Edwin Gill Greensboro
Mrs. Matthew Nowicki Raleigh
Mayne Albright Raleigh
Albert L. Haskins Raleigh
Mrs. William Hatch Raleigh
Mrs. Isabelle Bowen Henderson Raleigh
Lucy Cherry Crisp, Executive Secretary 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
Eugene G. Shaw, Commissioner of Revenue, Chairman . . Raleigh
Stanley Winborne, Chairman Public Utilities Commission Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
Brandon P. Hodges, Director of Local Government Raleigh
James S. Currie, Director Department of Tax Research . . Raleigh
J. C. Bethune, Secretary Raleigh
STATE BANKING COMMISSION
1931, c. 243, s. 1; 1935, c. 266; 1939, c. 91, s. 1; 1949, c. 372;
G. S. 53-92
Composition : Nine members. Two Ex-officio, seven appointed
by the Governor.
Brandon P. Hodges, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Ex-officio Raleigh
B. Bascom Blackwelder, Secretary Hickory
H. D. Bateman Wilson
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R. P. Holding Smithfield
Garland Johnson Elkin
B. B. Massagee Hendersonville
James R. McKenzie Lauiinburg
Reade R. Picklei- Albemarle
STATE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
1935, c. 53, s. 1; 1937, c. 285; G. S. 111-1; 111-3
Composition : Eleven members. Fixe Ex-officio, six appointed
by the Governor.
Judge Sam M. Cathey, Chairman Asheville
Dr. Howard E. Jensen Durham
V. J. Ashbaugh Durham
Thomas S. Payne Washington
Judge Ernest R. Alexander Kannapolis
Sam Alford Henderson
Ex-officio Members:
Dr. J. W. R. Norton Raleigh
Ernest C. McCracken Raleigh
Col. Charles H. Warren Raleigh
E. N. Peeler 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 E. Shuping, Jr Greensboro
W. W. Lloyd Greensboro
R. Gordon Thomas Raleigh
Wm. H. Ruffin Durham
Governmental Boards and Commissions 257
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
1933, c. 392, s. 4; 1941, c. 280, s. 2; G. S. 143-139
Composition : Five members appointed by the Governor,
Albert L. Haskins, Jr., Chairman Raleigh
Bernard Crocker, Jr., Secretary Raleigh
W. Price Hand Belmont
George Robb High Point
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.
W. Kerr Scott, Governor Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State Raleigh
Brandon P. Hodges, Treasurer Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
D. S. Coltrane, 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.
W. Kerr Scott, Governor, Honorary Chairman Raleigh
Miles J. Smith, Chairman Salisbury
Walter J. Damtoft, Vice Chairman Canton
Chas. S. Allen Durham
Oscar P. Breece Fayetteville
Aubrey L. Cavenaugh Warsaw
Staley A. Cook Burlington
Ferd Davis Zebulon
C. Sylvester Green Chapel Hill
Fred P. Latham Belhaven
Mrs. Roland McClamroch Chapel Hill
J. C. Murdock Troutmans
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W. Locke Robinson Mais Hill
Eric W. Rodgeis Scotland Neck
W. B. Austin Jefferson
George R. Ross, Director Raleigh
(One vacancy).
NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF CORRECTION
AND TRAINING
1943, c. 776, s. 1; 1945, c. 847; 1947, c. 226; G. S. 134-90*
Composition: Ten members. One Ex-officio, nine appointed by
the Governor.
C. A. Dillon, Chairman Raleigh
Dr. W. A. Stanbury, Vice-Chairman Gastonia
W. N. Harrell Wilson
A. L. Burney Raleigh
Dr. C. F. Strosnider Goldsboro
Mrs. H. G. Etheridge Asheville
Joseph W. Nordan Raleigh
Pearl Thompson Salisbury
Jesse C. Fisher Concord
Dr. Ellen 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. 115-16.1
Composition: Thirteen members. Three Ex-officio; ten appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly.
H. P. Taylor, Lieutenant Governor,
Chairman, Ex-officio Wadesboro
D. Hiden Ramsey, Vice-Chairman Asheville
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. Public Instruction,
Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 259
Brandon P. Hodges, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
A. S. Brower Durham
B. B. Dougherty Boone
Claude H. Farrell Elkin
A. McL. Graham Clinton
J. Harold Lineberger Belmont
Santford Martin Winston-Salem
Paul S. Oliver Rt. 2, Fairmont
J. A. Pritchett Windsor
Harold L. Trigg Raleigh
C. D. Douglas, Controller Raleigh
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.
Charles M. Britt, Chairman (D) Asheville
Haywood Robbins (D) Charlotte
Harry Ferebee (D) Camden
P. E. Brown (R) North Wilkesboro
J. Eugene Snyder (R) Lexington
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. 377, s. 15; 1947, c. 598; G. S. 96-3
Composition : Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Henry E. Kendall, Chairman Raleigh
Bruce E. Davis Charlotte
C. A. Fink Salisbury
Mrs. Quentin Gregory Halifax
R. Dave Hall Belmont
Marion W. Heiss Greensboro
Dr. Harry D. Wolf Chapel Hill
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GASOLINE AND OIL INSPECTION BOARD
1937, c. 425, s. 9; 1941, c. 220; 1949, c. 1167; G. S. 119-26
Composition: Five members. Two Ex-officio, three appointed by
the Governor.
L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
C. D. Baucom, Director Gasoline and Oil Inspection
Division, Ex-officio Raleigh
Garland E. Bobbitt Raleigh
C. A. Home Wilmington
Roby E. Taylor Winston-Salem
GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION
194.5, c. 157; 1947, c. 114; G. S. 164-14
Composition: Nine members appointed as follows: One each by
the Presidents of the North Carolina State Bar and North Caro-
lina Bar Association ; one each by the Deans of the law schools
of Duke, Wake Forest, and the University of North Carolina;
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
Luther E. Earnhardt Concord
John Beaman New Bern
Daniel K. Edwards Durham
Frank W. Hanft Chapel Hill
Robert E. Lee Wake Forest
Malcolm McDermott Durham
R. Lee Whitmire Hendersonville
Clifton W. Beckwith, Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Rev. s. 4435; Code, s. 2875; 1879, c. 177, s. 1; 1885, e. 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.
Governmental Boards and Commissions 261
Dr. G. G. Dixon, President Ayden
Dr. Hubert B. Haywood, Vice-President Raleigh
Dr. H. Lee Large Rocky Mount
Dr. John Labruce Ward Asheville
Jasper C. Jackson, Ph. G Lumberton
Mrs. James B. Hunt Rt. 1, Lucama
Dr. John R. Bender Winston-Salem
Dr. Ben J. Lawrence Raleigh
Dr. A. C. Current Gastonia
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, State Health Officer,
Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
STATE HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
1933, c. 172, s. 2; 1935; c. 2.57, 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.
Dr. H. W. Jordan, Chairman Cedar Falls
H. G. Shelton Speed
W. Guy Hargett Rt. 2, Richlands
A. Wilbur Clark Fayetteville
Dr. R. E. Earp Selma
J. A. Barnwell Burlington
George S. Coble Lexington
M. Otis Poole Candor
Mark Goforth Lenoir
Joseph Graham Iron Station
L. Dale Thrash Asheville
STATE (HOSPITAL) ADVISORY COUNCIL
1945, c. 1096; G. S. 131-120
Claude F. Gaddy, Chairman Raleigh
Dr. R. E. Earp Selma
James P. Richardson Charlotte
George Watts Hill Durham
Dr. David A. Young Raleigh
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NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS BOARD OF CONTROL
1943, c. 136; 1945, c. 925; G. S. 122-7*
Composition : Fifteen members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. H. 0. Lineberger Raleigrh
W. G. Clark. Vice-Chaiiman Tarboro
R. P. Richardson Reidsville
John W. Umstead Chapel Hill
Kelly Bennett Bryson City
Francis A. Whiteside Gastonia
Dr. T. V. Goode Statesville
Dr. Yates S. Palmer Valdese
Dr. W. H. Kibler Mor^anton
H. W. Kendall Greensboro
Mrs. E. H. Lasater Erwin
Frank N. Kilpatrick Ayden
Mrs. Reba Gavin Kenansville
John S. Ruggles Southern Pines
Thomas O'Beriy Goldsboro
Dr. David A. Young General Superintendent Raleigh
Roy M. Purser, General Business Manager Goldsboro
"'(This Board has the management of the State Hospital at
Raleigh, the State Hospital at Morganton, the State Hospital at
Goldsboro, the State Hospital at Butner, and the Caswell Train-
ing 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.
J. Frank Huskins, Chairman Burnsville
J. W. Bean Spencer
Robert L. Scott Durham
NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE ADVISORY BOARD
1945, c. 383; G. S. 58-27.1
Composition: Seven Members. One statutory and six appointed
by the Governor.
Governmental Boards and Commissions 263
Waldo C. Cheek, Commissionei' of Insurance,
Chairman, (Statutory) Raleigh
Wm. H. Andrews, Jr Greensboro
Harry G. Latimer Wilmington
Fred A. Cochrane Charlotte
T. F. Southgate Durham
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; 1949, c. 1055; G. S. 143-166
Composition: Seven members. Three Ex-officio, four appointed
by the Governor.
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Chairman Ex-officio . . Raleigh
Waldo C. Cheek, State Insurance Commissioner,
Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
Brandon P. Hodges, State Treasurer, Ex-officio Raleigh
B. Everett Jordan Saxapahaw
W. B. Lentz Greensboro
Robert J. Pleasants Raleigh
C. C. Stoker High Point
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 North Carolina 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
Spencer Murphy Salisbury
Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn Waynesville
Elizabeth House, Executive Secretary Raleigh
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
1931, c. Od, 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.
Brandon P. Hodges, State Treasurer,
Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Thad Eure, Secretary of State. Ex-officio Raleigh
Henry L. Bridges, State Auditor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Eugene Shaw, Commissioner of Revenue, Ex-officio Raleigh
Walter A. Ccble Guilford College
S. Preston Douglas Lumberton
L. B. Hollowell Gastonia
W. T. Moss Youngsville
C. W. Roberts Leaksville
W. E. Easterling, Secretary 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.
Brandon P. Hodges, State Treasurer,
Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. Public Instruction. Ex-officio . . Raleigh
Paul Kelly Raleigh
W. W. Jones Raleigh
Jonathan H. Woody Waynesville
Mrs. Annie H. Swindell Durham
H. L. Stephenson Smithfield
Thcmas F. Royall Wadesboro
Earl H. Tate Lenoir
J. Caldwell McDonald Charlotte
Nathan H. Yelton, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 265
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
Dr. Clarence Poe, Vice-Chairman Raleigh
Paul B. Bissett Wilson
Dr. J. Street Brewer Roseboro
Dr. W. M. Coppridge Durham
Dr. Zeno Edwards Washington
Sample B. Forbus Durham
Dr. G. Fred Hale Raleigh
Lloyd D. Hardy Raleigh
Dr. Walter L. Jackson High Point
Dr. Harry L. Johnson Elkin
B. Everett Jordan Saxapahaw
Dr. P. L. Pearson Apex
L. Ben Prince Hentiersonville
Dr. W. S. Rankin Charlotte
W. M. Rich Durham
Dr. Wm. Raney Stanford Durham
Flora Wakefield, R. N Raleigh
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, State Health
Officer, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Ellen B. Winston, State Commissioner
Public Welfare, Ex-officio Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA MERIT SYSTEM COUNCIL
1941, c. 378, s. 1; G. S. 126-1
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
J. L. Memory, Jr., Chairman Wake Forest
Gordon C. Hunter Roxboro
Mrs. J. V. Whitfield Burgaw
E. E. Foster Charlotte
Col. J. W. Harrelson Raleigh
Dr. Frank T. DeVyvei', Supervisor Durham
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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. 160-195
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. Four Ex-officio as officers
of the North Carolina State Bar, and one each from the twenty-
one Judicial Districts of the State.
OFFICERS:
Armistead W. Sapp, President Greensboro
Louis J. Poisson, First Vice President Wilmington
Don A. Walser, Second Vice-President Lexington
Edward L. Cannon, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
COUNCILLORS:
Junius D. Grimes, First District Washington
Z. V. Norman, Second District Plymouth
Julius Banzet, Third District Warrenton
I. R. Williams, Fourth District Dunn
Albion Dunn, Fifth District Greenville
John D. Warlick, Sixth District Jacksonville
I. M. Bailey, Seventh District Raleigh
Thomas W. Davis, Eighth District Wilmington
Dickson McLean, Ninth District Lumberton
R. P. Reade, Tenth District Durham
G. H. Hastings, Eleventh District Winston-Salem
Arch K. Schoch, Twelfth District High Point
Jennings G. King, Thirteenth District Laurinburg
J. Laurence Jones, Fourteenth District Charlotte
H. M. Robins, Fifteenth District Asheboro
B. F. Williams, Sixteenth District Lenoir
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W. H. McElwee, Seventeenth District North Wilkesboro
R. W. Proctor, Eighteenth District Marion
Kester Walton, Nineteenth District Asheville
John Queen, Twentieth District Waynesville
P. W. Glidewell, Sr., Twenty-first District Reidsville
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.
W. Kerr Scott, Governor Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General Raleigh
Henry L. Bridges, Auditor Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
1949, cc. 718, 1174; G. S. 143-35
Composition. Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Fred Royster, Chairman Henderson
John Harden Greensboro
R. B. Justice Enka
Macon Miller Spray
Leonora Carawan Raleigh
Earl Crump Wilson
Wade Barber Pittsboro
J. W. McDevitt, Director Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY
1945, c. 1097, s. 1; 1949, c. 892, s. 1; G. S. 143-216
Composition: Nine members. One Ex-officio, eight appointed by
the Governor.
A. G. Myers, Chairman Gastonia
Henry Vann, Vice-Chairman Clinton
Terry Sanford, Secretary-Treasurer Fayetteville
George R. Ross, Director, Department of Consei*vation
and Development, Ex-officio Raleigh
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W. Avery Thompson Hallsboro
J. Harry White Winston-Salem
David Q. Helton Edenton
W. J. Bason North Wilkesboro
Dr. J. Mcintosh Hedrick Winston-Salem
Col. G. W. Gillette, Executive Director Wilmington
STATE PROBATION COMMISSION
1937, c. 132, s. 5; G. S. 15-201
Composition : Five members appointed by the Governor.
Wilson Warlick, Chairman NeMi;on
John S. Bradway Durham
W. C. Harris Raleigh
L. P. McLendon Greensboro
Allen Langston Raleigh
N. F. Ransdell, Director Varina
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Rev. s. 1913; Code, s. 2331; 1868-9, c. 170, s. 2; 1909, c. 899; 1917,
c. 170, s. 1; 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.
Frank A. Daniels, Chairman Raleigh
E. Hervey Evans, Vice-Chairman Laurinburg
Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
Thomas Cornwell Shelby
Mrs. Walter C. Crowell Monroe
Margaret Knight Greensboro
Louis H. Sylvester Richlands
Dr. Ellen Winston, Commissioner Raleigh
DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND CONTRACT
1931, cc. 261, 396; C. S. 7502; G. S. 143-48
Charles M. Williams, Director Raleigh
Governmental Boards and Commissions 269
Board of Award:
J. Hampton Price Leaksville
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
Larry I. Moore, Jr Wilson
Alonzo C. Edwards Hookerton
Harry B. Caldwell Greensboro
NORTH CAROLINA RECREATION COMMISSION
1945, c. 757, s. 3; G. S. 143-207
Composition: Eleven members. Four Ex-officio, seven appointed
by the Governor.
W. Kerr Scott, Governor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Ex-ofRcio Raleigh
Dr. Ellen Winston, Commissioner of Public Welfare,
Ex-officio Raleigh
George R. Ross, Director, Department of Conservation
and Development, Ex-officio Raleigh
R. L. McMillan, Chairman Raleigh
Rev. Charles S. Hubbard Hillsboro
W. J. Kennedy, Jr Durham
Henry M. Milgrom Battleboro
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-of!icio, twenty-
one appointed by the Association.
OFFICERS:
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon, Chairman Concord
Lindsay C. Warren, Honorary Vice-Chairman Washington
W. D. Carmichael, Jr., Honorary Vice-Chairman .... Chapel Hill
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Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrinji'ton, Honorary
Vice-Chairman Warrenton
Herbert Peele, Honorary Vice-Chairman Elizabeth City
Melvin R. Daniels, Vice-Chairman Manteo
I. P. Davis, Secretary Manteo
C. S. Meekins, Treasurer Manteo
Martin Kellogg, Jr., General Counsel Manteo
Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Historian Raleigh
DIRECTORS:
W. Kerr Scott, Governor, Ex-officio Raleigh
Harry McMullan, Attorney General, Ex-ofRcio Raleigh
Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Director Department
Archives & History, Ex-officio Raleigh
Bill Sharpe Raleigh
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon Concord
Melvin R. Daniels Manteo
Paul Green Chapel Hill
Samuel Selden Chapel Hill
Miles Clark Elizabeth City
Jonathan Daniels Raleigh
R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo
M. K. Fearing Manteo
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher Edent-on
Mrs. Frank P. Graham Chapel Hill
Dr. Sylvester Green Chapel Hill
John Harden • Greensboro
Guy H. Lennon Manteo
Theodore S. Meekins Manteo
Leigh Winslow Hertford
Mrs. Ford S. Worthy Washington
Bishop Thomas H. Wright Wilmington
John W. Parker Chapel Hill
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Reynolds Winston-Salem
Kay Kyser New^ York, N. Y.
NORTH CAROLINA RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AUTHORITY
1935, c. 288, s. 1; G. S. 117-1
Composition: Six members appointed by the Governor.
Governmental Boards and Commissions 271
Gwjm B. Price, Chairman Raleigh
Dr. S. H. Hobbs, Jr Chapel Hill
D. E. Purcell Reidsville
Mrs. Hubert Boney Teacheys
Glenn C. Palmer Clyde
(One vacancy)
STATE STREAM SANITATION AND CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE
1945, c. 1010, s. 3; 1947, c. 786, s. 1; G. S. 143-213
Composition: Sixteen members. Six Ex-officio, ten appointed by
the Governor.
James M. Jarrett, Chairman, Ex-ofRcio Raleigh
W. H. Riley, Secretary, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, Ex-officio Raleigh
George R. Ross, Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Herman G. Baity, Ex-officio Chapel Hill
(One vacancy)
Fred V. Doutt Canton
T. F. Bridgers Wilson
John C. Roberts Gastonia
J, V. Whitfield Burgaw
Roy Williamson Rocky Mount
W. P. Saunders Robbins
Mrs. G. W. Cover . Andrews
Carroll P. Rogers Tryon
Scott B. Berkeley Goldsboro
(One vacancy)
THE NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SOCIETY, INC.
1943, c. 755; 1947, c. 1049; G. S. 140-6
Composition: Not less than sixteen members. Two Ex-officio,
four appointed by the Governor, balance chosen by the members
of the Symphony Society.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Governor W. Kerr Scott Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin Raleigh
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OFFICERS:
Dr. Charles E. Jordan, President Durham
Russell M. Grumman, Exec. Vice-President Chapel Hill
Mrs. C. E. Johnson, Vice-President Raleigh
James G. K. McClure, Vice-President Asheville
L. C. Gifford, Vice-President Hickory
Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Secretary Raleigh
A. C. Hall, Treasurer Raleigh
Albin Pikutis, Business Manager and Assistant
Treasurer Chapel Hill
Dr. Benjamin F. Swalin, Director Chapel Hill
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-ofRcio, six appointed by
the Governor and approved by the Senate.
Brandon P. Hodges, State Treasurer, Chairman,
Ex-officio Raleigh
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Raleigh
Paul Kelly Raleigh
W. W. Jones Raleigh
Jonathan H. Woody Waynesville
Mrs. Annie H. Swindell Durham
H. L. Stephenson Smithfield
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
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Elementary Division:
Mrs. B. C. Parker Albemarle
Grace Brunson Winston-Salem
Frances Lacy Raleigh
Mrs. Floyd Souders Fayetteville
Bernard Brigman Marshall
Margery Alexander Charlotte
High School Division:
George S. Willard, Jr Wilson
Mozelle Causey Greensboro
Jinsie Underw^ood Gastonia
Bertha Cooper Elizabeth City
Mrs. Phebe Emmons Washington
UTILITIES COMMISSION
1933, c. 134; 1941, c. 97; 1949, c. 1009; G. S. 62-1
Composition : Five members appointed by the Governor and
approved by the Senate.
Stanley Winborne, Chairman Raleigh
Fred C. Hunter Raleigh
Joshua S. James Raleigh
Edward H. McMahan Raleigh
Harry T. Westcott Raleigh
Myrtha Flemming, Chief Clerk Raleigh
VETERANS COMMISSION
1945, c. 723; G. S. 165-5
Composition : Five members appointed by the Governor.
Herbert H. Taylor, Jr., Chairman Tarboro
Josiah A. Maultsby Whiteville
S. Amos Maynard Greensboro
Staton P. Williams Albemarle
Ray Galloway Raleigh
J. M. Caldwell, Director Raleigh
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N. C. WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
1947, c. 263; G. S. 143-241
Composition : Nine members appointed by the Governor.
District
1 — O. L. Woodhouse Grandy
2 — Robert Sadler Bayboro
3— G. E. Beal Red Oak
4 — Ernest McGougan Lumber Bridge
5 — H. C. Kennett Durham
6— D. K. Sing, Chairman Charlotte
7 — R. Floyd Grouse Sparta
8 — George W. Keesee Gastonia
9 — J. Walter Moore Hayesville
Clyde P. Patton, 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 the Senate.
William J. Conrad, Jr., Chairman Winston-Salem
Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, Vice-Chairman Greensboro
Mrs. J. M. Lackey Taylorsville
Fred N. Colvard Jefferson
C. C. Faw, Sr North Wilkesboro
D. W. M. Roberts Lenoir
B. C. Brock Mocksville
Sam Jones Statesville
W. W. Mast Valle Crucis
EAST CAROLINA COLLEGE, GREENVILLE
1907, c. 820, s. 15; 1911, c. 159, s. 2; 1925, c. 306, s. 7; 1927 c.
164; 1929, c. 259; SL. 1951 c. 641; C. S. 5866; G. S. 116-59
Composition : Thirteen members. Twelve appointed by the Gov-
ernor with the approval of the Senate. One Ex-ofRcio.
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Chairman, Ex-officio Raleigh
R. M. Garrett Greenville
Henry Belk Goldsboro
C. P. Morris Hertford
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Uran Cox Greenville
John P. Stedman Lumberton
Dr. Lewis H. Swindell Washington
Arthur L. Tyler Rocky Mount
Jane Hall Raleigh
Janet Palmer Hookerton
Charles F. Carroll High Point
R. J. White Conway
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NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
AT MORGANTON
Rev. s. 4203; 1891, c. 399, s. 2; 1901, c. 210; 1925, c. 306, s. 11;
C. S. 5889; G. S. 116-121
Composition: Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler, President Winston-Salem
Rev. James R. Fortune, Vice-President Durham
Mrs. Frank P. Tate, Secretary Morganton
William S. McCord Charlotte
Howard Moose Newton
0. H. Pons . . Valdese
W. P. Elliott Marion
OXFORD ORPHANAGE, OXFORD
Private Laws, 1923, c. 119
Composition: Three members appointed by the Governor. Nine
under the by-laws of the Institution.
Appointed by the Governor:
T. L. Simmons Rocky Mount
Benjamin Cone Greensboro
J. Edward Rooker, Jr Warrenton
Appointed under by-laws:
Wallace E. Caldwell, Grand Master Chapel Hill
Luther T. Hartsell, Jr Concord
Chas. P. Eldridge Raleigh
Thos. J. Harkins Asheville
J. W. Winborne Raleigh
Edwin T. Howard High Point
Herbert M. Foy Mt. Airy
W. H. White Sanford
Harvey W. Smith Beaufort
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PEMBROKE STATE COLLEGE, PEMBROKE
1925, c. 306, s. 9; 1929, c. 238; 1931, c. 275; 1941, c. 323;
1949, c. 58; G. S. 116-81
Composition : Eleven members appointed by the Governor.
L. W. Jacobs, Chairman Pembroke
J. L. Carter, Secretary Pembroke
J. Olin Brooks Fairmont
M. L. Lowry Pembroke
J. A. Sampson Pembroke
C. L. Maynor Pembroke
George Emanuel Lumberton
A. G. Lowry Rowland
Lester Bullard Maxton
Harry W. Locklear Pembroke
Hardy W. Locklear Pembroke
THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
AND THE DEAF, RALEIGH
Rev. 4188; Code s. 2228; 1899, cc. 311, 540; 1901, c. 707; 1905, c. 67;
1925, c. 306, ss. 10, 13, 14; C. S. 5873; G. S. 116-106
Composition: Eleven members appointed by the Governor.
Ben R. Roberts, Chairman Durham
Mrs. Charles G. Doak Raleigh
T. F. Nance Sanford
Mrs. T. C. Ringgold Raleigh
George D. Richardson Raleigh
S. Linton Smith Raleigh
R. H. McLawhorn, Sr Winterville
Tom L. Pendergrass Durham
D. T. Redfern Wadesboro
James Penland Asheville
(One vacancy.)
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TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
University of North 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
indicated.
C. S. 5789; G. S. 116-4
^Executive Committee
Governor W. Kerr Scott, Chairman Raleigh
1952
T. J. Pearsall Rocky Mount
Clarence Poe Raleigh
Clyde K. Council Wananish
1954
John W. Umstead Chapel Hill
Jno. W. Clark Franklinville
(One vacancy)
1956
John Sprunt Hill Durham
Edwin Pate Laurinburg
John J. Parker Charlotte
1958
Mrs. Laura Weil Cone Greensboro
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson High Point
Victor S. Bryant Durham
*Term expires July 1, of year indicated.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR LIFE
Cameron Morrison Charlotte Mecklenburo-
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby Cleveland
R. Gregg Cherry Gastonia Gaston
EX-OFFICIO
W. Kerr Scott, Governor. . . . Haw River Alamance
Clyde A. Ervi^in, State Su-
perintendent of Public
Instruction Rutherfordton Rutherford
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD
Arch T. Allen Raleigh .> Wake
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
R. A. Maynard Burlington Alamance
John Sprunt Hill Durham Durham
B. K. Lassiter Oxford Granville
John Q. LeGrand Wilmington New Hanover
Henry A. Lineberger Belmont Gaston
Mrs. Frances Newsome
Miller Raleigh Wake
Glenn C. Palmer Waynesville Haywood
Edwin Pate Laurinburg Scotland
James C. Pittman Sanford Lee
J. E. Ramsey Salisbury Rowan
Roy Rowe Burgaw Pender
J. Benton Stacy Ruffin Rockingham
Kenneth S. Tanner Spindale Rutherford
William B. Umstead Durham Durham
E. Leigh Winslow Hertford Perquimans
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1955
H. D. Bateman Wilson Wilson
Wilbur H. Currie Carthage Moore
P. B. Ferrebee Andrews Cherokee
Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount Edgecombe
O. Max Gardner, Jr Shelby Cleveland
H. S. Gibbs Morehead City Carteret
A. H. Harris Oriental Pamlico
Ira T. Johnston Jefferson Ashe
Vernon G. James Elizabeth City Pasquotank
John H. Kerr, Jr Warrenton Warren
John G. Kesler Salisbury Rowan
M. C. Lassiter Snow Hill Greene
J. Spencer Love Greensboro Guilford
W. L. Lumpkin Louisburg Franklin
H. B. Marrow Smithfield Johnston
L. P. McLendon Greensboro Guilford
Wm. D. Merritt Roxboro Person
J. F. Milliken Monroe Union
Rudolph I. Mintz Wilmington New Hanover
Rosa B. Parker Albemarle Stanly
Clarence Poe Raleigh Wake
George M. Stephens Asheville Buncombe
John W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill Orange
James H. Clark Elizabethtown Bladen
John G. H. Geitner Hickory Catawba
1957
David Clark Charlotte Mecklenburg
K. Clyde Council Wananish Columbus
B. B. Everett Palmyra Halifax
Mrs. R. S. Ferguson Taylorsville Alexander
James S. Ficklin Greenville Pitt
James A. Gray Winston-Salem Forsyth
Harry A. Greene Raeford Hoke
F. D. B. Harding Yadkinville Yadkin
R. L. Harris Roxboro Person
Kemp B. Nixon Lincolnton Lincoln
Mrs. Albert Lathrop Asheville Buncombe
R. E. Little Wadesboro Anson
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G. N. Noble Trenton Jones
Thomas J. Pearsall Rocky Mount Nash
H. L. Riddle, Jr Morganton Burke
John C. Rodman Washington Beaufort
C. Wayland Spruill Windsor Bertie
Mrs. Chas. W. Stanford . . . Rt. 1, Chapel Hill Orange
John P. Stedman Lumberton Robeson
H. P. Taylor Wadesboro Anson
W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro Wayne
Mrs. May L. Tomlinson .... High Point Guilford
F. E. Wallace Kinston Lenoir
David Livingston Ward .... New Bern Craven
James L. Woodson Salisbury Rowan
1959
Claude W. Rankin Fayetteville Cumberland
Wm. G. Clark Tarboro Edgecombe
F. J. Blythe Charlotte Mecklenburg
J. Hampton Price Leaksville Rockingham
Herman Weil Goldsboro Wayne
Dr. W. T. Harris Troy Montgomery
Dr. Paul E. Jones Farmville Pitt
R. Lee Whitmire Hendersonville Henderson
Mrs. Nancy Hall Copeland . Murfreesboro Hertford
John J. Parker Charlotte Mecklenburg
Hill Yarborough Louisburg Franklin
Arch T. Allen Raleigh Wake
William P. Saunders Robbins Moore
W. C. Barfield Wilmington New Hanover
Fred L Sutton Kinston Lenoir
Charles A. Cannon Concord Cabarrus
Hugh Horton Williamston Martin
A. H. London Pittsboro Chatham
Kemp D. Battle Rocky Mount Nash
J. R. Young Dunn Harnett
A. L. Monroe Raleigh Wake
Dr. Shahane R. Taylor Greensboro Guilford
Mrs. Ed. M. Anderson West Jefferson Ashe
J. T. Pritchett Lenoir Caldwell
B. F. Royal Morehead City Carteret
North Carolina State Institutions 283
NORTH CAROLINA VOCATIONAL TEXTILE SCHOOL
1945, c. 806; G. S. 115-255.1
Composition : Seven members. One Ex-officio, six appointed by
the Governor.
J. Warren Smith, Director of Vocational
Education, Ex-officio Raleigh
0. M. Mull, Chairman Shelby
George W. Coggin, Secretary Raleigh
R. L. Stowe, Jr Belmont
C. A. Cannon Concord
John F. Matheson Mooresville
J. Chester Johnson Mooresville
William P. Elliott, Sr Marion
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.
E. J. Whitmire, Chairman Franklin
Mrs. Charles E. Ray, Jr., Vice-Chairman Waynesville
Mrs. J. W. Davidson Murphy
A. L. Penland Hayesville
Arnold Hyde Robbinsville
Frank Weaver Asheville
W. H. Crawford Sylva
Ralph F. W. Brimley Winston-Salem
William Martin Bryson City
EDUCATIONAL (NEGRO)
THE NEGRO AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
OF NORTH CAROLINA, GREENSBORO
Rev., s. 4223; 1891, c. 549, s. 4; 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,
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Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Supt. of Public Instruction,
Ex-officio Ralei.tih
Charles A. Hines, Chairman Greensboro
Shelley B. Caveness, Vice-Chairman Greensboro
J. W. Jeffries Mebane
L. W. James Ahoskie
Georg-e Sockwell Gibsonville
Henry A. Scott Haw River
C. H. Dearman Statesville
Robert H. Frazier Greensboro
Dr. Wm. Lloyd Miller Greensboro
A. A. Morrissey Winston-Salem
Wade H. Paschal Siler City
G. Foster Hankins Lexington
Guy B. Phillips Chapel Hill
Geo. T. Ashford Red Springs
J. Wilson Alexander Huntersville
ELIZABETH CITY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE,
ELIZABETH CITY
1921, c. 61; 1925, c. 306. s. 9; G. S. 116-103
Composition : Nine members appointed by the Governor, ap-
proved by the Senate.
G. R. Little, Chairman Elizabeth City
O. R. Symonds Elizabeth City
Harry Ferebee Camden
Dr. E. L. Hoffler Elizabeth City
W. C. Chappell Belvidere
H. L. Mitchell Gatesville
J. W. Davis Edenton
Miles L. Clark Elizabeth City
Dr. N. C. Newbold Raleigh
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,
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John H. Cook, Chairman Fayetteville
Clarence F. Hedrick, Secretary Fayetteville
W. E. Horner Sanford
Aquila Moore Clarkton
Dr. M. E. Bizzell Goldsboro
B. G. Bullock Autryville
Dr. Miriam N. Muldrow Whiteville
Mable P. Powell Clinton
Dr. C. W. Furlonge Smithfield
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE AT DURHAM
1925, e. 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
Robert M. Gantt, Vice-Chairman Durham
Dr. J. M. Hubbard, Secretary Durham
Bascom Baynes Durham
Mrs. Lillie Braxton Dean Louisburg
Dr. Robert M. Hendrick Asheville
Walter Jones, Jr Rockingham
Malcom McLeod Sanfoi-d
Spencer Murphy Salisbury
B. I. Satterfield Timberlake
Fred A. Smith Zebulon
C. C. Spaulding Durham
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
N. W. Weldon Stovall
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Benjamin K. Lassiter Oxford
W. T. Yancey Oxford
M. S. Currin Oxford
Appointed under by-laws:
Dr. E. E. Toney, Chairman Oxford
Dr. C. C. Spaulding: Durham
Dr. G. D. Carnes Wilmington
Dr. J. W. Seabrook Fayetteville
S. B. Simmons Greensboro
Dr. P. A. Bishop Rich Square
L. E. Austin Durham
(One vacancy.)
THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND
THE DEAF, RALEIGH
Rev. 4188; Code s. 2228; 1899, cc. 311, 540; 1901, c. 707; 1905,
c. 67; 1925, c. 306, ss. 10, 13, 14;
C. S. 5873; G. S. 116-106
Composition : Eleven members appointed by the Govei'nor.
Ben R. Roberts, Chairman Durham
Mrs. Charles G. Doak Raleigh
T. F. Nance Sanford
Mrs. T. C. Ringgold Raleigh
George D. Richardson Raleigh
S. Linton Smith Raleigh
R. H. McLawhorn, Sr Winterville
Tom L. Pendergrass Durham
D. T. Redfern Wadesboro
James Penland Asheville
(One vacancy.)
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-
pi'oved by the Senate.
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Winfield Blackwell, Chairman Winston-Salem
O. A. Kirkman, Vice-Chairman High Point
Dr. R. S. Haiiston, Secretary Winston-Salem
Clark S. Brown Winston-Salem
J. Harmon Linville Kernersville
T. E. Story North Wilkesboro
Curtiss Todd Winston-Salem
G. G. Tucker Winston-Salem
B. E. Wilson Rural Hall
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.
Thomas O'Berry, Chairman Goldsboro
Dr. Ellen Winston, Secretary Raleigh
Charles E. Norfleet Winston-Salem
Felix S. Barker Raleigh
Joel W. Wright Asheville
Hubert O. Teer Durham
Dr. W. M. Roberts Gastonia
Margarette Wood Smethurst Raleigh
George R. Hughes PoUocksville
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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 the Watauga County Commissioners; one by the Guil-
ford County Medical Association.
OFFICERS:
Herman Cone, President Greensboro
Ceasar Cone, Vice-President Greensboro
Joseph S. Lichty, Secretary and
Executive Director Greensboro
N. S. Calhoun, Treasurer Greensboro
Howard Holderness, Asst. Treasurer Greensboro
TRUSTEES:
Dr. E. D. Apple Greensboro
N. S. Calhoun Greensboro
Benjamin Cone Greensboro
Bernard M. Cone Greensboro
Ceasar Cone Greensboro
Mrs. Julius W. Cone Greensboro
Herman Cone Greensboro
Charles A. Hines Greensboro
Howard Holderness Greensboro
J. E. Holshouser Boone
Major L. P. McLendon Greensboro
Dr. Fred M. Patterson Greensboro
Dr. Samuel F. Ravenel Greensboro
Dr. Joseph B. Stevens Greensboro
C. M. Vanstory, Jr Greensboro
NORTH CAROLINA ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, GASTONIA
1917, c. 199, s. 4; C. S. 7254; G. S. 131-1
Composition: Nine members appointed by the Governor.
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P. C. Whitlock, President Charlotte
Georg-e Blanton, Chaiiman Shelby
Frank Dowd, Secretary Charlotte
Ralph S. Robinson, Treasurer Gastonia
Kay Dixon Gastonia
Dr. R. A. Moore Winston-Salem
Floyd Todd Gastonia
Helen Kaiser Durham
Mrs. E. F. McCulloch Elizabethtown
N. C. SANATORIUMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
TUBERCULOSIS
BLACK MOUNTAIN, McCAIN 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 : Two Ex-officio. Twelve members appointed by the
Governor with the approval of the Senate.
Dr. J. W. R. Norton, Ex-officio Raleigh
Brandon P. Hodges, Ex-officio Raleigh
L. Lee Gravely, Chairman Rocky Mount
Carl C. Council, Vice-Chairman Durham
E. A. Rasberry, Secretary Snow Hill
Dr. G. E. Bell Wilson
Charles A. Cannon Concord
A. E. Gibson Wilmington
J. Elmer Long Durham
Mrs. P. P. McCain Southern Pines
Edwin Morgan Laurel Hill
Carl C. Scott Newland
Hardy Talton Pikeville
Dr. J. R. Terry Lexington
STATE HOSPITAL AT BUTNER
1947, c. 537; G. S. 122-1
Under the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control
1943, c. 136; G. S. 122-7
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STATE HOSPITAL AT MORGANTON
1921, c. 183. s. 2; 1925. c. 306, s. 3; 1947. c. 537; G. S. 122-7
Under the North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control
1943, c. 136; G. S. 122-7
STATE HOSPITAL AT RALEIGH
1921, c. 183. s. 2; 1925. c. 306, s. 3; 1947, c. 537; 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 Fayetteville
1913, c. 62; C. S. 5135; G. S. 112-2
Composition : Seven members appointed by the Governor.
Mrs. E. R. MacKethan, Chairman Fayetteville
Alexander E. Cook, Secretaiy Fayetteville
Mrs. C. D. Baucum Raleigh
Mrs. R. B. Cooke Durham
Mrs. J. Y. Gatewood Yanceyville
E. Bruce McFayden Fayetteville
(One vacancy.)
Examining Boards 291
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.
Frank P. Buck, President Salisbury
Allen E. Strand, Vice-President Greensboro
E. E. Peacock, Secretary-Treasurer Chapel Hill
Gustaf C. Lundin Laurinburg
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.
Walter W. Hook, President Charlotte
Henry Irven Gaines, Vice-President Asheville
J. Burton Wilder, Treasurer Greensboro
Allen J. Maxwell, Jr Goldsboro
Leon McMinn Greensboro
Ross Shumaker, Acting Secretary Raleigh
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
W. E. Motley Raleigh
A. M. McCoy Black Mountain
R. P. Branch, Executive Secretary Raleigh
STATE BOARD OF CHIROPODY EXAMINERS
1919, 0. 78, s. 3; C. S. 6765; G. S. 90-190
Composition: Three members appointed by the North Carolina
Pedic Association.
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Dr. Fred W. Isaacs, Chairman Durham
Dr. L. D. Abernethy, Secretary Charlotte
Dr. 0. B. McRae Greensboro
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
EXAMINERS
1917, c. 73, s. 1; 1933. c. 442, s. 1 ; C. S. 6711; G. S. 90-140
Composition: Three members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. M. H. Dollar, President Raleigh
Dr. Lee E. Kiser, Vice-President Statesville
Dr. Carl 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.
V. B. Hig'gins, Chairman Greensboro
N. K. Dickerson, Jr., Vice-Chairman Monroe
R. A. Bryan Goldsboro
Roy L. Goode Charlotte
R. D. Beam Raleigh
James M. Wells, Jr., 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 members appointed by the Governor.
W. N. Stansell, Chairman Burlington
Mrs. R. J. Hinshaw, Vice-Chairman North Wilkesboro
Margaret Hairr, Secretary Clinton
Mrs. Dorothy Burchette, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Examining Boards 293
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. Walter E. Clark, President Asheville
Dr. Frank O. Alford, Secretary-Treasurer Charlotte
Dr. D. L. Pridgen Fayetteville
Dr. Wilbert Jackson Clinton
Dr. E. M. Medlin Aberdeen
Dr. A. T. Jeannette Washington
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
Marion B. Haynes, Vice-Chairman Asheville
W. A. Darden Greenville
R. S. Fouraker Raleigh
Elizabeth E. 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;
1949, c. 951, s. 1; C. S. 6777; G. S. 90-203
Composition: Seven members elected by The North Carolina
Funeral Directors and Burial Association, Inc.
John K. Ward, President Wilmington
Wilbur L. Vaught, Vice-President Wilson
Charles P. Rogers, Secretary Sanford
David W. Bumgardner, Jr Belmont
Wm. M. Shepherd Hendersonville
Oscar P. Breece Fayetteville
J. C. Carothers Gastonia
Clyde O. Robinson, Executive Secretary Raleigh
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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.
Robert B. Rice, Chairman Raleigh
A. C. Lee, Vice-Chairman Charlotte
Carroll L. Mann, Seci'etary Raleigh
H. Dennett Jones Graham
G. S. Harrell Shannon
N. C. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS
1933, c. 2110, s. 10; c. 331; 1935, cc. 33, 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
L. T. Hartsell, Jr Concord
Roy L. Deal Winston-Salem
Buxton Midyette Jackson
John H. Hall Elizabeth City
Edward L. Cannon, Secretary Raleigh
STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Rev. s. 4492; Code, s. 3123; 1858-9, c. 258, ss. 3, 4; Extra
Session 1921, c. 44, s. 1; C. S. 6606; G. S. 90-2
Composition : Seven members appointed by the North Carolina
Medical Society.
Dr. New^som P. Battle, President Rocky Mount
Dr. Joseph J. Combs, Secretary Raleigh
Dr. L. Randolph Doffermyre Dunn
Dr. Clyde R. Hedrick Lenoir
Dr. Amos N. Johnson Garland
Dr. James P. Rousseau Winston-Salem
Dr. Heyward C. Thompson Shelby
Examining Boards 295
NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF NURSE EXAMINERS
1917, c. 17, s. 1; 1925, c. 87, s. 2; 1931, c. 56; C. S. 6729; G. S. 90-158
Composition : Five members. Three members elected by the
Association, one each by the State Medical Society and the North
Carolina State Hospital Association.
Ethel F. Burton, R. N., President Charlotte
Miriam Daughtry, R. N., Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
Frances Farthing, R. N Concord
Dr. Moir S. Martin Mt. Airy
Dr. Louten R. Hedgpeth Lumberton
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
IN OPTOMETRY
1909, c. 444, s. 3; 1915, c. 21, s. 1; 1935, c. 63; C. S. 6689;
G. S. 90-116
Composition : Five members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. James A. Palmer, President Charlotte
Dr. Henry B. Day, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
Dr. E. Alan Bisanar Hickory
Dr. P. N. DeVere Morganton
Dr. Kenneth L. Quiggins Greenville
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, President Statesville
Dr. Frank R. Heine, Secretary-Treasurer Greensboro
Dr. John H. Bell Elizabeth City
Dr. T. T. Spence Raleigh
Dr. A. H. Zealy, Sr Goldsboro
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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.
W. A. Gilliam, President Winston-Salem
H. C. McAllister, Secretary-Treasurer Chapel Hill
R. A. McDuffie Greensboro
John C. Biantley, Jr Raleigh
Robert Neal Watson Sanford
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. Vaug-han, Vice-Chairman Raleigh
J. M. Jarrett, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
Dr. 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.
David G. Allen, President Raleigh
J. R. Renfrow, Vice-President Charlotte
George W. Carter, Secretary-Treasurer Kmston
J. Knight Davis Wilmington
F. E. Wallace, Jr., Executive Secretary Kinston
(One vacancy)
Examining Boards 297
NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF VETERINARY
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Rev., s. 5432; 1903, c. 503, s. 2; C. S. 6755; G. S. 90-18'0
Composition: Five members appointed by the Governor.
Dr. B. H. Kimsey, President Washinpjton
Dr. C. E. Nicks, Vice-President Elkin
Dr. P. C. McLain, Secretary High Point
Dr. B. H. Staton Rocky Mount
Dr. M. C. Edwards Wilkesboro
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STATE OWNED RAILROADS
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Directors:
J. H. Blount Greenville
M, G. Mann Raleigh
L. W. Hassell Beaufort
Dempsey Hodges Kinston
Maj. J. T, Kingsley Norfolk, Va.
Frank A. Seymour Goldsboro
W. 0. Abbitt Williamston
Thomas W. Davis Pink Hill
Officers
M. G. Mann, President Raleigh
J. H. Blount, Chairman of Board Greenville
W. Guy Hax'gett, Secretary-Treasurer Richlands
R. Mayne Albright, Attorney Raleigh
Hilton Smith, Expert Raleigh
L. V. Morrill, Inspector Snow Hill
North Carolina Railroad
Directors:
C. A. Fink Salisbury
Alexander Webb Raleigh
Ralph Scott Burlington
Howard D. Robertson Winston-Salem
Jesse J. Collier Raleigh
Harry Nettles Asheville
Clyde Auman West End
J. B. Muse, Jr Hamlet
Ralph Fisher Brevard
Hugh McRae Wilmington
W. M. Russ Raleigh
W. E. Holt Lexington
Officers
C, A. Fink, President Salisbury
Alexander Webb, Vice-President Raleigh
W. W. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
LeRoy Martin, Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh
D. A. Johnson, Attorney Lillington
Robert Dennis, Expert Rocky Mount
PART VI
LEGISLATIVE
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
NORTH CAROLINA— SESSION 1951
Officers and Members of the Senate
OFFICERS
H. P. Taylcr President ' Wadesboro
R. Grady Rankin President pro teni Gastonia
S. Ray Byerly : Principal Clerk Sanford
R. P. Rasberry Reading Clerk Grifton
Archie R. Taylor Sergeant-at-Arms Buies Creek
SENATORS
fAlphabetically Arranged)
Name District Party Address
Allsbrook, Julian R Fourth Denaocrat Roanike Rapids
Bailey, James H. Pou Thirteenth , . - Democrat Raleigh
Banks, Donald Thirtieth Republican Burnsville
Barnhardt, Luther E Twenty-first Democrat Concord
Bell, Daniel L Thirteenth Democrat Pittsboro
Burgwyn, W. H. S., Jr Third Democrat Woodland
Cam pen, Sam M Second Democrat ... Alliance
Carlyle, Irving E Twenty-second Democrat Winston-Salem
Carruthers, Joseph T., Jr Seventeenth Democrat Greensboro
Cope land, J. William First Democrat Murfreesboro
Dearman, C. H Twenty-fifth Democrat Statesville
Dorsett, Charles H Eighteenth . . Democrat Troy
Eagles, J. C, Jr Sixth Democrat Wilson
EUer, H. P Twenty-fourth Republican N. Wilkesboro
Fountain, L. H Fourth Democrat Tarboro
Frink, S. Bunn Tenth Democrat Southport
Gold, Charles F Twenty-seventh Democrat Rutherfordton
Hancock, Wills Fourteenth Democrat O.xford
Hicks, Carl T Seventh Democrat Walstonburg
Hobgood, Hamilton Sixth Democrat Louisburg
Horton, Hugh G Second Democrat .Williamston
Johnson, Rivers D. Ninth Democrat Warsaw
Jones, Paul E., Dr. Fifth Democrat Farmville
Jones, R. Posey Twenty-third Democrat . Mt. Airy
Jones, R. S... " Thirty-third Democrat Franklin
Larkins, John D., Jr Seventh Democrat Trenton
Leatherman, M. T Twenty-fifth Democrat Lincolnton
Lennon, Alton A Ninth Democrat Wilmington
Little, R. E.. Nineteenth Democrat Wadesboro
Lowder, James P Nineteenth Democrat Norwood
Medford, William Thirty-second Democrat Waynesville
Morris, Llarvey Twentieth Democrat Charlotte
Nolan, Clyde Twenty-seventh Democrat Shelby
Page, J. Thomas Eighteenth Democrat Rockingham
Poole, J. Hawley Twelfth Democrat West End
Powell, Junius K Tenth Democrat WhiteviUe
Price, J. Hampton Fifteenth Democrat Leaksville
Rankin, R. Grady Twenty-sixth Democrat Gastonia
'Reeves, W. B Twenty-ninth Democrat West Jefferson
Sawyer, Thomas B Fourteenth Democrat Durham
Scott, Ralph H Sixteenth Democrat Haw River
Stoney, A. B Twentv-eighth Democrat Morganton
Talton, Hardy Eighth Democrat Pikcville
Watts, Wesley C Eleventh Democrat Lumberton
Weaver, Zebulon, Jr Thirty-first Democrat Ashevillc
Westbrook, E. A Thirty-second Democrat Tryon
Whitley, Adam J., Jr Eighth Democrat .Smithfield
Winslow, J. Emmett First Democrat Hertford
Woodson, Nelson Twenty-first Democrat Salisbury
Young, J. R Twelfth Democrat Dunn
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SENATORS
Arranged by Districts
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name Address
1st — J. William Copcland Murfreesboro
1st— J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
2nd — Sam M. Campen Alliance
2nd— Hugh G. Horton Williamston
3rd— VV. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr . Woodland
4th — Julian R. Allsbrook Roanoke Rapids
4th— L. H. Fountain Tarboro
5th— Dr. Paul E. Jones •. Farmville
6th— J. C. Eagles, Jr '. Wilson
6th— Hamilton Hobgood Loiis'jurg
7th— Carl T. Hicks Walstonburg
7th — John D. l.arkins, Jr Trenton
8th— Hardv Talton Pikeville
8th— Adam J. W hitley, Jr Smithfiel J
9th— Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
9th— Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
10th— S. Bunn Frink ^'outhport
lOth-Jiiijs K. P)well Whiteville
11th— Wesley C. Wat's L nuirton
12th- J H wley Poole West E .d
12th— J. R. Yojng Dunn
13th— Jan.e, H. Pou Bailey Rilegh
13th— Daniel L. Bell . Pittsboro
14th— Wills Hancock Oxford
14th— Thomas B. Sawyer Durham
15th— J. Hampton Price Leaksville
16th— Ralph H. Scott •. Haw River
17th— Joseph T. Carruthers, Jr Gree.isboro
18th— Charles H. Dorsett Troy
18th— J. Thomas Page Rockmgham
19th— R. E. Little Wadesboro
19th— James P. Lowder Norwood
20th —Hirvey Morris Charlotte
2 Ist- L ither E. Barnhardt Concord
21st— Nelson Woodson Salisburg
22nd— Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
23rd— R. Posey Jones Mt. Airy
24th— H. P. Eller (Ri N. Wilkesboro
25th— C. H. Dearman StatesviUe
25th— M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
26th— R. Grady Rankin Gastonia
27th— Charles F. Gold Rutherfordton
27th— Clyde Nolan Shelby
28th— A. B. Stoney Morganton
29th— *W. B. Reeves West Jefferson
30th— Donald Banks (R) Burnsville
31st— Zebulon Weaver, Jr Asheville
32nd— William Medford Waynesville
32nd -E. A. Westbrook Tryon
33rd— R. S. Jones Franklin
•Died January 5, 1951
RULES AND STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE SENATE
1951
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
obtained, 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 Sena-
tor. And in the event of the absence of the President and Presi-
dent 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 all 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 vote is expressed —
"Opposed 'No'." After which the President will announce the re-
sult. If a division on any vote is desired, it must be called for
immediately before the result of the voting is announced on any
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question, and ui)on such call, the President shall require the mem-
bers 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, pro-
vided 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 beyond
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, unless
he shall have by law disqualified himself fiom that office, shall
have the exclusive right and authority to appoint all Committees,
I'egular or special, but he may delegate said authority in any
instance, as he may choose.
13. All acts, addresses and resolutions, and all warrants and
subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by the
President,
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14. The President shall appoint door-keepers 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 perform 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 privi-
leges of the floor by the President shall be admitted to the floor
of the Senate during its sessions: Provided, that no person ex-
cept members of the House of Representatives and officers of the
General 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 pro-
cedure 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 Presi-
dent'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.
(4) Messages from the House of Representatives.
(5) Unfinished business of preceding day.
(6) Special Orders.
(7) General Orders — First, local bills on third reading roll
call, then local bills on second reading roll call. After that the
viva voce second I'eading local calendar in numerical order, tak-
ing up the Senate bills in first order. After disposition of the
local calendar, the public calendar of bills will be considered in
ihe 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 Sen-
ate 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 re-
ceived 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 bills 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 Engi-ossing
Clerk shall devolve upon the Principal Clerk, who is charged with
the responsibility therefor.
26. The Principal Clerk 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 be named by the Lieutenant-
Governor :
1. Agriculture
2. Appropriations
3. Banks and Currency
4. Committee on Institutions for the Blind and Deaf
5. Commercial Fisheries
6. Conservation and Development
7. Constitutional Amendments
8. Counties, Cities and Towns
9. Courts and Judicial Districts
10. Education
11. Election Laws
12. Employment Security
13. Finance
14. General Statutes
15. Insurance
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16. Interstate and Federal Relations
17. Journal, Engrossing, Enrolling, Printing
18. Judiciary No. 1
19. Judiciary No. 2
20. Justice of the Peace
21. Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce
22. Mental Institutions
23. Penal Institutions
24. Propositions and Grievances
25. Public Buildings and Grounds
26. Public Health
27. Public Roads
28. Public Utilities
29. Public Welfare
30. Rules
31. Salaries and Fees
32. Senatorial Districts
33. Teachers and State Employees Retirement
34. University Trustees
35. Veterans and Military Affairs
36. Wildlife
Joint Committees
29. "The Chairman of the Committee on Education, with the
approval of the President, shall appoint a sub-committee of three
members (the first of whom shall be the Chairman) from the
membership of the Education Committee, to be known and desig-
nated as the Sub-Committee on Library."
The Committee on Trustees of the Greater University, the Com-
mittee on Justice of the Peace, the Committee on Public Build-
ings and Grounds, the Committee on Journal, Engrossing, En-
rolling and Printing, and the sub-committee on Library, provided
for under this rule, shall act as the joint committees for the
Senate.
30. Membership on standing committees shall consist of not
more than sixteen Senators, including the Chairman and Vice
Chairman, who shall be designated by the President, Provided
the committee membership on the Committee on Rules, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Finance, the Com-
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mittee on Agriculture, the Committee on Roads and the Com-
mittee on Education shall not be limited as to membership. No
Senator shall hold membership on more than nine standing com-
mittees unless the Rules Committee provides otherwise.
31. 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.
32. All bills introduced in the Senate providing for appropria-
tions from the State, or any subdivision thereof, shall, before
being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, and bills referred to other Committees carrying
any of the provisions herein mentioned, shall be re-referred to
the Senate as being bills to be considered by the Appropriations
Committee before proper action may be taken by the Senate. 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 re-
ferred to other committees carrying any of the provisions herein
mentioned shall be re-referred to the Senate as being bills to be
considered by the Finance Committee before proper action may
be taken by the Senate.
33. 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 \vith the bill or resolution; and the report of the
committee shall show that a majority of the committee were
present and voted. "A quorum of any committee shall consist of
a majority of the committee."
34. "The Chairman of the following Committees, with the ap-
proval of the President of the Senate, shall appoint Clerks who
shall be stenographers in order to expedite the business of the
Session of 1951, as follows:
Agriculture
Appropriations
Banks and Currency
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Committee on Institutions for the Blind and Deaf
Conservation and Development
Counties, Cities and Towns
Courts and Judicial Districts
Education
Election Laws
Employment Security
Finance
Insurance
Interstate and Federal Relations
Judiciary No. 1
Judiciary No. 2
Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce
Mental Institutions
Propositions and Grievances
Public Health
Public Roads
Public Utilities
Public Welfare
Rules
Teachers and State Employees Retirement
University Trustees
Veterans and Military Affairs
Wildlife
In addition to the above-named clerks, the President of the
Senate, upon recommendation of the Rules Committee, shall ap-
point additional clerks to perform such duties as may be assigned
them by the Principal Clerk of the Senate.
Decorum in Sessions
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. No remark reflecting personally upon the action of any
Senator shall be in order in debate unless preceded by a motion
or resolution of censure.
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38. 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.
39. 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.
40. 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.
41. 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.
42. When a motion to adjourn or for recess shall be aflfirmatively
determined, no member or otficers shall leave his place until ad-
journment or recess shall be declared by the President.
43. Senators and visitors shall uncover their heads upon enter-
ing the Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session, and shall
continue uncovered during their continuance in the Chamber.
44. 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
45. Every bill introduced into the Senate shall be printed or
typewritten. Amendments need not be typewritten.
46. 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.
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47. 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, -wdth his name; if a report of a committee, a state-
ment of such report with the name of the committee and members
making 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.
48. When a bill is materially modified or the scope of its appli-
cation 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 pur-
port of the bill as amended and the county or counties to which
it applies.
49. After a bill has been tabled or has failed to pass on any
of its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal provisions
of its subject-matter shall not be embodied in any other measure.
Upon the point of order being raised and sustained by the Chair,
such measure shall be laid upon the table, and shall not be taken
therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected member-
ship of the 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.
50. Whenever a public bill is introduced, three carbon copies
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
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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 Com-
mittee. 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 con-
tingent 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 mem-
bers 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 ap-
pointed. Such subcommittee shall meet daily and examine the
carbon copies of the public 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.
51. When a bill has been introduced and referred to a com-
mittee, if after ten days the committee has failed to report there-
on, 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.
52. 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.
52a. When a bill is reported by a committee with an unfavor-
able report, but accompanied by a minority report, the minority
report shall be placed on the calendar and considered the follow-
ing day, and the question before the Senate shall be "The adop-
tion of the Minority Report" and if failing to be adopted by a
majority vote, the bill shall be placed upon the unfavorable calen-
dar. Before a minority report can be considered by the Senate, it
must be signed by at least three (3) members of the committee
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who were present and voted on the bill when the bill was con-
sidered in the committee.
On General Orders and Special Orders
53. 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 dis-
posed of.
54. 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
55. 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.
(8) To amend.
(9) To substitute.
56. 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,
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resolution, or other matter under consideration; but when amend-
ments are pending, the question shall be taken upon such amend-
ments, in their inverse order, without further debate or amend-
ment: Provided, that no one shall move the previous question ex-
cept 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 meas-
ure, who shall be designated by the chairman of the committee
reporting the same to the Senate at the time the bill or other mat-
ter under consideration is reported to the Senate or taken up for
consideration.
57. When a motion for the previous question is made and is
pending, debate shall cease and only a motion to adjourn shall
be in order, which motions shall be put as follows: adjourn, pre-
vious question, lay on the table. After a motion for the previous
question is made, pending a second thereto, any member may give
notice that he desires to offer an amendment to the bill or other
matter under consideration; and after the previous question is
seconded such member shall be entitled to offer his amendment in
pursuance of such notice.
Some Questions to Be Taken Without Debate
58. The motions to adjourn and lay on the table shall be de-
cided without debate, and the motion to adjoui-n shall always be
in order when made by a Senator entitled to the floor.
59. The respective motions to postpone to a certain day, or to
commit, shall preclude debate on the main question.
60. All questions relating to priority of business shall be de-
cided without debate.
61. When the reading of a paper is called for, except petitions,
and the same is objected to by any Senator, it shall be determined
by the Senate without debate.
62. Any Senator requesting to be excused from voting may
make, either immediately before or after the vote shall have been
called for and before the result shall have been announced, a brief
statement of the reasons for making such request, and the ques-
tion shall then be taken without debate. Any Senator may explain
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his vote on any bill pending by obtaining- permission of the Presi-
dent before the vote is put: Provided, that not more than three
minutes shall be consumed in such explanation.
Questions That Require a Two-Thirds Vote
63. 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 lesolution shall be acted upon on its third reading- the
same day on which it passed its second reading unless so ordered
by two-thirds of the Senators present.
64. 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.
65. 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.
66. No rule of the Senate shall be altered, suspended, or
rescinded except on a two-thirds vote of the Senators present.
67. 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.
68. 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 present
and voting.
69. After a bill has been tabled or has failed to pass on any of
its readings, the contents of such bill or the principal provisions
of its subject-matter shall not be embodied in any other measure.
Upon the point of order being raised and sustained by the Chair,
such measure shall be laid upon the table, and shall not be taken
therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected member-
ship of the Senate: Provided, no local bill shall be held by the
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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
70. 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 proposition of all the Senators to pass it, and it ap-
pears that such number is not present, the bill shall be again read
and the question taken thereon; if the bill fail a second time for
the want of the necessary number being present and voting, the
bill shall not be finally lost, but shall be returned to the Calendar
in its proper order.
On Conference Committee and Report
71. 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
appointed upon motion made, consisting of the number named in
the motion; and the bill under consideration shall thereupon go
to and be considered by the joint conferees on the part of the
Senate and House. In considering matters in difference between
the Senate and House committed to the conferees only such mat-
ters as are in diflference between the two houses shall be consid-
ered 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 Congress shall govern the appointment, conduct, and reports
of the conferees.
Miscellaneous
72. When a question has been once put and decided, it shall be
in order for any Senator who shall have voted in the majority
to move a reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the reconsid-
eration of any vote shall be in order after the bill, resolution,
message, report, amendment, or motion upon which the vote was
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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,
73. 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 Sen-
ators present shall determine.
74. No papers, writings, pamphlets, or printed matter shall be
placed on the desks of the Senators or distributed in the Senate
Chamber without the approval of the Principal Clerk.
75. That in case of adjournment without any hour being named,
the Senate shall reconvene the next legislative day at 11 o'clock
A. M.
76. In the event the Senate Rules do not provide for, or cover
any point of order raised by any Senator, the rules of the United
States House of Congress shall govern.
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STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Committee on Agriculture
Senators: Eagles, Chairman; Poole, Vice-Chairman; Jones of
Surry, Campen, Dearman, Fountain, Talton, Whitley, Winslow,
Watts, Scott, Young, Hicks, Banks, Burgwyn, Hancock, Hobgood,
Jones of Pitt, Lowder, Sawyer, Morris.
Committee on Appropriations
Senators: Larkins, Chairman; Eagles, Vice -Chairman; Wins-
low, Campen, Carruthers, Jones of Pitt, Lennon, Medford, Powell,
Rankin, Bell, Copeland, Eller, Scott, Nolan, Westbrook, Fountain,
Leatherman, Talton, Whitley, Dorsett, Page, Watts, Young, Price.
Committee on Banks and Currency
Senators: Medford, Chairman; AUsbrook, Vice-Chairm-an; Car-
lyle, Rankin, Larkins, Price, Stoney, Morris, Bell, Copeland, Hicks,
Young, Jones of Surry, Burgwyn, Whitley.
Committee on Commercial Fisheries
Senators: Campen, Chairman; Frink, Vice-Chairman; Lennon,
Watts, Eller, Page.
Committee on Conservation and Development
Senators: Winslow, Chairman; Hicks, Vice-Chairman; AUs-
brook, Bell, Burgwyn, Dorsett, Lennon, Lowder, Medford, Poole,
Powell, Nolan, Earnhardt, Campen, Banks.
Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Senators: Hancock, Chairman; Leatherman, Vice-Chairman;
Larkins, Bell, Jones of Macon, Eller, Westbrook.
Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Senators: Horton, Chairman; Copeland, Vice-Chairman; Stoney,
Burgwyn, Dorsett, Gold, Hobgood, Jones of Macon, Leatherman,
Morris, Weaver.
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Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Senators: Woodson, ChaumcDi; Johnson, Vice -Chairman; Cope-
land, Horton, Carlyle, Carruthers, Page, Weaver, Eller, Burgwyn,
Leatherman, Earnhardt.
Committee on Education
Senators: Carlyle, Chairman; Horton, Vice-Chairmuu ; Earn-
hardt, Bell, Campen, Eagles, Johnson, Larkins, Medford, Nolan,
Powell, Price, Rankin, Talton, Westbrook, Winslow, Sawyer, Eller,
Carruthers, Lowder.
Committee on Election Laws
Senators: Nolan, Chairman; Frink, V ice-Chairman; Horton,
Johnson, Winslow, Medford, Carruthers.
Committee on Employment Security
Senators: Carruthers, Chairman; Earnhardt, Vice -Chairman;
Woodson, Rankin, Fountain, Dearman, Eailey, Powell, Young,
Eanks.
Committee on F'inance
Senators: Piice, Chairman; Carlyle, Vice-Chairman; Wood-
son, Earnhardt, Frink, Horton, Johnson, Jones of Surry, Little,
Morris, Rankin, Stoney, Eailey, Banks, Hicks, Hobgood, Jones of
Macon, Allsbrook, Burgwyn, Gold, Hancock, Lowder, Poole, Saw-
yer, Weaver, Dearman, Larkins.
Committee on General Statutes
Senators: Fountain, Chairman; Hobgood, Vice-Chairman;
Dearman, Jones of Macon, Dorsett, Page, Eller.
Committee on Insurance
Senators: Stoney, Chairman; Carruthers, Vice-Chairman ;
Earnhardt, Carlyle, Eagles, Jones of Surry, Little, Dearman,
Eailey, Gold, Hancock, Weaver, Lennon.
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Committee on Interstate and Federal Relations
Senators: Bailey, Chairman; Gold, Vice-Chairman; Hancock,
Scott, Leatherman.
Committee on Institutions for the Blind and Deaf
Senators: Leatherman, Chairman; Sawyer, Vice-Chairman;
Bailey, Stoney, Talton, Dorsett, Scott.
Committee on Journal, Engrossing, Enrolling, Printing
Senators: Talton, Chairman; Burgwyn, Vice-Chairman; Gold,
Lowder, Page, Sawyer, Westbrook.
Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Senators: Johnson, Chairman; Carlyle, Vice-Chairman; Earn-
hardt, Larkins, Little, Bailey, Carruthers, Frink, Fountain, Hor-
ton, Hobgood, Price, Eller, Medford, Page.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Senators: Allsbrook, Chairman; Young, Vice-Chairman; Dor-
sett, Woodson, Dearman, Weaver, Powell, Leatherman, Lennon,
Eagles, Copeland, Burgwyn, Bell, Gold, Jones of Macon, Watts.
Committee on Justice of Peace
Senators: Poole, Chairmayi; Page, Vice-Chairman; Hancock,
Woodson, Gold, Jones of Macon, Weaver.
Committee on Manufacturing, Labor and Commerce
Senators: Jones of Surry, Chairman; Westbrook, Vice-Chair-
man; Winslow, Hobgood, Hicks, Frink, Rankin, Nolan, Banks,
Bailey, Copeland, Sawyer.
Committee on Mental Institutions
Senators: Bell, Chairman; Hobgood, Vice-Chairman; Fountain,
Whitley, Morris, Stoney, Talton, Leatherman, Lowder.
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Committee on Penal Institutions
Senators: Scott, Chairman; Weaver, Vice-Chairman; Stoney,
Watts, Woodson, Hicks, Sawyer.
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Senators: Lennon, Chairman; Whitley, V ice-Chairman; Eagles,
Larkins, Winslow, Campen, Horton, Young, Jones of Pitt, Weaver.
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Senators: Little, Chairman; Jones of Macon, V ice-Chairman;
Nolan, Allsbrook, Hicks, Whitley, Banks, Morris.
Committee on Public Health
Senators: Jones of Pitt, Chairmayi; Hicks, Vice-Chairman;
Woodson, Poole, Scott, Eller, Stoney, Talton.
Committee on Public Roads
Senators: Povi^ell, Chairman; Scott, Vice-Chairman; Bailey,
Campen, Carruthers, Copeland, Eagles, Frink, Johnson, Jones of
Surry, Lennon, Little, Lowder, Nolan, Poole, Talton, Watts, West-
brook, Banks, Allsbrook, Rankin, Jones of Pitt, Young. ,
Committee on Public Utilities
Senators: Barnhardt, CJiairman; Woodson, Vice-Chairman;
Dearman, Rankin, Price, Carruthers, Medford, Watts, Carlyle,
Johnson, Westbrook, Lennon, Powell, Little.
Committee on Public Welfare
Senators: Morris, Chairmayi; Lowder, V ice-Chairman; Carlyle,
Jones of Pitt, Jones of Surry, Westbrook, Scott, Page, Nolan,
Little, Whitley.
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Committee on Rules
Senators: Rankin, Chairman; Price, Vice-ChairTnan; Allsbrook,
Earnhardt, Campen, Carlyle, Dearman, Eagles, Fountain, Frink,
Horton, Johnson, Jones of Pitt, Jones of Surry, Larkins, Lennon,
Little, Medford, Powell, Talton, Whitley, Winslow, Woodson.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Senators: Whitley, Chairman; Sawyer, Vice-Chairman.; Mor-
ris, Lowder, Banks, Gold, Hancock, Jones of Macon, Scott, Stoney.
Committee on Senatorial Districts
Senators: Young, Chairman; Watts, Vice-Chairman; Burgwyn,
Copeland, Nolan, Price, Page, Hobgood, Johnson, Fountain.
Committee on Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement
Senators: Dearman, Chairman; Poole, V ice-Chairman; Alls-
brook, Bell, Dorsett, Gold, Hicks, Jones of Macon.
Committee on University Trustees
Senators: Little, Chairynan; Hancock, Vice -Chairman; Campen,
Bell, Dorsett, Eagles, Hobgood, Jones of Pitt, Morris, Poole,
Powell, Price, Watts, Horton, Winslow, Young.
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Senators: Fountain, Chairman; Sawyer, Vice-Chairman;
Bailey, Allsbrook, Larkins, Poole, Hancock, Frink.
Committee on Wildlife
Senators: Frink, Chairman; Dorsett, Vice-Chairrnan; Cope-
land, Jones of Surry, Jones of Pitt, Medford, Leatherman, Weaver,
Westbrook, Eller, Banks,
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SEAT ASSIGNMENT CHART— SESSION 1951
NORTH CAROLINA SENATE
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
District Name County Address Seat
1st — J. William Copelaud Hertford Murfreesboro 31
1st — J. Emmett Winslow Perquimans Hertford 32
2nd — Sam M. Campen Pamlico Alliance 27
2nd — Hugh G. Horton Martin Williamston 14
3rd — W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Northampton Woodland 8
4th — Julian R. Allsbrook Halifax Roanoke Rapids 6
4th — L. H. Fountain Edgecombe Tarboro 21
5th— Dr. Paul E. Jones Pitt Farmville 16
6th— J. C. Eagles, Jr Wilson Wilson 13
6th — Hamilton Hobgood Franklin Louisburg 24
7th— Carl T. Hicks Greene Walstonburg 19
7th — John D. Larkins, Jr Jones Trenton 20
8th— Hardy Talton Wayne Pikeville 29
8th — Adam J. Whitley, Jr Johnston Smithfield 28
9th — Rivers D. Johnson Duplin Warsaw 42
9th — Alton A. Lennon New Hanover Wilmington 41
10th — S. Bunn Frink Brunswick Southport 50
10th — Junius K. Powell Columbus Whiteville 1
11th— Wesley C. Watts Robeson Lumberton 22
12th— J. Hawley Poole Moore West End 34
12th— J. R. Young Harnett Dunn 33
13th— James H. Pou Bailey Wake Raleigh 39
13th— Daniel L. Bell Chatham Pittsboro 38
14th— Wills Hancock Granville Oxford 7
14th — Thomas B. Sawyer Durham Durham 37
15th — J. Hampton Price Rockingham Leaksville 10
16th — Ralph H. Scott Alamance Haw River 30
17th — Joseph T. Carruthers, Jr Guilford Greensboro 36
18th— Charles H. Dorsett Montgomery Troy 44
18th — J. Thomas Page Richmond Rockingham 43
19th— R. E. Little Anson Wadesboro 9
19th — James P. Lowder Stanly Norwood 45
20th — Harvey Morris Mecklenburg Charlotte 11
21st — Luther E. Earnhardt Cabarrus Concord 17
21st— Nelson Woodson Rowan Salisbury 18
22nd — Irving E. Carlyle Forsyth Winston-Salem 15
23rd — R. Posev Jones Surry Mt. Airy 12
24th-H. P. Eiler (R) Wilkes N. Wilkesboro 49
25th— C. H. Dearman Iredell Statesville 2
25th — M. T. Leatherman Lincoln Lincoln ton 23
26th — R. Grady Rankin Gaston Gastonia 5
27th— Charles F. Gold Rutherford Rutherfordton 26
27th— Clyde Nolan Cleveland Shelby 25
28th — A. B. Stonev Burke Morganton 35
29th— *W. B. Reeves Ashe West Jefferson 40
30th— Donald Banks (R) Yancey Burnsville 48
31st — Zebulon Weaver, Jr Buncombe Asheville 47
32nd — William Medford Haywood Waynesville 4
32nd-E. A. Westbrook Polk Tryon 3
33rd — R. S. Jones Macon Franklin 46
*Pied January 5, 1951
Officers and Members of the House of Representatives
OFFICERS
\V. Frank Taylor Speaker Grl Isboro
Mrs. Annie E. Cooper Principal Clerk Ra'egh
Ralph Monger, Jr Reading Clerk Smfo d
Fred B. Pass Sergeant-at-Arms Hayes vil e
REPRESENTATIVES
(Alphabetically Arranged)
Name County Party Addrei s
Allen, Thomas \V Granville Democrat Creedraooi"
Anderson, E. G Martin Democrat Roberson . He
Askew, Allen E Gates Democrat Gates ,'ii e
Atkins, Bill Yancey Democrat Burns il'e
Avant, Homer G Columbus Democrat . Whiteville
Barker, Oscar G. Durham Democrat Durham
Bender, R. P Jones Democrat Pollocksville
Blackwell, Winfield Forsyth Democrat Winston-Silem
Blue, H. Clifton Moore Democrat Aberdeen
Bost, E. T., Jr Cabarrus Democrat Concord
Branch, Joseph Halifax Democrat Enfield
Brantley, R. E Polk Democrat Tryon
Brock, B. C Davie Republican Farmington
Brown, Frank H., Jr Jackson Democrat Cull awhee
Brown, Wade E Watauga Democrat Boone
Bryant, Charles, Sr Gaston Democrat Gastonia
Bryson, C. Tom Macon Democrat CuUass ja
Burfoot, Noah Pasquotank Democrat Elizabeth Ciiy
Burgess, S. E Camden Democrat Bel;TO 8
Burleson, Jeter C Mitchell Republican Bakersville
Carr. R. M Duplin Democrat Wallace
Clark, Clarence S Bladen Democrat Clarkton
Clark, David Lincoln Democrat Lincoln ton
Collier, T. J Pamlico Democrat Arapalo;
Combs, Lewis L. Tyrrell Democrat Columbia
Crissman, Walter E Guilford Democrat High Point
Dalrymple, Robert W Lee Democrat SanfrrJ
Dawkins, J. L Cumberland Democrat Fayetteville
Dellinger. David P Gaston Democrat Cherryville
Dill, George W., Jr Carteret Democrat Morehead City
Doughton, J. K Alleghany Democrat Sparta
Duncan, J. H Cherokee Democrat Murphy
Edwards, A. C Greene Democrat Hookerton
Edwards, Herman Swain Democrat Bryson City
Elliott, Wm. P McDowell Democrat Marion
Ethcridge, R. Bruce Dare Democrat Manteo
Falls, B. T., Jr Cleveland Democrat Shelby
Fields, W. R Avery Republican Elk Park
Fisher, Ralph R. Transylvsinia Republican Brevard
Fisher. Troy A Cumberland Democrat Fayetteville
Floyd, F. Wayland Robeson Democrat Fairmont
Fountain, Ben E Edgecombe Democrat Rocky Mount
Gentry, Todd H Ashe Democrat West Jefferson
Gobble, F. L Forsyth Democrat Winston-Salem
Goodman, Spencer B Stanly Republican Richfield
Greene, Harry A Hoke Democrat Raeford
Gregory, Carson Harnett Democrat Angier
Gudger, Lamar Buncombe Democrat Asheville
Hardison, Burl G Craven Democrat New Bern
Henderson, David H Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Hewlett, Addison, Jr New Hanover Democrat Wilmington
Holmes, Carroll R Perquimans Democrat Hertford
Home, Ben A Union Democrat , . . . . Monroe
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Name County Party Address
Horton, 0. Lee Burke Democrat Morganton
Ireland, W. N Yadkin Republican Hamptonville
Johnson, E. R Currituck Democrat Moyock
Kilpatrick, Frank M Pitt Democrat Ayden
King, Joe Forsyth Democrat Winston-Salem
Kirkman, 0. Arthur Guilford Democrat High Point
Kiser, Rcger C. Scotland Democrat Laurinburg
Lassiter, Robert, Jr Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Leinbach, Roy E. Jr Catawba Republican Newton
Little, Earl F Alexander Democrat Taylorsville
Little, Hal W Anson Democrat Wadesboro
Long , George A Alamance Democrat Burlington
Love , Claude I Buncombe Democrat . Asheville
Maddrey, C. Gordon Hertford Democrat Ahoskie
Marshall, \Vm. F., Jr ?tokes Democrat Walnut Cove
Massev, Dennis Graham Democrat Eobbinsville
McDufiie, F.J Wilkes Republican Wilkesboro
McRorie, Robert G Rutherford Democrat Rutherfordton
Mint?, Harry L., Jr Brunswick Democrat Supply
Moore, H. M Clay Democrat Hayesville
Moore, Larry I., Jr Wilson Democrat Wilson
O'Herron, E. M., Jr Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Page, G. Troy Johnston Democrat Clayton
Parrott, Marion A I ei^oir Democrat Kinston
Pittman, James H Richmond Democrat Rockingham
Pope, William R Iredell Demccrat MocresviUe
Pou, Edwin S Wake Democrat : Raleigh
Powell, R. G Rockingham Democrat ; Reidsville
Pritchett, J. T Caldwell Democrat Lenoir
Quinn, Dwight W Cabarrus Democrat Kannapolis
Ramsay, Kerr Craige Rowan Democrat Salisbury
Regan, John B Robeson Democrat St. Pauls
Rodman, Wm. B Beaufort Democrat Washington
Royster, Fred S Vance Democrat Henderson
Sams, W. A., Dr Madison Democrat Marshall
Sanders, Richard T Durham Democrat Durham
Satterfield, B. I Person Democrat Timberlake
Scott, W. Herman Chatham Democrat Chapel Hill
Shreve, Clyde A Guilford Democrat Stokesdale
Spruill, C. Wayland Bertie Democrat Windsor
Steed, Joe D Montgomery Democrat Candor
Stoner, Paul G Davidson Democrat Lexington
Swindell, Russell A Hyde Democrat Swan Quarter
Taylor, Roy A Buncombe Democrat Bl. ck Mountain
Taylor, W." Frank Wayne Democrat Goldsboro
Taylor, William W., Jr Warren Democrat ..Wi:rrenton
Tew, J. E Sampson Republican Clinton
Turner, Thomas Guilford Democrat Greensboro
Umstead, J. W., Jr Orange Democrat Chapel Hill
Uzzell, George R Rowan Democrat Sahsbury
Venters, Carl V Onslow Democrat Jacksonville
Vogler, James B Mecklenburg Democrat Charlotte
Ward, Wiley L Randolph Republican Ashcboro
Warren, Joseph H Caswell Democrat Prospect Hill
White, John F Chowan Democrat Edenton
Whitfield , J. V Pender Democrat Burgaw
Whitley, Phil R Wake Democrat Wendell
Whitmire, R. Lee Henderson Democrat Hendersonville
Wiggs, J. Hayden Johnston Democrat Selma
Williams, Tom A Nash Democrat Battleboro
Woltz, Howard 0.,Jr Surry Democrat Mt. Airy
Womble, W. Brantley Wake Democrat Cary
Woodard, J. Raynor Northampton Democrat Conway
Woolard, W. J Washington Democrat Plymouth
Worthington, Sam 0 Pitt Democrat Greenville
Yarborough, Edward F Franklin Democrat Louisburg
Yates, OralL Haywood Democrat Waynesville
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REPRESENTATIVES
Arranged by Counties
I Democrat Unless Otherwise Indicated)
County Name Address
Alamance (Jeorge A Long Burlington
Alexander Earl F. Little Taylorsville
Alleghany J. K. Doughton Sparta
Anson Hal \V. Little Wadesboro
Ashe Todd H. Cientrv West Jefferson
Avery W. R. Fields (R) Elk Park
Beaufort Wm. B. Rodman Washington
JBertie C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Bladen Clarence S. Clark Clarkton
Brunswick Harry L. Mintz, Jr Supply
Buncombe Lamar Gudger Asheville
Claude L. Love Asheville
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain
Burke 0. Lee Horton Morganton
Cabarrus E. T. Bost, Jr : Concord
Dwight W. Quinn Kannapolis
Caldwell J. T. Pritchett Lenoir
Camden S. E. Burgess Belcross
Carteret George W. Dill, Jr Morehead City
Caswell Joseph H. Warren Prospect Hill
Catawba Roy E. Leinbach, Jr. (R) Newton
Chatham .' W. Herman Scott Chapel Hill
Cherokee J. H. Duncan Murphy
Chowan John F. White Edenton
Clay H. M. Moore Hayesville
Cleveland B. T. Falls, Jr Shelby
Columbus Homer G. Avant Whiteville
Craven Burl G. Hardison New Bern
Cumberland . . J. L. Dawkins Fayetteville
Troy A. Fisher Fayetteville
Currituck E. R. Johnson Moyock
Dare R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo
Davidson Paul G. Stoner Lexington
Davie B.C. Brock (R) Farmington
Duplin R. M. Carr Wallace
Durham Oscar G. Barker Durham
Richard T. Sanders Durham
Edgecombe Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Forsyth Winfield Blackwell Winston-Salem
F. L. Gobble Winston-Salem
Joe King Winston-Salem
Franklin Edward F. Yarborough Louisburg
Gaston Charles Bryant, Sr Gastonia
David P. Dcllinger Cherryville
Gates Allen E. Askew Gatesville
Graham Dennis Massev Robbinsville
Granville Thomas W. Allen Creedmoor
Greene ' A. C. Edwards Hookerton
Guilford Walter E. Crissman High Point
0. Arthur Kirkman High Point
Clyde A. Shreve Stokesdale
Thomas Turner Greensboro
Halifax Joseph Branch Enfield
Harnett Carson Gregory Angier
Haywood : Oral L. Yates WaynesviUe
Henderson R. Lee Whitmire Hendersonville
Hertford C. Gordon Maddrey Ahoskie
Hoke Harry A. Greene Raeford
Hyde Russell A. SwindeU Swan Quarter
Iredell William R. Pope Mooresville
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County Name Address
Jackson P>ank H. Brown, Jr. CuUowhee
Johnston G. Troy Page Clayton
J. Hayden Wiggs Selma
Jones R. P. Bender Pollocksville
Lee Robert \V. Dalrymple Sanford
Lenoir Marion A, Parrott Kinston
Lincoln David Clark Lincolnton
Macon C. Tom Bryson CuUasaja
Madison Dr. W. A. Sams . . Marshall
Martin E.G. Anderson Robersonville
McDowell Wm, P. Elliott Marion
Mecklenburg David H. Henderson Charlotte
Robert Lassiter, Jr Charlotte
E. M. O'Herron, Jr Charlotte
James B. Vogler Charlotte
Mitchell Jeter C. Burleson (R) Bakersville
Montgomery Joe D. Steed Candor
Moore H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen
Nash Tom A. Williams Battleboro
New Hanover Addison Hewlett, Jr Wilmington
Northampton J. Raynor Woodard Conway
Onslow Carl V. Venters Jacksonville
Orange J. W. Umstead, Jr Chapel Hill
Pamlico T.J. Collier Arapahoe
Pasquotank Noah Burfoot Elizabeth City
Pender J. V. Whitfield Burgaw
Perquimans Carroll R. Holmes Hertford
Person B. L Satterfield Timberlake
Pitt Frank M. Kilpatrick Ayden
Sam 0. Worthington Greenville
Polk R. E. Brantley Tryon
Randolph Wiley L. Ward (R) Asheboro
Richmond James H. Pittman Rockingham
Robeson F. Wayland Floyd Fairmont
John B. Regan St. Pauls
Rockingham R. G. Powell Reidsville
Rowan Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
George R. Uzzell Salisbury
Rutherford Robert G. McRoris Rutherfordton
Sampson J. E. Tew (R) Clinton
Scotland Roger C. Kiser Laurinburg
Stanly Spencer B. Goodman (R) Richfield
Stokes Wm. F. Marshall, Jr Walnut Cove
Surry Howard 0. Woltz, Jr Mt, Airy
Swain Herman Edwards Bryson City
Transylvania Ralph R. Fisher (R) Brevard
Tyrrell Lewis L. Combs Columbia
L'nion Ben A. Home Monroe
Vance . Fred S. Royster Henderson
Wake . . Edwin S. Pou . , Raleigh
Phil R. Whitley Wendell
W. Brantley Womble Cary
Warren William W. Taylor, Jr Warreaton
Washington W.J. Woolard Plymouth
Watauga Wade E. Brown Boone
Wayne . , W. Frank Tavlor Goldsboro
Wilkes F. J. McDuflie (R) Wilkesboro
Wilson . . Larry I. Moore, Jr. Wilson
Yadkin W. N. Ireland (R) Hamptonville
Yancey Bill Atkins . Burnsville
Enrolling and Indexing Departments
Enrolling Clerk Bruce A. Elmore Asheville
Indexer of Laws ; Charles A. Poe Raleigh
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RULES AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1951
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, except
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 particu-
larly 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 dur-
ing 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 be permitted in the lobby in the rear of the Speaker's desk.
Order of Business of the Day
15. After the approval of the Journal of the preceding day,
which shall stand approved without objection, the House shall pro-
ceed to business in the following order, viz.:
(1) The receiving of petitions, memorials, and papers addressed
to the General Assembly or to the House.
(2) Reports of standing committees.
(3) Reports of select committees.
(4) Resolutions.
(5) Bills.
(6) The unfinished business of the preceding day.
(7) Bills, resolutions, petitions, memorials, messages, and other
papers on the Calendar, in their exact numerical order, unless dis-
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placed by the orders of the day ; but messages and motions to elect
officers shall always De m oraer.
No member shall rise from his seat to introduce any petition,
resolution, or bill out of order unless he is permitted so to do by
a suspension of the rules.
On Decorum in Debate
16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver
any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat and 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 an-
other member, unless the Speaker decides the point of order in
his favor. By leave of the House a member called to order may
clear a matter of fact, or explain, but shall not proceed in debate
so long as the decision stands but by permission of the House. Any
member may appeal from the decision of the Chair, and if, upon
appeal, the decision be in favor of the member called to order, he
may proceed; if otherwise, he shall not, except by leave of the
House; and if the case, in the judgment of the House, require it,
he shall be liable to its censure.
18. No member shall speak until recognized by the Chair, and
when two or more members rise at the same time the Speaker
shall name the member to speak.
19. No member shall speak more than twice on the main 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
the House, nor when a member is speaking, entertain private dis-
course, stand up, or pass between him and the Chair.
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21. No membei- 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 be-
fore 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 in-
definitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, being
decided, shall be again allowed at the same stage of the bill or
pi-oposition.
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
until debate or some other business of the House has intervened,
28. In case of adjournment without any hour being named, the
House shall reconvene on the next legislative day at twelve o'clock
noon.
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2S. When a question has been postponed indefinitely, the same
shaii nox De actea on affain auring tne 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
affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of
the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof, on the same
or succeeding day, unless it may have subsequently passed the
Senate, and no motion to reconsider shall be taken from the table
except by a two-thirds vote. But unless such vote has been taken
by a call of the ayes and noes, any member may move to reconsider.
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.
33. Petitions, memorials, and other papers addressed to the
House shall be presented by the Speaker; a bi-ief statement of
the contents thereof may be verbally made by the introducer be-
fore 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 alphabet-
ically.
35. Decency of speech shall be observed and personal reflection
carefully avoided.
36. Any member may arise at any time to speak to a question
of personal privilege, and upon objection to him proceeding, the
Speaker shall determine if the question is one of privilege.
37. Fifteen members, including the Speaker, shall be authorized
to compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum shall con-
sist of a majority of the qualified members of the House.
38. No member or officer of the House shall absent himself
from the services of the House without leave, unless from sick-
ness or inability.
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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 I'esult shall not be thereby affected.
41. No standing rule or order shall be rescinded or altered with-
out one day's notice given on the motion thereof, and to sustain
such motion two-thirds of the House shall be required.
42. The members of the House shall uncover their heads upon
entering the House while it is in session, and shall continue so
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 pro-
visions of its subject-matter shall not be embodied in any other
measure. Upon the point of order being raised and sustained by
the chair, such measure shall be laid upon the table, and shall
not be taken therefrom except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected
membership of the House: Provided, no local bill shall be held by
the Chair as embodying the provisions or being identical with
any Statewide measure which has been laid upon the table, or
failed to pass any of its readings. No amendment or rider to a
bill before the House shall be in order unless such rider or amend-
ment is germane to the bill under consideration.
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 permis-
sion of the member occupying the floor, and when so recognized
and such permission is obtained he may propound a question to
the member occupying the floor, but he shall not propound a
series of questions or interrogatories or otherwise interrupt the
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membei' 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 Coui"ts and Judicial Districts.
On Drainage.
On Education.
On Elections and Election Laws.
On Employment Security.
On Engrossed Bills.
On Expenditures of the House.
On Federal and Interstate Cooperation.
On Finance.
On Health.
On Higher Education.
On Mental Institutions.
On Institutions for the Deaf.
On Insurance.
On the Journal.
On Judiciary No. 1
On Judiciary No. 2
On Manufacturers and Labor.
On Military Affairs.
On Penal Institutions.
On Propositions and Grievances.
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On Public Utilities.
On Public Welfare.
On Roads.
On Rules.
On Salaries and Fees.
On Senatorial Districts.
On Teachers and State Employees' Retirement.
On Veteran's Legislation.
On Wildlife Resources.
Joint Committees
On Enrolled Bills.
On Justices of the Peace.
On Library.
On Printing.
On Public Buildings and Grounds.
On Trustees of University.
The first member announced on each committee shall be chair-
man, and where the Speaker so desires he may designate a vice
chairman.
48. Whenever the House shall decline or refuse to concur in
amendments put by the Senate to a bill originating in the House,
or shall refuse to adopt a substitute adopted by the Senate for a
bill originating in the House, a conference committee shall be
appointed upon motion made, consisting of the number named
in the motion; and the bill under consideration shall thereupon
go to and be considered by the joint conferees on the part of the
House and Senate. In considering matters in difference between
the House and Senate committed to the conferees only such
matters as are in difference between the two houses shall be con-
sidered 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 Congress shall govern the appointment, con-
duct, and reports of the conferees.
49. In forming a Committee of the House, the Speaker shall
leave the Chair, and a Chairman to preside in committee shall
be appointed by the Speaker.
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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 bill shall not be defaced or
interlined, 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 by 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 referi-ed, with such recommendations as the com-
mittee 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
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. When a bill has been introduced and referred to a com-
mittee, if after ten days the committee has failed to report there-
on, then the author of the bill may, after three days' public notice
given in the House, on motion supported by a vote of two-thirds
of the members present and voting, recall the same from the
committee to the floor of the House for consideration and such
action thereon as a majority of the members present may direct.
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
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disposed of in the order they stand upon the Calendar; but the
Committee on Rules may at any time arrange the oi'der of
precedence in which bills may be considered. No bill shall be
twice read on the same day without concurrence of two-thirds
of the members.
59. All resolutions which may grant money out of the Trea-
sury, or such as shall be of public nature, shall be treated in all
respects in a similar manner with public bills.
60. The Clerk of the House shall be deemed to continue in
office until another is appointed.
61. On the point of no quorum being raised, the doors shall
be closed and there shall be a call of the House, and upon a
call of the House the names of the members shall be called over
by the Clerk and the absentees noted, after which the name of
the absentees shall again be called over. Those for whom no
excuse or sufficient 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 messenger 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
amendments are pending, the question shall be taken upon such
amendments, in inverse order, without further debate or amend-
ment. If such question be decided in the negative, the main
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 consid-
eration, 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 committee re-
porting 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.
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When a motion for the previous question is made, and pend-
ing- 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
motion 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 ques-
tion has been called by a majority, no motion, or amendment, or
debate shall be in order.
All motions below the motions to lay on the table must be
made prior to a motion for the previous question; but, pending
and not after the second therefor, by the majority of the House,
a motion to adjourn or lay on the table, or both, are in order.
This constitutes the precedence of the motions to adjourn and
lay on the table over other motions, in Rule 25.
Motions stand as follows in order of precedence in Rule 26 :
Previous question.
Adjourn.
Lay on the table.
Postpone definitely.
To commit or amend.
When the previous question is called, all motions below it fall,
unless made prior to the call, and all motions above it fall after
its second by a majority required. Pending the second, the
motions to adjourn and lay on the table are in order, but not
after a second. When in order and every motion is before the
House, the question stands as follows:
Previous question.
Adjourn.
Lay on the table.
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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 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
revenue 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 referred to the Committee on
Finance 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 vari-
ous offices, and one or more of whom may be assigned by the
Speaker from the Principal Clerk's office to the office of the
Attorney General for the purpose of drafting bills.
65. The Speaker may appoint a Clerk to the Speaker, a Chap-
lain of the House, and he may also appoint ten pages to wait
upon the sessions of the House, and when the pressure of busi-
ness may require, he may appoint five additional pages.
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, Employment Security, Finance, Health, Higher
Education, Insurance, Judiciary No. 1, Judiciary No. 2, Manu-
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facturers and Labor, Mental Institutions, Military Affairs,
Propositions and Grievances, Public Utilities, Public Welfare,
Roads, Rules, Salaries and Fees, Senatorial Districts, Veterans
Legislation and Wildlife Resources may each appoint a clerk to
the said Committee. All Committee Clerks heretofore provided
for are to be appointed by and with the approval of the Speaker.
With the exception of the Clerks appointed to the Appropriations
and Finance, the Clerks to all the other above named committees,
when not on duty with their 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 64, 65, and 66 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
provided by law. When the House is not in session the pages
shall be under the supervision of the Principal Clerk.
69. The chairman and five other members of any committee
shall constitute a quorum of said committee for the transaction
of 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 recom-
mendation that it be not passed, but accompanied by a minority
report, the question before the House shall be "The adoption of
the minority report," and if failing to be adopted by a majority
vote, the bill shall be placed upon the unfavorable calendar. Such
minority report shall be signed by at least one-fourth of the
members of the Committee who were present and voting when the
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bill was considered in Committee. In the event there is an un-
favorable report v^^ith 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
necessary.
72. A bill from the unfavorable calendar shall not be debatable,
but the movant may make a brief and concise statement of the
reasons for the motion before making the motion, taking not more
than five minutes.
73. Whenever a public bill is introduced seven carbon copies
thereof shall accompany the bill, and any bill submitted without
the required number of copies shall be immediately returned to
the introducer. The Clerk shall stamp the copies with the num-
ber stamped upon the original bill. Such copies shall be daily de-
livered to the joint committee hereafter provided for. The Clerk
shall deliver the carbon copies of the bill designated 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
sufficent number of the printed copies for the use of the committee
to which the bill is referred shall be by the chief page delivered
to the chairman or clerk of that committee. If the bill is passed,
the remaining copies shall be by the chief page delivered to the
Principal Clerk of the Senate for the use of the Senate. The cost
of printing shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House
of Representatives. The Chairman of the Rules Committee of the
House and the Chairman of the Rules Committee of the Senate
shall appoint a subcommittee consisting of two 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 appointed. Such
sub-committee shall meet daily and examine the carbon copies of
the public bills introduced and determine which of such bills
shall be printed and which shall not, and stamp the copies ac-
cordingly. Such sub-committees shall serve for one week unless
for good cause the chairmen of the respective rules committees
shall determine otherwise. If the member introducing a public
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bill, which the committee shall determine should not be printed,
so desires, he may appear before the committee at the next meet-
ing 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.
ARTICLE II
Constitution of North Carolina
Sec. 29. Li)Jiitations upon power of General Assembly to enact
private o)- 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, maintain-
ing, or discontinuing of highways, streets, or alleys; relating to
ferries or bridges, relating to non-navigable streams, relating to
cemeteries; relating to the pay of jurors; erecting new townships,
or changing township lines, or establishing or changing the line
of school districts; remitting fines, penalties, and forfeitures, or
refunding moneys legally paid into the Public Treasury; regulat-
ing labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing; extending the time
for the assessment or collection of taxes or otherwise relieving
any collector of taxes from the due performance of his official
duties or his sureties from liability; giving effect to informal wills
and deeds; nor shall the General Assembly enact any such local,
private, or special act by the partial repeal of a general law,
but the General Assembly may at any time repeal local, private,
or special laws enacted by it. Any local, private or special act
oi- 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. Branch, Chairman
Mr. Brown of Jackson, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Anderson, Askew, Avant, Bender, Blue, Brock
(R), Brown of Watauga, Burgess, Carr, Dalrymple, Edwards of
Greene, Fisher of Cumberland, Floyd, Goodman (R.), Greene,
Gregory, Holmes, Home, Ireland (R), Kilpatrick, Little of Alex-
ander, Little of Anson, Maddrey, Mintz, Moore of Wilson, Pope,
Pou, Regan, Royster, Satterfield, Spruill, Steed, Swindell, Venters,
Warren, Whitfield, Whitley, Wiggs, Williams, Woodard, Worth-
ington, Yates.
Committee on Appropriations
Mr. Moore of Wilson, Chairman
Mr. Ramsay, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Atkins, Bender, Bost, Brown of Jackson, Brown
of Watauga, Bryant, Bryson, Burgess, Burleson (R), Burfoot,
Clark of Lincoln, Collier, Dawkins, Doughton, Edwards of Swain,
Etheridge, Fisher (R) of Transylvania, Gentry, Goodman (R),
Gregory, Holmes, Home, Ireland (R), Kilpatrick, King, Kirk-
man, Lassiter, Little of Anson, Love, Maddrey, Massey, Mintz,
Moore of Clay, O'Herron, Page, Pittman, Pope, Pritchett. Quinn
Regan, Rodman, Royster, Sams, Sanders, Shreve, Spruill, Steed,
Stoner, Swindell, Tew (R), Venters, White, Whitley, Whitmire,
Williams, Woltz, Woodard, Yates.
Committee on Banks and Banking
Mr. Doughton, Chairman
Mr. Dawkins, Vice-ChaArm,an
Messrs: Blue, Bost, Brantley, Bryant, Burfoot, Clark of Bladen,
Clark of Lincoln, Crissman, Dill, Hardison, Holmes, Lassiter,
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Little of Anson, Long, Marshall, Moore of Wilson, Pope, Pritchett,
Ramsay, Rodman, Steed, Taylor of Warren, Venters, Ward (R),
Whitley, Woolard, Worthington,
Committee on Commercial Fisheries and Oyster Industry
Mr. Collier, Chairman
Mr. Holmes, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Burfoot, Burgess, Combs, Dill, Etheridge,
Floyd, Greene, Hardison, Hewlett, Johnson, Mintz, Swindell, Tew
(R), Venters, White, Whitfield.
Committee on Commissions and Institutions for the Blind
Mr. Blue, Chairman
Mr. Dill, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Avant, Burgess, Fountain, Home, Kirkman, Leinbach
(R), Love, O'Herron, Pou, Sams, Umstead, Vogler, Woodard,
Yarborough.
Committee on Congressional Districts
Mr. Little of Alexander, Chairman
Mr. Yarborough, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Atkins, Blue, Brock (R), Brown of Jackson,
Bryson, Burleson (R), Collier, Crissman, Edwards of Greene,
Etheridge, Floyd, Fountain, Gregory, Home, Leinbach (R),
Powell, Sanders, Taylor of Buncombe, Tew (R), Turner.
Committee on Conservation and Development
Mr. Etheridge, Chairman
Mr. Brown of Watauga, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Avant, Brown of Jackson, Burfoot, Clark of
Bladen, Clark of Lincoln, Collier, Combs, Crissman, Dawkins, Dill,
Doughton, Duncan, Edwards of Swain, Fisher of Transylvania
(R), Fountain, Gentry, Greene, Henderson, Home, King, Lassiter,
Love, Moore of Wilson, Pope, Quinn, Ramsay, Regan, Royster,
Scott, Steed, Whitfield, Woolard, Worthington.
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Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Mr. Parrott, Chairman
Mr. Scott, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Atkins, Bender, Bost, Bryant, Doughton, Falls, Gudger,
Hewlett, Holmes, Little of Alexander, Love, Pritchett, Shreve,
Uzzell, Whitmire, Williams, Worthington.
Committee on Corporations
Mr. Womble, Chairman
Mr. Pittman, Vice-Chairman
Messrs : Anderson, Blackwell, Bost, Branch, Crissman, Eth-
eridge, Fisher of Cumberland, Floyd, Gobble, Henderson, Little of
Anson, Marshall, Pope, Royster, Scott, Taylor of Buncombe, Tew
(R), Umstead, Uzzell, Venters.
Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Mr. Venters, Chairman
Mr. Williams, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Anderson, Avant, Blue, Brantley, Carr, Del-
linger, Dill, Edwards of Swain, Fields (R), Fisher of Cumber-
land, Greene, Henderson, Home, King, Kirkman, Leinbach (R),
Long, Maddrey, McDuffie (R), McRorie, Sanders, Scott, Shreve,
Tew (R), Vogler, Ward (R), Whitley, Woodard, Woolard.
Committee on Courts and Judicial Districts
Mr. White, Chairman
Mr. Love, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Bender, Brock (R), Brown of Watauga, Edwards of
Swain, Falls, Henderson, Holmes, Horton, Lassiter, Long, Parrott,
Pritchett, Regan, Sanders, Shreve, Taylor of Warren, Turner,
Uzzell, Venters, Whitmir?, Woltz, Womble, Worthington, Yar-.
borough,
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Committee on Drainage
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Mr. Woolard, V ice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Bender, Collier, Combs, Clark of Bladen, Eth-
eridge, Floyd, Gregory, Johnson, Kilpatrick, Kiser, Mintz, Page,
Swindell, Tew (R), Whitfield.
Committee on Education
Mr. Rodman, Chairman
Mr. Edwards of Swain, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Brock (R), Brown of Jackson, Brown of Watauga, Bry-
son, Burleson (R), Carr, Collier, Combs, Bellinger, Edwards of
Greene, Fountain, Goodman (R), Hewlett, Henderson, Holmes,
Kilpatrick, King, Kirkman, Kiser, Lassiter, Leinbach (R), Little
of Alexander, Love, Maddrey, Marshall, Mcore of Wilson, Page,
Pittman, Pritchett, Quinn, Ramsay, Regan, Royster, Sams, San-
ders, Satterfield, Shreve, Stoner, Taylor of Buncombe, Taylor of
Warren, Turner, Umstead, Whitmire, Woltz, Womble, Woodard,
Yates, Yarborough.
Committee on Elections and Election Laws
Mr. Brown of Jackson, ChairmAxn
Mr. Uzzell, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Blue, Brown of Watauga, Burleson (R), Etheridge,
Falls, Hardison, Ireland (R), Love, Massey, Moore of Clay, Pou,
Rodman, Spruill, Turner, White, Whitmire, Yarborough, Yates.
Committee on Employment Security
Mr. Pritchett, Chairman
Mr. O'Herron, Vice-Chairvfian
Messrs: Avant, Bost, Burleson (R), Clark of Lincoln, Bellinger,
Edwards of Greene, Elliott, Floyd, Fountain, Hewlett, Parrott,
Ramsay, Rodman, Royster, Sams, Spruill, Taylor of Warren, Ward
(R), Williams, Womble, Worthington, Yarborough,
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Committee on Engrossed Bills
Mr. Gobble, Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Bryant, Bryson, Fields (R), Massey, Mintz,
Moore of Clay, Powell, Tew (R), Whitfield.
Committee on Expenditures of House
Mr. Massey, Chainnan
Messrs: Allen, Atkins, Bellinger, Duncan, Etheridge, Floyd,
Fountain, Gentry, Gudger, Kirkman, Pittman, Satterfield, Um-
stead, Ward (R).
Committee on Federal and Interstate Cooperation
Mr. Crissman, Chairinan
Mr. Stoner, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Clark of Lincoln, Edwards of Swain, Falls, Gentry,
Henderson, Little of Anson, McRorie, Pittman, Quinn, Taylor of
Warren, Williams, Womble, Worthington.
Committee on Finance
Mr. Bost, Chairm,an
Mr. Lassiter, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Anderson, Avant, 'Barker, Blackwell, Blue,
Branch, Brantley, Brock (R), Carr, Clark of Bladen, Combs,
Crissman, Dalrymple, Bellinger, Dill, Duncan, Edwards of Greene,
Elliott, Falls, Fields (R), Fisher of Cumberland, Floyd, Fountain,
Gobble, Greene, Gudger, Hardison, Henderson, Hewlett, Horton,
Johnson, Kiser, Leinbach (R), Little of Alexander, Long, Mar-
shall, McDuffie (R), McRorie, Moore of Wilson, Parrott, Pou,
Powell, Ramsay, Satterfield, Scott, Taylor of Buncombe, Taylor
of Warren, Turner, Unistead, Uzzell, Vogler, Ward (R), Warren,
■yV^hitfield, Wiggs, Womble, Woolard, Worthington, Yarborough.
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Committee on Health
Mr. Royster, Chairynan
Mr. Sams, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Barker, Branch, Brantley, Brock (R), Brown
of Jackson, Bryant, Bui-gess, Clark of Bladen, Clark of Lincoln,
Fisher of Transylvania (R), Floyd, Gentry, Gobble, Gudger, John-
son, Kilpatrick, Kirkman, Little of Alexander, Mintz, Moore of
Clay, Moore of Wilson, O'Herron, Page, Powell, Pritchett, Quinn,
Scott, Spruill, Stoner, Taylor of Buncombe, Tew (R), Umstead,
Uzzell, Vogler, Warren, White, Wiggs, Woltz, Woodard.
Committee on Higher Education
Mr. Edwards of Greene, Chairman
Mr. Pope, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Atkins, Barker, Brock (R), Brown of Watauga, Collier,
Doughton, Etheridge, Falls, Fields (R), Gudger, Horton, King,
Kiser, Lassiter, Pou, Ramsay, Shreve, Umstead, Woodard.
Committee on Institutions for the Deaf
Mr. Horton, Chairman
Mr. McRorie, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Atkins, Burgess, Burleson (R), Elliott, Hardi-
son, Ireland (R), Massey, Sams, Swindell, Warren, Yates.
Committee on Insurance
Mr. Taylor of Buncombe, Chairman
Mr. Pou, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Blackwell, Bost, Burgess, Carr, Crissman, Bellinger,
Dill, Greene, Ireland (R), Lassiter, Little of Anson, Long, O'Her-
ron, Pritchett, Rodman, Royster, Stoner, Umstead, Uzzell, Whitley,
Worthington,
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Committee on the Journal
Mr. Moore of Clay, Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Avant, Bender, Dalrymple, Fisher of Cumber-
land, Horton, Johnson, King, Kirkman, Maddrey, McDuffie (R),
McRorie, Page, Powell, Quinn, Shreve.
Committee on Judiciary No. 1
Mr. Whitmire, Chairman
Mr. Hewlett, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Atkins, Blackwell, Bost, Brock (R), Bellinger, Fisher
of Transylvania (R), Floyd, Fountain, Gudger, Holmes, Lassiter,
Long, Pittman, Pope, Pritchett, Ramsay, Rodman, Sanders, Shreve,
Turner, Woltz, Womble, Worthington, Yarborough.
Committee on Judiciary No. 2
Mr. Uzzell, Chairman
Mr. Taylor of Warren, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Barker, Bender, Branch, Brown of Watauga, Clark of
Lincoln, Crissman, Edwards of Swain, Falls, Henderson, Horton,
Kirkman, Love, McDuffie (R), McRorie, Moore of Wilson, Parrott,
Regan, Satterfield, Stoner, Taylor of Buncombe, Venters, White,
Whitley.
Committee on Manufacturers and Labor
Mr. Burfoot, Chairman
Mr. Bryant, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Bost, Branch, Brown of Jackson, Clark of Bladen, Clark
of Lincoln, Collier, Dawkins, Dill, Doughton, Fisher of Transyl-
vania (R), Gentry, Gobble, Greene, Hardison, Lassiter, Little of
Anson, Mintz, Powell, Ramsay, Regan, Rodman, Scott, Spruill,
Taylor of Warren, Ward (R), Whitfield, Whitmire, Williams,
Womble, Woolard, Yarborough.
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Committee on Mental Institutions
Mr. Spi'uill, Clhwirman
Ml'. Whitley, V ice-Chairman
Messrs: Askew, Barker, Blue, Bryson, Dawkins, Elliott, Ed-
wards of Greene, Fisher of Cumberland, Gobble, Greene, Gregory,
Horton, Kilpatrick, Riser, Leinbach (R), Maddrey, Massey, Moore
of Clay, Page, Parrott, Sams, Satterfield, Stoner, Taylor of Bun-
combe, Tew (R), Umstead, Vogler, Warren, Womble, Yates.
Committee on Military Affairs
. Mr. Turner, Chairman
Mr. Sanders, Vice-Chairynan
Messrs: Bryant, Dalrymple, Dill, Fisher of Transylvania (R),
Riser, Pittman, Powell, White, Whitley.
Committee on Penal Institutions
Mr. Warren, Chairman
Mr. Clark of Bladen, Vice-Chah-man
Messrs: Anderson, Blackwell, Branch, Combs, Dawkins, Falls,
Gentry, Home, Massey, McDuffie (R), Pou, Spruill, Steed, Um-
stead, White, Whitfield, Wiggs, Woolard.
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
Mr. Regan, Chairman
Mr. Johnson, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Barker, Bost, Brantley, Burfoot, Burgess, Carr, Dill,
Duncan, Edwards of Greene, Fields (R), Gobble, Greene, Hardi-
son, Hewlett, Ring, Leinbach (R), Long, Marshall, Moore of Wil-
son, O'Herron, Parrott, Pittman, Pritchett, Rodman, Scott, Spruill,
Taylor of Warren, Turner, Uzzell, Venters, Warren, Wiggs, Wil-
liams, Womble, Worthington.
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Committee on Public Utilities
Mr. Lassiter, Chairman
Mr. Woltz, Vice -Chairman
Messrs: Anderson, Barker, Blackwell, Best, Branch, Bryant,
Burfoot, Clark of Lincoln, Crissman, Fountain, Hardison, Hewlett,
Home, Kirkman, Little of Anson, Moore of Wilson, Parrott, Pou,
Rodman, Royster, Scott, Spruill, Stoner, Taylor of Buncombe,
Uzzell, Whitmire, Williams, Worthington, Yarborough.
Committee on Public Welfare
Mr. Little of Anson, Chairman
Mr. Clark of Lincoln, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Anderson, Brantley, Brock (R), Brown of Jack-
son, Bryson, Burleson (R), Collier, Doughton, Duncan, Edwards
of Greene, Elliott, Gentry, Goodman (R), Johnson, Kilpatrick,
King, Little of Alexander, Leinbach (R), Love, Maddrey, Moore
of Clay, Moore of Wilson, Parrott, Pou, Powell, Quinn, Ramsay,
Regan, Sams, Sanders, Taylor of Warren, Venters, Vogler, Ward
(R), White, Wiggs, Woodard, Woolard, Yates.
Committee on Roads
Mr. Barker, Chairman
Mr. Worthington, Vice-Chairman
Messrs : Askew, Avant, Bost, Branch, Brantley, Bryant, Bur-
foot, Burgess, Carr, Clark of Bladen, Dawkins, Doughton, Dun-
can, Edwards of Greene, Etheridge, Falls, Fields (R), Gobble,
Greene, Gudger, Hardison, Home, Horton, Ireland (R), Little of
Anson, Long, Massey, McRorie, Mintz, Moore ofXlay, Moore of
Wilson, O'Herron, Parrott, Pope, Pou, Regan, Royster, Shreve,
Spruill, Steed, Swindell, Uzzell, Warren, Whitley, Whitmire,
Wiggs, Woltz.
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Committee on Rules
Mr. Worthington, Chairman
Mr. Gobble, Vice -Chair man
Messrs: Barker, Bost, Branch, Brown of Jackson, Bryant, Bur-
foot, Carr, Edwards of Greene, Edwards of Swain, Fisher of
Transylvania (R), Greene, Horton, Johnson, Lassiter, Marshall,
PIttman, Ramsay, Regan, Royster, Spruill, Taylor of Buncombe,
Umstead, Venters, Whitmire, Williams, Woltz, Womble.
Committee on Salaries and Fees
Mr. Hardison, Chmrman
Mr. Home, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Anderson, Bender, Brantley, Bryson, Burleson
(R), Combs, Dalrymple, Duncan, Edwards of Swain, Elliott,
Fields (R), Fisher of Transylvania (R), Fisher of Cumberland,
Floyd, Gobble, Goodman (R), Gregory, Henderson, Hewlett, Hor-
ton, Ireland (R), Maddrey, Mintz, Scott, Warren, Woodard.
Committee on Senatorial Districts
Mr. Greene, Chairman
Mr. Henderson, Vice-Chmrman
Messrs: Branch, Brock (R), Brown of Watauga, Bryant, Bur-
foot, Clark of Lincoln, Dawkins, Gentry, Gobble, Gudger, Johnson,
Little of Anson, Long, Marshall, Quinn, Ramsay, Regan, Royster,
Sanders, Spruill, Stoner, Taylor of Warren, Turner, Venters,
Ward (R), Whitmire.
Committee on Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement
Mr. Umstead, Chairman
Mr. Carr, V ice-Chairmun
Messrs: Bender, Bost, Branch, Burfoot, Dalrymple, Doughton,
Fields (R), Fisher of Transylvania (R), Lassiter, Long, Marshall,
McRorie, Parrott, Pittman, Ramsay.
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Committee on Veterans Legislation
Mr. Dalrymple, Chairmaii
Mr. Mintz, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Branch, Doughton, Fisher of Transylvania (R),
Gudger, Hardison, Hevirlett, Leinbach (R), Little of Alexander,
McRorie, O'Herron, Parrott, Pou, Wiggs, Woltz, Woolard.
Committee on Wildlife Resources
Mr. Kilpatrick, Chairman
Mr. Long, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Atkins, Barker, Blue, Branch, Brantley, Brown
of Watauga, Bryson, Burgess, Burleson (R), Carr, Dalrymple,
Doughton, Fisher of Cumberland, Floyd, Greene, Holmes, Horton,
Johnson, Little of Alexander, Massey, McDuffie (R), Moore of
Clay, Satterfield, Swindell, Taylor of Buncombe, Turner, Uzzell,
Vogler, Warren, White, Whitley, Williams.
JOINT COMMITTEES
Committee on Enrolled Bills
Mr. Dellinger, Chairman
Messrs: Allen, Bender, Elliott, Falls, Fields (R), Fisher of
Transylvania (R), Goodman (R), Gregory, Kilpatrick, Quinn,
Scott, Steed, Vogler, White.
Committee on Justices of the Peace
Mr. Woodard, Chairman
Mr. Quinn, Vice-Chairman
Messrs : Avant, Blackwell, Brantley, Brown of Watauga, Combs,
Goodman (R), Gregory, Ireland (R), Kiser, Moore of Clay, Page,
Pittman, Shreve, Swindell, Ward (R).
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Committee on Library
Mr. Maddrey, Chairman
Messrs: Blackwell, Brock (R), Clark of Bladen, Bellinger,
Doughton, Elliott, Goodman (R), King, Riser, Marshall, McRorie,
Pope, Sams, Satterfield, Whitfield.
Committee on Printing
Mr. Vogler, Chairman
Messrs: Avant, Blue, Bryson, Crissman, Dalrymple, Duncan,
Fisher of Cumberland, Goodman (R), Maddrey, McDuffie (R),
Page, Satterfield, Shreve, Whitfield, Yates.
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
'Mr. Falls, Chairman
Mr. Brantley, V ice-Chairman
Messrs: Anderson, Blackwell, Clark of Bladen, Crissman, Dal-
rymple, Duncan, Elliott, Fields (R), Floyd, Fountain, Gregory,
Kiser, McDuffie (R), Page, Pope, Vogler, Woodard.
Committee on Trustees of the University
Mr. Ramsay, Chairman
Mr. Marshall, Vice-Chairman
Messrs: Barker, Brock (R), Burleson (R), Burfoot, Clark of
Bladen, Collier, Dawkins, Dill, Doughton, Duncan, Edwards of
Swain, Etheridge, Fountain, King, Love, Moore of Wilson, O'Her-
ron, Parrott, Pritchett, Regan, Rodman, Royster, Sams, Shreve,
Spruill, Steed, Umstead, Venters, Whitfield, Whitley, Whitmire,
Womble, Yarborough.
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SEAT ASSIGNMENT CHART— SESSION 1951
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(Democrats unless otherwise indicated)
County Name Address Seat
Alamance George A. Long Burlington 66
Alexander Earl F. Little Taylorsville 117
Alleghany J. K. Dough ton Sparta 38
Anson Hal W. Little Wadesboro 18
Ashe Todd H. Gentry West Jefferson 68
Avery W. R. Fields (R) Elk Park 108
Beaufort Wm. B. Rodman Washington 43
Bertie C. Wayland Spruill Windsor 7
Bladen Clarence S. Clark Clarkton 92
Brunswick Harry L. Mintz, Jr Supply 73
Buncombe Lamar Gudger Asheville 39
Claude L. Love Asheville 40
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain 41
Burke 0. Lee Horton Morganton 63
Cabarrus E. T. Bost, Jr Concord 28
Dwight W. Quinn Kannapolis 27
Caldwell J. T. Pritchett Lenoir 35
Camden S. E. Burgess Belcross 114
Carteret George W Dill, Jr Morehead City 49
Caswell Joseph H. Warren Prospect Hill 89
Catawba Roy E. Leinbach, Jr. (R) Newton 107
Chatham W. Herman Scott Chapel Hill 96
Cherokee J. H. Duncan Murphy 87
Chowan John F. White Edenton 113
Clay H. M. Moore Hayesville 95
Cleveland B. T. Falls, Jr Shelby 1
Columbus Homer G. Avant Whiteville 76
Craven Burl G. Hardison '. New Bern 20
Cumberland J. L. Dawkins Fayetteville 98
Troy A. Fisher Fayetteville 99
Currituck E. R. Johnson Moyock 75
Dare R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo 60
Davidson Paul G. Stoner Lexington 46
Davie B. C. Brock (R) Farmington 105
Duplin R. M. Carr Wallace 81
Durham Oscar G. Barker Durham 85
Richard T. Sanders Durham 86
Edgecombe Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount 54
Forsyth Winfield Blackwell Winston-Salem 42
F. L. Gobble Winston-Salem 69
Joe King Winston-Salem 70
Franklin Edward F. Yarborough Louisburg 57
Gaston Charles Bryant, Sr Gastonia 34
David P. Dellinger Cherryville 33
Gates Allen E. Askew Gatesville 50
Graham Dennis Massey Robbinsville 72
Granville Thomas W. Allen Creedmoor 19
Greene A. C. Edwards Hookerton 17
Guilford Walter E. Crissman High Point 30
0. Arthur Kirkman High Point 31
Clyde A. Shreve Stokesdale 32
Thomas Turner Greensboro 29
Halifax Joseph Branch Enfield 15
Harnett Carson Gregory Angler 93
Haywood Oral L. Yates Waynesville 67
Henderson R. Lee Whitmire Hendersonville 61
Hertford C. Gordon Maddrey Ahoskie 59
Hoke Harry A. Greene '.■.-... Raeford 3
Hyde Russell A. Swindell Swan Quarter 79
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County Name Address Seat
Jackson Frank H. Brown, Jr Cullowhee 112
Johnston G. Troy Page Clayton 90
J. Hayden Wiggs Selma 119
Jones R. P. Bender PoUocksville 77
Lee Robert W. Dalrymple Sanford 14
Lenoir Marion A. Parrott Kinston 26
Lincoln David Clark Lincolnton 51
Macon C Tom Bryson CuUasaja 94
Madison Dr. W. A. Sams Marshall 84
Martin E. G. Anderson Robersonville 88
McDowell Wm. P. Elliott Marion 116
Mecklenburg David H. Henderson Charlotte 23
Robert Lassiter, Jr Charlotte 24
E. M. O'Herron, Jr Charlotte 22
James B. Vogler Charlotte 21
Mitchell Jeter C. Burleson (R) Bakersville 104
Montgomery Joe D. Steed Candor 115
Moore H. Chfton Blue Aberdeen 16
Nash Tom A. Williams Battleboro 56
New Hanover Addison Hewlett, Jr Wilmington 55
Northampton J. Raynor Woodard Conway 58
Onslow Carl V. Venters Jacksonville 25
Orange J. W. Unstead, Jr Chapel Hill 97
Pamlico T. J. Collier Arapahoe 5
Pasquotank Noah Burfoot Elizabeth City 9
Pender J. V. Whitfield Burgaw 2
Perquimans Carroll R. Holmes Hertford 91
Person B. L Satterfield Timberlake 78
Pitt Frank M. Kilpatrick Ayden 8
Sam 0. Worthington Greenville 6
Polk R. E.Brantley Tryon 65
Randolph Wiley L. Ward (R) Asheboro 103
Richmond James H. Pittman Rockingham '.80
Robeson F. Wayland Floyd Fairmont ^48
John B. Regan St. Pauls 47
Rockingham R. G. Powell Reidsville 44
Rowan Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury 4
George R. Uzzell Salisbury 13
Rutherford Robert G. McRorie Rutherfordton 45
Sampson J. E. Tew (R) Clinton ■ 109
Scotland Roger C. Kiser .Lauriuburg 53
Stanly Spencer B Goodman (R) Richfield 100
Stokes Wm. F. Marshall, Jr Wabiut Cove 118
Surry Howard 0. Woltz, Jr Mt. Airy 83
Swain Herman Edwards Bryson City 82
Transylvania Ralph R. Fisher (R) Brevard 110
Tyrrell Lewis L. Combs Columbia 74
Union Ben A. Home Monroe Ill
Vance Fred S. Royster Henderson 36
Wake Edwin S. Pou Raleigh 11
Phil R. Whitley Wendell 12
W. Brantley Womble Gary 10
Warren William W. Taylor, Jr Warrenton 52
Washington W. J. Woolard Plymouth 71
Watauga Wade E. Brown Boone 64
Wayne W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro Speaker
Wilkes F. J. McDuffie (R) Wilkesboro 102
Wilson Larry 1. Moore, Jr Wilson 37
Yadkin W. N. Ireland (R) Hamptonville 101
Yancey Bill Atkins Burnsville 106
PART VII
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
W. Kerr Scott
Governor
Biographical Sketches
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS
WILLIAM KERR SCOTT
GOVERNOR
(Elected by the People)
William Kerr Scott, Democrat, was born at Haw River, Ala-
mance County, on April 17, 1896. Son of R. W. and Elizabeth
Hughes Scott. Attended Hawfields Graded School, 1902-1908;
Hawfields High School 1909-1913; N. C. State College 1913-1917;
B.S. Degree in Agriculture, honor student and athlete. Farmer
and dairyman. Emergency Food Production Agent, U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, 1917; Private Field Artillery, 1918; Ala-
mance County Farm Agent, 1920-30; Master North Carolina State
Grange, 1930-33; Regional Director, Farm Debt Adjustment
Program of Resettlement Administration, 1934-36; State Commis-
sioner of Agriculture 1936. Reelected 1940, 1944. Resigned Feb-
ruary 14, 1948, to become candidate for Governor. Elected Gov-
ernor November 2, 1948. Member American Jersey Cattle Club;
N. C. Jersey Cattle Club (President) ; N. C. Rural Electrification
Authority and first North Carolinian to make public address
advocating rural electrification (Statesville in 1930) ; N. C. Dairy
Association (President) ; State Farmers Convention (President)
1934; N. C. Cotton Growers Cooperative Association (Advisory
Board) ; Walter B. Ellis Post No. 63 American Legion, Burling-
ton; Originator Tobacco Advisory Council; Tobacco Advisory
Board (Chairman 1945) ; National Association of Commissioners,
Secretaries and Commissioners of Agriculture (President 1947) ;
National Advisory Committee of Agricultural Research and Mar-
keting 1946-1948; Special Commission to Mexico to study Hoof
and Mouth Disease 1947.
Received Progressive Farmer award "Man of the Year" as N. C.
Agricultural Leader in 1937. Received N. C. State Grange award,
"Man of the Year" in 1950, Junior Order American Mechanics.
Hawfields Presbyterian Church (Deacon 1920-32, Elder 1933-48).
Married Miss Mary Elizabeth White' of Hawfields, July 2, 1919.
Three children: Osborne W., Haw River; Mary Kerr (Mrs. A. J.
Loudermilk), Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Robert W., student N. C.
State College. Address: Haw River, N. C.
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THAD EURE
secretary of state
(Elected by the People)
Thad Eure, Democrat, of Hertford County, was born 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 Associa-
tion; North Carolina State Bar, and Hertford County Bar Asso-
ciation. Mayor of Winton, 1923-1928. County attorney for Hert-
ford County, 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 appointment, ten days prior to the commencement of
Constitutional term, on account of a vacancy that then occurred.
Re-elected Secretary of State in General Elections of 1940, 1944,
and 1948. President, Ahoskie Kiwanis Club, 1927. Theta Chi Fra-
ternity; Junior Order; B.P.O. Elks; President, N. C. Elks Associa-
tion, 1946; T. P. A.; Member Board of Trustees, Elon College;
President Elon College Foundation; American Legion, Forty and
Eight; President, National Association of Secretaries of State,
1942. Keynote speaker, Democratic State Convention, 1950. Con-
gregational Christian Church. Married Miss Minta Banks of Win-
ton, N. C, November 15, 1924. Of this union there are two chil-
dren, a daughter and a son, Armecia and Thad Eure, Jr. Legal
residence, Hertford 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-
Biographical Sketches 366
roll) Bridges. Attended Wakelon High School, 1914-1920; Wiley
School, Raleigh, 1921; Wakelon High School, 1922; Millbrook High
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 Asso-
ciation; N. C. State Bar. Deputy Clerk, Superior Court of Guil-
ford 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. Chorazin Chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons;
Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8 Knights Templar; Sudan Temple
A.A.O.N.M.S. Enlisted in National Guard May, 1934 as a Private;
promoted to Sgt. February, 1935 ; commissioned Second Lieuten-
ant, June 18, 1935; commissioned First Lieutenant, November 18,
1939; promoted to Captain, January 28, 1943; to Major on in-
active status, January 17, 1947. Entered Federal Service, Sep-
tember 16, 1940; released from active duty November 2, 1941;
recalled to active duty October 7, 1942 ; relieved from active duty
December 14, 1945. Veteran World War II, Post No. 53 American
Legion Local; Local No. 506 Forty and Eight. Deacon Hayes Bar-
ton Baptist Church; Member Board of Trustees Wake Forest Col-
lege. Married Miss Clarice Hines, December 12, 1936. Two chil-
dren: Joseph Henry, age eight years; George Hines, age four
years. Home address: 2618 Grant Ave., Raleigh, N. C.
BRANDON P. HODGES
STATE TREASURER
(Elected by the People)
Brandon P. Hodges, Democrat, born in Asheville North Carolina
September 6, 1903. Son of Daniel Merritt and Clara (Patton)
Hodges. Attended city schools of Asheville, Porter Military Acad-
emy, 1919-21. University of North Carolina January 1922-June
1923; Law School 1923-24; Wake Forest Law School September
1925-February 1926. Lawyer. Judge Pro-Tem Asheville Police
Court 1927-30; Buncombe County Attorney 1936-46. Senator in
General Assembly of 1943 and 1945. Chairman Senate Committee
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on Appropriations 1945. Member Advisory Budget Commission
1945-46. Executive Counsel to Governor Cherry 1947 General
Assembly. Member Commission to revise Insurance Laws 1944-45.
Chairman Board Trustees, Western Carolina Teachers College
1947-48. Member State Education Commission 1947-48. Former
member of Buncombe County and State Democratic Executive
Committees. Mason. Sigma Chi Fraternity. Presbyterian. Mar-
ried Genevive Hare. Children: Brandon P., Jr., and Sarah Jane.
Home address: Asheville, N. C.
CLYDE ATKINSON ERWIN
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(Elected by the People)
Clyde Atkinson Ei'win, 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. Awarded Pd.D. honorary degree Catawba College, Salis-
bury, N. C, in May 1935; Ed. D. honorary degree North Caro-
lina State College, Raleigh, N. C, in June, 1950. Principal Gault
School, Jonesville, S. C, 1916-1917; Waco High School 1917-1919;
Cliflfside Public Schools and Avondale Public Schools 1919-1923.
Superintendent Rutherford County Schools 1925-1934. State
Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina since
1934. Life member National Education Association; Member
American Association of School Administrators; North Carolina
Education Association (past president) ; Member National Com-
mittee on Rural Education; Regional Consultant National Com-
mittee on Emergency in Education. Chairman Board of Trustees
of East Carolina Teachers College; Member Board of Trustees of
Greater University, North Carolina College at Durham, Agricul-
ture and Technical College, and Elizabeth City State Teachers
College. President Southern Council Chief State School Officers
1944—; Member Executive Committee and Chairman Legislative
Committee, National Council Chief State School Officers, 1945-
1946; Member Yearbook Committee American Association of
School Administrators, 1945-1946. Vice President National Council
Thad Eure
Secretary of State
Henry L. Bridges
State Auditor
Brandon P. Hodges
State Treasurer
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Harry McMullan
Attorney General
L. Y. Ballentine
Commissioner of Agriculturei
Forrest H. Shuford
Cominissioner of Labor
Waldo C. Cheek
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.
368 North Carolina Manual
of Chief State School Officers 1948. Member Board of Advisory
Editors, The School Executive. President National Council of
Chief State School Officers, 1949. Chairman North Carolina Re-
source-Use Education Commission, 1943 — . Member Committee on
Scouting: in the Schools ; Member National Committee on School
Savings; Member Committee on Educational Buildings and Equip-
ment of the American Council on Education ; Member National
Policy Advisory Committee for Vocational Education 1950-1954;
Member Committee on National Teachers Examination of Ameri-
can Council on Education; Member of North Carolina Chapter of
Horace Mann League; Member National Commission on Safety
Education; Member National Home Economics Advisoi-y Com-
mittee. Educational Consultant TVA, 1950. Consultant National
Safety Council, Consultant Educational Policies Committee of
the National Education Association; Consultant to Rural Editor-
ial Service for State Education Associations; Consultant Na-
tional Conference on Rural Education; Consultant Educator's
Washington Dispatch; Consultant on Regional Schools Southern
Governors' Conference; Vice President Regional Council for Edu-
cation; Member Planning Committee of Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1949-1951 ; Chairman National
Conference on School Bus Transportation 1948. Chairman U. S.
delegation to Thirteenth International Conference on Public Edu-
cation in Geneva 1950. Member Editorial Advisory Board, Educa-
tion Digest 1950-53. Member of the Committee on School Rela-
tionships, Boy Scouts of America. State Chairman National Con-
ference of Christians and Jews, 1950. President Rutherfordton
Kiwanis Club 1932; honorary member for life Rutherford County
Club. Mason; all branches, including Shrine; Member Sigma Chi,
Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Phi Kappa. Methodist. Lay leader
in Marion District; Superintendent Cliffside Sunday School;
teacher ladies' class Rutherfordton M. E. Church for ten years.
At present teacher of College Sunday School Class, Edenton
Street Methodist Church. Married Miss Evelyn Miller of Waco,
N. C; two children, Frances Elizabeth, and Clyde A., Jr. Address:
Raleigh, N. C.
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LYNTON YATES BALLENTINE
COMAIISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
(Elected by the People)
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 1945. Elected Commissioner of Agriculture,
November 2, 1948. A charter member of the Fuquay Springs Post
of the American Legion. Baptist. Address: Varina, N. C.
FORREST HERMAN SHUFORD
COMMISSIONER OF 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 Rhode Island and in Gas-
tonia, 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 In-
spector of the Department of Labor in 1933 by Major A. L.
Fletcher, Commissioner. Granted leave of absence from the De-
partment of Labor to serve as N.R.A. Labor Compliance Officer
for North Carolina 1934-1935. Appointed Commissioner of Labor
by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, September 12, 1938. Elected to the
office of Commissioner of Labor in the General Election Novem-
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ber 8, 1938. Re-elected November 5, 1940; November 7, 1944 and
November 2, 1948. Member Society of Safety Engineers; 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 Hom-
mes et Chevau. Past President, North Carolina Conference for
Social Service. Past President, International Association of Gov-
ernmental Labor Officials. Appointed by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in 1944 as Advisor to Governmental Delegates to the
International Labor Organization Conference in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and appointed by President Harry S. Truman in
1947 as Advisor to Governmental Delegates to the International
Labor Organization Conference which met in Geneva, Switzer-
land. Member President's Committee on Industrial Safety. Ki-
wanian. Address : Raleigh, N. C.
WALDO CLAYTON CHEEK
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
(Elected by the People)
Waldo Clayton Cheek, Democrat, was born in Moore County,
North Carolina, September 28, 1912. Son of R. F. and Dora
(Howard) Cheek. Attended public schools of Moore and Randolph
Counties, graduated Asheboro High School, 1931 ; Wake Forest
College, A.B., 1934, LL.B., 1937. Engaged in law practice at
Asheboro, North Carolina, 1937-1949; representative Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company in Asheboro, North Carolina,
1939-1949. Chairman, Randolph County Democratic Executive
Committee, 1948-1949. Appointed Commissioner of Insurance by
Governor Scott June 13, 1949, to fill unexpired term of Honorable
William P. Hodges, resigned. Elected Commissioner of Insurance
in the General Election November 7, 1950. Member of Board of
Law Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund; member
of Board of Trustees, Wake Forest College. Baptist. Mason.
Married Miss Evelyn King June 2, 1939. One child: Neal King
Cheek. Address: Raleigh, North Carolina,
Biographical Sketches 371
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. At-
tended Edenton Public Schools; LL.B., University of North Caro-
lina 1905; LL.D. (Honorai-y), 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 Attorney for Beaufort County 1926 to 1933; Chairman
North Carolina Industrial Commission. 1935-1936 North Carolina
Bar Association. American Bar Association. Appointed Attorney
General by Governor Hoey April 30, 1938, to succeed Attorney
General A. A. F. Seawell upon his appointment to the Supreme
Court; elected for the unexpired term of A. A. F. Seawell, Nov-
ember 1938; elected for full four-year term, November 5, 1940; re-
elected November 7th, 1944 and November 2, 1948. Episcopalian.
Married Miss Pattie M. Baugham of Washington, N. C, October 4,
1911. Four children. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
WALTER FOSTER ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(Appointed by the Attorney General)
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 De-
partment, October 8, 1925-October 1, 1942; Chief of Police of the
Winston-Salem Police Department, February 1, 1935 to October
1, 1942; Chief of Police of the Charlotte, N. C. Police Depart-
ment, October 1, 1942-April 1, 1946; Past President, FBI Na-
tional Academy Associates; President, International Association
Chiefs of Police. Mason. Methodist. Married Miss Mary Eliza-
beth Powell, April 3, 1926. Three children: Mary Louise Ander-
son; Nancy Janet Anderson; Doris Foster Anderson. Address:
1224 Courtland Drive, Raleigh, N. C.
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J. W. BEAN
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
J. W. Bean, Democrat, was born in Montgomery County, N. C,
December 7, 1893. Son of O. D. and Annie (Cornelison) Bean.
Attended Montgomery County grammar and high schools; Ether
Academy. Taught two years in a public school. Accepted a posi-
tion with the Southern Railway as Clerk, 1916, at Spencer, N. C,
and was promoted to various positions, including General Fore-
man of Southern Railway Supply Department. Itentified with
several raih-oad organizations. Served as alderman and mayor
pro tern of Town of Spencer, N. C. Chairman, Spencer School
Board, 1928-1946. Served as Chairman of the Rowan County
School Board Association and as Chairman of Spencer Precinct
Democratic Executive Committee for a number of years. Secretary
to Rowan County Democratic Executive Committee, 1928-1950.
Representative from Rowan County in the General Assembly of
1933 and 1935. Secured leave-of-absence from the Southern Rail-
way Company in 1935 for six months to help organize the North
Carolina Works Progress Administration as State Director of
Labor-Management and Relations. Appointed by Governor Hoey
as a member of the North Carolina Manpower Commission. Ap-
pointed by Governor Broughton as a member of the Selective
Service Board of Appeals, District No. 6, serving for the dura-
tion of the war. Appointed by Governor Cherry as a member of
a nine-man committee to study the needs of Area Vocational
Schools in North Carolina. Appointed by Governor Cherry in
1945 to a one-year term on the North Carolina Medical Care
Commission and re-appointed in 1946 for a four-year term. Bap-
tist. Married Miss Annie Stutts of Seagrove, N. C. Three chil-
dren: two sons and one daughter. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
CARRIE L. BROUGHTON
STATE LIBRARIAN
(Appointed by the Governor)
Carrie L. Broughton, Democrat, was born in Wake County, Ra-
leigh, N. C. Daughter of Needham B. and Caroline R. (Lougee)
Biographical Sketches 373
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; Chairman Library
Commission. Appointed Assistant State Librarian in 1902 and
State Librarian in 1919. Baptist; active in Church work. 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. Director 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 asso-
ciations; President Society of American Archivists; President
American Association for State and Local History 1940-1942.
Member History 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 Caro-
lina 1930-1935. Author of North Carolina Newspapers before 1770;
The Commerce of North Carolina 1763-1789 ; and various histori-
cal articles and book reviews. Editor The North Carolina Histor-
ical Review. Baptist. Married Miss Janet Quinlan of Waynesville,
N. C, 1930. Three children: C, Jr., born 1933; Robert Hinton,
born 1936; Ann Lane, born 1^38. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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CLARENCE DeWITT DOUGLAS
CONTROLLER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
(Appointed by the State Board of Education with the
approval of the Governor)
Clarence DeWitt Douglas, Democrat, was born in Surry County,
N. C, October 19, 1894. Son of Francis Bryan and Susan (Cock-
erham) Douglas. Attended Fruitland Institute, 1910-1911; Bre-
vard Institute, 1911-1915; A.B. Degree, Trinity College (Duke
University), 1920. Member North Carolina Education Association;
American Association of School Administrators; Board of Trus-
tees, Greensboro College; Raleigh Histoiy Club. Ass't. Director
and Director Division of Finance, State Department of Public
Instruction, 1920-1939. Director, Division of Auditing and Ac-
counting in State School Commission and State Board of Educa-
tion, 1939-1949. Charter member of Raleigh Lions Club. Served
in the U. S. Armed Forces, Hq. 156 Field Artillery Brigade, 81st
Division, Corporal, 1918-1919; American Expeditionary Forces;
discharged June 23, 1919. Methodist; Steward. Married Miss
Mary Teresa Peacock of Salisbury, August 25, 1931. Address:
2621 Dover Road, 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 Granthams 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, 1950-51. President Hood Finance Corporation 1924-
1929; President, The Hood System, Inc., 1929-1931; Served as of-
ficer for various banking institutions in North Carolina. Alder-
man, Goldsboro, 1911, 1913; Mayor, Morehead City, 1917-1919.
Biographical Sketches 3715
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 Councilor, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, and State Council 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 Conference 1930-1940; Member Commission on
World Service and Finance, Annual Conference since 1940; Presi-
dent since 1944; Delegate to General Conference 1938; Uniting
Conference 1939; Jurisdictional Conference 1940-1944; General
Conference, The Methodist Church 1940-1948. Vice-President,
North Carolina Council of Churches since 1948; Member Board of
Directors, National Conference of Christian and Jews since 1948.
Delegate National Council of Churches 1950. Married Miss Marion
Lee Stevens, June 16, 1915. Children: Robin Pope, Samuel Stevens
and Lee Rawlings Hood. Address : Goldsboro, N. C.
FRED CALDWELL HUNTER
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER
(Appointed by the Governor w^ith 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. University of North Carolina 1911; LL.B. Washington and
Lee University 1915. Judge Mecklenburg County Recorder's Court
1930-1938. Appointed Utilities Commissioner by Governor Brough-
ton, April 1941, reappointed by Governor Broughton, February
1943, reappointed by Governor Scott, February 1949. Presbyterian.
Address: Raleigh, N. C. Permanent Address: Route 10, Char-
lotte, N. C.
J. FRANK HUSKINS
CHAIRMAN NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
J. Frank Huskins, Democrat, was born in Toledo, N. C, Feb-
ruary 10, 1911. Son of Joseph Erwin and Mary Etta (Peterson)
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Huskins. Attended public schools of Yancey County; Yancey Col-
lejyiate Institute and Burnsville Hig'h School, 1923-1927; Mars
Hill Colleg-e, 1927-1929; University of North Carolina, 1929-1930,
A.B. Degree; University of North Carolina Law School, 1930-
1932; Licensed to practice in North Carolina, August 22, 1932;
admitted to practice in Federal Courts, 1933. Lawyer. Member,
18th District Bar Association; Vice-President, 1940-1941; North
Carolina Bar Association; Yancey County Bar Association. Attor-
ney 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 Com-
mander in United States Naval Reserve at present time. Member
of the American Legion; Lions Club; Burnsville Men's Club.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1947 and 1949. Baptist.
Married Miss Mary Bailey, January 22, 1938. Address: Raleigh,
N. C. •
JOSHUA STUART JAMES
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER
(Appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate)
Joshua Stuart James, Democrat, was born in Maple Hill,
Pender County, N. C, October 26, 1907. Son of Gibson and Anne-
belle (Murray) James. Attended the Public Schools of Pender
County, 1915-1923; Highland Spring School, Virginia 1924-1926;
A.B., Maryville College, Tennessee, 1931; LL.B., University of
North Carolina Law School, 1946. Lawyer and farmer. Member,
New Hanover County, N. C. State, and North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciations. Clerk Superior Court, Pender County, 1942-1944. Mem-
ber, St. John's Lodge No. 1, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
Wilmington, N. C; Phi Delta Phi International Law Fraternity;
Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary Forensic Fraternity. Cor-
poral, Army Air Forces, World War II. Presbyterian. Married
Miss Lalage Shull, September 16, 1932. Children: Genevieve;
Richard; Marion; Stuart. Permanent address: Wilmington, N. C,
Official Address: Raleigh, N. C,
Biographical Sketches 377
TALMAGE CASEY JOHNSON
COMMISSIONER OF PAROLES
(Appointed by the Governor)
Talmage Casey Johnson, Democrat, was born in Pelzer, S. C,
July 31, 1896. Son of James Robert and Ellie' (Casey) Johnson.
Attended Honea Path, S. C. High School; Wofford College; Fur-
man University, A.B. 1917, D.D. 1941; Vanderbilt University,
M.A. 1921; Duke University. Member, American Prison Society.
High Point City Councilman, 1929-1931. Mason; Maccabee. Assist-
ant Director Venereal Disease Education Institute, Raleigh, N. C,
1945-1947. Author of the following: "The Christian Differential";
"Life's Intimate Relationships"; "The Crucifiers"; "Then and
Now, Look for the Dawn!". Contributor of Articles and Book Re-
views to various periodicals. Baptist; Pastor First Baptist
Church of Kinston, N. C, 1932-1945; Pastor First Baptist Church
of Newton, N. C, 1947-1949. Married Miss Rachel Murr, April
12, 1922. Three sons: George, William, and James. Address: 1508
Greenwood Drive, Raleigh, N. C.
HENRY WATSON JORDAN
CHAIRMAN STATE HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Henry Watson Jordan, Democrat, was born at Ramseur,
August 31, 1898. Son of Henry Harrison and Annie Elizabeth
(Sellars) Jordan. Attended Rutherford schools, 1913-1915; Emory
and Henry College; D.D.S. Emory University Dental School,
1919. Cotton Textile Manufacturer. Member County School Board
of Gaston; County School Board of Randolph. Member of the
State Highway and Public Works Commission, Sixth Division,
1945-1949. Sergeant, Student Army Training Corps; Commander,
American Legion, 1922. Scottish Rite, York Rite Mason; Shriner
(Oasis Temple). Member of Rotary Club, President 1924; Master
Masonic Lodge, 1924-1926. Methodist; Chairman Board of Stew-
ards, 1925-1940. Married Miss Mary Ruth Rankin, November 3,
1933. Three children: Henry H. Jordan, 2nd; Annie Rankin Jor-
dan; Thomas Andrew Jordan. Address: Cedar Falls, N. C.
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HENRY E. KENDALL
CHAIRMAN EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Heni-y 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; N. C. State College, 1922-
26, B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. Member Pi Kappa Alpha;
Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity; Tau Beta Pi (Scholastic)
and Phi Kappa Phi (Honor) fraternities. Engineer with Plumer
Wiseman & Co., Danville, Va., 1926-30; Ass't. office manager
Dibrell Bros, tobacconists, Shanghai, China, 1931-36; engineer
N. C. State School Commission, Raleigh, N. C, 1937-42. Commis-
sioned 1st Lt. Engineers Corps, U. S. Army, September 18, 1942;
served twenty months in European Theatre Operations and eight
months in Asiatic Pacific; separated with rank of Lt. Colonel,
August 7, 1946. Appointed Chairman, Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission (now Employment Security Commission) by
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, July 1, 1946; reappointed by Govei*-
nor W. Kerr Scott in 1949 for 4-year term. Member Lions Club;
N. C. Society of Engineers; Raleigh Engineers Club; American
Legion (member of State Administrative Committee 1950-54).
Mason. Registered Engineer. President General Alumni Associa-
tion N. C. State College, 1949-50; Chairman Executive Com-
mittee Alumni Association, 1950-51. Vice-President Region III In-
terstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies 1950-51.
Member Legislative Committee same organization. Listed in Who's
Who in the South and Southwest. Married Miss Eliza Katharine
Kerr of Yanceyville, N. C. Presbyterian. Address: 2814 Exeter
Circle, Raleigh, N. C.
EDWARD H. McMAHAN
STATE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER
(Appointed by the Govei'nor with the approval of the Senate)
Edward H. McMahan, Democrat, was born in Yancey County,
N. C, June 20, 1905. Son of William Hayes and Eva Mae (Riddle)
McMahan. Attended Marion Elementary and High Schools, 1911-
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1923; Wake Forest College, 1923-1927, LL.B. Attorney at Law.
Member, N. C. Bar Association; President, Local Bar Associa-
tion, Transylvania County, 1946. President, Brevard Chamber of
Commerce, 1944-1945. State Director, North Carolina Merchants
Association, 1944-1949. Member, Loyal Order of Moose; Wood-
men of the World. District Governor, District 31-A (Western
North Carolina) Lions International, 1945-1946; Member, Board
of Directors, Lions Liternational, 1948-1950; Endorsed by Lions
of North Carolina for the office of Third Vice President of Lions
International as a candidate in 1952. Methodist; Member of Board
of Stewards, Brevard Methodist Church, 1943-1949; Superinten-
dent Young People's Department, 1941-1943. Married Miss Sarah
Kathleen Jenkins, December 19, 1925. Two children: Edward H.
McMahan, Jr., age 24; Sarah Jaudon McMahan, age 20. Legal
address: Brevard, N. C. Official 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,
awarded Distinguished Service Medal issued by the War Depart-
ment 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. Awarded
Merit Medal for service as State Director Selective Service. Mem-
ber Saint Johns Lodge No. 1, A.F. and A.M., Wilmington, N. C.
Episcopalian. Married the late Miss Josephine S. Budd, of Peters-
burg, Virginia, November 1906. Two children: Josephine Budd
Metts (Mrs. Spotswood Hathaway Huntt) and John Van B.
Metts, Jr. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
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JOHN WILLIAM ROY NORTON, M.D.
secretary state board of health
(Appointed by the North Carolina State Board of Health
with the approval of the Governor)
John William Roy Norton, Democrat, was born in Scotland
County, July 11, 1898. Son of Lafayette and Tola Josephine (Rey-
nolds) Norton. Attended Snead's Grove School, 1916-1920; A.B.
Degree, Trinity College (Duke University) June 1920; one year's
work in the Law School, Trinity College, 1922-1923; Principal
and athletic coach, Lumberton 1921-1922, Snead's Grove (Scot-
land County) 1923-1924. University of N. C. Medical School,
Chapel Hill, 1924-1926; Vanderbilt University Medical School,
1926-1928, M.D. Degree, 1928; interne at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Mich., July 1928-June 1929; member medical staff of the
Henry Ford Hospital, July 1929-June 1930; chief of the medical
department Holt-Crock Clinic, Fort Smith, Arkansas, July 1930-
August 1931. City Health Superintendent, Rocky Mount 1931-
1935; Assistant Division Director State Board of Health, 1936-
1938; Professor Public Health Administration, University of
North Carolina 1938-1940. Member of the Wake County and North
Carolina Medical Societies; American and Southern Medical Asso-
ciation; North Carolina and American Public Health Associations.
Fellow American College of Physicians; Diplomate American
Board of Preventive Medicine and Public Health; Past Sec.-Treas.
and Chrm. Section Public Health and Education and Military
Service Committee of N. C. Medical Society; Past Sec.-Treas.
Nash-Edgecombfr Counties Medical Society; Past Vice-President
Fourth District Medical Society; Past Secretary, Treasurer N. C.
Public Health Association; Governing Council Southern Branch
American Public Health Association; Chrmn. Subcommittee on
Personnel Administration American Public Health Association;
Chrmn. Subcommittee on Specialized Expenditures State and Ter-
ritorial Health Officers' Association; Board of Directors Planned
Parenthood Federation of America; Advisory Board N. C. Good
Health Association; Exec. Com. N. C. Division American Cancer
Society; Exec. Com. N. C. Social Hygiene Society; Visiting Asso-
ciate Professor Public Health, University of N. C. School of Pub-
lic Health; Board of Directors N. C. Heart Association; Exec.
Biographical Sketches 381
Com. N. C. Mental Hygiene Society; Exec. Com. N. C. Health
Council; Board of Directors N. C. Conference Social Service;
Medical Advisory Board, N. C. Military District; Medical Advisory
Board Selective Service System (N. C.) ; Member North Carolina
Civil Defense Council; Board of Directors Dental Foundation of
North Carolina: Listed in "Who's Who In America." Delta Omega
and Sigma Xi honorary Public Health and Scientific Societies.
Scientific Exhibit medal (N. C. Medical Society) 1947. Reynolds
Medal (N. C. Public Health Association) 1948. Woodmen of
World; Mason. Delta Sigma Phi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Sigma Nu
Phi Fraternities. Author of Rabies Control; Diphtheria Control;
Observations on 1948 Polio Epidemic in North Carolina; Planning
a Public Health Program; A Mid-Century Review of Public
Health Activities in North Carolina. Many articles in N. C. Health
Bulletin. Private to Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery, 1918;
Captain to Colonel in Medical Corps, 1940-1945; Medical Inspectoi
Fort Bragg; Assistant Chief Preventive Medicine European
Theater; Deputy Chief Hygiene Allied Force Headquarters; Medi-
cal Inspector Seventh Army; Director Epidemiology for Army;
Chief Preventive Medicine Ninth Service Command. Awarded
battle stars Tunisian and Sicilian Campaigns and Army Commen-
dation Citation for service as Army Epidemiology Chief. Meth-
odist; Steward, First Methodist Church, Rocky Mount, 1934-1935
and 1950- Edenton Street Church, Raleigh. Married Juanita Har-
ris Ferguson, 1928. Three children: Geraldine, 21; Jean, 17; La-
Fayette Ferguson, 11. Address: 2129 Cowper Drive, Raleigh, N. C.
NEROS FRANKLIN RANSDELL
DIRECTOR STATE PROBATION COMMISSION
(Appointed by the North Carolina State Probation Commission
with the approval of the Governor)
Neros Franklin Ransdell, Democrat, 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; Wake Forest College; Wake Forest Law
School, 1930-1933. President, Euthalian Literary Society, Mars
Hill College, 1929; awarded improvement medal, 1928; Debater's
piedal, 1929; Commencement Debater's medal, 1929. Inter-Cpl-
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le,2:iate Debater, 1928-1929. Delegate from Wake County to Na-
tional Farm Bureau Organization in Chicago, 111., 1944. Lawyer.
Member Wake County Bar Association ; North Carolina State Bar
Association. Solicitor, Fuquay Springs Recorder's Court, 1934-
1944. Representative from Wake County in the General Assembly
of 1945 and 1947. Chief Enrolling Clerk during 1949 Session of
the General Assembly. Appointed Director of State Probation
Commission by the North Carolina State Probation Commission
and the Governor, January 21, 1950. Member of Raleigh Elks
Club, No. 734; Fuquay-Varina Lions Club. Presbyterian. One
daughter: Sylvia Nan Ransdell. Address: Varina, N. C.
GEORGE ROMULUS ROSS
DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(Appointed by the Governor)
George Romulus Ross, Democrat, was born in Randolph County,
May 22, 1888. Son of Romulus Rudolph and Rebecca Ellen (Mc-
Culloch) Ross. Attended Asheboro Public Schools, 1895-1905;
A. and M. College (now State College of Agriculture and En-
gineering), 1911, B.S. Degree in Agriculture. Member, Grange;
Farm Bureau. Trustee of North Carolina State College, 1921-
1926. President, State College Alumni Association, 1930-1931.
Member of Governor Hoey's Education Commission (Vice-Chair-
man), 1937-1938. Manager, farms and orchards in Moore and
Richmond Counties, 1912-1924; Director, Division of Markets,
N. C. Department of Agriculture, 1924-1929; Director of State-
owned Farms, 1929-1934; Administrator, Rural Rehabilitation
and Loan Administration, 1934-1937; Marketing Specialist, N. C.
Department of Agriculture, 1938-1949. Mason. Representative in
the General Assembly from Moore County, 1921, 1922, 1923, and
1924. Democratic Elector from 8th District, 1940. Presbyterian;
Elder since 1944. Married Miss Margaret Charlotte Goley, Feb-
ruary 25, 1914. Two sons: George R. Ross, Jr.; William Goley
Ross. Legal residence, Moore County, N. C. Home address: 1130
Harvey Street, Raleigh, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 383
LANDON COATS ROSSER
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES
(Appointed by the Govei'nor)
Landon Coats Rosser, Democrat, was born in Chatham County,
October 6, 1894. Son of James L, and Emma Susan (Hackney)
Rosser. Attended Broadway High School, 1907-1911; B.S. Engi-
neering, N. C. State College, 1915. Farmer. Member of Lions
Club; American Legion. Mason. SheriflF of Lee County, N. C,
1920-1926. Representative from Chatham County in the General
Assembly of 1947. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, August 15, 1917;
1st Lieutenant, November 1, 1918; discharged World War I, May
12, 1919. Commissioned Captain, March 9, 1934; Major, June 1,
1941; Lt. Colonel, July 5, 1942; Colonel, January 14, 1943; dis-
charged World War II, December 14, 1946. Awarded Army Com-
mendation Ribbon for service as Post Executive, Fort Bragg,
March 1, 1942-Mareh 31, 1946. Appointed Vice Chairman N. C.
Council for Civil Defense 1950. Methodist. Married Miss Hilda
Gorrell, June, 1933. One daughter: Ann Hackney Rosser. Ad-
dress: Mt. Vernon Springs, N. C.
ROBERT LYNCH SCOTT
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
(Appointed by the Governor)
Robert Lynch Scott, Democrat, was born in Rocky Mount, N. C,
January 10, 1919. Son of John M. and Mary Ethel (Cashwell)
Scott. Attended Rocky Mount Graded Schools; University of
North Carolina, 1935-1936; Wake Forest College, 1938-1939;
Wake Forest Law School, 1939-1941, 1945-1946, LL.B. Degree,
1946; Law School, Duke University, 1946. Attorney. Member,
William G. Hill Lodge No. 218, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-
sons. Served in the Army Air Force from August, 1941 to Decem-
ber, 1945, being separated with rank of Captain. Baptist. Mar-
ried Miss Marlowe Mosshart of Princeton, 111., 1945. Two daugh-
ters: Jamieson and Shannon. Address: 2913 Anderson Drive,
Raleigh, N. C.
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EUGENE GUILFORD SHAW
COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE
(Appointed by the Governoi)
Eugene Guilford Shaw, Democrat, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
April 2, 1899. Son of James Henry and Lillian (White) Shaw.
Attended Greensboro High School, 1912-1917; Oak Ridge Military
Institute, 1917-1918; University of North Carolina, 1920-1923;
University of North Carolina Law School. Attorney at Law. Tax
Administrator. Member, Greensboro Bar Association; N. C. Bar
Association; American Bar Association; Executives Club; Greens-
boro Real Estate Board; American Title Association. Past Presi-
dent, Bar Association of 12th Judicial District. Charter member
and Past President, Guilford County Young Democratic Club.
Former Secretary, Guilford County Board of Elections. Former
Executive Vice-Chairman, Guilford County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of Guilford
County, 1923-1925. Public Administrator in Guilford County,
1932-1939. Former member Executive Committee of the N. C.
Symphony Society. Member, Executive Board of Piedmont Festi-
val of Music and Art; Executive Board Euterpe Club of Greens-
boro. Charter member of the Greensboro Opera Association. Sea-
man 2c, U. S. Navy in World War L Member, Corinthian Lodge
No. 542 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Past Master, 1929-
1930. Member, Oasis Temple Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the
Mystic Shi'ine. Appointed Commissioner of Revenue on April 26,
1949 by Governor Kerr Scott for a term expiring Januaiy 1,
1953. Presbyterian. Married Miss Alice Elizabeth Lindsay of
Taylorsville, N. C, April 3, 1926. One son: Eugene Guilford
Shaw, Age 23, a Senior in Princeton University. Address: 1616
Nottingham Road, Greensboro, N. C.
HARRY TRACY WESTCOTT
state utilities commissioner
(Appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate)
Harry Tracy Westcott, Democrat, was born in Manteo, N. C,
April 13, 1906. Son of George Thomas and Odessa (Tillett) West-
cott. Attended Manteo Graded School, 1914-1920; Manteo High
Biographical Sketches 385
School, 1920-1924; North Carolina State College, B.S. Degree,
1928. Attended and completed School of Transportation and Mar-
keting conducted by the University of Chicago in cooperation
with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in New York, 1938.
President, Inspectors Association of America, 1941. Marketing
Specialist, N. C. Department of Agriculture, 1936-1948. Adminis-
trator, Federal Marketing Agreement and Order No. 81 States of
N. C. and Virginia, 1948. Director of Markets, State of North
Carolina, 1948-1950. Appointed by Governor Scott as a member
of the Utilities Commission, March 1, 1950. Reappointed for a
term of six years, February 1, 1951. Methodist. Married Miss
Helen Rankin of Gastonia, N. C, March 21, 1942. Two children:
Helen Rankin Westcott; Robert Thomas Westcott. Address: 1132
Harvey Street, Raleigh, N. C.
CHARLES MARSHALL WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR DIVISION OF PURCHASE AND CONTRACT
(Appointed by the Governor)
Charles Marshall Williams, Democrat, was born in Clinton, S. C,
May 21, 1903. Son of D. Marshall and Alice (Boyd) Williams.
Graduated from High School, 1920; A.B., Wofford College. Chair-
man, Board of County Commissioners of Alamance County, 1938-
1946. Member, National Association of Purchasing Agents; Na-
tional Institute of Governmental Purchasing Agents; National
Association of State Purchasing Officials; The Carolinas-Virginia
Purchasing Agents Association. Methodist. Married Miss Mary
Johnson, September, 1930. One son: Roger Marshall Williams.
Address: 2514 St. Marys Street, 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
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of North Carolina Bar Association. Member of the North Caro-
lina Society of the Cincinnati. Mason. Pi Kappa Alpha Fra-
ternity; Order of the Gorgan'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. Ap-
pointed 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 Com-
missioner by Governor Ehringhaus, effective January 1, 1934;
elected for 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, eight grand-
sons and six granddaughters. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
DR. ELLEN WINSTON
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE
(Appointed by the State Board of Public Welfare.
Subject to approval by the Governor)
Dr. Ellen Winston, Democrat, was born in Bryson City, N. C.
Daughter of Stanley Warren and Marianna (Fischer) Black. At-
tended Bryson City Public Schools; Converse College, Spartan-
burg, S. C, A.B.; Graduate work at N. C. State College and Uni-
versity of North Carolina; University of Chicago, M.A.; Ph.D.
Honorary L.H.D., Woman's College of University of North Caro-
lina, 1948. Appointed 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 Uni-
versity Women, Raleigh Business and Professional Women's Club,
Raleigh Woman's Club, and North Carolina Archaeological
Society. President State Legislative Council, 1943-1944; Legisla-
tive Chairman State Federation of Women's Clubs, 1943-1944. In-
ternational Relations Chairman, N. C. Branch American Associa-
tion of University Women, 1943-1946. Chairman Administrative
Board of State Nutrition Committee, 1947-1948. President, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 387
Conference for Social Service, 1948-1950. Member various Na-
tional Committees of American Sociological Society. Head, Depart-
ment of Sociology and Economics, Meredith College, 1940-1944.
Consultant Federal Works Project Administration, 1939-1943.
Consultant National Resources Planning Board, 1940-1943. Con-
sultant United States Office of Education, 1942-1944. Member
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. Chair-
man North Carolina Board of Eugenics. Ex-officio Member N. C.
Medical Care Commission, State Recreation Commission, State
Commission for the Blind, and State Board cf Correction and
Training. Member of Resource-Use Education Commission; Com-
miisicn on Domestic Relations Statute; First Vice-Chairman, Na-
tional Commission on Children and Youth. Vice-President, Amer-
ican Public Welfare Association; Membei', Fact-finding Com-
mittee, Midcentury White House Conference on Children and
Youth; Member, Slum Clearance Advisory Committee, U. S. Hous-
ing and Home Finance Agency; Chairman, Services to Individuals
and Families, National Conference cf Social Work. Listed in
"Biographical Directory of American Scholars," "Who's Who in
the American Education," "Who's Who in the Western Hemis-
phere," and "Who's Who in America." Co-author of "Seven Lean
Years"; "The Plantation South, 1934-1937"; "Foundations of
American Population Policy." Author of numerous articles dealing
with social and economic problems. Formerly special technical
editor National Econom.ic and Social Planning Association and
for the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Presbyterian. Mar-
lied Dr. Sanford Richard Winston. Address: Raleigh, N. C.
ROBERT WATSON WINSTON
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF ALCOHOLIC CONTROL
(Appointed by the Governor)
Robert Watson Winston, Democrat, was born in Oxford, N. C,
December 17, 1891. Son of Robeit Watson and Sophronia (Hor-
ner) Winston. Attended Horner Military School, 1906-1907-1908;
University of North Carolina, A.B. Degree, 1912; University of
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Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 1919; University of North Carolina
Law School, 1913-1914. Representative from Wake County in the
General Assembly of 1917. Graduate First Officer's Training
Camp, Camp Warden McLean, August, 1917. Commissioner Cap-
tain Field Artillery; stationed Fort Jackson, Columbia, S. C,
August, 1917-July, 1918; Graduate School of Fire, Ft. Sill, Okla-
homa, March 1918; Overseas' service July, 1918-July, 1919. Epis-
copalian. Married Miss Helyn Britt, July, 1946. Three children:
Mrs. H. K. Witherspoon; Charles McKimmon Winston; James
Horner Winston. Address: 116 Hawthorne Road, Raleigh, N. C.
HENRY ALTON WOOD
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, N. C. STATE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
(Appointed by the Commission)
Henry Alton Wood, Democrat, was born in Lincolnton, N. C,
September 7, 1904. Son of John Henry and Ella (Heavner)
Wood. Attended Valle Crucis Industrial School; Lincolnton High
School; A.B., University of North Carolina, 1927; University of
North Carolina Graduate School, 1928-1931. Member, National
Rehabilitation Association; N. C. Society Social Service; N. C.
Society Crippled Children; Exceptional Child; I APES; American
Association for the Blind; National Society for the Prevention of
Blindness; Association of Rehabilitation Workers for the Blind,
National President, 1949; Director, American Association Work-
ers for the Blind, 1950. Secretary, States Council of Agencies for
the Blind, 1948. Member, Raleigh Lions Club. Episcopalian. Mar-
ried Miss Pauline Patton, June 17, 1933. One daughter: Polly
Patton, age 14. Address: 2619 Grant Avenue, Raleigh, N. C.
NATHAN HUNTER YELTON
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
(Elected by Board of Trustees)
Nathan Hunter Yelton, Democrat, was born at Bakersville,
N. C, April 5, 1901. Son of David and Sarah Jane (Deyton) Yel-
ton. Attended Berea Academy, Ky., 1916-1918; Friendsville High
Biographical Sketches 389
School, (Tenn.) 1921-1922; Yancey Colle^ate Institute, Burnsville,
N. C, 1922-1923; Maryville College, Tenn.. 1923-1924; Summer
Schools, University of Tennessee; B.S., Vanderbilt University;
George Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., 1928; Graduate work at
the University of North Carolina, 1930, and in School Adminis-
tration, George Peabody, 1931. Member of Municipal Finance Of-
ficers Association, U. S. and Canada; Southern Conference on
Teacher Retirement; National Council on Teacher Retirement.
President High School Principals Association, Western District,
N.C.E.A., 1931; Western District, Superintendent's Association,
N.C.E.A., 1934. Superintendent Mitchell County Schools, 1931-
1937; State Director Public Assistance, 1937-1941; Executive Sec-
retary, State School Commission, 1941-1942; Controller State
Board of Education, 1942-1943; Director and Executive Secretary
of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement
System for cities and counties of North Carolina which began
July 1, 1945. Immediate past president of Southern Conference
Retirement Officials. Chairman Mitchell County Democratic Exec-
utive Committee, 1933-1937; Delegate to 1936 National Democratic
Convention in Philadelphia; Member State Democratic Executive
Committee, 1933-1943; elected again in 1945 and at present a mem-
ber of The State Democratic Executive Committee. Member
Board of Directors National Council on Teacher Retirement and
Chairman Legislative Committee. Immediate Past President South-
ern Conference on Teacher Retirement. 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 Division for eight months; participated in
the invasion of Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland Cam-
paigns. Attached to 3rd Army with headquarters in Munich in
charge of Military Government 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 Re-
serve Corps. Mason, member Raleigh Lodge 500. Member Ameri-
can Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Raleigh Lions Club.
Presbyterian; Deacon. Married Miss Cerena Sue Polk on April
16, 1922. One daughter, Natalie, Address: 113 Lake Boone Trail,
Raleigh, N. C.
Senator Willis Smith
Bonner — First District
Kerr — Second District
Barden — Third District
Cooley — Fourth District
Chatham — Fifth District
Durham — Sixth District
UNITED STATES SENATORS
CLYDE R. HOEY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Clyde R. Hoey, Democrat, was born in Shelby, N. C, December
n, 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 publiKhing 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; re-
elected in 1950 for another term of six years; member of Senate
Committees on Agriculture, Finance and Expenditures in the Ex-
ecutive Departments. Mason; Junior Order; Red Men; Woodmen
of the World; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Bessie Gardner, March 22, 1900, who died Februaiy 13,
1942. Children: Clyde R. Hoey, Jr., Charles A. Hoey, and Isabel
Hoey Paul. Home address: Shelby, N. C.
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WILLIS SMITH
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Willis Smith, Democrat, of Raleigh, North Carolina; Lawyer;
born Norfolk, Va.; December 19, 1887. Son of Willis and Mary
Shaw (Creecy) Smith; graduate Atlantic Collegiate Institute,
Elizabeth City, N. C, 1905; A.B., Trinity College (now Duke
University) 1910, law school, Duke University, 1912; Admitted to
N. C. Bar, 1912; law firm. Smith, Leach & Anderson. U. S. Ai-my,
Fortress Monroe, Va., July-November 1918. Inheritance tax attor-
ney, N. C. 1915-1920; member N. C. House of Representatives,
1927-1929-1931, (Speaker of House, 1931); chairman Democratic
State Convention, 1940; delegate Democratic National Convention,
Chicago, 1944. Member commission preparing rules for use Federal
courts in North Carolina, 1933; member Federal Judicial confer-
ence, 4th Circuit. Member Board of Trustees, Patrick Henry
Memorial Foundation, National Probation Association; member
American Bar Association. (General Council, 1935-36) ; state
delegate, 1936-1939; board of governors, 1941-1944; president,
1945-1946. Observer Nuremburg Trials, 1946; member N. C. State
Bar Association, (President 1941-1942) ; W^ake County Bar Asso-
ciation (president 1943-1944;) 7th Judicial District Bar Associa-
tion, American Legislators Association, (member board managers,
1932-1933) ; American Law Institute, American Counsel Associa-
tion, American Judicature Society, International Association Ins.
Counsel (President 1941-1943); American Legion; President's
Amnesty Board (1947); Society of Forty & Eight; Sigma Phi
Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Trustee Duke University (Chairman Board since 1947); Metho-
dist. Clubs: Lawyers, Kiwanis, Carolina Country, University New
York, Dunes. Elected to U. S. Senate November 7, 1950, and sworn
in November 27, 1950. Married Anna Lee, April 30, 1919; chil-
dren, Willis, Lee Creecy, Alton Battle, and Anna Lee. Address:
Raleigh, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 393
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, 247,894.)
Hei'bert Covington Bonner, Democrat, was born in Washington,
N. C, May 16, 1891. Son of Macon Herbert and Hannah Selby
(Hare) Bonner. Attended Public and Private Schools, Washing-
ton, N. C; Warrenton High School 1906-1909. Farmer. Sergeant
Co. I, 322nd Infantry, 81st Division World War I. Attended Officers
Training School, Longres, France, after Armistice. Commander
Beaufort County Post 1922, and District Commander American
Legion, N. C. Dept., 1940. Elected to Seventy-sixth Congress from
the First Congressional District, November 1940, to succeed Lind-
say C. Warren, resigned. Re-elected to Seventy-seventh, Seventy-
eighth, Seventy-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second
Congresses. Episcopalian. Mason, Shriner, Elk and Legionnaire.
Married Mrs. Eva Hassell Hackney, August 2, 1924. Address:
Washington, N. C.
JOHN HOSEA KERR
(Second District — Counties: Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Hali-
fax, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, and Wilson. Population, 306-
904.)
John Hosea Kerr, Democrat, of Warrenton, was born at Yancey-
ville, N. C. Son of Captain John H. Kerr, of the Confederate
Army, and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr. Was a student in
Bingham School, Orange County, N. C, just prior to its removal
to the City of Asheville. Graduated with A.B. Degree from Wake
Forest College in 1895. Studied law at Wake Forest under Dr.
Needham Y. Gulley and was of the first three law students to be
admitted to the Bar fi'om this institution, and the only one of
these thiee to practice law in the State of North Carolina. De-
gree of Doctor of Law was bestowed by the Trustees of Wake
Forest College, 1945. 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
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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
November 6, 1923, and re-elected to the 69th and each succeeding
Congress. The ranking Democrat on the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Deficiencies
and Army Civil Functions; Member Democratic House Steering
Committee. In 1935, vi^as appointed by the President as one of a
Special Congressional Committee composed of three Senators and
six Representatives to investigate the eligibility for admission of
the Hawaiian Islands into the Union as a State. In 1941, was ap-
pointed by the Secretary of State as Chairman of the American
Delegation to the International Congress of the Western Hemis-
phere held in Mexico City. Married Miss Ella Foote, of Warren-
ton, and two sons were born of this marriage, John Hosea, Jr.,
and James Yancey; (Mrs. Kerr died June 4, 1949). Home address:
Warrenton, N. C.
GRAHAM A. BARDEN
(Third District — Counties: Carteret, Ci'aven, Duplin, Jones,
Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, and Wayne. Population, 308,-
470.)
Graham Arthur Barden, Democrat, was born in Sampson
County, N. C, September 25, 1896. Son of James Jefferson and
Mary Robinson (James) Barden. Attended Burgaw High School;
University of North Carolina, LL.B. Degree. Attorney-at-law.
Member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Sigma Chi Frater-
nity. 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, the Sev-
enty-fifth Congress, the Seventy-sixth Congress, the Seventy-sev-
enth Congress, the Seventy-eighth Congress, the Seventy-ninth
Congress, the Eightieth Congress, the Eighty-first Congress and
the Eighty-second Congress. Presbyterian; Deacon of First Pres-
Biographical Sketches 396
byterian Church, New Bern. Married Miss Agnes Foy; two chil-
dren, Graham A., Jr., and Agnes F. Barden. Address: New Bern,
N. C.
HAROLD D. COOLEY
(Fourth District — Counties: Chatham, Franklin, Johnston,
Nash, Randolph, Vance, and Wake. Population, 401,913.)
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 World War I; 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, 2nd, and a
daughter, Hattie Davis Cooley. Elected to Seventy-third Congress,
July 7, 1934; re-elected to the Seventy-foui'th Congress, Novem-
ber 6, 1934, and to each succeeding Congress. Address: Nash-
ville, N. C.
THURMOND CHATHAM
(Fifth District — Counties : Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Person,
Rockingham, Stokes, Surry. Population, 355,088.)
Thurmond Chatham, Democrat, was born at Elkin, N. C, August
16, 1896. Son of Hugh Gwyn and Martha Lenoir (Thurmond)
Chatham. Attended Woodberry Forest School, 1912-1915; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, 1915-1916; Yale University, 1916-1917;
Honorary Degree, Doctor Textile Science, State College, 1941.
Woolen Blanket Manufacturer; Chairman of Board, Chatham
Manufacturing Company, Elkin. Member Forsyth County Com-
missioners, 1924-1928; Board of Conservation and Development,
1936-1940. Trustee University of North Carolina. Former Presi-
dent, N. C. Dairymans Association and N. C. Guernsey Breeders
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Association. Seaman 2nd Class, U. S. Navy, 1917; Ensign (T),
1918-1919; Commander, 1942-1946. Service in Atlantic and Pacific,
1943-1944 on U.S.S. Phoenix. Awarded Bronze Star for combat
operations; Secretary Navy Commendation Medal. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Lucy Hodgin Hanes, October 29, 1919 who died in 1949.
Remarried Mrs. Patricia Firestone Coyner November 1950. Two
sons: Hugh Gwynn Chatham and Richard Thurmond Chatham,
Jr. Address: 112 Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, N. C.
CARL T. DURHAM
(Sixth District — Counties: Alamance, Durham, Guilford and
Orange. Population, 398,351.)
Carl Thomas Durham, Democrat, was born at White Cross, Bing-
ham Township, Orange County, N. C, August 28, 1892. Son of
Claude P. and Delia Ann (Lloyd) Durham. Attended White Cross
Graded School 1898 to 1908; Mandale High School 1909, 1910, 1911
and 1912; University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy 1916
and 1917. Pharmacist. Member N.C.P.A.; vice-president N.C.P.A.
Member Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen 1922 to 1927; Chapel Hill
School Board 1927 to 1938; Orange County Board of Commis-
sioners 1933 to December 1, 1938. Elected to the 76th Congress,
77th Congress, 78th Congress, 79th Congress, 80th Congress, 81st
Congress and 82nd Congress. Third ranking member of the Armed
Services Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy. Married Miss Margaret Joe Whitsett, December
30, 1919. Five children: Mrs. Gregg Murray, Margaret, Eulalia
Ann, Carl T., Jr., and Mrs. Sue D. Sessler. Address: Chapel Hill,
N. C.
FRANK ERTEL CARLYLE
(Seventh District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus,
Cumberland, Harnett, New Hanover and Robeson. Population,
394,214.)
Frank Ertel Carlyle, Democrat, of Lumberton, N. C; lawyer;
born in Lumberton, N. C, April 7, 1897, son of William W. and
Lillian 0. Carlyle; educated in the public schools of Robeson Coun-
Senator Clyde R. Hoey
Carlyle — Seventh District
Deane — Eighth District
Doughton — Ninth District
Jones — Tenth District
Jones — Eleventh District
Redden — Twelfth District
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ty, Wilson Memorial Academy, Nyack, N. Y., and the University
of North Carolina; licensed to practice law in January 1921; mar-
ried Lois Godwin Caldwell, daughter of Luther H. and Nora G.
Caldwell, May 19, 1927. One daughter, Lois Godwin Carlyle, 18
years of age, now a student at Ward-Belmont, Nashville, Tennes-
see. Served in the United States Navy during World War I; for-
mer member Robeson County Board of Elections; former chair-
man Robeson County Democratic Executive Committee; former
president 9th Judicial District Bar Association; past president
Lumberton Rotary Club; member of the American Legion for
moie than 25 years, and past commander of Lumberton Post; Bap-
tist; 32nd degree Mason, Shriner; Phi Delta Theta Fraternity;
elected Solicitor 9th Judicial District of North Carolina in 1938,
and re-elected in 1942 and 1946; elected to the 81st Congress No-
vember 1948; re-elected to the 82nd Congress November 1950;
member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
CHARLES BENNETT DEANE
(Eighth District — Counties: Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke,
Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes, and
Yadkin. Population, 369,455.)
Charles Bennett Deane, Democrat, of Rockingham, N. C, was
born in Anson County. Son of John Leaird and Florence Mae
(Boyette) Dean, Graduated from Trinity Park School, Durham,
1920; LL.B. Degree, Wake Forest College, 1923. Licensed as at-
torney, February, 1923. Register of Deeds of Richmond County,
1926-1934. Compiler, U. S. Congressional Directory, 1933-1936. At-
torney and Consultant, Wage and Hour Division, Washington,
D. C, 1939-1940. Owner General Insurance Agency, Rockingham,
N. C. Elected to the 80th, 81st, and 82nd U. S. Congresses. Bap-
tist; Recording Secretary, North Carolina Baptist State Conven-
tion, 1932-1951. Married Miss Agnes Walker Cree, October 15,
1927. Children: Betty Cree Deane; Agnes Carol Deane; Charles
B. Deane, Jr. Address: Rockingham, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 399
ROBERT LEE DOUGHTON
(Ninth District — Counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Cabar-
rus, Caldwell, Iredell, Rowan, Stanly, and Watauga. Population,
338,907.)
Robert L. Doughton, Democrat, Laurel Springs, was born at
Laurel Springs, November 7, 1863. Educated in the public schools
and at Laurel Springs and Sparta High Schools. Farmer and
stock raiser. Appointed a member of the Board of Agriculture in
1903. Elected to the State Senate from the Thirty-fifth District
in 1908. Served as director of the State Prison from 1909 to 1911.
Elected to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth,
Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventieth,
Seventy-first, Seventy-second, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Sev-
enty-fifth, Seventy-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Sev-
enty-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses
by large majorities. Chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means Seventy-third to Seventy-ninth Congresses, inclusive. Re-
elected Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Eighty-
first Congress. Has held this position longer than any other man
in the history of the Government. Alternating chairman, Joint
Congressional Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation.
HAMILTON CHAMBERLAIN JONES
(Tenth District — Counties: Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg and Mitchell. Population, 360,318.)
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 Caiolina State Bar; Mecklenburg Bar Associa-
tion, President, 1932. Recorder of City of Charlotte; Juvenile
Court Judge; United States Assistant District Attorney of West-
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ern District of North Carolina, 1919-1921. Chairman of Demo-
cratic 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 Au-
thority; Chairman, Executive 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 Co-
lumbia University; member of the Gimghoul, University of North
Carolina. Episcopalian; Senior Warden, Junior Warden, member
of Vestry, Superintendent of Sunday School. Elected to Eightieth
Congress on November 5, 1946, re-elected to Eighty-first Congress
and to Eighty-second Congress. Married Miss Bessie Smedes Er-
win, October 23, 1915. Three children: William Erwin Jones, Mrs,
Elizabeth Jones Boehmer; Mrs. Alice Jones Noble. Addi-ess: 201
Cherokee Road, Charlotte, N. C.
WOODROW WILSON JONES
(Eleventh District — Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Madison, Mc-
Dowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Yancey. Population, 295,724.)
Woodrow Wilson Jones, Democrat, was born near Rutherford-
ton, N. C, January 26, 1914. Son of Bernard Bartlett and Carl
Jane (Nanney) Jones. Attended Forest City and Gilkey, N. C.
Grammar Schools, 1921-1928; Kilkey 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. Member of the North Caro-
lina Bar Association; Rutherford County Bar Association, Presi-
dent, 1943; 18th Judicial District Bar Association; Rutherfordton
Kiwanis Club; President, 1943, Director, 1947; Rutherfordton
Junior Chamber of Commerce. City Attorney for Rutherfordton,
N. C, 1941-1943; Solicitor, Rutherford County Recorder's Court,
Biographical Sketches 401
1941-1944. Representative from Rutherford County in the General
Assembly of 1947 and 1949. Elected to the Eig:hty-first Congress,
November 7, 1950 to fill out the unexpired term of Honorable A. L.
Bulwinkle, deceased. Elected to the Eighty-second Congress, No-
vember 7, 1950; member Committee on the Judiciary. Baptist;
Teacher, Baracca Sunday School Class, 1940-1944; Deacon;
Teacher, Young Men's Sunday School Class. Lieutenant (jg)
United States Naval Reserve; active duty, 1944-1946. Married
Miss Rachel Elizabeth Phelps of Lillington, November 21, 1936.
Two children: Woodrow Wilson Jones, Jr., age 10 years; Michael
Anthony Jones, age 8 years. Address: Rutherfordton, N. C.
MONROE MINOR REDDEN
(Twelfth District — Counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Gra-
ham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Swain, and Transyl-
vania. Population, 284,691.)
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; attended Law School,
Wake Forest College; admitted to the Bar, 1923. Chairman, Hen-
derson County Democratic Committee, 1930-1946; Chairman, State
Democratic Executive Committee of North Carolina, February,
1942-August, 1944; elected to Eightieth Congress, November 5,
1946, receiving largest total vote and largest majority of any con-
gressional candidate in the State; re-elected to Eighty-first Con-
gress November 2, 1948; re-elected to Eighty-second Congress No-
vember 7, 1950. 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, born 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 term; appointed by Governor A. W. Mc-
Lean, March 16, 1925, to succeed Chief Justice Hoke (resigned)
and in 1926, in 1934, in 1942, and again in 1950, nominated with-
out opposition in primary and elected Chief Justice Supreme Court
for 8-year terms; member American and North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciations. 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, un-
der 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
En^^ineers 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 inves-
tigate and report respecting a dispute between officers and mem-
bers of the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, and certain railroads located west of the Missis-
sippi River; named by U. S. Board of Mediation, January 1931,
to serve as neutral arbitrator in controversy between Brotherhood
of Railrcad Trainmen and New York Central, the "Big Four"
and P. and L. E. railroads, and again in November 1931 to serve
402
Biographical Sketches 403
as neutral arbitrator in controversy between Brotherhood of Rail-
way and Steamship Clerks, etc., and Railway Express Ae^ency.
Appointed by President Hoover 1932, member of Emergency Board
of three, later elected chairman of Board, to investigate and report
concerning a number of questions in difference between L. and A.
and L. A. and T. railways and certain of their employees. Chair-
man Commission appointed to redraft Constitution of North Caro-
lina 1931-1932. Appointed by President Roosevelt in 1933, in 1934
and again in 1938 to Emergency Boards under Railway Labor Act.
Appointed by President Roosevelt 1934, Chairman National Steel
and Textile Labor Relations boards; and again in 1941 as an Alter-
nate 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 ; and
again in 1944 as Chairman of President's Committee on Racial
Discrimination in Railroad Employment. Appointed by President
Truman, 1945, Chairman of the President's National Labor-Man-
agement Conference; also member of President's General Motors
Fact-Finding Board. Methodist. Residence: Wilmington, N. C.
Office: 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 Forest
College; University of North Carolina Law School 1892-1893.
Member North Carolina Bar Association. Member American Bar
Association. Mayor Oxford 1903-1909. Representative in the Gen-
eral Assembly 1911 and 1913. Member Constitutional Amendments
Commission 1913; Judge Superior Court 1913-1935; appointed
Associate Justice Supreme Court by Governor Ehringhaus, Octo-
ber 1935, succeeding Associate Justice W. J. Brogden; elected for
eight-year term, November 3, 1936, re-elected November 7, 1944.
Honorary degree LL.D. conferred by the University of North
Carolina. Member N. C. National Guard; Captain 1901-1907;
member staff of Governor Craig with rank of Major. Mason. Bap-
tist. Teacher Bible Class since 1915. Author of addresses on legal
Chief Justice Stacey
Justice Devin
Justice Barnhill
Justice Winborne
Justice Denny
Justice Ervin
Justice Johnson
Biographical Sketches 40i5
and historical subjects. Chairman Judicial Council. Married Miss
Virginia Bernard, November 29, 1899. One son, William A. Devin,
Jr., Washington, D. C. Home address: Oxford, N. C. Office:
Raleigh, N. C.
MAURICE VICTOR BARNHILL
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Maurice Victor Barnhill, Democrat, was born in Halifax County,
December 5, 1887. Son of Martin V. and Mary (Dawes) 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 Coui't, April 1914; member Legis-
lature (House) 1921; Judge Nash County Court, April 1923; for-
mer Chairman Nash County Highway Commission and Board of
Tiustees Rocky Mount Graded School District. Judge Superior
Court, June 1924. Appointed by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, July 1,
1937, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
and elected for term of eight years November 8, 1938; re-elected
November 1946. Member Phi Dela Phi Legal Fraternity; Mason
and Shriner. Married Miss Nannie Rebecca Cooper, June 5, 1912.
Two children: M. V. Barnhill, Jr.; Rebecca Barnhill. Methodist.
Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
JOHN WALLACE WINBORNE
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
John Wallace Winborne was born 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
Cai-olina, 1946. Married twice: first to Charlie May Blanton,
March 30, 1910 who died November 4, 1940. Two them two children
were born: daughter, Charlotte Blanton now Mrs. Charles M.
Shaffer, Greensboro, N. C, and a son, John Wallace, Jr., of North-
ampton, Mass., Second marriage to Mrs. Lalage Oates Rorison,
June 14, 1947. Taught Bingham Military School, Asheville, N. C,
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1906-1907. Admitted to practice, North Carolina, 1906. Practiced,
Marion, N. C, since 1907. Member firm of Pless and Winborne,
1907-1919; Pless, Winborne and Pless, 1919-1926; Pless, Winborne,
Pless and Proctor, 1926-1927; Winborne and Proctor, 1928-1937.
Member, Board of Aldermen, 1913-1921; Attorney, Marion and
McDowell County, 1918-1937. Member Local Selective Board dur-
ing World War I. Chairman Democratic Executive Committee, Mc-
Dowell County, 1910-1912; member State Democratic Executive
Committee, 1916-1937; Chairman, State Democratic Executive
Committee, 1932-1937. Member Local Government Commission of
North Carolina, 1931-1933. Delta Kappa Epsilon; Mason; Grand-
master of Masons of North Carolina, 1931; Executive Club of Ra-
leigh; Honorary member of North Carolina Society of the Cincin-
nati; Marion Kiwanis Club (president, 1932). Appointed by Gov-
ernor 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 ad-
dress: Marion, N. C. Official address: Raleigh, N. C.
EMERY B. DENNY
associate justice
Emery Byrd Denny was born in Surry County, North Carolina,
November 23, 1892. Son of Rev. Gabriel and Sarah Delphina
(Stone) Denny. Attended public schools of Surry County, Gilliam
Academy, 1910-1914; University of North Carolina, 1916-1917 and
1919. Honorary degree of LL.D. conferred by the University of
North Carolina in 1946, and by Wake Forest College in 1947. Ad-
mitted to practice law, 1919. Member law firm of Denny & Gas-
ton, 1919-1921, Mangum & Denny, 1921-1930, practiced alone 1930-
1942. Attorney for Gaston County, 1927-1942, and North Caro-
lina Railroad, 1937-1938; Mayor of Gastonia 1929-1937. Private,
corporal, sergeant and master electrician in aviation section. Sig-
nal Corps, World War I. President, Gastonia Chamber of Com-
merce, 1925; Chairman, Gaston County Board of Elections, 1924-
1926; Chairman, Gaston County Democratic Executive Committee,
1926-1928; Chairman, State Democratic Executive Committee,
1940-1942. President and director Ranlo Manufacturing Company,
1936-1941; Trustee, University of North Carolina, 1941-1943;
Biographical Sketches 407
Chairman, Board of Trustees of Gaston County Public Library,
1935-1942; Chairman, Board of Trustees of Garrison Memorial
Hospital, 1934-1939; and special counsel for the Governor during
the General Assembly of 1941. Member American Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Holland Memorial Lodge No. 668, A. F. & A. M.; Gas-
tonia Chapter No. 66, Royal Arch Masons; Gastonia Commandery
No. 28, Knizhts Templar and St. Titus Conclave No. 72, Red Cross
of Constantine. Grand Steward and Grand Historian of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina. Baptist. Trustee, North Carolina Bap-
tist Hospital, Winston-Salem, N. C; Trustee and member of Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Semi-
nary, Wake Forest, N. C. Appointed Associate Justice Supreme
Court of North Carolina, by Governor Broughton, February 3,
1942, to succeed the late Associate Justice Heriot Clarkson. Elected
to fill out the unexpired term and for a full eight-year term, No-
vember 3, 1942; re-elected for a term of eight years November 7,
1950. Married Bessie Brandt Brown, Salisbury, N. C, December
7, 1922. Children: Emery B., Jr., Betty Brown, Sarah Catherine
and Jean Stone. Address, Raleigh, N. C. Home address, Gas-
tonia, N. C.
SAM J. ERVIN, JR.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Sam J. Ervin, Jr., son of Samuel James and Laura (Powe)
Ervin, was born at Morganton, N. C, September 27, 1896; grad-
uated from the University of North Carolina with A.B. degree
in 1917, and from Harvard Law School with LL.B. degree in 1922;
served in France with the First Division for 18 month? in the First
World War; twice wounded in battle, twice cited for gallantry
in action, and awarded the French Fourragere, the Purple Heart
with one Oakleaf Cluster, the Silver Star, and the Distin<2,uished
Service Cross; admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1919 and
subsequently licensed to practice before various Federal agencies
and courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States;
engaged in practice of law at Morganton since 1922 with excep-
tion of periods of service on bench; has served in the following
capacities, namely: Representative from Burke County in Gen-
eral Assemblies of 1923, 1925, and 1931; Chairman, Burke County
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Democratic Executive Committee, 1924; Trustee, Morganton
Graded Schools, 1927-1930; Member State Democratic Executive
Committee, 1930-1937; Trustee University of North Carolina, 1932-
1935, 1945-1946; Judge, Burke County Criminal Court, 1935-1937;
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1937-1943, resigning to
resume practice of law; Member State Board of Law Examiners,
1944-1946; Member, North Carolina Hospital and Medical Care
Commission, 1944; Government Appeal Agent, Burke County
Service Board No. 2, and Chairman, Burke County Labor Mobili-
zation Board, Second World War; Representative from Tenth
North Carolina District in 79th Congress, 1946-1947, declining to
seek renomination to resume practice of law; Chairman, North
Carolina Commission for Improvement of Administration of Jus-
tice, 1947-1949; Trustee, Davidson College, 1948-1950; Associate
Justice, State Supreme Court, since February 3, 1948, having been
originally appointed to such office by Governor Cherry and having
been subsequently elected thereto in November, 1948 and Novem-
ber 1950. Member of the following organizations: North Carolina
Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, American Bar Asso-
ciation, Association of Interstate Commerce Commission Practi-
tioners, American Judicature Society, General Alumni Association
of University of North Carolina (president, 1947-1948), American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans,
Society of the First Division, Army and Navy Legion of Valor,
Morganton Kiwanis Club, Morganton Chamber of Commerce, State
Literary and Historical Association, Southern Historical Associa-
tion, American Historical Association, Society of Mayflower Des-
cendants, Sigma Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi, Junior Order, Knights of
Pythias, Dokies, Knights Templar, Scottish Rite Masons (32nd
degree), Morganton Presbyterian Church (elder); married Mar-
garet Bruce Bell, of Concord, N. C, June 18, 1924; three children:
Sam J. Ervin, 3rd, Margaret Leslie Ervin, and Laura Powe Ervin.
Home: Moi-ganton, N. C. Office: Raleigh, N. C.
JEFFERSON DEEMS JOHNSON, JR.
associate justice
Jefferson Deems Johnson, Jr., Democrat, was born in Garland,
N. C, June 6, 1900. Son of Jefferson Deems and Mary Lily
Biographical Sketches 409
(Wright) Johnson. Attended Trinity Park School, Durham, N. C,
1917-1918; A.B., Trinity College, 1923; graduated from Duke Uni-
versity Law School, 1926. Entered practice of law in Clinton, fall
of 1926. Appointed Special Superior Court Judge by Governor
J. M. Broughton, 1941; reappointed in 1943, serving until June
1945. Resumed practice of law in Clinton. Was nominated by
Democratic Executive Committee and elected in November 1950
to fill out unexpired term of Justice A. A. F. Seawell, deceased, of
the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Member American Bar
Association; North Carolina Bar Association. Town Attorney of
Clinton, 1928-1941. State Senator from the Ninth Senatorial Dis-
trict in the General Assemblies of 1937 and 1941. Member of the
Commission on Recodification of statute law of the State, 1941-
1943. Member, Sigma Chi and Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternities.
Private in World War I. Past Commander of the Clinton Post of
the American Legion. Methodist; member of Official Board Clin-
ton Methodist Church, former Chairman. Married Miss Frances
Faison, August 17, 1935. Children: Frances, age thirteen; Mary
Lily, age eleven; Jeff D., Ill, age nine. Address: Clinton, N. C.
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATORS
HOYT PATRICK TAYLOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT OF SENATE
Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Dernocrat, was born at Winton, N. C,
June 11, 1890. Son of Simeon P. and Kate (Ward) Taylor. At-
tended Winton High School and Academy; Horner Military
School; Wake Forest College. Lawyer. Vice-President and Direc-
tor of Anson Sanatorium and Carolina Concrete Pipe Company.
Director of Anson Telephone and Telegraph Company, Anson
Building and Loan Association, Anson Real Estate and Insurance
Co., Hornwood Warp Knitting Company and Wadesboro Electric
Service Company. Chairman of Board of Trustees of Meredith
College. Former Mayor of Wadesboro, Chairman of Anson County
Democratic Executive Committee, and Member Board of Trustees
of the University of North Carolina. Served overseas with 371st
Infantry in World War I, and awarded Silver Star and Purple
Heart Decorations, and personal citation by General Pershing.
State Senator from the Nineteenth Senatorial District in the Gen-
eral Assemblies of 1937, 1939 and 1943, and the Special Sessions
of 1936 and 1938. Legislative Assistant to the Governor, General
Assembly of 1945. Chairman of Finance Committee of the Senate
in 1939, and Chairman of Appropriations Committee in 1943.
Member of Advisory Budget Commission and Division of Purchase
and Contract 1939, 1940 and 1943, 1944. Elected Lieutenant Gov-
ernor November 4, 1948. Elected Chairman State Board of Educa-
tion 1949. Charter Member Anson County Post No. 31 American
Legion. Member Wadesboro Rotary and Executives Clubs. Mem-
ber of Woodmen of the World, and Mason, Carolina Consistory,
and Oasis Temple of the Shrine. Baptist. Married Miss Inez
Wooten of Chadbourn, N. C, June 28, 1923. Three children: Hoyt
Patrick Taylor, Jr.; Carolina Corbett Taylor; and Frank Wooten
Taylor. Address: Wadesboro, N. C.
410
Hoyt P. Taylor
Lieutenant Governor
President of the Senate
Allsbrook of Halifax
Bailey of Wake
Banks of Yancey
Barnhardt of Cabarrus
Bell of Chatham
Burgwyn of Northampton
Campen of Pamlico
Carlyle of Forsyth
Carruthers of Guilford
Copeland of Hertford
Dearman of Iredell
Dorsett of Montgomery
Eagles of Wilson
Eller of Wilkes
Fountain of Edgecombe
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JULIAN RUSSELL ALLSBROOK
(Fourth District — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two
Senators.)
Julian Russell Allsbrook, Democrat, Senator from the Fourth
Senatorial District, was born in Roanoke Rapids, N. C, Februai-y
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 stu-
dent 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 Congrres-
sional District, 1936. Former 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 1935, 1947 and 1949. Representative
from Halifax County in 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). Lieutenant-Commander U. S. Naval Re-
serve. Member, The American Legion. Phi Alpha Delta Law Fra-
ternity. College honors: Golden Fleece, Order of the Grail, Tau
Kappa Alpha Debating Fraternity. Mason; Widow's Son Lodge
No. 519. Woodmen of the World. Member Roanoke Rapids Ki-
wanis Club. Director, The Medical Foundation of North Carolina.
Inc.; Trustee, North Carolina Symphony, Inc.; Secretary, State-
Municipal Road Commission; Trustee, Chowan College, Murfrees-
boro, N. C. Baptist. Married Miss Frances Virginia Brown of
Garysburg, N. C, June 24, 1926. Children: Richard Brown, Mary
Frances and Alice Harris. Address: Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
JAMES H. POU BAILEY
(Thirteenth District — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senatox's.)
James H. Pou Bailey, Democrat, Senator from the Thirteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Baltimore, Md. Son of Josiah W.
and Edith (Pou) Bailey. Attended Hugh Morson High School,
1929-1930; Woodberry Forest School, 1930-1935; University of
Biographical Sketches 413
North Carolina, 1941; A.B. and LL.B. Attorney at Law. Member
of Wake County Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1949-1950;
N. C. Bar Association; 7th District Bar Association. Member
Alpha Tau Omega College Fraternity, Secretary, 1938, President,
1939 and 1940. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
1941. Served as Private, World War II, January 9, 1942-July
1042; Corporal, July 1942-October, 1942; served overseas in Euro-
pean Theater nineteen months as Field Artillery Officer. Released
to Reserve, January 15, 1946 as Captain Field Artillery; presently
Military Intelligence Reserve, rank of Captain. Presbyterian. Mar-
ried Miss Marie Fiquet Pate, August 1, 1945. Two children:
James H. Pou Bailey, Jr., and Edwin Pate Bailey. Address: 513
N. Blount St., Raleigh, N. C.
DONALD BANKS
(Thirtieth District — Counties: Avery, Madison, Mitchell, and
Yancey. One Senator.)
Donald Banks, Republican, Senator from the Thirtieth Sena-
torial District was born in Burnsville, June 6, 1916. Son of T. D.
and Bertha (Ledford) Banks. Graduated from Bald Creek High
School, 1933. Lumberman and farmer. Member Burnsville Men's
Club. Mason, Bald Creek Blue Lodge No. 398. Shriner, Oasis
Temple A. A. 0. N. M. S. of Charlotte. Sheriff of Yancey County,
1938-1942 being the youngest Sheriff in the United States at age
22. Baptist. Married Miss Pauline Maney, January 10, 1937. Two
sons: Donald Kermit, age 10; Robert Kenneth, age 1. Address:
Rt. 1, Burnsville, 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 at 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 Cabar-
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rus County Bar Association, President, 1942; member State Bar
and American Bar Associations. Chairman Cabarrus County
Beard of Elections, 1933-1944. Pi Kappa Alpha (Wake Forest
College) National Fraternity; Charter member Golden Bough; Sec-
retary Student Body. Member Rotary International. Trustee Con-
cord Community Center, 1940-1941; Trustee Public Library 1943.
Member General Statutes Commission; Secretary and Dii'ector
Concord Chamber of Commerce; National Counsellor, U. S. Cham-
ber of Commerce; Vice-President and Director Concord Com-
munity Boys' Club, Inc. State Senator in the General Assembly,
1945, 1947, and 1949. Methodist; Member Board of Stewards;
Teacher Adult Bible Class. Married Miss Burvelle McFarland, June
3, 1930. Four children: Luther Ernest, Jr.; Phoebe Jean; John
McFarland; Ann Drucilla Barnhardt. Address: Concord, N. C.
DANIEL LONG BELL
(Thirteenth District — Counties: Chatham, Lee and Wake. Two
Senators.)
Daniel Long Bell, Democrat, Senator from the Thirteenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Enfield, N. C, April 15, 1894. Son of
David and Lila (McLin) Bell. Attended Trinity Park School, 1910-
1911; University of North Carolina; A.B., 1915; LL.B., 1917.
Lawyer. Town Commissioner and Secretary-Treasurer, Pittsboro,
1919-1926. Judge, County Criminal Court of Chatham County,
1929-1942. State Rationing Officer, Office Price Administration,
1942-1943; Chief Hearing Commissioner, Region Four, Office Price
Administration, 1943-1946. Mason. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1927. Regimental Sergeant-Major, 316th Field Ar-
tillery, 1917-1918; Second Lieutenant, 25th Field Artillery, 1918-
1919. Episcopalian. Married Miss Alice Peoples, April 6, 1920.
Three children: Mrs. Alice Bell Sebrell; Betty McLin Bell, and
Daniel L. Bell, Jr. Two grandchildren. Address: Pittsboro, N. C.
WILLIAM HYSLOP SUMNER BURGWYN, JR.
(Third District — Counties: Northampton, Vance, and Warren.
One Senator.)
William Hyslop Sumner Burgwyn, Jr., Democrat, Senator from
the Third Senatorial District, was born in Woodland, N. C, July
Biographical Sketches 41S
21, 1916. Son of William Hyslop Sumner and Josephine (Griffin)
Burgwyn. Attended North Carolina Public Schools, 1922-1933;
Oak Ridge Military Institute, 1933-1935; Guilford College, 1935;
Wake Forest College, 1937-1942; LL.B. Degree, Wake Forest Col-
lege Law School, 1942. Attorney at Law. Member Northampton
County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association. Town
Attorney of Woodland, 1946-1947. Chairman, Northampton Board
of Elections, 1944-1949. President, Young Democrat Club, Wake
Forest College, 1940; President, Young Democrat Club, Northamp-
ton County, 1949. Member, Kappa Alpha Order College Fra-
ternity. Mason; Master of Potecasi Lodge 418 A. F. & A. M., 1945.
Member American Legion; Commander, 1945. Staff Sergeant,
U. S. Army Air Corps; 1942-1943. Episcopalian. Married Miss
Anna Lucille Poole, September 8, 1945. Two children: Margaret
Elizabeth Burgwyn, age 3; Anna Poole Burgwyn, age six months.
Address: Woodland, N. C.
SAM MACK CAMPEN
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin,
Pamlico, Tyrrell, and Washington. Two Senators.)
Sam Mack Campen, Democrat, Senator from the Second Sena-
torial District, was born at Alliance, N. C, April 17, 1889. Son
of Samuel and Sally (Potter) Campen. Attended Trinity Park
School; Trinity College (Duke), Class 1910. Merchant and farmer.
Postmaster, Alliance, 1913-1927; Chairman Pamlico County Board
of Education, 1921-1930. Member, Masonic Lodge Bayboro, No.
331; Scottish Rite, New Bern; Shrine, Sudan Temple, New Bern.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1949. Married Miss
Julia Weskett, August 27, 1913. One daughter: Mrs. W. C. Bar-
field, Wilmington ; one grandson, Sam Campen Barfield ; one
granddaughter, Julia Weskett Barfield. Address: Alliance, N. C.
IRVING EDWARD CARLYLE
(Twenty-second District — County: Forsyth. One Senator.)
Irving Edward Carlyle, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
second District, was born in Wake Forest, N. C, September 20,
1896. Son of Professor John B. and Dora (Dunn) Carlyle. At-
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tended Wake Forest Hijfh School 1910-1913. A.B. Wake Forest
College 1917; attended Law School in summer; University of Vir-
ginia Law School 1920-1922. Lawyer. Member American, North
Carolina and Forsyth County Bar Associations. Member N. C.
Board of Law Examiners, 1936-1949; President North Carolina
Bar Association, 1944-1945. Second Lieutenant Field Artillery
1918, Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Representative in General Assem-
bly of 1941. Senator in 1943 and 1945; Member of N. C. Board of
Public Welfare; former Chairman and Member of Board of Trus-
tees of Wake Forest College; Member of N. C. Advisoiy Budget
Commission, 1945-1946. Baptist. Married Miss Mai-y Belo Moore,
New Bern, N. C, October 20, 1928. Two daughters: Elizabeth
Moore Carlyle and Mary Irving Carlyle. Address: 809 Arbor Road,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
JOSEPH T. CARRUTHERS, JR.
(Seventeenth District — County: Guilford. One Senator.)
Joseph T. Carruthers, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Seven-
teenth Senatorial District, born — Greensboro, December 11, 1906.
Son of Joseph T. and Ethel (Williamson) Carruthers. Bessemer
High School, 1925; Duke University, 1929, A.B.; Duke University
Law School, 1932, LL.B. Attorney at Law; Firm: Falk, Carruthers
& Roth. Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar,
Greensboro Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Omicron Delta
Kappa; Red Friars; and Gamma Eta Gamma. Mason — Past Mas-
ter; Past President Greensboro Junior Chamber of Commerce;
Past President Greensboro Lions Club; Past Commander Gate
City Post No. 282 American Legion; V. F. W.; Past Chairman
Greensboro Interracial Commission; Past President North Caro-
lina Railroad; Lt. Col. Commanding 505th F.A. Bn. N.C.N. G.;
Member of North Carolina Armory Commission; Judge of Juvenile
Court, Greensboro; Member of the House in General Assembly
1937 and 1939; Nominated State Senator Guilford County 1942—
resigned to enter the Army of the United States. Methodist. Mar-
ried Mary Frances Sutton June 14, 1936. Children — one daughter
and one foster son. Address, 2403 Sylvan Road, Greensboro, N. C.
Frink of Brunswick
Gold of Rutherford
Hancock of Granville
Hicks of Greene
Hobgood of Franklin
Horton of Martin
Johnson of Duplin
Jones of Macon
Jones of Pitt
Jones of Surry
Larkins of Jones
Leatherman of Lincoln
Lennon of New Hanover
Little of Anson
Lowder of Stanly
Medford of Haywood
Morris of Mecklenburg
Nolan of Cleveland
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JAMES WILLIAM COPELAND
(First District — Counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Two Senators.)
James William Copeland, Democrat, Senator from the First
Senatorial District, was born in Woodland, N. C, June 16, 1914.
Son of L. C. and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland. Attended Wood-
land-Olney High School, graduating in 1930; Guilford College,
A.B. Degree, 1934; University of North Carolina Law School, J.D.
Degree, 1937. Lawyer and farmer. Member of Hertford County
Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; Murfreesboro
Rotary Club; American Legion; V. F. W. Mayor of W^oodland,
1940-1942. Chairman of Northampton County Board of Elections,
1939-1942. Mayor of Murfreesboro, 1947-1950. Chairman of Hert-
ford County Board of Elections, 1946-1949. Member American
George Lodge No. 17, A. F. & A. M., Murfreesboro, N. C; Sudan
Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., New Bern, N. C. Assistant Editor,
North Carolina Law Review, 1936-1937. Lieutenant, U. S. Navy,
1942-1946; presently a member of the U. S. Naval Reserve with
rank of Lieutenant. Baptist. Married Miss Nancy Hall Sawyer,
October 11, 1941. One daughter: Emily Robinson Copeland. Ad-
dress: Murfreesboro, N. C.
CLAUDIUS HURSELL DEARMAN
(Twenty-fifth District — Counties: Catawba, Iredell, and Lincoln,
Two Senators.)
Claudius Hursell Dearman, Democrat, Senator from the twenty-
fifth Senatorial District, was born at Harmony, N. C, June 1,
1901. Son of C. A. and Elizabeth Jane (Albea) Dearman. At-
tended Harmony High School, 1916-1920; University of North
Carolina, 1921-1924; University of North Carolina Law School,
1925-1926. Lawyer. Member of State and County Bar Associa-
tions; Phi Delta Phi (Legal). Chairman of Statesville City School
Board, 1939-1948. Mason; Statesville Lodge No. 27. Lieutenant,
U. S. Naval Service, August, 1942; returned to inactive duty as
Lieutenant Commander in November, 1945; Pacific Theater of
Operations (Okinawa). State Senator in the General Assembly of
1949. Methodist; Member of Board of Stewards; Teacher of Men's
Biographical Sketches 419
Bible Class, 1933-1942. Married Miss Henrie Miller, June 18, 1932.
C ns son: Henry Hursell Dearman, age sixteen. Address: States-
ville, N. C.
CHARLES HOWARD DORSETT
(Eighteenth District- -Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond, and Scotland. Two Senators.)
Charles Howard Dorsett, Demccrat, Senator from the Eighteenth
Senatorial District, was torn in Randolph County, N. C, Septem-
ber 11, 1913. Son of Lewis and Lola (Howard) Dorsett. Attended
Mount Gilead High School, 1928-1932; Wake Forest Colleje, Law
Degres, 1940. Attorney at Law. Clerk Superior Court, Mont-
goiTfiery County, March 15, 1946 to December 4, 1950. Enlisted in
U. S. Navy, April, 1941. Releassd to inactive duty as a Lieuten-
ant, D3ce:r.ber, 19-5. Mason. Methodist. Married Miss Sara Jean
Austin, March 20, 1948. One sen: Charles Howard Dorsett, Jr.
Address: Mount Gilead, N. C.
JOSEPH COLIN EAGLES, JR.
(Sixth District — Counties: Franklin, Nash, and WiLon. Two
Senators.)
Joseph Colin Eagles, Jr., Demccrat, Senator from the Sixth
Senatorial District, was born at V/ilson, N. C, October 5, 1910.
Son of J. C. and Sucie Whitehead (Moye) Eagles. Attended Wil-
scn High School, 1923-1927; University of North Caolina, A.B.,
1931; University of North Car lina Law Scchool, J.D., 1934. To-
bacconist and frrmer. Member of Kappa Si^ma and Phi Beta
Kapp"^ Fraternities. President, Eastern North Carolina Tobacco
Warehouse A-sociatioii. Directo", Boykin Grocery Company;
Bright Belt Warehouse Association; Wilson County Farm Bureau;
North Carolina Hereford Breeders Association; North Carolina
Medical Foundation. Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, 1944-1946.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1949. Episcopalian,
Ve:t yn-.an, 1943-1944. Married Miss Betty Ledfoi'd Sparkes, 1938.
Two children: Betsy Boyden Eagles; Joseph Colin Eagles, IIL Ad-
dress: 1100 West Nash St., Wilson, N. C.
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HENRY PitlTCHARD ELLER
(Twenty-fourth District — Counties: Davie, Wilkes, Yadkin. One
Senator.)
Henry Pritchard Eller, Republican, Senator from the Twenty-
fourth Senatorial District, was born in Purlear, N. C. on October
15, 1904. Son of Robert Lee and Flora (Minton) Eller. Attended
Boiling Spring-s School. Transportation business and merchant.
Member North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club, Director, 1949-1950;
North Wilkesboro Chambei' of Commerce. President, Catawba
Transit Co., Inc., Hickory, N. C; Wilkes Transportation Com-
pany; Eller, Kilby & Brown. Member Knights of Pythias; Dokies;
Junior Order United American Mechanics. Methodist. Married
Miss Georgia Elizabeth Johnson, June 28, 1930. One son: Robert
H. Eller, age 19. Address 223 C. St., North Wilkesboro, N. C.
LAWRENCE H. FOUNTAIN
(Fourth D'strict — Counties: Edgecombe and Halifax. Two Sena-
tors.)
Lawrence H. FountMn, Democrat. Senator from the Fourth Sen-
atorial District, was born in the village cf Leggett, N. C, Edge-
combe County. Sen of Sallie (Barnes) and the late Lawrence H.
Fountain. Attended Leggett High and Tarboro High School; Uni-
versity of North Carolina, A.B. Degree, 1934; LL.B., 1936. Law-
yer. Law partner of V. E. Fountain in Law Firm of Fountain
& Fruntain, Tarboro, N. C. Member Edgecombe County Bar Asso-
ciation; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Associa-
tion ; American Bar Association. Winner of Wiley P. Mangum
Oratorical Medal and Mary D. Wright Debate Medal. President
Philanthropic Literary Society. Member, Debate Council; Board
of Directors, Graham Memorial Building; Y.M.C.A. Deputation
Team. Member, Tarboro Kiwanis Club, Past President, 1940; Lt.
Gov. Sixth Division of Carolinas District of Kiwanis Interna-
tional, 1950. Former President Young Democratic Club of Edge-
combe County. Eastern Organizer of Y D C's of North Carolina
during administration of Ralph W. Gardner. Former Chairman,
Second Congressional District Executive Committee of Y D C's
of North Carolina. Member, Tarboro Merchants Association;
Biographical Skb^tches 421
Tarboro Chamber of Commerce. Retired member, Tarboro Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Director of Edgecombe County Chapter,
American Red Ci'oss. Elected Tarboro's man of the year in 1948.
Charter meniber, Tarboro's Executive Club. Reading Clerk in
No^th Carolina State Senate, 1936 Special Session; 1937 Regular
Session; 1938 Special Session; 1939 Regular Session; 1941 Regu-
lar Session. State Senator from the Fourth Senatorial District in
the General Assembly of 1947 and 1949. Enlisted in Army of
United States, March 4, 1942, with grade of Private; advanced to
Corporal and Staff Sergeant; released from service as Major,
J.A.G.O., March 4, 1946. Presbyterian; Deacon, 1941-1946; or-
dained as Elder in June, 1946; to date, Sunday School attendance
record of 34 years without absence; teacher Men's Bible Class,
Howard Memorial Presbyterian Church, regularly broadcast over
Radio Station WCPS, Tarboro, N. C, each Sunday. Married Miss
Christine Dail, May 14, 1942. Address: Tarboro, N. C.
SAMUEL B. FRINK
(Tenth District — Counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and
Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Samuel B. Frink, Democrat, Senator from the Tenth Senatorial
District, was born at Shallotte, N. C, October 2, 1899. Son of
D. S. and Martha Gore Frink. Attended Brunswick County
Schools; Motte Business College, Wilmington. Lawyer. Studied
law for four years under Professor Lockhart at Duke University
as a special student and in law office, and licensed January 26,
1931. Clerk Superior Court Brunswick County 1930-1934. Served
in U. S. Navy during World War I, enlisting May 1, 1917. Com-
missioned Lt. (jg) United States Coast Guard during World War
II. Reported for active duty May 28, 1942, and served continuously
until September 3, 1945. Discharged as Lt. Senior Grade. Active
in American Legion, 40 & 8, and Reserve Officers Association.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1935 and 1939. County
Attorney for Brunswick County from December 1, 1936 until May
28, 1942. Member State Ports Authority from July, 1945 until
January, 1949. Methodist. Member Board of Stewards, Trinity
Church, Southport, N. C. Married Marguerite Weathers Brown
November 9, 1950. Two children by former marriage: Malcolm S,
422 North Carolina Manual
Frink, 29 years of age, and Marion C. Frink, 25 years of age. Ad-
dress: Southport, N. C.
CHARLES FORTUNE GOLD
(Twenty-seventh District — Counties : Cleveland, McDowell, and
Rutherford. Two Senators.)
Charles Fortune Gold, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-sev-
enth Senatorial District, was born in Ellenboro, N. C, December
17, 1911. Son of Hattie Poe (Johnson) and the late Dr. Charles F.
Gold. Attended Blue Ridge School for Boys, Hendersonville, N. C,
graduating in 1930; Davidson College, B.S., 1934; University of
North Carolina Law School, LL.B., 1937. Attorney. Member, Ruth-
erford County Bar Association and North Carolina State Bar;
Rutherfordton Junior Chamber of Commerce; Rutherford County
Club. Vice-Commander of Fred Williams Post No. 75, American
Legion. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Solicitor of Ruth-
erford County Recorder's Court, 1939 and 1940; Judge, 1941, re-
signing in summer of 1942 in order to enter armed forces. Secre-
tary to Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle from December 1, 1943 to
March 1, 1950. President, Rutherford County Young Democratic
Club, 1939. National Committeeman of the Young Democratic
Clubs of North Carolina, 1941-1946. President of the Rutherford
County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Private in Army Air
Corps from July 27, 1942 to March 5, 1943. Episcopalian; Vestry-
man. Married Miss Ernestine Bailey, June 6, 1946. One daughter:
Patsy Lee Gold. Address: Rutherfordton, N. C.
FRANKLIN WILLS HANCOCK, III
(Fourteenth District — Counties: Durham, Granville and Person.
Two Senators.)
Franklin Wills Hancock, III, Democrat, Senator from the Four-
teenth Senatorial District, was born in Oxford, N. C, June 1, 1918.
Son of Frank, Jr., and Lucy (Landis) Hancock. Attended Uni-
versity of North Carolina, 1939; B.S. Degree in Commerce, North-
western University. Realtor and farmer. Member of Kiwanis
Club; Zeta Psi, President, 1939; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma
Biographical Sketches 423
Sigma. Captain, U. S. Army, February 1942-March 1946, Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1947. Baptist. Married Mary
Kathryn Foerster, October 16, 1945. One son: Franklin W. Han-
cock IV; one daughter, Mary Helen Hancock. Address: 103 W.
Front St., Oxford, N. C.
CARL T. HICKS
(Seventh District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones,
Lenoir, and Onslow. Two Senators.)
Carl T. Hicks, Democrat, Senator from the Seventh Senatorial
District, was born in Rockingham, N. C, October 14, 1899. Son
of Daniel Thomas and Sarah Kate (Burns) Hicks. Attended Rock-
ingham High School, 1905-1917; State College, September 1918 to
December 6, 1918. Farming-Business Manager. Chairman, Greene
County Board of Education 1949-1950. Mason. Private, S.A.T.C.,
State College, 1918, discharged December 6, 1918. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Emily Minshew, November 11, 1922. Address: Wal-
stonburg, N. C.
HAMILTON HARRIS HOBGOOD
(Sixth District — Counties: Franklin, Nash, and Wilson. Two
Senators.)
Hamilton Harris Hobgood, Democrat, Senator from the Sixth
Senatorial District, was born in Franklin County, N. C, March
23, 1911. Son of Herbert Hamilton and Ruth Taylor (Harris)
Hobgcod. Attended Mapleville and Louisburg Public School, 1918-
1924; Bunn High School, 1924-1928; University of North Carolina,
1928-1933, A.B. in Education, 1932; Wake Forest College Law
School, 1939-1941, LL.B., 1941. N. C. High School Oratorical
Champion, 1928. Member of Golden Fleece and Grail. President,
Senior Class, 1932; Head Waiter, Swain Hall, 1931-1933; Inter-
collegiate Debate Team, four years. Attorney at Law. Member of
State, District and County Bar Associations. Judge, Franklin
County Recorder's Court, December, 1938-November, 1942; April,
1946-December, 1948. Member, N. C. State Guard, April, 1941 to
August, 1942, Private to Second Lieutenant; United States Ma-
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rine Corps, August, 1942 to April, 1946, First Lieutenant, August,
1942; Captain, March, 1943; Major, July, 1945. Served in Pacific
Theatre of Operations in World War II. Methodist; Chairman
Board of Stewards, 1948; Teacher of College Bible Class, 1947-
1949; Teacher of Men's Bible Class, 1950. Married Miss Margaret
Nicol Stallings, May 15, 1943. Two children: Elizabeth Lacy Hob-
good, born March 18, 1944; Robert H. Hobgood, born April 25,
1946. Address: Louisburg, N. C.
HUGH G. HORTON
(Second District — Counties: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pam-
lico, Tyrrell, and Washington. Two Senators.)
Hugh G. Horton, Democrat, Senator from the Second Senatorial
District, was born at Ahoskie, N. C, December 23, 1896. Son of
John A. and Oda Novella (Byrd) Hoiton. Attended Ahoskie High
School and Winton High School; Wake Forest Law School, 1922.
Lawyer. American Bar Association and North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciation. Mayor of Williamston, 1923. Prosecuting Attorney Mar-
tin County, 1927. Private in 1918, 280th Field Hospital, 20th Sani-
tary 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. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly of 1935, 1937, and 1939. State Sena-
tor 1941, 1943, and 1947. Member Williamston Memorial Baptist
Church, Williamston, N. C. Married Miss Bessie 0. Page, Novem-
ber 11, 1923. Children: Hugh G. Horton, Jr., and Betsy Page Hor-
ton. Address : Williamston, N. C.
RIVERS DUNN JOHNSON
(Ninth District — Counties: Duplin, 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. Educated
at James Sprunt Institute, Warsaw High School and Wake Forest.
Page of Richmond
Poole of Moore
Powell of Columbus
Price of Rockingham
Rankin of Gaston
Sawyer of Durham
Scott of Alamance
Stoney of Burke*
Talton of Wayne
Watts of Robeson
Weaver of Buncombe
Westbrook of Polk
Whitley of Johnston
Winslow of Perquimans
Woodson of Rowan
Young of Harnett
Byerly — Principal Clerk
426 North Carolina Manual
Attended Wake Forest Law School, 1908-1909, Lawyer. Member
American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association and
Duplin County Bar Association. Past President Sixth Judicial
District Bar Association of North Carolina. Mayor of War-
saw, 1909-1910. State Senator, 1911, 1915, 1923, Ex. Session 1924,
1927, 1931, 1935, 1943, and 1947. Thirty-second Degree Mason,
Scottish Rite Bodies; Shriner, Sudan Temple; Jr. O.U.A.M.; Elk's
Lodge, Goldsboro; Master Masonic Lodge, 1911-1915; Councillor,
Jr. O.U.A.M., two years; President Shrine Club, 1919-1926. Bap-
tist. 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. Ad-
dress: Warsaw, N. C.
PAUL ERASTUS JONES
(Fifth District — County: Pitt. One Senator.)
Paul Erastus Jones, Democrat, Senator from the Fifth Sena-
torial District, was born near Bethel, Pitt County, April 9, 1890.
Son of Solomon Major and Gertrude (Whichard) Jones. Grad-
uated from Bethel High School, 1907. Attended Richmond Col-
lege, Virginia, one year; Medical College of Virginia, 1907. Doc-
tor of Dental Surgery, 1910. Dentist and farmer. Member Pitt
County Medical and Dental Society; American Dental Association,
served as delegate since 1931. Consultant, Fifth Trustee District
to Council on Legislation. Member Council of Legislation Ameri-
can Dental Association four-year term; Member Fifth District of
N. C. Dental Society, Secretary 1925-1926, President 1928. Mem-
ber N. C. Dental Society, President 1930. Fellow of the American
College of Dentists ; Fellow International College of Dentists.
Elected to N. C. State Board of Dental Examiners 1938, serving
until 1947. Vice President American Association of Dental Ex-
aminers 1943, serving two terms. President 1921. Director of the
Bank of Farmville, 1921-1937. Member of Farm Bureau; Rotary
Club; Local School Board (twenty-five years. Chairman five
years) ; Pitt County Board of Education, 1944-1949; Pitt County
Democratic Executive Committee (Chairman seven years) ; State
Democratic Executive Committee, 1945 until present. Appointed
to N. C. Board of Health, 1944 (served four years) ; Mason; Royal
Biographical Sketches 427
Arch; Knights Templer; Shrine; served through all Blue Lodge
offices. Author of several Essays before the N. C. Dental Society,
including a Presidential Address in 1931; Presidential Address to
American Association of Dental Examiners in 1946. First Lieu-
tenant World War I, June 30, 1918-March 15, 1919. State Senator
in the General Assembly of 1949. Member Christian Church;
Deacon ten years. Married Miss Vernice Lee Lang, October 22,
1913, Two children: Mrs. Charles M. Duke; Dr. Paul E. Jones,
Jr. One grandson and one granddaughter. Address: 502 North
Main St., Farmville, N. C.
ROBERT POSEY JONES
(Twenty-third 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, L H. C. Farm Equipment and Truck Dealer. Presi-
dent, Blue Ridge Insurance Agency, Inc. Member, Mount Airy To-
bacco Board of Trade, President, 1935-1946; North Carolina In-
surance Association; Merchants' Association; North Carolina Au-
tomobile 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 No.
322; Past Master, 1946. Member of Kiwanis Club, Director. State
Senator in the General Assembly of 1947. Baptist. Married Miss
Lucile Simmons Jones, June 15, 1933. Two children. Address:
North Main Street, Mount Airy, N. C.
RICHARD SLOAN JONES
(Thirty-third District — Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Ma-
con, and Swain. One Senator.)
Richard Sloan Jones, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-third
Senatorial District, was born in Franklin, N. C, March 29, 1903.
428 North Carolina Manual
Son of George A. and Harriett (Sloan) Jones. Attended Franklin
Public Schools; State College, 1921; University of North Carolina,
1922-1924. Attorney. Methodist; Steward for past ten years. Mar-
ried Miss Lois Halman, September 4, 1929. Two children: Richard
S. Jones, Jr., and Margaret Devereaux Jones. Address: Frank-
lin, N. C.
JOHN DAVIS LARKINS, JR.
(Seventh District — Counties: Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones,
Lenoir, and Onslow. Two Senators.)
John Davis Larkins, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Seventh
Senatorial District, was born in Morristown, Tennessee, June 8,
1909. Son of John Davis and Emma (Cooper) Larkins. Attended
public schools of Cedartown and Hazelhurst, Georgia, and Fayette-
ville, N. C, Graduated Greensboro High School June, 1925; B.A.
Wake Forest 1929, Law 1930 Wake Forest College; Lawyer. Mem-
ber N. C. Bar Association, American Bar Association, North Caro-
lina State Bar, Inc., and Fifth District Bar; U. S. Conciliation
Commissioner-Referee for Jones County 1934-1936. Sigma Delta
Kappa, National Legal Fraternity, Alpha Pi Delta Social Fra-
ternity, Junior Order United American Mechanics; Mason; Zion
Lodge, No. 81, Trenton; Woodman of the World. Trenton Rotary
Club; New Bern Consistory No. 3 Scottish Rite, Shriner, Sudan
Temple, B.P.O.E. No. 764, State Senator Seventh District Special
Session 1936; Regular Session 1937; Special Session 1938; Regular
Session 1939; President pro tem of 1941 Senate; State Senator
from the Seventh District in the General Assembly of 1941, 1943,
and 1949; Served as Chairman State Constitutional Amendment
Committee Campaign 1938. Chairman N. C. Jackson Day Com-
mittee 1939-1940; President Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com-
merce 1940; Secretary N. C. for Roosevelt Headquarters 1940.
Appointed Kentucky Colonel by Gov. A. B. "Happy" Chandler
1939. Third Congressional District Chairman Navy Day League
1941-1942 and Chairman Third Congressional District War Pro-
duction Board Industrial Salvage Committee. Delegate-at-Large
to Democratic National Convention in Chicago 1940, District Dele-
gate 1944, and Alternate to Delegate-at-Large, Democratic Na-
tional Convention in Philadelphia 1948, Member of Notification
Biographical Sketches 429
Committee to notify the Vice-President of the U. S. 1944. Baptist.
Deacon; Chairman Board Deacons, Superintendent Sunday School
1930-1942, State Campaign Chairman N. C. Division of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society 1947-48, Attorney for Atlantic and N. C. Rail-
road 1945-46. Private, U. S. Army, World War II, Past Adjutant
and Past Commander American Legion Post No. 154, Trenton,
N. C; Co-Chairman 1950-51 American Legion Department Mem-
bership Committee. Member La Societe 40 Et 8, Finance Director
Democratic National Committee for N. C. Campaign 1948, County
Chairman Democratic Executive Committee for Jones County since
1944. Married Miss Pauline Murrill, of Jacksonville, N. C, March
15, 1930. Two children: Emma Sue and Pauline, ages 19 and 16.
Address : Trenton, N. C.
MARVIN T. LEATHERMAN
(Twenty-fifth District — Counties: Catawba, Iredell, and Lincoln.
Two Senators.)
Marvin T. Leatherman, Senator from the Twenty-fifth Sena-
torial District, was born in Lincoln County, March 30, 1896. Son
of Franklin J. and Parthena (Wesson) Leatherman. Attended
Public Schools of Lincoln County; Piedmont High School, Lawn-
dale, N. C; Rutherford College; Law course. Wake Forest College.
Attorney at Law. Member, North Carolina State Bar Association;
Lincolnton Bar Association. Clerk Superior Court, Lincoln County,
1924-1930; Attorney, Lincoln County, 1930-1946. Knights of
Pythias; Lincolnton Kiwanis Club, President, 1946. Representa-
tive in the General Assembly of 1949. Baptist; Deacon; taught
Men's Bible Class for past twenty years. Married Mattie Tinman,
January 24, 1924. One daughter: Marguerite, junior at Meredith
College. Address: Lincolnton, N. C.
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 bom in Wilmington, N. C, August 17, 1906. Son of
R. Y. and Minnie (High) Lennon. Attended New Hanover High
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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
Recorder's Court, 1934-1942. State Senator in the General Assem-
bly of 1947. Baptist. Married Miss Karine Welch, October 12,
1933. Two children: Adna Lee and Alton Yates Lennon. Address:
Wilmington, N. C.
ROBERT EUGENE LITTLE
(Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly and Union. Two
Senators.)
Robert Eugene Little, Democrat, Senator from the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Wadesboro, Anson County, N. C,
January 10, 1893. Son of Robert Eugene and Mary Austin (Ben-
nett) Little. Attended Warrenton High School, 1906-1907; Bing-
ham School, Asheville, from fall term of 1907 through fall term
of 1908; Trinity Park School, Durham, spring of 1909; Bingham
School, Asheville, fall 1909 through spring term of 1911; Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 1911-1915; Wake Forest Law School sum-
mer 1916. Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court, August
term, 1916. Lawyer and Farmer. Member North Carolina and
American Bar Associations. Member Board of Trustees University
of North Carolina. Clerk Superior Court Anson County, 1930-1942.
Served in U. S. Army, September 5, 1918 to December 22, 1918.
Discharged with rank of Sergeant. Mason. Kappa Sigma Fra-
ternity University North Carolina. State Senator in the General
Assembly of 1945 and 1949. Episcopalian. Married Miss Rosa
Leak Parsons of Rockingham, N. C, October 14, 1926. Three chil-
dren: Rosa Parsons Little, Mary Bennett Little, and Robert Eu-
gene Little, IIL Address: Wadesboro, N. C.
JAMES PAUL LOWDER
(Nineteenth District — Counties: Anson, Stanly, and Union. Two
Senators.)
James Paul Lowder, Democrat, Senator from the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, was born in Montgomery County, N. C, Au-
gust 16, 1893. Son of James Marion and Mary Elizabeth (Shankle)
Biographical Sketches 431
Lowder. Attended Warsaw High School, 1909-1912; Duke Uni-
versity, A.B., 1916. Teacher and farmer. Member N.C.E.A.,
Grange, Master Pomona Grange, Stanly County. Mason, Master
Pee Dee Lodge No. 150 A. F. A. M., Norwood, N. C.; Shriner.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars. First Lieutenant, 1st R.O.T.C.
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., 1917; A.E.F. 32nd Division, (Red Arrow)
1918-1919; Army of Occupation. Methodist; Superintendent of
Sunday School, 1944-1950; Steward, 1920-1950. Married Miss
Pauline Ledbetter, December 20, 1919. Children: James Paul Low-
der, Jr., killed in action in France; Mrs. Margaret Lowder Shipp-
lett. One grandson: James Wallace Shipplett. Address: Nor-
wood, N. C.
WILLIAM MEDFORD
(Thirty-second District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
William Medford, 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, 1923-1927; 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. State Sena-
tor in the General Assembly of 1947. Baptist; Chairman, Finance
Committee, 1946-1947. Lieutenant in the United States Navy, 1942-
1945. Married Miss Martha Mock, November 23, 1940. One son:
James Allen Medford. Address: 205 North Main Street, Waynes-
ville, N. C.
HARVEY MORRIS
(Twentieth District — County: Mecklenburg. One Senator.)
Harvey Morris, Democrat, Senator from the Twentieth Sena-
torial District, was born in Charlotte, N. C, September 18, 1887.
Son of P. R. and Pinky Lee (Berryhill) Morris. Finished Char-
lotte Schools in 1905. Dairy Farmer. President of Morris Live-
stock Co., Morris Farm Equipment Co., and Morris Esso Service
Co. Member of Mecklenburg- County Welfare Board, 1936-1938;
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Board of County Commissioners, 1938-1940, National Guard, 1905-
1908. Mason, Shriner, Elk, Moose, Eagles. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1945, 1947, and 1949. Presbyterian. Married
Miss Iris Owen. Three children. Address: Charlotte, N. C. Route
No. 6.
CLYDE NOLAN
(Twenty-seventh District — Counties: Cleveland, McDowell, and
Rutherford. Two Senators.)
Clyde Nolan, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-seventh Sena-
torial District, was born in Lawndale, N. C, July 22, 1896. Son
of Delia (McBrayer) and the late John Beam Nolan. Attended
Piedmont High School, Lawndale, N. C; Kings Business College,
Charlotte, N. C. Realtor and farmer. Chairman, Democratic Exec-
utive Committee for Cleveland County, 1946-1950; Member, State
Democratic Executive Committee. Member, Shelby Kiwanis Club.
Baptist. Married Miss Flora Pettit, August 15, 1929. One son:
Clyde Nolan. Jr. Address: P. 0. Box 43, Shelby, N. C.
JOHN THOMAS PAGE
(Eighteenth District — Counties: Davidson, Montgomery, Rich-
mond, and Scotland. Two Senators.)
John Thomas Page, Democrat, Senator from the Eighteenth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Cumberland County. Son of John
Bunyan and Louetta Jane (Holland) Page. Attended Buies Creek
Academy; Wake Forest Law School. Lawyer. Member, N. C. State
Bar; N. C. Bar Association. Prosecuting Attorney, Richmond
County Special Court, 1940-1946; County Attorney, 1946-1948;
Judge, Richmond County Special Court, 1948-1949. Married Miss
Delia Scarborough, December 21, 1921. Three sons: John Thomas
Page, Jr., Talmadge D. Page, and Jackie O'Neal Page. Address:
ill Steele Street, Rockingham, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 433
JULIAN HAWLEY POOLE
(Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett. Hoke, Moore, and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
Julian Hawley Poole, Senator from the Twelfth Senatorial Dis-
trict, was born in Jackson Springs, N. C, March 29, 1890. Son of
H. S. and Sai-ah A. (McLeod) Poole. Graduated from Biscoe High
School, 1913; B.S. in Agriculture, State College, 1917. Peach
grower. Director, Tri-State Peach Growers Society. Member State
Board of Agriculture and Board of University Trustees. Director,
Bank of Pinehurst. Chairman, Board Supervisors Upper Cape
Fear Soils Conservation District; State President, Supervisors
N. C. Soils Conservation, 1950. Member National Distributors of
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; Past Chairman, Moore County
Agricultural Club; Director North Carolina Peach Growers Coun-
cil. President, Sandhills Kiwanis Club, 1949. Representative in
the General Assembly from Moore County, 1937, 1941, and 1943.
Served at Fort Oglethorpe Officers Training Camp, Second Lieu-
tenant, May 1917 to August 29, 1917; First Lieutenant, Junior
Reserve Corps to 1927. Mason; Master Elberta Lodge 654, West
End, 1940. Presbyterian; Elder, 1935; Moderator Fayetteville
Presbytery, 1950. Married Miss Lena Nelson Booker, September
5, 1925. Two children: One girl and one boy. Address: West
End, N. C.
JUNIUS KENNETH POWELL
(Tenth District — Counties : Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, and
Cumberland. Two Senators.)
Junius Kenneth Powell, Democrat, Senator from the Tenth Sena-
torial District, was born in Whiteville, N. C, July 15, 1899. Son
of Robert Henry and Nett (McKinnon) Powell. Attended White-
ville 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 Attor-
ney for Columbus County, 1939-1940; Attorney for Town of Fair
Bluff, 1944-1946. 32nd Degree Mason; Shriner. State Senator in
the General Assembly of 1947. Representative from Columbus
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County in the General Assembly of 1949. Presbyterian, Chairman,
Board of Deacons, First Presbyterian Church of Whiteville. Mar-
ried Miss Helen Simmons, October 7, 1919. One daughter: Mrs.
J. B. Lee, Jr., Attorney at Law, Whiteville, N. C. Address:
Whiteville, N. C.
.JOHN HAMPTON PRICE
(Fifteenth District — Counties: Caswell and Rockingham. One
Senator.)
John Hampton Price, Democrat, Senator from the Fifteenth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Rockingham County, November 20,
1899. Son of Robert B. and Hallie (McCabe) Price. Graduated
from Washington and Lee University 1924, with degree of LL.B.,
Attorney at Law. Member Rockingham County Bar Association,
North Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association. For-
mer Councilor Twenty-first Judicial District, North Carolina State
Bar. Senator from the Seventeenth District in 1939 and 1941 ;
from the Fifteenth District in 1943, 1945, and 1949; President Pro
Tem of the 1943 Senate. Former member of State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee; delegate to National Democratic Convention in
Philadelphia, 1948. Member State Advisory Budget Commission,
State Division of Purchase and Contract. Mason. Sons of Ameri-
can Revolution; Rotarian; member Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
Methodist. Married Miss Sallie Hester Lane, May 2, 1929. Ad-
dress: Leaksville, 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 Zee (Hand) Rankin. Graduated from Gas-
tonia High School, 1906; attended University of North Carolina,
1906-1909. President of Superior Yarn Mills, I^.Iount Holly, N. C.
State Senator from the twenty-sixth Senatorial District in the
General Assembly of 1931, 1933, 1947 and 1949. Member of North
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Carolina Budget Commission 1931-1935 and 1949-1951. Member
North Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission 1943-
1946. Member Board of Gaston County Commissioners, 1919-1925.
Mason, including Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Scottish Rite,
Shrine; Methodist; Steward. Married Miss Ruth Boyce, January
13, 1913. Four children: R. G. Rankin, Jr.; David H. Rankin;
George Mason Rankin; Mrs. Anna Rankin Lineberger; five grand-
children. Address: Gastonia, N. C.
THOMAS B. SAWYER
(Fourteenth District — Counties : Durham, Granville, and Person.
Two Senators.)
Thomas B. Sawyei% Democrat, Senator from the Fourteenth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Tapoco, N. C. Son of Pleas M. and
Edna 0. (Garland) Sawyer. Attended Greensboro High School,
1933-1935; Duke University, A.B., 1938; Emory University Law
School, LL.B., 1947. President, Radio Station WSSB, Durham, N. C.
Member, N. C. State Bar; Durham Merchant's Association; Durham
Chamber of Commerce. Alternate to delegate from State-at-large,
Democratic National Convention, 1948. Mason; Greensboro Lodge
No. 76. Member American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) ;
Post Commander, 1948-1949; State Commander, 1949; National
Executive Committeeman for AMVETS for N. C. at present. Mem-
ber, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled Amer-
ican Veterans; Lions International. Served four and one-half
years during World War II, one year with the 36th F. A. in
E. T. O. Was injured in combat in the North African campaign
and returned to the States. Chief, Industrial Services Branch, Hq.
Fourth Service Command, in Atlanta. Released from active duty
with rank of Captain. Called back to active duty, November 16,
1950, and at the present time on excess leave without pay to serve
in the N. C. Senate. Baptist. Past President of the Durham Coun-
cil of Churches. Married Miss Dorothy M. Siler, August 25, 1939.
Four children: Pleas M. (age 10); Joseph B. (age 4); Thomas
B„ Jr. (age 2) ; and Floy O. (age 1). Address: 806 W. Markham
Ave., Durham, N. C.
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RALPH H. SCOTT
(Sixteenth District — Counties: Alamance and Orange. One Sen-
ator.)
Ralph H. Scott, Democrat, Senator from the Sixteenth Sena-
torial District, was born near Haw River, N. C, December 12,
1903. Son of Robert Walter and Elizabeth (Hughes) Scott. At-
tended Hawfields High School, 1916-1920; North Carolina State
College, B.S., 1924. Partner and Manager, Melville Dairy. Mem-
ber Kiwanis Club, President, 1942; Chamber of Commerce, Presi-
dent, 1944-1945; Merchants Association; North Carolina Dairy
Products Association, President, 1947; North Carolina Jersey
Breeders Association, President, 1939; Raleigh, Durham, Burling-
ton Dairy Council, President, 1945-1946; Alamance County Tuber-
culosis Association, President, 1942; Trustee, May Memorial Li-
brary. County Commissioner, 1944-1950. Mason; Bula Lodge No.
409, A. F. & A. M. Presbyterian; Chairman Board of Deacons,
1938-1950. Married Miss Hazeleene Tate, November 11, 1925. Chil-
dren: Miriam Tate Scott; Ralph Henderson Scott, Jr.; William
Clevenger Scott. Address: Haw River, N. C.
ANDREW BURNETT STONEY
(Twenty-eighth District — Counties : Alexander, Burke, and Cald-
well. One Senator.)
Andrew Burnett Stoney, Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-
eighth Senatorial District was born 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 Fra-
ternity. Ensign, U. S. Navy, 1917-1918; Lieutenant 1918-1919.
Burke Post No. 21, American Legion. Mason, Shriner, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. Mimosa Golf Club; Mimosa
Fishing Club. President, Morganton Kiwanis Club, 1942. Gen-
eral Insurance Business. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1941, 1943, 1945 and 1947. Episcopalian; Vestryman since 1938,
Junior Warden, Grace Church, Morganton, Diocesan Chairman of
Laymen 1949-1951. Married Mrs. Mary Wilson Kistler, August
Biographical Sketches 437
15, 1938. Step-children: Mrs. Mary Kistler Craven; Charles E.
Kistler, Jr., and Andrew M. Kistler, II. Address: Morganton, N. C.
HARDY TALTON
(Eighth District — Counties: Johnston, and Wayne. Two Sen-
ators.)
Hardy Talton, Democrat, Senator from the Eighth Senatorial
District, was born at Pikeville, N. C, August 18, 1900. Son of
Mack Duffie and Rebecca (Pike) Talton. Attended Gurley School,
Wayne County, 1906-1913; Kenly High School, 1914-1915. Tobac-
conist and Farmer. Member, Harmony Masonic Lodge, No. 340,
Master, 1943-1944; J.O.U.A.M. No. 312, Councilor, 1936 and 1948;
District Councilor, 28th District, 1946; Grange No. 964, Master,
1939-1948; Master of Wayne Pomona Grange No. 38, 1943-1948.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1949. Member of Pleas-
ant Grove F.W.B.; Member of Board of Ruling Elders, 1932-1948;
Teacher, 1927-1948. Married Miss Mildred Roberts, December 21,
1921. One daughter: Mary Ellen, age 19. Address: Route 2,
Pikeville, N. C.
WESLEY CARR WATTS
(Eleventh District — County: Robeson. One Senator.)
Wesley Carr Watts, Democrat, Senator from the Eleventh Sena-
torial District, was born in Lumberton, N. C, October 12, 1900.
Son of Andrew and Edith (Britt) Watts. Attended Public Schools
of Robeson County; Buie's Creek Academy, 1917-1918; Mars Hill
College, 1919; University of North Carolina; University of North
Carolina Law School; Admitted to the Bar in August, 1924. Law-
yer, farmer, and realtor. Member Robeson County Bar Associa-
tion. Solicitor, Recorder's Court, 1936-1940; Clerk of Superior
Court of Robeson County, December 1940 to July 1945 (resigned).
Member Chamber of Commerce of Lumberton; North Carolina
Board of Realtors; St. Alban's Lodge No. 114 A.F. & A.M., Past
Master, 1938; Wilmington Consistory 32nd Degree; Sudan Temple
A. A. O.N. M.S. of New Bern, N. C; Junior Order United American
Mechanics. Baptist; President, Men's Bible Class several times.
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the last time being from January 1, 1950 through June 30, 1950.
Married Miss Dorothy GaNell Rice, November 1, 1926. Three chil-
dren : Dorothy Watts Sanderson, Betty Ann Watts, and Edith
GaNell Watts. Address: 209 W. 16th Street, Lumberton, N. C.
ZEBULON WEAVER, JR.
(Thirty-first District — County: Buncombe. One Senator.)
Zebulon Weaver, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-first
Senatorial District, was born in Asheville, N. C, March 27, 1907.
Son of Zebulon and Anna (Hyman) Weaver. Graduated from
Asheville High School, 1924; Weaver College, 1926; George Wash-
ington University, 1928; Asheville University Law School, 1932.
Lawyer. Member Buncombe County Bar Association. Methodist;
Steward, 1946-1950. Married Miss Elizabeth Roberts, September
11, 1931. Two children: Zebulon Weaver, III; Pearce R. Weaver.
Address: 24 Montview Drive, Asheville, N. C.
ELBERT AUSTIN WESTBROOK
(Thirty-second District — Counties: Haywood, Henderson, Jack-
son, Polk, and Transylvania. Two Senators.)
Elbert Austin Westbrook, Democrat, Senator from the Thirty-
second Senatorial District, was born in Glendale, S. C, May 31,
1904. Son of T. H. and Dora (Feagan) Westbrook. Graduated
from Stearns High School, Columbus, N. C, May 9, 1924. Mer-
chant and cotton gin owner. Elected Polk County Commissioner
December 1948 to serve until 1952, resigning to accept Office of
Senator. Member Woodman of World, Consul Commander, 1949-
1950. Charter member of Tryon's Lions Club. Methodist. Mar-
ried Miss Vera Mignon Harris, March 21, 1934. One daughter:
Doris Linda Westbrook. Address: Tryon, N. C, Route 1.
ADAM JACKSON WHITLEY, JR.
(Eighth District — Counties: Johnston and Wayne. Two Sen-
ators.)
Adam Jackson Whitley, Jr., Democrat, Senator from the Eighth
Senatorial District, was born in Johnston County, N. C, April 14,
Biographical Sketches 439
1894. Son of Adam Jackson and Abigail (Casey) Whitley. At-
tended Smithfield Grammar and High School, 1901-1914; N. C.
State College, 1915-1917. Farmer and Operator of Bulk Milk Plant.
Member Smithfield Chamber of Commerce; Junior Order; Rotary
Club, Charter member when organized in 1944. Mason. Chairman,
Democratic Executive Committee, 1945-1947; Precinct Committee-
man, 1939-1945. Served as a Sergeant in World War I, 1917-1918.
State Senator in the General Assembly of 1949. Baptist; Deacon,
1927-1948; Chairman, Board of Deacons, 1929-1948; Moderator of
Johnston Baptist Association, 1936-1950. Married Miss Florence
Elizabeth Lassiter, February 14, 1923. Three children: Adam J.
Whitley, III; Dennis Whitley; Leah Lassiter Whitley. Address:
Rt. 1, Smithfield, N. C.
JULIAN EMMETT WINSLOW
(First District — Counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Two Senators.)
Julian Emmett Winslow, Democrat, Senator from the First Sen-
atorial District, was born at Winfall, N. C, February 14, 1897.
Son of Charles Cook and Martha (Leigh) Winslow. Attended
Hertford High School and St. Paul's School. Oil jobber and mer-
chant. Member North Carolina's Oil Jobbers Association; North
Carolina Hardware Dealers Association; North Carolina Mer-
chants Association. Sheriff, Perquimans County, 1932-1946. Con-
gressional Committee Member, 1937-1949. Mason (32nd Degree);
Shriner Sudan Temple. Second Lieutenant, U. S. Air Corps (Pilot),
December 1917-October 1919; Second Lieutenant, U. S. Reserve
Army Air Corps, October 1919-October 1924. State Senator in the
General Assembly of 1949. Episcopalian; Member of Vestry. Two
children: Betty Randolph Winslow, Julian Emmett Winslow, Jr.
Address: Hertford, N. C.
NELSON WOODSON
(Twenty-first District — Counties: Cabarrus and Rowan. Two
Senators.)
Nelson Woodson, Democrat, Senatoi' from the Twenty-first Sen-
atorial District, was born at Salisbury, N. C, March 26, 1909.
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Son of Walter H. and Pauline (Bernhardt) Woodson. Attended
Salisbury High School, 1921-1925; University of North Carolina,
1929, A.B. Degree; University of North Carolina Law School,
1932, LL.B. Degree. Attorney at Law. Member of Rowan County
Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar
Association. Partner, Woodson & Woodson, Attorneys. Served in
the U. S. Army, 1942-1946; 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific;
discharged as Captain. State Senator in the General Assembly of
1949. Episcopalian. Married Miss Mary Holt Whittle, October
19. 1946. Address: 225 South Fulton Street, Salisbury, N. C.
JAMES ROBERT YOUNG
(Twelfth District — Counties: Harnett, Hoke, Moore and Ran-
dolph. Two Senators.)
James Robert Young, Democrat, Senator from the Twelfth Sen-
atorial District, was born in Dunn, January 27, 1896. Son of
Ernest Foster and Alma (Fleming) Young. Attended Warrenton
High School 1911-1913; Tennessee Military Institute, 1913-1914;
University of Tennessee 1914-1915; University of N. C. 1915-1917;
University of North Carolina Law School 1919-1920; Wake Forest
Law School 1920-1921. Licensed to practice law, January, 1922.
Member North Carolina Bar Association; N. C. State Bar Asso-
ciation; The American Bar Association. Solicitor Recorder's Court
of Dunn 1929-1930, Judge 1935-1937. Private 119th Infantry- June
22, 1917; Battalion Sgt.-Majr., July, 1917. Graduated Army Can-
didates School as Second Lieut., 1918; Served overseas with 119th
Infantry, 30th Division. City Attorney, 1946-1948. Thirty-second
Degree Mason; Knights of Pythias; American Legion; 40 & 8
Society; Sigma Nu College Fraternity U. N. C; Senior Warden
St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Represented Harnett County in
the General Assembly of 1931 and 1933. Married Miss Hazel Vir-
ginia Fetner, 1922. Address: Dunn, N. C.
REPRESENTATIVES
WALTER FRANK TAYLOR
SPEAKER
Walter Frank Taylor, Democrat, Representative from Wayne
County, was bovn in Faison, N. C, April 4, 1889. Son of S. Luther
and Ettie (Crow) Taylor. A.B. University of North Carolina,
1911; LL.B., 1914. Admitted to N. C. State Bar, 1914, and since
practiced in Goldsboro and member firm of Langston, Allen &
Taylor. Member, American Bar Association; N. C. Bar Associa-
tion; State Bar; Wayne County Bar; American Judicature So-
ciety; President, N. C. Bar Association, 1943-1944. Member State
Beard of Law Examiners, 1940-1948. State Senator in the Gen-
eral Assembly of 1921; Representative from Wayne County, 1939,
1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, and 1949. Member Re-codification Commis-
sion 1941-1943; Chairman Motor Transportation Commission to
re-write Motor Truck Carriers' Act, 1945-1947. Member, Commis-
sion to re-write Insurance Laws of State of North Carolina, 1943-
1947; Commission to make recommendation to General Assembly
for Improving Administration of Justice, 1947-1949; State Ad-
visory Budget Commission and Board of Contracts and Awards,
1947-1951. Served as Alderman City of Goldsboro, 1933-1939. Mem-
ber, Board of Trustees of University of North Carolina 1915-1931;
1941-1949 and re-elected to 1957; Board of Trustees of North Car-
olina College for Negroes at Durham, 1941-1949. Member Board
of Trustees, Goldsboro Public Library, 1935-1948, Chairman, 1945-
1948. Member Board of Directors Wayne County Memorial Asso-
ciation since 1925, Chairman, 1946-1949. Mason. Elk. Member
Kiwanis, Dunes Club, Atlantic Beach; Sphinx Club. Raleigh; Phi
Beta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha and Golden Fleece. Methodist.
Married Miss Elizabeth Gibson, December 16, 1933. One daughter,
Katharine Patterson Taylor, age thirteen years. Address: Golds-
boro, N. C.
THOMAS WATKINS ALLEN
Thomas Watkins Allen, Democrat, Representative from Gran-
ville County, was born in Granville County, January 7, 1893. Son
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of Glaudious L. and Catherine (Bragg) Allen. Attended Creed-
moor High School, 1910-1914. Farmer. Member County Board of
Education, 1928-1932; North Carolina Library Commission Board,
1940-1944. Entered service, April 18, 1918; promoted to Corporal
January 5, 1919; discharged, June 23, 1919. Member Creedmoor
Masonic Lodge, Master, 1934-1940; Wilton Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Councilor, 1920; District Councilor at pres-
ent; Member Noith Carolina State Grange, Member Executive
Committee, 1940 to present; Member, Oxford Rotary Club; Chair-
man, Tobacco Committee, N. C. State Grange; Member of North
Carolina Tobacco Council; Chairman of The Board of Wilton
Committee; President, Henderson Production Credit Association
since 1934; President, Wake Rural Electrification Administration
since 1942; Member, Board of Directors, Durham Mutual Ex-
change since 1940; Chairman, Tobacco Committee National
Grange; Member N. C. Farm Bureau; Master Granville County
Pomona Grange; Member County Committee, Agricultural Con-
servation Association of Granville County, 1936-1948. Three times
a member of County Committee of Farmers Home Administration ;
Member of Board of Directors of Tobacco Stabilization Coopera-
tive Corporation; Member of Board of Directors of Tobacco Asso-
ciates Incorporation; Member of Tobacco Advisory Committee to
the Secretary of Agriculture under the Marketing Reseai'ch Act.
Member N. C. Rural Electrification Authority. Representative in
the General Assembly of 1949. Baptist; Member Board of Deacons
since 1922; Superintendent, Sunday School, 1919-1940; Vice Mod-
erator Flat River Baptist Association. Married Miss Julia Farmer,
September 11, 1921. Two children: Thomas W. Allen, Jr., age 26;
Mildred A. Jenkins, age 23. Address: Creedmoor, N. C, Route 1.
ETHNA GORDON ANDERSON
Ethna Gordon Anderson, Democrat, Representative from Mar-
tin County, was born June 5, 1899. Son of the late Dr. J. H. and
Mary (Barnes) Anderson. Graduated from High School in 1918;
entered Reserve Officers Training Course, N. C. State College,
1918 for one semester. Leaf tobacco dealer and farmer. Mayor,
Town of Robersonville three terms. Member Board of Commis-
sioners two terms. Mason; Stonewall Lodge 296 A.F. & A.M.,
W. Frank Taylor — Speaker
Allen of Granville
Anderson of Martin
Askew of Gates
Atkins of Yancey
Avant of Columbus
Barker of Durham
Bender of Jones
Blackwell of Forsyth
Blue of Moore
Bost of Cabarrus
Branch of Halifax
Brantley of Polk
Brock of Davie
Brown of Jackson
Brown of Watauga
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Robersonville, N. C; Scottish Rite Lodge, New Bern, N. C;
Shriner; Sudan Temple, New Bern, N. C. Presbyterian. Married
Miss Callie Mae Roberson, December, 1924. One daughter. Ad-
dress: Robersonville, N. C.
ALLEN EDGAR ASKEW
Allen Edgar Askew, Democrat, Representative from Gates
County, was born in Eure, N. C, March 6, 1918. Son of William
John and Venie (Piland) Askew. Attended Eure Grammar School,
1925-1932; Gatesville High School, 1932-1936; Elon College, B.A.,
1940. Merchant. Mason, Lodge 126, Gatesville. Served in U, S.
Army from February 4, 1940 to September 27, 1945 with Sixth
Armored Division with rank of Corporal. Member of Christian
Church; Teacher of Men and Women Sunday School Class. Mar-
ried Miss Martha Elizabeth Stokes, July 18, 1944. One son: Allen
Edgar Askew, Jr. Address: Gatesville, N. C.
BILL ATKINS
Bill Atkins, Democrat, Representative from Yancey County, was
born in Sioux, N. C, September 4, 1909. Son of Press and Martha
(Peterson) Atkins. Attended Clearmont High School, 1926-1930;
Mars Hill Junior College; Asheville University Law School, 1932-
1934, LL.B. Attorney at Law. Member North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciation; Yancey County Bar Association. County Attorney for
Yancey County, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950. Married Miss Mary Willie
Lisenbee, August 22, 1943. One daughter: Marietta Atkins, born
July 22, 1940. Address: Burnsville, N. C,
HOMER GAUSE AVANT
Homer Cause Avant, Democrat, Representative from Columbus
County, was born in Cool Springs, S. C, October 29, 1884. Son of
Wadus Woodson and Sarah (Hilton) Avant. Agent, Sinclair Re-
fining Company; President, Avant and Sholar, Inc. Meinber Rotary
Club; Whiteville Country Club; Whiteville Merchants Association;
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Columbus County Hospital, Inc.;
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Member of Eastern Star. Commissioner, Columbus County, 1929-
19.30 and 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 and 1947. Mason; Scottish Rite. Baptist. Married Miss Mary
McLelland, September 26, 1909. Seven children. Address: White-
ville, 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)
Barker. Educated Durham City Schools and Trinity College, com-
pleting: law coui'se at Trinity in 1923. Lawyer, specializing' in con-
sultation and civil practice. Member of North Carolina Bar Asso-
ciation 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, 1945, and 1947. Candidate for Congress in Sixth
District in 1939 and 1941. Held numerous important legislative
committee assignments and was Chairman Courts and Judicial Dis-
tricts Committee in 1937. Serving second term as member Board
of Trustees of the North Carolina College at Durham. President,
Durham Y. M. C. A.; President, Durham Executives Club. Bap-
tist; 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.
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
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Education, 1920-1926; Member Jones County Democratic Executive
Committee 1918 to the present time. City Attorney, town of Pol-
Iccksville, 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
Fifth District Bar Association 1935-1937; and President Fifth
District Bar Association 1937-1938. Woodman of the V/orld; Clerk
of Evergreen Camp No. 184, Pollock^ville, 1916-1933; inclusive.
Charter member Pollocksville Rotary Club, President Jcnes County
Farm Bureau, Governnient A.ppeal Agent for Jones County Draft
Board 19-15 and 1946. Member State House of Representatives
from Jones County, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1945, and
1947. Presbyterian; Deacon 1917-1924; Elder since 1924; Super-
intendent Sunday School 1921-1934, inclusive. President Jones
County Sunday School Association, 1926 to the present time. Mar-
ried Miss Piary McGee Edwards, September 19, 1917 (deceased).
Married Miss Bonnie Mae Grimsley, February 14, 1934 (died Sep-
tember 21, 1937). Married Miss Nellie H. Finer 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 Quartermaster Corps, age 25.
Address: Pollocksville, N. C.
THOMAS WINFIELD BLACKWELL, JR.
Thomas Winfield Blackwell, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Forsyth County, was born in Lexington, Ky., March 3, 1913. Son
of Thomas Winfield, Sr., and Ruth Estelle (Crist) Blackwell. At-
tended Public School and High School, ¥/inston-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-
1948. Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce; Pythians; Grange.
Had active duty during V^^orld War II in United States Navy, July,
1942 through December, 1946; entered as Junior Lieutenant and
became Lieutenant-Commander; served in Seventh Fleet in South-
Biographical Sketches 447
west Pacific; also served in Caribbean. Member of American Le-
gion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1947 and 1949. 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 Lambeth of
Thcmasville, N. C, June 1, 1940. Three children: Catharine Camp-
bell Blackwell, Ruth Crist Blackwell and Mary Lambeth Black-
well. Address: Route No. 2, Country Club Road, Winston-Salem,
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 (Steward)
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 Eighth Congressional District YDC
Chairman, 1946; Secretary North Carolina Young Democratic
Clubs 1947-1948; President North Carolina Young Democratic
Clubs 1948-1949; Secretary State Democratic Executive Commit-
tee 1949 to present time; Member Moore County Democratic Exec-
utive Committee; Moore County representative on Eighth District
Congressional 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; Zone Chairman 1947-1948. Mason.
Woodman of the World. President Vass-Lakeview High School
Alumni Association, 1933-1935; also 1942 to the present. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1947 and 1949. 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, Bethes-
da Church, 1941-1946; Elected Elder, Bethesda Church, 1946. Mar-
ried Miss Gala Lee Nunnery, July 4, 1937. Three children : Pa-
tricia Joyce, age 10; Herbert Clifton, Jr., age 8; John Lee, age 3.
Address: Aberdeen, N. C.
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EUGENE THOMPSON BOST, JR.
Eugene Thompson Bost, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Cabarrus County, was born in Cabarrus County, June 11, 1907.
Son of E. T. and Zula A. (Hinshaw) Bost. Attended Mount Pleas-
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, 1945, 1947, and 1949.
Methodist. Mason. Married Miss Bernice Hahn, March 27, 1937.
Address: Concord, 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 armed forces of the United States from May 25, 1943 to No-
vember 29, 1945. Representative in the General Assembly of 1947
and 1949. Baptist. Married Miss Frances Jane Kitchen. Address:
Enfield, N. C.
ROBERT EARLEY BRANTLEY
Robert Earley Brantley, Democrat, Representative from Polk
County, was born in Zebulon, N. C, January 19, 1900. Son of
R. F. and Mrs. Lecy (Puckett) Brantley. Attended Wakelon High
School, graduating in 1916. Theatre Owner and Operator. Chair-
man of the Board of County Commissioners of Polk County, 1947-
1950. Director, Tryon Bank & Trust Company; Chairman of Har-
mon Field Commission; Past President Tryon Rotary Club; Past
President Tryon Merchants Association; Past President Tryon
Chamber of Commerce; Past Director of Tryon Country Club;
Past Treasurer Polk County Red Cross. Baptist; Deacon and
Treasurer. Married Miss Sallie V. Baker, January 28, 1925. Three
children: Mrs. Jean Brantley Durham, Mrs. Marguerite Brantley
Howell, and Emily Rose Brantley. Address: Tryon, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 449
BURR COLEY BROCK
Burr Coley Brock, Republican, Representative from Davie Coun-
ty, was born in Farmington, N. C, November 26, 1891. Son of
Moses B. and Vert (Coley) Brock. Attended schools of Cooleemee,
Woodleaf, Farmington and Clemmons High School, graduating in
1913; University Law School, 1913-1915; A.B., 1916. Lawyer. Ma-
son; Junior Order United American Mechanics; Odd Fellows;
Woodmen of the World; President Mocksville Lodge of P. 0. S.
of A., also county and district president. Chairman Boy Scout
Committee, Farmington, 1940-1949. Member School Committee,
1941-1949. Trustee Appalachian State Teachers College, 1949-
1952. Representative in the General Assembly from Davie County
in 1917, 1933, and 1935; State Senator, 1937, 1943, and 1949. Mi-
nority Leader in the General Assembly, 1933; Chairman Joint
House and Senate Caucus Committee, 1935. Methodist; Teacher
Young Men's Class for eight years, Mocksville M. E. Church,
South; now teaching Men's Wesley Bible Class; Chairman Circuit
Board of Stewards and Lay Leader Farmington Methodist Cir-
cuit; Chairman of Board of Stewards; Chairman, Building Com-
mittee; Superintendent of Sunday School for past two years; Asso-
ciate Lay Leader, Elkin District, 1940-1941; Lay Leader, 1942-
1943; Associate Lay Leader of Thomasville; Secretary and Treas-
urer of District Trustees and Member of the Location and Build-
ing Committee. Government appeal agent World War IL Married
Miss Laura Tabor, December 23, 1919. Children: B. C. Brock, Jr.,
Margaret Jo, Francis, John Tabor, James Moses, Richard Joe,
William Laurie and Rufus Leo. Address: Mocksville, N. C.
FRANK H. BROWN, JR.
Frank H. Brown, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Jackson
County, was born at Cullowhee, September 21, 1915. Son of Frank
H. and Hattie (Norton) Brown. Attended Cullowhee High School,
1928-1932; Western Carolina Teachers College, 1932-1935; Honor
Graduate, N. C. State College, 1937, B.S. (Agriculture). Farmer.
Member of Jackson County Farm Bureau, President, 1948-1949;
Jackson County Farmers Cooperative, member Board of Directors,
1948-1949. Member Jackson County Board of Education, 1947-1949.
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Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, May 1, 1942 to March 12, 1946.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1949. Methodist; Stew-
ard, 1947-1948; 1948-1949. Married Miss Elsie W. Earp, July 31,
1943. One son: Frank H. Brovv^n, III, born October 31, 1948. Ad-
dress; Cullowhee, N. C.
WADE E. BROWN
Wade E. BroM^n, Democrat, Representative from Watauga Coun-
ty, was born in Blowing Rock, N. C, November 5, 1907. Son of
J. D. and Etta (Sudderth) Brown. Attended High School and
Junior College at Mars Hill College, 1924-1928; LL.B. Degree,
Wake Forest College, 1931. Lawyer. Member of the North Caro-
lina Bar Association; President, 16th Judicial Bar, 1946-1947.
Trustee, Appalachian State Teachers College, 1941. Mason. Lieu-
tenant, U. S. Naval Reserve, May 25, 1944-March 9, 1946. Com-
mander, Watauga Post No. 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. Chairman, Watauga Hospital
Board of Trustees. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1947.
Baptist; Deacon; Member General Board, Baptist State Conven-
tion, 1939-1942; Chairman, Executive Committee, Three Forks Bap-
tist Church. Married Miss Gilma Baity, June 1, 1935. Two chil-
dren: Margaret Rose and Wade Edward, Jr. Address: Boone, N. C.
CHARLES KING BRYANT, SR.
Charles King Bryant, Sr., Democrat, Representative from Gas-
ton County, was born in Iredell County, April 25, 1894. Son of
R. J. and Lydia C. (White) Bryant. Graduated from High School,
1913; New York Electrical School, 1914-1916. Electrical Engi-
neer and farmer. Member, American Institute of Electrical Engi-
neers; National Industrial Service Association. Member, Gastonia
Elks Club; Gastonia Rotary Club, Past President. Presbyterian.
Married Miss Mary L. Miller, June 30, 1915. Five children: four
boys, one girl; five grandchildren: four boys, one girl. Address:
New Hope Road, Gastonia, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 451
CHARLES THOMAS BRYSON
Charles Thomas Bryson, Democrat, Representative from Macon
County, was born in West Mill, N. C, March 7, 1894. Son of
James L. and Fanny Bell (Mallonee) Bryson. Attended Cowee
Hig-h School; International Business School, Scranton, Pa., 1920.
Merchant. Reg:ister of Deeds, County Accountant and Tax Super-
visor for Macon County, December, 1930 to 1938. Member Loyal
Order of Moose, Governor; Mason. American Legion, Commander,
American Legion Post. Pfc. World War I, October, 1917 to 1919.
Baptist; Deaccn. Married Miss Mary Irene Higdon, February 23,
1918. Two children: Mildred Bryson, Mrs. Sam Q. Ritchie. Ad-
dress: Cullasaja, N. C.
NOAH BURFOOT
Noah Burfoot, Democrat, Representative from Pasquotank Coun-
ty, was born in Elizabeth City, N. C, April 10, 1894. Son of Noah
and Rennie (Aydlett) Burfoot. Attended Wilmer & Chew, Annap-
olis, Md., 1911; U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; Wake For-
est College; North Carolina State, June, 1917. President of Pas-
quotank Hosiery Company, Elizabeth City, N. C. Member Board
of County Commissioners, Pasquotank County, 1934-1946; Chair-
man, 1936-1946. Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Delegate, Democratic
National Convention, 1948. Member Board of Trustees, Albemarle
Hospital, 1937 to present time. Mason; Red Men. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1949. Sgt. Major in the U. S. Armed
Forces, 1917-1918. Methodist. Married Miss Harriet Glover, No-
vember 5, 1919. Address: 301 Culpepper St., Elizabeth City, N. C.
SHERMAN EVERETT BURGESS
Sherinan Everett Burgess, Democrat, Representative from Cam-
den County, was born in Old Trap, Camden County, N. C, Decem-
ber 5, 1908. Son of Willie H. and Eva Bell (Leary) Burgess. At-
tended Public Schools Camden County, 1914-1925. A.B., Duke Uni-
versity, 1934. Taught in Public Schools of Camden County, 1932-
1942. Farmer. Member Elizabeth City Rotary Club. Mason. Mem-
ber Widows Son Lodge No. 75, Camden, N. C; Past Master 1942:
District Deputy Grand Master, 1943-1944. New Bern Consistory
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No. 3; Sudan Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of New Bern; Chairman, Cam-
den County Chapter American Red Cross since 1937. Chairman,
United War Fund Drive for Camden County, 1943 and 1944. Mem-
ber, Camden County Draft Board, 1948-1950. Representative in
the General Assembly of 1945. Baptist. Sunday School Superin-
tendent. Married Miss Lorraine Sawyer April 2, 1937. Three chil-
dren: Everett Duke, age 11; David Sawyer, age 10; and Diane
Burgess, age 6. Address: Belcross, 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, Republican County Executive Committee,
1928-1930. Served in Special Session of General Assembly, 1936,
regular sessions 1937, 1939, 1943, and 1947. Membei', Bakersville
Men's Club. Mason. Baptist. Married Miss Atta Rankin, 1925,
Two sons : Bruce Eugene and William Anderson. Address : Bakers-
ville, N. C.
ROBERT MYRON CARR
Robert Myron Carr, Democrat, Representative from Duplin
County, was born near Rose Hill, N. C, December 10, 1900. Son of
Solan Clarence and Susan Ann Carr. Graduated from Burgaw
High School, 1918; Bowen's Business College, Columbia, S. C,
September, 1919. Distributor Gulf Oil Products, Wallace, since
March 12, 1927. Member Duplin County Board of Education since
1934, Chairman for past fourteen years. Member Wallace Lodge
No. 595 A.F. & A. M., Master, 1934; Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics. Presbyterian. Married Miss Lela Smith, Decem-
ber 21, 1921. Three children: Christine, Margaret Ann, and Bobby.
Address: Wallace, N. C.
Bryant of Gaston
Bryson of Macon
Burfoot of Pasquotank
lUirpress of Camden
Burleson of Mitchell
Carr of Duplin
Clark of Bladen
Clark of Lincoln
Collier of Pamlico
Combs of Tyrrell
Crissman of Guilford
Dalrymple of Lee
Dawkins of Cumberland
Bellinger of Gaston
Dill of Carteret
Doughton of Alleghany
Duncan of Cherokee
Edwards of Greene
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CLARENCE STEWART CLARK
Clarence Stewart Clark, Democrat, Representative from Bladen
County, was born in Clarkton, N. C, January 18, 1888, Son of
Oscar Lee and Cora Lee (Withers) Clark. Attended Clarkton Male
Institute, 1905; Davidson College, B.S. Degree, 1910. Merchant.
Member, Kappa Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Clarkton Rotary
Club, President, 1942. City Clerk. Chairman, Local School Board,
two years; Chairman, County School Board, two years; Chair-
man, County Welfare Board, three years. Member Local Board
No. 1 for duration. Chairman, three years. Presbyterian; mem-
ber Session thirty-seven years; Trustee Presbyterian Junior Col-
lege, two years; Regent, Barium Springs Orphanage, two years;
Trustee, Flora Macdonald College, ten years. Married Miss Edna
Reynard, December 30, 1911. Children: Mrs. John R. Ferguson;
Charles S. Clark; Mrs. Robert S. Troy; Dorothy Clark. Address:
Box 128, Clarkton, N. C.
DAVID CLARK
David Clark, Democrat, Representative from Lincoln County,
was born in Lincolnton, N. C, July 4, 1922. Son of Thorne and
Mabel (Gossett) Clark. Attended Lincolnton High School, 1935 to
1939; Darlington School, 1939 to 1940; Washington and Lee Uni-
versity, 1941 to January, 1943, 1946; University of North Caro-
lina Law School. Lawyer. Member Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta
Theta; Knights of Pythias; V. F. W., Vice-Commander; Ameri-
can Legion. Mason. Chairman, Lincoln County Red Cross, 1950.
State Chairman, Americanism Committee of North Carolina. Mem-
ber Junior Chamber of Commerce, State Chairman, 1950. First
Lieut., Air Force, 1943 to 1946. Presbyterian. Address: Lincoln-
ton, N. C.
THEODORE JOSEPH COLLIER
Theodore Joseph Collier, Democrat, Representative from Pam-
lico County, was born in Wayne County, October 16, 1908. Son
of Josiah and Matilda (Johnson) Collier. Attended Pikeville Ele-
mentary and High School, 1914-1925; University of North Caro-
Biographical Sketches 45I5
Una, 1929, A.B. Degree. Lumber Manufacturer and Dealer in
Building Supplies. Teacher and principal in Pamlico County
Schools from 1930-1942; in Washington County, 1942-1945. Chair-
man of Board of Directors, Craven-Pamlico Library Service. Ma-
son. Member of Ruritan Club; Triangle Club. Sigma Phi Epsilon
and Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1949, Methodist; Steward; Member and Treasurer of
Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of Camp Don-Lee, Inc.;
Lay Leader. Married Miss Mildred Muse of Oriental, N. C, Oc-
tober 25, 1930. Two children: Joseph, 10 years old, and Betsy, 5
years old. Address: Arapahoe, N. C.
LEWIS L. COMBS
Lev/is L. Combs, Democrat, Representative from Tyrrell County,
was born in Tyrrell County, September 23, 1909. Son of Benjamin
B. and Estelle (Patrick) Combs. Attended Wake Forest College,
B.S. Degree, 1933. Farmer. Mason. Shriner. Member Eastern
Star. Baptist. Married Miss Dorothy Liverman, September 1,
1935. Two children: Carol Ann, six years; Dorothy Lynn, four
months. Address: Columbia, N. C.
WALTER EDGAR CRISSMAN
Walter Edgar Crissman, Democrat, Representative from Guil-
ford County, was born in Surry County, N. C, December 11, 1902.
Son of Charles E. and Ollie (Huff) Crissman. Attended High
Point High School and graduated in 1922. A.B., University North
Carolina, 1926; University Law School. Lawyer. Member Ameri-
can Bar Association; N. C. State Bar and High Point Bar Asso-
ciations. State Councillor Junior Order United American Me-
chanics 1947-1948 and 1950-1951; Member Masonic Order. Mem-
ber Chi Psi Fraternity. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1945, 1947, and 1949. Baptist; Superintendent Sunday School
since 1938. Married Miss Wilma Planzer, April 6, 1935. Address:
High Point, N. C.
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ROBERT WATSON UALRYMPLE
Robert Watson Dalrymple, Democrat, Representative from Lee
County, was born near Sanford, N. C, June 16, 1922. Son of
Thomas Clyde and Laura Eunice Dalrymple. Attended Broadway
High School; N. C. State College, B.S. Degree in Agricultural
Economics. Farmer. Member of Farm Bureau; American Legion;
Past Commander of Post No. 347 ; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Member Board of Directors, Junior Chamber of Commerce at San-
ford; Member Board of Directors of Broadway Lions Club; Secre-
taiy, Young Democrats Club of Lee County. Mason. Sigma Chi
Fraternity. Entered Military service July 5, 1943, placed on in-
active duty Febiuary 27, 1947; First Lieut, in Marine Corps. Rep-
resentative in the General Assembly of 1949. Presbyterian;
Teacher in Bible Class of Sunday School. Address : R.F.D., Jones-
boro Heights Station, Sanford, N. C.
JOHNNIE LEE DAWKINS
Johnnie Lee Dawkins, Democrat, Representative from Cumber-
land County was born in Troy, N. C, March 4, 1908. Son of Frank
Garrett and Margaret McDonald (Hamilton) Dawkins. Attended
Campbell College; Kings Business College. Lumberman. Member
State Hospitals Board of Control; Knights of Pythias; Moose
Club, Lodge No. 1339; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,
Lodge No. 1081. Member, Board of Control of State Exchange
Club, 1946-1947; Treasurer, 1947-1948; Vice-President. 1948-1949;
President, 1949-1950. President of Fayetteville Exchange Club,
1944-1946. President of the Fayetteville Deacon's Club, 1947-1950.
Baptist; President, C. Parker Poole Bible Class, 1950-1951. Mar-
ried Miss Lucille Allen, December 30, 1933. Three sons: J. L., Jr.,
age 15, Edward, age 11, Robert, age 9. Address: 114 North King
Street, Fayetteville, N. C.
DAVID P. DELLINGER
David P. Dellinger, Democrat, Representative from Gaston
County, was born in that county. Son of John C. and Barbara
(Glenn) Dellinger, a relative of the late Governor Robert B. Glenn.
Biographical Sketches 457
Attended the public schools and Sylvanus Erwin Normal Insti-
tute, Waco, N. C, 1893-1896; Rutherford College (Old), 1897-1899,
A.B. Degree; University of Noi'th Carolina Law School, 1900.
Licensed by the Supreme Court, September, 1900. Lawyer. Deliv-
ered 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 Finance,
1909. Executive Vice-President Rhyne-Houser Manufacturing
Company; Local Counsel Seaboard Air Line Railway since 1913.
Representative in the General Assembly of the extra session, 1912
and regular sessions of 1913, 1925, 1937, 1943, 1945 and 1947.
Reading Clerk in House of Representatives, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921,
1923, and 1927. Chairman, Committee on Insurance, 1925. Chair-
man, Committee on Propositions and Grievances, 1937. Masonic
Lodge life member; Royal Arch Mason; Knights Templar; Oasis
Temple Shrine; Scottish Rite; Thirty-third Degree Mason; Re-
ceived Thirty-third Degree in Masonry with Harry S. Truman as
active candidate; Inspector General Honorary; Past Chancellor
Commander, Knights of Pythias; D.O.K.K.; Junior Order United
American Mechanics; Improved Order of Red Men; Member all
Scottish Rite Bodies. Served Cherryville Masonic Lodge over
twenty-five years as Master; Past District Deputy Grand Master,
28th District. Past Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of
Arizona, twelve years. Baptist; Sunday School Superintendent
twenty years; Organizer and Clerk, Gaston County Baptist Asso-
ciation of fifty-nine churches and 21,000 members; Clerk of Asso-
ciation, twenty-five years. Married Miss Grace Abernethy of Ruth-
erford College in 1903. One daughter: Mrs. Howard Hamrick of
New Orleans, La. One grandchild. Address: Chei'ryville, N. C.
GEORGE W. DILL, JR.
George W. Dill, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Carteret
County, was born in Morehead City, N. C, son of George W. and
Susan (Davis) Dill. Attended University of North Carolina, 1926,
Ph.G.; American Academy of Embalming 1935; Giaduate Em-
balmer. Funeral Director. Member N. C. Funeral Directors' Asso-
ciation; National Funeral Directors' Association; Morehead City
Rotary Club, President, 1949. Mayor of Morehead City since 1947.
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Member Ocean Lodge No. 405, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-
sons; Sudan Temple; Morehead-Beaufort Lodge Benevolent and
Protective Order Elks. Methodist; Superintendent Intermediate
Department since 1948; Vice Chairman, Board of Stewards, 1951.
Married Miss Mary Leigh Sheep, October 19, 1940. Children:
Susan Elizabeth and George Leigh Dill. Address: 1104 Arendell
Street, Morehead City, N. C. ,
JAMES KEMP DOUGHTON
James Kemp Doughton, Democrat, Representative from Alle-
ghany County, v^^as born at Sparta, N. C, May 18, 1884. Son of
Rufus A. and Sue (Parks) Doughton. Attended Oak Ridge Insti-
tute and University of North Carolina. Farmer. Formerly bank
official; State and National Bank Examiner; Manager Richmond
Agency Reconstruction Finance Corporation; General Agent and
Chairman Board Farm Credit Administration, Baltimore. Repre-
sentative in General Assembly of 1949. Methodist. First marriage
to Miss Josephine Brown of Raleigh, N. C. Three children. Sec-
ond marriage to Miss Ivy G. Doughton of Laurel Springs. Ad-
dress: Sparta, N. C.
JAMES HARALSON DUNCAN
James Haralson Duncan, Democrat, Representative from Chero-
kee County, was born at Clayton, Georgia, August 10, 1914. Son
of Haralson Earl and Rachel (Justus) Duncan. Attended Rabun
County High School, Georgia, 1919-1930. Wholesale Dealer in Pe-
troleum Products. Member of Cherokee Lodge No. 146 Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, Master, 1947 and 1948. Storekeeper
3rd Class, United States Naval Reserve; enlisted March 11, 1944,
discharged, August 8, 1945. Representative in the General Assem-
bly of 1949. Baptist. Married Miss Maude Virginia Burleson,
April 21, 1935. Children: Two sons. Address: Murphy, 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
Biographical Sketches 459
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 1942-1948 and Member of
State Executive Committee 1937-1951. Representative from North
Carolina to the National Farm Bureau Convention 1938, 1945,
1946, 1947, 1948, and 1950; President North Carolina Farm Bu-
reau 1949-1950. Director, Peanut Growers Cooperative 1942-1951.
Director Coastal Plain Soil Conservation District 1942-1951; Presi-
dent, North Carolina Association of Soil Conservation District Su-
pervisors, 1946; Commissioner, Town of Hookerton 1931-1940
Chairman 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. 0. U. A. M. Chil-
dren's Home, Lexington, N. C, 1941-1951; State Councilor, 1944-
1945; National Representative, Jr. O.U.A.M., 1945-1949; B. P. O.
of Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; State Board of Education 1943-1948;
Member N. C. Advisory Budget Commission, 1949-1950; Member
Board of Awards, 1949-1950; Representative in the General Assem-
bly of 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, and 1949. Methodist; Steward,
1928-1951, Charge Lay Leader Hookerton Circuit, 1935-1951; Sun-
day School Superintendent, 1942-1951. Married Miss Bettie Hardy
Taylor, February 20, 1935. One son, Alonzo Clay Edwards, Jr.
Address : Hookerton, N. C.
HERMAN VANCE EDWARDS
Herman Vance Edwards, Democrat, Representative from Swain
County, was born in Asheville, N. C, December 11, 1919. Son of
McKinley and Annie Mae (Angel) Edwards. Attended Swain
County Public Schools, 1926-1937; Mars Hill Junior College, 1937-
1939; Law School of Wake Forest College, 1939-1941, 1944-1945,
LL.B. Degree, 1945. Lawyer. Member, Twentieth Judicial District
Bar Association, Secretary-Treasurer, 1947 to present; Member
N. C. State Bar. Member, Bryson City School Committee, 1949-
1950. Attorney for the Town of Bryson City. Government Appeal
Agent, North Carolina Local Board No. 88, August 19, 1948 to
present time. Member, American Legion; Commander, Post No.
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191, 1947. Served in the United States Navy, S/2c, 1943-1944.
Baptist. Married. One son: Herman Bruce Edwards. Address:
Bryson City, N. C.
WILLIAM P. ELLIOTT
William P. Elliott, Democrat, Representative from McDowell
County, was born in that County on October 17, 1900. Son of
Champ David and Mary (McCormick) Elliott. Manufacturer.
Member, Board of Marion City Schools, N. C. School for the Deaf
at Morganton, N. C. Textile School at Belmont, N. C. Sergeant,
State Guard, 1943-1945. Member Kiwanis Club. Presbyterian;
Elder. Married Miss Emma Hensley, August 10, 1918. Seven chil-
dren. Address: Box 568, Marion, N. C.
ROBERT BRUCE ETHERIDGE
Robert Bruce Etheridge, Democrat, Representative from Dare
County, was born at Manteo, July 31, 1878. Son of Van Buren and
Matilda Etheridge. Attended public schools of Manteo and Atlan-
tic Collegiate Institute, Elizabeth City; A.B. Trinity College (now
Duke University) 1899. Cashier Bank of Manteo 1907-1933. Gen-
eral Insurance. Clerk Superior Court, Dare County; Superintend-
ent of Schools; Member State Executive Committee 1928-1950;
Postmaster, Manteo 1914-1922; County Chairman Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. State Senator from Second District 1907. Rep-
resentative in General Assembly 1903, 1905, 1929, 1931, and 1933.
Director Department of Conservation and Development 1933 to
May, 1949. Member New York World's Fair Commission. Chair-
man Ex-officio Cape Hatteras National Seashore Commission. Ma-
son, Treasurer Masonic Lodge twelve years; Junior Order; Wood-
m.en of America; Red Men; Kappa Sigma (college fraternity).
Married Miss Elizabeth Webb, April 22, 1908. Address: Man-
teo, N. C.
BAYARD THURMAN FALLS, JR.
Bayard Thurman Falls, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Cleveland County, was born at Shelby, N. C, September 14, 1911.
Edwards of Swain
Elliott of McDowell
Etheridge of Dare
Falls of Cleveland
Fields of Avery
Fisher of Cumberland
Fisher of Transylvania
Floyd of Robeson
Fountain of Edgecombe
Gentry of Ashe
Gobble of Forsyth
Goodman of Stanly
Greene of Hoke
Gregory of Harnett
Gudger of Buncombe
Hardison of Craven
Henderson of Mecklenburg
Hewlett of New Hanover
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Son of B. T. and Selma E. Falls. Attended Shelby Public Schools,
1917-1929; LL.B., Wake Forest College, 1939. Lawyer. Member
North Carolina State Bar. Gamma Eta Gamma, Law Fraternity.
President Shelby Junior Chamber of Commerce. Charter member
Shelby Lodge No. 1709 B.P.O.E. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1943 and 1949. Episcopalian. Married Miss Sara
Hines, Novefiiber 12, 1938. Two children: Betsy Falls, age 8,
Selma Falls, age 4. Address: Shelby, 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 Ma-
sons, Elizabethton, Tenn.; Holston Council No. 101, Royal and
Select Masters; Past Patron, Order Eastern Star; Junior Order
United American Mechanics. County Chairman of American Red
Cross. Representative in the General Assembly of 1945 and 1947.
Latter Day Saint. Married Miss Minnie F. Estes, 1920. Four chil-
dren: Mrs. Beatrice Fields Greer, Willard R. Fields, Jr., killed in
North Africa, 1942, Tellis J. and Carrol Faye Fields. Address:
Elk Park, N. C.
RALPH RUDOLPH FISHER
Ralph Rudolph Fisher, Republican, Representative from Tran-
sylvania County, was born at Greenville, S. C, February 3, 1892.
Son of Dr. W. C. and Rhoda Emma (Walker) Fisher. Attended
Columbus Institute, 1903-1904; Furman Fitting School, Greenville,
S. C, 1909-1910; Mars Hill College, 1910-1914; Wake Forest Col-
lege, 1917. Lawyer. President, Brevard Chamber of Commerce,
Biographical Sketches 463
1941. Served in World War I, 1917-1919. Past Commander Munroe
Wilson Post 88, American Legion. Dept. Membership Chairmen,
1949-1950; Delegate to National Convention at Omaha, Neb., 1943.
Fifth Division Commander, 1949-1950. Noble Grande in Odd Fel-
lows; Council Commander, Woodmen of the World. Chairman, Re-
publican County Executive Committee; Delegate to Republican
National Convention at Philadelphia, 1940. Representative in Gen-
eral Assembly, Regular Session, 1921; Special Session, 1922;
Regular Session, 1945 and 1949. Member of First Baptist Church,
Brevard. Married Miss Thelma Richardson, of Marion, Va., Jan-
uary 31, 1923. Address: Brevard, N. C.
TROY ANCIL FISHER
Troy Ancil Fisher, Representative from Cumberland County,
was born in Cumberland County, December 12, 1909. Son of W. L.
and Rosa Belle (Allen) Fisher. Attended Cedar Creek School and
Stedman High School, 1916-1928. Farmer. Member of North Caro-
lina Farm Bureau; President of Cumberland County Farm Bu-
reau; Member of Board of Directors North Carolina Farm Bu-
reau; A. A. A. Committeeman, 1940-1948. Member of Woodmen
of the World. Representative in the General Assembly of 1949.
Baptist; Member of Board of Trustees since 1946. Married Miss
Bertha Miller, January 21, 1940. Four daughters: Nancy Rose
Fisher, age 10; Mary Ancil Fisher, age 7; Helen Troy Fisher, age
5; Bertha Sue Fisher, age 3; one son, William L. Fisher, age 2.
Address: Route 5, Fayetteville, N. C.
FRANCIS WAYLAND FLOYD
Francis Wayland Floyd, Democrat, Representative from Robeson
County, was born at Lumberton, N. C, May 23, 1904. Son of Fran-
cis A, and Nora Mae (Lewis) Floyd. Attended Fairmont High
School, 1918-1922; Wake Forest College; Wake Forest Law School.
Attorney at Law and farmer. Member of N. C. State Bar; Ninth
Judicial District Bar Association; Robeson County Bar Associa-
tion. Solicitor, Robeson County Recorder's Court, 1936-1940 and
1944-1948. Member Fairmont Civitan Club, Past President; Past
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Lieut. Governor of N. C. District Civitan International; W. O. W. ;
Mason, Fairmont Lodge, No. 528, A. F. & A. M.; Scottish Rite Ma-
son; Sudan Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. Shrine. Lt., Infantry, N. C.
SG; Past President of Fairmont Merchants' Association. Attorney
foi Town of Fairmont, 1936-1946. Representative in General
Assembly in 1949. Baptist. Married Miss Meddie Thompson, July
5, 1926. Two sons: Robert Francis Floyd, and Edwin Oliver Floyd.
Address: Fairmont, N. C.
BEN.JAMIN 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-
combe 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, 1934 to 1947; Trustee of
Greater University of N. C; 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, 1945, 1947, and 1949. Married Miss Emmie Jane Green of
Fountain Inn, S. C, June 14, 1928. Children: Benjamin Eagles,
Jr., Arthur Green and Jane Bryson. Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
' TODD H. GENTRY
Todd H. Gentry, Democrat, Representative from Ashe County,
was born in Ashe County, April 23, 1912. Son of J. B. and Leora
(Trivett) Gentry. Graduated from West Jefferson High School,
1932; attended Lees McRae College. Secretary-Treasurer of Oak
Flooring Company, Inc., West Jefferson, N. C. Member of Ashe
County Chamber of Commerce. Elk. Mason. Shriner. Vice-Presi-
dent of Jefferson Rotary Club. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1949. Chairman of the Ashe County Democratic Exec-
Biographical Sketches 465
utive Committee. Methodist; Steward, Charge Lay Leader. Mar-
ried Nina Houck September 1, 1934. Children: Tony, Diane and
Sara. Address: West Jefferson, N. C.
FLEETUS LEE GOBBLE
Fleetus Lee Gobble, Democrat, Representative from Forsyth
County, was born in Davidson County, N. C, January 1, 1891. Son
of John H. and Frances (Foster) Gobble. Attended Public Schools
Davidson County 1897-1910. Entered Atlanta Barber College Janu-
ary 2, 1911 and completed course. Barber. Barber and Beauty
School Operator. Member Associated Master Barbers of America;
President State Association Master Barbers 1934-1935. Member
Educational and Legislative Committee since 1935. Member Wil-
son Democratic Club. Member of Chamber of Commei'ce. Member
House of Representatives 1941, 1943, 1945, and 1949. Methodist.
Treasurer 1926-1928; President Men's Bible Class 1925-1926;
Board of Stewards 1925-1932. Married Miss Blanche Evans. Three
children: Juanita, Dr. Fleetus L., Jr., and James F. Address:
Route 4, Winston-Salem, N. C.
SPENCER BROWN GOODMAN
Spencer Brown Goodman, Republican, Representative from Stan-
ly County, was born in Richfield, N. C, October 22, 1917. Son of
L. Q. and Nora (Brown) Goodman. Attended Davidson College,
B.S. Degree, 1938. Farmer and businessman. Captain in the
Armed Forces, January, 1942 to February, 1946. Now Major ORC
with 318 TC Trk Bn., Albemarle, N. C. Methodist. Steward, Rich-
field Methodist Church. Married Miss Sara Moss Goodman, No-
vember 30, 1939. One daughter: Vicky Brown Goodman. Address:
Richfield, N. C.
HARRY ALEXANDER GREENE
Harry 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
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cotton dealer. Coroner, Hoke County, 1945-1946. Thirty-second
Degree Mason; Shriner, Sudan Temple. Trustee, Greater Univer-
sity of North Carolina, 1949 to present. Member, North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission, 1947-1950. Sergeant, 1917-1919 in
the Army of the U. S.; First Lt., N .C. National Guard, 1923-1929.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1947 and 1949. Presby-
terian, Deacon, 1942 to present. Married Miss Hazel Hatsell, Au-
gust 14, 1937. Tvi^o children: Frances Ward Greene and James
Worthy Greene. Address: Raeford, N. C.
CARSON GREGORY
Carson Gregory, Democrat, Representative from Harnett Coun-
ty, was born in that County, August 11, 1911. Son of Alex and
Carra (Parrish) Gregory. Attended Campbell College, one year.
Farmer and dairyman. County Commissioner of Harnett County
from December, 1948 to December, 1950. Member, Woodmen of the
World, J. 0. U. A. M. Mason. Married Miss Blanche Williams,
November 4, 1939. Three children: Carson Gregory, Jr.; Joe
Gregory; Frances Gregory. Address, Rt. 2, Angier, N. C.
LAMAR GUDGER
Lamar Gudger, Democrat, Representative from Buncombe Coun-
ty, was born in Asheville, N. C, April 30, 1919. Son of Vonno L.
and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gudger. Attended Asheville City Schools;
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1940; University of North
Carolina Law School, LL.B., 1942. Attorney at Law. Member,
American Bar Association; N. C. State Bar; Buncombe County
Bar Association. Associate Editor in Chief, N. C. Law Review,
University of North Carolina. U. S. Commissioner, Western Dis-
trict of North Carolina. Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity;
Asheville Civitan Club. Captain, U. S. Army Air Force; active
duty, September, 1942 to September, 1945; Navigator 8th Air
Force, flying thirty missions. Methodist; Member Board of Stew-
ards, 1947-1950. Married Miss Eugenia Reid of Dobson, N. C,
October 25, 1947. Address: Beverly Apartments, Asheville, N. C,
Biographical Sketches 467
BURL GARLAND HARBISON
Burl Garland Hardison, Democrat, Representative from Craven
County, was born in that County, November 14, 1901. Son of L. H.
and Debbie (Herring) Hardison. Attended Craven County Schools.
Farmer and Merchant. Member Craven County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, 1928-1938. State Gasoline Inspector, 1937-1943.
Representative from Craven County in the General Assembly of
1945, 1947, and 1949. Mason. Member, Ionic Lodge No. 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 Hardison Duncan. Address: New Bern, N. C, Route 2.
DAVID H. HENDERSON
David H. Henderson, Democrat, Representative from Mecklen-
burg County, was born in New Bern, N. C, October 31, 1914. Son
of D. E. and Mattie Jane (Jenkins) Henderson. Attended Central
High School, Class 1931; Duke University, A.B. Degree; Duke
University Law School, LL.B. Degree, 1937. Attorney at Law.
Member North Carolina and Mecklenburg Bar Associations. Assist-
ant Solicitor Mecklenburg County Recorder's Court, 1940-1941.
Member Woodmen of the World, Consul Commander Hornet's Nest
Post, 1940. Member, Charlotte Junior Chamber of Commerce,
President, 1939; American Legion, First Commander Independ-
ence Post, 1947. Inducted at Fort Bragg as Private, 1941; dis-
charged as Major, Air Force, October, 1945. Methodist; Teacher,
Young People's Department. Married Miss Maxine Elizabeth
Pusey, September 12, 1942. Three children: Shepard Henderson,
age 7; Anne Henderson, age 3; David Lawrence Henderson, age
3 months. Address: 223 Law Building, Charlotte, N. C.
ADDISON HEWLETT, JR.
Addison Hewlett, Jr., Democrat, Representative from New Han-
over County, was born at Masonboro Sound, Wilmington, N. C,
May 4, 1912. Son of Addison, Sr. and Ethel (Herring) Hewlett.
Attended Masonboro Elementary School, 1918-1924; New Hanover
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High School, Wihiiington, 1924-1929; Wake Forest College, B.S.,
1933; Wake Forest Law School, 1933-1934. Attorney at Law. Mem-
ber, New Hanover County Bar Association; President, 1948; North
Carolina Bar Association. Member, Improved Order of Red Men,
Sachem of Cherokee Tribe No. 5, 1937; Wilmington Civitan Club,
President, 1941 ; American Legion, Commander of Wilmington
Post No. 10, 1948. Trustee of Wake Forest College, 1950. Entered
Army as private, June 12, 1942; separated as Captain, March 11,
1946. Baptist. Married Miss Annie Crockett Williams, June 19,
1939. One son: Theodore Herring Hewlett. Address: 12 Borden
Avenue, Wilmington, N. C.
CARROLL RANSOM HOLMES
Carroll Ransom Holmes, Democrat, Representative from Perqui-
mans County, was born in Benson, N. C, August 6, 1902. Son of
John William and Emily Wilmouth (Britt) Holmes. Attended Fork
Union Military Academy, 1921-1922; Wake Forest College, B.S.,
Civics, 1926; University of North Carolina Law School, 1926-1928.
Attorney at Law. Member, N. C. State Bar. Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Perquimans County Recorder's Court, 1943-1944. Member,
Perquimans Lodge, A. F. & A. M. No. 106, Jr. and Sr. Warden and
Secretary; York Rite Masonic Bodies, Elizabeth City, N. C. Bap-
tist; Chairman, Board of Deacons, 1949, 1950, 1951. Married Miss
Hannah Mae Fleetwood, June 12, 1929. One daughter, Catherine
Anne; one son, John W., IIL Address: Hertford, N. C.
BENJAMIN ALEXANDER HORNE
Benjamin Alexander Home, Democrat, Representative from
Union County, was born in Monroe, N. C, September 8, 1903. Son
of Benjamin Alexander, Sr. and Mamie (Flake) Home. Attended
public schools Union County 1910-1918; The Bairds School for
Boys, Charlotte, N. C, 1919-1922; North Carolina State College,
1922-1926, B.S. Degree, 1926. Farmer. Member, Farm Bureau of
North Carolina, Union County, Vice-President. Delegate to the
National Convention of the Farm Bureau. Member, The Execu-
tives Club of Monroe, Director, 1949 and 1950; The Lions Club of
Holmes of Perquimans
Home of Union
Horton of Burke
Ireland of Yadkin
Johnson of Currituck
Kilpatrick of Pitt
King of Forsyth
Kirkman of Guilford
Kiser of Laurinburg
Lassiter of Mecklenburg
Leinbach of Catawba
Little of Alexander
Little of Anson
Long of Alamance
Love of Buncombe
Maddrey of Hertford
Marshall of Stokes
Massey of Graham
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Monroe, Vice-President, 1949-1950. Member, Board of Supervisors
for tlie Brown Creek Soil Conservation District for past three
years. Member of the Shiloh Public School Committee since 1943.
First Lieutenant, Officers' Reserve Corps, 1926-1942. Baptist. Ad-
dress: Rt. 6, Monroe, N. C.
OSSIE LEE HORTON
Ossie Lee Horton, Democrat, Representative from Burke County,
was born in Chatham County, N. C, December 15, 1900. Son of
Willis G. and Nettie Bernice (Watts) Horton. Attended Bonlee
High School 1918-1922; Wake Forest College, 1922-1926— LL.B.
Degi-ee. Lawyer. Member Burke County Bar Association and
N. C. State Bar. Attorney for the Town of Valdese 1948-1949.
Member Morganton Lions Club since 1929, Past President, Lieu-
tenant-Governor Clubs West, 1933-1934. Member Catawba Valley
Masonic Lodge, Past Master. Member, Chamber of Commerce. So-
licitor Burke County Criminal Court, 1930-1933; Judge 1937-1940;
Chairman Burke County Board of Elections 1934-1937. 1940-1944;
County Attorney, 1940-1945. Senator from the Twenty-eighth Sen-
atorial District in the General Assembly of 1945. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1949. Methodist. Married Miss Mozelle
Kibler, June 14, 1930. Address: Morganton, N. C.
WILLIAM NELSON IRELAND
William Nelson Ireland, Republican, Representative from Yad-
kin County, was born in Hamptonville, N. C, November 25, 1905.
Son of William Nehemiah and Mary (Johnson) Ireland. Attended
Hamptonville Public School, 1912-1920; Mountain Park High
School, 1921-1924; Duke University, 1929, B.A. Degree. Insurance
Agency. Member, United Club of the United Benefit Life Insur-
ance Company, 1946; Member, 400 Club of the Mutual Benefit,
Health and Accident Association, 1948. Mason. Baptist; Clerk of
the Yadkin Baptist Association, 1935; Vice-Moderator, 1950, 1951.
Married Miss Jessie Brandon, 1931. One child: Barbara Ann Ire-
land. Address: Hamptonville, N. C,
Biographical Sketches 471
EDWIN R. JOHNSON
Edwin R. Johnson, Democrat, Representative from Currituck
County, was born near Currituck Court House, September 10, 1868.
Son of Silas P. and Carolina (Coulter) Johnson. Attended public
school and Atlantic Collegiate Institute of Elizabeth City. Mer-
chant. Chairman County Democratic Executive Committee, 1893-
1937. Member State Senate, 1909, 1917; Representative in the
General Assemblies of 1919, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1937,
and 1949. Chairman Board of County Commissioners, 1907-1909;
former Chairman Board of Education. Food Administrator for
Currituck County during World War I. Chairman Highway Com-
mission, 1923-1924; Chairman Game Commission, 1923-1924. Mar-
ried Mrs. Genevieve Holloman, 1910. Address : Curi-ituck, N. C.
FRANK MARION KILPATRICK
Frank Marion Kilpatrick, Democrat, Representative from Pitt
County, was born in Grifton, North Carolina, 1891. Son of Frank
Marion and Emma (Wilson) Kilpatrick. Attended public school
in Grifton until 1908; Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tennessee
1909-1910; Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1911-1912;
Graduate of Southern Shoi'thand and Business College of Virginia,
1913. Farmer and Realtor. Served on Pitt County A. A. A. Com-
mittee for about ten years. Past president of Pitt County Farm
Bureau ; Member of Pitt County Executive Committee since 1936.
Member of Ayden Rotary Club since 1930; President of Rotary
Club 1940; Elected Delegate to Rotary International, Havana,
Cuba in 1940. Counselor of Junior Order; Thirty-second Degree
Mason; Member of Ayden Lodge No. 498, A. F. & A. M.; Member
of New Bern Consistory No. 3; Scottish Rite Masonry; Sudan
Temple, A. A. 0. N. Mystic Shrine, New Bern, North Carolina.
Charter member of Pitt County Executive Club; Member of Pitt
County Highway Commission for several years prior to the time
the State took it over; Member of Board of County Commissioners
1936-1940; Member of Town Aldermen of Ayden 1940-1946; Mem-
ber of Pitt County Democratic Executive Committee since 1936;
Member of State Board of Control of Mental Institutions; Member
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of Alcoholic Re-habilitation. Member of State Board for extending:
fire protection to rural sections. Representative in the General
Assembly 1947 and 1949. Member of Ayden Christian Church;
Deacon for about 15 years. Married Miss Irma Cannon, Decem-
ber 25, 1923. Two children: Frank Kilpatrick, Jr., Ayden, N. C,
and Mrs. R. O. Creech, Jr., La Grangfe, N. C. Address: Ayden,
N. C.
JOSEPH WALLACE KING
Joseph Wallace King, Democrat, Representative from Forsyth
County, was born in Henry County, Va., May 11, 1912. Son of
Joseph Wallace and Annie Gordon (Staples) King. Attended Rey-
nolds High School, 1928-1932; Corcoran School of Art, Washing-
ton, D. C. Portrait Painter. Member Chamber of Commerce.
Author of "Blood, Thunder N' Kathryn" (Musical Folklore). Bap-
tist; Chairman of Recreation Committee, First Baptist Church.
Married Miss Earline Heath, March 4, 1930. Address: 2708 Robin
Hood Road, Winston-Salem, N. C.
OSCAR ARTHUR KIRKMAN
Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Democrat, Representative from Guil-
ford County, was born in High Point, N. C, April 16, 1900. Son
of Oscar Arthur, Sr., and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman.
Attended Public Schools of High Point, graduating in 1918; Uni-
versity of Virginia, B.S., 1923; University of Virginia, M.S., 1924;
one year of law at the University of Virginia, 1924-1925; two
years of law, Oxford University (England) 1926-1928. Admitted
to North Carolina Bar, 1929. Executive Vice-President and Gen-
eral Manager High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Com-
pany of High Point, N. C. President, Atlantic B. and L. Associa-
tion, High Point, since 1937; Director Southern Furniture Expo-
sition Building, High Point; Regional Vice-President and Direc-
tor, American Short Line Railroad Association, Washington, D. C,
since 1930. Member Board of School Commissioners. High Point,
1932-1939; Guilford County Board of Public Welfare, 1938-1939;
Board of Trustees of Winston-Salem Teachers College, three terms.
Mayor, City of High Point, 1939-1943; Councilman, 1945-Decem-
Biographical Sketches 473
ber 27, 1948. Federal Operating Manager, railroads of Puerto Rico
on special assignment from the Office of Emergency Management,
1943-1944. Teacher of Spanish, three years University of Vir-
ginia ; Business Law, High Point College, one year. Member of
Elks; Masons; Woodmen of the World; Royal Arcanum; Private
U. S. Army, 1918; American Legion, Adjutant in the 20's; Alpha
Kappa Psi Fraternity. National President, Alpha Kappa Psi,
(Commerce and Business Administration Fraternity), Indianap-
olis, Indiana, 1929-1933; Representative in the General Assembly
of 1949. Methodist; Member of Board of Stewards, 1929-1947.
Married Miss Katharine Morgan of Salisbury, N. C, March 10,
1933. Children: Larkin, age 13; Caroline, age 11; John, age 9;
Susan, age 2y2 years. Address: 501 West High Street, High
Point, N. C.
ROGER CLINTON RISER
Roger Clinton Kiser, Democrat, Representative from Scotland
County, was born in Yadkin Township, Stokes County, August 30,
1894. Son of Edwin Kiser and Amy Florence (Butner) Kiser. At-
tended public and private schools in Stokes County; Piedmont
High School, Cleveland County; Guilford College; University of
North Carolina; Teachers College of Columbia University. Teacher
or principal for twenty years in North Carolina Schools. Fai-mer.
Member Scotland County Farmers' Club, Aberdeen Tobacco Board
of Trade, American Farm Bureau Federation, Rotary Interna-
tional, American Legion. Organized and commanded Company "H"
5th Development Battalion, Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, World
War I. Mason. Representative in the General Assembly of 1949.
Member Christian Church. Married Miss Gertrude Margaret Be-
dell, Ridgewood, N. J., August 14, 1926. Two children: Dorothy
May Kiser, student, Guilford College; Edwin Marten Kiser. Ad-
dress: 318 Vance St., Laurinburg, N. C.
ROBERT LASSITER, JR.
Robert Lassiter, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Mecklen-
burg County, was born at Charlotte, N. C, January 30, 1912. Son
of Robert and Daisy (Hanes) Lassiter. Attended Woodberry For-
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est, 1925-1930; Yale University, A.B., 1934; Harvard Law School,
LL.B., 1938. Attorney. Lieutenant Commander, United States
Navy, 1941-1945. Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1949. Methodist. Married Miss Elizabeth
Fitton, 1943. One daughter. Address: 401 Johnston Building,
Charlotte, N. C.
ROY EZRA LEINBACH, JR.
Roy Ezra Leinbach, Jr., Republican, Representative from Ca-
tawba County, was born in Landisburg, Pennsylvania, July 13,
1909. Son of Roy E. and Mary Catherine (Nessly) Leinbach. At-
tended Elm Street School, High Point, N. C, 1916-1920; Carlisle
High School, Carlisle, Pa., 1921-1926; Wyoming Seminary, Kin-
ston. Pa., 1927-1928; Catawba College, 1933, B.S.; Theological
Seminary, Lancaster, Pa., 1936, B.D. Minister. Member of The
Newton-Conover Ministerial Association; The Western Ministerial
Association of the Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Re-
formed Church. Mason, Masonic Lodge No. 248, Newton, N. C;
Scottish Rite, Oasis Temple, Charlotte, N. C; Shriner. Junior
Deacon, 1950, Trustee, 1950-1952 of Catawba Lodge No. 248. Mem-
ber of Kiwanis Club, Past President and Lieut. Gov. of Division
Two; Vice-President of Catawba County Red Cross Chapter;
Chairman of Newton Recreation Commission; President, Catawba
College Alumni Association; Member of Executive Board of Pied-
mont Council of Boy Scouts of America; Member of Catawba Val-
ley Executive Club. Member of The Evangelical and Reformed
Church. Married Miss Alma Bernice Wagoner, September 8, 1943.
Children: Linda Ann, age six; Nancy Kay, age five; Roy William,
age three. Address: Box 66, Newton, N. C.
EARL FRITZ LITTLE
Earl Fritz Little, Democrat, Representative from Alexander
County, was born at Waynesville, N. C, August 27, 1918. Son of
Earl C. and Maggie (Nichols) Little. Attended Leicester High
School, 1932-1936; Biltmore College, Asheville, N. C. Farmer.
Member Rotary Club. Served in the armed forces, June 13, 1941
to September 31, 1945 as Sergeant. Married April 14, 1950 to
Miss Sarah V. Chapman. Methodist. Address: Taylorsville, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 475
HAL W. LITTLE
Hal W. Little, Democrat, Representative from Anson County,
was born at Wadesboro, N. C, August 11, 1905. Son of Henry W.
and Effie (Allen) Little. Attended Wadesboro High School and
Duke University. Merchant and farmer. Member and President
of Rotary Club; Member and President of Anson Executive Club;
Woodmen of the World. Anson County Commissioner. Captain,
United States Army, July 11, 1942 to January 16, 1946. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1949. Methodist; Chairman
Board of Stewards. Married Miss Mary Louise Robbins, June 9,
1944. Two children: Dora Anne Little and Henry Wall Little, IIL
Address: Wadesboro, N. C.
GEORGE ATTMORE LONG
George Attmore Long, Democrat, Representative from Alamance
County, was boin in Graham, North Carolina, March 10, 1911. Son
of J. Dolph and Hannah (Attmore) Long. Attended Graham Pub-
lic Schools, 1919-1926. A.B. Degree, University of North Carolina,
1930; LL.B. Degree, 1932. Attorney at Law. Member American
Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina
State Bar; President, Alamance Bar Association; Chairman, Bur-
lington Planning Board. Solicitor, Alamance General County
Court, 1943-1946; Judge, 1948-1950. Member Phi Beta Kappa Fra-
ternity. Episcopalian; Vestryman. Married Miss Helen Brooks,
October 16, 1937. Children: James Eugene Long, Hannah Eliza-
beth LonT, and Julia Margaret Long. Address: 1113 West Davis
Street, Burlington, N. C.
CLAUDE L. LOVE
Claude L. Love, Democrat, Representative from Buncombe Coun-
ty, was born in Hayesville, N. C, August 25, 1896. Son of George
T. and Icie (Fain) Love. Attended Hayesville High School;
Young Harris Junior College (Ga.) ; University of North Caro-
lina; Asheville Teachers College; Asheville University of Law
School. High School teacher and principal for ten years. Lawyer.
Admitted to N, C. Bar in 1924; engaged in general practice of law
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in Asheville since 1925; Operator of private law school since 1926.
Member Buncombe County Bar Association, President, 1946. Mem-
ber Nineteenth District Bar, Vice President since 1947. Corpora-
tion Counsel, Town of Weaverville, 1928-1935; Attorney for The
Board of Education of Buncombe County since 1935. Member Bun-
combe County Board of Education, 1930-1933. Mason; Past Mas-
ter Blackmer Lodge (Weaverville) ; Thirty-second Degree Scottish
Rite, Past Venerable Master Asheville Sottish Rite Bodies; Knight
Commander of the Court of Honor. Methodist; Chairman Board
of Stewards and Board of Trustees, Central Methodist Church;
Teacher of Mens' Bible Class. Married Miss Saide Lee Odom, 1918.
Children: Claude L., Jr., killed in action as a pilot in the Royal
Canadian Air Force, 1942, buried at Noirmoutier, France; LeRoy,
now a law studest at the University of Southern California; a
daughter, Mrs. Bruce A. Elmore. Address: Jackson Building,
Asheville, N. C.
CHARLES GORDON MADDREY
Charles Gordon Maddrey, Democrat, Representative from Hert-
fort County, was born at Seaboard, N. C, November 9, 1904. Son
of J. T. and Rowena Milner (Stephenson) Maddrey. Attended
Seaboard High School, 1911-1922; Wake Forest College, A.B. De-
gree, 1926; University of North Carolina, several summers.
Farmer and merchant. Herford County Farm Bureau-past presi-
dent. Member of Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce; Past Presi-
dent Scotland Neck Kiwanis Club; Beechwood Country Club;
Executive Member East Carolina Council BSA. Mason. Represen-
tative in the General Assembly of 1949. Baptist. Teacher of
Young Men's Bible Class. Married Miss Mabel Claire Hoggard,
December 26, 1931. Two sons: Charles Hoggard Maddrey, 14,
Joseph Gordon Maddrey, 9. Address: 421 W. Church Street,
Ahoskie, N. C,
WILLIAM FLYNT MARSHALL, JR.
William Flynt Marshall, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Stokes County, was born in Winston-Salem, N. C, March 3, 1925.
Son of William Flynt and Iva Lee (Isaacs) Marshall. Attended
Biographical Sketches 477
Walnut Cove High School, 1938-1942; Riverside Military Academy,
1942-1943; University of North Carolina, B.S. degree, 1950.
Lumberman. Member Kappa Sigina; Walnut Cove Rotary Club.
Served in U. S. Navy, 1943-1946. Baptist. Married Miss Helen L.
Cantrell, June 25, 1949. Address: Box 125, Walnut Cove, N. C.
DENNIS ALEXANDRA MASSEY
Dennis Alexandra Massey, Democrat, Representative from
Graham County, was born at Cove Creek, Haywood County, Jan-
uary 5, 1896. Son of Princess Vaughan and Lucinda (Owens)
Massey. Attended Waynesville High School. Barber. Represen-
tative in the Genei'al Assembly of 1949. Member of Missionary
Baptist Church, Robbinsville; former Deacon and Treasurer. Or-
dained Minister and Pastor of Long Creek Baptist Church. Mar-
ried Miss Arlene Slaughter, September 29, 1914. Three children:
Glenn Massey; Mrs. Lucille Owen; Mrs. Dennis Mae Wiggins.
Address: Robbinsville, N. C,
FULTON JONES McDUFFIE
Fulton Jones McDuffie, Republican, Representative from Wilkes
County, was born in Moore County, (now Lee County). Son of
D. A. and Sai-ah Gilmore McDuffie. Attended school in Broadway,
N. C, and Wake Forest Law School, 1916. Attorney. Mayor,
Town of Creedmoor, N. C, 1918-1925. Representative in the Gen-
eral Asembly of 1937. Methodist. Married Miss Nellie Bowman,
August 18, 1918. Address: Wilkesboro, N. C.
ROBERT GRANT McRORIE, SR.
Robert Grant McRorie, Sr., Democrat, Representative from
Rutherford County, was born in Rutherfordton, July 11, 1909. Son
of William Caldwell and Cassie Wilma (Hagler) McRorie. At-
tended Rutherfordton Elementary School; graduated fi-om Ruther-
fordton-Spindale High School, 1930; University of North Caro-
lina, 1930-1932; Wake Forest College Law School, 1932-1933.
Lawyer. Member Rutherford County Bar Association, President,
McDuffie of Wilkes
McRorie of Rutherford
Mintz of Brunswick
Moore of Clay
Moore of Wilson
O'Herron of Mecklenburg
Page of Johnston
Parrott of Lenoir
Pittman of Richmond
Pope of Iredell
Pou of Wake
Powell of Rockingham
Pritchell of Caldwell
Quinn of Cabarrus
Ramsay of Rowan
Regan of Robeson
Rodman of Beaufort
Royster of Vance
Biographical Sketches 479
1949; N. C. State Bar, Inc. Mason. Served in U. S. Army from
September 16, 1942 to October 18, 1945, discharged as Technical
Sergeant. Methodist. Two children: Joyce McRorie, age 14;
Robert Grant McRorie, Jr., age 10. Address: Rutherfordton, N. C.
HARRY LUTHER MINTZ, JR.
Harry Luther Mintz, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Bruns-
wick County, was born in Shallotte, N. C, December 13, 1916. Son
of Harry Luther and Minta Catherine (Tart) Mintz. Attended
Shallotte High School, 1924-1935; Pheiffer Junior College; Uni-
versity of North Carolina one year. Merchant. Register of Deeds,
Brunswick County, 1939-1940. Mason. Member Lions Club;
American Legion, Commander of Post 247, Shallotte American
Legion, 1946; Commander of Tenth District, 1947-1949; "Forty
and Eight". Methodist; Sunday School Superintendent, 1946-
1949; Member Board of Stewards, 1947 . Married Miss Mary
Clayton Wyche, June 25, 1949. Address: Supply, N. C.
HARVE M. MOORE
Harve M. Moore, Democrat, Representative from Clay County,
was born in Hayesville, 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 Commis-
sioner, 1930-1934; 1938-1946. Member of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. R. S. Secty., 1915-1950; Member Board
Trustees, Lexington Orphans Home, Lexington, N. C, 1946-50.
Methodist; Superintendent and Teacher in Sunday School, 1940-
1950. Representative in the General Assembly of 1947. Married
Miss Delta Arthur Moore, Benton, Tenn., 1910. Children: seven
living, two deceased. Address: Hayesville, N. C.
LARRY ICHABOD MOORE, JR.
Larry Ichabod Moore, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Wil-
son County, was born in Greenville, N. C, January 26, 1904. Son
of Larry L and Ella (King) Moore. Attended New Bern Public
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Schools 1910-1920; University of North Carolina, A.B. course
1920-22; B.S. course 1922-24; Law 1924-26. Lawyer, Farmer and
Dairyman. Solicitor Wilson County General County Court 1929-
1934. Representative in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941, 1943,
1945, 1947 and 1949. County Attorney, Wilson County since
1943; Past President, Second Judicial District Bar Association;
Past President Wilson County Young Democrats Club; 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 State Board of Health, 1943-
1944; member Advisory Budget Commission; member Beta Theta
Pi Social Fraternity and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Mem-
ber Farm Bureau, State Grange, Mason, (Past Master) ; Royal
Arch Mason, (Past High Priest), Mt. Lebannon Council, No. 13,
Royal and Select Masters (Past Illustrious Master); Knights
Templar (Past Commander) ; Shriner, Past President Wilson
County Shrine Club; Member of Benevolent and Protective order
of Elks (Exalted Ruler 1941-42; Wilson Lodge No. 840, Honor-
ary Life Member). Married Miss Grace Thompson February 7,
1946. Three daughters, Grace Thompson Moore, born November
26, 1946; Meta King Moore and Frances Holt Moore (twins) born
June 21, 1950; one son, Larry I. Moore, IH, born July 1, 1948.
Address: Wilson, N. C.
EDWARD M. O'HERRON, JR.
Edward M. O'Herron, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Mecklenburg County, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, Novem-
ber 6, 1915. Son of Edward M. and Salley E. (Eckerd) O'Herron.
Attended Culver Military Academy 1930-1934; U. S. Naval Acad-
emy; University of North Carolina, A.B. Degree, 1938. Merchant.
Captain, U. S. Marine Corps, 1942-1946. Presbyterian. Married
Miss Margaret Aston Blackman, October 14, 1938. Four children.
Address: 128 North Tryon St., Charlotte, N. C.
GILES TROY PAGE
Giles Troy Page, Democrat, Representative from Johnston
Cjunty, was born in Rockingham County on May 15, 1896. Son of
Biographical Sketches 481
William G. and Martha Elizabeth (Setliffe) Page. Attended
Rockingham County Public School, 1903 to 1913; Leaksville Spray
Institute, Leaksville, N. C, 1914 to 1915; Course in Salesmanship
at Eastman Correspondence School, 1921. Supply merchant,
farmer and cotton ginner. Member North Carolina Merchants
Association; Clayton Rotary Club since 1932, President, 1941;
Attended National Conventions as delegate at Havana, Cuba, At-
lantic City, N. J., and San Francisco, California. President, Home-
stead Building & Loan Ass'n. Clayton, N. C. Town Commissioner
of Clayton, N. C, 1937-1941, 1945-1947. Knights of Pythias,
Chancellor Commander, 1939-1940. No. 16 Mason, Master Granite
Lodge No. 191, 1942; Secretary, 1943-1944; Past Masters Jewel.
Representative in the General Assembly of 1949. Baptist. Member
First Baptist Church Clayton, N. C. Member Board Deacons 6
years; present Deacon; Sunday School superintendent since 1938.
Married Miss Minnie Wiley Cox, October 10, 1925. One son:
G. Tz'oy Page, Jr. Address: Clayton, N. C.
MARION ARENDELL PARROTT~
Marion Arendell Parrott, Democrat, Representative from Lenoir
County, was born at Kinston, N. C, August 23, 1918. Son of Dr.
William Thomas, Sr., and Jeannette Euphemia (Johnson) Parrott.
Attended Kinston Public Schools, 1924-1935; The Citadel, 1939,
B.A.; University of North Carolina, 1947, LL.B. Lawyer. Mem-
ber of Lenoir County Bar Association; President Kinston Chamber
of Commerce; Lenoir County Farm Bureau. Member of Zeta Psi
(College social fraternity) ; St. John's Lodge No. 4, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons; New Bern Consistory No. 3. Scottish Rite
Masons (32nd degree) ; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion ; La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Cheveaux. Elk, Moose.
Entered service with Service Battery, 113th Field Artillery, North
Carolina National Guard, later transferred to Parachute troops;
On active service, September 16, 1940 to March 18, 1946; Major,
377th Parachute F. A. Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of 1949. Member of the
Disciples of Christ Church; Deacon, 1948 — . Married Miss Lillian
West, March 6, 1948. One son: Marion Arendell Parrott, Jr., born
December 18, 1949. Address: 610 North Queen St., Kinston, N. C.
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JAMES HICKS PITTMAN
James Hicks Pittman, Democrat, Representative from Richmond
County, was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, July 26, 1918.
Son of Ira B. and Virginia (Hicks) Pittman. Attended Rocking-
ham High School, 1930-1934; Wingate Junior College, 1934-1936;
Wake Forest College, 1936-1941, A.B. and LL.B. degrees. Attorney.
Member North Carolina State Bar; Richmond County Bar. Solici-
tor, Richmond County Special Court, 1946-1950. Served as First
Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, 1942-1946. Baptist; Member
Board of Deacons, 1946-1950; Superintendent Sunday School,
1946 to present; Teacher Young Men's Bible Class, 1945. Married
Miss Dorothy Jean Gault, December 31, 1943. Two children:
Phyllis Carol Pittman, age 4; Patricia Jean Pittman, age 6
months. Address: Rockingham, N. C.
WILLIAM ROBERT POPE
William Robert Pope, Democrat, Representative from Iredell
County, was born in Mt. Mourne, N. C. Son of James Robert and
Mary Elizabeth (Kelly) Pope. Attended Davidson High School;
Davidson College, B.S. Degree, 1940; University of North Caro-
lina Law School, LL.B., 1948. Lawyer. Mason; member Mecklen-
burg Lodge No. 176 — A.F. & A.M. Lieutenant, United States Navy
World War II. Presbyterian. Married Miss Ina Amelia Barber.
Children : William Robert Pope, Jr. ; James Shuford Pope ; Charles
Vance Pope. Address: Mt. Mourne, N. C.
EDWIN S. POU
Edwin S. Pou, Democrat, Representative from Wake County,
was born in Smithfield, N. C, December 7, 1919. Son of George
Ross and Lillian (Sanders) Pou. Attended Raleigh Public Schools;
Mars Hill; Virginia Military Institute; University of North Caro-
lina; University of Edinburgh (Scotland); North Carolina State
College; Maryland Casualty Company Insurance School, Balti-
more, Md. Owner, General Insurance Agency. Member, National
Offices Management Association; North Carolina Insurance Agents
Association; Associated General Contractors of America; Raleigh
Biographical Sketches 483
Chamber of Commerce. Captain, U. S. Air Force, 8th and 9th
Air Force, serving from August 15, 1941 to March 21, 1946, with
twenty-seven months overseas. Member, American Legion; Amer-
ican Veterans; present State Judge Advocate, AM VETS. Episco-
palian; Member, Brotherhood of Saint Andrew. Married Miss
Fannie S. Cooper, June 25, 1942. Children: Mary Spotswood, age
6; Lillian Sanders, age 1; Mildred Sanders, age three months.
Address: 2517 Anderson Drive, Raleigh, N. C.
RADFORD GILMORE POWELL
Radford Gilmore Powell, Democrat, Representative from Rock-
ingham County, was born at Reidsville, N. C, December 9, 1903.
Son of William Johnson and Ophelia (Strader) Powell. Attended •
Mt. Carmel School; Reidsville High School, 1918. Employee of
American Tobacco Company. Former First Vice President N. C.
State Federation of Labor; President Local 192 T.W.LU., Reids-
ville; President Tobacco Workers International Union, A.F. of L.,
1943-1944; Served as member of Board of Directors, Reidsville
Chamber of Commerce, 1942-1943; Appointed by Ex-Governor
Broughton during war to serve on Unemployment Compensation
Board of Reidsville; Former member Junior Order of American
Mechanics, 1925. Boy Scout worker. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1949. Methodist; Former Superintendent of Sunday
School; Teacher of Men's Bible Class for twenty-one years. Mar-
ried Miss Effie Mae Chapmon, April 11, 1924. Four children: ,
Eleanor Gail Powell and Glen Harvey Powell and two sons de-
ceased. Address: Route 3, Reidsville, N. C.
JAMES TURNER PRITCHETT
James Turner Pritchett, Democrat, Representative from Cald-
well County, was born in Guilford County, August 13, 1889. Son
of Henry C. and Margaret (Mebane) Pritchett. Attended Lenoir
High School; A.B., University of North Carolina 1914; Univer-
sity of North Carolina Law School and Wake Forest Law School.
Lawyer. Member of Caldwell County Bar Association; State Bar
and North Carolina Bar Association. Mayor of Lenoir 1919-1920.
Prosecuting Attorney, Caldwell County Recorder's Coui't 1931-
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1934. Captain Infantry United States Army World War I; Alpha
Tau Omeg-a College Fraternity; Past Grand Chancellor, Knights
of Pythias. Representative from Caldwell County in the General
Assembly of 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945 and 1949. Presbyterian; Elder
since 1937. Married Miss Margaret Preston Martin, Salisbury,
N. C, December 28, 1920. Two children: James Turner Pritchett,
Jr., and Mebane Moore Pritchett. Address: Lenoir, N. C.
DWIGHT WILSON QUINN
Dwight Wilson Quinn, Democrat, Representative from Cabar-
rus County, was born in York, South Carolina, September 12,
1917. Son of William Lytle and Lucy (Wilson) Quinn. Attended
Kannapolis Public Schools; Night and Correspondence Schools,
taking courses in Business Law, Bookkeeping and Accounting,
Typing, Business Management, and Textile. Printer. Member,
Cabarrus County YDC, President, 1948. Precinct Registrar, 1948-
1950. Member Education Committee. Voted Kannapolis Man of
the Year in 1948 by the Jaycees. Member, National Y.M.C.A.
Young Men's Council. President, Inter-Club Council. Member, Dis-
trict Boy Scout Committee. Advisor to Hi-Y. Private in the U. S.
Army, 1944-1945. Member, American Legion Post 115, serving
twice as Commander; 40 & 8. Lutheran; Church Council, 1947-
1950; Secretary of Congregation, 1947-1950; Chairman of Build-
ing Fund Drive at present; Sunday School Teacher, 1947-1948.
MaiTied Miss Mary Elizabeth Isenhour, February 23, 1936. One
daughter: Linda Jo Quinn, age 13. Address: Box 314, Kannapolis,
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 Salis-
bury High School, 1927. A.B., University of North Carolina, 1931;
University of North Carolina Law School, 1931-1932; Yale Uni-
versity Law School, 1932-1934; LL.B., Yale University, 1934.
Lawyer. Member Rowan County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
and American Bar Associations, President, Salisbury Junior
Biographical Sketches 485
Chamber of Commerce, 1939-1940. Trustee and Secretary Rowan
Memorial Hospital since 1937. Member N. C. Advisory Budget
Commission, 1947-1949; Alternate Delegate at Lai'ge, Democratic
National Convention, 1948. Rotarian. Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu.
Representative from Rowan County in the General Assembly, 1941,
1943, 1945, 1947 and 1949; Speaker, 1949; Rowan County Attor-
ney 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.
JOHN BRECKENRIDGE REGAN
John Breckenridge Regan, Representative from Robeson County,
was born at Lumberton, N. C, December 19, 1912. Son of John
Breckenridge and Jannatta A. (Fisher) Regan. Attended Appala-
chian State Teachers College, 1932-1934; Cumberland University,
1934-1936, LL.B. Degree. Lawyer and Farmer. Member of North
Carolina Bar Association ; Robeson County Bar Association ; Ninth
Judicial District Bar, Treasurer. Solicitor of Recorder's Court,
1938-1942. Representative from Robeson County in the General
Assembly of 1949. Member and twice Past Master of St. Pauls
Masonic Lodge, Phoenix Chapter, No. 20; Member of Palestine
Commandry No. 2, Fayetteville Council, No. 27, Sudan Temple;
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina to the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina; Present District Deputy Grand
Master of the 11th Masonic District. Member and twice President
of St. Pauls Rotary Club, 1946, 1947. Methodist; Superintendent
of Sunday School, 1941, 1942; Teacher of Men's Bible Class; Mem-
ber of Board of Stewards. Married Miss Mary Ann Brewer, De-
cember 25, 1938. Children: John Breckenridge Regan, III; Mary
Brewer Regan, Annie Maynette Regan; George Duncan Regan;
Katherine Paschall Regan; Steven Sears Regan. Address: St.
Pauls, N. C.
WILLIAM BLOUNT RODMAN, JR.
William Blount Rodman, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Beaufort County, was born in Washington, N. C, July 2, 1889.
Son of Col. William Blount and Addie (Fulford) Rodman. At-
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tended Hoiner's Military Academy; Oak Ridge School; A.B., Uni-
versity of North Carolina, 1910; Law School, University of North
Carolina. Licensed North Carolina Supreme Coui't September,
1911. Law firm, Rodman & Rodman, Washington, North Carolina.
Former President of North Carolina Bar, Inc.; Mayor of Wash-
ington, 1919-1920. State Senator in the General Assembly of 1937,
1939. Lieutenant U. S. N. (R), World War I. Married Miss
Helen Farnell, August 17, 1918. Address: Washington, 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
Farmei'. President, Bright Belt Warehouse Association, 1945-1950;
President, Middle Belt Warehouse Association, 1944-1950; Chair-
man, Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee, 1948. Member
North Carolina Tobacco Advisory Council, 1948. Member Board
of Directors, North Carolina Farm Bureau, 1948-1950. Member To-
bacco Committee, North Carolina State Grange, 1946-1948. Mem-
ber Board of Directors, North Carolina Agricultural Foundation,
1946-1950. Henderson Lodge 1681, B.P.O.E.; Mason. Chairaian,
Vance County Board of Elections, 1934-1936. President, Hender-
son Chamber of Commerce, 1946. Representative from Vance
County in the General Assembly of 1945, 1947 and 1949. Meth-
odist; Chairman, Board of Stewards, 1937-1946. Married Miss
Launah Parker of Mooresville, N. C, January 4, 1942. Address:
Henderson, N. C.
WILLIAM ALBERT SAMS
William Albert Sams, Democrat, Representative from Madison
County, was born in Flag Pond, Tenn., December 29, 1888. Son
of Lee W. and Ella F. (McCarthy) Sams. Attended public schools
of Unicoi, Tenn.; Carson-Newman College, 1903-1904; Mars Hill
College, 1904-1906; University of Tennessee, Medical Department,
1911. Physician. Member County, State and A.M. A. professional
societies; Councilor, Tenth District State Medical Society; Past
Sams of Madison
Sanders of Durham
Satterfield of Person
Scott of Chatham
Shreve of Guilford
Spruill of Bertie
Steed of Montgomery
Stoner of Davidson
Swindell of Hyde
Taylor of Buncombe
Taylor of Warren
Tew of Sampson
Turner of Guilford
Umstead of Orange
Uzzell of Rowan
Venters of Onslow
Vogler of Mecklenburg
Ward of Randolph
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President, North Carolina Acadamy of General Practice; Mayor
of Marshall, 1923; County Health Officer and County Physician
for several years. Mason; Past Master, Frenchbroad No. 292.
Shriner; Oasis Temple, Charlotte, N. C. 32nd Degree Scottish-Rite
Asheville, N. C. Elk; Past Exalted Ruler, Lodge No. 1401; Past
President, North Carolina State Elks Association; father of N. C.
Elks Boys Camp; Past District Deputy, National Elks Associa-
tion. 'First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Dayton, Ohio in World
War L Baptist. Married Miss Leta E. Davis, December 21, 1910.
Three daughters. Address: Marshall, N. C.
RICHARD TATUM SANDERS
Richard Tatum Sanders, Democrat, Representative from Dur-
ham County, was born in Sherman, Texas, May 15, 1913. Son of
J. R. and Louisa Jane (Gaskill) Sanders. Attended Central High
School, Sherman, Texas, graduating in 1931; Austin College, 1931-
32; Baylor University, 1932-1935, A.B., 1935; Baylor University
Law School, 1935-1936; Duke University Law School, 1936-1939,
LL.B., 1939. Attorney at Law. Member of Law Firm of Edwards
& Sanders, Durham, N. C. Member, Durham County Bar Asso-
ciation; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Associa-
tion (A. B. Section on Corporation, Banking & Business Law).
Member of Staff of Duke Legal Aid Clinic, 1948-1950. Member,
N. C. Democratic Executive Committee, 1950 — . Member, Lions
Club; Durham Executive Club; National Council of Boy Scouts
of America ; Past Chairman of Boy Scouts of America in Durham
County ; Executive Committee of Occoneechee Council of Boy
Scouts of America since 1946. Volunteered as Private in U. S.
Army in May, 1942; released from active duty with grade of Cap-
tain, December, 1945. Captain, Officers Reserve Corps, December,
1945-April, 1945; Staff Officer, 119th Infantry NCNG, 30th Inf.
Division, April, 1948 to date; presently serving as Major, 119th
Infantry. Member, American Legion, Vice Commander of Dur-
ham Post No. 7; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Methodist; member
Board of Stewards since 1941; former President of Men's Class;
Teacher of Harry C. Smith Bible Class since 1948. Married Miss
Dorothy Proctor Cole, June 1938. Two children: Richard Tatum
Sanders, Jr., born December, 1943; Brooks Cole Sanders, born
January, 1948. Address: 913 Urban Avenue, Durham, N. C.
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BYRD ISAAC SATTERFIELD
Byrd Isaac Satterfield, Democrat, Representative from Person
County, was born in that County on September 29, 1898. Son of
Albert G. and Mollie E. (Paylor) Satterfield. Attended Public
Schools of Person County, 1906-1915; Roxboro High School, 1915-
1917; Trinity College, A.B., 1922; Columbia University, A.M.,
1925; University of Virginia, 1922; University of N. C. haw
School, summer, 1927; Wake Forest Law School, summer, 1929.
Farmer and Lawyer. Received Law License, 1929. Member North
Carolina Farm Bureau; Grange. Person County Superintendent
of Schools, 1925-1929. Private in the U. S. Army, 1918. Member
American Legion; Forty and Eight. U. S. Engineer Corps (Real
Estate Branch ), 1941-1946. Methodist; Charge Lay Leader, 1950,
Married Miss Sarah Winnie Jones, June 11, 1931. Children: Mary
Emily Satterfield; Winnie Davis Satterfield; Byrd Austin Satter-
field. Address: Timberlake, N. C.
W. HERMAN SCOTT
W. Herman Scott, Democrat, Representative from Chatham
County, was born near Chapel Hill on April 19, 1904. Son of
William and Blanche (Arnold) Scott. Attended public schools of
Chatham County, 1907-1920. Merchant, Farmer and Realtor.
Sergeant at Arms in the Senate, 1935-1949. 32nd Degree Mason;
Shiiner, Oasis Temple of Charlotte, N. C. Methodist. Married
Miss Tina Mason, 1941. Address: Rt. 3, Chapel Hill, N. C.
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
Carolina, 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. 0. U. A. M., Summerfield Council No. 174;
State Vice Councillor, 1942-1943; State Councillor, Jr. O. U. A. M.,
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1943-1944; Deputy National Councillor, 1945; Instructor Business
Law, Greensboro Evening College, September, 1949 — ; Represen-
tative from Guilford County in the General Assembly of 1943,
1947, and 1949. Baptist. Married Miss Ruth Marie Doggett, De-
cember 27, 1933. One son: Clyde Allison Shreve, Jr. Address:
Stokesdale, N. C. ■ ,
CHARLES WAYLAND SPRUILL
Charles Wayland Spruill, Democrat, Representative from Bertie
County, was born at Quitsna, April 6, 1889. Son of Charles Way-
land and Annie E. (Tadlock) Spruill. Attended Oak Ridge Insti-
tute, 1904-1906; State College 1908-1909. Merchant, farmer and
manufacturer. Member Bertie County Road Commission, 1920-
1921, 1925-1930. Chairman Snake Bite Township. Trustee, Repub-
lican High School and Lewiston-Woodville High School. President
Lewiston Telephone Co.; Vice President, Bank of Roxobel; Direc-
tor, 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.
County Commissioner of Bertie County, 1919-1920; Justice of the
Peace, 1915-1937. For past three years Chairman of Farm Plan-
ning Committee, Bertie County. Shriner and Junior Order. Mem-
ber of the Windsor Rotary Club; Chamber of Commerce; Senator
1939. Member House of Representatives, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1945,
1947, and 1949. Baptist. Married Miss Ruth Bazemore, No-
vember 26, 1913. Two children: Hanah Ruth and H. B. Spruill.
Address: Windsor, N. C.
JOE DAVID STEED
Joe David Steed, Democrat, Representative from Montgomery
County, was born in Biscoe, N. C, April 8, 1901. Son of Carl Lee
and Nannie (Batten) Steed. Attended Candor High School; N. C.
State College, 1919. Farmer. Mayor, Town of Candor. 1930-1932;
1946-1950. Montgomery County Commissioner, 1938-1942. Mason.
Methodist. Married Miss Hannah Fry, December 28, 1926. Chil-
dren: Joanna Steed, age 16 and Joe D. Steed, Jr., age 13. Address:
Candor, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 491
PAUL GLENN STONER
Paul Glenn Stoner, Democrat, Representative from Davidson
County, was born in that County. Son of Oscar Lee and the late
Frankie (Harris) Stoner. Attended Southmont High School, 1921-
1922; Southern Industrial Institute, 1922-1923; Mt. Pleasant Col-
legiate Institute, 1923-1926; Duke University, 1926-1928; Duke
Law School, LL.B., 1931. Attorney at Law. Member Lexington
Bar Association; Davidson County Bar Association; North Caro-
lina Bar Association; American Bar Association. Davidson County
Attorney, 1932-1933; Solicitor, Davidson County Court, 1938-1942;
Judge, 1942-1943. Mason. Shriner. PFC U. S. Army. Methodist;
Steward. Married Miss Ruth Bright, 1931. Children: Betsy Bright
Stoner; Paul Glenn Stoner, Jr.; Frank Lee Stoner. Address: 512
Fairview Drive, Lexington, N. C.
RUSSELL A. SWINDELL
Russell A. Swindell, Democrat, Representative from Hyde
County, was born in Swan Quarter, May 14, 1916. Son of John
Harold, Sr. and Mary (Atkinson) Swindell. Attended Swan
Quarter High School, 1932-1935; Louisburg College, 1938. Farmer,
Mason. Private in the U. S. Army, 1945. Methodist: Steward
since 1945. Married Miss Martha Easterling, December 1, 1939.
Three children: Sandra Sue; Mary Anne; Albin B. Address:
Swan Quarter, 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 Ele-
mentary School, 1916-1923; Candler High School, 1923-1927; Bilt-
more College, Asheville, N. C, 1927 to June, 1929; Maryville Col-
lege, Maryville, Tenn., September, 1929 to June, 1931, A.B. De-
gree; Asheville University Law School, January, 1934 to Janu-
ary, 1936. Lavi^er. Admitted to Bar, January, 1936. Member of
Buncombe County Bar Association; North Caiolina State Bar.
Member of Junior Order United American Mechanics, District
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Deputy State Governor, 1940 and 1941 ; Lions Club, President
Black Mountain Lions Club, 1943; Zone Chairman, 1949; Deputy
District Governor, 1950; President Black Mountain Chamber of
Commei'ce, 1947; Member of Board of Trustees of Asheville-Bilt-
more College at present; Member of Board of Directors, Buncombe
County Community Chest at present; Chairman of Health Com-
mittee. County Attorney for Buncombe County, 1949 to present.
Member Board of Trustees of National Association of County and
Prosecuting Attorneys. Representative in the General Assembly
of 1947 and 1949. Member United States Naval Reserve, Nov-
ember 1943 to March 1946, discharged with rank of Lieutenant;
served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of LST and
participated in invasions on Luzon and at Okinawa. Baptist; Sun-
day School Superintendent, 1935-1943; Deacon from 1937 to date.
Married Miss Evelyn Reeves, May 8, 1932. Two children: Alan F.
Taylor, age 9; Toni R. Taylor, age 8. Address: Black Mountain,
N. C. , •
WILLL\M WOODRUFF TAYLOR, JR.
William Woodruff Taylor, Jr., Democrat, Representative from
Warren County, was born in Warrenton, N. C, April 1, 1912.
Son cf Dr. W. W. and Elizabeth (Poindexter) Taylor. Attended
John Graham High School, Warrenton, 1924-1928; Davidson Col-
lege, 1928-1929; University of North Carolina, 1929-1930; Wake
Forest College Law School, 1931-1933. Lawyer. Member, N. C.
Bar Association; N. C. State Bar; Warrenton Chamber of Com-
merce; Kappa Alpha fraternity; American Legion; Warrenton
Rotary Club, President, 1947-1948. Solicitor, Warren County Re-
corder's Court, 1942-1949; Attorney for Town of Warrenton, 1941-
1943, 1947-1949; County Attorney for Warren County. Entered
Army of U. S. as volunteer January 20, 1943, honorably dis-
charged Octobei' 8, 1943 holding rank of corporal. Episcopalian;
Vestryman, 1944-1947, 1949-1952; Senior Warden. Married Miss
Ida Satterfield Winstead, April 12, 1941. One son: William Wood-
ruff Taylor III, born July 30, 1944. Address: Warrenton, N. C.
Biographical Sketches 493
JOHN E. TEW
John E. Tew, Republican, Representative from Sampson County,
was bom in Clinton, N. C, September 22, 1887. Son of Daniel W.
and Francis J. (Parker) Tew. Attended Salemburg High School,
1905 and 1906. Farmer. Free Will Baptist; Recording Secretary
of the Cape Fear Conference, 1923-1937; Editor of the Free Will
Baptist Herald, (The official organ of the Cape Fear and Wil-
mington Conferences of the Free Will Baptist Church), 1925-1939,
Address: Rt. 1, Clinton, N. C.
THOMAS TURNER
Thomas Turner, Democrat, Representative from Guilford
County, was born in that county, October 3, 1900. Son of Henry
Catlett Turner, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Elizabeth Little
(Dowd) Turner, of Mecklenburg County; grandson of Col. Thomas
Turner, member of Congress from Kentucky. A. B., University of
North Carolina, 1923; University Law School, 1923-1924. Lawyer.
Member North Carolina, Greensboro, and American Bar Associa-
tions. Vice Chairman Guilford County Democratic Executive Com-
mittee, 1927-1929. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, College Fraternity.
Member, Elk's Lodge; Knights of Pythias, Cone Lodge No. 158;
Veterans of Foreign Wars ; American Legion ; Disable American
Veterans; Amvets; Society of Forty and Eight; served 32 months
overseas. World War II, with 82nd A B division. Fifth Infantry
Division and 28th Infantry Division; five battle stars. Awarded
Croix de Guerre with palm and Croix de Guerre of Luxembourg.
After hostilities. Commanding Officer of Military Government for
district of Hanau, one of largest industrial areas in American
occupation zone, Lieutenant-Colonel; Reserve Officer; Reserve Of-
ficers Association, Lt. Colonel, USRC-JAGC. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1931, 1933, and 1943. Episcopalian. Vestry-
man; Secretary Parish. Married Miss Elizabeth Nolan, of Mari-
etta, Georgia, October 28, 1925. Three childi'en: Thomas Turner,
III, Marion Nolan Turner, and Henry Catlett Turner. Address:
Greensboro, N. C.
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JOHN WESLEY UMSTEAD, JK.
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-
versity of North Carolina since 1921. Trustee and Member of
Executive Committee of the Greater University of North Caro-
lina; Member of Executive Committee of Hospitals Board of Con-
trol; Chairman of Commission on Merit System for Teachers;
Member Study Commission on Education. State Senator from the
Sixteenth Senatorial District, 1931, 1939. Member of House of
Representatives from Orange County in 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947 and
1949. Mason; Elk; Grange; Farm Bureau S.A.R.. Methodist. Mar-
ried 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 Um-
stead, III, Captain in U. S. Marine Corps, was killed in action on
Saipan Island, June 14, 1944. Manager Chapel Hill District Office
of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Address: Chapel
Hill, N. C.
GEORGE RANDOLPH UZZELL
George Randolph Uzzell, Democrat, Representative from Rowan
County, was born in Salisbury, November 23, 1903. Son of Harry
M. and Geneva (Wright) Uzzell. Attended Salisbury Graded
Schools 1910-1915; Raleigh Graded Schools 1915-1919; Salisbury
High School 1919-1921; Davidson College 1921-1923; Wake Forest
College 1924-1926; Passed State Bar Examination, January 25,
1926. Lawyer. President, Rowan County Bar Association. Civitan
(President); Knights of Pythias; D.O.K.K., Suez Temple, No. 73;
Winona Council No. 18, Jr. O.U.A.M.; Kappa Sigma, Wake Forest
College. Chancellor Commander, Salisbury-Rowan No. 100, Knights
of Pythias, 1927-1929; Woodman of the World; Patriotic Order,
Sons of America; Past President of Washington Camp No. 24;
North Carolina Bar Association; Rowan County Bar Association.
Biographical Sketches 49'5
Chairman, Democratic Judicial Committee of 15th Judicial Dis-
trict. Member, State Democratic Platform Committee. Member of
House of Representatives of 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943,
1945, and 1947. Baptist. Deacon 1929; Teacher of Men's Bible
Class since 1932. 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: Salisbury, N. C.
CARL VERNON VENTERS
Carl Vei-non Venters, Democrat, Representative from Onslow
County, was born at Richlands, N. C, January 18, 1906. Son of
Wayne B. and Julia G. (Steven'^) Venters. Attended Richlands
High School, 1918-1921; A.B. Degree, University of North Caro-
lina, 1926; LL.B., 1929. Attorney at Law. Member of N. C. State
Bar. County Solicitor, Onslow County Criminal Court, 1947-1948.
Editorial Staff, Edward Thompson Co., Law Publishers, North-
port, L. L, N. Y., January 1930-Au'i-ust, 1935; Associate Member
Law Firm of Milbank, Tweed & Hope, 15 Broad St., New York,
N. Y., September 1935 to August 1943; Associate Member Law
Firm of Oliver & Donnelly, 110 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. Sep-
tember, 1943 to September, 1945. Member of Phi Gamma Delta
^Social) and Phi Delta Phi (Legal) Fraternities. Representative
in the General Assembly of 1949. Episcopalian; member of
Vestry, St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Northport, N. Y., 1932-1935;
member of Vestry, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Jacksonville,
N. C, 1946-1950. Married Miss Margaret Dean Burnette, April
30, 1930. Three children: Carl V. Venters, Jr., Wayne B. Venters,
Margaret Gayle Venters. Address: Jacksonville, 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. and Susan Carolina (Alexander) Vogler. Attended
the Public Schools of the city of Charlotte; Beard's Military In-
stitute. Executive Secretary and Manager of the North Carolina
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Food Dealers Association; Editor of the Carolina Food Dealer.
Served as Secretary for the North Carolina Food and Grocery
Distributors Code Authority duiino- the NRA. Organized North
Carolina under the National Recovery Administration for the food
and grocery industry. President, National Association of Retail
Grocers Secretaries Association. Chairman, Fair Trade Council
of the City of Charlotte. President, Mecklenburg- County Food
Trades Council. President, Charlotte Chapter of American War
Dads. In January of 1942 was appointed by His Excellency, Gov-
ernor J. Melville Broug-hton, as Director of the War Production
Board Salvage Activities in North Carolina and served in this
capacity until March 15, 1944. Member of the General Assembly,
1936 Special Session; 1937 Regular Session; 1939 Regular Ses-
sion, Chairman of Committee on Manufacturers and Labor; 1941
Regular Session, Chairman of Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns; Author of House Bill No. 815 introduced by Bost of
Cabarrus, Vogler of Mecklenburg and Rudisill of Gaston, estab-
lishing' the North Carolina Vocational Textile School; 1945
Regular Session, Chairman of Committee on Public Welfare; 1947
Regular Session, Chairman of Election and Election Laws. Metho-
dist; Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the Brevard Street
Methodist Church, 1934-1935. Married Miss Lillian Raynelle
Ketchie, June 12, 1916. Three children: James Brevard Vogler,
Jr., Captain, U. S. Air Forces; John T. Vogler, Mrs. Lewis H.
Layne. Address: 2011 Crescent Avenue, Charlotte, N. C.
WILEY LEE WARD
Wiley Lee Ward, Republican, Representative from Randolph
County, was born in that County, January 6, 1882. Son of James
Buchanon and Rufine (Fields) Ward. Attended Asheboro High
School. President, General Hardware & Lumber Company in
Asheboro, doing- a retail business in lumber, hardware and mill
supplies. For twenty years was in lumber manufacturing and
wholesaling; then for sixteen years Treasurer and Manager Le-
ward Cotton Mills. Served five terms as County Commissioner,
three years as Chairman; seven terms as a member of the Ashe-
boro City Council. Representative in the General Assembly of
1931. Candidate for Congress in Fourth District, 1942. Charter
Biographical Sketches 497
member Asheboro Rotary Club. Past President, Asheboro Chamber
of Commerce. Methodist; Charge Lay Leader of Central Methodist
Church; member Boaid of Stewards. First married to Mary Eli-
zabeth Boroughs, January 13, 1901; second marriage to Mrs.
Mabel Spoon Black, November 7, 1934. Address: Asheboro, N. C.
.JOSEPH H. WARREN
Joseph H, Warren, Democrat, Representative from Casvi^ell
County, was born in Prospect Hill, N. C, April 1, 1907. Son of
Franklin R. and Ida (Satterfield) Warren. Tobacco Warehouse-
man and farmer. Notary Public; Justice of the Peace. Judge,
Caswell County Recorder's Court, 1937, 1938. Chairman, School
Committee, Prospect Hill High School. Chairman Caswell County
Democratic Executive Committee. Representative in the General
Assembly of 1935. State Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial
District, 1939. Presbyterian; Elder. Married Miss Geneva Wil-
liams. Two children: Ida Elizabeth, age 4; Joseph H., age 1. Ad-
dress: Prospect Hill, N. C.
JOHN FERNANDO WHITE
John Fernando White, Democrat, Representative from Chowan
County, was born in Edenton, April 16, 1902. Son of Sidney John-
son and Mary Christian (Goodwin) White. Attended Wake For-
est College, 1922-1925; University Law School, 1925-1926. Lawyer.
Judge Chowan County Court, 1928-1930. Member 115th Ambu-
lance Company of the 4th Corps Area, Edenton, 1927-1928; rank.
Sergeant. Member of House of Representatives of 1931, 1935,
1937, 1939, 1943 and 1945. City Attorney, 1940, 1941-1942. County
Solicitor. Baptist. Married Miss Carolyn Juanita Bunch, March
16, 1930. One daughter: Carolyn Juanita, born July 10, 1933.
Address: Edenton, N. C.
JAMES VIVIAN WHITFIELD
James Vivian Whitfield, Democrat, Representative from Pender
County, was born in Seven Springs, N. C, July 23, 1894. Son of
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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 of North Carolina, 1917-1918. Member, United States
Foreign Service, 1919-1927; served at Montevideo, Uruguay;
Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Havana, Cuba; Matazas, Cuba and
Monterey, Mexico. Director North Carolina Farm Bureau and
North Carolina Forestry Association. Vice President, Forest
Farmers Association Cooperative. President Pender Cold Storage
and Freezer Locker Cooperative. President Sloop Point Fishery
Products Cooperative. Representative in the General Assembly
from Pender County, 1945, 1947, and 1949. Baptist. One child:
John Whitfield. Married Mrs. Vivian Bartlet Stevens, March 2,
1946. Address: Burgaw, N. C.
PHILIP RAY WHITLEY
Philip Ray Whitley, Democrat, Representative from Wake
County, was born in Selma, N. C, July 1, 1905. Son of Raford
Bryant and Mamie (Harper) Whitley. Attended the public schools
of Wendell; University of North Carolina, LL.B., 1929. Merchant
and farmer. Wake County Democratic Chairman, 1934-1942.
Mason; American Legion, (40 & 8). Volunteered for duty day fol-
lowing Pearl Harbor; Captain, Infantry, January 1942, to October
1945; commanded an infantry company in France. Member, Wen-
dell Christian (Disciples) Church; Chairman Official Board 1949;
Chairman Building Committee, 1950. Married Miss Ruth Ballard,
July 20, 1936. Two children: Ruth Raye, age 13, and Philip Hugh,
age 10. Address: Wendell, N. C.
ROBERT LEE WHITMIRE
Robert Lee Whitmire, Democrat, Representative from Hender-
son County, was born in Brevard, N. C, January 21. 1898. Son of
W. P. and Annie Floyd Whitmire. Attended Brevard and Hender-
sonville High Schools; attended University of North Carolina Law
School 1919-1921 and admitted to the Bar in 1921. Member Hen-
Warren of Caswell
White of Chowan
Whitfield of Pender
Whitley of Wake
Whitmire of Henderson
Wiggs of Johnston
Williams of Nash
Woltz of Surry
Womble of Wake
Woodard of Northampton
Woolard of Washington
Worthington of Pitt
Varborough of Franklin
Yates of Haywood
Annie Cooper — Principal Clerk
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derson County Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar and
American Bar Association. Chairman Hender&on County Board of
Elections 1922-1924. Hendersonville City Attorney 1923-1932.
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Served as
enlisted man in United States Army from April 1917 to Febru-
ary 1919. Overseas 1918-1919. State Senator from 27th Sena-
torial Disrict 1927. Representative in the General Assembly of
1949. Member General Statutes Commission; Member Board of
Trustees, University of North Carolina. Candidate for District
Solicitor in 1934 and for Congress in 1938. Henderson County
War Bond Drive Chairman during World War II. Commander
Hendersonville Post of American Legion 1923 and 1924. President
Hendersonville Rotary Club 1931. Member of Baptist Church,
Masonic Lodge, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Married Irene Louise Jones (now deceased) July 30, 1925, Madge
Schacht Watson (now deceased) September 14, 1937, and Mar-
garet Alice Davenport June 11, 1946. One child, Robert Lee Whit-
mire, Jr., of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, born of first marriage.
Address: Hendersonville, N. C.
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JOHN HAYDEN WIGGS
John Hayden Wiggs, Democrat, Representative from Johnston
County, was born in Selma, N. C, February 25, 1912. Son of
John N. and Ophelia (Woodard) Wiggs. Attended Darlington
School, Rome, Ga., 1930; Atlantic Christian College; University
of North Carolina, A.B., 1934. Laundry and Dry Cleaning Busi-
ness. Selma City Commissioner, 1937-1940. Member Kappa Alpha
Fraternity. Episcopalian; Jr. Warden, 1950. Married Miss Mar-
cia Stevens, June 11, 1938. Three sons: Johnny, Dickie, and Sefton
Wiggs. Address: Box 365, Selma, N. C.
THOMAS AVENT WILLIAMS
Thomas Avent Williams, Democrat, Representative from Nash
County, was born in Battleboro, May 14, 1905. Son of Edward
Alston and Eula Lee (Avent) Williams. Attended Eastman Busi-
ness College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Merchant and farmer. Town
Commissioner, Battleboro, 1927-1939; Nash County Commissioner,
Biographical Sketches 501
1941-1948. Episcopalian; member Vestry since 1927, Senior War-
den since 1945. Married Miss Vivian Nadine Hamill, August 28,
1928. Five children: Tom, Jr., Nancy Lee, Vivian, Ralph, and Da-
vid. Address : Battleboro, N. C.
HOWARD OSLER WOLTZ, JR.
Howard Osier Woltz, Jr., Democrat, Representative from Surry
County, was born in Mount Airy, N. C, April 2, 1925. Son of
Howard Osier and Louise (Elliott) Woltz. Attended Mount Airy
High School, 1938-1942; University of Virginia; University of Vir-
ginia Law School, 1948, LL.B. Attorney at Law. Member Phi Delta
Phi, legal fraternity; Omicron Delta Kappa; Loyal Order of the
Moose; Travelers Protective Association. Aviation Cadet, Naval
Air Corps.; discharged due to injuries prior to active duty, Meth-
odist. Married Miss Joan Elizabeth Moore, December 29, 1949.
Address: Rt. 5, Mount Airy, N. C. ,
WILLIAM BRANTLEY WOMBLE
William Brantley Womble, Democrat, Representative from Wake
County, was born in that county, August 6, 1896. Son of Andrew
Thomas and Carrie Lee (Edwards) Womble. Attended Wake Coun-
ty Public Schools; Cary High School; University of North Caro-
lina, 1918-1921. Lawyer. Member of Wake County and North
Carolina Bar Associations. Theta Chi Fraternity; Phi Alpha
Delta (Law) ; Order of the Grail. Mason. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1933. Baptist. Married Miss Aetna Kath-
erine Smith, October 22, 1923. Two children: Aetna Katherine
and Barbara Womble. Married Miss Dorothy K. Riddle, May 22,
1948. Address: Route 1, Cary, N. C.
JOHN RAYNOR WOODARD
John Raynor Woodard, Democrat, Representative from North-
ampton County, was born at Pendleton, N. C, July 6, 1906. Son
of Donald M. and Maggie (Maddrey) Woodard. Attended Buies
Creek Academy, 1924-1925; Wake Forest College, graduating 1930;
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B.S. Degree. Merchant and farmer. Town Treasurer of Conway,
1941-1948; Member of Northampton County Board of Education,
1942-1943; Member of Northampton County Board of Commission-
ers, 1943-1948. Member of Masonic Lodge; Scottish Rite Mason;
York Rite Mason; Member of Sudan Temple Shrine; Member Ro-
anoke Valley Shrine Club; Member of Raleigh Shrine Club; Mas-
ter, Pendleton Masonic Lodg'e, 1943-1948. Representative in the
General Assembly of 1949. Baptist; Deacon, 1939 ; Sunday
School Superintendent, 1940-1946; Sunday School Teacher, 1931-
1940, 1947-1950. Married Miss Bernice Norris, June 4, 1933. Two
sons: John Raynor Woodard, Jr.; James Anderson Woodard. Ad-
dress: Conway, N. C.
WILLIAM JOSEPH WOOLARD
William Joseph Woolard, Democrat, Representative from Wash-
ington County, was born in Pitt County, N. C, February 24, 1914.
Son of John Hyman and Louisa (Chauncey) Woolard. Attended
Greenville Grammar and High Schools; East Carolina Teachers
College, two years. Business Administration. Operator of retail
Furniture store. Member, Plymouth Merchants' Association, Past
President; Junior Chamber of Commerce; Plymouth Lions Club;
President, Washington County Athletic Association; County Chair-
man, American Red Cross Chapter. Mason, Perseverance Lodge
No. 59; Shriner, Sudan Temple, New Bern, N. C. Methodist.
Married Miss Evelyn Davis, August 7, 1937. Address: Ply-
mouth, 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
September 1, 1918, to November, 1918. Served in N. C. State
Biographical Sketches 503
Guard October, 1943 to October, 1944. Representative from Pitt
County in the General Assembly of 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947,
and 1949. 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
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 19;
Samuel Otis Worthington, Jr., age 13. Address: Gi-eenville, N. C.
EDWARD FOSTER YARBOROUGH
Edward Foster Yarborough, Democrat, Representative from
Franklin County, was born in Louisburg, N. C, February 10, 1910.
Son of William Henry and Eloise (Hill) Yarborough. Attended
Louisburg High School, 1924-1927; Woodberry Forest School,
Woodberry Forest, Va., 1927-1928; University of North Carolina,
1928-1931; Wake Forest Law School, graduating in 1939. Attorney
at Law. Member, N. C. Bar Association; American Bar Associa-
tion; Louisburg Lions Club, Director, 1948-1949, 1950-1951. Mason.
Shriner, member Sudan Temple. Served in the Army of the United
States, 1942-1946, discharged as Captain. Major, North Carolina
National Guard, 1947 to date. Commander, Louisburg Post of
American Legion, 1948-1949. Episcopalian; Secretary of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Louisburg, N. C, 1948 to date; Bible Class
Teacher since 1946; Lay Leader, 1949 to date; member of Vestry,
1947 to date. Married Miss Nancy Hayes, February 8, 1948. Ad-
dress: Louisburg, N. C.
ORAL LOVE YATES
Oral Love Yates, Democrat, Representative from Haywood
County, was born in Waynesville, N. C, July 20, 1902. Son of
Dock Pearson and Emma (Queen) Yates. Attended Iron Duff
Grammar School, 1908-1915; Clyde High School, 1915-1919; West-
ern Carolina Teachers College, 1919-1921; Cecil's Business College,
1921-1922. Farmer. Member Brotherhood of Railway and Steam-
ship Clerks, Legislative Representative, 1931-1933; American Farm
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Bureau. President, Haywood County Farm Bureau, 1949-1950. Di-
rector, American Red Cross, Waynesville Chapter, for three-year
term beginning- July 1, 1949; roll call chairman. Red Cross
Waynesville area, 1950. Regional Advisor of Eighth Region, Books
for Germany, 1949. Chairman Crabtree-Iron Duff School Board,
1936-1942; President, Parent-Teacher Association, 1947 to present.
Assistant Scout Master, Troop No. 8, 1945-1946; chairman. Scout
Committee, Troop 11, 1946-1950. Ranked third in corn yield in
North Carolina in 1949 with a yield of 137.28 bushels per acre.
Methodist; Di.strict Steward, 1942-1948; teacher Young Ladies'
Bible Class, 1945-1948; member Board of Stewards, 1950-1951;
teacher Men's Bible Class, 1950-1951; member Board of Temper-
ance since 1942. Married Miss Frances Pearl Justice, 1935. Two
children: Frances Emma, age 13; 0. L., Jr., age 6. Address: Hill
'n Dale Farm, Waynesville, N. C.
OCCUPATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1951
SENATE
LAWYERS
Allsbrook, Julian R.
Bailey, James H. Pou
Earnhardt, Luther E.
Bell, Daniel L.
Burgwyn, W. H. S., Jr.
Carlyle, Irving E.
Carruthers, Joseph T., Jr.
Copeland, J. William
Dearman, C. H.
Dorsett, Charles H.
Fountain, L. H.
Frink, S. Bunn
Gold, Charles F.
Hobgood, Hamilton
Horton, Hugh G.
Johnson, Rivers D.
Jones, R. S.
Larkins, John D., Jr.
Leatherman, M. T.
Lennon, Alton A.
Little, R. E.
Medford, William
Page, J. Thomas
Powell, Junius K.
Price, J. Hampton
Watts, Wesley C.
Weaver, Zebulon, Jr.
Woodson, Nelson
Young, J. R.
FARMERS
Banks, Donald
Campen, Sam M.
Copeland, J. William
Eagles, J. C, Jr.
Hancock, Wills III
Hicks, Carl T.
Jones, Dr. Paul E.
Little, R. E.
Lowder, James P.
Nolan, Clyde
Talton, Hardy
Watts, Wesley C.
Whitley, Adam J.,
Jr.
COTTON GIN OWNER
Westbrook, E. A.
DAIRYMEN
Morris, Harvey
Scott, Ralph H.
Whitley, Adam J., Jr.
DENTIST
Jones, Dr. Paul E.
INSURANCE
Jones, R. Posey
Stoney, A. B.
LUMBERMAN
Banks, Donald
MANUFACTURER
Rankin, R. Grady
MERCHANTS
Campen, Sam M.
Eller, H. P.
Jones, R. Posey
Morris, Harvey
Westbrook, E. A.
Winslow, J. Emmett
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OIL JOBBER
Winslow, J. Emmett
PEACH GROWER
Poole, J. Hawley
SERVICE STATION
OPERATOR
Morris, Harvey
TEACHER
Lowder, James P.
RADIO STATION PRESIDENT TOBACCONISTS
Sawyer, Thomas B. Eagles, J. C. Jr.
Talton, Hardy
TRANSPORTATION
Eller, H. P.
WAREHOUSEMAN
Jones, R. Posey
REALTORS
Hancock, Wills III
Nolan, Clyde
Watts, Wesley C.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
LAWYERS
Atkins, Bill
Barker, Oscar G.
Bender, R. P.
Blackwell, Winfield
Bost, E. T., Jr.
Branch, Joseph
Brock, B. C.
Brown, Wade E.
Clark, David
Crissman, Walter E.
Dellinger, David P.
Edwards, Herman
Falls, B.T., Jr.
Fisher, Ralph R.
Floyd, F. Wayland
Fountain, Ben E.
Gudger, Lamar
Henderson, David H.
Hewlett, Addison, Jr.
Holmes, Carroll R.
Horton, O. Lee
Lassiter, Robert, Jr.
Long, George A.
Love, Claude L.
McDuffie, F. J.
McRorie, Robert G., Sr.
Moore, Larry I., Jr.
Parrott, Marion A.
Pittman, James H.
Pope, William R.
Pritchett, J. T.
Ramsay, Kerr Craige
Regan, John B.
Rodman, Wm. B.
Sanders, Richard T.
Satterfield, B. I.
Shreve, Clyde A.
Stoner, Paul G.
Taylor, Roy A.
Taylor, W. Frank
Taylor, William W., Jr.
Occupations
507
LAWYERS-Cont.
Turner, Thomas
Uzzell, George R.
Venters, Carl V.
White, John F.
Whitmire, R. Lee
Woltz, Howard 0., Jr.
Womble, W. Brantley
Worthington, Sam 0.
Yarborough, Edward F.
FARMERS
Allen, Thomas W.
Anderson, E. G.
Brown, Frank H., Jr.
Bryant, Charles, Sr.
Burgess, S. E.
Combs, Lewis L.
Dalrymple, Robert W.
Doughton, J. K.
Edwards, A. C.
Fisher, Troy A.
Floyd, F. Wayland
Fountain, Ben E.
Goodman, Spencer B.
Gregory, Carson
Hardison, Burl G.
Home, Ben A.
Kilpatrick, Frank M.
Kiser, Roger C.
Little, Earl F.
Little, Hal W.
Maddrey, C. Gordon
Moore, H. M.
Moore, Larry L, Jr.
Page, G. Troy
Regan, John B.
Royster, Fred S.
Satterfield, B. L
Scott, W. Herman
Spruill, C. Wayland
Steed, Joe D.
Swindell, Russell A.
Tew, J. E.
Warren, Joseph H.
Whitfield, J. V.
Whitley, Phil R.
Williams, Tom A.
Woodard, J. Raynor
Yates, Oral L.
ACCOUNTANT
Fields, W. R.
BARBERS
Gobble, F. L.
Massey, Dennis
BARBER AND BEAUTY
SCHOOL OPERATOR
Gobble, F. L.
BUILDING & LOAN
Kirkman, 0. Arthur
BUILDING SUPPLY DEALER
Collier, T. J.
BUSINESSMAN
Goodman, Spencer B.
COTTON DEALER
Greene, Harry A.
COTTON GINNER
Page, G. Troy
DAIRYMEN
Gregory, Carson
Moore, Larry I. Jr.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Bryant, Charles, Sr.
FERTILIZER DEALER
Greene, Harry A.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Dill, George W., Jr.
FURNITURE STORE OPERATOR
Woolard, W. J.
GAS & OIL DEALER
Avant, Homer G.
GAS & OIL DISTRIBUTOR
Carr, R. M.
HARDWARE MERCHANT
Ward, Wiley L.
INSURANCE
Etheridge, R. Bruce
Ireland, W. N.
Pou, Edwin S.
Umstead, J. W., Jr.
INSURANCE & BONDS
Burleson, Jeter C.
LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING
Wiggs, J. Hayden
LAW SCHOOL OPERATOR
Love, Claude L.
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS
Collier, T. J.
Gentry, Todd H.
LUMBERMEN
Burleson, Jeter C.
Dawkins, J. L.
Marshall, Wm. F., Jr.
Ward, Wiley L.
MANUFACTURERS
Burfoot, Noah
Elliott, Wm. P.
Spruill, C. Wayland
MERCHANTS
Askew, Allen E.
Bryson, C. Tom
Clark, Clarence S.
Hardison, Burl G.
Johnson, E. R.
Little, Hal W.
Maddrey, C. Gordon
Mintz, Harry L., Jr.
O'Herron, E. M., Jr.
Page, G. Troy
Scott, W. Herman
Spruill, C. Wayland
Vogler, James B.
Whitley, Phil R.
Williams, Tom A.
Woodard, J. Raynor
MINISTER
Leinbach, Roy E. Jr.
PETROLEUM DEALER
Duncan, J. H.
PHYSICIAN
Sams, W. A., Dr.
PORTRAIT PAINTER
King, Joe
PRINTER
Quinn, Dwight W.
PUBLISHER
Blue, H. Clifton
RAILROAD OFFICIAL
Kirkman, O. Arthur
Occupations
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REALTORS
Fountain, Ben E.
Kilpatrick, Frank M.
Scott, W. Herman
TAX CONSULTANT
Blackwell, Winfield
TEACHER
Moore, H. M.
THEATRE OWNER AND
OPERATOR
Brantley, R. E.
TOBACCO COMPANY
EMPLOYEE
Powell, R. G.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSEMAN
Warren, Joseph H.
TOBACCONISTS
Anderson, E. G.
Royster, Fred S.
PART VIII
OFFICIAL REGISTER
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
President Harry S. Truman, Missouri
Vice President Alben \V. Barkley, Kentucl^y
THE CABINET
Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Maryland
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Synder, Missouri
Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, Virginia
Attorney General Howard McGrath, Rhode Island
Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson, Illinois
Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman, Colorado
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Colorado
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Ohio
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin, Massachusetts
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
SENATORS
Clyde R. Hoey Shelby
Willis Smith Raleigh
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
Fifth District Thurmond Chatham Winston-Salem
Sixth District Carl T. Durham Chapel Hill
Seventh District F. Ertel Carlyle Lumberton
Eighth District C. B. Deane Rockingham
Ninth District R. L. Doughton Laurel Springs
Tenth District Hamilton C. Jones Charlotte
Eleventh District Woodrow W. Jones Rutherfordton
Twelfth District Monroe M. Redden Hendersonville
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 0. Douglas Associate Justice Washington
Tom C. Clark Associate Justice Texas
Robert H. Jackson Associate Justice New York
Sherman Minton Associate Justice Indiana
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
JUDGES
Eastern District Don L. Gilliam Tarboro
Middle District J. J. Hayes Wilkesboro
Western District Wilson Warlick Newton
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 T. A. Uzzell, Jr.. / Asheville
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fourth Circuit
Judge John J. Parker Charlotte
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STATE GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
President of the Senate H. P. Taylor .Aiis( n
Speaker of the House of Representatives W. Frank Taylor Wayne
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Governor ! W. Kerr Scott Alamanc e
Lt.-Governor : .'. H. P. Taylor Anson
Secretary of State . *fhad Eure Hertford
Auditor *Henry L. Bridges Guilford
Treasurer *Brandon P. Hojges Buncombe
Superintendent of Pub. Instruction *Clyde A. Er^-in Rutherford
Attorney-General Harry McMuUan Beaufort
t ommissioner of Agriculture *L. Y. Ballentine Wake
Commissioner of Lahor ♦Forrest H. Shuford Guilford
Commissioner of Insurance *V\'aldo C. Cheek Randolj.h
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Justices of ths Suprama Court
Chief Justice W. P. Stacy *Raleigh
Associate Justice W. A. Devin *Raleigh
Associate Justice M. V. Barnhill *Raleigh
Associate Justice J. Wallace V\ inborne *Raleigh
Associate Justice E. B. Denny *Raleigh
Associate Justice Sam J. Ervia, Jr *Raleigh
Associate Justice Je f D. Johnson, Jr *Raleigh
Librarian Dillard S. Gardner Raleigh
Marshal Dillard S. Gardner Raleigh
Clerk Adrian J. Newton ' Raleigh
Reporter John M. Strong Raleigh
Judges of Suparior Court
First District Chester 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. ( '. Harris Raleigh
Eighth District J.J. Burney Wilmington
Ninth District Q. K. Nimocks, Jr FayetteviUe
Tenth District Leo Carr Burlington
Eleventh District J. H. Clement Walkertown
Twelfth District H. Hoyle Sink Greensboro
Thirteenth District F. Donald Phillips Rockingham
Fourteenth District William H. Bobbitt Charlotte
Fifteenth District Frank M. Armstrong Troy
Sixteenth District J. C. Rudisill , Newton
Seventeenth District ... J. A. Rousseau N. Wilkesboro
Eighteenth District J. W. Pless, Jr Marion
Nineteenth District Zeb V. Nettles Asheville
Twentieth District Dan K. Moore Sylva
Twenty-first District Allen H. Gwyn Reidsville
♦Constitute the Council of State (Attorney-General is the legal adviser to the Executive Department).
♦Official (not legal) residences.
Special Judges
Harold K. Bennett .Asheville
W. H. S. Burgwyn Woodland
A. R. Crisp Lenoir
Howard G. Godwin Dunn
William I. Halstead South Mills
William T. Hatch Raleigh
George B. Patton Franklin
Susie Sharp Reidsville
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Emergency Judges
Felix E. Alley Way nesville
Henry A. Grady New Bern
Luiher Hamilton Morehead City
Solicitors
First District Walter Cohoon Elizabeth CUy
Second District Cieorc;e M. Fountain Tarboro
Third District E. R." Tyler Roxobel
Fourth District W. Jack Hooks Kenly
Fifth District W.J. Bundy Greenville
Sixth District Walter T. Britt Clinton
Seventh District \\'illiara Y. Bickett Raleigh
Eighth District Clifton L. Moore Burgaw
Ninth District Malcolm B. Seawell Lumberton
Tenth District William H. Murdock • Durham
Eleventh District Walter E. Johnston, Jr Winston-Salem
Twelfth District Ch£,ries T. Hagan, Jr Greensboro
Thirteenth District M. G. Boyette Carthage
Fourteenth District Basil L. Whitener Gastonia
Fifteenth District Zeb A. Morris Concord
Sixteenth District James C. Farthing Lenoir
Seventeenth District J. AUie Hayes N. Wilkesboro
Eighteenth District Clarence 0. Ridings Forest City
Nineteenth District W. K. McLean .■Isheville
Twentieth District T. D. Bryson, Jr Bryson City
Twenty-first District Ralph J. Scott Danbury
HEADS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMLSSIONS
Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts New Hanover
Department of Agriculture L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner Wake
Board of Alcoholic Control Robt. W. Winston, Chairman Wake
State Department of Archives and History. . .Dr. Christopher Crittenden, Director Wake
Art Society Lucy Cherry Crisp, Exec. Sec'y Pitt
Banking Department Guruey P. Hood, Commissioner Wayne
Commission for the Blind H. A. Wood, Exec. Sec'y Lincoln
Budget Bureau D. S. Coltrane, Assistant Director Randolph
Bjildings and Grounds George B. Cherry, Superi.atendent Wake
Department of Conservation
and Development George R. Ross, Director Randolph
Board of Correction and Training S. E. Leonard, Commissioner Edgecombe
State Board of Education C. D. Douglas, Controller Wake
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. J. W. R. Norton, Secretary Wake
State Highway Patrol James R. Smith, Commander New Hanover
State Highway and Pub'ic Worts
Commission Dr. Henry W. Jordan, Chairman Randolph
N. C. Hospitals Board of Control Dr. David A. Young, Superintendent.
Mental Hygiene Wake
R. M. Purser, Business Manager Wayne
Industrial Commission J. Frank Huskins, Chairman Yancey
Department of Insurance Waldo C. Cheek, Commissioner Randolph
Bureau of Investigation Walter F. Anderson, Director ; . . . . .Mecklenburg
Department of Justice Harry McMuUan, Attorney General. . .-. .-, ,■.'.. . . .Beaufort
Department of Labor Forrest H. Shuford, Commissioner. . . ....■'. Guilford
Library Commission Elizabeth House, Secretary .'. .V. .' Martin
State Library C^arrie L. Broughton, Librarian. .'. Wake
Local Government Commission W. E. Easterling, Secretary Wake
Medical Care Commission Dr. John A. Ferrell, Executive Secretary Wake
Merit System Council *Dr. Frank T. DeVyver, Supervisor Durham
Department Motor Vehicles Landon C. Rosser, Commissioner C^hatham
Municipal Board of Control Thad Eure, Secretary (E.x-officio) Hertford
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Paroles Commission Dr. T. C. Johnson, Commissioner Catawba
Personnel Department J. W. McDevitt, Director Madison
Probation Commission N. F. Ransdell, Director Wake
Department of Public Instruction Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Superintendent Rutherford
State Board of Public Welfare Dr. Ellen B. Winston, Commissioner Wake
Division of Purchase and Contract Charles M. Williams, Director Alamance
Recreation Commission James S. Stevens, Jr. (Acting Director) Wake
Retirement System Nathan Yelton, Secretary Mitchell
Department of Revenue Eugene G. Shaw, Commissioner Guilford
Rural Electrification Authority Gwyn B. Price, Chairman Ashe
Supreme Court Dillard S. Gardner, Librarian and Marshal Orange
Adrian J. Newton, Clerk Davidson
John M. Strong, Reporter Wake
Department of Tax Research James S. Currie, Director Orange
Utilities Commission Stanley Winborne, Chairman Hertford
Veterans Commission James M. Caldwell, Director Cabarrus
Wildlife Resources Commission Clyde P. Patton, Executive Director Wake
HEADS OF STATE HOSPITALS. CORRECTIONAL AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Confederate Woman's Home Mrs. Pauline Carter , Fayetteville
Correctional
White
Eastern Carolina Industrial Training
School for Boys Wm. D.JClark Rocky Mount
State Home and Industrial School
for Girls, Samarcand Reva'Mitchell Eagle Springs
Stonewall Jackson Manual Training
and Industrial School J. Frank Scott Concord
Negro
Morrison Training School for Negro Boys . Paul R. Brown Hoffman
Training School for Negro Girls Mae D. Holmes Kinston
Educational
White
Appalachian State Teachers College B. B. Dougherty Boone
East Carolina Teachers College J. D. Messick Greenville
N. C. School for the Deaf Dr. C. E. Rankin Morganton
O.xford Orphanage A. D. Leon Gray Oxford
Pembroke State College Ralph D. Wellons Pembroke
The State School for the Blind
and the Deaf E. N. Peeler .Raleigh
University of North Carolina:
President Gordon Gray Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Unit, Chancellor R. B. House Chapel Hill
State College Unit, Chancellor J. W. Harrelson Raleigh
Woman's College Unit, Chancellor Edward K. Graham Greensboro
Western North Carolina Teachers College Paul Reid Cu'lowhee
Negro
Agricultural and Technical College F. D. Bluford Greensboro
Elizabeth City State Teachers College S. D. Williams Elizabeth City
Fayetteville State Teachers College J. W. Seabrook Fayetteville
N. C. College at Durham Alfonso Elder 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
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Hospitals
White
Caswell Training School Dr. William C. Byrd, Sr Kinston
N. C. Sanatoriums for Treatment of
Tuberculosis:
N. C. Sanatorium Dr. H. S. Willis McCam
Eastern Sanatorium Dr. H. F. Eason Wilson
Western Sanatorium Dr. C. D. Thomas Black Mountain
N. C. Orthopedic Hospital Dr. W. M. Roberts Gastonia
State Hospital Dr. James Murdock Butner
State Hospital Dr. J. S. McKee Morganton
State Hospital Dr. Edward N. Pleasants Raleigh
Negro
State Hospital Dr. Ira C. Long Ooldsboro
HEADS OF SOME ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN STATE AGENCIES
N. C. Association Clerks Superior Court W. S. Babcock, Secretary Treasury Tarboro
N. C. Association County Commissioners ... J. Henry Vaughan, Secretary Elm City
N. C. Burial Association John I. Barnes. Commissioner Clayton
N. C. Citizens Association, Inc Lloyd Griffin, E.xecutive Vice-President Raleigh
N. C. Education Association Mrs. Ethel Perkins Edwards, Executive
Secretary 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 Secretary Raleigh
N. C. Teachers Association W. L. Greene, Executive Secretary Raleigh
Sheriffs Association John R. Morris, Sec'y.-Treas Wilmmgton
Social Security Board J. H. Ingle, Manager Raleigh
N. C. State Bar E. L. Cannon, Sec'y-Treas Raleigh
State Employees' Credit Union W. W. Jones, Treasurer Raleigh
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ALAMANCE
Alamance County was founded in 1849 from Oraiije. The name is supposed to be derived from an
Indian word meaning "blue clay." The county gets its name from Alamance Creek, on the banks of which
was fought the battle between the colonial troops under Governor Tryon and the Regulators, May 16, 1771.
Population, 71,220 County Seat, Graham
Office Officer Address
State Senator 16th District Ralph H. Scott Rt. 1, Haw River
Member House of Representatives George A. Long Burlington
Clerk Superior Court D. J. Walker, Jr G aham
Register of Deeds : J. G. Tingen Graham
Sheriff C. H. Moore Graham
Treasurer George E. Holt, Jr Graham
Auditor Owen and Hogan Graham
Tax Supervisor Jos. \V. Cole Grahim
Tax Collector D. K. Muse Graham
County Accountant Jos. W. Cole Graha n
Coroner Dr. J. B. Walker, Jr Burlington
Surveyor J. Mark McAdams Elon College
County Health Officer Dr. R. E. Coker, Jr Burlington
Supt. of Schools M. E. Yount Grahim
Supt. of Public Welfare G.J. Anderson Haw River
Home Demonstration Agent
White Katherine Millsaps .'. . , Burhngton
Colored Carrie S. Wilson Graham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Bason Graham
C9lored Plese Corbett Mebane
Chairman Board Education Henry A. Scott Haw River
Chairman Board Elections H. Clay Hemric Burlington
District Game & Fish Protector Vance M. Perry Graham
Forest Warden James A. Altman Elon College
County Manager Jos. W. Cole Burlington
County Attorney L. C. Allen Burlington
Veterans Service Officer Porter Scott Burlington
General County Court:
Judge John H. Vernon Burlington
Solicitor Eugene A. Gordon Burlington
Burlington Municipal Court:
Judge C. C. Gates, Jr Burlington
Solicitor Kenneth W. Young Burlington
Commissioners
Chairman L. P. Best. Mebane
Commissioner M. C. Loy Burlington
Commissioner C. G. Somers Burlington
Commissioner W. Hale Duncan Burlington
Commissioner Ralph M. Holt ' 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, 14,554 County Seat, Taylorsville
State Senator 28th District A. B. Stoney Morgan ton
Member House of Representatives Earl F, Little Taylorsvill?
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Office Officer Address
Clerk of Superior Court Charlie R. Watts Taylorsville
Register of Deeds W. Ray Lackey Taylorsville
Sheriff T. Elisha Bebber Taylorsville
Tax Supervisor Gerald L. Gwaltney Taylorsville
Tax Collector Hilmar Earp Taylorsville
County Accountant Gerald L. GwaHney Taylorsville
Coroner Ray E. Chapman Taylorsville
Surveyor Willie L. Harrington Taylorsville
County Health Officer Dr. M. P. Rudolph Newton
Supt. of Schools Sloane W Payne Taylorsville
Supt. of Public Welfare Luther Dyson Taylorsville
Home Demonstration Agent Agnes Watts Taylorsville
Farm Demonstration Agent Price Brawley Taylorsville
Chairman Board Education W. S. Patterson Stony Point
Chairman Board Elections Paul S. Lackey Taylorsville
District Game & Fish Protector Frank Reese Taylorsville
County Attorney A. C. Payne Taylorsville
Veterans Service Officer Dewey R. Warren Taylorsville
Commissioners
Chairman J. C. Fortner Taylorsville
Commissioner Albert L. Bowman Taylorsville
Commissioner Atwell Alexander Stony Point
ALLEGHANY
Alleghany County was formed in 1859 from Ashe. The name is derived from an Indian tribe in the
limits of North Carolina.
Population, 8,155 County Seat, Sparta
State Senator 29th District *W. B. Reeves West Jefferson
Member House of Representatives J. K. Doughton Sparta
Clerk Superior Court Gene R. Irwin Sparta
Register of Deeds Ernest E. Edwards Sparta
Sheriff Porter C. Collins Sparta
Treasurer Porter C. Collins Sparta
Auditor Ruby Irwin Sparta
Tax Supervisor Ernest E. Edwards Sparta
Tax Collector Porter C. Collins Sparta
County Accountant Ruby Irwin Sparta
Coroner Lee M. Woodruff Sparta
Surveyor C. G. Fender Sparta
County Health Officer Dr. Mary B. Michael Sparta
Supt. of Schools Miss Clyde Fields Sparta
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Doris W. Busic Sparta
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Francis C. Wagoner Sparta
Farm Demonstration Agent R. E. Black Sparta
Chairman Board Education Glen N. Evans Ennice
Chairman Board Elections Cecil J. Murray Sparta
District Game & Fish Protector Dewitt Bryan Glade Valley
Forest Warden George Royall Roaring Gap
County Attorney R. F. Crouse Sparta
County Librarian Mrs. Carrie Askew Whitehead
Veterans Service Officer Gene R. Irwin Sparta
Commissioners
Chairman Dillon M . Edwards Ennice
Commissioner Guy T. Perry Piney Creek
Commissioner J. C. Gambill Independence, Va.
•Died Jap 5, ir51.
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ANSON
Anson County was formed in 1749 from Bladen. Was named in honor of George Lord Anson, a cel-
ebrated English admiral who circumnaviTated the Q;lobe. He lived for awhile on the Pee Dee in South
Carolina. In ITfil he was given the honor of bringing to her marriage with Kiag George III, Charlotte,
Princess of Mecklenburg, for whom Mecklenburg County was named.
Population, 26,781 County Seat, Wadesboro
Officer Officer Address
State Senators 19th District R. E. Little Wadesboro
James P. Lowder Norwood
Member House of Representatives Hal W. Little Wadesboro
Clerk Superior Court E. A. Hightower Wadesboro
Register of Deeds Francis E. Liles Wadesboro
Sheriff Ben M. Rivers Wadesboro
Treasurer Francis E. Liles Wadesboro
Auditor Francis E. Liles Wadesbore
Tax Supervisor : Francis E. Liles Wadesboro
Tax Collector W. C. Hardison Wadesboro
County Accountant Francis E. Liles Wadesboro
Coroner H. H. Leavitt, Jr Wadesboro
Surveyor Frank S. Clarke Ausonville
County Health Officer Dr. W. D. Carter (Acting) Wadesboro
Supt. of Schools J. 0. Bowman Wadesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Esther Humphreys Wadesboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Delores H. Earley Wadesboro
Colored Margaret R. Kirk Wadesboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Cameron Wadesboro
Colored H. H. Price Wadesboro
Chairman Board Education M. D. Taft Wadesboro
Chairman Board Elections W. L. Asheraft Wadesboro
District Game & Fish Protector Ralph GrifBn W adesboro
Forest Warden Lamar Ratliff Rt. 3, Wadesboro
County Attorney Taylor, Kitchin & Taylor Wadesboro
County Librarian Helen Thompson Wadesboro
Veterans Service Officer Robert C. Covington Wadesboro
County Criminal Court:
Judge Sydney F. Caligan Wadesboro
Solicitor George C. Childs Wadesboro
Commissioners
Chairman Dr. F. Y. Sorrell Wadesboro
Commissioner Henry H. Morton Rt. 1, Morven
Commissioner L. C. Springer Rt. 2, Wadesboro
Commissioner W. H. Edwards Peachland
Commissioner Bennett M. Edwards 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 Revolutionary patriot, one of the first judges of the
state, and afterwards governor.
Population, 21,878 County Seat, Jefferson
State Senator 29th District *W. B. Reeves West Jefferson
Member House of Representatives Todd H. Gentry West Jefferson
Clerk Superior Court C. S. Neal Jefferson
Register of Deeds J. D. Stansberry Jefferson
Sheriff W. R. Roten Jefferson
*Died Jan, 5, 1951.
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Office Officer Address
Treasurer \V. R. Roten Jefferson
Auditor 8mith & Grisette Jefferson
Tax Supervisor H. H. Burgess Jefferson
Tax Collector Elizabeth V. Miller Jefferson
County Accountant 0. S. Neal Jefferson
Coroner ' R. R. Badger West Jefferson
Surveyor \V. P. Colvard Grassy Creek
County Health OflBcer Dr. Mary B. Michael Jefferson
Supt. of Schools A, B. Hurt Jefferson
Supt. of Public Welfare Frances Tucker Jefferson
Home Demonstration Agent Fay Robinson Jefferson
Farm Demonstration Agent D. F. Tugman Jefferson
Chairman Board Education L. P. Colvard Jefferson
Chairman Board Elections H. H. Lemly Fleetwood
District Game & Fish Protector Roland Koontz Jefferson
Forest Warden Ralph Tomlinson Fleetwood
County Attorneys W. B. Austin-I. T. Johnston Jefferson
County Librarian Mrs. C. D. Neal W. . .Jefferson
Veterans Service
Officer W. Parks Colvard Jefferson
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Vannoy West Jefferson
Commissioner John Houck Grumpier
Commissioner Edd Davis Tuckerdale
AVERY
Avery County was formed in 1911 from Mitchell, Watauga, and Caldwell. Was named in honor of
Colonel Waightstill Avery "of Revolutionary fame," Attorney-general of North Carolina, 1777-1779.
Population, 13,352 County Seat, Newland
Office Officer Address
State Senator 30th District Donald Banks Rt. 1, Burnsville
Member House of Representatives W. R. Fields Elk Park
Clerk Superior Court C. H. Pittman Newland
Register of Deeds Grant Webb Newland
Sheriff W. H. Hughes Newland
Treasurer Avery County Bank Newland
Tax Supervisor Earnest L. Johnson ■ Newland
Tax Collector Earnest L. Johnson Newland
County Accountant Morris Isaac Newland
Coroner Earl LaBarbera Newland
Surveyor Paul Banner Banner Elk
County Health Officer Dr. Cameron McRae Burnsville
Supt. of Schools George M. Bowman Elk Park
Supt. of Public Welfare W. W. Braswell Montezuma
Home Demonstration Agent Marie Scott Newland
Farm Demonstration Agent Sam Gartner Newland
Chairman Board Education R. T. Lewis Mmneapolis
Chairman Board Elections R. W. Wall Newland
District Game & Fish Protector W. M. Carpenter Three Mile
Forest Warden J. M. Vance Crossnore
County Attorney Chas. Hughes Newland
County Librarian Mrs. Dorthy B. Thomas Newland
Veterans Service Officer K. L. Haga Newland
Commissioners
Chairman Sam L. Heaton Ingalls
Commissioner Ben H. Isaac Newland
Commissioner Floyd Hayes Elk Park
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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 Albe-
marle.
Population, 37,134 County Seat, Washington
Office Officer Address
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen Alliance
Hugh G. Morton Williamston
Member House of Representatives Wm. B. Rodman Washington
Clerk Superior Court Bryan Marslender Washington
Register of Deeds C. C. Duke Washington
Sheriff William Rumley Washington
Treasurer W. A. Blount Washington
Auditor W. A. Blount Washington
Tax Supervisor W. A. Blount Washington
Tax Collector D. E. Redditt Washington
County Accountant W. A. Blount Washington
Coroner J. Bonner Paul Washington
Supt. of Schools W. F. Veasey Washington
Supt. of Public Welfare Lora P. Wilkie Washington
Home Demonstration Agent
White Almeta Edwards Washington
Colored Vivian Morris Washington
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. L. McGahey Washington
Colored Chester Bright Washington
Chairman Board Education Ralph H. Hodges Washington
Chairman Board Elections . W. B. Carter Washington
District Game & Fish Protectors Charles J. Overton South Creek
Charlie Spain Washington
Forest Warden W. A. Woolard RFD, Washington
County Attorney M. C. Paul Washington
County Librarian Mrs. Ford S. Worthy Washington
Veterans Service Officer James T. McKeel Wa.shington
Re^orders'Courts:
Aurora:
Judge W. W. Langley Aurora
Solicitor W. A. Thompson Aurora
Belhaven:
Judge M. M. Jones Belhaven
Solicitor J. D. Grimes, Jr Washington
Washington:
'. Judge L.'H.'Ross Washington
Solicitor J._D. Grimes, Jr \^'ashington
Commissioners
Chairman J. Irving Hodges RFD, Washington
Commissioner Max F. Thompson Aurora
Commissioner A. D. Swindell Pantego
Commissioner Mark A. Taylor Blounts Creek
Commissioner L. Carmer Alligood Rt. 1, Washington
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, 26,439 County Seat, Windsor
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Office Officer Address
State Senators Ist District J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives C. Wayland Spruill Windsor
Clerk Superior Court George C. Spoolman Windsor
Register of Deeds L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Sheriff Thos. E. Joyner Windsor
Treasurer Mrs. Ethel R. Cherry Windsor
Tax Supervisor L. S. Mizelle Windsor
Tax Collector Lacy M, Early Windsor
Coroner Goodwin Byrd Windsor
County Health Officer Dr. Cola Castelloe (Acting) Windsor
Supt. of Schools John L. Dupree Windsor
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Norma P. Smith Windsor
Home Demonstration Agent
White Agnes Beale Windsor
Colored . Sabina Alston Gould Windsor
Farm Demonstration Agent
White B. E. Grant Windsor
Colored M. W. Coleman ■. Windsor
Chairman Board Education J. P. Rascoe Windsor
Chairman Board Elections E. G. Cherry Windsor
District Game & Fish Protector W. L. Smallwood Windsor
Forest Warden Miles White Windsor
County Attorney John R. Jenkins, Jr Aulander
County Librarian Mrs. J. L. Byrd Windsor
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. E. S. Pugh Windsor
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. B. Davenport Windsor
Solicitor M. B. Gillam, Jr Windsor
Commissioners
Chairman W. R. Lawrence Colerain
Commissioner W. L. Powell Windsor
Commissioner Henry Dempsey Rt. 1, Windsor
Commissioner T.N. Peele Lewiston
'""ommissioner B. F. Hoggard Aulander
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, 29,703 County Seat, Elizabethtown
State Senators 10th District S. Bunn Frink Southport
Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Member House of Representatives Clarence S. Clark Clarkton
Clerk Superior 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 Ehzabethtown
Coroner W.J. Melvin Elizabethtown
County Health Officer Dr. R S. Cromartie Elizabethtown
Supt. of Schools D. M. Calhoun Elizabethtown
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Bessie R. Lyon Elizabethtown
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Lillie L. Hester Elizabethtown
Colored Mrs. Mamie P. Moore Elizabethtown
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Office Officer Address
Farm Demonstration Agent
White R. B. Harper Elizabethtowii
Colored A. C. McLendon Elizabethtowii
Chairman Board Education J. S. Melvin Parkersburg
Chairman Board Elections James Monroe Council
District Game & Fish Protector E. \\'. Woodell Dublin
Forest Warden M. H. McQueen Clarkton
County Attorney H. H. Clark Elizabethtown
County Librarian Thelma Cromartie Elizabethtown
Veterans Service Officer Louis Vaught Elizabethtown
Recorder's Court:
Judge Sidney D. Britt Bladenboro
Solicitor Edward B. Clark Elizabethtown
Commissioners
Chairman M. L. Fisher Elizabethtown
Commissioner Luther Brisson Bladenboro
Commissioner , . . .- Charlie A. Priest Council
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 Cieorges, Kings of England, were members.
Population, 19,238 County Seat, Southport
State Senators lUth District S. Bunn Frink Southport
Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Member House of Representatives Harry L. Mintz, Jr Supply
Clerk Superior Court S. T. Bennett Southport
Register of Deeds A. J. Walton Southport
Sheriff E.h. Leonard Southport
Treasurer W. P. Jorgensen Southport
Auditor W. P. Jorgensen Southport
Tax Supervisor W. P. Jorgensen Southport
Tax Collector Ed. H. Redwine Southport
Coroner J- G- Caison Southport
Surveyor L, C. Bland Longwood
Countv Health Officer Dr. Floyd Johnson Southport
Supt. of Schools J. T. Denning Southport
Supt. of Public Welfare Edward Sexton Southport
Home Demonstration Agent Corine Green Shallotte
Farm Demonstration Agent A. S. Knowles Supply
Chairman Board Education S. J. Frink Sha otte
Chairman Board Elections M. D. Anderson Shallotte
District Game & Fish Protector H. T. Bowmer Southport
Forest Warden Dorman Mercer Bolivia
County Attorney E. J. Prevatte Southport
Veterans Service Officer C. L. Rourk Southport
Recorder's Court: „, ,, ^^
Judge W. J. McLamb Shallotte
Solicitor . Kirby Sullivan Southport
Commissioners
Chairman Elroy King Freeland
Commissioner H. 0. Peterson . Leland
Commissioner R. L. Rabon Winnabow
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BUNCOMBE
Buncombe County was formed in 1791 from Burke and Rutherford. Was named in honor of Colonel
Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary soldier who was wounded and captured at the battle of Germantown,
October 4, 1777, and died a paroled prisoner. May 1778, in Philadelphia. Colonel Buncombe lived in
Tyrrell County. He was noted for his hospitality. Over the door of his house were these lines. "Wel-
come all to Buncombe Hall."
Population, 124,403 County Seat, Asheville
Office Officer Address
State Senator 31st District Zebulon Weaver, Jr Asheville
Members House of Representatives Lamar Gudger Asheville
Claude L. Love Asheville
Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain
Clerk Superior Court J. E. Swain Asheville
Register of Deeds George A. Digges, Jr Asheville
Sheriff Laurence E. Brown Asheville
Treasurer J. C. Garrison Asheville
Tax Supervisor Rupert J. Crowell Asheville
Tax Collector John P. Brown Asheville
County Accountant J. C. Garrison Asheville
Coroner Dr. P. R. Terry Asheville
Surveyor K. G. Roberts Stocksville
County Health Officer Dr. H. C. Whims Asheville
Supt. of Schools T. C. Roberson Candler
Supt. of Public Welfare George H. Lawrence Asheville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mamie Sue Evans Asheville
Farm Demonstration Agent W. Riley Palmer Asheville
Chairman Board Education Dr. B. B. Morgan Asheville
Chairman Board Elections Clyde W. Bradley Asheville
District Game & Fish Protector D. E. Curtis Skyland
Forest Warden George L. Farmer Asheville
County Attorney Roy A. Taylor Black Mountain
Veterans Service Officer Thos. A. Mallonee Candler
Domestic Relations Court:
Judge S. E. Horton, Jr Asheville
Asheville City Court:
Judge Sam M. Cathey Asheville
Solicitor W. C. Hampton Asheville
Commissioners
Chairman Coke Candler Candler
Commissioner John C. Vance Asheville
Commissioner George D. Young Swannanoa
BURKE
Burke County was formed in 1777 from Rowan. Was named in honor of Dr. Thomas Burke, mem-
ber of the Continental Congress and governor of North Carolina.
Population, 45,518 County Seat, Morganton
State Senator 28th District A. B. Stoney Morganton
Member House of Representatives 0. Lee Horton Morganton
Clerk Superior Court W. C. Ross Morganton
Register of Deeds W. Alvin Berry Morganton
Sheriff Ray A. Sigmon Morganton
Treasurer Lillian Ross Morganton
Auditor Lillian Ross Morganton
Tax Supervisor C. P. Whisenant Morganton
Tax Collector X. H. Cox Morganton
County Accountant Lillian Ross Morganton
Coroner R. F. Setzer Morganton
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Offic3 Officer Address
Surveyor J. A. Harbison Morgan ton
C oji.ty He Ith Officer L'r. C. N. Sisk Morganton
Supt. of !: choch R. L. Patton Morganton
Sjpt. I f Pablic Welfare M. J. Lynam Morganton
Home Demonstration Agent Evelyn \Vi<;gins Morganton
Farm Demonstration A<?ent Herbert M. Speas " Morganton
Chairmim Board Education Lester H. McNeely Morganton
Chairmm Board Elections T. Earl Franklin Morganton
District Game & Fish Protector Robin Rhyne Morganton
Forest Warden S. B. C'onley Morganton
County Attorney H. L. RiJdle, Jr Morganton
County Librarian Mrs. Miltanna R. McVey Morganton
Veterans .Service Officer Frank Baker Drexel
County Criminal Court:
Judge Edward M. Hairfield Morganton
Solicitor Julius S. Page Morganton
Commissioners
Chairman C. P. Whisenant Morganton
Commissioner J. Maurice Wells Morganton
Commissioner Charles Bumgarner Valdese
Commissioner Conley Poteat Drexel
Commissioner A. L. Rhoney Hildebran
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, 63,783 County Seat, Concord
State Senators 21st District L. E. Barnhardt Concord
Nelson Woodson Salisbury
Members House of Representatives E. T. Bost, Jr Concord
Dwight W. Quinn Kannapolis
Clerk Superior Court D. Ray McEachern Concord
Register of Deeds John R. Boger Concord
Sheriff E. M. Logan , Concord
Treasurer Mrs. Margie M. White Concord
Auditor C.N. Field) Concord
Tax Supervisor R. C. Harris Concord
Tax Collector E. M. Logan Concord
County Accountant C.N. Field Concord
Coroner Clifford H. Brown Kannapolis
Surveyor Walter L. Furr, Jr Concord
County Health Officer Dr. J. Roy Hege Concord
Supt. of Schools C. A. Furr Concord
Supt. of Public Welfare E. Farrell White Concord
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Edith McGlamery Concord
Farm Demonstration Agent Roy D. Goodman Concord
Chairman Board Education Boyd Bigger Concord
Chairman Board Elections John Sharp Hartsell Concord
District Game & Fish Protector John W. Patterson Concord
County .Attorneys J. S. Hartsell & L. E. Earnhardt Concord
County Librarian Elizabeth Plexico Concord
Veterans Service Officer Coram Miller Concord
Recorder's Court:
Judge , H. W. Calloway, Jr Concord
Solicitor ,.....,,,,... ,, H. Q. Alexander Kannapolis
Commissioners
Chairman J. Lee White Concord
Commissioner P. E. Stallings Harrisburg
Commissioner. H. L. Fink Rt. 2, Concord
Commissioner L. B. Barrier Mt. Pleasant
Commissioner M. Smoot Lyles Concord
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CALDWELL
Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from Burke and Wilkes. Was named in honor of Joseph Cald-
well, the first president of the University of North Carolina. He was one of the first and strongest ad-
vocates of the public school system and of the railroad through the center of the state from Morehead
City to Tennessee.
Population, 43,352 County Seat, Lenoir
Office Officer Address
State Senator 28th District A. B. Stoney Morganton
Member House of Representatives J. T. Pritohett Lenoir
Clerk Superior Court G. W. Sullivan Lenoir
Register of Deeds Mrs. Margaret B. Moore Lenoir
Sheriff O. D. Greer Lenoir
Auditor Mrs. Stella H. Spencer Lenoir
Ta.x Supervisor James H. Sherrill Lenoir
Tax Collector James H. Sherrill Lenoir
County Accountant Mrs. Stella H. Spencer Lenoir
Coroner Marshall Kincaid Lenoir
Surveyor Thomas P. Isbell Lenoir
County Health OfEcer Dr. William Happer Lenoir
Supt. of Schools CM. Abernethy Lenoir
Supt. of Public Welfare Laura H. Freeman Lenoir
Home Demonstration Agent Lillian Gilbert '...., Lenoir
Farm Demonstration Agent Max Culp Lenoir
Chairman Board Education V. D. Guire Lenoir
Chairman Board Elections A. F. Torrence Lenoir
District Game & Fish Protector Clyde McLean Collettsville
Forest Warden Lee Steele RFD, Lenoir
County Attorney W. H. Strickland Lenoir
County Librarian Mrs. Anna J. Cooper Lenoir
Veterans Service OfEcer Cecil W. Hailey ■ Lenoir
Recorder's Court:
Judge L. M. Abernethy Granite Falls
Solicitor Claude Sella Lenoir
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Bradley Lenoir
Commissioner Coit Barber Lenoir
Commissioner Stuart Lingle RFD, Hudson
Commissioner M. M. Pennell Lenoir
Commissioner J. W. Warlick Granite Falls
CAMDEN
Camden County was formed in 1777 from Pasquotank. Was named in honor of the learneel English-
mxn, 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, 5,223 County Scat. Canuk'n
Office Officer Address
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives S. E. Burgess Belcross
Clerk Superior Court Mrs. Annie Forbes Camden
Register of Deeds P. P. Gregory Camden
Sheriff M. D. Stevens Camden
Treasurer First Citizens National Bank Elizabeth City
Auditor Matilda Bartlctt Camden
Tax Supervisor Calvin Bray Camden
Tax Collector M. D. Stevens Camden
foroner Carroll (iodfrcy Camden
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Office Officer Address
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools J. F. Pugh Camden
tiupt. of Public Welfare Roy B. Godfrey Belcross
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mamie S. Sawyer Camden
Farm Demonstration Agent L. L. McLendon Camden
Chairman Board Education Boyd Seymour Camden
Chairman Board Elections W.J. Burgess Shiloh
District Game & Fish Protector H. G. McPherson South Mills
Forest Warden M. B. Williams South Mills
County Attorney Wayland Britton Portsmouth, Va.
Recorder's Court:
Judge R. L. Whaley Camden
Commissioners
Chairman Clarence Meiggs Camden
Commissioner J. J. Walston Shiloh
Commissioner George Williams Camden
CARTERET
Carteret County was formed in 1722 from Bath. Was named in honor of Sir John Carteret, after-
wards (1744) Earl Granville, one of the Lords Proprietors. When the other Lords Proprietors sold their
shares to the king in 1728. Carteret refused to sell, and an immense tract of land in North Carolina was
laid off as his share in 1744. It was called the Granville District and was the cause of a great deal of
trouble. He lost it by confiscation when the Revolution freed North Carolina from British rule.
Population, 23, 059 County Seat, Beaufort
Office Officer Address
State Senators 7th District Carl T. Hicks Walstonburg
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives George W. Dill, Jr Morehead City
Clerk Superior Court Alfonso H. James Beaufort
Register of Deeds Irvin W. Davis Beaufort
Sheriff C. G. Holland Beaufort
Auditor James D. Potter Beaufort
Tax Collector Eugene 0. Moore Beaufort
Coroner Pritchard A. Lewis Beaufort
Surveyor Phillip K. Ball Morehead City
County Health Officer Dr. N. Thomas Ennett Beaufort
Supt. of Schools Harvey L. Joslyn Morehead City
Supt. of Public Welfare Thomas C. McGinnis Morehead City
Home Demonstration Agent Carrie B. Gillikin Marshallberg
Farm Demonstration Agent R. M. Williams Beaufort
Chairman Board Education Dr. L. W. Moore Beaufort
Chairman Board Elections F. R. Seeley Beaufort
District Game & Fish Protector Alex Davis Marshallberg
Forest Warden Monzelle Foreman Beaufort
County Attorney A. L. Hamilton Morehead City
County Librarian Mrs. Paul Woodard Beaufort
Veterans Service Officer C. L. Beam Beaufort
Recorder's Court:
Judge L. R. Morris Atlantic
Solicitor M. L. Davis Beaufort
Commissioners
Chairman K. P. B. Bonner Morehead City
Commissioner Hugh Salter Beaufort
Commissioner Moses C. Howard Newport
Commissioner Walter M. Yoemans Harkers Island
Commissioner , ,...,.. Tilton Davis Harkers Island
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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 Independ-
ence, six times re-elected Governor, and Major-General in the Revolutionary Army.
Population, 20,870 County Seat, Yanceyviile
Office Officer Address
State Senator 15th District J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Member House of Representatives Joseph H. Warren Prospect Hill
Clerk Superior Court G. M. Harris Yanceyviile
Register of Deeds J. B. Blaylock Yanceyviile
Sheriff J. Y. Gatewood Yanceyviile
Treasurer Jas. N. Slade Yanceyviile
Auditor Jas. N. Slade Yanceyviile
Tax Supervisor. Giles Mebane Yanceyviile
Tax Collector Giles Mebane Yanceyviile
County Accountant Jas. N. Slade Yanceyviile
County Health Officer Dr. George E. Waters Spray
Supt. of Schools Thomas Whitley Yanceyviile
Supt. of Public Welfare Leona Graham Yanceyviile
Home Demonstration Agent
White Louise Homewood Yanceyviile
Colored Helen Payne Yanceyviile
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. E. Zimmerman Yanceyviile
Colored Booker T. Carraway Yanceyviile
Chairman Board Education D. W. Wright Rt. 1, Ruffin
Chairman Board Elections William B. Aldridge Yanceyviile
District Game & Fish Protector R. Y. Allen Leasburg
County Attorney Pemberton & Wilson Yanceyviile
County Librarian Mrs. S. A. Malloy Yanceyviile
Veterans Service Officer Charles A. Beddingfield Oxford
Recorder's Court:
Judge Ralph 0. Vernon Blanch
Solicitor W. B. Horton Yanceyviile
Commissioners
Chairman E. S. Bulter Rt. 1. Reidsville
Commissioner George R. Carter Rt. 4, Danville, Va.
Commissioner W. W. Pointer Blanch
Commissioner C. B. Rogers Yanceyviile
Commissioner A. P. Dabbs Rt. 1, Yanceyviile
CATAWBA
Catawba County was formed in 1842 from Lincoln. Was named after a tribe of Lidians which dwelt
in that section of the State. Catawba County voted with Gaston and Lincoln until 1854.
Population, 61,794 County Seat, Newton
State Senators 25th District C. H. Dearman Statesville
M. T. IjCathernian Lincolntoii
Member House of Representatives Roy E. Leinbach, Jr Newton
Clerk Superior Court P. W. Deaton Newton
Register of Deeds Mrs. Willie Trott Newton
Sheriff Austin E. Smith Newton
Treasurer N.J. Sigmon Newton
Auditor Andy Shearer Newton
Tax Supervisor C. E. Gwin Newton
Tax Collector N. J. Sigmon Newton
County .Accountant N.J. Sigmon ,.,,,., Newton
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Office Officpr Address
Coroner Jack Bass Hickory
Surveyor G. Sam Rowe Newton
County Health Officer Dr. M. P. Rudolph Hickory
Su|)t. of Schools M. C, Campbell Newton
Supt. of Public Welfare Joseline Harding Newton
Home Demonstration Aeent Wylie Knox Newton
Farm Demonstration Agent Jesse Giles Newton
Chairman Board Education Ralph A. Sigmon Claremont
Chairman Board Elections D. Lee Setzer Newton
District Game & Fish Protector John Fairchild Conover
Forest Warden Hampton G. Johnson Newton
County Manager N.J. Sigmon Newton
County Attorney J. C. Sigmon, Sr Newton
County Librarian George R. I;indler Newton
Veterans Service Officer John Caldwell Newton
County Recorder's Court:
Judge Jesse Sigmon, Jr Newton
Solicitor R. A. Williams Maiden
Hickory Recorder's Court;
Judge Earl Shuford Hickory
Solicitor Willi im H. Chamblee Hickory
CommissiDn^rs
Chairman L. L. Moss Hickory
Commissioner W. E. Abernethy Maiden
Commis doner H ra^e Isen'nour Con ver
Commissioner ' i. L. Winters Clarem' nt
Commissioner Adrian Shuford, Jr Conover
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— WilHam Pitt, Earl of Chatham.
Population, 2fi,3e2 County Seat, Pittsboro
Office Officer Address
''tate Senators 13th District James H. Pou Bailey Raleigh
Daniel L. Bell Pittsboro
Member House of Representatives W. Herman Scott Rt. 3, Chapel Hil]
Clerk Superior Court E. B. Hatch Pittsboro
Register of Deeds Lemuel R. Johnson Pittsboro
Sheriff , J. W. Emerson, .Jr Pittsboro
Treasurer Bank of Pittsboro Pittsboro
Auditor John M. Mclver Pittsboro
Tax Supervisor , John M. Mclver Pittsboro
Tax Collector J. W. Emerson, Jr Pittsboro
County Accountant John M. Mclver ■ Pittsboro
Coroner H. L. Stone Siler C ity
Surveyor Lloyd R. Womble Siler Citv
County Health Officer Dr. 0. David Garvin Chapel Hill
Supt. of Schools J. S. Waters Pittsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. K. Strowd Pittsboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Flossie Whitley Pittsboro
( 'olored Mildred Payton Pittsboro
F'arin Demonstration .Agent
White I. B. Snipes Pittsboro
Colored Joseph Alton Turner Pittsboro
Chairman Board Education Wade Paschal Siler City
Chairman Board Elections CM. Patti.shall , Rt. 4, Sanford
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Office Officer Address
District Game & Fish Protector A. Eugene Jones Siler City
Forest Warden Adolphus Clark Pittsboro
County Attorney \\'ade Barber Pittsboro
Veterans Service Officer Carl Butler Pittsboro
County Criminal Court;
Judge J. L- Moody Siler City
Solicitor F. C. Upchurch Pittsboro
Commissioners
Chairman Earl J. Dark Pittsboro
Commissioner W. B. Emerson Bear Creek
Commissioner E. E. Walden Moncure
CHEROKEE
Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from Macon. Was named after an Indian tribe which still
dwells in that section of the state.
Population, 18, 294 County Seat, Murphy
Office Officer Address
State Senator 33rd District R. S. Jones Franklin
Member House of Representatives J. H. Duncan Murphy
Clerk Superior Court J. L. Hall Murphy
Register of Deeds Joe Higdon Murphy
Sheriff . : Frank C. Crawford Murphy
Auditor E. L. Shields Murphy
Tax Supervisor E. L. Shields Murphy
Tax Collector E. L. Shields Murphy
County Accountant E. L. Shields Murphy
Coroner Dr. Harry Miller Murphy
Surveyor 0. G. Anderson Culberson
Supt. of Schools Lloyd Hendrix Murphy
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Johnsie R. Nunn w^'^Pf'^
Home Demonstration Agent Edna Bishop Vi"'^''!!^
Farm Demonstration Agent A. Q. Ketner Murphy
Chairman Board Education Noah Hembree w""'Pu^
Chairman Board Elections A. J. Hembree Murphy
District Game & Fish Protector A. R. Dalrymple Murphy
Forest Warden Ernest Burnett Rt. 2, Murphy
County Attorney Hobart L. McKeever ^"""Pu^
County Librarian Josephme Highway », ''''u^
Veterans Service Officer John A. Davidson Murphy
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. .Vloore Rt. 1, Murphy
Commissioner Sam W. Jones Andrews
Commissioner Gay Hawkms Suit
CHOWAN
Chowan County was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named for an Indian tribe dwelling in
the northeastern part of the State when the English first came to North Carolina.
Population, 12,540 County Scat, Edenton
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfrcesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives John F. White Edenton
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Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court E. W. Spires Edeiiton
Register of Deeds M. L. Bunch Edenton
Sheriff J. A. Buneh Edenton
Treasurer George C. Hoskins Edenton
Tax Supervisor Richard D. Dixon Edenton
Tax Collector J. A. Buneh Edenton
County Accountant E. W. Spires Edenton
Coroner Hubert B, Williford Edenton
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Edenton
Supt. of Schools W. J. Taylor Edenton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Carolyn C. McMullan Edenton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Rebecca E. Colwell Edenton
Colored Mrs. Onnie S. Charlton Edenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. W. Overman Edenton
Colored J. B. Small Edenton
Chairman Board Education G. B. Potter Edenton
Chairman Board Elections L. S. Byrum Edenton
District Game & Fish Protector R. E. Evans Rt. 1, Edenton
Forest Warden F. V. White Rt. 1, Edenton
County Attorney J. N. Pruden Edenton
County Librarian Mrs. S. M. McMullan Edenton
Veterans Service Officer J. L. Wiggins Edenton
Recorder's Court:
Judge Marvin P. Wilson Edenton
Solicitor Weldon A. HoUowell Edenton
Commissioners
Chairman W. W. Byrum Edenton
Commissioner A. S. HoUowell Edenton
Commissioner E.N. Elliott Tyner
Commissioner J. R. Peele Rt. 3, Edenton
Commissioner J. A. Webb Rt. 2, Edenton
CLAY
Clay County was formed in 1861 from Cherokee. Was named in honor of the great orator and states-
man, Henry Clay. Prior to 1868 Clay voted with Cherokee.
Population, 6,006 County Seat, Hayesville
State Senator 33rd District R. S, Jones Franklin
Member House of Representatives H. M. Moore Hayesville
Clerk Superior Court George H. Martin Hayesville
Registerof Deeds Mrs. J. M. May Hayesville
Sheriff Glenn Swanson Hayesville
Treasurer Grady Palmer Hayesville
Auditor Grady Palmer Hayesville
Tax Collector Glenn Swanson Hayesville
County Accountant Grady Palmer Hayesville
Supt. of Schools Allen J. Bell Hayesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Alvin L. Penland Hayesville
Home Demonstration Agent Velma Beam Moore Hayesville
Farm Demonstration Agent R. G. Vick Hayesville
Chairman Board Education Paul Caler. Brasstown
Chairman Board Elections Mark Weaver Hayesville
District Game & Fish Protector Harrison J. Martin Hayesville
Forest Warden J. Robert Penland Hayesville
County Attorney 0. L. Anderson Murphy
County Librarian Mrs. Frank Worley Hayesville
Veterans Service OfiScer J. Maurice Kitchens Hayesville
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Office Officer Address
Commissioners
Chairman Cline E. McClure Hayesville
Commissioner Walter R. Johnson Hayesville
Commissioner Wilburn G. Mingus Hayesville
CLEVELAND
Cleveland County was formed in 1841 from Rutherford and Lincoln. Was named in honor of Colonel
Benjamin Cleveland, a noted partisan leader on the western Carolina frontier in the Revolution, and one
of the "Heroes of King's Mountain."
Population, 64,357 County Seat, Shelby
Office Officer Address
State Senators 27th District Charles F. Gold Rutherfordton
Clyde Nolan Shelby
Member House of Representatives B. T. Falls, Jr Shelby
Clerk Superior Court E. A. Houser, Jr Shelby
Register of Deeds Dan W. Moore Shelby
Sheriff J. H. Allen Shelby
Treasurer Mrs. Lillian E. Newton Shelby
Auditor Max Hamrick Shelby
Tax Supervisor Max Hamrick .=.-; Shelby
Tax Collector Robert Gidney ■. Shelby
County Accountant Max Hamrick Shelby
Coroner J. Ollie Harris Kings Mountain
Surveyor D. R. S. Frazier Shelby
County Health Officer Dr. Z. P. Mitchell Shelby
Supt. of Schools J. H. Grigg Shelby
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Mary Burns Parker Shelby
Home Demonstration Agent
White LaUna Brashears Shelby
Colored Thelma McVea Shelby
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Howard Clapp Shelby
Colored L. J. McDougal Shelby
Chairman Board Education A. L. Calton Lattimore
Chairman Board Elections C. H. Hendrix Shelby
District Game & Fish Protector W. Earl Woody Grover
County Attorney C. C. Horn 7 Shelby
Veterans Service Officer Chalmus L. Miller Fallston
Recorder's Court:
Judge Reuben L. Elam Shelby
Solicitor Bynum E. Weathers Shelby
Kings Mountain Recorder's Court:
Judge J- Faison Barnes Kings Mountam
Commissioners
Chairman Zeb V. Cline Shelby
Commissioner A. C. Brackett Casar
Commissioner R. G. Burrus Mooresboro
COLUMBUS
Columbus County was formed in 180S from Bladen and Brun.swick. Was named in honor of the
Discoverer of the New World.
Population, 50,621 County Seat, Whiteville
State Senators 10th District S. Bunn Frink Southport
Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Member House of Representatives Homer G. Avant Whiteville
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Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court Lee J. Greer Whiteville
Register of Deeds Leo L, I'isher Whiteville
Sheriff H. Hugh Nance Whiteville
Auditor W. D. Brooks Whiteville
Tax Supervisor Venie Rouse Whiteville
Tax Collector W. D. Brooks Whiteville
Coroner Lacy Thompson Chadbourn
Surveyor Herman T. Schnibben Whiteville
County Health OflScer Dr. Floyd Johnson Whiteville
Supt. of Schools W. J. Boger, Jr Whiteville
Supt. of Public Welfare Alice \\'right Tabor City
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Elaine N. Blake Whiteville
Farm Demonstration Agent C. D. Raper Whiteville
Chairman Board Education R. J. Lamb Whiteville
Chairman Board Elections A. E. Powell, Jr Whiteville
District Game & Fish Protector B. L, Boswell Bolton
Forest Warden B. F. Batten Chadbourn
County Attorney E. K. Proctor Whiteville
County Librarian Edna Creech Whiteville
Veterans Service Officer Thurston Formyduval, Jr Whiteville
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. E. Harrelson Rt. 4, Whiteville
Solicitor ■ R. E. Weaver Whiteville
Commissioners
Chairman W. F. Floyd Whiteville
Commissioner Frank Love Evergreen
Commissioner J. T. Wooten Chadbourn
Commissioner W. Alex Weir Lake Waccamaw
Commissioner Leamon P. Ward Clarendon
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, 48,823 County Seat, New Bern
State Senators 7th District Carl T. Hicks Walstonburg
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives Burl G. Hardison Rt. 2, New Bern
Clerk Superior Court W. B. Flanner New Bern
Register of Deeds Jane Holland New Bern
Sheriff C. B. Berry New Bern
Auditor Ben 0. Jones New Bern
Tax Supervisor U. W. Daugherty New Bern
Tax Collector C. C. Pritchett New Bern
County Accountant Ben 0. Jones New Bern
Coroner Frank Ballard Bridgeton
County Health Officer Dr. E. D. Hardin 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 J. Trowbridge New Bern
Colored Adelaide Dove New Bern
Farm Demonstration Agent
White A. T. Jackson New Bern
Colored Otis Evans New Bern
Chairman Board Education C. A. Seifert New Bern
Chairman Board Elections Alfred A. Kafer, Jr New Bern
District Game & Fish Protector L. E. Warrington New Bern
Forest Warden S. B. Norris Rt. 3, New Bern
County Attorney R. A. Nunn New Bern
County Librarian Mary Scott Gurley New Bern
Veterans Service Officer W. B. Rouse New Bern
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Office Officer Address
Recorder's Court:
Judge Lawrence E. Lancaster Vanceboro
Solicitor Ray E. Sumrell New Bern
City Recorder's Court:
Judge L. A. Stith New Bern
Solicitor Henry A. Grady, Jr New Bern
Commissioners
Chairman George B. Ipock Ernul
Commissioner E. R. Ipock Cove City
Commissioner A. L. Dail New Bern
Commissioner T. W. Haywood Rt. 4, New Bern
Commissioner CD. Lascaster New Bern
CUMBERLAND
Cumberland County was formed in 1754 from Bladen. Was named in honor of William Augustus,
Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George IL Cumberland was the commander of the English
army at the battle of CuUoden, in which the Scotch Highlanders were so badly defeated. Many of them
came to America, and their principal settlement was at Cross Creek in Cumberland County.
Population, 96,006 County Seat, Fayetteville
State Senators 10th District S. Bunn Frink Southport
Junius K. Powell Whiteville
Members House of Representative? J. L. Dawkins Fayetteville
Troy A. Fisher Rt. 5, Fayetteville
Clerk Superior Court C. W. Broadfoot Fayetteville
Register of Deeds J. W. Johnson Fayetteville
Sheriff L. L. Guy Fayetteville
Treasurer R. E. Nimocks Fayetteville
Tax Supervisor T. G. Braxton Fayetteville
Tax Collector B. C. Bramble Fayetteville
Coroner Joe Pinkston Fayetteville
Surveyor Benjamin Watkins Fayetteville
County Health Officer Dr. M. T. Foster Fayetteville
Supt. of Schools F. D. Byrd Fayetteville
Supt. of Public Welfare E. L. Houser Fayetteville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Lena BuUard Fayetteville
Colored Jane Boyd Fayetteville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John T. Monroe Fayetteville
Colored H. A. Johnson ." Fayetteville
Chairman Board Education Donald Mclntyre Fayetteville
Chairman Board Elections F. B. Rankin Fayetteville
District Game & Fish Protector T. L. Faircloth Fayetteville
Forest Warden P. P. Smith Rt. 3, Fayetteville
County Attorney Lester G. Carter, Jr Fayetteville
County Librarian Mrs. Dorothy E. Shue Fayetteville
Veterans Service Officer C. E. Brewer Fayetteville
Recorder's Court:
Judge James MacRae Fayetteville
Solicitor Seavy A. Carroll Fayetteville
City Recorder's Court:
Judge H. C. Blackwell Fayetteville
Solicitor Robert H. Butler Fayetteville
Commissioners
Chairman F. G. Kinlaw Rt. 5, Fayetteville
Commissioner L. E. Ray Rt. 1, Fayetteville
Commissioner J. McN. Gillis Rt. 3, Fayetteville
Commissioner Frank Barrett Fayetteville
Commissioner Wm. McK. Monroe Fayettevill?
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CURRITUCK y^
Currituck County was formed in 1672 from Albemarlo. Was named after an Indian tribar
Population, f),2ol County Seat, Currituck
Office Officer Address
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfrecsboro
J. Emmett Winslow ,_ Hertford
Member House of Representatives E. R. Johnson Moyock
Clerk Superior Court Ralph E. Saunders Currituck
Register of Deeds Mrs. Edna L. Blossom Currituck
Sheriff L. L. Dozier Currituck
Treasurer Bank of Currituck Currituck
Auditor Mrs. Alice S. Brumsey Currituck
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Edna L, Blossom Currituck
Tax Collector L, L. Dozier Gurrituck
County Accountant Mrs. Alice S. Brumsey Ctrrituck
Coroner J. Bryan Smith Harbinger
County Health Officer Dr. W. W. Johnston Currituck
Supt. of Schools W. H. Tuck Currituck
Supt. of Public Welfare Norman Hughes Currituck
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Margaret Bray Currituck
Farm Demonstration Agent L. A. Powell . .Barco
Chairman Board Education Charlie Roberts Shawboro
Chairman Board Elections Smith Harrell Mamie
District Game & Fish Protector R. A. Dowdy Grandy
County Attorney E. R. Woodard Currituck
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. F. Leary Gregory
Solicitor ._,. W. C. Morse, Jr Elizabeth City
Commissioners
Chairman Norwood M. Ansell Munden, Va.
Commissioner I. F. West Moyock
Commissioner R. N. Dowdy Powells Point
Commissioner Mack Sanderlin Shawboro
Commissioner H. D. Newbern, Jr Powells Point
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, 5,405 County Seat, Manteo
Office Officer Address
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen ■. Alliance
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives R. Bruce Etheridge Manteo
Clerk Superior Court C. S. Meekins Manteo
Register of Deeds Melvin R. Daniels Manteo
Sheriff Frank M. Cahoon Manteo
Treasurer Bank of Manteo Manteo
Auditor - C. S. Meekins Manteo
Tax Collector Frank M. Cahoon Manteo
County Accountant C. S. Meekins Manteo
Coroner Marvin Rogers Manteo
County Health Officer Dr. W. W. Johnston Manteo
Supt. of Schools R. I. Leake Manteo
Supt. of Pub ic Welfare Mrs. Goldie H. Meekins Manteo
Home Demonstration Agent Mary E. Kirby Manteo
Farm Demonstration Agent Robert S. Smith Manteo
Chairman Board Education E. P. White Buxton
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Office Officer Address
Chairman Board Elections Hugh Basnight Manteo
District Game & Fish Protector Jack B. Ballaiice Kill Devil Hills
County Attorney Martin Kellogg, Jr Manteo
County Librarian Mrs. Georgia E. Harwood Manteo
Veterans Service Officer LP. Davis Manteo
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. F. Baum Manteo
Solicitor Martin Kellogg, Jr Manteo
Commissioners
Chairman Claude C. Duvall East Lake
Commissioner Lawrence L. Swain Manteo
Commissioner Hallett F. Perry Kitty Hawk
Commissioner James W. Scarljorough Avon
Commissioner Albert W Austin Hatteras
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 (ieneral
Greene retreated across North Carolina before Cornwallis in 1781, he stationed some troops under (Jeneral
Davidson at Cowan's Ford over the Catawba River to delay the British .'\rmy. The British attacked
the Americans, killed General Davidson, and forced the passage. The United States has erected a mon-
ument hi his honor on Guilford Battleground.
Population, 62,244 County Seat, Lexington
State Senators 18th District Charles H. Dorsett Troy
J. Thomas Page Rockingham
Member House of Representatives Paul G. Stoner Lexington
Clerk Superior Court M. P. Cooper Lexington
Register of Deeds M. V. Lomax Lexington
Sheriff W. G. Fritts Lexington
Tax Supervisor Jay Howard Lexington
Tax Collector W. G. Fritts Lexington
Coroner Dr. David Plummer Thomas ville
Surveyor R. D. Kinney Lexington
Supt. of Schools Paul F. Evans Lexingto n
Supt. of Public Welfare Matilda Umholtz Lexington
Home Demonstration Agent Lala Blaylock Lexington
Farm Demonstration Agent C. E. Bernhardt Lexington
Chairman Board Education Baxter Carter Denton
Chairman Board Elections Joe H. Leonard, Jr Lexington
District Game & Fish Protector J. B. Greene Thomasville
Forest Warden W. F. Currence Winstoii-Saleiii
County Manager Jay Howard Thomasville
County Attorney Charles W. Mauze Lexington
County Librarian Antoinette Earle Lexington
Veterans Service Officer Joe Hege, Jr Lexington
County Court:
Judge L. A. Martin Lexington
Solicitor Beamer Barnes Lexington
Denton Recorder's Court:
Judge A. L. Snider Denton
Thomasville Recorder's Court:
Judge W. H. Steed Thomasville
Solicitor Roy Hughes Thomasville
Commissioners
Chairman D. W. .\lc( 'ulloch Lexington
Commissioner Frank Smith Lexington
Commissioner Wayne Shoaf Lexington
Commissioner Russell Zimmerman Lexington
Commissioner E. M. Hunt Denton
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DAVIE
Davie County was formed in 1836 from Rowan. Was named in honor of William R. Davie, distin-
guished as a soldier of the Revolution, member of the Federal Convention of 1787, Ciovenior cf North
Carolina, special Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteutiiry to Frinee, "Father of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina."
Population, lo,42;i County Se^t, Moeksville
Office Officer Address
State Senator 24th District H. P. Eller North Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives B.C. Brock Farmington
( lerk Superior Court Stacy H. Chafiin Moeksville
Resi-ster of Deeds C. R. Vogler Moeksville
Sheriff O. A. Tucker Moeksville
Treasurer Eloise C. Stephens Moeksville
Auditor Eloise C. Stephens Moeksville
Tax Supervisor Eloise C. Stephens Moeksville
Tax Collector Kathleen Reavis Moeksville
County Accountant Eloise C. Stephens Moeksville
Coroner Dr. G. V. Greene Moeksville
Surveyor S. L. Talbert Advance
County Health OfiScer Dr. Fred Pegg Moeksville
Supt. of Schools Curtis Price Moeksville
Supt. of Public Welfare Amy Jane Talbert Advance
Home Demonstration Agent Florence Mackie Moeksville
Farm Demonstration Agent F. E. Peebles Moeksville
Chairman Board Education J. B. Cain Cana
Chairman Board Elections G, Aubrey Merrell Moeksville
District Game & Fish Protector ■ T. B. Woodruff Moeksville
County Manager Eloise C. Stephens Moeksville
County Attorney A. T. Grant Moeksville
County Librarian Mrs. Blanche Clement Moeksville
Veterans Service Officer Woodrow Wilson Moeksville
Commissioners
Chairman R. P. Martin Moeksville
Commissioner J. M. Groce Farmington
Commissioner C. R. Carter Rt. 3, Moeksville
DUPLIN
Duplin County was formed in 1749 from New Hanover. Was named in honor of George Henry Hay,
Lord Duplin, an English nobleman.
Population, 41,074 County Seat, Kenansville
State Senators 9th District Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives R. M. Carr Wallace
Clerk Superior Court R. V. Wells Kenansville
Register of Deeds A. T. Outlaw Kenansville
Sheriff Ralph J. Jones Kenansville
Treasurer Ralph J. Jones Kenansville
Auditor Faison W. McGowan Kenansville
Tax Supervisor Faison W. McGowan Kenansville
Tax Collector G. E. Alphin, Jr Kenansville
County Accountant Faison W. McGowan Kenansville
Coroner C. B. Sitterson Kenansville
Surveyor R. W. Craft Beaulaville
County Health Officer Dr. G. V. Gooding Kenansville
Supt. of Schools 0. P. Johnson Kenansville
Supt. of Public Welfare Doris Rouse Kenansville
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Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent
White Hilda Clontz Kenansville
Colored Mrs. Mabel Peterson Warsaw
Farm Demonstration Agent •
White Lacy Weeks Kenansville
Colored Riddick E. Wilkens Kenansville
Chairman Board Elections E. Walker Stevens Warsaw
District Game & Fish Protector Bill H. Ipock Wallace
Forest Warden Ralph Miller. RFD, Beaulaville
County Attorney Vance B. Gavin Kenansville
County Librarian Dorothy \\'ightraan Kenansville
Veterans Service Officer J. B. Wallace Kenansville
General County Court:
Judge H. E. Phillips Kenansville
Solicitor Grady Mercer Beaulaville
Commissioners
Chairman L. P. Wells .^^,.,<-RFD, Mt. Olive
Commissioner A. C. Hall ; ,<<^. Wallace
Commissioner A. P. Gates Faison
Commissioner Dallas Jones Magnolia
Commissioner Arthur Kennedy Beulaville
DURHAM
Durham County was formed in 1881 from Orange and Wake. Was named after the town of Durham,
a thriving manufacturing city.
Population, 101,639 County Seat, Durham
State Senators 14th District Wills Hancock Oxford
Thomas B. Sawyer Durham
Members House of Representatives Oscar G. Barker Durham
Richard T. Sanders Durham
Clerk of Superior Court W. H. Young Durham
Register of Deeds R. Garland Brooks Durham
Sheriff E.G. Belvin Durham
Treasurer J. Frank Adams Durham
Auditor E. S. Swindell, Jr Durham
Ta.\ Supervisor H. T. Warren Durham
Tax Collector Vance Pendergrass Durham
County Accountant E. S. Swindell, Jr Durham
Coroner Roman Harton •. Durham
Surveyor E. M . Credle Durham
County Health Officer -. Dr. J. H. Epperson Durham
Supt. of Schools Wilmer M . Jenkins Durham
Supt. of Public Welfare W. E. Stanley Durham
Home Demonstration Agent
White Margaret Umberger Durham
Colored Mrs. Estelle T. Nixon Durham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. B. Pace Durham
Colored J. C. Hubbard Durham
Chairman Board Education C. E. Jordan Durham
Chairman Board Elections R. 0. Everett Durham
District Game & Fish Protector Marvin L. Ward Rt 1, Morrisvillc
Forest Warden Julian Clifton Horton Durham
County Manager E. S. Swindell, Jr Durham
County Attorney R. P. Reade Durham
County Librarian Clara M. Crawford Durham
Veterans Service Officer P. G. Noell Durham
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Office Officer Address
Recorder's Court:
Judge A. R. Wilson Durham
Solicitor W. G. Brogden Durham
Juvenile Court: .
Judge Lawson Moore Durham
Commissioners
Chairman George V. Kirkland Durham
Commissioner Frank Kenan ; Durham
Commissioner S. L. Proctor Durham
Commissioner Dewey Scarboro Durham
Commissioner James Q. Davis 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, 51,634 County Seat, Tarboro
State Senators 4th District Julian R. AUsbrook Roanoke Rapids
L. H. Fountain Tarboro
Member House of Representatives Ben E. Fountain Rocky Mount
Clerk Superior Court •. W. S. Babcock Tarboro
Register of Deeds Miss M. B. Bunn Tarboro
Sheriff Tom P. Bardin Tarboro
Auditor M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Tax Supervisor M. L. Laughlin Tarboro
Tax Collector R. L. Stancil Tarboro
Coroner Dr. J. G. Raby Tarboro
County Health Officer Dr. W. W. Green Tarboro
Supt. of Schools E. D. Johnson .' . .Tarboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Constance F. S. Rabin Tarborn
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham Tarboro
Colored Mrs. Hazel S. Parker Tarboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Joe Powell Tarbcro
Colored F. D. Wharton Tarboro
Chairman Board Education Dr. W. W. Green Tarboro
Chairman Board Elections Robert P. Cherry ■. . . .Tarboro
District Game & Fish Protector Henry Hilliard, Jr Rt. 2, Tarboro
Forest Warden . . » CM. Fisher Tarboro
County Attorney C. H. Leggett . Tarboro
County Librarian Janie Allslsrook Tarboro
Veterans Service Officer Lester C. Martin Tarboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge Herbert H. Taylor, Jr Tarboro
Solicitor M. C. Staton Tarboro
Commissioners
Chairman B. C. Mayo , Tarboro
Commissioner Leslie Calhoune Rocky Mount
Commissioner W. C. Hargrove Tarboro
Commissioner Robert Lee Dunn Pinetops
Commis.'iioner Henry N. Davenport Battleboro
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FORSYTH
Forsyth County was formed in 1849 from Stokes. Was named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Forsyth,
U. S. A., a citizen of Stolces County, who was killed on the Canadian frontier on June 28, 1814, during the
second war with Great Britain.
Population, 146,135 County Seat, Winston-Salem
Office Officer Address
State Senator 22nd District Irving E. Carlyle Winston-Salem
Members House of Representatives Winfield Blackwell Winston-Salem
F. L. Gobble Rt. 4, Winston-Salem
Joe King \\'inston-Salem
Clerk Superior Court W. E. Church Winston-Salem
Register of Deeds Eunice Ayers Winston-Salem
Sheriff Ernie G. Shore Win^ton-Salem
Auditor W.N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Tax Supervisor R. M. Hinshaw Winston-Salem
Tax Collector W. .4. Mickle Winston-Salem
County Accountant W. N. Schultz Winston-Salem
Coroner W.N. Dalton Winston-Salem
Surveyor June Lineback Winston-Salem
County Health Officer Dr. Fred G. Pegg Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools Ralph F. W. Brimley Winston-Salem
Supt. of Public Welfare A. W. Cline Winston-Salem
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Elizabeth L. Tuttle Winston-Salem
Colored Mrs. Lottie Hairston " Winston-Salera
Farm Demonstration Agent
White S. R. Mitehiner Winston-Salem
Colored W.N. Knight Winston-Salem
Chairman Board Education Dan L. Drummond Winston-Salem
Chairman Board Elections T. Spruill Thornton Winston-Salem
District Game & Fish Protector Wallace W. Jones Winston-Salem
Forest Warden W. F. Currence Winston-Salem
County Attorney Nat S. Crews Winston-Salem
County Librarian Jeannett Trotter Winston-Salem
Juvenile Court:
Judge Nat S. Crews Winston-Salem
Municipal Court:
Judge Leroy Sams Winston-Salem
Solicitor C. F. Burns Winston-Salem
Commissioners
Chairman Dr. D. C. Speas Winston-Salem
Commissioner CD. Ogburn Pfafftown
Commissioner Wally Dunham Winston-Salem
Commissioner Roy W. Craft Winston-Salem
Commissioner W. B. Simpson Winston-Salem
FRANKLIN
Franklin County was formed in 1779 from Bute. Was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
Population, 31,341 County Seat, Louisburg
State Senators 6th District J. C. Eagles, Jr Wilson
Hamilton Hobgood Louisburg
Member House of Representatives Edward F. Yarborough Louisburg
Clerk Superior Court John W. King Louisburg
Register of Deeds Alex T. Wood Louisburg
Sheriff C. Willis Perry Louisburg
Treasurer First Citizens Bank and Trust Company Louisburg
Auditor Melvin C. Holmes Louisburg
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor Melvin C. Holmes Louisburg
Tax Collector K. A. Braswell Louisburj
County Account Melvin C. Holmes Louisburg
Coroner William \V. O'Neal Louisburg
County Health Officer Dr. S. D. Stallings Louisburg
Supt. of Schools W. F. Mitchell Younssville
Supt. of Public Welfare Lucy P. Burt ■. Louisburg
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Essa D. Shaw Louisburg
Colored Mrs. Margaret L. Baldwin Louisburg
Farm Demonstration Agent
White , C. T. Dean, Jr Louisburg
Colored George L. P. Moore Louisburg
Chairman Board Education P. W. Elam Louisburg
Chairman Board Elections W. H. M. Jenkins Frankiinton
District Game & Fish Protector Phillip R. Wilson Bunn
Forest Warden Joe A. Pearce Louisburg
County Attorney Edward F. Griffin Louisburg
County Librarian Nannie Crowder Henderson
Veterans Service Officer John E. Rouse Louisburg
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. E. Malone Louisburg
Solicitor Edward F. Griffin Louisburg
Commissioners
Chairman H. S. Pearce Frankiinton
Commissioner W. P. Long Louisburg
Commissioner B. W. Young Rt. I, Younzsville
Commissioner George H. Harris Rt. 3, Louisburg
Commissioner N. Howard Griffin Rt. 2, 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 18n2 Gaston
voted with Lincoln and Catawba.
Population, 110,836 County Seat. Gastonia
State Senator 26th District R. Grady Rankin Gastonia
Members House of Representatives Charles K. Bryant, Sr Gastonia
David P. DeUinger ■. .Cherryville
Clerk Superior Court Paul E. Monroe Gastonia
Register of Deeds Mrs. Rubye D. Rhyne Gastonia
Sheriff Hoyle T. Efird Gastonia
Treasurer J. Abel Ormand Gastonia
Auditor C. E. Dent Gastonia
Tax Supervisor Fred H. Shuford Gastonia
Tax Collector Fred H. Shuford Gastonia
County Accountant C. E. Dent Gastonia
Coroner Wm. G. McLean Gastonia
Surveyor J. Clarence Burwell Gastonia
County Health Officer Dr. J. T. Ramsaur Gastonia
Supt. of Schools Hunter Huss Gastonia
Supt. of Public Welfare T. Graham Ponder Gastonia
Home Demonstration Agent Lucille Tatum Gastonia
Farm Demonstration Agent Paul Riser Gastonia
Chairman Board Education M. A. Stroup Cherryville
Chairman Board Elections James Mullen Gastonia
District Game & Fish Protector Jake D. McLean Bessemer City
Forest Warden T S. Davis Gastonia
County Attorney Harley B. Gaston Belmont
County Librarian Mrs. Bruce Heafner Gastonia
Veterans Service Off.cer ,,,,.,,...,.... Charlie Hawkins ......................... Gastonia
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Office Officer Address
Recorder's Courts:
Bessemer City:
Jud?e C. B. Woltz Bessemer City
Solieitor Henry L. Riser Bessemer City
Cherry ville:
Jud?e ., G. V. Lohr Clierryville
i^olicitor David P. Dellinger Cherryville
Gastonia:
Judse Julius T. Sanders Gastonia
Solicitor 0. F. Mason, Jr Gastonia
Mount Holly:
Judse ■ T. A, Belk Mount Holly
yolicitor Max Childers Mount Holly
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. Stowe Belmont
Commissioner 0. E. Massey Mount Holly
Commissioner Fred Ormand Bessemer City
Commissioner VV. B. Garrison Gastonia
Commissioner Grier Beam Cherryville
Commissioner Dan G. Buckner Dallas
GATES
Gate? 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 contributed nothing to that success. It is regarded
as one of the most important battles in the history of the world.
Population, 9,555 County Seat, Gatesville
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives Allen E. Askew Gatesville
Clerk Superior Court L. C. Hand Gatesville
Register of Deeds Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Sheriff L. F. Overman Gatesville
Treasurer Tarheel Bank & Trust Company Gatesville
Auditor Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Supervisor Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Tax Collector L, F. Overman Gatesville
County Accountant Tazewell D. Eure Gatesville
Coroner ~. Karl W. Rawls Gatesville
Surveyor A. C. HoUowell Corapeake
County Health OfScer Dr. James A. Fields Winton
Supt. of Schools W. ('. Harrell .Gatesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Clarine G. Carter Gatesville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Bertha M. Brown Gatesville
Colored Mrs. Pennie Battle Gatesville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John W. Artz Gatesville
Colored H. L. Mitchell Gatesville
Chairman Board Education H. F. Parker Eure
Chairman Boald Elections P. F. Edmond .Gatesville
District Game & Fish Protector D. E. Barnes Corapeake
Forest Warden H. L. Langston, Jr Gates
County Attorney Hubert Eason Gatesville
County Librariin Mrs. Mildred Woodside Gatesville
County Court:
Judge H. V. Beamon Gatesville
Solicitor Hubert Eason Gatesville
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Commissioners
Office Officer Address
Chairman C. H. Carter Hobbsville
Coniniissioner W. L. Askew Eure
Commissioner R. E. Miller Cat s
( 'ommissioner T. J. Stallings Hobbsville
Commissioner J. E. Gregory Sanbury
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, 6,886 County Seat. Robbinsville
State Senator 33rd District R. S. Jones Franklin
Member House of Representatives Dennis Massey Robbinsville
Clerk Superior Court Arvil H. Webster Robbinsville
Register of Deeds Edna Jones Scroggs Robbinsville
Sheriff J. B. Crisp Robbinsville
Treasurer Citizens Bank & Trust Company Robbinsville
Tax Supervisor J. F. Hyde Robbinsville
Tax Collector C. P. Sawyer Robbinsville
County Accountant C. P. Sawyer Robbinsville
Coroner Sam Sharp '. Robbinsville
Surveyor Roy Sherrill Yellow Creek
Supt. of Schools F. S. Griffin Robbinsville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lura Bales Robbinsville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Nellie Joe Carter Robbinsville
Farm Demonstration Agent William H. Flake Robbinsville
Chairman Board Education Bruce Ayers Tapoco
Chairman Board Elections W. W. Jenkins Robbinsville
District Game & Fish Protector Charley Garland Robbinsville
Forest Warden Wayne Ayers Robbinsville
County Attorney R. B. Morphey Robbinsville
County Librarian Phyllis Snyder Murphy
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Gladys Jordon Robbinsville
Commissioners
Chairman Jack Prince Fontana Dam
Commissioner Roy Farley Tapoco
Commissioner Fred Higdon Stecoah
GRANVILLE
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, 31,793 County Seat, Oxford
State Senators 14th District W'ills Hancock Oxford
Thomas B. Sawyer Durham
Member House of Representatives Thomas W. Allen Rt. 1, Creedmoor
Clerk Superior Court A. W. Graham, Jr Oxford
Register of Deeds Mrs. Flora 0. Mann Oxford
Sheriff E. P. Davis Oxford
Auditor W. J. Webb O.xford
Tax Supervisor W. J. Webb Oxford
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Office Officer Address
Tax Collector E. P. Davis Oxford
County Accountant W. J. Webb Oxford
Coroner F. Earle Hunt Oxford
County Health Officer Dr. Rives W. Taylor Oxford
Supt. of Schools D. N. Hix Oxford
Supt. of Public Welfare J. R. Raper Oxford
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Dorothy G. Wilkerson Oxford
Colored Mary Parham Powell Rt. 3, Oxford
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. V. Morgan Oxford
Colored J. R. Redding Rt. 2, O.xford
Chairman Board Education Dr. R. L. Noblin Oxford
Chairman Board Elections John N. Watkins, Jr Oxford
District Game & Fish Protector Thomas D. Brummitt Oxford
Forest Warden D. C. Critcher Rt. 3' 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 F. W. Hancock, Jr Oxford
Solicitor Edward F. Taylor Oxford
Commissioners
Chairman Fielding Knott Rt. 2, Oxford
Commissioner A. H. A. Williams Oxford
Commissioner Wilbur W. Whitfield Creedmoor
Commissioner George D. Morton Rt. 4, Oxford
' Commissioner Wilbur W. Yeargin Rt. 5, 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 Washngton 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, 18,024 County Seat, Snow Hill
State Senators 7th District Carl T. Hicks Waistonburg
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives A. C. Edwards Hookerton
Clerk Superior 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 George W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Supervisor George W. Edwards Snow Hill
Tax Collector W. R. Lane Snow Hill
County Accountant George W. Edwards Snow Hill
Coroner George V. Heath Snow Hill
County Health Officer Dr. S. B. McPheeters Snow Hill
Supt. of Schools B. L. Davis Snow Hill
Supt, of Public Welfare Rachel Payne Sugg Snow Hill
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Margaret M. Jones Snow Hill
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John Grant Snow Hill
Colored A. L. Jones Snow Hill
Chairman Board Education Carl T. Hicks WaLstonburg
Chairman Board Elections H. Maynard Hicks Snow Hill
District Game & Fish Protector Melvin Hill Snow Hill
Forest Warden J. C. Joyner Snow Hill
County Attorney Walter G. Sheppard Snow Hill
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Office Officer Address
County Librarian Minnie Best Dail Snow Hill
Veterans Service Officer Walter (J. Sheppard Snow Hill
County Court:
Judge Walter (5. Sheppard Snow Hill
Solicitor I.J. Horton Snow Hill
Commissioners
Chairman J. S. Whitley Walstonburs;
Commissioner 1^. F. Herring Snow Hill
Commissioner W. B. Gay Walstonburg
Cgmmissimer E. E. Butts Hookerton
Commissioi:er W. D. Corbett Snow Hill
GUILFORD
Guilford County was lormed in 17711 frcni Eowan and Orange. Was named in honor of Francis
North. Earl of Guilford, an En)?lish nobltm;;n. He was the father of Lord North, who was Prime Min-
ister under King George III during the Revolution. Lord North afterwards succeeded his father as Earl
of Guilford.
Population, 191.057 County Seat, Greensboro
State Senator 17th District Joseph T. Carruthers, Jr Greensboro
Members House of Representatives Walter E. Crissman High Point
0. .-Arthur Kirkman High Point
Clyde A. Shreve r Stokesdale
Thomas Turner Greensboro
Clerk Superior Court Joseph P. Shore . Greensboro
Register of Deeds John H. McAdoo Greensboro
Sheriff John E. Walters Greensboro
Treasurer I vey Harold Black Greensboro
Tax Supervisor William F. Hester Greensboro
Tax Collector William F. Hester Greensboro
County Accountant Hugh L. Ross Greensboro
Coroner .' W. W. Harvey Greensboro
County Health Officer Dr. E. H. EUinwood Greensboro
Supt. of Schools E. D. Idol Greensboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Blanche Carr Sterne Greensboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Betty Daniels Greensboro
Colored Mrs. Rosa T. Winchester Greensboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. I. Wagoner Greensboro
Colored B. .\. Hall Greensboro
Chairman Board Education J. H. Joyner Greensboro
Chairman Board Elections George C. Hampton, Jr Greensboro
District Game & Fish Protector J. K. Davis Oak Ridge
Forest Warden James A. Altman Elon College
County Manager J. Harry Weatherly Greensboro
County Attorney T. C. Hoyle, Sr Greensboro
County Librarian Paul S. Ballance Greensboro
Veterans Service Officer A. H. Cumbie Greensboro
Greensboro Municipal-County Court:
Judge Criminal Division E. Earle Rives Greensboro
Judge Civil Division W. Owen Cooke Greensboro
Solicitor E. D. Kuykendall, Sr Greensboro
High Point Municipal Court:
Judge D. C. MacRae High Point
Solicitor L. J. Fisher, Jr High Point
Commissioners
Chairman L. C. .\mos Greensboro
Commissioner F. Logan Porter High Point
Commissioner Chas. J. Hunt Greensboro
Commissioner Sidney B. Allen Greensboro
Commissioner W. G. Ragsdale Jamestown
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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 Rev-
olution.
Population, 58,377 County Seat. Halifax
Office Officer Address
State Senators 4th District Julian R. AUsbrook Roanoke Rapids
L. H. Fouiitian Tarboro
Member House of Representatives Joseph Branch Enfield
Clerk Superior Court George A. Hux Halifax
Register of Deeds Frank D. Wilson Halifax
Sheriff H. A. House Halifax
Auditor C. S. Vinson Halifax
Tax Supervisor C. S. Vinson Halifax
Tax Collector Mrs. Ruth Gregory Halifax
County Accountant C. 8. \'inson Halifax
Coroner Rufus Britton Roanoke Rapids
County Health Officer Dr. Robert F. Young Roanoke Rapids
Supt. of Schools W. Henrv Overman Roanoke Rapids
Supt. of Public Welfare J. B. Hall Scotland Neck
Home Demonstration Agent
White Florence Cox Halifax
Colored Ruth Whitworth Enfield
Farm Demonstration Agent
White W. 0. Davis Weldon
Colored D. J. Knight Enfield
Chairman Board Education Thomas Moss Enfield
Chairman Board Elections L. P. MiUikin Halifax
District Game & Fish Protector CM. Pettitt Roanoke Rapids
Forest Warden M. M. Lawrence Hahfax
County Attorney Kelly Jenkins Roanoke Rapids
County Librarian Mrs. Gay Spivey Weldon
Veterans Service Officer Frank A. Cole Roanoke Rapids
Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas R. Daniel Weldon
Solicitor R. C. Josey HI Roailoke Rapids
Commissioners
Chairman J. R. Wrenn Roanoke Rapids
Commissioner C. S. Alexander Scotland Neck
Commissioner M. H. Mitchell Weldon
Commissioner D. G. Dickens RFD, Littleton
Commissioner R. C. Rives • Enfield
HARNETT
Harnett County was formed in 1S55 from Cumberland. Was named in honor of Cornelius Harnettt
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, 1770. Harnett voted
with Cumberland until 1865.
Population, 47,605 County Seat, Lill'iigtcn
State Senators 12th District J. Hawley Poole West End
J. R. Young Dunn
Member House of Representatives Carson Gregory Rt. 1, Angier
Clerk Superior Court Robert B. Morgan Liilington
Register of Deeds Mrs. Inez Harrington Liilington
Sheriff W. E, Salmon Liilington
Auditor Herbert L. Carson Liilington
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Office Officer Address
Tax Supervisor Berles Johnson Lillingtoii
Tax Collector Duncan P. Ray, Jr Lilliiitgon
Coroner Grover C. Henderson Dunn
Surveyor Walter Lee Johnson Lillingtoii
County Health Officer Dr. \V. B. Hunter Lillington
Supt, of Schools C. Reid Ross Lillington
Supt. of Public Welfare Wilma Williams Angier
Home Demonstration Agent
White Loraine Vail Lillington
Colored Mrs. Ida P. Hinnant Lillington
Farm Demonstration Agent
White C. R. Amnions Lillington
Colored L. K. Boston Lilhngton
Chairman Board Education S. G. Thomas Rt. 1, Broadway
Chairman Board Elections Henry Strickland Angier
District Game & Fish Protector T. J. Turlington Rt 3. Dunn
Forest Warden J. E.lis Byrd Bunnlevel
County Attorney W. A. Johnson Lillington
County Librarian Mrs. S. R. McKay Lillington
Veterans Service Officer L. B. McLean Erwin
County Recorder's Court:
Judge F. H. Taylor Buies Creek
Solicitor Neil McK. Ross Lillington
Dunn Recorder's Court:
Judge H. Paul Strickland Dunn
Solicitor J. Shepard Bryan Dunn
Commissioners
Chairman L. .\. Tart Dunn
Commissioner C. G. Fields Angier
Commissioner Worth Lee Byrd Lillington
Commissioner B. P. Ingram Mamers
Commissioner R. L. Pate Erwin
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, 37,631 Waynesville
State Senators 32nd District William Medford Waynesville
E. A. Westbrook Rt. 1, Tryon
Member House of Representatives Oral L. Yates Rt. 2, Waynesville
Clerk Superior Court J. B. Siler Waynesville
Register of Deeds Jule Noland Waynesville
Sheriff Fred Y. Campbell Waynesville
Auditor James Kirkpatrick Waynesville
Tax Collector Sebe T. Bryson Waynesville
Coroner Dr. J. Frank Pate Canton
County Health Officer Dr. I. M. Weir Waynesville
Supt. of Schools Jack Messer Waynesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Sam Queen, Sr Waynesville
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Cornwell Waynesville
Farm Demonstration Agent Wayne Corpening Waynesville
Chairman Board Education R. T. Messer Waynesville
Chairman Board Elections C. E. Cole Canton
District Game & Fish Protector Edwin Jackson Clyde
Forest Warden R. E. Caldwell Rt. 2, Maggie
County Manager Charles C. Francis Rt. 1. Waynesville
County Attorney W. Roy Francis Waynesville
County Librarian Margaret Johnston Waynesville
Veterans Service Officer Bruce B. Brown Clyde
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Commissioners
Office Officer Address
Chairman Charles C. Francis Rt. 1, Waynesviile
Commissioner Frank M. Davis Rt. 2, Waynesviile
Commissioner Jarvis H. Allison Waynesviile
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, 30,921 County Seat, Hendersonville
State Senators 32nd District William Medford Waynesviile
E. A. Westbrook Rt. 1, Tryon
Member House of Representatives R. Lee Whitmire Hendersonville
Clerk Superior Court George W. Fletcher Hendersonvilfe
Register of Deeds Marshall Watterson Hendersonville
Sheriff W. G. McCall Hendersonville
Tax Supervisor Curtis Newman Hendersonville
Tax Collector J. M . Stewart Hendersonville
County Accountant E. E. McBride Hendersonville
Coroner Dr. Richard A. Porter Hendersonville
Countv Health OfiScer Dr. J. D. Lutz (Acting) Hendersonville
Surveyor Henry B. Hamilton Hendersonville
Supt. of Schools R. G.' Anders Hendersonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lueinda C. Cole Hendersonville
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Ruth Church Hendersonville
Farm Demonstration Agent D. W. Bennett Hendersonville
Chairman Board Education Floyd Osborne Arden
Chairman Board Elections L. T. Dermid Hendersonville
District Game & Fish Protector Clyde L. Jackson Rt. 1, Flat Rock
Forest Warden James Rhodes Rt. 2, Hendersonville
County Attorney G. H. Valentine Hendersonville
Veterans Service Officer \^'m. E. Jamison Hendersonville
Recorder's Court; .
Judge J. E. Shipman Hendersonville
Solicitor Jonathan W. .Jackson Hendersonville
Commissioners
Chairman E. E. McBride Hendersonville
Commissioner D. G. Wilkie Hendersonville
Commissioner James J. Thompson Hendersonville
HERTFORD
Hertford County was formed in 1759 from Chowan, Bertie, and Northampton. Was named iii^ honor
of Francis Seymour Conway, Mar<juis of Hertford, an English nobleman. He was a brother of GeiuTal
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, 21,453 County Seat, Wiiiton
State Senators 1st District J. William Copcland Murfrecsboro
J. Enimctt Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives C. Gordon Maddrey ' ■ Ahoskie
Clerk Superior Court Arthur W. Greene JX'"'""
Register of Deeds T. D. Northcott )},!"'""
Sheriff C. W. Parker W niton
Auditor H.J. Brown Winton
Tax Supervisor T. M. Condon W'lnton
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Office Officer Address
Tax ('ollector T. M. Condon Winton
County Accountant H.J. Brown Winton
Coroner E. S. Williams (Acting) Ahoskic
County Health Officer Dr. James A. Fields Winton
Supt. of Schools Russell P. Martin Winton
t^upt. of Public Welfare LP. Davis Winton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Lydia M. Booth Winton
Colored Mrs. Clara York Motley Winton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Ballentine Winton
Cplored MehTn L. Johnson Winton
Chairman Board Education George T. Underwood Murfreesboro
Chairman Board Elections R. H. Underwood Murfreesboro
District Game & Fish Protector J. H. Vinson Winton
Forest Warden J. R. Jordan Winton
County Attorney C. Wallace Jones Winton
County Librarian Dorothy Avery Winton
Veterans Service Officer Joseph D. Blythe Ahoskie
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. D. Boone Winton
Solicitor Joseph D. Blythe Ahoskie
Commissioners
Chairman Fred Jones Winton
Commissioner W. H. Basnight Ahoskie
Commissioner E. C. Callis Harrellsville
Commissioner R. C. Brett Como
Commissioner W. C. Ferguson Murfreesboro
Commissioner W. H. Vinson RFD. Woodland
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 .^rmy.
Population, 15,756 County Seat, Raeford
State Senators 12th District J. Hawlej- Poole West End
J. R. Young Dunn
Member House of Representatives Harry A. Greene Raeford
Clerk Superior Court J. B. Cameron Raeford
Register of Deeds J. E. Gulledge Raeford
Sheriff D. H. Hodgin Raeford
Treasurer Bank of Raeford 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 James C. Lentz Raeford
Surveyors J. H. Blue & Robert Catling Raeford
County Health Officer Dr. J. W. Wilcox Carthage
Supt. of Schools K. A. MacDonald Raeford
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. H. Giles Raeford
Home Demonstration Agent Josephine Hall Raeford
Farm Demonstration Agent E. M. Stallings Raeford
Chairman Board Education Carl G. Riley RFD, Raeford
Chairman Board of Elections G. B. Rowland Raeford
District Game & Fish Protector H. R. McLean Raeford
Forest Warden Foster McBrvde RFD, Raeford
County Manager J. A. McGoogan Raeford
County Attorney Arthur D. Gore Raeford
County Librarian Mrs. Ina P. Bethune Raeford
Veterans Service Officer Marion Maxwell Raeford
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Office Officer Address
Recorder's Court:
Judge Henry W. McDiarmid Raeford
Solicitor J. M. Andrews RFD. Red Springs
Commissioners
Chairman F. Knox Watson RFD, Rod Springs
Commissioner J. Fulford McMillan RFD, Raeford
Commissioner W. M. Thomas Raeford
Commissioner N. H. G. Balfour RFD, Lumber Bridge
Commissioner Marshall Newton RFD, Raeford
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 .\nne.
Population, 6,479 County Seat, Swan Quarter
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen Alliance
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives Russell A. Swindell Swan Quarter
Clerk Superior Court Harold L. Williams Swan Quarter
Register of Deeds Evelyn H. Swindell Swan Quarter
Sheriff Charlie J, Cahoon Swan Quarter
Treasurer East Carolina Bank Swan Quarter
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Maude W. Jones Swan Quarter
County Accountant Mrs. Maude W. Jones Swan Quarter
County Health Officer Dr. William S. Cann (Acting) Swan Quarter
Supt. of Schools N. W. Shelton Swan Quarter
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Esther Williams (Acting) Swan Quarter
Home Demonstration Agent Ella Carawan Swan Quarter
P^arm Demonstration Agent W. H. Pruden Swan Quarter
Chairman Board Education G. M. Cutrell Fairfield
Chairman Board Elections Fred A. Mason Swan (Quarter
Forest Warden A. G. Berry Fairfield
County Attorney G. T. Davis Swan (Juarter
County Librarian Elizabeth Copeland Washington
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Evelyn H. Swindell ; . . . Swan Quarter
Recorder's Court:
Judge Joe L. Simmons, Jr Fairfield
Solicitor G. T. Davis Swan Quarter
Commissioners
Chairman H. L. Sadler Swan Quarter
Commissioner P. C. Simmons Fairfield
Commissioner S. B. Credle Swan Quarter
IREDELL
Iredell County was formed in 17K8 from Rowan. Named in honor of James [rcdell, of Kdenton,
who was one of the foremost lawyers of the State. In 178S and 17Sfl he was one of the leader.* in the
State in advocating the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. His si)eeches in the Con-
vention 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 I'nited States,
Population, Se.-'^OS County Seat, Statesville
State Senators 25th District C. H. Dearman Statesville
M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Member House of Representatives William R. Pope Mooresvillc
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Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court Carl G. Smith Statesville
Register of Deeds Mariemma Hendley Statesville
Sheriff J- C. Rumple Statesville
Treasurer John T. Gillespie Statesville
Auditor Sam G. Hall Statesville
Tax Supervisor Sam G. Hall Statesville
Tax Collector John T. Gillespie Statesville
County Accountant Sam G. Hall Statesville
Coroner Marvin W. Raymer Statesville
Surveyor Robert B. Kestler Statesville
County Health Officer Dr. Ernest Ward Statesville
Supt. of Schools T. Ward Guy Statesville
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. R. M. Rickert Statesville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Myrtle Westmoreland Statesville
Colored Mrs. Lois C. Barnhill Statesville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Roger W. Murdock Statesville
Colored D. 0. Ivey Statesville
Chairman Board Education C. H. Knox Rt. 4, Statesville
Chairman Board Elections Zeb V. Long, Jr Statesville
District Game & Fish Protector Hugh A. Robertson Statesville
County Manager Sam G. Hall Statesville
County Attorney Zeb V. Turlington MooresviUe
County Librarian Mary Neil Conner Statesville
Veterans Service Officer J. P. VanHoy Union Grove
County Recorder's Court:
Judge C. B. Winberry Statesville
Solicitor Fred Hedrick Statesville
MooresviUe Recorder's Court: .
Judge Grant Bokner MooresviUe
Solicitor George A. Morrow MooresviUe
Commissioners
Chairman John F. Long Statesville
Commissioner W. E. Webb, Sr Statesville
Commissioner J. L. McLain Troutman
Commissioner R. H. Kennedy , ^Harmony
Commissioner R. C. Millsaps MooresviUe
JACKSON
Jackson County was formed in 1851 from Haywood and Macon. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson,
who was born in Mecklenburg County (the site of his birthplace is now in Union), won the briUiant victory
over the British at New Orleans, in 1815, and was twice elected President of the United States.
Population, 19.261 County Seat, Sylva
State Senators 32nd District William Medford Wayn^ville
E. A. Westbrook Rt. 1, Tryon
Member House of Represnetatives Frank H. Brown, Jr CuUowhee
Clerk Superior Court John E. Henson Sylva
Register of Deeds Glenn Hughes oyjva
Sheriff C. G. Middleton ■ Sy va
Treasurer Jennings A. Bryson a^.
Tax Supervisor Jennings A. Bryson ■ Sy va
Tax Collector Tom L. Clayton Sy va
County Accountant Tom L. Clayton oyjva
Coroner Jack F. Cooper ^ , Sylva
Surveyor A. E. Brown Tuckasegee
County Health Officer Dr. Carl C. Janowsky by va
Supt. of Schools W. Vernon Cope ^yjva
Supt. of Public Welfare G. C. Hensou by'va
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Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Johnston Sylva
Farm Demonstration Agent Paul Gibson Sylva
Chairman Board Education W. R. Enloe Sylva
Chairman Board Elections J. C. Passmore Cashiers
District (iame & Fish Protector W. B. Cope Sylva
Forest Warden Charlie Evans Sylva
County Attorney C. C. Buchanan Sylva
County Librarian Sadie Luck Sylva
Veterans Service Officer 0. E. Monteith Sylva
Commissioners
Chairman Jennings A. Bryson Sylva
Commissioner Ed. Fisher Sylva
Commissioner M . V. Breedlove 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 17.52.
Population, 65,906 County Seat, Smithfield
Office Officer Address
State Senators 8th District Hardv Talton Pikevillc
Adam J. Whitley, Jr Rt. 1, Smithfield
Members House of Representatives G. Troy Page Clayton
J. Hayden Wiggs Selma
Clerk Superior Court H. V. Rose Smithfield
Register of Deeds , W. (i. Massey Smithfield
Sheriff Barney A. Henry Smithfield
Treasurer. . „ J. Narvin Creech Smithfield
Auditor J. Marvin Johnson Smithfield
Tax Supervisor J. Marvin Johnson Smithfield
Tax Collector Thomas L. Upchurch Smithfield
County Aecoimtant J. Marvin Johnson Smithfield
Coroner J. Durwood Creech Smithfield
Surveyor C. B. Fulghum Selma
County Health Officer Dr. E. S. Grady , . Smithfield
Supt. of Schools H. B, Marrow J. Smithfield
Supt. of Public Welfare Robert M. Colville Smithfield
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Callie Hardwick Smithfield
Colored Mrs. Lucy Tool Smithfield
Farm Demonstration Agent
White John Pyland Smithfield
Colored L. R. Johnson Smithfield
Chairman Board Education Conrad Parker Princeton
Chairman Board Elections Lewis G. Creech Smithfield
District Game & Fish Protector Harold King Smithfielf
Forest Warden Howard Stephenson Smithfield
County Attorney Jerry L. George Smithfield
County Librarian Julie Bishop Smithfield
Veterans Serice Officer Levi P. Creech Pine Level
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. 1. Godwin Selma
Solicitor C. C. Canady, Jr Benson
Commissioners
Chairman K. P. Holdiiif; Smithfield
Commissioner Henry M. John.son Four Oaks
Commissioner Floyd H. Price Selma
Commissioner R. G. Gurley Princeton
Commissioner J. Dobbin Bailey Kenly
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JONES
Jones County was formod 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 Couneil of Saftey, and was
opposed to the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. It was due to his influence that the
Convention of 1788 rejected it.
Population, 11.004 County seat, Trenton
Office Officer Address
State Senators 7th District Carl T. Hicks Walstonburu
John D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives R. P. Bender PoUocksville
Clerk Superior Court W. Murray Whitaker Trenton
Register of Deeds George G. Noble Trenton
Sheriff J. P. Tavlor Trenton
Tax Collector Zell Pollock Trenton
County Accountant Mary E. Brock Trenton
Coroner Wayne Jarman, Sr 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. George W. Jarvis, Jr. PoUocksville
Colored Gladie Bell Simmons Trenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White A. V. Thomas Trenton
Colored Fletcher Barber ' Trenton
Chairman Board Education E. M . Philyaw Comfort
Chairman Board Elections John D. Jenkins - PoUocksville
District (!ame & Fish Protector C. R. Parker PoUocksville
Forest Warden Elwood McDaniel Rt. 1, Trenton
County Attorney George R. Hughes Trenton
Veterans Service Officer Darris Koonce Trenton
Comtnissioners
Chairman J. W. Creagh. Jr PoUocksville
Commissioner P. D. Westbrook Rt. 5, Kinston
Commissioner Harold Mallard Rt. 1, Trenton
Commissioner Thomas Stilley Trenton
Commissioner James Barbee Mavsville
LEE
Lee County was formed in 1907 from Chatham and Moore. Named in honor of Robert E. Lee.
Population, 23,522 County Seat, Sanford
State Senators 13th District James H. Pou Bailey Raleigh
Daniel L. Bell ..." Pittsboro
Member House of Representatives Robert W. Dalrymple Sanford
Clerk Sui)erior Court E. M . Underwood Sanford
Register of Deeds Jno. W. Mcintosh Sanford
Sheriff D. F. Holder Sanford
Treasurer Flora E. Wyche Sanford
Tax Supervisor Flora E. Wyche Sanford
Tax Collector W. H. Campbell Sanford
County Accountant Flora E. Wyche Sanford
Coroner Dr. J. H . Byerly Sanford
Surveyor J. Chandler Eakes Sanford
County Health Officer Dr. 0. David Garvin Chapel Hill
Supt. of Schools J.J. Lentz Sanford
Supt. of Public Welfare J. D. Pegram Sanford
County Government 555
Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent Julia Alexander Sanford
Farm Demonstration Agent K. S. Harmon Sanford
Chairman Board Education Dr. Waylon Blue Sanford
Chairman Board Elections \V. H. Ray Sanford
District Game & Fish Protector J. W. Campbell, Jr Rt. 7, Sanford
Forest Warden A. C. Farrell RFD, Sanford
County Attorney D. B. league Sanford
County Librarian Mrs. \V. M. Quick Sanford
Veterans Service Officer W. D. Gregson Sanford
County Criminal Court:
Judge S. Ray Byerly Sanford
Solicitor J. O. Edwards Sanford
Commissioners
Chairman J. M. Cheshire Sanford
Commissioner John W. Garner RFD, Sanford
Commissioner C. N. Castleberry RFD, Sanford
Commissioner J. Shelton Wicker Sanford
Commissioner Clyde J. Atkins Sanford
LENOIR
Lenoir County was formed in 1791 from Dobbs and Craven. Was name din honor of General William
Lenoir, one of the heroes of King's Mountain.
Population. 45,9.53 County Seat, Kinston
State Senators 7th District Carl T. Hicks Walstonburg
Jchn D. Larkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives Marion A. Parrott Kinston
Clerk Superior Court John S. Davis Kinston
Register of Deeds Camille Aldridge Kinston
Sheriff Sam R. Churchill Kinston
Treasurer Katie Cobb Kinston
Auditor Katie Cobb Kinston
Tax Supervisor ^L (!. Williams Kinston
Tax Collector M. G. Williams Kinston
County Accountant Katie Cobb Kinston
Coroner Raymond T. Jarman Kinston
Surveyor Alfred Cheney, Jr Kinston
Supt. of Schools Henry H. Bullock Kinston
Supt. of Public Welfare Alice Smith Kinston
Home Demonstration Agent
White Rachel Hartgrove Kinston
Colored Victoria G. Black Kinston
Farm Demonstration Agent
White F.J. Koonce Kinston
Colored W. X. Payton, Jr Kinston
Chairman Board Education E. S. Wooten RFD, Kinston
Chairman Board Elections W. A. .\llen, Jr Kinston
District (lame & Fish Protector D. B. Bell Kinston
Forest Warden L E. Brown Kinston
County Attorney T. J. White Kinston
V'eterans Service Officer Fred J. Whitaker Kinston
LaCirange Recorder's Court:
Judge Henry A. Rouse LaGrange
Municipal County Court:
Judge Albert W. Cowper Kinston
Solicitor P. H. Crawford. Jr Kinston
Commissioners
Chairman Ike ('. Whitfield Rt. -1, Kinston
Commissioner B. Cameron Langston Rt. 2, Grifton
Commissioner Willie C. Measley LaGrange
Commissioner Mark N. Smith Deep Run
Commissioner Harry Sutton Kinston
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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 swords of Lord
Cornwallis at the surrender of Yorktown.
Population, 27,459 County Seat, Lincolnton
Office Officer Address
State Senators 25th District C. H. Dearman Statesville
M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
Member House of Representatives David Clark Lincolnton
Clerk Superior Court Thos. E. Rhodes Lincolnton
Register of Deeds W. H. Boring .- Lincolnton
Sheriff Frank P. Heavner Lincolnton
Auditor W . H. Boring Lincolnton
Tax Supervisor R. B. Gates Lincolnton
Tax Collector R. B. Gates Lincolnton
Coroner Dr. W. G. Page Lincolnton
Surveyor Hoke S. Heavner Lincolnton
County Health Officer Dr. M. P. Rudolph Newton
Supt. of Schools loe R. Nixon Lincolnton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Rose Grigg Lincolnton
Home Demonstration Agent Anslee .Alexander Lincolnton
Farm Demonstration Agent Graham Morrison Lincolnton
Chairman Board Education Pat H. Harrill Lincolnton
Chairman Board Elections J. Robert McNeely Lincohiton
District Game & Fish Protector Cecil AUran Lincolnton
County Attorney M. T. Leatherman Lincolnton
.County Librarian George R. Linder Lincolnton
Veterans Service Officer Macie L. Duncan Lincolnton
Recorder's Court:
Judge Kemp B. Nixon Lincolnton
Solicitor Bruce F. Heafner Lincolnton
Commissioners
Chairman B. P. Costner Lincolnton
Commissioner Craig W. Devine Rt. 5, Lincolnton
Commissioner Lee Bess Rt. 1. Cherryville
Commissioner J. Rodney Sherrill Rt. 1, Stanley
Commissioner , P. .^. Hoover Vale
MACON
Macon County was formed in 1828 from Haywood. Was named in honor of Nathaniel Macon,
Speaker of the National House of Representatives. United States Senator, President of the Constitu-
tional Convention of 1835.
Population 16,174 County Seat, Franklin
State Senator 3:3rd District R. S. Jones Franklin
M ember House of Representatives C. Tom Bryson Cullasaja
Cferk Superior Court Kate McGee Franklhi
Register of Deeds Lake V. Shope Franklin
Sheriff J. Harrv Thomas Frankhn
Treasurer J. Harrv Thomas Franklin
Tax Supervisor Lake V. Shope Franklin
Tax Collector J. P. Bradley Franklin
County Accountant Lake V. Shope Franklin
Corimer George Henson Franklin
Surveyor. Lake Ledford Prentiss
<'ounty Health Officer Dr. Carl C. Janowsky Frankhn
County Government 557
Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools G. L. Houk Franklin
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Eloise G. Potts Franklin.
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Florence Sherrill Franklin
Farm Demonstration Agent S. W. Mendenhall Franklin
C;hairman Board Education C. G. Moore Franklin
Chairman Board Elections Siler Slagle Rt. 1, Franklin
District Game & Fish Protector Claude Penland Franklin
Forest Warden J. Fred Bryson Rt. 1, Franklin
County Attorney R. S. Jones Franklin
County Librarian Mrs. Frank I. Murray Franklin
Veterans Service Officer R. E. Welch Franklin
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Baldwin Franklin
Commissioner John W. Roane Rt. 1, Franklin
Commissioner W. W. Edwards Highlands
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, 20,522 County Seat, Marshall
State Senator 30th District Donald Banks Rt. 1, Burnsville
Member House of Representatives Dr. W. A. Sams Marsha 11
Clerk Superior Court F. Ray Frisby Marshall
Register of Deeds A. W. Coates Marshall
Sheriff E. Y. Ponder Marshall
Auditor E. N. Ward Marshall-
Tax Supervisor J. C. Sprinkle Marshall
Tax Collector Arvil Gosnell Marshall
Coroner J. Frank Fisher Marshall
Surveyor Birchard Shelton Rt. 3, Marshall
County Health Officer Dr. H. C. Whims Marshall
Supt. of Schools William Peek Marshall
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Frances G. Ramsey Marshall
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Margaret D. Smith Marshall
Farm Demonstration Agent V. L. Holloway Marshall
Chairman Board Education J. Clyde Brown Rt. 2, Mars Hill
Chairman Board Elections Judson Edwards Rt. 2, Mars Hill.
District Game & Fish Protector Raymond Ramsey Mars Hill
Forest Warden J. Moody Chandler Rt. 3, Marshall
County Attorney Clyde M. Roberts Marshall
Commissioners
Chairman John Cody Mars Hill
Commissioner Fred 1. Rice Mars Hill .
Commissioner Claud Wilde Rt. 3, Marshall
MARTIN
Martin County was formed in 1774 from Halifax and Tyrrell. Was named in honor of Josiah Martin,,
the last royal governor of Xorth 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, 27,938 County Seat, Williamston
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen Alliance
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives E. C.. Anderson Robersonville
Clerk Superior Court L. Bruce Wynne Williamston.
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Office Officer Address
Rpsistcr of Deeds J. Sam Oetsinger Williaiiiston
•Sheriff M. \V. Holloman Williiiiiiston
Treasurer R. H. Smith Williamston
Auditor J. Sam Oetsinger Williamston
Tax Supervisor M. L, Peel Williamston
Tax Collector M. L. Peel Williamston
County Accountant J. Sam Cetsinger Williamston
Coroner William W Biggs Williamston
Surveyor 0. B. Roherson Robersonville
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 A. Tyner Williamston
Farm Demonstration Agent
White T. B. Brandon Williamston
Colored R. McK. Edwards Williamston
Chairman Board Education J. D. Woolard Williamston
Chairman Board Elections C. D. Carslarphen Williamston
Forest Warden M. H. Leggett RFD. Jamesville
County Attorney E. S. Peele Williamston
County Librarian Elizabeth Copeland Washington
Veterans Service Officer Edgar J. Ourganus Williamston
Recorder's Court:
Judge R. T. Johnson Williamston
Solicitor Clarence W. Oriffin Williamston
Commissioners
Chairman J. H. Edwards Williamston
Commissioner C. C. Martin Jamesville
Commissioner W. M. Harrison Rt. 2, Williamston
Commissioner H. L. Roebuck Rt. 2, Robersonville
Commissioner H. S. Johnson, Jr Hamilton
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, 25,720 County Seat, Marion
State Senators 27th District Charles F. Gold Rutherfordton
Clyde Nolan Shelby
Member House of Representatives Wm. P. Elliott Marion
Clerk Superior Court S. D. Martin Marion
Register of Deeds Ruth l. Lackey Marion
Sheriff Ashliy Robinson Marion
Treasurer Ruth I. Lackey Marion
Tax Supervisor Mary (.'■. Burgin Marion
Tax Collector Ashby Robinson Marion
County Accountant. Mary (!. Burgin Marion
Coroner S.J. Westmoreland Marion
Surveyor M. V. Snypes Xebo
County Health Officer Dr. S. V. Lewis Marion
Supt. of Schools N. F. Steppe Marion
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Nelle G. Lonon Marion
Home Demonstration Agent Elsie Garret Marion
Farm Demonstration Agent S. L. Homewood Marion
Chairman Board Education Dr. J. B. Johnson Old Fort
Chairman Board Elections R. V. Wilson Nebo
District Game & Fish Protector T. W. Gowan Marion
County Government 559
Office Officer Address
Forest Warden Monroe U. Marlowe (ilenwood
Count\- Attorney R. W. Proctor Marion
County Librarian Alice Bryan Marion
Veterans .Service Officer Barron P. Caldwell Marion
Commissioners
Chairman R. L. James Old Fort
Commissioner G. Watson Wilson Marion
Commissioner M W. Ciordon, Jr Marion
MECKLENBURG
Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from Anson. Was named in honor of Princess Charlotte,
of Mecklenburg. Queen of George IIL 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, 197,052 County Seat, Charlotte
State Senator 20th District Harvey Morris Rt. 6, Charlotte
Members House of Representatives David H. Henderson Charlotte
Robert Lassiter, Jr Charlotte
E. M. O'Herron Jr Charlotte
James B. Vogler Charlotte
Clerk Superior Court J. Lester Wolfe Charlotte
Register of Deeds John R. Renfrew Charlotte
Sheriff J. Clyde Hunter Charlotte
Treasurer Mrs. Jessie C. Smith Charlotte
Auditor '. Mrs. Ethel D. Byrd Charlotte
Tax Sujiervisor Ruius A. drier Charlotte
Tax Collector P. W. Davenport Charlotte
County Accountant Mrs. Ethel D. Byrd Charlotte
Coroner W. M. Summerville Charlotte
Surveyor J. W. Spratt Charlotte
County Health Officer : Dr. E. H. Hand Charlotte
Supt. of Schools J. W. Wilson . . ; Charlotte
Supt. of Public Welfare Wallace H. Kuralt Charlotte
Home Demonstration Agent
White Helen John Wright Charlotte
Colored Minnie Miller Brown Charlotte
Farm Demonstration Agent
White George B. Hobson Charlotte
Colored W. B. Harrison Charlotte
Chairman Board Education W. B. McClintock Charlotte
Chairman Board Elections John (i. Newitt Charlotte
Forest Warden •. . . Joe Withers Charlotte
County Attorney Taliaferro & Clarkson '. . . . Charlotte
County Librarian Hoyt R. Galvin Charlotte
County Recorder's Court:
Judge J. Edward Stukes Charlotte
Solicitor Ray Rankin Charlotte
Citv Recorder's Court:
Judge E. McA. Currie Charlotte
Solicitor Thomas G. Lane, Jr Charlotte
Domestic Relations Court:
Judge Willard I. Catling Charlotte
Commissioners
Chairman Sid V. McAden Charlotte
Commissioner Arnie D. Cashion , Davidson
Commissioner J. Caldwell McDonald Charlotte
Commissioner Carl J. McEwen Rt. 3, Matthews
Commissioner Sandy G. Porter Rt. 3, Charlotte
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MITCHELL
Mitchell County was formed in 1S61 from Yancey, Watauga, Caldwell, Burke and McDowell. Was
named in honor of Dr. P^lisha Mitchell, a professor in the University of North Carolina. While on an ex-
plorinB expedition on Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains, Dr. Mitchell fell from
a high peak and was killed. His f)ody is buried on top of this lofty mountain. Mitchell County voted
with Yancey County until 1868.
Population, 15,143 County Seat. Bakersvillc
Office Officer Address
State Senator 30th District Donald Banks Rt. 1, Burnsville
Member House of Representatives Jeter C. Burleson Bakersville
Clerk Superior Court R. P. ( Jreene Bakersville
Register of Deeds Brack Buchanan Bakersville
Sheriff Sam C. Gouge Bakersville
Treasurer LB. Byrd Bakersville
Auditor J. Dont Street Bakersville
Tax Supervisor J. Dont Street Bakersville
Tax Collector I. B. Byrd Bakersville
County Accountant J. Dont Street Bakersville
Coroner Hughes Burleson Spruce Pines
County Health Officer Dr. Cameron McCray Burnsville
Supt. of Schools Jason B. Deyton : Bakersville
Supt. of Public Welfare Rayburn Yelton Bakersville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Oscar Deyton Bakersville
Farm Demonstration Agent George Conrad Bakersville
Chairman Board Education Harper Wilson Bakersville
Chairman Board Elections W. B. Ellis RFD, Toecane
District Game & Fish Protector J. W. Ellis RFD, Toecane
Forest Warden Frank H. Bryant Ewart
County Attorney W. C. Berry Bakersville
County Librarian Mrs. M. A. Anderson, Jr Bakersville
Veterans Service Officer B. B. Burleson Spruce Pine
Commissioners
Chairman W. U. (louae RFD, Bakersville
Commissioner T. W. Dale Spruce Pine
Commissioner Harrison McCourry Tipton Hill
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery County was formed in 1778 from Ar.son. 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.
Population, 17,260 County Seat, Troy
State Senators 18th District Charles H. Dorsett Troy
J. Thomas Page Rockingham
Member House of Representatives Joe D. Steed Candor
Clerk Superior Court W. L. Wright Troy
Register of Deeds A. .A. Maness Troy
Sheriff Elwood C. Long Troy
Auditor Harry C. Northrop Charlotte
Tax Supervisor M. L. McKinnon Troy
Tax Collector M. L. McKinnon Troy
County Accountant J. S. Smitherman Troy
Coroner Dr. V. L. Andrews Mt. Gilead
County Health Officer Dr. V. L. Andrews (Acting) Mt. Gilead
Supt. of Schools J. S. Edwards Troy
Supt. of Public Welfare Frank M. Ledbetter Troy
Home Demonstration Agent Nan Ratcliff Troy
Farm Demonstration Agent Austin M . Garris Troy
Chairman Board Education Dr. D. G. Ridenhour Mt. Gilead
County Government 561
Office Officer Address
Chairman Board Elections W. J. Batten Mt. Gilead
District Game & Fish Protector Cleat Poole Troy
Forest Warden Guy Alexander Mt. Gilead
County Attorney Currie & Garris Troy
Veterans Service Officer E. A. Pipkin Troy
Recorder's Court:
Judge David H. Harris Troy
Solicitor Stanton H. Chappell Candor
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Watkins Troy
Commissioner R. B. Jordan Mt. Gilead
Commissioner Branson J. McRae Wadeville
MOORE
Moore County was formed in 1784 from Cumberland. Was named in honor of Captain Alfred Moore,
of Brunswick, a soldier of the Revolution and afterwards a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Population, 33,129 County Seat, Carthage
State Senators 12th District ■....: J. Hawley Poole West End
J. R. Youn? Dunn
Member House of Representatives H. Clifton Blue Aberdeen
Clerk Superior Court C. C. Kennedy Carthage
Register of Deeds Mrs. Bessie J. Griffin Carthage
Sheriff C. J. McDonald Carthage
Auditor Maida Jenkins Cqrthage
Tax Supervisor Maida Jenkins Carthage
Tax Collector W. T. Huntley. Carthage
County Accountant Maida Jenkins Carthage
Coroner Hugh P. Kelly Carthage
Surveyor R. L. Frve .' Carthage
County Health Officer Dr. J. W. Willcox Carthage
Supt. of Schools H. Lee Thomas Carthage
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. W. B. Cole Cqrthage
Home Demonstration Agent Flora McDonald Carthage
Farm Demonstration Agent E. H. Garrison, Jr Carthage
Chairman Board Education J. A. Culbertson Robbms
Chairman Board Elections S. C. Riddle Carthage
District Game & Fish Protector Woodrow McDonald Southern Pines
Forest Warden E. W. Davis Southern Pines
County Attorney M. G. Boyette ■- .Carthage
County Librarian Mr. Dorothy H. Avery Southern Pines
Veterans Service Officer Catherine Willcox Carthage
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. Vance Rowe Southern Pines
Solicitor W. A. Leland McKeithen Pinehurst
Commissioners
Chairman Gnrdim .\I. Cainoron Pinehurst
Commissioner Jolin M. Currie Carthage
Commissioner L. R. Reynolds RFD. Robbins
Commissioner W.J. Dunlap Robbins
Commissioner J. M. Pleasants . Southern Pines
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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 German-
town. The United States has erected a monument in his honor at the Guilford Battleground near Greens-
boro.
Population, 59,919 County Seat, Nashville
Office Officer Address
State Senators 6th District J. C. Eagles, Jr Wilson
Hamilton Hobgood Louisburg
Member House of Representatives Tom A. Williams Battleboro
Clerk Superior Court J. N. Sills Nashville
Register of Deeds Wm. S. Bunn Nashvill°
Sheriff G. 0. Womble Nashville
Auditor J. C. Ellis Nashville
Tax Supervisor J. C. Ellis Nashville
County Accountant J. C. Ellis Nashville
Coroner Van Matthews Nashville
County Health Officer Dr. John S. Chamblee Nashville
Supt. of Schools L. S. Inscoe Nashville
Supt. of Public Welfare J. A. Glover Nashville
Home Demonstration Agent Ann Mason • Nashville
Farm Demonstration Agent M. E. Hollowell Nashville
Chairman Board Education John W. Roberson Spring Hope
Chairman Board Elections Robert W. Jones Bailey
District Game & Fish Protector Rob. W. Hester Nashville
Forest Warden . Alvin Jones Nashville
County Attorney J. P. Bunn Rocky Mount
County Librarian Louise Burton Nashville
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. \V. Grissom Rocky Mount
Solicitor John M. King Rocky Mount
Commissioners
Chairman F. V. Avent Whitakers
Commissioner Dal Alford Rocky Mount
Commissioner J. B. W. Overton Rocky Mount
Commissioner G. R. Strickland Middlesex
Commissioner M. H. Griffin Bailey
NEW HANOVER
New Hanover County was formed in 1729 from Bath. Was named after Hanover, a country in
Europe whose ruler became King of England with the title of George I.
Population, 63,272 County Seat, Wilmington
State Senators 9th District Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives Addison Hewlett, Jr Wilmington
Clerk Superior Court Foster Edwards Wilmington
Register of Deeds ; . .Robert L. Black Wilmington
Sheriff Marvin B. Register Wilmington
Treasurer Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Auditor Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Tax Supervisor Addison Hewlett, Sr Wilmingto i
Tax Collector C. R. Morse Wilmington
County Accountant Charles F. Smith Wilmington
Coroner W. F. Barefoot Wilmington
Supt. of Schools H. M. Roland Wilmington
Supt. of Public Welfare J. R. Hollis Wihnington
County Government 563
Office Officer Address
Home Demonstration Agent
White Verna Belle Lowery Wilmington
Colored Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence Hall Wilmington
Farm Demonstration Agent R. W. C.alphin Wilmington
Chairman Board Education Dr. John T. Hoggard Wilmington
Chairman Board Elections James D. Carr Wilmington
District Game & Fish Protector Hugh V. Hines Wrightsville Beach
County Attorney Marsden Bellamy Wilmington
County Librarian Mrs. Emma Woodward MacMillan Wilmington
Veterans Service Officer A. H. Seawell Wilmington
Recorder's Court:
Judge H. Winfield Smith Wilmington
Solicitor Cicero P. Yow Wilmington
Commissioners
Chairman Addison Hewlett, Sr Wilmington
Commissioner James M. Hall Wilmington
Commissioner Thurston C. Davis Wilmington
Commissioner Hal J. Love Wilmington
Commissioner Claude O'Shields Wilmington
NORTHAMPTON
Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie. Was named in honor of George, Earl of
Northampton, an English nobleman. His son, Spencer Compton, 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, 28,432 County Seat, Jackson
State Senator 3rd District W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Woodland
Member House of Representatives J. Raynor Woodard Conway
Clerk Superior Court George P. Burgwyn Jackson
Register of Deeds A. H. Martin Jackson
Sheriff E. Frank Outland Jackson
Treasurer The Farmers Bank Woodland
Tax Supervisor Leon P. Spencer Jackson
County Accountant Leon P. Spencer Jackson
Coroner W. W. Carter Woodland
County Health Officer Dr. W. Raleigh Parker Woodland
Supt. of Schools N. L. Turner Rich Square
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. J. W. Brown Rich Square
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. John Price Jackson
Colored Annie M. Rich Rich Square
Farm Demonstration Agent
White P. H. Jameson Jackson
Colored James M. Goode Rich Square
Chairman Board Education Dr. J. W. Parker Seaboard
Chairman Board Elections R . V. Beale Potecasi
District Game & Fish Protector N. B. Hughes Jackson
Forest Warden Henry Bottoms Margarettsville
County Attorney E. N. Riddle 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 H. W Thompson Garysburg
Commissioner S. G. Baugham Rich Square
Commissioner Grady P. Davis Conway
Commissioner ; John E. Boone Jackson
Commissioner J. Grady Bridgers Jackson
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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, ■12,047 County Seat, Jacksonville
Office Officer Address
State Senators 7th District Carl T. flicks Wa'stonburg
John D. Ijarkins, Jr Trenton
Member House of Representatives Carl V. Venters Jacksonville
Clerk Superior Court J. R. Gurganus Jacksonville
Register of Deeds Mildred M. Thomas Jacksonville
Sheriff Thomas J. Marshall Jacksonville
Treasurer First Citzens Bank & Trust Company Jacksonville
Auditor Graham K. Eubank Jacksonville
Tax Collector Leo Lanier Jacksonville
Coroner Thompson Jones Jacksonville
County Health Officer Dr. Eleanor H. Williams Jacksonville
Supt. of Schools B. B. C. Kesler Jacksonville
Supt. of Public Welfare Helen Bryan Jacksonville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Lillian Butler Jacksonville
Farm Demonstration Agent Charles C. Clark Jacksonville
Chairman Board Education J. C. Collins Jacksonville
Chairman Board Elections D. W. Russell Richlands
District Game & Fish Protector Lonnie Koonce Richlands
Forest Warden Robert Melville Jacksonville
County Attorney John D. Warliek Jacksonville
County J^ibrarian Dorothy Wightman Jacksonville
Veterans Service Officer W. E. Baggs Jacksonville
County Criminal Court:
Judge Harvey Boney Jacksonville
Solicitor A. Turner Shaw Jacksonville
Commissioners
Chairman W. Victor \'enters Richlands
Commissioner lim K. Sabiston Jacksonville
Commissioner H. U. Justice Sneads Ferry
Commissioner '. Jacob Morton Jacksonville
Commissioner Harry B. Moore Swansboro
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. 34,435 County Seat, Hillsboro
State Senator 16th District Ralph H. Scott Rt. 1, Haw River
Member House of Representatives J. W. Unstead, .Jr Chapel Hill
Clerk Superior Court E. M. Lynch Hillsboro
Register of Deeds J. Ed. Laws Hillsboro
Sheriff S. T. Latta Hillsboro
.Auditor Ira A. Ward Hillsboro
Tax Supervisor Ira A. Ward Hillsboro
Tax Collector Carl C. Davis Hillsboro
County Accountant Ira A. Ward Hillsboro
Coroner A. H. Walker Hillsboro
County Health Officer Dr. 0. David Garvin Chapel Hill
Supt. of Schools G. T. Proffit Hillsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare , Annie Strowd (Acting) Hillsboro
County Government 56,5
Office Officpr Address
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Kathryn Hamrick Chapel Hill
Colored Mrs. Bonnie Davis Hillsboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Don S. Matheson Hillsboro
Colored M. C. Burt Hillsboro
Chairman Board Education K. S. Cate Chapel Hill
Chairman Board Elections E.J. Hamlin Hillsboro
District Game & Fish Protector Robert F. Logan Chapel Hill
Forest Warden Wordie R. Fitzgerald Hillsboro
County Attorney Graham & Eskridge Hillsboro
County Librarian Mrs. Douglas Davis Ro.xboro
Veterans Service Officer Walter G. Wren Hillsboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge L. J. Phipps Chapel Hill
Solicitor John Q. LeGrand Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Recorder's Court:
Judge ' John T. Manning Chapel Hill
Solicitor C. P. Hinshaw Chapel Hill
< Commissioners
Chairman Collier Cobb, Jr Chapel Hill
Commissioner H. G. Laws Hillsboro
Commissioner Sim Efland Efland
PAMLICO
Pamlico County was formed in 1872 from Craven and Beaufort. Was named after the sound of the
same name, which was the name of a tribe of Indians in eastern North Carolina. There was a Pamlico
Precinct in North Carolina as early as 1705. Pamlico County voted with Beaufort up to 1883.
Population, 9,993 County Seat, Bayboro
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen Alliance
Hugh G. Horton W'iUiamston
Member House of Representatives T.J. Collier Arapahoe
Clerk Superior Court Hallett W. Mayo .Bayboro
Register of Deeds T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Sheriff R. A. Whorton Bayboro
Treasurer Guaranty Bank & Trust Company Bayboro
Auditor T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Tax Supervisor T. Z. Spencer Bayboro
Tax Collector R. A. Whorton Bayboro
County Accountant T. Z. Spencer Biyboro
Coroner G. F. Harris Bayboro
Surveyor R. C. Holton Bayboro
County Health Officer Dr. E. D. Hardin New Bern
Supt. of Schools A. H. Hatsell , Bayboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Margaret Collins Stonewall
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Julia D. Harris Oriental
Farm Demonstration Agent J. P. Stoval Stonewall
Chairman Board Education B W. Lupton , Stonewall
Chairman Board Elections Hubert Smith Oriental
District Game & Fish Protector H. K. Spain Stonewall
Forest Warden J. T. Whorton Merritt
County Attorney Z. V. Rawls Bayboro
County Librarian Mary Scott Gurley New Bern
Veterans Service Officer J. Harmon Mayo Bayboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge T. B. Woodard Bayboro
Solicitor 7/. V. Rawls Ba\'boro
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Office Officer Address
Commissioners
Chairman CD. Fentress Maribel
Commissioner M. D. Brinson Grantsboro
Commissioner H. L. Spruill Merritt
Commissioner Oscar Barnett Hobuclcen
Commissioner Clifton Lee Oriental
PASQUOTANK
Pasquotanli County was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was named for a tribe of Indians in eastern
North Carolina.
Population, 24,317 County Seat, Elizabeth City
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member Houseof Representatives Noah Burfoot Elizabeth City
Clerk Superior Court M. W. Ferebee Elizabeth City
Register of Deeds J. C. Spence Elizabeth City
Sheriff W. L. Thompson Elizabeth City
Treasurer First & Citzens National Bank Elizabeth City
Auditor J. F. Ferrell Elizabeth City
Tax Supervisor J. I. Saunders Elizabeth City
Coroner Dr. W. H. C. White Elizabeth City
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools J. H. Moore Elizabeth City
Supt. of Public Welfare A. H. Outlaw Elizabeth City
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Frances B. Winslow Elizabeth City
Colored Mrs. Eliza J. Tolbert Elizabeth City
Farm Demonstration Agent
White S. L. Lowery Elizabeth City
Colored E. A. McCoy Elizabeth City
Chairman Board Education D. S. Morgan Rt. 3, Elizabeth City
Chairman Board Elections J. Kenyon Wilson, Jr Elizabeth City
District Game & Fish Protector Lester A. Pierce Rt. 3, Elizabeth City
Forest Warden Graham Harris Rt. 2, Elizabeth City
County Attorney MeMullan & Aydlett Elizabeth City
County Librarian Mrs. Ethel P. Alexander Elizabeth City
Veterans Service Officer E. Pratt Fearing Elizabeth City
Recorder's Court:
Judge F. T. Horner Elizabeth City
Solicitor M. B. Simpson, Jr Elizabeth City
Commissioners
Chairman G. E. Halstead Weeksville
Commissioner S. G. Etheridge Elizabeth City
Commissioner C. P. Harris, Jr Elizabeth City
Commissioner P. A. Pritchard Rt. 2, Elizabeth City
Commissioner T. C. Whitehurst Rt. 3, Elizabeth City
Commissioner M. J. Reid Rt. 4, Elizabeth City
Commissioner W. 0. Etheridge Rt. 3, Elizabeth City
PENDER
Pender County was formed in 1875 from New Hanover. Was named in honor of General William D.
Pender of Edgecombe County, a brave Confederate soldier who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg.
The last order ever given by the famous "Stonewall" Jackson on the battle field was to General Pender:
"You must hold your ground. General Pender, you must hold your ground," he cried as he was carried
off the field to die. General Pender held his ground.
Population. 18,423 County Seat, Burgaw
County Government 567
Office Officer Address
State Senators 9th District Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives J. V. Whitfield Burgaw
Clerk Superior Court CD. Murphy Burgaw
Register of Deeds H. C. Walker Burgaw
Sheriff J, T. Wells Burgaw
Treasurer Callie D. Bordeaux Burgaw
Auditor George F. Lucas Burgaw
Tax Collector L. R. Bradshaw Burgaw
Coroner H, E. Blake Burgaw
County Health Officer Dr. Eleanor Williams Jacksonville
Supt. of Schools T. T. Murphy Burgaw
Supt. of Public Welfare H. B. Thomas Burgaw
Home Demonstration Agent
White . , Mrs. Frances W. Register Burgaw
Colored Arvista Wiley Burgaw
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. N. Honeycutt Burgaw
Colored Chester Williams Burgaw
Chairman Board Education D.J. Farrior Burgaw
Chairman Board Elections Arthur Anderson Watha
District Game & Fish Protector W. L. Rivenbark Burgaw
Forest Warden Joe F. Johnson Burgaw
County Attorney Leon H. Corbett Burgaw
County Librarian Mrs. Eleanor D. Casey Burgaw
Veterans Service Officer Max A. Williams Burgaw
Recorder's Court:
Judge C. E. McCullen Burgaw
Solicitor Leon H. Corbett Burgaw
Commissioners
Chairman A. H. Page Burgaw
Commissioner J. F. Bradshaw Burgaw
Commissioner Lewis E. Howard '. Hampstead
Commissioner E. F. Langston Rocky Point
Commissioner Bill Blake Watha
PERQUIMANS
Perquimans was formed in 1672 from Albemarle. Was nsmed after a tribe of Indians.
Population, 9,602 County Seat, Hertford
State Senators 1st District J. William Copeland Murfreesboro
J. Emmett Winslow Hertford
Member House of Representatives Carroll R. Holmes Hertford
Clerk Superior 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. Edwards Hertford
Tax Supervisor J. W. Ward Hertford
Tax Collector M. (!. Owens Hertford
County Accountant W. F. C. Edwards Hertford
Coroner Dr. C. A. Davenport Hertford
County Health Officer Dr. B. B. McGuire Elizabeth City
Supt. of Schools J. T. Biggers Hertford
Supt. of Public Welfare C. E. White Hertford
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Emory White Hertford
Colored Mrs. Minnie B. Taylor Hertford
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Office Officer Adtlross
Farm Demonstration Agent
JJ'hite;^ I.e. Yagel Hertford
^ Colored W. C. Stroud Hertford
Chairman Board Education J. A. White Hertford
Chairman Board Elections W. F. Ainsley Hertford
District Game & Fish Protector G. E. Winslow Hertford
Forest Warden J. W. Nowell Star Route. Winfall
County Attorney Chas. E. Johnson Hertford
County Librarian Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee Hertford
Recorder's Court:
Judge ' Chas. E. Johnson Hertford
Sohcitor Silas M. Whedbee Hertford
Commissioners
Chairman Archie T Lane Hertford
Commissioner Roy S. Chappell , . . '. Hertford
Commissioner Wm. C. Chappell Belvidere
Commissioner E. B. HoUowell Winfall
Commissioner Irvin Turner Durants Neck
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, 24,361 County Seat, Roxboro
State Senators 14th District Wills Hancock Oxford
„ , „ ,„ Thomas B. Sawyer Durham
Member House of Representatives B. L Satterfield Timberlake
Clerk Superior Court: J. Alex Bass Roxboro
Register of Deeds W. T. Kirby Roxboro
Sheriff C. C. Holeman Roxboro
Treasurer J. B. Rigsbee Roxboro
Auditor T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Tax Supervisor T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Tax Collector C. C. Holeman Roxboro
County Accountant T. C. Brooks Roxboro
Coroner Dr. A. F. Nichols Roxboro
Surveyor T. C. Brooks Roxboro
County Health Officer Dr. 0. David Garvin Chapel Hill
Supt. of Schools R. B. Griffin Roxboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff Roxboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Marv Margaret Smith Roxboro
Colored Annie M. Tuck Roxboro
Farm Demonstration Agent
White H. K. Sanders Roxboro
Colored C. J. Ford Roxboro
Chairman Board Education E. E. Bradsher ■. Ro.xboro
Chairman Board Elections D. D. Long Roxboro
District Game & Fish Protector Jack Daniel Roxboro
County Attorney R. P. Burns Roxboro
County Librarian Mrs. Ruth Davis Roxboro
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Nancy B. Crumpton Roxboro
County Recorder's Court:
Judge George L. Burke Roxboro
Solicitor A.M. Burns Roxboro
Commissioner"
Chairman J. H. Merritt Roxboro
Commissioner John R. Jones Roxboro
Commissioner P. L. Thomas Roxboro
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PITT
Pitt County was formed in 1760 from Beaufort. Was named in honor of William Pitt. (See Chatham
County.)
Population, 63,789 ' County Seat, Greenville
Office Officer Address
State Senator 5th District Dr. Paul E. Jones Farmville
Members House of Representatives . ." Frank M. Kilpatrick Ayden
Sam 0. Worthington Greenville
Clerk Superior Court D. T. House, Jr Greenville
Register of Deeds John G. Clark, Jr Greenville
Sheriff Ruel W. Tyson Greenville
Auditor Allen Powell Greenville
Tax Supervisor Allen Powell Greenville
Tax Collector H. L. Andrews , Greenville
Coroner G. H. Rouse Rt. 3, Greenville
Countv Health Officer Dr. T. G. Basnight Greenville
Supt. of Schools D. H. Conley Greenville
Supt. of Public Welfare K. T. Futreil Greenville
Home Demonstration Agent
White Sue Brickhouse Greenville
Colored Mrs. Amelia Capehart Greenville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White S. C. Winchester Greenville
Colored Dennis Dupree Greenville
Chairman Board Education Joe S. Moye Greenvii.e
Chairman Board Elections J. H. Harrell Greenville
District Game & Fish Protector Joe Teel Greenvi le
Forest Warden N. S. Tyson Greenvi e
County Attorney W. W. Speight Greenville
County Librarian Irene Hester Greenville
Veterans Service Officer L. W. Gaylord, Jr Greenville
Countv Recorder's Court:
Judge Dink James Greenville
Solicitor Charles H. WTiedbee Greenville
Ayden Municipal Court;
Judge C. V. Cannon Ayden
Solicitor Frank M. Wooten, Jr Greenville
Greenville Municipal Court: „ .„
Judge J. W. H. Roberts Greenville
Solicitor Eli Bloom Greenville
Commissioners
Chairman M. Brown Hodges Grifton
Commissioner F. F. Hendrix -^ ■ ■ ■ .Greenvi e
Commissioner J. T. Dupree Rt. 4, Green\-i e
Commissioner C C. Harris Rt. 1, Greenvi e
Commissioner Marvin W. Smith Rt. 3, Greenville
POLK
Polk Countv 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 1808.
Population, 1 1,627 County Seat. Columbus
State Senators 32nd District ^\■illiaIn Modford \yaynesville
E. A. Westbrook Rt. 1, Tryon
Member House of Representatives R. E. Brantley Tryon
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Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court Robert S. McFarland Columbus
Register of Deeds C. W. Ballenger Columbus
Sheriff Loyd B. Panther Columbus
Treasurer -. . . Max H, Feagan Columbus
Tax Supervisor J. L. Rhodes Columbus
Tax Collector Max H. Feagan Columbus
County Accountant J. L. Rhodes Columbus
Coroner Otis Dalton Mill Spring
Surveyor G. W. Pearson Saluda
County Health OflScer Dr. VV. L. Norville Rutherfordton
Supt. of Schools J. W. Gantt Columbus
Supt. of Public Welfare Jeanette MacGregor Tryon
Home Demonstration Agent Ruth Kessler Tryon
Farm Demonstration Agent Paul E. Culberson Columbus
Chairman Board Education S. L. Fagan Rt. 1, Landrum, S. C.
Chairman Board Elections B. E. Samples Tryon
District Game & Fish Protector Arthur Pack Tryon
Forest Warden 0. C. Feagan Columbus
County Attorney J. T. Arledge Tryon
Veterans Service Officer Woodrow Wilkins Columbus
Commissioners
Chairman J. C. Williams Columbus
Commissioner CO. Story Lynn
Commissioner Troy Durham Rt. 1, Tryon
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, 50,804 County Seat, Asheboro
State Senators 12th District J. Hawley Poole West End
J. R. Young Dunn
Member House of Representatives Wylie L. Ward Asheboro
Clerk Superior Court Carl L. King Asheboro
Register of Deeds Mrs. Alese M. Ward Asheboro
Sheriff CM. Maness Asheboro
Auditor Fred Phillips Asheboro
Tax Supervisor Alvie Garner Asheboro
Tax Collector Alvie Garner Asheboro
Coroner T. R. Farlow Asheboro
Surveyor Clotus Craven Asheboro
County Health Officer Dr. George Sumner Asheboro
Supt. of Schools R. C White Asheboro
Supt. of Public Welfare James Burgess Asheboro
Home Demonstration Agent Mary Harris Asheboro
Farm Demonstration Agent E. S. Millsaps Asheboro
Chairman Board Education G. F. Lane Asheboro
Chairman Board Elections T. Fletcher Bulla Asheboro
District Game & Fish Protector L. R. Davis RFD, Asheboro
Forest Warden Bill U. Davis Asheboro
County Attorney John G. Prevett Asheboro
County Librarian Charlesanna Fox Asheboro
Veterans Service Officer Harvey Luck Asheboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge A. L Ferree Asheboro
Solicitor J. V. Wilson Asheboro
Commissioners
Chairman S. G. Richardson Seagrove
Commissioner Earl V. Walker Rt. 1, Franklinville
Commissioner Willie Cox Ramseur
Commissioner Branson E. Davis Rt. 1, Randleman
Commissioner , , Tom Bingham Farmer
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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, 39,597 County Seat, Rockingham
Office Officer Address
State Senators 18th District Charles H. Dorsett Troy
J. Thomas Page Rockingham
Member House of Representatives James H. Pittman Rockingham
Clerk Superior Court Thomas L. Covington Rockingham
Register of Deeds Agnes C. Flake Rockingham
Sheriff Raymond W. Goodman Rockingham
Treasurer Farmers Bank & Trust Company Rockingham
Auditor Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Supervisor Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Tax Collector Raymond W. Goodman Rockingham
County Accountant Mary T. Covington Rockingham
Coroner Don Sedberry Rockingham
Surveyor W. W. Graham Rockingham
County Health Officer Dr. G. F. Reeves Rockingham
Supt. of Schools F. D. McLeod Rockingham
Supt. of Public Welfare 0. G. Reynolds Rockingham
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Joan Bryan Rockingham
Colored Sarah M. Williams Rockingham
Farm Demonstration Agent
White N. L. Hendricks Rockingha*
Colored William F. Wright Rockinghaj
Chairman Board Education Dr. W. H. Parson EUerbi
Chairman Board Elections E. M. Wallace Hamlet
District Game & Fish Protector Walter M, Bray Rockingham
Forest Warden Rober Freeman Hoffman
County Attorney Thomas H. Leath Rockingham
County Librarian Mrs. Dorothy Moore Rockingham
Veterans Service Officer J. J. Grey Hamlet
Richmond County Special Court:
Judge Dewey W. Coleman Rockingham
Solicitor John H. Pittman Rockingham
Hamlet Recorder's Court:
Judge R. C. Ross Hamlet
Solicitor Beverly W. Ball Hamlet
Commissioners
Chairman Palmer Nicholson Mount Gilead
Commissioner J. H. McRae EUerbe
Commissioner r.John F. Hamer •. Rockingham
Commissioner J. Hiram Smith Rt. 1, Rockingham
Commissioner , Jessie C. Leigh Hamlet
ROBESON
f f Robeson County was formed in 1786 from Bladen. Was named in honor of Colonel Thomas Robeson,
a soldier of the Revolution. He was one of the leaders at the battle of Elizabethtown, which was fought
in September, 1781. By this battle the Tories in the southeastern part of the State were crushed forever.
The commander of the Whigs was Colonel Thomas Brown.
Population, 87,769 County Seat, Lumberton
State Senator llth'District Wesley C. Watts Lumberton
Members House of Representatives F. Wayland Floyd Fairmont
John B. Regan St. Paulg
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Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court B. F. McMillan Lumberton
Register of Deeds U. G. Kiiilaw Lumberton
ghpriff Malcolm (i. McLeod Lumberton
Treasurer W. D. Reynolds Lumberton
Auditor ■ W D. Reynolds Lumberton
Tax Supervisor W. D. Reynolds Lumberton
Tax Collector L. McK. Parker Lumberton
County Accountant W. D. Reynolds Lumberton
Coroner D- ^V. Biggs Lumberton
Surveyor Gradv S. Harrell Rt. 1, Shannon
County Health Officer : Dr. E. R. Hardin Lumberton
Supt. of Schools B. E. Littlefield Lumberton
Supt. of Public Welfare John R. Kimball , Lumberton
Home Demonstration Agent „ , , ,. , ■
White Evelyn Caldwell , Lumberton
Colored...! . Edna D. Garrett , Lumberton
Farm Demonstration Agent r ,
White 0. P. Owens Lumberton
Colored S. T. Brooks Lumberton
Chairman Board Education LP. Graham Proctorville
Chairman Board Elections E. P. Bond Rowland
District Game & Fish Protector Robert H. Hammer Lumberton
Forest Warden Braddy Pait Lumberton
County Manager W. D. Reynolds Lumberton
County Attorney Henry A. McKinnon, Sr Lumberton
Veterans Service Officer A. E. Watson Rowland
Recorder's Courts:
P'airmont District: ... t^ • ^
Judi'e Rav Lewis t airmont
,> Solicitor M. L. Page Fairmont
Lumberton District: , , ,
. Judge J- E. Carpenter Lumberton
Solicitor John W. Campbell... Lumberton
Maxton District: • . , , .
Judge R- C. Holland Maxton
Solicitor Angus Medlin Maxton
Red Springs District: ^ t, i c •
Judge J. Dickson McLean Red bprmgs
Solicitor ...Z. V. McMillan Red Springs
Rowland District: .„ , ,
Judge ; F. L. Adams Rowland
Solicitor R. L. Campbell Rowland
St. Pauls District: c, r. i
Judge J- Herman Bnsson St. Pauls
Solicitor George T. Deans St. Pauls
Commissioners
Chairman .' C. A. Hasty '...... Maxton
Commissioner V.J. Griffin .Fairmont
Commissioner J. A. Singleton. Jr Red Sprmgs
Commissioner J. T. Graham Rt. 1, bt Pauls
Commissioner J. D. Herring . . . . ; Lumberton
Commissioner G. L. Pate Rowland
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 Pariiament that
advocated American independence. He was Prime Minister when the Stamp Act was repealed.
Population, 64,816 County Seat. Wentworth
State Senator 15th District J. Hampton Price Leaksville
Member House of Representatives R. G. Powell Reidsville
County Government 573
Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court John W. Satterfield Wentworth
Register of Deeds R. E. Wall Wentworth
Sheriff L. W. Worsham 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. N. Mattocks, . .'. Reidsville
County Health Officer Dr. George E. Waters Wentworth
Supt. of Schools Allan Lewis .- Wentworth
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. John Lee Wilson Madison
Home Demonstration Agent
White Marion BuUard Reidsville
Colored Mrs. Zadie Jackson Reidsville
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. E. Foil Wentworth
Colored Dewey Williamson Reidsville
Chairman Board Education E. S. Powell Reidsville
Chairman Board Elections Dr. Hunter Moricle Reidsville
District Game & Fish Protector A. D. Neal RED, Reidsville
County Attorney Junius C. Brown Madison
County Librarian Marianne Martin Leaksville
Veterans Service Officer Lantz M. Sykes Leaksville
Leaksville Recorder's Court:
Judge Herman Peters Leaksville
Solicitor Allan D. Ivie, Jr Leaksville
Reidsville Recorder's Court:
Judge E. H. Wrenn Reidsville
Solicitor D. F. Mayberry Reidsville
CoTTimissioners
Chairnian Henry E. McCoUum RFD, Reidsville
Commissioner C. S. Burton Reidsville
Commissioner A. D. Hopkins Reidsville
Commissioner J. J. Webster Stoneville
Commissioner Jas. T. Chandler Leaksville
ROWAN
Rowan County was formed in 1753 from Anson. Was named in honor of Matthew Rowan, a prom-
inent leader before the Revolution, and for a short time after the death of Governor Gabriel Johnston,
acting Governor.
Population, 75,410 County Seat, Salisbury
State Senators 21st District Luther E. Barnhardt Concord
Nelson Woodson Salisbury
Members House of Representatives Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
George R. Uzzell Salisbury
Clerk Superior Court Paul A. Swicegood Salisbury
Register of Deeds Graham M. Carlton Salisbury
Sheriff : . . . Arthur J. Shuping Salisbury
Treasurer J.LE. Haynes Salisbury
Auditor J.^E. Haynes .■ Salisbury
Tax Supervisor R. L. Lyerly Salisbury
Tax Collector W. S. Overton, Jr Salisbury
Coroner Dr. C. G. Mock Salisbury
Surveyor Frank M. Hodge Granite Quarry
County Health Officer Dr. C. W. Armstrong Salisbury
Supt. of Schools C. C. Erwin Salisbury
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Lucille Donnelly Salisbury
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Home Demonstration Agent
White Mildred Ingram Salisbury
Colored Mrs. Annie Johnson Salisbury
Farm Demonstration Agent
White P. H. Satterwhite Cleveland
Colored E. W. Goodrum Salisbury
Chairman Board Education J, F. McKnight Rt. 1, China Grove
Chairman Board Elections J. (i. Hudson .Salisbury
District Game & Fish Protector E. M. Cummings Salisbury
County Attorney Kerr Craige Ramsay Salisbury
County Librarian Edith Clarke Salisbury
V^eterans Service GiBcer Fletcher Cauble Salisbury
County Court:
Judge Ira R. Swicegood Salisbury
Solicitor Max Busby Salisbury
Commissioners
Chairman P. K. Dry Landis
Commissioner W. G. Houck Salisbury
Commissioner L. E. Tatum Rt. 1, Salisbury
Commissioner James A. Sloan Rt. 1, Mt. UUa
Commissioner Carr Lingle Faith
RUTHERFORD
Rutherford County was formed in 1779 from Tryon and Burke. Was named in honor of General
Griffith Rutherford, one of the most prominent of the Revolutionary patriots. He led the expedition
that crushed the Cherokees in 1776, and rendered other important services, both in the I^egislature and
on the battlefield.
Population, 46,356 County Seat, Rutherfordton
State Senators 27th District Charles F. Gold Rutherfordton
Clyde Nolan : Shelby
Member House of Representatives Robert G. McRorie Rutherfordton
Clerk Superior Court Vance R. Price Rutherfordton
Register of Deeds W. Oscar Geer Rutherfordton
Sheriff Vance H. Wiikins Rutherfordton
Auditor Charles H. Metcalf Rutherfordton
Tax Supervisor J. L. Hall Rutherfordton
Tax Collector Rex Bridges Rutherfordton
County Accountant Charles H. Metcalf Rutherfordton
Coroner Fred Crowe Spindale
Surveyor W. 0. Justice Rt. 2, Rutherfordton
County Health Officer Dr. W. L. Norville Rutherfordton
Supt. of Schools J. J. Tarlton Rutherfordton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Gladys W. Doggett Forest City
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mildred Stallings Rutherfordton
Farm Demonstration Agent F. E. Patton Rutherfordton
Chairman Board Education J. Harvey Carpenter Rutherfordton
Chairman Board Elections R. E. Price Rutherfordton
District Game & Fish Protector Barney Peeler Rt. 1, Mooresboro
Forest Warden C. E. Parton Gilkey
County Attorney Robert G. McRorie Rutherfordton
County Librarian Mrs. Martha K. Barr Rutherfordton
Veterans Service Officer Mrs. Etna G. HarriU Rutherfordton
Recorder's Court;
Judge B. T. Jones, Jr Forest City
Solicitor M. Leonard Lowe Caroleen
Commissioners
Chairman W. Paul Carpenter Henrietta
Commissioner Arthur Blanton Forest City
Commissioner Johnny L. Thompson Rt. 3, Rutherfordton
Commissioner J. Van Hampton Rt. 3, Rutherfordton
Commissioner W. J. York Rt. 2. Forest City
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SAMPSON
Sampson County was formed in 1784 from Duplin and New Hanover. Was named in honor of Colo-
nel Sampson, who was a member of Governor Martin's Council.
Population, 49,780 County Seat, Clinton
Office Officer Address
State Senators 9th District Rivers D. Johnson Warsaw
Alton A. Lennon Wilmington
Member House of Representatives J. E. Tew Clinton
Clerk Superior Court CO. Tart _ Clinton
Register of Deeds Elsie Crurapler Clinton
Sheriff P. B. Lockerman Clinton
Auditor R. P. Spell Clinton
Tax Supervisor R. P. Spell Clinton
County Accountant R. P. Spell Clinton
Coroner J. S. .'^yers Clinton
Surveyor Plato Merritt Rose H ill
County Health Officer Dr. S. B. McPheeters Goldsboro
Supt. of Schools D. V. Carter .- Clinton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. R. B. Wilson Clinton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Eleanor Southerhnd Clinton
Colored Mrs, Edna Gray Clinton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White E.J. Morgan Clinton
Colored Frank Faison Clinton
Chairman Board Education John C. Warren Newton Grove
Chairman Board Elections J. L. Austin Clinton
District Game & Fish Protector Thos. E. Niylor Roseboro
Forest Warden W. E. Herring Clinton
County Attorney John B. Williams, Jr Clinton
County Librarian Margaret Faison Clinton
Veterans Service Officer Earl Grumpier Roseboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge S. A. Howard Salemburg
Solicitor Croom M. Faircloth , Clinton
CDmmissloners
Chairman L. A. Hall Autryville
Commissioner George S. Strickland Mt. Olive
Commissioner Otho L. West , RFD, Dunn
SCOTLAND
Scotland County was formed in 1899 from Richmond. Was named after the country of Scotland,
the northern part of the i.sland of Great Britain. Most of the people of this county are descendants of
Scotch Highlanders.
Population, 26,336 County Seat, Laurinburg
State Senators 18th District Charles H. Dorsett, Troy
J. Thomas Page Rockingham
Member House of Representatives Roger C. Kiser Laurinburg
Clerk Superior Court Carl L. Jones Laurinburg
Register of Deeds Margaret S. Peden Laurinburg
SheriT Jesse C. Gibson Laurinburg
Auditor Thos. J. Gill Laurinburg
Tax Supervisor W. M. Monroe Laurinburg
Tax Collector W. M. Monroe Laurinburg
County .Accountant Thos. J. (Sill Laurinburg
Coroner M.J. McDougald Laurinburg
County Health Officer Dr. K. C. Moore Laurinburg
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Supt. of Schools J. J. Pence W'agram
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Eliza P. Shaw Laurinbur g
Home DcmonstTtition .\gent Laura Beatty Laurinburg
P'arm Demonstration .^sent E. 0. McMahan Laurinburg
Chairman Board Education Edwin Morgan Laurinburg
Chairman Board Elections J. Lee McColman Gibson
District (iame & Fish Protector Roy Bostiek Laurel Hill
Forest Warden A. R McMillan Rt. 2, Laurinburg
County Attorney Thomas G. Neal Laurinburg
County Librarian Kathryne Fort Laurinburg
Veterans Service Officer I. L. McGill Laurinburg
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. B. McKinnon Laurinburg
Solicitor Thomas G. Neal ; . . . Laurinburg
Commissioners
Chairman ' E. P. Jones Johns
Commissioner Paul P. Harris - Laurinburg
Commissioner A. M. McLean Wagram
Commissioner H. F. Monore Laurinburg
Commissioner G. B. Hooker Gibson
STA.NLY
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, .37,130 County Seat, Albemarle
State Senators 19th District R. E. Little Wadesboro
James P. Lowder Norwood
Member House of Representatives Spencer B. Goodman Richfield
Clerk Superior Court L. Worth Little Albemarle
Register of Deeds L. R. Almond Albemarle
Sheriff P. E. Herrin Albemarle
Auditor .A. V. Thomas .Albemarle
Tax Supervisor R. C. Hill Albemarle
Tax Collector H.N. Thompson .Albemarle
County Accountant A. V. Thomas .Albemarle
Coroner M.J. Hartsell .Albemarle
Surveyor Hugh Burleson Rt. 4, .Albemarle
County Health Officer Dr. R. E. Fox. .: Albemarle
Supt. of Schools J. P. Sifford Albemarle
Supt. of Public Welfare Otto B. Mabry Norwood
Home Demonstration Agent. Edith Hinshaw Albemarle
Farm Demonstration Agent H. M. Singletary Albemarle
Chairman Board Education ' .... Ed. Holbert .'Albemarle
Chairman Board Elections , . . , Hal C. Turner .Albemarle
District Game & Fish Protector Robt. M. Furr .Albemarle
County .Attorney Morton & Williams. .Albemarle
County Librarian Mrs. J. E. Johnson .Albemarle
Veterans Service Officer J. R. Clark .Albemarle
ecorder's Court:
Judge S. Craig Hopkins Albemarle
Solicitor Warren L. Coble .Albemarle
Commissioners
Chairman Raymond ('. Barker Albemarle
Commissioner Horace Bowers .Albemarle
Commissioner Silas Dennis Rt. 4, Albemarle
Commissioner Frank Marbry Badin
Commissioner James D. Lowder New London
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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, 21,520 County Seat, Danbury
Office Officer Address
State Senator 23rd District R. Posey Jones Mt. Airy
Member House of Representatives Wm. F. Marshall, Jr Walnut Cove
Clerk Superior Court J. Watt Tuttle Danbury
Register of Deeds .♦ R. L. Smith Danbury
Sheriff G. Harvey Johnson Danbury
Treasurer G. Harvey Johnson Danbury
Auditor R. L. Smith : Danbury
Tax Supervisor Cecil H. Frve Danbury
Tax Collector Cecil H. Frye Danbury
Coroner S. P. Christian Danbury
Surveyor ._. Hiram Adkins Rt. 2. Walnut Cove
County Health Officer .' Dr. Fred Pegg Winston-Salem
Supt. of Schools R. M. Green Walnut Cove
Supt. of Public Welfare Barbara Francis Danbury
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. C~hristine Gentry Danbury '
Farm Demonstration .4gent S. B. Brandon King
Chairman Board Education J. Van Tuttle Pine Hall
Chairman Board Elections Cecil H. Frye Pinnacle
District Game & Fish Protector George Barr King
Forest Warden Elmo Cromer Rt. 2, Walnut Cove
County Attorney L. H. van Noppen Danbury
County Librarian Mrs. EUyn B. Beaty Danbury
Veterans Service Officer R. Hedgecock, Jr Walnut Cove
Commissioners
Chairman T. M. Smith .' Westfield
Commissioner Ralph Ward Sandy Ridge
Commissioner R. R. Mills Walnut Cove
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. 45,593 County Seat, Dobson
State Senator 23rd District R. Posey Jones Mt. Airy
Member House of Representatives Howard 0. Woltz, Jr Mt. Airy
Clerk Superior Court Kermit W. Lawrence Dobson
Register of Deeds Mrs. Bertha M. Shinault Dobson
Sheriff Sam C. Patterson Dobson
Treasurer Surry County Loan & Trust Company Dobson
Auditor Mrs. Lillian K. Johnson Dobson
Tax Supervisor J. Pate Fulk Dobson
County Accountant Mrs. Lillian K. Johnson Dobson
Coroner Dr. John L. Woltz Mt. Airy
Surveyor I. W. Barber Mt. Airv
County Health Officer Dr. R. B. C. Franklin Mt. Airy
Supt. of Schools John W. Comer Doljson
Supt. of Public Welfare Bausie Marion Dobson
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Grace P. Brown Mt. Airy
Farm Demonstration Agent Neil M. Smith Dobson
Chairman Board Education P. N. Taylor White Plains
Chairman Board Elections A. P. Fulk Pilot Mountain
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Office Officer Address
District Game & Fish Pi'otector Georsie Beamer Mt. Airy
Forest Warden Ray Norman Mountain Park
(Guilty Attorney Fred Folier Mt. Airy
County Librarian Mrs. Lillian Freeman Dobson
Recorder's Courts:
Mt. .\iry District:
Judse H. H. Llewellyn Mt. Airy
Solicitor Robert J. Lovill, Jr Mt. Airy
Pilot Mountain District:
Judge Frank Freeman Dobson
Solicitor W. W. Norman Pilot Mountain
Commissioners «
Chairman M. Q. Snow Elkin
Commissioner M. C. Fowler Mt. Airy
Commissioner S. ^L 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, 9,921 County Seat, Bryson City
State Senator 33rd District R. S. Jones ... Franklin
Member House of Representatives Herman Edwards Eryson City
Clerk Superior Court Henry J. Truett Eryson City
Register of Deeds J. R. Gibson Bryson C ity
Sheriff LB. Jenkins Bryson City
Treasurer W'illard J. Davis Bryson City
Tax Supervisor A.J. Sutton Bryson C i' y
Tax Collector Willard J. Davis Eryson City
County Accountant Willard J. Davis • Bryson City
Coroner J. C. Goodson Bryson City
County Health Officer Dr. John Janowsky Sylva
Supt. of Schools W. L. Lathan Bryson City
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Hilda B. Myers Bryson City
Home Demonstration Agent Pansie E. Deal Bryson City
Farm Demonstration Agent John Conyngton Bryson City
Chairman Board Education S. W. Black Bryson City
Chairman Board Elections Ralph G. Wiggins Bryson City
District Game & Fish Protector Wade Grain Bryson City
Forest Warden Dover J. Dean : Bryson City
County Attorney ■ E. B. Whitaker Bryson City
County Librarian -. Mrs. Harley Breedlove Bryson City
Veterans Service Officer Eliza M. DeHart Bryson City
Commissioners
Chairman .\. J. Sutton Bryson City
Commissioner J. W. Miles Bryson City
Commissioner Wheeler Jones ' Alarka
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 witli Henderson until 1868.
Population, 15,194 ■ - County Seat, Brevard
State Senators 32nd District William Medford Wavnesville
E. A. Westbrook Rt. 1, Tryon
Member House of Representatives Ralph R. Fisher Brevard
County Government 579
Office Officer Address
Clerk Superior Court F. M. McCall Brevard
Register of Deeds Paul Whitmire Brevard
Sheriff B. H. Freeman Brevard
Tax Supervisor G. M. Justus Brevard
Tax Collector Frank C. King Brevard
County Accountant G. M. Justus Brevard
Coroner C. S. Osborne Brevard
Supt. of Schools J. B. Jones Brevard
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. C. Y. Patten Brevard
Home Demonstration Agent Anna Priest Brevard
Farm Demonstration Agent J. A. Glazener Brevard
Chairman Board Education H. R. Sellers Brevard
Chairman Board Elections M. W. Galloway Brevard
District Game & FLsh Protector Wade Bagwell Brevard
Forest Warden Elam Galloway Brevard
County Attorney Ralph H. Ramsey, Jr Brevard
County Librarian Mrs. Elizabeth Kapp Brevard
Veterans Service Officer Paul Whitmire Brevard
Commissioners
Chairman W. W. Brittan Brevard
Commissioner Lewis Osborne Brevard
Commissioner Dewey Burton Rosman
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, 5,048 County Seat, Columbia
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen Alliance
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives Lewis L. Combs Columbia
Clerk Superior Court C. R. Chaplin Columbia
Register of Deeds Sara L. Taft Columbia
Sheriff B. Ray Cohoon Columbia
Treasurer East Carolina Bank Columbia
Auditor H. S. Swain Columbia
Tax Supervisor H. S. Swain Columbia
Tax Collector B. Ray Cohoon Columbia
County Accountant H. S. Swain Columbia
Coroner C. E. Walker Columbia
County Health Officer Dr. Claudius McGowan (Acting) Plymouth
Supt. of Schools W. J. White Columbia
Supt. of Public Welfare J. W. Hamilton Columbia
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mary Combs Columbia
Farm Demonstration Agent H. H. Harris Columbia
Chairman Board Education R. L. Spencer Columbia
Chairman Board Elections Irene Mosley Columbia
District Game & Fish Protector E. L. Mosley Columbia
Forest Warden James Swain Rt. 1, Columbia
County Attorney Sam S. Woodley Columbia
County Librarian Mrs. L. L. Gibbs Columbia
Veterans Service Officer D. A.- Simmons Columbia
Recorder's Court:
Judge W. T. Reynolds Columbia
Solicitor Sam S. Woodley Columbia
Commissioners
Chairman H. T. Davenport Columbia
Commissioner Wm. Charles Cohoon Columbia
Commissioner W. A. Mayo Columbia
Commissioner G. W. Selby Columbia
Commissioner J. B. Pritchett Columbia
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UNION
Union County was formed in 1842 from Anson and Mecklenburg.
Population, 42,(134 Monroe Seat, Monroe
Office Officer Address
State Senators 19th District R. E. Little Wadesboro
James P. Lowder Norwood
Member House of Representatives Ben A. Home Rt. 6, Monroe
Clerk Superior Court J. Hampton Price Monroe
Register of Deeds Clara Laney Monroe
Sheriff Ben H. Wolfe Monroe
Treasurer American Bank & Trust Company Monroe
Auditor Roy J. Moore .• Monroe
Tax Supervisor Roy J. Moore Monroe
Tax Collector B. Frank Niven Monroe
County Accountant Roy J. Moore Monroe
Coroner Carl B. Wells Monroe
County Health Officer Dr. Clem Ham Monroe
Supt. of Schools Dan S. Davis Monroe
Supt. of Publi' Welfare Mrs. George S. Lee Monroe
Home Demonst. tion Agent
White Mrs. Hilda L. Hudson Monroe
Colored Mrs. Bettye J. Taylor Monroe
Farm Demonstration Agent
White James A. Marsh Monroe
Colored S. T. Loyd ; Monroe
Chairman Board Education R. F. Beasley , Jr Monroe
Chairman Board Elections J. Burns Simpson Monroe
District Game & Fish Protector Stewart Armfield Marshville
County Attorney J. F. Milliken Monroe
County Librarian Neal F. Austin Monroe
V'eterans Service Officer J. Neal Clark Monroe
Recorder's Court:
Judge J. Max Thomas Marshville
Solicitor Julian C. Brooks Monroe
Commissioners
Chairman J. Vernon Griffin Rt. 1, Wingate
Commissioner R. Hall McGuirt Monroe
Commissioner S. Howard Latham Monroe
Commissioner Claude Eubanks Monroe
Commissioner . Kemp Armfield Marshville
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, 32,101 County Seat, Henderson
State Senator 3rd District W. H. S. Burgwj'n, Jr Woodland
Member House of Representatives Fred S. Royster Henderson
Clerk Superior Court Henry W. Hight Henderson
Register of Deeds H. M. Robinson Henderson
Sheriff E. A. Cottrell Henderson
Auditor Mrs. Julia C. Reid Henderson
Tax Supervisor Mrs. Julia C. Reid Henderson
Tax Collector F. M. Dorsey Henderson
County Accountant Mrs. Julia C. Reid Henderson
Coroner Fred B. Hight Henderson
County Health Officer Dr. A. D. Gregg Henderson
County Government 581
Office Officer Address
Supt. of Schools J. C. Stabler Henderson
Supt. of Public Welfare Clara Mae Ellis Henderson
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Montein Hight Henderson
Colored Mrs Esther B. Roscoe Henderson
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. W. Sanders Henderson
Colored Loyd Peace Henderson
Chairman Board Education M. L. Hight Henderson
Chairman Board Elections D. P. McDuffee Henderson
District Game & Fish Protector N. G. Crews III Henderson
Forest Warden R. C. Daniel Rt. 2, Henderson
County Attorney Irvine B. Watkins Henderson
County Librarian Mrs. Carl G. Bickers Henderson
Veterans Service Officer Brooks P. Wyche Henderson
Recorder's Court:
Judge B. A. Scott Henderson
Solicitor Charles F. Blackburn Henderson
Commissioners
Chairman F. H. Ellington Middleburg
Commissioner G. W. Knott ■ Henderson
Commissioner S. W. Renn Henderson
Commissioner W. H. Blacknall Henderson
Commissioner Mark Woodlief KittreU
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, 136,450 County Seat, Raleigh
.State Senators 13th District James H. Pou Bailey Raleigh
Daniel L. Bell Pittsboro
Members House of Representatives Edwin S. Pou Raleigh
Phil R. Whitley .Wendell
W. Brantley Womble Rt. 1, Cary
Clerk Superior Court P. H. Wilson Raleigh
Register of Deeds Hunter Ellington Raleigh
Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants Raleigh
Treasurer J. Milton Mangum Raleigh
Auditor A. C. Hall Raleigh
Tax Supervisor R. E. Richardson, Jr Raleigh
Tax Collector C. C. Rich Raleigh
County Accountant A. C. Hall Raleigh
Coroner Irving Cheek Raleigh
Surveyor Jas. McCree Smith Raleigh
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 McGinnis Raleigh
Colored Mrs. B. M. Edwards Raleigh
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Grady Miller Raleigh
Colored W. C. Davenport Raleigh
Chairman Board Education Dr. D. B. Bryan Wake Forest
Chairman Board Elections L. A. Doub Knightdale
District Game & Fish Protector Bob Perry Wake Forest
Forest Warden Earl Shaw Rt. 4, Raleigh
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Office Officer Address
County Attorney Thomas A. Banks Raleigh
County Librarian Miss Clyde Smith Raleigh
Veterans Service Officer James R. SIoo Raleigh
Recorder's Courts:
Apex District:
Judge Harvey Jones Raleigh
Solicitor Robert W. Johnson, Jr Apex
Cary District:
Judge H. H. Waddell Cary
Solicitor Henry Sink Raleigh
Fuquay Springs District:
Judge C. C. Cunningham Raleigh
Solicitor Robert A. Cotten Fuquay Springs
Wake Forest District:
Judge Donald GuUey Wake Forest
Solicitor H. E. Paschal Wake Forest
Wendell District:
Judge W. A. Brame Wendell
Solicitor Bourke Bilisoly Wendell
Zebulon District:
Judge Irby D. Gill Zebulon
Solicitor .' A. R. House Zebulon
City Court:
Judge Albert Doub Raleigh
Solicitor Alfonso Lloyd Raleigh
Domestic Relations Court:
Judge Jeff Fountain Raleigh
Commissioners
Chairman R. 0. Heater Cary
Commissioner John P. Swain Raleigh
Commissioner L. W. Umstead Garner
Commissioner Carey N. Robertson Knightdale
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, 23,539 County Seat, Warrenton
State Senator 3rd District W. H. S. Burgwyn, Jr Woodland
Member House of Representatives William W. Taylor, Jr Warrenton
Clerk Superior Court Joe N. Ellis Warrenton
Register of Deeds S. E. Allen Warrenton
Sheriff Roy V. Shearin Warrenton
Auditor A. P. Rodwell, Jr Warrenton
Tax Supervisor A P. Rodwell, Jr Warrenton
Coroner Ed. Petar Ridgeway
County Health Officer Dr. A. D. Gregg Henderson
Supt. of Schools W. B. Terrell Warrenton
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. H. D. Taylor Warrenton
Home Demonstration Agent
White Ruth Pleasant Warrenton
Colored Mrs. Annie B. Branche Warrenton
Farm Demonstration Agent
White Frank W. Reams Warrenton
Colored C. S. Wynn Warrenton
Chairman Board Education Harry W. Walker Norlina
Chairman Board Elections Richard R. Davis Warrenton
District Game & Fish Protector A. D. Pridgen Inei
Forest Warden E. H. Pinnell Warrenton
County Government 583
Office Officer Address
County Attorney William W. Taylor, Jr Warrenton
County Librarian Mabel Davis Warrenton
Veterans Service Officer B. G. White Warrenton
Recorder's Court:
Judse John M. Picot Littleton
Solicitor Frank H. Gibbs Warrenton
Commissioners
Chairman J. T. Harris .v Inez
Commissioner Jim H. Hundley Norlina
Commissioner Amos L. Capps Areola
Commissioner H. L. Wall Elams
Commissioner J. A. Wilson Manson
WASHINGTON
Washington County was formed in 1799 from Tyrrell. Was named in honor of George Washington.
Population, 13,180 County Seat, Plymouth
State Senators 2nd District Sam M. Campen ;' Alliance
Hugh G. Horton Williamston
Member House of Representatives W.J. Woolard Plymouth
Clerk Superior Court W. T. Stillman Plymouth
Register of Deeds J. R. Campbell Plymouth
Sheriff J. K. Reid Plymouth
Treasurer Branch Banking <fe Trust Company Plymouth
Auditor E.J. Spruill Plymouth
Tax Supervisor H. L. Davenport Plymouth
Tax Collector. . E. J. Spruill Plymouth
Coroner J. L. Horner Plymouth
County Health Officer Dr. C. M. McGowan (Acting) Pl.vmouth
Supt. of Schools R. F. Lowery Plymouth
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Ursula B. Spruill Plymouth
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Frances M. Darden Plymouth
Farm Demonstration Agent W. V. Hays Plymouth
Chairman Board Education L. E. Hassell Roper
Chairman Board Elections L. S. Bray Roper
District Game & Fish Protector J. T. Terry Plymouth
Forest Warden S. F. Darden Plymouth
County Attorney W. L. Whitley Plymouth
County Librarian Mrs. C. E. Ayers Plymouth
Veterans Service Officer W. Ronald Gaylord Plymouth
Recorder's Court:
Judge E. L. Owens Plymouth
Solicitor W. Blount Rodman Plymouth
Commissioners ,
Chairman F. L. Brinkley Plymouth
Commissioner A. R. Latham Plymouth
Commissioner J. C. Knowles Roper
Commissioner H. L. Davenport Roper
Commissioner H. W. Pritchett ,.,,,.,.,.,, , , , . Creswell
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WATAUGA
Watauga County was formed in 1849 from As'ie, Wilkes, Caldwell and Yancey. Was named after
an Indian tribe.
Population, 18,342 County Seat, Boone
Office Officer Address
State Senator 29th District *W. B. Reeves West Jefferson
Member House of Representatives Wade E. Brown Boone
Clerk Superior Court Fred M. (iragg Boone
Register of Deeds Helen Underdown : Boone
Sheriff A. J. Edmisten Boone
Tax Supervisor S. C. Egeers, Sr Boone
Tax Collector G. B. Miller Boone
County Accountant Fred M. Gragg Boone
Coroner Richard E. Kelley Boone
Surveyor Joe Miller RFD, Boone
County Health Officer Dr. Mary B. Michael Boone
Supt. of Schorls W. Howard Walker Sugar Grove
Supt. of Public Welfare Dave P. Mast Sugar Grove
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Betty M. Edwards Boone
Farm Demonstration Agent L. E. Tuckwiller Boone
Chairman Board Education Clyde Perry Sugar Grove
Chairman Board Elections R. T. Greer Boone
District Game & Fish Protector Tommie Osborne Boone
Forest Warden Ernest Hodges Boone
County Attorney Stacy C. Eggers, Jr Boone
Comity Librarian Mrs. James Cooper Boone
Vetera-is Service Officer Lionel Ward Boone
Commissioners
Chairman Clyde R. Greene Boone
Commissioner W. A. Proffit Zionville
Commissioner R. M. Ward Sugar Grove
•Died January 5, 1951
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, 64,267 County Seat, Goldsboro
State Senators 8th District Hardv Talton Pikeville
Adani J. Whitley, Jr Rt. 1, Smithfield
Member House of Representatives W. Frank Taylor Goldsboro
Clerk Superior Court •. . C. L. Derr » . .■ . Goldsboro
Register of Deeds Mrs. Eula B. Whitley .■ . Goldsboro
Sheriff Paul C. Garrison Goldsboro
Treasurer C. Bryan .\ycock (Joldsboro
Auditor C. Bryan Aycock Goldsboro
Tax Supervisor C. Bryan Aycock Goldsboro
Tax Collector J. Spicer Holmes Goldsboro
County .'Accountant C. Bryan Aycock Goldsboro
Coroner Harry Shumate, Jr Goldsboro
Surveyor C. Beems Goldsboro
County Health Officer Dr. S. B. McPheeters Goldsboro
Supt. of Schools R. S. Proctor Goldsboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Mrs. Edith B. Franklin Goldsboro
Home Demonstration Agent
White Rachel Herring Goldsboro
Colored Mrs. Elizabeth Brown Goldsboro
County Government 585
Office Officer Address
Farm Demoiistratioii Agent
White Mark Goforth Goldsboro
Colored George McDaniel Goldsboro
Chairman Board Education W. R, Allen Goldsboro
Chairman Board Elections Ed. C. Worley Goldsboro
District Game & Fish Protector Admiral C. Howell Rt. 5, Goldsboro
Forest Warden J. U. Thompson Rt. 3, Goldsboro
County Attorney Fred P. Parker, Jr Goldsboro
County Librarian Susan Borden Goldsboro
Veterans Service Officer W. B. Chaffin .Goldsboro
Recorder's Court:
Judge Charles P. Gaylor Goldsboro
Solicitor W. Dortch Langston Goldsboro
Commissioners
Chairman J. T. Ballance Rt. 1, Fremont
Commissioner Dallas W. Price Seven Springs
Commissioner W. P. Grant Rt. 3, Goldsboro
Commissioner CD. Burnette Mt. Olive
Commissioner C. Frank Jordan Rt. 3, Goldsboro
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 Par-
liament 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, 45,243 County Seat, Wilkesboro
State Senator 24th District H. P. Eller North Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives F. J. McDuffie Wilkesboro
Clerk Superior Court Cora Caudill Wilkesboro
Register of Deeds Troy Foster Wilkesboro
Sheriff Claude E. Billings, Jr Wilkesboro
Auditor J. C. Grayson Wilkesboro
County Accountant ...;.. .J. C. Grayson Wilkesboro
Coroner L M. Myers North Wilkesboro
Surveyor T. G. Casey Cycle
County Health Officer Dr. A. J. Eller Wilkesboro
Supt. of Schools C. B. Eller Wilkesboro
Supt. of Public Welfare Chas C. McNeill Wilkesboro
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Annie H. Greene Wilkesboro
Farm Demonstration Agent Paul Choplin Wilkesboro
Chairman Board Education CO. McNeill North Wilkesboro
Chairman Board Elections C.J. Jones North Wilkesboro
District Game & Fish Protector Joel Bentley Boomer
Forest Warden Arlie Foster Wilkesboro
County Librarian Kate Finley North Wilkesboro
Veterans Service Officer CM. Elledge Wilkesboro
Commissioners
Chairman W. E. Reynolds Hays
Commissioner A. A. Sturdivant North Wilkesboro
Ccmmissioner C. R. Darnell Elkin
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WILSON
Wilson County was formed in 1855 from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and Wayne. Was named in
honor of Louis D. Wi'son, 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, 54,506 County Seat, Wilson
Office Officer Address
State Senators 6th District J. C. Eagles, Jr Wilson
Hamilton Hobgocd Louisburg
Member House of Representatives Larry L Moore, Jr Wilson
Clerk Superior Court Chas C. Lamm Wilson
Register of Deeds Sadie H. Collins Wilson
Sheriff J. W. Thompson Wilson
Auditor K. J. Herring Wilson
Tax Collector J. B. Boyette Wilson
Coroner Dr. R. E. Goudy Wilson
County Health Officer Dr. H. W. Stevens Wilson
Supt. of Schools H. D. Browning Wilson
Supt. of Public Welfare Monroe Fulghum Wilson
Home Demonstration Agent
White Mrs. Ona P. Humphrey Wilson
Colored Mrs. Helen Wade Branford Wilson
Farm Demonstration Agent
White J. 0. Anthony Wilson
Colored F. W. Foster Wilson
Chairman Board Education S. E. High Lucama
Chairman Board Elections Harry C. Finch Wilson
District Game & Fish Protector Elmo L. Walls, Jr .' . Wilson
Forest Warden W. L. Green Wilson
County Attorney Larry L Moore, Jr Wilson
County Librarian Nancy Gray Wilson
Veterans Service Officer W. H. Dunn Wilson
General County Court:
Judge ■. R. L. Brinkley Wilson
Solicitor Silas Lucas Wilson
Recorder's Court:
Judge Chas B. McLean Wilson
Solicitor Wade A. Gardner Wilson
Commissioners
Chairman A. D. Williams RFD, Wilson
Commissioner W. H. Blalock Lucama
Commissioner L. A. Gardner Saratoga
Commissioner Thos. Daniel RFD, Wilson
Commissioner W. 0. Harrison Wilson
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 Surry in 1852.
Population, 22,133 County Seat, Yadkinville
State Senator 24th District H. P. Eller North Wilkesboro
Member House of Representatives W. N. Ireland Hamptonville
Clerk Superior Court Lon H. West Yadkinville
Register of Deeds Troy R. Davis Yadkinville
Sheriff A. F. Moxley Yadkinville
Auditor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Supervisor J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Tax Collector Lon R. V'estal Yadkinville
County Government
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Office
Officer
Address
County Accountant J. Roy Pendry Yadkinville
Coroner Dr. H. A. Brandon Yadkinville
Surveyor 0. L. Brown Hamptonville
County Health Officer Dr. Fred Pegg 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. D. Williamson Yadkinville
Chairman Board Education G. C. Wallace Hamptonville
Chairman Board Elections H. Earl Stryker Yadkinville
District Game & Fish Protector Frank Mackie Yadkinville
County Attorney ■ Lafayette Williams Yadkinville
County Librarian Mrs. EUyn Beaty Yadkinville
Veterans Service Officer Eli B. Mills, Jr Yadkinville
Chairman
Commissioner.
Commissioner . ,
Commissioner.
Commissioner. .
Commissioners
M. G. Shore Rt. 3, Yadkinville
. H. Arvil Norman East Bend
.W. H. Wagoner Boonville
B. C. Shore Cycle
.S. H. Brewbaker RFD, Cana
YANCEY
Yancey County was formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe. Was named in honor of Bartlett
Yancey, an eloquent orator, many times a member of the Legislature, Speaker of the State Senate, and a
Member of Congress. He was one of the earliest advocates of the public school system of North Carolina
Population, 16,306
County Seat, Burnsville
State Senator 30th District Donald Banks Rt. 1, Burnsville
Member House of Representatives Bill Atkins Burnsville
Clerk Superior Court Fred Proffitt Burnsville
Register of Deeds Yates Bennett Burnsville
Sheriff Terry Hall Burnsville
Tax Supervisor Carl T. Young Burnsville
Tax Collector L. M. Robinson Burnsville
Coroner W. M. English Burnsville
County Health Officer Dr. Cameron McRae Burnsville
Supt. of Schools Frank W. Howell Burnsville
Supt. of Public Welfare L. G. Deyton Burnsville
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Rosalena H. Carrington Burnsville
Farm Demonstration Agent E. L. Dillingham Burnsville
Chairman Board Education Job Thomas Rt. 1, Green Mountain
Chairman Board Elections Wm. T. Jobe Rt. 1, Burnsville
District Game & Fish Protector M. B. Higgins Burnsville
Forest Warden Craig English Burnsville
County Attorney C. P. Randolph Burnsville
County Librarian Mrs. J. A. LeFevre Burnsville
Commissioners
Chairman W. M. Hall Newdale
Commissioner D. H. Harrison ....'. Hamrick
Commissioner J. E. Edwards Cane River
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