Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], January 26, 1939, SECTION B, Page 8, Image 20

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Bills Introduced To Do
Away With Markers And
Absentee Voting In State
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Two bills have been introduced
in the State Senate by Willie lee
Lumpkin of Franklin County
which, if approved by committees
and passed by the legislature,
would do away with markers and
assistants at the polls and with the
absentee ballot.
Mr. Llimpkin is best remembered
here as one of the most powerful
leaders in the State who was for
Dr. Ralph McDonald for Gover
nor.
Senate Bill No. 36 is a bill to be
entitled an act to abolish the ab
sentee electors, and the use of ab
sentee ballots, and markers and
assistants in primaries and gen
eral elections in North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That sections five
thousand nine hundred sixty, five
thousand nine hundred sixty-one,
five thousand nine hundred sixty
two, five thousand nine hundred
sixty-three, five thousand nine
hundred sixty-four, five thousand
nine hundred sixty-five, five thous
and nine hundred sixty-six, five
thousand nine hundred sixty-seven,
five thousand nine hundred sixty
eight, and five thousand nine hun
dred sixty-eight (A) of the Consol
idated Statutes of North Carolina
be and the same are hereby re
pealed.
Sec. 2. That chapter one nunarea
sixty-four, section twenty-four of
the Public Laws of one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-nine be
amended by striking out after the
word election in line four the fol
lowing: “and official markers as
hereinafter provided.”
Sec. 3. That chapter one hun
dred sixty-four, sections twenty
six and twenty-seven of the Public
Laws of one thousand nine hun
dred twenty-nine as amended by
Public Laws of one thousand nine
hundred thirty-three be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Further amend chapter
one hundred sixty-four of the Pub
lic Law of one thousand nine hun
dred twenty-nine by inserting a
new section to be designated as
section twenty-six and one-half as
follows:
“Aid to persons suffering irom
physical disability or illiteracy, and
limiting such aid to persons of
voter’s immediate family.
“Any person who, on account of
physical disability, if obviously un
able to enter the booth without
assistance, or who on account of
such disability, or because of il
literacy, shall request permission
of the registrar or judges of elec
tion, may upon such declaration
and upon his own request have as
sistance from his mother, father,
brother, sister, son, daughter, hus
band, or wife, but from no other
persons.”
Sec. 5. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and aft
er its ratification.
Senate Bill No. 37 is a bill to be
entitled an act to prohibit persons
from entering the booths or polling
places in the primary or general e
lection, except persons who are ac
tually engaged in the act of voting.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That chapter one hun
dred sixty-four of the Public Laws
of one thousand nine hundred
twenty-nine and amendments
thereto be further amended by
adding after Section twenty-four a
new section to be numbered “Twen
ty-four and one-half” as follows: j
“That it shall be unlawful for|
any person to enter a voting booth
or the voting enclosure while an
election is being conducted therein
during the voting hours of a pri
mary of general election, far s.ny
purpose except to cast his or her
ballot or to assist a father, moth
er, brother, sister, son, daughter,
husband or wife who is either
wholly physically disabled or il
literate and who has requested
j permission of the Board of Regis
trars or poll holders for assistance
jfor such relatives: Provided, furth
er, that this section shall not apply
to peace officers mentioned in Sec
tion twenty-four, Chapter one hun
dred sixty-four of the Public Laws
of one thousand nine hundred
twenty-nine.
j Sec. 2. That any person convicted
<|)f a violation of this section shall
be guilty of a felony and shall be
punished by imprisonment in the
SState Prison for a term of not less
tJhan four months, nor more than
two years.
Sec. 3. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this act
alre hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its ratification.
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Jones-Bridgers
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bridgers an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Mabel Dean, to Benny
Thomas Jones on Saturday, Jan.
21, 1937 at Emporia, Va. They
wjere accompanied to Emporia, Va.
bjl' Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woodruff,
M'jiss Agnes Hux and Henry Rob
bias.
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SEABOARD
Miss Margaret Markham, Siler
City, is visiting her friend, Miss
Louise Warmack.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Daniel, Jr„
Roanoke Rapids, were the Sunday
guests of Mrs. Daniel’s father, W.
T. Norvell.
Mrs. R. C. Kee is visiting rela
tives in Norfolk this week.
Miss Louise Warmack spent last
week in Roxboro with friends.
Dr. Ralph Blowe, Norfolk, Va.
spent the week-end in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kee.
Rufus Marks, Wilmington, N. C.
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Crocker Maddrey,
Roanoke Rapids, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. R. M. Maddrey.
C. P. Warmack spent last week
in Georgia.
Mrs. Ralph Blowe and C. R. Kee
spent last Thursday in Louisburg.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards spent
the week-end in Jackson with rel
atives.
C. H. Yates spent Monday in
Norfolk.
Miss Margaret Wright, Carr
Moore Bullock and Gilbert Oakley
of Roxboro were guests in the
Warmack home Sunday.
Mrs. E. T. Hasty and daughter,
Mildred, and Mr. and Mrs. B. L.
Edwards, Roanoke Rapids, were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Cleaton.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robertson
of Portsmouth, Va., announce the
birth of a son on January twenty
first. Mrs. Robertson was former
ly Miss Louise Kee of this town.
In New York
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shell are
spending the week in New York
where they will purchase spring
merchandise for the Quality Shop.
BOTTLED IN BOND
FULL QUART FULL PINT
Continental Distilling Corp., Philadelphia, Pa.
World’s Fair to Have Largest
Amusement Area Ever Created
The largest amusement area ever
created will be at the New York
World’s Fair where 280 acres will
lw used for this purpose.
One of the amusement presenta
tions will be “Little Miracle Town”
at which 125 of Europe’s famous
midgets will appear in a show en
tirely unlike any midget show ever
seen in this country.
A great free show will be the
spectacular fire and water, color
#nd sound display on Fountain Lake
where the machinery of the display
will be mounted on barges, and gas,
fireworks, searchlights and water
will combine in a creation of chaos.
The technique or comDtrung
color, light and movement has been
carried out in the New York
World’s Fair Pre-View on Wheels
and Southern Motorcade now tour*
ing the South under the sponsor^
ship of the distributors of Arcadian
Nitrate, the American Soda, The
Motorcade depicts in large-scale
diorama form, the varied buildings
of the Fair, and, by means of a 60
foot canvas background, a pano
rama of the Fair grounds. When
flooded by light and color from the
searchlights thrown upon it, the
show on wheels takes on a vivid
and dramatic appearance.
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