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we sincerely hope this will help toward securing your favorable action on
<br />portant question.
<br /> Thanking you for your~ kind attention, we are,
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<br />this extremely im -
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<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />(Signed) Mrs. Goo; Elsasser,
<br /> Corresponding Secretary.
<br />
<br />Mrs. V.L. Alley, President."
<br />
<br />"Hon. Joh~u P.Leigh, Mayor and
<br /> Members of the City Council,
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />
<br /> At the last class meeting of the Yo~,~g Ladies Bib!eOlass of the Broad St.
<br />Methodist ~nurch, we were requested to express to you o~r desire to have a ban placed on the
<br />Sunday sale of beer and wine.
<br /> Inasmuch as this is optional with the communities and inasmuch asyou, as a
<br />governing body,.have given concrete evidence of making Portsmouth a better city, we felt you
<br />would like to know the sentiment of your people with~ference to this matter.
<br /> We trust you will see fit to place the bmu on Sunday sale of beer and win~.
<br /> We are sincerely desirous of cooperatimg for the ~Uitding of a better human
<br />community.
<br />
<br />(Signed) Nary B. Crowder (.~h~s~ C.L.)
<br /> Teacher
<br />
<br />Mrs. Elsie Lewis, Secretary."
<br />
<br /> 'SAt a meeting of ~e Executive Board Of~N~folk-Princesc Anne W.C.T.U., held
<br />on the 3rd day of November, t~38, th~ following resolution ~was uns~imously adopted~
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<br /> Whereas,-Chapter 129 of the Acts of the Assembly of Virginia, adopted by
<br />the General Assembly cf 1938 gives the governing bodies of cities, towns and Counties in the
<br />State the right to adopt ordinances prohibiting the sale of wine and/or beer on Sunday; and
<br />
<br /> Whereas, the number of deaths and serious accidents res~ltong from the reck-
<br />less opera~ion of automobiles on the ~ighways of theState ~ud other law violations tending to
<br />destroy the Se.bbat~ and morals of youth and adults are gradually increasing; and
<br />
<br /> Whereas, It is ~he concensus of opinion of this organization that the in -
<br />crease of highway accidents and other law violations is largely attributable to the sale of
<br />wine e~d beer on Sunday,
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Norfolk-Princess Anne Bi-County
<br />W.C.T.U., that the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County and~the governing bodies of the
<br />cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth adopt ordinances prohibiting the sale of wine and beer on
<br />Sunday, within the territorial limits of Norfolk County s~d the cities of Norfolk and Ports-
<br />mouth.
<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a.copy of this resolution be presented to the
<br />Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County, and the governing bodies of Norfolk and Portsmouth
<br />at their next respective meeting.
<br />
<br />(Slg~ed) Mrs.L.T. Corett,Secretary
<br />
<br />Nfs. Harry J[ Ballard, President."
<br />
<br /> 'Billof J. Shirley Hope, Sta%e Game Warden, for destroying 78 tagless dogs
<br />at $2.50 each, amounting to $195.00, w~s received, and on motion of Mr. Howard, the Treasurer
<br />was authorized to pay same from funds in her hands from collectio=.of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br /> 9ompensation reports of the~ Cofamissioner of Revenue and Commonwsalth Attorne~
<br />were presented, an~ on motion of Mr. Hutchins, approved for payment.
<br />
<br /> Report of F.B. Hill &Company for auditing the ferry books and accounts for
<br />November, 1938, was received and 8rdered filed.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Hutchins stated that as the Supreme Court of the United States has de-
<br />creed that State and municipal officers should pay Federal Income tax, and that the ~evenue
<br />Department has ordered that said income tax should be paid from 1926, and on his mormon, the
<br />City Attorney was instructed to procare a resolution to be cent ~ o~r Senators and Congress-
<br />man, asking them to s~oport a Bill in Congress limiting such taxation to future salaries. #
<br />
<br /> Mr. Weiseman stated that the Federal Government is planning vast expansion
<br />to its air se~ice and that in the vicinity of Portsmouth, land suitable for airport can be
<br />purchased at a reasonable price. His motion that a committee be appointed, consisting of the
<br />City Manager, Mayor and one other councilman, to present to the Federal authorities the advan-
<br />tage Of purchasing land in the vicinity of Portsmouth, for ~ airport, was adopted.
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