JOHNSON, Justice.
The award and judgment below rest solely on the 1949 amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Act, Chapter 1078, Session Laws of 1949, now codified as G.S. § 97-53(26), which provides that certain classified heart diseases, including angina pectoris, shall be deemed and treated as compensable occupational diseases as to active members of fire departments of cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of the State.
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