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First tad last, Go*. Terry l? lord haa approximately 100 sp poiBUaents be mat stake bet wean ? BOW and frost It is said hereabouts that be haa ' it lent five applicants for each -position. The report ssys, alao, that ha haa one aU 11 member who devot?i each full day to studying tbeac jobs and acrecoini thcia ap* plications TURNABOUT j Look for some name* prominent 'la the current Legialature to be come more prominent wittfn the next three or four roars. I In return for good asaistance, many will Inherit Jobs from the Jeurrent administration. Soma of these sppotatments will be paying ' positions; others, honorary; but all important IN THE SENATE , The big vote (42-7) by which Gov. Sanford got approval of his .spending bill In tha Senate sur priaed everybody around here. We all thought the victory would be the Governor's, of course, but by a much closer margin. Fact that the Governor himself :haa served a term in the State . Senate ? and still has friends there be served with? helped some. But the most important reason for the handsome victory wss: James Wil liam Copelsnd. Address: Hurfrees jboro, N. C. TWO ASSISTANTS? Copelsnd ia not only the Gover nor's legialatlve advisor. But, more important, he served in the State Senate himaelf in the terms of 1909 snd 1907 snd 1953 snd 1801. He is sn oldtime member of the club. Gov. Ssnford's greater success with the Senste thsn with the back talking House this session has led to some speculation here thst fu ture Governors might hsve two legislstive assistants. One to con fine his sctivities to the Senate; and the other to work with the House. NO FUTURE WORRIES? The N. C. Depsrtment of Rev enue hierschy msy deny this, but the consensus there Is thst the. Legislsture's tax bill will bring, in eloser to 90 million dollars In the next two yean than the 8S 5 With meet W the exemptions out of the window, there will ao loader be any doubt about what It tax able and what ie not. The revenue (oik aay privately they have been toeing hundred! of thousands Iroin Indecision in border cases. Theee worries should end July 1. And, believe it or not, they have been so fearful of making mistakes oo what is taxable and what is not ? it has been next to impoesible to get written opinions on contro versial items. CLAYTON IN BACKGROUND But, despite this never-never land in which they have had to work, the N. C. Revenue Dept. through the years has done a mast erful job under men Ilka A. 1. Maxwell, Edwin Gill, Eugene Shaw, Jim Currie. There is s man in the depart ment named I. L. Clayton who is now assistant revenue commission er. For years, he was head of the Sales Tax Department Quiet, mild mannered and personable, Ivey Clayton stay* in the background as a deeply loyal aseistaat. Our State is blessed in that we have here in Raleigh scores of employees like I. L. Clayton. They take ao part in political campaigns. They may be called "bureaucrats," but they do the day-to-day work necessary to keep the ship of state on an even keel. M CENTS MORE The manager of a group of Urge food stores in Raleigh told us last week that the average family in Raleigh will buy 930 worth of groceries each week. On this quan tity of "groceries," the sales tax at the present time is 30 cents (cigarettes, washing powders, light bulbs, etc.) With the new revenue bill in force, the tax will be 90 cents on the 930 of groceries, an increase of SO cents. But In a year ?931.20 increase. WATCH THAT GRAPE! We have observed that It Is pos sible for a strong-armed man to carry at one load 930 worth of groceries. Time wss when it would have required a one-horse wagon. A customer last week went into Boat Owners Given Warning About Bill Sale Requirements Raleigh, June 6 ? Owner, of sow unregistered OMU who not to fct their craft on the wster ira mediately should take heed of the bill of Ml*. Clyde ration, Execu tive Director of the N. C. Wildlife Resource* Commission Mid today that although It i* Commissi on policy to allow new boat owners to use s bill of aale to lieu of a boat registration certificate and boat number, boat dealer* tome-, time* fall to put enough informa tion oo the bill of lale to bring it within policy requirement!. Patton aaid that a bill of tale will be acceptable to wildlife pro tector* to lieu of a certificate ef registration for a period ef thirty dayi If it meet* these require ments: 1) full name snd address of boat dealer; 2) full name and address of boat buyer; S) make of boat; 4) length to feet; 5) year built; 6) hull material; 7) kind of propulsion; ?) date of purchase; Raleigh's most expensive food store and asked the price of a big peach. "Fifteen cents," said the clerk. The rugged customer banded him ft quarter. "Keep the chaoge," be said. "I stepped on a grape a* I came in." THE LEAST? With your food bill taking a lit tle climb within a few days, it Is interesting to observe the increase in the cost of food over the past few years aa compared frith other necessary items. Also, you might want to give more thought to that little garden out the back way. Of course, if we have enough of them ? as we did in World War II'i victory gardens ?the sales tax might have to go up to four per cent to make up for the revenue loss. The N. C. High way Dept. Is said to be worried sick about these little economy cars. An economist reported the other dsy that food costs have risen only five per cent since 1990 ? the least of any necessity item. Hard to believe. BEFORE OR AFTER? This old guy wss very, very much in love with his little steno grapher. He carried this torch In silence for several weeks, finslly blurted out one day: "Honey, you're worth a million dollars!" Sharply trained in modern bus iness, the Sweet Young Thing coy ly asked: "Before or after taxes?" 9* date of application far official certificate of number; and 10) ? itatement subacribed to and sworn to by both dealer aad buyer before a notary public that the informa tion given in the bill of Mle la true and accurate. "The IMS Boating Safety Act." Pattoa ?aid, require* that all boats required to be registered must be registered and appropriate num bers displayed before it can bo op erated on the waters of the State. "The provision for using a bill of sole in lieu of a registration certificate is a policy established by the Commission for the conveni ence of new boot owners, and boat dealers. A bill of sale, however, will not be honored unless it ful fills the requirements." Timbered Ridge News The ' people in the Timbered Ridge community are busy setting tobacco. A revival meeting is now being held at the Timbered Ridge Bapt ist Church. Rev. Arnt Greer is do ing the preaching. Mrs. Bertha McGuire visited Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Dish man Thursday night. Mr. Fred Tester went to Win ston-Salem Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Matheson were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Tester. Mrs. Berths McGuire, Mrs. Wiley Tester and Mrs. Una Tester visited Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mathe son last Sunday. Rev. John Greene and Rev. Arnt Greer were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dishman Thurs day night. Billy Tester of Asheville has been visiting Kenneth May this week. MISSILE LAG ENDED A Congressional authority re ported that the United States had eliminated any missile lag and was now outproducing the Rus sians in intercontinental ballistic weapons. Representative Overton Brooks, chairman of the House Space Com mittee, made the statement in a speech to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. DO YOU REALLY SAVE MONEY WITH CHEAP PAINTS? The answer is NO and here's the reason why? \ LATEX HOUSE PAINT Superior finish for ex terior wood, masonry or metal surfaces. Easier to apply, no brush marks, stop and start as you wish. Can be applied over damp surfaces, dries dust free and bug-fret within 30 minutes. WMto iM fMtfy-mlwtf ntar SUN-PROOP HOUSE PAINT America'* finest oil base house paint keeps your home looking Just painted years longer. Vitalized Oil keeps paint live, tough and elastic. 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