I
p* VjpAriTAL CUPBOARD
Governor's Tax Cut Proposal
Comes As Legislative Surprise
By EULA N. GREENWOOD
SURPRISE ... The Gover
nor'! state-of the State and bud
get messages were pretty much
what was expected.
The big surprise was his sug
gestion that we have tax re
duction. 11 it comes this one
will likely aftect the lowest In
come groups. It had been broad
ly predicted here and every
where else that there would be
no request lor NEW taxes. The
relerence to a lowering was a
shocker and showed once again
that the Governor likes the pat
tern ol the national administra
tion.
Others may see it difterently,
but we thought the Governor
went out ol his way in his state
of-the-State address to give the
State Utilities Commission a
triendly pat on the head. Since
a hard-knuckles light is mount
ing between the electric cooper
atives and the privately owned
companies, we lelt the Gover
nor might side-step this one.
But, as it now stands, he may
well be right in the middle ol it.
SIDELIGHT ... An inter
esting side-show to the main
event in the cooperatives-utili
ties battle is this:
On one side is young Robert
Scott, son ol the late Governor
W. Kerr Scott, and, like his la
ther, Master ol the State Grange
and friend ol the co-ops. On the
other side is the chairman ol
the State Utilities Commission,
Harry Westcott. He is a Dare
county native who came to the
N. C. Agriculture Department
as a marketing specialist.
He was an all-out Scott sup
porter, and whip-smart to match.
So, he was named to the State
Utilities Commission ? by Good
Friend W. Kerr Scott.
CAN BE SHORT ... II the
legislators don't get mired down
in redistricting, they can make
this one ol the shortest sessions
in years. Honey, usually the
time-consumer, is no problem.
They get paid lor lour months
? and can be home by June 1
with little ellort.
i SENATOR RALPH . . rtJfie
ol the strongest men in the Leg
islature this tirhe ... or any
other time, lor that matter . , .
is Sen. Ralph Scott ol Burling
ton.
Keep your eye on him in
various free-for-alls. A dairyman
and business leader, he has
been coming to the State Sen
ate oil and on since 1951. He
loves a good light.
To Grange Master Bob, he is
Uncle Ralph. He helped oat
Brother Kerr la the tote Gov
ernor's second legislative go
round in 1901 But he didnt
agree with him 100 per cent on
everything, has a mind of his
own, and may or may not pitch
camp with Robert Scott
GRANDPA TRUMAN .
Former President Truman is
scheduled to become a grand
father again some time in April.
The Truman's only daughter,
Margaret, is inf anticipating.
Her husband is E. C. Daniels,
Jr., and they have two boys,
hope this one will be a girl.
E. C., an executive editor
with the New York Times, has
been out of work since last fall
when his paper was closed down
by the strike. This gives him a
lot of time to play with his two
sons and to help his missus with
the dishes.
RALEIGH SPEAKER ... Re
tiring on March 1 as manager
of the Raleigh Chamber of Com
merce, Lester Rose will devote
much of his time to the pro
fessional speaking business.
No chamber of commerce
manager in these parts of the
South has done a better job
than Lester Rose. He will con
tinue as secretary of the exclu
sive Sphinx Club, Raleigh male
and legislative hangout in the
innards of the Hotel Sir Walter.
He will also continue his duties
as secretary of the Highway No.
1 Association. Also ? he will
continue to speak.
ENTERED AT 25 ... Dr.
Douglas M. Branch, general sec
retary of the Baptist State Con
vention, was killed a few days
ago when his little station wa
gon plowed into another vehicle
which had suddenly stalled in
the middle of the highway.
Like many another man be
fore him, including the late
Robert Frost, Dr. Branch was
well along in life before Suc
cess took up with him.
He was 28 years old and mar
ried before he was able to go
to college. This tells you vol
umes about his wife, the form
er Jessie Averitte Walker of
Windsor, as well as about him
self.
HOW? ... A little over three
years after entering Wak? For
est College he graduated with
an average grade of above SO.
Twenty-five years later, almost
to the day, he succeeded gray,
oaken Dr. M. A. Huggins as
general secretary of the Con
vention.
The death of Dr. Branch ?
how it actually happened ? re
mains a mystery; and perhapc
alway* will. He was a great
champion of seat belts, had
made talks (or Statewide use
for the N. C. Traffic Safety
Council. He was riding alone.
It was in the middle of the day.
It had been snowing, was rain
ing, but vision was good. His
body was removed so hastily to
get him to the hospital that no
body knows whether his seat
belt was fastened.
LONER . . . Although Dr.
Branch had thousands of loyal
friends, he was somewhat of
a loner at times. We often saw
him on the streets here in fta
leigh, but seldom with friends.
We have observed him eating
by himself, apparently in deep
thought. He was a handsome
man, very handsome, with easy
manners and poise. Dr. Branch
gave the Baptists the kind of
vigorous leadership they need
at all times.
When deep losses hit us, we
search for consolation. Claude
Gaddy, grief-stricken over the
recent loss of his wife, will be
busy as replacement for Dr.
Branch. Hard, active work,
they say, is the enemy of sad
ness.
Also, the death of the Baptist
leader could be the blow which
will drive through the General
Assembly seat belt require
ments for all cars.
Stills In Wilkes,
Watauga Raided
North Wilkesboro, Feb. 8 ?
Officers of the Alcohol and To
bacco Tax division office at
North Wilkesboro reported yes
terday two raids on illegal stills
during the early part of the
week, one resulting in an arrest
and the seizure of a pickup
truck.
The latest raid took place
Wednesday night in the Samp
son section of Watauga County,
near the Caldwell County line.
The still was a 13-box outfit and
it was destroyed, along with a
quantity of mash. '
Rhonda Island Bradshaw) 3*,'
of Lenoir, Rt. 8, was arrested.
His pickup truck and a quantity
of whisky were seized.
A Tuesday raid in the 111
Creek section of Wilkes County
Tuesday resulted in destruction
of an 85-gallon still and 400
gallons of mash.
Fifteen gallons of non-taxpaid
whisky were seized, but' no ar
rests were made.
ASTC Gets
$11,130 In
NSF Grant
The sum of $11,130 has been
granted by the National Science
Foundation t o Appalachian
State Teachers College for sup
port of an "Undergraduate In
structional Scientific Equipment
Program," under the direction
of Dr. F. Ray Derrick, chair
man of the department of bi
ology at Appalachian.
Announcement of the grant
was made today by Dr. William
H. Plemmons, president of Ap
palachian. In accepting the
grant for the college. Dr. Plem
mons said, "Please accept our
thanks and express them to all
the others concerned (National
Science Foundation) for the
funds made available and the
confidence expressed by this
grant. Such actions are of great
encouragement to us. We are
grateful."
Dr. Randal M. Robertson, act
ing director of the National
Science Foundation, said that
the grant is made with the
understanding that the grantee
will match with non ? Federal
funds at least fifty per cent of
the direct costs of the program.
Dr. Derrick said that the
funds will go to strengthen
courses in plant physiology,
animal physiology, micro tech
nique, and the purchase of
equipment for special problems
in biology and research.
DILLON PREDICTS ACTION
Secretary of the Treasury Dil
lon says he thinks Congress will
pass income tax cuts and revi
sions this year and in the form
asked by President Kennedy.
Dillon said he expects some
changes will be made by Con
gress but that he is highly hope
ful the President's basic pro
gram will come through un
scathed. He predicted the mea
sure would clear the House by
June 1,
You can see the difference wherever you look
If you believe various make* of trucks are pretty
much alike, you aren't doing justice to your pocket
book. There are differences.
A Chevrolet truck welcomes comparison. Look at
the little things on it? latches, hinges, stitching in
the upholstery. Notice how strong the tailgate is, the
rubber encased chains that keep it from sagging.
The body floor is made of select wood to eliminate
the rust problem and give you better footing. The lower
tide panels are double-walled; you might dent the
inside but it won't show through.
Chevrolet designs suspension systems to fit your '
need. The light-duty type is strong on comfort.
Another kind ior heavier trucks stiffens up as you
increase your load and vice versa. Make sense?
If you are going to need a new truck this year,
you should look at the quality Chevrolet has to offer.
May we bring over a new '63 so you can examine it?
New Hi* h Torque 280-cu.-m.
Mi U lifhter but mora power
ful than it* prcdecMBOR It ia
atandard in Serlea CIO
throuck CM modak
New High Torque HS-ens-in.
Six? moct powerful truck < i
Chevrolet hu erer builtl *
Standard In Serie* C60,
optional at extra Mat in
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