CAPITAL CUPBOARD
Many Legislators Left In Dark
On Feelings Of Folks Back Home
By EULA N. GREENWOOD '
MORE WORD WANTED . . . j
Speaking privately to a North I
Carolina (roup gathered re
cently in Washington, Congress
man Alton Lennon complained
that the average legislator
doesn't often hear from the 1
folks back home "unless we hit 1
pretty deeply the nerve of his ;
pocketbook."
A recent pool of some mem
bers of the N. C. General As
sembly showed that a lot of
them are left in the dark on the
feelings of the voters on im
portant issues.
Now if it is a local thing
seme little item which really
do not amount to a tinker's
damn ? the mail, the visits, the
arguments, and the phone calls
come through. But on highway
safety, whether we should vote
200 million for road improve
ments, on senatorial redisrict
ing, on whether 18-year-olds
should have the right to vote,
etc., that's another matter. The
legislator is often forced to
feel his way. ?
HOME OFTEN . . . With
modern transportation, a mem
ber of the N. C. Legislature ?
the average member ? can be
home almost as much as he is
in Raleigh.
He is generally home on Fri
day night, Saturday night, and
Sunday night. He is in Raleigh
Monday night, Tuesday, Wed
nesday, and Thursday. He leav
es for home again on Friday.
Winston-Salem is now less
than two hours from Raleigh,
without breaking the speed
limit The Twin City is about
110 miles from Raleigh.
COMMUTERS . . . Draw a 110
mile circle around Raleigh and
you will find within it almost
a third of your legislators.
It wasn't long ago that a
member of the Legislature
would come to Raleigh and see
the home folks one time ? at
Easter ? during the entire ses
sion. Nowadays more and more
of them are home every week
end.
We have not checked on it as
to members, but juir I "lot Ut
the solons are driving daily to
and from Raleigh. This can be
done with little sacrifice of
legislative labor. And, of course,
the member ? physically, at
least? is closer to his constitu
ents.
It costs the average legisla
tor $19 a day to live in Raleigh.
He can get by on this if he is
careful. Well, at 10 cents per
mile you can do a lot of com
muting ? ISO miles daily ? and
save money.
But, you might say, the daily
traveler would be out of touch
with the Feel of the Legisla
ture, the night huddles, the
smok^-filled rooms, and the
like, including the lobbyists.
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rrue, but he could be home I
with the wife and children and, |
alas, with the folks who lent J
him to Raleigh in the first
place. (
A lot of committee meetings :
t>egin at 9 o'clock in the morn- i
ins. When this time haa been 1
changed to 10 o'clock or later,
you will see more commuting, j
rhere will be car potU.
In short, this thing of legis- i
lators coming to Raleigh and 1
virtually setting up residence i
for six months is ? for better or
worse ? coming to an end. And, i
when it does, much of the Old i
South charm and society of
The Legislature will be gone.
OVERWORKED . . . They
won't admit it officially, unof
ficially, singly, or as a group,
but nobody here dreads to see a
General Assembly come to town
like the Attorney General's
staff of lawyers and stenograph
ers.
Of the 3,000 bils ordinarily
introduced at the average leg
islative session, 2,000 of them
will be written by the Attorney
General's office. The introduc
er of the bill says what he
wants; and it's up to the at
torney working for the State to
come up with it. It must be
adapted to the General Statu
tes. It must have all the legal
mumbo-jumbo, whereas and
wherewas required. And, it
should be regarded as Constitu
tional.
Some of these days ? when we
do some reorganization ? a spec
ial Legal Assistance Office will
be set up as part and parcel of
the Legislature. This will be
named and controlled by the
Legislature. Until this is done,
however, your Attorney Gener
al's office will be the final
authority on all bills prepared
for the N. C. general Assembly.
It's a chore)
NEW CARS . . . Few years of
new car sales were as good as
1862. This was true in the na
tion and it was true in North
Carolina.
Experts say we should not
expect a good year to be follow
ed bj a good year. There should
be a letdown. Well, it may yet
come ? but there is no sign of
it on the horizon.
As a matter of fact, new car
tales In North Carolina this
>ast January led January of
1962 by 14,000 to 11,398.
New trucks, one of the in
lus trial barometers, ran to
1,900 in January as compared
frith only 2,229 for January of
last year.
In the new trucks, Ford was
First at 1,048 and Chevrolet
was second with 1,039. A poor
third was International at 282.
In fourth position was G.MC at
231.
Although ear imports are not
it all what they were, that bug
called Volkswagen seems to be
holding its own. As a matter of
fact, of the 817 foreign cars
sold in North Carolina during
January, 418 of them were
Volkswagens.
We have nev?r ridden in a
Volkswagen, but to us their ads
in the national magazines are
the most interesting we see.
Heard any new Volks Jokes
lately? We have, but can't tell
them here.
With new cars, Chevy led
Ford by 3,880 to 2,819 in N. C.
in January. In third place was
Pontiac at 1,003. In fourth,
Oldamobile with 888. Then
came Buick at 801. Dodge and
Plymouth sales ran nearly twice
as many this January as Janu
ary Of 1982. But Rambler at
800 was greater than either.
Falcon was down a little from
last year, and so was Corvair.
Miss Rawls
Dies In Florida
Miss Agnes Rjtwls, former
Appalachian State Teacher*
College student and a summer
visitor to Boone, died Sunday,
after an extended illness in a
Jacksoville, Florida hospital.
Miss Rawls was an elemen
tary teacher in the Jacksonville
public schools. She was a mem
ber of Kappa Delta Phi and
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.
As a member of the Riverside
Baptist Church, she served as
Superintendent of the Junior
Sunday School department for
18 years.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 4 p. m. in the River
side Baptist Church in Jackson
ville, Fla. Burial was in the
Riverside Memorial Park.
Wataugans
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SECRETARY.? Employed by Jack Williams
Accountant* of Boone since last September is
Mrs. Shirley Osborne Butts, pictured above.
Selected at random as the first in a new
series of "Wataugans at Work," which will
be featured each week in the Watauga
Democrat, Mrs. Butts is a 1969 graduate of
ASTC, has taught (or two yeari at Greens
boro's Sumner High School, and is the mother
of two children, Del, age three-and-a-half
years, and Amy, age eighteen months. Her
husband is ? graduate student at ASTC
this year.
AHS Choral Group Sings At Local Church
The eighteen voice Appala
chian High School Choral En
semble was the guest choir at
the Grace Lutheran Church on
Sunday, February 24.
The Ensemble singers are as
follows:
Martha Allen, Martha Moretz,
Glenda Wilson, Sallie Miller,
Patty Robinson, Maria Ernes
ton, Kathryn Mast, Ala Sue Mc
Guire, Barbara Yoder, Johnny
Parker, Wayne Clawson, Bart
lett Dougherty, Eddie Winkler,
Joe Todd, Baker Edmisten, Ro
bert Matheson, and Bob Friend.
BPW Girl Of The Month
Kathryn Mast, a popular sen
ior at Appalachian High School,
was elected by the student
council as Business Girl of the
Month for February. A member
of Mr. Coffey's homeroom,
Kathryn is active in the band,
Girls' "A" Club, chorus, vocal
ensemble, and is secretary of
the National Honor Society. Af
ter graduating in May, she
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Rotary Boy Of The Month
The student council selected
Sammy Sink as Rotary Boy of
the Month for February. Sam is
respected by his fellow class
mates and is always very friend
ly. A member of Miss Elliott's
senior homeroom, he is active
in the National Honor Society.
After graduation Sam plans to
attend Wittenburg College,
Springfield, Ohio. He lives with
his parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. G.
Sink, on Hillcrest Circle in
Boone.
Citiiens Of The Week
Clarita Adams, familiarly
called "Punky," was recognized
is citizen of the week at Ap
palachian High School for the
week of February 25. She re
ceived this honor because of
her outstanding citizenship and
friendly ways. Punky, who came
to Appalachian High from
Mercy High in San Francisco,
California, is an active member
at Miss Jones' senior homeroom
and of the Social Dance Club.
She lives with her grandpar
ents, Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Adams,
on Highland Circle, Boone.
Ernie Rhymer, an outstand
ing senior boy, was honored as
citizen of the week for the
week of February 25. A mem
ber of Miss Elliott's senior
homeroom, he is also a depend
able bus driver. Ernie lives
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Rhymer in Triplett
Care Of Teeth Called Vital
If you are worried about an
over-production of cavities of
late, you may need to buy a new
tooth brush.
Brushing seem* the beet way
to cut down on cavities. You
may try carrying a small child
size brush with your other cos
metics in your purse. Use it
after every meal or snack to
evict every food particle that
may cause decay.
Dental floss is another im
portant "must." It should be
used once each day, and Is
doubly important where teeth
are placed close together.
You may need to cut down on
the sweets in your diet. Couple
this with proper choice of foods
which should start off with at
least a pint of milk each day
(two glasses).
Check with your dentist at
least every six months. He will
keep you advised on the condi
Uon 01 your [aem uo guum.
As we get older all car* must
tx taken to keep your lumi la
top condition. Suck foibles m
chewing ice, bar candy, cracking
nuts, etc., must new be in
dulged in? at any age.
World War I
Vets Meet Friday
The Veterans of World War
I will have their regular meet
ing at the Legion Hut Friday
night, March 1st, at 7:00
o'clock. All members are re
quested to be present announc
es Quartermaster Charles P.
Dougherty.
AGE OF ELECTRICITY
Ninety-eight per cent of Am
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