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Legislative Report To the pcopl* o i Watauga County: With adjournment time fast approaching, action in the Leg islature is also moving faster. Most observers now feel the Assembly will adjourn some time between June 18 and June It. Senatorial redlsti Icilng re gains a then Ui the side of the Legislature, and the rumor will Ms it that Gov. Sanford wUl tall a special session of the 4 sociably If the regular session finishes without tone positive rrdsitricting action. The Legislative week will probably involve the Revenue Sill as a major item. The Ap propriations Committee has al most completed its work, and *s soon as it does, the Revenue Bill will be brought forward. The Appropriation Bill for Horn in the West has now pass ed tjie House and is expected to receive Senate approval this week. The Utilities bottle continues, With no clear-cat solution hav ing been found. The co-ops suf fered a clooe set-back in the Senate last week by a mere one-vote margin, but the fight is far from over. World Food Tour Arrives Next Thurs. County agriculture agent R. E. Tuckwilder anticipate! two b|is load* of foreign students arriving in Boone June 20, ac cording to word received from his office Tuesday. The group, consisting largely of Europeans, will drive from Washington, D. C., to Boone, where they will be met by a Watauga County delegation at Deep Gap. Traveling from Deep Gap to Boone via the Blue Ridge Park way, the group will be enter tained with a meal at the Park way Elementary picnic grounda. Afterwards, the group will Shoe Factory site, Shadowline, ASTC, and other points, aa time permits. Much of the afterneon will be spent visiting such farms as Vannoy's, Shipley's, and Grady Farthing's. Goodnight Brothers Produce, tlfe kraut factory, and other fqod and agricultural points of interest will be visited, accord ing to Tuckwiller. Two interpretors will accom Pfny the students. They will room at a Boone l^otel before leaving for Ten nessee the next morning. Last week saw the adminis tration'* auto inipection bill de feated in the House, while the "Teen-Age Driver BUI" was postponed until Monday when amendments were te be offer ed. This bill would put a tight er rein on teen-agers who vio late traffic laws and would al so require the young drivers to pass a driver education course before they could apply for driver's license. The bill providing for better mileage allowances for Wata uga citizens who serve on the Superior Court jury has now passed both branches of the Assembly and has become law. It is hoped that the new ar rangement will be the first step in getting compensation of our jurors on a more realistic basis. Local legislation is again causing a stir in the Assembly, Rep. Clyde Harris e I Rowan County introduced a Mil last week calliag for aa A.B.C. elec tion in the Town of Blowing Rock, and the measure brought a number of Blowing Rock cit izens to Raleigh. The bill was scheduled for a vote In a House committee today (Wednesday). Sincerely, Jim Holshouser Senior Cttteen f j Club To Meet At Tweetsie R. R. The monthly nMetiiK of the Boone Senior CiUiens' Club b postponed until Friday when th? Boone and Blowing Rock clubs will be guests of the owners of Tweetsie Railroad . Members will meet at 11 a. m? Friday, at the Tweetsie Center for a courtesy ride on the train and lunch on the grounds. Each should bring his own lunch. Those who can pro vide transportation and those who need transportation should notify the Kepharts at CO T 2201. Club members who have not been present at regular meet ings are encouraged to attend the Friday meeting at Tweetsie. DEBT LIMIT RAISED The Senate passed and sent to the President legislation raising the national debt limit to $307 billion. The bill as earlier passed by the House, raises the legal debt ceiling to $307 billion from July through August 31, when the legal debt will need a further increase estimates Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon. About Your Home Prepare your wardrobe now ?o that keeping cool and crisp looking on a hot summer day need not be ai hard a* it sounds. There are many new fabrics woven to let the air in, thus belpinf you to have your own cooling system. Check the tex ture of the materials used in your next summer clothes. The sun beck dress with the little cover-up Jacket is as popu lar with the city woman as the woman living in the cooler, rur al sections. The dress without the jacket can be worn around the home and for informal oc casion. Add the Jacket for a quick trip to the market or into town. Separates have long been the solution for many to the pro blem of having to extend a wardrobe on a limited budget. Combining fabrics make for an interesting and personal look. Flower-printed cottons, pastel linens, cool rayon and cotton mixtures, organdy or silk can keep you in that cool crisp con dition. All these fabrics can be combined to make many differ ent outfits. Use a fay silk or cotton sash tie to bring together both skirt and blouse. The fashion people say this is the most colorful summer Watauga Trout Lakes 2 Miles Out On Highway 105 they've ever known. Shoes of satin, linen tad leather are be ing dyed to pick up a desired color in a bouquet printed silk or cotton dress. The beautiful blue, yellow, green, pink, light brown, and lavender kid leather shoes seen on the market have made ? big hit with the ladies. Matching the color of your make-up to your outfit is getting more attention this summer than ever before. Helen Hayes to sell booka, art and memorabilia. DEFEND SPACE PLANS JSight scientists defend the United States' program to land a man on the moon as an essen tial part of long-range plans to explore space. The eight, taking issue with their colleague* who criticize the Appollo program to put a man on the moon by 1970, said, "the heart of these plane to man in space." Those who oppose ujr there would be more benefit to science through heavier retv a nee on robot instruments and less on the manned flight. Reform Democrats nominate Paul O'Dwyer. Let's Pamper Pop! Gay And Colorful! A Stripped Umbrel la That's Ideal For Keeping Rain And Sun Out Of The on Father'* Day, Dad deserves, and gets extra-special treatment . . . Hole In Pop's Head ! ^ut to ma^e him feel like a King every day, give him a gift from our fine selec tion of durable and useful pop pleasers.
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