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PAGE TWELVE WEEKLY \mAWi SUMMARY I — —■** ■- NOTE: This is the eighth of a series of weekly summaries prepared by the legislative staff of the Insti- t tute of Government on the work of the North Carolina General As sembly of 1953. lit is confined to discussions of matters of general ( interest and major importance. lAs the 1953 General Assembly com pleted its fifty-first legislative day ( on Friday, sessions were noticeably j longer, with mounting calendar action occupying most of the legislators’ time. The joint appropriations com- , mittee with its hearings completed has . already begun its work trimming ad- ] ditional requests. Unless a prolonged , fight develops over Governor Um- | stead’s budget proposals, legislators 1 may soon begin to eye a prospective < adjournment date, although little is j heard as yet on that subject. Next \ Thursday the legislators take a holi- 4 day to visit Camp Lejeune. j Propositions and Grievances < The public hearing on the “all or nothing” liquor referendum bill before { a House committee on Tuesday * brought hundreds of citizens from all 1 over the state to Raleigh. Charges ‘ ranging from lightly veiled suggest- * ions of liquor interest bribery (later ! retracted) and communist dictator- 1 ship by past legislative committees to * failure to recognize the_ democratic 1 right to vote were made "by the dry J forces. Others pleaded for considers- 1 tion of the issue not as a revenue ® measure but as a moral one, as sug- i gegted by the Governor in his inaugur- 1 al message. The Governor himself 1 reiterated his position as favoring ? some kind of liquor referendum, but stated that he would not push the 1 legislature further. No committee ac- , 6 tion was taken on the bill. Mean while, not even a murmur went ] through the House as the veterans’ j bonus bill, once regarded as a po tential storm center, received its last \ rites through an unfavorable report. * The Senate passed by a very narrow ‘ margin the bill to legalize cap pistol ) caps, which now is in the House Com- 1 mittee on Propositions and Griev- ' ances. Appropriations and Finance Although the joint appropriations ' committee put in only two days this j week actually whittling on budget re- ( quests, it still may be in a position to complete its work by the end of the month. A public welfare request j for $1,396,500 was turned down and ( many lesser requests were earmarked . for study by a subcommittee, short- , ly to be appointed to handle major { controversial items and periodically ] bring in recommendations to the full , committee. Amid rumors that Senate leaders will permit no tax increases and may refuse to go along with the Governor’s recommended sls million bond issue for educational institutions' and hos pitals, tax reduction proposals domi nate the work of the joint finance committee. In a hearing on the pro posal to eliminate or reduce the State intangible tax on stock, bank de posits and accounts receivable, tex tile representatives agreed that the state was chasing pennies $4.2 million last year (of which 3.4 million was allocated to municipalities) while los ing dollars (potential additional in come tax from wealth attracted by the state by a more favorable tax structure). Companion bills intro duced this week proposed to eliminate still further tax “inequities”—this time by repealing the wholesale sales tax and wholesalers’ license tax which bring the State an estimated $750,000 a year. Local Government An attempt wag made in the House on Thursday to stop the flood of local bills exempting volunteer firemen from jury duty by making the exemp tion state-wide. HB 561, another state-wide measure designed to aid local governmental units, substantial ly rewrites the state rabies control law to make it easier for the average dog owner to comply with the law as well as to .make it easier to ad- IPPHTHHH $ 2»10 i. *"7 ,1. . -V- -•' * ‘ 4*. -• * .£• •■.. T" — minister, and brings the State Board of Health more clearly into the rabies control picture. Motor Vehicle Law The big question in the motor ve hicle field is whether or not mechani cal inspection will be required again. Rumors persist that 'Senate Judiciary 2 committee is prepared to give a favorable report to SB 183 providing for inspections by private garages, but a vote has been postponed until next week. Also postponed was a vote on the proposed financial respon sibility law designed to encourage more drivers to take out automobile liability insurance. Thursday was dubbed “highway safety” day as 14 bills dealing with motor vehicles and their use on the highways were intro duced; four other motor vehicle bills passed the House and were sent to the Senate. The bills passed would allow learners to practice driving at night as well as in the daytime; re quire dimming of headlights when following a car as well as meeting one; permit red lights on the front of school buses and private oars of some firemen; and make it easier for min ors whose parents are deceased to get a driver’s license. Some of the new bills would tighten the law on driv ing while under the influence of any drug; let the Commissioner approve muffler types; permit vehicles meet ing stopped school buses on boule. ‘ vards with a center separation strip of at least five feet to proceed without 1 stopping; prohibit overcrowding of cars, motorcycles, and motor scooters; and clamp down on motorists who hit < parked vehicles and fail to seek out the owner, in addition to stiffening j provisions on collision reporting gen erally. A bill to let JP’s try driver ' license violations got a favorable re port, but was then sent to a new 1 committee. The" tobacco hogshead ‘ haulers will have to be a little more careful in securing the hogsheads since HB 62 finally passed both House ' and Senate in amended form; but i trucks will not be required to have ! splash guards, as HB 254 received an ; unfavorable report. Education While representatives of the State’s private schools urged the finance com mittee to give them hunting privi leges by raising the allowable in- : come tax deductions for charitable 1 gifts from, 10 per cent to 20 pe r cent, public school interests were favored by a bill to permit the financing and establishment of two-year “communi ty colleges”. A second driver edu cation bill made its appearance; this one, appropriating only $25,000 to pub lic schools, has a greater opportunity &>r survival than its predecessor I —g ■ —lj 1H... Lower Cost Each Mile, Each Year! M a wT®;» t Nm,MoMR-110 pickup with Moot . body. Other pickup moduli available wWi 6V4 and 9-foot bodice. I ,-. , . \ I New International Trucks tff i^^SfTl^ Economy begins the flrst mile you drive a New International Thick. Operating costs start low, stay low. New International Tfrucks give the biggest economy of all—the \ extra years of service that New Interna tlonals are built to deliver. Consider all the costs and you’ll want a New International. L ‘ ... «... Now Modal R-160 with 12-foot grain i Now—fuafurut you want In America's moot body and ComUVlslon cab. complete truck line: 168 basic models... New " ' International styling identified by the IH em- w-^—. blem ... 307 new laboratory-proved, read* - proved features... First truck builder to offer choice of gasoline jn LP gaa with Underwrit- Ml— P, ere’ Laboratories listing in 116-ton sizes and wOl n other models... Co mfo-Vision cab with one- 4 1 piece Sweepsight windshield .. . Steel-flex 3 * l|H| ... 296 Easy starting, ratios .*, Red steering comfort and control from V4-ton to 90.000 lbe. OVW BYRUM IMPLEMENT & TRUCKCOMPANY ’ THE CHOWANJgERALD, EDENTON. N. C., THURSDAY MARCH 12, 1953. ■m : ill |p . Rf| Shown above are some o£ the children who benefit from funds raised during the 1953 Easter Seal campaign, which is now in pro gress. The Chowan County Society for Crippled Children and Adults is sponsoring the 20th annual drive to raise funds for crippled chil dren and adults in Edenton and Chowan County. Hie appeal is bring conducted nationwide simultaneously in all 48 stat|es, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. It continues for one month, ending Easter Sunday, April 5. which called for appropriations of al most $340,000. Regulatory Agencies The problem of licensing profes sions and vocations in N. C. received special attention this week. 'House bills were introduced to carry out rec ommendations of a special commission set up by the 1951 legislature to study practices and procedures before state agencies. The principal proposal would stablish procedures to be fol lowed by all 22 of the state’s li censing boards in giving licensees and applicants an opportunity to be heard in cases affecting their eligibility to practice, with board decisions subject to court review. The Senate received a bill to abolish the present Nurse Examining Board and the Committee on Standardization (which set mini mum requirements for the approval of nurse g training schools) and to trans fer their powers to a new Board of Nurse Education and Examination. At a public hearing on the Naturopathy bill, proponents made another in a long series of efforts to obtain state support in the form of a licensing board. Vigorous opposition was again encountered from leaders of the reg ular medical profession. As in 1951, a State Milk Commission has been pro posed with extensive powers bo fix prices and license distributors in com mission-designated areas. Courts and Judicial Districts As a new effort toward improving court efficiency, HB 657 was intro duced to increase judicial and solici torial districts from 21 to 29. Each new district would have 1 resident judge except the 18th (Guilford), 20th (Mecklenburgl and 25th (Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell and Yancey), which would have 2. No district would have more than 1 solicitor. Jurisdiction of each emergency superior court judge would be extended by HB 570 to give such judge in his district concurrent 1 jurisdiction with other superior court judges to decide matters out of term. I An Administrative Procedure Oom -1 mission bill creates a clear means of ! obtaining court review of certain ; types of administrative agency de ! cisions. v : Local Marine Breaks f Record For Carbine I Rifle At Cherry Point i Technical Sergeant Reynold OL Mos . ley, husband of the forrher (Florence i C. Morris of Route il, Edenton, broke - the record at the Cherry Point rifle : range for the Carbine rifle by firing 207 of a .possible 276. ' ~ The new record holder was on tem porary additional duty from his per manent station, Auxiliary lArwHng Field, Edenton when he set the new mark on February 6, and was firing for regular annual qualification. Sergeant Mosley, a bakery chief, is now serving with the Marine Air Base at the 'Auxiliary Landing (Field at Edenton. A career pran with 10M yeans of service in the Marine Corps, Technical Sergeant Mosley served with the (First Marine Aircraft Wing during World War II in the (Far East. (He now wears the China Service (Ribbon, Good Conduct medal with two stars, Asiatic- Pacific Ribbon, (World War 11-Victory Medal, and the American Theatre Rib bon. Sergeant Mosley now resides in Edenton with his wife, (Florence, and two children, Reynold (Lewis, Or., 19 months old, and (Sarah Arleen 7 months. While there is a lower class, I am in it. While there is a criminal element, I am of it. ■While there is a soul in jail, I am not free. —Eugne V. Debs. ■ America for years ■ of service. Take your pick of three models Liberal trade-in, ■ easy terms. See them today! RALPH E. PARRISH EDENTON, N. C. 1111 - ■ jj^jygy^yptT 1 *5 #t ill PWQHi totflpON wMSQf. Iv IIOOK> fWi ITAOO WCt - Chowan Beef Cattle Growers Enjoy Tour f ‘ ' Several carloads of beef cattle grow [ ers from Ghowan County attended the beef cattle tour in and around Suf i folk, Va., recently. This tour was i sponsored by the American IBank and t Trust Company of Suffolk, Va., un der the direction of their agricultural ’ agent, L. E. Pettyjohn. The growers [ observed beef cattle being wintered ; under various conditions. 1 At the noon hour those on the tour enjoyed a bountiful barbeque dinner [ furnished by the 'bank. SGT ROBERT BEDELL IN KOREA Marine Staff (Sergeant Robert S. (Bedell of Edenton is a helicopter me chanic with the First Marine Aircraft Wing’s Observation Squadron in Korea. He inspects helicopters be fore they take off on evacuation mis sions to the front lines. Sgt. Bedell’s wife, Anne, and daugh ters, Marion, live at 301 West Gale Street. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Beldell of Long (Beach, New York. TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
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