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SECTION TWO WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY NOTE: This is the twelfth of I series of weekly sum maries prepared by the legis lative staff of the Institute of Government on the work of the North Carolina General Assembly Os 1957. It is con fined to discussions of matters of general interest and major importance. Legislators were as furiously active as celebrants around a May pole this week, as they became the second General Assembly since! 1935 to meet the late (but probab ly not the last, because of the new I February convening date). A full throated House debate on compul-' sory auto insurance extended over two full legislative days to high- 1 light the week’s activity, while bjll introductions ancT calendar action continued to move well ahead of 1965 progress. Representatives earned Speaker Doughton’s com mendation as a “working House” by so clearing local calendars that not a single local bill was available for consideration on Tuesday. Motor Vehicles It now appears probable that there will be some form of revi sion of the state’s laws dealing with damage by indigent motorists, but no one can say what it will be. Proponents of the compulsory in surance law showed surprising strength as they pushed HB 116 through the House. In the mean time, the Senate Committee on In surance gave a favorable report to the unsatisfied judgment fund bill, laying the basis for a possible Senate-House deadlock on the two plans. The practice in some courts of accepting a guilty plea to a lesser charge in drunken driving cases would be curtailed under S'B 361, which would require the court to hear the state’s evidence before ac cepting such a plea. A House bill would prohibit automobile insur ance firms from acting as distri butors of auto license plates. SB 142 (authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the license of a driver who has been convicted and had part of his sen tence suspended on condition that he not drive for a specified period) has been ratified. Constitutional Revision and Legislative Reapportionment Carrying out a proposal made in the Governor’s address to the Leg islature, administration forces in troduced a resolution creating a 15-member commission to study the need for revision of the State Constitution and make recommend ations by July 1, 1958. Following the precedent set by the handling of the Pearsall Plan, the Governor is requested to consider calling a special General Assembly session for consideration of the commis sion’s proposals (which could then 'be voted upon in the general elec tion that fall). Thought to be dead for this ses sion, the legislative reapportion ment issue rose like a Phoenix this week, with two new bills. SB 385, reportedly offered with the admin istration’s blessing, would increase Senate membership from 50 to 100 (giving each county one Senator) 'and ftouse membership from 120 to 160 (one Representative per County, with the excess apportioned According to population) and em power the General Assembly to further increase House membership by statute. The Governor ■Would have the duty of making the reap portionment, subject to correction by the General Assembly itself and review toy the State Supreme Court. HB 982 would merely re district the Senate under the pres ent constitutional provisions, thus requiring a majority (rather than 3/sth) vote for passage. It would create 38 Senatorial districts (rather than the present 33), give Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg two Senators each, and reshuffle the other districts. ' State Government Widely-varying statutes govern ing the state’s ten institutions of v higher education outside the Con solidated University would be re placed by a uniform pattern under a Board of Higher Education pro posal this week. It would restate the purpose of each college, pro- I trostlT define the powers-and duties of trustees »mi prwsiuenws. mon members', require that one member of the Merit System Coun cil' (which also has jurisdiction dver local health and welfare em ployees) have experience in coun ty. government,- and give county commissioners authority to require such. employees and county agents to conform to the regulations for other county employees with re gard to. hours, of Work, vacations and sick leave. Other Reorganiza tion Commission bills dealing with state property management and standardizing salary-fixing pro cedures have passed both houses. Local taxing authorities have for years looked hungrily at tax-ex empt state holdings within their jurisdictions. A 1955 act granted three. counties 10 per cent of the proceeds of timber cut on state lands within their boundaries, in lieu of taxes; similar treatment has been sought by three additional counties this session. SB 362 pro poses to deal with the problem on a statewide basis, requiring such payments out- of timber proceeds' by all state agencies other' than j educational institutions and the State Board of Education. No pro vision is made for payments in i lieu of taxes for other state prop- j erty. Solicitors retiring at 65 or after 20 years of service would receive 2/3 of their regular pay for life under HB 905. Another House bill would authorize pensions for eer- j tain state employees retired before the ’ Teachers’ and State Enr ployees’ Retirement System was | established. SB 369 would . grant State Highway Patrolmen a S4O monthly subsistence allowance. Local Government To supplement the hurricane-re lief benefits made available by the final passage of the Urban Rede velopment Bill, HB 912 would grant cities and counties authority to enact flood zoning regulations so as to qualify their citizens for benefits under the Federal Flood B MITES (MING? FREE INSPECTION wreatpt iahoist mst controi co. 32 3 _ * * v • -Jdienleq THE CHOWAN HERALD ,’*. • - • . { .w; k-L- -- - :: i i 'f | .• U- ..1 1 • • - ' ' j YOU PUSH TOO HARD! Horsing around are these two bears in the London (England) Zoo. Rusk gets toppled from the swing by playmate Nikki. The latter is a gift from Russian leaders Bulganin and Khrushchev to Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth. Insurance Act of 1956. Other lo- j cal governmental measures would (a) authorize municipalities to own gas and sewer systems and extend • their services beyond their limits,' (h) bring all local governmental. employees other than elected of- I firials under the Workmen’s Com | pensation Act, (c) authorize muni- 1 cipalities to act on behalf of their citizens whose land is also includ ed in a drainage district, (d) give drainage districts the power ot eminent domain, (ej -enable land owners to forest districts to provide improvements in their for ests,, and (f) impose personal property tax liens on a merchant's stock and fixtures which are trans ferred to another between the ltot i ing date and the tax due date. Election Laws The House decided (by adoptin' a committee substitute for the bill | to amend the “anti-Jonas” law) to I return the split-ticket provisions 1 of the election laws to their pre -1955 status. HB 947 would forbid last-minute substitution of candi dates except on the death of a nominee or by order of the county \ * -»• M * * | Ijjjrit Ralph E. Parrish Incorporated “Your Frigidaire Dealer” PHONE 2421—EDENTON board of elections for good cause shown. HB 964 would repeal the rule authorizing teachers to vote in their home counties, rather than counties where they teach. Peti- : tions for special elections would automatically die if not completed within a year, under HB 893. Business Regulation Bills concerning occupational li-l censing boards continued to flow into the legislative stream. HB 930 would require funeral directors to be licensed and specify minimum ’ouipment for funeral homes. HB 954 extends the jurisdiction of the Structural Pest Control Commis-- sion to include moths, roaches and bedbugs and requires as many as ‘hree licenses of individuals in the business. A Senate bill modifies s he procedures of the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. Other bills would require State licenses of small loan businesses, buyers of one to nor more (annually) of stock peanuts from producers and beer and wine importers. Fears that the Senate might vet 'masculate the minimum wage hill vere not realized Monday, when it amended the hill to exempt sum- j tier camp employees and sent it to j he House. HIB 932 would author *ze the Commissioner of Labor to| make rules for the safety, sanita-. tion and well-being of railroad em- j oloyees. Miscellaneous Commissions to study problems | related to cancer and the state’s j sex laws were proposed. SB 321 j (providing for sterilization of mothers of two or more i!legiti-| mate children) received a favorable report after being rewritten to de clare such persons “grossly sexu ally delinquent” instead of feeble Tl\Y| np TMFATPC EDENTUN. N. C. Saturday Continuous from 1:30 Sunday. ?.14 4:15 spH Bt4S Thursday and Friday, May 9-10— Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in “FUNNY FACE” MRS. ROLAND EVANS Saturday. May 21— Double Feature Guy Madison in “REPRISAL” —and— Frank Sutton in “FOUR BOYS AND A GUN” MRS. GEORGE SMITH Sunday and Monday, May 12- 13- All New Technicolor Gordon Scott in “TARZAN AND THE LOST SAFARI” Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14-15 Double Feature Anita Ekberg and Victor Mature in “ZARAK” —and— Eleanor Parker in “LIZZIE" E. J. LANE WWW V . y,/v\/N/Ve Drive-In Theatre HI-WAY 17 Edeniun-Hertford Road EDENTON, N. C. OPEN EVERY NIGHT Friday and Saturday, May 10-11 Double Feature . ' Marjorie Main in "THE KETTLES IN THE OZARKS” —and— John Derek in “THE LEATHER SAINT” MRS. 'MADISON PHILLIPS (Sunday, May 12— George Gobel in “THE BIRDS AND THE BEES” Monday and Tuesday, May 13-14 Sheree North m “THE LIEUTENANT WORE SKIRTS” MRS. ROBERT POWELL Wednesday and Thursday, May 15-19- Bill Haley and His Comets in “DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK” MRS. FLOYD DALE NOTE: If your name appears in Hils ad - , bring it to- the Tay lor Theatre box office and re ceive a free pan to see oae of the pfcturea. minded. A House bill would let local ABC boards spent 5 per cent of their prpfits for education as to I the effects of alsohol. You will have to get up even earlier to out fox North Carolinians if Represen tative Gobble’s bill establishing daylight saving time is passed. i ! STATIONED IN KOREA Pvt. Jessie T. Turn age, whose! wife, Loretta, lives at 312 E. Queen Street, Edenton, is a squad leader in Company C of the 24th Infan try Division’s 34th Regiment in Korea. Turnage entpred the Army in Oc tober, 1955, Was last stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., and arrived overseas in July, 1956. it’* (f BuyerV s \ MARKET K time NOW | Is the time . to BUY FRIGIOAIRB 1.. . i • Air Conditioner! o Reach.ln lor homo and Refrijoratore . froron Food o ico cuho Makort Cises o Wator Cooltre o Comprittori Hot weather is over —for a while. But right now is the time to buy or replace air conditioning and refriger ation. See us for outstand- I ing Frigidaire values dur ing Buyer's Market time. j Delivery and installation at your convenience. Ralph E. Parrish Incorporated ‘Your Frigidaire Dealer’ I . PHONE 2421—EDENTON | Dreams Or Realities? Just dreaming- about thing’s you want won’t get you anywhere—but a growing Savings Account will help to make your dreams come tme. Stop wishing start saving. Have money in the bank for a payment on a home ~. that new car ... a carefree vaca tion . . . opportunities for a fuller life. Open your account now at The Bank of Edenton and start saving for the things you want. I A I THE BANK OF EDENTON I « EDENTON. NQRTH CAROLINA j SAFETY FOR SAVINGS SINCE 1804 MEMBER FEDERAL REEERVE SYSTEM MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ■ The Reason Mr. V. Our George will lie in the hospital for a long time. Mrs. V.—Why? Have you seen the doctor? Mr. V. No, but I’ve seen his nurse. (.cn.c-os 10 * f pA tip ItIPS iq/two yi* tU ELLIOTT CLEANERS Phone 2616 Edenton, N. C. f" ELLIOTT CLEANERS a I PHONE 2616 EDENTON VC. 104 E. QUEEN ST. 1 I I I YUS.' I Want To W in .1 Urcc Second Honeymoon Trip! I I understand no pun-base is necessary. . | SAME I I ADDRESS j I CITY STATE . □ 1 do have dry cleaning. Please contact me. )[] 1 do not have ant dry cleaning. I: : I Thursday, May 9,1957. EDENTON, N. C. I So Very Hard Customer—Give me some of that prepared monoaceticacidester of salicylicacid. Druggist—Do you mean aspirin? Customer —Yeh! I never can think of that name.
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