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SECTION TWO Ibis is ■ the Law i i By ROBERT E. LEE (For the N. C. Bar Association) This Is nni» of a spring srrics «f articles tlmf will appear c*ch work throughont the aext three months, i S\ They have been written for the \ non-lawyer ns » public ser Ice of , the North Carolina liar Association. ’ General Ass~mbly How many membes of i c General Assembly of North Caro lina are there? ■ There are fifty members of the' Senate and , one hundred and twenty members of the House. How are the members of the General Assembly chosen? The members of the House of Representatives are elected by tlie voters of the one hundred counties in the State. Each coun ty has at least one representa tive in the House of Representa tives. The more populous coun ties have more than one repre sentative. For example, Meek-■ lenburg and Guilford counties have four each, and some of the other counties have two or three each. The members of the Senate *■ are elected by the voters of the thirty-three senatorial districts.! Several neighboring counties may ’ comprise a single senatorial dis-! trict; and in the case of the more! populous counties a single county j may constitute a senatorial dis-1 trict. Some of the senatorial dis tricts elect two members of the Senate and others one. Arc there any age require ments for election to the General Assembly of North Caro'ina? Yes. Each member of the Sen ate must be at least twenty-five years of age. Members of the House of Representatives need be only twenty-one years of age. Who fills the vacancies occur ring in the General Assembly? A 1952 amendment to the Con- 1 stitrtion of North Carolina stip ulates that vacancies occurring by death, resignation or other-, wist', “shall be filled immediate k. ly bv the Governor appointing the person recommended by the eyecutive committee of the coun- ' ty in which the deceased or re-!' siei''H member was resident, be- j‘ 4 ing the executive committee of the political party with which 1 the deceased or resigned mem- 1 ber was affiliated at the time of his election.” ; ! What is the pay received byj the members of the General As- i sembly? Members of the Senate and! House of Representatives receive' the same pay. It is fixed by the Constitution of North Carolina, which savs thev “shall receive I cairaci i§ "... Fafc bestows Us re wards on those who put themselves in proper atti tude to receive them W* hare a proper consider- ' ation for our tw|wwlblUlk» to tba community and sareo , with fidelity and courtesy. •*.- / . i ’ » THE CHOWAN HERALD as a compensation for their ser-, vices the sum of fifteen dollars per day for each day of their ses-1 ' sion for a period not exceeding t one hundred and twenty days. The compensation of the presid ing officers of the two houses shall be twenty dollars per day for a period not exceeding one I hundred and twenty days.” They receive a subsistence al lowance. not to exceed eight dollars, a day, for each dav of the period during which the General ( j Assembly remains in session. They receive a travel allow-1 j ance for one round trip, from ! their home to Raleigh and return.; J once during the session of the; I General Assembly. A bill has 1 been introduced in the 1959 ses sion providing travel expenses for one round trip to their tome each week. As of the time th t ' this column was written, final ac- j i tion on this bill had not been; taken. Tar Heel Farmers In 1958 Lost 53.6 Million \ From Cotton Disease 1 1 ■ — ’ In spite of a “good c-tion in 1958, Norlh Carolina farm 'rs list over 53.6 million from cctton diseases. Howard R. Garriss, in charge of plant pathology for the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service, reports that annual losses from col ion diseases in the United) States over a 29-vear period pvirr. to 1955 averaged 13 per cent of 1 the total crop. ! Garriss isn't saving that tbe;e losses coull have been prevented. I However, he does believe that I they could have been greatly re- j duccd by farmers employing all * the known techniques in control ling diseases. j Garriss lists the six major I practices in controlling cotton di | t seases as follows: (1) Plant high quality, proper -1 ly treatel seed of a recommended I wilt-resistant variety. (2> Pre pare an excellent seed bed and plant when soil temperature and moisture favor germination. (3> at proper d~pth and us correct fetihzer placement. (4> Use care in thinning and in all cultivations—plow shallow. (5' Practice crop rotations and turn cotton stubble under in the fab (61 Avoid planting in heavily in fested "nematode' soil, or fumi gate the soil. Local agricultural agents will, eladlv furnish fanners with thej details on any of these practices ‘ AT NCEA CONVENTION A delegation of students frorr»| East Carolina College last week; attended the annual convention of the North Carolina Educat'onj Association held in Asheville.' Among the group was Clinton Davis, president-elect’of the Stu-j dent NEA at East Carolina. Sell Direct For HIGH ON THE HOG PROFITS! Why give the choice slices of your hog profit to a middleman? You earned that profit, and you enjoy it all when you sell direct to any of the seven con venient Smithfield Packing Company hog buying stations listed below. Fun Weight and Top Packer's Price Per Pound. Every pound shows up on sealed, certified scales. And, because you're selling to the makers of the famous Luter’s pure pork products, you get the top packing house price for every pound. Fur Dully Hog Market Re- J|| port, call the manager of JB| your nearest Smithfield Packing Company station. The Snitbfitld Packing Co. HwTuii "ZZST kmuu (wTun fCrn? J9,< m u * u \ “EAR" DOCTORS— Calking seams of this 60-foot-tall para bolic antenna is an annual chore for technicians who work on Alaska’s “White Alice” communications system. The giant “iron ear” is one of many along a 3,100-mile line that serves commercial and military purposes. WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY j f . Nutts This in oni* of a series of { wreMv sumntarie* oreparetl by the legislative staff of the Institute of i* .ierouient on the work of the North Carolina General Assembly of It is confiuetl to discus sions ot matters of general interest and major iniportaiiee. i i It begins to appear that the j 1959 General Assembly will see [substantially fewer bills than were introduced in 1957. This I Assembly is now about even with the 1955 body in total intro ductions. but it is far ahead of j both 1955 and 1957 in ratifies-j tions. Major fireworks of the weel exploded during tne House de bate on reapportionment and a' committee hearings on sferiliza tion of unwed mothers and ci mnimum wages. Reapportionment 118 139 would have reappor tlong'd the House seats in ca n formity with the 1950 federal ensus: the effect would have 'been to transfer House seats j from Cabarrus and Pitt to Ala i inance and Rockingham. Those ! favoring the bill argued that the ; Assembly was morally bound to 1 aet, and cited the recommenda- I tions of the Constitutional Study 'Commission (which would em power the Speaker to reappor | tion) as an urgent reason for the 1 Assembly to demonstrate that it 1 would handle its responsibilities, i Opponents questioned whether i any General Assembly other than I the one convening next after the census has authority to act.. At the end the bill suffered its fifth 1 consecutive defeat. Proponents found a ray of hope in the close Champion jfyourbon JUli'l i^chenkij Kentucky Straight Bourbon 1 _-Bl . 8 Years Old s 3^.? I YEAIS OUL KHHPIKKt STIAI9HT BOURBON. 10 PIOOF, SCHENIEY OISTIUEIS CO., N.Y.C. - £ Qua®®nn Am!®& VI Snmtos y®n $ & to ®!sj®y NORFOLK x | INTERNATIONAL AZALEA FESTIVAL j 5 Aipri! 13-19) | G j\ Your presence is requested at the /I 5 2 Ij Coronation of IV . A X // BONNIE RUTH BUCHANAN \\ X #I f \ and her NATO Princesses r\\ 5 2 if JSaturday afternoon, April 18th at 3:00 P.M.f JJ 5 G V V_/ in the Norfolk Municipal Carden* v_/ J J* 5 Thrill to the pageantry of beautiful princesses represent- v G ing 15 NATO Nations and lovely maids of honor from X # Virginia and North Carolina high schools, command per- V 5 formances by the Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Band and V 5 the Naval Aviation Cadet Choir from Pensacola. Thou- X !r sands of seats and ample parking are free. There is never J 2 an admission charge to our Coronation Ceremonies or 2 X our world-famous Norfolk Municipal Gardens! Virginia’* X # largest city is now springtime's showcase of beauty, with rl 2 miles of picturesque floral trails and endless acres of A 6 horticultural splendor! X X Come. Bring all the family ... and don’t forget your X T color .camera! A royal welcome awaits you and we G 2 promise you the most exciting week you’ve enjoyed in A X years! X ness of the 61-50 vote. Sterilization The Davis-Jolly bill (which would authorize sterilization of mothers of more than two illegit imate children, in the absence of proof that the mothers were not “grossly sexually delinquent”) met heavy opposition Wednesda' at the hearing before the joint Senate-House Committees or Health. Arguments d-‘alt with anatomy, religion and finance, and there were sharp difference of opinion on each topic. Near the end of the discussion a racial note was injected into the argu nent and the hearing ended in an uproar reminiscent of last veek's “drunkometer” hearing The bill was referred to a sub ■ommittee for further study. Public Purchasing Nash’s Representative Valen tine went shopping for better bargains in public procurement with four bills to liberalize gov ernmental purchaijing proced .ires. KB 452 and 453 permit lo cal public agencies to buy equip ment and supplies from go.vern uental units anywhere in the Jnited States without securing >ubhc bids, and allow cities and owns to dispose of surplus prop rty to other governmental un ri n a negotiated basis. Under IB 454 local governments could nake purchases from State con ractors at State contract prices j —assuming the contractors’ will ngness—without complying with | competitive bid requirements. HB , 455 provides that informal con tracts (those involving small sums) shall be awarded under the same standards as formal con tracts —to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, peinymanee and deliv- I ery time. Minimum Wages Last session the House Com mittee on Manufacturers and La bor did some procedural pioneer ing by tabling a minimum wage bill in committee —a maneuver which thwarted plans of sup lorters of the bill to obtain a ’loor vote upon a minority report. Tihs year’s maneuvers resulted in a favorable report for HB 121, as committee chairman Wilson of Continued on Page 2—Section 2 Ocean Highway Signs In Georgia Erection of metal Ocean Hiway lame-markers on the 125 miles f U. S. 17 along the Georgia coast has just been completed. Vow 750 miles of the route’s 993 miles between New York and Florida are name-marked Ocean Hiway. Georgia is the filth state to of ficially name-mark the route of i VWW '^ /VVVVVVVVVVVW ' _______ With big ’5? cars up in tire and price .., with little }htreign I can too ’ crowded Go Rambler —The compact quality car! | Rambler’s selling faster than ever because ~ . . . lu _ Rambler has more to offer: bigger savings, New °°' ,nch wheelbase RAMBLER AMERICAN smart new styling, easier parking, roomy com- , g SIQQC fort for six. Try Personalized Comfort: sepa- I 000 rate sectional sola front seats. (}o Rambler. •'-cucurr ■- . ,r.-p>,, six or V-8, and save hundreds of dollars. »nri«am,e% tfinl* ni»j»n and optional equipment, e*tra. EDEMOiN MO TOR CO. North Broad Street UK BETTER BY FAR WITH A BRAHD HEW CAR IGO RAMBLER! I STATEMENT ? PEOPLES bank and trust company 4 HOME OFFICE— ROCKY MOUNT. N. C \ NASHVILLE • WHITAKERS • ZEBULON • MIDDLESEX > BATTLEBORO • PINETOPS • ENFIELD • SHARPSBURG • EDENTON MARCH 12. 1959 5 ASSETS A Cash and Due from Hanky S 4.07.1.240.7 > I United States Government Securities 8,677.799.25 l State, County and Municipal Ronds 4.29.1.000.00 f Other Securities * 700.000.00 f Premium on Securities 25.476.58 a Corporate Stocks 28.055.55 f Loans and Discounts 15,205.407.00 f Hanking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures 496.512:14 A Other Assets 20.1.175.51 f T otal 8.1.1,700,529.59 A . IJ A HI LIT IKS Y Capital Stock s 750.000.00 ? I Surplus 1.600.000.00 f 1 Undivided Capital Reserves 447.681.55 t 1 Total Capital Accounts $2.827.681.55 | l Reserve for I axes. I nearned Interest. Depreciation etc 1 217 50s Bf> JL ( deposits 29 | j | Total $55,700,529 59 A 1 ( THE ABOVE DOES NOT INCLUDE 1 * TRUST ASSETS OF *12.041.545.66 i» EDENTON OFFICERS i John G. Wood, Jr Chairman of the Local Board 1 John A. Kramer Executive Vice President ! I Richard S Atkinson. Jr Vice President I ► R. Graham White .. Cashier and Trust Officer ’ George C. Hoskins Assistant Cashier J. W. Davis Public Relations Officer < , George W. Lawis Farm Relations Officer | ► EDENTON CONSUMER CREDIT BRANCH W. H. Easterling Cashier j I E. L. Wells, Jr Assistant Cashier | ► COMMERCIAL - - SAVINGS - - TRUST - - INSTALLMENT LOANS MEMBER } FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION * \ Thursday, April 9, 1959 EJDENTOIn, NORTH CAROLINA the popular North-South artery. ( the Ocean Hiway. Others are j South Carolina, North Carolina,) Virginia and Maryland. Official authorization for name- ! marking U. S. 17 in Georgia was' obtained by Georgia members of' the Ocean Hiway Association through a bill passed by tiie Georgia legislature. The metal Ocean Hiway markers were p o vided by the Georgia State High way Department and erected by , the Highway District of Georgi i. ' Northbound or southbound mo ! torists this Spring can obtain 'free, by return mail, a new 20- panel fylT color, illustrate 1 Cc_-: n Hiway map folder by writing William T. Schwartz, secre'a y , treasurer. Ocean Hiway Ass c a ; tion, P. O. Box 1552. Wilmi: gt n,! Delaware. 1 Carotin a Securities Corporation llmrlottu Now York City K:\l.KKili I l>. M. W.irroii »im; \\ . Ltloii Nt. I’li«*nc 2HSG Ffiontiin 1 Typewriting Contest Scheduled April 16th East Carolina College's annual spring typewriting contest will be held at the college Thursday. April 16. when participants from Chowan County will compets with contestants from Beaufort, Camden. Craven. Dare, Edge, combe, Gates, Greens, Halifax. Hertford. Lenoir, Martin, Pamli co. Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington and Wilson count es. Two types of tests will be ad ministered one for advanced Students and one for beginners. Don’t Lag—Buy Olag 1 dentists say "wonderful" . . , "best Tve ever used" . . . "best tooth paste on the market
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