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M.y It im. From Tho Gallery Assembly Members By MiMred Haskins RALEIGH - Members of the' General Assembly are in the business : of > looking forward and working towards a better futire for the people of the state, but Monday evening theystook a look backwards and- enjoyed their reminiscmg. The House of Representatives and the Senate convened at 0 P.M. in the old House and Senate chambers in the 140-year old ..Capitol which is un dergoing extensive restoration. The two legislative halls have been restored and after brief preliminaries the entire General Assembly met in joint session in the larger of the two {irhere Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green presided over an informal get-together. This ceremony has become , traditional since the have moved > into more spacious quarters in the Legislative. Building about a Mock north of the Capitol. The last session of the General Assembly was held in the historic Capitol in 1961 and it was amazing to us that there were as many members who had served in that body still around to recall for the newer members how things were “way back then.” The lieutenant governor was serving his first terfli in the House of Representatives in that year and was so im pressed by the senior members he was able to recall Monday evening about where each of them was seated. Mr. Green said the senior members did not want to sit seats up at the front but wanted the aisle seats. He recalled that he was such MITCHENER'S Special of the Week Ascriptiri ——«»r ■ I ' ■ jHMi l asp y. && 'A **** out o* tm» "**<*<» cwiumJS V 1001 »Bl£TS r . / * full power of aspirin with Maalox® protection Regular $1.74 go NOW- , f l.ao f presenting THE WEDGE 1 ‘Tcmlth S\/u ljf i ) . stereo sound i I j I H'4.... « The finest modular stereo system ever * from Zenith! 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Monday was the 84th legislative day of the session and there were some who were thinking that this month may be the last full month they will be in Raleigh. However, others expressed the opinion that it would take until the final days of June to whip the budget into shape and jo urn the 1977 session. Dr. Albert Edwards, opening the Monday evening session, asked that mem bers be granted “good sight, good hearing, good sense and good humor ... all of which would result in good judgment.” Before the week was out there was evidence of some of all of that and yet there was some question about whether all of the members 'had been so generously endowed. Community college trustees and presidents came to town Wednesday and House Speaker Carl Stewart was their luncheon speaker. At the session later in the afternoon Rep. Vernon James of Pasquotank arose on a point of personal privilege and informed the membership that the Speaker had really given the trustees a very fine speech. Rep. Mary Nesbit of Buncombe sought the floor to ask the Gen tleman from Pasquotank a question. “Who was in vited?” she wanted to know and was informed that boards of trustees, of course. Rep. Clyde Auman of Moore then took on Rep. James. “You would be against a bill to remove legislators from boards of trustees, I guess, now that you have been fed.” The Gentleman from Moore was referring to just such a bill which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Robert Jordan of Montgomery County who resigned as a member of the UNC Board of Governors when he was elected to the Senate as the law provides that legislators nor their spouses may serve on that board. That bill is in FEATURING^ • Zenith Allegro tuned port speakers with new Brilliance Control. • AM/FM/Stereo FM Tuner-Amplifier. • Stereo Precision Record Changer. • 8-Track Tape Player. Also available with tape recorder as Model HRSO6W at slight addi tional cost Enjoy Reminiscing the Committee on Higher Education and comes up for consideration Tuesday. Rep. Charlie Webb’s litter bill was having trouble from the start and since the committee failed to give it a favorable report by a one vote margin it came up on a minority report. The members were debating whether to accept this report and the talk went cm and on. Finally, Rep. Albert Martin of Yadkin suggested that it was about time to vote on the question. “I don’t know how I’m going to vote cm the Mil but I would like to hear it debated on its merits. I know my wife is sure opposed to those' cans and bottles along the high way and is strong for such a bUI.” Rep. Ernest Messer of Haywood asked the Gentle man from Yadkin if he was trying to use his legislative cloak to get around his wife. For the time being there was no response from the Yadkin lawmaker as he scanned the gaUery to see if his wife, Jessie, was among the spectators. Later Rep. Messer was speaking in favor of accepting the minority report when he was interrupted by Rep. Martin who asked: “Mr. Messer, is your wife in the gaUery?” The outcome of the entire debate was that the House members refused to accept the minority report. It is not unusual for a group of members to get their heads together when some vote is about to be taken or some controversial matter is being debated. One member may kneel beside the desk of another and several others may join in the huddle. Such a situation developed Thurs day afternoon when a motion was made to send a certain bill back to com mittee or to another com mittee for consideration which often means that particular bill may never come out again. The huddle at this time was around the back row seat of Rep. Peter Hairston of Davie and at least six lawmakers were par ticipating. “The Chair is interested in what kind of play is going to be run,” commented Speaker Stewart, which caught the attention of the entire group. The governor’s measure to reorganize the Board of Transportation was about ready to come to a vote in the House Thursday when Rep. Roy Spoon of Mecklenburg, House Minority Leader, had an amendment. The bill had already been amended to let the governor appoint a Republican to the Board of Transportation instead of that appointment going to the House Speaker. The Mecklenburg lawmaker agreed that the makeup of the proposal suited his party very well but that he thought the appointment should be made by the Republican caucus. He was not opposing the Mil for, he said, his party would just have to “get up off their rear ends and get more members in the General AssemMy.” Rep. Richard Erwin of Forsyth asked: “Mr. Spoon, when you suggest that Republicans get off their rear ends and get qiore House members or lose whatthey have in the way of appointments, you didn’t have Forsyth County in mind, did you?” The gentleman got no answer and Mr. Spoon’s amendment failed. —O—- Rep. Tom Gilmore’s Mil dealing with unclaimed bodies was called on Tuesday’s calendar just after the House had voted 105-12 to submit to the people a constitutional amen ament pennuung tne governor and lieutenant governor to succeed, When Sam Burrow, the reading clerk, called “Home BUI 649-to amend the General Statutes regulating the dispoettfen of : THE CHOWAN HERALD unclaimed bodies,” Speaker Carl Stewart, Jr., quipped to the sponsor, “Does that have anything to do with those 12 who voted against succession?” Each day the House is in session, Rep. P.C. Collins of Alleghany takes it upon himself to move the suspension of Rules 12-d and 12-e to the end that members may smoke and have refreshments brought to the floor. Friday was no ex ception. He got the floor to make his motion. “For what purpose does the Gentleman from Alleghany rise, as if we didn’t know?” the speaker asked. “D and E, Mr. Speaker,” Rep. Collins said, trying to shorten his motion. “Is the gentleman talking about an operation or the rides?” the Speaker con tinued. Rep. David Deßamus of Forsyth has been a member of the House for two terms and each term he has managed to announce the birth of a daughter. And, as is customary, each new daughter is made an honorary page. So Friday, when the real pages were being recognized on the floor, Rep. Deßamus rose to explain that Mrs. Deßamus was in the galleries with their three-year-old daughter and their three-month-old daughter, both of whom are honorary pages. “Yes, I know,” the Speaker said. “I aready have a form ready to sign next session.” —O— The House had just finished voting on the Mil reorganizing the Depart ment of Transportation, which had only six votes against it. Rep. Jay Huskins of Iredell had voted against that bill as well as the succession bill. He rose on a point of personal privilege to ex plain. “Yesterday I joined the dirty dozen,” he said, “and today the dirty half dozen. Could it be I am making progress?” Mrs. Ober, 73 Taken In Death Mrs. Blanche White Ober, Route 1, Edenton, died in Chowan Hospital Monday following an extended illness. She was 73. Mrs. Ober, wife of Paul M. Ober, was a housewife. A native of Chowan County she was the of the late John and Ellen Bunch White. In addition to her husband, surviving are three sons: Paul Ober of Edenton; Carl Ober of Roper; and Scot Ober of Freehold, N.J.; three daughters: Miss Faye Ober of Edenton; Mrs. Frances Merritt of Hertford; and Mrs. Mary Ellen Boyce of Sanford; two sisters: Mrs. J.R. Parrish and Mrs. Lizzie White, both of Portsmouth, Va.; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church , were funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Tuesday with Rev. Larry McClure and Rev. Bill Leary officiating. Burial was in the family '* cemetery. Pallbearers were: Charlie Boyce, Louis Bunch, Stillman Leary, Carroll Privott, Louis White, Jep Layton, Clyde Bunch and Thurman Ashley. Williford-Barham Fun eral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Pa ggy Peters Receives BS Degree f Blrs. Peggy Nixon Peters, 1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ; Elwood Nixon of Edenton, l graduated May 14 from the University of South Carolina with a BS degree in phycoiogy. She has accepted I ft BOSt IS rHtilMl wsmsaW [ at toe S.C. State Hospltalin ’ Chla^da AMA Reports Vaccinations Not Adequate Many children received measles vaccination when they were very young, but some of them may no longer have adequate protection l against this childhood! disease. That is the con clusion of a recent report in the January 24,1977 issue of the “Journal of the American Medical Association.” The report states that children im munized against measles before the age of thirteen months may be inadequately protected and should be reimmunized. A team headed by Dr. Ann S. Yeager from the Stanford University School of Medicine studied the protective levels against measles in the blood of 465 children in two California counties. Dr. Yeager found that more than 14 per cent of the children immunized at 12 months of age were not very well protected against the disease. But for those vacinated at 13 months of age or older, only 5 per cent showed inadequate protection. The researchers suggest that children up to the age of 12 months still received some degree of inherited protection from their mothers and this factor interferred with the ef fectiveness of the vaccine. Despite great reductions in measles outbreaks since the advent of the vaccine in 1963, “The control of measles is not a solved problem,” says Dr. Yeager. Many children have not been immunized at all and some that have been need a booster shot to maintain protection. Measles in the United States has dropped from a pre-vaccine level of half a million cases annually to some 35,000 cases. With this decrease has come a corresponding drop in measles induced en cephalitis, inflamation of the brain, an occasional serious side effect of the disease. Experts in this field now recommend that measles immunization be deferred until about 15 months for infants who live in com munities where the disease is not prevalent. During an outbreak of the measles, however, vac cinations can be given any time after six months of age but these children should be revaccinated when they reach 15 months. Letter To The Herald Letter to Editor Please know how much I do appreciate your kind support of our medical student and resident education programs. If we may be of any service to you at any time, please do not hesitate to contact us. C. Clement Lucas, Jr., M.D. io-H good buddy; SfSnnSTS Starts Today? BkoMi CHUCK NORRIS 'jj Late Shews Friday and Saturdi^iliMnmr^ - BRUTAL, VIOLENT "WILDMAN" STEVE IN BEjjEßß^BmßßSwsfweniiitsi rgLey.gJSSn; ST/UtmNG GLORIA GUIDA/AUCE AMES/SHERRY WIBON mpoucso by VtCTOft SIMS/owtcrro BYptonot LANCES a oeour i ncsENTAnoe jfct—BW— m mazing colon mt i Hi i i —- Dr. and Mrs. Victor C. Rambo Guest Speaker To Be At First Christian Dr. Victor C. Rambo, distinguished ophthal mologist and mis sionary, and his wife will speak at First Christian Uhurch in Edenton at 7 P.M. Sunday. Col. Waters Commander 30th Inf. Brig. Col. William G. Waters, Jr., of Kinston, has been appointed commander of the 30th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of the N.C. Army National Guard. The appointment was made by Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., on recommendation of Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety J. Phil Carlton and Adj. Gen. William E. Ingram. Gen. Ingram, who made the announcement, said that he had recommended Waters’ promotion to brigadier general. Pentagon and U.S. Senate approval is necessary before the promotion can be effected. Before assuming the new position on April 26, Col. Waters had served as deputy brigade commander of the 30th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) since July, 1975. He saw active duty with the Army in 1945-46 with primary assignments and duties with the Corps of Engineers. He was ap pointed second lieutenant in the N. C. National Guard in 1948 and rose through the ranks with assignments including ordnance bat talion commander, infantry brigade commander, and support group commander. Waters is manager of an automobile parts company in Kinston. He and his wife, the former Susan Gertrude Blow, have one son, Thomas G. Waters. The 30th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) now under Waters’ command includes National Guard units in over 30 counties in the state. The counties are Alamance, Anson, Bertie, Bladen, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Cumberland, Davidson, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Gaston, Halifax, Hertford, Johnson, Martin, Mecklenburg, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Rich mond, Rockingham, Robeson, Sampson, Stanly, Wayne, Wilson and Union. Rev. E.C. Alexander, minister at First Christian, has issued an invitation to the public to attend. Dr. Rambo was born of missionary parents in India and was educated at Wichita State University and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1972 he received the Ehrenzeller Award for work in India from the Ex- Residents Association of the Pennsylvania Hospital. In 1957Jie was chosen by the All-India Ophthalmological Society as its president. He holds the gold Kaisar-I-Hind Medal from the King of England. He was a guest for Queen Elizabeth’s reception in Philadelphia in 1976., During the 50 years in India, Dr. Rambo trained more than 40 doctors and nurses who have seen over a million people. Operations for cataracts, glaucoma, and entropion were done by flashlight in the remote; parts of India. More than 500 mobile field eye hospitals were set up in the rural communities. The Lions Clubs and churches in Eastern North Carolina have sent 1,700 pairs of used eye glasses and 3,000 pairs of cataract lenses to India and Africa through the Rambo Com mittee, Inc. Death Claims Mrs. Byrum Mrs. Mary Crawford Byrum, 57, Route 1, Hert ford, died Wednesday morning of last week in the Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Va. A native of Old Fort, she was the wife of Lloyd Byrum. She was a member of the Riverside Baptist Church in Newport News, and was a member and past predident of the Home Extension Club of Hertford. Surviving besides her husband are two sons: Thomas C. Nesbitt of Newport News; and Alanß. Nesbitt of Columbia, S. C.; < three sisters: Mrs. Joyce Mitchell of Hampton; Mrs. THE BETTY SHOPPE Smart Wamaw’a Fashion Headquarters" Page 7-A Mr. Pierce I* Honored Eddie Pierce, sanitarian supervisor for the Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden - Chowan District Health Department, was awarded the Northeastern District Sanitarian of the Year Award for 1977. Pierce was born in Elizabeth City. His parents are William Edward and Marion Barco Pierce. He graduated from Central High School in Pasquotank County and received his B.S. degree from East Carolina University. He taught in Johnston County School in Smithfield, from Sentember, 1963, through May, 1965. In the summer of 1965, he worked in the Migrant Program funded by the N.C. Council of Churches for four months. In 1966 he was employed by the Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden - Chowan District Health -Department as a sanitarian. In 1969 he was reclassified and promoted to sanitarian supervisor position in 1971. Pierce is past president of Eastern District, N.C.- P.H.A., having served previously as vice president and program chairman. His .efforts as program chair man resulted in a most unique program for the 1976 meeting held in Wrightsville Beach. He is one of the most respected environmental health practitioners in North Carolina and is known for his attention to detail and his commitment to doing a job well. He is an active member of the En vironmental Health Section, N.C.P.H.A., Inc. In his spare time, he is a coin collector and enjoys boating. He is a past member of the Ruritan Club. B. V. Wilson of Newport News; and Mrs. T. N. Page of Poquoson, Va.; three brother: L. W. Crawford of Chesapeake; J. R. Crawford 'of Glocester County, Va.; and R. T. Crawford oi Dallas, Tx.; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 P. M. in the Chapel of the Swindell- Bass Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Hamilton of ficiating. Burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Carroll Byrum, Paul Byrum, Michael Whitaker, Mark Whitaker, Daniel Crawford, and Gary Crawford.