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Ry CONGRESSMAN
JAMES T. HROY11 ILL
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.il MINIMUM WAGE
‘‘ .Since Congrca.s lias ro-.uincd lo
Washinglon this .Scplembci-, it
has voted on two presidential ve
toes. tiie Em fgency Medical
.Services Act and the minimum
wage legislation. Both votes were
sustained. I voted to .sustain the
piesident’s veto of the Plmer-
gency .Medical Services Act. While
emergency medical treatment is
of great concern to all of us, I
felt that there weie elements of
this bill vvhicli would be very
costly and possibly unworkable.
This legislation has been referred
back lo committee where, l hop«',
a more acceptable bill will be
drafted.
^ y°hid to override the presi
dents veto on the minimum
.wage legislation. However, the
.veto was sustained by a vole of
359-16.5, as Congress faled to mus
ter the necessary two-thirds vote
re(|uired to override a iiresidcn
lial veto.
If passed, the minimum wage
bill would have increased the
minimum wage from $1.60 to $2
an hour within 60 days, with a
further increase lo $2.2(1 an hour
a year la ter. When I Ik- House
fiivst considru’efl minimum wage
legislation earlier this year, I
supported an amendment lo
stretch out ths increase over an
additional year find thus mini
mize any possible inflational im
pact. Ths ami'ndment would have
greatly improved the chances
for enacting the minimum wage
bill into law.
Because of inflation, the pres
ent minimum wage rate in real
dollars is lower than the 196.3
statutory minimum of $1.25 an
hour. This means that the worker
on the lower end of the pay scale
has iiaid an unfi ir sliare of the
cost of inflation. A'hile there is
legitimate concern about the pos
sible inflationary result of a
minimum wa",e Increase, it is un-
far to ask tho.se families with
limited iiuome lo bear the brunt
of the inflation that has occur
red in this country sinc<- the last
minimum wage law v.as enacted
in 1966.
Conseiiuenlly, I will introduce
and support compromi.se legisla
tion proposing a reason.ible mini
mum tya.ge rale witch has a real
istic chance of passing Con
gress this year. The minimum
wage worker has been e.\peclng
an increase since 1971. In my
opinion, it is time to fulfil that
expectation.
HOUSING
One of my major concerns
I® lout the economy is the area
; of new housing construction. In,
j arldition lo inflation, wt- are ex-,
. perencing a real “credit crunch"
; that is bringing lo a standstill
I the vital home building sector of
I the economy. The rise in interest
. rates coupled with new, more
-s'ringent standards for credit
land down payments has virtually
ended the granting of new mort-
I gages in .North Carolina by sav-
, ings and loan Institutions and
other financal organizations. In
; fact, it is estimated nationally
that new home consiruclon will
drop over the next year from
2.1 millifin to 1..5 million units.
In response to this serious eco
nomic prolilem which .strikes
hardest at new and young fam
ilies .just entering the housing i
market. President Nixon sent toj
Congress last week the adminis-l
tration’s housing policy recom-'
mendations. A major goal is lo
ease the present tight mortgage
-fTr'Ttm—■ ir. i ■ isn—fTtTrri—n-'-r—-
credit situation. Specifically, the
pieslrlent is seeking fiuthorization
for the Eedcral Home Loan Bank
buiird, which len.ls money lo
mortgage lending institutions, to
a|)| rore a program of forward
commitments which should ea.-x?
soirKwhai the iiresent unavailab
ility of money. 'IHK EHLRH
would be a le to commit U|) lo
$2.5 billion for savings and loan
institutions lo use in making
morl.tage assurances.
This Is
Recruit Weaver
, Finishes Training
I.
By ROBERT E. LEE
(.Sponsored by The Lawyers of
North Carolina)
A-NNUAl. r Rwt'.S
.same roots, tree.i! or bushes wdlh
'out .innual |)lanting. l.'nsevored
' they art' a part of the land lo
I which they are attached, and
contracts to them must be in
I writing.
mart Recruit Lintia D. Weaver,
ucis of peiennial plants. HeriX'ii- (laughter of .Mr an 1 .Mrs. Waller
nal irt'es, bushes, shrubs, and of ,1(19 .N. Iiat.c .St.,
vines t>ass with the title lo the .Mountain, gi.iduaK'd from
land and there cannot .-e an oral “-'“uil tr.i,nmg lot wiimcn at the
- i, r- I- <■ n - reservation to tlie seller of either ”■'"(*1 training renter hi'ie
I his IS the first ol a fall senes .. r>„.. ««i.>i
which will aoiiear „.(.(.k I! ^ ® ' A graduate of Kings .Mountain
Ihroimhoul the next .3 months /'t-e pro-; high .schol, .she is scheduled to
miou„noui tm n<.\i .j '""nm-s. iheip.y,,,., san nh-oi
I li< y nave tieon written foi the „• i.i, I'ago
I he presiilent also propo.ses to nun-law,jers as a piililic service
gnat untie up to .$,3 billion in „f 'pbo I.avvyers of .North Caro-
moilgages at rales lower than jbia.
tlie existing market k'vel lo John Jones lives on i farm
stimul/U' new onstnielion. Ein- vvhich he owns and cuHivales. He
ally, the president ba.s reiiuested sells the farm to Joe Smith. Does,
Congress to make certain chan- .smith l-ecome the owner of the _ __ _
ges in FlfA and VA insured growing crops on the land at thecWAlI PvMntAtoc
mortgages to incre'a.se their times of the sale? “ •VlllwlCS
availahilily to larger numbers of yes. The general tide is that a
home hu.vers. While these pro- dei t to land pas.se.s Die growing
posals will not completely solve (i-ojis thereon to Ihe grantee of
lh<‘ pri'senl "credit cruncli” iniiig. deed in Ihe a'si'nce of a re.s-!
home buyin, they will offm- re-; ervation to lli contrary This isr,.||
liel to new and growing families n-ue even though the crops h<ivci ^«,.,.
and helj) strengthen a critical, alicaily maimed and are merel.v
se-lor of the American economy, ^standing un.severed in the field ,n„„,d management,
_ at Ihe time the dec i is given. As „.nhriirepf resnnnsl.l
belvveen seller and buyer of
I land the law consiilers the land
'and crops attached to il as being
Read The Herald
For Local Sports
Weaver, Hartsell
, R. \V. Fleming
manager of
Bell Finishes
Basic Training
announced that I
Franev's Harbsell and .Mrs. I
.Maijorie Weaver have been pro-!
to liighei
positions with direct responsi
bility for the internal operations!
of the Gastonia business office. I
,ln their new as.signments, .Mrs.:
WHE.-VI' DOWN j
I TIk' whc.'il croj) harvested last
;Jime and July in North Carolina
I was under six million bushels
;and this is a riHluetion from last
j..vear of 15 per cent Ix'lovv 1971
I production, .■\verage yii'ld perj
I acre was 36 bushels, up- fiv<' Inish-
jels from the yi-ar before an:l
.down seven bushels from 1971.
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OPENING SOON
15.600 Sq. Ft.
FT. J.\C]vSC.N. Army Private
Jo.se) h L. Bell, 19, son of .Mr.
■ Hart.sell will be responsible fori
\ the administration of all resi-:
denre accounts and .Mrs. Weaver'
ivill lie responsible for busine.ss
accounts. ■
united. i
The principles applies to cot
Ion. corn, tobacco, grain and all
kinds of v'egelabics, fruits and
and .Mrs. .loe M'. Bell .‘sr., Route | iverries that have not been har-
2, Kings Mountain, completed vested an.d are still attached to)
eight v.eeks of basic training at the soil. .Mrs. We.iver began her tele-
Fort Jackson | » » * j j.pone career as a telephone oper-
He leceived instruction inj M.iy there be an organ agrcH>- alor in Hampton, Virginia, for Ihe
drill and ceremonies, weapons, j ment that a sale of liind do<*s j chesapeakv' and Potomac- Tele
map leading, combat tactics, mil-) not include the annual crops al-| phone company. She has held
it.ary courtesy, military justice, | lached to the land? | various positions of increasin,g
first aid and army hi-'dory and Yes. Although a conveyance of - responsibility throughout her
traditions.
TO BEREA
ih<' land or a contract to convey
lan<i must Ik' in writing, the law
, of North Carolina permits an
Vickie Lynne Huskey, daughter j oral re.servaiion of the annual
of .Mr. and Mrs. Earl .M. Huskey , crops to the seller,
of Hlat l-ishurg. has just compicl-j Hut there cannot be an oral
ed registration at Berear col- afpeement to except from the
lege where she will (tie a fresh- provisions of a de<>d the fruit on
man. trees and the Ix'i-ries or prod
larccr. .Mrs, Weavi-r was born in
IGaston county ami graduated
from Cramerton high school. .She
is married to Arthur K. Weaver,
and they have two children a
son, Arthur K. Weaver Jr., and
a daughter. Marjorie Jo Ann
Weaver of Richmond, Virginia.
'.Mrs. Weaver is active in com
GduIcI you afford
a big hike in
furniture prices?
That’s why
railroacts are essential.
Almost halt of the furniture Americans buy is shipped by rail.
Why do the furniture industry and so many other industries
ship by rail? They know it's usually the most economical way to go.
What's economical? Well, consider these figures for the
thousands of things delivered by rail.The average cost per-ton-
mile by truck is five times as much as by rail. Air shipping is
fifteen times more expensive.
And shipping by rail isdependable too. Put that together with
economy and you have a good idea why you need railroads. And
why you need Southern. ncirpjn n
AN EQUAI. OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
loyTyERM
THE RAILWAY SYSTEM THAT GIVES A (SREEN LIGHT TO INNOVIATIONS
j munity affaii's and attends thej
)S<ivcnth Avenue Baptist thufch,,
I where she is a '’.lulh Sunday!
I .Schuul teaciter, ilin'c-tor of worn-'
j on, and a member of the church-
! <-ouncil. Her ho-.ibie are reading, i
.dancing, swimming, sports of all I
; types and participating in activi-1
! tics with hei- chidren. |
.Mi-s. Hartsell began bet- carev'r
vvdth Southern Bell as a clerk in
the Gastonia plant depart.ment.
-She has lield various positions of.
inci-oasing responsibility through-1
out her career. She is a native of.
Gastonia and is a gi-aduate of I
Gastonia liigli school. She is I
married to Rit-harrt B. Hartsell )
and they have one daughtei-, Suz- j
I aime. Mrs. Hartsell is active in |
■ community affairs and attends
j Myers United .Methodi.st church,
i She is president of United Meth-
I odist VVomen, a member of the
financing committee, and a .mem-
ter of the administrativ'c hoard.
Her hobbies are bridge, traveling
and participating in activties
With her child.
That's how much you can save on a 3-minute long distance
call anywhere in North Carolina if you dial direct without an operator's
assistance after 5 p.m. And that 66% could add up to a maximum
savings of SI.35. The low rates are in effect all weekend, too.
So dial direct. The percentages are in your favor:
MAXIMUM EVENING RATES
ODD 70C
Station To Station (Operator Irandlod) 95C
Person To Person (Operator handled) S2.05
Maximum Savings SI.35
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Share a smile. Dial long distance tonight. Southern Bell
We Aie Not Your
Run of The Mill”
Textile Mill
Is your plant new. clean and air-conditioned?
Does your plant offer shift options of four days on. four
days off?
Has your plant developed a program to train you so you
know your job thoroughly?
SPECTRUM TEXTURED FIBERS in Kings Mountain.
North Carolina (off Waco Road) is one of the newest and most
modern textile facilities in Cleveland County. We presently
give you a choice of the type of shift you would like to work.
Our training programs for the unskilled offer you the chance
to attain a high degree of efficiency for top paying jobs. Come
by and see us. We will be happy to discuss your fuiiire within
an enjoyable worBiig experience. Apply now at our person
nel office.
(An equal opportunity employer)
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