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Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, October 3, 1968 Washington Report — By — CONGRESSMAN WALTER B. JONES According to the rules of the House, any Member may raise the question of whether or not a quorum is present on the House Floor, at any given time. The presiding officer then esti mates or counts and if 2i7 mem bers are not present, he then announces that a quorum is not present and orders the Clerk to call the roll. This is known as a “quorum call." If, upon call ing the roll twice,less Danone- half of the membership falls to respond, the quorum is not present. On Monday, September 23, the above procedures took place and only 177 Members were present, therefore, under the rules of the House, It had to adjourn until such time as a quorum was present. I am de listed that I was present in asmuch as this was the first time this has occurred since I entered the Congress. Most of the legislation last week consisted of accepting or rejecting conference reports, which were bills that have been passed by both bodies, but in different versions. Of general interest to our District was the conference report on the exten sion of the 1965 Farm Act. The House had included a lim- BEASLEY-K I-MMTOtS 'IBtVICi-SAVINOS'' 310 Irasd Straet-637-2131 Quality Shoe Repairing at Reasonable Prices IDEAL SHOE SHOP JOE HATEM, Prep. 903 Bread Street ME 7-5011 itatlon of $20,000 payments to any one farmer. The confer ence version deleted this ceil ing. After a long and bitter debate, we were able to adopt the conferees report which basically extends the 1965 act an additional year or through 1970. This was passed by only a slim margin of 17 votes. On final passage, all North Caro lina Congressmen present vot ed for the extension. The House also took final ac tion on the conference report regarding the Food Stamp Bill. Earlier the House had included a restriction on issuing food stamps to strikers or college students unless they were otherwise eligible for food stamps prior to becoming a col lege student or a striker. Many of us felt that the Food Stamp Program was not design ed for such uses, but was insti gated to relelve Dose of our ci tizens who are at an economic disadvantage. In any event, the bill as agreed to, does permit strikers and college students to use food stamps. In otiier action, the House passed the bill creating the Of fice of the Federal Magistrate. These officers will have limited jurisdiction similar to the JP courts of our state. The bill provided for a maximum sal ary of $22,500 for these posi tions. The fact that a Presidential election and the subsequent in- augaration is rapidly approach ing was borne out this week by the beginning of the construction of the inauguration stands and general seating in front of the Capitol. These stands will cov er approximately a city block and aTe placed in the spuce in front of the Capitol facing the Library of Congress. It is now projected that this Congress will adjourn around October 10. Some Kisser Kissing gouramis do just that. The fish, aquarium favor ites, kiss other fishes, tank walls, even stones; nobody knows why. TO THE RESCUE . . . The "Little Helper,” an M578 Light Recovery Vehicle belonging to the lllh Armored Calvary Regiment, raises a cloud of dust on its way to assit a vehicle stalled in the Vietnam highlands. Extension Specialist Tells How To Remove Furniture Scratches You can r^air small marks, scratches and dents in wood fur niture without refinishlng the entire item, notes Mrs. Lillie Little, extension housing and house furnishings specialist. North Carolina State Unlvers- ity. To remove cloudy, milky or faded marks on varnished or shellacked finises, wipe with a cloth that has been dampened with a mixture of half raw lin seed oil and half turpentine. Rub with No. 000 steel wool following the grainline of the wood. Polish with a clean cloth. Treat light scratches on wood furniture by one of these methods: Rub with a little linseed oil or liquid or paste wax; rub with a commercial scratch remover, following the manufacturer's directions carefully; rub with a mixtureof iodine and oil which will give sufficient color to stain; or rub scratched area with an oil stain. With any of these methods use a small brush or toothpick tip ped with cotton to apply the stain. Wipe off excess and let dry for 24 hours. Wax. If there are gouges, holes or deep scratches in the wood fur niture, fill them with plastic wood which has been stained to a color subtly darker. It will dry lighter, Mrs. Little ob 'i|oti/i OimCtli from Jim O'Oaniel Pharmacist serves. Then smooth down with No. 8/0 sandpaper or No. 000 steel wool dipped in oil. Go over the surface with pumice and oil. Clean and wax. White spots on furniture caused by water, heat or alco hol may be removed with a li quid cleaning and polishing wax. For persistent spots, dampen a cloth with one of the following: Oil of peppermint, a few drops of ammonia or a paste made of boiled or raw linseed oil and rottenstone or pumice stone. Rub carefully with the grain. If spots still persist, use No. 000 steel wool moistened with one of the oils. If they still show, it may be necessary to remove the finish and refinish the en tire surface. Ragweed is the most com mon cause of hayfever. The offending pollen is so light, it can be windborne for hundreds of miles, there fore, a local ragweed erad ication program can only prove futile. It may intrigue the hayfever sufferer to know there is no ragweed anywhere in the world ex cept in the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico — we are uniquely blessed 1 If you don’t wish to volun teer for the Peace Corps to escape the sneezes, we can only suggest that injections of large doses of pollen ex tract are more effective than smaller doses in treating hayfever. health is precious ... let us help protect yours PHARMACY NEW BERN, N.C. FRY BONDED BUILT-UP ROOFING -Call For Free Estimates— R. E. BENGEL 1311 N. Craven S. SHEET METAL WORK Dial ME 7-3404 /T li'l 4 iJ I ■ IF? If you hove recently moved to our town, you are cordially invited to pay us a visit. Don't worry about a parking problem, we have provided ample space for our customers. We offer no 'specials' at reduced prices, but week in and week out we do our utmost to see that our patrons, at reasonable cost, receive quality care and courteous treatment in a pleasant and attractive atmosphere. We hope you'll enjoy living in our town just as much as we have. Sincerely, HAZEL'S HAIR STYLING 1904 Cbrendon Blvd Dial 038-5322
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