Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, October 23, 1970 The Senate has been considering the House-passed Equal Rights Amendment which seeks to adolish certain unfair discriminations which society makes against women. Although I firmly believe that unfair discriminations against women ought to be abolished In every case where they are created by law, I have Scott TILE CO. TILE AND FLOOR COVERING L C. scon, JR. CALLING ALL CAMERA FANS By CHICK NATEILA INSTANT REPLAYS One of the most popular devices used on television sports programs these days is the "instant replay." It enables spectators at home to watch that U. S. Open golfer's swing repeateci in slow motion, so It can be analyzed by a professional. The same technique is employed for other sports, from the World Series to pro football games. We not only get to see the "big play" over again, but we watch the athlete's foot work and championship ac tion at a speed that enables us to see things we would normally miss. If you have a camera with adjustable speed set tings, so that you can slow down from 18 frames per second to 24, 32 or even 64, you can use your cam era to the same effect, to "analyze" your golf swing, your halfback son's passing technique, and so on, just as the TV specialists do. Even if your camera lacks slow motion settings, you can get the same effects with a motion picture pro jector that permits slow mo tion ... as well as back ing up for those "instant replays"! Action cries out for a movie camera . . . and we have the line of cameras and projectors you want, priced to get "action." Still or movie, let us put you in the picture nowl CHICK'S CAMERA CENTER 706 Professional Drive Dial 637-3634 FOR A SOUND INVESTMENT CHOOSE ONE OF THE MAGNA VOX STEREOS WE NOW HAVE ON SALE. $139.90 UP Jones-Potts Music Co. 227 Middle Dial 637-5018 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS strenuously opposed the submission of this Amendment to the States for several reasons. First, in my judgment, this Amendment is not needed to achieve women’s rights. I say this because the Constitution already protects the rights of women under provisions of the 5th and 14th Amendments. I have pointed out to the Senate that women are not enjoying the full benefit of their ri^ts, it is due to a defect in the enforcement of Federal and State laws, and Executive orders of the Federal Government, rather than a lack of fair laws and regulations. Moreover, where unfair or discriminatory laws still exist, these can be repealed by the respective legislatures or challenged in the Courts under these Amendments so as to make our laws more equitable. In essence, then, the proper remedy for such grievances is to secure the enforcement of existing laws and the enactment of new statutes where needed. Second, if this were all that were involved, there would be little reason to object to the submission to the States of the House-passed Constitutional Amendment to merely supplement a worthy purpose. Unfortunately, there is far more at stake than this. The House- passed Amendment is imprecise in its language and obscure in its meaning when one seeks to interpret it as a part of the body of law of this nation. Professor Paul A. Freund of the Harvard Law School, one of America’s greatest legal scholars, recently made these indisputable observations about this Amendment; “If anything about this proposed amendment is clear, it is that it would transform every provision of law concerning women into a constitutional issue to be ultimately resolved by the Supreme Court of the United States The range of such potential litigation is too great to be readily foreseen, but it would certainly embrace such diverse legal provisions as those relating to a widow’s allowance, the obligation of family support and grounds for divorce, the age of majority, and the right of annulment of marriages, and the maximum hours of labor for women in protected industries.’’ For this reason, I have offered several amendments to this House-passed Amendment to ciarify its language and to prohibit the nullification of laws which are reasonably designed to promote the health, safety, privacy, education, and economic welfare of women, or which are reasonably designed to enable women to perform their duties as homemakers or mothers. This House-passed Amendment has been oversold by its advocates and until Harold I. Dowling and wife, Eisie F. Dowling, to Buford W. Brasweli, Jr. Property in No. 6 township. Harold I. Dowling and wife, Elsie F. Dowling, to Roy L. Ray and wife, Kathleen M. Ray. Property in No. 6 township. W. A. Bowling and wife, Pattie J. Bowling, to Craven County and The City of New Bern. Property in No. 7 township. First Federal Savings & Loan Association to Clyde R. Broughton. Property on Park Avenue. Havelock Development Corporation to Paul W. Crayton and wife, Flossie D. Crayton. Property in No. 6 township. James F. Banks and wife, Janie J. Banks, to Douglas Ray Shirley and wife, Janet I. Shirley. Property in Riverview. Tryon Realty Co. of New Bern, Inc., to John Edward Price and wife, Barbara J. Price. Property in Fox Hollow. Tryon Realty Co. of New Bern, Inc., to Gilbert Gladson, Jr., and wife, Judy A. Gladson. Property in Southgate. William Hartwell Abernathy to William Hartwell Abernathy and wife, Shirley C. Abernathy. recently ignored by the mothers, homemakers, and widows who stand to lose the most if it is adopted. Thus, I have sought with all the energy at my command to educate the Senate as to the dangers and pitfalls of legislating by slogan rather than by analysis of the proposed Amendment. ALL-SEASON AIR CONDITIONING warms or cools at a touch! ^he S. B. Parkei^ Company 1104 National Avonuo ME 7-3397 Lennox Comfort i Craftsmen A L ’"ou'’ certified Lonno* - PC Property on Glenburnie Road. Alonza Pelham and wife, Lillian Pelham, to Leslie Pelham. Property on Maul Swamp Road. Alton Aubrey Waters and wife, Elva Inez Taylor Waters, to George Furnie Godette, Sr., and wife, Maggie Mae Godette. Property in No. 5 township. Alton Aubrey Waters and wife, Elva Inez Taylor Waters, to George F. Godette, Jr., and wife, Duella Godette. Property In No. 5 township. D. Livingstone Stallings and wife, Evelyn R. Stallings, to Benjamin R. Epting, Jr., and Owens L. Crider.* Property on Hancock Street. Louis N. Howard and wife. Minora P. Howard, to D. D. Pollock and wife, M. R. Pollock. Property on Norwood Street. Annie Vanstory Hodges and Lucie V. Hodges to Roland R. Kilpatrick and wife, Beatrice S. Kilpatrick. Property on DeGraffenried Avenue. Thomas Earl Lewis and wife. Ethel Gray Lewis, to Pauline Hardy. Property in Woodrow Place. 'Thomas Victor Cox and wife, Gladys Bowen Cox, to Colony Developers of New Bern, Inc. Property on McArthur Avenue. Leroy Scott to George Scott. Property in No. 9 township. Pauline Rowe to Harvey J. Rowe, Jr. Property in Bridgeton. George A. Phillips and wife, Mildred Gaskins Phillips, to Shelton Lee Phillips and Barbara Ann Daugherty Phillips. Property in No. 2 township. Charlie Ray Hart and wife, Emma Jane Hart, to Albert Henry Tresidder and wife, Frieda G. Tresidder. Property in Glenburnie Gardens. Tryon Realty Co. of New Bern, Inc., to Joseph Thomas Cox and wife. Sue Carol P. Cox. Property in No. 8 township. J. H. Cavanaugh to Charles E. Fredere and wife, Dorothy Fredere. Property in No. 7 township. Trent Estates, Inc., to Guion E. Lee and wife, Dora Mae Lee. Property in River Bend. The Label, a little thing to look for but a big thing to find. Name Brands have earned us our reputation for finer formals. 5% ! % BM EARNINGS ON SAVINGS Stop in today and learn about our 4 ways to save and earn 5 to 6% so your savings pay. 6% '/n^ AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 513 POUOCK STREET, NEW BERN, NORTH CAROIINA 3S5B0

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