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"WASHINGTON With the bitter struggle over repeal of margarine taxes hold ing; the spotlight, other important developments in the Washington ?one included the undsr-cover and secret house ways and means committee tensions on the recipro cal trade agreements in the house and the consideration o< minimum wage bills in the senate. Of course the record of the Republicans in house and senate on the reciprocal trade policy has been in opposition to the trade agreement act and with the GOP in control of congress for the first time since these agree ments have been in existence, there is an inclination on the part of many of the leaders to let the law die as of June 30 this year when it passes out of exist ence. There is another bloc which would merely extend the law for DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION I The Democrats of Watauga county are called to meet in convention at the courthouse in Boone on SATURDAY MAY 15, 2 p. m. for the purpose of naming delegates to the State con vention to be held in Raleigh, N. C. on May 20, 1948. for the the purpose of perfecting a county organiza tion', and for the transaction of such other business a* may properly come before the convention. It is requested that the precinct chairman hold meet ings in their respective townships on Friday May 14, for the purpose of naming a precinct chairman and to elect delegates to the county convention. W. R. WINKLER Chairman Democratic Executive Committe. Buchanan's AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY 30 Minute BENDIX WASHING SERVICE Next to Boone Super Market - Phone66-M DR. C. RAY LAWRENCE OPTOMETRIST Specialist in Vision Glasses Fitted Offices with Dr. E. T. Glenn, Boone, N. C. OFFICE HOURS 8:30-5:00 Closed Wednesday Afternoons one more year instead of the cus tomary three years and then there is still another group which would repeal the acts entirely and set up a Republican tariff act in place of the reciprocal agreements. Such action on the part of congress, however, would be in direct opposition to the bi partisan foreign policy program. Under ,ERP, for instance, this country is imposing a policy of economic cooperation and reduc tion of trade barriers upon the countries of western Europe if they are to be recipients of bene fits of the European Recovery Act. Democrats in the house are loudly critical of the decision of the ways and means committee to hold these hearings in secret in direct disregard of the inten tions of the congressional re organization act which bans secret committee meetings and they declare that to foster a pro gram of reciprocal repeal or to discuss a new tariff policy in the face of our foreign policy, be hind closed doors is a "perver sion of democratic principles." Labor leaders are fearful that the bill introduced by Senator Ball of Minnesota which is now before the senate would not only lower the minimum wage but would narrow coverage of the fair labor standards <act instead of ex panding this act to bring more workers under its provisions: The Ball bill narrows the de finition of interstate commerce and would expand existing ex emptions of workers in retail, service, food and processing establishments and to seamen and thus would exempt probab ly a million workers now cover ed by the minimum wage law instead of bringing more work ers under the law. It would pro vide a sliding scale of minimum wages, fixing a minimum of 60 cents an hour with provisions for lifting it to 70 cents or lowering it to 50 cents at the discretion of industry committees. Sen. Elbert Thomas in the upper Rouse and Congressman John McCormack in the lower house have a mea sure which would enable men who worked a 40-hour week to get a minimum of 75 cents an hour and would enlarge coverage of the lai?. The present minimum of 40 cents is of course obsolete, for most every worker receives more than that figure an hour, so for all practical purposes wit nesses have told the senate com mittee, we have no minimum wage law. With meat prices soaring to new highs and with some cuts unobtainable at any price, depart ment of agriculture officials are apprehensive of real meat famine within the next few months. They point out thatjthe continued record demand 'for meat consump tion and the excessive high prices have combined to bring even breeding stock onto the market to such an extent that the na tion's reserves of beef, pork and sheep are rapidly nearing famine proportions. Cattle numbers, for instance, dropped from 85.5 million head at the beginning of 1945 to 78.6 million head at the beginning of this year; hogs declined from 83.7 million head in 1944 to 55 million head; stock sheep from 49.3 mil lion head in 1942 to 30.5 million head this year. Last January the department says stock sheep was actually the smallest since they began keeping records in 1867. Observers here say that the Taflt-Ellender-Wagner housing HIGH QUALITY Cinder andConcrete Blocks STEAM CURED? AGED ON OUR YARD LABORATORY TESTED Plant Capacity 30,000 Blocks a Day PRICES AS FOLLOWS ~ ^ ON OUR YARD DELIVERED? BOONE AT ELIZABETHTON AND VICINITY CINDER BLOCKS? 4x8x16 ? per Hundred ? $ 9.00 Per Hundred ? $10.50 6x8x16 ? per Hundred ? $12.00 Per Hundred ? $14.25 8x8x16 ? per Hundred ? $16.00 Per Hundred ? $19.00 12x8x16? per Hundred? 824.06 Per Hundred ? $28.50 CONCRETE BLOCKS? 4x8x16? per Hundred ? 10.50 Per hundred ? 13.50 6x8x16 ? per Hundred ? 14.50 Per hundred ? 19.00 8x8x16 ? per Hundred ? 18.66 Per hundred ? 24.00 12x8x16 ? per Hundred ? 28.00 Per hundred ? 37.00 DELIVERY PRICES BASED ON FULL LOADS ELIZABETHTON CINDER BLOCK, Inc. PLANT and OFFICE S. SYCAMORE STREET PHONE 864 ELIZABETHTON, TENN. At Hampton Brothers Seftice Station, Boone, N. C. Phone 281-W OUR LOCAL DEALER HAMPTON BROTHERS At Hampton Brothers Service Station, Boone, N. C. bill which paaaed the senate and which will total up a co?t of some five billion dollars during the next five years, will be stymied in the house. The real estate lob byists are set to make a last ditch stand to prevent its pas sage. The same fate awaits, ac cording to observers, the federal aid for education bill, also paaaed by the senate but being held up in the house committee. Zionville News Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Meat Camp and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Woodring and family of Todd were recent guests here of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller. Mrs. Lillie Thomas. has return ed from Sugar Grove where she visited a daughter, Mrs. Don' Bingham and Mr. Bingham. Mrs. Carl Byers of Boone R. F. D. was a guest here recently of Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Byers. J. A. Younce of Sheridan, Wyo. arrived here Saturday for a visit with relatives and with a daugh ter, Mrs. Bower Hartzog at Idle wild. Miss Judy South of Lancaster, Ohio is visiting for a few weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart South. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves Holman visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holman at Todd. Mrs. W. O. Stephens has re turned from Reese where she was called last week due to the serious illness of a grandson, Arvil Cornette. The little fellow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cor nette is a patient at Watauga Hospital now where his condition is critical. Mr. and Mrs. Doran Shoun and daughters, Beulah Deane and Jo Ellen of Mountain City, Tenn. and Miss Reba Warner of Bristol, Va. were week-end guests here of Miss Etta Younce. Mrs. Frank Proffett of Meat Camp was a guest here Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson and they with Mrs. Maggie Wil son visited with Mrs. Verda Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson of Reese in the afternoon.| Among the guests visiting at the home o f Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thomas Sunday to observe Moth er's day and the birthday of Mr. Thomas, were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Batfln and three children and Lee Thomas of Cleveland, Ohio; Ker mit Thomas of Connelly Springs, N. C. and Mrs. Basil Shores and children of Vilas. Misses tarle and Cora Liegh Trivette who are employed in Bristol, Va. were guests here of their parents Sunday. / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brilton of Morganton, N. C. and Mr. and Mrs. John Adams and Miss Mae Younce of Kings port, Tenn. visit ed Mrs. Polly Greer here Sunday. Life is half spent before we know what it is. ? George Herbert. PLAY BALI with your Party Line Neighbors* 4 SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Itfpw mtmd (Paid Political Mntiuminl) "The Most Important Activity Of The State Government Is The School System Charles M. Johnson Vote For CHARLES M. JOHNSON Whose Qualifications In State Government Make Him The Best Fitted Man To Be The Next GOVERNOR of NORTH CAROLINA 1. Salaries: "First of aD, I wish to see the State pay salaries that will attract and hold in die State's service the most competent and consecrated teachers. To accomplish this, there must he a substantial increase in teach ers' salaries'*. 3. State School Building Aid: "Some of the surplus now on ha??l m the State treasury should he used in eitftn? less fortunate com munities, parti""! rur*! areas, to provide adequate school buildings". 2. More Teachers: "We must Hfbten the teacher's pupil load ... A reduction in the pupil load can be accomplished only through die employment of more teachers. This wiD coat money but it will be money well spent". 4. School Health : "We should have fn North O'o'ina a school health program that will m ?>*re to every child in every section, however di?*'tv?ntaged, a fair chance at a healthy start m life". 5. Additional Progress: "A State School Commission, com posed of intelligent and public-spirited citizens, is now making a thorough survey of our state school system, of our educatonal needs and of our ability to meet them. Its recommendations wiD have my sympathetic consideration''.
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