. Legislative Summary
Ndte: This is the ninth of ■
series of weekly summaries pre
pared by (he legislative staff of
the Institute of Government on
the work of the North Carolina
General Assembly of 1097. It is
confined to discussions of matters
of general interest and major im
portance.
Like i race horse with the smell
of roses in his nostrils, the General
Assembly rounded the turn and
came thundering down the stretch
this week Bill introductions pass
ed the halfway point of the 1099
total, and the pace of calendar ac
tion stepped up until the House
passed 93 bills in one day, Thurs
day.
The reason for the excitement
(and the high point of the week's
activity) was Governor Hodges'
appearance before a joint session
Tuesday to outline a plan by
which teachers could be given pay
raises averaging 19% and state
employees 11%. Despite a storm
of protest against the manner of
distribution of the state em
ployees' raise, legislators generally
appeared to feel a knotty problem
was largely solved and the end of
the session in sight, and they has
tened to get their legislative pro
posals introduced and cleared
ahead of adjournment.
Governor Hodges gave notice
that he will not go along with any
larger increases (citing the risk
in financing $34% million of the
raises out of non-recurring re
venues); that he will stand behind
the Personnel Department's plan
for distributing increases to state
employee!; Out be will support
continuation at the present dif
ferential in pay of vocational edu
cation teachers (pending study by
the State Board of Education);
and that he still favors a study by
an interim commission of methods
of financing the school system, in
cluding the ability to pay of each
county. Against this background,
the joint Appropriations Commit
tees prepared to turn the budget
consideration task over to sub
committee.
Schools
School personnel had other mat
ers than the Governor's speech to
hold their attention on Raleigh.
Republican Representative Simp
son made another effort to carry
out his party's platform of letting
local voters (rather than the Gen
eral Assembly) choose members of
county boards of education. His
bill would provide for nomination
and election in the same manner
as other county officers (but pre
sent members would serve out
their terms). Another House mea
sure would reward student school
bus drivers with up to 10 annual
scholarships of $400 each, based
on savings effected, scholarship,
and general aptitude; the acholar
ships would be financed through
savings in bus operational costs,
and none would be awarded in the
absence of such savings. A Senate
bill would make any person who
has ever served a full term as
county superintendent of schools
eligible to hold that' post again,
irrespective of whether he holds
Local Realty Values
140 ACRES SUITABLE FOR FARMING OR SUMMER DE
VELOPMENT. Half the land cleared, balance in young tim
ber. Located 1H miles from Parkway and S miles east of
Boone. ,
6V4 ACRES LAND—4 room house, located on highway near
Boone. Price $3000.
GOOD GOING BUSINESS for sale.
GOOD 4-BEDROOM BRICK HOUSE—two baths, large lot, lo
cated Grand Blvd. GI loan can assumed. Home re
cently been remodeled. vjfa.
60 ACRES FARM LAND—8-10 tobacco base, 8 room brick house,
very modem, barn. Located on good road.
GOOD 8-ROOM HOUSE, bath, barn, 7 acres land located 1 mile
east of Boone, Just off highway 421. Very desirable property.
NEW 3-BEDROOM BRICK HOUSE, carpets in living room and
den, btfilt in stove, garage, beautiful lot located in a
new development just out of city. Terms.
OWNER WANTS TO SELL—Large 9-room house which includes
two 2-room furnished apartments rented $70.00 per month
and 5-room house. Large lot suitable for additional bouse
site. Price $7900. Will handle second mortgage if necessary.
GOOD 3-BEDROOM HOUSE—Large living room, hot air heat,
double garage, located on Grand Blvd. Vacant, ready to
move in. Storm windows and new furnace. Small down
payment.
TWO ROOM SUMMER COTTAGE—2 acre* land. Located on
Winkler's Creek. Priced for quick sale!
WE NOW HAVE AVAILABLE VA and FHA Financing for
our new 3 and 4 bed room homes. If you are planning on
. building a new home this year it would pay yon to get
started on plans and financing. Plans and specifications
furnished free. See our new line of homes now. We also
have some excellent home sites in new development
GOOD 3 BED ROOM STONE HOUSE, bath, basement, 1 acre
land beautifully landscaped. Located at Sands on Highway
194. Priced for quick sale.
GOOD 3-BEDROOM HOUSE—Large living room with beautiful
fire place. Radiant hot water heat, garage, large lot, al
ready financed. Small down payment Located near IRC.
QOOD 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, 2 baths, spacious living room with
stone fireplace, double garage, 2 acre* land beautifully
landscaped. Located just out of city limits.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY—5-apartment brick bouse, located
near college, grossing 10 per cent Terms If needed.
2 APARTMENT HOUSE, heat, corner lot. Located near college.
Monthly rental $88.00. Terms if needed.
NEW SEVEN ROOM BRICK HOUSE, two full hatha, hot water
heat Urge lot just oat of city limits. Excellent neighborhood.
NEW RESTAURANT FULLY EQUIPPED with new equipment
Building 48 x30' Over 800 foot of road frontage on highway
421 about 8 mile* west of Boone.
FOR SALE—10 acre farm, good 8 room house, bath, hot air heat,
baaement, new chicken house 13 x80' and tobacco base. Lo
cated Deerfield road near Boone, immediate possession.
WOODLAND DRIVE—New S-bedroom brick house, t/ro eeramie
tile baths, dishwasher, full, basement hot water beat double
garage, storm windows. Located In one of the better resi
dential sections, near college. F.HA. or G. I. loan available.
OOOD BUSINESS LOT located on Main Street Desirable for any
type of business.
SELECT RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR SALE.
litt Your Property tmith Vt for a Quick SaU
Have Demand for Small Business — Ala* for Fartaa
COE INSURANCE AND
REALTY COMPANY
E. F. COE, Manager
DIAL AM 4-S2M — BOONK, N. C — 217 MAIN STREET
• Molasses
Cookies Pass
Family Test
Families are perhaps th« moat
critical Judges at Mora's baked
product!, and rightfully n
Nnr baked product* are always
(Wen a careful teat by the
. family member* but this Ho
laaeee Cookie recipe la sura to
rate a perfect score trap the
Judges in your home.
To produce delicate textured
cakes, flaky past rise and crisp,
erunchy oooklee la a feather In
any kosnamaker's hat.
fortunate Indeed la the
bomemaker who usee lard In
preparing all her baked prod
uct! and daep-fat frying recipes.
Lard la not only economical
* but It also gives the bomemaker
a helping hand, because, accord
ing to Reba Staggs, well known
home economist, lard has the
greatest Shortening value of any
cooking fat.
Unless re Cookies
3 cups sifted enriched flour
\i teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
% cup lard
1 cup browa sugar
1 egg, beaten
K cup molasses
Granulated sugar
Sift together flour, salt, soda,
ginger, and cinnamon. Cream
lard and sugar. Beat In egg and
mnlasses. Add sifted dry ingre
dients to creamed mixture.
Shape Into balls, using a rounded
tablespoon of dough for each.
a superintendent's certificate; pre
sent law grants this exemption
only to persons serving as superin
tendent at the time the revised
school law went into effect in 1995.
The measure providing for educa
tion of trainable mentally retarded
children received a thorough over
haul in the House Education Com
mittee and was re-referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Agriculture
Recent difficulties with plant
pests in some parts of the state
led to the introduction of a com
prehensive bill authorizing the
Board of Agriculture to adopt
rules for their control and eradica
tion; the department could (1)
make inspections of premises or
vehicles suspected of carrying
pests, (2) order owners to eradi
cate pests, and (3) where the
owner did not act, take adtion at
the owner's expense.
Other bills are designed to pro
tect the farmer against harm from
roadbuilders. In 1945 the use of
Bermuda grass to hold highway
shoulders in cultivated farm areas
was restricted. H B 658 would
flatly prohibit plantiing of this or
other noxious grasses and make
the State Highway Commission
liable in damages for violat'ons,
while HB 635 would require me
Commisison to submit all seeds to
the Department of Agriculture for
testing (to detect seeds of noxious
weeds) before they could be plant
ed. HB 680 would make the Com
mission liable for damages from
obstructing the natural flow or
water.
The House killed the proposal
to ask a Congressional investiga
tion" of reconstituted tobacco. How
ever, HB 236, which establishes a
Tobacco Seed Committee and
makes unlawful the sale of any
flue-cured tobacco variety that has
not been recorded with the Com
missioner of Agriculture, has been
ratified—along with the bill which
authorizes cotton producers to
levy assessments upon themselves
for cotton promotion.
Miscellaneous
HB 607 would give municipali
ties in dry counties the option of
voting for on-and off-premises
sales of beer and wine, off-premis
es sales only, or a mixture of the
two plans ... SB 301 would re
VI. nui u i
of meat?
A. Veal Blade Steak
Q. When <m It «■!■■ (rem
mad hew la II MaattMf
A. It ceanee from the blade no
tlon tad rffftnMf the blade
roast except tor the thick
ness. It contains the blade
bone and backbone, rat ia
Interspersed In the meat and
coven the outer surface.
Q. How la It prepared?
A. It Is cooked slowly by brais
ing. Veal blade steaks cut M
to ft Inch thick require 45
to 60 minutes for cooking. A
steak cut lest than Inch
thick may be panfrled.
Dip in granulated sugar. Place
on a cookie sheet and bake In
a moderate oven (350* F.) for
13 to 15 minutes. Yield: 4 dozen
eooklea.
quire that JU's be appointed (and
their salaries fixed) by resident
superior court judges, and that
the fee system be eliminated . . .
Two bills of interest to doctor*
would (a) require that they regis
ter biennially and (b) create a
Board of Examiners in Psychology
... SB 294 would require most of
the gasoline price signs in the
state to be repainted; it provides
that no digit in an outdoor price
sign can be less than % the hight
of other price digits on the same
sign . . . Electrically recorded
duck calls would be outlawed by
SB 298 . . . After years of playing
second fiddle to "The Old North
State," "Here's to the land of the
Long Leaf Pine" will receive com
parable status as the official toast
of the state if SB 305 is adopted.
Windy Cap News
Last week visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Presnell
were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harmon of
Silverstone, Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Harmon of Becch Creek and Hr.
and Mrs. Auburn Trivett of Ban
ner Elk.
Mrs. Vergie Trivett has returned
to her home here after spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Fredrick Jones in Avery County.
Miss Wanda Harmon was a
guest of Miss Mary Lou Greene at
Sugar Grove last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Roberts of
Lenoir visited Mrs. Roberts par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Trivett,
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harmon were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hagaman at Hodges Gap last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moody and
family of Mountain City, Tennes
see spent last Sunday visiting Mrs.
Moody's' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Harmon.
Miss Sheila Harmon spent last
week end in Avery county visiting
ber grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Edmisten.
Mrs. Tedra Harmon is visiting
her daughter, Mr*. BUI Stedry In
Chicago, III. this week.
BABY GOES TO DSNTUT
Newberry, Mick. — Although
Stephen Paul Nelson m only five
week* old, he mid a visit to • den
tist'i office and had hi* tint teeth
pulled. A doctor had recommend
ed that the loose teeth, with which
the baby was bora, be pulled tc
keep him from swallowing them.
The Senate Foreign' Affair*
Committee haa notified the State
Department that.it will insist on
"first rata ambassadors in every
post" The committee (aid the
Government can no longer afford
to give way to political "pressure"
la the selection of ambassadors.
Poultry it Mcond only to teta»
» li i torn looomc producer to
North r»nJln«.