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I WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY [
Thla U the seventh in a series
of weekly summaries of the work
of the 1947 session of the General
Assembly of North Carolina.
These summaries are not intended
as a report upon all legislation,
■but are confined to discussions of
matters of general interest or of
'major importance.
At the close of the 45th legislative j
day, a total of 737 bills and joint reso- !
lutions had been introduced in the I
General Assembly, as against a total
for the same period in 1945 of 875. j
Os the 737 measures so far introdue-,
ed, only 139 came in during the first j
fie days of the past week, as com-j
pared to 202 during the corresponding
period of the 1945 session. So, from
the standpoint of the number of bills
introduced, the current session con
tinues to fall behind its predecessor,
and if that fact were any indication
of the speed with which the legisla
ture is moving toward adjournment
(which it is not), it would seem ap
parent that this session would extend
somewhat beyond the 67 legislative |
days of 1945. A better indicator is j
th.j speed with which the major com-1
‘ s are turning out their work, I
and here those who hope for an early
adjournment have some cause for mis
givings. The committees appear to
be working unusually hard, and with
great seriousness of purpose, but
many difficulties are being encount
er as, especially in the money commit
t • f or rxamplc, much hard work
stifl 'remains before the joint Ap
p ipr.ations Committee will be ready
t ]!ien ini \ " la
ti-ms bills, and the Permanent Im
p.-ovemerits Fund bill, containing even
njore..''fighting points, perhaps, than
tin* appropriations bill (and which is
casting its shadow backward to com
plicate decisions upon many seemmg- j
ly unrelated items in the appropria
tions bill) will still have to be worked ;
on. Another indicator is the unusual j
number of members who seem primed ‘
to tear into almost every measure, no |
matter how apparently innocuous it.
may be, and rend, amend, postpone,
recommit or otherwise handle it in
such manner as to impede its pro
gress. This Legislature was heralded
as likely to be one of the most con
troversial in over a decade, and it
s-oms bent upon living up to its bill
ing. While controversy is helpful ini
arriving at a fair balance of inter
ests, it is not conducive to speed, and
at this point our last week’s predic
tion of adjournment on April 10
s° mis to be a little on the optimistic
side.
Perhaps the legislative event of the
week of the most general interest was
the passage by the House of HB 229,1
called by its proponents the “right to j
work” bill and by its opponents;
(among other things), the “anti- ;
union” bill. After a lengthy debate ;
which did not succeed in clarifying,
the scope of the bill, the “ayes” so ;
bver-.yh elmingly out-sounded the “nos” ;
that no opponent seemed to think it
wort L : bile to call for a division
(standing vote), and some observers ;
thought it somewhat peculiar that no !
o-'e had moved for a roll-call vote. I
When last heard from, the hill'.was I
resting in the Senate Committee on j
M 'Defeaturing, Labor and Com- ■
merce.
’her nubile bills of general inter
est received some attention during
th past week. Four were bills deal
ing." ith fireworks: three House bills,
.T'. nil 141 were reported unfav
orably by the House Committee which
a' ‘he s'oi’e time brought in a favor
able report on SB 4. already -'passed,
by the donate. This bill, which would
prohibit practically all dealing in or
use of fireworks in the State except
for p.d'ic exhibitions under the su
p ryis'en of licensed experts, was
5 bed "P'd to come up for second read
ing in ‘he House on Tuesday of this
week, :'B: 159. which would reduce
the statute of limitations upon filing
caveats to wills from 7 to 3 years af
ter po’ ate, passed the Senate. HB
429, w’ 'eh would enable the 1) mrt
m nt of Conservation and Develop
ment to cooperate with the State
“Let’s Be Neighborly”
With PETER CARLTON
....i'C ■' ' : ; 1 ■]
Chowan County Radio
Program
STARTS THIS SUNDAY
OVER WCNC
1:50 to 1:45 P. M. and Twelve
Successive Sundays
r ■
Greeting Cards
Fer Ail Occasions
CAlmrs
JEWELERS
4- •
CONSTIPATION
Risky in
BAD COLDS
overload the liver and other vital or
gans of the body, lessening your re
sistance to colds and other winter ills
■wH interfering with their treatment,
sirhy take this chance when you can
tabs Calotabs? Calotabs thoroughly
yet pleasantly act oneveryfootof
•our intestines, sweeping out toxin
laden putrefactive foods and virus
laden mucus, enabling you to more
affectively avoid or fight a cold. Noth
im acts like good old Calotabs. Use as
%fectod. 10c and 2Seat.aU druggists.
M. CALOTABS
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion and the U. S. Geological Survey
in undertaking an aerial topographical
survey of the State, was approved by
the House Committee on Conservation
and Development and sent to the Ap
propriations Committee to see if it
would likewise approve the SIOO,OOO
per year needed to match a similar
sum from the Highway Fund and
$200,000 per year from Federal funds.
SB 172, which would appropriate
$25,000 to the Roanoke Island IPs
torical Association, Inc. (producer of
“Lost Colony”) was also approved by
the Senate Committee on Conserva- j
tion and Development and likewise!
sent to Appropriations to pass on the
money part of the bill. Upon ratifies-1
tion of HB 17 on Friday, the North j
Carolina College for Negroes became j
“North Carolina College at Durham.”
Killed by unfavorable reports of
committees were HR 184, which
sought to ask Congress to free the'
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
from the control of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs (the resolution having;
been opposed in the committee hear- j
ing by a delegation of Cherokees);!
HB 1.3 (the Same number as last ses-'
sion’s “cat” bill) which would have!
lowered the voting age to 18; and SB
73, which would have created a Board i
of Examiners of Funeral, .Directors,"'
arid which had passed the Senate with,
some difficulty.,
SB 130, which would, provide a
State-wide liquor referendum , and
which was introduced February 12, is
still in Finance Committee. Two
more such hills were introduced, the
same day this week: ■SB 200, intro
duced by Chaffin and sent to Finance
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l 41 SW,MM,NG TH,S SUMMER t
gwi Th. Red Cross Moee tho The Red Croas may “ ve her life!
W&jjlg *. 9ES f 1,100,000 veteran* last year, Ihroug Throughout the notion, the Red Cross gives
PaSJ home service workers in chapters. /A training in swimming and water safety.
''y The drowning rate In the U. S. has beon
cut in ball since this program was begun.
Your Red Cross saves lives, suppliee ml Even the most careful driver
emergency food and medicine, even can’t be sure!
AjJim restore* hemes according le need. AT There are 12,000 Red Cross
highway first-aid stations and
H Today—tomorrow— any day
may bring a real need for the _I~C Ttlltl I
director, recreation or hoe- _l j < g & WILL ILLNESS
pital worker! Br *| ” INVADE YOUR HOME?
Red Cress Tor the'armed forces |T 1 ~ *•* Cross training in home nursing
are a continuin'* responsibility. |UJ|? ® Is a to the home and the
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chaptor*! 1,1 hund,,d ‘* R,d c '°** this great organization ready and able to
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fit:: CHOWAN HERALD, KoEN'IviN, C. tHURSI'A v MARCH 6, 1947
Committee, and HB 487, introduced
by Tompkins and others, sent to com
mittee on Propositions and Griev
ances.. To add its bit to the general
confusion, HB 497, which would call
for a vote in Mecklenburg County on
the question of establishing liquor
stores therein, was introduced at the
<same time as the two dry measures.
Among other bills of general inter
est introduced during the past week
are SB 182, which would repeal the
statutory laws regarding the regis
tration of lobbyists; 81i 183, which
would require all highway patrol cars
to be similarly painted so as to he
readily distinguishable and which
would give members of the highway
patrol authority to exercise the gen
eral power of peace officers only when
so directed' by the Governor, rather
j than upon request of a sheriff or chief
I of police, as at present; SB 196 (in
troduced simultaneously as SB 475)
which would submit to popular vote 8
constitutional amendment to repeal
I section 4 of Article V which imposes
; limitations upon the increase in State
'county or municipal debt; SB 2i'3,
: which would raise the limitation upon
I the municipal tax rate for general ex
pense from $1 to $1.50 on the SIOO
j assessed valuation; HB 461, which
i would create an examining board for
j practical nurses; HB 469, which would
j make it unlawful for any filling sta
tion to remain open for business be
-1 tween the hours of 10:30 A. M. arid 1
rp. M. on Sunday; HI! 477, which
1 would change the date for holding pri
mary election from the last Saft:-da v
n May to the third Saturday in June;
HI! 474, which would extend the
“hasty marriage” law passed in 1945 •
and applicable to only a f v. ea g ■
counties (3 of which have bills pm id !
ing to let them out of it) to make i - :
a State-wide law applicable t-> re=
dents as well as non-resid nts; HB
48;',, which would set up standard
weights and lengths for loaves of
bread; HB 478 which would provide
a small bonus to teachers for success
fully attending summer school, to be
financed by appropriations of $350,000
and $600,000 for the first and second
years, respectively, of the next bi
iennium; SB 210, which would abolish
! the necessity of a “seal” on deeds and
other conveyances of individuals; HB
516, which would submit a constitu
tional amendment to fix the salaries
of members and presiding officers of
the General Assembly at $1,200 and
$1,500 and for extra sessions at $250
and S3OO, respectively; and HB 523,
which would allow honorably dis
charged members of the armed forces
ALBEMARLE RESTAURANT
CAMPEVS JEWELERS
J. H. CONGER
Present
PETER CARLTON’S
‘Let’s Be V eighborly’ Program
Over
Radio Station WCNC
1:30 to 1:45 I*. M.
Beginning Sunday, March 9
For 13 Weeks
SHEAFFKR AND
PARKER PENS
CAM PEN'S
who served more than 60 days be
tween December 1, 1941, and Decem
ber 1, 1945, to deduct S6OO from their
net income for State income tax pur
poses. Under this bill, qualified vet-
Im MARKETING
Spring will soon be here . . . and one of the first signs is apt
to be the falling off of appetites. Now, in Grandma’s day
that was the signal to dole out doses of sulphus and molasses
(ugh!). But today it’s merely an added incentive to make
meals tempting-looking and grand-tasting. So I hope today’s
suggestions will help you do just that.
STRETCHING EXERCISE FOR MEAT
To make one lb. of ground beef
serve 6 people, combine it with 1
medium onion (chopped), 1 can of
vegetable soup and 2 cups of
, SUNNYFIELD
; RICE GEMS.
r'&L v See: m, pack into
(Ip "I baking dish and
\Ov ' yjV.i J bake in a moder
ate oven. 375°F.,
> U- 1 hour, 'ou get
extra nourishment as wel s extra
portions by using SUNN 'IE T D
RICE GEMS as a meat euwuuler,
because they contain precious vita
j nuns and minerals. Serve them
often for breakfast, too. They’re
thriftily priced at A&P.
SOME CRUSTI
Like cheese with your apple pie?
Then use it as a top crust. And for
; rich, tangy flavor, use MEL-O-BIT
AMERICAN CHEESE from the
A&P. Just bake your pie minus the
top crust, and 10 minutes before
you take it from the oven, lav
slices of M HL-O-BIT (about V
thick) over the apples. Umm, what
a crust! i
erans would receive benefits up to $35
per year, depending upon their in
comes. Honorably discharged veter
ans without taxable incomes would
not, of course, be affected.
SHAMROCK SALAD
Come St. Patrick’s Day, stuff
green peppers with softened cream
cheese tinted green, chill 4 hours,
cut in slices and arrange in
threes like shamrock leaves, with
strips of pepper for stems. Pretty
as a colleen ... and delicious with
this dressing: Blend hi tsp. mus
tard, Hi tsp. salt, dash of cayenne
and 2 tbsps. sugar with 1 cup un
diluted WHITE HOUSE MILK;
add 1 tbsp. vinegar gradually, stir
ring till thickened. Smooth? Os
course— thanks to creamy-rich
WHITE HOUSE MILK from tha
A&P. Try it I
CAKE THAT TAKES THE CAKE
Do your cakes crack, hump or hava
tough crusts? Then chances are yoa
use too much flour. Be careful to
measure accurately. Sift and spooa
flour lightly into % u,i W .,//
cup without pack
ing down. Level ■'
cup with knife.
For lighter, finer
textured cakes, be
sure to use SUN
NYFIELD CAKE FLOUR from
the A&P.