WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY !
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The Revenue and Appropriations
(Bills for the coming biennium have
passed both houses. Speaker Taylor
has appointed a calendar committee,
and today the legislature devoted its
first - Saturday session to consideration
of public bills. In Ithfe 'Senate the presi
dent (pro tem has introduced a reso
lution looking to adjournment sine die
as early as Wednesday; in all proba
biKty that resolution will be r.mend
ed to'read Saturday. Even then it may
be necessary to stop the clock.
Appropriations
To the surprise of no careful legis
lative observer, the >sso2 million bien
nial appropriations bill was given fin-i
al approval'by both houses this week t
■ in a form almost identical with tha |
in ‘which it was reported out by the
joint appropriations committee. Des
pite concentrated efforts by a decided
minority, attempts to increase the ap j
1 propriations for public school person- 1
nel and state employees met with de-!
feat. Rep. Royster’s proposal to grant
school people an additional sls a
month and state employees $.22.50 :n-|
stead of sls a month was rebuffed by
a vote of 60 to 46. In the Senate the
closest vote (29 to 19) came on an
amendment offered by 'Senator Alls
brook to provide salary raises for
these same .people on a contingency
basis. 'Proponents of the bill asserted
tii at they would like to support such
increases but felt that the no-new-tax
revenue bill already passed would not I
provide tile necessary funds. A sepa-|
rate bill to grant contingent salary in- 1
creases to teachers and other state
employees stands small chance of com
mittee approval; another bill designed
to reallocate $1 million from the State
Art (Society Fund to employees other
than teachers will at least cause more
debate. A bill to add $500,000 to the
appropriation for mental institutions
will probably pass. The permanent
improvements bill spending $3,350,000
as introduced has been raised $125,000
by a 'House amendment for TB facili
ties at the UNC hospital. A num
ber of bills appropriating relatively
small amounts Temain to be acted on.
Trucks, Highway Safety, Vehicle
Inspection, and License Plates
Highways and vehicles and the peo
ple who-use them continued to attract
legislative attention this week. An
effort to set up an inspection program
administered by private garages has
been kilted; the only bill left unacted
on is tiie one requiring insplection of
tars sold tile public by used-car deal
ers. The House has approved a bill
to give members of the 'General As
sembly special tags marked with their
, legislative seat numbers and, despite
some effort in the ISenate to prohibit
low license numbers for everyone ex
cept heads of the three branches of
government, there is a good chance
that the-Senate will agree with the
House’s action. One turnpike bill has
been made applicable to a few coastal
counties only; .the other remains on
the House calendar. A 'ball has been
' introduced to have the Governor ap
point some lawyer in each county to
sit as a traffic commission or judge 'at
$5 a case; these commissioners would
be under state supervision. The bill
increasing the penalties on overload
ed .trucks has finally cleared the Sen
ate and is now before the House. Its
companion bill directing the Highway
Commission to set up from 6 to 12 per
manent weighing stations is in the
same position.
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- Liquor Law Enforcement 1
Tempered by committee amend- j
mentis 4 of the 5 bills sponsored by the
special Study commission seeking bet
ter enforcement of the liquor laws
passed the Senate on Thursday. As] 0
passed, one bill would make) trains-',?
portauon of more than 26 (rather than! ®
5) gallons <jf liquor into or through 1 }
the state a felony punishable in the 1
court’s discretion (rather than by 5 to 1 1
10 years imprisonment). Another/
would add a SSOO additional or al-; v
ternauve fine to the original penalty a
of 5 months to 5 years in jail for ob-| 1
taining a federal license to manufac
j ture, purchase, or handle intoxicants.) '
The proposal to add 25 enforcement *
I officers to the State ABC Board’s *
I staff and give the entire staff State-: a
] wide jurisdiction passed .the Senate] r
I with only clarifying amendments. Only ( c
i-the bill designed to set a minimum £
| SIOO fine on violations of the pro-j *
I hibition laws met 'Senate defeat. The)'
/House calendar committee has already)
disapproved the resolution asking
' I 'Congress to prohibit issuance of fed
, oral licenses to residents of dry states,
and this may indicate that the i est of i
these bills will receive similar treai
] ment.
, 'Reporting Income
r In an effor. to increase the number
I of people filing income tax returns, a
( bill has been introduced which would
, require evsry self-employed person
as much as SI,OOO a year to
' report the facts about his income to
’I the Commissioner of 'Revenue if he
s does not file an income tax rutum.
Civil Defense
, With an eye on the national emer
, gency the ISenate on 'Friday approved
' an appropriation of over $73,000 to ,
j establish a state civil defense pro
' gram. Under the general direction
j and control of the governor, a direc
, tor of civil defense would coordinate
j activities of various local civil defense
I organizations and maintain liaison
with other states and the federal gov
ernment. In the event of war or immi
’ nent hostile action ,the governor could
take over, direct operational contro
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and enter into reciprocal aid agree
ments. [Mobile support uni-8 to sup
plement civil defense organizations in
stricken areas are provided for, and
local political subdivisions are au
thorized to make appropriations and
levy taxes for civil defense purposes.
Bonus For Veterans
The bill to provide a referendum
on raising liquor taxes to .pay veter
ans’ bonuses, supported visibly onj
Monday by the presence of some 300
people, has been given a public hear-!
ii.g followed by an unfavorable re-,
port. Another bill to provide bonuses'
for veterans of World War II only]
was introduced Friday, but its chances
are equally poor.
Matters of Interest to Local Officials
The 'Senate committee substitute for
SB 305 does not require municipali
ties to waive immunity against lia
bility for motor vehicle. accident dam
ages but allows them to waive im
munity to the extent that they have
covering insurance. The ISenate has
approved a bill to allow administrative 1
units with a school population as low
Roast 59c |
1 Q SUPER
A O SAVINGS
3 Lbs.
CRISCO
sl.lO
I 5 Lbs.
I SUGAR
50c
I Assorted
I JELLO
3 for 26c
I 100’s Ponds
I TISSUE
10c
I Rice
KRISPIES
2 for 29c
I Dog Pood
PARD
14c
ALL 5c CANDY
MM* 3 Bars
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as 600 to vote a supplementary tax
upon themselves. The present law
allows supplement votes only in units
having a school population of 1,000.
The usual bill to permit county com
missioners to postpone quadrennial
reassessments has passed the House,
and there is little doubt that the Sen- 1
ate will follow suit. The farm census
report bill has been rewritten, not to 1
j abolish the census, hut to make cer- 1
tain that county commissioners will
(not call on tax supervisors and list!
takers to collect the data and to raise
| the pay psr report from 10c to 20c j
This revenue provision meant that the
‘ bill needed appropriations committee
approval and there it rests. Under!
HB 787 as amended commissioners in
counties without special acts to the
contrary will meet every first Monday
and may adjourn from day to day.
WOOD FRIVOTT IN HOSPITAL
Wood IPrivott entered Chowan Hos
pital Friday night when he became
violently ill as the result of a heart
.attack. Friends will be pleased to!
know that he is gradually improving. >
No. 2
TOMATOES
2 for 39c
l-lb. Bag
Maxwell House
COFFEE
06c
l-lb. Cello
RICE
16c
10 -Lbs.
SUGAR
97c
Large Box
RITZ
33c
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4-lbs. Armour
LARD
96c
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1 CHERRIES ft|
V 39c E
12-oz. FFV
VAItIA WAFERS.... 29c
Regular Package
TIDE
32c pkg.
PORK LOIN CHOPS
69c lb.
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No. 303 Giant
PEAS
20c Can
3-lb. Carton
FLUFFO
93c
Stand
, LARD
25 lbs. 50 lbs.
55.75 511.49
Fancy Virginia
Spinach.... 2 lbs. 25c
Tender Bunch
Broccoli, bunch. .33c
Fancy Green
Bell Peppers, lb.. .23c
>ry Cure Sweet
Potatoes... 5 lbs. 39c
Fancy Large Golden ’
Celery ...2 stalks 25c
iFancy Green Top
Radishes 2 buchs. 19c
Fancy Green
Cabbage... 4 lbs. 25c
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