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Mkiiinum Mm Hourly Wage Bill Says Law Will italic Living Standards In State administration - sponsored j State Minimum Wage bill (Senate Bill 157), which would establish a 76-cents hourly wage floor for Taf J Heel workers in intrastate indus try, has the solid support and en dorsement of State Labor Comfnis sione Frank Crane. I i “Sucn a law will raise the stand-j ard of living of some 90,000 North Carolina employees who f^rently 1 receive less than 75 cents an hour and will benefit the economy of the State by increasing available pur-j chasing po w e r," Commissioner Crane declared today. The •bill was introduced in the Senate on March 21 by Senators R. | Lee Whitmire of Hendersonville, John G. Dawson of Kinston, Rich ard G. Long of Roxboro and J. Spencer Bell of Charlotte. j “W e have been interested in a State Minimum Wage Layr for North Carolina during several past legislative sessions,” Crane said. “We have observed increasing in-. terest and favorable sentiment to-j ward such a statute on the part of members of the General Assembly, j “Many groups, such as the State' Legislative Council with its 300,000 members in affiliated clubs and or- j ganizations, have supported efforts to secure the enactment of a Mini-! mtum Wage Law. For many years j past the press of North Carolina has done much towards educating and tenlightening the public con cerning the pressing need for such a law.” Crane recalled that on March 1, 1951* tiie minimum wage mdved up front 75 cents to SI.OO an hour for employees working in interstate in dustries covered by the Federal Wage and Hour Law. Os the 600,- 000 or more Tar Heel workers cov ered 'by the Federal law, about 100,- 000 received pay increases at that time, he said. •“Many employers who in the past have Jooked askance at such legis lation have reappraised its effects and are now lending their full sup port to its enactment,” Crane stat OLD STAGG KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON l^^^mßo4s i m Z Pint . :•; vi| J»| 4 |A ■ ■ ■■ , k jji pm yr&MBRBON^wV f / H . jF|V WvE&im SwiVf'SMlHwftfc JBsiiMl HW|\* ~ SSSSSS^SiWmi-^m^^ :jggS=>>%% «BH| ft 7 J|<J^^^pi^nilo|2jgH ; wjSESSmWSi V'^Br SBBVBI railEKxir* 1 lil t BOTTISO 8 V -jjß/iK* , I E STAOG- - J |l 1 !«*• “A min-Vum wag? cf 7c ce~i A s as hour for those workers not covered by the Federal law would not bring undue hardship upon the affected industries. It would not have an unfavorable impact upon the local service and retail establishments which would be principally affected. On the contrary, it' would work to eliminate unfair competition. “This bill is practical and realis tic. Its effects would not be dis ruptive. The minimum wage figure it sets is not so high that it would tend to curtail employment oppor tunities. Nor would the bill as in troduced cause any change in the hours of work permitted or entail any additional record keeping be sides that which has been required by law' in North Carolina for the last 20 years. “This measure should be one of the real factors in helping to raise the low per-capita ineotne of North Carolina,” Craine continued. “An employee working 40 hours a week under the minimum wage set by this bill would earn at least $1,500 per year. His earnings would be $264 —or 21 per cent—higher than our State’s 1955 per capital income of $1,236 which placed us in 44th position among the States.” Uniquely among State Labor De partments, said Commissioner Crane, the North Carolina Depart ment of Labor has had the experi ence of administering the Federal Wage and Hour Law in this State for the last 18 years and thus has rolled up a long background of ex perience and training in administer ing wage legislation. “The effective date of this hill being January 1, 1958,” Crane add ed, “this will allow time for affect ed industry to become fully inform ed and acquainted with the appli cation of such a law and to make advance plans for necessary wage adjustments.” “ROYAL WEDDING” FRIDAY “Royal Wedding” will be pre sented at the Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church Friday, night, March 29, at 8 o’clock. A small admission will be charged and the public is cor dially invited. 1 • - ■ ■ THE CHOttAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28,1957. • *** , ''tit's - , . rrfgmmrnm - iiiiitlrr^ir^^^Trr | t TIMBSr **'*£nif kumT. -r ■♦ s MH, iR" ' ' ' NOT IN NEMO’S WILDEST DREAMS—A deadly thing beneath the ocean’s surface wIU be this first atomic submarine capable of firing guided missiles. This sketch shows the vessel shooting one of the weapons from its deck. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation, under contract with the U S. Navy, is designing the nuclear propulsion plant, the same company which supplied the power plant for the first atomic sub, the USS Nautilus. The ship will be 346 feet long and have a beam of 29 feet. PTA Meeting Held At White Oak School The Parent*Teacher Association of WHjte Oak School held its regu lar meeting Tuesday, March 19, with many parents present. The social activity for the evening was an “Age Rally”. Each member paid a penny per year, and fun was had by all. On Saturday morning, March 30 at 10:30 o’clock the White Oak School will appear on the “Kiddie Corner” program Channel 9, Greenville, N. C. N. N. C. TV., un der the direction of Mrs. Rlizalieth Woodruff Paul. on this "Early Bird” Trade-in Special NEW 57 MOTOROLA TV . . B|Sp3Bss||l Nationally Advertised II „JSU 11 At SQQQ QC It si 1 *uuu.uu ■ Now (000 QC •' IPBbB Only V with "Early Bird” trade-in Bt Console. Big screen. Big performance. Big console that looks good both on and off. Full swivel. Famous Motorola features like Right-Up-Front tuning. Pushbutton on-off, aluminized pic -21K68M, Mahogany i2IKGBB, Blond, slightly liigher). WESTERN GAS SERVICE, Inc. 204 S. Broad Street PHONE 3122 - w Edenton, N. C. V a •'* '. Vjdft»*s . t. * ,j>it f-'~.' . . . 0 IM+'-' *-> . IP First toms! First save! * 'Early BirrTsKCMis NOW! P - § r - iiiiMH—M—ii 111 ——l li i Demonstration Club Schedule For April Miss Maidred Morris, Chowan home demonstration agent, an nounces the following calendar for Aprft for Chowan County home demonstration clubs: ( April 1—2:30 P. M.: Advance Club, Community Building, j April 2—7:30 P. M.: Rocky Hock Club, Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., hostess. April 3—7:30 P. M.: Gum Pond Club, Mrs. Z. T. Evans, hostess. I April 9—7:30 P. M.: Beech Fork, | Mrs. Linwood Layton, hostess. | April 10—2:30 P. M.: Wards Club, Community Building. April 11—2:30 P. M.: Enterprise Club, Mrs. David Goodwin, hostess. April 12—7:80 P. M.: Benefit barbecue supper, Oak Grove Com munity Building. April 15—2:30 P: M.: Chftwan Club, Community Building. April 16—7:30 P. M.: Center Hill Club, Community Building. I April 17—2:30 P. M.: Byrd Club,] \ Mrs. Jim Swindell, hostess. April 23—7:30 P. M.: Rocky! Hock Club, Mrs. Kermit Perry, hos tess.. April 23—2:30 P. M.: Ryla n d > i Club, Mrs. John E. Copeland, hos-| tess. , ■ 1 April 24—2:00 / P. M.: Pickle| demonstration,- Chowan Community, | Building. 1 April 25—7:30 P. M«: Oak. Grove Club, Community Building. April 28-May 4: National Home Demonstration Club Week. Edenton Firemen Answer Three Calls During Februaryj Fire Chief W. J. Yates reports that three fjres occurred during February, one of which was in Edenton and two out of town. For the Edenton fire the firemen were out one hour, and were out three hours for the out-of-town fires. In Edenton the firemen trav eled two miles and but-of-town 55 miles. While no hose was laid ini Edenton, 300 feet were laid in the county. For the Edenton five 23 volun teers responded and 46 responded for the rural fires. Property in- j volved in town was estimated at, SIB,OOO and $16,000 in the county. Insurance in Edenton was SIO,OOO and out cf town $12,000. Damage amounted to onlv $25, which was caused by the rural fires. J Firemen were on the air 10 sec onds for the Edenton fire and 30 I seconds for the out-of-town fires. 1 They held three fire drills, extend led two courtesies and assisted at I the recent plane crash at Her, J ford. | BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Davenport an nounce the birth of an 8-pound, 9- ' ounce son, Linwood Earl Davenport, ■ Jr., born Saturday, March 23. State Employees To Meet On April sth There will be a special joint 1 meeting of the North Carolina 1 State Employees’ Association and - the State Highway Employees’ As-fi sociation at 8:00 P. M., Friday, April 5, in the court room of the I Pitt County Court House, Green-; ville, N. (’.’ This meeting is being called ii. j ordpr that all state employees may j be brought up to date on happen-1 ings in the Legislature with re-1 gards to salary increases. Speakers will be Ralph Monger, president, North Carolina State Employees’ Association; Ivan Har desty, president, State Highway Employees’ Association; Clifton |B e c k with, executive secretary,! | North Carolina Etate Employees’! ! Association, and Otis Banks, execu-l tive secretary, State Highway Em ployees Association.) This is a most important meeting inasmuch as each state employee is affected. Alike Mrs. Chatterton I hope youj have enjoyed this afternoon as a; guest of the Superwoman’s Club. Mr. Grimm—l have, indeed! Tt( reminds me so much of my camp] lin the woods. Out there the brooks j j babble, too. It is error alone which needs thej support of government. Truth can . stand by itself. —Thos. Jefferson' -SECTION ONI. PAGE THREE Five Top Teams lit f Bridge Marathon At the conclusion of round 16 in the bridge marathon sponsored by the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs. J. W. Davis continue to hold the lead. Scores of the five top teams at the end of'the 15th round are as follows: First—Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs. J. W. Davis. Score, 53,020. Second—Dr. Richard Hardin and Jo? Thorud. Score, 50,620. Third—Medlin Belch and A1 Phil lips. Score, 49.110. . x 1 •Fourth—Mrs. L. A. Patterson and Mrs. W. B. Rosevear. Score, 47,- 360. Fifth—Mrs. A. M. Forehand and Mrs. H. A. Campen. Score, 45,550. I lI4NI Mil VA BENEFIT PAYMENTS ARE EXCLUDED from federal INCOME TAKES AND THEREFORE 1 NEED NOT OF REPORTED ON INCOME TAX REPORTS FOR 199* I Far full infm mation contact your nearest 1 > KTKHANS ADMINISTRATION often
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