SECTION
TWO
WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
MOTE: This i* the J7th
of a series of weekly sum
maries prepared by the legis
lative staff of the Institute of
Government on the work of the
North Carolina General As
sembly of 1957. It is confined
to discussions of matters of
general interest and major im
portance.
The big question hanging over
the legislature at the first of
the week was whether it could
finish its work in time for ad
journment Saturday. Despite
multiple sessions all through the
week (including a Saturday work
day that -went from 10 A. M.
until 5 P. M.) the job could not
be done; ( there were just too
many bills to' be dealt with, j
The best guess as to the ad-|
joumment dhte now appears to 1
be Tuesday or Wednesday, and.
even that deadline may have to
be moved back if the two houses
* are unable to agree quickly on
the level of the teacher pay in
crease.
Even in thd closing rush, the
n-jSM
dentists say “wenderfuT* . H
*V»I I’ve ever used*...
Uoth ptltl Ml Um
f " And deliver a pint of
__ -J. cream, too , please" J
Going
mT\\ A trip by telephone
m D 11 *° quicker
SK U Whatever you need .. . from food to
HI flowers ... turn to your telephone for the fastest
M shopping anywhere. You’ll gel the grocery
store, the drug store, or the florist shop ...
all in a matter of moments. No driving, no
walking is required. In fact, you're just a few
from everywhere^b^^^^w«Y^^
Norfolk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co.
Elisabeth City - Edenton • Hertford
Manteo - Sunbury
Calvert
RESERVE^^v
K r> * wfypp^ 1
Jsgpr . rs, V ’ » Bj.*P* Ji k
ffC\ 'f $
w%*a ~ \ Ms^c a
ll#^yF 2i
° $095
k - ; 04/SQT.
ij«£v,- : ■: .
*
, ll i, lltL tf|Qig|ft-if rrtriT wa -~
bills continued to flow in, with
almost 100 introductions during
the week. At week’s end, the
General Assembly’s total of
bills submitted was 1,983, only
16 short of the 1955 legislature’s
1,999 in a session IVi weeks
longer. Both houses moved to
staunch the flow Saturday by
resolving to receive no more
bills—except for one providing
for adjournment sine die. Neith
er house has appointed a 'Calen
dar Committee to separate the
wheat from the chaff, and ap
parently every bill will be acted
upon except those cubby-holed
by standing committees.
Budget Matters
Major interest, of course, was
focussed on the progress of the
big money bills. The 300-page
| Revenue Bill, whose status- was 1
lin doubt at the beginning of the
'week, moved smoothly to ratiffi
[cation, after the Senate decided
to concur in the House amend
ments. The bill appropriating;
some S3O million for capital im
provements also enjoyed smooth
sailing. But the course of the
main Appropriations Bill was
considerably rougher, as the
House voted to give school
teachers a 16.09% pay increase,
while the Senate held out for the
administration’s figure of 15%.
The dispute was tossed into the
lap of a conference committee
for consideration, and its Satur
day afternoon report was that
the conferees could not get to
gether and needed more time.
With neither house apparently
in the mood for compromise, and
both wanting to go home, the
outcome of the issue is extreme
ly uncertain. The other major
issue in the Appropriations Bill
—whether, the state employees
THE CHOWAN HERALD
1 - ““A"* - » nmi
V t 111 / \ •rrurt mmm cmts
NATIONAL WARNING System, including some
28,000 miles of wire, is shown with its intricate
connections to 200 civil defense warning points
across the nation. The new network may be used
to sound a single national attack alarm from the
Federal Civil Defense Administration’s National
i should be given an across-the
board 11% salary increase—j
was resolved by both houses in
favor of the Personnel Depart
ment’s “yardstick” plan for in
creases.
Motor Vehicles And Highway ,
Safety
One of the surprises of the
week was the return of the com- 1
pulsory liability insurance bill to
the. Senate floor and its passage I
(along with appropriations fori
its administration). The House t
refused to concur in Senate
amendments, however, and the
measure is before a conference
committee. Earlier in the week I
the House voted down the pro-!
posal to create a study commis- 1
sion to look into the matter be- (
tween sessions. Efforts to in- i
crease the insurance coverage
required by the existing Finan
cial Responsibility Law also,
failed in the House; new bills
would require that proof of fi-1
nancial responsibility be main
tained under the law for five j
years (rather than two years)
after an accident.
In the course of the debate on
the mechanical inspection bill,
it was brought out that it is
sometimes difficult to locate a
highway patrolman to inspect
cars brought into North Caro
lina 'from out-of-state (as re
quired by present law). To meet
this objectipn, bills were sub
mitted authorizing the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles to -li
cense private inspectors, who
would make such inspections
for a fee of SI.OO.
One of the strongest bills aim
ed at curbing highway racing,
HB 619 (which calls for confis
cation of automobiles used in
racing, successfully cleared the
Senate and is in the hands of a
conference committee ... A fur
ther attempt to plug the “nolo
contendere” gap was killed, as
were measures (a) providing
procedures for court review of
drivers’ license suspensions by
the Commissioner of Motor Ve
hicles and (b) extending drunk
Waning Center at Colorado Springs, or If necea
aary, from similar warning centers at Stewart
Air Tores Base, N. T., or Hamilton Air Foroe
Base, Calif. From the warning points. State and
local otvil defense hook nps would pass the word
along ta the people to evacuate or take shelter.
en and reckless driving penal
| ties to all places in which the
public generally is allowed to
operate motor vehicles.
Liquor
In the wake of last week’s li
quor distribution furor, there
was a flurry of bill introduc
tions pertaining to alcoholic bev
erages. HB 1412 would require
the State Board of Elections to
I call an election on any issue
I presented by a petition of 15%
of the registered voters voting
in the last general election . . .
HB 1420 would forbid lobbying
by members of state and local
I ABC boards . . . HB 1432 and
!SB 514 ((both already killed)
'would fix maximum mark-ups
|on malt beverage ■ prices . . .
|HB 1424 would authorize local
ABC boards to spend up to 5%
’of their profits on rehabilitation
'of alcoholics . . . HB 1422 would
require all manufacturers, brew
ers, bottlers, salesmen, etc., of
malt beverages to have permits
jfrom the state ABC board . . .
A local act permitting Wilkes-
J boro to have an ABC election
was killed on Senator Eller's
plea of senatorial courtesy, but'
with Representative Vann re
fusing to intervene, the bill au
thorizing such an election in'
Clinton narrowly passed.
Local Government
A measure authorizing a
SI,OOO homestead exemption
from property taxes on a local
option basis was introduced by
Representative Speight and
killed during the week. Another
tax proposal would repeal all
laws granting tax exemptions
for tangible personal property;
it is aimed at a number of lo
cal acts exempting particular
types of stored agricultural pro
ducts acts which opponents
charge have placed counties in
competition with one another
. . . HB 281, providing for cen
tralized tax listing with the
State Board of Assessment by
companies having inventories in
more than one county, was re
ported unfavorably in the House.
New bills would prohibit JPs
from maintaining offices outside
their towr*ships and would re
quire return of fines and costs
imposed by a JP upon appeal to
superior court . . . HB 385, re
quiring JPPs to maintain stand
ard records, was ratified with
about one-fourth of the counties
still under its provisions . . . HB
905 (providing for retirement of
superior court solicitors) was
voted down in the House, but
HB 712 (allowing time as solici
tor to be included in computing
judges' service for retirement
purposes) squeaked through to
ratification.
County commissioners’ asso
ciation bills giving counties au
thority to name roads in unin
corporated areas and' changing
the required emblem on county
vehicles have completed the leg
islative journey, as have other
measures (a) giving counties and
municipalities refunds of 6c of
the gas tax which they pay and
(b) reducing the share of right
of-way cost which municipalities
must pay for highways through
town.
Miscellaneous
The administration's anti-
NAACP bills (requiring detailed
reports from organizations sup
porting or opposing segregation
in the use of public facilities,
and imposing severe penalties
on persons or organizations in
citing or contributing to the
cost of litigation) easily survived
House attacks but were shouted
down in the Senate . . . An An
son County bill requiring all
dues-collecting organizations in
the county to register with the
clerk of superior court was
quickly passed.
New bills calling for study
commissions with regard to
nursing homes, problems of mu
nicipal government, the appoint-
NEW >
Hot Weather/
Cologne by r
Dorothy^Gray
- —— (gtpdu .
Huge, 8 oz, battle only I $2.00 vatu')
CML DOWN! FtfSN OPlThh de
lightful fragrances as: frisky Els-,
lion,, gay Summer Song, perky
Summer Spice, romantic June
Bouquet, subtle Natural, fresh
White lilac. Make R a gift with
Dusting Powder to match in most
fragrinete, W oz., $1.25. This
annual Ik price cologne ojer at
Leggett & Davis
■% “Dru* Stare of Service”
We, Pettrar » PHONE t»H
ment of UNC trustees, and the
state’s revenue structure were
introduced; they follow earlier
measures to set up commissions
studying state government reor
ganization, revision of the Statd
Constitution, school finances, the
need for a uniform map law, the
practice of osteopathy, motor
boat regulation* cancer, negligent
uninsured motorists, sex crime
laws, and the need for a new
capitol annex—several of which
have already been killed.
The big revision of the state’s
DESOTO
Torsion-Aire Ride
smooths the roughest roads...
corners without leaning...
stops without dive...
Swing the new De Soto into a tight curve, DESOTO 4-door sedan
with Torsion-Aire Ride
ride her over a rutted road, then make a
quick stop. You’ll lie amazed at DeSoto’s Cft
Torsion-Aire Ride—no sway, no bounce, no ~ M M M__ 4
front-end dip. It’s the most astonishing ■■ ■ totoMM
driving experience you’ve ever had. And Factory retail price at Detroit,
Torsion-Aire Ride is standard equipment on ,
all three DeSoto series. Drive— and price— excise and handling charges. State
and local taxe.i (it any*, trans
the ’57 De Soto before vou decide. See for portal ion, delivery and accessories
extra. Prices may vary according
yourself why the switch is on to DeSoto . . . to local dealer policy.
the most exciting car in the world today! 1 , ,
De Soto...three great lines...Fireflite...Firedome...FireSweep
Take the wheel-then talk deaL.SEE YOUR DESOTO DEALER
YOUR DESOTO DFALERPRESFNTSGROUCHO MARX IN YOU BET YOUR LIFE" ON RADIO ANDTELF.VISION ... NBC NETWORKS
\ V A essary repairs or desired
improvements for lock of I j
monthly installments out of
current income.
Take this my, low-tost way to
finance repairs, moaernaatwn! «■
• FOR A GARAGE • F0R.... PAINTING
• FOR A BATHROOM • F0R.... REPAIRS
• FOR AN EXTRA ROOM • FOR A NEW ROOF
• FOR AN EXTRA PORCH • FOR STORM WINDOWS
AND DOORS
NO DOWN PAYMENT—NO MORTGAGE REOOHD
36 MONTHS TO PAY
/
Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate, Inc.
East King Street PHONE 2163 Edenton, N. C.
tjiluxi i • * \ - l ' V*' . < Vt .>**■ '&k'i
Thursday, June 13,1957.
EDENTON, N. C.
health laws has been ratified
. . . Proposals to create a psy
chologists licensing board were
defeated in the Senate . . . Ef
forts to amend the so-called
i“anti-Jonas” election law have
been thwarted ... A new mini
mum wage bill was submitted
in the House, but proponents
could not garner the two-thirds
vote necessary for immediate
floor consideration . . . Board of
Higher Education bills creating
a college revolving loan fund
for constructing dormitories,
setting up a community college
plan, and standardizing the or
ganization of the state’s teacher
colleges, have been ratified.
The difference between a so
called minor traffic violation and
a fatal accident is only a frac
tion of a second, say Allstate
Safety Crusade representatives.
Try your skill in gilt first and
then in gold. —John Ray