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Washington By Rep, Walter B. Jones; . / . Last week in Washing ton was indeed a varied one, for there was much to claim the attention of* members of Congress as well as the public at large. The televised moon land ing no doubt had one of the largest viewing audi ences in the history of television. It was an ad vent of historic solemnity and importance. Regard less of how one feels about the vast expenditure fox the outer space program, David Bass SPECIAL: I V ll DAVID BASS 1967 Fairlane Squire V I Engine Cruise-0-Matic Power Steering Air Conditioned A Wagon You'll Be Proud To Own Albemarle Motor Company Dealer No. 708 WEST HICKS ST. Phone 482-8144 GReCk Tyfer \ Starts Thursday • • • For u " itod Time! fflffltME S/SGJI certainly this historic event caused a feeling of pride in this accomplishment. Then there was the rain ed-out "All Star" baseball game on the night of July 22. This event brought many athletic celebrities into the Capital City. I had the personal pleasure of having lunch with Gay lord Perry, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, and a gentleman of which all North Carolina can be proud. In addition to Gay lord, the First District is honored by having three other major league start ing pichers, Jim Perry, ‘Catfish” Hunter and Billy Wynne. Unfortunately, the rained-out game was re scheduled the following af ternoon, and due to Con gressional duties, many of us could not attend. Another major topic of discussion and speculation was the accident which in volved Senator Ted Ken nedy causing an unfortun ate death. Whatever one’s feelings might be towards the Kennedys, we must all agree that this family has had more than their share of personal tragedy and sorrow. Os importance to all Civil Service employees was the action of the House in approving a bill to provide certain addi tional benefits and im provements for the Civil Service Retirement Act. There were four basic parts of the bill which are as follows: 1. An additional one per cent will be added to all fujure annuity coct-of-liv | ing increases. Thus, if the cost of living is Increased I by three per cent, annui ■ ties would be advanced by I four per cent to offset the | increase. 2. Annuities of surviv ing spouses who have re- I married since July 18, 1966, i will be continued or re- THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDEMTOH. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 81, 18M. stored under certain condi tions. 3. Retirement service credit will be allowed for unused sick leave. 4. Annuities will be Computed on the high three years rather than the high five years of average earnings. I have previously indi cated by criticism of ap propriation bills which can ‘best be termed “catch alls.” For all too often they include totally unre lated agencies and offices, and unfortunately, some of the justified appropriations are coupled with others which could be eliminated, but a member has no choice except to vote yes or no. Typical of these bills was H. R. 12964, an ap propriation bill which ran the gamut of subjects from the United States - Mexico Border Commission for De velopment and Friendship all the way up to the De partment of State, along with 17 other agencies or departments. A brief ref erence to one or two of the more unusual items in this all-inclusive bill are: $9,900 for an automobile for the Chief Justice of the Su preme Court; sl2 million to HEW to make special grants to schools to train personnel to deal with the problems of integration; $34,425,000 to the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of the Mutual Educational and .Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. I could cite other items of questionable appropria tions contained in this bill but I hope the examples cited sustain my opposi tion to this type procedure for appropriations. When we speak of Congressional reform, this is certainly one area in which it is needed. On final passage of this appropriation, along with a few others, Congressmen I Sunday Schcxrf^ Continued from Page 4 travel many thousands of miles. His work is import ant, no matter where it is performed. God is ever dependent upon His redeemed people to exercise a redemptive role in society. To quote Christ, His followers are to be the “light of the world” the “salt of the earth.” By their own deeply personal witness, they are to bring people together in the light of His redemptive love. They are to fulfill the role of intermediary between God and people. To truly and personally and individually fulfill God’s role for us in the history of the world and of Christianity requires us to be p disciplined people. How do YOU fit into His plan? (These comments are based on outlines of the Interna tional Sunday School Les sons, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and used by permission). km mws ttwfl hit Country. Ha's alto helping himself. By keeping sherp for hit civilian career Fountain, Henderson. Len non and I voted no. Not that I was against appro priation per se, but this is the only way I knew to register my protest against the system of bringing mul ti-appropriation bills un der one heading 'to the House floor. Social Services Policy Change ‘Provides More North Carolina’s 100 county departments of so cial services are in the process of notifying pub lic assistance applicants who have been denied aid since July 1, 1968, as re sult of the one year resi dence requirement that they may now be eligible for financial assistance. This action is being tak en because of the Supreme Court decision of April 21 which rendered this re quirement unenforceable in North Carolina and 38 oth er states that have resi dency requirements. ✓jT) rrn~r small deposit holds QrCCIK lyler YOUR selections on LAY-AWAY • • • MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY tune in ‘Miss B’ swingers... all made with Fortrel,® no-iron needed MONDAY: iMM, pNtd; ,mo*r.JMh lk»M by Midtßn. Q AnA L THUMOAY: AOM b. 6 in DMA -M, rim™, «l» Uttm|t,p. M|». 'y PHI' SI A cha.mmf ywn, taok 11* blu.. 0, IN.. TUUOAV: Itfln —MM pUtd Cult.. 0( Hdl Mat, AN, by §oW.c tell S S YAIOAV. OmW ilr.pn .tc.MM »l« in cl.cpM_*»■And Ob. button* Very-new 1 dog's ear'' pointed coder Rust blue the slimming way* ot that free swinging front panel' Red. blur WIONKSOAY: LAW wl*rtowp.n. chKk. t.d th.l. faiAlOA .ton: on th. / f dtAO A 4 lATUAOAY, Fl.tt.ri PJW •>»«». Mm. Natt wMI. collar, w, A'd .Ain A., with navy or |,ma MUM M»" rnyy* now. rowl mat The State Department of Social Services has been notified by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Robert H. Finch that states are prohibited from imposing durational residency requirements as a condition of eligibility for public assistance under the public assistance titles of the Social Security Act. The regulations, publish ed in the Federal Register, cover all federal-state pub lic assistance programs. They prohibit states from imposing, as a condition of eligibility for assistance,. any residence requirement that excludes any indivi dual who resides in the state. A resident of a state is defined in the reg ulations as: “One who is living in the state vslun tarily and not for a tem porary purpose, that is, with no intention of pres ently removing therefrom. A child is in ‘residency in the state’ if he is making his home in the state. Temporary absence from the state, with subsequent returns to the state, or in tent to return when the PAGE FIVE-B purposes of the absence have been accomplished, shall not interrupt continu ity or residence.” The regulation requires that North Carolina and the other 38 states involv ed. notify within 90 days of June 3 all applicants who were refused aid because of the residency require ment. It has been estimated the ruling could make an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 additional people eligible for public assistance across the country.
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