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BOWMAN DISCUSSES Continued From Page One of $25,000,000. The above increases would be in addition to annual increments and retirement benefits contrib uted by the State, according to the Governor, and when these are taken into account, the proposed increases would amount to ap proximately 17 percent for teach ers and 131<! percent for other State employees. In preparing these weekly re ports, your representative is con fronted with the fact that almost 1,200 bills or proposed laws have been introduced during this Gen eral Assembly to date. Reporting space in the newspapers does not permit of discussion of a great number of important items of leg islation and is preparing these re ports. it becomes difficult to de termine just which items of state wide legilation are of interest tc the people of the county. Natural ly all items of local- legislation will be reported as a matter of course. Accordingly, it would be most appreciated if you, the in terested readers of this report, would write me a short letter, ad vising me of those items of state wide legislation which are of greatest interest to you. In this way, it is believed that this re port would serve a much more useful purpose. Local Problems Representative Addison Hewlett of New Hanover County and youi representative are collaborating ir the preparation of a bill enabling legislation which is necessary tc make the property owners of North Carolina eligible for flood insurance under the Federal Act providing therefore. This bill will be introduced either during the coming week or not later than the following week. It appears that, although the Federal Act has been passed, flc money for setting up the organi zation and the insurance fund has been appropriated and the matter of this appropriation is presently before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. This subcommittee has recom mended an unfavorable report on this appropriation and I am in formed by Congressman Lennon that unless extreme pressure is brought on the subcommittee and the whole committee, it is possible that these funds will not be made available. I, therefore, urge all oi you to contact Congressman Al bert Thomas, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Appro priations, and Congressman Clar ence C. Cannon, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, by letter or by telegram, urging them of the necessity for this appropriations. As all of you know, it is impossible to obtain flood insurance on any of our I exposed coastal areas from com mercial companies and lending agencies have refused to make loans in any case where either business or residential construction is contemplated without flood coverage. The lack of this flood insurance has brought new con struction to a standstill and if we are to develop our coastal area, including our beaches, this insurance must be available in order that construction loans may be obtained. Your cooperation in demanding of oitr Federal Con gress that an appropriation be made will be of great value and will probably mean the difference between our having available to us flood insurance or our not being able to obtain such cover age. I, therefore, urge you to contact the two above named con gressmen. Five-Man Board I have had very little response to my previous requests that I be given some indication of the wishes of the people of this coun ty with regard to passage of leg islation which would provide for a fiVe-man Board of Commissioners. As heretofore explained, no fault or criticism is found by any pro ponent of this legislation with the work of our present Board. How ever, it was the thought of such proponents that a five-man board Would give the county wider rep resentation and permit the Board to better serve the people of the county. I have no feeling in this matter other than my wish to fol low the desires of our people and will not introduce such legislation unless the majority of the people of the county desires this change. Inasmuch as the time is rapidly aproaching when a cut-off date will be set, after which date no further local legislation may be introduced, it is requested that all interested persons advise me of their felings in the matter, both pro and con. Election Laws I have also received a great number of requests that our coun ty be included among those other counties which now prohibit voter? from choosing only one person where more than one person is eligible for election to a particular office. For instance, our Board of County Commissioners is com posed of three officials. The pres ent act, now law in a great num ber of counties, prohibits any per son or persons to vote for only one person to the office of county commissioners at a Democratic primary election and requires that each voter select not less than three commissioners and vote therefor, otherwise any voter who votes for either one or two com missioners only would have his | vote counted as not voting for 1 any commissioner. I I would also appreciate having I your reaction to including- Bruns iwick County among those coun ties which prohibit the above prac tice of voting for only one or two commissioners rather than voting I for at least three of the candi I dates for this office. TRAFFIC CASES Continued From Page One i not guilty of reckless operation. Fred Jones was found guilty of I assault upon a female and was given 30 days in jail, suspended Upon payment of costs and good behavior. Robert Peterson was found guilty of public drunkenness and was given 30 days. This sentence was commuted to time served be cause of illness of defendant, paid costs. The following cases involving speeding were disposed of: James Alston, Jr., 65-mph, $10 and costs: William Norwood Macon, 70-mph, $15 and costs: Frank Jasper Den nis, 55-mph in 45-mph zone, $10 and costs; Wood-row W. Guyton. 65-mph, $10 an doosts: Wilbert C. Phelps. 70-mph, fined $15 and costs: Clarence Peterson, 65-mph, $10 and costs; Rolf Lewis Spicer, 70-mph, $15 and costs; Robert Lee White, 70 mph, $15 and costs. The following cases of reckless operation were handled: Gene White, $25 and costs; Gene Allen Bennett, $25 and costs; Jack Edi son Kelly, $50 and costs. Horace M. Simmons was found guilty of operating with improper equipment and was fined $10 and costs, the fine being remitted. BOWMAN NAMED Continued From Page One Senator Adam Whitley, Smith field; Representative D. G. Bell, Morehead iCty; W. P. Saunders, Raleigh; Garland F. Fulcher, Oriental; Harry White, Winston-Salem; John E. Justice, North Wilkes boro; Alvah Ward, Jr., Manteo; Oscar Breece, Fayetteville; Eric Rodgers, Scotland Neck. WSCS MEETING Continued From Page One meet at Trinity Methodists Church in Southport in the fall. An en joyable social hour followed. HARBOR IMPROVEMENT Continued From Page One nature. Making this trip was Repre sentative James C. Bowman of Southport, who recently appeared before the State Port Authority in Raleigh and told members of that group that the situation with regard to the Suez Canal means that there must be a realignment of long range planning on the part of the petroleum industries of the world. “I am convinced,” j he told the group, "that some j port on the Atlantic Seaboard is 1 Save $75 On Your Automatic Tobacco Transplanters Cash or Terms q% DO A BETTER JOB QUICKER! Come in and see the new 1957 models. These Transplanters have been field-tested and proven by Satisfied Users. Powell Sure-Set Automatic Mechanical Automatic Melvin Transplanters We Will Trade For Mules & Farm Machinery JUST RECEIVED SHIPMENT OF FINE Fresh Young Mules S. L. FULLER & CO. "YOUR CASE FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER” WHITEVILLE, N. C. destined to become, the in 3 petroleum center for • the Eas United States.” He urged the diseration be given, to provii a 40-foot channel to Southpoi Last week Representative man was named as a membe tire North Carolina delegatioi j. the Congress of Rivers and I bors which meet in Washinj ^ next month. At a meeting other members of tliis delegat at which Governor Luther Hoi was in attendance, the Bruns' county representative once made an appeal for a 40-foot preach to the Southport and pointed that more than natural depth already exists h This week-end he expressed h that a project of this nature be presented at the forthcom session by members of the hai 1 No ’aroliia delegation. During the trip yesterday there vas discttssion of the fact that ,he construction and present use | if super tankers has made a i drastic change in shipping petro- ; eum products. Xt was made clear hat few-(ini and ports are able; :are of these new ships, and that j n many instances it is necessary 1 or them to discharge a part, of ..heir cargo in order that they k nake their way to existing stor and distributing facilities, nthero were expressions of various Ideas of how tliis natural harbor lere at Southport may he used :o the best possible advantage in he future. The trip was made aboard one if the boats of the U. S. En gineers, and technical advisor in he discussions and in the exam nation of charts was Col. H. C. ] Rowland. Also on the trip was Lt. Col. R. D. Shaffer, assistant district engineer; Col. George Gillette, former District Engineer ' and former executive director of the State Port Authority; Mayor Dan Cameron of Wilmington; John Fox, president of the Wil mington Chamber of Commerce: L. C. McDuffy of the Corps of Engineers: Harry Clark, of the Committee of 100: E. L. White, former mayor of Wilmington; A1 G. Dixon, executive editor of the Star-News newspapers; Dr. R. H. Holden of Shallotte; Represent ative Bowman; and James M. Harper, Jr., editor of The State j Port Pilot. Read The Want Ads -IIGHWAY WORK Continued From Page One eet 3-156 to intersection of US I .7 at Supply, 0.3 mile; and the j ■ounty road from Makatoka to runiper Creek via Exum, 9.5 j niles. Two new bridges, 104 feet; ong and with 28-foot wide road ways, were built by contract; forces on NC 87 and from a point m NC 130 near Southport, north vest to a point 6.6 miles south east of US 17. FAT STOCK SHOW Continued From Page One the show. All persons who are in terested are urged to contact their local county agent or agriculture teacher. The twenty counties con sist of, Bladen, Brunswick, Car teret, Columbus, Craven, Cumber land, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke Jones, I/enoir, New Han over, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne. JURY LIST FOR Continued From Page One Klutz, D. L. Scoggins. E. H. Hayes, L. F. Hodges, I. M. Jac obs, Lei and; V, E. Galloway, Alton Bennett, Supply; J. M. Danford, Sherwood G. Johnson, ■ Elwood W. Bullard, Bo livia; W. E. Lewis, W. L. Clark, Win nabow; Pawne Formy Duval, Marshall Long, Freeland. There are 50,507 motels in the country with a capacity more than the population of Vermont. BLAC> BLACK'S BLACKS gggg BLACK 5 jggBBsl I Weekly V Monthly or Fall Terms Our specia! purchase makes possible this un heard-of value. We have the size to fit your car. 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