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I^MWNNHNNHNIMMIIIINNHOmiNNWiHHpM Heard | and i ? I seen | s 2 f ByPOP I 1 I know the readers of this column get ij tired of reading about the snow and ice jij ji which has plagued this area for too long... ij but the weather is just about all the people jjj ji are talking about.. also, subscribers who j; live "far off are always interested in ij reading about what kind of weather we're ji having here in Madison County... one thing ij about it is that this winter has been so cold ji that you'll be able to brag about i|t to your ji grandchildren... when the temperature ji finally got up to 38 degrees last Thursday it ji felt like we were having a heat wave... sj that's exaggerating a bit, isn't it... I've ji never seen people walking so slow and ij cautiously as they have been for several ji days... crossing Main Street has been jj dangerous... I've never been exactly a jjj ij coffee lover... usually a cup at breakfast ji does me all day... but since the price of ij coffee has gone so high, I seem to want ji several cups a day... guess that's human >j nature. T a. n ?a n 1 J.it Liisicireu tu rnaiueoi r oru ueiiver me :j State of the Union address for "the last time | ? maybe"... I thought he did a pretty good jij job having to face all those Democrats in Congress... many times since his j: presidency, he and Congress have been at jij odds but all this was seemingly forgotten :ji when he was given a rousing welcome by ij members of both Houses... as he said, "... :j: we- can disagree without being ji disagreeable..." ...Congratulations to the I rural carriers in the Marshall Post Office iji for receiving Safe Driving Awards... they jij are often unjustly critized by patrons... | personally, I think they do a mighty good jij job and should be appreciated. Frigid weather continues... Monday ? jij morning it was nine degrees below zero and i;i iji that's plenty>cokl^. many water* pipes', in | ? homes and businesses burst and many ? !;i people are still without water... plumbers ? were kept busy day and night and Buford jij Marler, Richard Roberson and Alderman $ Donald Ramsey have worked many hours jij ? helping people... including this writer... I jij iji want to personally thank them for coming to ji; my rescue Monday p.m. when water pipes jij ? burst at the office here and partially flooded >:? :j: the building... understand that the ? basement of the post office is coated with | ?ji ice... many persons were hampered | jij Monday morning when their cars failed to S start... and when they did it was mighty -i; ? risky driving on icy roads... as I finish up :? this column Tuesday morning the tem ? perature has warmed up to 10 degrees. | | uur community nas lost anotner tine s jjl citizen in the passing of Ben Frisby Sr. | Nearly everybody knew Ben and the older ;j: citizens will always remember him when he i;j used to thrill hundreds with his magic and :ji ventriloquism... he will be greatly missed. "Bill" and I attended the beautiful ij: jj: wedding of Ernest Teague and Virginia ;i; | Barnwell in Greenville, S. C., last Saturday ? 8 night... I was thrilled when they asked me to ? ?5 be an usher and I was even more thrilled * when they exchanged vows in the y beautifully decorated church... I wish space jij | permitted me to write more about the :j: jj: wedding, etc., but I must sign off for this j:j g week... ? The News-Record NON?PARTISAN IN POLITICS JAMES L STORY, Editor Published Weekly By Madison County Publishing Co. inc. BOX SS7 MARSHALL. N.C. 2S7S3 I ^ Governor's Mansion is beautiful and historical A new governor is moving into the beautiful Victorian mansion at 300 N. Blount St. in Raleigh this week. The mansion, recently renovated, is known as one of the most beautiful executive mansions in the country, and a classic example of "Queen Anne Cottage style of architecture." Gov. James Hunt will be the 24th chief executive to occupy the house. Gov. Daniel G. Fowle was the first to move in as he took office early in 1891 when the house was completed. He lived there only several months, when he died of a heart attack in April, 1891. Previous N. C. governors had lived in several places. In 1797 a white frame house (later called "inadequate") was provided for the state's first family, and in 1816 a house with brick columned porticoes was built on the site where Memorial Auditorium now stands. Called the Governor's Palace, the building served until 1871 when it was abandoned during Reconstruction years. The 20 years between 1871 and 1891 saw North Carolina's governors living variously in rented houses, in Raleigh's famous Yarborough Hotel and, in two instances, in their own homes. During this period, the subject of state-provided housing for governors came up repeatedly in the legislature. Some members wanted to butld a new residence on Burke Square; others wanted to repair the badly-deteriorated Governor's Palace. Finally, the commission appointed for the purpose agreed that the proper (and legal) procedure would be to sell the existing Governor's Palace and build another "suitable residence" on Burke Square. The final decision from the legislature authorized construction of a house on the square, provided for major furnishings and required (upon its completion) the governor to occupy it. The legislation directed that the house and furnishings should not cost more than the sum realized from the sale of the existing government house, and to save money, convict labor from the penitentiary should be used. In addition, wherever possible, native North Carolina materials should be used. Architects Samuel Sloan of Philadelphia and his associate Gustavus Adolphus Bauer offered designs that were declared "artistic, representing an ornate building, in modern style, three stories in height with the ample porches, hallways and windows which every house built in this climate should have." At first, of course, furnishings were a problem. The first residents, Gov. Fowle and his family, brought along their own furniture to help fill the 42-room mansion, since the money appropriated by the legislature was woefully inadequate. Several later governors followed this precedent by necessity until Gov. Angus McLean's ad ministration when the personal possessions of the family were sometimes quite visibly tagged "McL" while the mansion's fur nishings were labeled "M." r Several appropriations since have j provided for furnishings, and the ingenuity and taste of the various first ladies have contributed im- * In 1965 Mrs. Dan K. Moore ap pointed an Executive Mansion Fine ( Arts Committee to solicit funds andiH to improve furnishings of the*1 mansion. Two years later the^j General Assembly created the*r Executive Mansion Fine Arts rt Commission perpetuating the programs to add fine antiques, u reproduction furniture,.accessories and specialty rugs to the mansion's ^ furnishings ^ Several times during its almost 90 >s years existence, the idea of aban doning the present mansion in favor of a new residence for the governor ? has been raised. Gov. McLean and fj Sec. of State W. N. Everett were*'' among the first to squash the () proposal. Again, during the ad-,*. ministration of the grand old Vic- ' tori an house arose. After extensive,' examination of other states'.u executive mansions by a committee J appointed for the purpose, a new governor's residence was designed, o Again, however, the beautiful <4 mansion on Blount Street bested its rl detractors. During the ad ministration of Gov. James E. Holshouser, extensive renovations - were completed, making the many gabled mansion look "just as it was, ? except good as new." Mrs. Holshouser, following in the: footsteps of many another first lady $ used her own good taste and,, ingenuity in the renovation efforts" by sewing the heavy draperies ? herself. Each of the 23 governors and their$ families have added their own.;, beauty, dignity and charm to the 86-v year-old structure, and it continues ? to be "one of the most beautiful ? interiors in America." Ford restored confidence : Gerald Ford will not be remem bered as a great President. In his short service as chief executive, he launched no lasting programs and did little to solve any of the country's enduring problems. He was a cautious President, both because he is by nature a cautious man and because of the circumstances that thrust him into the office. Despite all that, Mr. Ford has made a lasting contribution to his country, one that should not be overlooked. At a time when the country was shaken to its foun dation, he became its leader and did the job with modesty, calmness and integrity. He showed by example that the power and trappings of office need not lead the man who holds it to think of himself as more than a citizen. Mr. Ford's parting message to the Congress where he served 25 years was as modest and unassuming as the man who spoke it. We have; problems, but the state of the union is good, he said. He sprung no sur-^ prises. His claims were modest. He? wished his successor well. Gerald Ford, we believed, was not? the man to lead this country in itt? continuing quest for self improvement. But his contribution^ as President, though it may rate little more than a footnote in the history books, has meant much to his country. To understand just how much, consider the public feeling about the presidency as Gerald Ford leaves it, and compare that to the public feeling as Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson left office. Mr. Ford restored the public's faith that a good man can be President and that a President can be a good man. ? Charlotte Observer MV FELLOW American;.,, Searching For New Directions State licensing costs public millions Around North Corolino Tha Christian Scianca Monitor The cost of doing business with various people subject to state licensing laws and regulations runs into the millions. Just how much, nobody can say for sure. But just one isolated example put together by attorneys in the North Carolina Attorney General's office gives a glimpse: eyeglasses in this state cannot be advertised. In states with competition, prices are one third lower Cost to Tar Heels, according to a study by state attorneys, is well over $10 million per year. Judging from that, the public cost is exceedingly high when licensing boards to regulate various activities, and many work to limit competition, eliminate advertising, and bar entry to some who might wish to enter that particular field. THREE PILOTS The strictest entry law, by the way, is in tha occupation of pilot for ships calling at llorehead City or Wilmington There are by lav ? only 3 recently chief of the anti-trust division of the Attorney General's staff, ramrodded an 18-month study of licensing in the state. That research leads him to conclude that the system is fraught with problems: restrictive entry rules, problems in practicing from one state to another, absence of competitive bid ding in securing services, prohibition of advertising. Silverstein now feels that what is needed is "the least regulation necessary to protect the public interest... as to entry, the minimum iu4tinnfiAn noroccflrv In prepare the individual to serve the public. " Particularly during hard economic times when people are hunting jobs, Silver-stem found some who had com pleted all educational requirements and who had passed required examinations still barred because a period of 11 riBin A - ? I? ' ? .f. HAAUiHAri apprautctsnip is raquirea, and they could not lind an opening. Alan Beughcum has written a survey of the licensing system in the state m it, the attorney- neral ? ? asking the General Afisembl to declare a moratorium on it setting up any new ones or changing methods for old ones. Meanwhile, a full-blown research program is needed in the legislature, Baughcum feels. bill 1 noblitt A MORATORIUM That moratorium, Baugh cum feels, will allow time for staff of the attorney general's office to work with the various boards to bring them in compliance with recent court rulings Baughcum, in his report, pointed out that the system tends to restrict competition "A market in which a monopoly exists is the an tithesis of the competitive market...."he wrote Further, he found that the membership on the various boards overly represents the ?ticu. r profession >t "a desire to hav. the occupation regulated only by those who are a part of Labeled monopolistic uy uie study are accountants, cosmeticians, dentists, electricians, landscape ar chitects, lawyers, medical people, undertakers, nurses, pharmacists, plumbing and heating tradesmen, engineers i and surveyors, real estate agents, and refrigeration technicians. Most of those, with the ad dition of others ? architects, foresters, opticians and op tomotrists, physical therapists, psychologists, and speech-language-audio logists ? prohibit advertising. "The constitutionality of such restrictions on ' advertising would seem to be dubious..." Baughcum reported ' Informal talks with legislators and investigators indicate a developing change in the law to allow advertising in the coming year or two?at least advertising to the extent of revealing the ioction and specialities of lawyers or physK mns or dentists. Probably no advertising in the foresee* Mr future wifl iiUom fwr*ai pn' e offerings at a cut rate; weeUong special oa ap pendeotomies) most believe. State Assembly ? J gets off to fast start By REP. ERNEST ME8SER ' The North Carolina General i Assembly began Its 1977 < session at noon Jan. 19. By the end of the day, all I legislators had been sworn in, i Rep. Carl Stewart of Gaston i County had been elected 1 Speaker of the House, and Carl had appointed 44 House i committees. TMs was the fastest ' ? * ?kal ?wimm UC?111IUII? uiai anjuirc v,au remember in organizing the North Caroiina Houac of Representatives. The Senate waa aomewhat slower in organizing. A new rnmmlttaa, ? Com mittee on the Aging, was created by Speaker Carl Stewart, and I waa made chairman of that committee Since this is a new committee, we wiO be breaking new grw and at intervals, we will report on the activities of ? ? ?- }?l were bill* to: * ?restore capital punish ment; allow the governor to serve two successive terms; change the primary election back to May ; estabttab a uniform opening day for pubHc schools (day altar Labor Day); I -repeal the requireniaat that operators of motorcycles wear a helmet; raise to|M,MQ the state's liability for students injured In school bus at the Homestead Act Several bilk have been In troduced to change the *.*4nptkao Ice retiredpereeaa over 06 year* oi age However, Rap B. D. 8th warts of New Hanover Congy and ! Intend to Introduce the property tax aiamptton bin that we batteve Mi be
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