Republicans Will Attempt To Revise
State Election Laws
Republicans in the General
Assembly will attempt to revise
the state election system in or
der to reduce the fraud that ac
companies each general election
in many parts of North Carolina.
A bill to be introduced soon
would change the method by
which election board officials
are selected and the system of
prosecuting violators of the elec
t on laws.
The Fepublicans maintain that
the present election system is
based on an unrealistic assump
ton that the members of the
political party can control the
e’ection process- with complete
farness and impartiality. At
present the governor appoints
the five members of the State
Board cf Elect ons, three of
whom are always from the ma
jority party and two from the
minority party with a simple
majority deciding any issue.
The State Board in turn ap
points the three member county
boards, with the Chairman and
one other member always from
the majority party and the other
member from the nvnor'ty party
with a simple majority again
dee d ng any issue. The County
Board Chairman then appoints
the three eection officials inside
the precinct. In many cases the
offic als supposedly representing
the minority are installed over
the cbpection of the minor'ty
party, thus not only is the ma
il r;ty party given the complete
it: pr nsib lity for controlling and
conducting the election process,
it also gets to select the officials
who are supposed to represent
the m nority party’s interest.
The Republican bill would re
move the flaws of the present
system by "providing that:
V Each party’s Executive
Committee choose two members
each to serve on the State Board
c;f Elections and those four mem
bers would then choose a fifth
member from within the party.
In ease of a deadlock the Gov
ernor could appoint a fifth man.
2 Each major party’s State
Executive Comm ttee shall ap
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Insurance Saves
Financial Loss
Should hail or other '
storm damage destroy
your farm buildings
or crops, insurance
makes sure you don’t
lose financially.
Robert’s
Insurance
Agency,
BURNSVILLE, N.C.
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point one member to the County
Board of Elections and those
two in turn will appoint a third
member from either party and
in case of a deadlock the State
Board would appoint the third
member.
3. Each County Chairman of
each party would submit one
name of a party member to ser
ve as judge in the respective
prec nets within that county
and the County Board of Elec
tion would approve each per
son. Any election official could
be challenged by the board for
causo~-such as lack of good
moral character. The precinct
regstrar would be appo : nted by
tre County Board of Elections.
All other officials would be ap
pointed by the party cha rman
from the part es they represent.
4. The County Election Boards
w'ould have the power to issue
indictments where they feel the
law has been violated.
5. Either the Solicitor cr the
Attorney General could prose
cute any election law violator.
As it is now, the Solicitor often
does not prosecute because he
himself may be the recipient of
e’ection irregular : t : es.
The Republicans feel these
changes would create a system
by which fa r and honest elec
tions could be conducted, and
unlike some people believe, all
the people, not just the Republi
cans, would benefit from such a
system.
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When you look for the most room
and the smoothest ride and the best value,
you’ll end up with a
Chevrolet wagon everytime.
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Chevrolet Impala, roomiest in its class. While extra
roominess is pethaps the best reason for buying a
Chevrolet wagon, consider, also, these bonuses: Body
by Fisher, Chevrolet dependability, flush-and-dry rocker
panels and Magic-Mirror finish. Chevelle Malibu,
smoother, quieter ride. A Malibu not only gives you
a Full Coil suspension ride, but thWbody mountings are
double-cushioned. And Chevelle carries plenty. It opens
wide. 54.6 inches, to be exact, 28.5 inches high. Flip the
second seat down and you’ve got 86 cubic feet of cargo
space for all your gear. Chevelle was built to take a lot.
Chevy II Nova, best equipped for the money.
All-vinyl upholstery is standard. Flush-and-dry rocker
panels that clean themselves are standard. Separate
panels beneath each fender to inhibit rust are standard.
Chevrolet's greater worth is another reason you get
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ROBERTS CHEVROLET BUICK, INC.
West Main St. Burnsville, N.C.
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THE YANCEY RECORD
By: D. C. Nichols
Q. If I understand it right
when I failed to file for Medicare
during the b g "sign up cam
paign” last year for people over
65, I lost my chance to get the
medical insurance protection.
But can I still apply for the
hospital insurance part of Medi
care?
A. Yes. There’s no sign-up
deadline for that. You lost the
opportunity only for the medi
cal or “doctor bill” insurance
part until the next “general
enrollment” per od (October -
December 1967). You may still
file for hosp'tal insurance at
any t me. But if you intend to
do this, why run the risk of fur
ther delay?
Q. Don’t you think it’s !mport
ant that we farmers keep good
records of cur income and ex
pense? A farmer friend of mine
pooh-poohs toe idea of record
keeping says it’s too much
red-tape to bother with, and is
something for the birds. I think
he’s wrong. Am I right?
A. You’re right; he’s wrong.
Birds don’t need to keep records.
Farmers do. Agricultural agents
and other . farm management
specialists hhve for years stress
ed the importance of good farm
records. Record keeping is a
good business practice.
Also, records are needed for
tax-payng purposes. All self
employed people, including far
mers, who have net earnings of
S4OO or more in a year must re
Social Security News
port such income to Internal
Revenue and pay the social sec
urity tax even though, be
cause of low income, some of
them do not have to pay the
regular income tax.
Under certa'n conditions far
mers may use an optional met
hod and pay the social security
tax on a percentage of treir
gross farm income; instead of
on their net earnings. But only
if they have kept the necessary
records of farm income and ex
penses can they tell if th’s op
tional method is advantageous
to use.
In cases where the self-em
ployment tax reporting was in
complete, or where (in seme in
stances) no return was filed,
substant’al social security bene
fits have been lost. Sad to say,
there have even been cases in
which, due to the self-employ
ed farmers’ failure to keep re
cords and make proper tax re
ports, their surviving widows
and children have been unable
to get any beneifts at all.
So it’s extremely important
to file complete and correct tax
returns (as the law requires),
reporting all self-employment
earnings, snee future benefits
payable will be based on the
amounts of income reported.
For this purpose it is essential
to keep current records of all
farm income and expenses
and to save all sales receipts,
paid bills or invoices, cancelled
checks, etc.
Mono-Plate rear suspension to smooth the ride is
standard. Price? Below standard.
See your Chevrolet dealer
during his Camaro Pacesetter OCIIG
Special buys on Cani3ro Sport Coupes and Convertibles
specially equipped with: 250-cubic-inch Six, 155 hp .
Deluxe steering wheel • Bumper guards • Whitewall tire:.
• Wheel covers • Wheel opening moldinys • Striping along
the sides • Extra interior brightwork • And, at no extra cost
during the sale, special hood stripe and a floor shift for the
3-speed transmission! SALE SAVINGS, TOO, ON SPECIAL
LY EQUIPPED FLLETSIDE PICKUPS (Model CS 10^34)
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1967
Any simple record is satisfac
tory if all items of income and
expenses are clearly, correctly,
and completely shown. The item
ized record of income should
show what and how much was
sold; when it was sold, to whom,
and for how much money.
Good records make possible
complete and correct tax returns
that will ensure full social sec
urity crediting, which in turn
will result in higher benefit
payments later on.
4-H Leaders
Have Training
Session
4-H leaders met for a training
session Friday night May 12 at
the Amberjack Restaurant.
E. L. Dillingham, county ex
tension chairman welcomed the
leaders and reviewed the 4 H
goals in Target 2 Program for
Yancey County.
Mrs. Alice Hopson, home eco
nom es extension agent explain
ed the various 4-H activities that
are scheduled for the coming
months. These include she Fon
tana 4-H Resource Conference
June 59, Demonstration Day,
and 4-H Camp.
Leaders were supplied kits
that included materials and pub
lications on 4-H activities.
Leaders were encouraged to
increase their enrollment in
their own clubs and also to spon
sor additional clubs.