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WASHINGTON—We got the budget from the White House last week. Imagine a book larg er than a catalogue—it has over 1200 pages—end in fine print. Some of the reporters called right away to see what was my reaction to the budget. Reaction My reaction was that it will take a long time to wade through a budget as big as this one is and (me that proposes to spend about 66 billions of dollars. This being the case, it’s not pos_ s ble to immediately say where cuts can be made, but I honest ly feel that some cuts must be made. The budget, as proposed, will show a deficit of 2.9 billions of dollars for fiscal 1955 to op erate the Federal Government. I believe we hiust balance the budget. Commendable steps in that direction have been taken and the gap has been narrow ed, but a little more fat bas to be squeezed out of It. We must do this to keep from raising the national debt limit. I hope and believe Congress can find a way to do it. opposition The Senate worked late at night to get the debate com pleted on the Saint Lawrence Seaway Bill. 1 voted against it. So did Senator Hoey. I feel that the construction of this pro] ect would do a lot to disturb our expandng port facilities. As you know, North Carolina has spent over seven million dollars in our port projects. There are many other reasons why the project •• seemed unnecessary. The Sen ate passed the Bill 51 to 33. It now is up to the House of Repre sentatives. School Bill I joined with Senator McClel lan and a number of other Sen ators in the introduction of a bill to provide for Federal as sistance to the states in the con struction of public elementary and secondary school facilities. Under the proposed bill, North Carolina would be helped. Our schools need it to take care of the rapidly expanding school population. We prepared the bill to eliminate any danger of Fed eral control and supervision of the public school systems of the several states. My thinking' is that some of the money we are now spending overseas for eeo ; i G R E A1' OAK ,m BLENDED WHiSKEV $2.00 pint $3.30 fifth Ifc ; _ Up? / SiiSSwTn •<ii'i iiWiiih'rrtf 1iV*' I nomic and can be put to good use in this country where the greatest need for assistance ex ists. The bill is patterned after the Hill-Burton Act which has done so much for our folks in the hospital and public health field. Retirement I am in favor of the Mason Bill which would allow tax ex emption for all retired employ ees with retirement incomes up to $125 per month. This bill is being studied by the House Ways and Means Committee and I think it is sound. It seems un fair to tax retired folks who have such a little amount of money anyway. Letter Carriers Delegates of the North Caro lina Letter Carriers Association came by to see me last week. They were from all parts of North Carollna. As I am a mem ber of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, they felt that I should have the benefit of their thinking about salary increases. I was glad to see them. I told them how Important all postal workers, including rural carriers, are and how they re present Uncle Sam. I think we are all proud of what the postal workers and rural carriers are highly of It and they point oat It's the largest In the world. Dr. D. M. Crooks, head of the tobac co section of the Agricultural Research Service, came by my office to Invite me to see tvhat Is being done In the way of tobacco research at Beltsville, Maryland. I accepted the in vitation. He knows of my In terest In research. I believe It can go a long way toward sol. ving our agricultural surplus problem. I This And That Last week, I had the pleasure of taking ten Boy Scouts from the Occoneechee Council in North Carolina in to visit the Vice-President. They were fine representatives of youth and the outstanding work Scouting is do ing. They were visiting Wash ington. with their District Scoiit Director, Mr. Bussell McLean of Dunn . . . One of my Senate Colleagues found himself driv ing a taxi the other morning during a snowstorm in order to get to work. The taxi driver was pushing the car, and when they got it started, the Senator just kept on driving for fear they would stall again . . . The budget breaks down roughly into these chunks of the tax dollar: 68 cents for major national se curity; 22 cents for charges GENERAL PAINTING Exterior or Interior oi All Kinds Mix All Colors Also Roof Painting GUARANTEED WORK For Estimates Phone 4883 R. L. GARRIS KEEP TOMORROW’S PROMISE WITH TODAY’S SAVINGS YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT Holds Your Money Ready for Emergencies While It Earns More Money for You. > .-V- . .. '• vy 'y■_ :J Commercial National Bank THE HOME OWNED BANK MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ALL FOR ANOTHER RIO YEAR OF TELEPHONE PROGRESS. Last Year... TELEPHONES Increased in number from 106,382 to UL* 607 last year BUBAL TELEPHONES . . . over 1.287 new rural subscribers were served in 1953 LONG DISTANCE CIRCUITS . . . over 9,000 miles of ions distance circuits were added during 1953 FOB THESE AND OTHER PROJECTS TO BRING YOU AND EASTERN CAROLINA BETTER TELEPHONE SERVICE, YOUR TELEPHONE COMPANY INVESTED MORE THAN SEYEN MILLION DOLLARS IN 1953 . . proof of our ii > ii'.a. u:- « --« « ., *■ >i i . » ,i. m n » 4u«t:Mf^6fc: t
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