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SENATOR SAM ERVIN « SAYS 4 / One of the pressing at-home problems that we face is the bat tle against dirty air and filthy water. Much has been said re cently about pollution, and there has been no lack of Congres sional interest in the problem. The 89th Congress adopted the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 to set up river bas in commissions and provide co ordinated plans for water re sources development, the Wa ter Quality Act of 1965 to estab lish quality standards for inter state waters by July 1,1967, and the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 to increase authori zations for Federal construc tion funds for sewage facili ties. In previous years, too, Congress has enacted the Clean Air Act of 1963, and has con sidered ways to control air po lution in cooperation with in dustry and local gvemments. Last week, however, the House Rivers and Harbors Subcommit tee began hearings to see what should be done this year to im plement authorizations to step up the anti-pollution program. Congress has authorized $450 million for the next fiscal year to build sewage plants in co operation with local communi ties across the nation. The Com mittee received a request from the Administration for $200 mil lion, and testimony at the hear ings indicated that this indi cated a slow-down instead of a step-up in the program. In the background, there is the budget problem which bas been brought about by our military and economic overseas commit ments, and Gongress is finding that this ft1 having its affect upon even the most meritorious programs such as the anti-pollu tion programs. Actually, t}ie pollution prob lems that confront us are ones that cannot be ignored for long. What we fail to do today to combat contamination of the air and water supplies will present greater problems tomorrow. Scientists tell us that the pollu tkm problem intensifies each year as industrial waste, un treated sewage, and obnoxious substances pour into these life giving resources. To make matters worse, the agencies charged with control of pollution are often major culprits themselves. Federal and local governmental agencies often allow untreated wastes to pour into the atmosphere and into our finest streams and lakes. But government is not alone in contributing to the problem. Industry and in fact all segments of society are contaminating our air and wa ter supplies. in addition to. toe money problem before the House Sub committee, there we nearly a hundred bills before this Con gress which deal with the con trol of environmental pollution. With all this legislative activi ty at the Federal level, one might conclude that the problem is about to be solved. Not so. Federal, State, and local gov ernments will be wrestling with this problem for a long time. Man is constantly invent ing new ways to pollute what he needs most — air and water. There is much sentiment to make this a priority budget item even though it will cer tainly be a costly one. Jh my judgment, anti-pollution legisla tion and appropriations should be a priority category in the Federal budget. It will not pro mote our civilization to put all our funds in a landing on the moon, if we neglect pur own environmental surroun dings here on earth. HELD FOR MURDER Lila Blount of 407 Brooks Al ley was bound over to superior court Tuesday under $1000 bond after probable cause of her guilt on a murder charge was found in the Sunday night shoot ing of James Boggan, 29, of 409 Tampa Street, who died from a .22 caliber wound in the chest. Frosty Mom Meats Inc. “Helping to build a better Livestock Market for Eastern North Carolina” Top prices paid for Hogs & Cattle Daily No Commission No CONGRESSMAN FOUNTAIN REPORTS The Administration’s most im portant bill so far this year is being hotly debated everywhere on Capitol Hill except on the floors of Congress where the final votes will be counted. The bill would extend the life of the Elementary and Secondary' Education Act one year beyond June 30, 1966. Of the $3.3 billion authorized for the program, North Carolina would be eligible for $148 mil lion. Hie legislation is nicknamed the ESEA bill here. Many school boards in the Second District have already received some funds under ESEA which was first enacted in 1665. Many of your schools have lunch programs, libraries, science lab equipment and other facilities that were financed un der ESEA. why should there be a con troversy now, two' years after the programs was first begun? One reason is philosophical. Many persons simply don’t think the Federal Government should be spending money in local schools. Federal aid means Fed eral control, they say. Regrettably, there is much truth in this position, depend ing on strings attached by Con gress and tile way in which a program is administered. And that is the biggest rea son for the debate now under way in Washington. There is ample evidence that tiie U, S. Office of Education has gone far beyond the law — as adopted by Congress — in administering the ESEA program thus far. So far as I am concerned, Commissioner Howe has helped to strengthen the growing feeling that many Federal aid programs lead to Federal control and dictation. ms office illegally withheld rr*u . ■ —— --*--- . funds from the Governor More head School for blind children in Raleigh for almost two years. This was a clear violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fountain Amendment to last year’s ESE1A bill. Those funds might still be blocked if a constituent wttb a blind child at the school bad not brought the situation to my attention. Deferral of funds at other schools is being lifted be cause of my amendment. The law is clear. Congress has said no to such deferrals. But Commissioner Howe and Ms staff are still telling local school boards that their attempts to solve racial problems — plans upheld in the Federal Courts — are inadequate. They have descended on school superin tendents a week before classes begin to order changes in pu pil and teacher assignments. The list is long, and probably will get longer before the is sue is settled. As this is written, I don’t know exactly when the ESEA bilf will be brought to the Howe Floor for a decision. The Admin istration has been trying to round up sufficient votes first. For myself, and I hope you agree, I intend to continue to do everything I can to require the Office of Education to obey the law. Unless I am assured that die will of die people, as expressed by Congress, will be carried out, then I cannot in good conscience vote for the ESEA bill. A lot of my colleagues feel the same way. APPEALS PROBATION Mrs. Mavis Hawkins of 900 Tyree Road last week appealed to superior court after being placed on probation fen* two years for carrying a concealed weapon and assault by pointing d gun. PARENTS ON PROBATION Isaac and Mary Lee Rouse were both placed on probation last week after being found guilty of neglecting their sev eral minor children. If they vio late die probationary judgment they each face one year in jail. Your Medicine Can Cost Yo* Less Have Your Prescriptions Filled at MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY 905 N. Queen Street Kirttton, N. C. WE WELCOME CHARGE ACCOUNTS WE KEEP INCOME TAX AND INSURANCE RECORDS Walter P. Johnson. R. Ph. AUCTION SALES THURSDAY, MAY 11th TIMBER 10:00 A. M. — Any and all timber on the Rattler’s Ranch Farm. 419 acres of prime timber, one of the best tracts of timber in eastern North Carolina. This farm is in Jones County in the Wyse Fork section, 10 miles from Kinston, one mile from U. S. 70 on N. C. Highway No. 1313. Good logging conditions and Maps available. 8 HOUSES AND BUSINESS LOTS Pink Hill, N. C. 12:30 P. M. — 8 Houses and Business lots in the center of Pink Hill, N. C. The business lots front on N. C. Highway 11. The Houses are well located for home or rental investment. 2 HOUSES Kinston, N. C. 3:30 P. M. — This property is known as the Tapp Home property and is located on the corner of Mitchell Street and Lenoir Street. The large house has four apartments and the other is a single family unit. The lot fronts on Mitchell Street 140 feet and along W. Lenoir Street 210 feet. This is good rental property well located. ATTEND THESE SALES AND BID YOUR JUDGMENT. TERMS AND CONDI TIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE. Owner: Mary Tapp Jenkins Estate 1 'm: Selling Agents J.V J. MARVIN ROCHELLE, INC. - .& ^ R6M, ESTATE AUCTIONEER^ . ’ ‘r Jimmy Rochelle, Auctioneer Phone J A 3-3404 J. Marvin Rochelle 'KIneton, N. C. r"- ■
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