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3 ..:;ly LEOisuiM sl;;;,;iy iiAi Thia is the tenth of a series of wwkly summaries prepared by the legislative staj of the Institute of Got- -ernment on the work of the North Carolina General As. ; sembly of 1957. It is'confined , - to discussions of matters of s ; general interest and major im .' , portance. : Stormy debates in the Senate concerning1 prison separation anil v legislative reapportionment high. lighted : th General Assembly's tenth full Week. It has now passed 'the ,AaMway point in legislative days or which members will be paid, with, every indication that it will (Jompjete its work before the final deadljne. At week's end, the ''comparison with 1955 was as fol klaws: v i ! .'-. 1955 Session 1 ' Senate House Total Public Bills 237 339 Local Bills 99 319 576 ' 418 I Total 336 618 994 FOR BETTER Seed Peanut SHELLING AND TREATING TAKE YOUR PEANUTS TO Lester T. Copland Ryland,N.C. We have a NEW MACHINE with MOST modern SHELLERS. We have a THEAT ER without Baffles that cannot split your seed. Get best results by bringing us your I seed. and other Whatever your dreams for the future may I be, they'll come true FASTER when you put your savings dollars here, where they ni -i . i. a -C unu.,,M a! win snow yuu a mgiitu rave ui itrwuu auu x grow faster. Open Your Account On May 4th! 74a SERIES OF INSTALLMENT STOCK IN THE HERTFORD BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Goes on Sale May 4 Dated May 4, 1957, each share of stock paid for at a rate of 25c per week, will ma ture at $100 in 348 weeks. This is approxi mately 4 percent simple interest on your savings. . . Come in May 4 and open your savings ac count with us. There is no limit. as to the number of shares an individual may purchase. Rii Also Available We are also offering for sale FULL Paid j Shares, of $100 par value, in our Associa-j tionv Current interest paid on these shares is 3V4 percent annually. i X urtferd Bldg. & A. W. Hef ren, president : m . .... rt .11 . 1 iuax ampDeii, secretary z, amcE at;thptoot Ratifications 297 ' ,1957 Session Public Bills 180 336 516 Local Bills .155 481 636 Total 335 817 1152 Ratifications ,. . 395 With both the Appropriations Bill and the Revenue Bill in the hands of subcommittees, legislators will concentrate on other matters for a few weeks. Legislative Reapportionment ; Smal-county '.legislators had the votes, and there apparently will be no reannortionment this year or revision' of the Constitutional pro visions relating thereto that sum marises the' Senate action Wednes day and Thursday on the Weathers Commission proposals. Senators Bell and Kirkman led the fight for the large counties and Senators Jolly and Martin for the small counties. The issue narrowed down to Senator Jolly's statement that Mecklenburg County receives back from the state only 38 of the tax dollars it pays whereas his seunty YOUR DREAM HOUSE.... t things II 1 . I i ? Loan Association j of Franklin receives 2H times as much as it pays, and that he fears reapportionment would mean Pied mont representatives could cut off this support and- let the small counties wither on the vine of eco nomic progress. When the votes were taken,- the small-county rep resentatives first amended the pro posal to limit any one county to one Senator: then the measure passed on second, reading; and on Thursday boh jj t and. , the com-1 pamon proposal to set up a reap portionment commission to act in case of legislative' default" were killed. .'.!' . State Government An incipient revolt against the Administration's prison-separation plan was quickly quelled Tuesday when the Senate Overruled an un favorable committee report and passed the measure (after an amendment barring any use of monies from the General Fund for support of the new prison depart ment) . . . Undismayed by a recent Supreme Court decision invalidat ing one of their brother agencies, several of the state's occupational licensing boards submitted bills to change their organization, dues, or requirements for licensing; includ ed were boards regulating dentists, barbers, engineers, land surveyors and architects. A Senate version of the bill creating a board for psychologists was introduced, and a Senate committee gave a favorable report to the bill 'creating a real tor's licensing board . . . The bills to raise the pay of Superior Court solicitors and prohibit any private law practice by them were amend ed in both houses to postpone the effective date (except where solicit ors want earlier increases) and then referred to Appropriations Committees. Higher Education With the waves of the World War II "baby boom" washing ever closer, college administrators have been desperately planning how best to extend their already crowded fa cilities. One measure suggested is the establishment of a statewide system of junior colleges, most of whose students would live at home (thus avoiding the expense of building new dormitories). The 1955 General Assembly tentatively put its toe into the water by as suming part of the operational costs of four local colleges. This week the Board of Higher Educa tion urged the state to take the full plunge, with a bill providing for organization and operation of community colleges in accordance with standards of the Board. The 'colleges (which could offer either liberal arts and sciences or techni cal courses) would receive assist ance on a matching basis from the LOOK! Electric Table Top III 40 gallon capacity $95.69 Gould Water Pumps It's Time For SCREEN DOORS SCREEN WIRE Harris Plumbing & Building Supply Co. PHONE 5401 HERTFORD,,N.. C. . Make it easy for anyone. to reach you Be sure you're listed in the DIRECTORY Only your name as-a per-' sonal listing in' the tele phone directory,., offers . you positive assurance that people can find you.i Take advantage of this, low cost personal listing service. Call our business office today for full information. TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY & City . Kdtaten i Vaitt fss Norfolk r:;ir.Ti state, both for capital improve ments and operating costs, r Criminal Law The Biblical admonition against bearing false witness would re ceive legislative implementation by HIB 800. It would declare a person knowingly and wilfully making a false accusation of crime guilty of a misdemeanor , . e A gap in the arson laws would be filled by a Senate hilj making it a 1 wjlfully bum a building uii 'elohysHo under con-' struction '.. . . The "Peeping Tom bill, making it a misdemeanor to peep into the' room 'of . "any Tej- need), and would permit realloca male person" (filling another gaption of funds which have ftccumu which had allowed peepers at teen-i lated under the present formula, so agers to avoid punishment), has I long as it does not, take the funds become law. Motor Vehicles Avowedly seeking to "put teeth into the Financial Responsibility Law so as .to avoid a compulsory insurance law, Representative Whitley introduced a bill which! would (a) repeal current provisions under which motorists can appeal to superior court from an order suspending their licenses for fail ure to post security or satisfy judgment, after an accident (con tinuing to drive during the pend ency of the appeal) and (b) sus pend the registration of all ve hicles owned by such a driver for so long as his license remains sus pended. Nevertheless, the House Committee on Insurance gave a favorable report to the compulsory insurance bill. 'Two other motor vehicles bills' found the going rough along the legislative highway. HB 14S (which would authorize the Motor Vehicles Department to suspend the license of a driver entering a plea of nolo contendere on the same basis as that of a driver con victed of a violation, thus plugging a loophole uncovered by a recent Supreme Court decision) fell into the ditch with an unfavorable com mittee report, but was dragged out and returned to committee. The unmarked patrol car bill is still Meres more to it- 1 Come in now get unratified, as a result of Senate re fusal to concur in House amend ments limiting the number of such cars'1 and requiring use "of sirens when stopping cars. Local Government v. A measure which would have provoked quite a stir several years ago was introduced without a mur mur this week. . HB 749 would au thorize the Highway Commission to distribute highway funds' to municipalities on the .' basis of need (rather than on the present formu la based on population, mileage and to another county. A Senate bill would authorize cities to make con tracts in anticipation of Powell Bill funds to be received .for the next five years. Other bills of in terest would (a) give municipal tax collectors the same power as is now exercised by the county sheriff in collecting .delinquent ; license L NOTICE L. By order of the Town Council, in regular meeting, a 1956 delinquent taxes in Hertford will be advertised' on i May 10, 1957. ; ; : ,;; . - 1 J t .r, J . :i r- , I.. The sale of the same will be held on Monday, June ; 1 : 10, 1957. Please make settlement now ahdisave your i self additional costs of advertising. ' ' . . ,V" 7 R. C. ELLIOTT CLERK TOWN OF HERTFORD Youll be proud of Chevy's frisky per formance. And youll take extra pride in its new careful construction, in the finishing touches you don't find in other low-priced cars. There's a certain something about the new Chevrolet tjhat puts it head and shoulders above the other cars in its field. Actually . it's a lot of 'somethings." It's a look of substance. It's Chevy's rack-solid feel on the road. It's the fine finishing touch that Chevrolet gives even (he smallest details. a winning deal on the champion! See Your Authorized Chevrolet i JDcclcr taxes, (b) authorize counties and cities to appoint; deputy tax collec tors, (c) allow cities to sell sur plus property on sealed bids after 30 days' notice, (d) permit Lilling ton to make its own property re valuation for tax purposes, (e) au thorize cities to construct and is sue bonds for) water and sewer systems extending up to 10 miles beyond their limits, and (f) pro vide a niethod for reducing the area of an existing sanitary1 dis trict. Miscellaneous A legislative'perennlal,Athe pro posal for a statewide liquor refer- i 1.1 ' , 1 ii-.-L endum, bloomed again' this week. Given mone chance of successes a measure .authorising seizure '.and sale of vehicles used to transport materials for making intoxicants . . . A Republican' answer to the "anti-Jones" election ; law would return the state to the pre-1955 .situation when, ballots could be split by marking a party circle and the names of candidates, of the other be proud t For one, thing; the others don't have Body by Fisjier. For another, they can't hold a candle to Chevy when it comes to performance. Remember only a couple of months ago Chevrolet won the Pure Oil Performance .Trophy ."best perfqnning p. S. automobile.' Automotive t experts decided that -And you'll agree with' them once you drive a new Chcyy; You fan'J help but like the sweet, smooth and sassy. way Chevy takes to the road! Stop by your Chevrolet dealer's and find put firs hand" . . - 3? party . HB 770 would tighten voter - registration : procedures in counties using the loose-leaf sys tem ... SB 819 would levy new taxes on the use of trading stamps and require that the value of unre deemed stamps escheat to the state's public schools . . . Tax re funds for fuels not used on high ways would be raised from 5c to 6c per gallon by HB 762 . i . SB 320 would provide for central registra tion of all divorce; decrees 'in the Office of Vital Stftt&ycs.' " 5 : .! II . i' I ' Li ' I n'- u , ' j Vets Question Box Q I understand that a' World War II veteran must file his appli cation for a GI loan by July 25, 1968. Just what steps have to be Waken by that date! ' i A By that date, a lender must at ledst have agreed o make the loan and - must have "requested VA's approval. The law allows up to an additional year, after that 3h The Bel Air 'Convertible of in this one ! (chevroletA r Only franctuBed Chevrolet dealer! display deadline, td. complete the: deal. Q I have just retired from the Armed - Forces after 30 years of service. Would it be possible for my GI insurance premiums to be paid by allotment from my retire ment pay? : A Yes, however, authorization must be registered with your branch of service. . 1 . ; i - 11 during W m at Aprif22-2 See 126000 azaleas' IW bloom f during . ; . - panoramm of exciting , color in the vast Norfolk .-Municipal Gardens. Sea the drowning of th ,; Azalea .Queen wO cesse from H theWATO a-. tions, at the International . Axalea Courti April 27. Other Highlight Events ' include! . V?.V Mid-Atlantic ioli . Tournament , t'lit Major Even of th j . Jamestowit. Festival ' ' Track and Field Meet , Ouvue I otorboat ;i':'w-iWi''Begatt;.: hi'i - ?' .'.-vJ": NavKiaUef Balto . , Youll find mtxpt tourist e : eommodatiomi to Norfolk, Vir- ' ginia . . Just ft few minute from the beaches, and mm than '60 miles irom Jamestown, WilUamsmH-gg and Yorktown. . For opi toQniuon,. C--write: VJ V Norfolk Chamber of ;aramerc . 269 Boush Street Norfolk, Virginia . , A YUTDtB OF THE IAMESTOWN nrtTIVAl v - cm ot 20 naw Onvlwl -::y i (t t this famous trademark 1.11 :
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