Rep. Whitener Has Introduced
Many Bills Of Great Importance
During his eight years in the
House of Representatives Con
gressman Basil L Whitener has
introduced many bills for the
benefit of the people of his dis
trict, state, and nation. The leg
islation sponsored by Whitener
covers a wide field. Quotations
from some of the speeches White
ner has made in the House ol
Representatives on the bills he
has introduced for the benefit of
the people he represents picture
the broad range of his legislative
activity.
• • •
SOCIAL SECURITY
“I believe, Mr. Speaker, that
the limitations imposed on out
side income under the Social Se
curity Amendments of 1960
should be removed. The higher
cost of food, clothing, housing,
and medical care is working a
severe hardship on thousands of
our older citizens.
My kill would permit Social
Securty beneficiaries to earn as
much outside income as possible
without jeopardizing their right
to Social Security benefits. The
enactment of my bill would per
mit many of our elderly people
who now find it impossible to
maintain a decent standard of liv
ing on their Social Security pay
menu to increase their income
from outside sources to a level
adequate for their proper maint
enance.'*
• • •
U. S. MAIL
“Mr. Speaker, one of the most
serious problems existing in the
United States today is the great
harm that is being done to our
young people through the dis
semination of obscene and de
grading pictures, publications, and
other pornographic matter
through the U. S. mail.
I have introduced a bill, there
fore, to prohibit the mailing of
obscene matter and prescribe ade
quate penalties for those who do
so. I sincerely hope that my col
leagues in the House will join in
supporting my bill. The distribu
tion of obscene mater in our coun
try adversely affect* the moral
health of our nation, and I feel
there U no greater duty on the
part of the Congress than to
provide adequate safe guards
against the distribution of such
material."
• • •
FEDERAL TAX
***fc flpoafcor. I have intro
duced bills today to repsal the
Federal tax on the transporta
tion of persons and on communi
cations. 1 fool that the repeal of
those taxes lo long overdue.
Th— taxes at* discriminatory
in naturs and certainly should
be removed without further de
lay on the pert of the Congress.
• • •
NS LI
“Mr. Speaker, thousands of our
veterans are now without Na
tional Service Life Insurance.
Many of these veterans lost their
policies by reason of the fact
that they were not properly noti
fied by the Veterans Adminis
tration of the lapse of their poli
cies. In addition, numerous other
veterans allowed their National
Service Life Insurance policies
to lapse due to economic hard
ship or insufficient information
as to their rights, privileges, and
benefits under the National Serv
ice Life Insurance Act.
Mr. Speaker, in order to give
these deserving veterans the op
portunity to participate once
again in our National Service
Life Insurance program I have
introduced a bill which will auth
orize the renewal of expired five
year level premium term National
Service Life Insurance.”
• • •
REPRESENTATION
“Mr. Speaker, I have intro
duced a bill, which, if enacted.
I believe will eliminate the loss
of representation that certain
states will suffer by the admis
sion of Hawaii and Alaska. My
bill is in keeping with the his
toric pattern that has been fol
lowed in the past whenever new
states have been admited to the
Union. Throughout our history
the additional representation
brought about by the admission
of new states to the Union has
been taken care of by the crea
tion of new House seats.”
TWO-PRICE COTTOH
“Mr. Speaker, it is my judg
ment there is no more important
legislation relating to our econ
omy pending in the Congres
than the bill designed to elimi
nate the two-price cotton situa
tion.
I have pointed out heretofore
that more North Carolinians work
in textile jobs than in all of
the other manufacturing indus
tries of the state combined. The
textile payroll is nearly 5 times
larger than that of the next lar
gest manufacturing industry in
the State of North Carolina.”
• • •
MICA
"Mr. Speaker, I am lodny la
•reducing a Mil to estahltoh a
program for the porchme and
resale of domestically prod—cad.
mica ore.
Every mica atom la tha United
States is dosed today, according
to the information which comes
gressiouaJ^Dittrie**in°l»orth te
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Of Basil Whitener
Congressional Record
Reveals Reputation
l» iBTOlT«J
Man is indeed involved with
his fellow man and no better
example of this principle can be
found than the life of Congress
man Basil L. Whitener. Congress
man Whitener’s entire life has
been one of service to his fellow
man and predicated on the con
cept of the Brotherhood of Man
OUTSTANDING
His record of civic service is an
outstanding one.
In addition to the public of
fices that he has held, he has
found time to serve humanity in
The Whitener Sentinel
Published In The Interest of The Re-election of
Basil L. Whitener To Congress.
PUBLISHERS .FRIENDS OF WHITENER
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Policy
The policy of THE SENTINEL is to give voters
in our District an absolute true picture of the out
standing job Congressman Whitener has done for
the people of our District, our State and our Nation,
and to urge the re-election of this distinguished
American to Congress.
CONGRESSMAN
/ WHITENER
ener was one of the organizers
and the first president of the
numerous capacities. Basil Whit
Gastonia Junior Chamber of Com
merce. In 1940 he served as vice
president of the North Carolina
Junior Chamber of Commerce. He
was subsequently elected presi
dent of the North Carolina Junior
Chamber of Commerce in 1941.
In recognition of his outstanding
services to the Jaycees, his coun
ty and state, Basil Whitener was
trade an honorary life member
of the Gastonia Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
He was named Gastonia's
"Young Man of the Year" in 1939.
Congressman Whitener served
as state president of the Young
Democratic Clubs of North Caro
lina in 1946-47. He was named
permanent chairman of the Young
Democratic National Convention
at Chattanooga, Tenn., in Novem
ber. 1949. He was chairman of
the Speakers Bureau of the
Young Democratic Clubs of Amer
ica in 1940 - 1951. He was elected
chairman of the Board of Region
al Directors of the Young Demo
cratic Clubs of America in 1951.
He served as a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention
in 1948 and I960.
Balmont Ithlur roHaga heehnr
ad upon him an honorary Dectoe
of Laws degree in 1988.
He is an active member of the
First Methodist Church in Gas
tonia and has served on the of
ficial board of the church. He is
a member of the Kiwanis, Elks,
American Legion, The Forty and
Eight and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Basil Whitener is a Thirty Sec
ond Degree Mason, member of
York and Scottish Rite Bodies, a
Shriner and a member of many
other civic and fraternal organi
sations.
What Others Think^
WHAT CONGRESSMAN WHITENER S COLLEAGUES IN
THE CONGRESS THINK ABOUT HIM AND HIS
SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE:
As secretary of the informal House Committee on Textiles. I
have become closely associated over the years with Basil Whitencr.
I know of no one who has more persistently, ably, and successfully
fought to save our great textile industry from unfair low-wage fop.
eign competition and to protect our farmers. Basil Whitener is a
leader in the Congress. He is a man of unquestioned integrity,
character, and patriotism. The Congress is a better Congress because
of Basil Whitener's membership and dedication to better gov em
inent I congratulate all of you for your good judgement in sending
him to Washington.
_REP. WILLIAMS JENNINGS BRYAN DORN, S. C.
Congressman Basil W’hitener is a man of experience and sound
judgment, of integrity and human compassion. I not only prire hi*
friendship; I seek his wise counsel time after time. Basil Whitener's
good works are everywhere He has made a reputation in Congress
as an effective and tireless worker for the common man’s interests.
No people are better represented in Washington than those of the
Tenth Congressional District of North Carolina. Basil Whitener is
truly a dedicated man of the people.
—REP. CARL ALBERT. OKLAHOMA
Basil Whitener is dedicated and industrious, and I know, as does
Speaker John McCormack, that he work* hard for the people of his
District and the great State of North Carolina. Throughout his
career, he has battled for the success of the Democratic Party, both
in local and national elections, and we are proud to have him in
our front ranks. Basil Whitener has earned the respect of the House
leadership as well as his fellow colleagues on both sides of the
for his honesty, his industriousness and his sincerity. As you
your Congressman serves on the vital House Judiciary Committee,
and he is making a fine record for his District and his State on this
committee. I am proud to work with Basil Whitener and to serve
with him in the House: and I am confident you will continue to give
him your wholehearted cooperation and support for the benefit of
your State and our Nation. I commend Basil Whitener and urge the
people of the Tenth District to work for his re-election.
—REP. MALE BOGGS, LA.
It has been suggested by friends of Congressman Basil L. White
ner of the Tenth District of North Carolina that I write you in re
gard to his service as a member of the United States Congress I
have served with Basil Whitener throughout his tenure of office.
Congressman Whitener enjoys in an unusually high degree the con
fidence and esteem of his colleagues, and particularly those of us
who have had the privilege of serving on the Judiciary Committee
with him. He is able, forthright, dependable and courageous. In
addition, he is well informed and active in the Committee, as well
as in the work of the House of Representatives. Congressman White
ner firmly adheres to sound and fundamental doctrines. He believes
in and advocates measures which enhancet he betterment of Amer
ica. He is one of the most useful members of the House of Repre
entatives. —REP. WILLIAM M. TUCK. VIRGIN I \
Basil Whitener is one of the most respected and able Members
to enter the House of Represntatives in my 22 years of service here.
During that time I have seen hundreds of Members come and go. A
few of them become leaders within a short time: others after a
period of years: and many never made it at all. Basil Whitener. with
his keen knowledge of the law. as an advocate of Constitutional gov
eminent and sound fiscal policy, with his firm yet temperate manner
of speech, dedication to public service, hard work, resourcefulness
■nit magnetic personality, made himself known and respected within
a short time after entering the House. With each passing year he
has grown in stature and position. He has, indeed, become one of
the most effective and influential Members of this body, one that
the great State of North Carolina and the country could
to lose. —REP. THOS. G. ABERNETHY.
I hav< ."wwn Congressman Whitener since his first election
the Congress. My association with him has been almost daily. Cer
tainly he is one of the outstanding Members of Congress by any
yardstick you want to measure him by. All of us value bis service
and bis judgment and leadership most highlv. _
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—REF. AUm THOMAS. TE1.W
Congressman Basil L. Whitener Is one of the most dedicated,
productive and outstanding Members of Congress whose service on
the powerful Judiciary Committee has been a credit to his district,
state and nation. He is recognized by all Members of the House as
one of the best informed legislators in the Coneress. _
—REP. RICHARD H. ICHORD. MISStH RI
I have known Congressman Whitener since he was first elected to
Congress in January. 1957 where he has served with distinction. As
a Member of the House Committee on the District of Columbia, t
was privileged to work in close association with him until 1952 when
I left the District of Columbia Committee to become a Member of
the Committee on Agriculture. He also serves as a most valuable
Member of the Judiciary Committee of the House. During the time
we have served together in the Congress. Congressman Whitener
has demonstrated his great capacitv for the nositiou he holds. In
my judgment he is eminently qualified to continue as a distinguish
ed Representative of the people of North Carolina by reason of his
qualifications, excellent character, fine temperament, and
lug record In Congress. It has been my experience that be diligen ly
studies every Issue presented to the Congress with an open mind,
and. after having examined all of the facts and evidence, he has
acted and voted In a manner which shows his Intense desire to sen-e
the people of North Carolina in the best possible manner and in the
highest tradition of the Democratic Party.
-RHP. JAMBS H. MORRISON. LOUISIANA
Congressman Basil Whitener has done an outstanding job in
Washington, diligently earing for the interests of his constituents
while at the same time taking national leadership In major efforts to
strengthen our nation in these times of peril. _
-'. CHARLES E. BENNETT,