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Vietnam Referendum Proposed Situation On Rights Amendment Measure Given No 41 Statesville riday ebruary 16 1973 Vol 99 Legislature Receives Tax Package three per cent tax on Study Set we are passing it on GEN BUCK Command Change last In Cystic ibrosis Campaign Goins Named On State Unit A (TONY) GOINS would raise income taxes for people whose net incomes were ject violators to fines of $25000 per day imprisonment of up to six months or both Current criminal penalties tional Guard officers Davis has completed 31 years of military service starting as a private in World War INITIAL INDUCTEE Thomas Alva Edison whose library and laboratory at West Orange are maintained WEATHER Partly cloudy cold and windy today with a chance of snow flurries Clear and very cold tonight Sunny and cold Saturday Local tem peratures for the past 24 hours were: High 55 Low 30 serving as adjutant general of North Davis a major general in the National Guard had held the post for three years Davis said in an interview last week he submitted his res ignation for personal reasons citing an expansion of his law partnership Holshouser granted ti Goins a former faculty mem ber and coach at Mitchell College resides at 2555 East Broad St Extension He served as co chairman of been inducted as the first mem ber of the National Inventors Hall of ame Mrs Madeleine Edison Sloane the 84 year old widowed daughter of the famed inventor attended the ceremonies afraid of hard Mrs Sloane recalled remember the times when he used to call my mother and ask her to send down his dinner to the Edison died in 1931 after amassing 1093 patents for such instruments as the phonograph and the incandescent light How would Edison have liked the age of computers and jet travel? probably Mrs Sloane said much paper work and figures It would have smothered We agree! statement that the food tax re peal would cost the state $117 million in the next biennium This would be partially offset he said by $92 million in new revenue from the boost in the income tax The tax package whose chief sponsor in the House was Rep Harris Alamance is competing with about 20 other bills to repeal various taxes The statement said they did not believe any tax re lief should be considered until after the needs are met If there is money left over they said the food tax should be the first repealed of the sales tax on food would give everyone in the state some tax relief It will in crease the take home pay of the vast majority of our citizens It will help those who need help the The income tax in crease would raise to eight per cent the state tax paid on net incomes between $14000 and $18000 to nine per cent the $18000 22000 bracket and to ten per cent those over $22000 Smith said those affected would be only the wealthiest three per cent of the people in the state and noted they would recoup much of the loss through increased federal income tax deductions The cosponors in the Senate were Democrats Jack Rhyne of Gaston and Liv ingstone Stallings of Craven In the House Harris was joined by democrats Henry rye and Charles Webb of Guilford Michaux of Durham Joy Johnson of Robeson and David Blackwell of Rockingham William A (Tony) Goins assistant principal at Matt Thompson Junior High School has been elected to the state board of directors of the North Carolina chapter National Cystic ibrosis oundation The election of Goins came during the fifth annual meeting of the chapter in Raleigh re cently The foundation was chartered nationally in 1955 to find a con trol and cure for those suffering with cystic fibrosis Since 1969 the foundation has expanded its program to include research into all incurable lung diseases such as asthma emphysema and bronchitis Bill Hobbs of orest City was elected state campaign chair man for 1973 74 and James Little of Wilson was re elected president of the state or ganization HOUSING or the last two decades we have faced a hous ing shortage in Statesville and Iredell County The shortage has been very obvious in rental as national historic sites has properties We have attended a dozen or more meetings over the years where efforts were made to ex pand apartment and home building in and around States ville This effort is now paying off rom a recent check with local savings and loan associa tions the builders association and recent announcements in this newspaper concerning apartment complexes we are obviously moving in the right direction to correct this short age Look in any direction from Statesville and you will see new homes new housing develop ments and a great many new mobile homes Last year was the best year yet for the number of new home loans made by Iredell savings and loan associations and 1973 has started out even A NEED Gus Deaton stopped us on the street this week to point out a need for downtown Statesville Deaton said the downtown area badly needs public rest rooms He suggested the city could build adequate toilet facilities on city property or the city could lease a vacant build ing downtown and renovate it into public rest rooms system if it passed The two bills introduced jointly in the House and Senate $14000 or more Thursday would repeal the Smith Guilford said in a Ozelle Reid Sadie Dillard Ema to $5000 per day as long as it Honeycutt continued Also assisting are Dot Tucker Criminal penalties would sub Carolyn reeman Joyce Kimball Helen Morrison Vivan Gray Lucy Little Dee York Shirley Lewis Irene Henline the cystic fibrosis campaign this past year with Billy Webb He is a member of the States ville Jaycees serving currently as club chaplain and recently was named to the board of deacons at irst Baptist Church A native of Kings Mountain he received his A degree in health physical education and recreation at Appalachian State University where he was listed in Who Among Students In American Colleges and Uni At Appalachian he lettered in varsity football and Mary Wood Ruth Thompson the board could charge up track and served as president of the ellowship of Christian Ath letes which he helped to organize on campus and was a charter member Goins is married to the for mer Jane Davenport of Mt Airy They have two daughters Ann Lamson DeAnn Walker range from a minimum fine ofLori three and Claudia one and Carol Tulbert $10Qto a maximum of $1000 VISITS IREDELL Rep James Martin of the Ninth District opened his Iredell County on Broad St yesterday afternoon and discussed the Viet nam cease fire among other issues while talking with area residents Checks Set The Iredell County Heart Association will provide free blood pressure checks a Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at various downtown locations Mrs Vivian Gray a member of the coronary care unit of Davis Hospital is chairman of the project which will involve more than 30 nurses working as volunteers Mrs Gray points out that high blood pressure puts an extra share of work on the heart and arteries causing the heart to pump with increased force and the vessels to carry blood under greater pressure These over worked parts may not function as well as they should if high blood pressure continues for a very long time Tlie tests will be given at Westgate Shopping Center Market orest Heights Shopping Center Harris Teeter Brookdale Shopping Center Store Newtowne Plaza Department Store and the Mammoth Mart on NC 115 Nurses who will assist on the blood checks include Nell Kerley Dot Carson Gertha Wolf Dorothy Raeford Eva Privette' Andy Rash Maxine Wally Jo Ann Boyd Anita Riddle Shirley McLelland Beavey Gaither Edith Hoover Discussed By JESSIE BURCHETTE Congressman James Martin visiting in Iredell County Thursday and today said he could support giving money to North Vietnam to aid reconstruction although he like the idea The Ninth District represen tative on hand for the opening of his Iredell County office on Broad St said he know all the facts at this point about the agreement negotiated by President Nixon and Henry Kissinger seems pretty clear he had to make this kind of offer to get a he said in reference to the settlement He noted that some people seem to forget that the United States did not defeat North Viet nam and that President Nixon had to offer terms to reach a settlement Martin said if the North Viet namese stop invading the South let them he could support appropriating money to pay for the rebuilding of those non military facilities that were bombed by mistake such as hospitals and schools He repeatedly insisted that he did not like the idea and there would be no point in giving the North Vietnamese money as long as the cease fire violations continue Two or three billion dollars would be a small price to pay Martin said if it would put an end to the fighting especially when stacked against the hun dreds of billions of dollars in cost of the war including the bombing of North Vietnam On an issue of considerable local interest the cutoff of the Rural Environmental Assis tance Program by the US Agricultural Department Mar tin said he favored continuing the program on a limited basis He noted that his mail has shown support for the REAP program which has aided farmers in establishing pas tures forest land and carrying out conservation practices Recently in Congress he voted on a bill of Rep Wilmer Mizell for $140 million for REAP but voted against the near $225 mil lion bill that the House passed tetter than 1972 as too mucn Ralph Dowell of the county committee of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service headed a delegation which included Hobert Weisner a farmer of the New Hope community and HS Kennedy (See 1 Page 10 A) We know of three major apartment complexes to be built this year in or near States ville which should ease the shortage of rentals The big housing development at Troutman announced several months ago in this newspaper and other housing develop ments nlanned for Mooresville should make a difference in the 'ia was hs suggestion and availability of labor in the near future Several hundred units of public housing will be available in Statesville this fall to help alleviate a most pressing need for low income families There are also new private housing subdivisions where low cost housing is available on rental basis under federal assistance programs Jerry Lundy Iredell County zoning administrator told us that 1972 was the biggest year in our history for new homes and new mobile homes It is in teresting to note that about half of the new residences in Iredell County last year inspected by the electrical inspec tors were classified as mobile homes DISCUSS GASOLINE TAX BILL Rep Ward Purrington of Raleigh left bites a thumbnail as he listens to Rep George Miller of Durham during a discussion on the floor of the North Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday about Purrington's bill on cities' use of gasoline tax money for rapid transit systems AP Wirephoto) Proposed RALEIGH (AP) The state Board of Water and Air Re sources proposed Thursday to stiffen penalties for violations of water and air quality regu lations New civil penalties could range to $5000 for each viola tion or if the violation is RALEIGH NC (AP) Ad which would eive North mitting that it had slim chances Carolina a more progressive tax sales of groceries and food and for passage but hoping that it would the tax Sen McNeill Smith and others have introduced a tax package On Zoning The county planning board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday eb 20 at 7:30 pm in the commissioners room of the courthouse annex A county wide zoning study will be discussed with state offi cials from the Division of Com munity Services which is part of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources Jerry Lundy county zoning administrator said the guests will be from the regional office at Salisbury and will explain what is involved in making a county land use study including the costs The zoning department has applied for federal funds to help finance such a study which will provide zoning for more plan ned development in Iredell County The county will provide 50 per cent of the costs with the rest being federal money HOLDING THEIR ATTENTION Two of North Carolina's women legislators Reps Marilyn Bissell of Char lotte center and Mrs John Chase of Eureka right listen to Rep William Kemp Jr of Goldsboro during a dis cussion in the State Legislative Building (AP Wirephoto) Slim Chance Admitted On Passage kJ GEN ERD DAVIS STATESVILLE SHOTS Mrs Bill GILL sharing good news Banks CHILTON sing ing over the telephone Beth CLOANINGER telling about trip to Charlotte in the snow Lee DINGLER and Homer SNOW serving as waterboys Ricki BARKER getting minute things done Prisoner Release Set WASHINGTON AP) North Vietnam will release another 20 US war prisoners in Hanoi Sunday the Pentagon an nounced today These are the 20 POWs 16 of them Air orce men and 4 Navy men who the Pentagon said will be freed by North Vietnam earlier than expected They will bring to 155 the number of US military POWs returned to US authorities Published in the Heart of the Dairying and Industrial Region of Piedmont North Carolina Statesville Record Landmark In Guard Revealed RALEIGH (AP) Brig Gen William Buck was named acting adjutant general of North Carolina Thursday to succeed erd Davis who has resigned Buck who had served under Davis as assistant adjutant was appointed by Gov Jim Holshouser until a permanent appointment is made In accepting resigna request that he be transferred tion Holshouser wrote the to the retired reserve list of Na Zebulon attorney: citizens of our state and I are greatly appreciative of your dedicated services while Approval RALEIGH (AP) A House committee today voted 8 6 to approve legislation calling for a statewide referendum on the question of an equal rights amendment The action came after the House Constitutional Amend ments Committee voted down a substitute motion that action on the referendum issue be post poned until the committee had acted on a bill which would rat ify the amendment Rep John Ed Davenport Nash offered the motion to give the referendum measure a favorable report Rep Howard Twiggs Wake proposed the substitute motion Twiggs argued that the refer endum issue should be post poned until after the committee had disposed of the bill to ratify the equal rights amendment This measure was introduced early in the session Twiggs said he felt the amendment bill will go to the House floor either on a favor able report or on a minority re port The amendment was de scribed as the most emotional news generated issue of the 1973 session Rep Tom Sawyer Guil ford who sponsored the meas ure calling for a statewide ref erendum said the amendment question the kind of issue that would turn wife against husband and family against family because it is so emo He said his proposal give us an alternate course of He told the committee and crowd jammed into the room that his philosophy is to submit issues like this to a stat wide The referendum would be held in the 1974 November elec tion Sawyer said his bill would not be binding on the legislature The results of a referendum would simply serve as opinion John Sanders director of the institute of Government said that to make the results of a referendum binding on the leg (See 2 Page 10 A) ree Blood Agency Closing I Care Inc the anti poverty agency funded through the Office of Economic Oppor tunity will close Oct 30 ac cording to an announcement today by Paul Wilson executive director Wilson said that all directors had been notified of the ter mination of the funding during a meeting in Atlanta Ga The funds will be available to the community action sections during the remainder of the fiscal year 1973 ending June 30 I Care has been given official notice that Oct 30 will be the closeout date for all community action programs Wilson said the mandate of Section 221 would also close out programs including Head Start which currently serves 60 low income children and their families and about 280 youths employed by the Neighborhood Youth Corps Wilson said these two pro grams could continue if new sponsoring federal agencies were designated by the Office of Management and Budget The I Care director suggested that the work of the agency could continue if money from local channels including funds from the ederal Revenue Sharing Act would be put into the program He noted that I Care which stands for Iredell Community Action Research Evaluation was one of the agencies funded under the Economic Oppor tunity Act of 1964 to provide help for low income people Penalties BBEI mPWWI BBSBBT iBL MBBSKife Ml At z' 7 i IImBBBBmBI 'jBBir i 1 1 Kt 4 I i I a aRRma 'Imu '7' A ''7 Mvi8M 1 7 Sb: 27 IK Ml a I IMMllMMHHMIlllMMKIMMMHMMMMItoHMM VWBI Mr az 'juaBIHIBBIMiBBBMBHIMHB 3bt.