The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-01

The South Piedmont plan, S,
would provide raises ranging from
25.3 per cent to S4.s4 per cent for
class "a" certificate holders; ano
from 42.15 per cent to 1857 pei
cent for graduate certificate hold.
ers.
The measure would De effective
after June 80. Its sponsor was
Rep. Wilson of Caldwell.
The plan. which blossomed in
che South Piedmont claims sup
port of hundreds of teachers and
interested organizations.
h e proposed schedule, with
present pay, including the bonus,
is: class "a: up to one year ST.
$50 and Ssh, 245, up to two, $1,65O
and $1,272; three, 81, TAO and ST.
299; four $3.50 and $1,335; five
81 ,920 and $l,371; six, $1,000 and
81, 407; seven, So, 100 and 81, 443;
eight; $1,000 and 81, 480, nine, So, 1890
and $1,533; ten, $2,45O and $1,578;
eleven, 81, 900 and 81, 623; twelve,
50, $50 and 81, 1928; and $4,000 and
81, 623.
Graduate teachers w o u | d
receive: up to two years $1,000 and
81, 407; three 81, 100 and $1,433; four,
$4,000 and 1,488; five, 1850 and
81, 533; six, 2 ,48O and 1,578; seven,
50, 900 and $1,623; eight, 50, 700 and
81, 1858; nine, 50, 800 and 81, lib; ten,
So, 900 and $1,758 eleven, So, 100 and
1928 and S$1, 488. five 1850 and
1908; twelve $500 and So, 100;
teen, $500 and So, 100.
The appropriation committee
will hold a hearing on the bill at
8 pm. on February 6.
Barber Laws
A measure by Rep. Moseley of
Guilford would direct the appoint
ment of six representatives and
three senators to study the man.
ner in which the barber laws have
been enforced by the state board
of barber examiners. The legisla-
tive committee would be parti-
cularly directed to determine
whether veterans have been dis
eliminated against in their at
tempts to go into the barbering
business, whether any applica-
tons for schools have been turn
ed down and why; whether fixed
charges were made to prevent
competition; and whether Negro
BARRIERS have been Disseminated
against.
The legislative committee also
would be instructed to determine
whether enforcement of the SAM
tary provisions should be taken
from the board and given to the
health department, and whether
schools should be placed under
the department of public instruc-
ton.
The coop bill, introduced by
Rep. Fisher of Buncombe, hit the
hoppers after Fisher had asserted
in a committee meeting that mar
keting associations and coopera-
tives do an annual business in ex-
cess of $50, 900, 900 a year and
that under present laws they are
required to pay only a flat $40
franchise tax.
The house took time out to eX-
tend the privileges of the floor to
Undersecretary of War Kenneth
C. Royal. Both Rep. John UNI
stead of Orange and Speaker
Pearsall recognized the part that
Royal has played in seeking to get
the Camp Butner hospital turned
over to the state so it could be
used as a mental hospital.
Royal responded briefly, saying
that while he has been in Wash
ington he had observed that North
Carolina and its citizens played
a distinguished part in the war eff
fort.
Asks Citizenship
Rep. Tompkins of Jackson sent
up a joint resolution memorable
ing congress to emancipate MEM
bers of the eastern band of Chero-
kee indians in Jackson, Swain,
Graham and Cherokee counties.
.Tompkins said that the lands on
which the Indians live were pur-
chased by their ancestors as a
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