The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-02-17

Latlng to North Cardinals Mini
mum Wage Law will be introduced
in the 1861 edition of the Legisla-
ture. These bills will try to-:
1. Increase minimum pay from
its present 75c to $1.00 per hour.
2. Broaden very, very much the
present law-but keep it at 75c per
hour.
Division OF Thought
Now among the leaders in the
1859 scufflings to get a minimum
wage established in this State, there
is not the unity Of thinking that
was so evident about this time two
years ago.
In the first place, Sam j. Bur-
row, Jr. of Randolph County, chief
fighter in the House for the law in
1859 is now dignified though still
crew-cut liberal-State Senator.
1t is understood that Senator
Burrow, who introduced the 81
measure in 1859, might prefer to
broaden the present law then to
begin playing with the 81 item
and run a chance of the whole kit
and kaboodle being defeated. Some
others feel likewise-good liberals,
too.
Then two of the 1859 fighters for
the law-Joe Kincaid Byrd of
Burke County and Frank N. Pat
have alas, been replaced by Repub-
Ilicans Dan. r. Simpson and Clyde
H. Whitley, respectively. In fact
ISenator Burrows Randolph Coun-
ty place in the House has been Ia
ken over by Republican Roby Gar
ner. Big changes.
Dolley For Dollars
| But Stephen Bland Dolley, Jr.
31-year-old Gastonia lawyer, was a
hot minimum-wager in 1959-and
he is back. He wants a 81. Banker
Danny NJ. Courtney of Caldwell,
also a front-line fighter in $50, is
with us-but hasn't yet tipped his
hand. They will be counting Court
ney.
Out With Exemptions
This may be denied in official
Quarters, but the word we get is
that the N: C. Dept. of Labor would
prefer to see the law stay at 75c,
with most of the exemptions out,
than to see it go to 81 with the
Exemptions.
We doubt that Labor Commits
sioner Frank. Crane would shout it
from the rooftops-but will wager
you this is his opinion. He is a
good man, solid for labor, but is
a realist-not an idealiSt in this
respect.
The first exemption to go will
be the one eliminating from the law
firms having fewer than six en-
ployees. Several employers having
more than five are already upset
with that one.
| AS you know. directors to the
through with exemptions-a long
list of them. Most, but not all, of
these will be knocked out, pulling
thousands more under the 75c law.
That is the way it looks from
here--at this time.
Easy As Pie
The story has it that these two
cid friends were back in
Raleigh for the Legislature. They
sat in the lobby of the Sir Walter
here talking over old times. After
while, Jim noticed tina. his old
buddy, John, was smoking one ciga-
rette after another, lighting eacn
new one with the old one.
"John, old boy, you really go af-
ter the old weed, lon't you? l just
been sitting here noticing. You
ouch+a unit those things :. get
you down."
John didn't miss puff, said he
had tried it thousand times, but
just could not c,,'+
John, said Old Friend Jim, "it's
no trouble. Just set vonr - vi -
it and you can quit. I stopped 'em
three years ago three years.
five months. one week and two days
ago-will be at eight o'clock to-
night. No trouble tall to quit Gig
arettes."
Motorcycle And Dog
Afi"" ~, -~+h as Secretary of
Commerce in Pres. John F. Ken
ned clDinet, former N. C. Gov.
Luther Hodges is still not out of
the woods as far as his far-flung
department is concerned.
He confided to friends in Wash
ington, D. c., last week that the
building is so big that he still can't
locate some of the divisions, offices
etc.
"I'm going to get me a motor
cycle and a bird dog one of these
fine days and really get acquainted
with the place., he was quoted as
saying last week.
Make a Clock
Heard on Capitol Square Just be-
fore the converting of the Legisla-
tuore last Friday: "No, I do not
understand the bill-and I've read
it over three times. would ask
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