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Show LEGISLATOR oiyjui fC ontinued) and not more than 400 members," which means the number is just under 400. This huge group, representing one of the least populous states, has been criticized as "inefficient, unwieldy, and amorphous," and defended as "truly representative, fair to all groups, and impossible to buy." This is not the place to argue the matter, but even if the number of representatives were- - cut in half, it would still be possible for a "representative to represent" That is why membership in the body is an exciting and interesting privilege, r. even though the $200 salary for a term. dIus mileage for rfailv jttnrla nrA f?nrin ih Kinn is no prime attraction. There is no bet- ier training tor a political career man a state legislature. 375 a n n ?i rr yCs P1 TOk fi rrv szJ a szz szz nszSl on mmm mw 0 :l8!KUr - j in v - one-sessi- on rr mittee work begins at 9:30 or 10 a.m. and continues until the House session at 11 ajn. Usually the session lasts an n hour or two. Sometimes, though, the House gets tangled up in a long debate and stays in session until late afternoon. ) After the session and a luncheon " respite, committee work begins again, . " mt and if you are on a busy committee, m you have to get excused to appear before others where bills which you introduced are being heard, or where your constituents want you to air tl&ir views, or where you escort them so they can air their own. One committee which has seen a lot , i"V' --"rw , M II' 1 , . O of me is the Fish and Game Committee. The landowners tell me to "let them know up there in Concord" that they are sick of having hunters walk over their garden plots, shoot their goats and cows which they mistake for deer, and pick off birds so close to their dwellings they leave, bloodstains on the clapfriends say boards. My beaver-trappihas beaver in that dropped price and the committee should lower the tagging fee. The apple growers have been pestered by porcupines and insisted on getting the bounty raised. It took a lot of committee work to get this one through. As a former teacher and a representative from a town which has a growing school population without a proportionate growth in revenue, I visit the Education Committee often, too. Long before Sputniks and Vanguards were roaring above, we were grappling with - the problem of better standards in our rural areas and coping with the nightmare of increased school costs. All this committee work doesn't leave much time for another phase of a rep................ i i t t resentative's workdoing errands for ' x ' s . . .. r. , ;V '" i ,r 1 . 1 7 . ' vthe townspeople. Sometimes the errand , f . ' J s j consists of bringing home license plates or special publications. Often it is get' L " t y : O .. j'. ' ; ; . t ting the answer to a question. It's only j for people to dread governnatural . , fc ..iiii.iii iiin.i .... :W-Iinmi'i. 11 nil mm 1 -- nao VM .lnfcrW',..,-J..Mfc.IIIMIU WH til Vllriani, W.. hum . I -- Mill mm,r ... mental red tape, and many don't know .. like this test (shown in picture above) to check tire carcass strength. IN TESTS Atlas gives them the most thorough IN USE Atlas Ptycron Cushionaire'Tires stand up under the roughest going without damage... even holes like this, because... where to seek information. As a freshmhmmmTfimtwimiMMwmmmmmmmimim,mmn man legislator I used up a lot of shoe leather finding the right places to take Extra safety... extra stamina... extra long "life,.. Atlas these problems. !WVJiittgWirM Some of the queries I've taken to the Automotive Specialists build and test Atlas Products to tcapital are: I : 1 "How can I get my well water testspecifications even higher than for those that came on ed for purity?" x do state the "Does No Atlas sell more and new dealers Tires wonder car! anything to control your wood ticks?" Batteries than any other brand in the world. No wonder "Can the State Welfare Department help me adopt a child? their guarantee is honored on the spot coast-to-coa"How do I get a state flag for my boy away in the service?" Yet, you pay no more than for ordinary products! ' "Are book record albums available V " it, ta jj ma( for the blind?" GUARANTEE HONORED ON THE SPOT. Ask your Atlas dealer DESIGNED TO STOP YOU ON A DIME. ..Atlas Brake Fluid must give TESTED IN LAB AND FIELD, THEN TORN APART "What must I do to become a real-esta- te show on famous to the Atlas Tires written and will you guarantee and analyzed... Atlas Batteries must prove their outstanding braking power before Atlas Automotive Specialists agent?" honored Batteries. wherever It's you go, from coast to coast value. of constant is it. Such extra power, long life and proved your top guarantee ability! pass testing Most representatives are willing to do these errands, not only to accommodate the voters but to learn something. The answers to the above are educational all LZ i LA Li yv AND CANADA IN ALL STATES SOLD AND GUARANTEED AT right If we had the paid staffs of AND "CUSHIONAIRK" RtO. U.S. PAT. Off. COffyridM 1968. AtlM Supply Company, NWrk 1, H. J. "H.YCBON TRADKMAItKS "ATU, wealthier legislatures, these matters would be attended to as routine detail, but for us they make one more way of ond term. It is a busy and important This is important because it is in sessions, or "representing" at the hearordeal of taking the floor. No speeches for 400), walk down, the aisle to the meetings.- Before committees, a reprerepresenting. It's all in the day's work. And if you aren't convinced that it is sentative can appear with an assurance committee that most of the work is ings of others. are allowed from the member's seat in microphone, adjust the instrument, and committee, and serving on it with atas I constof As tendance to other committees made my done in any legislature, and especially a day's work to represent even a small the House, so anyone desiring to speak summon courage. lawyer's daughter wanted to ample opportunity to present ituents'-views, be on the Judiciary Committee and schedule a busy one. But if it's rare that you speak on the and a woman gets the in a large one. So most of your time is must climb over fellow members (there constituency, come up to New Hamprealized that ambition during my sec same attention as a male member. On a typical legislative day, com shire and see are no desks, because there is no room floor of the House, it isn't at committee spent attending your own committee Vs. two-vea- n to n CD) - Mam - - : ng serving in the legislature desire for some in practical experience government, a which had studied and taught I subject for years. In 1950, when certain personal responsibilities lessened for me and there appeared to be a vacancy coming up for representative from our town, I responded to the suggestion that I run and filed my candidacy at the very opening of the filing period. my case, Infilled a long-standi- ng . oppose me at once, and much to the surprise of both of us, the incumbent whose ill health was supposed to have' taken him out of the race, filed too. I had to get to work, so I went up hill and down dale ringing doorbells and on matters I might have to vote on if elected. Some didn't ask me a thing about the issues they just wanted to get acquainted, During the campaign one of my opponents was reported to have said, "She's a nice lady, but this is no job for a iaay. ne maae uie misiaKe 01 saying this in the hearing of two very energetic women. Personal campaigning is strenuous but it has wonderful compensations. You discover so many talented and accomplished people. In our small town I talked to craftsmen, artists, farmers who owned prizes winning green pastures and record-breakidairy herds, skilled machinists, housewives, and lumber experts. Abo, you get to know your constituency in a way that is impossible when you must depend on radio, television, and the mail to reach the voters. Most seasoned politicians will say there is no substitute for the personal handshake as an effective way of getting votes. Til go further and say there is no substitute for personal con- versation as an effective way of getting to "know your town." If you are elected this personal knowledge is invaluable. At any rate, I became very "bullish" about the town, and perhaps this feeling of pride carried over to my fellow citizens and helped elect me the town's first woman representative. Particularly trying for a woman-ithe New Hampshire legislature is the run-do- -- h ' Family Weekly, April 19, 1959 ,Xf":Z;i 'rWlH ll ;v 4 - ii i t in - .. nil ,4- . . s- v i , - -.-rt- - t'O.-I.W- - -- -: vJ rt ii . 4 J rX , j going-over.- Wtmtmtiirfin iiiii iniii ltf ii - ng 16 . ' i n ---- - wn ''.'..'. - izl st v sure-starti- -- ..... ' ng 38,000 SERVICE STATIONS 49 ATPn . J - , for-yoursel- f! Family Weekly, April 19, 1959 17 |