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'1KMS " CAPITAL CLIPBOARD M JH|' jj. Best Lobbying Is Done At Home; Sons Of Governors In Limelight By EULA N. GREENWOOD NOT AS MANY . . . Other than the old regulars like the N. C. Motor Carrier* Associa tion, the bottlers with Fred Bowman, and the multi-maimed N. C. Merchants Association, there aren't many lobbyists around the 1MB edition ef the N. C. General Assembly. Through this past weekend, we counted 98 in Secretary of State Hud Eure's big book . . . or nearly 20 less than the 76 for the same week in the Ses sion two years ago. Some regis tered this year are seldom seen. Of course, the rub is that a lot or people who lobby for this and that cause just do not bother to register. The Profes sionals, knowing the law re quires it, always register. Hath away Cross, for example, uses up two or three pages in the boot listing the firms he re presents. A total of 129 lobbyists stated they were in the 1981 session of the Legislature. Unless some Unforeseen battle develops, then won't be that many this time. The difference is that the State two years ago was neck craning in search for money. Each group wasted to be sure It was not picked on. BACK HOME . . . The best lobbying It never done in Ra leigh. It is done back home by erotroads or across-the-street friends of the legislators. By the voters, themselves, who are sincerely interested in the is sue. And, the lobbyist who has the hardest tine In Raleigh is the man who does not have these back-home contacts. A lobbyist for one of the big utilities was grousing privately last week be cause his setup is such that his side of the argument won't bring letters, telephone calls, and the like. Meantime, the electric cooperatives ? although having fewer customers and no more real friends ? can create about as much nail as they ^rant to any tip* they want to. It teems tmfafcv but NMI way the mop flops. NOT A CENT! . . : One day last week, Willis Smith, Jr., one of the lobbyists for the retail er^ asked State Senator S. E. Brantley of Tryon to have cof fee and doughnuts with him in the cafeteria of the Legislative Building. As they munched and chatted alotig, Smith suddenly ? but quietly ? realized he had not a ceat in his pockets. This Is an unkeard - of development: to make a legislator whom you hate kept from his work pay fof even a cup of coffee. But, amidst his worry, Wil lis wm atuidonlv lial'ghttd tn 1121 WIW BlhllWfllj W see my dear husband, Thomp son Greenwood of the retailers, approaching. Seeing rescue, he ashed Brother Greenwood to plMM have a cap ot coffee with them. More sipping cad chat tins. Come time for the con vening of the Seaate. "Thompson", purred Willis, "how about taking the tab. I meant to go by the bank. I dont have a cent." Reddening a little. Green wood admitted he had exactly three cents in his pockets. Now thla lfiil illustrate some of your high-powered lobbying around Raleigh. After some hearty, half-hearted laughter, Sen. Brantley, no newcomer to the Legislature, paid the bill. CONTACT) . . . Our informa tion is that this year ? perhaps because of the location change ? people are having it more difficult t6 contact their leg islators. If you want to reach your senator or representative ia Raleigh during daytime hours, call TEmple 43611. That's the capital circuit. If he Is in a committee meeting ? as he is likely to be from the nine-to eleven and two to five Tuesday through Thursday ? your num ber will be given to him when he becomes available. Best way to reach him at night is to call the Hotel Sir Walter, the An drew Johnson Hotel (if he is a Republican) or the Carolina Hotel. He is usually not far away ? and interested in your opinion. GOVERNORS SONS . . . Grapevine reports that- J. C. B. Ehringhaus might be in line for a new Judgeship puts ua to thinking of the political activi ties of other sons of Governor*. Blucher's father was Governor in 1032-36. Robert Scott, son for former Gov. W. Kerr, was reported ia a recent feature in the Char lotte Observer ai planning to run for Governor "some time". He Is now 'master of the Stat* Grange. Melville Broughton here ia frequently mentioned as * can BII1.U far Governor. He i* a former chairman of tk Stat* Highway Commission and is a busy Raleigh attorney. But, again, his first importance cam* aa the aon of former Governor J. M. Broughton. State Sen. Hecter MacLeaa ?f Lumberton is a son of th* lata Angus W. McLean. His father spelled it with the mora Irish '"Mc", but its deirivation is really Scotch. The family has corrected it to "Mac", henc* the difference in the spelling. Sen. MacLean's father set up our budget system of State Government. Prior to his t*rm as Governor (1924-28), each State department here was per mitted to go pretty much it* own way financially. _ MacLeaa could well be Governor him self "some time" . . . aa could Hou?^lember*D?vi|i lirttt^thia year's chairman at the Heuse Appropriations Committee. STATE'S ECONOMY ... If anybody doubts that North Carolina is rolling in clover, he only has to look at new car sales . . . Just out ... for the month of February . . to change his mind. In February of 1963 total sale* ran to 7,939. This Febru ary they were 10,881. Truck sales last February were 1,785. This February: 2,?99. Of the five leading In ear sales four are General Motors These five run in this order: Chevrolet (2,611); Ford (2,209); Pontiac (849); Buick (636); and Olds mobile (972). Then came Falcon (531); Rambler (487); Dodge (427); Plymouth (328); Corvair (313); Mercury (249); and Comet (220). MERCHANT SHIPS The Navy believes NATO could build Polaris missile car ried* at about half the cost and sooner by converting merchant ships instead of building sub marines. The United State* ha* swung around to the idea ef surface ships as a base for the missiles, as an alternative to the expen sive Polaris submarines, in or der to speed creation of a NA TO force. Bosworth Article Is Published An article on the student teaching program at Appalach ian state Tfeachert College re cently appeared in Student Teaching Topic*. Thii research article by Dr. Ben C. Bosworth, supervisor of student teaching at A3TC. dis cussed the affect of 480 student teachers who performed teach ing duties in U cooperating school districts in North Caro lina during the fall, winter, spring and summer quarter* of 1982 In order to determine the ac tual impact of the student teachers, Bosworth described the relationships of these stu dents to cooperating districts. Special attention was paid to the students geographical ori gin*, where they performed student teaching, and what they did after graduation. Cow Produces Milk Record Appalachian Ctothilde Ormsby 4313610, a five-year-old, owned by Appalachian State Teachers College. Boone, produced ia,07* lb*, milk and 641 lbs. butterfst in 105 days. North Carolina State College of A. It E. supervised the weigh ing and testing of production as a part ef the official breed im provement programs of The Hoi stein ? rriesian Association of America. , . She'll appreciate your th?agbtfulne?8 oott ? .Jrv ; In dining tor In our gracious aurrou rid ings. From the first moment to the t last, w? make sure that jwtr dinner date Is a very special occasion. Try us soon! DRIVE-IN SERVICE PROM 4:00 P. M. FOR THOSE WHO WISH IT REPORT FROM MOTOR TREND EXPERTS ON THE '63 RAMBLERS: "prove their mettle. . . reliability, performance in actual testing' ; AY WEDNE OPEN EACH FRIDAY EVENING Til.
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