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Says Nobody Except Sanford
Seems Willing To Step Down
(Uuest columnist this week is
Ed Rankin of John Hardaa As
sociates, public relations firm.)
POLITICS ALONG THE
CRABTREE . . . With only
tight months remaining before
the next Democratic Primary,
there is need for a full-scale
?ublic opinion poll to discover
the exact status of the coming
race for Governor. If for no oth
er reason, it should dispel the
Cloud of political dust which
now hangs over Fayetteville
Street. In the absence of Poll
Iter Lou Harris, and the neces
sary thousands to finance him,
your correspondent has attempt
ed to fill the void.
After extensive research over
? cup of coflee in the Sir Walt
er Coffee Shop, followed by a
barbecue sandwich at Cooper's
B*r-B-Q joint, here are the doc
umented results:
1. The political INs want to
Stay in.
2. The political OUTs are
tired of being out. They want
In.
3. Nobody, except maybe Gov
ernor Sanford, seems ready to
?tep down and let someone
else have a go at t he brass ring.
4. There is a staell of rebel
lion in the air from vox popu
lis. If many people had their
way, they would tune politics
and big government out of their
lives for a while ? SO or 60
years.
5. The possibilties of these
findings are enough to make the
tJNC computer at Chapel Hill
run a hot box. Meanwhile, poli
ticians and political pundits will
have to make out the best way
they can.
COMMENTS PROHIBITED . .
Perhaps the best answer to po
litical criticism would be a re
tail of Article 80 of the Fund
amental Constitutions of Caro
lina (March 1, 1670) which
reads as follows:
"Since multiplicity of Com
ments, as well as of Laws, have
great inconvcnientes, and serve
?nly to obscure and perplex, I
Manner of Comments anf Ebp
positions on any part of these
Fundamental Constitutions, or
any part of the Common or
Status Law of Carolina, are ab
solutely prohibited . . ." And
that was that. Wonder if it
later had anything to do with
the fact that North Carolina is
the only state which does not
allow its Governor to have a
veto?
NEVER TO OLD FOR FUN
. . Recreation is a nice vague
word usually associated with
playgrounds for the kiddies. It's
something that eity councilmen
vote for ? or against? but some
how recreation is usually asso
ciated with fun for the youngs
ters. A current study being
made in North Carolina among
patients in private nursing
hare is clearly proving that
people are never too old lor
fun. Good recreation is actually
good therapy for our increasing
population of aging citizens.
Hiss Mae Crandall, former
recreation director at Moores
ville who is now conducting the
study for the North Carolina As
sociation of Nursing Homes and
the State Board of Health, re
ports that a simple program of
recreation can brighten and en
rich the lives of oldsters im
measurably. Nursing home ad
ministrators are finding that it
takes more than good nursing
care, the correct diet, etc., to
maintain the health and mental
alertness of their patients. A
report on this study, toon to
be published, will offer practi
cal advice on what can be ac
complished through recreational
therapy.
DEAR ABBY . . A young lady,
soon to be married, rushed home
to report: "I can't marry Har
ry, Mother. He's an atheist and
doesn't believe there's a hell."
The mother quickly responded:
"Marry him, daughter. Be
tween the two of us, we'll con
vince him that he's wrong!"
AN UNKNOWN BATTLE
FIELD . , The increasing con
struction of new public schools
is providing a lively, competi
tive arena for more than an ex
change of knowledge, ideas and
teaching. These modern struc
tures offer opportunity for arch
itects, engineers, manufacturers
and producers to prove the su
periority of their services and
products. There is a definite
prestige value for having your
service or product used in the
new school buildings. Battle
lines have been drawn, for ex
ample, in many North Carolina
communities between the com
peting fuels of oil and electri
city. This fight was reflected in
the General Assembly where
fuel oil dealers succeeded in
getting the Legislature to limit
the cash subsidies which elec
tric utilities were paying to
speculate builders for installa
tion of electric heat.
Now comes news fro;n Peoria,
Illinois, where a brand-new
l,600-stu()ent high school has
been completed with a com
pletely independent utility ser
vice. Heating oil is used to fuel
the school's on-site electric gen
erators. The electricity produc
ed is used for lighting, opera
tion of motors, etc., while the
oil heat provides space heat
in winter and air conditioning
in summer.
The engineers claim that an
nual operating costs are lower
than for similar structures us
ing conventional heating sys
tems and electric power pur
chased from public utilities.
SO THEY SAY . . Newsmen
have their problems in dealing
with the languages of official
spokesmen, whether govern
mental or otherwise. Here are
some samples of language, with
S. G. Moretz
Family Reunion
The family of Mrs. S. G. Mor
etz and the late S. G. Moretz,
held Its annual reunion at the
home on Route 2, Boone, Aug.
18. A picnic lunch was enjoy
ed by the following:
Blaine Moretz, Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Moretz, Mr. and Mrs.
Avery Moretz and children,
Jerry and Debra and Mr. Lloyd
Stan berry of ltoute 1, Boone;
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moreti
and Johnny, and Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Moretz and children, War
ren and Joyce of Route 2,
Boone; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hub
bard, and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Blankenbeckler and daughter,
Maurene of Asheville; Miss Re
becca Duffield of Bristol, Tenn.;
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pearson and
daughter, Linda, Mrs. Ola Mae
Greer and children, Teddy and
Virginia, and Miss Mabel Mor
etz of Laaoir Mrs. Hazel Dot
son and sons, Jimmy and Sam
my of Hickory; Miss Margaret
Boyd, Miss Isabelle Hubbard
and Mrs. Mary Harris Pamplin
of Reidsville. Afternoon visi
tors were: Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Moretz, Rt. 2, Boone and Dr.
and Mrs. Elmo Moretz and
daughters, Patty and Anne, of
Tampa, - Ma.
appropriate interpretations:
A reliable source ? the guy
who told the guy you met.
Unimpeachable source ? the
guy who started the rumor.
Coordinator ? guy who has ?
desk between two expediters.
We are making a survey ? wa
need more time to think of an
answer.
It's under consideration ?
never heard of it.
. . . took vigorous action ?
sent out bulletin at bulk mall
rate.
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