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CAPITAL CLIPBOARD " Says More Democrats Switched Than Registered GO P Voters BY EULA N. GREENWOOD UPSIDE DOWN . . . Death and decay ... is all around J see. Thus begins an old Chris tian song; and this seemed somehow to fit the occasion as the election returns rolled ir on the evening of Nov. 8. Also, as British Genera! Cornwallis moved the rem nants of his proud, spit-and polish troops in at Yorktowr for the surrender proceedings to the American Revolution ary Army, his band struck up the tune, 'The World Turnec Upside Down!” And that’s about the way il was election day . . death and decay . . . and the world turned upside down ... or sc it seemed. MAJORITY . . . In county aftc. county in North Caro lina—and in state after state in the nation—you found (al ter the smoke had cleared) more Democrats had voted Republican than the total number cf registered Republi can voters in the area. Good example: Durham County. States: Georgia and Tennessee. Very few — and maybe not one—Republican voted Demo cratic The Democrats voted Republ'can by the millions in this country Nov. 8 WILL HE OR WON T HE' . . . The question being asked in whispers among shocked Raleigh Democrats is: Will President L. B. Johnson seek a second term? He has been in office exactly three years. To many a good South ern Democrat it seems 50. Even before the election de bade there was some conject ture that LBJ was weary, tired and sick In Washington. D. C\, where you can hear any thing -especially if you ride by taxi—you can learn "on good authority” that the Presi dent has this and that disease. There seems always to be more uneasiness in Washington than anywhere else in America. And. this time it is a fact that the President is worried lest that growth in his neck might lead to cancer. You hear that the physicians will issue a satement on this by Dec 1 STILL ON TOP . . . The one governmental leader in North Carolina apparently un hurt in the political shakeup is Lt. Gov. Robert Scott. The young man makes few ene mies, many friends. One po litical leader—former Demo cratic Chairman Bert Bennett —is regarded as unfriendly to Scott. He was beaten in his bid for a seat in the State Senate. But on these things — you hear of no gloating from Bob Scott. Frankly, he seems to be growing stronger day by day. . . COURSE ... It may be that two young men — one a Re publican born in 1927 and the other a Democrat born in 1929—may right now be run ning on a collision course for November of 1968. They are, of course, Jim Broyhill of Lenoir and Bob Scott of Haw River. Broyhill is the Congressman from the Ninth District. Smooth as silk. But, as of right now — despite the elec tion’s shock — it looks as if Scott would easily be the win ner The Republicans don’t have much money as a party in this State—in fact, still owe for some 1964 campaigning. They are now expected to get well in a hurry. Republican Charles Jonas, Congressman from the popu lous Charlotte area — Eighth District—will turn 62 on Dec. 9 He will be urged to run for Governor, but there are per sistent rumors that he would like nothing better than to get back to some nice quiet law practice in Lincolnton. He has been in Congress since 1952. NOTES James C. Gard ner. winner over Harold D. Cooley, is — like Broyhill — a young man of means. His people are not related to the Cleveland County Gardners— were pioneers in the dairy business in the Rocky Mount area. Gardner is one of the chief owners of Hardee's, ham burger drive-ins. New Con gressman Gardner’s father-in law is millionaire Arthur Ty ler, partner in a dozen Belk Tyler stores throughout East ern North Carolina—and one of the State’s religious and civic leaders. . . The oldest men—in point of service, in the 1967 Legisla ture will be Senator Claude Currie of Durham, who will be 76 on Dec 8 . . . and Repre sentative Jim Vogler of Char lotte, who was 71 this past April. Volger has been in 16 regular and special sessions of the Legislature. Both are even-tempered, easy to know and to like. Senator Currie was born in Candor, Mont gomery County. Vogler is a native of Charlotte ... is semi retired, but has broad real estate holdings in the Char lotte area. . . uemocrais nereaDouis aamii that the main reason the Re publicans did not score even more legislative victories out over the State ... is that they didn’t have more running. More of them would have an nounced for office . . . but they had not recovered from the Goldwater catastrophe two years ago. . . Many a Republican out there wanted to run for the State Senate or the House— particularly so in view of the redistricting, etc. — but they could get no promise of fi nancial aid . . . and felt they were not able financially to carry the load . . . and it gets more expensive all the time ... by themselves. . . Election results should make the 1967 Legislature even more conservative (no new taxes) than projected early in the fall. Lees-McRae Will Stage Play On the evening of Novem ber eighteenth the Delta Psi Omega, a national dramatic fraternity, will present Jean Paul Sartre’s one act, ‘No Exit”. The production will be presented at eight o’clock in the evening in the A. C. Chaf fee Auditorium on the Lees McRae College campus. The one-act is a very inten sive play. The three people cast into hell provide the fas cinating subject for Jean-Paul Satre’s play, “No Exit”. When the characters find themselves sealed in a room together for ever, they proceed to badger each other in an attempt to understand all the underlying reasons for their predicament. In a merry-go-round of ment al anguish they stumble upon the real truth about hell. For as one character so brilliant ly states it, “Hell is other people.” More Troops To Vietnam Predictions from Pentagon sources are that United States forces in South Vietnam will reach 382,000 by December 31 and reach 400,000 men during January Needs beyond early 1967 have not been calculated. C of c Notes The New RiVer Valley De velopment Association met Monday evening, Nov. 14, 6:30 p. m. at High Meadows Inn, South of Sparta on Highway 21. Among things discussed was roads 221, 321 and 421, with emphasis on 221. Dis cussed also, was the resolu tion from Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties signed by government, indus trial and Chamber of Com merce officials of the respec tive counties, to be sent to Governor Dan Moore and the State Road Commission re questing action be taken on above roads. Those attending from Wa tauga County were Glenn Andrews, President of the As sociation, Col. Clyde C. Miller and Fred M. McNeal. Stanley Harris Sr., Fred M. McNeal and Dr. Kenneth Webb, Dean of Student Af fairs, ASTC, attended the Dilsworth Rotary Club in Charlotte Friday, Nov. 11, at which Dr. Webb was guest speaker. Dr. Webb appropri ately used “Freedom” as his subject. The November membership meeting, usually held the sec ond Tuesday of each month, will be held this month as part of the Farm-City Week program, Thursday, at the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge. Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Ambulance Service Reins-Sturdivant Mutual Burial Association Plan Rite Burial Insurance 401 E. King St. BOONE, N. C. 264-8888 Thank You I would like to take this means of thanking you, the good people of Watauga County, for your support in the General Election. The responsibility of law enforcement in this county is of deep concern to each of us. I do not take this responsibility lightly. The purpose of the Sheriff’s Department is for your protection and we will be at your service twenty-four hours a day. Ward G. Carroll SHERIFF-ELECT Material contains added depth to compensate for shrinkage. When you love your work, it shows. Ana we love our work. So much that we couldn't bear to stop with the slickest-looking split grille ever to grace a Wide-Track. (Or any other car, for that matter.) ; We went ahead and made the windshield wipers disappear. The car not only looks cleaner, but the wipers are less subject to icing and freezing, too. ■ Then we got rid of tne vent windows on all Grand Prix hard tops. We replaced them with nifty monograms and a flow through ventilation system. I We even designed a rather unique hood-mounted tachometer .it'! " ' 'fr-V, .' ke-'j -1.. option that's available on all Pontiacs As are our other new options like stereo tape and stereo radio. And. of course, our handsome interiors have to be seen to be believed. All Pontiacs have standard safety features that include a dual master cylinder brake system with warning light, outside rear view mirror, and GM’s energy absorbing steering column. Isn't it time you decided to see your Pontiac dealer? If you love our work the way we do. it's the least you can do. Pontiac 67/Ride the Wide-Track Winning Streak j - - >. \^V •*■'•*& -V- • ''''' Greene Buick-Pontiac, Inc. lllS E, KING ST, BOONE, N. C. Dealer Lie. 82a UNTIL auras If this were true, wouldn't it be a real reprieve for strained budgets? Is True! And best of all, it's not just a reprieve . . . It’s a full pardon! Here’s how it works . . . what it does for you . . and how you fit into the picture. 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