CAPITOL CUPBOARD " ; § Issue Again Flares In Wake Brown Bag Decision *1. unciXiiinuuu OUT OF HOME ... It is estimated in Raleigh that there are probably over 2,000 private clubs in North Carolina serv ing alcoholic drinks of various kinds across the bar. Since- this would be an average of 20 per county, it seems a little on the high side. However, consensus is that more whiskey is actually being sold across the bar than in the open-saloon days of 50 years ago. The 1967 battle cry of those wanting alcohol sold in public places by the drink is already taking shape and goes as fol lows: "Let’s get whiskey out of the home”. DRINKERS . . . North Caro linians apparently like to drink—beer, wine, rum, whisk ey, and even a little tequila now and then. Tequila is Mexi co’s favorite drink, is an in toxicant—sold in North Caro lina ABC stores—made of a certain type of fermented cac tus juice. Wow. Tarheels love strong drink— and the millions of dollars in taxes that strong drink brings in. Many nnits of local govern ment — city and county—al ready crying for more money, could not make ends meet without their income from alcohol of various kinds. COMING EVENTS . . . Com ing events often cast their sha dows before. Thus we can see now that the two main fights in the next Legislature will be concerned with: 1. Cigarette taxes. 2. Drinks sold legally across the bar. TYPICAL PLACES ... Ben Jonson, in one of his many writings, remarked that "the law is an ass”. What with the many icial pronouncements we are getting these days — from brown bags on up to school prayers — one never knows what next to expect Legisla tive bodies these days are kept busy straightening out— or catching np with—judicial decisions. Too many criminals whose guilt is beyond doubt are be ing set free through legal tech nicalities and as a result of some innocent error on the part of under-paid law enforcement personnel. Example: the other day a man went into a big de partment store, tried on a suit was walking out with it when arrested for shoplifting. The i CALL 264-8251 Etta Heating Oil I BURNS HOT... BURNS CLEAN I R. D. HODGES, JR. Agent Humble Oil ft Refining Co Boone, N. C. — 2*4-8251 Judge ireea nun Decause the N. C. Shoplifting Law refers to concealed merchandise — and he had not concealed the suit. Your suspicions are as good as any as to why->-after 25 solid years of it—brown-bag ging has suddenly become illegal. And, as to serving drinks in clubs: this is one of the main reasons for the ex istence of many of these dubs. Here are typical places where you can—if you are a member or friend of a member—get a mixed drink in almost any county in North Carolina: the Elks Club, the Moose Club, the Country Club, the City Club, the hotel club and, now and then, the motel club, the Am erican Legion Club, the VFW Club, etc. It may be that one reason “leading citizens" have not made more of an outcry for open bars in North Carolina is that so many of them al ready have access to across the-bar drinks. Be this as it may, the restaur ant people and the hotels—if they can hold out for about 18 months—now have what they have been looking for in that judge’s decision against out-of the-home drinking. FROM THE CITY ... In the 1967 Legislature, those who are against saloons will be accused of preferring to have whiskey served in the home. A lot of argument will be forthcoming as to why alcoholic beverages, should be served only outside the home, away from the child ren. Now that the Legislature has been reapportioned to favor heavy population cen ters like Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, and Asheville, look' for more open-bar sympathy than ever before. Without going into the social aspects of the matter, we would like to say this: nothing is more tacky, and nothing gets us laughed at more by tourists, than this toting of liquor (slosh slosh) in the brown bags as we dine out evenings in our posh restaurants. And, as to the alphabetical aspects of ABC, consensus seems to be it has one letter too many—the last one. MOR*rtSMH*©H»«>: . Last week in reporting here that former Gov. Terry Sanfrod’s party chairman, national com mitteeman, and head of the C&D are candidates for the Legislature, we failed to list these other Sanford stalwarts who are also running: Sneed High, Fayetteville, former head of the N. C. Revenue Dept, un der Gov. Sanford; John Henley, Fayetteville, head of the Divi sion of Purchase and Contract with Gov. Sanford; and Good Friends San Burrows of Ashe boro, Billy Harrison of Rocky Mount Dave Reid of Pitt Coun ty and Dub Graham of Meck lenburg. Seriously and frankly, it looks right now as if Terry Sanford may have—If they are all elected — more real tiger-banting friends in the Legislature than Gov. Dan Moore. It promises to be a most unusual—-and interest ing-situation. This Sanford 6roup could, and well might hold the bal ance of power on all highly controversial . matters coming up in the 1967 Legislature. How they will affect Lt. Gov. Bob j Scott’s plans, nobody knows. -Voters9Service A primary election will be held on Hay 28, 1966: You can vote in Boone if you are: A U. S. citizen 21 years of age by the date of the next gen* eral election (Nov. 8, 1966);' never convicted of a serious crime punishable by imprison ment; of sound mind; .a resi dent of North Carolina one year prior to the election and of the precinct for 30 days; registered at your township polling place. In order to vote in the pri mary, one must have declared party affiliation. If a , person wishes to change party affilia tian or change from independ ent to party supporter, he should appear before the regis trar during the regular registra tion period and request that such change be made on the general registration books. One who has moved from one precinct to another in Watauga County must register in the new precinct if he has lived there 30 days. Appalachian State Teachers College students are, in gener al, not eligible to vote in Wa tauga County. However, stu dents whose parents live in Wa tauga County and married stu dents who have established resi dence here are eligible to regis ter and vote if they meet the general qualifications. Any person denied registra tion because he fails to meet the qualifications for voters may ap Immediate Opening! for Service Station OPERATOR fi We want an experienced nun to operate a brand new aervice station, opportunity for the right nun. ' ‘ ’’ i - ■ •• , ; ' 1 r Apply In person at , Good Kfr'Af;ii*, - Watauga Oil Co. Inc. J- U48 E. King St Boone, N. C. mmmm minfind ■*x ■ V* peal Ure'a«aay the Voters Ser vice Cqmmittee. of the League of Women Votefs of Boone. Ad ditional informatioh may be ob tained by phoning Mrs. Carl Breedow, evenings, 264-2958). Birth control gains in rural South are disclosed. Wataugans At Work Displaying a bucket of firm red apples in the back of his truck on West King Street is Clarence Mains of Boone. He has been in the produce business for several years. He is married, hiis a daughter and a grandchild. He and his wife attend Elk Knob Baptist Church at. Tamarack. (Staff photo) Selective Service lists student deferment rules. Fowler hints tax rise decision late next month. U. S. is squeezed by 0. A. S. Commitments. Armed forces clothing sup plies found improving. AT OUR FINGERTIPS! ^ Every Insurance Service that human ingenuity can de vise the moment you step through our front door. We .Offer Complete Facilities for AM Lines of Insurance COE INSURANCE & REALTY CO. 217 Main St. Dial AM 44256 4^^ MSURANCIIY NORTE mum Get a 1st class buy on a new Buick Special! (Tha flatting was navar graatar!) fmmodlmo dodvory from t widO ehoict of body tty hi, cofott tnd opUont/ ) Top trade-in for your earl Special Spring deals/ GO GO with Uw winner of its class, PURE OIL PERFORMANCE TRIALS. , with the winner of the * POPULAR SCIENCE GOLD CUP for outstanding braking performance in the Trials. 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The return ing volunteers, if they can, will answer the question-—"Guns or Butter: The Peace Corps vs the Viet Nam War.” Some people have contended that the Peace Corps is a sort of luxury, and that every dollar ofourmoney ought to be spent to back up our fighting men In the Far East. There la no'doubt about the sincerity of these people, but it might be a serious mistake, some ‘people think, to sabotage or discard the 'Peace'Corps at this stage of the Viet Nam War, The' Wednesday night meet ing 'will be open to Everyone, and an attendance even larger than last year's general meeting is predieted by officers of the International Relations Chib who are again sponsoring .Peace Corps Week _ on the^campus. 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