LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
Thursday, October 8, 1964
It's A Family Affair
Lady Bird has been and gone.
Maybe the state will never be
the same again. The First Lady
said she was making the trip to
help her husband and the Demo
cratic Party. To this end, she
appeaTs to have been success
ful.
She succeeded in getting gu
bernatorial candidate Dan K.
Moore to greet the President,
even though the Democratic
candidate has indicated that he
does not publicly support the
President. Mrs. Moore gave
the President a hug and Judge
In Your Heart
A phrase being used by the
supporters of'Sen. Barry Cold
water and being paraphrased by
supporters of President Lyndon
Johnson, has been used and will
be used many times between
now and November 3. It gives
cause for serious thought. '?
If the American voter will
search his or her heart before,
voting in the coming general
election, the country will be the
better for it. Whether or not
"He is right," as the slogan im
plies, is something for each
voter to determine for himself.
The point is, that every voter
should take the time to study the
issues and the candidates.
Whether or not eachof us want
to "Let us continue" or believe
Moore applauded unashamedly.
The First Family Is a charm
er. They roakea very Impress
ive appearance. And they are
wise to the ways of politics.
The Lady Bird Special whistle
stop tour has brought the Demo
crats more favorable publicity,
free of charge, than anything
they have done. Regardless of
a person's political affiliation
he must hold a warm spot for a
wife attempting to help her hus
band, a daughter speaking up for
her father and a h-usband who
shows his appreciation for both.
that we "Cannot afford to con1
tinue," the seriousness of the
election should be uppermost
in the minds and hearts of all.
It is no idle campaign gim
mick; our nation is in grave
danger. AS'"G6neral Mark Clark
has said, "Communism is the
greatest issue confronting the
American people today." Do
mestic problems we can live
with. Foreign dangers .we can
not.
William Tyler Page, author
of The American Creed, said,
"I therefore believe it is my
duty to my country to love it, to
support its constitution, to obey
4ts laws, to respect its flag and
to defend- it against all ene
mies." In your heart, you know
he's right.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
Moore And Johnson Ahead
Henderson Dally Dispatch
I
October 31, 1864
Editor Henry Belk of the Goldsboro News
Argus has just completed a poll of North
Carolina editors as to present prospects for
governor and president In the November election.
As might have been expected, they came up
with different opinions as^to their own localities.
The sampling of sentiment ranged from the
mountains to the coast, and In the aggregate
found Moore safely ahead of Gavin, the Re
publican candidate for governor, and Johnson
apparently certain to carry the State for presi
dent. i
There were a few pockets of leadership for
Goldwater, but a large majority of expressions
were that the President will come out on top.
Very feW editors thought Gavin would lead in
their areas. ?v
We suspect the conclusions of these observ
ers will be verified in the election next month.
Editors may be wrong, and may be basing
opinion to a large extent on past performance
of the electorate. North Carolina jhas never
deserted the national Democratic ticket, at least
not In this century, except when it went for
Hoover over A1 Smith in 1928. Not since Dan
Russell, who immediately preceded Aycock,
has the State elected a Republican governor.
Certainly there is dissatisfaction at both
levels, but our feeling all along has been
that the party lash will whip the rank and
file into line for the nominees on November 3,
as has been true more than once in the past,
including 1960.
Belk's is the only statewide sampling of opin
ion thus far, and even that was restricted to
newspaper editors. Their collective opinion
was that the State will be found in the Demo
cratic column when the votes are counted, as
it has been In the past. This Is too much liberal
ism to be overcome in the balloting this fall
And the Johnson visit to Raleigh next Tuesday
and Lady Bird's barnstorming across the State
for two days #on't do the national ticket any harm
here.
"Hook, Line And Sinker "
' l
The Nashville Graphic
9-17
"I am going to swallow the Democratic ticket
hook, line and sinker."
' These were the words of Secretary of State
Thad Eure during a campaign stop here Tues
day afternoon with Dan K- Moore, Democratic
candidate for Governor.
We suppose this is what Mr. 'Eure thought
his audience wanted to hear.
If so, he must have been sadly disappointed
because his profound pledge was greeted by
dead silence.
If there were those who agreed with his atti
tude of blind loyalty, they gave no Indication of
It.
What the silence may have menat Is that
the audience was trylrg to tell the distinguished
Secretary of State that the day Is gone when
voters are willing to swallow the Democratic
ticket, the Republican ticket or any other political
party ticket "hook, line and sinker."
Voters today, and this Is a healthy state of
affairs, are beginning to do a little thinking
themselves. -i. ?*" - f . ?
Party loyalty is fine, but not when it means
voting against the dictates of one's conscience.
The hook, line and sinker business belongs
to an age that has passed.
The Democratic Party has some outstanding
candidates for public office, but It also has
some candidates that are unattractive to many
voters. The same thing may be said of the
Republican Party .?
We doubt that Mr. Eure likes all of the candi
dates on the Democratic ticket, but he indicated
by his "hook, line and sinker" statement that
he Is willing to set aside his personal views
and accept without question whatever the party
offers.
This attitude, of course, relieves him of the
need to do any political thinking for himself,
but It Is not a mark of responsible citizenship.
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" 1 HAVE A UTTLE SHADOW
THAT GOES AMP OUT WITH ME..
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<4<ZE?M5B^go PaicV Weu/s
Viewpoint
Choosing the Right Leader
By JESSE HELMS
It takes so little, really, to
emphasize the goodness and
decency In the potential of
our land, and to sweep away
some of the blots created
by rioting in the streets, hy
pocrisy In high places, and
Indifference In between.
In, of all places, Atlantic1
City on Saturday night, a little
lady from Arizona proudly
proclaimed her faith in God
Just prior to her being crowned
Miss America. Surely a na
tion's heart must have been
touched, and even a bit re
pentent, as a who'esome, stn^s
cere little girl, whose beauty
and poise and talent had caused
the eyes of the land to be
focused upon her, articulated
the meaningful ness of faith
and trust in God.
The young lady wept, and
surely a nation also brushed
aside a tear as well. But
there -was a kind of victory
in the emotion that too many
have forgotten in an era of
theatrics, sham and pretense.
Thus, In a strange sort of
way, Vonda Kay Van Dyke
may have served to bring
her countrymen to their
senses, even if only momen
tarily. To say the/least, her
success at Atlantic c.itv un
derscored the importance of
simple and fundamental vir
tues. She wop more than a
Miss America contest.
In the sophisticated setting
of modern America, it has
somehow become unfashion
able to talk- about the Bible,
or faith in God. We swirl in
an orbit of computers, gim
micks, gadgets, and trips to
the moon. We talk about the
dignity of man when man him
self is pushing dignity aside.
We worship government in
stead of providence; we rely
upon government force Instead
of Individual responsibility.
But the little lady from
Arizona brought us all up
short, and--we must hope
to our senses. In the sim
plest possible way, and un
der the most unlikely clr
rutnstances, she extended a
reminder of the things which
have a right to survive.
The mafter of ceremonies,
standing in., the spotlight on
the stage of a massive aud
itorium, asked Miss Van Dyke:
"I understand you always
carry a Bible with you. What
does your religion mean to
you?'
To which she replied: "My
relationship with God is not
as a religion but as faith. I
believe in Him, trust In Him,
and hope that even tonight
His will wllibe done."
And then she said; "I leave
my future for Cod's will, and
this must be part of It."
And, with that, she was
through. Who could have said
more? It was precisely the
kind of purging that the soul
of America needed. And the
strangeness of It all was how
It happened, where, and
through whom.
We fell to thinking, in the
"hnoments afterwards, of a ser
mon we had read earlier In
the evening, delivered a few
Sundays ago by the pastor of
a rural church in Wake Coun
ty. The Rev. oills Revels,
pastor of Bay Leaf Baptist
Church, was reflecting upon
the political season. The week
before, he had watched the
proceedings of the second of
the two conventions 'held by
the nation's major political
parties.
It makes a lot of difference,
he told his congregation the
following Sunday, whom we
Elections
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Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Jamjes Madison authored the
first ten amendments to the
Constitution. John Quincy
Adams was the son of John
Adams, who was a Federalist.
During John Adams' tenure as
i President, he had as vice
president a member of another
political party. His vice presi
dent was Thomas Jefferson, a
Democratic-Republican.
Time and history paint a pic
tured these early Presidents
as dedicated, religious men,
who "fere without faults. But,
except that tnere were fewer
voters, there were fewer means
of communication, and the pub
lic rarely saw a real live can
didate, these men fought, In
their own way, as hard for the
Presidency as do present day
aspirants. Political maneuv
ering was an art in the early
days of this country, Just as
| It U today, and usually, th?
i man ~an3 The parfywith the
most political savvy are the
winners.
| S lnce Washington took the first
1 oath of office in 1789, the United
|| States has been blessed with
l|men capable of doing the Job.
Court '
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ment. Not guilty.
Joseph Bobbltt Johnson, c/m/
16, motor vehicle violation.
$25.00 fine and costs.
Thomas Denton Williams, c/
m/24, motor vehicle violation.
30 days In Jail.
James Warren Boykln, c/m /
45, unlawful possess ion of whis
key; public drunkeness. 30
days In Jail, suspended on pay
ment of $25.00 fine and costs.'
Fred Solomon, c/m/28, as
sault with deadly weapon. 6
months in Jail, suspended on
payment of costs and medical
~Mlte?of--81duay Mauley and tej
remain of good behavior for 1
1 year. .
Robert Aurbry Bailey, w/m,
57, speeding. Pleads guilty
under waiver statute. $10.00
fine and costs.
The success of this country
and Its political system makes
false the present claims be
ing made by both political can
didates for tbe highest office,
that should the other win, the
country would fold.
Tuesday: Van Buren, Har
rison, Tyler and the first North
Carolina President, plus more I
on the current campaign.
choose to follow as a nation.
But, he added, "I am bound
to remind you that there is
another contest going on jn
this world. This contest will
decide who will be the lead
er?not only of our govern
ment --but of our individual
lives. This contest will de
cide, not so much the destiny
of our economy, as it will
the destiny of our Souls. The
contest is not for four years,
but for eternity."
The Rev. Mr. Revels con
tinued with the observation
that we have no choice but to
enter this contest. As he put
it: "If we do not choose the
right leader for our lives,
one will be chosen for us."
Somehow, the messages of
the rural minister in Wake
County, North Carolina, and
the little lady from Arizona,
fitted perfectly together. They
were saying the same thing,
voicing the same challenge.
If America was listening, then
the prospects of a better
America are brighter. Amer
ica will fail to listen at her
own peril.
WMS Meets
The first meeting of the
new year of the W.M.S. of
LOulsburg Baptist Church met
in the fellowship hall Monday
night with 36 members present.
The meeting was opened with the
hymn, "Our Best," after which
Mrs. George West, the presi
dent, led in prayer.
Bible meditation was given by
Mrs. Florence Wells.
The president then recognized
the Sunbeams and their lead
ers. They sang several songs,
said verses of scripture and
repeated their watchword. Mrs.
Eagles led In prayer for mips ton
and Sunbeam work.
Mrs. W. w. Nash thanked the
officers of the past year and
read a poem to Mrs. Tomlinson,
expressing appreciation of her
and what she has meant to the
group.
Following the singing of the
hymn, "O Worship the King,"
the following committee chair
men took part on the program:
Prayer Chairman, Mrs. Flor
ence Wells; Publications, Mrs.
Howard Drewett, MlsslonStudy,
Mrs. Ralph Knott; Community
Missions, Mrs. Wyatt Free
man; Publicity, Mrs. Willis
Nash; Stewardship, Mrs. Joseph
Shearon.
The W.M.S. watchword for the
year was read in unison and
Mrs. R. L. Eagles gave us the
definition of worship. This was
repeated and each member was
asked to take it home and put
It some place where It would
be seen often.
The meeting was conclud
ed with prayer by the president.
WSG Meets
The Wesleyan Service Guild
met October 5 at 7:J0 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Les
lie Tharrlngton with Mrs.
Wayne Benton as co-hostess.
Miss Gertrude Winston pre
sided over the meeting which
opened with prayer and the
Guild hymn. Following the re
port by the secretary and trea
surer, plans were made to place
flowers In the church sanctuary
during the month. Miss Winston
announced the District Con
ference of The Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild to be held at the
Loulsburg Methodist church on
Sunday, October M at 2:00 p.m.
The day (or Call To Prayer and
Self Denial was announced for
October 29 and all members
were urged to attend.
The program "Rekindling The
Inner LUg^ Through Prayer"
was given by Miss Virginia 1
Pleasants and the devotional
was given by Mrs. Earle
Murphy. Those taking part In
"Prayer and Life Within" were
Mesdames E. F. Thomas, L D.
Moon, Hugh W. Perry, Gene
vieve Perry, Leslie Tharrlng
ton and George Davis.
During the social hour which
followed, the hostesses served
strawberry shortcake and sal
ted nuts to fifteen members
and a new member, Mrs. Elton
Dlllard.
Leaders gel credit for the
work that they can persuade oth
ers to do.
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are unrecognized geniuses at
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