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^CAPITAL REPORTER RALEIGH. It gives me great pleasure to announce that at last—some 90 years late—the South is begin ning to win the war, suh. I have heard our governors, senators, and plain citizens cite how higher freight rates in the South are discriminatory. But now comes a howl from the Yankees. Seems their beef is we ain't payin' enough—at least in the textile salary field. One Seabury Stanton, a New Bedford, Mass., wearer-of-the blue. wants Congress to lift min imum wages in the textile indus try “to wipe out a competitive advantage the South has over the North." Ole Wet-Eye Stanton says he has to pay an average of $1.06 1-3 per hour, against a lower figure of 75c an hour in the South. This, he says, gives us an unfair advantage. Not only that, but he complains j Pariur-Cirfaer Go* ~ IMS CAKES - CANDY A GOOD PLACE TO REST AND REFRESH We want you for our customer MAYFAIR HOTEL NEWSSTAND Charlotte, N. C. Soft Drinks —■ Ice Cream Because he says the Southern worker “is more flexible in his thinking,” blames Southerners* willingness to handle more ma chines to the fact that most of them are “first generation textile I workers” trained on automatic machines. Says further that a modern mill of 450 looms would 'require 158 workers in the North | as against 118 in the South— where the folks apparently still believe in trying to do an honest day's work. Seems Ole Damyankee, Stanton is worryin’ about the textile in dustry movin’ South, suh. Don* worry, podnuh— weun* is so lazy, so far behind times that it takes us a little time to understand ail about that ole feather-beddin*. Jus’ give us a little time, suh. an’ we’ll be just as onery as them damyankee workers—an’ you can pay us twice as much for half the job. We'd-s 1’arned it by ■ now, suh. ’ceptain’ you named I that there labor organization a I “union.” A newspaper is supposed to be a public servant, and I have just seen an edition of one that cer tainly is trying to be just that— Miss Addie Mae Cooke’s Chero kee Scout, published at Murphy. M!ore than 7,000 voters regis tered in Cherokee county. On November 2—two days before challenge day — Miss Addie Mae printed the name of every one in her paper. “The following copies of the registration books at the close of registration in the precincts as shown are published to enable tin* voters of the county to check the lists for possible illegal voters,” Miss Addie Mae wrote. “Saturday, November 4, is. challenge day. and names of il legal voters may be reported at that time.” The press is supposed to be vigilant to see that the rights of citizens are not trampled upon. If graveyard names were used »n Cherokee, it is not the fault of Miss Addie Mae and her paper. She used up some 70 columns of her newspaper printing names for voters to check. The best I can figure it, from her own rates, this space would have been worth |840 to Miss Addie Mae, if she had been charging for it—which she wasn’t. That doesn’t include cost of paper, setting type, etc. Miss Addie Mae, I salute you— as a first class citizen and as a true newspaperman, who remem bers your obligation to your com munity, county and State. _ 4 There’s an interesting little ru mor floating around Raleigh. It’s to the effect that a certain State Senator will present a bill or res olution in the coming legislature calling for an investigation of the Scott administration. The probe would start wth the paroles commission, go to the prison division, and from there on wherever the fancy might strike. This young senator—so the story goes—has the idea he will be named head of the investigat ing committee, which he plans to stack with anti-Scott senators. Not that he really expects to find anyhing, ~ it’s just another ‘‘PERFECT PROTECTION” -that EXTRA something in your life insurance policy! -your OCCIDENTAL representative will gladly tell you about it. . . . that “extra something ” that will make your family secure in years to come. _life insurance is a “top-notch” investment today , . . for your future ... as a guard against dangerous inflation. __,—If there is no OCCIDENTAL representative near you write for particulars to: OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA DICK'S LAUNDRY COMPANY LAUNDERERS AND CLEANERS Serving Greensboro Over 50 Years GREENSBORO, N. C. iwv-v ouch: ■ ti/i/s/i,///77VZTZZ\ WM'TfOMar JONiS harassing move in the Scott-anti Scott fight. Around Caiptol Hill the yarn is causing nothing but chuckles. Speaking of the paroles com mission brings up the differences between Commissioner T. C. John son and Acting Assistant Hilda Carpenter. Seems the Acting Assistant didn’t approve of a lot of things that were going on in the com mission: such as the borrowing of office electric fans during the summer; the elevating of (what to her seemed to be unqualified) certain employes and assignment of a State auto to him; and the way paroles were being given. She even objected to some of the things in Commissioner Johnson’s personal file in which she had made herself at home. Well, when you’re top man in an office there’s always a way to end such confusion. Last week Dr. Johnson an nounced that Foil Essick, one of the- commission’s oldest and most capable officers, had been named Assistant Commissioner—no more need for an Acting Assistant. A new, likely candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 1952 bobbed up in all of the pre election. love-and-kisses cam paigning by warring factions of Tar Heelia’s Democratic party. He’s Hubert Olive of Lexing ton. In many respects, his career parallels that of Senator Clyde Hoey. He’s served in both houses of the Legislature, and he’s a prominent Baptist. The Superior Court judge right now is heading a fundraising cam paign for Wake Forest college. Bill Umstead of Durham either got off to a running start in the ’52 for Governor sweepstakes, or else was pushed out as a blind by conservative forces of the party. Charlie Johnson proved an early sprinter didn’t always last until the finish. Umstead has lots of friends and support ers, but would have to overcomo the dual handicap of being once beaten for Senator plus the old east-west tradition. Some folks say he can do it, other* say he’d be.the.easiest- -man-, to beat.the conservatives could offer. And you can forget talk about a deal for Kerr Scott’s support for Um stead, far as I can find out ’taint so. D. Hiden Ramsey, the Ashe ville editor mentioned as an en trant, says “no.” Says he has private plans that preclude such. That’s smart. Doesn’t pay to show your cards too early in the game, whether you plan to call the bet or not. But few men can refuse the siren song of a “pub lic draft” to run for office. Capus Waynick of High Point, current ambassador to Nicaragua now temporarily heading the Point Four program, suffered a blow to his potential candidacy with the deaths of T. V. Rochelle of High Point. Waynick has made no secret of the fact that he’d like to ride in Number 1 for four years. Rochelle was slated to handle finances for the Way nick campaign, however, and a suitable replacement will be hard to find. Along about the middle of the 1951' General Assembly you can expect a statement from Waynick as to what he plans to do. He’s up for a bigger ambassadorship—■ either Mexico or Spain—if ue stays with the State Department A deputy sheriff from Ala mance county tells an interest ing story. Says some top indus trial boys from his neighborhood —who donated heavily in the May and June Democratic primar | ies—pitched quite a wad in the ^Republican pot in the November general election. Says those No i vember donations were not made on a “local level," either. This week’ orchid goes to Joe Crawford, warden at Central I Prison here Not too many weeks back, Joe was just about everybody’s tar get. The MacCormick prison re port had labeled him as a man who didn’t know his job. That same report said in effect no should be given the heaveho. i Rut Joe took the ^ull by the I horns. He set out to learn what I he could, do what he could. Me cornered his chief critic. Mac Cormick, and asked advice. He built up Central Prison’s Recre ation program. He fixed a prison library. He and the boys put to gether a nice reception room for | visitors waiting to see prisoners. He okayed and helped develop a radio show from the prison, using prison talent. And now, there’s an altogether different attitude at Central Pris on. Used to be you fejl like you were walking into a city of the damned when you went through tha gates Now you get the im pression that the boys serving time are beginning to have hope —hope that they will get back into society; hope that they will be able to lead a decent, law-abid ing life, many of them for the first time. Many folks say a prison should have some aim beside punishment. They say it should aim for re habilitation. Joe Crawford seems to be trying to do that, and seems to be succeeding. Nice job, Joe. Here are some notes from the START Sc ACCO l » H <i 'NOW THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK Charlotte, N, C Declare your independence by buying Independence Bonds. , Covernor’s press conferences: He thinks a psychiatric wing , should be added to the UNC hos pital at Chapel Hill. “It wilt help us train, and five refresh er courses, to our personnel at State hospitals." he says. The Governor pointed out the need I for more trained personnel at ’ State mental institutions. “Why, : there are some patients who have ! been there a year or more with* out treatment,” he said. “They ! have been Riven custodial care, : and that's all—because we don't i have the trained manpower to do the job.” He thinks the Legislature I should give the Budget Commis 1 sion authority to add funds to L building programs already author ized. Some are being held up because bids are higher than funds provided. He thinks new money must be forthcoming from somewhere— either an added penny gas tax or an upped license .tag fee—if the State is to take over building and maintenance' of city streets. 1 He thinks elimination of sales’ tax exemptions would be fair and just—and raise needed money He thinks folks who holler for more State services should bo willing to pay the bill. Ralph Fisher, Transylvania county Republican who tells some of the tallest tales you ever | heard, will be back in the Legis lature come January 1951. He’s gunning for leadership of the minority party, too. If he wins, that could mean that he’ll hold the balance of power in strictly pro- and anti-administration leg islative snarls. There’s a rumor going around that Frank Taylor of Wayne has the House speakership “in the bag.” Opponent Fred Royster, Vance county tobacconist, report edly plans to hit the road in the west to see what gives. One so called political expert observed the other day that “if Fred finds \ out what they think of him in | the west, he won’t even let his name be mentioned at the (Dem ocratic) caucus.” I dunno. Out of some 108 Democrats, each side i* claiming more than enough to win. Could be this is a nice spot for a dark horse. You see some interesting things in the daily papers. One item recently talked about how the farmer’s income is way down. Said cash returns from January through July were quite a bit be low the same period last year. Said didn’t expect total cash re ceipts to go over $600,000,000— a fourth less than record year 1948 and’ $105,000,000 under 1949 Then a few days later comes a story that the U. S. Agriculture Department has “revised upward” its estimate of. the country's pro duction of fluecured tobacco. That’s our big money crop, and I I prices this year are better than ever. So. if I can add. it looks like the farmer might 'hold. his own financially - speaking this year. From Washington, via pony ex press : Britain probably will request Uncle Sam to waive first pay-! ments on the 1945 loan from the U. S. due at the end of 1951. | Seems to us we’ve heard that ! song before—say back in the ’20’s. Wonder what would hap pen if “Unc” got tough for V change. Report that Capus Wayniek is fighting with Willard Thorp, as sistant secretary of state for eco nomic affairs, over who'll have the say on Point Four. Add to that ^President Truman’s "ap pointment”—later changed to a "high post in”—of Nelson Rocke feller as Point Four director, nr.d you have quite a mess. Out of the fuss, Washington | 'grapevine says, is likely to comei a snatch of Point Four from the State Department, lateral-passing it to a merger with a reorganised ECA after the current Marshall Plan expires in 1952. North Carolinians like to see their sons stay home and suc ceed But sometimes, I think, they like .to see their sons go out and make good in other corners of the land—Just to prove that it can be done, if for no other reason. v Well, a Louisburg native is do ing all right out Kansas way. He’s John Staley Holden, son of the late Ben T. and Willie S. Holden of Louisburg. His father was a State Senator, an able lawyer, loved by many through out the State, and a man listened to in Democratic circles. His mother took over raising tl.e family when her husband died, was active in civic and political affairs — representing Franklin county on the State Democratic Executive committee. John started out studying law at Wake Forest. Uncl< Sam beckoned, and he spent several years in khaki, came back after the war and finished his law at Duke. r I- * He decided h? di !n’t want ta» set up practice in his home town, because he felt he would be trail ing on the reputation of his par ents. He looked around the coals' try, picked Cimmaron. Kansas, as a likely spot for a fledgling at torney to try his wings. Her passed the bar and pinched his pennies, living in a storm cellar —actually—while he made friends and began to get clients. The county he had settled in was Republican, but when 194S * rolled around that didn’t botloer him. He ran for county attorney on the Democratic ticket He stumped the county, calling for votes for “Honest John ” H«s waged such a good campaign that the Republican Governor came down to personally give hut* opponent a hand. But John wots the election, anyhow. As county attorney (similar to'' our county solicitor here) he fined and jailed friend and foe when they ran afoul of the las', (be made friends, and—of course he made enemies. Not too long; . ago he married a Kansas girl. Then came campaign time * again. John wrote back to North Carolina saying he didn’t much expect to win Off-year, and jo forth. Strong Republican county. Concerted drive to get rid of him. But when they counted th« votes, old “Honest John” Holden had won again! He carried every precinct but one. Tar Heels, naturally, - would like to see such boys stay home. They can be proud of them, though. HALF THE EX-GI’S BVYING HOMES PAID NOTHING DOWN LAST YEAR (Continued from Page 1) the highest price levels. Under these regulations the vast ma jority (around 90 per cent) of the houses secured by V A-guar anteed loans (both first and sec ond liens) in these areas would have required larger down pay ments than made in 1949. Atav 00 per cent of the homebuyers having FHA financing exclusive ly would have had to pat mom money down or buy a less expen sive house than they selected. i h. 6U10N & mm General Contracting and Engineerfai Wilkinson Boulevard CHARLOTTE, N. C. "-V B. J. POWELL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR POWER AND LIGHT WIRING STATESVILLE, N. C. E. H. Hines Construction Company, Inc. General Contractors ' » ' ( • Reynolds Street Extension Phone 3932 Long Distance 17 Greenwood, South Carolina
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