^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