A^oodly number of those who are out-and-out for Umstead are now yurying nalhfit« muy privately—for ijliultiiiii saw if it in rnYr of. the Why? Well, if he trtTir- '*■— oomefaady running ■gahmt inia, .they won’t set any caedi* for havingbeenfor Wm. They ntHilMTfi no opportunity to tear their ■Mill and to be rewarded with good political conn-stions later. If he has a.-'#.. Umstead’sfriends for three years now have had no more influence ^ith the fltate administration than a steer at a dairy convention. Difference There is so much difference be tweeh no opposition and opposition of any Iftid. Any little pipsqueek can cause an elected official to spend money , for re-flteefcipn. If the incum bent ihas important opposition, his friends will raise funds for him. How easer. in many cases where the op ponent is taken lightly, the official hat to dig down in his pocket and use a year’s salary for re-election. That’s why State and county office hotders iose hours of sleep until the filing’ date has passed. Secretary of State Tfcad Eure al ways has opposition. He would bp much .happier financially and other wise Jf,l some' yqar, he could get by without it. He will have an oppon ent |n 1962., , So. if Bill Umstend has somebody in there against ham, don’t give all. the credit or blame to Kerr Scott. Much of the empetus for the opposi tion may stem from those who want fot raise fpoaey. pa^M^fn^rrfs. and gp nll-ppt tojOww Bill Umstead jwt fcow strong they are for him. We are betthpg that Umstead will have an And that the opponent buhert Olive of Lexington in Gm&ty. Press night editor . laet -week confided to ■friifofaKhht he might be coming to Raleigh around February 1C. come back an# ; say ’afcdn’t 1 toll jye»?*ior words to that effect. (See |labov*J.-<(lf/i»e prediction doesn’t pan out,then all yoa have to do is forget' •bout it JWu*t we tell you'right here in a piece written several daya befbre the Carl Suavely thinghit the dailies that several of the alumni would ask that Snavely be replaced by Smiling Jim Tatum? > ^i Now we have another prediction: j These folks are going to makes a 'martyr of Coach Snavely. Be will emerge from this going-over more popular than ever. Seriojjsly, there have been few; more successful i eondjMg than Snavely. Look for Mm ! to remain at Carolina a while longer. | - fonnin Another thing: Did you know that Unhwmity Comptroller former Act ing President Billie Carmichael U Jim Tatum’s first cousin? That’s right, if I am opt mistaken, Car michael’s daddy and ■> Jin^ Tatum’s mother are brother-araPsister. Billie’s dad, former vice president of Liggett and Myers Tobacco com pany, lives now at Carolina Iim in ■ rr gjjppany s-fl#PBConji#pS» ram la part' of „,. ,.r. dty of California’* Collage of Agriculture after an embargo the export of the bnild from Australia had been lifted. I -yes.” he «6d my opinion. WhatineHdid youeafcect to get, my hair^o^btogs?” , , j Evangelist Billy Graham lived at the Governor's Mansion #1w his tfal>.mfc preaching mission in Balei*h this past week end . . . . You read in this column several months ago that Carolina Power and light company would purchase Tidewater. Now they’re done it , . . Although most members of North Carolina’s home, tkey aren’t getting much rest —Speeches, e**5-—Sen. Willis Smith spent a large portion of last week in preparation of his speech for boy hood friends in Elisabeth City cele brating this Week the sesquicenten nial of that thriving, attraetive and aggressive community —- He was in Washington on Saturday and Sunday doing special committee work . , . Sen. Clyde R. Hoey will be is Wash ington next Week for extra duties .. . Congressman C. B, Deane’s “vaca. - ‘.'i>.™ "• ■*-,' ? **!?•> MsriHSwi ■ ■» sllflli ■ "-■ - ■ .. J-'.V.'V'" WmasmW* gfifgifej •t»V m ag-Jb.v«“,. • ■->?« ’tfry.v&ts! mu .u..: -L-ivfl': - 8S*5tete&>W) ■ .: