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. |
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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.
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lean on, they must strive toy*
the customer. This year they
makings effort to hold off
BRIEF ITEMS
CAVE WIPE A? |
H San.. Margos,.. Tex**-«•■ Although
Seibert Holland Rowland {9 01#
eight years old, he is a guide in the
Wonder Cave, whin* gees J50 feet
underground. Hi* fattier, it. H,
Rowland, maintains the cave,
COSTLY “DRIVING” LESSON
Suffolk, Va.—When Elbert Daven
port's ear skidded into a ditch, his
troubles really started. Ricked up
by police, Davenport was taken to
court,' where the judger gave him: a
|150 fine for drunk (hiving: a $50
Hue and 30 days for driving without
a permit; a $100 fine and 10 days for
falsely using a State inspection
sticker; a $20 fine for driving with
out proper registration and, to top
it all, he revoked Davenport’s permit
to drive for three year§.
PLENTY MILITARY
San Francigdo, Calif. •— Although
Leslie V, Quinn spent nine years in
uniform and made 45 parachute
jumps, including a-’leap over Nor
mandy on D-day, he found he isn’t
immune to the draft. Quinn, only 24,
recently joined the Army, after his
draft board had classified him 1-A,
Ail of Ms .military! experience was in
the Irish and British armies. He,
came to this country in February.
09-YEAR-OLD PATIENT
Asheville, N. C.—Although Mss,
Jane Clark is 99, she successfully
underwent a serious surgical opera
tion and is recuperating at a local
hospital- Doctors say it is most un
usual for a patient of her age to
undergo surgery so successfully.
Mrs. Clark lives on a small farm
near Bamardaville, N. C. ’
DROWNS IN MILK COOLER .
- Union Bridge, Mr. —- Missing his
son, Charles U. Messier, Jr., for sev
eral minutes, the elder Messier went
into their dairy house and found
Charles' head and'body unjler waiter
to an 184nch-deep-spring4fed milk
aeoler. ^JPhe medical
death was due to a©
er said
drown'
fl FOR 98 PENNIES
•igbnifetaaAb. jglpu ■<—
rged him, for fifte
e police lolled the
and
engine ateam-eleaned and the ittter*
lor cleaned, the speedometer show
ed it had been driven 201,000 miles.
POOR THANKS -
Cambridge, Mias.—When Attorney
Charles H. Savage left the «wurt-.
house, after successfully defending a
man charged with ear. theft, he found
that someone had stolen his ear.
X. Hiomai opened their front door,
expecting to find Hallowe’en goblins.
Instead they found » year-old baby
girt The childless couple _were de
lighted and ^ill heep her. ; '
GIFT TOO GATE , .
Lincoln, 111.—While in Germany on
war duty in 1946, Jack Bushnelt or
dered some Bavarian china as a Jglffe
to his mother. His. mother died in
1948. The china arrived only re
The china arrived only re
ceptly, , .
DOESN’T LIKE SCHOOL
: - Inglewood,' Cial’ lf.'ffi.'faoanse he.
doesn't like school, Donald Hender
son, 18, took 86 riUftfug pills and
then wrote a note to Ms mother,
which read: "Dear Moms. .1 took the
easy way out ijust didn’t want to
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