THE YANCEY RECORD f ESTABLISHED JULY. UM TRENA P. POX, EDITOR * PUBLISHER mss. ZOE YOUNG. ASSOCIATE EDITOR THURMAN L. BROWN, SHOP MANAGER ARCHIE H. BALLEW, PHOTOGRAPHER k PRESSMAN PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY YANCEY PUBLISHING COMPANY SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT BURNSVILLE, N. CL THURSDAY, AUGUST M, IMS NUMBER UPTY SUBSCRIPTION RATES $3.00 PER YEAR OUT OF COUNTY SIOO PER YEAR Stent Freni Top O’ The Hill By: Jack Kellyj My dog Hi (V is as happy las any of yoil that the Playhouse Season and the Crafts Fair are over. Poor Hobo has not been able to get in his two-cents worth about politics for several weeks and he feels real bad about it. He claims people can talk about plays in non-election years but that this year, what with the Radicals opposing the Democrats instead of just giv ing up, he feels it is a great waste of conversation to talk about anything other than politics. “It’s a shame," he told me, ' that Rocky didn't get the no irmtatibn from the Radicals. He might -have made the election interesting." When I asked him about Nixon, he jumped into the hammock and put his burr and tick infested paw against my chest to hold me down while he let me have it. “Nixon!” he barked. “Why he would have to ive a Ixme tied to him to make a dog notice him.” He breathed (hep then burped at me. “Do you know what I think Nixon 1 my head. “Nixon * Humphrey’s secret weapon!” Before I could enquire what he meant, he continued. “Except for Nixon and his brilliantly stupid choice of a running mate, the Democratic Corn ntion might well have been a BalH '■'> you realize that?” He nicked his tail across my face so I couldn’t answer him. “Yessir,” he said. "A real Ball! We mijjh’ have had a half dowtt ■allots before someone got it— mi now looks like old 3H n one. Anybody could beat Nixon and What’s-his-name ’hat's why the Party Profess ionals will grab 3-H.” ! asked him about the choice for the Vice President. "Well, naturally, old Hump would like the best but he won’t get it,” he said. ‘ Who would that be?" I asked “You kidding me?” Hobo frowned and looked like he might take a snip out of my nose so I quick assured him I was not. “Okay,” he said. "The Inst would be Teddie Kennedy but Teddie is having no part of it barring accidents and Johnson.” When I didn’t com ment, he continued. “Since there are only 3.2 millions of Greeks. Serbians, Syrians, Albanians, and people like that in the whole Country, old Hubert can let them go and vote for Nixon and his running mate. What’s-• his name, the Greek Governor of Maryland. Then, if Nixon votes Barry Goldwater ' carried ho will only get beaten by about Un million or maybe fifteen millioa votes. For certain sure, Nixon wog’t carry' nearly as nVin y oMgf as he carried Kennedy. A funny • thing," pcontinued, "in that. ion people voted and four years later, only 2 million more peo ple voted but the Democrats carried the Electoral College *B6 to 52. As a matter of fad, only two Republicans ever proved less of a “draw” than Goldwater Landon and Taft,” “What kind of a "draw” will Nixon prove this time,” I queried. “He won’t draw flies,” de clared Hobo. “That’s peculiar when you figure that, as a loser, he drew more votes than Ike did on his first election and, as a matter of fact, only Ike, on his second try, and Kennedy and Johnson are the only three men in History who outdrew him at the polls. As a matter of fact, Nixon carried one twelfth of all republican votes ever cast!” I butted in. “That’s an interesting set of figures pro bably but you still haven’t told 1 me who will run with Humph rey.” “He’ll run with whomever he waits to,” insisted Hobo. “And that will be - “ I prodded. “It might just be Gene Mc- Carthy how does that hit you?” The Constitution forbids two men from the same State on the ticket,' 1 I said. Hobo looked at me before he patted my head. “Boy, are you stupid?” He didn't wait for my denial. “The Constitution does not mentior y such thing. If you listen .wi, j will explain the Electoral College System to you. “Ready?” he asked. “Ready,” I answered. “Okay,” said Hobo. “Here goes. The Electoral College is composed of Electors from each State who get elected when the people think they are voting for the President. Then, on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, after (the election, the elected Elec tors meet at a designated City in their State and vote gen erally for their Party’s Candi date but the Constitution does not require them to do so. The Constitution merely requir es that one of the persons voted for (President & Vice Presi dent) shall not be an inhabitant of the Elector's State. That is all there is to it and there is nothing about not allowing two men from the same Slate run (nr the two Offices.” I thanked him for his informa tion and dozed off to sleep be fore Blanche could call me to do a little yard-work. • Ntn ci Iciiv e ,t k>‘\ m mi obvious tike'UTifti i ilie doom),'ll nr in (lie mail Im>\ Keiiime l aiiliuti keys when ills M’Ui' i'Ur men it l.'i a It w minute- When piirkin l . In awhile. ; in ynlu.ihle- in •n. t 1 rtiijk ami IniN Ihe njii ■ ni, MttJriihidtxv- iyHe