Already we’ve had one. with
drawal from the presidential lists.
flCafomfer’s managers finally de
cided he wasn’t the man for presi
dent, because his ears wouldn’t go.
on a three-cost postage stamp.
So he may end up being vice
president, I once heard of a man
who was very, very sad. He had
two sons. One went to sea at an
early age, another became vice
president, neither had since been
heard from. It’s not that way any
more. Because our vice-presidents
now have become like boats — they
talk loudest in a fog. .
the Democrats — and some
licans — are determined to
at. They propose to-coUabor
i a book.— not a “Who’s
but a “Who’s Through,''and
“(Now, boys, keep quiet I got
the wife on the phone.) Hey, darl
ing. Just had to call you. Don’t
i have time to write. They're work
ing; me hand up here. (Mix me
another while she’s saying some
thing.) I really miss you. You
could help me write this plank in
the platform. 1 never dreamed
they’d give me'such an important
job. (Quiet, boys. Deal me out this
hand.) I’m really tired, beaten
down. (Don’t let Jim get out die
room. He’s the Mg winner.) And
as 1 sit here in this little lone
some room, all I can think of is
you. (Tell Jim not to go now; we’re
gonna' deal a few more hands.)
How’re the children? Tell, ’em
daddy’s working hard. Didja see
The convention themselves are
Just like a poker came. The man
whi holds the beet cards wins un
because the take out eventually ab
sorbs the velvet. Few people get
into the game without getting
stuck, and fewer can stick k out
without up.
' Take the player who’s played
all night and tides to get some
sleep in the morning. But a mock
ing bird sits outside his window
saying:' \
Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle;
Deal, ’em, deal ’em, deal ’em;
Two pair, two pair, two pair;
Three aces, three aces, three
aces;
" Oh, Lord! Oh Lord!
He’s like the aspiring candidate
who gets the proverbial bee in Us
bonnet and sends word to the na
tional committee or friends. Then,
he floods the state with circulars
and letters and makes the speeches
of Us life. He hires a cheering
section to'go into other states with
his praise. Then the convention
meets and the delegates vote, and
hi$ halo wilts. Bi)t there remains
to be paid the expenses of Us
campaign, and the same little
bird sits outside Us window chirp
his leg.
Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord!
Yet, the conventions and poker
games have one difference. In
poker, the first thing to learn is
to lay ’em down; in conventions
fite last thing a Candidate learns
is that they’ve laid down on him.
In either game when a man loses
his stack, he can’t hope to borrow
another’s chips. So, departs for
home sadly, and the winners ring,
‘SWe Have Met, But We Don’t Miss
Him.”
Y. M. 4 W. CAMP TO BE HELD
All Y.- M. & W. members that
are interested ip attending the first
Ml ’ f&n
Jones County
LIVESTOCK
*«1 services were held at 3
tom Howard-Carter Fune
le for 63 year-old Henry Lee
df the Albertson Section of
Dtyiin County -who died from a
heart attack Wednesday night. Bur
waa made in a family graveyard
near the late home.
FUnwal services were held at 3
Sunday afternoon from Howard
Funeral HOme for 59 year
®arl B. ttarcom of the
HH1 Section who died Friday
after an extended illness,
was made in Maplewood
Funeral services were held at 3
Thursday from Edward's Funeral
Home for Rudolph Jackson, former
JBnstqnian, who died in Duke Hos
pital Tuesday. Burial* was made in
a family cemtery near Hugo.
YMW Camp to be held at Ham
mock’s Beach, SwanSboro, N. C.
August 25-28, 1956, are urged to
file your application with the farm
or home agent before the dead
line date.
Hie maximum number from the
county that can attend this camp
will be five men and five women
'accompanied by two leaders. The
cost at the camping activities will
be six dollars per member.
Approximately 60 Y. M. & W.
members from Jones County staged
a big picnic outing at Atlantic
Beach, S. c. Sunday July 29, 1956.
This group look forward annually
to this affair as part of their rec
reation program.
This group was under the su
pervision Of Fletcher Briber, Ne
gro-County Agent
Rider Printing Co.
403 W. VERNON
KINSTON, N. C
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