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By EULA N. GREENWOOD Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held here in the, State1 Fair Arena — now and then called the Cow Palace —< was more .Democratic (small “d”, • or the large variety), but less pres tigious than the ones 'we used to have in a downtown hotel. When we used to have only 500 >600 people present, you could > be Somebody: see and be_ seen. There was prestige attached to one’s pre sencfi. Of < course, the old dinners were nothing as - money-raisers compared to the ones we have brought on here lately. $14,000 in ads, too 1 * And, after all, that’s what the dinner’s for: 'to make money for the Party—not to boost any Demo ' cratic for office over any other Democrat. we tnougnt tne rarty teaaers were wise when they put their foot down against any organized de monstrations (Kennedy of Charl otte, running against Kitehin of of Wajlesboro, wanted to do it.) What we like about the State Fair Arena as the site for the love feast is that it provides room for all the county representatives to the county representatives to the Dinner (over 1,500 were planned for and expected.) I( was all sup erbly handled. NOT SAME ... The chief dif ference between the old and the ■new dinners is that formerly those participating spent the night in Raleigh. Now most of them return home by chartered bus, planes, and by auto immediately after the meeting. As late as Saturday noon all the Raleigh motels and hotels except the Sir Walter had rooms available. We checked .with at least a half dozen.' One of them, the Andrew Johnson (owned by the late Sen. J. W. Bailey heirs, incidentally) said they were filling up fast for Saturday night: “The Boston Pops Symphony will be in town that night, you know”, said they by way of explanation. This indicates that Raleigh can absorb big crowds, now without an extra breath. But the teachers had fls stretching! FESTIVE! ... In our little visits at the Sir Walter Saturday after noon, we noted that county groups here from the Fifth Congressional District for the Jefferson-Jacksoh Dinner seemed all to be on the fifth floor. As some of us walked down the hall toward the Forsyth Copnty Headquarters, a rank odor met us hefore we reached the door. Well. somebody sick already, we thought, and so early in the afternoon, too. It turned out to be delicious, im ported cheese, but the stinkiest ever! BAD PART . . . This reminds us of what happened in Raleigji re cently. when a cbuple were plan ing a big after-game party at their home during the. Atlantic Confer ence tournament here. They had asked their new maid to stay late that night to help them with pre parations and serving. (About 8:30, after the children were in bed, our friend went into the kitchen to see how everything was coming on. There she found the maid carefully cutting out the blue veins from 'the Roquefort cheese. 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A special dividend is being paid to those who convert this type policy to a non participating permanent plan be fore September 14, 1963. If I con-‘ vert half my policy now, will I get some dividend payment ? A — You will get half the dividend if you convert half your policy. You will receive the remainder of the dividend if you convert the re mainder of your policy before the deadline, September 14, 1963. Q —• Does a publication exist ex plaining the benefits available to veterarts and their dependents ? A t— Yes. It is called “Federal mouldy stuff.’’ ON DIET . . . We hear from time to time that Gov. Sanford leans heavily on metrecal to keep down his weight. But just across the hall from him is another good Scotland County native, State Treasurer Ed winGill, and we learn that he is following another road to reduc tion. If we Have it right, Mr. Gill, be ing of literary leanings, got his in spiration from the best-seller, “Cal ories Don’t Count.” Be that as it may, he and the Governor and you and I should follow some line to keep down the avoirdupois. So say insurance firms. And, by the way of passing, we would note that two other members of the Council of State, namely State Secretary Thad Eure and Ag riculture Commissioner L. Y. Bal lentine have lost, and are keeping off, overpoundage. Benefits for Veterans and Depend ents” and may be purchased from the U. S. Government Printing Of fice, Washington 25, D. C. The price is 20 cents per copy. Veterans organizations or others desiring copies in quantity may obtain dis count rates. Q — Does the Va maintain an ac tive-service history of each vet eran in its files, battles he has been in, honors . he has won, etc. ? A — No. .Such information should be sought from the branch of the service in which the veteran served. 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