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WRAL VIEWPO
Connor Vick, a clever young
friend of ours . in. Wilson, fell ,to
thinking the other day about the
swarm of poll takers currently
thundering across tfee country. And
it is a strange phenomenon that they
have produced. In probing the
minds of Americans, the pollsters
have come forth in repent months
with such vital information as the
forecast that Henry Cabot Lodge
would overwhelmingly win the Re
publican presidential nomination,
that Nelson Rockefeller would lay
Barry Goldwater low in the Cali
fornia primary, that the majority
of Americans are now dancing with
joy over the Civil Rights Law, and
that Lyndon Johnson will defeat
Barry Goldwater by a 6S-3S margin
in November.
It may be that these remarkable
findings tell more about what is in
the poll takers’ hearts than what
is on the minds of the American
people. The Lou Harris Poll, for
Cxamole. aonears wifh r»n
the front pages of so-called “lib
eral” newspapers around the coun
try. And, by the strangest of coin
cidences, Mr. Lou Harris happens
to be the same Mr. Harris who was
hired in 1960 to help engineer the
nomination and the election of the
late President Kennedy. And it was
a social note that got very little
circulation that Mr. Harris was the
same gentleman who visited in Ral
eigh on June 9-10, I960 on the oc
casion of a little conference in a
v motel room involving Mr. Terry
Sanford and Mr. Bobby Kennedy
Mr. Sanford at the time was in
the midst of a second-primary cam
paign for Governor against Dr. I.
Beverly Lake. Mr. Bobby Kennedy
at the time was making such ar
rangements as might be necessary
to line up delegate votes for his
brother at the Democratic-National
Convention. Mr. Sanford went on
to win the second primary in 1960;
then he went to San Francisco and,
true to Mr. Bobby Kennedy’s wish
es announced 'his support of Can
didate Kennedy.
The point we would make, of
course, is that Bobby Kennedy tra
veled to Raleigh and stopped at a
local motel under the registration
fHRROTT
Cedar
Shavings for
Bedding
The food of condition
and vigor. ;
3i TLou Hams and Party, 350 Fifth
Avenue, New York.”
But let us return to Mr. Connor
Vick of Wilson. He writes jokingly
that after considerable research he
has uncovered what he believes to
be the first public opinion poll, tak
en in March 1776. It was called
“Ye CHde Lew Harris PoU" and,
even as today, revealed some amaz
ing, sentiments among the American
people of that day. Let us examine
some of its findings:
Question: “What do you think
of the job being done by the Brit
ish’ in the Colonies?”
Answers:
British doing good job_63*
Not doing good job_22*
Don't know _1_15*
Question: “Do you think dump
ing of tea in Boston Harbor by
extremists helped or hurt the cause
of the colonies?”
Answers:
Hurt_79*
Helped_17*
Made no difference _9*
Question: “Did the attack of the
Minutemen on the British at Lex
ington help or hurt our image with
the emerging nations of the world ?”
Answers:
Hurt our image_83*
Helped our image___10*
Undecided.. __7*
Question: “Which of the Georges
;an do the most for the colonies—
George 3rd or George Washing
ton?”
Answers:
George 3rd _ 76*
George Washington_14*
Others ____..10%
Question: “Do you think that the
rightwing extremist, Patrick Henry,
did the right thing in demanding
hat he be given liberty or death?”
Answers:
Did foolhardy thing and was
troublemaker-63*
He was brave and made his
point_23*
Loans Available to Farmers
With Low Income through FHA
The Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964 has been passed by the
Congress. Title III of the bill sets
up a new program of loans and
technical assistance tailored spec
ifically to serve farmers who farm
on a very small scale and few re
sources available to earn a decent
living, yet are too old, poorly ed
ucated or handicapped in other
ways to move into some other oc
cupation in another area. The pro
gram will open up many new and
practical opportunities for this
group of farmers. Included are
these major features and benefits:
1. Loans of up to $2,500 are
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family’s income from farming. An
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repair shop or a community beauty
shop where the husband, wife, or
family have the ability and time
to made these added enterprises
pay. These enterprises however, will
not be added if it will be in com
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in the community.
2. Loans of up to $2,500 are au
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fertilizer and other inputs needed
by poor farmers to raise their in
come a little and produce more of
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They will have a'maximum maturi
ty of 15 years, consistent with the
useful life of security property and
the borrower’s ability to repay.
Should have gone through the
courts _.".-6%
Don’t know _—-- 8%
On the basis of that poll, Con
qor Vick writes with tongue firm
ly implanted in cheek, our found
ing fathers realized that they did
not have enough popular support
and therefore gave up their idea
of creating a United States of
America.
As Chub Seawell would say: Call
your next case.
If you are planning to build a new borne.
If you are planning to tell your farm.
If you are planning to buy or sell any kind of real estate.
Contact the real estate man who wanta to make just a
a small profit.
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4. Farmers Home Administra
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the special credit programs describ
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In spite of the fact that Title III
was modified considerably by the
Congress, it still provides import
ant new tools we can use in work
ing with poor, disadvantaged and
"boxed-in” families.
KILLS MAN, ON PROBATION
Earthine Gamer of the Pink Hill
section last week pled guilty - to
manslaughter when a charge of
murder was called against him. He
was given a 3-to-S year' jail term
but it was suspended on condition
he remain on probation for' three
years.
MARINE BOUND OVER
Gamp Lejeune Marines James
Rayburn and James Butler wbo
were caught last week in Pender
County in a car stolen in Kinston
from Adell Bell Were bound over to
superior court after a hearing last
week.
JURY VOIDS RAPE CHARGE
Last week a jury found James
Jones of LaGrange route 1 not guil
ty of. raping his 12 year-old step
daughter despite testimony of the
girl herself and of two eye-wit
nesses.
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is seeking
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Phone REpublic 5-4271
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