North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE FOUR THE COASTLAND TIMES RMUSHED CONTINUOUSLY AT MANTEO. SINCE JULY 4, 193$ Now Including The Pilot and Herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter "My rate. In which I hove otwoyv found satisfaction, I* never to turn aside kt public affairs Areugh views of private Interest! but to go straight forward in doing what appears to ■“ Haiti at the time, leaving the atnsoguences with hrovidsnce.' I —henjomln franklin. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY TIMES PRINTING CO.. INC. AT 005 LODGE STREET. MANTEO. NORTH CAROLINA KnwxncLY journal or THE Walter kalkigh coastland or north CAROLINA. FOREMOST REGION OF RECREATION AND SPORT. HEALTH FUL LIVING AND HISTORICAL INTEREST ON THE ATLANTIC SEaROARD Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffico in Manteo. N. C Subscription Ratos: Yearly $4 00: Sis Months, $2.50; 3 Months, $l5O Ik May Result in Needless Delay if Communications To Thia Newspaper An Addressed to Individuals. Please Address The Newspaper. FRANCIS W. MEEKINS ; General Manager CATHERINE D. MEEKINS Secretary-Treasures VOL XXVIIIIMANTEO, N. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 196211N0. 40 “READ AND WATCH YOUR WORLD GROW” “Read and Watch Your World Grow” is the official theme of National Library Week, which is being observed on April 8-14. The advice is well worth keeping. There may be a better way to understanding the philoso phy of Christ, the mathematics of Einstein, the poetry of Homer or the mechanics of ship building, but such a method has escaped the minds of mortal men. Until such a solution is reached, the printed word, as found in books, is not only the polar star for individual achievement, but the binding force of type which threads our lives with patterns of the past and future. We have a heritage in this country of freedom of the press and ex pression which is unparalleled in the manswarm of men and movements. The Supreme Court of the United States has recently given ample evidence of its belief in the oft quoted statement of Voltaire that “I dissaprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” McCarthyism and book burning have become as abhorrent to the American fiber as Massachussetts “witch trials”, and writers are given a license in their choice of words that has reached the shocking point Are we not wasting our time in defense of these liber ties? Is the concern of the public not wasted on the pro tection and defense of a small minority of “readers” whose curiosity and search for truth sets them apart from their neighbors like the ornamented first letters in books which were printed long ago. Let us pray that it is not so. There is a real cause of concern, not a thousand miles away, or in Europe, but here in Dare where less than 10 per cent of the male population of our county uses the most effective instrument for the conquest of ignorance ever installed in a free society . . . the public library. Do we hold education in such low esteem? Is knowledge to be found in the serial diet of television and entertainment exclusively the domain of Captain Kangaroo? Let us prove that it is not so. Will you join us in making a visit to the library this week. Find again the thrill which you felt as a boy when a book, perhaps a novel or a sketch of history swept through your vision and opened a new horizon in a mind unclouded by the stagnation of modern trivia. The Dare County Library stands ready as always to entertain and inform. Mrs. L. L. Gibbs and her wonder ful staff would stay open til midnight to find an answer to that puzzling question or find that animal book for some sick child. Browse around while you're there. Ask about the renovations which have been made recently, look at the remarkable art collection and notice the North Caro ina section . . . there’s such a wealth to choose frtom. We think you’ll not only watch your world grow, but may add a few inches to your own mental height. The Dare County Library has taken Gulliver-like steps since its establishment in 1935. Under the late Georgia E. Harwood, our tiny library collected a selection of quality and variety which is unequalled in any establishment of similar size in this state. This policy of quality rather than quantity was continued under Mrs. Rennie Williamson who has served as chairman of the library board since the doors were first opened. Today the library has 40,000 volumes which are shelved in silent tribute to their far-sighted vision. We can think of nto finer way of expressing the ap preciation which their effort and labor merits than an in terested visit to the library which has grown under such care and attention. THE IMPORTANCE OF JUST ONE VOTE. (From the Raleigh Times) Haven’t you heard people ask “what could my one vote mean?” That’s the customary answer when someone tries to explain why he didn’t vote, or why he thought it would be all right to go somewhere for the weekend instead of staying home and voting. One vote can make all the difference in the world. Two votes can mean the difference between victory or defeat for a good cause. On Saturday, the people in Lumberton voted on a school bond issue. It so happened that a Lumberton man and his wife visited friends in Raleigh overnight Friday. On Satur- | day morning, the Raleighites asked their Lumberton friends to stay through Saturday and Saturday night. The Lum berton people replied that they felt they had to get home and vote for the bond issue. They decided to go on back and vote, despite the urg ing of their Raleigh friends that they stay here. They did vote for the bonds. And, the bond issue carried by just one vote, , . . If the two Lumberton people had felt that their votes wouldn’t be worth going back home ahead of time just to cast their ballots, the school bond issue would have lost by one vote. That shows just how important one vote, or two votes, really can be. ‘ MANTEQ PERSONALS Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Harvey, Jr., returned this week from a vacation trip during which they visited in Williamsburg, Va., and also visited Dr. Harvey’s father in Greensboro. Miss Martha Raye Rogers of Herndon, Va., spent last week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Dowd, Jr. of Richmond, Va., spent the week end with Mrs. Dowd’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R-' B. Lennon. Mr. Dowd is a medi cal student at the Medical Col lege of Virginia. Mrs. Leigh Hassell, who was a patient in Norfolk General Hos pital, has returned home. Mrs. N. E. Thomson. Richard Thomson and Lester Weaver of Sparta, N. JF. are spending two weeks at their cottage at South ern Shores. They are also visit ing Mr. Weaver’s brother :ind sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Weaver. Mrs. M. K. Fearing, Jr., is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mollie Andrews, in Miami, Fla. MUSIC CLUB WILL MEET MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 9 The Roanoke Island Music Club will meet at 8:30 Monday night, April 9. at the home of Mrs. Rennie Williamson in Man teo. At that time the club will present Mrs. Victor Meekins in a piano recital. All music club members, associate members and any of their friends who wish to attend, are invited. Renew Your Subscription THE COASTLAND TIMES. MANTEO. N. C. WANCHESE SUPERETTE BIG OPENING SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Free dolls, balloons, suckers, footballs and groceries will be given away at the grand open ing sale of the Wanchese Super ette, which opened for business 4 weeks ago. Mrs. Gloria John son, owner of the store, has stated that 50 bags of groceries will be given away to customers on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday to herald the store’s big sale. The Wanchese Superette’s give-away program also enables customers to buy 6 soft drinks and obtain another six free dur ing the gala two-day spree. Mrs. Johnson stated that all kids shopping with parents will re ceive free balloons and suckers, for as long as the supply lasts. At 6:30 pun. on Saturday more prizes will be given away at a drawing to be held in the store. The new market will fea ture a complete line of meats and groceries. "We want to be come known as the friendliest store Mrs. Johnson has said. 1961 INCOME TAX HELP DUE TO DISASTER LOSS How the Federal Income Tax Applies to Storms, Floods, Hur ricanes, other Disasters and Thefts is a revised publication just released by the Internal Re venue Service. It also outlines a special rule for taxpayers in disaster areas. The 12-page comprehensive booklet is now available for the asking at local offices of the Internal Revenue Service and at the Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Ocra coke and Avon, N. C. post offi ces. J. E. Wall said if a taxpayer sustained a loss from disaster which occured after the close of his tax year but on or before the due date for filing his re turn, and the disaster occurred in an area subsequently deter mined by the President of the United States to warrant assis tance by the Federal Govern- 1 ment under chapter 15, title 42 of the United States Code, he; may elect to deduct that loss on. his return for the year just closed. The due date for the re-1 turn is the regular due date;* the period during which the dis aster must have occurred does not include any extension of time for filing the return. Calendar year taxpayers who suffered losses from coastal floods during the early part of March 1962 in areas determined to warrant assistant as describ ed above may deduct their losses on their 1961 returns, due April 16, 1962, or on their 1962 re-' turns. If they have already filed their 1961 returns, they may file amended returns reflecting their losses if they so desire. LIONS (Continued from Page One) president Ralph Umphlett says, “our appreciation for the edu cational and rewarding influence Which this library has had upon our community. The Lions Club members had been concerned earlier in the 1 evening with another project which has also been of concern to them in recent weeks, the dis tribution of clothes to needy families. Melvin Jackson, chairman of the distribution center which was established at the Dare County Boat Club site, announc ed to the club members that over $60,000 in clothes and sup-1 plies had 'been distributed here' since the storm. Jackson indicated that the center, which has been closed during the past week, will be re opened sometime next week and called for volunteers from the organization to help unpack and display the latest shipments of. relief packages. The distribution chairman stated that any needy family in the county is eligible under the Lions Club program and noted that “the storm victims I all seem to be taken care of.” The group was asked by presi dent Umphlett to assist with preparations for the “Miss Dare County” contest which will be staged by the Lions Club at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night in the Man teo Elementary School. John Wright, chairman of the contest indicated that trophies have already been purchased and stated that “we’re going to crown a winner” on Friday night Miss Dare County will compete with other girls from the Southern Albemarle region, at a contest to be stated in Co lumbia in May, during celebra tion exercises marking the open ing of the Lindsay Warren Bridge. Before adjourning, the club in assisting Mr. and Mrs. Mel gett as a new member of the o'*ganization and congratulated shim for his “outstanding work" in assisting Mr. andd Mrs. Mel vin Jackson with sui»*»lv |w ! on for the needy. Frank Szmada and Joe Landino attend -he meeting as guests of the dub. ■ ■ . „. KITTY HAWK PERSONALS ' Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott of Wilmington, Del., spent last week end with Mrs. Elliotts’ sis > ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and .! Mrs. Edgar Perry. Mrs. Elliott . lis also a sister to Mrs. Troy s Sheppard of Nags Head and . Mrs. John Garrison of Manteo, 3 with whom the couple also visit ( ed. , 3 Regular meetings over the r week end at the Baptist Church, s Elder George Tfevathian, Pine tops, speaker. i Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Tillett s of Norfolk visited Mrs. Celia i Tillett last week end. Mr. and , Jjtns.' Colon Perry . motored to Durham this week, i Mrs. Addie Toler is very ill - in U. S. Marine Hospital. , Sunrue Wise is in Marine Hos . pital for treatment ' Mrs. Trixie Savage of Nor ’ folk is visiting Mr. and Mrs. i Weldon Beasley. Russell Perry is a patient in i Albemarle (Hospital, Elizabeth • City. ROTARY (Continued from Page One) The first student sponsored by the District, Michel Bergin of France, enrolled at Atlantic ' Christian College in 1951. Since I then 20 more students have at tended eight colleges within the . District on scholarships given by i the Exchange Fund. In addition, the Raleigh Ro tary Club has sponsored 11 for , eign students for study at Mere dith, State and St Mary’s col leges. The District 771 Student Ex change Fund is part of the Man teo Rotary Club’s international service program designed to in crease understanding between nations. KITTY HAWK CHURCH PLANS FOR ITS REVIVAL The Kitty Hawk Methodist Church has made plans for the pre-Easter revival period. The church board led by Curtis Tol 'er, will carry out the “Fill A Pew Plan** during the month of l April. This plan is to encourage everyone in the community to attend church. The church school | led by Mrs. Maxine Evans, and Mrs. Jack Twiford, will encour age the attendance of church membership classes each Sunday night: 6:30-7:30 for juniors and junior highs; 7:30-8:30 for ad ults and seniors. The Commis sion on Membership and Evan gelism led by P. A. Tillett, will carry out special prayer meet ings and visitation during the pre-revival period. Rev. Gordon { E. Allen of the Currituck Meth odist Charge will be the guest evangelist. The revival will be April 15-20 at 7:30 at the Kitty Hawk Methodist Church. Every one is invited. GOODMON (Continued from Page One) and James F. Goodmon; a broth er, Troy A. Goodmon of Panama City, Jia; and a sister, Mrs. R. €. Etheridge of Richmond, Va. Bom in Columbia, S. C., Jan. 29, 1900, Goodmon attended Co lumbia public schools and Van derbilt University. He also stud ied at VPI and completed the utility executive course at Georgia Tech. He received two Purple Heart medals for wounds in Belgium and France during World War I. He attended the Army War Col lege in England and France. • He joined Vepco as a time j keeper and materials man at I Roanoke Rapids in 1926. Later he was made sales manager of the Carolina Division. In 1932 he was transferred to Williamston as manager of the Williamston District and was made vice I president of the Southern Divi | sion in March 1947. In World War II he served seven years as chairman of the Martin County Selective Service Board and two years as chair man of the Martin County USO He was a charter member of I Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club, past president of Williamston Kiwanis Club, past master of the Masonic lodge, and past ad jutant-finance officer of the 1 American Legion. At the time of his death, he was vice chairman of the Wil -1 liamston School Board and a ' member of the Chamber of Com- I merce, Plymouth Country Club ' and Roanoke Country Cluo at ’ Williamston. He was a trustee I of Chowan College, Murfrees i boro. >! Hie was appointed by Gov Lu ther Hodges to the North Caro • Ima Atomic Energy Advisory Committee and was reappointed i by Gov. Terry Sanford. Recent ly he was appointed to the new 1 ly created State Emergency Re ■ source Planning Committee by - Sanford. I He also had been a profes sional baseball player and aerv- - ed as president of the Williams ton Ball Club in the Coastal : Plain League and as nresHent - 18 years of the Coastal Plain » League. He was an ardent gol- fer. . BEAUTY (Continued from Page One) t t area as cowboy boots at a ranch -U . . I shudder to think v.hat i' would happen to business down 11 here if bathing suits go out of f style,” he added. 1 A. W. Drinkwater, commis , I sioner of wrecks for the Outer - Banks stated that bathing suits “looks pretty good on some of s ’em and expressed disappoint- • ment that the bathing suit con- • test was discontinued. “I really don’t know much about it, but t I always like to see a girl in a i bathing suit and you can-quote me on that,” he said. r Arvin Midgett* a. member of • the contest committee stated 1 that he was “extremely disap pointed.” Midgett stated that he - expected a definite “drop in spectator interest as a result of • the action.” He added that he • was not consulted about the decision. Midgett explained that i “it’s been a long time since i summer and I’ve missed the in vigorating sight of the unveiled female form.” Carlyle Davis, another bache lor, also a member of the local contest committee, stroked his r beard when he first received ' word of the change in plans for , the contest. Davis stated that ' change in attire came as a “de ! finite shock” to him. “They wear ’em all summer.” he mused, ’ “don’t see why they should be embarrassed about a contest.” Wright, chairman of the Lions ’ Club event, stated "that he re ceived word last week that the Southern Albemarle Contest would be in evening dresses and instituted the change because of the requests from several con testants in the Friday night pageant. The 15 contestants, who pa raded in a rehearsal at Manteo Elementary School on Monday, all wore sport clothes as they practiced for the performance • there this Friday. The group 'included Sandra Williams, ' Rachel Morgiui, Willene Par ' tridge, Tanna Johnson. Wanda ' Powell, Elaine Scarborough, Jackie Septet, Millie Burrus, Claudia 'Long, Clara Mae Owens, Alta Midgett, Charlotte Perry, Flora Daniels, Sandra Toler and D’Andrea Midgett. The change in apparrel by the 'Lions Club here followed the announcement from Mrs. Effie Brickhouse, chairman of the Southern Albemarle Contest, on May 9, who stated that the de cision to eliipinate bathing trait competition Was reached in Co lumbia last Wednesday, at a meeting of association heads there. . She indicated that “some of the parents” objected to hav ing their girls appear in bathing suits and that the decision fol lowed those requests. “The girls will be judged on poise, person ality and beauty ... in evening dresses,” she stated. Mrs. Brick house notedd that the age group may have had something to do with the situation. “Our age group for the Columbia contest includes girls between the ages 1 of 14-23,” she declared. The “Miss Southern Albe -1 marie “Contest is slated for May 9 at the Columbia High School Auditorium. The “Miss Dare County” winner on Friday night will represent this area, in evening dress at that event. JAMBOREE (Continued from Page One) radio announcer, will be asked to perform as master of cere monies during the rock and roll affair at the Casino. In an attempt to cut corners ' for the storm-struck budget this year, convertibles will be fur nished locally for the pirate king and queen and their court. John Long, transportation chairman, ''indicated that money was un available to import rented auto mobiles from Norfolk, as origin I' nally planned. “I don’t want to ' give the impression that our ' king and queen will go begging,” be emphasized, “they will def initely be riding in style this year,” he said. >1 Ralph Davis, chairman of the ' Pirates Landing stated that the ’ simulated battle with fireworks will continue to be a featured i part of the Pirates Jamboree, as in years past. “About the only i change is our location,” he said. • i The landing, which is customar ' ily held at Kitty Hawk Bay will ■ be moved to Shallowbag Bay for ' the airrent jamboree. Jamboree t' officials decided to feature most ) of the events for the frolic on (inability of beach business pro- ■ • prietors, who are busy digging out from the storm, to partici ’ pate on the same “all-out” bams I as in times past. Swain indicated • that the current water problem ' also influenced the decision to • locate at Manteo this year. r Mrs. Swain told the group that the Dagger Dance decorar ■ tions are already being prepar- ■ ed and stated that the teen-ag- ■ dance will have decorations I which are “just as colorful as ' ever.” The Dagger Dance will be i held on Anril 18, she stated. Julian Oneto, co-chairman for the jamboree indicated that he By EULA N. GREENWOOD i MORE DEMOCRATIC . . i The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held in the State Fair Arena— ' now and then called the -Cow I Palace—was' more Democratic (email “d”, or the large variety), i but less prestigious than the i ones we used to have in a down ’ town hotel. » When we used to have only > 500-600 people present, you ■ could be somebody; see and be i seen. There was prestige attach - ed to one’s presence. Os course, I the old dinners were nothing as money-raisers compared to the • ones we have brought on here I lately. $14,000 in ads, too! i And, after all, that’s what the I dinner’s for: to make money for • the Party not to boost any ; Democrat for office over any other Democrat. We thought the Party leaders > were wise when they put their i foot down against any organized demonstrations (Kennedy of Charlotte, running against Kit chin of Wadesboro, wanted jo do it). What we like about the State ' Fair Arena as the sate for the I lovefeast is that it provides room for all the county rep resentatives to the Dinner (over 1,500 were planned for and ex pected). It was all superbly handled. NOT SAME . \ . The chief difference between the old and the new dinners is that formerly 1 those participating spent the night in Raleigh. Now most of them return home by chartered bus, planes, and by auto im mediately 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 fill ing up fast for Saturday night: “The Boston Pops ' Symphony will be in town that night, you know”, said they byway of ex planation. This indicates that Raleigh can absorb big crowds now without an extra breath. But the teachers had us stretch has been in constant contact with Hatteras Islanders and stated that some observance will definitely be held there “despite ' the fact that they are cut-off and expect to reap no profits from tourists during the jambo ' ree period.” Oneto expressed the ' i hope that Hatterasmen could ’ join the festivities here and of-. ’ feted .to provide overnight ac -1 comodations at the Carolinian for “those who can make it.” Oneto indicated that dorry , races and parties among the vil lagers there are being planned ' to help celebrate the jamboree in a modified form. ’ Final plans for a parade have not been thrashed out by the committee. Alvah Ward, Jr., chairman of the parade commit tee has stated that bands are being for the affair, but noted that the operating budget makes their acquisition “a real problem.” The jamboree commit tee .will definitely have some i form of musical entertainment ! and Ward indicated that the Washington High School Band is stall under consideration. Despite the storm and the in , ability to hold the events us ’ ually staged on Hatteras, the . jamboree is expected to be just . as exciting as in times past. The t Sea Hag is being dusted off ■ once more, beards are being 1 groomed, a ski show, treasure . hunt and all the traditional fea i tures will still be employed and hopes are high for a blow-out > to rival the Ash Wednesday , Gale. • I - WILLIAMS , (Continued from Page One) . of Wanchese, and four half-sis- ■ ters, Mrs. Iris Gallop of Wan- I chese; and Mrs. Taylor, • Mrs. Rene Stetson and Mrs. > Pauline Haywood of Norfolk, t Funeral services will be Fri i day at 2 p.m. at the Wanchese > Methodist Church by Rev. Rob- ■ ert Pullman, assisted by Rev. C. j W. Guthrie, retired Methodist . minister. Burial will follow in I Cudworth Cemetery. I L > BIRTHS ’ —— ■ Mr. and Mrs. Jethro Payne. • Jr., of Wanchese announce the ’ birth of a son, Michael I-jne ' tious, March 27 at the Albemarle ' Hospital, Elizabeth City; weight I eight pounds, 11 orifices. ’ Born to Mr. and Mrs, Everett » Cunningham of Columbia, S. C., a daughter, Katherine Ann. Mrs. H Cunningham i» the former L II Rue Dudley of FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1962 • ing! r ...i..,. - INSIDE DOPE ... We do not r always find him easy reading, : but * nevertheless admire the , writing skills and personality 3 and background knowledge and • integrity of Lynn Nisbet, who for about 20 years now has been r covering the Raleigh beat for i the afternoon newspapers of the » State. We were sorry to hear last • week that he has cancer and 5 sorrier still to learn it is the 5 malignant, never-give-up kind. s If we are not mistaken, it will find in the person of Mr. Nisbet 5 not-so-easy going. r Os course, as Lynn pointed out in announcing the discovery, we all know who will win out in the end. For any cure of any , thing is merely a delay of the . inevitable. j It is also like the old song . which became popular in World , War I days: “If the Camels , don’t get you, the Fatimas j must . . .” We used to play it j on the Victrola in the parlor, . the title being, I believe: “Good . Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip” . . . ’ or words to that effect. r We were glad that Lynn Nisbet himself broke the news about his illness. But he is rec ! agnized around here as the man I who is usually first. with the r inside dope. > > V ■ MORE SUICIDES . . . Since I we have become ghoulitii to the ■ point of bad taste, let’s stay with it for another verse. We 1 might label this one “the good i old days”, which we hear so i much about in these times of in ; flation. , Sometime back, we sat with ' some Pilot Life Insurance Co. , personnel at a luncheon. The - subject of the depression came : up somehow—we forget the par- - ticulars—but somebody brought i up 1932. Yes, said one of the • insurance executives, he rtmem : bered that year well. That was ; the year that Pilot had more . losses among its insureds from suicides than from heart attacks. This is an actual fact. The good old days . . . when i you could buy T-bone steak for ( 30 cents per pound and fresh , herring two for a penny—if you r had the money. . The good old days of 1930- 1940 . . . when you and I were , young ... or younger. ! FESTIVE ... In our little visits at the Sir Walter Satur t day afternoon, we noted that county groups here from the r Fifth Congressional District for . the Jefferson - Jackson Dinner i seemed all to be on the —fifth , floor. As some of us walked down , the hall toward the Forsyth » County Headquarters, a rank odor met us before we reached the door. Well, somebody sick al , ready, we thought, and so early t in tire afteroon, too. t ... It turned out to be dellci [ ous, imported cheese, but the stinkiest ever ... 1 BAD PART . . . This reminds s us of what happened in Raleigh j recently when a couple were planning a big after-game party at their home during the Atlan tic Conference tournament here. , They had asked their new maid , to stay late that night to help } them with preparations and . serving. About 8:30, after the children , were in bed, pur friend went into ' the kitchen to see how every i thing was coming on. There she J found the maid carefully cutt -1 ing out the blue veins from the Roquefort cheese. She explained she was sure “nobody would want to eat that old 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 Edwin ’ Gill, and we learn that he is ‘ following another road to re ’■ duction. 1 If we have it right, Mr. Gill, 1 being of literary leanings, got his inspiration from the new best - seller, “Calories Don’t Count”. Be that is it may, he and the Governor and you and I '. should follow.some line to keep a down the avoirdupois. So say insurance firms. a And, byway of passing, we t would note that two other mem bers of the Council of State, t namely State Secretary Thad , Eure and Agriculture Commis i. sioner L. Y. Ballentine have lost, .a and are keeping off, overpound age.