The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-04-18

NOT OUT YET I. Not since the
death of o. Max Gardner several
years ago on the eve of his en-
barkation to England as U. S. am
bassador to the Court of st. James
has this State been as devoid OF a
political leader as it has been since
the sudden coronary attack of U.
S. Senator w. Kerr Scott last
week.
There are hundreds of smart
nolitical minds in the State who
would deny vigorously that Kerr
Scott was in the political fore
front. Well, he is the only man
living in North Carolina who has
been both Governor and Senator.
He is the only Ex-Governor of the
State living. He is the only man
living who has served full term
and retired from the office as
Commissioner of Agriculture.
He is one of the few North
Carolinians living who has never
been defeated for political office.
But, despite all these things
these really outstanding accom-
plishments-Kerr Scott would tell
YOU himself he is not political
leader. Within hours after his at
tack, they were saying that his
political career was done, finished.
It may be-and so he can at the
relatively tender age of 62 sit down
on his vast Alamance County
acreage and become an elder
statesman, an advisor, and sort
of father confessor.
They were saying you could
count Kerr Scott out in the race
for the U. S. Senate two years
hence. This, it was reported, would
leave the road wide open for Gov.
Luther Hodges, who is said still to
have aspirations in that direction.
Could be. But Kerr Scott, as he
lies there in that Alamance Coun-
ty hospital with nothing else to do,
is doing a lot of thinking, PLAN
ming, and figuring. He is well fix
ed financially, or is so regarded,
and he likes to roam the fields of
home.
But he also likes a fight. And
nobody should make the mistake
of supposing that Kerr Scott is
out just because he is down. We
will believe he is not candidate
to succeed himself only when he
says so himself-and not before.
SECOND VOLUME :. Volume
II of "A New Geography of North
Carolina" is now ready for distri-
button.
Written by Bill Sharpe of State
Magazine, this volume covers 25
counties. You thus now have avail
able two volumes of unusually
readable North Carolina material.
The Chapel Hill News-Leader
says: ut proves what we have
always suspected, that beneath its
humdrum exterior, North Carolina
is strange and romantic state. p"
Write Bill Sharpe at POB 1859,
Raleigh, for further information.
THE VETO Speaking of Bill
Sharpe, he has an interesting little
editorial in the April 5-the latest
issue of his magazine, which is
this year celebrating is twenty
fifth anniversary
He points out that North Caro-
lina's governor is the only one in
the nation lacking the power to
veto legislation"
In other words, the President,
and the governors of the other At
states can by failing to sign, pig
eonholing, or otherwise giving it a
kick, block legislation not to their
liking.
We are reminded that "consti-
tutional amendment is proposed to
give him (our Governor) this
power"
In Sharpe's way of thinking, this
is a good thing. He says:
eve have heard some objections
to it. But in thinking back over
the governors of modern times
the last 80 years or so-most
North Carolinians will agree they
were able and conscientious execu-
tives. We don't think any of them
would have used the veto power
unwisely or selfishly. And in some
instances, the threat of veto I'M
doubtedly would have curbed or
improved legislation"
SIGN OF TIMES For the
first 80 years of this century,
North Carolina had two U. S. Sem
ators. During the second 80 years
it has already had IL U. S. Sena-
tors.
The most active man in the U. s.
Senate is Majority Leader Lyndon
johnson. About two years ago he
nearly died with a heart attack.
THREE BIG TUNA LANDED