The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-03-21

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NEW LIFE One of the more
able young senator's in the 1857
session of the General Assembly
was handsome and erudite Bill
Cobb of Morganton, new chairman
of the Republican Party in North
Carolina.
AS modern as they come with a
flair of publicity and sharp public
relations, Cobb last week began
taking steps to put new life in the
COP in North Carolina. His prede-
cessor, Ray Jennings of Taylors-
vile, needed to get back to his law
practice and big, growing family.
Stung by some pungent Cobb
comment, Gov. Luther Hodges said
perhaps the "office has gone to his
head. Not at all, Governor. Bill
Cobb is just being a good Republi-
can. You may not agree with
everything he does and says while
leading the party-but there will
be activity.
THE CONTEST Radio sta
tons and newspapers will be vying
for the interest of the merchant in
concentrated manner when the
N. C.. Merchants Association holds
it's fifty-sixth annual convention
here in Raleigh on May 1920.
The newspaper advertising di-
rections are putting on contest
for the best ads. They will have
Arthur H. "Red" Motley as one of
the convention speakers. Not to be
outdone, the radio people have re-
served the Governors Suite in the
Sir Walter for Open House
throughout the convention. They
will also have a speaker on the
best use to make of radio.
Not to be outdone, the American
Trucking Association will have on
the merchants program their top
flight guy, Hon. Calvin johnson,
former Congressman from Illinois.
And, meeting with the merchants
will be $50 ladies' with the N. C.
Assn. of Credit Women's Clubs.
Wow!
CAR BUSINESS You can
get some idea about the automobile
business from a look at new car
figures available from the N. C.
Department of Motor Vehicles.
In January 6,107 new cars were
sold-as compared with 8,276 new
cars for January of 1857 and 1924
in 1856 January. In January of
1855, new cars sold in North Caro-
lima were 7,130. In 1854 January:
6,626. In January of 1853: 8,571. In
1852 January: 6,715.
So, of the past seven January's
that of 1858 was the worst.
FORD LED Although adj
mittedly having its troubles with
Edsel and worried little by Mer-
curry, Ford sales in North Carolina
in January were 1,643 to 1915 for
the new Chevrolet.
Other new car sales in North
Carolina for January: Buick, 479;
Cadillac, 1874; Chrysler, 81; DeSoto,
S3; Dodge, ITS; Edsel, 81; Imper-
ial, IT; Lincoln, 81; Mercury, 1873;
Metropolitan, ID; Oldsmobile, lead
ing Buick, Pontiac, Mercury,
Dodge, and it's other old stable
mates, 1872; Packard, 4; Plymouth,
506; Pontiac, 1854; Rambler, 81;
Studebaker, II; WHY'S 1; foreign
cars, III; and miscellaneous, 8.
In the nation, 1858 compares
this way with 1857, so far: De-
Soto, down AZ per cent; Mercury,
down 33 per cent; Dodge, down %
per cent; Chrysler, down &c per
cent; and Buick-although down
last year-down Is per cent from
this stage in 1857. Oldsmobile, up
nine per cent.
What automobile manufacturers
are worried over is this puzzle:
Cadillac is selling good because it's
big; Rambler is hot because it's
little; Odds is good because it's
flashy; and Chevrolet is way up
from last year because it's new.
General Motors, worried sick by
Bucks downfall, is now laying
plans for completely new Buick
and a try for third place in sales
again (behind Ford and Chevrolet)
in 1859.
CHANGE Raleigh has
changed a lot in decade, John
Harden of Burlington Mills found
out the other day.
He left here shortly after Gregg