The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-01-10
By KIDD BREWER

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By KIDD BREWER
BOOSTER Since Gov. Luz
Their Hodges spent mis- Christmas
vacation in Florida and since Gov.
] Leroy Collins of ditto will be the
speaker for the Jefferson-Jackson
Day Dinner here on February 1, it
was assumed by many last week
that our Governor saw Florida's.
Governor during Christmas and
persuaded him to come to North
Carolina.
Not so. Although Luther Hodges
is responsible for Good Friend
Collins coming to North Carolina,
visit was arranged early in the fall.
But Collins did not have to
adapt his schedule to fit North
Cardinals Jefferson-Jackson Day.
1t was the other way around. The
Governor found when Collins would
be available and our date was set
"a mite early to say the least
to fit the Florida schedule.
Everybody here is going to be
surprised if Florida's Leroy Collins
does not give North Cardinals Gov.
Luther Hodges boost for vice
presidential candidacy on the
Democratic ticket.
Stranger things have happened.
BETTER BE SURE ;. If you
wait too late to try to get your
automobile license tag, you may
find yourself faced with another
delay.
Although on last Thursday and
Friday the State Department of
Motor Vehicles found everything
running much more smoothly than
had been anticipated, troubles were
{. reported from throughout the
State.
These came from what is known
as the scream of the crop" since
those motorists who are in the best
position--financially, mentally, and
otherwise-are usually the eager
beavers of the trade, buying their
tags at the first opportunity. Be-
fore YOU report, be sure your
yellow slip is correct. Be sure it
agrees with the make of your car,
the year model, and the motor
number. Better be sure than sorry.
MAYFAIR Some friends of
ours had business trip to New
York last week. So, along in De-
cember the big man of the house
airily wrote the Mark Hellinger
Theatre in New York for tickets
to "My Fair Lady,, said to be the
equal of "South Pacific" and/or
Oklahoma.
He sent along check for him
self, wife, and the couple which
would accompany them. The check
was for $30-four seats in the
mezzanine. Not the best seats in
the house, but not the worst, either.
CHECKS By return mail, as
he figured it, back. came card
with all sorts of sentences on it.
The theatre people wrote not a
word, but checked various state
ments. The check was. enclosed.
One checked sentence said: every
seat has been sold through April"
Another said: "Please send self
addressed stamped envelopes for
prompt delivery" You see, our
friend had made a big mistake
right there. Another checked state
ment said: ""Price desired not avail
able until after May" The last one
said: do not date your check"
GOT THEM :. So what hap
pened. So he knew friend. So he
went to the Picadilly ticket place
little old place just off Broadway
at Picadilly Circus Hotel. He paid
$1.00 extra for the tickets; got
them without much delay. People
buy tickets, die, get sick, and turn
them in for 10000 other reasons.
But don't write for tickets to
"My Fair Lady,.
TEN BEST The New York
{ Times says that the ten best mo-
ton pictures produced in 1857
were: "Love in the Afternoon,
"Silk Stockings, Twelve Angry
Men,, "a Hatful of Rain, "The
Great Man., "The Green Man,
lies Girls, Funny Face, "Say-
onara", and "The Bridge on the
River Kwai."
About half Of them have been
shown in Raleigh. The remainder
will come later. How is it in your
community?
NEW CARS We have been
hearing talk about a recession. But
in November, according to figures
from the N. C. Dept. of Motor
Vehicles, there We're LAT new cars
sold in North Carolina as against
1,478 for the previous year.
Thaktc not much af a recncei0u