The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-19
CHAPEL HILL CHAFF
Continued from Page II

There is only thing in this mode of life that l
recommend to and all That is, not smoking. That
is Of course good for anybody Turning day and night
upside down is unwhoesome and altogether foolish.
wish had never got into it. started it when took
a night job fifty-five years ago when was twenty
years old But there have been plenty of long periods
when wasn't fastened to night job and when, if l
had enough strength of will, | could have easily
customed myself to a sensible schedule
Roy Parker, Jr. had dandy article on lobbyists Oh
the front page of the News and Observers editorial
section last Sunday prevailing popular view of lob
byist "a bulbous Thomas Nash character with
corrupt dollars buging from every pocket" he says,
is far different from the reality. The lobbyists Mr..
Parker writes about those he has known in Raleigh
during legislative sessions.
Legislators, he says, "know lobbyists as reason
ably human in appearance diverse of operators
ranging from the old pros SCARED by years of battle to
shrill-voiced ladies waving banner for irrelevant
ISSUE
He divides lobbyists into categories The first of
these is the old pros, and here appears of only
four five persons whom Mr. Parker mentions by
These hardbtten, dedicated, like Fred
Bowman Of Chapel Hill who has been cutting down soft
drink tax ideas for generation (and this year faces
his toughest fight) Another old pro is Harry Buch-
Of Hendersonvlle, who looks after the interests
of moving picture house operators. Another is Franc
Taylor Of Codsboro whose work especially effective
because he has the of nearly everyone in govern
ment, from the Governor down He is former speak
er of the House prominent Democratic >wheehorse,
trustee Of the University"
Though Fred Bowman is the only Chapel lillian
mentioned by name in the article, community has
company Of lobbyists in the category that Mr. Parker
describes as "the intellectual fellows" | would say
though that the who plead for higher salaries for
University professors and for bigger appropriations
for buildings and various facilities are when in Raleigh
more distinguished for practically than for What is
ordinarily understood intellectuality
In fact President Friday, Controller Carmichael,
Chancellor Aycock, and their helpers, when appearing
before committees Of the Legislature are glad to shed
their garments of academic knowledge and take on the
guise Of highly practical deeply concerned for the
welfare Of the people of North Carolina.
THE intellectual fellows" says Mr. Parker "are
apt to represent school teachers county commissioners
other segment of the public payroll population
In 1857 one Of these groups masterminded the most
massive lobbying ~nansFer o'hit the GenefT ssembly
IN modern times The school teachers got wh0ppinq l8
per cent raise in pay early objections of the powell
ful Hodges administration by cashing in on trcmen-
dous popular feeling for their cause"
Since began writing this piece have read an edit
oral in the News and Observer saying THE bill to pro-
hibit State agencies from lobbying is good bill and
should be enacted into law" If this bill becomes law
will keep President Friday from going down to Raleigh
to appeal to the Legislature for higher appropria-
tons for the University? Or does the word "agencv"
apply to the University? Maybe not Maybe the Uni
Versty could successfully uphold the claim that is not
"a State agency" but "a State institution" don't know
what the difference is. Let the LAWYERS figure ont
crease in the salaries of my fellow citizens and good
he