The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-02-03
BY EULA N. GREENWOOD

Past Tense
This fellow said: "I voted fol
Nixon and Gavin-but that was
nearly three months ago-and, re.
ally, I am getting little tired Of
being reminded of it."
Well, it reads here the first steI
toward redemption is to get rid Of
get shed of, may be better term
the old weather-worn thing that
used to be a sticker on the cal
bumper.
Antidote Ca medicine, etc., fol
counteracteracting-getting shet
of-poison, disease, etc.: a gen
erous dose of gasoline.
Hint: Don't take it. Rub it on
not on yourself, on bumper. Add.
endum: 1t works equal as well OF
Kennedy-Sanf stickers and era
ses as well those: Democrats are
for YOU" signs.
Everybody who's going to be i:
now safely ensconced in office, al
good men have long since gone t
the aid of their party-and it..
time to get back to work.
Lambeth's The Name
If you should ever have occasion
to call one of the State depart
ments in Raleigh, just ask for TE
4-3611. If those girls operating thu
capital exchange-offices actually
Revenue Building-don't know the
person you are calling, then just
give up. They don't miss much.
All sorts of requests stem direct.
ly from the reputed efficiency.
But let's face fittings have
been moving pretty swiftly in Raj.
eigh lately-and even the operators
got behind on developments.
For instance, this, voice called one
day last week wanting to know the
"full name of Mr.. Lambeth who is
assistant to the Governor.
eve do not have a Lambeth here
You must be referring to Mr.. Tom
Lambert, sang the operator, "and
would you like to speak to Mr.
Lambert"
No, just want his initials-and
that last name, the caller persisted
After moment, the operator
came back-obviously very much
embarrassed thanked the caller
for setting her straight, said they
were changing the spelling, etc.,
which she admitted should have
been: w. T. Lambeth.
A slender, handsome, scholastic
and very eligible bachelor who
with Graham Jones and a handful of
stenographers, ETC., runs the Gov
ernor's office, Mr.. Lambeth is from
Winston-Salem and is only distant
ly related to the former Eighth Dis
trict Congressman Walter Lambeth
who was found dead in his Washing
ton, DC, hotel suite a few days
ago.
Minority Viewpoint
The Republican viewpoint in the
forthcoming Legislature will be
presented in weekly letters to begin
next week, it is announced by the
COP.
A similar report was written at
one time by w. E. Cobb, now Re
publican chairman when he was in
the State Senate.
They say that some of the news
papers in Republican counties are
planning to carry. the "G.O.P. View
point" reporting on doings of the
minority.
Adams Apple Rhythm
Have you seen one of those hand
made State Seal ties?
At the Governors Inauguration
and since we have observed lot of
well dressed men wearing the black
ties with size-of-a-quarter State
Seals in gold all over them. Very
attractive and most unusual.
Those ties were designed by the
No. merchant in the Legislature,
Ike Belk of Charlotte, president of
Belk Enterprises and a dozen other
companies who two terms in a row
now has led the Democratic ticket
in Mecklenburg County.
The Belk tie was blue for Christ
mas of 1869. The black ones were
Christmas presents this time again
from Mr.. Belk to members of the
Legislature, newspapermen, and
sundry and divers other State Of
ficials and private individuals.
Now it is not uncommon-and
indeed appropriate-to see a half
dozen men here solemnly discuss
ing State affairs as the State Seals
in gold move in gentle rhythm over
bobbing Adams apples.
You're Our Everythingi
They are not talking for publ
cation, but the word is that many
a chamber of commerce manager
is breathing a little easier because
of recent statements made by the
Governor as regards industry.
He infers rather strongly that