The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-08-25

during the recent session OF the
Legislature that it is easy for an
attorney to be liberal-particular-
Ily if he is running for office. For,
unlike the businessman, he has not
had to struggle with big multi
|thousand-dollar payroll each FRI
day. He has not had to face the
scores of restrictions on his opera
tions faced by men in the field OF
business. He is not worried by
Labor.
But despite all this, Cloyd Phil
pott was true, solid Liberal, with
a quite love and regard for the I'M
derprivileged. He was a rare COM
modity-a businessman-liberal. Had
he lived, in good health, Cloyd Phil
pott would likely have been your
next Governor. AS it now stands,
Bert Bennett and Terry Sanford
can name the man. Who will it be :?
INTO 1864 ). Three other events
within recent weeks will have -
or could have, at least - an inn
portant bearing on the race for
Governor in 1864.
In mountainous Allegheny Coun-
ty ~ in the county seat of that
county - Sparta voted in liquor
stores. In little jamestown, out
from Greensboro, in the Piedmont,
they have voted to bring in legal
liquor. In Hartford, only incorpora-
ted town in Perquimans County =
and its county seat - they voted
in liquor. Mountains, Piedmont, and
Coastal Plains,
= If memory faileth not, every
Governor - and every candidate
for Governor - from 1910 down to-
but not including those of 1860, de-
clared he would recommend State
wide referendum on whiskey.
And, once elected, each Governor
said he would like to see the refer
|endum. But consensus is that not
one of them ever went to bat fol-
the referendum with a great deal OF
zeal. Also, with a score-and more
= of counties or municipalities
fearful of losing their whiskey
stores, and the revenue therefrom,
any attempt to pave the way in the
Legislature for a Statewide vote
ion liquor died a-borning.
There has been more trickery
more skullduggery, and more slick
ing-and-sliding and downright de-
ceitfulness on this issue than any
other that has faced the N. C. Leg
islature in this century.
The trouble was, those from the
legally wet counties and towns
were afraid the State would go dry
if they gave the people - all the
people of the State - the right ia
say yea or nay on liquor. Not only
that = some of them were afraid
to give even a full county the
right to vote on it. For example
Perquimans County voters voted
dry a few seasons ago. But now
Hartford, taken alone, votes wet
The trend largely because of the fl.
nancial plight Of some counties, anG
most towns, seems to be Wet. They
need that tax money. So, with little
communities - once the bulwark Of
the drys - voting in liquor, yor
may see in 1864 renewed efforts fol
a Statewide, sudden death or other
wise, vote on liquor. More on thi:
later.
BURNINGi ). An effort has be
gun in this State to try something
startlingly new to curb highway
accidents on Labor Day week end.
Motorists will be urged to keel
heir lights buring to remind 9th
ers to keep holiday highways safe
The slogan, keep EN- Burning
Day & Night, win have the sup
oort of the N. c. Dept Of Motol
Vehicles and other agencies
and organizations. Why don't 20,
try it?
Special mats have been prepared
for use in advertisements :. ant
he Newspaper Advertising Execu
tives Association of the Carolinai
will urge firms to include them IL
their ads.
The idea was brought to Nortl
carolina by r H. Carson, adver