The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-07

CRANKING UP E A r L Y.
Three years from now we will
know who will be the Democrat
nominee for Governor for the fol
lowing term.
But that's long piece off.
Nevertheless, one or two big
daily papers in the State last week
had long articles telling about how
DR.. I. Beverly Lakes campaign
for 1864 is already under way.
They even gave you an address
on South Salisbury Streets here
from which campaign material
will flow and in which long-term
strategy will be mapped.
FOOD BAD PLANK. :. Despite
the hinterland hearsay on DIR.
Lake, Raleigh papers and wire
services seemed to be playing. it
hands-off and of no news value
at this time.
They have been wrong. In the
past times not too distant.
We hear tell from certain
sources that Lake will "have a
holiday" with the food tax. Well,
maybe-but not the same weekend
aas with the race problem. Because
many of the Legislators voted for
the tax on food for this reason
and with this reasoning:
"The food tax was put on to pro-
vide better schools. Colored people
have many more children in school
per family than do white people.
Colored people do not pay large in
come and property taxes like white
people. With a sales tax on food,
our colored brethren-having a lot
of little eaters and school-goers-
will carry more of their share OF
the load than when food was tax
exempt"
If this makes sense, then Candi-
date Lake will find it difficult to
mix segregation and the food tax
He must lean to one and eschew
the other.
Anyhow, dog days are now with
US and sore-toed tykes. -. better
watch out for dew-poisoning
NOT ENOUGH TIME?. Not
that we recognize many names any
more, but we still like to look ovel
our hometown newspaper, "The
Perquimans Weekly. put out each
Friday down in Hereford.
1t is now a bigger-and better
paper. with a lot of advertising.
But last week in little editorial
entitled "The Next Governor"
Editor and Publisher Max Camp
bell says:
"Only time will evaluate the eff
fectiveness of the 1861 Legislature
which adjourned Thursday of last
week after more than four months
of lawmaking.
ave are inclined to believe the
Legislature, by enacting a sales tax
on foods, went a long way toward
helping to elect the next Governor
of North Carolina, for it is our
opinion this tax is unpopular and
will surely be slated for repeal by
the successful candidate in 1864.
"In looking back over the record
of the 1861 Legislature, it appears
to US little was accomplished ex-
cept for the enactment of record
spending bills, mostly requested
by Governor Sanford ...."
Well, it appears to US that
Editor Campbell has had to spend
so much time getting and writing
up all those ads-and collecting for
them-that he didn't have time to
notice: /; blouse redistricting; 2;
Congressional redistricting; 81
Expansion of Minimum Wage Law;
a; Court reform; S; Small Loan re-
form; So Curtailment of Sunday
selling. 90. and none of these cost
the State dime.
SHOOT THE MOON. When we
were youngster, there was a nice
little card game called Casino
right fast little game. When play
er felt about good about his hand,
he would "Shoot the moon" in his
bid. Little did we think in those
carefree days that a President of
the United States would "Shoot the
moon. and get five billion dol
lars to try it. Some bid!
This patient told her new Psy-
chiatrist: 81 want to talk to you
about by husband. He thinks I'm
extravagant."
ooh, many husbands get such
impressions" soothed the doctor.
"When did he first complain that
you were extravaganza"
"This morning." replied the wo-
man." juht as / was putting on my
mink /eyelashes."
ASSOCIATES. :. A recurrence
of the situation that existed when
Gov. William B. Umstead was
North Cardinals head man is not
likely to occur during this admins
tration.
1t is regarded as fact hereabouts
that friends who were close to Gov.