The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1962-06-22

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rate, for he has been a faithful
member of that body since being
elected to it n 1916. A man with
slow, lazy smile and keen
sense of humor, Blue will firmly
rule with velvet glove the rough
and-ready boys of the House.
PUNCH. He looks much
younger, but Clifton Blue will be
So on August %. He is president
of the N. C. Press Association.
He just never loses a political
contest in which he is personally
involved, it seems. Many of us
who kept up pretty well with the
Speakership race from the tirhe
it started year ago between
him and Mr.. Tom Woodland OF
Wilson could never see the lat
ter as winner. Blue always SEEM
ed to have, the best we could
count, from four to ten votes
among the 100 House members.
Now, after Speaker, what, Mr..
Blue? 1t could be Congress in
1864 if Kitchin wins in the
Eighth this fall (as we have pre-
dicted he WILLY and it could be
the U. S. Senate by appointment
or possibly the Governors
Mansion some time. Clifton
Blue has a way with him, make
no mistake about it, or as one of
his opponents in the recent
Speakers race put it in Raleigh
this past week end: Behind
Blues velvet touch is dynamite.
punch.
AT CHRUCH. We hear
that a six-year-older Jared to
its foundations the solemn High
Baptist Dignity of Pullen Me
mortal on a recent Sunday norm
ing here.
The choir had finished its an
them. The Deacons had eased up
the aisle with their plates. This
youngish stout lady, at church
with her son, was having the
usual church-time trouble with
stomach rumblings. Stomach
growls" is the proper term.
But the little boy didn't know.
In moment of dead silence
elsewhere in the church, he turn
ed to his mother and said in al
stage whisper plainly audible
five pews away: "Mommy, can
hear your bowles moving"
How THEY VOTED. Since
January 1, 1858, we have, mad e6I
school bond votes in this State.
Voters approved 55, turned down
II.
Of the total of six, local and
State, held since last Nov. /, we
have approved one, turned down
five.
GUIDE. We saw the other!
day official statistics-if there
is such a thing-which showed
that a $100 debt on open ac-t
count (no mortgage) is worth
only 500 at the end of two
months; is worth only $45 on the
average at the end of one year;
$23 at the end Of two years; SIS
after three years; and is worth
only 81 after five years.
Someone has said that "time
is the refuge of the debtor.
Maybe that is one reason sew
eral counties are now preparing
credit guide books giving in code
letters the rating of customers
in the county. We can see a
large percentage of people hav-
ing their credit cut off when the
books are distributed.
NOTES. You 1862 high
school graduates. .and adults as
we'll. ARE advised by G. w.
johnson of the N. C. Dept. of
Education, to check with youD
local high school principal or an
experienced local teacher Be
FORE agreeing to sign up on
ANY correspondence course.
Most of them are reputable,
but many are not. 49,.
Our favorite Raleigh daily
said Sunday that Gordon Green
wood, kinfolks and publisher of
Black Mountain News, is sure to
get one of the top committee
posts (Finance or Appropri4-
tions) from Good Friend Clifton
| Why cities sometimes suffer
POLITICALLY (governmentally}
Both Charlotte with John P
Kennedy, local resident) and
Winston-Salem with w. z.
Wood, local resident) had the
opportunity. and the votes. to
become Important in Congress-,
but let Paul Kitchin of little
Wadesboro and Ralph Scott Of
llittler Danbury take them to the
cleaners. .votewise. Big