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Constitution, a document he considers to be "the finest thing to come out of the mind of man." He has four rooms full of books about the Constitution in his home office back in Morganton, N.C. Before going to the Senate, he served as a superior court judge and as an associate justice on the state Supreme Court. The late House Speaker Sam Rayburn referred to Ervin as "my lawyer," consulted him on the constitutionality of pending legislation...
Last week the Morganton (N.C.) lumber salesman was having a roaring good time in the North & South Amateur at Pinehurst, a match-play event where one badly bungled hole is not so costly as in medal play. In the second round, Billy Joe put out Defending Champion Bill Campbell, a U.S. Walker Cup player; later, Alex Welsh, a lawyer from Rockford, 111., upset the former U.S. and British amateur champion, Dick Chapman. Welsh and Billy Joe met in the final, scheduled for 36 holes...
...Gene Sarazen, "are going to make us old-timers look like dubs . . . They'll set up scoring marks we never thought of." For a couple of grey and rainy days last week, Oldtimer Sarazen had the look of a prophet. Billy Joe Patton, 31, a drawling lumberman from Morganton, N.C., fired a fine 144 on the first 36 holes and came up to the halfway mark one stroke ahead of the pack. He was the first amateur ever to lead the Masters...
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...turkeys from Durham, sausages from Kinston, mushrooms from Charlotte, onions from Wilson, corn (pone) meal from Maxton, milk from Pinehurst, walnuts from Madison County, pecans from Lumberton. Lucky Strikes from Reidsville, Chesterfields from Durham. Among the favors were knitted underwear from Winston-Salem, homespun suits from Biltmore, hosiery from Morganton, coughdrops (Vick's) from Greensboro, thread from Gastonia...