With just three days remaining until the "Election of the Century," the stress amongst the good folks of the Valley was considerable. During a matter of weeks, the source of the egg inflation became public knowledge; Juliet Stoughton, previously known as "Claire" to her only friend, launched a last-minute campaign for mayor; and the leading candidate, Raymond Cooper, was tricked into agreeing to participate in the town’s first public debate since the "Red Menace Debate" back in 1958. Valley old-timers remembered that spectacle as "Better Dead Than Red" Barry Jarrell faced incumbent mayor, "Friendly" Wiley Roark.