The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-03-21

Lindsay G. Warren of the first
district, John H. Kerr of the Sec
ond, A. D. Folger of the fifth, ].
Bayard Clark of the seventh, and
A. L. Bulwinkle of the tenth.
Five Democrats are seeking
their party's designation in the
eighth congressional diStrict-the
incumbent, w. o. Burgin of Lex
ington, Giles Y. Newton of Glib
son, c. B. Deane of Rockingham,
Bob Steele 3rd, of Rockingham,
and D. c. Phillips of Southern
Pines. Burgin and Deane en-
gagged in a long, controversial
struggle for this congressional
seat two years ago.
Four Democratic candidates are
running in the sixth congress
sional district-the incumbent,
Carl T. Durham of Chapel Hill,
Oscar C. Barker of Durham, Ed
r. Hanford of Burlington and
John w. Caffey of Greensboro.
Jim Rivers of Boone, who de-
scribed himself as an itinerant
newspaperman and printer, paid
his fee to run against the incum-
bent, Representative Robert l..
Doughton, for the ninth congress
sional district seat.
Other developments Saturday
on the gubernatorial front in
Guided: ~
L. Lee Gravely of Rocky Mt,
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, opened state headquarters
in Raleigh and then headed into
the Piedmont section of North
Carolina with his state manager,
Crayon c. Efird, of Albemarle. L.
Gravely spoke in Fairmont Tues
day, in Southern Pines Wednes-
day and in Smithfield Satur-
day. Efird spoke in Rocky Mount
yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Young of Ra-
leigh, moved into the Gravely
headquarters, and will be active
throughout the campaign, Efird
said.
Lieutenant Governor w. P.
Horton, of Pittsboro, Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, announ-
ced that Mrs. Anna Kitchin Jo-
sey, of Scotland Neck, would
manage the women's division of
his campaign. He also disclosed
that Mel J. Thompson would
manage his. campaign in Dur
ham county.
Horton Spoke in Elizabeth City
Tuesday and will Speak in West
Jefferson tonight and at the
Qualla School in Jackson county
Friday.
J. M. Broughton, Of Raleigh,
also a Democratic gubernatorial
aspirant, announced the appoint
ment of T. Lenoir Gwyn, of
Waynesville, as his campaign
manager for Haywood county.
Broughton made public a let
ter in which support was pledged
to him by the directors of the
North Carolina Food Dealers AS
ISOLATION. The letter, signed by D.
E. Powell, of Raleigh, president,
said Broughton's plan to remove
the state sales tax from all food
used for home consumption els
entirely in accord with the ideas
and principles as set forth by
resolution and unanimously adop-
ted at the convention of the as
ISOLATION at Wilmington last Aug
uSt."
List of Candidates
Following is list of state and
congressional candidates entered
in the primary with Republic
cans designated by Republicans
and Democrats undesignated):
GOVERNOR. NJ. Broughton of
Raleigh, A. J. Maxwell of Ra-
leigh, L. Lee Gravely of Rocky
Mount, w. P. Horton of Pitts
boro, Arthur Simmons of Bur-
lington, Paul Grady of Kenly,
Thomas E. Cooper of Wilmington,
Robert H. McNeill of Statesville
CRY, John r. Hoffman of Bur-
1ington (R), George M. Pritchard
Of Asheville (R).
Lieutenant governor R. L.
Harris of Roxboro, L. A. Martin
of Lexington, w. Erskine Smith
of Albemarle, Dan Tompkins Of
Sylvia, ]. Forrest Witten of Sails