The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-02
RAL E G II
B RTE FS
News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
BY N AVERILL

Star-News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
BY HENRY AVERILL
RALEIGH, Oct. 1.-The Demo-
crat rally for the Ninth district, to
be held in Salisbury this Thursday,
will have as its theme, of course,
the advocacy of President Roose-
welt, next-G Governor J. Melville
Broughton, Congressman R. L..
Dughton and other men on the
party's ticket from president on
down.
But almost on a parity with this
primary purpose will be the proper
laudation of the aforesaid Con-
gresham Doughton, who will him.
self in all likelihood be singing
something of a political swan song.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that Farmer Bob" was induced
to run this year. He gave in only
when it seemed certain that n OF
the dirtiest dog fights imaginable
would be waged to choose a sue
cessor.
Now word from peculiarly reli-
able sources is that the aging con-
gresham is anxious to hear his
praises sung by the very first flight
of North Cardinals political ora
tors-and a casual glance at the
lineup of speakers for the day
proves conclusively that he will
have just exactly that.
There's Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
for example, the only man in North
Carolina who can say exactly the
right thing to suit everybody on
every possible occasion. He just
opens his mouth and out come the
silvery-sounding sentences.
There's Mr.. Boughton, who
started this springs primary cam
paign' known as among the most
able of Tar Heel jury advocates,
and who proved that he is equally
as good at singing a political siren
song. And there's bull : bawling
Cam Morrison who can sound oil
like nobody's business unless he
gets checked by tobacco Juice.
They ought to suit Farmer
Bob," who, it is said, would not
agree to any date for a district
rally unless this triumvirate OF
trumpeters could be had for the
occasion.
How can anyone resist visiting
the mountains of western North
Carolina after reading this, which
the state advertisers have to say
about them?
casters, goldenrod, and other
fall flowers dot the roads. The
squirrels are busy after nuts and
acorns. Bears are fattening for
winter on beech mast. A balmy
stiffness prevails, filling the valleys
with golden haze. Scarcely a cloud
shows on the deep blue autumn
sky. This is. natures time for rest
and pleasure. This is Indian sum-
mer in the mountains"
Political prophets can talk all
they please-but here is something
your reporter regards as truly IN
dicative of the trend of North Car
DINA in the current presidential
campaign.
Immediately after the two par
ties had named Willkie and Roose-
welt, there was almost stony 81
lence in Raleigh's movie joints no
matter whose picture flickered on
the sheet. Now FDR's every cell
luloid showing is a signal for ap-
plaus; while the vi1rkie vIsage is
greeted with prolonged booing.
Note on the economic effect of
football: Morrisville is a very
small Wake county hamlet on the
road to Chapel Hill or to Durham.
There is a liquor store. On Satur-
day, September 81, when the only
football game was the lack-lustre
neutrality-suspicious. affair, h e
Morrisville ABC stores sales
amounted, in round figures, to 1920.
On September %, when Wake For
est played Carolina at the Hill
while Duke and V. M. I. tangled
in Durham, the days take" was
more than $500.