Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-02

five days going. five days staying
and five days coming. Total cNpcndi-
lures of the Tar Heel group for
transportation. meals. hotel rooms.
entertainment. souvenirs and fool
ishncSS" will run around Sl75.OOO
Despite war time hardShipS and
| shortages. the gambling element in
hercnt in crop production and all
other factors. il is gratifying Ia note
| that North Carolina farmers can af-
| ford the trip.
RANDOLrfI-Ra Randolph Is one al
! the border line C"uur.C; wien il
comes IN DCUnCrai- IiCNUbIC;'n cot
tests. Currently il IS in the Rcpubl!-
can column for most office. RCpiIh-
lican leaders say they arc going Ia
keep il there. hut the Democrats are
| challenging the claim. To make .nud
the challenge they have brought up
some Of the heavy artillery. An open
air rally and barbecue WAS STAGED at
the AshCboru ball park Thursday
night with Congressman Harold
| Cooley. Lieutenant Governor Stag
Bal!ctinc and former Governor J. c.
b. EhrirghauS as speakers
CARTOON-Nu the RaudolUh
! folks are no, relying ~ artillery
alone. BY newspaper Vc";:ScMcntS
! direct mail letters and personal work
in the precincts both sides arc back
ing up the big speeches. Republicans
| point to the record o. their admins
| tration-and il is good. Democrats
argue they can do better One of the
! qualnteSt pieces of campaign litcra-
! ture seen this year Is a cartoon wide
/ ~ used by the Democrats. Ii Dor
trays large billboard beside the
road OF progress. upon which are
| the pictures of all local Democratic
candidates. \ bar'ricadc across tho
highway is labeled improvement
| ahead" and the Democratic mule is
standing on the other side looking
| EN- over"
Mule-Democratic headquarters
| located in the abandoned railroad
passenger station (Which has
ladies' goods store in the old wait
ing room) are indicated by a life size
painting of the symbol OF the party.
The mule was taken inside. how
ever soon after arrival of the
EhrlnGnauS-Ballcn party. be-
| cause II was Halloween night-and
| on Halloween anything might hap
pen TO life size portrait of a
mule.
ASHEBORO - That abandoned
passenger station means that AShc-
| boro docs not have a passenger train.
hasn't had ior several years bui il
| doesn't mean the community is
dead. With a 1870 census count of
6,98l souls. and current claims OF
| 5000, the town has industrial pay
rolls of more than 5000. according
| to Clyde Lucas. Besides being chair
man of the Democratic party Lucas
is a successful furniture manufacture
CT and is building a new half million
| dollar factory. Last spring the cham
Der of commerce told this reporter
there was two million Industrial con-
Struction underway in AShcboro. al
most entirely financed By local mon
ey.
JOKE-Thc Jokes on somebody.
but whether it's the highway COM
mission, National Committeeman
| wilkins p. Morton. his Republican
friends and nciGhbor Jafc Lutcr.
hasn't been determined. ANYHOW,
here's the story:
STCCK-Onc night last week
| Horton took time out from his State
and national political obligations To
attempt little missionary work in
his own Chatham county. He started
from PittsborO To Harrington on a
paved road. took off on Il newly top
Solled country road, and all was
lovely. despite a heavy rain Then
the topsoil section ended and Hor-