North Carolina Newspapers

P The Week in ! Washington A KNSISME OF (jOVERNMEN* MHNTAL IIAPI'BNINGS IN THE NATIONAL. CAPITAL Washington. Jan. 12?The opening of the new congress was more like a reunion of old friends than anything pier Tho tTTPn t mnmritv in >mth o* houses are old members who were re-elected. But it is a new congress ?the 75th since the constitution was adopted?and nothing which the previous congress left unfinished is any official concern of this one's. When a congress die3, as one does every two years, all of its works die with it unless they have become Jaws by the signature of the President. The spirit of congress does r.ot necessarily change, however; never when the new congress is, like this one, overwhelmingly of the same political complexion as the last one and composed chiefly of the same individuals All of the bills which the 74th congress failed to pass have been or shortly will be presented to the 75th congress as new business? and some of them, doubtless, will stand a better chance of enactment into law than they did before. The returning senators and representatives of the majority party feel that the course upon which they had embarked received an overwhelming endorsement at last fall's election, and that they are, in effect, under orders from their constituencies to proceed along the same lines Siddcline Skirmishes That is not to say. however, that ail the members of the majority in congress are or one mind. Signs are already appearing of section antagonism, which, might easily become so acute as to impede the course of legislation. The first open clash between 7iorlh arid south came in the fight between Representative O'Connor of New York, and Representative Rayburn of Texas, for the important post of majority leader That is an important position at any time; and seems more important now than usual because of the expectation that Speaker Bankhead will not: hoid that position long. Air. Bankhead is a sick man, and if he is forced to lay down the gavel the majority leader will be the logical person to succeed him. The lineup of congressional factions into north and south is not strictly on geographical lines. It however, resentment by northern Democrats over the control of the machinery and patronage of congress by the southern members. Most of the important committee chairmanships are held by southerners, representing predominantly rural districts, and the northern and eastern members of the same party feel that the interests of the industrial cities from which mo3t of them come have not been given sufficient weight jg. by their colleagues from Dixie. President. In Control The essential control of the new congress, however, will remain with the President He has the power-more power than any of his predecessors ever had?to persuade congress to do whatever he strongly desires it to do. There will be more independence of the executive in this conJ|$ gress than in ita predecessors. There will also be less Tubber-stap" legislation. But, in the long run congressional acts will be in close accord with the President's desires. What the collective mind of congress is chiefly concerned about is the welfare of the masses, the workers and the lower and middle-class groups. The question how the welfare of these groups can be best promoted without disturbing the entire social and economic order will provide the majority issues upon which differences will develop. The Job Ahead The task before the 75th congress, as Washington observers see it, is 110 longer that of emergency legislation for economic recovery, but a permanent reconstruction of the social and economic order. If this cannot be brought about under the constitution as it now stands, then many of the leaders in both houses give evidence of being ready to propose an amendment to the constitution to broaden the authority of congress over such matters as hours of labor, minimum wages, aid for agriculture control of business practices and the like. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, expressed himself vigorously in favor of such an amendment just before the new congress began its session. Sat As Mr Robinson is the leader of the senate majority his utterances carry considerable weight. H - There is a strong feeling, however, that it would be well to postpone Uie protracted debate which the proposal for an amendment would precipitate, and try to accomplish the desired objectives by other means. Senator O'Maboney of Wyoming, has announced that he will push his bijl for a federal incorporation law, which would put every corporation doing an interstate business under direct federal control, enabling the authorities at Washington to preI scribe the conditions under wiiich -corporation might operate, including (Continued on page 8.) WA1 An I: VOL. XL,VIII. NO. 27 Brutally Slain ; emanes Mattson, 10-ycar-old Tacoma, Wash., lad who was found murdered Monday. He was taken from his home by kidnapers during: the Christmas holidays. TO TEACH EVILS OF ALCOHOLICS I Dr Grant Donnelly is Author of Newest State Textbook; 50,000 Copies Printed (Note: Dr. Donnelly will be remembered locally as the son of Mr. Gun Donnelly, pioneer hardware salesman, and attended school at Appalachian many years ago. He is well known throughout this immediate section ) Chapel Hill.?Fulfilling an act of the 1935 legislature, 50,000 copies of a textbook on the effects of alcohol and habit forming drugs have just been published and will be used as six-grade textbooks in North Carolina's public schools. A neat 218-page volume, the book is the work of Dr. Grant L. Donnelly of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina. It was published by Alfred Williams and company, of Raleigh. number vurosKuureu Dy uie scare Db&rd of education after it had been approved by the state textbook commission, the state board of health, and faculty of the University Medical school. The 1935 law requires the public schools "to furnish adequate and scientific instruction on the subject of alcoholism and narcotism." Entitled "Alcohol and Habit-Forming Drugs," the book is written in simple language and is based on scientific findings according to its author. It aims "to give to adoles 1 cents liuormauon 01 a simple, scien| tific nature that will help them to guard health in later life.*' claiming I that failure to do this in the past has produced adults now who "have no intelligent understanding'* of the effect of alcohol and drugs. The first part of the book discusses alcohol, its uses, its history, its value in hospitals, chemistry and industry, its actions on various systems of human body, the changing conceptions of the use of aieohol as a medicinal agent, the immediate and final results of the use of alcohol in the human body, and the influence of alcohol on the health and heritage of society. The latter part discusses the effects of habit forming drugs and pain relieving remedies. One of the most effective features of the work is its illustration, which were prepared by Mary deB Graves, well known Chapel Hill artist. Author Donnelly has an A. B. in education with his M. D. and has qualified as a textbook writer through years of teaching experience. Dr. William deB. MacNider, Kenan research professor of pharmacology in the Medical School of the University, has written the preface to the volume and collaborated with Dr. Donnelly in its completion An Urgent Need for xiti ir-.-i. 11 ??ire voai i idiigeri The Boy Scout troop is assisting the Watauga county welfare department in collecting all the wire coat hangers available in and around Boone. Tne welfare department has made arrangements to sell the coat hangers, and thereby raise money to pay a hospital bill for a girl who na> no people to care for her, and is very anxious to secure as many hangers as possible. Please look around your home and see how many hangers you can find that you can give us and have them ready for the Scouts when they call, or notify Miss Marguerite Miller, superintendent of public welfare, if the Scouts fail to come to your home. Good thoughts and good things do survive in this world. .- . AUG. independent Weekly News BOONE. WATAUGA COUNT miller~greerTn 1MAMVIMPORTANT J.IAJL *i 1 a a:iii vua1u11 ASSEMBLY POSTS Local Senator and Representative Win Recognition i 11 Many Committee Appointments: Greer Gets One Chairmanship senator Koby T. Greer and Representative W. Frank Miller received gratifying recognition in the general assembly when the list of appointments of regular standing committees was made public last Friday. Mr. Greer, who has previously served two terms as Watauga's representative, won nine important assignments, in addition to one chairmanship, including designation on the "appropriations, finance and education committees, while Mr. Miller was appointed on six house committees. the more important one being the finance committee Mr. Greer was named chairman of the committee 011 federal relations, and is a member of the following additional committees: Finance, appropriations, conservation and development, education, justices of tlie peace, printing, propositions and grievances, public roads. Mr. Miller is a member of these committees: Finance, public welfare, salaries and fees, corporations, game. institutions for the blind. Legislature to Work Six Days a Week North Carolina's 1037 general assembly completer! its organization Friday with the announcement of committee appointments by presiding officers of both legislative bodies and the adoption of rules of procedure by the senate. Acting to expedite adjournment, the house and senate passed resolutions calling for six full-time sessions a week. In the past, Saturday and Monday meetings of the legisla- j ture had been perfunctory, with only, a. handful of la.vr-iaaker| pr-eaopt. W?bb-?f-lamQtr-, - and Victor Bryant, of Durham were made chairmen of the important senate and house finance committees, respectively. D. I,. Ward of Craven, was appointed head of the equally important house appropriations committee, with James A. Beil of Alecklenhurg, heading that group ir, the senate Other chairmen of major house committees include W. E. Fenncr of Nash, agriculture; Hugh G. Horton of Martin, education; C. C. Johnston of Iredell, roads; Sam M. Blount of Beaufort, judiciary No. 1; W. D. Siler of Chatham, judiciary No. 2. Chairman of major senate committees include VC G. Clark of Edgecombe, agriculture; S. G, Sparger of Stokes, public roads; J. VV. Noel! of Person, education; E. G. Flanagan of Pitt, banking and currency. On the heels of a recommends, ion made by Governor Hoey in his inaugural address, the house passed on first reading a measure providing for reapportioning its membership on the basis of the 1930 census The bill would give Buncombe, Mecklenburg and Guilford counties each another member of the house of representatives and take a member away from Nash, New Hanover and Rockingham. Under the reapportionment measure, Guilford and Mecklenburg each would have four representatives. Buncombe, Wake and Forsyth would have three each; Durham, Gaston, Halifax, Johnston, Pitt, Robe3on, Rowan and Wayne would oe allotted two each and every other county would have one. Watauga Student is Winner in FactFinding Event Winners in the county fact-finding contest, which has been sponsored I during the fall and winter by the l Chamber of Commerce of WinstonI Salem, among high school students [ in this section of the state, have been announced and include the names of three Watauga county students. Miss Roxanna Bingham of the Cove Creek high school, is entitled to a $5 prize on account of her excellent essay, giving facts about her section and county, while Gordon Spainhour and Miss Velma Combs, also of Cove Creek, received honorable mentidn. In announcing the winners, President White expressed his gratification over the interest shown in tho contest and the co-operation of the principals and teachers in the various schools. The purpose of the contest was to secure accurate information about the various counties, as a basis for bulletins to be distributed to inquirers at the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. A DE paper?Established in the Y, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSD CAPITOL DRESSESD F Washington.?This inspiring pho was taken as the inaugural stands second inauguration of President Roo recent studio portrait of the Preside BUDGET BOARD IS 1 ASKING LARGE SUM State Advisory Group Keconi- T mends Largest Sum in State's History _ Affalacii* aTlN asks ipiI7,tiD0 I Appalachian State Teachers Col- s lege at Boone lias asked an ap- i propriation for the year 1037-88 of f $117,500. In the budget report, l $93,800 was recommended for the * period. For 1985-36 the local in- i stitution reported the expenditure } of state funds to the amount of a $36,948. I The general assembly began consideration Tuesday of the advisory budget commission's recommendation for taxes designed to raise the largest sum ever collected by the state of North Carolina. The levies would finance, under a balanced budget, record expenditures of $70,178,171 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and $70,210,975 during the year ending June 30, 1939. Expenditures for the last fiscal year were $68,443,275. The huge sum would be raised partly by three new tax proposals, two of which have been termed "soak the rich" measures. In general however, the state tax structure would be unchanged except for the rpmAvnl nf t Vi r? not- oaloc levy on all the necessities of life. ] New tax schedules on gifts, intangible personal property and certain beverages were explained by the revenue commissioner. The legislators immediately went i to work on the money question, gen| erally conceded to be their greatest I problem, after receiving the tax and ! appropriation bills and a revenue I message from Governor Hoey. J REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS i Dr Robert R. King-, district health j physician, has purchased two lots i near the home of Mr. Cicero Greer on Pine street, and expects to erect thereon a modern home in the near future. The structure is to be of a permanent type, either stone or brick. The property was handled through S. C. Eggers and company, local realtors. Mr. Eggers also reports the sale of a 110-acre farm in Beaver Dam township, the property of Mrs. Allen Perry, to Mr. Russell Teague, who resides on the Watauga River. The farm is of 110 acres, including grazing and timber lands, and Mr. Teague will make his future home on the place. FIDELIS CLASS MEETING The Fidelis class of the Boone Baptist church null hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. McKinley Ayers. Before we talk about another war, let somebody show us some good accomplished by the last one. MOC Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei AY, JANUARY 14. 1937 OR INAUGURATION ] lograph of lite capitol building were Hearing completion for the seyelt on January 20. Insert is a nt. v watauga bank is now prospering Con Per Cent Dividend Comes to Common Shareholders as Nei?, Year Begins "?-r- H I"- - ? . .. ,*CtC Thc 7rttUu^i Ccusty 3a nK is no * howing a substained and consistent ncrcase in business, according to oficers of the local institution, who loint out that deposits have steadily noun ted during the past several nonths, and that indications are the rear 1037 will be an outstandingly uccessful one. On January first a dividend of 10 >er cent, involving the expenditure )f three thousand dollars, was paid u die cumiuu;: sujCKnouiers, Lnis sum representing a portion of the noney actually earned by the insti;ution since the reorganization oi same following the national banking loliuay. Bank officials stale that he vaiuc of these shares is steadily nounting, and that there seems Utile disposition on the part of the lolders of the stock to sell. The bank had paid 50 per cent of he preferred stock to the shareholders before the transfer of this function to the Rich Mountain Mortgage company, which institution has ilready paid out an additional 1C per cent. It is believed that the securities held by the mortgage concern are ample to eventually pay the preferred certificates off in full. Lincoln Day Dinner Be Held February 12 Republicans from all sections oi North Carolina will assemble at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro or Friday night, February 12, for th( eighth annual statewide Lincoln daj dinner. This announcement was made ir Greensboro Monday by Worth D Henderson, chairman of the committee on arrangements for the bi? gathering, a position which he hai filled each year since inception o: plans for the first of these meetings in 1930. Arrangements for the celebratior are being made under the joint aus pices of the North Carolina Younj Republicans and the Republican exe tive committee. As in the past, it is expected thai quite a large delegation of Republi cans from Watauga county will at tend the event. TO PROCEED WITH REA The Caldwell County Membershi] Co-operative will go ahead with it project despite protests from thi Duke Power Co. This was decldei Tuesday following a conference be twecn Lenoir citizens and the genera counsel for the Rural Electrificatioi administration in Washington. Thi project when completed will scrvi 260 customers and will consist o 394 miles of rur.u power lilies. $430, 000 has been allotted to the project RAT [ght $1.50 PER YEAR PRESIDENT'SBALL SOCIAL H1GHSP0T IN THIS SECTION Elaborate Plans Being Made by Chairman McGuire to Make Benefit Ball Unusually Successful; to Be Held at Daniel Boone Hotel Mr. Roger McGuire. recently appointed general chairman of the local committee which is sponsoring the annual President's Birthday Ball, is diligently working out the details for the benefit affair which he confidently expects will draw a iarger crowd than any similar event heretofore. Various committees are being named by Mr. McGuire to look after the manifold details connected with the ball, and nothing will he left un nary 30th the climax to the winter calendar of social events. Mr. Roosevelt's fifty-fifth birthday will he celebrated throughout the country at this time, and the proceeds from admissions will be used to help stamp out infantile paralysis in the nation. Seventy per cent of the receipts will be used for this work locally while the remainder will go to the Warm Springs Foundation, established by the President himself. Some of the Plans The President's ball as usual will be helu at the Daniel Boone hotel, beginning at 3 o'clock, and Freddie Moore's Car 3 I?>mes orchestra will furnish the rhythm for the merrymakers. while those who do not dance will enjoy bridge and "setback" games on the side-lines. Refreshments will be available and the proceeds from their sale will go into the general fund. More detailed announcements as to the function will be made from time to time, and in the meantime tickets will be available today at both the local drug stores. In view of the fact that only so many dancers can be comfortably accommodated, it is suggested that there'"be eafty ticket' purchases.'* vviil be stopped fop a brief period while the assemblage listens to the annual broadcast of the President. Millions to Attend A dispatch from the national committee indicates that millions of Americans will join this year in holding bigger and better parties, and preliminary estimates are that no less than five thousand balls will be held in great cities and tiny hamlets .,11 ?V?-, I ^ fkn va.ii uiv wajf ivuui uiv ;vi.iaiiLii, iu inc Pacific, and from Canada to the Mexican border. The proceeds, figured on the basis of collections in previous years were expected to exceed a million dollars, More than 300.000 infantile paralysis victims in the United States, it is said, continue to need the assistance of their fellow citizens in rehabilitating themselves as useful members of the community, and leadeis in every field of national activity have rallied to the national 1 committee in its efforts to carry oil 1 the fight against the dread malady. Endorsing the 193i effort, the President wrote: "My own views are that the national fight against infantile paralysis cannot cease. It must go on ... I am sure that the birthday celebrations in 1937 can be ( of even increased value, to the nation< wide fight against infantile paralysis which is being conducted." ; Mrs. R. S. Roteri Dies At Colorado Home r Mrs. R. S. Roten. native Wataugan, ; but for many years a resident of Fort Collins. Colorado, died at her home on Wednesday of last week, telegraphic information received by a 5 brother, C. C. Ragan, of Boone, indi^ cated. Paralysis was given as the s cause of her demise. No particulars are available as to the funeral, but 1 interment was at Fort Collins. Mrs. Roten was born in the Meat > Camp section, near Boone, the for" mer Miss Sarah Ragan, .daughter of the Sate Smith and Mrs. Ragan. She t had been a resident of the state of Colorado for 25 years Surviving are the husband, two sons and one daughter, Dana, George and Suma Roten. Her mother survives as do two brothers, C. C. Ragan of Boone, and W. C. Ragan, of > Pasadena, Calif. URGES LIMESTONE i Data gathered by the United - States department of agriculture 1 shew that in 1933-34 the 687,042 i tons of mixed fertilizer sold in North e Carolina contained 145,819 tons of e filler. See that this worthless maf : terial is replaced with limestone this - I season for the benefit of land and . ' the crops.