PAGE TWO
The Week in
Washington
A RESUME OF GOVERNMENTAL
HAPPEN INGS IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, Dec.13?The sessioi
of congress which will begin 01
January 3 will be confronted by
greater variety of problems, hot]
foreign and domestic, than any o
its predecessors since the Werl<
War. Old-time Washington corre
spondents look forward to perhap
the stormiest session since that o
19!7.
For one thing, this is a presiden
<;al election year, ana every propos
aJ of the President will come undo:
closer scrutiny and be more subjec
to attack by his political opponent
than has been the case in any pre
ced-ng congress under this admin is
iration.
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23 senators oat of 96, and only 16!
representatives out of 435. there :
such a decided split in the Demo
era tic party that nobody can fore
tell the outcome on any vital ques
tion which may come before th<
congress. The division in the Demo
cratic party being in the nature o
a revolt against the "New Deal*
policies of the President, it follow*
that whatever Mr. Roosevelt pro
poses will face the possibility of .
coalition of disgruntle d Democrats
with the Republicans to defeat hi.*
program.
Truce Ended
The truce which enabled the passage
oi the revised neutrality act
dclintlely ended when the cxtni
session came to an end in early November.
The coming session promises
to be a battle to a finish over
the major issue, which is. in effect,
whether Roosevelt runs again.
It has been hinted, in some quarters
which are often well informed,
that Mr. Roosevelt may make a
public announcement early in the
new session, disclaiming m unmistakable
language all desire for a
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|? FRUITS, NUT
I AND CANDIE
(Jd LETTUCE?large heads ?
fto of Iceberg, each .
fjta CELERY?fancy stalks
Ej I special at
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ll BRAZIL NUTS? ex- i
tra large, pound ...... <
fjjs ORANGES?fir.e Flori
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|| (Bag, $1.00)
m GRAPEFRUIT?good
and juicy, 3 for
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11 encminaticii. Such a declaration
? would clear the air for the consid|
eration of public business on its
j merits, though there would still ro!
main the inevitable struggle bei
tween Democrats and Republicans
I for political advantage in the 1940
' Presidential campaign.
The field in which there is likely
| to be more discussion than any
1 other is that of international relations.
which have taken a new anc?
j alarming turn since the revised neun
\ trality act was passed. Not only
: l as the situation in the Far East bea
j come of more immediate concern,
a but in Europe the menace t?f Soviet
; Russia has been added to that of
3 Germany.
While the general feeling in
J Washington is that neither Russia
' t or Germany offers an immcdiat*
threat to the security of the United
States, and that the Japanese*
Chinese situation is not likely to
r get to the stage of a threat to the
Philippines, which this country is
s bound to defend if attacked, nevertheless
there has been in the past
- two weeks a decided revival of the
'war jitters" which had 'everybody
' n Washington stirred up last sum1
mcr.
Nation's Sole Spokesman
This situation works to the ad
- vantage of the President, since he is
- the nation's sole spokesman in in?
<emotional matters, short of rati
fication of treaties or an aecuai ,
f I ' * '""*"'
| conceded here that Mr. Roosevelt's i
; outspoken indignation at Russia's j
; invasion of Finland reflect? an a!-;
1 ; most universal popular feeling. His i
; general conduct of European rela i
tiens in the present war has met j
with such popular approval as to i
increase the probability of his re? j
| election in case he should decide to j
j run again, and should the interests i
ij of the United States seem to be so- j
i riously threatened,
i There is a strong feeling in con i
: gress that its members should inter '
. ! fere as little as possible in the En
1 ropean mess, but there is an almost
I equally strong feeling being ex j
I pressed that the activities of the
; state department in negotiating !
trade agreements with various na;
lions ought to be iooked into. The
i belief that American interests hav c;
g Boone's Home-owned
? and Meat Market is r<
g son with excellent fo<
? able prices. Check th
gj vertisement and com
?1 hundreds of others at
iOc PEAS, No. 2 car.
? ? I SUGAR, mire rn
1UC
PINEAPPLE, m
STUFFED OLP
DATE NUT BR
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iSc
SALAD DRESS
MINCE MEAT,
IOC CRANBERRY S
^ _ SHOP IN OUR M
THE FINEST ME
:es! POULTRY AT RB
VR'S GRI
OME-OWNED AND OPERATE!
."ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY '
not boon best served by some of t
Mr. Hull's deals is gaining strength. 1
especiall.- among memt rs from tli- c
agricultural states. It is certain tha' \
the demand that such trade agree s
ments. w hich arc authorized by the c
Smoot-Kawley tariff bill, should b*- t
subject to ratification by the sen
ate. will be put forward with vigor,
especially by Republicans. The tra- 1
j ditionai division of the two majoi t
! parties on the issue of free trade vs
protective tariff may come to the t
front once more. t
In Strong Position
The President is ill a strong position
to press his requests for improvement
in all phases of our na
tional defense, and congress is a
scared enough of being involved ir u
a possible war to be in a mood tc V
give bim about what he asks. The
question of how the money will In
provided brings up the question o' ?.
increasing taxes or increasing tin !j
national debt The present outlook v
most observers agree, is for nr. %
amendment to the present law !im j 4
iting the nati nai debt to 45 billion | r
dollars. 1!
Both farm relief and work relit n
[will again be vital issues. Secretary jg
j Wallace has a new scheme for ; j e
j processing tar- to provide funds for I ?
:arm subsidies, which some regarc ] j
as certain to stand tiic test o: tin *
! supreme court, which killed the old I <Z
AAA. A general investigation o ; 5
i WPA :s or. the cards, with nobody j s
I much, in either party wanting t- ~
ro or. record :s nimosinr- ItKor^! It
i lief appropriations in Presidential I ^
yar. *
T;u "dor- Wore is til at Repre- i S
sentativo P- will get all the men *
ev he needs to continue his invest! ?
gaticn into Communism and other I ?
anti-American activities. ^
COVE CREEK SCHOOL I f
TO GIVE OPERETTA j ^
A Yu! iide operetta, "W h e n ! |
Christmas Comes." will be given ei i a
the Cove Creek school auditorium i JJ
on Thursday evening, December 21. j g
The production, given under the I a
joint directorship of Miss Anna M i tt
Shcnraed and Mrs. Gladys Ei.ig- *
ham. will be one hour long: those j X
participating have been chosen from | ?
the fourth, liith. sixth and seventh "
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p JfT- ? V g '15 j i
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and Operated Grocery : 8
jady for the Holiday sea- j n
Dds and meats at reason- jjg j ^
ie items listed in this ad- _t? 1 c
e to see us. There are @^
prices equally attractive \ a
is, 2 for 20c H ^
' 1 11 1 ??M??? ^ I /5
ine, lb 6c M\\
A/ I /5
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edium size cans 19c ^ ^
/ES, bottle . . 25c If
8
EAD, 8V2-oz. k a
15c 3$
im t
k s
IM/-"
ii^vj, quart jar ^ *
:?r 8;?
2-Ib glass jar 25c || |
AUCE, can .15c | \
EAT MARKET FOR
ATS AND DRESSED |
SON ABLE PRICES ?f? A
DCERY jl
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THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
:radcs One high school boy, Welsh
Tester, also has a leading part. Tn,
iperetta is based on the child's
,e*w point of Christmas and contains
i large number of songs to l>c rciiicrcd
both vocally and instrumenallv
Basketball Gomes Frida V
The first games to be played in
he Cove Creek gymnasium w.u
ake place Friday evening. Decern
tr Is. when the local squads meet
he hoys' and girls' teams of Mounain
City high school.
PROFITABLE
One acre of alfalfa has paid morn
nan twice- us much as any other
ere on the form of W. S. Phillips,
nit demonstration farmer in the
t'ing cemmunity of Mitchell county.
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| HOLIDl
f CANDII
W mm
to* Chocolate Drops, rich, crc
Jjrf a good chocolate on whit
tr?ct\r oro-5 -r, ]
-W ???J VJ.V.OJM, iu.
km Mixed Candies, 8 differ
if 32 different flavors,
pound
JjJ Love Drops, speaking fo
themselves, pound
JSF Stick Candy, flavored pc
'JVj lemon, cloves, cinnamor
$5? sasafras, orange and mo;
Hjg mint, 2-lb. box pure
stick
Brazil Nuts, free shellin;
"Jjt pound
Walnuts, soft shell,
V_, Mixed Nuts, selected,
JSP pound
Sta" Layer Raisins.
jjt pound
| |SUG^
W Smithey's want
W TKi 1Q WA Will f
Jjg bring about that
ST Roosters, Feath
Corn, Fruit or C
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W THE C
Broken - Down Organ Respi
Siill" atxht! Ilriligc tuicht!
j4llr* vhlarfl. mum UHtrfiS.
SVur *iut Iruiilr, hm fi h 'f/ijMP /W,
fhtftlrr Knnbr mi ilaar.
Srhlaf "in himmlucitci ruff!
Schlal "in himmti*rher ruh"'
It was near the Christmas season
in 1812 when Franz Gruber. organ- j
ist for a tiny Arnsdorf church in
Austria, practiced one stormy evening
in the Tyrolian church. Suddenly
t**e cr?ar? broke
The child born on the Mayflower
during its epic voyage to America r*was
named Peregrine White. C
ood Va
that give y
Y LAIK/i
(
||k Grc
MS Dc
Smithey's j
\i during this (
v will reaffiri
^$&aujLJjl Saint Nick!
/^BF/ seen such lo
\ ~.y/<
^ y<jr f ceries at thi
Stock up or
need. You'll
ent kinds, BjESfel 'n'* \f*7
10c SSp
;ppermint,
j, banana, S?HH|f f jL.- //"'
re pepper23c
"BfililiM
j m ib Flavoring, pure
"... 1.Q&C holtle "
-\*9 Cocoanut, loose
... lit pound
"to Cb/O a's? ^ave a
gifts that vou ^
_ _ those which yc
5 9 J? receiving in oi
Goods Departn
iR I V%
s everyone to have a hap
rade, swap or exchange tf
desire for Ducks, Chickens
ers, Beans, Cabbage, Pota
!!ash.
)mc, Tobacco i
ithe;
\
1REAT BARGAIN GIVEE
DECEMBER 14, 1939 ^
unsible for 'Silent Night'
Rushing to the 25-year-old parish
priest. Joseph Mohr. he eried:
"Father, unless we can find mt?
sic so simple it can be sung without
rehearsal our Christmas service wiS
be without any music."
The young priest, called out intf
the storm to a home where a firs*
born son had just arrived, returned
a few hours later and wrote tht
words: Gruber stayed up all nigh)
vriting the music.
A total of 560 farm boys have en
a in 0 newly organized 4-3
lubs in Caldwell county.
ilues |
ou an (Rftl
SI,lit 1
m your
>cery J
filar 1
prices for food ?|w|
Christmas season ^
m your faith in UjSi
! You've never
w prices on gros
season before.
i everything you fiii
I save!
10c %
19c J1
most complete line of *x5
vould like to give, and
>u would appreciate in >M\*
n- up-stairs or Dry
lent.
. 5c j|
py Christmas.
tat which will
s, tggs, Hams. 'g
toes, Tobacco,
Men! m
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