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Washington, January 7. ? The
74th Congress which haa Just con
vened for lta second and final ses
alon la trying to pick up the loose
threads of lta unfinished program
and tie aome of the knots more
aecurely, while considering what
la required In the way of new
legislation.
A great deal of the action of
this session will be taken with
one eye on the Supreme Court.
If all of the laws of the laat two
years whose constitutionality has
been challenged could be passed
on by the Supreme Court at once,
It would save the Senator! ' and
Representatives a lot of time and
worry.
As Congress met there was a
long list of measures on which
there has been no final adjudica
tion by the High Court. Most eag
erly awaited was the decision on
the A. A. A. Secretary Wallace has
a bill already prepared to offer
to Congress In the event that the
Supreme Court rulea that the pro
cessing taxes are Illegal. It la the
firm intention of both the Ad
ministration and of Congreas to
continue benefit payments to
agriculture, whether the funds are
derived from processing taxes or
(rom some substitute form of
excise taxes, or are merely paid
out of general revenues.
There is a general agreement,
among thoae who keep a close
eye on the effects of Waahlngton's
actions upon business trends, that
there will be an increase In the
buying of farm products follow
ing the Supreme Court's decision,
whichever way It goes.
Await Many Decisions
A more important Court deci
sion will be that on the Guffey
?oft coal regulation act. The ex
pectation is that this will be held
unconstitutional, on the (round
that the tax imposed upon coal
producers who do not conform to
the terms of the law is a penalty
rather than an excise tax. It was
on exactly that ground that the
Supreme Court some years ago
declared the Child Labor Law un
constitutional.
Uncertainty as to the Court's
ruling on the Ouffey Act is ex
pected to delay action by Congress
on other regulatqry measures af
fecting business.
The Supreme Court also has be
fore it questions of the constitu
tionality of the Tennessee Valley
Act. the Social Security Aet, the
Wagnor Labor Relations Act, the
Railroad Pension Act, the PWA
Slum Clearance program, the Po
tato Control Act, the Tobacco Con
trol Act and the Bankhead Cot
ton Control Aet. Some of these
will be passed on between now
and June, some will not get to
.the point of a"Court ruling until
Autumn. Therefore it lq possible
there will be no clearest, Consti
tutional issue of which either
party canr take advantage in the
poming gfffcjdential campaign.
Amendment* Up Sleeves
It is known that a dosen or
more members and Senators have
Constitutional amendments up
their sleeves ready to offer if the
Administration should decide it
were worth while to put up a
fight at this time for the liberali
sation of the Constitution In the
direction of giving broader pow
eu to the Federal Government to
regulate industry, but it now
iijems questionable that any of
these amendments will have suf
ficient weight behind it to get
very far^
Much more concern is being ex
pressed over old age pensions than
on any other one question. The
Social Security Act, which pro
vides for a contributory system
of old age pensions, to be paid
out of a fund provided by taxes
on employers and employees, does
not meet the widespread demand
for Immediate pensions for every
person over 60 or 65 years old.
Pensions provided for In the
Social Security Act are not big
enough to please either the Town
sendltes or the even more radical
element which is putting on pres
sure for old age pensions payable
Immediately out of general funds;
also too many people who want
pensions right now will have pass
ed on to their final reward long
before they could possibly be
beneficiaries of the Social Security
Aet.
The feeling openly expressed on
Capitol Hill is that something
must be done and done quickly
about old age pensions on a big
ger and faster scale. It is entire
ly unlikely that anything like
the Townsend plan of 1200 a
month for all aged persons will
be voted but the pressure group
, of Townsend Clubs which have
Still Coughing?
No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial Irritation, you can
set relief now with Qwomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with anything less than Creomul
slon, which goe.9 right to the seat
of the? trouble to aid nature to
soothe and heal the Inflamed mem
as the germ-laden phlegm
ied and expelled.
. IX other remedies have
dont be discouraged, your
st Is authorized to guarantee
Creomulslon and to refund your
money if you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Creomulslon right now. (Adv.)
been organized all over the coun
try baa more voting itrength be
hind It tban even the Bonus. Its
method of organisation and Its
tactics are very similar to those
of the old Anti-Saloon League.
Just before Congress met, the
Townsend organization demanded
expressions from all members of
Congress and announced that It
I had 38 pledges of support, 14
replies from members who said
they had not yet made up their
minds, 2 who declined to answer
and only S who stated that they
were definitely opposed to the
project. And that was only the
first fruit of the early pressure
which all of the members are be
ginning to feel.
Long Session Forecasted
The President is said to have
expressed the desire, if not the
belief, that this session of Con
gress will adjourn by Easter. It
can be set down right now as a
fact that nothing of that sort will
happen. The boys will stay in ses
sion until the nominating conven
tions and perhaps after that. There
are too many political issues com
ing up in this most political year
since 1932. and every member
and almost every Senator feels
that he has to make the best of
this opportunity to strengthen his
position with the voters of his
district or state.
Senator Borah's open and avow
ed candidacy tor the Republican
nomination has focused attention
on his Tecord In respect to the
New Deal. On the 17 major New
Deal bills Ur. Borah has support
ed the Administration eleven
times and has been lined up with
the Republican Party six times.
And on that record rests the op
position from within bis own
party, of which former President
Hoover is the Spearhead.
HIGHLIGHTS
Washington, Jan. 3. ? Here are
the highlights of President Roo
sevelt's message to Congress:
The temper and the purposes
of the rulers of many of the great
populations in Europe and in
Asia, hare not pointed the way
either to peace or to good'Wili
. among men.
A point has been reached where
the people of the Americas must
i take cognizance of the growing
ill-will, of marked trends toward
aggression, of increasing arma
ments, of shortening tempera ?
1 a situation which has in it many
of the elements that lead to the
! tragedy of general war.
The United /States and the
rest of the Americas can
play but one role: Through a
well-ordered neutrality to do
naugbt to encourage the, contest,
through adequate defense to save
ourselves from embroilment and
attack, and through example and
fell legitimate encouragement and [
assistance to persuade other na
tions to return to the ways of'
peace and good-will.
I suggested in the spring of
1933 that eighty-five or ninety
per cent of all the people in the
world were content with the ter
ritorial limits of their respective
nations and were willing further
to reduce their armed forces it
every other nation in the world
would agree to do likewise.
That is equally true today, and
i it is even more true today that
I world peace and world good-will
are blocked by only ten or fifteei,
i per cent of the world's population.
I recognise that these words
which I have chosen with delibera
tion will not prove popular*in any
nation that chooses to fit this shoo
to Its foot.
Such sentiments however Will
find sympathy and understanding
in those nations where the peo
ple themselves are honestly de
sirous of peace but must constant
ly align themselves on one side
or the other In the kaleidoscopic
Jockeying for position character
istic of European and Asiatic re
lations today.
Efforts to reduce armies havo
thus far not only (ailed but have
been met by vastly Increased arm
aments on land and In the air.
Even efforts to continue the ex
isting limits on naval armaments
Into the years to come show little
current success.
Among the nations of the great
western hemisphere the policy of
the good neighbor has happily
prevailed.
x x x At no time in the four
| and a half centuries of modern
civilisation in the Americas has
there existed a greater spirit of
mutual understanding, of common
helpfulness, and of devotion to
the Ideals of self-government.
In the United States, as In the
world at large, popular opinion
is at war with a power-seeking
minority.
You. the members of the legis
lative branch, and I, the excutlve,
contended for and established a
new relationship between govern
ment and people.
After thirty-four months of
work we contemplate a fairly
rounded whole. We have returned
the control of the Federal Gov
ernment to the City of Washing
ton.
To be sure, in so doing, we
have invited battle. We have earn
ed the hatred of entrenched greed,
xxx They seek the restoration of
their selfish power. They offer
to lead us back around the same
old corner into the same old
dreary street.
They steal the livery of great
national constitutional ideals to
serve discredited special Interests.
They seek ? this minority in
business and finance ? to control
legitimate and highly honored
business associations; they engage
in vast propaganda to spread fear
and discord among the people ?
they would "gang up" against the
people's liberties.
Let action be postive and not
negative. X X x I.?t theri propose
to this Congress the complete re
peal of these measures, z x x The
way Is open In the Congress of
the United States for an expres
sion of opinion by yeas and nays.
Their weapon is the weapon of
fear, x x x Let these challenges
be met.
The carrying out of the laws
of the land as enacted by the
Congress requires protection until
final adjudication by the highest
tribunal of the land. The Congress j'
has the right and can find the
means to protect its own preroga
tives.
Based on existing laws it is
my belief that no new taxes, over
and above the present taxes, are
advisable or necessary.
We can look forward to a re
duction in the number of those
citizens who are In need. There
fore. also, we can anticipate a
reduction In our appropriations
for relief. ? ry
Dr. H. B. Mann, fertility agro
nomist of the North Carolina Ex
periment Station for the past 15
years, has resigned his position
.effective January 1, to become af
rfUfated with the American Pota3h
Institute with headquarters in At
lanta.
Helps Prevent
MANY COLDS
l Especially designed
k aid for nose and
Bk upper throat, where
M most colds start.
^ R?gulor Siic .304 ?
f Double QuanMv 50t
VICK5 VATKOHOL
GOOD USED
CARS 1-2 OFF
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We list a few of the many cars we have on
hand. All cars are in good mechanical con
dition, upholstering and paint:
1929 CHEVROLET COAOH
1929 CHEVROLET SEDAN
1930 FORD COACH
1930 CHEVROLET COACH
1929 CHEVROLET PICK-UP
1935 CHEVROLET PICK-UP
. Due to our reaaoalble terms we know you
can buy one of these cars.
ALLEN SALES COMPANY
Nash Street Lotdsbnrg, N. C.
Sales ? Wrecker Service ? Repair
Keep your feet dry and save a big Doctor's bill
by trading at Roth-Stewart Co. We have a
complete line of Goloshes for Ladies and Chil
dren. Men's Boots said Rubbers. We are of
fering a Special on all Men's, Ladies' and Ghil
ren's Shoes to make room for our New Spring
line comming in.
'
1 Group of Men's good Work Shoes, $1 .95
all leather, regular price $3.00, Special *
1 Group of Men's Dress Oxfords, $1.85
$2.95 Special at *?
Children's Shoes, Oxfords and Ties
Special
Ladies Shoes, such as nice dress Oxfords $1 .98
Ties and Pumps, Special at ... *
All Wool Blankets, $6.95 value, $i.95
Special at "
Good part wool heavy double Blankets, $^.45
Regular $3.95 value, Special at *
1 Group of good cotton double QOc to $1 .69
Blankets, Special *
A Big Reduction on all Men's and Boys'
Clothing and Ready-to-wear.
We Appreciate Your Business. Come to see us.
ROTH STEWART CO.
QUALITY STORE
LOUISBURG, N. C. HENDERSON, N. C.
SHOP AT
GREENBURG'S
Just a few of the many BARGAINS to be found
at this store.
LADIES' READY
TO-WEAR DEPT.
Entire rack of Ladies
Wool dresses, one
and two piece mod
els, Close out at
$|.88
MILLINERY
* Nothing Held Back.
Every Hat in the
store, to go at
78c
Values to $2.95
LADIES' SPORT
COATS
We have about 20
Sport Coats, all wool
materials, for ladies
and misses, full lined
Values to $9.00
Special to close out
$e.oo
BOYS' DEPT.
Knickers and Long
ies, $1.39 values at
only
95c
Boys Wash Suits
Special 49c
Boys Tweederoy
Knickers, to sue 16,
PaB lined, Specials
$1.45
4 Boys Dress Shirts
Special 45c
DEY GOODS DEPT.
Yard wide Outing,
white and colors,
Special
10c Yard
One table of yard
wide extra heavy
percale and broad
cloth, regular 25c
quality, fast colors,
To Close Out
17c Yard
One big lot of Cheviot and Chambrays, solids,
checks and stripes,
6| cents per yard
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GREENBURGS
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LOUISBUEO, N. CAROLINA
Lack uf fuel wood in 12 eastern
North Carolina counties has caus
ed a serious situation which is
receiving the attention of exten
sion workers, farmers, bankers,
and others.
In the spring of 1933, Allan!
A. Battle of Edgecombe County
planted 226 Red Cedar seedllngb
This winter, be had for aale 223
Christmas trees four to tlx feet
high.
WHEN YOU NEED HARDWARE OR
FURNITURE 00 TO H. C. TAYLOR'S
i
I have a large
stock:
Farming Tools,
Harness
Cook Stoves, <
Ranges,
Heating Stoves,
Paints and
Enamels for
every purpose.
ALADDIN LAMPS AND PARTS
Bed Room Suits, Living Room Suits, Dining
Room Suits, Linoleum and Wool Rugs.
Also some Used Furniture. Be sure you see
these goods and prices before you buy.
H. C. TAYLOR
HARDWARE STORK
Phone 305 Louisburg, N. 0.
ALL RIGHT FOLKS
HERE WE 60!
Get an eye full of this picture
of our BIG NEW
HOBART COFFEE MILL
Capacity Eight Pounds Per Minute
WINTER TIME
is
COFFEE TIME
Until further notice we are going to sell you
that same good
FRESHLY ROASTED? FRESHLY GROUND
COFFEE
That has made our store so popular at
\ A Cents
a Pound
Buy 5 pounds ? Use 1 pound ? and if not en
tirely satisfied return the remainder and we
will cheerfully refund the entire purchase
price.
-remember
No Change in Quality ?
Just a Lower Price.
SEABOARD STORE CO, INC.
D. F. McKINNE, President
PAY CASH and PAY Lilt