THE ALLEGHANY TIMES' SUBSCRIPTION RATES $1.00 Per Year Published Every Thursday Entered as Second-class matter at the Post-office In Sparta, N. C. ERWIN D. STEPHENS,..Editor THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983 The people of North Carolina have spoken In a voice that is clear and convincing. Even though the national amendment is repealed, the majority of North Carolinians want to retain the State laws prohibiting the manu facture and sale of intoxicating li quors within the State. This decision means that the entire burden of en forcing the State prohibition laws will fall upon the shoulders of State and county officers. This will be a hard job, but the same spirit that impelled North Carolinians to be “first at Manassas, farthest at Get tysburg, and last at Appomatox,” will not be discouraged by the hard ships Imposed by the people’s decision Tuesday. Ours is a democratic gov ernment. “Let the people speak and the majority rule,” has been a heri tage all through the years since this commonwealth was established. And now it will be the duty of every citi zen worthy the name to let his local officers know that he will stand by and support them in the task that now confronts them. Bootlegging anti allied evils thrive or disappear alto gether to the same extent that public opinion approves or disapproves such illegal business. The mandate of the people, is clear. The path of duty is before us. “Let the people speak, and tlje majority rule.” Press reports from Raleigh quote Mr. Murphy, repealist leader, as say ing that the vote of North Carolinians Tuesday indicated a return to Hoov erism. Thousands of North Carolina Democrats will resent that statement. Mr. Murphy worked for a cause that he thought was right. North Caro linians voted for what they thought was right, and when the votes were counted Mr. Murphy’s cause was lost. Come on, Mr. Murphy, take your de feat like a man. No one likes the fel low that boasts of his victories and sulks over his defeats. In any election where there are twc or more issues, someone has to lose Those of us who voted a straight Democratic ticket in 1928 were disap pointed at the outcome of the elec tion, but we didn’t try to hamper th< work of those elected. Instead, wi the harness” with out and worked and hope .y. And reward Jaensville, Wis., Nov. 7-Reopening ®f the assembly plant of the Chevro let Motor company here in the near future was promised today by Ellery L. Wright, former Plant Manager. Mr. Wright has been in the city for the past several days supervising painting and general reconditioning of the huge plant on Industroal Ave nue, which was by far the largest em ployer of local labor prior to its being closed in September of last year. Mr. Wright warned that no em ployment is now available at the plant, and emphasized further that when operations resume here after more that a year of idleness only workers formerly on the rolls will be recalled. With the assembly line in full op eration, as well as the adjacent Fish er body plant, upwards of 1,500 local men again will find employment here with the largest division of General Motors, Mr. Wright estimated. Mr. Wright let it be known that he will resume management of the local plant when production gets under way. He said he did not think this could take place for the next month or more. Meanwhile, the plant is be ing prepared, and new machinery in stalled for the assembly of the latest models of the campany. The plant here was taken over by Chevrolet from the old Sampson Trac! tor Company and placed in operation1 in February, 1923. From that date un til the closing of the plant in Septem ber, 1932, more than 800,000 Chevro 4had been assembled here. This turned into local channels of trade many mil lions of dollars in payrolls, and sus-1 t'ained the bulk of the population of Janesville. The President speaks—the coun try responds. We’ve been used to that lately, and it happened again in Mr. Roosevelt’s optimistic radio talk of October 22. Gist of the pseech was that the recovery plans are succeed ing. The President reviewed progress made in employment under the N.R. A., the achievements in the field of price-upping and stabilization, the agricultural jgyfliustment work, which victories than was I that raises the cost of a 00 because of a 4-cent cot g tax—reiterated his op int of his utterances also on chiseling of SUMMARY OF 1988 LEGISLATION dogs found by a justice to have killed domestic animals. (5) Chapter 341, Public-Local Laws provides that the entire farm of Cur tis Brooks, eight miles from Sparta, hither-to partly in Wilkes and partly In Alleghany, shall be included in Alleghany. (6) Chapter 480,Public Laws, re pealed sections 3401-2 of the Consolir dated Statues, which directed a re ward of $20.00 to local officers for the seizure of a still, without regard to capture of the operations of the still. By a House amendment, in which the Senate concurred, the County Com missioners of Alleghany County were directed to pay a $5.00 reward for stills; but refrence to Alleghany was omitted from the bill as flnall enroll ed and ratified, apparently through an oversight in the enrolling office. Chapter 480 does not repeal any Pub lic-Looel Laws governing such re wards, and if Alleghany has such a law it is still in force. Neither doe3 Chapter 480 specifically repeal sec tion 3411 (xl) of Michie’s Code, which is applicable to Alleghany and which requires a reward of $20.00 per still where one or more operators of the still are captured and convicted, and apparently this provision is still ! in force. Probably this sum would have been reduced to $5.00 had the amendment for Aleghany not been ! erroneouslyomi tted from the Chap i ter. I (7) Chapter 184, Public-Local Laws, validates the official acts of F. N. Roup, a Justice of the Peace of | Gap Civil Township, performed be tween December 1, 1932, when his term of office expired, and February 20, 1933, to which time he continued to act as a Justice, force 2-lsm fflJ$-- sathth ar ararara (8) Chapter 421, Public Laws, ap pointed G. N. Evans to membership on the County Board of Education. (9) Chapter 488, Public Laws, ap pointed the following Justices of thc Peace for the following Aleghany townships :C . W. Edwards, F. N. Roup, G. N. Nichols, (Gap Civil); R. L. Hendrix, A. L. Combs, F. M. Har ris, J. M. Truitt (Glade Creek); A. V. Millsaps, Bruce Wagoner (Cherrj Lane); C. L. Hash, W. F. Parsons (Piney Creek); W. H. Weaver, J. K. Taylor, H. D. Estep, C. G. Mitchell, (Prather’s Creek); W. F. Dough ton, Eli Long (Cranberry); D. C. White head (Whitehead). Total—18. Bills affecting Alleghany which , failed to pass were: (1) House Bill 156, reported unfavorably, by the j House Committee oh Election Laws, I would have fixed the time of opening t registrationas the third Saturday be j fore each election in Alleghany, j (2) House Bill 1218, which failed to tpass its final reading in the House, J would have created the Daniel Boone ! National Forest Park, comprising ter ritory in 13 counties in the northwes tern part of the State, in cludihg Al leghany. State and private lands plac ed under Park supervision by volun tary co-operative agreements, would have been administered by the United States Forest Service with the co operation of a Superintendent of State Interests and the State de partment of Conservation and Devel , opment. Adequately supervised Lim bercutting, stock raising, shrub gath ' firing, hunting an fishing would have ibeen permitted; and tourist trade 'would have been promoted. The bill would further have provided that al ter its passage any land purchased in North Carolina by the Federal gov ernment should be bought for not less j than $5.00 an acre; and (doubtless be j cause of the inexperience of Hay wood and Swain counties with the j Great Smokies Park) that a sufficient portion of Park revenues should be paid to the counties affected to off set their los in tax revenues. Before the bill was tabled amendments were adopted which required the price to be paid by the Federal Government werely to be “adequate”, and which required that the payments to the counties equal only 50 percent of their tax revenue loss. (3) Before House Bill 899 -was permitted to die in the House Com mittee on Counties, Cities and Towns, amendments we offered to exempt amendments were offered to exempt 30 counties, including Alleghany. It would have eliminated the mandatory characterof all county and city of fices established by legislative act, thus allowing county commissioners and city aldermen to consolidate or abolish such offices. This was one of a series of three bills designed to give absolute discretion tp local governing authorities with respect to salaries, authorities with respect to salaries, wages and fees, except for offices required by the State Constitution, with respect to abolitions as well. All three of the bills were defeated. (4) Before House Bill 944 was re ferred to the House ‘ Committee on Agriculture and reported unfavorably ltwas literally smothered by propos . ea amendment, 41 counties, including i Alleghany proposing to be excepted. Itwould have required all future agri . cultural tenancy contracts to permit the tenant to maintain a garden, po tato patch, cow,pigs, and chickens on the rented premises. Violation would perhaps, was his definite statement that there would be no effort at dol lar stabilization now. Price stabiliza tion is to come first—this, in his opin ion, putting horse and cart in the proper relation. Next day's reaction to the speech was a boom in securities, strengthen ing of prices and markets of all kinds. have been a misdemeanor. (5) House Bill 1117would have res tricted the number of Justices of the Peace to two for each township, with these two being elected by the voters at the regular biennial election. The resident Judge of the Superior Court wquld also have appointed one extra Justice for each 20,000 population or fraction thereof in townships contain ing an incorporated town. Before i this bill was tabled by the House, jamendments were offered to exempt) 8 counties, including Alleghany, from its provisions. (6) Before House Bill 1126 was tabled by the House, amendments were offered to exempt from its pro visions 20 counties, including Alle ghany. The bill would have required annual vaccination against rabies of all dogs over 6 months old. Failure would have been a misdemeanor by the, owner and permitted local officers to kill the dog. No bills were introduced relating 'to any municipality in Alleghany. Two bills related to a resident of Alleghany. House Bill 329 would have placed Mrs. Sallie Shepherd on the pension roll. .It was never reported (by the House Pensions Committtee as all such bills were combined into J one general bill making persion ap pointments throughout the State. This general bill was passed, became Chapted 476, Public Laws, and in cludes Mrs. Shepherd. NRA EXEMPTIONS OF FARMERS AND SMALL STORES IN RURAL TOWNS WASHINGTON, OCT. 30—In addi tion to exempting from the operation of the master retail code, and also from the President's Reemployment Agreement, all stores not having more than five employes in towns of less than 2,500 population, the Presi dent issued an additional Executive order which exempts farmers’ coop erative organizations whose members receive “patronage dividends’’ from the sections covering fair practice sections of all codes. Such sections either limit or prohibit rebates or al lowances of any kind to favored pur chasers whether in the form of money goods, or service, or otherwise. Exemption of smal merchants in towns of less than 2,600 was contem plated in preliminary arrangements made weeks ago for creation of con sumers’ councils to hear complaints of unwarranted price increases in behalf of the Consumers’ Advisory Board of NRA, with the sole excep tion of chain stores and branches of service organizations. Two weeks be fore the President’s exemption order w&s issued it had been determined as a policy of the Recovery Adminis tration because of hardships imposed in rural communities. In explaining the exemption of 3mall njgrchants in small towns, Na tional Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson said in part: “The recovery program came at a time when low prices were crush ing agriculture, when in cities and towns there was the greatest unem ployment we have ever known, when debt and closed banks were slowing activity in cities and on farms, and destructive business practices, due to depression, threatened many indus tries. The recovery program was de signed to go to the heart of each trouble. To farmers it gave the ad justment and farm loan acts. To the unemployed it gave the recovery act, which permitted the wiping out of unfair trade practices. The banking and financial legislation attacked the problem of debt and frozen deposits for both farm and city. Of course, more wages mean increased costs and higher prices. We must remember that when we started many prices were at panic low, levels at which neither industry nor labor cpuld live. Of this broad program NRA is but a part. It has nothing to do with farm prices or public works, oil adminis tration, or the home and farm loan acts, etc. It is solely conected with industrial organization for economic planning and control with reemploy ment. METHODIST CHURCH C. W. Russell, Pastor Next Sunday morning, at 11 o’cl Dr. Hillman, president of Emery i Henry College, Va., will speak at Sparta Methodist church. The en community is invited to hear this t manspeak. He has spent much t In the European country. All \ miss the lecture, will miss something vorth while. Friday of this week, the 5th Quar :erly Conference will be held at Spar ta church, at 10:30 A. M. Hope to see the entire membership of Sparta church present to hear Rev Tavinr preach. We hope to see officials from all churches for this last meeting for the year. The last services for the Conference year will be held Sunday at the following places: Shiloh at 11 A. M., and Piney Creek, at 2:30 P. M. The pastor will leave for annual Conference Wednesday morning. SPARTA BAPTIST CHURCH Services at the Baptist church next Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock, conducted by the pastor. A cordial welcome await3 all who come. There will also be preaching at Zion school house at Edwards Cross Roads at 2:30 In the afternoon. J. L. UNDERWOOD, pastor. AMERICAN LEGION ADOPTS PROGRAM The American Legion program for 1934, beginning at once, has Just been compiled by National' Headquarters of the Legion and a copy of such pro gram has Just been received at De partment Headquarters of the Legion and forwarded to each Legion Post. The program of the Legion men tioned above is one of the most con structive and conservative in the his tory of the Legion. No one can ob ject to this program and every citizen of the United States can support it. The American Legion will have no difficulty this year. Every veteran of the World War should get into this work at once, because his help is needed. Our National Commander, who is called the “Abraham Lincoln of the Legion,’’ in his home town, declares half of the men and women of the World War still living will join the Legion in this, and that it is up to each Legionnaire., to see that they do. Then we must have a unity of thought in each of these activities, unity of expression and unity of ac tion. We can have such team-owrk under our national commander’s lead ership and cannot fail. Our first Job is to thoroughly understand the Le gion’s program. The major points of the program, in a ntshell, as outlined by national headquarters to all Department and Post officials, are as follows: Restore those disabled in line of duty in the war to their status prior to March 20, 1933; hospitalize in gov ernment Institutions all needy veter ans requiring it; restore service con nection for the disabled veteran if his case was so stated prior to March 20, 1933 and provide government pro tection for dependent widows and or phans of veterans. Increase Legion aid to needy chil dren of veterans which has been ne cessitated by economy reductions of benefits to veterans; ratify child labor amendment in states where this has not been done; promote legislation, state and nationally, to provide public health facilities, and conduct educa tional campaigns concerning child welfare conditions, facilities, mothers’ aid and legal adoption of minors. Protect our schools from undue economy slashes, advance patriotism, character and health among students. Conduct youth activities including Junior baseball, Boy Scouting, C. M. T. C., R. O. T. C., National Boys’ Week, Junior rifle clubs and 4-H clubs. Participate in community ser vice work. Sponsor reduction of im migration quotas by 90 per cent down to 10 per cent allowed under 1924 laws. Urge federal laws excluding alien communists, and expulsion of aliens who would overthrow our gov ernment or who are beholden to the ThirdNa tionale. Continue principle that naturalized citizens must bear arms in defense of this country in an emergency. Oppose recognition of communist soviet Russia. A law and order committee will be appointed by the national organiza tion to study the problem of crime, and devise plans for state and nation al Legion organizations to participate jn curbing crime. Urge laws to end sale of machine guns and similar weapons except to military and law enforcement authorities. Build up the navy from third place, and the army from 17th place, to pro visions of the London Treaty. Oppose cancellation of any or all War debts. Oppose the United States entering into the League of Nations or to ad herence to the World Court, either with or without reservations. Urge Boards of Review to make complete and conscientious considera tion of all facts and circumstances pertaining to every claim of disabled veterans. Support the NRA in the present emergencyandfavora sound American dollar. Advocate a careful study by our government of the dangers of infla tion. Demand an equitable distribution of the tax‘burden and the elmination of injustices brought about by tax exempt securities. MAPLE SHADE NEWS Mrs. Virgil Cox attended the meet ing of the Oak Hill Missionary So ciety Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Laura Belle Rutherford has returned from a two weeks’ visit with friends and relatives at Cedar Springs, Va. Dewey Cox and G. W. Kirk made a business trip to Marion Wednesday. Mrs. B. M. Duncan and daughter, Betty Jo, spent some time last week with Mrs. Virgil Cox. Lonnie Halsey left for Roanoke, Saturday. He expects to find employ ment. Annie Paisley and Grace Kirk at tended the teachers’ meeting at In dependence Saturday. Eugene Phipps, Jr., of Maple Shade school, fell and broke his arm while playing ball Thursday of last week. Mrs. Virgil Cox spent Friday and Saturday at Abingdon hospital where she is taking treatment. Miss Kathleen Phipps has gone to Galax for the purpose of becoming a member of the class at Woodlawn where the Radford State Teachers College is conducting Extension courses Mr. and Mrs. Talley of Rugby, are spending a few days with their daughter, Mrs. Worth Parks. There will be a box supper at Ma ple Shade Saturday evening, Nov. 11 at 8 o’clock. Everybody is invited. ACTS OF NOTABLES WHO WERE GREAT MASONS Whan walking one day in the sub urbs of Vienna, Mozart was accosted by a mendicant of such prepossessing mien and acumen of mind in relating his story that the famous musician was strongly moved in his favor. The contents of his purse not being as much as he thought he should give the applicant, Mozart asked him into a nearby coffee house. There'he drew from his pocket some paper and in a few moments composed a minuet which he handed to the distressed man with the request that he take it to a certain publisher named in a note which he had written. Any musical composition from Mo zart to this publisher was a bill at sight. So one can imagine how sur prised and happy the mendicant was when immediately the publisher plac ed in his hands five double ducats. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ALLEGHANY Under and by virtue of a certain execution issued out of the Superior Court of Alleghany County in favor of Mrs. Lura Hackler, Administratrix, and against W. H. Edwards, D. M. Edwards and C. W. Higgins as de fendants for the sum of $99.85 to gether with interest and costs, in order to satisfy the same, I will, on Monday, Dec. 4th, 1933, at one o clock P, M., at the court house door at Sparta, N. C., sell to the highest bidder for cash, all the right, title, and interest of W. H. Edwards in and to the following described real estate, to-wit: All that piece or parcel of land containing 62 acres more or lea, lo cated, lying, and being in Whitehead township, said county and State, being bounded on the north by the lands of John R. Joines, on the east by the lands of Robert Rector and Clark Joines, on the south by the lands of J. M. Brown and Alvin Ed wards, and on the west by the lands of S. M. Edwards and Wm. Clary. This Nov. 1st, 1933. R- B. McMILLAN, Sheriff. TRUSTEE’S SAIJE NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY. By virtue of the power conferred in the undersigned, A. B. Steadham, Trustee, in a certain Deed of Trust executed by T. G. Richardson and wife, Annice Richardson, Jan. 13, 1930, recorded in Book 16, Page 90, in office of Register of Deeds, said County and State, securing the pay ment of a note in the amount of $600.00 with interest, default having been made and demand for sale be ing made by the holder of said note, I will, on Friday, Dec. 1st, 1933, at 1 o clock P. M., at the court house door in Sparta, Alleghany County, N. C., offer for sale to the highest bid der for cash the following described real estate: In Gap Civil Township, adjoining the lands of Bess Spicer, W. B. Estep, Ray Hampton and others, being the tract of land conveyed to T. G. Rich ardson by R. A. Wagoner and wife by deed dated Oct. 10, 1929, and re gistered in Book 39, page 143 in Al leghany County, to which record re ference is made for a full and speci fic description; containing 67 and 56 100 acres, more or less. This October 31, 1933. A. B. STEADHAM, Trustee. NOTICE! NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY—In The Su perior Court Before The Clerk: J. K. Taylor, Administrator of Meridy Hill, Plaintiff, vs John H. Hill, Mrs. Laura Spencer, Mrs. Margaret Eichell, Mrs. Louisa Pollock, and Harold Hill, Defen dants. The defendants above named will take notice that the action as entitled above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Alleghany County to sell the Meridy Hill land for the payment of debts of the estate. The defendants, and each of them, is further notified that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County and answer or demur to the com plaint in said action of the 27th day of November, 1933, or the relief de manded for the Plaintiff will be granted. This October 28, 1933. A. F. REEVES, Clerk of the Superior Court. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT~ NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY. Sidney Gambill, Administrator of the estate of J. W. Roup, deceased, vs Mrs. Nannie Roup et al. An upset bid having been made on the sale of the lands hereinafter des cribed, which sale was made on the 30th day of October, 1933, I will, on Saturday, December 2nd. 1933, at the court house door at Sparta, N. C., at one o’clock P. M., sell to the highest bidder the following described land to-wit: Lying and being in Alleghany coun ty, said State, Prathers Creek Town ship, surrounded by the lands of Frank Roup, Floyd Roup, S. M. Cau dill, Charlie Patterson, and others, being the old home place of the late J. W. Roup, containing 60 acres more or less. Terms: One-half cash on day of sale. Balance on six months time. This November 1st, 1933. SIDNEY GAMBILL, Commisioner. * Smithey’s “™E PLACE FOR BARGAINS” ™ a!s S,x'cord thread, 3 spools for.... 10c Flash Thread, 2 for... 5C Ladies Sateene Bloomers, only...„.35c. Dr. Children’s Bloomers ..,25c. pr. Ladies’ Silk Bloomers,. * 25c pr Ladies Silk Step-Ins,. .25c nr Ladies’ Silk Night Gowns,.,95c[ Ladies Silk Rayon Hose,. 23c nr Children’s 3-4 length Sox,.I.Z.10c! pr.* Men’s Wool Sox,...19c> «r. Men’s Wool Boot Sox,.ZIZIZl39c! pr! Men’s Wool Sweaters, slip-on styie.89c. Heavy Cotton Slip-on Sweaters, only..35c. Boys’All- wool Windbreakers,...25c: Covert Cloth, per yard. 1.15c. L. L. Sheeting, ...9C. Double Cotton Fairmont Blankets,.$1.25 Children’s Union Suits, ...29c to 39c. -— COMETO SMITHEYS FOR YOUR _ OVERSHOE S-AND-G 0 L 0 SH E S THE SPARTA GARAGE IS YOUR CAR READY FOR COLD WEATHER ? A general motor tune-up will insure easy starting and peppy performance on frosty mornings. —GILLETTE AND ATLAS TIRES— GENERAL REPAIRS POPULAR PRICES F. M. JOINES, Manager. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA BETTER FOR STEADY SMOKING! • • • • ■ ——>■—— . -- H! x-x-x STEADY SMOKING SHOWS WHAT A CIGARETTE'S REALLY GOT ! I SMOKE CAMELS ALL DAY LONG AND STILL THEY HAVE THAT NATURAL MILO NESS AND GOOD TASTE THAT I 60T WHEN I LIT MY EIRST CAMEL, i jssmaxa/A CAMEL’S COSTLIER TOBACCOS wuer and Leff Choate as defendants, I will, on Monday, Dec. 4th, 1933, at one o’clock P. M., at the court house at Sparta, N. C., to satisfy said exe cution, sell ter the highest bidder for cash, the following real estate, to wit: FIRST TRACT: Beginning on a stake on Main Street of Sparta, N.C. running north 52 & E. ICO feet to a stake; S. 42Vi W. 25 feet 10 inches to a wall; then N. 42% W. with wall 20 fet 2Vi inches to a stake; S. 51 % E. through B. O. Choate’s residence 74 feet 2 inches to a stake; N. 42% W. 41 feet 3 inches to the beginning, ! being the.lot of land duly allotted to j B. O.- Choate as his homestead, the allotment being recorded in the office i of the Register of Deeds in Book 6, Page 338. SECOND TRACT: Beginning on a stake, on Main Street of Sparta, run ning from ' the center of the walk leading to P L. Choate’s residence, S. 42% E. 52 feet down the street to a stake; N. 51% east 235 feet to a fence in B. b. Choate’s line; N. 41% W. 52 feet to a stake in P. L.Choate’o fence; S. 51% W. about 235 feet to the beginning, being the land allotted to B. O. Choate as his homestead, the allottment being recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of said county in Book 6, Page 336. This Nov. 6th, 1933. R. B. MCMILLAN, Sheriff. NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT BEFORE THE CLERK north Carolina, ALLEGHANY COUNTY Helen Osborne and husband, Charlie Osborne, Plaintiffs -vs Ellen Burchett, et al., defendants. Under and by virtue of Judgement in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction at the Court House door in Sparta, on the 4th of December, 1933, at 11 A. M. to the highest bidder the following described lands: Being the lands of which Jacob Pruitt died, siezed and possessed, con taining fifty-five acres more or less, bounded and surrounded by the lands of Booker Taylor, Fielder Mabe, Bed ney Pruitt, and R. L. Doughton. Said 3ale will be made for pne-half cash an day of sale, and balance on twelve months time. This November 7, 1933. R. F. Crouse* Commissioner.