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The Alleghany Times Subscription Price $1 a year in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 9. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934. 4 PAGES Number 47. This Week In Washington Washington, April 10 (AS).— The new “strong man” in the Administration is W. Averell Harriman. He is practically run ning the NRA now, and is slated to be its head when General Hugh Johnson retires or is moved out of his present post. People always speak of Averell Harriman as “young” Harriman. He is 43, which is about the aver age age of the men who run things in Washington. He is the son, however, of the late E. H. Harriman, and old-timers who remember his father, the great railroad builder and financier, still think of the present head of the family as a boy. But before he was thirty he had proved himself a man of great administrative ability in his own right. The great shipbuilding plant which he constructed during the war was his first single-handed entry into the world of affairs. Since then he has proved himself a sound and far-seeing business man in many directions. Already, under “young” Har riman’s' direction, the^ adminis tration of NRA is shaping itself more to the liking of those who come under its jurisdiction. Davis and Agriculture Much the same sort of thing can be said for the new. manage ment of the AAA under C- C. Davis( successor to George Peek as the manager of the Govern ment's relations with agriculture. Some of the agricultural groups, at least, seem better satisfied, though there still is the probabil ity of some sharp clash between the AAA and the milk co-ops. There is an acute realization here, even among the President’s strongest supporters, that the Ad ministration’s program is not quite as popular with everybody as the earlier absence of criticism led many to believe. The first real show of oppo sition to the Roosevelt policies is beginning to make itself felt- The result of this, serious in some quarters, will be a letting-up in the pressure to put some of the more radical social reforms into immediate effect. It is also hav ing an effect upon Congressional thinking which will be reflected in Congressional acts between now and adjournment. Congress is far more conserva tive, left to itself, than the Presi dent is. So long as Congressmen got reports from their districts indicating that the people were unanimously behind the Presi dent, they felt that they were only doing their duty to their constituents in accepting every thing that came from the White House without question. The Picture Change* Now many of them are getting a somewhat different picture from the home districts, and the ten dency is to listen to advice from other quarters and make their own decisions as to. what to do about such things as amending the securities act so as to make it. easier for industry to finance itself, modifying the stock ex change bill so as not to cripple legitimate trade in securities, and scrutinizing such proposals as the compulsory five-day, six-hours-a day proposed in the much-herald ed Wagner bill. The outlooK is inai me exchange bill and securities act amendments, will be passed before adjournment, which is now tenta tively talked of as around May 15th. There may, also, come out of the legislative mill some new inflationary measure, such as the Dies silver bill which provides for acceptance of silver at a premium in payment for farm exports. In short, Congress is in a tem per now to resume its preroga tives as a co-ordinate branch of the Government. It mustered strength enough to re-enact the Federal offices and veterans com pensation bill over the President s veto and the skies didn’t fall. It may take the bit in its teeth and bolt, but that is hardly likely if, ’ as is anticipated, the pressure from - the White House is relaxed and the general feel ing' of the folks back home is still one of admiration for the President. And nothing as yet indicates that there is not a pretty large majority of the peo ple who still feel that way* Federal Relief Continues. The ending of the CWA does not mean the end of Federal re lief for those in distress. But the new policies to be pursued under the $550,000,000 available for aid to those in need will not be disbursed haphazard, but the effort is to be made, according to Harry L. Hopkins, administra tor of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, to spend this money where it will put the recipients on the way to self maintenance. For this purpose, the needy of the nation have been classified into three groups, rural, “strand ed” and urban. Rural relief is (continued on page 2) Sparta Residents Sustain Injuries In Auto Accident Car, Containing Persons En route To See Small | Daughter Of Dr. Burgiss, 111 In Hospital, Overturns Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Reeves, Dr. C. A. Thompson, Dr. T. R. Bur giss and Clinton Halsey, all of Sparta, sustained painful, but not serious, injuries early Monday night while enroute by auto mobile to Winston-Salem, where Patsy Roy, small daughter of Dr. Burgiss, underwent a double mastoid operation Monday at Baptist hospital. Just before reaching Elkin, an other automobile suddenly pulled out from a filling station in their pathway and Dr. Reeves, who was driving, .swerved to avoid strik ing the car. When he did this, the machine left the pavement, causing him to lose control of the car, which overturned. Dr. Reeves sustained a gash on the head and Dr. Burgiss a painful cut across the leg. Mrs. Reeves, who was thrown approxi mately twenty-five feet against a muddy bank, sustained flesh lacerations and Mr. Halsey suffer ed a dislocated shoulder. Dr. Thompson is also said to have sus tained cuts and bruises. The top of the car was torn entirely off and all of the occu pants were hurled out, some go ing into a ditch and others against the bank. The injured persons were taken to Elkin hospital for medical treatment. Latest reports are to the effect that they are improv ing. The small daughter of Dr. Bur giss also is reported to bp doing as well as could be expected fol lowing the operation. - Student Aid Fund Willed To Duke U. Durham, April 10.—A fund, to be known as the Will I. Cun inggim scholarship, valued at $7,500, has been willed to Duke University for the use of worthy students b^ the late Mrs. W. L. Cuninggim and her sister, Mrs. | Alberta P. Bourne, both of Nash ville, Tenn. The fund will serve as a memorial to a widely-known minister of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, who died in Raleigh in 1911. In 'her will, dated November 25, 1918, Mrs. Cuninggim gave her property to her sister, Mrs. Bourne, stipulating that on her death approximately $3,000, if then available, should go to Trin ity college, now Duke University. Mrs. Bourne’s will, recently pro bated, added to the bequest an amount sufficient to increase the scholarship to $7,500. It is specified that the money shall be loaned to worthy boys who might be unable otherwise to complete their education. Pref erence, it is stipulated, is to be given students from the Metho dist Orphanage at Raleigh. Rev. Mr. Cuninggim formerly was a member of the North Caro lina Conference and served a number of pastorates in this state, joining the conference at Wilson, in 1879. He was born in Lenoir county in 1855 and attended Trinity college from 1873 to 1875. At one time he. was pastor of Main Street Metho dist Church, in Durham, now Duke Memorial Church. He was buried in Nashville, Tenn. REV. A. C. GIBBS TO HOLD HELTON QUARTERLY MEET The Rev A. C. Gibbs, presid ing elder of the Mt. Airy district, M. E. Church, South, will hold the second quarterly conference for the Helton charge at Green wood church, beginning Friday night of this week and continuing through Saturday. The Rev. Mr. Gibbs will deliver a sermon Fri day night and conduct. the Com munion service of the Lord’s Sup per. The conference will meet Sat urday morning at 10 o’clock and, after a devotional service to be led by the presiding elder, an institute on “Benevolences” will be held under the direction of J. E. Roe, Charge Lay Leader. The regular business session of the quarterly conference will be held Saturday afternoon by the Rev, Mr. Gibbs. NEW FILLING STATION TO BE ERECTED IN SPARTA The Colvard Chevrolet com pany, of North Wilkesboro and West Jefferson, has awarded a contract to Miller and Jenkins, contractors, to erect a filling station on Main street in Sparta. Material will be placed on the lot during this week in prepara tion for the bginning of con struction work. The new filling station will be located opposite Sparta Garage. Jones Is Endorsed For Reelection To Solicitor’s Office Attorney Walter Berry, Mit chell County, Nominated For Judge Of Seventeenth District At Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro, April 10.— At the Seventeenth Judicial dis trict Republican convention held Saturday afternoon in Wil'kes boro, Solicitor John R. Jones, of this city, was unanimously en dorsed for reelection to his pres ent office. The Seventeenth dis trict the only Republican dis trict in North Carolina, is com prised of Wilkes, Alexander, Davie, Yadkin, Avery and Mit cheel counties. The convention was called to order by Chairman J. M. Brown and the assembly sang “America." Prayer was offered by the Rev. William Barlow, of Avery county. Walter Berry nominated Solici tor Jones for reelection and the nomination was seconded by at least one delegate from each county in the district. Each :o’unty voted its solid delegation for Solicitor Jones,, who has been before the eyes of the state and nation iu recent months, due to his militant hunt for the mur derers of Leo da Childress, Wilkes county orphan girl. tiowever yeiure «. iuu v<xu vote was taken, Attorney F. J. McDuffie, who has filed as a candidate for solicitor, addressed the convention protesting its ac tion in endorsing any candidate, in view of the fact that the nomi nation will be settled in a pri mary. He stated that he was a candidate and that he had filed. Attorney Walter Berry, of Mitchell county, was nominated for judge. Solicitor Jones and Attorney Berry, following their nomina tions, made short sp^ches of allegiance tq thejftepublican party. Not To Reduce Pay Of N. C. Teachers Raleigh, April 10.—Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, in a recent statement, said that the school teachers of North Carolina would not suffer a salary cut, although orders were issued by the State Budget bureau last week for all .state departments to curtail' ex penses for the last half of the current fiscal year. “The teachers will be paid for eight months, as contracted,” said Governor Eh ringhaus Frank L. Dunlap, assistant di rector of the budget said, “The order does not contemplate any ■salary cuts for state employees and we hope no situation will arise that will necessitate any cuts. Neither the Governor nor Pun lap would disclose the actual amount of the proposed curtail ment. “I do not think It will be much,” was the chief executive’s only comment. His statement anent the teach ers’ pay, however, was interpreted on Capitol Hill to mean that the state’s educational personnel need have no fear now of what at one time appeared to be a pay slash for the last month of the state supported eight months school term. The state already has been faced with a shortage of $300,000 or $400,000 in the school salary fund. Application to the federal government for aid has been made ■and Dr. A. T. Allen, state super intendent of public instruction, went to Washington recently to press the state’s petition. HANGS TO HEADLIGHT Rochester, N. Y.—When a train shattered his truck at a crossing, Ralph Coletta, 19, caught on the headlight and clung there for a ■ride of nearly a mile. He was not seriously hurt. FISHING FOR SPONGES Fishing for sponges is one of the chief amusements and occupa tions of the natives of. the Bahamas. The fisherman searches for the sponges, by partly submerging a bottomless and topless cask in the water. This centres the light upon the sponge which is then hooked by a long gatf and pulled out of the water. The sponges fasten themselves upon submerged objects and can be spotted by their flapping projections which keep the water circulating through the sponge canals. The sponge feeds off tiny organisms that are carried thiough -it by this flow of water. The photograph shows a couple of natives searching fo.r sponges at Nassau Commencement At Sparta “Hi” To Be Held April 27-30 Commencement activities, which will bring the ljj83-34 term of Sparta high school, of which Prof. Charles R. Roe is principal, to a close, have been announced as follows: Friday night, April 27, at 8 o’clock, Senior play, “Marrying Margaret.” Saturday night, April 28, at 8 o’clock, Senior play, “Introducing Susan.” Sunday, April 29, at 11 o’clock, Baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. S. D. Gordpn, of Winston-Salem. Monday, April 30, at 10 o’clock, Recitation and Decla mation contest. Monday night, April 30, at 8 o’clock, Graduating exercises. At this time Congressman R. L. Doughton will deliver the Literary address. Progress Reported In Wilkes County Corn-Hog Program North Wilkefboro, April 10.— More than 100 farmers of the territory immediately surrounding: North Wilkesboro have signed the Corn-Hog reduction contract, according to A. G. Hendren, Wilkes county agricultural agent, who is the agent for the govern ment in the northwestern coun ties of the state. The blanks have been distributed to the interested farmers and many other reduction contracts are in the process of formation, he states. The reduction benefits are very attractive, according to Mr. Hen dren, to the farmers of this part of the state, the greater part of whom have been farming at a loss during the past four years and have managed to exist only by producing their own needs on their farms. End Of Alleghany CWA Work Brings Important Health Program To A Close Safeguarding Of Health Should Convince Citizens Of Importance Of Pit Privy Construction The termination of CWA ac tivities in Alleghany county on March 29 brought to a close one of the most worthwhile public health programs ever undertaken on a county-wide basis, for with the passage of the Civil Works Administration into history there was brought to*, a standstill the pit privy construction work that has been underway for the past several months. The pit privy construction ac tivity has done much to advance the cause of public health, not because of the actual number of privies constructed to date for many more of them are needed, but because the people have be come conscious of a need for greater cleanliness of the prem ises of individual households and for improved community sani tation as well. In becoming con scious of a need for a better sanitary environment, the individ ual or the community is taking the first step in the great war against disease. The diseases that develop as the direct result of an insanitary environment are the so-called filth disease, chief of which are typhoid fever, colitis, dysentery, and hookworm disease. The germs of the first three and the eggs and organisms of the fourth are expelled in large quantities in the bowel discharges of an afflicted person and because of this fact human excrement im properly disposed of is a menace to the health of the citizens of a household or community. Hookworms gain entrance to the intestinal tract of man through the skin and blood stream. Soil that has become contaminated with fecal matter from a person afficted with hook worm is likely to contain myriads of these organisms and their eggs* In order far a person to become infested with such ter rible creatures all that is neces sary is that the infected soil be trod by bare feet- The hook work usually enters the body through the skin of the feet, producing what is commonly call ed “ground itch.” Once embedded in the skin the organisms gradu ally work their way into the blood stream and thence into the in testinal tract. Once established in the intestines of a person, hookworm prevents the proper assimilation of food and causes the victim to lose weight, vital ity, and interest in practically everything. Hookworms sap the strength of a person, tear down body resistance and make the victim an easy prey for the microbes of other diseases* Per sons afflicted with hookworm are usually spoken of by their fel lowmen, who are ignorant of the cause of their lassitude, as being of no-account and good-for-noth ing. The drain upon the resources of relatives and the governments, state, and local occasioned by hookworm amounts to an apprec iable figure each year. Children, because of the almost universal custom of allowing them to fro (continued on page S) ASHE SUPERIOR COURT IS IN SESSION THIS WEEK The Spring term of Ashe Superior Court convened in Jef ferson Monday morning with Judge Alley on the bench. About sixty cases will come up for trial during the term, accord ing to J. I). Stansberry, Clerk of the' Court. All of these will be of a crimi nal nature, although no particu larly outstanding cases are on the docket. Figures On FERA Grants To State Are Made Public Allottments To N. C. From Inception To April 1 Total $7,309,990. Share In March $600,000 Washington, April 10.—Accord ing to figures revealed here re cently, since the inception of the Federal Emergency administra tion until April 1, North Caro lina had received $7,309,900 in grants from the administration. Of this sum, $6,465,945 was for general relief purposes; $93,000 for transient relief; $147,045 for the assistance of its educational program, and $604,000 for pur chase of commodities. The total amount granted to! all states, territories and the Dis- i trict of Columbia during the per iod was $453,091,626, and the | sum of $88,910,000 was trans-; ferred to the CWA. North Carolina's share of the FERA fund.s during March was | $600,000, of which $514,955 went for general relief purposes; $13,-1 000 for transient relief and $72, 045 for the education program. All funds granted during March, over the country, amount ed to $51,441,983. The FERA also disclosed today that the number of families in the state receiving unemployment relief jumped from 66,852 in January to 71,709 in February. The January figure represented approximately 10 per cent of the state’s families, and that for February approximately 11 per cent. Expenditures for unemployment relief jumped correspondingly, the table shows. In January $606,952.45 worth of obligations were incurred, and in February this figure was $628,552.28. Folger Will Seek U. S. Senate Seat Mt. Airy, April 10.—Friends of Attorney John H. Folger, of Mt. Airy, have recently learned that he will be a candidate four vears hence for the United States Senate seat now held by Senator Robert R. Reynolds. No formal announcement has been made by Mr. Folger at so early a date but his friends understand that this is his plan. They also under stand that this partly enters into his refusal to engage in any previous contests. With the en trance of Mrs. B. Frank Mebane, Rockingham county, in the con test for the Democratic nomi nation for Congress from the Fifth district in opposition to Congressman Hancock, the name of Mr. Folger was suggested by friends in this city and other parts of the district for a candi date for this office, but he posi tively declines to allow his name to be mentioned in this connec tion. For many years, Mr. Folger has been recognized as one of the most able lawyers in the state, his friends say, and they cite his fight in the State legislature for rural schools as a demonstration of his ability to fight for the masses of the people. HAROLD IRWIN CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SUN. Harold, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Irwin, celebrated his fifth birthday anniversary Sunday afternoon with a party at the home of his parents. Outdoor games were played, after which the little host led his guests in doors, where delicious refresh ments, consisting of ice cream, cocoa and the lovely birthday cake were served after the cand les were blown out. Later, marsh mallows were toasted over a bon fire. The little guests present were •lacqueline and Charles Tomp kins, Billie Reeves Gambill, anc D. C. Bledsoe. Prominent Citizen Dies At Home Here Wednesday Morn. W. G, Woodruff, 62, Passes Away After Having Been III For Only A Short While. Funeral Tues. W. G. Woodruff, 62, pro minent Sparta resident, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 4, after having been ill for only a short while. His sud den death cast a pall of sadness over the town and community, for with his death passed one who will be greatly missed by his many friends. He was kind and generous and helped the unfortunate, whenever possible. Mr. Woodruff was taken ill Saturday, and Sunday he had improved somewhat. On Monday he was able to walk about his home and out on the street. Tuesday he suddenly grew worse and died the next morning. The deceased had twice been married, first to Miss Ellen Cox, and, after her death, to Miss Ima Blevins. Two children, Wilmer, of Stratford, and Jean, of Sparta, were born to the first marriage while one daughter was born to the second union. The three children, together with the widow, two sisters, Mrs. M. L. Collins and Mrs. D. C. Duncan, Sparta, and one brother, Dr. Fred Woodruff, High Point, sur vive him. Funeral services were con ducted Thursday at the Primitive Baptist church by Elders R. P. Vass and C. B. Kilby, with a large number of people in .at tendance. Active pall bearers were: Dal ton Warren, A. F. Reeves, Governor R. A, Doughton, W. F. Osborne, J. R. Edwards and W. E. Cox. Honorary pall bearers were: S. C. Richardson, W. M. Irwin, J. M. Cheek, B. O. Choate, Tnoy Irwin, W. B. Reeves, T. A. Fender, J. M. Wagoner, John •Choate, Avery Waddell and Charlie Collins. Flower bearers were: Mrs Mamie Halsey, Mrs. Avery Wad dell, Mrs.. Mamie Vass, Mrs. Charlie Collins, Mrs. Clinton Halsey and Miss Mae Doughton. GEORGE ROSS POU ENTERS CONGRESSIONAL RACE Raleigh, April 10.—George Ross Pou, who resigned recently from his position as executive director of highways and public works, announced his candidacy for Con gress from the Fourth district, yesterday. If elected, he will suc ceed his father, the late Edward W. Pou, who died only a few days ago. He is seeking both the unexpired and the regular terms. No successor to pou as execu tive director of highways and public works had been named yes terday but indications were that the highway and public works commission may name Jack Roach, Statesville, to fill the vacancy. RAILROADS SPEND LITTLE New York—Class one railroads in 1933 expended only $103, 000,000 for equipment, additions and betterments. This Compares with an average of more than $670,000,000 a year for the past ten years.. I <2****: "An ounce of discretion is better than s found of knowledge.” APRIL -“Rebel” General Lee sur renders to U. S. Grant. 1865 NEv*«10—Eli Whitney invents the WoR*f important Cotton Gin, 1793. I III'" 11—Napoleon is forced to quit French throne, 1S13. 12—Gen. PcrshinE pursue* Villa into Mexico, 1916. WliEVfi- ff 14—Hailstone* kill men and OH NOT/ horse* in Pari*, 1340. IS—Abraham Lincoln die* of assassin’* bullet. IMS. «WNU
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