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DEVOTED The Alleghany Times TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AN D SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Subscription Price $1 in advance 4 PAGES Number 2. Volume 10. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934. Looking At Washington PLAN PERMANENT PROGRAM VOTERS MAY PASS UPON IT CODE SUPERVISION WOB BLING INDUSTRY FINDS PROFITS MANY YET UNEMPLOYED DEFICIT AND TAX INCOME DARROW VS. JOHNSON TARIFF A PARTY LINE-UP SILVER PARLEY NECESSARY THE REED-PINCHOT VOTE President Roosevelt’s perman ent economic and social program, which 'has been held back by pressing problems of the emer gency, will provide ample cam paign argument. One idea in clearly enunciating the principles of the permanent legislation . to be proposed at the next session of Congress, is to give the nation some time to consider and, in the fall elections, an opportunity to approve it by electing candi dates pledged to support it. Heretofore main attention has been centered upon recovery measures, designed to restore con fidence and place agriculture, in dustry and normal living on an even keel. Whether this has been accomplished is a matter of wide disagreement but? neverthe less the administration feels that enough progress has been made to begin something like a con solidation of the gains. The per manent reforms include three phases, social, business and eco nomic programs. The social items include a method to settle labor disputes, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, insurance of workers agafnst sickness, a housing pro gram, a public relief system and some changes in NRA to make minimum wages meet costs of living. The business program would make NRA something of a co-operative, coordinating body rather than a ruling board, with possibly the abandonment of minor codes and exemption of “service” industries. The eco nomic agenda involves national planning, with particular atten tion to harbor and river develop ment, prevention of erosion, con servation of natural resources and the adaptation of land usage to human needs. Government supervision of the codes, already weak in places, may break • down if plans to re duce NRA personnel are carried out. Of the 482 codes approved only 333 have been supplied with administration members. If the move to drop a number of the codes affecting small industries is carried out there would seem to be no need for the extensive staff created. If, on the other hand, codification is to run the entire gamut of business, the need for a staff big enough to supervise their operation is im perative. Moreover, labor insists that in the government of business the working man’s interest should be represented and there are others who frankly declare that the con sumer should be safeguarded by representation. A measure of social control with as much “freedom for industry” as pos sible, but without “taking the brakes off” entirely, is certain. Gen. Johnson, NRA chief, has been trying to persuade industry to voluntarily reduce the hours of labor by ten per cent with a cor responding increase of ten per cent in wages; Insisting that NRA will collapse unless higher prices are accompanied by the in creased purchasing power the ar gument is that industry is well able to bear the burden instead of passing it to labor and the con sumer by curtailing production and boosting prices. The recent National City Bank letter, show ing that 1,476 companies, which lost $97,000,000 in 1932,. had a profit of $661,000,000 in 1933, is relied upon as proof that NRA paid Harry L. Hopkins, relief ad ministrator, says that more than a million of those on public re lief are former workers in the building trades, one of the sore spots in the recovery movement, which has shown little improve ment. Secretary Perkins esti mates that out of 13,000,000 un employed about 2,750,0000 have gotten work in private industry, 350,000 through PWA projects and that 350,000 are in the CCC Others have l>en reemployed in agriculture and the service indus tries ,and the PWA program, when at its peak, will absorb another 650,000. The deficit for the current fis cal year which ends June 30th, will be far below the $7,000,000, 000 estimate of the President in his address to Congress. It ap pears that it will be nearer $4,000,000,000. However, it is (continued on page 2) Roosevelt Leaves Capital Yesterday For Trip Up Coast To See Youngest Son, John, Graduated A t Groton School Friday. Expects To Return Monday. Washington, May 29. — Ar rangements were made today by Preside^ Roosevelt for him to leave tomorrow for a trip up the Atlantic coast but, with Congress pressing toward adjournment, he changed a previous schedule so as to return to the capital next Monday. Tomorrow, on his way to Gettysburg, Pa., and New York, the president will take with him the data for his long planned message to Congress on war debts. This message prob ably will be submitted Friday. After speaking tomorrow in Gettysburg at the Memorial day exercises on the civil war battle field he will' continue by special train to New York city. The night will be spent at the family home on East 65th street and early Thursday the President will board the cruiser Indianapolis and sail down the harbor to re view the fleet which is coming back to New York from the Pacific. Late today the President went over the labor situation in a conference with Hugh S. Johnson, the industrial administrator; Don old Richberg, general counsel for NRA, Senator Wagner, Demo crat, New York, and others. He conferred at luncheon with Sena tor Norris, Republican, Nebraska. Almost every cabinet and re covery officer called at the White House during the day as the President made a last-minute check of national affairs. After the fleet review, the President will go by train to Wor cester, Mass., from where he will motor on Friday to the Groton school to see his youngest son, John, graduate. He will remain over to speak at the 50th anniversary of the school on Saturday and .return to Hyde Park, N. Y., on the Hudson river, for Sunday, reaching the Capital Monday morning.. It was the intention of the President to spend two or three days at Hyde Park but with Con gress apparently headed for an adjournment next week he decid ed to return. On Monday the President will send the last of his messages to Congress—an outline of a nation al program for water use. It involves no legislation. Signs Regulating Parking In Sparta Gaining In Favor The new signs which were erected on the streets of Sparta, requesting motorists to park square with the curb and to leave the street corners free, were frankly considered a nuisance and regarded with disfavor when they first made their appearance last week. So common was the habit of parking at any angle, double parking and crowding the streets at corners, that an order ly and definite arrangement of cars was considered very incon venient. Three cars were observed park ed on forbidden territory on one comer, during the first half-hour after erection of the signs. One of the drivers readily admitted that he had not observed the dis tinct sign which stated, "No parking this side of corner ’’ However, new habits are quick ly formed and the new arrange ment is proving safer, more at tractive in appearance and more convenient The hope has been expressed that the town will continue to add improvements, particularly the inauguration of a street cleaning day. DAUGHTER OF CALIFORNIA TREASURER KILLS SELF Sacramento, Calif., May 29.— A note indicating that Virginia Johnson committed suicide in a most unusual manner was re ported found today. Virginia, debutante daughter of State Treasurer Charles G. Johnson, soaked her clothing with kerosene, lighted a match and lay down <on the cement floor of a garage to bum to death, police said they believed. Olympic Champ Coming Luigi Beccali (above), Olympic 1,500 Meter Champion, will come to the U. S. from Italy in June to compete in the Princeton University meet. Count Is Made Of Forest Fire Cost In Three Counties Officials Say Disastrous Re sults Of Fires Will Be In Evidence For Gener ations To Come Disastrous results of the forest fires in the Roaring Gap section of Wilkes and parts of Alleghany and Surry counties three weeks ago will be in evidence for generations to come, according to a statement made by state forestry officials in North Wil'kes bc.ro Saturday. W. C. McCormack, of Raleigh, assistant state forester; W. B. Bichler, of Asheville, district forester, and E. P. Simmons, of Lenoir, chief war den, were in North Wilkesboro on completion of an inspection tour of recent fires in Surry, Wilkes, Alleghany, Caldwell and Burke counties. Of all the fires in recent years they described the fire in the Roaring Gap vicinity as the most disastrous in many years in Western North Carolina. They stated that it is impossible to estimate the damage in dollars and cents but gave the following as disastrous results of the ravages of the flames: An area of timberlands 40 miles long and 3 to 4 miles wide, containing in the neighborhood of 75,000 acres, denuded by the fire. All game food and all game completely destroyed. All timber destroyed to such an extent that the coming growth will be scrub growth of little value. __ Aslies from the fire will destroy all fish in neighboring streams after first series of rains. Erosion on denuded hillsides will become a serious problem. Burned mountain sides will be an eyesore to tourists for gen erations to come. Fire depreciated value of mountain property to such an extent that property taxes in the three counties will be materially reduced. Burned* area can be reforested only through planting of proper kind of trees. •All humus destroyed on ap proximately half of the burned area, only the mineral soil re mains. The above was listed as the greater damage that will be felt for many future years, not to mention the more than a dozen homes and large amount- of personal property consumed in the fire. The forestry officials called particular attention to the fact that the damage by fire in the confines of Wilkes county was not nearly so gireat as the neighboring counties, which they attributed to the cooperative fire control system in Wilkes county. The officials venture to assert that if Surry and Alleghany counties had the same system of fire fighting control in co-opera tion with the state that Wilkes is using, the fire would have been placed under control in its early stages. WORLD’S BEST SELLER London—Despite economic dis turbances and uncertainty in every part of the world, the Bible is still the world’s best seller. A total of 10,933,203 Bibles were distributed during the past twelve months by the Bible Society. Officials Active In Acquiring Land For National Park Announcement Of Progress Is I Expected To Be Made After They Have Return ed To Washington Washington, May 29.—The re turn to Washington Friday or Saturday of Arno B. Cammerer, director of the national park service, and his assistant, George A. Moskey, is expected to be fol lowed by an announcement of progress on acquisition of lands for Great Smoky Mountains na tional park. Cammerer and Moskey are to confer at once with the governor of Tennessee and other state of ficials with the hope of speeding up land purchases on the Ten nessee side so that the area may be completed and exploitation as a national park begun. There are a number of acreages yet to be acquired, for which condemnation proceedings are hoped for soon. North Carolina’s side of the park has been completed and turned over to the federal gov ernment already, so that develop ment of the entire area awaits only acquisition of the Ten nessee lands. Another development, while not actually connected with the pdrk, as such, is of just as great . interest. It will be the report by the officials who surveyed the proposed routes for the southern ; Appalachian parkway. Several members of the survey i party have returned, but the main . party still is in the mountains, ■ A. E. Demaray, associate director ] of the park service, said today. ; Upon their return Friday or Sat urday it is hoped the service will ' announce whether the southern ; part of the broad, mountain-top parkway which is to connect the Great Smoky and Shenandoah national parks will run through North Carolina or Tennessee en route to the Great Smokies. Proponents of both routes, all seeking the road in their own state, have made claims for each of the routes. The survey was decided upon to determine which actually was the better—scien tifically, practically- and in every other way. Representative Weav er said only a few days ago he did not see how the officials could possibly choose the Ten nessee route,, since the proposed right-of-way through North Caro lina’s mouptains in the vicinity of Asheville had the “edge” in every respect. Dem. Primary Sat. To End A Lively Campaign In County The Democratic primary, to be held next Saturday, June 2, will end one of the most active cam paigns Alleghany county has ever seen. The local' contests have as sumed almost “torrid” propor tions and now, that the campaign is nearing its wind-up, is at white heat. On every street corner and in every group the coming primary is the chief topic for discussion. The contestants for all offices are to be congratulat ed, say many persons, on their sportsmanship and clean races. The greatest amount of inter est -seems to be centered on the vote for the nomination of a candidate for Sheriff, for which office the present Sheriff, R. B. McMillan, Walter M. Irwin, W. F. Osborne and R. V. Thompson are contestants. Lively interest is also shown in the races be tween M. A. Higgins and Dalton Warren for the nomination for the State Senate, C. W. Ervin and W. P- Warden for the House of Representatives and R. Clin ton Halsey and A. F. Reeves for Clerk of the Superior Court. MAN INJURED THURSDAY AT FLATRIDGE BY SAW MILL Coy Goodman, Sparta, suffered painful injuries on Thursday of last week while operating a saw mill at Flatridge, Va., when the saw struck a knot in the log he was sawing, causing the saw to throw a splinter, which glanced his nose and penetrated the right eye ball. - It has not yet been determined whether or not the injured man will lose his eyesight. The accident occurred on Mr. Goodman’s 32nd birthday an niversary. Attorney General Tells Where N. C. | Can Get New Taxes Brummitt Says Sales Tax Should Be Last Resort As A Source Of State Reve-| I nue Raleigh, May 29.—The oft- j repeated question of where to jet at least part of the money ,o take the place of the present state sales tax was answered here ;oday by Attorney General Den nis G. Brummitt. Readjustment of North Caro ina’s tax system by basing on the narket value of stock or net in come the franchise tax levied igainst corporations, was advocat-, ;d by the attorney-general, as a neans of recapturing some of the i :axes of which many of the large ! foreign corporations have been j relieved and of providing much j >f the revenue now raised by the : ■ales tax. This plan, he said, would com lensate in some measure for fail jre to assess corporate excess igainst foreign corporations. and ‘place the great mass of our mail corporations, especially do nestic.ones, on a more equitable! axation basis. Substantial ad- j litional revenue may be obtained 'airly, justly and without injury >r undue burden upon any in lustry or business.” Attorney-General Brummitt- ad vocated this change in the tax ystem in a letter to George P. joehegan, Jr., of Greensboro, ■hairman of the North Carolina j Association of Real Estate Boards, vho had asked Brummitt to state lis position with respect to the iuIps tax. “The sales tax should be the ast—and not the first—resort as i source of state revenue,” said he attorney-general. “The reve lue act declares it to be an emer gency tax. Good faith requires :hat earnest and intensive study ie made to ascertain if other ■purees of revenue, based on abil ty to pay, can be found.” He said he did not faver a ■eturn to property taxation for state support of the eight-month school term. North Carolina, he pointed out, s receiving only .$500,000 in fed iral funds for school mainten mce, other states receiving con siderably larger allotments. “One cause of this is abund antly clear,” he said. “Alabama shares in this federal aid on the basis of a teachers’ salary sched ule of $84 per month, while North Carolina shares on the basis of a teachers’ salary sched ule of $68 per month. The first need, then, is that our teachers’ salary schedule be raised to that reasonable point where we could equitably participate on the same level with other states in secur ing federal aid.” Mrs. Roosevelt To Open Institute At Duke U. On June 11 Durham, May 29.—Mrs. Frank lin D. Roosevelt will open the Duke Institute of International Relations at Duke university, here, on Monday, June 11, with an address on “The Formation Of Public Opinion As A Means of World Peace.” It is expected that the appearance of Mrs. Roosevelt on the program on the opening night at 8 o’clock will draw an immense throng. Among the night lectures to be delivered at the institute will include those of Frederick B. Fisher, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Dr. Clovis B. Chappell, pastor of the First Methodist church, Birming ham, Ala.; Elbert Russell, Duke School of Religion; Leyton Rich ard, Birmingham, England, and Bishop Paul B. Kern, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The institute will be in progress for twelve days, ending on Sat urday, June 23. FEDERAL FOREST SOUGlA FOR ASHE AND WILKES Washington, May 29.—Thomas Forrester and William McEIwee, North Wil'kesboro, headed a dele gation from that city that pro posed Saturday that a federal forest area be established in Wilkes and Ashe counties. The delegation placed the re quest before the United States forest service. The proposal is being backed by Representative Robert L. Doughton, of Alleghany county. vT Rainbow On Trial The “Rainbow” (above), Ameri can sloop built by a syndicate headed by Commodore Vanderbilt, out on one of her first trial's for the right to defend the American Cup against the English chal lenger “Endeavor” this summer. Judge Schenck Is Named To Succeed Deceased Justice Governor Ehringhaus Ap points Hendersonville Su perior Court Judge To Highest Tribunal Seat Raleigh, May 29.—Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed, a few days ago, Judge Michael Schenck, Hendersonville, as an associate justice of the North Carolina state supreme court. The appointment was made by Governor Ehringhaus to fill the vacancy on the state’s highest tribunal caused by the death of Judge Jackson Adams. Judge Adams, who had served on the court since his appointment in 1921, died unexpectedly in Balti more, Md., on Sunday, May 20. Judge Slhenck was a superior court judge prior to his recent appointment to the higher court, which he accepted. Governor Ehringhaus offered the judgeship made vacant by Judge Schenck’s appointment to J, Stanley Winborne, of Marion, who said he would consider the appointment and advise the Gov ernor late. Governor Ehringhaus first of ; fered the vacant post to Majoi L. P. McLendon, of Greensboro who declined the assignment Major McLendon was the Gover nors campaign manager in 1932 The Governor indicated in e statement that he felt the ap pointment should go to the west ern section of the state because most of the present members of the court are eastern men. Members of the court at pres ent are Chief Justice W. P. Stacy of Wilmington, and Associate Justices Heriot Clarkson, of Char lotte; George W. Connor, of Wil son, and Willis J. Brogden, of Durham. Judge Schenck was born ir Lincolnton on December 11 1876, the son of Judge David; Schenck and Mrs. Sally Schenck He married Miss Rosa Pew ii 1909. He left the University o: North Carolina and practiced lav at Greensboro from 1903 unti 1905, when he moved to Hender sonville PLANS FOR WILKES FAIR ARE NEARING COMPLETION North Wilkesboro, May 29.— Plans for the Great Wilkes Fair to be held here the week begin ning September 17 are nearing completion, W. A. McNeill, presi dent and general manager, stated recently. Liberal cash premiums that will compare favorably with awards offered by the North Carolina State Fair will be offered this year instead of the merchandise prizes that were solicited last year. In addition to the regular premiums for the various classes there will be added sweepstakes in each department. The U. S. Army Band from Fort Bragg and the 105th Engin eers Band from Charlotte will be heTe. Also on the midway will be found the largest carnival' that has ever visited this city. R. A. Doughton Is Against Proposed New Constitution I _ Prominent Sparta Citizen, I Former Lieutenant-Gover nor, Issues Statement Giv ing Opposition Reasons Hon. Rufus A. Doughton, Sparta, who has served as lieu tenant-governor of North Caro lina, for many years, as repre j tentative of Alleghany county in i the legislature, speaker of the House, commissioner of revenue, chairman of the highway commis sion, and in other prominent capacities, has come to the de fense of Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt in opposition to the proposed new constitution for the state of North Carolina. Finding in it “insuperable objections” to its adoption, even though finding parts of it to commend, “Gov ernor” Doughton has issued the following statement relative to his position on the question: “I have the greatest respect for the members of the commis sion who drafted the proposed new constitution. 1 think that the document contains some changes in our constitution which could well be made and for which T will be glad to vote if submit ; ted separately. I regret that the instrument contains other | things which so radically change : our fundamental law' as to pre vent my voting for it. “The proposed new constitution gives the General Assembly the unlimited pow’er of taxation. It | contains no restrictions on the j exercise of the power by the legis . lature. That is an insuperable I obstacle to my voting for it. “I agree that a constitution : should contain a statement of | fundamental principles, but a i document can hardly be called | a constitution which does not contain such restrictions as will I protect the people from the ex j ercise of unrestrained power. This is especially true with respect to taxation. I feel very strongly that there should be reasonable \ restrictions in the constitution it j self upon the exercise of this i power. “I agree that some of the of | (continued on back page) _ Youth Is Released Sat. From Charges Of Firing Forest Platt Waddell, 20, son of Les j ter Waddell, prominent farmer and business man of Laurel 1 Springs, has been released from | charges of setting out fire at the | time forest firse were raging in j the county two weeks ago. C. | W. Edwards, local Justice of the Peace, ordered Waddell released I at a preliminary hearing at Sparta Saturday when he held there was not sufficient evidence to hold ! the defendant for the Superior ! Court. The Young man was arrested 1 two weeks ago on charges prefer ; red against him for setting out | fire near Whitehead, and releas I ed immediately under bond for the hearing. Much interest was shown in the case due to the gravity of the charges and the prominence of the defendant’s I family. "Travel east or travel west, a man’s own home is still the best.” MAY 28— Agassiz, noted scientist educator, bom 1807. 29— Douglas Fairbanks, ath letic actor, born 1894. 30—First observance of Me morial day, 1868. 31—Disastrous Johnstowrf F flood kills 2,209,1889. UNE 1—Census shows U. S. pop ulation 12,866,020,1830. 2—Maine first state to pro hibit liquor, 1851. - 3—Hobson sinks Merrimac • in Santiago harbor, 1898.
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