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Looking At Washington THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS DEMOCRATS RESTIVE ROOSEVELT’S STRATEGY REPUBLICAN ATTACKS DROUGHT ALTERS FARM AID PUBLIC DEBT AND-EXPENSES PLANS HOUSING CAMPAIGNS - The politcal campaign is under way with every effort being made by both parties to convince the voters. While the President takes the view that his is the least partisan administration in the country’s history and has warned his aides not to make partisan politcal appeals but to predicate their argument entirely upon support of the New Deal, there is little reason to doubt that Democratic leaders in var ious States will attempt to build up the party in the fall elec tions. Party wheel'horses, it is said, are becoming restive under the fear that the President through his activity may weaken the or ganization in some States. There have been frank protests against any campaign based on the idea that his is not a Democratic regime, vigorously supporting party candidates who are in ac cord with the policies being en acted or advocated. To support Progressives, or Republicans, be cause they happen to be favor able threatens serious impairment of the party, say many leaders. Just what the final attitude of the President will be seems cer tain to be cleared up when he re turns from his vacation and makes several speeches while crossing the country from the coast to the capital. Interesting also is the view that Southern Democrats are uneasy over the flirtation with the Progressives of the West when many observers are impressed that the Roosevelt strategy is a frank bid for the support of these elements rather than a combi nation of Eastern and Southern Democrats, The Republicans under the lead of National Committee Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, have made plain the line of at tack, calling the New Deal gov ernment from above and insisting that the people can manage their own affairs without the dictation of a bureacracy. The expendi ture of huge hums to produce an “illusion of prosperity,” piling up vast debts that mean heavy fut ure taxation, failure to produce tangible results are other counts in the indictment. The drought has changed agri cultural conditions to such an ex tent that the farm program of the administration is being quietly re vised in the presence of the new situation. Control over live stock is considered almost unnecessary since there has been a 27 per cent reduction in pigs and the purchase of millions of cattle and sheep will almost eliminate the surpluses. The wheat crop will result in a large reduction of the carry-over and the small cot ton crop leads to the expectation that larger plantings will be per mitted next year. Senator Borah, continuing to pursue his “lone wolf” policy, as sails both major parties, neither of which are able to entirely satis fy the Idahoan. Nevertheless, this is nothing new. He freely lambasted the Republican admin istrations that preceded the Robsevelt tenure, although in the elections that followed he sup ported the party candidate. His freedom of utterance is interest ing and his powers as an orator are hardly excelled but his in fluence among the people of the nation is diminishing. He assails the new bureaucracy, ^claiming that harmed producers and small business, adding to their distress. On July 1st. the public debt of the United States was $27,053, 000,000, an increase of about four and a half billion dollars in one year, according to a report made by Secretary Morgenthau.1 The deficit for the fiscal year just ended was $3,989,000,000, including $360,000,000 for debt retirement. Interesting is the fact that the Treasury has been able bo get such low rates of interest that, despite the large increase in the debt, the average rate of interest dropped from 3.35 to 3.18, al though the carrying charge is greater—$757,000,000 as compar ed with $689,000,000 in 1933. It is observed that the lower interest rate is contrary to pre dictions made by critics of the recovery program, who insisted that the borrowing of billions would cause prohibitive interest charges. Moreover^ a substantial part of the debt increase is cov ered by obligations evidencing loans which will eventually be (continued on page 4) The Alleghany Times Subscription Price $1 a year in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 10. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1934. 6 PAGES Number 6 Gen. Hugh Johnson Wants Commission To Supervise NRA Is Ready To Step Down As Recovery Administrator But Willing To Do Bid ding Of President Washington, July 10.—Refresh ed after a week’s rest in New York, General Hugh S. Johnson lowered his eye glasses to the tip of his nose tonight and chat ted amicably with newspaper cor respondents as he outlined his hope for the future of the NRA. General Johnson revealed him self as ready to step down from his turbulent throne as head of the recovery drive and said he had recommended to President Roosevelt that the vast recovery unit be ruled by a non-partisan commission. He explained he was “anxious to get away,” but in the next breath emphasized that he would stay on the job as long as “the President thinks he needs me.” “Don’t any of you birds get the idea that Pm getting out—or anything like that,” he caution ed. As though this were not sul ficient warning to the press, John son denied vigorously a news paper story that he was prepar ing to turn over control of the NRA to a group of five of his subordinates. “That’s the bunk,’’ he said. Leaning back in a comfortable chair in his air-cooled office, Johnson explained that he had prepared definite recommenda tions on the future administra tion of NRA and had submitted them to President Roosevelt be fore he departed on his ocean cruise. “I told the President that this is not a one-man job any more,” be said. “I recommended a non partisan board of commissioners to provide more balance as the NRA passes into the field of ad ministration.” Would Johnson serve on the commission? “Not if I can avoid it, but that’s up to the President,” he said. Any commission or Doaru creat ed under the new plan, Johnson emphasized, will maintain its veto power over industry as long as the NRA exists. There will be no reorganization he added that does not retain that principle. Johnson is hopeful that the new administration set-up, if ap proved by the President, can be put into effect within 60 days. The administrator’s remarks served to center attention again sharply upon the fate of the NRA. One of its important policies— price fixing in codes—was dealt a stiff body blow in a presidential executive order permitting bid ders on government, state or municipal contracts to reduce prices listed with code authorities to a maximum of 15 per cent. The new price list was auto matically made available to the public. Overnight a flood of pro testing telegrams swamped the NRA. The code authority of the steel industry, Johnson said to day, has asked bo be exempted under this order. “We’ve had protests from al most every industry,” he explain ed. • Future changes also will be made with an eye toward con gressional approval. The NRA expires next June. It was sub jected to a barrage of criticism on Capitol Hill in the 73rd Con gress. Some administration au thorities feel the commission form of administration of the re covery agency might make it more palatable of its severest critics in the event Mr. Roose velt asks that a new lease of life be awarded. MISS LOU REID LANDRETH GRADUATES AT ROANOKE Miss Lou Reid Landreth, Sparta, graduated from National Business college, Roanokei V«., on Friday, June 22, making the high est rating that has been made on the National Employment test, and also the highest average in all work for the year. Miss Lan dreth being a student of excep tional' ability and merit, has been retained by the college as assoc iate instructor in the Stenographic department for tlje summer. Before matriculating at Na tional Business college, she at tended the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina i at Greensboro. State Bonds Taken To New York Tues. By Gov. Ehringhaus Raleigh, July 11.—Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus and State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson left the capital city tonight to sign .and deliver $12,230,000 in North Carolina state bonds recently sold to a New York syndicate of banks. The bonds, in $1,000 denominations, number 12,230 and require half a dozen suit cases for conveying. Forces in the offices of the Governor and Treasurer have been busy for several days in placing the seal of the Great State of North Caro lina on each of the bonds, and otherwise getting them ready for delivery to the New York pur chasers. Governor Ehringhaus will spend about two days , signing his name, and with a signature machine by use of which he can sign 20 bonds at a single writings Even with that multiple signing, he has to write his name, with the under scoring and the three dots be neath, and with periods for his three initials, Cl 2 times. This is one of the largest deliveries of bonds ever made by the state. Livestock Auction At Galax Mon. Is Best One Thus Far Glen L.. Duncan, Sparta, Buys Top Lambs At $7.25 Per Hundred Pounds. Bid ding Is Brisk The weekly livestock auction sale held Monday at Galax by the Grayson-Carrcll Livestock market, was by far the best one held yet, according to J. T. Hor ney, president of the market. About 200 more head than have ever been sold since the market was inaugurated on June 11 wrere entered Monday. There were twice as many lambs as have ever been sold on the Galax mar ket before and the price for which the top lambs sold—$7.25 per hundred pounds—was the best yet obtained. These lambs were bought by Glen L. Duncan, Sparta. Mr. Duncan is one of the largest shippers of lambs, calves and butcher cattl'e in North Carolina and is a regular buyer on the Galax market. Top prices, besides lambs, at Monday’s sale were as follows: top veal calves, $5.05 per hun dred pounds; top fat heifers, $5; top fat cows $4.10, and top fat bulls $3.05. ' Next Monday, July lb, is to be “cash prize day” at the Galax market, when the management of the rapidly growing market will give away $55 in cash prizes to persons entering the largest num bers of head of livestock for sale in the various classes. The priz es are offered as follows: for the largest' number of any kind of cattle, except veal calves, en tered, $20; for the largest num ber of veal calves entered, $10; for the largest number of horses entered, $10; for the largest number of sheep and lambs en tered, $10, and for the largest number of pigs and hogs enter ed, $5. “We will have more buyers at this sale than have ever attend ed any of our sales,” said Mr, Horney. “A Louisville buyer, who has never bought on this market and who is one of, the largest buyers of lambs, calves and butcher cattle to come south,” he continued, “has assured me that he will attend this sale with his ‘buying clothes on’.” The market management is urging those who have butcher cows and heifers to sell this year to get them in at once, as they expect the market on them to drop when fat steers come on J the market. On Monday, July 30, at 12 o’clock noon, a special sale of much intei’est to farmers and livestockmen will be held, the details of which will be made known next week. FEDERAL HOUSING BODY CAN’T FIND A HOUSE Washington July 10. — The Federal Housing Administration which wants everybody who can afford it to find a house, couldn’t find one itself today. Administrator James A. Moffett admitted he was having trouble locating 20,000 square feet of floor space for his organization. “In the meantime,” he said, “I’m working under my hat.” Federal Grants For Relief In N. C. May Be Reduced Unless State, City And County Governments Cooperate Municipal And County Officials Are Asked To Consider Needs When Planning Relief Budgets By John Sikes Raleigh. July 10.—The thous ands of North Carolinians who for the past year or more have found jobs on temporary work projects and food, clothing, and medicine at the lOfi relief agenc ies maintained throughout the State may be faced with serious curtailment in their benefits un less their city, county, and State governments once again assume the responsibility of helping to care for them. Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, State Relief Administrator today re vealed that Federal grants to North Carolina for relief pur poses may be reduced unless the State and municipal governments provide a substantial proportion of the funds required for relief needs. Mr?-. U Kerry has just neon ad vised by Federal Relief Adminis trator Harry L. Hopkins that a survey made in North Carolina by his administration shows the State has sufficient resources to justify a larger percentage of appropriation to relief purposes than has beer, made in the past. However citizens of North Carolina may like the compari son. Mr. Hopkins has run his eyes over relief figures for North Carolina and New York and North Carolina suffers pretty badly from the comparison. Mr. Hopkins ex plains he made the comparison between these two states because North Carolina is second only to New York in the Union in the payment of Federal taxes. If this be true—and the cold figures are all in Mr. Hopkins’ favor—then, reasons the dynamic Federal Ad ministrator, North Carolina should contribute a percentage of relief benefits more comparable to the percentage contributed by New York. The figures show that in New York the average monthly bene fits per relief family are $32.16, the average amount each relief family receives per month. Of this amount the various govern mental subdivisions of New York contribute $18.43, with the Fed eral government contributing the remainder or $13.73. In more graphic figures, every time the Federal government sends $1 into New York State for relief pur poses New York adds $1.34, more than matching dollar for dollar. In North Carolina the average monthly benefit per relief family is $6.95. Of this amount the State, -and its various local gov ernments, contributes just 76 cents. Using these graphic figures again, when the Federal govern ment sends in a dollar for relief purposes in this State, North Carolina adds only a fraction above 12 cents. The seriousness of the situation is amply illustrated by what has just happened in Louisiana, where the State Legislature has refused to make an appropriation for re lief purposes-. Because of this neglect by the Legislature 15,000 destitute citizens of the State wil be dropped from Federal re lief rolls and the Federal relief appropriations to the State will be cut by about 10,000,000 per year, thus throwing the. thous ands of unemployables and other relief cases directly back on the counties. Contemplating what may hap pen in North Carolina if Federal relief appropriations are apprec iably reduced Mrs, O’Berry has |just written a letter to all may ors and chairmen of county boards or commissions, in North Carolina asking them to consider relief needs of the State and urging them to include appropriations in their 1934-35 budgets for relief work. “I urge you to include in your budget a liberal grant for relief purposes to care for the unem ployed and destitute in your com munity,” Mrs. O’Berry wrote; the city and county officials. “I suggest that you levy a tax of 2V-; cents to 5 cents for re lief purposes.” Mrs. O’Berry said today the State Administration is anxious to complete projects started un der the Civil Work.- Administra tion and tc begin new projects under the work division of the FERA in the towns and countie.* throughout the State so that more men can be employed and so that necessary public improvements can be made. “But we are seriously handi capped in our plans because the Federal administration feels it cannot continue making large ap propriations to this work unless the city, county, and State gov ernments themselves cooperate by making substantial contributions for the care of our own people,” Mrs. O’Berry -said. “There is no disposition on the part of the Federal government,” Mrs. O’Berry continued “to shut down on the appropriations com ing into the State. but Mr. Hop kins feels, and has so expressed to me, that we must realize we still have a responsibility in this relief work and that we should show the Federal Administration our willingness to contribute to wards success of the work.” Mrs. O’Berry pointed out that North Carolina is moving for ward rapidly with rural rehabili tation plans, designed to make 10,000 or more unemployed farm families self-supporting, for work projects, and for the regular di rect relief work. “But, if we are to accomplish our objectives, which are to re lieve suffering and give our desti tute another chance at life, our local governments will have V cooperate by contributing sub stantially to the funds for this work,” Mrs. O’Berry said. In her letter to the county and city officials Mrs. O’Berry enclos ed a form listing the various phases of relief work and urged that each phase be included in the new budgets. Figures for the United States show that only 12 states con tribute less per relief family than North Carolina. WYATT REUNION HELD SUN. AT PINEY CREEK HOME A Wyatt family reunion was held at the home of Rev. E. E. Wyatt, Piney Creek, N. C., on July 4, at which a delightful dinner was served in honor of the Rev. Mr. Wyatt and enjoyed by all. Thc.se who attended were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wyatt, Mullens, W. Va., Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wyatt and family Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Sturgill and family, Piney Creek; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hendris and family, Sparta Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Roup and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyatt, Crump ler, and Mr. and Mrs. Clare Wyatt, Baywood, Va. . TO HOLD ICE CREAM SUPPER The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Glade Valley Presbyterian church will give an ice cream supper on Saturday night July 21, the proceeds of which, it is said, are to be used for a worthy cause. The supper will be held on the Glade Valley high school campus and the public is invited to attend. HAROLD COOLEY ELECTED TO SUCCEED REP. POU Raleighi July 10. — Harold Cooley, young Nashville Demo crat, was elected in a special election held Saturday to succeed the late Representative Edward W. Pou as the fourth district’s representative in Congress. Cooley was chosen by an overwhelming majority over his Republican opponent, Hobart Brantley, Spring Hope attorney. The new congressman had ar rived in Washington yesterday and had been assigned to an of fice in the House office building, from which he will conduct rou tine matters of business until the next session of Congress. ALLEGHANY STUDENTS IN PLAY GIVEN AT A. S. T. C. Miss Thelma Osborne and Glenn Tolliver of Alleghany county, students' of the summer session at Appalachian State Teachers’ college, Boone, participated in a play pertaining to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which was presented on Tuesday, July 3. The play was presnted by mem bers of English 14 class before the student body at the regular i chapel program. Sparta High School Faculty Announced For 1934-35 Term Selection of the faculty for Sparta high school for the com ing 1934-35 t rm has been com pleted and the list made public this week by Prof. C. R. Roe, principal. The teacher allotment announced last week by the State School commission at Raleigh gives Sparta the same number of teachers as that of last year. The teaching force will be the same as last year with one exception. Miss 7, elm a Richardson will fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Mrs. Duke Bledsoe. The high school teachers will be as follows: Prof, and Mrs. C. R. Roe, Mrs. Dalton Warren, Mrs; J. B. Collins, Miss Tva Jean Reeves F. H. Jackson and Her bert Estep. Grade teachers will be as fol lows: Mrs. A. V. Choate, Mrs. Add McMillan, Miss Mabel Crowe, Miss Clyde Higgins, Miss Grace Crouse, Miss Zelnia Richardson and Burton McCann. American Business Pulling Self Out Of The Depression Appears To Be One-Third Of Way Out. Progress Interrupted By Banking Crisis Washington, July 10.—-Aided by billions of dollars from fed eral and state governments, American business appeared yes terday to have pulled itself more than a third of the way out of the depression which began quietly five years ago this month. More than two years have passed since the ab.-olute bottom of the ‘ de pression was apparently reached in July, 1932, and yesterday both official and private business fig ures showed an irregular upward course since that time, interrupt ed temporarily fifteen months age by the banking paralysis. Responsible figures compiled by the Federal Reserve board showed that industrial activity in the United States after reaching its peak of 125 per cent, of the 1923-25 average in June 1929, declined father steadily to 58 per cent, in July, 1932. The in dex rose slightly thereafter and fell to a “second bottom” of 59 per cent, in March, 1933. A speculative boom a year ago carried it to 100 pci cent, in July, 1933. After another set back, activity began to rise slowly early this year to the cur rent 85 per cent, level. At this level activity had regained 40 per cent, of the entire decline from June, 1929, to July, 1932. Reasons for the start of the depression and its possible end two years ago are a matter of conjecture among leading eco nomists. Hundreds of such reascms have been advanced by various schools of economic thought and by poli ticians. Regardless of cause, leading in-; dustrial barometers showed today j that substantial progress has been i made toward recovery with wide spread hopes of further improve ment after the usual summer lull. More billions of government money are to be poured out over the next few months in a final effort to clinch the recovery. Ef forts over the remainder of the current year are believed likely in many quarters to determine whether the recent upturn is last ing or merely a rise before an other smash. Only then will gov ernment officials and economists concede that the depression is over and a period of prosperity is at hand. Compared with a 40 per cent, recovery in industrial activity from its prosperity peak to de pression low, the bureau of labor statistics’ index of employment [has recovered more than 50 per ! cent, of its depression loss, al though 10,000,000 persons are still out of work. The index of pay rolls has re covered^ nearly 40 per cent, of its depression drop from 112.9 to 37. Carloadings 'have recover ed only 16 per cent, of the de pression drop. A better showing is made by commodity prices, which the administration hopes to j boost in order to promote recov ery. N< C. Farmers May Get Huge Benefits From Frazier Bill Measure Would Enable Hard-Pressed Farmers To Call For Readjustment of Financial Obligations Washington July 10.—The Frazier-Lemke farm bankruptcy bill is expected to be a bieasing to thousands of hard-pressed farmers in North Carolina, there being approximately 20 per cent, of the farm.- in the state mortgaged for more than 70 per cent, of their actual value. Ac cording to figures obtained yes terday from the Bureau of the Census, there were 279,708 farms in North Carolina wbpn the 1930 farm census was taken. The Bur eau of Agricultural Economics made a study of farm mortgages last year and, based on infor mation obtained then, bureau of ficials yesterday estimated that ■55,940 farms in North Carolina are now mortgaged for more than 70 per cent, of their present value, I he tar-reaching and highly im portant Frazior-Lemke bill, which Senator Huey Long drove through Congress during the closing hours of the last session, takes tj}*-->■ “whip hand” from farm 'mort gage holders and enables the farmer who is hopelessly in debt to go into federal court, declare himself bankrupt, and cail for a readjustment of his obligations. For six years the farmers of North Carolina and the nation need have no fear that they will be driven from their homes by a sheriff’s sale or the auction eer’s hammer. - Many of those in conservative ranks who were alarmed over the bill are now taking the position that it is not such a rible piece of legislation after. At one time it was contend* that the bill would wreck the insurance companies and other large holders of farm paper, but most of those who held this view are coming around to the con clusion that the holders of farm mortgage papers are in just about as good position under the bill as they were before because of the present deflated values of land.' Some still contend the bill will play havoc with farm credit since the government en tered this field. In no limited way this fear can be discounted. Pending printing of the bill' as signed by President Roosevelt, farm credit experts here have re frained from outlining definite procedure for farmers Who de sire to take advantage of its provisions. EXPOSITION PROPOSED -- Morgaiton, July 10.—Plans for advertising the advantages of the Carolinas in order to attract within the borders of the sister states a portion of the tremendous tourist industry, and a proposal to hold an Early American Ex position in this state in 1937, were heard by the Morganton | Kiwanis Club Friday. SWEET CLOVER ON EXHIBIT A bunch of sweet clover which measures eight feet, ten and one j half inches is being exhibited in ; Sparta in front of the Court i House this week. The clover which attained such an unusual growth was grown on the farm of Alec Woodruff. I get this far ^f7**$?* I' "A good head and industrious hand art worth gAd in any land.** JULY 9—Elias Howe, sewing ma chine inventor, bom 1819. j-10—The first steamboat s reaches Chicago's har bor, 1832. , 11—John Quincy Adams, the 6th President, bom 1767. 12—Josiah Wedgwood, noted pottery maker, bom 1730. 13—Maude Adams makes hit in “The Little Minister.” 1905. 14—The start of the bloody French Revolution, 1789. IS—U. S. Rainbow Division stops German drive, 1918.
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