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Volume 10.
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934.
4 PAGES
Number 18.
By Hugo Sim*, Tim** Special
Washington Correspondent
5 A NEW PARTY COMING?
The American people are be
littling a definite division into
vo camps, with Liberals on one
de and Conservatives on the
;her. This means a new political
ignment cutting across former
arty lines. How far the split
ill extend into the two larger
irties is problematical, although
i some states, such as Minne
ita, North Dakota and Califor
a, it is apparent that the real
sue will be between Conserva
ves and Liberals. '
In other sections, no regroup
g of parties is evident, although
le general political situation in
cates that such a trend will in
imitably occur within the next
;w years. President Roosevelt’s
ilitical strategy has apparently
sen directed to the winning of
le so-called progressive element
f the Republican party. Evident
’, he is confident that the ac
aisition of this element will more
san offset the loss of the Gon
irvative faction in the Demo
atic party- While no effort is
sing spared to retain control of
le Democratic party machinery,
is increasingly evident that
iberals dominate the present Ad
inistration.
Naturally, it is expected that,
i time, the “New Deal” will
cure the permanent support of
1 Liberals. Moreover, if, as is
alikely, the Conservatives man
re to regain control of the
emocratic party, the President
ill be in position to seek re
ection on the basis of his ree
l'd and to force the definite
>litical realignment which many
jservers expect.
HE SITUATION REVIEWED
As this writer sees the political
tuation, the President will re
dn control of the Democratic
irty, although, eventually losing
le minority of Conservatives,
here will be no occasion for
[r. Roosevelt to launch a new
arty in support of his policies,
[though because of the attach
lent that many Liberals have
>r the Republican label, it is
robable that some definite desig
ation will be evolved for those
epublicans who cast their lot
ith the President.
A reverse is also true in that,
' the Republican party is domi
ated by Conservatives, no new
arty will arise to carry that ban
er and there will be a gradual
rift of dissentient Democrats in
> its ranks although the step
lay be softened by the tempor
ry use of some other appel
ition.
WA AID FOR NEW SCHOOLS
PWA funds are financing more
han half of the public school
pnstruction at the present time,
ccording to Secretary Ickes, who
oints out that $210,000,000 have
een allocated for this purpose,
'hrough the middle of August,
133,866,269 has been advanced
or 1,011 educational buildings,
nth about three-fourths of the
um being spent on elementary
nd secondary schools. As many
f> the allotments are for grants
nly, thirty percent of the cost
f labor and material involved,
; is estimated that the PWA pro
ram involves the expenditure of
210,000,000.
lECOVERY progressing
In making his final report to
he President, Donald R. Rich
erg lists five basic results of the
rst year’s battle against the de
ression, as follows: i(l) Reem
loyment of nearly nine million
workers; (2) Rising farm prices,
ncreasing farm incomes more
han one million dollars; (3) Fi
ancial relief through disburse
ient of five million dollars, of
rhich two billion have been re
aid; (4) Restoration of healthy
anking system; and (5) Saving
f one million homes from fore
losure.
lORPORATIONS EARN MORE
Figures relating to corporation
arnings do not indicate that
rofits are being destroyed by
overnmental policies. Recently,
he Federal Reserve Bank of New
rork compiled the net profits for
07 industrial and mercantile
ompanies, showing that profits
or the first half of 1934 were
ive times those of the first half
f 1933. All groups but shipping
nd aviation reported better earn
ngs for the period and the clotti
ng and textile group more than
loubled its last year’s gain.
While this may be something
if an Incomplete picture, one
night-bear in mind that the num
ier of companies of all kinds
eporting deficits through oper
itions in the first half of the
rear decreased from forty-six per
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Ides Witholds
Final Action
On Parkway
Dxraghton Makes
Strong Appeal
For N. C. Route.
Tenn. Heard
Washington, Sept. 18.—At a
public hearing before Secretary of
the Interior Ickes here the bit
ter quarrel between North Caro
lina and Tennessee over location
of the Great Smoky Mountains
National parkway south of Blow
ing Rock was aired for three
hours this afternoon. With the
large auditorium in the Interior
department packed to its capacity
and more than a hundred per
sons in the corridors, spokesmen
for North Carolina contended that
if the parkway is to be located
on a basis of scenery then the
route proposed by the North Caro
lina Highway department should
be approved.
After listening bo all of the
speakers with intent interest
Secretary Ickes brought the hear
ing to a close around 5 o’clock
with the statement that the ques
tion involved was of such tre
mendous moment to both states
that he would not render a hasty
decision but would weigh care
fully the arguments made by both
sides.
“I will try to decide it strictly
on its merits and may the best
cause win,” he asserted.
Spokesmen for Tennessee with
equal vigor and enthusiasm, con
tended that the route they pro
posed is just as rich in scenery
as any other proposed route and
by any rule of reason and fair
play one-half of the parkway
from the Virginia line to the
park should be located in Ten
nessee.
As he was leaving the platform,
Ickes said he would possibly drive
ovpr both proposed routes be
fore making a decision on the
location of the parkway.
North Carolinians are confident
that if the secretary will person
ally inspect the route their case
will be won.
North Carolina’s case was pre
sented by R. G. Browning, state
highway location engineer; Frank
Page, former chairman of the
North Carolina Highway Depart
ment; Robert Lathan, Asheville;
Senator Reynolds, Representative
Doughton and Senator Bailey.
Representative “Farmer Bob”
Doughton, who breathed life back
into the parkway after it was
thought dead at the PWA, describ
ed the scenery over the North
Carolina route as one who had
gone over it time and time again
as he traveled that section of the
state trading cattle.
“Every foot of this parkway
we propose is grand and beautiful
—perfect wonderland,” Dough
ton asserted.
“If you turn this parkway over
into Tennessee at Linville you
will miss the greatest mountain
scenery in America and future
generations will deplore the mis
take that has been made,”
Doughton told Ickes.
The four hundred North Caro
linians present for the hearing
roared as Doughton remarked
that if “Tennessee was fair as she
is beautiful this meeting would
not be held.”
“All we asked is that this
parkway be located on merit,”
the North Carolinian asserted.
Alleghany Court
To Convene
The fall term of Alleghany
County Court will convene here
September 24, with Judge Felix
Alley presiding. No cases of
great interest to the general
public will be tried. (There are
no murders, robberies, etc. listed).
The cases on docket are ex
pected to consume about four
days time, which will be an
average length of time for the
fall term. A great many people
are expected to be in Sparta
next week, however, despite the
lack of spectacular cases.
ALLEGHANY FAIR
PLANS ARE BEGUN
Preparations for the 1934 Alle
ghany county fair are beginning
in earnest. Exceptionally good
exhibits are expected this year
since the county has had such an
excellent growing season.
The people are requested to
cooperate with the organizers in
order to make it a surpassingly
good occasion.
Doughton Asked To
Address Grange
“Governor” R. A. Doughton has
received an invitation from the
president of the North Carolina
State Grange to address the an
nual meeting of that organization
at Lumberton on Friday, Septem
ber 28, on the question of “State
Taxation.”
“Governor” Doughton hopes to
attend, provided court adjourns
here before that date.
Candidates Fail
To Agree As To
Joint Debate
Doughton Sees No
Reason For Debate
With Prevette, His
G. O. P. Opponent
A number of communications
have been exchanged during the
past few weeks between Con
gressman Robert L. Doughton, of
Alleghany county, and Joseph M.
Prevette, Jefferson, Democratic
and Republican nominees, respec
tively, for the Congress seat now
held by the former, relative to a
proposed joint debate between the
two for the discussion of the
issues of the campaign. On Aug
ust 17, Mr. Prevette issued the
challenge to the Alleghany Con
gressman, stating that he felt “if
there ever was a time when the
voters of this district should know
both candidates and learn their
views on issues in the coming
campaign, now is the time.”
The Congressman replied on
August 22, saying he had no ob
jections to a joint discussion, if
satisfactory arrangements could
be made, but, at the same time,
saying that he could see little
good that could come from such
a discussion, and expressing his
willingness to let the voters judge
his fitness for further Congres
sional service by his past record
in office.
On August 23, Prevette replied
to Doughton and said that he
could not meet him on the fol
lowing Sunday, as suggested by
the latter, for a discussion of the
matter, because of an engagement
to deliver a prohibition lecture
that afternoon.
A later communication from
the Congressman again informed
Prevette that he did not consider
a joint debate necessary, saying
that he was standing on his rec
ord and that he was willing for
the people to pass on it without
defense.
After receiving another mes
sage from the Republican nomi
nee, Mr. Doughton sent Prevette
another letter in which he reiter
ated his belief that a debate was
not necessary but that he wanted
it understood, however, that his
reasons for such conclusions were
not based on any fear of meeting
Prevette or any other Republican
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More Pigs To Be
At Galax Sale
Next Monday
Monday’s sale held at Galax
by the Grayson-Carroll Livestock
market was good in every re
spect, said J. T. Homey, president
of the market.
Top heifers brought $4.05 per
hundred pounds, top butcher
cows, $3.10, and a carload of
hogs sold for an average of $7.60
per hundred. A few exceptionally
good hogs and some others left
over from Monday’s sale are be
ing sold privately at the stock
yards this week.
While not so many lambs as
usual were taken in for sale
Monday, due bo the rainy weath
er, of those that were on hand,
the seconds brought $5.35 per
hundred. There were no tops.
Another carload of pigs weigh
ing about 40 pounds each, from
Iowa, will be at Galax next Mon
day, September 24. There will
also be a truckload of porkers
from South Carolina there for
Monday’s sale.
A number of buyers attended
the sale Monday from several
states and bidding was spirited
from the time Homey brothers,
famous twin auctioneers, started
the sale until the last animal was
sold.
Bunch of Grapes Weighs ll^j^unds
l‘A NOMA Calif. . .. Abov« fc
shown one of the prize bunch of
grape* exhibited at the Los Angeles
County Fair by Grape-Princess,
Miss Bee Connor. The buneh of
grapes shown in the photo weighed
112 pounds.
Authorize Call
For More Men
To Strike
Walk-out Spreads
To Pa. Mills.
Three Arrested
In Lancaster
Washington, Sept. 18.—The
textile strike committee was
authorized tonight by the execu
tive council of the United Tex
tile workers to call all allied
workers from their jobs if such
drastic action is necessary to win
the nation-wide walk-out. The
decision was made after an all
day meeting of the council was
held. Francis J. Gorman, strike
leader, said an additional 120,
000 textile workers would likely
be ordered to leave their jobs by
the end of the week unless in
dustry agrees to arbitrate the
dispute. If industry does not
yield, Gorman indicated that
workers in rug, dyeing, under
wear, rayon and corset plants
would be the first additions to the
strike ranks.
The strike committee moved to
consolidate its forces tonight as
the mediation board rushed work
on its recommendations to Presi
dent Roosevelt to end the walk
out.
As the council went into ses
sion they received reports that
the Pepperell Mills, the largest
textile plant in Maine, had been
closed by picketers. The act add
ed 3,600 mill workers to the esti
mated 400,000 forced into idle
ness by the strike.
Sporadic clashes occurred in
the North and Eastern textile
areas while the South remained
comparatively calm under the
menacing shadows of flashing
bayonets held by thousands of
National Guardsmen.
In Pasaic, N. J., 300 srikers
from the Paterson area battled
50 police at the Dayton avenue
plant of the Botany Worsted
Mills. The pickets ran from the
scene after a spirited hand-to
hand free-for-all fight that lasted
only a few minutes. An organiz
er and a picket were arrested.
Three men were arrested and
several injured when police broke
up a demonstration by 500 strik
ers vat Lancaster, Pa.
The strike spread today to
Western Pennsylvania where 100
employees of the Susquehanna
Silk Mills quit their jobs.
Hawthorne To Go
To Annapolis
James Hawthorne, who recently
received a four-year appointment
to Annapolis Naval Academy,
went to Raleigh Monday in order
to take the required physical ex
amination. Hawthorne was pro
claimed an almost perfect physical
specimen and is said to be the
second to pass the examination in
North Carolina within the past
twelve months.
He will enter next year, accord
ing to the rules of the appoint
ment.
CASH IS LOST; EMP^Y
POCKETBOOK FOUND
A pocketbook containing $90
in cash was lost Monday night
hy Dr. Leff Choate. The empty
pocketbook was found just out
of Sparta, on the Elkin highway
Tuesday morning.
New Constitution
Is Opposed By
Sen. Bailey
Says Majority Of
People Of State
Are Opposed To
Ratification
Washington, Sept. 18.—The
swelling ranks of those who op
pose ratification of the proposed
new constitution for North Caro- j
lina were joined yesterday by
| Senator Josiah W. Bailey, of
that state. “It is clear that an
overwhelming majority of the
people of North Carolina are op
posed to ratification,” the senior
senator declared.
Bailey said he had given much
study to the new document and
'had found so many objections to
it that “I cannot support it, and
I hope it will not be ratified.”
The senator said there may be no
election on the proposed Consti
tution since the supreme court in
North Carolina has been asked
to pass on legality of voting on
it in the forthcoming general
election. Bailey pointed out that
the constitutional commission was
ordered to submit the new Con
stitution at the first general elec
tion after the legislature adjourn
ed and that some lawyers hold
the vote on the prohibition re
peal amendment constituted a
general election.
Representative Doughton reiter
ated his opposition to the new
Constitution and Representative
Weaver said he was inclined to
oppose it.
Sec. Ickes Defends
Gov’t. Expenses
Washington, Sept. 18.—Secre
tary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes said recently that the gov
ernment should “continue to spend
whatever sums seem reasonably
necessary to bring about recov
ery.”
Ickes made that statement in
reply to critics who have express
ed alarm at the continued huge
amounts being disbursed by the
administration for relief and re
covery.
“Why shouldn’t we draw on
our reserve?” Ickes asked. “The
nation in this situation is like an
individual in time of stress. What
else are the reserves of resources
for if not to carry us through a
period like this?”
Pushing along expenditures un
der his immediate jurisdiction,
Ickes announced allotments total
ing $6,349,600 for 56 more non
federal public works construction
projects in 20 states.
Allotments in this class now
total $993,921,811.
DOyGHTON ATTENDS
RALEIGH MEET
“Governor” R. A. Doughton
made a trip to Raleigh the early
part of the week to be present at
a meeting of the Organization
Against The Proposed New Con
stitution for North Carolina.
This organization is headed by
“Governor” Doughton.
HEAVY RAINS VISIT
ALLEGHANY CO.
During the past week Sparta
and other parts of Alleghany
county have experienced one of
the heaviest rainfalls on record.
Traffic has been impeded in
several places where “wash-outs”
have occurred on the highway.
Judge Alley To
Speak Here
Judge Felix Alley, Waynesville,
is scheduled to deliver an address
on Tuesday night, September 22,
in the Alleghany county court
house in Sparta on “The Trial'
01 Jesus.” Judge Alley is con
sidered an able speaker and is in
frequent demand for addresses on
religious, as well as legal and i
business, subjects.
Judge Alley will preside over
the term of Superior court be
ginning here Monday
Col. Roosevelt
Hits New Deal
Policies Sun.
Scores Policies Of
Distant Relative
In Speech Before
Young Republicans
Chicago, Sept. 18.—Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt, Jr., sdn of the
late President Theodore Roose
velt and prominent member of ]
the Republican branch of the
Roosevelt family, concentrated a
storm of verbal lam bastings on
the new deal and all its rami- {
fications in an address before a i
Young Republican convention here j
Sunday night. Col. Roosevelt, a j
distant cousin of the present
Democratic occupant of the White
House, said:
“I am opposed to the so-called
new deal because 1 believe it is
unsound economically and sub-1
versive of our American ideals
of the liberty of the people. I
am opposed to it because it will
bring penury, want and disaster
upon our people, and bear down
with crushing force,upon the poor
of the community, who will ulti
mately have to pay for all of the
folly.
“If it is permitted to run its j
course unchecked, savings, bank j
accounts and life insurance polic
ies will be wiped out; the savings
of the small people throughout
the country will be squandered
on foolish schemes, unnecessary
waste and the building of a
political machine-”
Col. Roosevelt said that con
certed action by the Republican
leaders and their followers is
necessary to save the true Ameri
can standards of living.
He said he held no brief for
“swollen fortunes” transmitted in
dividuals who have not earned
them, and who do nothing to
justify their retention. He said:
“A distinction should be made
in income taxes between the earn
ed and unearned income, and the
taxes should be heavier on the
latter. I believe all this can be
accomplished within our scheme
of government without destroy
ing liberty and democracy, and
I believe most emphatically that
it cannot be accomplished through
the subversive policy of the pres
ent administration in Washing
ton.”
Scottville Man
Is Injured In
Truck Mishap
Claude Hill, Scottville, was
very painfully injured Monday
afternoon when a tractor and
ensilage cutter, on which he was
riding, slipped from the truck on
which it was loaded and partially
fell on him. The truck was
crossing a culvert on a side road
about one mile from Scottville,
when the accident occurred.
The weight of the tractor was
upheld mainly by a bank on
which it rested, thereby prevent
ing instantaneous death for Hill.
A spike about one inch in diame
ter was driven through Hill’s
thigh, constituting his most ser
ious injury, since he received no
broken bones.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
HOME SEPT. 12
The home of Mrs. Bettie Ed
wards, Edwards Cross Roads, was
struck by lightning during a
heavy storm on Wednesday, Sep
tember 12. A hole was made in
the wall above the telephone. The
telephone was knocked off the
wall and several window panes
were shattered. No fire followed.
Mrs. Edwards and a girt, Ella
Estep, were at home, but neither
were injured. v
3
Doughton Opens
Campaign In
Boone Sat
Says Roosevelt Is
Greatest President
U. S. Has Had In
Past 100 Years
Opening his campaign for re
jection to Congress from the
SJinth North Carolina district in
iloone on Saturday, September
15, Congressman Robert L.
(“Farmer Bob”) Doughton, of
Alleghany county, referred to
President Roosevelt as the great
est President this country has
rad in the past one hundred
years. Mr. Doughton spoke at
ength in support of the new
leal, pointing out that the eom
ng Congressional campaign will
re based almost entirely on the
record made by the new deal in
romparison with that made by
:he old deal in the United States.
Representative Doughton said
:hat the last “two years of the
Hoover administration will go
town in history as the darkest
rnd most devastating period of
American life. This situation
made it necessary that something
new and something drastic should
be done and done speedily. Old
remedies had been fully tried
ind tested, and found ineffective
rnd futile, and, while much of
the new deal is still in an ex
perimental stage, judged by what
it has already accomplished and
is capable of accomplishing,
enough is known of its effect to
-how that the nation has been
saved from utter collapse and is
beginning to breathe and func
tion in a normal way.”
In conclusion. Congressman
Doughton said: “Look at the
picture of things today, and re
member conditions as they were
18 short months ago, and I feel
you will have no difficulty in
deciding between the new deal
and the old deal. I am sure
that you will agree that the
people of America have a new
hope and a brighter outlook on
life; that faith, hope and con
fidence have supplanted fear,
gloom and despair; that now a
brighter day has dawned and
that we are slowly, but surely,
working our way out of diffi
culties which seemed impossible
to overcome.
“We do not claim that we have
performed miracles, or that the
millennium is just around the
corner, but we do claim that
better times are on hand, and
still better days are ahead, and
we all know that the credit for
this new deal, new hope, new
day and better way, belongs
largely to that courageous Ameri
can, whose every effort and un
tiring energy is being devoted to
the betterment of his fellowman,
the greatest President this country
has had in the past one hundred
years, our own beloved Franklin
Delano Roosevelt.” q
The largest delegation from any '
county in the district, except
from Watauga county, in which
Boone is located, was from Alle
ghany. About fifty were present
from here. |
NEW EFFORT TO MERGE
METHODISM BEGUN
New York.—A renewed effort
to merge the three leading bodies
of Methodism is underway.
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SEPTEMBER
Grj§> W 17—Plague of frogs hits Little
Fal1*'Minn- 1892
18— Greta Garbo, Sweden’*
ilStitTA'* gift to picture*, born
-t 19Q6
19— Smoke-filled balloon
makes first ascension,
1783.
^ 20—Magellan starts 1,083-day
trip round world, 1519.
21—Benedict Arnold sells out
xo the British, 1780.
22—That long-count Demp
sey-Tunney fight, 1927.
23—Ada’s “Sultan of. Sulu”
opens in New York, 1903..