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The Alleghany Times Subscription Price $1 in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AN D SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 10, SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1934. 4 PAGES Number 22, By Hugo Sims, Times Special Washington Correspondent PLANNING THE NEW BUDGET The question of how much money the government will spend in the next fiscal year is receiv ing attention as the President and his assistants begin preliminary work on the report to Congress next January. Last year the na tion was amazed by the Presi dent’s estimate that the deficit would reach more than seven bil lion dollars by June 30th, with two billion more added during the last half of the year. This was not the case, however, as the deficit, at the end of September was only $4,154,000,000—$5,141,. 000,000 short of the estimate. With definite plans to continue the CCC and with heavy ex penditures certain to continue through relief agencies and PWA, there is no chance of bal ancing the budget in full, al though it is expected that the “normal” expenditures will be less than income. Another de velopment is that payments to the RFC, which is authorized to call on the Treasury for nearly two billion dollars, are about equalling loans thus lowering the prospective deficit for next year. ! IS INFLATION BEGINNING? The argument over the amount of inflation involved in the na tionalization and purchase of sil ver got under way again when it was seen that there has beei} an increase of $134,00(1,000 in money outstanding in the past two months. More than half was in Federal Reserve notes but appar ently $56,000,000 was in silver certificates. Meanwhile, silver is being bought at the rate of 35, 000,000 ounces a month, which means a two year program to reach the goal set by Congress and establish silver at a one-to three ratio with gold as a cur rency backing. TWO PERPLEXING QUESTIONS Undoubtedly the next Congress will face two perplexing questions when it gets together in January —payment of. the bonus immedi ately, and 30-hour week legisla tion. The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor unanimously went on record in favoir of the latter as a means to eliminate unemployment, and the American Legion Convention, meeting in the latter part of this month, is expected to call for im mediate payment of about $2,200,. 000,000 to the ex-soldiers. Four teen of the forty-four departments have gone on record in favor of this step and they represent mare than a third of the voting strength of the Legion convention. BOTH PREDICT "VICTORY" Republican and Democrat par ity officials insist that th^ election in November will be a “victory," and it is safe to predict that after it is over the results will be up held by partisans of both sides as a “vindication.” Particular atten tion centers upon the Senate races because, if the Democrats make anything like the gains they ex pect, that party will acquire such a control of the upper chamber as to enable it to retain a ma jority in 1936 even if a Republi can President is then elected. In asmuch as only a third of the Sen ators have to face the voters every two years it requires years to overcome a large majority. SENATE & HOUSE OUTLOOK The present roll call in the Sen ate shows 60 Democrats, 35 Re publicans and one Farmer-Labor member. A gain of four for the party in power, which seems like ly, will give it a two-thirds ma jority, enough to invoke cloture, run roughshod over opposition, ratify treaties and suspend Senate rules. However, it is safe to say that there will be a few occasions when all the Democrats will vote solidly behind any measure. Republicans continue to assert ;hat the distribution of vast sums >f vmoney through the, AAA and the PWA, and relief agen cies are being handled so as to io the Democrats the most good n the election. Undoubtedly there drill be some political strength hrough these payments, which the Democrats assert aa-e due at this ;ime and the Republicans declare are being speeded up to influence ;he voters. While greater interest is center ed in the Senatorial contests, the House elections offer an oppor ;unity for something like a clear leclaration of the people upon ;he majoir policies of the Adminis ration. The entire membership of ;he House is to be filled, giving ;he voters a chance to wreck the !Jew Deal, if they are so disposed, >y the simple method of electing ipposition candidates. This, it iold C. P. A. license number (continued on page 2) 1940 Governor’s Race Already Being Discussed Interest Seems To Center About Doughton, Htoey And Graham For 1936 Nomination Raleigh, Oct. 16. — Although the line-up of candidates for Governor of North Carolina for 1936 has not by any means been determined and is still very much “up in the • air,” that does not deter the folks in the eastern sec tion of the state, who would get the Governor in 1940, under the rotation system, from beginning to talk already about the pros pects for some five years in the future. One name recently injected into all suck; discussion is that of Ken neth C. Royall, of Goldsboro, with law offices also in Raleigh, who is being discussed for that future consideration. Mr. Royall entered the political arena as senator from Wayne county in 1927, but a turn of fate sent a Republican from that district the next time. Since then he has been president of the North Caro lina Bar association. Just whether Mr. Royall is; himself interested in the sugges tion, or not, is not known, but it is reasonable to suppose that he would not push the honor aside. Also mentioned as a possible candidate several times is Charles M. Johnson, state treasurer, who comes from Pender and might be geographically satisfactory. Mr. Johnson probably is not discour aging such suggestions either, but may not be active, certainly not for the present* This may be termed a beginning of a long list of possible or potential candidates who may be trotted out for the next four or five years. Meantime, no candidate has actually announced for Governor for the 1936 primary, except Judge Thomas L. Johnson, Ashe ville, and Colonel T. L. Kirk patrick, Charlotte, who have been announced for many months. In terest seems to be centering around Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby; Congressman R. L. Doughton, Laurel Springs, and A. H. “Sandy” Graham, Hillsboro, Judge Wilson Warlick’s name continues to appear. There is a suggestion that if Clyde Hoey becomes a candidate, Judge Warlick may be found supporting him. But that may not be accurate. The list could be prolonged to a full dozen prospects, but not more than one other, if any, can be expected in the final line-up. Convicts Served Lunch By Ladies R. L. Maines, road foreman whose force of hands comprises also the inmates of the State con vict camp in Gap Civil township, desires to thank and express his appreciation to the ladies of Pine Swamp, who recently served lunch to the road men and fhe prisoners. The road laborers and the con victs were very appreciative of the women’s kindness in serving the dinner, it is said. The con victs were visibly moved by the thoughtfulness of the women and the kindness shown. CORN-HOG PRODUCTION CHECKS MAILED Raleigh, Oct. 16—Farmers of North Carolina who participated in the national agricultural corn hog adjustment program have been mailed $190,992, W. W. Shay, state director of the corn hog program announced today. Total allotments to the state corn and hog-raising farmer will surpass $724,000, Shay predicted. Payments by counties in the Northwestern section of the state follow: Alleghany, $5,191.35; Alexan der, $617.95; Caldwell, $1,394, 30; and Catawba, $522.40. GALAX BUSINESS MEN TO BE HERE TONIGHT Tonight at 7 o’clock, the women of the Sparta Baptist church will have as their guests, at a dinner to be served at the church, mem bers of the Galax Business Men’s club and ladies. An invitation has also been extended to the business men and ladies of Sparta to attend the supper. Arrangements are being made to care for 80 guests tonight at the church. McIntyre Likes Parkway Scenery Asheville, Oct. 16.—The scen ery in the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park is marvelous according to the opinion of Mar vin H. McIntyre, secretary to President Roosevelt, who has just returned to Asheville after a sev eral day inspection of the park area. Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre are spending a short vacation period in Asheville and they were the guests of local friends on a tour of the park. In the party were also United States Senator and Mrs. J. F. Byrnes, of Spartan burg, S. C. Both Senator Byrnes and Mr McIntyre were delighted with the trip. “The scenery in the park is marvelously beautiful',” Mr. McIntyre said. “The engineering feats in highway building in the park area are equally as splendid and when completed with roads and trails the park will be a de light to all tourists.” Connie Higgins Commits Suicide In Galax Jail Funeral For Ennice Man Held Yesterday At Crab Creek Baptist Church Connie Higgins, of Ennice, committed suicide about 3 o’clock Monday afternoon by drinking carbolic acid in the court room of the Galax Municipal building. The deceased is about 25 years of age and was assessed a fine of $10 and costs Monday morning in the Gala* court by Mayor Beamer on a charge of drunkenness. He was arrested Saturday by Officer M. R. Evans and at that time a bottle of carbolic acid was found on his person. When questioned in court as to his motive in hav ing the poisonous acid, he replied that he had intended to take it home to use for toothache. Monday afternoon, it is said, he asked for the acid to use for the purpose stated above and then asked far some water and while the water was being gotten for him, he drank the liquid, death resulting in about 20 minutes. He was rushed to the hospital where a stomach pump was used in an effort to save his life, but bo no avail. Higgins is said bo have made previous suicide attempts. The deceased was married, his wife, who survives, being, before her marriage, Miss Hattie Smith. Besides the widow, he leaves a baby child. Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday (Wednesday) at Crab Creek Baptist church. Much Livestock Sold At Galax Sale Monday Success marked the livestock auction sale held at Galax Mon day, when a large number of head of all classes of livestock was sold. Although the East ern market has been considerably lower for the past few weeks, most all classes of livestock brought more money on the Galax market Monday, than it has for the past three weeks. Top veal calves brought $6.70 per hun dred. Top fat heifers brought $4.45 per hundred. A pen of purebred Angus calves brought a top of $33.50 per head. Top fat cows brought $3.10 per hun dred. Top fat native hogs, weighing from 160 to 220 pounds brought $7 per hundred. Considerable livestock has al ready been entered for sale next Monday, October 22. Two more carloads of pure bred Hereford steer calves, like the ones sol'd on October 8, will be unloaded Friday of this week, and will be sold next Monday. Also 20 head of native purebred Shorthorn cows, bull calves and heifer calves have been consigned for the sale Monday by Ellis Cox. Two child-broken Shetland ponies have also been consigned. A large number of buyers is expected to be on hand next Monday and good prices are ex pected. ■ ■« ■. - • v.' S. H. S. To Reopen Mon. After Closing Obtaining Of Buses Enables Local School To Operate Again After Temporary Closing An announcement was made Saturday by Prof. C. R. Roe, principal of Sparta high school, to the effect that the local' school would be discontinued indefinitely on account df lack of transpor tation facilities, it having become impossible to transport the child ren in the trucks available A delegation, comprised of Prof. Roe, Press Reeves, Super intendent J. M. Cheek and A. F. Reeves, left Tuesday for Raleigh to make an effort to obtain buses for the Sparta school. These persons were successful in their efforts to the extent that they brought back with them,.as they returned to Sparta, a new bus and obtained a promise of a used bu- later in the week. They returned by way of Conover, where the • buses for use by the schools of the State are dis-, tributed. Complete Short Story On Page 3 On page 3 of this issue of the TIMES will' be found an inter esting complete short story that will captivate the interest of the, readers and only a short time j will be required to read it. The i title is: “A Lot To Be Thankful For.” It is the story of a girl who wanted to possess the jewels j of life while she was young enough to en joy them. She was offered a lucrative position in the j picture producing business. Did she accept the offer or decide to .reject it in favor of a quiet and peaceful life of home duties. Well, turn to page 3, read the story and find out. The story is complete in this issue. ON RADIO 36 TIMES WHILE PRESIDENT Washington, Oct. 15.—Since entering the White House Presi dent Roosevelt has been on the air 36 times, thus setting a record for presidents. Higgins And McMichael On Opposing Sides Client Of Former Sparta Lawyer Is Found Guilty By Forsyth Co. Jury United States District Attorney Carlisle W. Higgins and Assistant Solicitor J. Erie McMichael lined up against each other in Forsyth county superior court in Winston Salem a few days ago before Judge Frank S. Hill and District Attorney Higgins lost when a jury found his client, Hugh Lunsfoird, guilty of violating the prohibition law. Although District Attorney Hig gins fought the case to the last ditch and made a motion to have the verdict set aside on various grounds Judge Hill overruled him on such occasion and sentenced Lunsford to serve eighteen months on the roads, giving him the same sentence in both of two counts of possession and transporting. However, both sentences will ,run concurrently for an aggregate term of eighteen months. The defendant gave notice of appeal to the supreme court and bond was fixed at $800. The trial marked the first time that McMichael and Higgins had1 opposed each other in court. When Higgins was solicitor for this dis trict, prior to his appointment as i district attorney; he and Mc Michael worked together in the: trial of criminal cases in this county. Assistant Solicitor McMichael classified Lunsford as “the worst bootlegger in this section,” in his .remarks during the trial. Lunsford was arrested after of ficers found ten gallons of whisky in an automobile. The officers identified Lunsford as the man j who fled from the car as they approached. Lunsford attempted to establish an alibi, claiming to have been at a chicken stew when the officers found the car. TREATY FIGHT LOOMS IN NEXT CONGRESS Washington, Oct. 1fi.—The St. Lawrence waterways treaty will be sent to the Senate at the next session, although it failed of rati fication last spring. Through State Capital Keyholes By Bets Hinton Silver EXPANDING—Raleigh politic- : ians see in Congressman R. L. 1 Doughbon’s decision to go afield i outside his own district to make ; campaign speeches this fall furth- |: er indication of his desire to oc-11 cupy the red leather chair in the , southwest office of the State Capi tol after Governor Ehringhaus vacates it. Mr. Doughton has not made a habit of campaigning outside his own playing field in the past. Some of the dopers-out think he wants to become person ally acquainted with more of the natives in preparation for his primary campaign in 1036. JUICY PLUM—The grapevine reports here that Barber Towl'er, of Ran igh, has notified Chas. H. Robertson that he will resign his post with the Internal Revenue i Department, of which Mr. Robert son is head man in North Caro lina. Towler was one of the many employes of the office who were forced to move from Raleigh , to Greensboro when the Fourth District’s new Congressman Har old D. Cooley was unable to pre- ; vent removal of the office to . national committeeman C. L. Shuping’s home town. Mr. Tow- 1 ler’s resignation will leave a $3,600 a year job open for some promising Democrat, TIT-FOR-TAT — The General Assembly has been annexing $1, 000,000 each year from taxes paid by people who use automo biles and trucks for general' State expenditures. Now along comes Uncle Sam and says if you di vert your highway funds we will penalize 'you thirty percent of your federal aid road money. North Carolina is to get about $3,000,000 per year in federal aid money during the next bi ennium and if the diversion is continued the State will lose a million bucks through penalties each year- Which means a loss of $2,000,000 in highway con truction that can be obtained if he one million iron men taken ;rom motorists are used on roads me’ your Uncle Sammy comes icross with the full allocation for his State. BIG LOSS—The estimated val le of exhibits lost when the east ving of the main building at the State Fairgrounds burned is not a hop in the bucket to what they vere really worth. The display >f mounted game and birds loan :d for the fair by C. N. Mease, Hount Mitchell forest warden, was ;he result of fourteen year’s hard vork and it will take that long ;o collect others to replace those ost in the fire. Rare specimens >f insects and other life in North Carolina cannot be easily .replaced ilthough they bore no great mone ;ary value. GOOD STORY—Former Gover nor O. Max Gardner tells this me about Death Row at State’s :’rison in Raleigh. He said he •eceived a note from a doomed 'Jegro reading: “Dear Governor: ~1 understand I am to be elec ;rocuted Friday and here it is ruesday—yours very truly.” He lid nqt disclose the man’s name jut said he granted the prisoner i thirty-day reprieve after re viving me pathetic note. Gover nor Gardner was just that way. PROUD—George G. Scott, di rector of the accounts division of he State Revenue Department, is is proud as a puppy with two tails these days and you will jxcust him. His son, Randolph Scott, now a big-shot motion pic ture star in the Hollywood heav ;ns, has been visiting “his old r.an” in Raleigh. Young Scott nttended the University of North Carolina and became a public iccountant and entered business with his father who happens t» (continued on back paga) [Many Attend I Antioch Meet The Home-Coming day celebra tion at Antioch church, near Roaring Gap last Sunday was well attended. Rev. George Miles delivered an interesting sermon in the morn ing. A nice picnic dinner was spread on the tables in the yard and every one present had the opportunity of a good meal and all seemed to enjoy the occasion. I’rof. Zeno Dixon, of Elkin, made the principal speech after dinner. His address was enjoyed by the large crowd that filled the house. Short talks were made by J T. Miles and Sherman Bryan. Mr. Bryan told some of the history of Wilborn Waters, an old hunter who lived in the county about sixty years ago and a man that attended the old camp meetings The second Sunday in next October was the day set fo,r the next meeting for the celebration of the old camp meeting days. Habeas Corpus Writ Denied Hauptmann Brcnx Judge Says N. J. Has Sufficient Evidence To Warrant German’s Extradition New York, Oct. lfi.—Justice Ernest E. L. Hammer, of the! Bronx supreme court ruled to-1 night that Bruno Richard Haupt mann must stand trial in New Jersey for the alleged murder of Charles A. Linbergh, Jr. The' court refused to grant Haupt mann a writ of habeas corpus,; holding that the state of New Jersey has sufficient evidence: to warrant his extradition. Jus tice Hammer, in a brief state- j ment, rejected the petition. FiVe minutes was required for the session at which the judge announced his ruling. The decision of Justice Ham mer came after two days of hearings in w’hich the most im-; portant evidence of the case for | and against Hauptniann was brought out in Bronx supreme court, where the hearing took on the aspects of a major trial. From the witness stand, Haupt mann placed his faith in a simple alibi—that he called for his wife j at the Bronx bakery where she i worked, took her home and stay ed there on the night of the kid naping. With desperate determination, the German carpenter denied that he had written the ransom notes, that he had kidnaped the baby, that he murdered the baby or that he knew anything about the crime. Against this the state of New Jersey marshaled the testimony (continued on back page) Farmers Get Corn-Hog Pay Checks Here W. B. Collins, Alleghany agri cultural agefit, has announced that every farmer in the county who has grown tobacco this year, and has not signed a tobacco con tract should go to his office in Sparta on Saturday of this week and make application for tax exemption certificates. Alleghany will be allotted 6% of the total poundage of tobacco signed up in the county, to be sold tax-free by farmers whose acreage w’as boo small for them to sign the tobacco contract. Mr. Collins says that there should be approxi mately 1800 pounds of tobacco to allot to the small growers so they will not have to pay the 25% tax when they maa-ket their tobacco. A total of 170 checks, amount ing to $5,035, was received this week for the farmers of the county who signed the Corn-Hog contract. These checks were for the first payment of $2 per head on the number of hogs the farm ers were alloted to raise this year. An additional $8,000 is to be received by the farmers during the fall and winter when their farms have been inspected and it is determined that they have fully complied with the contract. Alleghany Fair Is Big Event; Many Attend “Oh, Susan,” Given Friday Night, And Boxing Bouts End Fair Sat. Night Large attendance and much interest marked the annual Alle ghany County Agricultural fair, held in Sparta Friday and Satur day, October 12 and 13- Live stock exhibits surpassed those seen at fairs held here in former years. Exhibits of field and gar den crops and of home manufac ture were also plentiful and of a high quality. Officials have stated that the fair was a suc cess in every way. The annual event opened Fri day night when the play, “Oh, Susan,” was presented, at which time music was rendered by a band. A number of boys’ and girls’ athletic events featured the Saturday afternoon happenings. These included a baseball game between a picked Alleghany county team and the Fries (Va.) Millers. Ladies’ and nitn’s riding contests and a mule and pony race followed the ball game. The final events of the fair took place Saturday night when a number of boxing bouts were staged. Field crop, garden and home manufacture exhibits were housed in the gymnasium, and the fair was held in the rear of Sparta high school. The following is a list of prize winners at the fair: Beef cattle: Best bull, over 2 y&ars old, and best beef animal in show, Kenney Truitt ; best cow, Gwyn Truitt; best bull up^er T*' -' years and best buff Taff, R. E Richardson; best heifer under 2 years and best heifer calf, W. T. Pugh; best yolk of oxen, Charlie Pollard. Sheep: Best ram, Hort Spurlin; best ewe lamb and best sheep in show, C. E. Jones. Hogs: Best loar over one year, best sow and best hog in show, C. E. Jones; best boar pig, Vance Choate; best sow pig and best pair of pigs, L. C. Hampton. Horses and Mules: Best team of horses and best draft horse, J. A. Higgins; best team of mules, Albert Evans; best horse colt, Vancine Choate; best saddle horse and best horse in show, Vance Choate. Poultry: Best cock, best hen, best pen old birds, and best bird in show, Bain Doughton; best pul let, Lewis Mitchell; best cockerel and best pen young birds, C. G. Mitchell; best dozen white eggs, Bain Doughton; best dozen brown eggs, Junior Wagoner; best tom turkey, Vancine Choate; best hen turkey and best pair turkeys, M. A. Higgins. Field Crops: Best ten eags of white corn, best stalk of burley tobacco, best hand of burley to bacco and best gallon red kidney beans, V. B- Landreth; best ten ears yellow corn, Clive Cox; best three stalks of corn, any variety, and best gallon of Birdeye beans, Carl Brown; best peck of Irish potatoes, Amos Wagoner; best pumpkin, Lee Woodruff; best col lection of farm products, R/ E. (continued on back back) nt Tfr diveoo»(j every- c Urixt will you use I for* _ JnoAtU gj ? m greater promisers than those who have nothing to give-" _ OCTOBER [4W !rw i ®w*» 5— John L. Sullivan, fcreai champion, born 1858. 6— John Brown makes fa mous raid on Harper’s Ferry, 1859. 7— Portland, Maine, is burned by the British, 1775. IS—Roumanian Queen Ma rie visits the U. S.-, 1926. 19—Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington, 1781. hi—U. S. rejects the Austrian peace plan, 1918. M—Admiral Nelson wins and dies at Trafalgar, 1805.
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