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The Alleghany Times Subscription Price $1 a year in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 10. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934. 4 PAGES Number 24. ^ s’ wimraiiirCTcwf By Hugo Sim*, Time* Special Washington Correspondent ELECTION NEXT WEEK The citizens of forty-eight states will go to the polls on Tuesday to select thirty-three governors, thirty-four senators, and 432 members of the House. A. tabulation by the Associated Press records 1420 candidates for the 509 positions. Figures from previous years in dicate that off-year elections are participated in by about seventy per cent of those who voted in the preceding presidential elec tion. As something like 40,000, 000 voted in 1932, this would indicate a turnout of about 28, 000,000 voters. Thus it is prob able that less than one-fourth of the people in the nation will pass judgment upon the policies of the New Deal. OFF-YEAR LOSS USUAL Records of past off-year elec tions show that the party in power has lost strength in the lower house without exception since the administration of President Buc hanan. Some reduction in Demo cratic strength in the House would be in line with the experience of the past, which shows that, as a rule, the strength of the party in power in the House, on the aver age, has dropped from sixty to forty-eight per cent in off-year elections. TO ENDORSE NEW DEAL Unless there is a great change of public sentiment, President Roosevelt and his New Deal poli cies will record a victory without precedent in off-year elections. This is the considered opinion of practically all observers. They foresee a minimum gain of four seats in the Senate and probably the holding of the enormous ma jority in the House which was not expected a month ago. In fact, some go so far as to expect a loss to the Republican party in the House where it has only 115 out of 435 members. Readers should understand that it is not the business of this col umn to take sides in national po litical affairs. At the same time, if it is to be worth reading, it must give an honest report of the state of affairs in the nation, together with something like an intelligent interpretation of the facts we seem to expect. DEMOCRATS FACE DANGER With this in view, let us point out that such a triumph for the Democrats or the Administration will present a serious threat in itself. Lacking effective and mili tant opposition, the Democrats are liable to split up into factions, with a consequent invitation to the Republican to step forward in 1936 and take advantage of the family row. Charges that practically all candidates in the present vote getting drive have taken advan tage of the spending policies of the Administration and that, in many districts, have entered into competition with each other in promises for the future, serve to call attention to the dangers which accompany this kind of campaign. If elections are to be determined on the basis of the larger promises, and congress men elected on pledges to dis tribute funds, one can readily see that it’will mean more and more spending. In fact, an end less chain will be in motion until a strong executive stamps out the pernicious practice. In the present campaign, little opposition has been heard from responsible heads and only slight protests from the opposing can didates. In fact, one hears of no important candidate, either for the Senate or House, who is mak ing a serious issue of retrench ment and economy. ROOSEVBLT MAY GET HARD It is probably too early to at tempt to line up the probable events of the next few months, but many believe that as a result of the wild promises made in the present campaign, the next Con gress will try to swing radically to the "left” and that President Roosevelt, realizing that the gov ernment cannot forever pour out billions, will be forced to call a halt and make a decided test. Other issues than spending may cause a showdown and force the President to align himself more definitely with one or the other faction among his supporters. DRIVING FOR THE BONUS The action of the American Legion, coupled with activity of other veterans’ organizations, in dicate that* a concerted drive will be made to force the bonus issue. (continued on page 2) Terms Statement Made By Prevette "Misleading” Congressman Doughton Says Records Of Congress Will Contradict Statement About Office Expenses Congressman R. L. Doughton has written a letter to the TIMES from Salisbury, under date of October 26, in which he seeks to correct what he terms a misleading statement made in a recent article written by J. M. Prevette, his Republican opponent for the Congressional seat now held by the Ninth district repre sentative. The statement which the Alle ghany Congressman seeks to cor rect was in regard to his office expenses. He says the official records of Congress will contra dict the statement “which was evidently made with the intention of deceiving the voters.” The letter follows: To the Editor, The Alieghany Times, Sparta, N. C. Dear Sir: My attention has been called to a certain article appearing in a publication entitled “An Ap peal to Reason” written by J, M. Prevette in which the writer made a statement in reference to my office expenses. My allowance for clerks and office expenses is ex actly the same as every other Representative in Congress which is two clerks during any one month, whereas the article stated | I had eight clerks in my employ: per month. The Committee clerks referred to are the same as those under former Congresses. The official records will contradict this misleading statement which was evidently made with the intention of deceiving the voters. Other statements contained in the pub lication are about in line with the statement about clerk hire. I feel that the large number of voters reached by your paper would be interested in having the true facts in reference to this matter. Calves Bring Good Prices At Galax Veal calves, the two top pens, brought $7.25 a hundred at the Grayson-Carroll Livestock mar ket Monday at Galax. “This,” said J. T. Horney, president of the market, “is the best price that veal calves have sold for in many weeks. I really think that we are getting better calves lately.” Butcher steers sold as high as $5.05 a hundred, fat heifers sold for $4.30, and butcher hogs sold for $6.50 a hundred. A number of horses and mules were sold as was also a carload of shoats. Next Monday will be the month ly special horse and mule sale and Mr. Horney expects to have buyers present from South Caro lina as well as from nearby points. He stated that he is expecting an extra big run and on this ac count the sale will be started at noon. The Texas calves which are to be offered next Monday arrived at Galax Monday and may be seen at any time during the present week. Insurance For Unemployed Seen Washington, Oct. 30. — The coming Congress will enact un employment insurance but impo sition of higher taxes will depend upon federal relief expenditures, Senator Pat Harrison (D.), Miss., chairman of the finance com mittee, said yesterday. He made these observations on leaving the White House where he spent half an hour with Presi dent Roosevelt reviewing the na tion’s economic condition. The finance committee, Harri son said, will begin a study of unemployment insurance propos als next month. REEVES’ VARIETY STORE HAS CHANGED HANDS Reeves’ Variety SV>re, former ly owned by Ben G. Reeves, has recently changed hands and is now owned by R. Clinton Halsey. The store, after reorganization, will be operated principally by Mr. Halsey’s sister, Miss Betty Halsey. A large stock of new goods, in great variety, has been purchased. Doughton Speaks In High Point High Point, Oct. 29.—Highest praise for the Roosevelt adminis tration’s campaign in behalf of recovery, relief and reform was spoken here recently by Repre sentative Robert L. Doughton, of the ninth North Carolina con gressional district, in an address to an enthusiastic rally of Demo crats here. While in the city, Congressman Doughton denied that he is run ning for the gubernatorial nomi nation in 1936, but added that he was not saying he would not be a candidate in that contest, in which he is being prominently projected as a likely candidate. Laws In Regard To Waterfowl In State Explained No Wholesale Campaign Of Arrests For Hunting Without Duck Stamps To Be Launched This Season R. D, Gentry, Alleghany county Game Warden, has recently been informed by J. D. Chalk, State Game Commissioner, that a decis ion has been reached not bo in augurate, for this season, a cam paign of wholesale arrests of persons found hunting migratory waterfowls without the required $1.00 federal stamp but rather to have a hunter discontinue shooting and give him an oppor tunity bo purchase a stamp, un less it is clear that he has wil fully and knowingly violated the law. If a hunter should decline to obey the request, there would j be no alternative but to summon j him before a United States Com missioner or have the agent es tablish his identity and furnish the State Game Commission with affidavits to form the basis for federal prosecution. Game Wardens are also request ed by the Commission to furnish the state office in Raleigh with information regarding the hunter after the request mentioned above i;as been made, giving sufficient information to enable the federal department to follow up each case. These federal Duck stamps are available at all post offices in cities of 2,500 population and above, and in a great many small ei places near the shooting areas. Attention has also been called by the Safety division of the Emergency Conservation work, Wa-hington, D. C., to a request that all hunters refrain from hunting .vithin rifle range of any work project within their state, and that, so far as may be ap propriate and consistent with :he power &f district and county game wardens to act suggestively or by met of legal action, th=;y authorise such regulations as may be necessary. The State Commission has had information direct from Deputy Wardens indicating that they have not had proper instructions from County Wardens as bo their dut ies. Recently, it is said, some of the Deputy Wardens have been caught violating the game laws. County Wardens are asked to make a special effort to see that all Deputy Wardens have the necessary understanding as to their duties to enable them to properly pursue their work. Regulations were adopted some, time ago, in accordance with a state law, by the North Carolina Board of Conservation and De velopment, as follows: That it shall be unlawful to set steel traps or to take any species of wild life with steel traps in those counties lying west of Surry, Wilkes, Alexander, Cataw ba and Cleveland except that such steel traps may be set for muskrat and mink in the water and along streams in the culti vated portions of said streams. MRS. HAUPTMANN SAYS GUARD IS “JUST THE LAW” Flemington, N. J., Oct. 30.— Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann accepted last night the elaborate system of guarding her husband while he awaits trial for the Lindbergh kidnap-murder as “just the law.” . . . “In the Bronx,” she said, “I was allowed to sit beside Richard in the jail but I can’t do it here.” Hauptmann is watched con stantly by three silent guards in the “bull pen” in front of his cell in the Hunterdon county jail. Rev. Cecil Hefner, Jr., Is New Paster of Sparta M. E, Church, South; Russell Goes To Helton Rev. A. C. Gibbs Is Returned As Presiding Elder Of Mt. Airy District At the closing session of the Western North Carolina con ference, M. E. Church, South, held Sunday night in Greensboro, Rev. Cecil Hefner, Jr., was ap pointed, by Bishop Paul B. Kern, new pastor of the Sparta charge to succeed Rev; C. W. Russell, who has served the charge for the past four years. The Rev. Mr. Russell was named by Bishop Kern as pastor of the Helton charge, which, like Sparta, is in the Mt. Airy dis trict. It is not yet known when the new pastor will arrive in Sparta to take charge of his work, although it is expected that he will come within the next few days. Few changes were made among the outstanding pastorates in the conference. Dr. G. Ray Jordan was returned for a second year as pastor of Centenary church, Winston-Salem, and Dr. C. C. Weaver was returned to Central church, Asheville. Rev. A. C. Gibbs was named presiding elder of the Mt. Airy district for a second year. Only one change was made in Mt. Airy. Rev| J. L. Ingram comes to the Mt. Airy circuit to succeed Rev. R. E. Ward, who goes to the Bethel-Fairgrove charge in Statesville district. The conference in Greensboro opened on Wednesday of last week in West Market street church with Bishop Kern, who lives in Greensboro, presiding. Deacons and elders were ordained Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in a special service at which a sermon was delivered by Bishop William S\ McPdw'ell, of the Methodist Episcopal church. Ten new ministers were admitted on trial into the conference. Bishop Kern, upon calling the conference to order on the opening day, said in part: “The restoration of Jesus Christ to his rightful place in the faith of the church and in the world presents the most outstanding challenge -of today.” ‘‘Methodism began in an ex perience meeting,” the bishop declared. “The validity of a doctrine rests upon its practical application i nthe lives of men,” he said, referring to the fact that Methodists should be less concerned about a doctrine and more concerned about the doctrine of Christ, based upon experience in Christ.” The bishop was not so much concerned about doctrine, but the main question was whether “we have Christ to carry back to our communities.” The devotional period was ended with the singing of “In The Cross Of Christ I Glory.” Rev. L. B. Abernethy, who was appointed pastor of the Newton charge last year after serving the Elkin church for nine years, was named conference Missionary and Golden Cross director and will return to Elkin to live. Rev. E. W. Fox was returned to the Elkin church for a second year Other appointments in the Mt. Airy district are: Ararat, G. B. Gwyn, supply; Boone, E. C. Widenhouse; Creston, A. G. Lackey; Danbury, M. E. Left wich; Dobson, J. O. Cox; Draper, T. B. Johnson; Jefferson, G. R. Stafford; Jonesville, R. H. Kenn ington; Laurel Springs, J. C. Swaim; Leaksville, W. O. Goodie; Madison, W. H. Willis; Moravian Falls, J. C. Gentry; Central, Mt. Airy, J. T. Mangum; Rockford Street, Mt. Airy, R. G. Tuttle; North Wilkesboro, W. A. Jenkins; Pilot Mountain, J. W. Bennett; Rural Hall, C. M. McKinney; Sandy Ridge, J. M- Green; Spray, A. C. Wagoner; Stoneville (continued on back back) Through State Capital Keyholes By Bess Hinton Silver TEN-STRIKE — Governor Eh ringhaus bowled ’em over when he named Clyde A. Erwin to succeed the late Dr. Arch T. Allen as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Erwin is re garded here as highly capable and he is extremely popular with the school teachers and they also vote. It was another plum for the West where there has been complaint that the Governor has not been passing out enough of the administration sweets. CHEAPER TALK—By the time you read this the State Utilities Commission may have already ordered reduction of telephone rates in many North Carolina cities. The order has been held up by delays in preparing re ports and briefs but is now expected any day. Capitol Hill is looking for it before the ballots fly next Tuesday. BAD FOR US—The State of Georgia went hay-wire on divert ing its highway funds while using federal aid money for road construction. Uncle Sam got tired of being Santa Claus for Georgia politicians and passed a ruling that any State diverting even one cent of its highway money would be penalized one third of the amount of its federal aid funds. That means that North Carolina will lose about $1,000,000 a pear, during the next two years, if diversion of highway funds is continued. The State is now using one million bucks collected from motorists to pay for general State expenses. The Washington boys are regular old meanies about diversion. MAY BE TRAINING—Con gressman R. L. Doughton denies that his campaign speeches out side his own District are part of a drive for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1936. “Farmer Bob” says he is running for Congress and batting for the party and “to say that I now have designs upon the Governor’s chair and am making a campaign for it is manifestly unfair” but hastens to add “That isn’t to say that I will not run for Governor.” Figure it out for yourself. STAR BOARDERS — Ralph Moore, steward, and William Sams, a fellow inmate of the federal transcient camp in Dare County, weren’t satisfied with life in the “Roosevelt Boarding House” so they took unto them selves an automobile without due process of law. Then the cops took them to the hoose-gow and Judge N. A. Sinclair gave Moore a five-year meal ticket in the State penitentary and Sams got off a bit lighter. SOCIAL LEGISLATION — A program of social legislation is being cooked up for the coming General Assembly session but its passage is by no means assured. Governor Ehringhaus is expected to give the program some sort of blessing but a lot depends on federal legislation proposed which would levy a tax for unemploy ment insurance to be used by States having their own plans and by Uncle Sam in other States. STRONG TALK—Congressman Walter Lambeth took his foot in his hand and delivered a wallop at Harry Hopkins, federal relief administrator, for paying what he termed higher-than-noimal wages in the South. Raleigh is wonder ing if the hundreds of persons enjoying federal relief in the Eighth Congressional District will vote for Mr. Lambeth next Tues day. If they don’t a lot of other folks will since Mr. Lambeth only said out loud what others have been whispering around the Capitol for some % months. SITTING PRETTY— Probably the safest Democrat in North Carolina, so far as next week’s election is concerned, is Stanley Winbourne, State Utilities Com (continued on page 2) Alleghany Farmer* Can Get PCA Loan* Loans are now being made to livestock farmers by the Wilkes-1 boro Production Credit associ ation throughout the seven coun ties of the district. Of particu iar interest to the farmers of this section is the fact that these loans are available in Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga counties, where aj great deal of cattle and sheep are grown for market. Farmers may borrow money on twelve months time at the inter-: est late of 5%, with which toj purchase livestock. Persons who are interested in obtaining such loans may get j further particulars by writing T. W. Ferguson, Secretary-Treasur er, Box 231, Wilkesboro. Interest Grows As Election Day Draws Nearer Large Majority For Congressman Doughton In Reelection Contest Predicted For Alleghany As the day for the regular election—Tuesday, November 6— approaches there seems to be developing in Alleghany county a very great interest among the people in all the Townships. The political situation in the county is different from what it has been at any time during the last forty years, this being the only time during that period that the Re- j publican party has not put out a j county ticket in Alleghany. It was thought that, due to this j fact, only slight interest would j be taken in the coming election, j but the people of the county, in both parties, are said to be show- j ing greater interest in the selec-; tion of a United States congress-; man, than they have at any prev-! ious election. Because of the fact that the people of the county realize that the scenic parkway is being locat ed through Alleghany county, largely because of the tireless efforts of Congressman Doughton, many people are predicting his reelection Tuesday. Judging from present interest and sentiment it is predicted that a large percentage of the voters in all the Townships will attend the election, and that Congress man Doughton will undoubtedly roll up a majority greater in Alle ghany county than in any previous election. Early Payment Of Bonus Unlikely Washington, Oct. 23.—Immedi ate payment of the $2,000,000, 000 cash bonus, as demanded by the American Legion, is seen in authoritative circles as having small chance of becoming a reality. The hopes of the legionnaires conflict directly with the attitude of the administration, which feels that the war veterans should take pot luck with the rest of the nation in the recovery drive. Bonus legislation, however, un doubtedly will be introduced at the next session of Congress in January.. Legislative experts say the House may pass it, but that the Senate probably will not. Even if the Senate should do a right-about face, President Roosevelt almost certainly would produce a quick veto. Ehringhaus Cites Democratic Record North Wilkeshoro, Oct. 30-— Complete and whole-hearted en dorsement of the new deal, a I pardonable pride in the record j of the present state administra tion and a plea for people to sup port Democracy in county, state and nation, was the substance of a Democratic campaign address delivered here last Thursday night by Governor J. C. B. Eh ringhaus. The speaking was in the North Wilkesboro school auditorium which was filled with Democrats from practically every precinct in Wilkes county. The preliminary part of his ad dress was devoted to the history of national politics since the days of Grover Cleveland, declaring that through all the years since that time democracy had stood j for the “rights of the many against privileges of the few.” Gene Edwards, Colored, Found Dead Saturday Body Is Found On Sparta-Elkin Highway With Bullet Hole In Head Coroner To Report Gene Edwards (colored), 21 years of ape, was found dead early Saturday morning on the Sparta-Elkin highway, about 200 yards from the home of Harrison Lyons, with a bullet hole in the head and his own gun by his side. The bullet had entered the left side and ranged backward. The body was found by Miss Betty Fowler, Alleghany county nurse, who was returning to Sparta after spending the night with a patient. Many persons, ft is said, suspect foul play in the case, although some evidence points to a suicide theory. Coroner Mack Roberts expects to make known the result of an inquest held by him sometime next week. Edwards’ father is dead and his mother is confined in an in sane asylum. It is said that he was soon to have inherited sev eral thousand dollars worth of insurance. He was reared by relatives. It is reported that he made a trip to some place Friday night to get some clothes and that he left about 11 or 12 o’clock, shots beine heard f>oon thereafter. Relief Allotments Draw G. O. P. Fire Washington, Oct. 30.—A roar of protest arose from the Repub lican high command today as the Democratic administration, with the election a week off, poured $135,000,000 of relief money into every state except Maine, which voted in September. The Republican senatorial-con gressional campaign committee, in i statement, asserted that “again the New Deal administration con victs itself of the charge of using fereral relief funds for political purposes and as a substitute for i campaign fund.” While relief officials explained that Maine had been omitted from the allocations because its needs for November had not been de termined, the Republican com mittee said.' “Curiously enough every state except Maine received a slice. Maine has already voted. Maine, under the Farley plan of Tam manyizing the country, manifest ly is recorded as having had hers.” Early Bind Of Gas Price Wars Seen Washington, Oct. 30.-—An early end of retail gasoline price wars was indicated tonight following an announcement from the oil administration that the illegal flow of hot oil from East Texas fields had been halted. Hot oil, that produced in ex cess of quota allotments, long has been a vexing problem of the ad ministration. It even drew the concern of President Roosevelt and led to the justice department co-operation to piSnish violators. I wijk I leaX V "Ht who does not repair a gutter hat a whole home to repair." OCTOBER 29—Halley, discoverer of to mous comet, born 1658. 90—John Adams, the second President, bora 1735. _ , ^ 31—China establishes its first rCPUb,it' 191 *' .NOVEMBER - AVC 1—Edison announces light; '-V ' gas stocks (all, 1877. 4&S 2—George Washington says “Good-by” to army, 1783. 3—Austria surrenders un v~vi conditionally to Allies, ,TB/I 1918. AS A—Will Rogers arrives at Ciaramore, Olda, 1879. .
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