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The Alleghany Times TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHAN Y COUNTY Volume 10. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1934. 4 PAGES Number 25. WWW* «Mi I DEVOTED Subscription Price $1 a year in advance By Hugo Sims, Times Special Washington Correspondent AVY PARLEY HOPELESS The preliminary discussion in ondon between British, Japanese nd American delegates for the urpose of paving the way for a aval conference in 1935 has lade little progress except to mph&size the unwillingness of le United States and Great Brit in to agree with the Japanese I’guments for abandoning exist lg naval ratios. At times, the ritish seem to be very reluctant i opposing the Japanese attitude at American representatives see o possibility -of agreement, be eving that Japan is determined > achieve equality and that the nited States is equally deter lined to stand on the present •eaties. APAN IS DETERMINED Japan, it is expected,- will de sunce the Washington naval •eaty before the end of the year, hich will mean the renewal of le naval competition which end i when the pact was signed. Pos bly, the Japanese believe that le United States will not con ruct ships to maintain the eaty ratio, apparently basing lis idea on our failure to build p a treaty navy. The American argument is that le Washington ratio gives Japan till defense in her part of the ■orld and it is no more of a stigma lan for this country to agree not ) fortify certain of its Pacific ossessions. Apparently, the Brit ih attitude is based on the hope f effecting some reconciliation of ivergent views and this has gone 9 far that the impression has een produced that there is n Anglo-Japanese combination gainst the United States. 1UGE BUILDING PROGRAM The Public Works Administra on is recommending a five-year rogram, involving the expendi ure of $5,000,000,000 on low ost housing, and $7,000,000,000 n works that will not be self quidating. Whether the report as been submitted to the Presi ent at this writing or not is un ertain, but it is reasonably cer ain that these recommendations re included. The housing fund would be ivailable bo localities on a dollar or-dollar matching basis and be ubject to re-payment, but the ’ublic Works expenditures would le irretrievable. Administration ifficials, it is said, are almost inanimously of the opinion that arge scale relief expenditures nust end as quickly as possible, ind that construction offers the lest opportunity to provide em iloyment. Low-eost housing proj >cts would stimulate heavy in lustries, now suffering acutely 'rom general stagnation. Harry L. Hopkins, Relief Ad ninistrator, is known to favor lome method of regular work for ;he unemployed, so that a man vill do constructive work for what le gets. During the week ending October 11th, he had 1,387,119 jersons so employed, earning an iverage of about ten dollars a veek. However, during Septem >er, he estimated that 16,649,072 ndividuals were being supported vholly or in part by relief funds. 12 BULLION IN FIVE YEARS The presumption is that the pro gram would be financed by long bonds, bearing relatively low interest rates. As the expenditure would be spread over five years, ig>t« more than $2,400,000,000 Would be needed in any year and tl\e Treasury would probably be ible to finance it without much difficulty. The Federal Reserve Board, it is said, reports that there is about twelve billion dol lars of idle money in the banks of the nation which could be put to work through such a bond pro gram. Moreover, within a year or two, if industry has revived suf ficiently to take up the unem ployment slack, the government could call off its program. URGE NEW DIRIGIBLES The National Advisory Commit tee for Aeronautics has approvec plans for dirigible mail and pas senger service to Europe anc South America, and definite re commendations will be made bj the Commerce Department in th< near future. It is uderstood thai two great American Zeppelin! would be constructed for trans Atlantic service, and a smallei one for the South American line Incidentally, this announcemen followed testimony by Dr. Hugi Eckener, German’s foremost aex pert, before the special com (continued on page 2) Voters Approve New Deal Tues. In Elections Roosevelt Expresses Joy When Informed Of Situation By Farley. Merriam Wins In Calif. New York, Nov. 6.—“The new deal has been magnificently sus tained,’’ said National Democratic Chairman’ James A. Farley in commenting on the results of today’s election, which has been pointed to during the campaign as a clear-cut test of the present strength and ‘ popularity of Presi dent Roosevelt’s administration policies. In the election today Democrats solidified their control over the national Congress. While Democratic leaders quick ly interpreted the decisive victory as a vote of confidence in the new deal, Republican chieftains were just as quick to deny that the new deal was the leading issue except in fewer than six states. Incomplete nation-wide returns showed few upsets had taken place. The situation at 10:15 p. m., was: Sherman Minton, Democrat, was leading Senator Arthur Rob inson, Republican, in the Indiana senatorial contest. Victor Donahey, Democrat, was leading Senator Simeon D. Fess, Republican, in Ohio. In New Mexico, Dennis Chavez led Senator Bronson Cutting, pro gressive Renublican. Senator Roscoe Patterson, Re-j publican, was trailing Harry Tru-! man, Democrat, in the Missouri j senatorial race. Governor A. Han'y Moore, i Democrat, enjoyed a slight lead; over Senator Hamilton Kean in; New Jersey. Edward Burke, Democrat, led I Robert Simmons, Republican, in the Nebraska battle for the Unit ed States Senate. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., progressive Republican of Wisconsin, led the field in the Wisconsin senatorial contest. In West Virginia, Senator Henry D. Hatfield, Republican, trailed Rush Holt, youthful Demo crat. — Farley informed President Roosevelt of this situation and the Chief Executive said he was “overjoyed.” Joseph F. Duffy, Democrat, was leading Senator David A. Reed, Republican stalwart, in Pennsyl vania. San Francisco, Nov. 6.—Gov ernor Frank Finley Merriam, Re publican, on whom conservatives pinned their hopes in defeating Upton Sinclair for governor of California, held a precarious lead in the early returns tbnight. The count stood: Merriam, 189,535, Sinclair, 168,481, and Haight, 42,15ffr Sinclair was clinging to Mer riam’s heels in Los Angeles county, where nearly a third of the state’s registration is enrolled. Royalls Hold Reunion Sunday The ancient Thomas Royall home place, near Roaring Gap was the scene Sunday of a family reunion and home-coming event which drew ,»• great throng of the family connection and friends. A sermon by the Rev. Mr. Miles was the initial feature of the morning program which held the congregation in rapt attention. Afterward Dr. Miles A. Royall, of Elkin, chief speaker of the occasion gave a stirring address in which was reviewed the gen ealogy of this sturdy family, who came over to American soil from England in the early ages to seek relief from persecution, and enjoy the liberty fo.r which America has long been famous. Dr. Royall gave extracts of family history gleaned some time ago in an interview with Dr Royal C. Copeland, a connection of the clan, while he was on a visit to Raleigh. He reviewed the splendid characteristics of this branch of the family, whose pio , neer ancestors chose to settle in i the remoteness of the mountains ' and whose descendants have con ■ tinued bo cling to the more se , eluded hills. ; A basket dinner, served from i a long table, in the grove, was ■ enjoyed. The reunion will be continued ,as an annual event, and will be held a year hence at Center church in Yadkin county. “WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE” IS DISCONTINUED Due to withdrawal of support by sponsors of the organization which has been furnishing to news papers the feature, “With Byrd At The South Pole,” these fea ture articles have been discon tinued and will not appear in future issues of the TIMES. We regret very much that it has become necessary to dis continue publication of this high ly interesting feature, depicting the “ups and downs” of Byrd and his men in Antarctica, be cause considerable interest has been shown in this series by .read ers. Large Amount Of Stock Sold Mon. At Galax Sale Begins At Noon And Lasts Until 7:30 O’clock Before Selling Is Completed. Prices Good Monday saw the largest sale of livestock at Galax held there yet by the Grayson-Carroll market. The auction, beginning ,at noon, lasted until 7:30 o’clock, being the longest sale held since the market was organized five months ago. While all classes of cattle and hogs reached the season’s low price on the eastern and western markets last week, prices received on the G.alax market Monday were considered good. Consignment has already been made of a carload of Tennessee mules for the sale to be held next Monday, November 12. These are said to be good, young mules of the kind that should meet a ready sale on the Galax market. Sale of these will start promptly at noon. Two carloads of pigs, ranging in weight from 20 to 160 pounds each, have also been consigned for next Monday’s sale and should arrive at Galax on Friday or Sat urday of this week. Three car loads of pigs were sold directly to Eastern North Carolina dealers last week by the Galax market. Piney Creek “Hi” Grades Active The October honor roll for the Fourth and Fifth B grades of Piney Creek high school, Edna M. Warden, teacher, is as follows: June Cox, Hazel Billings, Sidney Sturgill, Wade Hoppers, Mary Lee Weaver, Howard Brown, Bur. ton Landreth, Opal Wyatt, Jesse Cox, Billy Woodie and Sam Osborne. The class desires to extend a welcome to a new member, Vir ginia Lou Weaver, Edgewood, Md. The Wide-Awake Health club of the Piney Creek school has recently chosen officers as fol lows: June Cox and Betty Mae Wagoner, nurses, and Howard Brown, doctor. An almost daily inspection by the nurses reminds the pupils and teacher to watch for unclean hands and nails. It also reminds all the pupils to brush their teeth. For the past month the class lhas been working on a study of Indian life, and at the present the life of the Pilgrim is being stud ied. The furnishing of the “log cabin” was finished last Friday. For the “logs” notched cornstalks were used, and the cracks were filled with mud. Parents and friends are invited bo visit the classroom at any con venient time and see what is be ing done. Roosevelt Gets Returns At Home Hyde Park, N. Y., Nov. 6.— Seated before an open fireplace, President Roosevelt was kept in formed tonight by wire and tele phone of election developments over the national, political front. Interest of summer White House attaches seemed centered in two states, Pennsylvania and California. In the former Jos eph Guffey, Democratic leader was fighting to wrest from David Reed the United States senator ship, while on the coast Uptor Sinclair was striving to win witl his EPIC plan against a strong Republican alignment in ,a con test for the governorship. The President, who with mem bers of his family and clos< friends went to the polls thi: morning, declined, however ti comment on the election. Victors In Election Tuesday Left; Congressman Robert L. Doughton, of Alleghany county,] Chairman of the powerful U. S. House of Representatives Ways and Means committee, who was reelected Tuesday as the Ninth district representative over his Republican opponent, Joseph M. JVevette, Jefferson. Right: Dalton Warren, Sparta, who was elected State Senator Tuesday over his Republican opponent, George Cheek, also of Sparta. Educator Dies In Charlotte Charlotte, Nov. fi.—Dr. Alex ander Graham, outstanding figure in the history of education in North Carolina, and father of Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Caro lina, died at his home here Fri day. Unable to recover from a heart■ attack suffered earlier in the ■ week, the 90-year old educator j lost his fight for life after a, restless night. Dr. Graham was known as the “father” of Charlotte school sys- j tern, having served as superin-; tendent during the 25 years from 1888 to 1913. Born at Fayetteville, he re ceived early education there, and became a professor at 16 years of age. From then until the Civil War he inter-mingled learning and teaching. Dr. Graham’s war experience lasted less than a year, and he (continued on back back) Sen. Reynolds Praises Mexicans Washington, Nov. 6.—Senator 1 Robert R. Reynolds returned to Washington this week from a ten-day visit to Mexico and in an interview with newspapermen the junior North Carolina senator sung the praises of our neighbor republic to the South. Senator Reynolds paid a high tribute to Ambassador Josephus Daniels and said he was confident the good woi’k of his fellow North Carolinian in Mexico would im prove the relationship between the two countries. The senator stayed at the American embassy while in Mexico and described Mrs. Daniels as a “perfect hos tess.” “From the moment I landed in Vera Criiz to the time of ray departure from that city ol in teresting history,” Senator Rey nolds said, “I found myself in touch with a civilization older than any we know in North America.” Through State Capital Keyholes f By Bess Hinton Silver MORE PIE—Raleigh will be headquarters for about 15 coun ties in taking the middecennial agricultural census and approxi- j mately 204 enumerators will get on the federal payroll in this dis trict. The appointments are due about November 15 and -with about 100 jobs bo be dispensed in the Fourth District, Congressman Harold D. Cooley and Senator Josiah Bailey will doubtless be j busy juggling applications with! a view to future campaigns. Get yours in early, .boys. SAY HE’S OUT—Friends and fellow-townsmen of former Lieu tenant Governor Richard T. Foun tain, of Rocky Mount and unsuc cessful opponent of Governor Ehringhaus in the primaries of 1932, will tell you positively that he is not entertaining any idea of seeking to acquire Senator Bailey’s toga in 1936. However, Mr. Fountain might be a great help to some other easterner de siring to sit in the “most august body in the world,’’ if you get1 what we mean. __ • KILLING JOB—Members of the State Highway and Public Works Commission have asked the Budget Commission to provide for an assistant chairman. They attribute the collapse of Chair man E. B. Jeffress’ health to over work. Hearing all the dele gations that come to Raleigh on road matters and supervising the vast highway and prison organi zations is something more than a bowl of cherries. MYSTERY MAN—“Party regu larity” Democrats wonder what kind of a rabbit’s foot W. F. Evans, rabid Hoovercrat and mor tal enemy of Senator Bailey, car ries to Washington/ with him. Despite the fact that the Senator had Mr. Evans kicked off the Federal payroll last Christmas this unsuccessful candidate for ■ the Fourth District seat in Con gress has landed again and this i time it’s a $5,000-a-year job with i the HOLC. How he does it in the face of opposition of both Tar Heel Senators has the boys j epiessing. IDLE CONVICTS—Because the last Legislature diverted a mil lion dollars from the highway fund and ham-strung the High way and Public Works Commis sion on expenditures, hundreds of convicts have eaten the taxpay ers’ bread and done nothing but twiddle their thumbs in return. It has been necessary to use fed eral aid load money on second ary roads and convicts cannot be used on projects supported by Uuncle Sam’s cash. Adequate appropriations and abandonment of diversion would mean that all convicts available could be work ed on the secondary roads and federal aid money used on the pri mary system. Otherwise, Mr. Farmer, you will just have to put up with roads going to rack and ruin. NO LET-UP—Don’t get the idee that just because October general fund collections were be low September that the State Revenue Department has gone to sleep in its drive for taxes. Reve nue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell, and his Executive Assistant Dr. M. C. S. Noble and their aides are still playing boogie-man to a lot of folks with back taxes. Warrants continue to be issued but the big results came in July, August and September. From now on the department may not produce such spectacular results but the flow of gold into State coffers is expected to be steady with arrest threatening those who seek to avoid payments. NEW INTEREST—With the election now so much water run over the d,am, political interest in the Capital City and in many sec tions of the State now turns to the race for Speaker of the 1935 House of Representatives. Here’s the latest dope from the candi dates themselves. Robert Grady Johnson, of Pender, is letting it (continued on page 2) Doughton, Warren Are Winners In Election Tues.; Candidates For County Offices Unopposed C:ngressman R L. Doughton Carries Aiieghany County By Two-To-One Vote Supreme Court Upholds NRA Price-Fixing Opinion Is Hailed By Many As An Assurance Of Judicial Support For Major New Deal Policies Washington, Nov. <>.—In an opinion handed down yesterday by the United States Supreme! court, fixing of prices as a part: of recovery legislation was up held. The opinion swept aside as untenable many of the .arguments leveled against this form of gov ernmental control of industry. Coming at the start of a ses sion which is expected to bring many recovery policies under the scrutiny of the court, the opinion ! was hailed by many as an assur-; ance of judicial support for major new deal policies. . ; The court ruled tnat tne nxing of minimum prices by the New York State Milk Control Board could not be assailed even though it was found that under them some companies could not earn a fair return on their investment. The prices had been attacked by the Hegeman Farms Coiporation, ( wholesalers of grade B milk. The ] company charged that the spread between the price it must pay | producers for milk and the price' for which it could sell it did not' give it a profit sufficient to pay a fair return on its investment. The company argued it was as much entitled to a fair return as utility companies which, the courts have held, must be allowed \ a rate assuring them a specified return on their capital. Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, writing the court's opinion, held that “the analogy when scruti nized, is seen to be unreal. A public utility in such circum stances, has no outlet of escape. If it is running its business with reasonable economy, it must break the law 01 bleed to death.’’ The court also gave the govern ment an opportunity to partici pate in argument on the validity of the gold clause in public and private bonds which is scheduled for early in the term. It will furnish the first test of new deal monetary policies. Legion Heads Take Office Lexington, Nov. 2.—Hubert t. Olive was installed as state com mander of the American Legion state department here tonight, when Captain Tom C. Daniels handed over the reins of office in a sparkling ceremony at the high school auditorium. At the same time Mrs. W. R. Absher. of North Wilkesboro, graciously sur rendered to Mrs. Merline H. Shumway the state presidency of the Legion Auxiliary. A spectacular parade of musical units from a half-dozen nearby | cities, including the Winston | Salem Legion Band with local | floats and marching gioups pre ceded a barbecue and the formal installation. JUDGE HAYES TO OPEN FEDERAL COURT NOV. 19 North Wilkesboro, Nov. 6.— November term of middle dis trict federal court for cases origi inating in Alleghany, Ashe, Wa tauga and Wilkes counties will convene in Wilkesboro on Mon day, November 19, with Judge Johnson J. Hayes presiding. The term will extend into the second week. The first four days of court will be devoted to trial of criminal cases and the re mainder of the term will be tak en up with a number of civil actions. LEGION OPENS BIG ! MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 6.—A drive for the largest membershij in the history of the Americar Legion, to lead ,an extensive fight against all “isms” except Ameri canism, was opened here by' Fran! N. Belgrano, San Francisco Calif. Congressman Robert L. Dough ton was reelected Tuesday to seiwe the Ninth North Carolina Congressional district for another term over his Republican oppon ent, Joseph M. Prevette, of Jef ferson, by an overwhelming ma jority, carrying his home county of Alfeghany by a two to one vote, which is a greater percent of the total vote cast than has been the case at any previous election in the county. Congress man Doughton carried every coun ty in the district. Unofficial re turns show that the vote in the Congressional race in Alleghany county was .as follows; Doughton, 1,470, and Prevette, 778. Dalton Warren, Sparta, carried all three counties in the district in the race for State Senator, winning the election over his Republican opponent, George Cheek, also of Sparta, by a majority estimated at 1.800. He received 1,307 votes in Alleghany county against 812 for Mr. Cheek, All county candidates received a good vote, although they had no opposition. Count} officers were elected as follows: Clerk of Superior Court, A. F. Reeves; Sheriff, Walter M. Irwin; County Commissioner, John C. Gambill; House of Representatives, Wiley P. Warden; Register of Deeds, V. W. Reeves; County Coroner, Mack Roberts, and County Sur veyor, J. C. Sparks. Allen H. Gwyn, ReidsVille, who was without opposition for Solici tor of the eleventh judicial dis trict of North Carolina, received a good complimentary vote in Alleghany county. The election went off quietly in Alleghany, due to the fact that the Republicans had no county ticket. Interest in the election was not as great as it would have been if there had been a contest for the county offices. However, compared with the vote in the other counties where there were hot contests, the Alleghany county vote showed a good inter est. The election was conducted very quietly and was operated more smoothly and efficiently than any other election on record in this county, for which, it is said, A. C. McMillan, registrar, deserves much credit. A total of 717 persons came to the polls here to cast their votes, and more than 100 voted by absentee ballot. Federal Workers Hit New Deal Washington, Nov. 6.—The Na tional Federation of Federal Em ployees charged today that the new deal had brought a “whole sale return to the spoils sys tem.” | The federation claimed that I civic service law's had been con I sistently disregarded by the I Koosevelt administration and cited an executive order by the'Presi i dent in connection with consoli dation of the executive counsel and national emergency council allowing hiring of employees without regard to civic service. let? see-what .,-,,0/ <•> dp 1 do in. a. case- 1>H< is? .1 handful of common sense is north a bushel of learning.” NOVEMBER —Susan B. Anthony fails 'oJjrViAl -in effort to vote. 1872 . doeD 6—Abraham Lincoln i* tgjjV£Wl' elected President, 1860. 7—Bolshevists seize the Rus sian government, 1917. •—Sarah Bernhardt makes first U. S. appearance, 1880. m •—Kaiser Wilhelm abdi cates German throne, 1918. 10—Martin Luther, founder of Lutheranism, bora La 1483 _r l—Great World war ended >’* by armistice, 1918.
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