The Alleghany Times
H. B. Zabriskie .. Editor and Publisher
Mrs. Sidney Gambill .. Local News Editor
Published Every Thursday at Sparta, North Carolina,
and entered at the Sparta, N. C., Post Office as
Second Class Matter.
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Thursday, February 21, 1935.
Is Doughton To Quit?
‘No”, Says The Lenoir News-Topic
Reprinted From The Lenoir News-Topic
Political speculation virtually has wound itself
around Congressman Robert Lee Doughton, more
familiarly known to his constituents in this con
gressional district by the affable and politically
safe title of “Farmer Bob.” If political writers are
correct, he may be a candidate for Governor, or.he
may seek the senatorial toga. Certainly he is nearing
the end of an illustrious career in the House of
Representatives.
Congressman Doughton belies his age of 70,
for his physical endurance is virtually unlimited,
and his resourceful brain apparently is as keen as,
■or keener than, ever before. His thirteenth two
year term in Congress is just begun, and it may be
his last.
The News and Observer’s Washington corres
pondent writes:
“He is known to feel that his service in Con
gress has been long enough and to feel disposed to
make way for others in his district who may aspire
to succeed him. He is also known to have a horror
of remaining in Congress after he gets ‘too old’,
although regarding himself as being far from that
point now; and as being fujly able to take up and
discharge the duties of Governor.”
“Farmer Bob” Doughton too old? Perish the
thought! It was former Senator-Governor Cameron
Morrison, we believe, who said the Doughtons do
not reach maturity until they become ninety years
of age. _
Well may it be said that Congress Doughton
has been a true servant of the people. He seeks
no vain glories but is content to devote his life
to one of service for his fellow man, whether that
be in the House of Representatives, in the United
States Senate, or in the Governor’s office at Raleigh.
—Lenoir News-Topic.
Stricter Law Enforcement Needed
To Reduce Automobile Killing*
Last year there were 36,000 persons killed and
nearly a million injured as a result of 882,000
personal injury automobile collisions on the streets
and highways of the nation.
TheSe are astounding figures but the killing
and maiming of people by automobile drivers has
been, going on so long that most of us take it for
granted. Despite insistent demand for stricker reg
ulation of drivers, more rigorous enforcement of
traffic regulations and adequate inspection of
vehicles the public apathy continues and officials
take it easy.
This laxity does not exist in small places alone
but in the large cities as well. To illustrate how
one motorist can get by we cite the police record
of one Stephen Smith, recently convicted of man
slaughter, hit-run driving and drunken driving
and given five years in prison at Philadelphia.
What was Smith’s past record? Well, he had
been arrested fourteen times, but made his first ap
pearance in court after killing another man- He
had been fined, altogether, $11 although one of his
previous charges involved a hit-run killing, three
included injury of other persons, seven included
collisions, several involved drunkenness and two
hit-run driving.
No wonder the reckless drivers, well aware of
official laxity, continue to spread death, destruction
and injury throughout the land.
Stricter law enforcement is one means of re
ducing the number of auto accidents and the re
sulting death toll and it appears just as necessary
right here in Alleghany county as anywhere.
Government To Place “Baby Bonds'*
On Sale Beginning March 1st
It won’t be long now before the citizens of the
entire country will have the opportunity to buy the
much-publicized “baby bonds” which the Federal
government will place on sale March 1st.
The President, it is reported, will purchase bond
No. 1 and it is hoped that the public will take
kindly to the offering. The bonds will be sold in
denominations as low as $25 and upward to $1,000.
A $25 bond will cost $18.75 and will be redeemable
at maturity (ten year) at face. Other denominations
will be sold on the same plan, a $1,000 bond costing
$750.
The bonds will be sold at 14,000 post offices
throughout the country and will be redeemable for
cash upon owner’s request after 60 days.
,The idea of placing these “baby bonds” on the
market seems to be psychological. That people will
be able to invest huge sums seems improbable but
it is likely that every buyer of a “baby bond” will
take more interest in the affairs of government.
And, unless we miss our guess, holders of these
bonds will not be apt to advocate wild spending on
the part of the government.
The fine thing about your job is that it offers
a new adventure every day—if you look at it that
way.
These experts who declare that American life
is moving in cycles are just adopting a more corn
way of saying we are running in circles.
for variety, we are still waiting for a
t they sing the ballad “I’ll Be Faith
of the good old standbys “I Love You
tad which contain* Tour Grot Treasata . ..
^URUCt ®UARION
DAVID
As long as the nature of boys
remains what it always has been
David will have a fresh army of
admirers with each new gener
ation, for he is the original of all
Jack-the-giant-killer stories and
has been the hero of boyhood
for three thousand years.
With the exception of St. Paul
no human character occupies so
large a place in the Bible; of
none are we given so vivid and
compelling a picture. The most
minute traits and characteristics
are set forth in such a way as
to make certain that the portrait
was drawn from life. What a
portrait and what a life! A red
headed shepherd-boy, tending his
flocks and playing his tunes in
the lonesome fields, he is sent up
to the army at the critical mo
ment when its forces are paralyz
ed by the menace of the giant
Goliath. What the swords of the
stoutest warriors have been pow
erless to accomplish, he achieves
by a well directed shot from his
shepherd’s sling and becomes im
mediately a national idol. Tri
umphantly he is carried to the
court while the bands play and
the pretty girls sing and dance.
And the women answered one
another as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.
Small wonder that Michal, the
king’s daughter, loved him and
became his wife; small wonder
that Jonathan, the king’s son,
farmed a friendship with him
which is one of the most beautiful
in all history. Small wonder
either that the king himself was
jealous and resentful.
And Saul was very wroth, and
the saying displeased him; and
he said, They have ascribed unto
David ten thousands, and to me
they have ascribed but thous
ands: and what can he have more
but the kingdom?
And7 Saul eyed David from that
day and forward'.
The jealous eyes of Saul, who
was in a place too big for him
and finally went mad trying to
fill it, drove David out of the
court and into the wilderness
where soldiers of fortune rallied
to him from various motives, and
built up & lusty young army
which, to his cerdit, he kept well
disciplined and free from the
grosser crimes of guerrilla war
fare. Neither the king’s forces
nor his plots could prevail against
the young man’s destiny.
In a previous chapter we have
referred to his conquests, his
qualities as an administrator, the
sin which forms the one black
spot upon hts reputation, a sin,
by the way, which was not so
extraordinary in a king of that
period and would perhaps have
been forgotten but for the mag
nifiicent humility of his repent
ance, and the Psalms that are his
eternal claim to remembrance.
Through State
Capital Keyholet
(continued from front page)
sideration of the biennial revenue
bill, but they ran into - the same
thing that has held other General
Assemblies in session overtime—
difference of opinion. And you
can’t rush a man away from his
own ideas, at least it hasn’t been
done in the finance committee.
NEEDED—The federal govern
ment is getting ready to spend
about four billion dollars in re
lief work in cooperation with the
48 States. But the States must
set up machinery to conform
with federal regulations before
sharing in the benefits. So far
North Carolina has done nothing
to get in line for its share in
this gigantic program. It’s time
the boys in the Legislature were
up and going.
TUBERCULOSIS — There has
been some doubt about whether
the State should enlarge the pres
ent tubercular hospital in the
Sand Hills or construct a new
unit in the mountain section of
the State. During debate on the
matter it was brought out that
no private tubercular sanitarium
in the world is as large as the
present State unit. It was also
established that some patients re
cover in one climate and lose
ground in another. As a result
it now appears that if anything
is done it probably will be au
thorization for construction of a
new hospital for the treatment of
tuberculosis.
A SNAG —The McDonald—
Lumpkin anti-sales tax bloc was
getting along swimmingly until
the question of taxing individuals
making over $1,000 annually was
reached That class being rather
large and already paying numer
ous taxes, considerable noise was
raised. The final outcome is still
uncertain. If you earn more
than $1,000 gross income per
year and do not pay schedule
B. license taxes it might be well
to look into the matter.
DICTATORS —Representatives
Tam C. Bowie, of Ashe, and
United States Page, of Bladen,
have been called “dictators” since
the introduction of several meas
ures that other legislators say
would put them in absolute po
litical control in their respective
counties. Mir. Bowie has been
more successful than Mr. Page
in getting his bills enacted into
law but both have experienced
difficulties in steering their propo
sitions through the Legislature.
SENATOR — Former Lieuten
ant Governor R. T. Fountain, of
Rocky Mount, has announced that
he intends to oppose Senator
Josiah W. Bailey, of Raleigh, in
the primaries next year. Gover
nor Ehringhaus has been specu
lated upon as a potential candi
date but since the General As
sembly has been in session he has
been so busy with affairs of State
that little mention has been made
of the possibility of him running.
Nevertheless, many of Ms friends
are still putting the pressure upon
the Governor. They, think he
would look well in a Senatorial
Maybe
Client—Why, it costs a lot
more to get divorced than to get
married, doesn’t it?
Lawyer—Yes, but it’s worth a
lot more i^j’t it?
loo Shocking
Laura—My fiance’s birthday is
next Saturday and I want to
give him a surprise. Can you
suggest anything?
Lucile—Why not tell him your
exact at!
Beautiful
Ruth—Why did the air corps
turn down young Bobby Sanders?
Carl—On account of his eyes.
Ruth—Why, I think his eyes
are lovely.
Time To Retire
Proud Mother—“Yes, he’s a
year old now, and he’s been
walking since he was eight months
old.”
Bored Visitor—“Really? He
must be awfully tired.”—Lafay
ette Lyre.
“They say Old Skinner the oil
millionaire gives hardly a thing
to any cause except foreign mis
sions.”
“Yes, I understand he likes to
make his money go as far as
possible.”
Wary Father
Nervous Suitor—“Sir, er—that
is, I mean I have been going
with your daughter for five
Father—“Well, waddye want—
a pension?”—Chicago Tribune.
sought to speed committee con*
shy on lobbyists before the intro
duction of the McDonald-Lump
kin plan as a substitute for the
sales tax. But the number of
gentle persuaders picked up im
mediately thereafter. And the
boys are settling down with their
own opinion that tax matters will
not be settled until the gavels
fall on sine die adjournment of
the 1935 Legislature.
SPITE—The charge has been
made that proposed amendments
to the 1938 law regulating the
operation of beauty shops is no
more than spite at the examiners
appointed by Governor Ehring
haus. But the Governor isn’t
worried. If the present three
examiners are abolished it will
not be his fault and he will have
the opportunity to appoint three
new ones. What public official
objects to the privilege of hand
ing out jobs?
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as the Execu
trix of the last will of A. S.
Carson, deceased, J hereby notify
all persons indebted to his estate
to come forward and make pay
ment, and all persons having
claims against his estate most
present thorn to ase for payment
within twelve ssonths from this
date or this notice will be plead
in .her of recovery.
This February II IMS,
MRS. ZOLLlg CARSON,
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The Woman’s Angle]
With that limp-as-a-dish-rag
debutante slouch definitely out of
style, the importance of posture
is greater than ever—both for
appearance and for health. If
you have a great hollow in your
back, try straightening it with
this exercise. Lie flat on the
floor, arms to the side, knees up,
weight of the legs on the balls
of the feet. Lift the lower end
of the spine, depress the middle
of the back. Repeat. And re
peat several times daily.
• • ■
Italy has stressed the idea that
the woman’s place is in the home
more than any other nation dur
ing the last year, with presen
tation of certificates of meritor
ious service to mothers of large
numbers of children and trips to
Rome as guests of the govern
ment.
* * *
The vogue for painted finger
nails seems to tend toward the
blush shades rather than the deep
canpines this season.
* * *
Ever reach out to shake hands
on being introduced and find
there’s no response—no hand to
shake? It is a woman’s privi
lege to offer her hand or not, as
she prefers, so the only thing to
avoid embarrassment is to with
hold your own hand for the frac
tion of a second awaiting some
sort of response from your new
acquaintance.
* * *
One of the pleasing results of
large-scale manufacture is the
cheapness of attractive costume
jewelry. From now until that
new wardrobe is completed for
spring, hop into the nearest store
and look over the gay costume
jewelry that won’t cost much
more than a dollar to give your
whole attitude toward life » new
lift. Much of it is in bold color
and striking designs.
The Family
Doctor
by John Joseph Gaines, M. D.
ARE YOURS ARTIFICIAL?
Sometimes I get to thinking
that almost half the people are
equipped with manufactured mo
lars. So many millions of the
natural teeth are taken away be
cause of those pesky germs; they
I cause rheumatism—and “sinus
trouble,’’ as well as dozens of
other evils. And, tooth building
has reached the pinnacle of per
fection, I imagine. New, straight,
perfectly-tinted teeth take the
place of old, yellow, troublesome
snags.
I know several people who wear
their artificial teeth all the time,
with perfect comfort; they sleep
with them in, and seem to enjoy
life fully as well as if they grew
there. These people seldom men
tion their teeth, except to praise
them.
Now and then, however, I must
give advice that belongs to the
dentist. I find “partial plates,’’
that get filled underneath with
positively decaying remnants of
food, lending the victim a most
unholy breath,—often causing ul
cerated, infected gums and lips;]
these customers more frequently
come to the family doctor with
mouth troubles than they go to
their dentists; 1 suspect the fee
has something to do with the
problem—they think the doctor
has no right to charge for dental
advice!
My object in writing this let
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WATCH ENVIRONMENT OF
CHILDREN
Dear Girls:—
I heard a most interesting talk
over the radio a few weeks ago.
I think the speaker was Dr.
Burgess, and he was discussing
juvenile delinquency and its caus
es. He brought out the fact that,
the main reason for children go
ing wrong was their living in a
bad neighborhood. Statisticians
have discovered this to be so.
Not feeble mindedness nor pover
ty, they say, but living among
criminals is the principal cause
for crime among the youth of to
day.
Of course, we know that a fee
ble minded person is more prone
to commit a crime than a normal
person, but environment has as
much to do with the behavior of
such people as it does with those
who are mentally balanced.
Poverty, too, is a contributing
cause to crime, because it means
that some people are compelled
to live in a neighborhood they
ter is to tell you to keep the
artificial set of teeth CLEAN;
they should be taken out, and
scrubbed daily, to keep the mouth
sweet and free from disgusting
matter.
A prominent doctor recently
told me of a case—a man with
a horrible condition of the mouth
—ulcers and infection; he wore
a partial ' plate that never had
been removed since he bought
it. The doctor in cleaning up,
found several watermelon seeds
under that plate—they had been
there since August the year be
fore, and it was now February!
Reader, keep your teeth CLEAN
would taboo if they had the
money to live elsewhere. It
means that many people of both
sexes are crowded in rooms with
out privacy. On the other hand,
a poor neighborhood is not neces
sarily a bad neighborhood.
Some of the best people in the
world live in poor neighborhoods.
But they are good in spite of
their handicaps.
A committee in Chicago, I be
lieve, has investigated the causes
of crime in that city, and on its
recommendation the government
is planning, or perhaps has al
ready started, tearing down the
ramshackle buildings in three
areas. They plan to put up mod
ern buildings in the place of these
former ones, and to have play
grounds and other forms of re
creation for the children who
heretofore have formed large
gangs of petty criminals who
turned into gangsters and mur
derers as they grew older.
A great many of us say, “Well,
why tell us about such things?
That’s all right for a big city, but
we live in a small place, and that
kind of work doesn’t concern us.”
But it does concern you. In your
town, no matter how small, there
are neighborhoods which make
for immorality and crime among
your children. And it is not im
probable that these sore spots,
even though they fail to affect
your conscience now, will affect
the lives of some of your family
later on.
I know of no worthier under
taking than that of working for
better homes and neighborhoods
for our little brothers and sisters
in our home town.
Yours,
LOUISA
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