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DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Volume 10.
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935.
4 PAGES
Number 42.
By Hugo Sims, Timas Special
Washington Correspondent
CONGRESS MARKS TIME
Washington marked time for
the most part last week as both
Congress and the Administration
waited for public reaction to the
defeat of the $4,880,000,000 Work
Relief bill in the Senate. By a
vote of 44-43, the upper house
had written in the McCarran
“prevailing wage” amendment in
the face of a clear statement that
this would mean a presidential
veto. While the defeat was some
thing of a surprise, there had
been abundant evidence that the
opposition was strong and deter
mined.
Going back a bit, one recalls
that the first revolt against the
huge work relief measure exhibit
ed Itself in the House where Ad
ministration spokesmen, under
pressure from the opposition, were
forced to yield in order to get the
bill through the House. It was
referred to the Appropriations
Committee of the Senate, which,
by a scant margin of a tie vote,
failed to reduce the amount to
$2,880,000,000, thus forcing a
continuance of the “dole,” oppos
ed by the President.
Then came the fight over the
McGarran proposal to require that
the “prevailing wage” be paid on
any project undertaken in any
locality. This was strongly advo
cated by the American Federation
of Labor which maintained an ac
tive lobby and brought to bear
upon senators the powerful in
fluences of labor throughout the
nation. The President’s conten
tion Was for the payment of
“nominal wages,” something above
the dole payment but still far
enough below the prevailing wage
in any locality to encourage work
ers to seek private employment.
Moreover, the objection was
made that the “prevailing wage”
provision would vastly increase
the cost of the works project and
in the Senate, Senator Glass em
phasized that it might even en
danger national credit. When this
amendment was first voted upon
by the Senate Committee, it was
carried, but, subsequently, the
committee reversed itself under
White House pressure and sub
stituted a compromise, which, in
a vague way, carried out the idea
that if the works program re
sulted in lowering wages, the
President would meet the situ
ation by raising wages.
WORKS-RELIEF DEFEAT
Then came the vote in the Sen
ate which resulted in the most
serious setback the President has
yet suffered. Of the 69 Demo
crats, only 41 supported the Ad
ministration. Twenty-one members
of the majority party joined with
an equal number of Republicans,
one Progressive and one Farmer
Lab orite member to support the
McCarran proposal. Immediately
afterwards, Administration spokes
men publicly declared that the
huge program was “dead.”
Following this setback, the
President took himself to New
York for a week-end, being ab
sent from the capital for about a
week. He maintained publicly at
least his usual optimism.
REVOLT SIGNS PLAIN
Meanwhile, political strategists
attempted to analyze the situation.
At the outset they faced the un
doubted fact that the last Con
gress elected overwhelmingly on
a pro-Roosevelt basis includes
numerous groups and factions
which do not hesitate to combine
against him on particular issues.
Moreover, the opposition is not
solid but varies as the issues them
selves. For example, the veteran
Carter Glass, senator from Vir
ginia, a spirited opponent of the
financial policies of the Adminis
tration, was a warm-hearted and
courageous advocate of the works
program. Senator Wagner of
New York, who delivered some
thing like a eulogy of the Presi
dent, voted against him. Prac
tically the entire Republican
membership favored the amend
ment which would add* billions to
the potential cost of the program
in spite of their constant com
plaints against the extravagant
spending of the Administration.
LABOR LOBBY SCORES
Interesting is the doubted ef
fectiveness of the activity of
Labor lobbyists who did not hesi
tate to put the pressure on in full
force. It is qdite probable that in
view of recent strained relations
with the White House over Code
questions, organized labor was
anxious to make its influence felt.
However, if the works program is
dropped, it may be that laborers
will lose more than the legisla
tive victory is worth.
Meanwhile, during the past
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Rep. Doughtou
Undecided About
Governor’s Race
To Run For Governor
Or Not To Run, Is
Question Faced By
Alleghany Congressman
Washington, March 5.—To run
for Governor or not to run.
That, apparently, is the
quandary in which Congressman
Robert L. Doughton, who re
presents the Ninth North Carolina
district in the national Congress,
finds himself.
Deluged with letters from all
parts of the state, insisting that
he enter the gubernatorial race,
urged by his many friends to
toss his hat into the ring without
further delay, is about the state
of affairs for the veteran Con
gressman.
Announcement recently m the
state papers that Congressman
Doughton intended to retire from
Congress soon, gave rise to two
conjectures: First, should he
deckle to run for Governor, he
of course, will not seek another
term in Congress; and second,
should he decide not to run for
Governor, he will probably defer
to the demand that he serve one
more term in Congress.
It is believed that if the
pressure continues gathering
momentum as it has during the
past six months, he will probably
enter the race for Governor.
Otherwise, it is forecast, that
he will retire from Congress at
the “first favorable opportunity.”
Mr. Doughton, as Chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee
of the House, is probably the
busiest man on Capitol Hill.
During the past six weeks, his
Committee h,as conducted hear
ings and made an intensive study
of the President’s Economic
Security program. When this is
completed, the Committee calen
dar calls for consideration of the
Bonus, revision of the NRA, re
enactment of a number of excise
taxes, and various and sundry
bills of lesser importance.
Displaying the vim and vigor
of a man half his age, Mr.
Doughton is on the job ap
proximately fifteen hours a day.
Arriving in his office long before
dawn and quitting after fill other
offices are closed, he’is recognized
as “tlie hardest working Con
gressman” on the Hill.
Definite announcement of Mr.
Doughton’s intentions insofar as
the race for Governor is con
cerned, will be forthcoming at
an early date, it is believed in
Congressional circles.
Man Who Stole
Irwin Auto la
Given Sentence
Mr. and Mrs. Troy K. Irwin
went to Winston-Salem Monday
to attend the trial of the thief
who stole their automobile last
Thursday while Mrs. Irwin and
three girls, Misses Sadie Crouse,
Oarmon Joines and Alma Caudill,
who had accompanied her to
Winston-Salem, were shopping.
The car had been left at a
service station in their parking
lot. A man walked up to the
cai‘, got in, and started to drive
off. An attendant, who was
responsible for the safety of the
car, gave chase and, with the
assistance of police, captured the
thief immediately,. when he was
halted by a stoplight.
The man was given a hearing
Friday morning, bound over to
Superior court, tried Monday,
and sentenced to serve from
two to three years in prison.
He was a resident of Winston
Salem.
ROBERT CARICO MAKES
COLLEGE DEBATE TEAM
Robert, Carico, grandson of M.
A. Higgins. Sparta, made the de
bating team at Appalachian State
Teachers college, Boone.
He also made the honor roll
for the quarter just past.
Mr. Carico is a native of Mary
land, but is making his home with
his grandfather.
GETS RELIEF FUNDS
Raleigh, March 6. — Mrs.
Thomas O’Berry, state relief
administrator, announced today
that North Carolina has been al
lotted $1,614,076 federal relief
funds for use in March.
Adult Teachers
Attend Meeting
In Wilkesboro
A number of teachers of Alle
ghany county attended a confer
ence Tuesday in Wilkesboro for
ERA adult teachers. They were:
Mrs. Vera Edwards, Mrs.' Lura
Spaulding and Miss Lola Billings,
Sparta; Misses Rose Edwards,
Blanche Joines and Ruby Joines,
of Edwards Cross Roads, and
Mrs. Reba Howell, of Whitehead.
The conference was conducted
by Clyde C. Sorrels, of Ruther
fordton, Supervisor of adult edu
cation.
All these Alleghany teachers,
with the exception of Miss Bill
ings, are starting classes this
week. These make a total of
nine adult teachers for Alleghany
county.
May Establish
Milk Condensing
Plant In Galax
Will Try To Interest
Farmers Of Grayson,
Carroll And Alleghany 1
In Supplying Milk
A number of Galax business
men started out yesterday to visit
the farmers in Grayson and Car
roll counties, Virginia, and Alle
ghany county, North Carolina,
who live within a radius of 25
or 30 miles of Galax, with the
purpose in view in interesting
them in supplying milk to a con
densing plant which the Carnation
Milk company is contemplating
j erecting in Galax. This company
now operates 25 or more con
densing plants throughout the
United States and is desirous of
erecting another plant from which
they can conveniently supply their
southern trade.
i The company, if ■ it locates-in
Galax, will erect a plant that will
mean an investment of around
$200,000, it is said, and is ask
ing for no concessions in the way
of free real estate, tax exemp
tions, etc., as is so often the case
when industries seek locations.
The farmers are being asked to
sell their milk to the condensing
company only for a period of
sixty days after operations are
begun, should the company erect
a plant in Galax, and the com
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BauseU Case
Argued Before
Va. High Court
On Tuesday, the opening day
of the March term of the Vir
ginia state supreme court in Rich
mond, the high tribunal heard
the first of the arguments on an
appeal in the case of Henry F.
BauseU and his son, Bernace,
Lebanon (Va.) newspaper pub
lishers, convicted of murder in
Wythe county circuit court last
year. Arguments in the BauseU
case was to be resumed yesterday.
The Bausells, father and son,
are tinder sentence of 20 and
32 years, respectively, on the
charge of having killed T. Eu
gene Cornett, the younger Bau
sell’s father-in-law, at the Cor
nett home near Rural Retreat, in
Wythe county, on January 13,
1934. The altercation, of which
the tragedy was the result, is
said to have arisen over the cus
tody of Bernace Bausell’s younger
daughter.
The giri’s mother, the estrang
ed wife of young BauseU, was
Cornett’s daughter. She was also
killed.
The accused men claim the
fatal shooting was . begun by Cor
nett.
THINKS BONUS BILL WILL
BE REPORTED VERY SOON
Washington, March 5.—Repre
sentative Robert Doughton (D).,
N. C., said tonight he hoped the
House ways and means com
mittee would be able to report
a bonus bill tomorrow.
Doughton, chairman of the
committee, announced the inten
tion to report a biU after hear
ings on veterans adjustment com
pensation certificates payment
proposals were concluded after tan
all-day and evening session.
Horace £ Green
Dies At ns Home
Near Glade Valley
Funeral Services Held
In Sparta Church 1 By
Martin, Ervin And
Shumate. Burial Here
Horace G. Green, '53, promi
nent citizen of Alleghany county,
passed, away on Friday, February
22, at his home near Glade Val
ley, after a long period of illness.
The deceased was bom and
reared in Watauga county, near
Blowing Rock. He became a
member of the Baptist church
there when he was twelve years
of age, and was married to Miss
Mae Caudill in 1906. Soon after
their marriage, Mr. and Mrs.
Green moved to Alleghany county
to make their horn*.
Mr. Green was very active in
all public matters, especially
those relating to schools and
churches. He served as a mem
ber of the Board of County
Commissioners for six years and
held numerous other positions of
trust and responsibility. He had
moved his church membership to
Sparta Baptist church and was
one of Its faithful members.
Surviving are the widow and
three children, Mrs. Bruce Wago
ner and Ev,a and Tom Green, all
of Glade Valley.
Funeral services were conduct
ed on the following Sunday at
Sparta Baptist church by the pas
tor, Dr. G. A. Martin; Rev. C.
W. Ervin, Sparta, and Rev. J. R.
Shumate, pastor of the Baptist
church at Sugar Grove, V;a.
Active pall bearers were; R. F.
Crouse, Rush Thompson, R. D.
Gentry, R. C. Gentry, Bill Byran,
Bryan Collins, F. H. Jackson and
T. R. Burgiss.
Honorary pall bearers were; A.
F. Reeves, V. W. Reeves, S. C.
Richardson, J. C. Wilson, R. V.
Thompson, P. C..«-Collins, D. -G.
Duncan, Df. Duncan, Bain Dough
ton, J. M. Cheek, Albert Evans,
D. T. Bryan and W. F. Halsey.
Flower bearers were: Mrs. Rush
Thompson, Mrs. Clay Thompson,
Mrs. R. C. Gentry and Misses
Betty Fowler, Grady Sue Spicer,
Maude Stedham, Nell Armfield,
Wilma Wilson and Mary Cecil
Higgins.
Interment was in Sparta ceme
tery.
S. Clay Williams
Resigns Position
As Head Of NRA
Winston-Salem Man To
Resume Business In
Twin City. Is Asked To
Remain For Two Weeks
Washington, Mar. 5.—President
Roosevelt today accepted with
“regrets” the resignation of S.
Clay Williams as chairman of
the national industrial recovery
board, but asked that the Winston
Salem man remain on the job
for at least two weeks ,and there
by give him time to find a fit
ting successor.
Williams is to be one of the
main witnesses before the Sen
ate finance committee investiga
tion of the NRA. He will ap
pear on March 20, just before
he leaves office. As one who is
retiring from the NRA, it is be
lieved here that the Reynolds
Tobacco Company official’s testi
mony as to the future of the
recovery agency will carry much
weight.
WiHiams has held many import
ant key positions in the new
deal administration. He was
chairman of Secretary of Com
merce Roper’s planning and ad
visory council, chairman of the
industrial advisory board, vice
chairman of the old national re
lations board and finally succeed
ed General Hugh Johnson as ad
ministrative head of the NRA.
Organized labor waged a hard
fight against Williams, but it is
understood that this force has
had no connection with his resig
nation.
Williams’ desire to retire from
the NRA has been tacitly under
stood for some time and the
capital has speculated on his pos
sible successor. Most prominently
mentioned at present is W. Aver
ell Harriman, NRA administrative
officer.
Any successor would probably
be appointed on a temporary
basis, as it is understood the ad
ministration plans to return the
NRA to one-man control after
the legislation extending its life
is. passed.
Through State Capital Keyholes
By Bets Hinton Silvor
STEAMING UP—The campaign
in behalf of Clyde R. Hoey,
Shelby’s silver-tonguer, for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor next year, is being whipped
into nice form if the political
stars read true. Mr. Hoey is yet
silent on his decision but the
boys who snoop around learning
things about people addicted to
politics say you need not be sur
prised if there is an immediate
up-cropping of Hoey-for-Governor
dubs among the youngsters at
Chapel Hill and other institutions
of higher learning. If the mat
ter develops that far you can
mortgage your house and lot and
bet that Hoey will be a candidate
and the odds will be with you.
CONGRESS—The State Capitol
this week is of the opinion that
Congressman R. L. Doughton is
in a mood to seek the governor
ship via the Democratic primaries
and a candidate to succeed him
in Congress from the Ninth Dis
trict. He is no less a person
than Dalton Warren, the Senator
from Alleghany county. Friends
of Mr. Warren say he is going to
seek the Congressional seat no
matter what “Farmer Bob" de
cides to do but express confidence
that Doughton really means to re
tire from Congress even if he
does not run for Governor,
ONE MORS THING—Friends
of Lieutenant Governor A. H.
Graham think he is doing nicely
presiding over his second term of
the State Senate and they are
beginning to roll the old political
ball in his behalf for Governor.
“Sandy” said his luck with the
Legislature would influence his
decision on the Gubernatorial
matter and even his enemies are
failing to point out major mis
takes. You can't tell what’s go
ing on in the Scotch head of
the Lieutenant Governor but a
lot of people are ready to help
him make up his mind and step
across the line as a candidate.
It’s going to be highly embarass
ing to many people if Graham and
Hoey cross swords.
CHANGER COURSE— Many
close personal and political friends
of Representative R. Gregg Cher
ry, of Gaston, say he is paddling
his canoe toward the Speakership
of the 1937 House. They say he
has abandoned any idea of run
ning for Governor. At least he
has told some folks that he wants
to come back to the Legislature
one more time. If he seeks to
wield the gavel over the 120
Representatives he is likely to
find Representative R. F. (Jack)
Morphew, of Graham, grabbing
for the handle in the Democratic
caucus two years hence. Am
bitions make political history.
OPPOSITION—North Carolini
ans are writing their Senators and
Congressmen to oppose the Ray
bum bill which would repose
authority to fix rates in the fed
eral power commission. State
regulatory bodies would find their
hands pretty well tied under the
Rayburn bill and Tar Heels still
are suffering from federal dis
crimination in the matter of
freight rates. Considerable senti
ment against the Rayburn bill has
been manifest in Raleigh especially
among persons owning stock in
domestic power companies. They
fear its passage would reduce the
value of their holdings.
•'MARATHON—The boys who
know their legislatures say that
a real bombshell exploded when
the motion was made in finance
committee to reduce the sales
tax rate from three to two per
cent. Immediately all former
predictions on sine die adjourn
ment were withdrawn and even
the optimistic Robert Grady John
son, Speaker of the House, ad
mitted that the'end is not yet
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R. A. Doughton
Speaks To S. C.
House On March 1
R. A. Doughton. who is spend
ing a few weeks vacationing in j
South Carolina and Florida, spoke I
to the South Carolina House of
Representatives at Columbia on
Friday, March 1.
The following account of the
Alleghany county man’s address
is reprinted from .The State, a
newspaper published in Columbia:
R. A. Doughton, former
lieutenant governor of North
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Insull On Trial
Now In Illinois
Court At Chicago
Ex>Financier Charged
With Embezzlement Of
Funds. Judge Harrington
Presiding At Trial.
Chicago, M,ar. 5.—Samuel In
sull, Sr., victor in his legal bat
tle with the government is now
engaged in a legal battle with the
State of Illinois.
Judge Cornelius J. Harrington
is presiding at the trial of the
white-haired ex-financier on a
charge that he embezzled $66,
000 from his principal holding
company, the Middle West Utili
ties company.
The prosecution is in charge
of Prosecutor John O’Hora and
Insull is being represented by
Floyd Thompson.
The trial is expected to repro
duce on a smaller scale last
year’s testimony in the Federal
court. That trial brought acquit
tal to the senior Insull and all
of his co-defendants.
‘‘When Judge Harrington eon
tined this case the last time on
January 1!) because he was en
gaged in another action, he said
the trial would absolutely begin
on March 4,” commented Assistant
State’s Attorney O’Hora recent
ly, “and we are ready."
Insull calls the case his “fight
for complete vindication.”
Victory in his first set-to with
American authorities last fall fol
lowed his forced return to this
country to answer to many in
dictments growing out of the col
lapse of his power empire. This
victory has heartened Insull con
siderably but h^ has been chary
of comment on his forthcoming
trial, though affably conversation
al on less pertinent topics.
Sparta “Hi” Boys
Play Well In Twin
City Tournament
Sparta high school’s boys’ bas
ketball team, playing Westfield
high school, of Surry county,
Tuesday night in the tenth annual
Journal and Sentinel Northwest
tournament in Winston-Salem,
gave a great account of them
selves, despite the fact that they
were defeated, and served notice
that Sparta is very likely to be
dangerous for competing teams in
next year’s tournament.
The fighting group of boys
from Sparta, Alleghany’s lone
entrant in the tournament, was
almost entirely made up of
sophomores.
The final score of the game
was 42-28 in favor of Westfield.
Sparta presented the best
shooting team seen in the tourna
ment up to that time, but lack
of size and wild passing led to
their downfall. The Surry county
team, using their height to ad
vantage under the basket, held
a 27-10 lead at the half.
Cook and Arrington led the at
tack for the winners with Royal
leading the scoring for Sparta.
Line-up and summary:
Westfield (42) Poe.
Arrington (14) ._. F.
Hunter (6) . F.
Cook (20) . C.
Collins (2) . G.
Slate . G.
Sports (28) Poe.
Richardson (6) . F.
Royal (14) . F.
Musgrove (6) . C.
Higgins .,. G.
Inskeep (2) —..••. G.
Substitutes: Westfield — Kirk
man, Tilley, M. Tilley. Sparta—
Edwards.
Referee: Stuart.
Murder Charge
Against Galax
Man Dismissed
Is Exonerated Of
Blame In Killing
Leonard, Cellmate
Of Howard Delp
James Brady, who had been at
liberty under bond of $500 at
Galax since the fatal shooting of
Dowe Leonard at Brady’s home
in Galax on February 23, in con
nection with Leonard’s death, was
freed at a hearing given the de
fendant Tuesday.
The hearing was held in the
courtroom in the Galax Municipal
building by Trial Justice L. E.
Lindsey, of Hillsville. Lindsey is
trial justice of Carroll county,
and the killing occurred on the
Carroll side of the town.
Leonard, whose body was found
on the morning of February 23,
on the porch of the Brady home,
was arrested for drunkenness in
Galax late on the preceding
Thursday, together with Howard
Delp, alleged slayer of Chief of
Police Posey Martin, and put in
the Galax jail. It was for the
purpose of preparing bond for
Leonard that Chief Martin went
to his office, following which he
was fatally wounded as he opened
the jail door to release the bond
ed prisoner.
Officers who investigated the
tragedy at the Brady home testi
fied as to general details of their
investigation following the dis
covery of Leonard’s death, and
of how, .after some questioning,
Brady admitted that he fired the.
fatal shot.
Brady lives in a house belong
ing to L. J. Joines, former
Sheriff of Alleghany county, and
it was at this house that the
shooting occurred.
The defendant testified that he
sought to push someone who had
called at his door at 3 o’clock
in the morning, apparently bent
on coming into the house, away
with his pistol, and that the wea
pon was fired unintentionally.
Then, he said, expecting to “be
shot every second,” he fired two
more shots. According to his
testimony, it appeared that he
did not know of the man’s death
until Mrs. Brady found the body
about 5:30 a. m. After this dis
covery, it was brought out, Brady
first went to the furniture
manufacturing plant where he
worked and made arrangements
regarding his absence from work
that day and then went to Ex
Sheriff Joines’ home and asked
the latter to call officers and tell
them of the body being on his
porch. This was about 7:30 and
prosecution attorneys made much
of the two hours that evidently
elapsed between the discovery of
the body and the notification of
police.
Mrs. Brady’s testimony was
substantially the same as that
of her husband, and Bill Busic
told of accompanying Leonard to
the Brady home, not. knowing
where they were going. He said
he tried to prevent Leonard from
calling at th? house, and when
he did so, he said he left.
Dr. V. O. Choate testified as
to the bullet wounds and position
of the body when examined by
him.
A few additional witnesses were
put on the stand by the defense
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not himself expect pardon."
MARCH
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presented in U. 6- 1750.
6—President Roosevelt orders
all of our banks dosed, .
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7—Ben Ames Williams, noted
novelist, bom 1889.