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DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Volume 10.
_ SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA.THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935.
6 PAGES
Number 47
gy Hugo Sima, Tima* Spacial
Washington Corraapondant
ROOSEVELT’S VACATION
President Roosevelt took his
ten-day fishing cruise without ap
parently being ^ much concerned
with the status of legislation in
Congress. He seeks a rest from
the tiring task of making daily
decisions, many of them hard to
determine and involving compro
mises that are not always pre
ferred. He left the capital with
most of the country feeling that
# definite sag had appeared in
his popular support and with
many observers feeling that Con
gress might run wild over various
contested legislative matters.
However, last year the Presi
dent left Washington for his va
cation on the same -day that a
rebellious House overrode his veto
of the veterans’ pension bill,
which led many to belieye that
the Chief Executive waS losing
his grip. Later, he returned,
much refreshed, and secured from
the Congress, in about two months,
many legislative grants of power
and much legislation.
Just now, when there is an
idea that nothing has been done
and that not much will be done,
it might be well to list what hap
pened after the Presidential va
cation in 1934. Congress em
powered the President to negoti
ate reciprocal tariff treaties, re
vised the bankruptcy laws, es
tablished the Securities Exchange
Commission, created the Federal
Housing Administration, authoriz
ed the RFC to make direct loans
to industry, set up the Federal
Communications Commission, pass,
ed the Bankhead cotton act, and
the Jones-Costigan sugar act. as
well as a revenue act and the
ratification of a new treaty with
Cuba, abrogating the Platt amend
ment.
LEAVES CONGRESS UNSET
TLED
Today the situation seems much
the same as it was then. The
House has passed the P,atman bo
nus measure in the face of the
American Legion’s preference for
the Vinson bill, and in the teeth
of a certain veto. The Senate
has just ended a prolonged
wrangle otver the works-relief
bill, with the result that other
administration proposals are in
the “being considered” stage.
What will'happen in a few weeks
is uncertain and all that the
average citizen can do is to wait
and see.
HOOVER ISSUES A CALL
Former President Hoover re
cently addressed a letter to a
group of California Republicans
which is generally taken to mean
that he intends to assert some
thing like leadership. Taken in
connection with his utterance last
month at Tuscon advocating re
sumption of gold payments and
stabilization of the dollar at its
present value, it seems to indi
cate that he will actively attempt
to unseat (’resident Roosevelt
and cause the defeat of his po
licies. The nation, says Mr. Hoo
ver, is entitled to pas3 judgment
upon the present administration
and the Republicans must give
them that opportunity at the bal
lot box by raising the standard
in defense of "fundamental Amer
ican principles,” including the
maintenance and perfection of
our system of orderly individual
liberty under constitutionally con
ducted government.
HULL’S TRADE POLICIES
Secretary Hull is eloquent and
" consistent in pointing out the evils
nationalism. He makes out the
intimate relationship between
prosperity and our foreign trade,
saying that the depression accom
panied the fall of our exports
from $5,000,000,000 in 1920 to
about $1,600,000,000 in 1932,
and that partial recovery was seen
in 1934 when our-exports rose
to $2,188,000,000. This theory
has been admirably presented by
the Secretary of State a number
of times and the question arises,
after two years in office, what has
been done to remedy the situation
that is said to exist,
Mr. Hull is able to hold up re
ciprocal trade agreements with
only three nations, Cuba, Brazil
and Belgium, and these affect a
very small percentage of our for
eign trade. His critics, and some
of them friendly, point out that
his most-favored nation principle
seemingly militates against ready
bargaining agreements, involving
worth-while concessions from
other natfbns. They say the time
has come to attack the least ex
cusable sections of our own tariff
wall, regardless of what other na
tions do, and thus secure immedi
ate increases in trade while con
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Doughton Does
Much To Repeal
“Pink Slip” Law
AUeghanian’s Plea For
Repeal Said To Have Been
Moat Effective Speech In
This 'Session Of Congress
PASSES FOUR TO ONE
“Lion’s Share” Of Credit
For Repeal Of Income Tax
Publicity Provision Gees
To “Fanner Bob”
Washington, April 2.—To Con
gressman Robert L. Doughtor
goes the lion’s share of the
credit for the repeal of Section
55 (b) of the 1934 Revenue Act,
more popularly known as the
“pink slip” income tax publicity
provision.
The bill was introduced by
Mr. Doughton and referred to
the Ways and Means Committee
of which he is Chairman. When
first presented to the Committee,
Mr. Doughton received little en
couragement from the “Adminis
tration leaders” on the Com
mittee. But Mr. Doughton in
sisted on a favorable report by
the Committee on his measure
and succeeded in obtaining this
victory by a substantial margin.
When the bill was brought up
on the floor of the House, Mr.
Doughton delivered an impassion
ed plea for its passage, said to
have been the most effective
speech made by anyone at this
session of Congress, and obtained
an overwhelming vote of three to
one in favor of repeal of the
“pink slip” provision.
The Senate, following the lead
ership of the House, in spite of
forecasts by leaders predicting
its defeat in the Senate, passed
the measure by a four-to-one
vote.
Section 56 (b) of the Revenue
Act of HWU—rthe. pink slip -pro*
vision—-directs full publicity be
given the gross income, deduc
tions, net income, and tax pay
able, if any, from all persons fil
ing an income tax return, re
gardless of whether the individual
paid a tax on his income or not.
It does not apply to the other
provisions of the act directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to
report annually to Congress on
all salaries paid to officers and
employees of corporations where
their total compensation exceeds
$15,000.
It was charged that the expos
ure of such information required
under the pink slip provision,
stimulated “snoopery,” encour
aged kidnaping, blackmail and
malicious gossip, resulting in in
jury to the small business man at
the hands of prying competitors.
Extra Term Of
Court Ordered
For Wilke* Co.
North Wilkesboro, Arpril 1.—
Wilkes county’s first term of
court provided in a measure in
troduced and passed in both hous
es of the legislature several days
ago, will convene in Wilkesboro
on Monday, April 22.
The April court will be for
two weeks and will be for the
trial of both- criminal and civil
actions, although it is expected
that the criminal docket will oc
cupy the greater part of the time
in the term next month.
Due to the congested dockets
of the courts in the county the
Wilkes Bar Association recom
mended that additional terms of
court be provided for the county
and the new law prescribes a
two-week term in April and an
other in November, in addition
to the regular terms in March,
June, August and November.
However, grand juries will serve
only at the March and August
terms as heretofore.
Although a great many cases
were removed from the criminal
docket by trial and nol pros at
the March term, there are over
200 still pending. Solicitor John
R. Jones has stated his determi
nation to clear the docket as
nearly as possible during the
April term.
N. W1LKESBORO TO HAVE
NEW LIVESTOCK MARKET
Beginning on Thursday, April
11, a livestock market will be
operated in North Wilkes boro, at
{which all kinds of livestock will
I be handled. Sales will be held
at 10 a. m. each Thursday.
On Trial For Life
Howard Delp (above), who is
on trial for his life at Indepen
dence, charged with the murder
of the late Chief of Police Posey
C. Martin, of Galax.
Daring Robbery
Attempt Is Made
At Reeves Home
Intruders Make Effort
To Enter Home After
Spartan Theatre Had
Cksed Thurs. Night
A daring attempt at robbery
was staged late Thursday night
at the home of W. G. Reeves, a
short distance from town, a few
minutes .after Ben G. Reeves had
jetted
Spartan theatre. Young Mr.
Reeves was alone in the living
room of the home when he heard
a noise and looking toward a
door which opens onto a porch,
saw that it had been opened and
that a shotgun was leveled at him.
Showing great presence of mind
he jumped behind the door and
slammed it shut. The would-be
intruder or intruders' then ran
away before other members of
the family were aware that any
attempt at robbery had been
made.
Mr. Reeves in an interview
later stated that he caught only
a glance of one man outside the
door, that this man was partly
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Farmers May Get
Government Crop
Loans For 1935
Farmers who are unable to
obtain funds elsewhere, for the
purpose of buying seed, fertilizer,
and feed for stock, may now
make their application for a loan
with the Farm Credit Administra
tion, Emergency Crop Loan sec
tion.
Loans will be made in an
amount actually required for the
purposes specified in the appli
cation and not to exceed the sum
of $500.00. No loan will be made
for an amount less than the sum
of $10.00. Notes will bear in
terest from the date until paid
at the rate of 6% per cent pel
annum and interest to the matur
ity date wil be deducted at the
time the loan is made.
All crop loans will require as
security a first lien on the crops
grown during 1935.
Applicants for Emergency Crop
Loans in 1936 who desire $100.00
or more for the production oi
crops other than fruit and|oi
vegetables or who desire $300.00
or more for the production oi
the last named crops must, to be
eligible therefor, produce a writ
ten statement from a productior
credit association showing the
amount applied for and indicat
ing that the association is unable
to grant a loan of such amouni
or of any amount which will be
sufficient for the applicants needs
Farmers in Alleghany count]
may make their applications ii
Sparta at the courthouse.
Elkin To Have
“Trade Days”
April 12,13
Merchants Of Surry
County Town Plan Big
Program Of Activities
For Two-Day Event
Elkin merchants, working in
cooperation with the Elkin Mer
chants association, will Friday and
Saturday of next week, stage
two days of -value giving and en
tertainment, which in addition to
sensational bargains at the various
stores participating, will feature
a mule race, a horn-blowing con
test, greased pig race, and many
other features, the winners of
which will be awarded handsome
cash prizes.
The event, to be staged twice
annually, will be known as “Elk
in’s Semi-Annual Bargain Days,”
and every effort will be made to
make it really worthwhile to citi
zens of this section and neigh
boring towns and communities.
Elkin merchants have for many
weeks been preparing for the
event by stocking their shelves
with special merchandise which
will bring to all attending really
worthwhile savings.
Elkin stores offer a wide range
of merchandise and everything
that can be purchased in neigh
boring cities can be purchased
here, thus doing away with the
necessity of a long tiresome trip
to larger towns.
In addition to the entertain
ment features listed above, it is
also planned to* relec.se a l.rge
Inumber of chickens on the street
i during the event, those persons
who catch them to be keepers.
Others features will be announc
ed later.
Everyone who is interested in
saving money on their purchases
and in having ,a good time in ad
dition, is urged to visit Elkin
(tjuriBg-^iwvtvBe kJjp- trade days;
WAGONER IS NAMED NEW
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
J. McD. Wagoner, of White
head, was appointed on Monday.
April 1, by A. F. Reeves, Clerk
of Alleghany Superior court, to
serve the unexpired term of D.
C. Duncan, who recently resigned
as County Commissioner.
Mr. Wagoner is said to be
amply qualified for this position
of responsibility and it is ex
pected that he will serve the
county in a very satisfactory
manner.
LEOPOLD HAS OPERATION
Joliet, 111.. April 2.—Nathan
Leopold, serving 99 years with
Riehard Loeb for the murder of
Bobby Franks, has undergone an
operation for removal of a boil.
Huey Long Not
Yet Ready To
Battle Bailey
Does Not Regard Present
As “Proper Time” To Wage
Campaign Against Election
Of N. C. Senator Again
Washington, April 1.—Senator
Huey Long dpes not regard now
as the “proper time” to go into
North Carolina to wage his cam
j paign against re-election of Sena
tor Josiah W. Bailey,
j The Kingfish made this known
today when Senator Reynolds ex
tended to him an invitation to
speak at a festival at Kinston on
! April 10. Reynolds explained to
Long that Senator La Follette
was speaking at Smithfield on
! April 9, and that Kinston had
requested him to get the Wiscon
j sin Progressive to speak there the
'following day. “If I can’t get
| Senator La Follette they want
me to invite you,” Reynolds told
Long.
“No, I am not accepting any
dates at this time,” the Louisiana
senator replied. “In fact I am
turning them down every day.”
Asked if he did not plan to
do some speaking in North Caro
lina during the next senatorial
campaign, Long said he did, “but
now is not the proper time.” Long
brushed aside the question as to
what he thought would be the
proper time, but said not to
worry, there would be a “proper
time.”
Senator Bailey is still away
from Washington. He is expected
to return tomorrow. It developed
in the Senate today that he. is
expected to lead the fight against
enactment of the Copeland pure
food drug law which has given
rise to much controversy.
Thieve* Enter
B. & T. Drug
Store Here
The B. & T. drug store in
Sparta, was broken into Wednesday
night, Mar. 27, and a small .amount
of cash and a shotgun stolen.
The theft was thought to be the
work of the narcotic thieves who
have been operating in this sec
tion. •*
The condition of the store
indicated that a search had been
made in an attempt to find con
cealed supplies. However, the
supply was nearly exhausted and
little was taken. Many valuable
articles were discarded that might
have easily been carried away
by the robbers, further indicating
their single purpose.
No arrests have been made in
'the Case.
Through State Capital Keyholes
By Bui Hinton Silvor
GETTING WARM—Congress
man Frank Hancock, of the Fifth
District, paid a brief visit to Ral
eigh and looked over the Legis
lative situation. He would not
answer questions pertaining to -his
chances of opposing Senator J.
W. Bailey next spring but the
general impression in some quar
ters here is that he will not run.
Hancock said he is being swamp
ed with mail from North Caro
lina urging him to oppose the
Rayburn bill to give the federal
government unprecedented con
trol over the power producing
industry. “I have never had such
a fire built under me” Hancock
said and added that in his opin
ion the Rayburn bill will be
greatly modified before it passes
Congress.
LEAKED OUT—Friends of
Thad Eure, principal clerk of
the House, who have been urging
him to run for Secretary of State
against Stacy W. Wade were try
ing to keep their little matter a
secret but it just can’t be done.
Making a speech on the floor
of the House, Representative
Spruill of Bertie, let the cat out
of the bag. He referred to Eure
as "the man Who Will make the
best Secretary of State we ever
had if hfe runs.” Everybody, in
cluding Mr. Wade, knew what
that meant.
SAVINGS—Democrats are plan
■ ning to take something back home
i to their folks when the General
Assembly adjourns that will make
the negative forget their objection
to the sales tax. First auto
license tags will be reduced in
price and the chances are your
children will get much cheaper
books by means of a rental system
expected to .be put in operation
by the State before the schools
open next fall. The school book
rental bill has been slow coming
out of Committee but the ad
ministration is solidly behind it
and plans to see it a law before
the gavels fall in finality on this
session.
GETS START—Senate passage
of a bill to permit the Highway
Department to spend $500,000
annually in maintenance of City
streets is viewed by old-time
guardians of your gasoline taxes
as the beginning of diversion.
Another bill now in the Legis
lature, unless it passes before
you read this, would name a
commission to study the money
of premature payment to the coun
ties of loans made to the highway
fund back in the days when the
counties wanted good roads fas
ter than the highway department
could get the money with which
to build them.
BELIEVE IT—Members of the
Legislature are now satisfied that
Representatives Cherry, of Gas
ton, Chairman of the House
Finance Committee, Morphew, of
Graham, Chairman of.House Ju
diciary Number One, are out
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Trial Of Howard Delp For Murder Of
Galax Police Chief Nears Completion
In Grayson Court At Independence
Case Was Expected To Reach Hands Of Jury
Yesterday Afternoon, Following Arguments
RELIEF CLIENTS ASKED TO
PLANT CERTIFIED POTATOES
All Rural Rehabilitation clients
are requested to plant only certi
fied seed potatoes. They are re
quested by the Head Case worker
for Alleghany county to go to
the relief office here on April
5 or 6 for seed and fertilizer.
All FERA clients are requested
to report to the relief office for
seed and fertilizer on April f)
and 10.
Patman Thank
Doughton For
“Square Deal”
Author Of Bonus Bill
Expresses Appreciation
For Fairness In Allowing
Full Consideration
Washington, April 1.—Although
Representative Robert L. Dough
ton was one of the 90 members
of the House of Representatives
who voted against the Patman
bonus bill when it w,as passed, he
is in receipt of a letter from
Representative Wright Patman,
leader of the bonus forces, prais
ing him for his fairness in allow
ing full consideration of the
legislation by the House.
As chairman of the ways and
means committee, Doughton
secured a rule which permitted
consideration of the Patman bill
although the committee approved
the Vinson bill.
Representative Doughton today
released for publication the letter
he received from Patman which,
in part, reads:
“After the smoke of -the battle
has cleared away, I want to
thank you for the fair and square
deal that you have given the
proponents of H. R. 1. Although
you did not favor the legislation
you were fair at all times and
made sure that all parties re
ceived a square deal in every
w,ay.
“We also appreciate the fact
that in the division of time,
which you had charge of, you
were liberal and generous to those
of us who were supporting H.
R. 1.
“You have shown yourself to
be the great big man and real
statesman that all of us have
known you to be at all times.
I doubt whether your constituents
realize the prestige, power and
ability that you possess in the
greatest deliberative body on
earth—the House of Representa
tives.”
Jury List Is
Drawn For Next
Term Of Court
A jury list, comprised of the
following citizens of Alleghany
county, has been drawn for the
next term of Alleghany Superior,
court, which is to begin in Sparta
on Monday, May 6:
Gap Civil township; Coy M.
Wolfe, Glenn Duncan, C. G. Fen
der, Charlie Crouse, J. M. Wago
ner, R. L. Nichols and Bain
Doughton.
Cherry Lane township: C. C.
Thompson, S. M. McKnight, F. A.
Stoker, ' Sowell Woodruff and
George Woodruff.
Glade Creek township: Kyle
Edwards, P. L. Evans, John
Richardson, Andy Evans, Morris
Edwards and Everett Handy.
Piney Creek township—Everett
Miller, A. M. Osborne, J. F,
Busic, J. T. Finney, R. M. Mabe
and Charlie Hash.
Prathers Creek township;—Wilej
Mabe, Eugene Mitchell, W. F
Perry, D. M. Pugh and Fred
Weaver.
Whitehead township: Joe M
Choate, Lonnie Edwards, Ben
Edwards and Mack Edwards.
Cranberry township: Jones Til
ley, T. L. Moxley and Kemp Mil
ltr.
TESTIMONY IS ENDED
Defense Lawyer Nephew
Of Former Va. Governor.
Defendant’s Wife Sits In
Court For Part Of Trial
At noon Wednesday, testimony
in the trial of Howard Delp for
the alleged murder of the late
Chief of Police Posey Martin, of
Galax, in progress in Grayson
county circuit court at Indepen
dence, had been completed and
Judge Horace Sutherland, of Ga
lax, who is presiding, and attor
neys in the case were conferring
in chambers concerning instruc
tions to the jury, which were to
follow the noon recess. It w.as
thought that arguments, which
were to follow the instructions,
would be completed yesterday
afternoon and the case would
reach the hands of,, the jury some
time during the day.
The alleged murderer went on
trial Saturday morning following
a verdict reached last Thursday
by the jury in a sanity hearing
given the defendant, that Delp
is sane.
No court was held last Friday
because of the death of Allie E.
Parsons, brother of Ex-Senator
John M. Parsons, a prominent
member of the Grayson county
bar.
The jury in the murder trial is
comprised of the following Gray
son citizens: Charlie Spencer, A.
G. Owen, A. R. Shaw, L. J. Long,
Felix Long, J. C. Griffith, Vance
Phipps, L. B. Bryant, E. D. Cox,
Edd H. Boyer, Rotz Dolinger and
C. M. Sells.
When court adjourned late
Saturday, the prosecution had
completed its testimony in chief
and one defense witness had been
examined. This was Mrs. Madge
Delp Isaacs, mother of the de
fendant, who told of “queer
spells” she said her son often
had prior to the Martin murder,
on February 21.
Practically all of the state’s
witnesses presented Saturday were
persons who actually saw the
murder or who saw Delp shortly
before the murder. Most of these
witnesses seemed to be under the
impression that the defendant was
not drunken at the time of the
tragedy to the point of not
“knowing what he was doing.”
This testimony was pitted against
that offered by a number of
defense witnesses, who seemed to
think that Delp was “pretty
drunk” shortly before the killing.
However, most of the large
number of witnesses put on the
stand by the defense told of ac
tions and circumstances concern
ing Delp intended to bear out the
contention of the defense that
the defendant is mentally ab
normal.
Delp, throughout the sanity
hearing and thus far in the mur
der trial, has maintained ,a nerv
ous and indifferent attitude while
in the court room. He apparent
ly pays no attention to the pro
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which our vanity f *