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Times Want Ads Bring Results The Alleghany Times Subscription Price $1 * in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 10. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935. 6 PAGES Number 2 SUPREME COURT SPEAKS Even now it is too early to de termine how far-reaching were the opinions handed down by the United States Supreme Court on the NRA, the Fraraier-Lemke act and the removal of William E. Humphrey as Federal Trade Com missioner. To say that they as tounded the capital is the fact. Confusion for a while followed, with most of the chaos caused by the NRA opinion. Not only were government officials and employes dazed but Congress, labor and business wondered where they were. IT’S VOICE UNANIMOUS The fact that each of these de cisions was by the unanimous ver dict of the court is fortunate. No five-to-four rulings would have definitely delineated the respec tive rights and powers of Con gress and the Chief Executive or placed any effective check upon future events. As it is one must recognize that the Court has spoken the last word as to con stitutionality, leaving to the pub lic, through its legislative powers , the right to initiate new legisla tion that might serve the national i needs. < In the Schechter case the learn- i ed judges held that Congress went too far in delegating legislative 1 power to the President when it < gave him the right to sign and',] promulgate codes and that its at- i tempt to regulate intrastate trans actions which affect interstate : commerce only indirectly was be- i yond the powers of the Federal i government. Every reader un- i derstands that the Court simply applied the United States Consti- 1 tution, which provides that Con- ) gress shall legislate and limits its ! control to commerce between citi- 1 zens of different States, leaving to l each commonwealth the regulation s of its own commerce. < CAN NRA BE RESUSCITATED? ‘ Conflict of opinion as to whether new enactments can ac- , complish what the invalid statute ( attempted makes the next step , uncertain but wise statesmanship j ought to be able to evolve con- ( stitutional measures to save what ( is good in NRA, such as the ef- ] fort to eliminate sweatshops, abol- ( ish child labor and unfair com- , petitive practices and the estab- ( lishment of fair standards of wages and hours of work. Per- j haps the key is to be found in j legislation that, while delegating , certain powers to the executive, < will at the same time, lay down j definite rules for his guidance and | directions, thus avoiding -• the | “unfettered discretion” that the ( Court referred to. So far as in terstate commerce is concerned ; we merely observe that the Court j has been, in the past, exceedingly ] liberal defining this phrase as any j one will observe by reading the ( various cases involving the ef- , forts of municipalities to restrict ( the activity of peddlers and house ^ to house salesmen. , While the decision will not take effect for about ten, days all en forcement of codes was suspended and the NRA set-up wondered i what will happen to the 4,500 employes and the 757 codes, ad- I ministered by code authorities, and business representatives, not to mention some collateral agenc ies. The future of AAA, the * fanners’ relief measure, was also thought to be involved and action on amendments was suspended in both houses until the matter could be studied. Mean while, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, first NRA administrator, remark- 1 ing that, he expected such a de cision, said that he thought it would be possible to write a con stitutional act preserving the principles of NRA. TWO YEARS OF ILLEGALITY Going back a bit one should re call that for two years NRA has functioned, imposing codes and penalties. For twenty-four months it has been the law of the land, nevertheless subject to the final decision of the Supreme Court, which wassought on a case involv ing the slaughter of chickens. Why should a law be permitted to go into effect, to work benefits on some and hardships on others, and involve the entire population, with out its unconstitutionality being asserted by the Court? This re form, it seems, would not work any great burden upn the jus tices, who have what is virtually a second veto upon legislation. The President must veto any act within ten days and there is no reason in common sense why the Supreme Court cannot do likewise. FRAZ1ER-LEMKE ACT VOID The decision of the court in holding the Fraaier-Lemke act in valid was not very surprising in (continued on page 4) Stop-Gap NRA Extension Is" Proposed Tues. Roosevelt Gives His Plans For A Codeless Set-up As Substitute In Wake Of Court Ruling OFFICE IS CROWDED Refuses To Answer Questions Regarding Possible Efforts To Amend Constitution Washington, June 4.—A'ppar mtly •determined to have the na ;ion decide on the business-con rol issues raised by the supreme ourt, President Roosevelt today >roposed a fragmentary, stop-gap ixtension of the NRA. Announcing that an agreement lad been won from Democratic ongressional leaders oh the pro posal, the president outlined plans or a codeless, “skeleton organi ation” that would keep business tatistics and require that govern nent contractors live up to mini num wage and maximum hour tandards. Mr. Roosevelt emphasized hroughoul a round of extraordin. iry conferences with cabinet, and Senate and House leaders that his projected shadow of the old due eagle machine would not eek to enforce the working con litions or fair trade practices that ixisted under the code structure ibolished by the supreme court’s tecision of Monday before last. Indicating that the administra ion would seek to prove that :onditions under the old NRA re re better than would have ex isted without it, Mr. Roosevelt lisclosed that one of the duties if the fragmentary NRA would ie to list in parallel comparative, olumns statistics on industrial iperations with and without the odes. To news men who jammed every nch of his office late in the day, ifr. Roosevelt noted that the na ional labor relations board and ubordinate boards for settling la lor disputes had been abolished ly the court’s decision. Quickly ie gave inferential approval to he Wagner labor disputes bill. Also to meet the problem cre ,ted by the lapse of 7-A—the abor section of the NRA act— ie called for a $600,000 appro bation to “enable the secretary if labor to conduct additional nediation and conciliation activi ies and thus take over a small portion of the work of the boards rhich are abolished.” Mr. Roosevelt, apparently in (continued on back page) rhompson Succeeds Cheek As Supt. Of Alleghany Schools An appointment of groat local nterest was made at the meet ng of the Alleghany county Soard of Commissioners held here Monday, when Clay Thompson ivas named to succeed John M. ^he.ek as Superintendent of Al eghany county schools. Mr. Cheek has served the coun ;y in this capacity very satisfac orily, as is attested by the num >er of years he held the office. He is succeeded, it has been said since the appointment, by me who is also well prepared to administer the affairs of the sounty school system. Mr. Thomp lon, the son of C. C. Thompson, Slade Valley, was educated at Davidson college, and for the past three years, has taught in Slade Valley high school At the meeting of the com missioners held Monday, an un usual amount of business was transacted, and aside from the usual routine of “first Monday” business matters, several import wit decisions were made. GRAYSON COURT TERM IS POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 11 Grayson county (Va.) circuit court was to have convened Mon day of this week in Indepen dence for the June term, but, due to the illness of Judge Horace Sutherland, Galax, the opening has been postponed until Tues day, June 11.' The outstanding case expected to be . heard at this term is that of Willie Davis, who is charged with the murder of James Blev ins, near Whitetop, in March. Couldn’t % Red ~~\ CHICAGO . . . Abovo is Mias Lucille Norton wlidse uncle, C, R. Walgreen, took her out of the Uni versity of Chicago, claiming the uni versity leaned toward communism in teaching. A state senate committee was named to investigate. Governorship To Be Sought By Sales Tax Foes _ Dr. Burrus, High Faint, Or Dr. McDonald, Expected To Announce For State's Highest Office Soon Charlotte, June 4.—Merchants, labor and teachers united their front here this afternoon at the closing session of the North Caro lina Merchants Association with the determination to bring out an anti-sales tax gubernatorial tick et and blast the power of Gov ernor Ehringhaus in the state. Either Dr. John T. Burrtis, of High Point, or Dr. Ralph W. Mc Donald, bitter enemy of the sales tax, will announce himself for Governor in the near future on the anti-sales tax ticket. Another enemy of the sales tax, Repre sentative W. L. Lumpkin, who stood in the legislature with Mc Donald, will be the candidate for lieutenant governor. These plans were formed here late this afternoon at a confer ence between anti-sales tax leaders in the General Assembly, mer chants, representatives of teach ers and by labor leaders,- headed (continued on back page) Former Sparta Cluld Struck By Automobile In Va. The news story which follows is reprinted from the May 20 is sue of the Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch, under a Hopewell, Va., date line. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, parents of the injured child, re cently moved to Hopewell from Sparta.—Editor. Hopewell, May ■ 19. — Louis Brooks, six-year ojd son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brooks, of Ches terfield county, was seriously in jured about his head at 4:15 p. m. today when struck by an auto mobile on the Hopewell-Richmond highway, two miles from the Ap pomattox River bridge. The child was brought to the Hopewell Community Hospital in a semi-conscious condition and an X-ray will be made Monday to determine the extent of his injuries. It is feared that he has a fractured skull. ■Desk Sergeant Clyde H. Scott and Officer J. M. Renn, of the local polioe force, who investigat ed the accident, reported that the Brooks child was playing with an other small child in the yard of his home „and ran out- into the highway and hit - the right rear fender of an automobile operated by Willie Stultz, of 647 South Jefferson Strett, Petersburg. The machine was owned by Charles Fowlkes, of 600 South Sycamore Street, Petersburg. The injured boy and his par ents were brought to the Hope well hospital by Mr. Stultz. Later reports indicated that the child was much improved at the hospital. SERVICES TO BE HELD AT CRANBERRY CHURCH There will be preaching at Cranberry church on the third Saturday and Sunday in June. A number of elders are expected to be present and take part in the services. European Trend May Be Issue In 1936, Hoover Says Former President Visits Ex-Gov. Lowden, Of III., On Way To N. Y. Will Return To 111. Next Week Chicago, June 4. — Herbert Hoover predicted today that a major issue of the. 1936 presi dential campaign will be based on what he termed a trend of the Roosevelt administration toward “a European form of govern ment.” His prediction came a fe.w hcurs after a conference with former Governor Frank O. Low den, of Illinois, at whose Oregon (111.) farm home the former president was a guest last night. Lowden has been invited to guide delegates in forming a farm policy at the forthcoming “grass roots” convention of Midwest Re publicans at Springfield. There have been reports that he would become the- spearhead of the G. O. P. presidential drive. It was reported that the Hoover. Lowden conference agreed the 1936 campaign would be fought on “proposed changes in our na tional form of government.” Mr. Hoover, on his way to New York by automobile from Des Moines, Ipwa, where Drake University awarded him an hon-1 orary degree of doctor of laws, said he had discussed the political situation with Lowden. “Our discussion,” he said, “cen tered around the effects on the future America of administration proposals to change to a Euro pean form of government in this country. “That question, in my opinion, will be the issue of the 1936 campaign.” Hoover said he and Lowden discussed the “grass roots” con vention, which opens Monday, “somewhat briefly.” Although he will return to Il linois next week on his way back to his home, at Pala Alto, Calif., Mr. Hoover said he would not at tend the convention. LAMB "BAR-B-QUE” HELD SAT. AT ROARING GAP Mrs. Ruth Choate and Amos Wagoner sponsored a lamb “bar b-que” at Roaring Gap Saturday; night for about seventy ERA work- j ers, in honor of Miss Gzatt, state; social supervisor, and Miss Vic-! toria Bell, district administrator, j Floyd Crouse, Sparta, who acted as toastmaster, added much to the enjoyment of the occasion.1 Letter Carriers Hold Annual Meet Near Twin Oaks Alleghany Organization Members Gather At Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Reeves. Honor Guests Present The Alleghany county unit of ■the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers association held its an nual county convention on Thurs day, May 30, at the, home of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Mac Reeves near Twin Oaks. A banquet for the occasion was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. Vance Choate. The Alleghany unit was or ganized in 1928 with ,a 100% membership, and has retained a 100% membership ever since its formation. At the recent meeting the same officers Were reelected for their fourth terms, as follows; Carl Ir win, president ; Lon Mac Reeves, vice president, and Glenn Taylor, secretary and treasurer. The Ladies auxiliary was or ganized in 1931 with a 100% membership, which has been re tained thus far. Old officers were reelected for the auxiliary as follows: Mrs. Carl Irwin, presi dent, and Mrs. Edd Pugh, secre tary and treasurer. All members of the unit were, present at the meetin, and 9 of the 10 mem bers of the ladies auxiliary were in attendance. Mrs. Mack Woodie was the absent member. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gentry, Independence, were present as guests of honor. Mr. Gentry, af ter having served as a rural car rier out from the, Independence office for 30 years, is to retire from service on June 30. He has been, and remains, it is said, a life-long friend of the association, has had a great influence over the organization, and has played an important part in holding the memberships in Grayson, Alle ghany and adjoining counties. Robert Pugh, Greensboro, a railway mail clerk between Greens, boro and Charlotte, and Mrs. Pugh and son were also present at the meeting. ELDER THOMPSON TO DELIVER SERMONS. Elder Everett Thompson is to deliver a sermon at Cranberry church on Tuesday, June 11, and also one at Antioch church, on Wednesday, June 12, both at eleven o’clock. Through State Capital Keyholes By Best Hinton Silvor AMUSING—Along about this time of the year preceding State wide primaries, candidates for the big posts begin to visit Washing ton to ascertain how they stand with the boys from the home State who have proved their vote getting ability. So far, not a single one has returned discour aged. The: lads who get to Con gress must be good at politics and must be better to stay there. They know better than to give office-seekers the impression that his congressman is not his friend. It’s the old army game of science and skill but it still works. SCRAPPING — North Carolina power industries are going after the Rayburn bill, now in the Unit ed States Senate, out in the open. Some of the companies are running advertisements in the State newspapers giving the public their side of the case. Pri vately some power officials ex press the opifMon that there is so much of the undesirable in the measure to put unprecedented control of local business in the hands of the Federal Power Com mission that the public can be trusted to decide against the Ray bum bill. Be that as it may, Tar Heel members of Congress have reported that their mail has been filled with protests against the power control bill. IN THE MAKING—It now ap pears that Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, may be given a new lease on life by the build-, ing of a bridge to the island and constructing a road on the sound side beyond the center of public ottnaction. New Hanover county commissioners have asked the State Highway and Public Works Commission to spend the money to be allocated for general road purposes in their county on the Wrightsville Beach project. Since resort business means so much to this county by the sea, it is not improbable that the com mission may gnant the request. In that event you will be able to drive your car right up to dear old -Wrightsville, something no living being has ever ‘"don* bet fore. NEUTRAL?—As things are now snapping up it appears the Ehringhaus administration will be neutral in the coming gubernator ial primary. In 1932 charges were hurled that the Gardner forces favored Ehringhaus over his opponent, R. T. Fountain. This time Lieutenant Governor A. H. Graham and Clyde R. Hoey, of lnnthcir iniaw of form er Governor Gardner, are con sidered the chief contenders for the red leather ehair and the. Mansion on Blount Street in Ral eigh, but so far thefe has been no indication that the present Governor desires to play favor ites. In fact, different key, men jn the Ehringhaus organisation are favoring first one and then the other of the two big-shot candidates. NO SHOCK-ABSORBER —Na tive living along former county dirt roads have gone along un complainingly paying theft- gaso line tax of six cents on the gal lon. They wore content undei ' (continued on page 3) Fights For Seat WASHINGTON ... U. S. Senator elect Rush D. Holt (above), of West Virginia will be 30 years old on June 19th, at which time he hopes to bo seated. He has occupied a sent during this session of congress but could not vote. If seated he will be the young est U. 8. Senator. Petition For Error Writ In Delp Case Filed Defense Lawyer Files Application With High Court In Wytheville. Bausell Cases On Docket A petition asking for a writ of error in the case of the Commonwealth of Virginia against Howard Delp, charged with the murder of Chief of Police Posey Martin, of Galax, last February 21, was filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court of appeals at Wytheville Tues day. The petition was filed by Stuart B. Campbell, of Wythe ville, attorney for Delp. Delp was convicted in the cir cuit court of Grayson county (Va.) of the murder of the Ga lax police office in March and was sentenced by Judge Horace Sutherland, Galax, to die in the electric chair on Friday, June 28. Commonwealth’s Attorney H. P. Burnett, of Grayson county, has until Monday, June 10, to answer the petition. After the answer is filed, the petition for the writ of error will be form ally presented to the court ol appeals. Mr. Campbell has in dicated that he will ask to be (continued on back page) Methodist Dist Conference Is Well Attended Record crowds attended the Mount Airy District Conference held in Salem Methodist Church near Mount Airy, Wednesday and Thursday of last week, and re ports from all over the district showed a financial record of 42 per cent of salaries and benevo lences paid to date which is per haps the highest percentage evei paid at this season of the year. The pastors of the thirtj churches in the district wer< present and 120 delegates we.n registered and the church schools colleges, papers and orphanage; were represented. In all the at tendance reached about 800. An excellent dinner was serv «d on the church lawn Thursday to all who attended. Re.v. A. C. uibus, presiding eia ei of the district, was in charge. Dr. A. W. Pylei, of Greensboro, represented the Christian Advo cate. Supt. 0. V. Woosley, of the Children’s Home, Winston Salem, was present with a sing ing class from the home. A touching tribute was paid to the late Rev. J. S. Stanbury, of Boone, who for years attended these district meetings, and his son, Rev. Walter Stanbury, pas tor of the West Market Street Church, of Greensboro, was pres ent. ELDER MONSEES TO HOLD SERVICES LATE IN JUNE Elder J. A. Monsees, Macon, G»., of the Primitive Baptist church, is scheduled to delivei sermons in the near future aj follows: Crab Creek, Saturdaj and Sunday, June 22 and 23 Baywood, Monday, June 24; Zion Tuesday, June 26; Little River Tuesday night, June 26; Union Wednesday, June 26; Peach Bot tom, Thursday, June 27; Galax Thursday night, June 27, am Snake Creek, Friday, June 28. Work Expected To Begm Soon Scenic Parkway Bids For Construction Of Section Between Gap And Roaring Be Opened On Ju HOPES ARE REVIVED Status Of Right-Of-Way Situation For 12 Miles Somewhat Clarified By Exchange Of Messages Washington, June 4.—An an nouncement made here Saturday by the Bureau of Public Roads indicates that construction on the sixteen-million dollar parkway connecting the Great Smoky Mountain and Shenandoah Na tional parks is soon to pass from the realm of hopes into one of actuality. I The bureau announced that it was advertising for bids on a section of parkway between Low Gap, Va., and the vicinity of Roaring Gap, in North Carolina, bids are to be opened at Roanoke, Va., on June 12 and contract will be awarded. After this is done dirt will soon by flying and the parkway, it is said, will be forever nailed down for North Carolina. While this was accomplished several months ago when Secretary of Interior Ickes located the parkway along the North Carolina border, those in terested in the project have said they would feel better when the dirt actually began to fly and there was no possible cliance for the plans to be changed. The stretch of parkway on which bids will be asked is for only 12 miles, but contracts for other sections are expected to be let in rapid order. An exchange of telegrams and telephone messages today between federal and state officials clari fied to some extent the status of the right-of-way for the 12-mile stretch to be let to contract be tween Low Gap and Roaring Gap. With a general desire on the part of those interested in the parkway to get a portion of the parkway under contract for con struction before the old PWA law expires, June 16, every effort is being made to make right-of-way adjustments so as to receive bids on June 12. Unless the contract is let on the 12-mile stretch by June 16 a new PWA allocation will have (continued on back page) Family Reuni Held Sunday Weaver A family reunion was Sunday, June 2, at the home of W. H. Weaver, in the Mt. Zion community, near Piney Creek. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Weaver, Mrs. Delia Weaver, Rev. John Weaver, of Kentucky, Nathan Weaver, Egerton, W. Va., Hobert Weaver, Stratford, George Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. George McMillan, Crumpler, Mrs. Florence Cliborn, of Kentucky, Allie and Martha Weaver and H. Clay Smith. All present seemed to enjoy the occasion r BUT IP ,H •wet WONT have *hat< you wAnn*; "We cannot always oblige, put we I can always speak obligingly.” _ JUNE 4—British peace-seeking dele gates arrive in U. S., 177*. 5—9.586,000 men register tin der U. S. draft law, 1917. * last volunteer troops li the Philippines, 1901. 7—First patent on is issued. 1*92. •—Hall of New York first ice cream in 17*6. l*—"Tipperary. ■ hit. 10—Tripoli dec
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