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The Alleghany Times H. B. Zabriskie .. Editor and Publisher Mrs. Sidney Gambill . Looal News Editor Published Every Thursday at Sparta, North Carolina, and entered at the Sparta, N. C., Post Office as Second Class Matter. Subscription Rate: One Dollar a Year, Strictly in Advance Thursday, August 29, 1935. The Political Pots Are Beginning To Simmer . . . And Many Questions Are Being Asked The political pots are beginning to simmer. Politics is being talked wherever men gather. The Politics is being talked wherever men gather. The presidential campaign is the chief topic of conversa tion. Questions at the present time seem to be con fined to: What are the chances for Mr. Roosevelt to again get the nomination, and, if he does, will he be elected?. . . who will be the Republican nominee? ... do you think the Republicans will stage a “come-back” ? A Western editor has endeavored to answer the three questions which are being asked most often at this time. Here are his answers to these questions, and his comments on the political out look. We pass them on to you for what they may be worth. Is the President’s prestige slipping? The answer, according to the view of most political experts, is yes. Will he be re-elected in 1936? The answer is probably —but not by anywhere near the margin of his 1932 victory. Have the Republicans a chance in 1936? A fair one —if Mr. Roosevelt keeps on slipping. A real test of New Deal power recently occurred in a Rhode Island congressional by-election. The district was carried by the Democrats last time, by a 30,000 majority. This time the Republican candidate took the plume by a 20,000 majority. Issues were clear-cut—pro and con New Deal measures, with especial stress on Federal spending. It is true that Republican leaders are more optimistic now than they were even a few months ago—and their attitude has changed entirely from the bitter, defeated feeling they had after the Congressional rout of 1934, in which Republican Congressional representation dropped to one of the lowest points in history. Many Republicans, along with some unbiased publicists, feel that they can win next year—if they get the right candidate. No outstanding candidate has appeared, in spite of talk about a dozen different men. Chances are that the candidate will be a middle-of-the-road man, with liberal tendencies. Under any circumstances, the ether will burn when Mr. Roosevelt and his opponent step before the micro phones—and unless all are wrong, it will be the bitterest and the hardest fought campaign in generations. jThe Alleghany Times, being a politically non partisan paper, cannot give its views on these questions. It can, though, and will, publish the NEWS of the political battles and skirmishes, giv ing what it considers to be NEWS from behind the trenches of both parties. . . as well as the third party, if there should be one. A First Reader Lesson Which Compares Boys With Nations A Worthwhile Editorial Selected By The National Editorial Association Six little boys met on a highway and began throwing rocks at each other. Each had his pockets full of stones. Each little boy was hurt. Everyone was soon bleeding. So they quit for awhile. But the sixth lttle boy wouldn’t throw away his stones because the fifth one wouldn’t. And the fifth little boy wouldr^t throw away his stones because the fourth one wouldn’t. The fourth little boy wouldn't throw his stones away because the third one wouldn’t. The third little boy wouldn’t throw his stones away because the second one wouldn’t. The second little boy wouldn’t throw away his stones because the first one wouldn’t, and the fig-st one wouldn’t throw his stones away because the j sixth one wouldn’t. So all kept stones in pockets. Whenever they i met, a fight generally always occurred. The little boys had such names as France, Germany, England, America, Japan and Italy.—Journal, Winston-Salem, 1 North Carolina. Something For Parents Of School Children Who Ride School Ruses To Think About A Worthwhile Editorial Selected by the National Editorial Association When thought is given to the fact that 7,000 school busses are operated daily through the school year in Indiana, and that they traverse 200,000 miles of highway, each day hauling 306,000 child ren to and from their schools, sober minded folks must be amazed at the hazards run. Fathers and mothers of these children will surely approve the new law which sets up a board to draw safety specfications for school busses. This board, including the state director of safety, state director of public health, state superintendent of public instruction, state motor vehicle director, and lieutenant governor, already has acted. School busses purchased from now on must be steel bodies sufficiently strong to sustain the it of the whole truck if overturned. They must emergency doors and shatter-proof glass, and have proper ventilation. Drivers are required health examinations. The law insists that 9^1 busses must conform to these standards aber 1, 1940.—Pulaski County Democrat, Indiana. put off until tomorrow what you can get to do for you today. i Holy BibIC, 4ii m J and which con huns Pout Great Tre*aim THE INFLUENCE OF THE BOOK The longest telegraphic message that ever had gone over the wires up to that time was sent from New York to Chicago, May 20, 1881. Its one hundred and eighty thousand words were addressed to the Chicago Times. The Trib une had a message almost as long. The following morning both papers printed the four Gos pels complete, with the book of Acts, while The Times had Ro mans also. The next day they printed the rest of the New Tes tament from copies sent by mail, proclaiming that they had per formed the greatest journalistic achievement of all times. They were right. The typesetting machine was not yet in use. The Tribune em ployed ninety-two compositors and five correctors, and completed the work of taking, transcribing, correcting and setting up the text in twelve hours. On the same day this Revised Version of the New Testament was put on sale simultaneously in New York and London. In New York thirty-three thousand copies were sold locally and at retail in twenty-four hours. Two million copies were sold in Oxford and Cambridge before the edition was off the press. In the United States, from May twentieth until the end of the year 1881, thirty huge editions, mounting into mil lions of copies, were sold- Noth mg comparable has ever occur red in publishing history. The New Testament has four short biographies of Jesus, each containing some material which is not in any of the others. It has often been asked, “Since we have four, why not more?” Sev eral of the apostles are supposed to have journeyed-Jar and to have made converts in distant places. * There is nothing inherently im probable in the thought that one or more of them might have writ ten for his own converts in a dis tant region a little sketch of Jesus as he remembered Him, and that this sketch, however infer ior as a whole to any one of our four gospels, might contain a few authentic incidents, one or two parables, or a report of some discourse with Jesus hitherto un known. It has been conjectured that such books were in actual existence. Such conjectures are probably without foundation. But, suppose that such a book, a gospel by Thomas or Andrew, were to be found in a far corner of Asia or Africa, and that some scholar of a reputation as well established as that of Tischendorf, the dis coverer of the Sinaitic manu script, were to see it and pro nounce it genuine. Suppose the authorities of the library or con vent where it was found should say that scholars were free to examine' and photograph and translate it, but that it must not be removed. What would hap pen? The Woman's Angle Restaurants frequently list such items as filet de sole, Boston blue fish, deep 'sea swordfish, Florida fish steak or Folkstone beef, and serve you—hold your breath— shark! And you like it, by any other name than shark, too! It is delicious, and a million sharks are caught and marketed every year—for food, for leather and for a substitute with more vita mins, for cod liver oil. * * * Melons that sell from 10 cents to 25 cents this year are the sort of fruit that only the very well to-do could buy a few years ago. We’re apt to forget that, we’re, so accustomed to seeing them piled high on every fruit counter. * » * Rich creams to replace some of the oil the summer sun has ex tracted from your skin, are prob ably the most necessary items of summer skin care. Use them every night. * * * Reports from Paris are fore sting rich fabrics for day and evening wear in prune, girape and iahlia colors as well as black »nd vivid color supplementing it. Suits of wool and silk with all ;he fullness in the center, backs >f skirts made with godets falling from the waistline in a chute, >r set in panels beginning just jelow the waist, short jackets vith fluted peplums—these are jeing shown. * * * A spinach omelet is unusual ind delicious. Beat four eggs, eason, add two tablespoons boiled pinach. Cook in buttered frying >an. When about half done, add wo tablespoons creamed chicken, old over and serve on very hot dates. * * * If you have lamps in your iome that are unrelated to the :olor scheme of your rooms, a ittle time, a bit of glue, scissors, leedle and thread will-give your ooms a new tone you'll find timulating. Or paste soma prints »n your parchment shades and hellac the whole shade. Or a dain silk shade in the right color 8 far better than fancy shades n the wrong. Wise and Otherwise it i. The test is the same as in ither summers: If the chair gets ip when you do, it’s hot.— letroit News. They Are Averages statistically are great rauds. On an average a graduate < Vassar College has only three ourths of a baby.—Wichita 3agle. Where? * When an orator claims the overament is trying to drive adividual initiative to the wall, ne is tempted to inquire where idividual initiative was when the ^AMBLING 1 'ROUND II NEW YORK One of this town’s remarkable theatre runs—-still going on—is "Tobacco Road,” a play of stark realism of the deep South. In its second year, now, it looks as though it will go on playing straight through the summer. * * * , The charter of the City of New York has probably been read completely by a very few men— because it is about twice the length of the Bible- Not even A1 Smith has read it through. * * « New York’s Eighth Avenue sub way has fewer beggars than any other line, perhaps because it is owned by the City, and has more police protection. On other lines there are beggars who go the length of the trains, playing ac cordions, sometimes, but more fre quently, just begging. * * * Some “visiting firemen” in town from Jacksonville, Florida, who think there’s actually more home life in New York than in the town where they can find every body they know and start a party within twenty minutes. And per haps they’re right. * * * When visitors have been in New York for a week, going a terifrc pace of doing things and going places, they frequently ask their hosts, "how do you stand such a pace?” And the truthful answer is usually, that “such a pace” is just as temporary for the resi dents as for the visitors. * * » One of the hottest forms of transportation in summer is that of the Interborough subways in New York. Insufferably stuffy, the trains still go at breakneck speed, and there’s always a cluster of standees to be found at the front end of the train, leaning on the chains of the open front door, and taking the hot wind in the face. It’s about the only comfortable spot. * * * wnen a man was arrested at the Bronx zoo recently for throw ing a lighted cigar into a monkey cage, it came to light that several of the chimpanzees and gorillas are bad smokers, and in visiting hours the keepers have to remove the hay from the cages to pre vent fires. government found it.—San Diego Union. Passed Peak It is inaccurate.to-say that the national debt has reached a new peak of $29,000,000,000. Peak nothing; it’s a new stratosphere. —Indianapolis Star. Labels Odd political definitions: A lib eral is one who calls it share-the wealth; a conservative is one who calls it soak-the-rich—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Sunday School Lesson by Henry Radcliffe THE GREAT APOSTLE International Sunday School Laa son for Saptambar I, 1938 Golden Text: “In all things I give you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak.”—Acts 20:85. \ (Letton Taxt: Acts 20:33-35; Philippian* 4:4-13,) In the City of Tarsus, famous for its wealth, industry and learn ing, there was bom about the same time as Jesus a Jewish boy who was named Saul. He was a Pharisee and brought up in the traditional Jewish fashion, temper ed somewhat by the cosmopolitan atmosphere of his native city. His father was a Roman citizen, which status passed on to his son, standing him in good service in later years. The boy Saul was trained at Jerusalem in the mean ing and interpretation of the Old Testament, having the great Gam aliel for one of his teachers. In early years the Christian faith encountered the opposition and persecution of the Jews. When Stephen was stoned, becom ing the first martyr of the Chris tian faith, the young man Saul was a witness, if not an instiga tor, of the lawless act. At any rate, he soon became a powerful opponent of Christianity, excell ing others in his zeal to exter minate what was deemed a blas phemous heresy. He started to Damascus, to reach the Christians there, but on his way came face to face with Jesus and was con verted. From that time on Saul completely reversed his attitude and put as much energy into spreading the new faith as form erly he had in trying to obliterate it. After three years retirement and meditation in Arabia, Paul re. turned to Palestine. Within a few years he was brought to An tioch by Barnabas and shortly thereafter began his great mis sionary activity, which did more to bring Christianity to the wes tern world than the labors of any other man. Three great mission ary tours consumed his years and left as their fruit well establish ed Christian churches throughout Asia Minor, Greece and other regions. The Book of Acts con tains brief account of these epoch making journeys, giving us short outlines of some of the great sermons preached by this enthus iastic missionary. When Paul first appeared on the scene Christianity had not yet been definitely separated from Judaism. At that time there was, as Dr. Wilbur M. Smith points out, “no Church law, no Church program, and no formula for the conduct of Christian believers. The deeper consequences of ac cepting Christ as they related to personal life, domestic life, busi ness pursuits, national patriotism, and the great problems of society of the days of Paul, had not yet been stated. The Christian Church awaited some powerful genius to arise in its midst, who, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, would guide the Church out of its confinements into a glorious vision of its possibilities and powers. This man appeared in Saul of Tarsus, and how he came to be the greatest single Christian that has ever appeared on earth, is one of the most fascinating stories ever recorded.” As an author Paul wrote much of the New Testament, thirteen epistles constituting the major part. First and second Thessalon ians probably came first from Corinth, then the two letters to the Corinthians. Galatians follow ed and the Romans considered it his greatest epistle. While in pris on at Rome he wrote the remain ing seven. In these writings Paul lai£ down the principle theologi cal tenets of the Christian Church. “Paul is the only man in the New Testament, except Jesus, whom we would immediately en roll among the great,” says Char les E. Jefferson. “By the mass of his personality, he won a place above all others. What the second century did, the twentieth century is doing likewise. It is giving the supreme place to Paul. More books have been written about Paul within the last fifty years than about all the other apostles combined. The ages have pro duced a great company of think ers and hearers, of saints and martyrs, but none of them has been able to write his name above the name of Paul." “Of all the men of the first century, incomparably great was the Apostle Paul,” says Sir Wil liam M. Ramsey. “No other man exercised anything like so much power as he did in moulding the -?4WORLD “/groceries ■ MB YOU AML I ) ,1to »at < CHOP sirey ORIGINATED /vNEWm OTY^m THIS D\SW ^sexclusnsw UNKNOWN ANY POR&6N OOUNTfiy INCLUDING} CHINA ( \ Wiwsaro&ms: FOR. THE SAKE. oPECONOHY/ am/GOOD, WEALTHY ( EATING. STORE, banXnas WUBRE. The Family Doctor By John Joseph Gaines, M. D. HUMAN EMOTIONS It seems to me that the family doctor encounters almost all the phases of emotions of which the human mind is capable. The doctor attends the victim of a blind and unreasoning wrath. He witnesses the human mind in tempests of delirium. In short, the family doctor is put up against most terrific tasks in his dealings with perverted, upset human mentalities. It would take a volume or more to record the experiences of each family doctoa with “brain-storms” alone. The nobler emotions? First of all, sublime love, dignified by scriptural approval. This with human love fulfills all require ments of earth or heaven. The family doctor sees the mother perish for her offspring. He sees her surrender her very life for those nearest to her. What can be more sacred or ap proved of God than this? , The brute is incapable of love. The experienced family doctoi can single out for you every hu man beast within his great circle of patrons. He also encounters the numbskull without love of country, kinsmen, home, or self. It is not difficult, it seems to me, future of the Empire. Among the imperial ministers of the period there appeared none that had any claim to the name of statesman except Seneca; and Seneca fell as far short of Paul in practical in fluence and intellectual insight as he did in moral character. Had it not been for Paul—if one may guess at what might have been— no man would now remember Roman and Greek civilization. Barbarism proved too powerful for the Graeco-Roman civilization unaided by the new religious bond, and every generation through which that civilization was pre served or interest in it maintain ed, either is now or has been, in some essential part of its course, Christian.” to assess human souls as we come in contact with them. My field widens in perspective. Love, this master-emotion sets apart for the highest among men and women. It may seem tedious repetition to- repeat here, but, dear reader, love and nothing less can cure a sick and invalid world. Do we wish to end war? I believe every sane person does. Love alone can do it. Remember that guns, bombing planes and deep-sea explosives will never end war. They cost billions of trea sure, and shed oceans of blood. Human love costs nothing and will end all wars, (as asserted by the Man of Galilee. New Hope New Hope, Aug. 26.—An in teresting sermon was delivered by Rev. C. H. McKnight at New Hope church Sunday night. Mrs. S. O. Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cox and sons, Baise and Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Warden, Mrs. C. T. Ed wards and sons, Claude and C. T., Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gentry and daughter, of Independence, Va., and Mrs. James Williams, of Spearfish, S. D., spent Sunday at Marion, Va., visiting relatives. The sale at R. A. Jones’ home Saturday was a success and a good crowd attended. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley McMillan and granddaughter, Betty Jean, and Mrs. James Williams attend ed the show Saturday night in Sparta. Mrs. James Williams, Spearfish, S. D., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Edwards, is visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Wiley Irwin, who has been sick, is improving slowly. A family reunion is to be held at the home of S. O. Edwards Sunday, September 1. Relatives and friends are all invited. S«* Caitavens Motor Co. for radiq batteries, tuba* and *ar vico.—adv. tfc. Time Lost is Money Lost It costs money to be sick. You see it di rectly if your pay envelope is short. You lose out on some important work if you live on a farm or if you are one of the few who are not docked for lost time. You can't afford to show up on the job unless you ore feeling fit. The boss wants re sults—not excuses. How many timet do Gas on Stomach, Head ache, Sour Stomach, “That Tired Feeling" That “Morning After" Feeling, Neuralgic, Rheumatic, . 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