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TODAY'S THOUGHT C AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECON Volume 11. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1935. 10 PAGES Number 19. COURT TESTS COMING In about two weeks the United States Supreme Court will assem ble for its October term. Five cases involving four basic New Deal laws, are awaiting the Court's decision, while numerous other contests are pending in lower courts where other legis lation is being challenged. "The Court will probably hear contests involving the right to the 4Ten nessee Valley Authority to mar ket electricity, the validity of the cotton processing tax and cot ton control measures, and the right of the PWA to condemn land for slum clearance or to make loans and grants for power projects. Litigation in the lower courts includes cases challenging the in surance of bank deposits, the au thority of the Security and Ex change Commission, the Guffey Coal Act and just off-stage are threatened attacks on the Utility Holding Act, and future fighting over some of the measures al ready questioned. A newly formed committee of lawyers is studying recent legislation with a view to preparing opinions to be given publicity by the Liberty League. Readers probably understand why these differences of opinion exist as to the powers of the Federal Government, which ac quires its authority from the delegation by the States of some of their sovereign power. For that reason, legislation has to come within the “grant of au thority” in order to be a consti tutional exercise of authority by the Federal Government. Because the present administration has at tempted to secure certain social benefits by regulating the eco nomic system, by controlling production of crops, oil and coal, to establish a balanced economy and by regulating cer tain business enterprises it has passed laws which approach the limit of Federal power, even if they do not transcend the dele gation of power given to the Federal Government by the States. MAY FRAME MAJOR ISSUE The decisions of the Supreme Court on the cases raised will have considerable influence upon the presidential campaign next fall, and in addition, may map is sues to be settled by the people of this country. For example, if the AAA is set aside what will be the attitude of farmers who are receiving cash benefits based on the processing tax? If the Guffey Coal Act is declared unconstitutional what will be the reaction of the coal miners affect ed by the decision? In brief, what will be the thoughts of people, generally, if the decis ions of the Supreme Court nar rowly interpret the boundaries of Federal power and make it -almost impossible under our pres ent constitution for the Govern ment to make laws to meet the problems attacked by present statutes? Plainly, the attitude of the President is that the Federal Government has, or to be ef ficient. must have the power necessary to deal with these mod em issues. His strategy has been to enact legislation to remedy alleged conditions and to await decisions of the Supreme Court in order to ascertain what, if anything, must be done in the future to widen the power of the. Federal Government, which, he believes is the only agency that can handle the situation. Cer tainly if the people of this coun try endorse the recent legislative program they will not shrink from amending the constitution to give the Federal Government adequate power to handle pres ent conditions. On the other hand, if the people do not en dorse the laws that have been passed, they will not approve any effort to broaden the authority of the Federal Government. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS It is somewhat novel to see what the Liberty League calls "eminent attorneys” volunteering to make studieg of recent legis lation, with the purpose of pass ing on their constitutionality as a service to the public, which Will be given the news through the League, undoubtedly a propa ganda agency for big business. Very probably the lawyers will be those receiving payment from some of the larger corporations that have been fighting every thing in the nature of reform, gnd, if this is true, the public should understand just what their opinion is worth. President Roosevelt is probably on his trip to the Pacific Coast as (continued on page 4) » 'I Jgf ^ TH t i|gM Alleghany Court In Session Here Dining This Week Judge Julian Rousseau, Of North Wilkesboro, Is Presiding. Attendance Much Smaller Than Usual NO SPECTACULAR CASES Several Cases Disposed Of On First Two Days Of Regular Fall Term, Which Convened Mon. Morning Alleghany county superior court convened here on Monday morning, September 23, for the regular Fall term with Judge Julian Rousseau, of North Wil kesboro, presiding. The crowd of spectators which usually attends court here was much smaller than usual, due, perhaps, to the fine weather which permitted the accomplishment of fall work on the farms, and to the absence of spectacular cases to be tried. Out-of-town attorneys, other than Solicitor Allen Gwyn, of Reidsville, taking part in the trials. held were C. W. Higgins and T. C. Bowie. It was expected yesterday that cases in the court would be com pleted by late this (Thursday) afternoon or tomorrow (Friday) morning. Cases were disposed of during the first two days of the term ps follows: State vs. Charlie Rob erts, disturbing religious worship, 90 days, suspended upon payment of costs. State vs.'Odell Holbrook, carry ing concealed weapon, six months, suspended upon four years of good behavior and payment of costs. State vs. Coot Lovelace, lar ceny, 12 months, suspended upon four years of good behavior and payment of costs. State vs. Claude Higgins, oper ating automobile while intoxicat ed., cash bond in sum of $75 for feited. State vs. Holton Taylor, dis turbing school, 90 days, suspend ed upon two years of good be havior and payment of costs. State vs. Gilbert Atwood and Porter Wagoner, nol prossed. State vs. Emmett Wolfe, pos session of stolen property, nol prossed. State vs. Lester Osborne, lar ceny, continued. State vs. Tom Maxwell, assault with deadly weapon, four months, suspended upon two years of good behavior and payment of costs. State vs. Kyle Higgins, operat ing automobile while intoxicated, 90 days on_ roads. State vs/Claude Hill, disturb ing religious worship, six months suspended sentence upon payment of $25 fine and costs. Other wise. two years. State vs. E. C. Finney, lar ceny, two years. ' State vs. Major Barker, Dock Barker, Sam Barker, Colon Barker and Jasper Royal, all charged with highway .robbery, 18 months for Major Barker and six months each for the others. State vs. Major Barker and Dock Barker, assault with deadly weapon, six months for each, sentences to begin at expiration of sentences imposed in connec tion with highway robbery charges. State vs. John K. Smith, Wav arly Morrison and Mrs. Pearl Morrison, illicit distilling, four months each, Mrs. Morrison’s sen tence to begin after the expir ation of Waverly Morrison’s. State vs. Troy Fortner, arson, not guilty State vs. Buster Atwood, Kilby Atwood and Will Atwood, dis turbing religious worship, 12 months, suspended upon payment of one-third of oosts in each case. State vs. Paul Carrico, assault with deadly weapon, nol pressed. Jessie Brackins vs. Vester Brack ins, divorce granted. J. M. Brown vs. Lou Brown, divorce granted. REVS. HAMPTON, BILLINGS TO PREACH AT NEW HOPE Rev. Lee A. Hampton and Rev. Roscoe Billings have announced that they will preach at New Hope church, aTTCings Creek, on Saturday, October 5,'at 2:00 and 7,:S0 P. M„ and Sunday at 11:00 A. M. * To Hold Community Fair Tomorrow At Independence H. S. On Friday, September 27, the Independence Community fair is to be held in the Agriculture classroom of Independence high school. Ribbons will be awarded for the three places in each class, according to C. C. Tucker, agri cultural instructor in Indepen dence high school. Exhibits in grains. fruits, vegetables, and poultry (especi ally poultry), are solicited. Patrons and friends of the Independence high school are re quested to help .try to make this the best community fair ever held at Independence, by sending in exhibits this morning and to morrow morning and by attend ing the fair tomorrow after noon. Bank Of Ashe, At Jefferson, Robbed Of $3,000 In Cash Financial Institution In Ashe County Seat Town Entered Monday Night. Persons Unknown Jefferson, Sept. 24.—Parties of unknown identity entered the Bank of Ashe, located in this town, county seat of Ashe coun ty, Monday night and robbed it of $3,000 in cash. The theft was discovered early this morning by Abe Medley, janitor, who found that the bank safe had been moved to the rear of the building. The safe had been broken by means of an acetylene torch, which apparently had melted a hole in the back side large enough for a person to put a hand through. Water had 1 ten used freely, it is said, to cool the safe. According to reports here, W. H. Worth, president of the bank, checked the loss and estimated it to be about $3,000 in cash. It was not learned whether or not any bonds or securities were taken. The loss, it is understood, was covered by Insurance. There was $4,000 in the mails addressed to the hank which had not been received. This sum had been mailed from the Bank oCNorth Wilkesboro to the Bank of Ashe and arrived in West Jef ferson on the train Monday. However, the train was late, and the mail did not arrive in time for the cash to be delivered be fore closing time for the hank. As far as could be learned here this afternoon, officers work ing on the case had not indicated that they had learned any clue that would lead to the identity of the bank robbers. State College To Broadcast New Farm Program Raleigh, Sept. 24.—Recently, the editorial office of the Exten sion at State college has begun a program of agricultural radio broadcasts each week day at two o’clock over Station WPTF, in Raleigh. Eugene Knight, Golds boro, a member of the State college graduating class last June, has been engaged to handle this work, and is receiving the cooperation of extension special ists, college teachers and research workers here. - It is planned to use about seven or eight minutes for a talk by some person, and to finish the 15 minute program with news items of interest to farmers and farm women. " '* As the work develops, it is also planned to add more variety to the program; .to get a better hour, for the boadcast; to use practical farmers, farm women and 4-H club members and to call on county agents in the state for rural talent that may be used from time to time. DOUCHTON HEARS LOUIS WIN IN WINSTON-SALEM Congressman Doughton heard the Baer-Louis fight Tuesday night by radio in the newsroom of the Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. Gather At Capital Kansas City, Chicago Or Atlantic City May Get National Convention. To Name City In Dec. Washington, Sept. 24. — For the purpose of 'discussing strategy and intensifying organisation ac tivities for the 1986 presidential campaign, high chieftains of the Republican party converged upon Washington tonight. Tomorrow’s meeting of the national executive committee of 22 will be the first formal G. 0. P. committee assembly since representatives ' of the party selected Henry P. Fletcher as chairman in June, 1934. Most of the committeemen were taking a New York detour to the capital in order to witness the Louis-Baer fight. Fletcher left at noon to join them, after declining to issue a pre-meeting statement. Although finances and details of party organisation will be the subjects of formal discussion to moirrow, the committeemen, rep resenting all sections of the na tion, are not expected to pass up the opportunity to exchange views in private'conversations on prospective candidates and issues for next year’s ‘presidential bat tle. The committeemen also will lay the groundwork for the meet ing of the full committee, prob ably in December when the date and plaice of the national con vention will be selected. Kan sas City, Chicago and Atlantic City have been mentioned in some quarters as likely hosts. With prominent Republicans manifesting marked interest in thet next campaign, several pro posals'Y9fr* irrerewsfed organization activity will be placed before the executive committeemen. Harrison E. Spangler, of Iowa, already has announced that he will demand a vigorous campaign in the West at the earliest pos sible time. Mooney, Billings Meet For First Time In 19 Years San Francisco, Sept. 24.—War. ren K. Billings and Thomas J. Mooney, convicted 1916 Prepar edness day parade bombers who had not seen each other for 19 years, met dramatically today at the hall of justice, scene of Mooney’s habeas corpus hearing. Billings, brought here from Folsom prison to testify, was taken to a cell occupied by Mooney. The men seemed overcome mo mentaaily by emotion. Then they exchanged sudden greetings, “hello, Tom.” “hello, Warren,” and embraced In a quivering voice, Mooney said. “After 19 years, Warren, we’ve come together. We’ve had dif ferences, it’s true, and we’ve had hard words, too, but we’re still friends, aren’t we, boy?” Billings, who had regained his composure, replied: “Yes, and the whole truth of the ‘frameup’ will be proved.” Bausells To Have New Trials Fei The Murdei of T. Eugene Cornett Staunton, Va., Sept. 24.—Henry F. Bausell, 59, and his son, Ber nace, 29. Russell county weekly newspaper publishers, who were given penitentiary terms last year by Wythe county juries for the alleged murder of T. Eugene Cornett, Rural Retreat, were granted new trials Thursday by the state supreme court of ap peals. Cornett, who was slain in his own home, was the father of Mrs. Bernace Bausell, estranged wife of the younger of the de fendants, who was also killed in the tragedy. ** The shooting took place on Saturday, January 18, 1984. Mr. Cornett was a son of Mrs. Amelia Cornett, Elk Creek, and rite late Peyton H. Cornett, and has many relatives in Grayson county., The Bausells were tried and acquitted of responsibility for the death of young Bausell’s wife wha was struck by a bullet in the fight. Later they were tried and sentenced in her fath er’s death, Bernace Bausell drawing a 82-year term and his father 20 years. The father and son have been in jail at Bristol, Va., since their convictions. In setting aside the verdicts, reversing judgment and remand ing them for new trials, the supreme court divided, Chief Justice Campbell and Justices Holt and Eggleston dissenting. The opinion in both cases was written by Justice Edward W. Hudgins, that concerning Bernace Bausell covering thirty-two pages, while due to similarity of evi dence, the opinions in the Henry Bausell case covers three and a half pages. Farley Predicts Reelection Of Roosevelt In ’36 Intimate* That Chief Executive Will Seek Reelectkm On His Record. Report* Postal Business Chicago, Sept. 24 —' Import ance of a “constitutional issue’’ in the 1936 campaign was dis counted here today by Postmas ter General James A. Farley, who also intimated that Presi dent Roosevelt would stand squarely on his record in seek ing reelection. “The man and woman on the street appreciate what Roosevelt is trying to do for them,” he said at a press conference pre ceding an address to the National Association of Postmasters. "They will show their appreci ation by voting his reelection. “The so-called constitutional issue will be a minor issue in the campaign. If that’s all the Republicans have to talk about, they won’t get very far.” “Ask the. man on the street if I’m right?” he challenged. Discussing the recent setback to’ constitutional revision in Pennsylvania last week and the defeat of a new deal congres sional supporter in Rhode Island, the postmaster general asserted: “Roosevelt will carry Pennsyl vania next year and Rhode Is land, too.” He reported to the postmas ters that postal income increased from $588,000,000 during the fiscal year ended June. 1932, to $630,000,000 for the last fiscal year despite reductions in local postage rates. “This steady increase in postal receipts,” he said, reflects “an increase, in a definite ratio, of the nation’s Business.” i _ Gradual Ending Of Relief Work Urged By Baker Washington, Sept. 24.—Newton D. Baker, former war secretary, said today that government with drawkal from relief “must be very gradual, or at least grad ual” enough to avoid putting “a too sudden burden” on private philanthropy. His views were given the clos ing session of the 1935 mobiliza tion for human needs. There were reports among delegates that Baker had particularly em phasized the word “gradual” af ter Walter Lippman, news com mentator, had told the conference “the system of federal relief is demoralizing, wasteful and repug nant to the sentiment of this country.” DRIVERS’ LICENSES MUST BE OBTAINED IN N. C. Under a North Carolina law which was passed during the past session of the legislature, every person is required to procure a drivers license to operate a motor vehicle on the highways. No fee is charged if the ap plication is filed before Nov. 1, 1935. After that date the fee will be $1,00. The application blanks may be had from the Alleghany Motor Sales office and at Castevens Motor company, Sparta. Baity Sees No PWA Equality For This State Washington, Sept. 24.—"I am perfectly sick over the whole business and I do not think that there is any chance, of North Carolina getting anything like its proportionate part of even the small amount of money available for PWA projects.” today declar ed IXr. H. G. Baity, North Caro lina PWA director, after two days of conferences with PWA officials here. Projects on hand as submitted by state directors call for slightly over one billion dollars in fed eral funds. Secretary Ickes, PWA administrator, regards a total of $800,000,000 of these projects as meeting all require ments. With only $200,000,000 at his disposal that means that the ratio of approved projects will be one to four for those projects which meet PWA re quirements. Legionnaires In St. Louis Stage Big Parade Tnes. Veterans Begin Their Annual Convention Mon., In Missouri City. May Meet In Cleveland Next St. Louis, Sept. 24.—As 70, 000 American Legionnaires rest ed after today’s seven-hour par ade and prepared to tackle to morrow their perennial national convention problem, payment of the bonus, aching feet were a badge of honor. It was estimated that 300,000 persons jammed streets along a two-mile line to view the color ful annual parade of drum corps, bands, drill teams and just plain veterans. The. annual convention got un de.i1 way here Monday. Scores of women, overcome by unusual fall heat, and the pres sure of the crowd, fainted along the line of march. The actual suffering was worse, however, among the marchers, mostly in clined toward middle-aged paun chiness and slowness of foot. Cleveland continued to lead other cities campaigning for the 1936 convention. Denver. At lantic City and Los Angeles were not counted out of the race, how ever. A settlement of the ques tion by the convention probably will be made tomorrow. In the parade reviewing stand today, a delegation of 91 dig nitaries was headed by National Commander Frank N. Belgrano Beside him was Mrs. A. C. Carl son, national president of the legion auxiliary. A negro quartet singing “My Old Kentucky Home” marched with the large Kentucky dele gation, whose members carried twists of natural tobacco. Alleghany County School Teachers To Meet Saturday On Saturday, September 28, beginning at 10:30 a. m., a meet ing of the school teachers of Alleghany county is to be held in Sparta. The program com mittee has arranged a group of interesting discussions for the occasion. Other matters of importance are also to be discussed and all teachers in. the county are ex pected to attend. Reports from the various schools in Alleghany indicate an unusually good attendance to date. The county school administration asks and urges the good will and cooperation of patrons, teachers and the entire citisenry of the county in an effort to maintain a full enrollment and high aver age attendance in the schools ol Alleghany. * The county Board of Educa tion has purchased a supply ol new stoves, window panes, etc., and hopes to have the school buildings comfortable for the children before cold weathei gets here. Roosevelt Plans To Leave Tonight For Pacific Coast Seeks To Oil The Cogs Of Works Relief And Social Security Machinery Before Beginning Trip HAS VISITORS TUESDAY To Return By 20-Day Sea Trip By Way Of The Panama Canal On Board The Cruiser Houston Washington, Sept. 24.—Presi dent Roosevelt today gathered his lieutenants around him and sought to - oil the cogs of his works relief and social security machinery before his planned de parture Thursday night for the west coast. Trekking to the White House during the busy day were the chiefs of fiis works progress, public works and social security units. From each he received a .report and with them discussed future moves. The president will travel a route to the west coast which probably will lead through St. Louis, Omaha, Cheyenne arid Salt Lake City. Before reaching the California-Pacific exposition at San Diego he plans a brief stop in Los Angeles. From San Diego he boards the cruiser Houston for a 20-day re turn sea trip via the Panama Canal. One of the White House callers was John G. Winant, new head pf the social security board. With him, Mr. Roosevelt arranged to put the board on a skeleton basis until funds for carrying out the program are made available by the next congress. A filibuster which killed the third deficiency bill last session left the adminis tration with the program and without the money. Administration To Issue Revised Budget Within Week Washington, Sept. 24.—Unable to spend the vast sums it has borrowed, the new deal within the. next week or ten days will issue a revised budget that will give a new and -sharper picture of the federal government’s financial status. It will cover estimates of re ceipts and expenditures for the next nine months. Two factors have made this necessa,ry: 1. An increase in revenues re sulting from the upturn of busi ness. 2. The inability of the federal government to spend money for relief and recovery as fast as Congress appropriates it. JOE LOUIS KNOCKS OUT BAER IN FOURTH ROUND Yankee' Stadium, New York, Sept. 24.—Joe Louis, Detroit Negro prize fighter, tonight knocked out Max Baer, former heavyweight champion of the world in the fourth round of their much-he.ralded encounter, in the presence of 90,000 persons. Shortly before the fight, Louis was married to Marva Trotter, " former Detroit stenographer.