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TODAY'S THOUGHT
Do onto others as though
you were the others—
Elbert Hubbard.
Volume il.
Alleghany Times
DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONONRC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
SPARTA, NORTHICAROLlNA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1936.
10 PAGES
Number 20.
ROOSEVELT'S JOURNEY
The President’s cross-country
journey is viewed in some quar
ters as an adroit manoeuvre on
his part to capture public atten
tion and to take the edge off the
numerous attacks that are being
launched against him and his
policies. Political commentators
agree that he is on the defensive
for the first time and that' he
must make some move to justify
his administration. They point
out that the political situation
indicates that his reelection de
pends upon the support of the
people west of the Mississippi
river and that his public appear
ances in that region, even if
few, will afford an opportunity
to gauge public sentiment.
SEEKS POPULAR SUPPORT
Of course, any one who has
kept up with events in and about
the capital and kept an eye on
the nation as a whole, admits
that criticism of the Chief Exe
cutive is more audible than be
fore. It is usually the case in
the third year of any administra
tion but now, with much of his
program assailed as “unconstitu
tional” and business very definite
ly throwing its enormous influence
and resources against him, Mr.
Roosevelt, must, of necessity,
reach out to assure the con
tinued popular support that has
been his main source of strength.
Whether the rank and file retain
Its former child-like faith in his
purposes and sincerity can only
be answered by the battle at the
polls next year.
BIG BUSINESS HOSTILE
Big business is wide open in
its hostility to the New Deal.
Quite recently the American Lib
erty League gave out the unani
mous opinion of fifty-eight law
years who joined in bolding the
Wagner labor relations act un
constitutional with the naive
statement that the committee in
cluded “persons publicly known
to be Democrats.” Observers im
mediately saw that most of the
lawyers were paid by huge cor
porations and questioned the pro
priety of the opinion on a ques
tion which the Supreme Court
must pass on.
In fact, because of its appar
ent motive to discredit the act
the “free opinion” of so many
distinguished lawyers in absolute
agreement will have little effect
except to warn the public against
paying too much • attention to
such a thinly disguised political
attack or an improper effort to
influence the conclusion of the
Supreme Court for which the
lawyers profess to have such
respect.
Another move along the same
general idea comes from the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, which announces a refer
endum of member organizations
and 7SO.000 individual business
men. They will be asked to
give their opinion of the legisla
tion since President Roosevelt took
office. While the announced pur
pose was to get a frank expres
sion from the business interests
the document submitted was so
worded that the answer expected
was plain. Reciting many laws
that amount to departures from
“traditional” ideas of government
the business men are requested to
gay “yes” or “no” bo policies
inherent in such measures.
DEFY NEW LAWS
k. serious side of the antago
n is that business seems in
t upon a defiant course toward
laws passed and toward polic
which are not liked. There
i be no acceptance of their
idity or general compliance
n their terms. Consequently
antagonism now existing be
en the government and what
called business will become
snsified as the struggle con
ies and might possibly lead
more stringent regulations if
administration wins a con
iive victory at the polls next
. Moreover, the present en
raging upturn in conditions
be thwarted by such a fight
l irecovery postponed by its
COURT TO MEET
cisions of the Supreme Court
term, beginning next month,
xpected to determine wbetlr
mendment to the Constitu
will be a real issue next
With important New Deal
scheduled for a hearing and
ons on some of them ex
d before Christmas the opin
of the Court are sure to
accurate lineup of the
ie Federal Govern
what advocates of
the Federal govern
OH *
ii:
Roosevelt Makes
Plea To liberals
Of U. S. To Unite
Speaks Tuesday To More
Than 70,000 Persons In
Los Angeles, California.
Is Greeted At Every Turn
DEDICATES GIANT DAM
Absence Of Will Rogers
Is Source Of Regret.
Mrs. Roosevelt Speaks
To Crowd In Hollywood
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 1.—
In a speech delivered here today
before more than 70,000 persons,
President Roosevelt made a plea
for liberals to unite on a “com
mon ground” of action.
In the state of Dr. F. E. Town
send, author of the $200 a month
old age plan, and of Upton Sin
clair, sponsor of the “EPIC”
(End Poverty in California) pro
gram, the suggestion for unifi
cation on a “liberal” program
was cheered to the echo.
Perhaps at no time has Mr.
Roosevelt received the reception
he did today. His words, spoken
into a microphone, brought re
peated applause.
“Our own national program,”
he said, “owes a great debt" to
the “liberal spirit” of California.
Mr. Roosevelt, in ringing words
of optimism, declared “We have
come through stormy seas into
fair weather. . . Patience is re
ceiving its reward. Faith is be
ing justified. Hope is being ful
filled.” f!
Then, pledging continued ef
forts in behalf of the needy, he
said “The faith of a liberal is
profound belief, hot only in ca
pacities in individual men and
women, but in the effectiveness
of people helping one another.
“Liberals * * * must find com
mon ground and a common road
—each making some corttession
as to form and method in order
that all may obtain the sub};
stance of what all desire.”
The president was greeted at
every turn by resounding ap
plause from the throng crowded
into the big coliseum where the
1932 Olympic games were held.
“Just so long as the least
among us remains hungry or un
cared for or unable to find use
ful work, just so long must it
be the task of all government—
local, state and federal—to seek
reasonable but progressive means
to assist the unfortunate.
“This great gathering is an
inspiration which I shall carry
with me. It brings vividly to my
mind the splendid pageant in
this coliseum which I saw in
1932.
“I have but one thougnt oi
regret today. On that occasion
I was introduced by a very old
friend of mine, a friend of every
man, woman and child in 'the
United States, a kindly philosoph
er-one who would be with us
today .but for his untimely death
in Alaska.
“Will Rogers’ kindly humor
saw facts and laughed at them
in fantasy, x x x”
Mayor Frank Shaw, of Los An
geles, welcomed the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was gowned
attractively in a maroon colored
frock.
The automobile carrying Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt was driven
onto the stadium track at the
head of a procession of local
dignitaries.
Thousands stood throughout the
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Roosevelt's Car
Forced To Turn
On Narrow Road
Las Vegas, Ney.. Sept. 80.—
President Roosevelt returned to
his special train an hour late to
night after a hazardous experi
ence in which his car wts forced
to turn around on the edge of a
mountain precipice.
The incident mgde everyone in
the party hold their breaths and
undoubtedly gave M.r. Roosevelt
somewhat of a thrill before the
tun around was finally made.
It all happened when Senator
Pittman, of Nevada, driving with
the President ,-uid Mrs. Roosevelt
suggested a tour of a new road
>p the side of Mt Charleston, 20
“ jk away. The U fi
l bo be a
Surry Co. Court
Opens 2-Week Term
Monday In Dobson
Dobson, Oct. 1.—With the
usual, large first-day attendance
of spectators, Surry county su
perior court convened here yes
terday for a two-week term, the
first week to be devoted to the
hearing of criminal charges. The
criminal calendar includes 145
cases with four murder charges
on the docket.
Judge J. R. Rousseau, of
North Wilkesboro, in his first
appearance on the bench in Surry,
made a favorable impression upon
the court, in his able charge to
the jury and the smoothness and
promptness with which he dis
patched court business in the first
period of the term. Solicitor
Allen H. Gwyn is prosecuting the
docket. The second week will
be devoted to civil charges.
Alleghany Court
Adjourns Without
Gearing Docket
Is First Occurrence
Of This Kind For Years.
Lengthy Case Causes
Delay At This Term
The Fall term of Alleghany
superior court adjourned Satur
day afternoon, September 28,
without completing the cases
placed on the calendar for trial
at this term. This was the first
time this had occurred in years,
and was due to the unusually
lengthy and hard-fought case of
Jane Hall vs. T. S. Moxley, wife
and others, which occupied three
days.
The cases tried at this term of
court, and not given in last
week’s issue of the TIMES, fol
low:
State vs.' Blan Wagoner, lar
ceny, 2 veal's (appealed to Su
preme Court).
State vs. John Todd, larceny
and receiving, 6 months (sus
pended G years on good behavior).
Jane Hall vs. T. S. Moxley,
wife and others, recovery of land,
(mistrial).
Mrs. Cleo McMillan vs. Mrs.
Caroline Billings, recovery, re
covered $1,240, and interest on
same from 1925. Recoveired
$1,500 for labor and service
performed.
Red Cross Hans
Patrols On Many
Highways h U. S..
Washington, Oct. 1.—A mobi
lisation of Red Cross workers
similar to that in war times was
called for today by Rear Ad
miral Cary T. Grayson to meet
the nation’s growing accident list.
The Red Cross chairman, in
his first radio speech since he
took office, said 15,000 first aid
units were to be established at
service stations, traveling first aid
stations were to be put on the
roads and safety was to be
preached in schools and farm
homes.
He said work already had been
done in New England, on the
Lincoln Highway between Chicago
and Wyoming, on other highways
in California. Oregon, Washing
ton, Alabama, Indiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl
vania, Rhode Island. Virginia and
West Virginia.
WPA Allotment Of
$70,210 For Thi*
State Announced
Raleigh, Oct. 1.—George W,
Goan, Jr., state workB progress
administrator, today announced
an allocation of federal funds
totaling $70,810.20, to be sup
plemented by $28,990.25, for 21
projects in si* WPA districts of
the state.
The federal allocation repre
sents the second major actual
Allotment of fund* received by
thef state WPA from Washington.
It mil provide work, when added
to local funds, for 548 men.
Approximately 860 men already
are employed on WPA jobs.
President Roosevelt in West
WASHINGTON... Heading West
with the. intent'of returning by the
PanamA Cm>al, President Roosevelt
is on his swing across the country to
San Diego^ Calif., via St. Louis,
Omaha, Cheyenne, Boulder Dam,
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.
After viewing the Pacific Exposition
at San Diego and delivering the
second of his scheduled speeches, The
President vrill 'board the cruiser
Houston for a SsTiing expedition to
Panama Canal, heroes which he will
pass Northward. It is expected that
he will land -It.some southern IT. S.
port on the J astern seaboard.
sgjfei 'W.A's.'. SL.. M
Doughton Praised
For Speeding Up
Parkway Action
Gets White House To
Act, Assuring Completion
Of Scenic Road Between
Two Great National Parks
Congressman R. L. Doughton
has received much favorable com
ment on his success in obtaining
action on the deadlock that exist
ed last week when the appropri
ation for the >land parkway
was temporarily up. •* M.r.
Doughton rushed to Washington,
went directly to the president,
and obtained assurances that the.
appropriation would be forth
coming. His efforts and the
manner in which he handled the
situation impressed North Caro
lina leaders and all the leading
newspapers of the state have,
been generous in their praises
for his efforts. He has received
many letters congratulatory on
his action. Among them was a
letter from Capus M. Waynick,
Chairman of the North Carolina
State Highway and Public Works
commission, saying:
“This letter is written to ex
press my deep appreciation of the
manner in which you tackled the
financial deadlock on the Skyland
Parkway at Washington. The
readiness with which you con
sented to meet us in Washington
impressed me a great deal but I
was impressed more by the vigor
ous directness with which you
handled the problem after you
got to Washington. The whole
State is under obligation to you
for the fine piece of work in this
matter, and we who are dealing
directly with the project are
grateful particularly.”
The people are beginning to
realize that the Parkway is a
certainty, now that money has
been allotted for its construction
and the construction actually
commenced. Nothing that has
happened for a generation, it has
been said, has such far reaching
importance to this section, and
Congressman Doughton is due
more credit perhaps than any
other one man in getting it on
foot and especially in having it
located,.through Alleghany county.
Applications For
Marine'Corps Now
Being Received
Depression times have left a
large number of high school
graduates among the persons
who are floundering in a sea of
economic uncertainty, according
to Majoir Clarence Nutting, who
interviews many applicants for
the marine corps at his office
in the New Post Office Building,
Savannah, Ga.
High school graduates from
Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Florida and South
Georgia are now being accepted
for service in the Marines at
the Marine Recruiting Station,
Post Office building, Savannah,
Ga. Applications will be mailed
upon request.
Emerson Tilley
Killed As Truck
Runs Ova* Him
Funeral And Interment
Take Place Friday At
Laurel Springs. Tolliver
Conducts Last Rites
Emerson Tilley, about 33 years
of age, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jones Tilley, of Laurel Springs,
was killed instantly last Wednes
day morning hear Pittsboro, when
the rear wheels of his truck pass
ed over his body. Tilley, a resi
dent of High Point, was hauling
a heavy load on his truck and
had gotten out to inspect a bridge
which he thought to be weak,
when the truck started moving.
In an attempt to stop the ma
chine, Tilley got under the wheels
and was crushed to death.
Surviving are the parents and
six sisters.
The body was brought to Laurel
Springs for the funeral and inter
ment, which took place Friday.
Rev. Johnny Tolliver was in
charge of the services
Pall bearers were: T. J. Mc
Duffie, J. D. McDuffie, N. G.
Gulf, W. H. Corn and C. L. Gulf,
all of High Point, and R. A.
Wagoner, Sparta.
Flower bearers were: Mrs.
Lela Caudill, Joyce Petty, Blanche
Tilley, China Blevins and Kath
leen Roberts, Laurel Springs;
Mrs. T. J. McDuffy, Mrs. W. H.
Corn, Mrs. C. L. Gulf and Mrs.
K. C. Gulf. High Point, and
Madeline Wagoner, Sparta.
Many Lambs Sold
Cooperatively ,
In Alleghany Co.
Largely through the efforts of
County Agent R. E. Black and
F. H. Jackson, Alleghany county
farmers have shipped 1,471 lambs
cooperatively to the Eastern Live
stock association this season. The
good and choice lambs have aver
aged $9.42 per hundred pounds
for the season. Since it cost 2c
per pound to ship these lambs,
this means $7 42 net to the farm
ers on home weights. The total
net proceeds to the. farmers for
the six cars of lambs shipped
were $7,998.25.
The fanners seem to be weU
pleased with this system of mar
keting but they would have been
better pleased, it is pointed out,
had they all had good lambs since
the lower grades cannot hope to
bring top prices.
ELLENBORO BANK ROBBED
Ellenboro, Oct. 1.—Killing a
watch dog, cracksmen entered the
bank of Ellenboro today, cut a
hole into the safe and robbed
it of a sum estimated by bank
officials at between four an*
five thousand dollars.
CUBS TAKE SERIES OPENER
The Chicago Cube took the
opener of the World Series yes
terday (Wednesday) afternoon
in Detroit from the Detroit Tigers
hy the score of $ to 0.
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Sheep “Attacks”
Own Reflection In
Wagoner's Auto
There are some disadvantages
to having a shiny new automo
bile, Amos Wagoner has dis
covered. Last week, when, he
drove his new coach over to his
farm, at Whitehead to superin
tend the filling of a silo, he
parked it in the pasture nearby.
A huge nam, grazing in the field,
happened to pass by and, seeing
his reflection in the side of the
car, gave battle to what he
thought was another of his kind.
After he had battered the side
of the car in an effort, to
vanquish his supposed foe, he
was driven away.
However, the ram was dis
satisfied with the result of the
fray and, wishing to learn more
about the peculiar sheep, advanc
ed from the other side of the
car and found the enemy meet
ing him on that side also. Having
no cowardice in his nature, he
charged agiain, much to the
detriment of the automobile. He
was driven away again, but is
still puzzled over the strange
sheep that invaded his pasture.
Completion Of
Scenic Parkway
Seems Assured
Roosevelt Signs Order
Restoring The $6,000,000
Construction Allotment
For Park-To-Park Road
Washington, Sept. 25.—An exe.
cutive order restoring the $6,
000,000 allotment of funds for
construction of the Southern Ap
palachian parkway was signed
Wednesday by President Roose
velt.
The chief executive signed the
order at the request of Repre
sentative Robert L. Doughton, of
Alleghany county, North Caro
lino, who represents the ninth
North Carolina district in Con
gress. Congressman Doughton
called at the White House in be
half of the project.
At the same time, Charles
Ross, general counsel for the
North Carolina Highway Commis
sion; R. G. Browning, locating
engineer, and C. M. Waynick,
chairman of the commission, an
nounced they would present deeds
for 20 more miles of right-of
way for the parkway to federal
officials Thursday, so that there
would be no delay in getting sec
tions B and C under construction.
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of
the bureau of public roads, has
assured the North Carolina of
ficials that his organization is
prepared to advertise for bids
immediately for construction of
the two new sections, which will
join on the south the. 12-mile link
already under construction in
North Carolina just south of the
Virginia line.
FHA Win Help
Observe Fire
Prevention Week
Greensboro, Oct. 1.—Following
proclamations by President Roose
velt and Governor Ehringhaus,
the state headquarters of the
Federal Housing Administration
here through Acting Director
Joseph L. Suiter has thrown all
its forces into a safety drive
during National Fire Prevention
week, October 6-12.
Acting Director Suiter explaib
ed that the State officers of the
FHA will make every effort pos
sible to co-operate in the fullest
extent with civic officials and
organisations in fighting the men
ace of fire. He pointed out that
pamphlets are being distributed
all over the State for the purpose
of explaining the best means of
fighting the fire haonrd. These
contain a simple check of stairs,
basement, plumbing, heating, ven
tilation, attic, chimneys, fire
places, lighting, power, garage,
equipment and miscellaneous
items. They also explain how
homes can be modernised through
the aid of FHA loans and repair
ed for the purpose of fighting the
ftre fcaiards.
Roosevelt Made
Target Of Blast
Issued By G. 0. P.
Attack On Dependability
Of President Parallels
Los Angeles Appeal For
Unity Among Liberals
CHALLENGE SINCERITY
Republicans Plan Eight
Radio Speeches In Period
Of Eight Months. Bolton
Is Opener Last Night
Washington, Oct. 1.—Parallel
ing the president’s appeal in Los
AngeJes for “progressive liberals”
to unite behind the new deal, an
other Republican attack on
Roosevelt dependability was forth
coming late today.
It was pointed out that each
development carried its own sig
nificance for 1936.
Sharpening challenges of Roose
velt sincerity, on the one hand,
have indicated increasingly the
campaigning ahead will be no
counterpart of last year when
the president personally was al
most immune to criticism.
His current espousal of the
liberal viewpoint, on the other
hand, struck political quarters as
renewed evidence of willingness
to leave the extremely conserva
tive field bo the opposition.
The latest imputation of bad
faith came when the Republican
national committee projected
"Roosevelt versus Roosevelt” as
a rallying cry. The contention,
in another issue of “Facts and
Opinions,” was that performance
has not jibed with promises.
This theme, Republican spokes
men said, will be elaborated in
the Republican national con
gressional committee program of
eight radio speeches in two
months, which Chairman Bolton
opens tomorrow night. The Ohio
representative spoke of “deceit"
and “misrepresentation” by the
administration in announcing the
series.
In advance of the Los Angeles
speech, differences in California
Democracy between followers of
Senator McAdoo and those of
Upton Sinclair had been subject
of comment. Mr. Roosevelt did
not confine himself to the state’s
borders, however, in counseling
liberals to “find a common
ground and a common road.”
Republican* Dare
Wallace To Enforce
Potato Control Law
Washington, Oct. 1.—The Re
publican National Committee took
the potato issue tonight and used
it to mash, fry, boil and bake
the new deal.
“Potato control law too hot to
handle,” proclaimed the manifesto
from the Republicans, predicting
that Secretary of Agn-iculture
Henry A. Wallace was going to
be in plenty of trouble when he
gathers potato growers around
him Thursday and attempts to
explain the situation to them.
OPEN ASHEVILLE LIBRARY
Asheville, Oct. 1.—The Sondley
Reference library, containing 25,
000 volumes, was formally opened
here tonight by Frank P. Graham,
head of the University of N. C.
who it afraid of doing too mw*
olwayj doe* too little "
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