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. The Alleghany Times Alleghany County's Only Newspaper Published every Thursday by the Gazette Printing & Publishing Co. 117 West Grayson Street Galax, Virginia H. B. Zabriskie, Galax, Va. Editor Mrs. Sidney B. Gambill, Sparta, N. C. Local News Editor Sparta Office in Sheriff’s Office in Court House Entered at the Post Office at Galax, Virginia, as Second Class Matter under the Act of Congress of March 8, 1872. Sparta, N. C.,"Thursday, November 28, 1935 Considerable Interest Attaches To John D. Rockefeller, Jr's., Decision Considerable interest attaches to the reasons assigned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., for deciding to make contributions hereafter mainly to "specific projects, chiefly interdenominational or non denominational in character.” He plans to support undertakings “which interpret the Christian task in the light of present day needs and which are based not so much on denominational affiliation as on broad, forward looking principles of co-operation.” Mr. Rockefeller has been a liberal contributor to the Northern Baptist convention and for many years conducted a Bible class in New York. Regard less of what one may think about his views on some issues, he has impressed the public with an early acceptance of an obligation to ociety, often entirely absent from the hearts of the very rich. His decision should serve as a warning, not only to his denomination but to all others, that the public as a whole is not now interested in the non-essentials of denominationalism but rather in the progress made in undertaking the Christian task in a society that has tremendous problems to solve. That all who may be interested in Mr. Rocke feller’s letter may have the opportunity to read it in its entirety the Times is pleased to publish it elsewhere in this issue. Payments By Employers For Unemployment Insurance Will Start January First Next The unemployment compensation provisions of the Federal Social Security Act will begin to take effect in a few weeks. Beginning January 1, 1936, every employer of eight or more persons must pay a Federal tax of one percent of his payroll for next year, two percent in 1937 and three percent there after. The proceeds of these taxes are to be used to pay workers when unemployed. The administra tion of the unemployment insurance is left to the states, which are expected to set up their own systems. Employers who pay unemployment taxes to their state governments can get credit at Wash ington, in paying their 'Federal unemployment |. taxes, for 90 percent of such payments. Only eight states and the District of Columbia have set up “job insurance” systems thus far. The states are Alabama, California, Massachusets, New Hampshire, New York, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Unemployment benefits—at least from the Federal fund—are not to begin until 1938. Then persons thrown out of work from no fault of their own will be able to collect half-pay, or thereabouts, for a period of thirteen to twenty weeks, varying from state to state. A maximum of $15 a week for unemployment compensation is provided in most of the states so far; Utah has an $18 maximum. And in all of them, the compensation will not begin until the bene^ciary has been out of work for a period which ranges from three to six weeks. This unemployment insurance will, beyond doubt, become a permanent and general system as soon as the rest of the state legislatures can get around to enacting laws of the same general nature. It does not apply to farm labor, domestic workers, men employed on ships, employees of charitable or non-profit enterprises, nor those who work for national or state governments or their political subdivisions. In the nature of things, we may expect a demand to arise for the inclusion of all of those classes of workers.—A. S. Nothing In This World la Ever Lost Or Created An Inspirational Editorial by John Edwin Price To some people the above seems as untrue as to say “steel is more elastic than rubber.” However, both are true. You can prove the latter by throwing a pure steel ball on the side walk. It will bounce higher than a rubber ball of similar size. Because steel is elastic skyscrapers sway in the wind instead of snapping. It is nearly as easy to prove that nothing is ever lost out of the universe. For instance, let us think of water for a moment Water comes down in the form of rain. It soaks into the ground and re appears in springs. It runs from the springs in rivulets. The rivulets make brooks. The brooks run creeks. The creeks make rivers and the rivers1 into the sea. All along the way and after most of the water reaches the sea it is being m up into clouds \to be released in rain over over again. The water may change its form and ir as fog or vapor but no moisture is ever lost the universe. The same is true of what we call solids. For if one of your shoes were ground to a and then set a-fire in a closed receptacle lg just enough oxygen to burn it the re gases and ashes would even weigh as shoes did originally. You can change but you can’t put it out of true of kindness. The idea is, CONSERVATIVE USE OF COSMETICS HELPS LOOKS Dear Louisa: My husband objects to my us ing rouge and lipstick although I used them both before I was married and during our engage ment. I really look so much bet ter with a little make-up on that I hate to do as he wishes, yet I hate to have a disagreement over such a trifling thing. What would you do if you,were me? YOUNG WIFE - Answer: It used to be quite a common thing to hear of hus bands objecting to cosmetics but it seems rather odd in this pres ent era to hear of a man ob jecting to the use of rouge and lipstick if they are used in mod eration. In fact, one man of my acquaintance said not long ago that the average girl’s face, if she used only soap and water, looked positively immodest to him in its undressed state. And, as a matter of fact, cosmetics have become so commonplace that the woman who does not use them is much more conspicuous than the one who does. I think that a face with too much make-up on is horrible, but during the past year the trend in cosmetics has been towards nat uralness. Every girl and woman strives to look as she would if her cheeks and lips were health ily pink and her skin clear. Those who are up-to-date do not go in for over-red lips or pink spotted cheeks. Now, our husbands, no matter what they say, want us to look our best and, two to one, if you strive to please your husband and go to the next party looking a little drab and mousy, you will find his eyes straying off towards some artistically madfe-up woman; you won’t find him star-gazing at the plain ones. I once knew a man who insist ed that his wife wear skirts to her ankles when everyone else was wearing them to»their knees. He forbade her to wear lipstick or rouge and her hair remained uncurled. About ten years after their marriage, he was accused of embezzlement and it was discov ered the stolen money had been spent on another “lady” who evi dently went in for beautification in a big way. Now, what I am trying to get at is this—that although many husbands really think they object to cosmetics, that it is just an idea with most of them and that if wives will use make-up intelli gently and not overdo it, the ma jority of husbands will not only become reconciled to it but like it. If you are the kind of woman who chooses her husband’s shav ing cream and tells him whether to part his hair in the middle or on the side, and what kind of to bacco he may smoke, then I think ho should have the privilege of telling you how to fix your face ana hair. Otheuwise, I think it is a personal matter and should be left to your own discretion unless you make a caricature of yourself. Yours, LOUISA The Woman’s Angle If you would keep the maximum vitamin content in your vege tables, cook them in as little water as possible. And use tight fitting lids on the pans—prefer ably heavy. * * * Table decorations are constantly developing, and the hostess with good taste will stick to simple, modern effects that are almost classic in their lines, they’re so simple. Chromium and glass centerpieces, blue mirrors, lustre ware and platinum edged dinner ware are all to be seen for the formal table. * * * Use a complexion brush if you would keep your skin in the best of condition. The brush distributes the lather more evenly and carries it beneath the surface and into the pores. * * * Ask an artist to experiment with your make-up, and he might try these: a darker foundation to subdue a too prominent chin, nose or forehead; a lighter foundation to conceal small sur •face lines or wrinkles and to use in the wrinkle beneath puffs under the eyes; a touch of red on the eyelids in the evening to bide a tired appearance; out line the inside edge of the nostrils with light rouge in the evening. * * * Tests of thousands of prefer ences for colors have convinced one' color expert that men lil^e women best in red and second best in an ugly blue that no woman would ever choose for herself. And though men prefer themselves in dark clothes, the fair sex takes to them most in For the Grecian gowns so much in vogue this season, dress makers are prescribing separate giidles and brassieres when possible, for greater flexibility. High, rounded, rather than pointed bustline, with distinct bust separation is the figure that's called for by present-day fashions. Wise and Otherwise IF* The Top 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. —The Indianapolis Star. Ain’t It So? A Columbia professor finds “regrettable” is our most mispell ed word. It is especially humil iating at a time «hen so much must be deplored.—The Des Moines Register. Wo Wonder Telephone companies will trans mit pictures. Wonder if that will the likeness of the party ^Rambling ll 'ROUND 1, NSW YORK One of the town’s illustrious tells of taking her three-year-old daughter to an exclusively ad vanced practice nursery school. “And what do they do,” she asked, “play with blocks and such?” The teacher drew herself up to a prodigious dignity and replied, “But MajjAhe- we don’t call it playing.” * * * The story goes that Harlem’s street of well-to-do apartment houses that shelter such notables as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Joe Louis—well, it’s just called “Sugar Row”—that’s all. * * • Plans for New York’s World’s Fair in 1939 will have to include transportation. The site is an hour away from town, and sub ways are taxed to the limit at rush hours now! * * * Over the stage door entrance of Earl Carroll’s theatre where the Vanities used to play, is inscribed the legend, “Through these portals pass the most beautiful girls in the world.”. . . Billy Rose has a variation in huge letters at the stage entrance to the “Jumbo” theatre stage entrance: “Through these portals pass the most beautiful horses in the world.” • * * One of the tailors of the town says he has orders for two satin-lined Inverness opera capes of the old school, and with an abstracted look in his eye wonders whether the top hat trade is re turning to old-fashioned elegance. Watching the important money being spent in the fashionable night clubs, the more exclusive jewelers and furriers shops, and the fancy new automobiles that roll out of salesrooms every day in New York, it looks like the beginning of a genuine boom. A recent order being talked about, was for a $100,000 chinchilla coat. The furriers reported the market simply couldn’t supply the skins! Point of View After all, it is_no concern of ours if people persist in taking a queer view of things.—Daily paper. The time for us to wince is when they stick them in albums and insist on showing them to us.—Humorist. 3- 3 3 The old Indian at the dude ranch was busily whittling out arrows. “What’s his job?’’ said the Eas terner who was being shown around. “Him? Him heep munitions ma ker,* explained the redskin who was acting as guide; ■■r --“t— a Normally all duty and work FiM mvnwni Uniform International SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By RBV. P. B. miBWATBBJX D. Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chlcaso. • Western Neirepepsr Union. Lesson for December 1 EZRA’S MISSION TO JERUSALEM LESSON TEXT—Emra 7:1-10; 8:»1 23, 21. 32. GOLDEN TEXT—Tho band of our God I* upon all them for sood that seek him. Eira 8:22. PRIMARY TOPIC—Bringing Gift* for God’s House. JUNIOR TOPIC—Emra’* Lon* Jour ney. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—How God Helps. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—Purposeful Prayer and Cou rageous Action. I. Who Ezra Was (7:1-10). 1. A priest (vv. 1-5). Hs was from the line which was to stand between God and the people. The leader of the flrst company was Zembbabel, a sort of military gov ernor. The great need now was for a religions leader, for the people had gone far from God, as we see from the noble reformation which Ezra effected. 2. A ready scribe (y. 0). He was a teacher of the law of God. 3. His high ambition (tv. 7-10). a. He set his heart to seek the law of the Lord (v. 10). He set out definitely with the purpose to know God’s Word. No one who purposes in his heart to seek the law of the Lord can fall. b. He set his heart to obey the Lord (v. 10). He was not only con cerned with knowing God's Word but obeying It. God’s Word cannot be known In Its fullness by the In tellect It must be experienced. An essential qualification for a teacher of the Bible, a preacher, or Sunday school worker, Is obedience to God's Word. c. He set his heart to teach in Israel God’s statutes and judg ments (r. 10). He not only had a love for God’s Word but a desire to Implant It in ths hearts of others. II. Exra’s Commission (7:11-26). Ezra went forth backed by the de cree from King Artaxerxes. The king gave him a copy of the decree which authorized him to lead a com pany back to Jerusalem. This de cree empowered him to 1. Collect funds (vv. 15, 16); 2. Levy tribute (w. 21, 22); a Appoint magistrates and Judges (v. 25); 4. Execute penalties (▼. 26). So great was the king’s confidence in Ezra that he delegated all these powers to him. For this great favor Ezra lifted his heart to God In thanksgiving (vv. 27, 28). He was mainly concerned with the fact that he was to beautify the Lord's house and acknowledged that God had pat bis purpose into the king’s heart III. The Company Which Returned With Ezra (Ezra 8:1-20). This company was comparatively small, only 1,754 males, but Includ ing the women, children and serv ants there were perhaps 6,000 or 7,000 people. Before proceeding on the journey Ezra was careful to find out as to whether any-of the Levites, the ministers of God, were with them (v. 15). He knew that the suc cess of their enterprise depended upon the spiritual condition of the people. Temporal blessings and prosperity of the individual and the nation depend upon the people’s at titude toward God. IV. Ezra’s Prayar and Fasting (8:21-28). The first thing that he did was to seek God's guidance. The reason Ezra sought the Lord's help was that as far as possible be desired his mission to be free from human dependence. He did not minimize the dangers attending his Journey, but since he bad assured the king that the hand of the Lord would be upon all for good who sought him, he was ashamed to ask the king for a military escort to protect them from the marauding Arabs. His de sire was to prove to the king the reality of God’s help, as God’s honor among the heathen was at stake.' V. The Successful Journey (88:24 82). , God heard their prayer. The treasure entrusted to them was great Perhaps the entire value of money gpd sacred utensils was near ly five million dollars. For a small caravan to go through a country In fested by these robber bands carry ing such an amount of money was most perilous, but Bara knew that God was able and would protect them. Observe: 1. The care and honesty (w. 34 90). The money was welidied unto them at the start and was to be weighed when tamed over to the authorities at Jerusalem. The In centive to honest and strict account ing of the trust was that they were holy men and were entrusted with that which belonged to God. 2. Their safe arrival (w. 81, 82). Some four and one-half {pontbs were required to make the Journey. God brought them safely to their destina tion, thus proving that he Is faith ful to those who put their trust la him. They Hove Te Great men, says the Washing ton Post, are always willing to ORLD “/GROCERIES ■ v-# -HOUSEWIVES » DENMARK euv MILK "SHEETS FROM FARMERS. ~tG DEHYDRATED SHEETS ARE DISSOLVED" HOT WATER TO RESTORE THEM TO LIQUID FORM. © IOT.S World Cartoon Company *v SWEDEN, TWS CMRlTTHAf DINNER , C6NTE0T AROUND f |$H; u tip aswreaw 'ifwc AVERAGE AMERICAN 11 CONSUMED 13 POUNDS’ or AVE«! Washington News For U. S. Farmers NEW COTTON PLAN A new cotton production-control program is being whipped into shape by AAA officials but while particulars are not certain, it will probably run for four years, with the yield subject to change annually. The general belief is that the crop for 1936 will be increased to between eleven and twelve million bales. Moreover, facing the possibili ty that the Bankhead Cotton Act may be declared unconstitutional, officials are wondering whether benefit payments and land rentals will provide adequate control. If the processing tax is also thrown overboard by the courts, the very heart of all control measures will be removed but the Administra tion, it is understood, has a sub stitute tax plan ready for sub mission to Congress in that event COMPARING 1932 AND 1935 With cotton consumption in creasing, it is thought that pro duction can be increased and at the same time continue reducing the surplus. This year’s crop al lowance was 11,683,264 bales and the latest estimate is that the ac tual yield will be around 11, 464,000 bales. World consump tion of American cotton this year is estimated at 14,000,000 bales which will reduce the surplus to about 7,000,000 bales, compared to a carry-over of 13,000,000 bales in 1932 before the AAA was launched. A carry-over of 5,000, 000 bales is considered necessary for the trade and this goal is ex pected to be attained by the end of next year. What the AAA has accomplish ed for the South is seen when the current year’s income from the cotton crop is compared with what the crop brought in 1932 before there was any control. la 1932, the cotton crop was worth $464, 924,000. In 1935 the lint, will bring $700,000,000, the seed about $150,000,000, land rentals and benefit payments total $126, 000,000 and bounty payments will reach $30,000,000. When one compares these .incomes, the wonder is why there is so much talk about "lost” ^ foreign markets. SUPREME COURT ADVICE With the Supreme Court ex pected to hear arguments next month on cases involving the constitutionality of the AAA, it is interesting to note that Chester C. Davis, administrator, takes the attitude that the “advice we expect the Supreme Court to give us” will be the guide for future farm policies. Both Secretary Wallace and Mr. Davis hold up the new Corn Hog adjustment contracts as an example of the flexibility of the farm program and assert that new contracts for other crops will constitute “distinct varia tions” from those used in the past. They frankly admit that the solution of our national farm problem must be based upon the experience of the past and that it is impossible, at any time, to chart a precise path for the various adjustments that must be made. WEATHER WARMER Weather up to November of this year kept to the warmer* than-normal trend of the last 26 yean, says J. B. Kii\cer, of the United States Weather Bureau. For the first ten months of 1986 temperatures averaged higher ■—■ i. .aeonin irfiiyas . 'Hi j Humor Not Harr Fault Alt old lady who could not see eye to eye with the taxi driver on the question of fare Anally remarked: “Don’t you try to tell me any thing, my good man. I haven’t been riding in taxis for Ave years for nothing.” “No,” replied the driver, “but I bet you had a blasted good try!”—London Express. Cashew—Does your boy And his school problems hard? Pecan—Oh, no. The problems are easy enough, but his answers are too original to suit th* teacher. . Had Hia Suspicions An aged Negro saw an extra ordinary-looking instrument in an optician’s shop. He gazed in open mouth wonder and, turning to the optician, inquired: “What is it, boss?” “That,” replied the optician, “is an ophthalmometer.” "Sho,” muttered the other, his eyes still fastened on the curious looking thing as he backed out, “dat's what I feared it was!”— Worchester Telegram. Navigator Golfer (far off in the rough)— Say, caddy, why do you keep looking at your watch? Caddy,—It isn’t a watch, sir; it’s a compass.—Troy Times. than normal, except in the North eastern States, where averages were slightly blow normal. The winter of 1934-35 was wanner than normal practically everywhere except in the North east. Spring temperatures averag ed about normal over most of the country. Summer was general ly warmer than usual. Fall—up to the beginning of November— was mostly mild, with tempera tures above normal, except the first week of September, which was abnormally cold. The early September cold wave—bringing some of the coldest weather on lecord to the Central and Northern States—damaged late crops. V, Rainfall in the principal grow ing season—March to September —was above normal nearly every where east of the Rocky Moun tains—in marked contrast to the previous ■ year’s drought. Many places west of the Rockies, how ever, had less than normal pre cipitation-little more ^than half normal in parts of tpe Pacific Northwest. Fall months at the end. of October had shown a decided tendency to dryness, to the great detriment of late crops and pastures in many sections, particularly . in the South and many western sections. Reins - Sturdivant Funeral Home Ambulance Service Day or Night Licensed Embalmers SPARTA, M. C.
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