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* «. +£ r 1 TODAY’S THOUGHT “Reason should direct and appetite obey.”— Cicero. DEVOTED TO The Alleghany Times rO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGF Subscription Price Sll yew in advance ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 11. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1936. EIGHT PAGES Number 53. by Hugo P. Sima, Special Washington Correspondent OUR DIVIDED COURT The Supreme Court’s decision voiding the Guffey Coal Law as a violation of State*’ rights, brings to an end the legislative effort to stabilize the bituminous coal in dustry through the regulation of labor and prices. Five justices con. eluded that mining of coal is a local matter and that wages could not be fixed by Congress because this would infringe on the rights of the States. They agreed that the price-fixing section necessar ily fell with the other and specifi cally refused to pass on that sep arately. The reaction of the President was an assertion that the New Deal will attempt to achieve stabilization of the bituminous coal industry despite the decision. Labor leaders were stumped by the ruling, pointing out that the Court narrowly defined interstate I commerce and apparently held | that it applied only to freight which is definitely moving. There | were hints in labor circles that the only recourse was a reliance upon the economic strength of la bor, which must be united in or der to exert its power. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, grimly declared that “every decision of the Su preme Court seems designed to fatten capital and starve and de stroy labor.” GUFFEY LAW VOID Chief Justice Hughes agreed that Congress has no power to regulate mining because it is “not commerce” but thought that the price-fixing section of the Guffey Act was a valid exercise of Con gressional authority. Three dis senting justices agreed that price fixing is valid and reserved a decision on the wages-and-hours section because the question was premature inasmuch as the pro vision might never be invoked. The decision of the Court left the score against the Government in New Deal cases at eight to two. Only in the TVA and gold clause cases hag the Government won a decision. Justice Cardozo has vot * ed with the Government seven times in ten cases. Justice Bran deis and Stone six times, Chief Justice Hughes four, Justice Rob erts twice, Justices Butler, Suth erland and Van Devanter once, and Justice McReynolds has voted against the Administration’s con tention in every case. JUSTICES WJDELY APART The three divisions of opinion were expressed in emphatic lan guage by the justices, illustrat ing what has been referred to be fore, the fact that the Court is widely apart in its present views and that the social and economic philosophy of the members are in violent conflict. Among the opinions were two separate views as to the attitude of the Court toward its obligations, the two ideas about its proper legal pro cedure, and another concerning its attitude toward preserving parts of a doubtful law. Chief Justice Hughes objected to the Court’s '^speculation.” The dis sent of the three justices almost taunted the majority for avoiding a decision upholding price-fixing i and criticized it for “imagining” j what Congress would have done. 1 The Liberals avoided the wages- I and-hours section, which was de i nounced by six of the justices, j Altogether, Chief Justice Hughes: expressed his views on both ques- j tions most fully. Otherwise, the decisions created many legal puz- ! zles. LABOR REPORTS LOSS In its monthly survey of busi ness, the American Federation of Labor points out that profits for the first quarter of this year were 36 per cent higher than for the same period of last year but that the average work week was nearly two hours longer, with average wages higher by $1.00 a week. Employment, which kept pace with business recovery under the NRA, according to the Federation, has fallen far behind. PERMANENT JOBLESS Business, the survey says, by March had traveled 72 per cent of the way back to normal but only 46 per cent of the depres sion unemployed had gone back to work. This depression shortage of employment is estimated at 2, 850,000 persons, but some 4,000, 000 other workers must be added to include the young people seek ing work-for* the first time, and another 1,900,000 who had no jobs in 1929. Altogether, the Fed eration figures that there is a total Job shortage of much more than 8,000,000. This figure should .. (continued on page 5) New Presbyterian Church Is To Be Built In Sparta New Building To Be Of Brick Veneer And Will Be Erected On Site Of The Old Church GROUND IS BROKEN Structure To Be 48 x 28 Feet In Size And Will Be Modern In Arrangement Of Its Interior Ground was broken last week in preparation for the erection of a new Presbyterian church on the lot in Sparta where the old church stood. The new church, which is to be of brick veneer construction, is expected to be a very presentable addition to the town’s buildings. Rev. R. L. Berry, pastor of the church, states that the new build ing, which will be 48 feet long, and 28 feet wide, is to be quite modern in the interior arrange ment, having a full-sized base ment, which will contain the Sun day school rooms and a room for a heating plant. Henry Belk, of Charlotte, has donated the brick needed in the construction of the building and many local people have made con tributions of cash toward the building fund. The. Rev. Mr. Berry has expressed his appreci ation of the subscriptions, and hopes to rapidly obtain the re mainder of the money necessary to complete the building. The approximate cost of the church has been estimated at $3,000.00. G. G. Niehols has been made chairman of the building fund and Y. L. Cooper has charge of the construction .of the building. Idaho -Resident Visits In N. C. And Virginia Since arriving in Virginia on April 29, R. J. Ring and wife, of Wendell, Idaho, have been visit ing relatives in Roanoke, Va., and old friends in both Alleghany county and Virginia. They have also visited Washing ton, D. C., where they called on some of Mr. Ring’s political friends, among whom were Sena tor William E. Borah, of their own state of Idaho, and Congress man Robert L. Doughton, of Al leghany county, who is represen tative of the Ninth North Caro lina congressional district in Con gress, their home district. Mr. Ring seemed to be amazed at the progress shown in the capital since he left the East for his western home. On his trip to Washington, he also visited many points of interest in Vir ginia, including Richmond, Old Point Comfort, Virginia Beach, Vorktotvn, Jamestown ;:nd Wil liamsburg. On May 16 and 17, Mr. Ring visited his old home state of North Carolina at Ennice. On Sunday, the 17th, a home coming service was held at Savan nah church, where he met a great many of his personal friends. He desires to assure those whom he did not meet that he had every good intention concerning .them and desire to meet them, if time and opportunity had permitted. Mr. Ring plans to attend an an nual home-coming to be held on Sunday, May 31, at Providence church, in Grayson county, Vir ginia. Old Providence was his church and neighborhood prior to the time of his marriage, when he moved to Ennice. The visitor from the West de sires to express his great appreci ation for the kindnesses shown him by all of his old friends whom he has had the privilege of seeing while in this section. He is also very happy to see the great progress that has been made in the roads and on the farms, as well as in many other respects, since he left for'the West thirty odd years ago. This is his first trip back to his home section. Mr. Ring has a family of seven living children, the oldest son, Charlie, having died in France during the World War. The liv ing children are all married and residing in the states of Idaho. California, Louisiana and Wash ington. On Tuesday, June 2, Mr. Ring iff leave on the return Joint Convention Of Mail Carriers To Be Held Here A joint convention is to be held by the' Alleghany and Gray son Rural Mail Carriers associa tions in Sparta on Saturday night, May 30. Isom Wagoner and Ralph Gen try, members of the Alleghany association, are to be hosts' at a banquet which will be held at the home of Edgar Williams in Spar ta. A business meeting, speech es and other entertainment are listed on the program far, the evening. The Ladies Auxiliaries of both counties will hold a joint session at the same time and place. Daniels Arrives In States From Post In Mexico Belief Held By Some That He Will Support McDonald For Governor Is Cause Of Speculation Washington, May 26.—Arriving in Washington today from Mexico I City, Ambassador Josephus Dan | iels immediately went to the State department for conferences with officials there. The North Carolina publisher and diplomat expects to remain here until Thursday, when he is to leave for his home in Raleigh, capital city of the Tar Heel state. While here Daniels will “break bread” with President Roosevelt at the White House. The Mexi can ambassador timed his vacation trip to the States so as to attend the Democratic national conven tion in Philadelphia the last of this month. Daniels, who was Secretary of Navy while the Presi dent was assistant secretary, was an active Roosevelt leader at the Chicago convention four years ago. Daniels will return to North Carolina at a time when the gubernatorial campaign is boiling and there was some speculation here today as to whether or not tie will throw his influence, as well as that of his newspaper, the Raleigh News and Observer, be hind the candidacy of Dr. Ralph McDonald. Should Daniels rally to the support of McDonald, as some believe he may, he will un questionably aid the Winston Salem candidate. Any efforts by Ambassador Dan iels in the primary will, of course, be carefully guarded be cause of his position as well as the close association he has with President Roosevelt who cannot directly or indirectly become in volved in a primary fight. However, Daniels is a voter in North Carolina and a publisher of a newspaper, now edited by his son, Jonathan, which has long been a political factor in the politics of the state. There has been some mention of a tie-up between young Daniels and Mc Donald. It was recalled here today that some months ago former Gover nor O. Max Gardner made a fly ing trip, literally speaking, to Mexico for a visit with Ambassa dor Daniels. At the time it was rumored that the trip was in the interest of Clyde Hoey, Gardner’s brother-in-law, and one of the candidates for governor. Gard ner described his mission, how ever, as strictly personal. D. A. R. Chapter Meets At Home Of Mrs. Edwin Duncan Members of the Jonathan Hunt Chapter, D. A. R., were luncheon guests of Mrs. Edwin Duncan at her home in Sparta on Thurs day, May 21. Following a one o’clock luncheon in the home, which was beautifully decorated with azaleas and mixed bouquets of garden flowers, the business meeting was held. Mrs. Joe Bivens, presiding for the last time during her term as official, had charge of the pro gram. The principal speaker was Mrs. Ingould, district chairman. ESCAPEES RECAPTURED L. O. Whitley, assistant director of the state penal division, has announced the eseapte of 1 priso ner and the recapture of 8 others. - Political Pot * w In N, C. Is Now At Boiling Stage McDonald, Hoey, McRae And Graham Busy Daily Delivering Speeches In Campaign For Governor With less than two weeks be fore the Democratic primary, which is to be held on Saturday, June 6, political oratory in North Carolina’s four-man gubernatorial race is resounding from every section of the state. Candidates are speaking daily and interest seems to be mounting as the day for the voting nears. Besides the gifbernatorial as pirants, candidates in other races are active on the stump relating their ideas of go^femment to the voters. Dr. Ralph McDonald took his gubernatorial campaign to Raleigh Tuesday night with a state-wide rally of his supporter® in Munici pal auditorium, while' his oppon ent® continued their speaking tours in othhf sections of North Carolina. An audience estimated at 3,800, including delegations from thirty one counties, heard McDonald. Newspapermen^ s,a id the .crowd was tFM largest that has attended a political meeting in Raleigh since 1928 when A1 Smith spoke there, Clyfte R. Hoey, another Demo cratic gubernatorial candidate, de cried in Salisbury Tuesday night the “political doctrine that labor ing people are members of a different class.” Hoey spoke to a crowd which filled every regular seat in the courthouse as well as 303 extra chairs and left hundreds stand ing inside and outside the court house, listening through loud speakers. t When Hoey entered the court house the crowd stood and cheer ed and the band began to play “Dixie.” It took over four min utes to get the audience quiet enough for the program to open. John A. McRae, of Charlotte, in quest of the governor’s chair, was heard Tuesday in addresses delivered in Whiteville and Eliza bethtown. A. H. (“Sandy”) Gra ham, who is also a .gubernatorial candidate, was heard Tuesday in Yanceyville and in Durham Tues day night. Citizens of the rural areas will write a vital chapter in the his tory of North Carolina politics on June 6, according to returns from The Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinental’s gubernatorial straw poll of sentiment in nine coun ties. With’ 1,859 votes tabulated, people living in the country dis tricts had cast more votes than those residing in the city up to Tuesday night. Practically every group has shown a strong pref erence for Ralph W. McDonald, of Winston-Salem, leading candi date in the poll. For instance, farmers have given the Forsyth man 280 of their 461 votes. A fairly accurate picture of the trend is shown by the follow ing pluralities and majorities for McDonald, anti-sales tax candi date. Fifty-one merchants have voted for McDonald against a total of 24 for his three opponents; 39 of 65 teachers have voted for him; 7 out of 11 ministers; 16 out of 22 mechanics; 112 out of 148 in sales work; 46 out of 82 in office work; 30 out of 61 executives; 164 out of 210 in dustrial workers. Housewives prefer McDonald to the tune of 147 votes to 77 for his three opponents. Lawyers alone have given Mc Donald’s strongest rival, Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, a greater vote than the Forsyth man. The total vote for each candi date in the nine-county area fol lows: Hoey 483; Graham 171; Mc Donald 1,195; McRae 10. Clyde Hoey To Speak June 1 In Jefferson Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of North Carolina, subject to the primary to be held June 6, Is to speak Subcommittee In Senate Approves Relief Measure Lowers One Of Two Remaining Barriers To Early Adjournment Of Congressional Session Washington, May 26.—Approval of the long-disputed $2,364,000, 000 relief-deficiency bill by a Senate subcommittee today lower ed one of the two major barriers to early congressional adjourn ment. Almost unprecedented secrecy surrounded the form in which the measure was ok’d. Chairman Adams (D.), Colo., of the sub committee said the group had agreed not to divulge details un til the measure reached the full committee tomorrow. Despite the no-talking agree ment, which was more closely ob served than usual, it was learned the subcommittee not only ap proved the $1,425,000,000 voted by the House for the works prog ress administration, but agreed to additional funds for the pub lic works administration. The amount was not learned. The principle of returning re lief to the states as proposed by Senator Vandenberg (R.), Mich., was voted on and turned down, informal senators said. Th© sub committee voted along party lines in deciding to continue the PWA form of helping the jobless. Without waiting for the bill to reach the floor, Senator Holt (D.), W. Va., today renewed his attack on the administration of relief. He called the WPA “The greatest and best oiled po litical machine this country has ever seen.” Report Must Be Made-By Alleghany Grain Thresher* V. W. Reeves, Alleghany coun ty Register of Deeds, has an nounced recently that all persons threshing wheat in Alleghany county must file a grain report. Accurate figures as to the amount of grain raised in the county is required and the law makes provision for this check. The figures will probably be turned over to the federal de partment of agriculture. Mr. Reeves’ statement says that: “It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation, in shall engage in threshing for others or themselves, in any county of the state, to keep a complete and accurate record of the acreage harvested and amounts threshed for each farm, and to promptly make, upon blanks to be furnished by the register of deeds of the county, reports showing the acreage and the amounts threshed by said person, farm or corporation, in said county during the preceding season. A violation of the pro visions of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not ex ceeding twenty-five dollars pro vided the register of deeds shall give thirty days’ .notice to the licensee before indictment is made, and if licensee makes said report within said time no in dictment shall be made.” A charge of fifty cents will be made for license this year. WPA Meeting I* Held Here Tue*. A WPA meeting was held in Sparta Tuesday afternoon, May 26, in the office of Miss Jane Truitt, Alleghany county super visor. The purpose of the meet ing was to get the opinion and learn the attitude of the citizens of the county concerning new projects for the county since a new “set-up” is to be h,ad soon. A large group of representative and influential citizens through out the county who are interested in WPA activities and in obtaining new projects to be operated in the county, were present. Miss Euzalia Hart, Winston Salem; Miss Gilbert, Raleigh, and Miss Ua Holman, Mr. Hefner and Charles Smithey, North Wilkesboro. also were present for the meeting. Primary To Be Held June 6 For Democrats Only In the primary to be held in North Carolina on Saturday, June 6, there will be no Republican candidate® to be voted for, as the primary is to be strictly confined to the Democratic party. Under the law, a Republican voter can not lawfully vote in a Democratic primary, it is understood. How ever, there is nothing in the law to prevent any elector from cast ing at the November election a free and untrammeled ballot for any candidate or candidates of his or her choice. All Republican candidates for state, district and county offices have already been nominated. Congressional Leaders Look To Adjournment __ | Leaders Begin Drive To Complete Program And Adjourn Before Republican Convention Washington, May 26. — Con gressional leaders, with senate committees about ready to report the vital tax and relief bills, have set out on a two-weeks drive to clean up the session’s program and adjourn before the Republi can national convention. Administration pilots conferred over the week-end in an effort to smooth the way for quick com mittee action on the two all im portant measures for raising new revenue and providing for next year’s relief program. Leaders hope the |2,364,000, 900 relief-deficiency appropriation bill will be out of the appropri ations committee and ready for senate . action soon. The sub committee was expected to act yesterday and the full committee today. Republican farces were organiz ing to oppose or attempt to mod ify both measures on the senate floor, but administration chief tains were confident they had the votes to push both bills through to passage. A fresh Republican attack on the tax bill came Sunday from Senator Vandenberg, of Michi gan, who characterized it as “an assault on thrift and prudence.” Democratsi however, were unit ing behind the finance committee tax compromise to levy a flat 18 per cent tax on corporate income, with a seven per cent surtax on undistributed earnings and appli cation of the normal income tax rate of four per cent to tall divi dends. Local Agriculture Boys To Attend Swannoa Contests F. H. Jackson, instructor in agriculture at Sparta high school, expects to leave Friday for Swan noa, the State Experiment Test farms, near Asheville,- where his teams from the Sparta high school will compete with teams from twenty-five counties in Western North Carolina. Jay Sexton and Earl Richard son, winners in the local contest, will represent the school in the district contest. The classes to be judged are Hereford and Red Poll, of the beef type of cattle, Holstein of the dairy type and Berkshire hogs. A speaking contest is also to be held at Swannoa, the subjects to be timely agricultural subjects. Ernest Edwards will represent Sparta high school in this contest, using as his subject, "Soil Con servation.” On Tuesday of this week, Mr. Jackson accompanied his judging teams to the farm of Alex Hash, Mouth of Wilson, Va., who owns one of the best herds of Hereford cattle in the State of Virginia, for practice judging. From there the team went to the State Hos-I P'tal at Marion, Va., where they saw some outstanding Holstein I cattle and Berkshire hogs. j New Sparta H. S. Building Is Now Being Constructed Structure Expected To Be Completed In Time For Occupancy At Fall Opening Of Schools COST TO BE $30,000 Possibility Of New School Building For Laurel Springs Seen. Thompson Optimistic The handsome, modern $30, 000.00 high school building, which is being erected in Sparta, is expected to be completed for oc cupancy by the beginning of the next term of school. This build ing, of brick- veneer construction, will be quite up-to-date and well Equipped. According to a statement given Out by W. C. Thompson, County Superintendent of Schools, the c ounty will have to spend only ; pproximately $7,000,000 of the 5 30,000.00 on the new building, tie remainder being a Federal e rant made under the direction of the WPA. Thus, it is pointed 0 ut, the county should be con sidered quite fortunate in obtain ing the building under these con iitions. The new building must x e considered in the light of an 1 isolute necessity since it, to ? ether with the old buildings, will >: ily in adequately accomodate for 1 e number of students now enroll h 1 in the Sparta school. During the x ist term it was necessary to :i induct three classes in the audi torium and two in the basement > ’ the old building. Therefore, l > further consolidation of county a ihools with the Sparta school h ill be practical and, Mr. Thomp on states, will positively not bo i ttempted. a E r t< i t( a a'
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