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Ir w w TODAY'S THOUGHT “There is no more in dependence in politics than there is in jail."— Will Rogers. The Alleghany Times Subscription Prico Pi * y*« A in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 11. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1936. EIGHT PAGES Numbed 68. by H«|o S. Sim*. • Special W**hmgti» CorrmpmMiaot DEMOCRATIC CONFIDENCE Surveying the political situation portera of the -Administration highly confident as to the outcome of the election next fall. The Re publicans, with campaign activi ties increasing, are much more hopeful than before the Cleveland Convention and determined to put on a campaign which can and jjrill win. The candidacy of Represen tative Lemke has been announced but the political effects of his en try into the presidential race are not yet clear. HAS IT A REAL BASIS? Taking up the Democratic view point first, one finds them cocky, relying upon registration statistics which point to the President’s re election and confident that the bulk of the Farm and Labor groups will continue to support the President. Asserting that the Cleveland platform all but en dorsed the Roosevelt principles, the Democrats insist that the Party has a record of achievement to counter “mere promises” which are an “imitation.” The enthusiastic Democrats as sert that the Republican record, including that of Governor Lan don, is mixed up with the New Deal, that the Tipaldo case re moved the constitutional issue, and that the Farm and Labor policies of the Administration are sure to win widespread support. In ad dition, the Democrats count heav ily on the improved condition of the country economically since March, 1933, the popularity of President Roosevelt and his cam paigning skill and the “confi dence” of the masses that the President is with them. The strength of the Democratic or ganisation, fed during the past four years by many appointments to the payroll, is also considered an asset. THE AL SMITH BLAST The warning message sent to the Democratic Convention in an open telegram from Alfred E. Smith, Bainbridge Colby, James A. Reed, Joseph B. Ely and Dan iel F. Cohalan, definitely presag ing a bolt, did not affect the con fident mood of the party lea iers. Most of them insisted that “walk-out” was expected and the that the net result of the attack I ron to the Democratic right—hostili s Roosevelt before Chicago— -wil weld party support and coupled with the attacks of resentative Lemke and his _ wing attack, will leave the Pjresi dent in the key position to occupy—“a little left of ter.” ■Wien Rep left likes cen The blunt threat of Smith, for mer Governor of New York; ICol by, Secretary of State under Wil son; Reed, former Governor of Missouri; Ely, former Governor of Massachusetts, and Cohalan, form, er Justice of the New York Su preme Court, included a sharp and unequivocal condemnation of the New Deal, asserting that it was a campaign “to buy the Presidency” through “misuse*? of public funds, intended “to aljevi -ate need and distress.” The Smith blast came, as a cul mination of a long and aggressive attack on the President and can hardly be attributed to his policies since his inauguration because the opposition began prior to Mr. Roosevelt’s nomination in 1932. T* ’ feud between Smith and R jsevelt is well known, Colby is held to represent the Hearst position, and Cohalan was pre vented from becoming United States Senator twenty-five years ago by Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Reed sought the presidential nomina tion in 1982 and Mr. Ely fought Mr. Roosevelt before Chicago and 1 has not been pleased with Demo cratic management in Massachu setts since that time. THIRD PARTY A THREAT More disturbing to the Demo crats is tile entry of Representa tive Lemke, of South Dakota, as the presidential candidate of a Third Party, with the backing of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, of Detroit, the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, head of the remnant of Huey Long’s “Share-the-Wealth” movement and the probable sup port of the Townsend organiza tion. While the vote to be secured by the Third Party is not ex petted to be large, there was gen eral fear that it would come pi ore heavily from President Roosevelt than from Governor Landon, and the admitted possibility that it might be large enough to make some states, like Minnesota^ the Dakotas and Montana doubtful in (continued on page eight) Landon Remains In Rocky Mountain Colorado Retreat Easy Republican Victory In November Is Predicted By Dela., Senator. Bell To Talk With Nominee BORAH OFF FOR IDAHO Still Maintains Silence As To Attitude Toward Landon’s Candidacy. May Seek Senate Seat Again Estes Park, Colo., June 30.— Governor Alf M. Landon, Repub lican presidential nominee, re mained today in his Rocky Moun tain retreat here making quiet plans for his campaign. At the same time, Senator Townsend, of Delaware, newly appointed chair man of the Republican Senatorial campaign committee, was predict ing an “easy” party victory. W. D. Bell, New York, chair man of the Republican finance committee, is expected to confer with Landon Friday. Senator Steiwer, of Oregon, keynoter at the Cleveland convention, also is expected to visit the Estes park camp this week, and four mem bers of the Landon campaign staff are due to arrive “in a day or two.” He was scheduled to address the Ohio State convention at Columbus tomorrow. Thursday he will address a political rally at Chicago and plans to remain there until July 8. He then will take a five days’ vacation before swinging into New England. Before leaving he announced he expected to complete all state campaign organizations except that for the Southern states by Sep tember 1. . Senator Borah, of Idaho, also left Washington tonight heading for his Boise home. He still maintained a tight-lipped silence on his attitude toward the Lan don candidacy. Although he re fused to say whether he would be a candidate for re-election to the senate, his friends declared there was little doubt that he would seek to retain his seat. Nominating petitions in Idaho must be filed by July 11. If he runs, Borah will face C. Ben Ross, cowboy governor of Idaho. Young People Of Methodist Church Organize League On Sunday night, June 28, a number of the young people of the Sparta Methodist church met and organized an Epworth league, the following officers being elect ed: Edna Wall, president; Hazel Burchett, vice president, and Marie Perry, secretary and treas urer. The following were appointed supervisors of the four different departmental divisions of the League: Spiritual, Oder Joines; Recre ational, Annie, Marie Choate; Social, James Dalhouse, and Mis sionary, Dwayi/e Irwin. Joe B. Cox, of Mouth of Wil son, Virginia, president of the Epworth League union, and M;ss Wilma Crouse, secretary ana treasurer of the League union, were present and assisted in or ganizing this league and making plans for its program and work. Doughton Arrive* In Sparta Monday From Washington Congressman Robert L.' Dough ton arrived at Sparta Monday, where he will remain the greater pajft of the summer. He will set up a temporary office here to handle a great part of his mail and other business, until Congress convenes next year. His secretary, Sidney Gam bill, and Mrs. Evelyne Hall Tur ner, stenographer, will also be here during the summer and fall. Mrs. Turner, whose home is at Albemarle, and who has been in Me. Doughton’s office at Wash ington the past year, accompanied him home. Aspires To Office | J. Ed Butler (above), Morgan-J ton attorney, who is the first candidate for the presidency of the Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina, which are to meet in convention .at Greensboro July 17-18, President And Farley To Have Talk On Thursday Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Among Those Mentioned As Possible Candidate To Oppose Lehman In N. Y. Washington, June 30.—A state ment was made tonight by Presi dent Roosevelt to the effect that ' he would confer with Postmas ter general James A. Farley Thursday and indicated that they would discuss the question of roricy 3 pWMDre rwifnawoil IrOTO the cabinet. Asked at his press conference whether Farley would resign to devote his full time to the chair manship of the national and New York State Democratic com mittees, Mr. Roosevelt said he would have nothing to say until after the Thursday conference. Reports long have been current that Farley would retire. How ever, in Atlantic City last night, he said: “I have not resigned as •postmaster general and beyond that I have no comment to make.” Usually well-informed sources here said there was a possibility Farley might take a leave of absence until after the conclusion of the election campaign. Should he do so, they added, he would be in a position to return to his post after November. When he was asked about the reports Farley would resign, Mar vin H. . McIntyre, one of the president’s secretaries, said today: “All I know is that Jim said at Philadelphia the was not going to take any action until he talked to the boss.” During the day the decision of (continued on page 5) Knox Is Heard Friday Night At Republican Rally Manchester, N. H., June 30.— Addressing a public rally in his honor as Republican vice presi dential nominee, Colonel Frank Knox, of Chicago, pledged him self Friday night to support six points of governmental policy for which he said New England long has stood. The six points were: “1. A rigid economy in public expenditures. “2. A budget swiftly brought into balance and kept there. “3. The maintenace of a sound, stable currency. “4. The protection of the na tional credit through fulfilment of every promise uttered. “6. The preservation of the principle of local self government. “6. The maintenance in its full integrity of the judicial author ity.” The Chicago and Manchester publisher said he spoke “as a New Englander to New Eng landers.” Roosevelt To Be Heard Friday It * Big Meadows, Va. Will Be Chief Speeder At Dedication Ceremonies For Shenandoah National Park. Ickes To Be There Big Meadows, Va., July 1*— President Roosevelt will come here Friday to dedicate the beau tiful Shenandoah National park and to receive it formally into the national park system as a gift from Virginia, at exercises sponsored jointly by the State Commission on Conservation and Development a#d the United States Department of the In terior. • He will deliver the dedicatory address at 2:30 P. M. at this point, 3,500 feet above sea level along the fanibus Skyline drive in these Blue Ridge Mountains, with 50,000 persons expected to hear him here and with a nation wide .audience to listen to him over coast-to-coast hook-ups of the National - a n d Columbia Broadcasting Companies. The thousand* who are plan ning to attend tha exercises were advised here today by Wilbur C. Hall, Chairman of the Conserva tion Commission, to make an early start from' their homes, in order to retfch Big Meadows in time for the program. The Skyline, drive will be made one-way for incoming traffic from 7 A. M. to 1:30 P. M., and one-way for outgoing traffic from 2:30 P. M. to 6:30 P. M. on Friday, so that traffic may be dispatched with speed. Esti mates are that about 10,000 au tomobiles can pass over the drive each hour under these arrange ments, but early starters will have better traffic conditions and will be assured jbetter positions at the dedication grounds. Mr. Hail emphasized again re cently that the exercises are free to the public and no cards of ad mission are necessary. Parking at Big Meadows, where facilities are available for more than 20, 000 automobiles, will be free, also. Headquarters for the dedica tion event, which has been at Richmond, was shifted on Mon day to Skyland, a resort near here, and from this point, Mr. Hall and his aides are putting the finishing touches on the ar rangements for the big event. As a means of accomodating the thousands of visitors, the fed eral government has temporarily lifted the ban on concessions on the Skyline drive by permitting the sale of food, drinks and na tive handicraft at Big Meadows from Thursday trough Satur (continued on page 5) Miss Andrews Given Position At Forsyth County Sanitorium Miss Ialeen Andrews, a gradu ate of Sparta high school, and also a graduate of North Caro lina State Sanatorium, left Tues day afternoon to take up her work as Night Supervisor in Forsyth county sanatorium, Wins ton-Salem. Miss Andrews completed her training recently, graduating with the honor of having maintained the highest scholastic average in her class. Doughton To Speak In Statesville At Celebration July 4 Congressman Robert L. Dough ton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, will de liver an address at an Indepen dence Day rally at Statesville on Friday, July 3, when more than fifty thousand people are expected to hear him. His speech will be delivered from a platform to be built on Statesville’s main street, which will be roped off from traffic. Two bands will lead an elabor ate parade through the principal streets of the city immediately preceding Mr. Doughton’s address. All the business firms of States ville are arranging floats and other attractions for the parade, and the number of people in at tendance is expected to break all prior records. Roosevelt and Gamer Are ] Renominated By Democrats At Philadelphia Gathering | Roosevelt Gets Big Welcome At Hyde Park Home Describes Scene Saturday Night At Philadelphia. Has Breakfast With Gov. Lehman And Family Hyde Park, N. Y., June 30.— President Roosevelt returned home Sunday for a week-end of rest and, fresh from one of the “greatest scenes” he ever witnessed, was accorded a “surprise” welcome by fellow townsmen. As he entered the grounds of the ancestral estate after a motor drive from Highland, on the west bank of the Hudson, more than 100 members of the Roosevelt home club of Hyde Park and nearby Poughkeepsie waved and shouted greetings. Before entering the house to have breakfast with members of his family and Gov. and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman, of New York, the president told the wel coming group they had missed one of the “greatest scenes” in political history. He aescriDea tne scene Saturday night at Philadelphia, where in accepting renomination by accla mation of the Democratic na tion convention, before more than 100,000 cheering delegates and citizens in the University of Pennsylvania bowl, he said he was “enlisted for the duration of the war” against - “economic royalists” who “hide behind the flag and the constitution” in their quest for power. Congratulatory messages began arriving soon after the president nominee reached Hyde Park. At the breakfast table Sunday morning were the president and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, the president’s mother; the Lehmans, Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, the president’s son and daughter-in-law; son John; Mrs. John Boettiger, the Roosevelt’s only daughter, and her husband; and Miss Marguerite LeHand, the president’s personal secretary. With several members of the family, the president later attend ed services at the little St. James’ Episcopal church. He already is slated to speak July 3 in dedication of the Shen andoah national park in Virginia and Independence Day at the home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Va. Ben G. Reeves To Operate Theatre In West Jefferson Ben G. Reeves, owner and manager of the Spartan theatre, has purchased the Jeffersonian theatre in West Jefferson, and expects to take charge in the very near future. Mr. Reeves states that new equipment will be installed in the Jefferson theatre, and the public may expect the best possible in theatrical entertainment. Mr. Reeves has had success in the theatre business here, where he opened and operates the first theatre the town has had. J. L. Farnsworth, pioneer in the talking picture business in West Jefferson, has made no an nouncement of his future plans. BEE SPECIALIST VISITS ALLEGHANY COUNTY C. L. Sams, Bee specialist from Raleigh, spent a day in Alleghany county recently advis ing citizens as to the care of bees. By using the proper methods of handling bees, farmers can produce their own honey, accord ing to Mr. Sams. However, he does not believe there are great commercial possibilities along that line for this county. Mr. Sams was in the county at the invitation of R. E. Black, Alleghany county farm agent. Naming of Roosevelt Friday Night Greeted By Mighty Demonstration ACCEPTANCESPEECKES SAT. Chief Executive Hits Monoply C In Address At Franklin Field Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 30.—By a shouting Democratic National convention, amid colorful scenes of noise and acclaim, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was renominated to serve for another four years in the highest office within the gift of the nation, at 12:42 a. m., Saturday morning. Friday night's convention session ran over past mid night into the hours of Saturday morning, before joumment finally came, because of the long routine the Roosevelt nomination seconding speeches, made^ a representative of each of the states a! possessions. The present occupant of the White Hoi nated by a convention that suspended the the taking of a ballot to make a nomination the New Deal chief the responsibility party standard during the coming comp mation. This was the first time such taken since Woodrow Wilson was so The convention welded in the heat of night demonstration the first half olj Gamer ticket of 1936. Through eight hours of out pouring praise of Roosevelt—56 nominating and seconding speech es—the tired-throated, weary-eyed delegates stayed to cheer. And at the end, although most in the once-packed galleries had emptied, they demonstrated anew. When Judge John E. Mack, of New York, placed the presi dent’s name in nomination, term ing him the friend of “the mass es,” the convention burst into an ovation that filled this 15,000 seat auditorium with tumult for a solid hour. The convention floor again was made a sea of banners after Governor Tom Berry, of South Dakota, was recognized by Sena tor Robinson, of Arkansas, the convention chairman, to make a motion that the rules be suspend ed and the nomination recorded by acclamation. Robinson had to pound with all his rugged strength to bring the delegates to order for a vote. Hundreds seemed anxious to be first in the parade around the hall that finally followed. Members of the Roosevelt fam ily were present Friday night in N. Y. Governor Decides To Ask For Third Tom Albany, N. Y., June 3d.—An nouncement was made here to day by Governor Herbert H. Leh man that he would run for a third term and fight for “social security” under the Roosevelt banner. His 200-word statement at a noon press conference reversed a decision publicly disclosed a month ago to quit politics. “I feel that I can no longer resist the plea of my party . . . or of those with whom I have worked in the closest association for many years and with whom I have waged the fight for equal opportunity and social security,” the governor said. Foremost among those associ ates is President Roosevelt, and the nation’s chief executive was quick to applaud the decision of banker-governor. nil be a good influence for lying out of our program 6d legislation in the Jbroad sense,” the president told the White House correspondents, al most at the governor was conference in Albany. Then the president disclosed that he h long letter to his tenant governor pleading for force. James ed around two members setts delega velt tried to platform, b autograph h ally made i Anna presidei ord light R. Melh Lutheran, cation. announcem opened agai seconding nomination ner, of T of the United ! 1 7 onantwli the speech by Governor V. Allred, of Texas, posed Garner for the tion Saturday. The courage, the the faithfulness of “Cactus were recited by the speakers who included O’Mahoney, of Wyoming, James F. Byrnes, of South lina, former Senator Tom lin, of Alabama, Lieutenant ernor Thomas Kennedy, of sylvania, who is an official of 1 United Mine Workers, Bennett Champ Clark, and Hurja. | Franklin Field, Phil June 30.—With a declaration (continued on page 8) Sen
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