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X TODAY'S THOUGHT “The morning hour has gold in it* moutb.”-r Franklin. Subscription Price (PI » year in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 11. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936. EIGHT PAGES _ Number 64. by Hugo Sim*, Special W**hington Corr*»pond«nl ELECTION UNCERTAINTY Undoubtedly, the people of this country take their political cam paigns seriously, and every four years they view the election of a president as a vital issue, upon which, it is repeatedly asserted, depends the future of the Ameri can republic and the welfare of all its citizens. Of course, few well-balanced thinkers have any such idea although the importance of the presidential election can not be treated lightly. TWO YEARS AGO About two years ago when the mid-term Congressional elections were coming to the fore, there was little thought among compe tent observers that the Democrats would be able to hold their tre mendous House majority. How ever, in the election they not only held their position, but actually made gains. The issue, almost everywhere, was the President and support of his policies. As a consequence of that election many Democrats contend that the peo ple endorsed the moves made by the administration up to that time. Today, with less than three months to go before the voters of the nation go to the polls to elect a President, the entire House membership and one-third of the Senate, the speculation revolves around the poularity of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whether he has lost his amazing hold on the public or not. Boiled down to its essence, the outcome of the voting depends upon the success of the President in retaining the faith of those who voted for him and represent ing, in their eyes, the hope of improvement. So far as this writer knows, there is only one way to find out the answer, and that is at the polls. Various straw ballots will be taken and much information may be gleaned from their results but the argument will go on until the votes are counted and the ex planations begin. On the surface, at least, the race is to be decided with the Republicans having a bet ter chance of success than any one thought possible less than two years ago. As speakers expound the “issues” and the newspapers resound with partisan debate there is no way to accurately guage the effect of the furore upon the voters. Generally speaking, the consen sus of opinion two years ago was that President Roosevelt’s chance for reelection would depend upon the extent of recovery. It was believed that his future depend ed upon the race for better times and that if he was lucky enough to have marked improvement ap parent by this fall, he would have a decided edge. Today, tha recovery is apparent, although there are dark spots, but there is no unanimity as to his fate at the polls. RECOVERY SURVEYED Speaking of recovery, it might be well to review the situation at this time. Newspaper headlines emphasize the advances made. In dustrial production, operating at 49 per cent of the 1929 level at the low point of the depression, has moved up to 88, but it should be noted that the gains are re corded very largely in consumer goods. There is, however, a broadening to include heavy in dustries, wit*h the steel industry showing an increased demand from varied sources. The automobile industry, of course, was one of the first to reflect the trend, which is being felt in the semi-luxury trades. THREE DOUBTFUL FACTORS Employment has steadily risen, being up to 82 per cent of the 1929 average, as compared with 66 in 1988, but still below the figure for industrial production. The weekly pay envelope, in June, was 78 per .cent of 1929. The position of the farmer has also improved. WhHe prices have not gone back to the peak they are aboiit double whht they were at the bottom^' and while prices he has to pay for what he buys are higher tfcp agriculturist has kmade progress. His, product*; wdl tfcuy only ebouf five par cent less ^hap h«ore, T$e daphsasfon as ' Cenh't(ri»8»t«»l in<tow against 40 early 1,988 is considerably! increased. The nationaifincoihe, tn‘!Xrt8E was 84 per cent greater than in 1932, according to the Depart ment of Commerce, and retail trade is expanding toward the volume, if not the money volume of 1929. Business earnings re fleet marked gains, the banking (continued on page 5) Governor Landon Makes Plans For Eastern Journey _i At Least 30 Personal Appearances To Mark Cross-Country Trip Into Eastern Territory WORKS ON SPEECHES First Address Expected To Deal With Expenses Of Federal Gov’t. To Be Delivered August 22 Topeka, Kas., Aug* 11—Gover. nor Alf M. Landon mapped Satur day his first presidential cam paign tour, which, in the form of a cross-country trip into eastern territory, is to be marked by at least 30 personal appearances in six states. To 21 stops scheduled between Denver and Chicago, the Republi can nominee added six Ohio and four in Pennsylvania, and then put President Roosevelt’s home state of New York down for three in a still incomplete, itinerary. On a golf course a mile out side West Middlesex, the Kansan will deliver his first major eastern address at 3 p. m. (eastern stand ard time) August 22. Saturday night will be spent in nearby Newcastle. Sunday morn ing the governor will return to West Middlesex for personal vis its. Aides said he may attend services at the Methodist church of which his grandfather, the Rev. W. H. Mossman, was pastor at the time of Landon’s birth. After another night in New castle, the nominee planned to leave for Conneautville. An hour’s stop was scheduled at Con neautville where some of Lan don’s ancestors were buried. With his West Middlesex ad dress just two weeks off and an Estes Park, Colo.i visit with his family scheduled to intervene Landon remained in the executive mansion over the week-end to work on his three speeches. Among Landon’s advisers there was a belief that the first talk would deal with federal spending and taxation. At Chautauqua, N. Y.t they looked for a discussion Of’ education. Such subjects as the constitution, unemployment and social security have been urged for the Buffalo speech, but as the time drew near abate were indications Landon might prefer the question of efficiency in gov ernmental administration. Women’s Club Is Organized Here On Fri., Aug. 7 A group of women from Sparta met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. L. Dough ton for the purpose of organiz ing a Women's club. The organization was under the direction of Mrs. James Toms and the following officers were elected to serve during the ensu ing year: President, Mrs. Edwin Duncan, vice president, Mrs. A. S. Carson, secretary, Mrs. Clin ton Halsey, publicity chairman, Mrs. Robert M. Gambill. Various committees were also appointed. About 17 women were present for the organization and the new club hopes to add greatly to the initial list of members. The objectives of the club in clude various improvements in the town of Sparta.. The club members expect to meet each month on Friday following the third Sunday. The next meeting thus, will be held on Friday aft ernoon, August 21, at the Sparta High school . Alleghany High School Principal* • To Meet Here Fri. MR . . ■t-*Fhe annual conference for Jiigh school principals of >Alleghany county, conducted under the sup ervision of Dr. J. Henry High smith, wilt be held Friday, Aug ust 14, beginning, at 9:30 A. M. in the Sparta high school audi torium. • All principals in the county are expected to attend this con ference, and all teachers are in vited and urged to attend, > ac cording to W. C. Thompson, County Superintendent of schools. Old Glory at Berlin -- BERLIN. Germany . . . Here is a picture of the American flag, Old Glory, as she was run to the top of the pole in the American sec tion of Olympic Village which houses Uncle Sam's champion athletes to the world's greatest sport festival Head Of Bankers Assoc. Dies While Bathing In Surf Loses Life Sat. Night At Wrightsville Beach. Last Rites Held Mon. In Chapel Hill M. E. Church Chapel Hill, Aug. 11.—Milton E. Hogan, of this city, president of the North Carolina Bankers association, lost his life Saturday night while bathing in the surf at Wrightsville Beach. Mr. Hogan was regarded as one of the most successful bankers in the entire state. He was made president of the association at the conven tion held in- June. He had been connected with the Bank of Chapel Hill since 1909 when he was assigned to the job of accountant^ He was so successful in his work that in 1915 he was .appointed general manager and cashier of the bank which had total resources at the time of $115,0Q0, Todgy the institute has $3,500,000 resources. Prior to being elected president of the bankers association, Mr. Hogan had served as vice presi dent and executive committee member of the State Bankers’ Association and as chairman of group four. R. E. Kerr, of Charlotte, first vice president of the association will automatically become presi dent. Mr. Hogan succeeded Clar ence T. Leinbach, of Winston Salem, as president. Led by a large delegation of state officers and bankers, hun areds of friends and business as sociates gathered in Chapel Hill Monday afternoon to pay a last (continued on page 8) Partial List Of County Teachers Is Made Public W. C. Thompson, Superintend ent of Alleghany County Schools, has announced August 31 as the date decided upon for the open ing of the Alleghany county schools. A complete list of teachers for the county is not yet available: As soon as authorised lists are available from the various dis tricts, they will be announced. A partial list follows: Glade Valley, District No. 8. Little Pino—Mrs. Easel H. Taylor, principal, Miss Annie Tolliver, Reid Truitt; Blevins X Roads—-Glenn Toliver; Vox—D. C. Wyatt; Dividing Ridge—Miss Lola BlUings; Hooker—Luther C. Joines. District No. 4, Laurel Springs: Laurel Springs school — Miss Blanche Pugh, principal, Miss Nancy Miller; Pine Fork—Miss Johnny Dale Taylor; Pleasant Grove—Fred Hart, and Belview, Mrs. E. W. Shepherd. Roosevelt To Be In Charlotte On Thurs., SepL 40 Congressman Doughton In Receipt Of Letter .From Secretary. Executive Will Speak At Big Rally Congressman Robert L. Dough ton has received a telegram from Stephen Early, Assistant Secre tary to President Roosevelt, ad w i 1 1 be at Charlotte be at Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 10 to speak at the Green Pastures Rally on that date. This is a young Demo cratic organization covering seven states, with Haywood Robbins of Charlotte, a young attorney, as its president. Mr. Early’s tele gram was as follows: “Poughkeepsie, N. Y. August 7th, 1936. “Honorable R. L. Doughton Laurel Springs, K. C. “The President plans to arrive in Charlotte September tenth about four thirty o’clock in the afternoon. He must leave Char lotte about six” o’clock. In all announcements please stress that the meeting will be non partisan. Public release of these plans by you is authorized. Stephen Early Assistant Secretary to the President.” It was through Mr. Doughton’s efforts, it is iaid, that a delega tion from Charlotte, headed by Haywood Robbins and the mayor of that city, 'was given an ap pointment to see the President soma time ago and to extend to him the invitation to come to Charlotte. Mr. Doughton went to the White House with the dele gation and personally insisted upon the President to attend this rally, which is expected to draw the largest crowd ever gathered in the South. The following is a list of Alle ghany county Democrats named as Marshalls to attend and act at the rally on the tenth: R. F. Crouse, W. F. Osborne, W. V. Blevins, J. A. Higgins, Lonnie Southers, Doughton Tompkins, Glen Edwards, George Edwards, and Glen Duncan, Sparta, and R. A. Waddell, Laurel Springs, C. T. Edwards, Stratford, Bill Ir win, Stratford, and John R. Hal sey, Piney Creek. Crop Statisticians Pass Through Sparta On Semi-Annual Trip W. R. Rand, field statistician of field crops, and Frank Parker, Federal statistician, passed through Sparta recently on their semi-annual trip through the state to estimate the crop acre age, etc. By means of a meter in their automobile connected with the speedometer, the crops can be estimated as the machine moves along the highway with unbeliev able accuracy and precision. This estimate is made each spring and fall and the two men, who have headquarters in Ral eigh, are now on the fall tour. Greater Day For State And "Nation Is Seen By Hoey Asheville, Aug. 8.—In a ring ing challenge to every man, woman and child in North Carolina to join hands in develop ing the resources of this state, Democratic Governor nominee Clyde R- Hoey, $f Shelby, to night predicted that “the state and nation were approaching a greater and finer day than either have ever experienced.” Specking at the. final session of the one-day convention of the North Carolina Automobile Deal ers’ Association, Mr. Hoey said that the depression has helped us to realize our natural wealth, and has tempered a people softened by years of prosperity. ■; - He declared that agriculture must receive attention, and that citizens of North Carolina by de veloping their natural resources, must stem the vast stream of money that pours into other states annually for products we could raise at home. “Agriculture must prosper, before other industries will attain their greatest success,” Hoey said, “and each section must develop resources peculiar to the section.” Girl, 17, Admits Killing Mother with Hatchet ] NEW YORK . . . Gladys McKnight, 17, add her 18-year-old chorister sweetheart, Donald Wightman (above), revolted this populace, hard ened to brutal crimes. In the confessed murder of the girl's mother. Donald holding the mother while Gladys battered her down and to death with a hatchet. It was all over a trivial quarrel because Gladys had to get an early supper for herself so ahe might play tennis with Donald. They say the mother had a knife in her hand Tires of Hero Role —--- ... wviuuu Utfd, OD, (above), a traveling salesman go ing his placid way a fortnight ago. hag found the role of hero rather trying. He is the man who knocked the gna.tMm.ttw ham) of the as ■aaaln. now charged with threat ening the life King Edward re aently Chief Executive To Tour New York, Penn. Flood Area Will Visit Great Lakes Exposition At Cleveland And Speak Friday Night In Chautauqua, N. Y. Washington, Aug. 11.—Presi dent Roosevelt, after a -flood con trol conference with his aides yes terday," announced plans for a tour of the flood-damaged sec tions of Pennsylvania and south ern New York, starting Thurs day, and an address on foreign affairs at Chautauqua, N. Y. Arrangements for the tour, which will include a visit to the Great Lakes Exposition at Cleve land, provided for the president to leave the capital Thursday. His speech at Chatitauqua may be broadcast. Returning to the White House after a month’s absence, Mr. Roosevelt lunged immediately into discussion of government meas ures to prevent floods such as those that damaged eastern states la.it March. He conferred also with Secre tary Swanson and Admiral Wil liam H. Standley regarding the possibility of re-establishing a naval squadron in European wat ers, and shifting vessels protect ing Americans in Spain. On his tour of flood areas the president will be accompanied by Major General Edward M. Mark ham, chief of army engineers; Robert Fechner, director of the civilian conservation corps, and representatives of the soil erosion . (continued on page ft) Piney Creek Fair To Be Held This Year On Sept. 26 The Piney Creek Fair, spon sored by the Agriculture and Home Economics departments of Piney Creek high school, will be held on Saturday, September 26. The public is cordially invited to attend. Ashe Comity Men Confronted With Federal Charges Henry Bare Confesses To Whitehead Store Robbery And Other Crimes. Two Are Held In Wiikesbono Henry Hare and Adrian Long, two Ashe county men, who were being held in the Sparta jail pending investigation of the rob bery of the M. L. Richardson store at Whitehead, which occur red on the night of July 20, were turned over to Federal officers on August 12 and were then taken To the Wilkesboro jail to await trial for charges growing out of con fessions made by Henry W§re. Bare’s confession not only in cluded the robbery of the store, but, confronted with damaging evidence collected by Sheriff Wal ter M. Irwin, Bare signed a statement revealing his part in the robbery of the Glade Valley post office on July 19, and ad mitting bo the theft of about $100 worth of wool, on May 30t from three men living near Laurel Springs. Bare incriminated Long in each of the robberies, but Long made no admissions. After making the arrests and preparing sufficient evidence to convict the men in all the cases, Sheriff Irwin summoned Inspec tor Kyle, of the Post Office de partment, to present the Federal charges against the men. A preliminary hearing was con ducted Tuesday by George Cheek, Commissioner, who set their bond at $5,000.00 each. Neither was able to post bond, thus making it necessary to spend the inter (continued on page eight) Howard Roiqi Runs For Seat In Senate In Wash. A news story concerning the candidacy of Howard Roup, of Cloverland, Wash., for a seat in the Washington state Senate, published in the July 10 issue of the Asotin County (Wash.) Sen tinel, is reprinted below. Ur. Roup is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Roup Sparta.—-Editor). The story fellow*:. v. . i “Howard Roup, of Cloverland, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners* witt file in a few day* op the Democratic ;• ticket, -for the position of State Senator, for district No." 10, embracing Asotin, Garfield and Columbia counties. While he Had been urged to become a candidate for the state senatorship by friends for sometime, the decision to do sc was not reached until Tuesday afternoon when quite a represen tative lot of citixens from Clarks ton, Anatone and Asotin, both Democrats and Republicans, wait continued. on page 8) Roosevelt And | Landon Likely To Have Conference President Projects Such A Meeting Friday Night As He Makes Plans For Governors To Gather EXECUTIVE MAPS TOUR Kansas Governor Expects To Attend Scheduled Meet, Which Is Likely To Be Held In Iowa In Aug. Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. It.— It has become known here that a meeting with Governor Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, Republican candidate for president, at a conference of drought states gov ernors was projected Friday night by President Roosevelt. Completing the general out lines of a trip through Mid-West ern drought regions to begin August 25 or 26, the president j announced at a press conference that he would invite the gover nors of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, JKiahoma and Missouri to a drought discussion probably in 'owa earlv next month. He obviously enjoyed the stir | imong reporters assembled in the :iny study of his home as he in serted Kansas casually in the 1st. He added that all the gover nors would be invited and wanted x> know “why not?” Landon_ the Republican presi dential candidate, has been taking an active interest in drought conditions in recent weeks and iis speaking trip through the East apparent^ will be finished in ;ime to permit him to sit in on the i conference with the president. Governor Landon’s answer at ropeka was immediate. “If there is any meeting, any- . where at any time of benefit to Kansas, I will attend as governor of Kansas. "Kansas has cooperated in every —3 instance with the federal gover- | nent and all its agencie^ dealing with an emergency or relief meas ures. My work as governor of Kansas comes ahead of anything else I am doing,” he said. Prior to his inauguration in | 1933, President Roosevelt turned * down an invitation to consult | President Hoover on anti-depres- ■ sion measures. , Before going to the drought belt, the president expects to | spend Monday through Thursday a of next week in Washington, per haps two days in areas in north ern and western Pennsylvania and southern New York hit by floods last March, and probably a week at Hyde Park. —— Doughton Is Called To Washington By President Roosevelt President Roosevelt called " Congressman Robert L. Dough ton over the telephone Wednes day and asked him to come to Washington immediately for an important conference. Mr. Dough- j ton left Sparta Wednesday after noon for Washington and ex- ■' pected to confer with the Presi dent today (Thursday). Mr. Doughton will be chief speaker Friday night at a gather ing in Charlotte.