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. TODAY'S THOUGHT “The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”—Emerson. The Alleghany Times Subscription Price ^ 1 a year <Pi in advance DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume 11. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936. EIGHT PAGES Number 67. by Hugo 5. Sims, Special Washington Corr*spondan1 THE CAMPAIGN CIRCUS The campaign this summer is producing a number of interest ing angles as the main battle goes on between the old-line par ' ties. For example, there is the speculation as to what conserva tive Democrats will be .able to do towards diverting ballots from President Roosevelt. The confer ence at Detroit was relatively small in point of numbers but the bolters pointed the way for other Democrats who may be willing to follow their lead at the polls. It is pure speculation, however, to attempt to weigh the result in votes, There are in the field, of course, the candidates of the Socialists, the Communists, and the Prohibi tionists but they are not new and few people expect that they will be able to vitally affect the re sult of the main bout. Discounted in advance, as they are, these groups will carry on as usual, make speeches and keep their adherents warmed up. That is about all they can accomplish. NEW-COMERS IN FRAY Other factions are on the bat tlefield, hoping to make good showings and to be able to at tract sufficient strength to serve as a nucleus in 1940. Apparently, the astute managers of these groups expect some major politi cal alignment and some observers see a possibility of three or four new parties vieing with the Demo crats and Republicans in the next campaign. Among these must be included the Labourites, the Town sendites, the Coughlin array and, to an extent the so-called Pro gressives of the West. VOTERS MAY RE-GROUP Months ago, in these columns, we pointed out that the policies of President Roosevelt were apt to create a new political align ment. His “New Deal” was cer tain to eliminate from the Demo cratic party some of its conserva tive elements and his drive ap parently was to capture enough progressives from other sources to offset the loss. There was, and is, no surprise in the attitude of the Democrats led by such figures as former Governor Ely, of Mas sachusetts, former Senator Reed, of Missouri, and former Gover nor Smith, of New York. • OUTLOOK IN THE SOUTH The attitude of the conserva tive Democrats of the Southern States has been a factor to be considered in the present situ ation. As the picture looks today, the Roosevelt administration has little to fear from the Southern Democrats. For years the section has been consistently Democratic, excepting the notable desertion of A1 Smith, in 1928, and while Re publican strength has been gain ing 'somewhat in several States there is little or no likelihood that the progress will be sufficient to gain any votes on the electoral college except upon rare occa sions. Even as Senators Glass and Byrd, of Virginia, are back of the President in his campaign and will do their bit towards his re-election. LEMKE’S STRATEGIC PLACE The candidacy of Representa tive William Lemke bears watch ing because of the support which has been given it by various groups, each with an appeal that is potent in some areas. Few in formed observers believe that Lemke has any chance to win an appreciable number of electoral votes but they recognize that in close States the votes that go to him may determine whether the plurality that is left casts the electoral vote of the State, for Roosevelt or Landon. Generally, it is believed that the .movement will hurt Democratic prospect! more than Republican, but here again the question mark comes uj because ofthe strength of the Townsend movement in certain Republican areas. PRIEST AND PRE/tCHER What will be accomplished bj the efforts of Father Coughlin and his National Union for .Soc ial Justice remains to be seen. Undoubtedly his speeches will at tract attention, as will those oi the Rev. Gerald Smith, present head of the Huey Long Share ilnSWer'Ith faction'UoScededly these gentlemen of the pUlpiU»as be able to stir emotions and tc change votes but that the voters thus changed, will go to the potli In behalf of their man, Lemke, i* sufficient numbers to make him s factor to be reckoned with here doubtful. Theii throw somt Landon, but it seems tc : «»e stirring on page 5) -V:.. '-Jj mil Complete list Of Teachers For This Co. Made Public Teachers Meeting To Be Held Here Sat. In Order To Discuss Any Topics That May Be In Order TO BEGIN AT 10 A. M. Instructional Supplies For Various Schools Of County To Be Given Out On This Occasion A meeting for the teachers of Alleghany county is to be held in Sparta on Saturday, August 29, at ten o’clock. W. C. Thompson, superinten dent of Alleghany county schools, requests all teachers in the county to attend. The pur, pose of the meeting is to dis cuss any new rules, regulations, etc., pertaining to the new school term. Instructional supplies will also be given out at this time. following is a complete list of Alleghaney county teachers for the 1936-37 term, as turned in by the district committees: District No. I: Sparta high school—Chas. R. Roe, Principal, Mrs. Charles. R. Roe, Mrs. Dalton Warren. Ina Jean Reeves, Bryan Traylor, Ralph B. Cheek, Mrs. Clinton Halsey, P. H. Jackson. Mrs. Has well Rector, First Grade, Mrs. Sam Richardson, First Grade, Mrs. Bessie McMillan, Second Grade, Annie Sue McMillan, Third Grade, Clyde Higgins, Fourth Grade, Gertrude Andrews, Fifth Grade, Mrs. Vance Choate, Sixth Grade, and Burton McCann, Seventh Grade. Liberty Knob, Grace Wagon er; Cherry Lane, Hazel Burchette; Glade Valley, Edna Gentry; Wolf Branch, Hugh Choate, principal, and Donna Jones, asst. Pine Swamp, Mrs. Vera Ed wards ; Whitehead, Evelyn Cau dill, Principal, and Betty Joines, Asst. Chestnut Grove, Vada Duncan; Airbellows, Muriel Caudill; Strat ford, Ivazelle Taylor; New Hope, Arnold Jones; Toliver, Letha Osborne, and Irwin, June Crouse. District No. 2: Piney Creek high school—L. K. Halsey, Principal, George Mack Vanhoy, History, Helen Ingram, French and English, H. D. Ques senberry, Agriculture, Helen An drews. Home Economics, M. T. Parsons, Seventh Grade, Gladys Robbins, Fifth A and Sixth Grades, Ruby Lee Joines, Fifth A and Fourth Grades, Blanche Gambill, Second and Third Grades, and Jean McMillan, First Grade. Rock Creek, Garnett Edwards; Rocky Ridge, Leona Church; Turkey Knob, Mrs. Ola P. Os borne, and New River, Maggie Osborne. District No. 3 Little Pine, Mrs. Hazel H. Taylor, Principal, and Anne Tru itt, Asst. Belvins X Roads. Glenn Tol liver;. Vox, D. Clair Wyatt; Rich Hill, Thelma C. Osborne, Princi pal, and Blanche Joines, Asst. Dividing Ridge Lola Billings, and Hooker, L. C. Joines. District No. 4 Laurel Springs, Blanche Pugh, Principal, and Nancy Miller, Asst. Pine Fork, Johnny Dale Tayl or; Pleasant Grove, Fred T. Hart, aad Bellview, Mrs. E. W. Shepherd. Story-Telling Hour For Children To Be Conducted Here Mrs. A. B. Richardson, super visor of the WPA Library Pro ject in this county, has announc ed the opening of a story-telling hour for children j9, the county. The first will be held Friday morning, -August 28, at 10:00 o’clock ho the Sparta high school Library.. . •VJ": ' On this day all children of school age, are invited, but after the opening of school only chil dren of pre-school age are ex pected to attend. Later two hours each week will be devoted to this work, ac cording to Mrs. Richardson, if ,it can be arranged after the opening of school. \ ■ Hone *n’ Buggy Romeo I ^sal OLNEY. III. . . . Syl Plnmlee, 68 (•bora), has taken onto himself his tenth bride, since 1898. all wooed behind the dashboard ot a horse and baggy rig. As he re calls ’em there was Mary. May. Loo. Sada, 8tells, Lola, 8arah, Sarah H, Laura, Julia; sad flow Viola. Ninth Dist. Meet To Be Held Soon In Taylorsville Several AUeghanians Named To Committee On Arrangements For Event To Be Held September 3 The Ninth Congressional dis trict meeting for this year is to be held at Taylorsville, on Thurs day, September 3, beginning at eleven o’clock in the morning. Announcement to this effect was made recently by Congressman Robert L. Doughton. The meeting is expected to at tract many persons from all the nine counties of the district, among which is Alleghany. All the Democratic candidates of the different counties are be ing invited to attend and will be recognized at the meeting. The chairmen of the Democratic Exe cutive committees of all the coun ties .are expected and will be granted time for brief talks. The Honorable Charles West, of Ohio, assistant Secretary of the Inter ior, and recognized as one of the best speakers of the nation, is scheduled to make the principal address. The members of the Democratic Precinct committees of the differ ent counties have been named on the committee on arrangements and have been given invitations to attend the meeting and to assist in arranging for as many of their friends to attend as de sire to go to Taylorsville. The following have been named in Alleghany county: R. G. Cox, B. F. Wagoner, D. C. Bledsoe, Glen Duncan, Hur ley Edwards, Glen Edwards and Walter F. Osborne, Sparta; R. G. Warden, Stratford; W. F. Jones, George W. Perry jyid J. F. Shep herd, Scottville; E. R. Cox, J. T. Finney. Frank Busic and Me. L. Hash, Piney Creek; Clyde Wago ner, D. M. Edwards, John Carico, L. L. Cox and R. L. Hendrix, En nice; M. L. Richardson, Lonnie Edwards, Cleve Caudill and E. L. Wagoner, Whitehead; J. T. Inskeep and Coy McGann, Roar ing Gap; Page. Thompson, A. V. Millsaps and DeWitt Bryan, Glade Valley, and Dr. L. L. Long, John Myers, R. A. Waddell, Van Miller and Fred Hart, Laurel Springs. Alleghany County Agricultural Fair To Be Held Oct. 2-3 The Alleghany County Agricul tural fair is to be held in Sparta on Friday and Saturday, October 2 and S. Further details concerning this event are expected to be made public next week. Governor Olsod, Of Minnesota, Die* in 4 Mayo Clinic Sat£ | Rochester, Minn., Aug. 22.— Floyd R. Olson, of Minnesota, the nation’s only farmer-labor gover nor died here tonight. The governor, who was 44 years old and who long w*i prominent in state and national political circles, succumbed to a stomach ailment at 8:81 (central standard time) in the famous Mayo clinic. To Hold Sunday School Convendbn At Cox’s Chapel Alleghany Co. Sunday Schools To Meet Sept. 6 With Morning* Afternoon And Night Sessions Alleghany county Sunday schools, of all denominations, will hold a convention In the Cox’s Chapel Methodist church on Sun day, September 6, with morning, afternoon and night sessions. The theme this year is “A New Church For The New Day.” There will he addresses, discussion groups, and special music, at the morning and afternoon sessions. These discussion groups will be for everyone and on every division of the Sunday school. There will be an interesting religious drama tization put on at night. The night session will be especially in the interest \of young people’s work, but adults are invited to attend also. Between the morn ing and afternoon sessions, there will be a fellowship dinner. Every one i3 urged to attend and take baskets of lunch. Rev. Shuford.'Peeler, General secretary of the North Carolina Sunday School .association, and Frank J. Watson, also of the State association, will be present and'take activ^ parts. Local pas tors and others will participate .also. It is fftped that every church will send not less than six delegates. They are urged to send more, if possible. At the close of the night session, a pen nant will be given to the Sunday school having the best record of attendance, based on the number of miles traveled. Further information about the convention may be obtained from Miss Wilma Crouse, Sparta, the county president, or Miss Grace Kirk, Mouth of Wilson, Va., the county secretary. Revival Meetings To Be Held Near Whitehead In Sept. -1 Rev. E. A. Vannoy, a minister of the Church of God, is to con duct a series of tent meetings at Claud Holloway’s place, two miles east of Whitehead, Septem ber 2 to 13. Services are to be held daily at 11 a. m.( and 7:30 p. m. The meetings, it is said, will be non denominational and the public is invited to attend. Decoration To Be Held At New Hope Cemetery Sept. 6 Decoration and memorial ser vices are to be held at New Hope cemetery near Furches, on Sunday, September 6, at one o’ clock in the afternoon. All persons who are interested in the care and upkeep of this cemetery are urged to meet there on Thursday, September 3, at 8 a. m., for the purpose of clean ing the burial grounds. Demonstration In Lamb-Dressing To Be Held In Sparta Arrangements have been made by R. E. Black, Alleghany county Harm agent, for a lamb-killing and dressing demonstration to be given at Mr. Black’s home, about 22 yards from the court house in Sparta, on Wednesday, September 2, at 1:30 p. m. This demonstra tion is to be conducted, accord ing to Mr. Black, in order that the farmers of the county may have an opportunity to see the contrast between the different grades of lambs. Mr. Nance,’ a meat specialist from State College Raleigh, is to j» Ihe demonstration. At least thfte grades of lambs 'are to «e on hand, and after the •Iamjbs aft dressed, the fanners t&e dittajrencji in the-»*r '. Black ' recently expressed the hope that every sheep pro ducer in Alleghany county may be able to attend this demonstra tion. After the demonstration, the lambs will be sold, apd persons wanting mutton may be able to obtain it at Gov. Landon Sees U. S. Education Plan In Danger Is Heard On “Dangers Of Free Education” In Talk At Chautauqua, N. Y. Raps Administration Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 25.— Governor Alf M. Landon, of Kan sas, told an audience overflowing the Chautauqua amphitheatre last night that American education was endangered by “widespread use of the machinery of the fed eral government to maintain the present administration in power.” The Republican presidential candidate faced a crowd that ex ceeded the 7,000 seating capacity and drew applause at the outset when he said: “In Kansas, we believe that our schools—public, parochial and pri. vate—must be kept free of all control by the federal govern ment.” "In Kansas, we insist that no teacher should be required to take any oath not required of all ait? van a “In Kansas, we believe in aca demic freedom and we practice it.” Saying that “today both at home and abroad, men are striv ing for power through leadership of the mob,” the Republican nomi nee added: “Because of this I believe that our educators should make a more than normal effort to see that our youth is given a back ground of our heritage and tra dition—a fundamental understand ing of the form and philosophy of our government.” “If this is done, we need have no fear of allowing our youth to study any and all systems of government to which their curios ity leads them. Only through ig norance or bigotry can we be de stroyed.” Landon faced gleaming flood lights as he'talked. He woire a blue summer suit. His speech, on “The Dangers That Face Free Education Today” was largely read but several times a minute the ’Kansan looked up, using a familiar forward thrust of his head for emphasis. Flanking the presidential nomi nee in this amphitheatre in his opponent’s native state were New York Republican leaders—Melvin C. Eaton, state chairman; Repre sentatives Robert L. Bacon and Daniel Reed; Mrs. Bacon; former Representative Ruth Pratt and (continued on page 8) Pioey Creek H. S. To Begin 1936-37 Term August 31 Piney Creek high school will open on Monday, August 31, at 8:45 A. M. for the new 1936-37 term. All students are request ed to carry their lunch, as an all-day session is expected, rather than dismissal at noon, as has been customary. Patrons of the school are in vited to be present for the, open ing of the term. Two New Dwelling Houses Are Being Built In Sparta Construction work has been be gun on two new brick dwellings in the north end of Sparta on the Twin Oaks road. One of these, in the extreme edge of town, is being erected by Howard Hoppers on his lot there and the other is being built by Sam Porter on his property, ad joining the shop purchased by him several months ago. Services To Be Held Sunday At ~ - U Baptist Church Services are to ho held' at] Sparta BaptiM church..next Sujl-.j dpy . morning at, eleven o’clock,! with a sermon by the pastor, Rev. Howard G. Ford. In view of the fact that the | Baptist association meeting will close on the second Sunday morn-! ing in September, the services Sunday will take the place of the regular services for Septem ber «. Here To Fly WICHITA. Kaos. 1 ■ . Peggy Bate man, BnglaraTa outstanding wo gMwh bwe to taka charge fly to the O. & air race tor the Bath Oiaflartoa trophy later this Sparta H. S. To Open Monday For New 1936-37 Term New Building Expected To Be Ready For Use In About Two Months. Roe Is Principal Again Sparta high school will hold its opening exercises on Mon day, August 31> beginning at 9:00 o’clock. A number of short talks will be made by local citi zens. The school buses are being re conditioned, the grounds and buildings are being put in order and everything, with the excep tion of the new building, will be in readiness for the opening of the term. It' is very much re gretted that the new building will not be ready for occupancy at this time. However, plans are being perfected by which the con struction may be speeded up and it is hoped by school officials that the building will be ready for use within the next two months. A supply of high school text books is on hand, according to C. R. Roe, principal. All patrons and friends of the school are invited to be present at the opening. Landon Is Heard Sat. At Village Birthplace In Pa. West Middlesex, Pa., Aug. 25. —Speaking from his village birth, place, Gov. Alf M. Landon told an outdoor throng Saturday that the voters’ choice in the 1936 campaign was between “the pig in the poke policies’’ of the Roose velt administration and “our heri tage of freedom and opportun ity.” Applauded as he said the “American way of life is being threatened,” the Republican nomi nee pledged himself “so far as it lies within my power to protect for America our heritage of free dom and opportunity.” It was estimated a crowd of 40.000 persons dotted the fair ways. It was drawn chiefly from the Mahoming Valley industrial area of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia: Roosevelt Turns Westward; To Meet Landon September 1 Washington, Aug. 25.—Presi dent Roosevelt turned westward tonight for his long planned drought inspection tour after a series of governmental and po litical conferences, high-spotted by a renewed pledge of support from Senator Carter Glass. His Republican opponent foi the presidency, Governor Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, will attend one of the conferences, to be held September 1 at SrSO p. m. (e.s.t,) at tiie statehouse in Dee Moines: It will be attended alsc by the. governors of Iowa, Ne braska, Oklahoma and Missouri. LEFF JOINES TO BE COACH AT CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL Leif Joines left Tuesday foi Concord, where he has accepts* a position as teacher of Science and .athletic coach in Concor: high school. It will be remembered that Mr Joines taught at Gonoord foi three years, previous to his were in Sparta. Exciting Man-Hunt Follows Shooting Near Glade Valley Colored Man From W. Va.# Wounds Buster Atwood At Colored Church Sun. Two Automobiles Collide NEGRO FLEES IN CAR Sheriff Irwin Seems To Be Satisfied With Results Of Search. Mob Violence Feared As Posse Gathers A most exciting man-hunt in the hills and mountains north' of Sparta took place Sunday night following the shooting of Buster Atwood, Stratford, by Lawrence W. Boyden, (colored), of West Virginia. The shooting took place late Sunday afternoon at a colored church near Glade Valley, where there had been an all-day meet ing. A coupe, driven by Boyden, is said to have collided with the car driven by Atwood with a slight impact and during the al tercation between the two men which followed, Boyden took his gun from his car and fired once at Atwood. The bullet entered Atwood’s abdomen on the lower left side lodging in his hip with out injuring any vital organs. Atwood was taken to the Wilkes boro hospital where his condi tion was not pronounced serious. Following the shooting, the negro fled in hig car, going through Sparta and Twin Oaks, and', after driving to the end of a side road near Twin Oaks, abandoned his automobile and fled on foot into the nearby mountain. After officers had been notifi ed of the shooting, Sheriff Wal ter M. Irwin obtained blood hounds from Elk Creek, Va., and put them on the trail. The dogs eagerly followed the trail which led round-about through the mountain, until they came to New River, where it was lost. A large posse of men, most of them armed, accompanied the officers and, had the negro bees apprehended, it was feared there might have been an attempt at mob violence. Sheriff Irwin traced the negro Monday morning to Fort Chia well, in Wythe County Virginia* and by Monday night announced himself satisfied with results at his efforts to capture the man. However, Sheriff Irwin has not announced the capture of the man, but it is thought my many, judging by the sheriff’s reputation for catching his man, that he has been taken and is being held elsewhere for safekeeping. To Hold Quarterly Meeting Sunday At Gentry’s Chapel Quarterly conference for the Sparta charge, Methodist Episco pal Church, South, is to be heldl at Gentry’s Chapel, Edwards X Roads, on Sunday, August 30, at three o’clock in the afternoon. Dr. A. C. Gibbs is presiding elder of the Mount Airy district, in which the Sparta circuit is located. & A^A-ft" 1/ me devil audit* ajdtow idle, he will toon set him AUGUST
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