"Live with wolves had
yin wifl learn to howl*”
—Spanish Proverb.
DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Volume 11. >
GALAX, VA. (Punished for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936. eight PAGES Number 69.
LANDON PLANS TOURS
Completing hi* first campaign
tour of the Bart. Governor Lon
don is preparing to take the road
again this month for a trip ten
tatively expected to include Illi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Missouri. In ad
dition, his headquarters indicate
that a second eastern swing will
be made during the fatter part of
October, with speaking engage
ments at the principal cities and a
wind-up rally in New York City.
It is possible that the Republican
nominee will also swing to the
Pacific Coast before closing his
campaign.
In what many commentators
consider the most important
speech yet made by Governor
London, -the Kansan attacked the
fiscal policies of the Roosevelt
Administration, charging waste
and extravagance and laying
down certain fundamental princi
ples of government finance. He
insisted that the government must
guard and preserve its source of
income, get a dollar’s worth for
every dollar spent, avoid the habit
of spending more than it receives
and prepare for a rainy day.
ATTACKS TAX PROGRAM
Particularly assailing the Ad
ministration-sponsored tax on
undistributed corporation earn
ings, Mr. Landon termed it the
“most cockeyed piece of legisla
tion ever imposed in a modern
country’’ and pledged himself to
Re repeal. The legislative tax
provides, among other things, for
surtaxes on the undistributed net
income of corporations ranging
from seven to twenty-seven per
cent, depending on the amount
not ’passed out to rtockholders in
dividends.
ROOSEVELT IN THE WEST
While tile Republican nominee
was in the East, President Roose
velt continued his tour of the
Great Plains States, “to see with
my own eyes,’’ what the drought
has done. Although the President
insisted that it was not a political
journey, the trip undoubtedly pos
sessed political value. The high
light, of course, wag the meeting
'efu3f&'g Air M. Landon, of*Kan
sas, to discuss the drought prob
lem. - The meeting, originally
scheduled early last week was
postponed when the President al
tered his plans in order to attend
the funeral of Secretary of War
George H. Dem, in Salt Lake
City.
HEARST AS A FACTOR
The declaration of Governor
Landon decrying laws which re
quire teachers to take loyalty
oaths made at. Chautauqua, New
York, attracted additional signifi
gance when Secretary Ickes, in a
radio speech, read court docu
ments which, he said, showed that
Mr. Hearst was the "boss*' of the
Republican Party and that Mr,
Landon was his candidate. The
point was made that the passage
of laws requiring teachers to take
loyalty oaths has been a pet pro
ject of the Hearst newspapers and
the Landon statement was held
up to prove his independence of
the Hearst control.
One of the Hearst papers sub
sequently referred to the Gover
nor’s statement as “a regrettable
departure from the high plane of
Hrue Americanism.” While Gov
ernor Landon made no mention of
Mr. Hearst, Secretary Ickes read
from the record of a lawsuit now
pending in Chicago, showing that
when George F. Harding, Repub
lican National Chairman from Il
linois, visited Mr. Hearst in Cal
ifornia last June, he told the
publisher that Governor Landon
should not make many speeches
in the campaign and later repeat
ed the advice in a letter to Mr.
Hearst, who promised to pass the
suggestion on to the Republican
nominee. In a, memorandum to
Harding, Mr. Hearst pointed out
that the Democrats "have noth
ing to criticise Governor Landon
about” but added that “too many
speeches may give the Democrats
their eagerly wanted opportunity.”
POLLS AND STRAW VOTES
Readers of this column are
probably interested in the. out
comes of the various polls of pub
lic sentiment now being conduct
ed.' It is our intention, from week
t> wfeek, to call attention to as
many M are available. Recently
the Institute of Public Opinion,
attempted to guaga the shifting
of 1982 voters and came to the
conclusion that, the New Deal has
lost about 4,500,000 of its 1932
voters but has gained about 2,000
OpO of those who favored the
(Turn to Page 5, Please)
fothusiasn) Marks
Democratic Rally
At Taylorsville
Representatives From
All Counties In Ninth
Attend Despite Heavy
Downpour Of Rain
DOUGHTON PRAISED
Alleghany Congressman
Formally Launches His
Campaign. Charles West
Is Principal Speaker
Despite a heavy downpour of
rain, an enthusiastic crowd of
loyal Democrats from all the
counties in the Ninth district
gathered in Taylorsville last
Thursday to transact routine
party business and particularly
to do honor to R. L. Doughton, of
Alleghany county, Congressman
from the district, who formally
opened his campaign at that
time.
Representatives from every
county in the district packed the
courthouse, where loud speakers
had been installed for the benefit
of those who found no room on
the inside. A splendid band from
Kannapolis furnished music for
the occasion.
The morning session, which
convened at 11:00 o’clock, was
given over to a business session
which was presided over by Wal
lace J. Winbome, of Marion,
State chairman, who was intro
duced by-Hayden 'Burke, of Tay
lorsville.
L/emocrauc leaders irom me
various counties were recognized
and gave enthusiastic and encour
aging reports of Democratic har
mony and activity in their respec
tive sections of the district which
indicate the usual Democratic vic
tory in November. All through
Miie'-rafrifewf -tfce etronty leader*
was praise for the administra
tion and the highest of praise, ad
miration, respect, and love for
the veteran congressman. It was,
in truth, Doughton’s day and his
loyal followers who braved the
inclement weather, ventured out
in the downpour, principally to
do him honor and, secondly, to
formulate political plans. The
unsolicited expressions from the
speakers evinced the height to
which Mr. Doughton has climbed
in the esteem and in the hearts
of -his neighbors.
After the endorsement by R. A.
Doughton, ex-Lieutenant Gover
nor, of a statement made by A.
C. Payne, of Alexander county,
in which he said, "There is noth
ing wrong with the absentee bal
lot law, and I am positively op
posed to abolishing it,” a motion
was made and unanimously car
ried favoring its retention.
The principal feature of the
afternoon program was a speech
by Charles West, Under-Secretary
of the Interior, whose address held
his audience spell-bound for more
than an hour.
Mr. West was generous in his
praise of Mr. Doughton and
elaborated on the prominence of
the position he occupies in Wash
ington and the influence he exerts
in national political matters. He
stated that all bills of prominence
passed on by President Roosevelt
were introduced by Mr. Doughton.
In his speech, Mr. West clearly
and concisely explained features
of the new program and imbued
his hearers with fresh and greater
enthusiasm. He expressed confi
dence in a great majority for
Roosevelt in the coming election.
Roy Evans Is .
Injured Recently
In Auto Accident
. *
Roy Evans, son of Mr. And
Mrs.'9 Emmett Evans, was injured
last Wednesday when the car in
which he was riding wrecked on
the road near Twin Oaks.
The road was made slippery by
the heavy rainfall and the car,
which was the property of and
driven by Edgar Mabe, of Strat
ford, left the highway and was
totally wrecked. Mabe escaped in
jury, while Evens received severe
injuries about the head, one ear
being completely severed from
his l ead. He is thought to have
received a fractured skull but U
recovering rapidly and is expect
ed to leave the hospital at once.
Free Clinic To
Be Held'Once A
Month In County
A free clinic for mothers and
babies and all children of pre
school age is to be held once
each month at various points in
Alleghany county. Announcement
to this effect was made recently
by Miss Virginia Ashley, county
nurse. A physician also will be
in attendance at the clinics.
The first clinic will be held in
Miss Ashley’s office in the Sparta
court house on Friday afternoon,
September 18, from 2 until 4 o’
clock. Thte second clinic will be
held at Rich Hill school house on
Friday, September 25, at the
same hours and will be continued
once each month.
Parkway Traffic^
To Be Restricted
Until Completion
______
Route la Not To Be
Opened To The Public
Until Entire Length
Is Completed
Washington, Sept. 8.—No traf
fic on the Blue Ridge parkway
will be permitted until all con
tracts for road building have
ben completed and the parkway is
opened to the general public, it
was announced recently by Sec
retary . Ickes, of the department
of the Interior, as part of an ef
fort to check possibilities of ex
ploitation of lands along and ad
joining the parkway which still
must be acquired to complete the
parkway right-of-way.
The presence of visitors already
has led speculators to urge land
owners along the parkway to per
mit the erection of refreshment
stands and gasoline service sta
tions, making it more difficult for
the state agencies to acquire the
hands sriH needed for too park->
way.
Secretary Ickes further stated
that no section of the parkway
will be opened to traffic until
the states have conveyed title to
the parkway right-of-way in its
entirety. This includes the pro
visions for scenic easements on
adjoining areas but which are
not included in the fee simple
transfer.
“Owners of land lying within
the -wide right-of-way which is
being acquired by the states for
transfer to rite federal- govern
ment will gain nothing by at
tempts to commercialise on pro
spective parkway traffic," Sec
retary Ickes explained.
Landon To Speak
Saturday Night
In Portland, Me.
Topeka, Kas., Sept. 8.—Gover
nor Alf M. Landon, said tonight,
in a surprise annoncement, that
he would go to Maine “to partici
pate in the first fighting repudi
ation” of the New Deal by clos
ing the state Republican campaign
with a speech Saturday night in
Portland.
A brief one-sentence statement
told the Republican nominee’s
plan and automatically cancelled,
at least for the time, a national
conference of Young Republicans
scheduled here Friday. Previous
statements had projected a mid
west farm tour late this month as
the next major campaign swing.
“I am going to Maine,” Landon
said “to help rededicate that state
to the good government for
which it has always stood and to
participate in the first fighting
repudiation at the polls of the
kind of government this country
has had for the last three years.”
Maine’s election day. the first In
the union, is Monday, September
14.;
Landon will leave Topeka
Thursday night on the regular
Santa Fe train at 8r25 p. m.
(CST) arriving in Chicago Fri
day morning, he will take a New
York {Central train to New York
City and there board a special
train for the New England trip.
En Route through Massachu
setts, the nominee will make a
few rear platform appearances.
Plans for the return trip were not
availably.
w.f A
FotTen Billioam Go4d
AFc
FT. KNOX, KyT7?Tl?ere is the super-structure of the vault where
Uncle Sam will alertly store 110,000,000,000 in gold. The vault has
been built from secret plans.' It will be surrounded by a high steel
fence and two water-filled moats with a device to flood the underground
vault in event of danger. The gold will be mcved here in fifty armored
trains, guarded by 1,400. regular army soldiers^ Insert shows workmen
Installing stainless steel bars, held by headless jail bolts.
-— (im
Roosevelt To
Be Heard Today
In Charlotte
Has Visit In Great
Smoky Mointains Paris
Scheduled For Tour
Aboard the President’s Train,
En Route to Knoxville, Sept. 8.—
With an expreagbd purpose of
having no political objectives in
mind and having no object in
vieW-taMf-to enjoyrtHejewtary and
to express Me appreciation to
the South for its loyalty to the
Democratic party and his ad
ministration, President Roosevelt
left Washington tonight for a
swing through three Southern
states and visits in three major
cities, Knoxville, Asheville and
Charlottee.
The President, accompanied by
his son, John Roosevelt, Marvin
McIntyre, secretary;, and other
members of the- White House
secretaial force, banded his speci
al train in the union station at
Washington a few minutes before
eight. The pilot train, which al
ways preceeds the train on which
the President is riding- immedi
ately moved out of the station
and within only a ,few minutes
Mr. Roosevelt was again out to
mix with the people after having
spent only three days in Wash
ington following his six-thou
sand-mile drought inspection tour
of the West.
The President will arrive in
Knoxville tomorrow morning and
detraip soon after a nine o'clock
breakfast. After a brief reception
the presidential party, including
two dozen newspapermen, will
leave for Gatlinburg; from which
(Turn to Page 8, Please)
Presidential
Alleghany Calves
To Be On Exhibit
At Galax Fair
Alleghany county’s livestock
will be represented this fall in
various fairs with the entrance of
seven baby beeves.
The calves, fine Herefords, have
been grain-fed since March to
put them in show condition and
are groomed and halter-broken
for show purposes.
The baby beeves will be en
tered next week in the Great
Galax fair. The Galax fair man
agement has offered the young
owners $50.00 for Showing their
calves. A large number of peo
ple front this county is expected
to attend the Galax fair and view
this exhibit. ,
The three best of the seven
calves will be selected at Galax
and entered in the State fair
(N. C.) All of the calves then
will be entered in the fat cattle
show in Asheville, where they will
all be sold.
The owners of the calves are:
Earl Richardson and Paul Rich
ardson, Whitehead; Fred Johnston,
Laurel Springs, two, csdves; How
ard Wagoner, Twin 0aks; Alex
Hash, Piney Creek, and Astor
Twin Oaks. ^
Great Galax Fair
Scheduled To Open
On Mon., Sept 14
Variety Of Thrilling
Features Is Offered
People Of Surrounding
Sections Of Va., N. C.
The Great Galax fair, planned
as one of the biggest events of
the 1936 season in Southwestern
Virginia, will open on Monday,
September 14, , and continue
through September 19, offering
the people from all the surround
ing sections of Virginia and North
Carolina six thrilling days and six
glorious nights of educational
amusement and entertainment.
The greatest array of free acts
ever known in this part of the
country, it is said, will be seen
on the pavilion before the grand
stand—featuring Polly and Her
Polly Anns—a delightful musical
comedy presentation, pretty girls,
good dancing and singing, using
the latest songs and dance hits.
Another popular free act is the
Kanazawa Trio, an oriental nov
elty of unusual merit, also Car
los’ Comedy circus, a complete
animal show.
There will be fireworks galore—
a revelation in modernistic fire
works displays with four big fea
ture nights. Thrilling races, both
harness and running, featuring
county running races on Satur
day afternoon, also mule racing.
Exhibits bigger and better than
ever, a big horse show on Friday
afternoon and night and West's
World Wonder shows, 25 carloads
of shows and rides on the mid
way, with Smith’s Superba band
giving concerts morning, after
noon and night—featuring a male
singer, singing all the new and
popular song hits, are outstand
ing attractions.
The free acts will be shown
twice daily, beginning at 1:30
o’clock each afternoon and at
7:30 o’clock each night.
Bartlett Held In
Sparta Jail On
Hit-And-Run Charge
George Bartlett, who lives near
Galax, Va. is being held in the
Sparta jail on a hit-and-run
charge. Under the circumstances
which involve different laws in the
two states, it has so far been
impossible to arrange bond. :t
Bartlett is said to have driven
his car into the rear of a car
driven by Garfield Joipes, of
Stratford, and occupied also by
his wife and daughter, the ac
cident occurring near Twin Oaks
Saturday afternoon.
According to report, Bartlett
drove rapidly away from the
scene and, after a chase by Sher
iff Walter M. Irwin, was appre
hended in Jefferson. Mrs. Joines
received severe bruises and cuts,
while the others escaped uninjur
ed. .....
A. D. Folgec To
Speak In Sparta
On Mon., Sept. 28
A. D. Folger, of Mount Airy,
Democratic National Committee
man for North Carolina, will
speak at the Court House in
Sparta at 1:00 p. m., on Monday,
September 28.
The public is cordially invited.
Enrollment At
Sparta H. S. Is
Largest Yet
Veteran Secretary Of
Western North Carolina
Methodist Conference
Speaks Wed. At Chapel
Enrollment in Sparta high
school continues to grow. The
total is now about 650, by far
the, largest in the history of the
school.
Class organizations are being
completed. The Senior class has
held an election and announces of
ficers as follows: Herbert Lyon,
president; Julian Reeves, vice
president, and Hattie Maines, sec
retary and treasurer. There are
forty-three members of the Sen
ior class, the largest class of
Senior students the school has
ever had.
The Juniors have chosen their
class officers as follows; Paul Ir
vin, president; Bobby Crouse,
vice president, and Alma York,
secretary and treasurer.
On Tuesday of this week E. L.
Hedrick, North Carolina repre
sentative of the Herff-Jones com
pany, met with Hie Seniors and
assisted them in selecting a class
ring. The class also contracted
for commencement invitations and
diplomas, and caps and gowns,
provided these are used. The
ring selected is very attractive.
The mounting is of yellow gold
with ruby stone. One side is
engraved with the North Carolina
seal and on the other side the
seal of the North Carolina Edu
cation Centennial is engraved.
Dr. William L. Sherrill, secre
tary of the Western North Caro
lina Methodist conference for 42
years, spoke to the student body
at the chapel period Wednesday
morning.
Dr. Sherrill, in a most genial,
pleasant manner spoke of the
marvelous opportunities boys and
girls have today as compared to
those of ninety years ago. He
urged the students to take advan
tage of the opportunities offered
them and to apply themselves
earnestly to their studies.
He cited examples, from history
and his own experience, of peo
ple who succeeded in life in spite
of many handicaps. “Let us
make the most of life, let us have
faith,” he said earnestly in con
clusion.
The cast is being selected and
rehearsals will begin soon for a
play to be given October 2. De
tailed announcement will be made
later.
Hoover To Begin
Speaking Tour
In Mid-October
Chicago, Sept. 8.—“Mid-Octob
er” is the time mentioned in an
announcement made today by Na
tional Republican Chairman John
D. M. Hamilton for former Presi
dent Herbert Hoover, of Califor
nia, to begin a speaking tour in
the interest Of Governor Alf M.
Landon’s campaign for the presi
dency.
Hoover left today for New York
after conferring with Hamilton
and' confirming previous reports
he would take the stump for Lon
don. The announcement featured
a whirlwind day for Hamilton
during which he:
1. Attacked John L. Lewis,
CIO labor movement as a “poor
ly disguised political move.” The
attack was based on a “Labor
Non-partisan League” pamphlet
circulated among Chicago eleva
tor operators charging the Repub
lican party with fostering the
open shop and lower wages.
2. Charged President Roose
velt’s drought tour was political
(Turn to Page 8, Please)
Alleghany Comity
Fair To Be Held
October 2 And 3
R. E. Black Is Named
Head Of Organization
For Promotion Of Event
To Be Held In Sparta
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Play to Be Presented On
Fri. Night. Some Form
Of Entertainment To
Be Given Sat. Night
At a meeting held in the court
house Thursday night, September
3, officers for the Alleghany
County Agricultural fair, which is
to be held in Sparta on Friday
and Saturday, October 2 and 3,
were elected. R. E. Black was
made president, C. R. Roe, vice
president, and F. H. Jackson was
elected secretary and treasurer.,
Mr. Black is county farm agent
for Alleghany county, Mr. Roe is
principal of Sparta high school
and Mr. Jackson is Agriculture
teacher in Sparta high school.
The officials expect to have the
catalogs for the fair ready for
distribution by the latter part of
next week. These catalogs will
carry information as to the prise
lists, the types of entries desired,
etc. A greater number of prises
than ever before are to be offer
ed this year and the majority of
these will be cash prizes. These
are expected to stimulate an in*
terest in displaying a goodly num
ber of'exhibits.
Among the various departments*
prizes will be offered in Sewing,
Fancy Work, Knitting, Canned
Goods, Cooking, Flowers, Paint*
ings, Field Crops, Vegetables*
Fruits, Livestock and Poultry.
The Woman’s Club of Alleghany,
county will have charge of booths,
where refreshments will be sold
and proceeds will be shared with
the school.
A play, “A Delirious Night,"
will be given Friday night by the
Sparta high school faculty and an
entertainment committee, compos,
ed of C. R. Roe, T. R. Burgisa
and Mrs. Sidney Gambill, will
select some attractive form of
entertainment to be given Satur*
day night. An athletic contest
will be held Saturday. Students
from the various schools are urg
ed to compete in these contests.
The display of exhibits will be
made in the gymnasium, and an"*
exhibits except livestock will be
taken in on Friday morning and
juged Friday afternoon. Livestock
will be entered and judged Satur*
day morning.
Worthwhile exhibits are earn
estly solicited from throughout
the county and the people are
urged by fair officers to cooper
ate with them in making this the
greatest and best fair the county
has ever had.
construction worker
IS INJURED TUESDAY
E. L. Spicer, Dockery, employ
ed by the Teer Construction com
pany, was injured Tuesday when
crushed between a truck and •
load of stone. The truck was
backed against Spicer, severely
bruising him.
He was taken to the Wilkes
boro hospital where examination
revealed no broken bones.
HERMAN exth*. om
ujST PJ"
too mudt