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•Si TODAY’S THOUGHT “No man can sincerely try to help another with put helping himself.”— Shakespeare. d|1 a year in advance in Alleghany county only DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHAN Y COUNTY GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1937 Number 14, EIGHT PAGES OURT DEBATE IMAGES The long debate over the Presi fnt’s proposal for legislation to irmit the conditional enlarge ernt of the Supreme Court by e appointment of new justices sit with those over seventy who fuse to resign within six months ter reaching the age limit con lues but it is very doubtful if has much effect upon the situ ion. tin the main those who support s President’s liberal policies line to go down the line with n and those who oppose his igram assail the plan. There i others, notably legal experts, 0 also rally to defend the Court \ the Constitution but the bat will be decided by public ©pin , or, at least, by what Con ssmen think is public opinion voting time. ESIDENT TO WIN Several weeks ago in these coi ns we gave readers our own i as to the probable outcome the fight. Without passing up the merits of the President’s a we said that, in the long , he would secure his end, al ugh possibly not exactly as lined. There is no reason to nge that prediction now. In i ;, the President is said to be | tioning his supporters to avoid erness and party strife so that ir it is otver, there will be no nanent sores within his own uiization. NGRESS MARKS TIME jongress has practically marit ime while the Court issue was ig heard by the Senate Judici Committee although every Y knows that much legislation n the calendar for action be the end of the session. When will be, no one can even at pt a guess. If the President i his Court legislation there be no doubt but that he will ate a number of bills to make :tive the aims that he has out 1 repeatedly. If he Loses, it is as certain that some strong t must be made to cope with ent conditions. lie sit-down strike situation ed much discussion among aess circles but the President, r his return from Georgia, in no hurry to take a hand ie argument. Senator Robin speaking after a conference Mr. Roosevelt, explained that ras felt that under present t decisions, the Federal gov lent could only intervene upon quest from a State or in the t a Federal law was violated i'ederal property endangered, was accentuated by the fact the Wagner Labor Relations was before the Supreme t at the time of the confer and the judicial judgment •gard to it had not been ren i. RT REVERSES ITSELF e Supreme Court got into the ight quite definitely by a de 1 . upholding the Washington num Wages far Women te. This was virtually the as an act of the State %>f York which was declared un ;itutional by a five-to-four de 1 of the Supreme Court in 6. The Court, in its opinion, issly overruled an earlier which was considered bind ast year. The shift of Jus- j Roberts, who altered his po i(' reversed the decision of year and made the, minority on the majority view. ith sides sought to make cap-! mt of the Court’s reversal of pinion within the space of a Opponents of the Presi s new plan maintained that ecision demonstrated that the titution, in the eyes of the t, was a living document and no new blood was needed, cates of the judiciary reform saw the meaning of the doc it depending entirely upon pinion of one justice and in l that, without any amend , the Court’s interpretation vitally changed the meaning ie Constitution. e Court also upheld by un jns decisions the revised er-Lemke farm mortgage torium statute, and the Riil Labor Act requiring the to bargain with their cm s. The former, which. was imously declared invalid be was corrected, said the t, and conferred sufficient :tionary powers uron the s to limit and restrict its :ation to cases where to do wise would result in injury • to the creditors or debtors, e railrood case the decision eagerly studied with r. view ^tempting to ascertain its ag upon the Wagner Labor “The Open Road” To Be Given At Piney Creek H. S. Entertainment Scheduled For Graduation Exercises Fri. Night, April 16. Two Operettas April 9 SENIOR PLAY APRIL 17 Class Sermon Sun., April 18. Miss Marjorie Douglas, Quentin Fender Honor Students Of Class Graduation exercises at Piney Creek high school, for the Senior class of 1937, are to be held on Friday night, April 16. At this time, “The Open Road,” an entertainment with a colorful Gypsy setting, is to be presented by the Seniors. In the presen tation, gay costumes, Spanish dancing and gypsy music will be featured. The cast of characters is as fol lows: Salutatorian, Quentin Fender; Captain, Chap Hampton; Radre (Alma Mater), Marjorie Douglas; Prince Nikoli. Basil Landreth; Queen Veni, Blanche Busic; Prin cess Senior, Edna Collins; Sybil, Jean Warden; Rosa, Hazel Lan dreth; Mura, Eula Kennedy; Mitra, Claude Miles; Stranger, MacDale Weaver; Marko, Reid Hampton; Yanko, Quentin Fen der; Chieftains, George Warden and Bernard Miller; Gypsies, Ella Mae Danielson, Emolene Finney, Eva Weaver and Bina and Ellen Collins, and Valedictorian, Mar jorie Douglas. “Oliver Twist,” one of Char- j les Dickens’ masterpieces, is to be \ given on Saturday night, April j 17, as a part of the commence- I ment program, by the graduating | class. ' Commencement event? are to actually begin tomorrow (Friday) j night, when two operettas, "Down . Among The Fairies” and “Polly j Make-Believe,” are to be present ed by elementary grades, begin ning at eight o’clock. At ten o’clock on Sunday morn ing, April 18, the closing feature of ’the 1937 Piney Creek high j school commencement is to be, the commencement sermon. The name of the minister who is to preach this sermon to the graduates has not yet been announced. Miss Marjorie Douglas i- to be valedictorian of her class by rea son of having made the highest average grade during the four years of her high school course. She will deliver the (valedictory address. Quentin Fender, having made the second highest four-year aver age grade, will deliver the saluta tory andress at graduation exer cises. Duke Of Windsor And Mrs. Simpson May Wed Near Rouen Rouen, France, April 4.—Ex cited villagers of Saint Saens, un daunted by denial of reports the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Simpson would wed there, began a po'.ish-up campaign today, just in case. They cleaned windows and doo.rsteps, and Mayor Jean Hart out said he would buy a new, dress suit to keep on hand should he be asked to perform a civil ceremony. The Journal De Rouen said yes terday it was reliably informed the Duke and Mrs. Simpson would be married at the Chateau de Saint Saens, near Rouen. Mrs. Herman L. Rogers, spokesman for the prospective bride, denied the reports at Monts, France. ATTORNEY GENERAL IS CRITICIZED BY WHEELER Washington, April 8.—Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.) accused At torney General Cummings today of trying to shut off Senate hear ings on the Roosevelt court bill and “thereby preventing Congress from obtaining the views of the American people on the most im portant constitutional question .raised since the Civil War.” New Orleans, La., (PAS) Vpod fo” decentralisation of in dustry is seen by the fiact that 5?.4 no” cent of the wealth of the United States is owned in just 53 counties. • ‘w.y Committeemen For Alleghany School System Appointed At a meeting of the Alleghany County Board of Education on Monday, April 5, the following committeemen were appointed for the various districts: District number 1, R. B. McMillan, /Wal ter Osborne and A, V. Milsap; District number 2, W. F. Parsons, J. F. Busic and Oscar Gambill; District number 3, R. L. Hen drix, A. M. Greene and Kennie Truitt, and District number 4, Dr. L. L. Long, Van Miller and Colonel Jones. President Asks Congress For Permanent CCC Chief Executive Seeks A Permanent Corp To Number 300,000 Men. CCC Law Expires June 30 Washington, April 6.—Congress was asked yesterday by Presi dent Roosevelt to authorize a per manent civilian conservation corps of 300,000 men. Immediately af ter this request was made, some legislators demanded that provis ions be made for a larger enroll ment. Representative Johnson, (D., Okla.), said he would make a “tremendous effort” to keep the CCC personnel at its present’ au thorized strength of 350,000. He said a house Democratic steering committee, of which he is chairman, would meet tomor row to discuss the president’s suggestion. “We could well afford to post pone for a couple of years con struction of one of those $50, 000,000 battleships to take care of 50,000 more CCC boys,4’ John son added. Mr. Roosevelt asserted, in a special message to the congress, that with “improved business conditions” 300,000 iyas the maximum enrollment that could be expected. “To go beyond this at this time,” the president said, “would open new and difficult classifica tions of enrollment, and the ad ditional cost would seriously af fect the financial position of the treasury.” Representative Rayburn, of Texas, the Democratic leader, agreed with the president that money for -350,000 might be hard to find. “Almost everybody favors con tinuance of the CCC," Rayburn said. Johnson expressed belief the president was not “determiend” to keep the enrollment at 300.000. “When our committee discuss ed the subject with him,” the Oklahoman said, “we got the im pression that he would be willing to increase the figure if we could lnd the money.” The present law authorizing the CCC expires June 30. Mr.. Roosevelt, recalling that he had indicated in his budget mes sage of January 5 that the CCC should be continued as a perma nent agency, told congress: “I am convinced that there is ample useful work in the protec tion, restoration and development of our. natural resources, upon which the services of the corps may be employed advantageously for an extended future period. “It should be noted that this program will not in any respect reduce normal employment oppor tunities for our adult workers; in fact, the purchase of simple ma terials, of food and clothing and of other supplies required for the operations of the corps tends to increase employment in indus try.” MISS CHOATE’S PUPILS TO PRESENT RECITAL APR. 1« Mina Annie Marie Choate will present her music pupils in a recital in the school auditorium on Friday,* April 16, at 8 p. m. The program will be unique in arrangement being that of a birthday party. There will be numbers in piano, voice and group singing, and music lovers are anticipating a very pleasant evening. j The public is invited. NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION 1 ’n.—I——II —II I I . Pictured abcve is the entire North Carolina delegation in Congress, so far as is known the only photograph ever made of the entire delegation at one time. Those in the picture are: Left to right (seated)—Representative Zebu Ion Weayer, Senator Joeiah W. Bailey, Represen tative Robert L. (“Farmer Bob”) Doughton (of Alleghany county), Senator Robert R. Reynolds and Representative A. L. Bulwinkle. Left to right (standing*—Representatives U mstead, Barden, Lambeth, Kerr, Cooley, Clark, Warren and Hancock. » Methodists Hold Missionary, Meet At Grassy Creek Rev. L. B. Abernethy, Of Elkin, Makes Appeal For Golden Cross Fund. Three Local Persons Attend A meeting of the missionary societies in the northern zone of the Statesville distrt*6*> was held at the Grassy Creek Methodist church on Tuesday, March 30, with a large number of visitors and people in the community present. Zone chairman, Mrs. B. S. Call, of Wilkesboro, presided, and Mrs. J. B. Henderson, also of Wilkes boro, served as recording secre tary. To open the meeting, Rev. J. 0. Cox, pastor of the church, led the devotional period, after which the group was welcomed by Mrs. Hudler, of the hostess church, to which Mrs. John Hoyle, Jr., of Statesville, responded. The morning session was given over mainly to the instruction of officers and those leading the dis cussions were Mrs. J. W. Mann, Sr., of Newton, district secre tary; Mrs. J. L. Woltz, of Mount Airy, former secretary of the Mount Airy district; Mrs. G. W. Mann, of Newton, superintendent of children's work; Miss Mamie Sockwell, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Rackley, of Warrensville, and Mrs. J. L. Hall, of Elkin. In the afternoon Mrs. Woltz gave a most impressive inspira tional message, using as her theme the Easter story, ip which she beautifully portrayed the life of Mary and her fellowship with the Master. Several of the pastors in the zone area attended the meeting and contributed to the day’s pro gram. J Rem. L. B. Abemethy, of Elkin, made an appeal for the golden cross fund and the observ ance of hospital week the second week in May. The presiding eld er, Rev. John Hoyle, Jr., of Statesville, spoke briefly about some of the Christian Education institutes to be held and offered the closing prayer. Lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed during the noon hour. The fall zone meeting will be held at Jefferson. NEW SEATS INSTALLED IN SPARTA BAPTIST CHURCH New seats for the Baptist church have been completed, ap proved by the building com mittee, paid foe, and installed. These seats, comfortably curv ed, were hand-made of Mississippi red gum and owe said to be of unusually fine workmanship. New York, ty. Y. (PAS) Ink. and the cleaning fluids to remove ink spots, both depend in one stage of their manufacture on the same element.—sulphur. “Green Gables,” New Local Eatery, To Open Saturday “Green Gables” is the name of the newest eating and recreation place to be located in the Sparta vicinity and is scheduled for opening on Saturday, April 10, when, from 9r00 to 11:00 p. m., dancing, music and refreshments may be enjoyed free. The new place will be open from 6:00 a. m. to 2:00 a. m., and provisions will be made for playing tennis, miniature golf and croquet. Regular meals, barbe cues and sandwiches will be serv ed. Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Lee will be in charge of “Green Gables.” Settlement Of Chrysler Strike Reached Tuesday Automobile Workers Union Granted Recognition As Bargaining Group. Gov. Murphy Is Active Lansing, Mich., April 6.—An agreement signed tonight by the I Chrysler corporation and the United Automobile Workers of America ended the month-old strike in the Chrysler plant and accorded the union collective bar gaining rights for its members. The settlement was signed by representatives of each side and will be in effect, along with a supplemental agreement to be ne gotiated beginning Thursday, until next March 31. The signing took place in the office of Governor i Prank Murphy, who conducted' a i series of conferences between the i management and labor. The union agreed to end the strike immediately and also to call no more sit-downs in Chrysler plants. Corporation executives said operations would be resumed as quickly as possible and that some men might be hack at work before the end of this week. The union, claiming that 59, 000 of the 67,000 Chrysler cor poration employes were members, had asked for sole bargaining rights and called the strike March 8 when this demand was rejected. The terms also provided, the governor said, that the corpora tion ’‘will not aid, promote or fi nance any labor group or organi zation” or any other union which might "undermine” the U. A. W. A. In return, the union pledged that it would call no sit-down strikes nor permit its members to engage in any in Chrysler plants for the duration of the compact, which extends to March 31, 1938. The union agreed also that “neither it nor its members will intimidate or coerce employes” and also not "to solicit members on corporation time or plant property.” . Roosevelt Says Work On Parkway Is To Be Finished Says Project Is Part Of Dream For Parkway From Maine To Gulf Of Mexico. Sees Delegation Washington, April 6.—A group of North Carolinians was told yesterday by President Roosevelt that the Blue Ridge parkway con necting the Great Smoky moun tains and Shenandoah National parks was a part of a dream of his for a super-parkway running from Maine to the Gulf of Mex ico. Mr. Roosevelt assured the dele gation, which presented a reso lution recently adopted by the North'Carolina General Assembly soliciting his continued interest in the parkway, that there was no doubt but money would be provided to carry the construc tion on to completion and within as little time as practical. Representative Robert L. Doughton and Representative Zeb ulon Weaver- accompanied the del egation to the White House. The delegation was composed of the following: Lieutenant - Governor w. r. Horton, who acted as spokesman; Wade Brewton, assistant attorney general; Senator D. F. Giles, Marion; former Loeutenant-Gov ernor R. K. Fountain, of Rocky Mount, and former Sheriff Oscar Adkins, Marion. Horton told the President North Carolina deeply appreciated his interest in the parkway and that was one of the reasons it was decided to present to him person ally the resolution adopted by the General Assembly. The Presi dent aired his views regarding a parkway to run from the tip of Maine to the gulf and of which the Blue Ridge parkway would be an important link. He stated however, that it would be a num ber of years before such a park way would be completed. No mention was made at the conference regarding the com pletion and official opening of the Great Smoky Mountain Nat ional park. BURGISS IS CHAIRMAN OF CO. EDUCATION BOARD At the regular monthly meet ing of the County Board of Edu cation on Monday, the Board was reorganised. T. R. Burgiss, who* was install ed rs a new member, was made chairman. BAPTIST W. M. U. TO HOLD MEETING APRIL IS The Baptist W. M. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Richard Bum garner on Thursday, April 15, at 2 o'clock. Misses Ora Goodman and Mil dred Taylor will be joint hostesses with Mrs. Bumgarner. (dies Wants AH Of Land Before Accepting Park Thinks All Land On Tenn. Side Should Be Acquired Before Great Smoky Park Is Accepted $700,000 IS NEEDED Reps. Doughton. Weaver, Senator Reynolds Seek Acceptance. Want Park Opened This Summer Washington, April 6.—Secre tary of Interior Harold Ickes at his press conference today turn ed thumbs down on accepting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park until all the land on the Tennessee side has been acquired. Asked if he would consent to the official opening of the park when the Morton Butler tract is acquired, giving the park over 400,000 acres, the minimum acre age required under the Weaver bill, Ickes replied; “I think we ought to get all the land that was originally in tended or we will never get it.'’ Asked if there were any fed eral funds in sight which could be used for the purchase of the de sired lands, he replied: “We have the money for the Morton Butler tract. I do not think the North Carolina and Tennessee legislatures have ap propriated all the money they should for purchase of park land.” It is estimated that $700,000 will be needed to complete pur chases on the Tennessee side. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Representative Robert L. Dough ton, and Representative Zebnlon Weaver have been urging Presi dent Roosevelt to order the ac ceptance of the park under the terms of the Weajver act, which would permit official opening this summer. Ickes wanted to know at the press conference if the Weaver bill directed or permitted the ac ceptance of the park when 400, 000, instead of 426,000 acres, were deeded over to the govern: ment. When advised the legisla tion was an authorization he then made his statement insisting that all lands be acquired. The secretary was questioned as to the action of the Cherokee Indian Tribal Council in reject ing the proposal to exchange park and reservation lands with the un derstanding that the Indians would agree to let the Blue Ridge parkway pass through the reser vation. He stated that the Indian bureau had not reported to him since he returned to'his desk from his recent illness and he would not comment on the action of the council or the suggested alternate parkway route until he could talk with members of his staff familiar with all the details. The House public lands com mittee today began consideration of the Weaver bill authorizing the transfer of lands as requested by the Interior Department. Representatives of the Ameri can Indian federation appeared in opposition to the measure and the committee -greed to postpone ac tion until next Tuesday when the federation will formally submit its opposition to the legislation. "Better be a free bird than a captive king" APRIL S—■General Lee turrenasn to Grant at Appomattox, 1865. I#—The tint issue of the Mew BUST *" fSr. 11—Napoleon abdicatee as Emperor oi the French people. IBM. U—Trading poet oi Astoria established on the Pacific Coast. 1811 IB—The United State* flag as finally adopted was lint raised. 1818. 14—The first abolition society organised 1775. IB—The Titanic sinks when tt strikes an iceberg In file North Atlantic. 1912. #«• '