TODAY’S THOUGHT
,#ff there is anything bet
ter than to be loved it is
loving.”—Anon.
DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Series 1087
GALAX, VA. (Published *for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937.
Number 30
(By Hu*o S. Sint, Vtikhcka
Correspondent)
COURT REFORM FIGHT
The Coart fight has presented •
spectacular political battle, with
the President standing firmly for
the principles he recommended
and the opposition, partly within
his own party, using every depife
to defeat the Coart Reform idea
and to inflict a crushing defeat on
the Chief Executive. The Presi
dent insists that a majority of the
people of the country are with
him in the fight for a reformed
court but evidence taken from the
public press and other sources do
not indicate such popular support.
However, be it said that in the
election of 1986, the same dis
crepancy between the President’s
confidence and other indicia of
opinion was noted. Opinions now
ere as diverse as they were last
year.
PARTY CONTROL ISSUE
This correspondent has no "in
side” information but inclines to
the belief that the bulk of Demo
cratic opposition to the Court Bill
is an effort-to prevent the Presi
dent from continuing his control
of the party. Sooner or later,
from the very nature of the fac
tions included under the Demo
cratic banner, this struggle had to
occur on some issue. It is not to
be decided on the basis of any
particular issue, even the Court
Reform biH, but will inevitably go
into the primaries next year.
It may be taken for granted
that the Democratic senator who
have consistently opposed the
Roosevelt policies will have spirit
ed opposition within their party
when they go to the polls in 1938
for their first appearance before
the voters since the victory of
Provident Roosevelt in 1982. What
happens to these senators next
year will largely determine
whether the President will domi
nate the Democratic organization
for some years to come.
WORLD WAR THREAT
That the Administration is con
cerned and somewhat anxious
over the situation in the par East
is no secret. j%:*iajor war between
China and Japan wooid' probably
result in another effort on the
part of European powers to .‘‘lo
calize” the struggle because of
the realization that if Soviet Rus
sia V°cc'.7ies involved, Germany
v, ill likely attack in the East. This
would immediately involve Prance
and, before l'>—~, '.noet of the na
tions of Z_iope.
INVENTIONS STUDIED
A 400,000-word study of the
effect of machines on men, gov
ernment and society has been
prepared by a group of outstand
ing American experts under the
direction of Professor William P.
Ogbom, of the University of
Chicago. He also directed the
“Recent Social Trends’’ survey
for President Hoover.
' The new study, commended by
President Roosevelt, atttempta to
anticipate research and invention
and regulate the impact of ma
chines upon society. For exam
ple, the document lists a number
of inventions which demand plan
ning in order to fit into the na
tion’s structure without consider
able disruption of ordinary af
fairs. Among them is the me
chanical cotton picker, the photo
electric cell, artificial fibres from
cellulose, and others of similar mP
portance.
Between the early origin of an
invention and its full effect upon
society is a period of thirty ye®.r!’
according to the report, which
seeks to stimulate proper plan
‘ the invention.
E knowledge is
greatest ob
stace _ -Jse course but
more serious are inertia of P«°P;®>
prejudice, lack of unity Mid dif
ficulties in securing concerted ac
tion.
- in the use ot
iificanfly, lack o!
considered the
U aliph A Wl
The committee finds * tendency
toward increased invention, which
while disrupting employment, al
so creates jobs. It concludes by
stating that labor and capital
pay a constant price before proper
adjustments are made. If other
factors remain unchanged, the
suiwey says that production would
have to increase twenty per cent
over 1929 to have asU*« unem
ployment now as existed then and
labor efficiency (increases, as it
inevitably does, the production of
physical goods and ^rvlces must
he more than one hundred and
twenty'per cent of what it wasm
1929 in order to have as little
unemployment as then.
INCLUSIONS REACHED .
g~.-« does not permit furthe
• «Tthe report, ghnemlly
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Roosevelt Court
SI Killed By
Senate July 22
Vote To Recommit Measure
To Committee To Be
Enlarge Court 70 To 20 1
Stripped Of Plan To
LOGAN PUTS MOTION
Senate Galleries Packed For
What Opponents Termed
Court Plan Of President
“Funeral” Of Supreme
Washington, July 27.—To be
stripped of its furiously-disputed
provision for increasing the mem
bership of the supreme court, the
Roosevelt court bill wa9 handed
over to its enemies in the judic
iary committee Thursday by the
Senate.
For the first time, administra
tion leaders frankly admitted dp
feat, conceded that their long
fight for enactment of a measure
changing the makeup of the nat
tion’s high tribunal had reached
an unsuccessful end.
Under an agreement reached
Thursday, the committee is now to
reduce the once robust and dis
pute-awakening measure to a thin
shadow of its former self, to a
few non-controversial clauses on
the lower courts.
On the first roll call vote the
Senate has had in nearly six
months of controversy, the admin
istration leaders voted, with the
jubilantly gleeful opponents of the
bill, that such procedure be fol
lowed.
But a younger group of Demo
cratic senators, adhering to the
end to the president’s plan, de
clined to follow. Indignantly, in
some cases, they voted against
recommitting the bill. The result
cf the roll call was TO for recom
mittal, 20 against.
With the undisputed death of
the Supreme Court provision and
other disputed clauses, a sugges
tion for a constitutional amend
ment, of unspecified form, emerg
ed from within the administration,
regarded by some as the begin
ning of a new administration
drive. Secretary Ickes was its
backer.
An unusual session of the ju
diciary committee, attended by
leaders of both sides in the con
troversy, settled the fate of the
bill earlier in the day. The op
position was in clear control.
It was decided that Senator Lo
gan (D.f Ky.) should move re
committal, and that the commit
tee should then draft a new bill
including only provision for inter
vention by the attorney general
and direct appeal to the Supreme
Court when the constitutionality
of a federal statute is challenged
in the lower courts, and addition
al lower court judges on “a ba
sis of need, not of age.”
At the first opportunity, Logan
put the motion. The Senate was
packed for what the opposition
called ‘the funeral” of the Su
preme Court plan. House mem
bers crowded curiously about the
rear of the chamber.
Senator Johnson, (R.t Calif.)
anxious to make the now well
known agreement a matter of rec
ord, asked Logan for particulars.
He quietly supplied them.
"Then the Supreme Court bill is
out of the way?” Johnson asked.
“The Supreme Court bill is out
of the way,” Logan quietly re
plied.
"Glory be to God,” said John
son and a burst of cheering and
applause swept the galleries.
Roosevelt Seeks
Legal Advice On
Court Vacancy
Washington, July 27.—^Presi
dent Roosevelt has asked Attorney
General Cummings Cor an opinion
as to whether he must appoint a
successor to Supreme Court Jus
tice Willis Van Devanter before
congress adjourns.
This request, disclose^ at the
president's press conference, led
observers to believe that Mr.
Roosevelt will defer the appoint
acnt uBtU after . opp«reas goes
heme, if that is possible.
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Galax Woman la
Apparent Suicide
Victim Yesterday
Mrs. Walter Mabe, Galax, died
yesterday (Wednesday) shortly
before noon, from a gunshot
wound near the heart, evidently
self-inflicted.
According to reports received
by THE TIMES, Mr. Mabe, upon
arriving at his home in the Gil
mer street section of Galax for
the lunch hourt from his work,
found the body’of his wife. The
motive for the rash act has not
been learned.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed shortly before this
issue of THE TIMES went to
press.
lst-Term Senate
Democrats Favor
Original Program
Group Tells Barkley That
They Desire As Much As
Possible Of Original
Program To Become Law
Washington, July 27.—A desire
that as much of the original
Roosevelt legislative program as
possible be enacted before ad
journment of Congress was ex
pressed tonight to Majority Lead
er Barkley by an organised group
of first-term Senate Democrats.
In the gay atmosphere of a din
ner party celebrating Barkjsy’s
election to his post, they listened
to an hour’s speech by the Ken
tuckian and the»> informally ex
pressed theuydfews on what should
be done.
The conditions, those who par
ticipated said, was that the group
would be highly disappointed if it
should be found necessary to post
pone action on important portions
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Young People
Hold Meeting At
Glade Valley
The Young People’s conference
of Winston - Salem Presbytery
closed its second annual five-day
session Friday, July 23, at Glade
Valley. Eighty young people reg
istered from 25 churches of the
Presbytery, with a faculty of ten
members'
Rev. J. W. Witherspoon, Lex
ington, was director; Miss Clau
dia Fraser, Sumpter, S. C. was
head counsellor, and Rev. B. F.
Brown, Lexington, and Miss Mae
Cooke, Charlotte, were recreation
al leaders. Rev. John J, Hayes,
assistant pastor of First Presby
terian church, Wintson-Salem, was
song leader and teacher of a
course on Worship. Rev. J. W.
McFall, Mount Airy, taught a
course on the work of the church,
and Rev. Wade Cooper, North
Wilkesboro, had charge of the
vesper service. Misses Jane Hall,
Wilmington, ana r larence iveiu,
Lexington, taught the ' Bible
jourses. Miss Henrietta Hender
son Charlotte, taught a course
on Young People’s Work.
On Thursday night, Dr. Mann,
director of Religious Education in
the North Carolina Synod, con
ducted the consecration services.
The program consisted of class
periods and discussions in the
mornings and afternoons, follow
ed by “quiet hour” and recrea
tion, consisting of games, moun
tain hikes and swimming. In the
evenings were vespers and song
services, a social hour and room
devotions.
The conference was entertain
ed by the boarding department in
the dormitories of Glade Valley
high school. Mrs. E. B. Eldridge
and Mrs. Ellen Parks were in
charge of the dining room.
Both girls’ and boys’ dormito
ries were fitted to capacity. The
building has been recently pat in
first-class condition, ae the admin
istration and boys1 buildings have
been extensively remodeled
throughout The latter building
of white pitot
the
the outside, and
and Msg rdaodele* mid
Legionnaires Of
N. C. Meet lias
Week h Durham
Governor Clyde R. Hoey It
Heard Tuesday At State
CoBventioor; 1938 Meet
To Be In Wintton-Salem
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Durham, July 27.—After it had
elected Hector. C. Blackwell of
Fayetteville, ney bfemmauder over
Arthur B. Corey, of Greenville,
the North Carolina Department of
the American Legion closed its
annual convention here today.
Balloting, for a new commander
was halted, however, when Corey
withdrew his name and asked that
Blackwell be elected by accla
mation.
Winston-Salem was chosen as
the 1938 convention city.
It was announced today that
Asheville won tw drum and bugle
corps contest held last night. Win
ston-Salem was Unopposed in the
band contest. <Sjjharlotte won the
drum and bugtt corps contest in
the Negro division.
The Legion Auxiliary elected
Mrs. H. A. Newell, of Henderson,
hew president in a separate busi
ness session this morning. She
succeeds Mrs. C. P. Andrews, of
Charlotte. . ,.7
Governor Clyde R. Hoey, speak
ing here this morning, told, the
Legionnaires: . ,*Your country
needs you now just as surely as it
needed you in war days. You
are the guardians of genuine
Americanism and the whole nation
expects you to continue as its
mighty bulwark of defense against
the un-Americanisms which are
seeking^ gain a" foot-hold in this
country and thojmghly subversive
of our form of* government and
destructive of our ideals.”
Durham welcomed the happy,
carefree throng of World war
veterans and ipembers of the'
American Legion Auxiliary Sun
day night as the convention open
ed for its three-djay sessions.
Registration officials reported
Sunday night that around .1,400
men and women registered here.
State department officials predict
ed the total would reach 5,000
persons.
Number Of Trainer*
For C. M. T. C. I*
Raised To 700
The War Department has noti
fied Major General Moseley, the
Commanding General Fourth
Corps 'area, that the number of
trainees allowed to attend the
C. M. T. C. at Fort Bragg, be
tween August 3-September 1, has
been increased 'from 576 to 700.
This means that 126 more young
men are to have the advantages
of this camp.
Brigadier General Manus .wc
Closkey, Commanding General
Fort Bragg is most anxious to
see that the young men of North
Carolina and South Carolina avail
themselves of the opportunity to
attend Uncle Sam’s prize one
month summer vacation at the
Citizen’s Military camp, which is
to be held, at Fort Bragg, the
largest Artillery Post in the
United State®, from August 3 to
September 1. This opportunity
will be lost to boys of Alleghany
county unless they ennoll quickly,
according to information received
from General Manus McCloskey,
the Commanding General of Fort
Bragg.
Prospective - applicants snouia
apply to E. E. Black, of Sparta,
who will give them application
blanks and full information.
Y T. H. FJ4WOUP. LEAVES
MONDAY FOR WHITE LAKE
p. H. Jackson and R«v- A- B
Bruton left Monday with a group
of Young Tarheel Fanners to
spend the week at - White lake.
FORTY-ONE FROM COUNTY
ENROLLED AT A. 3. T. C
from Alle
enrolled In the
_
at1 Appaforhien
George W. Roup
Write* Letter To
Editor Of TIMES
The editor of THE TIMES is
in receipt of a letter from George
W. Roup, Monroe, Wash, who, to
gether with his brother, Senator
Howard Roup, ^overland Wash.,
visited relatives in Alleghany
county a few weeks ago. •
Mr. Roup stated that they had
a very pleasant trip back home
and visited many places of inter
est along the way. He was very
appreciative of the courtesies and
acts of friendship shown them by
friends and relatives while on
their visit in this section.
Labor Relations
Board Defended
By Roosevelt
Says Board Has Been Fair
To Both Capital And
Labor; Rankin Attacks
Board Actions Monday
Washington, July 27—The Na
:ional Labor Relations board,
which has been charged with left
ist and bias in fryvor of unions,
was defeated today by President
Roosevelt. The chief executive
asserted at a press confrence that
the board has been fair to both
capital and labor.
Charges that the board is con
spiring with communist influences
to destroy southern industries
were made yesterday by Repre
sentative Rankin (D., Miss.).
Previously, Senator Nye, (D., N.
D.) had, declared that the board is
so biased on favor of John L.
Lewis’ committee for industrial
organization “that the average
man regards it as an adjunct."
Hugh L. Johnson, the former
national recovery administrator,
contended that the board is a
one-sider “pressure” group un
suited for its quasi-judicial work.
But Mr. Roosevelt said today
that the board has also been ac
cused of being biased in favor of
management. The president’s
thesis was that since the criticism
comes from both sidps, it is a sign
that the board is doing an im
partial job.
Mr. Roosevelt expressed belief
that the Wagner labor relations
act, which the board administers,
is not at all one-sided.
Asked by a reporter if he be
lieves the act could be strengthen
ed by making unions more respon
sible in living up to agreements,
the president said he did not
know
He abided, however, that he
feels there have been many vio
lation* of agreements by employ
ers in the last 10 years.
The president advised his callers
bo read the British Trade Union
act. Under this, he said, unions
are not incorporated, but are
made adequately responsible.
He expressed belief that while
this country would not copy that
act in toto, it contains a fair de
gree of mutual responsibility.
Duke Of Windsor
And Bride Prepare
To Go To Venice
Noet^ch, Austria, July 27.—
Tonight, the Duke of Windsor,
known here as “the restless
squire, prepared to take his
American-born bride, the former
Wallis Warfield, of Baltimore,
Md., to romantic Venice.
The former king and his duch
iss were expected to motor from
their honeymoon retreat here,
Wasserleonburg castle, to the
Italian city of Canals where hotel
accommodations have been re
served.
When Edward, is not playing
tennis or golf or using his sickle
m the grass about Wasserieonburg
castle, he is out in the hills—
some times hunting, but more of
ten hiking with Id* English aide.
The duchess, his bride of less
than two months some times ac
companies the duke if only a sim
ple climb is planned. But if he
wants to ascend some high peak
she stays at the old castle.
One of Edward’s mountain
journeys took him to the top of
Dob watch mountain, a point just
over 7,000 feet above sea level.
He mode the climb in foe
B, *gtae. btaktbe d
tit* «re On
nsitih
ing part w -V7
Fri. Marks Formal Opening
Of Carnation Co/s Big Milk
Evaporating Plant In Galax
Governor George C. Peery, Of Virginia,
And Ex-Senator Folger, Mt. Airy, Heard
CARNATION CO. OFFICIALS ALSO SPEAK.
Many Contests (Are Conducted And Two
Winners Are From Alleghany County
Thousands of citizens of Grayson and Carroll
counties, in Virginia, and Alleghany and Surry Counties,
in North Carolina, joined with the citizenry of Galax
Saturday to help bring to pass the predictions of the
past several weeks that Cow Day, in connection with the
formal opening of the large new and modem Carnation
milk condensary there, would be a “red letter” day
event. To make the day complete, Governor George
Campbell Perry, of Virginia, was present and delivered
the principal address of the occasion, which resulted in
many expressions of praise from those who heard it.
Then, too, another factor that played no little part
in the success and enjoyment of the day was the ideal
“bright blue weather” that prevailed from mom 'til
night.
Son Of WPA
Chief Confirms
Secret Marriage
Scarsdale, N. Y.( July 26.—
David Hopkins, 22, son of WPA
Administrator Harry Hopkins, and
Cherry Preisser, 19-year-old stage
dancer, his secret bride of a
month _ today planned an early
reunion.
Young Hopkins confirmed re
ports yesterday that he and Miss
Preisser were married at Gretna,
La., June 22. He gave his name
as “D. Jerom Hopkins'’ and that
»f his father as “Lloyd Hopkins,”
bo said, to avoid publicity.
Hopkinss aid his bride, whom
h emet through his college room
mate, Ben Hauserman, of Cleve
land, 0., would rejoin him in two
weeks. They plan to live in New
York.
Hopkins is completing by mail
requirements for a 4eSree from
the University of Chicago this
fall in political science.
Second Shipment
Of Lambs From
Alleghany Made
The second cooperative ship
ment of Alleghany county lambs
was made last week, when 45
farmers of the county shipped 281
lambs.
The highest price offered by
packers, according to R. E. Black,
Alleghany county farm agent, was
$8.90 for choice lambs and $8.15
for “red circle” lambs. Rather
than take these prices for the
Alleghany shipment, the loa^ was
consigned to the Eastern Livestock
Cooperative Marketing association
and was sold in Jersey City, N. J.
On this market, “blue circle”
lambs brought $11.85 and “red
circle” $11.45.
Rejection of the first price of
fered and consignment of the
lambs to the Eastern association,
according to Mr. Black, meant
more than $300 to lamb produc
ers of Alleghany county.
The next shipment is expected
to be .made early in August.
Snow Falls Tues.
On Pike’s Peak
And In New York
Colorado Springs, Colo., July
27.—Flour inches of newly-fallen
snow gave visitors at the sum
mit oi pike’s Peak today a touch
of “January in July."
Motorists experienced difficulty
getting through between Glen
Cove halfway point, and the
summit, 14,110 feet above sea
level.
The July storm sent the mer
cury down to 82 on' 'the Peek
this morning.
i rrviu 9 .ov uuuvE uuui uwu,
hundreds of persons paid the new
Carnation plant a personal visit,
and witnessed the mechanical
workings of the latest industry to
begin operations in Galax, with
all departments working. During
these hours, “open house” was
held by the Carnation company,
and the visitors were given tick
ets lor free cash awards that
wrie presented later in the day,
during the main program of the
occasion> which was held in Felta
lark.
“Old Glory” fluttered in the
breeze in front of almost every
business house in Galax Friday
morning when Governor Peery
arrived. After stopping for a
time at Bluemont hotel, the chief
executive of the Old Dominion,
riding in the rear seat of the state
automobile bearing Virginia li
cense tag “No. 1,” with Senator
Taylor G. Vaughan, Galax, pre
ceded by State Officer E. D.
Helms, as a motorcycle escort,
moved along Main street toward
Felts park, with numerous groups
of persons gathered at vantage
points along the route eager to
get a glimpse of “the governor” as
he rode along in his large special
automobile, driven by a Negro
chauffeur, headed for Felts park,
where the chief executive and a
group composed of Mayor B. D.
Beamer, of Galax, Carnation com
pany officials and perhaps others,
were served lunch on the flag
bedecked platform where “free
acts” are presentd at fair time,
which platform was later used for
the speaking program.
In addition to the “open house1*
during the morning hours, a stock
judging' contest was held, the re
sults of which were officially an
nounced in the afternoon.
At approximately one o’clock,
the speaking program began, with
S. Floyd Landreth, Galax, as mas
ter of ceremonies, in his usual
jolly and humorous way. Mr.
Landreth introduced Mayor B. D.
Beamer, who delivered an address
of welcome to the thousands pres
ent in Galax for the unusual and
outstanding occasion.
W. C. Cross, vice president of
the Carnation company, then de
livered an address, in which he
discussed at some length the ad
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stand with the hntft hones.”
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