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TODAY’S THOUGHT “Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.”—Fielding. -h-, The Alleghany Times DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOM^ AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Subscription Prion Sit in Alleghany ytar in advance OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Series 1987 GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937. Number 32. I (By Hugo (3. Sira*. Washing too Correspondent) BILLIONS TO VETERANS Benefits paid to war veterans from the Revolution through the World War, including peace-time pensions to retired and disabled 1 soldiers, amounted to $21,993, 682,*66 up to May 81, 1987, ac cording to figures released by the Veterans’ administration. About •ne-twentieth of this immense sum came from insurance pre miums, allotments and other funds, leaving the net cost to the government of a little less than $21,000,600,000. IPROCTIONI STS AROUSED Protectionists interests are re ported to have made plans to concentrate their attack on the reciprocal trade policy by lam basting the Czecho - Slovakian treaty. The government is ex pected to announce the list of products upon which it will con sider granting concessions in or der to secure similar commercial favors from Czecho-Slovakia. As Czecho-Slovakia is an industrial nation, producing a wide range of articles competitive with American goods, it is reasonably certain that some American in dustries will consider themselves adversely affected. They are ex pected to line up all industries which may be directly touched1 by lower duties and to appeal t» other industries to join the fight on the ground that concessions in later treaties will hit them. On the other hand, foreign trad ers in this country are prepar ing to answer the attack in the belief that the government will doge serious trouble in making toe new agreement. _ NAVY YARDS BUSY Government navy yards have a fair sided navy on the ways. With the new battleships recent ly authorized and including the cruisetrs, destroyers, submarines and cutters, the yards at New York Philadelphia, Boston, Ports mouth, Charleston, Mare Island and Puget Sound are construct ing 39 ships. Apparently, the government will have to plan for the bulk of its own construction in the future and this means that the yards will nave to be equip ped Smr construction'on a larger scale than is now possible. As the declared naval policy of the United States calls for a fleet second to none, it, appears cer tain that additional battleships iwill be required to equal the pro gram of Great Britain. At least two more 35,000-ton battleships are expected to be authorized in the fiscal year beginning next July and one will probably be constructed on the Pacific coast. 34,100,000 EMPLOYED More than 34,100,000 persons are employed in non-agricultural industries, according to Secretary Perkins, who says this represents an increase of more than 8,200, 000 since the low point of the depression in March, 1933. The ■.Secretary of Labor says that I manufacturing employment is now at a level substantially equal to that of March, 1929, and the trade and service groups are em ploying nearly as many persons. On the contrary, however, con I struction employment is nearly thirty per cent off, transportation is twenty-four per cent less and public utilities sixteen per cent lower. The Cabinet member urg ed ‘the raising and, stabilizing of the wage earner’s and farmer’s incomes so that more goods can be consumed in this country.” TO WEED OUT WEAK BANKS Banks with unsound practices war maintaining improper financial structures will be weeded out by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which is virtually placing the insured banks of the nation under the microscope. In cooperation with state banking authorities, it is “making a com plete survey of the banks under their supervision with h view to determining what corrective steps can be taken with regard to weak and unsound banks.'’ Leo T. Crowley, chairmen, thinks that 800 to 400 weak banks should be weeded out of the system each year for several years. He in sists that if banks are unsound or incolvent after a period of sev eral years of increasing prosper ity, there is little hope for their ^survival in any subsequent period of decreasing prosperity. SEC EXPELS BROKER . .Concluding that Michael J. Meehan, colorful Wall Street fig ure, bad been guilty of manipula tive activities in stocks prohibited by the Securities Exchange Act of 1984, the Securities and K* Suggestion (H An Anti-Roosevelt Affiance Is Made Talk Of Possible Meeting Of Ex-President Hoover And Alf Land on At Home Of Lowden Renewed Washington, Aug. 9.—As one of the subjects suggested for dis cussion at a proposed Republican rally next winter or spring is that of an alliance with anti Roosevelt Democrats, G. p. P. leaders said here today. They reported some party members favor inviting anti-ad ministration Democrats to run on the Republican ticket in the congressional elections next year. An alternative proposal, that the Republican party change its name so Democrats may enlist without going under the banner of their traditional foe, has aroused little enthusiasm over the country, some <of the leaders de clared. It was said in usually well in formed circles that talk of ar ranging the national Republican gathering sprang up about the time of Herbert Hoover’s recent eastern visit. The former president, sightsee ing today in Yellowstone Park, made no immediate comment on these reports. John D. M, Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national com mittee, told reporters he was aware of the proposals for the meeting. He declined further comment, however. The general purpose of the rally, as outlined privately by other leaders, would be to re invigorate the party and consider tactics for the 1938 elections. Every effort would be made, these party chieftains asserted, to preivent it from becoming a de vice for booming 1940 presi dential candidates. There has been renewed talk in the capital recently that former President Hoover and Alf M. Landon, the Republican presi dential nominee last year, might meet next month at the farm home of Prank O. Lowden, form er governor of Illinois. Both Hoover and Landon have denied knowledge of it, however. To Hold Clinic For Cripples At Roaring Gap A clinic for cripples will be held at Roaring Gap Baby hos pital on Thursday afternoon, Au gust 27, from one to five o’clock. This clinic is free to persons of any age .who wish to attend. Persons who are , hare-lipped, flat-footed crippled' with rheu matism, or otherwise crippled, •are invited to attend. Further treatment will also be free of charge for those under 21 years of age who are not able to pay. Dr. Moore, a specialist from Winston-Salem, will be in charge of this clinic, which is sponsored by the State Health department. Miller Named To Oppose Bailey For Robinson Seat Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 10.— Congressman John E. Miller of the second Arkansas district was nominated yesterday in the "rank and file” convention of Demo crats to oppose Gov. Carl E. Bailey for the United States Senate seat left vacant by the late Joe T. Robinson. The self-assembled convention repudiated the recent action of the state Democratic committee which rejected petitions for a party primary. BAPTIST W M. U. TO MEET AT HOME OF MRS. WAGONER The Women’s Missionary union of the Sparta Baptist church will hold its regular monthly meeting this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:80 o’clock, nt the Home of Mrs. Isom Wagoner. Mrs. Clete Choate will be as sociate hostess and Mrs. Leff Choate and Mrs. R. C. Hal sey will be in charge of the Former Sparta Man Is Partner In New Galax Business J. B. Reed, formerly of Sparta, In partnership with R. K. Poole, Independence, has recently opened the Canroll-Grayson Motor Sales on East Grayson street in Galax. Mr. Reed and Mr. Poole are authorized dealers for Oldsmobile and GMC trucks, as well as for Plymouth, DeSoto and Nash products. They also carry a com plete line of parts and accessor ies. Lightning Kills Four Sisters Near Creedmoor Creedmoor, Aug. 10. — Four sisters, attractive daughters of Edgar Hester, were piled in a lifeless heap today before the eyes of their father and brother in g tobacco field, by a lightning bolt. Edgar Hester, the father, and his son, Joe, were near the bush under which the girls had taken refuge from the sudden thunder storm that arose while they were stringing tobacco about 4 o’clock. Uninjured themselves, the men saw the four girls slump togeth er to the ground. Although their bodies bore no sign of the bolt which killed them, the girls were dead when their father and brother, with two cousins, reached them. The small, bushy tree under which the girls were standing showed no sign of the bolt, Marice, 24, eldest of the sis Iters, was a teacher at the Stem School. Vivian Mae, 19, had re cently completed a business course in a Raleigh commercial school. Mary Swain, 16, and Edith, IS, attended the Creedmoor school. The girls drove daily from their home in Creedmoor to the prosperous Hester farm on the Oxford highway bo string tobacco, aiding in making the crop during the summeo- months. Judiciary Bill Is Passed Sat By The Senate Washington, Aug. 10. — An abrupt end was brought to the historic court controversy in .the Senate Saturday with the pas sage of a compromise judiciary reform bill dealing only with lower federal tribunals. No roll call vote was taken, and Vice President Garner gavelled the measure through after less than an hour of perfunctory debate. Few senators were on the floor when he banged his ivory mallet on the desk and declared the bill passed by unanimous consent. Several senators, caught by surprise, sprang to their feet and protested that they wanted a chance to vote against the legis lation. Garner promptly ruled that their objections came too late, but said they could have their opposition noted in the record. The measure, had been agreed to by administration leaders, after they abandoned President Roose velt’s original proposed to ap point additional justices to the supreme court if incumbents past 70 years of age did not retire. — Officers Are Chosen By Local B. Y. P. U. Sun. At a business meeting of the Sparta B. Y. P. U., held on Sun day night, August 8, the follow ing new officers were elected: President, Tom Greene; vice president, Mrs. G. A. Reeves; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. James Hoppers; corresponding secretary, Miss Edna Walls; pianist, Mrs. Odell Richardson; Bible Readers’ leader, Dr. Odell Richardson; grasp captains, Miss Grace York and Robert Andrews, and report er, Miss Gseee York. On Long Hike HAYTI, Mo. . . .* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton (shown on highway near here), bound for the Texas Centennial at Dallas, have trudged over 1000 miles since they started from Phillipe, V/. Va_ last September. Doughton Is Said Not To Be Out Of Senate Race Yet (The news article which is published below is reprinted from the Chapell Hill Weekly, and, as it concerns Congressman Robert L. Doughton, of Alleghany coun ty, who wrote a letter recently to Louis Graves, editor of the Weekly in regard to the possibil ity that the chairman of the pow erful House Ways and Means committee may be entertaining aspirations for the United States seat now held by Senator Rey nolds. , He does not jsy he will run, but he makes"VTBeJn that he has not definitely given up the idea. “The fact that he is non-com mittal is important political news,’ says the Weekly in a foreword to the letter, “Because, from his latest previous word on the subject most people in North Carolina had got the impression that he was out of the race.”— Editor). Mr. Doughton’s letter is as follows: “Dear Mr. Graves: “Your letter requesting infor mation as to my purpose relative to entering the next Senatorial campaign in our. State has been received and given attention. “Many similar letters from all sections’ of North Carolina have reached me, and continue to ar rive daily, most of which urge me to bedome a candidate for nomination to the Senate and pledge support in case I should decide to run. “Congress is in the midst of a very busy and important session and my heavy duties and respon sibilities demand all of my time. Moreover; the primary is almost 12 months away and I do not feel that I would in any way be justified at this time in doing or saying anything that would in the slightest interfere with my obli gations to the people of the dis trict I represent, as well as the state and nation. I feel also that the people should be given a rest from politics during the hot summer months, “I will, however, at or near the close of the present session of Congress advise my friends and the people *of North Caro lina what office, if any, I will seek in the next Democratic pri mary. “Assuring you of my appreci ation of your interest in the mat ter, and with best wishes always, I am, “Very sincerely yours, “R. L. DOUGHTON.” BIG APPLE CROP FORECAST Washiogton, Aug. 10.—The agriculture department announc ed today crop conditions on Aug ust 1 indicated a 1987 national apple production of 202,274,000 bushels, compared with 117,506, 000 bushels in 1986. $6^60,000,147 IN US. St Washington, Aug. 10.—Money in circulation on July SI totaled 16.460,099,147, or 149.92 for eTory parson in tbs United States. Democrats Hold Harmony Meet; Roosevelt Absent Washington, Aug. 10—Senate Democrats gathered tonight at a “harmony” dinner but President Roosevelt was a conspicuous ab sentee. The chief executive, who was accused only yesterday by Sena tor Copeland, of New York, of destroying party barmony> sent a letter to the party gathering, instead of attending. White House aides said “pressure of ether things” prevented the Presi dent from going, Copeland attended the dinner— announced as a banquet in honor of the new party leader, Senator, Barley, of Kentucky—along with virtually all of his colleagues among the strife-ridden Demo cratic ranks in the Senate. It was a “stag” affair, behind closed doors at the Raleigh Hotel, with no outsiders invited and even the one woman senator, Mrs. Caraway, of Arkansas, left off the guest list. Senators in charge of the af fair insisted it was purely social, to honor the new leader, and that no serious ‘speeches were listed. They said almost a dozen infor mal talks were on the program. Vice President Garner, who has been working persistently since his return from Texas to heal party wounds, was the pre siding officer or toastmaster. The President’s letter was sent to him for reading at the dinner. County Nurse To . . Vaccinate Against Smallpox On Sats. Mrs. Virginia Ashley Greene, Public Health Nurse for Alle ghany county, will be in her of fice in the courthouse on each Saturday morning for the next several weeks, from 9 until 12 o’clock, for the purpose of vac cinating against smallpox. Stokes County To Hold Liquor Election Aug. 17 Danbury, Aug. 10.—Long a stronghold of prohibition, Stokes county appears to be tottering, a recent crosa-section survey re vealed. Its citizens—men and women from the rolling hills on the Forsyth county line to the moun tains that troop down from Surry in the west—will decide August 17 whether liquor stores are to be established. On that date Stokes county will march to the polls. Not since the national referendum in 1988 has its citisens had an opportunity to vote their senti ments. Then the county voted against repeal, 1,998 to 480. Dry leaders are confident of another overwhelming victory. Wot campaigners likewise predict their estimate of voting pownr. jt - ' N. C. Girl Named “Miss California” In Recent Contest Venice, Calif. Aug. 10._ Phyllis Randal], 21-year-old blonde from Charlotte, N C., Saturday had won the ’ title of Miss California in a beauty con test here. Miss Randall won her title and the right to represent this state in the Atlantic City contest next month, over two score other con testants at the annual Mardi Gras here. Hoey Endorses Stacy For Seat On High Court Raleigh, Aug. 10.—<jovemoi Hoey sent a telegram to Presi dent Roosevelt tonight endorsing Walter Parker Stacy, chief jus tice of the North Carolina su preme court for appointment to the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court. The Governor told reporters he believed the President was giv ing “serious consideration” to the appointment of Stacy, who re cently was endorsed by 11 of the 13 members of North Caro lina’s delegation to Congress. “I wish to direct your atten tion to the eminent qualifications and unquestioned fitness of Hon. W. P. Stacy, chief justice of the supreme court of North Carolina, for appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States,” the Governor telegraphed. “Judge Stacy meets every re quirement for that high position. In ability and learning, charac ter and capacity, saneness and liberalism—Judge Stacy would sustain the best traditions of the great court of last resort. His appointment would meet the uni versal approval of this entire state.” Home-Coming At Glade Valley H. S. Attended By Many Good attendance marked the Home-Coming occasion at Glade Valley high school, which was held on Saturday, August 7. Members of 15 of the 25 classes that the school has turned out were present, and, taking into account alumni and friends pres ent around 50 persons were serv ed a picnic supper on the school grounds. After the supper, E. B .Eld ridge, president of the Glade Val ley High School Alumni associ ation, held a meeting of the alumni. The secretary, Miss Ruth Bowlin, could not be present on account of illness, and Miss Una Norman, of the class of ’36 was named temporary secretary and served in this capacity. A decision to change the date of the annual Home-Coming from August to Monday of Commence ment week at the school was reached. General Farm Bill Expected Early At Next Session Washington, Aug. 10. — Th< Senate agriculture committee vot ed unanimously today to report out a general farm bill withir a week after the convening oi the next session of Congress. Chairman Smith (D., S. C.) said the new bill would be read} for the Senate regardless ot whether the President called s special session of Congress or die not meet until January. METHODIST W. M. S. TO HOLD MEETING TOMORROW The Women’s Missionary societ; of the Methodist church will hole its regular monthly meeting to morrow (Friday) afternoon, a 240 o’clock, at the church. at._:__J Roosevelt Signs Bifl Providing Parkway Funds Sum Of $4,500,000 Is Made Available For Scenic Roadway This Year; Work Plans Under Study ; 1 Washington, Aug. 10.—A sum of money amounting to $4,500/ 000 was made available today for the current fiscal year for the Blue Ridge parkway, con necting the Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National parks, by the signature of Presi dent Roosevelt. A. E. Demaray, associate di rector of the national park serv ice, said plans for new work in the parkway are still under study, and it has not been determined where the work will be started first. He said $1,500,000 oould be » used for completion of sections under contract, including surfac ing, bridge structures and road side improvements from Jarman Gap to Rock Fish Gap and from Adney Gap to the Virginia North Carolina line in Virginia, and from the line to Deep Gap and from Buck Gap to Bull Gap in North Carolina. New work which could be eco nomically undertaken during the ' year, he said, included the sec- | tions between Pinnacles of Dan to the Virginia-North Carolina line in Virginia and from Bea con Heights to N. C. route No. 104 and from Buck Creek Gap to Bull Gap in North Carolina. Demaray said the general aim of the service is toward comple tion of the major part of the parkway between Roanoke and Asheville. The appropriation carried in the bill fell approximately $800, 000 short of the total Demaray said' could be profitably expended on the entire project this year. He said, however, that the status of the plans are such that aD the work named oould be let to con tract if and when money is pro vided. Road Improvement Program To Be In “Full Tilt” Soon Raleigh, Aug. 10.—An $8, 000,000-program to improve farm-to-market and school baa roads in North Carolina will be “in full tilt” by September 1, Governor Hoey said yesterday. A total of $2,000,000 of the record1 sum will be spent before winter. The Government predict ed the WPA would contribute at least $200,000 to supplement the fund. An additional $5,800,000 made available by the General Assembly for secondary road bet terment will be spent during the current fiscal year. LOCAL LIBRARY RECEIVES 400 ADDITIONAL BOOKS Four-hundred additional books have been recently donated to the Community library by dif ferent libraries. These books are now being prepared for circulation. ij everyone become$ matter, who mm turn the miU?" AUGUST
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