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TODAY’S THOUGHT “By gnawing- through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation."—Burke DEVOTED TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Series 1937 GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937 Number 34. ■ I (By Hugo S. Sims, Washington C oilm po ndn t) BLACK CONFIRMED Confirmation of Senator Hugo L. Black by the Senate last week placed the judicial robes of a jus tice upon the first member of the Supreme Court to be appointed senator was something of a reve lation to the experts who, for weeks, busied themselves with ef forts to anticipate the President’s selection. Practically no one even suggested the joint sponsor of the Wages and Hours Bill, who has been an. ardent and loyal supporter of the New Deal and a liberal throughout his ten year senatorial career. Immediately upon the submis sion of Senator Black’s name, the President’s nomination was hailed as a masterful political man oeuvre. The forces of the Chief Executive promptly began an in direct attack, alleging that the Senator would not be eligible on Bccount of the passage of legis lation permitting justices to re tire. The nominee’s political fit ness was also questioned. Later, the charge was made that the Ku Klux Klan supported him in Ala bama. These objections were in effective and the aggressive Ala bamian was confirmed by a Sen ate vote of 63 to 16. •‘NEW DEAL” JUSTICE While even his friends probably would not claim that Senator Black’s legal experience has been as broad as some of the present members of the Court, they in sist that he is well qualified and, certainly, is as able as many appointees to the Court in the past. There is no doubt as to his sympathy with the objectives of the New Deal and it is sure that the President has not failed to appoint a man of his own political philosophy. This was to be expected and is no more than has been the custom in the past when conservative presidents have placed on the Supreme Court lawyers whose greatest qualifica tion has been their assiduous practice of law in the interest of large corporations. TROOPS TO SHANGHAI The decision of the Government W strengthen its armed forces at Shanghai by the dispatch of ad ditional marines from the West Coast emphasizes the gravity of the situation in the Far East and indicates the belief of this Gov ernment that conditions are not apt to improve. The reinforce ment will leave San Diego prob ably this week but will not reach China fo* another month. Ap parently, the United Stateo 'will not abandon its foothold in China nor withdraw its nationals from the danger zone. The last step involved any number of difficul ties and while many Americans have been and will be removed from the war zone, others will remain. The decision of the Govern ment to strengthen the forces came in the face of some demand that the United States withdraw entirely from China, removing not only its citizens but also its soldiers and ships. Obviously, the presence of our sailors and ma rines in the zone where large scale fighting between bitter enemies is underway cannot fail to carry a threat to future peace ful relations. An unexpected in cident might involve our forces in a battle with the soldiers of China or Japan. However, the State Department probably con siders this risk to be less than that involved in an entire sur render -of our interests in China. NEUTRALITY ACT Meanwhile, the Neutrality Act had not been put into effect up to the writing of this colump and there was no official intimation that the President would take any Immediate action along this line. While the Ait itself would auto matically place a ban on ship ment of supplies to China and Japan, the embargo would obvi ously be in the interest of Japan because the Japs would have the merchant ships to transport sup plies for themselves and the war ships to blockade the ports of China. This advantage, it should be noted, is more apparent than zeal because, under actual war conditions, it is doubtful If war supplies could be landed in China. DESTROYERS DISCUSSION The plan to lease six over-age destroyers to Braxil has been practically abandoned for the present in the face of consider able (Tta« to Page 5, Hease) criticism, particularly on the «f the Government of Argen Doughton Returns To His Alleghany Home For Rest Pilots 20 Major Bills Through House During Eight-Month Session Of Congress Just Ended Congressman Robert L. (Far mer Bob”) Doughton, of Alle ghany county, has returned to his home at Laurel Springs for a period of rest after eight months of hard work holding down four of the most important chairman ships in Congress. The veteran North Carolina Congressman con ferred Saturday with President Roosevelt regarding a number of legislative odds and ends and told the chief executive he would re turn to Washington for a further conference with him in Septem ber. In the meantime Representative Doughton will remain at his Alle ghany home, giving his personal attention to his herd of cattle and his future political plans. Asked just before leaving the capitol if he would be a candidate for the Senate against Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Doughton said this was a question to which he had given no recent thought because his time had been de voted to closing tax loopholes and not running political offices. Those who know the Nortn Carolinian’s min'd believe he is seriously considering retiring from public life at the end of his present time and not being a candidate for any office. If Doughton retires he will re linquish the most powerful posi tion any member of Congress from North Carolina ever held in Washington. He is chairman of the ways and means committee which has charge of all tax legis lation and also acts a committee on committees for the House. He is chairman of the joint com mittee on taxation, the special congressional committee on tax evasion, and in addition to this, is chairman of the House Demo cratic caucus. Representative Doughton has used his prestige to the advan tage of North Carolina in many ways. His recent successful fight to restore the cut in the Blue Ridge parkway appropriation is but one example. His position in Congress, coupled with his close ness to the President, has been a power in getting many North Car. olina projects approved, not only for his district, but the state as a whole. The North Carolina representa tive has pillowed 20 major legis lative measures through the House during the present session. Supt. Thompson Talks About Schools At Club Meeting At the August meeting of the Woman’s clubi held last Friday at three o’clock, , in the high school auditorium, Mrs. R. C. Halsey, leader for the afternoon, presented a most interesting pro gram. W. C. Thompson, superintend ent of schools in Alleghany county, discussed the schools, pic turing their needs very clearly. Peggy Cook entertained with a tap dance and Miss Annie Marie Choate and Mrs. P. L. Choate played a piano duet, both num bers being greatly enjoyed. In conclusion, Mrs. Halsey led a round-table discussion, in which some objectives for the coming year were outlined. Woodruff, Thompson And Myer« Reunion To Be Held Sept. I| reunion of the Woodruff, Thompson and Myers families, widely known in the Carolines and adjoining states, will be held at Liberty Grove Baptist church in Wilkes county, five miles east of North Wilkesboro, on Highway No. 268, Sunday, September 12. Ejvery member' of either fam ily, and their friends, are cor dially invited to attend and taka with them well-filled baskets of good “eats” to add to the pienic dinner ah 1 ;* V;i Rockefeller Memorial .1 a Chicago, 111. . . The “most beau tiful and outstanding building on the University of Chicago campus was named Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in honor of the great philantropist who made many large gifts to the institution. Preparations For Great Galax Fair Progress Rapidly Day by day, as the time for the opening day of the Great Galax fair draws nearer and near er, plans and preparations for “the fair that is complete in e/rery department” becomes more nearly complete and interest seems to be growing daily, indi cative of B very successful fair. W. C. ' Roberson, who is in charge of arrangements for the fair, maintains an office in the Merchants and Farmers bank building, upstairs, on East Gray son streeti in aGlax Marks 'Shows will be on the midway for the fair, which is to get under way »n Monday, Aug ust 30, and continue throughout the week, closing on Saturday night, September 4. Racingt fireworks, big free acts in front’ of the grandstand, a laTge and attractive display of agricultural and home manufac ture exhibits, a large collection of interesting shows and thrilling rides are among the many at tractions listed for the entertain ment of the thousands of citizens of Grayson and Carroll counties and adjoining territory who are expected "to be in attendance at the big annual event. Anoiner outstanding ieamre ox the fair, it is expected, -will be the horse show, although the ex act date for this attraction has not yet been announced. Glade Valley H. S. To Open For New Term On Aug. 31 Glade “Valley high school will open its twenty-eighth term on Tuesday, August 31, with the following faculty in charge: Rev. C. W. Ervin, principal, and teacher of English and Bible; Paul Hudson,'History; Miss Annie Belle Corry, Mathematics and French; Miss Lillian Cooper, Science and Home Economics; Mrs. Ellen Guerrant, Music and Dean of girls, and Mrs. E. B. Eld ridge, Dietitian. Miss Cooper and Mr. Hudson are the only new faculty mem bers. Miss Cooper, of Blackey, Ky., is the daughter of Prof. W. L. Cooper, farmer superin tendent of this school, and is a graduate of Flora lege. Mr. Hudson, is a graduate of The buildings havcrheab -greatly improved; during the vacation sea son, as extensive remodeling and repair work has been done.- A new fire-proof roof has been put on the girls’ dormitory and both dormitories have been painted. All the living rooms and halls in the boys’ building have been either papered or painted. Two class rooms and the library have been papered. More than five hundred books were added to the library, which now baa twenty-six hundred vol Congress Ends Lengthy And Stormy Session Washington, Aug. 24.—Em broiled to the last in a spectacu lar warfare between fighting fac tions of the Democratic party, Con gress adjourned Saturday. After eight months Of furious wrang ling the wearilfcd legislators turn ed homeward^ wondering if the party’s once solid majorities had been split beyond repair. They wondered, too, whether they would be summoned back into special session this fall to deal with problems left unsettled, I and, if so, pessimistically predict- j ed that the intra-party row would j go on then, from where it stop ped today. For ty. ended on a note of wrathful 'defiance. Four of the Democrats who opposed the Roose velt court Mil arose, one after the other, and challenged the adminis tration to unseat them because of that o#$6sition. Upon Senator Guffey (D.), Fa., who had suggested such a course the four, Wheeler, Burke, O’Ma honey and Holt, poured vials of contempt and denunciation, while he sat grimly looking straight before him and said nothing. Then, they circulated a pe tition among their Democratic col leagues, . asking that Guffey be ousted from his position as chair man of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee. They said they had obtained from fifteen to twenty signatures. However, the petition was with drawn later when Senator Bark ley, of Kentucky, the Democratic leader, disclosed that a week earl ier Guffey came to him with his resignation from the committee. Barkley said, he was busy at the time and suggested that the resig nation go over xmtil after the ses sion. Shortly beJere the session end ed formally at 7:22 p. m. (est), Mr. Roosevelt sent the Senate a letter expressing his “regards and good wishes'” and: hoping the legjs. lators we lid have a “jfleasant, happy vacation.’' Baptist Sun. School To Hear Robert Carico Sunday On next Sunday morning at 10:00 o’clock, the Baptist church will have as a visitor at its Sun day school, Robert Oaiico, of Delta, "Pa. Mr. Carico is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carico and a grandson of M. A. Higgins, of Ermice. N. C. Young Carico, who received his B. S. degree last week at the Appalachian State Teachers col lege, Boone, is a very fluent speaker and will deliver a lecture on “Temperance.” 6 Besides this speech there will he some special songs hy small children and other musical num bers. Everybody is invited to this special program and "Sunday school. Special Session Of Congress Is Thought likely Washington, Aug. 24. — In creasing expectation was evident in the capital tonight that Presi dent Roosevelt will call a spe cial session of Congress in the fall for a showdown on crop oon trol and wage and hour legisla tion. The President discussed a spe cial session at a luncheon confer ence with the Democratic lead ers, Senator Barkley, of Ken tucky, and Representative Ray bum, of Texas. He told reporters afterward, however, that he had not made up his mind. He had been ad vised both for and against, he said. One group of influential house Democrats passed the ward ear lier in the day that they ore against congress meeting before its regular session next January. They argued time is nee'dd to cool tempers aroused in the ses sion just ended. A special session in November to tackle highly controversial is sues was freely predicted, how ever, by Senator Guffey (D., Pa.), an administration stalwart, and Speaker Bankhead, of the house. Guffey, who stirred up a tem pest in the dying hours of the last session by predicting “ob livion” for foes of the President’s proposal to reorganize the Su preme Court, spoke at New York, where he will depart for Europe tomorrow. tie expressed oenei to report ers that a special sessioa will pass upon wage and hour regu lation, anti-lynching and farm loan bills. Former Duke U, Professor Named D. C. Court Judge * Washington, Aug. 22.—Presi dent Roosevelt made further progress Friday in hts program for injecting new and liberal blood in the federal judiciary by sending to "the Semite for con firmation the appointment of Jus tin Miller, formerly dean of the Duke University Daw School at Durham, as associate justice of the United States Court of Ap peals for t'tae District of Columbia to succeed the late Justice Van. Orsdel. Clearing Sides Cheer Searchers * For Lost Fliers Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 24,— Clearing weather in the AreSe encouraged hopes of aviators here today that they soon would be able to fly over the polar ice fields in search of six lost Soviet airmen. Heavy fogs, which kept planes grounded at. Barrow this week, were lifting. The Soviet "North Pole camp informed Moscow by wireless the temperature "bad dropped behrw freezing, rain ceased and murky skies had cleared. Globular Corona Of The 'Sun The first picture to call attention that the sun by atmosphere more than a million miles in depth, visible corona shines more strongly. The picture was the ecUpse pi ties sun on June 8th, fewn a plans at is surrounded in which tha i taken during an altitude of To Search For Fliers Glendale, Cal. . . Jimmy Mat tern, noted flier, just before take off to join in search for the re ported Russian fliers lost in the Arctic. Four years ago, Mattem ■was saved by these same fliers in about the same location. Republicans Map Hans For Fight During Next Year Washington, Aug. 24.—The Re publican campaign to take ad vantage of Democratic discord emd score a comeback next year got under way today. Party officials from 14 widely scattered states met behind dos ed doors with John Hamilton, their national chairman. They reported, Hamilton said, that there has been a substantial change in public sentiment due to the Supreme Court Controversy and to the President’s “vacillat ing policy” on labor matters. It was on* of a series of meet ings planned by Hamilton in Washington, or other cities. There also has been talk of a national convention of Republican leaders to re-invigorate the party for the 1938 elections, but the national chairman said that was not dis cussed today. “We axe trying to determine where we should direct our fire,” Hamilton told reporters. Among the topics discussed, he added, were methods of interest ing young people and means ol raising money for the party’s next drive. Kansas Senator j To Oppose U. S.f Trade Policy f1 Washington, Aug. 21.—SenaSo Arthur Capper <R), Kans., an nounced today that he '*w*ul< carry on a “grassroots mm paign” against the adrrimistra tion’s reciprocal trade agreement policy. He denounced the trade pro gram, under -which the govern ment has made agreements wit! 16 nations, as a disguised methoc of “selling oat the farmer foi the benefit of Eastern manufac turers.” The slender, grey-thatched Kan. san said he would speak during the next three months at more than 40 fairs, farm picnics, anc agriculture association meeting? throughout the Kiddle West. Predicting that the agreements would “arouse a growing volume .Of protest” among the farmers, he said that agricultural exports had fallen steadily during the last 12 months as a result of the parts. Capper cited State Department figures for the last fiscal year, which showed a $400,000,900 In crease in imports of agricultural products, while farm exports de clined $30,000,000. ’ SMALL ALL-METAL PLANE DEVELOPED IN CALIF. San Digo, Calif., Aug. 24.— Development of a small, all-metal airplane, described as the first non-fabric cabin machine ever produced in the American light plane field, was announced today by the Ryan Aeronautical Com paojr, Of low-wing construction, tha plane will seat throe including the pilot. Roosevelt Makes Stirring Speech 1 On Roanoke Island Governor Clyde R. Hoey Introduce* President To Great Throng Gathered On Historic Spot Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, Aug. 24.—A great throng gath ered here last Wednesday on this historic islandi drenched, in poetic tradition of an infant America, under gnarled old oaks and sweet-scented pines, to hear Pres ident Roosevelt attack the foes of the New Deal in a speech cel ebrating the 350th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare, the first white chil'd born on these shores. The President of the United States stood here on the speak ers’ platform, sipping occasion ally at a glass of water as he made his first public address since the defeat of his Supreme Court measure. Time and gain the throng cheered Mr. Roosevelt. The great and near-great were crowded here in the center of the recreated village of “Lost Colony,’ ’the place where a baby daughter was born to Ellenor and Annanias Dare, 850 years ago today. Never had the Tarheel state witnessed anything like this cele bration. Long it had been an am bition of these fisherfolks from^^j the hanxs of D*re to nave this nation’s chief executive visit this hallowed spot. Today that am bition was realized. In introducing President Roose velt to Tar Heels here at old Fort Raleigh, Governor Clyde R. time, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.’* Then a treat wave of cheering swept through the crowd, voic ing its pleasure to receive Mr., Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt made hte speech,, after a four-mile, ride from Man* teo down a flag-draped road. | Photographers caught a picture of President Roosevelt, Governor Haey, and former Governor Er wnghaus. “Three ‘governors,” said' the nation’s chief executive, and jpmiled. f It was a great Teunioir for EM ringhaus and the. President. “YjouJve got beautiful weathotj this time, life;. President,”' aaM Ehringhaua, recalling the- -dregA ing Mr. Roosevelt got cm hffl Jjul visit to Month Carolina* at thi Green Pastures rally in Ci^WdotM f;3ast September. '**Va [ALLEGHANY TEACHERS [TO MEET HERE SATURDAY ! A county-wide teachers’ me ing will be held on Saturd August 28, at 10 -o’clock, Sparta high school. All teach; in Alleghany county are expect to be present. After discussing plans for t year the teachers will receive t books for their schools and a] their supplies. ,'n li nj> a i, "OM/iTends and old ways ought not •be disdained.” « AUGUST *•—New Amsterd dared to the I become New 30— Natives s^ssft; 31— Von Hindonb footed the in 0>e bum. 1914
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