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TODAY'S THOUGHT “Victory belongs to the most persevering.” —No poleon. DEVOTED TO The Alleghany Times rO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Subscription Price $1* year in advance in Alleghany county only Series 1937 GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1937. Number 36. (By Hugo S. Sim*, Wathin'gton Comcpondent) UR FOREIGN POLICY Having given this space last eek to a discussion of the poli il situation in the United States might be a good idea to review le present foreign policy of the nited States, with particular ref ■ence to events in the Far East. O AVOID WARFARE First, foremost and forever, le cardinal doctrine of our pres it foreign policy centers in an fort, sometimes almost grotes ie, to keep the peace between e United States and other na ons and to persuade other paw 's, involved in difficulties, to mid warfare. To effectively istain our appeals in behalf of sace everywhere, the Govern ent rigorously avoids taking des in foreign battles, thus main ining what one might call an ficial neutrality in every atti de. This position is based upon indamental conviction on the irt of the people of this country at world peace is possible if sponsible statesmen direct their forts toward the peaceful solu »n of international difficulties. rests upon the assumption of ir people that other peoples do it uphold war as an instrument national policy and that, on e contrary, like ourselves, they am for the establishment of arid peace. It is pivoted upon e additional conclusion that the ople of the United States will it support any action by the litod States Go> eminent which volves the risk of war and that ey will not back any fighting lywhere except strictly in self fense. JBLIC FOR PEACE The world at large, including tions like Italy and Japan, have ng realized that the United ates is not only anxious but de rmined to avoid foreign entan ements or the threat to use rce anywhere in the world re rdless of what occurs. The her nations look to the United ates for diplomatic notes, eathing the new world evan lism for peace, but are abso tely assured that moral pressure the only force this country is lling to exert. Upon the basis our record, since Secretary imsor.’s 1981 fiasco about Man uria, the rest of the world is stified in this conclusion. DLL'S JOB DIFFICULT Secretary Hull is intelligent ough to understand exactly lere the world is heading un is nations give up the use of rce in pursuit of policy. He ows that Manchuria, Ethiopia, tain and China are examples other aggression if the use of rce is not restrained and that e civilization of the world is periled unless the world can be nvinced that the path of peace omises more than the use of ms. It can also be taken for anted that he realizes the in itable complications that loom ead of his own country unless ■ritorial integrity, economic se rity and commercial equality n be assured the weaker na ins of the world. It is discouraging to note the istence of treaties which would compliah all of these ends in gards to China. It is to be not that the Kellogg-Briand pact, flawing war, has been broken well as the Nine Power treaty, specting Chinese sovereignty, iced with this situation, the lestion arises whether the Unit States has anything to gain inviting or beginning a war. cretary Hull thinks not. At the me time he continues to peg rtain generally accepted princi es and spread propaganda rough the diplomatic functions behalf of world peace. KPOUN'DS PRINCIPLES Recently, in the face of va gus threatening' situations, he dressed, an inquiry to the na ms of the world, asking each give its views in regards to a 18-word statement embodying a de of international conduct, treign officials literally fell over emselves to express agreement n principle’’ with the Hull for ula, which he terms the “alter itive, adequate and complete” war. Such widespread concert declarations encourages some ilomats in the belief that the tsis has been laid for a found^ on upon which the world will . able to build a structure of The Hull statement of princi •s included, maintenance of •ee; national and international (Tuns to Page 6, Please) Famous Alleghany County Son Unavailable When Sou gilt By Representative Of TIMES For Interview Congressman Robert L. Dough ton is reported to have laughed heartily Tuesday when Postmaster Glenn Nichols handed him his oopy of the Winston-Salem Jour nal which carried a copyrighted story concerning the Alleghany congressman's future political plans which this newspaper is not permitted to quote from. Just why the congressman laughed was not explained) by the local post master, although it is supposed that he was laughing about the story which the paper carried. The congressman himself, when sought for an interview by a representative of THE TIMES, was far away in the hills some where looking after his herd of fine cattle. It was learned, how ever, that, as far as members of Congressman Doughton’s house hold were concerned, no infor mation whatsoever of any in tention on the part of the con gressman to seek a senate seat had reached them. The • great ruefulness of Con gressman Doughton as chairman of the House Ways and Means committee in the national con gress, it is thought, is one handi cap that might interfere with his seeking some other office that might be nearer his heart’s de sire. Congressman and Mrs. Dough ton, it is generally understood, are interested in building a home in Sparta if they can acquire an attractive site. (Editor’s Note—A news story which emanated from the Greens boro Daily News press bureau in Washington and appeared in yes terday’s issue of that paper is reprinted below.) Washington, Sept. 7.—The re port emanating from Winston Salem that Representative Dough ton has decided to enter the sena torial primary next year, against Senator Reynolds, was not' uni versally accepted as final here to day. It was something that did, however, interest a great many people. It found its way into the ticker service, and was hand lied by the press associations. A vast number of people are not concerned about the possi bility that Senator Reynolds will encounter serious opposition, but they would like to know about it if there is to be any change in the chairmanship of the ways and means committee, the most consequential of the house sub divisions. It not only concerns itself with the tax and fiscal af fairs of the nation, but it is the committee on committees, and thus governs, in a large degree, the entire house organization. But friends of Mr. Doughton doubt whether he has made a final decision with respect to his future political course. While he has received encouragement from all parts of the state they are not at all certain whether he will “choose to run” against Sena tor Reynolds. On the other hand, they expect that Mr. Doughton will make a formal announcement of his plans shortly, or prior to October 1. MANY NEW CCC ENROLLEES EXPECTED EARLY IN OCT. During the first part of Octo ber, it is said, there will be • a large requisition for CCC enroll ees in North Carolina. It is es timated that the requisition will call for between two and three thousand men. The smaller counties will prob ably be requested to furnish from eight to fifteen men. Sub sequent enrollments will probar bly not be large. Therefore, it is suggested that every man who is eligible and who desires en rollment to place his application with the Welfare department at an early date. In addition to the enrollment of young unmarried men between the ages of 17 and 28, veterans may also have the opportunity of enrolling, and will be considered for selection. COMMUNITY LIBRARY IS PRAISED BY VISITORS Out-of-town people who have vigited| the community library have spoken of this recent ad dition to the cultural life of the oounty in very complimentary terms, commending particularly the book-mending which is being done under the supervision of Mrs. Albert Richardson, and also the variety of interesting books to be found on the shelves. Thousands View Unique Exhibit At Galax Fair One of the most unique ex hibits seen at a fair at Galax in a long time—and one that at tracted the attention of thous ands—was the game, pa'/k and forest display exhibit at the Great Galax fair last week in Felts park, shown under the di rection of J- hn Mack Reeves, Grayson and Carroll counties game warden. Within the exhibit itself, prob ably the most popular and inter esting unit was the miniature set-up of the Rocky Knob park, which is actually situated in Patrick courity, along the Blue Ridge parkway. Suggestive of the beauty and attractiveness of the park itself as a place for out ings and recreational activities in general were the many ideal spots for picnic dinners, the shady trails that are prepared for rest ful hikes and sight-seeing travels, not to speak of the many other particular features of the place that invite the public who pass that way to pause for rest, pleas ure. recreation and refreshment. The groves, trails, picnic shelters, buildings, etc., in the park were plainly represented by miniature reproductions of the original. This park exhibit was prepared and displayed through the cour tesy of the Federal Park service. The much-talked-of coyote-dog hybrid, captured in the Elk Creek section of Grayson county in 1936, as well as others of its kind, and a specie of practically every game animal found in the Twin counties section, as well as many native to other 'sections only, were in cluded in a section of the display made possible through the efforts of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland fisheries. This sectibn. too, was exceedingly in teresting to the many thousands of fair visitors who thronged the grounds during the week. Still another part of the ex hibit that was of much interest was the display arranged by the U. S. Forest service, showing a section of the Jefferson National (Turn to page 8, Please) Court House In Sparta Struck By Lightning During the unusually heavy thunder storm Tuesday afternoon, lightning struck the courthouse in Sparta, knocking a small hole in the wall abova a window in the sheriff’s office and filling the room with a veritable “snowstorm” of plaster. No other known dam age was done to the building. However, several telephones were burned out. No one in the court house suf fered shock, although the three persons in the sheriff’s office at the time of the deafening crash, which occurred at two o’clock. were temporarily deafened and dazed by the explosion. Deputy sheriff Steve Spurlin was - seated at the sheriff’s desk, when the explosion took place barely live feet above his head. It is not known whether light ning struck the top of the build ing and followed a steel beam im bedded in the walls of the court house, or ran in on a telephone line. Memorial To Will Rogers Is Dedictaed Mon. Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 7.—An empty saddle on a buck skin horse made an impressive scene yesterday as the horse stepped slowly into the plaza of the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, on Cheyenne mountain. Chimes in the shrine tower pealed solemn notes while per sons assembled to dedicate the shrine to the cowboy philosopher bowed their heads. Tears came to the eyes of Mrs. 'W. S. McSpadden, of Chelsa, Okla., Rogers’ only surviving sis ter. The empty-saddled horse, which led a procession of Indians, rodeo riders and army officers up the roadway t« the 100-foot shrine tower, stood still when less than a dozen feet from where Mrs. McSpadden sat. Tears shone, too, in the eyes of Mrs. Lasca Lane Lockett, of Col orado Springs, niece of the hu morist, and on the stiff-mustached face of Spencer Penrose, Colora do Springs mining baron, who built the ping granite spire in tribute to Rogers. Standing by Mrs. McSpadden’s chair, Gunter Lane, of Claremore, Okla., Rogers’ nephew, glumly chewed gum. Chief Fred Lookout, of the Os age trige, an Oklahoma friend of the Cowboy philsopher, who died with Pilot Wiley Poet in an Alas kian plane crash in August, 1935, christened, in his native tongue, the shrine and delivered it to Rogers’ spirit. Labor Observes 50-Year Old Hobday Monday Washington, Sept. 7.—For the half-century old Labor Day cele bration, labor laid aside the tools of trade and industry yesterday and observed the closing of a memorable year of struggles in which membership and militancy reached the peaks. Strikes, riots and martial law marked the year. More than a dozen workers lost their lives on industrial battlegrounds. Scores were injured. The sit-down strike was used with paralyzing results. Internal rivalries split labor’s house into two warring groups. < Yet labor, taking an audit of the 12 months past ahnounced that it had made remarkable gains by enrolling nearly 3,000,000 new members. It pointed to the invasion of the open shop fields of motors, steel, and other big industries, and the winning of supreme court battles for col lective bargaining, minimum wages for women, and social security. President Roosevelt, also mak ing an audit of the labor year, expressed the opinion Saturday that “both sides have made mis takes” in labor-capital disputes. He urged use of the conference table instead of strikes. Dougherty And Hayes To Speak At Doughton Reunion Dr. B. B. Dougherty, president of Appalachian State Teachers college, Boone, and Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of North Caro lina are to be the principal speaker* at the Doughton reunion to be held on Sunday, September 26, at Laurel Springs. Other speakers are to be on the program for the annual event, which is to be held this year in the Laurel Springs school build ing. CO. NURSE NOT TO BE IN OFFICE SAT. UNTIL 11 A. M. Mrs. Virginia Ashley Greene. Alleghany county health nurse, will not be in her office in the court house until 11 o’clock, Saturday morning, September 11, on account of the tonsil clinic Roosevelt Warns Americans Who Remain In China Aboard Yacht Indian , Sept. 7. —The Sino-Japanese situation was described Sunday by Presi dent Roosevelt as an “awful mess.” The president said the 7,780 Americans still in China were staying there at their own risk. At a press conference aboard the Yacht Potomac in Great Lake Pond off Block Island, R. I., he reiterated the administration was still on a 24-hour watching basis as far as invoking neutrality was concern ed. As rain and wind whipped the usually calm water of this storm refuge, the chief executive dis cussed a great domestic and for eign problem with the newspaper men trailing his vacation flotilla on the yacht Indian. He said the Americans still in China had been urged repeatedly to come out He added those re maining were' scattered all over the vast country and while a great many had declined to leave, others were so far in the interior they probably have not had time to get out. Discussing domestic affairs and his plans for the immediate fu ture, he said he had reached no conclusions on a special session of congress or a western trip late this month, but he added he would make the Pacific journey if the Far-Eastern situation permitted. He said if he made the trip he would make no formal speech es and there would be very little politics involved. Automobile Races Feature Closing Of Galax Fair Professional automobile racing made its debut in the Galax sec tion Saturday afternoon as ten cars, driven by some of the best drivers in the game, teed off in a dusty, speedy event at the Great Galax fair, in Felts park. Approximately two thousand people crowded the grandstand and surrounding track to see “WUd Bill” Rogers roar around the oval in something like a mile a minute to win Hie race. Rogers drew the pole position and re tained his lead throughout the laps. Although the spills, which were advertised, failed to' show them selves, the crowd, nevertheless, got its thrift as the little cars kicked up the dust and went into the turns sideways, then coming out on the straight-aways to make up lost time. This automobile racing came as a thriUing climax to the last day of the fair for the thousands who viewed them, not only from the grandstand and along the track, but from the hill sides above the track and main driveway through Felts park, which were almost covered with people viewing the races. Despite the fact that rain mar red prospects for a largely-at tended and highly successful fair early in the week, by the middle of the week fair weather had returned to Galax, and for the remainder of the week, weather conditions were ideal for a fair, and it is thought by many that the largest throng of people ever seen in Felts park was there Sat urday night for the closing of the big annual event. CLINIC FOR CRIPPLES IS HELD AT ROARING GAP Dr. R. A. Moore, orthopedic surgeon from Winston-Salem, con ducted a clinic for cripples at Roaring Gap Baby hospital, on August 26, assisted by Mrs. Vir ginia Ashley Greene, Alleghany county health nurse. At this free clinic 17 persons from Alleghany county were ex amined, four of whom were re ferred to a hospital for oper ation*. The expenses incurred by these patients will be taken care of by the State Health de Alleghany Agricultural Fair Sept. 24 - 25 Expected To Attract Many Visitors Here REV. H. J. FORD TO PREACH IN SPARTA SUNDAY NIGHT Rev. Howard J. Ford will preach at the Sparta Baptist church, at eight o’clock on Sun day night, September 12t instead of at eleven o’clock Sunday morn ing, on account of the association meeting at Pine Fork. Mrs. Hoppers To Head New Baptist Organization Mrs. James Hoppers, Sparta, was elected president of the Bap tist Training Union of the Alle ghany association Sunday after noon when representatives of many of the Baptist churches came together for the purpose of organizing a county organization for the training union. Other officers elected were Dr. Odell Richardson, vice president; Mrs. D .C. Bledsoe, secretary; Mrs. Odell Richardson, pianist; Mrs. Howard Ford, chorister; Miss Carolyn Maxwell, Junior leader; Mrs. C. A. Reeves, Intermediate leader; Tom Greene, Senior lead er; Mrs. Oscar Joines, Adult leader, and] Rev. Howard Ford, pastor-advisor. The purpose of the new or ganization is to put training unions in each of the Baptist churches of the Alleghany associ ation—this is to develop a greater leadership within each church. On the program for Sunday’s meeting, devotionals were led by Mrs. John Cashion, of Wilkes boro, former president of Brushy Mountain associational training union. A group of Intermediates came from Mount Airy and put on a Bible drill, which was most inter esting to all. Rev. David Mashburn, Mount Airy, regional president of the North Central Region, brought a great message on “The Purpose And Work Of The Associational Union.” Special music was rendered by Mrs. Bill Sturdivant, North Wil kesboro, and] also by Miss Edna Wall and Mrs. Howard Ford, of Sparta. An address on “Open Doors” was delivered by Miss Mabel Starnes, Raleigh, associ ate secretary of North Carolina Baptist Training union. The meeting closed with the installation of the new officers. The next meeting of the new organization will be held on Oc tober 31 at one of the churches, to be announced later. 164 Have Sought Social Security Aid In Alleghany According to a statement by Miss Lillie Ervin, Alleghany county welfare officer, approxi mately 164 opplioations have been made for assistance under the Social Security act. Of the 143 applications for old, age assistance 52 have been approved, and ten of the twenty-one applications for aid for department children have also been approved. Owing to the large number of applications in the county, the one case-worker has not yet been able to make all the home visits. It is pointed out, however that applications reached last will re ceive equal consideration with those first attended. The old-age pension checks are paid, one fourth by the county, one fourth by the state, and the remaining half by the govern ment, with only those in real need being eligible to receive as sistance from the funds. All who are able to work and thereby earn enough to live on are not entitled; to the pension, it has been pointed out. JAMES ROOSEVELT ROBBED Washington, Sept. 7.—Robbers ransacked the home of James Roosevelt tonight during the ab sence of the president’s son and his family. The house is located 1. ViatMl,, ~ - Annual Event To Be Hold On Sparta H. S. Ground*; Faculty Play Scheduled For Fri. Night, The 24th With catalogs already printed and now being distributed throughout all sections of the county, plans and preparations for the annual Alleghany County Agricultural fair, to be held here on the grounds of Sparta high school on Fridjay and Saturday, September 24 and 25, are rapid ly nearing completion. Persons who may desire a copy of the catalog may obtain one by call ing at the office of R. E. Black, Alleghany county farm agent, in Sparta, or by writing or {retting in touch with F. H. Jackson, Agriculture teacher in Sparta high school. Judging by present prospects, it is expected that the 1987 fair will be one of the best and most successful ever conducted here, and it is thought that a large number of people from the var ious sections of the county as well as many more distant points, will gather here for the event. R. E. Black, county agent, is president of the fair organiza tion, with C. R. Roe, principal of Sparta high school, vice presi dent, and F. H. Jackson, Agricul ture teacher, secretary-treasurer. C. G. Collins, Van Miller and Mrs. J. T. Inskeep are directors of the livestock, crops and wo men’s work departments, respec tively. All exhibit entries, except live stock, must be on the groundp, according to rules and regula tions, by eleven o’clock on Fri day morning, September 24, and livestock must be in place by 9:80 a. m. Saturday. No exhibit may be removed before 3:3® o’clock Saturday afternoon, the 25th. Ribbons will be awarded for first and second places. Entertainment for the fair visi tors will be in charge of C. R. Roe and Ralph Cheek. A bingo stand will be operated on the grounds, under the direction of Mrs. Robert M. Gambill, Mrs. Fredi Richardson, Mrs. Alton Thompson and Miss Annie Sue McMillan. Mis. Vance Choate, Mrs. R. E. Black, Mrs. Walter Irwin and Mrs. Ellen Paries will direct the operation of a lunch counter at the fair. The fair management, it is said, feels that, due to the generous advertising in the catalog by the various local stores and stores in nearby towns, the prizes offered this year are more attractive than heretofore. Three prizes will be awarded for beef cattle in each class. These prizes will be $3, $2 and $1, in each respective class. Prizes in the sheep and hog department will be $2, $1 and $0.50, or the equivalent of these amounts in merchandise. A pair of men’s shoes will be given by the Hamilton-Brown Shoe company through its local dealer, Jay Hardin, for the best pair of colts at the fair. The winner will have the choice of the best (Turn to Page 8, Please) .muwiie ’"The man in boots does not know the fotutn in shocx.** f&mi
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