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% : : TODAY'S THOUGHT '•Opposition inflames the enthusiast; never converts him.”—Schiller. DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHAN Y COUNTY i Series 1987 GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937. Number 41. m New Carnation Field Agent Is Given This Area Ray Maysilleg has arrived in Galax from Sulphur Springs, Tex., to assume his new duties as field agent of the Carnation company to succeed Verne P. Melhuish, who has been in charge of this work since prior to the construc tion of the local Carnation milk evaporating plant. Mr. Maysilles was accompanied to Galax by Mrs, Maysilleg. Below is reprinted a news story published in the September 19 issue of The Daily News-Tele gram, published in Sulphur Springs, Tex._ concerning the de parture of Mr. and Mrs. Maysilles for Galax. The article follows; “Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maysilles are leanring this week for Galax, Virginia, where Mr. Maysilles is to continue his work, a very im portant work, for the new Car nation Milk plant which is now in operation in the “Old Domin ion.” He holds a responsible position with, the Carnation Com pany. and his duties call him into every field where a new plant be gins operation. "Sulphur Springs never had finer people or more worthwhile citizens than Mr. and Mrs. May silles, and it is with genuine re gret and sorrow on the part of the whole town and dairy sec tioae of Hopkins and adjoining counties that they are leaving. “The following splendid, well written tribute is paid them by a friend, who expresses the senti ment of all who know them per sonally or the week each has dona while among us: “ 'It is with since rest regret that the people of Sulphur Springs learn of the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maysilles to a new field of work. “ ‘Mr. and Mrs. Maysilles came to us as strangers two years ago and it is very rare that you find two people as willing to cooper ate and give their all as these splendid folks did. ‘Mrs. Maysules was active in church work, president of the Garden Club and an active mem ber of several other clubs. Her kind personality and love for do ing for others has won her a host of friends who deeply regret her leaving. “ ‘Mr. Maysilles made a large number of friends in his two years here, and proved himself a valuable man> not only to his com. pany but in dealing with the milk producing farmers, by showing a fine courtesy, a clear under standing of local problems, and a desire to iron out all troubles in the fairest manner possible. Over one hundred leading citizens have voiced their disapprov al, through petitions, of moving Mr. Maysilles. These citizens were right in protesting as it is not often that people like these come out way and we need to keep them with us. “ *Let us hope that their move is not permanent and that they will return when their work is finished elsewhere. “ ‘They can be assured that there shall always be a warm welcome awaiting them upon their % return to Sulphur Springs.’ ” u. S. CONSUL.GENERAL TO SYRIA IS MURDERED TUES. Beirut, Syria, Oct. 12.—James Theodore Marriner, United States consul general, died here today under ..the gun of an Armenian who professed personal hatred for a man he had never met. The 45-year-old vachelor diplo mat, one of the best known Amer ican foreign service officers, was shot as he stepped from his auto mobile at the consulate and fell dead on the steps. His chauffeur captured the at tacker whom police identied as Mejardich Karayan. They said the Armenian assort ed the motive for the attack was Mariner's refusal to issue him a visa for travel to the United States. DEN Iv MOVIE ACTRESS TO MARRY DENTIST FRIDAY NIGHT Bollywood, Oct. 12.—Dorothy _^Nii1t.y, screen actress and former Broadway musical comedy star and Dr. Lawrence Scroggs Singleton, dentist and flier, will be* married Friday night in the Westwood community church. Miss McNulty announced tonight. LONDON JUSTICES FEEL CONCERNED BY LOSING WIGS London, Oct. 12.—The loss of three wigs threatened the dig pity of the law courts' today on the •opening of the Michaelmas term. - Attendants searched up and down fruitlessly with the result that two lord justices wore bor rowed wigs and a third appear ed in a spare. Roosevelt Issues Call For Special Congress Session November IS I* Date Set For Solons To Gather In Washington; Chief Executive Is Heard Washington, Oct. 12. — After calling a special session of con gress for November 15, President Roosevelt outlined with pointed emphasis tonight a legislative pro. gram designed to help agricul ture, industry and labor and pro duce “abalanced abundance with out waste.” While the current year has. generally speaking, been eco nomically good, he told the na tion in his tenth “fireside chat,” there are many groups which “still have less purchasing power and a lower standard of living than the nation as a whole can permanently allow.” 1. Crop control legislation to stabilize farm income and the na tion’s food supply. 2. Wage and hour legislation to increase the income of low paid employes and, he said, there by increase production of the things they would buy. 3. Land use legislation, spend ing the TV A idea to otiier sec tions, and providing new expanses of fertile soil to which families in the dust bowl and other poorly productive sections may move, employes and, he 4. Anti-trust legislation to end monopoly—not to hurt but to free legitimate business.’’ 5. Government reorganization to make the processes of democ racy “work more efficiently.’’ Mr. Roosevelt spoke from the oval room of the White House after announcing the calling of a special session of congress at a two-minute press conference late in the afternoon. He sat at a desk before a seem ing myriad of microphones, under the sharp glare of photographic lights and surrounded by news and motion picture photographers. For the latter, he later repeated portions of his speech. The president spoke more rap idly than has been his custom but he added emphasis to his words with sharp accents and occasional pausies. He did not include in his pro gram for the special session his supreme court reorganization bill which was shelved by the senate at the last session. “I shall ask this session of con gress to consider immediately,” he said, “certain important legisla tion which my recent trip through the nation convinces me the American people immediately need. "This does not mean that other legislation, to which I am not referring tonight, is not important for our national well-being. But, other legislation can be more readily discussed at the regular session.” . . .Congress will convene in special session November 15 instead of waiting until the regular session in January. Travel Editors See Beauties Of Great Smoky Mountains Bryson City Oct. 11.—Travel executives ana writers touring North Carolina as guests of the department of conservation and development and the Governor’s hospitality committee, viewed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian reservation today. From"” Clingraan’s Dome, and loom Newfound Gap the travel executivesi editors and counsel lors saw 'unfolded before them one of this country’s most mas sive and colorful mountain rang es. The caravan including rep resentatives of 36 cities in 23 states wound its way behind an escort of state highway patrol men to the highest altitude reach ed by any motor road in Eastern America. More than 6,300 feet above sea level, Forney Ridge terminates on the lofty face of Clingman's Dome, the park’s high, est peak. Alleghany Teachers To Hold Meet Sat. At Sparta H. S. A county-wide meeting of the teachers of Alleghany county schools will be held on Satur day, October 16t at 10 o’clock, at Sparta high school, W. C. Thompson, superintendent of Al leghany county schools, has an nounced. All teachers in the county are expected to attend this meeting, which will feature the discussion of local problems and plans for the year. High Record As Public Servant Made By Hancock Asheville, Oct. 12.—Represen tative Frank Hancock, of Oxford, who announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat held by Senator Reynolds here today and who has made an enviable record as a state and national legislator, spent several hours in the city today and released his announcement shortly before his departure for Shelby. In Shelby, he is the guest of B. W. Royster, his roommate while a student at the University of North Caro lina. Mr. Royster accompanied him to Asheville. The entry of Congressman Hancock into the race as an op ponent of Senator Reynolds is ex pected to eliminate Congressman Robert L. Doughton and former Senator Cameron Morrison at po tentials opponents of the Asheville legislator. Unless there are de velopments not now apparent, Senator Reynolds and Congress man Hancock will fight it out for the Democratic nomination at next June’s primary. Both men are aggressive cam paigners—and have youth in their favor. Hancock will be 43 years of age on November 1, and Reynolds is gbout nine years old er. Congressman Hancock was edu cated in the Oxford graded schools and at Homer Military Academy, completing his educa tion at the University of North Carolina. He was licensed to practice law in 1916> but his practice was interrupted by ser vice in the World War. He served in the state Senate of 1927 and in the lower House in 1929. During this session he was co-author of the school bill bearing his name; in 1930, he was elected to Congress, succeed ing Charles Stedman, deceased, and was re-elected in 1932, 1934 —and 1936. He is married and the father of seven children—four boys and three girls. Jackson Heard By Large Audience At U. Of N. C. Chapel Hill, Oct. 12.—A large audience at the mother of state universities, which was granted its charter the same year that its state ratified the federal Consti tution, was told today that “checks and balances on democra cy must be found in reasonable ness and restraints of popular majorities and not in judicial decisions.” Calling for a Supreme Court that will be responsive to the will of the voters as expressed at the polls, Robert H. Jackson, assistant United States attorney general, who recently has been promi nently mentioned as a candidate for the presidency in 1940, told a Founder's Day assemblage at the University of North Carolina that “education will protect our rights and our institutions better than litigation.” The exercises here which were broadcast, were held during the morning, while tonight and at other times during the week alumni groups representing 20, 000 sons and daughters in Amer ica and far away lands are to gather to pay homage to Alma Mater. Feud Flares F<*r Fifth Time tZD un | NEW YORK . . . Fans from near and far paid' more than a million dollars to see resumption of old-time baseball feud between the New York Yankees, piloted by Manager Joe McCarthy (left) and Giants, helmed by Manager Bill Terry in fifth World Series played between the rival teams since start of the Big League classic in 1906. Doughton May Retire At Ed Of Term h House Washington, October 12.—It was learned here tonight that, in the face of the announcement to day of Representative Frank Hancock, of North Carolina, that he would oppose Senator Reynolds next year, Representative Robert L. Doughton will not be a can didate for Reynold’s seat. Repre sentative Doughton has long tak en a position that if some strong candidate should come out against Reynolds he would not make the race. It has been learned that Doughton and Hancock conferred with each other within the last few weeks and at that time the young North Carolina legislator advised his vetertl**colleague that he had decided to enter the con test. That Hancock has Doughton support in the senatorial race is quite certain but he is not ex pected to become actively engag ed in the contest. It is believed that Doughton will not hesitate to let his friends know he is supporting his col league from Oxford. But being the modest man he is in political matters, no one ex pects Doughton to go further than. that. Those who have Doughton’s confidence realize he has a strong desire to leave public life and retire to his mountain home at Laurel Springs. For this reason, it is by no means certain he will be a can didate for any office in the 1938 Democratic primary. Of course the last hint that he may retire will bring all kinds of pressure on him from North Carolina to stay in Congress. This will be prompted by a vast ma jority of citizens who feel Dough ton is needed in Congress. Men of his legislative ability and keen insight into national problems come on the political horizon ever so often and it very ap parent that the people of North i Carolina realize this. Representative Doughton is ex pected to issue a formal state ment at an early date, announc ing his future political course. Anglo-J apanese Tension Expected To Be Renewed Shanghai, Oct. 13. AngVo Japanese tension, hardly subsided since Japanese fliers machine gun ned Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen. British am bassador to China, seemed de stined today to be renewed. The issue was over the shoot ing at Minghong, 14 miles south of Shanghai, yesterday in which it was disclosed that four Britons and one Russian were subjected to machine gun fire from warplanes identified as Japanese. No one was injured. SQUARE DANCE TO BE HELD AT LAUREL SPRINGS FR1. A square dance is to be held at Laurel Springs school tomor row (Friday) night, with proceeds to be used for the benefit of the school. Balanced Budget Is Hoped For By Rep. Doughton Washington, Oct. 12.—Chair man Robert L. Doughton, of the House Ways and Means com mittee, after a conference with President Roosevelt today, de clared that “the federal govern ment must balance its budget the next fiscal year or we may as well quit talking, about it.” The North Carolina congressman con ferred with the chief erecutive at the White House on taxation mat. ters. Chairman Doughton said there was an “excellent prospect” for a balanced budget during the 1939 fiscal year and he felt op timistic over the chances of bring ing this about without any in crease in taxes. The North Carolina congress man commended Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the ad ministration for maintaing the government’s credit during the several years of an unbalanced budget but said this strain could not he continued. ,J£e not only looks for a balanced budget but hopes to see revenue increase to such an extent that the public debt can be reduced. The head, of the revenue rais ing committee of the Congress said he was mindful of the in crease demand which would come for army and navy expenditures as a result of war talk but ex pressed the hope that conditions would so shape themselves that the appropriations for the Navy and War departments would not have to be materially increased. Mission Groups Of Local Churches To Meet Today, Friday The Women’s Missionary union will hold the regular monthly meeting at the Sparta Baptist church this (Thursday) after noon, at 2 o’clock. Guests are expected from West Jefferson and Mouth of Wilson, Va. The Women’s Missionary soci ety of the Methodist church will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, October 16, at 2 o’clock, at the church. Members are urged to be prompt, as there will be a church meeting at 3 o’clock. South To Have Big Stake In Special Session Washington, Oct. 12. — The South will have a tremendous stake- in the special session of Congress which President Roose velt in his usual dramatic fashion called this afternoon for Novem ber 15. While Mr. Roosevelt in his “fire-side chat” tonight touched on world condition and the desire of America for peace, his re marks made it quite obvious that his chief reason for calling the special session was to speed up farm legislation and have some definite surplus control program in operation before the farmers begin putting their crops into the ground next year. Ex-King And Wife U»e Trailer On ; j: German Trip Berlin, Oct; 12.—Germany’s only house trailer, built by Chancellor Hitler for the use of foreign diplomats and other dis tinguished guestsj stood ready to night for its maiden trip with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as its first passengers. The limousine-trailer, a glori fied version of those used in mod em American travel. State Fair In Raleigh Has Good Opening Tuesday Raleigh, Oct. 12.—With thous ands of school children throng ing the grounds on “their day,” North Carolina’s “largest” State Fair began here today. Fair official*; were enthusiastic over prospects. The weather was clear and many parents accom panied their children, who were guests. Free tickets also have been sent 900,000 pupils outside Raleigh to be guests Friday. Counters worked late tonight tabulating the number of visitors, but said no official figures would be available before tomorrow. However, officials indicated that it was the largest opening day in several years. Charles Mangum, assistant to Fair Manager J. S. Dorton, said today’s was the biggest opening crowd he had seen in several years’ experience at the annual exposition. The shows and rides did a rushing business and the midway was crowded. Judges went to work today on exhibits, but said it probably would be Thursday before they could complete their lists of winners because of the large number of offerings. Prize money will total $14,000. Governor Hoey urged North Carolinians to “attend your larg est State Fair” in a talk during a short program this morning officially opening the five-day ex positibn. Judge Hayes To Meet Park Land Owners Oct 22 Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes is scheduled to be at the Federal building in Wilkesboro, on Friday, October 22, at 10 a. m.t for the purpose of conferring with owners and persons having any interest in any part of the 5,100 acres of land which was condemned by the United States on October 3 for the National Park service. This land lies in Alleghany and Wilkes counties and Judge Hayes is anxious for all owners and claimants to any interests in the boundary of land to meet him at the place and time mentioned above, in order for him to ex plain to them what steps they must take to draw out the money which has been paid into the clerk’s office in Greensboro. Judge Hayes will tell them, also, what they must do if they are not satisfied with the amount paid into the court. The govern ment has paid in $34,000 for the benefit of those who own interest in this land, but the money, ac cording to Judge Hayes, cannot be paid out until it is determined who is entitled to receive it, and the purpose of the meeting and hearing to be held in Wilkesboro is to enable the owners to get their money as promptly as pos sible, and without incurring any unnecessary expense. OGDEN L. MILLS PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY MONDAY New York, Oct. 12.—Ogden L. Mills, an aloof aristocrat of American' politics and one of the great leaders of the once power ful Republican old guard, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was stricken suddenly—only three days, ago he had played a vigorous golf game with friends —in the old red brick and brownstone Mills townhouae. Rep. Hancock To Oppose Reynolds For U. S. Senate Announcement Is Made In Asheville, Home City Of Reynolds; Doughton Not Expected To Run Winston-Salem, Oct. 13.—Defi nite announcement was made at Asheville last night by Represen tative Frank Hancock, of Oxford, that he would he a candidate for the United States Senate in the 1938 Democratic primary. It be came apparent at the same time, in Washington, that Representa tive Robert L# Doughton would not enter the campaign. Hancock's announcement had been expected in the past few days after re peated conferences with former Senator Cameron Morrison and Doughton. It was reported to have been learned that Doughton, who has considered strongly announcing himself as an opponent of Senator Robert R. Reynolds, will not be a candidate. Hancock announced his candi dacy at Asheville, home of Sena tor Reynolds, in exactly 66 words and would say no more. His brief statement was? "I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination as United States senator in the June pri mary. I shall run on my record of public service as a member of Congress for the past seven years. My campaign will be an aggres sive and vigorous one but always maintained on a high plane in keeping with my concept of the dignity and responsibilities of the office.” Doughton, in Washington to confer with the President, would uot say he would not be a can didate, and added he would have . a formal announcement to make soon. It was indicated, how ever, that he will choose to re main out of the race and possibly retire from public life. Hancock told a newspaper man last night that he attempted to locate Senator Robert R. Rey nolds, his opponent> and Repre sentative Zeb Weaver, in Ashe ville before making his announce ment but that he could not find them. “We are the best of friends,” he said. Since it had been generally known that Hancock and Dough ton conferred within the last two weeks, Hancock was asked if he and Doughton had reached an agreement on who would run against Reynolds. “I have never heard of any such agreement,” the young North Carolina representative said. “I don’t know what Mr. Doughton’s plans are.” Washington, Oct. 12.—Asked shortly after he returned to Wash ington yesterday for his first visit since Congress adjourned, if he intended to run for the Senate against Senator Robert R. Reynolds Representative Rob ert L. Doughton, of North Caro lina, refused to comment other than to say; “Something will break before a great while. The time has (Turn to page 8, Please) nuns “The string of a violin is broken in stretching it too much." OCTOBER 15—Tecumseh, noted Indian warrior, killed at the Bat tle of Thames, 1813. 18—The United State* Mint established at Philadel phia 1786. 17— Boundary Une between Alaska and Canada established, 1903. 18- Long distance telephone system loins Chicago and New York. 1882. II—Roger Williams ban ished from die chusetts colony,
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