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TODAY’S THOUGHT "The only liberty that i» valuable is a liberty oon nfefctecf with order."— Want To Sell Something? Try a Want Ad DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECON AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHAN Y COUNTY GALAX, VA. (Published for Sfaarta, N. C.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937 Number 47. A DEPLORABLE TANGLE MUCH DISCUSSION ISSUES CAUSE DIVISION CAN CONGRESS PERFORM? PEACE GROUPS ACTIVE BRAZIL'S NEW FORM JAPAN IN THE EAST For the tweuty-fourth time in the history of the United States Congress met in special session last week and, as the week closed the impression prevailed that the legislative situation is in a de plorable tangle, with so many di vergent views and conflicting in terests to be reconciled, that the two bouses now seem destined to spend considerable time in what the public will consider useless and needless debate. The congressmen called back to Washington to resume reconsider ation of business left unfinished when they went home in August find themselves faced with a bus iness situation that worries them to say the least. They are also ex pected to legislate on wages and hours, the farm problem, govern mental reorganisation and region al planning.- Moreover, the con troversial anti-lynching bill, pass ed by the House, is before the Senate where prolonged discus sion is certain. In addition to the four general measures referred to, the President has asked for action on the anti-trust laws, now antiquated, and legislation to sup port privately financed housing construction. There is plenty of fight involv ed in each of these proposals. Action upon these four items be fore the Christmas holidays is highly improbable. Congressmen are certain to spend much time in discussing steps to be taken in view of the business recession with serious efforts to curtail ex penditures, balance the budget and modify the tax laws inevita ble. The newly enacted levy on undistributed corporate earnings is under strenuous attack, with several key-men advocating im mediate modification. In all this welter of conflicting opinions, chiefly characterized by opposition to suggested proposals there is the prospect of an almost fruitless session. Consider, for example, the farm bill. Congress men from agricultural areas are afmost a unit in demanding relief for the farmer but. apparently, without the ability to agree upon the measures to be adopted. Some of them hesitate to accept a mandatory form of crop control in order to assure success of the ever-normal granary program which will add greatly to the an nual cost of farm relief. Many of these same congressmen are for tax revision and a balanced bud get. They know that new expen ditures must be covered by new revenue and the problem is how to harmonize the conflicting pur poses. Passage of the Wages and Hours Bill, many believe, means increased living costs and might adversely affect business and in dustrial activity. This would also affect the farm bill because the price of farm products depends upon the purchasing power of workers. The net result such a situa tion will be the disparagement of democratic processes, the disillu sionment and disappointment of the people generally, and, quite likely, a determination to secure positive results in the future through whatever means may be necessary. It is out of such leg islative jumbles that peoples con sider a relinquishment of their ordinary processes of government and turn toward a heavily rein forced authority which, at least 4 tes action. It is to be’ hoped by all adherents of the American system of government that Con gress will, somehow, extricate it self from the confusion and find tK , unity of decision necessary if adk{uate legislation is to result. Another foreign-affairs issue arises in connection with the coup effected by President Getulic Vargas in Brazil where, it seems he has practically strangled dem ocratic processes. The establish ment of a corporate state in South America emphasises the possibil ity of Fascist interference on that continent and the possibility of an extension of the Old World line-up into this hemisphere. With the German-Italian-Japimese Ac cord recently concluded, there is apprehension that some govern ment on this side of the Atlantic may, in return for expected fa vors', align itself with the anti communist bloc. The official at titude of the United States will be a “hands-off’’ policy as a part of the Good Neighbor role, in ac cordance with the agreement adopted at the Buenos Aires con ference. Nevertheless, the United States is anxious to preserve and strengthen democratic forms of government in the Americas. It is not expected, however, that any action would be taken under the “TB” Christmas Seals Distributed For Sale In N. C. Nearly 13,000,000 To Be Put On Sale Throughout State; Everyone To Have Opportunity To Buy Winston-Salem, Nov. 25.— Nearly 13,000,000 Christmas seals have been distributed in North Carolina and will be plac ed on sale tomorrow. Dr. R. L. Carlton, managing director, of the North Carolina Tuberculosis association, said today. “This is nearly three million more than were sent out last year," he said, “but we have good reason to believe that folks will buy generously in. this sale.” More than 1,000,000 of these seals are offered to Winston Salem citizens. Six thousand; let ters carrying a few sheets of seals have already been mailed out. Special committees are making personal solicitations^ “Everyone will have an oppor tunity to participate in this worthwhile movement; everyone should buy liberally — Christmas seals are a protection to all of us," Dr. Carlson said. Ten thousand posters of various sizes will he on display bo remind the public of the opportunity it has to contribute to the fight against tuberculosis through the purchase of seals. “The Town Crier, whose pic ture appears on this year’s seal, I urges that folks use Christmas seals on all letters, circulars, bills, checks and packages from Thanksgiving until Christmas, be cause each seal carries a message of cheer to those thousands of North Carolina folks who are suffering from tuberculosis and brings to all the hope that the disease will some day be eradicat ed,” Dr. Carlton declared. Baptist W. M. U. Holds Nov. Meet At Edwards Home The November meeting: of the Baptist W. M. U. was held at the home of Mrs. W. B. Reeves, at Whitehead, with Mrs. Bert Edwafids and Mrs. Voscoe Ed wards joint hostesses with Mrs. Reeves. With the president, Mrs. W. B. Estep, presiding, an interesting program was presented on Syria and Armenia. Those participating in the program were Mrs. Ruth Hackler, Mrs. Amos Wagoner, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Clete. Choate, Mrs. George Crutchfield, Mrs. C. A. Reeves, Mrs. Bain Dough ton and Mrs. R. L. Dickerson, Misses Carolyn Maxwell and Edna Walls sang a duet, with Mrs. Duke Bledsoe at the piano. The president Mrs. Estep, gave an inspiring talk on “The Stand ard of Excellence.” During the social hour delicious pumpkin tarts, with whipped cream, fruit cake and apple cider, were served thirty-five guests. The hostesses were assisted in serving by Mrs. T. L. Grayson and Miss Charlie Dale Taylor. Visitors were: Mrs. W. C. Fields, Mrs. Cam Fields, of Mouth of Wilson, Miss Maude Watson, Mrs. Fox, Miss Jennie Watson, Mrs. F. W. Cheek, Mrs. L. V. Joines Mrs. Jones Waddell, of Scottvllle; Mrs. B. Rector, Mrs. Graham Myers . and Mrs. Will Pugh. Sheriff Irwin And Deputy Destroy Illicit “Still” Sheriff Walter M. Irwin and Deputy Sheriff S. J. Spurlin de stroyed two illicit distilleries in the vicinity of Blevins Cross Roads Tuesday. One “still” had been abandon ed, while the other, which had a capacity of 50'gallons, was going at full blast, with the liquor be ginning to run. The officers pour ed out one thousand gallons of mash. Two parties were recognized by the officers, but no arrests have been made yet. Monroe Doctrine if some Ameri can country should adhere to the anti-Communist pact, but a dif ferent situation would present it self if Germany and Italy should attempt to colonise or control a country in this hemisphere. iaMA^WKL;, At ... . ' Baptist W. M. U. To Observe Week Of Prayer For Missions The Baptist Woman’s Mission ary anion plans to observe the Week of Prayer for World Wide Missions from November 29 to December 3 inclusive. The meetings will be held at two o’clock, on Monday with Mrs. Amos Wagoner; on TuesKay, with Mrs. C. A. Reavis; on Wednes day, with Mrs. C. A. Miles; on 'Thursday, with Mrs. W. B. Reeves. On Friday, at 2:30 o’clock the meeting will'be held at the Bap tist church. A program will be given, followed by a, playlet “En circling the WorW with Prayer.” The pastors and ladies of all the Baptist churches of the county arc given a special invitation to be present. - Nation Renders Thanks Today For Year’s Blessings Washington, NoV. 25 (Thurs day),—Washington heard thanks for peace minglctt, with reg.ret over the business slump and hopes | of curing it as officials headed i by President Roosevelt halted : work for the day. The House ' held a 16-minute session, the | first on Thanksgiving in many years. The president, spending his first Thanksgiving in the White House because of indisposition resulting from an infected1 tooth, presided at a family dinner which followed in pattern thousand? over the country? turkey, dress j ing, cranberry sauce and pump kin pie. Thousands attended church ser vices, which included at the Na tional Cathedral the reading of George Washington’s first Thanks giving proclamation. Church services and quiet fam ily reunions marked the (8jay in Plymouth, Mass., birthplace of the holiday. Westward across the nation business and industry were stilled as, by families and in groups, people gave thanks in traditional fashion. In many Eastern cities, par ticularly New York, costumed children made rounds of various neighborhoods, singing songs and1 seeking “something for Thanks giving.” The Duke anldj Duchess of Windsor attended Thanksgiving services at an American church in Paris as guests of U. S. Am bassador William C. Bullitt. They heard the pastor suggest it was particularly appropriate for the Windsors to attend because “the first Americans bo celebrate Thanksgiving were English.” Major Portion Of 4-Point Program Seems Doomed Washington, Nov. 25 (Thurs day).—As Congress neared the end of the second! of its five week special session, with the “do-nothing” record established earlier this year still intact, the major portion of President Roose velt’s four-point legislative pro gram appeared doomed tonight. A farm relief bill is expected to be the only one of the meas ures, placed by Mr. Roosevelt be fore’the extraordinary session for quick action, to be enacted! be fore the regular meeting in Janu ary. The wages-hours bill is snagged in the House rules com mittee; the government reorgani zation measure is caught in a Senate legislative jam and drastic changes are to be made in the national resources planning bill before it is submitted to either house. The Senate enjoyed a holiday today. It will meet at 11 a. m. tomorrow, an hour earlier than usual, to expedite debate on the “crazy quilt” farm bill. The House met and adjourned in 20 minutes after steam-rollering a one-man filibuster by Representa tive Ralph E. Church (R-), HI., who, believing that Congress was calldd into special session to work, has consistently opposed leadership plans for long ad journments. Despite Church’s ef Identical Twins “The pictures of health,” above, are identical twins, and on November 4, 1937, Father Time clicked off his first marker against their threescore years and ten. Yes, it was the first birthday anniversary of Angelia Gentry and' Rita Garland Myers> daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Myers, Jr., of Sparta. They weigh the same,' are the same height, have brown eyes and fair com plexions to go with their blond hair; but even their father can’t tell one from t’tother. They are the great-granddaughters of Ex-Lieutenant-Govemor and Mrs. R. A. Doughton( Sparta. ———— ~ Roosevelt Administration “Cracks Down” On Wall Street Exchange WashiriHon, Nov. 23.—Serving an ultimatum that the Stock Exchange must recognize or be regulated much more drastically, the Roosevelt administration “cracked down” on Will street tonight_ Adequate, saieguuxu’s must be thrown about this and other exchanges, eithejr by the marts themselves or the Securities Com mission, said William O. Douglas, chairman of the commission. The surprise move recalled that Wall strefiters and new deal ers have beem hurling recimina tions, blemjpg other in part for the present Dusiness reces sion. Some administration ad visers have accused Wall street of “leaning on its shovel," while their critics have blamed restric tions imposed by the government. President Roosevelt conferred with President Wendell L. Will kie, of Commonwealth and South ern Corporation, and reported progress toward an understanding which if reached, might end the feud between private power and government, and embark the companies on a vast construction program. Mr. Roosevelt announc. ed that Willkie personally sided with the President in the latter’s contention that utility rates should be based on common law (pru dent investment) theories of valuation, rather than reproduc tion or original cost. Methodist W. M. 5. Holds Meeting At Castevens Home The Women’s Missionary soci ety of the Methodist church held its regular monthly meeting on Friday afternoon, November 19, at the home of Mrs. Charles Cas tevens, with Mrs. J. T. Inskeep associate hostess. Following the discussion of plans for various activities dur ing the business meeting, the of ficers of the organization were reelected. Mrs. J. T. Inskeep will serve again as president, Mrs. R. H. Hackler as vice president, Mrs. R. E. Black as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Jay Hardin as corresponding secretary. Mrs. T. J. Carson ,as leader, introduced1 the subject of the month, “Missions Promote World Peace.” Others (discussing topics were Mrs. Jay Hardin, Mrs. Purvis Lee, Mrs. Mexa Phipps and Mrs. Robert M. Gambill. The hostesses served a delicious salad course, angel food cake, mints and coffee. forts the tower chamber quit un til Monday when it will begin consideration of a farm bill. The agricultural measure tops the administration’s legislative slate. Crowding it for first place i3 the wagies-hours bill which is being kept off the House floor by a handful of rebellious Souths enters. Foes of the bill say the administration is bringing intense pressure upon Democrats to sign a petition which would discharge the rules committee from con sideration of the measure and automatically place it before the chamber for a vote. Heart Attack Is Fatal To Wilson Cabinet Member Austin< Tex% Nov. 24.—Heart disease today claimed the life of Albert Sidney Burleson, 74. post master general in the cabinet of President Woodrow Wilson and “father” of the air mail service. Private funeral services were heM later in the day with burial here. The ritual of the Episco pal church was read by the Rev. James S. Allen. Burleson, the first Texan to hold a cabinet position, retired from public life at the end of his second term as postmaster gener al. Previously he served 16 years in congress and eight years as district attorney for Travis and Williamson counties. Governor James V. Allred. who ordered capitol flags flown at half staff; termed Burleson “one of our truly great men.” In Washington, the Texas con gressional delegation issudd this statement: “We are saddened by the death of General Burleson, who served so long and ably in congress and with such distinction in the Wil son administration. He was one of the most outstanding men ever to serve Texas in the national capitol.” CHERRY LANE STUDENTS ON LATEST HONOR ROLL The Honor Roll for Cherry Lane school, for the third month of the 1937-38 term, is as fol lows : First Grade — John Robert Pierce and Hardin Spicer. Second Grade— Billy Brooks, Wayne Brooks, George Gentry and Boyd Spicer. Third Grade—Harrel Brooks, Carl Gentry, Johnsie Spicer, Eliza beth McCann and Dorothy Spicer. Fourth Gralde—Helen Brooks. Fifth Grade — Kyle Gentry, Buford) Spicer, Grace Pierce and Herbert McCann. REV. R. L. BERRY TO BE HEARD AT BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. R. L. Berry will preach at the Baptist church Sunday morn ing, November 28, at 11 o’clock, and again Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. BURGLARS ENTER HOME OF CLYDE R. HOEY, JR. Canton, Now. 25.—Canton po lice reported tonight that the home here of CljMe Hoey Jr., son of the Governor of North Carolina, was entered and robbed some time last night. A check-up by police revealed! that a rifle had been stolen. Scott Seeks To Succeed Gwyn In Solicitorship Danbury. Nov. 24.—Ralph J. Scott, Danbury attorney, yester day announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for solicitor of the twenty-first judi cial district. One of the Democratic leaders in Stokes county. Scott was a member of the House of Repre sentatives from Stokes in the 1937 General Assembly. He is attorney for Stokes county. Scott is the third candidate for jthc solicitorship now held by Al j len H. Gwyn, of Reidsville. | Governor Hoey, Of N. C, Speaks At Church Meet Raleigh. • N. C.. Nov. 20.—As he stood in the pulpit of Eden [ton street Methodist church, j Raleigh, Friday night, befoire (ministers and delegates attending ohe annual session of the North Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Gover nor Clyde Roark Hoey could well have been taken for a minis ter of the gospel. Governor Hoey told the delegates and ministers that “the church has creaoed the ideals for the civilization of this day and furnished militant lead ership for the cause of righteous ness among all classes.” Edenton Street church was packed' to the very balconies when the man in frock coat stepped to the pulpit to deliver the principal talk at the anniversary board of lay activity. There was a smile on his face and the red rose in his coat lapel was fresh. His almost white hair swept back from his forehead. “The church,” said Governor Hoey. “is the one institution dedi cated wholly to the task of ex tending the Kingdom of God on earth. It has a glorious history. With all of its imperfections and shortcomings common to our hu manity it has consistently lifted high the standards of living and challenged the forces of evil.” North Carolina’s chief execu tive has forever been one of the | most ardent Methodists in the state. He taught a Sunday school class in his home town of Shel by for years without missing a Sunday until he was elected gov ernor. The governor pointed out that the church “impresses upon us” the stewardship of life. N. C. Citizens Observe Holiday; Mishaps Occur Public offices and many busi ness, establishments in North Carolina closed today (Thursday) in observance of Thanksgiving. For many the day marked the beginning of the hunting season, and thousands took to the fields and woods in search of game. For others, football games were the big attractions. Large crowds witnessed the North Carolina Virginia, Davidson-Wake Forest and North State Conference games which, for the most part, brought down the curtain on the 1987 gridiron campaigns. George R. Allen, 24, U. S. army private stationed, at Fart Bragg, was found dead in his wrecked car near Fayetteville early today. Joe Harrison, 60, a Buncombe county farmer, was hit by an automobile and fatally in jured. Larry Smith, 38, office manager of a supply house, was killed in a collision near Kinston. On a hunting trip near Wilson, 15-year-old Lee Nichols shot a rabbit with his double-barreled shotgun. His dog bagged the animal and refused; to let go. Robert swung the gun to frighten the dog away and the weapon went off, the full load striking the boy.’ Coroner V. C. Martin reported the dleath was accidental. During a hunting trip in Han nett county the barrel of Alex ander F. Wicker’s shotgun burst, mangling his arm. Complications set in and he died in a Fayette ville hospital. Wicker. 42, waa a well known Hartnett county (Turn to page eight) Carolina Wins Football Game From Va. 40 To 0 Assemblage Of 14,000 At Annual Turkey Day Classic In Kenan Stadium At The U. Of N. C. Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, Nov. 25.—The University of North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Virginia Cavaliers by the re sounding score of 40 to 0 here today. And the only reason they didn’t beat them more was be cause officials wouldn’t let them. Wielding a rule book that says “thou shalt not,’’ the referee gained more yards against the powerful Carolina first, second and thirtl teams than the entire Virginia eleven could do with their best hipper-dipper attack. Carolina lost 115 yards via pen alties while Virginia’s net gain rushing was zero and passing was 50 yards. Although the first team played less than half the time, the ram pant Wolfmen scored genqjously in every quarter. They actually crossed the goal line eight times but two of their touchdowns were nullified by penalties. A Thanksgiving crowd of 14, 000 spectators sat calmly through the 42nd renewal of the South’s oldest continuous rivalry, watch ing a parade of Carolina’s re serves down to the last scrawny scrub. The reserves, described1 all season as “mighty weak,” looked like mighty warriors against the papier machine defense offered by the Cavaliexs. Roosevelt Plans Housing Message To Congress Washington, Nov. 25. — The Roosevelt administration is stak ing its hopes for a quick business recovery on further peace ne gotiations with private power com panies and a private housing drive to be outlined by the chief executive in a special session of Congress Monday. Well informed persons predict ed today that the president, or officials fclose to him_ would carry on the conciliatory talks with utilities which already have pro duced virtua] assurance of $112, 000,000 of new construction. They said the objective would be. the same as in the president’s recent conferences with two utili ties chieftains—to assure the power companies that government competition would be limited to present proportions if they would start deferred construction and change their method of valuing properties for rate-making pur poses. Reports circulated in the capi tal that Fiank R. McNinch gov ernment power expert, or Joseph P. Kennedy, business man-chair man of the maritime commission, might be designated to represent Mr. Roosevelt in some of the coming conferences with addition al power executives. The chief executive will be away from the capital next week on a fishing vacation in Florida waters. ...5 Thirty-three years ago, the sale of Christmas Seals in Denmark, netted only a few hundred dol lars. This year proceeds will prob ably run into record figures. All money derived from sale of seals goes toward elimination of the “white plague,” tuberculosis. Uni versally endorsed, the launched each year the day j Thanksgiving, Ab ‘ duced Seal for aisisasi
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