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Want To Sell Something ? Try a Want Ad The Alleghany Times You Will Profit If You Always Read H , # : ) Times’ Advertisements DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume No. 14. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1938. Number 20. J Hugo S. Sim* Wellington Correspondent The people of the United States ■were intensely interested last week in the various moves of European statesmen directing their efforts to maintain peace on that Continent. Roosevelt’* Appeal. The intervention of President Roosevelt, who appealed to all powers to continue negotiations, was applauded by practically all Americans. Very wise, indeed, was the President’s declaration that there are no victors in war which does not settle any issue definitely or permanently, and that, in the end, civilization ev erywhere is the victim of the destruction. Mr. Roosevelt’s insistence that the people of the world look to those in responsible positions to solve their differences without plunging their peoples into war, emphasized the idea that a local dispute, between two nations, is not sufficinet cause to wreck modern civilization through a world-wide clash of arms. What Are The Causes? While the people of the world waited with bated breath to see if the statesmen could devise a plan to prevent war over the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia, few of them went deep enough in their think ing to ponder the causes that have created present world situ ations. It is a fact, which intelligence requires us to recognize, that the world has been engaged in an economic war for at least twen ty years. The United States has been in the struggle. When the economic fighting began, after the World War ended. The United States was in the strong est possible position. Along with the other nations of the world, we followed a selfish nationalis tic policy, with the idea of get ting as much from the world as we could and sharing as little as possible. U. S. a Winner. In the economic struggle, the United States has been trium phant. Buried in Kentucky is more than half of the gold of the world. The seven per cent, of the population of the world, which lives in the United States, poss esses a high percentage of nearly all of the most important raw materials. The combination of natural resources and financial strength gives this country a power that is not duplicated on the globe. What is the result? With re sources far greater than our needs, we adopt a national policy of isolation, throw up tremendous tariff barriers to restrict inter national trade and force other nations to do the same. Satisfied and complacent with our possess ions, we decline to accept any responsibiliy to the world at large and cherish the delusion that this country is big enough to set itself aloof from the world and alone enjoy a life of prosper ity in peace. Winning' Doesn’t Pay! Just how does it work out? Well, our farmers cannot sell their products abroad and so they curtail production while the Government pays them hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits. Our industrial plants, unable to find markets for their products, throw millions of workmen out of employment and the Govern ment spends billions every year to keep them from starving. The richest nation in the world, w'ith more gold and more resources than any other nation, sterilizes incoming gold and buries a yel low hoard that it cannot profit ably use. This economic phenomena of want amid plenty is attributed to “distribution.” The idea per sists that it is a domestic prob lem and that it can be solved by domestic action. Occasionally, some statesmen sees that the problem of “distribution” is a world problem, and, in spite of his fear of domestic criticism, makes an intelligent effort to improve world economy by fac ilitating the development of in ternational trade. World-Wide Problem. It is about time for the people of the United States, if they are interested in making the peace of the world secure, to understand that the economic problems of other nations must have reason able solution and that the stand ards of living for people of other nations have a direct bearing up on the issue of war or peace. International trade cannot be a one-way street, but must be based upon the exchange of goods and services to the mutual profit of all parties. In such a work some nation must take the lead, and naturally (Turn to page four, please) Success crowned the efforts of four statesmen —of Europe who gathered Thursday in a history making four-power peace conference in Munich, Ger many, in a desperate eleventh hour attempt to reach an agree ment for the peaceful occupation of the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia by German Chan cellor Adolf Hitler’s German arm ies. The conference was made up of the heads of Western Europe’s four major powers—France, Eng land, Germany and Italy. The “Big Four” gathered around the conference table in Munich were Chancellor Hitler, of Germany, who called the conference; Prem ier Benito Mussolini, of Italy; Prime minister Neville Chamber lain, of England, and Premier Edouard Daladier, of France. The four statesmen signed the agree ment early Friday that they be lieved would prevent a European war by sealing the fate of Czecho slovakia. The agreement reached pro vided for gradual occupation of parts of Czechoslovakia’s Sudeten areas starting Saturday, October 1-^-the deadline Hitler had set for acceptance in his ultimatum. The participants in the conference signed the accord after hours of debating the war threat for which most of Europe was preparing before the dramatic call for the peace conference which was issued Wednesday by Hitler. Four zones of preponderantly German population were marked for quick occupation by German troops by October 10 and any remaining territory with prepon derantly German population will be determined by the international commission for occupation also by that date. Premier Mussolini was credited in inner conference circles with having weighted the balance to ward peace in an 82-minute visit with Hitler just before the four power conversations opened. At first Mussolini did not be lieve Hitler was in earnest in his threat to invade Czechoslo vakia. II Duce was under that impression when he made his speeches in northern Italy. Neither did the Italian premier believe that France and Britain would fight. Even after the Berchtesgadien conference between Hitler and Chamberlain, II Duce had continued to berate democ racies as “cowards.” But within Z4 nours before the Munich meeting was called Mus solini was said to have become alarmed—convinced that Britain and France really would fight if Czechoslovakia were invaded. A vote of confidence was sought Tuesday —'in London, England, by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he pressed toward a sweeping realign ment of European powers which he hopes will clear up outstand ing obstacles to a lasting peace. While the prime minister and his cabinet aides fought off op position attacks in the House of Commons, reports from reliable quarters here and dispatches from Rome indicated that the first item on Chamberlain’s “must list” —revival of the Anglo-Italian pact—was near success. Although there was no official information as to the progress of the conversations in Rome be tween Lord Perth, the British am bassador and Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister, it was understood that the talks were almost entirely concerned with settlement of Anglo-Italian differences in the near future. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGED REVAMPING OF THE —federal government as a reme dy for a work jam, in a state Tuesday at Hyde Park, N. Y. FILLED CANS ARE TO BE BROUGHT HERE —to Smithey’s Store, by Satur day, October 15, by those doing canning for the Baptist Orphan age. Premier Daladier was voted full financial powers —in Paris, France, today (Wednesday) by the Cham ber of Deputies to rule by dictatorial decree. The vote was 349 to 77, with 187 abstain ing from voting. The vote came after the prem ! ier had fought a night-long battle. Yesterday the chamber by a vote of 535 to 75 had approved his part in the Munich partition of Czechoslovakia to purchase Eur ope’s peace, and he had announc ed his intention of resuming full ! diplomatic relations with Italy to ! extend that peace. Opposition of socialists forced Daladier to compromise some of his demands for decree powers. He promised to maintain the soc ial laws of the peoples front and bo reduce the duration of the de cree powers from December 31 to November 15. Even these promises won the socialists only to the point where they agreed to abstain from vot ing instead of joining with com munists and some independents in •opposition. Yesterday the chamber voted 535 to 75 in approval of Da ladier’s part in the Munich con ference to buy the peace of Europe. Lehman will be opposed by Dewey m New York —for the governorship this fall, as a result of action taken at the Republican and Democratic state conventions held at Saratoga Springs and Rochester, respectively, during the past weiek. The Republicans of pivotal New York nominated' Thomas E. Dewey, Manhattan’s 36-year-<old district attorney, for governor by acclamation in a tumultous demon station Thursday. The delegates adopted a 19 plank platform which condemned “the alliance between the under world and certain forms of poli tics,” manifesting that the party, which has not controlled the state government since 1922, expected to rely heavily upon Dewey’s record as a rackets prosecutor. An important pending case in Dewey’s office is the retrial of Tammany District Leader James J. Hines on policy racket con spiracy charges, the first case hav ing ended early this month in a mistrial. The president, in a telegram to the convention, declared him self “very happy” as Lehman was renamed on a platform endorsing the New Deal and lauded other candidates on the slate nominated by acclamation. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” will be shown here —at the Spartan Theatre Mon day and Tuesday, October 10 and 11. This picture, said1 to be a« lexciting as a western, as funny as a haywire comedy, and as sad as a symphony, is the first Walt Disney animated film produced in feature-length technicolor and has been declared by newspaper critics to be the season’s biggest sensation. It is unique in more ways than one, combining as it does the pleasures and lure of fantasy with excellent drama and high-pressure comedy. The plot is derived from the best known story in Grimm’s Book of Folk Tales. The young folks will be im patient to see their favorite Princess, “Snow White,” in all her loveliness on the screen alive, as they ha vie often seen her in imagination, as well as the witched Queen, the evil Witch, the funny Little Men, and all the other in habitants of the mystic folk coun try. The elder movie fans will be equally glad to renew their acquaintance with the fiction friends of their childhood. It is said that it took Walt Disney and 1,000 other artists three years to make this picture. RUSSIA SERVED NOTICE IN MOSCOW TUESDAY —that she no longer considers Russia as an ally of France. i Leaving For ! _ Godesberg Meeting r Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (above.), of England, wav ing, to the crowds in London as he boarded a plane for his flight to Godesberg, on the Rhine, for his second meeting With Chancellor j Adolf Hitle.r, of Germany. Chamberlain hoped an agreement for the peaceful surrender of the Czech Sudetenland would be reached at this meeting, but it remained for. the world-famous and historic .Munich Four Power conference September 29 to settle this difficulty. j National And World ! NEWS • r : At A Glance TORNADO STRIKES HARD Charleston, S. C., Sept. 29.— A raging tornado dipped fur iously into Charleston early to day, killing at least 27 persons injuring between 200 and 300 and damaging hundreds of thou sands of dollars worth of pro perty. SMITH IS RESENTFUL Washington, Oct. 1.—Sen. El lison D. “Cotton Ed” Smith (D), S. C., smarting under what he 1 termed a nebuff by President Roosevelt who attempted to un iseat him, expressed bitter resent ment tonight over the adminis tration’s attitude toward cotton producers. Smith’s outburrt provided the first indication of how resent ment by senators whom President Roosevelt unsuccessfully sought to defeat in Democratic primar ies, may react in the next Con gress. HEARS SERMON ON PEACE Hyde Park, N. Y., Oct. 2.— President Roosevelt, who worked last week to avert an European war/ today heard a sermon on peace. Mr. Roosevelt attended the tiny St. James Episcopal Church, near his home here, accompanied by Senator Robert Bulkley (D), Ohio. After the European crisis pas sed last week, Mr. Roosevelt ap pealed to Americans to join him this Sunday in praying for con tinued peace. The President ar rived here from Washington at 8:30 a. m. (e. s. t.) ENTERS SUDETENLAND Eger, German Sudetenland, Oct. 3—Adolph Hitler rode into the Sudetenland today like a con quering Caesar, pledging the pro tection of “The German shield and sword,” while his armies im posed modified martial law and threw stragglers of the Czech army into jail. To 10,000 cheering Sudeten Germans of Eger the proud and beaming Reichsfuehrer delivered s seven mmute speech proclaim ing that they would “never again be torn from the Reich.” DEFENDS PEACE ACTIONS London, Oct. 3.—Prime Minis ter Neville Chamberlain drove home to the somber House of Commons today his blunt belief that four men at Munich—Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier and himself —saved civilization “as we have known it.” He steadfastly backed all he had done. GIRL FREES PRISONERS Lexington, N. C., Oct. 4.— Jailer T. C, Kimel locked his 22 year-old daughter, Lula Belle, in a cell today after she confessed, Sheriff Raymond Bowers said, that she let two prisoners escape because she did not want to see one of them “go to the gas chamber.’’ INDUSTRY AND LABOR WERE URGED YESTERDAY —by President Roosevelt to call a truce, and suggested that re criminations be scrapped for con ferences. R, L. Doughtcn spcke Thursday in Statesville j ; — at a big Democratic rally that marked the opening of his campaign for reelectiom ! to Congress from the Ninth North Carolina District. A large number of persons were present to hear Congressman Doughton, whose home is at Laurel Springs, in Alleghany County, each coun ty in the district being well re presented. The crowd was enthusiastic in its reception of Mr. Doughton’s speech. Congressman Doughton has received many expressions of approval of his record from prominent people all over the na Representatives from each I county in the Ninth District were recognized by Chairman Gregg Cherry. Sidney Gambill, of Washington, D. C., formerly sec retary to Congressman Doughton, read a letter written by Presi dent Roosevelt to Mr. Doughton, which had not been made public before. In this letter, President Roosevelt urged Mr. Doughton to run for re-election because of the fine service he has rendered not only to his state but to the na tion as a whole, as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He also thanked him for his in i valuable personal assistance, and counsel. In his speech Mr. Doughton praised the present administra tion for its achievements, and contended that the record of the Democratic party can be favor ably compared, considering all the conditions and circumstances under which it has labored, with that of any other party in the history of our country. He ad mitted that some money may have been wasted, but he said that a great fire cannot be ex tinguished without some waste of water. He admitted that some mistakes had been made by the present administration, but said ' that, those mistakes were made in trying to adjust or correct greater mistakes, and said that, compared with the mistakes made during the Hoover administration, these mistakes are negligible. In comparing the record of the last two administrations, he point ed out that under the Hoover administration the national debt was increased six billion dollars in four years, with nothing done for relief, with nothing left to show benefit to the people for the enormous debt. Under the present administra tion the net increase of the nat ional debt is nine billions of cash balance in the Treasury and the collectible assets in the hands : of the Federal government, he ! said. Mr. Doughton pointed out I that the total interest on the en tire public debt under the pre sent administration is less than that paid on the public debt un der the former administration, as the present rate is much lower. He pointed out the following ben efits derived from the increase in public debt: Millions have been spent for relief to alleviate hun ger and suffering, the conditions prevalent when this administra tion took charge of public af fairs; Millions of idle people have been given employment on ac (turn to page eight, please) The Alleghany Agricultural Fair held September 30 and October 1 attracted many persons and the event was a success from the standpoint of quantity —as well as quality of exhibits. One of the largest crowds ever to attend a Sparta fair viewed the largest display of exhibits ever seen here. Some of the most outstanding in number were those of horses, beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep, corn, potatoes, tobacco, canned goods, cooking and sewing. Miss Rowe A magician’s show will be presented here —tomorrow (Friday) after noon and night, in the i'parta High School audi torium. The program will feature Scott Barnes, magician and. ventriloquist, Miss Anne. Barnes, crayon artist, and Tommy Dcogan, the. singing and talking dummy. These artists will be featured on both the afternoon and night programs. Scott. Barnes will present a program of mystery, art. and mirth, featuring the illusion of catching goldfish from the air. Miss Barnes, it is said, will, with lightning rapidity, draw humor ous pictures and beautiful scenes, an act which will be long remem bered by those who witness it, it is* predicted. Barnes is described as an ex cellent votural actor with a pleas ing personality, combined with the extraordinary skill that is required to make an entertaining n logician. The night program will begin at 7:30 o’clock, and a matinee for students will be given at 1:15 o’clock in the afternoon. North Carolina’s State Fair will open Tuesday —October 11, in Raleigh. Dr. J. S. Dorton, general manager of the State Fair Association, said recently that the gates to the fair will swing open Tuesday on one of the finest expositions ever pre sented in the South. With total agricultural prem iums raised to $15,000 limited entirely to North Carolinians, with enlarged facilities to handle the record-breaking number of ex hibits and with an all-new pro gram of entertainment for the midway and grandstand arena, Dr. Dorton is confident that this year’s edition of the State Fair will eclipse any of its predeces sor:- in educational and entertain ment value. Praised throughout the state for proving last year that North Carolina is capable of operating its own fair profitably and credit ably Dr. Dorton has inaugurated a series of improvements that will make this year’s fair better than its predecessor. These in cluae county progress exmbits, a new feature in which various counties of the State are cooper ating to show the forward strides they have made in industry, edu cation and agriculture. Twelve new and thrilling hip podrome acts, employing some of the finest entertainment talent the outdoor show world affords, will be presented ieach afternoon and night before the grandstand, and a glittering musical revue will be an added feature each evening. Dazzling displays of fireworks will cap ieach night’s performance. On the midway will be the Johnny J. Jones Exposition with forty high-type shows and rides to replace the carnival outfit that played the fair in several previous years, it is said. Harness races are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Fri day, and on Friday all school ch’ldren in North Carolina will be admitted to the grounds with out charge. Auto races are scheduled for Saturday, and ‘‘Lucky” Teter’s Hell Drivers will be the main attraction Wednes day. district home demonstration agent for Western North Carolina, ex pressed, the belief that some of the exhibits were as good gs any she had ever judged .and insisted that an exhibit be taken to Raleigh to the State Fair.. The Fair management has' ex pre.e-ed gratefulness to all. whose assistance made this fair possible; the firms Whose advertisements made the'.payment'-of the prizes .possible,the heads of departments who helped enter and display the exhibits, and to all who brought exhibits, whether or not they won prizes, for it is meant as friendly competition.' The winners in the various athletic contests were as follows: 50 yard dash —- Elementary boys. Tommy Edwards, first, and Mack Andrews, second; Element ary girls: Doris Wagoner, first, and Eva Edwards, second; High School girls: Anita Duncan, first, and Rose Wagoner, second. Standing high jump: Element ary boys; Lewis Wagoner, first, ^ and Gene Irwin, second; High School boys: Joe Alexander, first, and Foster Absher, second. Standing broad jump: Element ary boys: Lewis Wagoner, first, and Bobbie McMillan, second. Running high jump: Element ary boys: Lewis Wagoner, first, and Gene Irwin, second; High School boys: Joe Alexander, first, and Foster Absher, second; Men over 50, Mf; Kilby, first; Men over 40: Mr. Berry, first, and Mr. Kilby, second. Running broad jump: Element ary boys: Lewis Irwin and Billy Choate; High School boys: Joe Alexander and Foster Absher. 75-vard dash: Mr. Berry, first, and R. E. Black, second. High jump: High School girls: Anita Duncan, first, and Treva Jarvis, second. A complete list of the winning exhibits will be published in next Week’s issue of THE TIMES. A CCC camp was established near Laurel Springs —recently when Company 3420 of the Civilian Conser vation Corps moved into the newly-prepared camp area there. The company was not scheduled to move until October 15, but the camp was completed earlier than was expected. The parkway was opened for travel after the sur facing job was completed, mak ing it unnecessary that the com pany of youthful workers delay the task of moving in and getting ready for work. The company of 200 CCC mem , bers will be used by the National ; Park Service for development work along the parkway, which will include clearing away rub bish caused by construction work, landscaping, planting of shrub bery, grass seeding and other beautification projects. The officers in charge of the camp ane: First Lieutenant Thomas C. Malone, Second Lieu j tenant Patterson B. Lane, Jr., First Sergeant Joe Nabor; L. B. Mann, mess steward, and Fred I Scott, company clerk. The camp is located near the parkway, about two miles east of | Laurel Springs. .7W.fo7.h, ....... .V 'V W h.-' y.7. Ah'. -■. 7 7-.7: 7. ..\.:;...7 .. . 77 7 . REV. R. L. BERRY WILL PREACH HERE SUNDAY —night, October 9, at 7:45 , o’clock, in the new Presbyterian Church. ELDER G. C. ROBERTS IS TO PREACH AT ELK CREEK —next Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9. Elder C. R. Dancy will preach at Peach Bottom on the second Saturday and Sunday in October, ; on Monday night, the 10th at Pil grim’s Rest, and at Elk Creek i Tuesday night.