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rw% l 4 u l fwi % Y°« wi» pr°fi* 1 he Alleghany 1 imes DEVOTED TO THE .CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume No. 15. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1939. Number 5. This Week in Washington Washington, June 14. (AS).— The Townsendi Plan for Federal pensions of $50 a month to every body over 65 years old was finally brought to the floor of the House of Representatives and knocked on the head, as everybody expect ed it would be once it came to a vote. Dr Townsend and his follow ers had been trying for several years to get Congress to act on j the project, andi many members' elected last Fall had1 given pledges to bring the measure to a vote. They kept that pledge, but only a few of them voted for the Townsend Plan, which was beat en by a vote of 302 to 97. As an offset to the defeat of the Townsend Plan, the House Ways and Means Committee brought out a proposal to amend the Social Security Act so as to make it possible for the depend ent aged people of the nation to receive old-age pensions up to as high as $40 a month if the states will carry half the load. Now both parties are trying to, put the blame on the other for, the defeat of the Townsend bill. | Nobody knows how many votes j there are behind the Townsend program, but all the politicians are afraid there are more than j they know about. Therefore the Democrats are | trying to make capital out of the fact that two-third's of the Re publican members of the House | voted against the bill, while the j Republicans are saying that 85 percent of the Democrats opposed ; it. Both statements are true; the vote was 107 Republicans, 194, Democrats and one Farmer-Labor | member against the bill. Eye On Election Such tempest-in-a-teapo^ dis putes are the sort of things that indicate to experienced observers j that a national political campaign is approaching &nd that politicians of all parties and shades of opin ion are grasping at straws which! may help their own causes or hurt the other fellows’. Nothing j that is done in Washington these! days, by Congress or the White House, is done without an eye on the Presidential election of 1940. The belief is growing that Pres ident Roosevelt will put himself forward as- a third-term candi date, though no prediction about the President’s action can be certain. The opinion of prac tical, professional politicians, is that Mr. Roosevelt cannot be nominated unless he personally in sists upon a renomination, posi tively and definitely. That point of view suggests that Mr. Garner stands a better chance of becoming the Demo cratic 1940 candidate than does! Mr Roosevelt, even if the latter i wants it. But with the President in opposition to the Garner can-| didacy, talk is swinging around, to some candidate whom the President would be morally oblig ed’ to support, and who could also get the whole-hearted sup port of the Southern wing of the party. The man most talked of in that connection is Cordell Hull of Tennessee, the Secretary of State. Hull Respected Mr. Hull has been growing in stature as a statesman, and gain ing increasing respect from lead ers of both parties, in the past year or two. .He does not “play politics” in the usual sense, and there has been no suggestion of any political implications in his proposal of a way to settle the vexed question of American neu trality in case of a European war. Mr. Hull’s proposal is that American neutrality legislation should enable our government to keep a free hand where our na tional interests are concerned1 and should not put the United States in a position where it might in jure its friends and help its enemies. .. . Mr. Hull’s program, wmcn ne has suggested to Congress, would prohibit American vessels from entering combat areas, and Ameri can citizens from traveling in those areas. There would he no restriction on any sales of any kind of goods to any belligerent nation except that the Munitions Control Board might decide that certain types of military equip ment should be reserved for our own use. All purchases by for eign nations should be paid! for in cash and taken away by the buyers in their own ships. No loans or credits of any kind to any nation at war should be giv en and no one should be permit ted to solicit funds in America to aid any nation at war. The demand! for some amend ment of the present neutrality law is so strong and increasing that it now seems certain that Con gress will not adjourn until some such law is passed. Nothing of consequence seems to have come out of the much - President gave to a group of heralded dinner party which the (tun to page 9, please) Miss Evon [Jdridge Glade Valley, has won the coveted —honor of being listed in “Who’s Who Among Stud ents in American Universi ties and Colleges.” Miss Eld ridge, a daughter of Mr. and M,rs. E, B. Eldridge, has com pleted her junior year at Flora McDonald College, at Red Springs. During her three years at Flora McDonald, Miss Eldridge has received the (following hon ors, which are included in her biography in “Who’s Who”: President of Literary Society; Member of Student Council; j Student Marshall; on basketball j team; Corresponding secretary of; Literary society and vice presi dent of Winstdn-Salem Presby. tery. She majored in History, English and French, will receive the A. B. degree, and plans to teach. - “Who’s Who in American Uni- j versifies and Colleges” is publish ed, through the cooperation of 521 institutions of higher learning, j bringing America’s finest material I before the business world. The record of each student’s career who is listed in this publication I will be placed before 500 person- i nel managers of leading United j States corporations, to be con sidered for key postions. Only juniors and seniors and students in advanced work are selected. To be included in “Who’s Who,” a student must have a combination of qualities listed be low to indicate that he is out standing and an asset to his school: Character, Leadership in extra-curricular activities, name ly, athletics, society, religion, and Btudent government; Scholarship, and Potentialities of future use fulness to'business and society. To Speak In Galax ROBERT L. DOUGHTON (above), representative of North Carolina’s Ninth District in Con gress, and close friend and advis er of President Roosevelt, who is to deliver an address at the Young Democrats’ rally and barbecue in Galax at Felts Park on Satur day, June 24. R. L Doughton is to deliver an address in Galax —Va., on Saturday, June 24, at a big rally and barbe cue to be held by the Young Democratic Clubs of the Fifth Congressional District. Congressman Doughton is one of the closest friends and advisers that President Roosevelt has in Congress, and is chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committe, in which all appro priation bills must originate. He represents the Ninth North Caro lina district in Congress. Other distinguished Democrats who are expected to. be in Galax for the event are Congressman Thomas G. Burch, of Martinsville, who represents the Ffth District of Virginia, in Congress; Con gressman Colgate W. Darden, of Norfolk; Robert Lane Anderson, of Marion, state Young Democra tic chairman, and C. Carter Lee, of Franklin, Fifth I>istrict Young Democratic chairman. Advance tickets for the barbe cue and the dance to be held at night, /ire on sale by the Young Democratic Clubs, '* . . ■ • • • 1 .. •' i .V^ ■ ^ The D. W. Motor Co. ; was recently opened here in the building i —that was formerly occupied by! the D. & R. Motor Company. The new business is owned by D. W. Graham, of Todd. Mr. Graham announces that he will handle a complete line of Dodge and Plymouth cars—pass enger cars, trucks, and pick-ups. He also expects to service and run a complete garage for all cars and trucks. A complete parts and service department will also be maintained. D. T. Huff is sales manager, and H. G. Roland is bookkeeper and parts salesman. Typhoid vaccine is among the most reliable —vaccines and, together wit'h cleanliness, as practic ed through modern sani tation, has markedly reduc ed the number of cases of ty phoid, it has been pointed out by local health authorities. This vaccine causes the body to build up its own defensive me chanism, but this takes some six weeks at least. For this reason it is an excellent idea to take the vaccine at this season of the year, in order to be protected during the late summer and fall, when typhoid is most common, it is said. Those desiring to be vaccinated can receive the treatment from thfeir private physicians, or at the Health office in Sparta on Tues day or Saturday morning. Small pox vaccine is also given free at the same time and, for school children, it is a very desirable time during, vacation days. The North Carolina General Assembly enacted during the 19 39 session a law requiring diph theria immunization of children as follows: Chapter 126, Section 1: The parent or parents or guard ian of any child in North Caro lina shall have administered to such child between the ages of six months and twelve months an immunizing dose of prophylactic diphtheria agent which meets the standard approved by the United States Public Health Service for such biologic products. Any wilful violation of this Act shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thiry days. | i The General Assembly also en Iacted a law (Chapter 313, section ! 1) requiring that every prospec tive mother shall have the Was herman test or other approved tests for syphilis. For this test, the services of the Health officer or the county physician are avail able to persons unable to pay a duly licensed physician. The pen alty for violation of this act is a fine* of twenty-five dollars, or imprisonment for thirty days, or both. The act requiring a physical examination before issuance of license to marry follows: Chapter 314, Section 1. No license to mar ry shall be issued by the Register of Deeds of any county to male or female applicant therefor ex cept upon the following condi tions: The said applicant shall present to the Register of Deeds a certificate executed within sev en days from the date of presen tation showing that, by the usual methods of examination made by a regularly licensed physician, no; evidence of any veneral disease in the infectious or communicable stage was found. Such certificate shall be accompanied by the origi nal report from a laboratory ap proved by the State Board of Health for making such tests showing that the Wasserman or any other approved test of this nature is negative, such test to jhave been made within two weeks I of the time application for li-1 cense is made. Section 2%. Re sidents of the State who are mar ried outside of North Carolina, shall, within sixty days after they return to said State, file with the Register of Deeds of the County in which they live, a certificate showing that they have conformed to the requirements of examina tion required by this act for those who are married in the State. If applicants are unable to pay for such examination, certificate without charge may be obtained from the local health officers oi county physician. ' Any violation of this act shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars or imprisonment for thir ty days, or both, ’ /-ft? “ i\ ’Ji': , ■ , - ' - - 1 Shearing Contest Held At N. Y. Fair . . WORLD’S FAIR, N. Y. . . Clarence Jeffers of Zearing, 111., broke his own record of three minutes five seconds in a sheep-hearing contest on the Firestone Farm at the World’s Fair recently. Five Shropshire-bred sheep were sheared by Jeffers, who is international champion, in his record breaking effort. With Mrs. A. O. Joines presiding— The Alleghany Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union Auxiliary will hold —its annual meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at the Laurel Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Joines is general superintendent. Outstanding guest speak ers for this occasion are to be Mrs. B. K. Mason, of Winston-Salem, superintendent of the Charlotte division of the W. M. U., and Mrs. E. C. James, of Elkin, vice president of the state W. M. U. organization. The opening session will begin at 10:00 a. m., and the host church will serve a picnic lunch at the noon hour. The following program is to be' presented: Hymn, “I Love to Tell the Story’!; Devotional, Rev. A. F. Absher; Welcome Address, Mrs. Tom Moxley and the pastor;] Response, Miss Cleo Jones; Sec-! retary’s Report, Mrs, R. L. Hicker- j son; Reports of Committee Chair-] men—Stewardship, Miss Iva Grace Doughton; Mission Study, Mrs. W. | R. Taylor; Personal Service, Mrs. W. P. Maxwell; Young People, Mrs. B. Wagoner; Margaret Fund, Mrs. C. A. Reeves, and Training School, Mrs. Eugene Sheppard; Attendance record and recognition of visitors; Announce ment of Committees; Special mus ic, Mrs. Nora Lee Stewart and Miss Edna' Wall; Introduction of Speaker, Mrs. R. C. Halsey; Ad dress, “Witnessing Far and Near,” by Mrs. E. C. James; Lunch; Hymn, “Come Women, Wide Pro claim”; Devotional, Rev. Howard J. Ford; Facts about Missions, R. A.’s and G. A.’s, of Laurel Springs; In Memory of Mrs. Ed na R. Harris, Mrs. George Crutch field; Duet, Mrs. B. Wagoner and Mrs. Howard J. Ford; Introduc tion of speaker, Rev Howard J. Ford; Address, by Mrs. B. K. Mason; Report sof Committees, and Benediction. Father’s Day will be observed at the Methodist Church —in Sparta on. Sunday, June 18, when a special pro* gram is to be given at the regular morning worship service. The program will be in charge of the pastor, Rev. L. F. Strader. The program follows: Prelude; | Call to Worship (congregation standing); Hymn, “Faith Of Our Fathers”; Apostle’s Creed; Pray er; Solo, Miss Emaline Haw thore; Responsive Reading ;Gloria Patri; Announcements; Offering; Hymn, “True-Hearted, Whole Hearted, Faithful and Loyal”; [Sermon, “The Ideal Father,” Rev. L. F. Strader; Prayer; Doxology and Benediction. The pastor and church officials are desirous of a large attendance for this service. t A DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS BEING HELD —this week at the Sparta Baptist Church, in connection with the series of revival services in pro gress there. Miss Ivy Grace Donghton, sup erintendent, is being assisted by the following teachers: Mrs. Bruce Wagoner, Mrs, Janies Hoppers, Mrs. Howard J. Ford and Miss Roberta Ford, ft*J* y»: AN INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL SNAKE STORY —was related by Joe Hash, of the Bethel section, near Com ers Rock, Va., who said he killed three blacksnakes a few: days ago while hoeing corn near his home—all within two or three minutes. Mr. Hash said the first snake came down the hill toward him and he killed it with his hoe, and almost im mediately another followed, and he also killed it. No soon er had he killed the second than, to his amazement, a third snake also came down the hill, and, needless to say, he lost no time in ending this one’s “earthly sojourn.” Mr. Hash said the total length of the three snakes was approxi mately 20 feet. Who can beat Mr. Hash’s re cord for killing snakes out it an open field? New Deal leaders attended a tea party Friday —night at the White House in Washington, D. C., and met King George and Queen Elizabeth. It was noted that John L. Lewis pointedly stayed away from the affair. An official announcement issued at the state department said the CIO leadier was invited but sent his “regrets.” There was no further explanation from Lewis, who was in his office at the time the party was going on. Considerable secrecy had en veloped the party before-hand, but it turned out to be an informal affair at which government offic ials informed heir majesties on the social and economic activities of the administration. The function furnished a rest ful interlude for the king and queen in a busy day of meeting congressmen, decorating the tomb of George Washington and that of the Unknown Soldier, and an elaborate state dinner at the British embassy. The dinner, returning Thurs day night’s White House hospital ity, was the last event upon the program before the royal couple turned northward for a visit to the New York World Fair and a week-end with the Roosevelts at Hyde Park. The guests at Friday’s tea were chosen, Mr. Roosevelt said, so that King George might be suppliedi with the answers to his questions about the administration’s social and economic program. An interesting program on “Home Missions” was given —on Wednesday afternoon, June 7, at three o’clock, when Mrs. R. L. Berry, Sparta, was hostess to members of the Glade Valley Presbyterian Auxiliary. Mrs. Bruce Wagoner, secretary of Home Missions, was the program1 leader. Others taking part on the pro gram were Misses Evon Elridge and Clarice Thompson, Mrs. E. B. Eldridge, Mrs, C, C. Thompson and Mrs. Clay Thompson. Special music was rendered by Miss Clarice Thompson and Mrs. Bruce Wagoner, with Miss Eld ridge at the piano. Fourteen members were pre sent, and two invited guests, Miss Katherine Lyerly, of Salisbury, and Mrs. A. O. Joines, of Sparta. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Joines, Mrs. Wagoner and Miss Thompson, served a sweet course. In the interest of obtaining a Home Demonstration —A g e in t for Alleghany County, a committee of women from various parts of the county, headed by Mrs. A. 0. Joines, appeared in Commissioners’ Court here Mon day, June 5. Mrs. Joines pointed out the ad vantage of having such an agent, saying that she would mean as much to the housewives of the county as the county agent does to the farmers, and adding that none of the farmers would be willing to dispense with the ser vices of the county agent, R. E. Black. The services of a home demon stration agent can be obtained by an outlay of $480 dollars -by the county. If the county will pay that amount, the state will pay the remainder of her salary. The Board of County Commis sioners, which is composed of James McD. Wagoner, chairman, J. C. Gambill and Victor Phipps, agreed to take the matter under consideration, and announce a de cision later. If the decision is fav orable, it will be possible to ob tain the services of a home de monstration agent by July 1. CoL Harrington described the WPA as a great success —Tuesday when he appear ed as a witness before the House subcommittee in Washington, D. C., and then proceeded to write the final draft of a bill which members said would make sweeping chang es in the relief system he had praised. Only last Friday night, Col. F. C. Harrington, WPA head, was one of several New Deal ad ministrators who attended a tea party at the White House and ex plained details of their depart mental work to King George, of England. Col. Harrington gave King George an account of the work relief projects under way in this country. N After Col. Harrington had read a 39-page statement branding many of the charges made aginst the relief agency as “unfair” and “obviously untrue,” the subcom mittee adjourned without ques tioning Harrington at any length. It prepared to present to the full house appropriations committee yesterday legislation which, in formed members said, would in clude the following proposals: 1. Abolition of Harrington’s post and substitution of a three-mem ber board to run the WPA. 2. Establishment of a differen tial in wages favoring relief cli ents with dependents over those [without. 3. Ear-marking of $125,000,000 of relief funds for a public works program to be handled by the PWA. In this connection, Presi dent Roosevelt told reporters at his {tress conference Tuesday he hoped relief tnoney would not be earmarked' for PWA, adding that this would mean taking care of fewer persons on relief rolls. 4. Reduction of about $50, 000,000 from the $123,000,000 sought by President Roosevelt to finance the national youth ad ministration for the coming fiscal year. (turn to page six, please). 4 donkey baseball game will be played in Sparta —at Sparta High School, on Saturday night, June 17, iat eight o’clock. The event will be put on by the Diamond T Ranch Donkey Base ball aggregation, and promises to be one of the outstanding enter tainment features of the season for Sparta and section. A picked team from the town of Sparta will play a select group from the country. Those selected to play are as follows: Town Team—T. R. Bur giss (captain), Robert M. Gambill (manager), George Reeves, F. H. Jackson, Amos Wagoner, Dr. Leff Choate, Vance Choate, Sam Port er, Oder Joines, Walter Irwin, Duke Bledsoe, Albert Richarson, Robert Lee Nichols and Julius Womble. County Team—Sheriff D. T. Bryan (captain), Carl Ir win (manager), Jess Moxley, J. T. Inskeep, Ralph Gentry, Hurley Edwards, Reece Miller, Van Mil ler, Frank Atwood, Mack Woodie, Marion Joines, Paul Richardson, Dillon Edwards and Claude Crit-'' cher. A Donkey Derby will be an ad ded attraction. This race, which will be fast and furious, it is said, will take place just before the Donkey Baseball Game. The public is invited to attend this game, the proceeds of which will be used for the benefit of the local school. England’s royal couple left the United States —Sunday night, after having sampled American ways for four days, includ ing a presidential picnic featuring ..“hot ..dogs” ..Sunday afternoon at Hyde Park, N. Y. They headed back into Canada for a brief visit before sailing for home. The blue and silver royal train pulled out of the Hyde Park station at 10:09 p. m. (EST) af ter their majesties had spent a rastfully informal night and day at President Roosevelt’s Hyde Park estate. The president and Mrs. Roose velt, and the president’s mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, brought their royal guests down to the plain, red brick station and waved them on their way, just as ordinary hosts do for ordinary week-end guests. Before departing, King George gave the president a gold ink well as a token of appreciation, not only to the chief executive, but ■ also to the nation he represents, 1 for four momentous days in which | the king and queen were taken into the hearts of America. In the early morning hours, the train was to cros9 into the Dominion, where the royal couple will conclude their new world tour today (Thursday) and sail for home. Neighborly and informally, the Roosevelts and Windsors started their day together by joining in worship at St. James Episcopal church. After attending a typical Hyde Park picnic at the presi dent’s summer cottage—to which Mr. Roosevelt dashed off so speed ily at the wheel of his own car that the king had to hold his hat —the president and his guest went swimming together. Tea fol i lowed, and then dinner. The royal couple seemed to en joy relaxing after an exhausting tour, during which millions of Americans cheered1 them along the rail, water and motor route from Niagara Falls to Washington, New York and Hyde Park. In six hours thunderous with the welcome of more than 3,000, 000 residents of a city lost long ago to his vast empire, King George and Queen Elizabeth paid a historic visit to New York City Saturday and bowed at the New York world’s fair to a moving demonstration of affection for them. Guests of the nation for two bustling, replendant days George and Elizabeth turned host and hostess Friday night to entertain iftg appreciation of hoiioiB nit*
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