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The Alleghany Times Alleghany County** Only Newspaper Published every Thursday by the Gazette Printing & Publishing Go. 117 W. Grayson St. Galax, Virginia Sparta Office In Transou Building H. B. Zabriskie .-. Editor Mrs. Robert M. Gambill Local News Editor Subscription Rates—Strictly In Advance In Alleghany County _ One Year $1.00 Six Months $ .50 In North Carolina (outside of Alleghany County) and Virginia _ One Year $1.25 Elsewhere in United States .... One Year $1.50 This paper charges for the insertion of Obitu aries, Resolutionsj Cards of Thanks, etc. Obituaries occupying not more than eight inches of space, $1; longer ones in proportion. Cards of Thanks. 35 cents. Cash or stamps must accompany the copy. Entered at the Post Office at Galax, Virginia as Second Class Matter under the Act or Congress of March 8, 1872 Sparta, N. C., Thursday, June 15, 1939. Economics Of Advertising Don’t let anybody tell you that ad vertising adds to the cost of goods. Ad vertising reduces costs. When goods are advertised, more of them can be sold. The cost of handling a large lot of goods is not much greater than that of handling a small lot. Thus on a large and success ful sale, the operating and overhead costs per article are small. But on a small and unsuccessful sale, the operating and over head costs are large on each article. The salespeople in a store keep draw ing their pay, even if few people are coming in. The rent and other costs keep - running on. Advertising provides a greater outflow of goods to divide up these costs. Fire! Civilization began with the discovery of fire by prehistoric man. And for many a human being, civilization, so far as he personally was concerned, has ended with a fire! It is a curious truism that one of man’s essential aides is likewise, under other circumstances, ofie of man’s worst enemies. Controlled fire is a boon. Un controlled fire is a destroying demon. The problem of controlling fire is as old as history. Immense progress has been made in the direction of perfecting fire-fighting apparatus and equipment, and developing materials that resist fire. The fife department of yesterday is a ludicrous thing in comparison to the amazingly efficient fire department of today, even as building construction of yesterday offered a veritable invitation to fire. Aggressive effort has been made in recent years toward educating the public in preventing fire—and here, too, progress has been chalked up, but on nowhere near a comparable scale. Some of us have learned the simple lessons that will eliminate most hazards—many of us have not. It is a safe bet that at least one home out of two—and this includes new as well as old ones—contains flagrant haz ards which the owner disregards. In the law, ignorance is no excuse, and it would be a fine thing if that same principle were extended to cover the harboring of fire hazards. Each year, loss running into the millions results from improper storage of inflammable liquids, from needless accumulations of waste, from amateur tampering with electric fixtures, from carelessness with smoking materials. Such “little” things as these are responsible for a majority of all fires. What Other Editors Say Mr. Dioughton Wins Again From the Winston-Salem Journal Representative Robert L. Doughton has again scored a remarkable triumph in Congress—two triumphs, in fact. His first victory came when the House voted almost unanimously—361 to 2—for the bill con taining broad amendments to the Social Security Act. As chairman of the Ways and Means Com mittee, Mr. Doughton sponsored that measure. His second triumph took the form of a tribute to his leadership, joined in with equal enthusiasm by Democrats and Republicans. When the vote was announced on the important meas ure the veteran North Carolinian was piloting through the House, the members gave him a rousing ovation. It lasted for several minutes, and one correspondent says it was “the most spontaneous that has greeted a member in many sessions.” This tribute was all the more remarkable, because it was really started by a Republican, Allen T. Treadway, ranking representative of the minority party on the Ways and Means Com mittee, who lauded Mr. Doughton for his able leadership and fairness as head of that body. A member of Congress who wins the con fidence of associates in his own party to such an extent that they give him a position of leadership is entitled to high commendation. But when a member wins the confidence of members of both parties,, as Mr. Doughton has succeeded in doing, he has achieved something that comparatively few statesmen in the history of the country have been able to accomplish. There was talk of Representative Doughton’s retiring from Congress at the end of his present term. But so long as his health will permit him I to remain on the job in Washington, we do not | believe the people of his district will let him re tire. It would be a tremendous loss to the whole | State, if a man who has such prestige and exerts such a powerful influence in Congress as does this rugged son of the mountains of Northwest North I Carolina should, for any reason, quit Congress. Mr. Doughton’s success is piloting these Soc ial Security Bill amendments through the House is only one example of his great ability as a leader. The country owes him more, perhaps, than any other member of the House for the mag nificent work he has done in putting through other vitally important legislative measures. And his work is by no means done, not even for the present session of Congress. There are other bills that mean much to the future of the Republic, the successful enactment of which into law will depend upon his skillful leadership. All North Carolina is proud of the record Robert L. Doughton has made in Congress. And the people of his home State are counting on him with highest confidence in the crucial months ahead. Our people know that the country is safe so long as Congress follows the leadership of i such a man as “Farmer Bob.” i I 1—V^^^ ! The Low Down From Hickory Grove Business in the U. S., it sure has a strong constitution, and instead of being dead and bur ied, as you might expect, from taking every con coction that anybody could think up, it still totters around. And every day, business, it has been on the operating table. And they have taken out or re-designed its whole inwards. And how it has kept on functioning, will go down in history as the eighth wonder of the.world. From ocean to ocean they have administered castor oil, hot baths, cold baths, and used the stomach pump. And every time business showed a flutter of the eye-lid, they operated again— with, and without, anaesthetics. Grasshoppers, they may be a problem in cer tain places; boll-weevils in other places; plump ladies in sailor’s pants in others. But our chief problem and menace, it is this new crop of Economists—and they been living on the fat of the land. But the rest of us—our belt, it still goes around 2 times. Yours, with the low down, JO SERRA Two Sides To Every Question by Lytle Hul1 Democracy—Dictator troubles are occupying the centre of the stage today for the reason that their outcome may affect every individual in the civilzed world. There is another struggle going on in which the world is interest ed but which, for the moment at least, vitally affects a compara tively small proportion of its in habitants. This struggle centers around the Zionist movement in Palestine. Volumes are required to give even an idea of the vast ramifica tions of Jewish and Arab claims based upon the historiacl past, but a few words might suffice to convey a rough outline of the present disagreements. In the early days of the Great War it was recognized by Eng land and France that an Arab revolt against their Turkish rulers would make it possible to drive the Turks out of Arabia and greatly help the strategic postion of the Entente. In order to bring about this revolt, negotia tions were entered into with Sher if Hussein of Mecca, one of the most influential leaders in Arabia. On October 24f 1915, a letter —known as the McMahon note— was dispatched to Hussein. This note stated that the British Gov ernment would guarantee to up hold the independence of the Arabs in the greater portion of the Arabian Peninsula—at the conclusion of the war. The gua rantee excepted certain districts, but these exceptions did not in clude Palestine. On the strength of this agreement, the Arabs re volted and joined arms with Eng land and her Allies. Thus endeth the first chapter. In the Spring of 1916, an ar rangement, known as the Sykes Picot agreement, was entered in to secretly by England, France and Russia. It agreed, in effect, to divide between those nations— at the conclusion of the war— control of the greater part of Northern Arabia. The terms of this treaty conflicted with some of the conditions upon which the Arabs had agreed to join the Allies. When the Bolsheviks gained control in Russia, they exposed the terms of this secret treaty, and the Arahs demanded an ex planation. The British Foreign Office was able to convince Hus sein that this expose was pri marily the work of German-Turk ish propagandists—and the Arabs were appeased. So ended the sec ond chapter. On October 2, 1917, appeared the famous Balfour Agreement. Whether or not this agreement is a binding guarantee of a Na tional Homeland for the Zionists in Palestine is the much discuss ed question of today, but it is certain that the Zionist leaders were induced to so consider it, and on the strength of that con viction threw in their lot with the Entente Allies. And thus be gins the most tragic chapter of them all. It is stated—and with some reason—that in time of war there may be justification for sharp trading, but Zionist and Arab feel that the British Government car ried on these negotiations in a manner, and for a purpose, which even the exigencies of war can not excuse. They contend that England was determined to get a strangle-hold on Palestine which would add greatly to her strategic position in that part of the world, both during and after the war, and that she allowed nothing to stand in the way of her accomplishment. They don't hold the English peo ple, as such, responsible, but fast en the blame upon the British Government which they accuse not only of deceiving Jew and Arab, but of keeping their own people in ignorance of their pol icy. England now controls regions in Arabia which, according to the terms of the McMahon agreement, should belong unreservedly to the Arab state, and the world feels (turn to page 3, please) Where Do We Go From Here? ' rn*m „ !!■■■ II ■ ■ ■ II. ■ —■ ! ■ ■■!!■■ ■ ■■■'! i 5 Weekly Washington Merry-Go-Round (Trade Mark Registered) by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen Expect New European Showdown August 1 When Italy’s Forts Are Built; German Engineers Constructing New “Siegfried Line” On Alpine Slope; Garner’s Hat Went Into The Ring When FDR Made His First 1940 Moves; Plain Now That President Will Fight To Win Con vention For New Deal. WASHINGTON—U. S. intelli gence agents gather increasing evidence that there will be an other serious international show down in Europe around August first. They base this prophecy on several things, chiefly the secret line of fortifications Italy is now building along the French fronti er. Here, working with Italian labor supervised by German ex perts, Mussolini is constructing the same series of concealed pill boxes and electric mine fields which face the Maginot Line on the Franco-German front. Reason for this added fortifi cation is the fact that the Ger mans do not particulars trust the valor of their Axis allies, and while Northern Italy is protected from France by the natural bar rier of the Alps, the German Gen eral Staff insisted on a secondary line of Italian defense. This new “Siegfried Line” is being built on the slope of the Alps as they come down to the rolling plains of Italy. According to present schedule, the Italian Siegfried Line will be finished in late July, which leads to the new forecasts that Germ any will renew her squeeze play on Poland around August first— perhaps even earlier. By that time, German fears of a French invasion of Northern Italy—always the weakest link in the Axis defense—will have been removed, the harvest will be in, and the appeasers in the Cham berlain Cabinet may have con vinced their colleagues that the loss of Danzig is inevitable and had best be accomplihsed peace ably. Hurley’* Cottage Graduating from the Capital’s swank Madeira finishing school this June was Patricia Hurley, daughter of former Secretary of War Pat Hurley. Patricia is a spirited young lady whose “com ing out” party will take place shortly, and paralyzed her teach ers by announcing: “Mother and I are so upset over having to give the party at our little house in Leesburg. It’s so small that I wasn’t able to in vite more than 2,000 of my most intimate friends.”, Ball Fan Wheeler Senator Burt Wheeler is one of the most effective floor fiighters in Congress, but as a pop-fly catcher he is a washout. An ardent baseball fan, the Montanan was watching a double header between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athle tics when a foul tip zoomed to ward him. Wheeler made a des perate effort to catch the ball, but it slipped through his finger/ and was pocketed by a mofa skilful spectator. “Shucks,” grinned Wheeler to Federal Trade Commissioner Charles H. March, sitting next to him, “I’ve always wanted to take one of those balls home with me but it doesn’t look as if I ever will.” “Maybe they’ll hit another ov er here,” said March hopefully. The words were hardly out of his mouth when another foul sailed toward them, this time aimed at March. “Grab it, grab it!” yelled Wheeler, jumping up and down excitedly. Portly and gray-hair ed, March set himself to make the catch, when the Senators’ bat boy raced up and nailed the ball. “Can you beat that?” wailed Wheeler. “Right in our hands and robbed of it. Charley, it looks like the fates are again’ us.” . Note—Besides being a redhot fan, Wheeler likes to scout for the Senators and last spring sent a rookie third baseman to then; training camp. The youngster didn’t last long, however, and was sent home. Under The Dome Senator Alben Barkley en countered Senator Arthur Vand enberg the day after the latter threw his'hat in the presidential ring on a one-term platform. “Van,” said Barkley, “it’s too bad you decided against a second terip, because we already had de cided against you for a first term” .... Ex-Senator Tom Heflin of Alabama is back in Washington looking for a federal job.. He is spending considerable I time in the Senate cloakrooms | spinning yarns and drumming up support for an appointment .... Colonel Ed Halsey, secretary of the Senate, is known among his friends as “the Grover Whalen of Capitol Hill” . . . Three pre sidential white hopes, Vanden berg of Michigan, Taft of Ohio, and Byrd of Virginia, all ardent economy advocates, were on the Senate floor when the $50,000 000 river and harbor port was being log-rolled through without a roll-call. Not one raised his voice against it or even demand ed a record vote. Garner Strategy No political story was ever more meticulously planted than that which broke a week ago, announcing categorically that the Vice President of the United States was a candidate for the Democratic nomination whether the President ran for a third term or not. Chief planter of the story was Emil Hurja, formerly chief sta tistician for Jim Farley, but now one of the prime moves behind Cactus Jack. Hurja, working with Garner’s' newspaper advisers, be gan planting the story two days in advance, under an agreement that no one would “break” it until Sunday morning. There were four reasons why it was decided to bring the Gar ner candidacy out into the open at this exact time, all of them hinging on recent developments inside the New Deal. , 1st was inside word that Jim Farley, after returning from his transcontinental junket, express ed the private view that the Pre sident could be renominated with out difficulty if he wanted it. 2nd was the disclosure that the President intended to make a trip across the country in July. 3rd was an off-the-record speech by Harry Hopkins in Indianapolis, in which the White House intim ate served fighting notice that Roosevelt intended to “control” the nominating convention. 4th was the unanimous adop tion of a resolution by the con vention of Young Democrats of Iowa endorsing the President for a third term, and word that the Young democrats in other States were planning similar stands. To the Garner board of strat egy this succession of events had all the earmarks of an organized campaign. The Garnerites are no better informed than anyone else as to whether Roosevelt will run again, but one thing they are sure of—his desire to dominate the convention. Against this Garner will fight to the end. It is the ruling lAotive behind his presidential drive. A bove all, he is against Roosevelt control of the convention. So his Board of Strategy decided to get busy: Campaign Trip That the President’s trip across the country will be more than a pleasure jaunt to the Golden Gate Fair was intimated by Hop kins in his off-the-record talk to the Indiana politicos. Harry made no direct mention of either the trip or the third term issue, but he gave his listeners plainly to understand that Roosevelt in tended to boss the convention. “Don’t let anyone kid you,” Hopkins said, “that the President is going to wind up his eight momentous and history-making years in office by quietly fading into the background. That’s the silliest kind of wishful thinking. The great reforms he has wrought and the liberal cause he believes in, are not going to be abandon ed like that. The President is not only going to fight for control of the 1940 convention but he is going to win that fight, and I’ll tell you why: “Because the Democratic Party can’t win next year without him. “Regardless of what the Tories in Congress and the press say, that is an irrefultable fact and there are no two ways ^bout it. The Democratic Party can win in 1940 with Roosevelt because the people believe in him. The party can’t win with an anti-Roosevelt man and you leaders know it. That’s why the President will con trol the convention and why he is. going to fight with everything he has for that control. He is not going to let down the 25,000, 000 American voters who believe in him and the ideals he advo cates. He is going to fight and you’ll begin te get reports of his offensiye very soon.” When Hopkins finished you could have heard a pin drop. Later, some of the politicos, lieutenants of Paul Me Nutt tried to draw Hopkins out on his hint of an aggressive Roosevelt con vention campaign. But Harry on ly looked wise and said cryptical ly, “Just keep your ears to the ground and watch for develop ments. They’ll be coming along very shortly. You never want to forget that the President is a master policticiarf and he never moves until the time is ripe.” Two days later Roosevelt dis closed his plan to depart as soon as the congressional situation per- • mitted. White House Guests . The White House has a new tenant. For a long time, the only occupant of the dog kennels has been a lone rabbit, last vestige of Sistie and Buzzie. But last week the President received, as a gift from an ad mirer, a live sheep. Most of his gifts are properly marked and stowed away in the trophy room on the ground floor of the White House. But the sheep raised a new problem. It was solved by putting him in one of the three pens former ly occupied by dogs, situated on the Treasury side of the White House grounds, and sheltered by hedges and trees from public view. Now the rabbit has a friend. Note—Cal Coolidge got more live presents than almost any other President, from raccoons to a wolf. He gave most of them to the zoo; but not a batch of baby ducks which Mrs. Coolidge kept for a while in the bathtub" of Mrs. Eleanor Patterson’s home, at that time a temporary White House. (Copyright, 1939, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) -THE bfWE AUGflNBAUGHHU ECZEMA The skin is subject to many dis eases, and the conditions which bring about these maladies, are numerous, and increase with age. Some of these diseases are purely local in character while others are systematic. If you are troubled with some skin eruption do not let yourself be obsessed with the idea that you have ac quired or inherited some so-called “blood disease.” • Among these skin troubles, per haps the most common one to which mankind' is heir is eczema. Indeed some physicians and most patients incline to the belief that it is a major affection; for there can be no question that it adds misery in almost unbearable quan tities to those whom it afflicts. Some have it in a dry form and others in a wet form, com monly termed “weeping eczema." It is non-contagious and it in flames the skin, always being ac companied by an itching and burn ing. Slight visicles and pustules are present and the skin in and about them thickens and elimin ates scales or crusts. It is often associated with asthma and constitutes about 40 per cent of all skin diseases—in deed there are few elderly people free from its ravages. With the decrease of general. vitality and resistance, poor assimilation and' elimination and a chronic or acute diabetis, gout, rheumatism, neph ritis, one may expect eczema. I am certain that doctors will agree with me when I say that it is one of the hardest diseases to conquer that the medical pro fession knows. I had one patient, a wealthy man, of about seventy five years, whose entire body was affected. , I accompanied him to most of the best specialists in skin dis eases in this country and in Eur ope, who wrote various prescrip tions for him and changed his diet repeatedly. We simply ex hausted medical intelligence and the materia medica upon him, and he had not benefitted in the least. Several teeth pained him and' ulcers developed. The offending teeth were extracted. He got a new colored cook, who said, “Boss, I kin cure yo guah of dat trouble, if you does what I says.” I told my patient to try any thing. She fed him fried; her ring for weeks. Gradually his skin cleared and he became prac tically well, all of v which con vinced me that his particular case of eczema was due to some food allergy, or to use a more under standable word'—food poisoning. And I learned about medicine from that Negro woman. \ ' i That’* Real Cohnmunity A little country girl called at ; a neighbor’s house. “Mrs. Smith,” V she said, “mother wants to know \ if you won’t please lend her a \ dozen eggs. She wants to put ) them under a hen.’» The neighbor was surprised. “I didn’t know you had) a hen.” “We haven’t. Jimmy has 'gone to borrow the hen from Mrs. Brown.’’
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