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I Want Ads are a very handy way to tell everybody what you have to sell or trade. Use ’em—20c for four lines. I The Times office is upstairs, over the Watchmaker, opposite the Post (Mice IN SPARTA. “Come up and see us some time.”' Vol. 15. No. 38. SPARTA, Alleghany County, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940. 3c Per Copy Looking at Washington and Congress —one sees the new budget presented a short time ago as the eleventh straight edition of the Federal gov* ernment’s version of “Gone with the Wind.” i It tells the same gloomy story a* it9 ten predecessors of millions arid billions of dollars blowing i away down the gale. And it has J the same old villians: a skyrocket hing national debt, a huge deficit, jjand the prospect of heavier taxes I'hung like an anchor around the ■neck of Mr. Average Citizen. K The annual budget is a big, Book, and it’s a dull book, but Big a’ll written about your money. K that account, it’s worthwhile Bending some time digging ^^ftund among the millions and Dilliitns and squillions to get at least' some idea of what all the shooting’s about. In the first place, this is as goad a time as any to clear up a miscpnception that’s sometimes held by the average citizen. The misconception takes the following form: I. Oswald Blimp picks up his newspaper, reads a headline that says “Deficit In Budget This Year Cut Sharply By President,” and remarks comfortably to his wife, “Well, it looks as though this reckless spending is beginning to stop. Debt isn’t going to be, as big as it was last year.” Then he nibbles his toast with .real en joyment for the first time in a lone lone spell. But the poor deluded man is confusing two very different items—the yearly deficit and the national debt. The deficit is the amount the government spends each year over ana above what it is able to take in. The debt, on the other hand, is simply the ac cumulation of these deficits, which are added to the debt each year. TMs wdll be the eleventh year in a row that there’s been a defi cit. And, as an inevitable conse quence, it’s the eleventh year in a row that the breath-taking curve of the national debt has. contin ued to mount, mount, mount. In other words, we’ve depended for eleven years now on some thing called “future prosperity” to make up for the fact that our government is spending far more than it has been able to collect. The significant point, though, is that the “future” is already catching up with us. The figure in the budget which tells how rapidly this process is going on is the amount set aside for interest payments on the debt. If you as an individual borrow money for a number of years and finally reach the stage where you are paying most of the money you take in right back to your creditors in the form of interest, then you know that you’ve reach ed a danger point. The same situ ation holds true in the case of the Federal government. The government this coming year, according to the Budget, ■will have to pay out a new high total of $1,100,000,000 for this interest item. On the basis of estimated tax collections, this is going to mean that about one dol lar in every six collected is go ing to be poured right back down >Jae drain without performing any direct service for the taxpayers of this country. This item may not seem over whelming in itself. But when it’s remembered that it’s only one paragraph in a budget story that justifies the title “Gone wih the Wind” from beginning, to end— well, it isn’t pessimism but just simple observation and arithmetic to "point with alarm!” Your Government... how familiar"are you with it? The CONSTITUTION — 1. Who holds the sovereign pow er in the United States? 2. How are amendments to the Constitution made? 3. Can pro posed amendments to the Con stitution be vetoed by the Pre sident? Answer these questions in your own mind, then look else where in this issue for the ans wers. How many did you ans wer correctly? Other questions will appear in later issues. Keep account of the number you answer cor rectly. If you answer three out of four of them correctly, your score is excellent; if you ans-' wer half correctly your score is fair. C. Wayland Spruill of Bertie County, State Senator from 3rd N. C. District, who announces his candidacy for Commissioner of Agriculture, and proposes 100 de bates. A challenge from Bertie County is issued by —C. Wayland Spruill, prominent farmer and State Senator for the third dis trict, who today formally announces his candidacy for Com missioner of Agriculture in the Democratic Primary, and assures a lively race for the State post now held by Kerr Scott, who is ex pected to run again. The silver tongued orator from Bertie chal lenges to a joint debate in every county seat in the state. “Cousin Wayland,” as he is known to hundreds with whom he has continuously served in the General Assembly since 1933, is recognized as one of the most suc cessful dirt farmers in the east ern section of the State. On his farms he grows cotton, tobacco, peanuts, com, grains, truck, and livestock. He has attracted wide attention by providing for each of his tenants a milk cow and the essentials of a “live-at-home” way of life. In addition to his practical farming Senaor Spruill has been prominent in Democratic Party politics, serving as County Com missioner and Road Commissioner of his county several terms. For many years he was chairman of the board of trustees of the Lewiston - Woodville - Republican public schools. His business in terests related to farming are extensive, including manufactur ing of farm machinery, and mer cantile business. As a member of the General Assembly Spruill has been active in behalf of farm legislation, sponsoring the present law to prohibit the sale of rotten scrap tobacco, and the law to eradicate Bang’s disease among cattle. He introduced the bill which was passed by the 1933 General As sembly to take the State tax off land. Besides his interest in farming (turn to page, 4, please) A call for U. S. Marine Corps Recruits is made by —-Sergeant Jud H. McDonald, in charge of the Marine Corps Re cruiting Station at 126% W. Sycamore St., Greensboro, who states that the recruiting service has been placed on an unres^rict etl Quota. The Sergeant says any young man between the ages of 18 and 30, single, white, with grammar school education or a bove, is eligible. Young men und er 21 must have their parents consent. Sergeant McDonald says any young man who wishes to travel or advance his education, should write or call in person at the recruiting office. In addition, temporary recruit ing offices will be established, in the Post Office, at both Morgan ton and Hickory from the 5th to the 9th of February. Six thousand tons of Lime were used last year by —Alleghany farmers, mostly un der the government grant, which assists farmers in the purchase of lime with which to improve their farm soil. The County Agent, R. E. Black, is enthusiastic . when he talks of some of our alert farmers who are keen to take advantage of every opportunity to raise the quality of farms and farm products. Senator Bailey 1 says the Tobacco situation is not —encouraging, in the inter national outlook, and he urges N. C. farmers to pro duce more food and food crops. Senator Bailey of N. G. is chairman of the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce. His statement follows: “In view of the extraordinary situation concerning our tobacco, it seems to me that a statement may well be made at this time. “1. When the British Govern ment notified our State Depart ment about two weeks ago of the intention to impose an embargo j upon our tobacco, Mr. Secretary, ;Hull immediately made proper representations and began negot iations with a view to preventing • this action or reducing its force. I The facts in this matter are 'known to me. I am not at liberty to divulge them for the reason that transactions of this sort be tween our nation and any other may not advisedly be disclosed j while negotiation is going on. Just ! let me say for the benefit of our ipeople that our State Department is doing all that it can do in the premises and it may be trusted to continue its efforts to the full evtent. I may add that the North Carolina Delegation, and the Dele gations from other States affect ed, are deeply concerned and ready to do anything that they can do. “2. North Carolina farmers are more adversely affected than any others. This is realized by the Delegation and every member of it is anxious to do whatever he can. “3. Great Britain has been buy ing about 250 million pounds of American tobacco each year. It is our biggest export market for tobacco and for other commodi ties. Its buyers have for years j been buying our bright tobacco of high quality and paying good 'prices for it. The withdrawal of [the buyers last September gave us [some impression as to the disaster entailed in the proposed embargo. J “4. When the buyers were withdrawn_ the Federal Govern (turn to page 2, please) _ Gulf of Bothnia is the key to Finland’s supply —lines, and the fate of Finland probably depends dpon continued ability to get supplies and men, such as Swedish volunteers, from out side its own country, in the, opin ion of Maj. George Fielding Eliot, one of America’s foremost military critics. The Finns must keep control of the Gulf of Both nia if they hope to continue their successful defense against Rus sian aggression, Major Eliot be lieves. In commenting on the war in a copyrighted article in the New York Tribune, he cited the un expected activity of the Finnish air force as the most remarkable feature of the first few weeks of hostilities, and draws the con clusion that Italian planes and pilots, and possibly ones from other nations, must be actively engaged in the war. The lack of success by Russia in the air leads Major Eliot to conclude that the Soviet air force has been highly overrated. He points out one other inter esting fact—that Russian gener als probably fear Stalin and the political element in Russia so much that they embarked on the war under conditions that gen erals from democratic nations, such as the United States or Great Britain, would refuse to face. Major Eliot shows in hia analysis how impossible it is for Russian supplies to keep up with an adequate attacking force, par ticularly in the icy wastes in the North. If his conclusions are right, the greatest service democratic nations can offer Finland is to make available war supplies, par ticularly fighting planes, and to Jceep open the Gulf of Bothnia to insure immediate delivery. Ap parently England is prepared to give a certain amount of assist ance in keeping the supply line clear. The United States builds the finest airplanes in the world. Should not some of these be made immediately available for the Finns? Elder Meredith Benjamin Mart in, active in the Primitive Baptist Church for 53 years, and having served in Alleghany County many j years, passes away. (Cut by cour-j tesy Greensboro News) The old argument, country vs. city, ! is up again, —and O. E. Baker of the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture gives five reasons why he hopes his boy will become a farmer. You may wonder why in these hard times for agriculture I should wish my children to be come farmers or farmers’ wives. I will tell you. 1. The farmer and his family have more to 'eat than have most city people, and in times of de pression they are more certain of a livelihood—if they have not mortgaged the farm. About six million people went from the cities back to farms during the years 1930-34 seeking shelter and sustenance, and two million of these were still on farms when the census was taken January 1, 1935. 2. The farmer has better health and lives longer than the city man—four to five years longer —according to a recent study made by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. If the farming people had equal medical facilities, the difference in du ration of life would be still greater. 3. The farmer becomes a wealthier man than the majority of city men, judging from the per capita wealth of rural and urban states. This may not be true in the South. It is true in the North because of the millions of city people who have almost no ’property at all—except an auto mobile and some secondhand fur | niture. i 4. The farmer is more likely to enjoy his work than are most city people. Most city work is 1 (turn to page 4, please) Over 76,000 trees have been ordered and planted on —Alleghany County farms under the Government’s plan, which was outlined in these columns a few weeks ago, it was announced by County ■Agent R. E. Black, yesterday. Not only are these farms richer for having the trees, the farmers have received a cash bonus for planting the trees. And the offer is still open, but it will be open only a few days more—February 15 to be exact. These 76,000 trees are a very ■definite and very secure bank account for the coming gener ation, as Mr. Black remarked, and every year the trees' grow they accumulate interest. Those who have taken advant age of this offer and propose to profit by it are the following: T. D. Carson has planted 35 thousand white pine; M. E. Reev es, 8 thousand; R. G. Joines, 5 thousand; Geo. Richardson, 4 thousand;.R. F Crouse, 4 thous and; W. E. Billings, 4 thousand; F. B. Caudill, 4 thousand; John iW- R. Davis, - 1 thousand, and John M. Cheek, 1 thousand. C. H. .McGuire has planted 4 thousand black locust; John M, Cheek, 2 thousand; Emerson Petty, 1 thous and, and D. J. Jones, 11 hun dred. John M. Cheek has also planted one thousand poplars. State Auditor j is the office I for which i -—Charles W. Miller, head j icf a directory publishing! company of Asheville, «n-j nounces himself a candidate: and promises a determined cam paign. As Mr. Miller is only 29 he enters the lists as the young est candidate, ami should be able to carry a vigorous campaign. He. ha - never held a public office, either elective or appointive, and in making public his plans,’ said he was motivated by a desire to be of service to the citizens of his state. Mr. Miller favors the redistribution off legislative repre sentation at Raleigh and believer I that the 1940 census should pro vide the basis for this re-alloca tion of representatives. He is also an ardent advocate of a plan ! calling for an equitable distri bution of appointive offices as between the Eastern and the. Western portions of the state. In commenting upon his candidacy, | Mr. Miller said, “if nominated I and fleeted, ft will be my am- I bition and earnest effort -to dis- < charge the duties of this high office fairly and impartially. I | will, at all times, uphold the best i interests of the state and of its citizens. I pledge myself to a | program of efficiency and econ- i oniy in the conduct of the Audi- j tor’s office, and I feel certain j that in me the people of North J Carolina will have ah official who I is accessible at all times and one who is sincere in his desire to serve them and their interests without fear or favor ” Miller pointed to the fact that the office was created by the state constitution, which provides that the State Auditor be elected by popular vote, that he serve for a term of four years, and which outlines his duties, all of which are prescribed by law. Mr. Mil ler points out the exacting- re quirements of the office and states his belief that it calls for | the time and attention that only a man young in years can give to it. Miller is the youngest son of ‘Ernest H. Miller, former Vice Mayor and member of Asheville’s city council. He was graduated from the Asheville High School in 1927, then attended Biltmore Col lege, the, University of Miami, and the Asheville University Law School, The Graf Spee Captain failed to understand the —Latin character. A well known newspaper cor respondent, writing- from South America, recently expressed the opinion that Captain Langsdorff, of the ill-fated Graf Spee, com imitted suicide because he failed j to understand the Latin character. Apparently Langsdorff believed the warm and sympathetic re ception he received in Montevideo meant the people of Uruguay were sympathetic toward Hitler and the Nazi cause. The Captain must have received a rude awak ening when he arrived in Argen tina. The press was antagonistic, the people were cool, and all of ficers and men were immediately interned. j The letter of protest left by I Captain Langsdorff ^bitterly eom | plained of the hostile attitude I of the Uruguayan Government, | which, he stated, was directly op I posite to the attitude of the peo ple. He could not seem to under ! stand that the Latin-American | people could be sympathetic to ward a group of men who had come through a bitter fight, yet still not sympathize with the cause they represent. This inability of the Germans to understand the temperaments of other people has been demon strated again and again. Kaiser Wilhelm did not think the British would go to war over the invasion of Belgium. Later, he erred in his judgement of just how much the people of the United States would stand in the way of un restricted submarine warfare. ' The tradition carried on last fall when Hitler felt he could accomplish his conquest of Poland in the bloodless way he had al ready annexed Czechoslovakia and Austria. Like other German: lead ers, he apparently thought that people who are reluctant to fight are afraid to fight. German people pay a terrific price for the psychological blund ers of their leaders. A daughter away in school would appreciate the Alleghany Times, four months, 60c. Charles W. Miller of Asheville, j lead of a publishing- firm, who an- i lounces his candidacy for office; )f State Auditor. -;-—-----_i Only two cases of Bangs Disease in j over 4,000 animals tested in Alleghany Coun-! ty, causes the Federal! Veterinarians, who are mak- i ing Che examinations, to; exclaim about this being one of I the very cleanest counties they ■ have ever worked in. Also they praise highly the wonderful ro~ i operation and help the Alleghany farmers have given. The work is already half done, says Mr. BIack) the County Agent, who is evidently pleased at the1 excellent reports from the v-eteri-! narians. Honor Roll of Piney Creek School for First Semester First Grader Clinton Deb-ord, James Landreth, Joe Wheatley, Edna Gibson, Betty Landreth, Edna Musgrove and Emma Lee MitclheH. Second Grade: Dickie Bear, Ralph Brown, Jayce Billings, Patsy Billings, Bertha Childress, John Henry Delp, Elton Delp, Norma Douglas, Inez Marie Doug las, Willie Fitzgerald, John D. Grubb, Mary Alice Hoppers, Edna Ruth McMillan, Katy Halsey, Ray Hoppers, Anna Sue Osborne, Dar lene Osborne, Gayle Osborne, Aileen Parsons, Blondie Smith, Nannie Frances Smith and Doris Wingler. I hire! Grade: Gayle Billings, Jimmy Weaver, Ola Mae Childers, Rena Fitzgerald and Dorothy Wheatley. Fourth Grade: Mary Frances Parsons, Leta Fae Woodie, Her bert Barr, Dean Co*, J. C. Mabe, Raline Barr, Eanzaleen Landreth, Billy Halsey, Robert Caudill, Susie Halsey and Doris Southers. Fifth Grade: June Hash, Har old Reed, Ozena Landreth, Blanche Hoppers, Lois Finney and Evelyn Brown. Sixth Grade: Bytha Sturgill, Fred Pugh, Mildred Blackburn, Laurene Landreth, Susie Brown, Edwin Wyatt, Wanda Ruth Weaver, Horace Billings and Ruby Childers. Seventh Grade: Faye Cox, Hazel Caudill, Emma Caudill, Evon Jen kins, Lacy Lee Weaver and Dale DeBoard. Eighth Grade: Georgia Cox, Carolyn Billings and Bruc^ Whit ley. Ninth Grade: Burton Landreth, j June Cox and Hilary Sue Reeves. Tenth Grade: Iva Mae Caudill and Maxine Jenkins. Eleventh Grade; James Caudill, Elizabeth Cooke, Mataline Gam bill, Edith Hash, Marye Kennedy and Eva Weaver. The fellow, whose —job it is to keep the Court House front steps clean of snow and ice, must have been ill this last month, or away on vacation, —the latter probably, and evi dently. A Gold Medal for some Alleghany boy or girl is — offered by the Local American Legion Post in the National Oratorical Con test which is being sponsor ed by the American Legion. In addition to the information ?iven in the Alleghany Times of last Week, it appears that the state is divided into several sec tions. Each section is divided in to districts. And each district includes three or more counties. Alleghany, then, is divided into three groups, at Glade Valley, Piney Creek, and Sparta High. ‘Each High School participating shall between March 1st and 4th select by a public contest a con testant for said school and shall send winner’s name arid address to the county chairman not later than March 5. “The winners from each High School shall compete in a county wide contest to be held between March 8 and 12th in the High School auditorium of the county seat town unless some other place is designated by the county chair man. “The county winners will com pete in a District contest which will be held between March 18th and 22nd' at some central point. District winners will he reported not later than March 23rd. “There will be a statewide con test for the winners of the four sections between March 30th and April 3rd. "The oration shall be composed of two parts. 1. A prepaired oration of not less than 10 or more than 12 minutes. 2. An extemporary oration of not legs than 4 or more than 6 minutes. This feature shall be on some phase of the Constitution and its amendments, and each contestant shall draw his subject from a hat only 5 minutes before he is to speak, and is to speak without be ing: allowed conference with any one on the subject or see any one on the subject or any litera ture on same. "Informal dress will be requir ed. Each contestant shall draw for his position on the program. Names of contestants and judges shall not be made known until af ter the contest. Each contestant will be called by his number. "Each contest will be judged by 5 disinterested judges, who Shall render their decision with out conferring and shall grade, 1. Poise and personality 25 points, 18 on prepared speech and 7 on extemporary; 2. Accuracy and effectiveness 50 points, 35 on prepared speech and 15 on ex temporary; 3. Power to thrill, quicken and compel 25 points, 18 on prepared speech and 7 on extemporary. Further information may be had from the county American Legion chairman, R. F. Crouse, or from the Alleghany Times I Editor Circle No. 1 of | Sparta Baptist ! Church met Thursday |—afternoon with Mrs. C. A. | Reeves, who presided in the ab jsence of the president. Mrs. P. i L Choate acted as secretary. Little Shirley Bumgardner, rep resenting the Nerv Year, presented the society w-ith a Bible. Mrs. Belle Liles played “How Firm a Foundation,’’ on the vio j lin softly, as Mrs. A. O. Joines , gave it as a reading. The topic of the month, “The ! Eternal Purpose of God," was | discussed by nine. the members i present. Following the program Year ; Books were distributed and re I freshments were served. I__ REV. C. H. McKNIGHT j—will preach at Pine Fork Bap itist church on Sunday, February 14, at eleven o’clock. The public is invited. Very Convenient, —just to clip this coupon and mail it to Sparta, to the Alleghany Times. My name is . My address is .. Here’s my check or dollar for the Times a year. (That’s all) |
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