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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1936
Page
2
The 6 to 3 Supreme Court ruling voided the AAA farm control scheme, halting cash payments of 1.127 billion and suspending farm salaries for 6,500 workers. The ruling prompts debate on constitutional limits, planetary New Deal programs, and potential new farm plans including local 48 states mini-annuities and domestic allotments.
The Washington opinion outlines majority Justice Roberta's view that the act intrudes on state reserved powers and cannot regulate agricultural production. It warns that broad use of federal taxing power to regulate all industry is improper. Justice Stone dissents, asserting courts judge statutes not their wisdom and that unwise laws should be retired by the ballot.
Richmond January 6 Representatives of farm associations claim 25 000 Virginia farmers as members urge retention of J H Meek as director of the markets division of the state department of agriculture The resolution warns removal would cost Virginia valuable leadership and harm agriculture It praises Meek as satisfactory and beneficial to producers and bears signatures of M K Green Farmville and T E Burke secretary treasurer of the hatcherymen association
Washington AP dispatch reports over 13 000 words on yesterday’s developments centered on the Supreme Court invalidation of the AAA and President Roosevelt budget message to Congress.
Preaching services are listed for tonight across several towns in the county. Attendance last night was very good. Ministers include Rev. F. M. Lucas in Middletown, Rev. W. A. Clark in Salém, Rev. C. H. Anderson in Stephens City, Rev. J. D. Russell in Kernstown, Rev. W. B. Obaugh in Macedonia, Rev. C. E. Seastrunk at St Pauls, Rev. H. E. Richardson at Stine's Chapel, Rev. Snyder Alleman in Gore, and Rev. W. L. Riggleman in Red Bud. All begin at 7:30 p.m.
A January wave of political speeches will frame the campaign season. President Roosevelt opens January 8 at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington, with Col. Frank Knox planning a nationwide radio hook up January 15 in Detroit. Other speakers include Hoover January 16 in Lincoln Nebraska Smith January 25 in New York Dickinson January 25 in New York Borah January 29 in Brooklyn Landon January 29 in Topeka and Knox January 29 in Cleveland Vandenberg February 12 delivers Lincoln’s Birthday remarks in New York.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight engine derailed on Timber Ridge near Harrisonburg causing a large rock to roll onto the tracks. Engineer F S Royce and Conductor R Donovan escaped injury. crew members J R Neff and Dan M Phalen also unharmed. Wrecking crews and a crane from Clifton Forge were dispatched to lift the locomotive and repair the line. the mail car remained upright and mail was moved by auto to Lexington. The train had departed Lexington at 8 15 and was due in Harrisonburg at 12 52. Weather over several days likely contributed to the rockfall.
Sightseers flock to the Appomattox River site in Hopewell where 14 people died when a bus plunged through an open drawbridge on December 22. Bridge tender Lacy McNair recounts seeing the fatal drop into the water to onlookers.
Two appraisements filed in Frederick county circuit court detail the estates of deceased residents. Estate of John H. Cochran notes real estate totaling 14390.09 with 90 acre home place and 58 acres mountain land, executor M M Lynch, appraisers Henkel Smith and McCann. Virginia M. Haycock estate lists property appraised at 6505.50 including a 63 acre farm, administratrix Lillian G Hayscock, appraisers O Rear Robinson and Hubbard.
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