March 2, 1936

Staff

Published Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 68 years ago include:

Roosevelt plugs New Deal gaps at end of third year

WASHINGTON (AP) - The close of President Roosevelt's third year in the White House today found him smoothing over dents in the New Deal program preparatory to facing the voters in November.

While the chief executive sought taxes to restore a budget battered by Congress and the fall of AAA, aides were swiftly swinging the $500,000,000 a year farm subsidy plan into a keystone position before it was invalidated by the Supreme Court.

The new taxes were designed to bring the budget back to the condition it was before Congress voted to cash the bonus and the Supreme Court outlawed the AAA processing taxes.

Many observers believe history may record the third year as the turning point of the New Deal. During the first part of the year, the spirit of reform was still dominant and much new legislation passed through Congress. With controversy over government spending raging as the gross public debt reached an all-time high of $30,500,000,000, the president promised decreasing government district deficits and indicated a hunt was on for places to retrench.

Farmers plan to rebuild building burned Sunday

Farmers Manufacturing Co. will rebuild the big warehouse which was razed by fire Sunday and inflicted a loss estimated at $15,000.

"I'm sure that we are going to rebuild but no definite plan has been made yet," D.P. Barnett, plant manager, told the News-Herald today. "We expect to start the plant operating again on Monday.

The plant has been temporarily closed on account of both unfavorable weather conditions and the scarcity of logs.

Haslett leads to victory

Celebrating his return to a starting position, Tony Haslett proved his right to the captaincy of Suffolk's cage team Saturday night by playing a dashing court game that led to an unexpected 30-26 overtime victory over the top-ranking Magicians of Jefferson High School of Roanoke.

The forward kept Suffolk in the running by matching scores with the Magician center, Hammersley, at 13 points each and then, not figuring in the score during the regulation game, Arthur Jones came through with three quick field goals during the three-minute extra period to break the 24-24 deadlock and give Suffolk its win over the Class A leaders.

Leap Year twins celebrate birthday

Mrs. W. B. Vaughan entertained on Feb. 29 at her home on North Street, in honor of the eighth birthday of her twin son and daughter, Edwin and Evelyn Vaughan.

Games and contests were enjoyed and later an ice course was served by the hostess. The color scheme of white and green was carried throughout in the decorations. Those present were Horace Pierce Jr., Curtis Copeland, Barbara Moody, Jeanette Salmon, Betty Byrd, Fred Byrd, Rudolph Byrd, Nan Taylor, Louise O'Neill, Gloria Belle Horton, Myrtie Byrd Horton, Rachel Barden, Juanita Harrell, Elsie Vaughan, Mrs., J.S. Horton, Mrs. John Harrell, Mrs. G.E. Smith, Mrs. T.T. Barden, Mrs. Marvin Vaughan, Mrs. Jethro Byrd, and Misses Daisy and Ellen Ellis.

- Compiled by Allison T. Williams

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