SPARTA
SPECTACLES
BY EMORYETTA REEVES
The news of the week turns to
fish ... or fishing, with a num
ber of tales coming to light from
the sport loving anglers of Spar
ta .. .
(Ex-mayor) Crouse has the
biggest tale to tell, but then, of
course, you know his profession
and one might understand how
he could tell a fish story. Any
way, Mr. Crouse tells of a huge
four and one-half pound small
mouth bass he caught in New
River last week. He went into
detail, describing the fish in quite
flowery language. “I’ve been
fishing there for the past twenty
five years and that’s the largest
bass I’ve ever seen come out of
New River,” he said. All un
suspectingly, we asked him just
where he was fishing and then
he stopped talking. Said he was
like the old colored woman who
was registering to vote and when
the registrar asked her what par
ty she was affiliated with, she
replied, “If I has to tell that then
I just won’t vote.” Anyway the
ex-mayor did make a nice catch
. . . we’re just sorry he didn’t get
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SPARTA,
a picture of it.
There are any number of
things that match, like cheese
and crackers, blue and white,
moonlight and roses but fish and
football just won’t go together.
At least, that is what we learned
from three very reliable sources
last week. Professor C. R. Roe,
Coach Joe Bill Reed and Julian
Reeves went fishing two weeks
ago, Saturday, October 13, to be
exact, and being great football
fans as well as fishermen, they
decided to have their cake and
eat it, too, so they took a porta
ble radio along with them . . .
that in itself was quite a task
since all you owners of these
radios know how difficult it has
been to get batteries. Mr. Roe’s
son, George, solved the problem,
however, with two phone batter
ies and a hot-shot and the three
sports fans got off to an early
start for a bit of angling. They
heard the game all right, Michi
gan and Army and a good game
it was too, but the fish just
wouldn’t bite. Not one bite the
whole time the game was on.
They haven’t figured whether
fish just don’t like football or
whether they were so excited that
they didn’t have time to nibble at
the bait . . . better luck next
time, gentlemen. Maybe you
have to train fish to like sports
. . . they probably figure they
come out on the wrong end of the
line everytime so they will just
play hands off.
Have been hearing much com
ment on the baby contest that
will be staged at Sparta school
Saturday week . . . Don’t know
who is ahead, but with all those
contestants, it’s going to be a
close race. We heard somebody
the other day trying to get Mr.
and Mrs. Silas Nichols to enter
their baby but Mrs. Nichols said
she thought her baby was a bit
too young, yet ...
Sparta is growing by leaps and
bounds . . . anyday now we’re
expecting to see a bunch of celery
and a loaf of bread pop up in the
window across the street where
Clennel Richardson and his work
men are working like mad to get
the new Mick or Mack grocery
store ready to open sometime in
November . . . and then there is
the new Ford Garage building
across the street from the com
munity building. Sgt. Wade
Choate, who is spending a 45
day furlough here, is busily en
gaged in getting it ready for an
early opening. And have you
noticed Farmer’s Hardware and
Impl. Co., recently? They have
enlarged their store until we
sometimes wonder when we walk
in whether we’re in Sparta or
not . . .
Sparta didn’t celebrate Navy
Day with parades and bands play
ing and confetti but if you chanc
ed tp be in town Saturday . . .
and I dare say most of you were,
you undoubtedly saw Jay Har
din’s window.
We didn’t ask who the window
dresser was . . . we knew when
we looked at the attractive ar
rangement . . . Mrs. Jay Hardin,
herself, must have had a hand in
it ... an American flag was
; draped in the background and in
the window sat two pictures . . .
1 of two sailors ... James Hardin,
; Fireman 1-C, and Billy Hardin,
j Fireman 1-C . . . James, who is
in New Guinea and Billy, of the
historic USS Franklin.
As an added attraction, there
was a grass skirt, a souvenir sent
home by one of the sailors.
Yes, it was a very attractive
window ... in fact, it still is . . .
you might notice it the next time
you pass the store, but we think
you’ll agree that the main attrac
tion is the TWO SAILORS.
Only six states in the U. S. show
an increase in egg production for
the first 9 months of 1945 as com
pared with last year. North Caro
lina leads the league in gains.
Pine Swamp News
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Holloway
and son, Vernon, and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Walker visited rela
tives here, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Page Choate and
New Greyhound Bus Schedule For Sparta
Effective today, the Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, will offer a new stepped-up schedule, which will put
three north bound and three south bound buses through Sparta daily. This will include schedules between Boone
West Jefferson—Sparta and Winston-Salem and between Wytheville—Sparta and Statesville.
Revised Schedule
BETWEEN
WYTHEVILLE — SPARTA — STATESVILLE
Leave
Wytheville
Sparta
Elkin
Statesville
Elkin
Sparta
SOUTH BOUND
6:00 PM
10:10 AM
7:25 PM
11:30 AM
8:35 PM
12:40 AM -
Arrive
— Sparta 7:20 PM
— Sparta 11:30 AM
— Elkin 8:25 PM
— Elkin 12:30 PM
— Stateville 9:40 PM
Statesville 1:45 PM
NORTH BOUND
8:15 AM — Elkin 9:30 AM
4:40 PM — Elkin 5:45 PM
9:55 AM
6:55 PM
— Sparta 10:30 AM
— Sparta 7:30 PM
10:30 AM — Wytheville 11:50 AM
7:30 PM — Wytheville 8:50 PM
Revised Schedule
- BETWEEN
BOONE — WEST JEFFERSON — SPARTA
AND WINSTON-SALEM
SOUTH BOUND
Leave Arrive
Boone 8:15 AM — West Jefferson 9:15 AM
Sparta 10:24 AM
Sparta 10:24 AM — Elkin 11:24 AM
Winston-Salem 12:42 PM
NORTH BOUND
Winston-Salem 5:15 PM — Elkin 6:22 PM
Sparta 7:30 PM
Sparta 7:40 PM — West Jefferson 8:49 PM
Boone 9:49 PM
.us 3 South Bound and 3 North Bound Buses Routed Through Sparta
Daily.
Terminal
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Mt. Zion News
A number of people from this
community attended preachini
service at' New Hope, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pugh spenl
a few days recently with relatives
in Wytheville, Va.
Those visiting Mrs. Belle Blev
ins last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs
Horace Brown and little daughtei
Bonnie Belle; Mr.and Mrs. Troy
Pugh; Mr.and Mrs. Carey Blev
ins and family; Mrs. D. M. Pugh
and son, Graham; Mr. and Mrs
Oscar Moxley; Mrs. Robert Blev
ins and daughter Tommie Sue:
Sgt. and Mrs. Talmage Blevins
of Miami, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Delp and
son, Harold, of Marion, Va.
visited Mrs. Mary Wyatt, Sunday
Mrs. Ross Bateman and sons
Arlie and John, visited Mrs. S
E. Smith Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pugh weft
shopping in Sparta, Saturday.
Mrs. W. F. Pugh and grand
daughter, little Shirley Maxwell
visited Mrs. Lula Choate of Sparta
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pugh
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs,
Dave Douglas.
Blanch Blevins of Piney Creek
spent Sunday night with Shirley
Maxwell.
Sgt. and Mrs. Talmage Blevins
are spending some time with his
mother Mrs. Belle Blevins.
son, David, and Miss Annie Mar
ie Joines, of North Wilkesboro,
spent the week end with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Richardson
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Brown.
Miss Lorene Edwards spent one
night last week with Miss Pauline
Wyatt.
Miss Edith Crouse spent Sun
day afternoon with Misses Naomi
and Helen Andrews.
Mrs. Lee Blackburn, of Spar
ta. visited her sister, Mrs. A. R.
Richardson, Sunday night.
Miss Ruth Evans spent Sunday
night with Miss Jessie Brown.
In Memoriam
THEODOCIA C. ANDREWS
Theodocia Crouse Andrews was
born March 15, 1857. She pro
fessed a living hope in Christ Je
sus in her young womanhood,
joined the Glade Creek Baptist
church and was baptized by im
mersion. She attended her
church as often as she could and
rejoiced to hear the gospel
preached.
In 1873 she was united in mar
riage to Wesley B. Andrews and
to this union were born eleven
children, five of them preceding
her to the grave.
Those surviving are: Mrs. Smith
Edwards, of Virginia; Mrs. J. F.
Stone, of Iowa; Mrs. Frances
Hooker, of Iowa; Mack Andrews,
of Wyoming; Grady Andrews, of
California and Reid Andrews, of
Ronda. In addition to her chil
dren, she leaves to mourn their
loss, 24 grandchildren; 30 great
grandchildren and many other
relatives and friends.
She departed this life October
18, 1945, making the number of
her days 88 years, 7 months and
3 days. She passed away at the
home of her son, Reid, of Ronda.
Her body was laid to rest be
neath many fragrant flowers in
the family cemetery beside her
husband at the old home place in
the Chestnut Grove community
in the presence of a large num
ber of sorrowing friends.
Funeral service was conducted
by Revs. Luffman, of Ronda; Til
ley, of Elkin; and W. Q. Higgins,
of Sparta.
Written by W. Q. Higgins.
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with authority
vested in the North Carolina
Board of Conservation and De
velopment by Chapter 35, Public
Laws of 1935, at a meeting in An
drews, North Carolina, on Sep
tember 25, 1945, the said Board
adopted the following regulation:
It shall be unlawful to seine in
Elk Creek, Alleghany County,
for any purpose at any time.
Paul Kelly, Secretary N. C.
Board of Conservation and
Development. 10-25-4t
ADMINISTRATRIX’ NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
NORTH CAROLINA
ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Having qualified as adminis
tratrix of the estate of W. F.
Joines, deceased, late of Allegha
ny County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Sparta, North
Carolina, on or before the 19th
day of October, 1946, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This 12th day of October, 1945.
Mrs. Nannie D. Joines, Ad
ministratrix of W. F. Joints,
deceased. 10-18-4t
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“We Sell It For Less”
Sparta, N. C.
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An Appeal To The Farmers *
THE WAR IS OVER, THANK GOD. Now let us
win the PEACE with the same determination, courage
and unanimous effort. Difficulties and some hardships
must be faced and overcome during the Reconversion
Petjod. Competition will be keener and prices of many
commodities are bound to be lower and quality better.
We will get more value for our dollar. Our industry will
not be an exception to the rule. In the near future, more
shipping facilities will be available and Briarwood from
Europe will arrive in ever increasing quantity. This may
force a downward trend of prices for Ivy and Laurel.
We are not afraid of competition. We have produced
pipq.|»locks all of our lives and will continue to produce
theta. But we have no control over prices. Therefore,
we suggest that you dig your Ivy and Laurel NOW while
prices, are at their peak. We ask yewr.cooperation to dig
good and solid burls. We have bo* Use for stumpy or
dead wood. Help us avoid the unpleasant task of culling
bad stools.
Carolina Briar Corporation
West Jefferson, North Carolina