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The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES MEWS established February 1C, 1948— TIMES, 1925 and The STAR, 1889. PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY At Sparta, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 1947 ED ML ANtttt8W •MRS. ED __Publisher Tfcs PER YfiASF*' County, $2.00 - Outside County, 92.59 The News b glad to' publish letters, hot iso long, on matters ofj^ntnl interest. But such communications must be accompanied by the reafc#ne of the writer, even when they are to ite published under a nom de -M a. Entered as second-class matter at the post •trice at Sparta, North'Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. “If the choice were hit to me whether to have a free press or a free government, 1 would choose a free press.”—Thomas Jet *— £ I nis IN ew^jap^r Is Dedicated To Service This newifsptt^I dedicated to serving ■the needs of this community at all times, reaffirms t^n^jpolicy in observance of Na- ; tional Newspaper Week, October 1-8. The ytnpn for Ww’s National Newspaper Week is “l$jjp$wapaper Serves Freedom hy Serving ’Vou^^ a^d the theme to run thrnmgh the jihtire jj£e|jram is “The News paper As A;Thiblic Servant.” * When w£ aSk how a newspaper serves freedom, it must painfully be remembered that not so long ago a bloodthirsty leader drove his hordes across Europe and suc ceeded in plunging the world into history’s most devastating war. He was able to do this because he knew that by controlling the press and communication facilities, he could control thought and when thought is controlled, the democratic way of life is abolished. Never before have newspapers had such an important task of serving freedom. With all the social and economic upheavals and the rise of so many isms resulting from war, newspapers have a gigantic task to so imprint the ideals of the true American way of life upon everyone that the public will know that such ideals were not only worth fighting for in times of war, but standing back of in times of peace.. It is not too much to presume that World Wars I and II might never have been if all of the people of this world had been privileged to be served by the newspapers serving free dom. World War III might also be prevent ed by this means. Americans are particularly blessed with tbs freedom of the gress, speech, religion md assembly. Even before our constitu tion was wrakteti and its first amendment guaranteeing fhesfe; four freedoms, free dom of the press was recognized when such lawyers gs AlexaWffri Hamilton won the ease of John Pete? Zengler, who was bold enough to cdmmefrt >on the governor, in 1734. John Franklin,/ brother of Benjamin Franklin, was another of those pioneers willing to go tx/cbuff fo establish the right of the freedom of the press. It was not, however, until 1841 that reporters were freely admitted to congressional debates. Now there is little congress does, or does not do, that you cannot read about daily. The case of Sedley Lee vs. the Brooklyn Eagle in 1913 established <the right of a newspaper to publish a full report of court proceedings. me urn tea otates is an cAcunpic ui uic fact that the right to criticize authority can only be permitted by a well establish ed and popular government. Under any type of a dictatorship, the press is never free to print adverse comment. We have only to look around to see that whenever the press is controlled by government other fundamental freedoms also go. And for this reason, citizens must realize that free dom of the press is a protection for them selves rather than newspapers. Nowhere else in the world except in America does the press have such a re sponsibility and opportunity for service. And service, like charity, begins at home, with the needs of home people. This paper, has in the past, and will continue in the future, to devote itself to the progress of this community, State and nation. During the war years we were un in our efforts toward victory and their lives. Since the war we have been par ticularly concerned in aiding in the re-es tablishment of veterans in civilian life. We are concerned with the improvement of educational facilities, health conditions, continued improved farm practices, prac tices and opportunities including addition al markets for farm products. There are many othdr goals toward which we are bending our efforts for the continual im provement of this community. This is your newspaper, your public seryapj^^., >'.n •> -----—-^-oOo—"•* ———*■ • » Teach The Children Any long-range fire prevention priigrttfh that.is.-ta produce maximum-results must include fire instruction in the schools of America — both urban and rural. Traffic safety has long been taught in thousands of schools. Fire safety deserves equal attention. As one authority said, “It is apparent that if safety education in the field of fire prevention had been adequate ly presented in the elementary schools during the past fifteen or twenty yearfe, the loss of children’s lives from this cause would be greatly reduced today.” The methods used to teach fire preven tion may be of various kinds. Periods of time may be allotted to it, or it tan, in many cases, be combined with subjects which are an established part of the curriculum. Regardless of method, the main thing is that the instruction be'vivid and forceful —and really drive home the fundamentals of fire prevention in young minds. Fire prevention study should begin in - elementary schools, and consist of lessons which are easily understood by very young children. In higher grades; more advanced material may be used, including instruction in fire laws and ordinances. Finally, in uni versity instruction, mature students may be given technical information dealing with the more complex aspects of the fire problem. The responsibility for putting such a program into effect belongs to school au thorities everywhere. It should be started now, on a national scale, as a positive and continuous effort to meet an emergency condition. Reaching Customers ' The old saying that you must go away from home to learn the news has been traced down by a I/)s Angeles advertising manager who has told the world something that it should have known 50 years ago. Advertising agents, he says, tell their clients that there are so many dailies and so many weeklies and that when advertis ing is placed “it is on a snap-judgment con sensus” that represents a distinct handicap to the weekly newspaper seeking to sell national advertising space. The U. S. Bureau of Census reveals that 30 per cent of the Nation’s sales origi nated in towns of 9,000 or less, where week lies collaborate and furnish all the news in their territory. -oOo Business Opportunity _ There is always a good deal of talk concerning the relative virtues of “big business” and “small business.” One' im portant and frequently overlooked aspect is that small business is often the training ground for big business executives—and that, conversely, training received in big business often enables a man to start a smal lbusiness and make a gor of it. This is particularly well illustrated in retail merchandising. The “big business men” in retailing were almost all “little businessmen” in the past. The major chain systems all developed from small stores. And the largest department stores, for the most part, were once little outlets run by one or two people. Again, many men ana wuxuen nave gone to work for large retail stores in minor capacities, have gained the desired exper ience, and then have opened their own stores and prospered. Of late, a legion of veterans have been learning in this fashion, and it is to the credit of the retail industry that established chains and independents willingly provided a training ground for men who will be their competitors in the future. • , . America has been a country where small business, under efficient and intelligent management, becomes big business — and where the big business that is too lethargic to move with the times gradually becomes small business and eventually goes out of business altogether. That kind of oppor tunity, and the economic system which In Memoriam Mrs. Lora Jean Higgins Poole On August 13, 1947, Lora Jean was called to her eternal home. For the almost nine weeks of her illness she had, with the except ion of one week, been in a hospi tal. During this time every effort was put forth by the doctors, nurses, family and friends for her recovery. On one occasion, ust before an operation, she told rei^’Hither, “Don’t worry about mse. M jnay not get Well, but, 5Pfc be back in here ml right, And another time she said, “Daddy, if I don’t .get weU dbh’t worry about, me. I’m all. right.* the Lord will* take care of me. She seemed •to realize she would not get Well, and told her mother she wanted her to have her watch and sug gested the ministers she wished to speak at her funeral service. Lora Jean was a good student in school and graduated from Sparta high school in the spring of 1945. If anyone ever spoke unkindly of her, or she of anyone, I’ve never heard of it. Her father has many times said, “We’ve never had one minute’s worry over Lora Jean.” She was a kind, attractive, obedient and lpving daughter. She lived gra ciously and unselfishly. All her acquaintances were her friends and she was a friend to them. She enjoyed her school days, her school and class mates and she liked to go go church and Sun day school. She was born June 21, 1927, the daughter of Hurst and Ila Higgins and was married to ’Eugene Hoole, January 20, •1947. Besides. her parents, and husband, she is survived by a brother, Hurst Higgins, Jr., her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Murphy and untold numbers of relatives and friends. Friday afternoon, August 15, at Mount Vale Church, impressive funeral services were conducted by Elders Claude Bartley, Coy Anders, and Don Smith. The church could not accommodate the overflow congregation that had gathered to pay their last tributes of respect. The many beautiful flowers also spoke si lent words of love and admiration. of her friends and loved one. For these twenty, short years she was grateful. Her ideals, her sweet personality, her kindness, strengt personality, her kindness, strength of character, her loyalty to home and friends—will be a cherished memory. “•Sweet is the rest forever fr6ed from earth’s dire, cruel pain. Sweet is the blest assurance, our loss your priceless gain.” Written by request of her family, G. T. Toliver. More Phosphate, Lime Available More *Ume and phosphate are now available for the farmers of Alleghany county, it was an nounced this week through the county AAA office. However, a number of farm ers have already reported this week for their additional allot ments. Only those who have not reported this week are asked to come to the AAA office to get the additional allotment. R. E. RICHARDSON RESUMES DUTIES HERE R. E. Richardson, supervisor of roads in Alleghany county, has re sumed his duties after being away for several weeks on account of illness. He underwent a serious throat operation at Lakey Clinic in Boston, Mass. GRAND JURY HEARS SEVENTEEN CASES (Continued from page 1) rock work is said to be on the verge of falling. Sparta high school was inspect ed and reported to be antiquated and inadequate. At present, un til other improvements can be made, suggestions for repairing the high school gymnasium were made. ^ Since the county has no home for the aged, they are being cared for in private home and the ju rors reported that all inmates were being well cared for at this time. J. K. Doughton served as fore man of the grand jury and ser ving with him were G. C. Reeves, Clyde Johnson, Claude Miles, Mrs. J. R. Hawthorne, Click Stoker, Chester Killon, Fred J. Halsey, Bruce Wagoner, John Reeves, Reid* Poole, J. R. Wagon er, Elmer Edwards, Floyd Bil lings, Alph Joines, George Stur gill, Glenn Miller and George Pugh. * ' 1 Farmers received an average of 28.1 cents per pound live “it for chickens in with 29.4 cents a Your Newspaper Serves Freedom £*! National Newspaper Week Oct. 1-8 Stock Car Race At Elkin Sunday Elkin—Fresh from an impres sive victory at the Greensboro Fairgrounds last week-end, Fonty Flock, now leading the national point standing over his brother, Bob, by 60 small points, will head a crack field of some 35 of the nation’s foremost drivers in 110 laps of stock car racing at the Elkin _ Speedway, Sunday after noon. Scheduled for Elkin’s final race of the 1947 season are three 10-lap heats, a 20-lap consolation and 60-lap feature, longest such program ever to be held here Time trials will begin at I'?».jn and the first race will get under way at 3 p. m. It will be the next-to-the-lasl stock car race of the year in North Carolina. COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. TO HOLD CLINICS (Continued from page 1) close contact with tuberculosis patients is asked to take the test. Students from both Sparta and Piney Creek high school have al ready been given X-rays und the results are being determined by the nurse, it was pointed out. LAST OF SERIES TO BE PLAYED SAT. (Continued from page 1) Sparta 2. Sparta won a 14-5 victory over Elk Creek here last Sunday. At wood was pitching, Holloway catching, for Sparta. Murray, Hol brook and Rhudy were 03 the mound for Elk Creek and L. Mur ray caught. In the other two games of the play off, Sparta won a 5-3 vic tory and Elk Creek won a 10-4 victory. NEWSPAPERS ARE LAUDED BY TRUMAN (Continue'1 irom Page 1) it always, and we need now to do all that we can to extend the blessings of freedom throughout the world. The newspapers have played a splendid part in this great cause and I know that they can be counted upon in the future." RECORD NUMBED OF CASES ARE TRIED (Continued from page 1) pended sentence upon payment of fine of $125 and costs and good behavior; Samuel Trimble, $125 and costs, 12 month's suspended sentence; speeding: Ray K. Felty, Jr., 90 days suspended sentence, $50 and costs; Letcher Elmore Hash, $25 and costs; James Mil ler, $25 and costa; Ted Porter, $25 and costs; Billy Hatdin, $25 and costs; no operator's license, Samuel Trimble, $50 and costs costs, good behavior. James H. Caudle, charged with abandonment and non-support, was ordered by the court to pay $20 a week to the clerk of the court for Mrs. Stella Caudle and ttwee minor children or serve a 24 month’s sentence of labor on ■ the roads. Capias was issued for Clarence Caudill,1 charged With non-support. Prayer for judgment was con tinued in the case of State vs. R. D. Gentry, charged with as sault, upon cost of action. The cases of Woodrow Cox, Junior Pope, Jack Cox and Clay Roberts,' all charged with assault, were re-1 turned to justice’s court for trial. ■ Cases continued until the spring | term of court were Vernon and Lawrence Sprinkle, assault charge; Bledsoe Watson, opera ting car intoxicated; Reid White, bigamy, Fred Baugus, and Arlen Cole, both charged with assault and robbery; Holten Taylor, breaking an entering and carry ing a concealed weapon; Clyde Murphy, assault; Coy Bobbitt, in dest; Johnsie Spicer, receiving stolen property; Ivan B. Wel born and Giles K. Adams, both charged with drunken driving; Edwin Duncan, Jr„ speeding. Capias were issued for Bennie McMillan, assault charge; David Jarrell, secret assault; Will Spicer, cruelty to animals; Gilbert and Walter Johnson, surety, were fined Cost at sci fa. Kemp Evans was found not guilty of a charge of cruelty to animals. On the civil docket in the case of the will of William R. Ander son, deceased; the will was prov ed vpid. In the case of Zona An ders vs. B. M. Rutherford, et al, settlement was made. The sugar confiscated by of ficers found on the property of Mrs. Ada Moxley was turned over to the school lunchrooms of Alle ghany county. Two divorce cases were heard but were not comple ted. The case of R. T. Fender, charged with impersonating an officer, wal no!-prossed. Judge Frank M. Armstrong presided and Walter E. Johnston, Jr., served as solicitor. ruANS OF INSPECTION H uc uute AiMKmuiNcED (Conunuea from Pane 1) to tne wneel angnmeni tester, mere tne iront wheels oi tne vemcie are anven across the test er and tne reading recorded on the inspection card. Then the iront end is jacaed up to check tne wheel bearing and steering mecnamsi'ns. Alter that the car is cu oppea irom the jack and the rear wneel alignment is record ed. The car is then driven 43 feet to the neadiignt tester, where the lights are cnecked for beam, oen diepower, aim and lens. The read ing on tne tester is again record- ' ea on tne inspection card and the driver drives approximately 32 feet to the brake tester.’ There the hand brake, foot brake and pedal reserve are given a tho rough test. Then after a 44-foot drive, the vehicle is ready for the final “grading.” The inspector -a checks the reading on the in-*X spection card and grades the ve hicle accordingly. If it meets the minimum standard requirements set by the department, then a bright approval seal is stuck on the windshield. If the vehicle passes through the inspection lane and is found to be in such defective condition that it is unsafe to operate, the owner will be given a red, diamond shaped sticker, bearing in white letters these words: "This vehicle must be delivered to a N. C. mechanical inspection station on or before (date)." Printed on the back will be: “This motor ve hicle after being inspected at a N. C. mechanical inspection was refused an approved safety in spection sticker. This motor ve hicle must not be operated or parked on any street or highway after date shown, unless it car ries an approved inspectio iflt sticker.” Ladies, You Too Can Have That Well Groomed Look,” Simply By Letting Us Do Your Dry Cleaning \ ■■■ Dependable And Efficient Service Phone 31 Sparta, Modern DrpO -Lli.ll.IB. LI,.. JI.J I ill'll «fP eaners m N. G.
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