THE
ALLEGHANY TIMES
Published Every Thursday
$1.50 Per Year
Entered as second-class matter
at the Post Office at
* Sparta, N. C.
DON SHORES, Editor
Sparta is justly proud of its Board
of Aldermen for the active steps
taken recently in its Building Ordi
nance.
Alleghany is in hearty accord with
its noble Board of County Commis
sioners in their thoughtful deliber
ation of the plans and construction
of the new Court House. Let’s all
co-operate with them.
What Is Wrong With
Alleghany Rocks?
Almost every day, we see truck
loads of crushed rock pass through
Sparta on state trucks ehroute to
their ultimate destination — the
bridges that are being made on the
Whitehead-Laurel Springs road. The
rock is quarried in and shipped from
the state of Virginia, unloaded in
West Jefferson and trucked to Alle
ghany.
We would like to have authentic
figures on exactly how much stone
costs laid dowrn on the road. We do
not understand why it is that we.
who live in a county where tons of
rock can be gathered up, cannot use
our native stone and save all the un
necessary expense that is bound to
be exhorbitant when compared with
the cost of using material closer
home.—The Alleghany Edition, The
Skyland Post.
Three Cheers For
Alleghany
To our great surprise, we found
Alleghany county literally covered
with a new paper last week.
The Alleghany Edition of The
Skyland Post is a dandy looking pa
per and the editor and manager are
to be commended for taking so much
interest in Alleghany.
We have struggled hard for the
last eight years to give Alleghany
the very best paper we could and
we trust that those behind the move
ment to establish another paper here
do not feel that our efforts have
been altogether in vain, however,
The Alleghany Times welcomes a
sister paper in the county for we
feel th'at as “Competition is the Life
of Trade”, we will be strengthened
by its existance.
We are positive that those who
have • stood by tfieir county paper
through all these years will continue
to stand by us. And since our re
cent loss, we are doubly assured,
and we expect to contMue our ef
forts until Alleghany county will
have one of the best weekly papeis
in Western North Carolina.
Opportunity Knocks,
Will Sparta Accept?
A proposition has been submitted
to some of the citizens of Sparta by
a responsible organization which will
be submitted to the Town Council at
a future date wherein this organi
zation is interested in securing a
franchise or option for the construc
tion of a water system in Sparta.
This will cost the town nothing
in the way of money, for the people
submitting this proposition, propose
to use outside capital for the con
struction of the water system.
It will be proposed that the Town
Council give an absolute option for
a period of six months to these peo
ple for the purpose of inspecting and
going over the sources of supply of
water. Also, to determine the cost
of construction, the possible number
of users of water and the prospec
tive cost of supplying water to the
town.
In the event that this firm decides
to develop this water system, then
they want an exclusive franchise for
a period of fifteen years at which
.time they will be requird to offer
to sell to the town the system at an
arbitrary figure and the same pro
position to be made to the town each
five years thereafter, in the event
the town hits not purchased the sys
tem.
It is proposed to furnish the town
fire hydrants for fire protection at
a nominal rate.
The cost of water to the citizens
will be by a basic rate with a meter
attached and so much for water over
a certain agreed number of gallons.
These rates are to be submitted
to the Southeastern Tariff Associa
tion and the State Board of Health
in order that the citizens will not
be overcharged for their water.
' There might come up in the minds
of some of the citizens of Sparta
the question of the compulsory tak
ing of water from this company. It
Is to be definitely understood that
the taking of water is left solely to
the individual citizen to take the
water In the same manner as the
taking of electricity under our prea
ent system of allowing the Electric
company to operate here.
It Is to be hoped that the Town
Council will get behind such a move
to give the town this much needed
improvement. This paper does not
advocate any particular group to
make this development but has only
heard of this one and until other
propositions are submitted, strongly
urges the acceptance of this one as
a step in the right direction.
Why Waste Money
Trying to Save It?
A question that has been discussed
probably more than any other in
the last few weeks, is the question
of yhat kind of court house are we
going to have this time.
This question should be a very
simple one. We have realized what
;t means to build a cheap court
house. In fact in the past forty
years, Sparta is beginning to see the
fourth court house.
The first of the four was a wood
en structure which was poorly con
structed, then a brick structure
which had to be replaced by the one
which burned recently and now it
appears that a modern fire-proof
court house should be the, only thing
to be considered.
We feel that due to the cheapness
of the last court house we have not
lost, for in several places that one
was beginning to give way and we
are reasonably sure that it would
have been condemned within a very
few years. ■'
Now the question arises what kind
of material shall we use in the con
struction of the new one.
This paper is confident that it
speaks the sentiment of the majority
of the people in Alleghany county
when it advocates building an abso
lute fire-proof court house, one that
will be a credit to the county and
one that will stand the test of time.
This can be done at the present
time for less money than the other
court house cost and even if it
should cost a fraction more, it would
be poor economy to build from in
ferior material and have to rebuild
again in just a few years.
We suggest that the Board of
Commissioners at least investigate
the difference in cost of good hard
brick and the Mt. Airy granite to
veneer the new court house with.
It is our impression that due to
cheap labor and the slack in opera
tions at the Mt. Airy quarries, that
granite can be obtained almost as
cheap as good brick and would add
greatly to the appearance as well, as
endurance of the building.
We are reasonably sure that all
good thinking citizens in the county
I will not be satisfied to wraste money
I in a cheap court house when it will
j only take a little more to build one
I that will stand for hundreds of
I years.
Let’s not be like the man who
built his house on the sand and the
winds blew and the storms came
and destroyed his house, but rather,
let’s build on a solid foundation and
be proud that we used good judg
ment.
County Agents Will Aid
In Placing Seed Loans
—
While definite regulations govern
ing the placing of seed loans with
farmers of North Carolina during
1933 have not yet been released
from Washington, *it is a certainty
that county farm agents will be
called upon again to have an active
part in the placing of these loans.
Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the
agricultural extension service at
State College, received a wire last
week from W. C. Warburton of the
United States Department of Agri
culture advising that the county
agents should hold themselves in
readiness for this tyork. There will
be full co-operation between the
county agents and the crop produc
tion loan organization along lines
, similar to previous years,
i There will likely be included in
the application for a loan, a certi
i ficate which the county agent must
fill regarding the proposed cropping
plan of the, applicant and the
! amount of money which will be
needed to carry out this plan. In
many cases the field inspectors will
request space in the county agents’
office for the execution of applica
tions for loans.
This indicates, said Mr. Schaub,
that the county farm agents will be
doubly important to the farming in
terests of the state this spring,
j Many farmers, unable to get credit
I from other sources, will be forced
to rely upon the governmental loans,
j Last year loans were made to about
j 40,000 farmers in 98 counties of
■ the state, amounting to approximate
ly 4 million dollars. To date
' about 90 percent of this money has
' been repaid.
Mr, Schaub said North Carolina
farmers have received much favor
able commendation for the way in
whichi they have repaid the loans of
1932.
NOTICE
The Edwards Transportation Bus
will leave West Jefferson via Sparta
for Bel Air. Md., on February lTth,
at 7 o’clock a. m. Fare: $8 one
way; $14 round trip. For informa
tion write; W. Bert Edwards,
Darlington, Md.
Raise More Mules
Or Prepare to Pay
While the horse and mule popu
lation of North Carolina steadily de
creases and those now on farms grow
older, little effort is being made to
grow replacements.
Ralph H. Rogers of the depart
ment of agricultural economics at
State College says that if business
conditions were to improve the
price of mules would jump to the
extent that few farmers would be
able to buy mules. Yet, Mr. Rogers
points out that horse and mule pow
er is staging a comeback all over
the Nation. The tractor is now
most too expensive and farmers can
grow the motive fuel on which auto
mobiles are propelled.
One North Carolina farmer who
is wisely planning for the future is
J. E. Snider of Linwood, route 1,
Davidson County. At the present
time, Mr. Snider has four good work
horses, two mule colts nearly two
years old, two mule colts nearly one
year old, one three-year-old horse
colt and one registered Jack.
“If a man wants horses or mules,
he should raise them,” says Mr.
Snider. “If he does not, he had
just as well prepare to pay a good
price for them in the future.” Mr.
Snider says it does not cost very
much to raise the colts and they are
easy to care for.
Experiments made some years ago
at State College show that a two
year old colt which will sell at from
$75 to $100 will cost about $60 to
raise. Where only home-grown feeds
are used, such as are now being pro
duced in the State, it is likely that
the cost will be lower.
Sold Corn To Hogs
For 55 Cents A Bushel
A group of 490 hogs fed in 14 dif
ferent demonstrations in Edgecombe
county during the past year paid 55
cents a bushel for the corn consumed
after all other costs were deducted.
“The results of a group of care
fully conducted demonstrations in
Edgecombe County during the past
year indicate that growing and
feeding hogs is still a profitable
operaton on North Carolina farms
despite the present low price for
pork,” says W. W. Shay, swine ex
tension specialist at State College.
“The demonstrations were conducted
by county agent H. W. Taylor and
the 490 animals in the 14 demon
strations ate 2,710 bushels of corn
during the feeding period jp 70
days. Accurate records ware kept
«of all expenses and receipts. * After
paying all other costs, the hogs re
j turned an average of 55 cents a
bushel for the corn which they ate.”
This shows that home-grown corn
fed to home-grown hogs is still a
profitable farm practice, Mr. Shay
says. In fact, he points out, there is
no better way for the farmer with
a surplus of corn to sell it for the
best possible price. Even though it
is not desired to fatten hogs for the
commercial markets, a supply of
meat for the home may be obtained
and the expenses of family food cut
to that extent.
Mr. Shay says that agent Taylor
directed the feeding of many other
hogs on which no accurate records
were obtained. If these were as
profitable to the owners as those on
which records were kept, it is fair
to assume that the county agent
earned much more during the 90
day period demoted to work with
hogs than the county paid him in
salary during the entire year. The
method of feeding followed by the
men who conducted the 14 demon
trations was entirely different from
that which had always been fol
lowed and was introduced by Mr.
Taylor.
OBITUARY
James Harlow Halsey, son o£ Ira
and Zilphia Halsey, born November
7, 1867, died January 23, 1933. Age
65 years, 2 months and 16 days.
He was first married to Flora
Woodruff of Sparta, North Carolina,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn
Woodruff. She died April, 1896.
To this union was born one child
which died in infancy.
On February 13, 1898 he was
married to Leila Mae Pierce, of Ashe
County, North Carolina, daughter of
John M. and Lydia Pierce. To this
union was born six children: Clin
ton, Bettie and Wallace of Piney
Creek; Eugene of Miami, Florida;
Hazel Wilson and Lillian Halsey of
Rbanoke, Virginia.
He was a Primitive Baptist in
faith, however, he supported all
branches of the Christian churches.
We have faith to believe that some
time in his life that he gave God
the right of way to his heart as he
was heard by his family and friends
to engage in earnest prayer during
his last days.
He was a loving companion and
affectionate father and his place can
never be filled in the home or the
hearts of his family and friends. He
was a man four square to his con
victions and was ever ready to use
his influence for what he considered
right. He will be greatly missed in
the community as none who came to
him foif help were turned from his
door. He was energetic, industrious
and made progress in the way of
means which he used for the bene
fit of his family and friends.
He leaves to miss his presence and
mourn his passing the following rel
atives: a wife and six children, one
-Why Silas Isn’t Getting Home -By Albert r. Reid
brother, three sisters and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Sleep on, dear husband and fath
er and take your rest till Jesus shall
descend from Heaven with all his
Holy Angels to awake your mortal
body and fashion it like unto his
glorious body, then the saying will
come true, “Oh, death where is thy
sting? Oh, gravle where is thy vic
tory?”
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to Drs. Thompson, Duncan
and Waddell; also our friends and
neighbors, for their many acts of
kindness during the illness and
death of our dear husband and
father.
Mrs. Harlow Halsey and Children.
NOTICE
State of North Carolina,
County of Alleghany.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust, exe
cuted to the undersigned on Dec. 4,
19?2, by William Watson and wife
Docia Watson to secure the payment
of a bond, executed by John Choate,
Guardian of Marjorie Choate, in the
sum of $350.00, due twelve months
after date, with interest thereon, on
which note there is a balance due of
approximately $375.00, and in de
fault of the payment of the same,
and upon demand of the said John
Choate, Guardian, I will, under the
powers contained in said Deed of
Trust, offer for sale at public auc- j
tion for cash to the highest bidder at
the court house door at Sparta, N.
C., at one o’clock p. m., on Monday,
March 6th, 1933, a certain tract of
land described in said Deed of Trust
lying on the waters of Little River
adjoining the lands of L. C. Caudill,
Lester Waddell, E. Left Wagoner,
Reeves Watson and others, being
the land Conveyed by John F. Wat
son and wife to Will Watson, on
Feb. 24, 1916, and embracing in
two tracts aggregating approximately
27 acres, 22 square rods, more or
less, the same being specifically des
cribed in the said deed from John
F. Watson and wife, recorded in
Book 29, page 136 of the office of
the Register of Deeds of Alleghany
county to which deed and record
reference is hereby made for speci
fic calls.
This Jan. 31, 1933.
C. W. EDWARDS.
2-23 Trustee.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administratrix
of the estate of R. H. Hackler, de
ceased, notice is hereby given to all
persons holding claims against the
estate to present them to the under
signed within twelve months from
this date or this notice will be plead
in bar of recovery. All persons in
debted to the estate are notified to
make immediate settlement.
This January 25, 1933.
MRS. LURA HACKLER,
3.3 Administratrix.
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1928 Ford Coupe ------ —- -$135.00
1931 Pickup ____—----------$225.00
1927 T Model Ford Touring -- $35.00
1926 T Model Ford Roadster - -$30.00
1932 Ford Truck -——— -----♦-*■-$500.00
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