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Independent politically; fair and square to one and all, this news paper is dedicated to progress of Alleghany County Volume 8 SPARTA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1933 Number 49 State and Nation Tar Heel Dead Washington, April 18.—Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Simmons, U. S. A. retired, who during the world war commanded the 19th division at Camp Dodge, Iowa, died last night at the Walter Heed General hospital. General Simmons was born in Fairfield, X. August 27, 1871. He had been failing for several months, and was retired for dis ability seven years ago. Agree On Sales Tax Raleigh, April 18.—Unani mously agreeing ‘on the general sales tax of 2 per cent and offer ing it as the solution to early ad journment ot the general assem bly, the finance committee con ferees <>. seven members tonight laid their proposal before the house, set 11 o'clock for the vote which it was manifest from the very first would result in adop tion of the report. Killed By Ball Winston-Salem, April 18.— Founious Madison Kiger, <10 year-old resident of the Arcadia school community, died in a hos pital today of an injury he suf fered when hit in the head by a pitched ball while he was playing in an Easter Monday game. Kiger was at bat when struck. The ball hit him above the tem ple, and he fell unconscious. He did not regain consciousness. Bank Reform Bill Washington, April 18.—Agreed upon a widely ramifying banking reform bill, embodying a two bil lion dollar proviso for insuring federal reserve member bank de posits, the senate banking sub committee made known tonight it would withhold final action un til the administration speaks. Englishmen Sentenced Moscow, April 19.—Two of the six British electrical engineers tried on charges of espionage, bribery and sabotage, were given prison sentences early today three were ordered deported and the other was acquitted. Find Akron New York, April 18.—At a spot off the New Jersey coast not far from where the giant airship Akron crashed two weeks ago, with the loss of 78 lives, the navy located today what searchers be lieved to be all that is left of the dirigible. Letcher Tedder Is Victim Of Poison Letcher Tedder, age about 45, died at his home near Laurel Springs Monday evening after swallowing several ounces of strychnine. Reports are that Mr. Tedder was not in very good health supposedly caused by excessive drinking but he seemed to understand what he was doing when he swallowed the poison. His wife and children tried in every way to prevent his taking the dead ly fluid without avail. A doctor was called as soon as he committed the act, but was unable to do anything for him when he reached the home. The funeral was held Wednesday at Antioch church and interment was made in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife and fIVe children. BRITAIN BUYS GOLD The Bank of England purchased 4,000,000 pounds sterling ($13,880, 000) in bar gold Monday. It was the largest single day’s purchase since suspension of the gold stand ard. And while we’re at it, we might Just as well get right down to cases and have a bunk holiday, too.—Bos ton Herald. When a man bites a dog, that is news. Well, the League of Nations has begun making faces at Japan.— San Diego Union. NOTICE ■Beginning April 24th we wip only be open for business on Tuesdays and Saturdays until further notice. Sparta Milling Co. Married PAC- , Botty Compton,, actress (above) and James J. Walker, former ntayoi of New York City, were married Tuesdays in Cannes, France. A di vorce was granted the former Mrs, Walker in Florida in late March. COMMENCEMENT AT GLADE VALLE’S 'Exercise To Begin Sat urday, April 22 And End Monday 24th The Glade Valley ftigh School will give their annual commencement ex ercises beginning Saturday, April 22, and continuing until Monday, April 24th. On Saturday evening the Musical Recital will be presented by the music class. This will be fol lowed by the baccalahreate sermon on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock by Rev. R. L. Berry, pastor of the Flat Rock Presbyterian church in Mount Airy. On Sunday evening the annual Christian Endeavor address will be given. Monday morning at 10 o’clock the graduating exercises will be held, this will be followed by the Literary address by Rev. John Jordan Doug lass, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Newton. Monday after noon will feature the recitation and declamation contests and the con cluding program will be the Senior class play, “Where’s Grandma?”, a farce-comedy in three acts which will be given Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. PROMINENT GRAYSON COUNTY MAN PASSES Died At His Home Near Brush Creek Tuesday Morning Ellis Vaughan, 61, one of Grayson county’s most prominent business men, died at his home near Brush Creek Tuesday morning folowing a lingering illness from cancer. Besides being prominently known in his native county, he was well known through Alleghany and had a host of relatives and friends here. .For years he owned and operated the Brush Creek store but ' was forced to discontinue his activities about a year ago, since that time he has gradually become worse until the end. His passing removes one of the outstanding Christian men of his community and one that was loved and honored by every one who had ever known him and his gentle friendship and neighborly activities will be missed by all those around him. He leaves a widow and six child ren, besides a number of brothers 1 and sister and' a wide circle of rela tives. The funeral was held today from the home by Rev. L. B. Murray, of State Road and interment was made in the family cemetery. SHOULD BE NATIONWIDE Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus Fri day wrote President Roosevelt he thought the New York minimum wage proposal for women and minors in industry would be “altogether un workable” unless it should be na tionwide in effect. 1 COMMENCEMENT If START APRIL 30TH Rev. J. R. Johnson To Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday morning, April 30, at 11 o'clock, Rev. J. R. Johnson, of the First Baptist church, Galax, Va., will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon. Thursday evening, May 4, at 8 o’clock class day exercises will be held. A play, “The Graduate’s Sev en Guides,” has been selected for this program. The declamation and recitation contest will be held Friday morning, May 5, at 10 o’clock. Unusual in terest is being shown in these con tests. Thirteen girls and nine boys are going out for these contests. The graduation exercises will take place Friday evening. May 5. at 8 o’clock. Further announcements concerning this program will be made later. The senior play. “Boots and Her Buddies,” will be given Saturday evening at S o’clock. This is a far cial comedy by Francis Huntley, and published by Eaddy and Eaddy, of Chapel Hill, N. C. Whitehead News On last Sunday about 50 friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blackburn gathered at their home and set a surprise Easter dinner in their honor. A long table was arranged in the front yard and loaded to capacity with good things to eat. After the dinner the remainder of the afternoon was spent in hunt ing eggs and various games. Everyone present seemed to enjoy the occasion. Mrs. William Cleary and daugh ter Boyde, spent the last two weeks in Winston visiting relatives. Mrs. Carl Joines is rapidly improv ing from a recent operation. Pigs Are Given To Relief Claimants The county has arranged to fur nish a pig to each relief claimant who will destroy a dog that is being kept at the home of tha claimant. For each dog destroyed a pig will be furnished free to that claimant. For full particulars you are di rected to see Mr. Claude Miles, who will explain just how you can have advantage of this offer. ! Jobless Enlisting in Reforestation Service Army -— - . ■ . ■ ■ ■ ■—— " —— mmi Herewith is pictured the launching of the recruiting drive to enlist !50,000 unemployed for President Roosevelt’s Reforestation Service plan. The enlistments are for 6 months duration for jobless between the ages of 18 and 25 years. They receive $1 per day and the applications are passed upon by relief committees in the respective territories. One provision is that those given jobs shall assign at least three-fourths of their pay to dependents. Enlistments are made at army enlistment quarters following which those accepted are sent to army camps for conditioning after which they receive assignments by the Department of Labor. Photo No. 1 shows jobless making applications.' No. 2 shows meals being served recruits from toning army kitchens and No. S shows recnhts off for conditioning cam pa. ROBERT L. NICHOLS HAS NARROW ESCAPE While Crossing River Boat Is Swept Over Dam An accident that came near cost ing a life last Sunday night occurred when Robert Lee Nichols undertook to cross Little River at the Duncan mill with a small boat. The river was swelled from a heavy rain and Mr. Nichols was us ing a small boat that was carried across the mill dam but fortunately he caught to a plank protruding from the dam and saved himself from being swept across the dam with the boat. On account of a strong whirl-pool he was unable to swim to safety and was forced to stand in the cold w'a ter for about three hours before enough help could be obtained to get him to land. Logs and sticks were carried past him by the swift current but for tunately he was not injured by them. He has suffered front a severe cold since but his condition is slowly improving. RELIEF RECRUITING WILL START MONDAY Alleghany Is Allotted 10 Men For Conserva tion Corps Raleigh, April IS.- Relief agen cies will begin recruiting the 11,500 employes alloted North Carolina tor the civilian conservation corps next Monday, it was decided here today at a meeting of the 10 state district relief supervisors. The number to be allotted to each of the various counties also was de termined at the meeting, held under the direction of the governor’s office of relief. Applications for the jobs will be received by the various county relief directors at their offices beginning next Monday. Between now and that time details will be completed and placed in the hands of county relief offices. It was pointed out it would be impossible to receive applications before com plete details have been worked out. The number to be allotted to each county was arrived at on a basis of both population and the percentage of destitution. The number of employees allotted Alleghany conuty was placed at 10. RECEIPT OF BEER LEGAL Acting under suspension of the rules, the house Friday enacted into law the Waynick bill to allow im mediate shipment of beer into North Carolina in preparation for legal sa le of that beverage May 1. MRS. WALTER CROUSE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Cherry Lane Woman Fatally Wounded When Gun Falls A very sad occurance happened in the Cherry Lane section last Thurs day when Mrs. Walter Crouse, age 18, was accidentally shot and killed while moving furniture in her home. Mrs. Crouse was in the act of moving a bed when a revolver that was hanging over the head of the bed was released from the nail on which it was hanging, striking the floor in such position that the ham mer struck first and was discharged, the ball entering Mrs. Crouse's throat and cutting its way entirely through her neck striking the wall behind her. She was alone at the time of the accident, but regained consciousness shortly afterwards to tell the story of how it all happened. Medical assistnace was summoned but nothing could be done, however, she lived twenty-four hours after the accident. The family were making prepara tions to move into their new home recently completed and Mrs. Crouse was preparing the furniture to move. Mrs. Crouse was the daughter 61 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crouse. She if survived by her husband and a three year-old daughter. Funeral services were held at Woodruff church on Saturday. by Revs, Brooks, Miles and Weather man and interment was made in the church cemetery. To Hold Commencement At Piney Creek School On Saturday evening. April 29th at S o'clock the Senior class of the Piney Creek high school will presen! the play “Step On It Stan". Ad mis sion 10 and 25 cents. Rev. J. R. Johnson, pastor of thf First Baptist church of Galax, Va. will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon on Sunday afternoon, Aprij 30th, at 2:30 o’clock. On Friday evening. May 5th, at S o'clock the Senior class will present the graduation exercises "Gypsies for a Day.” The baccalaureate address and a declamation and recitation contest will be the main features of the pro gram Saturday morning. May 6th beginning at 10 a. m. The concluding program will be ar operetta “Sunny of Sunnyside”, giv [ en by the grades on Saturday even ing, May 6th, at 8 o’clock. The public is cordially invited tc ; attend these programs. GET BRER IN 8. C. Thirsty North Carolinians, await ing legalized sale of beer on May 1 poured ove’- the border into SoutI Carolina on Easter Sunday to quaf: a limited supply of 3.2 beer whicl that state legalized last week. OUTSTANDING NEWS EVENTS —of the— PAST WEEK IGNORING LEGISLATIVE SNARL Closely eyeing the congressional legislative jam, President Roosevelt was planning Monday to put indi rect pressure behind it this week with the submission of more of his emergency proposals. TO SERVE Ol'T TERMS Notice was given job-hungry Democrats Sunday by Postmaster General Farley that efficient. Re publican postmasters will not be sup planted until their terms haw ex pired. TO ( I T POSTOIIU K A mighty budget balancing eifort intend-d tit lop $72,Out),Otto old the post office department's c\i rtdi tures for the next fiscal y-tar. was promised Monday by Pn.-t master General Farley, but he gave as surance that "no essential postal facility will be disturbed." BKLIKVKS SALKS TAX' CERTAIN Relief that the house will accept the, report that will he brought in by the subcommittee now redrafting the revenue bill was expressed Mon day night by Representative Gregg Cherry, of Gaston, a member of the committee. YOUTH LM l>S CRIME The federal bureau of investiga tion Sunday reported that youth is still leading the nation’s crime pro cession. Finger-print cards, cata louged by the justice department's bureau from January 31 through March 31, were announced as'show ing that more persons 19 years of age were arrested than any other class. II CARS OF BEER Greensboro will have available approximately 163,160 bottles and 100 kegs of beer to quench the thirst for three point two when such quenching becomes legal May 1, a survey of distributors there re vealed Sunday. FEAR GOVT. COMPETITION Fertilizer and power interests Sat urday joined in a reiterated demand that Congress take out of the Roose velt Tennessee valley plan all pro visions implying possible government competition with their industries. GOWER POSTAGE RATES Speedy action toward restoring the two-cent charge on local mail and at the same time handing to President Roosevelt widespread pow er over postal rates generally, was agreed upon at a White House con ference Friday. MINIMUM WAGE President Roosevelt has asked that national control of production as well as a minimum wage provi sion be included in the Black-Ccn nery five-day week, six-hour day bill which the senate finally sent Mon day to the house. N. C. HAS POTTERY EXHIBIT An exhibit of weaving and work in pewter and pottery from the h.l!s of North Carolina took its place at the world’s fair grounds at Ch cago Monday. LABOR LEADER FLOGGED Preliminary hearings were held in High Point Wednesday for three men charged with kidnaping and beating I. M. Ritchie, secretary of the Central Labor Union there, and Fred Heigh, unemployed High Point resident. TO CUT ARMY COST President Roosevelt Monday night was reported ready to approve a reduction of $144,(100,000 in the cost of America’s army as one of the first steps in his general program of economy and budget balancing. ARRESTED FOR SLAYING Partee Davis, 44, Wilkes county | man, is in jail at Wilkesboro for | slaying William E. Joines, as a re | suit of a quarrel between the two on Brushy Mountain Saturday night. Davis surrendered to police. ADJOURNMENT SEEN Many legislators have written home for money and summer clothes but the general judgment is that the general assembly will be away from Raleigh almost a full month earlier than it adjourned two years ago. CHARGED WITH MURDER Sandy Sisk, 32, is dead and his nephew, Lowell Wall, 20, is in jail at Mayodan charged with his mur der as the result of a brawl at the home of Nat Martin, Sisk’s father in-law, early Tuesday morning.
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