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Volume 9 SPARTA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933 Number 2 I ATE NEWC State and Nation Sign Truce Tokio, May 23.—An agreement for a 8i no-Japanese truce which leaves Peiping free from .Japa nese occupation was signed at Pieping today, according to news dispatches to the capital. Before receipt of these reports, official Japanese quarters fore cast the early conclusion of a North China armistice. Gales Cause Deaths Kansas City, May 2S.—Nine teen persons were killed by tor nadoes and heavy gales which yesterday causetl damage to buildings and crops estimated at several millions of dollars in widely scattered localities in Ne braska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Minneso ta and Colorado. Pass Bank Bill Washington, May 23.—A thun derous chorus of “ayes” today put. through the house the ein compassing Glass-Steagall banl reform bill designed to safeguard the deposits of money earners and' give assurance that federal re serve member banking will be strictly separated from specula tive operations. College Head Dying Gastonia, May 23.—Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, president of Furman university, Greenville, S. C., in jured in an automobile crash near King’s Mountain, on May 16, today was given “only a few days to live by Dr. L. N. Glenn, staff surgeon at City hospital here where Dr. McGlothlin is a patient. Paid No Income Tax Washington, May 23.—A sen ate investigating committee was told today that none of the 20 members of J. P. Morgan and company paid any income tax for the years 1931 or 1932 because of losses reported by their firm. N. Y. Goes Wet Albany, N. Y., May 23.—A strong wet vote in upstate coun ties tonight indicated a wet vic tory in New York state’s special election of delegates to the state repeal convention. Jackson T Roup Taken By Death Canon City, May 13.—Jackson T. Roup* 68, well-known Canon City man and former district road over seer, died at his home at 403 Green wood avenue early Saturday morn ing. Mr. Roup had been in ill health for a number of months. He had been confined to his bed for the past three weeks. Mr. Roup was born in North Caro lina on Jan. 14, 1865. He lived in that state in his early life and later moved to Colorado. He lived in Canon City for several yeara, and moved to Routt county about 32 years ago. He was regarded as one of the most prominent cattle men in that section until he sold his large ranch six years ago, and removed to Canon City. He was appointed road overseer for county district No. 1 under com missioner D. N. Cooper, and held that position for four years. Because of his position as road overseer, Mr. Roup became acquain ted with many persons in' this region and there are scores of friends who mourn his death. He was a mem ber of the Masonic and Elks lodge. He is survived by his widow in Canon City, one son, Bruce, of Yam pa; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Chap man, of Oak Creek and seven grand children. Funeral services for Mr. Roup will be held at the Wilson chapel Mon day afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. James Norvell of Yampa, long time friend of the Roup family, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Masonic sec tion at Greenwood cemetery. The body of Mr. Roup will lie in state at the Wilson chapel Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 o’clock. The casket will not be opened at the fu neral services.—Oanoii C^ty Daily Record. Clyde Smith and family of Penn sylvania, are visiting Mrs. Smith’s father, John Choate, of Vox. DEATH TAKES BRIDE OF ONLY 14 MONTHS Mrs. Lonnie Higgins Is Buried at Crab Creek The death yesterday of Mrs. Lon-! ; nie Higgins is a sad chapter in one1 i of the homes on the newly settled I Willwood project south of Powell. She and her young husband had been married but fourteen months and they had become nicely established on their homestead, and all seemed : to be going nicely with them. Death ! entered their threshhold as Mrs. Hig gins was about to become a mother, i and left sorrow in its wake. For some days the condition of Mrs. Hig gins had been growing more critical and Wednesday forenoon she was taken to the Whitlock hospital in a hopeless condition. She failed: to rally and died */iat afternoon at 3 o’clock. The body of Mrs. Higgins is being i taken to the old family home town j of Sparta, North Carolina, for burial. It is the wish of her rarents, ex pressed in a wire to Mr. Higgins, j that she be laid to rest there, where she was born and grew to woman hood. Mr. Higgins is leaving with his wife’s body on the Friday afternoon train, planning to arrive at his North Carolina destination next Tuesday, j Mrs. Higgins, who was only 23 years of age, is survived by her hus-! band, her parents in North Carolina and three brothers and four sisters. Her maiden name was Lillian Ethel Blevins.—The Powell Tribune (Wyo ming). The remains of Mrs. Lonnie Hig- J gins arrived at Galax Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. and were brought im mediately to the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Blevins of Sparta. The funeral was conducted from Crab Creek church Wednesday by Rev. George Miles and interment by Sturdivant Brothers in the nearby cemetery in the presence of a very large crowd of relatives and friends. The floral offering was a very beau-| tiful one, some of the flowers being , sent from Wyoming by friends there. j. The flower girls were her cousins and class mates: Mrs. Nannie Hig-j gins, Alma Black. Bertie Handy, El- j sie Wagoner, Clarice Fender, Ruby Edwards and Misses Pauline Ed wards, Ruby Edwards, Gertrude An-j drews, Dorothy Andrews, Eva Rec tor, Vena Reynolds, Ruth Hoppers and Miss Hincher. The pall-bearers were six of her cousins: R. E. Black, Kyle Edwards, Dean Andrews, Oney Andrews, Fred Handy and Clyde Wagoner. UNION MEETING IS VERY SUCCESSFUL Large Number of Peo ple Profess Faith In Christ The union meeting that closed here last Friday night, was one of j the most successful meetings held in Sparta for many years. It was held in the Baptist church, the preaching done by a Methodist preacher and the Presbyterian preacher assisted in the singing. The loyalty and co-operation by the workers of all denominations and especially the business men showed that our people have not forgotten God during these days of depression. Rev. Armbrust preached interest ing and forceful sermons twice a day to large and attentive crowds. His appeal to young people, his ad vice to members of the church was excellent and enjoyed by all that came to hear him. A large number of professions during the meeting was evidence of ,the unusual interest manifested. There were ten additions to the Methodist church; five to the Bap tist and three to the Presbyterian. The singing was fine, especially by the junior choir, and they should be congratulated and encouraged. The pastors are thankful to all those that had a part in the meet I ing and for the hearty co-operation . and attendance. i This meeting has shown that there I is strength in unity and work. The meeting was closed by the pastors standing on the platform with hands joined and the entire j coftgregation singing “Blest Be the Tie that Binds Our Hearts in Chris tian Love.” There is expected only a small amount of relief funds for this coun ty next month. And there may not i be any funds available at all. J Our Last Issue \ For a number of years we have enjoyed the pleasure of serving the people of Alleghany county in the capacity of publishing The Alleghany Times. This paper was established at our own initiative out of the interest that we entertained for the people of Alleghany and for the upbuilding of Sparta and our county. We have made many sacrifices and it has been a difficult task in many ways, however, the friendship established among those who have so loyally supported us has been worth all the trouble and disappointments. This is the last issue for us to publish. Your new friends will take up the work where we leave off and will continue to send out The Times in their own way. We are confident you will be pleased with their paper for they are better equipped to publish a newspaper than at any time in the history of the county. We have made a special effort to please all the peo ple but like all public businesses, we have those among us who are ready to criticise and our ways probably have not met the absolute approval of everyone. WTe have done our best under the circumstances and we have no apology to make for the mistakes we have made. During the depression, we have carried many of our subscribers along in arrears and at present we have many names on our books who are behind with their subscription. We want to ask those who have not paid up to see us on the first Monday in June and pay the amount due us to date and make further arrangements with the new organization about their future subscrip tion. We insist that every man owing us an account settle at once, for it will save us the trouble of coming to see them. We have played more than fair by offer ing to carry these accounts and we expect everyone to met us half way. If you do not have the cash, then settle anyway. We must close all accounts. We sincerely appreciate our friends and we stand ready to serve them, no matter how great the task. We appreciate everyone who has supported us in our efforts to give Alleghany county a newspaper. It has been through their support we have been able to stay in business and now that we change to another field, we not only want to thank you, but we want you to know that our heart is centered with the people of the county and no matter where we are, your best in terest has first consideration in our mind. We have tried to keep politics out of our paper and when it became necessary to use any politics at all, we have tried to balance each side. No one ran criticise The Times for its stand politically. All religious denominations have had equal advan tages and it has been a pleasure to assist each church in every way possible. We have tried to give each community equal oppor tunity by printing the news of their section as sent in by their representative. We have exercised every effort in the interest of our county seat, to make it a better town and while we have made bitter criticism editorially about some of the policies practiced in Sparta, it has been through love for the town and the best interest of the public generally. The past eight years have been a great experience and the only regretable fact has been that we were not equipped with the necessary plant to show our ability and to publish a newspaper as we would like to have. Now as we go out, we want to again thank you and . wish for each individual in Alleghany county a success ful future. And as for our county, may it remain one of the foremost in our grand old State, and may it re flect its excellent government and noble citizenship un til it is recognized as the best county in the State of North Carolina. \. ...r Minnie Kennedy Dies In Morganton Hospital Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, 49, died at the State hospital in Morganton Tuesday following a prolonged ill ness. She had been in ill health for several months and was recently tak ne to the hospital for treatment but her condition gradually grew worse until her death. She was the widow of the late J. L. Kennedy and is survived by five children. Funeral services were conducted at Turkey Knob Wednesday by Eld ers Hoppers and Tolliver. BAPTISTS CRITICIZE ROOSEVELT The Southern Baptist convention at Washington Monday night voted down a motion to strike from its program a resolution deploring the attitude of President Roosevelt on prohibition and “especially that he allowed the White House to be used to 'advertise the beer business.” In stead it adopted the social service commission report containing the paragraph of disapproval. DRAW FIRST DIVIDEND A line of depositors which at times extended out into the street filed into the Commercial National bank of High Point Monday to re ceive the 15 per cent dividend which had been ordered by John D. Biggs, receiver. Methodist Church Newi The decoration service will be he! at Shiloh church the first Sunday i June at 11 a. m. There will be n service at Sparta church on that day We have ten additions to th church as a result of the meetin; just closed. Eight by vows and tw by letter. Our church has bee: greatly benefited spiritually by th revival. We thifck our town has al so benefited by having Brother Arm brust with us during this meeting We greatly appreciate the spier did work done by the ladies of th two missionary societies in takin the religious census of the town prt ceeding the revival. The pastor will hold regular sei vices at Cox’s Chapel and Potat Creek Sunday at 11 a. m. and 2:3 p. m. The class of young people r« ceived into the church at Potat Creek some time ago, will be bai tised Sunday evening following th service at the church. The plac will be announced at the church. By request of the newly organize League at Shiloh church the Spart League will go to Shiloh Sunda night and give their regular prc gram. The group will leave th church at Sparta at 7:30. Cars wi be provided for the Leaguers. P. C. Collins and family sper Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Ro Todd in Virginia. FISH HOOK CASE IS WON BY PLAINTIFF IN YADKIN COURT Civil Term Ends Friday Afternoon at Yad kinville FEW CASES TRIED Yadkin Superior court for the trial of civil cases ended Friday af ternoon. The term was planned for a two weeks session and jurors summoned for both weeks but the second week was called off Friday. The jurors were on hand Monday for tlie second week but were not used. Judge Michael Schenck pre sided over the term. Only a few cases of importance ! were tried. A few cases were coni j promised and three divroces grant ed. < Dram Case The case of Janies C. Coram against the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco : Co., was one of the lengthy cases I tried. This is known as the “fish hook” case. The basis of the suit ' was the contention of Mr. Coram that while biting off a chew of plug tobacco, a product of the Reynolds ! company, he bit into a fish hook, sticking the hook in his lip. He ; claimed that it was necessary for him to go to a doctor for medical ' attention and the removal of the ! hook. The Reynolds company ! claimed that if there was a fish j hook in the plug it was an accjdent and not the fault of the company and they were not responsible. After | a trial lasting almost two days the jury awarded Mr. Coram damages in the sum of $1,200. The tobacco company gave notice of appeal. $000 Verdict The next case taken up and the I most hotly contested one was that 1 of J. D. Pardue, 9 years old, by his 1 next friend, Mrs. Geneva Pardue, agaipst Dr. Fred M. Hane^ of Win ston-Salem. This case was the re sult of an accident last July when the car of Dr. Hanes which he was driving himself, struck and injured the boy in front of the home one I mile east of Yadkinville. The ac ! cident occurred on a Monday morn ing as Dr. Hanes was going from his cottage at Roaring Gap to his office in Winston-Salem. The plaintiff claimed that Dr. Hanes was driving at a reckless and dangerous rate of speed and other allegations which contributed to the ! striking of the boy, who spent sev ' eral weeks in a Winston-Salem hos i pital. Dr. Hanes claimed that the boy jumped off a wagon directly in front of his car and it was impos sible for him to see the boy or ] j avoid the accident and that he was driving at a moderate rate of speed. I Witnesses testified that he was | driving about 40 miles an hour. The i jury awarded damages in the sum | of 1600.00 after hearing evidence | and attorneys’ arguments for two : days. Pardue’s attorneys gave no tice of appeal. j Dr. Hanes carried liability insur i ance for several thousand dollars and it is understood that an amount S about four times the damages award | ed had been offered to settle the ! case out of court. Attorneys ap pearing for the boy were Wallace & ! Wall of Winston-Salem, J. H. Fol 5 ger of Mt. Airy and L. D. Kelly of | Yadkinville. Attorneys appearing II for Dr. Hanes were A. E. Hall. Yad ! kinville, Fred Hutchens and James 11 Gay of Winston-Salem. j i ,___ (Miss Bvon Eldridge Entertains i Miss Evon Eldridge, of Glade j Valley, entertained a few of her j friends at a birthday party Tuesday 1 evening. At eight o’clock twenty e six young people assembled in the - school auditorium where they en - joyed several interesting games. At . the conclusion of the games, the - guests were served a delicious re b freshment course. Miss Eldridge re ? reived many lovely and useful gifts. - Those present were: Misses Virginia Stoker, Nina Shoaf, Gussie Long - bottom, Dorothy Jordan, Mabel An 9 drews, Blanche Marshall, Francis J and Georgia Bryan, Lois and Billie - Millsaps, Grace Gentry, Ruby Harris. 9 Hattie Maines, Ruth Hayes, Clarice - Thompson; Messrs. Bert, Clay and b Page Thompson, Tom Greene, Bain b Jordan, Ted Wyatt, Woodrow Park, Roscoe Collins, Claude Evans, Page i i Stoker and Charlie Richardson. y ' MOVE TOWARD ADJOURNMENT -! Congress Saturday put an extra e push into clearing its road to ad 1 journment—looked for in mid-June —while President Roosevelt earnest ly considered a half-dozen pressing t domestic and international projects b and then set out down the Potomac j for a week-end of well-earned rest. MORE IMPROVEMENT NOTED IN STATE’S RELIEF SITUATION Surry, Yadkin and Alle ghany Show De creases WILKES IS HIGHER A continued improvement in the status of destitution in North Caro lina is indicated by a report released by the governor’s office of relief which states that the total amount of money spent for relief purposes during April amounted’to $1,091,- - • *i S;!5 as compared with $1,323,346 spent during March, a decrease of $231,511. or about 17.5 per cent. The report shows that the de crease in expenditures is even great er than the decrease in number of families, which was from 164,000 to 138,000, or about 16 per cent, thus revealing the encouraging fact that not. only are fewer families being aided but that those yet destitute are requiring less assistance than pre viously. Tire average expenditure per family during April was $7.90 as compared with $8.07 lor March, The total amount spent in each of the following counties during April as compared with March follows: Surry, March $9,898, April $8, 971; Alleghany, March $2,565, April 51.103; Yadkin, March $6,959. April $4-314: Wilkes, March $10,157, April $12,467. With the exception of Wilkes bounty, which showed an increase, the remaining three counties listed above showed decreases in expendi tures. SURRY MAN MEMBER SCHOOL COMMISSION John H. Folger, of Mt. Airy, Represents Fifth District Attorney John H. Folger, of Mt. Airy, has been appointed a member of the new state school commission, it was revealed Sunday when mem bers of the commission were an nounced by Governor J. C. B. Eh ringhaus. Mr. Folger, who is the represen tative of the fifth congressional dis trict—one member being chosen from each district—is also one of six members appointed who have served on the board of equalization, which administered the state's six months school term. Under the 1933 school law the school commission, of which the governor is ex-officio chairman, is the most powerful school adminis tratrive body ever created in the state. It will have practically un limited power in reaching decisions involving operation of the eight months school term. FAR FROM SETTLED Although much has been said and written about a proposed settlement of the Smith Reynolds case through the establishment of a huge Rey nolds endowment in which other members of the Reynolds family might join, the case is far from be ing settled, it was announced Sun day. TO ('VT COSTS On the awning-covered decks of the yacht Sequoia, President Roose velt and his guardian of federal ex penditures—Lewis W. Douglas, di rector of the budget—Sunday draft ed into near final form a wide gov ernmental reorganization program through which they expect to pro duce savings of more than $3,000, 000 during the next fiscal year. (iRAMTK FALLS MAN HURT Late Sunday afternoon a man identified as J. F. McFall, 50, of Granite Falls, was seriously injured when his car left the Charlotte high way on a curve near Statesville, and turned over several times. Mr. Mc Falls was thrown 10 feet into the air and fell 15 feet from where his car stopped. List Your Property Saturday, May 27th will be my last day to list taxes in Gap Civil Township. Please see me at the office of the Register of Deeds on this date. C. M. WILSON. i
