Independent politically; fair and square to one and all, this news paper is dedicated to progress of Alleghany County Volume 9 SPARTA, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JUNE 15, 1933 THE ALLEGHANY TIMES $1.00 a Year Strictly In Advance Number 5 YOUTH MEETS DEATH IN ACCIDENT; WAS KILLED INSTANTLY Driver Is Cleared of Blame By Sheriff McMillan FUNERAL SUNDAY The Laurel Springs community was shocked by a tragic accident which ocurred June 10 at Citron, two miles east of Laurel Springs on highway 18, when Claude Hoke Up church, 12, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Upchurch, was run over and instantly killed by a truck driven by Tommie Moxley. The boy was rid ing with with his cousin, John Tom Upchurch on a truck going east with a load of rock. Moxley was going toward Laurel Springs with an empty j truck. Just before the trucks met | the boy jumped down from the; truck in which he was riding, ran' behind the back of the truck and | started across the ' road immeditely ( in front of Moxley’s truck. He was probably knocked down by the fen-1 der of the truck, and the front and ; and rear wheels passe.d. over his j body, breaking his legs and crush ing his skull. Death was instantan eous. Sheriff McMillan was called to the scene. After a thorough investiga tion, the accident was declared un avoidable. No blame was attached to Moxley, who has been driving a state truck for about eight years and is considered a careful driver. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. Johnnie Hoppers and Wil lie Ham at the Laurel Springs Bap tist church Sunday at 3 p. m. The many beautiful floral offerings be spoke the love and esteem the com munity felt for, the deceased. , The pall bearers were: Wayne Hoppers, Bower Hoppers, Shores Blevins, Cox Blevins, Bryan Taylor and Claude Moxley. Flower girls were: Pearl Wyate, Vella Wyate, Mrs. Marie Harris, Jes sie Tedder, Mrs. Claude Moxley, Ruth Hoppers,- Hazel Taylor. Sara Blevins, Thersa Blevins, Rosa Lee Upchurch, Luanna Tedder, Gladys McKnight, Eva Rector and Mary Tay-; lor. Funeral arrangements were in! charge of the Reins-Sturdivant funeral directors of Sparta. SUSTAINS BROKEN SKULL IN FIGHT Alleghany Man Is Car ried To Hospital At Elkin R. T. Landreth is in the Elkin hospital with a fractured skull, the result of a fight with Robert and Jeff Sanders, at Elk Creek Monday. According to reports from the Sher iff’s office, the men met at Elk Creek post office and passed a few words in anger. Then they began a fist fight which ended up with a knife and rocks being used. It is alleged that Jeff Sanders struck Landreth on the head with a large rock, the blow rausing a 3 % inch fracture of the skull. Dr. C. A. Thompson of Sparta, dressed the wound, and then sent Landreth on to the Elkin hospital, where an X-Ray revealed the serious nature of the wound. La test reports state that Landreth is is in a serious condition. Jeff and Robert Sanders were placed under $1,000 bonds each for appearance here June 26 for a hear ing. Local Men Leave To Attend Demonstration H. G. Green, Will Pugh, F. H. Jackson and W. B. Collins left Tues day noon for Raleigh and Mt. Olive to attend a meeting held at a pota to demonstration in Wayne county, where mountain grown certified seed potatoes were planted in com parison with Northern grown seed. This demonstration has been con ducted to determine the value of certified seed Irish potatoes grown in this and adjoining counties with the seed that has been grown in Northern States. Report Good Month Chevrolet dealers reported the sale at retail of 66,761 new cars and trucks in May for the largest single month’s retail deliveries since June, 1931, W. S. KiMsen, presi dent and general manager announ ced today. * Sherwood Today Itussel T. Sherwood, friend and alleged financial confident of former mayor Jimmy Walker of New York is back after 21 months absence to face court charges involving a tax lien and a .$50,000 contempt fine. Sherwood disappeared preceding the Walker investigation. CHANGES MADE IN STATE GAME LAWS Features of Newly En acted Laws Are State-Wide The major changes made by the General Assembly of 1933 in the State-Wide Game Laws were con tained in House Bill 774. These features are: (1) Counties not having game commissions created by legislative act will have a county game com mission composed of the chairman of the board of county commission ers, the clerk of the superior court, and the county game warden. (2) The department will refund to each county game commission during each hunting season 1-1-100 part of the following percent of the total receipts from the sale of hunt ing licenses during said hunting season: 5 percent of the first $?5, 000, 10 percent of the 2nd $25,000, and 16 percent of all sales in excess of $50,000, said funds to be used by the county game commission only for paying bounties for the heads of outlawed predatory birds and ani mals. (3) Hunting licenses for the hunt ing seasons 1933-34 and 1934-35 as follows: county resident 60c1*; State wide resident, $2.10; non-resident, $10.10. (4) Open seasons: For the pur pose of fixing the open season the State shall be divided into three zones; the Western, the Central, and the Eastern. The Western Zone shall be composed of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe and Henderson, and all other counties lying west of said counties; the Central Zone shall begin at the eastern boundary of the Western Zone, extend to and include the ' counties of Warren, Franklin, Wake, Chatham, Lee, Moore and Richmond; the Eastern Zone shall begin on the eastern boundary of t&e Central Zone and include all the counties to the At lantic Ocean. The open season for taking game animals and game birds excepting opossum, raccoon, bear, buffalo, elk, squirrel, and deer shall be as follows: Western Zone, November 15 to January 1; Central Zone, November 20 to February 20; Eastern Zone, November 20 to February 1. The open season on deer is as fol lows: Western and Central Zones, October 16 to December 16..Eastern Zone, September 1 to December 15. The open season on squirrel as follows: Western Zone, October 1 to November 30; Central apd East ern Zones, October 1 to December 31, The open season on opossum and raccoons as follows: A11 Zones, No vember 1 to January 31. The open season on bears as fol lows: Western and Central Zones, October 1 to January 15, Eastern Zone, Outlawed for 1933. No open season on the following game animals and birds: beaver, buffalo, elk, doe, deer, pheasants and ruffed grouse. (5) Public shooting grounds minimum acreage reduced from 3000 to 1000. (6) “It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt with guns or dogs upon the lands of another without first having1 obtained per mission from the owner or owners of such lands, and said permission so obtained may be continuous for one open hunting season only.” NOTE: A number of local county laws, mostly affecting seasons, were passed by the General Assembly. These will appear in the compilation of Public-Lodal 'Laws, issued hrfer each session of the General Assem REYNOLDS CLAN IN FAMILY REUNION Meet At Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rey nolds Sunday Last Sunday the many friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rey nolds met at the Reynolds’ home at Ennice for a family reunion, which consists of ninety-five persons. A large amount of delicious food was spread on tables on the lawn. Mr. J. C. Reynolds and Mr. Walter Ir win made short talks, very fitting for the occasion. Everyone enjoyed the day very much. Those present were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Irwin and grandchildren, J. C. Reynolds and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Rey nolds and son, Misses Lillie and Bes sie Billings, Ruby Edwards, Lucille Crouse, Messrs. Howard Crouse, Martin Crouse, Roy Crouse, Jim Williams, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ed wards, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fender, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Atwood and family, and Ramo Lee Joines, all of Strat ford. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fender and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Fen der and children, of Laurel Springs. Those from Ennice were: G. N. Evans and family, Opal Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Andrews, Mr. S. J. Spurlin, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Evans and son, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Richardson, I. N. Richardson and wife. Those from Sparta were: Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Richardson and family and Hurley Edwards and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Irwin and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Andrews and son, Mrs. Steel York and Mrs. M. E. Wil son. Those from Baywood, Va., were: Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Andrews and daughter, Mrs. A. D. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Higgins and fam ily, Kemper Andrews and daughter. Those from Hanes were: Mr. and Mrs. H.‘G. Billings and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Billings and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Billings and family, Mrs. Ruth Bodenheimer and sons, Mrs. Marvin Tedder and children, Miss Flossie Bodenheimer, Mrs. Hat tie Nanny and daughter. Schedules Announced For Relief Meetings The schedule for the relief meet ings to be held next week are given below. These meetings are held at 7:30 o’clock in the evening for the purpose of discussing the home, farm and garden program for Alle ghany County. It is hoped that all the people of each community will attend, and all the people on the relief list are especially requested to be present. Women, as well as men, are requested to attend these meetings: Blevins Cross Roads schoolhouse, Monday, June 19. Dividing Ridge Schoolhouse, Tues day, June 20. Turkey Knob Schoolhouse, Wed nesday, June 21. Tells of Boyhood of The Great Ty Cobb In a little valley etched in under Highway No. 10, in Murphy, is the old baseball diamond where Ty Cobb twirled some of his first balls. He used to ride a mule down there and barefooted, do his stuff before the spectators gathered about. I saw his aunt the other day. She used to be my teacher so many years ago that I shall not mention how ihany. She was telling me all about Ty, and showing me photographs of him and his family. He is in Cali fornia now, still a comparatively young man. And there stood the old home place of the great George Truett— golden-tongued preacher of his gen eration. Two or three stone throws off of what is now the main road, the little old house stands near a few apple trees, and flanks a small hillside farm with its stony acres. Here Truett first saw the light of day. And I submit to you that the place where he was born looks as little promising for the home of greatness as any place you could imagine. But you never can tell.— Charles H. Dickey, Raleigh News & Observer. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Finney an nounce the birth of a son, on June Bftr. and Mrs, Troy K. Irwin an unce the biftfc of a son, Wallace 'euoR, on Juol H. 1933. Weight Unemployed Women and Girls to Camp Throe niiAtwood .3 0 0 Gentry ..•.3 0 ^0 G. Carpenter.3 1 *1 Bledsoe .-2 1 0 Nichols .3 0 0 Total....'..3 4 The visitors out hit the local team but the hits were scattered so wide ly thjat they were never able to score only on an error. The batter ies for the visitors were: Blevins. Spencer and Spencer and the locals were Nichols, Edwards and Carpen ter. Next Saturday’s games will be Scottsville at Sparta, Laurel Springs at Grassy Creek. Standing of the clubs: W. L. Pet. Scottsville .5 1 833 Laurel Springs .4 1 SOO Sparta .*..1 * 200 Grassy Creek .1 5 166 Weddings Picking Up Business in the Register’s office is picking up. Two couples came over from Virginia Wednesday and were married by C. W. Edwards, Justice of the Peace. James Funk and Carrie Funk, of Fries, were married in the morning, and Paul Delp, of Comers Rock, and Virginia Whitman of Wythevllle, were mar 1 rled in the afternoon. • - BURGISS PRESIDENT Club To Work For Wel fare and Betterment of Sparta COMMITTEESNAMED With a fine spirit of fellowship and enthusiasm twenty-seven busi ness and professional men of Sparta met at a banquet in the Four Oaks Tavern lasl Friday night and or-j ganized a Business Men’s Club. The purpose of this organization is to j promote the civic, economic, and so cial life of the town and to provide a means by which outside capital may be encouraged to locate here. Dalton Warren presided at the banquet and adequately stated the' need for and the purpose of organ izing such a club. The New Deal has brought about a return of con fidence and injected new life into industry, he stated, and we must have some organization through which to work if we expect to make the most of tH« opportunities of fered for progressive development of our natural resources. After Mr. Warren’s talk the fol lowing officers were elected: Dr. T. R. Burgiss, president; Dr. C. A. Thompson, vice-president; Coy E. Mabe, secretary-treasurer. Then talks were made by the following men: Floyd Crouse, George Cheek. Dr. J. L. Doughton, Sidney Gam bill, Prof. Jackson, Supt. John M. (Continued On Last Page) RELIEF WORKERS OFFERED PRIZES Money To Be Given For Better Homes and Gardens In order to create more interest in homes and gardens there will be a prize of $2.00 for the best gar den grown by relief families, and $1.00 for the second best. These gardens will be judged according to the greatest variety of vegetables grown, their hardiness, and the manner of cultivation. Any harden grown by a relief family is eligible. Every effort wll be made to visit all relief gardens, but in order that none may be overlooked, any person having an unusually good garden is requested to notify the Relief Of fice. This contest closes July 15. There will also be a prize of $2.00 for the greatest improvement in the homes of relief families, and $1.00 for second prize. These homes are Judged by cleanliness, neatness, and sanitation and not according to lo cation, the structure of the home, or the furniture. Homes are graded on the first visit. Instructions have been given in regard to the cleaning of the home and surrounding prem ies, destruction of flies, and gener al neatness. On the second visit the two homes showing the greatest im provement will be awarded the prices. This contest closes August 16th. MARTIN HINSHAW IS SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD AT TRAPHILL No Trace Has Yet Been Found Of His Murderer FUNERAL TUESDAY Elkin. X. C., June 14. Special—• No trace of Herschel Richardson, 26. of tin- Tea phi 11 community who is wanted for the murder of Martin Hinshaw, 21, shot in the hack of the head Sunday afternoon near a swim ming pool in the vicinity of Trap hill, had been found up until Wed nesday afternoon. Hinshaw, the son or Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hinshaw, who make their home a short distance northwest of Elkin on the Traphill road, died in Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital here about two hours after the shooting occurred. He did not re gain consciousness. According to Clyde Hinshaw, brother of the murdered youth, who witnessed the trouble which led to the shooting, Martin was in no way connected with the events which led up to the tragedy. He stated that a group had motor ed to the Holbrook pond, near Trap hill, to swim and enjoy a picnic sup per, there being sevedil girls in the crowd and that following the swim, the party had gathered at a nearby spring, when Russel Hampton, of Elkin, who was one of the party, was said to have thrown a dipper of water on Clyde Hinshaw. It was then that Richardson, wlio was said to have been reclining on a nearby bank, jumped to his feet with an open knife in his hand and shouted: ‘‘Let him throw some water on me and I’ll cut his guts out!” embellish ing his words with profanity. Clyde then said' he took Richard son by the arm and led hitn to one side where he told him to put his knife in his pocket and to discontinue his profane language in the presence of the ladies in the group. He said he thought Richardson had put his knife in his pocket, but that as he started to walk away Gladison Car ter, one of the picnic group, grabbed him, saying: “Let’s see about this knife.” . > They grappled and fell, Clyde said, Richardson falling on the bottom with the open knife in his right hand, where it was wrenched from his grip by Russel Hampton. Rich ardson was then said to have been released and to have immediately struck at Hampton, who in turn knocked him down. Clyde said he separated them. At that point Richardson left, (Continued On Last Page) PRICES MOVING UP AT A STEADY PACE Means That Present Low Prices Are Doomed For two successive months. ac cording to a graph in the New York Times, the index of commodity prices has been moving upward with out interruption. The nation-wide policy of the mo ment is to raise prices to a more normal level and, by one means or another, keep them there. Here are two facts that should in terest every property-owner, and every potential builder. They mean that present low prices are doomed; that’s we're going to pay more for what we buy—whether it’s food and clothing, or a new house. The wise citizen who possibly can, will spend now, when it will get him the largest dollar’s worth he has ever known. And he will spend largely on property-improvement, where it will give him something of real and permanent value. There is ; hardly one of ns who hasn't let his property slide a little the past few years. We have put off painting, repairing, installing labor-saving | machinery in kitchen and laundry, I building a new garage, overhauling the heating plant, repairing or re placing the roof, walks, fences, etc. I But we have now reached the point where if we put it off any longer it will mean dollars out of pocket. And when we build and repair, we are doing our bit toward stimulating employment. Our dollars will pass through the hands of workers in « hundred industries. We are increas ing purchasing power, and laying the groundwork for future prosperi ty for ourselves as. well. Don’t for get that investment and employment are cheaper than charity.