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I LOCAL WLPPEMNG* Clete Choate made a business trip to Greensboro last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Isom Wagoner and daughter, Mildred, spent last Thursday visiting relatives in West Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fender and small daughter, of Idaho, are visiting relatives and friends here. This is Mr. Fender’s first visit to the county in 18 years. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Winkler spent Thanksgiving day in Winston-Salem. Miss Annie Marie Choate spent the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. B. O. Choate. Miss Choate is a senior at North Carolina „ College for Women, Greensboro. After spending the week-end ,at home, Miss Imogene Miles was accompanied back to Roanoke Sunday by her mother, Mrs. C. A. Miles. Congressman R. L. Doughton left Monday for Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Irwin, who celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary Saturday, Decerpber 1, made a trip to Winston-Sialem Friday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Joines. The remainder of the week-end w,as spent with Mr. and Mrs. Joines. Miss Reba Doughton, of Washington, spent a few days in Sparta last week. Mr. ,and Mrs. Charlie snepnera entertained a number of friends at a delicious turkey supper last Wednesday night. Wayne Spicer, Asheville, spent Sunday night in Sparta. Miss Kate Sales and Mrs. Kenneth Greene, Elkin, were guests of Graham Myers Sunday. Mrs. Zella Childress spent the week-end with her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Jim Wagoner. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wagoner spent the week-end in Sparta. Leonard Roup was a week-end visitor here. Miss Margaret Cheek, who re cently underwent an operation for sinus trouble at the Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem, spent the week-end with her parents. Miss Grady Sue Spicer and Miss Betty Fowler spent the week-end in Asheville. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Choate and family, of Mocksville, spent the week-end in Sparta with relatives. Miss Maude Richardson return ed Saturday from a several weeks visit with relatives in Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Holder, Galax, visited in Sparta Sunday. Miss Loraine Reeves, who is attending school in Galax, spent the Thanksgiving holidays at her home here. Mrs. Frank Sanders, Chilhowie, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Cheek, this week. Mrs. R. A. Doughton returned the latter part of last week from a visit with her son and daughter in Maryland. Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Reeves and daughter, Miss Ruth Reeves, of West Jefferson, spent Sunday with Congressman and Mrs. R. L. Doughton. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hoppers annesm-e the recent birth of a . -H, weight six pounds. The e has been named Bobbie Carson, who has been ill f.'.r ral weeks in a Statesville is not improving. v»: i'elissa McMillan, who has ueen employed in Charlotte for some time has accepted a position in the local relief office as steno grapher. Attorney Frank Hackler and son, Jim Frank, of Wilmington, spent the week-end in Sparta. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Lura Hackler. O. E. Corpening and daughters, Eebe and Janet, of Asheville, spent the greater part of last week visiting in the hdrhe of Mr. Corpening’s daughter, Mrs. Jay Hardin. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Waddell and children, of South Carolina, and Miss Caudill, of Statesville, spent the week-end with Dr. Wad- 1 dell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Muncy Waddell. Jay Hardin and C. M. Walls made a business trip to Winston Salem Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Waddell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Muncy Waddell. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Crouse and son were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Evans Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Greek Black and children and Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Fender, of Idaho, are spend ing some time with relatives and friends here. Victor Jones has returned from Cleveland, Ohio, where he has been employed for some time. Mrs. R. M. Richardson is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Jones and children have moved to Lans ing. They have been living in Cleveland, Ohio, for the past five or six years. Mr. and Mrs. Arzie Caudill, of Galax, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Black, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Blevins Sunday. Those visiting at the home of Reeves Douglas Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Joines, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Irwin, Mrs. F. G. Richardson and small daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Honaker and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ed wards, rM. and Mrs. W. M. Ir win and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wagoner and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Crouse, of Pennsylvania, are visiting rela tives and friends here. Ross Rector, son, Page, and brother, Charlie Rector, of Iowa, are visiting Ross Rector’s mother in-law, Mrs. Mattie Andrews, in Sparta, and other relatives in the county. The following persons from here spent the week-end at “Shady Shack”; Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Hood Fowler, Miss Jean Reeves, Miss Mildred McLean, Thad Eure, F. H. Jackson, Herbert Estep ,and! Alton Thompson. School Pupils Are On Honor Roll Following is a list of pupils of the elementary department of Piney Creek high school who were eligible for the Honor Roll. First grade—Mrs. Letha G. Osborne, teacher. Edna and Bytha Sturgill, Laurene Landreth, Edward Woodie, Nadean Walls, Edwin Wyatt, Arza Adams, Lucille Pollard and Ruby Bill ings. Second and third grades—Miss Rachael Halsey, teacher. Jean Handy, James Wheatley, Wayne Collins, McBryan Collins, Billie Woodie and Susie Brown. Robert Wyatt. Bruce Whitely, Gary Wyatt, Robert Halsey, Jewell McQuire, Wilma Dean Hash, Wayne Hoppers, Barbara Phipps, Gilbert Bedwell and Jacqueline Bare. Fourth and fifth-B—Edna M. Warden, teacher. June Cox, I Gloria Bare, Betty Mae Wagoner, i Hazel Billings, Burton Landreth, Ella Phipps and Virginia Weaver. Howard Brown, Wade Hoppers and Sidney Sturgill. Fifth-A and sixth grade—Miss Gladys Robbins, teacher. Bina Collins, Maxine Jenkins, Pauline Hash, Virginia Robbins, Alice McGuire and Howard Smith. Marie Busic, Reba and Racine Fender, Madeline Gambill, Jessie Weaver, Winfield A. Weaver, Jr., and Kelly Niel Sturgill. THE QUIET CORNER As the Christmas season draws nigh, our thoughts naturally turn toward Christ. One of the finest ways to observe Christmas is to make ^ypur way to Sunday school and church on Sunday morning. In behalf of the Methodist church, I wish to extend a hearty wel come to all the people of Sparta to attend our services on the first and third Sundays at eleven o’clock, and Sunday school every Sunday at ten o’clock. CECIL G. HEFNER. Notice Of Sale Of Real And Personal Property I Will Offer For Sale On The Premises On Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1934, AT 10 O’CLOCK A. M. My Farm, situated in Prathers Creek Township, also all of my Livestock and Personal Property including Pair of Mules, Hogs, Cattle, Sheep, Farm Implements and all Household Furniture. Terms to be announced on day of sale. LM. CROUSE U. Of N. C. Instructor Tells About Art Of Bull Fighting As Practiced By Matadors In Spain Debunks Popular Conception Of This Sport Held By Most American Citizens by Leonard WiUon Chapel Hill, December 4.— Dr. Meno Spann, instructor of German in the University of North Carolina, after two summers of practical work in bullfighting in Spain, debunks the popular con ception held in America concern ing this sport. “Any man can hunt big game with a high-powered riflle,” avers the 31-year-old German who has worked his way through a Ger man college to obtain his Ph. D. degree, “but it takes intestinal fortitude to face a raging bull with his piercing horns within two inches of one’s stomach.” Bull or Man Must Die Dr. Spann declares that the typical bullfight is not the gory spectacle that most Americans picture it to be. He says it is a thing of artistic beauty and valor, with the struggle being a dance between a perfect dancer and a raging brute seeking to destroy its tormentor. Of course, death lies in the offing for the fighter, or for the bull, but death for the latter entails no real pain for he is in the height of rage and hardly feels the sting of the lance, the bandilleros with their barbs, or the sword which finally ends his existence, if the fighter is fortunate and wins the strug gle. The energetic young teacher says the Spanish peasants often hoard their meagre savings for a year so that they can attend a magnificent fiesta, and witness several bullfights. They mingle in crowds of from ten to fifteen thousands, to see the fights. And in the stadium ,are seen gay colors, merry crowds—not com parable to the American football audience for these fight specta tors know all the fine points of the sport. They resent seeing a cowardly bull or a cowardly matador just as much as a crowd at a prize fight lislikes witnessing a yellow boxer. To such an audience it can not be said that fighting a bull is more cruel than angling, or hunting. In either case the fisherman or the hunter admires the resistance offered by his catch—the more fight, the greater pride taken in the prize. How III $ Done At the ordinary fight, says Dr. Prices Good At Sale Held Mon. At Galax A large number of buyers were present last Monday at the week ly auction sale held at Galax by the Grayson-Carroll Livestock market, and a very spirited sale of cattle and other stock was conducted. All stock sold brought good prices. The top price paid for calves was $5.60 per hundred pounds, top butcher hogs sold for $5.65 and top fat heifers brought $3.75 per hundred. The run of stock on hand for the sale was fair. In addition to the horses placed on sale from the territory sur rounding Galax, a carload of well broken and gentle young mares and colts was sold, all bringing good prices, and the buyers were well pleased with their purchases. W. C. Roberson, market man ager, stated recently that Otto Emrick, owner of the carload of horses sold at this sale, will have another carload at Galax for the next special horse and mule sale, which will be held on. Monday, January 7. As is customary, the usual num ber of pigs and shoats will be on hand at the next weekly sale next Monday, December 10. ENTERTAIN JOINTLY AT BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Joe Powell and Mrs. Emerson Black entertained jointly at bridge Wednesday night, November 28, at Mrs. Powell’s apartment. Three tables were in play during the evening. Mrs. J. C. Winkler was winner of high score prize and Jimmy Doughton carried away low score priee. Tempting refresh ments were served by the hostesses at the conclusion of the games. MRS. LINDBERGH’S SISTER PASSES AWAY IN CALIF. Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 4.— Weakened by pneumonia that fol lowed an appendicitis operation, Mrs. Elisabeth Morrow Morgan, 30, sister-in-law of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, died in a hospital here oarly yesterday. At her bedside were her moth er, Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, widow of the late ambassador to Mexico, and her husband, Aubrey Neil Morgan, formerly of > Car diff, Wales. Spann, six bulls and two to three matadors are killed. First the thoroughbred animals are loosed in the arena. Aides of the fighter wave their capes at the bull in order to determine its fighting qualities and bo slightly tire it. Then a horseman sticks his lance in the neck of the bull to infuriate it. In this operation the horse is often gored by the horns of the bull. The matador is now ready for his show. He waves his bright colored cape at the charging bull, swiftly stepping aside to avoid the 1500 pounds of bristling muscle. The process is repeated until the bull shows signs of fatigue. Then the mata dor secures a small red cloth, called a muleta, with which he again infuriates the brute. Moving as swiftly as a skilled dancer the fighter waves the muleta, steps from side to side, feels the bull's enormous horns scrape his belt but soon he has the bull twisting through gyra tions in an ever narrowing circle until the animal is almost ex hausted. Then the matador steps in front of the bull, and sticks his sword deep between the ani mal’s shoulder blades. And here, when the matador deals death, he himself is nearest death, since a belated charge can easily impale him on the sharp horns. Family Reunion Held Sunday At Reynolds Home A reunion of relatives and friends was held on Sunday, December 2, at the home of I. C. Reynolds, near Stratford. More than one hundred persons were present. Since the day was warm and sunny a long table was erected on the lawn and was spread with good things to eat from the bas kets brought by the people. Mr. Reynolds, who is in his 82nd year is exceedingly alert and active, and with his usual hospitality ap peared greatly pleased to have his friends and relatives assemble at his home. Honor guests for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gehr, of Tacoma, Washington, and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Crouse, of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Gehr, who have been visiting here for several weeks, are on an extended trip through the United States. Their itinerary has brought them across the United States with stops at Yellowstone National Park, the World's Fair in Chicago, and many other points of interest. From here they expect to go to Florida and return home by a southern route. We’re Still Friend* Mrs. Jones — “1 understand you’ve got your divorce, Sally. Did you get any alimony from your husband?” Laundress—“No, Mrs. Jones, but he done give me a first-class reference.” — Boston Evening Transcript. Hints for Homemakers By Jana Rogers SOME believe that any one whc can boll water can cook corn on the cob. How many a tender ear of corn has been allowed to toughen through long keeping or faulty cooking no one will ever know. In the first place, fresh corn will not remain succulent long after it is pulled from the stalk. If you can get it in the pot the evening of the morning it was picked so much the better. Straight from the stalk to the pot is a delight that only home gardeners can enjoy. Try this method next time you have corn on the cob. Place the ears in a large pot of boiling water to which has been added a table spoon of granulated sugar. Young corn will cook perfectly In flvt minutes. More mature corn re quires from eight to ten minutes Do not salt the water as salt has e tendency to toughen corn. Sugai brings out its natural sweetness If desired, salt the corn at the table. Sparta High School News The second grade, under the direction of Mrs. McMillan, gave a chapel program on Wednesday morning, November 28. The little folks, dressed in their Indian and Puritan costumes, gave some very effective dramatizations of early colonial days. * * * On Tuesday morning of this week Rev. Cecil Heffner, pastor of the Methodist church, spoke ,at the assembly period. His dis course on “Habits” was very ably given. Since habits largely deter mine the kind of person one be DEATHS MRS. L. E. NORMAN Mrs. L. E. Norman, about 53 years of age, died at her home near Sparta on Thursday, Novem ber 22, after having been in de clining health for a number of years. Pneumonia had developed about two weeks before her death. Mrs. Norman became a member of Zion Primitive Baptist church several ye,ars ago and remained a member as long as she lived. Surviving are the husband, one daughter, four sisters, four broth ers and her mother. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at Little River church by Elders Ed Davis and C. B. Kilby in the presence of a large congregation. Interment was in Sparta ceme tery. MRS. POLLY ANN COX Mrs. Polly Ann Cox, Mouth of Wilson, Va., widow of the late George W. Cox, died on Wednes day, November 28, at 7 p. m., in Galax hospital. Before her marriage on Janu ary 1, 1889, she was Miss Polly Ann Delp. Mrs. Cox was bom on Novem ber 15, 1867, and just a few days before her death she celebrated her sixty-seventh birthday anni versary. During her young girlhood she comes, he urged that each individ. ual carefully consider the type he forms. He said that in order to achieve the greatest happiness and success in life three kinds of good habits are essential—the right kind of physical, mental, and spiritual habits. In order to acquire the latter he- offered the following suggestions: First, faith ful attendance at Sunday school tand church; Second, regular daily devotions; Third, periodical read ing of the Bible; and, Fourth, consistently doing some good deed every day. gave her heart to Christ and be came a member of the Methodist church, and in that church she served faithfully for over fifty years. Mrs. Cox is survived by three daughters and five sons: Mrs. Ar lan Shaver, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. Veland Johnson, of McAles ter, Okla.; Mrs. Nannie Parsons, Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Josh Cox, Cascade, Idaho; Gleaves Cox, of Chase, Alaska, and Dewey Cox, Drewery Cox and Dr. Montague Cox, all of Mouth of Wilson, Va. Funeral services were conduct ed by Rev. Cecil G. Hefner, pas tor of the Sparta Methodist ehaige, assisted by Rev. J. O. Spencer, and burial followed in the cemetery of Maple Shade Methodist church. NELSON’S WIDOW IS PRISONER IN CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 4.—Mrs. Helen Gillis, 21-year-old widow of George (Baby Face) Nelson, slain public enemy No. 1, is in custody of the Department of Justice here, it was iannounced today. She was captured at 10 p. m. Thanksgiving Day, two days after the guns of Inspector Samuel P. Cowley and Herman E. Hollis, federal agents, slew the murder ous desperado in a battle which took the ,agents’ own lives. Hi! “I hear you lost your temper yesterday.” “Yes, but she’ll be back tomor row." Engineer Of “Old 97” Die* Tue*. In Spencer Spencer,' Dec. 4—Willem A Kizziah, veteran Southern railwa) engineer, died at his home hen today, ending a career that ha< embraced service at the throttle of the famous “Old 97,” the Cres cent Limited and every presiden tial special over the Southern lines since the days of McKinley He was 71 years old, and ha< a record of 49 years of railroad ing. Among other notable events in the life of Kiziziah was handling the special funeral train which bore the body of Jefferson Davis from New Orleans to Richmon< on May 30, 1893, Funeral services will be heh at the home Thursday afternoon, after which the body will b« taken to Charlotte for burial. Want Ads Rate: One cent a word. Minimum charge per insertion, 25 cents. For Sale: Good second-hand Heatrola. Real T>argain.—T. R. Burgiss. ltc-6 Man Wanted for Rawleigh Route of 800 families. Write today. Rawleigh, Dept. NCL-101 SA, Richmond, Va. 4tp-27 Strayed or Stolen:. Black and white Llewellyn setter named “Lindy.” Reward for safe re turn. — Carlisle W. Higgins, Sparta. 2tc-13 Edwards will leave Sparta Thursday, December 20, at 8:80 A. M., for Bel Air, Md. Special low Christmas rate for this trip. Information; W. B. Edwards, Darlington, Md. 2 tc-13 Trespass Notices:. For land post* ing purposes. Printed on heavy cards. 5c each. The Alleghany Times has them. See Mrs. S. B. Gambill, Sparta. tf Smithey’s Store THE STORE THAT BARGAINS BUILT SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA. Ladies’ Dresses All Silk Now Offered At HALF PRICE Children's Sweaters Children’s all wool sleeve less sweaters, Now only . uvv Men’s Sweaters Men’s all wool sleeveless sweaters, OP h Now only.. It is not only smart to be Thrif ty but essential. Men’s Odd Coats.$1.48 Men’s all wool Dress Pants, $2.97 MEN’S ALL WOOL Melton Jackets $3.48 Ladies’ Coats One rack of them at only .... $3.95 Children’s Coats ALL WOOL Fur Trimmed One rack of them at . $3.85 MEN’S 25% WOOL Lined Jackets $1.48 Come To Smithey’s For Your Christmas Nuts and Candies Bananas, 6 lbs. 25c Oranges, peck .JDC FANCY GLASSWARE Marked Down To Real Give-Away Prices P. & G. Soap, 10 bars . Cocoa nuts, each . Shredded Cocpanut lb. Don’t Forget bS Auction Sale SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, AT 7 P. M. , Save the “Bucks” and Make the “Bucks” j —^—————i —— Smithey’s Store ^SPARTA^ THE PLACE FOfL BARGAINS NORTH CAROUNA. I
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