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DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Volume No. 14.
GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938.
Number 14.
Hugo S. Sim*,
W**lvinl(t®n Correspondent
Last week in Mississippi, 27,000
■officers and men, including Na
tional. Guardsmen and regulars
from eight Southern states, ma
noeuvred over 120,000 acres of
swampy, forested, sandy and dif
ficult Gulf Coast terrain in the
largest peace-time manoeuvres in
the history of this country.
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Widespread1 Manoeuvres.
This week almost as many sol
diers will be operating around
San Antonio, Texas, in the second
phase-of the same general military
exercises. Other phases of the
widespread manoeuvres will take
place at Fort Francis Warren,
Wyoming, and Fort Huachuaca,
Arizona. Valuable staff experi
ence is expected to be gained as
the soldiers go through their
paces, simulating war conditions
as nearly as possible.
It will probably surprise most
readers to know that about 700,-i
000 Americans are receiving mili
tary training this year under the
direction, wholly or in part, of
Army officers. This figure does1
not include’ the members of the !
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast'
Guard, which would add another
150,000.
700.000 In Training.
The Regular Army includes
177,300, the National Guard
182,909, the Reserve Officers
Training Corps, 167,118, the Citi
zens Military Training Camps 84,
171, and the Organized Reserves
96,545. This makes a total .of
658,04-3, to which should be add
ed the enlisted reserves of about
60.000 and such military units in
which the Federal government
has no direct part.
During the summer training
camps in the nine corps areas and
in Hawaii will reach 250,841
civilians, of whom 8,105 are of
ficers in the R. O. T. C., 25,656
officers of the Organized Reserves,
34,171 are in the C. M. T. C.
and 168,658 belong to the Na
tional Guard. Assisting them and
participating in the various ma
noeuvres are 3,224 officers and
45,494 enlisted men of the regu
lar Army.
The fact that only a small
number of the members of the
R. 0. T. C. are in summer camps
is explained by the fact that
these men are members of mili
tary organizations in universities,
colleges and military academies,
where they are trained nine
months of the year. Officers of
the Organized Reserve are also
under instruction at different per
iods during the year. The number
from the C. M. T. C. is not lar
ger because the money appropri
ated by Congress was just enough
to pay for training the 35,000
men now in campr.
C. M. T. C. Important
It is interesting to note that
since Major-General Leonard
Wood organized the first Citizens
Military Training camp at Platts
burg a quarter of a century ago,
333,777 men have received train
ing, of whom 21,402 have been in
camp four years, 25,914 three
years, 69,903 two years, 187,
498 one year.
When one adds to this number
the 113,500 officers and enlisted
men of the Navy, the 5,000 Coast
Guards, the 18,000 Marines and
a Reserve force of about 50,000
officers and men, it is seen that
there is nearly a million men in
the United States receiving some
military oa* naval training in 1938.
It should be noted that these
figures do not include the cadets
at West Point or the midshipmen
at Annapolis. Some future Ad
mirals enjoyed a training voyage
in European waters and the future
Generals, or at least a part of
them, are on a tour through the
military centers of the United
States, picking up information and
observing the latest weapons of
the Army.
Rntonabh PraparednM*
Viewed altogether, the military
establishment of the United States,
at this time, seems to be on a
better basis than at any time in
the recent past, excepting the days
of the World War. Special effort
has been made to build up a
competent body of officers to
serve in an emergency and the
National Guard units have been
tremendously improved in the
past few years. While the people
of this country are not militarily
inclined, there is no reason why
they should not take pride in the
evidences of reasonable national
preparedness.
The State of New Mexico will
wind up the primary parade on
September 28. Already about two
thirds of the* states have deter
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A black-face
jminstrel is to
be given here
—in the Sparta high school
auditorium on Saturday
night, August 20, at eight
lo’clock. It is said that this
program offers one and one-half
hours of" entertainment that no
one can afford to miss. The pro
gram is being sponsored by the
Baptist W. M. U.
The cast of characters follows1:
James Toms, Isom Wagoner, Ed
Lundy, R. E. Black, Tom Greene,
Bryan Taylor, T. R. Burgess, C.
M. Walls, Paul Miles, Duke Bled
soe, Larry Seamann, A. B.
O’Mohundi'O.
Mrs. R. L. Berry, Mrs. Walter
Johnson, Mrs. T. R. Burgess,
Mrs. Bruce Wagoner, Mrs. Duke
Bledsoe, Misses Emaline Haw
thorne, Edna Walls, Faye Joines,
Vancine Choate and Mildred
Wagoner.
Virginia Gentry, Mary Wairen,
Dan Thompson, Sarah Warren,:
Doris Richardson, Eva Sue Wago-j
ner, Patsy Roy Burgess, Lessie
Goodman, Dorothy Shepherd, i
Gayfe Evans, Wanda Gillespie,!
George Hines, Tommy Burgess,,
Charles Tompkins, Opal Nichols,
Ida Maude Black and Joe McMil-.
Ian.
A nominal admission charge
will be made.
Married In July
Mrs. Clayton Fender (above),
who was, before her marriage on
Friday, July 22, Miss Ruth Hop
pers, Sparta. The wedding cere
mony was performed at Indepen
dence, Va., by Rev. B. A. Poole,
a Methodist minister. — Photo
Courtesy Winston-Salem Journal.
Plans are now
complete for the
Old Fiddlers
—convention to be Iheld in
Galax, at Felts park, Friday
and Saturday of this week.
The event is expected to be
one of the biggest entertainment |
events ever witnessed by resi
dents of Galax and vicinity. Hun
dreds of persons from all sections
of the state, as well as from
many parts of adjoining states,
are expected to be in Galax for
the event, which is being sponsor
ed by the Galax Loyal Order of
Moose and the Parent-Teachers
association there.
Registrations by the best mu
sicians from all over this section
of the country have already been
made in far greater numbers than
ever before, it is said. Many out
standing authorities on music are
expected to attend.
A ball game, special music and
other entertainment will take
place Saturday afternoon, begin
ning at three o’clock.
What has been referred to as
one of the most attractive fea
tures of the convention, and one
that is creating much interest and
suspense is the formal wedding
which is to take place Friday
night, at ten o’clock. The Maid
of Honor will be selected from
the eighteen bridesmaids, by their
own choice.
Mrs. R. A. Anderson will be
Matron of Honor, and the bride
is to be given away by B. D.
Beamer, Mayor of Galax. The
brother of the bridegroom will
be the hest man. After the cere
mony an elaborate supper is to be
served the bridal couple at the
Royal Cafe, in Galax.
!a guest meeting
i is to be held by
the Methodist
| —Women’s Missionary society
|tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, at
,2:30 o’clock, at the parsonage,
I with Mrs. A. B. Bruton, Mrs.
i Jay Hardin and Mrs. Dalton War
j ren associate hostesses. Mrs.
| James Toms will have charge of
! the program.
Ail ladies %o-f the Methodist
church are invited to attend this
meeting.
A farmers’
picnic was held
on August 12
—at Galax in Felts park,
beginning at 10 a. m.,
and lasting until late in the
afternoon. Wayne Larrowe,
Galax, was master of ceremonies,
in the morning, and the principal
address was1 delivered by A. C.
Oosterhuis, president of the
American Holstein-Friesian as
sociation. Garnett Guynn, Hills
ville, acted as secretary.
Music was rendered by members
of the Moose Melody band, after
which S. Floyd Landreth, Galax,
delivered an address of welcome.
The general agricultural pro
gram being carried out in this
section was discussed by J. M.
Cassell, Hillsville, Carroll county
agricultural agent. A picnic lunch
was served at noon, and various
contests, etc., were conducted dur
ing the afternoon.
M. W. Reynolds, Agricultural
teacher in Virginia-Carolina high
school, Grassy Creek, was master
of ceremonies in the afternoon.
A three-inning baseball game
was played between a Grayson
team and a Carroll team, the
Carroll team winning by a score
of. 10-1. In a tug-o-war be
tween FFA county groups, the
Grayson entrants won.
Among other speakers heard
during the day were Dr. T. K.
Wolfe, Richmond; E. R. Davis
and N. M. Ward, Galax, and R.
L. Wiley, Independence.
It was estimated that more than
000 persons attended the affair.
Baptist Training
union study
courses were held
—in six of the churches of
the Alleghany Baptist associ
ation last week. The book
was taught at Laurel Springs
by Miss Estelle Councilman, of
Bear Creek; at Scottville by Miss
Mary Sumney, of Hickory; at
New Hope by Hubert Middleton,
of Wake Forest; at Mount Car
mel by Wilbur Lamm, of Louis
burg; at Liberty by Miss' India
Hill, of Benson, and at Sparta
by Miss Imo Gene Anthony, of
Yadkinville, and Miss Willie
Marks, of Rockingham.
A union meeting was held Fri
day afternoon at the Baptist
church, at which time each union
gave interesting and encouraging
reports from the various churches.
Scottville received recognition for
having the largest number of
delegates present at the meeting.
After the reports, a splendid
program was presented by this
group of young leaders. Mrs.
James Hoppers and Miss Marks
presided.
Five girls began
work last week
on the NYA
—homecraft project, under the
supervision of Mrs. Margaret Ray,
supervisor of the NYA in Alle
ghany county".
In this project, which is spon
sored by the director of the. Save
The Children Fund, the girls will
be taught to sew, to weave and
hook rugs and to mend clothing.
They will also receive instruc
tion in various other crafts.
THE NORTH CAROLINA
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
—office here will be open only
on Wednesday next week, due
to the fact that S. R. Nichols,
interviewer for the office, will be
on his vacation.
However, a representative from
the North Wilkesboro office will
be here on Wednesday, August
24.
'To Assist In Meetings
Rev. J. M. Have? (above), of Winston-Salem, who is to assist
Rev. Howard J. Ford in .a series of revival meetings scheduled to
begin Sunday night, August 21. in the Laurel .Spring/ cnool build
ing.
The furniture
strike at
Galax continues
—and little progress toward
a solution of the difficulties
seems to have been made
during the past several days.
The strike has been in progress
since July 14, when the workers
walked out in protest against a
15 per cent, wage reduction that
had been scheduled to go into ef
fect that day.
No disorders at the plant have
been reported since last Thurs
day.
In a statement made recently,
S. F. Fulks, attorney for the strik
ers, said “the strike Has now
entered its second month, and,
so far as I can see, it is as far
from settlement as it was the day
the men came out.”
He added that there appeared
to be some hope of compromise
Thursday, but it did not mater
ialize.
“I look for no more trouble,”
the statement added, “unless ad
ditional outside labor is intro
duced.”
The strikers met in Firemen
Legion hall, Galax, Saturday morn
ing and a number of speeches
were made by members of the
strike committee, and several of
the men on strike, Mr. Fulks said
after the meeting, and there ap
peared not a scintilla of discord.
Continuing Mr. Fulks said:
“A rumor for some reason
has been circulated that the pur
pose of the meeting today was to
obtain a secret vote on the ques
tion of returning to work at the
wage cut. As a matter of fact,
the men do not want to vote and
will hot countenance any sug
gestion of a vote.
“Many pleas were heard from
the platform today for peace
and order. The strikers, prob
ably could return to work at the
cut and escape actual want and
hunger, but they take the position
that to do so would expose their1
fellowunen in other industries of
like kind in the south to wage cuts
which would drop thousands below
the poverty line.”
Taylor G. Vaughan, president
of the company, issued the fol
lowing statement in connection
with the strike Monday morning
for publication:
"Thursday atteraoon l had a
conference with four members of
the committee, namely: Spurlin,
Norman, Farmer and Kenny, who
left me, and also officers who
were present, under the impression
that they would use their best
efforts to get the men back to
work by this (Monday) morning.
For this reason no effort was
made to get men into the fac
tory. ' I saw a member of the
committee Saturday afternoon
who stated that he did hot believe
that the men would ever come
back to work. In my opinion
the men are not taking the advice
of the committee or the com
mittee is not advising the men
what they tell me. There seems
no further point in conferring
'with the committee that has no
control over the men or does
not represent the wishes of the
men, whichever the case may be.
“So far as I can see, there is
no end to the strike in sight and,
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A farm toys is
tc be made :‘n
Alleghany county
—on Thursday, September
1, according to an announce
ment made recently by R.
i E. Black, Alleghany county
farm agent. Farms where, out
standing work has been done on
pastures, and in beef production,
sheep raising, terracing, tobacco
and corn growing, poultry, home
conveniences and other things
which would be of. interest to
farm people will be visited.
At least one Extension special
ist from State college, Raleigh,
and Miss Annie C. Rowe, district
home agent for the western coun
ties of the state, will be present.
All farmers in the county are
invited to go on this tour, and a
1 special invitation is extended the
women. Miss Rowe has things
to discuss on the tour, it has been
pointed out, that every farm wo
man should be interested in. The
party will leave Sparta at 8 r30
a. m,, and anyone going on the
tour should carry their lunch, it
is said.
A ram sale is
to be held in
Sparta August 20
—at 2:00 p. m. At that
time a goodly number of
rams will be offered for sale
from purebred flocks of
Alleghany county.
Any farmer who has a ram
that he wishes to sell or exchange
may bring his animal to Sparta
Saturday afternoon, and he will
be assisted in any way possible
to sell for cash or exchange for j
another.
This is a free service being of
fered the sheep growers of the
county, it has been pointed out,
and. it is being referred to by
interested persons as a good op
portunity for farmers of the
county who desire to do so to
dispose of their old ram or buy
a new one.
The Young Women’s
circle will hold
its August meeting
—tonight (Thursday), at eight
o’clock, at the home of Mrs. Gra
ham Myers, with Miss Lillie Ervin
as hostess.
The screen tarz&n
was divorced by
Lupe Velez
—Monday. The actress told the
judge: “He didn’t like the way I
did everything. He was always
telling me to get a divorce.’’
So Lupe got her long-threaten
ed divorce from Johnny Weiss
muller.
The peppery Mexican actress
.testified in superior court that the
I Tanzan of the films was “very
I insulting,” went into rages in
; front of her guests, broke a lamp,
threw dishes at her, called her
'“dirty names’’ and threatened to
kill her little dog.
Three Governors ore to get
invitations to be present
lor dedication ceremonies
—to be held at t'ne new Doughtan bridge across
New river, near Brush Creek, about eight miles
north of Sparta toward Independence, on Labor
buy Olorday., September •>). Govenioi Clyde Roark
. Huel,• ol North Carolina, Governor •lames H. Price,, of
Virginia, and Governor ilomer A. Holt, of West Virginia,
A report that
the South is in
need of help
—more than any other sec
tion of the country, was
made Friday by the national
emergency council. The re
port said that the South was ill -
housed; ill-fed and ill-clad to a
greater degree than in , any other
section of the nation.
Summarizing the South’s ■ eco
nomic conditions at the presi
dent's request, for the information
of Congress and the country, the
council said the region’s popu
lation problems were the most
pressing of any America must
face. Declaring these problems
were national, it concluded:
. “The' South 15 the nation’s
greatest untapped market and the
market in which American busi
ness can expand .most easily.
Northern producers ’ and distribu
tors are losing profits and North
ern workers are losing work be
cause the South eannot afford to
buy their goods.”
The report was made public
omy a few days after President
Roosevelt, campaigning in the
South for a new . deal Congress,
bad reiterated his desire to in
crease Southern purchasing
power.
Agriculture, industry, banking,1
labor, women and children all •
were described by the council as
burdened by the economic ills
peculiar to the area studiedVir-j
ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North.1
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas.
No remedial measures were sug- j
gested, but Lowell Mellett, direc-j
tar of the council, in his letter
of transmittal said that the;
realistic attitude of Southernj
leaders who helped prepare the
treatise indicated that “something j
will be done about it.” He add-'
ed that the solution must be part j
political, with participation by ]
industry, business, schools and:
private citizens.
The president, in asking for,
the report on June 22, and in
outlining it to the conference on
economic conditions in the South j
on July 5, said that it would be
presented to Congress.
Rev. J. M. Hayes.
Winston-Salem,
will assist
—Rev. Howard J. Ford in
a , series of revival services
to be held jointly by the
Methodist and Baptist
churches, in the Laurel Springs
school building. The meetings
are scheduled to begin Sunday,
August 21, at 8:00 p. m. Both
day and night services will be
held.
The Rev. Mr. Hayes is a broth
er of Federal Judge Johnson J.
Hayes, of North Wilkesboro, and
has held pastorates in Elkin and
Lexington, and in Beckley, W. Va.
The fourth quarterly
conference will be
field here Sunday
—August 21, at 11:00 a. m., at
the Methodist church, for the
Sparta charge. Rev. John Hoyle,
Jr., presiding elder of the States
ville district, will be in charge of
the meeting, it was announced re
cently by the local pastor, Rev.
A. B. Bruton.
The Rev. Mr. Hoyle will preach
and conduct the business session
of the quarterly conference.
will bo A <ieci.-ioTi to in
vite !..i• state .-viTiitiv.- mientiiott
ed ,wns i i -ached n: , mooting held
Mon lay m Charlotte.'
I". I;. A. roller an i C. D.
l'almr, Jr., Wyilwvilie,, Va.. boo.-t
i-r- of tHuri.-t 'traffic over route
21 • from Miami by Charlotte,
A /tie v: ie, B'lU' fiel.d lard Char*
le-.ton, \\. Va... .and on to the
Great Lak' r. ' onfeiT.d at length.
Monday afternoon, with Ci . renee
O. Kuestei,Ckmiotte Crmf'er of
ComhTTce lp-.maavr, about the
telobjation.
Th indication will be at the
'rri - > at 10 a. nr. arid .”,000
people- :u-. expected- to attend,
l a group then will go 40 miles
into Wytheville, where there will
be a barbecue dinner, and a pub
lib ’.-peaking at. 1:30 o’clock.
Mr. Kuester agreed to or
ganize a good-will party from
Charlotte. Huntersville, Davidson,
Mooresville, Statesville, Brooks
Cross Roads and Elkin to attend
the celebration. Wytheville will
organize the territory from Sparta
to Charleston, W. Va., for each
town to send representatives.
Charlotte civic leaders pave
been Interested in promoting U.
S. Route 21 as a tourist artery
between ‘ the Great Lakes. and
Florida during the last . 12 years.
During that period, three good
will groups have gone, to Blue
field from Charlotte, and three
have gone from Bluefield to
Charlotte. Mr. Kuester hopes' to
be able to organize a, tour from
Charlotte to Bluefield for Satur
y. September 3. and then come
t. Wytheville for the bridge cele
bration Monday, September 5.
Both North Carolina, and Vir
ginia contributed: funds for the
new Doughton bridge, which is
near the state line.
National And World
NEWS
At A Glance
SALLY CLARK TO WED
Nahant, Mass., Aug. 14.—Mrs.
F. Haven Clark, mother-in-law of
John Roosevelt, youngest son of
the president, tonight announced
the engagement of her daughter,
Sally, to George Xavier McLana
han, of New York and "Watch
Hill, R. I.
Now appearing as a singer at
a Boston hotel, Sally will be mar
ried January 6.
GEORGE PLANS FIGHT
Waycross, Ga., Aug. 15.—In
a cheer-punctuated speech Sena
tor Walter F. George militantly
declared today he would repulse
President Roosevelt’s effort to
drive him from the senate—and
inferred the president was “mis
informed” in condemning'him as
a foe of liberalism.
HULL URGES PEACE
Washington, Aug. 16.—-Cordell
Hull, secretary of state, urged
upon all nations tonight the adop
tion of “a comprehensive pro
gram embracing both economic
reconstruction and revitalizing of
principles which are indispensable
for restoration of order under
law.”
SPEAKS FOR SOUTH
Raleigh, Aug. 13.—Governor
Hoey said tonight that “fair”
distribution of federal funds and
removal of “discriminatory”
freight rates would go a long way
toward solving the South’s eco
nomic problems.
The South, Governor Hoey said,
has not received a “fair share
of government favors in the way
of economic assistance.”
HAMILTON SCORES HULL
Washington, Aug. 14.—Chair
man John Hamilton of the Re
publican national committee, in
an open letter to Secretary Hull,
accused the State department to
day of disseminating inaccurate
statistics and “misleading propa
ganda" in support of the trade
agreements program.