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'■■t Want To Sell Something ? Try a Want Ad The Alleghany Times You Will Profit If You Always Read Times' Advertisements DEVOTED TO THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY Volume No. 14. GALAX, VA. (Published for Sparta, N. C.) THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938. Number 15. >~r-vr' Hugo S. Sims, Washington oCrrespondent The extent of American par ticipation in world affairs comes up for renewed discussion follow ing Secretary of State Hull’s ad dress last week in which he urged the nations of the world to adopt a program of economic recon struction and the restoration of order and law. American concern with the af fairs of other nations is not en tirely altruistic. There is the feeling that this country cannot afford to stand aloof and permit other powers to direct events. This would leave to the United States no function except to fol low the course set by foreigners. Lamentable State. The state of world affairs is indeed lamentable. In Spain, in China and in Central Europe are pressing issues which may involve a general war. The tension in these areas has been created by the aggressive conduct of Italy, Japan and Germany. These three nations have adopted war as an instrument of national policy, they have organized their entire inter nal economy for the purpose of waging war and they have evi denced a complete disregard of the rights of other peoples. As Secretary Hull points out, the world is becoming “smaller and smaller” and “it will goon no long er be possible for some nations to choose and follow the way of forcey and for other nations, at the same time, to choose and follow the way of reason. All will have to go in one direction and by one way.” Disarmament Fails The force of this observation is clearly apparent when we con sider naval affairs. For years fol lowing the World War, the United States took the lead in advocat ing disarmament. The program collapsed when Japan refused to follow. Previously, it had been weakened by the development of aerial fleets of great force and striking power and by the growth of military and naval strength among the dissatisfied nations. It is apparent to anyone famil iar with world affair?, that there is nothing like international law in existence. Stronger powTers do not hesitate to invade weaker states, to undermine existing gov ernments or to interfere with the internal affairs of other powers. Treaty obligations are disregarded with impunity, the action of cer tain nations are restrained only by their calculation of the pos sible forces to be used against them, and, in their military cam paigns, no humanitarian rules curb the use of force to strike ■down, in barbaric callousness, non- j combatant populations, including women, children and helpless old people. Power Politic* Gain It should be fairly obvious to the people of the United States that if the tactics of Germany, Italy and Japan become firmly established through success, the future will witness the use of similar tactics by all powers, even if they are adopted only as a matter of self-defense. It requires little imagination to picture che world in a state of chaos, with . peace depending upon the whim I of stronger nations and writh no • principles to be followed except those that derive their strength from the mailed fist. Threaten New World The sentiment for isolation in the United States depends for its strength .very largely upon the oceans which separate this hemi sphere from the aggressive na tions. In the final analysis, how ever, nothing protects the conti nents of the New World except the fact that Germany, Italy and Japan have pressing problems at home. If they successfully ac complish their purposes in their immediate areas, it is a safe bet that their attention, either in dividually or in combination, will be turned to the South American Continent. When this develops, the only force that will restrain their invasion will be the fighting power of the fleet of the United States, together with such minor r> assistance as the South American nations can furnish. Whether the address of Secre tary Hull is in the nature of a feeler to sound out American public opinion, or the fore runner of some positive action by this nation to make a stand for law and order in international affairs, remains to be 9een. Cer tainly, it was a logical and intel ligent presentation and an able description of conditions that exist in the world today. (Turn to page four, please) Sparta H. S. will open on September 5 —according to a recent announcement made by C. R. Roe, principal. Thursday, September 1, had been set as a tentative date for the open ing, but it was later decided to postpone the opening date until the 5th as it is expected that the concrete walks now under const ruction on the school grounds can be completed by that time. The faculty will be the same as last year, with one exception in the high school. It is hoped that a Home Economics teacher can be obtained to fill this va- j cancy. The mechanic is busy repairing I the school buses, to have them in ! readiness for the opening of i school. Eight buses will be op- i erated again this year, with the ! following drivers: Burton Me-j Cann, Bryan Taylor, Arnold | Jones, Lonnie Reeves, L. C. Cox,! Roe Dickens, Clell Caudill and Paul Richard-on. Laurel Springs school, as well | as most of the other schools in the county, is also expected to! open on September 5. America will | render assistance | to Canada —in case of need, President | Roosevelt said Thursday, August 18, at the dedication of the new $3,000,000, Thousand Islands bridge that links j Ivy Lea, Ont., and Collins Land- i ing, N. Y. The chief executives | of Canada and the United States j placed the two nations, before the ! world as an example of friend- [ ship which the people of both nations are determined to pre serve and defend against any on slaught. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, receiving an honorary degree from ancient Queens University, told an audience of thousands of applauding Canadians: “The Dominion of Canada is part of the sisterhood of the Brit ish Empire. I give to you assur ance that the people of the United States will not stand idly by if domination of Canadian soil is threatened by any other em pire.” “I think I speak the mind of both countries when I say that not only are we determined to i preserve the neighborly relations and the free ways of life which are our priceless heritage, but that we earnestly wish to see them become a part of the com mon heritage of mankind, x x x “It is a joy to me to be able to join with the president in drawing to the attention of the citizens of other lands, as well as our own, the wide significance of today’s proceedings.” Prime Minister King and Lieu-| tenant Governor Albert Mathews of Ontario met Mr. Roosevelt at his special train and rode with him in an open car through lines of applauding spectators to Queens University. There, President Roosevelt re called to his listeners that a Bra zilian audience had cheered when he “included the Dominion of Canada in the fellowship of the Americas.” The president expressed the hope that Canada and the United States could contribute to world peace. But if this hope does not materialize, he added, “we can assure each other that this hemi sphere at least shall remain a strong' citadel where civilization can flourish unimpaired.” Senator Minton, of Ind., may be named to the Supreme court —by President Roosevelt. His name received: mention anew Sun day in speculation over the president’s probable choice to suc ceed the late Justice Benjamin Cardozo on the supreme court. Some persons highly placed in the capital expressed the opinion that Minton had the “inside track” for the appointment, al though they conceded some fac tors might weigh against his chances. The Young Women’s circle met on Thursday night —August 18, at the home of Mrs. Graham Myers, with Miss Lillie Ervin as hostess. Miss Marie Perry, the president presided, and also led the pro gram, on “Service.” Those taking part on the program were Miss es Florence Warren and Jean McMillan and Mrs. P. H. Tomp kins, Jr. The hostess served delicious re freshments at the close of the program. The September meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. P. H. Tompkins, Jr. Eight pouches of first-class mail were destroyed —recently in the rear com partment of the truck in which it was being trans ported, bound for New Bern and vicinity. An undetermined number of parcel post packages, were also destroyed. The truck was driven by Thurman Bennett, New Bern, formerly of Sparta. M.v. Bennett hauls the mail be tween New Bern and. Wilmington. The remainder of the mail, comprising approximately eight pouches and parcel post packages, were turned over to Robert Mat tox, Maysrville postmaster, on in structions from postal inspectors at New Bern and Wilmington, Letters and packages not damaged were to be dispatched from Mays ville. Mr. Bennett said he did not know whether the loss contained any registered mail. He discovered the blaze as he stopped in front of the Maysvilla post office about 3:10 p. m., en route to New Bern from Wilming ton. The fire was burning from the bottom of the truck upward through the stack of mail pouch es, and Mr. Bennett hastily re moved the blazing load. He sus tained a burned right hand in saving the mail. The fire, he believed, could have started from a live spark getting in the rear compartment as he drove by the Jacksonville post- office, where trash and leaves were being burned. Mail was added to the load there and could have been placed atop the live, spark, which was fanned into a blaze during the 16-mile trip from Jacksonville to Maysville. It was the first incident that has occurred to the U. S. mail on the star route for a number ox years. The New Bemian has had the star route contract for two years, and “I wouldn’t have had anything happen to it for any thing,” he said last night. “I’ve taken as good a care of it as I would a baby. Why, I’ve even wrapped it up when it has rain ed.” Glade Valley H. S. will begin its 28th annual term —on Tuesday, August 30. E. B. Eldridge, superintend ent, reported recently that many new applications have been received and that a full en rollment for the opening is ex pected. A friend of the school in New York recently donated a set of books for the Home Economics department, and a few additional books have been added to the library. The school has a library of more than 2,600 volumes. The faculty for the 1938-39 term will be as follows: Rev. C. W. Ervin, principal and teacher of History and Bible; Dan D. Rhodes, English; Miss Annie Belle Corry, Mathematics and French; Miss Lillian Cooper, Home Eco nomics and Science; Mrs. Ellen Guerrant, Music and Dean of Girls, and Mrs. E. B. Eldridge, Dietitian. Mr. Rhodes will be the only new faculty member. He is a graduate of Davidson college, be ing a member of the class of '38, and is highly recommended by the Davidson faculty as having been an outstanding student of the coliege. New Heat Wave Drives ’em In SPRING LAKE, N. j. . . New heat wave drives bathing beautiful? jback into the Atlantic. Anxious for a cooling “dunk” at Allaire ! Reach (and the last one in is. a something or other) are (i-r) j Barbara McClees, Charlotte Mount, Betty Sauta and Jean MeEvoy leaping off tHe boardwalk. Nearly 109 contestants were entered 1—in the various events held at the Old Fiddlers convention Friday and Sat urday nights in Felts park, Galax, sponsored by the Galax Moose lodge and the Parent Teachers association. During the convention, contests in Dulcimer, Folk Song. Tap Dance, Guitar, Banjo, Violin and Flat-foot dance were, held, in addition to a con test between various bands, in cluded in which were violin, gui tar, banjo, etc. The grandstand was filled both nights, and many other persons were present. It was estimated that the at-; tendance Friday night,, when the crowd was' the greatest of the convention, was approximately 3,000. The highlight of the pro gram Friday night was the public wedding staged in front of the grandstand, when Miss Edna Hundley, 19-year-old daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hundley,1 Austinville, became the bride of Gordon New, 19, son of Mrs. Lura New Sexton, Galax. Rev. A. C. Meadows, pastor of the Galax Christian church, per formed the marriage ceremony in which B. D. Beamer, mayor of Galax, gave the bride away. Following the wedding, 87 of the musicians entered in the con tests, vied for honors on violins, guitars, banjos and other instru- j ments. The bride was clad in white1 satin while her attendants wore | pastel colors. Bearing the ring; was five-year-old Jimmie Bowie. Little Miss Doris Grimsley bore the bride’s train while flower girls were Betsy Bowie and Nancy Jane Jett. The Moose Melody Boys, Galax string band, played the wedding march. Miss Eleanor Hale, Galax, was maid of honor and Mrs. R. A. Anderson, also of Galax, was matron of honor. Dr. R. C. Bowie, Galax, acted as master of ceremonies during the convention, although various members of the Moose lodge an nounced for most of the individual contests. Dr. Bowie is dictator of the Galax Moose lodge and presi dent of the Virginia Moose associ ation. Age was no obstacle in the way of the dancing feet of C. W. Spencer, 76, and S. L. Henderson, 67, of Rugby, both of whom lightly jigged in “flatfoot” dance. A lowing cup offered the best all-round musician in the show was awarded Arthur Wooten, Sparta. Prizes wene awarded in the various contests as follows: Dulcimer — Raymond Melton, Woodlawn, 1st, and Jake Melton, Woodlawn, 2nd. Folk Song—Clinton and Whitt Lowe, Galax Route 2, 1st, and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ball, Rugby, 2nd. Tap Dance — Jean Williams (awarded prize of 3.00, being only contestant). Guitar—Ray Hawks, Gary, W. Va., 1st; Oscar Jarrell, Mount Airy, N. C., 2nd; William Shelor, Meadows of Dan, 3rd, and E. C. Ball, Rugby, 4th. National And World NEWS At A Glance METHODIST EDITOR KILLED Amelia, Va., Aug. 17—rDr. J. M. Rowland, 58, widely-known Methodist editor, author and min ister, was. killed in an automobile accident near here this afternoon, Mrs. Rowland and her mother, Mrs. D. T. Lewis, of Asheboro, N. C., were seriously injured, and were taken to a hospital in Rich mond. • • HUGO BLACK IN PULASKI Pulaski, Va., Aug. 18.—Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, of; Birmingham, Ala., and his two sons spent last night at Maple Shade Inn enroute home from Washington. The soft-spoken Alabaman, who took his. seat after his opponents \ had hurled Ku Klux Klan charges j at him, Was immaculately dressed and appeared to be a man of no more than 40 years of age al-. though he is really 52. • • LINDBERGHS VISIT MOSCOW Moscow, Aug. 18.—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh watch ed Muscovites at play tonight. The American couple paid an after-dinner visit to Gorky Park of Culture and Rest where they watched a performance of the bal let, “The Prisoner of Caucasus,” in the picturesque “Green thea tre.” FRANCO SCRAPS PLAN London, Aug. 22.—Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco today scrapped Britain’s plan for getting foreign fighters out of Spain. In a suave diplomatic note, the insurgent leader ‘"accepted” the withdrawal plan proposed through the European non-intervention committee and then qualified it apparently to death. • • N. Y. CONVENTION ENDS Albany, N. Y., Aug. 19.—A five-months convention to revise the basic law’ in President Roose velt’s home state wound up to night with 57 proposed constitu tional changes, including a “bill of rights” for labor and what opponents of the new deal term a “curb” on governmental bureau cracy. BANDITS ARE CAUGHT Dallas, Tex. Aug. 21.—Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters, Tex as gunmen hunted for four months by State and Federal of ficers, were captured today with out a show of resistance. CORRIGAN TO VISIT VA. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 22.—Douglas Corrigan will arrive in Norfolk Aug. 30. Definite assnrance of the tisit by the New York to Dublin “wrong way” flier was received today by Francis E. Turin, mana ger of the Norfolk advertising board, in a telegram from Walter j V. Reich of Garden City, Long Island, Corrigans secretary. MARY ASTOR INJURED Santa Monica, Calif., Aug. 23. :—Mary Astor, screen actress, w»as thro wo from her horse today as it shied at an automobile and suf fered back injuries her physician said would keep her in a hospital I two or three days. She struck a concrete floor. X-rays showed no i broken bones. A proposed water and sewer bond issue for Sparta was discussed Monday night at a meeting in the Court house. An election will be held Sept. 6 —in which citizens of the town may vote for or against t'he bond issue. A number of the citizens and voters attended the meeting Monday night, and the feasibility of the proposed bond issue for the construction of a water and sewer system for the town was fully discussed. Town Council has passed a reso —-I---—-' lution authorizing- the issuance of Vaughan rurmftfre plant at Galax is humming —with activity as a result of the return to work at noon Monday of many of the workers who had been on strike since July 14, as well a? new men. A number of the new men ob tained cards from the. office Mon day but did not go to .vork until yesterday, in order that they might see whether there were available jobs for them. Approximately 125 to 150 men were at work Monday afternoon. In an interview with a repre sentative of the TIMES Mon day afternoon, Taylor G. Vaugh an, president of .the company, said:' “Naturally, I am glad to see the men returning' to work, and it will be our policy that no worker who has taken part in the strike will be discriminated against in any way,” In answer, to a ques-: tion as to whether or not the company would continue liquid ation, Mr. Vaughan said “That is a matter for the directors, to decide, but in so far as I am concerned, I hope that business will be so that we can eoi :inue operation, and I would like to continue the operation of the factory as long as I live.” According . to reliable . sources 1 of information, there was no dis order of any kind when the men i went to work. It is understood that the men went back to work at the wage reduction which the strikers pro-! tested when they went on strike I July 14. i I Frank Hawks, the famous speed flier, was killed —Tuesday night, along with a socialite companion, in a flaming plane crash less than a year after he had given up the speed flying which made him famous and had taken up “safety and comfort” flying, j Hawks, who for years escaped death in daring speed exploits, lost his life in the crash of a: small safety plane which he said he had rather fly than any other. The crash occurred at East Aurora, N. Y. He died in a hospital in Buf falo, 15 miles away, soon after he had been dragged from the burning wreckage of his ship. J. Hazard Campbell, of East Aurora, a stock broker who was taking a demonstration ride in the plane, died in the same hospital from his injuries later in the night. Campbell, was a brother-in law of Seymour Knox, interna tionally known polo star. The “Gwinn aircar” in which the two men were flying tripped across a group of electric and telephone wires and plunged into a fieid a short distance from this village. A native of Marshalltown, la., Hawks won renown in Feb. 1929, when he and a mechanic flew non-stop from Los Angeles to New York in 18 hours, 21 min utes for a new transcontinental record. Hawks entered the United States air service in 1917, during the World War and served as in structor until March, 1919. He ranked as lieutenant commander in the navy reserve air force. ROCK CREEK SCHOOL WILL OPEN ON AUGUST 29 !—for the 1938-39 term, according to a recent announcement made by the principal, G. O. Edwards. $40,000 worth of municipal bonds for this purpose and ha.-- called the election for Tuesday, Sep tember 0. Anyone who desires-to' vote In the el--ctio.n should register on or before Saturday, August 27, since the registration books will close ■on that dale. Anyone w.’.o has b’-tn a citiz if of Sparta for more t an four' 'months, and can meet the requirement- gover ning a vote e- in any general election in Xdrth'. .Carolina, . is entitled to : c-ui-tej and vote in the bond election.. An application has been made to. the Federal government- for a. loan and grant in the sum of $ --d000.00. under :the PWA set up, to finance the water project. The government proposes to grant, or give, to the town forty-five vents on every dollar this project costs, arid' further proposes to pureha.e thv bonds-, to be issued at an interest rate of four per cent. It is 'estimated that the actual cost to the town of Sparta would be $22,000 to $24,000, with the balance paid by: the government. It. was thought by some at the meeting that, if the water, system was installed and a minimum charge of $1.50 per month was made for the use of the water, enough revenue from this source would. be realized to pay for the system, with but little, f any, tax levy for that purpose. 1 ie bonds would be paid in yearly installment? of $1,000, beginning three years from the. completion of the . project. There was a further proposal that a sewer System be installed, at an estimated cost of $45,000, 70 per cent of which would be labor furnished by the. Federal government under the WPA, leaving a balance of from $12, 000 to $14,000 for material, to be furnished by the town. It is proposed that this sum be raised by the issuance of bonds under the resolution, with the sanction of a majority of the voters who vote in the election. The govern ment further proposes to give towaid purchasing the material five dollars per man month used in the construction of this system, which means that, if the estimate requires 100 men 10 months to (turn to page eight, please) Plans are nearly complete for the road celebration —to be held at the Dough ton bridge across New river, about eight miles north of Sparta, and at Wytheville, Va., on Monday, September 5 (Labor Day). The celebration in the Wythe county seat town will be held at Wytheville stadium. At the bridge, a young Grayson county woman will unveil a marker, which will be placed on the bridgie. The events will celebrate the completion of the last uncom pleted Knk in Route 21, of the Lakes-to-Florida highway. This link extends from Independence to Wytheville. Governor James H. Price, of Virginia, and Gov ernor Clyde R. Hoey, of North Carolina, have both expressed an intention to be present, and it is expected that Governor Homer A. Holt, of West Virginia, will also be present. Plans for the celebration are under the auspices of the Wythe Grayson Park-to-Park Highway association, of which Dr. B. A. Wagoner, Wytheville, is president, and the Lakes-to-Florida Highway association, of which R. P. John son, Wytheville, is president. The Beaver high school band, of Bluefield, W. Va., will furnish music for the celebration at Wytheville.
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