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Vol. 15. No. 44.
SPARTA, Alleghany County, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940.
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Isn’t it positively amazing how
little some folks say, as compared
■with the amount of talking they
do? We spent a week in Holland
years ago, and the windmills were
very interesting, but always were
at work when running, pumping
water or grinding corn.
And none need say the wind
in Sparta blows to no purpose,
for the other day it simply blew
in a large window glass at the
D. W. Motor Co., and so scratch
ed a nice new car that it had to
be repainted. When you come to
that corner you better hold your
bat.
Did you go to see ‘Thunder
AFOAT”? That’s what the sign
said it was.
Will Rogers was a master in
his own line, and none seems to
have been able to take up and
carry on in anything like his
style. He wove in so much home
1) philosophy with his remarks,
as for instance when he said,
“You can always joke about a
big man that is really big. But
d<?n’t ever kid about the little
fellow that thinks he is some
thing, cause he will get sore.
■That’s why he is little.”
But really, Lew Lehr seems to
•come a.i near to the Will Rogers
mixture of humor and philosophy
as anyone we’ve noticed, and his
crack the other day had a very
Will Rogers sound. Lew Lehr was
telling of the girl who got $50,
000 from a guy who broke her
heart, and then he told of another
girl who collected $150 from a
fellow who broke her ribs. So
Lew then offers this philosophy,
that if you’re going to fool a
round with women, don’t play
with their hearts—cheaper to kick
’em in the ribs.
But now back to Sparta .-and
the letter received by someone
this week, telling of the back
country woman who protested a
gainst being given a bath in the
hospital, but was overruled. Then
came an alcohol rub—in spite of
her objections. She lived through
it, and was becoming calm, when
a young man appeared with some
thing resembling a dust mop. She
raised up and demanded to know
what next. He replied he was sent
in to wash the transom. She told
him to go!—right now!—she was
n’t putting up with any more
nonsense that day, at all. >
Ye*, and thi* one is from
Mecklenburg, not Alleghany. The
WPA, or something, interviewer
asked the applicant if he was
Catholic or Protestant. He shot
back, proudly, “Neither one. I’m
a Baptist.”
Someone sent to us from New
York the “authorized translation”
of Adolph Hitler’s speech in Ber
lin on Jan. 30. This official and
true text of the whole speech is
sent out because “American news
papers did not print the speech
in full,” and atmospheric condi
tions had interfered with radio
reception. Ho hum, we’re so
sleepy, and if anyone wishes to
go through the’eight pages of it,
they are welcome.
Ah me, there are so many
pleasant angles to life in Allegh
any County. It is good to look
out across the hills and moun
tains. Along the road one sees
nice bunches of contented cattle,
and sheep, yes, and some goats.
In Alleghany we are rather re
moved from the “m adding
crowd’s ignoble strife,” — well,
somewhat, anyway.
Yes’m, only a week to Easter.
Only a week in which to get the
hair “permanentized” and the suit
cleaned up and pressed. Better
step along, ’cause Easter’ll surely
be here.
We’re delighted to announce
that we have secured the services
of one of the country's leading
columnists, who will write for us
a column of editorial comment
on nations affairs, frequently.
You may not always agree with
him, and we may not, but at
least it will be well to look at
two sides of a matter, and you
will appreciate the way George
Peck of New York City »’i!'
help in the endeavor to “Let
there be light.” i
And if Sun Spots bores l you,
just turn to page four and see
Mr. Slim.
Senator Bailey
issues a statement
saying,
—“Editorial comment in
more than one North Caro
lina paper calls for an ex
planation of my votes
against the proposed extension of
the Hatch Act to include State,
City and County employees in
activities that receive Federal
grants or loans.
“The effect of the proposed bill
is to assert the right of the Con
gress to use Federal loans and
grants as a means of controlling
activities of State, County and
City employees. It would even
allow withdrawal of Federal aid
to States or their political sub
divisions upon failure to enforce
prohibitions in the Act. It would
without giving our public em
ployees the. benefit of the Civil
Service laws, place them under
supervision of the Federal Civil
Service Commission. And this
would include State, County, Town
and City employees.
“It is unsound to put Federal
aid to such uses. Gifts and grants
ought to be made on their merits,
on the basis of need or welfare.
They ought not to be used as the
means of coercing the States, their
political sub-divisions or their em
ployees in any manner or d,egree.
The States are neither dependenc
ies, possessions, nor dominions.
They are sovereignties, even
though some of them do not act
that way.
“The State of North Carolina
is capable of forming its policy
in such manners—far more cap
able than the Federal' Govern
ment. The moral and political
lcvei in North Carolina is above
the moral and political level of
the Federal Government.
“I am opposed to giving the
Federal Government control over
public officers in North Carolina
ir. any degree, under any circum
stances or upon any consider
ations, aridj am not inclihed' to
believe that upon reflections
those editors who have seemed to
favor the Act will continue to do
so.
“Let me make a suggestion by
way of showing what this pro
posed policy of employing Fed
eral funds to control State em
ployees will lead to. If this ex
tension of the Hatch Act shall be
come the law and the precedent,
the next step will be to control
our public schools, what fhey
teach, who may teach, and who
may attend. Even now they re
ceive aid for vocational education
and for school buildings. There
are politicians ready to proceed,
once the way is opened. Give the
Federal Government control to
day, as called for in the pending
Hatch Bill, and tomorrow you will
aisce.’ir all the activities and
power's ol our State controlled by
politicians from the North and
West and some Bureaus that know
nothing about the State and care
nothing about it. We now con
trol our policy with regard to the
manufacture and sale of intoxi
cating liquors. How long would
we have control, if the principle
of this new Hatch Act is sound?
“The advocates of this bill call
it the “clean politics” bill. That
is manifest humbuggery. Giving it
a good name does not alter its
(turn to page 6, please)
W. Kerr Scott, Commissioner
of Agriculture* announces he will
seek renomination for the office
in the Democratic primaries.
W. Kerr Scott,
practical and
progressive farmer
—of Alamance County, and
Commissioner of Agricul
ture, announces he will seek
renomination in the Demo
cratic primary on his record as
an impartial administrator and
aggressive servant of the State.
“The rigid enforcement of
North Carolina’s inspection and
regulatory laws will be continued
in the interest of our farmers as
well as the honest manufacturer
and we will continue our efforts
in behalf of an adequate market
ing program to give our growers
selling and grading methods that
will put them on a parity with
their best informed competitors,”
Scott said. “We will continue to
consult with all agricultural agen
cies on programs for the welfare
of the farmers.”
Well equipped for the office
of Commissioner of Agriculture,
Scott was born and reared on j
farm in Alamance county, served
10 years as a county farm agent,
has been president of the State
Farmers’ Convention and master
of the North Carolina State
Grange.
He is a graduate of State Col
lege in agriculture and as Alam
ance county farm agent organized
the World’s largest Jersey Calf
Club. Since an overall-clad boy of
five, he has been a regular ex
hibitor at the Great State Fair
and when the State Department
of Agriculture took over the
management of the Fair in 1937,
he became the first Commissioner
of Agriculture to operate the ex
position as a financially and edu
cationally successful State insti
tution, repeating his record in
1938 and last year.
Having served only one year as
Commissioner of Agriculture, he
was selected as “Man of the
Year” in service to agriculture by
the “Progressive Farmer” which
is headed by Dr. Clarence Poe.
Scott’s most aggressive fight in
behalf of the farmers has been
for a more adequate marketing
program.
CIRCLE NO. 1 OF THE
BAPTIST W. M. U.
—-will meet this (Thursday) af
ternoon, at 2:30 o’clock, at the
home of Mrs. P. L. Choate.
A full attendance is urged.
BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS!
Hollands Queen
and President
Roosevelt to speak
—in behalf of peace over
Columbia radio network on
Saturday, March 16, from 2
to 3:30 p. m. Queen Wil
helmina of Holland and President
Roosevelt will be heard in an
hour and a half program dedicat
ed to world peace.
Queen Wilhelmina’s talk, along
with music by a Dutch choir, will
come from The Hague. The Presi
dent will speak from the White
House.
Others to be heard, speaking
from a convocation in the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel in New York
City, include: the Rev. Dr. Char
les R. Watson, president of the
American University in Cairo,
Egypt; Count Robert van der
Straten-Ponthoz, Belgian Ambas
sador to the United States, guest
of honor; Dr. George A. Butt
rick, president of the Federal
Council of Churches; the Rev. Dr.
John R. Mott, chairman of the
International Missionary Council;
the Rev.; Dr. Charles T. Leber,
chairman of the Committee of
Reference and Counsel of Fore
ign Missions group, and the Right
Rev. Henry gt. George Tucker,
presiding bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Marian AJiderson sings in a
portion of 1&ie program originat
ing in the western part of Cana
da, the Westminster choir from
New York, jpnd Tuskegee Choir
from Alabama.
While the program will origin
ate in New York City, there will
be some one thousand or more
parallel convocations across the
country. These convocations will
have luncheon meetings and their
own local programs previous to
the 2:00 o’clock broadcast. Ar
rangements for such programs in
North Carolina are being handled
by the North Carolina Council of
Churches, an organization which
represents more than a million Pro
testant Christian,<Jn this,. State.
The program of the Christian
Foreign Service Convocation is
being presented nationally under
the auspices of the Foreign Mis
sion Conference of North Ameri
ca and is designed to awaken in
terest in the world mission of the
church and to demonstrate the
Christian soldarity in the struggle
for world peace.
This will be the first occasion
on which her Majesty Queen Wil
helmina has broadcast to other
than her own people and it is also
the first time two Heads of States
have joined in such a radio pro
gram. In the face of great world
need, it seems significiant that
these two unprecedented steps
should be taken under the aus
pices of the Christian World
Enterprise.
Mrs. R. L. Berry
was hostess
—to the Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Glade Valley Presbyterian
Church Monday night at her
home.
The meeting was presided over
by the President, Mrs, W. C.
Thompson.
The Devotional was conducted
by Rev. R. L, Berry,
Mrs. Bruce Wagoner accom
panied by Mrs. Ralph Gentry at
the piano, sang “Others.”
Mrs. John Guerrant gave a most
interesting review of the Presby
terian Church at work in the
homeland and ahroad, closing her
talk with prayer.
The treasurer, Mrs. Rush
Thompson reported that the bud
get for the year had been met in
full.
Officers elected for the new
year were: Mrs. R. L. Gentry,
President; Mrs. Ralph Gentry,
Vice President, and Mrs. Page
Thompson, Secretary and Treas
urer.
The members sang in unison,
“Work for the Night is Coming,”
after which the hostess assisted by
Mrs. Clive Thompson and Mrs.
A. 0. Joines served refreshments.
The proper measure of a man’s
age is the degree of pain with
which he receives a new idea.
Your Government...
how familiar are you with it?
The CONSTITUTION . . .
13. Does the Constitution guar
antee every state in the
Union a republican form
of government?
Answer this question in your
own mind, then look elsewhere
in this issue for the correct
answer.
Miss Mead, of
Washington, D. C.
I—arrived in Sparta Wednesday
| night, and will be associated with
I the Alleghany Times, assisting the I
j editor.
i Miss Mead comes from three
j years of teaching French and Mu
;sic in New Market, Va., and this
year she dropped out of teaching
to complete the college work for
her A. B. degree. That was com
pleted in January.
Lucille Ford Circle
of Sparta Baptist
■—Church met Tuesday night at
Mrs. Walter Taylor’s, with Mrs.
J. G. Mitchell as leader. The
topic for the month, “Steadfast
in the Homeland,” was discussed j
by the following members: Mrs, I
Roy Burgess, Miss Stella Billings,
Mrs. Walter Taylor Mrs. Clennel
Richardson and, Mrs. Hugh Choate. I
Following the program refresh
| merits were served by the hostess, i
i The April meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Bruce Wagoner
at Glade Valley, with Mrs. Clen
ne! Richardson as leader.
The Methodist
Woman’s Missionary
Society will meet
—Friday, March ! 5, at 2 o’clock
at Mrs. T. J. Carson’s, with Mrs,
Carson, Mrs. J. B. Lyles and Mrs.
Granville Lyles as joint hostesses.
Mrs. Jay Hardin will have charge
of the program.
Ennice
Ennice, Mar. 4.—M. A. Hig- ;
gins made a business trip to In- !
dependence Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Edwards, ;
of High Point, have moved to j
their new home near Dalhart.
Miss Estelene Andrews spent \
the week-end with Miss Emma j
Lou Jarvis.
Mrs. Edward Butcher spent the j
'past week with her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Crouse,
of Low Gap.
Mr. and- Mrs. Posie Richardson,
left Saturday morning for their
home in Bel Air, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Hort Spurlin and
two small daughters, Elaine and
Emolene, spent the day with Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Edwards Friday, j
Lonnie, McMillan and Howard11
Hincher returned to the CCC i
camps Sunday afternoon.
Miss Claire Richardson spent j
the week-end with Mrs. Martha j
Smith.
Isom Wagoner has purchased ;
a new Ford coupe.
Emmet Smith returned a few
days ago from Florida, where, he
spent the winter.
Mrs. Fannie Andrews, accom
panied by Leonard', Ina Jean and
Curtis Spurlin, visited her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Andrews, Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Smith.
Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks, March 12.—May
nard Landreth and Frank Sand
ers, from the CCC camp at Laurel
Springs, spent the week-end with
homefolks.
Earl Finney, Buchanan, Va.,
■spent Sunday night with his fami
ily near here. He was en route to
Townsend, Tenn., where he is
| employed in connection with The
i Blue Ridge Parkway and the
Great Smokv Mountain National
Park.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Bumgarner
and daughter Shirley visited
friends here Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Richardson
and children Allen and Euna Lee,
spent Sunday with Miss Etta I
I Moxley.
Mrs. O. D. Hapner, who has;
spent three weeks with her bro-!
jther, Arnold Jones, Scottville, j
:spent Saturday night and Sunday!
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Irwin, Mrs.
Jack Thompson and Prank Jen
; nings returned to their homes in
Washington, D. C., Wednesday
after spending a few days with
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Carl Bare and Mrs. Estel
Halsey visited friends here Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmit Hoppers
have gone to Kennett Square, Pa.,
where they expect to make cheir
home for a while.
Mrs. Edgar Mabe was here on
business Monday.
Mrs. Garnett Sexton, who has
been sick for several weeks, is
much improved and visited rela
tives at Scottville this week-end.
Mrs. Clay Edwards, New River
Farm, spent Monday afternoon
with friends here.
Miss Ollie Caudill spent Mon
day night with Miss Lynore Bare.
James A. Bell; of Charlotte,
State Senator, and now appointed
to the headquarters staff in Ra
leigh of the ilorton-for-Governor
campaign.
The Annual Music
Contest will be
held in Boone
—the district center, on Fri
day, March 29. It will be
held in the college auditor
ium and lt) the Music Build
ing at Appalachian State Teachers
College.
In the previous years there
have been fourteen different
schools participating in the con
test. These schools were from
Ashe, Alleghany, Avexy, Mitchell,
and Watauga counties. This year
the district has been enlarged and
in addition to the above named
counties have been added Alex
ander, Caldwell, Wilkes, and
Yancy counties.
It is expected, that this year
there will be twice as many
schools entering and twice as
many entries. Judges will be sent
out from the State Department.
The District Chairman urges
that all entries be sent in by
March 15th, which i? two weeks
before the Contest date. If any
teacher, who desires to enter
students, has not received the
entry blanks from the State De
partment, just drop a postal card
to Miss Virginia Wary, District
Chairman, Boone, N. C.
Twelve years on
air... five days
every week...
—200 different characters
—that’s the recard of
“Amos ’n Andy” as birth
day arrives next Tuesday.
“Amos ’n’ Andy” was bom
March 19, 1928,
And on March 19, 1940, the
world-renowned Columbia net
work comedians celebrate 12 full
years in the roles which -won them
a vast devoted audience.
The story of “Amos ’n’ Andy”
goes back beyond this March 19
anniversary, for the association
of Freeman Gosden (Amos) and
Charles Cornell (Andy) began in
Durham, N. C., August, 1919,
when they were producing ama
teur minstrel productions for a
Chicago agency.
But, since they’ve been Amos
V Andy, they’ve sat in a radio
studio twice a day, five times a
week, for 12 years- and created
the greatest continued story ever
told.
Between them,, this amazing
pair has breathed life into 200
different characters. In all that
time, the nation has set its clocks
by their organ theme—“The Per
fect Song.”
The Library Gained
—by the Bridge party held at
Four Oaks Tavern »last Saturday
night to the extent of something
over $28, and a very pleasant
time was afforded those who
attended, who numbered above
50. There were, eleven tables for
Bridge and other diversions.
The Methodist
Young People’s
union met
—Friday night, March 8, at
7:30 o’clock, in the Sparta
Methodist Church, of which
Rev. L. F. Strader is pastor.
The. following program was ren
dered : Opening song, “Sweet Hour
of Prayer”; Scripture reading,
Marjorie McMillan; Solo, Emo
gene Choate. accompanied by
Wanda Choate, and an “Asket
Basket” contest, conducted by
Mrs. Guy Perry, Piney Creek.
Misses Lacey Lee Weaver and
Wilma Crouse received the prizes
in this contest.
Refreshments were sejved to
thirty-five by Mrs. Jay Hardin,
assisted by Misses Eula Parsons
and Ellen Hardin
The next meeting will be held
at Shiloh Church.
Cox’s Chapel
Cox’. Chapel, March 12.—Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Osborne went
to Marion Sunday to see “Gone
With the Wind.”
Joe B. Cox, Dobson, N. C.,
spent the week-end at his home
here.
Those shopping in Galax Sat
urday from this community were,
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Osborne,
Mr. and Mrs. Osco H. Ward, Miss
Zenna Osborne, Preston Osborne
and Joe B. Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy Phipps and
son, Glenn Ward, spent Sunday,
with Mrs. Phipps’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Z. F. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Osborne
and daughter, Ada Ruth, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Osborne’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Cox,
Independence.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cox and
daughter, Myrna Anne, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cox Sunday.
T. C. Black and Mrs. Hoyt
Cox were business visitors in
Independence Monday.
Miss Zenna Osborne entertain
ed the ladies of this community”
Thursday with a “quilting.” Those
present to enjoy the day were:
Mrs. Staley Rose, Mrs. Muncie
Cox, Mrs. Troy Cox, Mrs. Bob
Walls, Mrs. Allen Osborne, Mrs. •
Hoyt Cox, Mrs. Osco H. Ward
and Misses Idella and Mazy Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Hampton
and son, of Sparta, spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Hampton’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Phipps.
Those visiting Joe B. Cox Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Black, Miss Mazy Cox, Elze Cox
and June Osborne.
Shiloh
Shiloh, Mar. 11.—Dinner guests
Sunday, in the home of Rev. Lee
A. Hampton were Rev. L. F.
Strader, Mr. and Mrs, G. L. Mit
chell and daughter, Emma Lee,
and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hampton
and daughter, Edith Mae.
R. H. Joines spent Friday night
with his daughter, Mrs. Ben
Weaver, Piney Creek.
Bertie Lee and Mollie Hampton
made a business trip to Elkin
Friday.
Mrs. W. F. Joines spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Lundy Joines.
Blake Hampton visited the home
of his father. Rev. Lee A. Hamp
ton, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weaver
spent Saturday night with Mrs.
Weaver’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Joines.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Hampton
have both been sick with flu
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Ward visited
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hampton
Senday night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Walls were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs*
Eugene Hampton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Walls and
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hampton
visited Mrs. Hampton’s sister,
Mrs. Mitchell Morton, of Indepen
dence, Sunday.
Roy Hampton and Luther Rich
ardson made a business trip to
South Carolina the past week,
Johnson Wyatt was visiting
Eugene Hampton’s Wednei
night.
Your Alleghany Times is mailed in Sparta
before dawn Thursday morning, invariably. Whoever you are,
and wherever you are, if your paper fails to arrive in reason
able time from Thursday morning, PLEASE send us a post
card saying when your paper does come, usually.
We can check up on delivery when we have some definite
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