| ALLEGHANY
STAR* TIMES
THE STAR, established 1889 — THE ALLEGHANY TIMES, established 1925. *1
Vol. 16.—No. 1. Sparta, N. C. Thursday, May 16, 1940.
Washington, D. C. — The fact
that the German invasion of Hol
land, Belgium and Luxembourg
was long forseen does not detract
from the enormity of the crime.
Neither the Allies nor these small
countries had given the Nazis the
slighest excuse for brutal aggres
sion.
This cold-blooded and desperate
action has stirred the feelings of
members of Congress to their
very depths. By attacking these
last defenses of democracy in Eu
rope, Hitler has thrown a chal
lenge in the face of the whole
world. The United States must
and will look to its own defenses,
although Congress will probably
go home without making a ge
ture of help to the hard-pressed
Allies. This isolationist attitude
will not change until after the
presidential election. Then, the
entire European situation is ex
pected to be re-explored in the
light of conditions as they stand
at that time.
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The demonstrated effectiveness
of air power must force a recast
ing of our defense policy. This
country’s ability to defend far
flung possessions and supply
routes will be questioned since
the lesson of the Norwegian ex
perience proves that warships can
not operate in waters where ene
my aircraft are able to swarm to
the attack from nearby fields. The
view of naval experts is that the
battleship, while far from being
obsolete, must neverthless be re
designed to withstand the blows i
of air power.
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Nothing more encouraging has
happened in the Senate in several
months than the move to discon
tinue government purchases of
foreign silver. That practice con
sisted of buying vast quantities
of the metal, at inflated prices,
for which we had no earthly use.
It was defended by the “silver
group” in Congress on the ground
that it created purchasing power
for our goods abroad. In a way
it did, but the price was paid by
ourselves. We gave foreigners our
steel, cotton, locomotives and oth
er raw and manufactured ma
terials and took in exchange a lot
of overvalued silver, which we
stocked undegrground. The whole
policy was foolish, and unprofit
able, from the start!
THEY SAY: “If parents want
to give their children topical and
newsy war names, let them choose
such spirited names as James
Spitfire or Robert Hurricane.”—
Evening Standard, London.
“Women are not impressed by
pleas for economy and meatless
days made over the groaning
board of City banquets.”—Major
A. Rayner, Member of Parliament.
“At night all England is black
ed out. If anybody wants to
smoke a cigarette he must do it
inside a wardrobe.” Straits Times,
Singapore.
“The people of the United
States should come out from un
der the bed and look around.”—
Dorothy Thompson.
Snap Shots
and
Sun Spots
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But one thing surely is being
done; cars are being smashed up
at quite a good rate. And again
it can be said that most accidents
are caused—they do not happen.
The fact that an auto can go at
90 miles an hour does not justify
the speed except under ideal con
drtiatn*. One thing might be asked:
When a young man has smashed
up three or four cars by his reck
less driving, is he still entitled to
retain a “permit” to go on and
smash more cars?
And here are two suggestions
for somebody—both good ones.
On the highway between Cast
evens Motor Co. and Paul Rich
ardson’s Service Station a sign
could be erected warning motor
ists of a sharp curve. And the
other suggestion is that some ar
rangement be made to straighten
the road in front of Sam Brown’s
or at least grade down the bank
to increase the view around the
curve.
The Grand Jury inspected the
Court House and immediately, re
commended an up-to-date drinking
fountain and also sanitary and
modern rest rooms. Further, they
recommended that the Court
House be replastered and repaint
ed, apd that the jail be put in
better and more sanitary condi
tion. They recommended a mod
ern drinking fountain for the
High School, and more busses so
that every pupil can have a seat
on the school has.
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Our wo r I d
Britain’s New Prime Minister
London, May 13.—Winston Churchill, belligerent
First Lord of the Admiralty, and long time target of
Adolf Hitler’s wrath, has become Britain’s man of des
tiny, succeeding Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minis
ter. As war surges over Western Europe he has com
pleted the organization of his “win the war” govern
ment.
Prelude To Greatest Battle Ever
Berlin, May 12.—German troops have taken over
the grand duchy of Luxembourg, swarmed over Hol
land to the east shore of the Ijsselmeer (Zuider Zee)
and thundered their challenge to the Allies only a few
miles from Atrecht, the high command announced to
day. At the same time, the German press advised its
readers that the offensive in the west so far is only
a prelude to “the greatest battle of war history.”
Creating Chaos In Holland
Paris, May 12.—Adolf Hitler’s gray clad German i
troops laid lethal seige to Allied defenses in three'
countries today, breaking through the first Belgian
defense line, hammering at France’s Maginot Line
along a 40-mile front, and creating apparent chaos in
Holland’s interior with swarms of parachute soldiers.
Netherlands Queen Flees To London
London, May 13.—Queen Wilhemina of Holland
came to England aboard a British warship today.
Only a short while before, Princess Juliana and her
nine-month old daughter, Princess Irene, found a haven
from Nazi fury in London. King Georve VI, Juliana,
and her husband, the Prince Consor Bernhardt of
Nederland, met the aged Queen at the Liverpool Street
station.
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Belgium Holding Tight
Brussels, May 12.—Belgian troops are “standing
their ground” in the Liege defense triangle after arrival
of strong British and French forces and have shattered
the Germans’ attempt to strike into the interior from
the Albert Canal, the high command reported tonight.
The high command communique said that about 120
German planes, bombing and machine-gunning the
Belgian frontier defenses, had been shot down. Premier
Hubert Pierlot said that 100 of the enemy planes fell
in a “huge” air battle.
Heaviest Fighting In World’s History
Paris, May 13.—With 2,000 tanks engaged, the
heaviest battle in the world’s history began today
somewhere in Belgium. Heavy fighting is in progress
from the Moselle River to the Netherlands. French
and Belgian troops have withdrawn from advance
posts, and major encounters are under way. The Allied
withdrawal, however, cannot be considered a retreat.
" The Allies plan to erect a “wall” cm which the “great
battle will be fought.”
Holland Joins Poland, Finland, Norway
London, May 15.—Latest word is that Holland’s
Commander-in-Chief has capitulated to Germany’s in
vasion, and that the government of Holland has set up
temporary headquarters in London._
Ennice
Eunice, May 13.—Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Edwards and Mr. and
Mrs. Boyd Higgins were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Edwards Sunday, May 5.
Mrs. Pinkie Galyen, Low Gap,
spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Fannie Andrews and re
turned home Saturday afternoon.
Miss Faye Edwards spent a few
days with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hester Edwards, near
Vox.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Richardson,
of Maryland, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Richardson’s grandmother
and returned home Wednesday,
May 8.
Miss Ruth Rector, Clellan Cox,
and Eugene Lundy were gradu
ates of Low Gap High School this
term.
Eugene Andrews spent a few
days at home and returned to the
CCC camp Friday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Spurlin
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Don Smith.
Ray Edwards and Misses Erma,
Gaye and Madge Edwards were
visitors of Miss Faye Edwards
last week.
Miss Ina Jean Spurlin spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Galyen and Miss Imo
gene Norman, of Low Gap.
Eugene Spurlin left for Mary
land Wednesday where he has a
position.
Miss Virginia Ruth Smith spent
the week-end with Miss Emma
Lou Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. Paige Wilson and
daughter, Wanda Jean, spent
Monday with Wiley Andrews and
daughter, Estelene.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edwards
and son Lloyd, took dinner Sun
day with Mrs. Edwards’ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Todd near
Saddle Mountain.
Lucille Ford Circle
—of the Baptist W. M. U. met
Tuesday night at the home of
Mrs. Hugh Choate with Mrs. T.
Roy Burgiss in charge of the pro
gram. The topic of the month,
“Youth Steadfast for Christ,” was
discussed by the following mem
bersi Mrs. Clennel Richardson,
Mrs.’ C. A. Miles, Mrs. R. L.
Hickerson, Mrs. R. A. Barlow,
Mrs. Walter Taylor and Mrs. J.
G. Mitchell.
WPA workers are
assured voting
is own business
—and Col. F. C. Harring
ton, Commissioner of Works
Projects, has made public
instructions j which have
been sent out to every one em
ployed on WPA projects assuring
them that their political views are
no concern of their superiors and
that they are free to vote or not
vote as they please, without fear
of interference.
The text of Colonel Harring
ton’s letter is as follows:
“In order that there can bt no
misunderstanding of Work Proj
ects Administration rules about
voting rights of employes, regu
lations of this administration on
this matter are stated as fol
lows:
“1. You are entitled to vote or
not vote, as you choose.
“2. No one either connected
with or not connected with the
Work Projects Administration can
get you fired or change your
wages because you do or do not
vote or because you belong to or
do not belong to a political party.
It is against the law for any one
to ask you for money for any
political campaign.
"3. If you are employed in an
administrative or supervisory ca
pacity you may vote as you please
and express privately your opin
ions on political subjects. It is
against the law for persons who
are employed in an administra
tive or supervisory capacity to
engage in political activity or to
take an active part or use their
influence directly or indirectly in
political management or political
campaigns or in political con
ventions.
“4. Every effort will be made
to arrange the working schedules
so that it will not be necessary
for you to lose time taken neces
sary for voting purposes.
“6. Voting is your own busi
ness. Keep it that way.
“As Commissioner of Work
Projects, I will not tolerate any
violation of the above regulations.
BROUGHTON FAMILY
J. M. Broughton,of Raleigh, candidate for. governor,, could s.e,t.
up a special family headquarters, staffed by his attractive daughter
and three versatile sons. Although none of them are old enough
to vote for thejr dad for governor, each has talents that would be I
valuable in running a campaign headquarters. They are, left to
right :
Woodson Broughton, 12-year-old co-editor of the mimeograph
ed neighborhood newspaper, would be an asset in the publicity
department.
Alice Broughton, pretty 20-year-old daughter who attended
Peace and Salem Colleges, is adept at clerical, stenographic and
research work.
Melville Broughton, Jr., 18-year-old president of the graduating
class at Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, is an able
stump speaker, as attested when he and his colleague on the negative
debating team won the State-wide debating championship this year.
Mel Jr. is also a member of the school basketball team.
Bobby Broughton, 15-year-old. high school student with a
consistent honor roll rating of long standing, would be a big help
in the “brain trust’’' of his father’s headquarters.
L. Lee Gravely, Rocky Mount
candidate for governor, will carry
his campaign into the state’s
mountain counties next week.
Mr. Gravely’s recent statement
in support of a third term for
Roosevelt and the New Deal agri
cultural program has been the
cause of much comment through
out the state during the past
week.
Four times a member of the
state senate, Mr. Gravely led the
successful fight for establishment
of Western North Carolina Tu
berculosis Sanitorium and cham
pioned bills to provide rental text
books for school children and in
creased pay for teachers. He also
is credited with having introduc
ed all measures in the general
assembly which permit citizens of
the state to participate in federal
security programs.
Mr. Gravely’s fruitful efforts on
behalf of tobacco farmers during
the past marketing season and his
continuing interest in the acute
leaf situation brought about by
the European war has, according
to political observers, attracted
strong eastern support to his can
didacy, and is expected to create
an impressive following amongst
Burley growers of the west.
Mr. Gravely, who in the 1937
legislature introduced the measure
which provides for advertising
North Carolina’s resources and
advantages, will confer with civic
leaders in this section relative to
properly “telling the world” about
the vacation wonderland which
has been opened up by the Scenic
Highway connecting the Shenan
doah and Smoky Mountains parks.
The Work Projects Administra
tion is not in politics and does
not take part in politics, either
directly or indii%ctly.’*
Dan Tompkins, of
Jackson County,
and candidate
—for nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor is one can
didate who knows rural
North Carolina and who
understands the problems and
aspirations of its people. He comes
from the mountains west of
Asheville, and seeks popular sup
port with his frank statement, “If
I did not believe that I could
serve the State well in the office
of Lieutenant Governor I would
not ask for it. My opponents
have the money with which to
wage a campaign. I have not;
but I ant coming out of the moun
tains with a tremendous vote, and
it will be hard to keep me from
being in the lead.”
Dan Tompkins is a veteran of
the World War, for 27 years pub
lisher of a weekly newspaper; sev
eral times representative in the
.General Assembly, and Reading
Clerk of the House for one regu
lar session and two special ses
sions; Tompkins is well qualified
for the position. He is known as
a liberal Democrat, who has al
ways supported legislation for the
promotion of the public schools,
for the farmers, for the public
health, for social security; and at
the same time has stood for
economical and sound government.
At the last session of the General
Assembly he allied himself with,
and was the leader ot the group
that made the fight for the
schools. He introduced and spon
sored farm legislation, and was
the father of veteran’s preference
legislation for the State and its
departments.
The mountain counties are
strong for him, and insist that
this is the time when the coun
ties of the far west should be
given recognition in the State
government.
The Democratic convention of
his county, Jackson, unanimously
endorsed him for Lieutenant-Gov
emor and called upon the Demo
crats of the State to support the
mountain candidate.
The Union Meeting
—of the Epworth League was
held at Piney Creek Methodist
Church Friday night. Mrs. Guy
Perry acted as leader and the
program consisted of a Scripture
reading by Mrs. Perry, prayer,
and a poem, “Mother I Thank
You,” by Lacy Lee Weaver.
Three auto crashes
within two weeks
is a record
—for Sparta, and should
serve as warning to some
body that autos are still
deadly weapons, and should
be handled with considerable,
care. Also, Paul Richardson’s
Service Station, being the scene
of two of the crashes, is witness
to the fact that, that curve near
| it is not as innocent as might be
i supposed.
Oder Joines and a traveler
from Ohio crashed in front of
Paul Richardson’s about a week
ago, with only damaged cars.
Saturday night about midnight
four young men came around the
curve much too fast and crashed
into a heavy telephone post,
breaking it in two about midway
to the top. One of the young men,
Tom Greene, was very seriously
injured, and his recovery is in
great doubt. Wesley Gilliam and
a Roberts boy were other occup
ants of the car which was driven
by John Walker Inskeep, All
were less seriously hurt than Tom
Greene.
Sunday night Paul Higgins and
Dale Duncan met on a curve in
the road near Bain Doughton’s
in Bledsoe Valley and their cars
were both smashed badly, . but
neither boy suffered serious bodi
ly injury..
Mrs. Wilkins P. Horton, wife
of the Lieutenant Governor, who
is candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Mrs.
Horton, who was Miss Cassandra
Mendenhall, of Guilford County,
is said to possess an inherent
friendliness, a genuinely demo
cratic attitude toward people and
institutions, a graciousness of
manner, and a gentleness of
spirit, combined with an abiding
loyalty to her friends and her
husband’s friends, which , make
her one of the most charming
women North Carolina has ever
known.
Friends haye frequently voiced
their conviction that in the event
of her husband’s nomination and
election as Governor, Mrs. Horton
will prove an ideal First Lady of
North Carolina, in the Executive
^Mansion in Raleigh, and in her
contacts with the people through
out the State.
I Sparta Fire Dept.
|is an accomplished
fact, with
—equipment consisting of j
an electric siren mounted
above the roof of the tele
phone office, a thousand
feet of hose on a two-wheeled
auto trailer, housed at the rear
of the Sparta Garage, and with
a group of volunteers organized
under the leadership of Cleve
Nichols as Chief and Claude Mox
ley as Assistant.
At the first fire drill, Tuesday,
the Court House front got a good
bath, and the fact was establish
ed that a full stream of water
can be thrown onto the top of
the Court House with no special
effort.
The siren is actuated from
the telephone office, so fires
should be reported at once to the
operator.
The Young Women’s
—Circle of the Missionary Society
will meet Thursday night at 7:30
at the Methodist Church, with
Miss Mildred Wagoner in charge
of the program.
Harris, a leading
candidate for the
Lt, Governorship
—has behind him a record
of private and public service
to his state that offers an
impressive catalogue of
tasks well done, reflecting credit
to himself and to those with whom,
he has worked. For five succes
sive terms, 1927 to 1935, R. L.
Harris, of Roxboro, represented
the people of his native Person
County in the House, and in
1933 he was honored by being
chosen Speaker of the House
without opposition. Today he
seeks the Democratic nomination
as Lieutenant Governor of North
Carolina.
As Speaker he was regarded as
a fair and capable presiding of
ficer. Mr. Harris, who is not a
lawyer, but a successful business
man and cotton manufacturer,
'presided over an assembly which
wag composed largely of Lawyers.
He won their respect and admir
ation, just as he has won and held
the respect and admiration of all
people with whom he has come in
contact during an active life.
By gubernatorial appointment
he is a member of the State Text
book Commission and the Board
of Directors of the North Caro
lina Tubercular Sanatorium. In
the work of both groups he is
actively . interested. During his
service in the House, in addition
to being Seapker, he was Chair
man of the Appropriations Com
mittee in 1931 and Chairman of
the Education Committee in 1935.
He has served as a member of
the Advisory Budget Commission
and is now a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Univer
sity of No. h Carolina.
He, lives on the same lot on
which he was born, and for the
^'*1*^5 years has been Treasurer
of the Roxboro Cotton Mills. He
is a director of The Peoples Bank
and of the Roxboro Building and
Loan Association. In all these
fields of private endeavor he has
achieved an enviable reputation
for business, knowledge and lead
ership.
Mr. Harris was married to Miss
Katharine Long in 1913. They
have three Sons and three daugh
ters who are an honor to the
name they bear. This family
finds much pleasure in simple liv
ing and friendly neighborliness.
In public and private life Mr.
Harris has sought always to be
true to himself and to'his fellow
men, and in so doing he has be
come a representative of the fin
est type which democracy can
produce. His advertisement ap
pears on another page of this
paper.
Little Pine
Little Pine, May 13. Mrs.
Caroline Carico was found dead
Saturday morning in her bed.
She had been sick for some time
'and the funeral was held at Ed
'monds Sunday.
Mrs. Ennis Greene was taken
| to North Wilkesboro Hospital
j Wednesday for treatment.
Those visiting Mrs. Gard Greene
[Tuesday were Mrs. Lester Greene,
[Mrs, Homer Wilson, Mrs. Grey
I Collins, Mrs. Ollie Crouse, Mrs.
! Letcher Crouse, Mrs. Odell Dan
jcy, C. C. Tompkins and Zelma,
Thelma and Dale Greene.
A large crowd attended Sun
day school at Little Pine Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Richardson is the
teacher.
Mrs. Reva Wilson and Mrs.
Bessie Murphy were shopping in
Galax Saturday.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Andrews Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. George Wagoner
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Buster Murphy.
Those spending Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Jessie
Greene were Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Greene and children, Dale and
Attree, and Steve Poole and
daughter, Pauline.
Rev. George Tucker, who has
been seriously ill for sometime, is
slowly improving.
Miss Thelnia Greene and Mrs.
Guy Collins spent Wednesday af
ternoon with their grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lum Tompkins.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCann and
son Bert, spent Sunday with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Elsie
Blevins.
Mrs. Vadie Tompkins celebrat
ed her birthday on May 12.
A modern hotel of 2,000 room#
is to be erected at the former
Chinese civic center in Shanghai,
China.