ALLEGHANY
STAR ★TIMES
Alleghany County’s Own Independent
Weekly Newspaper
Published Every Thursday
SPARTA, N. C.
Office in Transou Bldg. opp. Post Office
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Walter S. Mead, Editor and Publisher
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Thursday, June 6, 1940.
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| “Let There Be Light?’
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A Thought fior the Thoughtful
Whatsoever things are TRUE, whatsoever
things are HONEST, whatsoever things are
JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever
things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of
GOOD REPORT; if there be any VIRTUE, and
if there be any PRAISE, think on these things.
—Paul, to the Philippians.
The Enemies Within The Gates
Events in Europe have underlined
and emphasized the urgent need for
improving and expanding our national
defenses, and making sure that the
United States, its shores and its tra
ditional ways of life, are rendered
secure.
To do this most effectively, our
military experts are of course studying
very closely the methods of the “total
war” that has overrun so many help
less countries abroad—the modern form
of war that, as one observer has com
mented, is -fought “with the morals of
the cave and the weapons of an ex
quisite civilization.”
You need to know the danger that
faces your country before you can guard
against it successfully.
But there is one further step. The
manner in which Norway and Poland
and Belgium have been brought to their
knees was not exclusively based upon
military power. Before a blow was
struck, security was undermined from
within. The advice of Goethe—“Divide
and command”—was heeded with tell
ing and destructive effect. The “fifth
column” of traitors and imported agents
did their destructive work before war
even began.
The danger that these tactics will
be repeated here also faces our own
land. It is not enough to have military
preparedness; we must also establish
internal unity, internal security.
To achieve this aim, certain prin
ciples need to be kept in mind:
(1) We must guard—not in a
mood of hysteria, but through sound
common sense—against the misguided
groups and individuals in our own
country who do not believe in private
enterprise, and would sacrifice it for
some other way of life. It is they who,
by word or deed, would fill the role of
“fifth columnists” in America if the
opportunity were ever offered.
(2) We must not let the erroneous
thinking of a second group muddle
our thoughts on preparedness. This
group does not recognize the insepar
ability of our various freedoms—free
dom of speech, a government of repre
sentative democracy, and a business
system of private enterprise—and its
failure to appreciate this important
truth is likely to be actually as danger
ous as the attitude of the deliberate
enemies of our way of life.
(3) We need, at a time when in
dustrial efficiency is so vital to national
defense, to guard against attempts to
cripple and hobble our manufacturing
enterprises. The La Follette bill re
cently introduced in Congress, a piece
of legislation that would prevent manu
facturers from guarding effectively
against sabotage and subversive activi
ties within America’s plants, is a dan
gerous example of this type.
With these principles in mind, and
with the courageous maintenance of
national unity and individual patriotism,
America can guard against the “enem
ies within the gates.” Without this
stand, America invites disaster!
Doesn’t your conscience hurt you for ig
noring the appeal of the Red Cross for contri
butions to the relief fund it is raising to allevi
ate the pitiful plight of the war refugees
abroad?—The Roanoke Times.
Spaghetti Conscious
Many of the men and women who
work for the Federal government are
engaged in the well-known work that is
commonly called “publicity.” No one
could possibly quarrel with the necessity
for disseminating useful information
concerning the activities of government,
and a lot of that is included. But, on
the other hand, ridiculous examples are
forever coming to light, examples in
which the taxpayer’s money is heedless
ly wasted.
One such example bobbed up to
the surface recently in a report by the
Federal Trade Commission. The gist of
its pi'onouncement is as follows: “The
Federal Trade Commission has ruled
that the length of macaroni or spa
ghetti is in no way indicative of its
quality. . .
“The Commission finds that . . .
genuine macaroni and spaghetti prod
ucts of the finest quality are made in
both long and short lengths, and that
macaroni and spaghetti of the finest
quality are in some instances first made
in long lengths and thereafter cut into
short lengths. . .”
This, as one Congressman com
ments, is “epical as well as epochal.”
How comforting—how very comforting
—it is to all of us to know that our
government is always on its toes, watch
ing out for those perfidious individuals
who would discriminate against spa
ghetti on the basis of its lengths!
—Industrial Press Service
Letter From Senator Bailey
“It is earnestly hoped that the
President’s radio address will reassure
our people and relieve them of anything
like panic. We must revise and greatly
expand all our plans of National de
fense. We can do this quietly much
more effectively than we can in a state
of excitement. None of us knows what
the outcome in Europe will be, but
granting, for the sake of argument,
the worst, the best authorities take the
view that this country is in no immediate
danger and that we will have time to
prepare adequately and that we will
be able to meet the demands of any
emergency. This assurance-, does not
justify us in going to sleep, but it will
justify us in getting rid of undue alarm.
We can move rapidly without moving
excitedly. Preparation will require time
and also care and deliberation. Pessi
mism will serve no good purpose.
“Meantime, let me say that I ad
here to the view that there is no reason
why this country should take any step
that would amount to intervention in
the war in Europe. We declared our
policy of neutrality at the outset. Re
gardless of our sympathies or antipa
thies, let us adhere to this policy of
neutrality. It should be understood that
intervention comes by way of violating
the accepted standards of neutrality as
defined by the customs of nations and
sometimes referred to as international
law. There are people who think we
can go into the war a little way, but
you cannot have a war of limited lia
bility. If we go in at all, we will go in
all the way—money, ships and men.
I am satisfied that many are asking us
to go in a little way without realizing
that such a step would predicate going
in all the way.
it is my belief that we can avoid
involvement in this war, certainly for
two years and perhaps altogether, and
I shall continue to pursue a policy cal
culated to keep this country out of the
war. In order to do this, I must decline
to agree to any policy that would
amount to intervention, and must insist
upon adhering to the policy of neutrality
formally declared by the Congress at
the instance of the President in the
special session last September and
October, in which we lifted the embargo
on arms, established the cash and carry
plan, declared our neutrality and fixed
our policy of non-involveipent.
“While there is very little we could
do to determine the outcome in Europe
in the next sixty or ninety days, there
is a very great deal that we may well
do to prepare this country to defend
her people against any violation of their
rights and invasion of our shores. Let
us put the emphasis on the preparation
for defense rather than upon inter
vention of any character and involve
ment of any character.”
Josiah W. Bailey, U. S. Senator
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Each year we been getting a report on
the State Of The Nation. They have been
masterpieces. And after each 100 million tossed
away, we dust off our vest and sort of look
sheepish, but stay right there—with our mouth
open—waiting for the next cure-all.
But now, with the thunder roaring across
the pond, we discover—out of a clear sky—
that we are in a terrible fix. Our army is a
pee-wee—our navy is run down at the heel.
A fine kettle of fish.
But we do not need to go plumb crazy,
and stampede. But we do need to get going—
also take on a pilot with some idea of where
we will land.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA
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HE LARGEST SHADOW
EVER SEEN BY MAN.
IS THE SHADOW OF THE
EARTH. WHEN AND
WHERE CAN THIS BE
SEEN ?
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CHINESE USEO A SINGLl: WICK WHICH
WOULD SMOULDER WHEN IGNITED.
KNOTS WERE TIED AT SET DIS
TANCES AND TIME ESTIMATED AS
SECTIONS SMOULDERED AWAY.
HOW MANY PARTS ARE THERE
IN A MODERN.PRECISION-MADE
BULOVA WATCH ?
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IT OR N£>T‘ RIPLEY,
THE WORLD FAMOUS
CARTOONIST. WAS A
VERY PROMISING
BASEBALL PLAYER
BEFORE HE STARTED
DRAWING FOR A
LIVING. WHAT EVENT
TURNED HIM TO THE
DRAWING BOARD ?
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THE ONLY FISH THAT CAN
REALLY FLY. IS THIS FISH
CALLED THE'FLYING FISH”?
Answers to the above questions will be found o Page 6
“The Hills Of Home”
My prairie home is beautiful, but oh—
I miss the broken skyline that I know.
I look in vain for rivers and for lakes,—
But over all my heart at sunset, aches
For hills of home,—the hills of home!
The everlasting hills, how firm they stand!
Their mighty summits braced, a Titan band,
Uplifting hoary foreheads to the blast,
When Indian-summer’s golden glow is past.
Oh, hills of home,—the hills of home!
I know them, love them, see them once again,
Their cloudy summits veiled in misty rain,
Or softly, dimly blue, or capped with snow,—
I’m homesick for you, mountains that I know,
Oh, hills of home,—the hills,—the hills of home!
—Floride Calhoun
Hooker
Hooker, June 4.—We are hav
ing plenty of rain, and crops are
beginning to grow, really, for
the first time this season.
A very large crowd attended
decoration services here Sunday.
Dillon Edwards and family were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
N. McKnight Sunday.
Mrs. Mack Johnson is some
; better, although her condition is
still serious.
Little Miss Mary Hutchinson,
of Longbottom, Wilkes County, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. Hen
drix. Mary is recuperating from
measles and absessed head, for
which she had to have an oper
ation.
Miss Clytie Duncan left today
for Boone where she will attend
A. S. T. C. this summer.
Miss Clara Hutchison, of Wil
kes County, returned home Sun
day after spending a few days
with her aunt Mrs. C. Hendrix.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harris
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. James Miles.
The following were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans
Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Brown, and M*rs. Sarah Jane Fen
der, of North!Wilkesboro.
Chestnut Grove
Chestnut Grove, June 4.—Mrs.
Maizie Halsey and daughter, Ada,
spent Sunday at S. L. Perry’s.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Leff
Edwards, a daughter, on May 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Brooks
spent Sunday afternoon at Char
lie Andrews.
Mrs. F. B. Caudill is improv
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Rector
and Maggie Hoppers visited at
Cora Hudson’s Sunday.
Europe’s newest war tragedy
has brought about added burdens
to the American Red Cross. That
it may throw its full strength
toward meeting desperate needs
behind the battlefields and among
distressed civilians the American
Red Cross has appealed for $10,
000,000. Your contribution is
needed through your local Alle
ghany chapter. Respond today,
willingly.
The first airplane flight in 1903
was less than a mile. Today 18
major U. S. airlines connecting
300 cities carry 2,000,000 pas
now provides 50,000 direct jobs
that did not exist at the turn of
the century.
Around the Rim of
Good Old U. S. A.
On through the
Wenathchee Valley
by Sally Bledsoe
To describe our drive down this
“Tumwater Canyon’’ is not a
simple task. Like the trip over
Blewett Pass it will not be for
gotten soon. The road followed
the river most of the twelve
miles, with mountains and peaks
towering four to eight thousand
feet above us, their crags pro
jecting most ominously. Their
burden of snow added to the
danger of slides, which are com
monplace occurence in this can
yon. We were very conscious of
the dangers lurking around us,
and that the treacherous and
tumbling Wenatchee river on our
left would serve as a watery
grave, should our car take a side
spin on the icy road. Then the
danger of a Snowy grave on the
right was very real and only
when I was under the protecting
roof of a snowshed did I feel
at ease for one second. But in
spite of all my fears I did ap
preciate the rugged beauty on
every side, the lovely fir trees
just groaning under their load of
fluffy snow, the glistening peaks,
reflected now and then in the
mirror-like water, after its turbu
lent and swirling journey over
the big white boulders. All of
this canyon was a perfect setting
for Santa Glaus, and I almost
imagined I heard his reindeer
and sleigh bells.
Coming at last to the village
of Winton I found a warm wel
come and a glowing fire await
ing me. I enjoyed every minute
I spent in these parts. We did
nothing but play in the snow for
several weeks, and I will try to
relate some of the things I did
while here. I tried my luck on
a pair of skis and learned to sit
down very gracefully. I tried
out my first snow shoes one day,
and found they were really handy
in four or five feet of snow. I
tried a couple of steps without
them, and had to be hauled out
by main strength. So take my
advice, and don’t try walking on
deep snow without them!
Too, I must tell about the day
I went prospecting for gold. I
had always been very curious to
know something of how and where
gold is found. So one day the
teacher of the little school and
her boy friend and I took off
through the snow three miles to
visit a lone miner, whom they
knew—and that story must really
wait for another week.
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They Say
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William Allen White, Editor: “To
the liberal, the purpose of gov
ernment is unchangeable. It is
to leave men free.”
William S. Knudten, President,
General Motors Corporation: “Let
us have the proper number of
: oilers rather than fellows throw
ing sand into the gears of the
j industrial machine, and let us
[agree that whoever wants to re
design this great instrument of
j good spends a reasonable time of
apprenticeship before we listen to
the new scheme.”
Charlotte (N. C.) Observer:
“The issue of free speech is by
no means confined to the interests
of newspapers. The larger stake
in the question is held by the
American people. If the right of
free speech is denied through
suppression of the independent
voice of the newspapers, that of
the people goes out also.”
Mr. and Mrs. John Green, Mr.
and Mrs. Shaler Green, Mr. and
Mrs. Bedford Green and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Norris, Mr.
G. W. Roe and daughter, Miss
Lola Roe, of Boone, and Miss
Getheyne Green of Valdese visited
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Reeves Sun
day.
The 1940 strawberry acreage is
indicated to be 25 per cent small
er in North Carolina than last
year. This is the smallest acreage
since 1927. The yield per acre of
strawberries since 1928 has rang
ed from 52 to 100 crates, the ten
year (1928-1937) being 80 crates
of 24 quarts each. The value of
strawberries in 1939 was $1,316,
000, which makes it the second
most important truck crop, ex
ceeded only by commerical Irish
potatoes.—N.' C. Agriculture Re
view.
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Mind Your Mind
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| by James Watson, M. D.
: Division of Mental Hygiene
: State Welfare Department
Many people are seeking helpj
to solve their own personality
problems. Such people would d<j
well to send for the list of pub
lications of the National Com
mittee for Mental Hygiene, for
among the pamphlets and books
listed they would be sure to find
some which deal with their own
particular problems.
Among books, Carnegie’s “Hovji
to Win Friends and Influence
People” is now so well known
that it hardly needs mention'.
Some people have not found if
much good, but a great many
have received help from it
“About Ourselves” by H. A.
Overstreet has given to many
people a new understanding of
their moods and peculiarities. The
same author’s book entitled “In
fluencing Human Behavior” is
packed with information about
human nature in oneself and oth
ers, and how to make the most of
life.
There are two exceedingly
helpful books by a man who
knows the human mind that I
should like to recommend. Many
people told me about how much
good they got out of these two
books, so I bought them. They are
by James Gordon Kilkey publish
ed by the MacMillan. Co., of Ne^
York, at $1.75, and many thous
ands of them have been sold.
One is entitled “Solving Life’s
Everyday Problems” and contains
twelve lectures dealing with such
themes as “Learning to Forget”;
“Keeping up One’s Courage”;
“Getting Along with Other Peo
ple”; “Staying Young as On®
Grows Old”; and similar sub
jects.
The other is “Managing One’s
Self” and deals with such com
mon personal needs as “Master
ing An Inferiority Complex”;
“Learning to Work Under Pres
sure” ; “Maintining One’s Compos
ure”; “Keeping Enthusiastic
About One’s Job”; and other
things of vital importance to
every individual who is trying to
live effectively,
This completes the answers to'
enquiries about reading matter.
There are of course multitudes
of books and articles published on
this subject, but a few well-cliosen
books and pamphlets which one
can read over and over are like
ly to be -of* more value than a
bookcase full of books which lack
the personal touch.
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Yesterday was the 82nd birth
day anniversary of one who lives
out on Route 18 about three
miles toward Enhice and who is
the father of Kemp,
MR. HENRY EVANS,
—to whom
I we send hearty greeting and good
wishes for happy days to come.
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j And today, June 6, just 275
'years ago the first Baptist Church
i in America was founded.
In London, 96 years ago today,
I the Y. M. C. A. was organized.
Many will remember 42 years
(ago today, when Hobson sank
| the ship “Merrimac” in Santiago,
Cuba, channel, and came home to
a social popularity seldom equall
ed.
Only 22 years ago today the
; U. S Marines defeated the Ger
j mans at Chateau-Thierry—and
jlook what remains—to be done.
’Twas only 78 years ago to
morrow that Britain and the U.
S, A. agreed to stop the lucrative
'slave trade.
And 76 years ago tomorrow a
Republican was nominated in Bal
timore for the presidency of the
nation, Abraham Lincoln. His
second inaugural address is one
of the imperishable utterances.
OPENING CHAPTERS OF
“THE ROAD TO ZION”
Told for the first time—the
epic march of the Mormons to
find their “Promised Land”—and
what befell them along that peril
ous trail. One of many fascinat
ing features in the June 16th'
issue of The American Weekly,
the big magazine distributed with
the Baltimore American. On sale
at all newsstands.
Anniversaries
One
Accident
May be
One
To o many
It might be
your last