very delightful hie was given r former Alleghany residents students at Chapel Hill, on nesday, July 10, when Mrs. a Gentry Sharpe and Mrs. e Edwards Lloyd were joint sses at Hillsboro, entertain en of the summer school stu ; in Chapel Hill, at a picnic reeland Park. nong those present were from Alleghany: June se, Sparta, Edna Gentry, ; Clarice Thompson, Glade >y; and Anne Corry, teacher lade Valley. her guests were, Grace Cock Elkin; Carolyn Smith and ys Ward from Georgia; Nan Iclnnis, South Carolina; R. L. fins, Tennessee; and T. L. man, Goldsboro, N. C. s. Sharpe has published a -adopted text book for child Tobe, and is now working ‘The History of Alleghany ty.” New Hope >w Hope, July 15.—Dr. O. L. 3 and family have returned to home in Waverly, Tenn., 1 spending a week with Dr. s’ mother, Mrs. Bessie Critch •s. Jestin Crouse, who has .a patient in the Wilkesboro ;al, has returned home and me better. .rl Taylor, Ruth, Osco and rson Woodie have returned Kentucky after spending a days with friends and rela •. and Mrs. Albert Irwin have d to their home in what is n as the John Irwin home Prathers Creek Church, ss Cessie Mabe died July 9th was buried July 11th at the s cemetery near her home, len Collins, who has been in land, is now spending some with her sister, Mrs. Bert ams. total of 19,500 persons killed in traffic accidents ight last year and 13,000 in me traffic accidents. •lowers Ursages tedding Bouquets tneral Designs Made To Order ^ Immediately At ALAX FLORIST and Mrs. A. E. Doub one: Day 5; Night 210 Mountain Loan Bldg. GALAX, VA. . Mt. Zion Piney Creek P. 0., July 15.— Miss Fannie Weaver, of Idaho, visited' Mr. and Mrs. Lee Black last week. Miss Weaver is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John son Weaver, formerly of Alle ghany County. Many from this community at tended decoration and memorial services at Rocky Ridge Presby terian Church Sunday. Rev. R. L. Berry, of Sparta, and Rev. Ben Williams, of Peden, conducted the service. Nathan Weaver and daughter, Virginia Ann, of Edgerton, W. Va., spent a few days last week with Mrs. Sarah Weaver. Mrs. Maude Mason, a nurse of Washington, D. C., is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Black and other relatives in the county. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Maxwell visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Col lins, of Glade Valley, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Bee Smith and children, Jesse and Dean Cox, of Piney Creek, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Cox. Mrs. Nelia Douglas is seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lula Williams near Twin Oaks. Relatives from this com munity visited her Sunday. Miss Louise Perry is spending some time with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Grubb, of Nathan’s Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Treely spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Waddell. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Smith and family and Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Douglas were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moxley, of Topia, Sunday. Garl Emery Bass, of Winston Salem, is spending some time with Howard Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Woodie and four children, of Maryland, were dinner guests in W. P. Pugh’s home last Wednesday; in the afternoon they visited other friends in this community. Mrs. Cleo McMillan returned to her home near Turkey Knob last Tuesday, after spending some time with her brother, Rev. R. L. Bill ings. S. E. Smith spent Thursday with Blake Hampton. Madge and Robert Fender, Scottville, visited their grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Black re cently. Mr. and Mrs. George Pugh visit ited relatives at Topia Sunday. Claude J. Smith, sOn of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Smith, is now manager of a Standard Oil Com pany station in Wells, Nevada. On Sunday afternoon twenty relatives and friends met at the home of Miss Georgia Cox and gave her a surprise birthday party. Many useful gifts were presented and refreshments were served. More children were killed by j automobiles last year than were killed by scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles and whooping cough j combined. FURNITURE le-upholstered nd Refinished Have Your Old Furniture Made Like New At Small Cost. Complete Line Of Attractive New Fabrics For Your Selection. We Will Save You Money We Specialize In REPAIRING ANTIQUES UPHOLSTER and REFINISH IN , THAT SOFT SATIN FINISH edroom Suites, Dining Room Suites and Kitchen abinets Refinished to Look Like New. All Work •one by Experienced Up'holsterers and Refinishers. ♦ - ' ODD PIECES AND ANTIQUES FOR SALE Open Evenings Until 6:00 O’clock HOLBROOK UPHOLSTERING ’ AND REPAIR SHOP Located at Jonesville Coffin Shop QAH W. HOLBROOK — C. L. KERLEY Jonesville, N. C. Auto Quiz No. 3 that’s a mistake !you’ll ha^/eio correct. Travelers Safety Service 1. If you remember your high school physics you know that a moving body tends to continue in uniform motion in a straight line. Some drivers forget this rule, only to be reminded of it most pain fully when they try to take a curve too fast. There is an art to negotiating a curve safely without losing too much time, an art whichrrequires applying the brakes - (a) before you reach the curve (b) as you enter the curve (c) while you are in the curve. 2. If you want to qualify as an expert you will always drive at a speed which will allow you to stop, under any conditions — (a) within 500 feet, (b) within three car lengths, (c) within the assured safe distance which you can see. (d) within one car length. • 3. Approximately three times as many persons are killed in auto mobile accidents as in airplane accidents. True (—). or False (—). (please turn to page 5 for Answers) Maple Shade Maple Shade, July 16.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quick, of Roan oke, visited Mrs. Quick’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ahart Halsey, dur ing the week-end. Miss Bettie Halsey spent last week in Roanoke, visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clift. Raymond Halsey, of Newark, Del., has returned home. Miss Faye Weaver, of Idaho, visited Mrs. Mae Halsey recently. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Halsey spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. Nannie Williams at Turkey Knob. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Landreth, of Elk Creek, visited Mrs. Lan dreth’s sister, Miss Attie Halsey, Saturday. Shiloh Shiloh, July 16.—Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Truitt and son, Howard Lee, visited the home of Mrs. Truitt’s father Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fender went to Bluefield Sunday to see Mrs. Fender’s brother, Press Rich ardson, who is in the hospital there. ~ A large crowd attended the funeral of Frank Mabe at Shiloh C'hurch Monday. Mrs. Cora Pugh, of Kimberly, Idaho, spent last week with her nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Blake Hampton. Mrs. Pugh is visiting this week at the home of her brother, Rev. Lee Hampton. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hamp ton and sons, Walter Lee and Joe Thomas, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Walls Sunday. Ennice Ennice, July 15.—Miss Ina Jean Spurlin entertained a group of friends at a marshmallow roast Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Smith and; small daughter, Margaret Grace, and Paul Tolliver are spending a few days with Mrs. Smith’s and Mr. Tolliver’s mother, Mrs. Mar garet Tolliver, at Forest Hill, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith spent the week-end with Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagoner. Miss Faye Edwards spent the week-end with Ina Lou Smith. Mrs. Alex Andrews spent Mon day with her mother, Mrs. Gilley Chevrolet dealers’ combined sales set a new high —during the month of June, W. E. Holler, general sales manager, announces. New car sales for the month totaled 102,615 passenger cars and trucks, a gain of 35 per cent over June, 1939. Increases were also registered in used car 'sales, a total of 214,970 units be ing sold during the month. This represents a 40 per cent gain over June, 1939. Of special significance, Mr. Holler said, is the fact that used | car stocks were reduced by 42, 249 units during the month of June. This large-volume reduc tion, he said, means that Chevro let dealers are in position to offer new cars and trucks on terms especially advantageous to the buyer in July. QJiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiirMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiQ j The j | Colored Community \ [■^imfimmiiimiimiiiiiiiMumniniiiiMMiiiiiimiiniFSl Salmon Bryant and L. C. Choate, who have been in the CCC Camp at Gibsonville, N. C„ spent the week-end with their parents. Mrs. Lester Seaser, wife of Jim Seaser, died Thursday morning and the funeral was conducted by Rev. L. C. Choate and Rev. Hilary Williams. Rev. L. C. Choate, who is pas itor of Jonesville, N. C., Church, will conduct services there this coming Sunday. Mrs. Ollie McMillan and hus band spent Saturday night with her father and mother at Glade Valley. Peak. Miss Opal Lee Bedsaul spent a few days at home last week. Three out of every four bicyc liists in juried last year were vio lating some traffic law. Cemetery Cleaning At Crab Creek —on Friday, July 26, and all those who are interested are invited to come and help make it attractive. 2tp-18T INDEED YES! A PRINTING PRESS IN SPARTA Is Now Installed And In Operation This is not a newspaper press, but a job press, able to print anything Alleghany County needs in the line of job printing. Come in and see us. Star-Times Press — JOB PRINTING PHONE 77 TRANSOU BLDG. mWimHMHimilllWMUIHIHIIHHIHHWIWIIMMHHIHWM|i| Deaths JOHNSON IMIlllltQ Mrs. Myrtie (McGrady) John son was born near Hooker, Feb. 29, 1879 and passed away at her home in the early morn of July 12. She was the wife of M. T. Johnson. Since last October she had endured great suffering. She leaves five sons and one daughter, Claude, Clyde, Carl and Ella of Enniee, and Talmage and Jay of Sparta. There are 15 grandchild ren, and an only brother, Meredy McGrady. The funeral was held Saturday at Glade Creek church, conducted by Elders Handy, Ab sher and Walker, and interment was in the church cemetery. IRWIN Mack Irwin died Saturday, July 13 at 64 years of age. The funeral was held at the home July 14, and interment was in the family cemetery near the Wolf Branch School. Eld. Shade Caudill and Evans Williams conducted the service. Mr. Irwin leaves his wife and four children, three girls and one boy, to mourn him. Also he leaves one brother, Press Irwin, and four sisters, Mrs. Glen Nic hols, Mrs. Lundy Nichols, Mrs. Jessie McCoin and Mrs. Jennie Jones. Frank M. Mabe died at 1:00 A. M. Sunday, July 14. Mr. Mabe was born and reared in Alleghany County, N. C. and has spent most of his life here, living in the Piney Creek section. He was 76 years old. The funeral was conducted on Monday July 15, at 11:00 A M. in the Shiloh church and he was buried in the Shiloh cemetery. Rev. L. F. Strader, assisted by Rev. Will Handy and Rev. Lee A. Hampton conducted the ser vices. Left to mourn their loss are his wife and two children, Bert and Mrs. Bob Delp of Piney Creek, N. C. The Great Galax Fair date is announced —as the week of September 9 to 14. This comes just two weeks before the Alleghany County Fair which is planned for September 27 and 28. SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER For Quality Developing And Printing MABE Send Us Your Boaz Studio GALAX, VIRGINIA Topia Topia, July 15, — Mis3 Rena Fitzgerald, who underwent an appendicitis operation at States ville Hospital recently, returned to the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sturgill, Sat urday. She is recuperating nice ly, it is said. Mrs. Jennie Griffith and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Griffith have left for their homes in California and Michigan, after spending a few days with relatives here. Blake Hampton and daughter, Ella Ruth, of Piney Creek, visited Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Pugh, Tues day. They were accompanied home by their aunt, Mrs. Com E. Pugh, of Idaho, who is visiting relatives in Alleghany. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Moxley, Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith and child ren, Edna Rae and Howard, and Mr. and Mrs, Hallie Douglas, all of Piney Creek. Miss Nell Weaver, New Hope, spent Saturday night with Miss Velma Pugh. Mr. and Mrs. George Pugh, Piney Creek, were dinner guests j of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Edwards, Sunday. Joe Caldwell, of the Laurel Springs CCC Camp, visited rela tives in this community during 1 the week-end. Visitors in the home of Mr. I and Mrs. D. M. Pugh, Sundav, were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Weaver and children, Nell and Charles, 1 of New Hope, Ben Vandyke and Paul Douglas, of Peden, Mrs* Vivian Griffith, of Michigan, Miss Mozelle Blevins, and Mrs. Edith Blevins. A driver or a pedestrain who had been drinking was involved in one out of every 4 fatal acci dents during 1939. One pedestrain in every seven involved in fatal accidents last year had been drinking. A MAN'S ABILITY) TO EARN i ENDS AT HIS OEATH.^ BUT HIS ABILITY; TO CARE FOR > HIS FAMILY, IS CONTINUED.^ AU 1 '■►THRU LIFE INSURANCE; ^ get -me were «« mm NOW Security Life & Trust Company Ira W. Day N. WILKESBORO, N. C. VASS-KAPP HARDWARE CO. - GALAX, VA. - Wholesale and Retail Kurfee and DuPont Paints Oliver Farm Equipment and Tools Lehigh Cement Wheeling Coper-ioy Roofing Shelf Hardware, of all kinds Corner Main and Grayson Streets -GALAX, VA. — VASS-KAPP HARDWARE CO. NOW'S THE TIME TO BUY DURING OUR MONEY-SAVING JULY CLEARANCE! NOW UNDER WAY! 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