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ALLEGHANY STAR + TIMES The STAR, established 1889. The TIMES, established 1925. Published Every Thursday At Sparta, N. C. Walter S. Mead, Editor and Publisher Paul Swanson, Advertising Office in Transou Bldg. opp. Post Office Telephone 77 One Year by Mail _ $1.50 One Year by Mail in Alleghany County — $1.00 All Subscriptions In Advance Entered at the Sparta, N. C. Post Office as Second Class Mail matter. Thursday, September 26, 1940. El.......•■••>••••. “Let There Be Light” Thought for the Thoughtful DEEDS, NOT HEREDITY They will ask, “What have you done?” Not, “Who were your ancestors?’’ The famous veil in the sanctuary Is not reverenced by the faithful Because it came from the silkworm. —Saadi, Persian poet. The Appeasement Mirage “Appeasement” has become a shameful word during the last year or two—and justly so. Today almost all of Europe is a tragic monument to the futility of attempting ■ to appease the dictator powers. The appeasers may have been sincere, but they were ter ribly wrong. Dictators’ ambitions know no limits. And each fresh attempt at appeasing the dictators simply gave ” them more confidence, and led to still greater demands. In this country, the majority of the people are opposed to any efforts to appease those who may threaten the destruction of our way of life—which is the democratic way of life, with free men working under a free system. But there is a minority whose thoughts turn to the possibility of appeasement. “All over the world,” their argument runs, “liberty has been abrogated, and gov ernment has been made supreme. Civil rights have been dissipated like leaves in a storm. We may see a similar trend take root at home, so we might as well make the best of it. After all, even total governments must have the ser vices of men with brains—there will | always be jobs. So let’s see if we can I get on more friendly terms with our [ potential enemies.” A child can see what that argu j ment must lead to, once accepted by J the people. It would lead to a d'ictator II ship as brutal and as thorough as any ! in Europe. For democracy is one thing that can’t go half-way. Weaken it, and you are helping dig its grave. No nation, said Lincoln, can exist half slave and half free. And no ntaion can hope to strike a balance between repre sentative government and total govern ment. It must choose between one or the other, with no “ifs, ands or buts” involved. A system worth having is a system worth fighting for. The United States prays for peace—but the United States was never a country to give an inch to its enemies. If the appeasers should have their way, we will go the way France went—and all that America has stood for in the past will become mean ingless. Let’s make up our minds that this is one comer of the world where democracy, social and economic, will be defended to the last ditch. : I ! Our Guest Column | .....■■mint...uininij] DON’T GROW OLD JUST KEEP ON LIVING By Joe E. Howard of CBS “Gay Nineties” There’s one subject that every one thinks about, some time or another—this thing of growing old. I’m 73. So, I think I can talk on the subject as an author-; ity and with modesty. The first thing I want to say is j that age can be a wonderful ex- j perinece or it can be a disagree able experience—it’s all in the way you look at it. If a person around the age of 55 or 60 starts worrying about ' developing aches and pains and j cricks in his back, why then he’s | making a disagreeable experience out of something that can be fun. But if he just forgets all that! and realizes he’s going to get' older in spite of anything he can j |do, then he’s going to quit grow-] ing old—as far as he’s concerned; —and go on living. I mean go on living—actively; | go on storing up more of those pleasant memories and experienc es that make the quiet, thought ful part of life worthwhile. As far as I’m concerned, memories are a man’s best*possession. They are one thing no one can take ! away from him. In my 73 years, I’ve been able to gather up quite a few memor ies. So I ought to know. I’ve got closets full of them—from the brown bowlers of the 90’s to ithe latest short-feathered fedora of the 40’s. And let me tell you, j they provide me with plenty of fun. Even though I have never kept anything like a diary, I can thumb ufll) In some years, some cars take a big jump ahead. The Ford does that for 1941. It has jumped ahead in size. It’s the biggest Ford we’ve ever built, inside and out. It’s wider. It has a longer wheelbase. Its seating room is wider by as much as 7 inches. It has new wide doors and semi-concealed running boards. You’ll notice also a new beauty, achieved by a skilful blending of mass with longer flowing lines. Larger wind shield and windows give bet ter vision all around. One of its biggest advan tages is the new soft ride. New, slower-action springs give a slow, gentle, gliding movement. A newly designed stabilizer helps absorb road shocks, and maintains bal ance on sharp curves and in cross winds. More rapid acceleration to match its familiar speed and power makes this new Ford an even livelier car to drive. These are only a few of this new car’s outstanding features. It represents all the rich experience gained in building more than 28 mil lion motor cars. Any Ford dealer can give you many good reasons for making this your 1941 car. Get the Facts and You'll Get a Ford! Alleghany Motor Company * SPARTA, N. C. [through some of the old songs il’ve written, recall where they were first sung or why they were written. They bring back a fund of memories that make me feel the richer because I experienced them. As I write this, I have a stack of old songs beside me. There’s “Hello My Baby," dated 1899. May and Flo Irwin sang that at the Victoria, holding telephones in their hands. Telephones were the newest thing out then. And I re member it was about that time that Edison brought out the Kinestoscope. Here’s “On a Saturday Night,” and “Waltz Me Around.” They were written back in 1910. Ida Emerson sang them at Minor’s Bowery Theater. What a furor she created with those songs, be cause Ida was the first person to use an illustrated song _on a screen so everyone could join in. Whenever I go to a movie and the words of a song are flashed on the screen, you can bet your life it takes me right back to Ida and “Waltz Me Around.” As I thumb on through the stack of music, I run across the i liberetto of “Miss Nobody from) Starland,” the last musical comedy j Will Hough, Frank Adams and I wrote. That was in 1908, when “Miss Nobody” had a long run at Chicago’s Princess Theater. There’s one dangerous thing about . memories, however. If a person just sits back and rests contentedly on his old memories, he’s going to stagnate. No mat ter how many you’ve got, go out and get some more. I mentioned Will Hough and Frank Adams and the memory of our last musical. Well, in a short while I hope to have another memory of another msical comedy because, after 32 years, our old team is reunited—and we’re work ing on a new musical comedy. I’m also creating new memories every week on the CBS radio pro gram, “Columbia’s Gay Nineties.” See what I mean? As long as a person can do things, he should do them. We oldsters can have memories of the past, but we shouldn’t forget about going right on gathering up more and more .—for the future past. Ennice \ Ennice, Sept. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reynolds, Opal Edwards and Ina Jean Spurlin attended the association at the Primitive Bap tist Church near Laurel Springs Sunday. Kyle Smith of Forest Hill, Md., spent the week-end here with homefolks, and Luther Smith and daughter, Ina Lou, Clifford Rec tor and Edgar Blevins returned home with him Monday to spend a few days. Eugene Andrews has purchased a Chevrolet Sedan. There are about ten cases of whooping cough in this commun ity at present. We are glad to say that Steve Spurlin, wh<^ has been ill for some timers improving. Mr. ar Jr Mrs. Reeves Andrews and da ^h ter Ema Lou spent Sunday with Mrs. Rosa Blevins and children. Howard Hincher and Eugene Andrews spent the wTeek-end at home a nd returned to Laurel Springs Sunday evening. Leonard Spurlin made a bus- ] iness trip to Winston-Salem Sat urday. Of the 39 C C C camps now operating in North Carolina, 13 are under the direction of the U. S. Forest Service and 8 are under the National Park Service. Since inception of the Public Assistance Program in North Car olina 25 counties have found it unnecessary to provide an insti tution to care for needy aged. An average of $10.04 was paid to 35,227 old people who received a total of $353,704 during the month of February. Thing's won’t seem natural in the campaign without Jim Farley around, peering into the bag from time to time, and counting “44-46-46.”—Detroit News. In North Carolina there is a 1700 average daily county jail population, cared for at a cost of 65 cents a day, or about $400,000 a year from the county Legal Notice Administrator’s Niotice Having qualified as adminis trator of the estate of Rev. George W. Miles, deceased, late of Alleghany county, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceas ed to exhibit them to the under signed at his office at Traphill, N. C., on or before the 18th day of September, 1941, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said1 estate will please make im mediate payment. / This the 18th day of Septem ber 1940. CHARLIE MILES, Administrator George W. Miles, deceased. 4tc-17s Nineteen million forest trees have been planted in North Caro lina since the start of the Civilian Conservation Corps. B...0 : : Sparta Business Directory B| mi...mniniinninmnininH Skilled WATCH REPAIRING on fin* WATCHES All work ftuatr anteed. Low* eat prices. See our line of Jewelry. ALLEGHANY WATCH CO. Sparta, N. C. I FLOWERS for Every Occasion B & T DRUG CO.. SPARTA Get a Licensed Plumber To Do Your PLUMBING Bathroom Installations Prices Reasonable Repairs C. FENDER License 55 — Phone 29 SPARTA Sparta Garage Next to Court House We build truck bodies and do General Blacksmithing. — Give Us A Trial — All Standard Products. Atlas Tires Gillette Tires Esso Dealer If You Want Nice Things Said Behind Your Back Go To SALLY’S Beauty Shoppe — SPARTA — Profit Mifling COMPANY We Grind Everything— Corn Wheat Rye Buckwheat Next to Porter’s Mill on High way 21, half mile West of Sparta Court House. ENJOY Good Food Drop In Our Ultra-Modern Cafe At All Time* For— • PLATE LUNCHES • SANDWICHES • ICE CREAM • WINE AND BEER • SOFT DRINKS PARKWAY CAFE J. D. Higgins, Prop. SPARTA Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers SPARTA, N. C. P. A. Greenwood Oil Company Republic Products On Elkin-Sparta Highway just above Elkin Regular gas . 18c Ethyl . 20c Kerosene . 10c Lineberry’s Jewelry Elgin - Hamilton - Bulova Watches New and up-to-date merchandise Scientific repairing of all types Watches and Clocks SOUTH MAIN ST - - - GALAX BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES . . . There’ll be frost on the . j ground and chill air through your house be fore many weeks! Pre pare for them eco nomically, by placing your full season’s order this minute! Pope & Melton Coal Dealers GALAX, VA. t ! Auction Sale On Saturday, October 5th, 1940 Beginning at 1 o’clock, p. m., on the premises, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, all Cafe Equipment, Household Goods, etc., in Sparta, N. C. Mervyn Cheek Sept. 18, 1940. SPARTA CAFE
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