ALLEGHANY
STAR
TIMES
OVER HALF A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
52nd. Year. No. 7.
Sparta, N. C.
Thursday, October 3, 1940.
Washington, D. C.,—To take a
cold-blooded view, the second
world war means prosperity for
the U. S. for at least two to;
three years to come. It means the
largest payrolls, and the heaviest
since the booming twenties. It
means an all-time high in in
dustrial production to be reached
within a few months.
That’s the consensus of 4,000
delegates at the 66th annual con
vention of the American Bankers
Association, a poll of the money
handlers disclosed to your re
porters.
Prom other sources, we find J
that building activities have j
reached a new ten-year peak. In-:
dustrial contracts are up 20%.
Residential building is 25% over
September 1939. The stimulus:
the re-armament program and the;
desire to get the jump on rising
costs. All of which, boiled down
to one word, spells “Boom!” A
controlled boom, we hope!
The recent trend toward Roose
velt, revealed in Gallup polls and
Fortune Magazine, is centering at
tention on a political factor that
deserves attention: the several
million voters who are partly or
wholly dependent upon govern
ment checks for their livelihood.
These men and women will listen
to arguments that a change of
Administration might affect the
flow of checks^ Whether these
arguments will prove decisive is
conjecturable. Republicans, how
ever, are faced with the problem!
of overcoming the tremendous ad
vantages that go to the party in
power at a time when immense
amounts of money are being
spent. Only by overcoming this
obstacle can the GOP regain the
initiative. A hard task but not an
insurmountable one!
• • *
The military treaty signed in
Berlin last week between Italy,
Germany and Japan is regarded
in Washington as merely the
formal signing of an agreement
which has been in effect for at
least two years.
The document is meant to slow
up American assistance to Eng
land by forcing
centrate its energies on meeting
the threat in the Pacific. Unoffi
cally, high circles here and in
London regard the pact as an
empty threat. It simply confirms
that, more than ever, the United
States must pursue a two-ocean
navy policy.
• • •
The people of Great Britain
have become well used to air
raids. Almost as familiar as the
siren’s frantic warning scale are
the dull crump of bombs and the
sharper crack of A. A. guns.
Housewives have learned to dis
tinguish between the steady drone
of a British fighter and the syn
copated bumbling of a Nazi
bomber.
As night raids sweep the coun
try, folk change their habits. At
first, citizens who fled to com
munal shelters set out to enjoy
themselves: they played cards or
games, sang and talked. But
sleepy eyes and tired limbs next
day soon stopped that. Result:
shops selling air mattresses, camp
stools, pillows and beds had a
short, terrific boom which ended
when stocks were all sold.
Moving Time
In Sparta
Several families are moving j
just now, getting settled for the t
winter. !
Mr. and.1 Mrs. Ralph Evans have ,
moved to the LefF Joines house, j
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Waddell
have moved into their fine new
home down by Little River.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chester have,
moved into one of Clinton Hal
sey’s apartments.
Mr. and Mrs, Wade Coombs
occupy the other Halsey apart
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gentry have
moved into their freshly rebuilt
and renovated house opposite
Troy Irwin’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Choate
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Our wo r I d
The Spirit of the British Empire
London, Oct. 2.—A blazing shield of shellfire and
the guns of patroling "Nighthawk” fighter planes last
night swept Adolph Hitler’s air raiders out of the sky
over London, where bursting bombs have taken an
unofficially estimated toll of 5,000 dead and 8,000
wounded in 30 days. During the daylight attacks
high explosives and oil bombs spread death, destruc
tion and suffering over two thickly-populated London
districts before patroling defense planes beat off the
attackers. And yet, and yet, the most popular British
war song, which is being sung and whistled by Britons
everywhere as the threatened Nazi invasion is grimly
and gayly fought off, is,—
There’ll always be an England
While there’s a country lane,
Wherever there’s a cottage small
Beside a field of grain.
There’ll always be an England
And England shall be free
If England means as much to you
As England means to me.
Hitler Asks Where We Stand
Berlin, Oct. 2.—Germany yesterday called upon
Russia and the United States, through one of her
most authoritative organs, to announce their “final
positions” in the European war either on the side of
Great Britain or the Axis powers.
• • •
Britain Prepares for New Crisis
London, Oct. 2.—The continued fury of mass
plane attacks on England, and Spain’s reputed axis
alignment give point to Great Britain’s preparation
for a new war crisis in October—involving an expected
axis campaign against Gibraltar and an Indian Sum
mer attempt to. invade England. The British believe
the German army will seek to cross the Pyrenees to
attack Gibraltar from bases in Spain and Spanish
Morocco. As the English see it, Italy will seize
Bizerte, French naval base in Africa. The attack on
Gibraltar is intended to draw off the British fleet from
defense of England to relieve Gibraltar and to bottle
up the British Mediterranean fleet. This would leave
a way open for the Germans to attack England during
mild October weather.
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University Teacher Passes
Chapel Hill, Oct. 2.—William Benjamin Napier,
30, an instructor in the department of romance lan
guages of the university, was found dead in the gas
filled bathroom of his home here early last night.
Napier had been in ill health for sometime and was
recuperating from an attack of pneumonia.
GOOD ADVICE!
The stern judge looked at the
ragged prisoner who was before
the bar for vagrancy.
“Have you ever earned an
honest dollar in your life?” he
asked scornfully.
“Yes, your honor,” replied the
vagrant. “I voted for you last
election day.”
For hospitalization $165,000
was spent by North Carolina’s
hundred counties during the last
half of 1939, with five counties
spending almost one-fourth the
total outlay for hospitalization of
the needy.
plan to move to the McNeer cot
tage.
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. SPAKTA CAFE
Sparta Hunters
Have Gone East
Following the excitement of
Court Week and the Alleghany
Fair all in one week the town
seems very very solemn and sober
—not to say somber—this week.
One of the chief reasons is that
so many familiar figures have
gone away to the eastern part
of the state on a hunting ex
pedition. So, if you’re looking
for Dr. Leff Choate, don’t look
any further. He’s gone, and so
have Dewey Sturdivant and Rob
ert Gambill and David Higgins
and Cleve Reeves and Amos
Wagoner and! Ben Reeves, and
maybe others, on a deer hunt in
southeastern parts. From last
Sunday to when they come back
will be a week or more.
A Noble Man
Has Gone from
Among Us
ELDER GEO. W. MILES
Elder George W. Miles, whose
passing was noted in these col
umns in the issue of September
12, was the son of Elder William
Miles and Margaret Roberts Miles,
born May 10, 1863, and died on
September 5,1940 at the age of
177. In 1892 he was married to
I Lura Ella Gentry. Of their five
children there are surviving Mrs.
i Myrtle E. Royal of Miles, N. C.,
Charlie Miles of Trap Hill, Dr.1
Walter W. Miles of Champion,
and Prof. Kelly G. Miles of
Boone. His wife preceded him
in death in 1926. He leaves two
brothers, John T. Miles of Cherry
Lane, and William T. Miles of
Elkin, and one sister, Ellen Miles
of Miles.
In 1885 he united with the
Liberty Hill Baptist Church, and
in 1893 was ordained as a dea
con. In 1897 he was elected clerk
of the Primitive Baptist Associa
tion. In 1909 he was ordained to
the ministry, and^in 1916 Was
chosen Moderator of the Associa
tion, in which capacity he served
continuously until his death.
George W. Miles was educated
in the public schools of Wilkes
County and at FairvieW College
jin Trap Hill. He taught in the
schools of Alleghany and Wilkes
counties for fifty terms and en
gaged in mercantile business at
Cherry Lane and at Miles for a
number of years. He served as
Justice of the Peace for forty
years, and it is said he worked
out compromises in ten times as
many cases as he tried.
He was an honorable man, fair
minded and upright, who enjoyed
serving his fellow man. His knowl
edge of the Bible was rarely sur
passed because his custom was to
read it through each year. As a
preacher he had a convincing way
and at the last church service he
■ ever attended,—at Cherry Lane
in July, when he was asked to
say the benediction, though he
had to have assistance to rise to
his feet, his words were with such
power that the audience wept.
Funeral services were carried
out according to his request and
I he was buried in Woodruff ceme
tery.
marriages
EVANS—BOYER
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Boyer, of
Independence, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Lor
raine, to Page Evans, of Sparta.
The marriage was performed
by Rev. J. A. Hardin, of Bland1,
| Virginia, on March 24, 1940.
| The groom is the son of Mr.
| and Mrs. H. C. Evans, of Edwards
j Crossroads, and is employed in
; the grocery department of
Smithey’s Store in Sparta.
They have gone to Baltimore
j and Bel Air, Md., for a visit and
expect to return to Sparta soon.
Newest Low-Price Car
A challenge to Ford, Chevrolet and Plymouth in the mass
automobile market is this newest low-priced car, which is announced
by Nash Motors along with two other series of 1941 models. This
low-priced Nash is a big car, and has coil springs on all four wheels,
a feature never before, seen in the low-priced car market.
Robot McNeill and
Monroe Adams
Spoke Thursday
A good crowd gathered in the
Court House last Thursday night
to hear the Republican candidate
for Governor speak on national
and! state issues. It was not so
much a display of fiery political
oratory as it was a simple and
forceful discussion of fundamen
tal American principles andi an
appeal to all for sober and ser
ious thinking, and intelligent act
ing. Prance was a democracy,
but she went down to ruin be
cause of confused thinking. Mr.
McNeill’s speech was one not
soon to be forgotten by those who
took advantage of the opportun
ity to hear him.
Monroe Adams, of Statesville,
who is running for national con
gress in the Ninth North Caro
lina district, spoke briefly, but
very pointedly, on our runaway
national debt and the serious
dangers in continuance of such
reckless spending. Years ago
there was a theory about a bal
anced budget, but it isn’t dis
cussed now. If American voters
are content bo go on and on they
will have only themselves to blame
when the day of a crash comes.
A Near-Fatal
Accident Last
Sunday
Bert Delp who lives over Rex
Mitchell’s store next to Modern
Dry Cleaners wanted! to do some
adjusting under his car, and drove
it up the bank between his house
and the cleaning establishment.
In loosening the axle the hold of
the brakes was loosened and the
car rolled down onto Mr. Delp’s
head and shoulders and mangled
him rather seriously. Fortunately
he was able to secure medical
help promptly, and Tuesday he
was around town.
North Carolina ranks forty
eighth in diphtheria death rate, but
Dr. Thomas Parran, U. S. Sur
geon General is of the opinion
that the 1939 compulsory vaccin
ation law shortly would afford
some remedy for this situation.
Governor Hoey
Will Open the
184th Annual Fair
North Carolina’s 84th annual
1 State Fair will open at Raleigh
! Tuesday, October 8, featuring
! 92,000 square feet of agricul
tural, industrial and educational
! exhibits, for which $17,500 in
premiums will be offered. Gover
nor Hoey will officially open the
1940 exposition which will be
operated through October 12.
“Balanced Properity in the
South, 1940-50” will be the, theme
of the Fair this year. Premiums
will be limited to Tar Heel ex
I hibibors.
; The 1940 exposition will again
jbe presented as a “State Insti
Itution” this year, having been
taken over by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture three years
ago. Previously, the Fair was
operated under private lease.
While the educational features
of the Fair will be patamounted,
ample entertainment will be pro
vided on the mile-long midway by
I the World of Mirth Shows (42
rides and shows); nine choice
grandstand acts and a colorful
musical revue presented by George
Hamid of New York City.
Thrill seekers will be offered
motorcycle races, automobile and!
harness races, all officially sanc
tioned. Lucky Teter and His
Hell Drivers, will present 28 high
speed auto and motorcycle stunts.
School children of the State
will be guests of the exposition
on Friday, October 11; Vocation
al Agriculture Day will be ob
served Thursday, October 10;
! Army and Navy Day will be Sat
; urday, October 12.
Cooperating agencies in the
1 presentation of the 1940 State
j Fair include the State College
j Extension Service, State Depart
! ment of Public Instruction, N. C.
State College, federal agencies
j and others.
I -
Eighty Dollars in
Nickels for Hot
Dogs and Coffee
That is the record for the
sales at the stand in the Fair
which served hamburgers, hot
dogs and coffee, cold drinks and
candy. The profits from these
sales go to the Woman’s Club for
their fund toward the erection of
the new Assembly Building.
Due to industrial research,
phonograph records can now be
played by photo-electric light.
A Very Successful
Alleghany Fair
This Year
Mr. Black, the County Agent,
considers that when 230 individ
uals make entries of corn or hogs
or canned goods or crocheting at
the hair it is indication of pretty
general and healthy interest. And
then when 700 others pay a dime
each to enter the gates and see
the exhibits on a single day it
shows considerable further inter
est. Also, it should be remembered
that the Alleghany Pair is still
one of those fairs that empha
size the importance of man’s
handiwork and efforts. Alleghany
Fair offers interest in fine horses
and poultry and women’s handi
crafts. and leaves out many of
the purely sporting features and
entertainment thrills. Mr. Black’s
whole effort is to produce better
stock and better crops and better
farms in Alleghany County. And
the Fair is a tribute both to his
successful efforts and to the
earnest cooperation on the part
of those who understand that
brains is a good thing to mix
with farming.
Now to the various classes of
exhibits and the prize winners.
And don’t overlook the large num
ber of prizes won by young peo
ple. Some of the lists of priza
winners, omitted here, were not
yet available "when this list was
compiled.
Beef Cattle
BEST PURE BRED BULL OVER
ONE YEAR
Four entries—Gwyn Truitt,
First prize; Kennie Truitt, Second
and Third; C. L. Hash Fourth.
BEST COW ANY BREED
Two entries:—Gwyn Truitt,
:First Prize; G. L. Hash, Second.
BEST HEIFER OVER ONE
j YEAR
| Two entries—Gwyn Truitt,
• First and Second Prize.
BEST HEIFER UNDER ONE
YEAR
Two entries—Kennie Truitt,
First Prize; Gwyn Truitt, Second.
BABY BEEVES, HEAVY CLASS
Four entries—Van Miller, Jr.,
First Prize; Lucille Miller, Second;
James Miller, Third.
BABY BEEVES, LIGHT CLASS
Four entries—Wilmer Pruitt,
First Prize; Fielden Miller, See
|ond; Gones Andrews, Third; Billy
! C. Choate* Fourth.
GRAND CHAMPION BULL
One entry—Gwynn Truitt.
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
One entry—Gwyn Truitt.
Dairy Cattle
DAIRY COW
Three entries—-H. L. Halsey,
First Prize; D. J. Kilby, Second;
Georgia Ruth Caudill, Third.
DAIRY HEIFER
One entry—G. T. Perry.
DAIRY CALF
Two entries—H. L. Halsey,
First Prize; D. J. Kilby, Second.
DAIRY BULL
I One entry—James Hardin.
Sheep
BEST RAM OVER ONE YEAR
| One entry-—Van Miller.
RAM UNDER ONE YEAR
; Two entries—J. H. Doughton,
; First and Second Prize.
EWE OVER ONE YEAR
Five entries—Lewis Mitchell,
I First Prize; Ida Maude Black,
Second; Lewis Mitchell, Third;
Van Miller, Jr., Fourth; Van
J Miler, Fifth.
EWE UNDER ONE YEAR
Six entries—Fielden Miller,
First Prize; J. J. Doughton, Sec
ond and Third; Orvil Lyons,
Fourth.
(turn to page five, please)
“Pass your plate, James.”
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