ALLEGHANY
STAR-k TIMES
OVER HALF A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
52nd. Year. No. 9.
Sparta, N. C.
Thursday, October 17, 1940.
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Washington
Correspondence
Americans Dislike
Being Pushed
Around
Adolf Hitler made a sad psy
chological mistake, when he engi
neered the recent treaty between
Germany, Japan and Italy. He
onkterestimated the courage of the
American people.
The mistake is not new. Kaiser
Wilhelm II did the same thing in
the first World War. He ordered
unrestricted submarine warfare
and tried to dictate the terms
urider which the United States
could send its ships on the high
seas. In doing so, he finally
pushed America into the fight—
with disastrous results to himself.
Hitler apparently failed to
profit by the error of the Em
peror. He did not remember that
Americans dislike being pushdci
around, and that they do not
scare easily. For that reason
his newest treaty may turn out
to be a boomerang.
At first glance, a treaty involv
ing united military action against
this country is very ominous in
deed. But observers point out
that the treaty only made formal
a situation that has long existed, i
It 'did, however, make clear to I
the people of the United States j
one important thing that may j
prove vital in the defense pro-!
gram. It set down in black and j
white, for the whole world to see, j
the names of the enemies of the
United States. There is no doubt
but that the totalitarian powers
are working together to destroy
America.
On the other hand, this coun
try’s recent steps against the Axis
are both new arid1 far reaching.
In the space of a few short days,
the United States decreed an em
bargo on scrap iron exports to j
any nations except Great Britain j
and the Latin-American Repub- j
lies; made arrangements to loan
China $25,000,000, and came to
an agreement with Britain and
Australia relative to defense of
the Far East—an agreement that
involves American use of Singa
pore arid' other important British
naval bases.
The scrap iron embargo is im
portant both few^ its own^sakg and
for the threat it carries’"of furth
er economic sanctions against
Japan. Japan still depends upon
the United States for its most
vital war materials—scrap iron
and oil—and sells most of its
raw silk, biggest single export
product, in this country. Furth
er, it ’depends upon American and
Canadian copper mines for this
metal, and its only other source
of supply would be American
controlled copper mines in South
America. And, as if this were
not enough, Canada exercises, to
all intents and purposes, a mo
nopoly on nickel.
Naturally Japan has something ;
oh the other side of the ledger. ,
By seizing the Dutch East Irfdlies,;
it could cut off America’s rubber;
and tin supply. But the United |
States, through other markets and i
the development of synthetic sub-j
stitutes, is in the better position.
The treaty, making Japan a
partner of Italy and Germany, I
does not supply the Japanese j
with any of these vital products.
It does not aldld to Japan’s naval
might, because its partners’ fleets
are bottled up by British war
ships. But it does line Japan up
as an official enemy of the United
States. The Japanese military
clique has committed Japan’s mil
lions to an anti-American policy.
To put teeth- into the new j
treaty, Germany must first de-1
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A Decided British Naval Victory
London.—A smashing British naval-air offensive
against Benito Mussolini’s war machine has sent three
Italian destroyers to the bottom of the Mediterranean
and established Britain’s mastery of the sea and air
in that region. The three Italian destroyers—two of
679 tons and the other a latest-type 1,620-ton warship
—were sunk by shellfire early Saturday off Malta in
the British Mediterranean fleet’s biggest victory of the
war thus far, the admiralty said. The two smaller
destroyers went down under the guns of the 6,985-ton
cruiser Ajax, scarred veteran of the Montevideo battle
with the later-scuttled Nazi pocket battleship Admiral
Graf Spee 10 months ago.
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Russia Watches Diligently
Budapest, Hungary.—Reports of two German
troop movements in the Balkans raised new fears last
night of an extension of the war, and there was talk
that Soviet Russia is negotiating a military assistance
pact with pro-British Turkey. Men in Sofia, Bulgaria,
who are friendly to the Soviet declared they had been
, informed that Moscow was prepared to promise the
Turks armed support if Germany and Italy should try
to seize the Dardanelles. They added on the authority
of “high Communists” that Russian-Turkish negoti
ations had “every chance of success.”
Germany Still Pounds at England
London.—A huge German time-bomb, the biggest
ever dropped here, fell early today near a famous
building and remained unexploded along with a
shower of other delayed-action bombs. In this heavy
assault upon the capital, loosed last night after day
long thrusts at the city which had been turned back six
times in a furious chain of engagements here and over
England’s coast, big German bombers and fighter
planes came over for a time at the rate of one a
minute.
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Thurmond Chatham for Willkie
Greensboro.—Three prominent North Carolina!
Democrats, Thurmond Chatham of Winston-Salem, Miss i
Carrie McLean of Charlotte, and W. B. Kiker of Reids- |
ville, last night authorized publication of statements:
pledging support to Wendell Willkie under the ban-!
ner of the Democrats-for-Willkie movement, Paul j
Leonard, secretary of state headquarters, announced. |
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“Preparedness is an Experts’ Job”
Buffalo, N. Y.—Asserting that “preparedness is
an experts’ job,” Wendell Willkie last night promised,
if elected president, to make the national defense com
mission “the real working defense authority.” “They
will be the best qualified men in the country,” he said
in answer to a question put to him on the second of a
series of question-and-answer broadcasts over the NBC
Red network. “They will know how to organize our
raw materials, plants and factories—to produce effic
iently and quickly all the equipment we need to make
your home and mine—your children and mine—safe
from attack.” j
Deaths
cox
Wiley Everett Cox, age 87,
died suddenly at his home in
Stratford on Wednesday October
9. He had been in declining health
a year or more. After a brief
service at the home on Friday,
October 11, the funeral was con
ducted at Shiloh Church, where
he had been a member, by Rev.
Mr. Strader, Rev. Mr. Berry, El
der S. G. Caudill, Governor
Doughton and Rev. Lee Hamp
ton.
“Judge” Cox as he was famil
stroy England. For that reason,
the United States is forced to in
crease its aid! to Britain, and there
is every indication that this is
being done as rapidly as Ameri
can production can be stepped up.
In the meantime, America calls
its citizens for military training,
and is already well embarked on
the greatest re-armament cam-1
paign in history.
The treaty separated the sheep
from the goats, arid! the Ameri
can people now realize, with crys
tal clearness, that their destiny is
intertwined with the British.
All Day Rally
And Fish Fry
EVERYBODY WELCOME
THIS FRIDAY
PUBLIC SPEAKING AT 2 O’CLOCK
Congressman R. L Doughton
Ninth N. C. Congressional District
Hon. J. M. Broughton
Democratic Candidate for Governor
iarly known represented thisj
county at one time in the State
Legislature, was clerk of the
court here for eight years, and!
had served on the County Board |
of Education.
He is survived by his widow,;
who was Miss Laura Maxwell, and :
the following children, Dr. Luther
Cox, ofClovis, N. Mexico, Mrs.
Cynthia Fender of Sparta, Homer
Cox of Stratford, and Mrs. C. W.
Ervin of Glade Valley.
TOMPKINS
Lum Tompkins, whose death on
Sunday, October 6, was noted in
these columns .last week, was bur
ied at Little Pine Cemetery on |
Tuesday, October 8. He is sur- j
vived by the widow, Mrs. Allie j
Tompkins, by the following chil-j
dren: Mrs. Emmeline Murphy, Mrs
Mallie Greene, Mrs. Clyde Hollo
way, Mrs. Ennis Greene, Mrs.
Rosie Greene, Dock, Roby, and
Young Tompkins and by 31
grandchildren and 11 greatgrand
children. v
JOINES
Little Greta L. Joines, age 9,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Joines died Monday night, Oct.
14, at the home of her parents
in Bledsoe community after a
lingering illness* of more than a
year.
She is survived by her parents
and a younger sister, Mona Faye.
Interment was at Antioch Wed
nesday, Oct. 16, with Elder S. G.
Caudill officiating.
The display of jewelry in Mr.
Hayes’ window suggests that
Christmas is nearing.
In two-thirds of the accidents
involving pedestrains, the pedes
trians are in fault.
Sparta Will See
A Real Democratic
Rally Friday
Congressman R. L. Doughton,
of Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County’s own representative who
has gone to the National Cong
ress for 30 years and is chair
man of the Ways and Means
committee, will speak to his fel
low citizens in Sparta about 2
o’clock Friday.
Of course, as announced in
the advertising columns, at noon
Sparta will enjoy a grand Fish
Fry to which everybody is cor
dially invited.
And then, in addition, Sparta
is to have the privilege of hear
ing Mr. J. M. Broughton of Ra
leigh, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of North Carolina.
And not many but expect him to
be duly elected. Doubtless Alle
ghany County will turn out hand
somely to hear the discussion of
national and state issues which
these two outstanding men will
bring.
Wendell Willkie
Program of
Broadcasts
For tnose wbo desire to hear
Mr. Willkie on the radio the fol
lowing schedule will be useful. In
each case the hour is Eastern
Standard Time.
Thursday, Oct. 17, Wendell
Willkie will speak in St. Louis,
Mo., at 10:30 to 11 p. m. and will
be heard over the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Monday, Oct. 2L, Wendell Will
kie will speak in Minneapolis,
Minn., 10 to 10:30 p. m. and will
be broadcast over the National
Broadcasting Co.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, Wendell Will
kie will conduct one of his popu
lar Questions and Answers broad
casts through the National Broad
casting Co. at 10:30 to 11 p. m.
Tuesday, October 29, Wendell
Willkie will again conduct his
Questions and Answers program
through the National Broadcast
ing Co. at 10:30 to 11 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. 31, Wendell
Willkie will speak in Chicago at
10:30 to 11 p. m. and will be
heard over the Columbia Broad
casting Sysfem.
Saturday, Nov. 2, Wendell Will
kie will speak at a big rally in
Madison Square Garden, New
York, 10:15 to 11 p. m. and will
be heard over the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Monday, Nov. 4, Wendell Will
kie, Senator Charles L. McNary,
and Joseph W. Martin, Jr., will
speak over the Columbia Broad
casting System at 10:15 to 11
p. m.
It is real news and a genuine
public service when the old bro
ken sidewalk between Jay Har
din’s warehouse and Sparta Ser
vice Station is repaired as it was
Tuesday.
Centralized Power
Franklin Roosevelt believes
inherently and basically that
the American people will be
happier, that society will
function better in direct ratio
to the amount of power exer
cised by a strong central gov
ernment. I believe exactly the
reverse.—Wendell Willkie.
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Educator
CLAUDE R. JOYNER
Eighteenth Annual
Convention of
Teachers
The Northwestern District
Teachers Association of the North
Carolina Education Association
will hold its Eighteenth Annualj
Convention in Winston-Salem on
Friday, Nov. 1, at 10 o’clock in
the Reynolds Memorial Auditor-;
ium. Claude R. Joyner, Principal
of the Richard J. Reynolds High
School of Winston-Salem, is presi
dent of the Northwestern Associa
tion.
A very comprehensive program
has been prepared and the Con-1
vention Theme will appeal to
many beside professional teachers.
It is, “Teaching to Perpetuate
our American Form of Democ
racy.”
The Convention speaker is Dr.
Franklin H. McNutt, Professor of
Education of the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mt. Zion Sunday
School Picnic
At Comers Rock
The Mt Zion Sunday School
picnic was well attended last
Sunday. Seventy-five or more
| started on the trip, and another
group from Piney Creek joined
at Comer's Rock, Va.
The Comers Rock Lookout tow
er is perched high up on the sum
I mit of a mountain, where one
i can look for miles and miles in
each direction and view the love
; ly scenes of nature. To really
know what Comers Rock looks
like, one needs to visit it and
look, with eyes, that can see the
beauty of nature.
The material for this tower
which overlooks many hills and
valleys evidently must have been
1 carried to this point by hand as
no road is seen near the top, only
a path With stone steps leading
up.
A number of group pictures
were made, and then back to the
picnic grounds we came. We
signed the register, which shows
the number of persons visiting
there each day.
In a lovely ‘ grove tables and
furnaces are, dotted about, pre
pared for picnics. After putting
the coifee to boil, dinner was
.spread on two tables side by side.
Next was the devotions by Rev.
R. L. Billings, then more group
pictures. We were all kungry
enough to eat —- and such
a dinner. We ate and ate, that’s
part of a picnic, anyway—eating,
chatting, and' laughing with neigh
bors and friends.
It is needless to say all en
joyed this outing and scenery.
Lucille Ford
Circle Met
Tuesday Night
The Baptist W. M. U. Lucille
Ford Circle met Tuesday night at
the home of Mrs. J. G. Mitchell,
with Mrs. J. C. Reliham as joint
hostess. Mrs. F, Roy Burgis was
program leader. Mrs. V. W.
Sears was elected president, to
succeed Mrs. Walter Taylor who
has moved aw'ay. The November
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Duke Bledsoe, with Mrs.
Bruce Wagoner as leader.
Farm Youth Wins
Top Honors at
State Fairs
At the two largest state fair
market barrow shows in the
United States, Illinois and Indi
ana, veteran hog showmen were
defeated for the coveted top hon
or, grand champion over all breeds
arid crossbreeds, by two up-and
coming 4-H Club boys. Moreover,
the same honors at the Iowa, Wis
consin and Missouri state barrow
shows were also won by either
4-H or FFA youths. -
In spite of a strong barrow ex-j
hi bit by experienced breeders and
showmen at the Illinois State Fair
at Springfield, it was 18-year-old
Bob Theobald of Elkhar, 111., who
won the purple ribbon on his
186-pound Duroc which later sold
to I’abst Breweries for $1100 a
pound. Another Duroc shown by
young Theobald was grand cham
pion of the . Illinois 4-H show,
selling to Phillips Petroleum Co.
at 66 cents a pound. Envied by
every hogman were Bob’s total
profits from his winning Durocs
—$648.09.
In a barrow show of well over
400 head at the Indiana State
Fair, it was 4-H'er Raymond
Smith of Rensselaer, Ind., who
made a clean sweep of both sin
gle pen of three barrows grand
championships, also with purebred
Durocs. In addition, young Smith
showed a half-sister of the grand
champion barrow to first place
in a ring of 76. junior Duroc
gilts in the breeding classes.
Smith’s total profit from his win
ning Durocs was $624.92.
Other Cornbe.lt state fair mar
ket barrow victories for farm
youth were; at Wisconsin where
Teddy Hulberg, FFA boy from
West Salem, Wis., won grand
champion over all breeds with a
Duroc for the third consecutive
year; at Missouri where Herbert
Hemme of Sweet Springs, Mo.,
had the open class grand champ
ionship on a Duroc; and at Iowa
where a Chesterwhite shown by
Bernard Ebbing of Eagle Grove,
Iowa, took top honors.
New Haven Church
The Peace program of the Will
ing Workers’ Class of New Haven
Church, which was to have been
given last Sunday, will be given
Sunday < night, October 20, at
7 o’clock, after which Bro. W. H.
Handy will preach.
Rev. Gilbert Osborne, of North
Wilkesboro, will preach at New
Haven Church next Sunday, Oc
tober 20, at 11 o’clock.
There was no school Wednes
day, for many of the teachers
were rendering valuable service
in the matter of conducting the
draft registration. And the chil
dren were not all downhearted
at a holiday, either.
Robert Joines’ barber shop has
given up one corner to another
line of business. Cliff Evans has
his bench and tools installed and
is doing watch repairs with en
thusiasm.
Alleghany Exhibits
At State Fair
; Win Awards
The 4-H Club boys and girls
of Alleghany County made a fine
showing of their baby beef calves
at the Raleigh State Fair last
week.
Mr. Black our County Agent
had prepared a beautiful banner,
that he nailed across the head of
the Alleghany calves stalls, which t
proclaimed to all the crowds that
these fine steers belonged to th«
“4-H Club of Alleghany County.”
The Alleghany Club brought
back some fine ribbons won by
their calves. One group took
secortd prize. All the calves rat
ed near the top. In one group,
Watauga was first, Alleghany sec
ondhand Wilkes third.
Wilmer Pruitt’s 885-lb. steer
took fourth prize in the individ
ual group, and sold . for $16.00
per hundred weight, thus bringing
him the highest price of any in
the county.
This was a fine lot of cattle
and a much finer bunch of boys
and girls, of which the county
can be. justly, proud.
The fruits and vegetables were
so fine and carefully graded that
in some, instances the judges use!d
magnifying, glasses to determine
the finest.
Surely the State Department of
Agriculture’s. 40-ft. water fall
was the most beautiful man-made
water fall to be found anywhere.
Floyd Reeves, of Alleghany,
was one of the first four 4-H
Club boys chosen to receive a
free calf by the Dickie Moore:
Calf Club. The calf is given by
Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Moore, the
parents of Dickie Moore, as a
memorial to Dickie who was acci
dentally killed July 1st.
The Club plan is that each year
four farm boys will be given a
calf apiece, fD the idea that th»
proceeds from the milk they get
from the cows may pay their ex
penses through college.
County Teachers
| Will Meet
Saturday
j The chief topic for discussion
at the county-wide Teachers’
‘ Meeting called for next Saturday,
' Oct. 19, at 10 o’clock at Sparta is
i the important matter of Grading,
j The meeting will open with de
| votions led by Rev. Mr. Sears,
j County Superintendent Thompson
i will make some announcements,
1 and then J. B. Reed of Piney
| Creek will conduct the discussion
! of the topic for the High School
j group. Miss Anne.. Truitte of
• Sparta will conduct the discussion
(for the Elementary teachers, and
j all teachers are expected to take
part.
Mrs. Wagoner and
Mrs, Choate
To Be Hostess
! The Woman’s Missionary So
I eiety, Circle I, will meet Thursday
j at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Amos
; Wagoner with Mrs. Lula Choate
! associate hostess,.
Methodist Young
Women Will Meet
The October meeting of the
j Young Women’s Circle will be
j held at the Methodist Church on
1 Thursday night, October IT, at
i 6:45 o’clcjck, it is announced by
I Mrs. Hazel Gambill.
By Richard Lee
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