ALLJEGHANY
STAR-* TIMES
OVER HALF A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY
52nd Year. No. 10.
Sparta, N. C.
Thursday, October 24, 1940
Washington, D. C.,—Both the
Republican and the Democrat
strategists are beginning to suffer
with pre-election jitters. Mr.
Roosevelt is being pressed to get
nut on the stump by close advis
ers, while others feel that the
voters know all about his ideas
and policies, and that the less he
campaigns the more votes he will
receive. “Campaigning would only
emphasize the third term effort,”
they argue.
v Bigwigs in the Willkie follow
ing are worried over their candi
date’s lack of dynamic appeal in
delivering prepared speeches.
While Mr. Willkie is no Franklin
D. Roosevelt in radio presence,
many have watched the Republi
can nominee wow his audiences
with fiery off-tha-cuff ad|-libbing
—-after tossing his manuscript out
the window. Weeks of stumping
have shown that he cannot in
fuse the evangelistic fervor of his
extemporaneous speaking into
written speeches.
Friends of the candidate claim
that ad-libbing will be the order
of the day from now on, and that
it will have an important effect
on the election returns.
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High ranking officials of the
Army Air Corps and the Navy
are of the opinion that the threat
of a successful invasion of Britain
Is over until next spring. Defense
plans, now completed, would make
the cost of assault too high, even
then. As to the final outcome
of the war, three out of four ex
perts express the opinion that
Germany will be beaten.
Most officials who express an
opinion are convinced that the
U. S. will eventually enter the
conflict and turn the tide to
Britain.
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According to Charles Benedict,
of the Magazine of Wall Street,
what Hitler considered to be a
brilliant coup may yet turn out to
be a first rate blunder. Tracing
Nazi strategy from its latest move
into Rumania back to the original
signing of the Hitler-Stalin pact,
he says: .
“Tbp Russia oart was onlj an
expedient for use in Hitler’s war
of nerves. Events have proved it
to be not only without real sub
stance for the Nazis, but it may
yet break the back of the Nazi
plan for world conquest. In fact,
the first loss for the Nazis was in
Poland, which they conquered,
but which they were obliged to
share with Russia. The second,
when Stalin moved into the Bal
tic states and the Nazis moved
out. Loss number three took
place in Finland when the Nazis
did not dare raise a hand.
“The Nazi-Rtissian pact enabled
Hitler to launch his blitzkrieg in
the East, but the Nazi suffered
an important set-back because it
brought the fall of the “appeaser’"
Chamberlain and the rise ol
Churchill. Now, despite the pact
between Hitler and Stalin, the
latter is feverishly mobilizing his
forces, and the sinking of the
Rumanian cruiser trespassing ir
Russian preserves is an indicatior
that Stalin expects to deal with g
firm hand.”
Preaching At
Vox Schoolhouse
Elder John Toliver will preach
at Vox schoolhouse Saturday
night and Sunday, October 2f
and 27. The public is invited.
Our wo rid...
Another British Naval Victory
London, Oct. 22.—British naval forces operating
in the Red Sea between Africa and Asia trapped the
1,058-ton Italian destroyer Francesco Nullo and blew
it up, the British admiralty said tonight in contradict
ing Italian claims to a naval victory in the action.
Aside from damage to the 1,690-ton British destroyer
Kimberley which sank the Francesco Nullo, no other
British warships or merchant vessels were damaged,
the British said.
• • •
Britain’s Increasing Air Power
London, Oct. 22.—One of the mightiest attacks
yet made upon a single Nazi area, the Air ministry
reported today, a thousand British fire bombs and
vast loads of explosives have been dropped uponj
Hamburg, where German warships are under con- j
struction. This violent assault, illustrating the rising
tempo of a counter-offensive which Britain’s leaders,
expect to maintain through the winter in the hope of j
seizing the initiative next spring, was declared to have j
left a chain of fires which eventually came together ■■
in “one great flaming mass.” \
Poor Day for German Planes
London, Oct. 23.—A dead gray haze and an
alert fighter squadi'on which routed a big formation
of German warplanes over the Southeast coast com
bined last night to save London from all but mere
“flea-bite” attacks and gave the city one of its lightest
nights since the beginning of the long air siege.
Hope to Use France Against Britain
Berlin, Oct. 22.—Adolf Hitler received Vice Prem
ier Pierre Laval, of France, somewhere in French
territory today, it was announced officially tonight,
climaxing indications of a developing attempt to mass
the surviving French warships with those of Germany
and Italy for a showdown with the British fleet. No
details of the Hitler-Laval conference were disclosed,
save that it was attended also by German Foreign
Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, already reported as
signed to the job of seeking to get France to enter the
war against her old ally.
United States Expanding in Pacific
New York, Oct. 22.—Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox indicated today the United States may assume
a more expanding role in the Pacific, asserting that
“we have Pacific bases but we need more—and we
will have them.” “How far filing these must be awaits
the outcome of events now in the making,” he added.
“A great, sea-going, far-ranging navy consists of more
than ships and men,” Knox continued. “It must have
bases from which to operate.”
We Need Them, and Therefore—
Washington, Oct. 22.—One hundred and ten pur
suit and bomber planes manufactured for Sweden were
requisitioned by .the United States government today
on the' grounds that they were needed fbr national
defense. Announcing the action, the State depart
ment said that “appropriate authorities” had sought
to purchase the planes from the Swedish government,
but when this attempt failed they had decided to requi
sition them under an executive order issued by Presi
dent Roosevelt October 15. The planes, the statement
said, were required by the army air corps.
Tacky Party and
Square Dance
At Laurel Springs
Hallowe’en will be celebrated
at Laurel Springs School by a
tacky party and square dance
j in the school auditorium on Thurs
day night, October 31, at 7:30,
j Prizes will be given to the man
j and woman wearing the tackiest
| costume, and also to the boy and
! girl wearing the tackiest costume.
Refreshments and drinks will be
on sale. Admission will be 15c
for children and 30c for adults.
Proceeds will be used for school
equipment. The pubic is invited.
Preaching at
Crab Creek
Elder E. A. Long, of Laurel
Springs, will preach at Crab
Creek Church on the Fourth Sun
day, October 27th, at 11 o’clock.
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Belgians Give
For British Aid
Washington, D. C.—A $2,500
contribution to the American Red
Cross war relief fund has been
received) here from Dr. Joseph
Gevaert, commissioner of the
Belgian Concession at the New
York World’s Fair. Dr Gavaert’s
letter of transmittal specified the
amount to be used “for the re
lief of the civil population of
Great Britain.”
Marriages
PUGH—FAIRCLOTH
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Faircloth,
of Furches, N. C., announce the
marriage of their daughter, Ruby
Christine, to Guy W. Pugh, of
Topia, N. C.
The marriage was performed
by Rev. R. H. Stone, at Jeffer
son, N. C., on Oct. 19, 1940.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Pugh, of Topia,
N. C.
HOPPERS—SHEETS
Everette Hoppers and Miss Dare
Sheets were married October 5th
in Mountain City, Tenn., by T. A.
Wills.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hoppers, Citron.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
I Leeuette Sheets of Citron. ' They
! are making their home with the
| groom’s parents at present.
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Alleghany Boy Wins Purebred Heifer
Milk from these heifers will foot the bill of a college education for the four boys shown here.
The calves were given the boys by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, of Raleigh, in memory of their son,
Dickie, who owned them until his accidental death July 1. Seen here, left to right are Billy Ben
field, of Iredell County; West Sikes, Jr., of Blad] ;n County; Russell Farmer, of Stokes County and
Floyd Reeves, of Alleghany County
Democratic Rally
And Fish Fry
A Big Success
The Alleghany Democrats un
limbered their big guns in Sparta
Courthouse last Friday, at one of1
the largest local political pow
wow ever staged, when Congress
man R. L. Doughton and Gover
hor-nominate, J. M. Broughton,
assured the jammed hall of a
“sweeping” Democratic victory—
come November 5.
Wake county’s own son, J. M.
Broughton, declared that the cur
rent Democratic regime had been
“true to principles” in providing
for the welfare of the people,
and predicted that the working
class would rally on election day
to re-elect the “leader” who had
championed their cause for two
terms. The governor-nominate be
lieves that we are in a period of
“unparallelled emergency” and ad
vised his hearers that their only
hope of social security in such
troublesome times lies in voting
the Democratic way.
The chiei speaker oi tne aay
was Congressman R. L. Doughton,
of Laurel Springs, the man who,
aside from F. D. R, himself,
probably has more “say-so” in
our national government as chair
man of the powerful Ways and
Means Committee than any one
man, urged the people of Alle
ghany County to “examine the
records of the Democratic party,”
and observe that in spite of the
deceiving “smoke screens” laid
down by the Republicans, any fair
minded citizen might see that the
New Deal has “not been unfriend
ly to business.”
On the same political bill-of
tfare, “Governor” Doughton of
Sparta, and Congressman A. D.
(Lon) Folger of the 5th District,
delivered brief preliminary speech
es. Sparta’s mayor and County
Democratic Chairman, Floyd
Crouse, acted as master of cere
monies.
The touch of practical reality
was added to the rally by a festal
fish fry dished out to the gener
ous proportions of 500 lbs. of
fish.
The gala air was supplied by
the colorful Appalachian Teach
ers College Band as it paraded
Sparta’s main thoro-fare and later
rendered a concert on the front
lawn of the Courthouse.
Rocky Mount police have regis
tered more than 2,100 bicycles
this year.
Baptist W. M. S.
Hold Meeting
The W. M. S meeting of the
Baptist Church was held at the
home of Mrs. Amos Wagoner
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with
Mrs. Lula Choate joint hostess.
Mrs. C. A. Reeves presided and
led the program on “God’s Un
changing Plan of Stewardship.”
jVirs. A. O. Joines spoke on “The
Motive of the Tithe. ” Mrs.
Choate discussed' “The Method of
the Tithe,” and Mrs. Wagoner
used “The Larger Stewardship.”
It was voted to change the
time of meeting from Thursday
to Wednesday
Mrs. R. C. Halsey will be hos
tess at the November4 meeting.
Refreshments were served at
the conclusion of the program.
Willie Sees
A Synthetic
Prosperity
Wendell L. Willkie declared
Monday night at Milwaukee that
the New Deal defense program is
building a bigger industrial sys
tem “upon the insecure founda
tion of a bigger debt.”
“Production will inevitably in
crease, unemployment will inevit
ably decline (under defense con
struction),” the Republican presi
dential nominee asserted.
“But stop and think how this
new work is being created. It is
being created by money spent
by the government, taken out of
the pockets of the people, or
added to the mounting national
debt.
“These are not the forces of
private enterprise at work. These
are the forces of public indebted
ness. You and I are buying our
selves a bigger army, a bigger
naVy, and a bigger air force. That
makes business look better, but
actually we are going into debt
at, the same time.
“When the defense program is
finished, we may have a bigger in
dustrial system, but it will have
| been built upon the insecure
I foundation of a bigger debt.”
Willkie emphasised that he die
i not want to hear “the New
! Dealers point with pride to 8
I business revival based on the
i creation of the huge war machine
; that we are building.”
(turn to page five, please)
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i More people are killed and in
jjured on Saturday than on anj
’ other day of the week.
Flsyd Reeves Wins
Coveted State Fair
Calf Club Award
Floyd Reeve?, of Alleghany
County, was one of four North
Carolina farm boys to bring home
front the. State Fair last week a
pure bred heifer calf, and thereby
to become a charter member of
the “Dickie Moore Calf Club,” an
organization recently set up by
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore, of
Raleigh, for the two-fold purpose
of promoting better livestock on
| North Carolina farms and helping
, worthy farm boys to earn money
| for their college education,
Mr. and Mrs. Moore are start
ing the calf club as a memorial
to their ten-year old son, Dickie,
who was accidentally killed at
Nags Head, July 1. At the time
[of his death Dickie owned two
I Jersey calves. He was raising
| the calves as an educational pro
! ject, to earn money for his own
[education. Rather than sell the
[calves, Dickie’s parents decided
to giv • the calves to deserving
farm boys who like their son were
anxious to earn money to go to
school. They purchased two ad
ditional calves and with the four
calves originated the “Dickie
j Moore Calf Club.”
j Utner boys receiving caives
I were West Sikes, Jr., of Bladen
■County; Russell Farmer, of Stokes
I County; and Billy Benfield, of
Iredell County. The calves were
formally presented to the boys on
the fair grounds last Friday.
Each of the recipients is a
member of the 4-H Club or
Future Farmers of America and
lives on a Farm Security Adminis
tration farm. A committee com
posed of the county agent, county
FSA supervisor, and the Vo
cational Agriculture teacher in
each county selected the boys on
the basis of their interest in
dairying 'and their educational re
ports. The parents of the boys
have agreed' that all earnings of
the heifers by increase and from
the sale of milk will be devoted
to their education.
The program is expected to
grow each year, for boys receiv
ing heifers annually must turn
one heifer calf back to the, club
to be given to other farm boys.
The Dickie Moore Calf Club
will be administered by J. B.
Moore, Jr., and Philip Moore,
brothers of Dickie.
One-third of all pedestrian ac
cidents in this state are fatal.
Roll Call
And Red Cross
Activities
The American Red Cross Mem
bership Roll Call drive for Alle
ghany County got under way
Tuesday afternoon at a meeting
in Sparta Court House when Rev.
Mr. Sears was chosen County Roll
Call Chairman.
Rev. Mr. Berry, County Red
Cross Chairman, presided and in
troduced! the American Red Cross
field secretary, W. H. Calhoun,
of Washington, 11. C., who ad
dressed the group.
Mr. Calhoun stressed the im
portance of organization and
wholehearted cooperation of dis
trict leaders with the new Roll
Call chairman, Rev. Mr. Sears.
He also cited the following fig
ures as evidence of the real aid
given to the, state of North
Carolina by the American Red
Cross during the recent floods
and grave distress.
In Watauga County 177 famil
ies were relieved by $12,584.54
from the Red Cross; in Wilkes
County 220 families received help
to the extent of $10,211.28, while
103 families in Ashe County were
vitally aided by a timely $8,297.
70. All in all the stricken por
tions of North Carolina received
a "grand total of $90,316.13 in
help from the American Red
Cross after the. recent floods. And
these figures do not include, ex
penditures from county Red Cross
funds.
November 11 the intensive
membership roll call campaign
will begin. The aim of the Alle
ghany committee is to concen
trate their united efforts and
finish the job in one week, ending
on November 16.
Doctor and Mrs.
Doughton Attend
Alumnae Banquet
The banquet of alumnae of
the Nurses’ Training School of
the H. F. Long Hospital in States
ville was held last week Tuesday
at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
The occasion was a particularly
happy reunion of out-of-town
alumnae, including several early
graduates of the Training School.
The dinner guests included farmer
classmates, their husbands and
friends, and numbered about a
hundred.
j The three-course dinner was
served at banquet tables centered
with bowls of fall flowers and
lighted! by white tapers. Mrs.
Reneger, president of the alum
nae. association, extended welcome
to the visiting alumnae and pre
sented Fr. T. V. Goode, superin
tendent of the hospital, who was
toastmaster Between d i n n e r
courses Dr. Goode presented a
number of the alumnae, among
whom were Mrs. W. \V. (Lucy
Davidson V Bailey, of Spruce Pine,
on • of the first graduate,? of the
Training School, and Mrs, J. L.
(Blanche Click) Doughton, of
Spaita. For ten years Mrs.
Doughton attended on Dr. Long’s
operations and did the etherizing
until she almost became known
as Dr. Long’s shadow.
Flowers from the dinner tables
were, taken to Oakwood Ceme
tery and id reed on the graves of
Dr. H. F. Long, the founder of
1 the hospital; Dr. Ooite L. Sher
rill and Dr Lewis Poston, mem
bers of the staff.
The following day Dr. and Mrs.
Doughton were entertained by
Mrs. Long in her home, and they
returned to Sparta Wednesday
evening.
One-third of the people killed
in traffic accidents in North
Carolina this year have been be
1 tween the ages of 25 and 44.
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