ALLEGHANY
STAR Jr TIMES
The STAR, established 1889.
The TIMES, established 1925.
Published Every Thursday At Sparta, N. C.
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Thursday, March 27, 1941.
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“Let There Be Light?’
A Thought For The Thoughtful
Whatever you do, you need courage. What
ever course you decide .upon, there is always
some one to tell you you are wrong. There
are always difficulties arising which tempt you
to believe that your critics are right. To map
out a course of action and follow it to the end,
requires some of the same courage which a
soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it
takes brave men to win them.—-Emerson.
Railing At Sparta
For our recent protest against his
efforts to caricature and belittle
Sparta the publisher of our rival paper
came into our office and threatened us
with bodily injury.
Not that we are so anxious to give
him m-ore free publicity. But we ob
serve that the pastime of railing at
those who strive to be upright is again
in evidence in his paper.
It is nothing new. The thief on
the cross railed at Jesus. In every
age the effort is made to belittle Chris
tianity and xderide its votaries. It is
pitifully cheap, appreciated only in
limited circles, and not regarded too
seriously by thinking people.
One Big Business Reports
Our advertising columns are open
for paid advertising; the editorial col
umns are ours, to use as we wish. And
today we wish to ask you to read the
advertisement of the Ford Motor Com
pany appearing in this issue. They are
not asking you to buy something. They
are not seeking customers. They are
offering a report of activity and prog
ress in making the materials needed to
stop the terrible struggle that threatens
to engulf the world.
Henry Ford and the Ford Motor
Company have done much, very much,
both directly and indirectly, toward
raising workers' wages in this country
and toward providing automobiles that
every family can afford to own.
When anybody begins to make a
success of something there are others
who become jealous and begin to attack
and hinder. And, though we have
never owned a Ford car, yet our re
sentment has risen strong many a time
when various parties or unions or even
government agencies have launched
seemingly silly attacks against the Ford
Motor Company, apparently for the
purpose of embarrassing a concern that
has tried to do something and been
reasonably successful.
Big business isn’t necessarily grasp
ing and selfish and avaricious because
it is big and successful. Even big busi
ness can be as sincerely interested in
national welfare and prosperity as the
man who has nothing and is hunting a
job.
So, this is our word of approval
and appreciation , for what the Ford
Motor Company nas accomplished for
America, and our word of suggestion
to you that you turn and read their
Report to America. And read it all;
yes, read it twice. It should warm your
heart.
Why Democracies Crumble
Democracy is flexible and its exist
ence depends upon the will of the peo
ple. If the people wish to weaken
democracy by permitting government to
banish freedom of enterprise,, they are
entitled to do so.
The fact that democracy is so flex
ible enables any person in the land to
advocate policies which, when adopted,
curb the rights of citizens, thus causing
the democratic way to become more
and more remote. Strange as it may
seem,‘the very people whose liberties
and opportunities are thus destroyed,
often support such policies. Because no
man can definitely say just how far
democracy can be submerged by gov
ernment before it is in the clutches of
socialism, the people accept restrictive
measures, figuring that it is safe to do
so as long as democracy remains in
form, even though in reality it doesn’t
exist as it was originally intended.
When a people forgets how democ
racy was born, and ignore the prin
ciples that keep it alive, it is hard to
see what will stop the growth of a
bureaucratic system which will destroy
it. Democracy is non-existent when
socialism gets the upper hand, and the
individual’s vote becomes more a form
ality than a formidable weapon to
reckon with.
Eloquent Dreaming
It was the ever-eloquent Winston
Churchill who,, months back, spoke of
the new ties which are binding Eng
land and the United States together,
and, in magnificent phrases, likened this
to the Mississippi river—saying, “let it
roll, in full flood, to broader lands and
better days.” That too is the hope of
Washington for the world of the future.
The peace of such a world would
be guaranteed by two great powers—
the tfhited Kingdom and the United
States. They will have the navies and
the gigantic air forces. They will
guarantee the liberties of little nations.
They will work for a higher standard
of living for all. It is a splendid dream.
But, until and unless all that the Hitler
theory of government represents is
destroyed, it can be only a dream.'
Poor Old Mussolini
Reports from the highest sources
say that Mussolini is virtually Hitler’s
prisoner. The Gestapo is in Italy.
German officials are in key positions
in all departments of the Italian gov
ernment, including the War Office.
No matter how the war ends, Mus
solini must lose. He must take Hitler’s
orders if Germany wins—he will have
to accept harsh British peace terms if
Churchill’s legions win. And, in the
meantime, reporters who have left Italy
say that anti-Fascist sentiment among
the people grows by leaps and bounds.
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The Hickory Grove Low Down 1
If you are standing on the sidewalk and
watching the circus parade, you can lose your
gold watch or maybe your old wallet, and never
miss them until the parade is over, or you get
home. This commotion on war preparedness is
is not much different from a circus.
I been thinking about what else is going
on, while we are helping England. Most every
body wants to help England, the same as most
everybody likes a circus, but you gotta keep
half-way awake or maybe you will walk home—
and without your timepiece.
The latest—halfway covered by prepared
ness—is Socialism. Most everybody figures
socialism is something they have away off some
place else, like in Germany, and all we have
here are Democrats and Republicans.
But behind the scenery, if you look, you
will see Old Uncle Samuel getting pushed into
a little bit of every kind of business. And he
won’t get out when preparedness is over.
Sambo’s business is running the army and the
navy. When he edges into private business,
he is edging into Socialism.
You gotta keep an eye peeled at any
parade.
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA
Ennice
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Ennice, March 24.—Posie Rich
ardson and mothr-in-law, Mrs.
Laura Evans, of Bel Air, Mary
land, visited friends and relatives
here the past week-end and re
turned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Onie Andrews
and children spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Andrews.
Other Sunday visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrews were, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Smith and daughter,
Martha Mae, Mrs. Roy Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Freel Andrews,
Melvin Lundy, Estel Bedsaul,
and Clayton Richardson.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Edwards
visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ed
wards on Sunday.
Pearl Bedsaul has been ill
with the flu.
Those visiting lb. and Mrs.
C. M. Reynolds and Mr. and
lbs. Robert Evans, on Sunday
W«re lb. and Mrs. Albert Evans,
P. J. Richardson and Mrs. Laura
and band, cake cutting, tap danc
ing, etc., at Blevins Cross Roads
schoolhouse on Saturday night,
March 29, at 8 o’clock. No ad
mission will be charged.
Miss Ema Lou Andrews spent
the week-end with Virginia
Smith.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Hort Spurlin on Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Edwards,
Mrs. Lillie Shaw, and Mrs. Gar
nie Smith.
Omar Bedsaul has been ill
with rheumatism for some time
and does not improve much.
Mountain Park
Mountain Parte, March 24.—
Mrs. Allen Kenzie and Rachel
Kinzie, of Salem, Va., spent the
week-end here visiting friends.
Conrad Gentry, of Roanoke,
Va., spent Sunday evening with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Gentry.
Bobby Sprinkle joined the U.
S. Army last Monday.
Mrs. Emma C. Thompson, 61
years of age, dtefl at Elkin hoe
a serious illness of nearly a year.
Se was the wife of Benjamin
Thompson, who died about two
years ago, and the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cockerham,
of State Road, N. C. Surviving
are five children, two daughters
and three sons, all of Mountain
Park and two brothers, D. C.
Cockerham, of Mountain Park
and E. C. Cockerham of State
Road. Funeral services were held
on Friday, by Rev. Walter Cal
loway and Eli Jordan, and the
remains were buried in the
Mountain Park cemetery. Mrs.
Parks will be greatly missed in
this community.
D. C. Cockerham is very ill at
this writing and is in the Elkin
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Zenus Harris
spent Sunday evening with Zen
us’ father, Harrison Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Thompson
visited Mrs. Thompson’s father,
W. T. Miles, of Zephyr, last Sun
day.
R. L. Gentry, who works .at
High Point, spent the week-end
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AT the JOBS AND FOR THE WAGES THE DICTATORS SET
AND DON'T DARE STRIKE QUIT OR LEAVE THEIR
LOCALITIES. AS FOR WOMEN. ITS ALMOST ALL
MANUAL LABOR FOR THEM.
In Memory of W. B. Estep
In the hours of darkness in this life,
Through which we hardly see,
If we had not the trusting faith,
How full of sorrow our lives would be.
God in his infinite wisdom,
Though it caused us to wonder why,
Took from our midst a loved one,
Whom we felt was too dear to die.
He lived the life of husband and father
With loyalty, love and pride;
A neighborly deed was a joy to him,
Something he could not hide.
A loyal, faithful man in his life,
Always willing to help mankind,
The sick and suffering, by his kindly deeds,
Left their discouragement oft behind.
We love to feel that even now,
In that celestial throng of love,
Lifted in praise his voice is heard
By dwellers in the realm above.
Many kind words of sympathy were spoken,
By friends from every part;
But only God and time can heal
The aching of a lonely heart.
And though his passing seemed untimely, •
And filled our hearts with pain,
There is joy in knowing, still,
That his life was not lived in vain.
—G. R. Blackburn,
Whitehead.
Stratford
Stratford, March 26. — This
community was saddened last
week by the death of two of
our best - loved and respected
women, Mrs. Emily Halsey and
Mrs. Mattie Reeves. Mrs. Halsey
was buried at Center on Sunday
and Mrs. Reeves at Elk Creek on
Monday.
R. T". Atwood is seriously ill
with double pneumonia and pleu
risy.
Rex Wagoner made a business
trip to North Wilkesboro Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Irwin, of
Galax, visited Mrs. Irwin’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Joines
on ounaay.
Mr. and Mrs. Deral Atwood
went to Elkin Saturday night to
meet Mrs. Atwood’s father, Rex
Warden, who has been working
at Holly Ridge for several weeks.
Mr. Warden will remain with his
family here a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rector
visited Mrs. Rector’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley Shores, over the
week-end.
Charles Sanders, of North
Wilkesboro, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sanders
here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Estep and
family and Mrs. Blanche Hend
ricks and daughter, Fannie, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hines
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sexton vis
ited at Alex Mabe’s Friday night.
Miss Virginia Robbins, of
Glade Valley -high school, attend
ed the funeral of her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Halsey, and spent a
short time Monday vyith her cou
sin, Mrs. Dual Atwood, return
ing be school Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bower Reeves, of
Philadelphia, came in to be at
the bedside of their mothers,
Urs. Halsey and Mrs. Reeves,
and were with them at the time
of their passing. Also Mias Addie
Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Reeves, of Philadelphia, were
here for the funeral.
Stratford, March 25. — Mrs.
Winnie Gartney does not seem
to improve.
Mr. and Mrs. Cary Edwards
and family visited Mr. Edwards’
sfeter, Mrs. John Sturgill, on
Sunday.
Elders Caudill, Williams and
Long delivered good sermons at
Antiech on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Madeline Sanders spent
the week-end with a school chum,
Miss Rose Joines.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nichols,
of Sparta, visited A. T. Atwood
Friday evening.
I. B. Richardson visited rela
tives at Sparta Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Reynolds
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fender
Monday.
Little Pine
Little Pine, March 24.—Mr.
and Mrs. Vance Blevins, of Spar
ta, were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Wagoner.
Gord Greene and son, Ralph,
of Bel Air, Md., visited their
home folks here over the week
end.
Several members of the New
Haven church, of Twin Oaks,
came to Little Pine church Sun
day for service.
Mrs. Reva Wilson and children
spent Saturday night with her
home folks.
Miss Altree Greene spent
Thursday night with Miss Bonnie
Mrs. Roe Dickens, who has
been ill for sometime is slowly
improving.
Mn. Robert Chapel and little
Walnut Branch
Piney Creek P. O., March 24.
—Levi Vanhoy, who has been
employed in Georgia for the past
few months, has returned to his
home here.
Miss Ruth Ward visited Misses
Etta and Charity Motley last
week.
Miss Marie Black visited Mrs.
Clayton Fender Saturday after
noon.
Jones Waddell and daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Hackler, o< Scotville,
were business visitors in this
community Friday.
Bobby Crouse, who has been
employed in Buchanan, Va., re
cently returned to his home here.
Winter must be over as several
in this community saw a flock
of wild geese go over early Sat
urday morning. Flying a direct
northern route, they were the
largest flock of geese seen here
in many years.
Misses Etta and Charity Mox
iey recently purchased a white
milk cow, the only white cow in
this vicinity.
S. M. Mitchell is still on the
sick list and still goes to the doc
tor three times a week.
This community was saddened
by the death of Mrs. Emma Hal
sey which occurred early Satur
day morning at her home at Tur
key Knob. Funeral services were
held at the home Sunday morning
and the burial was at Center
church in Ashe county Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Etta Moxley visited Mrs.
Bruce Vanhoy Friday afternoon.
Twin Oaks
Twin Oaws, March 25.—Claude
Sexton, who has been employed
in Danville, Va., has returned
home to live with his parents and
plans to operate the Shell ser
vice station.
Mrs. A. C. Campbell and little
daughter, Nancy, of Hines, vis
ited her parents and relatives
here this week-end.
Miss Pauline Sexton, Junior at
Appalachian State Teachers col
lege, Boone, spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. F. Sexton.
Elder W. H. Handy filled his
regular monthly appointment at
Mt. Carmel church Saturday.
A group of young people from
New Haven church visited Little
Pine church Sunday afternoon
and organized the young people’s
B. Y. P. D. there. In the evening
the group from New Haven pre
sented a short program on Peace.
Miss Maude Gradman has gone
to Raleigh where she has accept
ed an assignment at the broad
casting station there.
Mrs. John A. Reed is visiting
Hanes.
W. M. Sexton and Dillon
Poole have been ill for the past
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sheetz and
son, Russell, visited relatives and
friends at Scottville during the
week-end.
grand-daughter, Eula Mae, spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Chap
el's daughter, Mrs. Mae Johnson.
Local Pride
Tourist: My, what a beautiful
sunset this is!
Native: Yeah, not bad for a
small place like this, is it—Com
merce Gusher.
Hi* Business
“What do you do when all the
world is gray and gloomy?”
“I deliver the milk.”
Reins-Sturdiranft
Funeral Home
licensed
Funeral Director!
and Eknbalmen
SPARTA, N. C.
Nile
Nile, March 24.—Mr. and Mrs.
Deck Montgomery moved to the
home of Uhcle Sol Willey on
Sunday, where they will reside.
Jim Maines, who has been crit
ically ill with appendicitis for
several weeks, is much improved,
and, barring complications, will
be able to leave the hospital
some time this week.
W. E. Billings received word
recently of the death of his
brother, Joe Billings (known to
his friends here as “Coon”) who
has been living in West Virginia
for many years. Mr. Billings had
been ill for several months with
cancer and passed away in Feb
luorjri
Huston Maines, who has been
working in Pennsylvania and
Maryland for several weeks, has
returned home. He spent Satur
day afternoon with his father, J.
W. Maines.
Mrs. Amanda Rector visited
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Solomon Willey, Friday after
noon.
Whitehead
Whitehead, March 24. — Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Edwards and
Mrs. T. R. Caudell are recovering
from the flu.
Mrs. J. C. Caudill doesn’t seem
to improve much.
Mrs. Greely Choate visited at
her daughter’s, Mrs. Raleigh
Joines, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Walker
and children visited Mrs. Josh
Caudill, Mrs. Walker’s mother,
who has been quite sick.
Ella, Vaughan, and Rex Wyatt
spent Saturday night with their
sister, Mrs. Zell Wingate.
Elder Wiley Combs, Quincy
Higgins, Charlie Wooten and
Mack Brooks preached at Land
mark Sunday.
We are very glad to see Par
ian Edwards out again, walking
around with his crutches.
Henry Evans and family have
moved to the Edd Caudill farm.
Mrs. William Choate doesn’t
seem to improve very much.
Aunt Loucinda Edwards has
the flu.
CHECK fp
Yes, sir, come on down
for gas, oil and check up
for—
Joe Doughton
who has been at Shell Station
No. 2 is now managing
Colvard
Service Station
No. 1
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“I’ll be looking for you”
JOE D.
Thu Space is Provided Through the
Courtesy of
Northwest Carolina Utilities, Inc.
“Your Friendly Neighbor*’
IMPORTANT NOTICE
From now on the Sparta Baptist Sunday
School will ipeet in the new church build
ing each Sunday at 9:45 a. m. and Preach
ing Service will be conducted in the new
building on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at
7:30 p. m. and on the 2nd and 4th Sundays
at 11 o’clock.
V. W. SEARS, Minister*