>T,HE people’s gov
ernment, made
for the people, made
by the people, and
answerable to the
people.
Daniel fFebster
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Webstar, counted os America's
foremost orator, spoke these
powerful words in hi* historic \
'plea for a united nation before |
the If. S. Senate in 18SC.
Little Pine
Little Pine, April 21.—Mrs.
Alice Richardson is seriously ill
at this writing.
Rev. W. H. Handy, who has
been sick for some time, is still
quite ill.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Johnson the past Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Mack John
son, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde John
son and family, and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Bedsaul.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wilson
and children, Doris and Lois,
spent Saturday night with Mrs.
Wilson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Dancy and
little son, David, left on Wed
nesday for Pylesville, Md.
Miss Jean Collins vistied. Miss
es Lois and Louise Gentry last
Sunday.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Wilson on Sunday were
Mrs. Mallie Green and children
and Miss Jeannette Murphy.
Mrs. D. R. Tompkins and Mrs.
J. M. Greene spent Sunday with
Mrs. Alice Richardson.
John Vaughan made a business
trip to Winston-Salem last Fri
day and returned home Satur
day.
Rastus Bailey, who is in the
North Carolina's 1940 cotton
yield of 425 pounds of lint per
acre was the largest on record,
reports the State Department of
Agriculture.
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Rates: One cent a word
Minimum charge, 25c
No Problem—When you buy
a used car at Castevens you
know what you’re getting, and
have no problem on your hands.
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“Men wanted with car. Good
paying 809-family rural route re
cently vacant. Customers estab
lished for years. Good earnings.
No cash investment necessary.
Write J. R. Watkins Company,
123 West First Street, Charlotte,
N. C.” 2tc-ls
FOR SALE—Model A Ford Se
dan, 1931. In excellent condition.
See F. M. Joines, at Sparta Ga
rage.. 2tp-24s
WANTED—Old copies of The
Star and The Times, especially
those published before 1930.—W.
S. Mead, Star-Times office. tf-s
BARGAINS — Engines, Trac
tors, Boilers, Saw Mills, Wood
Working and Road Building
Machinery, Well Drilling Mach
ines, Gasoline Engines, etc.—R.
P. Johnson, Wytheville, Va. tf-T
A Chum*:—What a wonder
ful improvement in your looks
after you’ve been to Robert
Joines for a haircut. Other peo
ple see the change, if you don’t.
Under Belk’s store. 2tp-ls
BOTTLES FOR SALE —One
gallon Coca-Cola bottles for sale
at B A T Drug Co., Sparta.
WANTED—RADIOS to repair,
all makes. We have a complete
stock of parts to fit any make or
model. We will do your work
while you wait.—W. L. Porter
tt Co., Furniture, Galax, Va.
LEGAL FORMS AND NOTES
-A new stock of legal forms and
ank notes always on hand at the
PRINTING—Done as you want
it, when you want it, and that
will please you when you use it.
See Mr. Mead at Star-Times of
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office, opposite the
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CCC camp at Laurel Springs,
spent the week-end at his home
here.
Dale and Attree Greene cele
brated their 11th and 12th birth
days on April 6 and 16.
Miss Jean Wilson spent Satur
day night with her grandmother,
Mrs. Ettia Wilson.
Marge Tompkins has moved to
the A. R. Murphy farm near
Little Pine.
Whitehead
Whitehead, April 21.—Elder
Walter Evans is planning to move
to the new farm he purchased
from Hardin Bell, near Wolf
Branch school house, next Tues
day.
H. C. Cheek visited at J. C.
Caudill’s Sunday morning.
Aaron Richardson has been
having lots of trouble with his
legs for the past few weeks.
Charlotte Ann, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey Os
borne, has been real sick the last
week.
Those visiting at Mr. and Mrs.
Josh Caudill’s on Sunday were
Mrs. L. B. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Caudill and Mrs. Coy
Walker and children.
Misses Madge and Arlene Hol
loway visited Annie Marie Joines
Sunday.
Lewis Jarvis, who has been real
sick for several weeks, is gaining
fast now and hopes to be home
from the hospital in a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hoppers
received news the past week that
their daughter, Imogene, was
quite sick in Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Edwards
and Mrs. T. R. Caudill visited at
Ray Caudill’s on Sunday.
People will be busy in this
community spreading lime for the
next few days and getting ready
:o plant.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Andrews
visited Mrs. Robert Sparks, her
sister, who is in the hospital at
Statesville, Wednesday night.
Mrs. Sparks doesn’t seem to im
prove much.
Mrs. Rosa Hoppers is expect
ing to start for Whitehead soon
to visit her sister, Mrs. William
Choate, who is ill and does not
seem to improve very much.
Several from this community
made mattresses last week.
Laurel Springs
Laurel Springs, April 21.—
Clarence Pniitt, of Maryland,
visited his parents here last week,
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Pruitt.
Otis Brinegar left on Sunday
for Maryland where he expects
to spend some time.
Elzie Pruitt, of Pennsylvania,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Pruitt.
Miss Ivy Dale Pender spent
Thursday night with Lura and
Flora Anderson.
Jakie Brinegar, of the CCC
camps, at Laurel Springs, left on
Monday for Marion, N. C., where
he will work for a while.
The
Colored Community
P*----- "E
—— GLADE VALLEY -
Rev. L. C. Choate preached at
River Hill on Sunday.
BGarney Bryant and Salmon and
L. C. Choate and Joe Bryant
visited Connie Thompson and
Mrs. Bertie Bryant last Sunday.
Garl Cockerham is not improv
ing very fast.
Mrs. Clydie Cockerham made
a business trip to Sparta Satur
day.
Miss Mamie Bryant visited Ar
vealis Bryson at Galax on Satur
day and Sunday.
Rev. L. C. Choate will preach
at Galax on the 4th Sunday,
April 27th. Everybody is in
vited to come.
Live Stock Market
WYTHEV1LLE, VA. APRIL IS
Total receipts—552 head
Top lambs . 9.00 to 11.00
Second lambs . 6.50 to 8.50
Butcher sheep _ 1.50 to 4.50
Top calves .. 11.75
2nd calves . 10.50 to 10.95
3rd calves . 8.65
4th calves . 7.20
5th calves . 6.65
Light & com. calves . 4.20
Top hogs . 8.45
Second hogs .. 8.30
Third hogs . 7.50 to 8.25
Medium sows. 5.60 to 6.60
No choice beef steers offered
Stocker yearlings, per head
35.00 to 45.00
Stocker long yearlings,
per head . 45.00 to 55.00
Com. to med., head 25.00 to 35.00
Best heifers _.... 7.50 to 8.00
Medium to good _ 7.00 to 7.50
Common to medium, 5.50 to 6.50
Best oows _ 6.50 to 7.00
Good cows .. 5.50 to 6.00
Medium cows __ 4.50 to 5.00
Common oows ...._ 3.50 to 4.50
Best bulss __:_ 6.50 to 7.50
Good bulls.._... 5.60 to 6.00
Medium bulls___5.00 to 5.50
Sale Tuesday at 2 o’clock
Blonde Menace . . .
When Joan Vitez was a radio
actress in Detroit she invariably
played heroines, but since her
arrival in New York last year
she’s been a perpetual “menace.”
Currently she’s doing a fine job
of menacing as Lillian in “Josse
lyn’s Wife,” heard Mondays
through Fridays on Columbia net
work in the “By Kathleen Nor
ris” series.
Heads Music Club
MRS. H. KYLE WARD
—of Elk Creek, who was re
cently elected president of the
Independence Senior Music club
for 1941-42. Mrs. Ward is
Music teacher in Elk Creek
high school.
Sermons were preached at
Pleasant Grove church on Sun
day by Rev. Curt Tolliver, Lon
Billings and Mack Dowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brinegar
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had as their dinner guests on
! Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
| Hodge and son, Mrs. Lillie Cook
| and Doris Cook, all of Sparta,
I and Rev. Curt Tolliver, of Rad
| ford, Va. . *
Mrs. Donley Anderson visited
j Mrs. J. Q. Pruitt Sunday even
ing.
Ben Osborne visited home folks
: near Vannoy this week-end.
j Davis Osborne, Roetta Osborne
| and Flora and Rudy Anderson
I visited friends in Bullhead Sun
j day.
Paul Brinefear is visiting his
j sister, Mrs. Candice Brown, of
| State Road.
Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks, April 21.—Elder
i Gilbert Osborne delivered an in
spiring message at New Haven
| church last Sunday.
I Elder and Mrs. W. H. Handy
are still improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whitaker
have moved into their new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Worrell
and family, and Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Sexton spent the week-end
in Honaker, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greene
and family and Miss Iris Poole
spent the week-end in Goodwill,
W. Va.
Mrs. Steve Delp is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
| Arthur Whitaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Robinson,
! of Galax, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Phipps and daughters, Dorothy
and Louise, and Mr. and Mrs.
MONUMENTS
OF TASTE
and
DISTINCTION
D. F. STURDIVANT
SPARTA, N. C.
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Jack Straiter, of Welch, W. Va.,
spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs.
Houston Caudill.
Mrs. Lula Williams is improv
ing.
Miss Donna Lou Rutherford
seems to be improving.
Miss Emoryetta Reeves had the
cast removed from her leg last
Friday and her leg is healing
nicely.
Mrs. Lon Mack Reeves spent
Monday in Galax.
Elder Gilbert Osborne, his
daughter and mother, Don Os
borne, Clayton Brown, Elder and
Mrs. John A. Reed and Miss,
Nancy Reed were dinner guests
of Mrs. A. F. Sexton.
Mrs. J. E. Anders is ill at this
writing.
Miss Nellie Goodman under
went a tonsil operation last Tues
day.
Mt. Zion
Mt. Zion, April 21.—Rev. and
Mr^. W. H. Caldwell and sons, of
Sparta, were supper guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hallie
Douglas Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mead, of
Sparta, visited Mr. and Mrs. S. E.1
Smith Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Maxwell,
of Sparta, visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Pugh Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bateman
and son Arlie spent Sunday with
relatives in Wilkes county.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
George F. Smith last Wednesday
were Mrs. Sallie Shepherd, Mrs.
Annie Edwards, Mrs. J. F. Shep
herd, Mrs. Jennie Warden, Frank
Perry and Mrs. Cora Pugh.
' George Smith is ill.
Mrs. R. L. Billings and daugh
ters, Carolyn and Joyce, visited
Mrs. S. E. Smith Tuesday after
noon.
T. E. Pugh, of Holly Ridge,
spent the week-end with his fam
ily here.
A number from this communi
ty attended the revival service
at New Hope Sunday night. Rev.
W. H. Caldwell preached.
Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Douglas
visited Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Smith Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Cora Pugh, of Kimberly,
Idaho and Mrs. Annie Edwards
and son, Bert, spent Wednesday
morning with Mrs. S. E. Smith
and attended the funeral of Jacob
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Dr. John Mills Powell
Optometrist
Galax, -:- Virginia
C. Osborne at Mt. Zion. Three of
Mr. Osborne’s daughters live in
this community. They are Mrs.
Vanhoy, Mrs. Charlie Black and
Mrs. Glen Fender. The other
daughter, Mrs. Willie Wyatt,
lives at Piney Creek.
Mrs. J. F. Shepherd, Mrs.
Maude Sturgill and Mrs. J. H.
Parsons visited Mr. and Mrs.
George F. Smith recently. Other
visitors were Rev. and Mrs. R.
L. Billings.
Mrs. Z. L. Rutherford returned
home from the Wilkesboro hos
pital last week. She is recover
ing nicely after an operation.
Mary Sue Reeves and Ella
Phipps were supper guests of
Logene Pugh Wednesday night.
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