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ALLEGHANY STAR-KTIMES OVER HALF A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY 52nd. Year. - No. 37. Sparta, N. C. Thursday, May 8, 1941. FORECASTS Washington, D. C.—The show down is approaching on the ques tion of whether an all-out effort on behalf of Britain can be made short of war. President Roose velt still holds to the view that it can; that labor, taxpayers and businessmen will cooperate with out the pressure that war pro duces. Many members of Con gress doubt this thesis and are beginning to say that there can not be a successful all-out effort without a war. . . The House is likely to pass the Vinson iyil re quiring a 25-day interval before strikes. In spite of the adminis tration’s friendly attitude toward labor, and although President Roosevelt himself is definitely against this bit of legislation, the issue will probably be put before the Senate where it will remhin suspended as a weapon in the event there is another flood of strikes. . . The frequently asked question is, what real help can the U. S. give Britain; and will any help we can give decide the issue? The answer is: As long as England sits astride the trade routes of Europe, Hitler can never rest secure, no matter how complete his domination of Eur ope. He must beat England in order to save himself from ulti mate defeat, and must do so quickly. The U. S. has the greatest naval force in the world; and together with the British navy can control the seven seas. Moreover, the U. S. today has a far-from-negligible air force which will eventually become a factor when decisive battles are fought over England—or the continent. . . . Political consideration will enter into the decision of Con gress not to tax directly the great mass of family heads earning less than (2,000 a year. The big tax increase will probably aim instead at the much smaller groups with incomes from $2,500 jto $15,090 per year. >’ CONGRESS AND TAXES Robert L. Doughton, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which originates all tax legislation, JfcMUs*..unhappy man. A North Carolina farmer and a conservative in the best of the old southern tradition, he re sents the Treasury’s importance in the present tax controversy. Yet Chairman Doughton is grudg ingly permitting Morgenthau to draw the spotlight from him for the moment—simply because Con gressmen fear political repercus sions from a tax bill that their constituents will not like. The general idea is to have the public believe that the recom mendations for stiffer taxes come from the Treasury and not from Congress. But the fact is that it is the Congressional leaders and not the Treasury who are seeking to place more of the burden of the defense program on the consumer. An American woman recently returned from Germany tells an interesting story of Nazi prepa rations for colonization on the North American continent. It seems that at Rendsburg, a small town out in Schleswig Holstein, there are three huge farms where some thousands of girls are being trained to serve in the colonies which Hitler has so airily promised his people. Ranging in age from 16 to 26, these girls are being instructed as farm laborers, cowtenders, milkers, woodcutters and harves ters. They are even being in structed in science and soldier ing! This American was introduced to one of the matrons of these establishments, who told her, ap parently in all sincerity, that the Fuehrer had “selected” a dozen places in Canada and the U. S. where these girls would be sent. These farms are known as the Kolonmle Frauenschule. Ac cording t# my informant, the students were a most unattrac tive lot—hard-faced, shapeless, * and stuffed with nonsense about “blood, soil and German honor.” DOCTOR'THf BEST TMK 1WI UN DO K give up ciCMttnK. t iouoh mo might ufe * MTUMT:*IMXnS THENEXT BEST THING?* GoeysecmBt moot WHEN CUTTING CHEESE, HOLD A PIECE «F WAXED PAPER OVER THE KNIFE; MPEa THIN SLICES MM BE CUT IN THIS WXV ■WITHOUT CHEESE STICKING ID THE KNIFE. Tanner Bob” Tafts To Home Folks At Deification of County OfficeBirilding Last Saturday Congressman Robert L. Doughton, chairman of the House ways and means committee, came to Sparta to help dedicate the new County Office build ing, recently completed as a WPA project, and to ad dress his Alleghany home folks in an appeal for all possible aid to Britain. Congressman Doughton lauded the work and the efficiency of the WPA and said, regarding it,—“This building is a monument to what WPA has been doing. The farmers have been freed from isolation by the roads over which also the children can go to school, the mail can be delivered and the farmers can get to and from market. We have hundreds of new schools in the state, miles of water and sewer lines. What you have seen in Alleghany county has been done in every county in the state, in every county in the nation.” Congressman Doughton related that $11,000,000 had been spent in his congressional district; that the waste had been insignificant. He was satisfied with the report of accomplishments which he had requested from State WPA Administrator C. C. McGinnis, whom he lauded as a great public servant. Regarding world affairs Congressman Doughton said, “We are faced with the greatest crisis in our his tory. We are in an inevitable emergency brought on by no fault of our own. The American people are begin ning to awaken to the seriousness of the situation. With our people waked up, there is no task too great for them to meet.” „ . , „ , .. , “Britain is our only ally and friend, he continued. “She is fighting with her back to the wall. Help Britain as far as we can. .Everybody is behind it. We are a nation above politics. Willkie, Knox and Stimson are walking hand and hand. As a nation, we have risen above party lines.” “England will go down without our wholehearted support. There is no question as to the intent of the diabolical, fiendish dictators. They are trying to make the rest of the world and us their bond slaves. England is fighting to preserve our way of life for herself and for us. The United States is confronted with that same danger.” . “Realize it right now, we must protect ourselves. We will have to pay more taxes. We will have to sac rifice for our country. Our people are united and they are ready to sacrifice. This is a dark, solemn hour. We will not fail to prepare and to make the sacrifices neces sary to meet the emergencies.” Chairman of the Alleghany county board of commissioners, Victor Phipps, accepted the struc ture in behalf of the county. The Hickory High School Band furnished the music for the oc casion. Mentioned for great credit were Clyde Crutchfield, WPA district manager of North Wilkesboro, and Claude Miles, WPA supervisor for, Alleghany county. Reverend R. L. Berry gave the invocation, while Rev. L, F, Strader pronounced the benediction. The ceremonies were held on an especially constructed plat form in front of the new build ing. In front of that, the crowd assembled to listen and pay honor to their distinguished con gressman. The gala occasion wound up with a. dance in the new as sembly hall of the WPA-built native stone structure. Our wo rid... Secretary Stimson Urges Immediate Action Washington.—Immediate use of the American navy “to make the seas secure for the delivery of munitions to Britain” was urged by Secretary of War Stimson as a means of turning “the tide of darkness back from the Atlantic world.” Declaring the eventual United States security is dependent on Brit ain’s winning, Stimson asserted that all _ that this country has done toward such a victory is not suf ficient” because Germany’s “lawless activities” in the Atlantic are imperilling Britain’s lifeline. If we should allow the present strategic moment to pass until the power of the British navy is gone, the cabinet officer said in a radio address, “the power of our navy would become merely a secondary power instead of the decisive and winning power in the world contest.” “After providing for billions w-orth of munitions to carry on the defense of our free dom,” he continued, “and while we, hold in our hands the instrument ready and able to make all these steps effective, shall we now flinch and permit these mu nitions to be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean ? • • • Hitler Hints War May Reach 1942 Berlin.—Adolf Hitler’s hint in his Reichstag ad dress Sunday that the war might run into 1942 prob ably was based on “the calculated effects of ^American intervention,” the Commentary Dienst Aus Deutsch land said last night. Hitler Defies Entire World Berlin.—Proclaiming that Naziism will last 1,000 years Adolf Hitler in an exultant speech to the world last night defied United States aid to Britain with an assertion that Germany can defeat “every conceivable coalition in the world." • • • Senator Pepper Wants Us to Get Tough Washington.—The House yesterday rejected all crippling amendments to a bill empowering President Roosevelt to acquire and use in the “battle of the Atlantic” foreign vessels immobilized in American waters and arranged to pass the measure today. Action in the lower chamber was punctuated by boos, cheers and catcalls as the Senate heard in stunned silence, a demand by Senator Claude Pepper (D), Fla., that the United States “get tough” with the Axis powers and declare a full national emergency to mobilize the nation’s resources on a war footing. • • • British Continue to, Hold Tobruk Cairo.—Axis preparations for a new assault on besieged Tobruk have been shattered by a strong British counter-attack and an R. A. F. bombing which et fire to a headquarters of the Italo-German “Panzer” forces in the Libyan desert, it was announced yester day. The imperial defenders of Tobruk fortress, beat ing off 26 days of encircling siege, were said to have launched a counter-attack on Saturday night and early Sunday after bringing to a “definite standstill” Axis tanks which had pierced Tobruk’s outer defenses at several points. Let Mother Know You're Thinking of Her -- - Court Week Ended Last Wednesday Spring term of superior court, with Judge J. P. Rousseau of North Wilkesboro on the bench, and Erie McMichael of Winston Salem as solicitor, closed its work in almost record time, and adjourned last Wednesday. Sam W. Brown, of Spdrta, was named foreman of the grand jury. Sentences imposed upon the following persons convicted of drunk driving were suspended upon payment of $50 fines and the costs: Janies Wells, Dillion Sidden, Cox Long, Paul Vernon, John Kennedy, Tyre Taylor, Don Hampton and Olen D. Mabe. Wal ter Hatcher’s sentence was sus pended on payment of a $76 fine. Odus Mabe was cleared of a drunk driving charge. Cases of drunk driving against Woodrow Billings, Charlie Harris (two identical charges) and Talmadge Pool were nolprossed. Ed Miller, convicted on four counts, was given a total of six years in jail, several of the 18 month sentences to run concur rently. Charged with breaking and entering twice, "he was also tried on counts of forgery and larceny. Maple Shade Maple Shade, May 5.—Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Phipps and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Phipfcs at Cox’s Chapel last Sun day. Mrs. G. W. Hagerman is ser iously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Neaves, of Elkin, were visiting C. E. Cox over the week-end. Kyle Halsey returned to Fair fax, Vk', Monday. Robert Delp, of Whiteford, Md., has been visiting his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Delp, the past week. Mrs. C. E. Cox is with her sister, Mrs. Jim Delp, of Flat ridge, who is ill. Dr. M. Cox and daughter “Coxie,” were visiting friends here Sunday. Mrs. J. I. Halsey remains ill. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Payne and children, of Galax, were Sun day guests of C. E. Cox. V. B. Phipps was a business visitor to Sparta Monday. Helen Rose is recovering from a week’s illness. More Trouble “Women love babies still,’’ says a novelist The trouble is that babies so very rarely are. May Meeting of Lucille Ford Circle, W. M. S. The Lucille Ford circle of the Baptist W. M. S. will hold its monthly meeting next Tuesday night, May 13, at 7:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. C. A. Miles. The topic for the month is “An Urgent Gospel—to Direct Youth,” and Mrs.. Bruce Wagoner will I have charge of the program. All members are urged to be present. Mt. Zion Mt. Zion, May 5.—Rev. S. G. Ferree, of Nathans Creek, filled his regular appointment at Mt. Zion Sunday and he and Mrs. Ferree were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Edwards. Homer Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Black, has moved to this community and is living at the J. L. Smith place. Miss Mollie Hampton, Mrs. Bertie Hampton and daughter, Edith Mae, of Shiloh, visited Mr. and Mrs. George F. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Smith on Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Halley Douglas spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Caldwell, of Sparta, were supper guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Smith on Friday. After supper they visited Mr. and Mrs. George F. Smith. A goodly number gathered at Mt. Zion Friday and planted dah lias and gladiolas. Those coming from a distance were Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Caldwell and son, of Sparta, Mr. and Mrs. Olen Reeves, Miss Mollie Hampton, Mrs. Hazel Hampton and daugh ter, of Shiloh. Junior Caldwell visited his aunt, Mrs. Viola Williams, last week. Ross Bateman and Thomas Smith visited G. A. Roupe, of Scottville, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Olen Reeves and Miss Wilma Black visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Black Saturday. Those visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Black on Sun | day afternoon were Mrs. Bob Faircloth and three daughters, Faye, Grace and Edna, also Jackie Faircloth, of Furches, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans and children, of Scottville, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pugh, Peden. Those visiting the home of Mr. iand Mrs. Charlie Black Sunday I were Mr: and Mrs. Ulya Boyer, Sunday, May 11th CCC Camp Will Hold Open House Tomorrow, Friday Officials of Company 3420, CCC Camp at Laurel Springs, announced that, in connection with the nation-wide “acquaint ance” program, this camp is in viting the public of this section to an open house celebration to be held at the camp on Friday, May 9. A program beginning at 11 o’clock in the morning, and showing a cross section of actual camp life, will be scheduled to take place partly before and part ly after a lunch which will be served to the visitors at 1 o’clock. This program is for the pur pose of better acquainting and interesting the public in the Civil ian Conservation Corps and its work. “We want the American public to realize the value of this great organization—what it meant to our youth during the past depression period and what it means to our youth today, and, above all, what it means to our democracy and American way of living in these unsettled times,” Mr. Kiddoo, camp Educational Ad viser, stated. “Some people seem to have the idea that in the CCC we are training men for the Army, but we are not. We do train men, but we train them to be better men morally, mentally, and physically. The CCC is really a school of work and ex perience, and when a young man enrolls in the CCC, he has the same rights and privileges as a civilian when it comes to the question of joining the Army or being drafted. In our camp we train men in vocations warying from cooking and baking to operating heavy power machin ery; and in academic work from learning to write their own name to college courses,” Mr. Kiddoo added. “We especially invite the re cent high school graduates of this county and those adjoining to visit our camp on May 9, or visit their local selecting agent, and find out more about the possibilities for a future with the Civilian Conservation Corps. In fact, we have several attractive vacancies in the various offices, created by recent promotions of “C” men, that should be enticing to high school graduates with am bition,” Mr. Kiddoo said. Lt. Henderson, Commanding Officer of the Laurel Springs CCC camp, announces that due to in creased private employment in some areas the Civilian Conser vation Corps is removing the quotas which formerly limited the qumber of enrollees which can be accepted, and that any young man who can meet the regular requirements will be enrolled. To be eligible to enroll in the CCC a young man must be— 1. A citizen of the United States. 2. At present unemployed. 3. Of good character. 4. Between the ages of 17 and 23% years. I 5. Unmarried. 6. Out of school. 7. Physically and mentally fit, and able to work. Remember the Friday program for visitors begins at 11 o’clock, and everybody is invited. Then lunch for all visiting guests at 1 o’clock. of Independence, Mrs. Roy Black and child and Mrs. Homer Black and children. A number from this community attended church services at New Hope Sunday night when the re vival service of three weeks came to a close. Lespedeza was first introduced in North Carolina in Union county about 1916. Want Home Demonstration Agent Here An earnest effort is being made to secure for Alleghany county a Home Demonstration agent. On Monday a delegation of above 30 Alleghany women, including some representative from practic ally every township in the coun ty, waited on the county commis sioners with request that they provide the county share—one third—of the cost of a Home Demonstration agent. Miss Anne Rowe, supervisor of Home Dem onstration work in the Asheville area, was in Sparta and went with the ladies to the county , commissioners. Ordinarily the Federal govern ment bears one third of the cost, the State one third, and the coun ty one third. The Alleghany com missioners did make a grant to ward the project, but whether a sufficient amount remains to be seen. Plans are still going for ward and the matter is being pushed. Ant Halts Train Out in Kansas City a tiny red ant—the kind that climbs into your potato salad at picnics— halted a 67-car fast freight for 20 minutes. Electricians found the insect between the contact points of an automatic switch that refused to function. Tar Heel farmers received a cash income of $35,926,000 from cotton and cottonseed in 1940, or 57 per cent more than in 1939, the State Department of Agriculture reports. Next Sunday f At The Churches QiiiiiiiiiiMimiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiimMiiQI May 11, 19th Sunday “MOTHER’S DAY” Rev. V. W. Sears will preach at the Sparta Baptist church at 11 o’clock, and at Laurel Spring? at 7:30. Rev. R. L. Berry will preach at Sparta Presbyterian church at 11 o’clock on “Mother’s Day.” Rev. L. F. Strader will preach at Shiloh at 11 o’clock and at Piney Creek at 3 o’clock. Rev. G. R. Blackburn will preach at Belleview on Saturday at 7:30 o’clock and on Sunday at 11 o’clock. Rev. S. G. Ferree will preach at Laurel Springs at 11 o’clock and at Transou at 2:30. Elder C. R. Dancy will preach at Elk Creek church on Saturday at 2 o’clock, and at Antioch on Sunday'at 11 o’clock and again at 2 o’clock. Elder E. A. Long will preach at Meadow Fork on Saturday at 11 o’clock and on Sunday at 11 o’clock. Elder BiHy Brooks, of Low Gap, will preach at Woodruff church on Saturday and on Sun day. Preaching at-Little Pine church of the Brethren at 11 o'clock. Preaching at the following Baptist chhrchee: Big Springs New Salem 'Prathfers Gap Liberty Whitehead