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ALLEGHANY STAR-K TIMES OVER HALF A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY 52nd. Year. - No. 46. Sparta, N. C. Thursday, July 10, 1941. Washington, D. C.—The prob able effect of the Russo-German war on the Far Eastern situation in general and Japan in particu lar is being discussed here. Japan ese statesmen are now more con fused than ever as a result of the latest developments. Just as Japan was wavering over the question of a southern push she is confronted with the problem of a northern expedition. This places her in more of a dilemma than ever. To abandon the program of southward ex pansion would shut her off from the strategic supplies in that region, while the failure to at tack Russia would mean the loss of a golden opportunity, as well as breaking German faith in her. Evidently it is impossible for her to undertake both. • She probably will continue to act as opportunity offers, choos ing her course according to the fortunes of the belligerents. • • • The Executive order of Presi dent Roosevelt provides for an army of 900,000 men to be in ducted into the land forces of the United ' States within the next year. Lincoln called for 300,000 men to put down the war in ninety days. Evidently our new army will continue to grow un less the European War comes to an unexpected close. • • • The English plan brings on another shift in the British Cabi net. But the United States is not so lucky. Ask nine men out of ten what they think of Ickes and Perkins and they will vote in favor of changing that part of +V10 PoKinet “Nice Letter” Is Displayed By President President Roosevelt read to his press conference yesterday a let ter from a man who would “rather be an American than anything else on earth.” The President said he thought it was a rather nice letter and gave out the text for publication. The sender was ~identifled only as a resident of Missouri and his name was withheld. The letter, dated June 29, read: Dear President Roosevelt: I am a married man, 28 years old: a boy 3, a girl 1. Here’s how I feel about being an Ameri can. My ancestors were Czechoslo vakians, my wife’s English; but we’re Americans. I look at my refrigerator, my oil heater, and my radio. I’m glad I’m an American. My children get cod liver oil, nourishing food, and a doctor’s watchful care. They’ll be glad they’re Americans. This morning, I went to church. Amongst my neighbors, unafraid and unmolested, I thank ed God for giving us America. I went home to my wife and kiddies. My little boy, Douglas, came running and said, “Hi Pop You gonna take me to see the ribber.” And I said, “Sure, Doug, I’ll take you to see the river.” “Amd we’ll stand on the bridge, and see the car cars pop.” “Sure Doug.” “Pop see the sun. Look see pop. It shines in the car cars window.” Yes Doug the sun s shining on all America. After our walk, we came home, and sat down to veal chops, bak ed potatoes, fresh green beans and corn on the cob. I said Grace with tears in my eyes. I’m so happy I’m an American. This afternoon, we listened tot a radio rebroadcast of British children, here in America, talk ing to their parents in England and I was proud to be an Amer ican. Tomorrow, I’ll go to work. I work in an electrotype foundry, and I love my job. I made it in fact, from errand boy to produc tion manager in two years. I had ideas and I told the boss about them. He’s an American. Tonight, before going to bed, I told my wife, “Honey, I’m go ing to buy a large,-flag and hang it out the window Friday. The President wants everyone to pledge allegiance to a new and united America. And honey, I’m going to do my part, because I’d rather be an American than any thing else on earth.” The village fire brigade stood by watching the top story of f building blazing merrily. When questioned by an onlooker about their inactivity, the captain re plied blandly: “Our hoses ain’t any too pow erful, mister. We’ll ’ave a bet ter chance when the fire gets to the second floor P’ V Our wo rid... U. S. Naval Forces Land in Iceland Washington.—United States naval forces landed in Iceland on Monday to relieve the British defenders on that island, and President Roosevelt issued sweep ing orders to the Atlantic fleet to “insure the safety of communications” between the United States and all “strategic outposts.” • • • President Urges More Work, More Prayer Atlantic City, N. J.—President Roosevelt urged Americans to work and pray for a new international order “in which the spirit of Christ shall rule.” His plea was contained in a message read as the Inter national Society of Christian Endeavor opened its 60th anniversary convention here. Germans Are Meeting Bitter Resistance Berlin.—The bitterest fighting yet encountered in the Nazi-Soviet war was reported unfolding on the Russian plains as the German infantry stormed tricky and deceptive defenses which, Nazis said, had been prepared for years by the Soviet army leaders. The German high command devoted just one sentence to the Russian campaign, and that is customary when the fighting is hard. The daily communique said simply: “Operations on the eastern front are pro ceeding on schedule.” • • • Russia Urges Britain To Strike Hard, Now London.—Russia urged Great Britain, in a radio appeal by Maxim Litvinoff, to hurl her full weight against Germany in the west while the Red army withstands the shock of the Nazi war machine in the east and force Adolf Hitler to wage war' on two fronts. Litvinoff laid stress upon the opportunity af forded Britain and Russia to force Hitler to fight on two fronts and risk the same kind of defeat that overtook the Kaiser’s armies in the World War. • • • Britain Really Laying It On The Germans London.—Hundreds of British bombers struck across the English Channel yesterday, eluding the Ger mans’ new floating anti-aircraft batteries, to blast targets in northern France and Germany, among them the Nazi naval base of Wilhelmshaven. The R. A. F.’s attack on western German bases, airfields, factories and communications, day and night, since June 11, gained intesity, authoritative statements dis closed. Attacks on German naval bases such as Wil helmshaven were regarded as primarily intended to destroy or cripple Germany’s output of submarines. Serious North Wilkesb North Wilkesboro.—I late Saturday night almo and plant of Wilkes Mill damage estimated to excel floors were almost comple did extensive damage to destroyed the stock of w on hand. • >« Peru and Ecuador Beg Guayaquil, Ecuador.— tillery, bringing actual wa sphere, bombed and she the disputed border provi the third day of undeclan old boundary quarrel, Eci • i French Spurn A Peace Ankara, Turkey.—Bri less armistice” in Syria wi ( to the Vichy troops, it w; ‘ commander in the Levan described as determined t< Stratford Stratford, July 8.—Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrison are spend ing some time with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fender, Mrs. Morrison’s parents. This couple was re cently married( at Bristol, Tenn. Mrs. Morrison was the former Miss Edith Fender, and Mr. Mor rison was a resident of Wilkes oro Fire ire of undetermined origin 3t demolished the building ing Company here, causing d $20,000. The two upper tely demolished and water the two lower floors and heat, com, flour and feed • ■ in A Fight Peruvian warplanes and ar rfare to the Western Hemi lled frontier towns along ice of El Oro yesterday in >d war renewing a century adorian officials claimed. • s Offer by British tain has proposed a “pain ;h generous surrender terms is reported, but the French :, General Henri Dentz, is » fight to the end. boro, but has spent some time in Los Angeles, Calif. C. G. Fender and his father, Elder Isom Fender, visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Fender Mon day. Rex Wagoner accpmpanied Franklin Hendrix and mother to Portsmouth, Va., last Wednesday where Mrs. Hendrix joined her husband, who has a position THE POCKETBOOK 0/ KNOWLEDGE t&3 9,000 sepMAre Hum## 90.000 MUSTS GO dUTO TUe 'WSMM£'-~ #Or/HCWDW( stw. HMtUMBfTf, 6UHS 0* PUOPBUO* 0P * MOD&tN PURSUIT PtMg ■rut e/um «**# water even ye#— AOOUTKXXOOO •mut—Mosny > Mefeo/NC DMT ntoM-rnt «— <s*y U 5. INVENTIVE 6CNlUS— . SINCE IAST SOWMER1HE OffKtH ‘WVBfttf QEACIN6 HOUSE' HAS RECEIVED fhSOO DEFENSE INVENTION SUGGESTIONS _ HEMiy /Mir covjmjh6 wm/wHue tpgJK. gecAiKt vvooo is scarce . fires are ofiem bout or wHMraoNe.on -me AieUTIAKl ISLAnIPS, OFF ALASKA The War in China TOP: These Chinese children were taken off the streets of Chungking after the above picture was snapped, and are today safe in one of Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek’s orphanages near the bombed city.. BOTTOM: A caravan of ambulances and supply trucks moving up the Burma Road to Chungking carrying the relief supplies donated by Americans halt at a typical Chinese village. t Firemen s Carnival i At Galax Held Over This Week j The Firemen’s Ninth Annual , Carnival and Celebration which | was being held at Galax all last week is still under way. Members | of the celebration committee met i with Mayor Walter G. Andrews! and members of the Galax town i council Saturday night, July 5, i and plans were worked out j whereby the celebration could be i continued this week until mid- j night Saturday, July 12. Due to the very rainy weather it was almost impossible for the people to attend the carnival last week and it is hoped that they will have an opportunity to turn out this week and enjoy the amusements. The fireworks will be used this week as the weather was too bad last week to fire them. The Crescent Amusement Com pany Shows are on the midway with clean, moral shows, up-to date riding devices and legitimate concessions. Friday afternoon, July 11, from 2:00 to 6:00 p. m., will be “Children’s Day.” There will be no admission charge at the main gates and all rides will operate at 5c. there. They have an apartment there where they will remain for some time. Mr. Wagoner re turned to his home here Sunday. Miss Doris Wagoner spent the week-end with Misses Anna Ruth, Irene and Emogene Richardson. Elder Carey Moxley from Ken tucky, is visiting friends and rela tives here. ». Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Sanders and little daughter, from North Wilkesboro, spent Sunday with relatives here. Fred Williams, manager of the Williams Brothers Furniture Store at Wadesboro, N. C., is spending a few days with his parents here. Master James Douglas, of Sparta, spent Sunday night "with Edwin Mabe. Master Gene Gray Wagoner, of Galax, is spending a few days with relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. Catherine Brewster and daughter, Rita, Mr. and Mrs. Rod ney Brewster and little daughter, of Covington, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Wyatt spent Satur day evening with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sanders. Miss June Crouse, of Washing-1 ton, D. C., spent the week-end Ten More Boys To Go Next Friday, July 18 Alleghany county is called upon to send ten more boys to Fort Bragg next Friday, July 18th, for a year of military training, and the following are those upon whom the lot has fallen to go: Leff J. Caudill Dent B. Pugh Vincent A. Cox George R. Long Gaither L. Evans Kemp H. Caudill Joseph T. Smith Emmitt R. Andrews Carlie L. Vernon Page D. Parsons volunteered. In case some of the foregoing are not inducted, the following named may be required as re placements: Romie L. Spurlin Paul A. Vernon Levi J. Caudill Garnett W. Nichols Up to the present time 30 boys from Alleghany have been in | ducted into military training, 27 white and three colored. These | ten who go next week will in crease the total to 40. There were 50 fresh registra tions of Alleghany youth made Tuesday a week ago when those who had recently passed theii 21st birthday were required to register. Marriages I gJiimiiiiiimiimiiiiiMiMMiiniiiiiniHitiiMimiitiiMiiMl; MORRISON—FENDER The marriage of Miss Edith Fender and Richard Morrison, of Wilkesboro, N. C., and Los An geles, Calif., was solemnized in a private ceremony on Wednesday, June 25th, at Bristol, Tenn. Mrs. Morrison is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Fender, of Sparta, and is well known in this vicinity. She re ceived her education at Sparta and Glade Valley High schools. Mr. Morrison is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Morrison, of Wil with homefolks here. Leo Irvin, of Washington, D. C., visited his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Irwin, near here one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Joines have moved to the Lonnie Hen drix home at old Stratford. Born to Dr. and Mrs. Michael at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Crouse, on Tuesday, June 24th, a son. Homecoming To Mark 50th Anniversary The Laurel Springs Baptist ■ church will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday, July 27th, with a grand Homecoming and morning, afternoon, and evening services. Dinner will be served on the church grounds. Many of the church’s former; pastors will be present at this 50th anniversary celebration, and Dr. Walt N. Johnson, of Mars Hill, will be the feature speaker of the day. To complete half a century of service to a community is some thing worthy of celebration. Sunday School Group Meeting Last Saturday, at 2:30 the State .Sunday School field repre-J sentatives met at the. Baptist; church. Miss Carlton led the singing, and Miss Edith Hayes i conducted a beautiful devotional) with a chalk talk.. Miss Mildred ; Davis presided. Encouraging reports were made ' on the Bible Schools and Study Classes and census taken at New Hope, Scottville, Belview, and Chestnut Grove churches. A beautiful duet was rendered, j I and Rev. Mr. Ussery, guest speaker, delivered an inspiring address. j Short talks were made by Rev. ! i V. W. Sears, A. 0. Joines, mod- ; erator of the association, and! Rev. W. H. Caldwell. This week Miss Mattie Stimp son is teaching a Bible school! and study course at Mt. Carmel, l Miss Alma Carlton is teaching a [study course at Liberty, Miss Mildred Davis is teaching a study course and Bible school at Pine Fork, and Miss Edith Hayes is [teaching a study course and Bible 'school at New River church. They go to Ridge Crest next week for Sunday School week there. Rev. V. W. Sears Will Teach Missions Course Rev. V. W. Sears and Mrs. I Sears are booked to teach two special classes each in the Church School of Missions which will be conducted all next week in Bel mont, N. C. Mr. Sears will have one class studying Nigeria and one on China, while Mrs. Sears will have two classes on Japan. The school runs from Mon day the 14th to Friday the 18th. Doughton Annual Family Reunion I Last Saturday The rain last Saturday caused the plans for the Annual Reunion of the Doughton family to be j I changed from a proposed picnic | I at Bluff Park to an indoor re-' | union in Laurel Springs school house. There was a fine crowd 1 and much happy visiting, for the [ folks came from far and near to enjoy the occasion. Naturally, from Sparta came Governor and Mrs. R. A. Dough j ton, Mrs. S. J. Thomas, Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Doughton, Mrs. T. J. | Carson and Emmaline and James j Hawthorne. From Washington, D. C., came Congressman and Mrs. R. L. Doughton, Mrs. Arthur Fender iand Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fender. From Baltimore Miss Josephine | Doughton came. I From Charlotte came Miss ! Catherine Boyer. Very naturally, from Laurel Springs there were present Mrs. *j F. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moxley, Mr. and Mrs. Van Miller and family, Reece Miller and Qrady Miller and daughter, i • From Gastonia came Dr. R. L. j Miller and son, Billy, and Miss ! Mary Miller. I From Statesville came Mr. and | Mrs. J. H. Doughton. From North Wilkesboro Mr. j and Mrs. Claude Doughton came. From Valdese came Mr. and Mrs. Winkler and children. From Virginia came Mr. and Mrs. John Finley. And, to add to the general spirit of good fellowship, Rev. Mr. Strader and Rev. Mr. Sears, of Sparta, were also present. a kesboro, N. C., but has been, un til recently, in California, for several years. He was educated in Wilkesboro, and has had sev eral years training with the Na tional Guard. The young couple is with his parents at present, but plan to make their home in California. 3 Jail Keys Stolen And Three Prisoners Freed Thieves broke into the office of Sheriff Dewitt Bryan, located on the main floor of the court house, sometime Sunday night, Stole keys to the jail from his desk, and turned three prisoners out of the Alleghany county jail on the second floor of the court house. Sheriff Bryan discovered the breaking and jail delivery Mon day morning about 7:30 o’clock. He said the delivery occurred sometime between midnight when he left the jail and Monday morning. The prisoners were listed as Karl Dixon, of Edmonds, jailed early Sunday night - oh a charge of operating an automobile while intoxicated; Bert Hendrix, of Hare, awaiting trial on a charge of drunkenness, and Bertha At wood, 19, of Sparta, awaiting trial on a charge of vagrancy. Sheriff Bryan said the trio and those who aided them in escap ing, stole Dixon’s car from a storage shed near Sparta and fled. He said he confiscated Dixon’s car when he was arrested. The escaped prisoners left no trail so far as has been learned. The thieves who entered the sheriff’s office pried open a win dow but were careful not to break the glass. The keys to the jail were removed from a desk drawer where they are left dur ing the night. Sheriff Bryan said. Nothing was disturbed in the sheriff’s office and the breaking was apparently for the purpose of the jail delivery, Bryan stated. Lucille Ford Circle Will Meet At Mrs. J. G. Mitchell’s at 8 o’clock next Tuesday night, July 15th, the Lucille Ford Circle of the Baptist W. M. S. will meet, under the leadership of Mrs. R. L. Hickerson. Too Much Rain Mount Airy.—The almost in cessant rains of the past week all over this section have forced the rivers and streams about Mount Airy and all over Surry count# out of their banks, cov ering hundreds of acress of bot tom lands an<{ doing much dam age to bottom-land crops. Next Sunday I At The Churches 0....... July 13, 28th Sunday Sparta Presbyterian church at II o’clock, Rev. Mr. Berry, and at Rocky Ridge at 3 o’cftck. Sparta Baptist church at 11 o’clock, Rev. Mr. Sears, and at Laurel Springs at 8 o’clock. Sparta Methodist church at 11 o’clock, Rev. Mr. Strader. Laurel Springs Methodist church at 11 o’clock, Rev. Mr. Ferree, and at Transou at 2:30. Belleview Baptist church at 11 o’clock, Rev. Mr. Blackburn. New Haven church of the Brethren at 11 o’clock, Rev. Tommy Hooker. Primitive Baptist churches at 11 o’clock: Elk Creek, and Saturday at 2 o’clock. Zion. Meadow Fork, and Saturday at 2 o’clock, Elder E. A. Long. Little River Regular Baptist churches at 11 o’clock: Big Springs. New Salem. Prathers Creek. Union Baptist churches at 11 o’clock: Liberty. Whitehead. At the Woodrow church on Saturday and Sunday meetings will be conducted by Elder Billy Brooks. At the lower Joines cemetery in Whitehead, come on Satur day, July 12, with your tools to help clean.
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