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NEWS-STAR-TIMES is dedicated to covering the News and to the promotion of progress for all of the people in Sparta and Alle ghany county. The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941)—ALL EGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. SPARTA NEEDS NOW . . . an industrial plant, a mo dem hotel, a federal post office building and a civic club. Let’s go after them! VOLUME 54, NO. 14 S1.00 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $1.50 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 1941 l>o Your Christmas Shopping In Sparta - A Big Trading Center For The Parkway Area Everything In Readiness For Record Xmas Business People YOU KNOW Iii Alleghany By Staff Writer REV. C. R. ALLISON Here’s a newcomer to Allegha ny county, but he is pastor to five Methodist churches in Alle ghany and two in Grayson county across the Virginia line. So be fore long he’ll be known to many persons in this section. Mr Allison began his ministry as a Methodist circuit rider, and having seven churches on a cir cuit is no new experience to him. In fact, he was reminiscing this week of those early days and re calling the time folks walked four and five miles to church when roads were impassable. Traveling a wiivun in those days was dif ficult. While serving his first pastorate at Unionville in the conference in .AUmmw, remembers that everyone walked to church except one man, who always rode a mule. But then, the auditorium was nearly always filled. “The days since 1910 have cer tainly been days of great chang es,” Mr. Allison says, “and most (Continued on Page Four) Free Eye Clinic Is To Be Held Here On Dec. 12 Children to Be Examined By Dr. Martin at Health Office. Plans are now being perfected for the free eye clinic for Ashe county to be held next Friday, Dec. 12, in the offices of the coun ty health department in the Com munity building here. The clinic is being held under the sponsorship of the county health and welfare departments together with state aid to the blind group. Dr. Lester Martin, of Mocks ville, will be in charge of the cli nic and it is estimated that, pro vided that preparatory examina tions are made, as many as twenty patients can be handled for com plete examinations on Friday. Letters have been sent out to teachers and other groups in the county asking their cooperation in making the clinic a success. Free Tickets To Theatre Offered You certainly will want to read every ad in this ‘‘Christ mas Shopping Edition” be cause you may receive a free gift award. These advertisements will not only help you solve your gift problems while saving you money on specials, but by reading them you may also find your name included somewhere in the ad. If you do, you will be entitled to re ceive a free ticket to the Spartan theatre. Read all ads and when you discover your name, send or bring the advertisement to The News office and get your free ticket The names have been chosen by drawing from the mailing list of this newspaper. The tickets must be called for ' and used before the New Tetr. ..: ' • -1 NYA Sewing Project In Sparta Busily pitoducing garments which will be used in a hos pital are girls employed on the NYA sewing project in Spar ta. They might well be considered a part of the national de fense preparedness program, and they work with a sign on the wall reading, “We the people . . . Arm For Defense.” Shown at the sewing machines (left to right) are: Maxine Poole, of Twin Oaks; Annie Lou Brinegar, of Laurel Springs; Mattie Reed Nichols, of Sparta; Sue Maines, of Sparta; Jes sie Nicholson, of Sparta; Edith Lovelace, of Sparta; Pearl Duncan, of Sparta; Imagene Osborne, of Stratford; and Blanche Halsey, of Piney Creek. Standing in the background is Irene Hampton, of Stratford. Hundreds Of Garments Are Made By NYA Girls Here Lone NYA Project in County Now Been in Operation For Two Years. The one NYA project in Alle ghany county will continue, al though a curtailment has bean made it. me H&A program itr North Carolina, and at the pre sent time 24 girls employed on the sewing production project in Sparta have a thousand yards of material with which to make ward dresses for a Morganton hospital. The NYA homemaking office has been here for two years with Mrs. Clennel itichardson as pro ject supervisor. During that time the girls have made hundreds of garments for various type uses. For instance, there have been bathrobes for a health depart ment, mending of clothing for COC camps, comforts for FSA mattress ticks for AAA, and so on. The girls, whose ages are from 16 to 25, learn to sew by hand as well as with machines. They never know what type of gar ment will be made when they finish with one lot. Only 12 work at one time, as they are divided into two shifts. Each girl works 80 hours during the month. The NYA sewing room seems to do most anything asked of them, because they do work for the welfare department, health department, and county commis sioners. Clothing has been re ceived from Save the Children Fund, and the girls will repair these clothes before they are dis tributed to children of needy fa milies in the county. The curtailment of NYA pro jects is not likely to affect the local project according to a state ment from state administrator John A. Lang. The location of the area office may be changed, how (Continued on Page 4) Prisoner Finds Way ‘Break’ Jail A new way to get out of jail f^wa$ tried by a drunk in the , county jail last Saturday night. He tried to “float" out. The prisoner, who has been locked up more times than a first-grader can count, turned on a water faucet and let it rum Water flooded the floor and seeped through the ceil ing of the clerk and register offices beneath the jail. The man was successful in getting out of jail. He received 30 days on the road for the act and another 30 days for public drunkenness. Cabell Wilson Tax Supervisor Plans Made for Listing of Tax es After First of The Year. Cabell Wilson of near Sparta was reappointed Alleghany coun ty tax supervisor for 1942 by the county commissioners at the reg ular December meeting Monday when plans for tax listing in Jan uary were discussed. Mr. Wilson has served in this capacity several years. Listing of taxes will start shortly after the first of the year and every effort will be made to complete the list ing during January before a pen altv is incurred. Tax listing in the townships of the county will be named next week. Mr. Wilson will be lister for Gap Civil township as well as county supervisor. The commissioners disposed of other routine matters at their monthly meeting. County Farmer Has Grown Burley Tobacco 18 Years The first farmer to grow tobac co in Alleghany county is H. M. Delp, of the Turkey Knob com munity, who planted only a tenth of an acre of the burley leaf on his place about 18 years ago. Mr. Delp more than proved to bacco can be grown successfully in this county, and he is still a grower. This year he produced 2,600 pounds of the golden leaf, which was recently sold. Only two and a tenth acres are allotted for tobacco at the Delp farm, but this crop is among seve ral that make Mr. Delp a diversi fied farmer. There is- wheat, corn, apples, cows, hogs, turkeys, and garden vegetables. On slightly more than iwo ac res, the Turkey Knob farmer grew 80 bushels of wheat this year. This will give him flour for the year, and also help in feed for the hogs. * He now has 15 head of cattle and he and his son are milking 10 of them daily. The milk is being sold. One of the barns on the Delp farm is chocked with fodder and many bushels of apples have been crated in the loft. Mr. Delp has a home garden, and in addition to vegetables for a balanced diet, he grows such delicacies as straw berries. The size of the berries are by no means small, according to Mr. Delp. But we’re talking about Mr. Delp as a tobacco grower. (Continued on Page Four) Needy Families Not Overlooked This Christmas All Have Opportunity to Make Contributions to Gift Fund. The less fortunate children of Alleghany county want Santa Claus to visit them and they will not be forgotten this year. Every one has an opportunity to help them get a thrill by contributing to the “Christmas Cheer Fund” sponsored by The Alleghany News. Prepare now to send clothing, old toys, food, fruit, candies, or money to the office of this news paper if you want to do your part in helping little tots have a Christmas who might be forgot ten: You’ll gladden their hearts and find your own heart glad dened as well, because you will have the true spirit of Christmas by helping others. The welfare department will as sist in placing the Christmas bas kets in needy homes of this coun ty. But just in case no one will be overlooked who might not have Christmas gifts except by a visit from this community’s Santa Claus, you are being asked to tell this newspaper of any underprivileged family you think might need assistance in observ ing Christmas. Everyone is asked to contribute something, be it small or large. Your part will help swell the fund, and your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Won’t you send in your contribution today? Xmas Seals On Salfi ■ ■ • r 4,300 Distributed and Seals Will Be Sold Here Saturday. The sale of Christmas seals be gan this week in Alleghany coun ty and Chairman W. C. Thomp son said probably more than the 6,000 seals assigned this county could be sold between now and Christmas. “Buy Christmas seals; protect your home from tuberculosis”, is the slogan of the tuberculosis as sociation which each year ob tains funds for local and national work by sale of the seals. Of the total amount raised, 50 per cent will remain in this county. The teachers of the county’s schools received 4,300 of the seals at their meeting last Saturday in Sparta, and only 1,700 remain to be distributed, Mr. Thompson said. The seals will be sold in the business section of Sparta this Saturday, according to the chair man. The seals are of colorful de sign this year, with a lighthouse scene in mostly blue shades, and the red emblem of the tuberculo sis association. Rainfall Breaks Threat Of Fires The heaviest rainfall in several months has broken a serious threat of forest fires in Allegha ny county as Fire Warden Dick Gentry had warned hunters the first of this week to be careful when in woods. The county’s most recent forest fire burned over 30 acres be tween Sparta and Glade Valley, and Mr. Gentry said he believed it was caused by carelessness of hunters. The fire caught on the Carson boundary on Friday and was not extinguished until Sun day. Although ram has temporarily broken the threat of woods fires, Warden Gentry urges all persons making camp fires and smoking to be careful when the woods are dry. reorganization of BOY SCOUTS PLANNED The first meeting to reorganize the Boy Scout troop in Sparta was held in the Community build ing Tuesday night and the next meeting was planned for Friday evening, Dec. 12. Arrives In Sparta This Saturday Santa Claus, the idol of millions of children, will arrive in Sparta Saturday to spend the day talking to the little tots and visiting the stores. He will be happy to see his many young friends and will give them candy! Colorful Street Lights Are To Be Turned On Here Friday Window Contest Being Sponsored > Mbigliuuy Ne*»s is again sponsoring a window display and outside store de coration contest this Christ mas season among the mer chants and business establish ments of Sparta. The first prize award is S2 cash and second prize, $1 cash. Impartial judges will be chosen and winners an nounced December 18. Come to town and see the Christmas windows. See if you can choose the same win ner as the judges. $218 Is Total For Red Cross Call Ennice and Laurel Springs Communities Up Sum By Large Reports. Late reports in the Red Cross roll call have upped the drive to tal to $218.65 in Alleghany coun ty, according to Chairman Ern est Edwards, with possibility of the final figure being higher as a few workers are still unreport ed. Ennice and Laurel Springs com munities turned in large amounts this week to raise the campaign sum, Mr. Edwards said. Ennice reported $58 for the most mem bers in a county community. Joining the Red Cross recently Included: Mrs. T. L. Grayson,, Pete Redolfi, Albert Redolfi, Em ory Edwards, Elmer Edwards, Mrs. Emory Edwards, Carl Irwin, (Continued on Page Four) First Time Streets of Sparta Decorated for Festive Season. Colorful Christmas «tre«v<£ights will' be turned on in Sparta this Friday night and together with laurel roping will decorate this1 town’s business section for the festive Christmas season. The lights and decorations are made possible here for the first time through the cooperation of merchants and other public-spir ited persons whose names will be published next week. The Blue Ridge Electric Membership cor poration has generously cooperat ed by putting up the lights and laurel. Three strands of the gay lights have been strung over the main street at intervals and attached to the power poles of the Blue Ridge corporation. The laurel roping and wreaths will be in place by Friday night and effec tively arranged on the sides of the street. The town will have a “new face” for Santa Claus when he arrives this year and he will find Sparta more than keeping pace with the other towns of this state. With the foresight that characterizes Sparta as one of the very best places in the Northwest section in which to trade, the merchants are ready ip a big way for the Christmas shopping crowds that will throng the local business section from now until Saint Nicholas makes his real visit to homes hereabouts. The people of Alleghany coun ty, as well as this entire section, are invited to Sparta to see the lights and windows, as well as to do their Christmas shopping here. British Are Given Setback In Libya; Winter Aids Russians The British imperial army of Northern Libya, reinforced, con tinued to encircle the axis forces under Erwin Rommel, in spite of the furious attacks of the Nazis’ tank forces. On the Russian front winter is marshalling its forces to aid the Moscow defenders. Although the British lost Re zegh itself and the nearby settle ment of Bir El Hamed in the pro cess, the break-through was effec ted only on a narrow sector, the German 15th joining hands with the 21st about Zaaran, six miles northeast of Rezegh. A British spokesman, terming it only a local victory, declared that the confidence of the imperial for ces had been in no way impaired. Red army reports tell of a Ger man repulse in the Tula area, southeast of Moscow, with Nazi invaders ousted from numerous villages and retreating through heavy snow, drifting oefore a shrill and biting wind. Two hun dred miles and more to the north the upper Volga and its tributar ies are already ice bound, yet not deeply enough frozen to carry the weight of Nazi tanks, heavy guns, and motor transports. Heavy snowfalls are due soon all the way from the northern rim of the Ukraine battle front to Le ningrad. Should the reported drifting fall just southward of Moscow herald the onset of a ty pical mid-December snow deluge (Continued on Page Four) Sparta Streets And Stores Now Gaily Decorated Santa to Be Here All Day Sat~ urday. Greeting Children and Giving Candy. THOUSANDS OF GIFTS Thousands of people are expec ted here tomorrow and Saturday when the Christmas shopping sea son for Sparta and Alleghany county will be officially opened with the arrival of Santa Claus. A large assortment of gift mer chandise will go on sale at mo ney saving prices. Windows wfll be decorated and street decora tions including colored lights and evergreen, emphasizing the holi day motif, will be shown. Santa will arrive Saturday and be here visiting the various stores and shaking hands with the children and asking what they want for Christmas. Every child in this county and nearby sec tions is cordially invited by the merchants to be here on Friday and Saturday and see Santa. The progressive local mer chants are featuring hundreds of values in practical as well as gift merchandise .which should con vince everyone that they should trade at home. In many cases merchants will not be able to re order merchandise this year be cause of limited supplies and for this reason people are urged to shop early while stocks are com plete. Today The Alleghany News is sues its official'Chrisnnas shopping edition ushering in the shopping season here. Throughout the pa per will be found hundreds of ad vertised values which are proof that Sparta -ia-tb* plaee to «h«p. It is also predicted that mora than ever people will turn to practical gifts this year. Crouse Appointed Dairy Specialist In This Section Native of Alleghany County Resigns Position as Yan cey Farm Agent. R. H. Crouse, Yancey county farm agent and a native of Alle ghany county, has been name# dairy specialist in Ashe, Allegha ny and Watauga counties, it was learned this week. Crouse has tendered his resig nation as farm agent, a position which he has held for the past two years, and will start work in the three counties here the first of the year. Dairy extension work in this section was started last July by J. P. Leagans, who spent two months making a complete study of plans and possibilities for ex pansion of the industry in the three counties. The new specialist is the son of T. L. Crouse, of Sparta. He is a graduate of Sparta high school and of State college. In 1936 he went to Yancey as assistant farm agent and became acting agent in August, 1939. His work in that county has been outstanding and he is ex pected to do a good job here in his larger field of activity.
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