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AND STAR-TIMES— t CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY Il^M) a Year in Alleghany County VOLUME 54, NO. 35 News NEWSPAPER. $1.50 a Year Out ot County »ews M totbe promotion of process for all of the people in Sparta and Alle ghany county. THURSDAY, MAY 20, IMS SPARTA, NORT H CAROLINA Large Group Of' Alleghany Men Are Re-elassified Selective Service Board Meets And Reviews Classes Of Large Group Of* Men At a meeting of Alleghany county Selective Board No. 1, on May 13, the largest group yet to be considered were re-classified. The classes in which they are grouped are listed: 4-A — Robert F. Warden, Wil lie G. Williams, Charlie B. Shu mate, Linville K. Stamper, Rob-| ert A. Reed, Lonnie N. McMeans, Oscar C. Wagoner, Mark H. Scott, Allen E. Edwards, Bert D. Nich ols, John C. Fender, Quincy G. Caudill, Bryan B.- Wagoner, Em met Hines, Calvin S. Wyatt, Harden L. Cockerham, Charlie Edwards, Charlie J. Sexton, James N. Smith, Garther Bowers, Luther Hodge, Leonard Halsey, William Qox, John Richardson, Isom Wagoner, Mack Parsons, William Orsbome, Fred Petty, Carlyle Join as, DeWitt Bryan, Walter Hampton, John Norman. 3-C — William Sexton, Dean Bedsaul, John Wooten, David Jones, Kilby Halsey, Amo Maines, James Wyatt, Clarence Hendrix, Bart Taylor, Howard Kennedy, Harry Young, Earl Delp, Odell Billings, Walter Young, Robert Johnson, Zaac Rutherford, Everette Mabe, John Reeves, Clarence Kennedy, Wayne Reeves, Ralph Joines, Ca ry Brown, James Andrews. Carey Blevins, Raymond Hill, William Suits, Oscar Nichols, Jessie Larue, Chester Killon, Os car Gambill, Jr., James Mabe, Garnett Smith, Garnie Smith, Ralph Hines. 3-CH — Emory E. Maines, Ves ter Mabe, Clyde Edwards, Les ter Alex Coomes, Lon Reeves, WUtofier Nance, Ffank Roupe, Joseph Irwin, Roscoe McGrady, George Crouse, Robert A. Joines, Rufus Wagoner. ^ (Continued on Page 8) josepn Dare, uo, Dies In Hickory Was Buried Tuesday After noon At Peak Creek Ceme tery Near Laurel Springs Joseph Bare, 68, died late Sun day, May 16, in a Hickory hospi tal after a brief illness, following a paralysis stroke ,and was buried Tuesday afternoon at three o’ clock at Peak Creek cemetery, near Laurel Springs. Mr. Bare had lived in the Peak Creek community most of his life, but had been living in Hick ory for the past two years, where he had emplayment He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Jones Bare, Hickory; one son, ^ Carl, Baltimore; Md.; three r daughters, Mrs. Bynum Long, Bettendorf, Iowa; Mrs. J. L. Bare, Sparta; Mrs. Lon Cox, Hickory; and one brother, Jess Bare, of Landis. Fourteen grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers, were Wiley Stur gill, Norman C. Jones, Hiram Bare, Grover Setaer, Emerson Miller, and Hurley Poole. Flower girls were Mrs. Lessie Ray Sturgill, Misses Anna Lee and Lynqre Bare,..Millie Ann Cox, Clara and R. V. Bare, Mrs. Jenny Fry, Mrs. Nora ledgers, Mrs. Elizabeth Spenear. The funeral was conducted from the Brethren Church by Elders W. H. Handy and J. A. Reed. Be was laid to rest near the place of his birth in the pres ence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. A beautiful floral tribute of flowers was presented by many friends of his home com munity and from Hickory, where he maided-at the time of.hit, death. SCHEDULE FOR H. D. CLUBS IS ANNOUNCED i Rubie Hampton, county demonstration agent, an her demonstration meet week as follow*: 24, at Rocky at Looking For Zeros In Far North An alert machine gun crew, one of many which helped beat off Jap attacks on our new baie at Amchitka island in the Aleutians, is pictured here. Amchitka island is only 70 miles from Jap-held Kiska. It was occupied by a U. S. task force of combined army and navy men who lived, slept and fought in mud when they took over in January. Siege Of Europe Is Started; Japs Dealt Heavy Blow On Attu Experts See The End Of Italy In 5 Months; British Sink 5 Ships The Allies struck decisive blows at their enemies this week, be ginning a major siege of Europe and dealing heavy blows on the Japanese in the Aleutian area. Allied sources predicted that with thgC'Meyp of .Europe under lyRfcohfif’ ^probably be knockedout in fiye months. These statements by responsi ble informants strengthened be lief that the unprecedented Allied night and day bombing offensive against the German-dominated continent was the prelude to land operations intended to drive straight at the heart of Italy and Germany. Reports from Europe, princi pally from neutral capitals, indi cated that Germany was trying to get ready to meet imminently expected Allied landing opera tions anywhere from Norway to Greece. The Royal Air Force hammer ed Nazi airfields in Northern France Tuesday while the deadly new American Thunderbolts bat tled enemy fighters over occupied Belgium, carrying the furious Al lied offensive through its sixth straight day. The daylight sweeps followed a series of night raids in which R. A. F. bombers pounded targets in Southern Germany and other British planes bombed and straf ed enemy rail and water trans port along Western Europe’s in vasion coast. The battle for Attu Island, first step toward throwing the Japan ese finally out of the Aleutians, apparently neared its concluding phase yesterday as the Japanese (Continued On Page Four). Sunday School Association To Hold Meeting County-Wide Meeting ijyill Be Held At Scottville On Sun day, May 30. * _____ \ T. C; Osborne, Laurel Springs, chairman of the Alleghany coun ty Baptist Sunday School Asso ciation, announces a meeting of the association at Scottville, be ginning at 1:30, on May 30. All churches are requested to have ready all reports on the progress of their Sunday Schools for the year and at this meeting the election of officers for the coming year will be held. Rev. Richard L. West, pastor of the Sparta and Laurel Springs Baptist churches will deliver the message, with Rev. J. H. Caldwell and Rev. Win Blackburn also tak ing part. Mrs. Sidden, 92, Buried Tuesday Funeral rites were conducted from Mountain View church Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock for Mrs. Cynthia Sidden, 92, who died at the home of her son, J. M. Caudill, of Glade Valley, on Mon day. Ministers in charge of the serv ices were Rev. Mack Brooks and Tyre Brooks. Surviving Mrs. Sidden is the one son, J. M. Cau dill. ; Mr. and Mi*. Ray Evans and daughter, Edith, of Bel Air, Md., spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Edwards. ‘A’ Gas Ration Cards May Be Renewed By Mail Soon Washington — Motorists will he allowed to renew! their -itine rationing' books by announced. Renew coupon books for moiorcy 4so will be handled by mail, g adoption at this ‘•rice Administrator **dd,it is in tended to save the public time and trouble by eliminating the necessity of another registration at school or ration board sites. Mail distribution previously had been ordered for issuance of war ration book No. 3 and for renew i CAj/irc wwy books will due to "A” book expires will depend on how lonf he is required to make the “A-6” coupons last. These become valid July 22 in the East. OPA said easterners would be permitted to renew “A" books by mail, at some later date, but that the arrangements might not be exactly the. same as . those be ing instituted now for the rest of the country. These plans call for distribution to service stations about June 22 of renewal application forma. Af ter getting one, the motorist need only fill it out and mail it to his war price and rationing board the signed bade cover of hip t$A“ book mid his current record ahowtn* ns as soon as u On Page four) Drive Made On Stills In County; 2 Are Captured Local Officers Assist Federal Representatives In Mak ing Captures An intensive drive by state, county and federal officers with in the past week has netted two stills, a quantity of liquor and mash destroyed, and one man has been sent to Petersburg, Va., for a term of 15 months, while anoth er awaits trial in county court on a charge of possession of non taxpaid liquor. Paul Edwards, who was caught in the Saddle Mountain section of the county by Sheriff Jess M o x 1 e y, Patrolman Richard Griggs and Deputy R. D. Gentry, last week, was tried in Wilkes boro Tuesday, before Judge John son J. Hayes and given a term of , 15 months in federal prison at Petersburg, Va., while Franklin ! Lundy awaits trial in county court for possession of non-taxpaid li quor in his house in the lower : part of the county. A second still was destroyed | about one mile south of Ervin Grocery school house on Thurs day, by officers Felts. Gambill and Irwin, of the federal and state departments, and county sheriff Jess Moxley, Deputy R. D. Gen try and Patrolman R. R. Griggs. This still was of 50-gallon capac ity, with about 700 gallons of mash being prepared for distil lation. Offer Awards To 4-H Boys And Girls Entries Wanted War Bonds And Scholarships Are Offered In Several Groups The 4-H Club members are being offered a large number of awards this year than at any time in the history of club work in North Carolina and Alleghany county boys and girls are urged to work for them. A one-year |choflarship to North Carolina State College will be offered for the best record in each of the following projects: Com,' tobacco, gardening, Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes. Eight $25.00 War Bonds are to be awarded to State 4-H club: winners in dairying, a one-year scholarship is also available to the State winner in dairying. Members who are carrying 4-H projects in poultry, beef, pig, sheep are all eligible for prizes and the animals don’t necessarily have to be purebred*. Other projects for which prizes are available include Rural Elec trification, Farm Safety, Clothing, Canning, Home beautification. All 4-H Club members desiring further information are asked to contact the County Agent’s office. Ceiling Prices On Rayon Hose Now Local merchants have received the ceiling prices which were set by OPA on rayoiuhoae and which were to have gone into effect on May 15. The regulations declare that the hose shall be marked with guage nmber and ceiling price if full fashioned and with ceiling price and number of needles in circu lar knit Ita exact ceiling prices on ray on hose of the various gauges are as follows: 39 guage, 71 cents; 42 guage, 75 cents; 45 guage, 81 cents; 48 guage, 86 cents; 51 93 cents; 54-57 guage, er ANNOUNCE JMEJKVICES Brothers In Service Pvt. Harrison T. Reeves, left, entered service at Fort jleorge Meade, Md., January 29, 1943. He is in the medical rorps, stationed at Fort George Meade, Md. Pvt. Cleo H. Reeves, right, is stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C. He is in a transportation unit of the U. S. Army. They are sons of Mr. md Mrs. Jack Reeves, of Sparta. Three Held In Jail In Connection With Roaring Gap Thefts Dr. T. R. Burgiss Chosen Vice-Pres. Of N. C. Druggists State Meeting Held In Gceens boro This Week; Is Well Attended At a two-day session of the 'iorth Carolina Pharmaceutical Association at its war service inference in Greensboro, Tues lay and Wednesday, Dr. T. R. Burgiss was elected third vice president of the organization. R. P. Lyon, of Charlotte, will serve as president of the asso :iation for the coming year. Oth ;r officers installed were E. C. Daniel, of Zebulon, as second /ice-president and Paul B. Bis sette, of Wilson, as member of the ixecutive committee. All new officers were nominated at last rear’s convention in accordance with the usual policy of naming the new slate a year ahead of time. The Greensboro convention was attended by more than 700 dele gates from throughout North Car olina. Raleigh was chosen as the site for the 1944 meeting, the date to be left up to the executive committee. Dr. Burgiss served as secretary treasurer of the North Carolina Rexall Druggists’ Association From 1932 to 1942. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. and Mrs. N. D. Fox an nounce Use birth of a son, Kent Steven, on May 13th, in Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin. 3 Youths Caught By Local Of ficers After Breaking And Entering Several Cottages Some keen detective work on the part of Sheriff Jess Moxley land Patrolman Richard Griggs brought to a sudden end the car ’ eer of crime entered upon by j three Surry county youths, -With the arrest of Jesse Lee Povyers, I Jr., 19, of Elkin, E. L. Swaim, 19, of Jonesville, and Gordon Odis Gam bill, 17, of State Road, on a charge of breaking, entering and theft from summer homes at Roaring Gap. The boys were arrested Mon day, after a chain of evidence had 1 been completed which linked them with the robberies which were first reported on May 4. Many valuable articles were tak en from the cottages which are left completely furnished throughout the winter by owners of the homes in the summer col ony. One radio, two clocks, three eiderdown comforts, a quantity of silverware, candlesticks, and ma ny other articles were recovered. i > (Continued on Page 8) I Sparta Girl Is Graduate Nurse Mr. and Mrs. G. O.. Edwards, of Hillsville, Va., last week attend ed the graduation exercises at City Hospital, Winston-Salem, where their daughter, Miss Ray vene, received her cap as a grad uate nurse. Miss Edwards attended high school in Sparta, graduating with the class of 1940. She was one of 20 girls receiving their diplo mas at the hospital Former Sparta Woman Helps America In Aircraft Plant A former Sparta woman fum shed the basis for an interesting article appearing in a recent issue jf “the Wingfoot Clan,” publish 'd by the Goodyear Aircraft cor poration of Akron, Ohio. Ppblkhed uqder the title “The ileal Miss Americas," the follow' ng is the picture portrayed of lira. Beulah Fields Miller, a laughter of the, late W. C. Fields, »f Sparta, lawyer and North Car jlina Senator and a recognised leader in affairs of Alleghany sounty, in his day. The acocunt "to the heart of one of the bu liest sections of the Goodyear plant ta • white-haired woman she is a “Mrs/', die la a charming “Miss America." “In a soft Southern voice, Mrs. Miller told her story. “I was bom quite a few years ago in Sparta, N. C.” said Mya. Miller. “My father, W. C. Fields, a lawyer and senator of the.Vu Heel State, was instrumental In the establishment of Woman's college of the University of North Carolina, one of the largest Wo man’s colleges of the South. He was also interested in higher ed ucation for all boys and girls and provided the funds for the edu Registration Is To/Be Conducted By Post Offices Registration By Mail Will Save Work, Time And Travel In Nation ACCURACY IMPORTANT Alleghany people as well as those throughout the rest of the nation, begin to receive their ap plication for War Ration Book No. 3 through Uncle Sam’s deliv ery system, the U. S. mail, today. This system will not only save hours of time, but gasoline and travel required by a personal registration system, authorities point out. An application form will be left in the mail box of each fami ly as only one blank is required for a family, between today, May 20 and June 5. Those receiving the applications should fill oat carefully, place a three cent stamp on the same and mail back be tween June 1 and June 10. Authorities pointed out that it is very important that all appli cations be filled out correctly end legibly, in order to avoid delay of the issuance of books, which in turn, are mailed back to the applicants. It was explained that by family group, which requires only one application, is meant those per sons related by blood or marriage, or adoption, who reside regularly at the same address. Persons temporarily away from home for a period of 60 days or less must be included in this. Persons liv ing at the same address but not related by blood, marriage or adoption, must file separate ap plication. This would include, of course, cooks. Those who do not receive ap plication blanks through the mail are requested to ask for them at their nearest postoffice. The application blanks are self-iexplanatatry. 14 however, an individual is uncertain as to how to fill them out, he should consult some one. Civilian Defense officials have asked that all civilian defense workers, members of the Amer ican Legion and all others who would, volunteer their assist ance in their various communi ties where individuals need help in filling out forms. Navy Recruiter Is Coming Soon Will Be In Sparta Next Mon day And Tuesday To In terview Applicants James E. Meacham, Specialist First Class, Recruiter for the U. S, Naval Reserve, will be in Sparta next Monday and Tues day, May 24 and 25 for the pur pose of interviewing 17-year-old boys who may be interested in the V-6 program. Mr. Meacham states that since schools are Closing over ths state this month and early next, Navy trade schools are rapidly filling with boys in this age bracket; and the hundreds coming in every day will toon eliminate vacan cies. He urges that advantage be taken of the opportunity offered by V-6 to learn a specialised trade under Navy supervision. - y^--' ■■■■ ■ -1, r Resident In West Va.
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