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To Demonstrate Dehydration 'Of Food Here Soon District Home Agent Will As sist With Special Demon stration, Jane 3 On June 3 a meeting of the Sparta Home, Demonstration club will be held at the community building, when Miss Anna C. Rowe, Dist. Home Agent with the Extension Service, will give a demonstration on dehydration of fruits and vegetables, Miss Rubie Hampton, demonstration agent, said here Tuesday. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting, which is expected to give many valuable hints to Alleghany housewives on pre serving the summer crop of fruits and vegetables. Other meetings announced by Miss Hampton are Whitehead, at the home of Mrs. F. W. Cheek, on Tuesday, June 1 at two o’clock; on Wednesday at two at the home of Mrs. Roscoe Smith, Roaring Gap; at Elk Creek, Gambill’s L Store, at two o’clock on Friday, " June 4. Stamp No. 18 Good For 1 Pair Shoes Will Become Valid June 16; Length Of Period To Be Announced Stamp 18 in war ration book one will become valid on June 16 for the purchase of one pair of shoes, the Office of Price Admin istration anounced. Aa yet the OPA has announced no definite period of time during which the stamp will continue to be valid. Present indications are, how ever, rationing officials said, that there will be enough shoes avail able for the stamp to remain valid for four months or more. Each member of the family has one Stamp 18 which will be inter changeable among members of the family living in the same k t -*o^phc»ld. » .* v After June 1 the Office of Price Administration will an nounce the length of the period during which the stamp will be ' valid for one pair of shoes. Mean while, civilians are reminded that stamp 17 in war ration book one must be used before June 15 or the holder will not be able to use it in purchasing a pair of shoes. Edsel B. Ford Dies In Detroit Detroit — Edsel Bryant Ford, head of the Ford Motor Company, one of the world’s greatest in dustrial empires, died early yes terday of undulant fever. He was 49. At his bedside when he suc cumbed was his father, Henry Ford, who founded the company nearly a half century ago and in troduced to the world the “Tin Lizzie.” Also at bedside were his wife, Eleanor; his mother; two of his " three sons, Benson, a student in an army administration school, and William Clay, 18, and his daughter, Eleanor, 20. Ford was stricken critically ill about a week ago and death came at 1:30 a. m. Fifty years before the Ameri can Revolution, a successful “usurpation” of kingship was maintained against the English crown: “King” Roger JMoore, was virtual ruler Mavisst tracts in Brunswick conntvjjghere he had his seat of powqflpn3rton House, and near whereme vanished city of Brunswick stood. P. O. Distributing Applications For Ration Books 3 board said that they wished to again remind the public that ap plications for Ration Book 3 are beintf distributed by the post of fices and by mail carriers and not by the rationing board. Those who have’ not received Officials of the local rationing et in touch with office for an ap delay, direc illy and'this etweeaiJune should .>4' Iks. Allied Food Conference Police carefully scrutinize reporters, cameramen, and their press passes before admitting them to the grounds of the Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs, Va., where Allied rep resentatives attended the International Food conference. Europe Is Battered By Allies; Invasion Is Feared By Axis Japs On Attu Are Being An nihilated; Russia Hits Enemy Boats With two allied leaders, Chur chill and Roosevelt in conference in Washington, planning the end of the war, the allies continued making progress on all fighting fronts. On the roads to Berlin and Tokyo yesterday, heavy forc es of allied planes pounded at ax is Europe from the west amid ac cumulating evidence that inhab itants of 'the enemy’s Mediterrafri ean islands and the toe qf die Italftm boot were being rolled I beck by the terrific blows from American and British air units based in Africa. Mitchell medium bombers, with an escort of Spitfires, again rak ed the oft-battered enemy air field at Abbeville while separate fighter squadrons made support ing sweeps over other areas in Northern France. Two bombers and two fighters were lost in. the day’s operations. The Britain-based bombers roared out across the channel by daylight for new attacks in the spring offensive which informed observers regard as a demonstra tion of power to break down Ger many’s warmaking ability and give the poised ground forces of the allies clear roads toward Ber lin. The German high command was reported yesterday to have shifted (Continued on Page 4) AUTOMOBILE BURNED FROM SHORT CIRCUIT The automobile owned1 by Miss Margaret Allison, of Concord, was almost completely demolish ed by fire, Sunday, on the drive way leading to her father’s home, here. It is understood that Miss Alli son was visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Allison, and the car caught fire from a short cir cuit. Home Canners To Get Extra Sugar On Stamps 15,16 No Necessity For Applying To Local Ration Boards For Special Coupons Washington — Housewives will be able to get sugar for home canning by using stamps and Iff in Ration Book One, tab Of fice of Price Administration an nounced. ■ - m The revised program wipes out a plan of applying to local ration boards for coupons, as previous ly announced. Each stamp becomes valid next Monday and is good for five pounds each for canning sugar until October 31. Families who require more than ten pounds of sugar a person for home canning will apply to the rationing boards, the OPA ex plained some time later. The ten-pounds-a-person al lowance secured by using stamps 15 and 16 will provide each per son with 40 quarts of canned fruit, the OPA estimated, unusually strong troop reinforce (Continued on Page 4) Alleghany Man Is 95 Years Old Perhaps the oldest living Alle ghany county native, Tuesday celebrated his birthday, when Isom Fender, of Thurmond, be came 95 years old. | The day was observed quietly at his home, with a number of friends and relatives calling to pay their respects. Mr. Fender was formerly a citizen of White head community, having moved to Thurmond about twelve years ago. He mw has six living chil dren. Materials Restricted For Women’s Clothes By WPB Washington — The War Pro duction Board which has hinted and then denied that clothes will be rationed, this week ordered a sweeping conservation program applied to manufacture of wo men’s and Children’s outer-wear^ The order affects Fall and Win ter clothing beginning May 16 and Summer wear beginning Ju ly 1. Thereafter there must be no wastage of materials. Double breasted suits and Jackets, cul lottes and other so-called non functional items are out and Mils and furbelows must be reduced to the minimum. - <} creative design and that necessary wartime fashions “should contin ue to. be well-etyled end att^ac ■■ ; that there are no restrictions on ' tive.” Hie decree apparently is an outgrowth of recent conference* among WPB officials and textile and clothing producers. There previously had been talk of ra tioning but WPB Chairman Don ald M. Nelson assured that he would not go to that extreme if sound conservation programs were inaugurated. Instituted as revisions to last year’s clothing conservation or der, the new controls for the first time establish square inch limi tations for material used for col ^ ' and other trimming for. all tapes of women’s and chil also reduce skirts Mail Carriers To Elect Officers Here Saturday No Banquet To Be Held; Money To Be Given To ' War Effort At a preliminary meeting of Alleghany county rural mail car riers last Saturday, to arange de tails of their annual convention, it was agreed to hold only a bu siness meeting at the courthouse in. Sparta on Saturday, May 29 at four o’clock. At this time the election of of ficers for the carriers’ unit and the Ladies’ Auxiliary will be held, payment of dues will be made and discussions will be car ried out relative to service im provement and other matters of interest to the membership. The banquet, which has been a regular feature heretofore, will be dispensed with this year, as will other entertainment features, the money which ordinarily would be spent in defraying the cost will be donated to the USO,, the Red Cross, or some other worthy cause. Carl Irwin, of Twin Oaks, is president of the organization. Local Citizens Close Deal For Ten Cent Store W. K. Sprinkle And Dr. N. D. Fox Buy Store From El kin Company Final details were completed this week in the sale of Kay’s Five and. Ten Cent Store here t(f W. K. Sprinkle and Dr. N. D. Fox, by Claude H. Farrell, of Elkin. Mr. Sprinkle, popular young business man, was formerly man ager of Belk’s Department Store, from which position he resigned to become active manager of the new business enterprise. Dr. Fox is widely'known and popular in Alleghany county, and has re cently bought It home in Sparta. Mr. C. W. Plyler, assistant man ager of the Statesville branch of Belk’s, is temporarily in charge of the store here, pending the ap pointment of a new manager. Kay’s was for several years op erated by Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mitchell. Upon his entrance into the army, where he is now a lieu tenant, Mrs. Mitchell resigned to join him at his post in Nebraska. Compromise Is Reached On Tax * Measure At Last Bill Cancels Levy On Those In $50 droup. Doughton Makes Announcement Washington —' Ending four months of bitter strife, a senate house conference committee ap proved Tuesday, a pay-as-you-go tax plan which is virtually cer tain of final passage by congress. This compromise measure wipes out a year’s income tax for those whose total bill for the year amounts to $50 or less, abates three-fourths of a year’s obliga tions for all other taxpayers, the remaining fourth to be paid in two annual installments and im poses a 20 per cent withholding levy against the taxable portions of wages and salaries, effective July 1. Rep. Knutson (R., Min.) a member of the conference, said “it was the general impression” among the conferees that the compromise bill will result in a “freezing” of the present individ ual income tax rates, precluding any rise in rates this year. Presi dent Roosevelt last January ask ed congress to raise $16,000,000, 000 in additional 'revenue and savings this year. Chairman Doughton (D., N. C.) (Continued on Page 4) AWOL Soldier la Held In Jail On a charge of being AWOL from Camp Croft, 8. C., Robert J. Lane is being held in Alleghany -jail awaiting instructions Nazis Prepare For Allied Drive German soldiers hustling with ammunition to load guns along the Atlantic coast with which the Nazis hope to staw off an Allied invasion. This picture appeared in a German* magazine. Big Still Is Captured By Sheriff Moxley In Glade Valley Section FEATURED IN MAGAZINE Rosa Jordan, first native Al leghany girl to enter the WAAC, has had the distinc tion of being chosen as color bearer in a series of photo graphs in a recent issue of Collier’s Magazine describing the activities of the - WAAC. Miss Jordan is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan, of Glade Valley, and is stationed in Florida. Plan Eye Clinic For Next Month Health And Welfare Depart ments Announce Date As June 24 The county health and welfare departments have made tentative plans for an eye clinic to be held here on June 24. .Anyone interested in making an appointment should get in touch with one of these depart ments as soon as possible. Miss (Continued on Page 4) Outfit And Supplies Destroy ed; Higgins Is Now Held In Jail Sheriff Jess Moxley and depu ties last Friday night surprised the operators of a big still in the Cherry Lane community, destroy ing about 150 gallons of mash, completely wrecking the ingen iously devised plant and arresting Kyle Higgins, who is being held in jail to await a hearing. The still was located beyond Glade Valley deeply wooded spot on a small stratus, with a complete outfit fat making up the quantity of wheat mash in big square vats'fermenting near by. Sheriff Moxley and his mattock made short work of the still, the vats, molasses barrels, and other equipment. No liquor was found, since it was evident the plant was just beginning operations. Death Claims W. R. Wellborn Prominent Elkin Doctor Was Father Of Mrs. Edwin Duncan Elkin — Dr. William Revere Wellborn, 60, one of Elkin’s best known physicians, died suddenly Monday about noon at his office in his home while attending a pa tient. Dr. Wellborn suffered a heart attack two years ago, but had re covered sufficiently to resume his practice. He died within a few moments after suffering the attack. The funeral was conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Elkin Presbyterian church, by Rev. O. V. Caudill, pastor; Dr. Joseph W. Carter, of Anderson, S. C., and pastors of other Elkin churches. Burial was in Holly wood cemetery, Elkin. (Continued on Page 4) Schedule Of Typhoid Clinics Announced By Health Dept. Immunization clinics at which vaccinations are to be given free against typhoid, smallpox and diphtheria, are to be held at va rious points in the county, begin ning nelrt Wednesday, by the Al leghany county health depart ment Each point listed will be visited once weekly during the three weeks pf each series. Persons de siring to take the typhoid shots are reminded that this is given in three treatments, so that it is necessary to report at the first clinic if the series is to be com pleted. Smallpox and. diphtheria are one-shot injections, though it is recommended that an additional diphtheria shot be giyen after a two-months’ interval. “Every ehiM should be immunized a gainst these diseases when six months’ old,” Miss Ola Collins, county nurse, said here this week, “and Schick tests for determining the need for further diphtheria immunization and tuberculosis tests will also be given." “Every child is expected to be immunized against diphtheria and smallpox before entering school," Miss Collins continued, “nnd Has typhoid geries should be repeated every two yean. When several series of typhoid vaccin ations have been completed, one dose each following year is suf ficient Thoe receiving the ty phoid series last year are urged to take the one immunizing shot necessary to keep up the immuni ty already established." Schedules announced ate June (Continued On Page Hoar) S. C Richardson Is Appointed On Co, Welfare Board Replaces Sam W. Brown Who Has Moved Away; Dough ton And Higgins Serve The appointment of S. C. Rich ardson as the third member of the Welfare Board was announc ed this week, replacing Sam W. Browi^, who has left Sparta for Portsmouth, Va. Mr, Richardson was chosen by the two other members of the board; Gov. R. A- Doughton, state appointee, Mr. J. A. Higgins, ap pointed by the county commis sioners. . The functions of the board in clude consideration of all appli cations fpr old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, and poli Scies .regarding other work of the welfare department come under thtif i urisdicti on. A. conference of die South East n Regional National Conference Sll he held in Asheville on June fourth and fifth, which superin tendents Of public welfare will at tend, with a dinner meeting at the Battery Park Hotel featuring the June 3 session. Miss Lillie Erwin, Alleghany county welfare officer, is planning to attend. ——--— - Alleghany Boy Is Wounded In N. Africa Battle One Of Fiist County Boys To Enter Service; War Dept To Make Reports Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caudill, of Twin Oaks, received a telegram from the War Department on May 23 that their son, Corporal Left J, Caudill, had been wound ed in action on May 8 in the North African battle area. The telegram stated that re ports of his condition would be made every 15 day*, and that the parents would be advised as the reports were received. Corporal Caudill was among the first to be drafted from Al leghany county. He was inducted at Fort Bragg, received his basic training in New Jersey, Californ ia and Virginia. He has been in foreign service for several months. Friends and neighbors state that he has made an outstanding record from the beginning of his service; that he has always been enthusiastic over his opportunity to serve his country, proud of the progress the country has made toward preparedness since he en tered the service, and that “he has been a credit to his parents, his country, and the flag under which he fights.” Feed Wheat Is Available Now Arthur Gambill, secretary of AAA in Alleghany county, an nounces that a carload of feed wheat is now available at the bins in Sparta, on sale at $1.1? per bushel. ■ Farmers purchasing the wheat must make payment by cashier’s check or postal money order, Mr. Gambill stated, to avoid confusion in book-keeping and records. Bible School To Start On Monday Vs...:.:- . t. , Daily Vacation Bible School will .begin next. Monday morning at 10:00 o’cloclcat the Sparta Bap tist church* Rwf. Richard I* West, Pastor .of the church, announced thigweefc. .ht Teachers from the membership of the church will conduct tha school for, .children between the agap of six and sixteen. All in terested persons are urged to at tend the school. --r! Griggs To Issue Driving Permits
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