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News 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. in Alleghany Co unty SPARTA. NORTH CAROLINA $1.50 a Year Out of County VOLUME an Industrial plant, a mo oera bow, a xeaerai post office building and a club. (SS0BB*s95S5ssaa===5=ss5:aaBaHsnti NEWS-STAK-TIMB8 is dedicated to covering the News and to the promotion Of progress for all of the people in Sparta and Alle ghany county. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1942 A. F. Reeves Funeral Rites Are Held Today Former Sheriff And Court Clerk Died Tuesday Af ter Long Illness Funeral rites were conducted this morning from Sparta Methodist church for Alex Frank lin Reeves, 75, who died a( his home here Tuesday after a long period of declining health. Ministers in charge of the serv ice were Rev. C. R. Alison, pas tor, Rev. B. L. Mayberry and Rev. Ed Douglas, burial following in Shiloh cemetery, near Strat ford. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Matilda Reeves, six daugh ters, Mrs. C. C. Castevens, Mrs. M. N. Honaker, Mrs. C. A. Dil lard Mrs Mexa Phipps, Miss An nie Reeves, all of Sparta; Mrs. B. F. Mabe, of Elkton, Md., and two sons, Rufus Reeves, of Floyd, Va., and Preston Reeves, of Maxton, N. c. Four sisters also survive: Mrs. George Nelson, of Monzum, Okla., Mrs. Maisie Wagoner, of Buffalo, Wyoming, Mrs. J. T. Carpenter, of Independence, Va., and Mrs. J. W. Hines, of Sparta; 13 grand children and 6 great-grandchil dren. A member of a prominent Al leghany county family, Mr. Reeves was long identified with the public life of the county, serving as sheriff for a number of years ahd as Clerk of Court until his health failed and he was forced to retire. Action Deferred On 9-Month Term To Defer Decision On Adop tion Of Extra Month. Un til July At a meeting of the Alleghany county Board of Education on Monday, amotog other matters of busies* it was decided, to defer action upon the nine-' months’ school term to a future meeting. Since Alleghany county is pri marily a farm county, it is ex pected that the board will make a more thorough canvass of school patrons before determining whe ther or not to adopt the nine months’ schedule. Much of the farm work in the county is done by boys of high school age, and it is felt by many that patrons of Alleghany schools will not en dorse the extra month which was authorized by the last legisla ture. The new school superintendent, Miss Clyde Fields, will take of fice on July first succeeding W. C. Thompson, who has success fully filled this position for a .number of years. Valuable Ashe Farm To Be Sold West Jefferson— (Special) — The Dr. Gentry or Vail farm, on the Grassy Creek highway, six miles north of Jefferson, is to be sold at public auction on Wednes day, June 16. This farm, owned by J. L. Se graves and R. B. Jackson, con tains 365 acres and is subdivided into a number of tracts. Most of it is in cultivation and the sale is expected to attract a large “SEASONED TIMBER”, NEW SERIAL STORY Jap Flag Gone, Old Glory Up The American flag waves from a Japanese landing boat which American forces captured while fighting on Attu. They are beaching the boat at Massacre bay. Invasion Of Europe Believed Near; U. S. Air Force Is Active Reds And Germans Swap Mighty Blows; Germany Is Warned Against Using Gas , War activities in the air con tinned on a big scale this week, while the world waited for the news of the invasion of Europe by allied forces. ' Winston Churchill, as though raising at last the bright signal that will send the invading allied armies plunging forward, quiet ly told the world yesterday that amphibious attacks of “a pecu liar complexity and hazard on a large &ale” were very near at hand in the European theater/— operations already “fitted anto their proper {dace in relatfdn % the general war.” , Italy’s anti-invasion outpost at Pantelleria, 180 milds from the Italian mainland, ^underwent vio lent air attacks again yesterday and it was disclosed that Ameri can fighter bombers have a novel technique to blast the enemy from underground hideouts in the is land’s volcanic mountains. For the second time in three days, Japan’s South Pacfik air force suffered a severe defeat at the hands of American airmen Monday, the navy reported yes terday. In a battle giving fresh evidence of qualitative superiori ty of American planes and pilots, the enemy lost 18 Zero fighters out of a flight of 40 to 50 fighters and bombers apparently attempt ing to raid United States posi tions in the Russell group of the Solomon, islands. In addition six (Continued on Page 4) Eye Clinic Has Been Postponed Hie eye clinic which has been planned for June 24 by the coun ty health and welfare depart ments has been postponed until July 8, it was announced here this week. Only those persons who have appointments can be examined, it was explained, since the clinic is for Ofte day only, and the number examined must be limited. A GENERAL EATS Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow er stops for noon mess by the roadside during an inspection tour in Tunisia. His rations are kept warm by being pack ed next to the manifold of his car en route. Poultrymen Are Urged To New Egg Goals Here Task For Alleghany County Hens Is 14.2% Greater This Year Alleghany county poultrymen are asked by the government to produce approximately 418,000 dozen eggs this year, 14.2 per cent more than in 1942, as their Share in the Food for Victory program, the National Poultry Defense Committee estimated to day. This county goal, which is bas ed or> the percentage increase suggested for North Carolina by the D. S. Department of Agricul ture, can be reached if adequate supplies of labor and feed are available, declared Committee Chairman Hobart Creighton. “Poultry farmers are now (Continued on Page 4) Typhoid Immunization Clinics Continue; Schedule Is Given The schedule of typhoid im munization clinics begun two weeks ago, will continue with the third .and last shot in the first series te be given on Wednesday, 'June 1*. r. 3 * p, The new schedule of shots will' begin on June It, the second shot to be given June 29, the third on July 2. Turkey Knob, Kennedy’s Store, at ••JO a. m.; Piney Creek Post Office, 1(1:1* a- m.; Roscoe Bill ings’ home, 11 a. m.; Rocky Ridge Church, 11:30 a. m.; ScottvUle Poet Office, 1:00 p. m.; Shepherd’s Service Station, 2 p. m.; New Hope Church, 2:3Q p. m.; 8traU f6rd Peat Office, 1p.m. Other schedules to follow, on width tiie detea will be announc ed -later, include Edwards’ Cross Roads, Mrs. Lena Gentry; Ennice, Spurting Service Station; Ed* monds, Todd's Store, Barrett, Hooker. Miles, Elk Spur church; Roar ing Gap Post Office, Cherry Lane Post Office, Rich Hill school. Glade Valley Post Office, Furch es Post Office, Pleasant Grove church; Citron, Whitehead, Pine Swamp, Wolf Branch. Furches postoffice, Pleasant Grove Church, Citron, Laurel Pine Swamp HI H Johnny Gam bill home on Monday, at 10:30 a. BpH. tO't Diphtheria and sm.Upox hn (Continued on Page 4) Season For Bass Is Opened Today Streams Stocked Many Fishing Licenses Sold In County; Good Season Is Predicted The bass season opens today in Alleghany county, R. D. Gentry, county game warden, announces. He also announced that Little River will open today for all hinds of fishing. Fishing in this stream that has been closed for some time is not expected to be good for the next few days, however, on account of the fact that the D & P Pipje Works company is planning to drain the pond in order to lay pipe for power purposes, Mr. Gentry stated. Like trout, bass fishing in the county’s streams this season is expected to be good. Most fishermen report that they have had good luck amd that they are now looking forward to catching bass. Mr. Gentry also reports that the county has enjoyed a record sale of fishing licenses this year. “I have sold completely out three different times,” he declared, and explained that more county fish ing licenses have been sold this season in Alleghany than have been sold in Surry, which is a much larger county. There has been very little vio lation, too, he said. Geologists Are Here This Week To Make Survey Of Mineral Deposits In Alleghany County A preliminary survey of Alle ghany county minerals was made here this week by Dr. Jasper I*, Stucky, state geologist for the 'North Carolina Conservation and ' Development Department and; head of the N. C. State College,, Dr. djr. ^A,. White, assistant state! #eologist,-and Harry T. Davi* curator at the North Carolina State Museum. A survey is being made over this section of the state by federal geologists, and they will reach this section in the near future for an exhaustive search for vitally needed minerals. New Books Now In Co. Library Fiction, Mystery And Non Fiction Are Included In The Group The Alleghany county library has received the following new books. There will be more soon, some already having been order ed, other orders following soon. The lidt includes Thfe Heart Remembers, by Baldwin; And Then There Were None, Christie; Sad Cypress, Trail of Gold, Co olidge; Stairs of Sand, Grey; Case of the Rolling Bones, Gardner; Matched Pearls,Lo’ Cichail; The Seventh Hour, Beauty for Ashes and Spice Box, all by Hill. As Long as I Live, Loring; Cro oked Trails and Straight, Raine; Lonesome River Justice, Hankins; Ring Finger, Peattie; West End Nurse, Nurse, Hancock; Hie Mid dle Window, Goudge; Pied Piper, Shute; I’ve Always Loved You, Grieg; Wild Lilac, Miller; Hidden Blood, Tuttle. Excuse Me, Mrs. Neigs, Corbett; The Human Comedy, Saroyan; Celia’s House, Stevenson; For All Men Born, Mackay; The Art of Living in Wartime, Greenbie; En joyment of Science, Leonard; tGround Up, MasBcin; Barsoak; Home Can Victory, Pierce. - „ -Jturn to Religion, Link; £»e Flag of the United States, Quaihe; Destroyer from America, Ferangl* Two of a Kind, Bell; Seven Game Through, Rlckte b-cker; Salute to Vator, Wells; jpumiliar Quotation* Barlett, and NOT NECESSARY TO SAVE nanfltrs 1® BON BRUSH It ia not necessary to obtain perm ha ftom the county warden to bum brush and trash around the home or farm, J^. 0. Gentry stated today. The deadline «*r this fire V he.said. Judas Sees His Master A photograph from a Nazi propaganda magazine shows Vidkun Quisling with Adolf Hitler at the latter’s headquart ers for a conference. Food Conservation Is Shown In Displays; Prizes Are Awarded COMPLETES WORK Howard William Carpenter, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam B. Carpenter, Rural Route No. 1, Ennice, was grad uated from a 16-week course for Machinist’s Mates, at the Service School at the II. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, III., this week. Good Crowd Is Expected For Big June Meet To Be Held On Saturday And Sunday; Elders Are An nounced (Special to Alleghany News) Saturday and Sunday the an nal Big June meeting will be held at the historic Senter Baptist church at Nathan’s Creek, when several hundreds of people are expected to gather. Elders Ed Davis, moderator of the Senter district will preach as will Elder D. G. Roten. Elder Webb Kilby, Welch, W. Va„ and Elder J. A. Fagge, of Winston Salem. There will possibly be other visiting elders who will take part in the service. In spite of gas and tire ration ing a good crowd is expected. (Continued On Page Four) Civil Gap Township Is Winner Of First Place; Glade Creek Is Second The importance and value of food conservation was impressed upon the public here this week by the outstanding displays of various townships of the county, under the sponsorship of the Civ ilian defense. “The displays should not only remind people that food conser vation is a necesary part of win ning the war, but that everyone who possibly can should cooper ate in tjiis phase of home work,” a civilian defense official declar ed. First prize was awarded Gap Second prize went to Glade Creek, third prize to Whitehead township, honorable mention to Cranberry township. At the Food Conservation Workshop, sponsored by Civilian Defense held in March, each township of the county decided to hold a food conservation dis play in June. During the week of June 7 to June 12, four town ships carried out their plan, with the window displays of methods of preservation; canning with pressure canners for meats and (Continued on Page 4) Ll. Lawhome Was In Sparta On Sat. Miss Margaret Lawhome, form er Alleghany county home dem onstration agent, who is now Lieutenant Lawhome, stationed at Camp Ruston, La., spent last week, end here visiting friends. Lieut. Lawhome entered the WAAC on January 9, of this year and took basic training at Des Moines. She was transferred to the Pacific coast where she took special overseas training and has now been assigned to Camp Rus ton as mess supervisor. She also received her commission a short time ago. “I like being in service fine and have really been seeing the coun try, but it is nice to be back in Sparta,” she told a News reporter last Saturday. OPA Orders Meat Prices Cut Back, Starting June 21 Washington — A reduction in meat prices, averaging three cents t pound below current retail quotations, has been ordered by the Offiee of Price Administra tion in its second step toward "rolling back” the coot of living by means of subsidies. Hie meat slash will go into ef feet in retail stores June 21 for all cuts except cured and proces sed pork, OPA said. Pot pork products the reductions become effective July 9. OPA’s action whs taken in the face of a decision by the House Banking Committee to forbid ponement of any subsidy pis* un til the recently-formed War Meat Board goes into action. Price Administrator Prentiss M, Brown has expressed deter mination to roll beck the prices of butter, meat; and coffee by ten per cent each, through subsidies financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at a cost of approximately $400,000,000 per year. The butter subsidy was placed in effect this week, but retail butter prioes will not r*> fleet the five cents per pound subsidy until Thursday. As far as packers axe concern* *ffectM^S* *° Ih0 ed moot flows through the hands of packets, '' Sparta People Are Injured In Car Wreck, Sun. Mr. And Mrs. S. O. Gambill And Mrs. Halsey, Painfully Injured Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Gambill and Mrs. Cora Halsey were painfully injured last Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision of the auto mobiles driven by Mr. Gambill and Fred J. Weaver, Jr., about two miles beyond Piney Creek school house. Mrs. Halsey suffered cuts about the head and face, Mrs. Gambill was cut about the face and bruis ed about the body, while Mr. Gambill sustained a possible rib fracture, though he was able to be at his office Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Gambill and the other occupants of the car, Mrs. Halsey, Mr. R. C. Halsey and son, Hammy, Mrs. Letha Orsbome and daughter, Carol Jean, had been to the communion service of Pin ey Creek church and were re turning home about 3:00 o’clock when the accident occurred. No action has been undertaken in the case, it is understood, though both cars were badly da maged. Rates On News Raised Slightly News Rates Are To Be Effec tive July 15. Production Costs Increased Due to advance in costs in pro duction and materials, the sub scription rates of The Alleghany News are to be slightly increased beginning, July 15, publisher Ed M. Anderson announced this week. The new rates will be $1.50 per year in Alleghany county and $2. outside of the county. Announce ***** *® «* ytncc so all subscribers who desire to do so may Knew for as much as one year at the present rates. “Newspaper cost, along with groceries, clothing and other items have been advancing for some time and now we find it neces sary to either cut the quality of the paper or slightly increase the cost”, publisher Anderson said. “We want to keep The News ‘the best small non-daily in North Carolina’ and for that reason we are slightly increasing the rates’*, Mr. Anderson said. Lee Goodman, 79, Buried Tuesday Funeral service was held Tues day morning for Henry Lee Goodman, 79, of Nathan’s Creek, who died on Monday, June 7. Tbm service was held at the Liberty Hill Church with Rev. Worth Sweet in charge. Mr. Goodman, who has been ill for some time, is well known- all over the county. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Good man, of Nathan’s Creek, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. M. A. Deacon and Mrs. Mag gie Long, of Nathan’s Creek; Mrs. Jennie Bobbin, Lenoir and Mis. Julia Walter*, West Jefferson; J. R. Goodman, Oval; B. H. Good Good Good man. West Virginia; R. B. man, Hlewild, and Walter COUNTY EXPERIENCES SUMMER WEATHER
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