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VOLUME 55, NO. 4
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ghany county.
THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1943
Plains Announced For United War Fund Drive
31 Alleghany Men
Classified In 1-A
By Local Board
In the latest classifications an
nounced by the local board, 31
men were placed in class 1-A.
The classifications as announced
by the board are: 1-A — Robert
A. Berry, Robert M. Thompson,
Fred F. Johnson, Donal C. Dish
man, Everett L. Richardson, Kyle
C. Higgins, Clyde P. Kennedy,
Carl W. Dowell, Walter E. Frady,
Clifford W. Johnson, Robert E.
Dobyns, Russell G. Moxley, Le
Roy D. Baugus, Page C. Thomp
son, Charles H. Spicer, Sidney D.
Higgins, Grover W. Shepherd,
Ernest E. Medley, Blan O. Wagon
er, Ted Tucker^ Jimmy M. Brooks,
Eldon W. Pruitt, Maynard B.
Halsey, Alton W. Thompson,
Ralph E. Evans, Laurence E. Ivey,
kWayne B. Waddell, Terry L.
*Stone, Claude F. Hill, Joe A. Rob
erts, Paul W. Adams, Howard
Ellis.
1- AH—James U Jones.
2- A—Howard W. Dowell, Wal
ter H. Blackburn, John T. Hamm,
Bert Williams, Yearl G. Wagoner,
Elgin R. Choate, William C. Par
sons, Arthur Brown, Richard A.
Bumgardner, Thomas E. Miller,
Bayse Thornton, Charles K. Ev
ans, Charles B. Gentry, Odell G.
Evans, James E. Edwards, Rex
G. Harless, Fred J. Caudill, Dean
C. Smith, Clifford E. Rector,
Thomas R. Edwards, Flake G.
Harris.
2-B: Wilmer G. Sheets; 2-C:
Willie F. Bryan; 3-C: Carl M.
Andrews, Letcher G. Chappell,
Gwyn E. Blevins, Daniel Dixon,
Jr., James E. Taylor, Walter W.
Coulson; 3-D: David D. Duncan,
Delmas C. Kilby; 4-F: Major A.
Joines.
REGISTRATION PAPERS
WOK KLONDIKE CATTLE
C. Ccdli^*., at Gh
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L paper* fo _ , ,
^ “Klondike-^cpsake” and “Klon
dike Kendal”, recently purchas
ed from the Klondike herd at El
kin.
The cows are Guernseys, one a
granddaughter of the world’s
champion Guernsey cow, the
other a half-sister to the cham
pion.
Alleghany Girls
Win In Contests
Attended 4-H Meeting In
Boone And Won In Sev
eral Contests There
At the meeting of 4-H clubs of
the Western District which was
held in Boone last Thursday,
October 7, Miss Frances Capel,
Alleghany home demonstration
agent, and Miss Rose El wood
"Bryan, agent at large from Ra
leigh, accompanied a group of
girls who participated in the
contests on designing and fash
ioning clothes and accessories.
Miss Betty Jean McMillan won
first prize for her exhibit, and
Miss Irene Richardson second,
who, with Misses Tommy Sue
Moxley, Mary Ruth Miller and
Blanche Pugh, attended the
event
The program for the day, in
addition to the dress exhibits, in
cluded informative slides on the
work of 4-H and a class in making
dress accessories, followed by a
general discussion 9f 4-H club
work.
To Limit Amount
Of Feed Wheat
The Regional Director of Com
modity Credit Corporation has
been notified that effective im
mediately all sales of feed wheat
are to be governed by facts re
lating to whether or not the feed
is to be used to fatten hogs for
market weighing over 200 pounds
or to beef cattle beyond a fair to
good finish, Arthur Gambill,
, AAA secretary, said' here this
All feed sold direct to feed
mixers and to others for sale to
Masses.."^
Allied Forces Push
On In Spite Of Flood;
Japs Hard Pressed
killed in action
Pfc. Homey E. Lowe, son oi
Mr. and Mrs. Haston Lowe,
of Galax, R-l, in Alleghany
county, was killed in action
in the North African area on
July 29, 1943. He entered the
army in January, 1942, re
ceived his basic training at
Camp Wheeler, Ga., and was
moved from there to Indian
town Gap, Pa. He was sent
overseas In July, 1942.
County Teachers
-Will Meet Here
A county-wide teacher’s meet
ing will be held Saturday morn
ing at 10:30 o’clock in the high
i school library, Miss Clyde Fields,
: Alleghany county superinten
dent, announced today.
Among special things of inter
est to be discussed at the meet
ing will be the health prpgram of
the schools.
A state representative of the
i child feeding program will at
I tend the meeting and explain the
I school lunch program as put on
1 by the federal government
throughout the United States, it
was announced.
"We hope to make some defin
ite plans concerning the lunch
; 'program in Alleghany county,"
Miss Fields stated.
,i Also, the Alleghany chapter of
. the North Carolina Educational
| Association will conduct its reg
‘ ular meeting with B. F. McCann,
! president, in charge.
i| At this meeting an election of
I delegates to attend the district
j conference of NCEA in Winston
I Salem, on November 9, will be
held, the president announced.
mgvitot And School
SB Are To Be
Discussed
Russian Army Makes Notable
Gains. Italy Declares War
On Germany .
With stiffening enemy resis
tance and fighting against heavy
flood waters, the Allies continue
to march forward on the Italian
front.
While the impending battle of
the Volturno river was further
delayed yesterday by flood waters
that swept over the stream’s steep
banks at some points and hope
lessly mired heavy equipment of
Lt. Gen. Mark W. Oterk’s Fifth
Army, Allied air force ranged
the Mediterranean skies unim
peded to soften the enemy for
the blows that will come with
dry going.
An Allied communique said
only patrol activities and artillery
duels had enlivened the rain
bogged front across Italy iq the
last 24 hours. The Nazis grasped
the respite to strengthen their de
fenses in depth along the riorth
ern bank of the Volturno, which
Clark’s forces must penetrate in
their drive toward Rome.
President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill and Premier
Stalin announced yesterday that
Italy had declared war against
Germany.
(Continued on Page 4)
Fine Attendance
At Revival Here
Dr. Walt Holcomb, ol Athufta,
Ga., continues to'hold hi»«*iuidi
Iteces with his forceful -gertnons
on .the general theme of “The
Grace of God” through the week
of evangelistic services begun
last Sunday morning at the Spar
ta Methodist church. Rev. C.
iR. Allison is assisting in the
work.
| Services, are held each morning
and night, until Saturday, when
an afternoon service will be con
ducted in the Spartan Theatre in
stead of at night, the stores in
town closing for the hour.
Services were held Sunday
night at the theatre, Monday
night at the county courthouse,
and Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday night services are sched
uled for the Methodist church
auditorium. Morning services
are held through the week at the
Sparta Theatre, all stores in town
closing to permit their personnel
to attend.
| Sunday morning services will
be held at the Methodist church
at 11:00 o’clock and the closing
service at . eight o'clock in the
evening, at Spartan Theatre.
Dr. Holcomb has conducted re
ligious services in nearly every
state in the union as well as in
Europe and the Orient, and is the
son-in-law of . the late Sam Jones,
; famous evangelist.
Soldiers Help Repair Monastery
v*!< •v.
Lieut Gen. Mark W. Clark examines an ancient carved
carnelian given te him by Monsignor Francesco Guazzo after
soldiers of the Filth army contributed funds for the repair of
a monastery in Capaccio, Italy. The monastery had been
used by German troop* as an observation post and was da
maged by artillery fire.
Supplies Packed In Pulpwod For U. S. Pig Boats
Ports O’Call are few and far between for U. S. submarines attached to the Pacific Fleet.
With cruises long and dangerous, this pig boat crew stocks up with supplies to tide them
over such periods. Containers made from pulpwood conserve storage space, keep material
dry, fresh and rust-proof. (Official U. S. Navy Photo)
Plans Are Made
By H. D. Leaders
Here, Saturday
Grcrtip Met At Community
Building With State And
County Leaders
Miss Anna C. Rowe and Miss
Rose Elwood Bryan, of Raleigh,
met Saturday morning at the
community building with Miss
Frances Capel, home demonstra
tion agent of Alleghany, and the
county council of home demon
stration club members and dis
cussed the home demonstration
plans for 1944.
A state-wide, program has been
Started to reach at least 90 per
cent of all farjm families, teaching
and aiding diem to utilize all
potential means of food supply in
the home, and to further the war
effort.
(Continued on Page 4)
MISSING IN ACTION
Robert Cleve Andrews, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. An
drews, of Sparta, has been
missing in action since Sep
tember 13, in the North Afri
can affea, according to a mes
sage received by the family,
Monday. Pvt. Andrews en
tered the service March 5,'
this year, and received his ba
sic training at Fort McClel
Miss Ervin Will
Leave On Oct. 21
Miss Lillie Ervin, who has
served as welfare officer in Alle
ghany county since 1937, has re
signed from the position to ac
cept the job as social worker for
the American Red Cross, and is
leaving October 21 for Washing
ton, D. C., to take a two weeks’
orientation course before being
assigned to active duty.
Miss Ervin has made an out
standing record in Alleghany in
her field, and news of her pro
motion comes as no great sur
t© her large circle of friends
to county.
r successor as welfare offi
Alleghany Tobacco Growers
Are To Vote On Marketing
Quotas, Saturday, Oct. 23
Carpenter Rites
Held On Tuesday
Had Been 111 For Some lime;
Burial Was At Shiloh
Cemetery
Funeral service was conducted
Tuesday at 2 o’clock for Mrs. Cora
Reeves Carpenter, 68, who died
Stugjtay, October 10, following ft
Service was conducted in the
Shiloh church by Rev. Lee Hamp
ton and Elder Edd Douglas and
interment following in the Church
cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, J.
(Continued on Page 4)
Sheriff Moxley
Gets Another Still
Another still has been added
to the long list of them chopped
up by Sheriff Jess Moxley and
his men, when a 50-gallon job,
with fresh “shine” running
through the worm, was given
“the works’ Monday afternoon in
the Rich Mountain Creek section
and Blan Wagoner was taken in
to custody as operator.
The still and several vats of
mash were completely wrecked,
and Wagoner gave bond to ap
pear at the next term of court
for trial for violation of the pro
hibition laws. Besides Mr. Mox
ley, R. D. Gentry and George
Royal took part in the raid.
Polling Places To Be Open A1
Piney Creek, Sparta And
Kennedy’s Store
Polls will open to Alleghany
county tobacco growers on Sat
urday, October 23 to determine
whether or not growers are ir
favor of marketing quotas foi
three years, whether they are op
posed to marketing quotas foi
three years but favor the,quote
for one year, and whether- or nol
I they are opposed to^any quota a
| all, it has been announced . '
Polling places will be in Pin
ey Creek School, Carl Kennedy’s
Store, and at the Community
Building in Sparta, voting to be
gin at 9:00 a. m. and close at 5:0(
p. m. f
A two-thirds majority of eli
(Continued on Page 4)
TIDY SUM IS MADE
FOB CIGARETTE FUNE
The musical show at Rich Hil!
School Tuesday night, at which
“Uncle” Mack Crow performed
;with his banjo, $26.54 was addec
to the American Legion Cigar
ette Fund for service men.
Mr. A. C. McMillan, in com
menting upon the success of this
particular performance, said he
was much gratified that the Le
gion was able to do this small bit
in aiding the men on the fight
ing front. “If even one of these
packages of cigarettes gets to i
boy in a foxhole somewhere, we
shall feel amply repaid for the
efforts made to bring it about,’
he pointed out.
Following Alleghany Men In Service
J. M. Andrews, AMM lint Class, left, recently spent a
15-day leave with his wife, the former Miss Maxine Poole and
other relatives and friends here and in Maryland. He en
tered service in December, 1940, and has been mi duty over
seas since December, 1943. Pvt Elmer R. Crouse and Pfc
Charlie C. Crouse, are the sons of Mr. and Mm. Ana Crouse,
of Whitehead. Charles has been in the army since November
1942, and Elmer since February, 1943. Clarence is stationed
at Fort Jackson, S. C., and Elmer at Aliceviile, Abu, aftei
having been in service overseas. Both have been home re
*fcently on furlough.
i ... , U
To Open Oct. 18;
Goal For County
Is Set At $1,128*
Dr. Ti B. Burgiss, Chairman;
Committee Is Named;
Co-operation Asked
Dr. T. R. Burgiss, newly ap
pointed chairman of the United
War Fund Drive for Alleghany
county, announced today plans
were being perfected for the
opening of the drive on Monday,
October 18.
The quota has been set at $1,
128.00 and everyone is urged to
make a generous contribution in
order to help in raising the great
est war relief program of all
times, which includes 17 different
agencies.
Alton Thompson, cashier of the
Northwestern bank, has been ap
pointed as treasurer and other
members of the steering commit
tee include: Prof. C. R. Roe and
R. E. Black for Gap Civil town
ship; Joe Bill Reed and Mac Van
noy for Piney Creek; Isom Wag
oner and Gwyn Cox, Glade
Creek; Ralph Gentry and Mrs.
J. T. Inskeep for Cherry Lane;
Leff Wagoner and Lonnie Ed
wards, Whitehead; Van Miller
and Cam Landreth, Laurel
Springs; Eugene Mitchell and
Dan Jones, Prathers Creek.
“The United War Chest Drive
of 1943 calls for the donation at
$125,000,000 by the people of the
United States, the money to be
used for such worthy causes as
the USO that serves our soldiers
all over the world; the War
Prisoners’ Relief Fund; the Chin
ese Relief Fund; the Greek Re
lief; the Belgian Relief and our
own United Seamans’ Relief. In
fact, fifty-four and one-tenth of
the fund- raised in Alleghany
county will be used for the USO,
The Seamans’ Relief, and our
(Continued on Page 4)
AAA Will Take
Bids On Hauling
Delivery Of Lime To Farmers
To Be Made By Truckers*
Contract
The Agriculture Adjustment
Administration is offering a pro
position of farm delivery of lime
to the farmers of Alleghany
county, secretary Arthur Gam
bill, announced here this week,
j Before a contract can be made
with AAA, however, it will be
necessary to have bids from in
, terbsted truckers, and persons in
terested should submit their bids
to the AAA office here on or be
fore October 20, at midnight,
Mr. Gambill stated.
In submitting the bid, the
trucker must specify the mini
mum price for which he will de
, liver lime from the stock pile at
Austinville, Va., to any farm in
Alleghany county, and to any
place on the farm that it is con
venient and practical to drive a
loaded truck.
Bids may be made for the de
livery of lime from now until
January 1, 1944, also January 1,
1944 to January 1, 1945, Mr. Gam
bill continued. Whether or not
bids are accepted after January,
1944, will be optional with the
county committee, or whether
another contract will be let after
that date. The committee re
serves the right to reject all bids
in case the price is not satisfac
tory, Mr. Gambill pointed out.
Farm Security
1 School Is Held
Farm Security Administration
personnel for Alleghany county
attended a two-day meeting at
Boohe this week, when a training
school was conducted for admin
istration of new regulations gov
erning farm purchases.
Van F. Miller, supervisor for
the county, Miss Martha Plonk,
home agent, the regular commit
tee and an alternate, which in
cludes Dillon Edwards, W. Carl
Brown, Charles Collins and Lon
nie Edwards, attended the saa