Conservation
Farming News
By W. 0. HOOPER
* A few years ago, M. T. Baugus
was sowing vetch on his farm near
Rich Hill when a neighbor stop
ped to inquire about what he was
seeding. Mr. Baugus explained
that he was trying vetch for a
winter cover crop, but was some
what uncertain about it since he
had never seen it tried in Alle
ghany county. The neighbor was
discouraging and almost certain
that the experiment would fail;
however, the vetch was sown on
a well prepared seed bed and
covered lightly.
By December, a good stand of
vetch had completely covered the
soil by spreading out and lying
close to the ground. This winter
legume improved the soil more
than rye had ever done in addi
tion to giving better soil protec
tion during winter. Like sweet
clover, a scattered stand came
back the next year, but Mr. Bau
gus decided to sow clover and
grass in the corn at the last plow
ing. This was fine, but he had
some trouble mowing over the
rough land. Now he has decided
to sow more vetch, because he
believes it is the finest winter
cover crop that he has ever seen
for Alleghany county.
Twin Oaks News
CARL ERWIN
Staff Correspondent
Mrs. M. E. Wilson returned
Saturday after spending a week
with her daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Irwin, Stratford.
Miss Helen Halsey has entered
the School for Nurses conducted
by the Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte.
Dr. and Mrs. Richardson, Boone,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Irwin, Wash
ington, D. C., will arrive here
Wednesday, Oct. 20th, to spend a
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Irwin.
Mrs. Arnold Little and daugh
ter, Jo Ann, Jefferson, are spend
ing a fqpr days with her mother,
Mrs. Alice Sheppard.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Farmer
and son- spent Sunday afternoon
with her sister, Mrs. Homer
Reeves.
“Uncle” Manuel Williams, who
is confined in the Wilkes hospital
\on account of a broken hip re
ceived in a fall at his home lev
eral days ago, is reported to be
getting along nicely.
Charlie Owens, Baltimore, was
called Sunday on account of the
serious illness of his sister, Mrs.
Ruth Owens Parmer.
Cpl. Basil Landreth, Foster
Field, Texas, who is spending a
few days furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Lan
dreth, spent a while with friends
here, Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Reynolds and Carl
Wilson Irwin spent Monday after
noon with Mrs. Anice Sheppard
and children.
Cpl. Harvey Murray, one of the
first volunteers from this county
and now stationed at Camp But
ner, is spending a few days with
his mother, Mrs. Bob Murray,
here.
Mrs. Omar Poole and son, Mich
ael, of Goodwill, W. Va., arrived
here Thursday to spend a few
weeks with Mrs. John Poole.
Elder W. H. Handy is conduct
ing a two-week’s revival meeting
at Mt. Carmel Brethren Church.
The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Ellen Cox, Mrs. Rose An
drews, Monabella and Talmage
Andrews, of Galax, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sexton and
children, of Charleston, S. C.,
spent a few days last week with
friends and relatives here.
Elder John A. Reed has return
ed home from Tennessee, where
he has been conducting a two
week’s meeting. 1
Mr. and ttre.: J. R. Sexton and
Autry Graye Sexton, are visiting
in' Charleston, S; C., this week.
Galax, R-l News
Talmage Andrews and family
spent -Saturday night and a part,
of Sunday at the home of Mr. did'
_ Mrs. Robert Green. While there,
‘ seventeen of their Mends and
relatives dropped in to see them.
Mr. Robert Greene and Tal
madge Andrews, Misses Mattie
Lee and Reba Kyle Sanders and
Monabelle Andrews, were in
Sparta, Saturday night.
Pfc. James W. Martin, of Camp
Breckenridge, Ky., has recently
spent a few days’ leave with his
parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wiley Mar
tin.
that the loan
in North Carolina
I’m the guy who looked aryou from a
USO poster little over a year ago.
I’m the guy you forked over $34,000,000
for—so that, through the USO, you could let
me and all my buddies know that someone
home still thought about us—still cared
enough not to want us to miss out on any of
the things we were in uniform fighting for.
A hot cap of coffee for example, when you
come in all grimy and tuckered out from a
little "business” trip...
A club house with easy chairs to melt into
and desks to sit at and write home and a
dance floor and some decent girls to give us
out here a little reminder of what it’s still like
back there.
"You remember, don’t you?
You probably dug deep for a lot of other
things that year, too...for British War Relief
United China Relief and so on. Well, this
year it’s going to be simpler for you. Because
this year, seventeen war relief agencies have
banded together into one great big campaign
—to make it easier for you to give, and easier
for them to distribute the funds.
They’re calling this one big campaign the
National War Fund, and it includes most of
the major war relief agencies. Because it does,
this time you are only asked to give once for
all seventeen.
And take it from me, as one who ought to
know, that contribution you’re going to make is
one of the greatest things you can do to bring
about victory. Not just because part of it’s go
ing to USO to do wonders for the morale of
the fellows under arms, but because a good
deal of it is going to help relieve distress at
home through local agencies—as well as
abroad, to help keep our allies in the fight.
So when you’re asked to give to die united
campaign ofthe National War Fund and our
community’s own war fund this month, re
member me. Every dollar you give to the Na
tional War Fund helps me out in countless
ways, and does its bit to bring me home
sooner.
Give in a big way, will ya?
Give ONCE
for ALL these
uso
United Seamen’s Service
War Prisoners Aid
Belgian War Relief Society
British War Relief Society
French Relief Fund
Friends of Luxembourg
Greek War Relief Association
Norwegian Relief
Polish War Relief
Queen Wilhclmina Fund
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
United Czechoslovak Relief
United Yugoslav Relief Fund
Refugee Relief Trustees
United States Committee for the
Care of European Children
NATIONAL WAR FUND
* * * Sponsored By The Following For Victory: * * *
B 4c T DRUG COMPANY
KAY’S 5c & 10c STORE
SMITHEY’S STORE
PARKWAY CAFE
SPARTA SUPPLY CO.
SPARTA CAFE
JAY HARDIN’S STORE
HIGGINS BARBEE SHOP
CASH AND CABBY STORE
THE NORTHWESTERN BANK
*
SPARTA SHOE SHOP
BELK’S DEPARTMENT STORE
WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE
GOODMAN MFG. COMPANY
COLVABD’S SERVICE STATION
SPARTA MFG. COMPANY
MODERN DRY CLEANERS
CASTEVENS MOTOR COMPANY
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Alleghany s Quota: $1128.00
our Pari!
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