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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
VOLUME 55, NO. 6
Payment To Dairy
Producers Based
On Sales Records
All Dairy* Farmers Of Couifty
An Urged To Keep Ac
curate Records
All dairy farmers of Allegha
ny should keep accurate records
of sales of whole milk, cream, or
butter in order to obtain pay
ments which will be made to
farmers by the War Food Admin
istration to offset increase in dai
ry feed costs Since September,
1942, it was announced today by
W. F. Jones, Chairman of the
county AAA committee.
“This payment was announced
some time ago by the War Food
Administration, and at that time
_ _ fanners were asked to maintain
'yp records of all sales," he said.
“These records are essential if
farmers are to receive their pay
ments. The rate of payment in all
North Carolina counties has been
set at 40 cents per 100 pounds for
Whole milk and 5 cents per pound
for butterfat. Since payments are
based o n poundage, dairymen
•hould make certain that records
furnished them by buyers show
the hundred-weight, and not
merely the quantity of butterfat
in the milk.”
Payments to producers will be
made by draft direct upon sub
mission to the county AAA com
mittee of satisfactory evidence of
the quantity of milk or butterfat
sold. Present rates will be appli
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Allison Returns
To Sparta Church
Hdkdijt Conference
'; In 'fee appointments snnoufic
<ed by Wufbop Clare Purcell at the
•dose of the annual meeting at
the Western Worth Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist church,
Rev. C. R. Affiant was returned
to Sparta and Rev. Worth Sweet
was returned to Laurel Springs.
The Elkin district of tile con
ference was discontinued and the
churches formerly in 'that dis
trict are now in the Winston
Salem, Statesville or Marlon dis
tricts. Sparta is included in the
Winston-Salem district
Rev. Mr. Allison announced
this week that the Sparta charge
of the Methodist church will hold
its first quarterly meeting, No
vember 1 at the Sparta Method
ist church, with C. C. Weave:,
new district superintendent 4n
■charge. He urges that the offi
cials from the different churches
in the Sparta charge attend the
meeting.
| Sparta’s Honor
Roll Announced
The following honor roll has
been anounced for the Sparta
high.school for the first period:
First grade—Billy Holcomb,
Jane Duncan, Eugenia Hlckerson,
Susie Sturdivant, Ann Thompson,
“Phyllis Wyatt, Thomas . Absher,
Alton Baldwin.
Second grade—Lucy Collins,
Jody Doughton, Bobby Elizabeth
Gambill, Ella Mae Hodgd, Paul
ine Thornton, Dwajne Caudle,
Raise Larve, Carol Sue Edwards,
Doris Jean Edwards, Rosemond
Maines, Vera McGrady, Ruth Mc
Cann, Bobby Ruth Sturgill, Shir
ley Ann Thompson, Nancy Wad
dell.,
Third grade—Carol Hoppers,
Billie Teague, Jennie Lee Pruitt,
Harold Hash, Sylvia Ann Liles,
Carl Davis.
Fourth grade-r-Sarah Ann Hick
Edwards, Bobbie Lee ' Hoppers,
Marjorie Truitt, Zane Grey Mc
Knight, C. J. Wagoner, Lester
Phillips.
Fifth grade—John McCoin, An
na L. Andrews, Delano Choate,
Wanda Edwards, Vena Miles, Jo
Ann Phipps, Sally Phillips,
George Alva koines, Emma Lee
Mitchell. ’
Sixth grade — Tom Reeves,
Ruth Dutton, Reba Teague, Clyde
Brooks, Ima Wray Wagoner, Ida
Patricia Ann Ed
Andrews. ■ .
Finds fallen Brother’s Grave
When Corporal Anthoh Holder, Jr., a U. S. Marine from
Granite Falls, Minn., reached Guadalcanal recently, he found
the gnvc of his half-brother, Private First Class Richard
Austin Moore, who was killed in action.
(U. S. Marine Corps Photo)
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Allies Go Foward
In Italy; Russian
Army Making Gains
Japs Are Forced To Give Up
Three Bases In Northern
^ \ Solomons
The Allies, with increased effort
and he*yy fighting, made gains
on all fronts this week. Ten more
towns were taken in Italy yester
day, thousands of Germans‘fled
the Russians from die Dnieper
give op three important hasps in
the Solomons.
The American Fifth and British
Eighth Armies striking forward
up to six miles have captured ten
more towns winding up the first
phase of the battle for Italy as
the Germans withdrew into a new
mountain defense line stronger
than any they -have held before.
The new line, running from
Mondragone on the Tyrrhenian
Coast northeast to Venafro and
then to Yasto on the Adriatic, ap
parently is where the Germans
have decided to make their first
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Medical Official
Talks With Board
Major Edmund J. Peasley, Ar
my Medical division, of the state
selective service office in Ra
leigh. met with the Alleghany
coumy draft board members,
plerk at board and the examin
ing physicians of the registrants.
Dr. B. O. Choate and Dr. Cl A.
Thompson, Wednesday morning.
Major Peasley discussed with
them the physical fitness of the
registrants and gave some in
structions concerning the exam
inations.
17 Alleghany Men
Left On Tuesday
To Enter ^Service
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Are Expected Back Here To
day Fallowing Prelimin
ary Examinations
^Seventeen Alifeghany county
jnin left Tuesday -morning for
induction into military service at
Camp Croft, S. C.
Rev. W. H. Caldwell held a
short service for the men and
testaments were distributed to
them. The Woman’s club furn
ished them cigarettes and maga
zines.
Those leaving were: Lonnie
Lee Edwards, Amon Kilby At
wood, Gwyn Charlie Pollard,
Page Dennis Parsons, Henry
Hudson Vannoy, Reeves Arthur
Edwards, Bill Murray Phipps,
Gene Burchett, Rudolph Carnet
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Sheriff Moxley
Pours Out Liquor
County Sheriff Jess Moxley,
Deputy Glen Richardson and R.
D. Gentry poured out 40 gallons
of liquor to the worms Thursday
evening in the Bullhead section.
The liquor, in possession of Wal
ter Crouse, and stored in the
basement of his home, was valued
at approximately $500.00.
Crouse, who was placed under
arrest, gave bond Saturday to ap
pear at the next term of court
for violation of the prohibition
laws.
House Passes Bill To Defer
Fathers From Military Service
Washington — With an enthu
siastic voily of “ayes” the House
Tuesday passed legislation re
quiring Selective Service to take
all available single men and
childless married men in the en
tire nation before drafting fa
thers. '■ ,
This rule would apply regard
less of the fathers’ occupation.
Under the measure, which now
goes to the Senate, a father is de
fined as a man with children
born prior to September IS, 1942.
The bill is similar to one pass
ed by the Senate on October 6,
but differs in that it strengthens
the authority of Major General
Lewis B.*Hershey, Selective Ser
vice director, by taking away
much administrative power del
egated to Manpower Commission
er Paul V. McNutt. However, it
removes much of the leeway the
Senate l>ill would give Hershey
in determining whether some fa
thers should be drafted before
some non-fathers.
In another draft development
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today, President Roosevelt em
phatically denied charges heard
on Capitol Hill that federal em
ployment has become a haven for
draft dodgers. He cited figures to
support his statement that the
Government’s standards for draft
deferment are much stricter than
private industry’ll
There were no roll-calls on the
bill passed by the House. Only
one “no” was heard as it was put
to a voice vote. It came from
Representative Morrison (D-NC),
who told the House he was “proud
of it."
Before passing the measure in
the near-record time of four
hours, the House refused to accept
an amendment requiring the in
duction of fathers under 31 before
older parents are taken.
The chamber wrote into the
bill a stiff requirement that the
President delegate to the
tive Service director “aU”
'“"'relating to
under'
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2 Sparta Youths
Meet Death In
Maryland Wreek
Bodies Brought Back Home
For Burial Tuesday And
Wednesday
Two former Sparta men, living
in Maryland, Leonard T. Hendrix,
21, and Elmer Cheek, 19, were
killed on Sunday, near Bel Air,
Maryland, when their car left
the road, dropping 150 feet and
landing against a tree.
- Hendrix, the driver of the car
was dead when he was discov
ered. Cheek was carried to
Johns Hopkins hospital but died
a few minutes later. Both sus
tained critical head injuries.
Funeral service for Leonard
Hendrix was held Tuesday at 2
o’clock at Mt. Zion church. Ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Mac
Brooks and Rev. Quincy Higgins.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Hendrix; two
brothers, Ralph and Clive and
four sisters, Ola, Virginia, Max
ine and Ruth, all of Darlington,
Md. The deceased was living in
Darlington at the time of his
death. •* a*- •
Funeral service for Elmer
Cheek was conducted Wednesday
at ll o’clock at Zion church. Sur
viving are his parents, Walter
Cheek, of Sparta and Mrs. Cheek,
of Morgan ton, and one sister,
Mrs. Leonard Spurlin, of Bel Air,
Md.
He was making his home in
Bel Air, at the time of his death.
Many New Books
In Library Now
Mrs. Carrie ft Jones, librarian;
announces that A number of new
children’s bubtei h*ve t*a*
ceivM at the* Alleghany county
library ahd invites Ml children
and teachers to use them.
Among the new books are:
“The Children’s Book of Animal
Pictures”, “ltwik and Kwak”,
“Mick and Mac”, “Puss in the
Zoo”, ‘The Black Arrowhead”,
"Bombardier”, "Johnny Mouse
of Corregidor”, “Honey Jane”,
“Nancy of Apple Tree Hill”,
“When Molly Was Six”, “Lend
ing Mary”, Bobbie and Donnie
were Twins”, “Another New
Year With Bobbie and Donnie”,
“Little Girl with Seven Names”,
“True Monkey Stories”, “Indian
and Cowboys", ‘Pigeon Post”,
“The Story About Ping”, "Cab
in on Kettle Creek” and “Nanette
of the Wooden Shoes”.
Mrs. Jones announced that a
new shipment at adult books is
expected soon.
There has been a change in the
library hours. It will open at
9:30 instead of 10:30 and will
close at 4 o’clock instead of 6 p.,
m., Mrs. Carrie Jones, librarian,
announced today. The library
will be closed 30 minutes at noon,
12:30 to 1 o'clock, she also an
nounced.
KILLED IN ACTION
2-C Seaman Howard R. Rowe,
of Waterbury, Conn., whose en
gagement to Miss Hazel Spede
Lahdreth, of Sparta and Con
necticutt, was announced in Feb
ruary, was killed in action off
the coast of Sicily during the in
vasion.
Prior to his dfeath, Seaman
Rowe was stationed off the coast
of South Ameriea.
WANT LIME ORDERS
The AAA has accepted a con
tract for farm delivery of lime,
secretary Arthur Gambill, an
nounced today. All orders must
be in the AAA office pn or before
Nov. 15, he stated.
HOLD
l ON SAT.
The Young Women's Circle of
the Methodist church will spon
sor a box supper at the court
house, Saturday night at 8 o'
clock, proceeds to be Used for re
pair of the Sparta Methodist
furnished
there will
to attend
Victor Aids Vanquished After Battle
Master Sergt. Victor Abbot shares bis canteen of water
with a wounded Italian officer as the latter waits to be trans
ferred to a medical center.
Need More Gifts
In War Fund Drive;
Far Short Of Quota
Tires, Boots, And
Stoves Issued
By Ration Board
list Of Names To Whom Cer
tificates Are Issued, Pub
lished Today
A number of certificates for
rationed items have been issued
during recent weeks by jthe
Alleghany War Price and Ration
ing board. Que to cold weather,]
the demand for stoves raa tires
a close second. |
Following is the War Price and
Rationing board’s report of ap-|
provals for the firtt three weeks'
in October:
Coal and wood cooking stoves:
J. R. Cox, Carl E. Sheets, J. B.
Reed, Etta Moxley and Frank
Richardson. V
Coal and wood heating stoves:
Ada Moxley, Jess Moxley, W. L.'
Pugh, J. C. Spicer, Everette Gen- j
try, C. R. Roe, Leonard Thomp
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Now Serving As
Head Of Welfare
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Miss Doris Wagoner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wagoner,
is acting superintendent of the
Alleghany Welfare department
until a welfare superintendent
can be appointed.
Miss Lillie Ervin, former su
perintendent, has accepted a po
sition with the American Red
Cross and is now in Washington,
D. C.
C. L. Haney, of Asheville, vis
ited .the department, Tuesday, in
connection with Vocational Re
habilitation in Alleghany county.
Only $375. Reported; Will
Hold Benefit Basketball
Game, Yfed.
Individual gifts to Alleghany’s
United War Fuftd Drive tell short
of expectation during the past
week, with the total of only $375.
reported raised on the county’s
quota of $1,128.
Dr. T. R. Burgiss, chairman,
said, tha the hoped that all in
dividuals as well as organiza
tions, including tee-schools, that
bad not made a contribution,
would do so at once so that the
quota could be raised and the
drive brought to a close.
It is understood that several
groups are planning something
special to raise money for the
drive.
Expected to draw a large
crowd is the basketball game
next Wednesday night when the
Sparta All-Stars will meet Piney
Creek at 7:30 at the Sparta gym
nasium. All proceeds of this
game will go to the fund.
These two teams have played
two games this season, the first
won by Piney Creek with a score
of 25 to 24, and the second won
by the All-Stars with a score of
18-17. The game Wednesday
night will be the play-off game.
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Sparta Girl Is
Accorded Honor
Miss Una Lee Richardson, of
Sparta, and a student at ASTC,
was elected First vice-president
of the Baptist Student Union of
North Carolina, held in Winston
Salem, Saturday.
Miss Richardson, a sophomore
at ASTC, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Richardson, of
Sparta.
Leaf Farmers Of Comity Cast
Votes In Favor Of Control
Alleghany leaf farmers along
with the rest of the hurley to
bacco' growers in the state and
nation cast their votes in favor of
hurley control quotas, when they
went to the polls last Saturday.
A report from the AAA office
shows that 131 Alleghany farmers
voted. Of these 127 voted for the
three-year proposed control plan;
1 voted for the one-year plan
and 3 were against any form of
control.
A report from Raleigh shows
that N. C. hurley growers as a
whole cast an overwhelming vote
for three-year marketing quotas
in today’s referendum, the state
office of Agricultural Adjustment
administration (AAA) said to
night.
Votes for 17 Western North
Carolina counties gave a total of
4,098 votes favoring the three
year quotas, with 75 votes for the
one-year quota and 214 against
The AAA said 94.4 percent of
the total ballots favored the three
year quotas, as compared with 87
percent in favor of the three-year
quotas in 1940.
Of the largest bur ley producing
counties, Madison’s vote was 1,586
for three-year quotas, 23 for one
year quota, 117 against any quota;
Buncombe cast 759 for three-year.
16 for one-year and 29 against
quotas; Haywood 1,007 for three
year, 15 for one-year and 17
against quotas.
The AAA said approximately 25
North Carolina counties voted in
the burley referendum.
Under the program as outlined
for 1944, burley growers will be
allowed to plant 20 per cent more
land to the crop than they did in
1943. Tobacco grown on acreages
in excess of AAA allotments
would be subject to penalty taxes.
The increase in acreage was
granted by the WFA in a move
to assure ample supplies of burley
for cigarettes, consumption of
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Alleghany Man
Awarded Purple
lleart In Africa
Dpi. Left J. Caudill, Son Ot
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caudill,
Wounded In Action
Cpl, Lett J. Caudill, son of Mr.
md Mrs. Joe Caudill, who is now
stationed in North Africa, ha* *
seen awarded the Army Purple
Heart, an award given for sing
ularly meritorious service, and
wounds received in action.
Cpl. Caudill was wounded in
action in the North African cam
paign in May. He entered the
service in July, 1941, and took his
basic training at Fort Bragg.
Cpl, Caudill, now in active
service again, after recovering
from the wounds he .received, i*
one of the few men from Alle
ghany county to be awarded the
Purple Heart.
F.FA. Group Met,
Officers Named
Meeting For Several Counties
Is Held In Boone. Work
Discussed ^
Delegates to the Parkway Fed
eration of Future Farmers of Am
erica met in Boone, last week,
for the purpose of electing offi
cers and outlining a program of
activities for this school, jear.
This federation is composed of
all vocational agricultural stu
dents in the counties of Asha,
Avery, Alleghany and Watauga.
The following officers were
elected by two delegates from
.each school: president, Robert
Lacey, Newland; vice-president,
Edward Critcher, Boone; secre
tary, Paul Younce, Cove Creek;
treasurer, Sidney Blevins, Pinny
«£fek; and reF&tfgir.JDale Hollo- ^
w*y, flrparie.- •
Contests, activities and meeting
places for the year are: livestock
and judging contest, Nov. IS,
Cove Creek; ritual contest. Dee.
6, Boone; shop contest, Jan IT,
Boone, seed judging and identi
fication contest, Mar. 20, Boone;
public speaking contest, May 18,
Boone and athletic contest, April
17, Boone.
Project story, victory, and vic
tory egg contests are to be con
tinuous throughout several
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Rationing Guide
PROCESSED FOODS
Blue stamps X, ¥, Z goad
until Nev. M. Green stamps
A, B; C In War Ration Book
number (oar becomes valid
Nov. 1 and are rood through
December 20.
MEATS AND FATS
Brown stamps C, D, E, and
F will be reed through Oct. 34.
Brown G. becomes valid Oct.
24 and expires Dec. 4. Brown
H becomes valid Oct. 31 and
expires Dec. 4.
GASOLINE
“A” book coupons No. «
good for three gallons each
and must last until Nov. 8.
All gasoline coupons in pos
session of owners must be en
dorsed with owner’s license
number and State of registra
tion.
FUEL OIL
Period No. 1 coupons, now
in use, will expire Jan. 3, 1944.
SHOES
No. 18 stamp in War Ration