News •ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. . " " - NEWS-STAR-TIMES is dedicated to covering the News and to the promotion of progress for all of the people in Sparta and Alle ghany county. VOLUME 55, NO. 16 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA. NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1044 Black Advises Farmers To Get Machines Fixed Should Be Fixed During Idle Season; Saves Both Time And Implements R. E. Black, county agent, ad vises the farmers of the county to solve a part of the farm labor shortage situation by getting their machinery and equipment in working condition during the winter months. All machinery should be check ed and put in working order, he explained; and if repairs are needed, orders should be placed with the implement dealers now. “We expect to have plenty of repair parts, but there may be some delay in getting them if the farmers wait until time to use the machinery,” Mr. Black stated. Because o'f farm labor shortage, Mr. Black explained that it might be wise for farmers to clean up the land that is to be used for r^irops this year and to begin plow ing as soon as the weather will permit in order to avoid the spring rush. Copper Wire Is Now Available Buies And Qualifications For Obtaining Wire Are Ex plained Here Copper wire for wiring farm dwellings and tenant houses, as well as for other farmstead uses, now is available and may be ob tained through the County AAA Committee, it was announced to day by C. G. Collins, chairman. Under the rationing program pre viously in effect, none of the county’s quota of copper wire could be used for wiring dwel lings. Qualifications for obtaining the wire, Mr. Collins said, are the same as in the past To be eli gible for wire, the farm must ■ ‘ fA Like buying Wa* Bond*, the sol dier operating the detectors will I never know just bow much they f have aided In the sucae*? <* the}* campaign, but he knows his work is j and must be acton* _U more Americans on the »front will come to realise this, juecees at our War Bend cam paigns will be assured. 0. S. Trtaxurj Dtpvtmn* Military. Rebel And Ousted President Left: Maj Alberto Taborga, who was reported to have led the rebel military forces that overthrew the government of Bolivia. Right: Former President Enrique Penaranda, who was escorted to Arica, Chile, by the revolutionists. Russians In Poland; Berlin Given Heavy Bombings; Japs Hit PREDICTS ’44 VICTORY Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was named commander of the main European invasion force. When he left Algiers to take over his new post he announced: “We will win the European war in 1944.” Farmer Makes New Wagon Box Special Wagon Box Is Simple To Construct And Inex pensive R. E. Black, Alleghany county agent, .reported this. ,v?eek that M. E. Reeves, one of Alleghany’s demohBtwktton farmers, of;Laur el Springs, has recently Resign ed a new combination wagon box, which should prove to be of much benefit to farmers who are pre vented, by rationing from, buying new farm machinery. (Continued on Page 4) . j Leaflets Urging Germans To Surrender Are Dumped During Bombing Raids — This week saw fresh allied at tacks from the air, both in the Pacific and in Europe, described as softening-up pre-invasion at tacks, as well as much ground fighting. The Russians marched into old Poland and in spite of rough winter weather, the allies marched toward Rome. ' Soviet tank columns swept in to old Poland yesterday, toppling Novograd-Volynski and the pre ! war border town of Olevsk en route, and a~Moanow . bulletin said the Red army killed 6,000 Germans in its unchecked offen sive over territory which had been lost in the first month of the conflict. Hundreds of Germans were surrendering, throwing down their arms and going “over to the side of the Red army” by en tire company lots, said a mid night communique describing one (Continued on Page Four) Mining Officials Here On Business J. Carson Adkerson and Major C. F. Browning, of Washington, D. C., were business visitors in Sparta, Wednesday in connection with the Clough manganese mines. .\lgjor Browning, it was an nounced, is soon' to be released frail) the army and will become the manager in charge of all op erations of manganese mines in North Carolina, including the mine at Sparta., ... Mr. Adkerson and Major firdwnhfg are expected to return to Sparta next week. Alleghany Men In Service Pvt. Cecil J. Murray, left, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mur ray, of Sparta, Is now stationed in New Guinea. Pvt. Murray, 'who entered the service in March, 1942, received his basic training in New Jersey and is now a crane operator. Pfc. Ernest Bell, right, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Bell, of White head* was recently promoted to his present rank. Pfc. Bell, who entered the army in 1942, received his basic training at Camp Swift, Texas, and is now stationed in Louisiana. He is the brother of Walter L. Bell, who is a. Japanese prisoner of wav. Mrs. Thompson To Head Polio Fund Drive In County Drive Will Be Held Last Two Weeks Of Month; Co-op eration Is Asked Mrs. C. A. Thompson, popular Sparta woman, has been named Alleghany county chairman of the drive to raise funds to fight infantile paralysis, to be held the last two weeks in January. Mrs. Thompson said yesterday that women in the different com munities of the county are being asked to serve on committees for the drive. _ . She explained that definite plans had not been made and that the details of the drive are to be announced at an early date. Mrs. Thompson said that the co-operation of the churches, schools and other groups, as well as individuals, would be sought. Due to the increase in infan tile paralysis during times of war, an extra effort will be made to raise funds throughout the na tion. Part of the funds raised will be used locally and the oth er will go to the Foundation Fund, where research work is being carried on constantly to stamp out this dreaded disease, which leaves so many victims crippled for life. Feed Wheat Is Received Here The Alleghany AAA has re ceived a shipment of about 1,500 bushels of feed wheat for sale to farmers, C. G. Collins,^chairman of the county AAA committee, announced today. Farmers who will use the wheat for feed purposes in accordance with regulations may purchase the wheat at $1.47 per bushel, Mr. Collins explained. TO BROADCAST Dr. Ralph Herring, who will broadcast on the Baptist Pro gram, Stiihday morning from 8:30 until 9:00 o’clock. Dr. Herring To Be Heard Sunday . > Will Broadcast On Baptist Hour; Other Speakers Announced - Dr. Ralph A. Herring, of Wins ton-Salem, will be heard on the program of The Baptist Hour, next Sunday morning, Jan. 9th, 8:30 to 9:00 o’clock EWT over stations WPTF of Raleigh and WBIG of Greensboro, according to Dr. S. F. Lowe, Atlanta, Geor gia, chairman of the radio com mittee of the Souhern Baptist Convention. His subject, “The Primacy of the Spiritual”, will be of special interest to people ev erywhere in these crucial days through which we pass, according to Mr. Lowe. The Baptist Hour Programs are broadcast over an independent Southern network of 82 stations, covering the territory from the East Coast to the far southwest, and are sponsored by the Radio Committee of the Southern Bap tist Convention. ■ • The speakers for the following three Sundays of January will be: On January 16th—Dr. Douglas S. Freeman, of, Jlichmond, Va. On January 23rd—Dr. Harold W. Tribble, of Louisville, Ky. On January 80th—Dr. C. C. Warren, of Charlotte, N. C. * Supplying Marines On Apamama Marines and navy Seabees roll drums of gasoline and fuel oil through the water at Apamama, one of the Gilbert j atolls that fell to the marines. The defending Japanese of fered only light resistance to the invaders at this point. Sgt. Grover Hash Has Seen, Much Of World In His Long Army Career; Now Retired Alleghany Man Has Many Decorations; Veteran Oi World War No. I First Sergeant Grover C. Hash, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Hash, of Piney Creek, has re I turned to his home, having re j tired from the U. S. Army after j serving thirty one and one-half years. Sgt. Hash enlisted in the army in August, 1912, at Cleveland, Ohio and was sent to Fort Screv ens, Ga., where he received his ■ basic * training. In November, 11912, he was sent to the Panama I Canal Zone, where he served un til December, 1915, after which he was ordered to the Mexican border, serving under the famous General John J. Pershing. In 1917, when the United States declared war on Germany, Sgt. Hash was ordered overseas with the famous 1st division, ar riving in Brest, France, on June 28. | After undergoing six months’ training with the French and! British armies, he was sent to the front in January, 1918, to re lieve the famous' Blue Devils of the French Division at Mt. Sec, France. Here, Sgt. Hash was wounded three times and was ta ken prisoner of war by the Ger i Continued on Page 4) Many Cigarettes Sent To Soldiers S. R. Nichols, Adjutant, an nounced this week that $100.00 had been sent by the Dean Par l ish American Legion Post, 98, to buy cigarettes for the boys in our armed forces serving over seas. A. C. McMillan and Sheriff Jesse Moxley, Commander of the local post, contributed much of their time and effort toward the raising of this “cigarette fund”, it was explained. RETIRES FROM ARMY i First Sergeant Grover C. >Hash, who recently retired from the U. S. Army, after ! having served there thirty one and one-half years. R. L. Doughton, Rotary Speaker Distinguished Honorary Mem ber Paid Surprise Visit To Club West Jefferson — (Special) — Congressman R. L. Doughton, who spoke briefly to Jeffersons Rotary club last Thursday, stress ed the fact that the government’s aim in the war effort was not only to win victory as early as possible, but with as small cost in lives as possible. He pointed out that while civ ilians are laboring under high taxes, shortages and rationing, that this is indeed small in com parison to what the men on the battlefront are enduring. (Continued on Page 4) Battle Awaits Congressmen When Session Opens, Mon. Washington — A challenging backlog of controversial topics will confront Congress next Mon day to begin a session expected to develop a sharp political slant in reflection of the impending presidential election next Fall. Some disputed issues will mere ly be picked up where they were left off when the Legislators started their three-week holiday on December 21. Taxes, food subsidies and the soldier vote fall into this category. But there will be pressing new questions. Soon after work is resumed President Roosevelt will present his annual budget re quests which this year are anti cipated at $95,000,000,000, about $10,000,000,000 beneath last year’s goal. And recent labor strife on the steel and rail fronts have aroused clamor for tougher anti strike legislation. Whatever the results of its present contact with constuents, Congress seems sure to assert its own will strongly on pending problems in the coming political ly-surcharged months. The 1943 session demonstrated conclusive ly that the powerful Republican House minority plus conservative Democratic elements could carry the day on virtually any closely fought issue. There may be a congressional backdown on subsidies. The House passed a flat ban on all such payments for food products but evidence is growing that the Senate might initiate a compro mise that will keep the Adminis tration program alive. No yielding is expected, how ever, on taxes. The Senate Fi nance Committee has reported a $2,275,000,000 bill — $135,000,000 higher than the House passed— and there is practically no senti ment for a measure closer to the Administration’s $10,500,000,000. Political factors weigh heavily against steeper taxes and likely will predispose Congress to treat Mr. Roosevelt’s new budget re (Continued on Page Four) Sidney Gambill Goes To N. Y. For New Legal Post Sparta Man Leaves Washing ton For Important Position In New York Sidney Gambill, who formerly practiced law here with Gover nor R. A. Doughton, has been in Washington for some time, is leaving his position in the offices of the department of general counsel of the Internal Revenue, in Washington, for a more re sponsible position in New York City. He left this week for New York, where he will become as sistant division counsel of the revenue bureau’s office in charge of excess profits tax cases. The Gambills have announced they are selling their residence at 4197 Sherrier Place, N. W., to, make their home permanently in New York. Mrs. Gambill is the former Miss Myrtle Reeves, of Volney, Va. She was editor of the Alleghany News at Sparta, until her husband came to Wash ington seven years ago. They have one child, a daughter, Bil lie, 13, who was born at Chapel Hill when her father was attend ing the University of North Caro lina Law School, there. Gambill, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Gambill. of Crumpler, Ashe county, is a form er law partner of Governor Ru fus Doughton, of Sparta, and at one time, was secretary to Con gressman Doughton. Gambill and his wife-to-be met when they were both undergrad uate students at Duke University. They were married following graduation. Gambill was em ployed as a teacher at Sandy (Continued On Page Four) Baptist Women To Meet Jan. 14 The annual conference of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Wilkesbofo- division will' be “held at the First Baptist church of North Wilkesboro, Friday, January 14, at 10 o’clock, the new divisional superintendent, Mrs. O. R. Mangum, of Lenoir, an nounced. All associational W. M. U. of ficers and also all officers of each W. M. S. are urged to attend this •important meeting, where plans for the ensuing year will be dis cussed. A number of women from Spar ta are planning to attend. CONDITION OF WILL PUGH IS IMPROVING Will Pugh, who was seriously injured in the Christmas Eve tragedy at his Piney Creek home, when he was shot in the hip by his son-in-law, Welter MaxweU, is reported to be “resting well at night” and it is believed that there is a chance for his recovery if complications do not arise. Rationing Guide MEATS Brown stamps L, M, N, P and Q valid through Jan. 1; brawn stamp K valid throagli Jap. 29. Book 4 spar* stamp NO. 1 food {or 5 points for pork through Jan. 1. PROCESSED FOODS Book 4 green stamps D. E and F valid through Jan. 20; stamps G, H and J valid Jan. 1 through Jan. 20. SUGAR Stamp No. 29 in, Book 4 good for five pounds of sugar through Jan. 15. The stamp is marked “sugar.” GASOLINE Stamps No. “A-8” in new “A” book good through Feb. 8. B and C coupons valid for two gallons. SHOES No. 18 coupon now good for indefinite period. No. 1 “Air plane” stamp in War Ration Book No. 3 now valid. FUEL OIL Period 1 coupons are valid