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ATTACH AND STAR-TIMES-(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, JAN, 27, 1944 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County To Hold Square Dance For Polio Fund, Saturday Much Interest In The Drive; Schools An^ Individuals Are Working A square dance in honor of the President’s birthday, will be sponsored by the Infantile Pa ralysis Drive Committee, Satur day evening from 8:30 to 12 o’ clock at the community building, Mrs. C. A. Thompson, chairman of the Drive for Alleghany coun ty, announced this week. Clif ton Evans and his band will furnish music for the dance. The public is cordially invited to at ^ Results of the drive from the itarious schools and communities have not been received but unof ficial reports show that much en thusiasm is being shown. Mrs. Thompson pointed out that the final returns would be announced next week. “Dig in your pockets; you won’t have to dig very deep, to give this great opportunity to in valids of America, the chance that they may walk and live again,” Mrs. Thompson urged. Sparta Wins Over Galax Here Tues. Games Are Well Attended; Smith And Erwin Are High Scorers Sparta high school girls, and hoys grabbed a double victory in the return basketball games with Galax high's fighting teams, bn 4he Sparta Ty*edayvjni*hb the girls winning 38 to 27 nsBthe boys taking a 48 to 27 victory. The Sparta girls pla; ’ jffinest exhibition of tht.*<i*son, moving into an early lead, rolling up a 22-12 advantage at the half. Smith, in the starting line-up for Sparta, joined with Burgiss and Catico in leading the offen sive attack for Sparta. All the guards did fine jobs. E. Irwin featured the scoring in the boys’ game with Gentry a close second and Osborne the star center. Qiiail Season Is Closed In County R. D. Gentry, county game warden, announced this week that although the quail season in the state of North Carolina clos es on February 10, the season in Allegany county closed on Jan uary 10. Alleghany is the one ■Reception to the.February 10 sea ;,*n in the state, Mr. Gentry ex plained. He also pointed out that the rabbit season closes on February 10. To th* People of this Community THINK IT OVER How about doing a little cold turkey thinking alter you lay aside this newspaper tonight? You’ve got a goad job. The chances are there is someone '» in your lily, per ips two or ree, work ing. Your son or your hrother — may be away at war. This war _.... ,, must end sometime. Your whole family, your neighbors, are praying it ends soon and those fighting boys of yours will come home safely. But will you be ready for whatever happens when peace comes? WiffT‘ ' I WAR LOAN for somebody's happiness anc not for somebody’s sorrow That’s where your War Bonds come into the picture. Sure, ricans own billions of dol Of War Bonds now; and be this 4th War Loan ends will have put away billions But how about you? the one that counts. The the pile of War Bonds when peace comes, the ince you’11 have to slip the post-war world ’ ? about tonight, ck the Attack." THE EDITOR. -- .. .I.U.OI'1-1 Germans Retreat From Cassino; Reds Continue To Gain GROUND FORCE CHIEF Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Brad ley, who has been selected to lead the rapidly growing Am erican ground forces in the British Isles. As such he be comes one of the team of Eu ropean invasion leaders. 18 County Men Are Placed In 1-A By Local Board Others Are Classified At A Meeting This Week; List i« Announced —-• The local board announced classifications of men for military .service this week, when 18 men were placed in 1-A. Thirteen others were placed in various classifications. In 1-A are: Paul Billings, Paul E. Chappel, Major A. Joines, Charles E. McCann, Wayne Smith, Greek T. Rose, Willie F. Bryan, Rodney F. Busic, Charles R .Whitaker, Howard F. Royal, David R. Gilliam, Jr., Leonard M. Anders, McDale Kennedy, Wal ter K. Poe, Willie W. Smithers, Joe H. Bobbitt, Ernest P. Ed wards and Mack A. Caudill. In 2-A are: John Bray and Lawrence Ivey. In 2-C are: Charlie H. Horton, (Continued on Page 4) Cotton Seed Meal Available Feb. 1 A limited supply of 41 percent cotton seed meal will be available at the AAA office, February 1, C. G, Collins, chairman of the AAA committee, announced to day. Mr. Collins also announced that feed wheat is still available and that orders for both wheat and cotton seed meal should be plac ed in the AAA office as soon as possible. Bombings On Europe Contin ue; 57 More Japanese Planes Shot Down The Germans were forced to retreat on two fronts this week as the allied forces pressed the enemy back in southern Italy and the Russians continued to gain ground. Fifth army patrols were re ported yesterday to have enter ed Cassino, long a bastion of the Germans’ cross-Italy line, and this may indicate the beginning of a German withdrawal from the Southern Italian front. Allied troops extended their bridgehead south of Rome more than 12 miles inland and appar ently forced Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kesselring to withdraw units 'from the bloody Cassino area to meet the threat to the Na zis’ two major supply arteries from Rome. Russian troops have fought their way into the streets of Krasnogvardeisk, important rail junction of Leningrad, Moscow announced today, while other forces to the east have sent the Germans into retreat from their last 50-mile hold on the Moscow Leningrad trunkline. The allied campaign to flatten enemy installations along the coast of France swept steadily on yesterday as Britan-based bomb-, ers and fighters criss-crossed the channel from dawn to dusk and pounded -*uliiar» targets for the third straight day and the fif teenth time this month. Allied fighter planes torpedo and dive-bombers in second-day (Continued on Page Four) Stock Clinic To End Next Week R. E. Black Reminds Farmers That Only Two Days Re main In Schedule R. E. Black, county agent, this week reminded the farmers of the county who are interested in bringing their stock to the work stock clinic which is being held throughout the county, that two more days remain in the sched ule announced last week. February 1—Cary Brown, 9 a., m.; Glade Valley, 10:15 a. m.; J. C. McCann, 11:36 a. m.; Hare, 1:15 p. m.; Hooker, 2:30 p. m.; Sparta, 3:30 p. m. February 4—Edmonds, 9 a. m.; Barrett, 10:15 a. m.; Boyd Hig gins’, 11:30 a. m.; B. H. Rector, 1:15 p. m.; Lena R. Gentry, 2:30 p. m.; Lon Reeves, 3:30 p. m. Mr. Black also emphasized the fact that horses which are brought for the treatment of bots should not be fed twelve hours prior to treatment. Halsey Makes Report To Grandchildren mm Admiral Halsey, leader of the United States naval forces in the Southwest Pacific, makes a report to his grandchildren on his activities of the past few months. This picture was made at the home of his son-in-law, Preston Lea Spraance, of Centreville, DeL, where Halsey visited during a recent leave. Pre-induction High School Driver Education ■I A typical high school classroom session in the Pre-induction Driver Education Course recommended by the Army and urged by State authorities in pre-induction training of mo tor vehicle operators. Alleghany schools are expected to start the course soon. Seeking Record Of County Men Now In Service Miss Clyde Fields Is Chair man; Co-operation Of Cit izens Is Asked The Alleghany county war rec ords committee, of which Miss Clyde Fields, Alleghany county superintendent, is collector, an nounced this week that an effort is being made to secure from families and friends the names and details concerning all awM| and women from Sparta and ru ral Alleghany county, who are now in the armed forces. Miss Fields explained that the co-operation of every person in the county is necessary to obtain a complete record of our men and women in uniform, since the lo cal draft board has no record, whatsoever, of those Alleghan ians who are registered in coun ties other than Alleghany. The information desired by Miss Fields includes the name, date of birth, home address, branch of service, date and place enlisted or inducted, rank, for eign or combat service, name and address of parents or next of kin, etc. Copies of the form to be filled out giving this information may be secured from Miss Fields, the Collector, or from the local draft board office. Serving as a committee with Miss Fields are John M. Cheek, Mrs. Carrie Ham Jones, Mrs. Mexa Phipps and Miss Emory etta Reeves. Little Pine To Hold Bond Rally Event To Be Held Friday Will Feature Music And Speeches A special War Bond rally will 'be held at the Little Pine school Friday evening, January 28 at 8 o’clock, when the patrons and children of the school and others who are interested in the bond drive will meet, I. W. Wagoner, district chairman of the Fourth War Loan Drive, announced. Bonds and stamps will ’ be available for sale and Mr. Wag oner urged that everyone attend and expressed the hope that ev ery person attending would help out in the war effort by buying either a bond or some stamps. Mr. Wagoner announced that in addition to music, other features of entertainment, including a speech by R. F. Crouse, promin ent Sparta attorney, will be provided. S. R. Nicholk, Alle ghany county chairman of the Fourth War Loan Drive, will also be present and is expected to sr^ak on the Drive. Some prizes are to be given away and entertainment will be provided for all those present “Everybody come and let’s help pass a little more ammuni tion to our boys,” Mr. Wagoner urged. Alleghany Farmers Plan For Greater Production . At Meeting Here Monday Edwards Is New Superintendent Of Welfare Here Will Assume His Duties On February 1; Comes From - County . Swanson Edwards has been named Superintendent of Pub lic Welfare of Alleghany county and will assume his new duties: here, February 1. The new superintendent is, well acquainted with the work, \ as well as this field. He comes1 here from Ashe county where he has been associated with the wel fare department there for the I past six years, as a case worker. (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Weaver, 83, Passes At Peden Funeral service for Mrs. Sa rah Jane Weaver, 83, wife of the late Billie Weaver, of Peden, who died January 14, following an at tack of flu and pneumonia, was conducted by Rev. R. L. Berry and Rev. W. H. Caldwell, at Pe den Presbyterian church, Janu ary 15 at 11 o’clock. Burial fol lowed in the Weaver cemetery at Peden. Surviving are three daughters, Miss Alice Weaver, Peden; Mrs. Rose McMillan, Baltimore, Md.; and Mrs. Smith Evans, Sparta; four sons, Hobert Weaver, Bel Air, Md.; John Weaver, Esprigg, W. Va.; Nathan Weaver, Edgar town, W. Va.; and George Wea ver, Peden and one sister, Mrs. I Caroline Landreth, Peden. AAA Leaders Spoke To Group; Fourth War Loan Discussed By Crouse At a meeting of the AAA coun ty community committeemen, held here Monday, the 1944 AAA program was fully explained. C. G. Collins, chairman of the local AAA committee, who was in charge of the meeting, intro duced Paul Spears, AAA field director, who explained the pro gram, consisting of the agricul ture conservation and the war food program. “Each farmer may contribute substantially to increased pro duction of critically needed crops, and livestock products in 1944 by carrying out on his farm the largest possible volume of adopt ed conservation practices,” ' Mr. Spears said. R. F. Crouse, Sparta attorney, (Continued on Page 4) B. L. Collins, 70, Buried Sunday Funeral service for B. Levi Collins, 70, prominent citizen of the Hare community, who died Thursday, January 20, following an attack of pneumonia, was con ducted Sunday at 11 o’clock at Mt. View church, with Rev. Mack Brooks and Rev. Quincy Higgins, officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Collins; four daughters: Miss Jane Virginia Collins, Miss Jeneva Collins, Miss Mabel Col lins, all of Glade Valley and Mrs. Pearl Cockerham, of Bel Air, Md., and two sons, Charlie Col lins and Leo Collins, both of Glade Valley. FSA Group Held Meeting Here Tuesday; Much Interest A summary of the work of 1943 and plans for work to be carried on in 1944 were discussed here Tuesday at a joint luncheon and business meetinfe of farm ownership borrowers of the FSA, when officials and farm owners met at the Sparta community building. Van Miller, Alleghany FSA supervisor, presided over the meeting. Interesting talks were made by Bryan Oliver, District Superintendent for this area, Miss Frances Capel, home demon stration agent for Allegheny and C. G. Collins, a member of the local FSA committee. Miss Anslee Alexander, home supervisor of FSA for Alleghany, was in charge of the luncheon. W. O. Hooper, soil conserva tionist, and Carl Brown and Dil lon, members of the FStA com jmittee, were also present. Alleghany county now has fifteen families who have bought farms through the FSA, it was pointed out at the meeting. Rec ords of production on these farms during 1943 were discussed and it was stressed that produc tion in 1944 must exc^pd any yet reached by the farmers of Alle ghany county and the farmers of America. OPA WILL REGULATE VEGETABLE PRICES —.t—— Washington — The office of price administration, seeking to prevent sharp increases in fresh vegetable prices during the win ter and early spring, announced a schedule this week for pegging the retail prices of carrots, spin ach, peas, snap beans, egg plant, peppers and cucumbers. County Still r ar Short Of Quota Given In Drive $53,000.00 Of County’s Quote Of $77,000.00 Is Yet To Be Raised Alleghany county ended the first week of the Fourth War Loan Drive with a total of $23, 914.75, reported yesterday after noon from sources of sales. This leaves around $53,000.00 of the county’s quota of $77,000.00 yet to be raised. Sources of sales report that there have been a large number of small bonds sold as well as several' of larger denominations. S. R. Nichols, chairman of the drive for Alleghany county, urg ed today that “everybody put your shoulder to the wheel in order to raise the quota and back the attack”. Much interest is being shown throughout the county and Chair man Nichols urges that the town ship chairmen turn in to him the committees they have selected to assist them, as soon as possible. A report from Cary Brown, Whitehead township chairman, names the following committee: M. B. Joines, E. L. Wagoner, Mack Edwards and T. L. Gray son. A special War Bond rally is be ing held at the Little Pine school on Friday night, I. W. Wagoner, chairman of the Glade Creek (Continued on Page Four) UFA Discussed By Merchants * 1 1 ** J Price Panel Board Outlined Regulations At A Meeting ' Held Here Ceiling prices and OPA regu lations were discussed at a meet ing held last night for all Alle ghany merchants who are now engaged in selling wearing ap parel. | The county Price Panel board, I composed of Rev. R. L. Berry, Chairman; Mrs. Mexa Phipps and ! Alton Thompson, with the aid of , Mrs. Susie O. Fleetwood, chief clerk of the local ration board, explained to the merchants the necessity of complying with OPA rulings and conducted a gener lal discussion on all regulations I concerning wearing apparel. It was announced also that OPA officials would conduct a check on all merchants some time between February 1 and February 15. Floyd Pugh, 74, Is Buried Today Funeral service for Floyd Pugh, 74, of Piney Creek, who died Tuesday night, will bn con ducted today at 2 o’clock at Mt Zion Methodist church, with Rev. W. H. Caldwpll and Rev. Worth Sweet officiating. Interment will follow in the church ceme tery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Cary Blevins, Piney Creek, with whom he had made his home for the past few years; one son, Paul Pugh, of Hudson, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. Newton Clark, Alamont, N. C.; and one brother, W, M. Pjjgh, of Kannapolis, N. C. DEDICATE BONDS TO MEN IN U. S. NAVY Today is "Navy Day” in fee Fourth; War Loan Drive «uai people throughout the country are asked to buy an extra band in honor of the men and wo men serving cm the seas. This eounty now has a large number of men and women in the navy* and attention is call ed to them by this paper to day.
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