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AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941)
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-ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
VOLUME 55, NO. 23
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KEEP ON.
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•WITH WAR BONDS *
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 1944
Shooting Fatal
| To Lee Blair Of
Baywood Section
Montgomery Held By Virginia
Authorities; Gave Up To
Alleghany Officers
Lee Grand Blair, 20-year-old
negro of the Baywood section,
just across the Virginia line, was
instantly killed Sunday about
noon, when Deck Montgomery,
40, also of baywood, shot him in
the head with a shotgun, at the
Montgomery home and hid the
body under a fodder stack, local
officers reported this week.
‘Montgomery, Who gave himself
up to Alleghany county authori
ties here, Monday morning, was
turned over to officers at Inde
pendence, Va., Grayson county
seat, where he is being held for
investigation.
According to the testimony of
Montgomery, given to sheriff
Jess Moxley, Blair was seated in
a chair and Montgomery was
standing about 2 feet in front of
him examining the gun when it
went off, the shot hitting Blair
in the center of his forehead.
^ Montgomery claimed that he was
P under such strain and was so
frightened that he hardly remem
bered dragging the body and hid
ing it under a fodder stack about
200 yards from the house, accord
ing to officers. There were no
witnesses to' the accident, officers
stated.
Montgomery’s wife, it was sta
ted, had gone to visit a neighbor
and did not return until later in
the afternoon. On Monday morn
ing, Montgomery brought her to
the home of her father, Elmore
Maines, of Sparta, and gave him
self up to officers here, telling
them what he had done and giv
ing the exact location of the body
(Continued On Page Four)
Urge Farmers To
Sign AAA Plans
It was" announced by C.^G.
Collins, chairman of the AAA
committee, that less than fifty
l percent of the farmers of Alle
ghany county have signed their
1944 farm ph*
Meetings were held in each
community for the purpose of
signing the plans but few re
sponded, Mr. Coilins stated. The
plans must be signed if the farm
ers expect to participate in the
.1944 farm program and receive
conservation materials as they
have in the past, he explained.
Any one who has not signed
- their plan may do so by calling
at the AAA office, it was pointed
out
ODT Will Help
Truck Operators
, Will Offer Assistance In Se
curing Needed Repair
. , Parts
Truck operators who are hav
ing difficulty locating replace
ment parts and tires needed to
put essential vehicles back on
the road may appeal to the Of
fice of Defense Transportation
for assistance, the ODT District
•Office in Winston-Salem, remind
ed the public yesterday.
The service is available to all
operators of trucks, including
farmers, merchants, highway
freight lines, bus and taxicab
companies, -according (to T. W.
xiancocK, wuj. uisuici manager.
Through its maintenance spec
ialists in all key cities and main
tenance advisory committees and
sub-committees throughout the
country, the ODT can usually lo
cate critical parts or tifes within
a few days, Mr. Hancock said.
Mr. Hancock pointed out, how
ever, governmental aid in loca
ting needed parts is strictly an
emergency service and will be
offered only to operators who
have exhausted every normal
means of locating needed items.
If every effort has been unsuc
cessful, however, operators may
enlist ODT. aid by merely con
tacting the nearest ODT District
Office or Maintenance Advisory
Committee, v Sub-Committee.
The request should include the
name and manufacturer’s de
scription of _he needed part and
the dealer’s name through whom
part has been ordered, as well as
a statement of the attempts the
operator has made to locate the
wsnted^ item through regular
New Medicine Men On Van Guna
Natives on Van Guna island in the Pacific are being at
tended by a new kind of medicine man these days. United
States navy doctors not only watch the health ,of our men
but often care for native populations.
Russians Take Big
Iron Town; Planes
Bomb German Cities
To Start Using
Ration Tokens
Here Next Week
Ration Board Explains Usage;
Institutional Users Must
Apply
The local rationing board this
week again reminds the public
that between February 27 and
March 20, inclusive, blue tokens
as well as green one point stamps,
may be used in making change
for valid green and blue stamps,
which are surrendered upon pur
Cbkfc of processed foods.
Also between the same dates,
red tokens, as well as brown one
point stamps may be used in mak
ing change for valid brown and
red stamps which are surrender
ed upon a purchase of ration or
der 16 foods, it was announced
by the OPA office.
After March 20, red tokens and
blue tokens only may be given as
change against red and blue
stamps, it was explained.
It was explained that through
February 26, spare stamps num
ber 3 in War Ration Book Four
will be valid for five points in
the purchase of pork products in
cluding fresh and cured, all sau
(Continued on Page 4)
Dr. McDonald Was
A Visitor Here
Dr. Ralph McDonald, seeking
the nomination as Democratic
candidate for Governor of North
Carolina, was a visitor in Sparta
Tuesday.
Dr. McDonald called on a num
ber of merchants and business
men in town. He was accom
panied by Horton Doughton, of
Statesville.
American Bombers Slash Jap
anese Base In The South
Pacific
Allied forces continued to ad
vance on all fronts this week
with the Russians capturing the
big iron city of Krivoi Rog and
Stalin announcing that within
the past year the Germans had
been swept from much of the
Russian territory.
Major aircraft factories at four
cities deep inside Germany were
blasted yesterday in coordinated
assaults by American heavy
bombers from Britain and Italy.
This first and effective demon
stration of the double-barreled
assault system towards which the
IT. S. strategic air forces in Eu
‘(Continued on Page Four)
Harold Edwards
Buried Sunday
Funeral service for Harold
Young Edwards, nine-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ed
wards, of Sparta, was conducted
Sunday at the Sparta Baptist
church, with Rev. R. L. West and
Rev. W. H. Handy officiating. In
terment followed in the Sparta
cemetery.
Harold, who had been ill for
the past month, died Saturday,
February 18; in the Mount Airy
hospital. He is survived by his
parents and two brothers, David
Coy, 5, and Stewart Lee, 9 months
of age. Also surviving are his
grandfather, Young Edwards and
his maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Faw Bennett, of Spar
ta.
Pallbearers were classmates:
Charles Higgins, J. M. Bennett,
Joe McMillan, Tommy Burgiss
and Earl Woodruff.
Flower girls were Misses Car
men Edwards, Virginia Phipps,
Reba Bennett, Retha Bennett and
Mary Gray.
Will Begin Work On Honor
Roll Board Here This Week
Work on the Alleghany service
men’s honor roll board is expect
ed to begin this week, Jess Mox
ley, commander of American Le
gion Post “98" .announced today.
Clennel Richardson, of the
Sparta Manufacturing company,
has contracted the construction
of the board and Lincoln Rill will
paint the names of those men and
women in service, it was an
nounced. :
Mr. Moxley also pointed out
that while proceeds from the
lance, held Saturday night,
amounted to $80.00 and. while
■everal donations have been re
ceived, more money is needed for
the construction of the plaque.
He urged that all persons wishing
to donate any amount to the
building fund do so at once.
It was announced that a com
plete list of names could not be
secured from the local draft
board since they have np record
if those who volunteered for
service, those who were regis
tered with other boards and those
who were already in the army1
before the selective service be
gan.
Mr. Moxley pointed out that
any person knowing of any man
or woman in service, who would
have no record with the Allegha
ny draft board, should send that
name to him immediately, along
with certajqn information, such as
the parents or nearest kin, place
where person is now stationed
and date he or she entered serv
ice. Also it should be known
whether the person concerned
volunteered or was drafted for
service. These names must be
sent in, Mr. Moxley urged, so
that no name will be omitted
from the list.
Those who have given dona
tions are as follows:
Alleghany News. $5.00; Carl
Irwin, $2.00; John Higgins, $3.00;
L. L. Cox, Mr. Miller, C. R. Roe,
John Mack Edwards, Claude
Miles, George Crouse, Sam Per
ry, Hardin Bell, R. D. Gentry,
Amos Wagoner, Mrs. Amos Wag
oner, Lon Mac Reeves and John
Osborne, $1.00 each.
OPA Meeting Of
Merchants Will
Be Held March 1
All Price Panel Assistants
Are Also Asked To Attend
Meeting
In preparation for the check to
be made by federal OPA authori
ties in the near future, a meeting
of the managers of all business
firms and all merchants who have
filed ceiling prices with the Al
leghany price panel board, will
be held at the community build
ing Wednesday, March 1, at 8
o’clock, Mrs. Robert Fleetwood,
clerk of the local ration board,
announced today.
All price panel assistants in
the county are also asked to at
tend the meeting, at which Mrs.
A. D. Folger, J. Mack Moore and
Mrs. Alice I. Timmons, of the dis
trict office in Charlotte, will be
ready to answer any question
they might have concerning price
control.
At the meeting of the Sparta
price panel board and the mer
chants of the county, Friday
night, Rev. R. L. Berry, chairman
of the county price panel, ex
plained to the merchants that the
price assistants appointed
throughout the county to check
the stores were rendering a great
service rather than “policing” the
stores.
“We must be ready for the
check-up by the authorities and
these women are helping you to
see that everything is in readi
ness,” he explained to the mer
chants.
Fourteen merchants attended
the meeting where a discussion
of ceiling prices on women’s ray
on hosiery and women’s, chil
dren’s and girls’ outer-wear gar
ments was held.
Robert Allison and J. K. Wag
oner ,the two new members of
the price panel board were pres
ent.
Legion Post To
Assist Veterans
Will Assist In Making Appli
cation For “Muster-Out
Pay”
Assistance in filing claims for
mustering-out pay by any mem
ber of the United States armed
forces who has been honorably
discharged will be provided by
the local American Legion Post,
it was announced today by Jess
Moxley, Commander of the Al
leghany Post of the American
Legion.
Veterans discharged since the
recent mustering-out law was ap
proved will receive their pay
without filing applications, but
those discharged prior to approv
al of the bill. must comply with
two orders: (1) Submit a certifi
cate of discharge of service; (2)
Submit an informal type of ap
plication stating his name and
address, service number, serial
or file number, showing that he
was not discharged to accept em
ployment without service out
side the United States, that he is
not now on active duty, that he
has not made any other applica
tion for mustering-out pay; the
staye in which he lived when in
ducted, and .whether or not he
has had foreign service.
The application form will not
be printed by the Army or Navy,
but the veteran may copy it or
may submit a facsimile from its
publication. The local Post has
arranged to have plenty of ap
plication blanks mimeographed
and now has such application
blanks and instructions on hand,
ready to assist local veterans of
World War II desiring such as
sistance.
There are two questions sol
diers back from lighting always
ask first: “Where can 1 get a hot
bath?” and “Where can I get a
thick steak?" Red Cross clubs
all over the world provide both
wherever possible for battle
weary men.
BAPTIST CIRCLE WILL
MEET NEXT SATURDAY
Circle I of the Sparta Baptist
church will hold the delayed
meeting Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock with Mrs. Glenn Richard
son, when Mrs. R. L. West, new
ly elected president, will preside.
Mrs. C. A. Reeves will be pro
gram leader on the topic, “Afri
ca Steps into World’s Life.”
Marines Continue Marshall Campaign
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Two marines on Namur relax in their machine-gun nest as
a 24-hour battle ended. One of the Jap buildings struck by
artillery fire burns in the background. American forces con
tinue their campaign on the Marshalls by smashing at Enito
wik for three consecutive days.
Appeal Is Made For
Support Of Red Cross,
Will Meet On Monday
Special Gift Clubs To Be Or
ganized; Need Is Greater
This Year
Final plans for the Red Cross
Drive in Alleghany county, which
opens next week, will be made
Monday evening at 7:30 at the
community building when all
special committeemen and work
ers will meet with C. C. Love
well, Red Cross field director,
drive chairman W. O. Hooper an
nounced this week.
It was pointed out by members
of the committee that the support
of everyone would be asked in
helping tcf raise the county’s quo
ta of $3,400.00.
It was explained that 90 per
cent of the funds raised go to
service of men in the armed forc
es. Hundreds of Alleghany
men are now in the fighting
forces and deserved the support
of everyone here at home, one
member declared.
Mr. Hooper also announced that
two Red Cross films will be
shown at the meeting and he urg
ed that every worker and every
person in the county interested
in the drive be present.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Alleghany chap
ter, last Thursday, it was decid
ed that four clubs would be or
ganized during the Red Cross
drive. There will be the $25.00
club, the $15.00 club, the $10.00
club and the $5.00 club. Persons
or firms donating the amount
designated in the name of the
club will be entitled to member
ship in that club, it was explain
As was explained previously,
the quota of $3,400.00 this year
greatly exceeds that of last year
and it will be necessary to ask
each family in Alleghany for a
larger donation.
12 County Men
Are Accepted In
Military Service
Took Pre-induction Examina
tions At Camp Croft; List
Is Given
A group of 12 Alleghany coun- i
ty men passed pre-induction ex-1
aminations at Camp Croft and
were accepted for military serv
ice this week.
Accepted for the army were:
Kyle Arnold Reeves, Zeb Vance
Black, Paul Eugene Chapell, Leo
nard Mack Andrews, Emerson
Woodrow Mabe, John Cam Hill,
Iverson Gene Hill, Rodney Frank
lin Busic, Joe Leonard Reed and
Terry Stone.
Mack Dale Kennedy was ac
cepted for the army air corps and
James Walter Church was accept
ed for the navy.
A group of 48 men left here
Sunday for pre-induction exam
inations at Camp Croft. In the
group were several fathers and
prominent business men.
(Continued On Page Four)
Extra Stamp For
Meat Now In Use
It was announced by the local
ration board that effective Feb
ruary 18 through February 26,
Spare Stamp No. 3 in War Ration
Book Four will be valid for five
points in the purchase of pork
products including fresh and cur
ed, all sausage regardless of pork
content, and canned meats of 100
percent pork content.
This Is Election Year, But
There’s Little Interest Now
In Politics In This County
By Staff Writer
With the primary election for
the selection of party nominees
only about three months off,
there is still little or no interest
in politics in Alleghany county.
This lack of interest in matters
politically is. not only confined to
this county, but it is said to be
rather general throughout the
state and nation.
It is said to be proof of the
fact that the people are primarily
interested in, winning the war
and that they are today working
harder than ever.
Many thinking citizens, lament
the necessity of holding elections
at all during this critical year and
others fervently contend that
this is no time for the public to
divert their minds from the war
and get excited and disunited
over political battles.
Op the other hand, it is empha
sized that World War II is be
ing fought In order that Democ
racy and the right to hold elec
tions may be preserved and that
it is only proper that keen inter
est should be shown in the elec
tions this year. Those holding
this contention point out that the
postwar period will prevent ma
ny grave problems for each com
munity, state and nation and that
persons capable of solving those
problems to the best interest of
every one should be chosen and
elected to offices.
In Alleghany county there are
several offices that are up for
election this year. Thase include:
two members of the board of
county commissioners, one mem
ber of the board of education,
register of deeds and house of
representatives.
Members of the present board
of commissioners are J. McD
Wagoner, chairman; Victor
Phipps and R. L. Hendrix. Mes
srs. Wagoner and Phipps will be
up for re-election this year.
Of the county board of educa
tion, Gwyn Cox, of Sparta, who
was appointed to fill out the un
expired term of Dr. T. R. Burgiss,
(Continued on Page 4>
Bond Sales Are
Still Mounting;
Far Over Quota
List Of Prize Winners Given;
Schools Did Outstanding
Work
Alleghany county bond sales
continued to rise during the past
week, placing the county well
over the total bond quota, with
estimated sales reaching $112,
336.75.
This gives the county around
$35,336.75 over the total quota of
$77,000.00. The quota on “E”
bond sales was exceeded by $20,
958.00 last week.
Winners of the prizes offered
by the merchants of Sparta to
the school boy or girl selling the
most bonds during the drive and
to the school selling the most
bonds were announced this week
by a committee composed of S.
R. Nichols, special chairman of
the Fourth War Loan Drive, Al
ton Thompson, chairman, Miss
Clyde Fields, superintendent of
schools and Robert Allison, chair
man of the Sparta merchants.
Hugh Hash, of Piney Creek
school, son of Mr. and Mrs. Car
lie Hash, of Piney Creek, was
winner of the first prize of a $25
war bond for the school boy sell
ing the most bonds, with a total
of $12,862.50 to his credit. Lu
cille Whitaker, of Little Pine
school won second prize of $10.00
in war stamps, with her sales
amounting to $9,412.50. Winner
of the third prize of $5.00 in war
savings stamps was Evelyn Mitch
ell, of Sparta school, with $8,456.
25. Junior Rizoti, Sparta school,
was given honorable mention for
the excellent work that he has
done during this drive, with a to
tal of $7,762.50 to his credit
iNew ttiver school was the win
ner of the prize of $10.00 in cash
for the school receiving credit for
selling the most bonds. This
prize offered on a percentage ba
sis, was awarded this school of
thirteen students who sold SI -
537.50 (face value) worth of
bonds. Mrs. Maggie Osborne,
teacher at New River, announced
that the students themselves
made a canvass of the communi
The committee, which awarded
the prizes, explained that the
prizes might be claimed by call
ing at the Northwestern Bank.
Reports of bond sales from all
the schools in the county are as
follows: (these figures represent
the face value of the bonds and
not the maturity value):
New River school, $1,537 50
Sparta, $22,218.75; Little Pine’
$9,412.50; Piney Creek, $14,850.
(Continued on Page Four)
Poultry Meet Is
Well Attended
Parrish, Of State College.
Speaks To Group At Dis?
trict Meeting
Alleghany county, along with
six others, was represented at a
district poultry meeting in
Wilkesboro last Friday where C.
F. Parrish, poultry specialist of
the State College Extension Ser
vice, Raleigh, was the chief
speaker.
ivir. r'arnsh led a discussion on
tJie feed situation, explaining that
it is possible to make some prof*
it on the sale of eggs regardless
of the cost of feed. He predicted
that within three months’ time,
there would be a radical change
in the market, which would be
favorable to the owners of large
flocks.
In order to maintain a flock
with a high egg production, Mr.
Parrish said, one should observe
the following rules:; Keep only
hens from blood-tested rhirir.
cull at regular internals, provide
some green food, avbi<* crowding
in the laying house, keep free of
lice and mites, provide proper
feed and drinking prater at all
times and practice -good sanita
tion.
Following this, a round-table
discussion of the construction of
brooder houses and the care of
baby chicks was led by Mr. Par
rish.
T. R. Royster, district super
visor and FSA officials from the
following counties were present:
AsJ*e> Alleghany, Watauga, Cald
well, Wilkes, and Alexander.
Those attending from ibis
county were Van F.
County FSA Supervii
Ainslee C. Alexander,
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Supervisor and