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=========* f'i News * RED CROSS WAR FUND AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1944 SPARTA. NORTH CAROLINA VOLUME 55, NO. 25 Red Cross War Fund Drive Underway ★ ★★ ★★★ + + * * * * ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ * * *■ Alleghany Leaders Hold Enthusiastic Meeting Here Business And Professional Men Organize Invite Leaders In Rural Areas To Join New County-wide Organization OFFICERS ELECTED An' organization to promote civic, business, industrial, tourists, agricultural, educational and gen eral welfare interests of Sparta and Alleghany county was form ed here last Friday night at an enthusiastic meetipg of business and professional men and women held in the community building under the sponsorship of The Al leghany News and its editor, Miss Emoryetta Reeves, with Ed M. Anderson, publisher of the paper, as the principal speaker. No name was selected for the organization, but it was unani mously decided that its functions would combine those of a civic club, merchants association and chamber of commerce since none of these organizations are in op eration here at this time;. Floyd Crouse was elected pres ident, Charlie Roe, vice-president and Mrs. Pauline Edwards, sec retary and treasurer. Eight of a proposed number of fifteen directors were chosen, as follows: Floyd Crouse, C. R. Roe, Dr. T. R. Burgiss, Alton Thomp son, Dr. N. D. Fox, Dr. C. A. Thompson, Amos Wagoner and Robert Allison The other'seven directors will (Conti Bar. Buried Sunday Young Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Hicks Hash Is A Victim Of Leukemia Funeral service for Harold Ed win Hash, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Hash, of Spar ta, was Conducted Sunday at two o’clock at the Sparta Baptist church with Rev. Richard West, Rev. W. H. Caldwell and Rev. Brice Barton officiating. Inter ment folowed in the Piney Creek cemetery. Harold, who died at his home here, Sunday evening, following a long illness, was a victim of a rare disease, leukemia. Surviving are the parents, a younger brother, Ronny, 3 years old; and both grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller, of Piney Creek and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hash, of Grassy Creek and Mary land. Also surviving are several cousins and a host of little friends. Pallbearers were schoolmates, Tommy Burgiss, Joe McMillan, Frankin Sturdivant, Charles Hie gins, Rudy Roe and Richard Workman. Flower girls were members of Harold’s Sunday School class: Patsy Roy Burgiss, teacher; Susie Sturdivant, Nancy Waddell, Sa rah Ann and Eugenia Hickerson, Shirley Ann Thompson, Carol Hoppers, Ann Thompson and Wil ma and Carol Richardson. MARCH WINDS BLOW RAIN, SNOW HERE This section experienced one of the strongest wind storms of the season over the week-end. Little damage, except to roofs, was reported, however. Near by sections in Virginia suffered much more damage. Winds continued this week, mixed with both rain and snow. Many predicted yester day, when the snow started, that this section was due for another blixsard, which it ex perienced two years ago in March. “I hope we have about an other month of cold weather, to keep the fruit in”, a farmer remarked yesterday. He explained that early warm weather made the fruit bud too soon, and aa a result, It was usually all killed. ■ x ■- - ■ •_ Marines Advance In Pacific Area; Nazis Suffer Large Losses MISSING IN ACTION Technical . Sergeant Roy E. Richardson, son of Lloyd S. Richardson, of Furches, has been missing in action in Italy since January 30, accord ing to a telegram from the Secretary of War. Sgt. Rich ardson, who entered service over two years ago, was a gun Hkr on a flying fortress. The Hegram stated that further Hfdrmation would be sent its Eon as it was received. School Assisting Farmers Repair Tfieir Equipment Much Interest In Classes Now Being Held At Piney Creek School E. C. Minnich, Piney Creek ag ricultural teacher, announced this week that the farm machinery re pair classes were still in progress on Tuesdays and Thursdays and that if enough interest was shown two more classes would begin af ter March 23. The present classes, conducted on Tuesdays at the school shop and on Thursdays at W. R. Barr’s shop from 9 to 4 o’clock, will end March 23, he pointed out. Mr. Minnich explained that several harrows had been repair (Continued On Page Four) County Teachers To Meet Saturday A county-wide teachers’ meet ing will be held Saturday, March 18 in the reading room of Sparta high school, Supt. Clyde Fields announced this week. Every teacher in the county is expected to be present as many matters of importance are to be discussed, she pointed out. Wellborn Makes Qualifying Jump First Lieutenant William R. Wellborn, Jr., of the U. S. Army Medical Corps and son of Mrs. W. R. Wellborn and the late Dr. Well born, of Elkin, has qualified as a paratrooper and has won the right to wear the wings and boots of the famous outfit. He made his fifth and quali fying jump, a night tactical leap identical to actual combat work in Sicily, which completed his four weeks of jump training at Fort Bennlng, Ga., on February 26. Lt. Wellborn, a brother of Mrs. Edwin Duncan, of Sparta, is a graduate of the medicai school at Tulane University, New Orleans, La. He competed his internship at the University of .Wisconsin, ■ last June. Americans Have Gained Con* trol Of Hie Los Negroes Island American troops now control Los Negroes island in the Admir alties, and United States marines have landed near Talasea on Wil laumez peninsula nearly midway on the north coast of New Britain, Qen. Douglas MacArthur an nounced yesterday. The Los Negroes island succes es put the Americans in possession of the beach on the west coast of Seadler harbor, which juts east ward into horseshoe-shaped Los Negroes, and further clinches pos session of Momote airdrome which, MacArthur said, was now ready to receive allied planes. The Soviet offensive toward Rumania and into Southern Po land over-ran 200 more localities and reached a hamlet 11 miles north of Tarnopol yesterday while at other points along the Russian salient desperate German count erattacks with heavy forces were pounded back with a loss of 60 tanks, Moscow announced. The old Polish border station of Podvolochisk and the hamlet of Trovitsa, 32 miles across the frontier and 11 miles north of Tarnopol, were taken in advances on th| fourth day of •Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov’s advance, the Russians said. More than 1,200 Nazi dead were counted and “large numbers of smashed enemy aquipment was left on the battlefield,” said the late Moscow bulletin, recorded by the Soviet moniter from a broad cast. “War material was captur ed and many prisoners taken.” American heavy and medium bombers based in Italy struck '(Continued on Page Four) Republicans To Meet On Saturday Meeting To Be Held At Court House At 7:30 Delegates To Be Chosen A good attendance is expected at the convention of the Republican party of Alleghany county to be held at the Sparta courthouse Saturday night at 7:30 p. m. The convention is called by Chairman Beal Poole to elect del egates to the state convention which meets in Charlotte, March 16. Frank Roupe, of Furches, is secretary of the GOP in Allegha ny county and the following men are township chairmen: Cran berry, S. S. Landreth; Gap Civil, Dewey Sturdivant; Glade Creek. D. C. Wyatt; Whitehead, M. B. Joines; Cherry Lane, R. L. Hanks; Prather’s Creek, Carl Cook and Piney Creek, T. W. Landreth. Extension Date Of Stamps Given Th.e expiration date of sugar stamp No. 30, which was schedul ed for March 31 has been extend ed to an indefinite period of time, Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of the Alleghany ration board, an nounced today. She also pointed out that there will be no definite expiration date on sugar stamp No. 31, which will be good on April 1. The OPA, she explained, took this action to avoid a last minute rush in sugar buying with stamp No. 30. If, at any time, the OPA office sees fit. to set an expiration date, housewives will be warned in plenty of time to buy their su gar, Mrs. Fleetwood explained. It was also announced that any time after March 15, truck owners could apply for their gas coupons for the second quarter. Officers Of New County-wide Civic Organization FLflYD CROUSE, who was elected president of the organ ization at a meeting held last Friday night in the communi ty building. CHARLES R. ROE, princi pal of the Sparta high school and owner of the Western Au to store, who was elected vice president. MRS. PAULJNE EDWARDS, manager of Cash and Carry store, who was elected secre tary and treasurer of the new organization. House Passes Bill To Increase Burley Acreage Congressman Doughton Is Ac tive In Passage Of The Measure Alleghany Burley tobacco growers, along with others, may have at chance to increase their acreage allotment this year if the Flahnagan Bill,jfljuch has alrea Doughton, is as follows: “Flannagan tobacco bill has passed House with my full sup port. Bill now before Senate Ag ricultural Committee. But no definite date has been set for it to be heard or reported out of committee. Am doing what I can to expedite the matter.” (Continued On Page Four) OPA Will Check Grocery Stores dy passed the Hoppe, is approved by the Senate, A message reeved by this pa per, Tuesday, freiSh Congressman tnecK in county in juinc niui That Throughout Entire Nation A food check of all stores in the county wil be conducted during the period of March 13-18, Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of the Al leghany county ration board, an nounced this week. This check, to be made by the twenty six price panel assistants in the county, will be conducted all over the United States as well as in Aleghany, Mrs. Fleetwood pointed out. The 44 Alleghany stores are to be checked for posting, charts and for ceiling prices of 15 grocery items, a list of which is to be kept a secret until the check begins. All those persons violating the OPA rulings will be called in by the local board and checked again between April 3 and April 8, Mrs. Fleetwood explained. If the pan el assistants fipd everything in (Continued on Page 4) Payments Go To Dairy Farmers Dairy feed payments on Feb ruary production of milk are now being made in the county, AAA Chairman C. G. Collins announc ed this week. Producers whose January pay ment was less than $1.00 may combine the January and Feb ruary production, he explained. Applications are now being mailed to all milk producers, it was pointed out, and the final date for filing them will be April 30. Chairman Collins explained that the rates of payment will be the same as announced for Jan uary production. County Board Of Education Discusses School Problems; 1944-45 Budget Is Studied Alleghany Boys Given A. C. Test Reports From Aviation Cadet Tests Will Be Sent Here Soon A group of 32 Alleghany coun ty boys, 31 from Sparta high school and one from Piney Creek school, were given the mental screening test for aviation cadets for the army air forces, recently, at Sparta school. Lt. Leslie T. Crozier, from the Charlotte Recruiting district, who gave the tests, pointed out that both the U. S. Government and the State Department of Educa tion were interested in results from the tests and that the actual grades will be sent to the high school principal, C. R. Roe, within approximately two weeks’ time. Lt. Crozier explained that the (Continued on Page Four) Mrs. Miller Joins Doughton’s Staff Mrs. Paul Miller, who with Mr. Miller, has been in Wisconsin for more than a year, has joined the staff of Congressman R. L. Dough ton, of the House Ways and Means Committee, as assistant commit tee clerk. Mrs. Miller, who has many friends and relatives in this sec tion, was employed as secretary to W. B. Austin for a number of years. Closing Dates Of Schools Ex pected To Be Around May 18 Looking ahead, the Alleghany county board of education dis cussed the budget for the 1944-45 school year, at the regular meet" ing on Monday. This will be pre sented to the county commission ers at a later date, it was announc ed. A number of other matters, re garding attendance, hour of open ing of schools in the morning and the dates for commencement were also discussed by the board. The board recommended that all principals as soon as possible open schools earlier in the morn ing and have as short recesses ah seemed advisable so as not to in terfere in any way with the wel fare of the child’s health, in order to get the children home earlier in the afternoons to help the parents. (Continued on Page Four) Car Owners Must Remove Old Tags Automobile owners are again reminded by highway officials that all old 1943 license tags are to be removed from cars. Only the one tag for 1944 is to be left on. It was pointed out that some car owners were leav ing one 1943 tag on their car, to gether with the 1944 tag. This should not be done as it is con fusing, officials point out. It is understood that in some places, drivers are being fined for this. Local Merchants Pleased With Ration Tokens Now In Use Sparta merchants who are us ing the new ration tokens agree unanimously that under the new program their work will be much easier. Although comparatively few tokens have been used to date since the red and green stamps in ration book No. 3 are still good and merchants are urging that these coupons be used before be ginning with the new tokens, it is generally conceded that they are a good thing and will make the-food ration plan much easier for everybody concerned. Miss Mae Doughton, of Jay Hardin's Store, says that the tok ens will simplify the ration busi ness no end and that she doesn’t think they will be too hard to keep up with. Mrs. Pauline Edwards, mana ger of Cash and Carry Store, ex plained that she would be very glad when all the red and green coupons are disposed of and the standard ten point coupons are used altogether. “Tokens are a good thing and they make the ra tion plan much easier on us as well as on our customers,” she pointed out. “Then, too, all that ‘which book must I use’, and ‘you find the stamps, I don’t know any thing about them’, will be elim inated,” Mrs. Edwards stated. Miss Clara Mae Jolly, of Smith ey’s, said that although they had been encouraging the use of red and green coupons and had not used many tokens yet, she felt that they were/going to be a de cided help in the ration point sys tem. Housewives seem to agree with the merchants that the token sys tem is going to simplify keeping up with points, the only trouble being the difficulty of keeping up with the tokens. $329.00 Reported Yesterday; Much More Is Needed County Far Short Of Quota Of $3,400.00; Co-operation Is Asked Reports late yesterday after” noon revealed that contributions in the Red Cross War Fund Drive have only reached $329.00, less than one-tenth of the quota of $3,400.00. W. O. Hooper, chairman of the drive pointed out, however, that a number of the communities in the county were making special drives and that no reports had been turned in. It was explained that to date no canvass has been made of the business houses of Sparta, but it is understood that such a cam* paign will get underway this week end. All business firms are ex pected to contribute either $29.00 or $50.00. All workers are urged to turn in what they have collected and to continue with their solicita tions until they have covered all of their communities. Additional supplies may be secured from Mr. Hooper. “We are off to a slow start, and we need many more contribu tions if our quota is to be reach ed,” Chairman Hooper said. I. W. Wagoner reported $70.30 from the Glade Creek community with a list of those who contribu ted to bo announced next week. From the Chestnut Grove com munity, Mrs. Sam Perry reports Added to the list of contributors this week are Swanson Edwards, $1$.00 ar»t' the Northwestlrn Bank, $50.00. Five Cases Tried At Sparta Mon. Magistrates B. F. Wagoner And G. Glenn Nichols Hear Trials Five cases for persons, arrested by local authorities over the week end, were tried here this week by B. F. Wagoner and G. Glenn Nichols, magistrates. Walter Richardson, of Stratford, was fined $5.00 and cost for pub* lie drunkeness. Buren Evans, of Whitehead, was bound'over to superior court by Magistrate B. F. Wagoner, for public drunkeness and carrying a concealed weapon. Aras Taylor, arrested on a charge of larceny, was released on a $150.00 bond. His tidal is set for an early date. Sam Griffen and Paul Bonhan, of Grant, Va., who were arrested Friday by Sheriff Jess Moxley, were tried by B. F. Wagoner. Griffen was fined $5.00 and cost for public drunkeness and Bon han was fined $30.00 and cost for driving without driver’s license and also for driving without auto mobile license. Rationing Guide SUGAR — Sugar stamp 30 (book four) good for five lbs. indefinitely. Sugar stamp No. 31 (book four) good for five pounds, become valid April 1. Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. Shoes — Stamp No. 18 (book one) expires April 30. Air plane stamp No. 1. (book three) valid indefinitely. -Another shoe stamp, yet to be designat ed, will become valid May 1. PROCESSED FOODS—green K, L and M (book 4) expire March 20. Blue A-8 through E-S (Book 4) now valid at M points each, for use with tok ens; expire May 20. MEATS AND FATS—Brown t and Z (Book 3) expire 20. Red A-8, B-8, C-8 4) now valid at 10 point for use with tokens; May 20. (Red D-8, E-8 valid March 18; expire 80). —
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