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ews AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. 'i «<+• Givi mo*i in 44 RID CROSS WAR FUND VOLUME 55, NO. 27 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA. NORTH CAROLINA $2.09 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, MAR. 23, 1944 •Red Cross War Fund Far Short Of Goal Local Merchants Adopt Rules At Meeting Friday Opening And Closing Hours, Holidays And Wed. After noon Closing Discussed Local merchants held a short meeting Friday night after the Sparta Chamber of Commerce meeting, when they made several regulations concerning the open ing and closing hours, holidays on which the stores would close and Wednesday afternoon closing. It was unanimously decided that the following holidays would be observed by Sparta stores: Eas ter Monday, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The group decided that the stores would be closed an Wed nesday afternoons at 1 o’clock be ginning the first Wednesday in April through the last Wednes k day in August. This step was * taken in order to give employees of the local stores time for vic tory gardening, it was explained. The merchants ruled that the stores, would open at 8 a. m. ev ery morning and close at 6 p. m. on week days and at 7 p. m. on Saturdays. Closing for funerals was also discussed and it was ruled that each store would close one hour and 15 minutes. The group voted to petition the (Continued on Page 8) Lt. Mitchell Is Given An Award Husband Of Sparta Girl Is Awarded Honor By Com manding Officers Firsrt Lt. J^wes S. MitcheTf,' who is married/’to the former Miss Virginia Gentry,* of Sparta, re cently received the Third Com mendation in the eight-weeks on maneuvers at Murfreesboro, Ten \ nessee, an honor similar to the F Distinguished Service Medal in combat. The commendation by Major General E. P. Parker, Jr., is as follows: “I commend you for your ex emplary conduct, devotion to du ty and loyalty to your “team” as shown in 0-5 of the current man euvers. Following the counter attack by the 1st. Battalion, 311th Infantry, on February 29, which ended in its being cut off from the rest of that Regiment, your get ting through the enemy lines pro vided the Commanding Officer, 311th Infantry the first informa tion of the exact situation of his 1st Battalion and how he could assist in its escape. Your repeat ed voluntary returns to the 1st. ' Battalion and your assistance in i its guidance to its escape route w aided materially in the success of ' that operation. This loyalty to the unit for which you are Laison Officer is greatly appreciated by those concerned in the 311th. In fantry and is highly gratifying' to me”. Lt Mitchell was also commend ed by Brigadier General Frank Camm. Snow And Sleet Initiate Spring Spring officially arrived a day earlier this year, on Mon day, because of leap year; but the weather man failed to rec ognize this and allowed King Winter to continue to hold sway. The heaviest sleet of the sea son, following rain, initiated I this section. Telephone and use for several hears. 1 down for a while be ef the freeing rain and accompanied by a heavy Write Home In Red Cross Club Courftry school desks serve as writing tables in a Red Cross club in Italy. For many men of the Fifth Army, this was their first chance to write home and rend at leisure since moving up to the front. Emirau Island Taken By Americans; Reds Are Now Near Prut Bitter Struggle On Cassino Hill; New Drive May Be Underway With the talk of another in vasion of Europe in the back continues with _ _ _ fronts HUH ip ,nese base of Kavieng, American forces landed Monday on Emirau island in the St. Mathias group, above New Ireland, for the northern most penetration by the allies in this theater, it was announced yesterday. Emirau island is only 580 miles south of Truk. Russian troops sweeping across the Dniester river into Bessara bia on a 50-mile front cut the Cer nauti-Baltsy trunk railway yes terday, and stormed through 40 (Continued on Page Four) Robert Andrews Prisoner Of War -» Private Robert Cleve Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph An drews, of Sparta, Rt. 2, wrote his parents on February 10 from a German war prison camp. Although no official informa tion has been received by his parents from the War Department, it was concluded that Pvt. An drews is being held a prisoner of war. No word had been received from him since January 8. Pvt. Andrews was listed as “missing in action” by the War Department, in the North Afri can area on September 13, 1943, blit was later listed as wounded in action. He had written his pa rents regularly until January. DIES IN SERVICE Pfc. Vernon Miles, who was drowned in the North African area. Pfc. Vernon Miles Drowned On N. African Coast Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Paul Miles, Of Cherry Lane, Is Drowned In Landing Private First Class Vernon £ar ol Miles, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miles, of Cherry Lane, was drowned on March 3 in North Africa, just off Cape Corbin, Al giers, according to a message re ceived-by his parents from the War Department last Friday. The message stated that Pfc. Miles was drowned when a land ing craft overturned. (Continued on Page Four) Sanitation And Attendance * Are Discussed By Teachers I At the county-wide teacher’s meeting held in the reading room of Sparta high school, Saturday morning, with Supt. Clyde Fields, in charge, Mr. Wade Eller, of the district health department of Al leghany, Ashe and Watauga coun ties, discussed with the teachers the- health situations of the schools. Mr. Eller will inspect all schools in the county in the near future in view of checking them on prevailing health conditions, such as general cleanliness, water supply and toilet facilities. Swanson Edwards, county su perintendent of public .welfare, in a talk to the teachers, gave his point of view on what the^teach ers and principals should do tc co-operate with him in compul sory school attendance. He sup plied blanks on which the teach ers may report absences to the welfare department. R. E. Black, county salvage chairman, appealed to the teach ers for their co-operation in car rying out the waste paper drives in the different communities of the county and also he explained to them the new market in Spar ta for waste fats. Also present at the meeting was Carl Hash, of Piney Creek, a member of the Board of Educa tion. session oi the group ts, pri and high different dis mht 4) County Board Of Elections Named; Meetings Planned Amendments Suggested By State Board In Handling Of Absentee Ballots At a meeting of the State Board of Elections, held in Ra leigh, Saturday, couhty election board members were named and two amendments to the regulat ions governing the soldier absen tee ballot bill, designed to sim plify the mailing and handling of these were suggested. Named on the election board for this $ounty were L. E. Ed wards, Ehner Edwards and S. S. Landrethr The board also set dates and meeting places for county board chairmen with members of the State board. Handling of the ab sentee ballots will be discussed at these meetings, Col. W. L. Joy ner, chairman of the board said. First of the meetings will be held at Edenton, March 27, and others will follow at Greenville, March 28; Asheville, April 3; and Statesville, April 4. The amendments to the absen tee regulations provide that a separate register be set up for ab sentee voters (servicemen only) (Continued on Page Four) OPA Check Shows Food Stores Here Are Cooperating Merchants Asked To Correcl Minor Violations Before Second Check Mrs, Robert IMftwood, clerli of ~tKe AlMgKtd'ijr ration ISoardi announced this week that as £ 'result of the check made by the price panel board on all stores in the county/-only nine minor vio lations were found in eight oi the stores. It was pointed oul that most of the stores were co operating in practically all of the regulations. Another check will be conduct ed this week, she stated, for those eight stores in violation of the OPA rulings. If the violations have not been corrected when this second check is made, the store owners will be called before the local ration board, it was pointed out. Mrs. Fleetwood explained thal two stores were in violation be cause of failure to comply with posting regulations and that six stores were reported charging slightly over the ceiling price for canned milk, tomatoes, peas and peanut butter. “It is hoped that all violations will be corrected before the sec ond check is made,” Mrs. Fleet umnH ctatpH Honor Roll Board Completed Mon, gion; Carries Names Of Men In Service The Honor Roll board contain ing the names of all those Alle ghany men and women in the armed service, on the courthouse lawn, was completed Mondaj afternoon. The board .which contains s list of 524 names, was erected un der the sponsorship of America! Legion Post “98”, with Jess Mox ley, commander and S. R. Nich ols, adjutant, heading the drive to raise funds for the project More names will be added latei as the county’s service roll grows The board, 8x16 feet, and with the caption “Those from Allegha ny county who are serving in the armed forces”, is constructed ol steel plates with white letter! painted on a black background. The names of those who have died in service or have been kill ed in action are designated by < gold star; those who are missinj or have been taken prisoners a war are designated by a silvei star. A “C" is placed beside the colored men in service and a "D’ by those who have been discharg Sponsored By American Le ed. The list contains two Wacs and one V >.-v4 4 ' . • .i-f’-.'fcVvp 4* • v a three nurses Wave. Watched Los Negros Invasion Gen. Douglas MacArthur .(left), who personally directed the invasion of Los Negros island, Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger, Sixth army commander (center), and Vice Adm. Thomas Kin kaid, commander of the U. S. navy forces, Southwest Pacific, return to a forward base on a PT boat after witnessing the successful U. S. assault on the Admiralty islands. Enthusiastic Meeting Held By Merchants, Business And Professional Group, Friday WOUNDED IN ACTION ifis Pfc. Bert Richardson, who is now recovered from wounds received on the Italian front. Pfc. Richardson Recovers From Wounds Received Barrett Man Injured While In Action In Italy; Released From Hospital Pfc. Bert Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Richardson, of Bar rett, has been released from the hospital and has returned to his i unit after recovering from wounds received in action in Italy, it was learned this week. Pfc. Richardson, who was en gaged in the battles of Tunisia and Sicily and later in the Italian campaign, was interned in the 45th General hospital in Italy for 15 days, due to injuries sustain (Continued on Page Four) New Organization To Be Called Sparta Chamber Of Commerce At an enthusiastic meeting here on Friday night, th^, merchants, business and professional group decided to name their newly form ed organization, The Sparta Chamber of Commerce, which got underway with 52 charter mem bers. President Floyd Crouse wSs *rt charge; and in addition to the naming of the organization a number of other business matters relative to starting work were brought before the group. Following the report of,C. R. Roe, chairman of the committee on constitution and by-laws, it was unanimously decided that the organization which is to com bine the function of a civic club, merchants association and chamb er of commerce would be known as the Sparta Chamber of Com I merce. (Continued on Page 4) Missing In Action Mrs. Virgil O. Sommers, Aber deen, Maryland and formerly of Piney Creek, received official word from the War Department, Monday, March 13, that her hus band, Corporal Virgil O. Sommers, was “missing in action” in Italy. He had been missing since Janu ary 30. Cpl. Sommers volunteered for service, entering the army in May, 1942. He was transferred overseas in April, 1943, and serv ed in North Africa and Sicily be fore engaging in the Italian main land conflict. He was a member of the Ranger Battalion and was wounded once during the inva sion of Italy. Mrs. Sommers is the former Miss Ella Phipps, of Piney Creek. Sommers Five File In Senate Race; Other Candidates Named Raleigh — The list of Democrat ic candidates seeking the U. S. Senate seat now held by Robert R. Reynolds swelled to five here Saturday and a third candidate filed for the Office of Lieutenant Governor as filing books in the office of Secretary Raymond Max well of the State Board of Elec tions closed for the 1944 primaries. Giles Yoeman Newton of Gib son is the new. Democratic candi date tor the Senate. His oppon ents are former Governors Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby and Cameron Morripon of Charlotte. The other candidates are Marvin L. Ritch of Charlotte and Arthur Simmons of Burlington. In the race for Lieutenant Gov ernor, James T. Lyda of Greens Ballentine of Fuquay-Varina and W. I. Halstead of Elizabeth City. Two new Democratic candi dates for major State offices arc W. N. Crawford of Greensboro, who filed for secretary of State against the incumbent, Thad Eure, and L. J. Phipps of Chapel Hill, who entered the race for State treasurer against incumbent Charles Johnson. Two last minute Republican filings assured a complete slate of candidates for all major State offices, including the Ninth Con gressional District, Republican primaries were assured in races for the office of State treasurer, Lieutenant Governor and in the Ninth Congressional District. The complete list of candidates: (D-for Democrat and R-Republi t Continued on Page Pour) Alleghany Has Not Yet Raised Hall Of Quota $1,915.54 Still To Be Raised Before County’s Quota Of $3,400.00 Is Reached Reports late yesterday reveal* ed that $1484.46 has been raised so far in the Red Cross Campaign in Alleghany county. This leaves $1,919.54 yet to be contributed be* fore the'goal is met. "With contributions not yet reaching the half-way mark of our quota, we still have a long way to go but I feel sure that we can make it if those who have not made - liberal contributions will do so at once”, Chairman V. O. Hboper stated. Mr. Hooper> also again remind ed the citizens of the county Butt their rural letter carriers were taking contributions. Reports tram all the carriers have not been re ceived but it is understood that the patrons are co-operating splendidly in the drive. _ A Red Cross rally is being held at the Rich Hill school, Saturday night when a movie will be shown and string music furnished by the Smith brother’s band. A box supper, proceeds to go to the Red Cross, is being held Friday night at the Vox school house, it was announced. The Sparta school is planning an entertainment for the camp- . (Continued On Rage Four, New Rules For Gasoline Stamps Regulations Governing The Use Of “R” Stamps Cited By The OPA / J Beginning April 1, no service station or garage will be able to accept R ration gas stamps unless they have a delivery system for delivering gas to storage places and have the approval of the dis trict ration office to carry on the delivery, Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, ration clerk, announced today. Persons who have R stamps on hand may apply at the local ra tion office and have them ex changed for E stamps, she point ed out. The E stamps may be used as R stamps have been used heretofore. However, it was ex plained, the local ration board must first approve the exchange before it is made. This step is being taken in an effort to curb black market sales . vasoline on R stamps, she said. Rationing Guide MEATS AND FATS Book Three Brown Stamps I and Z valid through March 20. Red Stamps A8, B8, C8 in Book Four became valid Feb ruary 27 and are good for lb points each through May 20. Book Four 10-point Rod Stamps D8, E8 and F8 good through May 20. Brown point stamps may be change through March 20; Rod tokens are good indefinitely. PROCESSED FOODS Book four Green Stamps K, L and M valid through March 20. Ten-point Blue Stamps A8, B8, C8, D8, and E8 are va lid through May 20. One-point Green Stamps good as change through March 20; Blue tokein good indefinitely. SUGAR Book Four Stamp 30 good for five pounds indefinitely. Stamp 31 becomes valid April 1. valid indefinitely. Stamp 40 is good for five pounds of canning sugar until February, 1045. GASOLINE 9-A coupons good for three gallons through May 8. Plain “B” and “Bl” and “C” and “Cl”
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