'• WITH WAR BONDS
VOLUME 55, NO 32
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
SPABTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1944
ft
Superior Court Is To Open On Monday
Finals Are Held
At Glade Valley;
' 13 Get Diplomas
Sf
Rev. Sidney Crane, Of North
Wilkes boro, Is Commence
ment Speaker
The thirty-third annual com
mencement exercises were held at
Glade Valley high school Friday
morning, when 13 seniors received
their diplomas.
Rev. Sidney Crane, pastor of
the North Wilkesboro Presby
terian church, delivered the com
mencement address,,, bringing an
inspiring message on “Forgetting
Yourself.”
Rev. R. L. Berry asked the in
vocation, after which the saluta
tory address was delivered by
Miss Frances Vannoy. Miss El
eanor Rhodes, a member of the
senior class then gave a vocal so
lo.
Following the address by Rev.
Mr. Crane, Miss Sue Wagoner
played a piano solo, after which
the presentation of bibles was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Crane.
Supt. E. B. Eldridge present
ed the diplomas to the graduates
and the program closed with the
valedictory address by Miss Ruth
Brooks, of Glade Valley.
Awards presented included:
scholorship award to Miss Ruth
Brooks, music award to John D.
Martin, Jr.; award for best seam
stress to Miss Nora Osborne; most
improvement in home economics
department to Miss Elaine Cox
and the room prizes; for the girls,
Miss Edith Cook; for the boys,
George Lee Eldridge and Hugh
Duncan, first prize and Wayburn
Houck, second prize.
Red Cross List
Still Growing
Contributions Not Previously
Published Are Announced
By Hooper
Although the Red Cross Drive
rhas officially ended, contributions
are still coming in, Chairman W.
O. Hooper said. Following is a
list of names not previously pub
lished:
Clifton Evans, $10.00; Mrs. Rose
Blevins, $10.00; Elmer Andrews,
$3.40; Estel Andrews, $3.60; Mack
Andrews, $3.20; Paul Andrews,
$3.20; Hurley Bell, $3.20; G. C.
Atwood $3.00; Howard Brown,
$3.60.
Claude Edwards, $3.20; Claude
Fanner, $3.20; Frank Irwin, $3.40;
Howard Irwin, $3.20; Wiley John
son, $3.20; Grover C. Landreth,
$3.20; J. W. Richardson, $3.20.
Mack Holloway, Claude Hollo
way, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gam
bill, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Nichols
Glenn Combs, Kelly Edwards, G.
M. Tedder, Earl Calhoun, Waltei
Brooks Higgins Barber Shop,
rColvard Service Station, $5.00
•each.
(Continued On Page Tour)
★ *
WitU
WAR BONDS
fara-Skl Troopers
When will this war end? Nobody
knows, so the Army is continuing
Us training of Para-Ski Trooper*.
They're parachute troops who know
their way about on skis or any other
place in snow covered mountainous
country. » »
A great measure of the success of
Russia’s victories last winter is at
tributed to these troops who move
with the silence of a snowflake. Our
work on the home front is not so
hasardous as that of the Para-Ski
TJroopers but it is important that
we perform our daily tasks and
make every effort to increase our
tegular purchase of War Bonds.
S. Trnsury Dtfartmtnt
Crimea Becomes Nazi Dunkirk
, The Crimea again occupies the historical spotlight as Red
forces push the Nazis into a pocket at Sevastopol. This close
up reveals how German and Rumanian armies were trapped
(1) when Reds reached Dzhankoi and (2) cut communications
link. Meanwhile amphibious forces took over Kerch (3) and
moved rapidly t^vard Feodosiya. Nazis made desperate at
tempt to evacuate by boat.
Continue Air Raids
On Germany; Going
Forward In Pacific
HE IS DOUBLY LOST
Willard Bella, 2% years old,
happens to be doubly lost
among the big law books in a
Santa Monica, Calif., police
station waiting for someone to
identify and claim him. That
a writ of “habeas boyus” is in
order is indicated by the chap’s
pout.
Sparta Jr.-Sr.
Banquet Is Held
The Junior class, of Sparta
high school delightfully enter
tained the seniors at a banquet
last Friday night at the communi
ty building.
Wade Irwin, president of the
junior class, was toastmaster and
assisted the entertainment com
(Continued on Page Four)
Americans Making .Gains At
Anzio; Reds Get 500,000
Germans
i —
With the talk of invasion grow*
ing a pre-invasion fleet of more
than 1,000 American bom Her*
and fighters yesterday hurled
hundreds of tons of explosives on
three airfields deep in France, in
dustrial targets in Southwest
Germany, and channel fortifica
tions on.the 11th day of an unpre
cidented allied sky assault which
has rocked axis Europe from the
Atlantic coast to the Black sea.
The American assaults costing
seven bombers and two fighters,
followed heavy RAF night attacks
on Karlsruhe and Munich in Ger
many, and American blows by
Mediterranean command planes
yesterday on oil refineries at Plo
esti and rail yards at Bucharest in
Romania. Great fires were left
raging in those major axis cities.
Against negligible Japanese op
position, strong American forces
swung closer the jaws of a pin
cers on Hollandia’s three airfields
while planes from an already cap
tured airdrome ruled the Dutch
New Guinea skies, a spokesman
disclosed yesterday.
The spokesman said the inva
ders moving southeast from Tan
ahmerah bay were well beyond
captured Sabron and the Hum
bldt bay invaders, moving south
west, had put Pirn well behind
(Continued on Page 8)
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Eld. Wiley Combs, Eld. Walter
Evans and Eld. Charlie Wooten
will preach at the home of G. C.
Atwood, at Whitehead, on Sunday
at 11:00 o’clock. The public is in
vited to attend.
Schools Plan Collection Of
Clothing Foe Russia, Soon
At tl>e meeting of the county
teachers on Saturday, Supt.
Clyde Fields will explain the
drive being conducted through- <
out all of the schools in North
Carolina to collect clothing for
Russia and definite plans are ex
pected to be completed to start
the drive at once.
There will be no money asked
for. The purpose of the drive, ’
which is being held in all of the
schools throughout North Caro- ,
lina, is to collect serviceable
clothing and shoes which will be
sent Uk Russia. All garments col
lected will be sent to New York,
express collect, where they will
be cleaned and sent on to Russia ,
The goal for the State is a pair
of shoes and four pounds of
clothing for each school cMM in i
M
ST o r t h Carolina. Alleghany
ichool children are expected to
•espond well as they have to all
>f the drives, in connection with
he war effort.
The “Clothes for Russia” cam
>aign is sponsored by the N. C.
State Department of Education,
tf. C. Education Association and
he N. C. Congress of Parents and
reachers, with the State Office of
Civilian Defense providing facil
ties for campaign headquarters
ind urging complete co-operation
>f civilian defense volunteers
hroughout the State.
Former Governor J. C. B. Eh
inghaus is State chairman of the
‘Clothes for Russia” campaign,
ind Governor J. M. Broughton is
lonorary chairman. A score of
eading North Carolinians are
lerving as sponsors.
1
66 County Men
Are Classified
By Local Board
19 Are Placed In 1-A; Other
Classifications Are An
nounced
The local board announced
classifications of 66 men for mil
itary service this week when 19
were placed in 1-A, 15 in 2-A and
20 in 4-F.
The classification list is as fol
lows:
1- A: James E. Billings, John P.
Evans, William C. Caudill, Lake
K. Boyer, Bayse Thornton, Irwin
W. Roberts, Lester Vaughn,
Thomas Edwards, Edward W.
Butcher, Osbourne D. Maines,
Walter H. Blackburn, William F.
Truitt, Clifford W. Johnson, Field -
en W. Bullins, Dewey C. Whitak
er, William Crouse, Oscar D. De
Board, Lewis F. Fender and Mar
tin B. Jarvis.
2- A: Rhea N. Harris, Thomas
R. Edwards, Robert McMillan,
Frank Hines, Paul Evans, John
nie Spurlin, Oscar Billings, Vic
tor Dowell, Talmadge Hamm,
Samuel Evans, Clayton H. Ben
nett, Donley O. Andrews, Gilbert
(Continued on Page 4)
No Increase In
Civilian Goods
Expected Soon
Donald Nelson Announces
That fro Chances Can Be
Taken Yet
—r
Washington — War Production
Chairman Donald M. Nelson serv
ed notice yesterday that the public
can expect no appreciable increase
in civilian goods until Germany
:i» .-beaten, ’because “until the in
vasion is brought off successful
ly, we can take no chances.”
Predicting that war production
will hit its peak in August, he em
phasized in testimony before the
Senate small business complaints
subcommittee that WPB’s main
goal was adequate supplies of war
material regardless of civilian
needs.
That’s been our policy and
that’s going to continue to be our
policy,” he said.
“We are just approaching the
greatest phase of this war — the
time when we are going to meet
(Continued on Page Four)
Rationing Guide
Processed Foods
Bine stamps, Book 4—A8,
B8, C8, D8, £8, F8, G8, H8, J8,
and K8 now valid at 10 points
each; L8,M8,N8,P8, and Q8 be
come valid May 1. Bine tokens
are valid at 1 point each tor
making change and for con
sumer purchases. Green
stamps ot 1 point value may no
longer be used for making
change. Blue stamps have no
expiration date.
Meats, Fats, Oils, Cheese,
Fish, Etc.
Red stamps, Book 4—A to M,
inclusive, numbered 8, are val
id at 10 points eaeh for pur
chase of meats from farm
slaughterers.
Red stamps, Book 4—A8, B8,
C8, 08, E8, F8, G8, H8, 18, K8,
L8, M8, N8, P8, and Q8 are val
id at 10 points each for all pur
chases of meats, fats, oils, etc.
Red stamps have no expiration
date.
Red tokens are valid at 1
point each for making change
and consumer purchases.
Brown stamps at 1 point value
may no longer be used for mak
ing change.
Sugar
Stamps 30 and 31 in book 4
now valid for five pounds each.
Expiration date for both stamps
is indefinite. Stamp 40, Book
4, now valid and good until
March 1, 1945, for five pounds
for home processing of foods
for home consumption. Regis
tration for canning sugar sche
duled for May 1-2 from 2 to 4
P- ”• ^
9-A coupons, good for three
gallons, valid through May 8.
B-2 and C-2 coupons good for
five gallons.
... '»>'■ 11
Midget Golf Revived On Bougainville
Miniature golf—remember it?—stages a comeback on}
Bougainville island. A memento of home to soldiers of the
37th division fighting there, this midget golf course was built
in a camp area by Sergt. Pearl E. Gebhart, of Zanesville, Ohio.
The sergeant was snapped by the camera going around the
sporty course he designed with Capt. R. S. Elias, of Columbus.
Expect Hundreds To
Register For Canning
Sugar Mon. AndTues.
Registrations Are To Be Con
ducted At Five Schools In
The County
Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, chief
clerk of the ration board announc
ed yesterday that plans were be
ing completed for the registration
of canning sugar in the central
schools of the county on Monday
and Tuesday, May 1 and 2. Reg
istrations will be held at the fol
lowing schools: Sparta, Piney
Creek, Laurel Springs, Little Pine
and Rich Hill.
Mrs. Fleetwood will explain the
program at the county teachers’
meeting on Saturday, to all teach
ers.
Since this is the only registra
tion to be held for canning sugar
and due to the fact that much
canning is done in the county, of
ficials point out that the regis
tration is expected to be heavy.
OPA officials stated that they
wanted to make it clear that ev
eryone desiring canning sugar
should register for it on Monday
and Tuesday, since applications
for it would not be accepted la
ter at the office of the ration
board.
It was pointed out that appli
cations would be given to stu
dents on Monday by the teachers
and that these applications, ac
companied by the number four
ration books would be filled out
and turned back to the teacher,
who in turn would issue the can
ning sugar.'
(Continued on Page 8)
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parker of
Washington, D .C., announce the
birth of a daughter, Dorothy Jean,
on April 13, weight 6 lbs., 5 ozs.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker were former
ly of Sparta.
Five Marriage
Licenses Issued
Five marriage licenses have
been issued by L. E. Edwards,
register of deeds, during the past
three weeks. Four of the couples
applying for license were married
in the courthouse by justice of the
peace, B. F. Wagoner.
Pvt. Carl Blackburn, of Thur
(Continued on Page 8)
Extension Of Milk Subsidy
For N. C Begins On May 1
_a_
Washington — Rep. Robert L.
Doughton was informed this
week by Economic Stabilizer Fred
Vinson that North Carolina milk
producers would be granted a 65
cent per hundredweight subsidy
for the months of May, June,
July and August and a 90 cents
subsidy for the following seven
months. About a week ago
Doughton called members of the
North Carolina Congressional
delegation, State farm leaders
and milk producers together in a
meeting with Judge Vinson and
Office of Price Administration
and War Food Administration of
ficials to discuss the critical situ
ation in the ntfilk industry. The
government officials were advised
at the same time both by members
of Congress and dairy producers
/
that unless a subsidy for milk
dealers was extended past this
month many dairy farmers would
be forced to liquidate their stocks.
Doughton was jubilant over the
obvious results of last week’s
“protest” conference and remark
ed that “I guess the folks down in
the agencies realize we’re not all
dead up here yet.”
Governor J. Melville Brough
ton, as well as heads of the State
farm organizations yesterday
wired congratulations to the Con
gressman for the work he had
done in getting ah extension of
subsidy and said the entire State
would be grateful to him.
Unless an amendment had been
made to the present milk order,
all subsidies would have ceased
on the first of May.
Civil, Criminal
Cases To Be Tried;
Sink To Preside
Honaker Is Expected To Be
Tried; A Number Of Minor
Cases, Divorces
When the spring term of the
semi-annual Alleghany county
superior court gets underway here
on Monday, approximately 22
criminal and 16 civil cases will be
tried before Judge Hoyle Sink,
with Erie McMichael, solicitor.
Highlighting the criminal dock
et is a case against Howard Hona
ker, who is charged with‘ man
slaughter in the deaths of Sam
Richardson and R. C. Wagoner in
February, 1943. The case against
Honaker, Who is under, a $5,000.00
bond, has been continued for the
past two terms of court.
Ford Shepherd and June Hol
loway are charged with setting
fire to a forest, while W. J. Turn
er is alledged to have obtained
goods from Farmers’ Hardware
store through false pretenses.
Bert Edwards, of the Glade
Creek community, and Blan Wag
oner, are charged with manufac
turing whiskey. Walter Crouse
will answer to the charge of hav
ing 35 gallons of whiskey in his
possession for sale.
Branson Evans is charged with
carrying a concealed weapon and
G. Tom Poole is charged with
tresspassing.
Three persons, Rusell and Hugh
Brooks and E. L. Swain will an
swer to charges of larceny.
Among those expected to be
tried for driving under the influ
ence of alcohol are Doughton
Tompkins, Ford Shepherd, Ivan
(Continued on Page 8)
Local Girl Joins
Army Nurse Corps
Annie Mae Truitt, Daughter
Of Mr. And Mrs. Dewey
Truitt, Joins ANC
Miss Annie Mae Truitt, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey C.
rruitt, of Sparta, is Alleghany’s
third local girl to join the Army
Nursing Corps.
Miss Truitt left April 14 for
Maxwell Field, Ala., where she
entered the station hospital there
for training, receiving the rank
of 2nd Lieutenant.
She is a graduate of Sparta high
school, class of ’39, and is a regis
tered nurse, having graduated
from the Martin hospital school of
nursing at Mount Airy last sum
mer. Since that time she has been
a member of the nursing staff at
Randolph hospital in Ashboro,
until recently when she resigned
to enter the army.
Miss Truitt commends the food
in the army and likes the beauti
ful surroundings around Maxwell
Field, finding her work quite in
teresting. However, the army
way Of telling time is rather con
fusing at first, she states.
★ *
WJuUyouBuf WdU
WAR BONDS
Sfcfc Bay
In this war our wounded fighting
men have a greater chance for re
covery than in any previous con
flict because of the medical aids
and services that have been devel
oped by foe War and Navy Depart
One of these aids is the Hospital
■ Transport Plane service that has
been bringing our wounded back
from Africa.
\.U/
Your increased and continued pur
chase erf War Bonds is required
to help the Treasury Department
finance this hospital transport serv
ice. “Back toe attack with War
Bands.*' V. S. Tr****n tua«*
'