AND STAB-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
VOLUME 56, NO. 3
$1.50 a Year In Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
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THURSDAY, OCT. 5. 1MI
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Superior Court Ended Here Early Monday Afternoon
Shortest Term
On Record; Few
Cases Are Tried
Several Others Are Continued;
Judge J. H. Clement pre
sided At Court
Ending the shortest session in
its history, the fall term of the
semi-annual Alleghany county
superior court adjourned early
Monday afternoon after opening
on Monday morning.
Only six criminal cases and two
civil cases were heard by Judge
J. H. Clement. Erie McMichael
^served a solicitor.
Charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, Raymond Crouse
was sentenced to four months in
jail.
Dean Bell and Gwyn Whitaker,
charged with assault, were given
a prayer for judgement for two
years on the condition that they
stay away from the Parkway Cafe
and remain law abiding citizens
and that each pay a fine of $25.00
and one-half the cost.
Britt Clemmons, charged with
larceny, was given 60 days in jail.
Charged with manufacturing
whiskey, Blan Wagoner was giv
en a six-months’ jail sentence,
suspended on the condition that
-he does not violate the prohibition
law for a period of three years.
Crockett Hines, who was charg
ed with injury to public property,
was given a three-months’ jail
sentence and H<
charged with
granted. Thtfy were: Roy Poole
j> vs. Alma Poole and W. B. Jen
nings vs. Maggie Seagraves Jen
nings.
The case of Lester McMillan vs.
Mrs. Etta Greer, et al, a non-suit
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Annual Session
Of Little River
Baptist Ass’n Held
HOth Session Is Held At New
Salem Church With A
z Good Attendance
IThe ninetieth annual session of
the Little River Regular Baptist
Association was held last week
end at Double Springs Baptist
church, near Scottville.
Attendance during all three
days of the session was excep
tionally good and every church in
the association was represented.
A number of plendid sermons
were preached by elders in the
association apd by visiting preach
"'Elder M. T. Brooks, of Glade
Valley,, was re-elected moderator
and. W. J. Wyatt, of Piney Creek,
secretary-treasurer and clerk.
This is Mr. Wyatt’s sixteenth year
as an officer.
rt session will be held
New Bridge church in
. near Rising Sun.
ay board ol elections,
yesterday that no ab
sentee .ballots for civilians would
be issued until the applies tic
filled out and presented to
Absentee ballots for civilians
railable after October 7
>e secured until Novem
days before the general
Nichols stated.
_ged that every voter
who is registered in a township
other than the one in which he is
now living, should transfer im
mediately to his own township in
order that he might vote to the
election. A tranfer may
from the registrar of
where the voter’s
t is now on the books, Mr.
3ls explained. * .
Tank Goes Through Siegfried Line
Following a path blasted by U. S. army engineers, an
American tank passes through a belt of concrete and steel
dragons’ teeth obstacles in the Siegfried line near Aachen.
Americans rouring
Through Siegfried
Lines: Reds Gaining
Dutch Inlands Bombed By Al
lies; Japs Are Halted At
Paoching
yesterday were pouring men
through the breach and striking
southward in a drive to outflank
the ruined stronghold of Aachen
itself.
“We are definitely through the
old Siegfried Line,” declared an
American officer. “We have our
second major breach. There still
are fortifications and anti-tank
defenses ahead of us which the
Germans built recently,” he add
ed.
In a spectacular 36-hour drive
the doughboys—virtually without
air support—captured Ubach,
nine miles north of Aachen and
three below Geilenkirchen, and
drove the Germans from the
moated 12th century castle of Rim
berg on the German-Dutch bor
der. Thirty-nine enemy pillbox
es were knocked out and between
400 and 500 prisoners captured in
furious fighting.
Russian troops, launching a
great three-way offensive to seize
Belgrade, drove into Yugoslavia
yesterday in two new invasion
thrusts that outflanked the capital,
37 miles to the north and brought
them within 27 miles of the last
railroad escape route for more
than 100,000 German troops in
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Rules Are Cited
To Price Apparel
| Group By Officials
:es Are Explained By
District Official; Charts
Must Be Filed
J. K. Ward, assistant price
officer in speaking on the revised
regulations regarding the handl
ing of the women’s, gents’ and
children’s ready-to-wear, explain
ed changes had been made.
He pointed out that the revised
regulations effective Septembei
18 contained the following foui
major changes:
1. The higest price line limita
tion and all provisions relating tc
it have been removed at both the
retail and wholesale levels.
2. A new pricing rule is provid
ed for garments that will be sold
above the former highest price
line limitations.
3. Retailers and wholesales in
the western district of North Car
olina are required to file two
copies of their pricing charts with
the Charlotte district office by
October 15. Unless the seller has
received an acknowledgment ol
this filing from OPA by Novem
ber 15 he may not sell any of the
items covered by RMPR 330 until
an acknowledgment is received.
4. New sellers wishing to enter
the retail or wholesale business
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Yanks Again Bomb Philippines
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Japanese Installations at Santa Ana, near Davado, an
bombed by U. S. army Filth air force of the far eastern unit
Santa Ana ia on Mindanao, southernmost island of the Philip
Several Men Are
Classified Here
By Local Board
10 Are Placed In 1-A; Other
Classifications By Board
Are Announced
The local board this week an
nounced classifications of 67 men
for military service, when 10
were placed-in I-A and others in
various other classifications.
The classification list is as fol
lows:
I-A: Page G. Stoker, Walter C.
Royal, Herbert C. Lyon, John F.
Delp, Clifford E.' Rector, Joseph
O. Ray, Olen R. Black, Robert S.
Frazier, tVayne C. Carpenter and
John F. Billings.
I-A-O: Robert R. Greene and
Clayton T. Sheets.
I-A (H): Haywood Y. Tomp
kins.
1- A (Ind): Fred J. Caudill.
2- A: Dillon A. Poole, Robert L.
Joines, Thomas Ralph Edwards,
Wayne B. Waddell, Richard E.
Finney, Talmadge C. Hamm, John
H. Porterfield, William C. Cau
dill, Clifford G Pruitt, Rex W.
Billings and Bert Sturgill.
2-A (F): .Thomas E. Woodie,
Delmer I. Maxwell and John R.
Williams.
2-A (H): Clayton H. Bennett.
2-B: Bower F. Hoppers.
2-C: Arthur T. Gambill, Dean
Bedsaul, Rufus Q. Gilliam, John
nie C. Bryant Boyd D. Roberts,
Fletcher A. Church, Carl H. An
tony- Charlie C. 8*tali£. Hairy
H. Choate, Don 8a#h, Roby
J. Tompkins, Adlai M. Spurlin,
Willard P. Dixon, Valter Dowell,
John P. Evans, Oscar G. Nichols,
Frank J. Hodge, Ottis #. Wilson,
Dewey R. Evans, Robert B. Taylor,
Estel R. Billings, William M.
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Lt Mitchell To
Speak To C. Of C.
Here On Oct. 13
Former Sparta Merchant To
Be Guest Speaker At First
Fall Meeting
Lt. Jimmy Mitchell, of the U.
S. Army, and a former resident
of Sparta, will speak to the Spar
ta Chamber of Commerce on Fri
day night, October 13, when the
organisation meets for the first
time this fall.
Lt. Mitchell, former manager of
Kay’s 5 and 10c store, is now sta
tioned at Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and is expected to make an inter
esting talk on his experiences in
the army since leaving Sparta in
1941.
In addition to Lt. Mitchell, L.
E. Ivey will speak to the group on
a state approved water system in
Sparta. R. L. Allison will talk
on a clean up program for the
town and R. E. Black is expected
to speak on the United War Fund
Drive, which is being conducted
in the county. Joe Bill Reed is
also expected to speak briefly to
the group.
Members of the entertainment
committee announced this week
that special entertainment had
been arranged for the meeting.
The young women of the Wesle
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Rally On Oct. 12
For Democrats
It was announced this week that
plans were being completed for a
Ninth District Democratic Bally to
be held in Statesville on Thurs
day, October 12 at 11:00 A. M. at
the county courthouse.
It was announced diet the State
chairman, leaders at the party as
well as candidates would be pre
sent and all interested Democrats
are cordially invited to attend
Wm- D. Kizziah, at Salisbury is
chairman of the
Counties included in the districi
are Alleghany,
Cabarrus, Caldwell, Iredell, Row
an, Stanly and Watadga.
More Alleghany Men
Reported Casualties
0! War This Week
IN FOREIGN SERVICE
ttMBBMMMMaOaft
Roland F. Andrews, Petty
Officer 3-C, U. S. Navy, enter
ed the service in September,
1942, and is now serving over
seas on a Destroyer Escort
vessel. He is the son of
Blain Andrews, of Si
~rr
n of Mrs.
isz*_
Press Is
Praised By War
Bond Chairman
Attention Called To Service i
Rendered In Observance 1
Of Newspaper Week
Washington—Ted R. Gamble, j
director of the Treasury’s War ,
Finance Division this week laud- ,
ed the nation’s, newspapers for !
their "amazing support” of the j
five war loan drives.
In a statement observing Na
tional Newspaper Week, he re
ported that newspapers have pub
lished more than $77,000,000 of
war bond advertising since May,
1941.
Text of the statement:
“On this, National Newspaper ,
Week, I would like to express the
gratitude of'the Treasury for the
amazing support newspapers have
given the'five war loan drives. In
the last four drives alone the dai
ly and weekly newspapers pub
lished a total of 589,623 separate
war bond advertisements with a
value of $31,213,760.
“A total of over $77,000,000 in
newspaper advertising has been
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Sgt. Claude Andrews Killed
In France; James G. Evans
Dies In England
War casualties continue to
mount in Alleghany county with
two deaths and one injury report
ed during the past few days.
Sgt. Claude W. Andrews, son of
Mrs. Charles G. Andrews and the
late Rev. Mr. Andrews, of Sparta,
was killed in action in France on
August 28, according to a message
received here by his mother. Sgt.
Andrews entered service in Oc
tober, 1941, at Fort Bragg and was
later assigned to stations in Camp
Wheeler, Ga., Carolina Beach,
Fort Jackson, S. C., Camp Forrest,
renn., Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.,
Fort Benning, Ga., Yuma, Arizo
na and Nashville, Tenn. He went
overseas in Dec., 1943, as a radio
jperator and in June he landed
n France.
Sgt Andrews is survived by his
nother, two sisters, Rita Andrews,
>f Independence, Va., arid Doro
hy, of the home. One brother,
Charles G. Jr., and his grandfa
her, W. M. Andrews, also sur
vive.
Pvt James G. Evaubwm ef Mrs.
-arrie H, Watson, t? Lane,
lied in England as a result of
meumonla on September 12, ac
cording to a message received by
us mother. He entered service
n April, 1943 and had been over
eas since December, 1943.
Sgt. Garnet Glenn Wagoner,
ion of Mr. and-‘Mrs. D. Wagoner,
>f Sparta, was seriously wound
id in France on September 2, ac
cording to a message received by
lis parents from the War Depart
nent. He is now receiving treat
nent in a hospital in England!
5gt. Wagoner has been in service
'or the past three years, going
>verseas in September, 1942.
Wanda Truitt Is
Contest Winner
Miss Wanda Truitt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Truitt; of
Sparta, Rt. 2, was the winner in
he Alleghany county dress revue
:ontest sponsored by 4-H clubs
)f the county at the community
wilding last Saturday.
Miss Truitt, along with three
)ther contestants who were county
slue award winners went to Len
>ir to enter the district dress
•evue whicn was held there yes
;erday. Billie Richardson, Naomi
Douglas and Reba Edwards were
slue award winners.
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Sgt. Robert Ford Has Been
Seeing Plenty Of Excitement
With almost four years of serv
ice behind him, Sgt. Robert Ford,
of Fries, Va., is still in the thick
est of battle. He has been over
seas for the past fifteen months j
and in actual combat for the most
of that time on such fronts as Si
cily, Anzio and Salerno. \
The son of Mrs. Etta Ford, of
Fries and the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Osborne, of Inde
pendence, Sgt Ford has many
relatives in Alleghany county.
Before going overseas in May,
1943, Sgt. Ford was stationed in
various camps in Pennsylvania,
Colorado, South Carolina, Virgin
ia, Louisiana and Florida. And
then in May he took a much long
er trip landing in Oran, North Af
rica on June 22. Here he fell in
to the line of a new and rugged
life, experiencing for the first
time, the hardships of a soldier.
It was a few minutes past 3:40
a. m., on the morning of July 10
that Sgt. Ford and his comrades
in the 40th Division saw their
first action off the coast of Sicily.
SGT. ROBERT FORD
The night gushed fire and tlu
roar of the artillery pounded thefa
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Goal For County
Is Set At $1,400;
Need Help Of All
Initial Gifts Are Being Sought;
Joe Bill Reed Is
Chairman
Plans are now being perfected
for the opening of Alleghany’s
United War Fund Drive on Mon
day, when the goal has been set
for $1,400, Joe Bill Reed, chairman
announced yesterday.
This drive includes nineteen dif
ferent war agencies and needy
organizations and the cooperation
of every citizen is asked to help
raise the county’s quota.
Included in the nineteen agen
cies are service to the armed
forces, aid to prisoners of war,
relief to citizens of occupied coun
tries and many other for which
separate drives were once held,
paper next week.
Civic, social, educational and
religious groups are asked to
aid in the drive.
At a meeting of the committee
chairmen on Tuesday night at the
community building, special in
structions and suggestions were
given and other workers appoint
ed.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that a board containing the
names of all Alleghany county
men and women in service would
be placed in the window of Smith
ey’s Store. For each contribution
of $2.00 to the fund iwbonor of one
of these service men or women
an American flag Will be pasted
beside that hame. For any con
tribution over $2.00, an addition
al star will be placed by the name.
Contributors are asked to desig
nate the name of the person in
whose honor the money is dona
ted when the donation is made,
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Yellow Jackets
Will Play First
' Game Chi Oct. 14
Sparta HiA jfogtball Team
To Mfet Booneville High
There Next Friday
Coach Roy Ellison buckled his
Sparta Yellow Jackets down to
tough drills at the Sparta high
school field this week in prep
aration •for their first football
game of the season, as the Black
and Yellow lads travel to Boone
ville to meet the Booneville High
team on Friday, October 14.
Co-captains Wade Irwin and
Junior Gentry have been on the
hospital list after undergoing op
erations and Gentry is not expect
ed to be in the line-up until late
in the season. Irwin, however,
expects to be with the team next
Friday when they play their first
game.
Coach Ellison is being assisted
by W. O. Hooper, who plans to ac
company the Yellow Jackets to
all the games, it ^as announced
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Dr. Abrams Meets
With NCEA Group
Dr. Amos Abrams, head of the
English department of Appalach
ian State Teacher's College,
Boone, met with the Alleghany
unit of the North Carolina Edu
cational Association yesterday af
ternoon at Sparta high school,
when he gave helpful suggestions
for the success of the organization.:
Dr. Abrams, a member of the
State N. C. E. A., talked to the
Alleghapy unit in connection with
a closet1 coordination with the
state unit He is also working
with local units in Ashe, Watau
ga and Wilkes counties.
I Committees, which were ap
rsuasrtssraa
discussed along with their duties