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T* ¥ • ' AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1M1)—ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County $2.00 a Year Out oi County * VfV* *T+&& ****** for/^pseeurity, toof THURSDAY. OCT. 19. 19M C Of C Hears Major B. Napier At Friday Meet Members Plan Important Im provement Program For Town; War Fund Report “The first line of defense, of America lies in civic clubs' and organizations such as you have here,” Dr. Bernett Napier, of Knoxville, Tennessee, told members of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce last Friday night at the community building. Dr. Napier, retired Major of World War I and representative of the Lions International, pointed out the advantages such organiza tions had in influencing the lives of the boys and girls of their com munity to make better men and women. R. L. Allison, local manager of Belk’s Department Store, spoke the group on a clean-up pro ^gram for the town. A committee of three, consisting of Mr. Allison, Glenn Richardson and W. K. Sprinkle, was appointed to sup ervise the marking of the streets of Sparta for parking and were instructed to report on the pro gress of the movement at the next meeting. Paint for the work was donated by Farmer’s Hardware and Implement Company. L. E. Ivey also addressed the club concerning the erection of four signs at the Sparta city limits welcoming visitors to the town and sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Appointed to serve with him on a committee to carry this project through were Dr. N. D. Fox and Clennel Richardson. R. E. Black, chairman of the United War Fund Drive in the organization, spoke briefly on'the campaign and instructed that all donations be taken by the seee , of the drive Mas Clyde A total of wa* col lected at the meeting?* « It was also unanimously agreed by the club that all stores in town would close for all home football games played this season by the Sparta Yellow Jackets. The young women of the Wesle yen Guild of the Methodist church served dinner to the group- They will again serve the meal at the November meeting which will be held Friday, November 10. Grange Organized At Laurel Springs Springs Grange unit was ; com pleted last Saturday night, wflwn Grange deputy A. Crouse Jones presided at the installation of the officers. — The next meeting of the Laurel day night, November 3. t Officers include: Ed J. Pugh, master; Robert Joines, overseer; Van F. Miller, lecturer; Van F. / Miller, Jr., steward; Jack Os borne, assistant steward; W. F. Doughton, chaplain; Mrs. R. L. Pugh, treasurer; Mrs. T. S. Mox ley, secretary; T, S. Moxley, gate * keeper; Mi's. Ed J. Pugh, Ceres; Mrs. Van F. Miller, Pomona; Mrs. ■,> Robert Joines, Flora; and Miss Tommie Sue Moxley, lady as >. sistant steward. An executive committee, con sisting of three members to serve Certain lengths of time, include • B. G. Taylor, three years; -,Van ,F. Miller, two years and John M. Tucker, one year. Mrs. Gavin Dortch and Mrs. Roy Harrell, of Elkin, are spend ing sometime with their father. Dr. J. L. Doughton. The organization of the Llurel i unit will be held on Frl Nichols Rites To Be Held Today service for George W. __ 80, Who died on Wednea ,will be held today at 1:00 o’ : at bit home in Beaver Dam, ® |tr. Nichols, who was born and reared In Alleghany county, was the brother of the late Thomas, Bichard, Hiram and David Nich ols, all of this county. Surviving are thirteen chfl G. Glenn Nichols, Silas , Lundy Nichole ahd Smith Tsvasm Two Hundred Flying Missions Lieut. Gen. Carl Spaatz (right), commanding general of the U. S. strategic air forces in Europe, chatting with Maj. P. Samarin, representing Russia, and Col. A. Shawky, repre senting Egypt, during “Allied Nations Day” celebrating the completion of the Eighth’s 200th mission. Alleghany County Wins In Fat Stock Contests Being Held At Elkin This Week Public ■ Relations Panel Is Formed On Price Cpntrol Miss Fields Heads Group Pro posing To Clarify Control Rttlings On Prices '-•A public relaflMSs the object of which is to pas* out in formation to the people concern ing prices and price control, was organized in Alleghany county this week With Miss Clyde Fields serving as chairman. ‘It is our duty,” Miss Fields stated, “to pass on the informa tion of price contrqj to the citi zens of this county.” "What’s New”, a weekly pamphlet on the subject of price control, will be distributed to all school princi pals, who will act as assistants to the public relations panel, she explained. Also the Woman’s Club and the Chamber of Commerce are re quested at each meeting to dis cuss facts that might have come up during the month which are vital to price control in this coun ty. Those serving with Miss Fields include Miss Frances Capel, ru ral representative; Miss Emory etta Reeves, press representative; Mrs. R. F. Crouse, Woman’s Club; R. L. Allison, Chamber of Com merce and Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, general information clerk. Mrs. Lon Folger, who assists in aiding with volunteer workers for price control met with Miss Fields on Tuesday and helped to complete the organization. Mrs. S. C. Richardson are spending this week in Kings port, Tenn., as the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Robert Andrews and Mr. Andrews. Many Prizes By Different Classes Of Stock Carried Off By Alleghany Alleghany county marched away with first prize in the con test of-county groups of five ani mals in the second annual Elkin Fat Stock and Wool show, which staated at Elkin yeituriny, while R. L. Souther took first place in showmanship as he marshaled his calf through the contest for individual animal;. In the prise-winning group of five animals from Alleghany, calves belonging to Robert Gam bill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Gambill; R. L. Souther, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Souther; Nancy Gambill, daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. Johnnie Gambill, ] Dwight Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Brown and Walter Jones. Other counties entering the contest were Wilkes, second; Iredell, third, and Stokes, fourth. Of the seven animals from Al leghany that were entered in the show with 41 others, four ranked in the top nine of the champion ship contest. All seven calves were awarded ribbons of some sort. The grand champion baby beef of the show was owned by Sam my Lee Myers, of Yadkin coun ty. Second prize went to Ruby Hutchinson, of Wilkes; third to | Harold Layne, of Surry, and fourth to Robert Gambill, of Al-j leghany. Meanwhile, Watauga county took the championship for wool entries with Ashe second and Al leghany third. W. H. Mast, of Watauga coun ty exhibited the grand champion fleece. This fleece was shown in class No. 4, a commercial ewe fleece from an animal one-half blood or finer. Everette Hendrix, Alleghany county, exhibited the reserve champion fleece, his en try exhibited in the same class | as that of the grand champion. (Continued On Page Four) Holders Of “A” Gas Books j Must File New Application AH holders of “A" gasoline ra tion books must file application for new books by November •, when stamp number 13 will be valid and will entitle hold era to four gallons of gasoline in of -the present three gal Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of the Alleg^iany ration board, announced yesterday. Application blanks have been distributed throughout the coun ty ta?every post office, at a num ber of service stations and gar ages end rural carriers have been instructed to leave a'blank in each box on the rural fcrntds, she '* V be filled the old “A" book to the local ration board by mail and the new books ylfe be Issued and returned by mail. Mrs. (Fleetwood stressed tfee fact that the application should be mailed and not brought to the ration board office. "This meth od at handling has been proved successful since books were is sued in a like manner once be fore, with not one loss reported,” she stated. ■ It was also explained that care should be taken to give the full of the applicant and that route numbers were important The ration board office will be Yellow Jackets Prepare For Tilt With Boonville Will Play Undefeated Team Here October 27; Stores To Close The Sparta Yellow Jackets, under the direction of Coach Roy Ellison and W. O. Hooper, step ped up the tempo of preparations this week for their meeting with the undefeated Boonville high team here on October 27. The Sparta eleven were defeat ed 33-0 last Friday in the first game of the season when they met the powerful Boonville team at Boonville. However, Coach Ellison declar ed that the Yellow Jackets were in much better condition and were expected to make a good showing ag$ifist the Boonville team next Friday. “Several of the boys had never been on the field against such strong oppon ents,” Ellison said, “and they are now in much better condition to meet the veteran team.” Work with the backfield has been stressed this week through long, hard drilling. Fullback Wade Irwin, whose shoulder was slightly injured in the game last Friday, will be in the line-up for the all-important game. Sparta stores, as voted at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, will close for the game, which will begin around 2:30 in the afternoon. The Sparta eleven will meet Elkin here on November 3 and will play a return game there on November 17. To date, a game has not been scheduled for Thanksgiving day, but It is hoped that some team will meet the Fellow Jackets here on thfct date. ■ Sgt. Claude W. Andrews, who will be honored at a‘ memorial service on Sunday, October 22. Memorial Service For Sgt.Andrews Memorial service will be con ducted at Shiloh Methodist church on Sunday, October 22 at 2:30 p. m., when friends will pay tribute to Sgt. Claude W. Andrews, who was killed in action in France on August 28. Rev. C. H. McKnight, Rev. C. R. Allison, Rev. Lee Hampton and Eld. G. M. Tedder will be in charge. Sgt. Andrews, son of the late Rev. Charles G. Andrews and Mrs. Andrews had been in the service since October, 1941, go ing overseas in December, 1943 as a radio operator. He is sur vived by his mother, two sisters, Miss Rita Andrews, of Independ ence, Va., and Dorothy of the home; one brother, Charles G. Andrews, Jr., and his grandfa ther, W. M. Andrews. Sgt Andrews is a graduate of Sparta high school. WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET The Sparta Woman’s dub will hold the November meeting to morrow after noun at the com munity building, when Mrs. Wayne Waddell, Mrs. Walter Os borne, Mrs. Lon M Reaves, Mrs. P. L. Choate and Mrs, Lola Worn ble will be host oasis British Push Drive As Germans Dig In For Winter Plans New Landings Made In Caro lines; Russians Penetrate German Territory On the war fronts of the world the British continue their drive toward the Ruhr Valley in Ger many, while the Germans form their winter line behind the West Wall and Yankee airmen continue their great assault on the Phil ippines. In a new drive toward the Ruhr, British tanks struck out to where the Germans are dug in east of Aachen behind the torn west wall on a “movable winter line.” En emy remnants inside Aachen are supplied by air and a few trucks which survived the dash through the American siege lines, lashing out in sorties from their last pill boxes, setting the pattern for German do-or-die resistance. Sustained action by carrier based planes against the Philip pines and a new landing in the Western Carolines is reported by Admiral Nimitz, the attacks ex tending operations which have been in progress against Japan’s inner defense ring since October 8. These attacks are meshed with land-based strikes by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in a sweep over Mindanao. On September 20 and 21 .only now made public, a landing was achieved without opposition on Ulithi atoll in the Western Caro (Continued on Page 4) Mm ^ardcn Dies At Elk Creek Home On Friday, Oct. 13 Burial Awaits Arrival Of Son In Naval Service At Cali fornia Base Mrs. Donna M. Lambert War den, 59, well-known woman of the Elk Creek community, died suddenly at her home there on Friday, October 13. Funeral ser vice was conducted on Monday at the Elk Creek Baptist church with Rev. C. H. McKnight officiating, after which the body was placed in the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home at Sparta to await the the arrival of her son. Seaman 2-C Ralph M. Warden, U. S. Navy, of San Francisco, Calif., who ex pects to arrive by plane at an early date. Mrs. Warden was born in Mer cer county, Giatto, West Virginia, on April 16, 1885, the daughter of Ms. and Mrs. Samuel P. Lambert, now deceased. She was married to the late Grover Cleveland Warden in April, 1917. Surviving are three sons, two of whom are now serving in the U. S. Navy; Appientice Seaman George Lambert Warden, of camp Peary, Virginia; Seaman' 2-C Ralph M. Warden, San Francisco, California; and B. B. Warden, who lived with her. Another son, Rondon Paul Warden, died a number of years ago. Also surviving are five sifters, (Continued on Page Four) DIED MONDAY Mrs. J. M. Wagoner, of Sparta, who died at her home in Sparta, on Monday. Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Wagoner Here Wednesday Member Of Prominent Alle ghany Family; Celebrated Golden Wedding In 1938 I Mrs. Charity Alice Wagoner, •6, belayed Sperta woman, died at her home here on South Main | street on Monday, following an illness of several weeks. Funeral service was conducted yesterday at 1:00 o’clock at the Little River Primitive Baptist church with Eld. C. B. Kilby and Eld. S. G. Caudill in charge. Interment fol lowed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wagoner, daughter of the' (late Center Edwards and Mary Jane Choate Edwards was born, ! February 16, 1886 in Alleghany county and was married1 to James M. Wagoner in January, 1888. For the past nineteen years she had made her home in Sparta. She had been a member of the Little River Primitive Baptist for the past 52 years. In 1938 she and Mr. Wagoner celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary at their home here. Surviving in addition to her husband are eleven children: Mrs. J. A. Higgins, Sparta; Mrs. Alex Coomes, Greensboro; Mrs. Dewitt Sparger, Dobson; Mrs. Raymond Cook, Westfield; Mrs. Roscoe Childress, White Plains; Dr. B. A. Wagoner, Wytheville, Va.; Dr. W. G. Wagoner, Blue field, W. Va.; Oscar Wagoner, Sparta; J. B. Wagoner, Logan, Ohio; R. Earl Wagoner, China Grove and Edwin R. Wagoner, Athens, Ohio. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Emma Mitchell, of Sparta and one brother, C. J. Edwards, of Bel Air, Md. Thirty grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers were grandsons of (Continued On Page Four) Lions Club Is Organized Here; Is Headed By Dr. N. D. Fox A Sparta Lions club with a membership of fifteen and under the sponsorship of the North Wilkesboro dub, was organized here Tuesday night when Dr. Ber nett Napier, of the Lions Inter* national, spoke to the group at a dinner meeting. Dr. N. G. Fox, who was elect* ed president of the organisation, said that meetings would be held twice each month, on the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p. m. “We are proud to have a branch of this nationally known civic organisation in our town and feel sure that our membership will increase as our dub begins functioning,” Dr. Fox said. Other officers elected include: Joe Bill Heed, first vice-president; Left, Joines, second vice-presi dent; Carl Irwin, secretary; Hicks JHash, tail twister; J. K. Wagoner, Lion tamer; and a board of directors consisting ol Dewey Sturdivant, Ralph Cheek) W. O. Hooper and Ralph Ivans. Committee chairmen appointed were T. R Burgisa, membership committee; Sam Porter, finaam committee. Members other than the abovt named include Robert Sparks anc Rev. Richard L West. Lions clubs in neighborly towns include those in Nortl Wilkesboro and Galax and thi Elkin club, which is in the pro cess of organisation. More Than $675. Reported Raised; Rallies Planned Much Interest Shown In The Service Board Naming Those Honored The United War Fund Drive, launched a week ago, is well un derway and at noon Wednesday, approximately $675.00 had been raised toward the $1,400.00 goal set for the county, Joe Bill Reed, county chairman of the drive, said here yesterday. A special USO drive will be held at Little Pine school on Sat urday night at 8:00 o’clock with a string music contest, cake walk, bingo game and several other features of entertainment plan ned. Proceeds will go to the USO, it was stated. A square dance will be held at Laurel Springs the following Saturday night, October 28, with proceeds to go to the drive, Reece Miller, chairman of Cranberry township, announced this Week. A special appeal is being made to parents and relatives of boys in service, Mr. Reed stated. The service board in the window of Smithey’s store, containing the names of all service men and women from this county, has been fhe special feature in the drive. “For donations of $2.00 or more a flag is placed by the name of the person you wish to honor,” Mr. Reed pointed out. Much in terest is being shown in the board, which, it was explained had a number of flags already. Incomplete returns from groups throughout the county accounts perhaps for the slow growth of the total, work continuing by (Continued on Page 4) Caldwell to Speak" On Postwar Farms' At Tuesday Meet* State Grange Master To Ad dress Farmers At Court house Tuesday Night Harry B. Caldwell, of Greens boro, Master of the state Grange, will address the farmers and busi ness men of the county at the courthouse on Tuesday, October 24 at 8:00 p. m.. it was announced this week. , Mr. Caldwell, an outstanding speaker, will talfc on general ag riculture conditions that exist to day, postwar farming and the Burley tobacco situation in this coanty. As State Grange Master, Mr. Caldwell is the farmer’s repre sentative on the committee to de termine the ceiling price on North Carolina Burley tobacco, which up to this time *has not been de termined. Tobacco growers will be especially interested in the discussion. The public is cordially invited to attend and all farmers in the county are urged to be present Price Panel Is Lauded By Moore and that prio over. There the meiehpiy price paott''' vitally neede He urged the serving as p tinue in that ly lauded the had done in out that the of a, greater
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