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Vent Hill, who is employed at
Wilmington, is spending some
time at his home here with his
wife and daughter. He receiv
ed treatment at the Baptist
hospital in Winston-Salem last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Warden vis
ited J. M. Wagoner at Dobson
and George W. Edwards and Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Shores at Winston
Salem, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Phipps
spent several days last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mayberry, of
Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Ray Mayberry and daugh
ter, Barbara Ann, Mrs. Nan
Spencer and Tom Phipps, of
Winston-Salem, spent the week
end here. They were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Phipps on
Sunday. Other guests included
Rufus Phipps and son and Mr.
and Mrs. Clifton Phipps.
Mrs. C. E. Blevins has returned
home, after four months’ visit
with her daughter and son, Mrs.
Lloyd Tyre, of Screvern, Ga., and
Claude Hicks, of Brunswick, Ga.,
and friends in Florida.
Miss Anne Reeves, of Winston
Salem, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lon M.
Reeves. She had as her guests,
Misses Rebecca and Sara Eliza
beth Myatt, also of Winston-Sa
lem.
Mrs. James Dalton, of Roanoke,
spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ed
wards.
Pete Rudolfi, of West Jeffer
son, was the week end guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rizoti.
Mrs. Amos Wagoner and
Hugh Choate spent Sunday af
ternoon- at the Martin Memorial
hospital, Mt. Airy, with . Mrs.
Choate and small son, Robert
Hugh.
Mrs. Carlie Evans underwent a
serious operation at the Baptist
hospital in Winston-Salem last
Thursday. Blood donors were
Mrs. Alex Andrews, Mrs. Felix
Hincher, Mrs. Kyle Smith and
I Mrs. Garnie Smith.
Dr. Robert Miller and sons, Lt
| Col. Tony Miller and Bill Miller,
of Gastonia, spent last Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. T. S.
Moxley.
Paul and John D. McMillan, of
Pennsylvania, arrived Wednes
j day for a few days’ visit with rel
j atives at Piney Creek.
Those attending the tri-county
[poultry meeting in Jefferson last
' Tuesday were Mrs. Frances C.
Wagoner, Mrs. Everette Truitt,
Mrs. Oscar Joines, Mrs. Tom Mox
i ley, Mrs. Dan Jones, Mrs. D. R.
' Richardson, Mrs. Arol Choate, R.
1E. Black, Champ Duncan, Arol
Choate, Miss Pearl Fields and
.Miss Clyde Fields.
Miss Blanche Crouse, of Dan
(Ville, Va., spent the week end
here with her father, Estes
Crouse.
I Mrs. T. R. Burgiss is spending
this week end in Raleigh with her
husband, Representative Burgiss.
I Mrs. O. F. Fowler, of Winston
Salem, was the week end guest
! of Mrs. Ben G. Reeves.
Dr. N. D. Fox is spending this
week in Lakeland, Fla.
Mrs. E. C. Greene returned to
her home here last Wednesday,
j She had been spending sometime
I in Dublin with Mr. Greene, who
is employed there. Mr. Greene
spent the week end here.
Pfc. and Mrs. Odell Greene
left today for Detroit, Mich.,
where Pfc. Greene is stationed.
They spent the week with his
mother, Mrs. E. C. Greene.
Rev. Richard L. West spent the
week end in Raleigh.
F. F. Cheek, of Winston-Salem,
1 visited Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cheek
last week end.
i Mr. Odell Richardson, of Elkin,
was a visitor here one day last
week.
Miss Faye Richardson, of
Draughon’s Business College, of
j Winston-Salem, spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Ethe
lyn Richardson.
American Heroes
_by JULIAN OLLENDORFF-——
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ar Bonds are appre
ciated when used to put machine
guns into the hands of such heroes
as Pfc. David Daily, U. S. Infantry, of Richmond, Texas. When the
forward motion of two platoons was halted in a Pacific island attack,
he stood up, draped an ammunition belt over his shoulder and opened
fire from his hip, spraying enemy pillboxes. His action permitted
fellow fighters to withdraw safely. He was cited for heroic action.
Buy War Bonds. (/. S. 'treasury Department
COUGH and
OLD NEEDS
• Standard fast* prove that full
strength Mi 31 kilts germs «• ctntesct
without harming tender skin and
mucous membranes of the mouth.
TliU is why this tested and approved
antiseptic solution is so fine for
throat gargle, firstaid dressings, scalp
hWstage and soothing tired feet.
Get Mi 31 today. Full pint
IS CADET NURSE
| Miss Gena Sue Gambill,
youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. O. Gambill, of Sparta,
recently joined the Cadet
Nurse Corps and entered
training at Lewis-Gale Hospi
tal in Roanoke. Va., on Janu
ary 8. Miss Gambill gradu
ated from Piney Creek high
school and attended Johnson
City Business College. She
was formerly a secretary to
Sheriff Moxley.
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
FOR CLUB MEETINGS
, The Little Pine 4-H girls met
at the school on February 1 and
Mrs. Isom Wagoner, Home Agent,
disussed with them “How to know
the Pattern You Need.”
Zion Home Demonstration Club
, met with Mrs. Parley Truitt on
February 2. The meeting was con
ducted in the usual manner and
year books filled out for the com
ing year. At the close of the pro
gram, a linen shower was given
Mrs. Wagoner.
Following is a schedule of
meetings for the next week:
At 2 p. m. on February 12, Mrs.
, Isom Wagoner, Home Agent, will
, -meet with Mrs. Vick Upchurch
; for the Pine Fork Home Dem
onstration Club meeting.
Laurel Springs Home Demon
stration Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Van Miller on Feb
ruary 13 at 2 p. m.
On February 14, Sparta 4-H
club will meet at the regular
time.
New Hope Home Demonstra
tion Club will meet with Mrs.
Dan ' Jones on February 14 at 2
p. m. .
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Victoria Halsey, of Piney
Creek, has announced the en
gagement of her daughter, Mil
dred, who is employed with the
F. B. I. in Washington, D. C., to
Staff Sergeant Joseph B. Winder,
of Abington, Pa. Sgt. Winder is
now stationed at Camp Bowie,
Texas.
Infertile Eggs
Will Save Loss
About 5 per cent of all eggs
produced are lost between the
nest and the breakfast table; and
T. T. Brown, Extension poultry
man at State College, says that a
large portion of this loss can be
prevented if cockerels are not
kept with the laying flocks and
only infertile eggs are produced.
The germ in a fertile egg be
gins developing when a tempera
ture of 70 degrees is reached, ac
cording to Brown. Therefore,
many of the surplus spring eggs
are damaged by heat while they
are kept at home or while they
are in trade channels.
Other causes of loss between
the nest and the table include
blood spots, bloody whites,
cracks, and dirt on eggs, Brown
reports. “The producer can’t do
much about spots and bloody
whites but he can produce infer
tile eggs and provide clean hous
es and nests for his hens,” he ex
plains.
When eggs are dirty, bacteria
and mold easily enter the egg
through thin spots in the shell.
Eggs should never be washed ex
Miss Wagoner, Lt.
Myers Are Wed
Miss Betty Mae Wagoner, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cary
Wagoner, of Piney Creek, became
the bride of Lt. Robert F. Myers,
of Laurel Springs at Fort Mc
Clellan, Ala., on Tuesday, Jan
uarq 23 at 6 o’clock in a double
ring wedding ceremony solemn
ized at the post chapel.
The bride and groom entered
together unattended. The bride
wore a navy blue suit of gabard
ine with pink and brown acces
sories. She wore a corsage of
pink roses.
Mrs. Wagoner, mother of the
bride, was dressed in a black
gabardine suit and at her should
er she placed a corsage of white
carnations.
The bride graduated from
Piney Creek high school in 1942.
She attended National Business
College, at Roanoke, Va., and
was employed at the Northwes
tern Bank in Sparta at the time
of her marriage.
The groom is the son of Mrs.
Florence Myers and the late Ma
jor Myers, of Laurel Springs. He
is a graduate of Sparta high
school and of State College in
Raleigh. For the past three
years he has been serving with
the U. S. Army.
The couple are now residing at
Anniston, Alabama, and plan to
visit here sometime in March
when Lt. Myers is granted a fur
lough.
Will Hold Joint
Farm Meetings
Schedule Is Announced; To Be
Conducted By Mrs. Frances
Wagoner And R. E. Black
Further schedules for the farm
planning meetings being held in
Alleghany county were announc
ed this week. These meetings
have been arranged to assist
farmers and their wives with'
plans for making certain adjust
ments for agricultural planning
, in the county to conform more
! closely with the war needs in
1945.
R. E. Black, county agent, and
i Mrs. Frances C. Wagoner, home
agent, will conduct the meetings.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, February 12, 10 a. m.,
I Whitehead community at White
head store.
Tuesday, February 13, 10 a. m.,
Cherry Lane at Bryant’s store.
Tuesday, February 13, 7:30 p.
m., Pine Swamp community at
the school.
Thursday, February 15, 10 a.
m., Turkey Knob community at
the school.
Thursday, February 15, 7:30 p.
m., Wolf Branch community at
the school.
Friday, February 16, 7:30 p. m.,
Rich Hill community at the
school.
cept when ready for immediate
consumption. As to the keeping
quality of eggs, Brown points out
that clean eggs keep much better
than “cleaned” eggs. If dirty
eggs are to be cleaned, he rec
ommends dry cleaning with em
ory cloth, sand paper, or steel
wool.
Brown estimates that North
Carolina farmers last year lost
about 214 carloads of eggs of 600
cases each between the nest and
the table and that this loss
amounted to about $1,500,000.
WHY Not Send The
Home Paper to Your
Absent Son or Daughter ?
It Help! To Cure Homesickness
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If fair Nose
fills Up
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Surprisingly fast, Vicks Va-tro-nol—a
few drops up each nostril—works right
where trouble is to open up youi
nose—relieve stuffy transient conges
tion that makes it hard to get to sleep.
You’ll like the way it brings relief.
(NOTE: Va-tro-nol is also grand for
relieving sniffly, sneezy distress of head
Stage Star Goes Warlike
Fashion has gone military. Mary Martin, star of Broadway and the
movies, is shown wearing a brass-buttoned, fitted topcoat of navy blue
wool. The new model in the January issue of Harper’s Bazaar has a deep
rounded collar and turned-back cuffs. A beret of the same material
completes her ensemble.
Tax Expert Will
Be Here Feb. 19-20
G. B. Cashwell, deputy collec
tor of internal revenue, will be at
the courthouse here on Monday
and Tuesday, February 19 and 20
from 9 to 5 o’clock to give advice
or assistance in preparing income
tax returns for 1944, it was an
nounced this week.
Most taxpayers have already
made substantial payments on
their 1944 Federal tax through
withholding from their wages or
direct payments to the collector,
but nevertheless, all taxpayers
must file annual returns on or be
fore March 15, as provided by
law, Mr. Cashwell pointed out.
Any person whose total income
in 1944 was $500.00 or more is
required to file. No charge will
be made for the service offered
by the deputy collector on Feb
ruary 19 and 20.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes,
of Baltimore, Md., announce the
arrival of a son, Robert Wade, on
February 5; weight 8% lbs. Mrs.
Hughes is the former Miss Shir
ley McMillan, of Sparta.
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WAR BONDS will assure your
post-war financial security.
Circles To Meet
Here This Week:
The Lucille Ford Circle of t)tt»
Sparta Baptist W. M. U. witt
meet with Mrs, W. K. Sprinkle?
with Mrs. Clennel Richardson set
program leader.
Circle I of the Baptist W. M. TL
will meet with Mrs. Richard Iw
West with Mrs. C. A. Reeves as>
program leader.
All members are urged to at
tend the respective meetings^
WAR BONDS . . . for your
curity tomorrow—buy today 1
Notice
Com and Chop Mill
NOW OPEN!
Custom Grinding
WE KEEP A GOOD SUPPLY OF MIXED
FEEDS ON HAND.
Open 6 Days A Week — 8 to 5:30 O’clock
Sam Porter, Owner — J. R. Sexton, Operator
O-O
Porter Milling Co.
Advance Spring News
From BELK’S
NEWEST STYLES, COLORS!
FABRICS! All eyes are on our
line-up of 1945 Spring Suit Stars.
Softly detailed, bright young
suits to see you smartly through
Spring. Moderately priced in
line with our budget policy.
COMPLETELY CHARMING
collection of pretty date-mak
ers for Spring. Each new
style is a figure-flatterer.. '
Many colors, prints—all rea
sonably priced.
ALSO
Many Yards of
New Materials
i
The short cut to a really smart
Spring wardrobe is via the “sew-it
yourself” route.
YouTl find everything in our.
store from soft rayons to pretty
prints. And at sew-and-save pric
es.
Just Arrived: Ship
ment of White Cotton
Yard Goods.