This column is devoted to news of men serving their country. Such news is solicited from parents and friends of these men. “Revenge Pearl Harbor.” Sgt. William H. Busic, son of 41. F. Basic, of Piney Creek, was recently awarded the Good Con duct Medal for exemplary be havior, efficiency and'fic^elity at aa Air Service Command Depot Mrs, Maggie Busic, resides in -Sparta. a Jessie Mac Osborne, , Seaman 4-C, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Osborne, of Piney Creek*, spent the nreek end at his home. Sea man Osborne is stationed at Bain bridge, Md. fPSt. Robert Johnson returned fte hKpoSt'in Kansas, a^ljejr spend sJugralurlaugh here with his wife -and daughter at StrSrtfOi'd'. Wanald Musgrovd, a member of Sgt. Busic’s wife, the Seabees, returned to Rhode Island, Tuesday, after spending a few days’ leave with his family in the New Hope community. S.-Sgt. Coy E. Mabe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vester Mabe, of Latirel Springs, has been promoted to technical sergeant on the Fifth Army front in Italy. He is a pla toon sergeant with the 135th In fantry Regiment of the 34th “Red Bull” Division. Pvt. Elster Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Jones, of Sparta, recently notified his par ents that he had arrived safely in France. His father was a mem ber of the famous 81st “Wildcat” division and was stationed at the same place in France during World War I. Auction Sale ' •' g J.GC-} Thursday, TVfarch "29 at 10 o’clock at my home near Elk Creek Church ALL HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE Also FARM will be sold for the HIGH DOLLAR. Terms Announced On Day of Sale. W. M. Steadham , • ' f S, AUCTION SALE Saturday, March 24 At 16:60 A. M. oat my Tiome at Whitehead, 6 miles smith joi Sparta, known as William Cleary farm, I will offer for sale the-following: vMn&nilk cows. 1 three-year-old white faced heifers. -4 yearling heifers. HI-sheep and lambs. 2 Sboates. * 1 stallion. .um ■yui/om, 1 black horse. mtjj p<. 1 two-year-ohl5'd41#J '!> V Com and Rve. FJjf C'h'' 'ormick binder, 8 feet cat. Dee ring j£iariarl ^reader. ro-row cuWpftHUBf.—. rer antfM£'6U,f*’' % ig tooth’ hhMto1#. ix» pia //.iip C abowq ig corn wo 40-Oliver plow, r smi ! grain drill. Number of small* tools. Hi-: pOBIfc Milk cans and buckets, strainer. 1 electric fence, nfttor.,,. n Household and ^kitchen furniture, including: li/iaicJMI'. ■ Ruui or coal range, kitchen cabinet, iron bed steads, bed tpnngn, dressers, wash stands, chest of drawers, rugs, let of empty jars, good heaters, one new, dishes and cook* kgiCtniak, good piano, and other things too numerous to mention. Terms made known on day of sale. Edwards Pvt. Odell C. Jones has notified his mother of his safe arrival in France. Pvt. Thomas B. Smith, Boca Raton, Fla., is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Smith, of the Mt. Zion com munity. Lewis Hash, Seaman 2-C, re turned Sunday to Minn., after spending a leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hash and other relatives at Piney Creek. Pvt. McDale Kennedy, of Tyn dall Field, Fla, is spending a fur lough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Kennedy, at Turkey Knob. Lt. Bruce Woodruff, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Woodruff,,qf Pow ell, Wyo., a nephew of Mrs. Bob Holloway, of Whitehead and a great-nephew of Mrs. A. A. Wood ruff, of Sparta, is a first-pilot on a B-29 Super Fortress and is now stationed at Rosewell, New Mexi co. Recently asked if a B-29 did not look fairly large to a young new pilot, Bruce replied, “Like a mountain and very beautiful; but you soon grow used to them. The air corps says that each time up subtracts 20 feet from the wing spread.” Sparta Meets Va. Teams Here Fri. Sparta basketball teams divid ed honors here Friday night when they played Sugar Grove, Va., the boys winning 23-13 and the girls losing by 20-28. Eugene Irwin led the scoring for Sparta in the boy’s game with 14 points to his credit. The girl’s game was hard fofcght with the score 11-12 at the half in favor of Sparta. Sugar Grove came out in the last half tp win, 28-20. Bernice Jarvis led the scoring for Sparta with 14 points. The two teams will meet Piney Creek in a double-header here to night. MAJOR WILLIAMS IS AWARDED SILVER STAR C Continued from Page 1) tanks, throwing them .into com plete rout and inspiring his own men to successfully fight back. The bravery, outstanding leader ship and loyal devotion to duty exhibited by Maj. Williams ex emplify the finest traditions ‘of the armed forces of the Unitfed States. Maj. Williams entered military service from North Caro lina.” MEDAL AWARDED TO MAN IN BELGIUM (Continued from Page 1) and Mrs. A. M. Osborne, of Tur key Knob, his commanding offi cer stated that S.-Sgt. Osborne performed his duty splendidly at all times and was admired by all who knew him. On the basis of body size, chick ens drink about twice as much water as the larger classes of live stock. County’s Board Of Equalization Now In Session The board of county commis sioners of Alleghany county has been in session this week and will probably Continue through next week for the purpose of equalizing real property valua tions in Alleghany county for purposes of taxation. G. Glenn Nichols, as tax super visor of the county, is meeting with them. J. C. Gambill is acting chair man of the board of commission ers and other members are Guy T. Perry and Dillon M. Edwards. THREE ALLEGHANY MEN ARE WAR CASUALTIES (Continued from Page 1) ery in action over and beyond the call of duty in the campaign in Saipan. A brother, Pvt. Thomas Zack Osborne, is also with the U. S. Marines somewhere in the South Pacific-_* Lespedeza can lift the mortgage from the farm, increase the soil bank account, raise the standard of living, and buy that necessary tractor or other farm equipment, says an enthusiast. A good garden furnishes extra, fresh food; lots of blisters and sunburn and backaches; and down-right contentment Farmers may shift from the production of cotton and wheat to the production of designated war. crops without fear of losing their acreage allotments, says the WFA. The number of purbred animals brought into the United States for breeding purpose was up by a bout 1900 animals last year—over the year before. * T-Sgt. Landre Gets Bronz Tech. Sgt. James Maynard dreth, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ] Landreth, of Piney Creek, been awarded the BrofiaS ' for meritorious achievement o^ and beyond the line of dutH Burma-India-China theater; op erations. Sgt. Landreth, a radio.operate is at present stationed ini Bui and has been overseas' for'-t past 26 months. He entered, ‘ service in November, 1941. RICHARDSON TO ISSUE DRIVER’S LICENSE FRI; Glenn Richardson, town mar shal, has been named a driver's license examiner, effective today, it was announced late yesterday. Richardson will leave Monday for Raleigh, where he will receive instructions in a three-day course at the Department of motor vehi cles there. Driver’s license will be issued each week on Fridays, Richardson pointed out. A hen laying 200 eggs puts about 14 times as much calcium into the eggs as is contained in her body. Sound shells call for plenty of calcium especially near the end of the laying season. Civilians will be left with about one-sixth less chickens than last year because the Army has step-' ped up its requirements. [ Classified Ads ! — FOR SALE: One pair of mares, weight 2,800 lbs. A good farm team. Also 2 stacks of fodder. Kelly Crouse, Whitehead, N. C., Route 1, Box 146. 3-22-ltpj FOR SALE: Good used standard typewriter. Remington. Price, $75.00. Dr. N. D. Fox, Sparta, N. C. 3-22-2t aJDR Gives Adm. Halsey Gold Star President Roosevelt shown presenting a gold star in lieu of a third Distinguished Service medal to Adm. William F. Halsey Jr., U. S. N., commander of the 3rd fleet. Round Dance AT Hampton’s Grill Independence, Va. Saturday, March 24 8 ton O’CLOCK V Music By Bob Bowers’ Orchestra Admission: 75c _ _ FOR BENEFIT OF, DiPEJPENDENCE FIRE DEPT. rrum , Tryg 4. 2 - BIG - * Place of Sale AT 10:30 3 Yt MILES WEST OF GALAX ON MEADOW1 CREEK, V4-MILE FROM REAVISTOWN, AT THE J. RALP^ MORRIS FARM. First Sale the' J. Ralph Morris Farm 77 acres of land, located on Meadow Creek, near Keavistown, known as part of the L. J. Todd Farm, now owned by J. Ralph Morris and wife. This farm is subdivided into four tracts, one tract of 8/4 acres, with good barn, water in barn, cattle C1?b.S’.and.a S°°d spring on this tract; one tract containing 4 acres; one tract containing 27 acres, and one tract containing 37 Yt acres, ms is a valuable farm, located in a good com munity, and will be offered in parcels and then as a whole. Ring Grazing Boundary Now Owned by J. Ralph Morris and C. H. Todd. This grazing farm contains 140 acres, adjoining the lands of Roa Lyons, George Anders and others, near Old Carsonville, and is considered one of the best grazing boundaries'in Grayson County, well watered and fenced. Located 1W miles from Route 58, at Elk Creek Bridge, on Carsonville road. You can drive your car to this boundary, easy to get to. This farm will be sold at the J. Ralph Morris Farm immediately after the sale at the farm described herein. ALL OF THIS PROPERTY MUST BE SOLD ON ACCOUNT OF THE OWNERS GOING OUT OF THE FARMING BUSINESS Personal Property 4 Registered Hereford Cows to calve at once, ages 3 to 5 years. 1 three-year-old Registered Hereford Bull, WHR Breeding. 1 Registered 6-months-old Bull Calf. 9 Grade Cows. 1 Mowing Machine. 1 Hay Rake. Plows. 1 Lime Spreader. 1 Wagon. Other Farming Tools. 1 Model “A” Ford Truck and 2-wheel Trailer. 45 Tons of Lime. 80 Rods pre-war 10-strand Wire, 6-inch Mesh. 15 Squares pre-war 5-V Roofing. 7,000 Feet Framing and Boards. ' LOOK OVER ***** THIS PROPERTY AND ATTEND . THE SALE OF ' THIS VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY All of this property, including the Ring grazing boundary, will be sold for the High Dollar, on the above date, at the J. 'Ralph Morris Farm, 3Vi Miles West of Galax, Vfc-Mile from Reavistown. For further information, see J. Ralph Morris or C. H. Todd, Galax, Va., or the undersigned. . Sale Conducted By Parsons Auction Company Independence, Va. “Sellers of the Earth” Galax, Virginia . " y ; ■ ■ . f<|iw