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VOLUME 56, NO. 34 /m II 1^ wv i~&il^C llUll ' AND STAR-TIMES- (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA Out of County Buymore#^j*£iiof for/5fir/security, tool THURSDAY, MAY 10, 194S Seventh War Loan Will Open Monday ★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★ . ★ ★ ★★★ ★★★ Unconditional Surrender Of Germany Completed Last Shot Fired By Patton’s Army On Western Front V-E Day Comes After Five Years, Eight Months And Seven Days Of War Paris — Germany bowed Wed nesday to the most crushing de feat ever inflicted upon a nation, her abject surrender proclaimed to the world by the United States, Britain and Russia. The Moscow radio in behalf of Premier Marshal Stalin, whose Red armies broke the armed might of Hitler’s reich on the eastern front, announced the un conditional surrender to the Rus sian people at 1:10 a. m., Wednes day, ten hours and ten minutes after President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill pro claimed V-E day on Tuesday. Signed In Berlin The announcement said the final articles of capitulation were signed Tuesday in Berlin, the ruined capital symbolic of the fall of the third reich. Field Marshal Wilhelm von Kietel, chief of the German high command, signed the articles in the presence of Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, assistant commander of the Red armies; Air Chief Mar shal Sir Arthur Tedder, deputy supreme commander in the west; Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, chief of the U. S. strategic air forces in Eu rope, and Lt. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, commander of the French first army. The guns of Europe, which through five years, eight months and seven days of unexampled war inflicted possibly 40,000,000 casualties, fell silent at one min ute past midnight Wednesday (6:01 p. m. Tuesday, Eastern War time.) Continued on Page Four) Senior Play To Be Given At G. V. Will Present Mystery Comedy, “Murder Mansion”, Satur day Night The Glade Valley High seniors will present a three-act mystery comedy, “Murder Mansion” in the school auditorium Saturday night at 8 o’clock under the direction of Miss Helen Thomas. Pat Shoaf, of Winston-Salem, will take the part of Carlotta Cramer; Nora Osborne, of Van noy, will act Ophelia Smith, the Negro maid, while Betty Jo Gen try, of Glade Valley, will be seen as Mimi. Madame Ravoli will be played by Marjorie Lyle, of Glendale Springs and Flora will be acted by Peggy Rogers, of Francisco. George Lee Eldridge of Glade Valley, will take the part of Palmer Keen and D. F. Duncan, Jr., of Shelby, will be seen as In spector Hicks. Isaac Whiting, of Statesville, will play the part of Albert Jackson and Clinton Ange, of Dunn, will take the role of Dr. Hamilton. The play promises many thrills as well as laughs and the public is cordially invited to attend. C. of C To Meet On Friday Night The Sparta Chamber of Com merce will meet on Friday night at the community building when several business matters are scheduled to come before the group. President R. F. Crouse, recently . re-elected to that office, announc ed that the board of directors would be completed and that new committees would be appointed. In addition to other business matters the Pure Bred Guernsey consignment sale which will be sponsored by the club, will be dis cussed. The meal will be served by the Sparta 4-H club girls, under the supervision of Mrs. Isom Wagon er’ F. k: Europe Freed From Nazi Sadism inspecting the savagery, depravity, sadism and inhumani ty found in German prison camps is Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow er. With him are Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. George Pat ton, Jr., and other Allied leaders. Plans Being Completed For Guernsey Promotional Sale To Be Held Here Next Month I - Consignment Sale To Be Spon sored By Chamber Of Com merce On June 8 R. E. Black, countjHMHMhin this week of the PurMHpjpiyn sey consignment salMHKHbld here on June 8. The sale is under the sponsor ship of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce and a special enter tainment is being planned for Thursday night, June 7, it was pointed out. Final plans are ex pected to be made at the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Friday night. I Mr. Black explained that a num I ber of cattle in this sale would have similar blood lines to those cattle recently sold in the Quail Roost sale at Durham, where the top cow sold for $15,000.00. The I entire sale averaged around $1, 800.00, he stated. A number of the cattle have been sird by bulls from the Quail Roost farm, he al so explained. More details of the sale will be announced later, Mr. Black point |ed out. New Shoe Stamp Available Aug. 1 n To help housewives and others in budgeting their remaining shoe stamps to fit the family needs OPA District Director, L. W. Driscoll in Charlotte announced that another shoe stamp will be valid on August 1 for one pair of shoes per ration book holder. The number of the new stamp has not yet been selected, but will be announced before August 1, he said. Airplane stamps 1, 2, 3 are now good and will continue valid in definitely, he added. Commencement To Open At Glade Valley On May 12 Rev. Marion G. Bradwell To Deliver The Baccalaureate Sermon, Sunday The thirty-fifth annual com mencement at Glade Valley high school will get underway on Sat urday night when the senior class will present a three-act mystery comedy in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock. '■ The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered on Sunday, May 13, at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev. Marion G. Bradwell, pastor of the Rey nolda Presbyterian church of Winston-Salem. Special music for the service will be rendered by the music department under the direction of Mrs. Ellen Guer rant Miss Vila Ann Biesh will give a vocal solo. The music department will pre sent a music recital in the audi torium on Thursday night, May 17, at 8:30 o’clock. Thursday will also be observed as Class Day when the senior class, under the sponsorship of Miss Helen Thom as, home room teacher, will pre sent a program. The class his tory will be given by Miss Betty Jo Gentry, the class poem by Miss Ruby Brooks, the prophecy by Dean Edwards and the last will (Continued on Page 8) FEED WHEAT IS STILL AVAILABLE FROM AAA C. G. Collins, chairman of the Alleghany AAA, announced this week that feed wheat is still available at the AAA bins here and that farmers who need wheat are urged to get theirs. He point ed out that about 700 bushels still remains in the bins. Annual Meeting Of Baptist W. M. U. Was Well Attended Mrs. A. O. Joines was re-elected superintendent of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union, at the annual meeting held at the Scott ville church on Saturday. Mrs. Joines has ably filled this office for the past eight years. Other officers which were re elected were Mrs. E. W. Shep herd, assistant superintendent; Mrs. Van Miller, secretary and treasurer and Mrs. W. O. Hooper, mission study chairman Newly elected ofifcers included: Mrs. Walter Johnson, pianist; Mrs. Ruth J. Choate, young peoples’ leader; Mrs. N. D. Fox, communi ty missions chairman; Mrs. T. R. Burgiss, 'training school chair man; Mrs. £. E. Caudill, litera ture chairman; Mrs. C. A. Reeves, Margaret Fund chairman; Mrs. R. E. Richardson, stewardship chairman ‘and Mrs. Gene Irwin, orphanage canning chairman. An address by Miss Margaret Marchman, missionary from Af rica, highlighted the program of the day. The meeting was opened with a hymn and devotional reading by Rev. W. H. Caldwell. Words of welcome were spoken by Mrs. John Maines and response by Mrs. Odell Crouse. Following reports (Continued on Page 8) Sunday Is To Be Observed By All As Day Of Prayer President Truman Cautions Nation That War Job Is Not Over President Truman, in words of stern triumph and dedication, pro claimed defeat of a crushed Ger many Tuesday, and served grim notice on Japan that her doom is sealed. A nation at war — picking up the cue from its president — went on with the matter-of-fact business of making war without breaking stride to celebrate the victory in Europe. This is a solemn but glorious hour,” said the chief executive in a 9 a. m. Eastern War time radio address as he joined Prime Min ister Churchill in announcement of Germany’s defeat. “I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day,” the president said. Mr. Truman made no mention of a “V-E” day celebration and cautioned the nation that its war job is not finished. Later the i White House made clear that the omission was intentional—that there is to be no official V-E day of celebration. Instead the president called upon all Americans to offer “their joyful thanks to God” on Sunday —he termed it fitting that the day is Mother’s day—and to 'phay for complete peace. . The pronouncemquMMMbd out for Americans the jMB*Mmoat (Continued on Page 4) Slaughterers To Register At Board By July 1 Permit Must Be Obtained For Sale Or Transfer Of Meat After May 14 Farmers in Alleghany county who sold or transferred 6,000 pounds or less of meat during the period from January 1, 1944 through March 31, 1945, must register at the local ration office before July 1, Mrs. Robert Fleet j wood, clerk, announced this week. . Mrs. Fleetwood reminded farm I slaughterers that in order to sell !or transfer any meat after May 14, they must have obtained a permit and a quota for slaughter from the War Price and Rationing Board. Points must be collected and turned in to the local offict for all meat sold. Those persons who have slaugh ter houses or sold more than 6, 000 pounds of meat during the designated period, can obtain in formation on registering from the local ration board, Mrs. Fleet wood announced. “The setting of quotas for farm slaughter is part of the Govern ment’s program for gaining a bet ter distribution of the nation’s meat supply to non-meat produc ing areas,” Mrs. Fleetwood said. “The success of the new meat program lies mainly in the hands of the farmers and their patriotic cooperation is needed to carry out the plan,” she urged. Clothing Drive To End Saturday Mrs. A. V. Choate, chairman of the drive to collect old clothing, again reminded citizens that Sat urday is the last day to bring in the collection to the central col lection point at the Sparta court house. Mrs. Choate urged that all those who had not done so, bring in the clothing at once. ,She explained that it would be packed and ship ped at an early date. “Now that the war has ended in Europe and reconstruction will begin, the people are as badly in need of clothing as eyer.” She urged that everyone do their bit by bringing in any old clothing they are not using: General Eisenhower Talks It Over General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in whose headquarters the surrender of Germany was signed, in a red brick school building in Reims, is seen talking with an American soldier. V-E Day Quietly Observed Here; Little Celebration, But Thankfulness Expressed 39 County Men Are Classified By Local Board 14 Are Placed In I-A; Other Classifications Are Listed By Board The local board this week an nounced classifications of 39 Al leghany men for military service when 14 were placed in I-A, six in 4-F and 20 in various other classifications. The classification list is as fol lows: I-A: Elmer R. Sparks, Hobert E. Dobyns, Joe W. Finney, Thom as R. Edwards, Robert R. Greene, Edward W. Butcher, Herman H. Williams, Kemp W. Duncan, Samuel C. Roberts, Fred Combs, Weldon A. Royal, Clayton I. Fen der, Foster W. Truitt, Grady D. Brown and Herbert C. Hendrix. I-C (Ind.): Walter C. Richard son. I-C (Disc): Stafford L. Nichols. (Continued on Page 8) Scottville Man In Rest Center With The XV Corps Of The Seventh Army—Cpl. Zane G. Nuckolls of Scottville, an infan tryman whose unit has played an active role along the western front, was a recent visitor ad the XV Corps Rest Center. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nuckolls, of Scottville. The Rest Center is operated by Maj. Gen. Wade H. Haislip’s vet eran XV Corps which has been engaged in spectacular military operations from Normandy to the Rhine. An Army colonel, who was a resort manager for many years, is in charge of this “G. I. dream hotel.” Services Held In Churches; Schools Also Have Brief Programs Sparta received the ne^jrs of the surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe with no visible elation, but calmly and with deep, almost unspoken thankfulness, remembering that the war with Japan is still in progress. Al' ’-"isiness houses and most of the offices in town closed at noon on Monday for the remainder of the day. Stores opened as usual on Tuesday morning and business went on in the regular manner. Small groups gathered around ra dios for the official announcement of the German surrender, which was delivered simataneously by Prsident Truman and Prime Min ister Churchill. Alleghany schools remained open and chapel programs were held in many of them in keeping with the occasion. Sparta stu dents marched in a body from the school building through the main street of town led by a mem ber of the senior class carrying the Stars and Stripes. The group stood at attention before the flag on the school house lawn and re peated the pledge of allegiance, after which the Rev. C. R. Alli son conducted a short prayer (Continued on Page Five) Postpone Senior Play At Sparta The senior play, “Baby Steps Out,” which Sparta high school seniors were scheduled to pre sent on Saturday night, has been postponed, it was announced yes terday and will be presented on Saturday night, May 19, at 8 o’ clock. A square dance in the Sparta community building will follow the play, proceeds to go to the school. World Capitals Wild With Joy Over Germany’s Defeat The great bells of St. Peter’s basilica rang out over Rome Mon day soon after the Associated Press report that peace had come to Europe while several allied capitals proclaimed V-E holidays and Tokyo. announced continua tion of “this sacred war.” Many of the world’s cities went wild at the news, and even neutral capitals were bedecked with flags and filled with celebrating crowds. Masses of people gathered in front of loudspeakers and news paper offices which were franti cally answering inquiries and rolling out extras. Only in the unnatural calm of the European fronts was the news reported to have been taken so berly by soldiers who had seen the fighting taper off in one sec tor after another for the past two weeks. In bomb-damaged London, on ly allied capital which fought its way successfully through the Eu ropean war from the start, crowds exploded all over the downtown areas after a week of tense ex pectancy. An official holiday was proclaimed for Tuesday in Bri tain. (Continued on Page €) County’s Quota Set At $110,000; Nichols, Chum. Advance Sales Running High; Several Rallies Are Being Planned The Seventh War Loan Drive, which will officially open on Monday, is already off to a good start, with advance sales reported at $10,768.50 through yesterday, leaving $99,231.50 yet to be sold before the quota of $110,000.00 is reached. With the news of the end of the war in Germany this week, citizens were urgd to renew their efforts on the drive in support of the campaign to be carried out in full strength against Japan. Drive Chairman S. R. Nichols urged that no person relax his ef forts because of the end of the war on o->e front but to merely double them for the concentrated strength of the Pacific front. To date, no special rallies have been announced by township chairmen and their assistants but several are expected to be sched uled for the latter part of May. T. R. Burgiss has been appoint ed county chairman for the phar macists and drug stores and the B. and T. Drug Co., has been as signed a quota of $2,500.00, it was pointed out. Sources of sales yesterday show ed the following: the Northwest ern Bank, $7,543.50 and the Spar ta post office, $3,225.00. County'Board Of Education Met The board of education of Alle ghany county met on Monday in regular session when they pre pared th budget for the coming year and presented it to the board of county commissioners for con sideration. Other routine matters were tak en up. Nichols Is Named Head Of Hunt Club Committee Is Appointed To Draw Up Constitution And By-Laws G. Glenn Nichols was named temporary chairman of the Hunt Club at a preliminary meeting held at the courthouse on Monday night when about 50 hunters and sportsmen were present. A committee consisting of T. R. Burgiss, Lawrence Reeves and Charlie Edwards, was appointed to draw up a constitution and by laws which will be presented at the next meeting when a perman ent organization will be complet ed. This meeting,-Mr. Nichols ex plained, will be a call meeting and all hunters will be notified. It was pointed out that one ob jective of the club would be to secure a full-time game warden for South Fork and North Fork bass streams. These streams which run in both Ashe and Alleghany counties have been and are still being seined, it was explained. The Hunt Club will work with the Fish and Game Club of Adit county in securing the game of ficer to prevent this illegal catch ing of fish. Cancer Drive To Sponsor Dance Dr. C. A. Thompson, chairman of the Cancer Control Drive in Alleghany county announced this week that a square dance wouM be held at the community build* ing on Saturday night, the en tire proceeds to go into the drive fund. a Dr. Thompson pointed out that no other solicitation had been made and that it was hoped to meet the quota of $60.00 at the square dance. The drive is under the sponsor ship of the Woman’s Club.
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