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BUY MORE THAN BEFORE L The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. Buymore#v£h£no» for/Sfr/sr security, too! VOLUME 56, NO. 41 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 194$ Col. Fletcher Is To Again Head State U. C. C. Native OL-Ashe Is Again Ap pointed To Important State Post Raleigh—Col. A. L. Fletcher, a veteran of the present-war, was reappointed chairman of the State Unemployment C o m p e n sation Commission for a. four-year term Friday by Governor Cherry. In accepting the appointment, Col. Fletcher said he expected to retire under the State Employees Retirement Act when he reaches the age of 65 on July 7, 1946. “Un less the economic situation is such that you will need my services beyond that time, and I shall place my resignation in your hands, he said in a letter to the Governor. Reappointment to the commis sion for four-year terms were Dr. Harry A. Wolfe of Chapel Hill. C. E. Cowan of Morganton, and Mrs. W. T. Bost of Raleigh. The commission now has a sur (Continued on Page Four) Reed Named Pres. Of Lions Club Succeeds Dr. N. D. Fox As President; Other Officers To Be Installed Joe Bill Reed will be installed as president of the Sparta Lions club at a meeting to be held July 3 at Bluff Park, when the new of ficers for tiie coming year will assume their duties. Mr. Reed popular teacher and acting principal of Piney Creek high school during the past school •gear, succeeds Dr. H. D. Pox president. ■ Other officers to be installed include Leff Joines, succeeding W. O. Hooper as secretary and treasu: -'- Ralph Cheek, first vice president; Clifton Evans, second, vice-president; Robert Allison, third vice-president; Granville Liles, lion tamer and J. K. Wag oner, tail twister. Directors of the club are Dr. N. D. Fox, W. O. Hooper, C. C. Castevens, Arthur Gambill and Reid Hampton. The meeting will be held in the form of a picnic with Lions and their wives meeting at Bluff Park on the Skyland Drive. Several Arrests Made This Week A number of arrests have been made here this week by local of ficers. Awaiting trial is Mrs. Cleta Collins, of Barrett, who was arrested Tuesday on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. Everett Fortner and Veit Fort ner, of Barrett, were arrested on charges of destroying public prop erty and each was released under $150.00 bond for hearing on Sat urday at 11 o’clock. Young Tom pkins, also of Barrett, was arrest ed for public drunkenness and was also released under $150.00 bond for hearing on Saturday. Jess Sexton was fined $11.00 last week when his case was heard before Justice of the Peace G. Glenn Nichols. Sexton was ar rested for public drunkenness. 18,260 Lbs. Wool Sold By Farmers Alleghany farmers sold 18,260 pounds of wool in the wool pool' here last week, county agert R.' E. Black announced this week. Of this amount, 17,205 pounds went as clear wool and 1,056 pounds went as light burry. The wool which was pooled to the Chatham Manufacturing com pany at Elkin brought 54 cents per pound or clear wool and 49 cents per pound or light burry, making the total income from the entire wool pool, $9,708.04. No wool from this county was re jected in the pool, Mr. Black pointed out. Farmers were particularly pleased with the price they receiv ed. 226 farmers participated in the pool. Last Stronghold Of Japs In Philippines Now Near Collapse NAMED U. C. C. HEAD Col. A. L. Fletcher has been re-appointed head of the State U. C. C. by Governor Cherry. Men Classified By Local Board; Others Inducted 14 Men Are Classified; Seven Leave For Induction At i Fort Bragg The local board this week an ^•ut*ed classifi&tiorw of f4 Al leghany men for military service when one was placed in I-A; three in 2-A; eight in 2-C; one in 4-A an done in 4-F. The classification list is as fol lows: 1- A: Ivorn Wilson. 2- A: William T .Carpenter, Jo seph E. Smith and Wade H. Wyatt. 2-C: Arlie J. Maines, Robert L. Joines, Dayton D. Dixon, Walter H. Higgins, Olen R. Black, Ranos H. Andrews, Roy E. Lowe and James E. Mabe. 4-A: Bill Teague. 4-F: Frank L. Choate. A group of seven Alleghany men left Monday for induction into the armed forces at Fort Bragg. The group included: James Meredith Sturgill, Howard Har vey Irwin, Foster Lee Mabe, Carl Bert Edwards, James Paul Miles, Jr., Dennis Ray Mabe and Dwight H. Royal. DECORATION SERVICE A decoration service will be held at the Caudill cemetery near Air Bellows on Sunday, July 1, it was announced this week. The public is invited to attend. Australians Recapture Second Rich Borneo Oil Field From Japs Imminent American conquest of the last Japanese stronghold in the Philippines and Australian recapture of a second rich oil field on Borneo’s west coast were reported by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur’s headquarters yesterday. As allied troops scored telling blows in these two campaigns, the American Superfortress com mand threw another raid against the Japanese homeland—the sec ond within 14 hours—directed against Nippon’s main producer of aviation gasoline. Meanwhile there was some con fusion over a reported Japanese broadcast of an allied invasion within a few hundred miles of Japan proper. A dozen Japanese planes were shot down in attempted night raids on Okinawa. Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz said they drop ped a few bombs harmlessly. The Okinawa prisoner bag jumped to 9,498 as mopping up American soldiers and marines brought in new batches. Nearly 50 B-29s struck Japan’s Utsube river oil refinery, Japan’s principal producer of aviation gasoline, 18 miles from Nagoya. (Continued on Page 4) Foster Hackler Dies Suddenly Well Known Glade Valley Man Dies Of Heart Attack At Age Of 42 Foster M. Hackler, 42, widely known man of the Glade Valley community and former cashier of the Northwestern Bank at Sparta, died suddenly at his home on Monday afternoon when he suf fered a heart attack. Mr. Hackler, who had been en gaged in farming at Glade Val ley for a number of years, had been in ill health for sometime, but his death came unexpectely. Funeral service was conducted yesterday at the Glade Valley Presbyterian church with Rev. E. W. Thompson and Rev. C. W. Er vin in charge. Interment follov - ed in the church cemetery. Surviving in addition to his widow, the former Miss Ruth Waddell, are his father, J. L. Hackler, of Glade Valley and one brother, C. Marshall Hackler, of Winston-Salem. Pallbearers were Clay Thomp son, Roscoe Collins, Elmer Ed wards, Frank Harris, Albert Ev ans and Ernest Hoppers. Alleghany Man Navigator On Bomber A plane and her crew of eleven men are shown before leaving the States for the Pacific to carry on the war against the Japs. Standing in the center back is Lt. Thomas B. Lan dreth, navigator, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Landreth, of Spar ta. Lt. Landreth graduated from the Air Corps Navigator’s School at San Marcos, Texas, and was stationed at Almagor Charter Signed By Fifty Powers; Truman Speaks U. S. President Addresses Delegates At Closing Ses sion At San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. — United nations statesmen signed Tues day the charter of a new world organization and President Tru man closed one of the great as semblies of history with an as surance that “you have created a great instrument for peace.” “The world must now use it!” Mr. Truman said. • Addressing the final plenary session of the United Nations conference, the chief executive appealed to delegates of 50 na tions to make the charter “a liv ing thing,” to seek its immediate ratification. He promised: “I shall send this charter to the United States senate at once. (Continued on Page Four) Leff Joines Will Serve As Chm’n Of United War Fund Organization Meeting Held At North Wilkesboro On Tuesday , R. Leff Joines will serve as chairman of the United War Fund campaign in Alleghany ! county this year, it was announc ed yesterday. Joines replaces Joe Bill Reed, who conducted the campaign here last fall. Mr. Joines, L. E. Ivey and Mrs. Ruth J. Choate represented this county at the luncheon meeting held at the Wilkes hotel, North Wilkesboro, Tuesday, when-plano for the 1945-46 War Fund Drive were made. R. V. Titus, National War Fund chairman, of New York, spoke to the group on the needs and or ganization of the campaign. Ches ter A. Kerr, state director, of Ra leigh, spoke on the counties’ quo tas, agreements, operating bud gets and local and state budgets. Chairman for all counties rep resented offered suggestions as to how the campaign could best be conducted in the different lo calities. Alleghany’s quota for the drive which will begin in October, has not been announced. Sat. Last Day To Apply For Sugar Saturday, June 30, is the last day to turn in applications for canning sugar for this year, Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of the Alleghany ration board, announc ed yesterday. No applications will be accept ed later than Saturday, Mrs. Fleetwood pointed out, and all those who have not applied for their sugar should do so at once. The local board will begin is suing canning sugar on July 2, Mrs. Fleetwood pointed out and the allotments will be mailed to applicants as soon as possible. The postmasters and mail carriers have been asked to keep a record of each delivery in order that no coupons will be lost, it was ex plained. Alleghany county has been al loted approximately 54,000 pounds of canning sugar this year and it will be divided equally among applicants, she stated. Mrs. Fleetwood also expressed her appreciation and the appre ciation of the ration board for the splendid response shown in re turning the canning sugar stamps first issued. FARMERS MUST SECURE SLAUGHTERING PERMITS Farmers in Alleghany are again reminded that in order to slaughter meat for sale during 1945 they must obtain a permit from the War Price and Rationing Board by July 1, G. D. Richardson, Chairman, said today. Even though a farmer may not wish to slaughter meat until fall or winter, Mr. Richardson pointed out, he must register with the War Price and Rationing Board before July 1. Eisenhower Welcomed Back Home Before returning to the United States to the greatest wel come ever extended a returned officer, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower was decorated with highest honors of British, Russian and French governments. He is shown with General Marshall after his arrival in Washington. Stettinius Is Named By Pres. Truman To Represent U. S. On United Nations Council Tobacco Farmers Must Determine Acreage For AAA Meetings Are Scheduled For Saturday At Various Points In County In order that marketing cards for Burley tobacco may be issued I tobacco growers, each tobacco farm operator in the county is asked to determine the acreage in each field of tobacco on the farm in 1945 and report it to the AAA office here, C. G. Collins, chairman of Alleghany AAA, an nounced this week. Mr. Collins explained that the acreage of each field should be determined to the nearest tenth acre from records of previous measurements, by ground mea surements or by other means which will give equally accurate results. For the convenience of the farm operators in filing their reports, AAA committeemen will receive (Continued on Page 4) Wild Life Club To Meet Friday The Alleghany county Wild Life club will meet at the court house on Friday evening at nine o’clock, secretary Charlie Edwards announced this week. All members are urged to be pres ent for the meeting. Mr. Edwards also pointed out that membership cards had been received and would be given or mailed to mem bers. Resigns As Secretary Of State; Successor To Be Named Next Week Independence, Met—Presider* Truman Wednesday revealed that he had accepted the resignation of Edward R. Stettinius as Sec retary of State and that lie had appointed him to the all-impor tant post of this nation’s repre sentative on the United Nations Council. { Mr. Truman made thfe an nouncement at a press conference in his home town after flying here from the San Francisco Con ference, which he addressed at its closing session Tuesday night. The Chief Executive said that Stettinius’ title will be Represen tative of the United Nations, American Member of the Se (Cpntinued on Page 4) Extra Gasoline For Furloughs Additional gasoline rations may be obtained by servicemen having furloughs of more than 30 days, OPA Administrator C h e s te r Bowles has announced. “Fur lough gasoline will still be issued at the rate of a gallon a day,” Mr. Bowles explained, “but the 30 gallon limit is being removed for the benefit of released American prisoners of war who get leave or temporary duty assignments for sixty days in this country. “Servicemen applying for fur lough gasoline rations should fol low these three easy rules: 1, Ap ply at any local War Price and Rationing Board; ?, Bring along the mileage rationing record for the car to be used; and, 3, Be ready to show furlough papers.” Alleghany Men Serving Uncle Sam Aviation Cadet Bill C. Choate, left, son of Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Choate, of Sparta, was graduated from Pre-Flight school at Athens, Ga., and is now stationed at the Naval Air School, Norman, Okla. Cpl. C. H. (JFune) Wright, right, of Ennice, has been overseas for 31 months and wears four Bronze Stars. With the Aviation Engineers, he has seen action from Casa blanca to Italy, County Is Also Over In E Bond Quota For Drive Total Is Expected To Grow; Chairman Nichols Thanks Everyone Alleghany county . has again gone “over the top,” surpassing the quota of $110,000.00 in the Seventh War Loan Drive by more than $25,000.00, with $135,417.00 reported late yesterday. The E bond quota of $86,000.00 has been surpassed by $1,285.25 with $87,285.25 reported sold yes terday. This total is expected to swell when reports from all townships come in, Chairman S. R. Nichols stated. “Alleghany county has again answered the call and oversub scribed the quota in her Seventh War Loan Drive during the pres ent war,” Chairman Nichols said and added that the county has never failed to meet a quota in any drive. “I want to take this opportuni ty to express my thanks t6 the township chairmen, assistant chairmen, every worker and ev ery person who bought a bond in the drive,” Mr. Nichols stated. Of the total E bond sales report ed yesterday, $4,730.00 was pur chased by servicemen from Al leghany county, it was pointed out. The Northwestern Bank re ported $50,831.25 and the Sparta post office, $31,725.00. It was also announced yester day that the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey had purchased war bonds in the amount of $500,000.00 in North Carolina and that of this amount, $500.00 had been alloca ted to Alleghany county. From Whitehead township, the following sales have been report ed: Mrs. Jettie C. Matthews, $500.00 in honor of Ensign Harold C. Joines and Mrs. Mary L. Cheek, $500.00 in honor of Seaman 3-C Fred F. Cheek, Jr. Plans Made For Lamb Show Here Show Will Be Sponsored By Sparta Grange Sometime In August Plans are now underway for a [4-H and FFA lamb show to be sponsored by the Sparta Grange in August, it was announced this week. As one of the major projects of the Sparta Grange last year, 28 ewes were given to 4-H and FFA members, the lambs from which would be, in turn, given to other members. From these 28 ewes more than 30 lambs have been raised and will be shown in the lamb show in August, offiicals stated. In addition to the promotion of sheep production in this county, the lamb project provides excel lent training for 4-H and FFA members, leaders pointed out. It is hoped that the show will stim ulate interest in the project and bring members into the clubs. A dance will be held on July 7 to aid in financing the lamb show, it was announced. Williams Rites Held On Friday Funeral service for Jack Wil liams, 75, of Laurel Springs, was held last Friday at Cranberry Primitive Baptist church with Eld. E. A. Long, officiating. In terment followed in the church cemetery. The aged Laurel Springs man, son of the late Captain Jim and Elizabeth Williams, died at his home on June 20. He wa3 a member of the Laurel Springs Methodist church. He was first married to Elvira Woodie, who preceded him in death a number of years ago and was then married to Nannie Cox on June 15, 1932. Surviving are two children, Bettie Jacqueline and John Todd Williams. Four sisters also sur vive, Mrs. Dora Dixon, Jeffe Mrs. Will Duncan, West son; Mrs. Nannie McClain, ana; and Mrs. Bettie ~ Elizabethton,
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