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VOLUME 56, NO. 43
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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1945
Many New Buildings Planned For Sparta
Veterans To Get
Preference For
Farm Machinery
AAA Chairman Announces
Rules For Securing New
Machinery
Veterans of this war are given
preference in the purchase of new
farm machinery, C. G. Collins,
chairman Alleghany county AAA
committee, said here today.
War Food Order No. 135, effec
tive June 25, provides this spe
cial opportunity for veterans.
Under this order, Collins said,
veterans who can show both the
need for and the inability to ob
tain farm machinery to establish
themselves in farming may ob
tain preference certificates that
require dealers to give priority
to their needs.
“Dealers are required to honor
these certificates notwithstanding
any prior commitments or con
tracts for sale other than those
carrying War Production Board
ratings," Collins said. “The only
orders carrying such ratings are
for the military,’’ he continued,
“or in rare cases, farmers faced
with emergency situations.”
In explaining the order further,
Collins stated that, “a veteran us
ing a preference certiicate must
be able and willing to meet the
dealer’s regularly established
price and terms of sale or pay
ment. In case a dealer receives
more than one veteran’s certifi
cate for the same piece of equip
ment he is required to honor the
certificates in the. order of their
receipt.”
Dean Edwards, 23,
Dies In Service
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Son Of Former Alleghany
Residents Dies Suddenly
In Missouri Hospital
Funeral service for Dean Ed
wards, 23, MAM 3-C, of the U. S.
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Edwards, of Downingtown,
Pa., was held on Sunday, July 8,
at the Eagle Baptist church there
with the Rev. Mr. Falkenburg
and Eld. F. E. Thompson in
charge. Interment followed in
the church cemetery where a full
military burial was carried out.
Young Edwards, who had been
in the navy for more than two
years died suddenly on July 3 at
a naval hospital in St. Louis, Mis
souri, where he was stationed.
His death was the result of reac
tion to anesthetic, which he had
been given for a tonsil operation.
In addition to his parents, who
formerly lived in this county the
following brothers and sisters sur
vive: 2nd. Lt. R. V. Edwards, of
Chanute Field, 111.; Mrs. Kenneth
J. Wade, recently released from
the Army Nurse Corps after serv
ing several months in England;
Donald Edwards, of the U. S. Na
vy, in California; Marion, Milton,
Sue, Jean, Dorothy, Billy and
Barbara, all of the home.
His maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Van W. Reeves, of Sparta,
also survives in addition to his
paternal grandfather, Rufus C.
Edwards, also of Sparta.
Those from here attending
the funeral included: Mrs. Wayne
Waddell, Mrs. George Crouse,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs Odell Edwards, Mr. and
Mrs. Leff Joines, Mrs. Lon M.
Reeves, Miss Nancy Waddell,
Jack Edwards and Miss Emoryetta
Reeves.
C. of C. To Meet
Here Fri. Night
The Chamber of Commerce
will hold the July meeting on
Friday night at the community
building when Granville Liles,
Parkway ranger, will show the
club technicolor pictures of
scenes along the Blue Ridge Park
way from Virginia to Asheville.
Mr. Liles has previously shown
the pictures to various groups and
much enthusiasm has been shown.
In addition to the showing of
the pictures; a number of busi
ness matters will* be taken up,
President R. F. Crouse announced.
All members are urged to be pres
ent for the meeting.
Dinner will be served by the
Sparta Woman’s Club.
Americans Meeting
Little Resistance In
Tokyo Bombings
WITH PRESIDENT
James F. Byrnes, newly ap
pointed Secretary of State,
who is with President Truman
now enroute to the Big Three
Conference.
President Is On
Way To Europe
For Big 3 Parley
Is Accompanied By Secretary
Of State, James F.
President Truman was in the
mid-Atlantic yesterday aboard
a veteran cruiser bound for a
Northern European port where
he will disembark and fly to
Potsdam, Berlin suburb, for the
Big Three conference which be
gins there next week.
The chief executive, accompan
id by Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes, Admiral William D. Lea
hy, presidential chief of staff, and
a small corps of attaches, was
four days out of Newport News,
Va., where on July 6, he began a
trip that will carry him more than
10,000 miles.
Because of security considera
tions no advance announcement
of the date of Mr. Truman’s ar
rival can be made, according to
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross who also is ac
companying the president.
(Continued on Page 4)
WILL PREACH HERE
Rev. F. G. Walker, of Chesnee,
S. C., will preach at the Sparta
Baptist church on Sunday at 11
o’clock, it was announced this
week. Everyone is urged to at
tend both the church service and
Sunday School.
1,000 Carrier Planes Destroy
And Damage 152 Jap
Planes On Ground
The Japanese air force refused
to put up anything resembling a
real ■fight over Tokyo Tuesday as
more than 1,000 carrier planes of
the massive U. S. third fleet des
troyed or damaged 152 enemy
planes on the ground and shot
down two snoopers near the
fleet, fragmentary reports dis
closed.
Whether Admiral William F.
(Bull) Halsey’s world’s largest
task force stuck around for anoth
er strike was not made clear but
even first preliminary accounts
left no doubt that the enemy air
force assigned to defend the
homeland was in hiding.
It obviously has been driven
there by a week of strikes by Iwo
oasel army Mustangs, scores of
which destroyed or damaged 19
;nemy planes at Honshu’s port
:ity of Kobe while the carrier
Hellcats, Helldivers and Aven
gers were roaming the Kanto
plains around Tokyo to the north
;ast looking for targets.
Only one of the 19 was bagged
in the air by the Mustangs and the
First reports of the powerful car
rier plane blow at Tokyo did not
so much as list a single enemy in
terceptor shot dbwn.
The air opposition to Vice Adm.
John S. McCain’s carrier raideks
was so weak during the first
hours that undoubtedlyi*they re
turned in repeated strikes to
search for camouflaged aircraft
»nd enemy hiding places. What
they found remains to be told.
(Continued on Page Four)
Jas. Paul Allen
Kills Self Friday
Funeral Service Held Sunday
At Home Near Peden; Bu
rial In N. Wilkesboro
James Paul Allen, 36, died in
stantly at his home near Peden
last Friday night when he shot
himself through the head with a
32 revolver. He had been in ill
health since 1927 and was report
ed to be particularly depressed
for several days before his death.
Allen had made his home with
his parents throughout his life.
He was not married.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Fletcher Allen, of Peden, he is
survived by his parents, one sis
;er, Mrs. Elizabeth Templeton and
>ne brother, George L. Allen.
Funeral service was conducted
Sunday at the home with the
Flev. Worth Sweet in charge and
aurial followed in the Greenwood
:emetery in North Wilkesboro.
By-Passed Wake Island Not Forgotten
PEAIE I
FLIPPER Pt
Lagoon
WILKES I
PEACOCK Pt
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wnen the Allies by-passed Wake Island, they had no in
tention of leaving this group of islands in the hands of the
Japanese. Recent reports indicate that Allied activity is again
headed toward Wake and adjoining islands as shown on map
above. 7
Army Is Busy Pushing Japanese Out Of Pacific
An 82nd CWA mortar crew cleaning out a nest of Japanese on Luzon Island.
____ (Offiical U. S. Signal Corps Photo)
S-Sgt. Osborne
Buried In Foy,
Belgium In Feb,
Son Of Mr. And Mrs. A. M.
Osborne Killed In Action
In Germany
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Osborne, of
Stratford, recently received ad
ditional news of the death of their
son, S.-Sgt. Sam W. Osborne, who
was killed in acting «n February
9 during the Allied advance near
Rdth, Germany.
"On that particular day.” Capt.
Alphonse Staskewicz, company
commander, writes, “S.-Sgt. Os
borne led his squad in an attack
on the Siegfried Line. He was
doing splendidly in the job of
(Continux-d on f“age 4)
Church To Have
An Auction Sale
The Young Woman’s Circle of
the Sparta Methodist church will
spohsor an auction sale on the
courthouse lawn on Saturday,
July 21 at 3:30 p. m., when vari
ous articles will be sold to the
highest bidder.
Among the articles to be of
fered for sale are women’s, men’s
and children’s clothing, household
and kitchen furnishings and other
miscellaneous articles.
It was announced that two
cakes will be given free. For fur
ther details, people have been
asked to contact either Belk’s,
Smithey’s or Jay Hardin’s stores.
The public is invited to attend
this sale at which many valuable
articles are to be put up at auc
:ion.
Rationing Guide
MEATS AND FATS
Book Four red stamps K2
through X2 good through July
31; Q2 through U2 good
through Aug. 31; V2 through
Z2 good through Sept. 30; A1
through El good through Oct.
31.
PROCESSED FOODS
Book Four blue stamps T2
through Z2 good through July
31; T2, Z2 and A1 through Cl
good through Aug. 31; D1
through HI good through Sept.
30; J1 through N1 good through
Oct. 31.
SUGAR
Book Four stamp 36 good
through Aug. 31 for five
pounds. Next stamp valid
Sept. 1.
SHOES
Book Three airplane stamps
1, 2 and 3 good indefinitely.
OP A says no plans to cancel
any. Next stamp valid Aug. 1.
GASOLINE
16-A coupons good for six
gallons each through Sept. 21.
' B-7, B-8 C-7 and C-8 coupons
good for five gallons each.
County Schools Will Open On
August 20; Some Teaching
Positions Yet To Be Filled
Deferments For
Men Age 30 To 37
Revised Regulations Provided
Cards To Bear “Indefinite
Stamp”
Revised selective service regu
lations provide that men in the
'30-37 age group who are eligible
to a deferred classification, 2-A,
2-B or 2-C, shall be continued in
this classification for an indefin
ite period of time, Mrs. Mexa
Phipps, clerk, said today,
j “Therefore all class cards for
I these registrants will show in the
space provided for the termina
tion date the word ‘Indefinite’ ”
she continued.
Registrants 18-37 who have
been rejected will also be con
tinued in 2-A (F), 2-B (F) and
2-C (F) for an indefinite period,
(Continued un Page Four)
Blain To Preach
Here Ori Sunday
Rev. Cary R. Blain, D: D., will
preach at the Carson Memorial
Presbyterian church here on Sun
day evening at 8:30 o’clock, it was
announced this week.
Dr. Blain’s home is in Wacca
maw and he comes highly rec- j
ommended to Alleghany county-j
A most cordial invitation has been |
extended to everyone to hear Dr, i
Blain.
Are Explained
Several School Buildings Are
Now Being Repaired And
Repainted
Miss Clyde Fields, superin
tendent of schools, said yesterday
that August 20 had been tenta
tively set for the opening of
schools in Alleghany county and
that several teachers were still
needed before that time.
It is understood that Robert
Page Edwards, native of the
county, has accepted the princi
palship at Piney Creek while C.
R. Roe will return to Sparta.
Miss Fields said that there were
still some teaching positions to
be filled in the central schools as
well as in the smaller ones.
Painting and repair work is
now going on in several of the
schools and others will also be
(Continued on Page 4)
Study Course At
Baptist Church
Miss Lona Kemp Night, of Mad
ison and Raleigh, state field repre
sentative of the State Women’s
Missionary Union, has conducted
a study course at the Sparta Bap
tist church each evening this
week, Monday through tonight.
The title of the book taught by
Miss Night is “The Woman’s Mis
sionary Union at Work,” by Miss
Wilma Bucy.
Miss Night met with the R. A.’s
and G. A.’s ^nd Sunbeams in the
afternoon each day this week.
She addressed the Laurel Springs
Baptist church last Sunday, un
der the auspices of the W. M. S.
Plans Completed For Flower
Exhibit To Be Held July 20
Plans are now being completed
for the exhibit of flower arrange
ments to be shown here on July
20 at 3:30 p. m. at the community
building under the sponsorship
of the Sparta Woman’s Club.
The exhibit is open to every
one, both club members and any
one interested in flower arrange
ments. Everyone is urged to
bring an entry for the exhibit.
Classes for the exhibit will con
sist of arrangements for the din
ing room, living room, porch or
sun porch, arrangements for chil
dren, arrangements for special
occasions such as Christmas,
Thanksgiving, a bride’s table or
a patriotic table; arrangements of
seed pods, grasses, ferns, mosses,
potted plants and wild flowers in
addition to individual specimens,
Mrs. A. V. Choate, president of the
club, announced.
It was explained that any per
son bringing an exhibit who wish
ed to make it more attractive by
bringing an end table, coffee ta
ble or card table on which to place
it, was urged to do so. Those who
do not have their individual ta
bles will find space in the com
munity building for their exhibit,
it was pointed out. All entries
should be in and arranged by
3:30 o’clock, Mrs. Choate urged.
Much interest is being shown
in the exhibit and it is hoped that
a number of women will bring en
tries.
In charge of arrangements for
the show are Mrs. C. A. Thomp
son, Mrs. A. V. Choate, Mrs.
Clennel Richardson and Mrs. Al
ton Thompson.
TJie following women will serve
on the planning committee: Miss
Clyde Fields, Mrs. R. F. Crouse,
Mrs. Amos Wagoner and Mrs.
Edwin Duncan.
Hostesses for the July meeting
will be Mrs. A. V. Choate, Mrs,
Lon M. Reeves, Mrs. Ruth Choate
and Mrs. A. C. McMillan.
I
Some Underway;
Others Awaiting
Vital Materials
Several Excavations Are
Made; Other Buildings Are
Under Construction
An extensive building program
is now underway in Sparta, with
property owners waiting only for
building permits and materials,
before they start actual Construc
tion. Excavation of several build
ing sites has already been made.
A garage building 60 feet by 75
feet and owned by Wade Choate,
who has secured the Ford Motor
dealership here, is underway
just back of Farmer’s Hardware
and across the street from the
community building on Highway
18. The building will be made of
brick and cinder block.
On the lot between the Sparta
Post Office and Smithey’s Store
on Main Street, property has been
excavated for building by own
ers Clinton Halsey, who plans a
building 26 feet by 90 feet and
Dr. N. D. Fox and W. K. Sprink
le who have a building space of
40 by 100 feet.
Also on Main Street, a building
owned by Clennel Richardson and
C. R. Roe between the Western
Auto Associate Store and Spar
ta Garage.
Excavation has also been made
for a warehouse, 62 by 75 feet
behind the Farmer’s Hardware
and Implement Co. The store
will also be remodeled, Amos
Wagoner, owner and manager,
announced.
In addition, a 30 by 50 foot
building back of the Western Au
(Continued on Page Four)
4 Youths Escape
Injury In Wreck
Billings Youth Charged With
Speeding And Wreckless
Driving
Four Alleghany youths escaped
serious injury here last Thursday
when the truck in which they
were riding crashed into the Lit
tle River bridge as it came toward
Sparta.
William Billings, 17, Casey
Jones, 18; Dane Dowell, 17, and
Presley Caudil, 16, received minor
cuts and bruises and were treated
at the office of a local doctor.
Dowell is reported to have a pain
ful back injury, while Caudill,
who was riding on the fender of
the truck, was badly bruised.
The truck, loaded with milk
cans, crashed into the bridge on
the left side of the road, officers
reported.
Billings, who was driving the
truck which belongs to his father,
C. L. Billings, has been charged
with speeding and wreckless driv
ing with this case to be heard
here on Wednesday, July 18 at
2 o’clock.
DRAFT BOARD OFFICE TO
CLOSE SAT. AFTERNOONS
Mrs. Mexa Phipps, chief clerk
of the Alleghany county selective
service board, announced this
week that the office would be
open only until 12:30 p. m. on
Saturdays. She pointed out that
the regular hours of 8:30 a. m. to
5:30 p. m. would be observed dur
ing the week.
Tire Regulation
Explained By OPA
In regard. to tire applications,
Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of
the Alleghany ration board, an*
nounced this w$ek that after
either one or two tires had been
issued from an application for
three tires, that application au
tomatically became valid and if
a second or 4jbird tire was desir
ed a new application must be
made.
A new ruling of the board the
action was taken in order that
persons who have applied for
three tires and received only one
or two, would not consider their
application for a third tire still
before the board.
Mrs.
August
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