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VOLUME 56, NO. 46
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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 194S
Much Interest In Lamb Show Held Here Yesterday
Hunting Season
Dates Given By
Warden Gentry
Squirrel Season Will Open On
September 15; Quail Sea
son November 22
A summary of the open sea
sons, bag limits and special reg
ulations for the 1945-46 hunting
season in Alleghany county was
anounced this week by R. D. Gen
try, county game warden.
The season on quail will open
on November 22 through Janu
ary 10, with a bag limit of 10 per
day and 50 during the season. A
bag limit of 10 per day has been
set on rabbit in this county, the
season to open on November 22
and Close January 31.
The squirrel season will open
on September 15 here and con
tinue through December 15 with
a bag limit of six per day, it was
pointed out. There is no open
season on turkey in this county,
Mr. Gentry explained.
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Judge Padgett
Passed Away Sun,
Service Held Wednesday In
Independence Methodist
Church In Virginia
Judge James C. Padgett, 84, of
Independence, Va., prominent
citizen of Grayson and well
known in Alleghany, passed
away Sunday noon in Lee Me
morial hospital, Marion, follow
ing several months’ ill health.
Funeral service was held
yesterday morning at the 'Inde
pendence Methodist Church with
the Masonic services conducted
by officers of the Grand Lodge
orVlrginMR. --
Judge Padgett,' a past Grand
Master of the Masonic Lodge of
^Virginia, in 1937, represented the
Virginia fraternity at the corona
tion ceremonies of the King and
Queen of Great Britain in' Lon
don and afterwards extended his
trip abroad by visiting Egypt and
the Holy Land. He brought back
with him to the fraternity he lov
ed so dearly a fund of knowledge
and information which he wil
lingly conveyed to the Masons of
Virginia and to many others.
At the time of his death, he was
president of the Grayson County
National Bank and teacher of the
Bible class of the Independence
Methodist Church, where he had
taught for 20 years.
Born in Grayson county near
what is now known as Rural Hall,
Judge Padgett attended the Gray
son copnty schols and later stud
ied law. He was judge of the
Grayson county court for some
years and later was appointed
judge of the Grayson County
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
court.
Highly beloved by all who
knew him, Judge Padgett- leaves
behind him an enviable and out
standing record in both welfare
and civic life.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Lou Reid Gentry and one
daughter, Mrs. A. M. Kirk, Jr., j
of Akron, Ohio; and a brother,;
W. H. Padgett, of Radford, Va.
Those attending the funeral!
from Sparta were Gov. and Mrs.;
R. A. Doughton, Kemp Doughton, j
Mrs. J. R. Hawthorne and Mrs.
J. L. Doughton.
Nutrition Work
Stressed By .FSA
A practical course in nutrition
is being conducted for FSA fam
ilies in the Saddle Mountain sec
tion by Miss Ainslee Alexander,
associate FSA supervisor.
At each meeting the group
studies some particular food,
discussing why it is needed by the
body, and various ways in which
it can be prepared. This is fol
lowed by a demonstration in
which this feed is used in prepar
ing some simple dish. Vegetables,
meats, poultry, simple desserts,
the preparation of salad dressings
and canning fruits and vegetables
have been among the topics dis
cussed thus far.
The course will be concluded
with lessons on meal planning,
preparation and serving—with a
meal prepared and served by the
group.
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Japan Being Given Heavy Shelling
This map shows the U. S. Base at Okinawa, from which
Japanese cities are being shelled at will with little resistance.
1,035 Enemy Vessels Are
Destroyed Or Damaged In
21 Days Of Special Raids
Warned In Advance Of Fur
ther Assaults To Be Car
ried Out By Allies
Adm. Halsey’s third fleet car
rier planes destroyed or damaged
68 surface craft and 227 planes
over the Honshu naval base of
Maizuru, Monday—a day in which
Tokyo radio said more than 2,
000 allied aircraft hammered the
homeland.
Adm. Nirnilz’ revised assess
ment of destruction, announced
added eight ships anti 89 planes
day assault—-and gave the vast
allied fleet credit for a total of
1,035 Japanese surface craft and
1,278 airplanes destroyed or dam
aged in its 21 days of activity in
Honshu waters since July 10.
Driven from the Tokyo targets
(Continued on Page Four)
Bible School At
L. S. Ends Sunday
The Daily Vacation Bible
School closed Sunday night at
Laurel Springs with a program
under the direction of Mrs. Ger
trude G. Blevins and Rev. E. B.
Barton.
There was much interest
aipong the pupils present with the
offering for State Missions
amounting to $16.35.
Those in charge of the classes
were: Mrs. Gertrude Blevins, in
termediate; Betty Anne Miller,
junior; Mrs. Tom Moxley, pri
mary; and Rev. Mr. Barton, ad
ult.
A large audience enjoyed the
commencement program. A
playlet titled “In the Shadow of
the Cross,” written and directed
by Mrs. Blevins had the follow
ing characters: Mary Ruth Miller,
Tommy Sue Moxley, Rebecca
Moxley, Gordon Miller and Wen
dall Moxley. Mrs. Jim McKnight
assisted with the music.
CCC Payments To
Sheep Growers
Are Announced
Government Action Is Design
ed To Increase Supply Of
Lamb And Mutton
Government action designed to
increase the supply of lamb and
mutton by helping producers meet
increased cost.^ tltfpufih Commodi
ty Credit Corporation payments
to sheep raisers and lamb feeders
was announced this week by the
Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton
P. Anderson. The payment will
become effective on sheep and
lambs marketed on or after Aug
ust 5, 1945, and through June 30,
1946.
The Commodity Credit Corp
oration payments to the seller
of lambs and sheep to legally
authorized slaughters for slaught
er will range from $1.50 to $2.50
per hundred-weight for lambs
(Continued on Page 41
Plans Of Health
Dept. Announced
Mrs. Frank M. Ledbetter, Al
leghany county health nurse who
began her duties in July, this
week announced plans for her
work here.
Each Wednesday from 3:30 to
4:30 p. m., and each Saturday
from 8:30 to 12:30, Mrs. Ledbetter
will be in her office here, where
she will give immunizations,
blood tests, hold conferences and
have office visits.
Working in cooperation with
the schools and with the county
as a whole, vaccination clinics
and other services will be offered
to the public. The first vaccina
tion clinic, which will be for ty
(Continved on Page 4)
Immunization Clinics Planned
For Alleghany By New Nurse
Typhoid innoculation clinics
are being planned throughout the
county with each clinic to be
held weekly for four consecutive
weeks, Mrs. Frank M. Ledbetter,
county health nurse, announced
yesterday.
These typhoid vaccinations are
optional and free, but are highly
recommended for everyone as a
protection against the disease,
Mrs. Ledbetter pointed out. The
clinics will operate for four con
secutive weeks in order that those
who miss the first shot may still
be able to get the three doses,
Other immunizations, such as
smallpox, diphtheria and whoop
ing cough, will be offered at the
same time for children who have
not been immunized already.
rheZe may be obtained from th*
private physician or in the local
health office at Sparta, she
pointed out.
Parents of children who will be
mtering school for the first time,
are urged to have them immun
ized against smallpox and diph
teria as well as whooping cough,
if they have already had the dis
ease. All parents are advised to
help protect their children from
any possible danger of these con
tagious and dangerous diseases
which are so easily spread among
school students and families, Mrs.
Ledbetter urged.
Mrs. Ledbetter will be in the
various communities on the fol
lowing days, staying one-half
hour at each clinic:
August 13, 20, 27 and Septem
ber 3; Twin Oaks, 9:30 a. m.;
Stratford post office, 10:30 a. m.;
->ew Hope school, 1:00 p. m.;
Scottville post office, 2:00 p m.,
and Furches poet office, 3:00 p. m.
August 8r 15, 22 and 27: Chest
nut Cove school, 9:30 a. m.; Glade
Valley post office, 10:30 a. m.;
Rich Hill school, 11:30 a. m.; Cher
ry Lane school, 1:30 p. m.; Roar
(Continued on Page Four)
D.S.C Awarded To
S.-Sgt. Tompkins,
Alleghany Man
Son Of Mr. Anct IWrs. Leff
Tompkins, Of Ennice, Wins
Coveted Medal
Staff Sergeant Morgan Ray
Tompkins, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leff Tompkins, of Ennine, has
been awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross, a coveted medal,
for extraordinary heroism in ac
tion on May 28 near Velletri, It
aly.
The citation given with the
medal is as follows:
“Morgan Ray Tompkins 34 779
018, Staff Sergeant, (thea Private
First Class) Infantry, Company
“F”, 143rd Infantry Regiment,
for extraordinary heroism in ac
tion on 28 May 1944 near Velletri,
Italy. Company “F” had the
mission of attacking the well de
fended and concealed enemy po
sitions to the north. Staff Ser
geant Tompkins was in charge of
a squad covering the exposed
right flank. The enemy, deter
mined to hold this key point in
the final defense line before
Rome had established well or
ganized positions in buildings
fronted by concertina entangle
ments. Company “F” had ad
vanced for approximately a mile
and a half under observation of
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R. D. Gentry Has
Resigned As Game
Warden Of County
Has Served County In This
Position For Fifteen
Years
Rr Er^5enta^WKb ToFWrrflSSV
15 years has served as game war
den for Alleghany county, this
week offered his resignation to
take effect immediately.
Stating as the reason for his
leaving the commission, Mr. Gen
try pointed out that he found it
necessary to devote his entire
time to the lumber business in
which he is now engaged.
“I am sorry not. to be able to
go along and help the department
in the new program which will
go into effect soon, but 1 assure
you that I am very much interest
ed in the protection and propoga
tion of fish and game and that I
will support the program in ev
ery way possible,” Mr. Gentry
said.
The new program planned by
the Department of Conservation
and Development will provide
for a full-time fish and game
warden to patrol the county. As
yet, no person has been appoint
ed to fill the vacancy left by Mr.
Gentry.
Entering the department in
1930, Mr. Gentry served for two
years in both Alleghany and Ashe
counties and since that time has
served in only Alleghany county.
Grocers Aid OPA
Inflation Drive
Displays Denote Comparison
Of Prices In Both World
Wars
Sparta grocers, in cooperation
with the grocer-consumer anti
inflation campaign being conduct
ed by the Office of Price Admin
istration, have decorated store
windows with -attractive displays
denoting price inflation during
World War I in comparison to
control during World War II.
In Smithey’s Store window
there is a poster containing a pic
ture of a 50-pound bag of sugar,
which, during World War I sold
for $15.00. Opposite this poster
has been placed a list of some
thirty odd items, including the
50-pound bag of sugar, which can
now be purchased for $15.00.
These items are displayed in the
store window and give an excel
lent example of what Price Con
trol is doing for the consumer in
this war.
In Cash and Carry’s window
there is a globe of the world with
strings coming from different dis
tant points and leading to some
common article of food with ‘the
prices charged in that country at
tached to the article. For exam
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Where An Alleghany Man Lost His Life
Shown above is the demolished automobile in which
Charlie McMillan, of Sparta, was riding when he was in
stantly killed in a wreck here recently, in front of the Porter
Lumber Company. (Staff Photo)
The Alleghany News Has Been
Elected To Membership In
Audit Bureau Of Circulation
A Silver Star Is
Awarded To Cpl.
Frank Osborne
Sparta Youth Is Cited For
Bravery Against Enemy
On Iwo Jima
r~ CW "^rarrR Os
borne, Jr., of the U. S. Marine
Corps, has been awarded the Sil
ver Star Medal for bravery in ac
tion against the enemy on Iwo
Jima on March 1, according to a
citation from his commanding of
ficer.
Cpl. Osborne, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Osborne, of Sparta,
was wounded in action on Iwo
Jima on March 1, after ten days
in battle there, for which he re
ceived the Purple Heart. He had
previously been awarded the
Bronze Star for gallantry in act'cn
on Saipan, when he aided three
other Marines in rescuing a
wounded comrade under fire.
The citation presented Cpl. Os
j borne with the Silver Star reads
jas follows:
“For conspicuous gallantry and
interpidity in action against the
enemy on Iwo Jima, Volcano Is
lands, on March 1, 1945. While
assigned to an infantry company
as acting scout sergeant of an ar
1 Continued un Page Four)
SAT. NOON CLOSING
HOUR FOR AAA OFFICE
The AAA office in the com
munity building here will be
closed each Saturday afternoon
at 12 noon, C. G. Collins,' chair
man of AAA for Alleghany coun
ty, announced this week. The
new ruling, set aside by the
State AAA, will go into effect
this Saturday, Mr. Collins point
ed out.
One Of Few Weekly Newspa
pers In Country To Be Ac
cepted By A. B. C.
The Alleghany News has been
elected to membership in the
Audit Bureau of Circulations, a
bulletin released a few days ago
from the A. B. C. office in Chi
cago announced.
In making the announcement,
Bureau officials- explained that
the A. B. C. is a national, co-op
erative organization of 2,300 pub
lishers, advertisers and advertis
ing agencies which, for the past
30 years, has set up and main
tained high standards for mea
suring circulation of newspapers
and periodicals.
The News is one of the few
weekly papers in the South and
nation to be accepted for mem
bership by the Bureau.
“We are proud of our large
circulation which covers this
community and are elated that
our paper has been accepted for
membership in this outstanding
organization,” Publisher Ed An
derson said.
For 30 years the A. B. C. has
(Continued on Page Four)
Cemetery To Be
Decorated Aug. 5
Decoration service will be held
at the Osborne Memorial Baptist
church at Turkey Knob on Sun
day, August 5, it was announced
this week.
The service at the Osborne
cemetery will begin at 10:30 o’
clock with a church service fol
lowing. Rev. W. H. Handy will
be in charge of the service and
the public is cordially invited to
attend.
Dinner will be served on the
ground and everyone is asked to
bring a picnic basket, it was an
nounced.
Conference Of Big Three Is
Expected To Be Ended Today
The Big Three “made a great
deal of progress” in a “fruitful”
3%-hour session yesterday, it
was announced officially and ob
servers predicted the history
making conference would end by
today at the latest.
President Truman will fly to
Plymouth, England, and meet
King George VI and Queen Eliza
beth there on his way home, the
American delegation disclosed.
Premier Stalin was apparently
fully recovered from a slight in
disposition which had forced a
two-day interruption Sunday and
Monday in his session with Tru
man and Prime Minister Clement
Attlee.
While all signs indicated the
conference was drawing to a
close, it was announced officially
that the three leaders would meet
again tomorrow.
President Truman will fly di
jrectly from the Potsdam area air
[port to Plymouth for the meeting
with the British royal family.
Then he will board the cruiser
Augusta, waiting for him there,
and sail directly for the United
States.
The chief executive’s meeting
with the king and queen is ex
pected to be brief, cordial affair,
and Truman probably will not
spend the night in England, it was
said.
These arrangements will permit
the president t» fulfill his desire
to visit England and meet the
British leaders, but also, because
of the urgency of making a for
mal report to the United States
on the conference, will avoid the
time involved in the formalities
of a trip to London. His voyage
from Plymouth will take less time
than the trip from the United
States to Antwerp did.
Plans Are Made
For Sponsoring
Event Annually
Prizes Are Awarded; 4-H
Club And FFA Have
Entries
The possibilities of increased
and improved sheep raising in
Alleghany county were effective
ly demonstrated here yesterday
afternoon when an initial lamb
show, sponsored by the Sparta
Grange, proved very successful.
The first of its kind to be held
in the county, the show was des
cribed by officials as being so out
standing that plans are already
underway to make it an annual
event. Interest ran high among
the exhibitors as well as the pub
lic, with a large crowd attending.
Of the 19 lambs entered, 14
were graded choice or good. Five
medium grade lambs were en
tered.
The grand champion of the
show was owned and raised by
Duane Kilby, of Sparta, who re
ceived a prize of $10.00 offered by
Hort Doughton. A lamb owned
by Fielding Miller, of Laurel
Springs, was second high in the
contest for grand champion.
The best pair of lambs was en
tered by Fielding Miller, for
which he received $5.00 offered
by the Sparta Grange. Second
high of $3.00 went to Bobby Black
and third prize of $2.00 went to
Ben Parks Reeves, of Stratford.
In the contest for the best twin*
lambs, Ben Parks Reeves won
first prize of $5.00 offered by
Van Miller. Second went to Paul
Reeves and third prize went to
Billy Finney.
Others entering lambs in the
contest were: Dan Taylor, of Lau
(Continued on Page Four)
New SeriaT Story
Starts This Week
Rusty Rowland, Heroine, b
Marooned On Desert With
Stranger
Rusty Rowland, the attractive
young cowgirl of the Double R
Ranch, lets herself in for a lot of
trouble in the opening chapter of
the exciting new serial, "The
Girl From The Double R Ranch,”
beginning today in this paper.
Rusty, caught in a storm on the
desert fifty miles from her ranch,
is marooned for the night in her
car with a handsome red-headed
stranger.
Returning from taking her
brother to the depot some hun
dred miles away, the warnings
her brother had given her about
being too friendly to stranger*,
came into her mind as an un
familiar car swerved into view.
Several escaped gangsters,
wanted by the police, had been
hiding in the desert, but this
stranger, as he came near her,
looked so different. Was Herb,
the/ handsome stranger, to be the
man who she had always dream
ed would come along—someone
who would take the place of La
due Decker? Or was he a man ,
who would change the course of
her life far differently from ths
way she expected?
The readers won’t want to miss
this exciting new story which
will appear weekly in the News,
Each reader will want to follow
Rusty in her exciting adventures
on the desert.
New Ration Books
Coming In Dec,
War Ration Book Five, “smal*
ler than a dollar bill” and con*
taining just half as many stamps
as the last book issued, will be
distributed through the public
schools in December, Cheater
Bowles, Administrator of OPA
announced. At the same time,
the new “A” gasoline ration book
will be issued.
Distribution will take place at
school houses or other public
buildings throughout the nation
from December 3 through Decern*
ber 15. OPA district offices will
fix the exact time for each local
area. The new “A” gasoline
books will go into use December
22, and War Ration Five will be
used after the first, of the year
for food rationing and for ration*