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PRESS RUN — 2,025 Net Paid 1,704 Covers Alleghany The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2. 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. Alleghany County Is . . . Outstanding Livestock, Agri culture and Tourist Center, With A Population of 8,341. VOLUME 57, NO. 5 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 1945 United War Fund Drive Reaches $525.00 Ernest Edwards Resumes Duties In County Office! Returned Serviceman Takes Over Office Of Register Of Deeds Ernest Edwards resumed his duties as Register of Deeds of Al leghany county here Saturday, after an absence of more than three years, while he has been in military service. Mr. Edwards, Alleghany’s youngest- county official, served for one year as Register of Deeds, after he had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Tom Gambill. L. E. Edwards, former Register for Alleghany county, took up the duties when Edwards left for military service in March, 1942, and served until Saturday when he turned the office over to the returned serviceman. After entering the service, Sgt. Edwards went overseas in April, 1943, where he took part in the campaigns of Africa, Sicily, Hol land, France and Germany. A member of 82nd Airborne com mand. he wears five battle stars plus an arrowhead for the inva sion of Normandy on D-Day. He returned to the states Septem ber 12, and received his honor able discharge soon afterwards. “It’s great to be back,” the young register said this week, “and I’m looking forward to car rying on my work here.” Sparta School To Give Carnival Hallowe’en Carnival To Be Sponsored By School On October 31 Plans are now underway for an entertainment in the form ol a Hallowe’en Carnival under the sponsorship of Sparta high school at the gymnasium here Saturday night. October 31, at seven o’clock it was announced yesterday. Featured in the carnival will t be a baby contest, entries for which are announced elsewhere in this paper. Highlighting the program will be three costume contests, one for elementary students, one for high school students and another for out-of-school contestants, Prizes will be given the winners of each of the three contests, it was pointed out. In addition to the costume con tests and baby contests, many games and booths will be fea tured in the carnival. A five cent turkey supper will be serv ed, a swimming match will be held and a cracker eating con test will be held. The services of Swami Mandrake and Madam Zola have been secured for the fortune telling booth, it was ex plained. A bridal path, grab bag, fish pond, ring toss, penny board 11 booth for men only and many many other forms of entertain other forms of entertainment will be provided for the carnival. Following all contests, a square dance will be held with string music furnished by local bands. Everyone is invited to attend (Continued on Page 4) COUNTY YOUTHS THANK LOCAL BUSINESS MEN 4-H and FFA boys and girls of Alleghany county this week ex pressed their appreciation to several firms and business men in Sparta for their assistance in the Fat Stock Show, which was held at Elkin last week. Special -thanks was given to Hort Doughton, who, in addition to buying a number of baby beeves-at the sale,- gave each Al leghany boy and girl who enter ed a calf in the show a special rt show halter. Mr. Doughton’s I* name was erroneously omitted in. the list of buyers given in last week’s paper with the name of "• F. Crouse in its place, i Many letters of congratula tio"»J£*ve been reived by 4-H and FFA boys and girls from this • c°unly and they have already started preparing for a bigger and better entry in next year’s show, county agent R. R. Black said this ,.. Special Events Are Planned In Alleghany For Benefit Of The United War Fund Drive REGISTER OF DEEDS Ernest Edwards, who resum • ed his duties as Register of Deeds of Alleghany county, Saturday, after an absence of more than three years. Galax Man Killed In Accident Here Last Friday Night Charlie Isom, 66, Falls From Moving Truck; Hearing Held Monday Charlie Isom, 66, resident of Galax, Va., was killed instantly last Friday night, one mile from Twin Oaks, on the Independence road, when he fell from the back of a moving truck, crushing his head. Howard Douglas, also of Galax, who was riding in the back of the truck with Isom, testified at a hearing here Monday that when the older man fell he caught hold of his foot in an effort to get him back on the truck. Isom was drag ged for several feet on the pave ment. Roy Douglas and Roy Leonard, both of Galax, were also in the truck. Officers stated that all four men had been drinking and the two Douglas brothers had been fight ing before the wreck occurred. .(Continued on Page 4) State Text Book Records Checked W. S. Dickson, state represen tative with the division of state text books, visited Alleghany I county, recently, when he ! checked records and the state | text book supply room here, it [was announced this week. I Mr. Dickson visited Sparta high ; school, giving information and explained the rental system of supplimentary readers and high school text books. It was pointed 'out that it is hoped that'it will be possible that all high school students who de sire to do so, can rent high school text books next year. Public Is Urged To Cooperate In Meeting Quota Of $1,850.00 A number of events are being planned throughout the county for the benefit of the United War Drive now in progress, R. L. Joines, drive chairman, announced this week. The public is cordially invited to attend each of the entertain ments and everyone is urged to aid in making the drive a success, Mr. Joines pointed out. A box supper will be held at Little Pine school on Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock for the bene fit of the United War Fund Drive, Isom Wagoner, chairman of Glade Creek township, announced. In addition to the box supper which will feature the usual cake walks and other contests, a movie, “Here Comes The Yanks,” will be shown to the public. Music will be furnished by the Smith bro ther’s band. Mr. Wagoner pointed out that everybody is invited to attend the entertainment and all ladies are urged to bring a box. “Come and enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment and help a little in this worthy cause,” he said. It was pointed out that Glade Creek township’s quota in the drive is $250.00. New Hope school will sponsor a box supper Saturday night at 7 o’clock the proceeds to go for the benefit of the school and the United War Fund Drive, it was announced. Everybody is urged to attend the program when a cake for the prettiest girl will be sold in addi tion to the sale of boxes and cake [walks. Mrs. Ruth J. Choate, township chairman of Prather’s Creek town ship, announced that a square dance and a movie. “Here Comes i (Continued on Page Four) -- Parkway Picnic Areas Are Closed Motor Road Will Remain Open To Public Through Winter Months All picnic areas on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which includes ' Cumberland Knob and Blufi Park, were closed op Monday for the winter season according to information that has been receiv ed from the superintendent of the Parkway. It was also necessary to close the water system, due to the dan ger of freezing weather, it was pointed out. No camp fires are permitted and persons desiring to visit the Parkway are request ed to co-operate in this respect, it was explained. The motor road will remain open for use as well as the park ing areas, it was pointed out. Any additional information that the public may desire can be obtained from Chief Ranger Granville Liles, here. Missing Plane, Searched For . In County, Found In Smokies Searching planes covered Alle ghany Sunday, attempting to lo cate the missing army C-45 trans port plane which disappeared October 5 while on a flight from St. Louis, Missouri, to Charlotte. All day Monday, reports came in from various sections of the countryside that parts of a wreck age had been found. These fin ally ceased when official reports revealed that the wreckage had been definitely located in the Smoky Mountains. The wreckage was found in a growth of virgin spruce on the east side of Mount Sequoyah, about 400 yards over the North Caroling side of the Appalachian trail, a hiking trail through the park, which forms the boundry between North Carolina and Ten nessee at that Wm? ’• •r-vr- ■ Foot searching parties took to the rugged mountains Monday after the wreckage of the plane had been spotted from the air by a search plane from Scott Field, 111. The missing craft had been the object of a wide search since it failed to reach its destination. The foot party, headed by Capt. Dwyer, of the Greenville, S. C., army airbase, reached the wreck age shortly before noon Tuesday, just as a spotter plane which had taken off from Alcoa, Tenn., ar rived over the scene. In the spotter plane was a para chute medical officer, Capt. Van Patten of Colorado Springs, Colo., who was to jump at the scene of the crash with medical supplies, but when it was observed that the ground men were there and a medical officer was in the group, ho did not Alleghany Girl’s Steer Is Grand Champion Nancy Gambill, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gambill, of Sparta, a 4-H club mem ber, is shown above with her entry, a Hereford steer, with which she won the grand cham pion of the Elkin Fat Stock show, last week. There were 124 entries in the large show. Funeral Service Held Today For J Lee Blackburn Aged Alleghany Citizen Dies At His Home Here After Lingering Illness Funeral service for Lee Black burn, 83, aged Alleghany citizen, will be conducted this afternoon at two o’clock at New Salem Reg ular Baptist church in the Pine Swamp community with the Revs. Mack Brooks, Walter Evans and Charlie Wooten, officiating. In terment will follow in the church cemetery. The aged man died suddenly at his home here Tuesday afternoon^ I after an illness of more than two i years. He had been an invalid jfor a number of months. | The son of Lee Andrews and Martha Blackburn, he was born in Wilkes county, December 25, 1863. After spending thirty years in the west, he returned to Alle ghany, where he had made his home until his death. He was a j member of the New Salem church. | He was married in April, 1892, I to Mary Jane Brown, who sur vives. Also surviving are the following children: Mrs. Laura Caldwell, of Edenburg, Ind.; Mrs. Emma Tarter, of Xenia, Ohio; Mrs. Virginia Love, of Paoli, Ind., and Sparta; Sgt. James Curtis Blackburn, of the U. S. Army, in France; Walter Blackburn, of Sparta; and Mrs. Delia Heathe, of Meadow View, Va., a daughter by a former marriage. The following children preced ed him in death: Mrs. Mae Wil liams, Lonnie and Willie Black burn. Two brothers also survive: Min ton Blackburn, of Ronda; and John Blackburn, of North Wilkes boro. Price Controls Still On Lumber The lifting of building controls by the War Production Board, ef fective October 15, does not mean that OPA price controls have been removed, it was announced yes terday Chairman Glenn Rich ardson, of the local War Price and Rationing Board. “Price controls on lumber and other building materials are still in effect and will remain so,” he declared. Mr. Richardson brought out the fact that inflationary pressures are still strong in the building materials field and emphasized that OPA was determined to re sist them-until supply comes into balance with demand. Congressman R. L. Dough ton, of Washington. D. C., spent the ww* end in town. Much Interest Is Shown In Baby Contest; Ten Entries Are Named Here This Week Yellow Jackets Will Meet Elkin Prepare For Clash With Elks Friday Afternoon On El kin Gridiron The Yellow Jackets have been undergoing stiff drills this week in preparation for Friday’s clash with the Elks from Elkin High, on the Elkin gridiron, after a breathing spell of a week. The Yellow Jackets downed two fighting teams, the Blue Dev ils from Appalachian High and the North Wilkesboro eleven in two of their three games this sea son, losing to Walkertown in the (first game. The Elks will also be up for their fourth game this season with a score of three defeats. Coaches Reed and Ellison are giving the Sparta squad plenty of offensive practice. • The Yellow Jackets are expected to be at full strength for the tilt Friday and a number of Sparta fans *will be present for the game. RECEIVES DISCHARGE Cpl. J. Walter Richardson, who received his honorable discharge from military service in Chicago, 111., last Thursday, arrived at Twin Oaks, Sunday, to spend | sometime with his wife and oth- j er relatives. He is married to the former Miss Ada Poole. Bulletin Board In Drug Will Show Progress Contest Much interest is being in the baby contest which in progress under the sponsorship of Sparta elementary school, it was pointed out this week. A number of entries have al-! ready been received and votes are' pouring in. Other entries are ex-| pected to come in this week and i until the contest closes on October | 31, it was explained. Names will1 be published in this paper next week. A bulletin board has been placed1 in the B. and T. Drug Store and | may be consulted for progress of] the contestants, officials stated. Those who desire to make en tries should contact Mrs. F. G. (Continued on Page 4) Sparta Minister Is Returned Here The Rev. C. R. Allison returned to the Sparta circuit this week as a result of the annual meeting of the Western North Carolina con ference of the Methodist churches, which was well attended in Greensboro last week. The Rev. Worth Sweet, former pastor at Laurel Springs, was ap pointed to the Ararat circuit. The Laurel Springs circuit will be supplied at a later date. Labor Management Talks Peace .. Shown around the table are, left to right: Sec. Henry A. Wallace, Sec. Lewis B. Schwellenbach, William Great of Die AFL, Eric A. Johnston, president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, Charles Symington, J. Paul Douglas, Robert L. Watt, Joyce O'Hara, Ray Smithurst, Ted Silvey, Ira Mosher, and Philip Murray of the CIO, as they, talk labor peace. Co - operation Of All Needed To Reach Goal Chairman Jones Urges That Reports Be Turned In Soon Unofficial returns late yester day revealed that collections amounting to $525.00 have been turned in to the United War Fund with little more than a week passed since the beginning of the drive. Alleghany’s quota is $1, 850.00. Leff Joines. chairman of the drive, pointed out that returns from all townships were not avail able and that the total is expected to swell this week end when a number of special events are be ing planned for the benefit of the drive. Chairman Joines stated that lo cal Boy Scouts would begin work on the drive here this week end. A house to house canvass will be made in addition to solicitation by letters, it was explained. All township chairmen are urg ed to send in reports of the prog ress of the drive in their com munities as soon as possible in order that a check may be made on final returns. Co-operation of the churches and schools as well as all busi ness firms and individuals was also asked. — ^ A list of contributions follows: Sparta high school: $224.00— Mrs. Warren, $7.55; Mr. Ellison, $7.80; Miss Edwards. $17.00; Mr. Landreth, $3.37; Mrs. Dutton, $4.55; Mr. Reed, $8.10; Miss Ken nedy, $9.35; Mrs. Rector, $3.02; Miss Mildred Taylor, $1.42; McMillan, $12.60; Miss Edna,, wards, $6.55; Mrs. Howell,. 97.80": ’ Belk’s Dept. Store and IN or western Bank, $25.00 each; C. R. (Oontihued -on Page Feur) S.-Sgt Taylor Is Awarded Medal Laurel Springs Man Is Com mended For Service On Front Lines Staff Sergeant Arthur Dean Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Taylor, of Laurel Springs, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in sustaining frontline combat op erations against the enemy. S.-Sgt. Taylor participated in frontline combat and was in di rect contact with tne enemy dur ing the period from September 9, 1943 to May 8, 1945 in Italy, France and Germany. He entered the service in May, 1943 and received his basic train ing at Camp McCain, Miss. S. Sgt. Taylor has one brother, Pfc. Jack Taylor, who recently re turned home from overseas’ duty. LOCAL DEALER SEES THE NEW CHEVROLET C. C. Castevens, local Chevrolet dealer, has returned from Char lotte, where he attended a pre view of the new 1946 Chevrolet at the company’s zone headquarters. He was .reluctant to discuss the mechpnieail aqd style features of the new bar, hut by his eager at titude it was. apparent that he expected the formal announce ment and. public showing of the car to be at an early date. Mr. CastexeastSaid he and other dealers in ii« area were confi dant that the 1946 Chevrolet will maintain the record of top vol ume pales, which Chevrolet reach ed in 10 of th» last 11 prewar years of automobile production, to meet the unprecendented pent-up demand for now cars. Following the same policy as In former years, the new Chevrolet will be displayed simultaneously in dealers’ showrooms through out the country, Mr. Castevens
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