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The Alleghany News
AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
Alleghany County Is . . .
Outstanding Livestock, Aglfr
culture and Tourist Cental
With A Population of M41.
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
Leaf Specialist
To Aid Farmers
In Grading Crops
Walter W Bradsher Will Be
In Coik *y Next Week,
Nov. 20-21
Walter L. Bradsher, Tobacco
Marketing specialist of U. S. De-J
partment of Agriculture, will be
in Alleghany on November 20
and 21, to assist farmers in the
proper methods of grading and
handling tobacco, it was announc
ed this week.
In addition to demonstrating
the proper grading and handling,
Mr. Bradsher will give valuable
information on the value of vari
ous grades of tobacco and will
assist farmers in determining the
worth of their crop.
R. E. Black, county agent, urg
ed that as many farmers as possi
ble and especially all new tobac
co growers attend one of the fol
lowing meetings:
Tuesday, November 20: 9:00 a.
m., Lonnie Edwards; 10:45, Cary
Brown; 1:30 p. m„ Fred Andrews
and 3:30 p. m., J. A. Gambill.
Wednesday, November 21: 9:00
a. m., Everett Hendrix.
James Sturgill
. Given Promotion
Named As District Manager
For Southern States Bel
Air Cooperative
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James Sturgill, manager of
Southern States Bel Air Petro
leum Cooperative, Bel Air, Md.,
formerly of Piney Creek, has been
promoted to the position of dis
trict manager for the Southern
States petroleum cooperatives in
Virginia.
Mr. Sturgill was with the Bel
Air p'llmt four years before be
coming manager in 1043,
The son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Sturgill, of Piney Creek, Mr.
Sturgill graduated from Piney
Creek High School in 1930 and
attended the University of North
Carolina. He was reared on a
farm at Pinev Creek.
Mr. Sturgill succeeds W. E.
Neale, of Fairfax Va„ who has
been named director of Southern
States Petroleum Management
Service, with headquarters in
Baltimore, Md. This service op
erates in Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Delaware.
Honor Students
At Glade Valley
The honor roll for the first and
second months at Glade Valley
high school was announced this
week by E. B. Eldridge, princi
pal.
Students having an average of
95 or above for two months are:
Alice Tallent, Doris Collins and
Betty Lou Vannoy.
| Those having an average of 95
or above for one month are: Lo
rene O’Neal, Elizabeth McCann
and Blanche Woodie.
Those receiving honorable, men
tion with an average of 90 or
above for two months are Anne
Farrington, Allean Parsons,. Jean
Livingston, Jack O’Neal, Mai'
Brooks, Lenore Livingston, Elai]
Cox, Elizabeth Long, Dickie
lw, Gwyndolyn Bare, Mild
Rogers, Josephine Brown and
lie Smith.
Those receiving honorable _
tion for an average of 90 or at.
for one month are Jean Colli:
Ruby Craven, Blanche Wc_
Elizabeth McCann, James Erne
■on, Magdalene Miller and
Sue Cbiok.
Dr. Thompson To
Continue
m It was announced this
that the maternity and _
clinic started by Dr. C. A. Thor
son and Mrs. frank Led bet
county nurse, will be contimi
each Tuesday after the first_
day in every month at the healt
department.
Miss Faye Richardson,
served as clerk for Mrs. Ledl
ter, will assist in operating
'clinic.
Nearing Quota In United
War Fund Drive; ^Joines
Urges Final Effort No
HOME SERVICE CHMN.
Mrs. Isom Wagoner, who
took over her duties last week
as home service chairman of
American Red Cross for Alle
ghany county.
Junior Red Cross
Drive Underway
In County Schools
Miss Minnie Lou Edwards Is
Chairman; Urges Teachers
To Turn In Reports
The Junior Red Cross, under
the chairmanship of Miss Minnie j
Lou Edwards, member of Sparta !
high school faculty, is being con- I
ducted in all schools throughout
the county, it was announced this
week.
Miss Edwards explained that
the Junior Red Cross is open to
membership only to school boys
and girls and that the work car
ried on by the organization is a
varied one. In addition to mak
ing Christmas boxes for children [
overseas, party favors to be used
in army camps here and abroad,
a number of garments to be used
by army personnel both in camp
and in veterans’ hospitals, are
made.
She pointed out that 300 utility
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Sparta Men Hunt
Deer At Pisgah
Four Alleghany sportsmen en
joyed a deer hunt at the Pisgah
National Forest near Asheville
this week with excellent results
reported from at least two of the
party.
Amos Wagoner and Dr. C. A.
Thompson bagged two deer the
first afternoon of the hunt.
Through Monday and Tuesday,
18 deer and two bears were re
ported killed in the forest.
Along with Wagoner and
Thompson on the hunt this week
were R. E. Black and Roy Crouse,
of Sparta; Bryan Collins, of Ashe
Vine. Joined the «,oup there.
Legion To Sponsor Dance;
Additional Contributions
Are Listed
The United War Fund drive in
Alleghany dragged through its
sixth week here Monday with re
ports showing contributions still
more than $150.00 short of the
quota of $1,850.00. To date, $1,
650.00 has been raised, it was re
ported.
Chairman R. L. Joines an
nounced that a dance would be
sponsored Saturday night by the
American Legion for the benefit
of the drive and that other small
entertainments had been planned
in a final effort to raise the quota.
Chairman Joines also urged
that workers and township chair
men throughout the county, turn
in complete reports this week in
order that a thorough check can
be made on the total returns.
“Alleghany county is not as
far behind as many counties ir
North Carolina,” Mr. Joines said
pointing out that this county has
raised more than 82 per cent of
the assigned quota while the state
as a whole has raised only 39 per
cent.
“But this only proves that we
should use all the more effort to
put Alleghany over the top,” he
went on.
Mr. Joines pointed out that al
though there seemed to be a lack
of interest in the United War
Fund now that the war had end
ed. that the work was still very
important and essential to the
lives of many in foreign coun
tries.
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New Members Are
Added To C. of C.
Attorney Marion Allen Speaks
To Club Friday Night; 40
Members Present
Marion Allen, prominent North
western North Carolina attorney,
delivered an interesting address
to members of the Sparta Cham
ber of Commerce at the Novem
ber meeting last Friday night as
he spoke on “The Greatest Values
In Life.”'
Following Mr. Allen’s address,
R. L. Joines, chairman of the
United War Fund Drive for Alle
ghany county, presented the coun
ty program to the group and con- ■
tributions were made by mem
bers who had not previously
donated to the fund. More than
$40.00 Was raised.
New members who joined the
arganization at this meeting were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Inskeep, of
Roaring Gap; and Mrs. C. H. Ves
tal, also of Roaring Gap. Mr.
Vestal became a member at a pre
vious meeting.
During the dinner hour, Mrs.
(Valter Johnson, of Sparta, favor
ed the club with a number of pi
mo selections. In addition to
VIrs. Johnson, Mrs. E. F. McNeer,
jf Elkin, was a guest of the
:hamber.
President R. F. Crouse presided
>ver the meeting. _
yuan Season To
Open In County,
Thurs., Nov. 22
Bag Limit Cited By District
Game Protector, Harvey
Goodman
Next Thursday, November 22,
Thanksgiving Day, will be the
official opening of the hunting
season in the county for quail,
grouse and rabbit. It should be
a field day for the man wW* the
dog and gun, but if they are suc
cessful, it means the wildlife will
have little to be thankful for.
With ammunition being more
plentiful and many home from
the war for the first time in sev
eral years, it should be an extra
big day for those interested in
hunting.
District Game Protector Harvey
Goodman, pointed out that quail
and rabbit may be hunted until
January 31, but that the grouse
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CONTEST WINNER
Little Miss Sarah Jane No
land, daughter of Pfc. and
Mrs. Tom Noland, of Sparta,
who was the winner in the
recent baby contest sponsored
by Sparta school. (Photo by
Fhelma’s Studio.)
Fhieves Break In
Roe Store, Mon.
Thieves broke into the Wes
tern Auto and Associate Store,
>wned by C. R. Roe, here, Monday
and took five tires, three
:er and two truck tires;
leather coats, fog lights and
tire tubes, local officers re
this week.
estigation is underway but
ice has yet been found of
thieves, officers said yester
afternoon.
te back door of the store had
prized open, it was report
and the stolen goods evidently
ed away in an automobile
had been driven to the back
the store through the court
back lawn.
Yellow Jackets Will Meet
Rural Retreat On Friday;
Lose To Walkertown 26-7
Mrs. Doughton, 82,
Died Suddenly; Is
Buried At Shiloh
Funeral Service Held At The
Methodist Church For
Well-Known Woman
Funeral service for- Mrs. Sal
lie Wooten Doughton, 82, was
held here Saturday at the First
Methodist church with Revs. C.
, R. Allison, E. W. Thompson and
j F. G. Walker in charge. Inter
ment followed in the Shiloh
cemetery.
I “Aunt” Sallie. as she was af
fectionately known throughout
, the town and county, died sud
denly of a heart attack last
Thursday night. She had been
in ill health for a number of
months.
| Born in Forsyth county, she had
made her home in Sparta since
her marriage to Horton Doughton
in early girlhood. She was a
member of the Shiloh Methodist
church.
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Orphanage Cans
Must Be In Soonj
Mrs. Gene Irwin, chairman of
collection of cans for the Baptist
Orphanage in Alleghany county,
asked this week that all filled |
cans be left at the basement of j
Smithey’s Store by the last week
in November.
Mrs. Irwin pointed out that the
cans will be shipped to the or
phanage the first of December
land it is urgent that all cans be
I at Smithey’s by November 30. I
Game Will Be Played On Ru
ral Retreat Gridiron, Fri
day; Many To Attend
The Sparta High Yellow Jackets
will meet the Rural Retreat. Va.,
eleven, in a gridiron, test there
Friday afternoon, a game not pre
viously named in their schedule,
Coach Joe Bill Reed announced
this week.
The Sparta eleven were to have
played their final game of the
season on the local field when
they meet Elkin on Thanksgiv
ing Day, but the game with Rural
Retreat was secured only last
week, he pointed out.
The fighting Yellow Jackets
lost to a strong Walkertown team
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Pine Swamp Box
Supper Success
History always repeats itself, ■
it is said, and the outstanding
success of the box supper held at
Pine Swamp school last Satur-,
day night goes to prove the state-,
ment.
A total of $273.00 was raised
there last week, while last year
during the second week in No
vember. a total of $230.80 was
raised at a' similar entertainment,
both large amounts in comparison
with other box suppers held
throughout the county.
The pickles for the ugliest man I
went to Jay Duncan and brought
$68.29, while the cake for the|
prettiest girl brought $25.80 and
went to Dorothy Wagoner.
Proceeds from the btyx supper
will go for the improvement of
the school. Teachers sffe Mr*.
Clay Thompson, principal; and
Mrs. J. B. Reed.
Cherry Asks Thanksgiving
Gifts For United War Fund
Governor R. Gregg Cherry had
written a Thanksgiving letter to":
the people of North Carolina ask- i
ing that thanks - be expressed '
through gifts to the United War 1
Fund Drive. The letter, in part,
is as fallows: ,
“On November U we richly 1
blessed North Carolinians will |
give thanks for God's great gen- -
erosity to us through the past :
year. i
“Let us give more than thanks. 1
Let us make it possible for others
to give thanks through unselfish i
gifts to the United War Fund.
“Thanksgiving can only be real >
for millions of service men on
active duty for months yet, if yoar :
thankfulness makes possible the <
USO Program which the Army
and Navy ask you to provide for
“Thanksgiving will be possible
'or merchant seamen if your ac
ive thankfulness enables the
Jnited Seamen’s Service to con
inue ^h rough 1946.
“Your thanksgiving will feed
he hungry, clothe the naked, heal
he sick, care for the destitute,
>rovide shelter tor the homeless
—many millions of them around
he world—if you remember your
lebt to them and express your
hankfulness in deeds, not words.
“If your United War Fund gift
loes not fully measure your sac
ificial gratitude, I urge you vol
intarily to increase it.
“If your gift has not yet been
nade, please make it quickly, gen
erously, thankfully.
Very sincerely yours,
R. Gregg Cherry, Governor.”
Nichols Urges
Completion Of
Drive Next Week.
Only Short $3,050 In E Bondi
Quota Now; Suggest Bonds
For Christmas Gilts
Reports late yesterday reveal-*
d that bond sales on the Victory
can Drive in Alleghany county
ave reached $48,950.00, leaving
3,050.00 to be sold before the £
ond quota of $52,000.00 is met.
It was pointed out that an ef»
>rt had been made to end the
rive this week but that sales
ere slowed down this week
nee both the Sparta Post Of
ce and Northwestern Bank were
osed on Monday in observance
! Armistice Day.
S. R. Nichols, drive chairman,
rged that bond buyers make
ieir purchases as soon as possible
i order that the quota be met by
Fianksgiving. He pointed out
lat a number of persons were
jying Christmas bonds during
lis Victory Loan Drive and urg
1 that others who plan to give
ands as Christmas gifts, do their
lopping early this year.
“With only $3,050.00 to go on
ur E bond quota, we must not
pack for one moment in order
[that we may keep up the fine
record this county has always
made,’’ he said.
Reports from sources of sales
revealed the following: North
western Bank. $36,512.50 and
Sparta Post Office, $12,437.50.
Honor Roll For
The Sparta schoo' honor roll
for the second period, for both the
high school and elementary de
partments was announced this
week by C. R. Roe, principal.
Given by grades, names of stu
dents making the honor roll are
as follows:
First Grade — Edward Crouse,
Joe Thomas Irwin, Terry Johnson,
Louis Porter, David Truitt. Page
Truitt, Edna Jones, Terry Truitt,
Shelby Jean Davis Mary Gilliam,
vi’-ginia Ruth McMeans, Lorraine
Roberts, Sharon Royal, Cynthia
Jane Truitt.
Second Grade — Bobby Busic,
John Wayne Edwards, Walter Lee
Hampton, Bill Phillipps, Lois Bill
ings, Mary Franklin Crouse, Lois
Jean Crouse, Alma Jo, Dutton,
Stella Flo Dutton, Patsy Hill, Bet
ty Ann Presnell, Cornelia Rich
ardson, Maxine Sprinkle, Norma
Jean Smith. Billy Combs.
Third Grade — Jane Duncan,
Franklin Andrews, Harold Hop
pers, Marion Allison. Shirley Ann
Billings, Doris Ann Blevins, Susie
Gambill, Sally Ann Quinn, Mar
jorie Miller, Ann Thompson, Wan
da Hill, Susie Sturdivant, Patsy
Wagoner, Kemp Irwin, R. J. Mc
Lean, Frances Crouse.
Fourth Grade—Nancy Waddell,
Lettie Sue Waddell, Jimmy Liles,
Gaynelle Truitt, Tommy Wagoner,
Shirley Ann Thompson, Carol Ed- •.
wards. Franklin Woodruff, Bobby
Elizabeth Gambill, Wilma Rich
ardson, Doris Jean Edwards, Ro
samond Maines.
Fifth Grade — Shirley Bum
gardner, Carol- Hoppers. Chauncy
Edwards, Sylvia Ana Liles, Fran
ces Porter.
Sixth Grade — R. C, Royal,
Franklin Sturdivant, Beulah Ed
wards, Norma Jean Edward^
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To Hold Special
Service, Sunday
A special Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Sparta Bap
tist church on Sunday night, Nov.
18, at 7:30 o’clock, with Revs. C.
R. Allison, pastor of the Sparta
Methodist church: B*. W. Thomp
son, pastor of the'- Presbyterian
church and P. G. Walker, Baptist
pastor, conducting the service.
A combined choir from the Bap
tist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches will render special mu
sic for the service, it was an