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The Alleghany News AND STAB-TIMES-(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 194$ VOLUME 57, NO. 14 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County ! County Is Covered By Blanket Of Snow; Temperature Falls Bitter Cold Weather Experi enced In County As Third Snow Falls Tuesday, Alleghany county was doubly assured of a white Christmas unless there is con iderable rise in the temperature before next week, since from five to nine inches of snow fell throughout the county where much of two recent snows still remained. During the past week end, light snow, high winds and low temperatures, which dropped to two above zero in some sections made the weather particularly uncomfortable. Those who had little wood and coal found it difficult to secure additional fuel since travel and weather conditions made it prac tically impossible. Travel conditions have also been greatly impaired because of the snow and ice-covered high ways. Travelling without chains has been virtually impossible during the past few days. There has been comparatively no traffic on the highways and to date no serious accidents have been re ported. No buses made their runs on Wednesday morning, but were able to come through on Wednesday night. High winds on Wednesday night caused much drifting of snow on the highways as well as on coun try roads. Highway conditions made it necessary to close tlown most of the schools on Tuesday. Those that remained open reported small attendance. Nathan’s Creek School To Reopen Will Use Gymnasium And Churches For Remainder Of Session Nathan’s Creek — (Special)— Plans are now being made to re-ooen Nathan’s Creek high school a!on<» with the others after the Christmas' holidays. Since the building was totally destroyed by fire last week, plans are now underway to co-v rt the large gymnasium into class rooms and there is a possibility that the nearby Methodist church, as well as the Senter Baptist church may be used, if needed. A. B. Hurt, principal of the school, said that both of the churches had been offered for use and that he deeply apprecia ted the interest and cooperation of everyone in the face of the disaster, which the community experienced. Mr. Hurt also said that he wanted to express his apprecia tion to members of the West Jef ferson fire department as well as to all others who made every ef fort possible to save the building. “The help we had enabled us to save much of our equipment,” he declared. He also pointed out that he had received a number of letters from friends of the school and the com munity, expressing regret over the loss, a well as a hope that a new building could be erected soon. NEWS TO BE CLOSED MON., TUES., WED. A. M. The office of The Alleghany News will be closed Monday, Tuesday and on Wednesday until noon in the observance of Christmas. This paper will be published as usual next week but will be a day later This paper takes this occa sion to again wish all of the readers a “Merry Christmas.” This Is also the message of the advertisers in this issue. Throughout this paper will be found many greetings sent to the readers as a personal mes sage from merchants, other firms and individuals. Thsao greetings are being sent to more than 1,900 sub scribers arid to around 8,000 readers. To all of them, along with merchants, we again say, ‘■Merry Christmas.*' Tax Listin" Is To Get Underway Early In January Glenn Nichols Is Supervisor; Will Hold Instruction Meeting For Listers Tax listing for 1946 will get underway in this county early in January in the various town ships, tax supervisor G. Glenn Nichols, announced this week. Mr. Nichols pointed out that a meeting of the listers will be held at an early date and that the dates for listing in the various communities will be given next week. Listers are: Gap Civil, G. Glenn Nichols; Cherry Lane, Dewitt T. Bryan; Glade Creek, W. C. Evans; Piney Creek, Blake Hampton; Prather’s Creek, Dan Jones; Whitehead, W. E. Hoppers and Cranberry, Mrs. T. S. Moxley. Property owners and tax pay ers in each township are requir ed to return to the tax listers for taxation all their real estate and personal property, which 'each one owns or is required to give in. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 are required to list their polls during the same (Continued on Page 8) $170 Is Reported On Sale Of Xmas Seals In County Miss Edwards Urges That A^ll Money Be Turned In Aa Soon As Possible • Returns from the sale of Christ mas seals in Alleghany county have reached $170.00, Miss Min nie Lou Edwards, chairman, an nounced this week. Miss Edwards pointed out that $25.00 remained to be collected and urged that those who had re ceived seals through the mail, to return either the seals or the $1.00 immediately in order that the quota may be reached. Miss Edwards also pointed out that a number of the schools had not yet made their reports on the sale of seals and urged that they do so as soon a possible. “I wish to thank every person who has contributed to the fund through the purchase of seals,” Miss Edwards stated and added that the people had shown ex cellent co-operation in the drive. Sparta Man Takes Post In Watauga Woodrow Richardson, popular young Sparta man, has been ap pointed assistant county agent of Wautauga county, where he as sumed his duties recently, it was learned here this week. A graduate of State College, Raleigh, Mr. Richardson spent several months overseas in the European theater of operations. He was recently discharged from service. Mr. Richardson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Richardson, of Sparta. E. Gwyn Blevins Buried On Sunday Funeral service. (pf E. Gwyn Blevinif, 35, who died of pneu monia -at- his home at Glade Valr ley, was conducted Sunday at Laurel Glen church with Revs. .Claude Bartley, Walter Evans, Millard Priiitt and Charlie Wo oten, officiating. Interment fol lowed in the church cemetery. The son of John Blevins and the late Della Blevins, he was em ployed by the state highway de partment at the time of his death. He had been ill only a few days Surviving in addition to his father are his wife, Mrs. Mae Bauguess Blevins and five Child ren, Gwendolyn, Shirley, Carol, Evell and Wanda. Three brothers and six sisters also survive. \ Sincere Christmas Greetings To Everyone • . . Everywhere! Rev. F. G. Walker Speaks To C. of C. At Xmas Meeting Theme Of “Christmas” Car ried Out In Meeting; Solo Rendered By Mr. Johnson Rev. F. G. Walker, pastor of the Sparta First Baptist church, spoke to members of the Chamber of Commerce at the December meeting here Friday night when i the theme of the entire program centered around “Christmas.” Addressing his remarks on “The Spirit of Christmas,” Rev. Mr. Walker was introduced by R. F. Crouse, president of the chamber. Opening the meeting was a solo, “Oh Holy Night”, by Wal ter Johnson, of Sparta and Wins (Continued on Page 8) Christmas Cakes May Be Limited Because of limited sugar, Christmas cakes are expected to be limited this year, with the ex ception of traditional fruit cakes. But there are perhaps those who have saved their sugar and will enjoy an old-fashioned cocoanut cake while it lasts, for cocoanuts are here again. While Supar Stamp 38 expires December 31, there are perhaps few of them that have not been cashed in. But the New Year, January 1, will validate stamp 39, which will not expire until April 30. The civilian sugar allocation for the first quarter of 1946 recently announced by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture is not suffi cient to permit increasing rations to various types of users, Mr. Driscoll said. Alleghany County Churches Planning To Have Special Christmas Services Sunday Schools Closed Early Because Of Cold Weather Special Christmas Programs Are Held In Some Before Closing Alleghany county schools are observing Christmas holidays this week with a number opening again on Decmber 31, while oth ers will not resume work until January 2, Supt. Clyde Fields said. Due to the extreme bad weath er during the past week, and the snow-covered highways, many of the schools were not able to operate on Wednesday as had previously been planned. Most of the sohools, however,' had programs or Christmas trees1 (Continued on Page 8) Needy Are To Be Remembered While there are fewer needy i families in this county than there j have been in times past, according i to reports, many of those less for- j tunate ones are to be remembered at Christmas. A number of individuals are' preparing boxes as are church groups and other organizations. It is understood that the welfare department will furnish the names of needy families to groups and individuals wishing to re member them at Christmas. Plays, Pageants And Other Features Planned: Sched ules Are Given The spirit of Christmas will be fittingly observed in the churches of Alleghany county this year as the first peacetime Christmas in five years’ ^observed. A number af special programs have been planned and dramatic pageants ind other colorful portrayals of the time when Christ was born, will carry a message of peace on ?arth, good will toward men. The Methodist and Presbyteri m services will be combined, it was pointed out, when a special program will be held at the Pres byterian church on Sunday night it 7 o’clock. A number of read ngs and songs will be heard, af ;er which there will be a Christ nas tree. In charge of the pro (Continued on Page 8) Snow Is General In Western N. C. Snow, which blanketed Alle :ounty Tuesday, was general ;hroughout western North Caro ina as well as in other sections of he state and nation. Dean Colvard, in charge of State rest Fa-ms in this area, drove from Waynesville to the test farm at Transou, yesterday, and •eported a snow-covered highway ;hroughout his trip. He pointed jut that there was very little dif ference in temperature or the iepth of snow in any section :hrough which he came. $50,000.00 School Building Is Destroyed By Fire Nathan’s Creek High School, which was completely destroyed by fire last week. Much of the movable equipment was saved. The less, estimated at $50,000.00, was without any insurance coverage. (Staff Photo) Graham Named Supervisor For State Test Farm Dean Colvard Resigns As As I sistant Director In Charge Of Farms W. Kerr Scott, Commissioner of Agriculture, yesterday, an nounced the appointment of James A. Graham to the position of superintendent of the Upper Mountain Experiment Station, at Transou, effective January 1. Mr. Graham was reared on a farm in Rowan county and is a graduate of N. C. State College. At present he is teacher of voca tional agriculture at the Celeste Henkel High School, Route 3, Statesville. Mr. Graham has specialized in livestock farming and is well qualified to superin tend the Upper Mountain Station. W. Kerr Scott also announced the resignation of Dean W. Col vard, assistant director in charge of the Mountain Experiment Sta tions located at Waynesville and Transou, the resignation to be come effective February 1, 1946. He will be succeeded by How ard Clapp, of Waynesville. Scott said that Colvard is re signing his present position to take a year of graduate study at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, after which he will be (Continued on Page 8) Box Supper To Be Held At Rich Hill A box supper will be held at Rich Hill school on Saturday night, December 22 at seven o’ clock, it was announced this week. Mrs. Nell Gentry, principal of the school, explained that the public is cordially invited to at tend the entertainment and that all ladies are urged to bring a box. String music will be furnished and cake walks, cake for the pret tiest girl, pickles for the ugliest man and the sale of boxes will be featured. Record Prices On Boone Marl Sales at the Mountain Burley Warehouses, in Boone, will close at the end of tomorrow** business; until after the holiday season, of ficials announced. It was also announced that the warehouses would re-open to receive tobacco on Monday, December 31, in or der to have it there when the. sales re-open. So far, Boone has made an out standing record for sales and top market prices. Officials said that the sales would probably pass the three-million poundage mark this week. The many farmers of Alleghany land Ashe that have Sold their tobacco have been pleased with I prices, according to all reports. Quiet Christmas Expected To Be Observed Here Stores, Banks And Offices T» Be Closed; Record Business Is Reported Allegrany is expecting to eele Vate its first peace-time Christ mas in five years, quietly, Tues day, with family reunions and the cessation of business. And accord ing to the amount of gifts pur chased, this Yuletide should be a generous one. The severe winter weather, which this section has experienc ed, leaving the highways cover ed in ice and snow, should keep most people at home for an old fashioned Christmas. And the re turn of many veterans from the far-flung battle fields of the world will make family reunions something like the realization of dreams. Retail stores are expected to dose on Tuesday and on Wednes day as well, according to an an nouncement made sometime ago. The Northwestern Bank will also be closed two days as will a num ber of other business establish ments. As far as it could bo learned, most of the county of fices will only observe Christmas Day. The D. and P. Pipe Works will close its doors on Friday for a full week, resuming work OS Monday, Dec. 31. y The local draft board will clom on Saturday morning and remain closed through Tuesday. The schools of the county wilt have their holidays during Christ mas week, many of them not ra suming work until December 31 or early in January. unurcnes are planning special programs. These are announced elsewhere in today’s paper. In spite of hampered travel con* ditions, because of the weather and shortages in many lines at merchandise, local merchants re port a record business for the holiday season and point out that the public has not only bought gift merchandise, but much prac tical merchandise as well. Uncle Sam has not been forgotten eith er, as many Victory Bonds and stamps have been purchased for giftt. Uncle Sam Has Extra Business Many Post Offices Of The County Report Record Breaking Days Due to the fact that many peo ple are still away from home this year and will receive their Christ mas greetings, as well as gifts, by mail, many post offices of the county report that business this ' week has reached a new high peak. Sparta reported some of the big gest days in history on Monday and Tuesday, as did some of the other post offices of the county. “I never knew there could be so many Christmas cards,” one postal worker declared. Packages are also on the in crease this year, both incoming as well as outgoing. And in spite of warnings of early Christmas mailing to assure delivery, many nackages are still being mailed here. Packages have been sent from Alleghany to all parts of the world, where men in service are stationed. “Uncle Sam is going to have to cover a lot of territory for Santa,” someone remarked. -~~----— JL MAIL CARRIERS TO ■ OBSERVE HOLIDAY
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