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VOLUME 57, NO. 18
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out of County
THURSDAY, JAN. 3l, 1948
)0 School Needs Are
Studied By County
Officials Monday
Buildings And Sanitary Con
ditions Are To Be Improv
ed To Meet Standards
The immediate needs of the
Sparta school was the subject of
a meeting of the county board of
education, the county board of
commissioners and an architect
from the State Department of
Education in the office of Supt.
Clyde Fields here on Monday.
Since conditions in the elemen
tary department of the Sparta
school do not meet with either
the educational for health re
quirements of the state, it is ne
cessary for both the county board
of education and the county com
missioners to take immediate ac
tion in connection with these con
ditions, one official stated.
Officials also stated that an ele
mentary building had long been
needed at Sparta in order to meet
the state .requirements of health
and education. Crowded condi
tions have existed there for sev
eral years.
The board of education an
nounced that plans were being
laid to get this work underway
between now"" and early spring.
It was pointed out that-the Roe
property was purchased late in
1945 by the board of education and
that it would be used in this new
program.
Other meetings will be held in
a short time when preliminary
plans for building will be sub
mitted for consideration, it was
announced.
• Du* to ureatherconditjons, Mr?
Credle, of the schoolhouse planV
ning committee m Raleigh, was
unable to attend the iqeaj^ng, it
wae- understood. ,
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Huntiiter .Season
To Oo*e
Only Raccoon And Opossum
May Be Killed Until Feb
ruary 15
Alleghany people, along with
others throughout the State, are
reminded by Game and Fisheries
Commissioner John Findlay, that
the hunting season comes to a
close today, January 31, for ev
erything except opossum and rac-1
coon. No extensions have been'
approved for any section of the
State.
Raccoon and opossum may be
killed until February 15.
New seasons and bag limits will
be fixed by the State Board of
Conservation and Development in
July. Meanwhile, C. D. Kirk
patrick, chief of law enforcement
for the division, has cautioned
game protectors to be especially
alert for violators.
Kirkpatrick said fox hunting
with dogs will be permitted, ex
cept in counties where local laws
prevent it, but that the use of guns
will be restricted to the killing of
predatory animals or unprotected
birds.
He said that 815 persons were
prosecuted during this season for
game violations, most of them for
hunting without a license or hunt
ing with unplugged guns.
Findlay said that this year bear
hunting was improved, and the
deer season was as good as 1944
with local exceptiohs, but that
quail and turkey had the worst |
season in ten years.
C. of C. To Meet
Here Fri. Night
Ira T. Johnston, well-known
Jeffersbn attorney, will Address
the Chamber of Commerce at the
community building here Friday
night, February 8, members were
again reminded this week.
Mr. Johnston will speak on
‘The Opportunities of a Cham
ber of Commerce for Service.”
Additional entertainment has
been planned, it'was announced.
James I. Story, of West Jefferson,
will render a number of piano
selections and group singing will
be held. The meal will be serv
ed by the Woman’s Missionary
Society of the Methodist church
and it was urged that every mejm
ber who does not plan to attend
the meeting notify Miss Emory
etta Reeves nc$ later than .Tues
Dale Evans Is Being
Held For Patricide;
Father’s Rites Today
LEGION COMMANDER
Robert L. Nichols, veteran
of World War II, was lecently
appointed commander of the
Alleghany American Legion
Post 98.
Sheep Growers
Realize Good
Returns Here
Statistics Show That Sheep
Prove Profitable To Alle
ghany Farmers
By R.' E.Black, County* Agent
With the possibility of the price |
of burley tobacco and other cash)
crops declining, many -farmers!
will be looking for a hew eourcel
I
on the investment than a well!
managed small flock of sheep.
At present, 250 farmers of Al
leghany county own approximate
ly 4000 sheep; this means that on
ly 15% of. our farmers own sheep.
We have the pastures and an
ideal climate for the production
of sheep and a small flock could
be run on practically every farm
in the county and hardly miss
what they would eat.
There are a number of advan
tages to sheep production. The
farmers get an income from wool
at the time there is nothing else
to sell, then the lambs are sold
before beef cattle, tobacco, and
other cash crops are ready for
market. There are a number of
weeds sheep will consume that
are not eaten by other kind of
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Motorists Must
Have New Tags
Highway Patrolman Jones to
day called attention to the fact
that today is the last day auto-,
mobiles may be operated with
1945 license tags. He pointed out
that beginning tomorrow, Febru
ary 1, motorists must display new
1946 tags, or suffer the penalty
of the law for failure to do so.
Young Evans Shoots Father,
Millard F. Evans, With
Shotgun, Monday
Dale Evans, 23-year-old Alle
ghany county resident, is being
held in jail here on a charge of
second degree murder, after al
ledgedly fatally shooting his fa
ther, Monday afternoon.
Sheriff Jess Moxley said the
son walked into his office short
ly after the shooting occurred and
surrendered._Sheriff Moxley
said Evans told him he killed his
father, Millard F. Evans, 65, when
the elder man threatened to kill
the younger Evans’ wife, the for
mer Miss Marie Andrews.
Evans informed the police of
ficial that he shot his father twice
with a 12-guage automatic shot
gun, after he entered the house
and found the elder Evans had
cornered the girl in the kitchen
and with his fist drawn, was
threatening to kill her.
Mrs. Evans was the only wit
ness to the shooting.
Sheriff Moxley said further that
both charges hit the elder Evans
in the left shoulder near the
neck and ranged through the
body, one coming out just above
the right hip and the other lodg
ed near the floating rib also on
the right side.
When the sheriff arrived at th<
home, he said he found the bod]
on the floor near a bed. 'The gui
had been placed on A bed in ai
adjoining room. The elder Ev
a ns was still wearing his glasse:
and was lying with his face up.
Funeral service' will be helc
today at 11 o’clock at Zion Primi
tive Baptist church with Eldei
■ill in charge. Inter
follow in the churcl
s is survived by hii
Dora Richardson Ev
ans, who was visiting her daugh
ter, in Maryland, at the time o:
her husband’s' death.
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Wildlife Club To
Meet-On Friday
Dr. Fred Garvey And R. I.
Moore To Speak; Dance
Will Follow Program
A special meeting of the Alle
ghany Wildlife Club will be held
Friday .{light at the community
building at seven o’clock, when
Dr. Fred- Garvey, of Winston
Salem, chairfhan of the North
Carolina Wildlife Club for the
seventh district, and R. I. Moore,
of Norh Wilkesboro, vice-chair
man, will speak to members.
In addition to these two out
standing speakers, the election
of officers for 1946 will b. held,
it was announced. Ladies are
especially invited to attend the
meeting, oficials pointed out.
An oyster and fish supper will
be served from seven to eight o’
clock and following the program
a square dance will be given.
Cards have been sent to all mem
bers a.'.d others interested in the
club.
Man Of War—And Man Of Peace
There is a striking contrast in these two photographs of
Elarold Pellow, Detroit. At the left is a photograph of him
nken as he returned af er two days of heavy beach fiehtinsr
ivith the marines, during the battle for Eniwetok in the drive
tcrott the/Pacific. At right, as he appears at his mechanics
iob in Detroit.
First American Guard Formed After Japanese Surrender
The first American guard mount formed by prisoners of war, after the Jap surrender
put the Nips right back in their places with the guns having changed hands. Shown above
is a guard mount of 14 released prisoners of war with Cpl. Walter L. Bell, of Sparta, fifti*
from the left. Cpl. Bell was a prisoner for aim rst three years. An old army man, he has re*
enlisted in the service.
Local Methodist
Church Fund Has
Reached $14,460
Plans For New Building Are
Discussed At Recent Meet*
ing With Architect
Contributions to the Sparta
Methodist church fund have
reached a total of $14,460.00, Rev.
C. R. Allison announced this
week with a number of addition
al private donations reported.
Plans for the new building were,
discussed at a meeting here re
4t was explained and,work
Is expected to begiqjjn the spring.
No definite plans for thd^struc*
ture have been announced*
Those making contributions
were: Pfc. Harold D. Mitchell,
who is now stationed with the U.
*5. Army in Germany, $15.00; Mrs.
C. W. Higgins, of Greensboro,
$20.00; Senator Clyde R. Hoey,
$10.00; Miss Clyde Fields, $25.00;
and Dr. J. M. Davis, $10.00.
Robert Austin Is
Nqw At Home
Robert Glenn Austin, son of R.
L. Austin of Laurel Springs, re
turned recently after receiving his
I honorable discharge at Fort
Bragg.
Glenn, who held the rank of
echnician, fourth grade, served
”ith the 492nd Engineer Heavy
Equipment Company in the
Southwest Pacific area and the
Philippines.
He served thirty months of his
hree years in service overseas,
nd is entitled to wear the Asiatic- i
a'ufic and Philippine liberation |
ribbons with three battle stars.
NOW IN WASHINGTON
Attorney R. F. Crouse left
: Tuesday for Washington, D. C.,
where he will remain for a few
I days on business. Mr. Crouse ex
■ oects to return by this week end.
All-Stars Meet
Tomorrow Night
The Soarta Lions will roar
again when they meet the Jef
irsons Rotarians in a return
basketball game at the local
yronasium here Friday night
it 7:30 o’clock with proceeds
o go for the Polio Fund.
In addition to the all-star
Tame, the women will take
'’art with the Jeftersons town
‘rls playing the Sparta town
girls.
The Lions defeated the Ro
‘arians in a game at West Jef
ferson several weeks ago and
nuch interest is being- shown
in the return game. A num
ber of Ashe county fans are
expected to attend the game.
Much entertainment is prom
ised all basketball fans since
both teams have some wit
standing players. One mem
ber of the Rotarians objected
because the Lions had a much
“younger” team.
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Infantile Paralysis Fund Has
Reached $403; President’s
Ball Is Attended By Many
Methodist Church
Buys Camp Site
Near Jefferson
30-Acre Tract Purchased By
Garland Stafford From A.
4. M. Duncan
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West JeftarsoR — (Special)—
The Board of Education of the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Church, this
week purchased 30 acres of land
in the county as a site for a pro
posed Summer camp for the youth.
According to information learn
ed here yesterday the plans in
clude the erection of buildings
and getting the grounds ready for
use this year if possible.
The transaction was handled by
Rev. Garland R. Stafford and t.h<
nroperty was purchased from A
M. Duncan. It adjoins his home
place pear Jefferson and is •> nn-i
of what was formerly the Foster
"lODerty. The amount involved
in the sale was not revealed.
Mr. Duncan said that he had
‘nrned down several offers and
only decided to sell the tract to
the Methodist Church group since
it was to be used for a worthy
cause.
Mr. Stafford, popular Methodist
miinster, is a member of the board
of directors of Board of Edu
cation of The Western North Car
olina Conference. He has long
been interested in working with
the youth and has been particu
larly interested in this section
since he was pastor at Jefferson.
While here he was actively in
terested in the hospital movement
and served as treasurer for some
time. He is now located at Tay
lorsville.
The establishment of the sum
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The Infantile Paralysis Drive
Fund in Alleghany has reached
a total of $403.51, leaving oijly
$96.49 to be collected before thv
quota of $500.00 is raised, report*
late yesterday revealed.
Reports from each of the five
organizations assigned quotas of
$100.00 were not available yes
terctay, but iVis Relieved that «th»
total-Will swell considerably with,
final reports.
The schools of the county have
reported $143.51, Supt. Clyde
Fields announced yesterday. She
pointed out that reports from all
the schools had not yet been re
ceived. Mrs. A. V. Choate, presi
dent of the Woman’s Club, report
ed $105.00 for that organization
Proceeds from the President’s
Ball, held at the community
building last night with a large;
attendance, amounted to mor. I
than $175.00, it was point
ed out, but expenses were dedne'
ed from that total. A donatio
of $50 00, for which the club r
ceived credit, was made by David
P. Lavietes.
Robert L. Nichols, command
of the American Legion, reported
$100.00, while 'Joe Bill Reed,
president of the Lions Club, re
ported $55.00. No report was re
ceived from the Chamber of
Commerce.
It was announced that a basket
ball game between the Sparta
Lions and the Jeffersons Rotari
ans will be played in the gymna
sium here Friday night at 7:30 o’
clock. The town girls’ team
of West Jefferson will play
the town girls’ team of Sparta,
also, it was explained.
Records show that Alleghany
ceived $2,500 from the foundatio'
ceived far more benefits from th< i
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Pres. Truman Has Asked
Speedy Action On Price Law
Washington — President Tru
man this week asked congression
al leaders for early action on ex
tension of price control beyond
;ts scheduled June 30 expiration
date.
Speaker Sam Rayburn (P-Tex),
said after a conference with the
President that the Administration
hopes to extend price control for
another year. House Democratic
Loader John W. McCormack,
Mass., added that Mr. Truman
feels the issue is “a matter of
paramount importahce to the
country.”
Legislation to extend the Office
of Price Administration with its
price control powers has not yet
been introduced but McCormack
said that Chairman Brent Spence
(D-Ky), of the House Banking
and Currency Committee, con
templates starting hearings Feb. 5.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles will be the first witness.
Price control is Mr. Truman’s
chief weapon in the fight against
inflation. With large wage in
creases already granted to most of
the nation’s workers, the Presi
dent is understood to feel that
control over prices must be kept
if the country is to avoid a repetit
ion of the economic chaos that
followed World War I. He drum
med on the theme throughout his
recent state-of-the-union-budget
message.
McCormack said it would be un
wise to extend price control less
than a year.
“If we extend it for six months
and Congress adjourns and it i
should be fpun*^ that a further!
extension was needed, it %opl<^
be necessary to call Congress
back,” he added.
In a discussion of price control
on the House floor, Rep. Robert C *
Slaughter, (D-Mo), said he fa
vorcd continuing controls but that
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... ; I'h-cP-'ii-VUi;I*
schools Help In
Clothing Drive
For Alleghany
Clothing Should Be PadMt
For Shipment; Bring Ih
Sheriffs Office . j
The Victory Clothing CoDee»
tion, which is being conducted
through the schools of the county,
is making rapid progres with sev
eral thousand pounds of clothing
eported to ciate, olncials an
ounced and also pointed out that
the drive would extend through
February 7.
Everyone who has not done Sflw
is urged to contribute some clock
ing since there are so many peo
ple in the war-torn countries of
the world in dire need of cloilk
ing~«nd bedding. It was ex
plained thait many people were
writing notes and attaching them,
to the clothing they sent, telling
the person to whom it will be giv
en tnat tne people or America re
member them and that they feel
is a privilege to be able to help
them. __ ^
Those who do not wish to bring
their their contributions to any of
the schools were reminded that^
they might bring them to the'Of
fice of Sheriff Jess Moxley, where
they wiH be received. All par
cels should be enclosed in a sack.
and well sewed for shipment, tt
„ag pointed out. ^
Everybns 'teohgrd to turn*in
clothing as soon as possible.
Family Reunion
Held Here Sun*
Richardson Family Togethes
For The First Tine fit
Four Years
A family reunion was held it
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Richardson in Sparta on Stan
day, when their nine children
wef©,, together for -the first
time in. more than--lour year*. _ _
Two sons, Arzie and Woodrow,
were recently discharged from,
the U. S., Array after . several
months service .overseas.
Those present were: Woodrow
Richardson, of Boone; Mr. and
Mrs. Arzie Richardson, of Inde
pendence, Va.; Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Richardson, of Boone; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter M. Irwin and
son, Paul; and Mr. and Mrs. Pago
Choate and son, David, of North
Wilkesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Andrews and son, Louis, of Kings
port, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Richardson and daughter, Cor
nelia; Clean Richardson and chil
dren, Mrs. Jack Thompson and.
Allen, and Mr. Odell Richardson,
Elkin.
Other visitors were: Mr. and
Mrs. Vent Hill and daughter,
Wanda Dare; Mr. and Mrs. Clay
Smith ana sun, Lieut. Howard
Smith, of Filer, Idaho, and daugh
ter, Edna Rae, of Washington, D.
C., and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Good
man and daughter, Lessie.
To Observe Boy
Scout Week Here
Boy Scout Week will be observ
ed by the Sparta scouts as it will
throughout the nation from Feb
ruary 3 through February 10,
Scoutmaster Granville Liles an
nounced this week.
The thirty-sixth anniversary of
scouting in America, February 3,
will be recognized as Scout Sun
day and will be observed in the
church program at the Presby
terian chufch here.'
The scouts will offer a special
scout responsive reading and
the Rev. Q. R. Allison will bring
a special message regarding this
great movement for boys, it was
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Boone Market Is
Setting Record
The Mountain Burley Tobacco
warehouses in Boone are setting
a new high record for poundage
this season, with the five million
■nark passed on Monday of thta
week.
Roger? Coir man, manager said
he was pleased to sfrve so many
gt>4 urged that they bring
-emaind«r of their tobacco in
before the-market closes on Fri
All farmers, who have checks