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The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. Alleghany County la Outstanding Livestock, culture and Tourist Centos With A Population of A34L VOLUME 57, NO. 18 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA $2.00 a Year Out of County THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 1948 February 15 Is Final Date For ■ 1945 AAA Reports Farmers Urged To File Ap plications In Order To deceive Payments Herbert Osborne, chairman, Al leghany county AAA Committee, reminded farmers this week that February 15 is the last day that , they may file 1945 performance f reports as a basis for receiving payments earned under the 1945 AAA program. “We are very anxious that ev ery farmer in the county receive the payment that he has earned by participating in the 1945 pro gram and therefore, we urge ev ery one to file the report,” Mr. Osborne said. The AAA office is open each day from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and from 8 a. m. to 12 noon on Sat urdays, it was pointed out, and every farmer who has not filed a performance report and signed an application form is urged to call at the county office and do so at the earliest possible date. Alleghany Woman Dies At Age Of 96 Mrs. McKnight Buried Mountain View On Wednesday At Mrs. Rosa Kirby McKnight, 96, one of Alleghany’s oldest citi zens, died Tuesday morning at her home at Glade Valley, after suffering a fall two days before. The widow of the late Rev. Andy McKnight, she had been in excellent health until the time of her death. She enjoyed reading without glasses and was able to walk without the aid of a cane, although she had lived almost a century. Funeral service was conducted at Mountain View Union Baptist church yesterday and interment lurch cemetery, lived by a number grandchildren and fehildren. T h r e e daughters, Mrs. Wheeler Nance, of Cherry Lane; Mrs. Sallie Jor don, of Sparta; and Mrs. Ella Kinzer, of Lynch Station, Va., and three sons, Spot McKnight, Cherry Lane; Sam McKnight and Nick McKnight, both of Sparta, survive in addition to other chil dren in the west. Parsons Rites Are Held Today Funeral service for George Glenn Parsons, 65, of Rt. 1, Walk ertown and formerly of Allegha ny county, will be held at noon today at Elk Creek Primitive Baptist church with Rev. Dwight D. Mullis and Rev. C. R. Allison officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Parsons died Tuesday morning in the Baptist hospital, aftei- several days’ illness. The body remained at Volger’s Cha pel, Winston-Salem, where a short service was conducted this morning. Survivors are the wife, the for mer Miss Charity Reeves; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil Collins, of Piney Creek and Miss Mary Ruth Parsons, of the home; one son, chief petty officer Milton G. Par sons, U. S. Navy; seven sisters, Mrs. W. C. Griffin, of Idaho; Mrs. Mary Nelson, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. W. A. Weaver and Mrs. F. H. Spry, of Maryland; Mrs. S. B. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Dan Vaughn, of Delaware; and Mrs. Fred Osborne, of Piney Creek. Eld. Wiley Combs remains critically ill at his home at Whitehead. Melve Pruitt, 86, Dies February 1 Melve Pruitt, 83, died of pneu monia at the home of his son, Ar ti* Pruitt, at Whitehead, on Fri day. He was * ( l ■' death two weeks ago l, > e. Funeral service conduct ed at Landmark non Baptist church on Sunday with Elders Walter Evans and Charlie Woo ten officiating. Interment fol lowed in the church cemetery. by two sons, 1, and Claude, Polio Fund Drive Is Nearing Quota; Ask For Final Returns Chamber Of Commerce To Present Donation At Meet ing Tomorrow Night The Infantile Paralysis Drive Fund in Alleghany county is ex pected to far surpass the quota of $500.00 when the Chamber of Commerce meets here tomorrow night and turns in their contribu tion, it was pointed out by offi cials yesterday. The total contributions report ed to date are $448.51, less than $55.00 short of the quota, it was pointed out. With the exception of the Chamber of Commerce, each of the five organizations as signed quotas of $100.00 each have reported that they have reached and exceeded the quotas. The schools of the county re port $143.51, the Womans Club, $105.00; The American Legion, $100.00 and the Lions Club $100. The basketball game between the Sparta Lions and the Jeffer son Rotarians Friday night netted a considerable sum, it was ex plained. This was the last event for the benefit of the drive to be held in the county. “With such a small quota in comparison to previous ones, we should have no difficulty raising the money,” one official stated. Evans Funeral Is Held January 31 Sparta Man Dies As Result Of Gunshot Wounds By His Son Funeral service for Millard F. Evans, 65, was held last Thursday at Zioti Primitive Bap tist church with Elds. S. G. Cau dill and J. C. Sparks in charge. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The Alleghany man died in stantly Monday afternoon as the result of gunshot wounds inflict ed by his son, Dale Evans, at their home near Sparta. Mr. Evans is survived by his wife, 'Mrs. Dora Richardson Ev ans, who was visiting her daugh ter in Maryland, at the time of her husband’s death. He also is survived by five sons, Ray, Rex, and Dillon Evans, all of Md.; Gaither and Dale Evans, Sparta; one daughter, Mrs. Edwin Edwards, of Maryland; his mo ther, Mrs. Laura Evans, of Havre de Grace, Md.; two sisters, Mrs, Posy Richardson and Mrs. Isaac Edwards, both of Maryland; and one brother, Albert. Evans, of Glade Valley. C. E. Cox, 78, Is Buried On Wed. Funeral service for Charles Edwin Cox, 78, of Mouth of Wil son, Va., who died Monday night at the Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital, Elkin, was held Wed nesday at Potato Creek Methodist church, Va., with Rev. C. R. Al lison officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Well-known throughout Alle ghany county, Mr. Cox served in the Virginia State Assembly. He was a leader in the political and business life of Southwestern Virginia for half a century. NOW WORLD BANKER . ** ****** >.m»- /*•*«.. «** ■•!■»:: Fred M. Vinson, native of Kentucky, secretary of the treasury, has been named by President Truman to be U. S. governor of the international monetary fund and of the In ternational bank. Lions To Sponsor Valentine Dance On February 14 Hester’s Orchestra Will Play For Dance At Community Building A Valentine dance will be held at the community building on Thursday night, February 14 un der the sponsorship of the Sparta Lions club with music furnished by Wilmer Hester and his eight piece orchestra from Fries, Va., it was announced this week. Following the President’s Ball here on January 30 which was an outstanding success, this will be the second formal dance of the year in Sparta. Members of the Lions club is sued a special invitation to every one to be present for the dance from nine to one o’clock. Special committees are working on plans to make the dance an outstanding event here. “The orchestra we have se cured, a well known group before the war, is even better thaffevs fore,” one official stated. Hess has only recently re-organized his orchestra, it was pointed out, af ter disbanding due to the war. Tickets,for the dance are now on sale at Smithey’s Store, B. and T. Drug Co. and Kay’s 5 and 10c Store, it was announced, and in addition they may be secured from any member of the Lions club. Scrip will be $1.00 per person. Bids To Be Let For Power Lines According to information re ceived here, bids are to be let this week for the construction of 575 miles of electric power lines for the territory including Allegha ny, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell and Burke counties. No information as to the num ber of miles of lines to be con structed in this county was re leased. New Merchant Marine Stamp Coming PEACE AND WAR Shown above, a replica of a postage stamp honoring the' United States merchant marine which will soon be placed on i sale. Il yUl be of . three cent denomination, printed in blue, of special delivery size. Evans Released On $4,000 Bond In Murder Case Hearing Held Monday Before Justice Of The Peace, B. F. Wagoner Dale Evans, 23-year-old Alle ghany man, held in the murder of his father, was released on $4, 000.00 bond Monday, at a hear ing before Justice of the Peace B. F. Wagoner. Appearing as state’s witnesses were Sheriff Jess Moxley, Coro ner B. O. Choate and Frank Tester, of Sparta, who accom panied young Evans to local of* ficers, where he gave himself up. Attorney R. F. Crouse represen ted the defendant. According to the testimony of fered by sheriff, Evans walked into his office Monday afternoon accompanied by Tester, a neigh bor of the Evans family. He stated that Dale told him that he had shot his father after he re turned from the mailbox to find the elder Evans holding his wife by the arm and with his fist drawn, say, “Damn you, I am going to kill you. When I finish her, I’m going to kill you next,” indicating Dale. “Before I realized what I was doing, I had picked up a gun and shot him,” young Evans told the sheriff. In the coroner’s report, it was disclosed that the two shots en tered the left shoulder about one inch apart and lodged on the right side, one at the floating rib and the other about four inches above a little to the center of the body. Dr. Choate testified that the shots had come to the skin, which made them easily cut out. In his testimony, Tester stated that Dale had visited his house earlier in the morning, relating to him that the elder Evans was “still on a rampage.” Tester al so stated that the elder man had been carrying a gun. NOW IN OKINAWA I Cpl. Earl M. Cheek, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Cheek, of Ennice, notified his parents recently that he is ill Okinawa and that he is getting along fine. He entered service in February, 1943, and has 93 points and two battle stars. Schools Closed For *This Week Most of the schools throughout the county will be closed today and tomorrow, due to the bad condition of the country roads, Supt. Clyde Fields announced yesterday. Supt. Fields pointed out that if no extreme bad weather exists this week end, schools will open as usual on Monday. SUGAR PRICE INCREASE EFFECTIVE ON FEB. 10 Washin 4on—An increase of “a little mo. v than a half cent a pound in tk^e retail price of sugar will go into effect Feb. 10, thie OPA has announced. At the same time refinery prices for cane and beet sugar will go up a half cent'a pound, while the price for raw cane sugar will be Increased .455 of a cent a pound. Reiterating a recent state ment by Stabilisation Director John C. Collet, OPA said the higher prices are necessary be cause of an increase in the cost of Cuban sugar. mimi. Where Atomic Bombs Will Next Fall t Lonely reef capped by 21 islets of which only 8 are big enough to hear names, Bikini atoll, in the Marshall islands, will be in the spotlight of world interests when history’s third great atomic bomb explodes there in May. Chosen by the navy for its first test of the bomb’s effect on vessels, the la goon within the atoll will hold 97 ships of the “suicide fleet.” Local Troop Will Observe Boy Scout Week, Feb. 8 -14; To Present Program Sun. Plans For School Bldg. At Nathan’s Creek Discussed County Board Of Education And Commissioners Hold Joint Meeting West Jefferson — (Special)— At a joint meeting of the Ashe county commissioners and mem bers of the board of education on Monday, tentative plans for the Bposed new school building at han’s Creek were considered, ester Stump was asked to se ; as accurate estimate of the cost of the new building as possi ble and to submit this to the com missioners before definite action and appropriations are made. The Nathan’s Creek high school build ing was destroyed by fire short ly before Christmas and efforts will be made to replace it before school opens next year. The gym nasium and a nearby church are now being used for class rooms. The matter of improved sani tary conditions necessary if the schools are to remain accredited, was also discussed. Ashe is the last county in North Carolina to use outdoor toilets in the central schools according to reports re ceived here. This must be cor rected if the schools are to remain accredited. CIRCLES TO MEET A joint meeting of the Lucille Ford Circle of the Sparta Bap tist church and Circle No. I will be held with Miss Jennie Hud son on Monday, February 11, it was announced this week. Mrs. Clennel Richardson will be in charge of the program. All members are urged to be present for the meeting when plans for the dinner to be served the Chamber of Commerce in March will be made. Granville Liles, Scoutmaster, Invites All Boys To Join Scout Troop Along with other Boy Scouts throughout the nation, Sparta Troop No. 78 will observe Boy Scout Week from February 8' through 14. A member of the Old Hickory Council, the Sparta troop has been divided into two patrols with seven members each. Gran ville Liles, scoutmaster, issued an invitation from the age of 12 become a member troop which meets day night from clock at the community building here. Bill Sprinkle is assistant scoutmaster. “The Boy Scout movement is a prime force in preparing to morrow’s men for their duty to themselves, their country and the world,” said General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army in a message to the Boy Scouts of America, who will mark their 36th anniversary, February 8 through 14. Plans are now being made for hikes, over-night camping trips and also for attending the Scout Jamboree at Camp Lassiter in Winston-Salem and at Camp Aree in Elkin. Scoutmaster (Continued on Page 4) Johnston Speaks To C. of C., Fri. A large crowd is expected to attend the February meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to morrow night when Ira T. John ston, prominent Jefferson at torney, will speak. James Story, of West Jefferson, will provide music for the meet ing. it was announced. The ladies of the Methodist Missionary Society will serve the meal. FSA Families Make Record In Food Production In County Each fall when new farm and home plans are developed with FSA families, a survey is made of the food produced and stored during the past year. Then a new conservation program is worked out for .the coming year in order that an adequate food supply may be had for the fam ily. Families are encouraged to can, if possible, a hundred quarts of fruits, vegetables, and'meats for each family member, and to store an adequate supply of fruit, | root and dried vegetables. In other words, they are striving to cany cut a live-at-home pro program. After plans were completed for the 78 FSA families this year, a summary was made of the food produced and stored by them for winter use. It was determ ined that an average of 258 quarts of fruits and vegetables and 31 quarts of meat were can ned by each family. Tims a to tal of 20,124 quarts of fruits and vegetables and 2,418 quarts of meats were canned by the entire group. A total of 780 bushels of root and dried vegetables were stored, or an average of 10 bush els per family. The survey fur ther showed that two beeves were butchered and one-third of the families either grew cane for making molasses or had their own honey. Families are encouraged to use the better canning methods; twenty-two families own pres sure cookers, which are recom mended for canning the non acid vegetables, meats ana poul try. Demonstrations were given by the home supervisor, Ainslee C. Alexander, for all new fami lies on the program and for those having some special canning problem. Demonstrations were (Continued on Page 4) American Legion Post Increases Its Membership i -- 35 New Members Added; To Sponsor Chicken Fry On Saturday, February 16 With thirty-five new members already enrolled in the member ship drive of the American Le gion, a special event is being planned for Saturday night, February 16, at the community building when other veterans of World War II are expected to join the local post, Robert L. Nichols, commander, announced this week. The program will feature a chicken fry when all G. I.’s are invited to attend and bring their wives and sweethearts. A dance will follow the dinner at nine o’ clock, it was announced. New members of the Legion include: Garnet Nichols, Earl Richardson, Kyle Mabe, Guy C. Collins, Ray Greene, Wesley Gilliam, James Gambill, Clement Osborne, Clay Nichols, Pawnee Jordan, Louis Wagoner, Beau ford Billings, Ernest E. Edwards, Doughton L. Perry, Robert Sparks, Britt Duncan, Elmer Hendrix, Coy Mabe, Walter Hodge, Wade McMillan, James Miles, James Osborne. Floyd Billings, Dean Miller, Don Miller, Parnell Finney, Ro bert Pruitt, Joe Doughton, Ru fus Brown, Hal Joines, Grant M. Harless, Jr., Ford McCann, Clar ence Crouse and Garnet Wagon er. Any veteran wishing to join the Legion may do so by getting in touch with Ernest E. Edwards, adjutant, in the office of Regis ter of Deeds in the courthouse. Reeves Andrews Succumbs In Md. parnews nas neen tchrut uui« of the death of Reeves P. An drews, 59, at his home at Schuck’s Corner, near Bel Air, Md., on January 28, after a lingering ill ness. A former resident of this coun ty, the deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Andrews; two daughters, Mrs. Lacy Fran cis, of Bpl Air, Md., and Mrs. Grover Crouse, of Darlington, Md., and three sons, Kyle and Ray, of Bel Air, Md., and Pvt. Reeves, Jr., stationed with the U. S. Army at Chanute Field, 111. j Funeral service was held on ! January 31 at the Oak Grove Baptist church with the Rev. J. O. Spencer and Eld. F. E. Thomp son, officiating. Interment was in Oak Grove cemetery. Those serving as pallbearers were: Bert Coomes, Elmer Poole, Bert Edwards, Fred Edwards, Thomas Edwards and Thomas Weaver. DR. SMITH TO SUPPLY LAUREL SPGS. CHARGE Rev. William Crummett, pas tor of the Laurel Springs Charge announced that in his absence next Sunday, that Dr. Wiley Smith, Phd, of A. S. T. C., would fill the regular appointments at 11 A. M. at Ball Springs and at 3 P. M. at Transou. Dr. Smith, who is an ordained Baptist minister, is a recognized authority on the Bible and the public is cordially invited to hear him. Mr. Crummett said he hoped all that could would avail them selves of the opportunity o( hear ing Dr. Smith. AAA Committee Met Yesterday County and community AAA. committeemen met Wednesday afternoon in the community building to discuss 1946 farm plans, Herbert Osborne, AAA chairman, announced. The committeemen agreed to make personal contact irmers of the county to ine the farm practices for he disclosed, adding ■It that needs of the farmers would best in this manner.
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