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VOLUME 57, NO. 19
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THURSDAY, FEB. 14, IMA
Workstock Clinic
Will Be Held In
County Feb. 18-25
Dr. S. G. Eddins, Veterinari
an, To Be Supervisor,
Schedule Given
A workstock clinic for the
treatment of horses and mules
for botts, will be held in Alleg
f hany county under the super
vision of Dr. S. G. Eddins, vet
inerian of Galax, Va., from Feb
ruary 18 through 25, R. E. Black,
county agent announced this
week.
Mr. Black pointed out that a
schedule had been worked out
for the clinic, but that farmers
wishing to do so could bring
their stock out to the highway
between stops on the designated
schedule where it would be more
convenient. Bocn the bott and
round worm treatment will be
, given for $1.00, it was explained.
Mr. Black also reminded farm
ers that horses may have water
but no feed for twelve to eight
een hours before the treatment
is given.
following is a schedule for the
clinic:
Monday, February 18—8:30,
■Cull Boyer; 9:00, Lon Reeves;
9:45, J. R. Gambill; 10:15, Ray
Hampton; 10:45, Elk Creek; 11:30,
Carl Kennedy; 1:00 p. m„ C. L.
Hash; 1:30, J. H. Douglas and
2:00 p. m., John R. Halsey.
Tuesday, February 19—8:45,
Stratford; 9:30, Will Atwood;
10:00, D. J. Jones; 10:45, Annice
Shepherd; 11:30, Peden; 1:15 p.
m., Sparta; and 1:45, Charlie Ed
wards.
Saturday, February 23—8:45,
Whitehead; 9:30, Mack C. Ed
wards; 10:00, W. F. Doughtdn;
10:45, M. E. Reeves; 11:30, Carey
Brown; 12:15 p. m., Cleve Nich
ols; 1:15, Glade Valley; 1:45,
Cherry Lane and 2:15, J. C. Mc
Cann.
Monday, February 25—8:30,
Edmonds; 9:00 Barrett; 9:45,
Hare; 10:30, Hooker, 11:00, Don
Smith, 11:30, B. H. Rector; 1:00
p. m„ Edwards Cross Roads, ^nd
1:30, T. L. Crouse.
IN ROANOKE HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Porter car
ried t,*cir daugnter, Frances, to
Roanoke, Saturday, where she is
receiving treatment from Dr. P.
T. uu.u, an orthodontia.
Officers To File
Applications Now
March 1 Set As Deadline For
Applying For Regular
Army Commission
Officers who wish to apply for
regular army commissions, under
Public Law No. 281, have until
March 1 to get their applications
into the adjutant general’s of
fice, according to information
received here this week from
Lt. Lindsay, commander of the
U. S. Army recruiting station in
Lenoir.
“Any man who served as an
officer at anytime between De
cember 7, 1941 and the first of
this year, is eligible,” Lt. Lindsay
stated. He also pointed out that
officers who re-enlisted as en
listed men, may also apply for
' commissions.
Application forms may be se
cured at the recruiting station in
Lenoir. As applications should
be in Washington by March 1,
they should be sent in as soon as
possible, it was pointed out.
i Schools Re-open
. Here Wednesday
Most of the schools throughout
the county re-opened yesterday
after . being closed for several
days due to the bad conditions
of the roads, Supt. Clyde Fields
announced.
However, several of the buses
were unable to make their
routes yesterday and attendance
was poor, it was reported.
In addition, many of the stu
dents are ill with colds and flu,
it was reported. An epidemic of
colds has been raging in the
county for the past two weeks.
School authorities said yester
day that it is hoped that all buses
will be able to make their rounds
for the remainder of the week
conditions of the
soon.
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Hundreds Attend
Funeral For Mrs.
R. L. Dough ton. Sun.
MILLIONAIRE SERGEANT
Sgt. Peter Salm, 21, who, as
the son of Count Ludwig Salm
Von Hoogstraten and Milli
cent Rogers, has just received
word that he has inherited
more than two million dollars.
Eld. Wiley Combs
Is Buried At Land
mark Saturday
Aged Minister Dies After
Serving In His Church
For Many Years
Elder Wiley Combs, 78, prom
inent Regular Baptist minister,
of Whitehead, passed away at
his home there on February 7,
after a serious illness of two
months.
Funeral service was conducted
Saturday afternoon at the Land
mark Regular Baptist church
with Elders M. T. Brooks, Tyre
Brooks, Crockett Delp, John Ev
ans and W. Q. Higgins officiating.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
The aged minister had been
pastor of the Landmark church
for the past 39 years, being or
dained there in 1907. He had
been a member of the church
since its organization in 1890.
Well-known and loved through
out the community and the coun
ty, the Elder Mr. Combs had
served in his church for more
than half a century.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Laura Musgrove,
and five children: Everett Combs,
of South Charleston, Ohio; Mrs.
Alice Robey, of Springfield,
Ohio; Mrs. Emma Blevins, of
Glade Valley; Mrs. Ella Ed
wards, of South Vienna, Ohio;
and Mrs. Lula Walker, of Bel
Air, Md.
Two brothers, Roby Combs, of
Whitehead and Isom Combs, of
this county, also survive.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Perkins
announce the arrival of a daugh
ter, Patricia Louise, at the Bap
tist hospital, Winston-Salem, on
January 28; weight, 6 lbs., 13%
ounces. Mrs. Perlfins is the for
mer Miss Ruby Jane Woodruff.
Burial At Laurel Springs
Followed Service At Spar
ta Baptist Church
More than fifteen-hundred
persons filled the Sparta Bap
tist church to overflowing Sun
day as friends and relatives from
near and far.came to pay their
last respects to Mrs. Robert L.
Doughton, wife of Congressman
Doughton.
Prominent national and State
figures along with those of Alle
ghany, Ashe and other nearby
counties united to pay tribute in
death to the woman they had
known and loved in life. Mrs.
Doughton died suddenly in Wash
ington on Friday, following a
heart attact on Thursday.
Harold Knutson, Republican
Representative from Minnesota
and John H. Fogler, Democratic
Congressman from Mt. Airy, rep
resented the House, where Rep.
Doughton has served without in
terruption for more than three
decades.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev F. G. Walker, pastor
of the Sparta First Baptist Chur
ch, assisted by Rev. C. R. Allison,
First Methodist Church pastor at
Sparta, Rev. E. W. Thompson,
pastor of the Sparta Presbyterian
church and Rev. Howard J. Ford,
of Elkin.
Nephews served as active pall
bearers. A number of high of
ficials and other friends served
as honary pallbearers.
Burial followed in the Laurel
Springs cemetery. In spite of the
downpour of rain and fog, many
who were unable to come to the
church in Sparta were at the
cemetery.
Mrs. Doughton a native of Con
cord, was the former Miss Lillie
Strieker, daughter of the late Mr.
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Cousins Meet In
Tienstin, China
Pvt. Charles E. Pugh And Pvt.
Joseph K. Blum, Jr., Meet
After Two Years
'“It’s a small world” after all,
or so Pvt. Charles E. Pugh and
Pvt. Joseph K. Blum, Jr., be
lieve.
These two Alleghany cousins
entered the Marine Corps to
gether almost three years ago and
trained in the same platoon at
Parris Island only to be separa
ted when Pvt. Blum was sent
overseas and Pvt. Pugh entered
the postal service.
After two years separation, the
two cousins met in Tienstin, Chi
na, and discovered that they
were both in the famous First
Division. In the way of celebra
tion. the two men enjoyed a
steak supper at the Red Cross
headquarters in Tienstin.
Pvt. Pugn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward J. Pugh, of Laurel
Springs, is now stationed at
Peiping, China, at the only mili
tary post office there, while Pvt.
Blum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph K Blum, of Whitehead, is
stationed at Tanku, China.
Indian Lands Are Seeded From Air
Under government contract, some 50,000 acres of denuded
pastureland on the Papago Indian 'reservation, Sells, Ariz.,
are being seeded from the air. The system perfected by Dr.
Lytle S. Adams, who is shown explaining the system to a
group of braves. The seeds are enclosed in pellets made from
pulverised soil. 1
UNRRA Will Give These Italian Children A New Life
Dirty, ragged and undernourished mites among Naples cave-dwellers, to whom the
UNRRA will open up a new life of clean quarters, food, warm clothing and medical care.
Tragedy and premature aging are evident in these children’s faces.
Services Of C.
of C. Cited At
Meeting Friday
Ira T. Johnston Addresses
Group; Dairy Meeting Is
Also Held
“Now that the war has ended
and reconversion is underway,
this organization has an even
greater chance of serving the
people of Alleghany county than
it had before,” Ira T. Johnston,
prominent Jefferson attorney,
told members of the Sparta
chamber of commerce here last
Friday evening.
Mr. Johnston, pointing ofl
some of the services rendered bs
such a body, named among therm
the securing of new industries
for the county, the fellowship
and acquaintance of members,
the unselfishness of working for
the common good and the op
portunity to build up the com-'
munity by developing higher
standards of ethics.
R. F. Crouse presided at the
meeting and introduced the
speaker of the evening. Enter
tainment was furnished by James
I. Story, of West Jefferson, who
rendered a number of piano se
lections during the dinner hour.
Following the regular meeting,
which was attended by forty
members, a discussion of the es
tablishment of a milk receiving
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Tax Specialist
Coming Feb. 25-26
Alleghany county citizens'
were reminded this week that
income tax returns for the cal
endar year 1945 must be filed
not later than March 15 with the
Collector of Internal Revenue.
While most taxpayers will
prepare their returns themselves,1
a Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue will be at the court
house here on February 25 and
26 from nine to five o’clock to
give any advice or assistance;
needed. No charge will be made
for this service, it was pointed
out.
Most taxpayers have already
made substantial payments on
their 1945 Federal tax through <
withholding from their wages
or direct payments to the collec
tor, but, nevertheless, all tax
payers must'file annual returns
op or before March 15, as pro
vided by law.
PRESENTS MEMORIAL ON
LATE R. A. DOUGHTONj
Hon. Ira T. Johnston attended
the meeting of the Board of
.Trustees of the University of
North Carolina on Monday, when
he presented a' memorial resolu
tion commemorating the late R.
A. Dough tom
At this meeting, the board ac
cepted special gifts from Hon.
John Motley Morehead and
transacted other business: Mr.
Johnston was accompanied by f
Mrs. Johnston. Oh Sunday,
they visited their son; Thomast a
student at Wake Forests
President Truman And
Leaders Pay Tribute To
Mrs, Robert L. Doughton
Many Roads Of
County Far Too
Muddy To Travel
Mail Routes And School Bus'
es Are Hampered As Well
As Individual Travel
avy rains during th<
:k have left secondar:
mo3t sectiorik of
Tactically impassable,
xvice as well as school
buses have been curtailed and in
many cases, individuals find it
impossible to travel in cars.
The Vox road is reported in
such condition that the school
bus has had to be abandoned
until it can be improved. The
Piney Creek road and Highway
18 are also reported practically
impassable.
R. E. Richardson, of the State
Highway Department, said yes
terday that, “It is just a situation
that could not be avoided”. He |
added that the State Highway
Department here had done every
thing within their power to try
to keep the more important roads
in passable condition, working
day and night dragging and haul
ing gravel.
“We have hauled between two
and three thousand yards of
crushed rock to the secondary
roads of the county, but they are
in such bad condition that it
seems to do no good”, Mr. Rich
ardson stated.
He also pointed out that of the
220 loads of rock hauled, 200
loads had gone to the Piney
Creek road, which is now almost
Officials stated that heavy
traffic on the secondary roads
had cut them to the bottom and
that it would be sometime before
the situation could be reDaired.
Messages Of Sympathy Come
From Many Government
Leaders And Others
Following the announcement
last Friday morning of the death
of Mrs. Robert L. Doughton, wife
of North Carolina’s veteran rep
resentative, and one of the best
loved women in the nation’s cap
ital, messages of sympathy and
President Truman sent this
message to Representative Dough
ton, his close personal friend and
chairman of the House ways and
means committee:
“Dear Bob:
“My heart goes out to you in
the sorrow which has come to you
with such sudden and crushing
force. To you and to all who
mourn with you, I offer this as
surance of heartfelt sympathy in
which Mrs. Truman joins.
“Very sincerely yours,
“HARRY S. TRUMAN.”
The North Carolina congress
ional delegation unanimously ad
opted the following resolution:
“Resolved first, that the North
Carolina members of the second
session, in the 79th Congress of
the United States, have been ad
vised of the death of Mrs. Robert
L. Doughton, the wife of our dis
tinguished and beloved colleague.
“That we extend to our col
league, Mr. Doughton, and his
family, our deep and affectionate
sympathy in this great bereave
ment and beg that God in His
gracious mercy may bring to this
stricken family and friends, com
fort not approachable by human
power and only vested in divine
love. *
“To know Mrs. Doughton was
to admire and love her. Her con
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Ashe Hospital Will Have
Nurses’ Home; Plans Made
West Jefferson— (Special) —
Final plans for the proposed
nurses’ home for the Ashe hos
pital were approved at a meet
ing of the directors on Saturday
and work is expected to start in
the near future.
The new building, which is to
house the nurses and the resi
dent doctor, will make more
room available in the present
hospital building for patients.
As this is badly needed, it was
pointed out at the directors’
meeting that work would go for
ward as soon as possible.
The new building, which will
be located just above the main
hospital bunding, to the right,
will harmonize in appearance
with the present structure, ac
cording to the plans. It will
contain 12 bed rooms, several
bath rooms, a reception room and
a parlor and will be so construct'
ed so that more room can be add
ed on as soon as it is needed.
The exact cost of the building
could not be submitted to the
directors because of the present
variations in the price of labor
as well as materials. Unofficial
ly it was estimated that the build
ing would probably cost be
tween thirty and forty thousand
dollars.
The hospital has some funds
available and it is believed that
there will be olther voluntary
contributions.
Additional land necessary for
the building was contributed by
R. C: Miller, who was issued hos
pital stock for this. The directors
went on record as thanking Mr.
Miller for his contribution as
has worked with the committee
and secured the assistance Of an
Founder Of G. V.
High School Dies
At Graham Home
Former Pastor Of Sparta
Presbyterian Church Ar
rived^In Sparta In 1907
News has been received here
of the recent death of the Rev.
A. T, Walker, of Graham, former
Presbyterian pastor in Sparta
and one of the founders of Glade
Valley high school.
Coming to Alleghany county in
1907, Rev. Mr. Walker was also
instrumental in building the
Rocky Ridge Presbyterian
church and the DeLane Presby
terian church. He was married
to Miss Mary Henderson, of
Charlotte and they made their
home in “The Cottage,” the first
building to be completed on the
Glade Valley campus.
At the time this young minis
ter came to Alleghany, there was
only one high school, which was
at Sparta. With a vision of a
Christian high school, Rev. Mr.
Walker, along with members of
the Home Mission committee, se
lected the present site of Glade
Valley and 125 acres of land was
purchased.
The aged minister is survived
by his wife and two daughters,
one of whom lives in New Jer
sey and the other in Richmond,
Virginia.
Crouse Now With
Extension Dept*
Former Ashe County Agent
To Work With Turkish To
bacco Experiments
Roy H. Crouse .was here
this week and announced that he
had accepted a position with the
Extension Division df State Col
lege to be associated with the
experimental work now being
done with Turkish tobacco in
this area.
K,s expected to have
the experiments in
ounty with headquar
noir. He is now in
ling some special stu
dy work in connection with the
work. ?
Mr. Crouse, who made an out
standing record as county agent
in Ash ;ounty, resigned a few
months ago because of personal
responsibilities in connection
with his father’s farm in Alle
ghany. Prior to serving as coun
ty agent of the county, he serv
ed as a dairy specialist for this
area.
BANK TO OBSERVE
HOLIDAY, FEB. 22
The Northwestern Bank will '
be closed on Friday, February 22
in observance of Washington’s
birthday, Alton Thompson, cash
ier, announced this week.
He pointed out that this day is
always observed as a bank holi
day.
Sparta Teams To
Play Here Friday -
West Jefferson— (Special) —
The Sparta High School teams
will meet the married women and
the Nathan’s Creek All-Star boys
in the West Jefferson gymnasium,
at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow night.
A good attendance is expected for
this game as Nathan’s Creek’s rec
ord for this season has been good.
An admission fee will be charg
ed and the proceeds of the game
will go to the building fund of
the Nathan’s Creek High school
building, which was recently de
stroyed by fire. The public is
urged to attend these games and
give their support to the building
fund.
W. P. Thompson
Buried I
News has been received
death of W P. Thompson,
Cody, Wyoming on J
A nephew of Mrs.
den, he was the sc
Mr. and Mrs. J. I.
Alleghany county,
ber of years he mad
here but for the past