Allegh
2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
VOLUME 57, NO. 27
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
THURSDAY, MAR. 21, 1946
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
$2.00 a Year Out ol County
Farmers To Hear
Dr. B. A. Wagoner
Here Mon. Night
To Explain Meat Processing
Cooperative To Alleghany
Citizens
Dr. B. A. Wagoner, of Wythe
ville, Va., and formerly of Spar
ta, will speak to livestock and
poultry producing, faigneis gnd
other interested persons on be
half of the Appalachian^Meat
Processing Cooperative at the
courthouse here on Monday night
at 7:30 o’clock, it was announced
yesterday.
Dr. Wagoner will be accom
panied by Mr. Wysor, of Chris
tiansburg, Va, who will assist
him in explaining the proposi
tion of the meat processing co
operative to Alleghany citizens.
Stock in the cooperative will
be sold in five North Carolina
counties within a radius of one
hundred miles from Dublin, Va.,
where the plant will be estab
lished.
It was explained that the plants
will be organized for the pur
pose of dressing cattle, hogs,
lambs and poultry for t]he live
stock and poultry farmers in
twelve Virginia and five North
Carolina counties.
All persons who are interested
are urged to attend the meeting
at the courthouse on Monday
night.
Sparta PTA Meet
To Be Held Fri.
_t
Organization To Be Complet
ed; C. R. Roe Named Tem
porary Chairman
Plans for the completion of an
organization of a Parent-Teach
ers’ Association here on Friday
night at 7:30 in the library of tgi
high school building, Were mage
at a meeting here last Monday
night when a small group Ot-par
ents and teachers met.
porary secretary.
The election of officers will be
held it the meeting Friday n
the organisation will be perfect
ed, it was pointed out ’
All parents and teachers are
urged to attend the meeting.
Invitations to all parents have
been sent out through the chil
dren, it was announced.
Other temporary committees
appointed: wore:
Hospitality, Mrs. C. A. Thomp
son, Ralph Gentry and Miss Eu
la Kennedy.
Supt. Clyde Fields spoke to
the group on Monday night on
the aims and purposes of a Par
ent-Teachers’, organization and
gave some of . her personal ex
periences with such groups." *“
Canning Sugar
Available Now
The public is again reminded
that this year’s home canners
will not have to fill out applica
tion forms for canning sugar,
QPA State Director Theodore S.
Johnson reminded North Caro
lina housewives today. OPA
District Offices, which now
handle sugar rationing, are not
equipped to process the millions
of requests that would result
if users were required to make
formal applicatiqn for canning
sugar, as was formerly the case,
he sgid.
Canning sugar this season will
be obtained through -use of spare
stamps contained either in Ra
tion Book Four or on the sugar
ration sheet now being issued in
lieu of a complete ration book,
according to the OPA announce
First spare stamp to be used
• especially for canning sugar is
No. 9, which became valid Mon
day, March 11, for five pounds
and remains good through Oct
ober 31, Johnson pointed out.
This and another stamp to be
validated sometime in June or
July will provide this year’s al
location for home canning sugar,
he said.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Elder H. O. Woods, of Elkin,
will preach at Pine Fork Baptist
church on Sunday, March 24 *t
11 o'clock, it was announced this
upjis ' fhe public is cordially
invited to attend the service.
Pigeon Decorated For War Service
The Dicken medal, known as the ‘‘Animals’ Victoria
Cross,” is hung about the neck of Tommy, a Dalton-On
Fumess, England, racing pigeon, for distinguished war serv
ice. Dutch underground released him with vital information,
which he delivered to the British.
Officials Rule All
Buildings Blocking
Streets Must Go
Widely-Known
Educator And
Minister Dies
Dr. C. C. Weaver, Native Of
Ashe County, Long Prom
inent Methodi$t, Passes
Dr. Charles Clinton Weaver, 70,
general superintendent of Hugh
emorial Hospital at
for
at Stlft ft nt. at Elkin, after a
brief illness
With him when he died was
his wife, his four sons end
daughter.
The prominent churchman—
who served his Winston-Salem
pastorate nine years before leav
ing for an Asheville charge—was
stricken lest Friday. He had;
been at the hospital of which he
was the bead since being taken
ill. Death was attributed to a
heart condition.
Funeral was held Wednesday at
2 p. m. at Elkin Methodist church,
the Rev. R. G. Tuttle, officiating.
Burial was Wednesday afternoon
in Emory, Va., where Dr, Wea
ver, served a number of years
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Doughton Speaker
For Parly In N. C
Raleigh — Rep. Robert L.
Doughton of the Ninth North
Carolina District will make the
keynote address at the State
Democratic convention here, May
2, it was announced this week by
Governor Cherry and William
B. Umstead, of Durham, State
Democratic chairman.
Doughton has been in Congress
for 33 years and for the last 13
years has been chairman of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Rulings Regarding Traffic
Are Also Discussed; Plan
To Clean Up
At a meeting of the town coun
cil here Monday night, a resolu
tion was passed concerning the
movement of all buildings and
other property obstructing the
right-of-way of the Jones street
and Church street in Sparta,
Mayor Amos Wagoner said yes
terday- Jones street will run
'from highway 18 hack of the
Post OffwiAio (the ^prison -camp
id and
rgoad i
■rontt
[property
pH. Dought
Persons having property"'on
the right-of:way will be given
Until April is to remove it, Mgy
or Wagoner declared. Immedi
ately after that date, construc
tion will be started on the new
streets. All persons who mast
move buildings or other property
are being notified, he said.
Other important matters tak
en up at this first meeting of the
town council with the'new may
or concerned the parking
lem in Sparta.
Managers of all business hous
es as well m clerks who find it
necessary to drive their cars to
work are being asked to park
them at the back of the business
lot back of the courthouse, leav
ing the front streets open for
customers, Mayor Wagoner star
ted. At a recant counting, it
was discovered that most of the
front parking space was taken
up by cars owned by clerks and
managers of businesses here, and
that since these cars were park
ed there for the most of the day,
customers were forced to find
other space.
It was also pointed out that
signs have been erected giving
the speed law and that officers
have been authorized to strictly
enforce this law. There is to be
absolutely no double parking,
Mayor Wagoner also stated.
Parking at any time on Highway
18 on either side of the street
east of Main street down to the
street running back of the court
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Many New Books Are Added
To Alleghany County library
By Staff Writer
The Alleghany county library
has added 233 new adult and
Juvenile books to its shelves
since the beginjtng of this year,
Mrs. Carrie H. Jones, librarian,
announced this week.
Given here are short reviews
of a few of the books and titles
and authors of others:
"The Real F. D. R.,’’ by Kin
naird. This book is more than
a biography of our famous Pres*
•dent. It’s the story of a friend,
not only the leader of world de
£ut ^ good neighbor
even the children will under
stand.
“Born in Battle.” by Capt R.
T. Thomas. This is a great book,
not only because the author per
sonally turned the tide of epoch
battles, but because he is able to
translate his experiences and
those of his fellow officers and
men into the language under
stood by the folks at home.
“One God—the Ways We Wor
ship Him,” by Pitch. This is the
story of the three great religions
at America and different ways
we worship God in this country.
Puzzled parents and teachers
will find answers to the many
(CeotifiMi«« rm *»
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Republicans To
Meet Apr. 5; Will
Name Candidates
All Members Of GOP Urged
To Attend Meeting At
Courthonse
Beale PdOle, chairman of the
Republican party in Alleghany
county, announced this week that
a meeting of all Republicans had
been called for Friday1 night,
April 5, at 7:30 o’clock in the
courthouse here for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the
general election this fall.
Mr. Poole urged that all mem
bers of the Republican party in
Alleghany county be present for
the meeting.
Among those who attended
the Republican convention in
Lenoir last week, were M. H.
Scott, Glenn Johnson, Sam Lan
dreth, Willie Ham and Beale
Poole.
Schools Entered
In Spelling Bee
County Finalist To Be Chosen
To Take Part In Journal
Sentinel Contest
Alleghany schools were this
week entered in the Journal-Sen
tinel Sixth Annual Spelling Bee,
which now includes entries from
26 city and county systems of
more than 75,000 children.
The Alleghany county entry
was submitted by Superinten
dent Clyde Fields. To date,
Pine Swamp, Wolf Branch, Lau
rel Springs and Sparta schools
have entered the contest.
Supt. Fields said that prelim
inaries would be held in each of
the schools of the county on or
before April 10 and that the win
ner from each school was eligible
to enter the finals at a date to
be anounced later when one from
the county would be chosen to
enter the Journal-Sentinel- tour
nament >
KNo child dyer sixteen or above
eighth 'grate, is eligible to
, he exflteindifr ^tnstrOc
are being mailed out to the
>1 principals of the county
this week.
Brinegar
Buried Sunday
Charlie Brinegar, 52, diqd at
his home at Laurel Springs on
March 15.
funeral service was conducted
on Sunday morning at Pleasant
G^bvc church with Elds. Walter
Evans, Troy Brooks and Coy
Walker in charge. Burial was in
the, Richardson cemetery.
Surviving are the widow and
five children.
MeCANN anp majktin
TBE IN ASTC ELECTION
Thlc election for president *f
the student body for Appalach
ian State Teachers College for
1946-4? on Wednesday resulted
in a tie between Mildred Mar
tin, of Summerfield, Guilford
county, and Guy McCann, of
Roaring Gap, Alleghany county.,
Miss Martin’s majors in college
are history and phyiscal educa
tion. Mr. McCann, graduate of
Sparta high school, is majoring in
mathematics and science.
—Behind—
Your Bonds
Ray Mi Hand Winner Of ‘Oscar’
For the best performance by an actor, for his part in
‘The Lost Week-End,” Ray Milland is shown receiving his
‘Oscar” from Ingrid Bergman, as the Academy of Motion Pic
ture Arts and Sciences made its 18th annual awards at Holly
wood.
Halfway Mark Is
Passed This Week
Id Red Cross Drive
$454.00 Is Reported On Quota
Of $625.00; Three Town
ships Surpass Quotas
The Alleghany County Red
Cross Drive passed the halfway
mark this week as $454.00 was
reported raised on.the quota of
$625.00, S. R. Nichols, drive
chairman said yesterday.
It was pointed out that reports
from all townships had not been
received but that most of them
are believed to hive reached the
resigned quotas. Mr, Nichols
urged t$gt aU/township chhirmen
turn iir? reports' as soon «s pos
sible.
Sparta High Sehool, under the
direction of Miss Minnie Lou
Edwards reported $lf6.15, this
to count on the Gap Civil quota;
Cranberry township, $60.00;
Piney Creek, $95.00; Glade
Creek, $65.00 and Whitehead,
$55.75. No reports have been
received from Prather’s Creek
and Cherry Lane, it was explain
ed.
Omitted in the Sparta school
group last week was Mrs. A, C.
McMillan’s room which reported
$7.50. Other contributions in
clude the following:
The Alleghany News, $10.00;
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club, $10.00 and J. Kemp
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Mrs. Mosley, 82,
Dies At Mt. Zion
MTs. Phoebe Mosley, 82, died
af her home in the Mount Zion
community on March 16. She
had been in ill health for several
months.
Funeral service for the aged
woman was conducted at Mt.
Zion Methodist church on Mon
day morning with the Revs.
Worth Sweet and William Crum
mett in charge. Burial followed
iii the church cemetery.
She is survived by two broth
ers, George Black and Lee Black,
3f the Piney Creek community.
Her husband, Bob Mosley, pre
ceded her in death several years.
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State Forester
To Visit County
Next Wednesday
Farmers Interested In Any
Phase Of Forestry Urged
To Contact Black
J. L. Gray, assistant forester
with the State Extension Service,
Raleigh, will be in the county
cm Wednesday, March 27 to aa
■wst 4*iegiers in-apy phase,Sfc^9fc
estry, R. E Black, coupty fcgent
announced yesterday.
Mr. Black urged that apy per
son who needed assistance in any
phase of forestry such as plant
ing, thinning, or estimating lum
ber, get in touch with him before
March 27 in order that he may
arrange for Mr. Gray to meet
with them.
I Annual FSA Meet
Is Well Attended
Farm families from all sections
of the county were represented
here recently at the annual
meeting of Farm Ownership bor
rowers of the Farm Security Ad
ministration of AUaghany coun
ty
Charts showing the various
sources of income revealed that
,27%\came from milk, 12% from
tobacco, 12% from poultry, 17%
from cattle, 4% from sheep arid
wool, and 3% from hogs. An
! other chart showed that 42% wag
spent for farm operating expen
ses, 27% for home expense, 7%
payment on debts, 8% for capi
tal expenditures, and 17% on
their land debt.
A discussion on increasing feed
and food production during 1948
was led by Mr. Van Miller and
Miss Ainslee Alexander, FSA
Supervisors. Ways and means
of improving pastures was dis
cussed by Me, Tom Green and
Mr. Dan Jones. &*'.'•
During the latter part of the
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Overseas Easter Greetings
Should Be Mailed Early
Recognizing that Easter Sun
iay, April 21, will undoubtedly
lave more significance to Mem
jers
jveru^ou
rent years
nailing of
;r Greetings
Forces still
.j time in re
iticipating the
mbers of East
soldiers in the
xrcupation areas, the War Depart
ment today urged that Easter
"ards be mailed immediately if
lellvery is to be effected before
faster Sunday.
Now, just as in times of iyar,
is » vitally important
lives 0f C. I V
the Army
i
the
home should make special effort
to comply with this year’s mail
ing date for delivery of
messages.
Overseas Army mail should bt
addressed with the soldier’s IttS
name, his rank, Army Serial
number, organization and unit,'
Army Post Office (APO) Num
ber and should bfe sent in care
of the Postmaster at die port '
of embarkation through which
the mail is routed. Failure to
County Is Well
Represented In
Hereford Sale
J. H. Dough ton Carries Oft
Top Places la Show Held
On Monday
Alleghany cattle raisers were
well represented among otheaa
from the two Carolines who paid
$19,885.00 for 45 head of Here
ford cattle at the sixth annual
sale sponsored by The North
Carolina Hereford Breeders As
sociation in Statesville Tuesday.
This was an over-all average of
a little over $432.
Ten males brought $3,750, oc
an average of $375.50 a head.
Thirty-five females brougbt
$15,900, an average of a little
over $448 a head.
Colonel Earl Gartin, Greens
burg, Ind., auctioned the animals.
The sale followed by one day
the annual Hereford show *tm%
was held at Iredell County Fair
grounds.
In the show Monday, J. H
Doughton, of Laurel Springs, and
Statesville, placed entries in IB
classes and took first place ia
eight of the 10 classed. His cat
tle took two'Second places.
Doughton showed both the
male and female grand cham
pions. The male was a 10-month
old yearling named “Meadows
Domino 66th,” sired by-the well
known “Painter’s Domino M."
The female grand champion was
named “Meadows Princess 25th.**
She was sired on the Horton Farm
at Laurel Springs by Don Prince
Domino 14th, now dead. Her
dam goes back t» famous old
Domino return, who sired
great females.
G. D. Coat, of Grassy Creek,
sold one cow for $$30.00 to Ralph
Snyder, oMflfb Point. J. H.
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Honor
Valley
E. B.
'THkam
The honor roll lor the fifth
and sixth month* at Glade Vat
ley high school were snnramcedi
this Week by Superintendent KL
B Eldridge/1
Those iMtrng the honor idi
lor the. lilth month with an mk
erage oil 95 to 100, were:
Tenth, grade: Gene Ihimdm,
Twelfth grade: Doris Colhan
Betty Lou Vannoy, Bland*
Woodie and Elsie Smith.
Those earning honorable n*n>
tioh with grades ot 99 or shewn
WCP6I
Ninth grade: Anne Farria^tan
Allean Parsons, Guy Sheets aedL
Alice Valient.
Tenth grade: Magdalene W
ler, Mtoritt* Miller and France*
Godwin.
Eleventh grade: Mary Stan
Cook, Elaine Cox, Lenore Ut»
ingston, Elizabeth Long, Elisa
beth McCann and Orville Duar
can*
Twelfth grade: Gwyndotyat
Bare, Jean Collins and Rutgr
Craven.
Honor rail for the sixth months
Twelfth grade: Doris Collins
and Betty Lou Vannoy.
Honorable mention lor sixth
month:
, Ninth grade: Anne Farrington
Allean Miller, Magdalene Milled
Maxine Miller, T. M. Eldridgn
Jr., and Frances Godwin.
Eleventh grade: Mary Sim
Cook, Elaine Cox, Lenore Liv
ingston, Elizabeth Long and Eli*
abeth McCann.
Twelfth grade: Gwymdotya
Billy' Ingram, Elsie Smittw
Blanche Woodie and Lorene O'
Neal.
Bare, Jean
Ruby Craven
P]
ml
lddenfy
Judith Aim Phipps,
daughter of jtfn. Dora _
Phipps and the late Hubert ]
Phipps, of Modena, Pa., dk*
March MM'y '
tal. Punet
ducted last IHfij#
the GenseMer **
Coatesvffle, W
lM I. Cloud,. *Mtor of
Methodist church, in
terment followed in the i