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AND STAR-TIMES— i CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
Alleghany County b ...
Outstanding Livestock, Agxk
culture and Tourist Center
With A Population of 8,341.
VOLUME 57, NO. 29
$1.50 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946
$2.00 a Year Out of County
Double Funeral
I Held For Mr.,
Mrs. J. Duncan
Well-known Couple Of The
Hooker Community Buried
On Tuesday
Double funeral services were
conducted Tuesday afternoon by
Revs. E. W. Thompson and C. R.
Allison at Glade Creek Union
Baptist church at Hooker for Mr.
and Mrs. John Wesley Duncan,
both of whom died within four
days of each other.
Mrs. Willie Blanche Duncan, 78,
died March 29 at her home at
Hooker following a long illness.
She had been confined to her bed
several months after suffering a
stroke. The daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. William Edwards,
she was married to John W. Dun
can in 1888.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dun
can was conducted at the home
on Sunday by Rev. E. W. Thomp
son, Eld. W. H. Handy and Eld.
G. M. Tedder, but the body was
held pending the arrival of a sis
ter, Mrs. Rose Lamb, of Denver,
Colo.
* News was received on Monday
of the death of Mr. Duncan, 80,
who was a patient in a Morgan
ton hospital. He had also been
in ill health for several t months.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Duncan he had inade his home in
Alleghany county all his life,
where he was a prosperous far
mer of the Hooker community.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Left Moxley, of Cardiff, Md.
Mrs. Carl Reeves, of Sparta and
Mrs. Robert Harris, of Bel Air,
Md.; and two sons, Oscar E. Dun
can, of Darlington, Md., and Guy
Duncan, sergeant on the North
Carolina highway patrol force
stationed at Morganton.
Seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Duncan is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Lamb and three broth
ers, Con Edwards, of David City,
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Business Women
Elect Officers
Mack Edwards, of Douglas,
and
*To Complete Federation Wi
l State Organization In
May
Plans are now underway for1
the federation of the BusinesS
and Professional Women’s Club
of Sparta, with the state organiza
tion, Miss Doris Wagoner, presi
dent, announced this week.
At a meeting of the club last
Monday night, additional officers
and committees were named to
complete the organization. Mrs.
Charles C. Castevens, Jr., chair-*
man of the committee on consti
tution and by-law,, appointed
the following, members to assist
her: Mrs. Gene Irwin, Miss Paul
ine Osborne and Miss Emoryetta
Reeves.
Officers include: Miss Doris
Wagoner, president; Mrs. Robert
L. Nichols, vice-president; Miss
Sue Reeves, corresponding secre
tary; Miss Marye Kennedy, re
cording secretary and Miss Bettie
Halsey, treasurer.
Miss Wagoner explained that a
special effort is being made to
complete the federation by May
in order that this club may send
a delegate to the state conven
tion.
It was decided that $5.00 would
be given to the Cancer Control
Drive. Members will also serve
the Chamber of Commerce in
May.
The next meeting will be held
in the AAA office at the com
munity building on May 6, at
seven o’clock.
Legion To Sponsor
Steak Fry, Apr. 13
The Dean Parish Post 98 of the
American Legion of Alleghany
county will meet on Saturday
night, April 13, at the community
building when a steak fry will
be given, Commander Robert L.
Nichols announced this week.
All Legionnaires and all GIs
are cordially invited to attend
the steak fry and dance that will
follow, he announced. Wives
and friends are also invited to
attend, and a discussion oh the
organization of an Auxiliary will
held.
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Advantages Of Meat
Packing Plant Are
Cited To Farmers
TOWN MARSHAL
Cleo Reeves, who was nam
ed town marshal, city tax
collector, and town water su
pervisor to succeed Glenn
Richardson.
G. D. Richardson
Resigns Posts In
Town Offices
Cleo Reeves Appointed To
Fill ‘Vacancies As Town
Marshal, Tax Collector
Glenn D. Richardson, town
marshal, city tax collector and
water supervisor for the past
two years, this week offered his
resignation giving as ids reason
the pressure of
iAt a meeting <
l here Tue
seves, son of
Reeves, of Sp
fed vetpran of World War 11, was
appointed to fill the three posi
tions.
Mr. Ricpardson, a candidate
for nomination for sheriff in the
Democratic‘primary in May, is
also a deputy sheriff, serving un
der Shetjft Jess Moxley. He
pointed out that he found it
necessary to resign due to other
duties.
“I want to thank the people of
Sparta and of Alleghany county
for their co-operation during my
tenure in office,” Mr. Richardson
stated.
The new town marshal, who be
gan his duties here this week
with the assistance of Mr. Rich
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C. of C. To Meet
Here Fri. Night
The Chamber of Commerce
will meet at the community
building Friday night , April 12
when members of the Lions Club
will be their guests.
The new officers will preside
for the first time at this meeting
and a number of committees, as
well as the board of directors
will be named. Alton Thompson,
president, announced.
All members are urged to be
present for the meeting.
Much Interest Shown In Alle
ghany; More Stockholders
Will Be Sought
A meeting under the direction
of County Agent R. E. Black, was
held at the courthouse last Mon
day night for the purpose of giv
ing the producers of livestock
and poultry in Alleghany county
first hand information on the
proposed meat processing plant
that is soon to be erected at or
near Dublin, Va.
J. D. Wysor, of Dublin, field
representative and director of
organization for the Appalachian
Meat Processing Cooperative,
Inc., explained the operation of
such a plant, describing how cat
tle, lambs, hogs and poultry
would be prepared for market
and giving detailed outline of the
methods that will be followed by
the cooperative in dressing and
marketing the different products
of the farmers.
Dr. B. A. Wagoner, of Wythe
ville and formerly of Alleghany
county, president of the Wythe
Farm Bureau Cooperative, who is
assisting ih the organization of
Wythe and Alleghany counties,
also discussed the benefits of the
cooperative to the farmers, stating
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Victory Gardens
Urged For 1946
Food Supply Must Be Increas
ed To Permit Greater
Shipments Of Food
Growing a garden—whether it
be in the backyard of the city or
on the farm—is considered by the
Famine Emergency Food Com
mittffrjgr one of the most im
portant parts of the^ntire Emerg
ency Fobd Program, Herbert Os
borne, AAA chairman and man
ager of the ememgency program
in Alleghahy county, said today,
in urging the planting of Victory
Gardens in 1946 to increase our
food supply, ahd permit greater
shipment of food items so crit
ically needed by starving people
of Europe and Asia.
“These people are victims of
enemy invasion. Their harvest
season is four months hence and
in many sections of Europe, ag
riculture has been damaged by
the worst drought in a century,”
Mr. Osborne asserted.
“In releasing more wheat, fats,
oils, and other needed foods for
shipment to these starving people,
Victory Gardens will help im
measurably in making good these
commitments; assuring adequate
supplies here at horn#; and re
ducing the overload on trans
portation facilities,” he said.
In view of a possible shortage
of tin and steel that may limit
the commercial production of cer
tain canned foods, Mr. Osborne
recommended careful planning of
the garden to assure fresh vege
tables during the summer months
and extra amounts for canning
for family winter stocks.
The President and the Secre
1 tary of Agriculture have called
for full support again this year
by the Victory Gardeners. It is [
expected that all Tar Heels will
answer this call most willingly.
English Midget Car In New York
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The new English Fergus “standard open tourer,” priced
above $1,500 is being demonstrated by Joseph Ferguson, Jr.
Some were constructed with right-hand drive, but sold as soon
as they arrived from England.
Cancer Control
Drive To Start
In County Today
Dr. N. D. Fox And Mrs. A. V.
Choate Are Co-chairmen;
Co-operation Asked
The Cancer Control Drive, un
der the sponsorship of the Spar
ta Woman’s Club, is underway
in Alleghany county with a quo
ta of $200.00 assigned. Dr. N. D.
Fox is chairman of the drive and
Mrs. A. V. Choate is co-chairman.
Officials of the drive are ask
ing that each school in the coun
ty work with them in raising the
fund and urged that teachers
send in all collections as soon as
possible to either Dr. Fox or
Mrs. Choate.
All donations of $1.00 or more
will be published in the News, it
was explained.
“We could not possibly give
our money to any better cause
than to the Cancer Control
Drive,” Dr. Fox stated, “since it
is a proven fact that cancer is the
chief cause of death in the United
States.
The drive, which begins today,
will continue through the month
of April.
Governor Cherry, in his pro
clamation for the drive, called
upon all citizens of the state to
support the humanitarian work
of the North Carolina Division of
the Field Army of the American
Cancer Society.
Governor Cherry pointed out
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HEADS CANCER DRIVE
Dr. N. D. Fox, who will
serve as chairman of the Can*
cer Control Drive in Allegha
ny county.
Move News Office
To Doughton Bldg.
The office of the Alleghany
News has been moved into the
office building formerly occupied
by the late Governor R. A.
Doughton, next to the courthouse
on Main Street.
The office building, generally
known as “Governor Doughton’s
office” was occupied by Alle
ghany’s great statesman for many
years and was visited by many
of North Carolina’s most prom
inent citizens. Until the time of
his death, Governor Doughton
opened the office regularly, car
rying on his law practice there.
Shared with his brother, Con
gressman R. L. Doughton, several
weeks during each year when he
was not in Washington, the of
fice has housed two of North
Carolina’s most distinguished
statesmen.
All subscribers of the News
are invited to visit the office at
any time.
The News is happy to secure
this location as it will be more
convenient for subscribers and
others since it is on the ground
floor.
Woman’s Club To
Name Officers
A special meeting of the Sparta
Woman’s Club has been called
for Monday afternoon, April 8 at
three o’clock at the community
building, Mrs. A. V. Choate, presi
dent, announced this week.
The purpose of the meeting will
be the election of officers for the
coming year, Mrs. Choate pointed
ouL-and urged that all members
be present
Members of the nominating
committee are Mrs. Granville
Liles, Mrs. Ben G. Reeves and
Mrs.
Sturdy Oxen Pull A Load
Postmaster Roby Blevins, of Brandon, hauls a load of
wood with a sturdy yoke of oxen.
More Turkish Tobacco Is
To Be Grown In This Area;
Model Barns To Be Erected
Clinic Schedule
Announced By
County’s Nurse
Children Should Be Vaccin
ated Before Entering School
Next Fall
A pre-school clinic will be con
ducted in the county next week,
Miss Mattilene Gambill, county
health nurse, announced yester
day and all parents are urged to
bring their small children for
vaccination.
Miss Gambill explained that
children from six months to
school age would be vaccinated
for diptheria, whooping cough
and small pox. ,
The clinic will be held fro®
9:30 to 12 noon Jgf the folh>wjri|'
places: v f
Little Pine school, Tuesday,
April 9; Wolf Branch school,
Wednesday, April 10, and Laurel
rings school, Thursday, April
It was also pointed out that
clinics will be held in all schools
of the county as soon as arrange
ments can be made. Parents will
be notified through this paper of
the dates.
Food Supplies
To Be Stepped Up
Herbert Osborne, chairman of
the Alleghany County AAA Com
mittee, has been designated as
Emergency Food Program Man
ager fof Alleghany county and
will help to speed the job of sup
plying food under President Tru
man’s emergency famine relief
program, in an effort to reduce
the terrible suffering caused by
enemy invasion and drought in
Europe and Asia.
Mr. Osborne will enlist the co
operation of the Alleghany Coun
ty USDA Council in coordinating
the program and organizing the
food conservation measures rec
ommended by the President’s
famine emergency committee.
Local food conservation meas
ures are now being worked out
and every man, woman, and child
in Alleghany County are request
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Initial Experiments Conduct
ed Last Year Successful;
Plants Started
Initial efforts in growing Turk
ish tobacco in Alleghany and
Ashe counties proved to be so suc
cessful last year that the experi
ment is being continued with in
creased acreage, John D. Wilkins,
Agronomy Extension Specialist,
in charge of the project, an
nounced this week. And in ad
dition to increased acreage, some
model caring barns are to be
erected and brought into service.
While it will be at least another
year before the experimental
Turkish leaf, grown here last
year, will be tested by manufac
turers, so far as the quantity
produced, the initial effort was
successful. The average in these
two counties was from* 800 to 1»
000 pounds per acre, repoHs re
veal. Farmers received aaven
ty-five cents per pound for this
leaf.
Alleghany farmers, who are to
co-operate in the experiment this
year by growing one-fourth of
an acre are:
M. E. Reeves, Robert Joines,
Vester Mabe, C. S. Wyatt, George
F. Taylor, Everett Hendricks, E.
S. Taylor, all of Laurel Springs
W. R. Barr, John L. Brown, Kyle
W. Cox, T. E. Brown, Ray H.
Hash, Claude Burchett, Lester
Phipps, all of Piney Creek; G. E.
Sturgill, Furches; Haywood
Brown, Trap Hill, and Bert Wil
liams, Stratford.
Three model storing and cur
ing barns are to be built in Alle
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Final Spelling
Contest On Sat,
The final elimination contest
in the Spelling Bee, which has
been conducted in four schools
in the county, will be held at
Sparta high school Saturday
morning at 10:30 o’clock, Supt.
Clyde Fields announced this
week.
All winners from the various
schools will be present to com
pete for county championship, it
was explained and the winner
from this contest will enter the
Journal-Sentinel Sixth Annual
Spelling Bee at Winston-Salem.
Major T. H. King Receives
High Honor In Luxembourg
In the beautiful old offices of
the Prime Minister, in the pres
ence of Honorable George Platt
Waller, United States Charge d’
Affaires at Luxembourg, His Ex
cellency Monsieur Pierre Dupong,
Prime Minister of Luxembourg,
and Minister of War, conferred
in the course of a simple but
touching ceremony the Cross of
Officer of the Grand Ducal Na
tional Order of the Oak-Leaved
Crown upon Major Thomas H.
King, United States Army, who
has served as Chief of Claims in
the Grand Duchy of Luxem
bourg for the past nine months.
Major King, formerly of Sparta
and Washington, D. C., is the
husband of the former Miss Jes
sie Fender, of Whitehead.
This high honor was given to
I
Major King in recognition of his
especially devoted and meritori
ous services in the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg, and is indicative
of the high esteem in which he
is held by the Grand Ducal Gov
ernment. Major King has been
specially distinguished in receiv
ing not only a very high grade
in this historic Order, but in re
ceiving it directly from the hands
of the Grand Master, or Chancel
lor, of that Order, because the
Order of the Oak-Leaved Crown
is the National Order of Luxem
bourg, and while it is bestowed
in the name of the Fountain of
Honor, Her Royal Highness the
Sovereign, it is never given ex
cept on the proposition of the
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Candidates File
For Nomination
In Dem. Primary
Republicans To Meet Friday
Night To Name Candidates;
Much Interest Shown
Much interest is being shown
in county politics as the final
date for filing draws near, and a
number of contestants have an
nounced their candidacy for nom
ination.
Following the announcement
of the withdrawal of Robert L.
Nichols from the race for nomin
ation of sheriff of Alleghany
county, subject to the Democratic
primary, another candidate, Dean
Halsey, of Piney Creek, announc
ed that he would enter the race,
still leaving three contestants for
Alleghany’s highest office in the
May primary.
Halsey, a returned veteran of
World War II, having served for
several months in the European
theatre of operations, is married
to the former Miss Blanche Gam.
biU.
Gene R. Irwin, son of W. Cart
Irwin, of Sparta, filed this week
as a candidate for nomination of
Clerk of Superior court of Alle
ghany county. Irwin, who wilt
enter the contest against S. Ck.
Gambill, who has held the office
for the past four years, has had
experience' in the duties of the
office, haying served as bailiff in
the municipal court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Washington,
D. C., and deputy clerk of the
court, a commission which he
held at the time he entered the
navy in 1944. He has received
his discharge after serving two
years in the navy, 21 months of
which were spent in the' South
Pacific.
One county commissioner will
be elected this year, it was point
ed out and Dillon Edwards has
filed for nomination to succeed
himself. Appointed to fill the u»>
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Monogram Club
Organized Here
Officers Named; Members Ot
Yellow Jackets Presented
Letters
A Monogram Club was organ*
ized this week at Sparta high
I school and tatters were present*
ed to sixteen football players on
■ the yellow Jacket team, it was
“cSfe'i*, club include;
Jirnn^ ttavis, president; Dale
Holloway,{ yjLoe-president; Bfll
Reev^ s^W and treasurer
and Tommy Sue Morley, re*
porter. . : ,
The twenty-five members ot
the club include players on tbe
football, basketball, softball and
baseball teams of the high school.
Letters were presented to the
following members of the Yellow
Jackets;
Junmy Dayis, captain of the
team this year; Qill Reeves, last
year’s captain; J. M. Bennett*
Dale Holloway, George Roe, Dan
Taylor, Bill Edwards, Willard
Moxley, Leff Rincher, Thompson
Shepherd, Mack Joines, Carl
Gentry.
Three players who are now
members of the U. S. Navy were
also awarded letters. They are
Wade Irwin, Andy Mack Royal
and Raymond Adams. Tom
Reeves and Tommy Burgiss wore
given letters as managers of the
team.
Meetings of the club are held
weekly, it was explained.
S mi .#>
Stores To Close
Wednesday PIVTs
The public was again reminded
this week that Sparta business
houses will close each Wednes
day afternoon at twelve noon
and will continue through Sep
tember.
The custom has been practiced
in Sparta for the past several
years, it was pointed out, since it
provides time for businessmen
and employees to work in gardens
and to efcjcgf
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