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PRESS RUN — 2,02a Net Paid i-704 Covers Alleghany VOLUME 57, NO. 38 The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County " S^PARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1946 ~ Alleghany County Is . . . Outstanding livestock, Aggfr culture and Tourist Cental With A Population of 8,341. $2.00 a Year Out of County ^County Teacher Allotment For Next Year'Is 58 Some Schools Are Deleted And Others Get Increases, Based On Attendance ^ Miss Clyde Fields, county sup erintendent of schools announced yesterday that Alleghany coun ty’s allotment of teachers as de termined by attendance and set up by the N. C. Department of public instructions for the com ing school year is 58. This is one less than was al lotted last year, due to the fact that the State department de leted. New River school as well as Qlade Creek and Prather’s Creek colored schools. She ex plained that some plan of trans porting these students elsewhere would be worked out. Miss Fields pointed out that in several of the schools there were some gains. Of the total allotmept this year there are 12 high school teach ers; a total of 44 white element ary grade teachers and two col ored teachers. Record Is Made In Attendance Forty-Six Sparta H. S. Pupils Attend 1945-46 Year / Without Absences Forty-six pupils of Sparta high school had a perfect attendance record for the year 1945-46, C. R. Roe, principal, announced this week. The following is a list of the students and the grades: Fii'st grade—David Duncan, Joe Thomas Irwin. Second grade—James Elwood Finney', John Wayne Edwards, Robei c * Frankim Busic,' Patsy Ruth Dolinger, Cornelia Porter Richardson, Mary Franklin Crouse. Third grade—Thomas Absher. Fourth grade—Doris Jean Ed wards, Katy Lee Finney, Rose mond Maines, Georgalee Cox, Janet Royal. Fifth grade—Shirley Bumgard ner, Betty Jean Edwards, Dor othy Jean Edwards, Mozel Jean Hines, Betty Jo Tolliver. Sixth grade—Harvey Brown, Joan Maines, Lois Royal, Mar jorie Truitt. Seventh grade—Sue Edwards, Joe McMillan, John Franklin Nor man, Clarence Spark Mary Lee Irwin, Thelma Lyons, Vena Ev elyn Miles, Sally Bert Phillips. Eighth grade — Annie Marie Billings, Fred Roupe, Cecil Broods. Ninth grade—Georgia Taylor, Maud* Taylor, Hazel Andrews, Gelene Andrews, Betty Jean Fen der, Boyden Atwood. Tenth grade—Ruth Crouse, Wayne Brooks, Ellen Woodruff. Eleventh grade—Billy Richard : gu this w«. Rev sisted Sugar SmokeySays: SHUCKS-THIS JOBS CONE i? |N SMOKE/ fU HAVE TO HUNT ANOTHER ONE' Libya Is Promised Independence 4*5* VV1UV1H Wi lllV A UU1 A VTA vigil AlMAAlOiVAO KOOU4 V\* eventual independence for Libya (a) and Russia gave up demands for trusteeship of Tripolitania in North Libya. Over 300 Women Expected To Attend District Meeting Of H. D. Club Here On June 12 Seven Counties Are To Be Represented; Miss Cur rent Will Speak Plans are now underway for the annual district meeting of home demonstration club women from seven counties, to be held at the Sparta Baptist church on Wednesday, when around 350 women are expected to attend. Counties represented in addi tion to Alleghany will be Ashe, Avery, Watauga, Caldwell, Alex ander, and Wilkes. Miss Ruth Current^N. C. Home Demonstra tion agent, will be the guest speaker. Brief reports will be heard from the presidents of the various county units showing the progress achieved for the past year as was the presentation of future plans. Mrs. Ward Ray, of Ashe coun ty, district president, will be in charge of the meeting. Mrs. Isom Wagoner, Alleghany Home Dem onstration agent, is in charge of arrangements. The meeting will open promptly at 10:30 a. m., Mrs. Wagoner announced. The complete program is pub lished elsewhere in this paper. This is the first time the dis trict meeting has been held here. Rural Carriers Name Officers At the annual meeting of the Alleghany County Rural Carriers’ association held on Saturday evening at the Shell cafe, offi cer* for the coming year were named and other business mat ters transacted. R. Glenn Taylor was elected president to succeed Lon M. Reeves, who has held this posi tion for several years. Other of ficers named include Vance Choate, vice president and Ed ’ugh, secretary. There was a good attendance pf this group as well as the Wom en’s Auxiliary of the organiza tion. Program For H. D. J District Meet Announced Here County And Town Officials Will Take Part; Reports Will Be Heard The program for the all-day meeting of tihe home demonstra tion clubs of the seven -counties in this district which will get underway at the Sparta Baptist church on Wednesday morning at 10:30 with Mrs. Ward Ray, pre siding. Following the song, “Amer ica”, the devotional will be given by Rev. F. G. Walker, pastor of the Sparta Baptist Church. Wel come will be extended by Mrs. Champ Duncan, representing Al leghany Home Demonstration clubs. Mrs. Arthur Greene, of Watauga, will respond. Official greetings will be ex tended by Amos Wagoner, May or of Sparta, and J. C. Gambill, chairman of the Alleghany Board o' County Commissioners. Following the reading of the minutes and roll call, reports of the work Will be heard by coun ties. Mrs. Gene Irwin, accom panied by Mrs. Haswell Rector, will render special music. Mrs. Ward Ray will present the speaker, Miss Ruth Current, N. C. Home Demonstration Agent. Spe (Continued on Page 4) W. M. U. Meeting To Be Jleid Today The annual meeting of the WMU will be held today at the Sparta church, beginning at 10:30 o’clock, it was announced. Each member of the hostess society has been asked to come and bring whatever she would like to contribute toward the lunch, which is to be served ♦here. Honor Roll Is Announced For Last Month At Sparta School During the last month of chool, there were a large num ber of students in the Sparta school, on the honor roll. The ist, as announced by Principal C. R. Roe, is as follows: First grade — Mary Gilliam, Robert Fox, Virginia Ruth Mc Means, Patsy McKnight, Peggy Miles, Nancy Petty, Vivian An drews, Bennie Rector, Edward Crouse, Joe Thomas Irwin, Terry Tohnson, Lewis Porter, David Truitt, Page Truitt, David Walk ?r, Dormand Wooten, Marion Cheek, Iris Ivey, Alice Crouse, Edna Jones, Geraldine Sturgills, Elgie Hines. Second grade—Bobby ' Busic, Billy Barton, John Wayne Ed wards, James Fjnney, Walter Lee ton, Bill ; PhilliDS. Rosey rsy Fender, Bobby Dean Caudill, Norma Jean Smith. Third grade—Frances Crouse, '1. J. McLean, Kemp Irwin, Thom as Woodruff, Marjorie Miller, Doris Ann Blevins, Wanda Hill, Susie Gambill, Jane Duncan, Vic toria Crouse, Marion Allison, Sally Ann Quinn, Eleanor Ward, Susie Sturdivant, Ann Thompson, Aubrey Brooks, Franklin An drews, Harold Hoppers, Richard Smith. Franklin Whitaker. Fourth grade—Nancy Waddell. Lettie Sue Waddrll. f’aye Nell Truitt, Shirley Anr. ' ompson, Carol Edwards, Doris Jean Ed wards, Ruth McCann, Bobbie Elizabeth Gambill, Rosamond Maines, Wilma Richardson. Fifth grade—Lois Brooks, Shir ley Bumgardner, Carol Hoppers, Frances Porter, • Nelson Gascho, Wanda Stoker, Sylvia Ann Liles, Dr. Winston To Speak To C. Of C. Friday, June 14 \T. C. Commission Of Public Welfare Will Be Heard By Group Dr. Ellen Black Winston, N. C Commission of Public Welfare .vill be the guest speaker at the neetjng of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce, on Friday evening June 14, Miss Pearl Fields, pro gram chairman, announced this week. In addition to members, a num ber of special guests including members of the board of count} commissioners, members of the welfare board, clerk of the court Jwanson Edwards, who will re sume his duties of county wel fare superintendent in the neai uture and Miss Doris Wagoner also of the welfare department are expected to be present. With Dr. Winston will be Mrs D. M. Lanon, of Marion, Fielc Representative o£ the N. C. Boarc of Public Welfare, for this area Dr. Winston’s visit to Allegiianj is a part of a State-wide torn she is making, visiting the various counties and becoming acquaint, ed with the people as well as acquainting the public with the work and problems of the wel fare of the State as a whole. Pfc. J. P. Miles Jr. Is A c c i dentally Killed In Itaiy Former Allesrhany Man Was Kil'ed T>ain Accident On May 17 News has been received here oi the death of Pfc. James P. Miles: Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miles Sr. According to the informa tion received he was accidentally killed in a crash between a train and a jeep in Naples, Italy, May 17, where he was stationed. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, the for mer Miss Arlene Jolly; three brothers, Wade, Billy, and Sam; four sisters, Peggy, Patsy, Mary Lee and Nancy; his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miles, and several aunts and uncles. Pfc. Miles was married in No vember and was sent overseas in December. Record Crowd Is Expected For Big June, This Week Nathan’s Creek — (Special) — Saturday and Sunday the an nual big June meeting will be held at the historic Senter Bap tist church at Nathan’s Creek, when several hundreds of people are expected to gather. Elder Ed Davis, Moderator of the Senter district, will preach as will visiting elders. Among those expected to take part in the serv ice are D. P. Broadway, Salis bury and Webb Kilby, Welch, West Virginia. There will also probably be others, it was an nounced. Attendance is expected to break <11 wartime records since travel conditions are not so acute as they have been in the past few years. Prior to the war and the curtailment of travel facilities more than 5,000 people have at tended this annual event. The Big June, as it has long been known, is the first of a two day Primitive Baptist meeting to be held in this section during the summer and has, for more than three quarters of a century, at tracted a large crowd. Sales Record Is Made By Sanders Charles J. Sanders led his com pany of 75 men, including super intendents and district managers, in life insurance sales for the year, it was reported here thi? week. Mr. Sanders, who Was former ly employed by Rdins Sturdivant Burial association, of N. Wilkes boro, has led in sales for the Imperial Life Insurance Com pany for the past two years. He is the son of Mrs. Carrie Officials Shake On End Of Strike ■ • Railroad strike ends with a handshake. Left to right, A. F. Whitney, trainmen’s union; Dr. John R. Steelman, conciliator; and Alvanlcy Johnston, engineers’ union. Plans Now Going Forward For Horse Show For June 22; Many Entries Are Now Coming In Medals Given At Sparta School Finals, Saturday :')ebafinsr And Recitation Contests Attract Much Interest While there were no graduates at the Sparta high school this year, due to the addition of the weifth grade, commencement ex '\eis-;s held. on Saturday luuia ing attracted an unusually large Ih the debating contest the sub ject was: Resolved that every able-bodied male citizen of the United States should have one year full-time military training before reaching the age of 24. Up holding the affirmative were Adele Blum, Sue McGrady and Wanda Truitt; while the negative was defended by Lewis Fender, Uptie Andrews and Evelyn Mitch ell. Adele Blum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Blum, of Whitehead, was the winner of the medal presented by the North western Bank. In the recitation contest Carol Blevins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Blevins, of Cherry Lane, was the winner of the medal, (Continued on Page 4) School Property To Be Improved Due to limitations of supplies and labor, it was pointed out by school officials that improve ments to school buildings would probably be curtailed this year. It was explained, however, thai as far as it was possible, that sanitary conditions of buildings as well as water supplies would be improved. Some necessary re pair work is also expected to be carried cut during vacation months, Miss Clyde Fields, sup erintendent of schools said. m ie debating ahd reci alK| ’ded the winners. O' S^nsored By Lions Club; Grounds Arc New Nearly Completed Interest is growing daily in the Sparta Horse Show to be held here on Saturday, June 22, un r the sponsorship of the Lions Club, when a record number of entries for the initial event are expected. D. t. Sturdivant, in charge of entries announced yesterday that new ones were coming in daily, and that more are expected be fore the show opens. Many inquiries from distant points are now coming in, Mr. Sturdivant explained. There will be a show in the afternoon at 2:00 p. m. and an other at night at 8:00 p. m. There will be ten classes in each show with awards running from $5.00 to $25.00. Books are being issued under the direction of J. K. Wagoner, listing the various classes and awards as well as other informa tion relative to the show. Mr. Wagoner said that he was well pleased with the interest being shown and believed this would be one of the most success ful events of its kind ever held in this section. Final work is being completed on the track and otiiei grounds that everything will be in adincss for the show. Miss Edwards To Work For Crouse Miss Eva-^Sdwards has recently accepted the position as secre tary to Hon. R. F. Crouse. She fills the vacancy left by the resig nation of Mrs. Charles Castevens, Jr. Miss Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Edwards, of Whitehead, a graduate of Sparta hi 'h school, graduated from Mars Hill this year. She was an hon or student, a rffember of the busi ness club, which requires the making of the honor roll, as well ? a good personality. Observe Automobile Goltbai jubilee » Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford rode again in the car that Ford first drove on the streets of Detroit on June 4,1896. He was honored as an automotive Special School Tax Planned By Commissioners. i Needed. To Build Sparta Graded School; Would Pay For Building Soon R. Floyd Clouse, attorney for the board of county commission ers, announced this week that a. special tax levy for the purpose jf raising funds to erect a neces sary graded , school building for jparta is how being considered,. Attorney Cfbuse explained that he amount of the levy would be tnnounced later. This will be ie ter mined by the amount of money deemed necessary to erect the building, he said. Accord ing to the present plans the build ing will be designed so that it can be erected in sections, with .lore added on from time to time, Mr. Crouse pointed out that m, a tentative survey of opinion on, the matter, that most peoplct agreed that it would be more sat isfactory in the long run to maka the levy sufficient to pay for tho proposed building within two* years. “If we build it while the price of cattle is fifteen cents,, vve do not want to find it neces sary to pay it back when the price of cattle drops to five cents,” one man aptly said. “If we build it. eheao money we should cer tainly pay for it on cheap mon ey,” another declared. Another man pointed out, “ThiiVIir^i^ erected while money is pientuui, should be paid for out of this same kind of money instead of waiting until it is scarce and very hard to get.” Blevins Rites Held On Tuesday Succumbed At Home Of His Mother, Mrs. Rose Blevins.. On Sunday Funeral service for Charls* Blevins, 32, who died Sunday af ternoon at the home of his moth er, Mrs. Rose Blevins, was held Tuesday morning at the Crab Creek church. Interment was m the church cemetery with Eldwc C. B. Kilby and Lee Woodruff officiating. Pallbearers were Reid Poot^ Beale Poole, Cleve Nichols, Onsa Andrews, Cecil Murray and Kyle Edwards. Flower girls were Mrs. Cecd Murray, Lynore Bare, Nellie At wood, Sally Ruth Atwood, Lois Hudson, Mrs. David Higgins and Ida Maude Black. He is survived by his mother* Mrs. Rose Blevins; father, Vane* Blevins, of Maryland; five sta ters, Mrs. Tressie Hudson, Me*. Opal Hudson, Misses Wanda ant Mene Blevins, and Gene Bteviafc jf Sparta. Lonnie Edwards ir Given Discharge Lonnie Lae Edwards,, was t%> cently discharged from the U. & Navy, alter 29 months in aervfev 18 of whieh.i were spent oversea*. He served a*a motor machinist mate^ lirst, class, on L. S. T. lit* <>26 participating: in the irfjmieni of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, On Philippines, , i Okinawa and Ikcyo Shima, of the. Ryukyu !«<»»%■ Mr. Inwards, his wife and. small daughter, Gall, are igrnnil ing sometime with his parvnte. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie SdwnnfeL at Whitehead. Mr. Edwards plans to eater State College June 10 where fee will resume bis studies in awe. chanical engineering.
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