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PRESS RUN — 2,02S Net Paid 1,704 Covers Alleghany The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. 1. Alleghany County la . . . Outstanding Livestock, Agsh culture and Tourist Center, With A Population of VOLUME 57, NO. 39 SI.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946 $2.00 a Year Out of Count* fpLacy Billings, 20, Dies In Accident Near Elkin, Sun. Bill Billings>4s Injured As Car Turns Over While At tempting Tfr Pass Bus Funeral’ service for Lacy Franklin Billings, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Billings, of Thur mond and formerly of Alleghany, who died Monday- morning as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident, Sunday, was conducted yesterday at Potato Creek Methodist church with Rev. Gwyn Blackburn and Rev. Wood row Wishon, officiating. Inter ment folowed in the^ehurch ceme tery. According to reports, young Billings, a veteran of l8 months service with the navy in the Pa cific, was driving with his young er brother, Bill, at a rapid rate of speed. As he approached a Greyhound bus on a curve, he attempted to swerve the car, Which overturned twice. He and his brother reportedly went through the top of the car and Lacy Billings suffered a skull fracture, concussion and internal Injuries. The two boys were tak en to the Elkin hospital where Bill is still a patient. Although suffering from a fractured back, I the younger boy is reported to be improving. Accorcmg to reports, the Bill ings brothers had carried their parents to a rural church and were returning home at the time the accident occurred on High way 21, twelve miles north of Elkin. H Young Billings spent 18 months (Continued on Page 4) Wiley Shore, 75, Buried Tuesday ■ -■ T. Alleghany Man Dies ‘After Several Years In Declining Health Wiley Shore, 75, of Sparta, died June 9 at his home. He had been in declining health for the past several vears and death was not unexpected. Funerai service was conducted Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at Shiloh Methodist church. Burial follow ed in the church cemetery. A son of Henry and Sally Swain Shore, he was born August 11, 1870, in Yadkin county, where he spent his early life. At the age of 21 he moved to Sparta to begin fanning in the section and spent the rest of his life in the Sparta community. He was a member at the Pra ther’s Creek Baptist church. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Cora Petty Shore; two sons, A. G. Shore, of Winston-Salem and Charlie Shore, of Sparta; four daughters, Mrs. Dallas Willis, Mrs. Paul Lindsay, both of Mor ion; Mrs. Bessie Sanders, and Mrs. Laura Rector, both of Strat ford. In addition, 14 grandchil dren also survive. SERVICES ANNOUNCED Rev. Troy Blevins, of Mt. View, and Rev. Fred Blevins, of North Wilkesboro, have announced that they will preach at Liberty Bap tist church at the annual decora tion service on Sunday, June 16 at 11:00 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attehd the service when graves in the cemetery will be decorated. Eld. C. R. Dancy will preach at Woodruff Primitive Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, June 16, at 3:30 o’clock, it was announced. The public is in. vited to attend. Cadet Reed Wins Coveted Award Cadet Harold Reed, son of Joe Bill Reed, of Sparta, was award ed a silver loving cup for the best young cadet in his com pany at Augusta Military Acad emy, Ft. Defiance, Va., at the commencement exercises held there last week. Cadet Reed was presented the coveted award in recognition of his all-round activities in the mil itary school, including scholarship and citizenship. A rising high school senior at Augusta,; Cadet Reed is spend ing the summer here with his fa Signs Federal Pay Raise Bill President Truman as he signed bill giving all govern ment employees an increase of 14 per cent or $250 annually, whichever is greater. Congressional leaders witness the signing of bill. Many Women Attend District H. D. Meeting Here On Wednesday Seven Counties Represented; Wilkes Group Wins Gavel For Attendance More than 400 women gathered here yesterday for the annual dis trict meeting of home demonstra tion club women from seven counties, which was held at the Sparta fihptist church. An out standing success, the meeting was the first of its kind ever to be leld ift^Jleghany. Miss Ruth Current, State Home Demonstration Agent, made an interestthg tEflfft'on planning home demonstration club work for 1947. She highly commended Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home agent and the women of Alleghany home dem onstration chibs for the success of the meeting. Miss Current was introduced by Mrs. Ward Ray, of Ashe county, district president. Miss Annie C. Rowe, western district agent, in troduced special guests which in cluded Miss Margaret Sedberry, home supervisor for the FSA of Watauga and Avery counties and Miss Ainslee Alexander, FSA sup ervisor for Alleghany and Ashe counties. Home agents from each of the seven counties represented in the district were present. They in cluded: ■ Mrs. Averts Gwaltney and Mrs. Agnes Watts, of Alexander; Miss Doris Whitesides and Miss Dor othy Fennell, assistant, Ashe county; Mrs. Georgia Cohoon, Av ery; \Mj-s. Margaret Suddreth, Caldwell; Mrs. Mary Hamby, Bet - , (.Continued on Page 4) Roaring Gap Camp To Open June 19 A precamp training for staff members which began yesterday, will be held at Camp Shirley Rogers, Roaring Gap, Miss Louise Shelton, camp director, said this week. The staff includes; Miss Anne Upchurch, assistant director; Miss Jean V. Stockton, waterfront di ector; Miss Blanche Stockton, lietitian; Mrs. Mary Greenfield, nurse; Miss Emma Good, arts and crafts; Miss Frances Massey, bus iness manager; Miss Carol Walk er, Miss Velma Goodgain, Miss Cynthia Stiles, unit leaders; Miss Uetty Hart, waterfront assistant; Miss Jean McArn, arts and crafts assistant; Miss Mary Chastain, Miss Betty Jane Hearne, Miss Virginia Caldwell, Miss Gloria OeVan, unit assistants. Miss Shelton said that there were still a few vacancies in the Jder girls unit for the first two weeks period which opens June 9. Nonscouts may register to at tend camp. MRS. CARRIE JONES NOW ATTENDING ASTC Mrs. Carrie'H. Jones left this veek for Boone where she will ake a course in Library Science it A. S. T. C. Mrs. Jones took a similar course last year. Miss Maybelline Richardson will keep the library during Mrs lones’ absence. Miss Richardson aas just returned from Radford led school WMU Meeting Is Well Attended; Officers Named Miss Ora Lee, Returned Missionary From China, Speaks To Group A record crowd attended the annual Woman’s Missionary Union of the Alleghany Baptist churches at the First Baptist church of Sparta here last Sat urday, when Miss Ora Lee, re turned missionary from China, and Mrs. E. C. James, of Elkin, spoke to the group. Mrs. R. E. Richardson, of White head, was named associational superintendent to succeed Mrs. A. O. Joines and other officers named at the meeting included: Mrs. Singletary, associate sup erintendent; Miss Ivy Grace Dough ton, young people’s leader; Mrs. F. G. Walker, mission study chairman; Mrs. James Hoppers, community missions chairman; Mrs. A. O. Joines, stewardship chairman; Mrs. T. R. Burgiss, training school chairman; Mrs. Walter Bell, Margaret Fund chairman; Mrs. E. E. Caudell, lit erature; Mrs. Gene Irwin, or phanage, and Mrs. Van F. Miller, secretary and treasurer. An interesting all-day program (Continued on Page 4) Extension Men Visit Test Farm Dr. J. E. Foster, Prof. J. C. Pierce, and Dr. Rby ’jLowern, of the State Extension fivisian, vis ited the State test farm at Tran sou last week in regard to future experiments for pasturing beef cattle and sheep. Dr. A. F. Seivers, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C., is also conducting experiments in the growth of the irug Pyrethum, which will prob ably be grown here in the county. Business Women Hear Mrs. Price At June Meeting Mrs. Wilson And Miss Mar .jorie McManus, Of Winston Salem, Also Speak Mrs. Stella Price, editor of the Tar Heel Woman and past presi dent of the North Carolina Fed eration of Business and Profes sional Women’s Club, addressed the Sparta chapter at a dinner meeting here last Thursday night. Mrs. Price gave an interesting aistory of the organization, the purpose and methods of organiza tion of a club. In addition, short .alks were made by Mrs. Wilson, east president of the Winston Salem club and Miss Marjorie McManus, present president of the Winston-Salem club. Mis: McManus brought greetings from the Winston-Salem club to the newly organized Sparta club. The three club omciais showed great interest in the newly or ganized club commending them for their enthusiasm and urging that they complete the organiza tion soon in order that they might be admitted into the State Federation. Miss Doris Wagoner, president of the' Sparta club, presided at .he meeting and introduced Mrs. Price. Eighteen members of the club attended the meeting. Miss Wagoner pointed out that (.CommueU bn Page 4) ^1 Pool Will Begin On June 17 Schedule For Collection Is Given By R. E. Black, County Agent R. E. Black, county agent, an '.ounced this week the dates for collecting wool in the county. SegHiiMlg next week, thf' schedule is as follows: Monday, June 17, Piney Creek, 3:00 to 10:00 a. m.; Elk Creek, 10:15 to 12:00 noon; Dan Jones’, 1:30 to; 3:30 p. m.; Stratford, 4:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Tuesday, June 18, Laurel Springs, 8:00 to 10:00 a. m.; Mack C. Edwards, 10:15 a. m. to 11:00 a: m.; Whitehead, 11:15 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.; Sparta gym, 1:30 to 3:00 p. m. Final Rites Held For Sparta Woman Funeral service for Mrs. Flor ence Cox, 84, of Sparta, was held thi* morning at eleven o’clock at Plnmfant Home church near Vox. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The aged Alleghany woman, widow of Robert L. Cox, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clate Blevins, on Tuesday night. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Lester Cox, Sparta. Rt. 2; Mrs. Clate Blevins, Sparta, Rt. 2; Mrs. Clint Tollivers, High Point: Mrs. John Miles, Bel Air, Md.; Mrs. Dewey Aldred, High Point, and Mrs. Artemus Higgins, En nice, and one son, Letcher Cox, of Virginia. One sister, Mrs. Alex Austin, of Independence, Va., and one brother, Will Lawson, of Galax, Va., also survive. Discovers New Comet David Rotbart, Washington grocer and amateur as tronomer. discovered a new comet during a routine search of the heavens which has caused a stir in the astronomical world. Many Entries Still Coming In For Horse Show Here June 22 Typhoid Clinic Will Begin In County June 20 Vliss Gambill, County Health Nurse Announces Com plete Schedule Miss Matteline Gambill, county iealth nurse, this week announc 'd the schedule for the routine yphoid fever clinic which will ;e held in Alleghany from June ’0 through July 17. Mis* Gambill also pointed out mat due to the clinic, the regular .fice hours of the health depart ment had been altered slightly. Jhey are now from 3:00 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. The schedule is as follows: On Mondays; June 24, July 1, July 9, July 15—Wolf Branch School -9:30 to 10:00; Pine Swamp chool—10:30 to 11:00; Whitehead *. 0.-1-11:30 to 12:00; Citron P. O. -1:00 to 1:30; Laurel Springs P. ).—29)0 to 2:30; Meadow Fork reek Church—3:00 to 3:30., On Tuesdays; June 25. July 2, uly 9, July 16—Vox (Home of (Continue4 on Page 4) ?HOIR ORGANIZED AT NEW HOPE CHURCH The Junfbr Choir of New Hope Baptist church held their first practice;/ June 7, with twenty members present. All young boys and girls are invited to join. They will meet their leader, Mrs. Paul Swanson, at her home each Friday night at 730 p. m. Roy Perry has been chosen to head a ball club for the boys of the church. Miss Evelyn Dowell will have charge of the croquet jlub for the girls. In addition, ‘here will be a vesper service of mymns by microphone on the lawn J Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swanson rom 5:30 p. m._to 7:30 p. m. eacn '.unday evening. Everyone is in ited to hear these songs and en oy the outdoor services. Officers Of The Local Post Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars Shown above are three of the recentiv elected officers of the Alleghany post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Left to right th y are, Amon C. Edwards, Commander; BiU Collins, Sr. Vice-Commander, and Gene Ir /in, Quartermaster. Officers not shown above are Frank Osborne, Jr.. Vice-Comm uder; Charles Pugh, Adjutant; R. F. Crouse, Post Advocate; Glenn Basic, Chaplain, and Ted Porter, Hugh Perry and Cleo Beeves, ttiltllfi.iiiilliliiiiliiifiiiiiiiliiteiitt Record Crowd Is Expected To Attend Big Event Here Saturday Week Entries are coming in daily for the Sparta Horse Show to be held here on Saturday, June 22, under the sponsorship of the Lions Club, D. F. Sturdivant, chairman of the entry committee, announced yes terday. Mr. Sturdivant pointed out that at least 75 entries are ex pected for the event, which it is predicted will draw one of the largest ; witne The afternc the afternoon '-et^BR'tegihmng at two o’clock and featuring ten classes. The evening show will begin at eight o’clock and will also feature ten classes. Prizes range from $5.00 to $100.00 for the grand champion. Much interest is being shown throughout the county as well as in many places throughout the state and in Virginia. Entries are coming in from many points, it was disclosed. The track, officials state, is in excellent condition, and is re ported to be one of the best in the country. C. OfC To Meet Tomorrow Night Dr.- Ellen Black Winston, N. C. Commissioner of Public Welfare, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce tomorrow evening at the community building, mem bers were reminded this week. With Dr. Winston will be Mrs. D. M. Lonon, of Marion, Field Representative of the N. C. Board of Public Welfare, for this area. Dr. Winston’s visit to Alleghany is a part of a State-wide tour ;he is making, visiting the various counties and becoming acquaint ed with the people as well as ac quainting the public with the work and problems of the wel fare of the State as a whole. A number of guests have also been invited to attend the meet ing. Every member is urged to be iresent for the meeting, Friday light. SERVICES ANNOUNCED Eld. I. B. Kilby, of Welch, West Virginia, will preach at Little River church, Saturday night, June 15. Service will begin at 7:30 o’clock. The public is cor dially invited to attend. Mrs. Sinnelt Suffers Fall Mrs. John F. Sinnett, of Hunt ington, W. Va., suffered a broken leg on Tuesday afternoon when she accidentally fell while on a icnic on the Parkway. She was carried to the Martin Memorial lospital for treatment and left Monday for Huntington, W. Va., where she will be treated at the Chesapeake and Ohio hospital. Mrs. 01— by her was Name Committee iling County History B. A. Wagoner Heads Group As Temporary Chairman; Co-operation Asked For Comp A group of interested people met at the courthouse here last Saturday and named a temporary committee , for the purpose o£ making plans for compiling a nistory of Alleghany county. Thig. committee, composed of menu bers of various family names, present, is as follows: B. A. Wagoner, J. M. Cheek, J. Kemp Doughton, J. T. Fender, Miss Clyde Fields, Mrs. Arthur Matthews, Rev. Wm. Andrews, Raymond Smith, Van F. Miller, Mrs. Mack Jones, C. R. Roe, John. L. Joines, John T. Miles, R. Floyd Crouse, J. R. Edwards, Ben Ck Reeves, Amos Wagoner, Eld. S. G. Caudill, Alton Thompson, L. E. Edwards and Miss Emoryetta Reeves. It was pointed out that other names would be added to thif committee as other interested per sons inquire into the history, in, order that the entire county might be represented. The plans, as suggested by those present, were that the tem porary committee meet with all interested families at a later date at the courthouse, after due no tice has been given in the News and endeavor to establish an Al leghany County Historical So ciety, the duty of which would doubtless be to determine tha type of book to be published, to assist in securing historical data, examine all matter submitted foe publication to ascertain if it con tained only true historical facts, records or happenings since the formation of the cfunty about Baseball Record Sgt. Dan Thompson Plm Shortstop With Eagles In Germany Not only at home but the seas, Sgt. Dan Thompson, son. of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Thompson, of Sparta, has proven himself «. star baseball player, Sgt. Thompson, shortstop oca the Eagle baseball nine in Rih stenfeldbruck, Bavaria, i is now en route to the_ after serving two years in Army. The sharp infielder 1 formed .for the final time s the Eagles ,on May It JVhen .the Eagles umphed l&U), in the^^irst cial bpathtll ,»me ever plage* at FurateidW^hfOck. Arettwh'lOhia home In! a W*hiWt(f^iJWP<es8ional balkw4r«»teap(«hinto Wake es» >all on son’s lists «rf .“tpusts” following discharge- *JfIe Offived in the Mm ropgan. Theatre - j in November 194.9,;»and was attached to Pern sonnel and Special Services. Den was pls%ai\ ijniptant cog on the Ix>cator File championship nh ley ball Se«dh, which won three straight .base titles. During eight practice diamond tilts, Thofltyppon. compiled a beU ting avcpgfcii,.M JMO with flw Eagles., .(v.i A graduate of Sparta high school, Dan was an outstanding athlete, on the high school baae ballapd basketball teams. JM also played baseball in Washings ton, TK C., before he entered the army. , :j Dr. J.1lvHarrell Begins Practice Dr. James A. Harrell, of Elkin* and grandson of Dr. J. L. Dough, ton,' of Sparta, is now connected with his father, Dr. R. B. Harrell, in. his Elkin offices, it was an nounced this week. Young Dr. Harrell, a graduate of the University of North Caro, lina and of the Dental School ot the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, was recently discharg ed from the U. S. Naval Dental Corps at PaTris Island, S. C., where he held the rank of Lieu tenant (J. g.). Lt. Harrell wag
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