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VOLUME 57, NO 42
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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1946
♦County Tax Rate Increased For Schools
Town Tax Rates
Are Increased
By Council Tues
Mayor Wagoner Announces
That Levy Is Raised To
Cover Growing Expenses
The tax levy for the Town of
Sparta was increased this week
from 80 to 90 cents per $100 prop
erty valuation at a meeting of the
Town Council here Tuesday
night, Mayor Amos Wagoner an
nounced.
The advance in .rates was made
to take care of increased expenses
incurred with the growth of the
town, Mayor Wagoner pointed out
and added that the council felt
it was necessary to carry out the
functions of the town within the
new budget.
The increase in the town tax
rate came about as a result of
careful planning of the town bud
get for the next fiscal year by
the town council.
In addition to this increase, it
•was pointed out, a special busi
ness tax went into effect this
month and will be collected by
the town tax collector at an early
date.
Sparta Revival
To Open July 8
Dr. R. K. Redwine, Of Mount
Airy, Will Assist Local
Pastor
>
• A revival meeting-will be con
ducted at the First Baptist church
in Sparta from Monday, July 8
through July 19 with Dr. R. K.
Redwine, pastor of the Mt. Airy
** Baptist c
announcei
Dr. RedfHH|H|BWHg^ices
at the chuirfi eaeti at
8:00 o’clock and beginning July
9 will conduct day-services on the
courthouse grounds from 11:30 to
12 noon. Merchants in the town
agreed to close all business houses
for a period of thirty minutes
each day during the revival.
Title visiting minister, a native
of Davie county, is a graduate of
Wake Forest College, holding B.
A. and M. A. degrees from there
and a Thm. from the Louisville
Seminary. A prominent Baptist
leader he has been pastor of the
Mt. Airy church for the past four
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More Than 18,500
Lbs. Of Wool Sold
More than 250 Alleghany farm
ers shipped their wool in the co
operative wool pool this year
which went to J. Cam Fields, of
Mouth of Wilson for 52 1-2 cents
per pound, R. E. Black, county
agent, announced this week.
Some 18,500 pounds of wool
was shipped, he pointed out, with
the majority of it clear wool.and
only five per cent, or a very
srrall amount, being second class
wool.
Mr. Black pointed out that the
farmers were well pleased with
the shipment and with the prices
received.
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July 4
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1946
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, ,
THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL; THAT THEY ARE I
ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIEN- «
ABLE RIGHTS; THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY AND
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; THAT, TO SECURE THESE
RIGHTS, GOVERNMENTS ARE INSTITUTED AMONG MEN;
DERIVING THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF
THE iOyPRNED; THAT WHENEVER ANY FOR
DESTRUCTIVE C
THE
Order Issuing Special Tax
On Business Houses Passed
By Town Council, Tuesday
Effective Immediately; Busi
nesses Of All Classifi
cations Included
An order was passed and sign
ed by the Town Council here on
Tuesday night, imposing a spe
cial tax, on all businesses in the
town of Sparta and requiring
them to have a license, M.iyor
Amos Wagoner announced’yester
day.
The new tax will go into effect
immediately and will be collect
ed by the town tax collector at
an early date, it was explained.
The newly imposed tax will in
clude businesses of every classifi
cation, stores, garages, service
stations, theatres, banks and all
other business within the town
limits.
Mayor Wagoner explained that
the license fee would be worked
out by the town council accord
ing to the state plan and that
they will be collected on a yearly
basis.
It was pointed out that such a
tax exists in most towns through
out the state and nation and that
the growth of the town expenses
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Stratford Post
Office Is Moved
The Stratford Post Office has
been moved from Sanders Store
to the I. B. Richardson building
across the street, it was announc
ed this week.
Mrs. Garfield Joines will serve
as the new post mistress, replac
ing Mrs. C. M. Sanders, who has
held that position since the death
of her husband two years ago.
Mr. Sanders held the office for
many years before his death.
Is Commended
In Ceremony
Major Thomas H. King, who
recently returned to the States
from duty in the European The
atre of Operations, was commend
ed for his assistance in the Me
morial Day Service at the Amer
ican Military Cemetery, Hamm,
Luxembourg, in a letter of ap
preciation from Lt. General Geof
frey Keys.
Major King fpent some time
here with his wife, the former
Miss Jessie Fender and his son,
before going to Washington.
The letter is as follows:
“It is my desire to express to
you my most sincere appreciation
for your assistance during the
Memorial Day Services at the
American Military Cemetery,
Hamm, Luxembourg, in render
ing a memorable tribute to our
soldiers who died in an effort to
make our great victory possible.
“Although you had no advance
warning of the demands which
would be made upon you, you
performed an outstanding serv
ice in coordinating and making
the proper conduct of the cere
mony possible.
“It gives me great pleasure to
acknowledge a job well done.”
GEOFFREY KEYES,
Lieutenant General, U.S.
Army, Commanding.
CASES INVOLVING
TICKETS NOL PROS
All cases' involving tickets is
sued by the Town Marshall for
appearance before G. Glenn Nich
ols, have been no! pros, and will
not be heard, Nichols stated this
week.
Most of the tickets had to do
with parking on the town streets,
Nichols said.
294 Alleghany
Lambs Sold In
First Pool, Sat.
Shipped Directly To Swift
And Company; Farmers
To Get Subsidy
•**; -
A total of 294 lambs were ship
ped directly to Swift and Com
pany in the first co-operative
shipment of lambs from Alle-:
ghany county last Saturday, |
County Agent R. E. Black, an-!
nounced.
Of this number 187 were choice ,
lambs and brought $16.50 per hun
dred, Mr. Black pointed out.
The county agent also explained t
that since the majority of the'
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i6 New Members
Join Local Post
Of VFW, Thursday
Membership Drive Extended
Until July 18; Others
Urged To Join
Sixteen new members were
added to the local post of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at a
meeting held at the community
building last Thursday night,
Commander Amon Edwards an
nounced, giving the post a total
membership of sixty,
Edwards also pointed out that
the membership drive, which was
scheduled to end last week, had
been extended through July 18
and every effort is being made
to bring in all new members by
that date.
A barbecue will be held on
Wednesday, July 10, at the A. C.
Edwards mountain near Sparta,
it was announced and all mem
bers are urged to attend and
bring their wives and friends.
-Those who do not know the lo
cation of the barbecue pit are
asked to meet at the community
building at 7:30 o’clock, it was
explained.
The committee on arrange
ments includes the following
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Thomas Andrews
Is Now In Japan
With The Eighth Army-In Ja
pan—Private First Class Thomas
J. Andrews of Sparta, is among
the men serving with the 1st
Cavalry Division in the occupation
of the Nippon capital.
Overseas since Febn|MinSR,j
1946, he is assigned to^^^^Hu
Cavalry Regiment, which gnUuM
important buildings in tftB xnifcjk*
area. He wears the Asiatic-Pa
cific Theatre Ribbon and the
Good Conduct Medal.
As a civilian, he worked on the
farm. He entered the army Sep
tember 28, 1945, and took his
basic training at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mun
cy Andrews, reside on route 1.
Ilis wife, Blanche, resides in Be
loir, Md.
These Men Decided The Fate Of OPA
I'
This house-senate committee made up of conferees
from both houses of congress, decided the fate of OPA
extension legislation.
Carlisle Higgins Is Named
By Democrats To Run For
House In General Election
Price Board To
Be Terminated
Here On July 31
Ashe And Watauga County
Files To Be Sent To
North Wilkesboro
The local area price control
board which has served the three
counties, Alleghany, Ashe, and
Rga will be terminated July
was announced this week.
,iam Nufer, field officer
Raleigh, and George New
man, regional supervisor from
Statesville, visited the board here
in West Jefferson Tuesday and
made arrangements to transfer
the Ashe and Watauga files to
the North Wilkesboro board and
the Alleghany files to the Mt.
Airy board.
However it was pointed out the
local personnel would serve the
public as usual until that date.
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Scenes From TI\' Recent Sparta Horse Show
At the top is Mrs. Paul Joines, only local woman riding in the show, on Dan,
owned by Robert Joines, of Sparta. In the background can he seen a number of the
spectators attending the afternoon show. One of the features of the night show was the
pony races. Shown at the bottom are the winners of the contest, reading from left
to right: Quincey Higgins, Jr., riding Silver, owned by Susie Sturdivant, fourth place
winner; Joe McMillan riding Blackie, owned by Robert and Kent Fox, third place;
Red Robin, owned and ridden by J. B. Collins, second place, and Spot, owned and rid
den by Wade Hampton, first place winner. (Staff Photo)
Executive Committee Makes
Appointment Of Nominee
For State Office
Carlisle Higgins, U. S. District
Attorney, of Sparta, was named
to represent the Democratic par
ty for house of representatives
from Alleghany county in the
coming general election, at a
meeting of the Alleghany Demo
cratic executive board here on
Saturday.
Higgins, who is now prosecut
ing Jap war criminals is Tokyo,
is expected home in August upon
completion of the presentation of
evidence against Tojo, former Jap
premier.
The appointment came after the I
withdrawal of the two candidates,
Walter Frank Osborne, Jr., and j
G. Glenn Nichols, from the Demo
cratic primary in the spring.
Higgins, a native of Sparta, was
graduated from the Bridle Creek ■
Academy in Virginia. He was
.hen graduated from the Uni
versity of North Carolina and the
U. N. C. Law School. After be
ll admitted to the bar, he prac
ticed in Sparta. He served in the
army during World War I.
Higgins served in the State
House of Representatives in 1925
md in the State Senate in 1929.
He was elected solicitor of the ,
11th district in 1930 and held that
lost until he was appointed U. S.
district Attorney for the Middle
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C. Of C. To Meet '
Here On July 12
The Sparta Chamber of Com- ^
nerce will meet on Friday night,1
Tuly 12, at the community build- j
ng when a business meeting will
ie held.
All members are urged to at*
tend. The meal will be served
by the Sparta Woman’s Club. I
Presbytery To
Meeting At
The Presbytery of Winston
salfcm, governing body of all
’r'esbyterian churches between
rhomasville and the Tennessee
line, will convene in Lansing for
ts regular Summer Stated Meet
ing Tuesday morning, July 9, at
10 A. M., it was announced herfe
today.
Moderator John B. Gordon will
preside, according to host pastor,
K. J. Foreman, Jr., and dinner
will be served by the ladies of
Lansing Presbyterian church.
Made up of the pastor and a
ruling elder of each constituent
church, the Presbytery is sched
uled to consider problems affect
ing faith and life.
Reports will be received from
four commissioners to the last
General Assembly of the Presby
terian church in the United States,
including one from Ruling Elder
J. Walter Osborne of Lansing,
who was the youngest elder in
jattendance there.
• i. ~ "~i i '■ill jhikr...
^Denver S. Blevins,_
cfUncd and installed as
attendance
time. Born land
Horse Cre*fc; Mr. __
find many old friends
welcome lute back to the ■
part trf tee county.
The public is invited tai
the session^ of Presbytery,
will be held the entire day.
-■ »£-* . .
GOV.
Governor Ellis Arnal^ of G
gia, will be heard Sunday at
a. m. <e.s.t.) on the Baptist 3
over stations WSOC, Chart
WPTF, Raleigh; and WSJS, 1
ston-Salem.
As the first speaker in the
series on the general th<
“Faith Is The Victory,*1 Gw.
nail will speak on “Chrii
Patriotism tor the New Dat)
Highest Levy In
The History Of
County Imposed
45 Cent Increase Over Tj«y
Ylar; Work On New School
Bldg. To Begin Soon
The Alleghany county tax nte
was increased from 90 cents to
$1.35 per $100 property vakut^
tion at a meeting of the Board el?
County Commissioners here th»*
week, the increase of 45 cents t*
be maintained during the fiscal
year 1945-46.
The increase, which brings the
tax rate to its highest peak, in
the history of the county, was
passed to take care of expenses
incurred in the erection of new
school buildings in the county
during 1946, the board of conw
missioners pointed out. It was
explained that 50 cents of the
new levy will go for such pur
poses.
It was understood that con
struction on the Sparta scbot^L
building will get underway as
soon as possible and that other
building and repair plans will be
carried on throughout the coun
ty.
The board of commissioners
pointed out that a number o£
other items in the tax levy were
raised this year in order to take
care of the increased budget. The
debt service was increased from
20 (o 25 cents; the agricultural
instruction and county agent from
.06 to 10 cents; fire control and
library from .02 to .04 cents. The
poor relief, however, was lower
ed from .05 to .04 cents.
The tax levy for 1945-46 is as
follows: for county purposes, IS
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Former
Springs
Sheley Wayne, Chief Of Polite
Of Robbins, Dies From.
Wounds
II
News was received here
terday of the death of Sheley
Wayne Moxley, 46, chief of po
lice in Robbins in Moore county,
and former resident of
ty.
Moxley’s death came as a
suit of gun wounds received
weeks ago in a struggle with, a
young white man in that
who resisted arrest Shot
the abdomen and the
had been a patient in the
pital and was believed to be
ting along fine. His death
unexpected.
The son of John and Ellen
ley, of Laurel Springs, he ms
married to the former Miss Calo
rie Scott, of Whitehead, who sur
vives. Two children, l-eff
Robbins, and ftna Lee, of Troy,
also survive. He is a brother
T. S. Moxley, of Laurel Springs
Chief of police in Robbins fer
tile past five years, he M aha.
served on the police forces of Trov
and Mt Gilead. ^
Funeral arrangements were
complete late yesterday.