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ST PRESS RUN — 2,02a • Net Paid 1,704 Covers Alleghany The Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES-(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. Alleghany County b..« Outstanding Livestock, Agifr culture and Tourist Centse, With A Population of S^tL. VOLUME 57, NO. 44 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1946 $2.00 a Year Out of Coumty Lamb Pool To Be ] Held Here Next Thurs., July 23 * J R. E. Black, County Agent, Says Schedule Will Be Mailed To Farmers A cooperative lamb pool will be held in Alleghany county on Thursday, July 25, with all lambs to he sold to Swift and Company, R. E. Black, county agent, an nounced this week. The lambs will be loaded at North Wilkesboro, he stated. Any farmer wishing to haul his own lambs may deliver them to the loading platform there and will be paid according to weight when delivered, he pointed out. Mr. Black explained that a schedule for gathering the lambs was not available this morning, but that each farmer would be notified by mail before Thursday. Farmers hauling their own lambs, may take them at any time dur ing the day, he stated. There will be two additional shipments of lambs in August and in September, Mr. Black said. C. Of C. Discusses Athletic Program Members Invited To Be Guests Of Lions Club In August; Cancel Own Meeting $ The Chamber of Commerce was extended a special invitation to be the guests of the Lions Club in August at the meeting held here last Friday night. The in vitation was' accepted and the August meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was canceled. A discussion of the athletic pro gram proposed by the Chamber of Commerce was held and a re port was heard from the com mittee composed of Ralph Gen try, C. R. Roe and R. E. Black. It was decided that a joint meeting of all interested civic clubs would be held and that a program would be worked out by '' thefn. Three new members, Ted Por mr, Frank Osborne and Tommy Osborne, were admitted into the orna’-'iration. A buffet supper was served by members "f the Snarta Woman’s Club to 43 members and guests. & VFW Post Will Meet July 25 The Veterans of Foreign Wan will hold their July meeting at the community building here on Thursday, July 25, at eight o’clock, Amon C Edwards, com mander, announced this week. * He urged that every member be present for the meeting when a number of business matters will be discussed. ATTENDS INSTITUTE ON ATOMIC CONTROL Mrs. Ed M. Anderson, first vice president of the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs represented the organization at the Institute on World Control | of Atomic Energy in Washington, I' D. C., this week. Renowned scientists, govern ment officials and other national leaders took part on the program. Schools To Have Lunch Program Clyde Fields, superintend* ent of schools, pointed out that she had received information ■from Raleigh that a lunch room program for the schools would again be carried out this year. Schools are to make applica tions again as usual, Miss Fields explained. It was pointed out that applications should be got ten in as soon as possible, for early approval. The lunch program will be car ried on in four schools in Alle ghany, including Sparta, Piney Creek, Rich Hill and Little Pine. Miss Fields explain^'1 -at it is hoped that other schou .nrough out the county may be added to the list this year. . It was pointed out by state of ficials of the lunch program that where possible, Wjhen local food could be secured and keep the lunches up to standard, it would prove much more satisfactory. Bean Pickers Are Busy In This Section Now Here is a scene on the R. C. Miller farm between the Jeffersons. Bean pickers are busy here as they are throughout this section now. Recent rains have done much to improve the crops. Both West Jefferson bean markets report good demand and high prices for this vital product.—(Photo by Harrison). Veterans To Receive College Training In “Off-Campus” Program; May Register Mon. Opportunities For Veterans And Non-veterans Offered In This Plan Alleghany county men along with others in the state who have been turned away from colleges and universities will be given the privilege of furthering their ed ucation through the new “off campus” training program. It is accessary for all veterans and ion-veterans desiring entry to re ister at the office of the county I ''po’-mtendent in the courthouse in Sparta on Monday, July 22 is a definite number must reg ister to warrant the opening of jch a center. “This is a real opportunity for Alleghany men, especially vet rans >,rho have returned home oo late to secure entry in colleges and universities of their choice. Extensive plans are being made by the Steering Committee of the governor’s committee on Veter r>s Education for this project,” Miss Clyde Fields said. Entry blanks will be available Monday at the superintendent’s ffice, it was pointed out. Com plete plans of proposed locations f the “off campus” centers will have to be determined after the applications have been made. No lefinite plans can be worked out j until this is accomplished, it was j oointed out. In the proposed plans, each “off campus” center will be under the supervision of some college or university and all credits earned there will be transferable to the nstitution of the student’s choice as soon as he is able to enter (Continued on Page 4) SPARTA GROUP VISITS AT CAROLINA BEACH Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Bledsoe, Mrs. Edwin Duncan and Mrs. C. A. Miles are expected to return from '•> -<Mina Beach this week end after spending the week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill John son, of Greensboro. OPA’s Fate Still To Be Considered By President Little Rise In Local Prices So Far; Public Is Interested With OPA’s fate still uncertain, little rise has been noted so far by local people. As to how long present prices will continue is also still uncertain. According to reports circulated from Washington today, Presi dent Truman has advised he will sign the new Senate-approved OP A bill if Congress will remove on price controls for r, milk and other it around, al though not immediately confirm ed by Democratic leaders, short ly after the House, by a 211 to 34 vote, declined to accept the Senate’s bill and directed that a Senate-House committee write a compromise measure. The House vote came after Democratic Leader McCormack of Massachusetts, told his col leagues the people “will remem ber next November what Con gress does with OPA. He voiced confidence the conference com mittee will write a one-year OPA restoration bill that the House, Senate and the President will ap prove. The administration drive for an opportunity to rewrite the Sen ate bill, described by President Truman as “terrible, won in the House as Republican ranks split on a proposal to approve the Sen ■ ate measure “as is and toss it to the President, notwithstanding veto prospects. When the showdown came, n» formal motion was made to plump the Senate bill on the President’s desk. A key Republican, Representa tive Wolcott of Michigan, of the banking committee, joined admin (Continued on Page 4) Draft Is Widened To Ages Of 19To 29; Deferment Cirt Washington—President Truman Tuesday authorized extension of the draft of men 19 through 29 ind Selective Service quickly tightened up on deferments. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, draft director, instructed local boards that occupational defer ments must be allowed only “to those few registrants” whom they 'ind to be “indispensable and ir replaceable to the national exist ence.” Farmers and farm workers will ’ontinue to get special considera tion, however, and fathers are ex empt. The army’s two-month draft holiday will end In September and Hershey said it had asked for 25.000 men that month. The June call was for 50,000. Mr. Truman approved a Selec tive Service recommendation that the acceptable draft age be stretched through 2%. Since . V-J Day, the ceiling hastxedh 25 years, although the present law permits a maximum of 44. Present occupational deferment rules have applied to men deem ed “necessary and regularly en gaged in an activity in support of the national health, safety and interest.” Hershey told the local boards to “provide for classification, ex amination and forwarding for in duction” of men 19^ through 29. Postponement of induction will be provided only for registrants still in high school. Undergrad uate college students no longer will be permitted to finish out a quarter or semester when they are called. Men in the 26-29 age group pre viously found unfit for general notary service will have their cases reviewed. Guernsey Sale Will Be Held At Transou, Aug. 2 State Test Farm Will Be The Scene Of Sale For Alle ghany And Ashe Instead of having two Guern sey cattle promotional sales for the two counties, Alleghany and Ashe will have a joint sale at the State Test Farm, at Transou, on August 2, it was announced this week. R. E. Black, Alleghany county agent, said that R. A. Mc Laughlin, secretary of the An er ! ican Guernsey Breeders' Associ ation, would be here a few days in advance to help work out the details of the meeting as will F. R. Farnum, of the Extension Division of State College. More details of the sale are to be announced next week. Schools Are Still A Sliort Of Teachers Mias Clyde Fields, superintend ent of Alleghany county schools, announced this week that with schools tentatively opening throughout the county on August 26, that several teachers were still needed. These positions, however, are vnected to be filled by the open ing date. George VanHoy will be prin cipal at Piney Creek. Announce ment of the Sparta principal is expected to be made next week. Miss Fields pointed out that a teacher’s meeting would be called before the opening of schools, ■ ith the date to be announced Igter. Mrs. Parks, 76, Dies In Texas Miss Lola Womble this week •eceived news of the death of ler aunt, Mrs. Bower R. Parks, /8, of Dallas, Texas, on July 6. Mrs. Parks is survived by one ■■on, Rutherford Parks, also of Dallas. Her husband, brother of he late Mrs. Gaston Reeves, of Sparta, and the late Mrs. Myra lolbrook, also of Sparta, and,a ormer resident of this county, lied several years ago. >hfrs., Parks had visited in Sparta '» number of times and was well-known in the county. %}*&&■.-■ Dairy Payments Now Being Made Herbert Osborne, chairman of ‘he Alleghany AAA, announced this week that applications for fairy feed payments for the months of April, May and June, were now coming in, and urged hat all farmers who had not urned in their applications should do so at once. It was pointed out that a sub sidy on milk for any date later than June would depend on the action taken by Congress since the OPA has been removed. Mr. Osborne explained that ap plications should either be mailed or brought to the AAA office here. Plans Completed For County Lamb Show To Be Held July 24 « * Any 4-H Or FFA Club Mem ber Eligible To Enter Lambs In Show Plans were completed this week for the lamb show which will be held on the lawn of the commun ity building here next Wednes day, July 24, under the sponsor ship of the Sparta Grange, offi cials announced this week. Any member of the 4-H club or FFA club is eligible to enter lambs in the show, it was an nounced. This is the second show of its kind ever to be held in the county and much interest is expected to be shown by the general public as well as the boys and girls who will have entries in the show. The show last year was very successful and even more interest is expected to be shown this year. The grand champion of the show last year was owned and raised by Duane Kilby, of Sparta, with second prize going to Field ing Miller, of Laurel Springs. A number of prizes will be of fered, R. E. Black, county agent, and member of the arrangement committee for the show, an nounced. A first prize of $10.00 will be given the grand cham pion lamb of the show, with $7.50 second prize and $5.00 third prize. A prize of $10.00 will also be given for the best pair of lambs in the show and a $10.00 prize will also be given for the best twin lambs shown, It was point ed out that in the class for the best pair of lambs, it is not neces sary that they be twins. The public is invited to attend the show and a special invitation is extended to all those farmers who donated ewes to the 4-H and FFA boys and girls to help get them started in the sheep raising tfpThis show should create great er interest in the possibilities of increased and jr proved sheep raising among the future farmers and 4-H Clubers of the county as well as among the present farmers.” Mr. Black stated. Baker Family Holds Reunion United For First Time In Eight Years; Held At Home Of Dr. B. O. Choate A reunion of the Baker family was held last week at the home of Dr. and Mrs. B. O. Choate, when Mrs. Choate’s brothers and sisters gathered for the first time in eight years. A number of members of the family spent several days with Dr. and Mrs. Choate. Those attending the reunion were G. F. Baker and son, Fran cis, of Richmond, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Dotson, of Charlotte; Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Baker and son, of Chilhowie, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Baker, of Independence, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker and Fred Baker, of Independence; Mr. and Mrs. John Crockett, of Ga lax, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Choate and son, Bob, of Sparta. (mess. NEW NCPA PRESIDENT T. R. Burgiss, who will lead the North Carolina Pharma ceutical Association in 1947 48. Gentry Is Named Town Marshal To Succeed Reeves Appointed At Special Meeting Of Town Council; Reeves Continues As Collector Dick Gentry was appointed marshal of the town of Sparta at a special meeting of the town council here last week, following the resignation of Cleo Reeves, ex-serviceman who has held the the past several ed the pressure of other duties, but was persuaded to re-assume the duties after Reeves’ resignation. “We are well pleased to be able to get Gentry for the position of ,-wn marshal and we know that ihe law will be strictly enforced,’’ a member of the town council stated. It is expected that the town council, at their next regular meeting, will draw up a number of resolutions concerning the parking problem in Sparta' and that penalties will be imposed on those who violate the rules. It was pointed out that Reeves will continue as town tax collect or and superintendent of the wa ter works. MISS ANNA ROWE VISITS CURB MARKET Miss Anna C. Rowe, district home agent, was in Alleghany on Tuesday and attended the curb market at Roaring Gap, which is under the sponsorship of the home demonstration women of the county. Miss-ftowe pointed out that the curb market was an outstanding success and the department was well pleased with the project, under the supervision of Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home agent. Evans’ String Band Gaining State-Wide Recognition Clifton Evans and his Band, well-known Alleghany string mu sic trio, are fast gaining state wide recognition, as requests keep coming from various parts of the state for their services at ban quets and meetings. It all started back in 1943 when the Evans string band was ask ed to go to Raeligh to play for the Capitol Grange there. Then in 1945 they played for the North Carolina Department of Agricul ture when they entertained the agricultural committee of the House and Senate and again the same year they furnished music for a square dance at the State county agents convention. In 1946 they were asked to play at the Farm Bureau convention in Winston-Salem and then on Monday night they played at Black Mountain, again for the Farm Bureau. In addition to all these engage ments they have an invitation to spend a^week in Raleigh August 19 for the Farm and Home Week there. Clif and his band, as they are known here, have long been in demand in Alleghany county and a square dance just isn’t a square dance without them. Clif plays the guitar, Howard Joines tht fiddle and either Paul Miles oi Ed Atwood picks the banjo. In addition to his band, Clifton Evans has a prosperous jewelry business in Sparta and finds it difficult to get away for engage ments with his band. Music has always been a hobby with him, but is finding his hobby profitable. Pharmaceutical Ass’n To Name Burgiss As Pres„ To Succeed E. C. Daniel At Association’s 1947 Convention Chapel Hill—T. Roy Burgiss, ot Sparta, first vice-president of the. North Carolina Pharmaceutical) Association and former represent tative from Alleghany County in* the General Assembly will lead the association in 1947-48. His election was announced today by President E. C. Daniel, of Zebu Ion, whom Burgiss will succeed at. the association’s 1947 convention. Other oflicers-elect are T. G. Crutchfield, Greensboro, first vice-president; J. C. Jackson, Lumberton, second vice-presi dent; and W. A. Ward, Swan nanoa, third vice-president. W. J. Smith is secretary-treasurer o£ the association with headquarters, in Chapel Hill. J. C. Brantley, Jr., of Raleigh, will be recommended to Govern or R. Gregg Cherry for appoint., ment to the N. C. State Board ot Pharmacy for a five year term. President E. C. Daniel was se lected as a member of the asso ciation’s executive committee ioc a three year term. Members of the board of tellers: who conducted the mail ballot were E. T. Beddingfield, Clayton; T. J. Etheridge, Bailey; and M. B. Melvin, Raleigh. President-elect Burgiss wtt. born in Jennings. N. C., in 1904. He attended Elkin high school and was graduated from the Uni versity of North Carolina School of Pharmacy in 1925. For a num ber of years he was associated with a retail pharmacy in Elkin where he worked with W. A. Gil liam, Winston-Salem, the asso ciation’s ihimediate past presi dent. Burgiss is proprietor of the B. and T. Drug Company iri Sparta, where he has been in business for the past 21 years. In fact, he passed the N. C. State 1925 an gbany County Board of Educa tion, Alleghany County Democrat (Continued on Page 8) Last Clinic Date Named By Nurse AH Food Handlers Are Tb Have Health Certificates; May Be Secured Here Miss Matteline Gambill, Alle ghany county health nurse, an nounced this week that she would, give vaccinations for typhoid, whooping cough, diphtheria and smallpox at Pleasant Grove, church on July 24 from 10:00 te> 11:00 a. m. Miss Gambill pointed out that this date would end the clinic that has been going on in tike county for the past month and that the health office would be open at the regular hours here after. The hours are 1:00 to 4:St p. m. on Wednesdays and 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon on Saturdays. It was also announced that alt food handlers who do not have their health certificates, should get them from the health depart ment at once. Urges Tomato Blight Control R. E. Black, county agent, thi* week reminded 'Alleghany county farmers that last year then wen a severe epidemic of late h tight on tomatoes and warned that they treat plants this year to prank a recurrence of the disease. Mr. Black pointed out that as a result of the blight last yew that vent few farmers produced enough tothatoes for home US^ and that comparatively none wen placed on the market Re <ka stated' that ahumber of case* at blight have boen reported this season.' tfl If the farmers will start now, lusting with a good recommend' 3d fungicide, this disease can ha controlled to a great extent This dusting solution is on sale hern and contains copper and rotenona, t was explained. “Farmers should take advan tage of this blight control, in or-> der to save the tomato crop this, year,” Mr. Black said.
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