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PRESS RUN — 2,025 Net Paid 1.7M Coven Alleghany VOLUME 57, NO. 4« ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER. $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1946 Alleghany County ]* .. . Outstanding Livestock, A|A enltnre and Tourist Crater. With A Population of MIL $2.00 a Year Out of Couaty (Guernsey Sale Expected To Draw Crowd Friday 634 Lambs Sold In Pool; Bring Total Of $10,126 J. R. Gambill Makes Biggest Shipment Of Any Of 64 Fanners With 76 Lambs Iri the second co-operative lamb shipment of the season, 634 Alle ghany county lambs were sold, bringing a total of $10,126.00, R. E. Black, county agent, announced this week. Choice lambs brought $19.50 per hundred; good lambs, $18.50 , and medium lambs, $17.00, he ex- ' plained. Out of the total of 634 lambs, 361 graded choice, , | Mr. Black pontied out that the lambs sold for an exceptionally good price this year and that an j official of Swift and Company j where the lambs were sold, stat- J ed that it was one of the best markets of the season. Of the 64 farmers selling lambs in this pool, J. R. Gambill shipped the greatest number, sending 76 lambs to the market. Will Hold Story Hour At Library Mrs. Carrie H. Jones Will Conduct Program For Children Each Saturday A children’s Story Hour will be be conducted at the Alleghany county library each Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 with Mrs. Carrie H. Jones, librarian, in charge, it was announced this week. Mrs.v^ones explained tli chil4M,Mpeen the age and 1 will ____ from various I Saturday morning Mi's. Jones pointed out that the hour was set on Saturday morn ing since schools will soon be open and it wao felt that this was the only hour children would be free to attend. She urged that everv child in town attend and that as many from the county as possible come to the Story Hour, the first program of its kind to be conducted in the coun ty. Many Tourists Visit In County A record number of tourists are passing through Sparta and visiting at various points in the county this season. The three tourist homes in Sparta. Wayside Inn, Blue Ridge, and Richardson’s Tourist home, as well as Cool Spring on the Twin Oaks Mountain report a record business with a full house most every night. Owners of these tourist homes report that they turn away hundreds of travelers every week. Graystone Inn at Roaring Gap has had one of the biggest sea sons since the war began, it was pointed out and is booked for weeks in advance. One problem, however, con fronts all tourists,, that of food. It is understood that another res taurant will soon be opened on Main Street. OPA To Retain Records One Year Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, and all other persons required under price control reg ulations to have kept records must preserve them until July 1. 1947, the State Office of Price Administration announced today The action, effective Tuesday was taken in order to enabl%QPA to carry on the powers and duties directed to it under the executive order signed by President Tru man, Tuesday, it was pointed out. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doughtfcn ,of Washington, Q. C., are visiting relatives here this Week. • Miss Tommye Pugh returned to her home in Erwin, Tenn., after a week’s visit with the Coxes, . . ~ Curb Market Sales Show Big Increase; July Record Month -----1 _ GUERNSEY ASS N SEC’Y R. A. McLaughlin, secretary of National Guernsey Breed- j ers Association, will be in charge of the auction sale of purebred-registered Guernsey cattle, Friday. J. F. Fletcher, 87, Prominent Ashe Minister Dies ,87] one of the outstanding Baptist min isters in northwestern North Car olina, died at three a. m. Satur day at the Wilkes hospital. The beloved minister who for several years had made "his home in North Wilkesboro with a daughter, Mrs. W. R. Absher, sus- , ained a broken shoulder early j ast week in a fall, was carried to the hospital where he became critically ill on Friday. Rev. Mr. Fletcher was born November 11, 1858, in Ashe coun ty, a son of the late John and Barbara Johnston Fletcher. At the age of 14 he left home and ->agan an apprenticeship, as a printer. Two years later he re turned home and attended school tear Jefferson. At the age of 17 he was teaching school and at the age of 18 began his ministry. He served many churches in northwestern North Carolina and was continuously in the ministry until he resigned as pastor of Jouthside Baptist church in High Point in 1924. In addition to his work in the ministry, Rev. Mr. Fletcher was a writer and was author of a widely circulated book entitled “A History of the Ashe County, N. C. and New River, Va., Bap tist Associations,” which was pub (Continued on Page 4) 64 Women, Representing 12 Clubs Participate In Mar keting Fresh Foods The total volume of business of the Roaring Gap curb market un der the sponsorship of the home demonstration clubs of the coun ty, has shown a substantial in crease during this season with re ceipts from July, alone, amount ing to $2,907.53, Mrs. Isom Wag oner, home agent and manager of the market, announced this week. The total receipts for this sea son, including the months of June and July, amounted to $3,239.26. In comparison with last year’s sales, this is more than half the total amount sold during the en tire season with August and Sep tember, the biggest months for the market, yet to come, Mrs. Wagoner pointed out. The biggest item on the market is listed as food and takes in -akes, canned foods and fresh home-cooked foods. Total re ceipts from foods in 1945 amount ed to $1,889.89 for the four months the market was in operation. Total receipts on poultry, the sec ond largest item was $1,507.61. Kggs, the third largest item brought $1,095.90, it was pointed out. Other foods, including dairy products and fresh vegetables, along with handicrafts brought the total sales up to $6,372.46. Mrs. Wagoner pointed out the great advantage of the market, since it not only brings money into the county, but provides a market for foods that would prob ably never be sold otherwise. A total of 65 Alleghany county home demonstration club women are now selling products on the market, representing 12 clubs. When the market was opened in 1944 only 8 women participated, representing 3 clubs. At the end of the year in 1944, 17 women Were participating, representing 5 clubs. This number has stead ily increased until it has reached the present high mark. More Teachers Still Needed With the opening of Alleghany county schools set for August 26, there are still a number of va cancies to be filled in both the high school and elementary grades, Miss Clyde Fields, super intendent of schools, announced this week. However, the list is expected to be completed at an early date and will be announced soon. Miss Fields pointed out that a teachers’ meeting would be called oefore the opening of schools and that each teacher would be no ified in advance. Church To Be Dedicated Sunday The- Osborne Memorial church at Piney Creek will be dedicated Sunday, August 4, in connection with the deco ration service there. Rev. W. H. Handy will deliver the decoration sermon, while the dedication service will be conducted by Rev. J. R. (Jesse) Shpftrake, of Sugar Grove, Va., Rev. W. H. Caldwell and Rev, W„ A- Hash. k- : <, r r J&B Sweet Days Are Here Again For Many Alleghany People i Sourwood and white clover honey is now being taken from these and other bee hives in Alleghany. And because of the sugar shortage, honey is being double enjoyed by many. Funeral Held For John C. Halsey At Piney Creek J _ ^rcrmnent Alleghany County Citizen Passes At The Age Of 73 Funeral service for John C. Talsey, 73, one of Alleghany ■runty's most prominent citizens, vas held Saturday, July 27, at ihe Piney Creek Methodist church •••ith Eld. S. G. Caudill and Rev. C. W. Thompson officiating. In terment followed in the church cemetery,* Mr. Halsey died Thursday, July 25, following an illness of three years, most of which time he had spent in bed. The son of the late Ira and Zylphia Halsey, he was born and ■eared in Alleghany. He was ed ucated in the county schools, and served as a member of the Alle ghany county Board of Education for 16 years. A firm believer in public education, he spent a long and useful term in this office. He had been a member of the Piney Creek Primitive Baptist church since 1899 and had served as a eacon for the past 25 years. Mr. Halsey was married in 1899 o Miss Lelia McMillan, who sur vives. Two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Collins, of Asheville, and Mrs. C. A. Thompson, of Sparta, also survive. Two grandchildren, lohn Bryan Collins and Shirley Ann Thompson and three sisters, Mrs. Ennice Hash of Piney Creek; Mrs. A. M. Edwards, of Galax, ind Mrs. W. S. Edwards, of Char lotte, also survive. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: Iley Edwards, Char lotte; Zeno Halsey, Galax; Carl Hash, Piney Creek; Ray Hash, Piney Creek; John Frank McMil 'an, Mouth of Wilson and Clin ton Halsey, Sparta. Flower girls were: Mrs. Ray Hash, Mrs. Edwin Duncan, Mrs \. V. Choate, Mrs. Amos Wagon ;r, Mrs. Hugh Choate, Miss Zell: Hash, Mrs. Zeno Halsey, Mrs Mack Hash, Miss Pearl Fields Miss Clyde Fields, Mrs. Luthei Halsey, Mrs. Alton Thompson Mrs. Ralph Gentry, Mrs. T. R. lurgiss, Miss Jean McMillan, Mrs. Wayne Waddell, Mrs. Clen lel Richardson,,Mrs. Clinton Hal sey, Miss Bettie' Halsey and Mrs. Wallace Halsey^ ---—i Theatre Is Under New Management Paul Dearman, Jr., of States ville, today took over the man agement of the Spartan Theatre here. Mr. Dearman has had ex perience in theatre management and is a veteran of World War II. Both the Spartan and Parkway theatres were leased from Ben G. Reeves and R. W. Barr. An nouncement was made of this several weeks ago when the plans were first revealed Mr. Dearman said that for the present, the shows would be held at the regular time with mati nees on Saturday afternoons. County Students Attending New Off-Campus College Centers To Go To Charlotte State Test Farm Visited Bv Vets J On-The-Job-Training Proving Popular With Future Farmers Veterans who' are being taught uncbyr.the qn^th^gjob tarn; train ing program are jpaking a series of trips to the N. C. State Test Farm on field trips, James A. Gra ham, assistant director of the test farm reported this week. July 20, a group of 50 men from Caldwell county anfi Geo. Nesbitt, vocational agriculture teacher from Elk Park, visited the farm, and last week, a group of 39 from Avery county inspect ed the farm. Next week groups from Alleghany and Watauga counties will view the farm. On their field trip, experiments in Turkish tobacco as well as Burley are shown the group and the best methods of raising of cat-. ; tie, sheep and farming methods ' in general, are emphasized, Mr Graham pointed out. The on-the-job farm training program is given veterans under the G. I. Bill and is sponsored by the State Department of Ag riculture. _ REV. H. P. MYERS TO I CONDUCT SERVICES Revival services will begin Sunday at 8 o’clock at the Tran sou Methodist church with Rev. Howard P. Myers, Jr., pastor of the Hickory Grove Methodist church in Charlotte in charge, it /as announced this week. He will be assisted by the pas jr. Rev. Wm. C. Crummett. The ublic is cordially invited to at rnd. 1 Few Registered Last Week; Others May Do So Later Miss Clyde Fields, superintend ent of schools, announced this week Alleghany county veterans registered for of-campus college .’enters would, under the present setup, go to Charlotte as this is the nearest approved center to few * ■iefeww^^tgistered •|t week, because of t$e inter est. it is believed, that more will, later on. The location of tht^centers was determined by registration and announcement was rriacfre from Raleigh this week that 12 centers had been assured so far. These will be at Albemarle. Burlington. Charlotte, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Hendersonville, Mur phy. Rocky Mount, Wilmington and Asheville. Altogether 1.228 students filled out application blanks during the registration period, but many came from towns where only one or two students applied. The committee said that it would not be feasible to establish a college center where less than 30 students signified their willingness to at tend. The Greater University of North Carolina was made the committee’s agent in administer ing and operating the centers. The Greater University was also authorized to enter into a contract with the Veterans Ad ministration regarding the rates to be charged for veterans which will be made substantially the same as those for nonveterans. P. M. Grumman estimated tha* tuition might be something like $4 a quarter hour, or 860 an aca demic quarter. He said that the school year would consist of three quarters, making the total tui fContinued on Page 4) Sparta Defeats Lansing And Nathan’s Creek; Give Schedule Sparta won both games play ed last week end, defeating Lansing at Lansing on Saturday by a score of 16 to 6 and defeat ng Nathan’s Creek on the local iiamond, Sunday, by a score of 16 to 7. Scottville won two games, de feating Roans Creek on Saturday nt Roans Creek by a score of 8 to 2 and defeating Pond Moun tain Sunday by the overwhelming score of 24 to 0. In the game Saturdav, Shep herd and Billings pitched for Scottville and Bower for Roans Creek. No home runs were scor ed by either team, however, Phipps, the leading batter, made 1 a triple, double and single hit for Scottville. Sunday, Camp bell was Scottville’s pitcher and Hamn and Tucker pitched for Pond Mountain. Sixteen extra hits were scored by Laurel Springs lefeated Na than’s Creek Saturday on the West Jefferson diamond by a score of 10 to 6. Miller pitched for Nathan’s Creek and Sheets for Laurel Springs. No home runs were scored by either team. George Shepherd, whose name appeared on the original roster presented to this office, is eligible to play on the Scottville team. His name, through error, was not on the list published previously' in this paper. West Jefferson was defei Pond Mountain Sat sccg$ of 11 to 8 with Spencer pitching fof ferson Many Of State’s Best Herds Will Be Represented 31 Registered Animals To B* Sold At Auction; Prizes To Be Awarded A large number of dairy farm ers from this area as well as oth ers are expected to attend the purebred - registered Guernsey cattle sale to be held at the State Test Farm at Transou on Friday, when animals from some of the best herds in North Carolina will be auctioned off. The sale is to be sponsored by the North Carolina Guernsey Breeders Association, the N. C. Extension Service and local milk companies, with local business firms also cooperating. Instead of holding two separ I ate sales as were held in Alle ghany and Ashe counties last year, the sales are being com bined this year. The sale Friday is expected to attract a large crowd of dairymen, and others interest ed in improving the dairy pro gram through better breeding. The sale will open at 1:00 o’clock. Around 26 heifers and five oung bulls are to be consigned o the sale from a number of ■he most outstanding herds in North Carolina. Since these prize animals are to be sold at auction, farmers of this area will have an opportunity to secure some fine animals with high produc tion records. Through the cooperation of the local milk companies, Kraft Foods, Carnation and Coble a number of valuable prizes in dairy equipment are to be given away to farmers attending. F. R. Fapium, also of the Dairy Division, N. C. Extension, will attend as will a nt^ber of county agents in this area. Picnic Parties Crowd Parkway Groups Should Write District Rangers For Reservations, Officials point out. More and more people from 1 out of the state as well as those who live in the counties nearby ^ are using the Parkway for sight seeing and picnicing, Parkway officials reported’this week. In fact, so many tourists are visiting here that the officials have asked that they be notified in order that they might have facilities for them to use. Schools, churches, fraternal or ganizations and the like more and more are planning trips there and if they desire accommodations, are asked to notify District Ranger Granville Liles in charge of Ute Bluff; District Ranger Ellsworth who is headquartered at the Rocky Knob Maintence Area; District Ranger G. B. Lilfes, Sparta or Ranger Griggs or Warden Reeves of Cumberland Knob. By their asking people to write for reservations, does not mean that they are less welcome, Park way officials pointed out, but that they will be better able to serve when you get there. Mr. and of Indeper ed a groU] a camping Those ei trip were Mr. and of Indeper ed a groU] a camping Those ei trip were >arta Group Are Guests At Camp Mrs. Rudd Wellborn, dence, Va., entertain ) of Sparta people at, party on New River, enjoying the five-day were Mr. and Mrs. Walter >rne, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ed 1s, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Mae —eves, Misses Ann Thompson nd Linda Reeves, Bill and Tom
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