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| PRESS T Alleghany News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER. Alleghany County b.,. Outstanding Livestock, Ac* Bolton and Tourist Prntoa. With A Population of M4L VOLUME 58, NO. 4 $1.50 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1946 $2.00 a Year Out of County Yellow Jackets I Win 26-0 Victory Over Walkertown Will Meet Cove Creek This Friday Afternoon At 2:00 P. M. There The Sparta High Yellow Jack ets rushed through an exciting football game here Friday after noon to score in every period and shut out a fighting Walkertown team 26-0 before more than 400 hundred local fans. Jimmy Davis, captain of the Yellow Jackets and star quarter back carried the ball over the goal line to score the first touch down for the Sparta team in the opening minutes of the game. Gentry carried the ball through for the extra point. In the second quarter, with a third down and 12 yards to go, Davis again broke loose for a broken field run of 55 yards to make the score 13-0 in favor of the fightin’ Yellow Jackets. The Sparta team did not score again until the final quarter when Bill Reeves came through with some excellent passes to Atwood. With two Walkertown men on his heels, Atwood captured the pass thrown by Reeves to make the score 19-0. The trial for the extra point failed. However, the biggest thrill of the game came when Coach Reed r!"> m his whole second team and Bryant, looking no bigger than a imuget on the field with the Walkertown team, carried the ball over the goal line in a 60 yard run. The Sparta team was on its toes every minute of the thrill packed game, with both the line and bwtkfteld playing real football. Atwood and Caudill were out standing in the line as well as Bennett, while Davis, Reeves and Osborne starred in the backfiefejU, juuirup ana summary; Po4 Walkertown Snurt* --... Atwm4 LT Hilton — J-laytor LG— McGee-Bennett C-Brown_ Joines RG-Waggoner-Holloway RT - Marshall_Moxley RE ..Auman_Caudill QB-Jones - Davis LHB—Johnson -- _Reeves RHB--Blair - Osborne (Continued on Page 4) Carson Properly Sold At Auction Sale Amounts To More Than $38,000.00; House Sold For $9,100.00 One of the largest land sales ever to be conducted in Sparta, the auction of the Carson nrop erty hrare Saturday, amounted to more than $38,000.00. Mare than 100 building lots were sold along with the Carson home which was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Grover Landreth for $9,10000. Those buying lots in cluded: Jimmy Atwood, Mack Atwood, Mrs. Vada Stone, K. W. Duncan, W. G. Richardson, P. L. Choate, Clive Crouse, Mrs. May H. Ed wards, Reid Hampton, J. Ted Por ter, Ben G. Reeves, C. G- Rich ardson, D. C. Truitt, D. F. Sturdi vant, Grover Landreth, Add C. McMiBan, Edd Rizoti, F. A. Por ter, Walter Hines, H. W. Spaugh, I. R. Truitt, Edker Porter, R. L. Joinea, Marvin Wilson, V. B. Phipps, Charlie Edwards, Robert Cleary and Julius Womble. The development was supervis ed by H. W. Spaugh, real estate dealer of Winston-Salem and the sale was conducted by the Weir Company, also of Winston-Salem. Sparta Allotted One New Teacher Due to the unusually large en rollment in all the grades in the Sparta school and particularly in the J%«t grade, the state allotted an extra teacher to be used in the Ant grade here, Supt, Clyde was no availal - Atomic Bomb Goat Gets Transfusion Survivor of the Bikini atomic bomb blast, travel weary goat, received a blood transfusion aboard the USS Burleson at the Washington naval yards. Pigs, rats and goats which survived the blast have now been returned, destined for study by scientists, who seek to determine the effects of radioactivity on humans. 275 Tobacco Farmers In County Are Eligible To Vote On Referendum October 25 Marketing Quotas Must Be Approved By Two-Thirds Of Growers Voting Approximately 275 persons in Alleghany are eligible to vote in the referendum on marketing quotas on Burley tobacco to be held Friday, October 25, accord ing to Herbert Osborne, chairman of county agricultural conserva tion committed. The referendum was called in accordance with the law, which authorizes marketing quotas on Burley tobacco for the 1947 crop. However, marketing quotas cannot be in effect unless approved by at leant two-thirds nf^jliq growers voting in the re ferendum. “**-■ ’ Marketing quotas furnish gro wers with a method of adjusting supply to demand and can help to provide fair prices to growers for the tobacco they produce. “Any person who has an in terest in the 1946 crop of Burley tobacco as an owner,* tenant, or sharecropper is entitled to vote in the referendum,” Mr. Osborne said. “However, no person is en titled to more than one vote even though he may be engaged in pro duction of Burley tobacco in two or more communities, counties, or States.” Mr. Osborne explained that, if marketing quotas are approved, individual acreage allotments will be continued in 1947. Allotments for individual farms for 1947 will not be less than 80 percent of the 1946 allotment for any form which (Continued on Page 4) County Gets Rain From Fla. Storm What was believed the results of the hurricane which swept parts of Florida was the heavy rainfall here on Tuesday night. In most cases the rain was wel comed as the source of water sup ply in many sections of the coun ty has been unusually low for some weeks, because of the light rainfall. League To Close Baseball Season Sat. And Sunday Series Dates To Be Set Fol lowing Playing Of Games This Week End This week end climaxes the baseball season for the Mountain league and teams are asked to play games as scheduled or for* feit them, William HMfbttS, presi-1 dent, stated this week. W*atJd*J ferson and Nathan’s CreekjpRjaJ already ceased playing gai£g was reported, and other ■■■ had suggested calling off thi tv mainder of their games. How ever the schedule will be played as originally stated. Sparta added another victory to the season’s record by defeating Lansing 5-3 on the loser’s dia mond Saturday. Castevens, on the mound for the winners, gave up 7 hits, and Atwood was the leading hitter. Blevins, on the mound for Lansing, gave up 5 hits. Kyle Keys led in hits for the Lansing boys. Playing center field for Lans ing Saturday was Monty Weaver, former big league player, who was visiting at Lansing. He made two outstanding catches of the game, officials pointed out. Sunday, Lansing was the victor on the Pond Mountain diamond defeating Pond Mountain 15-10. (Continued on Page 4) Baseball League To Meet Tuesday William Hughes, president of the Mountain Baseball League, has asked that the managers of the teams in the league meet at the Colvard Oil company Tues day, in W. Jefferson at 7:30 p. m. It is most important, that all officialg be there as matters vital to the league, are to be discussed, President Hughes pointed out Roaring Gap Curb Market Ends Successful Season The Roaring Gap curb market, under the sponsorship of the home demonstration clubs of the coun ty, netted $7,038.81 this season, tor their third year of operation, Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home agent and- director of the market, an nounced this week. The market closed on Septem ber' 13 after two and one half months operation, with two sell ing days each week. In compar ison with the sales made on last year’s market^ the 1946 sales amounted to more than $1,0.00.00 more, Mrs. Wagoner explained. Sales for the first year of op eration amounted to $3,229.00. Eight clubs with It women and 10 4-H Club girls participated in th* sales, aha pointed out. The usual aemng time was not more than one hour, and often the food ivas disposed of in thirty minutes tons to get fresh home grown foods. Mrs. Wagoner explained that the largest selling items were foods which included cakes and canned products. Proceeds from the sale of these foods amounted to $3,000 this year. Fresh vegetables, flowers, handicrafts and butter, cheese and milk products were also sold. Plans were made last year by members of the Roaring Gap Corp., to erect a building for the curb market, but due to the scar ity of building materials, it was postponed and no further plans have been made, Mrs. Wagoner stated. However, as soon as mat erials are available, it is hoped that a building will be erected on the plot of ground allotted the curb marketers. During the past season, they have displayed their products on tables in the open, and in case of rain, under a small tent. Special Tax Now Being Collected By Town Council Rates Figured State Plan; Business Houses Cooperat ing With Collector Collection was begun this week for the special privilege tax im posed on all businesses in the town of Sparta, a law enacted by the town council at a meeting in the spring. Brant Taylor, town tax collect or, announced yesterday that most business houses had been co-operative in the payment of these taxes and that a number had been collected. The rates for all businesses, which are figured by a state con trolled plan, have not been com pleted, but are expected to be presented within the next few weeks. The tax will be collected once each year. Those who have been presented tax notices are: Northwestern Bank, Alleghany News, Williams Furniture, Clif ton Evans, Joseph Absher, Alle ghany Feed Company, Porter Milling Co., Delp Hardware, Rex Mitchell, Modern Dry Cleaners, Castevens Motor Company, Fire stone Station, Judy’s Service Sta tion, Sparta Garage, Edwards Furniture Company, Kay’s 5 and 10, Jay Hardin, Western Auto, Mick or Mack, Cash arid Carry, Belk’s Dept. Store, A. L. Rector, Robert Joines, Choate Motor Company, Farmer’s Hardware, Smithey’s, Miles-Waddell-Thomp son Firestone Store, Auto Sales Company, D. F. Sturdivant, Irwin Motor Co., Higgins Barber Shop, S. C. Roberts, Bus Terminal, B. and T. Drug Co., and Edwards Mill. Honor Roll Is Announced For fk. Sparta Sc)m|k| Several Students Make llonor Roll For First Month Of School The Sparta high school honor roll for the first month of this school year was announced this week by Principal R. H. Walker. Mr. Walker pointed out that no names were listed for the first grade since report cards are not presented these students for their first month of school. Those making the honor roll were: Second grade—Robert Fox, Joe T. Irwin, Terry Johnson, David Truitt, Page Truitt, Dorman Woo ten, Marian Cheek, Edna Jones, Edward Crouse, Lewis Porter. Third Grade—Jennie Lee Mox ley, Bobby Busic, Mary Franklin Crouse, Alma Jo Dutton, Stella Flo Dutton, Bill Phillips, Patsy Roy Hill, Betty Ann Presnell, Cornelia Richardson, Sandra Shackley, Maxine Sprinkle and Bobbie Johnson. Fourth Grade—Eleanor Ward, Marion Allison, Susie Sturdivant, Jane Duncan, Sally Quinn, Har old Hoppers, Hoyt Sparks, Ann Thompson and Doris Ann Blevins. Fifth Grade—Doris Jean Ed wards, Iva Jean Crouse, Jimmy Liles, Nancy Waddell, Shirley Ann Thompson, Iva Lee Rector, Rosemond Maines, Gaynell Truitt, Wilma Richardson, Ruth McCann and Lettie Sue Waddell. Sixth Grade—Sylvia Ann Liles, Shirley Bumgardner, Russell Moxley, Dickie Wagoner, Carol Hoppers, Carol Irwin and Betty Jean Mitchell. Seventh Grade — Beulah Ed wards. Eighth Grade—Ralph Edwards, Anne Lee Andrews, Myrtle Evans, Betty Joan Gentry, Ercell Wooten, (Continued on Page 4) Yokeley Named To Sparta Charge Rev. W. H. Yokeley was named pastor of the Sparta Methodist church at the close of the session of the Western North Carolina conference held in Asheville this week. The Rev. Mr. Yokeley will re place Rev. C. R. Allison, who has served the Sparta charge for the past several years. Rev. Mr. Al lison was moved to the Concord circuit. The Rev. W. C. Crummett was returned to the Laurel Springs charge. Alleghany Takes Top Honors In Elkin Fat Stock Show, Tuesday Bobby Black Shows Grand Champion; County Has Winning Group Of Five For the third consecutive year, Alleghany county walked away with top honors at the annual Elkin Fat Stock Show held Tues day, when Bobby Black, of Sparta, showed the grand cham pion purebred Hereford yearling of the show. The steer, a shapely baby beef, won the grand champion’s place. Bobby, in his handling of the calf, took first place in fitting and showmanship. Bobby, entering the same steer, helped Alleghany county take first place in the county exhibit of five. Other counties in their order, were Iredell, second; Wilkes, third; Surry, fourth and Yadkin, fifth. Bobby Black, winner of the two top honors, is the son of County Agent and Mrs. R. E. Black, of Sparta. Yesterday, Thurmond Chatham, Elkin industrialist, paid Bobby $689.50 for his baby beef, making it seventy cents a pound. Winners of third and fourth places were brothers, Keith and Whitt Brown, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Brown, of Whitehead, Alleghany county. They both ex hibited Herefords. Winner of fifth place was Field ing Miller, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Vann Miller, Laurel Springs, Al leghany ^courity. He showed a 995 pound Aberdeen-Angus. Coming close behind Bobby Black, as the runner-up in the fitting and showmanship contest yas Fielding Miller, winner of ■jfetplace with his calf. Thirty j|m winner in fitting and show TOtthtp was Bill Rufty. of Stony TOM, Iredell county. Fine breeding., cropped out alt over the animals. It was by far better than any of the three pre vious shows. Howard Stamey, of Statg, College Extension Service, expressed the opinion that the best animals in the third-place classification yesterday were su perior in quality to the grand champion and reserve champion in the first show, conducted in 1943. Sixty-four animals were classi fied as definitely blue ribbon (Continued on Page 81 More Practices Are Authorized County AAA committees have been authorized to approve ad ditional practices on farms where needed and where the producer assures them that the practice will be performed before the end of the program year, Herbert Os borne, chairman of the Alleghany AAA committee, announced yes terday. Any farmer desiring to use ad ditional lime or phosphate who has not reported to the county office here should do so at once in order that the approval can be made, Mr. Osborne pointed out. He urged that every farmer take advantage of this opportunity. NEW HEAD OF JESUITS The Very Rev. John Baptist Janssens, Jesuit provincial for Northern Belgium, who was unanimously elected General of the Society of Jesus (the Order of Jesuits), in a solemn, centuries-old ceremony. Registrars To Open Election Books On Oct. 12 November 3 Will Be Challenge Day; Judges And Reg istrars Named The registration books for the coming election will -be open at the polling places on Saturday, October. 19,.T9 and 96 $nd No~ #ftnbbr 3 will be challenge day, G. Glenn Nichols, chafitnah of the Allegheny county board of elections, announced yesterday. Mr. Nichols explained that the books would be open from nine p’clock in the morning to sunset and the registrars will register any voter at their homes any day between October 12 and October 26. To become a legal voter, Mr. Nichols explained, a person must be 21 years of age on or before the fifth day of November, must be able to read and write, and have lived in North Carolina one year and in the precinct four months preceding the election. All vet erans of World War II who regis tered and voted by mail, must register again Mr. Nichols point ed out. Registrars and judges were also named, the first named to serve as the registrar and the remain ing two to serve as judges. The (Continued on Page 4) C. Of C. Meeting Is Postponed The Chamber of Commerce meeting, which was scheduled for Friday night, has been postponed, President Alton Thompson an nounced yesterday. The next meeting will be held at the regular meeting time in November. Firms Urged To Give Work To Physically Handicapped This paper Joins the nation in observing physically handicapped employment week by urging that all firms and companies that can offer employment to those who are physically handicapped in or* der to restore normal living to them. The following proclamation has been issued by the President of the United States in connection with the week’s observance: "WHEREAS the people of this Nation are determined to do their utmost to restore to normal living those of their countrymen who have become physically handi capped and to assist them in de veloping their potential power for service to themselves and to their fellows; and ^WHEREAS the people of this Nation are profoundly conscious of the immeasurable debt they owls to the heroes who went forth to battle sad returned with phya ical handicaps; and “WHEREAS our lat* President Franklin Delano Roosevelt through moral courage, physical stamina, and spiritual strength, exemplified the power of the physically handicapped to bring hope and confidence to mankind; and “WHEREAS the Congress, by joint resolution approved August 11, 1945,(59 Stat. 530), has desig nated the first week in October of each year as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, during which appropriate ceremonies are to be held through, out the Nation, and has request ed that the President issue a suit able proclamation each year: “NOW, THEREFORE, I, HAR RY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do here by call upon the people of the United Stales to observe the week (Continued on Page 4) Election Board Cites Ruling On Ballot Printing C. W. Ervin Will Be A Candi date In Craning Election; Opposed By Johnson At a recent meeting, the Aik ghany County Board of Election* ruled that the Democratic Ex* ecutive committee did not have a legal right to have the name of a candidate put on the official election ballot, G. Glenn Nichols, chairman of the board, announced, this week, clearing up all mis understanding caused by the ru mor that no candidate can run for the office of Representative on any ticket except the Repub lican, in the coming general elec tion. Mr. Nichols quoted Section ITS, article 3 of the state election levie which reads as follows: “If the elector desires to vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ticket, he can sub stitute the name by writing it in with a pencil or ink in the proper place, and making a cross (XI in the blank space at the left of the name so written in. When a name is written in on the official bal lot, the new name so written in is to be treated like any other name on the ballot. No sticker is to be used.” Mr. Nichols explained that t}, W. Ervin had been named by the Democratic Executive Committee as their candidate in the coming election, but that this nomination was made tpo late to permit the printing of his name on the of i ficial ballot. Due to this con fusion, he explained the rumef was circulated that Mr. Ervin would not run and that the Ike publicans would be unopposed, However, he explained, Mr. Er vin will be a candidate and be will either have his own tichfllt printed or his name can Ti Vipj| ten b& the voter into a space pro vided «m thr official bailee Er vin will be opposed - by Whiter Johnson on the ittpublicatt udteV Edwards Funeral To Be Held Today Former Alleghany Resident Dies Suddenly On Monday In Winston-Salem Funeral service for Bert Ed wards, 74, of Winston-Salem, will be held today at twelve o’clock at Elk Creek Primitive Baptist church with the Rev. J. M. Hayse, of Winston-Salem and Eld. S. G, Caudill officiating. Interment will follow in the church graveyard. Mr. Edwards, a member of a prominent Alleghany county fam ily, died suddenly at his home in Winston-Salem on Monday, October 7. He was the son of the late Dave and Martha Edwards, who will be remembered here as owners of the copper mines and other ad joining property around Strat ford. Mr. Edwards spent his early life in this county, moving te Winston-Salem several years age. He is survived by two sons, George Edwards, of Bristol, Va., and Capt. Gene Edwards with the U. S. Army in the Pacific. Bit wife, the former Miss Lizzie Haw thorne, died many years ago. Mr. Edwards is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Nannie Doughton, of Charlotte, and two brothers, George Edwards, of Winston Salem and Dr. Arthur Edward*, of Bristol, Va. Architect Will Present Plant Following the preaching service at Elk Creek Primitive Baptist church on Sunday, October 13, G, R. Stinson, the architect who is drawing plans for the new chord) building, will be present and wiQ exhibit and explain the blue prints, it was announced this week. All those who have contribute to the church fund and those who plan to make contributions in tho construction of this memorial church are urged to be present, It is also hoped, officials pointed out, that all interested dtlseng and friends, as well as member* of the church will be present and will offer any suggestions in help* ing the church to make a decision on the plans.
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