VOLUME 58, NO. 12
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AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1841) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1946
$2.00 a Year Oat of County
.Evans Men Caught By FBI Now Held In Sparta Jail
Miss Edwards Is
Named Chairman
Of Alleghany USO
County Has Quota Of $500;
Plans Are To Be An
nounced Soon
Miss Minnie Lou Edwards, pop
ular Sparta teacher, was this
week named chairman of the USO
drive for Alleghany county. Rep
resentatives from the State head
quarters said they felt fortunate
in securing Miss Edwards, who
has been successful in the work
of the Jr. Red Cross and other
drives she has assisted in. It was
also announced that Miss Clyde
Fields, county superintendent of
schools, would assist Miss Ed
wards in the drive.
The county has been assigned
a quota of $500, and plans for
raising this are to be announced
soon, by the new chairman.
fit was pointed out that Alle
ghany as well as other counties
still has a number of men in serv
ice, others in training and still
others in the hospital that must
be served by the USO, and the
cooperation of everyone will be
asked in raising this county’s
f quota.
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Irwin
Was Buried At Antioch Prim
itive Baptist Cemetery
On Wednesday
Mrs. J. E. Irwin, 7J, who died
within two hours after she suf
fered a stroke Monday of last
jrriidr at the home of Miss Mae
■tee had been a member for more
ffimR years.
Pallbearers were: Newton Rob
ertson, Cecil Murray, Wade Good
man. Ralph Cheek, Leo Irwin,
Gene Irwin, Wade Irwin, Edwin
York.
Flower girls were: Mrs. J. L.
Bare. Mrs. Wiley Sturgill, Mrs.
Floyd Sexton, Mrs. Verna Ted
der, Mrs. Worth Bodenhammer,
Mrs. Leo Irwin, Mrs. Cecil Mur
ray, Mrs. Robert. Andrews, Mrs.
Wade Goodman, Mrs. Ralph
Cheek, Mrs. E. J. Richardson, Mrs.
Robert Evans, Mrs. Edwin York,
Mrs. Gene Irwin, Mrs. Glenn
Richardson, Misses Patsy Atwood,
Bharon Robertson, Marian Cheek,
Sandra Irwin, Carol Absher, Ber
trace Absher, Madge Wyatt, Una
Lee Richardson, Mary Lee Irwin.
The funeral was conducted by
Elders Shade Caudill, John Wil
liams, Ray Billings and Coy
Walker.
REV. MR. SNYDER
ID CONDUCT SERVICE
Rev. Kenneth Snyder, of Boil
ing Springs, will conduct the serv
ice at the Laurel Springs. Bap
tist church on Sunday at eleven
1 o’clock, It was announced this
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Tri-County Lamb Show For
Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga
Planned By County Agents
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beads agents group
R. E. Black, county agent,
who was recently named vice*
president of the State group
ol county agents. He is also
president of the district or
ganization.
Many Alleghany
Students Enter
Essay Contest
i"
Winners Will Be Announced
Ijjfatt Week: To Compete
and stau essay contest sponsor
ed by his paper and the North
Carolina Press Association.
County winners are to be an
nounced next week and the win
ner of the first place will be en
tered in the State contest. The
subject this year: “A Free Press;
Voice of Freedom, Guardian of
Liberty,” has proven interesting
to the many who entered the con
test. Many of the students have
done some valuable research
work in connection with the con
County prizes are given by this
paper and State prizes are to be
awarded in January by the North
Carolina Press Association.
New Telephone
Line Going Up
A new telephone line is now
being constructed by the Central
Telephone company between
Sparta and Twin Oaks. A crew
of five men are at work on the
project which is expected to be
completed next week.
Telephone service to Twin Oaks
has been limited for some time
due to the condition of the line
which is being replaced by the
one now under construction.
Ban Is Lifted On Marriages
Of G. I.’s And German Girls
Frankfurt, Germany—The U. S.
Army announced yesterday the
lifting—with one reservation—of
the ban against the marriages of
American soldiers and German
girls, and an army spokesman
said a “German war brides” trans
port might sail soon for the Unit
ed States.
Colonel George S. Eyster, who
announced the ban’s removal by
General Joseph T. McNamey, Eu
ropean theatre commander, said
it probably would become effec
vtive within 15 days when details
are worked out.
The single reservation, Eyster
said, is that the marriages cannot
take place until just before an
Is to return home.
idea
ter the United States to marry
them.
The removal of the ban was a
complete surprise, since McNar
ney had said recently that G. I,
fraulein marriages were “still
out/’
The army’s action came on the
heels of an announcement that
soldiers had been instructed to
forget their wartime “hate the
German” indoctrination, and to
help the Germans rebuild their
country.
He added that he felt sure Mc
Narney never would allow mar
riages of Americans and Germans
during a soldier’s tour of duty.
Eyster said that the details of
l still had to be work
<u> he interpreted
Large Number Of Prizes To
.Be Offered To 4-H Club
Boys And Girls
Initial plans for a Tri-County
4-H Club Lamb show to be held
in West Jefferson next summer
were outlined by farm agents of
Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga
counties at a meeting last
week when R. W. Farnum, of the
Extension Division of State Col
lege met with the group to assist
in working out details.
The present plans call for the
show to be held in West Jeffer
son July 24 with cash prizes to
taling $203.50 in addition to the
ewe lamb to be given away. It
was also proposed to make this
an annual event with definite
goals for enlargement each year.
Tentative plans call for each
county to raise $100.00 for the
initial event next year.
The planning group set up four
classes of lambs to be shown.
These will include: pen of three
lambs, set of twin lambs, indi
vidual lambs and county groups
of five with a minimum of three
exhibitors.
The rules governing entries are
as follows:
1. No trimming and blocking
exoept around dock, may trim
feet; 2. Buck lambs must be dock
ed and castrated, ewe lambs must
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Welfare
i Plans Program
The Alleghany County Board
of Public Welfare composed of
D. F. Sturdivant, R. C. Halsey,
and Mrs. C. A. Thompson, met in
regular session Wednesday even
ing, December 4, when Miss Eliz
abeth Wells, Field Representa
tive for the State Board of Pub
lic Welfare, was a visitor.
The following action was taken
on public assistance cases: for
old age assistance, five applica
tions were approved, two appli
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C. Of C To Meet
On Friday Night
The December meeting pf the
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
will meet at the community
building on Friday night at 7:30
o’clock.
At this time Dr. Robert King,
Jr., district health officer, will
discuss the aims of the North
Carolina Good Health Associa
tion, Inc., and other phases of
public health work.
WINS PEACE AWARD
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Miss'iSmily Green Balch, 79,
Wellesley, Mass., named joint
winner of the Nobel Peace
prize for 1946. An internation
ally-known economist and a
member of the Wellesley col
lege faculty, Miss Balch is also
president of the International
Women’s League for Peace
and Freedom.
Eye Clinic To Be
| Held In Sparta
December 18-19
Preliminary Examinations
Have Been Given Many By
' Dr. Robert King, Jr.
The annual eye clinic, held
jointly by the Alleghany Health
and Welfare Departments, will he
held December 18-19 by Dr. John
I. Wilsey, of Winston-Salem, at
the Health Department in the
Community building.
Preliminary examinations have
been given by Dr. Robert King,
Jr.,* on school, children, ^atjpli
eants for old age assistance,ap
plicants for aid to the blind, and
clients of the Farm Security Ad
ministration and notifications
have been sent to those needing
The examinations are free as
Dr. Wilsey is to be paid by the
State Commission for the Blind
and glasses will be furnished at
$5.00 for simple lenats and $7.50
for compound lenses. Where the
patients are unable to buy their
own glasses an effort will be
made to secure public funds for
these, it was explained
If there are others who wish
to be examined they should con
tact Mrs. Faye Reeves at the
Health Department, Dr. King said.
REVIVAL IS STILL IN
PROGRESS AT TRANSOU
A revival is now ip progress
at the Tranaou Gospel Tabernacle |
and is being conducted by Rev.
and Mrs. Verlin Kling, of Bunker
Hill, Ind.
Services are held each Sunday
at 11:30 a. m. and each night at
7:00 p.m. The public is cordially
invited to attend, Rev. Grace
Jones, announced. '«
Herbert Osborne Is Again
Named Chairman Of County
AAA Committee; Voting Light
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Election Held On Saturday;
L. C. Hampton Is County
Vice-Chairman
Only 291 of the 1,000 AAA
farmers eligible to vote in the
election on Saturday went to the
polling places to elect commun
ity committeemen and delegates
to the county convention. The
number voting was an increase
over last year when only 250 cast
their ballots.
Herbert Osborne was again
named county cha’rman. Chosen
to serve with him were L. C.
Hampton, vice-chairman, and D.
J. Jones. Chosen as first and
second alternates were Arthur
Gambill and G. C. Reeves.
Community committeemen
named were as follows:
Cherry Lane—Chairman, Lester
Woodruff; vice-chairman, Burt
Crouse; regular member, H. J.
Spicer; first alternate, Paul Wood
ruff; second alternate, Watson
Lowe.
Cranberry—Chairman, Robert
Joines; vice-chairman, Charlie
Roberts; regular member. Major
Mabe; first alternate, Everett
-Taylor; second alternate, S. S.
Landreth.
Sparta—Chairman, Champ Dun
can; vice-chairman, Arol C.
Choate; regular member, Parley
Truitt; first alternate, Tam Gam
bill; second alternate, G. L. Cox.
Twin Oaks—Chairman, G. C.
Reeves; vice chairman, C. G. Fen
Hotel Elkin Is
Sold For $107,750
Elkin—Hotel Elkin was pur
chased at auction yesterday by T.
J. Frazier t North Wilkesboro
businessman, at a bid of $107,750.
The hotel was bought from T.
R. Sample, owner for the past
eight years, ge is now operating
a hotel in JVederickstown, Mo.
Operated for the past four
years under direction of the An
derson Hotel system, Hotel Elkin
will remain under this company’s
direction until its lease expires in
six years. N~~.
.Meanwhile, John Morgan, resi
dent manager; announced that ex
tensive improvements are plan
ned for the comfort of hotel
guests.
. Several bidders for the prop
erty were present from widely
separated cities yesterday and
competition was lively.
Here Is One Of The “Little” Answers To Port Shortage
SERVICE OFFICER
- Gene Irwin, who was named
veterans service officer to re
place Ernest Edwards, who
recently resigned.
Allen Is Held
In Connection
With Shooting
Edison Smith Is Critically
Wounded When Shot In
Saddle Mountain Section
An argument between two life
taqg friends almost ended in, dis
aster Monday night when Her
bert Allen shot Edison Smith near
Saddle Mountain.'
Allen was reported to have
flped a .22 pistol at Smith, wound
ing hitn critically in the abdomen
with three perforations in the
large intestine and two in die
bladder. Smith was rushed to the
hospital in Elkin where his con
dition this morning was reported
to be very serious. Attendants
said, however, that considering
the nature of his wounds, he was
holding his own.
Allen is now being held in the
Alleghany county jail, pending
the condition of Smith, before
charges are made against him.
Tobacco Markets
Give Good Prices
Alleghany farmers selling to
bacco on the Boone market are
pleased with prices and service
they are getting, according to re
ports received here.
The markets, which were slow
ed down temporarily because of
the coal strike, are now back on
their regular selling schedule, it
was announced by officials.
Because of the dry weather,
much of the tobacco raised in
this county has not yet been put
on the market. The rain this
week has helped grading con
ditions, however.
Are Held Without
Bond; No Date la
Set For Hearing
Arrested Near Dublin After
Fleeing From County Fol
lowing Burglary
The strong arm of the law
reached out to pick up Johnny
and Odell Evans near Dublin,
Virginia, on Saturday and they
are now being held without bond
in jail in Sparta in connection
with the rqpqary-wounding of
Kelly Williams and his sister,
Miss Mae Williams, on November
10.
Due to'the condition of the vic
tims no date has been set for the
hearing as yet., , It is not expect
ed to be held until early next
year, however. ).....
Charles W. Broym. special agent
in charge of the Richmond FBI
office identified the two men
wanted on charges of unlawful
flight to avoid prosecution at
Sparta.
Brown reported that FBI
agents, tipped that the men would
be found in the Dublin vicinity,
made the arrests as the pair sat
in an automobile there Saturday
morning. The arrests, Brown
said, climaxed a search that had
traced the fugitives through sev
eral Eastern states.
The robbery-attack on the Wil
liams brother and sister took
place at their home in the Strat
ford community cm Sunday even
ing, November 10, as they sat in
the living room when the intrud
ers entered. According to infor
mation from the sheriff, both men
were masked and one had a gun
in his hand. The Williams were
told to turn over all the money
they had in the house. Mr. Wil
liams. attempted to reason with
the men and was shot. Miss Wil
but Was able to go to the back of
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Boy Scout Drive
Far From Quota
imve xo tonunue unm
Mark Is Reached, Chair*
man Randolph Stated
The $500.00 quota for the Alle
ghany Boy Scout Drive is still
far from being reached, Chair
man Bob Randolph stated this
week. Contributions are still
coming in slowly, he pointed out,
and urged the public to cooperate
and send theirs in now.
The dri# which got underway
in the county November 25,
should by this time be near its
termination, however, contribu
tions are coming; in so slowly that
it will be extended further. Mr.
Randolph pointed out that the
drive , would continue until tlf»
quote had been Reached in full.
Some business houses as well
as individuals have been quits
generous but there are still others
who can give to the Boy Scout
cause.
Contributions may be sent di
rectly to Chairman Randolph at
his office over Higgin’s Barber
shop, '
Sparta And Miller^^Creek
Teams Divide Honors, Tues.
Baseball got underway in the
county Tuesday night when a
large crowd of fans witnessed the
Sparta-Miller’s Creek game in the
local gymnasium. The home team
split the bill with the visiting
teams. Miller’s Creek, mighty
Wilkes county team, easily de
feating the hard fighting Spart
ans by a score of 36-19.
The Sparta girls rallied, how
ever, and rang up a 33-13 victory
ever the visiting lassies.
Fans will again have the op
portunity to see the local teams
in action tonight as they clash
with Low Gap at 7:30 o’clock. A
large attendance is expected and
ooth teams should be at their
jest.
The schedule for the remainder
>f the season as far as .has been
worked out, is as follows:
Sugar Grove, December 17,
lere.
Fries, V*., December 10, here.
Ronda,
Pineyt
there.
Sugar Grove, January 24, there.
Piney Creek, January 28, here.
Fries, February 21, there.
Merchants Have
Good Xmas Tirade if
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With only 11 more shopping
days left before Christinas, local
merchants, who report good busi
ness from early droppers point
out that they stil| have plenty of
both gift and practical merchan
dise left for those who have not.
completed their pre-holiday buy
ing. , ^
In spite of unusually warm,
weather, Christmas buying hag
been uttugiigljy good here. Mer