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VOLUME 58, NO. 18
AND STAR-TIMES— (CONSOLIDATED
ON SEPTEMBER 2. 1941) —ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER
Alleghany Canty la ...
Outstanding Livestock, AM
culture and tourist Center,
With A Population of 8,341.
$2.00 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1947
$2.50 a Year Out of County
I infantile Paralysis Fund Drive Underway
Hearings Start
On N. C. Budget;
.Consider Teachers
Teachers Pay Bill Goes To
Conference Committee Of
Which Brown Is Member
By Staff Writer
Raleigh — (Special) — Coming
into the forefront as the Legis
lature got off to a rushing start
is the teacher-pay bill when the
administration forces scored a
victory as the house-amended
supplementary increase of 25 to
30 per cent increase in salaries
of teachers was referred to a con
ference committee for further
study by a vote of 31 to 19.
The action came after two hours
and 35 minutes of lengthy discus
sion of the amended proposal’s
merits. The senate earlier had
quickly passed a bill calling for
20 per cent salary increases for
teachers and state employes only
to have Rep. Oscar G. Barker of
Durham attach an amendment
which passed in the house.
Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine, presi
dent of the senate, named a three
man conference committee to
represent the upper chamber to
study the proposal. They were:
Sens. Wade Barber of Chatham,
chairman of the appropriations
committee; Willie Lee Lumpkin,
of Franklin, an outspoken sup
porter of the proposed pay in
creases, and Wade Brown, of Wa
tauga, who voted against con
currence. House Speaker Thom
as J. Pearsall is expected to name
a five-man committee to repre
sent the house tomorrow.
Budget Hearings
The joint appropriations com
mittee Wednesday began he
op budget recommendatic
state departments inStitj
end agencies.
Departments situated in]
will be the first to appear, fol
lowed by those agencies and in
stitutions located out of town. The
hearings will continue through
February 12, and during the first
part of the session, the commit
,tee plans to meet only on Tues
b day, Wednesday and Thursday
h afternoons.
The hearings will be held in
the Revenue building.
Spending Program
Budget recommendations con
tained in operational and perman
ent improvement appropriations
bills call for the expenditure of
$348,147,048 diming the coming
biennium.
The schedule of hearings:
Tomorrow—Division of pur
chase and contract, secretary of
state, state auditor, confederate
pensions, state treasurer, local
government commission, retire
ment system, attorney general
and SBI.
Tax Research, Etc.
Thursday—Department of tax
research, department of archives
and history, state library, library
commission, state aid to public li
braries, utilities administration,
rate 'investigations, and adjutant
| general.
January 21—Revenue depart
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Evans Hearing
To Be Held Sal.
4 hearing will be Held Satur
day before Justice of the Peace
B. F. Wagoner for Johnny and
Odell Evans, who have been held
in the Alleghany county jail for
Several weeks in connection with
the robbery-wounding of Kelly
Williams and his sister, Miss Mae
Williams, on November 10. Due
to the condition of the victims
the hearing was delayed until
this week.
The Evans brothers were pick
ed lip by FBI agents on Decem
ber 7 after a widespread search.
M The robbery-attack on the Wil
*liams brother and sister took
place at their home in the Strat
ford community on 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 pne had
a gun in his hand. The Williams
were told to turn over all the
.money they had in the house. Mr.
Williams attempted to reason
with the men and was shot. Miss
was shot through the
was ootoi as,seriously
Byrnes Signs Hostility-Ending Papers
Secy, of State James F. Byrnes is shown affixing His
signature to the document, after receiving it from the
White House, which declared an end to World War II
hostilities.
Tax Listing To Start Monday
After Some Delay; G. Glenn
Nichols Names County Listers
Schedule Of Listing Dates Is
Announced; Co-operation
Asked By Chairman
Because of (he delay in arrival
of Some necessary' supplies tax
listing, which has been delayed
in Alleghany county, will be
started on Monday, G. Glenn
visor, anpoi
ts were
ting started, he wanti
payers to give full cooperation
in order to help out with the
work. He reminded the public
that a taxpayer must list in tlie
township in which he votes and
that he Should list on the days
advertised for his community.
The tax listers are in addition
to Mr. Nichols, supervisor and
lister for Gap Civil are* Bert
Hendrix, Glade Creek; Mrs. D. T.
Bryan, Cherry Lane; Blake
Hampton, Piney Creek; C. G.
Mitchell, Prather’s Creek; White
head, Eddie Hoppers.
The schedule of these listers
for the various townships is pub
lished elsewhere in this paper.
Cranberry schedule will be an
nounced at a later date.
Stores Here May
Close Wed. P. M.
Several of the stores have dis
cussed the plan of starting to
close on Wednesday afternoon
within the near future.
Managers of some of the stores
pointed out that this would give
employees -more time for duties
at home or outside activities and
that the general public had be
come accustomed to the Wednes
day afternoon from April until
October.
The closing will be announced
through this paper in advance, #
was stated by those interested in
the plan.
Day To Be Observ
Baptist Church
To Begin Crusade
Here February 2
. church loyalty crusade Feb
ruary 2, it was announced this
week by Rev. F. G. Walker, pas
tor.
Sunday will be observed as vis
itation day at the church at which
time the people will be informed
about the crusade, given calen
dars and letters of invitation, Mr.
Walker pointed out.
The following have been chosen
as group captains and asked to
serve in the above capacity: Dr.
N. D. Fox, H. E. Singletary, Wal
ter Johnson, W. K. Sprinkle,
Homer Edwards, Swanson Ed
wards, Mrs. Glenn Richardson,
Mrs. T. Roy Burgiss, Mrs. F. G.
Walker, Miss Helen Walker, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Reeves, Miss Doris
Wagoner, Miss Irene Richardson,
Mrs. Sam Porter, Mrs. Homer
Edwards, Mrs. Wayne Waddell,
Mrs. Jack Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bill u™ w
K. Sprinkle.
In the ten
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Guernseys Are
Bought In County
G. Ft Cartner, manager of
Clear Springs Farm, last week
delivered two pure-bred Guern
sey bulls to the county, R. E.
Black, county agent, stated this
week. .
The bulls, both of outstanding
pedigree, are the property of Tam
Qambill, of Sparta.
Sparta Girls Defeat Piney
Creek In Fast Game Tuesday
The Sparta girls, undefeated
before losing to the powerful Flat
Rock team last week, reinstated
themselves in the basketball
realm by winning a 22-16 victory
over the girl’s home team at Piney
Creek, Tuesday night.
The Sparta boys also were vic
torious by only a close margin of
one point, defeating the Piney
Creek boys 34-33.
Both teams journeyed to Mill
er’s Creek last night but results
of the games were not available
in time for publication.
Next Thursday, January 24, the
teams will play Sugar Grove at
Sugar Grove and on Tuesday,
January 28, will again meet the
Piney Creek teams here.
Much interest is being shown
in the games this year and local
fans are promised a number of
hard-fought games before the
season ends.
Referees fpr the games at Piney
Creek Tuesday night were Ralph
Warden and Robert Johnson.
Several Will Be
* Tried By Wagoner
A number of hearings to be
held before Justice of the Peace
B. F. Wagoner have been set
and charges preferred in other
cases this week.
Benny McMillan, of Sparta, was
bound over to next term of Su
perior court, following, a hearing
on an assault charge held before
Mr. Wagoner, last Saturday.
Walter Collins, of Wilkes coun
ty, is now being held in the Alle
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Horse And Mule
Clinic To Open
On January 20
All Farmers Are Urged To
Have Work Stock Exam
ined By Veterinarians
Emerson Black, county agent,
announced this week that plans
had been completed for the an
nual work stock clinics to be held
in the county beginning January
20.
At this time a licensed veteri
narian will be present to examine
horses and mules, Mr. Black ex
plained and pointed out that he
hoped all farmers would take ad
vantage of these clinics.
The schedules are as follows:
January 20—Elk Creek, 9:00
a. m.; Carl M. Kennedy, 10:15
a. m.; C. L. Hash, 11:30 a. m.;
J. H. Douglas, 1:00 p. m.; John
R. Halsey, 2:00 p. m.; Bill Mus
grove (Caudill place) 3:30 p. mT
January 22—Whitehead, 9jP0
a. m.; Mack C. Edwards, 9:45 a.
m.; W. F. Douglas, 10:15 a. m.;
M. E. Reeves, 11:30 a. m.; Peden,
1:30 p. m.; Hoyt Jones, 2:15 p. m.;
D. J. Jones, 2:45 p. m.; Stratford,
3:30 p. m.
January 23—Cleve Nichols, 8:30
a. m.; Cary Brown, 9:80 a. m.;
Glade Valley, 10:15 a. nj.; J. C,
McCann, 11:30 a. m.; Hire, 1:15
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WANTS DAD’S OFFICE
Herman Talmadge, son of
late Gov. Eugene Talmadge,
Georgia, who is asking the
legislature to declare him
Governor in place of his fath
er, who was named to this
office before his death.
Sturdivants Now
Have Insurance
Co. In Operation
Announcement has been made
in Raleigh that . the Indepen
dence Mutflal Life Insurance
company of North Wilkesboro,
Charlotte, and Monroe, has re
ceived its license to do general
life insurance business in the
State of North Carolina.
It has beeti announced by W.
K. Sturdivant, Executive Vice
President, that'the Board of Di
rectors as recently elected is
composed of Johnson Sanders,
Shoun Kerbaugh, W. K. Sturdi
vant, and’ A. A. Sturdivant, of
North Wilkesboro, R. E. Kelley
of Boone, J. V. Caudill of West
Jefferson, D. F. Sturdivant, of
Sparta, L. M. McEwen, Sr., Louis
J. Carter, Herbert L. McEwen,
L. M. McEwen, Jr., of Charlotte,
George W. Davis and W. T. Wall
of Monroe.
As North Carolina’s new Life
Insurance Company launches
forth into business, its paid in
guaranty capital exceeds seventy
five thousand dollars, with ad
vance premiums adding ten
thousand dollars to this figure.
At the present time the new com
pany has approximately $400,
000 00 insurance in force.
The company writes policies
from $100.00 upward, and will
write policies of all types. Offi
ces will be maintained in the
various Reins-Sturdivant Funeral
Homer in Northwestern North
Carolina, with the central office
for this region being Ideated in
the Reins-Sturdivant Budding at
North Wilkesboro.
Your Donations Restored Her Health
Your contributions of dollars and dimes last year
made it possible for this young lady to recover from an
attack of the dread infantile paralysis. She and her doll
(at left) were admitted to the State Orthopedic Hospital
at Gastonia several months ago. She is Mimi Eve Elliott,
daughter of John W. Elliott, R. F. D. No. 2, Shelby.
Rep. Ervin Introduces Bill
That Would Make It Lawful
To Kill Grey Foxes In County
Rep. Ervin Sends
Brief Report To
In a brief report bearing the
title “Report from Raleigh” sent
toiiijje Alleghany News this week,
•the pouifty’s representative in the
legislature not only gives some
vital statistics about the legisla
tive mill, but the high cost of
living as well. The report is re
printed here in full:
“Three fried oysters — Fifty
cents.
“Room $5.00 per day. But the
tourist home two miles out will
let us have one for $7.50 per day
without meals.
“A country teacher has trouble
sleeping with heavy traffic just
outside the window. Saturday
nite no better—trucks, vans, Ban
tam cars, motorcycles, Deisel en
gines on the R. R. track blowing
a fog horn, State College stu
dents and soldiers on leave rais
ing whoopee along the streets.
“From over the State will come
requests for referendums to vote
on beer and wine. Few if any of
these will pass.
“Leaders in this legislature gre
trying to pass emergency legis
lation for teachers. They want
20% increase till Zttrfc 55. Then
aftercarefuT study see how much
more than that can be given for
'47-’49.
“The Health Bill Will cause
much debate as to the four year
medical school.
“They put me on the Appro
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Also Introduces Measure That
Would Fix Travel Allow
ance Of Sheriff
would foPandwances fpr travel
for the county's sheriff and the
other would make it legal to kill
grey foxes at any time and would
offer bounty payments.
The purpose of the first bill is
“to fix certain allowances for the
travel and transportation ex
penses of the sheriff of Alleghany
county.” This bill which would
authorize and direct county com
missioners to pay the sheriff
in monthly installments annually
$500.00 travel allowance begin
ning January 1, 1947, was refer
red to the committee on Salaries
and Fees.
House Bill 29, “to repeal chap
ter 358 of the Session Laws of
1943 relating to the law govern
ing foxes in Alleghany county,”
would repeal law which makes
it illegal to kill red foxes before
January 1, 1947, and makes it
legal to kill grey foxes at any
time and authorizes bounty pay
ments,” was referred to the Game
committee.
Representative Ervin is on a
number of committees including
the Appropriations Committee.
MRS. LEWIS RESIGNS
' BECAUSE OF ILLNESS?
Mrs. Blanche Jones Lewis, who
has served as editor of this pa
per for a short while, resigned
last week because of serious ill
I ness and returned to her home in
> Georgia. Mrs. Lewis became ill
just before Christmas.
1947 Proclamation For March
Of Dimes Is Issued By Mayor
WHEREAS, the nation has just
emerged from the greatest epi
demic of infantile paralysis since
the great scourge of 1916, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
which is supported by the March
of Dimes and by the March of
Dimes only, has been called upon
as never before in its history to
spend millions to bring the best
available care to those stricken,
regardless of age, creed, color or
race, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis will
be called upon as never before to
provide continuing care for the,
thousands stricken until maxi
mum recovery is assured in every
case, thereby fulfilling Its ex
pressed pledge to the American
Lpeople, and.
pm*.. u- :
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis has,
in addition to these huge sums
spent millions — and will contin
ue to spend millions—in research
seeking the cause of and possible
cure for this great crippler, and
proposes so to do until polio is
rendered harmless, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis, sup
ported as it is solely by the
March of Dimes, will need mil
lions of additional dimes this year
in its widespread educational
program designed to strike
against polio’s two greatest allies
—fear and ignorance, and,
WHEREAS, the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis,
spearhead of the ceaseless war
against polio will, for the rea
son's set forth above, need funds
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County Has Quota
Of $ 30 0.00; Need
For Money Urgent
Mrs. Ruth J. Choate Is Assist
ed By Ernest Edwards
As Co-Chairman
Alleghany county’s active drive
to raise funds to fight infantile
paralysis officially opened in the
county Wednesday, again headed
by Mrs. Ruth J. Choate, as county
chairman.
Some advance work has already
been done and many civic organ
izations, business houses and in
dividuals have pledged their sup
port.
Mrs. Choate, chairman, stated
this week that because of her
work she was not in a position
to contact everyone, but through
the medium of this paper was
urging each citizen in Alleghany
county to contribute something,
no matter how small, to this all
important drive.
Alleghany’s quota has been set
at $300.00 and the chairman and
co-chairman, Ernest Edwards,
expressed a desire to surpass the
quota. Citizens of the county
will want to respond to this
worthy cau't , Mrs. Choate stat
ed. Several have already sent
in their contributions and have
been quite generous. “The drive
has just begun and we are pleased
with its beginning but we know
every citizen must contribute to
make it a success,’’ Mrs. Choatqg
stated. j
Several civic organizations are
planning to have some form of
entertainment for the benefit of
the drive. A square dance will
be held at the community build
ing Saturday beginning at 8:30
to which the public »is invited.
Proceeds of the dance will go to
Jhe drive, it was pointed out
: A lits of contributors will be
published in this paper next
week. Mrs. Choate urged that
all contributors send in their do
nation as soon as possible.
USO Funds Are
Being Sought
Contributors Urged To Send
In Gifts To C. R. Roe
Or Miss Edwards
Alleghany county’s quota for
the USO Fund Raising drive orig
inally set at $500.00 has been re
duced to $300.00, Miss Minnie
Lou Edwards, co-chairman, an
nounced this week. Every effort
is being made to complete the
drive at an early date and to
reach the new quota, Chairman
C. R. Roe pointed out.
A list of communities and com
munity chairman was announced
last week and their quotas stat
ed. All chaim* if are urged to
raise their quotas as soon as pos
sible and send in their reports.
“We must do our part to help
in the drive,” the chairman point
ed out, “as Alleghany county
.boys are still serving in the army,:
;navy and marines.” There are
still-two million men in the arm
ed forces and one-half million
who are still being hospitalized.
Some Alleghany county citizen# ;
have been generous in their con
tributions but still more are need
ed before the quota can be reach
Those who have not sent in
contributions are urged to do so.
They may either send theirs di
rectly to C. R. Roe, chairman, or
to Miss Edwards, co-chairman, or
to the chairman in their respec
tive communities.
Vet Survivors
To Receive Aid
Survivors of from 100,000 to
150,000 veterans of World War II
are expected to receive monthly
social security benefits under the
provisions of the veterans’ amend
ment to the Social Security act,
it was called to the attention of
the public this week by Swanson
Edwards, welfare superintendent.
This is true of surviving par
ents, who formerly received fam
ily allowances from the deceas