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Alleghany County Is . , , Outstanding Livestock, Agifr culture and Tourist Center, With A Population of 8,34L VOLUME 58, NO. 19 $2.00 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1947 $2.50 a Year Out of County Expect To Reach Polio Fund Quota This Week Teachers Pay Still Problem; Many New Bills Would Encourage Teachers By Offering Free Tuition; Hearing On Fireworks By Staff Writer Raleigh.—(Special)—With at tention still focused on the teach ers’ salary problem, the legisla ture got off to a busy start this week with a number of bills re lated to other matters being in troduced. John Umstead of Orange took legislative steps yesterday to en courage persons to enter the teaching profession. Umstead’s bill would provide free tuition to residents of the State who study in State-support ed institutions and agree to teach in the state’s school system after graduation. Instead of paying cash for tui tion, the student would sign a note and, if she or he enters the teaching field within five years after graduation, the note would be cancelled, but only after teach ing the time specified. Should Umstead’s bill pass, it would be a reinstatement of a law that went out of existence in 1933 during the depression days when the State and its institu tions of higher learning were in dire need. Umstead remarked, prior to in troducing his measure, that some of the best teachers in the State were educated under terms of the old law. In all, it was one of the moat live days .of this assembly aea (CofttT ‘ Wrec Dti rs Escape Serious In* jv nes; Two Collisions Are Reported Two accidents occurred in and near Sparta last week causing se rious damage to the automobiles involved although the occupants suffered little injury. Carl Gentry, of Roaring Gap. and Silas Larue, of Piney Creek, had a head-on collision on the west end of Sparta last Thursday night around nine o’clock, it was reported. The damage to Gen try’s car was estimated at $174 and the damage to Larue’s car estimated at $300. Neither of the drivers were said to have been injured. Blinding lights was re ported to be the cause of the ac cident. Hearing in regard to the accident is still pending. Saturday afternoon around six o’clock a car driven by Leonard Busic, of Sparta, collided with another vehicle driven by Prank Choate, also of Sparta, near the Twin Oaks section. It was reported by investigat ing officers that as Busic endeav ored to pass Choate that Choate made a left hand turn, failing to give signal. Choate’s car was damaged beyond repair and the automobile of Busic’s estimated as being damaged at $400. Busic was reported to have suf fered a knee injury in the acci dent. Mercury Takes Quick Tumble King mater, who has long delayed his appearance, made Us presence known this week, when the mercury, which arose to the fifties last week, drop ped down to aero in Alleghany county, Tuesday morning. 1 Along with the low temper ature were flurries of snow and strong winds. Motorists without anti-freege suffered. Water pipes in many buildings were frosea and those who had scorned overcoats so far found it necessary to button them up tight. In Sparta as low as two de grees shove aero was report ed. Other sections of the county reported from aero on up to 1C above. But everyone was unanimous in agreeing that It was "really ,cold” after so much warm weather ' President Truman Endorses Drive President Truman, who has given his endorsement to the nation-wide March of Dimes Drive to fight infantile paralysis. Popularity Contest For USO Drive Is Being Conducted In Schools; Still Short Of Quota Other Events Are Planned; C. B. Roe It Chairman For Alleghany County Alleghany county's quota of $300 <or the USO Fund Raising Drive Is still g|kr from being •reached. C. R. Roe, chairman, an« nounces this week; brut plans are underway to complete it this week if it is at all possible. Sparta high school, along with civic organizations who have been giving entertainments for the benefit of the drive, is now spon soring a “Most Popular Service man” contest in connection with the drive. Votes are being cast for the contestants the proceeds of which are going to the drive. Those nominated by the high school rooms ate: Twelfth grade, Mrs. Ida War ren’s room, Fleet Joines, S-1C, Pfc. D. 'C. Bledsoe and Sgt. Ern est Andrews; Roy Ellison’s room, Wade Irwin, HA-1C. Eleventh grade, Miss Minnie Lou Edwards’ room, Sgt. Millard Crouse and Wade Naylor, S-1C. (Continued on Page 8) VFW Meeting To Be Held Thurs. The regular meeting of the local post of the VFW will be held at the community building next Thursday, January 30, it was an nounced this week by Amon Ed wards, commander. The meet ing will begin at 7:30 o’clock. All members and veterans who would like to join are urged to be present. Goodman Lumber Plant Is Bought By W. €arl Irwin vNo Announcement* Ma4a By New Owner Of Use Plan ned For Property It was learned this week that W. Carl Irwin, prominent Twin Oaks business man and rural mail 'carrier had purchased the Good man Lumber plant and about 50 acres surrounding it, owned and operated by M. A. Goodman for a number of years. No definite announcements have been made by the new own er regarding the use of the orop (Continued on r-age 4) Sheriff Calls Out Fire Dept. A fire fighting brigade was call ed out late Sunday night when the home of Sheriff Glenn D. Richardson was reported to have caught fire. The fire began in the flue of the chimney and caused a huge blaze but due to the wet condi tion of the shingles after the tre mendous amount of rainfall last week, no damage was reported. The “so-called fire house,” however, was in need of repair as it was almost impossible to reach the fire fighting apparatus since the building was about to cave in, it was reported. Alleghany Schools Are To Observe ‘Good Health Week’ Alleghany schools along with others throughout North Carolina are asked to observe “Good Health Week,” February 2-8. This week has been designated by Superintendent Clyde Erwin and county superintendents and prin cipals are asked to take appro priate steps in its observation. Special pamphlets and sugges tions have been sent to the schools to make use of in addi tion to local material. Students are expected to have classroom programs as well as an assembly program. Health needs of each community are to be em phasized as well as those of the State at large. The use of posters and other visual material is advo cated. "■ “In suggesting that North Caro lina public schools observe a par ticular week as Good Health Week, I am not unmindful of the fact that our health programs function as a year-round propo sition. However, it is my judg ment that much good can be ac complished in stimulating inter* est and enthusiasm on the part of school personnel and others which will have far reaching out* comes,” Superintendent Irwin said. “Citizens throughout the State have become aroused to a need for action in solving our health problems by the activities and recommendations of the Medical Care Commission and the Good Health Association. School peo ple will readily recognize the benefits to accrue to school chil dren from a medical care and hos pital program,” he declared. METHODIST HOUR TO BE HEARD, SUN. Bishop William C. Martin, of the Kansas-Nebraska area, locat ed at Topeka, Kansas, will be the speaker on the Methodist hour Sunday at 8:30. His topic will be “The Eternal God and a Changing World.” He will be heard over stations WWNC, WSJS, WSOC, and WFTF. Stores To Start Closing On Wed. Afternoon Here Cooperation Of Public Asked In Order To Give Em ployees Some Time Off Following a meeting of a group of Sparta merchants itj was de cided to begin closing’on Wed nesday afternoons of eh eh week effective January 21. Merchants pointed out that it has been the practice to close on Wednesday afternoon, for six months in the year, for some time, and because of the fact that they felt employees should have more time off, it was decided to start the closing earlier this year than usual. It was explained that all stores were anxious to serve the needs of the public and asked that ev eryone shop Wednesday morning in order not to be inconvenienced by the afternoon closing. Stores and business houses that will close at 12:1)0 o’clock each Wednesday until further notice are as follows: The Northwestern Bank, Belk’s, Smithey’s, Jay Hardin’s, Mick or Mack, Cash and Carry, Sparta (Continued on Page 8) Ransom Brooks Buried Tuesday Funeral service for Ransom Brooks, 44-yeac old resident of Cherry Lane, was held Tuesday at one o’clock at the Woodruff Primitive Baptist church. Offi ciating was Rev. Shade Caudill e Wood and interment was, ruff cemetery. Mr. Brooks 9U<; Davis hospital at! day after a brief' reported. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Brooks, and five chil dren, Harrel, Billie, Dorothy, Jimmy and Mildred. P.-T. A. To Meet On Wed. Night The Parent-Teachers Associa tion will hold its meeting Wed nesday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Sparta high school library, it was announced this week. Ralph Gentry, president, has urged that all parents and teach ers be present. The meeting, it was called to the attention of the public, will be on Wednesday in stead of Tuesday as was previous ly announced. At Conservation Board Meeting R. Floyd Crouse, chairman of the fish and game committee, in a report on the meeting of the Board of Conservation and De velopment held at Raleigh last week, stated that the first section of the bass hatchery, located near Morganton, is now nearly com pleted. The board is asking the legis lature for an appropriation of $40,000 which is needed to finish the twenty-one acres of rearing ponds and to fill them with small black mouth bass. Alleghany Men Are Discharged Thirteen Alleghany men re ceived their honorable discharges through the local draft board dur ing the last two weeks, it was re ported by Samuel L. Davis, local clerk. Of the thirteen men discharged ten served in the U. S. Army and three in the U.,S. Navy. Those discharged include Franklin A. Royal, of Roaring Gap; John T. Hamm, of Laurel Springs; Rufus C. Edwards, of Whitehead; Odis V. Brooks, of Furches; Jesse G. Fender, of Sparta; Essau Dixon, of Laurel Springs; Page D. Higgins, of Ennice; Fred J. Weaver, of Peden; James M. Sturgill, of Sparta; John Page Billings, of Whitehead; Roy N. Fender, of Sparta; Ray V. Smith, Jr., of Roaring Gap; Vernon B. Wyatt, of Laurel Spr Lauded By 1947 N. C. General Assembly The late R. A. Dougliton, left, and Eugene Transou, right, were lauded in a joint resolution which passed the 1947 N. C. General Assembly last week. Late R. A. Doughton And Eugene Transou Lauded In Resolution By Legislature B. B. Dougherty Is Again Named Bank President Northwestern Has Good Year; Alton Thompson Cashier At Sparta Stockholders of the Northwest ern bank met in the home q#fice ii\ North Wilhesborp last week and increased the membership on the board of directors* to-,20.'The directors re-elected Dr. B. B. Dougherty, head of Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, as president of the bank, and all other officers were re-elected. The directors for 1047 are: N. B. Smithey, Ralph Duncan and C. O. McNeill, North Wilkesboro; R. L. Doughton and D. C. Dun can, Sparta: M. A. Higgins, En nice; M. E. Reeves, Laurel Springs: W. D. Farthing, Boone; Gordon H. Winkler, Boone; W. W. Mast, Valle Crucis; W. C. Berry and W. F. Hughes, Bakers (Continued on Page Five) Heavy Bond For Evans Brothers At a hearing Saturday, before Justice of the Peace B. F. Wag oner, for Johnny and Odell Evans, who were 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, both men, bound over to Superior court, were charged with robbing with fire arms, assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious in jury and their bonds were set at $7,000.00 each. They are still be ing held in jail. Resolution Introduced By Wade Brown Cites Record Of Two Men In a joint resolution of respect and sympathy relative to the deaths of the late Gov. R. A. Doughtop and Eugene Transou, both former N. C. legislators, in troduced last week before the 1947 assembly by Senator Wade E. Brown, the records of these distinguished men were cited. The resolution, which was pass ed unanimously, if printed here: “Whereas, this General Assemb ly has heard with profound re gret of the death of the Honor able Rufus A. Doughton and the Honorable Eugene Transou, both of whom were formerly members of the General Assembly of North Carolina; and the members of the General Assembly do here by desire to give expression of their deepest sympathy to the families of these distinguished men and to commemorate and make a record of the long and continued public service of these patriotic and competent public servants; and “Whereas, the Honorable Rufus A. Doughton was born at Laurel Springs on January 10. 1857, he (Continued on Page 8) Miss Pat Burgiss Honored At UNC Miss Patricia Burgiss, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. Roy Burgiss, of Spfirta, has been tapped as one of the seven members of the Rho Chi fraternity at the University of North Carolina. Rho Chi, national honorary fraternity, is ranked with Phi Beta Kappa. Miss Burgiss, who is a junior this year will be grad uate “cum laude” when she re ceives her degree next year. Honor Roll For Sparta High School Is Given By Teachers The honor roll for the fourth month of Sparta high school has been announced this week by the teachers. The following is a list of those who made honor roll grades: Fif#t grades: George Ed Farmer, Joe Thomas Hampton, Homer Miles, Barbara Sue Busic, Betty Lou Busic, Lois Edwards, Patsy Miles, Hazel Woodruff, Mary Jane Sturdivant, Ray Billings, Tommy Edwards, Ronny Hash, Nancy Nell Cox, Clayta Ann Fen der, Betty Sue Williams, Gail Randolph, Clara Ann Woodruff, Hardin Lyons, Kyle Murray, Rose Marie Andrews, Dewey Edwards, Lorraine Roberts, Dale Poole, Rose Crouse, Juanita Todd and Shirley Anders. Second grade: Vivian Andrews, Edward Crouse, Lewis Porter. Third grades: Walter Lee Hamp ton, Harley Walker, Sandra Shockley, M i c k i e Randolph, Linda Jo Reeves, Alma Jo Dut ton, Stella Flo Dutton, John l Wayne Upwards, Bobby Busic Cornelia Richardson, Mary Franklin Crouse, Patsy Roy Hill, Betty Ann Rector, Bobbie John* son and Maxine Sprinkle. Fourth grade: Hoyt Sparks, Harold Hoppers, Susie Sturdi vant, Marion Allison, Ann Thomp son, Jane Duncan, Eleanor Ward, Sally Quinn, Frances Crouse, Vic toria Crouse, Doris Ann Blevins, Patricia Shockley. Sixth grade: Shirley Bumgard ner, Sylvia Ann Liles, Nelson Gascho, Carol Hoppers and Carol Sue Irvin. Eighth grade: Anna Lee An drews, Minnie Lou Blevins, Zelma Crouse, Delano Choate, Irene Ed wards, Dorothy Edwards, Olivia Edwards, Wanda Edwards, Ralph Edwards, Betty Joan Gentry, Thelma Lyons, Vena Miles, Emma Lee Mitchell, Betty Jo Naylor, Johnny Norman, Edward Rector, Georgie Sexton, Ercell Wooten, and Ruby Jean Wyatt Tenth grade: Carol Richardson and Pauline Wyatt Total Of $245.50 Is Raised; More To Be Reported Mrs. Choate Pleased With Response; List Of Con tributors Announced Reports from the drive to raise funds to fight infantile paralysis, which began last Wednesday in the county, show that the total of $245.50 has been raised toward the county’s quota of $300.00, Mrs. Ruth J. Choate, chairman, announced yesterday. Mrs. Choate stated that she was pleased with the generosity shown by the business firms, civic organizations and individuals who have given to the drive and said she hoped that Alleghany county would more than make its quota, this week. The chairman, in making a special plea that everyone should contribute said, “Make a contri bution toward the mighty arsenal upon which the American peo ple draw, in combatting polio epi demics.” Contributions will be taken through January 31, it was pointed out. A complete list of schools will be given next week as their re ports had not all been turned in. Following is a list of contribu tors this week: State highway employees, $31; Dance sponsored by county offi cers, $25.50; Sparta Pipes, Inc., $25; Northwestern Bank and Belk’s Department store, Busi ness and Professional Woman’s club, $10 each; Community build ing employees, and Sparta tud cab companies, $9 each; Smithey’f store, $7. Castevens motor company. Fir* stone Service «tation g. and T. Drug cc (Coni Ten Atwood’s Place Assault And Public Drunk* enness Are Charges; Will Be Tried Monday Warrants were issued men by Sheriff Glenn D. Rich* ardson and his deputies follow* ing a heated argument at Mack Atwood’s place at Twin Oaks last Thursday night. Mack and Jimmy Atwood were charged with assault and released under $200 bond pending a hear* ing before G. Glenn Nichols, jus* tice of the peace, here Monday. Eight other men charged with public drunkenness and re* leased under $100 bond each were Jimmy Brooks, Louis Brooks, Gale Wyatt, E. J. Jenkins, all of Piney Creek; Dean Joines and George R. Atwood, of Whitehead; and Bayne and Maynard Lan* dreth, both of Sparta. They will also be tried before Justice' Nich* ols, Monday. SCHEDULE GIVEN FOR BALL GAME8 The schedule for the remain der of the basketball season for Sparta high school has been announced as the follow ing: Sparta n. Sugar Groce, there, January 24. .... Sparta vs. Piney Crjgk, h< January 28. ••>' Sparta vs. Honda, there, Jan uary 38. Sparta vs. Boonville, there, February 4. - Sparta vs. Low Gap, than, February g. Sparta vs. Fries, VaM there, February 14. Sparta vs. 18. vs. flat SENATOR WADE BROWN WOULD AID TEACHERS Senator Wade E. Brown this. week introduced one of many" bills that would aid teachers in? directly as far as salaries go. Hi$ bill advocates that teachers be allowed exemption on income tan for expenses incurred in attend* ing summer schools.
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