RED CROSS
MONTH
AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941)—ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER.
VOLUME 58, NO. 26
$2.00 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAR. 20, 1947
$2.50 a Year Out of County
Half Of County’s Red Cross Quota Reused
Approve 4-Year
Medical School
P* Fund In Harmony
Appropriations For State
Schools Are Passed On
By Committee
By Staff Writer
Raleigh—(Special)—Without a
voice being heard in opposition,
the joint appropriations commit
tee Tuesday approved an appro
priation of $3,790,000 for an ex
panded four-year medical school
at the University of North Caro
lina.
The issue of expanding the
two-year medical school at the
university into a four-year school
had been regarded at the start
of the session as one of the most
controversial issues before the
general assembly.
An imposing number of mem
bers were regarded as being op
posed to expansion of the med
ical school, and others were re
garded as opposed plans to locate
it at Chapel Hill
Consideration of the medical
school came up when the joint
appropriations body began its
study of the permanent improve
ments appropriations measure
launder which the advisory bud
” get commission recommended
the spending of $44,501,437 dur
ing the coming biennium.
The appropriation of $3,790,000
for the medical school would be
added to $1,500,000 expected from
federal funds under the Hill-Bur
ton act for a total of $5,290,000
to be used as follows: $3,200,000
for a 400-bed hospital $400,000
for hospital equipment, $200,000
addition to the present medical
school hattriinr 480,002: for
nurses
and
intei
art building at Appalachian S
Teachers bollege, thus 1 nor easing
the total for Appalachian to $1,-*.
915,500; and voted to add $175,000
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Cobie Plant To
Be Finished Soon
Milk From Alleghany Area
Still Being Sent To Plant
At Wilkesboro
The farmers of Auegnany coun
ty are yearly increasing their
milk production and reducing
their cost of production by build
ing silos, seeding ladino clover
and improving their pastures, it
was pointed out by F. R. Meserve,
of Coble Dairies, Inc.
In order to encourage this ex
pansion in the dairy business
and to insure the dairymen of
Alleghany county an unlimited
permanent market, for Grade A,
cooler and manufacturing milk,
Coble Dairy Products, Inc., deci
ded to build the most modern,
substantial type of milk plant to
^properly handle present and fu
liini production. This decision
was made after a survey of the
county was taken by farmers
and business men. Many hund
reds of farmers indicated their
desire for this type of plant.
Recent weather conditions
have delayed completion of the
plqnt, but F. R. Meserve, area
plant manager for Cdble Dairy
Products Inc., believes he will
have the plant built and in op
eration in a few weeks, it was
stated. In the meantime the Co
ble producers in the Alleghany
area are continuing to send their
milk to the plant at Wilkesboro.
Farm Leaders
Hold Meeting
■j At a meeting on long time
planning for extension work,
here Tuesday at the community
building, extension college ex
perts met with R. E. Black, coun
ty agent, John P. Burch, assist
oner, home
Here for
Officers Are Named By
Chamber Of Commerce: New
Industries Are Discussed
C. OF C. HEAD
Ben G. Reeves, who was
elected president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Friday
night. _
Sheriff, Chief
Of Police Arrest
Six Coimty Men
Charges Of Drunk And Reck
less Driving Preferred;
Hearings Set
Several arrests were made this
week by Sheriff Glenn D. Rich
ardson and deputes here in the
i, who is ' charged with
and disorderly conduct.
Lane was released on $200 bond'
after the arrest, Saturday. |
Steve Loggins, of Piney Creek,
vqas arrested Saturday by the
sheriff on an assault charge. Re
leased on $200 bond, a hearing
was set for Saturday, March 29,
before Justice of the Peace, B. F.
Wagoner.
Frank Hodge, of Sparta, was
also arrested Saturday on the
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Schools Will Be
Open Saturday
Alleghany county school chil
dren will attend school Saturday,
March 22, in an attempt to make,
up the time lost due to the re
cent heavy snow, Miss Clyde
Fields, county school superintend
ent stated yesterday. Piney
Creek, school, however, made up
one day last Saturday and will
not open school on March 22.
Schools will continue to make
up days on convenient Saturdays
it was pointed out as the time
must be made up before school
adjourns for summer vacation.
Ben G. Reeves Is President
And C. R. Roe Vice*
President
Ben G. Reeves was chosen
president of the Sparta Chamber
of Commerce on Friday evening
at the annual election of officers
at the dinner meeting at the
Community building. Mr. Reeves
succeeds Alton Thompson who
has served as president during
the past year.
Named to serve with president
Reeves were C. R. Roe, vice
president, and Albert Richardson,
secretary and treasurer.' The
newly elected officers began th|ir
terms of service immediately.
During the business session the
group discussed ways and means
of securing new industries for
the town. This has been one of
the aims of the group since it
was organized and members ex
pressed themselves as being op
timistic over several possibilities
at the present time..
This was the first meeting of
the group for some time because
of the inclement weather, but
regular meetings will now be re
sumed.
Pauline Wyatt Is
Winner Of Legion
Oratory Contest
Goes To Statesville Today
To Compete b Dis
trict Event
Miss Pauline Wyatt, of §part»
high school,' was first place wins
ns* i* »ie*fcoohW finalaot the
oratorical contest sponsored by
the Dean Parrish Pest No. 98 of
the American Legion, which was
held at the Sparta high school
Friday afternoon.
Miss Wyatt, who spoke on “The
Constitution, Temple of Liberty,”
was awarded the first prize, a
cash award of $15, given by the
legion.
The winner will go to States
ville today to take part in the
district contest. Winners in the
district advance to the regional
contest and hence to the State
contest.
Runner-up and second place
winner was Miss Alda Richard
son, also of Sparta high school,
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VFW Officers To
Be Named Mar. 27
Attention of all members of
the-Veterans of Foreign Wars is
called to the meeting to be held
Thursday, March 27, at the com
munity building.
Amon Edwards, commander,
stated that all members should
be present as officers will be
elected at this time.
Chairman Urges Support Of
Red Cross Campaign Drive
By Isom Wagoner
(The following article writ
ten by lawn Wagoner, chair
man of the Alleghany County
Chapter of the American Red
Cram cites the need of rap
porting the drive:)
We are now in the midst of the
campaign to raise Alleghany
county’s share of the Red Cross
fund. From reports available at
his time we are a little past the
half-way mark. Of course the
very inclement weather and im
passable roads during the first
days of March hindered our get
ting off to a good start. How
ever, our quota is only $300 and
1 believe this will soon be met
My purpose in writing this ar
ticle is to bring to the attention
of the people of Alleghany coun
ty a few of the things that were
accomplished by the American
Red Cross during 1046. It has
been brought to my attention once
or twice during , this campaign
that the Red Cross overseas dur
»hg the war was, on a few oc
casions, negligent toward some of
our soldiers. It is not generally
known, but during the war,
American Red Cross supplies
overseas were handled chiefly by
our allies. Consequently, Red
Cross officials here in the United
States could not control and regu
late their disposition on all oc
casions. And if some American
soldier did have to pay for a car-:
ton of Red Cross cigarettes, or'i
failed to get some other service'
or attention to which he believ
ed he was entitled, let us place
the blame on those allies in
charge of our Red Cross supplies
and who made these mistakes,
and not on our Red Cross organ
ization.
As evidence that the Red Cfoss
did do something definite for1 our
armed forces, 1 am quoting you
figures from National headquar
ters relative to its activities tor
the year 1M«. $3,800,000 was
spent by the Red Cross in finan
aid to veterans. 1,700,000
in
at separation
4)
Leaders Discuss Plans For Cancer Control Fund Drive
]
Gov. R. Gregg Cherry meets with grou j to discuss plans for the 1947 fund-raising
campaign of the North Carolina Division of the American Cancer Society. John D.
Larkins, Jr., is chairman of the drive in this State where 2,581 men, women and chil
dren fell prey to this disease last year.
HEADS LIONS
was
R. J.
named
Lions
t of the
®*esday
R. J. Randolph
Is President Of
Sparta Lions Club
irm
Other Officers Named; Dis
cuss Some Plans For
Annual Horse Show
R. J. Randolph was named
president of the Sparta Lion’s
club to succeed Roy Ellison at
the meeting at the Shell Cafe
Tuesday night.
Other officers named were
Kern Wagoner, first vice-presi
dent; Eugene Higgins, second
vice-president; and Swanson Ed
wards, third vice-president. Al
bert Richardson was named sec
retary and treasurer and Joe Bill
Reed, tail twister.
The new officers which were
named will not take office until
July 1, it was pointed out.
During the meeting, plans for
the coming horse show were
again discussed. Plans are now
underway to have a saddle sale
before the main show. A dis
cussion was also held for the
grand prize award of an auto
mobile to be given.
Osborne Rites
Set For Today
Funeral service lor Dewey Os
borne, formerly of Piney Creek,
who died Tuesday in a hospital
in Raleigh, will be held at eleven
o’clock today at the Osborne Me
morial Baptist church, at Tur
key Knob; Rev. E. B. Barton,
pastor, will officiate and inter
ment will follow in the church
cemetery.
He is survived by seven broth
ers, Herbert Osborne, of Piney
Creek; John Osborne, of Ennlce;
Woodrow Osborne, of Volney,
Va.; Clement Osborne, of Inde
pendence. Va.; Jack Osborne, of
West Grove, Pa.; Jim Left Os
borne, of Sparta; and Alex- Os
borne.
His mother, Mrs. J. M. Os
borne, of Sparta, survives awl
three sisters, Mrs; Mae Hungott
and Miss Izetta Osborne, both of
Roanoke, Va.; and Miss Agnes
Osborne, of Sp*r£u
Will Meet Next Thursday
Evening To Make Plans For
Tri-County Feeder Calf Sale*
Sugar Stamp 53
Expires March 31;
Spare 11 Follows
New Stamp CoQung In On
April 1 Is Good Pw 10
Pounds Instead Of 5
, -—■■
Housewives were tod%y
..ye
minded by OPA that Spare Stamp
^.currently good for five pounds
of sugar, must be “spent” in the
next few days or not at all, since
It
expires March 31, one month
earlier than originally intended.
The following day, April 1,
OPA begins the use of ten-pound
stamps, with Spare Stamp 11 be
coming good for that amount, A.
D. Simpson, Jr., Regional Sugar
Executive, said in Atlanta.
“While Spare Stamp 11 will be
good for ten pounds right on
through September 30, we are
hoping the sugar supply will
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Murphy Is Held
In Dobson Jail
Handy Murphy, of Sparta, is
now being held in the jail at Dob
son, on charge of assault. Mur
phy, when tried in Dobson, will
be turned over to Alleghany
county officers, as he was charg
ed with assault on his brother,
Buster Murphy, on February 15.
Murphy was alleged to have as
saulted his brother with a pocket
knife at the home of Kyle Hig
gins. Buster was taken to the
Mt. Airy hospital for treatment.
Lamb Show Planned For July
24 for Alleghany, Ashe
And Watauga
Commercial cattle breeders of
Alleghany county will meet at
the Community building next
Thursday at 7:30 to dttcuss plana
for' holding a tri-county feeder
calf sale for Alleghany, Ashe and
yds * ‘
a_
y, when L. I. Case, Ex
tension Animai Husbandly and
R. Vft Shoffner, district agent for
Wdftrn North Carolina nant v^ith
the farm agents of the \hree
counties to discuss the possibili
ties of holding such a sale at the
test farm at Transou.
Both Case and ShoiTner point
ed out that a large number of
feeder calves for 4-H Club boys
and girls in the central and east
ern part of the State have to be
shipped in from elsewhere and
that a sufficient number of these
calves would be available in these
three counties if properly han
dled.
possibilities and advantages of
such a s'lle were outlined by Mr.
Shoffner as well as Mr. Case.
At the meeting last Thursday,
the group agreed to go ahead
with a Tri-county 4-H Club lamb
show. The date set for this show
is .July 24. Very few changes
were made in the plans for the
show with the exception of
changing, after Sth place on indi
vidual lambs, to the Danish sys
tem of awarding prizes of a 5-3
basis for choice and good lambs,
therefore, making it possible for
all choice and good entries to win
some prize money in the show.
Sparta High School To Begin
Intramural Games March 26
The intramural basketball
tournament sponsored by the I
Sparta high school monogram j
club will begin Wednesday,
March 26, at the high school gym
nasium at 2:10 o’clock, Ray H.
Walker, principal, stated yester
The schedule has been worked
out, the finals of which will be
played on Monday. Admission
will be charged, the proceeds of
which will go to the Monogram
club for securing new athletic
equipment for the school. Suits
have already been purchased for
the teams. The tournament, as
well as other events, have been
planned in an effort to raise more
money for the athletic fund.
The schedule for the games is
as follows: Wednesday, 2:10 p.
m„ eighth grade vs. ninth grade
girls;- 2:40 p. m., tenth grade boys
vs. eleventh grade boys.
Thursday, 2:10 p. m., tenth
grade girls vs. eleventh grade
girls; 2:40, eighth grade boys vs.
ninth grade boys.
t'riday, 2:10 p. m., winner of
eighth and ninth grade girls’
;ame vs. twelfth grade girls; 3:40
p. m., winner of eighth and ninth
grade boys’ game vs. ■ twelfth
grade boys.
Winners of the girls’ games
rhursday and Friday will play
in the finals at 1:30 p. m. Mon*
lay, as will winners of the Wed
nesday and Friday boys’ game, at
1:30 p. m.
All local basketball fans in
tearch of a good intramural game
ire asked to attend the games.
SIFTS OF SETS OF
BOOKS READY FOB USE
Miss Clyde Fields stated this
veek that two sets of 16mm.
tilms are now available for both
Uparta and Finer Creek high
ichool. The which were
More Reports
To Be Received;
Quota Is $390.00
V Total Of $202.75 Reported
Through Yesterday Noon;
Cooperation Asked
Alleghany county’s quota for
he Red Cross Campaign Fund
)rive now underway, passed the
ialf way mark yesterday when
l total of $202.75 was reported
in the county’s quota of $390.00.
Carl Irwin, drive chairman,
;aid that only a few of the town-*
hip chairmen had reported and
isked that the others complete
heir canvass and turn in their
•eports at once. Glade Creek
rownship, of which Isom Wag
oner is serving as chairman, has
already surpassed its quota, rais
ing $75.00. Attention is called
to the fact the Whitehead Home
Demonstration club was the first
of these to make a contribution,
rhis club gave $5.00 toward the
drive and other clubs are asked
to follow this example by making
some contribution.
Contributions not previously
reported include the following:
Whitehead Home Demonstra
tion club, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim
mie Wagoner, $5.00 each; Mrs.
Ella Glenn, George Todd, Mrs.
Susie ward, Elsie Andrews, Mrs.
Morgan Evans, E. J. Shelton, T
R. Grouse, M. B. Cox, Edd Mc
Clean, John McClean, Reid Fen
der, JEs tel Bedsaul, Click Murphy,
S. 4 Spurlin, Charles Spurlin,
Mrs. May V. Bailey, Mrs. Grov
er T. Spurlin, H. B. Spurlin, Mrs.
A. M. (^reene, Troy Smith, C. A.
Higgins^ G. N. Evans, Page Hig
gins, John Long, Roscoe D. Evans,
and W. L. Edwards. S1.00 each.
Smithey*£
error this
The second task fleet is com
posed of the Leyte, the aircraft
carriers USS Franklin D. 'Roose
velt and Randolph, the battleship
USS Missouri, the cruisers USS
Providence, Dayton, Juneau.
Houston, and 11 destroyers.
On Feb. 28, the Leyte anchored
at the naval operating base, Trin
idad, B. W. I., for eight days, and
during their stay the crew visited
the island’s ancient capital, Port
of Spain.. She was expected to re
turn to Quonset Point, R. 1., about
March 18.
The Leyte recently completed
her shake down cruise to Callao,
Peru and Valparaiso, Ch4e, where
she took part in the inaugural
ceremonies of Chile’s president,
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla.
The Leyte, an Essex dan car
rier which was commissioned on
April 11, 1946, whs named for the
famous Battle of Leyte Gulf,
fought during the Philippine Lib
eration Campaign.
County Schools
To Enter Contest
All schools entering the Win
ston -Salem Journal-Sentinel
spelling contest are asked to have
their representatives at Sparta at
10 o’clock on Saturday, April 5,
Miss Clyde Fields, county school
superintendent, stated yesterday.
Students should be accom
panied by a teacher or some adult
to represent the group, it was
pointed out.
Also on April 5, there will be
grade contest among various
from grades four through twelve
for the schools who wish to enter