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VOLUME 58, NO. 29
$2.00 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947
$2.50 a Year Out of Countv
Record Spending
Program Adopted
By N. C. Assembly
Ended Saturday Night After
Appropriating More
Than $360,000,000
By Staff Writer
Raleigh—(Special)—The 1947
General Assembly, which con
cluded its activities Saturday
night, wrote approximately 1,000
new laws into the books—laws
which affect in one way or an
other practically every citizen of
North Carolina.
In appropriating more than
$360,000,000 to be spent during
the 1947-49 biennium, the 1947
session embarked the State on
the greatest spending program in
its history, and the session may
be known as “The Spending Leg
islature.”
Enactment of a far-reaching
program of highway safety legis
lation may cause it "to be known
as the “highway safety Legisla
ture.”
The Legislature enacted a law
to prohibit the closed shop and
along with it the union shop, and
maintenance of membership
shops, and it refused to pass leg
islation providing a maximum 48
hour week and a 40-cent mini
mum hourly wage.
Good Health
On the other hand, the session
appropriated $6,250,000 to be
matched with Federal and local
funds to construct hospitals
throughout the State and com
pleted carrying out recommenda
tions of the Medical Care Com
mission by appropriating $3,790,
000 to be matched with $1,500,000
in Federal funds for a four-year
medic-£ school and teaching hos
pi*- > at the University of North
Carolina. This may win for it
*the name of “The Good Health
Legislature.’’
The biennial appropriations
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Allen Irwin, 88,
Buried On Friday
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Service Conducted' By Elder
C. B. Kilby, for Former
Whitehead Merchant
Last rites for Allen Irwin, 88
year old well known Alleghany
man, were held at the Antioch
church Friday. Officiating was
Elder C. B. Kilby, and interment
was in the family cemetery.
Mr. Irwin, born at Stratford,
w?s for many years connected
with the piercantile business at
Whitehead. He later retired and
for the past twelve years had
been making his home at Galax,
Va. He succumbed near Sparta
last Wednesday.
fail bearers were Lester ir
win, Hassell Hoppers, Oder
Joines, Hartford Cronin, Eddie
Hoppers and Dewey Truitt.
Flower girls included Miss An
nie Mae Truitt; Mrs. Rose Irwin;
Miss Imogene Hoppers; Mrs.
Reeves Douglas, Mrs. Dewey Dol
inger and Mrs. Hartford Cronin.
Mr. Irwin is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Leonis Joines Irwin,
and the following children: Felix
Irwin, of Berewyn, Md., and Mi
ami, Fla.; Mrs. Ruth Gentry, of
Baltimore, Md.; Edison Irwin, of
Bel Air, Md.; Mrs. Well Smith,
of Ennice, and Leif Irwin.
He is also survived by one
brother, S. C. Irwin, of Furches,
and one sister, Mrs. Winnie Gort
ney, of Stratford.
Circle To Meet
Here Mon. Night
The Lucille Ford Circle of the
Sparta Baptist church will meet
Monday night at 7:30 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. Homer Edwards, it
was announced this week.
All members are urged to be
present.
Fred Murphy To
Return To Jail
Sheriff Glenn D. Richardson,
accompanied by Sheriff Sam Pat
terson, of Surry county, left Sat
urday for Deadwood, South Da
kota, following information re
ceive^ hero that Fred Murphy
was being held there by local
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Discuss Conference On Polio
Governor R. Gregg Cherry (left) and Philip S. Ran
dolph, North Carolina Representative, National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis, discuss the state-wide
“Preparedness Conference on Poliomyelitis” held last
week at Goldsboro. Aim of the conference was to
prepare communities for quick action in case of a polio
epidemic anywhere in the state this summer.
Dairy Meeting Attended By
Large Number Of Farmers;
Grade-A Dairies Increasing
Special Demonstration Of
Equipment Given; Sani
tation Is Explained
More than one hundred Alle
ghany county men and women
attended the meeting at the com
munity building last Thursday
when the requirements, advan
tages and the cost of production
#f Grade-A milk were discussed.
Wade E. Eller, district sanitar
ians, spoke to the group outlining
the importance of clean milk pro
duction and why inspection is
necessary.
A display of dairy equipment
including coolers, water heaters,
water pumps and other farm
milking equipment was shown by
the R- E. A. Representatives of
the R. E. A. who were present,
pointed out that they would co
operate in aiding those who need
power and who are interested in
Grade-A production in securing
power lines and necessary equip
ment.
Coble Dairies and Selected
Dairies, Inc., as well as other
representatives of milk com
panies who now buy milk in the
county were present at the meet
ing and spoke briefly to the group
on dairying.
Emerson Black, county agent,
reported that this was one of j
the, most well attended meetings
of its kind to be held here. Mr.
Black also reported that there
are now 21 Grade-A dairies in
Alleghany and according to the
amount of interest shown at the
meeting, it is expected that Alle
ghany will have at least 50 by the
fall of the year.
Lions Club To
Meet Tues. Night
The regular meeting of the
Sparta Lions club will be held
Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock at
the Shell Cafe.
The president, Roy Ellison,
urged that all members be pres
ent.
Final Riles For
Mrs. Andrews, 85,
Held On Saturday
Well Known County Woman
Died At Her Home At Eu
nice After Long Illness
Funeral service for Mrs. Fran
ces Shaw Andrews, 85, well
known Alleghany county wom
an, was held Saturday morning
at eleven o’clock at the Crabbe
Creek Primitive Baptist church.
Officiating were Elders C. B.
Kilby and Ed Douglas and in
terment was in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. Andrews, who had been
in ill health for sometime suc
cumbed at her home at Ennice
last Thursday.
Pall bearers included Dean
Andrews, Rudolph Edwards,
Odell Andrews, Don Edwards,
Kyle Edwards and Roy Lee Fen
der. Flower girls were Mrs.
Mack Fender, Mrs. Odell An
drews, Mrs. Phillip Booker, Mrs.
Bobby Crouse and Mrs. Reid
Hudson.
Mrs. Andrews is survived by
her husband, Kenny Andrews, of
Ennice, and the following chil
dren; Mrs. Alice Edwards, of En
nice; Mrs. Rose Blevins, of
Sparta; Reeves Andrews, of
Abingdon, Md., and John An
drews, of Baywood, Va. Twenty
grandchildren and 32 great
grandchildren also survive.
Those from out of town attend
ing the funeral included Robert
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PUBLISHER ANDERSON
IN TEXAS THIS WEEK
Publisher Ed M. Anderson,
chairman of the legislative com
mittee and research bureau of
the National Editorial Associa
tion, is attending the annual con
vention in Fort Worth, Texas,
this week.
Spicer Arrested By Chief Of
Police In Stolen Auto Case
A hearing will be held Satur
day at 10:00 o’clock before Jus
tice B. F. Wagoner for Johnsie
Spicer, of Sparta, charged with
possession of parts of a stolen
automobile.
Spicer was released on $1,000
bond following his arrest by
Chief C. Brant Taylor last Wed
nesday. Chief Taylor reported
that the automobile from which
the parts were believed to have
been stolen, was found approxi
mately two months ago by local
authorities near Bullhead moun
tain. The car had been burned
after it had been completely dis
mantled. Investigation is being
continue^ by local officers, it was
reported.
Harold Royal, of Ennice, charg
Two men were arrested over
the week end on public drunk
enness charges. Cornel Maxwell,
of Twin Oaks, was arrested by
Chief of Police C. Brant Taylor
Saturday night. He was releas
ed on $100 pond pending a hear
ing before G. Glenn Nichols on
April 19.
George Upchurch, of Laurel
Springs, was arrested by Deputy
Wade Hoppers, Saturday night on
the charge of public drunkenness
A hearing will be hpld Saturday
at two o’clock before G. Glenn
Nichols.
In a hearing before Sam Brown,
justice of the peace, last Thurs
day, George Slater and Glenn
Huddle, b°th of Wytheville, Va.,
were released after being held in
the county jail for questioning
, also of Wythe
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Halsey Is Again
Named To County
Welfare Board
Position Effective As Of April
1; Budget Estimates Made
Up By Board
R. C. Halsey, of Sparta, was
reappointed for a three-year
term to the Alleghany County
Welfare Board, it was announced
this week. The appointment
made by the county commission
ers, Tuesday, was effective as of
April 1.
Other members of the board
include D. F. Sturdivant, and
Mrs. C. A. Thompson and the
welfare superintendent.
At the meeting of the board
last Thursday the budget esti
mates for the fiscal year begin
ning next July 1 were prepared.
Estimates were made for Old Age
Assistance and Aid to Depend
ent Children expenditures and
for the administration of the
welfare program in the county
for the next year, Mr. Edwards
pointed out. Estimates are to be
submitted to the State Board of
Allotments and Appeal at Ral
eigh by May 1. The budgets
worked out from the estimates
submitted are to be returned to
the county boards, for joint ap
proval, Mr. Edwards stated.
In addition to the budget esti
mates, the welfare board approv
ed six applications for Old Age
Assistance, raised five grants,
lowered two grants and terminat
ed three grants, it was reported.
Presbyteries To
Meet At Glade
Valley Apr. 15-16
Two Presbyteries To Meet;
Will Make Plans For Im
provement Of School
There will be a joint meeting
of Winston-Salem tad Orange
Presbyteries, held at Glade Val
ley high school, on April 15-16.
The session will open orv Tues
day morning St 11:06 fefeTock,
with Rev. R. A. Potter, Moder
ator, in charge. Duri*|g the
meeting reports from different
committees will be heard.
At 3:00 there will be a pop
ular meeting in interest of G. V.
H. S. J. A. Kellenberger, Chair
man Board of Trustees, will be
in charge of this program.
Music for this program will be
furnished by the Glade Valley
choir, directed by Rev. C. D.
Hutton.
The evening services will be
gin at 7:30 and the sermon will
be conducted by the Moderator,
Pov. J. P. H. McNatt, followed
by- the Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper.
On Wednesday, April 16, the
Presbyteries will meet at 9:00
of clock for the completion of the
business of the Presbyteries.
H. D. Schedule
Is Announced
The following schedule for the
H. D. Clubs of the county has
been announced for next week:
Pine Fork H. D. club will meet
at 2:00 o’clock, April 14, with
Mrs. Bessie Edwards.
Meadow Fork H. D. club will
meet at 2:00 o’clock, April 15,
with Mrs. Fred Miller.
Piney Creek H. D. club will
meet April 16 at 2:00 O’clock with
Mrs. Linville Blevins.
New Hope H. D. club will meet
at 2:00 o’clock, April 18, with
Mrs. Clyde Edwards.
Blevins Crossroad H. D. club
will meet at 2:00 o'clock. April
19, with Mrs. W. H. Waddell.
T. A. Edwards is ill with “flu"
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Gwyn Truitt.
Schools May
Close May 23
All Alleghany county
schools should dismiss tor
summer vocation by May 23.
Miss Clyde Fields, county
school superintendent, stated
this week.
An effort Is being made by
all schools to make up days
lest during the recent bad
Superintendent And
School Committees
Are Named By Board
Group Heartily Endorses
Teachers Bonus And Raise
By Legislature •
Miss Clyde Fields was again
named as superintendent of
schools for Alleghany county and
school committees were appoint
ed at the meeting of the County
Board of Education here Tues
day. Miss Fields has efficiently
filled this position for the past
four years.
Those named on the school
committees were: district one,
W. F. Osborne, George Crouse,
D. F. Sturdivant; district two,
Fred H. Brown, Herbert Os
borne, Victor Phipps, John R.
Halsey; district three, A. M.
Green, H. B. Spurlin, Clell M.
Caudill; section two of district
three, Frank Brooks, Jimmy
Wagoner and Fred Collins; dis
trict four, Van Miller, Kern
Jones, Eugene Shepherd.
Committees named for the col
ored schools of district one
for Cherry Lane were Sabe
Choate, Letcher Bryan and John
ny Edwards. For Gap Civil,
Johnnie Havnor, Mac McMillian
and Arthur Simpson were nam
ed.
Also during the meeting Greek
J. Hill was sworn in as a mem
ber of the board to succeed Carl
Hash.
Meeting with the board were
members of a committee of the
Sparta Baseball team, who ask
ed the aid of the board in im
proving the condition of the
Sparta high school diamond. An
investigation is to be made by
the committee.
The board went on record as
heartily endorsing the teachers’
bonus and raise.
Baptist Hour To
Be Heard Sunday
W. M. U. Plans To Sponsor
Prayer League Through
The Broadcast
Dr. J. W. Middleton, of Atlanta,
Ga., will speak on the topic “You
Must Reckon With God,” on the,
current Baptist hour series, to
be heard each Sunday at 8:30 a
m. over stations WWNC, WSOC.
WPTF and WSJS.
In connection with • the BaD
tist hour, the WMU of the Sparta
Baptist church has voted to spon
sor a prayer league throughout
the three-month period when the
series of broadcasts will be held.
Prayer meeting will be held each
Wednesday at 7:30 at the church
and will also be held throughout
the week, Rev. F. G. Walker,
pastor of the Sparta Baptist
church, stated.
The Baptist hour is promoting
a movement to form a prayer
league of one million Christians
who will pray daily for the spir
itual awakening of America.
Mr. Richard Wingate, of Wil
mington, Delaware, spent the
Easter holidays here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Win
gate.
SCHOOL HEAD
Miss Clyde Fields, who
was again named superin
tendent of schools on Monday.
Thanks People
For Help In Red
Cross Fund Drive
Chairman Irwin Praises
News, Mr. And Mrs. I. W.
Wagoner And Others
‘To all, who contributed,
whether the amount you gave
was large or small, to the Red
Cross fund drive, and to all who
gave their time and efforts to help
make the drive a success, I wish
to offer my sincere appreciation,
and Mart felt thanks,” Carl Ir
win, chairman of the fund rais
ing drive, said this weekf
“To the Alleghany Newf should
go a large portion of the credit
for the success of the drive. For
eight weeks or morn! this fine
paper gave front page headlines
to this drive, and also published
all the information and progress
of the drive furnished them,” he
declared.
“To Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Wag
oner who contributed much in
time and money, and S. M. Ed
wards whose letter of praise for
the Red Cross, and all township
chairmen, and other workers
whose untiring efforts made the
success possible, I extend to each
and all my sincerest thanks and
offer you my best wishes,” he
concluded.
Other contributors not pre
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May Get Grass
Seed From AAA
It was announced this week
■ by Herbert Osborne, chairman of
the county AAA committee, that
purchase orders are now avail
able for grass seeds. Farmers
will pay only thirty per cent of
the cost, it was pointed out.
Those who wish to obtain such
orders are asked to call at the
AAA office at the community
building.
Mrs. Ivey Moore Is Guest
Speaker At Woman’s Club
Mrs. Ivey Moore, State chair
man of the American Home Dept,
of the North Carolina Federation
of Women’s Clubs was the guest
speaker at the meeting of the
Sparta Woman’s club last Thurs
day, when Mrs. Floyd Crouse,
Mrs. Walter Osborne, Mrs. Amos
Wagoner and Mrs. Alton Thomp
son were hostesses at the com
munity building.
The speaker, who was intro
duced by the program chairman,
Mrs. Dalton Warren, told of the
importance in a changing world
of maintaining the traditions of
the American home. She also
told of the improvements in the
home necessary for keeping up
with the modern world and
stressed what individuals and
dubs might do in keeping stand
of the home at a .high level.
Txztr
ed out that the sphere of influ
ence of club women, which be
gins in the home, can spread over
a wide area.
Mrs. _ Floyd Crouse, president,
was in 'charge of the meeting and
during the business session the
group voted to contribute $100.00
to the athletic fund of Sparta
high school.
Following the program the
hostesses served ice cream and
cake in pastel Colors. Pastel col
ors were also emphasized by ar
rangements of spring flowers.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Rev. William C. Crummett,
pastor of the Laurel Springs cir
cuit, will preach,.at Laurel
Spring* on Sunday at 11:00 a. m.,
it was announced here.
Rev. Mr. Crummett will also
preach at Tmosou it 3*0f p. rm
Draw Jurors For
Superior Court
To Open April 28
Judge J. H. Clement To
Preside; Johnston Will
Serve As Solicitor
Jurors were drawn on Tuesday
at the meeting of the board of
county commissioners, for the
April term of Superior court for
the trial of criminal cases, which
convenes on April 28 with Judge
J. H. Clement presiding and Wal
ter Johnston serving as solicitor..
Drawn as jury were the fal
lowing:
Emerson Wilson, R. G. War
den, J. S. Busic, Glenn Richard
son, Hort Miller, C. C. Gentry.
Oscar Moxley, Coy Wolf, Hoyt
Jones, J. L. Landreth, Carl W,
Edwards, G. M. Edwards, Glenn
R. Taylor, J. A. Wilson, Floyd
Lonnie Davis, Boyd Absher,
Carl Kennedy, Robert Joines,
Watson Lowe, Letcher Gentry*
Hassell Rector.
Oscar Gambill, Glenn Johnson.
T. R. Greene, James W. Wag
oner, W. G. Harris, Lester Cox.
Crockett Lucas.
Arthur T. Gambill, H. C. Evans;
C. C. Castevens, George Wag
oner, Leff Edwards, Talmadge
Phipps.
Club Nets $70.00
From Tourney
Proceeds To Be Used To Pay
For Athletic Equipment
Already Secured
A little more than $70.00 was
realized as a result of the intra
mural tournament sponsored by
the Sparta high school Monogram
club here last week, J. M. Ben
nett, club president, stated this
week.
Both the twelfth grade boys
and girls triumphed to capture
the tourney titles, the girls de
feating the tenth grade lassies
21-0.
In the semi-final* last Thurs
day, the senior girls defeated the
ninth grade girls 28-18 and the
senior boys defeated the t
grade, the score of which
not officially reported.
Officials of the to__
were Dr. T. Roy Burgiss and Bill
Reeves.
The Sparta Woman’s dub made
a gift of $100 to the Monogram
club to assist them in paying for
the new athletic equipment re
cently purchased by the school.
Proceeds of the tournament will
be used for the same purpose, it
was pointed out.
Steadham, 74,
To Be Buried Fri.
Funeral service for Muncey
Steadham, 74, will be held Fri
day morning at eleven o’clock at
the Elk Creek church. Officiat
ing will be Elders S. G. Caudill
and J. M. Williams and inter
ment will be in the church ceme
tery.
Mr. Steadham died at his home
Wednesday morning.
He is survived by the follow
ing sisters and brothers: Mrs.
Johnson Wyatt, of Sparta; Mrs.
W. S. Brewster, of Covington,
Va.; Mrs. Margie Owens, of In
dependence, Va.; Mrs. Riley San
ders, of Lashmeet, Va.; G. W.
Steadham, of Pocohontast Va,;
McKinley Steadham, of Chare
mont, Calif., and R. L. Steadham.
Church Schedule
Given By Elders
Services for April 12 through
April 20 have been announced
this week by pastors of the coun
ty. Elder R. E. Douglas and
Elder Sumner will preach at
Zion on April 12 at 2:00 p. m
and at Little River the night of
April 12. On Sunday, April 13,
services will be held at Elk
Creek at eleven o’clock and at
Antioch at 2:30 p. m.
Elders L. J, Martin and Sam
Atkins will preach at Little Riv