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VOLUME 58, NO. 33 Nat Paid 1,794 Caver* Alleghany ''Cvfek. -V' : v" "’■ ■^rT" '.;'" : WPfsP ny News AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941)—ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER tion $2.00 a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1947 $2.50 a Year Out of County * 75 Graduating From Alleghany County High Schools Health Need* Q1 County Discussed Here Wed. Night Committee Is Appointed To Make Study; Much In* terest Is Shown At a meeting of a group of in terested citizens at the court house, last night, a special com mittee was named to study health needs of Alleghany county and to investigate the possibility of building a health center or small hospital, here. This special com mittee, composed of Dr. C. A. Thompson, Kemp Doughton and Rev. C. W. Irvin, have been ask ed to report their findings to the, board of commissioners for offi cial action. Presiding at the meeting was Dr. R. ft King, county health officer, who pointed out that the •district health department had no official responsibility for the project but that it was the con cern of the people of the county. Wade E. Eller, district sanitarian and Dr. King,'in presenting the information, pointed out that the county is already being consider ed as the site of a health center (Continued on page 8) I Overseas Relief Drive Continued Clothing. Bedding And Shoes Will Be Collected Through May 31 :'.t 1 The drive for overseas relief ■which was scheduled to end May 11 has been continued until May 31, it was announced by Rev. Henry G. Ruark, state director of the campaign. Members of the Boy Scout ' No. 78 made. *. .fcotue^). house canvass last Saturday in an effort to raise as much as "a pound a, person” in bedding, shoes, and clothing. Although the people responded generously, more is needed. The,local churches, schools and the courthouse are all centers for collecting the clothing, and citizens of Sparta and Alleghany county as a whole are asked to use this additional time to send in their contributions. Gifts of money will also be accepted and may be sent to the local churches, Rev. F. G. Walk er, chairman of the drive, here, stated. Relief Film Is Shown At C. Of C. Following the fish fry held at the community building Friday night, members of the Chamber of Commerce were shown the film "Seeds of Destiny,” shown in conecticm with the relief cloth ing drive now underway in the county. Rev. C. D. Hutton, of Glade Valley, spoke briefly to the group on the value of education to self. Rev. Mr. Hutton, who had plann ed to bring a Glade Valley chorus ■with him and was unable to do so, rendered several special selec tions of music. C. W. Ervin, representative, also spoke briefly to the group on highlights of the 1947 Legis lature. Enrollment Of Schools Is 1900 The total enrollment of the hifh schools and elementary schools of the county this year is 19M. Of this number 320 are in the hifh schools and 1530 in the elementary frades This is an increase oyer the past year. This Increase in en rollment is partially due to the normal increase In population as well as the return of vet erans andt some families who wen* away durtof the war do ing war work, officials point out. to the Ugh schools the girls " fee boys with a to tal of Mf to 144. a small 135 Veterans “Go Back To School” To Study Farming Sparta Has 90 And Piney Creek 45; Get Class Work With Practical Training In addition to the veterans that have come back to school for regular work in the Alleghany county high schools, others have enrolled in the farm training pro gram, one of the many phases of on the job training opportuni ties offered them under the G. I. bill of rights. There are 135 young men of the county who, under this program get classroom work along with their practical farming. These training classes are given at both Sparta and Piney Creek high schools in connection with the vocational agriculture depart ments. - At Sparta there are 90 veterans on the program under the sup ervision of Ralph Cheek. Special instructors for the program in clude James A. Graham, who is in charge of the Test Farm at Transou and Roy Ellison, with Herbert Woodruff and Cleve Nichols in shop work. . At Piney Creek there are 45 veterans on the program under the supervision of Ernest Min nich with Dent Pugh fend Sidney Pugh as assistants. Here the new projector is used for visual ed ucation in connection with the classes. Reports from the years work reveal that several trainees have already purchased farms, where they are putting into 1 practice what they have learned under the prq0S»i%.r A number have carried out special soil conserva tion practices and have done other improvement work on the farm. (Continued on page 8) Cafes Are Closed, By Sanitarian Sparta’s two cafes that were in operation, the bus station and Smithey’s cafe operated in con nection with the store were clos ed last Friday by Sanitarian Jack D. Cobb until some changes can be made. The Shell cafe had al ready been closed by the owner for some repairs. Many week end visitors, including the circus found themselves without an eat ing place. Officials at both Smithey’s and the bus station said that they planned to be ready for re-open ing soon. According to a new rul ing the cafes must have three compartment sinks, one for wash ing, scalding and sterilizing, one of the cafe men pointed out “We are always happy to comply with the rulings of the health depart ment and know that it is a neces sary and useful organization, but we would have appreciated be ing given a little time to secure a new sink instead of be order ed closed until we can secure one,” one operator said. HEADS SCHOOLS Miss Clyde Fields, who is completing her fourth suc cessful year as county super intendent of schools. Lunch Program In Schools Has Been Successful Over 113,000 Meals Are Serv ed During The Current School Tear During the present school year, which is drawing to a close, more than 113,000 meals will have been served in the school lunch rooms, according to reports from the schools. This means that hun dreds of children have been bet ter prepared mentally and phys ically to carry on their school work. There are now four lunchrooms in operation in Sparta, Piney Creek, Little Pine and Rich Hill. Three of these schools, Spafta, Little Pine and Rich Hill, have bought refrigerators this year. Through the federal aid plan they are receiving some funds for pots, pans, storage bins and some other equipment this year. This (Continued on page 8) County Teachers Met This Moriiing .. t The final county-wide teachers meeting for this school year was held this morning, when plans for closing were discussed as well as plans for the 1947-48 school year. Bus schedules, needed supplies and other problems were dis cussed by the group. Represent ative Ervin presented the health needs and discussed the possi bilities of a health center and it was presented at the public meet ing Wednesday evening. Need Of New Bldg. Discussed By P.-T.A.; Work Reviewed The school building program 'or Alleghany county was thor tughly discussed by eighty in terested parents and teachers as veil as other specially invited ;uests at the dinner meeting of the Sparta Parent-Teachers As sociation Tuesday night Mem bers of the county board of edu ation as well as county commis sioners were also present. Plans for improving and build ing new school buildings were liscussed by the group. Speaking in behalf of Sparta high school vas Ralph Gentry, out-going P. T. A. president, who discussed the growing need of a new build ing at Sparta as well as the need of a new athletic field. Miss Clyde Fields, county school sup erintendent, in discussing the ointed out .that materials had i the original plans of oould not be followed. The pos sibility of moving the high school to a new site and to leave the grade school at the old site was also discussed by the group. Greek Hill, member of "Hie board of education, and Guy Per ry, county commissioner, both spoke favorably in regard to the building-program, as well as oth er county school improvements, and Mr. Perry pointed out that plans were now to continue the present levy for the schools. A special P.-T. A. committee, composed of D. F. Sturdivant,! Rev. F. G. Walker and R. J. fom dolph, as well as representatives I of several civic organizations, are to meet \yith the county com missioners today to discuss plans for increasing the levy for this year. Members of the P.-T. A. were also asked to contact their con gressmen to regard to federal aid. (Continued on page «) Alleghany Has 59 Teachers In School System ■ ■■ . Sparta vjLeads Other Schools With 22; All Teachers Are Well Trained Alleghany county noiy has a total of 57 white teachers and principals and two colored teachr ers, bringing the total up to 59 for the county. While this county has felt the teacher shortage, it has been more fortunate than many in hav ing for the most part, well train ed, experienced teachers; and the additional salary given teachers by the legislature will most like ly keep some, who would have otherwise had to leave the pro fession, leaders pointed out. in the two central high schools of .the county there are 12 prin cipals and teachers, leaving a total of 47 in the grades. Glade Valley is operated under the Presbyterian board and not Alleghany county. In the central schools Sparta has the largest number of teach ers with twenty-two and Piney Creek has a total of thirteen. A complete list of the high school teachers in the schools of the county is published in con nection with their respective j school activities in this edition. | The other elementary teachers of the county are: Sparta, Mrs. Flora B. Dutton, Mrs. H. E. Singletary, Ivy Grace Doughton, Mrs. Madge Reeves, Mrs. Ruth J. Choate, Mrs. Re becca Choate, Mrs. F. Guy Walk er, Ivazelle Taylor, Edna Lee Ed wards, Mrs. Zelma R. Ellison, Mrs. Bessie McMillan, Eula Mil dred Taylor, Mrs. Grace C. Rec tor. Cherry Lane, Bettie , Joines; Glada- VaHey, Mrs. Bgrtrice D. Gentry; Liberty Knob, Mrs. Nan nie W. McCann; New Hope, Mrs. Lura Spalding; Strattdfrd, Mrs. Bfantly Fender. Pine Swamp, Mrs. Rachel Thompson, Mrs. Vera E. Reed; Whitehead, Mrs. Carrie V. Fen der, Mrs. Jettie C. Mathews; Wolf Branch, Mrs. ■ Johnny T. Gambill, Mrs. Clytie D. Reeves. Piney Creek, Gladys Robbins, Hazel J. Phipps, Elma Waddell, Jean McMillan, Rachel Halsey, Maxine Parsons, Mrs. Blanche Osborne, Mrs. Ruth W. Halsey. Little Pine, D. Clair Wyatt, Mrs. Mallie Handy, Mrs. Eula E. Truitt, Mrs. Cecile Gibson. Rich Hill, Ray V. Smith, Mrs. Paul Smith, Mrs. Ruby Lee Dun can, Mrs. Josephine J. Wilson. Laurel Springs, Fred T. Hart, (Continued on page 8) Music Taught In County’s Schools In addition to the regular courses of study, Alleghany coun ty schools have the advantage of nnving music taught in many of - Where formal classes are •?ot ftpJd. singing is stressed in • e r-sdes A* Ptney Creek Mrs. Myrtle Jones and Miss Gladys Robbins, ■ h v. their music have added much to the culture of the school and the community. At Sparta, Mrs. P. L. Choate has taught piano to a number of students. Here one of the most popular courses has been that of music appreciation taught by Mrs. Ida J. Warren. Lectures, recordings and discussions are used. 4 Veterans To Get Diplomas Four Alleghany county vet erans, who served in World War n. are to receive diplo mas next week along with other regular members graduatinr clapr School Building Needs For County Are Presented FINALS SPEAKER f.W»L '■ ■■■—■ " ' Rev. W. T. Whittington, who will deliver the literary address at Piney Creek, Fri day night. Hundreds Are Transported To School On Buses 16 Buses Have A Total Of 630 Miles Daily; Make Rec ords In Safety Transportation of school chil dren in Alleghany i iiimljnij ijj important part of the scMHHjH tern; as there are 1400ejfl transported daily by th# |P|| that travel a total of 630 miles each day. j The county received two bach ly needed new school buses this year and officials point out that two more have been promised for the next school year. The school buses have made a remarkable record this year for timeliness and safety as well as economy. Much of this is due to th'e well trained drivers as well as the fact that every effort is made to keep all buses in an excellent state of repair. School officials pointed out that they were well pleased with the records made this year, particu larly since the conditions of the roads and the weather were un favorable part of the time. Sparta Student Awarded Trophy Jimmy Davis, Sparta high school senior, was awarded a tro phy for being the most outstand ing senior on the Yellow Jacket football team of Sparta high school for the year, 1946. The award was given by Tom my Osborne, Wade Irwin and J. R. Gentry, former students who are interested in the athletics of Sparta high school. It is to be an annual award given by them. Sparta Group Cites Urgent Need For Building; Other Needs Outlined A group of representatives of the P.-T. A. and other public spirited citizens met with the of ficials of the county this morning to cite the urgent need of a build ing for Sparta, since the element ary school building is far inade quate and additional room is also needed for the high school. It is hoped that some immediate ac tion can be taken on this. >osed, and a negro school in Cherry Lane town r MADE shortages of m has More consolidation or some ad ditional buildings are also needed in other parts of the county. An elementary school building Prather’s Creek tpwnshin been proposed, and build1— ship. IMPROVEMENT Because of great material and scarcity of labor, much repair work has been out of the question this year. Some has been done and other improve ments , made, however. Twelve new outdoor toilets have been built. And at Piney Creek the water system, indoor toilets and lavatories have been installed. Laurel Springs school has dug a deep well and installed a com plete water system. • This was sponsored by the Grange. The county paid for the materials and the Grange, the labpr Other a been planned for the summer months. Students Win In County Contests Alleghany county high school students entered several contests this year, among them being the soil conservation contest and the spelling contests of the county and the WSJS contest. Julian Hyde, Glade Valley high school student, was the winner of the county soil conservation contest contest held in Febru ary and was fourth place winner in the district contest at North Wilkesboro, later that month. Roma Ruth Phipps, of Piney Creek, was the winner in the county spelling contest but was unable to represent the county in the WSJS spelling event. She was represented by Edward Rec tor, of Sparta, instead. COUNTY AGENTS GO TO DISTRICT MEET County Agent R. E. Black and John P. Burch, assistant agent, attended the district meeting for county agents held at the Sky Brook Farm at Waynesville Wed nesday. >1 Livestock Judging Team Wins At Statesville On Sat. The Sparta high school voca tional agriculture livestock judg ing team again came home a win ner after attending the district contest held at Statesville last Saturday. „ The livestock judging team, composed of Fieldon Miller, Bob by Black, and Wayborne Mitch ell, was awarded a $45 prize .as well, as the honor of having ,166 more points than any other team representing Northwestern North Carolina. Fieldon Miller was individual high scorer over the 104 contest ants. His score was 466.75 out of a possible 500. The team as a whole scored 1288 points out of a possible 1500. The team judged one class of swine and six classes of beef cat tle. i The boys are now eligible to compete in the State which will be held at July 8, # and 10. If there, they will be given $600 and all expense paid trip to the na tional contest in Kansas City, Missouri. The contest is sponsored by the State and National FFA. School Planned For Bus Drivers A bus driver’s school for all prospective school bus drivers for Alleghany county will be held at the Sparta high school Tues day, May JO, at 9:30 a. m., Miss Clyde Fields, county school sup erintendent, announced this week. C. I. Yelton, representative the department of motor ,v will be Finals At Sparta And Glade Valley Set For Thursday Piney Creek Exercises, May 23; Outstanding Speakers Secured This year 75 graduates, 45 girls and 30 boys are being awarded diplomas from the three /schools of the county at die com mencement exercises, which will get underway Sunday and con tinue through next Friday night Several outstanding speakers have been secured and other spe cial programs have also been planned including plays and class night activities. The public ia cordially invited to attend all of these exercises. The exercises for Sparta high school will begin Sunday, May 18, when the baccalaureate ser mon will be delivered by Rev. C. D. Hutton, of Glade Valley, at 8:00 p. m. at the Sparta Bap tist church. Class night will be observed by the seniors, Tues day, May 20, at 8:00 p. m. The commencement address will be delivered Thursday, May 22, at 8:00 p. m. at the Sparta Baptist church by Rev. Ralph Richie, pastoi* of the Elkin Presbyterian church. The senior play, "The Eyes of Love,’’ will begin the commence ment exercises at Glade Valley high school, Saturday night, May 17, at 8:15 p. m. Through error, the date was omitted in last week’s paper when a previous announcement was made. The baccalaureate sermon will be de livered by Dr. J. O. Mann, di rector of religious education for 22, at 11:00 a. m. Piney Creek exercises will get underway Saturday night, May If, at 8:00 p. m. when the senior class will presen* -r—■ "Here - Comes Charlie,” in high school auditorium. Rev. W. T. Whittington, pastor of the Baptist church in Damas cus, Va., will deliver the com mencement address, Friday, May 23, at 8 p. m., at the high school auditorium. Health Clinics Next Tuesday It was announced this week that the final pre-school clinics would be held at Sparta on Tues day at nine o’clock and Rich Hill at 10:30 and Little Pine at 11:30 on the same day. When these clinics are held this will complete this schedule in the fifteen schools. In the one and two teacher schools of the county every child has been examined. And in the larger schools all children refer red to the health authorities by the teachers have also been given an examination. Paper Dedicated To Education
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