NORTH
VOLUME 58, NO- 35
$2.50 a Year Out of Countr
PLANS UNDERWAY
HORSE
Plans Is Now Suspended In County
Proposed Cut
Means Big Loss
To Many Farmers
Messages Sent to Congress
men And Senators Urg
ing Program Be Kept
Alleghany farmers al o n g
th others throughout the State
»nd nation, are facing a tremen
dous loss, provided the pro
posed cut in the agriculture bud
get becomes effective. In the face
the situation the signing of all
farm plans for this year was sus
pended by the AAA office, on
Monday morning pending further
nntfge,
ards are being mailed out to
farmers by the AAA office
stating the action of the house
appropriation committee which
would cut the budget from $52,
800 to $26,400 or about 50 per
cent.
his would cut the 1365 farm
of Alleghany county partici
pating in the program, this year,
from $25,000 to $26,000.
The local AAA office has been
notified to cancel all purchase
orders in the hands of farmers
and vendors in case of material
td seed and to issue no notice
minimum assistance for farm
until further notice,
the tremendous
will mean to the coun
paper is urging all farm
and other interested citizens
write or wire congressmen!
and senators to stop the cut. Sev
eral messages and letters have
al
rived from
Awards Made At
Finals Exercises
Norma Jean Thompson Has
Highest Scholastic Record i
' At Glade Valley
Awards which were made the
outstanding students at Glade
ValUy high school at the com
mencement exercises held last
Thursday are given this week.
The scholarship winner was
Norma Jean Thompson who had
an average of slightly above 98,
and Elaine Cox was second place
winner with an average of 98
Other awards and winners
were as follows: Betsy Edwards,
music award; Mary Sue Cook,
home economics award; Marie
Brooks and Mary Lou Faw,
girls’ room prize, Roland Wright
and Claude Casey, boys’ room
prize; Elaine Cox, valedictory
award; and Gene Livingston,
salutatory award.
Bibles were presented to each
of the fifteen members of the
graduating class by Rev. C. D.
Hutton, following the address
made by Rev. W. P. Boyle, pas
tor of the West Jefferson Pres
byterian church. Special music
was presented by Elizabeth Mc
Cann.
Diplomas were given the grad
uates by E. B. Eldridge, princi
pal.
Specialist Will
Be Here June 6
Room improvements demons
trations will be given at the com
munity building in Sparta on
June 6, beginning at 10:00 a. m.
it was announced this week and
the 4-H girls map invite their
mothers. 4-H leaders and others
who are interested plan to attend
the meeting.
Miss Rose Ellwood Bryan,
specialist in home management
and house furnishings, will give
the demonstration. Miss Bryan
will discuss floors, walls, storage,
sleeping, dressing and study units,
also, pictures hobbies, curtains,
meet at the home of Mrs. W. M.
Wagoner, June 3, at two o’clock,
it was announced.
rugs color scheme
* and light.
H. D. club will
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Begin In County
Wednesday, June 4
TO SPEAK SUNDAY
Rev. Bruce H. Price, who
will speak on the Baptist
hour, Sunday, June 1.
Officers For Coming Year To
Be Ejected; Woman’s
Auxiliary To Meet
The Alleghany County Rural
Carriers Association * will hold
the annual convention on Satur
day night at seven o’clock at the
Rock House, when officers for
the coming year will be elected,
R. G. Taylor, president, an
nounced this week.
All rural carriers and their
wives are urged to' be present
at the dinner meeting and a
number of special guests have
also been invited.
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Fire Destroys
2 County Homes
The house belonging to Cary
Blevins, of Piney Creek, was
completely destroyed by fire last
week, it was learned here. The
I cause of the fire was not detrmin
ed. >
[ Also the home of Sam Loggins,
'of the same community, was de
| stroyed by fire some three weeks
ago and the origin of it has not
I been discovered.
,.Oii Sat.
invention
Vaccinations For Whooping
Cough, Diptheria And
Smallpox Will Be Given
Typhoid clinics and clinics for
vaccination for whooping cough,
diptheria and smallpox will be
held again this year throughout
the county beginning Wednes
day, June 4, and continuing
through July 2, it was announced
this week by Dr. R. R. King, Jr.,
health officer.
Dr. King pointed out that due
to the fact that the attendance
was unusually good last year for
the typhoid clinics and that
most everyone is taking only one
typhoid shot a year, instead ol
three doses every two or three
years, that each clinic in the
schedule will be visited only
once this year. He further point
ed out, however, that anyone
desiring to take more than one
shot may visit the health de
partment in Sparta on Tuesday
mornings or may attend any of
the other scheduled clinics in
the county.
The schedule is given as fol
lows:
Wednesday, June 4—Edwards
X roads, £Lena Gentry home),
9:00 to 9:30: Vox (Mrs. Jim
Afaines), 10:00 to 10:30; Snurlin’s
store, H;00 to 11:30; Edmonds
(Kirby’s store). 12:00 to 12:30;
Barrett, (P. L. Evans’ store) 1:00
to 1:30; Little Pine school, 2:00
to 2:30; Hooker church, 3:90 to
3:30.
Wednesday, June 11—Strat
ford, (Richardson’s store), 9:00
to 9:30; New Hope church, 10:00
to 10:30; Scottville post office,
11:00 to 11:30; Furches post of
fice, 12:0d to 12:30; Meadow Fork
Creek church, 1:00 to 1:30.
Wednesday, June 18—Wolf
Branch school, 9:00 to 9:30; Pine
Swamp school, 10:00 to 10:30;
Whitehead school, 11:00 to 11:30;
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District Meet To
Be At Boone
Alleghany county women who
plan to attend the district federa
tion meeting of the home demon
stration club women at Boone,
June 4, and who have not con
tacted Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home
agent, should do so at once.
Buses which have been charter
ed, are scheduled to leave Sparta
at 8:30 a. m. Those who plan to
attend should be there at that
time. The program will be held
at the Boone Baptist church be
ginning at 10:30. Mrs. Ward Ray
will be in charge of the meeting.
Win In District Contest At Statesville
Three Alleghany boys, who won out In the district
meeting at Statesville as the champion livestock judging
team, are reading from left to right, Flelden Miller, Bob
by Black and Wayhorne Mitcheflu The boys will compete
at the State contest in Baleigl^, July g, » and It.
Ready £ta Summer Are These Yaun^Men In Straw Hats!
Prize winner photograph entered in WJZ amateur farm photo contest, was taken
by Lou Gardner, Detroit. The contest was conducted by WJZ as part of their farm news
program.
Still, Operator
Captured; Evans
Released Wed.
Gives $125 Cash Bond; 1500
Gallons, Of Bm Are
■ rfe*,* Destroyed >
Sheriff Glenn Richardson,
Chief of Police Brant Taylor, and
Deputy Wade Hoppers found Er
nest Evan*, of Ennice, operating
a still in the Saddle Mountain
section last Wednesday after
noon. The 50-gallon still had al
ready produced approximately
1500 gallons of beer. Both the
still and beer were destroped
as were three gallons of whiskey
found nearby. Evans was re
leased on $125 cash bond.
Another 50-gallon still, lo
cated in Whitehead township was
destroyed last week by the sher
iff and deputies, as was 500 gal
lons of mash. The operators were
not apprehended, however.
Tam Maxwell, of Sparta, and
Joe Roberts, of Furchea, both col
ored were turned over to the
chief of police by R. H. Griggs,
Parkway officer this week. Max
well was charged with driving
without operator’s license and
Roberts, with permitting Maxwell
to drive truck with improper
equipment, Roberts was fined
$18.50 and costs at a hearing
before B. F. Wagoner, Wednes
day. A hearing for .Maxwell will
be held June 7 before Wagoner.
Ray .Richardson, charged with
assault, was fined $100 and costs
at a hearing before Wagoner,
last week.
Cars Collide On
U. S. Highway 18
A ’38 Chevrolet driven by
'toward Green, of Ennice. col
'ided with a '36 Chevrolet driven
hy Ernest Clearv. of Snarta. on
TJ. S. Highway 18 Sunday night.
Green was reported by investi
gating officers as driving tow;
Fnnice on the left sii
highway and hit Cl
ns he approached
Sparta.
Neither of the drivers
tored. Cleary’s car was reported
to be damaed annroximatlv $100
and Green’s. $40. No charges were
^referred as officers reported
that Green assumed the blame
end stated that he would pay for
repairs to Cleary’s car.
REPRESENTATIVE OF
WELFARE DEPT. HERE
^ ^Miss^ Elizabeth ^Wel^s. field re^
;
Thousands Of Visitors Now
Enjoying Parkway Beauty;
Rhododendron Is In Bloom
Vali Miller Is
Named Supt. At
Meeting, Sun.
Miss D -tfothy Forbes To Hold
Bih'e School In County
This Summer
' an Miller was named suoer
m endent of the Allelghany Bap
tist Sunday School Association |
to succeed Df. N. D. Fox at the'
meeting held at the New HoDe
church Sunday afternoon. Miss
Una Lee Richardson was named
as secretary and treasurer.
.During the meeting it was an
nounced that Miss Dorothy For- i
bes, student at Meredith College!
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Tw stories
% o*i By Sparta
Sparta won two victories over
the weekend when they defeated.
Bridle Creek here on the local
diamond 17-6 on Saturday and'
(Fat Ridge, 8-5 at Flat Ridge, Sun
day.
The schedule for this week end
isas follows: Saturday, May 31,
Sparta at Grant, Va„ and Sun
day, June 1, Sparta at Elk Creek.
Picnics Ate Already Vuitm
way; Many Viewing Beau
ties Of Nature
Once again the Blue Ridge
Parkway, high road through the
mountains of western Virginia
and North Carolina, is displaying
Nature’s finest spring fashions.
Several exciting changes of cos
tume in a varity of colors from
pure white, through the pink,
vellow, and orange hues to deep
rich purple are being shown.
And not to miss any of this
Alleghany and Ashe people along
with the thousands of others arc
already visiting the sections of
the Parkway in this area. Pic
nics are underway at Bluff Park,
where the beauties of Spring
time may be viewed as food is
consumed.
In the main show already un
derway, the white dogwood has
had the stage for the past three
weeks. An outstanding dogwood
display is that at Smart View, a
Parkway recreational area 30
miles south of Roanoke, Virginia.
Here each year from the first to
middle of May the whole picnic
grounds are white with many
hundreds of dogwoods in blossom.
In the higher elevations of the
Parkway, dogwood continues
blooming throughout May.
Taking the stage now is the
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60 Alleghany 4-H Students
To Attend Camp At Manteo
Approximately 60 of the 500
Alleghany county 4-H boys and j
girls are planning to attend the
camp at Manteo to be held the!
week of June 23 through June]
28, it was announced this week.
Also attending camp that week
|p?Il be 4-H boys and girls from
jPTarren county.
Two 30-passenger Parkway
buses have been, chartered and
plans are now to leave Sparta,
at 8:00 a. m.. Monday June 23,
and return Saturday, June 28.
J. P. Burch assistant agent said.
The club members will be ac
companied to Manteo by Mr.
Burch, Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home
agent, and by counselors chosen
for the trip. A week of super
vised work, play and instruction
has been planned for the campers,
it was learned.
The camo fee this year has been
set te $10 and transportation
facilities will cost each club mem
ber $6.00. Approximately $342.00
well be needed to finance the
trip’s expenses. Some of the
business houses and individuals
have given generously although
more is needed to make the trip
possible for the boys and girls.
Those who have contributed are:
Mrs. Dillard Reynolds, $50; C.
V. Vestal, $25; Sparta Pipes, Inc.,
Cash and Carry and Choate Mo
tor company, $10 each; Modern
Dry Cleaners, Mr. and Mrs. Ce
cil Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Musgrove, Mrs. Mary Gascho,
Edwards Furniture store, Sparta
Bus Terminal, $5 each; Sparta
garage, $3.
A $5 deposit per club member
is required by June 1 and must
be deposited by those who plan
to attend camp in the local
i bank in the 4-H county treasury
I Deposits may be turned- in tc
1 either the county or home agent’:
offices. The money will in re
Lions Club To
Meet Tuesday;
Many Entries
Going Good
Tom Greene, general chairman
of the annual Sparta horse show
to be sponsored by the Lions
Club on June 20 and 21 an
nounced this week that more and
more interest was being demon
strated in the show as the time
draws near.
Entries have come from dis
tant points and more are ex
pected within the next few days,
Manager Greene said. The new
car, to be given away the final
night of the show has arrived
and is now on display and is ?iy>
attracting much attention hft
pointed out.
The advertising committed
composed of Kern Wagoner,
chairman, Joe Bill Reed, Roy
Ellison and Dr. N. D. Fox is
now at work on the catalogue.
This is expected to be finished at
an early date.
“The keen interest being shown
now, points to a most successful
show,” Manager Greene said.
Victim Escapes
After Shooting
Watson Reports To PolicO
That He Shot Intruder
At His Home, Sat.
An Alleghany county man pro*
Meeting his property, reported
to Chief of Police Saturday night
around 9:30 o’clock that he had
shot a man, but the man alleg
edly injured, was nowhere to
be found.
Bledsoe Watson, who lives in,,
the Bull Head section, upon see
ing a light at his chicken house,
loaded his 16 gage and went
out for an investigation. Watson
reported that someone had
wounded one of his cattle by
shooting it in the leg at an earl
ier date.
As Watson neared the chick
en house a shell, believed to hava
been fired from a pistol, barely
missed his head and Watson
opened fire into the thicket near
by. He emptied three shells and
heard what he believed was a
body fall to the ground, officers
reported.
Watson immediately reported
the incident to Sheriff Richard
son and Chief Taylor who rushed
to the scene for an investigation.
No one was, found, however.
H. R. Garriss To
Be Here June 10
Howard R. Garriss, Extension
plant pathologist, will be in
Alleghany county on June 10 to
give demonstration on spraying
and dusting tomntoes far the
control of tomato late blight in
this area, it was learned her*,
this week.
The schedule ,for the demon
strations is as follows:
Mrs. H. B. Rector’s st Ennice,
9:30 a. m.; Miss Bertrice Absher's
at Sparta, 11:15 a. m.; Mrs. Ray
Caudill's at Whitehead, 1:30 Ps
m.; and Mrs. Clarence Kennedy's
at Turkey Knob, 3:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Visit Sparta
After 50 Yean
• .y> ■
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamil*
;"*~J Sparta thl»
. Harris fin*
years so there
people and places
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