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VOLUME 58, NO. 3«
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947
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Rationing CH
For Homes Ended
Large Group Of
Masons Meet To
Honor Steadham
Rev. A. D. Leon Gray, Ox
Principal Speaker
ford Orphanage Supt.,
A memorial service honoring
the late Muncey Steadham was
held at the Sparta Lodge No. 423
last Thursday night when Rev.
A. D. Leon Gray was the princi
pal speaker.
Rev. Mr. Gray, speaking in be
half of the Oxford Orphanage
of which he is superintendent,
paid tribute to the late mason
and wtell known Alleghany man
who so generously gave of his
life’s earnings to the institution
at Oxford. The speaker was in
truduced to the group of masons
by Ed Pugh, district deputy of
Grand Masonry.
Others who spoke paying hom
age to Mr. Steadham, were R.
Floyd Crouse, wl\p gave a brief
biographical sketch of Mr. Stead
ham, and John L. Joines, W.
Franklin Royal and Charles R.
Roe, who also spoke, eulogizing
him.
Approximately 50 masons at
tended the meeting with rep
resentatives of lodges from
Finey Creek, WiRcesboro, North
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Bible School To
Begin Here, Mon.
Miss Richardson Is Director;
Classes To Be Held,
From 9:00 - 12:00
Daily vacation Bible school
will be conducted at the Sparta |
Baptist church beginning Mon
day, June 16, it was, announced
this .week. v'l'L'--1
Glasses will begin eagj TTttj™*.
ing at nine o’clock and conffivue
through noon, it was pointed out,:
Children of all ages and denom-1
inations are cordially invited
to attend. Any one desiring to
attend and who does not have t
transportation should contact
the director and transportation
will be furnished them.
Teachers who will instruct the
children are, Mrs. H. E. Single
tary, Mrs. Homer Edwards, Mrs.
Walter Johnson, Mrs. W. K.
Sprinkle, Mrs. Swanson Edwards;
Mrs. T. Roy Burgiss, Mrs. Clen-,
nel Richardson, Mrs. Wayne Wad
dell, Mrs. Ben Reeves, Mrs. Hugh
Choate, Mrs. Glenn Richardson
and Mrs. F. G. Walker.
47 Plan To Make
Trip To Manteo
Approximately 47 Alleghany
county 4-H Club boys and girls
have already made plans for at
tending the camp at Manteo, the
week of June 23 through June
28. Those who have not contact
ed Mrs. Isom Wagoner, home a
gent, or J. P. Burch, assistant
agent, should do so at once and
I make their deposits, if they plan
to make the trip. Deposits must
be paid by Saturday boon and
will not be accepted later than
that, it was pointed out.
Local merchants contributed to
the transportation fund and al
ready a little more than the a
mount has been raised. Buses are
being secured for the trip and
will leave here on June 23.
The club members will be ac
companied to Manteo by Mrs.
Wagoner, Mr. Burch and counse
lors chosen for the trip.
Dr. W. S. Allen
To Speak Sundajr
Dr. W. S. Allen, of Deland,
Fla., will be the speaker on the
i Baptist hour to be heard Sun
day at 8:30 e. s. t., oVer stations
WWNC, WSOC, WPTF and
WSJS, it was announced this
week.
Dr. Allen, a layman and form
erly dean of Baylor University,
and who is now president of
’ ' University, will
n education as
tor In evangp
aJso be pre
hour choir
of John D.
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At Her Home, Mon.
INTERNATIONAL MONEY
Andrew N. Overby, New
York City, who was selected
by President Truman to be
U. S. executive director of
the International Monetary
Fund. He was formerly with
the state department.
113 Women From
County Attend
Boone H. D. Meet
Given Gavel As Attendance
Prize; Win Over Five
Other Counties
The Allegheny caunty home
demonstration clt* ywtmen won
the gavel at the district meet
ing at Boone last Wednesday
when 113 of them attended. They
won the attendance prize over
five other counties which in
cluded Avery, Wilkes, Alexan
der, Caldwell and Ashe.
Those from Alleghany taking
cart on the program were Mrs.
Fred Osborne who gave the re
Dort for Alleghany and Mrs.
Tom Moxley who gave the re
sponse to the welcome.
Alleghany women named to
serve on various committees were
Mrs. Lonnie Edwards, nominat
ing committee; Mrs. H. B Rec
tor, courtesy committee, Mrs.
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Higgins To Speak
At C. Of C. Meet
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce are reminded of the
meeting tomorrow night at 7:30
o’clock when Carlisle W. Hig
gins, former Alleghany attorney,
who has recently returned from
Japan, will be the guest speaker.
An authority on conditions in
Japan, the speaker is expected to
bring a timtely message from
that war-torn couAtry.
In the event that extra guests
will be brought, R. E. Black,
secretary, should be notified at
once. '
Assailant Unidentified; Of
ficers Continue In
. vestigation
Mrs Peggy Bowman, 47-year
old widow of Ennis Bowman,
shot from ambush as she was
picking strawberries in her gar
den in the Ennice section, Mon
day morning, is now in the Mar
tin Memorial hospital at Mount
Airy where her condition is re
ported to be quite critical,
Her face was peppered with
what was determined by inves
tigating officers as number five
shot probably from a double
barreled .12 gage shotgun. Shots
also lodged in her eyes, and she
hab lost the sight of her left eye
and it was reported doubtful
as to whether or not the sight
of the right eye can be retained.
She was attended by Dr. P. L.
Choate who stated that Mrs.
Bowman had been hit by ap
proximately 100 shots. She was
wounded in the chest and her
side as well as leg.
Sheriff Glenn D. Richardson
and Deputy Wade Hoppers, in
making the investigation were
told by Andy Killen, a nieghbor,
who came in search of the of
ficers, that he heard a shot while
working at the cemetery about a
mile from the Bowman home.
The children of Mrs. Bowman
ran to him and asked him to se
cure aid.
No arrests had been made this
morning, Sheriff Richardson stat
ed but a warrant has beo^fc
sued and officers hope tdJH
the assailant in the hanfM
the law within 24 houi-s. Bmp
hounds were secured but WPP
not used after a heavy rainfall.
Pick - Up Stolen
At Piney Creek
Taken From Parking Place
In Front Of S. E. ’
Smith’s Residence
A 1938 Ford Pick-up, owned
by Thomas Smith, of Piney
Creek, was stolen Monday night
around nine o’clock from its
parking place near the home of
S. E. Smith, close to the Mt.
Zion church. i
Smith had parked his pick-up
there a few hours earlier and
had left the keys in the vehicle. j
Upon hearing the motor running,
he reported to investigating of
ficers that he first thought some
one was trying to remove the
gas from his tn V Upon reach
ing the scene he discovered his
truck was gone.
Neighbors reported that a, ’37
Ford roadster had been seen
driving by at a high rate of
speed earlier in the evening,
occupied by two men.
Investigating officers report
ed that although several were
being investigated for suspicion,
no arrests had as yet been made.
The truck bore the license num
ber, 897-535.
Man And Horse ■ Drawn Cart
Stops Here En Route To Mich.
“From Michigan to Florida
and Return,” was the slogan on
the horse-drawn cart, owned by
Richard E. Cook, who began hi?
3,200 - mile round trip journey
from Midland, Michigan last Oct
ober. He arrived in Sparta yes
terday afternoon around 4:30 o’
clock and spent the night in the
Twin Oaks comunity.
Mr. Cook set but to see the
country in his horse-drawn home
made house on wheels, the wheels
beihg rubber tired. He covers
only about 25 miles a day but
declared that he could enjoy the
scenery that the average auto
traveler misses when he travels
at the high rate of speed at which
nysst travel now.
Mr. Cook does all of his own
cooking and looks after his white
horse, Buck. His expenses, he
told one Spartan amounted only
to about |M5. That included 10
sets of shoes Buck had worn out
and five pairs for himself. A
friend of his however bet his
$500 that he wouldn’t get to
Florida by January 1, and he
didn’t so he has added that to
his expense account.
,Mr. Cook said, he would pro
bably be back in Michigan by
July 4. When asked what then,
he said he didn’t know but said
he would probably start out on
another trip.
BAPTIZING ’WILL
BE HELD HEBE, SUN.
Tourists Enjoying Scenic Beauty Of Blue Ridge Parkway]
i
One of the .many beautiful views, on the east of the Blue Ridge as seen from the Park
way, now being used by hundreds of tour vts who are visiting at Roaring Gap and
other sections of Alleghany and Ashe Counties.
County Teacher
Allotment Cut
From 56 To 53
One Elementary And Two
High School Teachers Are
Lost To The Schools
Miss Clyde Fields, county sup
erintendent of schools, reported
that notice had been received
from the State Department that
because of attendance ratings the
teacher allotment for* Alleghany
county had been cut from 50 to
53 for the coming year* Miss
Fields pointed out that this might
be increased after the schools
open next fall provided the en
rollment shows an increase.
The loss of the three teachers
losing
teacher. X
Miss Fields pointed out, in re
gard to employing teachers with
certified certificates, that it was
State regulation that no
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2 Girls Receive
Degrees At W.C.
Misses Betty Miller And Doro
thy* Pugh, Oi Laurel
Springs Graduate
Greensboro — Among the
413 seniors who graduated from
the Woman’s College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina Mon
day morning, June 2, were
Mr. and Mrs. Van F. Miller, and
Miss Dorothy Pugh, daughter of
Mr.* and Mrs. R. L. Pugh, both
of Laurel Springs.
Speakers for the graduating
exercises in Aycock Auditorium
were Lt. .Gov. L. Y. Ballentine;
Dr. W. C. Jackson, Woman’s
College chancellor; and Miss
Ruth Webb, of College Park, Ga.,
representing the senior class.
Lieutenant Governor Ballentine
presented the diplomas to the
graduates, on whom Dr. Graham
conferred degrees.
Miss Miller received a bachelor
of science degree in home ec
onomics. She attended Mars Hill
College for two years, arid while
at The Woman’s College was a
member of the Adelphian
Society, Home Economics Club,
Square Dance Club, Town Stu
dents Orgariization, and the Y.
W. C. A. She also was named
to Dean’s List for honor students
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Wool Pool To Be
Discussed Friday
R. E. Black and J. P. Burch
will meet the county agents from
Ashe, Watagua as well as others
who are interested in the wool
pool, at the county agent’s of
fice in the courthouse in Jeffer
son tomorrow at two o’clock.
The sheep growers of this sec
tion are asked to save their wool
until the date for the wool pool
is set. Present administration in
regard to prices of wool has been
the main reason for postponing
the wool pool, officials pointed
out and stated that is was for
the protection of the farmer that
as *>08tp0ne<1 “ l0ng
Interest In Horse Show
Increases} New Entries
Are Announced This Week
Land Offered To
Local VFW Post;
To Meet Tonight
Free Labor And Some
Building Materials Are
Also Offered
Members of the Bruce Wayne
Osborne Post No. 7034 of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
worn
Han
has the adjoining property. The
property is located near Little
River opposite the mill pond.
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Bible Schools
Now In Progress
Others To Be Held In County
Throughout July And
August
Daily vacation Bible schools are
now underway here in the county
I and others are expected to be
j gin next week, Miss Dorothy
Evans, association superintendent
of the Alleghany Baptist associa
tion, announced this week.
The school at Laurel Springs
opened on Monday and now has
an ., enrollment of 57 members.
Serving as principal is Miss
Evans, who is being assisted by
Misses Ivy Grace Doughton, Tom
my Sue Moxley, Jane Bledsoe,
Lois Snyder, Mary Ruth Miller,
Mrs. T. C. Osborne, Mrs. Kenneth
i Snyder and Thompson Snep
herd. Rev. Kenneth Snyder, pas
tor,- and Rev. W. L. Griggs, visit
ing minister, will also assist.
The following schedule for the
churches has been announced:
New River, June 23-37, 6:00-9:00
p. m.; Chestnut Grove, June 30- j
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Record Crowd Is Expected
Here -For Two Day
Event, June 20-21
Tom Greene, manager of the
horse show, to be held here June
20-21, announced this .week that
with new entries coming in, the
event promises to be one of the
most successful ever held in
Western North Carolina.
Entries include nationally fa
mous horses in the 32 classes.
One additional class, called the
Alleghany county class has been
acres, Cheifton, entered by Mrs.
Clark H Williiams in Class 5,
to be ridden by Wayne' Osborne;
Lady, entered by Jimmy Parsons
in Class 2.
Among the other attractions of
the show will be the new Ford
to be given away. Tickets are
being sold in” advance by the
Sparta Lioh’s Club, sponsorers
of the show.
Annual WMU Is
Being Held Today
The annual meeting of the Al
leghany Associational Woman’s
Missionary Union will be held at
the Liberty Baptist church at
Whitehead this morning when
the theme will be “Jesus Calls
Us.”
A special .program has been
planned for the entire day be
ginning this morning at 10:30
o’clock when the regular busin
ess session will be held. Commit
tees to be heard frofn will be
report of superintendent, Mrs.
R. E. Richardson; mission study
report, Mrs. Fj» G. Walker; stew
ardship report, Mrs. A. O. Joines,
community missions report, Mrs.
T. S. Moxley; literature report,
Mrs. E. E. Caudill; and orphan
age report, Mrs. Gene Irwin.
Mrs. D. H. Carver, of Boon
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Independence Defeated By
Sparta 3 - 2 Here Saturday
Sparta was twice victorious
over the week end when the,
local ball club defeated the
Grant team here Saturday, 10-0
and the Independence team 3-2
at Independence, Sunday. It
proved to be one of the most ex
citing games of the season. In
an attempted bunt by an Inde
pendence player, Richardson,
coming in fast for the bunt took it
in the air and made the only
double play of the game.
Frank Atwood was pinch hit
ting for Wayne Carpenter and
in the ninth inning, when the
score was tied, 2-2, he came
through with a double which
gave Sparta the winning run.
Elk Creek* undefeated in the
Virginia league, will meet the
Sparta team on the local diamond
Saturday afternoon at three o’
clock. Fans are promised- one
of the best games of the first
round of the season, officials
stated. Sunday, Sparta will* jour
ney to Bridle Creek for the sec
nnd week end game.
Rev.W.P. Boyle
To Preach Here
Rev. W. P. Boyle, pastor of the
West Jefferson Presbyterian
church, will begin a series of
services at the Rocky Ridge
church, Sunday, Jpne 15 at 7:30
o’clock, it Was announced this
week.
Bible schools will be organ
ized'for the following week and
a cordial invitation is issued
all the children. It Was |
out that it was hopet
children could attend
Large Quantities
Now Available;
Price Controlled
Hotels And Cafes an fot
empt; Commercial Use
Is Restricted
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Washington'"— The nation's
housewives reached the end of a
five-year coupon ordeal last night
when the Government ended ra
tioning of sugar for households,
hotels and resturants, effective
at midnight.
Last of a .multitude of thing*
that once could not be bought
with money alone, sugar was
freed from ration controls be
cause larger quantities are avail
able.
However, price controls remain.
So does rationing of industrial
sugar. (All sugar controls are due
to end Oct. 31 unless Congress
says otherwise.)
Last night’s announcement
came from Secretary of Agri
culture Anderson, His action end
ed all rationing of articles for
ultimate consumers .for the first
time since April 28, 1942. Sugar,
last food to be removed from ra
tioning, was the frist to be r%
. tioned.
I The move caught Congress by
> surprise. The House was prepar
ed to consider a bill to end ra
tioning at today’s session. Sim
ilar legislation has been called
for in the Senate, but no action
has resulted there.
The Agriculture Secretary an
nounced the end of sugar ration
ing at a news conference. When
a reporter asked whether pend
ing. congressional action had any*,
thing to do with the step, he
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Melvin Reeves
ty Resident; _
Mrs. A. J. Edwards
News has been received hem
this week of the death of Mel*
Ivin B. Reeves, 88, of Albany,
Oregon, who died at his home
| there following a brief illness.
Funeral service was held at the
Fisher funeral hpme there on.
May 26 with Rev. J. R. Turnbull
officiating. Interment was in the
Riverside cemetery in Albany.
Mr. Reeves was born in Alle
ghany county Nov. 21, 1858 and
moved to Lynn county some 25
years later and then to Albany
in 1893, where he had resided UIR
til the time of his death. A mem
ber of the Baptist church,, he had
been manager of the Red Crown
Mills for a number of years.
He was married to the lata
Mrs. Sue Cox Reeves, of Inde
i pendence, Va. Survivors ineludh.
[a daughter, Mrs. Bina Tomlin
son, and one son, Russell Reeves,
of Albany; one sister, Mrs. A.
Edwards, of Sparta, and two
grandchildren, Catherme Tom
linson and Donald Reeves, qf Al
bany.
Dry Forces Will
Meet Saturday
It was announced this week
that a meeting will be held it
the courthouse, Saturday, at
three o’clock for the purpose of
organising dry forces to work
against the establishment of an 1
A. B. G. store in the county. All
interested citizens are invited
to attend.
A vote for the proposed es
tablishment of an A. B. C. store
for Alleghany has been called
for July 26.
Private Parking
Sign Is Removed
At a meeting of mayor and
town council Monday night a
petition regarding parking reg
ulations was presented the group,
and the town council asked to
have the parking sign in front
of the R. E. A. office remo’ ‘
Signs in front of doctors of
fices and the regular parking
place for officers were i