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ARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1947
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Both Civil-Aw&
Criminal Cases
Are To Be Tried
Judge J. A. Rousseau Will
Preside; Evans Case Ex
pected To Be Tried
The special term of Superior
court for Alleghany county will
open here Monday morning when
both a civil and Criminal dock
et wiU.be tried. Serving as judge
weU be Judge J. A. Rousseau, of
Morth Wilkesboro, and Walter
E Johnston, Jr., will be soUcitor.
' Expected to take up most of
the court’s session wUl be the
■case of Johnnie and OdeU Evans,
charged with robbery and as
sault with firearms with intent
to kin in connection with the
robbery and injury of Kelly WU
liams and his sister, Miss Mae<
Williams. A mistrial was order
ed by Judge J. H. Clement when
the case was tried here in the
April term of court. The case
kept the jurors closeted for six
hours and still no verdict was
rendered.
Some of the civil cases expect
ed to be" tried are D. F. Sturdi
vant vs. C. K. AnderS; Charles
A. Pugh vs. Devond Band Box
Cleaners, of Charlotte; Virginia
fteberts vs. T. B. Stanley, Jr.;
JtMicr * vs. Fred Murphy
iCnfew divorce cases are gjso
expected to come up for tMfcl. j
Provided the Evans’ case does
not require more than two days,
PLANNED AT NEW HOPE
A baptismal seryice will be
held at the New Hope Baptist
church, Sunday afternoon at four
o’clock, Rev. F. G. Walker, pas
tor, announced this week.
A cordial invitation is extend-,
'ed to the public.
Mrs. W. F, Reeves
Buried Saturday
Succumbed At Home *At
Grassy Creek Thursday
After Lingering Illness
Funeral service for Mrs. Wil
liam F. Reeves, of Volney, Va..
was held at the Grassy Creek
Methodist cKurth on Saturday, at
eleven o’clock. Interment was in
iv the family cemetery, with Rev.
W. C. Eastridge officiating, as
sisted by Kent C. Hash.
Mrs. Reeves died at her home!
near Grassy Creek on Thursday
morning after having been con
fined to her bed for almost six
months, following a heart attack
Her husband preceded her in
A death in 1943.
“ Surviving are one son, Lester
Beeves, of Clarks ton, Washing
’ton; three daughters, Mrs. Arch
ie H. McMillan} 'of Volney. Va.
Mrs. Robert M. Gambill, of
Wilkesboro, Mrs. Sidney B- Gam
bill, of Pittsburg, Pa., eivhi
grandchildren, one great-grand
daughter, three sisterj and three
brothers.
Flower bearers were Mrs. Rev
Blevins, Mrs. Elijah Sexton. Mrs
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Farmers Urged
To Plant Tobacco
Roscoe Colman, operator of the
Mountain Burley and Farmer’s
Burley tobacco warehouses in
^Poohe said this week that he
wwas very anxious for all farmers
in this section to get out tobacco
plants' ui their full allotment of
* acreage this season, a* indica
tions are that the better types ol
smoking tobacco will bring as
much or more than they did last
-r
Kftr
year.
He explained that there would
be a forty dollar government
flooring and he felt that with this,
no other money crop in this sec*
tions could bring the returns to
bacco does. “Set out your full
Ctt>p, even if it is to be a little
Opr than usual," he advised.
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Dry Forces In County Organize
With N. D. Fox As Chairman;
To Kfold Meetihg June 29
HEADS CHURCH LEAGUE
. -f'to. .. *,
Dr. N. D. Fox, who was
named chairman of the Alle
ghany County Allied Church
League at a public meeting of
the dry forces. #
Higgins Heard By
Many On Japan
At C. Of C. Meeting
Carlisle W. Higgins, spea
to members of the Chamber of
Commerce and especially invit
ed guests, at the community
building Friday night, told the
group that the historical back
ground of Japan had influenced
her to act as had had ih this era
Mr. Higgins, former Alleghany
attorney, who has recently re
turned from Japan, where he
acted as chief prosecutor under/
General Douglas Mac Arthur,
spoke as an authority on condi
tions in Japan. He advocated
severe punishment for the Jap
anese war lords, but mercy and
justice or the innocent Japanese
people.
... The speaker was introduced by
B. Floyd Crouse. •••••■
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TWO FROM HERE GO
TO WELFARE MEETING
Swanson- Edwards, welfare
superintendent, dn Miss Doris
Wagoner, were among those to
attend the meeting of county
welfare board members held at
Greensboro, Tuesday, None /of
the Alleghany county board
members were able to attend.
Dr. Ellen Winston presided at
the meeting and discussed cur
rent social and public welfare
legislation as well as the res
Donsiblities of county welfare
boards. , ;
County Advisory Committee
Also Named; Affiliated
With State Group
Action to arouse public senti
ment against the movement to
establish an A B. C. store in
the county to be voted on July
26, was started by the dry fordes
at their initial meeting at the
courthouse on Saturday after
noon, when the county unit Of the
Allied Church League was or
ganized as an affiliate
North Carolina Allied
League, with hea
Lexington.
It was decided at this time to
hold a mass meeting on Sunday
afternoon June 29, at 2KHWclock
at the courthouse in Sparta, to
which everyone is cordially in
vited. Dr. L. A. Martin has been
invited to speak at this time. Dr.
Martin is the editor of the maga
zine, “Tomorrowl” official
oublication of the Allied Church
Leacrue
League.
Dr. N. D. Fox was named as
chairman on the county unit of
the organization. Chosend$serve
him were Rev. W. Rf' Yokely
vice-chairman and W. F. Dough
ton, treasurer. The cougty ad
visory committee chogen m>m the
various townshios i$ as follows:
J. T. Fender, Whitehead; E.
Cranberry; Rev. 9. C.
In discussing the Allied Church
League, the newly named county
chairman, Dr. N. D. Fox said;
"This organization is non-politi
cal and non-sectarian, but has as
its sole objective to make life
happier, more livable and free
as much as possible from crime,
disease and poverty.”
Miss Cleo Jones
Is Given Degree
Miss Cleo Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Jones, ot
Furches, was given a Master of
Arts degTee at the annual com
[Ojeiicement exercises of the
■University pf hfbrth Carolina
held in Kenan stadium, June 9.
Miss Jones_ completed the re
quirements for qq, M. A. degree
and while at the university was
Ian officer in the debate council,
a member of Kenan house council,
and a member of the co-ed senate.
[ Last year, she won the national
| award for extemporaneous speak
ing at the National Forensic Tour
nament held at Fredrickburg, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crouse of
Los. Angeles, California, are visit
ing Ms father, Mr. Melvin Crouse.
Mias Wilma Crouse of Washing
ton. D. C. spent the week end
visiting in the home there.
Sparta Next To Elk Creek
In Va. League Standings
Baseball fans were disappoint
d Saturday because they had
planned to see the two top teams
of the Virginia league clash hare
on the local diamond. The weath
erman interfered and a summer
downpour made it necessary to
call off the Elk Creek-Spar ta
was Carpenter,
being relieved
Sparta team 1
Bridle Creek
wag announced this week. The
lance will g«
proceeds of the d
to the ball club.
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Officers Raid Jf :
Two More Stills
Two small stills were cut uf
by local officers here this week
and approximately 600 gallon!
of beer and 214 gallons of whisk'
ey were destroyed. One tyas
located near Bledsaul Creek ami
the other in the Piney Creel
township.
The raid made in the Pinej
urlS?
sued for their arrest. Their Wen
titjr was not made
Crouse Is Named
To Wildlife Board
By Gov. Cherry
Will Represent Seventh Dis
trict In New Set-up; Wat ,
On Old Board
- R. Floyd Crouse has been ap
pointed by Governor R. Greg#
Cherry as a member of the Board
of Wildlife Resources Commis
sion and left yestd
. ,for
wtfieigh where he astd the eight
other members were sworn into,
office.
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Mr. Crouse was named as a
member from the seventh dis
irict, Which serves the following
counties: Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell,
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Local
. Begi
:ee-fourths Acre Of Land
obtained For Clubhouse;
Building Drive Begins
Members of the Bruce Wayne
Osborne Post No. 7034 of the Ve
terans of Foreign Wars and- other
interested citizens began work
at noon yesterday on the newly
obtained plof of land across from
the Mill dam which is to be the
site .of the post clubhouse.
The three-fourths aCre plot, was
oartially given by Dr. B. O.
Choate and the remainder was
purchased from Ad McMillan
who sold it to the VFW Post at
the . lowest possible cost.
Following the meeting last
Thursday night plans for survey
ing the lands and recording the
deeds were discussed, and all of
this has now been taken care of,
Cecil J. Murray, post commander,
stated. The post will again meet
next Thursday night at 7:30 o’
clock at Twin Oaks to make more
deinite plans -/or the building
program. *
Work which began yesterday
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Meeting Of WSCS
Held Thursday
Mrs. J. M. Doughton and Mrs:
Charles Castevens were Joint hos
tesses to the ladies of the Wo
man’s Society pf Christian Ser
vice at the home of the former
last Thursday night /
Mrs. R. E. Black presided in the
absence of the president and vffee
president, and an informal dis
cussion on "The Care of Child
ren,” was carried out by those
Thieves Enter Belk’l Sf5re
And Shell Service Station
Early Sunday And Make Raid
$600 Stolen From Station;
Also Auto Tires; No Money
Taken From Belk’s'
Safe-breaking thievps made a
raid on Sparta in the early Sun
day morning hours breaking and
entering Belk’s Department store
and the Shell Service Station
here, carrying away $600 in cash
and several automobile tires.
Robert Allison, ipanager of
Belk’s, discovered the theft when
he entered the store for a check
up around seven o’clock Sunday
morning. The robbers had gained
entrance to the building through
the back door and from all evi
dence immediately began. to
work on the safe. The door of
the safe was knock*! off the
hinges as was the combination.
Evidence pointed to the fact that
hammers had probably been us
ed in breaking the safe. The thie
ves however, did not complete
their entended theft, for they left
with out reaching the cash that
was in the safe. Investigating of
ficers reported that by merely
moving the door slightly en
trance was gained to the rash
drawer, where approximately
$1,000 in C88}i &nd checks was
hidden.
Guy Scott, of the S. B. I., and
R. A Allen, finger print expert
of the S. B. I. have been here
this week searching, for clues.
h*r. Allison reported that as far
h? fl<wld be discovered no mer
chandise was stolen. j|
The Shell Service StatiosJaBH
broken into early Sunday'imB
ing, also and approximately*
in silver and currency a^AI
6.50-16 tires were taken front’
the station. The thieves gained
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Ask Farmers To
Hold Wool Until
Prices Settle
Uncertainty Of Government
Subsidy Has Market In Un
settled Condition
Farmers of this area are ask
ed by the wool pool committee
to hold their wool until prices
become more stabilized. A meet
ing was held last Friday of thO
wool pool committees from five
northwest counties to discuss the
possibilities of sales.
It was pointed out that .there
is actually not a wool market at
the present time due to the gov
ernment support program still
being unsettled. The support is
still in the hands of Congress and
it is felt sure by sheep men all
over the country that a govern
men support program will e
ventually be passed with ap
proximately last year's support
on wool.
"Since it is not fair for some
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ENTERED IN SHOW
The General, to be ridden
by S. T. Crocket, Jr., of Witfce
ville, is one of the fine horses
bk last year’s show, that will
he entered again this year.
Arrest Is Made
In Connection
With Shooting
pwman Is Stilt Under
tion with the shooting df Mrs.
Peggy Bowman, on June 9. He is
now being held in the county jail
after being questioned by Sheriff
Glenn D. Richardson and Guy
Scott, State Bureau of Investiga
tion agent. As yet no informa
tion has been released.
Mrs. Bowman is still a patient
in the Martin Memorial hospital
in Mount Airy Where her con
dition is reported to remain ser
ious. Her condition prevented
local officers -from questioning I
her over the week end. .
The victim was shot from am- ■
bush by what was believed to
be a double barreled shot gun as
she was picking strawberries in[
her garden at her home at Erinice
on June 9.
Revival closes
HERE FRIDAY , NIGHT I
'The revival which Was being
held at the Presbyterian church
here came to a close, Friday,
after a successful meeting, Rev.
W. H. Yokeley, who was in
charge, stated. |
The pastor of ihe Sparta Meth
odist church was assisted by
Rev. Cecil Hefner, of Kannap
olis, and Rev. William C. Crum
on ett, of Laurel Springs.
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Three Alleghany Men Injured
In Motorcycles Wrecks. Here
Two serious motorcyle acci
dents occurred here in the county
within the last few days on the
New River road near Twin Oaks
when two young Alleghany men
suffered broken bones.
Don Dancy, of Sparta, driving
a motorcycle, was rounding the
curve near the river bridge, when
his hat blew off. Re tried to make
a sudden turn, and, Qlenn Smith
Tedder, following close behind
him, being unable to stop, crash
ed into him. Kyle Nichols, fol
lowing behind Tedder, was able
to make the turn.
Dancy and Tedder were rushed
to the Elkin hospital where
.Dancy is still being treated for
a broken leg. Tedder suffered
several severe cuts about the face
and after being treated was taken
to his home, here.
Both motorcycles were report
ed to be damaged beyond re
pair. ;'7 'ur
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On Tuesday night, at, the same
scene Dickie Wingate, of Wil
mington, Dela., a former Allegh
any man, accompanied by Dan
Ward, of Independence, Va.,
wrecked, being unable to make
the curve. Wingate was unin
jured, however Ward is now
undergoing treatment in the
Elkin hospital where he is re
ported to be suffering from a
broken arm and leg. The motor
cycle was damaged only slightly.
Four Sparta meix riding in a
taxi driven by Louis Brinegar
were slightly injured when the
’41 Oldsmobile in which. they
were riding overturned twice or
the old highway near Glade Val
ley. Riding in the automobile
were Ernest Bell, Benny Mc
Millan, Earl Woodruff and John
Hoppers. -Bell was reported U
have suffered A broken coHai
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Thousands Are
Expected For
Big; Annua1
Shows On Frid73
Saturday Afternoon
^Evening; Greene Is
Thousands of people an
PectSd to be, here Friday
Saturday fcySparta’s secon,
nual horse show
to be one of th
events in this
country, judgii
yance entrin^/
The program
way tomorrow
O’clock and. w
with the; final
evening. Tom
manager of the 5uuw, wmcn ta
sponsored by the Sparta*
Club said yesterday that entries
had already reached 88 and that
he expected 100
ing event.
Already hors_.
and are being cared
stables at the show grounds. *r
tra tents have been secured to
take car4 of the others who will
come in tomorrow and Saturday,
it was explained.
The track- is now in readiness
for the big three-show event and
some improvements over last
pear have been made, Manager
Sreene stated. The ring has bean
nogde smaller and the home
stretch has been straightened,
considerably..
Serving as master of ceremonies,
vitt be Bowen ni>ns
9av who nr* well
at eight
concluded
Saturday
general
hich is
Will Be Presented At The
Presbyterian Church
Sunday Night
The Methodist daily vacation
Bible school will Come to a close
Friday, with a picnic at Cum
berland Knob, starting at 9:00
a. m.
Teachers in the Bible school
have been: Rev. and Mrs. W. R
Yokeley, Ellen Hardin, Mary,
Alice Landrgth, J6 Ann Phipps,
and Mrs. Hasel Tompkins,
On Sunday night at 8.-00 o'clock
a program will 'be given by the
Methodist Bible school students
at the Presbyterian .church. A
very interesting part of this pro
gram will be slide pictures la
color, from the book “Christ and
the Fine Arts,” by Cynthia Pearl
Mans. These slides will be shown
and explained by Rev. Mr. Yoke
ley. There will also be an ex
hibition of the work done by the
children in Bible school. Ewry
one is cordially invited to at
tend this program.
A crowd of several thousand
people from near and far gather*
ed at the historic Senter Baptist
Church, Saturday and Sundaf, at
Nathan’s Creek for the Big Jane
meeting, which has been
thefe for* nearly a century.
The crowd there this year re* *
valed that of some of toe pee*
war years. In addition to toe
county and community many
came from distant points and
several states. An unofficial at*,
timate placed the total atten*
dance at nearly 9,000 people.
Elder Ed Davis, moderator took
part in the services as did sev*
aral visiting elders.
The pleasant weather, made ft
possible fpr many to come, wh«
• • have otherwht * fc 1