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VOLUME 58, NO. 44 $2.0d a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1947 ~ $2^i ■ Year Oat U County County To Observe Soil Conservation Anniversary New Milk Plant Of Coble Dairy In Operation Handles 31,000 pounds of Milk Daily; Cecil Rec tor Is Manager The new milk receiving station, a branch of Coble Dairy Products Company, of Lexington, is now in operation at its location on U. S. Highway 88 here in Sparta. The new plant, which is under the management of Cecil Rector is now handling 31,000 pounds of milk daily. All grades of milk are being received and nine milk routes are being covered. The new plant is also handling local milk. The company is also planning to build Grade-A dairy barns in the county and at present has begun work on one on the farm of Carey Wagoner at Piney Creek. Others will be constructed later, it was pointed out The new plant is under the management of Alleghany county men. Cecil Rector, the manager, formerly in the mercantile busi ness at Piney Creek, has also had experience in dairying having (Continued on Page 4) Wiley Johnson Buried Saturday -Father Of Sparta Maa Dies At Age Of 84, A* West Jefferson Funeral service tor Wile? Clark Johnson, 84, was held Sat urday afternoon at two o’clock at the Piney Creek Methodist church. Officiating was Rev. John 'Toliver and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was a farmer and livestock dealer at Piney CrOfekt had been making his 1 wit* his daughter. Mrs. soRfettnie and succumbed tynre Friday. ^ „ . u? He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Pearl Wyrick, of Yffcst Jefferson; Mrs. Claude Hawkins and John W. Johnson, both of McAlester, Okla.; Ben H. Johnson, of Kansas City, Missou ri; Glenn F. Johnson, of Sparta; Mrs. Claude E. Small and Mrs. C. H. Small, both of Edenton; Mrs. O. J. Pennington and Louis W. Johnson, both .of Jefferson; Mrs. Roger Bare, of Wagoner; Mrs. Gilbert. Hall of Manhattan Beach. Calif; ftnd Mrs. Roy Mc Caubley, of Boulder City, Nevada. Also surviving ate 49 grand children and 14 great-grandchil dren. MISS CLYDE FIELDS AT SCHOOL MEETING Miss Clyde Fields, county school superintendent, is attend ing meeting of state superin tendents which is being held at Western Carolina Teachers’ Col lege at Cullowhee, this week. She was accompanied to Ashe ville by Miss Pearl Fields, Miss Evelyn Brown and Miss John sie Gambill. S. Carolinian Praises News la a Claude , store, A zea of ( letter received here by Miles at the Firestone L. Wood, prominent citi 3affney, S. C., praised The Aueghany News and stated that he was very interested in the act ivities of the county. r . Wood said, “At the death Rufus Doughton. 1 sent for * g The Alleghany Newi. would carry the .'home writeup. This led into my ; a subscriber ever since. __i I not received a leg in I had intended making a ip to your town to the horse -tow. In my party I had hoped to carry Gov. Thurmond, ths . oiks. 1 Alleghany Unit Of Officers On Monday DB. BENNETT COMING Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of U. S. Skill Conservation Ser vice, who is coming to Alle ghany and Ashe counties. Rev. B. A. Poole Dies In Virginia Well Known Methodist Min ister; Last Bites Held Friday Morning Funeral service tor Rev. Byrum Alfred Poole, 81, for more than 60 years a Methodist preacher and also a retired Grayson county public school teacher, was held Friday morning at eleven o'clock at the Brush Greek church. Of ficiating was Rev. David Q Moxley, pastor the Spring Valley Methodist church. He was assisted by Rev. B. L Chastain, Jtev. R. L. Wiley and Rev. Lonnie Shaw. .Ihtetinent was in Vauglian family cemetery. Flower girls were neices of the deceased and other friends of the family. The deceased died at his home near Independence on the Sparta road last Wednesday night. He had been confined to his home practically ever since he suffer ed a paralytic stroke in May, 1945. ' ' Surviving a» his widow, Mrs. Donna Vaughan Poole, a son, Rixey, of the home; one sister, Miss Lottie Poole, of Galax, Va.; and two brothers, Wythe Poole, i (Continued on Page 4) R. L. DQUghton To Speak Friday Members of the Chamber of Commerce are reminded of the meeting to be held at the com munity building tomorrow night when Congressman R. L. Dough ton will be the guest speaker. A special program has been planned including special music which will be presented by Ray mond Weems, soloist, who will be accompanied by Mrs. Walter Johnson. Dinner will be served at 7:30 o’clock by the ladies of the Lu cille Ford Circle of the Sparta Baptist church. , Rush Thompson Is Named President; Board oi Di rectors To Meet Fri. Permanent officers for the county unit of the Farm Bureau were named at a mass meeting held at the courthouse Monday night when Rush Thompson was chosen president. Named as vice president was Charlie Collins, secretary, Roy Eplison. A board of directors, consisting of one farm bureau member from each* of the seven townships was also named. They were Gap Civil, Elmer Edwards; Cherry Lane, Dewitt Bryan; Glade Creek, Fred Collins; Cranberry, Robert Joines; Prather’s Creek, Dan Jones; Piney Creek, Herbert Os borne, and Whitehead, Lonnie Edwards. Present for the meeting was George Farthing, field represen tative of the bureau, who spoke to the group on objectives of the bureau as well as pointing out the accomplishments of the past. He cited the work of the bureau iir regard to the Extension Ser vice, A. A. A., Soil Conservation, subsidy prices of various com modities during the war and the stand taken recently in regard to bean market prices. The county unit of the bureau now has 50 members and the goal for the ensuing year has been set at 300 members. There will be a meeting of the board of directors tomorrow night at eight o’clock at which time plane for the years work wdl be worked out. - L « t Be Given By AAA Allegheny county farmers can expect .full payment on practices on minimum assistance approved prior to May 23, the county AAA office was notified through the State department this week. Notices of minimum assistance were sent the farmers on May 21 and they are asked to contaet the local AAA office for payment School For Bus Drivers Planned A second school for bus drivers has been scheduled for August 20, Miss Clyde Fields, county schoo.l superintendent, announced this week. . It was necessary to schedule the second one due to the fact that only five prospective drivers came, to the one last Tuesday. Miss Fields stated that she wish ed to remind^ all persons who plan ' to drive buses that they must secure a bus driver’s license and must attend the school. The school will bfe held at Spar ta high school at nine o’clock August 20. C. I. Yelton will be in charge. individual winners in lhe LamD snow .. >r: ■' ■■■■' i - The first five winners staid the prise winning lambs la the individual class ip the tri-«ouaty lamb shear held last week .at West Jefferson were, reading from left to rigid, Bobby Blade, fifth place; Helen Dflp, fourth piece; Dnaae Kilby, third place; Hugh Hash, second place; Bay ' Delp, first place. ■■ Girl Scouts On Way Home From International Meeting Girls on their way home from the International Girl Scout encampment at Camp Baree, Pa., visit Franklin institute in Philadelphia and stand on a huge locomotive at the museum. Representing five countries, the girls are (left to right): Jackie Gieson, Luxembourg; Monique Scheuker, Switzerland; Jacqueline Flgare, France; Bigit Leijer stam, Sweden; Ginette van Hoorebeke, Holland; Dorthea Reiner, Germantown, Pa., and Margarite Quezada, Guatemala. Dairy Meeting To Be Held Mon. At Courthouse Win Also Discuss Plans For County Guernsey Breed ers’ Association There will be a meeting to de termine the tamers’ interest in the establishment of an artificial dairy breeding unit here on Monday night at 8 o’clock at tfce courthouse, it was announc ed this week by Emerson Black, county agent. TMs< Medne-ot the 17 meetings which has* been a» ranged throughout Western North [ Carolina by the N. C. Extension '■service. ; fa ' At these meetings, information will be given concerning the val ' ue of artificial breeding, its cost to the farmer and the type of lo I cal organization needed through I which to operate, it was stated. All dairymen and other inter ested parties in the county are urged to be present at the meet ing. F. R. Farnhan, Extension dairy -specialist of State College, will be present for the meeting and plans for organizing will also be discussed. Truck Burns At • Twin Oaks, Sat A truck owned by the Queen Trucking company, of North Wilkesboro, was damaged beyond repair when it caught fire near ( the Twin Oaks Motor company Saturday night The blaze was said to have caught when the driver was trying to refill the gas tank. | The Independence Fire depart ment was called; however the blase was brought under control with the water supply from the Twin Oaks Motor company be fore the fire fighting squad could reach the scene. The driver oi the truck was reported to be un harmed. Rites Wednesday Basement Of VFW Bidding Completed; Work Continues; Contributions Total $1812 i Welfare Report Given Thursday Are assistance age • rejected three applications < and [terminated one grant. Swanson Edwards, .welfare ■reported thi | The county Doard | ed small increases in grants for • most old age assistance recipients in order to bring the average j monthly payment for this county up to $17, the minimum average payment recommended' by the State board, it was pointed out. For the month of July, a to tal of $2437 was paid to 154 OAA recipients in the “county at an average grant of $15.82. The board also approved one application for aid to dependent children, rejected on application, (Continued on Page 4) Nineteen Men Jailed In July During the month of July, 19 men were housed in the county jail, is was learned this week through a report from the sher iff’s office. • Of that number, 14 were jail | ed on public drunkenness charges, four for driving while under the influence of some istotcipanVand lone for reckless driving. Veterans Urged To Make Loans To Local Post; . More Money Needed The building hinds .raised for out by the Bruce Wayne Os borne Post 7034 last week. Others are expected to send in loans »' well as contributions. t-iy, 1 Work continues on the build ing and Commander Murray re ported yesterday that the base-' ment blocks had all been laid, j Clint Caudell has completed work I with the bulldozer and the base-' ment floor has been leveled. It has been impossible to accomp lish much work, due to the fact that Kimber could not be se cured, however since the road to Piney Creek has been opened, it is hoped that lumber can be (Continued on Page 4) 75 Feet Drilled In Town Well Work on the town well at the location on Mack Atwood’s pro perty got underway on Tuesday and late yesterday afternoon it was reported that 75 feet had been in regard to unfinished business drilled. Already water has been struck but it was reported to be only a small vein. The well is being dril led by R. E. Faw and Sons, well drilling concern of Hickory. Hit-Run Drivers Are Liable To Heavy Penalties In N.fL Raleigh—Drivers who “hit and run,” without stopping to aid their victims and motorists who fail to report their accidents to the, police, sheriff's department or highway patrol, are dealt with sternly under North Carolina law. Commissioner of Motor Ve hicles Land on C. Rosser explain-* ed that the law requires that the driver of any vehicle involv ed in an accident resulting in in jury or death to any person shall immediately stop at the scene of .. revoked. The law adds that “in no case shall the court have power to suspend judgment up on payment of costs.” Any Motorist involved in an ac cident resulting in property dam-' age, but which doesn’t cause in jury or death to anyone is re | qulred to stop at the scene of the | accident. Failure to stop will be classified as a misdemeanor, and persons convicted’ will be fined or imprisoned. i Colonel Rosser | a driver who has an only is required tp stop, give hit name, eddztoa, license number and vehicle ■ tration number to struck. He is further injured Dr. Bennett Is Tours Of Soil Conservation Work Are Being Plan* • ned For Groups Hundreds of people from Ash* county and other sections will visit this county next Friday af ternoon on planned tours to ob serve the work being done in soil conservation. The groups will include national, state and district figures, including Dr. H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation service 0f (J, S. Department of Agriculture. The tours are planned in con nection with the all-day program observing the sixth birthday of the New River Soil Conservation District The formal part of the pro gram Will be held at West Jeffer son, to which everyone is invi ted. - Among those taking part on thia program in addition to Dr. Ben nett will be Dr, I. E. Miles, di rector of soil testing division N. C. Dept, of Agriculture; Bar-, bert White, President of the N. C. Association of Soil Conser vation; E- B. Garrett, State Soil Conservationist, Congressman R. L. Doughton, Dr. B. B. Dougher ty and others. The program will open Friday morning at the community build ing • in West Jefferson, at 10:3f. Following registration and view ing of exhibits, the group will adjourn-to the West Jefferson high school building for a for mal meeting. Here Dr. Miles, f. B. Garrett, Congressman Dough ton and others will speak briefly.. The meeting will adjourn at ISt* *0 for lunch. Af Z o’clock in the afternoon the group Will meet again at die com e .. to make *pt will have the opportunity to tee talking moving pictures at the, high school gymnasium from \ (Continued on Page ♦) t/ i Arrests Made By Local Officer* Five Men Arrested For Public Drunkenness; One For Drunken Driving Five men were arrested on pub lic drunkenness charges and on* for driving while under the in fluence of some intoxicant by local officers here during the past week. Mack Craven, of Wilkes county, was given a sentence of 30 day% on the roads, for a public drunk enness charge. Josh Rhodes, of Independence, Va., arrested Sat urday night for public drunken ness, was fined $10 and costs. A hearing for Charlie Spurlia, of Galax, Va., arrested by Dap puty Roe Dickins last Thursday on a public drunkenness chaifa, will be held August 18 before Justice G. Glenn Nichols. Hear ings for Bryant Rector and W, G. Talbert, both of Sparta,
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