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AND STAR-TIMES—(CONSOLIDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1941)—ALLEGHANY COUNTY’S ONLY NEWSPAPER
VOLUME 58, NO. 52
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82.(X',% kear in Alleghany County
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1947
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82.50 a Year Out of County
X-ray Clinic To
Be Held Thurs
The chest X-ray clinic, spon
sored by the di^r^V ^a1^ jlfc
partment will be held here
Thursday, October 16, Dr. R. R.
King, Jr., district health officer,
reminded the public this week.
Any one interested in taking ad
vantage of the X-ray test may do
so between the hours of 9:00 a. m.
and 4:30 p. m., next Thursday. At
this time Harold Satterwhite, X
ray technician for the N. C. Sani
torium, will bring a portable X
ray machine to be used.
It was pointed out by Dr King
that this clinic would be available
to the public at a cost of one dol
law per person. An effort is be
ing made to contact persons, who
have a positive skin test for tu
berculosis, who had had tuber
culosis in the past or have been
associated with it. It is noped that
they will avail themselves of the
benefit of the clinic.
It was further explained that
a skin test is used to eliminate
people who have never oeon ex
posed to tuberculosis so that
they need not go to the expense
of a chest X-ray. Dr. King also
po i ted out tni .> ir.o- vv-ray is
e.. mial to gt'J ue(Ui as:-ur
.nisc. of how a positive skin test
should be int.-rpi -w*.
Officers Make
Several Arrests
Spaulding, Charged With
Reckless Driving, Follow
, ing Wreck, Tuesday
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Vance Spaulding, of Sparta, was
arrested by local officers on the
charge of reckless driving when
he wrecked the car he was driving
ok U. S. Highway 18, -Tues
day night around midnight. The
accident oecured near the home
of Robert Sparks. Spaulding was
only slightly injured and the au
tomobile was damaged about $50.
A hearing was held before Jus
tice B. F. Wagoner, Wednesday
and the case was waived to court.
Other cases heard this week in
justice’s court included Vance
Miller, of Transou, charged with
speeding, waived to court, follow
ing hearing before Justice G.
Glenn Nichols. Case against Ru
dolph Johnson, charged with
drunken driving, was also waived
to court, following a hearing be
fore Justice Nichols, Monday.
A hearing will be held at three
o’clock Saturday before Justice
Wagoner for Ruf Jarrell, of near
Cumberland Knob, charged with
assault and public drunkenness.
The case against Otho Edwards,
of Sparta, charged with assault,
was nol-prossed following a hear
ing before Justice Nichols, on
Tuesday. Edwards was alleged to
have assaulted Letcher Crouse
and wife.
. Prefers Jail To
' - Life In Army
Prison life for Junior Daniel
Watson, 21, of Sparta, is prefer
able to life in the new peace- |
time army—at least that’s the
conclusion that State prison
officials have been forced to
draw.
On September 22, around
5:3* in the afternoon, Watson
presented himself at the main
gate of Central Prison in Rale
igh and let it be known that
he "wanted in.” Upon quest
Air Force Shows How Soldiers Use Troop Carriers In N. C
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At Fort Bragg, N. C., the army air force shows how the army ground forces are us
ing the troop-carrier C-82 packet in conducting howitzer and jeep drop tests. Top left:
shows the €-82 with rear cargo doors removed. Top right: the 105 howitzer, all bund
. led up for its parachute journey. Bottom: this split-second shot caught the howitzer
just after it left the plane and before the canopy Chutes opened to slow the descent
County Teachers Will Hold
Meeting Here October 15:
Will Elect N C E A Delegates
All Teachers Are Expected
to Attend; Plans To
Be Discussed
A county-wide teachers meet
ing will be held at Sparta high
school, Wednesday, October 15,
Miss Clyde Fields,, coy
superintendent^
terday,.,. , .
The meeting w
o’clock and fell . __.
pected to be present, it was
pointed out, as a number of im
portant local matters are ex
pected to be discussed.
Delegates tp the district meet
ing of the N. C. E. A., which is
to be held in Greensboro, October
24, are to be named‘and it is im
portant that all members be pre
sent to discuss plans.
This is the second county-wide
meeting called by the superin
tendent for this school year.
Many Silos Are
Being Erected
Alleghany county dairy farmers
are well prepared for the long
winter months ahead, John Burch,
assistant county agent reported
as 75 temporary silos have been
built in the county this fall.
Twenty-three permanent type
silos has also been constructed,
making the total number 98.
Although temporary silos have
nroven to be more economical,
Alleghany dairymen have been
farsighted enough to build per
manent types also.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Whiter M. An
drews announce .the (arrival of a
nine pound son, Robert Lee, on
September ?8. Mrs. Andrews is
the former Miss Nova McBride.
Alleghany 4-H
Girls To Show,
At State Fair
I Dressing Unit And Suit
Made By 4-H Girls
To fife Shown
Two Alleghany county 4-H club
girls will have exhibits on dis
play at the State {ah- at Raleigh
next' weelg Mrs. Isom' Wagoner,
home demonstration agent, stated
yesterday.
A dressing unit made for room
improvement by Rebecca Moxley
as her project this year wilL be |
on display as will a suit made by
Irene Edwards. Irene was one of;
the ten girls in Alleghany county j
who made a suit as i.er project,
for the year.
Mrs. Wagoner plans to go to
Raleigh this week to take the
exhibits. Others from Alleghany
plan to go next week for the
event. I
Baptist Women To
Go To Taylorsville
Members of the W. M. U.
societies of the Alleghany Bap
tist association are expected to
attend the annual divisional meet
ing of the Woman’s Missionary
Union to be held at the First
Baptist church in Taylorsville
next Wednesday morning at ten
o’clock.
Representatives of the state of
fice are expected to be present
as well as other speakers, known
for missionary work.
Mrs. C. N., Myers is superinten
dent of the Wilkesboro division
and Mrs. A. O. Joines is secre
tary.
Study Theme Song For Freedom Train
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Bing Crosby, Irving Berlin, and tike Andrews Sisters
looking over the manuscript at Berlin’s theme song
the American Heritage Freedom train which h mah
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Sparta Baseball
Club Winner In
League Series
Defeated Elk Creek in Three
Out Of Five Games
In Play-Off ^
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;rfii Sparta baseball Club, play
ing lit an out-of-state league, and
defeating a§ ttidhy as ten dif
ferent teams of the ftajiuk won
the final play-off in the series find
captured the title of champions.
The play-off between Sparta and
Elk- Creek, was played before a
record crowd at Fries, Va., Sat
urday afternoon, when the local
men won a 5-1 victory.
On the mound for Sparta was
Nichols and catching was flol
loway. Geyer relieved Nichols in
the seventh inning after B. A.
Rhudy hit to the right field, the
ball getting by Reeves for a home
run. Withrow hit a homer for
Sparta on a ground ball out to
the third base line.
On the mound for the Elk Creek
team was Holbrook and Murray
was catcher.
Bridle Creek and Independence
were both' eliminated before the
official play-off began.
Although the season has of
ficially ended, several games with
teams of the Virginia and Moun
tain League are to be played.
Sparta will meet the Scottville
team here on the local diamond
Sunday afternoon at two o’clock.
All members of the Sparta team
are urged to be present.
108 New Books In
S. H. S. Library
New books have been added
the Sparta high school library,
H. Walker, principal, announc
this week.
The total number of books
bought was 108 and among them
are fiction, home economics books
and biographies and a new set
of the World Book-Encyclopedia.
County Girl Is
Now At Mars Hill
Mars Hill — Special—One stu
dent from Alleghany, county is
enrolled at Mats Hill college this
fall. She is Martha Jean Nor
man, of Cherry Lane.
Tl^e total enrollment at the col
lege is 9$J, exclusive of special
students in the departments of
speech, aft and music. These come
from 18 states, District of Col
ipfabia .and two foreign countries.
North Carolina, 717; South Caro
Hna, 80; Virginia, 58; Florida, 37
. rgia, Sf5; Tennessee, 21; Ala
P*ma and .Kentucky, five each
Rary land, four; Indiana, three
snnsvlvajjia. New Jeffrey, Ohic
‘ New Vork, two each; Texas,
, Missouri, New
and District of Col
each; Cuba, two
Carolina student
Sparta Will Meet
jfe 20-6; Reeves Boys
Aid In Senring
The fighting Sparta Yellow
Jackets will again play on the
local gridiron tomorrow after
noon when they will meet Jones
ville for the first time this sea
son.
The Sparta team, still mainten
ing several wounded players from
both the Boonville and Rural
Retreat encounters, is expected to
give the visitors plenty of ac
tion despite losses to the bench.
Local • fans will see the kick
off at 1:30 o’clock. Several bus
iness houses plan to close for the
occasion, it was learn id.
Last Friday on the local grid
iron, Sparta won a 20-6 victory
over the visiting Rural Retreat
eleven. Two long scoring passes
by Bill Reeves and a blocked
punt by Tom Reeves won the
victory for the Sparta high grid
ders. Atwood was the receiving
end of the aerial shots from Bill,
Reeves, grabbing the leather in
the end zone on each try".
Quarterback Rizoti chalked up,
the third Sparta score by grabb
ing a blocked punt and running]
| 20 yards to pay dirt.
Pos. Sparta Rural Retreat
LE—Atwbod Dutton
| LT-Goscho -Whittaker
' LG_...Edwards _ Lindwood
-Roe -B. Miller
5,0....Woodruff ___ Baldwin
RT — J. Miller--Carvin
RE—T. Reeves --Cameron
Q8m. Rizoti .. Neff
LH—B. fteevOs_1—_» Grubb
RH-Andrews __Carider
I'FB_-.Gentry-Hawthorne
Score by periods.
i Sparta . 0 0 13 7—20
, Rural Retreat_0 0 0 6— 6
INeed $1,000 For
Football Field
Money, Totalling $271.00
Pledged By Citizens,
Chm. Walker Reports
Rev. F. G. Walker, chairman
of the drive to help raise funds
1 for a proposed improvement of
the football field for Sparta high
.school, reported that $271 has
' been pledged by citizens of Spar
ta toward the $1,000 goal.
| The plan for having an improv
> ed football field for the local
team was activated at a recent
i meeting of the Parent-Teacher’s
I Association. The committee, head
1 ed by Rev. Walker, is now soli
1 citing funds for the proposed pro
gram. Serving with Rev. Walker
are J. B. Reed, Lon M. Reeves,
R. E. Black and R. J. Randolph.
Those who have not been asked
to donate and who are willing to
do so, are asked to contact Rev.
Walker, or any other member of
the committee.
PATTON QUARTET
TO BE HEARD, SUNDAY
The Patton quartet, heard fre
quently over radio station WBOB
in Galax, will present a musical
program at the Union Baptist
church at Whitehead, Sunday
night at seven o’clock.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Gen. Dwight D. Isenhower,
who soon will become presi
dent of Columbia university,
shown in study and unusual,
pose, after a day of fishing in
Brule River, Wise.
Last Rites, Will
Be Held Friday
Far Mrs. Crouse
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Well Known Alleghany Wo
man Passe* At Home
Of Son Here
Funeral service for M*s. Ellen
Ciambill Crouse, will be held to- j
morrow morning at eleven o'clock
a 1 the residence of George Crouse j
here in Sparta. Interment will,
be in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Crouse has been in iljl
health for several years and sull
fared a stroke at the home of hen
son, George Crouse,-early lam
week. She had -been making he?
home with her son here,
She succumbed yesterday after
noon around five o’clock. <
She is survived by seven chil
dren: R. Floyd, J. R., T. L„ and
George Crouse and Mrs. Mallie
Weaver, all of Sparta; Mrs. Stel
la Edwards, of Forest Hill, Md„
and J. Lee Crouse, of Akron,
Ohio.
WELFARE BOARD MET
«bttis lam r iviUAY
The regular monthly meeting
of tne Aiiegnany county weuare
ooard was neia Friday morning
at whicn time board members
discussed assistance cases.
Otner routine matters were ta
ken up by tne Board.
Still Destroyed
Near Whitehead
A 50-gallon still near the Bill
Cheek Mountain in Whitehead
township, was destroyed by local
authbrities last week. The still
had been in operation, making
apple brandy, reports shpwted.
No operators were apprehended.
Approximately 100 gallons of the
mash- were destroyed.
A hearing will be held Satur
day, October 11, before Justice
G. Glenn Nichols for Don R. Gent
ry, of Glade Valley, charged with
speeding.
Woman’s Club Again Active
After Brief Summer Recess
The Sparta Woman's' Club me
last, Thursday afternoon at'tin
community building for the firs
time, after being inactive el
summer. * '
‘ Most of the meeting was taker
up with plans for the club foi
the remainder of the year and i
number of other local matters
were taken, up. lire prospects «
improving the condition of thi
cemetery here in Sparta weri
discussed by the members. Thi
club is taking an active interes
in not only toproving the condi
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pkn* far conducting an Eng
sh composition contest for the
£1^d<^,thcoZi"Se-ww^
sft&W.s&.'SS
tas Clyde fields and Miss Ids
Warren.
The club will this year' sponsor
Dr. Winston, N. C.
for the
music.
gtMet speaker
at the dinner meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce to be held
at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow night at
the community building.
A number of specially invited
guests including public officials,
members of the county welfare
aoard, school principals and others
are expected to be present to
aear Dr. Winston. Swanson Ed'
wards, former superintendent of
the Alleghany welfare depart'
nent, who is now taking special
,'oyrses at the University of
North Carolina, is expected to
ae present to introduce the
speaker.
Dr. Winston will speak to the
group on the subject, "Juvenile
Delinquency." she will be ac
companied here by Miss Elizabeth
Well, field representa^™*
The dinner will
and served by the
missionary society
Methodist church
Other arrangements
program include specia
Methodists
Hold Coiuerence
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Alleghany Ministers Now
Attending Conference
fa Charlotte
Alleghany Methodist minis
ters along with others in Western
North Carolina, are attending the
annual conference now in session
in Charlotte.
The sessions, which are being
held at the Dilworth church, will
continue through Monday and
on Rutherford College at the an
niversary meeting of the confer
va's historical society.
Holy communion was adminis
tered by Bishop Clare Purcell of
Charlotte, before an anniversary
meeting of the conference’s board
of missions and church extension.
The mission sessions were pre
sided over by the Rev. Walter J.
Miller of Salisbury.
Speakers during the coherence
included Bishop Coston J. Har
rell, Birmingham; Dr. Harry N,
Holmes, New York; Dr. Harold
A. Bosley, Duke Divinity School
dean; Dr. Pierce Harris, Atlanta;
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, NCw
York; U. S. Senator Clyde R.
Hoey, Shelby; Dr. Roy H. Short, *
Nashville, Tenn.; and Bishop
Purcell.
Sparta To Have
Hallowe’en Fete
Initial plans for the Hallowe’en
carnival held annually at Sparta
high school, are now underway,
R. H. Walker, principal, announc
ed this week.
Joe Bill Reed has been named
as chairman in charge of ar
rangements and further plr«g
will be announced later.
The carnival will be held all
the high school on Friday, Octo
ber 31.