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Allegh
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A NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO COVERING THE NEWS AND PROMOTING PROGRESS IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY
VOLUME 11, NO. 18
$1.00 a Year in Alleghany County
SPARTA, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1941
$1.50 a Year Out of County
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Woman’s Club Most Active Civic Organization In Alleghany
Club Sponsored
Movement For
Assembly Bldg.
Also Sponsor Library, Fair
and Many Othqr County
Wide Projects.
HAS 58 MEMBERS
In a large measure responsible
for the new county office and as
sembly building, its most ambi
tious undertaking to date, the
Sparta Woman’s club has long
been a driving force in the ac
complishment of many needed
civic improvements.
Almost five years ago,, little
more than a score of women met
and organized the club, which
since that time has proved itself
to be one of the most active and
valuable organizations in the com
munity and county.
Founders of the club were its
first officers. They were Mrs. Ed
win Duncan, president; Mrs. A. S.
Carson, vice president; Mrs. Clin
ton Halsey, secretary and treas
urer; and Mrs. Robert Gambill,
|r publicity chairman. Membership
has grown to 58.
Officers Of Club
Present officers are Mrs. J. T.
Inskeep, president; Mrs. Edwin
Duncan, vice-president; Mrs. C. A.
Thompson, secretary and treas
urer; and Mrs. Jay Hardin, pub
licity chairman. Meetings were
held monthly either in the public
library or in members’ homes, un
til the new building was complet
ed.
The club’s past accomplish
ments are numerous. Its civic
pride and definite progressive
ness have led its members to do
much for the town of Sparta.
Food baskets and proper cloth
ing have been purchased and giv
en to the needy of the town.
Shrubbery was set out at the two
' schools. Sewing machines were
• purchased for the home economics
department of the high school
1 two years ago. A public library
was organized here threg years
ago and new books have been ad
ded from time to time.
Other Activities
In ’38 the club Was instrumental
in bringing about a county fair
which was held at the Sparta
schools. Last fall the club played
a big part in contributing to the
success of the annual exhibition.
Trash cans for the streets of the
town were purchased in 1937. An
other valuable project is the spon
sorship of the public library.
In its meeting the club also pro
vides its members with interest
ing current topics for discussion,
secures prominent out-of-town
" speakers, and points out methods
by which women may improve
their homes and yards arid other
wise make their daily existence
i happier and more comfortable.
Needed finance for the club’s
many valuable activities and con
tributions to the general welfare
of the town are obtained by
means of banquets, dinners, par
ties, picnics, dances and individ
ual contributions from both mem
bers and outsiders.
Members Of Club
The present membership of the
club is 58, and the names of the
members are as follows: Mrs. C.
A. Reeves, Mrs. Eugene Transou,
Mrs. R. L. Dough ton, Mrs. A. S.
Carson, Mrs. Robert Gambill, Mrs.
Charles Castevens, Mrs. Hugh
Choate, Mrs. Amos Wagoner, Mrs.
Edwin Duncan, Mrs. R. C. Halsey,
Mrs. Mexa Phipps, Mrs. Marvin
Doughton, Mrs. C. A. Thompson,
Mrs. Harry Vaughn, Mrs. Bill
Chester, Mrs. Ellen Parks, Mrs. J.
T. Inskeep, Mrs. Fred Richardson,
Mrs. Lola White, Mrs. R. E.
Black, Mrs. C. R. Roe, Mrs. P. L.
Choate, Mrs. Vance Choate, Mrs.
Walter Osborne, Mrs. Troy Irwin,
Mrs. John Mac Edwards, Mrs.
Clennel Richardson Mrs. Dalton
Warren, Mrs. Albert Richardson,
Mrs. Haswell Rector, Mrs. A. C.
McMillan, Mrs. A. O. Joines, Miss
Lillie Ervin, Mrs. T. J. Carson,
Mrs. Jay Hardin, Miss Wilfna
Crouse, Mrs. George Reeves, Mrs.
A. E. Hamby, Mrs. Crystal Heinz,
Mrs. R. L. Berry, Mrs Bryan
Wagoner, Mrs. Npra Lee Stuart,
Mrs. Claude Miles, Mrs. R. L.
Hickerson, Mrs. Ralph Gentry,
Mrs. T. R. Burgiss, Miss Pearl
Fields, Mrs. R. H. Hgckler, Mrs.
Clay Thompson, Mrs. B. F. Mc
Cann, Mrs. Ben Reeves, Mrs. Ed
Dobyns, Mrs. N. D. Fox, Mrs.
Mack Parsons, Mrs. L. K. Halsey,
Mrs. B. O. Choate, Mrs. C. B.
Choate and Mrs. ^Bruce Wagoner.
The majority of the club’s
members contributed th»lr time
Here Are Fourteen Enthusiastic Woman’s Club Members
Standing in front of the building which they helped to secure and pay for are 14 of
the most active, enthusiastic members of the Woman’s club. Starting at the left, they are
(front row), Mrs. Troy Irwin, Mrs. J. T. Inskeep, Mrs. R. E. Black, Mrs. C. A. Thompson,
Mrs. Albert Richardson, Mrs. Edwin Duncan, Mrs. Ed D o b y n s; back row, Mrs. Harry
Vaughn, Mrs. Nora Lee Stuart, Mrs. Amos Wagoner, Mrs. John Mac Edwards, Mrs. Crystal
Heinz, Mrs. Jay Hardin, Mrs. Lola White. The club has 58 members and the complete
roster is given elsewhere on this page. (Staff Photo.)
Commencement Address Here
Is Delivered By Dr. Whitener
Large Crowd Attended Grad'
uating Exercises Last
Sat. Morning.
Before a capacity crowd of pa
rents, teachers and students, Dr.
D. J. Whitener, professor of his
tory and government in ASTC,
at Boone, told 58 graduating sen
iors here last Saturday morning
that “although you are preparing
to step out into a troubled world,
your opportunities, for advance
ment are greater today than ever
before.”
In reviewing the educational
set-up in this state during the past
century, Dr. Whitener mentioned
the names of Archibald D. Mur
phy and Charles B. Aycock as
men “who were among the fore
most champions of the cause of
public education in this, the Old
North State."
North Carolina, the speaker de
clared, has long been one of the
few states in the union that has
placed its schools and educational
facilities above seemingly more
important activities. “As com
pared with .the schools of Europe
today," he said, “ours1 have far
more to offer, and In most all re
soects are of a higher type.”
Good Faculty
Dr. Whitener pointed out that
the influence of the parents and
teachers upon young people has
always counted most in the re
sults of their later liyes. “You
have been fortunate,” he said,
“fortunate in being able to go to
school to a faculty that is among
the best the state has to offer.”
Hie speaker also lauded Gov.
R. A. Doughon, the introductory
speaker, as “a great statesman”
and “a man who has done about
as much for North Carolina as
any man living in the state to
day.”
Commenting on the county
newspaper, Dr. Whitener singled
out The Alleghany News as "a
wide-awake, progressive country
journal, full of news and a credit
to the town for which it is pub
lished.” He was especially en
thused, he said, over the high
school commencement edition.
Rev. L. F. Strader, pastor of the
Methodist church, delivered the
invocation. Miss Sarah Warren
presented a piano solo, “Prelude
in C Sharp Minor ”
Other Speeches
Arza Richardson delivered the
president’s address; Miss Mildred
Wagoner, salutatory; Bliss Elsie
Wagoner, class history; Miss Wan
da Choate, class prophecy; Bliss
Mattie Lee Rector, valedictory.
A piano duet, “Diana,” was
presented by Misses Emogene and
and services or both, to the drive
for a building which not only
would house a number of county
offices, thereby providing addi
tional space in toe courthouse, but
which would serve as a meeting
place for county and community
organizations.
Wanda Choate.
Diplomas were presented the
seniors by Principal Charles R.
Roe. Seniors receiving diplomas
were Elsie Brooks, Jean Up
church, Iva Mae Caudill, Freddie
Sue Sexton, Mattie Lee Rector,
Aura Anderson, Ruth Pugh, Opal
Cook, Vila Atwood, Mildred Ben
nett, Rose Irwin, Gretchen Dun
can, Anita Duncan, Marie Black,
Sarah Warren, Erta Lee Shores,
Louise Gentry, Elsie Wagoner,
Margaret Holloway, Imo Jean
Joines, Mattie Holloway, Mona
belle Andrews, Kathleen Hollo
way, Rexie Jolly, Louise Miles,*
Arza Richardson, Amon Choate,
Johnny Hamm, Bayne Caudill,
Georgene Mitchell, E m o g e n e
Choate, Vanalene Edwards, Jim
my Atwood, Wanda Choate, Mar
garet Sexton, Mildred Wagoner,
Doris Wagoner, R. Q. Mitchell,
Eugene Shaw, Jones Andrews,
Kyle Atwood, Amon Edwards,
Glenn Petty, Page Bare, Raymond
Royall, N. G. Smith, Roy Brooks,
David Easterling, Leonard Ed
wards, Wayne Warden, Ted Por
ter,.Naomi Nicholson, Hazel Rich
ardson, Fraaicfe wRoupe Taylor,
Virginia - Jordan, Edith Caudill,
Ray Reeves and Orville Lyons.
Names of seventh-grade grad
uates and winners of medals and
Finals Are, Held
At Glade Valley
Rev. Watt Cooper Commence
ment Address. Diplomas
Are Awarded.
Graduating exercises last Fri
day morning, featuring an ad
dress by Rev. Watt-M. Cooper, of
North Wilkesboro, brought to a
close the thirty-first commence
ment program at the Glade Val
ley high school.
Following a piano solo by Miss
Edith Hayes, the class scng was
sung and the valedictory deliv
ered by Miss Mary Lucy Gunter.
In addition to receiving dip
lomas, graduates were each given
a copy of the'Cible by Rev. J. S.
Cook, of Leaksville.
Winner of the scholarship
award was Miss Mary Lucy Gun
ter; music award, Guy Beck; re
citation award, Miss Eva Sue
Wagoner; award for activities,
Lloyd Ryan; prize for best pro
gress in home economics depart
ment, Miss Virginia Robins;
girls dormitory room prizes, Miss
es Blanche Burgisg and Beatrice
Baker; boys dormitory room
prizes, Guy Beck and Bobbie Po
prizes may be found elsewhere
in this issue of The News.
Serving as ushers were Elmer
Jarvis, Dan Thompson, Pika Ri
zotti and Eva Jean Gentry.
We Are Proud...
OF THE FACT THAT WE BURNISHED
Inside Lumber
-FOR THE NEW
Alleghany County Office
And Assembly Building
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This is a beautiful building and is one that has
been badly needed. We want to urge everyone to at
tend the Formal Dedication.
LET US SUPPLY ALL OF YOUR
LUMBER NEEDS.
A. M. Goodman Lumber Co.
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SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
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Several County
Offices Located
In New Building
Houses Health, Welfare, WPA
And Library. Assembly
Room Downstairs.
Personnel of the new county of
fice and assembly building, reg
ular and part-time, number 16
and serve five county offices and
the public library.
Largest staff is that of the coun
ty farm agent’s office, and in
cludes R. E. Black, county agent,
Miss Betty Halsey, Miss Pauline
Osbor^ Miss Billie Jones (who
also c*Jects for the REA, Miss
Grace Smith and Miss Irene
Church. Misses Smith and Church
are NYA workers, and-work al
ternate two-week periods.
Included on the staff of the
welfare department is Miss Lil
lie Ervin, superintendent, Miss
Eula Parsons and Miss Elizabeth
Horn, who is case worker and
serves this county on Wednesday
of each week.
Other Departments
In addition to Dr. Robert R.
King, district health officer, who
visits the county weekly, the
county weekly, the health de
partment staff includes Miss Ola
Collins, csunty health nurse, and
Miss Rosamond Reeves.
C. A. Miles heads the Work
Projects administration office. He
is assisted by Wayne Spicer and
Mrs. Wayne Waddell.
Serving as acting librarian is
well.
Those seniors who received dip
lomas were Magdalena Darnell,
Mary Lucy Gunter, Helen Shep
herd, Edith Hayes, Virginia Rob
bins, Ruth Solesbee, Luther Clegg
and Noah Glass.
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Whitehead News
By Mrs. Carrie Jones
Miss Martha Morris, of Dela
ware, Ohio, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Bert L. Edwards, for a few
weeks.
Rev. and Mrs Millard Pruitt
attended the birthday dinner giv
Miss Carrie Jones, of Whitehead,
A full-time librarian is to be ap
pointed within the next few
weeks.
| en Sunday at John Tucker’s in
honor of Bill Fender.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Houser and
son, of Buchanon, Va., returned
home Tuesday after attending
court Monday.
The singings every Sunday
night at Whitehead Union Baptist
church started again about three
weeks ago. Everybody is invited
to attend.
Mrs. C. E. Waddell has been
ill with head trouble and a cold
since Sunday.
We’re Happy Too..
Because...
WE FURNISHED BUILDING MATERIALS
AND LUMBER FOR
Office and Assembly Building
We carry a complete supply of lumber and build*
ing materials. If you are planning to build or remodel,
be sure to see us for low prices.
Porter Lumber Company
SPARTA, NORTH CAROLINA
Dedication Of
ALLEGHANY’S
County Office And
Assembly Building
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WE FURNISHED
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Cement And Hardware
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For This Fine New Building
You too, can always get building materials, hardware and
many other quality products at our store. We not only carry
QUALITY MERCHANDISE . . . but sell it at REASONABLE
PRICES. Try us first before going out of the county
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