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Alleghany News A NEWSPAPER DEDICATED TO COVERING THE NEWS AND PROMOTING PROGRESS IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY VOLUME 2, NO. 18 $1;0O a Year in Alleghany County SPARTA, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1941 $1.50 a Year Out of County PUBLISHED WEEKLY People YOU KNOW In Alleghany By Staff Writer M. A. GOODMAN Cheerful owner of a lumber mill which supplies not only a large group of firms and individ uals in the northwestern corner of this state, but two or three oth er states as well, M. A. Goodman is also well known for his farms in Alleghany and Ashe counties, which are among the finest in this section. Mr. Goodman’s lumber plant is the largest one in Allegha ny county, and although it isn t on quite as large a scale as Van noy’s in West Jefferson, he de clares, it cuts more. lumber, an nually. The big plant, which is located at Twin Oaks, turns out aproximately 100,000 feet of lum ber each week. West Virginia customers, as the result of increased patronage ev ery year, receive the greater por tion of the lumber manufactured, and almost any order can be filled on short notice. Lumber is hauled from the plant each week on huge trucks and traitors. Owns Ttmee Farms * On his farms, two of which are located in this county and another one in Ashe, Mr. Goodman raises a few cattle. He raises a great deal more com, potatoes, and oth er feed stuffs. Farm demonstra tions are often carried out on his places. Born in 1894 at Todd, in Ashe county, Mr. Goodman secured his education at the county free school near Baldwin. While still a few months under 15 years old he went to work in a lumber camp. Along about 1912, when he was still barely more than 15, he struck out for the west coast and for the next two years was em (Continued on Page Eight) Fishing Season Opened Tuesday The bass season opened last Tuesday knd since then leading Alleghany county fishermen have been “on the banks” testing their luck and skill. Anglers may now “catch most anything that bites”. The bass season will remain open until next Match and the trout season is open until September 1. The game warden urges that sportsmen obey all fishing laws and that they toss back small fish. Initial reports indicate that fishing in the county this season is rather good. FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO BIGGEST CATCHES the lar A free —.. 1PS9 tioo to D» Noam will be giv en to the Alleghany rho catches gait anil the next A £ hugest tront." In order to get around the of proof i together with the en try. A photo might help in this but it is not alto Send in your Graystone Inn Is Planning To Open To Guests June 21 Roaring Gap, Inc., Makes Ex tensive Plans for Wel coming Tourists. COTTAGERS MOVING With all resources in the coun try directed toward a program of national defense and actual war more than a possibility, Roaring Gap, Inc., is nonetheless making extensive preparations for a big tourist season and has scheduled Graystone Inn to open informal ly on June 21. Telephone service will begin on June 15. The formal opening will be June 28 when the Winston-Sa lem Traffic club is entertained. The annual symposium on obste ' tries and pediatrics will not be held at the inn this summer. The staff of the nationally-fam ous hotel will be about the same as last year, it was announced. Greer Bovard, clerk at the Inn for several years, has been trans ferred to Hot Springs, Va. His place will be taken by Bruce Baz ler, of Vera Beach, Fla. Tom Farnsworth, of Hot Springs, will serve as steward in place of Tom Delaney. Cottagers Expected Guests of the hotel, who arrive before its formal opening, will be given the choice of any and all rooms at the regular minimum rates. Few persons who own cot tages on the property have ar rived as yet but are expected to begin moving within the next two weeks. Several cottages are available for rent, including the following: Alex Galloway, Ralph Hanes rent (Continued on Page Four) — Selectees Leave For FoiTBragg len iucii otucuuitu iv Yesterday for United States Army. Ten county registrants, eight of whom were volunteers, were scheduled to leave here yesterday morning for Fort Bragg to be in ducted into the army through the operation of the selective service military program. Following are the men who were selected'for induction by the draft board: Golden Mastin Royal and Robert Junior Lane, of Lau rel Springs; Glade Freeman Cau dill and Bennie Franklin McMil lan, of Sparta; Andy Cleary, of Whitehead; Wiley Edison Mabe, of Furches; Charles Henry Ash worth, of Ennice; Louis Leonard Rector, of Stratford; Leff Joe Caudill, of West Grove, Pa.; and Marvin Monroe Cranford, of Cap itola, Calif. To date a total of 720 question naires have been mailed to regis trants, leaving only 177 to be han dled between now and July 1. Re maining forms will be sent out as soon as the draft board has ob tained a new supply, it was learned. ' Thus far the local board has not received another quota. It. has been notified, however, that the county will not be expected to send another group of men during this month. JUSTICE RETIRES Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes (79) who has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court on July 1. During his bril liant career he served twice as justice of Supreme Court, Presi dential candidate, Secretary of State and Governor of New York. “Live-At-Home” Card Deadline Is This Sunday Approximately 550 Have Re turned Cards to Co. Agt. Others Expected. With this Sunday as the dead line for receiving the “live-at home” cards sent to farmers, Which when signed and returned to the agricultural workers coun cil indicate their desire to coope rate in the program designed to assist in national defense, R. E. Black, president of the council, reports that a large number of cards hilie already reached his office *his week. Around 1,500 enrollment card? were mailed to farm families some four or five weeks ago. To date approximately 550 have been returned. “There are at least 500 farm ers who are doing exactly what we are advocating,” Mr. Black said, “but they just haven’t both ered to return the cards, notify ing us of their intentions.” Council Acts On ^ Parked Vehicles In a move to discourage the parking of trucks along main street, the Sparta town council, at a special call meeting Monday, passed an ordinance making it un lawful to park any vehicle ex tending more than 16 feet from sidewalk toward center of street. Persons violating the ordinance subject themselves to a fine of not less than $1 and not more than $10, or imprisonment not more than 30 days. The ordinance was signed by J. M. Wagoner, D. C. Duncan, D. C. Bledsoe and Dr. C. A, Thompson, who are members of the board. Immunization Clinics Will Begin In County Wednesday Immunizations clinics, at which vaccinations are given against ty phoid fever, smallpox and diph theria, are to be held at various points throughout this county, be gining next Wednesday, accord ing to an announcement from the county health department. At each point the clinic is held for three successive weeks. It is important that every child be tween six months and six years old be given two doses of diph theria’ toxoid, the interval be tween doses to be from six weeks to two months. Every child is expected to be immunized against diphtheria and smallpox before entering school. The maximum interval between courses of typhoid vaccine should be three years, according to the health department, and persons using unapproved water or sewer age disposal facilities should be vaccinated every two years. What several series of typhoid vaccinations have been complet ed, one dose each following year is sufficient Schick tests for de termining the need for toxoid, and tuberculin tests for tubercu losis, will also be given. Since each point will be visit ed only three times, it is impor tant that those desiring typhoid vaccine attend each clinic. Two schedules are announced below. Other schedules will follow when these have been completed. Wednesday, June 18-25 and July; 2— Elk Creek store, 9 a. m.; Lan dreth’s store, 10:30 a. m.; Kenne dy’s store, 11:30 a. m.; Piney Creek post office, 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19-26 and July 3— Laurel Springs, 9:45 a. m.; Cit (Continued on Page Eight) Story-Hours For Children To Be Held Next Week Librarians to Conduct Classes for Children From 5 to 12 Years of Age. IN SCHOOL BUILDING Misse? Carrie Jones and Made lyn Wagoner, acting librarians here, will on Tuesday and Thurs day of next week conduct story hours for the children of the county between the ages of 5 and Miss Jones will entertain child ren from 5 to 8 years old next Tuesday in the elementary school building. Miss Wagoner will have charge of a corresponding pro gram on Thursday for children from 8 to 12. The programs will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon and last until 3 o’clock. The librarians are planning to do everything possible to make the story hours successful, and children from all over the coun ty are urged to attend. In event of rain, the program? will be conducted in the public library, now located in the coun ty office and assembly building. Education Board 12. Project Proposed That WPA Build Agriculture Classroom And Workshop Members of the board of educa tion decided this week to try to secure a WPA project for the construction of an agriculture classroom and workshop for the Sparta high school, and today Superintendent W. C. Thompson is awaiting a reply from C. C. Crutchfield, district WPA super visor, of North Wilkesboro. Led by Dr. T. R. Burgiss, chair man, members drew up plans for a small building which would contain not only a classroom fop agriculture students, but a work shop as well. The building would not adjoin the high school, but stand off to itself. Preliminary plans called for the construction of a larger building which would contain not only adequate agriculture facilities but serve as classroom and kitchen for the home economics department. Providing the proposed project is approved in North Wilkesboro, it will be sent to Raleigh and Washington for final approval. USO Has Raised $45.75 To Date Officers of Local Organization Urge People to Con tribute. Up to the present time the United Service organization in this county has raised $45.75, which is less than half of its re quired quota, Rev. C. W. Ervin, publicity secretary, announced yesterday. The USO here is part of a na tionwide drive to secure funds needed to furnish facilities in which defense workers may be properly entertained when on leave from camps. Alleghany county’s quota is $125. “If you can’t give dollars, give dimes,” Rev. Ervin said yester day. “Do your part in making con ditions better for our soldiers, sailors, and others in the service.” Canvassers are supposed to be working in each community in the county. Any person who wishes to contribute, and has not been contacted by • solicitor, may make his or her contribution to Mrs. Hugh Choate at the North western Bank h*re. Ralph B. Cheek To Teach At VPI Ralph B. Cheek, son of Mr. and, Mrs. J. M. Cheek, of Sparta, who was recently re-elected vocational ] agriculture teacher in the Yad kinville high school, has been re leased by the school board to serve as instructor in Virginia Polytechnical institute, Blacks burg, Va., during the summer months. Mr. Cheek will be in charge classes in driye’r part-time vocational Two Blows To Nazis In United States Raiding deputies point to a swastika on the ceiling of an assembly hall at the German American Bund Camp at Nord land, N. J. The camp was raided and closed by county offi cials. Inset shows Kurt Reith former Nazi diplomat and termed the “principal Nazi representative” in the U. S. who was arrested in New York and faces deportation. AAA Checkers Are Chosen And Given Instructions Here Fanners Need Marketing Cards To Sell Wheat Under the wheat marketing act of 1941-42 it will be necessary for any farmer who sells wheat, or has it threshed or ground and pays for it in toll, to have a wheat marketing card which can be ob tained at the county agent’s of fice here, R. E. Black said yes terday. No penalty need be £aid unless the-.farmer is producing in excess Of £00 bushels of wheat, the coun ty agent explained. “There aren’t likely to be any surplus produc ers in this county,” he said. “But a card will be necessary.” In Alleghany there are about 400 wheat producers, it is estima ted. There are also about 2,000 acres planted in wheat annually —probably an average of five ac res to the farm—and an estimated 10,000 bushels produced. Haywood Hodge Is Buried On Friday Last rites were held Friday for Haywood Hodge, 73, of White head, who died late last Wednes day following a prolonged illness. Funeral services were conduct ed at Shilo church, where a large crowd was on hand to pay final tribute. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Hodge was very well known around Sparta, where he worked for Gov. and Mrs. R. A. Doughton a number of years ago. He is survived by a brother, John Hodge, with whom he was living at the time of his death. Mrs. Hodge died several years ago. Compliance Checking On To bacco Farms to Get Un derway Immediately. MOXLEY SUPERVISOR Compliance chokers for the AAA program in this county, af ter completing a two-day period of instruction here Saturday, suc cessfully passed an examination which qualifies them to work in the seven tovn'b*P* of Allegha ny. Supervising the school, besides County Agent R. E. Black, were T. G. Sprinkle, district AAA field officer, and H. M. Stamey, state supervisor. Jess Moxley, of Spar ta, was re-appointed supervisor for the county. Community supervisors are as follows: Gap Civil, G. C. Reeves; Piney Creek, Lewis Hash, Herb ert Osborne and Delton Deboard; Cherry Lane, T. R. Greene and Bert Crouse; Whitehead, Lonnie Edwards; Cranberry, Bailey Wag oner; Prathers Creek, D. J. Jones; Glade Creek, D. M. Edwards. Their job will be to determine the number of acres and soil building practices carried out on each farm complying with the AAA program. Checking will get underway immediately on tobac co farms. The remainder will not begin for about a month, it was stated. “Farmers who have lime and phosphate which have not been spread can save expenses if they will get it out before their farm is checked,” Mr. Black saia yes terday. “Otherwise it w.L have to be rechecked.” Business men expect the gene ral run of manufactured grocery -products to. begin reflecting the higher raw materials and labor costs in early fall when this year’s crops have been processed and moved. Dr. Pugh Is Elected Grand High Priest Of Royal Arch Dr. Charles H. Pugh, prominent Gastonia physician and native of Laurel Springs, was recently named Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Chapter of North Carolina at New Bern where five affiliated bodies of the Masonic order assembled in their annual state convention. Dr. Pugh’s election to this high est office of the Royal Arch Chap ter is the newest honor accorded him in a large number of Masonic honors and positions. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Pugh, of Laurel Springs, and is a graduate of Dav idson and the N. C. Medical col lege at Charlotte. For six years he practiced in North Wilkesboro. has been in Gastonia since He is a brother to Miss Pugh, B4Vd Bob Pugh, of Laurel Springs. Dr. Pugh attended the New Bern convention accompanied by Frank C. Abemethy, who was elected Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, Y Templar, of North Carolii Andrew S. Melvin, served during t Grand Master of cil of Royal and North Carolina Prominent f< Ed M. Anderson Is Elected Head Of State Press Publisher of The Alleghany Ne w s Is Unanimously Chosen As Pres. MET IN CHARLOTTE Ed M. Andersen, publisher of The Alleghany News and two oth er weekly papers, was unanimous ly elected president of the N. C. Press association at the annual convention held in Charlotte last Thursday and Friday. The other officers chosen were: Herbert Peele, of Elizabeth City, vice president; Miss Beatrice Cobb, Morganton, secretary-treas urer and Clarence Griffin, Forest City, historian. Besides the offi cers, the following were elected to serve on the executive com mittee: L. C. Gifford, publisher of the Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, retiring president of the association; Dr. Julian Miller, Charlotte; Frank Daniels, Raleigh; W. C. Manning, Williamston and R. E. Price, Rutherfordton. Mr. Anderson has served on the (Continued on Page Four) SCF Organized For Alleghany Mrs. White Assists in Forming A Children Federation In Sparta. At a meeting in the register of deeds’ office last Saturday morn ing, called by Mrs. Mary Sue White, of West Jefferson, head of the Save the Children Federation in northwestern North Carolina, a local organization was formed with Mrs. Clennel Richardson as chairman. Miss Ivy Grace Doughton was named vice-chairman, Ernest Ed wards, secretary, and Rev. R. L. Berry, treasurer. The purpose of the federation is to secure clothes, furnish libra ries, provide seheftb inches, and in numerous fiber, ways to aid the underprivileged children of a community. Material needed wilh come from the Newark office of the federation. The orgenizatii, . heffe U%11 hOid a meeting "f^ch niof(yi awl dkruss ways ns cf ' obtaining what : d for the under,' privileged .dren of this county Mue1' Interest Is own In Hotel Prop xsal Meets W .. Hearty Approval. Action tempo rarily Defei ~*u. A great deal of interest is be ing shown in the proposed plans for the organization of a hotel stock company and the erection of a modem hotel here in Sparta. Further action on the proposed hotel here has been temporarily deferred, however, because of the illness of Attorney R. A. Dough ton, who is a member of the in vestigating committee, it was an nounced yesterday. Robert Fender, chairman, said, yesterday that other members of the committee had decided not to do anything further toward the hotel until Gov. Doughton, whose advice will be sought on every matter, is able to leave the hospi tal in Elkin. Mr. Fender also stated that Con gressman R. L. Doughton is not a member of the committee, as previously announced, but that Mayor Floyd Crouse is. G//H
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