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fSfl The Vvldese News mM -— “A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TOWN” them now. Nj; _VALDESE, N. C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 1938 No 4 - —i m ■ ** A ! I I I I I A I I "mm m m - _ ' ' l"11 11 — ■ ■■■ IREMENjANNUAL Inouetfriday Volunteer Firemen To Cele brate Banquet Tomor row Night Tw0 valdese firemen, dressed . st Nicholas, were the delight f several hundreds of children as * toured Valdese in private *..s and on the lire truck which „s instrumental in the distribu ‘on of Christmas cheer baskets 0 the poor here in Valdese. The fiie department distributed hout iO baskets which had been ^hered by the Valdese Parent vacher association and Women’s auxiliaries, along with the East n star and other groups to poor amines in the Waldensian com nunity. The annual Santa Claus toui tround town was so successful hat the lire department volun eered to contribute to buy more andy for the chidren who wel ded Santa on his tour through own. Private donations for the mrchase of candy to be distribut d in this manner ran as high s five dollars. It was announced this week hat the Valdese fire department /ould hold its annual firemen’s anquet this Friday night at 7 •clock at the Cartle Cafe, in last Valdese. Valdese Leads Red Cross 'Roll Call' I ■- *"■ Valdensian Community Signs More Than Half of Total Quota - In the announcement of the nnual Red Cross roll call for lurke county which was announc-; d recently, Chairman H. L. Mill-; er stated that Valdese, as it has 1 the past few years, again led ie entire county, accounting for lore than half of the county’s nrollment. The total sum collected here in he Waldensian community for ae Red Cross this year was given t $477.13, which is a little more han the total donated to the re ef agency last year. Valdese has been enthusiastic n its support of the Red Cross, or the past few years it was an- • minced by chairman of the com littee, Ben Pons. Chairman of the county group, to. Millner, announced at the' ime, that two agencies had yet o be heard from, but from all in ications the recent membership [rive had “Gone Over the Top”; nd that the county’s quota of 00 had already been reached. . -- ■oster's New Store j Ready By March 1 Jew Building Will Be Situ ated On Old Co-Opera tive Store Site. H. H. Foster, owner of Foster’s, j ncorporated, told a News reporter esterday that he expects to move “to his new store building by the Irst of March. The building which will be 30 eet wide by 90 feet long, is locat 'd on Main street just below the frown building. Mr. Foster says hat he will have his floor space ready increased in his new quar ts. There will be a mezzanine |lQng with the first and second loors which will increase the floor Pace considerably. The store will be one of the nost modern of its kind in this ection of the state. It will have Wo display windows which will neasure 12 feet by 15 feet. The l0nt of the store will be designed ,y experts and will add to its at ractiveness. HRE DAMAGES MRS. J- HERN’S PACKARD A Packard eight, belonging to ^ Joe Hern, caught on fire esday morning about 8 o’clock Jiv, u°nt of the Hern home in 1Aebur section. JJ?* Hern had started the car 11 when she noticed the fire ij.er.the hood. It was soon ex gmshed with the use of sand re it could do much harm. Returns from visit mes c- Alleyn, member of The v staff- returned to Valdese 1QliHaay after having spent the tays with his family in Chat Tenn. ,?v,. ! Probe Two of several well-known radio and screen players to testify before a federal grand jury in New York, investigating alleged in ternational smuggling activities, Sally Eilers, of the screen, and Sophie Tucker of the stage and radio, are pictured after testifying. Both Miss Eilers and Miss Tucker said they did not know Albert N. Chaperau, one of the accused, who allegedly smuggled goods through diplomatic immunity tendered him as an attache of the Nicaraguan government. Abee's Grove Will Observe New Year's Special “Watch Night Ser vices” Will Be Held December 31. Abee’s Grove Baptist church will observe “Watch Night Ser vices” this coming Saturday night from 9:30 p. m. to 12:05 a. m. with an elaborate program. The main theme for the even ing will be “Evangelism” and the following program has been pre pared: Devotional period by J. Cor nelius Berry. Historical background by K. L. Lineberger. Need of Revival by W. F. Pons. Music by Mrs. K. L. Lineberger and Miss Ruth Berry. Rev. Jesse Blalock will discuss “Conditions Necessary to a Revi val”, while Miss Mary Berry’s topic will be “What Can We, As Individuals Do in the Promotion of a Revival.” Grover Walsh will lead a dis cussion on “My Resolutions For 1939.” All subjects are open for free discussion and it is hoped that many will attend and take part in these informal services at Abee’s Grove church. BOY SINGS ‘MY BONNIE;’ STOPS THEATRE PANIC Manchester, England. — A 13 year old boy prevented panic when fire broke out in a theatre here. Scores of women and children, half-cholked with smoke, ignored the pleas of the manager that they remain seated and fought to get out of the building. In an attempt to stop the stam pede an attendant put a record on a gramaphone. Joseph Green, 13, stood up and shouted “Let’s all join in,” and he began to sing “My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean.” Those crowding out stopped and sang too. In a few minutes the fire was out. 1920 MODEL TRUCK RUNS 100 MILES IN 18 YEARS Memphis ,Tenn. — Ernest Ves covi, grocer, has just come into possession of a 1920 model truck which has been run only 100 miles. Vescovi bought the truck from Frank Glazer who purchased it new to use on fishing expeditions. But after a couple of trips, the sportsman put the machine in a garage, where it stayed 18 years. MRS. CLAUDE CAPPS VISITS PARENTS HERE Mrs. Claude Capps spent last Thursday night at her home here in Valdese returning to Goldsboro Friday where she and Mr. Capps will be at home at 302 South Cen ter street, Clayton Apartments. Boy Scouts Hear Interesting Talk Scoutmaster Reid Suttle Ad dresses Local Troop on Pa trol Leadership (By Earl Searcy, Jr.) A very interesting probram by the Rattlesnake patrol featured the meeting of the Valdese Boy Scouts last Monday night. The devotional was read by Roy Sams after the meeting had been for mally opened. A quiz test by Elmo Pascal and a “Just Imagine” featured by Fred Ribet were other highlights of the Scouts’ last meeting. Scoutmaster Reid Suttle follow ed with an interesting lecture to the whole troop on “The Duties of the Patrol Leaders” after which the meeting was adjourned. HALF PRICE SALE AT BENLEE’S STORE Benlee’s Department store is staging the one and only half price one day sale ever staged in this section of the county. The sale will begin at 8 o’clock Sat urday morning, December 31, and will continue until 8 o’clock that evening. The management has announc ed that no price tags will be changed for the sale. You choose whatever you want, see what the price is and pay only half of the regular .price. Oil Prospects Boom In Northern Missouri St. Joseph, Mo.—Farmers in northern Missouri, many of whom make a bare living from their marginal soil, have found new hope with oil companies leasing hundreds of thousands of acres of land in preparation for drilling next spring. More than 300 geologists, sur veying at least 20 counties in this section of the state, reported that Missouri’s surface geology was equal to that of the nation’s greatest oil-producing areas. An oil company business repre sentative, one of the many who have moved into the section, ex plained the sudden interest in Missouri’s oil producing possibili ties. “We could drill 25 wells in Mis souri,” he said, “at no more ex pense than would be required to drill one well in Oklahoma or Texas, where no oil is found until the drilling has reached great depths.” Leasing started at 10 cents an acre but quiekly rose to 50 cents as more geologists returned favor able reports. The lease provisions include drilling within a year or payment of the lease price and royalties of one-eighth of all the oil produced, should it be discov ered. EASTERN STAR TO MEET MONDAY * —— It was announced this week that there would be a regular meeting of Lovelady Chapter 147 of the Eastern Star this coming Monday night, Jan uary 2, at the Masonic Hall. All members are urged to be present as there mill be interesting plans made for the activities of the organization for the coming year. REV. S. POET ACCEPTS CALL Chicago Minister Notifies Church He Will Be Here End of January. Rev. Sylcan Poet, pastor of the Waldensian Presbyterian church in Chicago, has notified members of the committee of the Walden sian church that he will accept the call to become minister here at the Waldensian Presbyterian church of Valdese. The call was extended to Rev.! Mr. Poet several weeks ago and in his answer of acceptance he stated that he hoped to be able to be here in Valdese sometime in the latter part of January. The church has been without a pastor for the past seven months, when Rev. James Caligan gave up his post here in Valdese to re sume his ecclesiastic studies abroad. Rev. John Pons and vis iting ministers have been con ducting the services here each Sunday. Mr. Poet has been at the Wal densian church in Chicago for the past two years, having gone there from New York. Rev. Mr. Poet, who is native Waldensian, was born in Torre Pellice, Italy. Valdese races 5V In Optimistic Mood Business Men See Prospects For Good Business In Coming Year. North Carolina’s fastest grow ing town faces the coming New year in a most optimistic mood. Due to good business during most of 1938 and with general condi tions on the upgrade most of the local merchants seem to be of the opinion that 1939 will be a ban ner year for Valdese. In discussing the prospects for business during the New Year your News reporter did not have a single man to tell him that he thought business would fall off in 1939. This is considered rather unusual as someone is almost sure to be gloomy about the future. Joe Hern says that business travels in cycles and is now in the “up” cycle and will continue so for a certain period of time re gardless of politics or anything else. Fred Ribet says business is bound to be better in 1939, every indication points that way. Trig ger Pons says that he will be very well satisfied if 1939 is as good to him as was 1938. He thinks it will be. V. B. Cagle, owner of the West ern Auto Store, says, “I believe business is going to be good. I am making preparations for it by expanding and making improve ments to take care of it. H. H. Foster along with Rhoney Taylor also expect 1939 to be a good bus iness year. Parks Sherrill says that he ex pects the New Year to bring forth good business. The highlight of achievement in Valdese for 1938 was the building and the completion of the Francis Garrou Memorial Hall which is indeed a tribute to the progres siveness of any town or city re gardless of size. OFFICERS ARREST MEN AT_STILLS Sheriff And His Deputies Make Successful Holi day Raids Sheriff Paul M. Dale announc ed Wednesday that his depart ment had captured and destroyed four liquor stills, four thousand gallons of beer, nine gallons of li quor and arrested six men. On Thursday the officers cap tured a still and 2,500 gallons of beer in the Laurel section. Friday the officers located a still that had just begun operation, they de stroyed the still, 1,500 gallons of beer and confiscated two gallons of moonshine uiquor. Bert Hicks, Ellis Hicks and Oscar Lowman were caught at the scene. The officers arrested John Big gerstaff and Claude Lane at a still in the Brindletown section on Friday, another man whose iden tity is not known escaped. Two gallons of liquor was found. On Tuesday of this week the officers raided another still in the Laurel section and arrested Rob ert Stewart, another man who was at the still at the time man aged to get away. The officers found five gallons of bootleg whis key near the still. 17 H. S. GRIDMEN TO GET LETTERS Coveted Valdese “V” To Be Awarded To Seventeen H. S. Boys. Coach L. C. Ward announced this week that 17 of his boys from the football squad were eligible to receive the coveted Valdese “V” to wear on their sweaters for their splendid performance on the grid iron field this past fall. Valdese, under the able coach ing of Mr. Ward and fine help of Edwin Pitts, developed a team this past year which has had one of the best seasons in a long time here in Valdese. Another factor which contribut ed greatly to putting Valdese on the football map here in North Carolina was their brilliant quar terback, Charles Young, who was rated good enough to play with the North Carolina high schoo] All-Stars in their game againsl the South Carolina lads at Char lotte this past December 3. The North Carolina boys won by a score of 19 to 0. In reviewing the team's record this past season Valdese played nine games, won seven of their and lost two of them, one to Mor ganton and one to Mt. Holly (Continued on eighth page) ANNOUNCE CHANGE IN MAIL SCHEDULE The Valdese postoffice an nounces to its many patrons the change in time of train No. 12 which heretofore has been sched uled to run at 5:05 p. m. and will now be moved up to 4:52. The Valdese postoffice an nounces that since the time of the train has been changed and since it is the last mail train east, all mail which is scheduled to go ofl on this train must be in the Val dese postoffice by at least 4:30 p m. NEW YORKERS HERE FOR CHRISTMAS VISIT Emmett (Tarzan) and Norman Garrou, of New York, arrived Sunday morning from New York, to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Garrou, in Valdese. Fortunate First 1939 Baby To Be Presented With Many Nice Gifts _____ o-- — Spotlight WiH Be Focused On First 1939 Baby Bom In Valdese. All Valdese is waiting expect antly to see who the lucky winner of the Valdese First Baby contest will be. And lucky he and his proud parents will be. The first baby bom in Valdese in the year of 1939 will be declar ed the winner of the Valese First Baby contest which is being sponsored by The Valdese News and several local merchants. This is really a one man show and there is only one rule and only one person can win. The rule is very simple and easy to understand. All you have to do to win is to be the first baby bom in Valdese in the year of oui Lord 1939. If you or yours or yours to be should happen to win this contest you will receive as gift, a very nice little baby dress, from Belk Broome company. From clothes we go to food. TheValdese Food Shoppe will give the family of the winner a basket of fine foodstuffs. The Waldensian Bakery is going to give the winner’s family a birthday cake. In order that his majesty the new bom king may lay his head in comfortable slum ber, Foster’s, Inc., is going to give him a mattress for his baby crib. The Peoples Drug store is going to give the winner a complete toilet set for his private use. Small Fire Loss Is Incurred In Valdese During Past Year "Santa" Arrested William Case, 84, known to fel ow residents of Grafton, O., as Santa Claus, was jailed at nearby Slyria after William Rousseau, 37, jobless, was shot and killed while trying to take a Yule tree from Case’s nursery. H. S. CAGE TEAMS RESUME PRACTICE Basketball practice for the Valdese high school boys and girls will be resumed this Fri day and Saturday, December 30 and 31, at the high school gymnasium, it was announoed by Coach L. C. Ward. The boys will start their practice session at 9:30 in the morning and the girls will practice at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Members of both squads are urged to turn out for practice if they possibly can. LIONS PRESENT PICTUREJO GYM Large Framed Picture of Late Francis Garrou Given As Christmas Present Climaxing their Christmas en tertainment with the presenta tion to the Valdese community center of a large framed picture of the late Francis Garrou, prom inent Valdese industrialist, foi whom the community center was named, the Valdese Lions club’s Christmas dance was a huge suc cess. The picture was set in the lobby of the Francis Memorial Hall and guests entering to attend the Christmas dance with Billie Brooks and his boys were given a fine view of the Lions club’s Christmas present to the com munity center. The gymnasium had been beau tifully decorated with many Christmas posters and banners which were placed under the win dows and alcoves of the gym. The band stand had been placed in the northwest end of the gymna sium, and decorated in Christmas colors and pine trees, making a fine Yule setting for the music The coat room had been marked off in the southeast side of the gymnasium, decorated with Christmas colors. Featured with Billie Brooks and his orchestra were Frances Gar ret, vocalist, and the Three Notes, who rendered several selections, Another highlight of the evening was the solos of Tony Wayne on the accordion. SERVICES AT MT. CALVARY CHURCH Beginning this week and every Wednesday night thereon there will be prayer services at 7 o’clock at the Mt. Calvary Baptist church on Crow Hill road. Beginning this Sunday night at 6 o’clock there will be regular B. Y. P. U. meetings. The church which meets in the old Smart Store on Crow Hill road, extends a cordial invitation to the public and many friends to attend these services. LABORATORY The new U. S. department oi agriculture regional research lab oratory for eastern states, includ ing North Carolina, will be locat ed in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Aim of the laboratory is the search for new and wider indus trial outlets and markets for farm products. e _ Community Has Not Suf fered Large Loss Since August, 1936 The Valdese fire department has had only eight calls since Au gust of this year according to Fire Chief Lee Ribet. In answering these calls the firemen easily ex tinguished five small blazes with the booster tank. The other alarms proved to be false. The fire losses in Valdese have been very low for the past two and a half years. The department has npt had a loss of more than five dollars reported since April 22, 1936 when Cecil’s cafe burned with a reported loss of $750. The only other big fire the town has had in the last five years was in August, 1935 when the Wal densian was destroyed with dam ages estimated at $2,000. The local department has been serving neighboring communities and Mr. Ribet points out that six of the nine calls answered by the firemen in 1937 were out of town. When the firemen answer out of town calls it leaves Valdese with out any protection at all. The Chief says that if this service is to be continued it will be neces sary to purchase another truck and a booster tank. This equip ment will cost approximately $2,000. The firemen are seeking a way to raise this money so they can continue to protect life and pro perty in our nearby communities. Mr. Ribet says that it is almost impossible to refuse a man when he says his home is burning, but unless some arrangements can be made to secure this additional equipment the department as a precaution for our own town will have to refuse to answer out of town calls. C. C. Bowlers Beat Valdese Bowling A. The Valdese community center bowlers took two games from the Valdese bowling alleys at the Mitch Church Recreation center last Tuesday night in a regular Intercity League match. In the first game the Valdese alleys rolled a total of 495 to the -Valdese community center’s 522. The Valdese alleys took the sec ond game by a margin of 24 points. They rolled 538 to the community center’s 514. The community center alleys took the last game rolling 489 to the Valdese alleys 468. Spencer led the scoring for the Valdese alleys with a total of 317 for three games, while Rooster 1 Deal led the community center ! lads with high score for the eve ning with 360 for three games. AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO OPEN NEXT WEEK T. J. Watkins announced yes terday that he and R. E. Mosely of Hickory will open a garage to do automobile service work in Valdese by January 4. Mr. Watkins has been connect ed with Flowers and company of Hickory for the past seven years as a salesman. His associate, R. E. Moesly, has been with the same company for the past eleven years serving in the capacity of shop foreman for the last six years. Mr. Watkins says that the new shop will be completely equipped to do ribpair work of all kinds. They will specialize in repairing wrecked cars, painting, upholstery work, frame and wheel straigh tening, installing glass and gen eral motor repair work. The new company will be located behind the old bakery. JOHN D. GUIGOU SPORTING NEW CAR One of the best Christmas presents yet seen here in Valdese is the new car that John Guigou was sporting around town yes terday morning. He said that it was the second time that he had a new car but was well pleased with it. TAKE TRIP TO ATLANTA V. B. Cagle, owner of the West ern Auto Store and his wife took the two regular clerks of their store, David and Randolph Hutto, on a holiday trip to Atlanta. The party left Valdese Christmas day and after visiting many sights of interest returned to Valdese Mon* day.
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