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p5i| The \kLDEse News §=§= -’ ' —— “A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TOWN” them now. ■ *'__ VALDESE. N. CL THURSDAY JANUARY * iqqq " IT T IT GIRLS BEAT IhODHISS 17-18 Ietball Schedule Is An unced for Both High School Teams (By Charlie Bridges) , vaidese high school court returning to school last Fri nd Saturday to whip them in shape for their regular schedule, which gets under this week, have announed complete basketball schedule tc. girls defeated Rhodhiss Tuesday night by a 18-17 while the boys lost 34 to er was high scorer for the se girls—9 points. iir complete schedule to date lay, Jan. 6—North Cove — Lirday, Jan. 7—Bakersville— sday, Jan. 10 — Granite lay Jan. 13—Open. sday Jan. 17—Old Fort — lay Jan. 20 —Granite Falls 0. ■sday Jan. 24—Nebo—Here, lay Jan. 27 — Pleasant Gar -sday Jan. 31 — Glen wood — lay Feb. 3 — Bakersville — isday Feb. 7—Open, lay Feb. 10—Open, isday Feb. 14—Nebo—Here, iay Feb. 17—Pleasant Gar isday Feb. 21 — Old Fort — iay Feb. 24—Open, isday Feb. 28—Open, iay March 3—Open, was announced by Coach L. ard that during the week of ti 6 through March 10, the i will be entered in high 1 tournaments. dese high school’s court 5 have suffered some this by the loss of regular mem of the squad, but Coach seems to be pretty confident his cage teams will give a account of themselves this especially since they are ig in their new gymnasium, i Vaidese boys have added a member of their squad, Joe n, who has moved here from •sville, to attend school. Wil las played basketball while ding the Bakersville school, i he was captain and is ex d to strengthen the Vaidese considerably. Army Men New WPA Chiefs ___. _ New Works Progress Administrator Col. C. F. Harrington names two executive assistants, both army officers. Capt. G. E. Texter, lfeft, has been named assistant to the chief engineer, Major B. M. Harloe, right, who becomes assistant WPA administrator. QUIET HOLIDAYS CLOSE IN VALDESE No Arrests Made For Drunk enness In More Than Two Weeks According to Officer J. P. Still well the holiday season which came to a close here on Monday of this week when all of the mills resumed operation and the school children returned to their studies from the standpoint of the police department was a quiet one. The officer said that the de partment had not arrested any one on a charge of drunkenness in more than two weeks. This is considered rather unusual as it is quite likely that someone almost always partakes too freely with the liquid bottled spirits during the period of celebration just closed. The officer said that the de partment' had arrested some 27 motorists in the last two weeks for breaking through red lights and speeding. Stillwell said that any one caught running through a red light would be arrested. The New Year was ushered in here with the aid of shooting and exploding fireworks. However this lasted only for a short time after the old man time had set a new date on our calendar. Debate Is Given By Scout Patrol Local Scouts Are Urged By Assistant Scoutmaster To Prepare For Spring. (By Earl Searcy, Jr.) The Rattlesnake Patrol, at the last meeting of the Valdese Boy Scouts Monday night, presented to the group an interesting debate on the subject: “Resolved, that a closed season should be declared on all wild life for a period of three years.” \ The affirmative side of the de bate was taken by Ernest Ribet and Thomas Farrington, while Raymond Squillario and Roy Sams took the negative side of the Question. After the interesting debate, Assistant Scoutmaster Edward Pascal gave a short talk to the members of the troop on pre paring themselves for spring ac tivities in the scouting line. They were told to look forward to their two weeks encampment at the Piedmont Boy Scout camp this late spring at Lake Lanier, near TJryon, and prepare themselves accordingly. GYM SWIMMING POOL CLOSED FOB CLEANING The swimming pool at the Val dese community center was emp tied this week. It will remain three weeks, it was announced. The swimming pool will remain empty while painting is being done and the engineers are work ing on the ventilation system. 6 ____ BACK FROM CALIFORNIA Henry Bertalot and son, Benny, returned Tuesday afternoon after spending sometime during the Christmas holidays with his mo ther in Oakland, California. Burke's Jobless Received $88,161 Over 5,000 Are Covered By Unemployment Compen sation Act A total of 5,535 persons unem ployed here in Burke county were covered by the State Unemploy ment Compensation act, and re ceived $6,316,263.00 in wages in the 18 months period to June 30, 1938, paid by 51 covered employ ers. These employers paid in con tributions to the State unemploy ment fund $130,409.05. This amount paid by the employers of this county was 1.12 per cent of the amount paid by all of the 100 counties, according to figures just released ^from the unemploy ment compensation commission in Raleigh. The unemployed or partially unemployed workers in this coun ty for the first 11 months of 1938, received in unemployment bene fits $88,161.75, which is 1.13 per cent of the benefits paid to all of the unemployed or partially un employed workers in North Car olina during the first 11 months of benefit payments. Christmas Present Proves Disastrous Toy Costs Hobart Ennis Loss of Right Eye On Christ mas Day In Lenoir. A Christmas present to another boy proved a disastrous toy to lit tle Hobart Ennis, small son Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ennis, last Christmas Day. Hobart was playing with his two cousins at his aunt’s, Mrs. Fred Sides’ home in Lenoir when a bee-bee gun, which has been given for Christmas to one of the boys, went off right in his eye. He was taken to Dula’s hospital in Lenoir, where he remained over a week. His mother stayed at his bedside all the time he was in the hospital, and took him home to her apartment in the Ribet build ing late Tuesday afternoon. The boy has completely lost the sight of the right eye. MR. SHORT MOVES TO BUTLER BLDG. James Short, secretary of the Valdese Merchants Association, has moved his offices from the Valdese Printing company to the Butler building this week. Hi will occupy the offices of Formei Mayor A. Leon Butler while Mr. Butler is in Raleigh at the ses sion of the House of Representa tives. PICTURES OF ROSE BOWL GAME HERE Special pictures of the Duke Southern California, game have been rushed here by plane from California studios and will be shown at the Colonial theatre today and tomorrow, it was an nounced. The newsreel shows shots of the important part of the Rose Bowl game. * “ n ^ i S. S. CONVENTION AT ENON CHURCH Catawba River Baptist Group Will Meet Sunday After noon, January 8th. The January meeting of the Catawba River Baptist Associa tional Sunday School convention will be held at Enon Baptist church next Sunday afternoon, January 8th, the program start ing at 2:30 p. m. A special feature of the meet ing will be the demonstration of the Sunday school officers and teachers meeting, which will be given by the Valdese Baptist Sun day school, of which Lee Harris is superintendent. The annual statewide meeting of associational Sunday school of ficers will be held at the First Baptist church in Winston-Sa lem, February 2 and 3. Many officers of the Catawba River as sociation plan to attend. The meeting Sunday at Enon church will be addressed by Rev. Jesse Blalock, of Abbee’s Grove Baptist church, who will choose as his theme “1939 For Evangelism.” Mr. Blalock has just recently moved into the association, and this will be his first appearance on a program of this kind. Plans for the meeting have been well completed for the meet ing at Enon church, where Rev. J. B. Payne is pastor and Henry M. Haris is superintendent of the Sunday school. JOHN KELLER, 82 TAKEN BY DEATH Retired Farmer Buried Tues day at Walker’s Chapel in County Funerl services for John Keller, well-known 82-year old retired farmer, were held Tuesday after noon at 2:30 o’clock at Walker’s Chapel. Mr. Keller died at his home at Morganton, route 4, late Monday after an illness of four months from heart trouble. A native of Burke county, Mr. Keller was born May 21, 1846. He married Miss Jennie Gross, who preceded him in death. He was a member of Walker’s Chapel. Surviving are two sons, Claud* Keller of Oxford, Raymond Kel ler of Morganton, Route 4, and three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Huff man and Mrs. Frank Carswell of Morganton, Route 4, and Mrs. Sanford Reynolds of Connelly Springs, Route 1. Twenty-nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive. Funeral services were in charge of Rev. Dewey Newton of Vale, assisted by Rev. Seth Ivester. Grandsons served as pallbearer*. J. C. Donnely Is Injured By Auto Suers Lacerations Of Head, And Is Now Recovering Satisfactorily J. C. Donnelly, of Rutherford College, suffered concussion of the brain and lacerations of the head Friday afternoon about 4:30, when he walked out in front of a car driven by Clifford War lick in front of Belk-Broome store in the center of the town. Donnelly was taken to Grace Hospital where he was attended by Dr. Yates Palmer. His condi tion Saturday morning was re ported extra good and he has been able to be around the earlier part of this week. New Year Helps Man Collect Debt The New Year started off very well in the eyes of Fred Ribet, local beer distributor. He said that on New Year’s eve just as the clock was striking twelve and the year 1938 was becom ing a thing of the past he was patiently waiting with all the rest of the world for the change to take place. A man approached him, reached in his pocket, pulled out five dollars and handed it to him saying that he was pay ing him the fiver which he had been owing him for some time. Fred says he knows of no bet ter way for anyone to start off the New Year but emphasizes that he was delighted to be on the receiving end. BOWLING MATCH HERE ONJAN. 14 Bowlers From Four States Will Meet At Valdese Bowlings Alleys The Southeastern Doubles D u c k p i n Bowling tournament under the sponsorship of the Na tional Bowling Congress will be held at the Valdese Recreation alleys on Saturday, January 14, it was announced here. The tournament, which was sponsored here for the first time last year, draws entries from over four states, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. There will be several prizes award ed to the high scorers in the tournament. The prizes will be decided by the number of entries which are received. An entrance fee of $7.50 per pair has been set for each team entering. Each bowler will bowl two three-game blocks, starting at 10 o’clock Sat urday morning. A. M Church, proprietor of the Valdese alleys, is very confident that this will be one of the best bowling exhibitions in this part of the State. An invitation is ex tended to the general public to be present to see these bowlers play. Wafer Department Accounfs increase Valdese Manufacturing Co. Installs City Water In Many Of Its Houses The Valdese water department has been continually adding new accounts to its water line since the filtering plant was installed in January 1938. The town now has 450 accounts on its books according to clerk Frank Pons. This is approximate ly an increase of 100 accounts over last year. It is understood that the Val dese Manufacturing company is going to have city water in all of their houses in the future. The lines have already been extended to many of the company’s houses and has already been connected in about twenty-five of the houses. The extension work is continu ing at a steady pace and officials feel that many more dwellings will be served with city water in the future. GARROU BOYS RETURN TO NEW YORK MONDAY Emmett and Tarzan Garrou left for New York Monday night after spending Christmas weeks here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Garrou of Bienvenue road. Hazel Virginia Epley Is First ”39 Baby Bom Here Lucky Little Girl Arrives In Waldensian Community 7:15 A. M. January 1 At exactly 7:15 o’clock Sunday morning, January 1, 1939, eight pounds of royalty in the name of Her Majesty Hazel Virginia Epley rolled into town to win the Val dese first baby contest with a day to spare over her closest contes tant, a son born to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Long. By virtue of her birth as the first baby born in Valdese in 1939 and strictly complying with the one and only rule of the contest which was sponsored by The Val dese News and a number of local merchants Miss Hazel Virginia is o—— entitled to all the valuable prizes awarded to the winner. She will receive a toilet set from People’s Drug store, a choice selection of baby foods from the Valdese Pood Shoppe, a birthday cake from the Waldensian Bak ing company, a hand-made baby dress from Belk-Broome company, a crib mattress from Poster’s, Inc., and a year’s subscription from The Valdese News. In the future there will be two birthdays on January 1 in the home of the prize winning queen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Epley. Hazel Virginia’s older sis ter, Patsy Louise, was born on January 1, at 3:30 just four years ago. no. a Need Of Rural Fire Truck Is Seen By Valdese Fire Dept. Hurt In Wreck Henry Martinat, who was injur ed last Friday morning when his car turned over on a slippery road about eight miles from Salisbury. MR. H. MARTINAT SUFFERS INJURIES 0 ■■ ■ ! ■■■■ IceCauses Car To Turn Over About Eight Miles From Salisbury A slippery road from Salisbury to Lexington caused Henry Mar tinat, prominent Valdese busi ness man to wreck and completely demolish his car on his way to Greensboro Friday morning, De cember 30, about 8:30 o’clock. Mr. Martinat had covered about half the , distance between Salis bury and Leirington when in try ing to pass a truck on a slippery road, the 193/ Packard Eight he was driving left the road and turned over several times. Minor injuries, cuts and a frac ture of the knee cap was suffered by Mr. Martinat who was taken to a doctor in Lexington by a passing motorist. Mr. Martinat is now home and although he is able to be up and around, he is not able to drive a car, or move his knee very much. His many friends hope he will soon be well and able to get around as usual. Oris M. Starkey Is Hurt Monday Tunnell of Salt Falls On Him, Breaking Jaw And Leg oris m. star Key, an employee oi the Valdese Manufacturing com pany, was painfully injured in the company’s salt room about 2:15 Monday afternoon and was rushed to Grace Hospital in Mor ganton. The salt which is used in dye ing is stored in a room in large quantities and it is understood that a tunnel had been dug into the center of it and as Starkey went in to dig out some more the top caved in on him. He suffer ed a broken jaw bone and a small bone broken in one leg. Four Cars Crash Near Here Sunday Four autos piled up in a smash up at the intersection of High way No. 70 and the Drexel road at 2 o’clock Sunday morning, re sulting in minor injuries to one person. A west-bound car driven by Guy Stevenson of Hickory was involv ed in the first collision with an auto, travelling east, driven by R. E. Page of Drexel. Turner H. Jones of Lenoir, driving a third car, came upon the scene and pulled up to a stop. As he did so, the fourth vehicle, driven by Eph raim Dale of Valdese and ap proaching from the rear struck car No. 3 and knocked it into Page’s auto. This second collision was minor compared with the first, said Sheriff Paul M. Dale. Page, who suffered bruises, was confined yesterday to Grace Hos pital. None of the others required hospital treatment. No charges have been brought in connection with the accident, said the sheriff, \ URGE PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT Local Firemen Are Presented With Checks For Attend ing Fires In 1938 The need in Valdese for a rural fire truck to help serve the suburbs in and around Valdese was stressed at the regular annual banquet of the Valdese volunteer fire department last Friday night at the Castle Cafe. Fire Chief Lee Ribet asked that influence be brought to bear on the members of the boarc^ of county commis sioners to help provide for such a fire truck here in Valdese with one man in charge to answer such calls as came in. Valdese’s fine fire record was reviewed and it was found that in two and a half years the town of Valdese fire loss had not ex ceeded over $5. After a delightful dinner had been enjoyed by the group of firemen, city officials and busi ness men, Francis Garrou, Jr., acting as toastmaster, introduced the guests of the evening, Bonner Lane and Ed Hern of Morganton. Mr. Hern enumerated the im provements that Morganton was undergoing towards helping its firefighting work. Expecting a bigger water supply and better equipment and that a bigger dam in the mountains would also soon be forthcoming. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Yount and Mr. Tripplett of Granite Falls were also introduced. After Dr. Palmer had been call ed upon he gave a few words on the new hospital which will be known as the Valdese General hospital, Toastmaster Francis Garrou presented Fire Chief Lee Ribet with checks for the Val dese firemen for their invaluable services at fires during the past ‘year. Mr. Ribet stated that since the firemen’s annual Santa Claus party had been such a success, that the firemen had in turn de cided to sign their checks and turn them back to the department to help defray the bills for the candy used as gifts to the children during Christmas. Although Dr. Robert Bonner was not present, the department expressed their deep appreciation to him for hav ing turned over his check, as mayor pro tern for the time he served to the fire department. The new Valdese mayor, Dallas Brinkley, was called upon for a few words and he expressed his deep appreciation to the members of the department for their ac tion in donating their checks back for so worthy a cause. Fire Chief Lee Ribet went into detail a little more about the rural fire truck, and stated that one had been bought by Iredell county for Statesville and that it was very successful. Many mem bers expressed their opinion that the subject ought to be brought before the commissioners as soon as possible. CC GYM INSTALLS BLEACHER SEATS Seating Arrangements I s Expected to Care For About 300 Persons Medart folding seats, cabinet style,are being installed at the Valdese community center gym nasium and are expected to be completed today or tomorrow. The seats are being placed along the east side of the gymnasium and are made of highly polished pine wood. They are so set that they can be opened and closed depending on how many of them are needed. It is estimated that the seating arangement will accommodate about 275 people. This is another step forward in the gymnasium’s program of having one of the best equipped gyms in this part of the State. F. PONS ASSUMES POLICE DUTIES Frank Pons has been appoint ed on the Valdese police force and assumes the duties of desk sar geant with headquarters at city hall. Full police authority has been vested in him by town offi cials.
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