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' ^ -^Tserves one of - » »?5‘thfwestem Patronise Valdese Mer- | j >wns mthe state. Its chants—They offer you payroll is well Quality Goods at Rea muaI Pinion dollars _ _ ver a 11111 sonable Prices. . i'J, jiiitij —----- LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE TOWN” SHOP AT HOME 1. !•_-—--.— __ VALDESE, N. C., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1939 *r„ 1ft fC. Gymnasium To Sponsor Q Basketball Tournament day tourney starts MARCH 1 nual Tournament Will Be L For Non-Conference Schools InJThis Section. Plans are being laid fcr the ♦ annual Valdese Community S r High School Basketball Iment. for non-conference h schools in adjoining coun f which will be held in Valdese March 1, 2. 3, 4, and 6. pi b0ys’ and girls' tournaments be held at the same time, ing 0ne girls’ game and one 5 game alternately. Cups will riven to the winning teams in 1 division. Medals will also riven winning teams and run ,r up teams. The tournament is gcbed to consist of 16 boys ams and 16 girls teams, and will , 0pen only to high schools not aving in a conference in this ction of the state. Letters have been sent to bas eball coaches in the various gh schools, and all entries are pected to be in by the fifteenth February. Invitations to join the tournament have been sent the following: Burke County — Glen Alpine, eo. Hildebran, Drexel and Val i Caldwell County—Granite Palls, udson. Happy Valley, Oak Hill id Collettsville. McDowell County — Old Fort, ebo, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood id North Cove. Catawba County — Startown, herrilTs Ford. Maiden, Banoak, lackburn, Mountain View, Brook ird, Oxford, Ball's Creek, Clare ont, and Catawba. Cleveland County — Fallston, too, Ellenboro and Hollis. An in tation has also been sent to lexanaer high school at Union Ills, Coaches are to be allowed to en i ten girls for their girls’ teams, ad eight boys for their boys’ ams. and each entry’s players mst be under the state eligibil y rule for high schools. The schedule for the tournament as been announced as follows: 8 ams of girls and 8 teams of boys ill play on March 1, and the ime npiber March 2, complet ive first round. The second itmd will be completed on March ■ Play will start at 2 p. m. on ich of these days. March 4 will >mplete the semi-final games, ^rting at 6 p. m. The finals will splayed on March 6, girls’ game wtin gat 7:30 and boys to fol ii, lira usual competition for foul Wing will be held between M’es of the first round. lores Will Close In Summer Merchants Association Plans Closing Hours In and August. Jjldese stores will close on ii_ oesdays during the months of and August from l p m 0n, toj. decided Monday at the ^ g °f the Valdese Merchants Jtion which was held at the building. ^ local merchants decided on ovto. °n,so as to give their em urine lttle more free time i !,summer months and on ti.0. them a little diversion ^ their work. .toS? discussion was held ose at 7her,the stores ought to tots hnf °'clock on Saturday itii a f„, action was deferred jjea uture date. group instructed their sec auator h I?es Short, to notify ntative a 'THat°her and Repre 011 the Leon Butler to sane er? °fr°ad *•«for tort it Und and have them Ihe Nivesat p°t1ified their repre *aies taY A Raleigh to insist on ^ saMn»n,ual1. interstate om 1 ^trayin/ 5lat this would help ? ^the attfcnded meeting *as L / meeting of the _^Jor March 6. ARE BORN Sd Palp ^larence Abee are Sere b?ts of twi* babys, ^ 4th. b n Saturday, Feb i_______ C. C/s Weekly Cage Schedule The community center cage teams announce that they play North Wilkesboro boys at the gym tonight at 8 o’clock. Tomorrow night the C. C.’s meet Kannapolis and Saturday night the Valdese boys and iirls meet the Canton boys’ and girls’ teams at the gym. A round and square dance will follow the games Saturday night. FRENCH SERVICES AT CHURCH SUN. Rev. Sylvan S. Poet Will Con duct Services At Walden sian Church in French The entire Waldensian Presby erian church congregation and many visitors turned out en masse last Sunday morning to hear Rev. Sylvan Poet deliver his first ser mon. i The church was well filled and his topic was well chosen. This coming Sunday he will deliver the sermon in French as has been the custom of the church to have French services each second Sun day of the month. Rev. Poet has moved into the manse where he will make his home. He was somewhat late in arriving last week because he drove down from Chicago by car and bad weather and rising of rivers forced him to make a de tour of about a hundred miles. He arrived Saturday night about 8 o’clock. Mrs. Poet had arrived here Sat urday morning from New York, where she had been visiting, and was here waiting when he arrived. Rev. Poet will have an active part on the program of the Parent Teachers Association this after noon when he will be presented in behalf of community activities. School's Library Is Ready For Use The installation of fixtures for the library in the new higl> school are expected to be finished this week and the library probably be ready at the beginning of the week. Books from the old library in the grammar school building were moved over yesterday and put in shelves which are situated on one end of the room. The library has five nice reading tables and makes an excellent place for high school pupils to study: The school has purchased a new set of Americana Encyclopedias which have already arrived and have been set in the library for reference use. The high school library is in bad need of some excellent fiction books and they urge those who can help them provide for it in any way to do so as it will great ly be appreciated. DR. BILLINGS AT PALMER’S CLINIC Dr. G. M. Billings, Morganton physician, has announced that he has established regular hours at which time he will be on duty at Dr. Palmer’s Clinic. He will be in Valdese on Tuesdays and Fri days from 8 to 10:30 in the morn ing and on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 o’clock. Dr. Billings who has recently been appointed eye, ear, nose and throat consultant at Blackwelder hospital in Lenoir will be a mem ber of the regular staff of the new Valdese General hospital. He will be in charge of the eye, ear, nose and throat department. BEN PONS ELECTED ON TOWN BOARD At the regular meeting of the town board Monday night A. F. Garrou tendered his resignation which was accepted by the board. Mr. Garrou now lives out of the city limits and his term has ex pired. The board nominated and elected Ben Pons to succeed Mr. Garrou. tr P.-T. A. TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON Group Will Observe “Foun ders Day” With Elabor ate Program The Valdese Parent-Teachers association has planned an ela borate program for their regular meeting this afternoon at 3:30 to celebrate Founders Day. This anniversary is observed all over by Parent-Teacher organiza tions, and the local chapter has announced the following program for the meeting this afternoon: Song—by P.T.A. Devotional exercises — Topic, “Service.” Introduction and resume of the anniversary of the P.T.A.—by the president, Mrs. Dallas Brinkley. The importance of Founders Day—by Mrs. Marie Griffin. A discussion by Philip Guigou on “The Relationship of the P.T.A. to the community and public schools,” and “What important problems faced by local schools can the P.T.A. help to solve.” In commemoration of Founders iDay, an oak tree will be planted ; on the campus of the new Valdese high school. Vocal rendition of Joyce Kil mer’s poem “Trees” —by Mrs. George Williams, accompanied by Miss Anita Ghigo. Rev. Sylvan S. Poet, new pastor of the Waldensian Presbyterian church, will be presented in be half of community activities. Special birthday offering. Candle lighting exemplification, of all national, state and local P.T.A. workers—by Mrs. A. W. Baker. Song—“Work For The Night Is Closing.” After the program delicious re freshments will be served, and the association urges all past presi dents and members to be present for the occasion. Elevator Contract Is Let By Hospital General Repair Work Being Rushed and Expected To Be Ready April 1st. Authorities for the Valdese General Hospital announced late last week that they have let the contract for the elevator for the new hospital to the Monarch Elevator company of Greensboro. It was reported that work on the hospital is progressing very rapidly and Dr. Yates Palmer has announced that the hospital may be ready toward the end of March. General repair work is being completed and the furnishing of hospital rooms and living quarters are now being undertaken. It was stated that the hospital has purchased a large quantity of hospital equipment along with an up-to-date X-ray machine. Gym Plans'Canton Day' February 25th Canton “Y” Will Bring Sev eral Teams to Engage In Meet With Local Boys. Final plans are being rushed for “Canton Day” which is scheduled to be held at the Valdese Com munity Center Saturday, Feb ruary 25th. Canton Y will journey to Val dese that Saturday with bowling, basketball badminton, volley ball and pool teams to engage in a sort of field day with the Valdese Community Center. The center has been organizing teams so as to afford their visitors some stiff competition and all those who have been practising for the various teams are urged to let the desk know what their plans are. The volley ball classes have been more and more numerous each week and it was announced that the equipment for badminton has been received and any in terested are urged to see Charlie Wilson. Bowling schedules for the gym teams has been announced as follows for the coming week. Tonight, February 6th—Pinebur 1 vs Pilot 2. Friday, February Tthi—H o o t Owls vs Outside. Monday, February 13th—Hoot Owls vs Pinebur. • ' Wednesday, February 15 th— Pilot 2 vs Outside. Fashion Extremes Both furs and bathing suits were modeled by society beauties in Boston at the recent fashion show entitled “From Labrador to the South Seas.” Mrs. Edward Hobbs II, Boston socialite, is the model here, Emergency Crop Loans Available Applications Being Received In Morganton For Crop and Seed Loans. Applications for emergency crop and feed loans for 1939 are now being received at Morganton at Squire Earl Franklin’s office on second floor of Lazarus Bros, store building on Tuesday and Thursday of each week by Finis T. Wagoner, field supervisor of the emergency crop and feed loan section of the farm credit admin istrations. The loans will be made, as in the past .only to farmers whose cash requirements are small and who cannot obtain credit from any other source. The money loaned will be limited to the far mer’s immediate and actual cash needs for growing his 1939 crops or for the purchase of feed for livestock. Farmers who can obtain the funds they need from an indi vidual, production credit associa tion, bank, or other concern are not eligible for crop and feed loans from the emergency crop and feed loan section of the farm credit administration. The loans wil lnot be made to standard re habilitation clients whose current needs are provided for by the farm security administration, for merly known as the resettlement administration. As in the past, farmers who ob tain emergency crop and feed loans will give as security a first lien on the crop financed, or a first lien on the livestock to be fed if the money borrowed is to be used to produce or purchase feed for livestock. Where loans are made to ten ants, the landlords, or others hav ing an interest in the crops fi nanced or the livestock to be fed, are required to waive their claims in favor of a lien to the governor of the farm credit administration until the loan is repaid. Checks in payment of approved loans will be mailed from the re gional emergency crop and feed loan office at Columbia, S. C. POWER COMPANY STATIONS MAN HERE E. P. Winkler of the Duke Power company is now stationed in Val dese to render service to the com pany’s customers. Mr. Winkler, before coming to Valdese was con* nected with the Hickory office of the Power company. Winkler, known as a “trouble man” may be reached by calling the Valdese Building & Loan Association, 53-L in daytime and at night he may be reached by calling 119-L. ADMITS SETTING HOUSE ON FIRE 17-Year Old Cook Charged With Theft of Clothes Be fore Igniting Home. Lorene Curtis, 17-year old Wilkes county girl, admitted yes terday that she set fire to the home of Everett (K. O.) Berry near here where she was employ ed as cook after stealing clothes belonging to Mrs. Berry. She pleaded guilty to both charges in a hearing before Mag istrate T. Earl Franklin in Mor ganton and was ordered held under $3,000 bond for the Burke Superior court term which opens February 20. In default of bond she was held in the county jail. Police Officer J. P. Stilwell ar rested the young woman in Hick ory Tuesday night and reported that she had in her possession two suitcases and one box filled with clothes which were identified as the property of Mrs. Berry. The Berry home, one mile east of Valdese, was saved from de struction by fire Tuesday morn ing when Valdese firemen extin guished a blaze that was burning the walls and floor in the corner of a bedroom. Officer Stilwell who conducted the investigation said the Curtis girl, who had been cooking at the Berry home for a number of weeks, admitted setting fire to the house with the intention of burning it down. He said also that two Berry children had been taken to the home of a neighbor while the baby was carried from the building by the cook after the house caught fire. After Miss Curtis, whp will be 18 years old February 26, fail ed to return, an investigation was begun that led to ner apprehen sion in a Hickory hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Berry are employ ed in the Pilot Full Fashioned Hosiery mill here and were at their work when their house was damaged by flames. Within twelve hours after the fire, the young girl was being held in jail and had admitted to both offenses, Officer Stilwell said. The Curtis girl’s home is at Darby in Wilkes county, the of ficer said. TENTH GRADERS HOLD DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT The tenth grade of the Valdese high school is going to have a Valentine Party in the dining room of the elementary school building Friday night at eight o’clock. The party is being sponsored by the tenth grade to help raise I funds for the coming Junior- Sen ior banquet. The guests will be entertained with games and danc ing with music furnished by a ra dio - victorphone. Refreshments will be served. Valdese Scouts Founded Here Seven Years Ago To Hold Social Tomorrow Night The Young People of the Wal densian Presbyterian church will hold a social at the church annex tomorrow night, Friday, February 10. A sincere invitation to at tend is extended to all young members of the church._ BOX SUPPER IS PLANNED SOON Lions Club Will Sponsor Box Supper; Discuss Blind Work In State. Plans for a box supper and a variety of entertainment were dis cussed by the local Lions at their last meeting at the school house Thursday night. The group heard the report of several committees,, among them being the blind committee which reported that in the past year the club had been able to provide glasses for six needy children in our community. Drexel Lions were asked for report in their part of the community and what progress they had made. A report was given by Ed Pons on the State blind commission which was established by Lions clubs in the state and it was stated that the work had grown in such proportions that the personnel of the committee needed to be en larged. It was decided that mem bers urge their Representative A. Leon Butler from Burke county to do all he could* to see that the blind commission’s budget go through when it came up. The report on the Barn dance showed that it was very success ful and after the group had heard a few words from Drs. Lynn and Palmer on the new Valdese Gen eral hospital, Mr. Horton, a sur gical house salesman, who was a guest of the club, stated that Val dese had one of the best setups for a hospital that he had ever seen. Church Conducts Drive For Funds Money Will Be Used To Buy Benches For New Mt. Cal vary Baptist Church Work is progressing rapidly on the new Mt. Calvary Baptist church which is being built in the Crow Hill section and it is expected that the church may be finished by the middle of March, weather permitting. The foundation has been laid and the walls are well above the first story. A special drive is being con ducted by members of the new church to raise funds for the pur chase of benches for the church. The public is urged to make a contribution to help this worthy Uncle Wade Brown Brings Back Mystery Tale From His Home In Columbus County “Uncle” Wade Brown as he is fondly called by his friends young and old around Valdese returned from his home near Whiteville in Columbus county last week with one of the most fantastic tales that has ever been told for the truth in civilized country. “Uncle” Wade is not known as a prevaricator, even his closest set-back cronies, “Pap” Tise and Chief Coffey, will vouch for the veracity of most any statement he makes and he is known far and wide as one of the staunchest supporters of the “say exactly what you think group” so far be it from us to doubt this story which appeared in The Whiteville News Reporter this week. “Is the truth of this story shrouded in mystery? Don’t ask me I’m merely stating the facts that were given me. And here they are: “A man and his wife were com ing from Wilmington a few nights ago, riding in a Tudor sedan. In front of a service station a beau tiful young woman stepped out in front of the oncoming car and signed it down. Then she asked for a ride. “The man’s wife who was in the front seat beside him, opened the door and let the pretty hich-hiker, _ who was dressed in a black coat suit, get into the rear seat. “At Whiteville the couple stop ped to let the girl out, and lo there was no girl in the car with them! The couple turned the car around and sped back to the filling sta tion where they picked the girl up. “At this station they asked the operator if he had seen this girl, dressed in black when she had gotten in their car. The station man replied that he had seen them stop and had seen them open the car door, but that he had not seen anyone get into their car. “The woman and her husband were much alarmed. They a&ed the attendant if he had any idea what it was all about. Whereup on he told them that the young woman they described was killed in an automobile accident two years ago.. “The man's wife promptly fainted, so the story goes, and is said to be in a Wilmington hos pital for nervous shock. “Who the couple was has not been made clear. Neither has the service station been pointed out. In fact the whole story seems to be shrouded in mystery although it spread over this sec tion like wild-fire.” TROOP HAS 24 ACTIVESCOUTS Local Troop Was Founded February 28th, 1932, By Ben Shytle Local Boy Scouts join this week with the thousands of other or ganizations in the nation in ob serving their 29th anniversary,. This month also is the seventh an niversary of the organization of a Boy Scout troop in Valdese. The local troop was formed by Ben Shytle February 28th, 1932, who was then working at the Wal densian Bakery. He is now em ployed in Shelby. Mr. Shytle guided the local scouts for a while then the task was turned over to C. C. Long, and then to Kemp Tunis. Other scout masters of the troop, since its organization, have been Dan Bounous, Mannnig Bills, John Coffey, Rev. G. F. Hood and Reid Suttle. The troop was under the spon sorship of The Chamber of Com merce for a time, till the Lions club took it over and has been acting as its sponsor. The troop has passed through its ranks over 150 scouts in the seven years that it has been or ganized. The troop meets each Monday night at a regular scout cabin on St. Germain street which is don ated for their use by Frank Pascal. Acting on the Boys Scout com mittee for the Lions club are How ard Hawkins, Frank Pascal, O. H. Pons, C. E. Long, Haynes Ru therford, Earl Searcy and J. H. Bounous. The leaders and scouts of the troop are: ' Reid Suttle, scoutmaster; Ed ward Pascal, assistant scoutmas ter; Oteude Killian, junior assist ant, and Donnie Martinat, scribe. Ernest Ribet, leader of Wolf Patrol. Elmo Pascal, leader of Rattle snake patrol. Raymond Squillario, leader of Flying Eagle patrol. Scouts: Raymond Squillario, EarJ Searcy, Jr., Humbert Rostan, Henry Grill, Billy Pascal, Rich ard Pascal, Thomas Farrington, Ernest Ribet, Frank Page, O. H. Pons, Jr., Frank Pons, Cub Jones, Melvin Burns, Wabum Jones, Robert Brinkley, Elmo Pascal, John Sams, Jr., Darold Powell, Fred Ribet, Ralph Walsh, Parks Sherrill, Jr., Silvio Pascal, Joe Hern, Jr., and Roy Sams. High School Seniors Select Superlatives Group Will Be Included In the Annual Being Publish ed by the Beta Club. The Valdese high school Senior class at one of their recent meet ings selected their Senior class superlatives. These superlatives will be included in the annual that is being prepared by the Beta club. The Senior superlatives for this year are: Most Studious—Robert Pascal and Prances Davis, i M6st Athletic—John Moose and Oree Baker. Best Looking—John Moose and Evelyn Drum. Most Dignified—Winifred Gar mon and Florabelle Bright. Most Popular—Johnson Satter white and Elsie Pascal. Best All-Around—Johnson Sat terwhite and Zelda Killian. Cutest — Donnie Martinat and Ruth Alexander. Wittiest—Willie Lail and Ruth Hunter. Most Courteous—Johnson Sat terwhite and Mary Neal Cornwall. Neatest—Joel Dalmas and Lil lian Satterwhite. Senior class officers for this year are: Johnson Satterwhite, president; Frances Davis, vice president; Robert Pascal, secre tary; and Lillian Satterwhite, treasurer. WALDENSIAN CHURCH NEWS ITEMS LISTED The women of the Waldensian church urge all to get their tick ets for the Seventeenth of Febru ary celebration as soon as pos sible. Circle No. 1 of the church will meet Tuesday night, February 14, at the home of Miss Olga Pascal on Bienvenue road.
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