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gUY A SHARE IN AMERICA—BUY DEFENSE STAMPS P LIVE NEUJSPRPER IN P PROGRESSIVE TOWN HAPPY NEW YEAR SUPPORT “RED CROSS DRIVE” Vol. 4 VALDESE, N. C., THURSDAY JANUARY 1, 1942 No. 3 Valdese Workers Making Sed Cross Day” Plans TO WORK A DAY FOR WAR FUND Industrial Workers Volun teer to Work Saturday, an. 10 for Red Cross. Industrial workers here are rallying enthusiastically to a movement to observe Saturday, January 10. as “Red Cross Day in Burke County”, with their wages for that day to be contributed to the American Red Cross war fund. Conceived and organized by the workers themselves, the plan to donate a day’s work was greeted with unrestrained elation by lead ers of the Red Cross war chest drive who declared that the movement, which was spreading yesterday like wildfire, is un equalled in North Carolina. The plan as definitely started yesterday is this: the workers pe titioned the management to oper ate the plants on Saturday, an off-day when they do not normal ly work, with their wages for a five-hour period to be paid at the overtime rate of time and a half, to be turned over to the Red Cross. This is equivalent to seven and one-half hours of work at normal rate of pay. Employees of two industries— the Table Rock company and the Morganton Furniture company— held meetings this week with a hundred per cent pledge to work on January 10, and the manage ment of eight other corporations throughout the county had grant ed requests to operate on “Red Cross Day” to give employees a chance to work as a donation to the S50.000.000 war fund. The Table Rock and Morgan - ton plants, the first to clinch the proposal with a survey, reported that every worker volunteered his services to the Red Cross. Sentiment in favor of the plan was reported among workers of the Morganton Full Fashioned, the Garrou and the Huffman Hosiery mills in Morganton, the Pilot. Waldensian and Blackstone hosiery mills in Valdese; the Drexel Knitting mill in Drexel, the Drexel Furniture company plants in Drexel and Morganton. Officials told Red Cross leaders that although no actual checkup had been made, they had detected sufficient sentiment among work ers to grant their request to operate. H. Preston Pitts and Frank C. Patton, chairmen of the Red Cross campaign, said similar re ports are being received from in dustries throughout the county, both large and small, and predict ed that the “Red Cross Day” will be observed on a scale rarely, if ever, attempted in any county in the country. A giant placard will be placed at the courthouse square and on h will be placed, under the name of the industry for which he works, the name of the worker who has thus contributed a day’s v ork. In addition, each contribu tor will receive a signed card acknowledging the contribution, and a pin. Purely voluntary on the part of the workers, the plan means that hie employees will get their usual Pay checks, contributing to the Ped Ci'Qss only earnings from this extra time. Such a plan, originated by workers is on a scale of liberality au ger than Red Cross leaders had oared to hope, the chairmen de clared. klDI)Y GLASS HOME FOR YULE HOLIDAYS Buddy Glass of Camp Davis, who spent Christmas with his Parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Glass at Icard, visited his sister, Mr. Charles Smith, here last week. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and i'dts. Alex Vinay, Walter Sala and Arthur Garrou were additional dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glass Christmas Day. CHRISTMAS IN TAMPA Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ramsay >P(‘nt Christmas in Tampa, Fla., 'here they visited their son, Ser vant Julius Ramsay, chief armor n his bombing squadron at Mac ^ih Field, army air base. Accom panying them on the trip were heir daughter, Miss Agnes and iawin Williams of Hickory. Ser jeant Ramsay, whose furlough pad been canceled, voted this as the happiest Christmas of his ife. FIRE DESTROYS ELMORE WILSON HOUSE IN ICARD Incendiarism Suspected As Blaze Razes Farmhouse Owned by Rural Policeman Fire which destroyed a barn belonging to Deputy Sheriff El more Wilson a short time before he was shot to death in a raid on a still ten years ago, struck the property again Friday night, raz ing an eight-room house owned by the late deputy’s officer-son, Rural Policeman Wilburn Wil son. Sheriff Dale said the State Bureau of Investigation and the State fire marshal have been notified that the fire appeared to be of criminal origin, but he de clined to make a conjecture as to whether the incendiarists aim ed the blow against the owner, the Burke county rural police man who lives about a mile away, or against the Negro couple who lived in the house but who had left earlier in the day for a visit in Maiden. A crowd estimated at over 1,000 was drawn to the scene of the fire which was visible for miles in the early darkness of Friday night. The Hickory Fire depart ment sent a truck, but the fire fighting apparatus could not get near the house due to traffic con gestion on the rural road leading to the house. The flames had gained such headway that there was little chance of bringing it under con trol by any means of firefighting available in that section, being about three-quarters of a mile north of Highway No. 70 and two miles from Hildebran. Sheriff Dale related the circum Itances regarding the origin of the fire as told to officers. Jake Willis, young white man employ ed at the Berry and Decker gar age on Highway No. 70, between Hildebran and Icard, said he was walking along the road shortly after dark, on his way home. Wil lis said he heard sounds coming from the Wilson farmhouse which resembled the crash of broken windows. Looking in that direc tion he said he saw a small flare of light such, he said, as would be made by the striking of a match, and when he saw a car, resembling a Ford, standing near the home he started toward the house to investigate. A second later he heard the doors of the car slammed two or three times, indicating that it bore several passengers. Imme diately the auto was started in motion and sped, quickly away without lights, coming so near Willis that he was forced to leap to one side to escape being struck. Afraid then to investigate fur ther, Willis said he ran to the home of John Chapman, some 400 yards away, and together they returned to the Wilson house which was then burning briskly. Looking inside, they saw jugs ly ing in the floor in the center of the fire, and flames they said, ap peared to be coming from the mouth of the jugs as well as burning around them. VISIT THEIR SON AT PARRIS ISLAND Mr. and Mrs. Philip Grill visit ed their son, Pfc. John B. Grill, who is stationed with the U. S. Marine Corps at Parris Island, S. C., during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Grill were much im pressed with the morale of the men in service, the ordered acti vities, and the large number of new recruits eager to receive then* allotment of clothing and be assigned to their places. Tak ing the trip with Mr. and Mrs. Grill were their daughter, Miss Gloria, and Miss Louise Wilson of Connelly Springs. SCOUTS CONTINUE TO COLLECT PAPER The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are still collecting paper which will be shipped and used for de fense purposes. Anyone having any to be given for this purpose is asked to call a scout or any of the scout leaders, or Mrs. Ben Krieger, chairman of the local board of the Girl scouts. Only flat papers are desired as crum pled papers take up too much space, it was announced. LOYALTY DRIVE A BIG SUCCESS Presbyterian Church Retains Dr. Fan-ley As Temporary Pastor Until April. The response shown by church members in signing and cooperat | ing in the Church Loyalty cam paign which was recently begun by the Methodist and Presbyter ian church in this community, has been very gratifying it was learned from Dr. Fairley of the Waldensian Presbyterian church. A large number have already signed their cards and pledged themselves to make an honest en deavor to attend at least one service of worship each Sunday during the next three months. Dr. Watson Fairley has been asked to serve as temporary pas tor of the Waldensian Presby | terian ehurch until the first of April, at which time it is hoped that a permanent pastor will be called. It was announped that the | Sacrement of Communion will be celebrated Sunday morning at 11 A.M. It is hoped that every mem ber of the church will be present on the first Sunday of the New Year. A preparatory service for Com munion will be held Friday eve ning at 7 p.m. at which time the session will meet to receive any one who may wish to join the j church. COMMUNITY HAS A QUIET CHRISTMAS One Wreck And One Arrest For Drunkenness Mars Al most Perfect Record. “Christmas in Valdese was the quietest since I have been here”, exclaimed Police Chief J. P. Cof fey, in commenting on the turn of events during the Yule holi days in this community. Automobile accidents were at a minimum, only one accident occurring late Friday afternoon in front of the Mutual Feed Store. A car driven by J. D. Spakes which belonged to Ivey Griffin of Rutherford College, was involved in a fairly serious crash when it was hit by another car driven by Earl Murphy of Valdese. The wreck caused about $100 damage to the Griffin car, and no one was seriously hurt. It was learned later that both drivers had agreed to settle the matter by themselves. One paying for the damage done on the others car. One case of drunkenness Tues day of this week marred the per fect record which would have been chalked up this year. Grov er Rector was arrested late Tues day morning by Chief Coffey for public drunkenness. In comenting over the absence of lawbreakers in this community, it was pointed out that it is over a year since any attempt has been made to burglarize a home or businss establishment in this community. Hope was expressed that Valdese might continue to enjoy this absence of crime in the city limits. VISIT FORT BRAGG OVER THE WEEK-END Mr. and Mrs. Erich Thierfelder and daughter, Nancy, went to Greensboro Friday to spend the week-end with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Price. On Saturday they made a trip to Fort Bragg to take their cousin, Wade Price to Greensboro for the week-end with his parents. They were much impressed with the immensity of Fort Bragg and with the substantial living quar ters for the men in service there. METHODIST WOMEN TO MEET MONDAY The general meeting of the Wo man’s Society of Christian Ser vice of the Methodist church will be held at the church Monday night, January 5, at 7:30 o’clock. A very interesting pledge service has been planned and all mem bers are urged to attend. Visitors will be welcome. VISIT IN CHARLESTON Mr and Mrs. Coren Epley, Miss Lillian Grisette, and Miss Mary Harris were joined by Mr; and Mrs. T. F. Digh and daughter, Martha, 'of Hickory for a trip to Charleston, S. C., Friday. They returned by way of Myrtle Beach and Cheraw, visiting Miss Clare Burch at the latter place. Red Cross Call to Service ' The dramatic poster by James Montgomery Flagg is the first war poster of the new World War. It is an appeal for a $50,000,000 American war relief fr d :o feed, shelter, clothe and give medical aid to American men, w^uien and chL ~ .1 bombed by the enemy. It is an appeal for funds to provide comforts for our American Army and Navy, and for welfare work for our troops at home and abroad, and their families on the home front. President Roosevelt asks you to give. Your dollars will serve humanity. Give through your local Red Cross Chapter. NEWS ITEMS OF HAUSS RIDGE Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thorn burg spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Walsh. Miss Ruth Sigmon from Mount Holly visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Walsh Sunday evening. A group of his friends from Cherryville visited G. A. Hauss Sunday. Mr. Hauss has been on the sick list for several weeks but' is reported to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Walsh and two daughters spent Christ mas in Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walsh and Mr. and Mrs. Ross McKary of Lenoir visited Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Walsh Christmas Day. C. C. Walsh is recovering from a four weeks’ illness. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pons and son of High Point, spent several days last week with Mr. Pons’ mother, Mrs. Harriet Pons. Mrs. Roy Abee was given a sur prise get-together party at her home last Saturday evening when a group of young people affection ately known to her as the old gang “invaded” the home. Mrs. Abee was presented with a lovely blooming plant. During the eve ning games were played and re freshments were served. Those present were Margaret Whisenant, Minnie and Erline Hinkle, Beulah Abee, Peggy and Rita Walsh, Bill Pons, Tom Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Whisenant and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Walsh. WENDELL WILSON WEDS MISS COOKE Sunday afternoon, December 21, Miss Willie Geneva Cooke be came the bride of Wendal T. Wil son of Antwerp, N. Y. in a cere mony at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cooke of Boone. The ceremony was read by the bride’s uncle, Rev. R. L. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist church of Keota Iowa. The bride is a graduate of Ap palachian State Teachers college. She is a teacher in the city schools of Jonesville, N. C. The bridegroom attended St. Law rence university in Canton, N. Y., and he received a degree in phy sical education at Appalachian State Teachers college. He for merly taught in the Valdese school system, then was assistant director of the Valdese Communi ty Center and is now employed as physical director in the Leaks ville-Spray Y.M.CA. unit in the Central Y.M.C.A. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Wilson of Antwerp, N. Y. I DALMAS HOME WINS CONTEST Second Prize Goes to H. Martinat Home; Henry Garrou Home Also Wins. Local residents gave vent to their Christmas feelings with many fine and interesting Christ mas decorations in taking part in the annual Lions club decoration contest. Out of town judges made a tour of the community last Friday night in an effort to judge the best outside lighting decoration. First prize went to the J. P. Dal mas family for their unique and simple lighting decoration. The front of the house had four large red candles which were lit. Above in the middle could be seen a small star, and on one side lights formed the word Noel. Appro priate Christmas music was heard from a recording machine on the other side of the front. The judges awarded second prize to the Henry Martinat home for its brilliant and patriotic dis play of Christmas lights. Third prize went to the Henry J. Gar rou home. The Dalmas home received $10 in Defense Savings Stamps, and The Martinat home was given $5 in Defense Saving Stamps as second prize. Third prize was $3 in Defense Stamps. This makes the second time that the Dalmas home has won a prize in the Christmas light ing contest for the original Chrishtmas lighting effects. ATTEND ROSE BOWL Thirty two people of Valdese left early this morning to witness Jhe Rose Bowl game which will be played today at Durham in the Duke stadium by Duke and Oregon State. HERE FROM CALIFORNIA Andrew Setzer, who is attending the Curtiss-Wright Technical School in Los Angeles, California, is spending the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Setzer. VISIT PARENTS Milton Peyronel, who is a mechanic in the Naval Air Base at Jacksonville, Fla., and wife arrived yesterday evening for a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peyronel. - HERE FOR WEEK-END Mr. and Mrs. Corum G. Berry and family of Wilmington were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Rutherford over the week-end. Additional dinner guests Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berry of Morganton. RAID SURPRISES MOONSHINERS CHRISTMAS EVE Western Burke Distillery Is Destroyed, Halting Yule tide Run. County officers swooping down in a Christmas Eve raid surprised four men who were operating a still in full blast near Snow Hill church in western Burke, arrest ing one man and issuing warrants for three others who escaped afoot. Sheriff Paul M. Dale said a white man booked as Ralph Low man was the only one of the quartet caught at the scene, but that the three others were iden ified when officers closed in on the elaborate distilery plant. A brick furnace of excellent construction was used by the moonshiners who got their water supply from a 60-foot wall, the sheriff said. Approximately 1,000 gallons of beer were being distilled, and ten gallons of liquor had been made when the raiders reached there. Apparently part of the mash had been distilled the day before. In an earlier raid, county offi cers destroyed a still near Lake James, in Linville township, which operators abandoned when a “lookout” fired a warning shot signalling the approach of the raiders. The raiders found they had gotten there near the end of a “run”, for the distillery was still filtering its product, some four or five gallons had dripped through when officers arrived. Apparently 2,500 gallons of beer had been distilled, and the operators were in the act of “sweetening back” when they were surprised. Sheriff Dale expressed the belief that some 80 gallons of liquor had been made and hauled to Ruther ford county to burn a holiday gullet there. LEON B. YERTON JOINS U. S. NAVY Leon B. Yerton, a knitter in the Pilot Pull-Fashioned Hosiery Mill, is one of twenty young men who went Monday to the chief navy recruiting station at Ral eigh as enlistments, spurred by the war, continued at a rapid pace. Col. H. A. Wells, chief recruit ing officer for the Carolinas army district, announced .that 1,037 men were enlisted in the district so far for December, setting a record for the year. Previous record was set in Jan uary, when 949 were enlisted. It also was pointed out that the dis trict has enlisted 833 men since war was declared on December 8. CHRITMAS DINNER GIVEN BY GUIGOU’S Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Guigou en tertained with a Christmas din ner at their home Friday with members of the Guigou families attending. The home was arranged with Yuletide decorations featuring a Christmas tree, reindeer scene on the piano, and various arrange ments of holiday greenery throughout the rooms. Dinner was served from the dining room table which was extended into the living room. Centering the table was an oval of pine cones and greenery lighted with Christ mas candles. Attending tne dinner were Mr. and Mrs. John “Bobo” Garrou, Mrs. Garrou is the mother of Mr. Guigou; Mr. and Mrs. John D. Guigou and daughter, Phyllis; Mrs. Louise Leger, mother of Mrs. John Guigou; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Guigou and children, Catherine and John; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Guigou; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friday, of Hickory; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Capps, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Miss Florence Guigou, of North Wilkesboro, Mesdames Friday and Capps and Miss Gui gou are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Guigou. Guests for the afternoon were Lt. and Mrs. James Long and Miss Versa Frazier, of Knoxville. Lt. Long went on to Fort Bragg, where he is now stationed, while Mrs. Long and Miss Frazier re mained in Valdese for the week end with Mrs. Capps. IS RECOVERING Jenelle Searcy, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Searcy, is recovering satisfactorily in the Valdese General hospital from complications following a case of measles and is expected to be able to return home by the end of the week. Tire Rationing Board Is Named F or V aldese Area DISTRIBUTE 38 CHEER BASKETS FOR CHRISTMAS Pilot Club With AM of Many Other Local Groups Aid Poor in Community. The Pi ot club with aid from other local clubs distributed 38 boxes of clothing, food and toys to needy families Saturday before Christmas. The club wishes to -hank each and everyone who helped make Christmas brighter for these fam ilies and especially the following organizations and business es tablishments: ; The Lions club, Paxent-Teach er association, Chamber of Com merce, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Colonial Theatre, Cdd Colony Players, Music club, Valdese Fire men, Sub-Deb club, Eastern Star, Daughters of America, Valdese High School Band. Also Dolly Hosiery Mills, John Massey Co., The Dress Shoppe, Benlee’s, Belk-Broome, Roses 5 and 10c Store, B & B Market, Waldensian Market, City Market and Grocery Co., Valdese Food Shoppe. The Valdese News and the Valdese High school and Ele mentary school. THIS WEEK’S NEWS FROM R. COLLEGE Rev. J. I. Spinks is having his dwelling remodeled. The addition of sizable columns lends a col onial appearance. Mrs. T. P. Bumgarner who is in charge of the Red Cross drive here urges everyone to contribute generously toward helping Ruth erford College reach its quota in the allotment for Burke County. Teachers and pupils of the Ru therford College school resumed their classroom work on Monday morning after a vacation of more than three weeks cjne to the bursting of the boiler to the heat ing plant. A number of new pu pils were enrolled, it was learned, which balanced the several ab sences caused by the continued prevalence of mumps in the com munity. Principal Wayne Lowman spent most of the enforced va cation here completing work on the lunch room, it was reported. Mr. Lowman is living at the home of Mrs. T. C. Nichols, Miss Vinna Wagner of Hickory and Miss Mildred Costner of Lawndale, teachers in the local school, have returned from thgir respective homes where they spent the holidays and are at home with Mrs. J. B. Holloway where they have an apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Curiis Wall of Hillsboro and Miss Ruby Tolbert of the Rockingham High school faculty were visitors in the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Spinks over the week-end. Mrs. Wall and Miss Tolbert are sisters of Mrs. Spinks. Miss Tolbert re mained here for this week. Miss Virginia Setzer of Valdese spent the week-end here with Miss Betsy Spinks. miss Kena Jones who holds a secretarial position at the Army Air base in Charlotte and Mrs. Annie Jones and Miss Helen Jones of Hickory, spent Christ mas with the families of Loran Koone and Paul Hall. Also guests of the Koones on Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Haynes of Greensboro. Miss Stella Hinsh&w of Char lotte spent the Chri stmas holi days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hinshaw. J. G. Bright whose headquar ters for his work are at Wades boro spent the holidays here with his family. Miss Lochie Stover of Greens boro spent the Christmas holi days here in the home of her fa ther, Rev. J. T. Stover. Sergeant and Mrs. Rayburn Harper and son, Jimmie, were visitors in the home of Sergeant Harper’s father, J. A. Harper, during the holidays. Sgt. Harper is stationed temporarily at New Bern. Walter Pons left last Friday for Rome, N. Y. where he will be in the employ of the U. S. Gov ernment after a few days visit here with relatives*. Mr. Pons formerly held a position with the Duke Power Co., at Burlington. Miss Louise Benfield and J. P. McCLurd were marired in South Carolina on Friday, Doc«mber 26. PICK TRIO FOR EAST BURKE Pons, Benfield and Aderholdt Recommended To Admin ister Restrictions. Members of two tire rationing boards for Burke county to ad minister the government’s rubber restriction program have been nominated by a special committee for appointment by Governor J. M. Broughton. Formal appointment is expect ed to be announced in Raleigh within a few days, and the boards, serving areas coinciding with the territory of the two draft boards, will probably begin their duties January 5 when the tire rationing becomes effective with the reopening of the tire market. Nominated for the Morganton board serving western Burke are: Frank C. Patton, W. I. Davis, and E. D. Alexander. For the Valdese board serving eastern Burke nominees are Ben Pons and J. V. Benfield of Val dese, and Miles Aderholdt of Henry River. The nominations were made at the request of State headquar ters by T. Earl Franklin as chair man of the county defense coun cil, Parks McGimsey as chairman of the board of county commis sioners, and Hal M. Walton as clerk of Superior court. Raleigh dispatches state that the authority of these rationing boards at the outset will be lim ited to tires. In the near future, they may be given additional au thority over gasoline and “the Lord only knows what”, said Theodore S. Johnson, chairman of the State Defense council. An almost complete tire famine is in prospect for the nation’s 32, 000,000-odd motor car owners. The Office of Price Administration cracked down all the way last week in a new rationing program, denying the vitally needed rubber not only to the Sunday pleasure driver, but to taxicabs, travelling salesmen and many commercial truckers. The cut-off of crude rubber from the Far Eastern plantations may easily take millions of auto mobiles—with worn tires—from the streets and rural highways. ENJOY NAVY’S YULE DINNER Henry J. Garrou, who formerly operated the Western Auto As sociate Store here, and who re cently enlisted for service in the United States Navy and was sent to the U. S. Naval Training Sta tion at Norfolk, Va., sent the News a copy of the Christmas Menu, showing how the men at the navy training station there were fed on Christmas Day. Their Christmas Day dinner was as follows: Fruit cup, Celery, Sweet pickles. Roast young turkey, oyster dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, French peas, mashed po tatoes. ' Sliced tomatoes, hearts of let tuce, Mayonnaise dressing. Mincemeat pie, fruit cake, as sorted candy, pistachio ice cream, butter, coffee, rolls. VISIT THEIR SON AT FORT SCRIVEN Mr. and Mrs. Jess Maltba spent two days last week with their son, Grady Maltba, at Port Scriven, Ga. He is a member of the coast artillery there. Taking the trip with Mr. and Mrs. Maltba were their son, Ralph, and daugh ter, Mrs. Lydia Hamby. While there they saw three other Val dese boys in service there, Francis Poe, Ernest Mauglas and George Seagle. PILOT CLUB WILL MEET FRIDAY NIGHT It was anounced early this week that the Valdese Pilot club would hold its regular meeting at the Valdese Community Cen ter this Friday night, January 2, at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to try and make it a point to be present at the meeting. WATCH NIGHT SERVICE A watch night service in the charge of the Young Peoples Di vision was held at the Methodist church last night from 11:30 pm. to 12:Q5 aon. \
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