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Boost Valdese! V'cjtch It Grow! Your Local Merchants Deserve Your Support VALDESE. N. C„ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1949 No. 7 [USEUM ROOM (OW HOLDS 95 NEW ARTICLES istorical Committee Re ,,orts On Progress Being >Iadc On Collection 05 articles receiv ed thus f?.i rhe Historical Committee of the aldensian Presbyterian church Valde<e have been placed in a iall museum room in the church lri haVe been catalogued m four v-nrwes—English, French, Ita f and the patois of the Wal nsian valleys. a Grill recorder for the com tee 1 catalogued the articles, rltin, m the four tongues the Le of the article, together with ic date of its presentation, the ime 0{ the donor, history, and ace of use of the article. At the meeting of the committee ednesdav. February 9. at the )me of Henry Martinat of Fine urr the completion c<f the small iom where the collection is now , display was reported. An at aCtive sign has been placed on [e door, enlargements of two duable pictures have been fram I and an antique cabinet has ien repaired. Havinig heard the reports with ithusiasm, the committee ex ■essed. in the name of the lurch, its thanks to all who hat e id a part in the work. Each member of the committee as given a special duty to per ,mi"and asked to report at the >xt meeting. An interesting dis ission on the details of the au lentic Waldensian costume was Mrs. J. P- Rostan and Mrs. Aldo artinat were welcomed as new ember of the committee. Others resent were Mrs. L. P. Guigou, ie chairman; Mrs. Ben Pons, is. J. D. Guigou. Mrs. Ed Micol, r. Grill and Mr. Martinat. Mrs. . F. Garrou, John Pascal and ete Meytre were unable to be pre :nt. A pleasant evening was spent jth the genial host who, assisted v his daughters, served refresh lents during the evening. IREXEL PLANS IEW MILL BLDG. onovcr Firm Is Awarded Contract By Furniture Company Last Week The Herman Sipe Company of onover has been awarded a con act to build new, one-story rough id mill for the Drexel Furniture ompany at Drexel. Bids for the e\v structure were opened Wed esday at which time the Conover rm's figure was found to be low. While no exact ngures have been lade available on the cost of the ructure. it was understood some me ago when Drexel planned a tajor expansion program that ie total cost of the whole pro ram would exceed $1,000,000. his rough end mill is referred to Drexel officials as the fourth ep in the expansion plan. The first step in the expansion as the dry kiln, finished in 1947. econd was the office and ware ouse building. The third phase as the steam heating power iant. Replacement and expansion f the present production plant is Kpected to be the fifth project, designed by Architect Henry 'en Gaines of Asheville, plans j1'lhe rough end mill call for a i0 x 100-foot structure of brick, mcrete and steel which will be 3cied to the plant's machine michng forming a L-shaped de The building will have 18, m square feet of floor space. A company official said that in ",1Uon to the general contract, ^ s would also be received for 'aring, plumbing and wiring oi *e .building. Dave- Steel Company of Ashe 16 'nas ^ready been awarded the lllract for the structural steel. 'lUSTMENTS IN ARMY ^ reopened recently listmcnts in the United States '■ Were reopened as of Tu?s aneic n3”"5 announced by S/Sgt. 3nccf . aicy> tocal recruiter sta e Mn,11 U‘e army trailer next to tej.p... Uanion Post office. Those cniirir)0 are urged to contact the tor*at uk eai'iie5t star to meet E tady, Chapter No. 147 l Monday )pt - 7y evening at 7:30 1 the Masonic Hall, Reunited After 45 Years Mrs. Madeline Squillario, left, and her brother, John Steven Ros- i ;tan of Chicago, were reunited last week after 45 years, not having j seen each other since they were in Praly, Italy. Mr. Rostan came to America five years before his sister, moved on to Chicago before | she arrived. This is his first visit to Valdese. J. D. Rostan, right, | another brother, who also lives in Valdese, saw his brother 19 years j ago in Chicago.—(Valdese News Staff Photo). Gold Medal Basketball Tourney In Full Swing - . I Girls’ Division of Tournament Now In Progress With ; Finals Scheduled For Saturday Night; First Round Games Bring Many Thrills. 1 The girls’ division of the 11th ! Annual Gold Medal Tournament I is going full blast this week at the ; Valdese Community Center, with j the finals scheduled for Saturday i night at 8:30 o'clock, preceded by ! t h e consolation championship game at 7:30 o’clock. As the girls are deciding champions Sat urday, the boys will be starting their scrap for honors^, the first of four games being slated at 2 p. m. Saturday. ; Most of the favorites have come through successfully in the girls' ! competition thus far, with the ex ception of the Morganton girls i who dropped a 22-15 decision to 1 an underdog Maiden sextet. Ban oak of Catawba, one of the favored j teams, licked Kings Creek, 52-30, as Sue Propst tossed ifi 40 points to establish her as the leading scorer to date. North Brook and Lm colnton, two favorites from Lin coln county, came through as ex pected in first round games. North Brook tripled the score on Tay lorsville, 36-12, and Lincolnton routed George Hildebrand, 55-9. The Lincolnton girls are defending champions and thus far, look like the team to beat again this year. First round games for the most ! part were one-sided, with the Val j dese-Grover game being a notable i ; exception. Grover was favored in j pre-game dope, but the scrappy j Valdese maidens fought their way | to a thrilling 27-26 victory, earn- j ing the-right to meet Banoak Tuesday night. Drexel also copped a tight match from Glenwood by a 25-23 count. The results of opening round (Continued on page two) Catawba River Baptist Pastors Now In Session Dr. Bruce Benton, former editor i of the Louisiana state Baptist pa per .teacher of Bible at Wake For est College, and a noted minister, j is teaching a course in New Testa ment at the Catawba River pas tors’ revival which is being held this week in the educational build ing of the First Baptist church in Morganton. ✓ Now retired and living in Rock ingham, Dr. Benton was before his retirement pastor of the First Bap tist church of Rockingham. He is also a former pastor of the First Baptist church of Shreveport, i Louisiana. The pastors’ revival, or preach ers’ school, as it is also called, be gan Monday and will continue through Friday, convening each morning at ten o’clock and ad journing at three o’clock in the afternoon. Two inspirational messages are delivered each day, with three field secretaries 01 tne JNortn caruima Baptist convention scheduled for the first three days, as follows: j Monday, Dr. Earl Bradley of Ral eigh; Tuesday, Dr. E. L. Spivey of Charlotte; Wednesday, J. C. Pipes j of Asheville. Dr. Benton will deliver the two messages on Thursday, in the ab sence of Dr. John A. Shepard, for mer professor of Greek and New Testament at the New Orleans Seminary, who was unable to come.: Friday’s speaker will be Dr. Zeno ! Wall, superintendent of the Mills Home, Baptist orphanage at Thomasville, and former pastor of the First Baptist church of Shel by. Ministers <5f the Catawba River Baptist Association are conducting j the devotionals each morning through Thursday. They are Rev. Willford Ramsey, Monday; Rev. Paul Wilson, Tuesday; Rev. Clif (Continued on page two) Town Officials Seek Cooperation Of All Residents In Collection Of Garbage Assistant City Manager Dewey Whisnant has requested that all paper and garbage be placed in i trash cans and not placed on the ground, or burned on the ground, | in the downtown business district. The city truck makes daily pick ups of trash in the business dis trict. Therefore, it is believed that it should not be necessary for the trash to be placed on the ground for burning. Every effort is being made by the sanitary department to keep ) the town clean and attractive, and I the blowing of trash from burning I heaps has caused an unseemly i clutter in some instances. Since trash is now being collected daily, most concerns will not have to burn their trash. Mr. Whisnant also wishes to re mind the people that burning trash cannot be collected, and that if there is any fire in trash cans, that can will be bypassed by the garbage truck. This applies to collections in the residential as well as in the business districts. Knowing that citizens are anx ious to cooperate in making Val dese one of the cleanest towns in this section, the officials are. sure that when this matter of scatter ed trash is called to the attention of the people, the matter will be cleared up in short order. JURORS PICKED FOR FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT Superior Court To Convene In Morganton Next Mon day Morning. The following Burke county res idents have been picked to serve as jurors during the February term of Superior court which con venes in Morganton next Monday, February 21: » Henry P. Rich, Edgewood Ave., Morganton; Scott Buff, Valdese; C. L. Ledford, Rt. 2, Morganton; Loy J. Berry, Icard; Fred T. Poteat, Rt. 1, Morganton; John H. Reep, Rt. 1, Morganton; Russell W. Pless, 108 Regan St., Morganton; Marshall M. Wilson, Rt. 3, Box 229, Hickory; S. P. Brittain, Rt. 4, Morganton; Emory A. Miller, Rt. 3, Morganton; Joe Baker, Rt. 1, Morganton; Willard R. Mullis, Walker St., Morganton. Joe A. Causby, Rt. 3, Morgan ton; Curtis Weatherman, Jonas Ridge; Olin Franklin, Jonas Ridge; Frank M. Mull, Rt. 4, Morgan-1 ton; W. A. Branch, 102 Burkemont Ave., Morganton; Jerome L. Whis enant, 306 Randolph St., Morgan ton; G. W. Vanhorn, Valdese; John Abee, Rt. 1, Connelly Springs; Lynn Baird, Valdese; John C. Ramsey, Drexel. Luther Bollinger, Rt. 1, Mor ganton; Ralph J. Harbison, 507 Lenoir St., Morganton; W. G. Ho gan, Valdese Ave., Morganton; Fred Garland Mull, Rt. 1, Mor ganton; Alben T. Seitz, Rt. 3, Morganton; Vernon Golightly, Morganton; Oscar S. Pascal, Rt. 2, Morganton; Edison Lindsay, Rt. 1, Valdese; Edgar T. Berry, Icard; (Continued on page two) MAN IS HELD FOR SHOOTING Cleveland County Man Shot In Head During Affray Last Sunday. Pearly Sigmon of Cleveland county lay near death yesterday in a Lincolnton hospital, two .38 pistol wounds in his head, said to have been inflicted by Lee Swink of Burke county Sunday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. Burke County Sheriff Deputies Caleb Hoyle, Oscar Pascal and Harry Feimster who investigated with Patrolman John O’Kelly, re ported the following information on the incident: Sigmon, about 30 years old, had come into the filling station ope rated by Mr. and Mrs. Swink on highway 18 late Sunday afternoon in a drunken condition. He be come disorderly and when asked to leave by Mrs. Swink, he slapped her down with the back of his hand. Mr. Swink then attempted to force him out of the station, but Sigmon became more comba tive than ever, beating Swink with his fists. Swink had picked up a .38 revolver and fired twice, the bullets hitting Sigmon in the temple and just above the mouth. A report from the Lincolnton hospital said that the wounded man had a slim chance of recovery. Swink is being held in jail here pending the outcome of Sigmon’s condition. No bond had been set as of Monday. Little Symphony To Present Two Valdese Concerts The Little Symphony of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra will appear in Valdese on March 8, giving two concerts at the school auditorium under the sponsorship of the Valdese Music Club. A free concert for children will be given in the afternoon, and an adult concert will be presented i nthe evening. Members of the Symphony so ciety received their membership cards through the mail last week, rhe membership card entitles the bearer to attend any of the con certs of both the Little and the full symphony, wherever they may be given. So far, 72 concerts have been scheduled for this year, the symphony's fourth annual tour. BURKE YOUTH FELLOWSHIP MEETING HELD Good Attendance Is Noted At Sub-District Meeting In Valdese. The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Valdese Baptist church was host to the Burke county sub district Thursday night, and had charge of the program which was attended by approximately 180 young people from 13 churches. “Crown >.iim With Many Crowns”, played as a piano-organ duet by Miss Clara Watkins and Mrs. Harold LaFevers, opened the program. A musical reading, “Thy Will Be Done”, was given by Miss Betty Goins. Miss Lucile Wil liams sang “I Talked With God Last Night”. Reece Scull was the main speak er, using as his topic “How Shall We Choose Life’s Way?” ' Under the direction of Mrs. LaFevers, the junior choir sang “Take My Life and Let It Be”. Mellie Jean Bernard, president, conducted the business meeting. At the close of the business ses sion, a recreation period was held in the church hut and refresh ments were served. The entertain ment and games were planned by Mrs.' Ivey Griffin and Miss Billie Pons. CHINA MISSIONARY AT CONNELLY SPRINGS SUN. A returned missionary from China will speak at the People’s Methodist church of Connelly Springs Sunday in special services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The speaker is Miss Mary Maness. Rev. Lester Allman, pastor of the church, also announces that his radio program, “Light Under Spiritual Guidance,” will be broadcast from 7:30 a. m. to 8 a. m., Sunday morning from Home voice, Hickory, 630 on the radio dial, beginning March 6. OPEN CONOVER STORE The Men’s Shop, Inc., is open ing a store in Conover. To be operated under the management of Frankie W. Pons and Edward Pascal who run the Men’s Shop of Valdese, the store will carry vir tually the same lines of merchan dise as the Valdese store. Rodent Control Drive Planned For County A county wide rat control cam paign will get Underway in Burke county within the next few days and farmers, business houses, in-, dustrial plants and others are be ing asked to lend hteir full cooper ation to the drive, it was announc ed from the office of R. L. Sloan, Burke county farm agent, this week. W. D. Robinson, assistant county agent, will handle details of the campaign and will be avail able for advice and assistance whenever possible. Red squill, a poison which is not injurious to animals, fowls nor humans, will be used in the ef forts to cut down loss and damage A convenient order blank for requesting the poison may be found on page four of this issue of The Valdese News. caused by rats in the county, Mr. Robinson said. The poison will be obtained through the U. S. Fisii and Wildlife Service at actual cost to the user. Mr. Robinson pointed cut that the smaller package is sufficient for the small farm or home and that the three-pound package should take care of the larger farms. He said, however, that large industrial plants may wish to con tact his office to request an esti mate on the amount needed and that they would be glad to ren der this service. , Must Be Countywide The campaign, Mr. Robinson said, must be carried out on a countywide basis to include all towns and communities as well as the farms in order to be a suc cess. “We do not hope to eradicate all rats,” he said, “but do expect to bring them under some measure of control and cut down on the tremendous losses incurred yearly by farmers, stores and business houses.” Requests for the rat poison must be in the hands of the county farm agent not later than March 12. De liveries will be made to the buyer on March 22 and 23, Mr. Robin son said. VALDESE SITE OF REGIONAL BASKET MEET One Of Four Basketball Re gional Tournaments Here March 4-5. The Valdese Community Center j has been selected as the site for I one of four regional basketball! tournaments for Class A high schools, it has been announced in Chapel Hill by L. J. Perry, execu tive secretary of the North Caro lina High School Athletic Associa tion. The Valdese tournament, along with other tourneys at Wake For est, Fayetteville and Winston Salem, will be staged on March 4-5. Winners will be eligible to compete in the State High School Class A Championships scheduled for March 10, 11 and 12 in the Luke indoor stadium at Durham. In the Valdese tournament the two top teams of the Western Conference and the winners of, the district w'est of Asheville will | | compete, Perry stated. Selection | of these teams await the final out come of their respective loop standings, which will be determin ed. in the next few weeks. * » SCULL LEGION MEET SPEAKER Local Legionnaires Present At Banquet For Legion Post Officers In Raleigh. Reese Scull, commander of the Valdese post of the American Le gion, was speaker at the banquet of Legion post officers of North Carolina, held Monday night at the Sheraton Hotel in High Point. Present at the banquet and other meetings were Perry Brown, national commander of the Legion and Mrs. Hubert Goode, national president of the Legion Auxiliary. Fred Ribet, attended the meet ing as district commander of the 29 district, Mrs. Fred Ribet, as president o fthe Valdese Legion auxiliary, and Steve Rostan as adjutant of the local post. Jay Spencer, Ernest Chapman, and Sterling Cline also attended the convention which opened Sun day morning and continued through Monday night, the ban quet bringing it to a close. i VALUtjt NKm NLti PAPERS FOR CHARTER The following certificates of in corporation were filled Tuesday in the office of Secretary of State Thad Eure. Sunbeam Bakers, Inc., Valdese, a general bakery business. Author ized capital stock $1,000, subscrib ed stock $30 by Davis Stolzar, Jer | ome Greene ,both of New York, and J. P. Rostan, Sr., of Valdese. Parker-Renfroe Knitting Mills, j Inc., Hickory, to deal in textile I products. Authorized capital stock | $100,000 subscribed stock $400 by j John Renfroe, H. D. Boyles and Albert Allran, all of Hickory. MOTHER OF MRS. ANNIE J. COLE DIED FRIDAY Mrs. Annie J. Cole, mother of Mrs. C. R. Smith of Valdese, died Friday, February 11, at 2 a. m. at the home of her youngest son, Leo Cole, in Raleigh. Funeral ser vices were held at the Norman Presbyterian church in Norman at 2 p. m., Sunday, with the pastor of the church in charge. Survivors are four sons, Lacy and Maness of Norman, Hoyle of High Point, Leo of Raleigh; three daughters, Mrs. Hattie Rey nolds of Norman, Mrs. Smith of Valdese, Mrs. Ruby Davis of High Point; 30 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. i Hanes Rutherford WO! Serve As Co-Chairman Of Red Cross Campaign 0 Featured Marine Pvt. Samuel L. Harris, above, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Harris of Connelly Springs, was recently featured in the “Boot In quires" column of this post’s week ly newspaper, “Boot”. The column is devoted to sports, current events, and questions of interest to the personnel of this station. Harris, a graduate of Valdese high school, enlisted in the Ma rine Corps on December 28, 1948 and is currently undergoing re cruit training with platoon One here at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. CHURCH OF GOD HAS REVIVAL Native Of Italy Conducting Special Services At Valdese Church. Revival services are being con ducted this week'and next at the Valdese Church of God by Rev. Prank Petrucelli, a converted Ca tholic. Rev. Petrucelli, who was born near Cassino, Italy, came to North Carolina about 10 years ago from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is now pastor of Church of God in Kings Mountain. At one of the services, the evan gelist will tell the audience about the battle of Cassino during the last war and why so many men lost their lives in the battle. The public is invited to attend the services, which begin each evening at 7 o’clock and include special music. Rev. G. H. Groom is pastor of the church. WILL OFFER AID IN FILING INCOME TAX Persons in Valdese needing as sistance with their state income tax returns should circle the date of Monday, March 7, on their cal endars. On that day, C. L. Tal lent, deputy collector, and S. J. Peterson, field auditor, will be at the city hall to assist tax filers with their returns. This is the only day Valdese residents will have an opportunity to get this aid since Mr. Tallent and Mr. j Peterson have a full schedule be- j tween now and March 15. PATTON TO SPEAK AT VALDESE P.-T. A. MEET Principal speaker at the Par ent-Teacher Association meeting Thursday evening will be R. L. Patton, superintendent of Burke county schools. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. The high school glee club, under the direction of Robert Gorley, will have charge of the musical part of the program. Thursday Is 101st Anniversary Granting Waldenses' Edict Of Emancipation Tomorrow, Thursday, February 11, the bell in the tower of the Waldensian Presbyterian church will toll every hour to remind the people of the granting of the Edict of Emancipation to the Waldenses 101 years ago on ano ther February 17. ,The tolling of the bell will call to prayer not only the Waldenses, but all people who are mindful of their precious heritage of freedom, bought with the sacrifice of their foremears. By the Edict of Emancipation, granted by Emperor Charles Al- ; bert, the Waldenses in Italy re ceived civil and religious freedom after many centuries of per- j secution and suffering. The Wal- j densian Presbyterian church in; Valdese has called for a day of prayer in commemoration of the event. On this February 17th of 1949. \ which is the 5th anniversary of ‘ the church’s dedication, the peo ple of the church are being called to rededication of their lives. The church chimes will be play ed at intervals throughout the day. TO DIRECT FUND RAISING DRIVE IN THIS AREA Appointment of Former May or Of Valdese Hailed As Excellent Choice. Haynes Rutherford, former mayor of Valdese and a prominent figure in the civic affairs of the community, has been appointed co-chairman of the Burke County Red Cross fund campaign. Mr. Rutherford, who will head the annual drive in Valdese. will serve as co-chairman with Hugh Bigham of Morganton who recent ly accepted the county chairman ship, it was announced yesterday by the Burke chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross. An executive of the Waldensian Bakery, Mr. Rutherford will an nounce soon his appointment of various chairmen who will direct the Red Cross membership cam paign. Leaders and assistants will be selected for various divisions— industrial, residential, business district, and others—in order to give every resident in the Valdes© area an opportunity to become a member of the Red Cross and to have a part in the program of ac tivities which the widely-known agency carries on. “I am accepting the chairman ship for this area because of my interest in Valdese and in appre ciation of what the Red Cross means to our community,” Mr. Rutherford said. Valdese has al ways gone all-out in its support of Red Cross, having in past years made a record for participation which has received national and state-wide recognition. “The Red Cross has always been able to count on the people of Valdese, and I am sure that the Red Cross program will receive the usual hearty response in the 1949 cam paign,” he said. The 1949 campaign is scheduled to get underway on March 1 when the nation unites in the yearly fund-raising drive to support the (Continued on page two) This Week In Valdese Wednesday, February 17 3 p. m.—The Rutherford College Home Demonstration Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Harold Smith. 6 p. m.—Girls’ basketball tour nament at Community Center. Thursday, February 17 6 p. m.—Girls’ basketball tour nament at Community Center. 6:45 p. m.—The Lions Club will meet at the Pilot Cafeteria. 7:30 p. m. — The Sans Souci Bridge Club will meet at the home . of Miss Lucile Williams. 7:30 p. m.—The Parent-Teach ers Association wil lmeet in the school auditorium. 7:30 p. m. — The Sans Souci Bridge Club will meet with* Miss Lucille Williams. ■—o— Friday, February 18 6 p. m.—Girls’ basketball tour nament at Community Center. Saturday, February 19 2 p. m.—Opening game of Boys’ Gold Medal Basketball Tourna ment at Community Center. 7:30 p. m.—Closing games of girls’ basketball tournament at Community Center. —o— Sunday, February 20 11 a. m.—Worship services at all churches. —0— Monday, February 21 7:30 p. m. — Lovelady Chapter No. 147, O. E. S., will meet at the Masonic Hall. 4 p. m.—Boys’ basketball tour nament at Community Center. Tuesday, February 22 12:30 p. m.—The Rotary Club will meet at the Pilot Cafeteria. 6 p. m.—Boys’ basketball tour nament at Community Center. 7 p. m. — The Daughters of America will meet at the Junior Order Hall.
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