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* Bccst Vaidese! Vatch It Grow! Your Local Merchants Deserve Your Support 11 VALDESE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1949 No. 9 r Highland Conference Sportsmanship Winners . ...... 1( Valciese high school's girls' basketball team was the winner of the sportsmanship trophy in |H;d'Iana Conference tournament played February 16-20 in North Wilkesboro. In the picture I |e;t t0 right! are, first row, Jo Passmore, Barbara Coulter, Gilcla Cline, Phyllis Berry, Ruth Rho i Kuv Scruggs. Second row. Mary Lou Lowman, Margaret Duckett. Peggy Joan Perrou, Hilda Hast pec v Hutchins, Lois Holder. Third row: Coach C. B. Honeycutt, Helen Nichols. little Symphony Here In ■Concert On Tuesday Night 3:15 o'clock Tuesday evening. 8. the Noah Carolina Sym ,v Society evil: present the Lit lymphony in a concert at the entary school auditorium, bers of the society are re led to bring their 1949 mem dp cards for admittance. :e cards were mailed out about reeks ago to the members who their membership dues in the ember Symphony drive, r those who do not hold mem tips. single tickets will be on at the door. Student tickets •eh for 60c each; adult tickets >1.20. Children's Concert free concert for the children r-nientary and high school age be given at 2:00 on the after of the eighth. In this con an original composition by a g North Carolinian will be 1 It is "Nocturne”, written ulia Deskins of Greensboro. Deskins, now a junior at Cur iigh school in Greensboro, ? "Nocturne"’ last summer at string Institute held at Wo s College there. It was per ecl at the final concert of the cute for the first time.' iter numbers on the children’s 'am are Intermezzo No. 2 from Opera. "The Jewels of the )nna" by Wolf-Ferrari; Ex s from Mozart's Symphony 0 in G Minor; "On the Trail” Me "Grand Canyon Suite” hofe: Debussy's "Children’s -* Suite”, including the Gol s Cakewalk" and "The Little herd"; "March and Taran ' by Britten; "Parade of the ten Soldiers” by Jessei; and tanan Dance No. 5 by Brahms, line the concert the children larticipore by singing a hymn. 5'° taking part in a musical game. Ice the first of the year, the school children of Valdese have been listening to the music they will hear in the children’s con cert. They have also studied about the composers and learned about | the instruments of the orchestra. ’Sponsored by Music Club The Little Sympnony, which is made up of 22 musicians, as well as the Full North Carolina Sym phony, is partially financed by membership subscriptions through out the state and by an appro priation made by the State Legis lature, both of which make pos sible the free children’s concerts. Mrs. Mildred Shore is chairman of the Symphony committee of the Valdese Music Club, which has sponsored the symphony here for the past four years, and which conducted the annual membership drive here during September. The program for the evening concert has not been made know7n. BRUCTMMONNOW PARACHUTIST IN JAPAN Private Bruce Sigmon, Com pany E, 188th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, recently made his 7th parachute jumps at Lanier Field near Sandai, Japan. Pvt, Sigmon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Sigmon of Valdese. The Carolina tropper joined the Army Feb. 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and completed his basic at Fort Jackson, South Caro lina. Upon his arrival in Japan he volunteered for parachutist duty with the 11th Airborne Division, and received his parachute train ing at the Airborne School sta tioned at Yameto, Japan. Sigmon qualified as parachutist Sept. 1948, and his duty in the | Army is that of a machine gunner in E. Company of the 188th P.I.R. Iembly Of God Congregation To Dedicate New Building Sunday Ult;i Wli! oe a memorable day Valdese Assembly of God '■ That'., me day set aside -Ta ing he congregation's ‘U-cn on the corner of South ana South streets which was e'ted last July. Pastor, the Rev. L. B. Dick '••is mviting representatives a“ c-;’Ji'che.s hr this section ia-c the occasion with his t especially the dedication wi>l be held at 3 -Penal music will be fur A * ,l'ne Mission-aires and ■ -,(i Carr, onor, from the Pm church in Char ne Mission-aires are in lp.ufibLs and singers repre i0 Gonei'al Council of the ‘ ;°caioa in Springfield, Mis »Me Rw. Ml. Can. is a n w'no> before his con t'/"loa Paii Baker’s pro Pom Hollywood. L61 !or tho 3 o’clock ser e v-ii 1° f°r the 7:30 P- m. ^Bnv bf Rev- Andrew Stirl tendemnVN- C’ Strict su S °f Lhe church. underway at ’-unday school and after the regular 11 o ciock wor ship hour, a picnic dinner will be spread. Rev. Mr. Dickson said that movies and still shots will, be taken so the occasion will be long remembered. Representatives from the denomination's churches at Morganton, Asheville, Statesville and Charlotte are expected to be I present. The handsome church, valued at $10,000, is an outgrowth of a mis sion that had its start in the old clubhouse. Since the present pastor came here in 1945, the work has progressed, with the churchsbeing officially organized in 1947. The ! pastor and members have done ■ most of the work on the church which is of cement block construc tion. A central heating plant, hardwood floors, and an auditor ium seating 200 people are other features. Rev. Mr. Dickson is a native of | Charlotte and graduated from the Assembly of God Bible school in Springfield. His wife, whom he met in school and later married, is a native of Seattle, Washington, i and before her marriage was Miss Laura Birkeland. The pastor and his wife live next to the church. SENIORS PICK TITLE OF PLAY FOR THIS YEAR Cast Selected For Annual Play; “Aunt Susie Shoots The Works” At Valdese “Aunt Susie Shoots the Works” l is the title of the play which the seniors at the Francis C-arrou Memorial High School in Valdese have selected for their annus! class play. The mystery-comedy production will be given in the lat ter part of the school term, pro bably in May. The cast, chosen after try-outs last week, is as follows: Aunt Susie Stowe, an eccentric old maid, Nancy Harrison: Joe Herbert, her delightful young niece, Gilda Cline; Scarlet Deane, Joy’s colored maid, Elizabeth Coulter; Laura Dawson, another maid, Florine Mott; Madame Zola, who sees all, knows all and tells nothing, Betty Bravard; Mrs. Edward Dunning, a neighbor, Juanita Sharpe; Portia Lark, a female lawyer, Rosalie Grana; Omar Gi'aves, a successful business man, Edwin Houk La Salle Johnson, his colored servant, Robert Herman; Johnny Rogers, engaged to Joy, M. Z. Honeycutt; Slick Conway, who adds to the mystery, Jackie Erwood. Miss Anita Ghigo, senior class adviser, will direct the play. PRESBYTERIANS TO HOLD BUSINESS MEET SUNDAY i - The congregation of the Wal densian Presbyterian church will hold its annual business meeting Sunday, March 6, for the purpose of electing elders and deacons, dis cussing and adopting the church budget, hearing the treasurer’s re port, and discussing any questions which may be raised. At the close of the morning ses sion, the first ballot will be taken for elders, and the congregation will then adjourn to reconvene at three o’clock in the afternoon. In the afternoon the balloting will continue until the elders and dea cons have been elected. In this afternoon session all the matters pertaining to the church’s budget will be presented for adop tion. Reports will be made by the treasurer, and any questions relative to church pledges will be answered. There will be time in this meeting for anyone to make inquiry concerning any phase of the church’s program. ON DEAN’S LIST Miss Catherine Christian Long (Kitty Long) of Valdese is one of the five North Carolina girls who have been placed on the dean’s list at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia for having attained scholastic honors during the first semester of the current college year. The roster includes approximately 15 per cent of the college’s enrollment. Mrs. Ben Page received a phone call Monday from her son, Pvt. Earl Page, in California, saying that he expected to sail the next day, Tuesday, for Japan. ZONING GROUP STUDIES OTHER CITIES’ PLANS | Zoning Experjt Expected To Visit Valdese For Study Of Proposed Plan. On October 4, 1948, a special committee composed of Aldermen H. J. Garrou, G. R. Cline and i Tude Chester was appointed to I study and investigate city zoning | as carried on in other cities with ! a view to adopting some zoning i regulations for Valdese. The com | mittee was to report its findings i and recommendations to the board j at a later date. Many citizens are interested in | the establishment of zoning laws | which would protect their property j and assure an orderly rather than j haphazard growth of the town. The committee has not since j been heard from. But it is not be ; cause its members have forgotten j the job assigned them. Quite the contrary. The com j mittee started its investigation by ! first requesting George Fletcher, a zoning expert with the North Carolina League of Municipali ties, to come to Valdese and make a srvey of the town. Mr. Fletcher, however, had a full schedule before Christmas and since Christmas has been tied up with matters concerning the municipalities at the state legis lature—such matters as trying to get a portion of the gasoline tax for the towns and cities. The committee has the assur ance that Mr. Fletcher will come I to Valdese at the earliest possible date, and hopes that it will not be too long before a progressive plan of zoning can be adopted in Valdese. SPECIAL EVENT M.E. CHURCH _ | Rev. John Hoyle of Marion To Occupy Pulpit On Sunday Morning. I The Valdese Methodist church j will cbserve Sunday as Commit ! ment Sunday, and each person will | be asked to pledge himself to a I life of sobriety by abstaining from | the use of alcoholic beverages, it I was stated this week by the mini | ster, Rev. M. W. Heckard. Commit ment Sunday is being observed throughout “Methodism”, that is, all Methodist churches. Rev. John Hoyle, Jr., of Marion, district superintendent, will preach at the morning service at 11 o’ clock. County-Wide Revival Rev. E. C. Rozzelle, pastor of Ardmore Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, has been secured to do the preaching at the Valdese Methodist church in the county wide revival in all Methodist churches of the county, beginning Sunday, April 2. One of the outstanding preach | ers in the Western North Carolina Conference, Dr. Rozzelle has held pastorates in the Myers Park church in Charlotte, First church in Lenoir, Main Street in Gastonia, Wesley Memorial in High Point, and also has been district superin tendent in the Thomasville District for one term. CABS WILL OPERATE AT LOT HEAR BANK The Valdese taxicab question, i which has been going on for years, j has resolved itself down to this. All three taxi companies are going to operate from the lot next to the Northwestern Bank. After the board, at its last meet ing, ordered all the taxis to cease operating off the streets after February 15, the Valdese Taxo Company began using a lot at the | corner of Bobo street and Italy Streets, but it too will work from | the main street lot in the near future. SAMUEL HARRIS TOP SHOOTER ON RANGE Marine Private Samuel L. Har I ris, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Har ris of Route Two, Connelly Spring, was one of the top shooters of his platoon when they fired for record on the Parris Island rifle range re cently. Firing sharpshooter with a score of 210, he will receive a three dollar monthly increase in pay. A former student of Valdese High School, Harris enlisted in the Marine Corps on December 28, j 1948, New Attorney I Henry E. Colton, a 1943 graduate of the University of North Caro lina law school and a member of j the state bar association since Au gust, has opened law offices in Valdese and will practice here two days a week. Mr. Colton is also a , graduate of Yale University. TO OPEN LAW ! OFFICE HERE i I Henry Colton of Morganton To Be In Valdese For Two Days Weekly. j Henry E. Colton, Morganton at j torney, has opened a law^ office in | the Tise Building and will be in ! Valdese two days a week, Monday and Thursday, for the purpose of practicing law. He will be in , his Valdese office each Monday j and Thursday from 1:30 p. m. to ! 5 p. m. The young attorney was born I and raised in Nashville, Tenn. He j attended Yale University where he | was graduated in 1942 with a j bachelor of science degree. After ! serving in the Naval Air Corps for , over three years as a pilot, Mr. | Colton entered the University of I North Carolina law school at j Chapel Hill in 1946. In his last | twro years in law school he became ; associate editor of the school’s law I review, an honor accorded for ; high scholarship. He received his i law degree in June, 1948, and pass | ed the state bar examination in | August. | Mr. Colton married the former j Miss Marie Watters of Chapel Hill and they have two daughters, Eliz abeth and Marie. The Coltons re side in Morganton, where they | have leased the Judge Sam J. Er ! vin, Jr., home on Lenoir street, j In Morganton Mr. Colton has j offices in the Ervin Building, the j offices formerly occupied by Judge J Harry L. Riddle, Jr. He opened j his office there in September. | Goes Direct To Subject For Information Patsy Melvin believes that a straight line is the shortest dis tance between two points and acts accordingly. Last Thurday it was Patsy’s turn to discuss the life of a North Caro lina composer for the Norman Cordon Music Club, only Wednes day morning Patsy was still think ing it was the Thursday of next | week. When someone accidentally [ reminded her that the meeting i was the next day, Pat began fran tically searching for information about her composer, who happen ed to be Norman Cordon, j “What’ll I do?” she wailed. “I could call my brother at Chapel j Hill and have him look up some.” Aw, just call Norman Cordon” joked Lucile Williams. “He’s in i Chapel Hill too.” | And so she did. “It was fun,” • she says. REMAINS OF REV. McCALL ENROUTE TO BURKE CO. The cremated remains of the Rev. W. A. McCall, seventy-three, ! who was well known in this section ! throughout his supply work at the j First Baptist church, Valdese, and ■ are due to arrive sometime this | the First Baptist church, Drexel, i week from Seattle, Wash., where he died last week. Burial wil be made at Drexel. Educated at Amherst academy under Dr. R. L. Moore and the late Dr. Logan Patton, Rev. Mr. McCall graduated from Wake For est in 1899. In recent years his work has been in and around Seat tle. Survivors in this area include four sisters. CREDIT BUREAU GOES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD Merchants’ Group Working To Acquaint Firms With Proposed Set-Up. Another step toward the forma tion of a Valdese Merchants As sociation and Credit BZureau was taken this week with the appoint ment of a representative to call on all merchants here to explain the purpose of the organization and to “feel opt" the merchants’ attitude toward the establishment of the proposed office. The representative was secured by the three-man committee com posed of Frank W. Pons, John ! Gardner and Russell Bumgarner j an dis well-qualified through his past experience to take over the management of the local organi zation when and if it is establish j ed. The committee did not think it best to identify the representative | at present since his work here is of an experimntal nature at pre sent. Local merchants are united in (their opinion that Yaidese needs such an organization and it is felt that after the present survey is completed and the various re sponses discussed and analyzed that the time will then be ripe for positive action. The organiza tion would foster and promote | projects to stimulate business here and at the same time, it would serve a most important purpose ! in tightening the credit practices here. Credit references would be exchanged with credit groups in other towns in this area and mer i chants here are confident an im I provement would be noted in the list of delinquent accounts, s The organization would be fin j anced by membership fees and ' dues. The committee does not an j ticipate any financial problem, but ; is more concerned in forming a i useful organization that would ( meet the need now existing here. Lions Take Part In Speech Contest The Lions Clubs of Morganton, Valdese and Drexel will take a leading part this year in cooperat ing with the North Carolina Bank ers’ Association and agricultural extension workers in sponsoring a statewide speaking contest for high school students on an agricultural subject, according to Donald Plas ! ter, Burke county soil conserva ; tionist, with the farm agent’s of fice. | The Burke county contest will take place on Friday, March 11, and will be followed by district contests, with the state contest cli maxing the events. Prizes being offered in the Burke ; county contests by the clubs are as follows: First prize, $25 cash i by the Morganton Lions; second prize, $15 cash by the Valdese Lions club: third prize, $7 50 cash by the Drexel Lions club. Inquiries at the Valdese high school revealed that one student, Juanita Cline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cline, is making plans to enter the contest and that there will possibly be others. Election Change Taking Regular Course Toward Receiving Final Approval Gospel Singer Rev. Alfred Garr, above, will sing at the Dedication services of the Valdese Assembly of God Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mr. Garr, a tenor, was formerly a soloist on the Phil Baker program. CHIROPRACTOR LOCATES HERE Former Guigou Residence To Be Location of Dr. Mar tha Wentz. Dr. Martha Wentz, a recent grad uate of'the Lincoln Chiropractic College of Indianapolis, Indiana, has rented the old 'Guigpu resi dence on East Connelly street, and will begin the practice of chiro practic there in the near future, possibly within the next two weeks. The front part of the building is being attractively redecorated for reception room, office, and clinical space. An oil furnace has recently been installed, and sever al partitions have been changed. Dr. Wentz is now awaiting the arrival of equipment. A native of Findlay, Ohio, Dr. Wentz had classmates from Hick ory at the Lincoln Chiropractic College, and through their influ ence decided to come to North Carolina after completing her col lege work. ALYCE EPLEY IN FOURTH PLACE IN ORATORY Alyce Epley, junior at the Val dese high school, placed fourth in the state finals of. the Lincoln Day oratorical contest held March 12 in Winston-Salem. Donald John son, debate coach at the school, who was present for the contest, said that Miss Epley did a very fine job, and made a splendid showing among the other contest ants. Both first and second place winners were boys. Red Cross Fund Drive Began Here This Week Preparations for the 1949 Red Cross fund campaign yesterday brought announcement of a $5, 556 goal for Burke county and ap pointment of additional key work ers. Hugh E. Bigham, county chair man, said the Burke chapter’s quota calls for $6,144 while the na tional quota is $3,415 to cover the varied activities carried on by the American Red Cross on the na tional level. This means that 64.3 per cent of the $9,556 quota will be retained by the Burke coun ty chapter, with the remaining 35.7 per cent going to the national program. Mr. Bigham and his Valdese co chairman, Haynes Rutherford, have been busy selecting workers for the annual roll call which will be conducted during the month of March. Paul Cash has been appointed chairman for the Mcrganton busi ness district, and his corps of vol unteer workers will be announced later. Other special chairmen in clude: Claud H. Helms, for city employees; Miss Lillian Ross, county offices; Mrs. Vester Clontz, Jr., court house; Jack Winchester, State employees; and Charlie Smith, Federal employees. Named to head the fund cam paign in various professional groups are: Henry Colton, law yers; Dr. Ralph Coffey, dentists; Dr. Ralph Hogshead, physicians; Rev. Charles G. Leavell, clergy. Mr. Bigham said a strong indus trial organizatoin is taking shape, with a number of appointments yet to be made. Chairman by industries are: Conley Mitchell and Joffrey Stro ther, Drexel Furniture company at Drexel; John A. Pons, Garrou, Morganton Full Fashion and Huff man Hosiery Mills; Graham Hoyle, Henredon Furniture Industries; John Berry, Lingerie, Inc.; John H. Justice, Morganton Furniture Company; E. M. Brunson, Morgan ton Weavers; Richard L. Mans field, National Carbon Company; J. Marshall Gayle, Ross Fabrics and Duff Looms; W. Price Simp son, Table Rock Furniture Com pany; J. W. (Aggie) Beach, Beach Manufacturing Company; Tellis Bumgarner, Drexel Knitting Mills; Mrs. H. L. Connelly, education building; W. K. Keeter, North Car olina School for the Deaf. ENACTMENT EXPECTED IN SHORT TIME Town Board Expected To Call For Municipal Election At April 4 Meeting. Nobody knows for sure just yet what kind of an election Valdese is going to have in May. Nobody knows, that is, whether the voters wrill vote part of their aldermen in for four years on a new staggered election plan, or whether the old system of electing a complete new board every two years w’ill be fol lowed. But everybody is almost certain. For the legislative procedure that remains to be accomplished in Ra leigh is little more than a matter of form. Bill No. HB 420, introduced by Representative O. Lee Horton on February 17, on the matter of Val dese elections has had the follow ing history in the state capitol: February 22, reported favor bly by House committee; February 23, passed 2nd and 3rd readings in House; February 24, received in Sen ate; sent to committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. And there the case rested as of Saturday, but even now the bill may be fully approved, for there is no reason that anyone can think of the Senate’s turning the bill down, since similar bills have been approved for many towns. The Valdese town board will call the election at its April meet ing on Monday, April 4, which date leaves ample time for the books to be open. Another Burke county bill before the House in Raleigh is “To trans fer certain assets to the general fund of Burke County”. It provides that collection of taxes more than two years delinquent shall be paid into the general fund. This bill has been referred to the house committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. HERE ROTARY PRESIDENT Dick Ribet, C. C. Long, J. M. Ramsay, Jr., Louis Deaton and Rev. M. M. Summey attended the Asheville Rotary meeting last Thursday at which Angus Mitchell of Austrailia, president of Rotary International, was the speaker. This Week In Valdese Thursday, March 3 3:30 p. m.—Girl Scout Troop No. 13 will meet at the home of Miss Sue Searcy. 6:45 p. m.—The Lions Club will meet at the Pilot Cafeteria. 7:30 p. m. — The Sans Souci Bridge Club ■will meet with Mrs. Clinton Brown. Friday, March 4 7:45 p. m.—Class A high school basketball tournament opens at the Valdese Community Center. —o— Saturday, March 5 8 p. m.—Class A high school basketball tournament at Com munity Center. -0-!— Sunday, March 6 11 a. m.—Worship services at all churches. 3 p. m.—Dedication of Assem bly of God church. 3 p. m.—Annual business meet ing of the Waldensian Presbyter ian church. —0— Monday, March 7 7:15 p. m.—The Town Board will meet at the city hall. 7:30 p. m.—The Lottie Moon, Lettie Hamlet and Mary Grisette circles of the First Baptist church will have meetings in the homes. 7:30 p. m. — Lovelady Chapter No. 147, O. E. S., will meet in the Masonic Hall. Tuesday, March 8 12:30 p. m.—The Rotary Club will meet at the Pilot Cafeteria. 7 p. m. — The Daughters of America will meet in the Junior Order Hall.
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