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Boost Voldese! y^atch It Grow! A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A PROGREyTIVE TOlifN Your Local Merchants Deserve Your Support u VALDESE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1949 No. 25 /s/ew Educational Building For Mt. Calvary 'flflCCJfWWOWKy.; \ — -. - i . bers of the deacon board of the Mt. Calvary Baptist church and the building committee are -n above before the first story of the new educational building which will adjoin the auditorium n in the background. The educational building will be three stories high and, together with the er; plant, is planned to take care of the Sunday school in years to come. Present average attend . nthe Sunday school is more than 200. First row, left to right, are: Howard Warlick, building mittee- Roy Harmon, deacon; Rev. Bertis Fair, pastor; S. R. Hudson, deacon and building com er Frank Lail. deacon; D. W. Barber, deacon and building committee; Bill Berry, deacon and line committee; Marvin Powell, deacon and building committee;, Andrew Skidmore, deacon; Gar McGalliard, deacon; G. R. Cline, chairman of deacons and building committee. Not present for picture were Earl Odom, F. D. Lambert, H. W. Lcwman, G. W. Van Horn and Roy Street, deacons, W W. Lingerfelt, member of the building committee. The building will have 40 rooms, including assembly rooms.—(Photo by Johnson Studio). < Irst Town-Wide Trade went Seen As Successful lie first trade promotional sponsored by the Valdese lchants Association last week ■was declared a success by local lchants who cooperated in the Dollar Days event, he weatner was favorable to event, with the exception of jttle while Thursday morning. ildese Festival |oup May Go Asheville pe Valdese group taking part Ihe Carolina Polk Festival in V Hill on Saturday, June 11, [been invited to participate in pilar festival in Asheville Aug 1-6. Both events are directed lascom Lamar Lunsford. P J°hn Guigou, who had p of the Waldensian program ps and dances, said that the |p will practice the dancing of Tcourenta and the singing of pnsian folk songs each Sat r nisht at the community F invitation has been Rely accepted, she said. F PACKAGES SENT 10 VALLEYS IN ITALY P Waldensian Relief commi | °f the Waldensian Presb 'church of Valdese mailed Fges of clothing to Italy la r Three Waldensian insl |ns in the Piedmont valle I the recipients of the pac I h'ey were the hospital, t | tor the aged and the o • Alio Martinat, chairm fct. committee. said that co I ons of clothing will still T?,reCeived and that Pac I" “1 be mailed as long as t • ee has anything to send E??** can be left at T EL"**8 offlw- where it « llitteeup by a member of t I? Of CALENDARS ls HONS CLUB TOPIC l “,rs of yesterc tFtte topic rjwiwio spoke 1* » Ch,b at F meeur.g Thu I the Pilot Cafete L ^therford 1 1st Z calendars l ai111163 to those some propc “ttrodu %l,Wh0 * Friday and Saturday were ideal shopping day and shoppers took advantage of the pleasant sun shine to tour the local stores. Meters were covered for the three days and motorists ha*d no worries about overparking while they were shopping. Several merchants commented most favorably on the results of Dollar Days. Parks Sherrill, man ager of Belk-Broome said “busi ness was very good and lot of new faces came into our store. The three days were like three big Saturdays.” New Customers Paul Williams of Valdese Jewel ry commented that “business was very good and there were people in our store whom I had never seen before. We were well-pleased with Dollar .Days results.” Russell Bumgarner of Valdese Furniture Company was especially pleased writh his sale of kitchen cabinets. “We sold a carload of them,” he said. Frankie Pons of The Men’s Shop declared that “ollar Days were very successful with us.” John Gardner of Garreen’s went along with other comments, saying that “business was very good.” Other merchants offered similar comments on the success of the sale. Thes pecial subscription offer of The Valdese News added over 100 new subscriptions to the paper. Last week’s big paper reached over 4,000 homes in this area through special distribution methods used by the paper. DREXEL BAPTIST CHURCH Y.P. REVIVAL UNDER WAY The Drexel Baptist church be gan a youth revival Monday with Revi J. C. Mitchell of Morganton and Leonard Rollins of Spindale in charge of the services. Both young men, who graduated in June from Wake Forest College, have had wide experience in conducting youth revivals and are well known in this area. AT NEW YORK SCHOOL Mrs. Ruth Green of Ruth’s Beauty Shop is in New York tak ing a two-weeks course in elec trolysis, hair dyeing and styling. In her absence the shop is open as usual. HOLIDAY NOTICE In order that the staff may have a vacation. The Valdese News will not be published the week of July 4. The paper will be published on the regular publication dates of June 9 and July 13, skipping only July 6. A&D STORE TO GET NEW HOME Will Occupy New Building Adjoining The Valdese Furniture Company The A&D farm store will soon be located in new quarters ad joining the Valdese Furniture Company. In its new building the store will have more display space than at present, and will be con veniently located for people in both ends of town. The erection of the building for the A&D means the further building up of the main street, and a drawing closer together of the east and west Valdese shopping centers into one shopping dis trict. Recent construction of the building occupied by the Duke Power Company and Garreen’s Credit Jewelry was another step in the building up of this gap in Valdese’s shopping district. BOY SCOUTS MAKE HIKE TO TABLE ROCK MTN. Boy Scout Troop 1 of Valdese made an over-night camping trip Saturday to Table Rock. Leaving Valdese Saturday afternoon at two o’clock, they arrived at Table Rock in time to set up camp and take a five mile hike over the side of the mountain before supper. Several of the boys were detailed to make the round trip of a mile for a supply of water. The next morning Sunday school was held on the rock, and followed by another hike before dinner. Several of the boys passed merit badges for cooking while on the trip. Accompanying the scouts were Ed Pong, Victor E. Micol, Ferdin and Ribet, Jr.„ Jim Weir and Dan Bounous, Jr. Boys making the trip were: Dickie Ribet, Johnny Garrou, Herby Garrou, Tommy .Garrou, Franklin Erwood, Douglas Powell, Kenneth Powell, Jimmy Weir, Beaver Robinette, Larry Micol, Vickie Micol, Jr., Gene Glasco, Henry Guigou, Alvin Searcy, Ulys ses Grisette, Roy Cook, Bill Shuf fler, John Thomas Pons, Milton Pons and Paul Weir. PILOT CLUB TO MEET The Pilot Club of Valdese will be entertained Thursday evening by Mrs. Joe Hem and Mrs. T. L. McCarley at a dinner meeting at the home of Mrs. Hern. REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services at the Assembly of God will begin Wednesday evening, June 22, and continue through June 29, with Rev. L. L. Foster of Minerva, Ohio, in charge. STREET FUND FROM STATE ALREADY USED Recent Improvements Made On Highway 70 Took State Apportionment Valdese’s $3,107 apportionment of the street maintenance fund from the State to municipalities for the 1949-50 fiscal year has al ready been spent in the improve ments on Highway 70 within the city limits, according to City Man ager Lee Ribet. The money is spent by the state highway department in improving streets within the city limits of the municipalities roads which lead to county and state roads. The worl^ done in each town is charged against the funds allotted that town. Allocations of the state fund, which this year was $2,500,000, is made on the basis of population, state highway mileage, and high way engineers’ recommendations. Earlier this year, the state high way department pared down the banks of two curves in Valdese— the dangerous “swimming pool” curve and the curve at the old club house in the west end of town— and widened the roads. LOCAL PEOPLE GO TO ANNUAL O.E.S. MEETING Mrs. L. P. Guigou Is Named On Advisory Board Of Masonic Home. Attending the 44th annual ses sion of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina, Order of the East ern Star, in the Memorial Auditor ium. at Raleigh last week were Frederick Ribet, worthy patron, and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, worthy matron, of Lovelady Chapter of Valdese; Mrs. Lillian Guigou, rep resenting the grand jurisdiction of Michigan; and Mrs. Bernice Ribet, who served as page to the state secretary. Both Mrs. Guigou and Mrs. Ribet have served as worthy matron of the Valdese chapter. One of the highlights of the meeting was the report that 18 acres of land have been purchased near Blowing Rock to be used as a camp for the Rainbow Girls. The project was financed largely through the collection of coupons. Among the speakers was Gover nor W. Kerr Scott. In the annual election of officers on Thursday, Valdese was repre sented on the advisory board of the Masonic and O.E.S. Home by the election of Mrs. L. P. Guigou, who also served on the board in 1947-48. First Television ' Aerial Installed By Local Firm Look at the top of the city water tank back of the city hall and you will see a shiny metal spire with groups of fine metal antenna-like cross pieces. Do you know what you are look ing at? It is the aerial for City Radio and Tire Company’s televi sion set, the first to be installed in Valdesf. As late as last Friday, you couldn’l have seen the silvery aerial, for it wasn’t there, having been installed on Saturday. The double cross pieces rotate to pick up stations from different sec tions and are controlled from the store. It takes one minute for a complete revolution. Beams from Charlotte and from Atlanta would require a different setting of the aerial. Fowler, Spencer and McQuire at the City Radio and Tire say that their outfit is completely set up and that they are ready to get Charlotte’s first official program which is scheduled for July 15, and that they hope to pick up the test programs if they can find out when they are to be. GETS SUBSCRIPTION Miss Janet McDonald, valdedic tiorian of the 1949 graduating class of the Valdese High School, has received a year’s subscription to the Reader’s Digest. A year’s subscription is given to high school valedictorians throughout the United States. CORRECTION Omitted from the list of names of those taking part in the Chapel Hill festival were those of Doris Pons and Pauline Ribet. Youth Revival To Begin Sunday GLEN x^'*SEY. JR. The annual Youth Re ,,;val of the Valdese Baptist church will biegfh Sunday with Cecil Thompson and Glen Ramsey, Jr., as speakers. Lee Harris will direct the mu sic during the meeting, f’rayer meeting will begin each night at 7 o’clock and a song service will follow at 7:30 with preaching starting at 8 o’clock. Theme for the services will be “The Way of the Cross Leads Home.’' A visitation program will be held Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock and at the completion of the visiting the group will meet at the church for a prayer service. Recreation has been planned after each night’s service and all young people in this section are especially invited. Older people are invited to attend since the meeting is not limited to young people. WEST POINT CADET SPEAKER AT MISSION Guest speaker at the Sunday evening service of the East Val dese Baptist Mission was A. C. El more of Morganton, a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Special music was furnished by Maxine Morris, Evelyn Newton and Nina Bell Mabe of Morganton. They were accompanied by Ann Berry. For the Training Union assem bly period Larry Joe Micol played a clarinet solo, accompanied at the piano by Ann Berry. The members of the church will meet Saturday afternoon to go visiting and will return to the church for supper and a Training Union business meeting. TRAINING UNION AT VALDESE BAPTIST MISSION The East Valdese Baptist Mis sion is having a Training Union this week, with classes beginning at 7 p. m. Monday through Fri day. Each group is studying the manual. Teaching the adults is Rev. Ed Bennett, of Morganton, moderator of the Catawba River Baptist As sociation. Rev. G. R. Porch of Connelly Springs is teaching the young people and intermediates, and the juniors are being taught by Miss Gilda Rector, a recent graduate of Mars Hill College. The Story Hour is open each evening for small children. SMITHS TO BE GUESTS Rev. and Mrs. Hector Smith of Morganton, Route 2, will be guests at the meeting of the Women of the Waldensian Presbyterian church Monday, June 27, at 7 p. m. Mr. Smith will speak on home missions. The Smiths have been “adopted” by the women of, the local church. _^__: X PAINTING OF SCHOOL BULDINGS UNDERWAY Logan Koone and a crew o; painters are busy these days giving the elementary school a new coal of paint—a coat of much brightei colors. The rooms are being done in light shades of blue, green, graj and yellow. The auditorium wal will be finished in haze gray. * All wainscot, as well as the trirr in all the rooms, will be battleship gray. Ceilings will be White throughout. Mr. Koone, who heads the main tenance crew for the Burke counts board of education, states thal both the elementary biiHding anc the old rooms of the high schoo building will be completely refin ished and ready before schoo opens in September. The school principal requests that parents check with their chil dren to see whether they have lefl at school any coats or raingear When coat racks were cleaned pre paratory to painting, many gar ments were discovered and are stil unclaimed at the elementary build ing. Parents whose children have lefl coats or caps at school are request ed to send for these articles or cal personally for them on any Mon day from July 11 on. MISS EPLEY BACK FROM REGIONAL FHA MEETING Alyce Epley has returned tc Valdese from Memphis, Tenq. where she attended the Southerr Regional meeting of the Future Homemakers of America. She is president of the North Caroling chapter of the organization. * Alyce was full of praise for the meeting. She said she m^t mans new people and that she had £ wonderful time. She has been in vited to speak to a Future Farmer; of America group soon. Last Wednesday, Alyce hac charge of the opening and closing ceremony at the morning session The North Carolina representa tives also presented a skit Iasi Tuesday night. FAIR ROTARY SPEAKER Rev. Bertis Fair, pastor of Mt Calvary Baptist church was the speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Valdese Rotary Club Iasi Tuesday at the Pilot Cafeteria Mr. Fair’s subject was “Men.’ Henry Grill was in charge of the program. WITHDRAW FROM ELECTIOIN The Waldensian Hosiery Mills Inc., were advised by the Nationa Labor Relations board Tuesdaj afternoon, June 14 that the American Federation of Hosierj Workers had withdrawn from the election scheduled at the Wal densian’s Pineburr plant for Wed nesday, June 15. Improving Of Highway 350 Will Mean Much To Tins Section Of County Little Elizabeth Is Back Home For Ten Weeks Elizabeth Parker is home at last. It has been over a year since the four-year-old red haired sprite was there. Last Wednesday she arrived from Warm Springs, Geor gia, and is to stay ten weeks from that day before she goes back to the National Foundation for In fantile Paralysis for a check up and perhaps further treatment. With her came a wheel chair and braces for arms and legs, and a doll in a miniature wheel chair just like hers. The doctors say that she can go for a ride in the car and that she can have company. Dr. and Mrs. Parker have secur ed a housekeeper so that Mrs. Parker can devote her full time to taking care of Elizabeth. BEER AND WINE ELECTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER No Absentee Votes Allowed In Referendum; To Reg ister In August. The Burke County Board of Elections has called a beer and wine election for September 10, | Earl Franklin, the chairman, dis ' closed. * Last January the board called the election for July 16, but due ; to the special roads and schools bond issue election the date had ! to be changed to September 10, as the law prohibits special elec ,tions being held within sixty days of each other. Mr. Franklin explained that the 1 election will be conducted under : the; General Election laws of North Carolina with one exception that there can be no absentee vote. » He said that the registration period will open on August 13, be open on August 20, then dose at sundown on August 27. September 3 will be challenge da^ i In addition to Mr. Franklin the board is composed of N. O. Pitts * bf Glen Alpine and Oliver Keever of Valdese. TEACHERS ARE ENJOYING VARIED VACATION PERIOD Many of the Valdese elementary school teachers are enjoying the comparative quiet of home life dur ing the summer vacation period, according to John L. Johnson, principal. .Some are tutoring pupils who are behind in school work; some are taking trips to see more of the United States; some are mak ing gardens; perhaps one or two are going fishing occasionally. To say the least, “school is out” for teachers as well as for pupils. Classes go on for several, how ever. Miss Dorothy Shupe and Mrs. Rassie G. Baker are attend ing summer school at Lenoir Rhyne College, taking profession , al courses. At Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, Miss » Kathryn Anderson, Mrs. Melissa W: Grill and John L. Johnson are I doing professional work. Others ; may attend the second term of , the summer session. WALDENSIAN MILLS GIVE EMPLOYES PICNIC Approximately 450 people, em ployees of the Waldensian Mills, Incorporated, and their families, attended the annual picnic at Clearwater Beach Saturday. Each family took a picnic bas ket, and the mill furnished the cold drinks, ice cream and enter tainment. HEALTH OFFICE HOLIDAY The Health Department office i in Valdese will be closed Monday, July 4, and will be open again on Monday, July 11. It is regularly open each Monday from 10 a. m. to 12 noon and from 2 p. m. to 4 p.m ,___ A CREWSWORKING HARD TO GET JOB FINISHED More Local Development Is Seen As Result of High way Work. With the hard-surfacing of Highway 350 which leads to Shel by and to Charlotte, Valdese will soon be at «the cross section of two well-traveled highways. The new highway will bring more traffic through Valdese and will acquaint more people with the town. The section of the road on the south side of Mineral Springs mountain has been completed and construction companies are now pouring tar and spreading gravel on the northern section of tha road. A wide, well-graded road, the highway will open up the section south of Valdese, not only for through traffic but for local de velopment. Already one new store, that of Berry and Fowler, has been opened. This particular concern is located at the intersection of the highway and the Hauss Ridge and Abee’s Grove roads. ' In one sense, ,the people of this area have moved nearer to town, for the shorter traveling time brings Valdese and its industries and shopping center more acces sible. Workmen are working against time, even pouring tar on Sun days, to complete the job in hot weather. A steam shovel is removing tha dirt from underneath the rail road at the point of the new un derpass. Already the concreta forms which are to be moved by crane and are to support the rail road have been poured and are lying at the side of the old road. The construction of the under pass for the Southern Railway’s line will not only eliminate what was a dangerous crossing but will straighten out one of the worst kinks in the old road. Until the completion of the hard-surfacing job, the road will be closed at intervals for through traffic. Also to be hard-surfaced is a spur from the highway connecting it with Highway 70 at the Ruther ford college road junction, near the Goodwill Service station. This Week In Valdese Wednesday, June 22 2:30 p. m.—The Home Demon stration Club will meet with Mrs. Ulysses Grisette. 4 p. m.—The WSCS of Ruther ford College will have a study course at the church. 7:30 p. m.—The Les Amis Club will meet with Dr. and Mrs. Miles Hudson. —o— Thursday, June 23 7 j 15 p. m.—High Peak Council No. 355, Jr. O. U. A. M., will meet at the Junior Order Hall. 6:30 p. m.—The Pilot Club will meet at the home /of Mrs. Joe Hern. . 8 p. m.—Valdese Legion Junior baseball team plays Hendersonville here. Sunday, June 26 11 a. m.—Worship services at all churches. 11 a. m.—Youfai revival begins at the First Baptist church. Monday, June 27 7 p. m.—The Women of the Waldensian Presbyterian church will meet at the church, 8 p. m.—Valdese Legion Junior baseball team will play Lenoir here. ' Tuesday, June 28 12:30 p. m.—The Rotary Club will meet at the Pilot Cafeteria. *2 p. m.—The Connelly Springs Home Demonstrate* Club will meet. 7 p. m.—Boy Scout Troop No. 1 will meet in the St. Germain street club house. 7:30 p. m.—The Postal Auxiliary will pieet ?ath Mrs* Horace. Tro%
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