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THE VALDESE NEWS, VALDESE, N. C., AUGUST 24, 1949
No. 33
Ministers Come To
j 01 Accused Pastor Of
K College Church.
r, period of rumors, spe
' and idle talk, the morals
oinst a Burke county
was aired last
llrganton before Justice
ttpface T. Earl Franklin.
minister, the Rev. Harley
“f Rutherford College, is
jed to appear in the Decem
m of Superior Court to face
fof assault with intent to
Magistrate Franklin. after
, evidence on the case for
hours, decided there was
cause in the case and
, that the $500 bond under
the minister had been held
he warrant was issued, be
jed. This was considered by
ibservers to be an unusually
iond on this charge,
woman involved in the case
essie Robinson, 39-year-old
tied resident who lives near
Idese water works dam. The
looped witness spoke in a
ihrill voice which required
it reptition.
Slow 10 laenuiy
: the outset of the preliminary
^ she was not able to im
jgtely identify her alleged at
er, but under prodding of her
er.Leon (Red) Butler of Val
, finally pointed to the 53
’oid pastor of the First Bapt
:hurch in Rutherford College,
kept repeating that she be
4 the minister had tried to
ige himself so s h e couldn’t
gnize him. She said that she
i not readily identfy him be
e he didn’t have on a hat,
he didn't have on glasses,
that he looked as if he had
considerable weight,
iss Robinson, the first witness
the stand, said that on the
ning of July 26 about 10:30,
an approached her while she
washing clothes at the spring
'her home and made advances
er. She said he returned about
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1ST COUNTY
KLESHOW
BE ON 27TH
Club Showing To Be
Held At Waldensian
Clubhouse.
ie first bench show to be s
J)' the Burke County Be
1 ^11 be Held Saturday n:
® 21 at the Waldensian <
se in Valdese beginning at
it was announced by (
^ president of the orgar
■ Waldensian Club H
®ed next door to the
Community Center.
J Jeagle owner is invite
1(1 this show and the ger
IC “ welc°me to attend.
*elve
be
these
ld in thi
trance
triaifl6 ?ub wiH hold it
will
oeagie dog
class
and
be exhibitions of the
5 up to six months of
sa class fr°m six months
Months old. There will
showing of the best 13
0 mch all-age hounds,
ikJJ! s;ow Pack of four
" inrh i beSt 13 inch hound
"‘ho :°?nd of a11 ages
nese showings, the best
* show will be selected.
dolls,66 f°r the show will
^. Per dog entered, c.
Co mv Resident of the
SVebb f Beagle Club and
i s isTettai>^asurer.
S ls Route 3, Morgan
trials on <5„7 riu Iium 11
beginning tU!’day’ Septerr
,0».:,.nng at eight, nvwi
°’cl0<
he WTairi tait at seven o’clo
lese 1 nKan Ciub House
rs inter 5tbeeriagle 0Wners ai
td. ested * hounds a
fij0N ZONING
^ONED BY BOARD
Heci^h031,
toha?rtc^r
the PUmnc ad Tuesc
I ;°fheanr
»e of Jhe North
hg. Municipahtic
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New Members Of Valdese School Faculties
MRS. MARY SMITH * KEEP
MISS ELOISE MARLOWE
MRS. ELEANOR T. BRINKLEY
CHARLES OWENS
H. D. MORETZ
K- ••• . .WK :-.X .
LEO BREVARD
MISS JANE CAUDELL
G. B. WILSON
MRS. G. B. WILSON
The nine new members of the faculty of the Valdese schools are shown above. Mr. Wilson is princi
pal of the elementary school and Mrs. Wilson will teach sixth grade. Mr. Brevard will be assistant foot
ball coach and will also coach boys’ basketball. Mr. Moretz will teach science and mathematics and Mrs.
Reep will teach mathematics, physical education and supervise the high school library. Miss Marlowe
will teach mathematics and social studies, Miss Caudell will teach English and social studies. Mr. Owens
will teach eighth grade and handle physical education in the eighth grades, and Mrs. Brinkley will
teach seventh grade.
Local Firms Are Sponsors
For Weekly Church Message
The Valdese News has made lit
tle effort to print special pages
of any kind, but has made an ex
ception to this rule in the pub
lication of a series of Church
Pages, the first one of which ap
pears in this publication today.
Churches, schools and public au
thorities have taken recognition
for some time that child delin
quency was increasing. In fact it
has become one of the gravest
problems confronting this country
today. Almost every community
has attempted to solve this seri
ous question, with some measure
of success.
The problem is not unknown in
Valdese, though. The News be
lieves it is not as serious as in
most communities.
To help stamp out juvenile de
linquency, one of the best known
companies, with an established
recognition for their ability to
prepare Church Pages, has pre
pared a new series that deal with
this problem, as well as stimulate
increased interest in all churches,
which seems vitally essential all
over the world today.
Intended as an honest, human
appeal to all that is finer in
American hearts, this series of
Church Pages is designated to sell
an institution—the Church—a
round which all of the basic insti
tutions of America are built. It is
generally conceded by church
leaders and statesmen alike that
a democracy cannot long endure
without a foundation of good cit
izenship.
Since the Church is the out
standing institution of the world
which constantly strives to build
character and cultivate the great
spiritual values in the human
heart, it is only logical that a
constant appeal shfculd be made
to the general public through the
press for the support of that in
stitution.
Church leaders, both clergy and
lay, have enthusiastically endor
sed the campaign, fbr it is said to
be the first real effort of this type
in America through the secular
press on a national basis.
PROMINENT VISITORS
AT ABERNETHY HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Flackler and
their son and daughter of Minne
apolis, Minnesota, were visitors to
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Abernethy
at Rutherford College Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Flackler, a native of the
state of Washington, is the general
manager of the famous Munsing
wear Corporation of Minneapolis.
His mother was the former Miss
Mamie Grant, who lived in the
Rutherford College house now
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Bron
son.
During her young womanhood
Miss Grant (her father was a
cousin of President U. S. Grant,
whom he resembled in- personal
appearance) was acclaimed for
her beauty as “the Rosebud of
North Carolina.”
The Grant family later moved
West, where Mr. Flackler’s father
met Miss Grant. The Flscklers
came to Rutherford College from
Minneapolis by automobile.
FUNERAL HELD
FOR MRS. COLEY
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’
clock for Mrs. Frances Johnson
Coley, 62, of Valdese, who died
Thursday afternoon at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel
Bounous, Jr., in Valdese. The ser
vices were held in the Walden
sian Presbyterian church preceded
by a short service at the home.
The Rev. A. B. McClure officiated.
Burial was in the Waldensian
cemetery in Valdese.
Mrs. Coley, who had been in
failing health for about two years,
was the widow of the late Julius
Coley of Valdese and the daugh
ter of the late William and Nannie
Johnson. Her son-in-law, Daniel
Bounous of Valdese, is a member
of the bbard of Burke county
commissioners.
Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Bounous; four sons, R. C.
Coley of Hickory, B. W. Coley of
Miami Springs, Fla., C. T. Coley
of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin,
and A. L. Coley of Long Beach,
California; one brother, T. W.
Johnson of Hobgood, N. C.; two
sisters, Mrs. O. W. Richardson of
Norfolk and Mrs. Henry O’Neal
of Hobgood.
STUDENTS IN CHARGE
OF CHURCH MUSIC
The colloge students in the Wal
densian Presbyterian church are
taking charge of the music for the
month of August while Mrs.
George Williams, Jr., and Miss
Anita Ghigo are on vacation. Miss
Pauline Ribet is chairman of the
musical program, and Miss Kitty
Grill is serving as pianist.
MORE PLANS
FORH.S. ARE
ANNOUNCED
Principal Advises Schedules
Are Now Being Arranged
For School Opening.
As plans shape up for the open
ing of the Valdese schools on
Thursday, September 8, several
announcements are made by John
L. Johnson, principal of the high
school.
The curriculum at the nigh
school this year will include Latin
I in the ninth grade. This sub
ject is being offered to meet the
needs of pupils interested in pre
paration for the professions.
Twenty-four pupils, including
some tenth and eleventh graders,
have registered for this language
course.
It is planned to offer second
year Latin in 1950-1951, thus giv
ing to pupils who plan to enter
college the choice of two years of
high school Latin, two years of
high school French, or both.
Both physics and chemistry will
be offered each year, since the
1948-1949 class in chemistry was
too large to accomplish effective
laboratory work with the facili
ties available.
The physics and chemistry
classes will both be small this year,
the majority of the students in
the present senior class having
taking chemistry in their junior
year. »
In the tenth, a new course will
be taught this year in place of
ancient history. It is a world geog
raphy, and emphasis will be plac
ed on current world events and
their geographic relations.
Vocational home economics,
under the direction of Miss Jen
nie McNaull, will this year become
a part of the regular high school
program.
Schedules Being Arranged
Pupil schedules are now being
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RITES FRIDAY
FOR MRS. MOSS
Mrs. Hattie Ogle Moss, 68, of
Valdese was buried Friday, August
19, in the Wilkie’s Grove cemetery
in the George Hildebran, follow
ing funeral services at four o’
clock in the Valdese Church of
God. The rites were conducted by
the pastor of the church, Rev.
C. R. Jones.
Mrs. Moss, who had been ill for
several years, died Thursday, Au
gust 18, in a cancer home in At
lanta, Ga. She was a native of
McDowell county, but had lived
most of her life in Burke county.
Survivors are her husband, L.
P. Mos, of Valdese; two brothers,
J. W. and Will Ogle, of Union
Mills, S. C.; and two sisters, Miss
Anna Ogle, of Union Mills, and
Mrs. J. L. Street, Route 2, Nebo.
Pallbearers were Adam Street,
Grady Morhead, Crawford Mor
ris, Roy Street, Tom Street, all
nephews of the deceased, and Rob
ert Morris, a grand nephew.
Nieces and grand nieces were
flower girls.
‘Valley Seventy’ Singing
Convention On Saturday
More Than Twelve Famous Quartets Expected To Partic
ipate In Singing Event To Be Held At Valdese
Community Center.
A capacity audience is expected
for the Valley Seventy singing con
vention to be held Saturday, Au
gust 27, at 8 p. m. at the Valdese
Community Center. The conven
tion is held four times a year.
More than 12 famous quartets
will take part, including the fa
mous Mello-Tone Quartet of Hen
dersonville.
The little Boones from Marion
who attracted so much attention
at the last convention, will also be
on hand.
The Songsters, Burkemont and
Melody quartets from Morganton,
the Larro quartet from Drexel, and
the Victory Quartet and the Val
dese High School Quartet of Val
dese will be the Burke county en
tries.
Pi'om across the river, in the
Granite Palls section, will come
Noah Laney and his Gospel Sing
ers, and along with them will be
Nelson Clay and his Smiling Pour
Quartet.
From Newton will come the L.
and H. Quartet, with its famous
alto singer, and the Denton Fam
ily from Highway 18 will show
how a family can sing together.
Admisison fees of ten and twen
ty-five cents will be made to help
take care of the expenses of the
convention. Tickets may be pur
chased in advance at the Commun
ity Center.
East Valdese Mission Is
Fully Accredited Church
The East Valdese Baptist Mis
sion was organized Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock into a duly
constituted Baptist church with
32 charter members.
At a meeting attended • by re
presentatives of surrounding Bapt
ist churches and officers of the
Catawba River Baptist Associa
tion, Rev. M. M. Summey, clerk
of the Association, was elected to
serve as temporary moderator.
H. B. Culberson was named tem
porary clerk.
A report of the advisory council
of the association, stating reason
why a Baptist church should be
organized there and commending
the mission for the work that had
been done and the spirit of co
operation shown by its members,
was presented by Rev. Bertis Fair,
chairman of the committee.
The church covenant was read
by Rev. O. L. McGinnis, pastor of
the Enon Baptist church. The
clerk then called the names of
those who had brought their let
ters of dismission from other
churches and who had stated that
they wished to become members of
the new church, and they voted
to adopt the church covenant. A
resolution that a church be or
ganized was then approved.
A prayer dedicating the church
was led by Rev. Mr. Summey. Ce
cil Thompson, who has served as
pastor of the mission since April
1, was then recognized.
After the reading of the 21
Articles of Faith by Rev. Mr. Mc
Ginnis, the sermon was preached
by Rev. Mr. Fair, who had select
ed as his text Matthew 16:13-18.
The meeting was brought to a
close by the singing of “Blest Be
the Tie That Binds.”
Victor E. Micol was elected
treasurer of the church and Miss
Frieda Culberson was elected clerk
both to serve through September
31, which is the close of the
church year. Other officers will be
chosen later.
Music Program For High
School Begins Next Week
The music program at the Val
dese high school will begin next
week, according to an announce
ment from Robert Gourley, music
director.
Tryouts for the girls’ glee club
will be held before the opening of
the school.
Girls whose last names begin
with letters A-G will meet Wed
nesday, August 31. at 10 a. m. at
the elementary school auditorium.
Those whose last names begin
with the ’ letters H-M will meet
at 2 p. m. on the same day, Wed
nesday, August 31. Those with
names beginning with N-R will
report Thursday morning, Septem
ber 1 at 10 a. m. and those with
names beginning with S-Z will
report Thursday afternoon at 2
p. m. for the tryouts.
Tryouts for the boys’ glee club
will be held Friday those with
names beginning with A-M to re
port at 10 a. m. and those with
names beginning with N-Z to re
port at 2 p. m. the same day.
. v Band Practice
Senior band practice will begin
the following Monday, September
5. All senior band members are
expected to report to the school
auditorium Monday at 10 a. m.
Junior band practice will not
start until the official opening of
school.
JOINS BEAUTY SHOP
Mrs. Verna Beach of Morgan
ton, an experienced beauty ope
rator, is now associated with
Ruth’s Beauty Shoppe. She was
formerly connected with a beauty
shop in Lenoir.
Wins Highest Rating In State Contest
V^ ',/ **:■■‘r4&X‘SZZSlu&
The Girls’ Choir of the First Baptist church received its fourth A rating in state music contests held
recently at the North Carolina Baptist Summer Assembly at Fruitland. First row, left to right, are Mari
lyn Baker, Sarah Frances Burns, Betty Pope, Lynda Reep, Faye Branch, Martha Rhoney, Sally Smith,
Linda Berry and Vera Milholen; second row, Vivian Grisette, Dannie Kate Byrd, Ann Epley, Shirley
Grisette, Juanita Cline (pianist), Margaret Mull, and Clara Whisnant; third row, Peggy Pope, Rita
Brinkley, Doris Epley,, Phillis Cline, and Miss Virginia Street, director. Not present when the picture
was made were Alyce Epley, LaVenta Berry, Norma Brinkley and Billie Dove Byrd.—(Staff Photo).
WARN AGAINST
BOGUS $5 BILLS
IN THIS AREA
Merchants’ Association
Points Out Discrepancies
To Aid In Detecting.
Valdese merchants have been
warned by the Merchants’ Associ
ation office to beware of counter
feit bills which are making their
appearance in this area.
“The serial number is G6428
4956A and can be easily spotted
because the G is almost round,
whereas the G on good bills is
condensed and the same height as
the numerals. Furthermore, the
G is not as tall as the numerals,
extends slightly higher and there
fore is not lined up with them at
the bottom. For this reason it
should be spotted istantly. An
other check is that the numerals
of the serial number are not
evenly spaced. The serial number
itself is another clue, of course.
But the misshaped G is the key
to the whole thing and easily spot
ted.”
Counterfeit $20 bills which are
also being circulated in North Car
olina are said to be as nearly per
fect as any ever put out. They
are described as follows:
“The $20 bills known as the \
Chicago notes are “drawn* on the
Federal Reserve Bank at Chicago.
The bills have six different face
plate numbers. They are in the
lower right corner, to the left of
the check letters. The numbers
and check letters are G-110, L
108,1-110, J-110, H-110 and K-108.
The number 480 appears on the
back of all these bills.”
Fishing Contest
Planned By
Castle Bridge Club
A big fishing contest will be
conducted by the new Castle
Bridge Pishing and Boat Club,
beginning September 1. Details of
the contest will be announced
next week, George Squillario, one
of the directors of the club stated.
According to Jimmy Chambers,
director of the Valdese Community
Center, through which the club
was organized, there are now ap
proximately 250 members in the
club. ***,*
PILOT CLUB TO MEET
Mrs. Bertha Deaton and Mrs.
Louise Grill will entertain the
Pilot Club of Valdese at a dinner
meeting Thursday evening at 7
o’clock at the home of Mrs. Grill.
This Week
Wednesday, August 24
4 p. m.—The Home Demonstra
tion Club will have its annual
picnic at Clearwater Beach.
7:30 p. m.—The Les Amis Club
will meet at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. W. H. Parker.
7:30 p. m. — The First Baptist
church will have a special meet
ing to discuss a memorial to late
pastor.
Valdese
Thursday, August 25
7 p. m.—The Pilot Club will have
a dinner meeting at home of Mrs.
Louise Grill.
Friday, August 26
8 p. m.—Lovelady Chapter No.
147, o. E. S., will have a special
mother-daughter meeting.
8 p. m.—The Dutch Club will
meet at the American Legion Hut.
Saturday, August 27
2 p. m.—The Training Union of
the Mt. Calvary Baptist church
will have a picnic.
7:30 p. m.—The Burke County
Beagle Club will have a beagle
show at the Waldensian Club
House.
8 p. m.—Valley Seventy Singing
Convention at the Valdese Com
munity Center.
Sunday, August 28
11a. m.—Worship services at all
churches.
Monday, August 29
Valdese Community Center Golf
Tournament opens at Mimosa Golf
Course.
Tuesday, August 30
12:30 p. m.—The Rotary Club
vail meet at the Pilot Cafeteria.
7 p. m.—Boy Scout Troop 1 will
meet at the St. Germain Street
Scout hut.