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W' Your Local Merchants Deserve Your Support VALDESE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1949 No. 50 K No Reason to Change Ij System of Rotating lection of State Senator •agreement OUND FILED I COMMITTEE „ Concern Noted Recent In Caldwell County Over New Senator. U Burke county preparing to [ advantage of a technicality L abrogates an agreement on 1 of the State senatorship twenty-eighth district? inch was the question raised in rf county last week when ,or5 were heard that a well ra Burke county citizen was mining the idea of becoming indidate for the Senate seat, FUNTIL an alleged agreement ;etn Democratic Executive auittee chairmen from Alexan Bui-ke and Caldwell counties mtiescomprising the district), office has been rotated equal ling these counties every two s, The alleged agreement, a id of which has not been filed [the State Board of Elections, lid to have adopted a plan of iion as follows: two consecu terms for Caldwell, two conse re terms for Burke and one i for Alexander. nterested Burke county citi s, who learned of the concern i the matter in Caldwell inty, quickly set out to show it it is really Burke county's n to furnish the Senator for s district. .. Stoney, former Burke rep mtative in the General As has been prominently men as a prospective seeker of Democratic nomination for Senator next year. Thus tr. Stoney has not commit bimself on the matter. lO'VEYER, HE did write the Board of Elections inquiring the alleged agreement on rotation plan. A reply from Maxwell, executive secretary be board, advised that, “I have eked my file and find that no senatorial agreement has been !»ith us in the 28th District that under the old agreement ke county would be entitled to Democratic nominee for the ate ® that district in 1951.” b.Maxwell’s letter continued: ^ your attention, however, to to 36 of the Democratic Party Organization, which pro that any agreement now in ti a senatorial district may ®nmated by a majority vote 7 «the executive commit 01 at least two counties in the Jt-Provided notice of the ter l‘on 0{ such agreement is filed 2 ?au'man of the State «e Committee at least ^advance of the primar; Sn5nIRKSEY’ chairman c Continued to page four) ,J VESPERS ARE ®ED BY CHURCHES 5* * Ch™tmas tS?at the chui night. Decer 5 the Wal atC8Uooh began atu, J-00 P- m. t «aderwaf’St Baptist Annul ^ be s!rth;the An: ■ofsheJ5t\ephei-ds. a E»fthe m S and Mai Sected scrinftatl0n's 1 ^rta'ting tQU we] to the mu: News To Skip An Issue Next Week This issue of The Valdese News will be the last for this year—there will be no issue published next week so that employees of The News may have a well-earned Christmas vacation as has been the custom for a number of years. Next issue of The News will be published Wednesday, Jan uary 4th. MAN DIES IN TRUCK CRASH TUESDAY A.M. Tobacco Truck Fails To Make Curve At Swimming Pool. The driver of a truck loaded with tobacco met instant death about seven o’clock Tuesday morn ing when the heavily loaded ve hicle left Highway 70 at a curve near the old swimming pool on the eastern edge of Valdese and crashed into concrete guard posts. The Valdese Funeral Home, where the victim’s body was taken, said identification papers and oth er items on his body showed his name to be Lloyd Howard Davis, age 30. of Qreenville. Tenn. Ship ping papers found in the truck in dicated the cargo of tobacco was destined for Sanford, N. C. Information from Valdese police was to the effect that Davis was driving the long trailer-type truck for Austin & Company, trucking firm of Greenville, Tenn. Valdese Police Chief Norris Ramsey said he notified the trucking firm of the accident and that another truck was being dispatched to pick up the large casks of tobacco left on the side of the highway at the scene of the accident. Ramsey said he was of the opin ion Davis was unable to make the sharp curve on the highway and that the truck jack-knifed, throw ing the cab into the concrete posts. A Greenville, Tenn., funeral home was to come to Valdese Tues day afternoon to return Davis’ body there for burial. D.OF A. ELECT NEW OFFICERS The new officers of the Daugh ters of America are as follows: Junior Past Councillor -*■ Mar garet Berry. Associate Junior Past Council lor—Sudie Cline. Councillor—Bessie Poteat. Assistant Councillor — Evelyn Callender. Vice-Councillor—Lora Griffin. Assistant Vice-Councillor — Toy Mae Epley. 1 Conductor—Lora Perrou. Warden—Blanche Harris. Inside Sentinal—Doris Cline. Outside Sentinal—Lois Coffey. Treasurer—Darlas Peeler. Financial Secretary—Ruth Ri bet. Recording Secretary — Esther Sharpe. Trustees—Toy Mae Epley, Nita Poteat, and Lily Branch. The installation service will be held Tuesday night, December 27. All members are urged to be pres ent for this event. u&l Ladies Night Is eld By Valdese Firemen lie v„i.. S £tP"' *Mrtment t *,»teenth t day n«ht * ®!ht S t®n<l™t and ^ciais tnpmu1 wives £®,S t2ers as g,,ests ? Hotel » m the Wal «to,cll«5htmLdb0Untiful *<£? ^mcvs, director as master of ceremonies the ban quet program was kept lively and included brief talks by several of the firemen and officials, a Wal densian dance by Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Martinat. The firemen presented a hand some ring with Masonic emblem to their fire chief, Lee Ribet. Gifts of nylon hose were presented to each lady present and members of the fire department received their Christmas checks. May your holiday be merry, your tree laden with good things and your happiness unending. Simple pleasures of the old-fashioned, homespun variety are still the most enjoyable at Christmas time, even in this streamlined age! So in the modern manner, with old fashioned sincerity, we say, "Merry, Merry Christmas.” Valdese News ASK BURKE SCHOOL BUS DAILY CHECK Grand Jury Commends County Department Heads In Report This Week. The Burke county grand jury made its regular report last week during the December term of Su perior Court to the Hon. J. C. Rudisill, presiding judge. Foreman of the jury was C. P. Whisnant, who submitted the re port. “We, the grand jury, make the following report: “We have passed on all bills sent before us. “We have inspected the county buildings and offices, the same in cluding the Prison Camp, the County Home, Burke County Jail, Court Hotise and the County Of fice Buildings. “We find all the county institu tions clean and well-kept as far as existing conditions permit. We hereby submit the following com ments and recommendations: “Upon inspection of the county school bus garage and some of the school buses and after consultation with county officials and mechan ics, we recommend that all school principals and bus drivers make a general inspection of all buses each day so that notice of same can be made to the county garage and have necessary repairs made that day. We think this necessary for the safety of all children being transported. “We further wish to commend the County Board of Education (Continued from page one) for the system of inspection and checks they have in force to make our transportation system as safe as possible. “The grand jury as a group would like to personally commend Edward Moses for the cleanliness and well-kept conditions of the Prison Camp. We find this in stitution in excellent condition. “We find the records in the (Continued on page four) New Ford To Be Awarded By Merchants On Saturday While those people who have been shopping in Valdese for the past twelve weeks always looked forward to Saturday afternoons when Valdese merchants awarded $100 in cash to some shopper, next Saturday afternoon is really the big day—the new Ford car will be awarded, bringing to a succes ful conclusion this series of big trade events. Some person who has been shopping in Valdese will get the new car Saturday afternoon. The award will be made at two-thirty o’clock at the usual place on the Tice lot. Immediately following the awarding of the New Ford the Pilot Club will award the beauti ful large doll which has been on display in the window of The Dress Shop for the past several days. The trade events, which have been going on for the past twelve weeks, have not only brought many bargains from Valdese mer chants but have resulted in the distribution of $1,100 to eleven people in this area. It has been in teresting to note that in all cases Business Holidays Are Announced All Valdese stores—except gro cery stores—will be closed Mon day and Tuesday, December 26 and 27, it was announced by the Valdese Merchants Association. On Wednesday, December 28, grocery stores will take an after noon holiday. Grocery stores will be closed all day Monday, Decem ber 26. All stores—except grocery—will remain open all day Wednesday of next week, the anouncement said. The Valdese post office will ren der service only at^ the parcel post window Saturday afternoon before Christmas Day. The office will observe Monday December 26 as a holiday. Jim Parris, post master, atmoimced. the prize money went to some person who could put it to ex cellent use. The events have been sponsored by the Valdese Merchants As sociation and its members. REVIVAL TO START JAN. 1 The Peoples Methodist church located on the Rutherford College Road, which is one of Burke coun ty’s fastest growing rural church es' begins a revival Sunday, Jan uary 1st. The evangelist, Rev. J. M. Hames, of Greer, South Carolina is an approved evangelist of the Weslylan Methodist Church of America. Rev. Hames is in great demand as a Revivalist and Camp Meeting Preacher. Being an au thor of -15 spiritual books has done much to establish his ability to present the full gospel truth. The pastor, Rev. Lester Allman, feels it a great honor and privi lege to have secured this great man of God to speak to the pub lic each evening at 7 o’clock. A hearty invitation is extended to the public to attend each service. FAMILY NIGHT FRIDAY AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The annual Christmas Eve Fri day night for the Waldensian Presbyterian church families will be held in Pioneer Hall Saturday December 24 at 7:00 p. m. The tree will be lighted and the treats will be ready for the little folks. The program is under the direct ion of John D. Guigou, Superin tendent of the Sunday School. All members of every family are expected to be present for this happy occasion, from the babies to the grandparents. The rafters will ring with joy as the whole church family gathers in Christ mas cheer. DOWELL GETS LIFE TERM IN DEATH OF SON Kay lor and Cook Found Not Guilty In Two Other Murder Charges. Charlie J. Dowell, on trial for the killing of his son, was found guilty of murder in the first de gree Thursday night at 10 o’clock by a Superior Court jury and up on recommendation for mercy, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial, which opened at 10 Thursday morning, come to a dra matic end at 10 Thursday night after the jury had deliberated the fate of the Burke county man for almost two hours. > DOWELL, 44, was charged with the shooting of his son, C. J. Dowell, Jr., 19, on the Sunday morning of October 23 as the youth lay in bed at their home on the old Hickory road near Meadow’s Mill. The blast from a 16-guage single barrel shotgun entered the son’s head and face. Dowell claimed ,he committed the crime in self-defense, but state’s evidence showed that he aroused his son from sleep and then shot him to death. UPON THE jury’s request for mercy, the Hon. J. C. Rudisill, pre siding judge, sentenced Dowell to be confined at the state prison in Raleigh for life. The entire trial lasted 12 hours. Solicitor for the 16th Judicial District, James C. Farthing, was the prosecuting attorney. O. L. Horton and M. Farrel Carter were the lawyers for the defense. THE DOWELL case wound up the December term of Superior Court. The next regular scheduled term of Superior Court will be held in February. Kay lor Not Guilty A jury returned a verdict of not guilty last Thursday morning in a case of Homer Kaylor, charged in the killing of George'Woods on (Continued on page four) Valdese Represented In Selection Of Officials For. Burke Polio Chapter College Queen MISS BERRY A twenty-year-old Burke county beauty walked away with honors at Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone last week. Miss Betty Sue Berry, of Drexel, a sen ior at the college, was elected “Christmas Queen” by a large vote at Appalachian when the 1,300 students picked her from five nominees. MISS BERRY, a graduate of the Drexel high school, is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry. She has brown hair, brown eyes, and was crowned queen last Sat urday night in festivities marking the Christmas season at the col lege. The queen is a member of the Future Teachers of America, mem ber of the Y.W.C.A. and B.S.U. She is treasurer of the A.E.C., vice president of the Vernecian Liter ary Society and secretary of the House Council of New Dormitory. DESTROY FOUR BURKE STILLS IN TWO WEEKS Two 50-gallon stills were raided and three arrests made at South Pork on Highway 18 Friday after noon by U. S. deputy marshals and ATU men. Joe Chapman, wanted on two charges of manufacturing illegal whiskey, was arrested along with his two sons, Mack and Clayton Chapman. THE THREE men are being held in jail at Shelby. They will be tried in March at the spring term of U. S. district court at States ville. Arresting officers were: U. S deputy marshalls for this area: Hugh Stevens, Paul Teal, Robert Bean, and Mack Poston. ATU agents were: Lewis Fretz and Clarence Fink of Hickory. Two other stills were destroyed in Burke county week before last by ATU agents. Earl Roper of Morganton, Route 1, was arrested on a charge of manufacturing as the agents mov ed in on a 100-gallon copper out fit in Silver Creek township. At another raid three men escaped afoot as the agents nabbed an other 100-gallon steam outfit in Silver Creek township. CHAS. BURGIN IS NEW VICE CHAIRMAN Ty Crabtree of Morganton To Succeed Franklin As Chapter Chairman. C. H. (Ty) Crabtree, who re cently opened an insurance agency in Morganton and who haJ made Morganton his home for a number of years, was elected, along with other new officers! chairman of the Burke Count# Chapter of The National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis at a meeting last week of members of the Burke organization. The meeting, held in the law offices of M. Farrell Carter in Morganton, was well attended by a representative group from over the county. . In addition to Mr. Crabtree, other officers elected for the com ing year are; Charles Burgin of Valdese, vice-chairman; Bill Con ley, treasurer; M. Farrell Carter, secretary, and Mrs. Albert Max well, chairman of the woman’s committee. Douglas C. Smith was reelected publicity chairman. Executive Committee Named Members of the chapter’s exe cutive committee which plays an important part in work of the organization were also named at tne meeting. These committee members are Mr. Crabtree, Mr. Burgin, Mr. Conley, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. A. M. Lang, Paul Caldwell, Frank Pons of Val dese, J. D. King, Livingston Ver non, Mi’s. Effie Smith, T. Earle Franklin, Mrs. Ed Swann of Icard, Harry Hallyburton of Drexel, and Mrs. Worth Giles of Glen Alpine. Members of the executive committee who are authorized to approve emergency expenditures by the chapter of not more than $100 are Mr. Crabtree, Mr. Frank lin, Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Carter, Mr. Crabtree succeeds T. Earle Franklin of Morganton as chair man of the Burke County Chapter of the Foundation. Mr. Franklin was elected to the post in the early part of 1945 immediately following the severe 1944 polio epidemic in this county. He has served continuously since and has often received the plaudits of the people of the county for his splendid work with the chapter. The meeting Monday night also went on record to request the chairman of the Burke County Medical Society to designate a physician from within their group to act as chairman of the advisory committee of the polio chapter. Recently the chapter appointed Oscar King, Morganton attorney as Burke county chairman for the 1950 March of Dimes and also named Livingston Vernon, also a Morganton attorney to head the March of Dimes in IVlorganton. Phyllis Guigou came home Tuesday from Duke and is spend ing the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Guigou. - . Eastern Burke Boy Scouts Promoted At Honor Court Eleven Burke county Boy Scouts were promoted to the rank of First Class Scouts along with other pro motions and the awarding of merit badges at the Boy Scout Court of Honor,held in Morganton last Fri day night. Promotions and badges were awarded as follows: Tenderfoot Rank Joe Stanley Benfield, troop 1, Morganton; R. C. Lane, Boyd Sat terwhite, troop 1, South Mountain; Norman D. Jones, troop 4, Valdese; Jimmy Crowell, Benny Martin, William Booth, troop 4, Morgan ton; Johnny Wilkinson, troop 1, Rutherford College; Leroy Epley, Richard Arrowood, George Cozart, Claude Grady, Ray Smith, troop 1, Morganton; Jimmy Clemmer, troop 1, Connelly Springs; Rex Williams, troop 1, Drexel; Hal Glenn Hollman, troop 3, Valdese. Second Class Rank Dane Hamilton, Harold T. \^al± ker, troop 4, Morgan ton; Kenneth Hice, troop 1, Shady Grove; Arn old Lindsajy, Kenneth Albright, troop 4, Valdese; Rodney Woodie, troop 6, Morganton; Baxter Jay nes, troop 1, Hopewell; Jerry R. (Continued on page four) 3 SHOpp,NDAVS 0uy ChristmasSeals/
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