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- FOR - JOB PRINTING DIAL 6752 THE EAGLE - FOR - OFFICE SUPPLIES DIAL 6752 THE EAGLE VOLUME FORTY-NINE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. 1954 NUMBER TWENTY-TWO LEGION JUNIORS OPEN SEA PIANO STUDENTS TO BE PRESENTED IN RECITAL THURSDAY P. AL 8 O'clock Starnes Auditorium Miss Fannie Tarns will pre. on. ha! pi mi) students in a recital Thursday < veuing at. S o'clock in the Starnes Auditorium. Those Alice Oren S To user,; l-ov, t;i .■ ’!. W .fill Wi till. ' ■MudI 5i 1, Sara Houser, nil:!. : , Tina Houser, Fv licu-er, Doris Dixon, Ja uiner, Caroline Heafner, S'-’.ieiMt", ''inti.'. Kay *; aida Mar • !'. Judv Tell IT a >!■• rtha ■ T dler a Hdwina RtuT i ;• Mini Dianna' ILid Lewis L. Bowline Passes In Durham Funeral services for Lewis i.. I ’ewl ing, Sr., 00, of 100 K. Club Blvd., were held Monday nrorn .: g at 11 o’clock at the Hower t in-Hryan Memorial Chapel. The 1'ev. H. A. Shroeder, pastor of the Saint Paul Lutheran Church, van in charge of the service. In terment was made in the Maple wood Cemetery, annex B., in Dur Active pallbearers were Hol land Lee Anderson, Thaddeus Bowlin":,Raymond Moore, Elliott Reynolds, all of Durham: Edwin Bowling, Lawson Wilson, both of Roujremont; Thomas Summer, Murrell Summer, both of Cher ryville: Bowling Anderson of New York City and Jacob Frey of Fail- Forest, S. C. Mr. Bowling died suddenly Sat urday morning at 2:45 o'clock at his home. He was born and reared in Rougeniont, the son of James Willis Bowling and Lula Lawson Bowling. He was educated in the Durham County schools and Trin ity Park High School. When a young man he moved to Cherryville where he engaged in the grocery and hardware bus iness. He later moved to Rocking ham where he engaged in the dairy business and in 1935 he moved to Durham where he con tinued as a dairyman. In 1936 he entered the construction business at which he was connected at the 'time of his death. For a number of years he has been a member of the St. Paul i ut'ieran (’hurch. On Aug. 13, 1913 he was mar lied to Miss Anrabell Summer of Cherryville, who survives, as do three daughters, Mrs. D. F. Rut ner, of Augusta, (la.; Mr-. Paul Me Rill "f Flat River. Mo.; and Mrs. Jerry Bowen of Durham; three sons, William L. Bowiing of Winston-Salem: Thomas B. Bowling and Lew - I.. Bowling, Jr., both of Durham. Also sur viving avc two brothers. W. J. Bowling of Kougomont, and W. l ee Bowling of Broadway, three sisters, Mrs. J. Holland Ander son of Miami. Fla.; Mrs. C. C. Frey -f Fair Forest, S. C.; and Mrs. T> v ,ie Bowen of Rougemor.r. While in Cherryville Mr. Bow ling made many friends who were grieved to hear of his sudden passing. Mr. T. E. Summer of •this place is a father-in-law of the deceased, while Messrs L. L. Summer and Dewey Summer are brother-in-laws. Funeral Service For Miss Sullivan Funeral services for Miss Lillian Si'livan, f>4, who died Thursday morning about 10 o’clock in the Morgan ton Hospital were held Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Crouse, with the pastor, Rev. Mr. Crummitt, in charge. Inter rnent vn^ made in the Pleasant Grove cemetery near Crouse. Miss Sullivan was bom in Lin coln county, a daughter of the late Ervin James Sullivan and Isabel Beattie Sullivan. She was a Registered Nurse and was af filiated with the Petersburg Hos pital in Petersburg, Virginia for many years. . „ Survivors include the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Annie Warlick and (Mrs. C. P. Heavner of Lincolnton, Mrs. Wayne Mc Lurd and Mrs. Cora Rutledge of /Crouse, John W. Sullivan of Char lotte and J. B. Sullivan of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Howell and Anthony Growing Tomatoes Mr. Pete Howell and Mr. N. L. Anthony have on display some fine tomatoes grown on their acre of ground near the Howell Store at North Brook No. 1. The tomato plants were set out on May 2-9 and the tomatoes are already getting ripe. This is early in the season for tomatoes of that size in this seotion. Gets Certificate REBECCA ANN BAXTER | Reheec.i Ann Baxter, daught. of Mr. arid Mrs. Frontis Baxter of *ho North Brook Section re,-civ ■ d her certificate for one year . Business ami secretarial at the third annual commencement exer cises of Lenoir-Rhyne College .Monday morning. Miss Baxter is a graduate of North Brook High School. Vacation Bible School At Shady Grove Vacation Bible School will be gin at Shady 'Grove Baptist j Church Monday, June 7th and i run through Saturday, June 12th. j Preparation day will be Saturday, ■June 5th. It will begin each morn ing at 8:30 o’clock. The church bus will make its regular run each day, beginning Saturday, the 5th. The principal will be the Pas tor, P. A. Hicks Pianist - Mrs. N'evil Maunov Chorister - Miss Clara Della I Supt. for each department are as follows: Beginners Dept. - Mrs. Furman j Farnsworth i Primary Dept. - Mrs. Fred i Hoyle ; Junior Dept. - Mrs. Car! .Kestei Intermediate Dept. - Mrs. Frank i Hoyle. j Every boy and girl is invited ito attend. Guest Speaker At First Methodist Sun. I Mr. J. K(! Stowe of Gastonia, [a laym.m, yiH be the true.'1' speak , <■: at the First Methodist <'hi:r. :> , at the e:e\ ea o'clock hour <n I Sunday morning, June lith. Mr. I-Stowe. i.- the former I.uY Leader ' of *!:•• Iciidiug. kriyvn of, tKts d -rriet. . . Mr. !■>, minis'. r vi First Church, and Mrs. Kelly will be attending commencement at Duke lTnivers'‘v. where their son Rich ard will ' e graduating in the I a.' School at Duke. Tuesday through Friday of next week, 'Mr. Kelly will be attending the Ntjnual Co1 emotion at Duke. About ninety percent of 'he Method;. • ministers of the Gas tri.in D■ ■ riot, with the Gastonia District Superintendent, ihe Rev erend C. W. Kirby, will attend this Convocation. An excellent program ha ; been [arranged for this year. Two of the leading speakers on this pro Igram will be Dr. Henry P. Van Dusen, President of Union Theol [ ogical Seminary in New York and Dr. Pierce Harris, minister at First Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia. I Rev. Mel R. Farris To Preach At St. John’s Church Sun. Rev. Mel R. Farris, of the First Church in Lexington, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Farris will exchange pulpits Sunday at St. John’s Lutheran 'Church with the Rev. Leroy C. Trexler. It has been many years since Mr. Far rit has preached in his home church and a large crowd is ex pected out to hear him. Rev. Mr. Trexler will preach at the First Church in L,exington. Blaine Frank Parker | Candidate for Degree _ Blaine Frank Parker is a candi date for a degree at Michigan State College at the end of the spring term in 'Agricultural Engi neering. Charles Jarrett In Gaston Memorial Mr. .Charles Jarrett entered the ■Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gas tonia Saturday for treatment. Gets Degree SARA FRONEBE" i !| n Fro , : ■ : ■ ■■ •> f 1 I , M.,. . ... .. j„ .. .Mi' a ill Los • Sorority. A Choir and also part.ie numerous other campus during her four years. OCR ! >>• , i M' SS <'appella activities Cherryville Library At New Location The Cherryville Library moved last week into its new location in the Post OiTL'e building with en trance on Mulberry street at the fon* of the railroad bridge. With the splendid cooperation of the Dixie Lumber Co., the Unwell Manufacturing Co., and the voluntary worker. , the library «ai moved without closing one . fi on it.- regular, operating - i-iiedule. / 'i he Library Board wi hes to Cr ik the following who help I v.ith thin project: the • • mitt< from the Cherryville Masonic Lodge No. f>05, headed by Max Ream, who renovated the room 'with tile doors, Venetian blinds, fiorescent. lights, new screens and TVyi« Lumber and Hov.a ;■ .’■r nn far . iiriug companies for the following girl, a':id uoys who iii !:e<| iio< ks :-.n'd u.vn..-;\v.- t.em: Patricia Farris. I.indn Chastain, ; k-b I’apot, Kay l.arher, Wau U'.ivr,; M.'iunev,. .’ark Bridges, I arVy Sun i ter. ( ha a K 7i. . lA. i i r I ins, Tommy Curlov, Tommy Shumate, I .am Th-.-. i 'and Mi. XclUc Will)-, uian. who directed the mov ing and pave eset; a time and ell'. . to this project. "I he fVaiy tviii aeait, -non or d ril l . Kc-.inning- June 15 and •• j.'ioh'M- i iriujvh August I I. Kelt - istratiun will lie dune I h. Ail hoy.. I ild o'- ..heel ay, are eligib.e u> join this club. Story hour will he conducted weekly. Pealing ce.4 ideates will The Horary is continuing m glow with new nieinher- loin;: ■ each Week. There ;-inow ..In rtou „ juvenile member.'. The record of book ciyul'ation for Che past two-week period set dl tupe high with 547. The public is invited to visit and use it's library in its new home. You, too, may be proud of its “new look” and progres during the last three years. Bible School At First Baptist The Bible School at the Kirs', baptist Church will he the week of June 14-18, 8:80 - 11:30 a.m., -eh day for one week. Pronara tion afternoon will be Fridaj. June 11th. The workers will come at 3:30 p.m. Children are asked fo come and register at. 4:00 p.m. At 4:30 D.ni., there will be a wor ld n urogram. Children who cannot come on Friday, June 1 Ith, are urged to be there Monday, June 34th at Rev. Richard Plyler To Speak At Baptist The Rev. Richard Plyler, stu dent at Gardner Webb College, will preach at the First Baptist Church, Sunday morning, June 6th in the absence of the pastor, who will be attending the grad uation exercises of his son, Ed ward, at the Yale University Di vinity School, New Haven, Conn. At tV igular evening service next Su ay night, June 6th, a film strio on “Christian Home' Building’’ will be shown at 7:30 p.m., at the First Baptist Church. Gets Degree \V. HOWARD CRANE William. Hi wai'd Crape, i?uii. c !' 'TV’, and Mrs. Alonzo Raymond 'rune, Route 2, ('herI'J'Vilio, .'a : no :iir i ut1 127 graduates who re I viwd do;. Oos at the Commeuct j " oiit o.-.oroi.-es at C’atawha Col lege-on Monday, .May :il. Mr. Crane has boon an oiit .'KlandtPtf student He has aeon a valuable member of the football team and also of the baseball team. lie has been an active mem 1 or of the Varsity Club, the eanr l".is Lutheran Student Association and the Adelphians. the campus pre-ministerial organization. Mr. Crane received his Bachelor of Arts degree. Jack Littleton Dies Of Injuries ; Mr. Jack Littleton of Winston \ .'..item, '.'.'ho was injured in an 1 ii’to-truck collision Saturday af Itemoon at the intersection of I yorth Elm and West Second | Streets, died Tuesday night in ■■ Charlotte Memorial Hospital. I The extent of his injuries were a I li'oken r.eck and a consequent | paralysis of his body from the I shoulders down. He was a truck driver employee ■ .M Lean Trucking ('o'.; of Win ston-Salem. Mr. Littleton, aye was a naive of Gaffney, S. ■ . He is survived by his wife . a i tii children, ayes 1 -7. He also survived hv his mother, a •S her, ami -moral- sisters. East .-:!•• for him will conducted i i.arsct.iy afternoon at 4 o'clock in a rural iisnti- Church near Cafl’ney. The ltev. .1. W. Kiser of ' f y\ Mi- will oe in c it afire of st r\ ice, assisted bv the Rev. Mr If.inter ,.,f Cat! re.' The people of Cheiryville re . the O. C.,.:r. m e of ; to lie yuan,; wimw and the hi id: cu. Air. la■ Littleton. brother of ... -.s appi-ei iation _ • t..* H- • kind i- i sympathy and -cvc ariou. st..iK to . t he., member.- of his ther's family. Tile voting wife and ■ chi! ,‘i- ii are ;t!L right. Earn of the children were not .! urt at all. One suffered minor iiijuties, .1 urt Mrs. Littleton .ufl'ered a head cut, bruises, and a broken toe. Hut she was released from Crowell Hospital in Eiiuuh t. Monday lorning. Firs. E. L. McG'nnis Passes In Alabama Mrs. E. T.: ‘Kate" McGinnis died Eriday afternoon in Jack sonville, Alabama at th home of her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Lem McGinnis, following a weeks ill ness. Funeral services were held in Jacksonville Bapti t Church Sunday afternoon at 2 :'U) o’clock and burial was made in the church Mrs. McGinnis wa - the widow of the late E. L. McGinnis and left Cheiryville about live years ago to make her home with her brother in Alabama. She is survived by several b'-others and sisters and the fol lowing stepchildren: Mm. C. C. Stroup, Cherryville; Mrs. Gus McCoy, Charlotte; Mrs. G. A. Johnson, Gastonia; Miss Mattie McGinnis, Fayetteville; Roy and Harold McGinnis off Mount Holly. Rans Black Has Green Beans From Garden Saturday iMr. Rans Black reported green beans from his garden on Satur day, May 29th. Mr. Black is the first one to report green beans this year. He stated his garden was nice and he was expecting plenty of beans from now on. May 29th is early for green beans in this section of the state. Gets Degree MRS. HOWARD R, .,'f. Murv - Etta Farris Oano. of Mr. and Mrs. Oavk! i■ , c d< ( i in piano at the moment exercises nr Win threp Oolirjro Sunday. Ma\ MO. How Gaston County Voted Saturday The fpllovviar is how Gaston Comity voted in Saturdays Dcmo evatic primary: U. S. Senate (regular term i — A item A. I,canon, 11.8 17: W. Ken- Scott, 0,j:!4; Alvin Wing field, Jr., 181; A. K. Turner, 77; 11. Sprink.it*,' (it>; \V. M. Bos tick. MO; and (ilia Kay Boyd, 5<>. U. S. Senate (short term) — ■ ( ntioti, 1 t',7o!; Scott. 5,455; vV'ii.yfield, ;;57 and Sprinkle, 14s. State Treasurer — Edwin S. (iid, S),7S1, and Joshua S. Janies, Slate Insurance Commissioner —Charles Gold. !>,ld'2. and John Fletcher, •'-,(! 1 (i. Soliciioiw- Basil I.. Wkitcucr; 12. :: 1; Frank B. Rankin, 4,Mil: and ! h uia ; G. Lane. .1 r., 1.t* S;::’ ■ Senate F. Bat Cooke, 10,383. and Kenneth E. Uellin yer, 7,031. Sheriff — I>wiyh:. I- Beam, i 1,0(17.; Hoyle T. Efi' d. .,G7 ; and Wood row Austin, 100. l>a)''-s Township 'oivimts ione. . |; , ‘ F. Rhy-tie. 1), I it -.. ,.nd 1 r,r . G. Bnchit r, d,s7M,. Coeiity T * •tic.r—Abel (Ir ik rut i!••. and (.lay Balia5 d, (•.213. House, .of Kepreseiit:.•,:* - --C. Is. Brvar. P.MOl; Charles B. : .. .|Y. S.M7! ; ami I'avid !’. Ciirera r-— W M. Lean. -PhilVk's" M.722; Brandon, n : if ;m;2. Bat '(■Vow. ’ Mm! ' \ h her, (CO ! ; Oiled!, 2 1.4(4, and Black. ’15. Cherry die Constable Ralph E Gooey, 994, and Garland C Slick) H.-iltnan (GO. Dallas Cor : dd* Hie . '22. ('loll■ inireV*. IMP; ' Skives, 2 27-: (write-in votes) and Tenyue. ho. River Bend Cmfuial-hk \l«i : • iiatin, .'1.7'; I InlVstei !c>'. 21JM: Mur j,h y. 275; O. \V. Clnnimrer, 2 I 7; )h, re an, 2.5: G • nan, 1 ; ' rump. Ill; W. G rloii'uper, 52. and Welch 20. Second Primary May See Four Races In County There may be as many as four races in Gaston County on .Tune 26. These would find Constable <>. V. (Vic) Phillips of Gastonia being challenged attain by Boyce Les Brandon.. Phillips led his opponent by 289 votes in last Sat urday’s primary hi. failed to (tain a majority as a third candidate, J. B. Hoy polled 902 ballots. Brandon, a man who appears determined to wrest the job a wav from Phillips, has stated to friends that he definitely wants a run-off. The job of constable in River Bend and Dallas townships may he filled only after a second pri mary. In River Bend, where there were nine candidates. Luther Ab ernathy gained 417 votes—124 ahead of his nearest opponent— but failed to gain a majority. In Dallas, Augustus G. High, Jr., led three other men with a total of 592, but did not get a majority. In an unusual twist in this eelction, Marshall Shives re ceived 327 write-in votes, his name not appearing on the ticket. Wins Scholarship LOIS HOYLE he'd ■ ■ !’;• V. . Thi- s it .ktr ) ... h •: a. raja Civitan Club Received Charier A new Civitan '’luh was ehar teved here last Thursday e.ver.iiijr, May. 2T>h. Lieutohant Covernor, X. C. I >: st ric-1. It. M. Howard, pe-ef ,i Ci ■ Ch :r,- f. this cluii. The Chanter Presentation was made a; a Banquet, held at the IiJ.y• "-Houser Club House, spon sored by the Civitan Club of Hickory, with several huluierd Civitans and their ladies in atten d a n ee. a ve: lance of the Charter.. (iov :ertitir X. Hisi iet Civitan. E. B. Luther \l. nl Trustee of quet speaker trewlv fori.icd K'rvd K. II 1 hike <.' ,1'' t Oil rxCima .Vi' I: ' Civitan w:. tii Hai Coneludioe tie. the Hb'krmy' ( '"Car ijd a Banner ■» C stall, d' ai •• ' ,1 aie •side:;.! ; Cay i ,i I • ’ C e. Me. ml Bob I.;, kev. mve from .the I! Bible Schoc At Wesleyan Church : Xim!. w , ..k i- t he I V i . :-. ,-hiVi. .VC 7-1 1. "!'1i -chci \ Si-h . .7 '.r Bi 1 - Study. soi," ■. games. ; (a.k study! Feature- -it. n a.- • i:.i making of an inil;"vd i phone pad V>y the Junior depart- j ;r-> nt. the making of a :<t | of imitation leather l>y the Inter- , mediate department will In- uni. j of the into'estiiig handwork of the Bible School." \ new and an imp'or'.ant class i will he begun this year. 1: is the. Nursery Class, Parents are invit ed to send their children who’are ot nursery age, and :! years of age. Miss Janet Beam- and Miss Brenda Mallard will be the teachers in the Nursery Class.. Each pupil of the Sunday School is urged to he present for the opening day, Monday, June 7 at 8:30. Each child who does not have a home Sunday School is invited to attend with these children for an enjoyment of all the blessings of Vacation Bible School. On Sunday evening, June 13, at 7:30, the certificates of accom plishment will he awarded to the Bible Sohool members. A brief program will be given hv each department of the Bible School. Parents and friends are cordially invited to the children’s “gradu ation exercises” at this hour. CIVITAN CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY EVENING AT 6 The Civitan Club will meet Friday evening, June 4th at 6:00 o’clock at Beam’* Inn. This will be a dinner meet ing and all member* are urged to be preient. Retires and Moves Back to Cherryville •' .. Sf V '"i sJk* V. G. COBB Tin Ki v. Mr. \V. G. ( < : irc’h in K:i:v|■!»..< as «f dune 1st;' ami he and Mi.-. <\»s.> aav-c moved back to Cherryvilie and re ■ j]iyindr the .Jack Dale .:-f a lb- Houser Phies it util bfiy re:' fully eomplot • thein.ew tccir »••!♦ in the Bethphape »<*<• The citizens of ( hei.yville wel come Rev. arid Mrs. Cobb back to r >! pa‘■•■tor of St. Jotiriis I.uther an church for 2(i years and Chet ryvilie is like home to them-. Wt \!i .>m< theiri hack. Twenty-Seven 1954 Local Graduates Plan Por College The ryville High School i : " I reports that at least 27 ■f the 1 ;*.“4 graduates expect to e: :er ■<•!!( .ce this fail. Xo doubt .there "hi he others later during the summer to make application and expri - their intensions. Some haven’t definitely made up their minds which .school to fitter yet. A number of other graduates, whose names we don’t have, ex pressed a desire to enter kinjrs Business College and other busi J’reliniinary and final records •uivi. Ik -,i sent to the following T■: ■ of V -th I aroiin; : and tin ' Util' North .Carolina State: \V a ana Judy ■W,..linin' ( ity of x. i s .Via .). Li , the T .'in re Maty Fenton (.arson, Martin .Km Hk.ekwTMi r. Marv \nn AuVtc.li. and .!a n mb Catav. .at o( : Ralph Ream, .) i. Winthrop l 'oil.ore : Ret - v 'uni Quint. Ntiiicv Harris. Gem Harmon, and lack Maker. Western ( ai-oitna College l.'revard ’ < olirye': Irma Xelle George Geoige Washington University: Jim Lail East Carolina College: Hob Long. Although Rill Sneed was not a member of this class, his records were also sent to East Carolina. Gaston Memorial Hospital: Joyce Bice Howard Business College: Wade Ilarrelson Presbyterians To Start Bible School The Bible School of the First Presbyterian Churc-h begins Mon day morning, June 7th, at 8:110 o’clock. The hours will be from 8:30 to 10:45, daily. The school will be for two weeks. Ages 4 to 14. . Mother Of Mrs. Gurley Passes The many friends of Mr. and; Mrs. T. I). Gurley will be sorry I to know Mrs. Gurley’s mother passed away in Richmond, Vir ginia early Sunday morning fol lowing a long illness. Funeral ser vices were held on Monday after Ty Cobb led the American League in batting 12 times. At Kings Min. Stadium At 8 Tj Icrganton Here Sat. cr Pc-.tt;:3r Q O’clock - BY RONALD KJ5-F.R - T- .. • , the 1054 i tain >•.. ditabje Mailman !> ilord, ill prob in' Kings Mm n will contpiered ice last sea Gardner or o hot comer shortstop, with Dick Maunc; C. E. McCorxte at second base, and Darrell Tail or Reid Arm stronjr at first. Armstrong hit .300 a: Stanley High this spring with bail hitting .333 at Chenyville High. McCorkle. a . 303 sticker a: Rock Spring'--, collected three hits in as many trips here Friday against Jacksonville, then garner ed one for two vs. the all stars. Mauney, an all-Western Confer ence third baseman, hit .321 with Li iei>erger batting .277 at Lin rolnton. Gardner looked impres sive against the Jax outfit with his Smooth fielding and hitting power. Tb* •’-“s’lev ted a ia'dublo and-4", bases loaded h , t : run in two tries. In the outfield, Harris will have Ronald Turner, all-stater last summer, in the big pasture with Frank Rice and Frank Beam, Lin celnton and Fallston lads respec tively. Turner, a .207 hitter this spring, is considered one of the top defensive outer gardners in the state. Topping the Mountaineers at bat tomorrow night will be hold overs Carl Barnette, Ken Clon u.ger. Bobby Wilson, and George Harris. Harris hit. .301 at Kings Mountain High this, spring with ’Inningcr, a racehorse outfielder, tepri;r. hitting last summer. 1.; i ; .- V of-, •; a outfit fini.sh <‘ Vo; i - he regular . ,p :;g, la;.-: season, then bow id 'G-sfitnitf u the play-offs. C-i! -day night, ( lyde Small Mv. an;. : outfit to v '< ioc-k scrap. The i"1 ■ nc: urunng rej'U ■ ■ ast season, tinish >'■ Mo: it.-,., night, the ■ a.-i.ouia to tangle u ...: i.ally Opens to ..'.toil playing at ■ . Jit.on the Cher Mounta-n game, 1 - raps find Gas ■ - Henrietta and. Gastonia “Blues”. The ‘ Shcdny the follow i'ih ( ■ ..riotte at Kings Saturday night. Ail t at 8. i . Humps Cherryvillc Rico I'JF Kail lli Tnriicr (’K Mauney .SS I. I.inbertrer liB < > i (lard liar Beam LK MrCorkle 2B Miller C I;. I.inolH-nser 1’ or Mailman Kings Mountain Harris . SS Oloninger CF Wilson I.F Cook . IK Roberts . RF Ross . .'IK Valentine .. 2B Pamette ... C Horii.p Election Boards Clarify Returns RALEIGH, June 1 — County election hoards were meeting ail over North Carolina today to certfiy vote counit from last Sat urday's Democratic primary. The unofficial tabulations from 1,946 of the 2,027 pre cincts showed former Governor W. Kerr Scott with 307,828 votes to 378,364 votes for incumbent Sen. Alton Lennon. The other five candidates had a total of about 15,000 votes. Representatives of both Scott and Lennon were at each counting Sen. Lennon has refused to concede completely, on a vestige hope that th ere may have been mistakes in the unofficial counts. The state board of elections will make its own o fficial can vass next Monday. .
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