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PAGE TWO THE LINCOLN TIMES Published MONDAY AND THURSDAY By Western Carolina Publishing Co, Inc, 17 North Public Square. Maude R. Mullen Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year, in advance fI.SO Six Months, in advance .78 Three Months, in advance A8 Outaide of Lincoln County One Year * Entered as seeond-class matter at the Postoffice at Lincoln ton, N. C. Communications intended for pub lication should be brief, and must be signed by the writer. Objectionable advertising not ac cepted. The publisher reserves the right te discontinue advertising with out notice. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936 CAN WAR BE AVOIDED? For more than a year we have been hearing war talk from many parts of the world, and have been getting news of actual warfare. First Japan in vaded China—and nobody did anything about it. Then Italy attacked Ethiopia. The whole world protested, and the Lea gue of Nations undertook to put pressure on Italy to desist from its unwarranted attack on a weak and almost defense less nation. Then we heard threats of war in the Far East between Japan and Russia. In the mean time, however, Germany dis closed the fact that was re arming and preparing for an other war—a war of “de fense,” of course, though no body seemed to be threatening Germany. Russia disclosed that it has the largest trained and equipped army in the world, and a reserve of 17 million men. Stalin, the Rus sian dictator, denied that Rus sia had any hostile intentions toward Japan, but spoke of the menace to world peace that lay in Germany’s belligerent attitude. France ijas been strength ening her armies and the- for tifications along the German and Italian borders. Britain, following Prime Minister Bald win’s declaration that the Brit ish frontier is no longer the North Sea but the Rhine, an nounced the other day a pro gram of aerial and naval re armament to be completed in three years. Germany’s answer to that was to move its army across the Rhine, occupying territory which, under the Versailles Treaty and the later Pact of Locarno, it was obli gater to keep demilitarized. But Hitler declared those treaties had been rendered! void by the new treaty between France and Russia. All of those things are fighting gestures. They may lead to war, or they may result only in a readjustment of Eur opean relations and a possible easing of the warlike tension.; Nobody knows. All that is cer tain is that the world is in a state where a single false move may start a greater war than has ever been seen. Such a war would almost certainly destroy civilization as we understand it. GIVES DATES FOR SHORT COURSE, FARM AND HOME WEEK AT STATE COLLEGE The annual 4-H club short course H week of fun, fellowship, and in struction for rural boys and girls, will be held at N. C. State College from July 22 to 27. As the short course is brought to a close. Farm and Home Week, an educational vacation for farm men and women, will open and continue through July 81, according to an an nouncement by Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College. Last year the short course and Farm and Home Week were cancelled or. account of the outbreak of pa ralysis over the State. This year it is hoped that the programs will make up for the disappointment expressed by rural people who had planned to attend these events last summer, the dean said. Odd Accidents \ An entire New York family, Char les McLaughlin, his wife and little aon, lost their lives from asphyxi- SPORTOGRAPHS (By “Smack” Proctor) , Arnold “Popeye” Tarr, Lineoln tor.’s amateur fistic hero and twice . winner of Charlotte Golden Gloves titles, left early this morning for I Duke University, Durham, N. C., , where for the next ten days he will I assist head coach Addison Warren in training the Duke ringmen for j Olympic tryouts. Tarr is very popular in Durham, 1 where he has fought several times on amateur programs. He is expect ’ ed to be of invaluable assistance to , Warren, as he is an experienced iingman, packs a wallop and posses . :es ruggedness to the ninth degree, s Snavely to Cornell ■ There are many, many sad eyed Carolina alumni in your favorite county seat today, for the one man they loved and were proud of will depart in April to newer gridiron pastures—Cornell, where he will take up head coaching football duties un ■ der a three year contract. ‘ Snavely’s signing of a Cornell con » tract came as an abrupt surprise to f his many friends here, as his con . tract at Carolina has one more year [ to run. The Tar Heels were reluct ant to let Snavely go, it was under stood, and gave him his release from - the contract Friday night at a meet ■ ing of the athletic council in Chapel > Hill, after failing in an eleventh ■ hour attempt to have him stay an . other year at Carolina. “Greater op portunities” was given as the biggest reason for Snavely’s decision. Snavely in his two years coaching : reign at U. N. C., left nothing to be l desired by the enthusiastic Carolina i grid populace as his first Tar Heel team in ’33 won the State Champion ship and the past season they were ranked the eighth outstanding eleven ’ of the season by no less an authority ■ than Alan Gould, A. P. sports editor, ■ despite the Duke shellacking on Nov. , 16th. His teams lost only two games I in two seasons of play. No wonder the U. N. C. boys feel keenly the loss of such a proficient coach, and a very 1 personable young man of 42 years at I that. - Snavely won a host of new friends on his visit here on January 10th, , last, when he appeared as principal speaker on the Carolina alumni smok ' tr meeting. At that time he spoke freely of the North Carolina institu i tion, praising the spirit, traditions and sportsmanship, and otherwise seemed well satisfied at Carolina (of course that was before the Graham plan gained momentum) —The writer I j at that meeting had an exclusive and I I interesting chat with him, the first ■ j time I had ever had occasion to talk ■ to a real big time football coach. , | Snavely then was in fine spirits, ! seemed enthusiastic about his ’35 j team —his coaching duties, North j Carolina football as being on par ': with other outstanding teams of the i country, etc. j The big question now is, who will succeed Snavely at Carolina ? Broth . j er, that’s a big task, \\ hat about 1 flatty Bell now, Carolina alumni? — j Did you (readers) know that when j the time for selection of the U. N. C. coach came two years ago the list had narrowed down to Snavely and : Bell, present Southern Methodist | coach. Nice pickings, eh —All I can ! say is, Snavely’s departure is Cor ! r ell’s gain and a very BIG loss for ; Carolina. Local Shots Billy Wilkinson, local boy at King . College and former Golden Gloves 1 titilist, added another crown to his already impressive record by winning i the lightweight title in the High j Point Central Carolina G. G. tourna ment that ended Friday night. Jud McGinnis, leading hitter with a 369 stick average last season, Glenn Beatty, a 358 hitter last sea son, Bill Grice, a 333 swatter, and Pete Cornwell, 333, are counted upon by Block Smith for the hitting pow er of his ’36 club. Shelton, tali and graceful working righthander, will he No. 1 pitcher, with McGinnis in the No. 2 spot. Practice for the team has been hampered the past several days due to rain and high winds, along with a throat ailment that has kept Coach Smith on the sidelines for the past week. I iiicomton bids to have not only quality in baseball this summer but quantity as well with Glenn. Long Shoals, Boger-Crawford, and Rhoies- Rhyne expected to put out strong outfits. ation when the coffee pot boiled over and put out the gas stove. They were seated admiring the child’s Christ mas tree. Another New Yorker, Clarence Johns, was burned to death when he fell through an open heat register and slid down the hot air pipe lead ing to the furnace. Hurrying out to attend a party, Ernestine Boyd's dress was caught fast when the door slammed ; nd lock ed. Unable to get out of the gar ment and reluctant to tear the new frock she stood still until her father i arrived home an hour later to find , her nearly unconscious from expos ure to the Wisconsin winter winds. THE LINCOLN TIMES, LINCOLNTON, N. C. j ■ The =y - j j Annals o-f Lincoln County! By William L. Sherrill j Installment No. LXXV 1896 Col. William Johnston, late of Charlotte, was a notable citizen, who did much for the material development of the state. He graduated from the University in the class of 1840 with William M. Shipp, Albert M. Shipp, and Charles Connor Graham, of Lincoln, Tod R. Caldwell, of Burke and Calvin H. Wiley, the first superintendent of Public Instruc tion in the state. He then attended the famous law school of Judge Richmond M. Pearson, at Richmond Kill and graduated in the first class of the long line of law students, who received instructions from that able jurist. He then settled in Charlotte in 1842 to practice law; was president of the Charlotte and Taylorsville plank road and in 1846 (when but 29 years old) was elected President of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad (from Charlotte to Columbia) which was completed about 1853. Then in 1859 he was also elected President of the Atlantic, Ten nessee and Ohio Railroad, which was completed to Statesville in 1861 and work on it was then suspended on account of the Civil War. Col. Johnston and Judge James W. Osborne were the delegates from Mecklenburg to the Convention of 1861 and voted for the Seces sion Ordinance. When he saw thirteen Charlotte Jews volunteer for military service he had no trouble in persuading the convention to re peal the statute which prohibited Jews from holding office in North Carolina. Governor Ellis recognized the fine judgment and business ability of Col. Johnston by appointing him Commissary General with the rank of Colonel. He resigned his seat in the convention to accept this position and served with satisfaction until September 16, 1863 when he resign ed to give his full time to the management of the railroads of which he was still President. In 1862 he was the candidate of the War party for Governor, but was defeated at the polls by Zebulon B. Vance. In 1864 President Davis tendered him the appointment of Commissary General of the Confed erate States, but he declined the position, thinking he could render bet ter service to the Government by giving his full time to the railroads of which he was President. In 1865 Federal troops destroyed sixty miles of the railroad track between Columbia and Charlotte, but by 1866 Col. Johnston had it fully rebuilt and in the same year began work on the extension of the road to Augusta. His railroad duties com manded his time so completely that he was forced to abandon his law practice. He was a public spirited and progressive citizen one of the founders of the Commercial National Bank of Charlotte in 1873 and served as Mayor of Charlotte for seven years between 1875 and 1887. As a public speaker he was persuasive and logical, though not of the style that enthused the multitude, but he possessed mental gifts, which qualified him for any position. He was born in Lincoln county in 1817, son of Robert and Mary (Reid) Johnston. It is said that when Robert Johnston asked Captain John Reid for his daughter in marriage that Captain Reid said: “You can make the money and Mary will take care of it.” This indicates where Col. Johnston got some of his fine business ability. On March 16, 1846 he married to Ann Eliza, daughter of Dr. Geo. F. and Martha A. Harris, of Memphis. They had two sons, Frank G„ and Wm. R. Johnston, and two daughters, Julia, who married Col. A. B. Andrews, of Raleigh, and Cora, who became the wife of Col. Thos. R. Robertson. Among the grandchildren are William Johnston Andrews, A. B. Andrews, Jr., Graham H. Andrews, and John H. Andrews of Ra leigh, and Maj. W. R. Robertson and Miss Julia Robertson, of Charlotte. On May 20, 1896, he died in Charlotte, where Tor forty four years he had been a useful and honored citizen. He was distinguished in appearance and looked the patrician. He was cultivated in mind, polish ed in manners, dignified and courtly in bearing, always faultlessly dressed and commanded the high respect and confidence of the people, 1897 Benjamin H. Sumner died in Lincolnton, June 10, 1897, aged 70 years. He was postmaster for 10 years, from 1855 until 1865 and one time chairman of the board of County Commissioners. ** * • The Legislature re-elected Jeter C. Pritchard to the Senate for the full term, beginning March 4th. Col. Seth W. Stubbs was a useful citizen of Lincolnton for many years. In early life he came here from Massachusetts. He was a great mechanic, he knew all about machinery, could make a clock and made a good one for the County, placed it in the tower of the courthouse about 1856 and kept it in accurate running order as long as he lived. The old town clock was standard time for Lincoln County for many years before the telegraph line was built and until the old courthouse was torn down in 1922 He knew all about metals and knew how to build a locomotive. He established the Stubbs Machine Shop and Foun dry and made machines cf all kinds for the people, far and wide, and in the foundry manufactured kitchen ware pots and ovens, molasses mills and other castings. When Col. Stubbs grew old, the business was turned over to his son Elbridge W. Stubbs, who inherited his father's mechan ical skill, and operated the business as long as he lived. All the Stubbs’ family are now dead or moved away, but the valuable service rendered by Col. Stubbs should not be forgotten for he deserves the gratitude of the people for training a long line of efficient machinists who have served well our county and section. Capt. Edward W. Ward, of the United States Army was born in Greenburg, Kentucky, September 15, 1843, son of Gen. W. T. Ward, who volunteered as a Union soldier in 1861, and Captain Ward, a youth of eighteen years went to war with his father, and after the surrender continued in active military service until he retired in 1879. He married first to a daughter of the late Governor Tod R. Caldwell, and his sec ond wife, was Bettie Lee, daughter of S. P. Sherrill, of Lincolnton. Captain Ward was a resident of Lincolnton from 1882 until his death December 13, 1897. He took much interest in public affairs. Was Mayor of Lincolnton 1887 and 1888. Was republican candidate for Con gress in 1888 and defeated by Col. W. H. H. Cowles, and defeated for the Legislature in 1896 by J. F. Reinhardt, by only four votes. He was a widely informed man, an attractive public speaker, and an active member of the Methodist church. , 1898 Cuba had been under the tyrannical rule of Spain for 200 years, and the Cubans were now in revolt. To protect American interests the Maine (U. S. Warship) was anchored in Havana harbor, when on the night of February 5, 1898 the Maine was blown to pieces by dynamite and 266 seamen killed. A wave of indignation swept over the United States and War against Spain was declared by the Senate, April 9th. The army was organized and great excitement prevailed throughout the country. Spain was defeated and Cuha was freed. •' * ♦ * Major Henry W. Burton died at his home in Lincolnton, May 9, 1898, in his 77th year. After a terrifically hot campaign the democrats carried the State in the November election and the Legislature was largely democratic. ** • • Alfred Nixon was elected Clerk of Superior Court in November. (CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE) BOYS WILL BE BOYS by a. b. Chapin feg—» y W • n7l, h - ' , \%-\ I — - if ■ m. c. Man Wanted In Mooresville Bank Robbery and 39 Other Similar Crimes Arrested 3 Negroes Arrested For Murder, Attack Greenville, March 14.—Wiliic Tate, 29-year-old negro, was rushed to state’s prison in Raleigh early today for safekeeping, following his arrest and alleged confession to participa tion in the murder of Alexander War ren and the criminal assault of Miss Helen Phelps the night of February 28 on a lonely road near the out skirts of the city. The negro, a former employe of East Carolina Teachers college here, was discharged about a month ago for carrying liquor lu students and j since that time had been without a ! afternoon and had been sought by I officers for the past several days. He job. He was arrested late Thursday | will probably face trial at the crimi i r.al term of Superior court, which iconvenes here next week, j When arrested Tate denied any ! connection with the double crime, , iiut later allegedly made a confession ’and implicated two more* negroes, Iritis Wilson and George Lee, who | were arrested Thursday night and have been placed in an unrevealed : jail. The two denied any connection with the crimes. Specialists Offer J-lints For Planting With the planting season only a few' days away, many specialists at i State College are offering growers l helpful information on the Carolina Farm Features radio program. For instance, during the past month, one of the points stressed vas the making and proper care of tobacco plant beds so that the grow er might have healthy, vigorous plants when the time for transplant ing comes. As this is also the baby chick season, specialists from the Poultry : Department have been instructing I chicken raisers as to the best meth -1 (rts of caring for and feeding the ! chicks. The free plans for building a brick brooder, which were "** J | cn the program, had a wide response from listeners. Horticulture and home demonstra t on specialists are urging the men and women on farms to grow more varieties of vegetables so that they will have enough for use during the spring and summer and also a quan tity sufficient for canning. This en ables farm families to have a year round supply of vegetables for table use. The full schedule for the week of February 24-29 follows: Monday, E. 11. Hostetler, “Farm Work Stock;” Tuesday, M. E. Gardner, “Caring for Fruit Trees;” Wednesday, J. B. Mann, "Farm Credit;” Thursday, Dr. : Jane S. McKimmon, “The Home Gav i oen;” Friday, Roy S. Dearstyne, ! “Questions and Answers on Poultry Pjoblems ’• and Saturday, Forestry Department. Four Yolks Found in Egg Portland, Ore., March 14.—Harry Henderson discovered an egg contain ing four yolks and is scanning rec ords for a similar feat before claim ing the world record-for the white leghorn hen which laid the freak egg. It was discovered among some turned in by George Hermanson, of Webster’s Corners. Henderson made the find as he candied them. The egg measures 2 3-4 inches long by 1 3-4 wide. New York. March 14. Edward Bentz, whom federal agents charge with participation in 40 bank rob beries with a total loot running into millions of dollars, was seized today —cowering in a dumbwaiter shaft, clad only in underwear. Government operatives surrounded the apartment building in Brooklyn where he was captured, and filled the lower floor with tear gas bombs. With drawn guns they gingerly ad vanced into the building to meet the man hunted for more than a year. "Don’t shoot, boys, I’ll come right out,” a voice said and following it the agents came upon Bentz jammed in the dumbwaiter shaft. Small Arsenal Found Rummaging in the room, the agents found two machine guns, a rifle, four automatic pistols, a bullet proof vest end hundreds of rounds of ammuni tion. At police headquarters where they agreed with the prisoner that they had been looking for him a long time, they exhibited his record which included a dozen arrests for various charges and allegations that he took part in two score bank robberies. Among the robberies with which Bentz is charged is that of the First National bank, of Mooresville, N. C„ November 28, 1934. Five men held up the bank, escaping with $26,408 in cash, bonds and travelers’ checks, A statement from the bureau of investi gation at Washington said Bentz had been identified as one of them. Other robberies charged to him in clude: Caledonia National bank, Danville, Yt., June, 1934, between $20,000 and $25,000. ELECTRIC LAWN MOWER Sharp ener-Main Street Service Station will sharpen lawn mowers by elec tricity. Ready April 1. if. 3-5. 4k f u/iTH t "«r / « HJ See tketteur frigidaire \ J tktMETER-MlSi;# Guy E. Cline Inc. LINCOLNTON, N. C. MONDAY, MAR. 16, 1936 Auction Sale! I will offer at public sale to the , highest bidder, at what is known as i the White House, Washington, I). C., the following property: 1037 January 8, 1937 | Beginning promptly at 10 o’clock, A. M. 1 One Democratic platform that has I never been used, therefore as good < s new; One aged mule, unbroken and slightly blemished; A few broad ! smiles; One car-load of mixed feeding ! cattle, if r.ot shot before day of sale; | The bones of 12,000,000 little pigs, i ?.nd sows, which died from the effect I of the AAA; One herd boar, sired by | slverite and expansion, and damned jI y everybody; 150,000 bushels good i ‘•ted corn raised in South America, | also some Canadian seed wheat; 4 ri i j bushels AAA potato stamped and i wrapped in tissue paper; One ship load of cotton goods imported from Japan; 123,542 corn-hog contracts to he offered one with the privilege of all; One juke book containing all codes and the Russian alphabet; 72 catapillers picked before frost and approved by the Brain Trusters; One big Chisel; All CCC tools, including picks, forks, spades, shovels, hoes, lakes, axes, grubbing-hoes, scythes, harrows, and garden plows. All farmers who expect to go back tn farming in 1937 should attend this sale. Free lunch to Hobo's. Blue Eagle sandwiches, and beer. Terms: All sums of SIO.OO and under cash in hand with 50 cent dol lars. No gold to be accepted. All • sums over SIO.OO, 300 years time will I b • given to foreigners without inter . cat, while 30 day time will he given j M Americans with bankable notes to | draw all the interest, and taxes they j can stand. Auctioneers and clerks to be select i 0,1 day ot sale by the Brain Trust- K t N’tLE SAM, Owner. I (The Yellow Jacket)
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