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| LINCOLN TON IS THE j [ TRADE CENTER J i - i * For More Than 35,0(10 People. J * It la Located in the Heart of Pied. * J raont North Carolina the Moat S { Prosperous Industrial and Agricul- J J tural Section of the Entire South, j $1.50 PER YEAR Rural Electrification Act Passed,Sent to President NEWS::::::::: \ V ---BRIEFS \ Can’t Change Parties Raleigh, May 16.—Attorney Gen ual A. A. F. Seawell ruled a regis teied voter may not change his party affiliation after the books close. Un der the same ruling, persons regis tering as independents may not vote in either the Democratic or Republi can primaries. 2,921 Lose Licenses to Drive Raleigh, May 16.—The highway safety division announced today li censes of 14 more drivers had been l evoked for law violations to make 2,921 revocations since the law be came effective last November. An other driver, Walter Miller, of Sana torium, had his permit denied him for an additional year when convict ed of driving drunk after his license had been revoked. Kills Baby For Crying Merrillan, Wis., May 16.—Two boys —aged 3 and 4, fatally injured two month old David Holl, the coroner said today, when they dropped him to the floor and then struck him with the butt of a toy pistol when he would not stop crying. Cow Drags Boy Under Auto Bushnell, Fla., May 16.—As Alonzo Phillips, 22, of Starke attempted to lead a cow across a highway near here, tlie animal became frightened and dragged him into the path of an approaching automobile. The youth died of his injuries. Puts Reward on Hen Thieves Wynne, Ark., May 16.—Etherizing henroost pillagers are worth $25 a lead —dead or alive—-to Sheriff C. M. Stacy. He posted the reward in an effort to halt widespread chicken theft, placing responsibility on .i well ciganized gang using ether or chloro form to overcome its loot. Lost $25, Hanged Self Chicago, May 16.—William Rekow, 60, a bartender, stepped out of the tavern to get some canned tomatoes which an acquaintance known only as “Charlie" said he needed to re lieve a sick feeling. When Rekow re turned, "Charlie" had departed, so had $25 out of the till. Rekow went home, brooded briefly and hanged himself in the basement. 100-Year Old Pants Chula, Ga., May 16.—South Geor gia boasts at least one pair of 100- year-old homespun trousers that are m good enough repair to permit wearing today—if anyone fancies the style. The venerable breeches are owned by Mrs. Georgia Anne Cravey, of Chula, who says they were made in 1832 or 1833 by Mrs. Nancy Clem ents for the wedding of Davidi Wil liam Branch. School Boy Killed Siler City, May 16.—Clyde William Smith, seven year old school boy of this place, was instantly killed at 7:40 o’clock this morning as he step ped from a school bus unloading children at the Henry Siler school into the path of an automobile driv en by Albert Riddle, young resident cf Siler City. JOE GISH SAYS— Some people talk them selves into a job, but more people have talked them selves out of one. THE LINCOLN TIMES Congress Finishes Action On 10-Year Program; Bill Is Sent to President Washington, May 16.—Congress to-1 day completed action on the Norris j 8410,000,000 rural electrification bill j and sent it to President Roosevelt. Semite acceptance of a conference j agreement on the bill was the final | Capitol Hill step. The measure would authorize a I IC-year program of loans to farm j groups and private companies to aid in providing rural areas with elec- J tricity. It stipulated that preference is j to be given by the rural electrifica i lon administration to non-profit or-: ganizations as against private con-1 ct rns. The proposal authorized the Recon- j struetion Corporation to make a loan] of $50,000,000 for the first year. I There would be annual $40,000,000 j appropriations thereafter. JOE MORRISON DELIVERS SERMON AT SUGAW CREEK Occasion Being a Home Com ing of Old Members and Friends of the Church Descendants of Rev. Robert Hall. Morrison living in Lincoln county at- j tended the all day meeting at historic | Sugaw Creek Presbyterian church in: Mecklenburg county yesterday. The j gathering was in the nature of a i home coming of old members and j friends of the church and an observ-; ance of the centennial of the close of j the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Morrison, I who served the church ns pastor from i 1827 to 1836. At the morning service the sermon j was delivered by Rev. Joseph Gra-i hant Morrison, Jr., son of Mr. and j Mrs. Joseph Graham Morrison, of i this county, and a grandson of Rev. Robert Hall Morrison, who was call-' ed from Sugaw Creek to become the first president of Davidson College, because of his fitness for the office and his success in raising the money to open the college. Davidson will celebrate the centennial of its first commencement next year. At this service there was also a historical sketch of Robert Hall Mor rison by Col. R. H. Morrison, of Char lotte and a number by the Davidson male quartette, composed of J. D. Allen, Charles M. Ramseur, Paul Hudson and Donald Pfohl. One of the speakers at the Sunday School hour was John McMullen, son of Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. McMul len, of China. 4 PERSONS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Shelby, May 15. —(Four persons were killed instantly late today near Mooresboro, nine miles west of Shel by. when their car failed to make a sharp curve, overturned and smash ed into a telephone pole. The dead are: Pete Valias, 41, case operator of Shelby; Mrs. L. M. Gor ton, 28, of Jacksonville, Fla.; W. T. Stephenson, 35, of Charlotte, and Miss Mary Hawkins, 26, of South Gastonia. Miss Pauline Barkley, 25, of South Gastonia, was seriously in jured and is in the Rutherfordton hospital. The car tried to make the inside of the curve just west of Moores boro. It was thought Valias was driving . The bodies were brought to Shelby immediately after the accident. They were mangled almost beyond recog nition. CHARLOTTE FIREMAN DIES Charlotte, May 16.—Captain Aimer E. Moody, 65, member of the Char lotte fire department for 37 years, died here yesterday. He had been in declining health for several years. 1 Moody was a native of Raleigh. Published On Monday and Thursday LINCOLNTON, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936 1 H,,t,scnuKl..t/, Years | Washington Bf.dc | the new bride of the automobile Me I mo, 86, has been a housemaid speeding congressman, Repre- In the same family for 66 years, sentative Zioncheck of Washing, which she believes sets a record. ton state. She waa the former She has been with the Keresey Rubye Louie Nix of Texarkana, family here all these year*., ‘ Tax. They are now on hoaeymooa. Thos. E. Rhodes Named Democratic Candidate For Clerk of Court Annual 7th Grade Graduating Exercises At Iron Station School The annual Seventh Grade Grad uating exercises of the Iron Station Consolidated school will be held Thursday evening, May 21, at 8 o’clock. The program will consist of songs, closing day features and a series of playlets. Twenty-one grad uates will receive their certificates of promotion- and each individual mem ber of the class will appear in one cr more of the numbers that will he presented during the evening. The members of the girls’ basket ball team of Iron Station, winners of the county championship, will be pre sented miniature gold basketballs in rppreciation of their splendid record, and other awards will be announced during the progress of the program. The annual recitation-declamation contests will be held on Wednesday afternoon of this week at 1:30. Six girls and three boys are entering this event. Following is the program for the graduating exercises that are to be held Thursday evening: Opening Chorus, “We’re Ready to Begin so You Better Listen In,” by Seventh grade; Address of Welcome, Maurice Armstrong; Recitation, “Sammy Graduates”, Katie Lea Proc tor; Declamation, “The End Crowns the Work,” Fred Nichols; Recitation, “Pm Leaving,” Mary Hoover Chorus, “No Vacation,” Seventh grade; Class Tree Presentation, Geneva Prim; Sa lute to Class Tree, Gladys Bradshaw; Class Farwell, Josephine McClure; Piesentation of Certificates, Awards, etc; Chorus, “Farewell, Schoolmates, Farewell,” Seventh grade; Playlet, “Waiting for the Train,” Five Girls and Seven Boys; Playlet, “A Neigh borhood Dispute,” Five Girls, Two Boys; Dialogue, “Johnson and Bones,” J. D. Abernethy and Alfred Hager; Closing Chorus, “With a Tear in One Eye, We Will Tell You Good-bye,” Seventh Grade. Miss Bessie Dunn, Os Wake Forest, Is Killed By Train Miss Bessie Dunn, of Wake Forest, who was known to a number of Lin colnton people, was almost instantly killed Friday afternoon when a Sea board Air Line train struck her au tomobile at a crossing. According to reports from Wake Forest the ear, which Miss Dunn was driving stalled on the crossing as the train approached. After being struck by the train she was rushed to a doc tor’s office but never regained con sciousness. Surviving are four sisters, Miiss Lula Dunn, Mrs. S. P. Holding, Mrs. E. S. King and Miss Mildred Dunn. Miss Dunn in years past spent much time in Lincolnton with her sister, the late Mrs. Walter N. Keener. She was extremely popular here and had numerous friends who will learn with deep sorrow of her tragic death. As rare as a cold day in June is the man who fails to try to win his way into a woman’s heart by telling her how lonesome and misunderstood * he is. Is School Teacher and' Presi- , dent of Young Democrats Club of Lincoln County < At a meeting of the Lincoln 1 county Democratic executive com mittee held here Saturday afternoon 1 Thos. E. Rhodes, school teacher and president of the local Young Demo crats club was nominated as a can didate for the office of Clerk of Court. He will make the race this fell for the two year tmexpired term of the late J. L. Hunter. The office is being temporarily filled by Jas. A. Abernethy, Jr. Mr. Rhodes was elected from a list of four names presented to the com mittee, the others being Shelley Cashion, Dorus P. Beam and Charles V. Tilson. Inasmuch as the time for filing is past the name of Mr. Rhodes will be certified to the county board of election. The executive committee also re elected Jas. A. Abernethy, Jr., as chairman and M. T. I.eatherman, sec ietary. Prior to the meeting of the com mittee a county wide meeting of Democrats was held in the court house at which time talks were made by Sid Beatty, of Crouse, County Solicitor L. Berge Beam, Judge S. M. Roper, and William A. Graham, who is a candidate for nomination and leelection to the office of state Commissioner of Agriculture. The convention endorsed the can didacy of Mr. Graham, a native of Lincoln county, and passed the fol lowing resolution: Whereas, Our fellow Democrat, the William A. Graham, is a candidate for renomination and re election as Commissioner of Agri culture; and, Whereas, His record in that office is such as to commend him to the voters of North Carolina for their roost favorable consideration, now, therefore, be It Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Lincoln county, in convention as sembled, this the 16th day of May, 1936, do heartily endorse the admini stration of Commissioner W. A. Gra ham and the progress made by the State Department of Agriculture un der his wise and able leadership, and we pledge ourselves to stand by him in his candidacy for reelection. 33,664 Persons Are Working on Projects Raleigh, May works prog lcss administration reported today it had 33,664 persons working on projects in the state last week with the number to be reduced to 32,- 850 by the end of May. Mail-Order Baby An Oregon mail-order house boast ing itself “Complete House Furnish ers” received the following telegram; "We lack a baby in our home and would like to have you act for us in Portland and obtain one for us, one white, blue-eyed, baby girl, not over one month old.’’ The order is being filled when, as, and if possible. 17-YEAR LOCUSTS TO VISIT LINCOLN SAYS DR. LEIBY Wilkes County Reports Mil-| lions of Insects in That Section Lincoln is one of nintoen counties :n the state in which the cicada, or J 17-year locust is scheluled to appear this year, according to Dr. R. W. Leiby, State entomologist, who fore-' cast the coming of the insects sev eral weeks ago. Wilkes county last week reported j to the State Department of Agrieul- j lure the appearance of the cicadas “by the hundreds and possibly mil- j lions” in that county. Other counties in which the insect is expected to: appear are Wake, Alexander, Hen derson, Lincoln, McDowell, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin and Yancey. The last appearance of “brood 10” was in 1919. Leiby said the insects do not harm i field crops in any way, but the fe males in laying eggs sometimes dam age young apple trees. “The 17-year cicada is the longest lived insect,” said Leiby. “Only the males are noisemakers. Their shrill chorus, not unlike that of frogs, is produced by the rapid vibration of a miniature pair of drums on the un derside of the body, a membrane be ing ‘beat’ by a muscle. The females cannot enter into the noisemaking racket.” Leiby has invited persons who hear the cries of the insect to report j them to his department so records, J extending back to 1885, may be kept j up to date. DENVER JUNIORS ELECT OFFICERS Denver Council 222 Junior Order United American Mechanics met , May 15 in regular session and elect ed the following officers: B. L. Beal, Councilor; W. E. King, I Vice Counciloi; S. W. Mundy, Chap lain; D. R. King, Recording Secre tary; D. A. Poole, Outside Sentinel; i Claude Goodson, Assistant Recording Secretary; L. O. Ingle, Inside Sen- | tinel; Frank Howard, Warden R. W. Smith, Treasurer; Rt. M. Goodson, Financial Secretary; A. W. Keener, Conductor; C. A. Sherrill, Junior PastJ Councilor Trustees are Fred Aber nethy, W r . E. King and S. W Mundy. The Council holds its regular meet- ■ mgs on the first and third Friday : nights and extends an invitation to members of other Councils to attend ' any of the meetings The inn,alien fee for a limitied time is only 52.( 0, for new membe-s and $3.00 for re- ‘ instalment. 1 Thieves Steal SSOO Worth of Goldfish New Milford, Conn., May 16. There seems to be no limit what thieves won’t do. Thieves drained a large private pool on the farm of Tarl Yapi and raked SSOO worth of goldfish he had been raising for seven years . . . just before he plan ned to realize on his labors for the first time. The pond had been drain ed by releasing a dam. 77, Has 77 Descendants James Monroe Hawkins, of Cleve land county, who was 77 years old on April 27, has a child or grand child for each of the years of his life. In other words he has nine living children and 68 grand-children. On the Sunday preceding his 77th birthday the entire 77 came to his home where a celebration was held and a big dinner spread. He has been married 57 years, being 20 when he took Evaline Mathey, of Rutherford county, for a wife who was only 16. Mrs. Haw kins is in good health and puts in her time working around the house end garden while her husband cul tivates his 30-acre farm. He has been a member of the Baptist church 64 years, the Masonic order 52 years and an Odd Fellof 40 years. It is right and proper that every boy should be made to know that it i is possible for him to become Presi ■ dent, but don’t overlook reminding : him of the importance of a good [publicity agent. 65 Graduates To Receive Diplomas Thursday Night J For President | IjP idHa ■ (above), 40-year-old hardwood finisher of Chelsea, Mass., has been nominated for the Presidency .by the Socialist-Labor Party, j LIQUORPLACES 45 PCT. OF CONVICTS IN PRISON IN N. C. Booze Immediate Cause Os Almost Half Os Crimea Committed In State Raleigh, May 16.—Liquor was the [ immediate and direct cause of almost 1 half of the state’s prison population being in prison during the months of January, February and March of this year and the direct and indirect cause back of the imprisonment of probably as many as 75 per cent of the prisoners, according to figures I obtained here today from Oscar T. Pitts, acting director of the prison division of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Out of 4,820 prisoners committed t othe state prison system during the first three months of this year, 1,847, or approximately 45 per cent, were convicted and sentenced to prison for some violation of the state liquor laws, as follows: drunk, 883; violating state prohibition laws, 410; drunk and disorderly, 358; driv ing while drunk, 106; total 1,847. But a great majority of those con victed of other crimes or offenses were drunk or had been drinking W'hile these other offenses were committed, Pitts pointed out. Ac cordingly, it is very probable that a majority of 869 convicted of some | form of larceny had either taken drinks, were partially drunk, or were stealing to get money with which Jo buy liquor, Pitts said. This also applies to the 169 convicted of breaking and entering, the 150 convicted for assault, the 405 con victed of assault with a deadly weap on, the 104 convicted of assault on a female and the 42 convicted of murder, prison authorities agree. Most of those connected with the prison system agree that although state prohibition is supposed to be in effect in 83 of the 100 counties, that there is just as much liquor and just as many convictions for viola tions of the liquor law in the “dry” counties as in the 17 “wet” counties. Most of the 410 prisoners convicted for violating the prohibition law, were convicted either of illegal transoortation of liquor or of boot legging in so-called “dry” coun ties, the figures show. Many of the prison officials frankly say they believe the repeal of the state pro hibition law and a state liquor con trol system would decrease crime and reduce the prison population. Missionary to China Visits in Lincolnton Dr. George Worth, missionary to China, spent several hours in Lin colnton Saturday morning, coming especially to visit the grave of Mrs. Margaret Busbee Shipp, who was an r intimate friend of the Worth family t and who had visited them in their . home in China. ; Dr. Worth was accompanied to i Lincolnton by his daughter. They drove here from Raleigh, LOCAL MARKET 1 COTTON 11.60 pound ' WHEAT sl.l# bushsl J CORN 65c busbel J 0 EGGS 18c & 20c dozen J PRICE: FIVE CENTS Dr. E. J. Coltrane to Deliver Annual Address; Margaret Glenn Is Valedictorian Commencement exercises for the city schools began last night with the annual baccalaureate sermon de livered by Rev. D. Arch C. Cree, pastor of the First Baptist church of Salisbury. Rev. Elbert F. Hardin, pastor of the Lincolnton Baptist church delivered the invocation and the benediction and the Lincolnton Music Club rendered a selection. Members of the senior class attended the service in a body. Tuesday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock the annual class day exercises will be held on the high school campus. Fol lowing is the program: Processional; welcome, Loretta Cloniger; introduc tions, Stella Hoyle; statistics, Mil dred Harlin; announcements, by Na tional Honor Society; history, John Mauney; class song; class poem, Mil dred Hardin; prophecy. Brownie Lipe; will, Fred Shuford; trophies, Mar garet Jane Childs. Dr. E. J. Coltrane, president of Brevard College, will deliver the ad dress Thursday night when diplomas will be presented to the sixty five graduates by R. D. Newton, chair, man oi the board of trustees of the Lincolnton schools. Miss Margaret Glenn will be valedictorian and Al fred Nixon Costner, salutatorian. A vocal quartet, “Four Leaf Clov er” will be given by Madge Finger,. Harvey Jonas, Jr., Marie Crater and Paul Rudisill. Below is a list of the graduates; Grady Abernethy Annie Inez Abernethy Enid Ethel Avery Stephen Berkeley Barinear Doris Adell Bandy L. Berge Beam, Jr. Glenn Baker Beattie Ethel Margaret Bradshaw Pearle Bynum Rose Elizabeth Campbell Gladys Carpenter Victor C. Cashion, Jr. Walter Boggs Cashion La Vada Cauble Margaret Jane Childs Nancy Loretta Cloniger William Lloyd Cornwell Grace Elizabeth Costner Alfred Nixon Costner William Joseph Dellinger Frances Pauline Ewing Van Buren Ewing Myrtle Pernell Finger Barney Harry Fleeman Florence Louise Funderburk Joseph Wilson Gates Margaret Elmina Glenn Mary Louise Goodman Gladys Goodson Garland Goodson Mildred Virginia Hardin John Nelson Hauss, Jr. Glenn Heafner Margaret Inez Heafner David Calvin Heavner Joseph B. Hinkle Mary Ella Hoffman Stella Camilla Hoyle Thelma Jenkins Bruce M. Jenkins Harvey A. Jonas, Jr. Mabel Lucile Kendrick Virginia Lineberger J. R. Lineberger Johnnie Rebecca Link Brownie Lipe John Mundy Mauney Conway McGee Betty Ernestine Modlin Elizabeth Joyce Norman Loreine Bennett Parker Calvin Bynum Phillips James Neely Porter, Jr. Lelia Cynthia Reinhardt Dorothy Dean Reynolds Ottileen Robinson James Paul Rudisill Jack Rudisill Mary Self Evan Shelton Joseph Fred Shuford Sue Smith Virginia Stroup Edna Elsie Thomas Gertrude Pauline Waters Raleigh, May 16.— -The Works Progress Administration reported to day it had 33,664 persons working ) on projects in the State last week r with the number to be reduced to 32,860 by the end of Mey.
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