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PAGE TWO Navy’s 65,000 Ships Sail Seas Os World Secretary Forrestal Reports Vast Armada Dominates All Ocean Forces—Says U. S. Fighting Navy Has More Than 1,150 Major Fighting Vessels. Washington, Aug. 30. —The Ameri can fleet now numbers more than 1.15 C major fighting ships, Navy Secretary Forrestal disclosed today in report ing that 65,000 vessels of all types hav e been added to the Navy in the last five years. This armada makes the U. S. "the greatest naval power on earth,” For restal commented at a news confer ence, with its building program, “lit tle more than half finished.” H e was asked how many ships have been turned over to other nations un der the lend-lease and was unable to reply off-hand, but the Navy later is sued a memorandum giving the total as 2,822. Os these, the memorandum said, 1,784 are classified as combatant ships and include large type landing craft. Forrestal said the warships added to the Navy number more than three times those in the fleet just before the war started. This means the Navy has at least 1,150 ships of principal fight ing types—battleships, aircraft car rier's, cruisers, destroyers and sub marines. These are the "spectacular” vessels, but it is the auxiliary ships, Forres tal continued, that make the victories possible by supplying the fighting fleet. In addition to the Navy’s vast growth in ships, Forrestal gave these figures on other expansion in the five years since the European war started. Aircraft—s7,6oo planes delivered air strength increased 20 times and still growing, with 30,000 planes to be delivered in the next 12 months. Ordnance—'Torpedo production in creased 40 times over 1939. Depth charge production 60 times greater than five years ago; 125,000 antiair craft guns and one million rounds of antiaircraft ammunition produced. Personnel —For every person serv ing in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard in September, 1939, there are over 24 today. Combined strength of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard is now 3,717,000. Forrestal also reported that many new weapons, "most of which cannot be talked about,” have been developed to meet modern battle conditions. Soldier News Cpl. J. R. McNeely Now In France Cpl. James R. (Bob) McNeely, who has been stationed in Italy, is now with the American Army in southern France, according to a letter received from him today by Thos. E. Rhodes. Bob also said that he had recently seen Jake Rhodes, who is now in France, and that he was all right. ADDRESSES: A/S William Samuel Lander, Jr., Co. 3500, Brks. 327W r , U.S.N.T.C., care Third Regt., Bainbridge, Md. Sgt. Astor Huffstetter, ASN 344- 39166, APO 104, care Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Pvt. C. Guy Rudisill, 38628245, Hdq. Co., 840th Sig. Tng. Bn., Camp Koh ler, California. Pvt. Robert Cushion Jetton, 44015- 556, Co. B„ 10th Bn., 4th Regt., Fort McClellan Ala. S/Sgt. John Robert Lackey, 1400- 9646, APO 922, care Postmaster. San Francisco, California. James H. Schrum, CM 3/c, has re turned to his base in California after a seventeen-day emergency leave spent here. His present address is 17th N. C. —B2, No. F-5, N. B. R. 8.- A. B. D., Port Hueneme, California. pZj!; | FAVORITE OF Jbjfljjl MOVIE STARS Nehi Bottling Company Cleveland Springs Road SHELBY, N. C. Harlan Boyles Improving At Polio Hospital C. E. Boyles reported today that his son, Harlan, who is a patient at the polio emergency hospital in Hick ory, is improving and has been re- J moved from Ward 2 to Ward 9, a con valescent ward. Harlan, said his father, has almost j complete use of his body from his f waist up and shows considerable im- j provement in the use of his lower i limbs. With several more months of the fin e treatment being given him at the hospital said his father, he will prob ably be at home and back among his many friends, Harlan can have visitors each Wed nesday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p. m., and it would cheer him considerably to have his friends visit him on those days, also hav e them write to him. j GANGSTER STYLE SALE- Chicago.—The first pair of shoes' David Cohen tried on one of his cus- ! tomers was the right fit. While Cohen waited for payment and a ration cou- j pon, the customer [lulled a gun from his pocket, took $93 out of the cash box, and scampered out of the store- I wearing th e unpaid-for shoes. Tires for “A” car drivers will prob. j ably not b e available until early in 1945, OPA sayys, Want Ads WANTED —Three unfurnished rooms by business couple. Best of refer- 1 ences. Address ‘‘Rooms/* Box 69, Lincolnton, N. C. 8-31-2t* (SET READY for winter, rent steam heated room, with hot and cold wa ter. Showers in hall. Price $5.00 up North State Hotel, Mrs. F- G. Roy ter. 8-28-2t* FOR SALE—Crimson clover seed, 14 cents pound. R. M. Goodson, Lin colnton. Route 3. 8-2S-2t* JUST RECEIVED a big ship ment of Fall Hats. Michael Hat Shoppe. 8-28-2 t WANTED—To bin ton and a half truck. W. F. Quinton. Phone 359. 8-24-4 t WANTED—Men and women to work in furniture factory.. Do not apply if employed in essential industry. Ideal Chair Co., Lincolnton, N. C. 8-24-ts FOR SALE—One Home Comfort Range. 1931 model. Mrs. L. B. Jones, Lincolnton, N. C. 8-21-3 t MOLDERS WANTED—For bench or fioor, 92 l a cents to $1 per hour, time and one-half for overtime; 48 hours is average week. Plant within forty mile of Charlotte, N. C. Write “MOLDERS," Box 69, Lincolnton, N. C. 8-17-7 t FIRST-CLASS MACHINIST WANT ED —90 cents to $1.15 per hour; time and one-half for overtime; 54- hour average week. This shop is 80 per cent on defense work. Plant within 40 miles of Charlotte, N. C. Write “MACHINIST,” Box 69, Lin colnton, N. C. 8-17-7 t FOR SALE —Alfalfa seed, crimson clover seed, turnip seed, vetch and rye grass. See us for roofing mate rial, certainteed roofing, in rolls or shingles; corrugated roofing and siding in 8,9, and 10-foot lengths; red brick siding. Phone 288-W. Ab ernethy Implement Co. FOR SALE—New five-room house, with electric pump, about on e mile north of High Shoals on High Shoals-Lincolnton highway. Two and one-half acres. S. K. Beal, Lin colnton, N. C. 8-14-4 t PERMANENT WAVE, 50 CENTS! Do your own permanent with Charm-Karl Kit. Complete equip ment, including 40 curlers and shampoo. Easy to do, absolutely harmless. Praised by thousands in cluding Fay McKenzie, glamorous movie star. Money refunded if not satisfied. Eagle Store Co. 7-27-10wks. SEE US FOR YOUR FALL SUITS! We have the very latest styles and most popular brands —stock and tailored —at prices you can afford to pay. Come in and see our line. The Men’s Shop, Carl R. Hartman, Prop. U. WANTED—TO BUY GOOD LATE USED FORDS, CHEVROLETS and PLYMOUTHS. Highest cast prices paid. Lincoln Motor C* Phone 90. Lincolnton, N. C. SEE Abernethy Equipment Co., Char lotte Highway, for hog, poultry and barb wire, electric fence controll ers, paints, Nos. 2 and 3 Cans, one gallon syrup cans, glass jars, all sizes, complete line of poultry, dai ry and hog feeds, Certainteed roof ing roll and shingles. Phone 288-W 7-13-tl CHEK-ER-CHICS. H ATC HE I from our own Hock every Tuesday See us for your spring chicks. Pol hill Fef d Co. 2-71 NOTICE—OLD PICTURES LEP' for framing over 30 days will b> sold for charges. Frank P. Bark ley Furniture Store. 6-1-t We fill any doctors prescription an' time. Economy Drug Store. Phon. »&. Quick Delivery. ts-9-17 THE LINCOLN TIMES, LINCOLNTON, N. C., THURSDAY, AUG. 31, 1944 ;£batteriri(}s j ! —By The Staff ( HAS. I). (BLOCK) SMITH. This column today is dedicated to the memory of Charles D. (Block i Smith, for twelve years head of the athletic department of the Lincolnton High School, and more recently first lieutenant in the United States Army, who died at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, last Friday morning. Each of us connected with The Times feel a persona] loss a t his death, and this goes, we can safely say, for the three members of our staff now serv ing in the armed forces. During the lime Block, as he preferred to be called, was connected with the city schools we were, by reason of our po sition, in frequent communication with him and had opportunity, per haps, as no other, aside from those tor whom and with whom lie worked, to evaluate his true character. We have seldom come in contact with one which embodied so many of the finer traits. He was often in our office, particularly during the football sea son, and his genial and cordial man ner, his understanding of our prob lems and his willingness to cooperate made him always a welcome visitor. He had the happy faculty of spread ing- sunshine wherever he went and there was no place in hi s life for gloom or sadness. Patrons of trie school here held him in the highest esteem, his boys adored him Mid lie uas everybody’s friend. As to his ability as an athletic I coach we liked the tribute paid him I by Jack Horner, of Guilford College, and ar e passing it on to bis friends here: BLOCK SMITH DIED Willi HIS BOOTS ON. “This little college community was heavy with grief and sadness was written all over its face. It was time for the little village to pay its last respects to one of its most beloved and best known citizens- Charles D. Smith, better known to all who knew him as plain 'Block.’ "We came here this morning to see Block lowered into his final resting [dace in the little cemetery of New Garden Friends Meeting house, and wo only wish Block could have seen how smoothly everything went off. He would have loved th e shots that rang out over his grave by ths guard ol honor of the Greensboro army overseas replacement depot, and he would hav e received u big kick out of seeing his friends scramble after the ] empty cartridges in their desire for j souvenirs. "Block may be gone from our midst but his dry wit, good humor, sport manship qualities and friendliness will never be forgotten by -.nose who knew him. There was only one Block Smith, there will never be another like him. “Just as plain as ait old shoe, Block was liked and loved and admired by friend and foe alike, and we can truthfully say that in the eight years we knew him never did we hear an unkind word uttered about him. “Block, who earned his lasting nick name for his ability to block oppon ents out of the way to clear th e path tor his ball-carrying teammates as a football player at Guilford College, had rather I refer to him as Block, if he were living, than First Lieutenant Charles D. Smith, of the United States Army. “At the time the Grim Reaper called Block to his final resting place, ht was special services officer at Ft. Taylor, Key West, Fla., and doing a hangup job in this capacity. In fact. I am afraid Block was carrying too heavy a load for his 43-year-old shoul ders. He was a glutton for work and he put every ounce of energy at Ins command into whatever the task. He never went at anything without put ting his heart into it, b e it coaching, waiting on tables .cooking, teaching, playing a game or a thousand and one other things Block could do. “That’s how Block suffered the in juries that proved fatal to him. In a post softball game, July 29, between the officers team and the navy de tachment at Ft. Taylor, he made a slide into second base during the heat of battle, suffered a broken leg. He didn’t think the leg was hurt badly at the moment and jumped to his feet. As he started for third base a nio ment later, he collapsed between the base paths and had to be carried off the field never to return again. “A great worrier, Block told his wife a few days before his death the morning of August 25 that he was going to die. He wanted to write a will, she wouldn’t let him, and passed it off by telling him he’d be up and about in a few days. But Block knew he wasn’t well inside. Complications had set in followng the broken leg, and he developed a lung infection which caused his death. “Block was one of the best known athletic coaches in North Carolina sporting circles. He never missed the bull sessions at the Southern confer ence basketball tournaments each year, an annual meeting place for coaches of all sports, and he attended six football coaching schools, one un der the direction of the immortal Knute Rockne. “His continual good-natured chat ter was a feature of all football work outs held by his Guilford College Quakers, and in the good old days of plenty of gasoline it was not uncom mon for several Greensboro citizens to sit on the sidelines at Block’s prac tices and listen to his witty conversa ion of his players. “Freshmen reporting for their first drills used to hear Block bellow: ‘I don’t care how many fancy tricks you have in the bag, you can’t play football unless you can block and tackle.” No truer words were ever spoken. “He would tell his ball carrier after reeling an end around play, “you go around end like you're going to a B.! Y. P. U. meeting.’ “At th e start of each fall practice I Block would win a spot in the hearts | of his players by telling them: ‘Now, hoys, we’re out here playing football [ tor the tun of it, and 1 want you tor know that I’m not going to work you j to death. But if I was paying you to | play for me, like other colleges pay j their athletes, you’d never get off I this light.’ "Sidelines used to get a big kick out of hearing him tell a bail carrier who handled the ball loosely or failed to keep it close to hls_ body, 'you carry that ball like it was a bucket of chit luns.’ “Guilford College had no athletic scholarships for its football players, basketballers or basebailers, and as a result Guilford teams were annual doormats of the powerful North State conierence. They went up against Lion, Catawba, Appalachian, High Point and Lenoir Rhyne and other op ponents when they didn’t have a chance ill the world of winning out. Block’s last two football teams not only failed to win a game but they scored only once in two seasons, t hat ciime on an intercepted pass, I think. "But despite the odds against him and his teams, Block Smith won the admiration and love and respect of his opponents for the sportsmanship, fighting qualities and fair play he instilled into tile youth under his wing. They battled tooth and nail un til the end no matter what the odds against them, and often surprised by holding their football opponents to low scores at halftime. “Guilford teams under Block were amateur in the first sense of the word, however, and they played the game foi the fun of it. "Despite the many losses his teams suffered on the athletic field, and vic tories were few and far between. Block never liked to lose. He would have been a successful coach with adequate material, we ar e confident, j but Block turned down numerous of fers to go elsewhere for his post here as director of athletics* and head coach of Quaker teams. “He once told me: 'I know I could make more money somewhere else, i Jack, and could build winners with good material, but Guilford has been good to me and 1 lov e the place I've got a job her e as long as 1 want it and that’s more than some coaches can say.’ “Block told us on his last visit home on furlough that he planned to return here after the war. “He came back today, to his final reseting place, but not as Block in tended. Still, he died a typical ath lete’s death. He died with his biots I on, you might say, and that’s prob ably the way Block would have want ed to go.” U. .S prisoners of war behind the German lines have received 15.0UU pounds of vegetable seeds from the United States through the American Red Cross, the War Food Administra tion reports. Reduced mortgage indebtedness rather than invest in highly inflated lands, say farm economists Lincoln County Committee For Economic Development CHAIRMAN W. C. HENDERSON » ’ ... - “ “ , i ~ 1 ADVISORY BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN Divisions To Elect 2 or 3 Members GORDON L. GGODSON And— " " “ S. Ray I.owder Joe R. Nixon Mrs. Gordon Goodson - -■ - ■— - Re o » M BeCk EXECUTIVE PLANNING C. A. Jonas BOARD S. M. Roper Directors Os All Divisions L. D. Warlick S. Alexander V. M. Ramseur Loy Heavner J. E. Henley Secretary 4 INDUSTRY COMMERCE AGRICULTURE FACT FINDING PUBLIC PUBLIC DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION AND WORKS RELATIONS RESEARCH DIVISION mvi «t dn DAN M.- BOYD. j A PO LHILL. I G. MORRISON DIVISION W. E. GARRISON DIVISION Director. Director. Director. L. A. HEAVNER, E. M. BROWNE W. C. HENDERSON Director. Directors. Direitor. TEXTILES Plato Miller Misa Eli*. Raby L. E. McQuinn M. T. Leatherman Miss M. Mullen W. M. Lentz Dewey Hoyle S. Z. Bollock M. H. Kuhn w. H. Childs J. T. Perkins Thorne Clark T. N. James L, 11. Hartley . Jack Lewellyn M. B. Winstead A. E Miller Paul Rhodes R. P. Hinson Herbert Miller W. H. Boring Dr. W. G. Bandy W. A. Mauney B. C. Lineberger Joe Graham Thos. E. Rhodes Joe R. Nixon Rhyne Little B. J. Ramsaur A. J. Lemmond R. B. Gates R. H. Harritl J. E. Little S. S. Carpenter M. S. Voder C. D. Stroup M. M. Rudisill Vaughn McGinnis James Ramseur A. A. Whitener Harlan Heafner Ben F. Baxter VV. L. Balthis Zeb Keever Dewey Carter L. R. Heavner H. M. Craig B. L. Dellinger A. S. McCutcheon FURNITURE Dr. L. A. Crowell J. A. Burris Dr. J. R. Gamble A. B. Cochrane J. R. Schrum R. Zimtbaum E. C. Heavner R. Henry Floyd Corriher Hal Hoyle Guy E. Cline 19 SELECTEES TO GO TO CAMP CROFT, j !; * For Pre-Induction Examination : ; Monday, September 11, At 8:45 A. M. —i Pre-induction notices have been mailed to the following men who will I < report to the local board off ice Mon-j , day, September 11, at 8:45 a- m. for! trip to Camp CroTt. S. C.: Charles David Sigmon. Charley Hoover Seagle. Bonnie Melvin Wilson. Donald Lagary Fisher. I Robert Alexander Cobb. Robert Lewis Denton, trans out. Daniel Morgan Scronce. Robert Lewis Beal. Charles Ensor Hobbs. Glenn Lee Parker. 1 James Samuel Stowe, Jr. t Calvin Henry Burrell. Luther Yarbrough, Jr. Bryan Lewis Dellinger, Jr., vol. Reese Daniel Abernethy. Fo r immediate induction: | , Claude (NMN) Hoyle, vol. i \ Arnold Ernest Tarr. | William Ralph Eaker, vol. ; MRS. BOLLINGER i DIES AT HOME >' Mrs. Mildred F. Bollinger, 27, wife! ! of Glenn Bollinger, died this morning at her home on Route 1, after an ill- i t ness of several months. , Survivors are the husband; two ? children, Phyllis Ann and Gary Con ner; her mother, Mrs. J. H. Conner, s and the following brothers and sis- j . ters, Russell Conner, E. H. Conner, j , Mrs. Richard Leatherman, Mrs. Ray | Bangle, Miss Gladys Conner and Paul j i Ray Conner. Funeral services will he conducted j . Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock from i a the Gainesville Baptist church by Rev. | Bruce Littleton, assisted by Rev. Al bert Campbell. Burial will b e in the 1 church cemetery. V SAVE YOUR WASTE * PAPER ** Don’t burn or destroy your 1 waste paper. Kvery ounce of it is desperately needed in tlie war ef* * fort. You are urgently reguested to bundle your waste paper and place it on your porch or in a convenient place, and it will be called for every Tuesday and Wednesday. If for any reason it should not ( be picked up cull W. M Glenn, at phone 283, who will see that it x is collected. It is vitally important that we save all waste paper, liegin to day ! J re SURE AND READ our waul ad,. LINCOLN COUNTY’S FAVORITE FAMILY NEWSPAPER GUEST SPEAKER. County Agent Graham Morrison was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club at Elkin last Thursday evening. He has been asked to talk to the local Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting Tnesday evening and to be th<. guest speaker at the Shriners supper at a joint meeting of the Charlotte and Gastoni a clubs at the Gastonia Coun try Club at 7 p. m. September 1. Two Hickory Patient* Taken To Warm Spgs. Hickory, Aug. 30.—Two patients at the emergency polio hospital here were taken this week to Warm Springs, Ga., by Dr. Gaither Hahn, assistant director of the hospital. They are Joan Bohn, 18, of Lenoir, daughter of General and Mrs. John J. Bohn, and Mrs. Carl Hardin, of West Jefferson. Joan’s father is serving I with the armed forces overseas. j Two Raleigh physicians were at | the hospital Tuesday in connection with follow-up work. Dr. G. M. Soop- | | er, assistant state health officer and director of the division of child and, 1 paternal health, and Dr. C. P. Steviek, j epidemiologist of the State Board of j Health. i Lincolnton Business » Director) i t - ■- j DAVE lerner McAllister s Lincolnton, N. C. Ra d io Serv j ce i Agent* for Complete Line V»E BUY ANL) SRI.L USED ; RADIOS , WOLVERINE SHOES > Masonic Bldg. Sycamore Street. J ETCHISON HATS 9 9 ■ ■ ! CARTER & CO. Lincolnton Insurance J Located in New I.awing Building , phone 266 and Realty Co. ALL FORMS OF Reel Ettate lnturf uc* 5 INSURANCE ■. D ; Per.on.l Accident Ticket* V. M. Ramsaur By Day Or Year Phone 201 9 9 : DR. I. R. SELF “Furniture For Any Room j : DR. I. R. SELF, JR. »« An * ; dentists F. P. BARKLEY ! Offices: Over l.awlng Jk Costner's , _ : um* store Furniture More ’ Office Rhone 85. Rea. Phone IIS North Court Square. vJ If you have something to sell, and want to sell it quick, advertise it in The Lincoln Times. Traffic Fatalities In Nation Continue High Chicago. Aug. 30.—The National Safety Council reported today the na tion’s traffic fatalities in July were I, against 1,750 in July 1043, a de crease of one per cent. The fatality total for the first 5 months of 1044 was 12,620 or eight per cent above the 11, total for the same period last year—but it was 38 per cent below the 20.317 fatalities in the iirst seven months of 1041. Boy, 12, Is Spanked Found Hanging Later Aurora, 111., Aug. 30.—Mrs. Susan Limpack spanked her 12-year-old son, Raymond, after he told her he had taken 20 cents from a box of change on a dresser. Raymond did not anpear pnrticular- I ly depressed after the spanking, his | mother said. Later, when Raymond s i cousin called for him, he went into the .! basement and found him dead, a I clothes line looped several times I. around his neck. , I A coroner’s jury was unable to de ' termine whether strangulation was I accidental or deliberate.
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