Lincoln County’s 7th War Loan Quota Is $462,000 - Let’s Go Over The Top! Why Wait? Buy A Bond Now! POPULATION (1940 Census) Lincoln County 24,187 Lincolnton 4,526 Crouse 221 Iron Station ... 96 Denver S;>4 v $2.00 PER YEAR— IN ADVANCE Big Four Strip Reich Os Stolen Lands And Apply Military Rule RETURNS TO SHIP. w illiam Harold Hovis, Boatswain Mate. Second Class (above), has re turned to his ship after spending a leave with his mother, Mrs Beatrice Hovis, of Boger City. He has been in the service for 34 months and is a survivor of the USS Leedstown, which was lost in the North Afri can invasion in November, 1942. Memorial Services For Pfc. E. Anthony Memorial services for Pfc. Ernest W. Anthony will he held at the South side Baptist Church next Sunday aft ernoon June 10. at 4 p. m Pfc. Anthony was killed in action in the European theatre November 18, 1944. He was a member of an in fantry division. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mozelle Sigmon Anthony; one son, Ernest Wayne Anthony, Jr., 11 months olt’.; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Anthony, of Southside. Funeral Services For Mrs. J. W. Rimmer Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Rimmer, mother of Rev. W. W. Rim mer, of I.incolnton, were conducted Monday afternoon from the Douglass- Sing Funeral Home in Charlotte. Mrs. Rimmer died Saturday in a Charlotte hospital as the result of a bioken hip she received in a fall last February. She was 85 years old. I Before her marriage she was Miss Mollie Brady, ! daughter, of Joseph and Mandy Sherrill Brady. Mr. Rim mer died in 1916. Surviving children are Rev. W. W. Rimmer. Lincolnton; Mrs. H. M. Helms ( Charlotte; J. C. Rimmer, Ma con, Ga.; W. C. Rimmer and Grover Rimmer, Charlote. The Director of the Office of De fense Transportation says that the next 12 to 15 months will be the most critical period in the history of American transportation. Men Must Fight And Die For Religious Freedom, Says Smith Paul H. Smith, S 1 /c, has sent to his family here a copy of a talk which was broadcast recently by Chaplain Tim Hatch, USNR, to all hands aboard the USS Trenton. Because of the nature of 'he message the Times is glad to comply with the request that we publish it. The message: I "Today is Sunday, the day on which | w® are accustomed, to go to our j churches to worship. Back home on such a day as this many church bells will call the people to worship God and undoubtedly as they gather to gether they will remember us in their prayers. But on this particular Sun day we, here in the North Pacific, are making final preparations to bom bard enemy territory. They worship | in a quiet church at home today and, we will seek to destroy the military installations on an enemy island. But these two things that are happening on this one particular Sunday, the worshiprs at home and the firing of guns in the North Pacific —these two things are not contradictory, they do not belong to two different ways of lookiug at life. We cannot say that because w e fire at the enemy today we do not fit in with those who wor ship on the same day. On the con trary, the very reason of our attack on the enemy today is because Ve are taking part in a large war to preserve for our country and the world cer tain God-given liberties, one of which > is the liberty to worship God as we, wish in freedom and security. “This freedom of worship is not something that httfj ever come to I any people in an easy way. Through- j out the centuries men who believed; in God and loved Him have found it J The Lincoln Timfsj I Allies Impose Ironclad Military j Rule On Germany; Desig nate Zones To Be Occupied. Paris, June s.—The allied big four today stripped Germany to its pro- Hitler frontiers and assumed su preme control of the country and its 70,800,000 people under ironclad mil itary rule in place of a central gov ernment which they said no longer existed. They set up occupational zones for the United Stales, Great Britain, Russia and France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov and Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, constitu ting a supreme control commission representing the United States, Brit ain, Russia and France, respectively, proclaimed the allied action in a dec laration signed in ruined Bet tin. The United States will occupy southwestern Germany, Britain north western Germany, Russia eastern Germany, and France western Ger many. Greater Berlin will be occupied by j all four powers and governed by in terallied authority. Four Commandants. There will be four commandants, one for each occupying- power, and they will take turn serving as chief commandant. , With the declaration, Germany en tered what was officially called the occupation period, following the ca pitulation period. Stolen Lands. All the territory which under Adolf Hitler and his Nazis an arro gant Germany overran, reverts to its status as of December, 1937, before Hitler started on the road to ruin— Austria, invaded March 12, 1937; Czechoslovakia, invaded March 14, 1939; Memel. taken from Luthania, March 22, 1939; Poland overrun in September, 1939, and Dnnzig, an nexed the same month; France’s Al sace and Lorraine, and Belgium's Eu pen and Malmedy, taken in 1940. There will be a separate control for Austria pending that country's re turn to sovereignty. Four documents were announced by the big four allies: 1. The Berlin declaration. 2. A statement announcing crea tion of the four-power military con trol council, the new government of Germany, v.-ith Eisenhower as the American supreme chieftain. 3. A statement on the setup of oc cupation zones. To Consult Allies. 4. A statement announcing that the big four will consult other united nations on control of Germany. followed fourteen articlij detailing allied requirements: 1. All German armed forces cease hostilities. 2. All such forces, including the SS troops, storm troops, and gestapo shall be disarmed, become prisoners of war, evacuate territory seized by Germany and remain subject; to al (Continued on page two) necessary to fight and die that their people might continue to worship as they desire. So also in our day this liberty of worship that we have en joyed hus not gone unchallenged, but an enemy on two continents has aris - en, seeking to subject the world to I tyranny and to suppress Christian j faith and worship. But they have not : succeeded and will not succeed. Our attack today is part of a larger effort which cannot fail to conquer our ene my and th e enemy of Christian free dom. “No, we are not out 0 f step with those who worship back home, but we fight that they might continue to wor ship in freedom for years to come. "Those who worship at home, how i ever, need not "be the only ones who worship God today. We have no church building to which we may go; we cannot listen to organ music or the singing of a choir, but in our hearts we may worship God wherever we are and with such worship God is well pleased. God is with us today and for His presence we thank Him. We pray that H e will help us do our task well and with courage and manliness. At our G. Q. stations, or on our watches we will be conscious that God is there and as we worship Him that worship will be just as acceptable to Him as that offered by those back hime. . . • “To all of you, who we know will do a good job tonight, may God bless j and keep you.” BIRTHDAY DINNER. I There will be a birthday dinner for ■ I P. G. Huss at hia home June 10. Ev t1 eryone is invited to come and bring a ■ j well-filled basket. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY I.INCOI.VTQN N C.. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1945 Lt. Col. Raymond G. Davis Receives Navy Cross . ifr (' ■ , oj/v , .■ BHISi&zV Lt. Col. Raymond G. Davis, right above, is shown receiving the Navy Cross, the nation’s second highest medal for heroism. The presentation is being made by the Commandant, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va., at an honor parade held by the train ing regiment. Col. Davis is Chief of Tactics at the Air-Infantry School at Quantico. Col. Davis married Miss Knox Heafner, of this county, and has oft en visited at the home of his wfie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Heaf ner. He was commissioned in the Ma rine Corps upon graduating as an honor cadet from Georgia Tech in 1930. Since then he has served at sea aboard the USS Portland; in the First Marine Division at New River; in Cuba, New Zealand, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Australia, New Britain, and Peleliu. At Guadalcanal he re ceived a letter of commendatjon for his part in the defense of the famed Henderson airfield. During most of his 29 months overseas he was in command of a Marine Battalion. Col. Davis also wears the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation Medal, with star, the National De fense Medal, with star, and the Asi atic-Pacific Medal with five campaign stars. The Navy Cross was conferred on him for extraordinary heroism while County Commissioners Meet Monday And Pay May Bills The Board of County Commission ers, meeting in regular session Mon day, approved the following county bills for the month of May: Dorus Weathers, $12.10, welfare case; Stat e Commission for the Blind, $146.42, blind fund; W. B. Huggins, $17.80, salary; Gus Diamond, $17.80, salary; W. B. Huggins, $17.80, salary; ' Gus Diamond, $17.80, salary; W. B. j Huggins, $17.80, salary; Gus Dia-| mond, $17.80, salary; W. B. Huggins, $17.80, salary; Gus Diamond, $17.80, > salary; K. B. Nixon, $105.10, salaiy , | S. M. Roper, $83.90, salary; Mrs. Pauli Lawing, $93.70, salary; W. H. Boring,, $169.40, salary; George E. Rudisill, i $184.40, salary; Thos. E. Rhodes,! $212.80, salary; R. B. Gates, $132.60, salary; Pinkie Holbrooks, SBI.OO, sal ary; M. S. Yoder, $74.30, salary; J. G. Morrison, $108.30, salary; W. H. Boring, $20.00, salary; Elizabeth Ra by, *76.80, salary; M. T. Leatherman, $37.60; salgjry; Dorothy Seagle, $68.90, salary; Catawba County Health Dept., $359.66; Home Guard, $25.00; Thos. E. Rhodes, $9.80, re corder’s court liabilities; Ihos. L. Rhodes, $70.00, clerical assistance; W. H. Boring, $6.44, office supplies; March S. Davis, $101.10; A. R. Mar tin, $105.10; Mrs. Rose W. Grigg, $160.20 salary; W. B. Huggins, $30.30; Gus Diamond, $22.80; Mrs. Rose Grigg, $44.25, mileage; Observer Printing House, $93.91, supplies reg ister of deeds; Observer P 1 g- House, $7.44, supplies clerk of court; So. Bell Tel. Co., $5.35, sheriff; $3.85, county agent; $4.90, welfare office; $3.30, civilian defense; $5.80, AAA office; $10.45, ration board; $3.90, register of deeds office; A. Y. Arant, SIB.OO, supplies tax office; Macie Duncan, $50.00, service officer; Highland Wa ter Co., $1.50, water connection coun ty home; Lineberger Ice & Fuel C0.,1 70c, coal for rationing board; Law ing & Costner, $12.11, drugs county home; Ramseur Hdw. Co., SB.IO, hard ware court house; Gordon P. Baxter, $161.65, keeping county home; Pink Caldwell, $102.33, keeping county jail; State Assn. Co. Commissioners, sls, dues for 1945; Hovis Gro., $4.00, sup plies welfar e office; Warlick Funeral Home, $35, burial expenses elfare case; Belk Schrum Co., $4.03, supplies for welfare; Mrs. R. L. Jones, $12.00, supplies for welfare office; Dorsey Rhyne, S4OO, supplies for welfare case; Rose’s 5, 10 and 25c Store, 40c, supplies welfare; Alexander School, $26.04, expense Jimmy King; Flay serving as commanding officer of an infantry battalion against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, during the period of September 15, until September 22, 1944. The citation says that although wounded in the first hour of the land ing, he refused to be evacuated and in every hazardous mission assigned his battalion he was repeately with the assault elements where his un swerving eouragje and professional skill were vital factors in the captur ing of successive objectives. On the night of September 17, following a successful penetration of 900 yards through the heavily defended enemy lines, his right flank company be came disorganized by point blank enemy fire. The center units were un able to close the gaps in the line which had been caused by the heavy casualties sustained. Col. Davis (then Major Davis) personally rallied his troops and led elements of his head quarters company and attached en gineers into the gaps to establish contact and maintain hasty defensive positions for the remainder of the night. His cool heroism and un swerving devotion to duty in redeem ing a desperate situation were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service, the citation reads. Cash Grocery 52.00, supplies welfare case; Economy Drug Co., $2.00, drugs welfare case; Hugh Hallman, SB.OO, welfare case; Mrs. C. M. Deaton, $10.90, supplies welfare case; Home Stores, $7.50, supplies welfare case; Dr. O. W. Shellem, $2.00, medical at tention, welfare case; Lawing & Cost ner, $7.10, drugs welfare case; Mrs. G. A. Roys'er, 80c, mileage to welfare meeting; C. L. Beam, $23.00, salary; P.. A. Hoover, $21.60, salary; J. H. Shrum, SIO.OO, salary; W. E. Gar rison, $30.00, salary; Don Chelfiry, $24.20, salary; Lincoln Memorial Li brary, S4OO. Annual Meeting Os N. C. Federation Home Demonstration Clubs The annual meeting of District No. 4 of the N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will be held in Newton on June 15, at 11 a. m. Ca tawba county club members will serve as hostesses. The meeting will take place around a banquet table with Mrs. Loy Howard, district chair man, presidng. Only county officers, Home Demonstration agents and rep resentative club members from the six counties in the district, Cleveland, Catawba. Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston and Rutherford will be present, because of government restrictions on trans portation. Visiting counties will be Alexander and Caldwell. Reports of club activities in the various counties will be given, and Mrs. Edison Davenport, state presi dent, will bring greetings from the N. C. Federation of Home Demon stration Clubs. Other visiting speak ers will be Miss Ruth Current, State Home Demonstration Agent; Mrs. Esther C. Willis, Southwestern Dis trict Agent, and Mrs. W. D. Dorsey, member of the State Board of Direc tors. District officers for the coming year will be elected with the counties in the district rotating to furnish officers. This year Mrs. Ivy Howard, former secretary of the Lincoln County Federation, has been serving as district chairman. j During extended dry periods ir ; summer livestock should be removes I from permanent pastures and put on ; temporary grazing crops of soybeans. ! Sudan grass, or lespedeza SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE HERE Lincoln County Superior Court will convene Monday, July 16, for a one week's session. Judge Allen Gwyn, of Reidsville, is scheduled to preside. Jurors for the court term were drawn Monday by the commissioners as follows:: J. D. McLurd, Howard's Creek township; Miller Sneed, Howard’s Creek; Vernon Elmore, Lincolnton; T. M. Bass, Jr., North Brook; Stowe Carpenter, North Brook; Kelly M. Ki ser, Lincolnton; John F. Seagle, Lin colnton; R. L. Scronce, Howard’s Creek; W. S. Grigg, North Brook; D. L. Dellinger, Catawba Springs; J. E. Shidal, North Brook; M. G. Finger, Ironton; O. T. Howard, Catawba Springs; W. J. Schronce, Howard’s Creek; A. E. Hipp, Ironton; P. A. Hoover, Howard’s Creek; C. C. Par ker, North Brook; G. S. Sain, Lincoln ton. TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE The following real estate deals have been filed in