POPULATION
(1940 Census)
Lincoln County 24,187
Lincolnton ,- 4,625
Crouse 881
Iron Station - 98
Denver 364
|2:00 PER YEAR—IN ADVANCE.
Red Cross Award
Dinner Is Held At
North State Hotel
KENNEDY FOB CONGRESS
. . . John F. Kennedy, 29, son
of Joseph P. Kennedy, former
U. S. ambassador to Great
Britain, and hero of naval
fighting j„ p ac jfl C( has an .
nounced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination to con
gress from the 11th district,
Boston. Mayor James M.
Curley gives up his seat at end
of his year.
EMERGENCY FOOD
CAMPAIGN LAGS
Lincoln County Citizens Urged
To Put Forth Effort To
Aid Starving Millions
S. Ray Lowder, chairman of the
Lincoln County Emergency Food Col
lection committee, announced today
that while some donations have been
received it is hoped and expected
that many others will be received
within the next ten days.
He stressed the fact that the need
is great and if the starving millions
of other nations are to be helped it
must be done quickly. He asks that
club members contact the proper
person and have the club's donation
mailed promptly to the county chair
man.
Mr. Lowder said further, “Much
more food can he obtained for a giv
en amount of money if it can be
bought centrally and in large quan
tities. Also there will he a consid
erable saving in the cost of collec
tion, packing and transportation. 1
Too, freight shipments are piling up,
due to recently curtailed schedules,
and it will require some time before
contributed canned goods can be
moved. Cash contributions to this
EMERGENCY FOOD COLLECTION
can and will be put immediately to
work in behalf of the starving mil
lions overseas.
“Foods packed in tins are needed
and all these will be carefully pack-1
ed and shipped ns soon as a sizable | \
quantity is received. We shall be i
glad to pick up any and all canned ,
goods from any store wishing to con
tribute.’’
Discharges Recorded
By Register Os Deeds J
The following discharges of Lin
coln county si’vice men have been
recorded in the offices of Register
of Deeds W. H. Boring: ,
U. S. Army: James R. Clemons,
•Franklin M. Rhyne, William C.
Brown, Robert A. Cobb, Donald T. ,
Rhyne, Johnnie L. Williams, Millard
R. Coffey, David A. Robinson, James
M. Broome, Jr., David R. Campbell, ,
James L. Black, John F. Murphy,
Jr., Paul L. Quickel, Guyla M. Leon
hardt, Willis T. Solomon, Joseph C.
Hallman. William B. Coon, Buford A.
Waters, William J. Dysart, Ernest F.
Bolton, Yates M. Lowe, Charlie R.
Heavner, Paul M. Hartzog, James W.
Richardson, David E. Woods, Marvin
Smith, Ernest E. Featherstone, Dean
Leonhardt, Marshall L. Hawkins, Em
itt H- Fisher, Boyd Sain, Jr., Keith W.
Sain, Thomas F. Gilleland, Carl Ikard,
Paul O. Propst, Steve E. Lemmond,
Coy R. Reep, A. D. Shidal, Billy S.
Houser, Bartley E. Neal, Lester K.
Auton, Austin R. Reynolds, William
E. Bass, Sr., Frank S. Cook, John D.
Ingle, Glenn A. Loftin, James I. Wil
liams, David E. Kiser, Roy B. Hall
man, Janies E. Crockarell, Loyd
Lynch, Clyde R. Farmer, James S.
Roberts, Boyd J. Powell, Paul T.
Reynolds.
CAC: Mason M. Lock man, Richard
C. Leonard, Robert C. Taylor, James
E. Wilson, Douglas H. Johnson.
Army Air Forces: Joe W. Ford,
—Prank C. Kuck, David G. Ahernethy,
Paul W. Newton, Edward D. Mc-
Swain, Walter R. Heafner, Elwyn L.
Beam, Carl H. Wease, Arthur D.
Leather man.
National Guard: Frederick L.
Rhyne, Brodis C. Baxter.
Transportation Corps: Kennstb W.
McCall.
The Lincoln Times
Lincoln County's bavorite Family Newspaper
Memorial Services Held For
Boys Who Gave Their Lives
In World War II
The Red Cross Award dinner given
at the North State Hotel Monday
night, May 10, was one of the out
standing events in Red Cross circles
in Lincolnton. Plans for the dinner
were made by the efficient executive
secretary, Mrs. Roberta Barbour.
In addition to presenting a num
ber of awards, new officers for the
Chapter were installed, a memorial
service was held for those Lincoln
county boys who made the supreme
sacrifice in World War 11, and three
war brides were honored.
C. Rhyne Little, retiring chairman,
introduced J. E. Henley, who served
as master of ceremonies and delivered
the address of welcome to the award
winners, directors and guests.
Mrs. Walter V. Costner, herself a
native of England, welcomed to Lin
coln county the three war brides,
Mrs. Bruce M. Jenkins, Mrs. Jake
J. Wyckoff, Jr., and Mrs. William
E. Grigg.
Speakers for the evening were W.
D. Dibrell and Mrs. John Ritzert.
general field representatives, Area
office, both of whom had words
of praise for the splendid work be
ing done by the local chapter.
Chairman Henley presented special
awards for personal and outstanding
service to the chapter, the commu
nity and the nation during four years
of wartime demands to the following:
C. Rhyne Little, chapter chairman
for four years; Mrs. Marion (John)
Ritzert, chapter chairman, executive
secretary and now on area staff;
Mrs. Lucy (T. H.) Cansler, still
working at her knitting after giving
7,500 hours; Mrs. Ernest Cansler,
atill active in production for active
and hospitalized men after already
having given 9,100 hours; Mrs. Heim
Hoover, still working for active and
hospitalized men after giving 6,000
hours; ■Mrs. Mary (Jas A.) Shuford,
still working for hospitalized and ac
tive servicemen after 6,000 hours;
Mrs. C. E. Kiger, who gave more
than she could spare in time during
a period when her heart was under
grave stress, 6.000 hours of supervis
ory and active surgical dressings;
Mrs. Roberta Barbour, volunteer
work in home service, chapter sec
retary, executive secretary. Awards
given the above were Red Cross serv
ice pins.
Certificates of award were present
ed by C. Rhyne Little t u the follow
ing;
Mrs. Cleo Finger Nurses Aide.
(Continued on page two)
D. DELLINGER. 71,
DIES AT HIS HOME;
(
D. Fletcher Dellinger, 71, promi- :
nent farmer of the North Brook sec
tion, died at his home Tuesday night j
after an illness of several months. 1
Mr. Dellinger was twice married. 1
His first wife, wh 0 was formerly '
Mis s Stella Rudiaill, djed two years ‘
ago, and he married Miss Mamie |
Houser, who survives. He leaves
also one brother, Coyt Dellinger, of
Cherryville, and three sisters, Mrs. ]
E. C. .Rhyne, of Vale, Mrs. Albert
Hicks, of Cherryville, and Mrs. J. W.
Hoyle, of Lincolnton.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at three o’clock from the ]
First Presbyterian church of Cherry- |
ville, the pastor, Rev. George L. Rid- ]
die, being assisted in the service by |
Rev. Mr. Lefler. Burial will follow .
in Bethlehem church cemetery in this
county.
Blonde Preferred
Pullman Aisle To
A Regular Berth
Philadelphia, May 16—An attractive
29-year-old blonde who wanted to
sleep in the aisle of a Pullman car
threw a Pennsylvania railroad train
into an uproar.
Detective Sgt. Adam Judycki, who
questioned th e woman after she was
removed from the train, said she
identified herself as Mrs. Judy Al
ferez of Burlingame, Calif. She
was charged with assault and bat
tery, disorderly conduct, and intoxi
cation.
Judycki said Brakeman T. S. Las
low told him this story:
The woman got into her Pullman
berth after leaving Penn station in
New York, changed to pajamas but
then climbed into the aisle, insisting
she was going to sleep on the floor.
He and a porter asked her to use
the berth. She got to her feet and
ripped open his coat, tore off his
belt and began swinging at the pair.
They finally subdued her.
A railroad spokesman said the
train was delayed 18 minutes in
Philadelphia while she was being re
moved.
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TRIPLETS HOLD REUNION . . . Triplets born in Russia 40
years ago, Esther Shulman, Sonia Kessler and Thelma Fox,
hold reunion at Los Angeles. They were separated at Pinsk,
Russia, shortly after they were born.
Draft Law Changes
Leave 1,100 Men
Available In State
Find Unidentified Man
Suffering From Hunger
Gastonia, May 16—Police here are
trying to learn the identity <jf a man
who collapsed pn the streets here
late Tuesday, apparently the victim
of near-starvation.
The man, mumbling Incoherently,
was taken to police headquarters ami
given food, being later turned over
to the local Salvation Army. He
seemed unabl e or unwilling to talk,
although he muttered about an “army
camp.” Police are checking army
camps in this area for a possible
clue. •.
Comdr. Greene Speaks
At First Baptist Church
Commander G. VV. Green of Ridge
crest will fill the pulpit of the First
Baptist church this Sunday in the
absence of the pastor who is attend
ing the Southern Baptist Convention
in Miami, Fla. Commander Greene j
is a veteran of two world wars and
a consecrated layman. His subject
Sunday morning will be “For God So j
Loved the World—And You—And
Me," and at the evening hour, “He
Cared for Me in a Prison Camp.”
Everyone is cordially invited to the
services.
' Commander Greene is a graduate j
of Wake Forest College and the son |
of missionaries to China, where he j
also was connected with the South
ern Baptist South China Mission. He
served in the Army in World War I.
In World War II he was called to
intelligence duty and was commis
sioned in the U. S. Navy. Comman
der Greene was wounded on Corregi
dor and spent 32 months as a pris
oner of war at the hands of the Jap
anese until he was rescued by the
Rangers in January, 1945.
Lincolnton Elected To Attend
Junior American Red Cross Conference
Misses Phyllis Costner and Betty I
Kincaid were unanimously elected by I
the student body of the Lincolnton'
High school to attend the first an
nual Red Cross Conference to be held
since 1940.
The convention will be held in
Philadelphia from the 18th to the
“Ist of June. There will be four
days of activity pertinent to the
Junior Red Cross work, and many
interesting features will be observed.
Special sessions on Junior planning
and programs will be held and it is
anticipated that the young students
will come back with many new ideas
for the betterment of the Junior Red
Cross work in this county.
These girls were selected because
of their ability as leaders in school
work as well as a civic interest, en
abling them to take over many phases
of the Junior Red Cross work to be
carried out in the schools in the fol
lowing years, and establish a Junior
Red Cross that will b e active and of
service to the community.
The adults in Red Cross work can
look to their laurels when an open
report is made of what the Junior
Red Cross has done in the past year.
During the school term of 1945-46,
325 Educational Gift Boxes were
packed and sent to overseas children
who have had no toys, games, soap,
oencils, or any of the .ordinary neces
ities of life as we have had them.
Over 3,000 handpainted articles were
nade in the schools qf the county, to
be used as table decorations, menu
covers, bridge scores and tray favors.
'.660 coat hangers were collected to
La sent to the hospitals. Mules and
slippers were made, and afghans
LINCOLNTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1946
Boards Instructed Not to Send
Youths Under 20 Years
Into Armed Service
Raleigh, May 16—Amendments to
the selective act passed by Congress
Tuesday which included a ban on the
I drafting of youths of 18 and 19 leave
only 1,110 young men in North Car
olina subject to the draft, state se
lective service headquarters reported
yesterday.
A Selective Service official said
that under a strict deferment policy
it is estimated that 950 whites and
160 negroes are now available for in
duction, and that if tlje restriction
| on the induction of men between 26
I and 30 were lifted that probably
I would double that amount would be
available.
During the last six months, Selec
tive Service headquarters reported,
approximately 1,500 North Carolina
youths were inducted each month,
and nearly all of them were youths
in the 18-10 age bracket.
As a result of passage of the
amended Selective Service act, state
headquarters yesterday notified local
Selective Service boards not to for
ward for induction youths who have
not reached their 20th birthday.
The instructions to the local boards
pointed out that the "liability of per
sons from 18 to 65 to present them
selves for registration remains un
changed.”
“Registrants eligible for defer
ment under existing Selective Serv
ice regulations, including registrants
26 years of age and over and fathers
of any age shall continue to be de
ferred. Calls will be filled with men
classified in a class avaiable for ser
vice in the age group 20 through 25,”
the instructions said.
A Selective Service official point
ed out that the amended Selective
Service act does not prohibit the in
duction of volunteers who are under
20 years old.
knitted and sewed, for hospitalized
men. Holiday and seasonal greeting
cards were handmade t 0 send to hos
pitals where men had no opportunity
to get out and buy them for remem
brances to their loved ones at holiday
seasons.
The Junior Red Cross collected
$320.00 in their annual fund drive,
based on the same principals of the
senior drive. They contributed to
the Crippled Children’s fund. They
provide first aid supplies for all the
schools in the county. There are
32 teacher-sponsors active as consult
ants and guides for the progress of
the work. They provide the inspira
tional leadership and encourage the
Juniors in their work for world peace
and improvement through educational
facilities, social and progressive en
terprises.
AUGUSTUS LYNCH
TAKEN BY DEATH
Augustus McCoy Lynch, 69, died
yesterday at his home near Labora
,tory.
| Survivors are his wife, one son,
| George Lynch, of Laboratory, and
four daughters, Mrs. J. A. Cornwell,
■ of Lincolnton, Route 4, Mrs. W. F.
Parker, Jr., of Southside and Misses
Nellie and Jewell Lynch, of Labora
tory. He leaves also three sisters,
Mrs. Troy Speakle, of Laboratory,
Mrs. R. Harding, of Kings Moun
tain and Miss Dovis Lynch, of Lin
|eclnton, Route 4,
C. of C. Town Planning
Committee Maps Work
At a meeting of the Town Plan
ning Committee of the Lincolnton
Chamber of Commerce Thursday,
Dan M. Boyd announced that the fol
lowing projects are now under con
sideration and investigation by the
committee:
Additional through streets in the
Town of Lincolnton, W. M. Lentz
and H. M. Craig.
Parking needs and facilities, W. H.
Childs.
City Beautification, V. M. Rani
seur.
Proposed City Hall, W. H. Childs.
Hotel facilities (including remod
eling present hotel), Dan M. Boyd
and H. M. Craig.
G. L. Goodson, chairman of the
Civic and Public Affairs Department,
states that the Town Planning Com
mittee will endeavor to plan - and pro
vide many of the needed town facili
ties in the near future.
WILUAM JACKSON
SEEKING ACTION!
President of U. S. Chamber of
Commerce Issues Statement
On Soft Coal Strike
Washington, May 16—William K.
| Jackson, newly elected president of
| the Chamber of Commerce of the
United Stutes, issued the following
I statement on the coal strike:
The nation is in a state of crisis
second only to that brought about by
war. Congress has passed laws de
signed to preserve peace between em
ployer and employee. Despite these
laws there is no peace.
The statutory guarantee of the
right of collective bargaining has
not produced the peace it was de
signed to bring about. The statute
requires the employer to bargain
collectively and in good faith with
the employee, but there is no corre
sponding obligation on the part of
the employee to bargain collectively
in good faith with his employer. To
day, in at least one vital industry,
the process of collective bargaining
as now set up by law has been
thwarted.
The President of the United States
has aptly pointed out the peril in
which the nation is placed by the
coal strike and the failure of the
parties directly interested to reach
an agreement. Our labor laws have
been drafted upon the general thesis
that only two parties are involved—
employer and employee. This is not i
true. In many cases the public, the
people in general, are vitally con
cerned. When a fight between em
ployer and employee can result in
paralyzing industry, and in threat
ening public health and welfare as ;
does the existing coal strike, the 1
right of the people must be para- i
mount, and means must be devised :
to protect the public aga .ist this 1
type of calamity. I
The time has come for the Con- ,
gress to consider the interest of the
public in labor disputes. The time
has come for Congress to overhaul '
existing legislation so that the pub- 1
lie is properly protected when di=- ]
putes arise between employer and 1
employee in those industries dealing <
with commodities or services, the 1
continued flow of which is vital and i
necessary. 1
Ih a representative democracy such |
as ours there is no place for govern- ]
ment by organized minorities, wheth- i
er it be by force, threat or intimida- j
tion. It is no longer a question of ]
pro-labor or anti-labor. It is a
question of what is necessary in the
public interest. In the case of the
present coal strike the rights of so
many should not be subordinated to
the uncontrolled demands of a few.
SATURDAY JHAY 25,
WILL BE POPPY DAY
Poppy Day will be observed in Lin
colnton and throughout the United
States on Saturday, May 25, the sale
of the poppies to be sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
Memorial poppies to be worn in
honor of the dead of both world wars
will be distributed on the streets
throughout the day by volunteer
workers from the auxiliary and co
operating organizations. Contribu
tions received in exchange for the
flowers will be used in relief and re
habilitation work for disabled veter
ans, their families and the families
of the dead.
The poppies have been ordered
from Oteen where they are being
made by disabled veterans of both
wars, working under the direction
of the North Carolina Department
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
They are crepe paper replicas of the
European wild .poppy which bloomed
on the battlefields of France and
Belgium in both wars and which has
become a world-wide symlol of re
membrance of America’s battle dead.
Bank To Be Closed
The First National Bank of Lin
colnton will be closed Monday, May
20th, in observance of Mecklenburg
Independence Pay.
PromineYiiXTiariotte
Man Will Speak At
Merchants’ Meeting
I
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CHARLES DUDLEY, executive
secretary of the Charlotte Merchants |
Association, who will address the |
members of th e Lincolnton Merchants j
Association at a meeting at the I
North State Hotel Monday evening
at 7:00 o’clock.
PRACTICE SESSION
SLATED SATURDAY
Coach Kiser Urges All Candi
dates For Junior Team to
Be On Hand at 1 P.M.
Another practice session for candi
dates of Lincolnton’s American Le
gion Junior baseball team will be held
on the local high school field at 1
o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Approximately 40 youths reported
for the opening Junior practice last
Saturday afternoon, taking part in a
3-hour workout under the direction ,
of Coach Jack Kiser. A number of
Junior prospects who were unable to
| report for last Saturday’s opening
practice are expected to be on hand
for the second drill session Satur
day.
Many of the youths at last Satur
day’s practice were 13, 14 and 15 1
years of age and participated in the * 1
City of Lincolnton recreation pro-1 1
gram last summer. According to 1
available reports the positions where |
help will be needed most on the local ‘
team is shortstop, third base, the ’
outfield and pitching department. '
ELIGIBILITY NOTE
Any boy in Lincoln county who '
was born in 1929 or thereafter, and
has a birth certificate is eligible to *
play on the Legion team. Not eligi
ble are boys over 17 or others who '
cannot furnish a birth certificate 1
filed with the Bureau of Vital Sta- *
tistics in the State of North Caro- '
lina prior to January 1, 1U46. Also !
prohibited are boys who have played 1
professional, semi-pro hall or have
an agreement calling for present or
future affiliation with a pro or semi- ’
pro club.
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Unity Presbyterian j
Church Will Hold ;
Memorial Services i
The annual Memorial Day exer- 1
cises will be held at the Unity Pres- '
byterian church in East Lincoln 1
county Sunday, May 19th. 1
Hon. L. Beige Beam, of Crouse, 1
will deliver the address at the 11 1
o”clock morning services. Dinner 1
will he spread on the grounds at
the noon hour. Rev. Allen McSween,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church in Lincolnton, will preach at ;
the 2:15 o’clock services in the af
ternoon.
There will be special music at both
services. The public is cordially in
vited.
Miss Georgia Chandler
Gets Bid To Kappa Pi
Miss Georgia Chandler, of this
city, was one of eleven girls receiv
ing bids to Kappa Pi, national hon
orary art fraternity, at Winthrop
College recently. Initiation ceremo
nies were held last Tuesday.
Miss Chandler is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett B. Chandler,
her father being manager of the Lin
colnton FCX Store.
Singing At Gainesville
There will h c special singing at the
Gainesville Baptist church on the
‘ourth Sunday, May 26, at 7:30
o’clock. The -Macedonia Baptist choir,
along with others, will be present to
sing. All quartets and singers are
invited to come and participate.
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Secretary of Charlotte Mer
chants Association to Ad
dress Local Group
Charles Dudley, executive secretary
of the Charlotte Merchants Associa
tion, will be guest speaker at the
dinner meeting of the Lincolnton
Merchants Association, Monday eve
! ning at 7 o’clock at the North State
| Hotel.
I After working for the American
Trust Company as a bookkeeper one
1 year, Mr. Dudley transferred to the
1 accounting department of the Ford
j Motor Company, where he later
j worked in the Lincoln sales division,
j Mr. Dudley returned to ihe American
j Trust Company as a clerk. Five
years later he began work for the
Morris Plan Bank as bookkeeper, and
in eight years there Mr. Dudley was
promoted to collection clerk, mana
ger of the collection department, as
sistant secretary and treasurer, sec
retary and treasurer, and vice presi
dent. In 1945 he accepted the posi
tion as executive secretary of the
Merchants Association.
Mr. Dudley, a native of Charlotte,
l studied for the ministry at the Uni
j versity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn,
| His hobby is reading.
| Some eighty merchants and out
of-town guests are expected at the
affair, according to Hal Hoyle, Jr.,
vice president of the organization
and in charge of arrangements, with
A. H. Cornwell. In addition to the
speaker for the evening aqd musical
I numbers, the installation 0 f the fol
lowing officers and directors will
highlight the program: Lex Ramseur,
president; Hal Hoyle, Jr., vice pres
ident; C. DeWayne Davis, executive
secretary; A. S. MeCutcheon, J. L.
Proctor, A. H. Cornwell, Z. R. Burris,
and Bryan Dellinger, directors.
Joe A. Polhill has been selected as
state director by the board and will
represent the local organization at
the North Carolina Merchants’ As
sociation convention at Wrightsville
Beach June 10.
All merchants are urged to return
cards signifying their attendance
Monday night on or before Friday
of this week.
Davidson Finals
Set For May 26-28
Davidson, May 16 Completed
plans for the 110th annual com
mencement were announced at Dav
idson College by the office of alumni
and public relations.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered in Chambers Auditorium on
Sunday, May 26, by Rev. James A.
Jones, D.D. A distinguished alum
nus of the class of 1931, Dr. Jones
is the pastor of the Myers Park
Presbyterian church of Charlotte and
served two years as president of the
Davidson College General Alumni
Association. The members of the
class of 1896 will this year observe
their golden anniversary. The col
lege has planned a banquet for them
at the Guest House on Monday eve
ning, May 27, at 7 o’clock.
Alumni, parents of students and
friends of Davidson have been in
vited to return to the campus on
Tuesday morning, May 28, for the
alumni council meeting in Phi Hall
at 10 o’clock. Class reunions, gen
eral reception and registration of
guests will occupy the time between
the council meeting and the gradua
tion exercises, which are scheduled to
begin at 12:05 p. m. with the tradi
tional academic procession into Cham
bers Auditorium. Diplomas will be
issued to 18 seniors and to two oth
ers who completed their work in Jan
uary. M. B. Winstead, Jr., of Lin
colnton is one of the candidates for
graduation.
The commencement speaker will be
Rev. Samuel McCrea Cavert, D.D.,
LL.D., of New York, who is general
secretary of the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America.
The annual senior-alumni picnic
luncheon will be held on the front
campus at 1 o’clock and will be fol
lowed by the meeting of the Alumni
Association. Members of the senior
class are to be received into the as
sociation and special certificates for
fifty years of loyalty will be award
ed to those present from the class of
1896. Other classes scheduled for
special reunions are the following:
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1907, 1909,
1910, 1921 (25 year), 1926, 1927, 1928
and 1929. Dormitory space has been
made available for overnight visitors.
Boger City Marine
Receives Discharge
Glenn Clanton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Clanton of Boger City, receiv
-1 ed his honorable discharge from the
! U. S. Marine Corps a t Camp Lejeune,
• N. C., last week. He was in service
, 36 months, and served overseas in
> the South Pacific theater. Previous
: to entering the service he was a stu
dent at Mars Hill college.