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In Lincolnton And Lincoln County Everybody Reads The Lincoln Times $2:00 PER YEAR—IN ADVANCE. Saturday Is Last Day To Register To Vote In Special School Election Army Honor List Os Dead In World War 2 For Lincoln Released If « HONOR CADET . . . Cadet Wesley W. Posvar, Cleveland, Ohio, number one man in the class of 1946 at U. S. military i academy, West Point, is shown with his mother, Mrs. V. L. Pos- , var, as he showed her around the academy. i HEARING IN SHOOTING: CASE SET FOR JULY 1 j The hearing tor Harry Roberts, 42, i Lincolnton man charged with the fa- ' tal shooting of Burgin Huss, 29, of Boger City, and the wounding of two 1 other men June 16, has been contin ued until July 1. Roberts is being held without bond 1 in an undisclosed jail, according to Sheriff George Rudisill. Roberts’ 1 three sons, charged with being ac- ' cessories to the alleged slaying, also I are confined to jail. 1 Roberts’ sons were identified as 1 Clarence. 15; Vance, 19, and James, 1 20. 0 i Charge-wide Meeting Reeps Grove Church I; On the fifth Sunday in June—the | 30th—at 11 a. m., the Rev. R. M. Hauss, former pastor of Shelbv Cir- ' cuit and now a field worker in the Allied Church League of North Car- 1 olina, will preach on the temperance J question at Reeps Grove Methodist church, near Vale. Mrs. Hauss, sec-'; retary of organization and promotion of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Gastonia District, will speak, along with other leaders in this field of work, in behalf of the need of this work in the local church. All members from all the churches of the Vale Charge are urged to be present to hear Rev. and Mrs. Hauss. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Every person who is in terested in the return of prohibition should be present to hear Rev. Mr. Hauss. A picnic lunch will be served at noon, and everyone is asked to bring lunch. 0 Rally Day Program At Lowesville Church This Sunday is to be Rally Day on the Lowesville Charge program at Salem church, with Rev. J. S. Hiatt of Statesville bringing the 11 o’clock message. W. T. Horton is on pro gram. Paul Evans, Lexington, N. C., conference lay leader of the Western N. C. conference, is expected to speak in the afternoon. Dr. E. J. Coltrane also is expected to be on the program. The various churches of the Lowes ville Charge are to co-operate in this program, each family bringing din ner and having a most profitable day at Salem church. The revival to be in progress there next week with the pastor bringing messages each night at 8 o’clock. o—: Homecoming Sunday At Laboratory Church Homecoming services will be held Sunday, June 30, at the Laboratory Methodist church. There will be preaching at the 11 o’clock morning service, picnic dinner on the grounds, and singing in the afternoon. There will be a number of quartets, choirs, and trios pres ent to take part in the tinging. The Lincoln Times Published Every Monday And Thursday Devoted To The Progress Os Lincolnton And Lincoln County Total Casualties For County Reported By War Depart ment as 71 for Army The Honor List of Lincoln county’s Army dead in World War II is re vealed in a booklet released today by the War Department Bureau of Pub lic Relations, Washington, D. C. This booklet is one of fifty com piled by the War Department, which includes one for each State, one for the District of Columbia, and one for the Territories and Possessions of the United States. The booklet con tains a foreword explanatory of the methods of listing, a breakdown by counties and types of casualty, and an alphabetical listing by county of the name, serial number, and grade of each individual and the manner in which he met his death. (This list does not include members of the Navy or Marine Corps.) The Honor List of Dead and Miss ing for the State of North Carolina in this booklet contains the latest and most complete data available on all Army military personnel who were killed or died, or became and remained missing, between the Pres ident’s declaration of unlimited na tional emergency on May 27, 1941, and the cut-off date of this report, January 31, 1946, and includes both battle and non-battle dead or miss ing. To insure greatest accuracy in preparation of the list.,, the Adjutant General's office in Washington used punch-card tabulating and printing machines which automatically printed from coded cards the information ap pearing in the books. The lists were proof-read after preparation and were reproduced to printing plates by photo offset process, which re duced the possibility of error in com position. A revised and final list is expected to be published at a future date. A tabulation of Lincoln county’s casualties aud type follows: Grade and Name Type of Casualty Pvt. Thomas C. Abernethy KIA j Pfc. Ernest W. Anthony KIA Pvt. Claude A. Ballard KIA Pvt. Rufus L. Beaver DOW T/4 Charles L. Bradshaw DNB Pvt. Marshall W. Byers KIA S/Sgt. Daniel M. Campbell DNB S/Sgt. Eugene W. Carpenter KIA Pvt. Gordon E. Carpenter KIA Pfc. James H. Christopher DNB Cpl. Ellis E. Clark DNB| Pvt. James H. Davis KIA T/4 Cleaborn H. Dellinger KIA Pfc. D. G. Dellinger DNB Sgt. Clifford M. Devine KIA Pfc. Paul F. Fowler KIA T/5 John H. Gates DNB T/4 Clayton L. Goodson DOW Pvt. Ellis P. Greene, Jr. KIA 1 Lt. Leonard N. Guest FOD Sgt. Rubin F. Harkey DOW (Continued on page two) O Singing Convention Sunday Night At Boger City Church A Singing Convention will be held at the Boger City Methodist Church Sunday night, June 30, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Quartets expected for the conven tion are the Smith Quartet from WSPA, Spartanburg, S. C.; Drums Quartet from WGNC, Gastonia, and others. The public is cordially in vited. 0 South Fork Union Meeting To Be Held Sunday Afternoon The South Fork Union meeting will b e held at Mount Ruhama Baptist church next Sunday afternoon, the theme for the meeting being “The Certainty of the Word.” The session will begin at 2:30 o’clock with a devotional by Rev. H. B. Jones, of Boger City. Speakers and their subjects will be: Bobby Crapps, of Hickory—“ Why I Believe in Vacation Bible School;” Miss Texie Sowers, of Newton —“Any 1 Church Can Have a Vacation Bible School, Provided;” Miss Sue Ellen I Ray, Hickory—“ Some Practical Sug ■ gestions for Vacation Bible Schoo' Workers;” Rev. O. D. Moore, Lincoln . ton—“ Why Baptists Must Stres • Teaching the Bible in Their Church s es;” Ben C. Fisher, Newton —“Fe! ■ lowship in Bible Study.” ' The session will adjourn at -1 o’clock. LINCOLNTON, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 194 G CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS COUPLE? fi||NMR *• When the old Lithia Inn was bsing dismantled several years ago workmen found a picture of the couple shown above behind one of the mantlepieces. The picture finally fell into the hands of Murt Bumgarner, genial and popular owner of the Central Service Station, and although he has made numerous inquiries no one has been able to identify the couple. In order to satisfy Murt’s curiosity, as well as that of other persons, the photograph is reproduced here in the hope that someone will come across with the missing names. The picture, although evidently an old one, is in a good state of preser vation, and while the name of the photographer has been partly torn away it appears to have been “Sprague.” Congress Extends Draft To March 31 Lincoln Wildlife Club Meets Tuesday, July 2 The Lincoln County Wildlife Club will hold its annual business meeting Tuesday night, July 2, at 8:30 o’clock in the High School auditorium. Of ficers for the new year will be elect ed and a sound film on “Fishing” will be shown. Guest speaker will be Ross O. Stevens, executive secretary of the North Carolina Wildlife Fed eration, Inc. All members are urged to be pres ent at the meeting and all others who are interested in the preserva tion of fish and game and would like to become members of the club will be cordially welcomed. temperanceTo BE HAUSS’ TOPIC Rev. R. M. Hauss, former pastor of the Shelby circuit, and now field worker in the Allied Church League of North Carolina, will preach on the | temperance question at Reep’s Grove i Methodist Church, near Vale, next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mrs. Hauss, who is secretary of Organization and Promotion of Wom an’s Society of Christian Service of the Gastonia District, will speak along with other leaders in this field of work, in behalf of the need of this work in the local church. All members from all the churches of the Vale charge are urged to be present to hear Rev. and Mrs. Hauss. A cordial invitation is also extended to the public. Every person who is interested in the return of prohibition should be i present to hear Rev. Mr. Hauss, those j in charge urge. A picnic lunch will be served at ! noon, and evervone is asked to bring lunch. | O Annual Homecoming Bethel Church Sunday The annual Homecoming of Bethel Methodist church, in upper Lincoln county, will be observed Sunday, June 20, Rev. J. E. B. Houser, pastor, an nounces. 1 Rev. B. Wilson, of Lincolnton, wil! preach at the 11 o’clock morning ser vices. Dinner will be served on the church grounds. * Special music and interesting fea tures before and after dinner will deepen our spirit of worship and de votion. Meet us at Bethel Sunday I for a day of fellowship one with an other and communion with God. Wage Increases For Service men Estimated to Cost $362 Million Yearly Washington, June 27 Congress continued the draft law and voted pay boosts for servicemen Tuesday after notification from the Army that it will draft nobody in Julv and Au gust. The House and then the Senate speedily passed compromise bills for these purposes after months of bick ering and sent them to President Truman, who is expected to sign them before the present draft extension expires Sunday midnight. The draft bill continues the act in force until March 31, bans the induc tion of 18-year-olds while still re quiring them to register, permits the induction of men 19 through 44, and requires the discharge of draftees after 18 months’ service at their re quest. The pay increase bill is estimated to cost $632,000,000 a year. It pro vides raises ranging from 50 per cent for buck privates and apprentice sea men to 10 per cent for high offi cers. Only Senator Revercomb, Repub lican of West Virginia, asked to be recorded against the draft agreement. He noted that he had urged release of fathers and he now thought calling men from 30 to 45 years would be a mistake. “These older men do not make such good soldiers,” Revercomb said and cast the only audible “No” vote. Disclosure that the Army will make no selective service calls during July 1 and August came from Representa tive Thomason, Democrat of Texas, j during the one hour of debate. The Texan, member of the military ' committee, read a letter from Sec ! retary of War Patterson' saying Pat j terson and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower : prefer a volunteer Army and wish , to avoid drafting men if possible. I “It is my conviction,” Thomason 1 said, that “not a single man will be f [drafted after September 1,” either. I He added that pay increases and an intensified enlistment campaign j should provide the necessary men without resort to the draft. But he cautioned that the law should be kept |on the books as .‘insurance” against possible failure of recruiting. Patterson’s letter did not commit the Navy, but that service has not drafted any men for months, and it ■ appeared unlikely that it would re sume. Meanwhile, a House-approved bill I to provide terminal leave pay for ■ millions of discharged enlisted men ■ hit a snag in the Senate military • committee. John L. Sullivan, acting (Continued on page two) HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET Mrs. Paul Collins, president, will preside at the regular quarterly meet ing of the Home Demonstration County Council which will be held on Saturday, June 29, at 2 o’clock in the Home Agent’s office. Mrs. Whit mire urges all club officers to at tend. LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS PURCHASED BY VIRGINIA MAN Carmon C. Greer Expected To Arrive Shortly To Assume Duties of Publisher A news story in Monday’s Lincoln County News states that that paper has been sold to Carmon C. Greer, of Petersburg, Va., who is expected to arrive in Lincolnton shortly to take up his duties as publisher and editor. The new owner is a native of Ab ingdon, Va., but has been engaged in newspaper work in Petersburg since his discharge from Army service. The News for the past thirty years or move has been under the manage ment of J. T. Perkins and more re cently of his son-in-law, Alton 8. 1 Claytor. Mr. Claytor. it was announced, will move to Inverness, Fla., where he has purchased the Citrus County Chronicle and the Dunnellon Sun. The change in ownership, it is un derstood, will become effective July Ist. The Times extends a hearty and cordial welcome to the new owner. Mr. Greer and his family, and wishes for Mr. Claytor and family all suc cess and happiness in their new field. NO DRAFT CALLS FOR TWO MONTHS Washington, June 27—Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson informed Congress Tuesday that the Army plans n 0 draft calls for Julv and Au gust. Patterson’s decision was made known in a letter read to the House by Representative Thomason (D-Tex) during debate on a compromise bill extending the draft law. The secretary said he is hopeful that with increases in pay, the armed forces would be able to obtain enough men through voluntary enlistments t 0 meet their needs for the next few months. Both he and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the chief of staff, prefer an all-volunteer Army if one can be obtained and do not “desire to have a single man drafted” if it can bo avoided, Patterson wrote. 0 Brotherhood To Meet In Lincolnton June 30 Southern District Brotherhood of the United Lutheran Church of North Carolina will meet at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lincolnton Sun day, June 30, at 3 p. m. E. A. Bolick of Gastonia, president of the Southern District, will preside at the meeting. Other officers in clude Frank Killian, Lincolnton, vice president; Joe N. Craver, Shelby, secretary; Vernon L. Bickley, Dallas, treasurer; M. S. Beam, Lincolnton, extension secretary; D. A. Rudisill, Cherryville, statistical secretary. Taking part on the program will be Jacob M. Cooper, Martin L. Rhodes, and Rev. Albert H. Keck, Jr., pastor of the Emmanuel Church. The address of the afternoon will be de livered by Rev. Voigt R. Cromer, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at Hickory. Movie Os 1946 LHS Class Day Exercises To Be Shown Local USES Office To Be Closed On July 4th Thursday, July 4th, will be a legal holiday for state and federal em ployes and the local USES office, lo cated in the Reinhardt building on; the Court Square, will be closed on [ that date. John M. Burdette, claims taker at 1 the local USES office, states that I claimants now reporting on Thursday | will be permitted to file for two j weeks on Thursday, July 11, 1946, provided that their claims were active on June 27, 1946. Election To Be Held On Tuesday, July 9 • ' ♦ v-v'-f'" ■#>; V J •jw/ If wH L TEST STRATO-KITE Ed ward Cervantes, 9, pupil at the Chicago Christopher School for Cripppled Children, tries out a new strato-kite. A new princi ple embodied in construction of the kite makes it unnecessary to run in order to launch them. ROTARIANS HOLD REGULAR MEETING Miss Kathrane Park, field advisor for Southeastern States Girl Scouts, and Mrs. Draper Wood, president of Girls Scouts for Cleveland county,, talked the need for a Girl Scout pro gram for Lincolnton and Lincoln county. The program was to be in charge of Rotarian Jack Kiser, who on ac count of an injury, w'as unable t 0 be present, so Mrs. Frank Heavner very graciously introduced the ladies. Pres ident Floyd Corriher presided. Visitors were Rev. Joe G. Morrison, Kenansville, N. C.; J. P. Temple, Jr., Lincolnton; Mrs. Draper Wood, Shel by; Miss Kathrane Park, Atlanta. Telephone Directories Have Been Delivered Delivery of the new telphone di rectory for Lincolnton has been com pleted. A total of 990 copies were delivere dto local homes and offices, according to W. C. Adams, manager for the Southern Bell Telephone com pany. The new directory has a green cover, making it easily distinguish able from the old gray covered tele phone book. Mr. Adams requests telephone users to help conserve busy telephone equipment by refer ring to the new- directory when there is any doubt about the desired num ber, and by consulting the directory before calling “Information” for a number, calling “Information” only if the number is not listed. The old directory should be turned over to the scrap paper collectors along with other waste paper at the first opportunity. O Watch Out For Weevils Cotton Farmers Told A warning to cotton farmers to “watch out for boll weevils” has been issued by James T. Conner, Jr., en tomologist for State College exten sion service. “With abundant rainfall, boll weev ils may seriously damage the State’s cotton crop,” Conner warned. “Down in southern Carolina there have been reports of infestations of 1,200 boll weevils per acre and in two counties there was infestation of 16 to 38 per cent.” Supt. S. Ray Lowder announc ed today that a moving picture, in color, showing the class day program for this year’s high school graduating class will be shown in the high school audi torium tomorrow (Friday) eve ning, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The picture requires only four minutes and can be run several times before the Lincolnton-Bes | semer City ball game, which be | gins at 8 o’clock, j The picture i s said to be ex i ceptionally good and Supt. Low der is issuing an invitation to members of the class, to former graduates and all friends of the school to see it. Lincoln County’s Favorite Family C. » _. Lie Medium SINGLE COPY: FIVE CENTS Tax Levy Not to Exceed 20c on SIOO Valuation Prop erty, Real and Personal Saturday, June 29, is the last day on which voters can register for the special school election to be held July 9. An entirely new registration has been called and those who fail to register will not have the privilege of voting. Registration places have been designated, as follows: Ward 1, Lineberger Ice and Fuel Co.’s plant on East Sycamore street; Ward 2, Lincoln Milling Co.; Ward 3, Harris Service Station on South Aspen street; Ward 4, Miller Rhyne’s Store on North Grove street. The special election, called after a petition for such had been filed by the required number of qualified reg istered voters of the Lincolnton Grad ed School district, will provide a lo cal annual tax not to exceed twenty cents on the one hundred dollar val uation of all property, real and per sonal, to supplement the funds for the nine months public school term in the Lincolnton district. Registrars for the special election, who will be at the polling places from 9 a. m. to sunset on Saturday are: Ward 1, Mrs. G. E. Lohr; Ward 2, Mrs. Nora Kuhn; Ward 3, Mrs. H. Fred Rudisill; Ward 4, Mrs. Guy E. Cline. HAIL, RAIN STORM DAMAGES COUNTY A destructive hail storm, which was general over the county yester day afternoon, did considerable dam age to growing crops, according to a survey made by J. G. Morrison, county agent. One of the worst hit sections was in East Lincoln when the hail, be ginning some three miles below the airport, riddled the crops on the farms of W. W. Caldwell, Will Finger and others in that section. All corn and cotton was practically torn to pieces and this morning hail stones could still be seen in ditches and low places where it had collected to a depth of from 12 to 14 inches. In the Lithia Inn section crops were also badly damaged and hail could be seen standing in low places to a depth of from 8 to 10 inches. On Lincolnton, Route 1, the farms of C. C. Reep, L. J. Reep, Ed Grigg and others, also suffered heavy loss. The cotton and corn crops, said Mr. Morrison, will be a complete loss since it is now too late to replant these crops, and the amount of dam age cannot be estimated. Some in surance was carried on the crops, it was pointed out, but nothing like enough to cover the loss. O To Hold Camp Meeting At John Wesley Camp [Ground; Begins July 18 I An old-fashioned Camp Meeting, such as our fathers and mothers used Ito attend, will be held at the John Wesley Camp Ground, located in the edge of High Point. The meeting will begin on Thursday night, July 18, and will continue for ten davs, j closing out on Sunday night, July 28. [ There will be three preaching serv ices each day. They will be held at 10:30 a. m., 2:30 p. m., and 7:30 p. m. All the services will be held under the large tabernacle and the public Us invited to attend all of these serv ices. Dr. Harry Denman of Nashville, Tenn., i s to be one of the principal speakers at this camp meeting. Dr. Denman is secretary of the General Board of Evangelism of the Meth odist Church, and is recognized as | one of the outstanding preachers of the Methodist Church. Other speak ers who will be on the program are: Rev. E W. Black of Asheville, and Dr. John R, Church of Winston-Sa lem. The song services will be con ducted by Rev. Frank Dennard of Greensboro. There will also be spe cial services for children and young j people each day. | John Wesley Camp Ground is lo- I cated just about one mile east of the Winston-Salem and High Point high way and is just back of the Lewis Holmes trucking terminal. Manv peo ple will be coming to camp on the ground, and those who wish to stay on the grounds are urged to bring their towels and bed linen with them. Meals will be served in the dining room and a great meeting is expect ed.
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