taikjiM prOL. 47, NO. 5 % 'The Big Change" linkers Invite Students To Take Part In Program Citing Progress In State An invitation has been received by the High School students of Lincoln County to participate in a Statewulft contest offering more than $6,000 in prizes. ORATORICAL CONTEST The invitation was extended by bankers of Lincoln County who are promoting “The Big Change", an oratories! contest sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Asso ciation. The contest is designed to call attention to North Carolina's pro gress since the turn of the cen tury, and to cause high school stu- New Oldsmobile Cars Show Many Design Changes Presenting the most advanced styling and important mechanical changes in recent years, Old.smo bile's 1954 models go on display January 90 at Oldsmobile deal erships throughout the country. In I.incolnton the new Olds mobilc models will be on dis play at the i’olhill Chevrolet Co., local dealer. Oldsmobile will present eleven models in three series for 1954. The sensational new Super “88" models will include a two-door and four-door sedan. Holiday coupe and convertible. The popu lar “83“ series will feature a new model this year—the Holiday hard top coupe along with the two door and four-door sedan. In the luxurious “98“ series, which will be available in early February, are the four-door sedan, the De luxe Holiday coupe, the Holiday coupe, and Starfire, a special and ultra-glamorous convertible coupe. "The new Olasmoljjles .set a sfcling trend for low smart lines jHjpled with interior luxury and PSuneering improvements.” ac cording to J. F. Wolfram, general mamger of Oldsmobile Division and vice president of General Mo (Con tinned on page eight) Two Wrecks Are Investigated; No Serious Injuries i Highway Patrolman R. E. Smart investigated two auto ac cidents yesterday. There were no serious injuries in either wreck but there was a considerable amount of property damage, the patrolman reported. He gave the following account of the two accidents: Two autos were damaged heav ily when a car driven by Nathan Gregory of Alexis. Rt. 1, was struck from the rear while the driver was attempting to turn off of Highway 273 near Lowesville. Thomas A. Bcnfield. of Rt. 1, Mt, Holly, operating a 1949 Chevrolet, was charged with following too close. Also yesterday, a Ford conver tible was forced off a country road near Iron Station by an un known auto. The driver of the convertible. Jerry Link of Rt. 1. Iron Station, was not injured ser iously. He was shaken up slightly, however. His convertible was dam aged heavily. Special Venire Ordered For Murder Trial Here Judge Peytcn McSwain of Shel- i by today ordered a special venire j of 150 prospective jurors from Lincoln County to be on harfti tomorrow morning for the open ing of the trial of two men charg ed with the June 13, 1953, shot gun slaying of J. D. Farmer, Sr. NOT GUILTY PLEA Judge McSwain, who is piesid- Rites Held For Mrs. Ollie Kiser Mrs. Ollie Racheal Kiser died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born in Alexander County, jan. 16. 1897. She was exactly 63 vans old at the time of her death. Jkf'uncral services were held yes- afternoon in the Church ol Xmd at High Shoals. Burial fol lowed in the Hollybrook cemetery. Rev. Morris Baker officiated. Surviving are two sons. Ernest and Woodrow: one daughter. Mrs. Farrell Holly, 13 grandchildren «nd one great grandchild. The Lincoln Times Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. dents to devote some thought to how this progress may be con tinued ill the future. The contest will begin with high i school eliminations during the lirst week of March, 1954. The winners from each high school in the county will compete cn March 10 to determine the county win ner. The county winners, in turn, will compete on March 17 in; group eliminations. The State has been divided into ten groups for j the contest, roughly ten counties to the group. On March 24, the ten division winners will compete in division j eliminations. The State has been divided into three divisions for purposes of the contest. On March 31, the three divi sion winners will compete in the, State Finals in Raleigh. There will be prizes on all lev els. with the three finalists win ning SI,OOO, SSOO and $250 re spectively.. Each county winner will receive a $25 Savings Bond: each group winner will receive a SIOO Savings Bond. The three di vision winners will receive SSOO cash. LOCAL BANKERS SPEAK “The Bit Change" will be ex plained in eaeh white high school in the county. Jack A. Enckman. Cashier of the Lin coln National Bank, spoke at (Continued on page eight) Official Here Tuesday 4 March Os Dimes Aided By Firms, Individuals M. L. Huggins, Chairman, today reported on a number of activi ties in connection with the March Os Dimes campaign now under way in Lincoln county. They are: CUB SPEAKER Robert L. Jones. State Repre sentative from the National Head quarters of the Infantile Paral ysis Foundation, will be the guest speaker at Tuesday's luncheon meeting of the Rotary dub and the Tuesday night meethig of the Kiwanis club. 100 PERCENT DONOR Polhill Chevrolet Co. was the first business house to complete their scroll and return to the Grand Jury Is Drawn For Year The Grand Jury for the com ing year was selected this morn ing. Membe's are: C. Gordon Cline. Jr.. J. M. Beam. Marshall Heds peth, 11. Pence Beam. J. W. Del linger, foreman: Clyde H. Taylor. James Whitesides. Jr, Thomas Craig. Mrs. Deck Hager. Fred Rcronce, Harry L. Davis. Neal Sif ford. Mrs. Edgar Love. J:, D. Paul Mulleti. S. Gene Tallen:. Mac Wil lis. Frank Schrum and T. G. Lackey. Sr. Roy Heavner. deputy sheriff, is the officer in charge. Diddie Wise. 9-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wise, Jr, d”ew the names. The Grand Jury list is composed of the first 18 people drawn from the regular jury list. I ing at this term of Superior Court, j issued the order after Boyd Neal | of Lincolnton. Rt. 1. and Andy Devine of Cherryville. entered i pleas of not guilty of murder. Attorneys for the two said that j the not guilty plea could also 1 cover insanity. Both men were recently return -1 ed from the State Hospital where they underwent observation. The ! presiding judge at the October i term of Lincoln County Superior Court issued the order after at torneys for Neal and Devine with held pleas, saying the two men Ive: e incapable of answering to j the bill of indictment. HELD WITHOUT BOND The two have been held without bond since Farmer's body was i found buried on the banks of Muddy Fork Cieek in Cleveland J County, June 14. According to | coroner's reports, the 50-year old textile worker died as the result | of a shotgun blast in the back. Both Neal and Devine are ! charged with first degree murder. The c’na'.ge carries a maximum sentence of death. Armored Car Os Hitler On Exhibit Here The "Great Mercedes”, armor- 1 ed automobile which was built for the personal use of the Nazi ty- s rant, Adolph Hitler, is now on a i national tour of America. The car will be exhibited on the Court House Square to morrow (Tuesday), from 10 a. ill. to 9:30 p.m. Teachers are invited to bring classes at any time during these hours. N'o admission is cliargrd. but vol- 1 lintary donations wiil be ae- j cepted. The exhibit is being sponsored by the Lincolnton American Legion Post, Following the custom of dicta- I tors. Hitler demanded the biggest j and best for himself. The aefua 1 j cost of building this car is in | estimable, as the Mercedes-Benz i plant in Stuttgart. Germany, at i that time, used slave labor. lit j size, it is a monstrosity, but me j chanically, a biuty. It is twenty ! feet, long and weighs ten thousand j pounds, which includes two thous | and pounds of 1/2 inch steel plate, and 1-1/4 inch bullet proof glass 1 windows and windshield. The j doors weigh 400 pounds each. Cruising speed is 90 miles per hour, and with the supercharger | it will do better than 135 MPH, The rapacity of the fuel tank is 56 gallons and the car gets 3 to 4 miles per gallon of gasoline. ! Compared to styles in the coun try today, the car is in the freak class, and must bo seen to be ap- I predated, it wad the pride and iov of “der Fuehrer" and was the official State car for special oc (Continued on page eight) chairman. Polhill's reported a 100 percent response and contribution from each of the firm's employees to the fund. DANCE'THURSDAY A round and square dance will be held Thursday night. January 21, at the J. C. Dellinger Dance Hall. Hog Hill section of the i county. Proceeds from the dance will go to the March of Dimes. PLATTER PARTY Radio Station WLON's platter j party, sponsored by the Lions! Club, raised $665.00 last Thursday ! ana Friday for benefit of the March of Dimes. Chairman Huggins today ex pressed his appreciation to all participants who have helped in •he March of Dimes fund-raising programs and work, and urges the eontinued support and cooperation of pi] Lincolnton-Lincoln county area citizens, business firms, com munity organizations, etc, in helping this very worthy cause. Christmas Seals, Bonds Sale* In County $2,667.14 Total funds raised from the sale of Christmas Seals and Bonds is Catawba. Alexander and Lin coln Counties through January 15 amounted to $17,428.25. ac cording to a report, today of Mrs. Julia Wininger. executive secre tary of the District Tuberculosis Association. Broken down by counties, the j sales to date were as follows: Alexander County S 1.274.15 Catawba County . $13,486.86 Lincoln Count $ 2,667.14 TOTAL ..$17,428,15 It is expected that further con tributions will continue to come in as more residents remember to send in their remittances for Christmas Seals and TB Bonds. Local Area Citizens I Members Os Electric Corp. Getting Loan Tire Rutherford (Forest City> j Electric Membership Corporation, which includes Lincoln county j people among its consumers, has been authorized a loan of SBOO,- 000. Notification of the loan came to Tlie Times in the following wire from Congressman C. R. Jonas in Washington: “REA informs me loan of $800.0(10 to Rutherford Elec tric Membership Corporation Forest City just approved. "Corporation serves over sev en thousand consumers in Rurke Catawba. I.ineoln and five other eountics. T. J. Wil lis is president. Loan will pro vide service to 700 additional consumers and system improve ments.” LINCOLNt’ON S. C . MONDAY JANUARY 18. 1054 20,000 MILES IN MODEL-T . . . Jose Fernando*, 73, and son Ramon, 29, drive 1914 Ford into San Antonio. Texas, from Patagonia home. They’ve been on way to Detroit and Washington for 30 months. " Isn't Time—Too High" Jonas, Jones, Hoey, Lennon Oppose Hike In Legislators Pay Congressman C. R. Jonas, of Lincolnton. is quo ed by the Char lotte Observer's correspondent in Washington as being among the North and South Carolina sena to s and representatives opposing a large salary boost in legislators' pay. These men said they would not approve the full amount of $27,- 500 a year which a special com mission proposed for congressional salaries. Some of the Carolinians would not vote for any increase at all in the present pay at $12,500 plus a $2,500 expense account. Eclipse 01 Moon Tonight,... IF Weather Is 0. K. A total eclipse of the moon wiil be visible, weather conditions per mitting. tonight (Monday) in this area . . . aird throughout most of the United States and Canada. If visibility is good tonight, the eclipse may be first seen around 7:50 o'clock. The half-hour eclipse event occurs when the earth's shadow passes over the face of the moon, changing it from silver to a deep copper and then back to silver again. Enough of the suit’s rays spill around the earth to prevent the moon from being completely blacked out, The Far West won't see the be ginning of the eclipse because bv the time tlie moon rises out there, the earth's shadow, a 6.600-mile disc, will have already begun to cross the moon’s 2.000-mile face. The real dark part of the eclips" will last from 9:17 to 9:47 p.m. in (he Eastern time zone. The moon will start to darken '’own to the naked eve before that, at. 7:50 p.m. (EST> add traces of (he shadow will remain until 11:14. Vale Man Waives Hearing Before Commissioner A citizen of Vale. Route 3. O. L. Johnson, waived preliminary ; hearing before United States Com ! mission?r Clarence Clapp. Jr, in i Newton Thursday on charges of violating the In ernal Revenue Code. The charges wee the outgrowth of the capture of a large moon shine distillery in the southwest ern section of Catawba county on January 6. according to Commis sioner Clapp. Johnson was bound over to Federal court under SI,OOO bond. Commissioner Clapp said that the ! court's next session begins the : third Monday in March. Case Owners Declare This Town Does Have A Good 5c Cup Os Coffee The reporter who wrote the story under the headline "Wiiat this Town Needs is a Good 5c Cup of Coffee" in Monday's Times is now sticking close to the office, venturing out only under the cover of darkness. He says that he has nightmares of being chased by knifewielding case and drug store owners who cry: "We have your good 5c cup of coffee!" There have been serious reper cussions. Several of the people who have decided to keep the price of a coffee break at a nickel have served notice that unless there is an explanation or a retraction, they intend to take d astic steps. North Carolina's two represent atives. Jonas of the 10th District. | and Woodrow Jones of Ruther fordton. ll.h District said it is "ridiculous" to consider any pay raises now. “ISN’T TIME”—JONAS "I'm one of the 34 members who voted against tlie creation of the commissions," said Jonas. “This just isn't the time to start raising salaries. What about all tlie postal employes who need a raise? Congress made a mistake in not raising its'pay during the inflationary spiral. I don't think that congress men have lush living. But I won't vote for any raise. I didn't come up here to vote to raise salaries, but to rut spending until the budget is balanced.” Jonas said. "I am to ally oppos ed to i,. It is unwise to raise the' salary at this time. If would lead j to other raises throughout the | government. I knew what the sal- i ary was when I ran for Congress! and if I don't like it I can go j home. I. is inconsistent to raise! oUr own pay while cut’ing other! expenses." "TOO HIGH"—HOEY. LENNON North Carolina's Sena* is Clyde* R, Hoey and Alton Lennon said the $27,500 figure is much too! high. However. Lennon said he does not believe "public officials j should be expected to serve at a financial sacrifice.” Hoey said. "I i will have to study tire commis- j sion's recommendations thorough- i ly before deciding how much of an increase is justified ” South Carolina members of Cong ess said today they would oppose raising congressional sal aries to $27,500 a year. Senator Burnet R Maybank said: “The commission went en tirely too far. I certainly cannot j vote for that. In fact, if we vote for any congressional salary raise we must grant raises to eveiy! government employe, wherever he is.” Senator O'.in D. Johnson said: "That figure of $27,500 does seem a little high. It. amounts ;o $12,500 more in one jump. Congress ought to have a little more, but not that." Will Elect Officers Leaders Os Pioneer Girl Scout Area Meet Here Tuesday Night The annual business meeting and election of new officers of the Pioneer Girl Scout Area will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) eve ning, January 19. at 8 o’clock, at tire First Methodist Church in Lincolnton. This announcement, was made by Mrs. F. A. Young of Gastonia, president of the council. Every leader, assistant leader, troop committee member, town commit tee and board member is urged to attend. The veteran newspaperman who wrote the story was sure of his facts He wrote that some—not all —local eateries, have been hit by inflation. But even those who have definitely hiked the price of the mid-morning coffee break were not pleased. The article has even brought domestic troubles to a member of The Times staff. “In the TIMES office," tlie article said, "the blow falls heavily on a young man of great promise. He normally drinks a dozen cups of coffee a day.” As soon as the Times hi: the street that day, the young man in mention received a 'phone call from his wife. Many Lincoln County Men Will Be Placed In 1-A Due To Draft Change OKLAHOMA COUPLE VISIT IN LINCOLNTON Mr. and Mrs. Reece Henry had as their guests last week, two! distinguished Oklahoma City. Okla. visi ors. They were M . and M s. Percy Jones. Mr. Jones is an oil man in Oklahoma and used to work for Mr. Henry. Mi. Jones is now re ported to be cne of the ten weal thiest men in Oklahoma City. Mr. Jones met Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilburn at the Orange Bowl 100 ball game in Miami. Florida, and came by Lincolnton to visit Mr. and M s. Henry. It is understood that one of the reasons far his visi' was to look ver the soil formations here and see if there was any prospects for oil here. He wis favorably im pressed and plans to visit again .-oon. He told Mr. Wilburn and Joe Ross. Clerk of Cou t. whom he met du: ing his visit hat if they wanted to come t a Oklahoma to ; see a football game, he would send his private plane to pick them up. A quick friendship developed be tween Mr. Ross and Mr. Jones because they are both sports fan. New Officers installed By Odd Fellows Lodge New officers were installed last Tuesday night by the local Odd Fellows a their new lodge build ing on the Ch rtte highway. The installation was preceded by a de licious steak supper. Following are the new officers: NEW OFFICERS Noble Grand, George Linger felt: Right Supporter. Reid Campbell; Left Supporter. .1. J. Wyekoff, Jr.: Warden. Paul Klstier: Conductor, Bob Jettoni Lodge Deputy. Harry Hartman; Chaplain, Guy W. Cline; -- Vice Grand, Pink Tolbert: Right Supporter. Robert Lynch: trCl Suupoi'lcr. Charles Drury; Right Seene Supporter. Ken neth Harkey: Left Seene Sup porter. Ray ('. Simla]; Inside Guardian. Howard Martin: Outside Guardian. Guy Keener: Recording Secretary, Billie Joe Lingerfelt; Financial Secretary, Claude J. Chapman: Injured In Wreck Condition Os Dr. Lattimore And Niece Show improvement Dr. E. B. Lattimore, a distin guished Shelby physician, was re- I'orted to be improving this morn ing in a local hospital. Dr. Latti more and his niece, Mrs. Cecil Gilliatt. were both injured in an auto accident east of Lincolnton Officers to be elected for the area are: President, Vice Presi dent. Secretary. Chairman for Training, Program and Member ship Nominating committees. Chairmen for a ran districts No. 11, IV. V and VI will also be nam ed at this time. Members of Troop 25 of Bel mont. Troop 21 of astonia. Troop 8 sf Lincolnton. Troops 35 and 23 of Kings Mountain will present the program for the evening. "Lot's see." she said, "twelve times a dime is a $1.20. That's an awful lot to spend for coffee isn't, it?" "Do you realize." she went on, "that is exactly $428 a year? In ten years you could buy me a Cadillac and a fur coat with just the money you spend for coffee. "If you'd drink less coffee and da more work you'd pobably act farther in the world anyway." He really is a promising re porter now. He has promised his wife at least a dozen times that he'll try to break the caffeine habit. Apparently she has never heard that coffee to a newspaper man is what tea is o an English- Approximately thirty-five Lincoln county young men oi draft age face reclassification to 1-A under a recent change in regulations. Files of those holding 4-F status also to be reviewed and re-examined. Route 1 Mail Service Will i Be Extended , The Times is in receipt of a ' telegram from Congressman C. | Raper Jonas in Washington. j which will be of interest to mail patrons of Lincolnton. Route 1. j The telegram leads: “Happy to inform you that Post Office Department has announced the extension of I.ineolnton, Route 1, to serve eight families now walking some distance for mail. Total additional mileage is 2.2.” The Times received this mes- j save from Congressman Jonas be fore our last Thursday edition went to press, but through an ov ersight. the news did not get into the Thursday issue. We extend our apologies to Congressman Jo nas and our readers. Treasurer, Clifton Lowe. District Grand Master W. S. j Hall and his installing staff in- i eluded: INSTALLING ST AFF E. L. Cline, District Deputy Grand Marshall: Mack Beaver. District Deputy Grand Warden: S. L. Eddleman. District Grand Warden 1 ; S. L. Eddleman, District Grand Treasurer: Z. V. Roberts. District Deputy Grand Financial and Recording Secretary; H. K. Overcash. District Deputy Inside Guardian: W. A. Murray, District Grand Chaplain. All of the above are from Kan napolis. The district officials commend ed tlm Lincolnton lodge for its in- j crease in membership and also for the new lodge building. They said that they will recommend the same f'oor plan to other lodges in the district which plan to build in the near future. late Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gilliatt was also still con fined to Crowell Hospital this morning, but her injuries are not believed to. be as serious as that | of Dr. Lattimorc's. Dr. Lattimore was N. C. “Doc tor of the Year" in 1952 and was third in the running for the hon | or of the whole nation. He is 80 years old and local physicians say that because of his age. they hesitate to say that tie is completely out of danger. The investigating officer could not be reached for further details j of the accident. It is reported that i the ear. operated by Mrs. Gilliatt. went out of control on the ice | covered highway. Fire Damages Car At Maiden A 1949 Pontiac auto was damag ed heavily by five in Maiden yes terday. Harry Howard. Maiden Chief of Police, siid that the auto be longed to Wilbur Lee Mayhew. a colored man. The fire department, was called out to extinguish the blaze. man. In attempt to clear up the smoke caused by Thursday's art icle, the editor and publisher of The Times put coffee on the ex pense account for a day and as signed a reporter to make the survey. The reporter came back with a stomach full coffee and .liese facts: At. least four places still have the 5c cup of coffee—good ones at iliat. Most places who have boost ed the price to a dime sell the .second cup and as many friore as you want —for a nickel each. From here, it looks like there is still some hope for advocates of the mid-morning break. P HELP NOW! Iff MARCH SKSgf fgutlHteK 'fPSIg i* " * Jon ° —Copy: FIVE CENTS Memorandum No. 112. received at the local draft board office calls for the drafting of some men who have been calssified pre viously as exempt The memorandum, according to Mrs. Grace Kale, chief clerk of the local board, affects men in Class 1-C Reserve and 1-C Dis charged who have already been in service but who completed less than six months of service. The memorandum says: "A registrant is not eligible for retention in Class 1-C unless he completes six months or more of honorable service prior to being released from active duty. Any registrants separat ed after less than six months of service cannot he retained in Class 1-C under the revised regulations and must bo reclas sified out of Class 1-C into the lowest class for which he is found to be eligible. If such a registrant is reelassifcd into a elass available for service, he will again be subject to induc tion.” The old regulation said that if a man had served on active duty since June 24 1948. for any period of time—even one day—his- draft hoard could no longer touch him. 'Reserve training periods, such as summer camp, are not counted as active duty.' As the result, of the new memor (Continurd on page eight) Slade Burgess Succumbs Sun. Slade E. Burgess, 57. died yes terday at a local hospital. Mr. Burgess was a resident of Catawba Street. Lincolnton. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Burgess. Final rites will be held tomor row afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. E.:rl Armstrong will be in charge of the services. Burial will b" in j tlip Hollybrook cemetery, i Other details arc incomplete. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise Bradshaw Burgess, five -oil's, Roy of Cherry Point. Calvin Os Yonkers. N. Y.: Troy. Billy and Jerry of Lincolnton: four daugh ters. Peggy. Gene Mildred and Linda of Lincolnton; four broth ers and three sisters. Mrs. Mary Lynch, Os County, Dies I Mrs. Mary Etta (Mamie) Lynch, ! 72, or Rt. 4. Lincolnton. died at her home around 4 p.m. yester day following a long illness. Funeral services will bo held at the Long Slioals Wesleyan Metho dist Church at 3:30 this 'after noon with the Rev. A. F. Connor officiating. Burial will follow in the Pis gah Methodist Church cemetery. Surviving are one brother. Rob ert L.. of Rt. 1. Lincolnton: three i sisters. Mrs. Ella Harwell, Rt. 4. j Lincolnton. Mrs. J. S. Weaver. Rt,. 4. Lineo’nton and Mrs. J. P. ! Rhyne. Rt.. 4. Lincolnton. Union Seniors To Present Ploy Tim Senior Class of Union High School will present, a comedy in three arts entitled “Two Dates for Tonight” on Thursday night, Jan. 21. at 8 o'clock. The admission is 25 rents tor students, 40 cents for adults. T lie east is composed of the following; Anne Mayfield. Joan Reop: Sal ly Mayfield. Martha Warlicfc; I Vera Mayfield. H:\rrilcne Aden; Joan Mayfield. David Tartar: I F’-eddy Buchanan. Frank Ritchie: William Chandler. Donald | Berenice: Sarah Chandler. Joyce | Gilbert: Sylvia Chandler. Mickev Mitchum: Diana Wells. Frances Lentz; Larry Randolph, Ronald Wise: Mrs. West gate Jones. Sar ah Hen vner. Bradford Carter Jones. Rill Sain: Miss Gallop. Sue Jane Harmon and Tony, Cecil ; Seron.ee. 5. Roper Made Kentucky Colonei From now on. kindlr address S. M. Roper as “Colonel Roper." The honor of Krnlurk.v Col onel was bestowed on Mr. Roper —excuse us, suh.—last week in Ohio by the governor of the Blue Grass slate. Col. Roper is a local attorney and Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythia.