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LINCOLN COUNTY'S
LEADING NEWSPAPER
and
ADVERTISING MEDIUM
VOL. 47, NO. 10
P L. Dellinger, 55
Dies After Short Illness
MR. DELLINGER
What Is The
National Guard?
The National Guard is a volun*
leer organization of citizen-sold
ic's with one or m;re units light
here in your home town. It is a
military organization hut its mem
bers are civilians.
They arc local citizens who go
to school or work—in offices ...
in factories ... in stores . . .
in hanks . . . on farms. But
whatever their civilian occupa
tion they give a part of their
time, every week, to train in de
fense of their community—and
country.
OLDER THAN NATION
The National Guard is actually i
older than our nation. The young!
men of the early colonies organ
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Form Agent Is
nis Speaker
Stoudcmire, county |
farm agent, was the guest speaker;
at Tuesday night’s dinner meet- 1
ing of the Kiwanis club.
Dr. Sam Wilson, club president,
presided. G. Harold Myrick was
the program leader and introduc- j
cd Lite speaker.
Mr. Stpucier.iire made an inter- j
csting ta!k. particularly in re- j
gards to the dairying this county j
and the tremendous growth the j
dairying industry has made in I
the local areas as compared to
years past. He also told of the J
success of cattle breeding through
the artificial insemination pro
gram conducted in this county.
Guests were Key club represen
tatives Kermit Turner and R. W.
Daves, Jr., from the Lincolnton
high school.
Boy Scouts Os Nation Honor
Leaders On 44th Anniversary.
The nation's 3.300.000 Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts. Explore s and
their adult leaders will observe
the 44 h birthday of the organiza
tion during Boy Scout Week, Feb.
7 to 13.
The theme of the observance is I
“Forward on Liberty's Team.” the
current major emphasis of the |
movement, which seeks to produce
a greater functioning manpower!
and provide a higher quality pro-
Laura Stroup Winner
In Merchants' Drawing
Mts.s Laura Stroup was the
holder of the winning coupon at
the first in the series of "Ap
predation Day*’ drawings, spoil
sored by the merchants. Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Stroup held coupon No. 8.
which came from the Dave Ler-1
ncr store, and received 4)0 percent
of the -treasure chest jackpot]
which had grown to $350. She.
thus, received S7O.
Jack Brown and Teague Gil- ]
bert handled the PA system and
announcements during the cfraw-j
iir? ‘ !
Sub-District Mcth.
Youth Will Meet At
McKcndrcc Church
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of the Lincoln County Sub
district will meet Thursday night
at. 7:30 at the McKcndrcc Mctho
■'htirch.
'lurches arc urged to send
’*’l >s. A special program has
.aimed in the area of Chris
tian Witnessing.
Miss Pat Davis- who represent
ed this sub-district at the Chris
tian Witness Mission in Gastonia,
will present the plan of the mis
sion and inform local churches
as to how they can set up a mis
sion.
The Lincoln Times
Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County.
Bryan L. Dellinger. 55, well
known Lincolnton ci'izen and
manager of the Linebevger Ice &
Fuel Co. died Wednesday morning
at 10:30 o'clock in a local hospital
after a short illness. Two weeks
ago he Suffered a heart attack and
was removed from his home to
the hospital where it was evident
his condition was serious. From
the first lit le hope was held out
for his recovery.
Mr. Dellinge: was born in Lin
coln county October 10, 1898. the
son of the late Luther A. and
Elizabeth Edwards Dellinger. He
married Miss Alma Lineberger,
daughter of Mrs. T. V. Lineberger
and the late Mr. Lineberger.
j Su'.viviors are his wife, one son.
Bryan L. Dellinger. Jr., assistant
cashier of the First National
Bank, and three daughters. Mrs.
A. J. Owen. 111. Mrs. John Ander
son and Miss Parsy Dellinger. He
j leaves also five grand children.
Mary Katherine and David Lewis
: Dellinger. Thomas Owen and John
jv„ -and Robert Anderson, and
three sisters. Miss Eva Dellinger,
Mrs. J. C. Tate and Mrs. Waver-
I ly Rudisill. Another sister, Mrs.
Frank Armstrong, died several
years ago.
Mrs. Dellinger, who had also
been a patient in the hospital, be
ing t cated for a broken bone in
her foot which she received in a
fall, was allowed to return to her
home yesterday, though she Is still
unable to walk.
Mr. Dellinger had been for a I
numbe- of years active in the
local Knights of Pythias. He was
. also a W ber of the Woodmen of
the Wo
Funeral rites were conducted
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from:
! the First Methodist church, of j
which he was a devoted member, j
! the service being conduc ed by
] Rev. J. C. Cornett, a former pas- j
tor. Interment was in Hollybvook i
| cemetery. The body was taken j
] from the Drum Funeral home to
the Dellinger home yesterday
afternoon where it remained until
the hour for the service.
Pall bearers were Mark Hoyle,
of Cherryville. Charlie Proctor.
Bogcr City. Everette Mullen, H. R.
Whitener. Grady Wiiite and M. B.
Winstead. Hono ary pall bearers
were members of the Pythian
Lodge and the Board es Stewards
of the First Methodist Church.
i
Korean Missionary
To Speak At Unity
Rev. E. T. Boyer, missionary to
Korea, will speak at Unity Pres
! byterian Church, Thursday eve
] ning, February 4. at 7 o'clock.
! This is a meeting sponsored by
the Men of the Church. The public
] is cordially invited.
Mr. Boyer has Been secured by
the chairman of the World Mis
sions Committee of Kings Mtn.
Presbytery to be one of the speak
ers in the Presbytery during the
observance of World Missions sea
son.
gram for its ever-increasing boy
membership.
The anniversary is to be observ
ed by 89.000 Units in all parts of
the nation, its possessions and also
in other parts of the world whe-.e
American families reside.
ADULT LEADERS
A principal activity of Boy
] Scout week will be paying tribute
to the volunteer adult leaders of
! the 89.000 Units for the contribu
tion they arc making to the boy
hood of the nation.
"The Boy Scouts of America is
one of the largest volunteer adult
education or ttaining groups of
the nation,” said Dr. Arthur A.
Schuck. the Chief Scout Executive.
“Almost 200.000 of our leaders
took training courses in Scouting
and leadership techniques .last
year.”
When the Boy Scouts of Am
j erica was incorporated in Wash-
I ington, D. C.. on Feb. 8. 1910. it
was founded as the voluntary
movement it still remains. Dr.
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Pre-Measurement Os
54 Cotton Acreage
Premeasurement of 1954 cotton
acreage will be available to cot
ton producers of Lincoln county
at the expense of the farmer, ac
cording to an announcement to
day from the county ASC (for
fcrl.v PM A) office:
The premeasured acreage will
tie accepted as correct for market
ing quotas unless it is later de
termined under the following con
ditions:
1 1 1 That the crop has not been
planted within the premeasured
area: (2* That less than the pre
measured area has been planted:
i3> That there, was an error in
; the premeasurement.
More details concerning this
will be made available by the ACS
office it a later dote
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SI,OOO CHECK FOR POOL . . . Elliott
Beal, president of the Lincolnton Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, is shown presenting a SI,OOO
check to Miss Betty Gabriel, City Recreation
Director, as a donation of the Jaycces towards
the purchase by the town of the Airport Swim
ming Pool which will be put into operation
under the expanded city recreation program.
Mayor E. C’arr Heavner is pictured in the ccn-
Mrs. Finger New President
Lincoln County Council Meets, Elects
New Officers; Announces Plans For 54
Tlie Lincoln County Council of
Home Demonstration Clubs held
its regular quarterly meeting Fri
day afternoon in the Home Agents
office in the Court House. Forty
eight members were present.
The meeting was opened with
the song, “God Bless Our Home”,
with Mrs. H. C. Little accompan
ist.. Mrs. Cleo Finger conducted
the devotional based on the 19th
Psalm.
NEW OFFICERS
New officers for the Council
Fertilizer Recommendations
For Lincoln County Farmers
A group of local fertilizer deal
ers and their company- representa
tives. local agricultural workers,
and specialists from N. C. State
College met together recently and
wo: ked out the following general
fe-.tilizcr recommendations for
average soils in Lincoln County
where soil tests have not been
made. Where soil tests have been
made, recommendations given on
the soil test report should be fol
lowed.
Alfalfa: Use 800-1000 lbs. 2-12-
12 w-ith Borax per acre at plant
ing time. If planted behind any.
crop except cotton, add 500 lbs.
Superphosphate per ac:e. Top-!
dress with 600-800 lbs. of 0-9-27
with Borax per acre.
Corn: At planting, apply 400 lbs.
5-10-10 per acre. Sidedress with,
40-80 lbs. PURE nitrogen per I
acre. For silage corn, use 80 lbs.
PURE nitrogen per acre.
Cotton: Apply 600-800 lbs. 5-10-
10 per acre at planting. For side
dressing. use 40 lbs. PURE nitro
gen per acre. On dark red soil,
use 600-800 lbs. 2-12-1? per acre
at planting and sidedress with 40
lbs. muriate of potash per acre.
Small Grain with I.cspcdeza: At
Lincoln Day Speaker . . .
Ohio Congressman Rose Rapidly In Republican Ranks
The following is a biographical
sketch of Congressman Oliver P.
Bolton of Ohio, who will address
the Young Republican Club-spon
sored Lincoln Day dinner at the
Legion Hut here the night of Feb
ruary 12th: ,
Oliver P. Bolton, newly elected
representative of the newly creat
ed 11th Congressional District of
Ohio (composed of Ashtabula,
Lake, Geauga and Portage Coun
ties and twenty out of twenty
five townships of Trumbull Coun
ty* totaling 4.000 square miles
with a population of approxi
mately 350.000 was born in
Cleveland. Ohio on February 22.
1917.
CONG. FAMILY
His father. the late Hon.
Chester C. Bolton, was a rep
resentative in the U. S. Congress
from Ohio's 22nd Distriet for
five terms prior to his death in
1939. His mother, the Hon.
Kranees P. Bolton, has repre
sented the 22nd Distriet of Ohio
sinee she was elected in a spe
cial election in the spring of
1940.
Oliver P. Bolton was graduated
from Harvard College with an A.
B. degree in 1939. where he ma
jored in Government. Mr.,Bolton
was chosen football manager af
ter a two year competition: he
was twice a member of the ten
LINCOLNTON. N. C , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1954
ter. Others shown are members of the eity recre
ation commission and Jaycee members. Front
row. I to r: Mrs. W. V. Costner, Miss Gabriel.
Mayor Heavner, Mr. Beal. Bryan iJacki Del
linger. Jr., Joe Rhyne, Buddy Mullen; Back row,
1 to r: Miss Sarah Yoder. B. P. Costner, Rev. 11.
A. McCullough, Jr., .lark Kiser, Paul Gabriel,
Jr., George W. Tnbcy, Jr.
were installed with Mrs. W. L. i
Baueom, retiring president, in
charge. New officers are Mrs.
Cleo Finger, president: Mrs.
Kenneth Beam, first viec presi
dent; Mrs. James Gilbert, sec
ond vice president: Mrs. John
Martin, secretary; Mrs. Rhyne
Roep. treasurer.
The secretary read the minutes
of the lost meeting and called the
roll and the treasurer’s report
was also given.
During the business session the
planting, use 300-400 lbs. 5-10-10
or 300-400 lbs. 2-12-12 per acre.
Topdress with 300 lbs 8-8-8 or
; 400 lbs. 5-10-10 or 200 lbs. 14-14-
! 14 or mix 24 to 32 lbs. PURE nitro
| gen wi:h 200 lbs. 0-14-14 per acre.
Small Grain Planted Mono: Use
300-400 lbs. 5-10-10 or 300-400
lbs. 2-12-12 per acre at planting
! and topdress with 24 to 32 lbs.
PURE nitrogen per acre. Small
j grain with little growth should bo
! tepdressed between February 1
I (Continued on page eight)
Lincoln Bonded Whse.
Co., NOT Lineberger's,
Erecting New Building
It is the Lincoln Bonded
I Warehouse Co. that will erect a
new office building on E. Main
Street Extension, and not Line
berger Bros., Inc., as reported
in an item in Monday's issue of
The Times. The two firms are
I separate corporations.
The new building will he oc
cupied by a new concern com
ing to Lincolnton. according to
Jake Burgin, manager of the
Lincoln Bonded Warehouse Co.
nis team; a member of the Adams
House intramural basketball team
which twice won the House cham
pionship.
After graduating from college in
1939. Rep. Bolton entered West
ern Reserve University Law School
in Cleveland. Ohio. In the sum
mer of 1940. he attended maneu
vers with Troop A of the 107th
Cavalry. National Guard, in Wyc
ville. Wisconsin.
Cl ■
CONGRESSMAN BOLTON
Council decided to have a radio
program over Station WLON dur
ing National Home Demonstration
week and it was announced that
the Rotary luncheon for the out
standing Home Demonstration
club would be held June 15.
Paul Gabriel. Jr., chairman
of the Lincolnton bloodniohile
unit, was present and urged lhr
Council to take over the blood
mobile as a project. The mat
ter will be referred to the vari
ous clubs.
Mrs. Finger presented ihe 1954
club goal-. with emphasis on
health. Mrs. Reop presented the
1954 budget and Mrs. Baueom. the
county health chairman, stressed
the health goal.
FARM-HOME WEEK
I! was announced that Farm
and Home week will be held in
Raleigh June 7-11 and that each
club will be entitled to have two
representatives, preferably hus
band and wife.
The Council voted to make Sun
day tray cards for the Gamble
hospital for one year, and pam
phlets and literature concerning
the Cancer Drive in April were
distributed.
DISTRICT host
Tlic Lincoln County Council
will be host to the district
meeting and a planning com
mittee was appointed composed
of Mrs. Gordon Goodson, Airs.
W. L. Baueom and Mrs. Ken
neth Beam. '
Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs. Martin
presented the State resolutions
which wore adopted by the Coun
cil.
It was announced that a train
ing school for vice president and
secretaries will be hold February
5 at 3 p.m. and one for clothing
leaders will be held on February
26. The Choral group, it was also
announced, will enter the state
contest.
The meeting was closed with
the song. "Hail, Club Women."
Inducted into Federal service
March 5. 1941 as a Second Lieu
tenant. lie served in the Army as
platoon leader, squadron and regi
mental supply officer, assistant
G 2 of an Infantry Division and
later a.s a member of the Intelli
gence Staff of Headquarters U.S.
Army Forces Pacific Ocean Area.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
Discharged from service in Jan
uary of 1946. Mr. Bolton returned
to Western Reserve University
Law School t-o complete his study
of law. graduating in 1947 LL.B.
with honors. A member of Phi-
Delta Phi, Mr. Bolton was also
president of the Student Bar As
sociation during his law' school
career and became a member of
Coif upon graduation. After grad
uating. lie joined the law firm of
Thompson. Hine and Flory in
Cleveland, with which ho was as
sociated until lie*became a candi
date for Congress in the fall of
1951. Long interested in t.li' news
paper business. Mr. Bolton has re
cently entered the publishing field,
having acquired controlling inter
ests in the News Herald, a news
paper of approximately 6.000 cir
culation which is published in
Willoughby. Ohio.
Active in the campaigns of both
his parents since 1936. Bolton re
newed his activities within the
Airport Swimming Pool
Purchased To Expand
City's Recreation Program
The recreation program for the
city's you h is being expanded,
and Lincolnton citizens will be
given an opportunity to show
thei: approval of the action al
ready undertaken and probable
plans for the fu.ure.
As the first step in tile long
visioned and needed expansion,
the Airport Swimming Pool and
approximately four aeres of
" o.dfd land adjoining same, on
Highway 27 East, lias been
purchased by the town of Ein
colnton. The purchase price was
$6305.01).
Announcement that the swim-
City Mail Service Begins
For Lincoln Park Citizens
City mail delivery began today,
for the first time, to ci.izeiis of
the Lincoln Pa:k Area, Postmaster
Victo Fair announced.
Approximately 135 houses are
located in this area, and about 400
citizens who reside in the area
will now get mail delivery service.
NEW CARRIER
A new carrier has been added
for this new route, lie is Ercd
Rev. Everline
Rotary Speaker;
3 New Members
Rev. Lewis Everline, pastor of
the Evangelical and Reformed
Church in Lincolnton, was the
guest speaker at Tuesday's lun
cheon meeting of the Rotary Club.
He spoke on hobbies.
Dr. F. R. Burris, club presi
dent, presided.
Three new members were in
ducted into the eluh They
were: Bud Early, Wayne Fin
ger and Robert MrCurry. The
induction ceremony was con
ducted by S. M. Roper.
Dr. Boyce Griggs was the pro
gram leader and introduced the
speaker.
Rev. Mr. Everline gave an in
teresting talk on home hobbies,
particularly relating to small
aquariums of trophical fish for
the home and office. He had his
own small aquarium of trophical
fish with him. explaining and il
lustrating the hobby as he talked.
Singing Convention
Organized Sunday
A Singing Convention was held
at Antioch Baptist church Sun
day night, with Rev. Ben R.
Coley acting a.s moderator.
Tlte following officers were!
elected: Emmitt. Turbyfill. presi-j
dent: Noah Laney, vice president; '
Jesse W. Carpenter, secretary)
and treasurer; Mrs. Webb A.
Wilkinson, publicity chairman.
Tlie executive committee is com- j
posed of Rev. Ben R. Coley. Rev.
Clyde Recp. Rev Roy Overcash. 1
Vance Lawing. Paul Turbyfill.
Mrs. J. W. Laney. and Perry Lee!
Wilkinson.
Tlte next singing will be held at
Piney Grove Baptist church Mav
30.
Prior to organizing the Conven- i
lion a singing was held with Em
mitt Turbyfill and Donald Aber- j
ncthy in charge of the program.
! Republican Party upon his return
from service. He rose rapidly in
1 the ranks of the Young Republi
can organization from a member
of the local club, and later its
] president, lo the vice-presidency
] and then tlre presidency of the
i Midwest Council of the Young Rr-
I publicans. He served as Young Ro
] publican National Committeeman
! from Ohio in 1949 and 1950.
FIRST MAJOR OFFICE
Shortly after municipal elec
tions in 1951. Air. Bolton an
nouneed his intention lo become
a candidate for tlie congression
al seat in the newly formed Ulli
Distriet. He was nominated ov
er four other candidates in the
primaries and was elected by a
good majority in the 1952 elec
tions. This is liis first major
office and his first term in the
Congress of tlie United Slates.
Mr. Bolton was married in Oe
i l.ober of 1940 to Adelaide Brown -
] lee of Danbury, Connecticut. They
i live at the junctions of Routes
84 and 615 in Mentor. Ohio with
! their three children Charles tlo>,
; Barbara <B> and Bill <4). Mr.
Bolton has long been active in
community enterprises, especially
in the Community Fund and Red
, Cross. He is a 32nd Degree Ma
! sqn, member of American Legion
and j. member of Kiwanis.
State Library FIVE CENTS
ming pool and adjacent property
had been bought was made
it a boa d mee;ing of the City
Recreation Commission Monday
night, at the Recreation Center.
RECREATION BOARD
Rev. H. A. McCullough. Jr., is
chairman cf this ten - member
bon d hat is continually working
and planning in the interests of
the city's youth. Other board
members arc: Miss Sarah Yoder.
Jack Kiser, D B. P. Costner. Paul
Gabriel. Jr . Bruce Jenkins. Pi z
iiUgh Hoyle. Harlan Heafner. Mrs.
W. V. Costner. Mrs Crawford
Po.ig. Mi s Betty Gabriel, popular
11. Carpenter. I p until the de
livery service began today. Mr.
Carpenter has been in the I,in
eoln Park section getting the
house numbers and the names
of the peoplr living in the area.
This is a Post Office Department
requirement, before delivery can
he made.
Authorization cf city mail de- 1
j livery to the Lincoln Park citizens!
was made recently by the Post'
! Office Department, and announc
; cd in the local newspapers through
a statement by Congressman C. R.
Jonas.
Also, beginning today, mail
delivery began to eight dwellings
on East Jennings street not
previously served, the postmast
er stated.
NEED MAIL RECEPTACLES
' Postmaster Pair pointed out
mail lecepticles arc required for
those who want city mail delive.y,
and homes in the Lincoln Park
area without these receptacles will
not be serviced.
Mail delivery to the Lincoln
Park citizens by the carrier will
be on a part-time basis, as the
route will have to be built up in
patrons to conform with the
number served by the other cai
riers. There will be some switch
ing of route work until this is
j effected, .he postmaster said.
(
LHS Band Members
Among Leaders In
All-State Clinic
Pour LHS Band members plac
ed high in The All - State Band
Clinic which was held in Gas
tonia on January 29.30. Thirty
one students in this area were
j represented for a total of 128 stu
: dents.
j Positions and seating of the
band members was done on a ba
i sis of playing scales exercises.
! sightreading, and tone.
Einrolnton hand members
placed as follows: Kay Smith
placed second out of twenty-six
Clarinets. .1. \V. Boyd placed
second out of eight Baritones.
Sydney Robinson placed third
out of eight Flutes, and Wayne
Conner placed fourth out of
elcyen Basses.
Mr. Fields, Band Director.
; stated that he was very pleased
i with the showing made by the i
j students, and he felt that each I
j band member as well as himself,
j benefited greatly from the clinic, j
On Dean's List
At Brevard College
Two local students are on Ihc
first semesters Dean’s list, at
Brevard College, as announced by !
Mrs. Brona N. Roy. recorder. ’
They arc Kenneth Hoyle, son of!
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hillard Hoyle, of :
Lincoln ton. and Ruth Dellinger, j
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J
Lawrence Dellinger, of Cherry-i
ville.
Demonstration On Water
Pumps, Systems, Monday
At North Brook School
A demonstration on water j
Pumps and farm water systems;
will be held on Monday. February I
8. at the North Brook high school. |
The demonstration is being
sponsored by the agricultural de- i
partment of the North Brook I
school, with instructor Max Shi- j
dal in charge. All interested per- j
sons are invited to attend.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE
Postal receipts at Ihc Lincolu
lon post office for (lie past Jan
uary totaled $6,328.92. according I
to a report by Postmaster Victor
Fair.
This was an increase of sl.-
360.81 over the total receipts of
$4,968.11 for the corresponding
month of January, 1953, the post
master’s report revealed.
ALMOST EVERYONE in
LINCOLNTON and
LINCOLN COUNTY reads
THIS NEWSPAPER
I and efficient Director of the City
Recreation Depa tment. serves as
acting secretary of the commis
sion board.
The recreation commission, in
recommending the nurchase of the
swimming pool and picnic area
propeity. felt the move was some
thing from which the community
w ill greatly profit. The swimming
pool and its use in an expanded
youth recreation program is some
-1 hing the commission has visioned
: and planned for some time. In
ves igation has shown the Recrea
tion Center, due to the popularity
of tlie wholesome year-round pro
grams and the increasing numbers
participating in them has out
| grown its facilities. The present
building of the Center. E. Pine
St., is proving too small to take
j care of the Center’s activities —
1 and the same for the outdoor
playground areas. The one tennis
court is a disadvantage, as last
summer there were always many
standing around, waiting their
| turn to play.
Although, the swimming pool
! and the wooded area property has
i been purchased, the immediate
need is io raise some needed cash
j by public subscription so as to get
the pool and its allied program
| into operation. This will require
j the raising of approximately
i 52500.
WHY $2500 NEEDED?
Why is the $2500 required?
Here’s the answer? In meeting
the purchase price of $6305 for
the pool and adjacent properly.
$3,710 was used from the capital
outlay fund which was the
balance remaining on the $30,-
000 auihorized by the local bond
(Continued on page eight)
Funeral Rites
Friday For
Bobby Warren
Funeral services for Bobby
Warren, 28. of Boger City, will
.be held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Boger City Metho
dist Church, of which the deceas
! cd was a member.
Rev. J. L. Rayle. pastor, will
conduct the services. Interment
will be made ,in the Hollybrook
cemetery.
Mr. Warren died Monday night
| about ten o’clock in the Hahe
mann Hospital in Philadelphia.
Pa., whe c he had undergone a
major operation three days ear
lier. His wife, parents, brother
and sisters were with him at the
hospital when he succumbed.
Bobby was a personable, well
liked young man of sterling
character and commanded the
admiration and respect from all
who knew him. He was stricken
at the age of 12 with rheumatic
fever, a malady from which he
was never able to fully recover
in the ensuing years, despite fre
quent hospitalizations and the
best of medical attention and
■ treatment. Although his illness
brought him pain and discom
forts and prevented him from liv
ing the normal life he desired.
Bobby continued to maintain
| throughout his lifetime his cheer
! ful. friendly disposition. His un
j timely death has brought much
sorrow to his countless friends in
his home county and community.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Barbara Saunders Warren: one
daughter. Janice Elizabeth. 13
months old; the parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Warren. Sr.; one
; brother. Claude. Jr., of Shelby;
! two sisters. Mrs. Guy Cline. Jr.,
j and Mrs. Robert Sehronce. of Bo
! ger City: the maternal grandmo
j ther. Mrs. L. P. Lawing.
Warlirk's Funeral Home is in
j charge of the arrangements.
Second Set Os
Twins Born To
Clyde Towerys
I Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rayford
j Towery of Crouse, Route 1. are
j beginning to think of the new
I additions to their family in terms
j of "a pair."
On Friday, January 29. at. the
I Shelby hospital. Mrs. Towery gave
j birth to twin boys the second
| set for the Towerys. Tiie first set
j of twins (Larry and Jerry) are
now 13 months old. The new"
I "twins" have been named Ron
nie Paul and Jonnie Hall. Jon
i nie weighed 5 lbs. 6 oz. at birth,
Jonnie 6 lbs.
'Hie Towerys have two other
children besides the double pair
|of twins Glenn. 6. and Bobby.
! 3. Mr. Towery is an employee of
the Nu-Way Mills, Cherryville.
Mrs. Towery is the former Miss
Eunice Arrowood.
: Mrs. Towery and her twin "ad
ditions’’ returned to their home
’ Tuesday from the Shelby hospital.