You are vow reading — LINCOLN COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 47, NO. 15 Dollar Days Here On Thursday, Friday, Milk Commission Will Hold Hearing Tuesday Night At Request Os Lincoln Dairymen Fireman Rescue | Tom Cat From Atop Pine Tree Lincolnton firemen answered an . unusual call Friday afternoon— out of the line of duty, you might j call it. There was no fire. Instead, res cue efforts were required. It wasn't a human being in dis- j tress that needed help, but a large,! gray tomcat. Seems that big "Tom" had I climbed a tall pine tree at the Frank Chamberlain's residence on Sumner street . . . and couldn't be coaxed down. “Tom ", the firemen were told j by the Chamberlain’s, had been in j the tree ever since last Monday, j probably chased up the tree by a j dog. Frightened, he had stayed] “treed". His Increasing “meows” I were evidence that he was hungry 1 and thirsty but he wouldn't de scend from his lofty perch. His ! "meowing" pleas also were keep- 1 ing the Chamerlain’s awake nights. So, came the call to the j fii ! e department. Driver Fitz Costner and several other men at the department took the aerial ladder truck to the Chamberlain residence. The truck was backed to the side of the house and alongside the tree. Fire man-electrician Joe Gilbert then scooted up the truck’s 65-ft. lad der. gently nicked up “Tom’', f'om a limb and brough him down safely. After a rood meal. "Tom", owner unknown, was ready to re sume his normal life of tom-cat ling. Clothing Training School For Home Demonstration Leaden A training school for all Home j Demonstration Club Training] Leaders, will be held on Friday. February 26th at 2:30 P. M.. in the Home Agents Office. Miss Maty Em Lee. Clothing Specialist from the Extension Division in Raleigh. No v th Caro lina. will conduc. he meeting: using as her subject “Care of Clothes". Leaders are expected to give this demonstration at the March Pat Harkey, 50 Dies After Illness Pat Harkey; 50. well known citizen of Lincolnton. Route 1. died Saturday in a local hospital after an illness of several weeks. ; Born in York. S. C., in 1903 he i was the son of the late Reuben and Sarah Ilovis Harkey. For the past twenty five years he had been employed by the Glenn Mills. Inc., and was held in the highest re gard by his employers and fellow workers. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Georgia Solironce. two sons. Robert and Floyd, of Lincolnton, Route 1, and two daughters, Mrs. Burley Craig of Lincolnton, Route 2 and Mrs. Carl Better, of Route 1. He leaves also j four brothers. Beaver Harkey, of; Boger City. Bryant Harkey. of Rt. ] 2. and Fletcher and Woodrow Harkey. of Route 1, and three sis ters. Mrs. Nannie Thomas, of Rt. 1. Mr. Will Smith, of Route 1. and Mrs. Claude Loving, of Pom pano. Fla. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Pentecostal Holiness church. Rev. W. E. Baldwin was in charge of the service, assisted by Rev. P. F. Robinson. Burial fol lowed in the Crowell Memorial Methodist church cemetery. Free Parking In Town On Dollar Day ( Thursday) Parking meters will not l>e enforced on Thursday of this week. Free parking space will be available anywhere in town that day. Police Chief Ben Sigmon states, that in cooperating with (lie merchants on Hollar Hays, il was decided that the parking meters would not be enforced yhursday. first day of the (■Three-day special sales event. However, the free parking privileges will 'be just for the one day Thursday. On the Hollar Hays Friday ind Satur day. the meters will be enforc ed as usual. The Lincoln Times On Tuesday Night, February 23., I at 7:30. members of the Nprth Carolina State Milk Commission | will meet all local Grade A Dairy men at the Court House in Lin ] coin ton, The meeting will be an open meeting, but dairymen living in Lincoln County or selling to a plant in Lincoln County are es pecially invited to attend. The Commission is holding a j hearing here at the request of a : number of local farmers. Topics to be discussed will be j producer bases, grades and prices ] ot milk, selling of milk to out-of- I state or military buyers, etc. The Commission has honored i Lincoln County farmers by con ] senting to come here and *t is j hoped that, all Grade A Dairymen j will attend the hearing and ex- I press their views. Executives Club Dinner Thursday ! There is one small city in the United States where stealing an ; automobile is not even a petty 1 crime. Businessmen cf Loveland. Col orado. a small city which some ! years ago earned the reputation j of being a “sweetheart of a town”, have a mutual understanding that I should an emergency arise any businessman may "steal" another's automobile. Accordingly, ignition keys are left in the cars, and it is net in- f■ equent that a businessman after locking up his store in the even i ing goes to the place he left his (Continued on page eight' Club meetings. Those who are ex pected to attend are: Mrs. Ralph Garrison. County Clothing Leader: Mrs. Luthci Ritchie. Anne Priest Leader: Mrs. Woodrow Blau on, Boger Chy; Mrs. John F. Martin and Mrs. Howard Bumgardner. County Line Lenders: Mrs. Clint Thompson and Mrs. Key frewad. Denver Lead ers: Mrs. M. A. Houser. Hickory Grove Leader; Mrs. Hoke Heav ner and Mrs. Farrell Houser. H wards Creek Leaders: M s. Sam 1 Dellinger. Iron Station: Mrs. Alton Carpenter. North Brook I; Mrs. Hugh Beam and Mrs. Rush Beam. North Brook II: Mrs. Blanch Lee Tallent. North B:ook III: Mrs. C. B. Finger and Mrs. R. H. Tutby fill. Sr., Oakgrove; Mrs. L. E. Summey and Miss Alice McManus. S.ileirf: Mrs. Beulah Thornburg and Mrs. J. L. Devine; Twin Com munities; Mrs. Coy Lantz and | Mrs. Robert Abernethy. Union: Mrs. Wayne Sconce and Mrs. Earl Sain, Vale Leaders. Baptist Members Honor Pastor Sunday evening following the worship service at the First Bap tist church members of the con i gregation were invited to the so ! cial hall for a fellowship hour honoring the pastor. Rev. Rich ! aid Howerton and his family on the fifth anniversary of his pas torate here. The occasion had been planned as a surprise to the pastor, and a large number of members were in attendance. Each department of the Sunday School paid a tribute to the pastor and Mrs. Howerton with a special song, a toast, or other felicitations. Clarence Duncan was master of ceremonies and Fred Walden rep resented the church in presenting a gift to the Howertons. Refreshments were served by the church hospitality committee, assised by the Young Women's Auxiliary. The church bulletin last Sun day was dedicated to the Pastor, and included a resume of the pro gress made in membership and in other phases of the church work in the past five years. MOTOR VEHICLE TOLL The motor vehicle was the na tion's No. 1 killer again in 1953, as in the last several years, with 38.- 300 deaths repo ted as a result of traffic accidents. This was the third largest such toll in history and only about 1700 below the all time high of 39.969 ill 1941. NOT ENOUGH PAY Abilene. Texas—. Jesse James re cently quit his job as policeman here. Reason —A policefhan's pay just wasn’t enough. Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County KIWANIS SPEAKER SAYS . . . V* Towns That Can Offer Most To Citizens Can Usually Offer Most To New Business, Industry Ben Douglas, chairman of the N. C. State Board of Conserva tion and Development, told the Lincolnton Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting last week that j North Carolina can offer more ad vantages to business than almost any other state in the south or] southeast. Towns and citizens of North Carolina can help the state ay helping themselves. WHAT TOWNS CAN OFFER Douglas pointed out that ad equate schools, recreation facil ities, and pleasant living condi tions are as important to new industries as adequate power, water, and labor. The towns that ean offer the most to their Many Advancements Made At Boy Scout Court Os Honor The awarding of the Bronze t Eagle Palm to Albert Goldsmith. I Jr.. Troop 3. Lincolnton. and the Star :ank to Jerry Schronce of Troop 1. Crouse, highlighted the. monthly Boy Scou Court of Honor , on Thursday night at the First | Presbyterian Church. Troop 1. Crouse, was awarded the attendance banner. Other advancements in rank made wee: Tenderfoot: Gene Laii, Clyde Rehearsals For Messiah Chorus Begin Thursday All persons who have sung some of the choruses of the Messiah at one time or another and would like to participate in a fine Easter contribution to the community of Lincolnton are asked to meet at the First Methodist Church this Thursday at 8:30 p.m. for the first rehearsal. The program that will be pre pared for presentation on Easter night will be similar to that giv en last year. It you helped in the , chorus last year, or if you are fa miliar with the Messiah, please! come and participate in this ex cellent community activity. The chorus will be under tire direction of Joseph Fields. Lin colnton High School band direc tor. Mrs. Jack Lockman is the co ordinator and will be very happy to answer any questions concern ing the rehearsals or the program. We need all of the good voices of Lincolnton. please come. Rehear- j sal time is 830 on Thursday night at the First Methodist Church. j Dates For Girl Scout Camp Rotary Given Girl Scout Camp Rotary will rpen on June 21 for tire 1954 sea-j -on, according to Mrs. Harry Page. Camp Chairman. Catnp will be op erated for seven weeks this sum mer. Tlie first three sessions of one week are open to Brownie Scout.-. 7 to 10 years of age. The last month of camp is open to girls of Intermediate and Sen ior Scout age. 10 to 17 years of age. Tire camp folders have been dis- IContinued on page eight) COMMISION MAKES APPEAL . . . $2,500 Is Needed For Swimming Pool Project A form letter has been mailed bj the Lincolnton Recreation Commission to business firms, in dividuals and organizations, rela tive to the Jones Airport Swim ming Pool and facilities which were recently purchased as a pro ject In expanding the city recrea tion program. MUST RAISE $2500 The pressing problem now is: To raise a minimum of $2500 to relieve the note-signing Commission members of the SI6OO obligation they took on behalf of this community pro ject, and to do work that is necessary to get the pool and facilities in shape for beginning of operations as soon as possible. It is hoped that this amount can be raised this week, and the cooperation of all rivic-mindcd citizens is requested. Members of the Recreation Commission are: Rev. H. A. Mc- Cullough Jr, chairman; Dr. B LINCOLNTON. N. C., MONDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1954 eitizens can In most eases offer the most to a new business or industry. In explaining the work of the Conservation and Development department. Mr. Douglas said that far too many of North Carolina’: I products are being shipped to oth :or states for processing and t'.n --; ishing and then returned here to be sold as finished goods. One cf the department’s aims is to secure industries for North Car ! olina that will complement the | factories already in operation here. He said that we need pro cessing plants for the coast’s fish i ing industry, garment, factories I for the cloth and yarn mills.] ,pro i Ray Milburn. Joseph Leo Wiggins, lof Troop 3. Lincolnton: Billy Campbell, Jason Holbrook, Junior Keener. Tommie Mull. Nelson i Sides. Thomas Sides. Jerry Stal , lings. David Walker, of Troop 8. Lincolnton: Pat Buckley. Johnny j James. Troop 2. Lincolnton. Second Class: Fred C. Thomp son. Jr.. Samuel A. Wilson. Jr., Troop 1. Lincolnton; Jer.y Wil [ liam Keener. Jerry Hoyle, Troop ■ 8. Lincolnton. MERIT BADGES ] The fallowing merit badges were j awarded: i Art —Bill Blanton, Troop 1, Lin : coin ton. Autnmnbiling —Albert Goldsmith i | Jr.. Troop 3. Lincolnton. Citizenship, in the home —Gene ] Whitesides. James Carswell. Tioop I j 1, Laboratory: Uouis McConnell.! TYorp 1. Boger City. Coin Collecting Ronnie Dod i moil. Troop 1, Lincolnton. | Cooking —Marvin House. Troop j 3. Lincolnton; John Abernethy. I Troop I. Crouse. Firemans hip —Freddie Barkley. Freddie Haynes. Hu:ld Keener. Charles Rudisill. Don Holland. Troop 8. Lincolnton: Ernes Rey nolds. Don Smith. Jimmy Elmore. John Abernethy. Bobby Avery, J : D. Bentley. Don Heafner. Tommy j Lconhardt. Joe Billy McGinnis. ; Jimmy McClurd. Johnny Reel, all ! of Troop 1. Crouse. First Aid— Jimmy Elmore, Troop I 1. C ouse. | Home Repairs Johnny Fitz ] gerald. Monty Ramseur, Troop 3. ! Lincolnton: Worth Roberts. Troop 1. Lincolnton. Horsemanship —Darrel. Carpen ter, Larry Garner, T:oop 1. Lab oratory. Lea then* ork - -Edward Go odson. Troop 2, Lincolnton: Ernest Rey nolds. Troop 1. Crouse. Painting— Don Hcafner, Troop | l, C ouse; Ernest Cornwell. Troop \ l. Laboratory. Personal Fitness —Gene White ] sides. Troop 1. Laboratory. I Pioneering— Bobby Avery, Troop ; 1. Crouse. Reading— Charles Hoke. Troop 1, Lincolnton. Woodcarving Barro n Lee. Troop 1. Boger City. Mrs. Eorl Mauney To Talk To Girl Scouts Mrs. Earl Mauney will speak at ! the meeting of Mrs. C. L. Line- I berger's Girl Scout Tioop 3. in | the social room of the First Bap- ' ] tist Church, on Tuesday afternoon ' | at 3:30 o'clock. j Mrs. Mauney. a native of Kur land. w ill speak on Girl Scou, i work in England in connection ' with the world-wide friendship movement. * P. Costlier. Paul Gabriel, Jr., Jack j Kiser, Bruce Jenkins, Fitzhugh ] Hoyle. Harlan Heafner, Mrs. W. ] V. Costner, Mrs. Crawford Pong. i Miss Sarah Yoder, and Miss Betty Gabriel, acting secretary. Tlie Recreation Commission let- 1 ter explains the action taken in the purchase of the swimming pool and properties and the plans to raise the needed $2500. The letter follows: Dear Civic-Minded Friends. ! By now you are aware that The Lincolnton Recreation Commis sion, acting in the interest of the j entire community, has purchased the former Jones Airport, Swim - i tiling Pool. Here comes the follow - : up. 1 This opportunity canto so quick ly and so unexpectedly that there ! was no time for financial prepar i ation for the purchase, so The ! Recreation Commission “stuck out their necks" and closed the deal by negotiating a demand note for cessing plants for the corn, pea- ! nuts, and oilier crops grow n m \ llic state. FALSE RUMOR There has been a false rumor i circulating that North Carolina | is at a disadvantage tax - wise j v.hen compared with other south-! ern states. This is absolutely not J true Mr. Douglas said. Compared t wdth other southern states on a | "package" basis (that is with the j total amount of taxes levied ■ North Carolina is as low as any. VVnilr on the subject of taxes. Mr. Douglas said that his board thought it unwise to offer new in dustries tax cuts and other -mi lar concessions. He said that the industry should pay its owir way and own share of taxes just is the industries already established here do, STATE’S ADVANTAGES North Carolina's main advan tages lies in a supply of superior labor, a good rlimate & water and electric power, all of which are most important items for a prospective new industry to n JUD PICKENS WITH LINCOLN MOTOR CO. Jud Pickens, well known me chanic. is now connected with the mechanical department of the Lincoln Motor Co., according to an announcement made today. Mr. Pickens recently had been I operating his own shop. Prior to ] that he was with tlie Studcbaker dealer firm here, and before that was with the Lincoln Motor Co. Ho is now bark with his old com pany and invites his friends to. come by and sec him. ! lor approximately $2,500 as a MINIMUM, to liquidate the in debtedness and to provide for! some necessary repairs, and a -mall operating fund. Unless this | amount is forthcoming front some source, there is no other way for : Tlie Recreation Commission to op erate Tlie Swimming Pool. MUST SUPPORT SELF 'Hie Swimming Pool must be on a self-operating basis from the be- ! ginning and all the way through. ] The Recreation Program as a tax supported program receives only! about SB,OOO iat most), and every ] dollar of this is needed to pro tide for the program at the two] Recreation Centers on Pine St. and W Church St., and for the ! summer playground and outdoor : i programs. We are up to tlie limit of tax that ean be levied. WILL YOU HELP US RAISE THIS 52.500 IN ONE WEEK? This is urgently before our com tContinued on page eight) Saturday V 3-Day #jales Event Expected To r *aw Throngs; Merchants Are Offering Many Bargains A popular pre-war trade promotion event. Dollar Days, will be resumed bv Lincolnton on three days this week Thursday, Friday and Saturday. THRONGS EXPECTED Dollar Days have proven suc cessful in the past, and the spor soring merchants anticipate throngs of shoppers from all .sec tions of the county and neigh • : boring areas will pour into Lin colnton these three days to take advantage of the bargains being offered. For these three big merchan dising days, the participating merchants have made special purchases and sliced prices to new low levels. The best values since the war will be piled high on the counters, and stacked in vitingly on the shelves. The Dollar Day stores will e.e clearing out a lot of winter stocks, breaking out new spring meivhan- I disc and marking down prices so j that you get real duality and value for every dollar spent. In addition to clothing for the family, bargains are being offered by furniture, appliance, grocery, hadrware. drug, and various o'her classifications of business. VM,| '.-GIVING EVENT “Our members have gone all oui to make this a great value giving event and we extend a Merchants Participating In Dollar Days Event Rev. Lewis Everline Attends Churchmen s Washington Seminar ’ Lewis E. Everline. pastor of Emanuel E. and It. Church. Icivcs today for a f ur-day Churchmen's Seminar in the nation’s Capitol. This seminar is sponsored by the ; Commission on Christian Sociil Action ot the denomination and by the body in the Congregational Ch'istian Church, i Twenty persons frem the E. and R. denomination will at end this J seminar from all over the U. S. Mr. Everline will be representing | the people and churches of his denomination in North Carolina i by virtue of his responsibility as the Chairman of the Social Action i Committee J Southern Synod. This seminar will be concerned about the work of the government and the responsibility of Christian citizens to participate in it. Those at.ending will attend sessions of Congress, congressional committee hearings, will meet members of Congress for interview and dis cussion, and will spend much time in discussion periods with con gressional and church leaders. This is part of the on-going program of the Evangelical and Reformed Church to actively en gage in all aspects of the ap plication of the social gospel to modern American life. Foodhandlers Training Classes March 11-18 Rians have been completed for i the annual Foodhandlcr T aining t Program, according to an an- ] nouncement, made today by Dr. i Ben on V. D. Scott. Distnct Health :; Director.- j ; Too ins.ruction is provided for ■ restaurant personnel, all persons i employed in establishments in which food products ate prepared, sold or offered for sale for con-:i sumption on the premises. The management of all food ' establishments will be contacted by a Sanitarian and a schedule completed by which all foodhand- i lers arc expected to attend classes, j LINCOLNTON CLASSES The Fnodhundlcr classes in Lincolnton will he held in the assembly room of (he Health Department building. N. Aca demy street, on the following j schedule: Lesson No. 1, March 11, 9:30 a.m. and .1:00 p m. Lesson No. 2, March 18. 0:10 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The classes will be conducted at Hickory. Feb. 23, 25. March j. I 3; at Taylorsville. Feb. 25. March | 4: at New,on. March 9. 10, l(i. 17. Illustrative lectures, demon- \ ; strations and films relative to food j handling methods will be present- j j ed as a part of every lesson. The 1 subject matter presented w ill cover i elementary bacteriology and com- i ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENTS must cordial welcome to (he people of Lincoln county and immediate areas to take advan tage of these huge bargains." Asbury Howard, president of the Merchants Association, stated. Arrangements also are oeirrg made to provide as much free parking spate for the shoppers as 1 possible. Recently, over 100 of the town's parking meters were aban doned to provide additional .free parking space in town DOLLAR PHONE CALLS A telephone contest, conducted ; by radio station WLON in coop nation with the sponsoring Doi j >ar Day merchants, will be held : Wednesday of this week. On thi> U.v. dollar bills will be gi/en to j people answering their phones j correctly. When your telephone rings Wednesday, answer by saying "Dollar Days". If tile call is from (he m-rchants association, 'oil’ll be lold to come and claim v our dollar. Special values arc advert:-ed hrmiehout today's issue of The rime- and attention of th-> shop ci." public is calls ri to them. The following members of the Lincolnton Merchants Association ire participating in the super sales i vent—-Dollar Days—orr Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week: Ramseur Hardware B. ('. Moore & Sons Teeter's Super Market Lawing's Men Shop Jeff Lewis. Inc. Firestone Auto A Sup ilv Hartman's Man Shop Hartman's Children Shop Broome-Early Furniture Store Western Auto Store Belk-Sclirum Co. Sport Shop Turner’s Ine. Mill Remnant Shop Economy Drug Store Lincoln Shoe Store Lincoln Hardware Robinson’s Women Apparel Dave Lerner's Cohen's Luv-Lec Shop Style Shop Goodin-Burris Ellis Furniture Kings Office Supply Ballard Hardware Rhodes lire A Appliance Bell Furniture Conner Furniture Rhodes-!'ashion Furniture Jewel Box Modern Furn. & Appl. Hawkins A Proctor Turner's Jewelry- Sally's Dress Shop Hovis Grocery No ine Grocery Rose’s Store Stelen's A. A P. Store Harris City Paint Store municablc diseases as related to t.hc food handling industry, ap proved dishwashing method, ade quate refreigrration, proper food storage, preparation and serving, and personal hygiene. Some time will also be given to insect and rodent control. Health autlio- itics lists twenty five communicable diseases that can be spread through careless fodhandling practices. The Health Department is charged with the responsibility of protecting the public, against exposu e to these diseases in establishments serving food and drink. These classes have been design ed primarily for persons working in coniine: cial food establish ments; however, persons engaged in food handling in Churches, homes, or any other place will be welcome lo attend these series of t classes. CRASH KILLS 8 IN ONE CAR Truth Or Consequences, N. M.— Eight persons in one car. four of i them children, were killed in a collision between an auto and a j truck which sheared off half the i abutments of a concrete bridge | here. The victims were all pass j eiigers in the car which plunged j through the bridge siding into a i dry creek bed and burst into 1 Fames.