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You are now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 47, NO. 72 Rev. Hefner May «• eave Firs! Methodist Church Sunday, Sept. 19. is a very spe cial day in the life of Rev. Cecil G. Hefner. He is completing four years at the First Methodist Church. Lincolnton. and this marks the completion of twenty jears in the Methodist ministry. Mr. Hefner has chosen for his sermon topic this Sunday morn ing, “ After Twenty Years in the Ministry. ” The public is cordially invited to hear him. Rumors have it that Mr. Hef ner will be leaving Lincolnton, and he will be assigned to some ether church at the coming an nual conference which convenes in Asheville next week. Sept. 22- 26. The Charlotte Observer re ported in its Tuesday edition that j Rev. Hefner may go to either Mt. ! Airy or Canton churches. Since coming to First Church four years ago Mr. Hefner has j taken into the church over 200 new members and has watched the Sunday school attendance steadily rise. A $20,000 Moeller organ has been installed. About SIO,OOO has been contributed to mission spe cials and First Church is one of the leading churches in the con ference in the matter of giving to the Week of Dedication. He has put on a well balanced pro gram for his young people and for the last two years the youth have gone to Lake Junaluska on a re treat. Mr. Hefner is a member of the local Rotary Club, and served as past president of local Ministerial Association. He is a member of the board of trustees of Brevard College. His church honored him last winter when he was selected as one of the ministers of the United States to preach in the International Preaching Mission to Cuba. REV. KLEMME Rev. Klemme To Speak Sunday At Ref'rmed Church The Reverend Huber F. Klemme will be the guest speaker at the Lord's Day Service at 11:00 am. Sunday in Emanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church. Lincolnton. Dr. Klemme is the Executive Secretary of the Commission on Christian Social Action of the de nomination and will be in North Carolina to attend the fall meet ing of the General Council of the Evangelical and Reformed Church at First Church, Winston-Salem. Mr. Klemme is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Union Theological Seminary in New' York and he received his honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Heidelberg College at Tiffin. Ohio. From 1932 to 1945. he served pastorates in Newark. N. J.: Alexandria. Kentucky: Fair born. Ohio: and Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Dr. Klemme has written several books and many pamphlets on subjects in the field of Christian social action. His (Continued on page six) Burned Out Boger City Case Bldg. Being Torn Down The building in Boger City oc cupied by the Boger City Case, un til it w'as heavily damaged re cently by fire, is being torn down by workmen this week. Plans of the building owner. Bill Parker of Lincolnton. have not been officially announced. His plans for rebuilding are indefinite, he told The Times. The Boger City Barber Shop, lo cated in an adjoining building to ’ case, was also damaged by the ». . The shop was able to resume rations after several days of pair work, and more repair, re novating work is to be made on the shop, the building owner dis closed. Get in the habit of looking on the cheerful side of life—a sour rmss is made not born. The Lincoln Times • Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. ' &bJ[ m tSB LINCOLNTON MAJORETTES . . . Pic tured are the Majorettes in the Linrolnton high school band. Left to right: Cornelia Moss, Joan Tarr, Amy Seagle. Donnie Smith, Drum Major ette: Claudette Keener, Jean Tarr and Sue Jane ■SI ■ I CHERRYVILLE BAND . . . Pictured is the drum section from the (herryville high school band which will be featured in pre-game and halftime activities at the Lincolnton-Cherryville AT CHERRYVILLE . . . Lincolnton-Cherryville Bands Will Present Joint Show For Grid Game The Lincolnton High School Band, directed by Joseph B. Fields, w ill open its marching season by .joining the Cherryville High i School Band for a joint show' at the Lincolnton-Cherryville football i game this Friday night at Cherry ville. The halftime show, entitled Bobby Keever, 15, Is Killed In Fall From Hot Rod Car A pleasure-ride aboard a “stripped down” car by a group of local area youtli9 Tuesday night turned into a tragedy when one of the passengers, a 15-year old Lincoln ton schoolboy, was thrown from the vehicle and killed al most instantly. The accident took the life of Bobby Claude Keever, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Keever, Jr. of 620 S. Tate St. HOT ROD CAR , Patrolman J. C. Brown, investi gating officer, reported that Dar rell Keener, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Yates Keener of the Boger City community, was driving a ’39 Ford of the so-called Hot Rod type, with a group of his youthful companions as passengers at the time the accident happened. Trooper Brown stated that his investigation showed that Keener swerved the Hot Rod in to highway 150. at the Jones Airport Grill about 3 miles east of Lincolnton. at a fast rate of speed—causing young Keever to be thrown off onto the paved road, with a wheel of the ear passing over the youth’s body. The boy was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Lincolnton hos pital. the officer said, 'f’he acci dent occurred about 10:30 o’clock. Patrolman Brown reported the driver, Keener, had been charged with auto manslaughter. Besides Keener and Keever, the officers said he learned there were four others riding on the car iden tified them as Dorothy Perkins, Peggy Long, Fay Drum and a girl named "Nancy”, last name of which he had not yet obtained. WAS TIMES NEWSBOY i Bobby Keever was a 9th grade student at the Lincolnton high school, and was recognized as one of the brightest and most popular members of his class. He w'as also Seagle. The Lincolnton band will take part, along with the Cherryville hand, in festivities at the Lincolnton-Cherryville high school football game in Cherryville Friday. Western Conference football game in Cherryville Friday. Left to right: Helen Howell. Mildred Beam, Judy Blackwelder, Judy Hovis, and Gwyn neth Ann Seism. "United We Stand." is based on the growth of our nation, through the Civil War. into the great United States. The Lincolnton band will jour ney to Cherryville early Friday afternoon for a combined rehear sal of the halftime show, then an old-fashioned picnic will be given !r. Lincoln Times newsboy, being one of the most enterprising and friendliest of this newspaper's "Little Merchant" group. Funeral rites were conducted this morning at 11 o’clock from the Pentecostal Holiness church with Rev. W. E. Baulding in charge. Interment was in Holly brook cemet'ry. Surviving are the parents, one sister, Louise, and one brother, limmy, both of the home: the pa ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Keever; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hawkins. Local Optometrists Attend Dist. Meet Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Baumberger end Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Richbourg, Jr. attended the monthly meet ing of the Catawba Valley District Optometrists in Hickory Wednes day night. The meeting began with a din ner, followed by a talk by Ralph Mulfort, Director of public rela tions of the North Carolina Op tometrist Association. Mr. Mul fort’s talk concerned the forward ! looking program of the North Carolina Optometrist, in reguard to school vision. Industrial vi sion, sub-noi mal vision and the t part the local Optometrist’s W'ill play in this program, LINCOLNTON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1954 for both bands by the Cherryville Band Parents Club. The Cherry ville Band is directed by F. D Grabill. Mr. Fields would like to see a | large representation of Lincolnton 1 ! fans on hand to help the band cheer for the local football team. Annual Barkley Reunion Sunday Announcement is made that the reunion of the Barkley family, which will be the 23rd. annual meeting of the Robert Barkley j Historical Association, is planned j for Sunday, September 26th, at j Unity Presbyterian church, near i Denver, Lincoln County. N. C. { At 1:00 o’clock the group will | gather for 3 fellowship dinner on the grounds and at 2:30 an Infor mal program will be held in the church. Lex G. Barkley of Winston-Sa lem is president of the association. Fred Lee Barkley of Newton, Vice- President and Mrs. Lois B. Knox of Statesville, secretary. Rev. R. T. Baker is pastor of the host ; church. VFW Auxiliary To Hold Rummage Sale The VFW Auxiliary will hold a rummage sale Saturday beginning at 8:30 and ending at 5 p.m. on the lawn of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sam King on Ease Main Street across from the First Bap tist Church. CHICKEN PIE FOR CATAWBA TOWNSHIP SEPT, 24 , , . Lincoln Demos In Midst Os Rallies As Drums Pulse For Nov. Voting The banners have been re moved from the mothballs and the tub-thumping has begun in earnest by Lineoln County Democrats looking to the elections November. Township rallies are under way, with free chicken pie for party stalwarts and prospective Democratic voters. About 500 turned out ;»t Hnw Lincolnton Coes 7io River ToDrawAdditionc,lV/ater New Hospital?—YOU Tell Us! Rumors persist on the streets regarding a reported new elfort to raise funds to establish a new community hospital in Lincolnton. Nothing eouid be verified today,, but there was talk of a 530,00tl headway in the reported quest for funds. The principals could not be ascertained to either verify or deny the reports. Republican Hqrs. Office Open For Friday Sessions I Lincolp county Republicans are ! stepping up their activities look- I ins ahead to the coming Novem ! ber elections. ! A spokesman for the Lincoln J County Republican Executive Committee announced today that a meeting of county Republicans has been called for tomorrow (Fri day' night at Republican Head | quarters on E. Main street. The meeting tomorrow night will be the first in the weekly Friday night meetings to be held at Republican headquarters from now until the November elee- Legion And Auxiliary To Meet Friday The American Legion and Aux j iliary will have a joint meeting I Friday night at the Legion hut. There will be a supper at 7 o’clock. ■ All ladies are asked to bring a covered dish. The local orchestra, will furnish music for a dance w'hich will fol low the supper. I All members are expected to j attend and all eligible persons are extended a most cordial invita ! tion to attend. The Auxiliary is in the midst of a membership drive and welcome any new members which would like to join the Auxiliary at this meeting.. Many Give To Cancer Fund In Memory Os Late D. A. Kiser Before his death on Sunday. ! I September 5. 1954, Mr. D. A. Kiser. Route 4. Lincolnton, a cancer vic tim, expressed the desire that in- j stead oi sending flowers for his luneral that his friends would make a contribution to the Can- j cer Fund. His family made his wish known to as many people as possible but j the news did not reach everyone ' in time for them to comply with his request. However, many friends did make contributions to the Cancer Fund in his memory. On Wednesday morning. Sept. 15th., Mr. Glenn Richard. Treas urer of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 1. Dallas, of w hich Mr. Kiser was a member, pre sented to Mr. S. Z. Pollock. Lin colnton. a check for $215 00 for the Cancer Fund, in memory of Mr. D. A. Kiser, along with a list of the names of the contributors. Mrs. Kiser and the children wish to express their appreciation | to all who contributed to this 1 Fund. Cotillion Club To Moke Plans For Fall Dance The executive committee of the Lincolnton Cotillion Club will meet with the chairmen at the home of Mrs. J. E. Kale. Jr., on Monday night, September 13. . j Plans will be made at this meet i ing for the club's Fall dance. The dinner dance will be held on No vember 5 at the North State hotel. The orchestra that will play for \ the dance has not yet been se lected. ard's Creek School Tuesday eve ning for a rousing party "fam ily reunion," refreshments, and to "meet the candidates." All four boxes were heavily repre sented. Another township mass meet ing will he held at Triangle School Friday of next week. Sept. 24. at 7:30 p.m.. and again, the party faithful will tion. All Republicans and others interested are requested to re member the Friday night meet ings and to attend. Precinct chairman, party work ers. and candidates are particul arly requested to attend these i j meetings. Republican Headquarters for i Lincoln county is located on the : second floor, over City Barber Shop on E. Main street. Plans are to keep the office open dally, hire a secretary, install a telephone, for the convenience of those who may desire to contact or visit the of ' fice on party matters. Bowling Center Is Opened By Roy Chronister i Roy L. Chronister. well known j local businessman and sportsman. ’ has leased the Bowling Center on E. Sycamore and Courtsquare 1 j and will operate the Center dur ! ing the bowling season this fall | and winter. In an advertisement in today's issue of The Times, Mr. Chronis | ter calls to the attention of the j public the three big opening days I for the Center today, Friday I and Saturday. The alleys at the Center have been placed in top condition for the bowling season, and plans for j the organizing of competitive ; leagues men and women al ready are underway. Rites Held Tuesday For Beal Infant- Funeral rites for Shirley Brena j Beal, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beal of Lincolnton. Rt. j 5. were held Tuesday at 3 o’clock | at Ivey Memorial church on Lin j colnton. Rt. 5. with the pastor, i Rev. M. Rav'e, in charge. Burial i was in the church cemetery. Born Sunday, the child died Monday in a Newton hospital. J *ol# CPL. HOWARD DUNCAN. JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. How ard Duncan arrived home Sep tember 1 after serving 18 months with the armed forees in Korea. He has reeeived his diseharge after serving two years in the Army. have free refreshments and a menu of pep-talks by the coun ty’s llomo leaders. The meet ing will include all boxes of Ifenver, Triangle, and I.owes ville, of Catawba Township. The rally for North Brook Township is scheduled for Fri day evening. October 8. F'ree chicken pie will again grace the boards and everyone is invited. Rented Line Secures 378,000 Gal. Daily BY DEL LAZENBY A new flood of H-2-o—South Fork style began a mad rush into the city's water mains about noon today to quench the thirst occasioned by one of Lincolnton’s worst droughts in years. A temporary 6-inch aluminum pipe laid on top of the ground a distance of 7.500 feet to the river is bringing in new water at the rate of 450 gallons a minute—equiv alent to some 378,000 gallons daily. Since Lincolnton’s normal con sumption is between 750.000 and 800.000 gallons daily. C. C. Han dall. Lincolnton Water Superin tendent. said the rented pipe line will supply roughly half of the city’s needs. | Thus, with Walker Branch and j the city’s five wells producing j around 330.500 gallons each 24 i hours, Lincolnton’s water avail j ability is fast getting back to nor mal. j In addition. Supt. Randall and] ! his crew are digging a new well | on West Water Street Extension, ; and already have reached a depth of 50 feet. "The well looks favor- I able for a substantial additional water supply." declared Mr. Ran dall. APPEAL TO CDA i Lincolnton officials this week | appealed to the Civil Defense Ad | ministration for relief in the cur rent water shortage—with the idea of borrowing piping from that agency to lay to the river. The CDA sent an engineer, a Mr. Mad i er. to Lincolnton to survey the ! need. However, that official was of I the opinion that the CDA has nothing small enough for Lincoln ton’s needs. "All we have is heavy i stuff for disaster relief." he said. It is stored in Memphis, and it ! would cost Lincolnton roughly j $2,000 to transport it here. As it is. Lincolnton is having , to pay rent, totaling around 8750 weekly, on the pipe and pump borrowed from the Ashe- I ville firm. I Lincolnton was less fortunate in j this regard than was water-short i Gastonia That city borrowed two eight-inch pipelines from the CDA. but Akers Motor Lines, which has headquarters in Gastonia, trans ! ported the material in free of \ charge to the city, i Lincolnton employed the con i trading firm of Reid and Abee of j Asheville to install the temporary j 1 line here. It is complete with pip ing and Diesel motor. FAST INSTALLATION The laying of the line began at j 10 a. m. Wednesday and was com pleted shortly before 9 a. m. to -1 day—a period less than 24 hours. ] j The cut-on at the city's intake j ; point was accomplished about i noon today. ! The line begins on the land of j 1 Hal Hoyle, crosses the Ken Del- ! j linger farm, and runs through the j : Howard Mauney property to city- ] | owned land. All these property \ ! owners, said Supt. Randall, co : operated wholeheartedly with the j city, making no charges for rights i of-way. Also, the city’s street, 1 water, and electric departments j cooperated in the work. The line will remain in place so long as the emergency exists, the water superintendent de clared. Mr. Randall praised highly the j spirit of Lincolnton citiens in the shortage. Most of them cooperated uncomplainingly, he said and aid ed in enabling the short supply to be sufficient. Sale Os Newton Radio Station To Holder Is Approved By F. C. C. ! The Federal Communications ! Commission in Washington dis- I closed this week that it has ap | proved the sale of radio station i WNNC, Newton, for a price of i 548.000. | The license is being assigned by Southern Radiocasting Co. to Newton - Conover Broadcasting Co.. Inc.. Earl R. Holder, presi- j dent. Mr. Holder is well known in '< Lincolnton. having served as man ager and part owner of the Lin colnton radio station WLON for about a year. Underbrush Cleaning At New Home Os VFW Post Saturday, 1 P. M. The members of the Shipp- Lockman VFW Post will have an 1 underbrush cleaning at the Post’s new home on Lithia Inn road Sat urday afternoon, beginning at 1 o’clock. All members are expected to i come and take part in this need ed work It is hoped that the Post’s large ; and handsome new home can be ready for occupancy within the ! next month. i It always seems so much easier | to regulate the lives of our neigh ! hors than it is our own. ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENT Ktb REV. SISK Rev. Sisk Resigns As Calvary Baptist Pastor i Reported to The Times l ! There were many hearts touch ed with sympathy and regret when friends of the Rev. E. Sisk learn ed Sunday morning that he would be unable to serve as their pastor i any longer because of a lingering ; illness. i Realizing his condition, the Rev. . Sisk felt it was his Christian duty ; to ask the members of Calvary Baptist Church to release him i from his responsibilities as Pas i tor and to select someone who will i be able to carry on the work. The Rev. Mr. Sisk came to Cal | vary Baptist Church February 21, ; 1954, which was then Love Me ! morial Baptist Church located on I highway 150 two miles west of Lincolnton. When the church call (Continued on page six) YDC Committees Announced By Chairman Clark David Clark. President of the Lincoln County Y.D.C.. today an nounced that Thomas J. Wilson and Gene Wilburn will serve as co-chairman of the party’s Oct. 2 Barbecue and rally, and that Clar ence Leatherman will serve as chairman of the membership com mittee. Plans are being made for a large attendance at the barbecue to be held on Sat. night Oct. 2 at the American Legion hut. A number of State Officials have been in vited and it is hoped will be able ! to attend. Judge J. C. Sedberry, i democratic candidate for Con j gress will be the principle speak er. It is hoped that a large conting ent of Lincoln County Young Lincoln Democrats will attend the State Convention starting in Charlotte today. All the Lincoln County Y.D .attending will serve as delegates. The Hotel Charlotte will be Convention Hdq. The ban quet. on Sat night at which Sena tor Jackson will be the principal | speaker, will be held at Radio 1 Center the tickets for ‘his ban j duet are available at Hotel Char lotte. Whf.VUtqhiffu. By Hiu. Paulson “Good morning, Madam. Let ■* briefly consider what our country would hare been like without the investments of wwterpesrJ”
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