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Mr. Businessman ... Your advertisements in this newspaper are read by more than 20,000 of the best people in the world. 'L. 48, NO. 29 Lincoln Negro Cut Fatally; 17-fear Old Youth Held The Lincoln county sheriff’s department reported to day that a 17-year old Negro of Cherryville, Route 1, Gas ton county, is being held in the county jail here in connec tion with the fatal stabbing of another Negro, Jailed on a murder charge, Sheriff Frank Heavner said, is Thomas Lee Davis. Dead is Marvin Lattimore, age about 40, of Howards Creek township in Lincoln county. Committees Picked By Country Club At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Country Club last Tuesday night the following com mittees were elected and appoint ed: S. M. Roper and W. M. Lentz. Co-Chmn. in charge of the swim ming pool and swimming activities. Robert T. Stutts, Chm. and J. Pat Buckley, purchasing commit tee. All purchases and expendi tures must clear through this committee. G. Harold Myrick and Harvey Jonas, Jr.. Co-Chm. of the dance committee. Dr. A. M. Cornwell and Joe Pol hill. Co-Chm.. of the general Club activities Committee. F. D. Kiser and Paul C. Rhyne, Jr.. Co-Chm., of the golf commit tee. Ernest T. Boger, Dr. Boyce Griggs and Gordon L. Goodson, Membership committee. Robert H. Lineberger and Mrs. ert A. Costner. Co-Chm., youth . ties committee. ' chairmen and co-chairmen .e various committees were au morized by the Board of Direc tors to select other club members to serve on their committee. The rest of the meeting was de voted to club business and plans for the year. “ Cohen's Store Going Out Os Business After Serving Lincolnton For 28 Years Announcement was made to day that Cohen's store. well known Lincolnton business firm, is going out of business. Saul Cohen, proprietor, made the announcement. Cohen’s store has operated at its E. Main street location for 28 years in serving the people of Lincolnton and surrounding coun ties. The store will begin a special sale Tuesday morning on all stock in the store. All merchan dise will be sold. The store spe cializes in ladies and children's ready to wear. During the 28 years the Cohens have been Lincolnton citizens and SPEAKS AGAINST 3.2 BEER PROPOSAL . . . Leatherman At House Hearing On Beer Bill Lincolnton Attorney Marvin T. Leatherman was in Raleigh Thursday to represent the Allied Church League in its fight against legalizing 3.2 per cent beer in counties which have voted dry. Mr. Leatherman appeared before the House Committee on Proposi tions and Grievances, which was studying the measure, and which, in the end, gave it its approval. Therefore, the bill will come be fore the House of Representatives for a vote Tuesday of this week. The proposed legislation aims at making 3.2 beer available in some of the state's arid areas. Actually, there are two bills both of ’’ich were reported out favorably she Committee on Propositions Grievances, and which will be .■d on by the entire House to morrow. NATURE OF ACTS One would permit the sale of 3.2 beer in counties which in the future vote to ban the stronger beer ordinarily sold: and the other would allow elections on the ques tion of selling 3.2 beer in munici palities located in counties which have in the past outlawed sale of the stronger brew. Such elections in the towns of dry counties would be authorized upon presentation of a petition bearing names of 15 per cent of the qualified voters. Only six spectators showed up for the hearing before the House committee on the bills which were introduced by ,J. W. Hayes of Richmond County. William P. Johnston executive The Lincoln Times Sheriff Heavner and deputy Jack Scronce, who investigated, stated they were told that Marvin Lattimore was stabbed to death in the yard of his brother Everette’s house, where he lived. The Latti more home is known as the old Burt Black homeplace, the sheriff said. CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE Davis was quoted by officers as saying he stabbed Lattimore in self defense, and that at the time he departed from the scene of the al tercation he did not know the wound was fatal. The local officers quoted Da vis as saying that he went to the Lattimore home yesterday about 4 p.m. to see Everett Lat timore's daughter. He said that Marvin Lattimore was drinking and started on him with a knife, barking him into the yard. It was then that he stabbed Latti more in self defense, Davis told the sheriff. The Negro youth was reported as telling the sheriff that he did not know at the time of the fracas that he had cut Lattimore serious ly. and that when he left the i house Lattimore was still wanting j to fight him. Lattimore reportedly died short- j ly on arrival at a local hospital. He had been stabbed in the stomach. CAUGHT AT GAFFNEY Davis was apprehended near I Gaffney, S. C.. about 7:45 p.m. 1 Sunday by Cherokee county offi i cers and the highway patrol. He i was jailed in Gaffney, then ; I brought back to Lincolnton by lo cal officers. ' At the time of his arrest, Davis had his half brother. Ralph Jes ! series. in the car with him. the | sheriff stated. Also in his posses j sion was a long-bladed knife, al j legedly the weapon that inflicted 1 the fatal wound on Lattimore. operated a store here, they be came the parents of three chil dren lrvin, now a Lt. (JG) in the U. S. Navy: Madolyn, now' Mrs. Ralph Geldbart of Charles ton, S. C.: and Sarah, 11. now a 6th grade student in the city : schools. The Cohens wish to express their sincere apreciation to their many friends for their past cour tesies and favors over the years they have been here. Mr. Cohen did not disclose his future plans, but did state that 1 , he and his family will continue ; to make their home in Lineoln -1 i ton. secretary of the North Carolina i Association of Beer Wholesalers. 1 told the committee in backing the bills that the federal government , has ruled 3.2 beer to be non-in toxicating. Attorney Leatherman of Lin colnton, opposing the legislation, ; said: “If a county votes out beer, 3.2 beer could still be sold just like milk. He continued: ; “Do you think it is the demo cratic way to say to counties that have voted out beer, ‘not withstanding your vote, you're going to have 3.2 beer’?’* Eleanor Seagle I Named Senior Class President At Montreat MONTREAT Eleanor Seagle. daughter of Mrs. Garland Seagle , of 429 West Pine Street. Lincoln . ton. has been named president of . the senior class at Montreat Col lege for next year. A junior, majoring in religious . education. Miss Seagle will be in ; stalled as president this month. I Lincolnton Citizens To Be On Air Wednesday Radio Station WLON will pre i sent an interesting program Wed . nesday morning at 11:30, entitled i "A Page from History.” Miss ; Frances Anne Fair will be the announcer and the speaker will ■ be Mrs. Joseph Graham Published Every Mondoy and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. Hk" DR. S. WILFRED HAHN LENOIR RHYNE SPEAKERS PRINCIPAL speakers for Lenoir Rhyne College's 64th annual commencement exercises were announced yester day by Dr. Voigt R. Cromer, president of the col lege. They are Dr. Charles Fisher Carroll of Ra leigh, the Rev. George R. Whittecar of Concord, and Dr. S. Wilfred llahn of Rock Hill, S. C. Dr. Carroll, North Carolina superintendent of public Clyde Abernethy Heads Chevrolet Firm In Hickory W. Clyde Abernethy, Lincoln, county native, has obtained the franchise as Chevrolet dealer in Hickory. For the past five years he has been with City Chevrolet Co. in Charlotte, serving as sales manager. Mr. Abernethy. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Abernethy of Boger City, last week took over the i McHenry Chevrolet Co. in Hick ory and the business in tha fu- j ture will be operated under the trade name of Abernethy Chev rolet, Inc. Prior to joining City Chevro let Co., in Charlotte, Mr. Aber- j nethy was in the used car and cotton gin businesses in Lincoln- ; ton. He is married to the former Miss Billie Cauble ' Boger city. The Abernethy nave four j children, three sons and one daughter. The family will move from Charlotte to Hickory as soon as school is out this Spring j and living quarters are obtained in Hickory. New Tractor Firm For City | The Lincoln Tractor & Imple- \ j ment Co. is a new business firm i organized in Lincoln county. The enterprise, to be ow ned and j operated by Charlie Houser and Clete Russ, will be located in the Shrum Motor Co. garage building. Lincolnton-Boger City highway. Mr. Houser is a former Lincoln county Representative in the Gen eral Assembly. The official opening is planned for April 27th, when the new lines of Ford tractors and implements will be put on display for the pub lic. A complete sales and mainten ance departments will be provided. TO CONDUCT REVIVAL • * v MR. BOATRIGHT A series of revival services will begin next Sunday evening in the North Lincolnton Ba - "'\ list church with Rev. Clarei Boatright, of Indian Trail, con ducting the services, which will be held each evening at 7:30 o’clock. The pastor. Rev. A. L. White sides. and members of the con gregi I extend a cordial wel come I the public to attend the services. MULLEN TO SUCCEED OWEN . . . Free Feed And Installation Mark VFW's Meeting Tonight A free supper and the installa tion of new officers will feature the meeting tonight o fShipp- Lockman Post No. 1706, Veterans of Foreign Wars. A light supper of cold cuts, pre pared by Jack Ramsaur, and Ralph Conner will be served at 6:30 at the post home on Laurel Street, and the regular meeting will follow’ at 7:30. Outgoing Commander Jimmie Owen will preside over the busi ness session, and then turn the gavel of office over to Dick Mul len.. newly-elected post command LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1955 '.A* HI DR. CHARLES F. CARROLL instruction, will deliver the commencement ad dress. The Rev. M. Whitteear, will deliver the baccalaureate address. Dr. Wilfred llahn will be the speaker for the annual alumni luncheon. Alumni day will be observed May 28: the bacca laureate service May 29: and commencement exer cises, May 30. Finals Speakers At Lenoir Rhyne College Announced Principal speakers for Lenoir i Rhyne College's sixty-fourth an- ' nual commencement exercises were announced today by Dr. Voigt R. Cromer, president of the college. : They are Dr. Charles Fisher Car roll of Raleigh, the Reverend George R. Whittecar of Concord. | and Dr. S. Wilfred Hahn of Rock! Hill. S. C. Dr. Charles Carroll. North Caro- ; Una Superintendent of Public In-! struction. will deliver the com-1 mencement address at graduation 1 exercises. Dr. Carroll received his! A. degree from Trinity College, I and his M. Ed. from Duke Uni- j versity. Dr. Carroll lias been an! outstanding leader in the public • school systems for over a score of years. He has been Superintendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina since August. 1952. The Rev. George R. Whittecar. B. Pastor of Saint James Luth- Lincoln Parents Await Report On Polio Vaccine Lincoln county parents, like millions of others throughout the nation, await with interest the report tomorrow iTuesday) on the Salk anti-polio vaccine and the latest developments in the fight to control infantile paraly sis. The report is to be released at a news conference from the Uni versity of Michigan Tuesday at 10 a. m.. and will be broadcast later through a nationwide radio hookup. The nation's afternoon and morning Newspapers will carry comprehensive news stories on the Salk vaccine report. If the Salk vaccine is approved, and all indications to date are that it will be. millions of first and second grade pupils will be administered the vaccine free. In Lincoln county, 1410 first and second graders 1385 in the city schools. 1025 inthe county schools) will be eligible for in noculations of the vacine; their respective parents having sign- NEWSCASTS FROM NEWSROOM . . . Lincoln Times Begins Daily News Periods On Radio WLON A progress' dea in f s ser vice to the ople of Lincoln County was begun Monday morn ing under the three-way sponsor ship of The Lincoln Times. Radio Station WLON, and local adver tisers. It was the first in a series of two-a-day local newscasts eman ating from tile news room of The Lincoln Times, through the facili ties of WLON. and the program is er. Other new officers who w’ill be installed are: Senior Vice-Commander. Walt Cashion: Junior Vice-Commander. Clyde Kistler; Quartermaster, Paul La wing: Judge Advocate. Don Beck: Trustee. John Shrum: Sur geon. L. T. Morton: and House Committeemen. Hamp Childs. Jr. and Paul Lawing. Commander Owen said today that the next district meeting will be held in Hickory with the Hick ory post on Sunday. April 24: and that the annual encampment will be held in Durham June 9-12. REV. GEORGE WHITTECAR eran Church in Concord will de- ■ liver the Baccalaureate address. He has served pastorates in Be loit. Kansas: and Tulsa, Okla. j Pastor Whittecar received his for mal education at Midland College j and Western Theological Semin-1 ary. The Rev. Whittecar served in the capacities of Secretary. Presi dent. and Stewardship Secretary j of the Kansas Synod from 1941- 1950. Dr. Wilfred Hahn. Head of the (Department of Mathematics of Winthrop College. will be the speaker for the annual alumni luncheon. Dr. Hahn received his A.B. degree from Lenoir Rhyne College in 1941 and his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1948. ■Alumni day will be observed Sat urday. May 28; the Baccalaureate Service Sunday. May 29: and Commencement Exercises Monday I morning. May 30 4cd “consent" forms giving their approval to administering of (he vaccine to their children. The polio vaccination pro gram. if the vaccine is approv ed. will probably begin in Lin coln county within the next two weeks. City-county school officials and health authorities have hern working out details in recent weeks for the carry ing out of the vaccination pro gram. Frank Hull Crowell, gneral manager of Crowell Hospital, is the lay chairman of the Salk po lio vaccination program for Lin coln county. If approved, a sup ply of the Salk vaccine will be available at local drug stores, doctor's offices, and hospital. Lincolnton physicians will give their time in carrying out the vaccination program. Vaccine for those children not in the first and second grades can be obtained and administered by local physicians, for which’ a small charge will be made. expected to prove of pleasure and information value to the citizens of town and county. These local news broadcasts will be heard each morning from 8 to 8:05 o'clock, and each after noon from 5 to 5:05 p.m.. Mon day through Friday. There will be a Saturday morning newscast at 8 o'clock, but no Saturday afternoon broadcast. ■ “Smack” Proctor and Del Laz enby will alternate on the two-a day newscasts. Both have had lim ited experience in this field Mr. Proctor on WLON, and Mr. Laz enby on WGNC and WLTC in Gastonia and on WKIX in Co lumbia, S. C. EQUIPMENT INSTALLED WLON has installed microphone j and equipment in an upstairs ! newsroom at The Times office. ; and the system has been rigged so i that Times reporters may break in on the station at any time of the day with news bulletins and late flashes of a local nature. Several Lincoln business firms , have subscribed as sponsors of the program. Times readers are invited to tune in to WLON at 1020 on their radio dial at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily for the news of Lin colnton and Lincoln County, and to read The Times for fuller de tails of each news story. The newscasts will be intro duced from the WLON studios by Charles Loveland and Carl Smith. 9 Candidates Now In Primary Race; Houser Candidate Lewis Poag Dies Suddenly In Cincinnati Word has been received in the city of the sudden death in Cin cinnati Wednesday night of Lewis Poag. Details of his death have not been learned here. Mr. Poag was the son of Mrs. Mary Rees Noble of Greensboro. He spent his childhood in Lin colnton and was a popular mem ber of the young set here. In ad dition to his mother he is sur- j vived by his wife and one child, a sister. Mary Ann. his stepfather, l Stott Noble and three half sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Noble left Greens boro for Cincinnati upon learning of the death of their son. Richard Berryhill Gets Cash, Loving Cup As Spelling Winner Richard Berryhill, winner of the county-wide Spelling Bee contest at Love Memorial last Tuesday, received $lO in cash and a loving j cup which will be engraved with his name and the name of the j | Love Memorial school. J. C. Ayers. Love Memorial prin | cipal. called a special meeting as : ter the spelling match, at which | t ime he presented Richard with a \ ' $5.00 check from the school. In dividual prizes were also presented j !to contestants by some of the j ; teachers. Richard, age 13. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Berryhill of Lincolnton. i Route 1. spelled down 14 contest-! mts to win the county champion- j ship. The runner-up was Tommy Rhyne, a 6th grade student of Mrs. Muriel Powell of the Union school, and son of Mr. and Mrs. [ E. C. Rhyne. Jr., of Vale. On April 29th at Queen's college ; in Charlotte. Richard will com pete in the district spelling bee. j There he will compete against oth- j er county and city winners. The j ! district contest grand prize will be (an all-expense paid trip to Wash-! ! ington for the w inner and his or her teacher. Second prize will be a set of the famed Encyclopedia Brittannica and $25 cash. Third } prize will be a gift of a Zenith | super trans-oceanic radio and sls cash. ; Richard will be accompanied to the Charlotte contest by his teach ! er, Mrs. Glenn Miller. His Cor Wasn't Stolen After All; Got A Wash Job! The man s car wasn't stolen | after all. Instead, the vehicle was j given a free wash —for Easter! City police tell of the oddity this way: | Willie Hull parked his '46 Ford i on S. Aspen street near the Lu 11heran church Saturday after noon. He returned later, but his ! car was gone. He reported it as | stolen, and the police patrol sent I out an alert and began a search | if the immediate area. Imagine Mr. Hull's surprise lat !er in the afternoon when he i found his car parked in praeti cally the same spot, but clean I and shiny as the result of an ex | pert washing job by someone, i The mystery was cleared up when it was learned that Andy ?t,amey. owner of a similar '46 Ford car as Mr. Hull, had parked his car on the same street, leav ing instructions at a local sta tion for the attendants to pick it up and gave it an Easter wash ing. By mistake, the Willis car was taken, given a wash job. and returned to its parking space. So. actually, the unusual hap pending that caused Mr. Hull some concern didn't turn out to be serious after all. It was just a case of mistaken (car) identity. Talent Show April 14th At Love Memorial There will be a talent show on Thursday evening. April 14. at 7:30 o’clock, at the Love Memor ial school. Admission will be 25 and 50 cents. The entertainment will be varied. Prizes will be awarded. The public is cordially invited. Firemen Called To Put Out Woods Fire City firemen were called out of town Saturday afternoon to | extinguish a woods fire on the old : Plank road in east Lincoln coun ! ty. Interest in Lincolnton politics picked up today with the filing deadline for candidates only two days away, Wednesday noon, April 13. Four additional candidates have filed for city office since last Thursday, and the Democratic field for the April 26th primary now stands at nine candidates. Revival Services 1 Begin At Roseland Baptist Church A revival meeting began Sunday night at the Roseland Baptist j Church and will continue with j evening services through Satur ! day. April 16. I Rev. Coy Dellinger, evangelist,: j is conducting the services. There j will be special singing services \ while the revival is in progress. | J. Fred King, pastor, and the j congregation of the Roseland j church cordially invite the public! i to attend these services. Easter Monday In City 90% Business, And 10% Holiday This is Easter Monday in Lin- j colnton. customarily a holiday in many towns and cities when busi-' ness firms are closed. However, in Lincolnton today ; Easter Monday is about 90 per cent business and 10 per cent holi day. Local stores are open on reg ular schedules. The post office has no holiday as delivery and dis i patching of mail is going on as ■ usual . . . drug stores, service sta i tions, are open . .. There's no banking business be | ing done in town today, the banks ! being closed as a holiday .. and no Recorders Court was held, the | court house offices being closed as ' a holiday—by decree of the coun ty commissioners, a departure j from past custom . . . This means. ! too. the driver’s license office is | closed—also, employment of ice ... The school youngsters are having a happy time of it today, enjoying a holiday from the clasroom. Kay Brendle Is Champion City Speller Kay Brendle. eighth grade stu ; dent, is the champion speller of , the Lincolnton Graded School in the Spelling Bee sponsored by the Charlotte Observer. Kav is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Beattie. Her teacher is Miss Evelyn Nixon. Runner-up in the contest, held last week, was a seventh grade pu : pil. Annette Shuford. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shuford. ! Both pupils, accompanied by the teacher of the champion, will go to Charlotte April 29th to compete in the district finals. The cham pion there will receive a week's trip to Washington, accompanied bv her teacher. Mrs. M. S. Beam, supervisor of the city schools, was the pro nouncer of the words in the con test at the Lincolnton graded school. She used 196 words in the eliminations before the winner was ;selected. Three local teachers and Mrs. G. H. Myrick acted as judges in the elimination of the spellers. Southern Bell Manager Commencement Speaker At Rock Springs School C. L. Lott, North Carolina Man- ] ager for the Southern Bell Tele-1 phone and Telegraph Co., will de- ’ liver the commencement address j at the graduation exercises on Thursday night. May 19. at 8 o'clock, at the Rock Springs High School. This announcement was made today by H. C. Little. Rock Springs principal. Mr. Lott is a telephone execu tive widely known throughout | North Carolina and the south. He l first began telephone work in Ma-' con, Georgia, in 1925. Since that time he has held responsible man agement positions in the Southern Bell Company’s operations in Georgia. Kentucky, Tennessee. Al abama. Florida and North Caro lina. He has served as the Company's district manager in Montgomery. Ala.: Birmingham. Ala.: and Mi ami. Florida. In 1952 he was nam ed South Florida Manager and in May. 1953 was appointed North Carolina Manager. Mr. Lott attended Mercer Col lege in Macon. Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Please . . . Look at the label on this paper, and if it is past due, send or •■ing your renewal to The .ames offic° as soon as possible, i Single Copy: FIVE CENTS HOUSER FILES Hinkle Houser, former Lin colnton groeeryman. became the newest candidate to file by post ing his fee for Alderman from Ward 4 with Elections Board Chairman J. Robt. MeNeely. Saturday. Mr. Houser is now in the insurance business. Willie Ramsey, who previously had announced as Ward 4 Aider man candidate, made it official by also posting his filing fee. Ramsey and Houser seek the alderman i seat now' held by incumbent Ira Cline, who is now a Mayor can didate. S Bryan “Dusty” Craig has filed 1 as alderman from Ward 1, having j previously announced as a candi | date. Ralph Cochrane, incumbent Alderman from Ward 1. has not | yet filed for re-election but is ex pected to do so before the Wednes- I day deadline. Dr. Boyce Griggs has filed as a ! schol board candidate, and thus became the second man to enter ’ this race: Frank Gamble Kuck j having filed last week. “Jule” Ward, previously announced, is al so due to file his candidacy for the (Continued on page eight) ■ — —— Class In First Aid To Be Held Here April 15th I! In case of an accident or emer ‘! gency, would you know what to ; : do: 1. To stop severe bleeding ' 2. To treat a person suffering from shock >j 3. To treas a person who had ; swallowed poison. If you cannot answer “yes” to , these questions, won't you plan | to take the First Aid course? A class in First Aid will be or ganized with the first meeting be ing held on Friday. April 15th at 7:30 p.m. in the Health Depart j ment Building on East Pine Street ; in Lincolnton, Mr. Luke Grooms will serve as the instructor. Class ■es will be held one night each week until the course is completed. An extra class w ill be held, in or i der that those missing one class '! may make it up and receive the ; certificate for completion. I Men. women, teenagers are ask ed to plan to take this course in First Aid. First Aid is described as: I “the immediate and temporary care given the victim of an acci dent or sudden illness until the services of a physician can be ob “ tained. It may mean the differ > ence between life and death, be • tween rapid recovery and long hos ■l pitalization. between temporary ' disability and permanent injury. 1 In every case, proper first aid re duces suffering and makes the ■ physician’s task easier when he ■ assumes the care of the patient.” This information will be valu -1 able, not only in every day life, ' but also in the event that our ? country should be involved in a state of war. It is recommended. • by Civil Defense officials, that at > least one person in every family should have training in First Aid. : / , MR. LOTT i Atlanta. In addition to his out i standing leadership in the com munications industry, he has been - active in civic and fraternal or : ganizations in the various areas of l! the South in which he has lived.
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