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You are now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM 48. NO. 31 fl \m mm 1 w J ■ - JL Aili MR. SCIIRUM Belk-Schrum Co. Now Observing 32nd Anniversary The Belk-Schrum Co. store in Lincolnton this week is partici pating in the Founder's Day cele bration of the Belk Stores or ganization. Also, in connection with the Belk’s organization event the lo cal Belk-Schrum Co. store is ob serving this month its own 32nd Anniversary as a Lincolnton business firm. A special Founder’s Day sales event is being sponsored by the Lincolnton store. See Founder’s Day articles and advertisement in today's issue of The Times. John R. Srhrum is the pre sent manager - treasurer of the Belk - Srhrum Co. store in I.inrolnton. Hr took over as manager of the local store April 11, 1923. The store under Mr. Sehruni’s management has made great progress during the thirty-two years. In October. 1930. a new addition was added (Continued on page eight) • . J. N. Brown To Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon At Rock Springs On May 15th Rev. Patterson to be Guest Minister Sunday At Presbyterian Church In the absence of Rev. J. L. ’ Mays. Rev. W. S. Patterson of | Davidson will conduct the ser- j vices at 11:00 A. M. Sunday, April! 24th. For several years Mr. Patterson | was stated clery of Kings Moun- j tain Presbytery. He is a preacher ! of power. The public is cordially | invited to hear his stirring mes sage. I V. -*■ LjßmmSm > *; JAMES B. BYNUM Lincoln Boys Finish Air Force Basic Training Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Two Lincoln county young men are completing their Air Force basic military training at Lack land Air Force Base, the “Gate way to the Air Force.” They are James Blair Bynum, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Blair Bynum of Alexis: Robert Charles Buff. 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. ly R. Buff, Route 1, Lincoln > »• The training at Lackland pre pares them for entrance into Air Mrs. Fred Walden's Mother Dies Today Mrs. Fred Walden received word of the death of her mother. Mrs. J. N. Jones, at Gaffney, S. S., early today (Monday). Funeral arrangements are not known. The Walden Nursery for chil dren will be open today, but will be closed Tuesday for the funeral services and will reopen again Wednesday. The Lincoln Times LHS Band To Compete In State Contest This Week ! The Lincolnton high school band will travel to Greensboro 1 this Wednesday and Thursday to : compete in the State Band Con test. i At this same time last year, the | local band received the top rat j ing of Superior in the contest. As a result of this rating the L.H.S. band did not have to go to the district contest at Salisbury, but were permited to go straight to 177 WARRANTS IN GASTON . . . 3 Are Arrested Here In Raids By ATU Men Federal agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit in Charlotte, which operates under the U. S. Treasury Dept.,- conduct ed a series of raids in Lincoln County Saturday, arrest ed three men for violation of the liquor tax laws, and confiscated one taxicab and several gallons of illicit whiskey. Mrs. Rose McGee, 93, Os Davidson Rt. 1, Succumbs Mrs. Dose Z. McGee. 93. of Davidson. Route 1, died in a Mooresville hospital early Friday after an extended period of fail ing health. A native of Lincoln county, she was a daughter of the late Coley and Jane Harwell Beatty, and was the widow of Thomas E. Mc- Gee. Surviving are five sons and two daughters. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Bethel Methodist church near Denver, at 3 p. m. Sunday. Burial was in the church cemetery. The baccalaureate services of Rork Springs High School will be j held in the school auditorium on i Sunday evening, May 15, at eight j o'clock. I)r. J. N. Brown, associate pas tor of First Presbyterian church, Gastonia, will deliver the ser i mon. Commencement exercises will be j held on Thursday evening, May | 19 at eight o'clock, j The speaker for the occasion will !be C. L. Lott. North Carolina I Manager for the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com pany. II | > Jgfi I I > ROBERT C. BUFF Force technical training or for Air Force duty assignment. The course includes a scienti fic evaluation of his aptitude and inclination for following a parti cular career afield. Lackland, situated near San Antonio, is the site of Air Force basic military training for men and women and home of the USAF Officer Military School, of which the USAF Officer Candi date School, the USAF Pre-Flight School and Officers Pre-Flight Group are operating units. 4 Lincoln Men Leave Thursday For Army Service Four Lincoln county men will leave the local Selective Service office on Thursday morning at 9:15 for Army induction. They are: Carl Short. Ken neth 11. Hovis, Billy M. Little, George Meßavion. Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. Greensboro this year. The Lincolnton band will per form Wednesday afternoon and will be judged by three out of state bandsmen of national fame. The band will make the trip in the school activity bus and one Queen City bus, furnished by lo cal civic clubs and the Band Boosters club. The L. H. S. band is directed , by Joseph B. Fields. An ATU agent in Charlotte told The Times today that the raids were planned and carried out en tirely by federal officers. Arrested during the day were men giving their names as: Jack Gates, who lives just in side Lincoln County in the High Shoals vicinity. Officers said his house yielded 2-1/2 pints of non tax-paid whiskey and three pints of tax-paid beverage. L. C. Hovis, Jr., had his 1950 Ford taxi confiscated. ATU men said they found eight pints of tax-paid whiskey in the vehicle and 4-6 8 gallons of tax - paid whiskey in Hovis' place of busi ness. The house of Pete Lynch turned up 20 D 8 gallons of non-tax-paid liquor, the agents said. All three men and the automo bile were booked before U. S. Commissioner J. Robert Mc- Neclev here. Each was released on SSOO bond for trial at the fall term of U. S. court in Shelby. The weekend also brought one of the greatest illegal liquor raids in history in adjacent Gaston county, but there were carried out by the Gaston sheriff and his deputies. Gaston's sheriff is Dwight L. Beam, who married Miss Virginia Perkins, daughter of Mrs. John T. Perkins of Lin colnton. In swift pre-dawn raids Sunday, raids which were continuing throughout the day Sunday, Gas ton deputies had served 177 illegal liquor warrants. By 9 a m. yester day. 43 persons had been arrested and charged with violation of the liquor laws. The Gaston raiding, which be gan about 4 a.m.. was conducted by 19 fulltime and 14 special dep uties. All parts of Gaston county were included in the raids. Sher iff's officers assigned to the rou tine work of booking the accused bootleggers set up mass-produc tion assembly lines. Sheriff Beam said the raids brought to a head more than two months' investigation on the part of himself and his deputies. Boger Citians Protest Speed Limit Increase Boger City citizens. The Times is informed, are up in arms over the action last week of the State Highway commission in raising the speed limit through Boger City to 45 miles per hour, ten miles per hour more than the pre vious speed limit that had been in effect. Protesting citizens pointed out that the three-lane highway through Boger City, the coun ty's largest populated area out side Lincolnton, bears the heav iest traffic of any highway in the county—and that the extra speed allowed adds to the dang er of accidents. The Asbury school is also in Boger City, and the majority of the children, with no sidewalks available, must walk along the highway, cross and recross it on their way to and from school. No explanation has been given as to why the speed limit in this area W'as raised. Petitions, it is understood, are to be circulated among Boger City people and sent to Raleigh in protest against the speed limit increase, and action requested in reducing the speed limit not adding to it. The speed limit is reported to have been changed Friday in the four-mile zone between Lincoln ton and Crouse. Instead of the speed limit now' being 45 miles per hour in this area, it has been changed to 55 mph—and signs so designating erected. TOO OLD TO DANCE Copenhagen, Denmark Mrs. Else Sorensen and Miss Karen Kirk Lassen liked the music com ing from the radio and decided to try the mambo. Now they're in a hospital with broken legs. Both dancers are 80. and are resi dents of an old folks’ home. LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY. APRIL 18, 1955 ipass jbb/ ,, St?*!/ HONOR GRADUATE As honor graduate o! the European Ordinance School in F(lessen, Germany, Cpl. Bobby W. Carroll (left! of Cherryville, N. C., receives congratulations, a 17 jewel wristwalch and engraved plaque from Colonel Charles L. Williams, commanding officer of the U. S. Forces in Austria Support Com mand. Lt. Col. John E. Drinkard, assistant depot officer, looks on. Corporal Carroll, son of Mrs. Marie C. Lott. 305 S. Fink St.. Cherry ville is a shipping clerk in the depot's ammunition office. He enter ed the Army in November 1952 and arrived in Europe in Jan uary 1954. (U. S. ARMY PHOTO I 713 New Names Put On Books For City Primary Saturday, April 16. was the last day for eligible voters to register for the city primary, which is scheduled to be run off Tuesday, April 26th. Saturday, April 23. is Challenge Day. Registration in the city's four wards was fairly heavy during the ! time the books were open. J. Robt. Me Neely, elections board chair- j man. reported today that the names of 713 new registrants were ; placed on the books during the registration period. REGISTRATION BY WARDS The number of new regis trants in the four wards were tabulated as follows: Ward 1— 283: Ward 2 186: Ward 3 201): Ward 4 44. Total registration, both old and new. for the four wards ae rording to Chairman MeNeely is: Ward 1— 977: Ward 3 1,014: Waed 3 715: Ward 4 3OO. This makes a total of 3.006 eligible to vote April 26th. With the registration now over, the campaigning by the 14 Dem-j oeratic candidates seeking elective city offices can be expected to be gin in earnest. There'll be no Re publican opposition ticket. Nine candidates are in the race for the four alderman positions on Lincoln Citizens To Be Affected By Legislation If legislation introduced in the General Assembly last week is given a final okay, as it ap pears it will, the pocket book of Lincoln County citizens will be affected by new taxes. Each of the four bills intro-: duced were referred to the fin ance committee. A bill introduced by Senator W. E. Garrison would amend the County Finance Act to al low Lincoln County to borrow money or issue bonds, not ex ceeding $49,000. for the purpose of paying expenses for reva luation and reassessment of property. Representative David Clark introduced a bill that would al low Lincoln County to levy a special tax for the expense of valuating property every four years for taxation: this tax not to exceed 5c on the SIOO va luation. Another Clark-sponsor ed hill would authorize the levying of taxes in Lincoln county for the purpose of pay ing the salary and expenses of the county accountant, farm a gent, home demonstration a gent and veteran's service of ficer. These offices have pre viously not been legally cover ed under a legislative act. The above - listed bills came about as the result of recommend ation made at a recent session of the Lincoln county Board of Com missioners. Senator Garrison has also in troduced a bill of interest to Lin coln county sportsmen. It relates to the hunting of grey foxes in Lincoln county, and would allow the hunting, taking and killing of grey foxes at any time. This bill was refer;ed to the wildlife com mittee. THE BILLS The phraseolgy of the Senate and House bills introduced by Sen. Garrison and Rep. Clark publish ed in the weekly bulletin of the Institute of Government follow: SB 438 lntroduced by Garri son. April 15— “Amending the County Finance the city council, and this should prove to be a wide open race. A ; heated race is expected for the one | vacancy on the school board, with three candidates seeking this po sition. And. probably the closest battle of the primary will for may | or with two candidates campaign ; ing for the honor. PRIMARY RUNOFF? I There's a possibility of a pri i mary runoff, if the winners in the j respective races do not obtain a ! majority vote and the losers call ! for a second primary. Doubt is expressed, however, that a second primary would be called for by losing candidates. ' Here’s the Democratic candi dstts for the April 26th primary. For Mayor: Ira Cline and A. L. (Andyl Tait. For Alderman. Ward 1: Ralph Cochrane. Bryan (Dustyl Craig. For Alderman. Ward 2: Pat Buckley, Clyde C. Cornwell. M. ! L. Huggins. For Alderman. Ward 3: Bruce Jenkins. Gene Wilburn. For Alderman, Ward 4: Willie S. Ramsey. W. Hinkle Houser. For School Board: Dr. Boyce Griggs. Julc Ward, Frank G. Kuok. ; Act so as to authorize counties to borrow money for expenses of re- \ valuation and reassessment of ! property, applicable to Lincoln i County only.” (As title indicates, amends GS 153-77 to authorize ! borrowing: amends GS 153-80 to : provide that maturity period of 1 bonds or notes issued for purposes i stated in title shall not exceed five | years: county may not issue more j than $40,000 in bonds or notes for stated purposes.) i HB 1005 lntroduced by Clark. April 15— ! “Amending G.S. 153-9(43) so i as to add Lincoln to the list of j counties authorized to levy taxes j for the special purposes of paying j the salary and expenses of the | county accountant, the farm dem i onstration agent, the home dem onstration agent, and the veter ans’ service officer." (As title in dicates.) To Finance. HB 1006 lntroduced by Clark. April 15— “Amending G.S. 153-9(7) so as to add Lincoln to the list of coun ties authorized to levy a special tax for the expense of the quad rennial valuation of property for taxation.” (As title indicates: tax is not to exceed 5c on SIOO valua tion.) To Finance. SB 437 lntroduced by Garri : son. April 15 ■ “Relating to the hunting of | grey foxes in Lincoln County." I (Allows hunting, taking, and kill ing of grey foxes at any time.) To Wildlife. Frances Abernathy Wins Ist Place High Shoals Dairy Contest Frances Abernathy won her first place in the individual division of the High Shoals 4-H Club Dairy- Foods contest held at the high school. Diane Sigmon and Vickie Rice won second and third places. The team championship went to Becky Griffin and Judy Fore. The team of Jean Kiser and Bar bara Blevins won second place Lincoln Might Lose Red Cross Services Over Fund Shortage Drama Fund Receives $12.50 From Sweet Sale The Sweet sale Saturday net ted $12.50 towards the Battle of Ramsour's Mill Drama Fund. Donors contributing to the sale were Mrs. George Page. Mrs. Zene Martin, Miss Florence Wood, Miss Oneta Bell. Miss Karen Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson. The Home Stores have donated , 10 lbs of flour and Teetev's Super market 10 lbs. of sugar towards cakes which will be made for the I benefit of the Drama. Anyone de siring to place an order for a cake is asked to phone Mrs. R. G. Johnson RE 5-8534. or Miss ; Polly Wood RE 5-7014, who will j arrange to make one for date de sired. Proceeds trom these cakes will go towards the Drama Funci. Anyone wishing to make a do nation is asked to send it to the Bank of your choice, making check "Ramsour's Mill Drama." Donation has been received from the Sorosis in the amount of $8.25. Daniels Church Changes Sunday Worship Hours The Daniels Evangelical and Reformed Church will change its morning service from the hour 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the balance of the month of April, and May and June. Members are requested to note this change in the Sunday morn ing, service. Funeral Rites Held Today For Dr. George Costner j Dr. George Henry Costner. 76., : prominent Lincolnton citizen, died in the Crowell Hospital about 1:40 Local People To Attend Southern Synod E-R Church The Southern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church j opens its annual spring meeting j on Tuesday, April 19th. at 2:00! p. m. at First E. and R. Church. Winston-Salem. Rev. Hiram Da vis. pastor. This will be a business meet ing at which times reports and ; iccommendations from the vari ous boards and committees will be made. There will be inspira-1 tional addresses and worship ser- ! , vices by minister of the Synod j , and by Rev. Sheldon Mackay. ad ministrative Assistant to the Pre- : I sident of the Church. Rev. Lewis Everline, pastor of Emanuel E. and R. Church will attend this meeting which lasts through Thursday even ing. He will give the report of the Committee on Christian So cial Action of w hich he is chair man. Elder C. C. Leonard will attend as delegate and Elder Hal Hoyle will attend as alter nate delegate. Mr. Leonard is a member of the Committee on National Missions ! Southern Synoa will elect it.s; first full-time Seynod President at this meeting of the synod. He will ;be elected on Wednesday: a re | ception is planned for Wednesday | night. Rev. Aaron R. Tosh, pas- I j tor of First Church, Landis, and j | serving as president of synod will: ! conduct the synod. Revival Services To Be Held At Landers Chapel Reverend A. M. Kiser of Fork. North Carolina, will be the visit-1 ing minister for revival services, at Landers Chapel Methodist Church, Rt. 4. Lincolnton, be ginning April 24. at 7:30‘ o'clock. Reverend Kiser is a native of the Landers Chapel Church, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Clay Kiser. He is a graduate of Furman University and of the Southern j Baptist Seminary, of Louisville, i Kentucky, He was Pastor of the Waco Baptist Church for 14 years and is now pastor of the Fork Baptist Church near Salis bury, N. C. Everyone is invited to attend these services each evening through the week at seven-thirty o’clock. Reverend W. C. Crum j mett, is the pastor. | Bolting or premature seeding is | common in early spring cabbage i grown from plants overwintered ! in North Carolina fields. Lincoln County's Red Cross office—its bank balance down almost to the point of extinction—is faced with the danger of having to close up shop—unless Lincoln individuals and industries answei the SOS, it was indi cated today. With eight months oi the current Red Cross year past, and four yet to go, the Lincoln Chapter last week reported a bank balance of only $11.92 on this year’s budget. And March bills remain yet unpaid. New Jersey Merchant Buys Cohen's Store The Times learned today that j Cohen's Store, which has operat ed in Lincointon for 28 years, has j been sold to Ben Posner of Wood ridge. New Jersey. Mr. Posner, who has been operaitng a store in Woodridge, was exoected to arrive in the city today to take over ownership and management of Cohen's store. His plans are to remodel the lo cal store, erect a new front, in stall air condition unit and make other improvements. He will operate a ladies and chilren’s ready to wear store. Cohen's store has been operat ed by Saul Cohen and family for the past 28 years. The store en gaged in a “going out of busi ness" sale the past week and all stock was closed out Saturday night. Mr. Cohen said, in pre paration for the arrival of the new owner. Mr. Posner will oper ate the store under the name of Posner’s Store, with his official opening expected within the next ten days. Mr. Cohen has not an nounced his future plans. a.m. Sunday. He had been in ill ! health for some time and hospital ized about a week. Dr. Costner was born in Lincoln county on September 21, 1878. the son of William Ambrose Costner and Emma Frazier Costner. He attended the Lincoln county schools and the University of North Carolina. He received his doctor's degree at the University of Maryland, and practiced medicine in Lincointon from 1902 to 1917 when he retired. He was twice married, his first wife being the former Sara Eliza beth Abernethy. Funeral rites were conducted this morning at 10 o'clock in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church with the pastor. Rev. H. A. McCullough. Jr. officiating. Interment was in St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cem etery. Surviving are nis wife. Mrs. Radiant Cassidy Sistaire Costner, and the following daughters and son by his first wife: Mrs. John A. Cromer of Lincointon. Mrs. S. L. Culp. Jr„ of Charlotte, Mrs. H. L. Wyckoff of Atlanta. Ga : George A. Costner of Atlanta. Ga.: seven ; grandchildren: two brothers. P. C. Costner of Miami. Fla.. O. A. Cost ner of Lincointon: three sisters. Mrs. John B. Scott and Mrs. Ada Coffey of Charlotte, Mrs. C. B. Phillips of Greenville. S. C. Drums' Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 5 th Son Os Robinson Family Now Is In Military Service Some Lincoln county parents; have had as many as three and four sons to serve their country in military service, but few have had as many as five. This is the record., however, of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Robin son. Sr., of Iron Station. Route 1. Three of their sons served in the Navy, one in the Army, and now one in the Air Force. The latest to serve is Airman Ralph Keever Robinson, who has completed his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and will now take radar training i at Keesler Field. Biloxi. Miss. The oldest of the Robinson boys paid the supreme sacrifice. Cpl. Fred R. Robinson, Cpl. Fred left for service with the National Guard unit in September, 1940. He was stationed at Ft. Jackson. S. C.. and went overseas in Sep tember, 1943. He was killed in ac tion at Anzio (Italy) beachhead, being reported missing for 23 months before being officially de clared dead. His body was buried in Florence, Italy. Other sons of the Robinson’s who were in service were: S lc Harry L. Robinson was gunner on U. S. S. Wisconsin dur ing World War 11. serving 23 months. He was in the bay of Tokyo and on guard duty, guard ing (he U. S. S. Missouri, when the peacp treaty was signed. ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NF T ' . ER r FIVE CENTS Lincoln county's Red Cross chapter stands in danger of being disbanded, operations ceased, un less much needed financial help and public support is received. This disturbing fact was dis closed at a meeting of the chapter officers and volunteer workers Thursday night, when annual re ports of chairman were heard and matters pertaining to the Red Cross program were discussed. ; One report showed that the annual Red Cross Fund Drive had netted only 52500 in con tributions. considerably below the chapter's quota of 57.300. It was pointed out that the local chapter's treasury was depleted, debts had accumulated, and unless needed money was rais ed. many of the Red Cross ser vices to the public could not be maintained. Two of the most important services of the Red Cross locally are home service and the blood program. Lincoln would lose these and other vital services if the chapter is forced to cease operations. Plans at electing new officers of the chapter were postponed until another meeting: this postpone ment being asked by the officer nominating committee. The local Red Cross chapter at present has no chairman, and Mrs. William Hoyle, vice chair man. is serving as the acting chairman. She presided at Thurs day night's meeting. Other chap i ter officers include: Mrs. Gordon Goodson. secretary: J. Robt. Mc- Neely, treasurer: Rev. Lewis Ever ] line, blood program chairman: Harold Honeycutt, fund drive and i membership chairman: Miss Lu j cille Upton. Junior Red Cross ; chairman. I Mrs. Antoinette Beasley. Dis trict Red Cross Field Representa -1 five from Monroe, was present ! for the meting. She took part in the fund drive discussion and passed along some timely cus gestions and information relat (Continued on page eight) Mrs. Lois Shoupe 69, Os Vale, Dies Mrs. Lois Prieilla Shoupe. 69, of Vale, Route 2, died Saturday morning at 7:10 o’clock at the home of a son-in-law. Boyd Tow ery. in Cherryville after a linger ing illness. 1 Funeral services were held this Monday afternoon at three o'- clock at Zion Hill Baptist church l in Three County Corners, the Rev. Paul Harris, pastor, offi ciating. assisted by Rev. Seth I. Vester. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Cleveland county, , Mrs. Shoupe has lived in the Vale ' community for many years. Survivors include one son. Estes Shoupe of Route Three. Vale four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Tallant of Bell wood. Route One, Mrs. Roy Anderson of Hendersonville, Mrs. Boyd Towery of Cherryville. and Mrs. Claude Devinney of Cherry ville twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. | S lc Johnny M. Robinson ser ved 16 months on the U. S. S. Barnswell and U. S. S. Broome. He was a second mechanics mate, j S lc R. A. Robinson. Jr., serv ed for four years in the Navy. He visited practically all of the I countries during his service, his i ship being the U. S. S. Fresno. 1 He was in England at the time I of the dedication of the Frank lin D. Roosevelt monument. Jf ■t lH l * * *t.Jk RALPH K ROBINSON
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