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You are now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 48, NO. 80 # Miss Joan Tarr Homecoming Queen At LHS Miss Joan Tarr, daughter of Police Captain Arnold Tarr and Rflrs. Tarr, was crowned Lincoln ton High School Homecoming Queen at the climax event of Homecoming festivities Friday night on the high school athletic field. Joan is the twin sister of Jean Tarr. recently chosen as Lincoln ton Princess representative in the Carolinas Carrousel. IDEAL WEATHER Ideal fall weather prevailed and a bright Harvest moon shone down on the enthusiastic, record crowd in attendance to view the colorful parade as it proceeded up the field before the Lincolnton- Shelby game. All of the clubs and activities of the high school were repre sented with appropriate ban ners, .posters and skits. Each sponsor wore corsages of gold chrysanthemums and gold and black ribbon streamers the high school colors. The corsages and the beautiful “glitter steam” crown were design ed by Wise Floris's. After all the groups had arranged themselves in a wide span around the throne stand, which was located in the center of the field. Police Captain Tarr drove the four nominees for Queen Joan Tarr (Senior). Crissy Crowell (Junior), Elaine Yoder (Sophomore', Sarah Jane Duncan (Freshman)—upon the field and up to the throne stand in a handsome, blue Cadiallic con vertible, furnished by Mr. Haw kins for the occasion. The four escorts met the car at the 50 yard line and escorted the girls to the stand where Miss Tarr was crown ed by Eddie Lohr. President of the L. H. S. Student Council. Little Miss Carol King, daughter of Coach Frank King and Mrs. King, was the crown bearer. LATIN CLUB WINNER In the club event the judges • Mrs. Sam Wilson, C. R. Dun n and Jack Brown chose ie Latin club as the winner. This club portrayed a Roman scene with Nero fiddling attend ed by Roman slaves. Miss Linda Brown was the Latin club spon sor and Jerry Keener her escort. ' Miss Sarah Yoder served as master of ceremonies, announcing the whole program over the Public Address system. The program re ceived enthusiastic applause from the crowd. BANDS PERFORM The Lincolnton High School took part in the pre-game cere monies, and along with the Shelby band put on an impressive half time show. Tribute was paid to Joseph Fields, Lincolnton high school band leader who is now on a leave of absence in the interests of his health, when the crowd was asked to stand for a moment of silence in respect to him. CLUB SPONSORS Following is the list of the clubs, classes, their sponsors and escorts in the Homecoming parade: *. Student Council Jo Ann Long Eddie Lohr. National Honor Society Mar ion Miller - Willard Boyd. Bible Club Jo Ann Lineberger Bobby Taylor. Glee Club Nancy Crowell Barry Raby. Pine Burr Staff Frances Owen —< Jimmy Poole. Wolf Staff Deliah Ford Daniel Martin. Bibliophiles —• Elaine McCrary —Hal Baxter. Junior Classical League—Anice Bumgarner -Bill Hicks. Future Farmers of America Claudette Keener Don Goodson. French Club—Jean Tarr—Don ald Armstrong. Latin Club Linda Brown Jerry Keener. Key Club Judy Whitener Bryan Beam- Bus Drivers Janice Houk Kenneth Hoyle. Cheer Leaders —■ Martha Blan ton —Bill Brown. The Band—Martha Chandler — Buddy Keziah. The Eighth Grade Mbllie Goldsmith—Johnny Hyder. Ninth Grade Sarah Jane Dun can—(Rodney Warren. Tenth Grade—Elaine Yoder — Local Students Accept Frat Bids At NC State Three Lincolnton boys were among 215 North Carolina State College students accepting frater nity bids at the college. They are: Johnny Crow, Donald Chapman, Sigma Pi; Gerald F. 'ckson, Sigma Nu. 0 .rchants Invited o Attend Meeting Thursday Morning All meithants of Lincolnton are invited and urged to attend an important meeting to be held Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock in the court room of the Lincoln County Court House. The 15. S. Department of Agri culture has announced an increase of 100,000 tons in the total sugar quotas for the continental United States for 1955. The Lincoln Times r~ ' ■ MISS JOAN TARR ... homecoming queen Howard Roach. Eleventh Grade -Crissy Crow til -Claude Raby. Twelfth Grade Juan Tarr Larry Turner. Pollock Lining Up Program For Statewide Meet Stanley Pollock of Lincolnton, president of the North Carolina Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America will preside over a meeting of the Tarheel con servationists in Statesville on Nov. 11 and 12 at the Vance Hotel. Just now, Mr. Pollock is lining up the program for the big state wide event. He expects to have several speakers of national repu tation on the program. Man Hurt In 4-Vehicle Pile-Up On Highway 16 A four vehicle smash-up on Highway 16 Southeast of Newton early Saturday afternoon injured j a Charlotte man, Peter A. Ferru chi, and caused heavy vehicular damages. According to a report, two auto mobiles, a truck, a tractor and a combine were involved in the pile up, which occurred when the truck traveling north on Highway 16 attempted to pass the over width combine headed south. The truck and combine caught in the attempt to pass, caused them to be thrown in the path of a 1954 Oldsmobile driven by Ferruchi. This caused a 1955 Chevrolet fol lowing the Oldsmobile and driven by George Maxton Senter. twenty eight. a deaf-mute of Mbrganton. to pile into the three-car wreck age. The tractor and Allis-Chal mers combine was being driven by William Woodrow Burris of Maiden, Route One, and Harvey Massey, thirty-four-year-old Ne gro of Charlotte was named as driver of the truck, owned by Carolina Bedding and Chair company of Charlotte. All vehicles were heavily dam aged and the Oldsmobile was de molished. The Highway patrol in vestfgated. FOR LINCOLN COUNTY... jr. Red Cross Membership Drive Set For Nov. 1-15 Miss Lucille Upton, Lincoln county Junior Red Cross Chair man, today announced the begin ning of the Membership Drive for the Junior Red Cross on Tuesday, November 1. The membership drive, to be continued through November 15, will be carried on in all the schools, and it is sincerely hoped that each and every student will join through his or her classroom and become an active participant in the Junior Red Cross program. TRIPLE-SPLENDOREP DEAL . . . A Birthday Story Two small boys walked Main Street, window shopping lingering intently before each store window —and finally, with indecision, entered Charlie Lawing’s men's shop. Mr. Lawing approached, asked their pleasure, and was informed that they were seeking a birth day present for their dad. “How much money do you have?” the store owner asked. Small, grimy hands went into pockets, and out came two dimes and a penny. Mr. Lawing hesitated a moment, then, his face lighting up, he led the two tykes over to a counter piled high with dress socks. The price tag said 59 cents. Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. Three Wrecks Investigated By Patrolmen The Highway Patrol of Lincoln county investigated several au o mobile mishaps on Lincoln high ways over the weekend. Patrolman Bob Smart investi gated a 7:15 a. m. Saturday crash which occurred on Highway 27 East at “5 Mile House” near Iron Station. A ’42 Ford, operated by John Lineberger Cooper, colored, of Iron Station, was making a y urn on the highway and the ve hicle was struck in the right side by a '55 Ford, traveling towards Charlotte, and driven by Foy Ernest Hallman. Damage to the Hallman car was estimated at $350, and the Cooper car damages were unestimated. Hallman was charged with driving too fast: Cooper charged with failure to grant right of way. Patrolman Dave Houston inves tigated two crashes, both in east Lincoln county. A ’55 Ford, driven by Ira Gene Sherrill of Davidson, Route 1, collided about I a. m. to day with a ’sl Oldsmobile, driven by Ralph Davidson Sherrill. The crash occurred in front of the Marvin Brotherton residence on Highway 16, about 2 and 1/2 miles south of Denver. Pauline Ross, an occupant in the Gene Sherrill operated Ford, received minor injuries. Both cars were heavily damaged. At 2 p. m. Sun day, a ’SO Oldsmobile driven by Lester Clay Mlauldin of Belmont, with the Mauldin family as occu pants, left a rural road in the Li tie Egypt section and wrecked. The driver received a minor head injury. Other members of the family were unhurt. Patrolman Enoch Chester in vestigated one accident over the weekend, but due to the officer be ing ill today. The Times could not contact him for details. Rites Held For Mrs. Bertie Beal Williams, 68 Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Pisgah Methodist Church for Mrs. Bertie Beal Williams, 68. .with the Rev. J. C. Kendrick, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church ceme tery. Mrs. Williams, who formerly re sided in Lincoln county, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Hazel J. Bailey, in Philadelphia, returned to the Warlick Funeral returned to the Warick Funeral Home in Lincolnton for funeral services and burial. Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late Daniel Beal and Laura Shuford Beal of Catawba county. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. Baily; four grandchildren, three grandchildren; two brothers, Charlie Beal of Lincolnton, RFD, Poley Beal of Gastonia; four sis ters, Mrs. J. H. Kale, Mrs. Tom Houser of Lincolnton, Mrs. Fuller Boyles of'cherryville, Mrs. Spur geon Randall of Charlotte, and a host of nephews and nieces. Rev. J. W. Combs To Hold Revival A revival meeting will be held at Victory Grove Tabernacle be ginning Sunday, November 6 and continuing through November 13. Rev. J. W. Combs will do the preaching and services will be held each evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mtiss Janice Houk will be in charge of the music and the pub lic is cordially invi ed. l Membership materials already - have been distributed and Miss - Upton says: “We urge the interest f and cooperation of every pupil in , making this year's drive an out standing record for our (Lincoln) county.” “Your cooperation and contri butions in the past have been won derful,” Miss Upton added, “but they are not sufficient to meet the needs of today. Give and give gen erously to support the Junior Red Cross. Let's be 100 % this year.” The two lads selected a bright blue pair, nod ding to each other that dad liked blue and they would go well with his Sunday suit. Then, their faces reflecting their excite ment. they proferred the 21 cents to Mr. Lawing. "Well, let's see,” said the manager. “The socks are only a penny, so here's a dime for you. and here's a dime lor you. Boys who remember their daddy’s birthday ought to have some candy for it!” The two little boys, their fares shining in an. ticipation, took the brightly-packaged birthday gift and walked out ot the store. Mr. Lawing turned to the task of trying to make a little profit on his merchandise. ■ J LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1955 Bpr * W!F\ mjffl' ■ 1 fl§; ■Jjff CLUB WINNER... The Latin club (above) was selected the winner among the contest-competing Lincolnton high school clubs in the Homecoming parade here Friday night. PILOT UNHURT . . . Piper Cub Hits Power Lines At Iron Station; Lands In Nearby Field An Iron Station man escaped injury when he force-landed his Piper Cub plane in a field yester day between 5:15 and 5:30 p. m. Forced landing was caused when the plane, piloted by Jack Setzer, struck some power lines runiflng along Highway 27. Ken Mace, radio dispatcher at the Lincolnton police dapartment, reported that Setzer told Civil Air Seaman George Finger Killed In Auto Crash Seaman First Class George Fin ger, 22, of Beltsville, Md., who spent his early boyhood in Lincoln county, was killed in an automo bile accident near Newport News, Virginia, that took two lives and Tax Revaluation Goes Smoothly Revaluation of Lincoln County property by Associated Survey, j Inc., of Asheville is proceeding I smoothly and according to sched ule, according to Tax Supervisor R. B. Gates. Mr. Gates said the evaluators are currently working in Lincoln ton Township and are in the Oak Street section. It will be a long time before the revaluation is com pleted, and will require about a year to finish the task in the county. The evaluators are seeking a more realistic appraisal of all county property, and the total is expected to greatly increase the tax book value of. and the revenue from, Lincoln property. It is the first revaluation in many years. William Crouse, Lincoln Native, Dies At Belmont William W. Crouse. 84, native of Lincoln county, died Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Graham, in Belmont, after an extended illness. Mr. Crouse was a retired em ployee of Imperial Mill at Bel mont, and had lived in Belmont 51 years. He was born April 13. 1871, in Lincoln county, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benny Crouse. His wife was the former Minnie San ford, who died in 1909. Funeral services were held at Fite and Bumgardner Funeral Chapel, Belmont, Saturday, with the Rev. Richard A. Dodds, pastor of East Belmont Presbyterian Church, of which the deceased was a member, officiating. Inter ment was in Ebenezer Cemetery. Surviving are three daughter, 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchil dren. Patrol investigators that the pro peller on the plane sheared off when the craft struck the power lines. Setzer is reported to have said engine failure forced him to fly at low altitude. The plane landed in a field about one-half mile from where it ■ i struck the wires. seriously injured two others last Wednesday. Seaman Finger, son of Cecil Me and Coatsie Holland Finger of Beltsville, formerly of Lin coln county, was in a car with three of his service companions and enroute to New Jersey when the tragedy occurred. The four youths, ail based at Norfolk. Va., were on leave at the time. The other victim of the wTeck was Albert E. Deaton, Jr., no ad dress listed. Seriously hurt were Denver Ray Inoch, 18, of West Virginia, and Phillip Hilde, 25, of Minnesota. CAR STRUCT BRIDGE The car in which the seamen were riding is reported to have struck a bridge on Highway 16 near Warwick, Va., and then plunged into a creek. The wreck age and the injured were not dis covered for several hours, it was reported. Seaman Finger and his par ents have made their home in Beltsville for the past 13 years. Prior to moving there they re sided in the Asbury church sec tion of Lincoln County. As a young boy, George and his sis ter, Nancy Jane, attended the Iron Station school. lie had been in service about 18 months at the time of his death. Funeral services were held Sun day at 2 p.m. at the Alexis Bap tist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the parents, one sister, Nancy Jane; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Holland, and the paternal grand parents, M.V. and Mlrs. M. G. Fin ger. Girl Scouts Hold Fly Up Ceremony A Fly Up Ceremony was held at the last meeting of Girl Scout Troop #l, Oct. 26. They flew up from Brownie Troop #2 and form ed a new Intermediate Troop. They meet in the First Presbyterian Church and are sponsored by the Women of the Church. The officers of the troop took the roll and collected the dues. This was followed by a Flag Cere mony. the girls said the Pledge to the flag and sang one verse of America. Mrs. Tony Zelinski pre sented the girls with Fly Up Wings. Each girl said the Girl Scout Pro mise and as they did the leader pinned a Girl Scout Pin on their uniform. All the girls said the Girl Scout Laws, Slogan and Motto. A few songs were sung by the girls. The Troop Leader is Mrs. Tony Zelinski, Asst. Leaders, Mrs. Ivey Starnes and Mrs. John Beam. There are 14 girls in the troop as follows: Marguerite Ballard, Linda Beam. Vicky Caskey, Melvina Chapman, Judy Hovis, Beth Kiser, Chris Land, Cissy Lineberger. Re becca Dyson, Nancy Lynch. Jean and Joan Simmons. Van ell e Starnes. Judith Wacaster. Refreshments were served by the Troop Committee. Mrs. Ralph Lineberger, Mrs. E. C. Land, Mrs. Howard Dyson, Mrs. Willard Wa easter. Several of the mothers were present. Retail Sales Up Locally Figures from Raleigh, as re vealed by sales and use tax col lections, show retail sales in Lincolnton were up in September of this year over the previous month, and much higher for the similar month in 1954. According to The Retailer, N. U. Merchants Association publication, sales and use tax collections from Lincoln county in September, this year, totaled $25,384.53 as compared to $23,- 719.78 for August, 1954, and $lB,- 106.10 for September 1954. Police Chief Asks Protection For Kids At Halloween Time The annual warning and words j of caution were issued today by ; Police Chief Ben Sigmon as Hal- j owe’en time arrives. Chief Sigmon asks everyone to j cooperate in making this Hallo- j we'en a safe and sane one. He urges that everyone especially look j out for the safety and protection of children, as there is always the danger of children being run over when the streets are crowded by Hallowe'en celebrators. City policemen will be on special duty to see that lives and property are protected, and rowdiness and wilful acts of destruction are kept to a minimum. Four Lincoln Youths In Car That’ Overturns Four Lincolnton youths were in- ; jured, none seriously, when their car overturned on the Lincolnton- Maiden highway Saturday night. The accident happened on a curve in the Horse She Lake area. The four, ’identified as Bud Childers, Bill Hicks, Les Carter and James Byrd, were brought to the 1 Crowell hospital by Warlick Funer- ! al Home ambulance. Three of them were dismissed after treatment, ' and Childers was kept overnight. I for further observation. , No other details were learned : by The Times on the mishap. j - J|> y" Ml**. REV. J. C. KENDRICK Rev. Kendrick Pisgah-High Shoals Pastor The Rev. J. C. Kendrick recently assumed his duties as pastor of the Pisgah-High Shoals Methodist Charge. Mr. Kendrick is a native of Gas ton county, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kendrick. He attended the public schools of Gaston coun ty. graduating from Belmont High School. Later he attended High Point College, receiving his AB degree from this school. He is well known in Lincoln county, and first began preaching in 1945 as pastor of the Asbury Charge. Rev. Mr. Kendrick was admitted to the Methodist Conference in ! 1950. and prior to coming to the Pisgah-High Shoals Charge served j pastorates at Friendship Church, j Guilford county, and Main Street j Church, Salisbury. He served the | Friendship Church pastorate at j the same time he was a High Point College student. He is married to the former I Miss Mary Emma Brison of Gaston county. They have two children. Miss Pat Kendrick, who now is Director of Religious Education at the Bulkhead Methodist Church. Winston-Salem, and Bill, a sopho more at Michigan State University, lansing, Mich. Bill is attending Michigan State on a scholarship, awarded him by Kroger & Co., owners of one of the nation’s larger chain of food stores. Bill formerly worked with the Kroger & Co. store in Salisbury and is majoring in food handling at Michigan State. Rev. Mr. Kendrick and daugh ter. Pat. attended High Point Col lege at the same time. “She made all “As” and I had to study hard to pass.” he said, laughingly. Os his return to Lincoln county, Mr. Kendrick said: “Were happy to be back in Lincoln county and meeting new and old friends.” He and Mrs. Kendrick now occupy the Pisgah-High Shoals Methodist parsonage on the Lmcolnton-High Shoals highway. Dr. Benton Scott Resigns As Dist. Health Director Dr. Benton V. D. Scott. Director | if the Catawba-Lincoln-Alexander J lealth district for the past three I r « CANCER SOCIETY LEADER: Dr. Joiyi R. Kernodle Clinic, Burl ington, named President of the American Cancer Society. North Carolina Division, at the Society’s j Annual Meeting in Charlotte last j week. Dr. Kernodle was the State’s 1955 Crusade Chairman. For sev eral years he did cancer research at Duke University of Medical School. 8 To Report Friday For Armed Forces Seven Lincoln County youths will report for induction into the armed forces next Friday morning in Charlotte, and Mrs. Grace T. Kale, clerk of the Lincoln Se lective Service Board, has asked them to report to her office in the courthouse at 9:15 a.m. on that day. The trijj to Charlotte will be j by chartered Queen City bus. ! The seven are: John B. Carpenter, William C. Stroupe. Andrew Tennyson John ston, Samuel E. White, David Nixon, Francis L. Loftin, and Jerry W. Goodson. Mrs. Kale also said that James Dellinger, listed as a draft delin quent. had been ordered to report immediately for induction. Rev. Highfill Assigned To Cherokee Pastorate Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Highfill were recently assigned by the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference to the pastoreate of the Methodist church at the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Cherokee, N. C. Rev. Mr. Highill formerly served Methodist pastorates in Lincoln county on the Lowesville and Pis gah-High Shoals Charges. Prior to going with her husband to Chero kee, Mrs. Highfill served as fourth grade teacher at the High Shoals school. GROUP IS SELECTED... Ben Frank Baxter Chairman For County ASC Committee Ben Frank Baxter, prominent farmer of North Brook Town ship, has been elected chairman of the new Lincoln County Com mittee to adminis er the Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion program during the 12 months ahead. Mr. Baxter’s election came Thursday when the chairmen of county’.' five ASC community committees met at the cour; house in their first session since the recent community elections. Named vice-chairman of the county commit ee w'as Archie Keever. well-known citizen of Cataw'ba Springs Township: and Blair Goodson of Ironton Township w'as also elected to the overall committee. Perry Nixon of Catawba Springs was seleced as first alternate on the committee and Ernest Ritchie of Lincolnton Township was named second alternate. It's Hallowe'en,..And "Haunty" Tales Os The County Are Retold Tonight, Hallowe'en, is the so-called season of “spooks and spirits.” And. there are “haun y” talks with Lincoln county background, according to E P. Holmes, that traveling Veterans Administration representative and short story-writ ing iioubadour. So. truth or fiction, we wouldn’t know of the Lincoln county “ghosts” or Hallowe’en “spooks.” Holmes, in a “haunty” article relating to a number of N. C. counties in the Saturday edition of the Charlo.te News, came up with the following two pertaining to Lincoln county. Believe ’em or not, here are Holmes' spook tales: Look up the “Old Sally Dameron” two-story house on the outskirts of Lincolnton. Look in the west window of the sec ond floor and there will be a 'Lady in White" smiling. When you go upstairs there won't be anybody there at all. The house has been empty for years. Ingleside in Lincoln County built by Peter Forney, hero of the Bat le of Guilford Courthouse has stood a hundred years. The third white pillar from the right contains the body of an unruly siave killed and walled up in the pillar during its construction. Cement won’t stay on this column. Put an ear up against this post rumblings inside can be heard. ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THTS ’R .. 1 Single Copy: FIVE CENTS I years, has tendered his resignation, | effective December 1. ! Announcement of Dr. Scott’s resignation was made by Dr. Glenn R. Frye, district health chairman. Dr. Scott, in a letter to Dr. Frye, explained the reason for his resignation is an offer which he has accepted as health com missioner for an area in Soutn Central Ohio. According to Dr. Scott the Ohio position offers an increase in the scope of duties to be performed, as well as a considerable increase in salary. He stated that the profes sional and monetary advantages offered are such that he feels ob ligated to accept. “I wish to express to you and to the other members of the Board of Health my sincere appreciation for the cooperation, guidance, and as sistance you have given me during the three years I have been in your employ,” Dr. Scott wrote. He add ed that both he and Mrs. Scott have enjoyed living in North Caro lina and will miss the many friends they have made in this community. FRYE PRAISES SCOTT Dr. Frye expressed deep regret over the resignation, saying that | Dr. Scott has been very efficient ! and done an excellent job as Dis | trict Health Director. He has be i come a part of community life and shown a grasp of the various prob lems as they have arisen. Dr. Frye j stated. He praised Dr. Scott highly for his leadership in conducting a successful mass inoculation pro gram in 1953 when gamma glo bulin shots were given several hun dred youngsters in combating an infantile paralysis epidemic. He also noted that Dr. Scott is en titled to special commendation in connection with the erection of health centers in Catawba and Alexander counties. Dr. Frye stated that in the near | future a meeting of the District Health Board will be called to con sider a successor to Dr. Scott. CHILLICOTHE NEW HOME It is understood that Dr. Scott in his new' post of Health Commis , sinner, w'ill have headquarters in Chillicothe, which is located about sixty miles South of Columbus, the State capital: and about ninety . miles North of Cincinnati. There [ are five health units, including • two cities, in the district over which he W'ill have charge, i Or. Scott and family came to . Hickory from Jackson. Mich., where he had been in charge of the Jackson Health Department. He is a native of New' Albany, In : diana. and served for several years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy. received his B.S. degree from Northwestern Univer sity and his Medical Degree from [ the same institution. He joined the Naval Medical Corps in 1918 and ; was retired in 1939 w’ith the rank | of Commander. IN W ORLD WAR II In 1941. he w'as recalled to active I duty in the Navy and served during i World War Two in the Navy’s . venereal disease control program. ) During his second tour of duty . with the Navy, he attended a three i months’ course in venereal disease i control at Johns Hopkins univer sity school of hygiene.