You are now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADINO NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 49, NO. 21 -owing Report... Employment Remains Good In Lincoln Area The following report on em ployment conditions in the Lin colnton, Lincoln County, Cherry ville area for the past month • February) was released today by Paul Lawing manager of the local office of the N. C. Employment Commission: The number of persons filing claims for unemployment in surance showed a decline over January 1956 as well as for Feb ruary 1955. A total of 248 initial claims was filed last month as j compared to 398 in January , 1956 and 294 in February 1955. i Continued good business con ditions in practically all manufac turing plants accounts for this de cline. The number of persons fil- ; ing weekly continued claims also j showed a decline with a total of Air Force Note Sent To County Attorney John R. Friday, chair man for the annual Red Cross fund drive currently underway in Lincoln County, has received a letter from the 309th Troop Car rier Squadron at Donaldson Air Force Base, Greenville, S. C.. as a follow-up to the appearance here last week of an Air Force-loaned helicopter to stir up interest in the local Red Cross drive. The letter is as follows: “Dear Sir: “We are in receipt of your letter and copies of THE LINCOLN TIMES for which we are most grateful. THE TIMES articles will! remain a part of the history of this squadron. “ It was a pleasure for us to be ; of assistance in your Red Crass rive. and. if we may boos further sistance at some future date, do ot hesitate to call on us. “FRANK L. KEBELMAN. JR., "Major, ÜBAF. “Commander." Only 69 Pints Os Blood Received Here Monday By LEWIS E. EVERLINK | Lincoln County Blood Program Chairman Only sixty-six blood donors from Lincoln County gave blood at the Monday visit. Sixty-six persons out of the total population of the county. This was far short of our quota of 125 pints. This means, of course, that quite a few people will not be able to get blood from the Blood Bank when they need it. This is a small thing, when we think of the number of people in the Hugh Abernethy Named President Os District WOW "Cook's Booster Club" of the Woodmen of the World held their regular quarterly meeting with the Lincolnton Camp Monday eve ning at 8:00 o’clock. The following officers were elected for the en suing term: E. Hugh Abernethy, Lincolnton, President; G. N. Pilk inson. Lenoir, Ist. Vice Pres: Jim Killian. Hickory. 2nd Vice Pres.; W. Q. Bullard. Lincolnton. Secre tary J. D. FTarbinson. Maiden and E. A. Rudisill, Escorts: C. M. Cooke. Hickory. Treasurer: J. B. Houser. Vale. Watchman: R. L. Propst, Drexel, Sentry. Mr. Hiram. Assistant State I Manager, Woodmen of The World, j Charlotte, made the principal ad- i dress of the evening. Following the meeting a ‘pig in-the-blanket' supper was served to those present. The next meeting will be held at Hickory on Friday. Juno Ist. 1956. Southside Baptist r hurch To Conduct f aining Union Course Southside Baptist Church will hold a Training Union Study Course from March 19 to 23. Rrv. Hamilton Scronce will teach the adults. Benny Ingle the Intermediates, Mrs. Hampton Scronce the Juniors, and Mrs. Dora Elntorc the Primarys. The study will begin each night at 7 o'clock and run through 8:30 p.m. The pastor. Rev. W. L. Pitts, and the congregation extend a cordial Invitation to the public to attend the school. The Lincoln Times Published Every Mondoy and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. • 1144 continued claims being filed • in February 1956 as compared to 1412 In January 1956 and a total i of 2012 in February 1955. this r represents about twice the num -1 ber which was filed during the ; past month. Job openings showed a slight I improvement over last month as i well as the corresponding ; month of 1955 with a total of | 67 persons being placed on suita . hie job openings. A large number of these were ' hired as trainees and although i job openings are still rather slow it is still difficult to find quali fied workers for a large number of occupations. Construction work is always slower during the winter i months due primarily to the ' weather approaches more job ; openings will be available in the construction field. TEST SENIORS The local office recently com ! plcted testing the seniors at j Rock Springs High School which I makes a total of four high ; schools in this County where the seniors who arc not going off to I College or who do not have a job waiting for them after grad uation. It is hoped we will be able to place these graduates at various manufacturing plants and retail business establishments through out our County. Some of the stu • dents will graduate in May while the others will finish in June so ! if you can use any of these grad uates be sure and call the local j employment office. 663 APPLICANTS At the present time we have a total of 663 applications for work in our files with 377 of these be l ing female workers and 94 veter ans. A large number of these are j inexperienced while others have ! had office experience, textile, furniture, laborers and many j others. Tlie' local Employment Security I Office is open 5 days each week j from 8 a m. to 5 p.m. and is lo cated above Conner Furniture I store. The telephone number is ! RE 5-2252. | county who ran give blood. Let’s make a better showing at the visit. We are grateful to all those who helped make the collecetion of these sixty-six pints of blood pos sible. First among these must al ways be the donors, our hats off to thase who gave. Then we salute the volunteers who assisted in this visit, and the doctors and the nurses who volunteered their time. Our thanks also to Haynes Dairy for the milk supplied by them, to radio station WHON for their as sistance and to the two local news papers for their coverage. BLOOD DONORS Blood donors w r ere: Mrs. Colleen Sisk, Mrs. Ann Goodson. Mrs. Thomas Deal, Mrs. Margie Bridges. Mrs. Donald Hovis. Kenneth Car penter, Mrs. “Block" Smith, John A. Ramseur, Edwin Yates Ward. Joe A. Leonard. Mrs. Gladys Wise. Mrs. Bunola Gilbert, Asbury How ard. Mrs. Doris Finger, Miss Becky Harvey, Mrs. Asbury Howard, Robert C. Keener, Elbert E. Goins. Craig Devine. James Thomas Arm strong. David J. Devine. Mrs. Ira Blanton Payseur. Fred B. Kiser, Mrs. Richard Rudisill, Bobby Gene Scronce. Lewis Keener, Charles Lester McSwain, Mrs. Jean King. Fred H. Rudisill. Lewis E. Everline, Mrs. Mary Scronce. Steve B. Bari neau, Norman K. Rash, Leslie Ru disill, Raymond Ray, William F. Lynch. Mrs. Ruth Dellinger, Jack H. Ramseur. Ralph L. Senter, Yates Kistler, Mrs. James Gilbert, Claude Lindsey, Wilson P. Belton. Jr.. Mrs. James H. Hines, Mrs. Hester Carpenter, Mrs. Camilla Beam. Mrs. Frank King, Robert C. Scronce, Mrs. W. M. Cagle. Mrs. Geneva Benninger, Robert H. Lineberger. Earl Benninger, Har mon H. James, Melvin Lingerfelt, Erskine H. Willis. Jr„ Paul H. Lawing, Jack F. Cagle. Arthur Sellers. Wade M. Shuford. Rev. Latt Beshears. Johnny Bollinger, Cary Neal Caskey, D. C. Chandler, Walter Lineberger. VOLUNTEERS Volunteers who worked at the Bloodmobile were: Mrs. Dan Mc- Ginnis. Mrs. Gordon Goodson. Mrs. William A. Mauney. Mrs. William Barineau. Mrs. L. D. Warlick. Mrs. J. E. Henley, Mrs. Emmett Martin and Mrs. John Robinson. Canteen volunteers were: Mrs. James A. Shuford. Mrs. Tony Zclinski. Mrs. Franklin Hautz. Mrs. Floyd I Thompson and Mrs. D. H. Mauney, Sr. Doctors who served were: Drs. A. M. Cornwell. John Fitzgerald, S. A. Wilson, James Reinhardt. •Walter Costner and L. A. Crowell. Nurses who served were: Mrs. S. A. Wilson and Mrs, Charles Todd. * JB; A/1C WILLIAM CARSWELL William Carswell Named Airman Os The Month Airman First Class William Carswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Carsw r ell. of Lincolnton, Route 1. has been selected as Air man of the Month for February. Information as to his selection came in a letter to his parents from Capt. Everett W. Abbott, Jr„ Commander of the 17th Air Police Squadron at Hurlburt Field In Florida. Excerpts from Commander Ab bott's letter follow: "Being selected as Airman of the Month is truly a fine compli ment to your son since all the airmen in the squadron were con sidered. His being selected indi cates that the Officers and Non- Commissioned Officers of this squadron believe your son to be the outstanding Airman in out unit. "To be Airman of the Month, he had to be outstanding in his per formance of duty, in his appear ance, in his attitude toward the persons with whom he works and all the people he contacts while performing his job. “As Commander of the 17th Air Police Squadron I would like to state that I am pleased, to have unit and wish we hacEk-.rc like him." Junior Marshalls Chosen At Union High School Marshalls from the Junior class at Union high school this year were selected by their scholastic average. The student with the highest average was chosen chief marshal, with the two top boys and the two top girls following. Chief marshal is Johnny Lantz. Others are Betty Lutz, Vivian Sain, Charles Childers and Ken neth Gilmore. Alternates are Nancy Coon and Wayne Grigg. Sec how your personality may be : revealed by the Zomboski Ink Blot j Test administered in "The Little Dog Laughed" Friday night at Lincolnton High School at 8 p.m. Membership Course Will Be Taught At Baptist Church A series of courses in Church Membership will be taught at the First Baptist Church for several nights beginning Sunday evening at 6:30. This is in accordance with the Southwide denominational pro gram of "Magnify Church Mem bership Week." Its purpose is to further educate the church mem bers in an appreciation of the Baptist doctrines and heritage and the member's obligations as a growing Christian. BOOKS TO BE TAUGHT The books to be taught: For adults: “Joy in Church Membership.” Mrs. W. G. Bandy, teacher; for Young People: “The Challenge of Church Membership.” Rev. Linwood Peterson, teacher: for Intermediates: “Now You Be long.” Mrs. Linwood Peterson, Three New Dallas Mills To Give Area Economic ' Shot In Arm" An economic “shot in the arm” was envisioned for this entire area this week with an nouncement that three new tex tile mills —to employ between 800 and 1,000 persons —will soon be established in Dallas, 13 miles south of Linrolnton. The announcements concern ing the three new industries were made by Jqrry W. Walker of Walker Engineering Co., Dallas, a Idhg-time Lincolnton textile manufacturer. He said a plant would be set up in the old Morrowebb Mill LINCOLNTON, N. C-, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1956 An Open Letter... ‘'Don't You Care About Red Cross" Because of the lack of support from the public in its efforts to maintain operations and services, and especially the pool- response to the current fund drive, Lincoln County’s Red Cross chapter is in desperate straits. The Chapter now is near disbandment as the re sult of this lack of support. Red Cross Chapter Chairman Walter Clark and Fund Chairman John Friday describe the chapter's dilemna in the following: AN OPEN LETER TO THE PEOPLE OF LINCOLNTON AND LINCOLN COUNTY: As citizens of Lincolnton and Lincoln County, we have been spared the awful consequences of flood and hurricane damage. We have been blessed with peace and plenty. Our business and our crops have been good. . .. but, must it take just such disaster to awaken us? A short distance away, the American Red Cross has expended the staggering sum of $16,969,500.00 on flood relief alone. A major portion of this large expenditure was channeled to assist disaster victims on our very own coastline. Work, in these and other areas, is still going on. It takes time .. . and money! And. who knows, we may be next! We might soon be grateful for the warmth and supplies given us by other generous citizens of the United States. And, we might be grateful that there is a Fled Cross. It can happen here! Life-saving blood: how many lives saved! What monetary value can we place on this service? Or, a child's life saved because an in terested citizen engaged in life saving courses, or first aid? As of this writing, citizens of Lincolnton and Lincoln County have contributed less than $500.00 to the Lincoln Countv Red Cross Drive. Our goal is over $7200.00. We are falling short. We stand to lose our local chapter our ono vital link with the humanitarian interests and work of the Red Cross: its blood program, its disaster relief, if we fail to meet this goal. We are running on borrowed time and money. If asked for bread, can we give a stone? We lack solicitors. One may not reach you. A contribution may be mailed to the American Red Cross, Lincolnton, N. C., or to one of the following: Mayor A. L. Tait, chairman of industrial division. (2) Mrs. W. A. Lilly, Red Cross Office. C3> Robert Rudisill. Treasurer. Red Cross. First National Bank, Lincolnton, N. C. . .. Doesn't anyone care? Walter Clark, Red Cross Chairman. John R. Friday, Drive Chairman. 4 LHS Delegates To Attend State Convention Os N.H.S. I Special To The Lincoln Times) Four delegates from Lincolnton Hign School will attend the State Convention of the National Honor Society, to be held at Boyden High School-in Salisbury. North Caro lina, March 15-17. They are: Willard Boyd, of ficial: David Keever, official; Nancy Shidal, official: and Re becca Rhodes, official. State officers, representing ap proximately sixty-two chapters in North Carolina, are: Glenn Ket nrr. Salisbury, president; Jim Her ring, Durham, vice-president; Eleanor Evans, Raleigh, secretary; and Mary Margaret Kelly. Salis bury, treasurer. The theme of this year's con vention will be "Exploring New Horizons: How can we as Na tional Honor Society members ex ert a stronger influence on today's youth problems?” DISCUSSION TOPICS Discussion topics will include: 1. Segregation: llow will you meet tomorrow? 2. Vocations: Are you prepar ing adequately for tomorrow? 3. Recreation: What do you expect in a good recreational program? 4. Juvenile Delinquency: How teacher: for Juniors: "My Church and I.” Mrs. Leonard Byrd, teach er: for Primaries: “To Church We Go.” Leaders Mrs. Howard Robinson. Mrs. L. C. Hovis, Jr.. Mrs. O. J. Peprsey. Mrs. Charles Lawing; for Beginners: "To Church We Go.” Leaders Mrs. James F. Tipton. Mrs. Adam E Hill: Nursery Workers: Mrs. Ben Harrill and Mrs. A. B. Heavner. SCHEDULE OF CLASSES The schedule of classes: Sunday. March 18: 6:30 to 7:30; Monday, March 19: 7:00 to 9:00; Tuesday. March 20: 7:00 to 9:00: Wednes day, March 21: 7:50 to 8:30; Sun day. March 25: 6:30 to 7:30. All members of the church and their families are urged to attend. Others who are interested will also be welcomed. at Dallas to make 2,000 dozen orlon sweaters a week for wo- ; men, with yarn supplied by Carl- i ton Yarn Mills of Cherryvilie. and that the plant would, at peak, employ 400 to 500 persons, many of them possibly from the Linrolnton area. The company, which will sell through 11. Sweetbaum. Inc., of New York City, will be known as Dalnit Mill's. All the common stock has been subscribed, but $50,000 in 6 pet. preferred stock will Ip issued, to pay a bonus of s2s9 for each SI,OOO invested at the can you help to prevent juve nile delinquency in your com munity? 5. Government: Will you let communism sneak into vour life? PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of the program will include: Friday morning: The Reverend Mr. E. K. McLarty. pastor of the First Methodist Church in Salis bury, will give,. a “chalk talk" per taining to youth problems. Friday afternoon: Open House will be held at the Salisbury Coun try Club. Friday night: A banquet will be held at Catawba College, followed by a dance at Boyden High School. The Reverend Mr. Frank K. Efird, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Salisbury, will speak at ! the banquet. Saturday morning: Elections will be held for State Officers. The NHS is a national honor organization which gives recogni tion to those students who excel in character, scholarship, leader ship. and service. Mrs. Elma GafTord of Salisbury is State Advisor while Mrs. Block j Smith and Mrs. E. G. Ramsaur. are local sponsors. Roper Continues Talk At Rotary On Supreme Court The Lincolnton Rotary Cjub met Monday at 6 p.m. for the regular luncheon meeting at the high school cafeteria. Jack Thompson was in charge of the pros ram. He introduce das the speaker, Rotarian S. M. Roper. Mr. Roper continued his interest ing talk about the operation of the TI.S. Supreme Court, which he began during a previous Rotary program. Included in his talk was an account of the famous Dred Scott case. Walter Clark. Rod Cross Chair man. spoke briefly about the Red Cross Fund Drive. Many Rotarians volunteered to help in the can vassing for funds in the uptown business area. Dr. Gordon Pace was a visitor. The president of the Rotary Club, Dr. Boyce Griggs, presided at the meeting. end of two years. A meeting for the benefit of prospective invest ors wifi he held within ten days. SEWING OPERATION Mr. Walker also said that a new sewing operation to employ around 300 at full capacity will hr established in the old Dallas Mills building, to produce pro moter shorts and pedal pushers. He said this mill is a “sure shot” for Dallas. Also to he established in Hollas is a new dye mill, Mr. Wqlker said. Dave Clark Files For 4th Term In House Mayor Tait Asks Support For Girl Scouts The following proclamation designating March 11-17 as Girl Scout Week in Lincolnton was issued this week by Mayor A. L. Tait: WHEREAS the Girl Scouts of the United States of America have rendered continuous service to their country and communities since their founding on March 12. 1912; and WHEREAS, we the People of Lincolnton. North Carolina, are aware of the important contri bution to the community welfare being made by Girl Scout leaders through their work with the youth of the nation: and WHEREAS, the Girl Scout or ganization has grown to m»re than two million girl members and more than 600.000 adult leaders, who are each day living up to their promise to try to do their duty to God and Country, to help other people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout laws of loyalty, honesty, courtesy, cheerfulness, usefulness, kindness, and helpful ness to others: NOW. THEREFORE. I, A. L. Tait. Mayor of Lincolnton, by vir tue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, hereby proclaim March 11-17 of tins year 1956 as Girl Scout Week and March 12 as the forty-fourth Anniversary of the founding of Girl Scouting in the United States of America. I, there fore, call upon all citizens to give the Girl Scouts now and in the coming years the fullest coopera tion and support so that increas ing numbers of girls may benefit from the splendid program of i training in citizenship which the [Girl Scout organization offers. VFW Dance Set For Saturday, March 17 Another in the series of Satur day night dances at the VTW Club is scheduled for March 17. Dancing, both round and square, will be enjoyed from 9 p.m. to 12 j midnight. Music will be by Tiny Jackson and his orchestra of j Charlotte. Admission will be $1.50 per j couple. The dance is for VFW members and their guests. Woke Leods With 56 ... Five Traffic Deaths In Lincoln County In 1955 RALEIGH—TIie Motor Vehicles , Department completed today its[ final summary of traffic deaths and injuries for 1955. The totals: 45.054 accidents; ! 17.875 injuries; and 1.165 fatali ties. It was the second worst year in Tar Heel traffic history, the j agency said. Accidents killed 1.289 in 1941, the bloodiest year since records have been kept. Wake county, with 56 deaths for the year, led the fatality list. In a three-way tie for second place was Guilford. Mecklenburg, and Robeson counties with 34 each. Cumberland, with 30 deaths, i was in third place. Nash with 29 in fourth place, and Columbus and Randolph in a tie for fifth place with 28 each Fatality goose eggs were re ported from Avery, Clay. Graham and Transylvania. Alleghany had the fewest accidents l6 but reported three deaths. Guilford had the greatest number of mis haps— 3,232. which hurt 993 per sons, tops in tlie injury column. County fatalities were reported as follows: Wake 56; Guilford. Mecklen burg. Robeson 34; Cumberland 3O: Nash 29: Columbus. Ran dolph— 28: Harnett. Johnston Civitan Club May Be Organized Here Dallas A. Mackey. Director of Extension. North Carolina Dis trict. Civitan International, will meet with a group of interested citizens of Lincolnton on Tues day. March 20. at a luncheon in the North State Hotel dining room, to discuss the formation of a Civitan Club in Lincolnton. Tentative plans are for luncheon meetings in connection with the Club's program. All interested citizens are in vited to attend this special meet ing to be held on March 20 at 12:15 p.m. Attorney David Clark announced from his Lincolnton office today that he has filed for re-election to the House of Representatives from Lincoln County, subject to the Dem ocratic Primary May 26. ; ijliji 9 ' KEP. DAVID CLARK Ode Bost Files As Candidate For Constable CHic Bost.. former law enforce i mont officer in Lincoln county. I this week re-entered the political | scene when he filed as a candi \ date for Constable from Lincoln ; ton Township, subject to the ; Democratic primary on May 26. | Bost. who served as a deputy | under the Democratic administra ] tions of Sheriff George Rudisill \ | and Sheriff Frank Heavner for i 17 years, posted his $5 filing fee | Tuesday with J. Robt. McNeely.j | Lincoln county Elections Board I Chairman. He invites the support! j of his friends in the primary. If no other Constable candidate! j files before the April 14 deadline,! j MV. Bost Is expected to oppose in- j j cumbent. Roy Weaver in the pri- | , mar.v election. It is understood I Mi. Weaver will seek re-election. Mr. Bost. co-owner and mana ! ger of City Block & Tile Co., E. | Water street, was bom in the ! Laboratory section of Lincoln , county. Ife is a son of Mrs. Car | lie Bost and the late Jesse Bost. ! Former deputy Bost is married, and has one daughter. Mrs. George < Porky ) Rose. 27: Buncombe, Catawba. David son— 24: Onslow. Rockingham 21: Beaufort, Sampson 2O: Union —l9: Pitt. Surry—lß; Rowan l7; Gaston, Wayne—l 6: Alamance, Cleveland. Craven, | Durham. Forsyth, Vance. Wilson, j Halifax l5: Moore, New Han-j over. Richmond. Rutherford—l 4; 1 Lenoir— 13: Cabarrus. Duplin. Orange. Pen- 1 dcr. Person. Scotland. Wilkes j 12: Bladen. Carteret. Edgecombe.! Burke—ll: Chatham. Hertford —10: Anson. Caldwell, Iredell. Jackson. Madison. Yadkin —9: Caswell, Franklin. Granville. Hoke, Warren —8: Davie. Henderson. McDowell. Northampton. Stanly, Stokes —7: Brunswick. Pasquo tank. Bertie —6: Cherokee. Gates. Lee. Lincoln. Macon. Martin. Montgomery— 5: Greene. Hay wood, Yar.cey-4: Alleghany. Ashe. Camden. Currituck. Mitcheil. Perquimans. Polk, Tyrcll, Wash ington. Watauga —3: Alexander,: Dare. Jones, Pamlico. Swain —2; Chowan. Hyde —1; Avery, Clay,' Graham. Transylvania —O. Lincolnton Bypass Project Re-Advertised For Bids A Lincoln county project was one of two paving jobs which the State Highway Commission in Ra leigh this week re-advertised for bids. The project pertains to the new bypass. The Lincoln project, and one at Washington. N. C„ wore adver tised in the February letting but. the low bids on the tw r o projects were rejected because of irregular lilies in the bids, the Commission ruled. A Hickory firm. Midstate Con tractors, Inc., submitted the low' , bid <5190,365,991 on the Lincoln ton bypass work at the February . letting. I The Lincoln project for which ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENTS This means that the popular. 35-year old legislator will be bid ding for his fourth term at Ra leigh. He represented Lincoln in the 1951. 1953 and 1955 sessions cf the General Assembly. Rep. Clark told The Times he posted his $5 filing fee this morn ing with J. Robt. McNeely, Chair man so Lincoln County Elections Board. ISSUES STATEMENT In connection with the filing of his candidacy. Ml-. Clark issued the following statement: "I deeply appreeiate the en couragement my friends have given me to file again for this office. If the people of Lincoln County see fit to reelect me, I shall endeavor with all my abil ity to justify their confidence and will strive to serve the best interests of the people of our County and State.” Mr. Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thorne Clark of Lincolnton. is not expected to have any opposi tion in his party’s primary. Lincoln County Republicans have not yet named a candidate for the House. At the party’s re cent county convention, announce ment was made that any Repub lican wishing to file for a county office did not have to have the authorization of the convention to do so, but could file on their own before the April 14 deadline. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Only rleetive offices on the Lincoln level to be contested in the pri mary and general election this year are for the House of Rep resentatives, Constables and Justices of reaec). Incumbent Clark Iras strong political suport in Lincoln county, and usually is his party’s top j vote getter. In his three terms in | the General Assembly he has ! gained much prestige, made an j impressive record, and been named Ito many powerful committees, j serving as chairman on some of ' them. SERVES ON COMMITTEES In the 1955 General Assembly. | lie served on the following com mittees: Court and | Judicial Districts.