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You a r e now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 49, NO. 29 'ewberry College Singers To Be Heard Here Sunday The Newberry College Singers will give a 30-minute program at the 11 a.m. service at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Sunday, April 13 The Newberry College Singers, an a capella choir, was organized in 1030 under the direction of Professor Paul H. Ensrud, who at that time was head of the De partment of Music. Since then, the “Singers” have performed in the principal cities in the Atlantic Seaboard from New York to Florida. In 1935 the “Singers" were se But, Lincoln Site Preferred ... Basic Atomics Secure Option On 300 Acre Tract For A Processing Plant Announcement was made today by E. J. Martin of Lincolnton. vice president of Basic Atomics. Inc., '-at his firm has taken an option > lurch aso the Wallace property • Philadelphia church in Gas county as the site for a pro .ssing plant. Tills property, Mr. Martin said, consists of approximately 300 acres and is well located as to electric power, natural gas. water, transportation both rail and highway. DESIRE LINCOLN SITE It was pointed out by a com pany spokesman, however, that Note To Dog Owners... Rabies Clinics Will Continue Through April 14 Announcement was made today from the county health depart ment that the rabies vaccination clinics will continue in Lincoln County through Saturday, April 14. The clinics, which began March 27 were originally sched uled to end on April 10. Every dog owner in Lincoln county is ruged to have his dog o) dogs vaccinated against rabies. After the clinics are completed a thorough canvas of each town ship in Lincoln county will be made to determine the number of dogs vaccinated. The rabies law of North Car olina requires that each dog be vaccinated annually against rabies. This vaccination is the i Revival Set For Pearl Baptist Church April 15-21 A revival meeting will be held at i Pearl Baptist Church at Iron Sta- j tion April 15 through 21. Services will be conducted each j evening at 7:30 by Rev. Ralph: Webb, Jr., pastor of the Recpsville ; Baptist Church. Rev. B. C. Beal, paster, and the j congregation of the Pearl Baptist j Church cordially invite the public | to attend the sendees. Cochrane Turkey Farm To Be Void At Auction Saturday The Ralph E. Cochrane turkey farm located in Howard's Creek township and containing approxi mately 170 acres of fine, fertile land, will be sold at auction on Saturday, April 14, according to Ralph E. Cochrane, owner. This is one of the best and most desirable farms in Lincoln County, being located near churches, schools, and in one of the finest communities In the state. The Lincoln Times lected to sing before the conven ion of the Southeastern Confer ence of Music Educators. In 1936 they were selected to represent the Southeastern states at the bien r.ail convention of the National association of Federated Music Clubs held in Philadelphia. They have also performed at conven tions of the United Lutheran Church in America. Professor Jordan Bowers has been the director of the “Singers” for the past two years. During this time the “Singers” have sung Basie Atomies, a New York- Lincolnton firm, is eonsidering several sites in Linroln rounty for the processing plant, and would prefer that the plant be loealed in this county. Factors favorable towards that ob jective to date have .not been realized, the spokesman added, i Basic Atomics, which has been i in operations in the Lincoln coun , ty area for some time, recently , passed the explorator stage of op erations for spodumcne and now is engaged in developing work at the firm’s pilot plant <the former Lake Sylvia property), Ml'. Mar responsibility of the dog owner. Any person who fails to have his dog vaccinated is subject to notification by the dog war den to have the vaccination done. Those who fail to com ply after due notice is given will be cited to the court!. The clinics have been held in all points of Linroln County for the convenience of all dog own ers. Reports indicate that very few dog owners have taken advantage of the clinics. For this reason ad ditional clinics will be held in May in order that the dog owners of Lincoln County have another opportunity to have their dogs vaccinated. Clinics will be held on Satur day, April 14, at: 12:00-12:30 p.m„ C. E. Boyles Store, Doc Killian Road: 1:30-2:00 p.m.. Bud Davis Store, near Mace donia Church. Dog owners in those communi ties are urged to be present with their dogs at this time. Dogs can be vaccinated in Lincolnton at the veterinarians’ offices. Dr. R. R. Reinhardt and Dr. E. S. Batts, at any time. The vaccination fee during the clinic period is ope dollar ($1.00). The clinic fee will increase to two dollars ($2.00) as of June 1. Help to prevent rabies by having your dog vaccinated now. i Also to be sold will be all farm | ing machinery, tools and equip- I mont and a number of cattle, in- I eluding a registered Brahma bull, Black Angus cows and two regis : tered Brahma cows. Free prizes, including country | hams and cash will be given away during the sale, which begins at j 1 o’clock. I G. T. Gilbert will be auctioneer I and Sheldon M. Roper, the at 'torney. Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. over television, radio, and have had several concerts which were attendee* by large crowds. When television came into South Caro lina the “Singers” were the first college choral group to be seen and heard through that medium. The “Singers” wear scarlet and gray gowns, the school colors, and have drawn many favorable com ments, both on appearance and performance. A number of choral compositions have been especially written for the “Singers” and de dicated to them. tm said. He reported that equipment for the pilot plant is arriving at a good rate and actual testing of the product, should start within three to four weeks. At the pilot plant, testing of the spodu mene ore Is made to determine the flow sheet for production. .Spodumcne is a mineral of white to yellowish, purplish or emerald green color and is a silicate of lithium. Large deposits of spodumene have been un covered by Basics firm in its op erations on tracts of land in Lin coln county leased by the com pany. Lithium, derived from spodumene ore. is used for a variety of products and has a connection with atomic power and H bomb programs. LOCAL COMPANY Basic Atomics was the only firm locally engaged in spodumene mining operations until Lincoln Lithium Co., a partnership, was formed several weeks ago for the purpose of acquiring through lease or purchase sufficient re serves of spodumene to make it possible for the company to erect a processing plant. Foote Mineral Co. and Lithium Corp. of America in the Bessemer City-Kings Mountain area have been engaged for sometime in lithium mining operations. C Os C Board Meets Monday An important meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce has been called for Monday, April 16, at 7:15 p.m. in the conference room at City Hall, it was announced today by Mrs. Polly Crisson. secretary. All board members are urged to be present at this meeting. There are now 216 members in the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, Mrs. Cris son reported, an increase in mem bership of 100 since January. Rites Held For T. M. Wilkinson Funeral services for Thomas M. Wilkinson. 78-year old retired farmer of the Little Mfouhtain sec tion who died at his home Friday night, were conducted Sunday af ternoon at Pisgah Methodist Church. Rev. George Carver, pastor, of ficiated, assisted by Rev. J. Max Brandon, Jr., of Terrell. Burial was in the Pisgah cemetery. Mr. Wilkinson was a native of the Little Mountain section, son of the late Jacob and Martha Summitt. Wilkinson. His wife, the former Anna Clippard. died some years ago. Surviving arc two daughters. Mrs. Thelma Howard of Terrell and Mrs. Anna May Gilbert' of Maiden: five sons, Sinclair, of Newton. WVbb, of the home. Bad ger, Fred and Woodrow Wilkinson of Route One, Maiden: one sis ter. Mrs. Alonzo Hewitt of the Balls Creek community; and fif teen grandchildren. LINCOLNTON, N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 12, 1956 Bids Asked On Lincoln-Cleveland Highway Project A Lincoln-Cleveland county pro ject was listed among 29 road pro- j jects in 30 counties on which the I State Highway Commission in Ra- ; leigh advertised for bids this week.! The letting will be held April 24. in Raleigh, and on April 26 the! Highway Commissioners will meet to canvass the low bids received. The Lincoln-Cleveland project is for: 5.7 miles of paving and struc tures on a county road from inter section with NC 18 about 0.3 mile south of Bel wood, northeast to intersection with NC 27 in Lincoln County; county road from inter section with NC 274 at North Brook School No. 2 east to inter section with NC 27. Open House At New Hulls Grove Baptist Pastorium Sunday The congregation of the Hulls Grove Baptist Church. Route 2, Vale, extends an invitation to the public to attend Open House at the new church pastorium on Sunday, April 15, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. The new seven-room pastorium of beautiful brick construction was completed and occupied by the pastor. Rev. Floyd Willis and fam ily. last week. Tire new pastorium contains all modern conveniences, two bathrooms and a complete basement. Rev. Willis came to Hulls Grove Baptist Church as pastor in De cember, 1954. Two Os Four Involved In Local Area Wrecks Remain In Hospital Two of four persons injured in the series of local area highway mishaps over the weekend remain hospitalized at the Crowell Hos pital. Still hospitalized are Bill Houser, 20, of Lincolnton. and Leon Robert Davis, 17. of Iron Station. Rt. 1. Their condition was reported to day as Improved and not regarded as serious. Houser was involved in a four-vehicle accident on highway 27-150 in Boger City Monday morning, while Davis was injured when his car overturned on a county load. Two women. Thelma Hoard of Lincolnton. and Helen Bowman of Dallas, were dismissed from the hospital yesterday. They were in jured Saturday night in an auto wreck in West Lincoln County in which a young Stanley man, Billy J. Wilson, was killed. Rites Held For Wreck Victim STANLEY Funeral services for Billy J. Wilson, 29. of Stan ley were to be held Wednesday afternoon at 3;30 o'clock at the Shelby Pentecostal Holiness Church in Shelby with the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Smith in charge, as sisted by the Rev. Mr. Reeves, the Rev. Mr. Farior and the Rev. Mr. Lovelace. Mr. Wilson died Sunday after being injured in an automobile accident In Lincoln county Satur day night. He was an employee of the J. P. Stevens Co. in Stanley. He served in the U. S. Army over seas for 18 months. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Mary Ellen Moss of Shelby, two daughters, his par ents, MV. and MVs. R. Wlilliard Wilson of Shelby; four sisters, in cluding Mrs. Emmett Canipe of, Stanley and two brothers and his grandmother, Mrs. Martha Me- : Ginnis of Stanley. Dr. Devere To Address Seventh Dist. HD Clubs Dr. P. N. Devere of Morganton. North Carolina, will serve as guest speaker at the annual Meeting of the 7th District of the North Caro lina Federation of Home Demon stration Club’s, to be held at the National Guard Armory near Le noir, Thursday. April 19th. Club Member's in Lincoln Coun ty who do not have transportation to the meeting are asked to con tact the Home Agents office right away in order that the necessary arrangements can be made. Dr. DeVere is an Optometrist. He has been active in the P. T. A., having served as Director of Dis trict Number 2 of the North Caro lina Congress of Parents and Teachers. In January of this year, he appeared on the National High way Safety Seminar, sponsered by Hie National Home Demonstration Club Council, held in Washington.' He is currently serving as Chair- j man of the Vision and Highway' Safety Committee of the American Optomctric Society Member Re search Committee, President’s Committee for Traffic Safety. Member of National Research Council Committee of Night Visi bility. Vision Consultant to High- Constable Race Holds Political Spotlight; Ist Republican Files SAFE DRIVING MAIL MEN ... Three Vale rural mail car- j riers this week received National Safety Council safe driver j awards. Vale Postmaster Jack L. Leatherman, left, is pictured | presenting the certificates to: Maurice li. Goins, 25 year award: Dan F. Mosteller, 4-year award; Leonard B. Scroncc, 2-year award. Vale Rural Mail Carriers Given Sofa Driver Awards Three Vale, N. C.. rural mail : carriers this week received the: National Safety Council’s safe driver awards. 1 : Maurice 11. Goins received a 25-year award; Dan Mosteller, ! four-year award: Leonard Seronee, two-year award. The awards were presented the car riers in a brief ceremony Mon day by Vale Postmaster Jack L. Leatherman. The National Safety Council's Safe Driver Award is the trade- , mark of professional drivers who have proved their skill in avoid ing preventable accidents. This award has been voted the “Na tion's Highest Award for profes sional Safe Driving Performance.” Tlie Safe Driver Award is a gold plated, shield shaped metal badge. A wallet size certificate.! signed by the President of the Na- j tional Safety Council and co- ■ Lincoln ASC Personnel Attend Asheville Meet Mrs. Nannie R. Sigmon, Eunice Raynsford and Archie Kecver at tended the annual conference of the N. C. Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation in Ashe ville last week as representatives from the Lincoln County ASC office. Mrs. Sigmon is county ASC office manager. Miss Raynsford ASC office assistant, and Mr. Kcever vice-chairman of the county committee. During the tliree-day period ACP. acreage allotments, market ing quotas, performance, price support, storage of grain, and ad ministration was discussed. These discussions 'were made most in teresting by panel discussions and individual speakers. One of the most interesting speakers during this period was W. C. House. Jr.. Personnel Di rector of Lance Incorporated of Charlotte. N. C. His subject was It ' f - DR. r. N. DcVERE way Safety Division. State of North Carolina, and Chairman of Vision and Safety of the North Carolina Optomctric Society. He will use as his subject. “Bet ter Vision for Highway Safety” at the District meeting. signed by the Postmaster General accompanies caeh badge. Postmaster Leatherman in the award presentation Mbnday con-j g; atulated the carriers for their j fine record of safe driving over! all types of roads and in all kinds j of weather. Mr. Goins, carrier for route 2. has been delivering the mail for almost 37 years. He received the 25 year award because the pro gram was retroactive only to 1930. He began ills service in July, 1919 j and estimates that he has driven j over 600,000 miles. Mr. Mosteller. carrier for route I 3 and former postmaster, became j a rural carrier in November j 1951 and received the four-year award. * j Mr. Scroncc. carrier for route | 1. started carrying the mail in November of 1953 and was pres ented with the 2 year award. | “Getting Along With Other Pro- . | pie." His eight points for getting : | along with people are as follows: ; 1. Honesty and fairness to j wards all people. 2. Make other people feel ini- j portant. 3. Be a good listener. 4. Co-operate. 5. Have faith in all people un til proven otherwise. 6. Be self eonfidenl and en thusiastic about your job. ( 7. Be sympathetic and under standing. 8. Go more than half way. Along with these eight rules, also apply courtcousy, friend liness and cheerfulness. In some respect all people are alike. Their human desires to be loved, respected, to have companion ship, fellowship, understanding, and the desire to be successful. GIVEN CERTIFICATE During the administrative ses sion three suggestion award certi ; ficates were presented to Mrs. } | Lclia B Reel and Robert D War- ; : lick from Lincoln County, and ! Lloyd Foster from Mecklenburg \ \ County. ! The three-day period wasn't all' 1 work and no play. On Wednesday i evening a banquet was held and i j all seemed to have a wonderful I time. Graham Morrison of Lincoln j County was the featured speaker. i Marvin S. Sneed 4th Candidate In Constable Race | The fourth candidate in the ! Lincolnton Township Constable j race, subject to the May 26th Democratic primary, filed on Tuesday of this week. He is Marvin S. Sneed of Lin colnton. Route 4, a former Lincoln county deputy, and farmer of the Crouse section. Mr. Sneed was al i so a candidate for sheriff in the ! Democratic primary in 1954. j Previously filing as Constable 'candidates from Lincolnton i Township were Roy Weaver, in , j cumbent, Ode Bost and Robert Hawkins. The Lincoln County candidate field, with few elective offices being vied for on the local level, was recorded at eight today as the Saturday, April 14, deadline for filing neared. 3 Young Lincoln Men Bound Over In Theft Coses Three Lincoln county youths waived preliminary hearing: on breaking and entering, larceny charges in Recorder's court here Monday and were bound over to Superior court for trial. Bond for each was set as SI,OOO. James Paul Cooper, Johnnie Eugene Cooper and John Hoff man, the defendants, were charged with recent break-ins of Lincolnton business firms. Cash and a valuable merchandise were stolen from the firms, a part of which was later recovered by local police following apprehension of the three youths. The break-ins are reported to have occurred at Modern Radio Co., Goodin-Burris Furn. Store. City Curb Market, Sport Shop and H & S Grocery. The three were also arrested several weeks ago by Gaston of ficers and charged with a break in of a service station in Gaston county and the theft of five auto mobile tires. Miss Boger City Beauty Contest Being Planned Plans for the next supper meet ing and a “Miss Boger City” beauty contest were discussed at the monthly meeting of the cab inet members of the Methodist Men organization of the Boger I City Methodist Church Mbnday | night. j The meeting was held at the | home of Bill Finger. Other mcm ! bers of the cabinet present in cluded Paul Gabriel. Gordon Goodson, Yates McConnell. John Crow, Smack Proctor. Tommy Best. James Warren. Rev. J. J. Powell. James Warren. Methodist Men president, presided. Monday night. April 23. was set as the next supper meeting night of the organization. Program chairman Gordon Goodson an nounced that Stanley Pollock, head of the soil conservation ser vice in the county, has been en gaged as the speaker. Mr. Pollock v. ill present a program, in film and narration, on cancer, j No definite date was set for the "Miss Boger City" beauty con test. a .project to be undertaken for the first time by the Metho dist Men. A committee was ap pointed to work out details for the contest, which likely will be held sometime in May before the school term ends. Hell On Wheels To Be Presented Here Friday Night One of America’s most unusual stage shows will arrive in Lincoln ton to be presented next Friday night. April 13. at the Lincolnton High School Auditorium. Tlie title of the show is “Hell on Wheels” and it’s the story of three lusty lads confined to an Army Hospital. The performers play their parts with most emphatic realism because, you see. they really are j confined to wheelchairs. The ma jor parts are played by Paraple gics. The play is a tremendous comedy, and the audience will hardly realize that these men! really can never walk again. In! fact, in the make believe world of show business portrayed in the story everybody will soon be out of tlie hospital and fit as a fiddle. Specialties by members of the cast will be an added attraction. “Hell on Wheels” is produced by a Los Angeles. California Or-’ ganization who has made it their business to seek out talented j Paraplegics and train them in j this profession even though they j will never be able to walk again. I 'llie movement has caught on Nationally and the demand for “Hill on Wheels” has become very widespread. The VFW Aux iliary feels very fortunate to ob tain this show. In addition to being very en tertaining. it is inspiring, indeed to see these fellows filling a schedule of performances all over America which is so fast and grueling that it would discourage the strongest man among us. and ] they have been lauded for the! courage they have given the lame and the incapacitated. They de-! serve the wholehearted support! of this community with our at- i ALMOST EVERYONE tn LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENTS The only county offices on which the Lincoln electorate will cast ballots, in the May 26 Democratic primary and general election in November, will be for House of Representatives, and for township constable and magistrate. CLARK SEEKS FOURTH TERM David Clark, Democrat, in cumbent, filed several weeks ago as a candidate for re-nomina tion and re-election to the House of Representatives for his fourth term. To date, no Republican has filed in opposition to Mr. Clark. How ever, reports are that the Repub licans of the county will have a candidate in the race prior to Saturday's noon deadline hour. Mr. Clark is not expected to have any opposition in the Demo cratic May 26 primary. FIRST REPUBLICAN FILES Until this week, the Repub lieans had not put up a candi date in the House, constable or magistrate (justice of peace) races. This “no candidate” rec ord was broken today (Thurs day) when Fletcher L. White sides, incumbent, filed for re election as constable from Iron ton township. On the Democratic side, most interest has centered in the Lin colnton township constable race. As of today, four candidates had filed for this position, subject to the primary on May 26. They are: Roy Weaver, incumbent. Ode Bost. Robert Hawkins and Marvin S. Sneed. In other townships. Key Howard has filed as constable from Ca tawba Springs, Hugh Hauss from Howards Creek Both are incum bent Democrats. A number of Justice of Peace candidates are expected to file tins week. BOOKS OPEN APRIL 28 Elections board chairman J. Robert MrNeely points out that the registration books in the five townships in the county open April 28 at !) a.m. and close at sunset on Saturday. May 12. A called meeting of the township registrars has been set for Satur day. April 21. at 2 p.m. in the Grand Jury room in the county court house. At this time, all regis trars will receive their books and supplies. Schedule For Dist. X-roy Mobile Unit This Week fthJflll » ■ Saturday, April 14, Health De partment building. Lincolnton. Large film 9:00-10:00; small film—10:00-12:00. tendance of their performance and our applause. Tickets will be 50c and can be secured from an Auxiliary mem ber. or at the door. 1 Wm <* REV. S. D. BAKER Revival Planned At South Side Baptist Church A revival meeting will begin on Sunday, April 15, at the South Side Baptist Church and con tinue through April 23. I Rev. S. D. Baker, pastor of Ken dall Baptist Church, New London, j N C.. will conduct the services. | Services will be held each night i at 7:30 o'clock i The public is invited to attend.
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