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LINCOLN COUNTY’S
LEADINO NEWSPAPER
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ADVERTISING MEDIUM
VOL. 49, NO. 30
| \eet Again Tuesday Next Week...
Temporary Organization Set
For Lincolnton Civitan Club
. John R. Friday, young Lincoln
ton attorney, has been elected
temporary president of the new
Lincolnton Civitan Club for the
purpose of organization.
The selection came Friday at a
dinner session of prospective mem
bers at the North State Hotel.
The group appointed Del Lazen
by temporary secretary-treasurer
until the necessary 25 members
can be secured and a charter
granted by Civitan International.
NEEDS 25 MEMBERS
The Lincolnton club has about
half of the required number for
a charter from the international
body.
Others present at Friday’s ses
sion were Joe Campbell, the Rev.
James Womack of First Presby
terian Church, Perry Kimbrell,
and High School Acting Band
Director Ted Barnette.
Present to explain the pur
poses of Civitan International
was Dallas A. Mackey of Lex
ington. who is director of ex
N. C. P-TA Convention Meets In
Charlotte On April 17, 18, 19
The Thirty-Sixth Annual Con
vention of the North Carolina
Parent-Teacher Associations will
be held in the Hotel Charlotte
April 17, 18 and 19. The theme for
the convention will be “Education
Our Investment in the Future."
Among those expected to attend
the meeting from Lincolnton arc
Death Claims
J. H. Gilley,
Maiden Leader
Death came unexpectedly at 1
m. Sunday to Joseph H. Gilley.
r., 67. at his home in Maiden.
MV. Gilley was well known in
Lincolnton and Lincoln county. He
was a former Catawba County
manager, political, civic and re
ligious leader.
Mlr.Gilley had observed his G7th
birthday April 13. He was born In
Surry County, son of the late
Caleb and Letha Williams Gilley.
He had lived in Catawba County
for 40 years.
He was Catawba County man
ager from 1930 to 1934. and for
many years had been active in
the Catawba Republican Party.
He owned and operated Gilley
Appliance Co., of Maiden and New
ton and w’as a former Maiden
Ford auto dealer.
Hei was a Mason and member
ol the Junior Order. A lifelong
Baptist, he was active in the
work of the Maiden First Baptist
Church and the South Fork Bap
tist Association. He served as an
officer in the church and the as
sociation.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. today at the Maiden
First Baptist Church, conducted
by the Rev. Woodrow Flynn, pas
tor.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Era Hendricks: two sons.
Joseph Gilley Jr., and Charles
Gilley, both of Mhiden;. two
granddaughters, two brothers and
two sisters.
Revival Begins
At Boger City
Methodist Church
A revival meeting began last
night (Sunday) at the Boger City
Methodist Church and will con
tinue through Friday night of
this week.
Rev. J. J. Powell, pastor, is con
ducting the services each night
at 7 o’clock. The singing is in
charge of Mr. W. W. Codings.
Minister of Music at Main Street
Methodist Church of Gastonia.
The public is invited to attend the
services.
Cancer Drive Committee
Chairmen Are Appointed
Mrs. Velma Drum, chairman,
*oday released the names of vol
tcer chairman of the various
|t< nmittees for the Lincoln coun
" educational and fund-raising
ancer erusadc.
Committee chairman named
were:
Publicity Miss Mabel Seagle;
Campaign Treasurer MYs. Betty
Craig: County Schools - Miss
Margretta Seagle: Colored Schools
Mrs. Annie Biggers; City
Schools Mrs. M. S. Beam; Court
House- MrR. Libby Carpenter:
Hospital Miss Kathleen Jones:
Clubs Miss Eva James; Indus
tries & Mfg. Mrs. Ken Heavner
& Mrs. Evelyn Lander; Boger City
Home Demonstration Club;
The Lincoln Times
Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County.
tension for the North Carolina
District.
The group will meet again
Thursday of next week at 6:30
in the dining room of the North
State Hotel, for a dutch dinner.
All persons of this area who might
be interested in becoming affiliat
ed with the club have been urged
to attend.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
The Civitan Club is dedicated
to the promotion of good citizen
ship and community betterment.
It was suggested Friday that one
of the projects of the Lincolnton
Civitans might be promotion of
the local high school band. Many
North Carolina Civitan Clubs have
their high school bands as a major
project.
Any Lincoln area persons in
terested in further information on
Civitan might telephone Attorney
John R. Friday at his office, tele
phone 5-6111. or his home, tele
phone 5-2227. The local club is
expected to meet two evenings
leach month at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. S. A. Wilson, president of the
P-TA Council. D. H. Mauney. Jr.,
president of the High School P-TA
and Mrs. J. D. Turner, vice-presi
dent: Mrs. Leonard Byrd, presi
dent and Mrs. L. C. Hovis, Jr., vice
president of the Grammar School
P-TA; Mrs. Paul Gabriel. Jr., pres
ident and Mrs. Theo Cochrane.
Jr., vice president of the Park
Elementary P-TA; Mrs. Jack Bar
ham. president of the South Aspen
School P-TA. Mrs. Dennis Setzcr.
Asbury School.
The convention will open Tues
day evening at 7:30. Governor
Luther Hodges will speak on the
subject. “The Present A Chal
lenge to the Future" and Ilia ad
dress will be followed by a recep
tion for the convention delegates.
, Wednesday morning Mrs. John
iW. Cranford, president of the
North Carolina P-TA will open the
session at 9:30 and there will be
addresses by Don Shoemaker, ex
ecutive director of public school
news, and Mrs. Newton P. Leon
ard. past president of the National
congress and national representa
tive.
At 12 o’clock there will be a
luncheon for the local and Council
president and at 3:45 there will be
a tour of the city schools.
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. there
will be a Father's Dinner and also
a Directors’ Dinner. At 7:45 will
be the recognition of presidents
and a panel. "Let's Listen to Youth
Our Hope for the Future."
Thursday morning at 7:15 there
will be an Early Bird breakfast
and at 10:15 reports and adoption
of platform. At 11 o’clock Dr.
Charles F. Carroll, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction will
conduct a panel on "The White
House Conference on Education.”
A banquet will be held in the
ballroom of the Hotel Charlotte
Thursday evening. The speaker
will be Dr. Andrew’ H. Holt, vice
president of the University of Ten
nessee and past president of the
National Education Association.
Adjournment will follow the in
stallation of officers.
Col. William E. Shipp
To Be Visitor Here
A prominent visitor in Lincoln
ton this week wil Ibc Col. William
E. Shipp, who will spend Thurs
day and Thursday night at the
North State Hotel. He has written
Mrs. Hugh Jenkins to this effect.
Col. Shipp, who is retired after
many years of outstanding service
in the U.S. Army, now makes his
home at Front Royal. Va.
He Is the son of Lt. William E.
Shipp, w’ho lost his life on San
Juan Hill during the Spanish
American War, and MYs. Margaret
Busbee Shipp, both of whom are
buried in the Episcopal cemetery
in Lincolnton. He is a nephew of
the late Miss Kate C. Shipp.
As a child Col. Shipp spent
much of his time in Lincolnton
and he, has many warm friends
here, who will welcome his visit.
, Denver Mrs. Basil Lowe & Mrs.
Killian:
Up-Town —. MYs. A. J. Smith &
Co-workers: Laboratory —M"r s.
: Evelyn Coffey: Ward 1 MYs.
Eliza Henry & Mrs. Sarah Peck:
I Ward 2 Misses Ainslee Alexan
der. Rcola Robinson tz Mrs. Emily
Eaton: Ward 3 Misses Laura
’ Hoffman & Kallie Dackis: Ward
i 4 MYs. Charlesanna Lcathor
i man.
' The 1956 slogan Is “FIGHT
, CANCER WITH A CHECKUP
AND A CHECK” Do both of these
things this month - one by seeing
■ your doctor, the other by mailing
• a check to American Cancer So
' ciety, c/o Mrs. Betty Craig, First
; National Bapk. Lincolnton, N. C.
TAKES HEALTH POST...
Dr. William H. Bandy (above),
native of Catawba county,
Maiden area, and son of the
late Dr. W. G. Bandy of Malden
and Lincolnton, recently ac
cepted the post of director of
the Catawba-Lincoln-Alexander
Health District, starting July 1.
Dr. Bandy is at present Deputy
State Health Os Deer of Dela
ware. a position he has held
since 1940.
Local FFA Teams
Contest Entries;.
Maiden Second
The Lincolnton. North Brook
and Union high school FFA
chapters competed in the Pied
mont annual dairy cattle judging
contest last Wednesday at Sun
beam Farms near Cherryville.
The Dallas FFA chapter was
high, scoring 1060 points out a
possible 1200. The Maiden chap
ter team was on with 1025 points,
and Cherryville third with 980
points.
W. H. Adams Advisor of the
Maiden FFA chapter. FFA
chapters taking part in the con
test included Foard, Bunker
Hill and Maiden of Catawba
county, Tryop and Dallas of
Gaston county, and thg three
Lincoln county teams.
Classes judged were old cows,
\oung cows, old heifers and young
heifers, all registered Jerseys
Members of the Malden dairy
cattle team were Richard McCas
lin. Chub Whisrnant. H. L. Line
berger and Kenneth Hass.
Tlie Piedmont Beef cattle judg
ing Contest is scheduled td be
held at the Arthur Little farm in
Catawba county on April 24. Two
high scoring teams in each of
these contests will compete in the
Western District contest and ral
ly in*Asheville, May 11, 12.
Rites Held For
Mrs. Houser, 4$
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at Leonard's
Fork Baptist Church in the county
for Mrs. Maude Bivens Houser. 45.
Interment was in the church
cemetery. Rev. Settlemycr officiat
ed.
Mr?. Houser, a resident of Lin
colnton. Route 1, died on Monday.
April 16. in the Crowell Hospital.
She w’as born in Lincoln county.
April 1, 1911. a daughter of Olee
and Ida Mason Bivens.
Surviving are the husband, J.
Marshall Houser: three sons,
Robert, James and Buddy Houser:
five daughters. Mrs. Alene Smith,
Linda, Sarah. Judy and Ilese
Houser; two brothers and three
sisters.
Cherryville Soldier \
Graduates From 82nd
Airborne Division School
FORT BRAGG. N. C. —Pvt.
Harold Smith, son of Mrs. Alberta
Smith, Cherryville, N. C., recently
was graduated from the 82nd Air
borne Division’s Jump School at
Fort Bragg, N. C.
Smith received his parachutist's
wings after completing the three
week course, which included five
training jumps.
Smith entered the Army in
September. 1955. and completed
basic training at Fort Bragg.
The 18-year-old soldier was
graduated from John Chavis High
School in 1955.
Lincoln Lithium
Co. Finding Ore
In Maiden Area
NEWTON Bulldozers are on
another farm in the Maiden area,
excavating for lithium mining, it
was reported today by the Newton
Observer-News Enterprise corres
pondent, Miss Katherine Lovings.
of the Lawlngs Chapel community.
The machines, operated by the
Lincoln Lithium Company of Lin
eolnton, are grading areas on the
J. B. Whlker farm about half a
mile from the E. O. Cline store
on the Maiden-Denver road. It
w as reported by Miss Lovings that
a. 75-foot strip of promising lithi
um ore was uncovered near a
creek on the Wtolker farm yester
day.
The Walker farm is one of
several in the area to be leased
b. the company recently for lith
ium mining.
LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1956
By Local Board Chairman...
17-18-Year-Olds Given Advice
On Reserve Forces Act Options
Information concerning the Re
serve Forces Act of 1955 has been
received by in the Lincoln County
Selective Service local board office.
M. F. Lutz. Chairman of the
board, stated that the pamphlet is
available to interested persons who
call at the local board office.
He stated that it discusses the
various options offered by the Act
and emphasized that a person
should discuss the option he is
interested in with the commanding
officers of local Reserve and Na
tional Guard organizations or local
recruiters of the various services.
Mr. Lutz suggested that youths
between the ages of 17 and 18
"Thunder Over
Carolina" Opens
Season June 21
Tire Lincoln County Historical
Association has held two meetings
recently at which plans were dis
cussed and worked out for the
opening of the "Thunder Over
Carolina” outdoor drama for its
second season.
Chuck Loveland, staff announ
cer of radio station W.OHB in
Shelby, was in town today in
the interests of the drama. Mr.
Loveland authored the drama
script, wrote the musical numbers
and had an important hand in the
staging of the event in its in
augural season. He states the
script for tills season has been re
written and other changes made
to improve the production.
Accused Wife
Kilier Found
In This County
According to an Associated Press
dispatch from Hickory, a young
Catawba county housewife of the
Longview’ section was shot to
death in tier home late Saturday
night and a short time later her
husband was arrested in Lincoln
county.
Lincoln county sheriff Frank P.
Heavner told The Times his de
partment knew nothing of the ac
cused man’s reported arrest in
this county.
The husband. John D. Ogle, 34-
year old World War II veteran,
was charged with murder. High
way Patrolman David Searcy, of
Catawba county, who arrested
Ogle, said Ogle told him that he
was on his way to Raleigh to sur
render.
Jim Keller, chief of police at
Longview, said that Ogle, admit
ted orally that he had fatally shot
his 26-ycar old wife, Mrs. Dona
Jean Bilton Ogle. Patrolman Scar
yc said Ogle would make no ex
planation beyond saying that the
shooting resulted from “family
troubles.”
Asbury School Leads
In Collections For
Crippled Children
Asbury school children and
teachers again topped the list in
their collection in the Bunny
pockets with a yield of $131.60.
The students at Union school
dashed up with a second in their
bunny pockets, totaling $86.04.
The children and teachers of
the Rock Springs school came in
with third palce with their sum
of $52.89.
A total of $411.95 has been
turned in thus far by the school,
children for the Crippled Children
and Adult drive.
This drive to aid crippled chil
dren is an annual campaign dur
ing the Easter season, and the
children are the most willing
givers in this drive because it is
so important to the youth of the
community in which they live.
There are several schools that
have not been reported at this
time. ,
Home Near Maiden
Destroyed By Fire
Fire, for the second time in re
rent weeks, has destroyed a red
idcncc in the Maiden area.
Thursday night, a baize of un
known origin consumed the home
of Lawrence Grant and family.
The family which includes four
children, were awakened by the
early morning fire but were
powerless to stop its spread.
The Maiden fire department
answered the call, but was unable
to save‘the house.
Mr. Grant, a sawmill worker,
was reported to be a tenant in
the house which is located about
one and a half miles south on the
Lincolnton highway.
years and six months and their
parents probably would be in
terested in some of the options
which will no longer be available
to a young man after he attains
the age of 18 years and six
months.
He also suggested that some
veterans who entered on active
duty on or after June 19. 1951 and
separated before July 1, 1957. may
be interested in two of the options.
He pointed out that under these
they may materially reduce their
Ready Reserve obligation provided
they make arrangements with a
Reserve or National Guard organi
zation prior to July 1, 1957.
The opening date of the dra
ma for this season, to be staged
in the amphi theatre on the
battleground site just on the !
edge of the city limits, is !
Thursday night, June 21. Sue- j
eessire night performances will
be given on June 22. 23. and
each Thursday, Friday, Satur- j
day night thereafter for a 4- |
week- run.
In .ic event of rain and a per-'
formance is called off. the sched- i
ule will be extended to make up'
for the time lost.
Ed Stone of Asheville has been!
engaged for layout and produc-j
tiou work in connection with tliej
drama presentations, it was an
nounced. Mr. Storle is a former;
director of the “Thunderland” j
drama held at Asheville.
Brandford Arrington, dramatics I
teacher at Lenoir Rhyne College,!
served as the Thunder Over Caro
lina drama last summer. The pro
duction's director for this season;
will be announced later this week, j
Also to be announced will be;
plans for casting as well as re-!
heai sals.
Thunder Over Carolina com- j
me morales the 176tb anniver- !
sary of the Battle of Ramsour’s
Mill which was fought less than
a mile from the heart of Lin- j
rolnton on June 20, 1780.
The dj’ama. which recalls the!
victory of 400 American patriots!
over 1.200 pro-British Tories at 1
Ramsour’s Mill, played to around
1.000 spectators at 12 perfor
mances last season. Another sue- 1
cessful run of the production.;
which is aimed at attracting the;
home folk and tourist trade, is
anticipated this season.
Boy Scout Court
Os Honor Thurs .
Tlie monthly Lincoln County
Boy Scout Court of Honor will be
held on Thursday night, April 19.
at 7:45 o'clock in the First Pres
byterian Church.
A Scouter roundtable will be
held during the court, and a Cub
leader’s training course scheduled
at 7:45 p.m.
Prior to the court a dinner meet
ing of district Scout officials will;
be held at 6 o'clock in the North
State Hotel dining room.
Famous 'Yellow
And Red Tractors'
On Display Here
A completely new line of seven,
advanced-design tractors are now
available to fanners throughout
this area, it was announced today
by FCX Farm Machinery Co., who
operates the local Cockshutt Farm
Equipment dealership.
These Black Hawk tractors fea
ture the famous "yellow and red”
two-tone color styling, safety cig
arette lighter and radio. They arc
the first of their type to be
offered for sale in this area.
In describing the new line, Mr.
Hugh Abcrncthy. manager, em
phasized that the new tractors
will offer the widest possible range
of power, performance, efficiency
and economy. "All of these trac
tors arc highly adaptable.” he said,
“for each has been so designed
that, it can do either a specific
job or a variety of them. With
this new 1956 line we have an
economical tractor available for
every farm need.”
He revealed that the seven new
models range from the streamlined
deluxe Black Hawk ”20” to the
big 5-plow “50.” The tractor of
the year however, is the powerful,
economical "Golden Eagle.” This
four-five plow diesel tractor has
269.5 cubic inch piston displace
ment. 12 volt ignition system for
easy starting 17 to 1 compression
ration, eight speed heavy duty
transmission, live power- takeoff,
new three point hitch and hydrau
lic controls.
Mr. Abernethy and his staff will
be showing the new 1956 Black
Hawk tractor line all of next week
at FCX Farm Machinery Com
pany,
25 Candidates File ;
Republicans Offer No
Opposition To Clark
Belk-Schrum Co.
Store Observing
33rd Anniversary
This week is an important one
in the life of the Belk Stores or
ganization. Here in Lincolnton.
the Belk-Schrum Co. stove on East
Main Street is participating in
the Founder’s Day celebration of
the Belk Stores organization.
Also, in connection with the
Belk’s organization event the lo
cal Belk-Schrum Co. store is ob
serving this month its own 33rd
Anniversary as a Lincolnton
business firm.
A special Founder's Day sales
event is being sponsored by the j
Lincolnton store. See Founder’s |
Day articles and advertisement in !
today's issue of The Times.
John R. Schrum is the pres
ent manager - treasurer of
the Belk-Schrum Co. store in
Lincolnton He took over as
manager of the local store
April 11, 1923. The store under
Mr. Srhrum’s management has
made great progress during the
thirty-three years. In October,
1950, a new addition was added
that doubled the store's capa
city. In the summer of 1954. the
store’s entire front was changed,
enlarged, and marquee added
and last year a complete, mod- |
era air conditioning system in- j
stalled.
Mr. Schrum has been associated
with the Belk Stores since 1914.
He was made a store manager in i
1921. and came to Lincolnton in!
1923 from the Bclk-Matthcws
store in Gastonia.
i
Local Area Ruling
On Polio Shots j
Is Explained
Dr. Carter Sinclair, acting Ca
tawba-Lincoln - Alexander district j
health officer has announced that
the third shot of Salk polio vac
cine will not be administered to
school children at this time by the
Tri-County health department due*
to an insufficient supply, of the
vaccine.
Dr. Sinclair reported he was 1
acting on information recently re- j
reived from the National Founda-;
tion for Infantile Paralysis.
“The children who have had
the first and second shots can
be expected to have about
eighty per cent protection from
the first two doses,” Dr. Sinclair
said.
The Foundation recommends
that all vaccine made available by |
the health department be used
only for children and expectant
mothers who have had neither a
first nor second shot of vaccine
in order to give protection to as
many of those as possible needing
the protection that is afforded by
tlie first two doses, rather than
give a smaller number the com
plete protection of the three shots.
The health department in New
ton will continue to give the first j
and second shots to those needing |
them. Dr. Sinclair said, but it will
not administer the third shot to j
any child at this time.
Rites Today For ;
Miss Bryan, 74
Miss Mary Ann Bryan, 74. died 1
at her home on Route 5. Lincoln
ton. Saturday afternoon.
She was born in Lincoln County
March 1. 1882. daughter of J. B.
Bryan and Annie Shaw Bryan.
Funeral services will bo held this
afternoon (Monday) at 3 o’clock
at Ivy Memorial Church. Burial
will follow in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving is one sister. Miss
Susan Stcller.
Three Local Students
Arc Attending
Truck Driver School
Craig P. Gates and Dean Gilbert
of Lincolnton, Ralph L. Hull of
Vale are attending the 83rd class
of the North Carolina Truck Driv
er Training School at N. C. State
College.
At the monthly classes, the stu
dents learn important skills and
facts needed to make the nation's
highways safer. The school offers
professional drivers an opportunity
to learn classroom and practical
training.
The three Lincoln area students
will complete the four-week traln
i ing course on Friday. April 20.
The filing deadline ended at noon Saturday, and when
it was all over the candidate field in Lincoln county stood
at 25. Os this number, 23 were Democrats, and 2 Republi
cans.
Two things were assured: A Democrat primary in a
five-man race for Constable from Lincolnton township.
No opposition to Rep. David Clark, Democrat incumbent,
for House of Representatives.
J. M. Beam Buys
Cochrane Farm
The Cochrane Turkey Farm in
Howard Creek township, which
was sold Saturday at public auc
tion by Ralph E. Cochrane, was
bought by J. M. Beam, well known
West Lincoln county lumberman,
farmer and ginner.
Mr. Beam submitted the high
bid of $24,450.00 on the 170 acre
larm. which consists of some of
the county’s finest farming land.
Approximately 1,000 attended
the sale, described as one of the |
largest and most successful ever;
heia in Lincoln county by G.
Teague Gilbert, auctioneer, who
promoted the sale.
The farm machinery, tools, cat
tle, etc., were also sold.
3,000 young turkeys, weighing
approximately 4 and 1/2 lb. each
were sold privately to a buyer
from Monroe, it. is understood and
were not included in the sale
Saturday.
Gaston Lady Hurt
As Car Overturns
On The Salem Road
A Gaston county lady reported j
to be Mrs. Bill Stines of the Har-,
dm community, was injured when!
the car in which she was riding
with her husband went out of con
trol and overturned about 6:30
p.m. on the Salem road between
Bogcr City and High Shoals.
She was wrought, by Drum
Funeral Home ambulance to the
Crowell Hospital. The extent of
her injuries were not known to
day. but they were believed to be
not serious.
Highway Patrolman Dave Hous
ton, investigating officer, stated
that the driver 'Bill Stines> was
attempting to pass another car
when the accident happened.
Two Local Girls In
Wreck At Gastonia
GASTONIA ln an accident
about 4:45 Wednesday afternoon,
officers report, there was heavy
damage to two cars and two per
sons were injured at the intersec
tion of East Second Avenue and
South Columbia Street.
Policemen E. J. Gilbert, and T.
J. Tern' said Norma C. Burris. 16.
a Lincolnton student, was driving
a 1953 Cadillac northward on Co
lumbia when it collided with a
1951 Plymouth station wagon go
ing eastward on Second.
Miss Burris was not reported
hurt. but. her passenger. Nancy
Carvell. 16. also of Lincolnton.
sustained a bump on the head and
was treated at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
Driver of the second car. Ann
R. Cashatt. 35. a housewife of
514 West Fourth Avenue, had a
cut over the right eye and bruises
of the body. She said the Cadillac
did not stop for the stop sign.
Miss Burris told officers, they
said, that she slowed down for the
intersection but did not stop.
Damage to her car was estimat
ed at $1,200 and to the Plymouth.
SBOO.
LHS Pine Burr Off
Press, Distributed
The Pine Burr. Lincolnton high
school annual, came off the
presses last week and was dis
tributed to students. The publica
tion is dedicated to Coy Stanley,
school custodian, and a full page
REVIVAL SET APRIL 25-MAY 6...
Meets Set To Prepare For
Revival At First Baptist
In connection with the revival
meeting April 25-May 6. at, Lin
colnton First Baptist Church, a
series of cottage prayer services
will be held today, tomorrow and
Thursday in the homes of mem
bers. and more cottage scrvicei
will be held Monday. Tuesday, and
Thursday of next, week.
On Wednesday of this week, the
following schedule has been
arranged:
5:30 p.m.. pastor’s cabinet: 6:15
pm., supper: 7 p.m., Sunday
school workers. YWA, GA, RA,
and Sunbeams: 7:50 p.m.\ prayer
meeting; and 8:30 p.m., choir.
ALMOST EVERYONE tn
LINCOLNTON 1
LINCOLN COU’ reads
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Si*- C %\jopy: FIVE CENTS
Last day filings with Elections
Board Chairman J. Robt. McNeely
brought several new candidates
into the races.
Leek Ledford filed as the fifth
candidate in the Constable pri
mary battle from Lincolnton
township. Ledford has been in
primary scrambles before, in
constable and sheriff races.
Dan H. Boyles. Democrat, of
Vale. Route 2. and Blaine W.
Eaker, Republican, of Cherryville,
Route 1. filed as Constable candi
dates from North Brook township.
Ellis Hoyle, Republican incumbent,
decided against seeking re-election
due to reasons of his health. Mr.
Hoyle has served as North Brook
township constable for a long
period of years.
Justice of Peace candidates filed
in Howards Creek. Lincolnton. and
Catawba Springs townships. All
are Democrats. No J of P candi
dates filed in Ironton and North
Brook townships.
Constable candidates filing in
other townships were Hugh Hauss.
Democrat, Howards Creek: Fletch
er Whitesides, Republican. Iron
Station: Key Howard. Democrat,
Catawba Springs. They arc unop
posed.
The Democratic May 26 pri
mary, as reported, will come only
In the Lincolnton township con
stable scramble. Candidates in
clude Roy Weaver, incumbent. Ode
Bost. Robert H. Hawkins, Marvin
S. Sneed. Leek Ledford.
A SURPRISE
The failure of the county Re
publicans to put up a candi
| date in opposition to Rep. Clark
i came as a surprise. Talk had
circulated to party eirclrs that
i • candidate would be found to
oppose the popular incumbent.
This was reported to be the
first time in over 20 years th*
Republicans had failed to have
a candidate in the House race.
Mr. Clark won easily in three
previous elections, and no Repub
lican apparently was willing to
take him on in 1956. a presidential
election year, when a heavier turn
out of voters at the polls takes
place. Mr. Clark, unopposed, is
assured of re-election to his fourth
term in the General Assembly.
Few elective offices are open on
a Lincoln county level this year.
They being House of Representa
tives. township constable and jus
tice of the peace. The elections for
county commissioners, clerk of
court, register of deeds, judge of
recorder’s court, solicitor of re
corder's court come every four
years: the next election year for
j these offices being 1958.
County voters, however, will
1 cast ballots on the State offices
j in the May primary. There is
no primary, either, on the dis
trict level for Congressmen in
either party. The general elec
tion next November will decide
the tenth district congressional
winner between Rep. C. R.
Jonas. Republican incumbent, of
Lincolnton, and Ren E. Douglas
of Charlotte.
J OF P CANDIDATES
Justice of Peace candidates, all
Democrats, filing from three town
ships were:
I Howards Creek —Ed Gilbert, C.
; L. Saine of Lincolnton. Route 1.
Ernest H. Wilkinson of Vale. Route
1; Lincolnton —H. J. Asbury of
i Asbury. Malcome Carpenter of
Lincolnton. Route 4. W. Carl
I Bangle. J. H. Harmon. Russell
i Mincy. Kemp Ramsey of Lincoln
| ton. Route 1. Audie L. Gilbert of
I Lincolnton. F. A. Shuford of Lin
colnton. Route 5: Catawba Springs
| —H. D. Cherry and Wilson Gra
j ham. Jr., of Stanley. Route 1,
E. C. Mclntosh of Stanley.
in menioriam is devoted to tile
late B. J. Itamsaur, school board
chairman for many years.
This Thursday: 9:30 a.m , visi
tation: 2:30 p.m.. visitation: 7
pm., visitation and prayer meet
ing at the church.
This Saturday: Youth Council
at 7:3ft p.m.
NEXT WEEK
Wednesday: 6:15 p.m.. supper;
7 p.m.. TO workers and Story
Hour; 7:50 pm., prayer meeting;
8:30 p.m., choir.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m.. visitation;
2:30 p.m., visitation: 7 pm., visi
tation.
Saturday: Regional TO tourna
ment in Mount Holly; 7:30 pm.,
Youth Council.