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You a r e now reading— LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM VOL. 49, NO. 32 V - Ms 1m Jm % .Awl jr Ik L. R. SPEAKERS ... Pictured are the com mencement speakers for Lenoir Rhyne College. Here Is How Cancer Drive Money Is Spent Today. Mr. Alexander “Ten Spot” explained to the public where the money goes that is raised during the month of April for the Cancer Drive. “Ten Spot” Alexander said that each $lO that is raised by the Amcriean Cancer Society is used during the year in this order: $2.80 for research: $2.40 for service to cancer patients; $2.40 for public and professional education; SI.OO for fund-rais ing; 70 cents for administra tion: and 70 cents for medical service grants. The public is reminded of the drive slogan: “Fight Cancer With a Check-up and a Check.” Any one not having made a contribu tion to date during the campaign is requested to mail or drop a check by the First National Bank to Mrs. Betty Craig, Cancer Drive chairman. 'n State Contest... | IHS Band Gets Superior Rating 3d Straight Year A jubilant Lincolnton High School Band returned from Greensboro Thursday after re ceiving a rating of Superior in the State Music Contest held at Woman's College. This is the third successive rear that the band has received the highest rating given in this contest. The band left here Wednesday morning and played the following numbers before three judges, who were H. B. Bachman, University of Florida; C. C. Bainum. North western University: and C. A. Grimes. Hamden, Connecticutt. “A Santa Cecilia March” Soil Stewardship Observance Set For Week Os May 6-12 Lincoln County will join the lest of the nation in observing Soil Stewardship Sunday on M«y 6 and Soil Stewardship Week May 6-12. Many ministers will base their May 6 texts on man’s obligation to the soil, according to Earl Gar rett. Soil Conservation Service di lector in North Carolina. Gov. Luther Hodges has en dorsed the observance with a statement which reads as follows: Productive soil is man’s most priceless heritage. It is the one tangible asset without which neither plants, animals or man could survive. We are dependent cn it for food, clothing and many of the raw products of industry. Down through the centuries man has upset the natural balance of nature's soil-building and con serving processes. Wiith no inten tion to damage the soil, man has used the ax, the plow and fire, in his efforts to produce essential food and raiment for himself. Un knowingly he set in motion the process of erosion, which has ruined millions of acres of once fertile soil. At one time, America was wasting her soil resources at i. faster rate than any other na tion, but now we are tearing to conserve them and tit the same •■me produce abundantly. _ Working through the Soil Con- iedule For Dist. X-ray Mobile Unit This Week Tuesday. April 24, Carolina Mills No. 1, Maiden. Small film 9:00- 3:00 p.m., 9:00-10:30 p.m. Saturday. April 28. Health De partment building, Lincolnton. Latfge film—9 00-10:00 am. The Lincoln Times Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. mggßßmw * —•* i I mIRM I 1 \ | t §| Left to right: Dr. Theodore Distler, Dr. Roth, Rev. J. White Iddings. Lenoir-Rhyne Commencement Exercises Set For May 28 HICKORY Speakers for the sixty-fifth annual commencement at Lenoir Rhyne College were an nounced as follows today by Presi dent Voigt R. Cromer. Dr. Theodore A. Distler, of Washington, D. C., Executive Di rector of the Association of Amer ican Colleges, will deliver the ad dress at graduation exercises: Dr. Roth of Columbia, S. C.. Dean of Graduate School at Lutheran Southern Seminary, will preach the Baccalaureate Service. The Reverend J. White Iddings, of Albemarle, pastor of First Luth eran Church, will be the speaker for the annual Alumni Luncheon. Dr. Distler, an outstanding American educator, has served on the faculty and administration of New York University. He was Dean of Lafayette College from 1934- 1941 and President of Franklin and Marshall College, 1941-1954. Dr. Roth, prominent Lutheran clergyman and educator, has served pastorates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Red Wing. Min nesota. He has served professor ships at Luthergiri Seminary, Ra Radaelli; their chosen number. “Mexican Overture’’ lsaac: and the judges’ choice, “Thendara Overture” Whitney. BARNETT DIRECTOR This top-notch band is under the able leadership of Ted M. Barnett, who arrived in Lincoln ton in December. Mr. Barnett has had to work with the band religiously since his arrival, for it was without a director during the fall. The band members would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Lincolnton who made their two-day stay in Greensboro possible. servation Districts, which include every acre in the one hundred counties of the State, North Car olina farmers are moving steadi ly toward the kind of soil steward ship which provides security for both its people and Its land. By designating May 6-12 as Soil Stewardship Week and Sunday, May 6 As Soil Stewardship Sun day. we hope to direct the atten tion of all our people to the im portance of the soil and the neces sity of maintaining its fertility to the end that we in the present and the unborn generations of the future may enjoy an abundant life. Dance Recital Friday Night At High School “The Dancing Calendar.” spon sored by the Pilot Club of Lincoln ton and presented by the Barbara Ford School of Dancing, will be viewed Friday evening at 8:15 in the High School auditorium. Admission for adults will be 50 cents. Tickets can be obtained from Pilot Club members or pupils of the Barbara Ford School of Dancing. Mrs. Ford has spent many hours working out costume effects and dances to portray the twelve months of the dancing year. Come see the youthful dancers bring to life the months as they bring their story to view. AU money will be used for the children’s charities of the Pilot Club. These charities are for the underprivileged children of Lincoln county, clothing, food, medicines, medical examinations and educa tion. Keep a date with the dancing calendar Friday evening at 8:15 mL Ilf bb i ■■■ ! iahmundry, India, Augustana Col ; lege, Rock Island. 111., and St. ■ Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. Rev. Iddings, prominent North Carolina Lutheran minister, is an ■ alumnus of Lenoir Rhyne College, ! class of 1927. He has served several . pastorates throughout North Caro . lina and has been recognized for his service to the United Lutheran ■ Church in America, both on state l and national levels. He is at pres i ent serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of Lenoir Rhyne College. ’ Alumni Day will be held on the ’ local campus Saturday. May 26. The Baccalaureate service is ’ scheduled for Sunday morning. : May 27, with the Graduation exer | cises on the following Monday morning, May 28. i Rites Held For L Albert Jenkins Albert Lee Jenkins, 78, retired textile worker of the Glenn Mill community, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lillie Crowder on Maiden, Route 1, Thursday afternoon. Mr. Jenkins was the son of the late Williman Jenkins and Lou Sigmon Jenkins of Catawba coun ty. He was a lifelong resident of the Glenn Mill community and retired from textile work about three i years ago. j Funeral services were conducted [ Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rhyne Heights Holiness Church in Lin colnton. Burial was in Bethel Methodist Cemetery in Lincoln county. Surviving are three sons, James. Frank and Hezekiah Jenkins; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Long. Mrs. Lillie Crowder, Mrs. Ernest Heav ner. Mrs T. M. Smith. Warlici: Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Ray B. Parker, 53, Succumbs Ray Birch Parker, 53. well known Boger City citizen, died in the Crowell Hospital on Thursday following an extended illness. Mr. Parker was a textile worker until his health forced him to retire several years ago. He had many friends in the Lincoln coun ty area who mourn his loss. He was the son of the late Ullyses Mack Parker and Mary Alexander Payne Parker of Ca tawba county. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at the Boger City Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. La 11 Beshears. officiating. Burial was in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Miller Parker; three broth ers. Bill Parker of Lincolnton. Bain Parker of Lincolnton. Route 4; Charlie Parker of Southern Pines; six sisters, Mrs. Walter Hudspeth, Mrs. John Kale. Mrs. Jess Mor rison of Lincolnton, Route 4. Mrs. Lloyd Caldwell of Lincolnton. Route 3, Mrs. Floyd Yarborough, Mrs. Vernon Evans of Gastonia. Drum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dorothy Hendrix Wins Sewing Machine Mrs. Dorothy Hepdrix, of West Fine street was the winner of the electric portable sewing machine given away Saturday night by the Belk-Schrum Co. Store, as a fea ture of the store’s Founders Day sale, which is now in progress. John R. Schrum. general mana ger. announces that another sew ing machine will be given away Saturday night of this week. All that is necessary to be eligible for the machine is to go in the store end register any time this week. Sneed Form Land To Be Sold At Public Auction The Marvin S. Sneed farming lands In Lincoln county and all farm equipment will be sold at public auction on Saturday, May 12, at 1 p.m. Watch this news paper for further details. LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1956 AN EDITORIAL ~, Does Lincoln Care? YOU CANNOT shame a community. That would make it mad. You cannot use words of rebuke, sos- that would militate against your purpose. Nothing is built or made to grow better by the language of scorn. But no newspaper is worth its salt when it refuses to mirror the day-by-day life in the community it repre sents, reflecting both the good and the bad; for there are aspects of both in any community. * * * WE WOULD be remiss in our duties today if we averted our eyes from another “first” about to be record ed by Lincoln County the likelihood of its being the first county in the nation to refuse to support the Red Cross. * * * ALREADY, the crepe is being brought out to affix to the Red Cross office door. With the current campaign set to sputter out in six days, Lincoln citizens have con tributed only $2,618.21 whereas, the county’s quota is $7,200. The local office cannot operate on the amount in hand. Failing- to meet its quota last year, it had to borrow money from the national organization. It couldn’t pay its rent, so it had to move into its present quarters, provided rent-free. * * * LINCOLNTON people today may re-examine their slogan: “City With A Future.’’ What kind of future? What new industry would locate in a community which couldn’t even support its Red Cross chapter? * * * WHAT WOULD this surrender mean? * * * IT MEANS THAT no longer will Red Cioss blood be available in Lincolnton hospitals. You can’t buy Red Cross blood, regardless of the rumors. After the Red Cross has sputtered to failure and given up the ghost here, local citizens in need of blood will have to find their own volunteer donors. And the basic price will be $25 a pint. It means, too, that the Rev. Lewis E. Everline, local minister, will lose his position on the Red Cross regional blood committee. Thus, this community will be cut off from representation there. * * * IT MEANS, ALSO, that some other county say, Mecklenburg or Catawba will have to “adopt” Lincoln in regard to disaster services, servicemen-home liaison, etc. It means that Lincoln County, with no office here, will have to go on charity for these things. * * * FROM PRE-REVOLUTION days, Lincoln County folks have contributed materially to the forming of this republic and to the American way of life. Many patriots have arisen from hallowed Lincoln soil to preserve this nation. Civic leaders beyond number have had their origin here, and have made their voices ring for demo cracy and all attendant virtues. * * * BUT THIS IS one thing wherein Lincoln’s pride has failed it. And a few cents each would have made up the difference, say Attorney John Friday and Chairman Walter Clark. * * * IT IS NOT for The Times to dictate solutions to local problems, but merely to reflect them in its columns. But, as members of the community ourselves, we can suggest. We suggest, therefore, that some group or groups of local people meet together to discuss any possible means by which our Red Cross chapter and its services might be preserved to this community. Some group of business people, banded together, might turn the trick. Some of our civic organizations already in existence might provide the spark. Certainly, no better civic project than this comes to our mind. It is a crisis in the life of the community, and, therefore, time for decisive ac tion. Leadership is needed. Will any voice respond? Civitan Club Plans Another Organizational Meet Tues. Lincolnton’s new organization of Civitan International will meet in dinner session at the North State Hotel tomorrow evening at 6:30 for its first meeting since the election of temporary officers two weeks ago. Temporary President John Fri day said today that it will be a “Dutch” dinner, and that an in vitation is extended to every man in the county who would like to be a Civitan. Plans are for the group to meet once every two weeks. Civitan. which is dedicated to Court Os Honor Held ... Boy Scouts Will Put Out Register And Vote' Posters In Area Soon Many advancements in rank were made and merit badges pre sented at the monthly Lincoln County Boy Scout Court of Honor Thursday night in the First Pres byterian Church. Application . for the Eagle Rank was made by David A. Houston. IIL of Troop 1, Lin colnton; application for Bronze Palm made by Charles Hoke of Troop 1. Lincolnton: and appli cation for Gold Palm made by Don Whisonant of Troop 3, Lin colnton. The Star Rank was presented to Jim McConnell of Troop 1, As bury, and Aaron Robinson of Troop 1. Pumpkin Center. The Court opened with Charles of a community-building r.nd good citizenship nature, is one of the leading, civic clubs of the nation, and is international in scope. It ranks with Rotary. Ki vanis, the Lions, and the Optimist clubs in standing, with units in most of the sizeable towns and cities of America. Dallas A. Mackey of Lexington, who is director of extension for the North Carolina Civitan Dis trict, is scheduled to meet with the Lincoln organization tonight to give further aid in the organiza tion of a club here. Hoke leading in the Scout Oath. Jack Thompson presided over the court. R. M. Schiele of Gastonia. Scout Executive of the Piedmont Council, was present and explained that “Register And Vote” posters would be put out by the Boy Scouts of the area in the near future. This is a project being sponsored by the Piedmont Council area Scouts. Mr.. Schiele also re ported on some of the plans that have been made for the National and World Jamborees in 1957: the former to be held in Valley Forge, the latter in England. A roundtable was held during the court, participated in by the setnitmasters. Don Whisonant and Chaties Hoke served as scribes lor Sneed Is Out Os Constable Race; 4 Candidates Lett ■Mk j? k REV.CLYDE BEARDEN Revival Planned At Boger City Baptist Church Revival services will begin at the Boger City Baptist Church Wed nesday night, April 25, at 7:15 o’clock and will continue at the same hour through May 6. The Rev. Clyde Bearden of the Mt. Home Baptist Church. Mor ganton, will be the visiting minis ter. On Tuesday night prior to the revival the church will be engaged in a visitation program for which all workers, teachers, and leaders are asked to meet at the church at 7:00 o'clock. The public is invited to these revival sen-ices. Third District U.D.C. To Meet Here Wednesday 1 The Southern Stars Chapter. ■ United Daughters of the Con federacy. headed by Mrs. Joseph Graham will be hostess chapter when the Third District meeting is held here Wednesday. Around one hundred delegates are ex pected from Gastonia, Ruther fordton. Shelby and Charlotte, which, with Lincolnton. make up the district. The session will open at 10:00 o'clock in St. Luke’s Episcopal church and will be opened by Mrs. Robert Jackson, of Charlotte, dis trict director. The following program has been arranged for the meeting: Following the processional and advancement of colors Mrs. Jack eon will open the meeting. Mrs. L. B. Newell, of Charlotte, will lead the ritual and Mrs. R. E. Summey, of Gastonia, the salute to the American flag. The salute Mrs. P. J. Baumberger Is Secretary-Treasurer Os Optometric Aux. Mrs. P. J. Baumberger of Lin colnton was elected secretary treasurer of the Catawba Valley District Optometric Auxiliary at the district meeting in Hickory Thursday evening. The newly elected president is Mrs. Allen H. Bandy of Newton. Mrs. Bandy’s husband, formerly of Lincolnton, is the immediate past president of the District Opto metric Society. Mrs. William Moody of Hickory was named vice president of the auxiliary. Dr. and Mrs. Bandy will attend the N. C. State Optometric So ciety meeting to be held at the George Vanderbilt Hotel in Ashe ville on May 27*29. the court. Serving on the Court of Honor were Kenneth A. Frone berger. D. A. Houston. H. W. Henry. D. C. Cloninger. The Pump kin Center troop won the attend ance banner. RANKS PRESENTED The following were presented the Second Class Rank: John R. Henry, James Powell. Troop 1, Boger City; William H. Smith. Jr., Charles Lockman. Troop I. As bury: Kermit Goodsou, Wayne Goodson. Lawrence Keever, Alford Perkins, Roger C. Cloninger. Troop 1. Pumpkin Center: Richard H. Ramseur, Troop 4. Lincolnton. Receiving the Tenderfoot Rank were the following: Marty Shu i Continued from page *> There were five. Now there’s only four in the candidate field in the Democratic Constable race in Lincolnton Town ship, the only political contest on the county level where votes are being bid for. Lincoln Women, Clubs Honored At District Meet Lincoln county women and home clubs were in the spotlight at the District Seven meeting of »he North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration clubs in Le noir Thursday. Mrs. Cleo Finger of Lincoln county was elected first vice chair man. The new chairman namad was Mrs. J. N. Moore of Caldwell county. Lincoln county also received the attendance gavel with 66 women present for the meeting. Catawba placed second with 99 attending. The gavel is awarded, not only on the number present, but on the distance they must travel in order to attend. Some 500 women from Catawba. Cald well. Alexander. Burke and Lincoln county were present for the all-day meeting. Other officers included Mrs. Clayton Teague of Alexander county, secretary and vice-chair man; Mrs. Harry Arndt of Cataw ba, county, secretary-treasurer; and Miss Betty Kincaid, of Burke county, historian. REPORTS MADE During the afternoon county re (Continued on page 8) to the Confederate flag will be led by Mrs. C. K. Mfessick, of 1 Charlotte. Mrs. Graham, president of the Lincolnton chapter, will de- | liver the address of welcome and j Mrs. Harry Speck. Jr., of Shelby | will give the response. Mrs. E. R. F atterson will read the minutes of the 1955 meeting. The business session will include appointment of committees, roll rail and chapter reports, roll call and Children of Confederacy re ports, and old and new business. After the hymn, "Faith of Ourj Fathers." Mrs. Jackson will pre- i sent Mrs. Ashley T. St. Amand,; division president who will be the j principal speaker. Presentation of division officers will be made by j Mrs. St. Amand.. A panel discus sion will be led by Mgs. Newell j and the memorial hour will be j in charge of Mrs. J. W. Barineau. At 1 o’clock luncheon will be \ served in the parish house. Fori the afternoon session the invoca- j tion will be said by Rev. Richard J. Lee, paces will be introduced! and committee reports will be heard. The meeting will close! with the hymn, “Blest Be the Tie! that Binds.” Mrs. S. Ray Lowder will be organist and i«iss Carolyn Heaf- I ncr, soloist. Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle To Hold District Meeting In Lincolnton The Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle members of the Western i District will hold their convention ! May 5, in Lincolnton. North Caro [ lina with Mrs. Ethel Whiteside, I District President, of Henderson ville, presiding. : Mrs. Ethel Donaldson. National | Committeewoman and State Man ager, will be among the distingu ! ished guests attending the con vention. Other national officers . attending will be Mrs. Lue V. j Morehead, national representative ' and district manager; and Mrs. ! Elizabeth Hoffman, third national ! alternate, both of Shelby: and i Mrs. Geraldine Jones, national | representative and junior past i state president, of Harmony. Refreshments will bse served by 1 the hostess grove. Maple 156. as the 100 delegates register at 2:30 p.m. in the basement of the First ' Baptist Church. ! The Shelby Drill Team, j captained by Mrs. Pauline Willis, : will exemplify the colorful Wood men Circle ritualistic ceremonies during the afternoon session which will begin at 3 p.m. The evening session will be open ; to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a banquet in the V. F. W. Hall. Tlie entertainment I will be furnished by some of the I Woodmen of the World members. This will be followed by the me j mortal service. j Miss Marie Rhyne is chairman of the committee on arrange ments. She will be assisted by Mrs ALMOST EVERYONE tn LINP /_ ON and LP T . COUNTY reads -,c v ' i-IIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENTS Marvin S. Sneed, prominent farmer and businessman of the Crouse area, today officially took himself out of the Constable con test by withdrawing his candidacy. FORMER DEPUTY Mr. Sneed, a former deputy and candidate for Sheriff in the Democratic May primary of 1954, slated that business reasons prompted him to withdraw from the race. He reported that he had received a promising offer in the construction business that he could not turn down, and believed that in view of this fact he would not be doing right by the people il he remained a Constable candi date. As the official ballots for the May 26th Democratic primary had not been printed, Mr. Sneed’s fil ing fee of $5 was returned to him. The printing order for the ballots was being placed this week, Elec tions Board Chairman J. Robt. McNeely stated. With the withdrawal of Sneed from the contest, four candi dates remain in the Lincolnton Constable battle, subject to the May 26th Demoeratic primary. They are: Roy Weaver, the in cumbent, Ode Bost, Robert Hawkins and Leek Ledford. BOOKS OPEN APRIL 28 The registration books in the county’s five townships open next Saturday, April 28, at 9 a.m. and close at sunset on Saturday, May 12. A called meeting of the town ship registrars was held the past Saturday in the county court house, at which time the books and supplies were given each reg istrar. Chairman McNeely reminded ! voters of one change regarding | voter eligibility. To be eligible to | vote now, a qualified citizen must ! live in the State for one year, or in his or her ward or precinct for 30 days prior to the election. Tire old low required 4 months resi dency in a ward of precinct before the resident could be eligible to vote. Stew Features Meet Tonight VFW Post A Mulligan stew supper, begin ning at 6 o’clock, is on tap tonight to initiate the bi-weekly meeting of Shipp-Lockman Post No. 1706. Veterans of Foreign Wars. It will be the first meeting since the in stallation of new officers two weeks ago. Serving tonight will begin an hour and a half before the meet ing proper, which wall commence at 7:30 o’clock. At the previous meeting, 223 members were served, and several additional ones came later for the meeting. The Lincoln post has more than 500 members and is working tc achieve second place in the state among VFW posts. Mildred Burgin and other mem bers. National officers planning to attend the convention are: Mrs. Ethel Donaldson, National Com ruitteewoman and State Manager, Charlotte; Mrs. Lue V. Morehead. National Representative and Dis trict Manager, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman, Third National Alter nate. both of Shelby: and Mrs. Geraldine Jones, National Repre sentative and Junior Past State President, Harmony. k; 54m!1 lH* **»v ■ X ■ MRS. ETHEL DONALDSON National Committccwomasi
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