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mmm You are now reading — LINCOLN COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER and ADVERTISING MEDIUM T" r v OL. 49, NO. 35 * eath Claims Hr. McMillan Edward McMillan. 78, retired textile official, died at his home on N. Laurel St. Wednesday morn ing. MV. McMillan was a native of Pennsylvania, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan. For the past eleven years he had made his home in Lincolnton. Prior to his retired from the textile profes sion he served for sixteen years as superintendent and general man ager of Startex Mills in Spartan burg county, S. C. Funeral services will be con ducted Friday at 3 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev. J. W. Braxton, of ficiating. Interment will be in Hollybrook Cemetery. Mr., McMil lan was a steward in the Metho dist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lavoniea Kennett; three daugh ters, Mrs. Robert White (formerly of Lincolnton>, now of Florida: Mrs. Herman Hardiman of Salis bury, Mrs. James Baxly of Hawaii; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Masonic rites will be conducted for the deceased, a member of local Lodge 137, AF & AM. All Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall by 2:15 p.m. Friday. Warlick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Revival Planned At West Lincoln Baptist Church A revival meeting will begin on May 7th at West Lincolnton Bap tist Church and continue through May 12. Rev. W. K. Mullen of Second Baptist Church, Cherryville, will do the preaching each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. H. J. Cloninger, pastor, and members of the congregation ex tend a cordial invitation to the public to attend. Kiwanis Ladies Night _ heduled For May 8 W .nnouncement was made at. the jular meeting this week that toadies Night and Charter Night will be observed by the Kiwanis club on May Bth. The club, on record 100% in support of efforts to help save local Red Cross chapter from pro bable disbandment, agreed that 'ts members would make a house to-house canvas in Ward 2 for Red Cross Rally Day funds on Thursday (today). An appearance here of Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks and TV Talent Show will be sponsored on June 15 by the Kiwanis club, it \,as announced. Revival Planned At Pisgah Methodist Church A revival meeting will begin May 6 at , Pisgah Methodist Church. Lincolnton, Route 4, and continue with evening services at 7:15 through May 13. Rev. J. C. Kendrick, pastor, will conduct the services. There will also be morning services at 10 o'clock. Kelley Smith, song evange list, will lead the singing. Mullen Homeplace Bought By Davises The R. S. Mullen homeplace in the Crouse section of Lincoln county was bought at public auc tion last Saturday by Mr. and Mks. Sam Davis of the county. Their high bid was $12,200. The timber on the land was sold seperately, and purchased by a Mr. Walker of Morganton at a price of $5900.00. Miss Yoder Reports On NC School Problems To Rotary. Miss Sarah Yoder, well known Lincolnton school teacher who has had wide experience in the edu cational filed, was the guest speaker at Monday night’s dinner meeting of the Rotary club in the High School cafeteria. Rotarian Curtis Broome was in charge of the program. Dr. Boyce Griggs, club president, presided. The speaker was introduced by Rotarian S. Ray Lowder, superin tendent of the city' schools. Miss Yoder used as her topic. "Education In North Carolina.” She made use of posters to picture many facts and figures concerning the condition of our I public schools and the hope for " improvement. Some of the facts Miss Yoder re lated on the subject were: STATE RANKS LOW “In most educational areas N. C. ranks very low in comparison with other states. The relative position of N. C. among the 48 states in several important areas: Number of pupils per teacher 46 th. Average number of years of school completed by citizens under 25 - 45th. Per Capita Income 43rd. Draftees failing to pass selective service exams 42nd. The Lincoln Times Published Every Monday and Thursday Devoted to the Progress of Lincolnton and Lincoln County. ' ■< 5 LHS TOP STUDENTS ... Miss Elaine McCrary, left above, has been selected Valedictorian and Miss Barbara Jo Lineberger, right above, named Saiutatorian for the graduating class of 1956 of Lincolnton High School. Valedictorian And Saiutatorian Are Selected At L H. S. The Valedictorian and Saiuta torian for the Class of 1956 of Lincolnton High School were an nounced today by Principal F. D. Kiser. Miss Barbara Jo Lineberger, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Webb Lineberger of Lincolnton, has been chosen the Saiutatorian. Miss Elaine McCrary, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Mc- Crary of High Shoals, has been selected as Valedictorian. Miss Lineberger will give the address of welcome and Miss Mc- Crary will say farewell for the class at the graduation exercises. May 30. HAD HIGHEST AVERAGES These speakers were chosen on the basis of scholarship main tained throughout the four years Bible School Clinic Begins May Bth At Baptist Church A Vacation Bible School will be held at the First Baptist Church of Lincolnton, Tuesday May 8, beginning at four o'clock in the afternoon and continuing until about nine o'clock. It will be spon sored by the South Fork Baptist Association for workers who are to help in such schools this sum mer. Southern Baptist textbooks will be used as a basis of study and the clinic is open to any who wish Rev. Lineberger, Alexis Native, Receives Degree Marion T. Lineberger of Wilson, N. C., sen of C. F. Lineberger of Alexis, received the bachelor of divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest last week. He is a graduate of Rock Springs high school, Denver, and received his A.B. degree from Fur man University in 1953. He was ordained by the First Baptist Church of Wilson in 1954 and is pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Wilson. His wife is the former Miss Polly Wood of Ware Shoals. S. C. Amount spent per pupil for cur rent expense -j4lst. Average classroom teachers’ salary 34th. Per cent of teachers with less than four years of college 6th. N. C. has 1,161 teachers, who in the opinion of superintendents, should be replaced or retired. N. C. needs over 3,000 teachers each year to fill vacanices. - SUGGESTED STEPS Suggested steps to improve teacher supply and quality are: 1. Better salaries. 2. Extended i term of employment. 3. Clerical assistance for schools. 4. Future teachers clubs. 5. Teacher se curity. 6. Reduced class size, i. Scholarship and tuition assis tance. 8. Improved certification factors. 9. Adequate sick leave. 10. Improved school and com munity relations. 11. Adequate supplies and facilities.” Miss Yoder also mentioned Fed eral aid. which would probably not be welcomed, and increased taxes as a means of improving public schools. Frank Rankin, president-elect of the Mt. Holly Rotary club, was a guest of Bob MjcCrary. Dr. Alfred Costner of Johnson City. Tenn. was a guest of B. P. Costner. ■ml ■ _ • of high school, the valedictorian : having the highest average and the saiutatorian the next highest. Both young ladies have won many other honors while they have been in high school. Miss Lineberger has been Vice- President of the National Honor Society, Vice-President of the Lat in Club, Recording Secretary of the Junior Classical League, dele gate to Girls’ State, Commence ment Marshal, reporter for the school paper, and member of the : Pine Burr Staff. Miss McCrary has been Editor in-Chief of the School Papier, dele ’ gate to Girls’ State, Chief Mar shal. President of the French Club, member of the Pine Burr Staff, l Homecoming Sponsor, flag bearer •; for the Band and member of the .'National Honor Society. to attend. Each clinician is to bring a lunch which will be served at 6:30 by the ladies of-the host church who will provide drinks. REV. WALKER DIRECTOR ! The clinic Will be directed by j Rev. Alvin Walker of Maiden I who is associational Bible School | superintendent. The first hour will be devoted to a general ses sion with Rev. Thomas D. Tay lor of Mathis Chapel conduct ing the devotional period. In this hour Rev. Latt Beshears, Boger City pastor will discuss “Success Secrets”; Mrs. Eliza beth Sanford, secretary of the Lincolnton First Church, will speak on “Paper Work” or rec ords and reports; Mrs. A. R. Waters of Mount Zion Church will evaluate “Good Housekeep ing in Bible School”; and Rev. Howard Laney of Faith Church will elaborate on “The Bible in Bible School.” At five o’clock the clinic will divide into department confer ences. Mrs. T. V. Lineberger and (Continued on page 6) First Baptist Church To Conclude Revival With High Attendance Sunday, May 6, will bring to a close the ten days’ Revival at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Joe Shaver of Memphis, Tennes see, is the visiting evangelist and the singing is led by Roland Leath, Music Director of the First Bap tist Church. Shelby. High attendance goals have been set for each department in the Sunday School for May 6, striving for a total attendance of 451. Joe Bondurant, general superinten dent, urges each Sunday School department superintendent to work with the membership and others who are interested to sign a pledge to be’ present Sunday morning. Good response has been evident during the days of the Revival. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 this week and 7:30 a.m. Friday. Sunday services will be at 11 a-m. and 7:30 p.m. The pastor, Rev. Linwood Peterson, expresses appreciation for the fine attend ance both of the membership and others in the community. Precinct Meets By County Dems On Saturday Democratic precinct meetings will be held at each voting place in the county’s 22 precincts on Saturday. May 5, at 2:30 p.m., county chairman Joe Ross an nounced today. A good attendance is requested at each meeting. At the Saturday meetings, Dem ocrats will elect precinct chairman and perfect the precinct organiza tion. LINCOLNTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956 Superior Court Opens May 14 A two-weeks terms of Lincoln county Superior court opens here on May 14 with Hon. Francis O. Clarkson of Charlotte the presid-. ing judge. Criminal cases will be heard the first week, civic actions the sec ond. Highlighting the crminal docket will be cases on murder and rape indictments, and a 9-year old burglary case. Boger City CAP Takes Part In Search Mission Members of the Boger City Civil Air Patrol unit participated in a practice search mission at the Spindale Mill Airport at Spindale on April 22. The search mission was put on by the Trl-Clty CAP Squad ron to teach all CAP personnel to work on an actual search mission if they are called on to do so. TRAINED PERSONNEL The Boger City CAP has trained personnel who have participated in actual searches for lost air craft in storms, etc. The unit has one radio station set up at Boger City and four mobile stations that are ready for use in case of an emergency. The unit hopes to have two aircraft equipped with radios within the next 30 days. The Boger City CAP would like to have more senior members and all the cadets they can get. Any one interested in joining is re quested to call either of the fol lowing numbers: BE 5-5231, RE 5-5184. RE 5-2296. MEETS EACH TUESDAY Each Tuesday night, the Boger City Civil Air Patrol meets in the building adjoining Sutton’s Barber Shop in Boger City. Officers of the unit are: Jake WyckolT, commander; Paul Varner, public information of ficer; Bill Modlln, communica tions officer; Carroll Whitesides, adjutant and personnel officer; Bob Modl in. co-ordinator of Civil defense; James Hovis, sup ply officer. Local Area Soil Men To Attend District Meeting Members of *the Lincoln county Soil Conservation Service will at tt nd tha annual meeting of the Lower Catawba Soil Conservation District tonight (Thursday) at the Goodwill Clubhouse in Gastonia. The district comprises Gaston, Mecklenburg and Lincoln counties. Dane S. Rhyne of Gastonia, dis trict chairman, will preside. He has held the chairman position for 15 years and will, in all proba bility, be re-elected. One of the highlights of the meeting will be the election of officers and the presentation of awards. Auction Sale Saturday Os Wilson Farm The Ernest Wilson farm, located on a paved highway in Lincoln County, one mile north of Cat Square, will be sold at auction on Saturday, May 5, beginning at 1 p.m. To be sold will be 67 acres of valuable land, offered in spearate tracts, conveniently subdivided and as a whole to the high dol lar: two silos, milk barn, house and buildings; also 25 head dairy herd, with milk base, tractor, farm machinery, etc. Free prizes will be given during the .sale. G. Teague Gilbert is the auctioneer. LINCOLN GOES ON RECORD TODAY . , . The Day Was Dark, But... Pennies clutched in the grimy hands of children at school... crisp dollar bills handed over pridefully ... checks sign ed with a more-than-ordinary flourish ... Householders in doorways opening change purses with serious intent. And Lincoln County today tried to save its Red Cross chapter and services. The day was dark and misty, but not enough so to dampen the ardor of the vol unteer workers and the man in the street, the child in the classroom and the clerk behind the counter. Lincoln County had its common shoulder to the wheel. It was do or die to day for the Red Cross locally. Continu ance of the blood-donor program depend ed upon it. So did home services and home-servicemen’s liaison and a multi tude of other communitywide benefits. Some were in doubt that Lincoln could do it! Most were agreed that it would be a difficult task for the Town of Lincolnton alone. The concentrated zeal of the entire county would be needed. 200-300 Woodmen For Western Dist. Convention jjp» : ■■PI fix. { a*. $ « ||| CLASS LEADERS ... Miss Kathryn Miller (left above! has been named Valedictorian and Larry Baxter (right above) named Saiutatorian of the North Brook High School graduating class of 1956. School Leaders Named At North Brook High School The Valedictorian and Saluta-, torian of the 1956 graduating! class of North Brook High School i have been selected. Miss Kathyrn Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Miller of Route 2, Vale, was named Vale dictorian. and Larry Baxter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Baxter of Route 1. Cherryville was cosen Saiutatorian. Miss Miller and Mr. Baxter will deliver the valedictory and saluta tory addresses at the commence ment exercises. VALEDICTORIAN Miss Miller, Valedictorian, in addition to her high standard of scholarship, has excelled in many other phases of school work. She made an enviable record in basketball, having played on the varsity team four years. In her Senior year Kathyrn was selected on the girl’s All-State basketball team. She has served as president oi the Lincoln county chapter of the Core Drilling Work To Begin In Next Few Days By Lincoln Lithium Co. A program of diamond core | drilling is to begin within the next several days by Lincoln Lithium Company on properties in the Buffalo Shoals section which the company has under lease, it was disclosed today. The core - drilling operations follow recent bulldozing and exca vation work by the company in this area. DEPOSITS REVEALED It was reported that excava tion has revealed substantial de posits in this section (Buffalo Shoals), and one main dike un covered to a length of at least 600 feet with indications that it may have a length in excess of 1,500 feet. Lincoln Lithium Co., in addition to the numerous leases in the Buffalo Shoals area, has recently acquired leases on promising prop erties in the Beaver Dam-Indian Creek section and currently is ne gotiating several other leases in this area. Company spokesmen indicate that, assuming satisfactory drilling Some $2,600 was in hand, and about $5,- 000 more was needed to keep the chapter. Some were as pessimistic as the clouds overhanging the county. Others, includ ing Fund Chairman John R. Friday and Chapter Chairman Walter Clark, still had their faith in Lincoln people intact. They refused to believe that their neighbors would let the Red Cross and its services die here. They declined the opinion that people have to be sold on advantages to themselves. To give to the Red Cross is to give to oneself, they pointed out. The local radio station was conduct ing an all-day campaign today, with, some $125 raised by noon. Automobiles full of volunteers giving the day to the community effort were abroad, visiting all streets, all sections. Lincoln civic clubs, with the chamber of commerce co ordinating, were united in the effort. The day was dark, but there was a light of optimism in the eyes of those who cared. Lincoln County today made an ef fort to save its Red Cross chapter. li'k : Beta club, as advertising mana j get of the Le Souvenir staff, and has been active in dramatics. Kathyrn plans to attend Gard r.er-Webb College. SALUTATORIAN Larry Baxter, Saiutatorian. has maintained a high scholastic average throughout his school years. His leadership was especial- j ly expressed in the local FFA; chapter, of which he was presi-1, dent for two years. He has taken! part in all of the major FFA con tests, and at the recent Father- Son banquet he received the ij "Chapter Star Fanner of 1956” award. Among his other activities were • cheeleader, member of Babbling Brook staff and Glee club. He i played leading roles in both the Junior and Senior class plays. [ At the recent ocate convention 1 of the Beta club. Larry was select ed to serve as a marshal. Hie plans tc enter N. C. State College in; ■ I September. I results, the company will shortly ' be in a position to incorporate and ' move ahead rapidly with plans to ' ! build a Lithium processing plant. Lincoln Lithium Co., as pre- j viously announced, is proceeding on the policy of not incorporating I and selling stock until .the ore re- j serve has been proven by drilling. j The company, a partnership.! was formed recently by David J Clark. Walter Clark Paul Rhyne. ■ Sr.. Paul Rhyne. Jr Bud Helms Auto Service Opens Bud Helms, formerly of Lincoln FCX. has opened a new business, : Bud Helms Auto Service, on Lin colnton. Route 2. between the Maiden highway and Boger City. The business provides expert service for automobiles, power i srws and lawn mowers. Mr. Helms invites his friends to : call upon him at his new place of ; business. z Many Dignitaries To Be Here For Annual Six-County Gathering Approximately 200-300 Woodmen and Woodmen Circle members are expected in Lincolnton on Saturday, May 5, for the annual Western District Woodmen Log Rolling and Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle conventions. Woodmen Camps and Woodmen Circles from the six counties of the district __ Lincoln, Catawba, Caldwell, Ire dell, Buncombe, Alexander will have delegates at the af ternoon and evening sessions of the event. Officers Os Host WOW Camp ! Officers of Maple Camp No. I 45, W. O. YVhost camp to the i Western District W. O. W. Log Rolling Convention here Satur day, are: Carmie Davis, consul com mander: Harold Norman, ad viser lieutenant: Brice Leon hardt, banker; Charles G. Whitesides, financial secretary; l| W. O. Bullard, escort: John i Houser, Watchman: Charles Leatherman, sentry: Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald, physician: Joe Goode, recording secretary; George Saine, Alvin Saunders, Tom Burgin, auditors. E. 11. Abernethy is past consul com- 1 mander. I Rites Today For j Ralph Sigmon Ralph Sigmon. 55. of Lincoln-, ton, Route 4, Pisgah Church-Lorl'g' Slioals section, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon in the Crowell Hospital. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Sigmon was a textile work er. and the son of the late William Sigmon and Martha Christopher Sigmon. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pisgah Methodist Church with the pastor, Rev. John Kendrick, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Artelie Crump Sigmon: two sons, Thomas R. and James Sigmon; three daughters, Mrs. Fayrene Suttles, Mrs. Eva Wilson and Mrs. Bonnie Graham: six grandchil dren, and two brothers, Jories Sig mon of Mt. Holly, Lester Sigmon of Belmont. Sally's Shoppe In New Location Sally's Shoppe, for a number of years located on South Academy Street, has moved to the building on East Main Street, next door to the City File Department. The proprietor. Mrs. Sally Jack son. invites her friends and cus tomers to note the change of ad dress and to visit her shoppe often for the finest in ladies’ fashions. Lowing Monthly Report... New Cherryville Industry Boosts Local Area Economy Tlie monthly report on employ ment conditions in the Lincoln County-Cherryville area was re leased today by Paul Lawing, Manager of the local office of the N. C. Employment Security Com mission. Mr. Lawing’s report follows: During the past month a total | cf 131 new applications were filed with the local office, and at the present time we have a total of 493 active applications for work ! in. our file: most of these are ex- ; perienced textile workers and in-. experienced workers who are in-1 terested in securing employment where they can be trained. NEW INDUSTRY One new industry, the Cheri-1 Kr.it Manufacturing Company has located ir. Cherryville. which is in j the Lincolnton office area and production is expected to begin ' shortly. This company will be engaged in the manufacture of sweaters and will certainly be a boost to the employment in that communi ty: the greatest majority of their workers will be women. The number of persons placed in suitable jobs showed an in crease over March, 60 in April as compared to 43 in March. Job openings are rather slow at the present time as a large number of plants are modemiz- I ing and this makes it necessary ALMOST EVERYONE in LINCOLNTON and LINCOLN COUNTY reads THIS NEWSPAPER Single Copy: FIVE CENTS Maple Camp No. 45, W.O.W. of Lincolnton, will be host camp to the Log Rolling Convention, : which convenes at 4 p.m. in the ; new Woodmen Hall on the I Lincolnton-M aid e n highway. Carmie Davis is consul com i mander of the host camp. This will be the first time in a long period of years that Lincoln ton has served as host to the dis trict event. WOW CIRCLE PROGRAM The afternoon session of the Woodmen Circle Convention be gins at 3 p.m., featuring the Shel j by Drill Team in colorful ritualistic 1 ceremonies. Prior to the 3 p.m. program, refreshments will be' served by the hostess Grove, Maple 156, of Lincolnton. as the 100 delegates register at 2:30 p.m. in the basement of the First Baptist Church. The evening session will be open to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a banquet in the VFW Hall. Miss Marie Rhyne of the local Woodmen Circle is in charge of the com | mittee on arrangements. DISTINGUISHED guests A number of national commit teemen and committeewomen will I be among the distinguished guests attending the conventions. Mrs. Ethel Donaldson. National Com mitteewoman and State Manager ! will be present. Farrar Newberry of Omaha. Ne braska. former president of the W.0.W., will be the principal speaker at the evening banquet meeting at the VFW Hall. Nick T. Newberry, State Manager of i W.0.W., will be among those pres ent. Pat J. Buckley, Jr., Mayor Pro Tern of Lincolnton, will bring (Continued on page 6) W FARRAR NEW'BERY to temporarily lay off some workers for a short period. CLAIMS INCREASE An increase was also noted in the number of persons filing ini tial claims: this increased from 191 in March to 315 during April. The changing of machinery and some industries experiencing slack business at the present time which made it necessary for workers ir. certain departments to rest for a week or so was the chief cause for this increase. The number of continued claims, claims filed each week, al so increased from 1157 in March to 1444 during April. The reason for this increase is the same as for the initial claims. GRADS SEEK JOBS In several weeks the schools will begin closing for the summer and we have in our files the graduates of Lincolnton, Union, North Brook and Rock Springs High Schools who have alreday been tested and are anxious to begin working. Mr. Employer, if you have anv openings where you can use some good boys and girls, please call the local Employment Security Office and we will be glad to send a representative to discuss the test scores with you and the fields cf work which these students showed the best aptitudes. Our office is located above Conner Furniture Company, and the tele phone number is Regent 5-2253.
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