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The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Lbs Senior Class
Fall Carnival
Brings In $3.50

The Fall Carnival held annual
". by the senior class of the Lin
colnton High School as means
Of raising funds to help defray
the cost OF the high school an
nual was staged last Thursday
night III the high school gym
nasium. The sum of $3.50 was
realized from the event.
The carnival was climaXed by
floor show put on by local tai
ent with Jack Brown as master
Of ceremonies, and ended with
the crowning of Miss Fredda
Thompson as Fall Carnival queen
and Charles BuZzie Lonard as
king.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
College Students
To Take SeIective
Service Tests

The Selective Service System
has established the College Quail
fication Test to provide Selective
Service Local Boards with evi-
dence Of the relative qualifica-
tons of registrants for college
study.
The test scores of registrars
Sill provide the local boards with
evidence of their aptitude for
continued college work.
The Selective Service College
Qualification Test will be given
on Thursday, December 8, 1854,
and Thursday, April 2I, 1855 to
registrants who have begun
and plan to continue, their COL
lege or university studies, un-
dergraduate or graduate.
High-scho0l grad a tes and
others who are candidates for
admission to their first year of
college will not be eligible to
take the test until they have
entered upon their first year of
college work.
The test presupposes no school
ing beyond the ordinary high
school preparation for college.
Scores on the test will not them
selves determine eligibility for
deferment. Scores on the test
Till be used by the Selective Ser
vice local boards in considering
the eligibility of registrants for
occupational deferment as stu
dents.
All eligible registrants who
wish to ta.:e the test should
apply Immediately.
Applications for the December
9 test must be postmarked no la
ter than midnight Tuesday, No
vember %. 1854. Applications
map be obtained at the Lincoln
Local Board office, along with in
formation concerning the test.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Johnston Talk
Carried Over
Radio Stotions

Sen. Olin JohnSton'S address at
the Democratic mass rally here
Saturday night received wide ra-
dio coverage.
There was wide interest in the
speech not only in Lincoln county,
but in Johnston's native state of
South Carolina where. he has
campaign strongly for Demo-
cratic candidates. The major por-
tion of his Lincolnton speech, by
remote control-telephone facilities,
was carried direct from the county
courthouse over the radio stations
in Gaffney, Spartanburg, Rock
Hill. Lancaster. Greenville, Easley,
Seneca, Laurens, Cheraw.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Schedule For Dist. x-roy
Mobile Unit This Week

The District X-ray mobile unit
will be at the following places this
week:
Tuesday, Newton Clinic, health
department building, small film
l to 8 pm. large film-3 to pm.
Wednesday. Hickory Clinic, 1st
Avenue. small film-1 to pm,
large firm-10 am. to IL noon.
Thursday, Taylorsville, at Beth
lehem school, small film-9 am.
to pm.
Friday, Hickory Clinic, Union
Square, small film--l to pm.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

ANOI vi Sd pllIlldIlS Will NOJe NO
lember 2 on five proposed amend
rents to the State Constitution.
The first one would authorize
the General Assembly to provide
ior recalling retired supreme court
justices to fill temporary vacan-
else caused by illness or other
emergencies.
The second would authorize the
General Assembly to create a
board of paroles and confer upon
is the authority to grant, revoke
and terminate paroles which is
now exercised by the Governor.
The third would limit to one,
the number of State Senators
from any one county.
The fourth would reduce from
four months to 80 days, the time
voter must residein a precinct
tefore becoming eligible tc vote.
The fifth would permit the
Governor, in filling a vacancy in
Inc executive or judicial depart
ments. to appoint a person to
serve the balance of the uneX-
pired term if that term is to ex-
lire on the first day of January
alter the next general election.
Under existing statutes retired
supreme court justices become
emergency superior court. There
IS no existing authority to recall
them for duty on the supreme
court.
The amendment creating
parole board would terminate the
Governors power of granting,
terminating and revoking paroles
after July /. 1855.
Under present laws, it is per-
mIssible for one county to have
two or more senators The effect
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
County Voters To Mark
; Ballots; Returns To
Be Given Over PA Mike

Lincolnton and Lincoln County
citizens will go to the polls tomor-
row Tuesday, and make their
candidate choices from three bal
lots.
One ballot will carry the names
of the candidates for Lincoln
county and district, and state
senate. offices.
Another will carry the names of
the candidates for state officials,
court judges. and congress.
And the third will carry the five
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

iSSoius that tIlC
issues and his record before the
people and had not, and would
not, resort to a mud-Slinging
campaign and Misrepresentation
as some of the opposition had.
PRAISES ADMINISTRATION
In his talk, praised the work of
the Eisenhower administration for
its first two years in office and
urged the election of a Republi-
can Congress and Senate in Tues
days election and make it possible
for the administration to carry out
its program designed for a bet
ter and happier America for all
the people"
In citing the Eisenhower admin
istration's accomplishments, he
pointed to: conversion of this
country'S from a wartime econo-
my to one based on peace. with
out m or recession as the
prophets of gloom and doom had
predicted; cutting of government
costs by S11 billion, extended So
cial Security benefits to SIC mil
lion persons. provided tax reduc-
tions for everyone in the tax bills
passed, provided increased bene-
fits for veterans, sound farm pro-
gram, extended unemployment
compensation to 4 million, adopt
ed a bipartisan foreign policy.
cleaned up government corruption,
and adopted other measures that
are designed to give the people
prosperous conditions in a world
at peace.
"These are accomplishments
for which this administration
deserves not only credit but the
thanks and gratitude of the
American people," tomas stated.
"The Eisenhower administration
brought peace to America and it
will continue its efforts to
maintain peace" he explained.
I'm keeping and living up to it's
promises to the people. the Eisen-
hover administration deserves the
continued support of the people
and should be allowed to finish
that program the Cong man
said. "In reminding the American
people of what this administration
has done in their interests and in
their behalf. the Congressman
queried, why shouldn't you elect a
Republican congress and senate
to continue this administration in
control and not a Democratic
congress that would harass it..
In behalf of his candidacy for
reelection, Jonas expressed his
thanks to every one who voted for
him two years ago and again ask
ed their support on Tuesday. He
said that he promised, if elected
two years ago. to live up to the
trust put in him and that his
record in Congress was one he
could point to as proof. He stated
he had voted his conscious in the
interests of the people and the
country. and with the experience
that he had gained the past two
years. he was confident he could
do an even better job as their
Congressman if returned to the Of
flee by the electorate Tuesday.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

Sain, two daughters, Miss Marie
Sain, Charlotte and Wanda Kay
Sain, his mother, two brothers,
Clyde and Roy Sain, of Lincoln
ton and ore sister, Mrs. David
Abernethy.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted this afternoon at o'clock
from White Zion Methodist
Church by Rev. Mr.. Blanchard,
assisted by Rev. TWenson Brendle.
burial will be in the church ceme-
terry.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
tBy Buck PaysOur. former Times
Reporter. Now UNC Student)

Let no one tell you that
Democrats will not work with the
President" South Cardinals Sen.
DIN D. Johnston told standing
room only crowd at a Democratic
Rally in the Court House Saturday
night.
And he made it plain that he
thought that there would be a
Iemocratic majority in the House
after Tuesday when he went on to
say that The Democratic Con-
eress will support President Eisen-
hover in any and all requests for
legislation beneficial to the
American people as a whole"
ROPER RALLY CHAIRMAN
Lincolnton Attorney S. M.
Roper. an cid friend of South
Cardinals Senior Senator. was
chairman of the Rally. Roper.
who. attended the University of
South Carolina law school with
Johnston, said he knew the SEN
ator as "a Christian gentleman, a
conscientious and industrious stu
dent and an active and outstand-
ing leader in every cause for
eood."
Roper, ore of the most able
orators in Lincoln County also
scored the registered Democrats
who bolted their party to vote for
candidates on the opposition tick
ct. Il refuse to believe the
great and illustrious Democratic
Party of this great Southland de-
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Fire Burns lond In
Ivy Church Section

Fire fighters Thursday put out
fire in the Ivy church section Of
Lincoln county that burned over
five or six acres of the land of Dr.
B. F. Waggoner of Newton.
Catawba county Forester Craig
Bell reported that the fire burned
during all Wednesday night, and
was not completely extinguished
until Thursday afternoon.
He said the damage was not ex-
tenSive.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Funeral Rites Today
For Paul Andrew Sain

Paul Andrew Sain. 43, died Sum
DAY morning at his home on Lin
colnton. Route l.
He was born in Lincoln coun-
ty January 20, 1911. the son of
Augustus and Hattie Heavier
Sain.
He was a veteran of World
War II and was a State County
supervisor.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Edith Wilson Sain, 1our sons,
Thomas, Billy, Jack and Larry
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Iron Stotion Seaman
Aboard USS Ernest Mccall

FAR EAST CFHTNC} - Frank
lin L. Smyre, radioman seaman,
USN, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles L.
Smyre OF Route l, Iron Station. N.
c., is aboard the radar picket de-
stroyer USS Ernest G. Small,
which is operating here with the
carrier arm OF. the 7th Fleet.
DeStroyers protect aircraft car
rlers from submarine attack. They
also operate as plane rescue yes
sells.
Seventh Fleet ships visit ports in
Japan, the Philippine Islands, and
also Honk Kong, B.C.C.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

and manager. Mrs. Kathryn Shi-
dal and Mrs. Shirley Rhyme will
ne his assistants and Richmond
Hayes will be in charge of the
and grounds.
In today'S Times are a large
number of ads congratulating the
First National on the forward
step it has taken. Be sure to read
them.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

out the day with the grand prize
of 500 being awarded at 5 o.
clock. There will be flowers for
the ladies, cigars for the men and
candy for the children, also re-
freShmentS will be served.
The branch bank will open for
business Thursday morning. Jack
Dellinger, who has been with the
First National for a number
years. will be assistant cashier
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

by a car in the Georgetown sec
ton, Gastonia highway, Saturday
night.
PatrOlman J. c. Brown of
Cherryville reported that his in
vestigatiOn showed that Bailey,
age about IS, was walking South
on the pavement in the lane of
traffic and was struck by a "a
Ford, driven by Roy HOuk. He is
reported to have been killed al
most instantly. HOuk, the officer
stated, claimed he was blinded
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
Six accidents
InLocol Areas Since
Fridoy;One Fatality

Despite the highway safety
campaign in progress that led to
Highway Patrolmen being pressed
into emergency extra time duty,
Lincoln motorists went on a ram
page over the week end.
One fatality was reported, minor
injuries to those involved in the
accidents, and heavy damage to
vehicles.
NEGRO KILLED
Oscar Bailey, Negro. was listed
as the fatality, being struck down
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
RALLY AT COURTHOUSE

serves that kind of treatment" :"
said Roper in introducing Sen.
Johnston.
Sen. Johnston, pointing to
the recent election of a Demo-
cratic governor in Maine. pre-
dicted that the party would win
at least four to six majority
in the Senate and an even larger
one in the House. In his pre-
6ictiOn of the Senate majority,
he included the vote of Sen.
Wayne Morris, Independent of
Oregon, who has promised to
vote with the Democrats on
most issues.
SCORES ADMINISTRATIONS
The speaker also lashed out at
unemployment. farm supports and
the Income Tax Bill of the pres
ent administration. He cited statis-
tics, claiming they showed the In
come Tax Bill was designed to
benefit big business, white-collar
workers and stock-owners.
The Senator also asserted that
Secretary of Defense Wilson
spoke the theme and thinking of
the Republican Party when he
said What is good for General
Motors is good for the country"
Johnston also added that Secre-
tary Wilson spoke the true at
titude OF the Republican Party to-
ward the working men when he
referred to them as 'Kennel-fed
dogs
WARNS OF OVER-CONFIDENCE
Turning TO the 10th District
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01
First National To
Open East Branch
Bank Wednesday

The East Branch of the First
National Bank Of Lincolnton, will
be formally opened to the public
Wednesday morning. Throughout
the day officials of the First Ma
tlonal will be on hand to greet
the callers and to show them
ever the building which embodies
the very latest in banking house
construction and euuipme en- t =.
Prizes will be given also through
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

Sweden is buying cotton from
Russia on trial basis with about
$50 tons imported so far. Swedish
buyers have praised the quality of
the Russian cotton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

The 1854 honey crop in the US.
is estimated at 1858 900 pounds.
five per cent less than last year.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

by the lights of an incoming car
and did not see the cOlored man
walking along on the highway
in the same direction he was
travelling. A technical charge of
auto manslaughter was lodged
against Houk.
Bailey was reported to be long
time, respected resident of the
Georgetown section, and was
known as an avid reader of the
Bible. Known survivors we're not
available as The Times went to
press.
A car Smasnup was also inveSti-
gated over the week end by State
Trooper Dave Houston, however,
The Times was unable to contact
Mr.. Houston today for details.
State Trooper Bob Smart was
the busiest of the highway officers
over the week end. He investigated
four accidents. one that happened
on Friday, three on Saturday. Pa
trolman Smart gave this account
Of the accidents investigated:
FRIDAY ACCIDENT
Friday, about $3.50 pm, Silas
Monroe Furr. Jr., of Charlotte,
was travelling North in a new
Chevrolet truck on highway 16. A
colored woman, Frances johnson.
80, walked across the highway in
to the path of the Furr truck. Mr..
L1tY,-, fyN t,-y-t 70 rf,-,ly
her, lost control of the truck, the
vehicle overturning three times
and landing in the Wade Rein
hardt yard. Furr suffered minor
bruises, the truck heavily damaged.
and the colored woman reported
unhurt except for fright.
SATURDAY MISHAPS
The first wreck investigated
Saturday was at $3.50 pm. at Rose
land Mill community. A 1941 Ply
mouth, operated by Bobby Gene
Schism, of Laboratory, pulled out
from dirt road near grill and
into the path of '48 Chevrolet,
travelling West, and driven by
Charlie Roy Hunter of Bessemer
City. The '48 Chevrolet, unable to
stop, hit the Schism car head-on.
Both cars were totally demolished.
Schism was charged with failing
to grant right of way.
At ASS pm. Saturday, on high
way q near Wise's Florists, '53
Mercury. operated by Martin Ar
den of Charleston, w. Va, was
travelling East and was slowing
and stopping for a pedestrian in
the road when a '49 Chevrolet, op-
Grated by Paul Kermit Laney, hit
his (Arden) car from the rear.
Laney was charged with following
too close. His car was considerably
damaged.
At $50 pm. Saturday. at the
intersection of highways 10 and 18,
a Al Ford being operated by
Wayne Edward Buff, of Casar,
pulled out from the intersection
into the path of 81 Chevrolet,
travelling North. and driven by
Roscoe c. Roberts. Roberts swerv-
ed his car to avoid hitting the Al
Ford but was unable to avoid a
collision. the cars crashing head
on. Both cars were complete
wrecks. Buff was charged with
failing to grant right of way.
OLDS COLLIDE
Saturday at 10 pm, at intersec-
ton of Country Club road and Sa-
lem church road. 50 Oldsmobile
operated by Willard Caskey, of
Lincolnton, turned off left at Nc
SWANS store and started towards
Boyer City. Another 50 Olds trav-
cling in the same direction. and
driven by Bobby Carol Armstrong
of Lincolnton. Route 3, went out
of control and in turning over COL
hded with the Caskey car The
driver. Armstrong. told the Pa
trolman his brakes locked, caus-
ing him to lose control. No
charges were preferred. The Arm
strong Olds was badly damaged.
The Lincoln times., 1954-11-01

record, that he had brought the
issues and his record before the
people and had not, and would
not, resort to a mud singing
campaign and Misrepresentation
as some of the opposition had.
pRAISES AnMINISTp aTUON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Peru ExiIes Ex-premier
After Coup Attempt Falls
BY the Assoeia,sd Pres.

LIMA. Peru. Aug. l2.-Gen.
zenon Noriega, accused Of at
tempting an armed revolt after
his custer this week as Premier,
has been hustled into exile
aboard a Peruvian warship.
A government communiuue
yesterday said he was arrested at
the war ministry after he had
complied with q telephoned
summons He was sent by AUTO
mobile to the Naval Academy at
La Punta and put aboard the
destroyer Castillo. The ships
dissipation was not disclosed.
The government announcement
said conditions were normal
throughout Peru after Noriega' S
unsuccessful attempt to unseat
President Manuel Odria with the
help of rebellious army units.
The attempted coup was put
down early Tuesday without
bloodShed.
Noriega was forced to resign
as cabinet chief and war minis
ter Monday. The government
later charged he had misused his
Office toscampaign for the presi-
dency. Navy Minister Admiral
Rogue Saladias replaced him as
Premier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Wampler Opponents
Map Virginia Drive
BY the Asseeiutsd Press

MARION, Va. Aug. l2.-Ninth
District Democrats win roll out
the party's heavy artillery to
help Congressional nominee Pat
Jennings unseat Republican in
cumbent Representative william
G. Wampler Of Bristol In the
November elections.
Mr.. Jennings strategy board
met here yesterday and said
Senators Robertson Of Virginia
and Symington Of Missouri will
be on hand October Q to help
MIR. Jennings formally launch
his campaign.
In addition. National Demo-
cratic Chairman Stephen D.
Mitchell is scheduled to speak
a week later at a barbecue on
the farm Of State Senator Harry
G Stuart at Elk Garden in Rus
sell County.
The political strategists are
not ignoring the distaff side,
either. Campaign manager War
rem Wright Of Marion said Mrs.
India Edwards. q former vice
chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. will address a
meeting Of district chairwomen
IN Bristol August %.
The women will plan for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
It's Enough to Make
Firm Explode, Too

Although it was her own fault,
q housewife in Copenhagen,
Denmark. collected 500 for the
explosion of a pressure cooker.
The manufacturer had offered
that amount to any one reporting
an explosion.
The court found that the firm
had said nothing about barring
explosions caused by bad han
ding, and therefore awarded
the woman the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12

district-wide meeting Of Demo-
cratic women.
And Mr.. Jennings. Smyth
County sheriff, who lives at
Marion. has served notice he is
not the candidate OF any faction
within the State Democratic
Party. @
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Elephant in Chino Shop

An elephant, straying from q
circus parade. wandered into a
china shop at Linz, Austria. 1t
picked up q glass vase with its
trunk and rejoined the parade.
No damage was done in the china
Shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Smoe Study Dropped

johannesburg, South Africa, q
victim of smog in recent years.
has stopped all study to over
come it, according to its health
department, because no funds
have been made available for the
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Sir Alexander Fleming Spreads
Credit for Developing PeniciIIin

culture plate stage of Sir Alex
ander's experiments into the
body of a human being. The
year was 1910.
Sir Alexander emphasized
that later work done here in the
United States led to the mass
production of penicillin. Nova
days. said Sir Alexander. pen
icillin actually doesn't cost as
much as the bottle it comes in"
Sir Alexander had other things
to say about his antibiotic. In
England, Che said. penicillin is
being given in some tests to
young turkeys and pigs Flashing
pictures of the normal turkey
and the turkey punched with
penicillin. Sir Alexander showed
the vastly plumper, taller bird
to be the one raised on the first
OF the antibiotics. The same was
true of pigs. The drug seems to
be preventing growth stunting
diseases of the animals.
And Sir Alexander added that
even whisky seems to improve
in taste with a dash of penicil-
lin. This, he said, has also been
investigat d in the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
33d Bird Dog Trials
To Be Run This Week End

The SD annual spring bird
dog trials of the National Cap
ital Field Trial Club will be held
this week end at the Poolesville
(MdD farm of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Izaak Walton
League.
Officials of the club, one of the
Oldest sportsman's organizations
in the Washington Area, said
more than 80 dogs from Eastern
Seaboard States are expected to
be entered in the four stakes.
The puppy and derby stakes
will be run Friday morning. The
all-age stake, most important
event, will begin Friday after
noon and continue Saturday,
and the shooting dog stake will
be run Saturday.
Gov McKeldin will attend the
Saturday afternoon trials, and
officials said members of the
Governors family are expected
to follow some of the braces on
horseback. The Governor will
present awards Saturday evening
at dinner given jointly by the
club and the Izaak Walton
League.