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The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Sister Of Local Area
Residents Suseumbs

Mrs. Minnie Lazenby Thomas.
73, Of CataWba Heights COM
munity, Belmont. died Tuesday in
a Charlotte nursing home after a
long illness. She was the widow
of John L. Thomas and a sister of
Lincoln county area reSiden
Funeral rites were held yester-
Gay at pm. at Tuckaseege Bap-
tlst Chu.c ch with the pastor, Rev.
o. B. Reel. officiating. assisted
by the Rev w. f. Abrams and the
Rev. Jerry Murray OF Davidson
Burial was made in CASTOR Me
mortal Park.
Born March 10. 1880. in Iredell
county. she was i daughter of the
late John L. and Mary Grcce
Lazenby. After her marriage. She
and her husband resided in Ca
tawba Heights until his death in
1850.
Surviving are three sons. Earl
Thomas Of Catawba Heights,
Ralph Thomas of Belmont. and
Lester Thomas of RiVerbend sec
ton; one adopted daugh er, Mrs.
Mozelle Lyles of Tampa, Fla; four
brothers. Charles Lazenby and
Ste, ling .Lazenby CT Gastonia. Jim
Lazenby of Maiden. and Floyd
Lazenby of Lowesville; one sister,
Mrs. Maggie Black Of Alexis; IL
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Lincoln Included In Road
Report By Commissioner

year. This included completion of
both lanes of the new dual lane
highway between Kings Noun
tain and GaStonia on US 30. The
improvement eliminated one of
the heaviest traffic sections of
highway in the State. The original
20-foot pavement carried between
primary highways were recondi-
tened and rebuilt. A total of 44.45
miles of secondary roads were
paved while another 96 miles of
rural roads in CASTOR were stabi-
lized for year-round use.
In I.edell. total of 57.35 miles
Of county roads were paved last
year. Many of these roads are i'm
portant school bus routes or con-
Meeting roads.
DIVISION ENGINEER DIES
The man responsible for guiding
this vast amount of roadwork to
completion was L. B. Peck. Divi-
sion Engineer of the Twelfth. who
died Feb. 18th. Ed Kemper is as
Sistant division engineer. H. H.
Weaver is district engineer at
StateSville. Most of these veteran
highway engineers have more than
20 years of roadbuilding exper-
ience.
In an effort to provide a sounder
program. one nearer the people.
the Governor asked the 1853
legislature to consider the feasi-
bility of increasing the ten high
way divisions. Governor UmStead
was authorized to appoint a study
committee. which he did, and it
unanimously recommended the
establishment of IA divisions.
The IA divisions were set up on
a geographical basis, in such way
that each would be about equiva-
lent in population. area. and mile
age.
The State Highway Commits
sion is responsible for the main
tenance of some 10000 miles of
primary city to- city highways,
54.50O miles of secondary roads,
and about 2.400 miles of primary
and secondary links within cities
and towns.
ROAD SYSTEM LARGEST
North Carolina has the largest
State system of roads in the
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Most Houses
Poorly Wired
For Godgets

Most of US. say the experts in
an AP article from New YO.k. are
paying for electricity We are not
getting. The reason. they say. is
that our homes are inadeouately
wired. We are trying TO get a fire
hose flow of electricity through a
soda straw.
The article continued:
We have filled ou- homes with
electrical gadgets and appliances
which were not even invented
when most Of our houses were
wired for electric lights. We plug
all Of these trickle of power and
naturally the voltage. or pressure.
goes down.
The toaSter dries out the bread
instead Of giving it a quick gold
en- brown. the coffee maker slows
down. Breakfast is late and we're
late for work.
The problem is so universal that
industry leaders are concerned.
Not one builders house In 90 is
adequately wired for electrical liv-
ing" says House & Home, trade
publication of the home building
industry.
In practically every home built
before World War II, wiring is
more than Inadequate; it's obso-
lete," says Business Week. exam
lining the appliance boom that
has led to a crisis"
The electrical load in the aver
age home has increased 100 per
cent since before the war. accord
ing to the power companies. But
wiring has not kept pace,
If you doubt that all this is tak-
ing money out of your pocket,
consider these examples compiled
by electrical engineers Of the Ma
tional Adequate Wiring Bureau.
l. A toaster plugged into a wir-
ing system which has a voltage
drop of 10 per cent-common in
a majority Of homeS-takes 81 5
per cent more time 10 brown a
piece Of toast and consumes 28.6
per cent moe current than when
plugged into an adequately wired
circuit.
2. An electric roaster takes %
per cent more time to reach its
required cooking temperature and
wastes 10 per cent Of the current
3. A lamp loses "a PEI cent of
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Poetry Corner
"AN EVENING PICTURE"

"AN EVENING PICTURE"
AS I stand at my upstairs window,
And look out across the way,
Real beauty confronts my vision
That comes at the close of day.
The sun has set in the west again,
The sky with color is aflame:
With yellow and gold, orange and
red
1t is a lovely picture of fame.
To the north I can see a mountain
In a soft shade of purple blue.
So majestic, yet clearly IL rises
To complete the picture hue.
All. It's beauty I see from my
window.
And I pause In my evenings chore
To admire with delight as I linger
This picture God paints DER and
DER
l.. Pauline Turner
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18

years old.
one night after work he de
cides TO tackle this job of filing
his State Income Tax. and finds
that the short form allows him TO
finish this "chore" in very few
minutes.
At the TOP of the form he fills
il. his name, his street address.
town. county. and state.
In Block A. he answers QueS-
ton | yes" indicating that he did
file a return with the Department
in 1857 Both parts of Question
. he also answers i'll the affirma-
i've. In the block under Item 3. he
Lists the names, ages. and rela-
,lonship of his children. If he had
ether dependents he would have
entered them here.D Questions 4
and 5 he leaves blank. as they
have to do with single men. or
married men whose spouse had
separate income.
Moving on to Block B, on the
first line of Item 6 he gives the
name and address of his employer.
and on the extreme right in the
d. oper block he gives the total in
come paid him by his employer
during SO on $4,000 He also lists
this amount in the block on Item
7 as his total salary. as he work
ed for only one employer.
Itnr, l,a 1aauaC h1ay yrly hp
rad no dividends or interest. nor
any subsistence allowance from
his employer.
His Gross Income tLine 81 is al
SO the same. $4,000
On Line 10 he enters the stand
ard deduction. allowed on the
Short Form only, of 10 per cent.
which is substituted for listing
Cf all his deductions. If he had
made more than $4,000. he would
have been restricted to a $500 de-
duction. as the maximum blanket
deduction is $500.
A little simple arithmetic. SUBJ
tracing the total on Line 10 from
that on Line 9. and he arrives at
his Net Income, which Is $3.50.
Then, having read the inStruc-
tionS on the reverse side of the
Short Form, he computes his Per-
sonal Exemption. which is So 800.
$4,000 for himself as a married
man, $500 for each of his chill
dlenD He enters this amount on
Line u, and subtracts from Line
II. which gives him his Net Tax
able Income of $1.180.
Then he moves on to Block c.
On line IA, he finds that he must
pay 3 per cent tax on the first
$4,000 of his Net Taxable Income,
not on his gross income. So. null
tiplying the $lsl8000 by .03. he
finds that his tax is $3540.
He enters this amount on the
extreme right of Line IA, repeats
Il on the extreme right of Line
l9, and again OFT Line 20. He signs
the line which is indicated Sig
nature Of Taxpayer" his wife
J witnesses his signature by signing
the line in the lower left-hand
corner of the form he attaches
his check for the S35.40 uaxes of
less than $1,000 are payable in
full at the time of fling, and the
form and check are ready for
mailing.
Time elapsed. less than Is min
ltaS
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
How To File The New Short Form Income Return

The 1858 North Carolina Gener-
al Assembly gave the smaller tax
payer helping hand short form
'D400-AJ which may be used by
taxpayers whose income is derived
solely from salaries, wages. COM
missions. interest or dividends.
AS State Revenue Commissioner
Eugene Shaw recently comment
ed. the short form was devised to
eliminate the necessity CT non
business persons keeping books
and records Of their income and
deductions and to make the fill
ing of returns as convenient as
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18

possible.
The single-shee form is Simpli-
city itself - as easy as ABC. Here
is how a mythical North Carolina
taxpayer would so about il.
Like SO many Of his contempor-
aries, this hypothetical taxpayer
IS named John Doe. He lives on
North Main Street in Anywhere.
Tar Heel County, North Carolina.
He is an employee Of the Acme
Distributing Company in Any
where. and makes $3.50 a month.
OF $4,000 a year, in salary.
He and Mrs. Doe have Il daugh-
Ter. Mary. IA and John. Jr.. II
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
News For Veterans
TRAINED MANPOWER

During the past decade. the
World War Two CT Bill has help
ed build up the nations reservoirs
OF trained manpower in fields
ranging from atomic physics to
airplane mechanics and from
medicine to the ministry.
This fact was disclosed in a
special research study. released by
the Veterans Administration. of
the records of the 100000 vet
Grams who had received Gil Bill
training since the program began
in June. 1914. This total repre-
SentS more than half of all vet
Grams who served in World War
Two.
According to the study 100000
veterans trained as skilled crafts
men. Another 100000 studied
for the professions: 100000 took
Gil training in the fields of man
agement and business administra-
ton. More than 750.O01 enrolled
in institutional on-farm training
combination of classroom study
and practical experience on the
farm.
A total of $4,000 trained for
clerical and sales jobS-secretaries
StenographerS. business machine
opera tors. insurance statesmen,
bank clerks, and the like.
G1 high school and grade school
students numbered nearly 100000,
many of whom went on to more
specialized training.
The rest of the veterans train
ed for nearly all the remaining
major occupations at which man
earns his living. For the most part,
the VA study reported. these were
occupations also demanding a
high degree of skill and ability.
Of the 100000 craftsmen who
learned their skills under the CT
Bill. the largest proportion-7l1.- :
900. or 38 percent-Studied mech
anicS; automobile mechanics was
most popular, and aircraft mech
anicS ran second.
Television and radio trainees
numbered 438,00O; construction
WORKERS - carpenters. bricklayers,
plumbers and otherS-totaled $685.
900: metalworkers. $4,000; elec-
tricians. $4,000. and refrigeration
and air conditioning mechanics,
10000.
In the professions. the emphasis
has been on occupations requiring
a scientific background. Engineer
ing was the number one choice
attracting 100000 veterans; an
other 10000 studied medicine and
related courses.
OIL plan to get a CT farm loan.
How can find out who would
make such a loan in my COM
munity?
Authorization as to who makes
farm loans under the CT Bill
usually may be obtained from
your County Agricultural EX-
tension Agent. Or you might
check with your bank or other
lending institutions in the
area.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Pfc. Robert Thompson
Spending Leave At Home

Pfc. Robert H Thompson is
spending a ten-day leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R l..
Thompson on Lincolnton, Rt. l.
At the expiration of his leave,
February 20, he will report back
TO Camp Lejeune. N. c. His pres
ent address is: Pfc. Robert H.
Thompson, l343OlO, HIS Co. lst
Bn. 2nd Marine Div, Camp Le-
j6une, N. C.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
RoIph HoyIe Receives
Discharge From Service

Ralph Hoyle. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Hoyle of Lincolnton.
Route 5. received his discharge
from the armed services Febru-
airy II. A graduate of the Lin
colnton high school, he was in the
Air Force branch of service for
two years, serving as an aviation
mechanic at Fort Hood, Texas.
His brother, Wayne, also a Lin
colnton high school graduate. is
now a freshman student at Bre-
ward College. Wayne also is I
former serviceman, serving over
seas In Korea. He was discharged
from service in 1852.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18

June F.. Scarborough. Commits
sioner of the Twelfth State High
way Division. which includes Lin
coin county, today reported on
the constructive progress made by
the State Highway Commission in
his division during 1858.
Other counties comprising the
Twelfth Division are Castor,
Cleveland. Catawba. Alexander
ISdell. with division headquart-
Ryocated in Shelby.
NH98 miles of new primary high
ways were paved. within the divi-
sion counties in 1853. SCARBOROUGH
reported and 6022 miles of ex-
isting primary highways improved
by widening and resurfacing. On
the county road system. 206 miles
of new paving were completed
and another 20.85 miles of rural
reads stabilized for all-weather
use.
The year-end road report by
Commissioner Scarborough fol-
lows:
REPORT BY COUNTIES
In Lincoln. 1874 miles of eX-
isting primary highways were
improved by widening and re-
surfacing. A total of PA miles
of Lincoln County roads were
paved last year. and another
three miles in the county were
stabilized for all-weather driv-
ing.
In Catawba. State highway for
ces placed hot asphalt on a very
important county road connec-
tion between Hickory and Lin
colnton. The improvement on the
Startown Road is Isl miles long.
This road carries quite a bit of
through traffic. Another 27.8
miles of secondary roads were
paved last year in Catawba. A
total of 985 miles of important
rural Catawba roads were stabi-
liZed for year-round use.
In Cleveland. 3.5 miles of new
primary highways were paved. A
total of .269 miles of secondary
roads were paved in Cleveland
while another 3.3 miles of rural
roads were stabilized.
In CASTOR. CATS miles cf new
primary highways were paved last
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
LocoI Breeders Aid
Neors Three-Quorter
Million Mark!

Lincoln Breeders Cooperative.
Inc. announced today that their
organization has disseminated
total of 1892 cows in 1853 as
compared to 306 in 1852.
Lincoln Breeders Coop. Inc.
buys semen from the American
Breeders Service stud at ASheville.
North Carolina which has boosted
the record CT cows bred from l03,-
535 in so to l09.226 in SO.
Lincoln Breeders Coop. Inc. is
one of 287 cooperatives and private
breeding organizations in 81 states
that has contributed to the three
quarter million first service cows
bred by the American Breeders
Service. The American Breeders
Service is the foremost Supplier
in the nation of semen from high
index proved dairy sires.
Lincoln Breeders Coop. Inc. is
pleased to announce to their Gus
toners and dairymen in the
county that service from these
great bulls is available to every
dairyman, large or small. at the
regular dissemination charge, as
the small farmer rarely can pay
the expense of keeping a good
proved bull. Its technician and
directors are making every effort
to promote the use of service to
these ABS Proved Sires. as they
feel that one of the main purposes
of artificial breeding is the use
of the best proved sires obtainable.
at a cost that a dairy farmer can
afford.
With the three-quarter million
mark (749,O82) first service cows
bred artificially in 1858 by the
American Breeders Services six
studs, the desire for the best prov
ed Sires is becoming apparent by
the nations dairymen who milk
COWS for a living.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
SUBVFRSIVFS

While he insist on clearing SUBJ
verSives from the Federal Govern
ment, President Eisenhower re-
Gently declared that innocent per-
sons should not become victims Of
guilt by association in the process.
its brilliance where there is a
voltage drop Of 10 per cent on your
house circuit.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18
Public Notices!
NO TIC E
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK

NOrCn CarOlHa,
Lincoln County.
Sallie Miller Hull. ct ais. }
Petitioners, }
VS.
Eva Parker Miller. ct ais.
Defendants.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF
AN ORDER of the Superior Court
of Lincoln County. made in a
certain special proceeding therein
pending entitled "Sallie Miller
Hull. ct ais. Petitioners, VS. Eva
Parker Miller, ct ais. Defendants, -
made by the Clerk Of the Superior
Court of Lincoln County, on the
10th day of February. 1854. the
undersigned Commissioner will, on
the 3rd day cf March. 1854, at
twelve o'clock noon at the court
house door in Lincolnton, NJ c.,
offer for resale to the highest bid
der for cash. upon an opening bid
of $2255.00 but subject TO the con-
firmation of the court, a certain
tract or parcel of land lying and
being in North Brook Township,
Lincoln County. N. c.. and more
particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a stake, North
west corner of property sold to o.
H. Winters by deed of record in
Book 256 at Page 1875, and runs
thence a new line with Winters
N 61a E 204 it. to a stake, South
west corner of Winters: thence
with the, old line S SO w 1875 feet
to an old corner; thence N 6la w
2O4 feet to an old corner; thence
N SO E 1875 feet to the BEGIN
MING.
Being the Western Portion of
property conveyed to Foy Miller
by deed Of record in Book 239
Page 2ee.
This 10th day of February, 1854
Harvey A. Jonas, Jr
Commissioner.
! 2 wkS-2-l8
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18

Nutgrass. a weed pest on many
North Carolina farms. is not
grass, but sedge.
The Lincoln times., 1954-02-18

United States. with only three
other states. Virginia, West Vir-
ginia. and Delaware having juris-
diction over all secondary roads as
we'll as primary highways. In ad-
dition. the Commission m u S t
maintain and supervise some 10,-
900 prisoners.
With 28,800 miles of paved
roads, North Carolina Is sixth in
the Nation in this respect.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-02-06
q VETERANS, DEPENDENTS
REMINDED ON INCOME TAXES

Veterans Administration in CO.
operation with the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue reminds veterans and
their dependents that time for fill
inc income tax returns is at hand.
Deadline for filing 1858 tax returns
on an annual Internal Revenue re-
minder is March Is, 1854
VA has received a ruling from IN
ternal Revenue that the following
payments made by VA to veterans
and their dependents for benefits
administered by VA are tax free and
NEED NOT BE REPORTED in
computing income tax:
Dividends on CT insurance poll
cies;
Subsistence payments and train
ing allowances for World War II and
post Korean veterans training II
schools on farms and onthe job;
Subsistence payments to disabled
veterans training under Public Law
IS;
Gratuity payments by VA applied
on veterans CT loans (4qo of guar
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-02-06
THIEVES
Mailbag

anteed portion of 10 NJ payments
ceased on all loan commitments
made after Aug I'D;
Disability compensation and pen
sions, both service connected and
ice-connected grants to
seriously disabled veterans for spe-
cial homes; World War I emergen-
cy officers retirement pay; and
All death benefits paid by VA.
consisting of compensation, pension
and CT insurance to families OF de-
ceased veterans
The six-month death gratuity
paid by the Armed Forces to bene-
ficiaries of servicemen who lost their
lives in service Internal Revenue
said is not taxable and need not be
reported as income.
q Question of the Week
@. I have a permanent National
Service Life Insurance policy.
Would it be possible for me to
change it to a term policy?
A. No Permanent plan policies
may not be exchanged for term po-
licies, under the law. NSL1 term
policies however may be convert
ed to permanent plans
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-02-06

-. .aIilrP-Mrs. Arthur Ysma<a
r. o. Box III. Milton Wash.
PORTJ AND-Tom Oka5aki
74O4 ". Denver. Portland OreH.
rACOMA-YaSuko Hashim0to
i7f6 Fawcett Ave. Tacoma. Wash.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-02-06
Lassies Fair for Trade Fair, Feb. lila

japan is being represented
tona the Civic Auditorium Third N and
Mercer by Settle japanese the following
girls shown here i'll the traditional Nakatani
Kimlko Yamanoto and Seiko
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-02-06

YAKIMA--Nrs Kara Konds
SOB Lynn Place, Yakima, Wash.
POKANF-Martha Tsuji
els South Grant st.
Spokane 3, Wash.
ONTARIO-Shig Hironaka
Box 74l. Ontario. Orek.
Evening star., 1954-10-24
tContinued From First page.) J

Benders' advantage, either, that
Gov. Lausche is heading the
Democratic ticket again this
year. Gov. Lausche Is regarded
as a "shoo In" for another term.
Republican politicians, when
asked If they think Gov. Lausche
viii win. throw UP their hands
and plead: Don't ask US that
question:"
Before the 1850 election, the
Republicans were able to have
written into the Ohio State con-
stitution a provision calling for
the Massachusetts, form of ball
lot--a ballot which compels the
voters to mark their preference
for each individual Office. It's
impossible. therefore, to vote
a straight ticket" either for
the Republican or the Demo-
cratic ticket. by making just one
mark on the ballot, as may be
done in some other States and
as at one time is was done here.
It's probably a good thing for
Mr.. Bender that this constitu-
tional amendment was adopted.
The other side of the picture,
which shows some of Mr..
Bender's advantages. finds him
pitted against pleasant former
Mayor of Cleveland, who until
he was appointed to the Senate
was rarely heard of and even
more rarely seen in other parts
Of the State.
Senator Burke also is no ball
of fire in a campaign. He is not
an eloquent speaker, although he
has a keen Irish wit which
manifests itself when he is
conversing in small gatherings.
Nor has Senator Burke any
large personal following. Gov.
Lausche has appeared several
times on the same platform
with him. but the Governor is.
as usual. running his own cam
paign and Is not tearing his
shirt for Mr.. Burke or the rest
of the Democratic ticket. He
never has, one reason being that
Gov Lausche has a large Re-
publican following In the State,
Evening star., 1954-10-24

many people "who have a trivial
blot way back in their past do
not know whether they can take
chance on getting into sensi-
tive work, although the matter
may be irrelevant, and they
could do very good work in this
area"
DR.. Won Neoumann took sharp
issue. however, with the asser-
tion of DR.. Vannevar Bush, pres
ident of the Carnegie Institution,
that the wartime partnership
between military and science
has been almost destroyed" by
the security program.
IF anything, it is BETTER" DR..
Won Neumann said of relations
between the armed services and
the scientific community.
Gen. Eisenhower appointed
DR.. Edwin M. Mcmillan. physics
professor at the University of
California, to fill DR.. Won Neu-
mann's post with the GAO.
He also named DR.. Warren c.
johnson, head of the University
of Chicago chemistry depart-
ment, to the GAO. Both terms
are to expire August /, 1860.