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The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
CANCER NEWS
Series of questions and an
swers, sponsored by Lincoln
Cancer Society.

How fast does cancer grow?
There is no definite rate of
growth of cancer tissue. Some
types will grow more in a few
weeks than other types will in
several years.
Is cancer single disease?
No. The term cancer" includes
all forms o. malignant growth.
Very many varities are known.
These have certain characteristics
III common, such as uncontrolled
growth, tendency to spread widely
IN the body and fatal termination
II not treated early and adequate
". They differ in certain charact-
eristics. such as location in the
body, microscopic appearance, and
response to treatment. Their his
tories OF development may be
quite dissimilar and it is probable
that the conditions which may
rrecede then. also differ greatly.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Heafner President
Executives Club:
; New Directors

Harlan Heafner. president of
Heafner Tire & Motor Co.. is the
new president of the Lincoln EX-
ecutive Club.
His election to the clubs pre-
Sidency came at last Friday
nights monthly dinner meeting of
the club, following the address of
principal speaker, Dr.. Paul N.
Elbin. noted educator and COL
lege president. Mr.. Heafner sue
ceeds Gordon Goodson, retiring
president. Other offices named
we're c. r. Hartman, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Dan McGinniS, Secre-
tary treasurer.
Three new members of the
board of directors were elected -
DR.. John Gitzgerald, j. Harlan
Heafner. Mrs Dan McGinniS.
Other directors of the club are: ::
w. A. Nancy, Hal Cornwell, w.
F.. Hoyle, c. r. Hartman, Gordon
Goodsou, j. Graham Morrison.
The officers will be installed at
the January "A, 1855, meeting Of
the club.
Membership in the Lincoln Ex-
ecutive club is open, and anyone
desiring information on joining;
club dues ect., are asked to con-
tact Mrs. Dan McGinnis, secre-
tary-treaSurer.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Incomplete Farm Census Shows = 746
Farms> 4>222 Dwellings In County

IA farms and 1856 dwellings,;
Lincoln county, 2,746 farms and
l,222 dwellings,; CASTOR, 2,285
arms and z25 dwellings; Neck
enburg IN estimated 4,250 farms
and l3.500 dwellings; Mitchell
county. 2.09t farms and 2,730
dwellings,; Cleveland, 5,870 farms
md 1855 dwellings; Transyl-
Iania, 2,1Ol farms and 4,200
dwellings,: Polk. l,133 farms and
2.223 dwellings,; Henderson, L.
,05 farms and 2,540 dwellings;
md Rutherford, 2,340 farms and
$50 iWelli-
The enume JrS worked under
he direction Of twenty-five crew
eaderS appointed from the var
lous counties. The term dwelling
s used for those households con-
.acted, both in the rural and
Urban areas, in some instances,
hat did not fall into the cate
rory ot farms as defined by
census regulations, Mr.. Dale ex-
planned.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
'TeenAgers To
Play Santa To
Folks

The teen-age boys and girls who
take part in the Recreation De-
partment programs decided that
this year they would like to gather
toys, clothes and food to take to
some needy families for Christmas.
They have organized a Car COM
mittee that will pick up anything
the people in town might have to
give for the needy families project.
The gifts will be wrapped a n d
placed under the Christmas tree at
the Center until Friday afternoon,
Christmas Eve, when they plan to
take the gifts to the needy fam
lilies selected by them. The teen
ayers will decide those families
they feel are the most needy for
them to play SANTA to.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Recreation Ctr.
Schedule Durinq
YuIe Holidays

The City Recreation Center will
close on Friday night, December
"a, at 10:45 pm. and will remain
closed until Monday. December
81.
The Recreation Center will be
open each afternoon next week,
Monday thru Friday. from 200
until 500, and on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday nights from TOO
until 1000. Then the Christmas
Dance Wednesday night from 800
until 1870 and the Community
Christmas Caroling Friday night
from 1880 until 10:45
The Colored Community Center
will be open Thursday afternoon,
December %, from 800 until 800
and Tuesday. Thursday and Fri
day nights from 800 until 1900.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

vice Sunday at 7:30 at the First
Baptist Church to usher in Christ
mas Week. The choir will render
Fired Waring" choral arrange
ment of Song of Christmas by
RinWold. While the candles gleam,
a spotlight will be focused on
large stained glass depletion of the
Nativity Scene. First Baptist will
have its annual Christmas party
for the children Wednesday eve
ming. with treats for all the young
ones. Adults will attend, too, for
the regular midweek prayer SER
vice. Sunday evening, Dec 26, will
be Student Night at Christmas"
at First Baptist, with the service
being conducted by Lincolnton COL
lege students home for the holi-
days
REFORMED CHURCH
There will be an elaborate
Christmas pageant Sunday night
at 1880 at the Reformed Church,
directed by Alec Barringer. The
church now is completing an i'm
pressive Nativity Scene. On Christ
mas Eve at the Reformed church,
there will be a candlelight service.
LUTHERAN
Sunday at 5 pm, Christmas
Week will begin at the Lutheran
church with the annual Sunday
School Christmas program. Fea-
tured will be an original pageant
entitled I'm the Year of Our
Lord" written especially for the
service by Miss Sarah Yoder. Fri
day night at o'clock, the church
will hold it's annual Yule candle
light service, with appropriate dec
orationS.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Clerk Of Court
Joe Ross Attends
Training Course

joe Ross. Lincoln county Clerk
of Superior court, is in Chapel
Hill this week attending a school
for clerks of Superior court at the
University of North Carolina.
The school began Wednesday
and concludes Friday Mr.. Ross
went to the meeting with the Ca
taw5a county Superior court clerk,
P. w. Deaten.
The court clerks course is being
held under the sponsorship of the
Institute of Government at UNC,
with Basil Sheriff., Assistant Di-
rector of the Institute in charge.
The schools curriculum is de-
vo;ed chiefly to adoption law, re-
ciprocal support act, guardianship
and bonds. A special session on the
Clerk of Courts powers and duties
before, during and after trials also
will be held.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Fred Dale. Jr., Of Hickory, field
supervisor cf the 1854 Agricultur-
al Census ir % counties includ-
ing Lincolr) in Western North
Carolina, has announced that the
farm census work in this district
will probably be completed by
Friday.
The farm census work is al
most complete, Dale reported, and
The almost complete report for
Lincoln County reveals that enum-
orators to date have contacted
2.746 farms and 1922 dwellings
IN this couEty.
Dale reported that up to the
current time, 282 enumerators in
the % counties have gathered
information pertinent to the farm
operations and rural section on
i08,662 dwellings which include
55,285 farms in the district
BREAk -nOWN GIVEN
A break down by counties shows
ei1umerators lave secured a veal
tn of agricultural information
to be forwarded TO Washington
and the Bureau of the Census for
compilation With other figures
from the following farms and
dwellings:
Graham ard Cherokee counties,
1891 farms, 4,786 dwellings;
Swain county and the Northern
half of Macon, .965 farms and g.
327 dwellings; Clay and the
Southern hal. of Macon county,
1.779 farms and 3,478 dwellings;
Jackson county, 1000 farms, and
1885 dwellings,; Haywood county,
3,467 farms and 1887 dwellings;
Madison county 3.299 farms and
5,491 dwellings; Buncombe coun-
ty, 5,22! farms and 10,045 dwell
;ngs; Mcdowell county, 1880
arms, and 3,797 dwellings; YAM
cey county. 2,432 farms and A.
l66 dwellings,; Avery county, l.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
None Hurt In School
Bus, Car Crosh Tues.
Afternoon At Stortown

Damage estimated at about fifty
dollars to private automobile and
the same to a county school bus
occurred shortly after three o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the Star
town school, according to Edgar
Robinson, school principal.
Mr.. Robinson, who did not know
the name of the driver of the car,
stated that as the school bus turn
ed into the school to pick up chill
dren of the Maiden area. the cars
brakes apparently failed and it
crashed into the rear of the bus.
There were no injuries.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Savings Bonds
Sales In County
Total {14,214.75

U. S. Savings Bonds sales dur
ing the month of November in
lincoln County totalled SABA
rs. The accumulated Savings
Bonds sales for the first eleven
months Of the year for our Coun-
ty total!ed $156,021.75.
During the month of November,
sales IN North Carolina were
1920 ever the same month of
1858. The sales of the Series E
& H Bonds in North Carolina
reached a nlne-year high during
the north when $4.069, 1880
worth of bonds were sold. The &C
cun1ulated sales of Savings Bonds
tor the State were $2.132, 1880
create. than for the comparable
period Of last year.
Although we are now in the
Continued on page eight
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

The annual Christmas Dance at
the Recreation Center for the
High School and college students
will be Wednesday night, Decem-
Der %. The Center will open at
800 for the gala affair and close
at 1880 pm. This years Christ
mas Dance will be informal
with the girls wearing evening
dresses and the boys their Sunday
suit.
A special attraction at this years
dance will be the appearance of
LincolntonS own RHYTHM MAS
TERS, a local orchestra composed
of Joe Fields, Bud Ramseur, Bob
Ramseur. Bob Leonhardt, Dallas
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Christmas Dance Recreation
Center On Dec. p For High
School And College Students

Lee and Franklin Barkley. They
will furnish the music for the teen
ayers Christmas Dance.
The admission for those attend
ing the Christmas Dance at the
Center will be fifty cents (.50c)
per person. This charge is being
made to take care of the added eX-
pense of this years special dance.
Also at the Christmas Dance
Wednesday night, group of the
Mothers are planning to serve light
refreshments for those attending
the dance.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

All uptown Lincolnton churches
are planning special programs -
and most of the suburban chur-
ches, too.
PRESBYTERIAN
The week will begin at the First
Presbyterian Church Sunday night
with candlelight service at 1880.
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.
the church's annual Sunday School
Christmas Party will be held for
adults and children. with the dis
tribution of treats to the kiddies.
The children's classes will put on
a special program of poems. songs.
skits, readings, and special music.
and the Christmas tree will be the
center of the party. On Thursday
evening, beginning at $50. the
young people of the First PreSby-
terian Church will conduct ~pro-
gressive party" put on by the Sem
ior High Fellowship. And on
Christmas Eve, the church youth
will go Christmas carolling through
Cne community.
METHODIST
At the First Methodist Church,
the annual Christmas pageant will
be unfolded Sunday night begin
ming at 1880. The church's an
nual Sunday School Christmas
program, with treats for the chill
dren. will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.
M, and on Thursday, the Christ
mas Week at the First Methodist
Church will be climaxed by an
impressive candlelight service. The
church has erected at its front
entrance a large Nativity scene.
BAPTIST
There will be a candlelight ser
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Five Sign Up
For The Army

Three Lircoln County service
men have re enlisted in the U. S.
Army and have been sent to Fort
Jackson, S. c. for reassignment.
They are:
Elmer L. Hoyle of Iron Station,
Troy E. Btu CESS of Lincolnton,
and Raw G.. evils of Lincolnton.
Two othe"S have enlisted for
Jhree years and also were sent
to Fort Jackson for assignment.
They are:
John H. Boyles and Bobby E.
Parker, both. Of Lincolnton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Produce Market
To Occupy New
Building Here

A fresh produce market is to
De opened or E. Maon street. on
property adjoining Teeter's Sup
er Market.
A building, 80 X 25 feet. includ-
ing a basement is now being erect
I'd by Earlan Heafner, property
owner, on the site mentioned. The
structure will be of concrete
block construction, and barring
unfavo. able weather conditions,
1t is hoped the building will be
completed and ready to open
within the next six weeks.
The business Will be operated
by Hall Leonardt and his son,
Charles. Mr.. Leonhardt has been
n the produce business for many
years, trucking direct from the
Florida MARKETS. He will continue
to "truck" fresh produce and
peddle it in. the local areas, but
the new building bieng construct
ed on E. Main will be his head
quarters and serve as a storage
and retail! outlet.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Rites Held For
Miss Annie Huss,
Vale Student

Funeral i;tes for Miss Annie
Fay Huss. II, we're held Tues
day at 2::30 p. m. in the Ebenez-
er Methodist Church in the Vale
community With the Rev. Carl
Dennis and the Rev. Grady Bur
gin officiating. Burial was made
in the church cemetery.
Miss HusS daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Felmster Huss of Vale, Route
8, died last Saturday night in
Duke Hospital at Durham fol-
lowing an illness of several
weeks. She was a student at Ban
oak High School, Catawba coun-
ty.
Surviving are the parents; three
brothers, Foy, Thomas and Norris
Huss, all of Vale, Route 3; two
sisters, Misses Ruth and Joyce
Huss of the home; and the ma
ternal grandfather, R. M. Hudson
of Hickory, Route 8.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Monthly Boy Scout Court of
Honor will be held this evening at
7:45 o'clock at First Presbyterian
urch. Albert Goldsmith, chair
of the committee on advance
It's will preside, and members
the district committee will sit
DIS the court.
Preceding the Court, at pm,
district committeeman will have a
Dutch" supper meeting at
Greenland.
While the Court of Honor is in
progress, there will be Scouters
Roundtable for ScoutmaSters OF
the IL county troops in another
room. Also at the same time, there
will be a session ON Clubbing, con-
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Oscar Senter,
Lincoln Native,
Dies In Virginio

Oscar E. Senter, former resident
of Lincolnton, died suddenly Sun
day night at his home in Airing
ton, Va. He was the son Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. j L. Senter OF
Lincolnton.
Funeral rites were held We'd
nesday in Arlington. Local re-
latives attended the services.
Surviving are his wife, one
daughter. Nancy; one son, Wayne:
three sisters and four brothers,
Surviving brothers and sisters in
clude Ralph and Terrence Senter,
Mrs. Yates Rudisill and Mrs. Jud-
son McGinnis, all OF Lincolnton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Boy Scout Court OF Honor
Slated Here This Eveninq

Quoted by Mrs. R. M. Schiele.
Special guests at tonight'S Court
will be Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Schiele,
both of Gastonia. Mr. Schiele is
executive of the 11-county Pied
mont Boy Scout Council. Mrs.
Schiele has charge of Clubbing ac-
tivities. Present with Mr.. and Mrs.
Schiele tonight will be Assist
ant Piedmont Executive Tom
Rankin of Gastonia.
Currently. Lincoln County has
two active Cub packs. Two others
are in process of being organized.
At tonight's Court of Honor, spe-
cial Boy Scout calendars will be
distributed by Seth Lumber Co.,
and a picture of the presentation
TO each Scout will be made,
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Children Of
Riverview Church
To Give Program

The Beginner, Primary and
Junior departments of the River
7ieW Baptist church Sunday
School will present Christmas
program entitled The Greatest
Story Ever Told" Sunday even
ing, December 10 at 7:3O O'Clock.
Members CT the congregation
and the pastor, Rev. Ernest Frye,
extend to all a special invitation
to come out and see the boys and
girls as they perform.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

The accident occurred about 4
pm. Tuesday, when little Cathey
fell beneath a moving tractor
which was being operated by her
mother, a wheel of the vehicle re-
portedly passing over her body.
1t is reported that Mrs. Long
originally had planned on driv-
ing the family car to a neigh
bOr's house, but upon finding the
battery dead decided to use the
tractor. Upon returning, the
tractor jerked forward as she
and the little girl were seated
on the vehicle, causing Elaine to
be thrown off balance and un-
der the wheels of the moving
machine.
The child was rushed to the
Crowell hospital by her fearful.
near-hysterical parents and an
uncle. However, she was pronounc-
ed dead upon arrival by the at
tending physician.
Lincoln county coroner Guy
Cline ruled the accident unavoid-
able.
Funeral services we're held this
morning (Thursday) at IL o'clock
at the Alexis Baptist Church with
the Rev. Billy Hill officiating. Bur-
ial was made in the church ceme-
terry.
Surviving besides the parents are
one sister. Rita. and her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Long
of Alexis. and Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
brey Aderholt of Iron Station.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Community Christmos
CoroIing Friday Night

AS has been the custom for the
past seven years, all teen-agers
and adults who are interested. will
gather at the Recreation Center
Christmas Eve, Friday December
"a, between 1880 and 800 to go
Christmas caroling. The group will
leave from the Center around 800
and walk to different homes in
town to sing carols. Upon their
return to the Center at l0:p0. they
will be served hot coffee and do
nuts by the Recreation Dept. Ev-
eryone is invited. young and old, to
take part in the Community
Christmas Caroling from the Rec
reation Center Friday night, De-
cember a. Christmas Eve.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
BANDYS TEAM WINNER
BANDYS TEAM WINNER
North Brook School Host To
Dist. Crop-Judging Contest;
Rock Springs Places Third

The North Brook high school
vas host to the annual district
"A c'pp-judging contest last
y inesiay in which ten schools
" m three counties Hincoln, Ca
.Wba, GastonD participated.
The Bandys high school FLA
team OF Cata wba county won first
place in the contest, Dallas high
of Castor county second, and the
Rock Sp.'inss group from Lincoln
County third.
The zeal Of 2400 points was
aimed at by the competing stu
dents. The Bandys boys amassed
1000 of the 2400 points, Dallas
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Mrs. Bertha Seearee,
g. Lincoln Native
Killed In Accident

Mrs. Bertha Baxter Scarce, 81,
Lincoln county native, was killed
Monday in highway accident
near Greensboro
Mrs. Scearce and her husband,
Eugene Wesley Scearce, So, of Dry
Fork, Va, were both fatally injur-
ed when their car Skidded across
a rain-swept highway into the
path of an oncoming tractor-trail-
er, six miles south Of Greensboro.
Raymond Brown, 38 of Robbins.
was operating the tractor, accord
ing to highway patrolmen.
The Virginia couple was return
ing from Asheboro, where they had
attended a funeral that day.
A native of Lincoln county, Mrs.
Scearce was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter BaXte-.
Besides her brother in Gastonia,
she is survived by another brother
kilgo Baxter of Washington, DC;
a half sister. Mrs. Sallie PaySeur
of Kings Mountain; and a half
brother, Will Baxter of Morganton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Korean War Veterans Wishing To
Enter Farmer Training Program
Advised To Apply Without Delay

Announcement was made today
that any Korean war veteran who
wishes to enter the Veteran Farm
er Training Program at Lincoln
ton high school by January l,
1855. or February l. 1855, should
contact either of the following per-
sons Immediately:
A. j. Smith, Agriculture Teach
CT, 120 Rhodes Street Lincolnton,
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

coin agricultural stabilization and
conservation office.
The 4s2 to l8 vote is approx
mately Sc percent favorable de-
cision FOR quotas, far above the
Two thirds margin required to
make tie control program effec-
tive.
The farmers, in voting in fa-
vor of the governments price sup
uort program on cotton. are as
sured price support at level be-
tween 1922 and 80 per cent of
parity for 1855 upland cotton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Lincoln Farmers
Okoy Controls
BY Large Margin

Lincoln county's cotton farm
ers voted overwhelmingly in favor
of 1855 marketing quotas in
Tuesdays cotton referendum.
The vote in this county was
462 for controls, 18 against. Ap-
prOximately 1900 were eligible
to vote under the federal price
support program
This was the largest majority
favoring controls of any previous
cotton referendum held in Lin
colin county, according to the Lin
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

1870 points, Rock Springs 1850
points.
The contest was sponsored by
the Piedmont Federation of the
Future Farmers of America. The
winning Bandys FLA group will
represent the district in COM
petition with other schools at the
State FFA Convention In Raleigh
next summer.
The Bandy's FLA group of
Boys is taught by w. S. Moore,
1ocational agriculture teacher,
Who led a group to similar honors
and skin place in the state last
year.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

According to an announcement
made today. plans are being made
TO organize all adult educators
into group.
This group will set up definite
goals and objectives for carry
ing out planned program
throughout Lincoln county.
The first meeting will be held
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
APP Employees To
Share S2>300>000

Employees of the Great At
iantic & Pacific Tea Company
throughout the country will share
more than S2,300,000 in pre-
holiday compensation this year, it
was announced today by Ralph
w. Burger. president of the food
chain.
Every employee with as much
as six months service will receive
a part OF the annual fund voted
by the company's board of direc-
torS. Distribution is scheduled for
December II.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Buxter Renamed
Soil Supervisor;
BoordOrgonized

county three man county board
of soil supervisors. Other hold
over members of the board are
10y Howard, Catawba Springs
township, aid Blair GoodsOn,
IrOntOn township.
An organizational meeting was
held By the soil supervisor board
on Friday and the following Of
ficers elected: Ben F. Baxter,
chairman; 10y Howard, vice
chairman; Blair Goodson, secre-
tary-treaSurer.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Ben Franklin Baxter. of North
Brook township, was reelected soil
conservation supervisor in Lincoln
county, it has been announced by
5. 2. Pollock from the Lincoln
Soil Conservation Service office.
Mr. Baxter received total of
494 votes to 108 votes for George
D. Beam, Jr,
The voting took place at the.
various polling places in the coun-
ty last week
Mr.. Baxter will serve for
three years on the Lincoln
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
More flights"
For Pilot Club
Christmas Tree

The following are recent con-
tributions to the Pilot Christmas
tree on w: Court Square:
Little Miss Linda Ray Blanton,
81; Miss Barbara Lineberger, 81;
Miss Linda Lineberger. 81; Miss
Carolyn Lineberger, ST.; Mrs.
Chas. Sanford, 81; MI. and Mrs,
Hugh Warlick. So; Lincolnton
Writers CIup, ST.; Mrs. Plato Mil
Ter, ST.; Mrs D. H. Mauney, ST.,
81: Mrs. J. p Gamble, ST., $40;
Mrs. Curtis Broome. 81; Mrs
Iona S. Lackey, 81; Mrs, o. F
Lackev, 81.
There are now 536 lights on
the tree.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Phone RE 5-2l07.
James Yoder, Veterans Instruc-
tor. Route 2, Lincolnton. Phone
RE 5-5933.
Much time is required to fill out
the necessary forms, and eligible
veterans are requested to not wait
until the last minute to fill out
their applications.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Pupils Happy: Schools
close Friday ; p. M.>
For The YuIe HoIidoys

naces and c!ose their doors tight
at p. m. for the Christmas holi-
days.
The holiday respite from class
room studies will amount to six
teen days including Saturdays
and Sundays for the students,
with classes scheduled to be re-
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16
Meeting Called Today
To Form Adult Educators
Group in Lincoln County

this afternoon Thursday at
$50 .. II. in the Home Agents
office IN the county courthouse.
At this meeting, plan will be
worked out for conducting tn e
program. Invitations have been
mailed to various local organi-
cations and groups to attend.
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Tomorrow friday will be
joyous dny for hundreds of Lin
colnton and lincoln county school
pupils.
That's tbs date when the
schools, white and colored. from
primary grades up to the high
school seniors, will bank the fur
The Lincoln times., 1954-12-16

Statistical samples indicate that
as of April l, 1854. there were 21.9
million people living on farms in
the United States. In 1851 there
were 24.2 million. This is a reduc-
ton of close to 10 per cent in 3
years.