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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-07-20
Health Director
Encouraged By.
Drop In Disease
Is Communicable
Sicknesses Are
Reported For Year

Only Is cases of major com
mumicable diseases were listed in
the Southside Health District San
nual report covering Prince Ed
ward County. DR.. H E. jenkins.
health director, said that was
most encouraging.
tuberculosis claimed the InoSt
victims with 10 cases reported
three of these were white veterans
now under treatment and imprOV-
ing. There were seven new Nero
patients reported as having tuber-
culosis. Four of these cases we're
put under home care and drug
therapy These patients have i'm
proved to the extent that Sana-
forum care is no longer necCed.
Other Cases
One case OF Polio, one spotted
fever. one scarlet fever and. one
meningitis case were also listed
The explanation for the small
number of some of the diseases.
according to the report, is, the
immunization program being car
ried out throughout the yea
Each Saturday morning at the
Health Department an Immunlza-
ton Clinic is held. Shots for dip
liberia whooping cough lockjaW.
small pox and typhoid fever are
given at no cost to the patient
Water Treatment
Due to the large numbes Of
children of school age with dental
defects. local dentists requested
that the Town Of Farmville irstan
equipment for treating the water
with sodium flouride in an effort
to curb tooth decay. The flouli-
dation system was installed
March %.
According to Dr. jenkins report
When you add flouride to your
community water supply yofl re-
duce tooth decay in young ch:l-
dren up to IS percent. You add
protection to the teeth of Young
children throughout life Yor cut
the cost of care by reducing the
number of filings needed and
YOU build healthier children
Birth Problem
The Maternal and Child Health
Program is a major program
among colored people according
TO the report Weekly clinics are
held at Southside Hospital where
medical service is available 10 all
INDECENT expectart
mothers and also to newborn
babies
A total of 292 maternity patient
visits were made to clinics this
year and 40 infant visits eWerc
made disqualification is a;lable
to all medically INDECENT mothers
with pathology indicating a :lome
delivery as being unsafe. Twenty
one patients were hospitalizer III
der this program during the rveA4
X-Ray Program
Screaming clinics were held in
the high schools of the county
at both colleges, and various To-
cations throughout the county
with total of 3447 persons X
rayed Ninety Of these persons
were recommended for re-x~ray.
The county sanitation program
listed eight categories of work A
brief outline of accomplishments
and efforts in each division in
cluded, 81 septic tanks installe
a sewer line extending to out
lying areas of the town, and col
lecting SO water samples from all
public places and daires several
times year.
Also inspecting 81 RESTAURANTS
including school lunch rooms,
monthly inspection of diaries Of
farm milk producers that furnish
milk to the local creamery an
nual school sanitation inspection.
and rabies control and sewage
disposal of service stations. and
trailer camps
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Auton Family Of Maiden
Narrowly Escape Serious
Injury In Tenn. Wreck

MAIDEN - Mr.. and Mrs. Coy
Auton and daughter, LaDonna,
narrowly escaped serious injury
last week in an automobile acci-
dent
The 1854 Chevrolet in which
they were riding went off the
highway and Travelled $50 yards
down steep incline about one
mile outside of LaWreceburg,
Tenn.
The Autons were returning
from trip to Jackson, Yazo City,
and other points in Mississippi.
Mr.. Auton stated that it was
raining and the roads were Slip
perry and he lost control of his
car. causing it to leave the road
and turn over down the incline
coming to rest on it's top Fle was
the only one who required medi-
cal attention and his injuries are
not considered serious.
Damage to the Chevrolet was
estimated from $500 to $500.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Superior Loan And Finance
Moves To New Site tuesday

Square, in a building located be-
tween Saine's Grocery and the
Courtsquare Barbership in the
former Style Shop quarters.
Superiors manager, Mr.. Beal
is a native of this county. ASSo-
ciated with him in operation OF
the loan and finance company are
his brother, Jim Beal, and Bobby
Huitt. The company specializes
in small mortgage loans up to
$125 and takes mortgages on per-
sonal property to secure the loans.
An attraction Of the new quar-
ters, said Manager Beal, is the
company'S location on the street
level, thus obviating the necesSi-
ty by customers of having to climb
TO the second floor, as in the past.
Too, the Northeast CourtSquare
site is termed a central and we'll
accessible location.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Maiden Lions
Install Officers

The installation of new club
officers featured the July meet
ing of the Maiden Lions club on
Thursday night.
H. S. Shepherd was installed as
president, succeeding Richard Will
liamS.
Other officers installed we're !:
w. H. Adams, first vice president; ;
B. w. Wilkinson, second vice
president; Lester j. Propst, Jr.,
third vice president; Ralph Wise,
secretary; Leonard Jenkins, trea-
surer; Blair Abernethy. Lion tam
er; Allen Williams, tail twister: G..
Lee HarbinSon, bulletin editor; and
Fred D. Caldwell and Lamar Muir
ray, directors for two years Hold
over directors are E. j. Mauney
and Tom Watson.
The new officers were installed
by Fred Barkley, of Newton, zone
chairman of the Lions club
A steak supper prepared by the
Lions club members preceded the
installation,
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Auto Accident On
East Main Street
This Morning

An automobile accident occur
red about 7 o'clock this morning
al the intersection of Poplar and
East Main street, causing consid-
cradle damage to 1947 Buick au-
tomobile being driven by Mrs.
Fred Ballard. of Boyer City, and
occupied by her son, Leonard Bal
lard, Mrs. Leonard Ballard, and
their three children, Leonard, Jr.,
Terry, and Gail.
Mrs. Leonard Ballard was car
ried by ambulance to the Gordon
Crowell Memorial hospital where
she was treated for minor injur-
les and dismissed.
According to reports Mrs. Fred
Ballard was travelling west on East
main when a 1912 Ford said to
have been driven by Alfred E..
Rhyme. of route l, Lincolnton.
travelling north on Poplar street,
entered East Main Street. Mrs.
Ballard swerved her car to the
right to avoid striking the Rhyme
car and hit a post, severing it off
level with the ground striking the
corner of the Dixie Grocery Co.,
building and coming to rest
against a Plymouth coupe which
was parked beside the building.
The Plymouth was slightly dam
aged also. The Rhyme car was not
damaged. it is understood.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
J. F|ay Bess,
Lincoln Native,
Dies In Gastonia

Julius Flay BesS, 81. of Gas
tonia, died Thursday morning in
a Gastonia hospital. He was ma
tive of Lincoln county.
Funeral rites were conducted at
3 pm. Friday at Main Street Me-
thodist Church, Gastonia. with
the pastor, DR.. Wilson Weldon, Of
ficiating. Burial was in Oakwood
Cemetery. Gastonia.
Mr.. Bess. head of the wholesale
and manufacturing firm of j. F..
Bess and Co., and one of CASTOR
las leading business men. died in
his sleep, never recovering from
heart attack he sustained a week
earlier.
He was born in Lincoln County
in 1886 and attended high school
ir Cherryville. AS a young man
he first accepted position with
the First National Bank in Cher
ryville.
Mr.. BesS was later associated
with j. M. Belk Company and the
Southern Cotton Oil Company
prior to founding the j. F.. Bess
Co.
He is survived by his wife; one
daughter, Mrs. Margaret BeSS
Edison; one granddaughter; one
great grandson, all of Gastonia;
and one brother.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Richard Anthony
Dies Of Attack

Richard RamSeur Anthony. 38,
died Unexpectedly Saturday after
noon at his home on Lincolnton,
Route 2. His death was attributed
to a heart attack. He had not been
i'll.
Mr.. Anthony was born in Ca
tawba county December Is, 1915,
the son of Paul and Rosa Ram
seur Anthony He was veteran
of World War II, having served
as a sergeant in the Army.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Dixie Isenhour Anthony, one son,
Phillip Ray Anthony, his mother,
Mrs. c. P. Anthony. one brother,
D. A. Anthony. and three sisters,
Mrs. Ernest McNeely. of Lincoln
ton. Mrs. Carl Lutz, Of Clemmons,
N. C. and Mrs. Harry Gallimore,
OF Newton.
Funeral services are scheduled
for 4 o'clock this afternoon at
Grace Lutheran church. Rev.
Harry Gruber will officiate and
burial will be in the church ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Anthony was a member OF
the Hickory camp of Woodmen OF
the World.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Kermit Sigmon
Wins Contest

The County All Talent Contest
was held last Saturday m' lg
at South Aspen Street { oil.
Fifteen Hers competed for
prizes which were awarded by the
First National Bank.
First prize of $500 went to Ker-
nit Sigmon of the Rock Springs
Senior All Club. He sang two
numbers. accompanying himself
on the ukelale.
Second prize of $3.50 went to
Judy Jonas and Elizabeth Hoover
for their acrobatic duet. The girls
are from Union Junior All Club.
Third prize of $500 was award
ed to Ronald Ballard of the As
bury Junior Club for his piano
rendition.
Judges for the contest were e
Mrs. Jim Owen. ST.. Mrs. Charles
Crowell, and Rev. James Mays.
Other contestants were: Judy
Goodson, Carolyn Howard, Ann
Barker, Barbara Chapman, Bar
bara Carpenter, Carolyn Crowder,
Martha Ann Barkley, Linda Por-
ter, Betty Blanton, n d Linda
Harrill.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Cong. Jonas S Bill
On Car Pools Passes In
House; Goes To Senate

WASHINGTON - The House
sent to the Senate June II the bill
sponsored by Congressman Char
les Raper Jonas of the 10th North
Carolina District, requiring gov
ernment agencies to pool their
automobiles for economy.
Jonas estimated his plan would
eventually save up to 10 million
dollars a year when the General
Service Administration has all of
its pools in operation. Fifteen
such centerS are saving money al
ready and the G.S.A. will expand
them to a hundred when the bill
becomes law" the Lincolnton Re
publican said.
Jonas said the government has
100000 automobiles which cost
S185 100000 a year to maintain.
He said his plan could in time cut
off 10000 cars. plus duplicate
shops, garages, and drivers.
NOT ENOUGH
He does not think any Carolina
city will have one of the pools
because they do not have enough
government cars to make the saw
ines worthwhile.
Edward Mansure, head of the
General Services Administration
which maintains government faci-
/ lities and services, said in a state
nent. Congressman Jonas has
done the American taxpayer a dis
tinct service by introducing this
bill and guiding it through the
| House Of Representatives. We are
confident we will be able to cut
the costs Of motor vehicle opera
ton as the bill will give us needed
authority to reduce the number OF
vehicles owned and used. 1t will,
enable us to bring about a reduc-
ton of duplicated materials ano
service facilities. as well as the
number of people involved. We Will
Get more use from fewer vehicles
for less money with more safety
through centralized control anc
better operating practices. I am
gratified that the Jonas bill has
been passed by the House and
hope the Senate will see fit to take
similar action"
Jonas said he will press fol
quick approval by the Senate
otherwise the bill would have tt
start all over again in the House
next year.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
4-H Clubs Demonstration
Winners Are Announced

Last Thursday and Friday Forty
girls from All Clubs all over the
county competed for prizes
awarded by the First National
Bank in the Food Demonstration
Contests, last Thursday and Fri
day
Girls entering the Dairy Con-
test say, add life to your years
and years to your life drink
milk" These demonstrations were
especially appropriate since June
is Dairy Month.
The following were winners in
various demonstrations contests:
Senior Team Dairy Foods:
1St prize: Ida Ledford and Joyce
Jarrett from Union.
End prize: Linda Perkins, and
Linda Rudisill from Rock Springs.
Honorable Mention: Kay Smith
and Elizabeth Smith.
Senior Individual Dairy Foods:
1St prize: Nancy Mcmillan from
North Brook l.
Farm and Home Electric Demon
stratiOn:
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21

lSt prize: Nancy Davis and
Joyce Cline from North Brook 1.
Vegetable Use:
lSt prize: Billie Jean Elmore
aid Joan Reep from Union.
These first place winners will
enter the District Contest on June
80.
In the Junior Team Dairy Dem
onStrations, first prize went to
Yvonne Goodson and Judy Good
son from Asbury; second prize to
Judy Jonas and Elizabeth Hoover
from Union: Honorable mention
was given Becky Ballard and Mel
Ga Cashion from Asbury; Linda
Fouser and Brenda Bumgarnel
from North Brook II; Ann Devine
and Linda Ballard from Iron Sta
ton.
judges for the contests were
Miss Mary Alice Battle of Gas
tonia. Miss Cloise Williams OF
Concord, Mrs. w. F. Quinton OF
Lincolnton, Mrs. Julia Dobson OF
Gastonia and Mrs. Zeb Keever of
L;ncolnton.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
TrumunHus
Operation;


KANSAS CITY - EX-P President
Harry Truman walked into Re-
search Hospital last night and a
few hours later underwent an
emergency operation FOR removal
Of his gall bladder and appendix.
His personal physician. Dr.. Wal
lace Graham, described the plucky
70-year-old former Presidents con-
dition as excellent today
He had a gangrenous gall blad-
der Dr. Graham said. He had
been in considerable pain since
Friday night when he first became
i'll but he wouldn't ride to the hos
pital in an ambulance.
MI. Truman didn't want all
that commotion" and hospital at
tendantS said he refused an offer
of a wheel chair to take him to
his room.
The former President was taken
to surgery at 1890 O'Clock CCST)
this morning and was returned to
his room at am. but Dr.. Gra-
ham said the actual operation took
only little more than an hour
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Jack Lander, 81,
is Death Victim

Rufus Jackson Lander, 81, died
early Saturday morning at the
home of his sister, Mrs L. B. Wet
more. He had been i'll only a short
time but from the beginning his
condition was considered critical
and little hope was held for his
recovery.
Mr.. Lander was born in Mitch
ell county September %, 1892. the
son of Frank Conner and Margar-
ct Louise Templeton Lander, how
ever most of his life was spent in
Lincolnton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Evelyn Cornwell Lander. on e
daughter, Jean Lander, three sis
ters, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. j. L
Lineberger and Mrs. Herbert
Kuhn, and four brothers, Frank
Lander, of Monroe. Will, Bruce
and John Lander, of Lincolnton.
After finishing school Mr.. Lam
der worked for a time for the
Rurwell and Dunn Co., and the j.
P. Stowe Drug Co, of Charlotte.
For a number of years he owned
and operated the Hamlet Drug
Store. At the time of his death he
was operating the Lincolnton Bill
lard Parlor.
He was a member of one of Lin
colnton'S we'll known families and
was held in high regard by wide
circle of friends.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Cecil G,
Hefner, pastor of the First Meth
odiSt church, of which the deceas-
ed was a member Interment fol-
lowed in Hollybrook cemetery.
Pail bearers were Fred Harrill
Harmon James, B. j. RamSaur
Albert Hawkins, Fred Thompson
and E. C. Heavier.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Mt. Holly Child
Crushed To Death
Between Oil Drums

MT. HOLLY - Two 50-gallon
fuel oil drums fell from a scat
fold beside Mt. Holly residence
Saturday morning. crushing six
year-old girl to death.
Hazel Rebecca Cash was play
ing about the drums at her East
Glendale Street home when the
accident occurred bout IL
lock.
\ Funeral arrangements are in
complete, pending word from the
child's father, Simpson B. Cash,
who is stationed in Germany with
the us. Army.
In addition to her father, the
girl is survived by her mother
Mrs. Selma Cash, half brother
Ray Therrell; two half-sisters,
Suzette and Sandra Therrell, all
OF the home.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Vale Farmer
Said Victim
Gun Wounds

Funeral services we're set for 3
o.m. today at White Zion Metho-
list Church in Lincoln County
or Frank Manuel Helms. II, who
lied of gunShot wounds Saturday
lfternoon. Burial was in the
'hurch cemetery.
He was retired armer.
Sheriff Austin E. Smith of Ca
,awba County said the tragedy oc-
;urred about lao pm. Saturday
n front of the residence in Ja-
;CbS Fork Township of CataWba
County. in the Vale section.
CORONER RULES
Coroner w. E. NJack Bass of
CataWba County said the wounds
we're self inflicted Mr.. Helms had
5een in i'll health since last De-
;ember, and only recently return
ID to his home from Lincolnton
hospital.
According to the CataWba Sher-
iff, Mr.. Helms was at the home
with his three younger daughters
Mae, nine, Emma. seven, and
Mary, three. while other members
Of the family were at work in a
nearby corn field. The sheriff said
hat Mae. the nine year -old
daughter. saw her father get the
single-barrel 12-gauge shotgun,
md that the child said she tried
to WreSt it away from her father,
Jut was unsuccessful. The shoot
ing took place in front of the
home in CataWba County's Plateau
section.
Mr.. Helms leaves his widow,
Mrs. Laura Hallman Helms: and
II sons and daughters: Mrs. Ada
Hance of Bessemer City; Mrs.
Hattie Schronce of the Vale sec
ton Miss Doris Helms at the
home: John Helms of Walnut;
Mae, Emma. and Mary Helms of
the home: and Russell, Robert
Pink, Willie, and Austin Helms
all Of the Vale section. He also
leaves a sister, Mrs. Charlie Sta
mey of Lincolnton; a half sister
Mrs. Sarah Kanipe of Catawba
R-2; and two half brothers, Char
lie Helms of Maiden RI. and
Wesley Helms of BesSemer City.
He was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Helms of Lincoln
ten.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Lincointon Men
Back From Beach

Floyd Corriher, Blaine Scronce,
and Ted Corriher Of Lincolnton
have returned from fishing trip
OF several days at Myrtle Beach.
In the party with h m were
Charles Rhodes Corriher of New
ton and Lawrence White of Ashe-
Vile.
En- route home Sunday, the par
ty witnessed a fatal automobile
crash in which three men were
killed and a woman critically in
jured on US. SOL. nine miles east
Of Marion. sc. The dead were
listed as Ralph Burke Essick. "a.
o. Asheboro Rs; Joseph Sheriff.
Hill, 25, of Marshville; and
Charles Ralph Hill, 30, of Marsh
vile. Seriously hurt was Essick' S
wife.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
See Long-Range
Improvement At
Horse Show Lake

Fishing privileges are being sold
to individuals at Horse Show
Lake. owned by Mrs. Jack Walker
Just off the NJ a d e n highway
about 3 miles north, n d Mrs.
Walker has indicated long-range
plans for improving the lake.
At present, no boating OF bath
ing is permitted there, but work
is going forward now on strength
ening the dam, which was begin
ming to become undermined.
The lake measures some five
acres, and is a popular fishing spot
in this section. Long-range plans
are to vastly improve it, Mrs.
Walker said.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Rites Today
For Senator

WASHINGTON, June 20 - Fu-
neral services will be held here
tomorrow for Sen. Lester c. Hunt
(D-Wyo), who shot and fatally
wounded himself in his Senate of :
flee yesterday.
The Senate VIII recess for the
day out of respect for the senator
who served for six years as gov
ernor of Wyoming before coming
to the Senate in 1949
Hunt, 81, was one of two Con-
gress members who died yester-
day. Delegate Joseph R. Earring
ton (R-Hawaii collapsed and died
of a heart ailment, His body was
found in his office last night.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
c. {. Sipe Dies
AT CherryviNe

CHERRYVILLE - c. c. Sipe,
80. died at $50 am. Sunday IN
the Kings Mountain Hospital fol-
lowing an illness and appendec-
tony operation 10 days ago. He
was born in CASTOR County Au-
gust 16, 1878, the son of the late
Cicero and Annie Carpenter SipeS.
He had lived in or near Cherry
vile all his life. Until Is years ago
he operated a grocery in Cher
ryville. He was member of the
city council and also was a men,
ber of the school board a number
of years ago.
Services will be held at the First
Baptist Church, of which he was
a member, Tuesday at pm. Bur-
ial will follow in the family plot
in City Memorial Cemetery.
Surviving are three sons. two
daughters. ten grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. His
wife and one daughter preceded
him in death several years ago.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Lincoln Men Serving
At Comp Lejeune. n. c,

CAMP LEJEUNE, N. C. - Ma
rine Capt. Presley K. Saline, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Saline, and
husband of the former Miss Ra-
chel Shidal, all of Route 2, Vale,
N. c., and Marine Pfc. Albert L..
Rhyme, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
tire L. Rhyme of Lincoln, Route 4,
are serving with the End Amphi-
bian Tractor Battalion headquar-
tered here with Atlantic Fleet
Marine Force units.
Equipped with "BuShmaster"
amphibious landing vehicles,
members of the battalion are par
ticipating in maneuvers in the
Caribbean and Arctic regions.
Extensive training in all phaS-
es of operation and maintenance
of the tracked landing vehicles is
stressed.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21

A move to new quarters will be
made Tuesday night by Superior
Loan and Finance Company,
which has been in business for
the past three years upstairs over
Heavner's Cash Grocery on S..
Academy ST.
Manager Elliott Beal announc-
co that the firm will be open for
business on Northeast Court
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Miss Polly Perry
III With Polio

Friends in Lincolnton will re-
gret to learn that Miss Molly Per-
ry, 18 year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Perry, of Miami,
Florida, is quite ill with polio. She
was stricken May Is and is par
alyzed from the waist down. She
is a patient in the Children S
Variety Hospital in Miami.
Mrs. Perry and daughters for
merly spent much time in Lin
colnton with Mrs. Perry'S uncle
and aunt, the late Mr.. and Mrs
Noah P. Williams.
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21

Reeves Gamble Hospital re-
Gently was closed to the accom-
mediation of in-patients when DR..
John R. Gamble was called to
Army duty.
CLINIC STAFF
In announcing operation of the
medical clinic, DrS. Costner and
Clark said that Miss Mable Mar
tin, technician, will have charge
of the x-ray and laboratory de-
partments; and that Mrs. Ruth
Lineberger will be office nurse.
Mrs. Lineberger will be on duty
daily from 8 am. until pm;
and the two physicians will OBJ
serve their usual daily hours.
Three rooms will be available
for tOnsilectOmy patients.
Medical patients who require
disqualification will be accom-
mOdated at Gordon Crowell Me-
mortal Hospital in Lincolnton,
and be under the care of DR..
Costner or DIR. Clark.
The Reeves Gamble telephone
number appearing in the tele-
phone directory is for the bust
ness office there. which remains
in operation for the collection of
accounts, etc. DR.. Costner'S num-
ber at the newly-formed medical
clinic there is RE 5-7104; and DR.
Clark's number there is RE s.
1921. 1t has been suggested that
citizens make a note of these
numbers so as to avoid delay in
contracting the clinic and the doc
TORS
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
ORGANIZE MOOSE LODGE

Rocky McGivern. of Shelby, was
in Lincolnton last week discussing
with a number of citizens the pos
sibility of organizing a Loyal Order
of Moose fraternity for Lincolnton
Mr. McGivern will return to
Lincolnton tonight, he announced
and will be at the North State
Hotel at 7 o'clock.
All persons interested in the or
oanization are asked to meet him
at the hotel
The Lincoln times., 1954-06-21
Lincoln Crops Good
But Rdis, Is Needed

The early summer crop outlook in Lincoln Coun-
ty appears generally favorable although the cotton and
corn crops in some of Lincoln beginning get
tle thirsty according to M S Yoder, assistant
ty farm agent
The drizzleS of last week brought little moisture
put did delay the combining of wheat and oats said
However, Mr. Yoder expects that the combining of those
two crops can be completed by the end of this week