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about $40 million from earlier
Federal aid allotments. This has
been assigned to the Southwest
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Public Roads Approves
District Highway Links

Continued From Page A-2ssysem authorized by Congress
altimore- Washington parkway 1914.
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Historic Site Unit
Plans Meeting

Twelve District members Of the
National Trust for Historic Pres
viii attend the ninth
annual meeting Of the group
Friday and Saturday In Nash
vile, Tenn.
The group viii be among lao
architects, historians. garden
club leaders and landscape arci1i-
tects Of the nonproflt non-G Gov
ernmental group which IS
chartered by Congress. who will
take part in the sessions.
David E. Finley director Of the
National Art Gallery who lives
lat 1913 o street NV. and Is
chairman Of the board Of trustees.
win preside over the meetings.
Delegates from Alexandria. Va.
and La Plata, Md. also will take
part In the proceedings.
Included in the program is q
tour of restored homes, the an
lnual dinner. a preservation
forum and q luncheon in the
ballroom Of the Hotel Hermitage,
convention headquarters.
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Exercises to Honor
|Women's U. N. Role

The role Of women in United
Nations activities win be the
theme Of a memorial observance
in honor Of U. N. Week. at 3 pm.
Sunday in the International
Court Of Flags. National Mem
orial Park. Falls Church, Va.
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone OF
Arlington. member of the Vir-f
|ginia House Of Delegates and
Mrs. Walter j. Moore. president.
|of the Virginia Gold Star Moth
ers, viii speak. Mrs. Warren
Cox, director Of the Capital Area
Association for the United Ma
tons. is program chairman.
The United States Army Band.
directed by Major Chester Whit
ing. viii play and chaplains
from the three services viii
participate In the ceremonies.
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Defense Work EnIivens
Block Hudson Boy Town

A = 2 -
CHURCHILL. Manitoba. Oct.
lie lR.-Take q look ct life In
this town ON Hudson Bay. an
outpost Of the Canadian frontier.
Milk is 20 cents . quart. gaso-
lime SAY cents for an imperial
gallon. Plumbing is mostly OUT
doors. Summer brings black
lilies and mosquitoes. Winter
brings numbing cold.
And when you die they have
Ito carve your grave with dyna-
Unite.
Yet some $50 persons call this
town home.
Visited by Ships
Ocean shipping - freighters
from England carry out wheat
lin summer and make Jobs. Con-
lstruction Of radar defense lines
farther north has turned the
town and nearby Fort Churchill
Into bustling operations head
quarters. There's even some
whaiinea I2-foot Beluga whale
brings So at a rendering plant.
Building sites would make a
lefty contractor shudder. They
are strewn with huge rocks
lsome as big as q small house
beneath the tundra.
Only two or three feet below
THE surface the ground is frozen
solid the year around. Excaya-
Ition is impossible: buildings rest
ION q gravel pad hauled In by
truck. Lots are selling for $50 to
$3.50.
Because of the cold, perma-
frost pipelines run along the
surface. When cold weather sets
lin. the house supply is cut OF
land householders must haul
their own water or pay rs cents
for q barrel delivered.
Fuel oil sells for $14.30 for .
35-gallon drum and coal at $24
az ton. Electricity Is IL cents q
kilowatt hour.
Infrequent garbage collec-
tions are made during the sum-
mer but none In winter. Vegeta-
Ition Is lacking. Hudson Square.
% huge rectangle Ia the middle
LOT town. is q barren expanse Of
lbouiders and gravel. There are
no lawns or gardens.
| One Pink House
Exteriors Of most homes are
generally grey imitation brick
siding. Tar paper Is common.
The pink-painted home Of Dave
Croal, q pilot, stands out like q
fresh blossom In q fading garden.
He even hopes to truck In top
soil from the Churchill Rivers
banks and develop q lawn.
Thirty families OF seryicelnen
lpay $40 to 500 q month for two
land three-room dwellings. Traf-
nc is fairly heavy ON the dusty,
gravel road running the fiye
Imiles to Fort Churchill-a Joint
liz. S.-Canadian military base
The 10 taxis operating from
town charge 81 for the round
"trip.
1 The town IS fringed with
lshaclks and tents Of the Chippe'
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III. H. Council Honored
On 18th Yeur in CAP

Hersey II. Councill, foreman
supervisor Of service with the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co.. was presented with
Ia diamond service emblem
lsignifying his years Of service at
Ia luncheon yesterday, at the
willard Hotel honoring his 35th
anniversary with the company.
Mr.. Council is q native Of Gem
lterville, Md. and attended Bal
ltimore schools. He started his
telephone career in 1920 and
transferred to the chesapeake
land Potomac Co. in 1888. He
lhas held his present position
since lg46.
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Junior Hostesses
Will Hear I ak

Mrs. Robert z. Freer, admin
istratiye assistant at District
Juvenile Court. viii address the.
Junior Hostess Brief1ng Session
scheduled by the Armed Serv-1
ices Hospitality Committee ct Z
pm. Monday In the board room
of the District Building.
Mrs. Freer viii brief the girls
in responsibilities involved III
being junior hostesses at nlili-.
tary dances.
Other speakers viii be Mrs.
Harry s. Benton, Miss Marjorie
Darque, service club director at
Andrews Air Force Base, and
Miss Gretchen Feiker. program
associate at the YWCA.
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lwyan Indians. Howling sled dogs
are chained in the fiat area be-
tween the town and the port.
They are not allowed within 200
feet Of \ building.
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The jounty feather flirts high in the foshion
breeze, the doshino brim frames pretty
face in q young and merry woy. Block, navy.
brown, gold, red. avocado. charcoal. beige.
Lansburphs -MfLLrNERY-Lanoley Park,
Maryland and Washington, Second Floor
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
New Jersey
Merchant BUYS
Cohen's Store

The Times learned today that
Cohen's Store, which has operat-
ed in Lincolnton for % years. has
been sold to Ben Posner of Wood
ridge. New jersey.
Mr. PoSner. who has been
operating a store in Woodbridge,
was expected to arrive in the
city today to take over ownership
and management of Cohen's store
His plans are to remodel the To-
cal store, erect new front, in
stall air condition unit and make
other improvements. He will
operate a ladies and chilren's
ready to wear store.
Cohen's store has been operat-
ed by Saul Cohen and family for
the past % years. The store en-
gagged in a going cut of busi-
ness sale the past week and all
stock was closed out Saturday
night. Mr. Cohen said, in pre-
paratiOn for the arrival of the
new owner. Mr. Posner will oper-
ate the store under the name of
PoSner'S Store, with his official
opening expected within the next
ten days. Mr.. Cohen has not an
nounced his future plans.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Mrs. Lois Shoupe
50, Of Vale, Dies

Mrs. Lois Plicilla Shoupe, SO,
of Vale. Route 2. died Saturday
morning at 7:1O o'clock at the
home of son-in-law, Boyd Tow
cry. in CheTyville after a hnger-
ing illness.
Funeral services were held this
Monday afternoon at three O.
clock at Zion Hill Baptist church
in Three County Corners, the
Rev. Paul Harris, pastor, Off
ciating. assisted by Rev. Seth 1.
VeSter. Burial will be in the
church cemetery
A native of Cleveland county,
Mrs. Shoupe has lived in the Vale
community for many years.
Survivors include one son. Estes
Shoupe of Route Three. Vale four
daughters, Mrs. Thomas Tallant
of BellWood Route One, Mrs. Roy
Anderson of FenderSonville, Mrs.
Boyd ToWery Of Cherryville. and
Mrs. Claude Devinney of Cherry
vile twenty grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
713 New Names
Put On Books
For City Primary

Saturday, April 16, was the last
day for eligible voters to register
for the city primary, which is
scheduled to be run off Tuesday
April Goth. Saturday, April %, is
Challenge Day.
wards was fairly heavy during the
time the books were open. j. Robt
McNeely elections board chair
man, reported today that the
names of 713 new registrants were
placed on the books during the
registration period.
REGISTRATION BY WARDS
The number of new regis
trantS in the four wards were
tabulated as follows: Ward l.
283; Ward 2 - 1856; Ward -
200: Ward 4 - a..
Total registration. both old
and new. for the four wards ac-
ccrding to Chairman McNeely
is: Ward - 977: Ward 2 -
LOLA: Ward 5 us; Ward
- 500. This makes total of
5000 eligible to vote April 26th.
With the registration now over,
the campaigning by the ID DEM
ocratic candidates seeking elective
city offices can be expected to be-
gin in earnest. There'll be no Re-
publican opposition ticket.
Nine candidates are in the race
for the four alderman positions on
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Lincoln Citizens
To Be Affected
BY ByLegisIotion

Act so as to authorize counties to
borrow money for expenses of re-
valuation and reaSSeSSment of
property applicable to Lincoln
County only" AS title indicates,
amends GS 1877 to authorize
borrowing: amends GS 1880 to
provide that maturity period Of
bonds or notes issued for purposes
stated il title shall not exceed five
years: county may not issue more
than $4,000 in bonds or notes for
stated purpOSeS.l
HB 1905 - introduced by Clark,
April Is
Amending G.S. 153-9t43l so
as to add Lincoln to the list OF
cour ties authorized to levy taxes
for the special purposes of paying
the salary and expenses of the
county accountant, the farm DEM
onstration agent. the home dem
onstration agent. and the veter-
ans service officer" CAS- title in
dicatesl To Finance,
HB 1905 - introduced by Clark,
April Is
Amending G.S. 153-9i0 so as
to add Lincoln to the list of coun-
ties authorized to levy a special
tax for the expense of the quad
rennial valuation of property for
taxation. AS title indicates; tax
is not to exceed sc on 500 valua-
tom To Finance.
SB 437 - introduced by Garri-
son. April Is
Relating to the hunting of
grey foxes IN Lincoln County.
(Allows hunting. taking. and kill
ing of grey foxes at any timeD To
Wildlife.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Be|k-Schrum Co.
Now 0bservinq
}2nd Anniversary

The -Schrum Co. store in
Lincolnton this week is partici-
pating in the Founders Day cele-
bration of the Belk Stores Or
eanization.
Also, in connection with the
Belk's organization event the To-
cal Belk -Schrum Co. store is OBJ
serving this month it's own 32nd
Anniversary as Lincolnton
business firm.
A special Founders Day sales
event is being sponsored by the
Lincolnton store. See Founders
Day articles and advertisement
in today'S issue of The Times.
John Il. Schrum is the pre-
sent manager treasurer of
the Belk Schrum Co. store in
LincOlntOn. He took over as
manager of the local store
April IL, 1928. The store under
Mr. Schrum's management has
made great progress during the
thirty-twO years. In October,
1850, a new addition was added
Continued on page eighty
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
5th Son Of Robinson Family
Now Is In Military Service

Some Lincoln county parents
have had as many as three and
four sons to serve their country
in military service. but few have
had as many as five.
This is the record. however,
of Mr., and Mrs. Roscoe Robin
son. ST., of Iron Station. Route l,
Three of their sons served in the
Navy, one in the Army, and now
one in the Air Force.
The latest to serve is Airman
Ralph Keever Robinson, who has
completed his basic training at
Lakeland Air Force Base, Texas,
and will now take radar training
at Keesler Field. Biloxi, Miss.
The oldest Of the Robinson boys
paid the supreme sacrifice. Cpl,
Fred R. Robinson, Cpl. Fred left
for service with the National
Guard unit in September, 1910.
He was stationed at Ft. jackson,
S. c.. and went overseas in Sep
tember, l943. He was killed in ac-
ton at Anzio tItaly) beachhead,
being reported missing for %
months before being officially de-
clared dead. His body was buried
III Florence, Italy.
Other sons Of the Robinson S
who were in service were:
Sic Harry L. Robinson was
gunner on U. S. S. Wisconsin dur
ing World War II, serving %
months. He was in the bay of
Tokyo and on guard duty. guard
ing the U. S. S. Missouri. when
the peace treaty was signed.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18

Lincoln cOunty'S Red Cross
chapter stands in danger of being
disbanded, operations ceased, un-
less much needed financial help
and public support is received.
This disturbing fact was dis
closed at a meeting of the chapter
Officers and volunteer workers
Thursday night. when annual re-
ports of chairman were heard and
matters pertaining to the Red
Cross program were discussed.
One report showed that the
annual Red Cross Fund Drive
had netted only S2500 in con-
tributionS, considerably below
the chapters quota of $1,000. 1t
was pointed out that the local
chapters treasury was depleted,
debts had accumulated, and
unless needed money was rails
ed, many of the Red Cross SER
vices to the public could not be
maintained. Two of the most
important services of the Red
ATOSS lOCdby iiN iOihS SNA WV
and the blood program. Lincoln
would lose these and other vital
services if the chapter is forced
to cease operations.
Plans at electing new officers OF
the chapter were postponed until
another meeting; this postpone
ment being asked by the officer
nominating committee.
The local Red Cross chapter at
present has no chairman, and
Mrs. William Hoyle, vice chair
man. is serving as the acting
chairman. She presided at Thurs
day nights meeting. Other chap
ter officers include: Mrs. Gordon
Goodson. secretary; j. Robt. Nc
Nicely. treasurer: Rev. Lewis Ever
line. blood program chairman;
Harold Honeycutt, fund drive and
membership chairman; Miss Lu-
cille Upton. Junior Red Cross
chairman.
Mrs. Antoinette Beasley, Dis
trict Red Cross Field Representa-
tive from Monroe, was present
for the melting. She took part in
the fund drive discussion and
passed along some timely sug-
eestionS and information relat-
Continued on page eight
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Local People To
Attend Southern
Synod Err Church

The Southern Synod of the
EVan9elical and Reformed Church
opens its annual spring meeting
on Tuesday, April 10Th, at 200
p m. at First E. and R. Church,
Winston-Salem. Rev. Hiram Da-
Wis, pastor.
This will be a business meet
ing at which times reports and
recommendations from the vari-
Gus boards and committees will
be made. There Will be inspira-
tiOnal addresses and worship SER
vices by minister of the Synod
and by Rev. Sheldon Mackay. ad-
miniStrative Assistant to the Pre-
Sident OF the Church.
Rev. Lewis Everline, pastor
of Emanuel f. and X. Church
will attend this meeting which
lasts through Thursday even
ing. He will give the report of
the Committee on Christian So
cial Action of which he is chair
man. Elder c. c. Leonard will
attend as delegate and Elder
Hal HOyie will attend as alter
nate delegate. Mr.. Leonard is
member of the Committee on
National Missions
Southern SYNOD will elect its
first full-time Seynod President at
this meeting of the synod. He will
be elected on Wednesday: a re-
Ception is planned for "Wednesday
night. Rev. Aaron R. ToSh, pas
tor OF First Church, Lands, anC
serving as president of synod viii
conduct the synod
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18

If legislation introduced in
the General Assembly last week
is given a final okay, as it ap-
pears it will, the pocket book OF
Lincoln County citizens will be
affected by new taxes.
Each of the four bills intro
duced we're referred to the fin
ance committee.
A bill introduced by Senator
w. Z. Garrison would amend
the County Finance Act to al
low Lincoln County to borrow
money or issue bonds, not eX-
ceeding $4,000, for the purpose
of paying expenses for reva-
luatiOn and rcaSSeSSment OF
property.
Representative David Clark
introduced a bill that would al
low Lincoln County to levy a
special tax for the expense of
validating property every four
years for taxation; this tax not
to exceed SC on the S100 va
luatiOn. Another Clark k-spOnsOr-
ed bill would authorize the
levying of taxes in Lincoln
county for the purpose of pay
ing the salary and expenses of
the county accountant. farm "a
gent, home demonstration "a
gent and veterans service Of
ficer. These offices have pre-
viously not been legally cover
ed under a legislative act.
The above listed bills came
about as the result of recommend
alton made at recent session O.
the Lincoln county Board of Com
miSSionerS.
Senator Garrison has also in
troduced bill of interest to Lin
coin county SportSmen. 1t relate
to the hunting of grey foxes il
Lincoln county, and would ALLOW
the hunting, taking and killing o
grey foxes at any time This bill
was referred to the Wildlife com
mittee.
THE BILLS
The phraseolgy of the Senate
and House bills introduced by Sen
Garrison and Rep. Clark publish
ed in the weekly bulletin of thu
Institute of Government follow:
SB 438 - introduced by Garri'
son. April Is
Amending the County Finance
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18

am. Sunday. He had been in i'll
health for some time and hospital
lied about a week.
DR., CoStner was born in Lincoln
county on September 81, 1878. the
son of William Ambrose Costner
and Emma Frazier Costner. He
attended h Lincoln county
schools and the University of
North Carolina. He received his
doctors degree at the University of
Maryland. and practiced medicine
III LlncOlntOn from 1902 to 1917
when he retired.
He was twice married his first
wife being the former Sara Eliza
beth Abernethy.
Funeral rites were conducted
this morning at 10 o'clock in the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church with
the pastor, Rev. H A. McCullough.
Jr. officiating. Interment was in
St. LukeS Episcopal Church Gem
etery.
Surviving are mis- wife. Mrs
Radiant Cassidy Sistaire Costner
and the following daughters ano
son by his first wife: Mrs. John
A. Cromer of Lincolnton. Mrs. S
l.. Culp Jr.. of Charlotte, Mrs. H
L. WYckoff of Atlanta, Ga; George
A Costner of Atlanta. Ga: sever
grandchildren; two brothers, P. C
Costner of Miami. Fla, o. A. Cost
ner of Lincolnton: three sisters
Mrs. John B. Scott and Mrs. Ada
Coffey of Charlotte, Mrs. c. B
Phillips of Greenville. S. C.
Drums Funeral Home was il
charge of ARRANGEMENTS
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Revival Services
To Be Held At
Lenders Chapel

Reverend A. M KiSer of Fork
North Carolina. will be the visit
ing minister for revival services
at Landers Chapel Methodist
Church, Rt. 4. Lincolnton, be-
ginning April "a, at 7;30 o'clock
Reverend Kiser is a native Of
the Landers Chapel Church. and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Clay
Kiser, He is a graduate of Furman
University and of the Southern
Baptist Seminary, Of Louisville.
Kentucky. He was Pastor of the
Waco Baptist Church for IA
years and is now pastor of the
Fork Baptist Church near Sails
bury, N. c.
Everyone is invited to attend
these services each evening
through the week at seven-t thirty
o'clock. Reverend w, C. Crum-
NETT. is the pastor.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Boeer Citians
Protest Speed
Limit Increase

Boyer City citizens, The Times
is informed. are up in arms over
the action last week of the State
Highway commission in raising
the speed limit through Boger
City to. 45 miles per hour. ten
miles per hour more than the pre-
vious speed limit that had been
in effect.
Protesting citizens pointed out
that the three-lane highway
through Boyer City, the cOun-
tvs largest populated area out
side LincOlntOn, bears the heav-
lest traffic of any highway in
the county-and that the extra
speed allowed adds to the dang
er of accidents. The Asbury
school is also in Boger City, and
the majority of the children,
with no sidewalks available,
must walk along the highway,
cross and recrOss it on their
way to and from school.
No explanation has been given
as to why the speed limit in this
area was raised. Petitions, it is
understood, are to be circulated
among Boyer City people and sent
to Raleigh in protest against the
speed limit increase. and action
requested in reducing the speed
limit - not adding to it.
The speed limit is reported to
have been changed Friday in the
four mile zone between Lincoln
ton and Grouse. Instead of the
speed limit now being As miles
per hour in this area, it has been
changed to SIS mph-and signs so
designating erected.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
O J. N. Brown To Deliver
BaceaIaureate Sermon At
Rock Springs On May 18th

The baccalaureate services of
Rock Springs High School will be
held in the school auditorium on
Sunday evening, May Is, at eight
o'clock
DIR. J. n. Brown, associate pas
tor of First Presbyterian church,
GastOnia, will deliver the SER
mon.
commencement exercises will be
held on Thursday evening, May
l9 at eight o'clock.
The speaker for the occasion will
be c. L. Lott. North Carolina
Manager for the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18

S lc Johnny NJ. Robinson ser
ved l6 months on the U. S. S.
BarnsWell and U. S. S. Broome.
He was second mechanics mate.
I1c r. A. Robinson. Jr., Serv-
ed for four years in the Navy.
He visited practically all of the
countries during his service, his
ship being the U. S. S. Fresno.
He was in England at the time
OF the dedication of the Frank
lin D. Roosevelt monument.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Mrs. Rose McGee,
90, Of Davidson
Rt. !, Succumbs

Mrs. Dose z. MCGEE, SO, of
Davidson, Route l, died in a
Mooresville hospital early Friday
after an extended period of fail
ing health.
A native of Lincoln county, she
was a daughter of the late Coley
and Jane Harwell Beatty, and
was the widow of Thomas E. Nc
Gee.
Surviving are five sons and two
daughters.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Bethel Methodist
church near Denver, at p. m.
Sunday. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18
Daniels Church Changes
Sunday Worship Hours

The Daniels Evangelical and
Reformed Church will change its
morning service from the hour
9:45 am. to 11:00 am. for the
balance of the month of April. and
May and June.
Members are requested to note
this change in the Sunday morn
ing service.
The Lincoln times., 1955-04-18

An ATU agent in Charlotte told
The Times today that the raids
were planned and carried out en-
tirely by federal officers.
Arrested during the day were
men giving their names as:
Jack Gates, who lives just in
side Lincoln County in the High
Shoals vicinity. Officers said his
house yielded 2-1i2 pints of nom
tax-paid whiskey and three pints
of taX-paid beverage.
L. C. Hovis, Jr., had his 1850
Ford taxi confiscated AT'U men
said they found eight pints of
tax-paid whiskey in the vehicle
and 4-6i8 gallons of tax paid
WhiSkey in Hovis place of busi-
ness.
The house of Pete Lynch turned
up 20 1I8 gallons of non-taX-paid
liquor, the agents said.
All three men and the automo-
bile were booked before u. S.
Commissioner ]. Robert Nc
Neelev here. Each was released on
$500 bond for trial at the fall
term of u. S. court in Shelby.
The weekend also brought one
of the greatest illegal liquor raids
in history in adjacent CASTOR
county. but there were carried out
by the CASTOR sheriff and his
deputies. Gaston's sheriff is
Dwight L. Beam. who married
Miss Virginia Perkins. daughter
of Mrs. John T. Perkins of Lin
colnton.
In swift pre-daWn raids Sunday.
raids which were continuing
throughout the day Sunday, Gas
ton deputies had served 1T illegal
liquor warrants. BY 9 am. yester-
day, 43 persons had been arrested
and charged with violation of the
liquor laws.
The CASTOR raiding. which be-
gan about am. was conducted
by 10 fulltime and IA special dep
uties. All parts of CASTOR county
were included in the raids. Sher-
ifs officers assigned to the rou-
tine work of booking the accused
bootleggers set up mass-produc-
ton assembly lines.
Sheriff Beam said the raids
brought to head more than two
months investigation on the part
of himself and his deputies.