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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-21

IN encagnpfnent there
c. r. Jennings. w r Parker
r s Bailey and e r. Clay visited
Richard L. Jennings at the Naval
Hospital in Bethesda, Nd. Tues
day and reported that he Is I'M
proving after lDng stag IN the
hospital Mr. Jennings was ar
officer In The air corps in World
War II and suffered leg inIury
Which Is now troubling him a
great deal
The Fire Department was call
I'd 10 the farm u Mr. and Mrs
Paul Martin late Thursday eve
ming and rendered valuable assist
ance although the IRE had made
too much headWay 10 save the
barn.
I A barn In which there vas stor-
ed nay and machinery belong
ing to Messrs Mast, Of the Lodge
Farm at Pine Grove Church.
burned Saturday at q result Of
lightning.
Mr.. Legler Leaving
Friends here are sorry 10 lef. II
that A q LeR!er accountant al
BeImeade is leaving al .er having
served III this capacity for many
years
Games are being played each
week night excepting Thursday
on Saturday nights the girls and
small boys play May Memorial
the winner for several years Iii
regular play has won al its games
thus far this season but marrow
ly escaped Wednesday night when
MI Moriah led until the last IN
ming. IA However the locals came
through N the minute TO win
81
The local baseball team man
aged to down ArFonia here sun
day when with the score tied "A
Smith led off with triple III the
9Th and scored on long fly ball
by Wilkerson The locals play at
Cumberland. Sunday. and then
have three straight home games
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-21

i-aaghlln Rudershausen wedd!ne
II Richmond at ST Bridges
Church Saturday June Is, also
the reception at Hotel jefferson
Mrs Edward Caroway and chill
dren moved 10 Portland Maine.
recently They we're on the same
plane with Jack Dempsy. Mrs
Gertrude Caroway is living with
MI RondJ Little during her sons
absence
Martha Ann Shpp. Of Morris
vile, and Walter 5 Goodman. Of
Richmond are spending some
time with their grandparents Mr.
and Mrs W G Key
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-21
Chula

Mrs. II. w ellis and her sister
from Richmond. Mrs. J n Bald
win. attended the finals and grad
uation exercises at VMI. when
their nephew, Logan Richie
graduated in Civil Engineering
Mrs Clifton Briggs. Of Tulsa
Okla. IS the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. II w ellis Mrs Griggs is
Mfr GINS sister. and she IS re-
turning to Tulsa after visiting
her daughter Katherine Morrison.
who lives at Vero Beach. Fla.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-21

In appearance the Brittany IS
a compact legRy short-eared
spaniel that looks somewhat like
a small English setter. In color
he is white and orange, or white
and liver. With some ticking A.
Sports Aheld
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-06-21

More than million head Of
livestock Craze on national for
est lands Sports Aheld
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Revenue Agent
Posts Vacant
In This Stote

P. K. Saunders of Gastonia, dis
trict director of Internal Revenue
for North Carolina, has announced
that number of vacancies exist
in this state for the POSITION of
Internal Revenue agent.
Nh. Sanders stated that these
positions are filled by appoint
ments from Civil Service Regis
ter established as a result of a
written examination involving
principles of accounting. CONNER
cial law. and math.
Applicants for the position must
have had at least three and one
half years experience in positions
which require the use and know
ledge of commercial accounting
and auditing principles and prac-
tees. The quality of such expert
ence must have been sufficient to
demonstrate ability to analyze ac-
counting and bookkeeping records.
The study of accountancy in
a resident school above high
school level may be substituted for
three years of the years expert
ence, required on the basis of one
year of education for nine months
of experience. The applicant must
be between the ages of Is and 55.
The maximum age limit does not
apply to persons entitled to veter-
ans preference.
Beginning salary for these po-
sitions is S4,525 per annum and
chances for advancement in pay
and rank are very good indeed.
Any person interested in OBJ
tanning one of these positions
With the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice now or in the future should
obtain Form 5000-AB from his
District Directors Office in Green's
boro. The applicant should COM
plete such card and mail it to the
Board of U. S. Civil Service Exam
inerS for the Internal Revenue
Service. 822 Peachtree-Seventh
Building, Atlanta %, Georgia. Ex-
aminations will be given at con-
venient locations in North Caro-
lima.
The title of the Examination
Accountant GS-7. and number of
the announcement. 5-76-1-t53 &.
must be shown on the card.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Homecoming At
Brevord College
On October

Weldon Hall, alumni secretary
at Brevard College, has announced
october Is as the date for the an
nual homecoming day festivities.
This is expected to be a special
celebration, since Brevard College
is experiencing a 100000 building
program. a capacity enrolment.
and S500.000 endowment addition
gives Brevard many reasons for
celebrating.
The campus will be decorated by
the students welcoming the alumni.
A committee appointed by the
Alumni President. Clark Benson of
Greensboro, will judge the decor
ations.
The days events will start with
a parade at 11:00 am. The entire
community will participate in the
parade, symbolizing the co-opera-
ton between the college and the
community The Brevard High
School band will be one of the
features of the parade.
J f IlC A1QillLlI lulICllGOll 10 SClltQ-
uled for 1890 with Clark Benson
presiding.
The afternoon program will be-
gin at 230 with a soccer game be-
tween Wilson College and
Brevard. The Homecoming Queen,
Miss Martha Carpenter of Char
lotte. will be crowned at half time.
and her attendants. Miss Correne
Ellis of Gastonia and Miss Kitty
Smith of Waldorf, Maryland, will
be presented.
At 4:30 pm. refreshments will
be served in both dormitories, and
open house will be campus wide
All rooms in dormitorieS and class
rooms will be open for visitors. No
special program is planned for
900 dinner.
The ClioSophic Society and the
Euterpean Society will sponsor a
dance beginning at 800 pm. in
the gym. A special program of the
dance featuring the Brevard High
School All quartette. and a dance
team for Franklin will be followed
by the presentation of the Home
coming Queen and her attendants.
She will award trophies to the
winners of the decoration contest.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Are We Liekino
Heart Disease?

The answer is YES" said Dr.
James V. Warren of Duke Medical
School, speaking at the Sixth An
nual Meeting of the North Caro-
lima Heart Association in Winston
Salem on September 80.
Here is how we stand today"
continued DR.. Warren. "The risk
of dying from heart disease has
been reduced by 70 per cent for
persons under "a years of age, and
by 35 per cent for those between
"a and 44 Thousands of lives in
the upper age brackets have been
saved as a result of research. This
was reported in an article by Dr.
Howard Rusk recently in the New
York Times"
Here are some of the big ac-
compliShmentS of HEART research
over the past few years" said DR.
Warren.
First attacks of rheumatic fe-
yer, most common with children,
can be stopped and recurrent at
tackS prevented. Seven years ago
rheumatic fever was childhood S
greatest enemy 1t still is danger
Gus. but research is beating it.
Radioactive iodine is being
beneficially used in selected cases
Of congestive heart failure and an
gina pectoriS.
New drugs that lower blood
pressure are helping thousands.
"Antibodies are saving 76 per
cent of patients with subacute bac-
terial endocarditis - which was
once invariably fatal.
Surgeons can now repair heart
valves, congenital defects, remove
clots from blood vessels and graft
sections to our damaged arteries.
"These are victories that have
already been earned in our battle
against heart disease. Diseases of
the arteries are being intensity
studied. Coronary thrombosis has
been called the occupational dis
ease of the successful executive and
is the greatest unsolved problem
today. This battle needs your
help" concluded Dr. Warren.
Your Heart Association is COOP
Grating with the American Heart
Association in the Nationwide at
tack on Rheumatic Fever and in
making plans for the work claS-
sification of cardiac patients. In
quiries may be addressed to the
North Carolina Heart Association
Miller Hall, Chapel Hill or to your
local Heart Association.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
New Sc Mercury
Now On Display
Hoyle Motor Co.

The first 1856 model to appear
in the heavy car field made its
bow to the public Friday when
the new Mercury went on display
at Hoyle Motor Co., Inc, in Lin
colnton.
The new Mercury, nicknamed
The Big NJ" features faster per-
formances than ever before, with
a big 210 and 225 horsepower.
Complete new styling including
a number of low-Silhouette hard
tops is featured among the IL new
1856 models.
Smartly tailored color-matched
interior styling is designed to ap-
peal to both men and women who
drive the new Mercury or ride in
it.
A special feature is the Ford
Motor Company safety package
that brings new degree of safe
W to driving with safety door
locks that will not fly open on
impact, a steering wheel especial
ly designed to yield before the
drivers weight in case of sudden
stop, padded instrument panel and
sun visors, and even optional safe
ty belts.
The styling includes visored
headlights. a liberal use of chrome,
and modern design in every part
of the big body.
Hal Hoyle. head of the Lincoln
ton Ford-Mercury agency, has pre-
viously introduced the new 1856
Ford. first of the new cars to
come out this fall.
The new Ford features an even
more advanced design of the fam
Gus "Thunderbird" styling, the
safety features also incorporated
in the Mercury, and advanced
eight-cylinder horsepower, with
motors available up to 202 horse
power
The Ford will also be on display
as the new Mercury is shown for
the first time.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
DoIIos Soldier Now
Serving In Germony

9TH DIV. GERMANY-Army
PFC Henry Morrison. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Hoffstetler, Route
p. Dallas, N. c.. recently arrived
in Germany and is now a member
of the 9th Infantry Division.
AS part of the U. S. Seventh
Army. the 9th Division conducts
rigorous training exercises. in
Guiding realistic maneuvers and
field problems, in southern Ger
many.
Private First Glass Morrison is
mechanic with the divisions
9th Replacement Company. He
entered the Army last January
and completed basic training at
Fort Jackson. S. C. Morrison was
last assigned at Fort Knox, KY.
The 19-year-old soldier is a for
mer student at Dallas High
School.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, ETC, OF
THE LINCOLN TIMES

Published semi-weekly at Lincoln
ton, North Carolina, October l,
1855.
State of North Carolina.
County of Lincoln.
Before me, a Notary Public in
and for the state and county
aforesaid. personally appea re d
Maude R. Mullen, who having
been duly sworn according to law,
deposes and says that she is editor
! of The Lincoln Times and that the
following is. to the best of her
knowledge and belief, true state
ment of the ownership. manage
ment, ETC., of the aforesaid publi-
cation for the date shown in the
above caption.
/. That the name and address of
the editor and publisher is Maude
R. Mullen. Lincolnton. N. c.; busi-
ness manager. Leonard A. Wright,
Lincolnton, N. C.
2. That the owners are: Western
Carolina Publishing Company,
Inc, Lincolnton, N. C. The stock
holders are: Maude r. Mullen. Of
Lincolnton, N. c., John M. Mullen,
of Lincolnton, N. c. and Leonard
A. Wright, of Lincolnton, N. c.
8. That the known bondholderS,
mortgages. ETC., are: None.
4. That the average number of
copies of each issue of the publi-
cation sold or distributed through
the mails or otherwise. to paid
subscribers during the twelve
months preceding the date shown
above is 4103.
(Signed)
MAUDE r. MULLEN
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 3rd day of October 1855.
MACIE D. BEAMAN
Notary Public
My commission expires May 6.
1857.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
'ASTC President
Continued from mage I,

Continued from page u
presided over by DR.. Herbert Wey
of Appalachian. will be a series of
discussion groups led by leading
lay committee men and a tour of
the new Appalachian Elementary
School. A dinner meeting will be
held at pm. and it will be fol-
lowed by discussion group reports
and question and answer session
led by Dean Guy B. Phillips of the
University of North Carolina.
There will be a short business ses-
sion and the meeting will be eli
NAKED by the address by DR.. Plem-
mons.
District school committeeman,
city and county school board mem
bers. principals, and superintend-
ents are being invited from the
following counties in western
North Carolina: Allegheny, Alex
ander, Ashe. Avery, Burke, Cald-
well, CabarruS, Cleveland, Cataw-
ba, Davie. Davidson, CASTOR, For
syth, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Mcdowell, Mitchell, Rowan, Ruth
erford, Stokes, Surrey, Watauga,
Wilkes, and Yadkin.
The purpose of the regional
meeting is to highlight and discuss
all the problems faced by lay
members of district school COM
mittees and city-county school
members. The results of this re-
gional meeting will be sent to the
Governors Citizens Advisory Com
mittee on Education, and the re-
gional meeting should bring to
light most of the crucial problems
faced by public schools in North
Carolina during this period of pop
ulation growth and teacher short
ages.
LOWDER ATTENDS
Attending the session at Appa-
lachian to plan the regional meet
ing on October 26 were: DR.. Will
liam H. Plemmons. DR.. Herbert
Wey, DR.. D. j. Whitener. Mr.. Ben
Fountain, Mr.. Robert Agile, DR..
Julian Yoder, DR.. j. r. Melton, Mr..
James Story. Mr.. John Howell,
Superintendent j. G.. Hagaman,
DR.. John Barden, Superintendent
S. Ray LOwder Iincolnton), Mr..
Earl Petrey, and Dr. John R.
Shaffer.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
South Fork Baptist Meet

for the aging. The minister's
retirement plan will be pre-
sented by Rev. o. Jack Murphy
of Penelope Church, Hickory,
and Rev. Latt Beshears of BOger
City will report on Baptist Lit
erature. The hospital will be re-
ported by Mrs. 1. A. Hallman,
also of BOger City, and the or
phanage will be reported by
Mrs. l.. p. Frans of Hickory.
The closing session will open a
1:25 .. m. Rev. James Sigmon
pastor of Claremont Church, vii
conduct the devotional period
The annual evangelistic message
will be brought by Rev. R. K
Renfield of Hickory. A memoria
service will be conducted by Rev
L. R. Williams of Maiden, anc
Miss Beda Campbell of Mount
Ruhama Church will bring the
report. Following the
election of officers. Rev. Woodrow
Flynn will bring the closing in.
Spirational message.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
N. Personal
Income TotuIs
Five Billions

RALEIGH - For the first time,
total personal income in North
Carolina last year passed the S.
900 100000 mark, Director Ben E.
Douglas of the Department of Con-
Servation and Development was
advised by the u S. Department of
Commerce.
While total personal income in
the State in 1854 amounted to $5,-
028, ,000.0 900 compared to $4,955 900
in 1858, the per capita income of
North Cardinals estimated 4,250,-
900 citizens last year increased by
50 over what it was in 1858.
Figures sent Douglas by the Of
flee of Business Economics, U. S.
Department of Commerce, show
North Carolina held to it's rank of
A in the per capita income stand
ings among the states.
South Carolina which jumped
to 44th place in 1858 while North
Carolina fell to the 45th spot,
dropped in 1854 to 47th place.
Per capita income in North Car
olina last year amounted to $1,190
against S1.181 in 1858, $1,108 in
1852. and 1894 (cq) in 1929.
For the same years. according to
the Commerce Department figures,
total personal income in North
Carolina was: $5,028, 100000 in
1854; S4,955, 100000 in 1858; S4,-
748 100000 in 1882 and $1,046,-
100000 in 1929.
Douglas said the fact that total
personal income in North Carolina
last year exceeded the five billion
mark for the first time was "high-
ly gratifying, and added: while
our per capita income in 1854
showed an increase over what it
was in 1858. we are still too low
We cannot afford to relax our
overall efforts to bring more in
dustrial payrolls into our State and
thus provide a better balance be-
tween agriculture and industry.
Total personal income in 1854
for other Southeastern states was:
Alabama, $3,274 900 900; Arkansas,
81 ,760, 900, 900; Florida, $5,313,0 ,000,-
600; Georgia. S4.460 900: Kentucky,
So 500, 100000; Louisiana, S3,751,-
0,000; Mississippi, $1.856, ,000. 900;
South Carolina, $2,414.000. 900:
Tennessee. $4,74.000,000; and
Virginia, $500 100000. Total per-
sonal income for all Southeastern
states in 1854 was $40,819, 900 .000
In the nation it amounted to
S285 1868 100000.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Lincoln Man Involved
In Cotowbo Collision

HICKORY 77-year-old Lin
coin county motorist was charged
with failing to yield the right of
way and improper registration
following a two-vehicle crash at
the intersection of the StartoWn
Road and Highway 10 at p. m.
Thursday.
State Trooper Harry Williams
said Zebulon Butler Ritchie of
Lincolnton, Route Three, explain
ed that the reason he had Florida
license plates on his 1854 Chevro-
let four-door sedan was that he
spends the Winters there and the
Summers in Lincoln county.
Ritchie, travelling South on the
Startown Road, said he paused
for the marked intersection, then
started on across Highway 10.
failing to see the Westbound 1852
Chevrolet truck of Shelby Supply
Company, Inc, driven by Hugh
Neil Holcomb, 10. of Shelby.
The truck, Williams said, crash
ed into the left side of the Ritchie
vehicle near the cent of the in
tersection.
An estimated $3.50 damage was
done to the right front of the
truck and $500 to the passenger
vehicle.
No one was injured.
A hearing for Ritchie, who is
now retired, was set for Oct. II in
Catawba County Recorders court,
Newton
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Continued from page u

tCOntlnueu from page
meeting will begin. Rev Lewis
Beal of Hickory will bring the
devotion. Vacation Bible School
win be reported by Rev. Alvin
Walker, Maiden, and Sunday
School will be reported by Joe
BOndurant of LincOlntOn. Miss
Laura Hill Setter of Maiden will
bring the treasures report, and
finance committee report. Ryan
Shelton of LincOlntOn will report
on Training Union and Rev. AL
bert Young of Hickory will speak
to the report.
Among invited guests, Mrs.
Gordon Maddrey of Ahoskie, State
president of Woman'S Missionary
Union, will be the only woman.
She is very popular speaker and
will doubtless draw a large hear
ing. The evening session will be
mission night with reports on
State, home, and foreign missions
by Rev. James Wilder, Newton,
Richard Williams, Maiden, and
Rev. Roger Williams, Hickory, re-
spectively. Mrs. Robert Boat
wright. Conover, will report on
Woman's Missionary work. The
devotion will be in charge of Rev.
Eli B. Smith of Long Island.
SOUTHSIDE CHURCH HOST
SOuthSide Church will enter
tain the Association the second
day and the program will begin
at 9:45 a. m. This will be her
first time entertain the Assoc
iatiOn in her history of fifty
five years. Even with her ply
Sical expansion, it will doubt
less tax her house to seat the
messengers. Rev. Ernest Friday
of River View Church will bring
the devotion. Rev. v. c. Martin
of Hickory will report on homes
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
Mrs. Roy Rosser

Continued from page ~
at 3 O'Clock at the rector Mauso-
leum in Forest Lawn cemetery in
Charlotte.
Going 10 Charlotte for the SER
vice were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Reinhardt, Ma. and Mis-. Wade
Reinhardt, Mrs. Rosabelle New
ton. Mrs. Steve Reinhardt, Mrs.
Edgar Love, Jr., Mrs. Kenneth
Heavier, Mrs. Joseph Graham,
Mrs. Jess Casper and Mrs. Jack
Haines. Because of illness Mrs.
Puckett was unable to attend the
service.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
SOONER THE BETTER

A sanity looking old fellow was
running to catch his bus,
just as he appeared to be win
ming the race. the bus driver, with
a fiendish smirk. pulled away from
the curb and the wheels splashed
a shower of muddy water over the
old man.
Softly, this kindly one murmur-
ed, MAY his soul find peace, p"
Still more softly he added, "And
the sooner the better"
Sudden acquaintance brings re-
pentance. - John Ray.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

A person may have 1920 vision,
warns the North Carolina Optic
metric Society. and yet have Wis
ual problem. Even when a person
apparently sees everything with
eyes that seem healthy, he still
may not have adequate vision.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

Quiz question: How can you
turn $75 into $134.68 in less than
20 years with one simple opera
ton. Answer: Buy a 500 Series
E u. S. Savings Bond.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

FOR SALE: 5 room house with 1
acre land, hot water heater, city
water. Wired for electric stove.
Priced for quick sale. Coy Keen
er, Lincoln Amoco Station, Bo-
ger City. Dial RE 5-8612.
If 9-22
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03
PIANOS

PIANOS
l used SMALL Spinet piano, al
sc Mirror Spinet pianos and
GUARANTEED practice pianos.
johnson Piano Exchange, Hickory,
N. c. tt 9-12
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

FOR SALE: Good used saw mill.
Mrs. Ransom Killian, Rt. 2, Lin
colnton. Dial RE 5-5714. If els
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

FOR RENT: 3-ro0m DOWN
stairs apartment. Private en-
trance and private bath. Dial
RE 5-7203, If 8-25
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

FOR SALE: Modern 2 bedroom
house with breezeway and ga
rage. Large lot. Dial RE 5-7415
after 100 pm.
The Lincoln times., 1955-10-03

FOR SALE, berry Brothers paint
Used since 1858. Cronland Warp
Roll Co. tt 3:26
Evening star., 1955-01-10

Ny Secretary, Africa. Speaks:
Dear Boss-Julie Wilson, in
''Kismet." is the most gorgeous
femme on Broadway stages. /.
Met star Roberta Peters viii wed
hotel man Bert Fields in July.
He owns the Chatham and
others. =. Between sinog and
Rose Bowl rain. i. A. Chamber OF
Commerce going nuts. X. Mall
still arriving dated 1854. !.
Dear Ed-In your story about
Chandler Cowles' faith In Clam
Carlo Menotti, it was no acci-
dent that he recognized Me-
motifs genius because Chandler
Is q fine musician In his own
right. I remember one night that
he and I were driving through
the Carolinas in q heavy rain.
storm. He turned the car radio
on full blast, explaining that to
appreciate all the nuances OF
classical music, you needed full
volume. The wind and rain
whistling through the convertible
top sounded exactly like the Sec
ond movement from III Trova-
tore" Sincerely, Joe Pardo1.
Warmers.
Fred M. Vinson, son Of the
late Chief Justice, and Nell Nor
rison marry next Saturday. !.
Miriam Hopkins, who did Sun
set Boulevard" on the James
Mason TV show, becomes q
glamour grandma in April. !. /.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. sss C%5
Evening star., 1955-01-10

hSssIi hSssT Sss ssSss.ss ssSo's' os g. 8 sssshovss
Every so often = six times q
season to be exact - musical
members of the Washington
Ethical Society gather for an in
formal evening of chamber
music to which they welcome
members or anyone else who
shares their enthusiasrns.
Music may be heard for string
quartet. piano quartet. string
trio, or any other ensemble for
which players can be enlisted.
The trio of strings on last nights
program, was joined in two
thirds of the program by a flute.
played by Parker Taylor.
Opening the program the trio,
consisting of Walter Leonard.
violin; Ned Spindel. viola, and
Paul de Bourg. cello, played the
Mozart Divertimento, K. 563
These players were then Joined
by the flutist in Mozart's Quartet
in D. K. 285. After intermission
MIR. Taylor, Mr.. Leonard and Mr.
Spindel played the Beethoven
Serenade for flute. violin. and
viola. Op. rs.
Members and friends of the
Washington Ethical society who
take advantage of its concerts