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The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
Gov. Hodges
Statement On Low
Per Capita Income

The following is the statement
made by Governor Luther H
Hodges at a recent state Widt
press conference on North Caro-
lina's per capita income:
During the year 1858 NORTH
Carolina ranked 44th in per capi'
ia income as among the 48 states
South Carolina, Arkansas. Ala
bama and Mississippi were tn,
only states in which the per capi.
Ia income was lower. The NORTH
Carolina fieure of S1.097 is con
siderably below the national aver
age of S1,709.
Several reasons have been Of
fered in explanation for Nortl
Carolina per capita income
Among these are:
l. The excessive number of
small. marginal farms. North
Carolina has more farms per
farm capita than any other
state in the nation. These small
farms are, for the most part,
operated manually and their
yield is extremely low. 2. North
Carolina has comparatively few
industries which make use of
highly paid skilled labor. Such
manufacturing as is done in this
State is of a kind that uses
principally low wage labor. 8.
This State has high percent
age of negroes in its population.
more than one million or about
&c pct. of the total population
of North Carolina are negroes.
The 1850 census showed that the
medium negro family income in
this state was around half that
of the medium white family in
come. 4. North Carolina has an
unusually large ratio of school
age persons in its population.
One third of the States pOpu
latiOn is under Is years of age
and is non-incOme producing.
The national percentage of per-
sons within this age bracket is
26.9.
The large number of young pee
pie in the States population ha
an additional effect which is ths
the States expenditures for edu
cation must be somewhat large
than would normally be necessar.
A recent Illustration of compar
ative per capita income betwee
New Jersey and North Carolina
very enlightening.
Trenton. New Jersey and tn
metropolitan area showed pt
capita income of S1,672. wherea
Greensboro in Guilford Count
showed $1.685.
When two rural counties wei
compared. Ocean County. Ne
Jersey. showed an average of S91
against Franklin County of $50
When the states as whole wei
considered. New Jersey had pt
capita income of S1,731 again'
North Carolina of $l.09l.
Among the things we need to q
in North Carolina is to create mol
local capital and more actual il
dividual interest in local proce!
sing plants to handle the produc
of the farms and fields. as well {
from our waters which al
abounding in seafood.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28

approximately $4,000 in volun-
tary contributions had been re.
ceived as of today on the Block
Smith Plaque Fund drive. $40 is
still needed to reacn the func
goal of S120.
TRIBUTE TO BLOCK"
The Block" Smith Plaque
Fund drive was initiated by Lin
cOlntOn high school alumni for
the purpose of raising, by vOlun-
tary contributions, the necessary
money needed to purchase a
bandsore bronze or aluminium
plaque that will be placed in an
appropriate interior or exterior
location at the beautiful new
Lbs gymnasium physical edu-
cation building in memory of
the beloved Block" Smith, LHS
athletic coach and teacher.
I924-1937.
The cost of the plaque. inscrip-
ton lettering, and delivery charg-
es amount to around S120. Any
money received towards the fund
in excess of S120 will be turned
over to the Lincolnton high school
athletic fund.
The new. Sl75,000 Lbs athletic
plant, dedicated last December 8
was named the Block Smith Me-
mortal Gymnasium in tribute tC
the colorful and respected teach
er-coach who achieved for himself
an immortal place in the hearts
of Lincolnton and Lincoln county
people. Block died in 1914 while
in military service.
envelopes can he obtained from
Nh. Ross, Mr.. Proctor or Mr.
Rhyme by anyone wishing to make
a contribution to the fund Plans
Many of Blocks boys. who
still reside in the Lincolnton area
are helping out in the plaque fund
drive. However. as stated above
$40 is still required to reach the
amount needed. Letters have been
mailed out to a number of LHS
alumni in the interests of h E
plaque fund drive. Anyone receiv-
ing one of the letters. and who
would like to make contribution
but hasn't vet done so, is request
ed to do so as soon as possible.
Contributions to the Block
Smith Plaque Fund can be made
to Joe Ross. Clerk of Court office
Lincolnton: Smack Proctor. Lin
coin Times: or Paul Rhyme, Jr.
Lincolnton. Stamped. Plaque Fund
are to have the plaque delivered
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28

getting in practice sessions. some
already having played two games,
the lack of practice will likely
prove a handicap to the Lincoln
ton nine in its early season tits.
Then. too, mentors KiSer and
Troiano find themselves with the
problem of filling some key posi-
tionS left vacant by graduation
last spring of some top players.
Gone are Jerry Gates, catcher;
Terry Gates. firstbaSeman: Larry
Armstrong, shortStop: Charles
Goodson, pitcher-o -outfielder. Re-
serve Don Buckley and newcomer
Robert Odell are waging fight
for the catching job. Basketballer-
footballer Darrell BoSt is the fa-
vorite for firStbase; holdover jim
my Poole is back for Secondbase;
letterman Jim Lineberger returns
to the third base station: Ernie
Lippard. another footballer-baS-
ketballer. or Jim ST g m o n
shortStop. The outfield may prove
a surprise. with three boys who
saw a lot of action in the outer
pastures last year-Franklin Rice.
-Iavla Smith. Robert Auton-bear-
ing the most promise among the
candidates of mailing down start
ing assignments.
PITCHING STRONG
Pitching will be the teams
strongest department. Returning
are two aces of last season. right
handler Bob Lineberger and left
handler Harold Humphries. Line
berger was one of the conferences
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
Spring Fever
Once Treated
By Bleeding
BY BUCK PAYSOUR

CHAPEL HILL. - Back IN
l845, some North Carolina doc
tors thought they had sure-fire
cure for spring fever. They simply
cut a mans arm and let him
bleed for awhile.
The only trouble was that 1t
sometimes killed the patient. And
at least one physician, DR.. AL
fred NJ. Folger of Stokes County,
had already begun to doubt that
bleeding was effective-at least
as a cure for spring fever.
CUTOM DEPLORED
He deplored the custom of some
individuals, he wrote in his book
on family medicine. ''of being
bled at certain seasons of the
year, particularly in the spring y
DR.. Folger. however. did not
hesitate to prescribe the treat
ment for other ills, including
rheumatism and acute indigestion.
According to his book. he was
angered when patient asked
him to postpone bleeding be
cause the sign is in the heart" p"
The doctor declared there was al
ways blood in the heart"
Il have also been gravely told" D."
the Stokes County physician
wrote. when about to bleed in
the right arm, when there was a
pain in the left side. that I must
not do so, for fear of drawing
the pain across the heart, produc-
ing instant. death"
DR.. Folger went on to say that
since blood is conveyed through
the entire system in a few mi
nuteS. it is manifest that the same
quantity drawn from the foot
would relieve pain in the head
Although DR.. Folger indicated
that bleeding was fast becoming
a thing of the past, it was still
being used in limited way 10
years later. According to a list of
medical prices published in Ro-
wan County in 1854, the price of
a bleeding was from two to five
dollars.
ANOTHER REMEDY
"Leeching" was another remedy
that was used in Dr.. Folger'S time.
The physician would attach live
leeches to patients body and
let them remain there for a pre-
scribed period of time-the time
depending on the nature of the
illness.
I The practice of leeching is still
carried on in some countries to-
day Red doctors are said to have
tried it as last resort on the late
Premier Joseph Stain of Russia
Among the other medicines
that Dr. Folger recommended in
l845 were mixtures made from
wild cherry wood and bark OF
dogwood and elm trees. One re-
medy used freely by the Stokes
County physician for childhood
sickness has stood the test oi
time. 1t is - you've guessed it
! castor oil.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
CherryviIIe Association
Representatives, Return
From Two-Doy School

John K. Tyson, secretary-trea-
surer. and Bennie Mae Watts,
bookkeeper, of the Cherryville
Production Credit Association,
have returned from Columbia. S.
c., where they attended two
day training school for new di-
rectors and employees.
The Cherryville Production
Credit Association has its main
office at Cherryville and serves
the counties of CASTOR, Cleveland,
Rutherford, Lincoln, Polk, Burke
and Mcdowell counties.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
CherryviIIe Soldier
Finishes M. P. School

CAMP GORDON, Ga. - Pvt.
David T. Hoyle. son of Marvin w.
Hoyle, Route l, Cherryville. N. c.,
recently was graduated from the
Military Training Center at Camp
Gordon, Ga.
Private Hoyle, who attended
the school after completing basic
training at Fort Jackson. S. c.,
was taught unarmed defense,
traffic control and other law en-
forcement duties.
Hoyle entered the Army last
October.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
Connor And PeeIer
Key Men In L.R. Win

Lincolnton' Buzz Peeler, pitch
er. and Paul Connor. thirdbase-
man, played major roles in Le-
noir Rhymes opening-the-season
7 to 2 win over Belmont Abbey
college Thursday afternoon at
Hickory.
Peeler scattered s Abbey hits
effectively. struck out 9 and walk
ed 6. Connor garnered of L.R. S
5 hits. scored a run, and fielded
flawleSSly.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
odd Fashioned
Sports Are Cone;
10 Cent Tip Passe

The ten-cent tip is now a thing
of the past in baseball. Casey
Stengel has sounded the death
knell, once and for all. The Of
ficial funeral of the Dime tip has
been held in the camp of the New
York Yankees, Stengel officiat-
ed, through the medium of an
order posted on the clu b.
house bulletin board. Sports Writ
er Dan Daniel tells about it in
the current issue of The Sporting
News.
Daniel has been around long
time and has seen many train
ing camps. But, he says. never
before can he remember of any
such bulletin. decreeing mini
mum tip.
In general. Daniel says, the
dime tip in the majors had died
cut some years ago. But its Of
ficial obituary had not been writ
ten until Stengel wrote it. The
new order on tipping was one of
four points Casey put on the bull
letin board. Players staying at
the Soreno Hotel in St. Peters
burg were to respect the 8 o'clock
rising call. They were to be in
uniform at Miller Higgins Field
before 1920 in the morning. They
were to be careful about their
dress, wearing jacket at all
times around the hotel. and
necktie for dinner. And-as to
tipping - they were to leave no
less than 25 cents at breakfast,
and at least so cents at dinner.
1t is conceivable. says Daniel,
that CaSey's bulletin was result
of the new order under which
the players make demands of club
owners. Why not demands by the
manager on the players? Espe-
cially, says Daniel, since the play
ers are allowed S25 a week for
expenses during spring training.
This story isn't meant to i'm
ply tnat tipping only dimes was
general among the Yankees. But
here and there. it was happening.
Kids lust out of the bush don't
always have the generous i'm
pulse. since life for them in the
minors hasn't been lavish.
Back in the Babe Ruth days.
not only the Yankees but ball
players in general were good tip
pers. 1t was the Babe Ruth in
fluence. He was heavy tipper.
But with his passing. tipping re-
yerted somewhat to normal. And
then came the 25-dollar weekly
grant, to revise standards again.
In the old days, Daniel said, the
dime tip wasn't unusual because
the PLAYERS were shelling it out
of their own pockets. And their
salaries were nowhere what they
are today. Nowadays a big lea
suer may not be paid less than
5000. There was a time when
$4,000 was the pay of only few
of the top stars. The great
Christy MathewSon never got
more than $4,000 a year from
the Giants, and Walter Johnson's
pay as a pitcher was only $4,000
at his peak.
OF colrse, there were no IN
come taxes then, and a dollar
was worth 100 cents. Even SO,
paychecks were small, and a dime
was a dime. AS for the player OF
today. he is paid pretty well, he
gets his weekly grant. and he's
aware of public reaction. The in
flux of college men had some
effect on tipping. They brought
with them new notions of dress
perhaps better manners. In Dan
| iel's words, they chased Elmer
the Great completely out of base
ball. Elmer. it may be said, took
the Dime Tip with him. Now
Casey Stengel has made it Of
ficial.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
70 PER CENT CURABLE

Only IS per cent of rectal cam
GERS are cured today. Early dag
rosis and prompt treatment could
increase cures to 70 per cent, the
American Cancer Society says
Giving to the Cancer Crusade can
help make this possible.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
ONE IN FOUR SAVED

According to American Cancer
Society statistics, of every four
persons who get cancer, one will
be saved. but three will die. One
more could have been saved if the
disease had been detected early
enough.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28

Baseball, weather permitting,
will make its 1855 debut on the
Lincolnton high school sports pro-
gram this week when the LHS
diamondmen open their season at
CliffSide.
The seasons opener is scheduled
Thursday afternoon. Game time
$3.50. The game is expected to be
aired over local radio station
WLON, Jack Brown at the mike.
SHORT ON PRACTICES
The unpredictable weatherman,
with heavy rains and cold, De-
cember-in-Spring season tempera-
lures, has played havoc with the
Lines preseason practice sched-
ules. AS a result, the squad has
been able to get in only few
drills under their coaches, Jack
KiSer and A. NJ. Troiano.
AS other Western Conference AA
Southern division teams have been
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
ATOMS EIGNT CANCER

Radioactive isotopes from atom
ic furnaces aid in treating some
cancers. in locating others, and as
tracers in basic cancer research
supported by contributions to the
American Cancer Society.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28

An American dies of cancer ev-
cry two minutes. Reduce this toll
by Joining the American Cancer
Society Crusade TO control cancer.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28

Good luck often comes to the
man born with little common
serlss.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
TREATMENTS TESTED

Hormones, secretions of ductless
Glands such as the adrenals. pit
uitary and sex glands. are useful
tools for treating specific types of
cancer. says the American Cancer
Society, now conducting its an
nual campaign for funds.
A man is no bigger than the
task he can perform well.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-28
Howards Creek
Honor Roll
A HONOR ROLL

The Howards Greek School "A
and "B" Honor Rolls follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-13
WORD GAME
Find 40 or more words In
SALVAGE.

SALVAGE,
meaning. insured goods rescued
from fire." Average is 90; time
limit, 20 minutes.
Rules Of the game-1. Words must be
|of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters By the addition Of
IS" such as bats" cars" are not
us se T. Proper ma names are mot used d. g
Answer 70 MEssUAGE
mass, message. mesa, mess, muse, muss
ease, esse sage, same, seams, sesame
seem, SNUG, usage, ague, arnuses, assume
games, gases, gauss, guess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-13
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Pretty Miss Corona Reming.
wood. peering at her shorthand
notes in despair, walls. ''Oh. why
did they ever have to invent suci
fiendish words as affect and
effect? never know which one
to usel"
Why doesn't she ask her EN-.
ployer whether he dictated
affect" or effect? Sh-h-hl
He's more in the dark than she
is. But cheer up; here's YOU
Auntie Panchita with a simple
key by means Of which you may
select the proper word instantly
The key lies In the initial letter,
"a" and ''e'' of affect and effect
thus.
Affect is a verb only. It means
to ACT on
to APE
to ASSUME
Effect is both noun and verb
The verb means:
to EXECUTE Ito bring about
The noun means:
an EXECUTION Chat which
Is brought about)
an END (result)
an EVENTUALLY "a conse-
quence)
Key: When any "a" word
makes sense, use affect; when
any 'e'' word makes sense, use
effect. Now watch the key un-
lock the door:
How did the news-you?
Execute your No. Act on you?
Yes. Therefore: How did the
news affect you?
The withdrawal was
quickly. Acted on? Aped? AS
sumed? No. Executed? Yes.
Therefore: The withdrawal was
effected quickly.
What was the--of the new
rule? Act on; ape: assume? No.
End (result)? Yes. Therefore:
What was the effect Of the new
rule?
She--a British accent. Ex-
ecutes? No. Apes? AssumeS2
Yes. Therefore: She affects a
British accent.
Again we see how easily a
difficult problem may be solved
by using a little simple logic
instead Of trying to unravel the
Shrdluvian ambiguity Of the
grammar books.
Distributed BY McNaught Syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-13
By EAsLEY BLACKW0OD

Not only does this factor keep
the game from becoming dun
and mechanical. but it also fur
nished some consolation to you
and me when we have failed to
md the winning play. Sometimes
we may even get by In using
this argument when we are not
entirely justified in doing 50.
II we can't convince our part
ners. at least we can always con-
vince ourselves.
In the old days Of whist our
grandparents were taught to
cover an honor with an honor.
That is still the best procedure
In many cases. although there
are important exceptions. But
Mr.. Muzzy, whose game Is about
SO years behind, follows the rule
implicitly. He always covers an
honor.
The queen Of hearts was led in
today's deal and when Mrs. Keen
examined the dummy it was clear
that she would have to win four
diamond tricks to make UP the
required twelve.
So after winning the first trick
with the king Of hearts, she went
to dummy with o club and re-
turned the queen Of diamonds.
Naturally Mr.. Muzzy covered
the king and the ace won. Mrs.
Keen then led a small diamond
and finessed dummy's eight spot
after Mr.. Heinsite followed suit
with the six. When that held,
she cashed the jack Of diamonds
and when the suit broke evenly
she was home free.
Mr.. Heinsite was quick to point
out that when dummy has two
honors in suit, you should cover
the second honor but not the
FIRST. II Mr.. Muzzy had done
that in today's deal the hand
would have been set as Mr.. Helm
sites 10 would have been set UP
TO win the third round Of dia-
rnonds.
But in tomorrow's hand, just
to be complicated, Mr.. Heinsite
finds that there are sometimes
exceptions to the exceptions.
Copyright 1855. General Features corp.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-13
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL


To-day Is the 68th ami
versary Of the birth Of q Presi-
dents son and namesake who
died during the Normandy
campaign in World War II
Who?
2-This is the 95th anniver-
sary OF the birth Of a great gen.
eral. who was chosen by Presi-
dent Wilson to head the A.EF
In World War I. Who?
3-"Great lives do not go out
They 60 on" This is the in
scription on the statue OF a Civil
War general who became Presi-
dent: the statue is in Indiana
polls. Which President?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star., 1955-11-20

MYTH THE football season drawing
w to a close, All-America teams
soon will be blossoming into print
Look for Maryland and Navy players
to be on these mythical elevens.
Both schools have prominent candi-
dates and three Of their stars may
very well make the lists. Navy boasts
of End Ronnie Beagle and Quarter
back George Welsh. Maryland Is
booming Center Bob Pellegrini.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Maryland and Navy AlI-Ameriea Contenders

that skinny kid next door. But you
can't always tell the product by the
package.
Coaches Of two teams Navy has
played this year call him "the best
quarterback" they have ever seen.
High praise indeed for the slightly
built 168-pounder.
Eddie Erdelatz, his own coach. calls
him "a right-handed frankie Albert"
Albert was the great Stanford and San
CONTINUED
Evening star., 1955-11-20
By BRIAN BELL

The Terrapins also are touting
Quarterback Frank Tamburello, Tackle
Mike Sandusky, Guard Jack Davis,
Halfback Ed Vereb and End Bill
Walker.
However, Welsh, Beagle and Pelle-
grini at this writing seem to have the
best chance for All-America honors.
Let's take look at these three stars.
In appearance, Welsh looks as un-
likely a candidate for All-America as
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1955-02-01
Gov. Rodriguez
Conferred LID.

Governor Juan de G. Rodriguez of
Pangasinan (Philippines) came to
the United States last December
on a special mission for Presi-
dent Ramon Magsaysay.
Passing through the Northwest,
he took time to visit his Alma
Mater, the State College of Mon
tana at Bozeman. He visited with
former classmates, and paid his
respects to the President of his
Alma Mater. He went East and
travelled as a personal representa-
tive of the Philippine President.
Last month he came back to the
Northwest, this time with a let
ter in his pocket from the Presi
dent of the State College of Mon
tana, and because of that letter,
Gov. Rodriguez went back to the
campus Of his Alma Mater, and
last January 81, at IL O'Clock in
the morning, he was conferred the
degree of Doctor of Laws. hOnOris
causa.
Gov. Rodriguez is the first Fill
pino to receive this degree from
the S tate College of Montana,
from which he graduated with a
B. S. in 1928. He also has a Mas
ter of Science degree from Cor
nell University.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1955-02-01
Church Pastor Appoints
Pastoral Relations
Committee

Rev. Dionisio F. Gonzalo, pastor
of the Filipino Community Meth
odist Church, has appointed a COM
mittee on Pastoral Relations, the
Church Bulletin announces.
Members of this committee are
Mrs. Josefa Barrazona, Sammy
Abaga, Fernando Ferrera, Delfin
Naranjo, Alexandra Langoey, and
Baldomero S. Sison.
1.-THE primary function of this
committee is to aid the pastor in
making his ministry most effective
by being available for counsel,
keeping him advised concerning
conditions within the congrega-
ton as they affect relations be-
tween pastor and people, and keep
ing the people informed concerning
the function and nature Of the
PASTORAL office"
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1955-02-01

wife gave stirring speeches before
an eager audience of their coun-
trymen.)
Mr.. Del Fierro. cannery foreman
for the Nakat Packing Corp. at
Sunny Point and one time presi-
dent of the Filipino Community,
won over three other opponents:
Tozo Pimentel Ted Ranjo, and
Johnny M. Castillo.
Close Race
For Vice President, Gene Navar-
no succeeds himself by winning
over Mariana Angeles. A very
close margin gave Victoria A. Vel
asco victory over Mrs. Nina del
Rosario for the position of secre-
tary. MRS. del Rosario has petit
toned for a recounting of the
votes, according to Jose Ma Yum
I'll, incumbent president of the Fill
Pine Community
Fernando Ferrera won easily
over Emiliano Francisco for treas
urer, and Ferrera succeeds him
self for the fourth term.
The three trustees elected are
Johnny Lucero, Sergio Acena, and
Victor Estigoy. Juan Mendoza
was unopposed for auditor, and so
Continued on Page p
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1955-02-01
Del Fierro Community President
Seattle Wins Over
San Francisco For
C.D.A. Convention City

Seattle won over San Francisco
and Salinas as the convention city
when the Caballeros de Dimas-
Alang wound up its 18th trienniaI
convention in the Roosevelt Hotel,
Hollywood.
Thus Seattle will be host to thou
sands of Filipinos from all states
of the Union, Alaska, the Philip
pines and Hawaii when it meets
here for the fifteenth triennial
convention in January, 1858. Host
will be the local lodge, Burgos
Lodge, No. 10, located at 613 King
Street.
Local lodge, Burgos No. 10, sent
fourteen delegates. They. are Pho
De Cano, assistant head of the Su-
preme Consistory; Narciso B. Del
la, head of the delegation; F. G.
Macasaet, head of the local lodge;
F. F. Saldivar, immediate head of
the Burgos lodge; Maria B. Della,
Demetrio Bron, Amor L. Guerson,
Bob Desierto Manuel Diaz, Luis
S. Quianio, NJ. R. Divina, Emilio
Estal, Ted Ranjo, Vincent P.
Pilien, and Salvador D. Election.
For distinguished achievements
and services, Narciso B. Della and
Bron were conferred the 33rd de-
gree, highest in the fraternity.