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The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
School Leaders Named At
North Brook High School

The Valedictorian and Saluta-
torian of the 1856 graduating
class of North Brook High School
have been selected.
Miss Kathyrn Miller, daughter
Of MI. and Mrs. Guy Miller of
Route 2, Vale, was named Vale
dictorian, and Larry Baxter, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben F. Baxter of
Route l. Cherryville was cosen
Salutatorian.
Miss Miller and Mr.. Baxter will
deliver the valedictory and saluta-
tory addresses at the commence
ment exercises.
VALEDICTORIAN
Miss Miller, Valedictorian, in
addition to her high standard of
scholarship, has excelled in many
ether phases of school work. She
made an viable record in
basketball, having played on the
varsity team four years. In her
Senior year Kathyrn was selected
ON the girls All-State basketball
team.
She has served as president Oh
the Lincoln county chapter of the
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

Maple Camp No. As, WOW.
of LincolntOn, will be host camp
to the Log Rolling Convention,
which cOnvenes at 4 pm. in the
new Woo d M n Hall on the
Lincolnton-M d n highway.
Carmie Davis is consul COM
mander of the host camp.
This will be the first time in
long period of years that Lincoln
ton has served as host to the dis
trict event.
WOW CIRCLE PROGRAM
The afternoon session of the
Woodmen Circle Convention be-
gins at pm, featuring the Shell
by Drill Team in .colorful ritualistic
ceremonies. Prior to the 3 pm.
gram, refreshments will be
served by the hostess Grove, Maple
156, of Lincolnton, as the 100
delegates register at 2:30 pm. in
the basement of the First Baptist
Church. The evening session will
be open to the public and will
begin at $50 pm. with a banquet
in the VFW Hall. Miss Marie
Rhyme of the local WOO d m n
Circle is in charge of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
A number of national commit
teemen and committeewomen will
be among the distinguished guests
attending the conventions. Mrs.
Ethel Donaldson. National Com
mitteewoman and State Manager
will be present.
Farrar Newberry of Omaha, Ne
braska, former president of the
WOW. will be the princip l
speaker at the evening banquet
meeting at the VFW Hall. Nick
T. NeWberry. State Manager of
wow, will be among those pres
ent.
Pat ]. Buckley, Jr., Mayor Pro
Tenn of LincOIntOn, will bring
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The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
to temporarily lay off some
workers for a short period.
CLAIMS INCREASE


An increase was also noted in
the number of persons filing ini-
tlal claims: this increased from
l91 in March to 315 during April.
The changing of machinery and
some industries experiencing slack
business at the present time which
made it necessary for workers in
certain departments to rest for a
week or SO was the chief cause for
this increase.
The n um ber of continued
claims, claims filed each week, al
so increased from 1157 in March
to l444 during April. The reason
for this increase is the same as
for the initial claims.
GRADS SEEK JOBS
In several weeks the schools will
begin closing for the summer and
we have in our files the graduates
Of Lincolnton, Union, North Brook
and Rock Springs High Schools
who have alreday been tested and
are anxious to begin working.
Mr.. Employer, if you have any
openings where you can use some
good boys and girls, please call
the local Employment Security
Office and we will be glad to send
q representative to discuss the
test scores with you and the fields
OF work which these students
showed the best aptitudes. Our
office is located above Conner
Furniture Company, and the tele-
phone number is Regent 5-2252.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Rites Today For
Ralph Signlon

Ralph Sigmon, SIS, of Lincoln
ton, Route A, Pisgah Church-Long
Shoals section. died u d d n ! y
Tuesday afternoon in the Crowell
Hospital. Death was attributed to
heart attack.
Mr.. Signon was textile work.
er, and the son of the late William
Sigmon and Martha Christopher
Sigmon.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. today at PiSgah Methodist
Church with the pastor, Rev. John
Kendrick, officiating. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Article Clump Sigmon; two sons,
Thomas R. and James Sigmon;
three daughters, Mrs. Fayrene
Suttles, Mrs. Eva Wilson and Mrs.
Bonnie Graham: six grandchil-
dren, and two brothers, Jones Sig
mon of Mt. Holly, Lester Sigmon
of Belmont.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Bible School Clinic Begins
May 9th At Baptist Church

to attend. Each clinician is te
bring a lunch which will be served
at $50 by the ladies Of sthe host
church who will provide drinks.
p REV. WALKER DIRECTOR
: The clinic will be directed by
Rev. Alvin Walker of Maiden
who is assOciational Bible School
superintendent. The first hour
will be devoted to a general ses-
sion with Rev. Thomas d. Tay-
lor of Mathis Chapel conduct
ing the devotional period. In
this hour Rev. Latt Beshears,
Boyer City pastor will discuss
Success Secrets: Mrs. Eliza
beth Sanford, secretary Of the
Lincolnton First Church, will
speak on Paper Work" or rec
ords and reports; Mrs. A. r.
Waters of Mount Zion Church
will evaluate "Good HOusekeep-
ing in Bible School,; and Rev.
Howard Laney of Faith Church
will elaborate on "The Bible in
Bible School,"
At five o'clock the clinic will
divide into department confer
ences. Mrs. T. v. Lineberger and
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The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Vu|edictoriun And
SdIututoriun Are
SeIectCd At L. H. S.

of high school, the valedictorian
having the highest average and
the salutatorian the next highest.
Both young ladies have won
many other honors while they
have been in high school.
Miss Lineberger has been Vice
President of the National Honor
Society, Vice-President of the Lat
in Club, Recording Secretary of
the Junior Classical League, dele
gate to Girls State, Commence
ment Marshal. reporter for the
school paper. and member of the
Pine Burr Staff.
Miss McCrary has been Editor
in-Chief of the School Paper. dele
gate to Girls State, Chief Mar
shall, President of the French Club,
member of the Pine Burr Staff,
Homecoming Sponsor. flag bearer
for the Band and member of the
National Honor Society.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

The Valedictorian and Saluta-
torian for the Class of 1856 of
Lincolnton High School were an
nounced today by Principal F. D.
kiSer.
Miss Barbara 10 Lineberger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Webb
Lineberger of LincOlnt0n, has
been chosen the Salutatorian.
Miss Elaine McCrary,, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Nc
Crary of High Shoals, has been
selected as Valedictorian.
Miss Lineberger will give the
address of welcome and Miss Nc
Crary will say farewell for the
class at the graduation exercises,
May 80.
HAD HIGHEST AVERAGES
These speakers were chosen on
the basis of scholarship MAIN
tanned throughout the four years
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Loving Monthly Report -.
New Cherryvi||e Industry
Boosts Local Area Eeonomy

The monthly report on employ
ment conditions in the Lincoln
County -Cherryville area was re-
leased today by P aul Lawing,
Manager of the local office of the
N. C. Employment Security Com
mission.
Mr.. Lawing's report follows:
During the past month a total
c. 131 new applications were filed
with the local office, and at the
present time we have a total of
493 active applications for work
in our file: most of these are eX-
perienced textile workers and in
experienced workers who are in
terested in securing employment
where they can be trained.
NEW INDUSTRY
One new industry, the Cheri-
Knit Manufacturing Company has
located in Cherryville, which is in
the Lincolnton office area and
production is expected to begin
SnOrCly.
This company will be engaged
in the manufacture of sweaters
and will certainly be a boost to
the employment in that commune
ty; the greatest majority of their
workers will be women.
The number of persons placed
in suitable jobs showed an in
crease over March, so in April
as compared to 43 in March.
Job openings are rather slow
at the present time as a large
number of plants are mOderniz-
ing and this makes it necessary
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Auction Sole
Saturday Of
Wilson Farm

The Ernest Wilson farm. located
on a paved highway in Lincoln
County, one mile north of Cat
Square, will be sold at auction on
Saturday, May S, beginning at l
pm.
To be sold will be 81 acres of
valuable land, offered in SEPARATE
tracts, conveniently subdivided
and as a whole to the high dol
lar: two Silos, milk barn, house
and buildings; also Is head dairy
herd, with milk base, tractor, farm
machinery, etc.
Free prizes will be given during
the sale. G. league Gilbert is the
auctioneer.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
kiwonis Ladies' Night
'heduIed For Nav 8

= announcement was made at the
sular meeting this week that
Ladies Night and Charter Night
will be observed by the Kiwanis
club on May 9th.
The club, on record 1000 in
support of efforts. to help save
local Red Cross chapter from pro-
liable disarmament, agreed that
its members would make house
toulouse canvas in Ward 2 for
Red Cross Rally Day funds on
Thursday ttoday).
An appearance here of Arthur
Smith and his Crackerjacks and
TV Talent Show will be sponsored
on June Is by the KiwaniS club, it
vas announced.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

results, the company will shortly
be in position to incorporate and
move ahead rapidly with plans to
build a Lithium processing plant.
Lincoln Lithium Co., as pre-
viously announced, is proceeding
on the policy of not incorporating
and selling stock until the ore re-
serve has been proven by drilling.
The company, a partnership,
was formed recently by David
Clark. Walter Clark Paul Rhyme,
ST., Paul Rhyme, Jr
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Officers Of
Host WOW Camp

Officers of Maple Camp No.
As, w. o. w., host camp to the
Western District w. o. w. Log
Rolling Convention here Satur-
day, are:
Carmie Davis, consul COM
mander; Harold Norman, ad-
wiser lieutenant; Brice Leon
hardt, banker; harles G.
Whitesides, financial secretary;
w. o. Bullard, escort; Joh n
HOuser, Watchman; harles
Leatherman, sentry; DIR. j. H.
Fitzgeral d, physician; Joe
GOOde, cOrding & secretary;
George Saline, Alvin Saunders,
T o m Burgin, auditors. E. III.
Abernethy is past consul COM
mander.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

A Vacation Bible School will be
held at the First Baptist Church
of Lincolnton, Tuesday May 8.
beginning at four o'clock in the
afternoon and continuing until
about nine o'clock. 1t will be spon-
sored by the South Fork Baptist
Association for workers who are
to help in such schools this sum-
mer.
Southern Baptist textbooks will
be used as a basis of study and
the clinic is open to any who wish
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
SoIIy's Shoppe
In New Location

Sallys Shoppe. for a number of
years located on South Academy
Street. has moved to the building
on East Main Street, next door to
the City Fire Department.
The proprietor, Mrs. Sally Jack
son, invites her friends and Gus
toners to note the change of ad-
dress and to visit her shoppe often
for the finest in ladies' fashions.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Revival PIonned At
Pisqoh Methodist Church

A revival meeting will begin
May 6 at Pisgah NJ h o ID is t
Church. Lincolnton, Route 4, and
continue with evening services at
7:15 through May 13.
Rev. j. c. Kendrick, pastor, will
conduct the services. There will
also be morning services at 10
o'clock. Kelley Smith, song evange-
list, will lead the singing.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
ILocoI Area Soil
Men To Attend
District Meeting

Members of the Lincoln county
Soil Conservation Service will at
tend the annual meeting of the
Lower Catawba Soil Conservation
District tonight Thursday at the
Goodwill Clubhouse in GaStonia.
The district comprises Castor,
Mecklenburg and Lincoln counties.
Dane S. Rhyme of Gastonia, dis
trict chairman, will preside He
has held. the chairman position
for Is years and will, in all proba-
bility, be reelected. One of the
highlights of the meeting will be
the election of officers and the
presentation of awards.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Precinct Meets
BY County Dems
On Saturday

Democratic precinct meetings
will be held at each voting place
in the county's % precincts on
Saturday. May 5, at 2:30 pm.
county chairman Joe Ross an
nounced today.
A good attendance is requested
at each meeting.
At the Saturday meetings, Dem
ocrats will elect precinct chairman
and perfect the precinct organiza-
ton.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Revival Planned
At West Lincoln
Boptist Church

A revival meeting will begin on
May 7th at West Lincolnton Bap-
tist Church and continue through
May IL.
Rev. w. K. Mullen of Second
Baptist Church, Cherryville. will
do the preaching each evening at
7:30 o'clock.
Rev. H. J. Cloninger, pastor, and
members of the congregation ex-
tend cordial invitation to the
public to attend.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Mullen HomepIoee
Bought BY Dovises

The r. S. Mullen homeplace in
the Grouse section of Line n
eounty was bought at public auc-
ton last Saturday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Davis of the county.
Their high bid was $4,000.
The timber on the land was sold
separately, and purchased by Mr..
Walker of Morganton at a price
of $5900.OO.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Bud Helms Auto
Service Opens

Bud Helms. formerly of Lincoln
FCX, has opened a new business
Bud Helms Auto Service, on Lin
colnton, Route 2, between the
Maiden highway and Boyer City
The business provides expert
service for automobiles, power
SeWS and lawn mowers.
Mr.. Helms invites his friends tx
call upon him at his new place o1
business.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Boyer City CAP
Takes Part In
Search Mission

Members of the Boyer City Civil
Air Patrol unit participated in a
practice search mission at the
Spindale Mill Airport at Spindale
on April %.
The search mission was put
on by the Tri-City CAP Squad
ron to teach all CAP personnel
to work on an actual search
mission If they are called on to
do SO.
TRAINED PERSONNEL
The Boyer City CAP has trained
personnel who have participated
in actual searches for lost air.
craft in storms. etc. The unit has
one radio station set up at Boyer
City and four mobile stations that
are ready for use in case of an
emergency. The unit hopes to have
two aircraft equipped with radios
within the next 80 days.
The Boyer City CAP would like
to have more senior members and
all the cadets they can get. Any
one interested in joining is re-
quested to call either of the fol-
lowing numbers: RE 5-5231, RE
5-5184, RE 5-2296.
MEETS EACH TUESDAY
Each Tuesday night. the Boyer
City Civil Air Patrol meets in the
building adjoining Sutton's Barber
Shop in Boyer City.
Officers of the unit are: Jake
Wyckoff, co m m a n Ter; Paul
Warner, public information Of
ficer; Bill Modlin, communica-
ti0ns officer; Carroll WhitesideS,
adjutant and personnel officer;
Bob M d lin. co-ordinatOr of
Civil defense; James HOvis, sup
ply officer.
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The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Superior Court
Opens May Il

A two-weekS terms of Lincoln
county Superior court opens here
oil May IA with Hon. Francis o.
Clarkson of Charlotte the presid-
ing judge.
Criminal cases will be heard the
first week. civic actions the sec
ord. Highlighting the criminal
docket will be cases on murder and
rape indictments, and a 9-year old
burglary case.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
100000 Woodmen
For Western Dist. c
l!!,nvention
Many Dignitaries To
Be Here For Annual
Six-County Gathering

Approximately 100000 Woodmen and Woodmen Circle
members expected in Linconton Saturday, May S.
for the annual Western District Woodmen Log Rolling and
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle conventions.
Woodmen Camps and Woodmen Circles from the six
counties of the district Lincoln Catawba Caldwell Ire
dell, Buncombe Alexander will have delegates at the af
ternOOn and evening sessions of the event.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Buckingham Woman's Club Outlines
Yearly Programs At Recent Meeting

ion Day. with Mrs. G. S Ship
platt Of Roanoke As guest speaker;
OCTOBER IS, pabIic affairs day with
pnlwyn Mayor +. snoddy il.
speaklrg OH sponsibilitv Of
women Voters November Is.
American home day with Mrs.
Charlotte St3akley Of Richmond
speaking Oh ~Child Training
December u fine arts day which
VIII feature D Christmas pagaent
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

Starting 1857. the programs are
scheduled as follows: January 25,
education day with the program
TO be announced: February %,
welfare day with a talk by APP
program will be centered around
DemattoX attorney George Abbitt
on Youth and Law: March %,
program will be- centered around
Mrs w S. Murray, president Of
the Virginia Federation of Wo-
mans clubs; April -, the pro-
gram viii consist OF film.
"Celanse Fresh VieWp point. and
May VIII be the month for the
annual luncheon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

A meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Buckingham
County Wonan's Club was held
Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs, Cleveland Jones, at Shap-
pards Club president. Mrs. r. II
Bruce presided
The committee outlined the
programs for the coming year
They adopted the following
schedule: September %. Fedora
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK

A generally favorable industrial
climate for the rest of 1856 has
been forecast by the Commerce De-
pertinent. which also noted that
SOM soft spots are evident Pros
poets FOR construction and aircraft
industries are reported brighter and
sales Of consumer durable goods are
expected to hold at last years high
level. An easing OF activity iii the
steel farm machinery and textile
Industries are predicted
Selznick to produce A Farewell
to Arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Virginia Bills
Peril for
School Bonds
BY a star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, Sept. 20. - A
leading Virginia bond broker to-
day warned that public school
segregation legislation now pend
ing in the General Assembly may
stall all school construction in
the State.
Walter w. Craigie of Craigie e.
Co, Richmond. today wrote State
Senator Eugene B. Sydnor. jr.:
Prospective bond purchasers
must view with alarm any legis-
lation which would, in effect,
shut down any part Of our sys-
tenn of public education or close
any school building used therefor
1T must be envisaged that
some taxpayer may well refuse
TO pay taxes for a school or sys-
tenn of schools which is not in
operation. A default, even in one
isolated school district, would in
evitably impose a blight upon the
credit of every political subdi-
vision of this great Common
wealth."
The letter arrived as the Sem
ate received, after House approx
al yesterday. Of package pro-
gram by Gov. Stanley to with
draw State funds from any To-
.cality that integrates its schools,
voluntarily or under Federal
Court order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
$4,000 Workers Strike
At Swift s. Co. Plants

J CHICAGO. Sept. 20 (P).-.
Some $4,000 meat workers struck
in 81 cities today. Gripping OPP
erations of Swift a. Co.. the Ma
tons largest meat packer, in a
dispute over wages and a union
shop.
Spokesman for the two unions
and the company said
there was no plan to resume
peace talks at once.
There were sporadic arrests
near Chicago's spraying stock
yards as the two unions involved
threw up picket lines and halted
employees Of other packers at IA
entrances for gate identification
checks.
Two men and a woman were
seized for attempting to prevent
a Chicago Transit Authority bus
from entering the yards. Four
men were arrested by the police
labor detail at the entrance to a
parking lot near the Stockyards.
Picket lines also formed at
Swift plants in some other cities.
However. seven additional
Swift plants represented by an
independent union not involved
in the current contract sQuab bible.
maintained normal operations.
The strike started at the 1901
am. deadline as negotia tors
huddled in a futile eleventh-hour
conference that was broken Of
soon thereafter.
The strike against Swift r. the
first against the company since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

1913. That walkout lasted 10
weeks.
Workers at the company's
plant in Denver walked of their
Jobs IL hours before the strike
deadline. A union spokesman
said they were dissatisfied over
progress Of negotiations in Chi
cago.
The company listed 80 plants
holding contracts with the strik-
ing unions. They are spread
across the country, in 81 States.
Swift said workers in plants
at Boise. Idaho; jackson, Miss,
and Moultrie. Ga. we're not rep
resented in the current negotia-
tions.
A union spokesman said these
plants were not covered by the
master agreement. but were in
cluded in the negotiations.
Employees in the jackson and
Moultrie plants joined the walk
out.
The two unions. Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men and the United Packing
house Workers, both AFL-CIO,
are demanding a substantial
wage increase. They have not
disclosed the exact amount. They
also are seeking a union shop,
which the company said it is
not willing to accept.
Both unions have been work
ing on a day-to-day extension
OF the old contract which ex-
pired September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
New Polio Cases
II otuI o56 in Week
Highest Of Year
BY The Associated Press

The number of new polio cases
rose to at least $50 last week, the
highest weekly total for the year
The Public Health Service
said no reports had been re-
ceived from Utah and South
Dakota for the week ended Sep
TENDER Is, but without these
there was a rise of 101 cases
over the 855 in the week ended
September s.
There is no reason for alarm
and there were no reports OF
any localized outbreaks such as
occurred in Chicago" health
service spokesman said.
The previous weekly high for
1856 had been 943 for the week
ended August IS.
The 956 cases already listed
for last week were less than
half of the l,949 cases in the
comparable 1855 week. The
total continued to run lower
than for any comparable week
since l947. That year the peak
was reached at $50 in the second
week in September.
The health service spokesman
said there were some indica-
tons delayed reports Of cases
may have boosted last week s
total in one or more States.
He ventured a guess that
would stand as the high week
for the year.
For the disease year which
started April / there had been
1859 cases through September
IS. compared with 1904 a year
earlier.
The calendar year total had
been l0.726 compared with
2o.147.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
BY J. A. O'LEARY

Adlai Stevenson decided today
to make his speech in Mont
gomery County. Md. tonight an
answer to President Eisen-
hower's first formal campaign
talk last night.
In his televised speech on the
peace theme last night Mr.. Eli
senhower took sharp issue with
the Democratic nominee on at
least two issues, without men
tioning his name.
The President said this coun-
try cannot abandon it's draft
call under present world condi-
tions, and should not discontinue
atomic weapons tests. Mr.. Stew
enson has discussed both as pos
sibilitieS.
Before the American Legion
the Democratic nominee re-
ferred to the possibility of meet
ing military requirements with
out the draft in the foreseeable
future, but explained few
days ago he was not advocating
its repeal now or any reduction
in the armed forces.
Revamping Text
Clayton Fritchey, Mr.. Steven
sons press representative, said
today the Democratic nominee
is revamping tonight's text to
make some comment on the
Eisenhower speech"
Earlier it had been indicated
that Mr.. Stevenson would deal
mainly with the Republican
truth squads" tonight. (
The truth squads are groups
of Republican speakers. who