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The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Interviews
With Citizens
To Be Aired

The City of Lincolnton is
to be placed in the limelight
through the radio media
next week.
The entire broadcasting
week, Of WBT Radio, Char
lotte, will be devoted to Lin
colnton, the stations Sep
tember Community Pride"
city.
Starting Sunday, and con-
tinuing through the follow
ing Friday, September %,
Lincolnton will be the recipi-
ent of several featured pro-
gram highlightS on WBT's
$4,000 watt voice.
Lincolnton, by participating in
the Community Pride Contest"
automatically enters competition
for the huge trophy cup and the
81 ,999 cash prize glVeA annually
by WBT radio to the town or city
in the Carolinas which exhibits
the most community pride and
civic achievement.
To gather information and in
terviewS with various Lincolnton
leaders and townspeople, the WBT
Radio remote unit = accompanied
by personality Ty Boyd, producer
Monroe Brinson and engineer Bill
Cook, spent Tuesday afternoon in
Lincolnton for a three-hour tap
ing session.
From these tapes, a total of
IL were selected to be integral
ed into the regular WBT pro-
gram formal. These interviews
are in addition to spot" an
nOuncements featuring Lincoln
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The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Feeder Calf
Sale Oct. 4th

A local announcement was made
today that the Statesville Feeder
Calf Sale will be held Thursday,
October 4, at the Iredell County
Fairgrounds, Statesville, beginning
at 200 pm.
Lincoln County beef cattle
producers cOnsigning calves to
the sale are as follows: David
Clark, Floyd COrriher, Guy Rob-
insOn, and Ralph Wise. These
men together have ninety (9O)
head consigned to the sale.
The calves from Lincoln County
are to be processed on Wednes-
day, October 3rd between TOO am.
and 500 pm.
The county agriculture agents
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The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
THE SCENE FROM
COnrnd?s Corner
-Bu Conrad PGuSOuT-
By Conrad PGySour-
Mr.. Ty Boyd
Radio Station WBT
Charlotte NJ C..


Radio Station WBT
Dear Ty ,
you by your first because often have
conversation with you listen to you but can't talk
Ty you imaginative humorous, and most of the time
But Ty that's not the real writing you The real
I'm writing to tell believe have grounds to sue
you for almost breaking up my home.
You have perfect marriage except for one thing:
blame wife personally for causing PaysousPayeurs-
Pasours Paseurs so much confusion in spelling
Ty hope you'll forgive making this personal matter
between and public through column in the Lincoln
you made the that all the trouble public
I'm entitled to answer you in public So in return for being able
Well, getting back to why You have almost broken up my
marriage that kindly made announcement about
our family reunion radio We appreciate it.
But then did something shouldn't have done You
wondered aloud cloud enough for the whole vast listening aud
of WBT to hear) why we Payseurs
etc. spell many different Ty, must
that only did you almost break home, but in the
matter of family spelling will have the sympathy of
other people in Lincoln County including the and the
McAers the Procors and the Proers the Sans and the
Now let's see, what I talking about Oh yes, why
almost broke home by mentioning the spelling of
name Well you see Ty my wife to blame for why we
PasOursPaseurs spell many
different Well at least, hold her responsible
And had almost forgotten that she responsible until
YOU brought up again things going pretty peace
fully in my family until made mad at her again.
like to explain to why wife at fault for the
variety ways you
can understand why I'm upset your commenting
You see happened way back hundred years
ago. maybe about 200 years
NV folks from Germany France and Hol-
Pennsylvania AT least that's what I've been told
too young to remember
The family then BashOre-I think Well
folks weren't iterae but they couldn't speak English
we'll So the BashOres went to the Lincoln County court
house get recorded The clerk of court the register
of whoever recorded deeds in those days couldn't
this BashOre fellow WELL because Of his
accent get around it and to be he had the
spelled right he spelled family about five different
ways that deed. he figured if he spelled it
enough ways he would get right at least didn't
Now, Ty know wondering why l hold my wife
personally responsible for this But just patient Pm coming
to that part in minute.
got to checking around day and found that
this who working in the
spelling many different ways
of my wes ancestors
Sincerely yours,
Conrad Paysour
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Lions Holding
Broom Sale

The LincOlntOn Lions Club
will launch its annual Broom
Sale tonight, a promotion direct
ed toward the support of blind
people.
Lions members will conduct
a hOuse-tO-hOuse sale of brOOms
tonight in LincOlntOn. Proceeds
go into the clubs fund for the
blind. Coleman Buck) Good
son is chairman of the project,
and Blair Nantz publicity chair
man.
If all the brOOms are not sold
tonight, street sale will be held
in the city on Saturday.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
QUOTA: 800 MEMBERS
Leqion Membership
Drive Is Underway

the quota can be reached by
Nov. 18th. Two years ago, the
local Post was an award winner
in the statewide Legion member
ship campaign.
The local Legion Commander IS
sued an invitation to all eligible
wartime veterans to join the Amer
lean Legion and become a part OF
its endeavors in the fields Of
Americanism, child welfare, ma
tional security and rehabilitation.
Eligibility dates for member
ship in The American Legion are
as follows: World War |, April 6,
1917 to November II, 1918; World
ar II, Dec. 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 194o;
and Korean War, June %, 1850 to
July 81, 1858.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20

Melbourne, Australia, Oct.
through Oct. IL.
She will make the trip by plane.
leaving Charlotte on Sept. %.
The Associated Country Wom-
en- of The World is an information
al organization of which the Home
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The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
NONE FOR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Lincoln County Servicenlen May
Now Get Their Absentee Ballots

ton, of ballots to military per.
SOnnel.
This is necessary because many
servicemen may wish to vote alb
Sentee.
The law reads no civilian absen.
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The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Linco|nton Will Be SpotIighted
AS WBT Community Pride City
Linco|nton Grammar School,
'Expe|s Hundreds Of Guests

unweIcome "guess" expelled from the Lincoln
School this week The guests had been
school for about 20 years.
The guests" hundreds of bees
residence at the school in window
been closed in many years ago.
Jerry Payseur principal at the school, said the bees had
caused trouble until this However, this
dozen children stung by bees and yellow jackets.
So Craig Devine called in to kick the bees out
He took the wall out on the inside of classroom and then
took out sections around the place where the
closed in.
After he did this, he sprayed DD.T. in the bees.
He estimated that there pounds of honey
in the WALL
Mr. Devine said most of the honey suitable
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
CLOTHING DRIVE

The VFW Post has scheduled a
clothing drive for this Sunday
afternoon. Clothing may be de-
posted at Stroup's ESQ Servicen-
ter on S. Aspen Street or in a
truck which will be parked at the
First Methodist Church. The cloth
ing is turned over to needy per
sons.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Mrs. H. {. Little
Leaving Sept.
u For Australia

Mrs. H. C. Little of Denver, Lin
coin county, State president of the
Federation of Home Demonstration
Clubs, will represent the HDC
clubs in this area at the 1862 Trien-
NAL Conference Of the Associated
Country Women of The World in
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Democrat Rally
Set For Tonight

Democrats in Catawba Springs
Township will be hosts at a rally
and free supper at Rock Springs
School tonight.
The public is invited. Serving
will begin at 6 p. m.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
Jonas To Speak At
N. Brook COP RoiIv

Congressman Charles r. Jonas
has been invited to speak at the
Republican Rally to be held at
North Brook # 3 school Satur-
day night.
The free chicken supper is
slated to get underway begin
ming at 6 p. m.
Hosts at the rally will be
North Brook township.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
LOCAL NEWS
BRIEFS
DEMO PRECINCT MEETING

A Democratic precinct meeting
for Pumpkin Center precinct has
been called for Saturday night,
Sept. %, 7:30 pm, at the Scout
hut near the D. c. Cloninger home,
Lincolnton Mooresville highway,
according to party chairman Joe
Ross.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
NEW C OF C MEMBER

A new member of the Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce since the
last listing in The Times is:
Ralph's Sign Shop.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
COOLER WEATHER

Weather report for Lincolnton
area today: Cloudy, cooler temper
atures, high of 81. Low tonight OF
SO. Friday: Continued cool, high
in the 70'S.
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20

The police department and the
sheriff's department teamed up
this week to arrest three persons
The Lincoln times., 1962-09-20
TURKEY SHOOT

A turkey shoot, sponsored by
the High Shoals volunteer fire de
partment, will be held on Satur'
day, Sept. %, l pm, at the High
Shoals ball park.
Evening star., 1962-09-12

Store Hours: Mondays, Thursdays and
Fridays, $50 am. to 9 pm. darlington
Only Open til 9:30); Tuesdays, Wednes:
days and Saturdays, $50 am. to pm.
Free Parking!
Evening star., 1962-01-10
Intentions Are Not Enouoh

In referring to the Fine Arts
Commissions appeal to the President
and to Congress for early removal of
all "tempos" from the Mall and other
parks, a General Services AdminiStra-
tion spokesman said: 1--WE have in
"tentions, but not right away" That is
the same old, sad story we have been
hearing for too many years-indeed ever
since World War I. The blunt fact
is that intentions are not enough
when it comes to getting rid of those
unSightly leftovers from two world
wars. Somebody always finds an ex-
cuse for protecting them from the
wreckers.
The Fine Arts Commission is fully
justified in calling for action and in
placing the responsibility for such &C
ton at the highest levels of the Gov
ernment. 1t will take firm, positive
directives from the White House or
the Capitol, or both, to sweep the
parks clear of the ramshackle build
ingS which were supposed to be for
emergency use only. Yet some of the
old structures date back to 1918 and
AAAOAN WSAO cAOCO w UA1C d11dy
World War II.
Commission members pointed out
that a promise that the tempos on
the Mall and in West Potomac Park
would be RACED within one year of the
end Of the Second World War has
not been kept. And congressional de-
mands for tempo demolition also have
been ignored. Now the new GSA head,
Bernard L. Boutin, has said that an
office-Space shortage will preclude re-
moval of the tempos for about four
years. Undoubtedly he has a space
problem, but it seems to be a never
ending problem. We hope President
Kennedy and Congress can solve the
space shortage by building or renting
permanent quarters and thus permit
evacuation of all tempos and their
removal in the very near future.
Evening star., 1962-01-10

to draw lines on the bridge and its
approaches and station police from two
States and the District to supervise
traffic, make arrests and respond to
accident calls. Since the Districts in
terest in the bridge is chiefly in its
value as bypass for traffic to relieve
congestion in downtown Washington,
the sensible thing would seem to be to
give police Jurisdiction to Maryland, at
least as far as the Virginia shore. To
make such an arrangement legal in the
courts, however, Congress may have to
validate some sort of an interstate
agreement. The matter is worth care
full study by all Jurisdictions concerned
and by the appropriate congressional
committees, so that all possibility of
jurisdictional jealousy and confusion
may be once more buried deep-for
all time.
Evening star., 1962-01-10
Gizengo FoIIinq?

The sinister Antoine Gizenga, who
has been generally regarded as the
kremlins key man in the turbulent
Congo, now seems headed for downfall
OF sorts. At any rate, his own political
organization the African Solidarity
Party-apparently has ousted him as
It's president. More important still, the
parliament of the central Congolese
government has ordered him, by vote
of 66 to 10, with abStentions, to return
at once to Leopoldville to answer
charges that he is engaging in seces-
Sionist activities.
According to evidence available for
many weeks past, Mr.. Gizenga-who is
supposed to be a deputy premier under
President Kasavubu and Premier Adoula
OF the central government-ha been
directing these activities from his head
quarters In Stanleyville, capital of
Eastern Province. In the Judgment of
those who have been keeping a close
watch on him, his objective has been,
and presumably still is, to establish the
province as a SeparatiSt state under
his dictatorship, and then move on from
there to win control over the entire
Congo and link it tightly to Moscow.
In that respect, as far as the free
worlds and the Congo's best interests
are concerned, the Kremlin- serving
Gizenga operations have been potentially
much more dangerous than those of pro-
Western Katanga's President Tshombe.
And this is the more true because the
latter now appears to be ready to CO.
operate with the Kasavubu -Adoula
central government, assuming some
reasonable ive-and-take, in working
out agreements capable of holding the
CongoleSe Republic together and giving
1t decent chance to develop.
What must be hoped for, in any
event, is that the Kasavubu- -Adoula
regime will deal at least as firmly with
Mr. Gizenga as 1t has with Mr.. Tshombe,
whose alleged sins have seemed at times
to be virtues of relatively high order.
What must be hoped for, too, is that the
United Nations, which we think has
been more jealous than wise in its
political and military operations against
anti = Communist Katanga, will be
equally severe (Which it has not been
to date) in dealing with the Red -tinged
SeceSSioniStS of Eastern Province.
Evening star., 1962-01-10
Americas S Dark Aqe'

NoC extensively recognized
throughout schools is the
salient fact that United
States history possesses a
rheumatic era, in an other
wise worthy history stretched
over a century from the 1860s
to 1861. The Dark Ages" in
our annals commenced and
ended with the Republican
Party.
Igniting the scurrilous per-
formance was the party's
reluctance to accept Lincoln
as an adequate candidate in
1864.
Significantly following this
paltry beginning came the
administrations Of Grant and
Hayes, the latter making a
deal for the Presidency if
he withdrew the troops from
the South, thus ending an in
sufficient, apathetic attempt
at reconstruction, still felt
today.
Because of the brief du-
ration of James A. Garfield
in the White House, the ak of
honest review moves on to
Benjamin Harrison. Harri-
son, sandwiched between
Cleveland's non-consecutive
terms, could boast of nothing
more than the Sherman Anti
trust Act. Some Democrats
even attribute the Johnstown
flood to Harrison. Mckinley,
who had no more to do with
the Spanish-American War
than the man who assassi-
mated him, contributed little
to our growth.
Teddy Roosevelt's big
Stick" policy is still being felt
by current relations with
Cuba and Latin America.
Even the Panama Canal could
not carry away the stigma of
Republican idiocy.
Taft was forced to serve
four years before attaining
his real goal-that of Chief
Justice.
For unmatched deficiency,
we had Republicans Harding.
Coolidge and Hoover. The
steam from Harding's Teapot
Dome cleared in time for
Coolidge's Kellogg BRAND
Peace Pact to show itself for
what it was worth, idealistic
myopia. Harding and
Coolidge lacked the foresight
to cancel Germany's World
Evening star., 1962-01-10

War I debts, thus precipita-
ting the Great Depression
and World War II.
Hoover's inflexible sojourn
at 1900 Pennsylvania avenue
didn't affect his stature as a
man, but failed to affect the
depths of despair the country
suffered.
History dictates that man
should wait several years be-
fore judging General Eisen-
hower-but what is there to
judge other than eight years
of inadequacy so far out of
the picture that only his
condition of health can come
to mind instead of monu-
mental decisions?
This entirely too infre-
quently interrupted hundred
years has, fortunately, been
marked by repair by such as
Cleveland, Wilson, Franklin
D. Roosevelt and Truman.
The latter four made some
blunders at home and abroad
but nothing compared to the
dark ages" inflicted upon
the United States by the Re-
publican Party.
John B. Fitzpatrick.
Evening star., 1962-01-10

Q. Can you identify the
quotation about first endur-
ing, then pitying, then en-
oraclng?" I think it has to
do with vice.-T. C.
A. You refer to the qua
train Qines 217-22OO from
Epistle II of Essay on Man"
by Alexander Pope: "vice is
a monster of so frightful
mien, AS to be hated needs
but to be seen; Yet seen too
oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity,
then embrace"
Q. Did Benjamin Franklin
ever say that the selection of
the bald eagle as the United
States national bird was "a
lousy choice"'-E. o.
A. Franklin used the word
lousy" in a literal sense. In
a letter written in 1874 he
said: Il wish the Bald Eagle
had not been chosen as the
representative of our country;
he is a bird of bad moral
character; like those among
men who live by sharp
ing and robbing, he is gen.
orally poor. and often very
lousy. The turkey is a much
more respectable bird, and
withal a true original native
of America"
Evening star., 1962-01-10

Public discussion concern
ing not only the merits of the
recent Department of Defense
booklet on civil defense but
whether, indeed, any civil de-
fenSe program is worth while,
prompts me to attempt to
clear up certain misappre-
tensions regarding this sub
ject.
AS to the specific merit of
this booklet as a technical
performance, I hold no. par
ticular brief. But surely it
is a useful publication, on any
assumption other than that
any civil defense program at
all Is an exercise in futility.
1t is to this latter assump-
tion that I wish to address
my remarks.
Is any civil defense pro-
gram whatsoever worthwhile?
This is the basic question.
Those who take, literally or
Substantially, a negative po-
sition on this do so on the
ground that it is certain to be
futile and hence that to en-
courage heavy public and
private expenditure of money
and effort is to perpetrate
a colossal and costly decep-
tion upon our people.
I submit that a civil de-
fense program fails to make
sense only if it is assumed
either: Cd that an enemy
attack is wholly out of the
question, or co that, in case
it should occur, no protective
measures that would be at
all practicable for most peo-
pie would suffice to prevent
our being annihilated beyond
any possibility Of recovery
and rebuilding Of our national
life.
AS to the first Of these as
sumptions: can we safely as
sumo that under no circum-
stances will we be attacked?
OF course we can do so-leav-
ing aside the possibility of
accident-provided that we
not only possess overwhelm-
ing retaliatory power but at
all times leave our adversary
in no Shadowy doubt that we
do possess it and have both
the means and the intention
of delivering if attacked.
There is, to be sure, an
other means of making Ger
tain of no attack, namely by
consenting to be intimidated
Evening star., 1962-01-10
Jealousy, After 77O Years?

A little more than ITO years ago,
at the placing of the first cornerstone
of the District of Columbia on Jones
Point, Alexandria, hope was expressed
that Jealousy, that green-eyed monster"
would be buried deep under the work
which we have this day completed,
never to rise again within the Federal
District" The setting of the stone
marker brought an amicable end to
jurisdictional controversy over the
boundaries Of the new city, carved from
Virginia and Maryland. Emblazoned in
large letters on the stone were the
words: Jurisdiction of the United
States"
Now, after all these years and over
the selfSame spot at the southern corner
Of the District as it originally was laid
out, jur1sdictional jealousy threatens to
rear its head. Well, if not jealousy
certainly question of jurisdiction that,
however deep 1t may have been buried
in 1871, has arisen to confuse officials
OF the District, Virginia and Maryland.
The issue relates to police jurisdiction
on the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge,
which stretches across the Potomac
River from point near the old corner
stone to Prince Georges County, Mary
land.
Although Congress ceded back to
Virginia that part of the original Dis
trict lying in that State Comprising
Alexandria and what is now Arlington
County,, short section of the new
bridge falls within a portion of the
river still owned by the District The
remainder Of the structure and the
Prince Georges County approach-the
whole more than a mile long-is in
Maryland. Thus, as matters now stand,
a motorist driving over the bridge from
Virginia technically is under that States
police authority as far as the high
water mark on the Virginia shore of the
Potomac River. Then, on the bridge
itself, he suddenly finds himself within
the jurisdiction of the District of
Columbia for distance Of about 700
feet For the remainder of the ride
to the Maryland shore he is subject
to police supervision by Maryland
authorities.
1t would be confusing and absurd
Evening star., 1962-01-10
WATCHING THE WORLD
By CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreian CORRESPONDENT Of
Misqivings on Soviet Lure to Bonn
Foreign Correspondent Of The Sto

luton Of the Berlin problem
and further Russian moves
in this area.
Quite clearly the delivery
Of the note on December 26
was timed to coincide with
the opening Of a new probe"
of Russian Foreign Minister
Gromyko conducted by
American Ambassador Lew
ellyn Thompson on January 2.
The bid for direct negotia-
tions between Germany and
Russia as the only two
powers that count for any,
thing in Europe put a rather
gloomy perspective. to say
the least, on prospects for
Mr.. Thompson's explorations.
Other Soviet Objectives
The question, however, is
whether there may not be
other more long-term objec-
tives behind the Russian
move. AS interpreted here,
the new offer for negotia-
tionS makes sense only in the
context of an eventual set
tlement on Berlin which will
go against basic German in
terests. In this case, the
willingness of the Bonn gov
ernment to seek direct con-
facts with Moscow might not
be so far-fetched as it seems
now.
Or, on the other hand, the
Russian bid may be aimed,
as Mr.. Adenauer suggests, not
at the present Bonn govern
ment but at its successor.
The question of what kind Of
German government may
come to power after Mr..
Adenauer leaves the scene is
by no means as certain as
Western optimists would have
it appear. And it is logical
enough that the Russians
should seize this opportunity
to get their foot in the door.
If nothing else, it shows
the suppleneSs of a Russian
foreign policy that can in
one breath damn all the
West Germans as revenge
seeking militarists and in the
other suggest that a Rus
sian German partnership
would solve all the problems
of both countries. 1t also,
in the context of Mr.. Mac
millan's visit to Bonn, en-
phasizeS once again the ne
cessity for allied unity in the
face of Russian pressure on
Germany and Berlin, and an
end to suspicious on both
sides that a sellout of one
kind or another is in the
making.
1t is these suspicious that
encourage the Russians in
their efforts to divide the
allies-efforts in which the
new Russian note is only the
latest twist.