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MUR-A Your THI DAILY INDEPENDENT KannapcMs, North Caroline SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1955 He Fought All The Great Ones Cabarrus Fair Character Was WcH-Knoivri Boxer By JIM MCALLISTER 1 Independent Staff Writer Most prize fighters are like the spring flower--they bloom brightly for a short time and then wither into obscurity. Nobody lealizes this better than Lew Carpenter, a North Carolina native, who fought for the world's championships three times back during the "roaring twenties." Few people were aware of it. but this same Lew Carpen" ter was one of the most prominent characters at the Cabarrus County Fair last week. This man--who 1930 nearly beat Maxey Rosenbloom for the light heavyweight title- took station at the rear entrance to the Exhibit Hail where he sold pencils while his dog. entertained the crowd bv standing on his hind legs with a pipe in bis mouth and a (my hat and glasses perched on his head.

Thirty years ago Carpenter was one of the best known fighters In the country. In 1923 he tangled with Johnny Wilson in Madison Square Garden for the middleweight title. Four years later he fought jack Delaney for the light heavyweight crown and then in 1930 he battled for the light heavyweight title again-- with Champion Maxey Rosenbloom. Carpenter all three fights by dose decisions For the North Carolina strong boy the results of those three big fights -were the difference between being, a famous personality and being bum. But, he isn't had some good he it came and went.

I have no regrets." At present lie lives in his native Burlington, However, he spends most of his time traveling with carnivals and visiting fairs. "Most of the show people Itnow me and they help out," he said. Carpenter describes Rocky Marciano as a good, hard-hit- tlog heavyweight He thinks. though, that Jack Dempsey would have-knocked out Marciano within two rounds. And he ought to know Because from 1925 through 1927 he was one of Dempsey's sparring partners;" Ha rates Dempsey as the best heavyweight ol all time, 'I'd easily pjck Dempsey over Joe Louis in his prime," Carpenter said.

In other weights, he a the best this way: Light heavyweight Tommy Loughran; middleweight--Sugar Ray Robinson; welterweight--H a Armstrong; lightweight Benny Leonard. Carpenter says his roughest fight was with Mickey Walker --the 'Toy Bulldog" He lost the fight on a TKO in the eighth round. Another of Carpenter's tough fights, he said, was with Harry Greb The North Carolinian started boxing in. 1915 and campaigned in the ring through 1938 He fought 413 professional bouts aad for a number of years held the heavyweight championship of North and South Carolina. The accompanying picture shows Carpenter with Primo Camera in.

1934 at the giant Italian's training camp on the Million Dollar Pier at Miami LEW AND COWBOY Lew Carpenter is shown here with his dog "Cowboy" during the Cabarrus County Fair that closed its annual run last night. The well-traveled pair will appear at the fair in Lexington next week. (Staff Photo by Braswell) SPARRED FOR CARNERA Lew Carpenter (left) as he looked in 193,4 as a'sparring partner foi Primo Carnera at Miami Beach Carnera is the big hunk of humanity in the boxing trunks and the other men are boxing officials. On the left can he seen the ring where Carpenter and Camera worked out. Beach At the time Carpenter was a sparring partner foi Carnera who was piepanng for his fight with Tommy Loughran in Miami Carpenter graying beard and tottery walk make him look older than his 56 years, but he isn't the least bit discouraged Next week he says he'll be on hand fot the Davidson Coun- lj Fan at Death Takes L.

Mincy Of Concord CONCORD Funeral services for Mincy Sr 69, of 42 Main street, Franklin Mill community, vnH be lield Monday at 4 p. m. at Westford Methodist church. Mr. Mmcy died Saturday night at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital.

He was a san of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Mincy of Mecklenburg county He ivas employed for 29 jea-s at Cannon Mills Plant 9 Concord. Services will be conducted by the Rev E. J.

Harbison, assisted by the Rev. David Blue and the Rev. Fred Love. Surviving are his wife. Mrs Jessie TVhi'aker Mincy; tv daughters, Mrs.

H. E. Morns and G. Shue. both of Concord; three sons.

Oscar, and D. Mincy Jr both of Concord, and Claude Mincy of PaSatka, Fla one brother. L. L. Mincy of Lineolaton.

Romulo To Return As Ambassador MANILA (UP) A high government official said today Brig Gen. Carlos P. Romulo may go bach to Washington as ambassador to the United States, Non-Farm i Employment Increases BALEIGH (UP)--JCor-faim em- jployment increased 18,600 in Noith Carolina during August, the State Department of Labor reported today. Spurred by job gams in 'and furmtme manufacturing and a large seasonal rise in employment by tobacco stemmerics and redoing plants, the non-farm cmplov- ment total climbed to 1.016,900 las! month, said a Department statistician PntcharcJ The August employment total was 1 9 per cent above and 2 9 per cent higher than for the jsame month last yeai, Pritcharcl isaid Emploj ment in tobacco steni- ineries and rcdijing m- creased from 5 900 in Jul to 20 GOO in August as processing of the J955 crop got underuav i mill employment increased from 224 800 in luh to 227.100 in August and ftnmiure factonps added 1 000 in the same period earnings averaged S5I 33 in mSnufactihing month a slight increase the Juij age. Lowder Rites Set Local Woman's Brother Dies SEE ROCKY MARCIANO ARCHIE MOORE Heavyweight Fight TONIGHT thru WED.

WILLIS DRIVE-IN Funeral services for Cecil Louder. 37, of Albemaile, brother of Mis Fiank Caubk of Kannap- a 3 at Salem Melodist church in Albemar'e Mr. Loader was manager of Lowder Hardware Albemarle and Loudei Supply Company of He was also connected with the Lowder MilHng Compam He a a son of the late Rowland Lowder and Rebecca Bovver-; Louder of Stanly county. He uas a 32nd degree member of (he Albemaile Masonic Lodge. Sen ices ill be conducted by the Rev Creech, assisted by the Hev Slough.

Burial will foi'ow in the church cemetery. The xull lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Other survivors are his wife, the fo -ner Miss Evelyn Green; one dausnicr. Rebecca of the home; mo sons. Steve and Cecil Lowder both of Albemarle; step- Mrs Lowder of Albemarle: foui brothers.

W. W. and Ray D. Lowder, all of Six sisters. Miss Ethel Lowder Mrs Lentz Russell, Charlie Furr.

Mrs, A. W. HurJocker, all of Albemarle, Mrs. Frank Barbee of Concord and Mrs Cauble of Kannapolis. Colored and Mrs, Charlie Wilson of the Rose Hill community, Kan- napotis, announce the engagement of their daughter, Aurelia Wilson lo Jerry L.

Mingo son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mingo Sr. i The redding will lake place in December. Miss Wilson was graduated' 'lYom Winston-Salem Teach- College.

St. Mark's Observes Rally Day China Grove Church Installs New Sunday School Officers Today CHINA GROVE Rally Diy and Promotion Sunday will be observed at St. Mark's Lutheran church, today. A special Sunday School service is slated at 9:45 a.m. and the new officers and teachers will be installed during the 11 service.

Representatives of the various Sunday School departments will participate in 1 the first service. Clinton Eudy, leneraJ superintendent, will he in charge. The Rev. Harold Terry, pastor, will give a brie! talk on the topic, "My Church A Teaching Church," Promotion certificates will be awarded to children advancing to new departments. A copy the Bible, Revised Standard Version, will be given to each child advancing to junior department.

"The following children a scheduled for promotion: Primary Alan Barlow, Beth Kirk, Ricky Kluttz, Barbara Te-ry, Janice Wallace and Yolanda Wcant; junior Glenda Beaver, Lanny a James Bostian, Charles Collins, Judy Fry, Sandra Kennerly, Nancy McHan, Michael Menlus, Clyde Overcash and Gary Propst; intermediate-senior and young people's Frankie Davis, Glenda Deal, Eloise Ellen, Clinton Eudy, Danny Overcash. Ronnie Overcash, Lane Safnt, Evelyn Wallace and Johnny Walker Sunday School officers to be installed are Roy Miller, superintendent, N. A. Sechler, assistant superintendent; G. Beaver, secretary-treasurer; H.

A. Lentz, first assistant; Clyde Graeber, second assistant; Mrs. John W. McCombs, organist; Miss Cornelia Shaw, assistant. Other Sunday School officers to bs Installed are Cradle Roll department Mrs G.

Horton, superintendent, Mrs N. A. Sechlcr, assistant superintendent; Mrs Ray Kiser and Mrs. Phillie Bostian. teachers Primary Mrs Rosco Davis, N.

A. Sechler, assistant superintendent; Miss Hilda Overcash and Mrs Richard Menius, teachers; Mrs W. W. Ovsrcash, substitute; Miss Cornelia Shaw, pianist Beginners Miss Amy Lentz, superintendent; Mrs. Carl Sloop assistant, Mrs.

Roy Miller, teachers; Mrs. A. B. Lawson, pianist Junior Mrs. W.

Miller, superintendent; Mrs Herman assistant; Mrs A. SaErit and Mrs. William Beaver, teachers. Miss Judy Walker, pianist. Intermediate senior -young people Mrs Clinton Eudy.

superintendent, Mrs. Cephas Lippard, assistant; Mis. Fred Shepherd, Clinton Eudy and Miss Helen Templeton, teachers Younger adults Daniel F. Ritchie teacher: Dr James Fry, assistant. Tommie Eller, president; Miss Rogers Cooper, secretary.

Miss Betty Davis, assistant. Class No 14 Mrs Bostun, teacher, Mrs. Paul Bost, piesident; Mrs 3. D. Finfc, secre- taiy-treasurer; Mrs.

Roy patter- son assistant. Class No. 15--Mrs A. C. Smith, teacher; Mrs.

A Cress, assistant Mrs. Walter Pless, president- Mrs. Roy Mize, secretary. Men's i Class A. A.

Hasgblom. teacher; a W. Price, assistant: Pastor Terry, assistant; Carl Sloop Jr, president; George Bostian. secretary; James Bost, assistant; Herman Faggart, treasurer. Class No.

IS (Golden Rule) -Mis. Annie Lingle, teacher; Mrs George Bostian, assistant; Mrs Clyde Graeber, president; Mrs E. H. Kimball, vice-president; Mrs. G.

E. Beaver, secretary; Mrs. Walter Lyerly, secretary: Mrs. Boyden Kluttz, flower fund Class No 17 (Hanna Memorial) W. Cooper, teacher: Mrs.

Clinton Eudy, first assistant; Mrs L. W. Shimpock. second assistant: Mrs A. M.

Hanna, president. Mrs. Cecil Graham, vicepresident: Mrs, C. G. Smith, secretarv: Mrs.

W. McCombs, assistant secretary, Mrs. B. Tf. Milter, treasurer.

Kannapolis Police Report Two Wrecks Local police reported two minor amumobile accidents here Saturday. 1 A collision at the intersection of South Main street and Uni-, versal avenue involved a 1953, Chevrolet driven by William' Parks Ervin of the Kannapolis 1 Taxi Company and a 1953 Ford operated by i i a Frank Craven of 417 Peach street. No charges were preferred. The second wreck was a colision on South Main street between a car driven by Voley Laverne Christie and another operated by Dekie Blackwelder Shinn, of 204 Packard avenue. EXHIBIT WEVS.PRIZE Winecoff Patrons Jam New Stadium For Game By PAUL EARNHARDT WINECOFF An over and 1,100 on the visitors' side.

Deld is by IJtff watt crowd of Winecoff patrons and mtll)s students from throughout the com- inanity jajmmed the new Winecoff stadium Friday night to watch the first ball game ever played there, as the Blue Devils clashed with Mt Pleasant for the Four Winecoff entries in the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair made good showings during the a veek, i the FHAV exhibit, to tot The bleachers and grandstand lty canner placed third seats were filled almost 30 mm- competition. Entries by the utes before game time as formal (j, dedication ceremonies were kicked yj off by H. L. Hart, master of honorabirmentaonT ceremonies Good sportsmanship and a i play were emphasized by Hart as he offered the invocation. Me expressed his thanks to the entire community for voluntary contributions, both physical and financial, that went into completion of the stadium.

It was just a year ago that the Parent-Teacher Association a the local Lions club voted to help sponsor the effort Later chartered as Winecoff Ball Park the stadium organization recruited volunteers and a i sed 55,000 of the needed 813,000" before' construction was completed. Concord Youth Is Hurl As Bicycle Is Struck Bv Car tf CONCORD Tommy Sellers. 14, of 144 Clark street, received lacei ations ol the head and a bruised elbow when he was struck by a car while" riding his bicycle street A. M. Parker and Dent Miller worked with members of the football team, student body and neighbors to build the bleachers.

Lewis Jenkins, John Newell. Fred Sides and C. S. Austin worked with the lighting. Wiring and hole 'digging were supervised by C.

A. Wagoner, Jay Robinson, Harry Setzer, Dave Barrier, Clegg Hathcock, Guy Coan, Hayes Patterson and Lewis Patterson. Assisting with construction work were Sam Pressley, Harold Graham, Walter Odell, Giles Hopkins, Jack Goodman, Wiley Wine- burger, Harold Hopkins, Joseph Kottler, Harry Cline and Joe Med- Un. H. Hart was advisor Football programs and season tickets have, been printed by the corporation for sale at games to help defray construction cost.

Laid on a natural elevation for perfect viewing, the stadium is a green turf, measuring 130x90 feet There are 2,100 seats on the home City police officers reported that young Sellers was struck at the intersection of Buffalo. McGill and North Spring streets by a driven by Mrs Annie Lamer Rilcy of 40 Ash street The bicycle was a total loss. No charges have been filed. The fine grained quartz rock called agate is baider than steel, although it is more brittle NEED EXTRA CASH FOR FALL AND WINTER BILLS? OTJR LOANS ARE EASY tinder Supervision Of State Bankinr Commission Family Finance COMPANY 1101 N. Main St.

PHONE 2-7625 Trainee Registration Required C. S. Austin, director of veteran farm training programs'for Cabarrus county, issued a 'reminder to eligible-veterans in this area that October 1 is the last date this fall for admission to the course that is conducted at Winecoff high schooL Individuals who are interested it ihe training program may contact Austin at the local school or Corum Miller at the Veterans Administration office in Concord. JUST GOOD CLEAMINT, Ted Solomon Phone 6631 N. Main Veterans must be enrolled la training within two years from the date of discharge.

Aubtin also announced that subsistence pay for farm trainees ha; been increased for the first 12 months of training. Everyone should have a DESK NAME A in durable, attractive plastic 1 M-t DOOK5, ETC. ROBERTSON STAMP WORKS, MC. P. O.

BOX 1921, JULETCE. SEPT. 27 thru OCT. 9 REVIVAL SERVICES EACH EVENING 7:00 REV. G.

I. NORMAN MR. AND MBS. HABVEY BEST SERMONS MUSIC Rev I Norman, Evangelist Mr. and Mis.

Harvey Best of of Middletown, Ohio Madison, Ind. PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH 314 Linden St. Rev. C. McMssters, Posfor Man Charged With Passing Bad Check Lloyd L.

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