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I I THE GASTONIA (N. GAZETTE FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1951 Garrison Named Ceremony Chairman Franklin Avenue Formal Opening Set For May I Franklin avenue will he formally opened May 1. Brice T. Dickson, manager of the! Chamber of Commerce, news Friday morning, simultaneously naming W. B.

Garrison, secretary-treasurer of the Gastonia CocaCola Bottling Compens, as chairman of the opening ceremonies. Details on the festivities of the opening were few. however. Mr. Dickson said most of the procedure will be planned later.

Dignitaries from the State Highway and Puhlic Works Commission have already informed Mr. Dickson they will be present. Dr. Henry W. Jordan, chairman of North Carclina Publio Works Commission, has consented to be present.

witliam H. Rogers chief highway' engineer, will travel with Dr. Jordan for the opening. Tentative plans are to stretch a ribbon across Franklin the block between South and York streets. Traffic will be detoured so that no interference will be made with the ceremony.

Following the ribboncutting, Dr. Jordan and Mr. Rogers will make brief speeches from the south steps of the city ball. The entire ceremony will not last more than one hour. The opening was originally laid lout for the week of April 22.

This, was changed when it was learned that Dr. Jordan and Mr. Rogers would be tied up in Raleigh with contract lettings. Franklin avenue is a part of U.S. Highway 29 and 74 extending 3.22 miles from the east to the western extremes of the city limits.

The highway was widened to 80 feet after the old P. N. rails were removed from the center of the street -MORE ABOUTCrime -(Begins On Front Page). lie apathy. For the time being, there is no public Indifference.

From Louis Seltzer, editor of The Cleveland Press: Cleveland appears to be a paradox among the big cities visited the Kefauver committee. Here live disproportionately large percentage of those disclosed by the comtittee to be high' in the national and gambling syndicates. But in their "home town," they operate relatively little, and make this their for "bankrolling" operations throughout the country. There was no testimony on local conditions that might bring greater citizen pressure for cleaning up than was in effect before the committee arrived. Currently a band of corrupt police officers who have permitted gambling joints to operate in a dozen spots are fire.

The town's pressure is focused steadily lat them so the really big-time opcrators have to seek more profitable ventures elsewhere. From Al Ostrow, San Francisco News: Illegal gambling is still a multimillion collar, industry in these parts--and still going full blast, although a few big operations have been seriously crimped. The prostiracket and narcotics traffic are booming, too. Despite this situation. the Kefauver committee has chalked up lot of California accomplishments.

Under its prodding, the Justice Department has slightly speeded of racket tax cases. Several scandals in the Internal Revenue Bureau were aired. The bcon was lowered on commercialized "bridgo," a tricky variation (bingo which had become a big mon-10 ey racket in Southern California. Public opinion was so aroused on the subject of rackets that a formerly controversial proposal to establish a new state crime commission was quickly enacted by the state legislature with little From Robert. S.

Ball, Detroit News: Within a week after the Senate Crime committee left Detroit, things began to happen. The UAW-CIO went. on the air with a nightly broadcast detailing the testimony of persons prominent in inaustry and labor. The City Council inttiated ACtion toward creation of. 3 Stale Crime Commission.

There was a cry for restoration of the state's man grand jury law. repealed two years ago, which had been mental in rooting out vice and ruption. There was, AS 8 positive result of the Senate committee's visit, civic reawakening which may prove highly beneficial. From John F. Cahlan.

editor, Las Vegas, Review -Journal: The local citizens forgot about Senator Kefauver and his mittee after he left last November because while he was here he apparently had not hit the stride he later developed when the "big came under invest--the gation. The senator and his committee, didn't make much of an impression because he attempted to tie something illegal into a business that had been legalized by the state legislature many years ago-1922 to be exact. -MORE ABOUTAssembly On Front Page)- Samuel H. Kress Foundation to give the $1.000.060 in art. treasures for a state art museum.

for taking of annual appropriate farm census A measure to report. The Senate finance committee turned thumbs on a proposal to double the firemen's relief fund assessment against fire insurance policies on property within municIpalitirs. The same commiltce approved 3 proposal to issue special license plates to amaleur radio operators. A Senate Judiciary committee voted to postpone indefinitely a biil which would have designated the Robeson Indians as the Lumbee tribe. They are now known as the Cherokre Indians of Robeson.

BRADLEY TO SPEAK CHAPEL April 13-(7)-. Gen. Omar N. Bradley will speak at the University of North Carolina next Thursday night. for The chairman of the Joint chiefs staff of the Army.

Navy, and Air Force, will speak under of the Carolina Forum, student organization. MORE 50-Autos For Sale LAWRENCE MARTIN USED CARS Opposite Country Club on Wilkinson -Dial 7127 1947 CHEVROLET Fordor. clean. Good tres. Call 5-5058.

SELL or trade: 1948 Ford Club Coupe. Phone 5-3849 after 12 noon. 54-Business Opportunities PRICED for quick sale: Jacks Grill, near Myrtle Mill. Phone 5-0016. FOR SALE: Lease or rent: Large brick grocery store and stock, central part of live Mill Villages.

Write C-94 Gazette. MODERN self ervice food store, located In local business section. Rent fixtures. Buy Inventory. WIll sell or trade.

Reason for selling other buslness interest. Dial 5-1517. 55-Lots For Sale LOWER DALLAS ROAD -city water, lights, pared road. 100 ft. lots, $400 Dirl 5-4219.

ATTENTION Colored People: Desirable lots for sale on Norment Avenuc. You may buy this property on terms 15 low as only one dollar down And one dollar per week on each- lot. Act Now! E. J. WOOD.

56-Houses For Sale FOR SALE: Several new four room houses, Beechwood and Rankin Streets. jlow down payment. P. J. McARVER Inc.

Dial 9018 31X room house, 1110 Poston Circle. $2,000 down. Balance by the month. See R. E.

Johnson, House No. 12, Regan FOR SALE: 2 Houses Furnished: One 5-room house with 3-bedrooms, living room kitchen, with shower, One 8-room house with 4 upper rooms. downstairs rooms, two showers. Both with houses furnished nice. both equipped Sale electric for Frigidaires houses and $17.500.00, electric stoves.

Cash Down $6,000.00. Balance Monthly or Annually. Your rent could meet your Located on runs Address Flag Myrtle Beach, S. C. "C-95" Gazette.

NOTICE to Colored People: Here's an opportunity for you. Four room house in good neighborhood for sate on terms. You can buy chis property long. a small easy down payment and balance by Do. It the week or Don't delay! today! E.

J. WOOD. FIFTZEN room house. made into five apartments, on three acre lot. Paved in West yards off Franklin highway.

100 Gastonia. Excellent Investment. Diai 5-2638. TWO bedroom brick veneer house, heat, hot water. Located in Poston Circle.

$8,500. Dial 5-5879. FOUR room house, bath. 300 block S. Rhyne St.

$3.500. Dial 5-4219. NEW six room house, on bus line, in city THREE limits. 100m Phone house, 5-0215. modern conveniences.

Price $3,500. 501 S. Weldon Street. 1948 ROYAL coach. house trailer, completely furnished.

Excellent condition. $1.200. No. 64 Smith near Arlineton MIll. West N.

WELDON STREET: Three-room house and bath. Large corner lot. You can buy this on long easy terms. the Small down payment and balance week or month. Act today.

E. by Wood. FOUR room house for sale. Convenient1v located. Vacant.

Dial 6123. FIVE room house, 507 S. Lee Street. J. W.

Long, 5-1904. FOR SALE: TWO six room houses, recently compieted. Craig Street. One four room house, N. Morris St.

Help the Blind Buy a broom from a LION April 23 and 24 P. J. McARVER CO. Real Estate and Rentals 202 Commercial Bldg. Dial 9018 57-Houses For Rent COUPLE Adults.

TO SHARE MODERN HOME. Dial 5-2577 nights. 58-Rooms For Rent TWO rooms for rent. clectric water on porch. Between Lower Dallights, las Route Road 2.

and Gastonia. Rex Still. N. S. Ford.

RENT kitchen to settled privileges. couple bedroom with Dial 5-0745 after 7 home with Share p. m. TWO zoom furnished apartment. $8.00.

Heights. Alonzo Hicks, Lake Street, Jenkins -ROOM AND BOARDEnjoy The Best At Ha'f Price -ByTaking Weekly Rates At -THE GASTON INNYour Home Away From Home WANT ADS it was opened to traffic late last year. The overall job cost the city. state, and federal governments close to $1 million. Negro News -BY MAUDE M.

JEFFERS- Fort Benning, Ga. RETURNS HOME RETURNS TO DUTY James A. Lincherger, son of Mr. land Mrs. J.

A. Lineberger of Stanlev, has returned. to duty after A 10-day -furlough with his parents. His address is Sgt. James A.

Lineberger. E. R. 1426139, 651 St. Med.

John Cooper of New Jersey has returned after spending some time Timothye Sicelc with his, Mrs. daughter, Steele. Mrs. VISITS IN CHARLOTTE Mrs. Mamie Brown recently visited relatives in Charlotte.

CIRCLE TO MEET The WIC Circle will meet at the home Miss Geraldine Friday in Stanley Saturday night. All members are urged to be present. BOARD TO MEET The Senior Usher Board of Stanley will meet at 7 p. m. Saturday at the church.

Following the usher's meeting the Men's Club will meet. VISIT HERE. Mrs. Nealie Brown and daughter, Pauline. of Cld Fort.

are visiting Airs. Effie Brown and family. EMMA LOMICK Emma Lomick, 55, of Bessemer City, died Wednesday at 7:55 p. m. She is survived by her husband, Jake Lomick; four sons, Roseboro, William, Wylie and Elzathion; two sisters; four brothers and 20 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at Kelley's Chapel Methodist Church in Bessemer City. Drum's Funeral Home of Lincoln- handling arrangements. TEA ON SUNDAY PRAYER SERVICE will be at the home Vera McCarter on Sunday.

to 6 the benefit Hebron Baptist Church. PRAYER SERVICE Regular prayer service will be held tonight at St. James Church of God at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday school is a. m.

and morning worship is at 11 Circle o'clock. Al 2 p. m. the Missionary is sponsoring 3 drive, and guest speakers will be Grace Adams, Darleen Witherspoon and the Rev. Cleveland Tate.

Evening worship at 6 o'clock. Elder Zettie Brice is the pastor. SERVICES LISTED a There Mrs. from 4 of Mt. preach at St.

Stephens Church. MT. PLEASANT CHURCH Sunday school at St. Stephens AME Zion Church will be held at 9:45 a. m.

Morning worship is 11 o'clock, and the sermon subject will be "Out of the Night." The pastor is the Rev. L. C. Siler. At 3 P.

m. the Rev. T. H. Hampton of Mt.

Calvary Baptist Church will 'The young women's department of the Mt. Pleasant AME Zion Church is sponsoring A candlelight wedding Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Members of all churches are cordially invited. Miss Martha Phillips is president and MIs. Louise Cathcart is secretary.

GETISEMANE CHURCH Services Sunday at the Gethsemane Baptist Church will begin at a. m. with Sunday school in charge of Assistant Cuperintendent Odell: 11 a. m1. morning worship with the sermon by the pastor, the Rev.

S. T. Gillespie: at 2:30 m. p. church will worship with Mt.

Zion Baptist Church in Holy Communion; 7 p. m. Gethremane will worship at the Center Baptist Church. and Rev. S.

T. Gillispie will preach. Mrs. Alma Knox is secretary of the church. MILLS CHAPEL CHURCH the public to attend.

DITSIC FESTIVAL special meeting will begin Mills Chapel Church Monat 7:30 o'clock with the W. Williams in charge. The Mickies. pastor, invites! Music The Gaston County Elementary Festival is being conducted all day today al the Reid High School. Belmont.

under the supervision of Mrs. D. R. Humphrey. supervisor of Gaston County Schols.

Schools participating in the festival are Lincoln Bessemer City, Dallas, st. Cherryville. Richland and Holly, High School. Winners in this festival will be eligible (o participate in the district music festival in Charlotte later ths month. Mrs.

Blanche Oliver is the critic judge of the contest. SINGING CONTEST The al the day night Rev. A. Rev. M.

There will be a singing contest! Sunday night al the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church between the Silver Tune Gospel Singers, Feemster Brothers and the Silver Tunc Chorus. This program will begin al 7:30 o'clock. and is sponsored by Mesdames Annie Currence and Ser(lister Wilson. There will be no admission charged but a silver offerling will be taken.

58-- Rooms For Rent URNISHED and unfurnished ments. Andly 401 West Main. FURNISHED bedroom, gentlemen, Plenty hot water. Close in Dial 59-Apartments For Kent room furnished apartment. Adults only.

Phone 3-4614. THREE room unfurniehed apartment, Sunset Myrtle Mill. Private trance, Phone FOR RENT: Six room apartment. Close In. Large rooms.

Stoker heat, matic hot water, C-92, Gazette. TwO unfurnished apartments. W. T. Webster.

Dial 7721. 101 Smyre Mill. ROOMS, furnished for housekceping. No WOMAn smoker, No drinking. 5.4624.

FOR RENT: Living room, bedroom, bath. Private entrance, driveway, telephone. Ceiling (an, neat. continuous hot water. rain beds.

Ren': reasonable. Desirable section of town. Gentlemen. Phone 5-4072. OUR rom unfurnished apartment in Dallas.

All conveniences. Adults only. Dial 5-4125 dav or 5-4700 night. FURNISHED ROOMS and a apartments. 301 North Firestone, Dial 5-0165 OF 6206 61-Business Property--Sale GARAGE AND AUTO SALES BUSINESS FOR SALE.

NEW CAR FRAN. CHISE, GOOD BUSINESS. LEASE CAN BE ARRANGED. LEAVING CITY DUE TO HEALTH. LINEBERGER REALTY CO.

DIAL 6941 GASTONIA SEAMAN HONORED--Billy G. Rhinchart, USN, Honorman of Co. 238, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.

H. Rhinchart shown with of Gastonia, is It. Cmdr. C. W.

Good, USN, Training Command, Great Lakes, after the recruit officer, training Recruit 24 at which he was presented with honor certificate review of March bracelet by Commander Good. an and engraved, MARRIED FIFTY YEARS-Mr. and Mrs. John Kiser, shown above, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Rumfelt entertained in their honor at their home in the Chapel community. Landers Retail Grocers' Price Clinic Set For April 19 A price clinic for retail grocers of Gaston county will be held at the Gaston courthouse, in the superior court room on Thursday night, April 19, at 7:30 o'clock. Grocers may bring employees, too, if they desire. OPS Regulations 15 and 16 will explained by M.

N. Cutlin of Charlotte, who from 1942 to 1946 was chief of Food Price Section of OPA for Western North Carolina, and is well qualified to explain the new regulations to the retail grocers. Arrangements for this clinic have been made by the Gaston County Merchants association. Copies of the Regulations 15 and 16 may be secured at the Merchants Association office in the National Bank of Commerce building prior to the clinic on April. 19.

Another price clinic for merchants under OPS Regulation No. 7 will be held.on Monday night, April 16, at' 7:30 o'clock. This clinic will be conducted by J. K. Ward, price executives from the Charlotte Office of Price Stabilization.

Copies of Regulation No. I and its various amendments and supplements arc also available to merchants at the Merchants Association 1 office. -MORE ABOUTWalker -(Begins On Front l'age) Deaths LUTHER A. EARNEY Funeral services for Luther A. Earney, 50, of 104 North Webb street, who died Wednesday, held Thursday at 3 p.

m. al Carowere thers Funeral Home. The Rev. John Carper, pastor of Bradley morial Methodist Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. W.

A. Hoffman, pastor of West Franklin Avenue Baptist Church. Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park. Earney was well known in Gastonia, and lived most of his life here. He was connected with the Gray Mills for many years, He had been failing health for the past two years, and seriously ill for two weeks.

He 1 is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilkie three daughters, Mrs. John Stubbs of Miami, Mrs. Jeter Baucom of Sumter, S. and Mrs.

Clyde Phillips of Gastonia; two brothers Ralph Earney of Belmont and Walter Earncy of Gastonia; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Allen, Mrs. Houston Davis, Mrs. I L. Jenkins and Miss Dora Earney all of Gastonia, and one grandchild.

Carothers Funeral Home handled arrangements. MRS. HULDAH MAUNEY grace, by the will of the voters at Church Friday at 3 p. with the polls on April 30. pastor, the Rev.

P. A. Hicks, He also said be is aware of the ling. Burial was to be in the fact that the citizens of Gastonia plot in the church cemetery. do not vote directly for their mayor, She was the daughter of the but that they select a five-man Nathan 'and Susan McGinnis, council which in turn picks one of was born January 13, 1867, in its members for mayor.

For that ton county, where she spent her reason, he said, voters miny cast tire life. Mrs. Mauncy was the their ballots all three the an- surviving charter member of nounced candidates for mayor, if Shady Grove Church. Surviving they wish. Usually, the council se- eight children, 31 grandchildren lects the high man in the vote-get-138 great-grandchildren.

CHERRYVILLE. Mrs. Huldah McGinnis Mauney. 84, died at her home in the Shady Grove community Thursday at 3:45 a. fol-cution lowing an illness of three weeks.

Funeral services were to be conducted at the Shady Grove Baptist -MORE ABOUTCongress -(Begins On Front Page) committee since President Truman deposed MacArthur. "Many inquirles have been received AS to what can done to promote the general's candidacy." Hohensee said. He added that "these supporters have been told to start clubs and make the general's popularity known to him by such overwhelming wave of public support that he wilt succumb to the will of the people. and allow us to have his name placed in nomination next year." The statement did not say on what party ticket MacArthur's name might appear. He was boomed as a Republican candidate in 1948.

He said then he would not seek nomination but would accept it if the called by the people. James H. Rand, president of Remington-Rand. confirmed last night that General MacArthur will become board member and exccutive the big business equipment concern. He spoke to reporters aboard 130-foot yacht at the Fort Myers, yacht basin.

He said MacArthur will "assume an active part" in Remington-Rand affairs within 90 days. Rand said he understands MacArthur to make his home in Connecticut. Rand would not comment on a report that MacArthur will be paid $100,000 a year. Many Bills Ready For Ratification RALEIGH, April -When the general assembly met today, it had before it 103 bills ready for ratification. Secretary of State Thad Eure said 177 bills still have to be acted on before the legislative calendar is cleaned up.

"As far as the enrolling office is concerned." said the scoreitary of state. "we'll have no probflem getting through by Saturday." Ups to today 891 bills had been ratified, according to Eure. $50,000 Taken By Armed Gang NEWBURYPORT. April 13 gunmen shot and wounded a policeman today In A holdup in which they grabbed a reported $50.000 at H. A.

Towle Manu-! tacturing Company. State police said the five men escaped in which had "a Massachusetts "plate lied over A Ncw! plate." The gunmen caped into their car after a gun battle outside the plant. Lipscomb Gets Six Months In Belmont Court Fred Lipscomb, Union road Negro who drew 12 months on the roads last week in city court, was given a six months term in Belmont recorder's court Thursday for drunken driving. was given 12 months or a $500 fine for a hit and run charge. He was accused as the driver of a car struck another vehicle on that the Union road, causing the other car to overturn.

Lipscomb was arrested several hours later at the wheel of his car, which was damaged. He was also charged with drunken driving. However, the drunken driving case was remanded to Belmont court because, officers sald, he was in South Point township at the time he was arrested. Unable to pay the $500 fine for the hit and run case, Lipscomb was committed to serve the road term. He was given the minimum penalty the law allows on conviction of hit and run when personal injuries are involved in a wreck.

Several women occupants were hurt when the car Lipscomb allegedly hit overturned. Lipscomb's car was located after a woman in a passing car cbtained his license number, which she a cardboard with lipstick, officers wrote on said. -MORE ABOUTStrike -(Begins On Front Page)- peal Berry's' decision placing Loyd under A $300 peace bond and probation for 12 months. PLANT CLOSED The letter Erwin Mills sent employes of the. Cooleence plant was headed memo from Frank de Vyver vice president, and signed by Carl R.

Harris, vice president and assistant treasurer. It said: "At last the union leadership has shown that it has no regard for the people of Cooleemee, nor for law and order. ing, intimidation, coercion and "The lawless methods of lence which have taken place Cooleemee since the strike started has been almost impossible and uncelievable in a land where law and order are supposed to prevail. "We have done everything in our poser to get the sheriff to mainattain order and enforce the our state, SO that any employes who want to work could do The sheriff has completely ignored our request and seems perfectly willing for the people of Cooleemee to be subjected to all kinds indignities. "The condition is intolerable.

and we do not propose to be subjected to it any longer. Therefore further attempt will be made operate for the time being." Sheriff Alex Tucker of Davic county said: "To my knowledge there has been no violence at the plant and I have tried to cooperate with the mill officials. I hare been at the mills during shift changes since the strike began, and the gates have been open and people could in and out all the time." Harold Foster, business manager of the TWUA local al Cooleemce: plant. "There but has Erwin been no violence officials have tried at the to create, violence. Clerical workers hare been forced to do production work.

and women clerical worklets fired have been told they would unless their striking husbands came back on the job." Visit Scheduled By Bloodmobile The next blooximobile visit in Gaston county will be at Temple Baptist Church in West Gastonia next Thursday, April 19. Mutual Arlington Mills of the still Textiles- chain and Parkdale will send donors to temporary receiving station. Headquarwill be set up in the Sunday school building of the church between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p.

IN. Snow Falling In Middlewest CHICAGO. April 13-4P-Some sections of the Middlewest had A flashback of near wintry weather today. A mixture of snow and rain was reported in parts of Southern lowa and Missouri. It was part of a widespread storm center over the upper Great Lakes region.

ASSISTANT IN DEFENSE WASHINGTON, April Mayor Dan Edwards of Durham. N. has been appointed by President Truman as assistant secretary defense. Edwards succeeds Marx resigned. Taft Favors War Against Red China NEW YORK, April 13-42-Sen.

Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) says prevention of a third world conflict "cannot now be accomplished without an aggressive war against Communist China." Taft spoke last night at a meeting of the Yale Engincering Association. "It seeins utterly ridiculous to me," he said, "that when there are 500,000 (Nationalist Chinese) soldiers on Formosa, some of them well-trained and ready to go, and thousands of guerrillas in South China with whom they can operate, we should not permit raids coand invasion to make as much trouble for the Chinese Communists as possible. "I cannot see why such a policy would in any way incite Russia to war unless they're determined to go to anyway." "From A moral standpoint," the Ohio Republican added, "we would be wholly justified in A complete invasion of China to punish an unprovoked aggressor. Practical COnsiderations, of course, make it impossible, and no one has proposed it.

Bloodshed Box Score RALEIGH, April 13-4P--The Motor Vehicles Department's report of highway accidents for the 21-hour period ending at 10 a. m. today: KILLED INJURED 3 30 KILLED to datc 247 KILLED to date In 1930 263 INJURED to INJURED to date in 35 Local Temperature fligh Low Yesterday 61 Last Night $1 Noon Today 5S April rainfall to date 2.37 inches; cf April quota 3.37 Inches; deficiency an inch. Women Voters Elect Officers DURHAM, April 13-4P)-The North Carolina League of Women Voters is now a going organization with Miss Dorothy' Clement of Greenstoro as first president. Formal organization of.

the league was completed during a convention which ended here Thursday. Also elected were Mrs. John Gillin of Chapel Hill, first vice president: Mrs. C. W.

Walker of Greensboro, second vice president: Mrs. M. W. Peterson of Charlotte, secretary, and Mrs. M.

A. Abernethy of Chapel Hill, treasurer. Directors are Mrs. Philip Handler of Durham, Mrs. George Roberts of Charlotte.

Mrsal Stuart Nye and Mrs. E. L. Clasz oi Asheville and Miss Evelyn Mullin of Raleigh. Rotarians Open 3-Day Conference LENOIR, April 13-(P)-Delegates attending a conference of Rotary clubs of Piedmont and Western North Carolina opened business sessions today.

Judge Allen H. Gwyn of Reidsrille late today will speak on "HighRays of Slavery." About 400 delecates arc attending the three-day conference which opened with a recoption last night. Woman Jilted After 21 Years BIRMINGHAM, England. April 13 4A --Miss Jean Lofthouse. 50.

sued Fred Partridge yesterday for breach of promise. She said he had come calling every night for 21 sears--right up to the day he married another woman. JAPAN LEADS GOA IRON IMPORTERS GOA. Portuguese pan received the overwhelming portion of this tiny Portuguese colony': (iron ore exports during 1950 with. a total 62,438 tons.

Western Germany imported 7.000 Holland 1,500. The Uniled States lied with importers of Goan manganes: 10.235 tons. followed by Belgium. 5,403: Sweden, 3,500, and 1,000. The Industrial cities of Manchuria, and Sinuiju.

Korca, face each other across the Yalu river 15 from its mouth. Property--Rent FOR RENT: We have a few modern offices, newly redecorated, heat and water, second floor at 124 South St. J. White Ware, dial 5-2131. 64-Real Estate For Sale THIRTY acres of land, new three-room house, electric lights.

Located Sparrow Sprinss region. Dr. W. S. Matthews, Bessemer Cis, N.

C. LINEBERGER REALTY COMPANY Dial 6941 REAL. REAL. ESTATE. SAM McKAY JR.

DIAL, 5-2101. ONE three room building with basement on large lot on Union Road, fire miles from Gastonia. H. L. Bryson, Route 3.

Gretonia. Christopher Morley's home 'on Long Island is named "Green Escape." DixieThrifty say the officialfamily late and Gasen- last the arc! and ton Is TAKE MY HOME FLOOR SAVES YOU WORK, SAVES YOU MONEY HOME Pint SELF. SHINING 48 WAX FOR FLOORS SELF-SHINING no ubbing needed) WATER- RESISTANT FLOORS S74 BRIGHT EASY TO CLEAN The periess, wax tor asphalt the, ruoser. terrazzo, varnisned tr ranted fiocrs! We recommend Dixie- Here Faile ting as mayor. URGES REGISTRATION However, he did emphasize the Importance of every citizen's getting registered.

Registration sill FO forward at the city hall during the next two Saturdays, April 11 and 21, and Mr. Walker said he would be there from 9 to 11 a. and from 3 to 5 p. on those days to assist any of his friends necding help with their registration. Mr.

Walker was born 49 years ago in a house at the corner of Third avenue and Marietta street. As a youth, he attended the local schools, and later went to work as a doffer In the Clara-Dunn-Armstrong mills 'of South Gastonia. Then, in 1920, he went to work with his father in shoe repair business on East Main avenue. For nine sears, until .1932. Mr.

Walker operated a shoe repair shop in tho Loray (now 'Firestone) community a West Gas.tonia. For screral sears now, he operated Pete Walker's Shoe on South street in uptown An outstanding civic and religious leader of the city, he is past presiden: of Gastonia Lions Club, was a steward In Main Street Methodist Church, and now is serving his 'Eccond term as president of the Separk Bible Class there. He is a past "member of the Red Shicid Club of the Salvation Army, past exalted ruler of the Elks club, chairman of the advisory board Salvation Army here, a member 01 the Gaston county and OAS15 Temple of the Masonic Shrine, and memix: of Holland Memorial 668, and ali York Rite bodies 'of the Masons. Lions To Sell Brooms BELMONT-J. A.

Myers has been named chairman of the bruin sale that will be held by the Belmont Lions Ciao on Apri 26, 27. and 28. Aircady this scar the club has bough: pairs of eye :01 Belmont chiaren. If the club 15 able to scli a thousand brooms in sale, Myers said. it will be in to carry out all cf its program to aid the blind.

ane brooins a.e made by blind people working In A lactory 31 Greensboro. The Pelmont club ordered a thousand brooms. a The broom sale will come durinz Belmont's Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up campaign. BODY FOUND PHILADELPHIA, April 13-11- The body of a man identified Thomas Copeland of Elizabeth as City, N. was found yesterday an river.

abandoned pier at the Was for sheliasked surfaces, leather goods, furniture. Dixie nome. Super Market Tree Suthere is Dir hate her Crates Sterling IS SOLID Silver MERE is solld silver so carefully made, so exquisitely designed it grows lovelier the more GORMAN you use it. Buy your first Gorham placesettings then match and add later. VAN SLEEN JEWELERS Established 1910.

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