The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 1

TWO THI GASTONIA (N. GAZETTI CSKAHAM WH.SON Toastmasters From Gastonia Win In Lenoir Local Toastmasters walked away with all Ihe Friday night at Ihe area speech contes'l in Lenoir. Graham Wilson of (he Gaston Toastmaslers Club emerged as area speech champion. The runner-up was Ronald Hawkins of lhe Spindle City Toaslmasters Club. Both were local winners.

They now advance lo Ihe district contest in Raleigh in May where Wilfon will represent this area. Hawkins will go along lo fill In for Wilson if needed. i i The local men were in compeli- lion with speech winners frqm seven olhcr clubs in the area which includes all clubs from lhe Catawba river lo Lenoir. Wilson's winning speech was entitled, "The Principle of the Thing." Hawkins placed second with "These Things I Believe." Over 100 persons attended the' meeting. The Gaston Toaslmas- lers sent delegates and the Spindle Cily Club had representatives present.

Francis S. Key of Cramerlon. area governor, introduced Leo Falls of who served as loastmasler for lhe evening. Library Has New Films The Gaston Counly Public Li- brary'will have the following 1S- mm films available for Ihe period March 16-April 10. These films arc of adult interest and suitable for program use.

Any club, church, or civic organization wishing lo use lhe films may make reserve lion by contacting Gaston Couriti Public Library. 1. Lincoln Speaks at Gettysburg. 12 minules sound black and white, Contemporary engravings and drawings are used to recreate the-selling for the speech. The speech is read in Ihe background.

Young adults and adults. 2. Mexican Village Family. 17 A Mexican family in a typical village meets its basic needs by farming and home crafls in which the entire family participates. Young adults ind adulls.

3. Romance of Silk. 14 minutes --sound-color. Portrays the 'production of silk, from the mulberry leaf to Ihe weaving of the silken Uireads into-textiles. Shows close- ups of Ihel ife cycle processes of the cocoons and silkworms as well as Ihe skilled hand labor lhat is performed by (he Japanese women.

Authentic Japanese background. 4. Yours For A Song. 22 minutes and white. Show a backyard bird sanctuary in Bei- 1m, lo attract migrating and resident birds throughout they ear.

Explains lhat birds are allracted lo yards and prdens if they are provided with food, water, and shelter. Includes of 24 different species With a cash surplus of alxml a million dollars. G.iston county is good financial condition. Thai's the opinion of County Auditor Claude Dent. Replying to criticisms Ijy the leader of the group fighting the Gaslon Rural Police, Dent said: The county's books are audited every year by lick Eck.

certified public accountants, and copies of the audit are available for anybody lo look at. The county's financial statements are sent each year to Hie Local Goven.ment Commission in Raleigh. They arc filed as public records for any interested citizen see. The public is invited lo visit Dent's office to make an examination of the They will find that Ihe audits reflect a true pic- lure of I ho county's financial posi- IS NAILED WEST HERO LONDON -W- Prime Minister Macmillan was hailed today as a -In Iheir morning newspapers read 6f lhe greal diplomat victory he had wen Bonn lalks this wtek with West German Chancellor Conrad Ade- Jiauer. aging German leader, reported to be a "difficult" man had been won over lo Macmillan's way of thinking.

In Ihe Koran, the banana tree is referred to as the "paradise tree." Auditor Defends Gaston County's Financial Status Medlin Funeral Set For Sunday Funeral for Andrew Carnegie Ucdlin, 47, who died Friday morn- ng, will be held Sunday al 3.p. m. at First Presbyterian Dr. H. Moffetl and Or.

J. N. Brown of Ihe First Presbyterian Church and the Rev Marry T. Schutte of the First A R. P.

Church will officiate. Burial will in Gaston Memorial Park. The body was to be taken from McLean Son Funeral Home to he horjie at 506 West Second avenue al 3 p. m. Saturday and will lie in slate at the church for one hour before the services.

A live pallbearers will be Ray H. Long. L. C. Barker.

C. Fred Stowe l.oyd Welch, William W. Warlick, and Charles Long. Mr. Jlcdlin had been in failing wealth since last October and had aeen seriously sick for six weeks.

He was shipping clerk at Threads. Inc. He was born in Gaston county on October 17, 1911. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Adams Medlin; a son, David Medlin; his mother, Mrs, Fannie Medlin; a stepson, Bobby A.

Henkel; two sisters, Mrs. Ar- Ihtir a and Mrs. Hope Forties, al) of, Gastonia; three brothers. William and Glenn Medlin of Gastonia, and Oscar Medlin of Lincolnton; and Ihref step- grandchildren. (ion.

NOT PUIII.ISHKK Bent said he had not been pub lishing financial statements because he thought they wercn'l necessary. The people demanding an elec lion on Ihe Rural Police replied, however, that North Carolina ha; a slate law requiring financial statements lo be published. To comply with lhat law, the counly commissioners are hav ing statements published in The Gazette nest week covering 1956 57 and 1957-58 BIG SURPLUS The audils will show (bat unli' five years ago Gaston counly hac surplus of i wo million. About half lhe surplus has beer used in a vast building program The courthouse was ircrjiodeloc and enlarged. New office build ings were built for Ihe Health De partmcnl, farm agent, Welfare Department, county schools, etc.

The building program was accomplished without cosily bond issues. PLANNED PROGRAM Political sources close lo Ihe courthouse say the attack on Dent is a parl of a planned program of vilification, abuse, and har- rassmenl of the county commissioners, and county employees by lhe people trying to force an election on the Gaslon Rural Po lice. on pulling law enforcement back with the sheriff's a pub lie refendum. Their eventual hope, lhe politicians admit; is to knock out lhe Rural Police's civil servic and reestablish the sheriff's department with a large police force, with jobs used as juicy political plums every election, to keep hand-picked authority in command. NO SOAP So far Ihe counly commission ers have resisted every petition for an election.

The anti-Rural Police group turned in petitions they said were signed by over 5,000 persons. The actual count showed fewer than 3,800 names. Many were so illegible they couldn't be read. Commission Chairman 0. Massey repealed yesterday in the face of the latest lit would not be i "pressured" Inlo calling an election on Ihe Rural Police.

TOM H. DAVIS, AP MAN, DIES CHARLOTTE- ifl -Thomas H. Davis, Associated Press traffic bureau chief for the Carolinas, lmual 5leaK lllm died at his home here loday. He ing at the Elks Club Friday night. Industrial Club Adds 12 Members was 60.

Davis suffered a heart ailment about a year ago, but had been active since then and worked yesterday. Davis, born in Colorado Springs, came lo Charlotte 22 years ago lo supervise Ihe AP's mechanical and wire operations in the Carolinas. He had been an AP employee since July 6, 1924. and before that had worked for Western Union. Funeral arrangements incomplete.

Survivors include lhe widow; one daughter, Mrs. Bruce Drake of Norman, and two granddaughters. MORE ABOUT (Begins On Front Pagf) heard "Thctda Durham (Mrs. Plato) had bought a small souped- up hot rod and was gonna enter the slock car races. Or was it Twelve men have been added to the executive committee the Gaston County Induslrial Management Club.

Sponsored by the Gaslon County VMCA, the new club has 187 paid- up members from supervisory jobs in industrial plants, warehouses, truck lines, etc. The membership will be frozen leemen are Wilson Sclzer of Lithium Corporation, Banks Me- Arver of Leigh Food Products, Bobby Lcdhellcr of Bryant Supply Company, Hugh Putnam of Botany Cottons. John W. McLean of Ranlo Mill, Jne Wilson of Akcrs Motor Lines, Ed Maxwell, of Pyramid Electric, Homer'Hall of Firestone Textiles, Oliver Shook of Talon jne memuersmp win be Irozen onoos 01 laion at 200, President M. R.

Thomas! V. Mitchell of The Gazelle, Dan said. iMoser of Threads, and Ear' The 12 new executive commit- Sparks of crs Already on Ihe executive com millee are Ihe club's officers: President M. R. Thomas.

First Vice President John Lukcr. Second Vice President Bob McClure, Re Does It Pay To Be Cultured? Don't be led astray by Ihe notion lhat culture is merely ornamental. Douglass D. Paige, former professor of English and now a research expert with Ihe big advertising agency. Young and Rubicam, advises us: "Don't run away with the idea that culture is solely knowledge of books, art, music or whatever.

Culture is a slate of mind. It is the accretion of data from books, art, music, people, countries, religion. Culture helps a man lo make distinctions between things that appear similar and to perceive relationships between things that appear different. It is a con- slant sorting out and evaluation of daily phenomena, as natural lo a cultured person as breathing." In the Public Library you will find Ihe recorded life experience cording Secretary Lyle Edwards and Treasurer Kelly Hoots. This makes a total of 17 on Ih executive committee.

The Induslrial Management On' have dinner meetings once month. CRIES RAISED TO SLASH AID Waym Hays iD-Ohiol said today Prcsi dent Eisenhower will be lucky i he gels three billion dollars from Congress out of Ihe nearly four billions he wants (or foreign aid Hays, a member of the House cApciiuiji-e Foreign Affairs Committee who of the race. Here. vou will nas voted for the overseas pro given the materials that broaden and deepen the base upon when you solve problems. Although the public library' is not officially a part of Ihe public school system, it actually Is a most important element in that syslem-in the entire educational system.

It serves patrons from kindergarten lo members the Oldest Inhabitants' Club, gram in the gressmen eyed for economies the program sent them by Ihe Presi dent Friday. Sen. Mike Mansfield lhe assistant Democratic leader, also suggested a three billion lar millions less thar the administration got last year after a stiff fight. Eisenhower proposed for the year Parting 1 July l. SATURDAY, MARCH 14; If If.

The vicious circle of petty crime in rural Gaston shows no signs of slowing down, at least none dial Del. Jim Aulen can see. i But Ihe Rural Police plain- clolhcsman has al least a chance now to get off Ihe merry-go-round for a few hours. Aulen cleared up a break-in at Robinson's store and service station on the York road with (lie arresl Friday of Ihree juveniles. He recovered almosl all Ihe stolen merchandise and returned it lo ils owner.

Two of the boys, 14 and 15, NF.W OFFlCKRS-Skect Club officers for lhe coming year look over a new Remington Arms gun at the meeting of the club last nighl. Left lo right are Nelson Green, vice president; 0, B. Brymer president; and Howard Yanccy, secretary. Absent when the piclure was made was Glenn Williams treasurer. Skeet Club Names Brymer President Fifty members and guests of the Gaslon County Skeet Club attended Ihe annual steak dinner meet ig at the Elks Club Friday nighl.

Elected to serve as officers for lhe coming year were 0. B. Brymer, president; Nelson Green, vice president; Howard Yancey, secretary; and Glenn Williams, Negro News -BY MAUDE M. JEFFERS- L01VELL CHURCH The Sunday school will be held at 9:45 at Ihe Ml. Calvary Bap- list Church, Lowell, on Sunday; the BTU will be held al 5 p.

m. The Usher Board of lhe church will sponsor a special service al 2:30 Sunday when the Rev. S. I. Clement will deliver lhe sermon.

The Center Baplisl, the Neely's Grove AME Zion, the Wright's Chapel, the ML Zion Baptist and the ML Calvary Baptist of Gastonia have been inviled to attend this program. MT. PLEASANT Services for Sunday at ML Pleasant AME Zion Church include lhe Sunday school at 10 a. the morning worship, 11 More Break-Ins Plague Rural Police Detective 4 White Slavers To Be Sentenced ROCKINGHAM-W-Five men, operators of truck slops and lour- ist courts in Ihe Carolinas, were lo be sentenced in U. S.

District Court today for white slavery. Four were convicted Thursday and one already had pleaded guilty to Hie charges of interstate while slavery traffic in connection with a prostitution ring. Convicted were James E. Pleasants, 26, operator of a truck slop at Society Hill, S. Lewis Williams, 45, and Shirley W.

McDaniel, 23, operators of a tourist courl at and Thcl- berl Eugene Williams, 27, operator of a truck slop 'at Wagram. Fred L. McLamb, 30, operator of a Iruck slop at Laurinburg were Ihen sent off lo Jackson Training School, where (hey were scheduled to go Friday anyway, as the result of repeated offenses. Another and still younger lad was lectured and sen' Saturday morning when Aulen came to work, there was another break-in. Someone had entered Smith's service station on the New Hope road near Bclmont and made off wilh (our matching tires, Autcn was assigned the case and promptly went lo work oh it with an investigation at the scene.

Every day for the last two weeks has been almost a carbon copy, wilh a lillle murder and suicide thrown in for good measure. And Aulen has been working almost as slcadily as the clock, Ilio radios, and lhe telephones al headquarters, Saturday morning. Detective Auten returned from the Bclmonl section. Pacing the radio room floor, he reported to lhe chief. "I'll sure be glad when Kd and Jim come back," he commented.

RUSSELL H. SCOTT Death Takei R. H. Scott Husscll Iligdon Scoll, 46, well- known Gaslonian, died Friday al 1:15 p. m.

in a local hospital, after a brief illness, Mr. Scolt suffered a 'cerebral hemorrhage on Wednesday. He lived al 330 South Chestnut street. Mr. Scott was an insurance salesman for Mcl.urd and Bab IVIIIl-lt.

oaivjjuad 1UI jllia.UlU ndU- The chief, Hie radio man and inslon lnsul anc Company. For ic secretary orin'c ma S' ears he worked as dis- treasurer. 0. B. Belk, retiring president presided.

The highlight of Ihe guilly, "judge dSnflhe! 5 dUmissed past year. Reddin A. operator of Bill won the lop scorer I a truck stop at Wilson trophy, given by ffarrelson Van cey. McLean posted a yearly average of 23.55 out of a possible 25. 0.

B. Belk won the most-improv ed-sliooler award 4.4 pcrccnlage of improvement. This award Is given annually by an anonymous member. Wilbur Baskerville, field representative for Remington Arms, was Ihe guest speaker. He presented interesting information about skeet and Irap shooting and also had on hand a complete assortment of she was entering a horse in the "'clock, with Ihe pastor, the Rev.

Kentucky Derby? It was one as in lar anl rhp varlnb Vnelniilnr lhe other, I'm 'most sure. MRS. MARSHALL RAUCH has gone Europe lo study grand opera I guess lhat's true'be- cause I saw her leave. But then again I do believe I saw her out in her front, yard yesterday. Oh, we! II the Varick Christian Endeavor at 5 p.

m. MRS. MACIK BVERS Funeral for Mrs. Made Byers nil lhe held Sunday at 2 p. m.

at Ezenezer Methodist Church. Sharon. S. C. She was an aunt of Mrs.

Roy Petly and Mrs. Fiances Roach of Gastonia. FISH FRV There will be a fish fry at the and standard Remington guns (or everyone lo see. Baskcrville will be at the skeel range Tuesday afternoon lo give demonstration shooting and to offer help and instructions to those who might so desire. Obituaries L.

L. GRIFFIN- Leonard L. Griffin, 73. pf High Shcals. died Friday night in Black Mountain.

The funeral wil Ibe held Sunday at 2 p. m. in the High Shoals I DIDN'T understand why Charles D. opening up a new store in Hillcrest. Chapel AME Zion Church.

But I DID understand why Bill Missionary Group No. 1 of Ihe Tomlin and Roy Robinson Fri Baptist Church is ex- opening up a short order ham a cemetery in Pineville. The body will lie stale at lhe church for 30 minutes before Ihe services. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Leona Coslner Griffin; a daughter, Mrs.

Lucille Weatherford: and a son, Henry R. Griffin, all the secrelary exchanged grjns and Ihen chorused: "They are now." Aulen fell into lhe nearest chair, and jusl sat there smiling and silent. LI. Ed Groves and Sgt. Jim Harris have been in Louisville, K.V., at the university (here, for weeks studying advanced investigative techniques.

Their absence left Ihe full load of investigations on Auten, with some assistance from Ihe uniformed men and Gastonia cily detectives. Chief R. J. Slroup said thai Harris and Groves are not to report in for duly until unless something unusual hap- pens Dial warrants calling Mass) lhe Re 7em publican National Committee said in early. ATTENDS MP SCHOOU-Army Pvt.

James S. Stewart, 22. son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M.

Stewart. a I i recently completed eight weeks of, advanced individual military police training at The Provost Marshal General's i me nuiuM iNarsnai generals tt Gordon, Ga. Stewart received instruction in traffic control, self defense and the basic procedures of civil and military law. He entered Ihe Army last October and completed basic combat trainin S. C.

A 1D54 High School, al Fort Jackson, of Ashley Stewart attended pafcher in the office of Ihe American Cab Company, A native of Echols counly, Mr. Scoll bad lived in Gaslonia since 1928. Survivors include his wile, Mrs. Grace Richardson Scott; a son, Ralph Russell Scott of the Air Force in Korea; two brothers, Aubrey and Carllon Scoll, bolh of Gaslonia; a sister, Mrs. Clyde Liles of Buford, and three grandchildren.

Carothers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements which are incomplete. Kennedy Accused Of Flip-Flopping prcsi- bug has bitlcn Sen. John vad home of Anderson in vaa 'S I Dallas beginning at 6 p. m. to-j Pr i.

Gray Jr. was day, All proceeds will benefit the Pinov1 lVllle Umversity of North Carolina. 5 and 10 cenl building fund of the LHTI Hc 1S membcr of Ka a Si ma Chapel AME Zion Church jdren. and one greatgrandchild, Mrs. Drakopil Taken By Death Mrs.

Josephine Cada Drakopil, 85, died at 3:45 a. on Saturday at Ihe home of her daughter, Mrs. II. K. Brunnemer, 1344 Westbrook Circle.

Mrs. Drakopil was born in Czechoslovakia on March 18 )6i4, the daughter of Ihe late Francis and Maria Horal. Cada. Her husband was the late Lewis Drakopil. The funeral was to be held Saturday al 5 p.

m. in lhe chapel of McLean i Son Funeral Home. The Rev. George W. Lingle of Holy Trinily Lutheran Church will officiate.

Burial will bejii Linden Hill Methodist Church cemetery, Brooklyn. N. on Monday. The body will leave Gastonia at 6:45 p. m.

on Sunday, Surviving Mrs. Drakopil arc two Daughters. Mrs. Brunnemer of Gastonia. and Mrs.

Emily Thompson of Dover, Delaware; and a son, Edward Drakopil of Balti- Imore, Md. today, with the result that he has become a "political chameleon." In one of a scries "battle line broadsides" 'aimed at potential candidates for Ihe I960 Demo- on major ''In bidding for national political support, Kennedy has found It expedient to flip-pop on many of his previous positions in an unabashed attempt to coax backing from various special interests," the Republicans said. DIAMONDS "BUY WITH CONFlnEXCF." "WEAR WITH PRIDE" $59.50 McGEE JEWELERS Crimenon. X. c.

VA 1-1JOI and place. I KNOW you've heard about Kathleen Boshamer (Mrs. Caryl starring in one of the big new Broadway Musicals. They say she's really good. No, I lake it back, 1 believe it program al Ihe church Sunday! night at 7:30 o'clock.

Mrs. John! Robert Potts of Ihe New Hope' Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. Services al First Baptist Church of Dallas. Sunday, will include Sunday school al 9:45. During II a.

m. services Ihe Rev. W. was Mae Boshamer, the posl-j Williams, paslor of First Baptist master's wife. On Ihe other Cnurcn of Branchville.

S. will it could have been Mult Sloani be he speaker He is a i- i ,1, graduate of Morns Colege. has (Mrs. Jim). I saw them together lhe A from (e anrf not long ago.

THE MORE I think about it I believe it was jusl somebody said they were going to move the posl- office or something. i- Vr i Dan Gunler had; bc (nc Rev theological education at Benedict; College, Columbia, S. C. He is an able speaker and has done' outstanding work as a pastor. i The Molock Lodge of Elks will present a program at St.

Peter's AME Zion Church Sunday, March 15, at 3 p. m. The speaker will paslor as soloist. The Rev. C.

Curtis, pastor, will make remarks. bought 5 thousand Pal-A-Cake'of Pleasant Ridce AME' Zion Bakeries and was going (o run'Church. Music will he rendered them from coast lo coast. BUT I HADN'T heard thai War- ren Gardner had been taking Daughters of are singms lessons on (he sly and! to mM at Ihe Elks Home at 2 was gonna be Perry Como's sum- p. m.

to arrange for the Irip to St. Peters on York streel. The Golden Tone Singers of Chai'iotle will render a program beat on Main Street as a 0 Ccmrr ch llrc policeman lo swim Ihe English The froup is welTknmvn Uirou.cli- Channel this summer. Frank out Ihe section and has been re- Ahernathy is going lo fill in for reived wilh enthusiasm by many mer replacement on TV. WHEN Lt.

Brewer leaves his him. audiences. F.ASTKR CANTATA 3 litlo I WAS SO upset I could hardly eat my supper alter 1 heard that viuin ui ot. rrtiu Blanche Jrrncli I.Mrs. Pr-an) had Church at p.

m. on Palm Sun had all her beautiful flower beds day. Mrs. 1. G.

I.inobcrgor. presi plowed up and cut down all ril! choir, will be in cnarg-: trees and unusual shrubs and had them cut inlo lirewocd. BUT I slept like a Ing when I 0 thc rc ram r'- Davis, elc- Church organist will direct the program. Soloists are Misses KOl to thinking it oxer. Wha! heard.

I believe, was that riusband had been Heeled Dean of French at Davidson College or maybe it was Wake Forest lhat must have been it. -1 TV -i ANYWAY I'VE given you folks i Walker officiating. Burial will be all the town gossip in a NlTshell: in Hi Cem elf ry. The body lo he taken from Martin's PROVIDES LIGHTING, TOO 1 mc hl1me al 3 ELMHCRSr. N.

Elm- Frances Tate. Mallie Hope. Mrs. hoj-iE- L. Dunn; icnor soloist, L.

Rhync: bass. Ernest McClure CRAIC. FUNERAL Funeral for Chief Craic. who died Tuesday, will be held Sunday at 1 m. in the Lovely Hill Bap- Itist Church, with Ihe Rev.

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