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The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 16

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JUNE THI OASTON1A IN. 0 OAZim Stead Gibson Succumbs At 85 Stead Gibson, 85, of 2401 avenue, riled Wednesday at 10:45 p. m. locnl hospital. Mr.

Gibson had been In falling health for three weeks, since he was hurt In a. fall. He was seriously siclc for two days. Surviving Mr. Gibson are hit wife, Mrs.

Lela Brown Gibson; three sons, Clyde and Roy Glh- of Ga-stonla, and Ransom Glhson of Rock Hill, 6. o. 1 a daughter, Mrs. J. L.

Hoffman of Oastonla; 19 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Trial Myrtle Officiating will be the Rev. Byron Shankle pastor, and Ihe Rev. John Gregory ol the Church of the Nazarene, and Jasper Bryant of Belmont, and Paul Ballard. Burial will be In Long Creek Cemetery, The body will remain at Carothers Funeral Homa until tho nervlces.

Tne family will be at the home of Mrs, Hoffman, 2501 Melton street. Center-view Church Plans Bible School Group Seeks Charter For Industrial Corp. day at 3:30 p. m. Methodist Church.

BELMONT At Center-view Baptist Church, North Belmont, Friday, June 7, 4 to 8 p. m. is designated as "Preparation Dav for the Bible school, and it 'is also Parade Day, according to announcement by the pastor, the Rev. R. Wynn.

The school, under the leadership of Harry director of religious education, will begin classes Monday, June 10 and continue through Friday, June 14. Tha pastor, the Rev. R. ixxile Wynn and Mrs. Wynn, who attended the WMU Convention, Pastor's Conference, and the Southern Baptist Convention In Chicago, have returned to their home.

Visitors tist Church Sunday were the Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Willis and family of 409 West arenue Greenville, S. and Mr. and Mrs.

C. L. Sherrill of North Belmont. at Cenlervlew Bap- THRU HAI.TOK STOWE The hip Industrial Dallas Town- Diversification iorporalion, will be charler- at an early date, announces Mayor A. J.

Maxwell of Dallas, As name implies, this corporation has as its principal objective to promote the bring- ng of new industry to Dallas -ownshlp. The application lor -barter has already been submit- ed to 'Iliad Eure, Secretary ol Stale at Raleigh, by Frank' L. larpenter, attorney for the town of Dallas, The corporation will have authorized capital slock of $100,000 at S50 per share. Initial of. slock In the project lave been subscribed by Mayor Haxwell, Alderman G.

Spargo 'mayor pro tern), and Alderman 3hilslie L. Jenkins. The local industrial diversification corporation will be empowered to participate In a great variety of business transactions to promote its cause. For example, some of Its principal business activities will Include purchasing, renting or otherwise acquiring real estate and erecting buildings for sale or lease; advertising the advantages for industry In this township; and developing property for business and Industrial sites. Its principal office will be In Dallas, but the 'corporation wil have authority to establish any number of branch offices elsewhere.

First project at the new corporation will be the constructing a building for industrial use. The lessee Is already available for a structure 20,000 square fee of floor space. Plans are to have coaitruction under way within 30 days. With the provision 01 the required building facility Dallas will have another Induslrj employing from 300 to 350 workers, mostly women. Fiirlher details will be announced at a later date.

After thi charter has been granted, th organization ol the industria diversification corporation will be perfected, including the election if officers. Mayor Maxwell says that Ihe lew organization Is designed primarily lo help Dallas township and Its people. "There are many deal sites available in this town- hip and we will welcome any Industry to locale anywhere Its bounds," the mayor asserted. Local business leaders rightly eel this section Is lagging ar behind many other communi- of Gaston county in the natter of securing vital and necessary new Industry. For Instance, two of Dallas' three textile plants ceased operations and dismantled all machinery in 1953.

These buildings today used basically for warehouse purposes. Religious Interest On Rise In U. S. NEW YORK if, Robert T. Steveas, former secretary ol the Army and newly named chairman ol the Religion American Lite Program, says Americans are becoming more religious-minded.

The non-sectarian program he heads includes a yearly campaign backed by Ihe advertising Industry, urging people to atlenc church or synagogue regularly Says Stevens, now a textile executive'. "There are definite evidences not only of a growing Interest in religion in America today, but also of a real deepening of out spiritual life." NAACP TARGET OF TWO BILLS RALEIGH Legislation hich.tn effect would curb legal ctlvitles of the National Asso- ation for the Advancement of olored People has moved a tep toward enactment. The House pa.wod Ihe bill yes- rday amid a scattering of wes" and sent it to the Scn- Under the measure, stiff would be fixed for the ffense of barratry. This is de- ned as efforts by persons or orporatlons to stir up litigation pay and expenses of lawsuits which they had no direct, in- eresl. House action followed a brief xplanation by Rep.

George Uzell of Rowan. The.possible ef- ect on the NAACP was not men- oned, tail NAACP olficials have xprossed opposlllon to the bill Meanwhile, another bill af- ecting the NAACP was approved the House Corporations Com- iiclee. It would require the v'AACP and similar organlza- ions file with the stale financial records and sts of their dues-paying mtm- ers. It also would require the egistratloirof organisations vhose principal purpose Is lo work lor or against racial seg- egatlon involving public facill- ies. Visit Gastonia's Complete Record Shop Located In Basement of Malthews-Belk of 12" Long Play Records Now In Progress.

Record Players and Radios Reduced! Belk's Record MORE ABOUT Threat On Front will cut your children into little pieces." The letter was addressed in Japanese characters clipped from a newspaper. Inside were twc pages ripped from an old copj of an American riews magazine Mrs. Scott said words had been underlined to make a messag reading: "Prepare 3,120,000 yei In cash. Put ad in Japan Time (an English-language newspaper stating you want to buy a ziratc on June 14." Ths word zirato appeared tc have been chosen indiscrimin ately. It was from an article on Ihe magazine's music page tell ing of the appointment of Brun Zirato as managing director the Philharmonic rt Society of New York.

'We can't, understand why selected us of all people," sail Mrs. Scott. As a child, Scott acted in th Hollywood movies "Cavalcade, "Lloyds of London," "Wutherin Heights." and "We Willie Winkle." He was here pre viously during the allied occupa lion. Highest tides in tha world ar off Burntcoal Head, Nova Scot! They range from 46 to fee above low water. BELMONT Even I Isliop Sheen's plane delayed ie commencement exercises at elmont Abbey College on Tues- ay evening for 20 minutes, the mous television figure captl- ited Ills audience with witty oiles and an inspiring address.

The 79th annual exercises wit- e.ssed the 53 graduates receiving ac-helor degrees and one senior as commissioned a lieutenant in he Marine Corps. Dr. William Clyde Friday, resident of the Consolidated nlrerelly of North Carolina, ave the address In the gradu tes. In the beautifully decorated id immensely packed gym asiimi, Dr. Friday and five other eminent O.

Myers. r. of Gaslonla, Joseph M. Bryan Greensboro, Leo P. Henebr) Roanoke, and Dr.

wil- am Francis Marliii of Cliar- the honorary degree Doctor of Laws. Dr. Friday, In his address to ic graduates, mentioned his re- alion with Belmont Abbey Col- ege as a young student at Dalla High School and the 1 good sportsmanship that were ncutcated in tnc county loiu-na- lenis held at the Abbey. Bishop Sheen emphasized tha MORE ABOUT Girard (Begins On Front Page) ernalional issue when Japanesi authorities contended the soldie was not on duty when the fatal ty occurred and claimed Japai had Ihe right to try him unde he status-of-peace BBreemen with the United States. The Army, Slate and Defcns Departments argued Girard wa in duty at the time but, after i Washington review of the case announced Tuesday it had beei agreed to turn him over to th Japanese for trial.

In effect Ihe; ipheld the Japanese contentio: hat, while Girard was fluthoriz ed to protect military propert at the time, he was not authoriz ed (o shoot. The action Drought heated, pro ests from some congressmen irard's home town and som American veterans 'organization President Eisenhower told hi news conference yesterday th case will be watched closely U. S. lawyers and "if any pos sible injustice happened to tha man, it be a cose tha would be taken up diplomatical He also the Japane? 'have been eminently fair" i previous cases In which Ameri can servicemen have bee brought before Japanese courts Tlie Army wilt pay Hayashi fees and other expenses fo handling Girard's defense. KINGEISH TO WEI1 LOS Moor 69, better known as the Kin fish of the Amos 'n' Andy she is getting married today lo Mr Vivian J.

Cravens, 39, Bishop Sheen And Friday At Belmont here are three kinds of tension exiierienced by people In modern society. Two of them are abnormal, but It must be recognized that the third Is normal, and he wittily remarked that "a tree never tense but man a pig is never tense but man is; a raindrop Is never who wants to be a raindrop?" Immediately after convocation, a reception Sheen was held for Bishop that the guests were able to meet him. The entire address of Bishop Sheen will be televised Sunday afternoon from 2:30 until 3 o'clock over WBTV. The Very Rev. Cuthbert E.

Allen, O.S.B., president ol the college, in his vepoi'l announced the immediate construction ol a library building as the first ol a physical plant expansion program to IK undertaken by Bel mont Abbey College. The following seniors receivec degrees: William L. Beam, Gordon H. Broome, Richard Broome, Joseph B. Caldwell, A.

Carson, John C. Loughridge Clell B. Johnson, Kenneth Sooit and James T. VorLs, all of Gaslonla; Robert L. Bambauer Edward B.

Chavariia, Prank "Fourth Strike" Given Drunks Under Ruling Of Judge Shive Many Ga.sloufa citizens, and lew occasional visitors, will vclcome a change in the "rules" 'ill into effect, in Gastonia Mu- ilclpal Court Thursday morning. At least for the present, they Heretofore, Ihe third strike for a prisoner charged with public Iriinkenness meant, as in base- lall. "You're out!" Each of the Ilr.s-1 two convic- ions was good'lor a 30-day suspended sentence. The thltd case was good for 30 more and put he entire 90 into effect. Judge V.

E. Shive said that lenceforlh, the prisoner at the will not be called out, usual- until his fourth "strike." And there comes the bad part The prisoner will go out to roads for 120 davs then. Officers and prison officials favor the longer terms. MORE ABOUT Crash On Front Page) ed it had received 10 persons, all Negroes, and that eight of hem were on the critical list. Most of the eight were suffer ng from fractures and were unconscious.

One of the 10, Willie Solomon, ol Florence, S. was apparently uninjured but was being helc for observation. The others were listed as: Robert Allen Beaufort, 3a, Day tona Beach, Gusli French, 32, Georgia; Richard McCrary, 18, Macon, Joshu Dykes, Augusta, Na thaniel Sharp, Hastings, N. Bobbie Hines, 19 (girl), Fa.vette ville; Minnie Hines, Fayetteville and two unknown. "There are some men you can't ven gel sober In 90 days les me off for good behavior," on them said.

Actually, the fourth-strike rul not new. The city court ha. 5 tiaaged from time to time in th a.st in efforts to find the effec ive. and fair arrangement. And, the judge pointed out, ule is fived and absolute.

'There has to be exception prevent injustices." The suspended sentence mat er does not apply to ail person ccused and convicted of drunk nness. Several offenses may be com mitted and "paid off" before th offender "goes on the list" hose not allowed to pay off. iris Are Warned 3f Tight Garments ENGLEWOOD, N. J. (JF, Bergen County Prosecutor Gil V.

Callssi has warned that gir '-tight pants and tight swea! ers" are asking for trouble. CalLssI told a meeting of Ih Englewood Rotary Club yesterda hat girls who hang around ii. cream parlors late at night ai at the mercy of men who ar nentally ill. He strewed the nee lor parents to reconsider th ol growing children. Two 15-year-old girls have cently been killed in sex attac! in the county.

OH YEAH! MOUNT VERNON, III. A ward judge al a city ele lion threw out one vote for fal address despite an absentee vo er's affidavit he lived at a ce tain address. The address the judge's home. ucevicli, G. Wesley Cole, Gor- II W.

Dawes, Bill L. Plcti'h- John E. Kirby, Edgar 11. mpke, Thomas I.loyd, M. Mclliigh, Thomas S.

Brlen, Edward J. Qulgley and nest R. Turner, of Chartie: Augustine Cunningham, O.S.B., Kiigene Hand, Terrell P. Hars, Gerald M. Leeper, Beneiiid cDenuott, OJS.B., Richard asscer, O.S.B., James R.

Smith, id Walter C. Tomlinson, Jr. of rnoiit; Ralph R. Eller of CIA- erlon; Donald B. Fox and ibrey C.

Hollar, Jr. of Mount oily; David W. Shook and William Withers of Stanley; I T. Uen, Jacksonville, Richard Bain, Crojwt, Robert uiran. Hampton, James Daffrou, Richmond, Gerald Dollard, James Mflvln, Richmond.

Joseph Coyle, New Kaven, Francis W. O'Brien, South Amboy, N. Bernard C. Snock. Venflia, Donald J.

Flaheitv. Brooklyn, N. Roger O. March, Pa'w tiickel. R.

Jain.e.s M. Mead, Somerville, Albeit Taglletl, Qnincy. I.o A. Sievers, Savannan, Jolm J. Charleston, and Richard T.

Tengcl, Anderson, S. C. Samuel J. IlXRley, Jr. of Bel- Jiiont, rerpived the first Bachelor ol Arts degree granted der the co-ordinated engineering program.

He will continue lib studies at Notre Dame vorkin? toward lii.s engineering degree. Airman Fined And Demoted SANANTONIO, (A'j -A courl-marllal has reduced Air- nan William Roberts Jr. one grade In rank and fined him $50 a month for two months for mistreating a basic trainee. a 110-pound drill Instructor, was convic cd ye.stcrdsy of nulling trainee Robert Din- Efiibacher, 20, ol Astoria, Ixiiiu Island, N. out of hU bunk to Ihe floor.

The court Bciniitted him of striking Dhtsenbacher "about 'he head and body with his hands and shoving his head and body against the wall." Roberts, 22, was also acquitted of kicking another basic trainee, George E. Walker, 13, of Springfield, Mo. All Funds Deposited at The Gastonia Mutual THROUGH MONDAY JUNE lOlh Will Earn Dividends From June 1st. What's Wore, your lovings account at the Gastonia Mutual Is insured up to $10,000.00. So il you ace a saver, start putting your dollars to work.

Here are two ways you can do it. OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT As little as $1.00 will open a savings account here. Dividends ore credited to your account twice each year. Current rote of dividend il per annum. BY INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES They may be purchased in multiples of $100.00.

Dividends ore paid by check' semi-annually. Current rote of dividend is ner annum, Current Rate of Dividend ii Annum 283 WEST MAIN AVF. "SAFE FOR 52 YEARS" ar jh 4 9 oLJnn Sheer loveliness fluidly expressed for you in Martha Manning's whisper weight pima cotton voile and cotton dazzle broadcloth so coolly practical, so serenely flattering priced within your fashion conscience. sheath of coifon dazzle broadcloth air-cooled with rows of delicate faggotling in black, navy. 8.98 print of pima cotton voile in navy, black or Ian on white.

10.98 voile in green with turquoise, grey with pink or yellow, all on while background. 10.98 1 pima-coUon voile grey combined with pink and taupe, royal and mauve, turquoise and olive, or gold and yellow. 10.98 pima-cotton voile grey or teal on white, I green. 1 10.98 FASHIONS SECOND FLOOR GUATlit Matthews-Belk A.

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1880-1977