19 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
1
Leach's petrels feed up to 100 miles offshore near Maine and never land except to nest. They avoid the mainland because their burrows are vulnerable to predators.
Fragmentary data shows a sequence of numbers and small figures possibly representing prices quantities or codes. The readable portions include dollar style amounts and repeated digits, suggesting a financial or inventory snippet from a larger record.
Two parallel bolts of lightning hit a bay barn on Neal Hawkins road at a dairy farm owned by Paul Howe near Gastonia Municipal Airport. The blaze destroyed the barn and its old hay, with a nearby barn saved by water. Fire departments from New Hope and Gastonia responded after a delayed alarm. officials urged calling the sheriff for fire calls at UN 5-8381.
Washington reports May freight car deliveries at 6,667, the highest monthly total since October 1953. The figure exceeds April’s 5,943 units and May 1955’s 4,083, per the American Railway Car Institute and the Association of American Railroads.
Holmes of Durham will begin mechanical engineering studies after being admitted at the start of the fall term. Carson and Crockett recount two experiences, one uneasy about attending a strictly white school, while noting courteous peers and shared Coke runs. The admission followed a U S District Court order in Greensboro last September, upheld by the Supreme Court, affecting UNC Chapel Hill and State College as units of UNC.
A historical passage cites Article II Section 2 of the U S Constitution and Black's Law Dictionary defining inhabitant as a permanent resident with domicile. It discusses distinctions between inhabitant, citizen, and resident, noting cases that treat inhabitant as a fixed abode with duties and privileges. It mentions Cooley and several state and federal cases on residency qualifications for electors.
Bobby Taylor of Columbia visited Clover with Mrs. J E Kennedy and family while Miss Barbara Moore of Gas Yon ia toured with Mr and Mrs James Moore. Rock Hill guests Mr and Mrs Boyce Faulkner Jr and children visited the Faulkner family. Ronnie Moore spent last week in Gastonia with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Black. Claire Pursley a student nurse at Roper Hospital Charleston spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Zeb Pursley. Mrs Macie P Sealey of Mc Connells is spending the week with Mrs Rachel Gardner and Miss Maggie Love. Bible School closed at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday and commencement exercises...
Obituary notes for Mrs. Narcissa Matheny Wilson 76 of Spartanburg, a Denmark native, Bethel Methodist and Edith Latham member. Celebration of life held at J. F. Floyd Mortuary with interment in Graceland Cemetery Greenville. Relatives include W W Wilson E F Wilson Theodore W Wilson and Billy Douglas.
The front page reports Ike seeking a second term as his health improves after a second illness in nine months. A medical bulletin says his condition progresses satisfactorily and he enjoyed a restful day. For dinner he ate seated, a beef patty, potatoes, pureed vegetables, toast, apple sauce and caffeinated coffee. Diet is increased to recover weight lost from 169 to 162 pounds.
Whitener spoke at 10 o clock with a standby WBTY program at 11 p m to answer last minute charges. He reported growing support in Cleveland and McDowell counties and noted his opponent Gardners large campaign spending of 28 956 23. Whitener cited lack of joint appearances as a factor in shifting sentiment.
Mrs Ruth Taylor recently opened the Paramount Beauty Salon and is the President of the Alumni of the Institute of Cosmetology at the University of Maryland She is not president of the institute itself as previously stated in The Gazette.
Miss Shirley Thompson of East Gastonia joins the x ray department at Gaston County Health Center after graduating Holbrook High School Lowell. In related notes, Mr and Mrs Brooks Parrish discuss future career plans and world travel while guests stay at a cottage on the Catawba river in Charlotte.
Funeral services were held for Walter Tillman Harvey 85 a Lincolnton retiree night watchman at Smith Mills with burial at Antioch Methodist Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters a sister 18 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. William Giles Bolick 59 of East Lincolnton died after a long illness with rites at East Lincolnton Baptist Church burial at Hollybrook cemetery. Baron D Rohm 69 of Kings Mountain R-3 also buried after services at River view Baptist Church leaves one son and one daughter and a grandchild.
Two year old Little Dayrell Tate of Ranlo, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Tate, was treated at Gaston Memorial Hospital Monday night for abrasions to the forehead and arm after reportedly running into a moving car in front of his Rex Mill No 2 home. He was admitted around 8 pm and released after treatment.
Dolly Baber, 72, a former Gastonian, died this morning in Columbia, South Carolina after living there nine years with her sister Mrs. R E B Byrd. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Shannon Methodist Church, Batesburg, with burial in Batesburg. Survived by three brothers including R A Baber of Gastonia and one sister.
A new dry storage eye bank technique can restore sight to ten previously blind individuals. Dehydrated corneas are stored in vacuum tubes for weeks or months and later rehydrated before use. The method, discussed by Dr. John H. King Jr at the AMA, promises shipping of corneas without refrigeration. Ten transplants over three years remained clear, some stored nine months.
Mrs. John C. Robertson of 510 South Street died Tuesday morning in a Rutherfordton hospital after an extended illness. Survived by husband and sister Mrs. Joan Neely of Rutherfordton. Carothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements which are incomplete.
A Baltimore youth, 21 year old Thomas F. Ford Jr., pled guilty to eight car thefts and has four years of suspended sentences for auto theft. Judge E Pawl Mason rejected the idea of giving him a car, though he said it might be worth a try. Ford said he used stolen cars to get to work on time after sleeping late and was arrested after detectives watched a city area where about 50 cars had been stolen in a short span.
In Santa Monica California a contest over cartoonist George McManus 12 million estate ended in a compromise. Emil Zekley a longtime associate of McManus the creator of diggs and Mrs Zekley and two children will receive 65000 to be paid in installments after the deaths of Florence McManus the widow, McManus brother and Lilian Leo wife. The terms were agreed after the 1954 will was admitted to probate and followed a 1953 will dispute.
Belmont's Central Broadcasting Co announces purchase of WPFD Darlington South Carolina. J Norman Young to become commercial manager at WCGC and relocate to Darlington by July 1. WPFD operates at 1350 kilocycles with 500 watts. Young has 15 years in radio and joins from Belmont WCGC.
Gastonia Police Capt. Ray H. Smith and Lt. Gene Minges will travel to Charleston South Carolina to represent Gastonia in the annual North and South Carolina Law Enforcement Association convention shooting meet set for Wednesday and Thursday. Smith, a firearms instructor, and Minges earned selection through sustained high scores above 95 percent at local practice.
Samuel A. O Neal a public relations executive and former newspaper man who served as director of publicity for the Democratic National Committee in 1947 died yesterday. He was born in Blackwater Missouri.
Annie Mae Phillips, 42, a Negro woman of 309 North Dallas street, received a 12 month suspended sentence after admitting possession of a gallon of white liquor found on her back porch June 14. Her husband Moah, 40, was found not guilty of ABC law violation when the liquor was claimed by the wife. Gene Haskell Carringer, 17, New Hope road, paid 5 dollars and costs for reckless driving. driving with faulty brakes charge not pressed with leave. Charles E. Wysong Jr., 338 Greenville, S. C., paid costs for speeding. Charlie Battle, 37, Negro, 606 North Gray street, paid 35 dollars and costs and drew 30 days suspended for driving with an expired license. James Edward Carter, 29, 717 Fast Park avenue, paid costs for improper State license plate. Several persons paid costs for running a stop sign or red light: Rita Sue Warren, 24, Lowell. Roy Brooks, 24, 808 Bessemer City road. Lloyd Morrow, 33, 619 Circle View. Perry Pearson, 19, 1004 East Harrison avenue, Co. F. Rose, 58, 502 Modena street. William M. Adams, 37, Bessemer City. Dena K. Andrews, 27, 276 North Edgemont avenue. Addie Lawrence Justice, 28, Belmont. James Beam, 22, Negro, 629 North Moran street, paid costs for indecent exposure. Sole state note: Pennsylvania is the only state named for its founder. It was named by King Charles II in honor of Admiral Penn, father of William Penn. Use Gazette Classified Ads.
Gaston County landowners planted 303100 tree seedlings during the past season, reclaiming 363 acres of idle land. Seedling types include 354500 loblolly pines, 2500 white pines, 1000 longleaf pines, 3100 red cedars and 1000 yellow poplars. Buckner notes rising private plantings over four seasons and urges timely applications as nurseries fill quickly.
The article notes Dreveras and others connected to Chil dren's Hospital in Washington and Butner State School, after graduation from Greens boro Women's College, describe active fund solicitation at mills like Firestone and Belmont. Mrs. Nelson urges giving without waiting to be asked, with donations mailed to the Gaston County Center for Handicapped Children, Inc., listing contribution tiers from over $100 to 50 cents for block donors.
The piece notes Boyle Antonio Tex as a famed trick star, recounting a 1907 feat with 10 Winchester rifles firing at 72 500 wooden blocks over ten days with only nine misses. It also cites U S industry petticoat bosses figures and a reader's quip on why women outlive men, ending with a jokey line about doctors.
The front page notes a Senate Group, with remarks on why questions are raised about Russia. It cites rapid demonstrations of difficult capabilities and warns that continued Russian scientific and production feats could outpace the United States in air power and weapons in the near future.
Prominent Mt Holly North Carolina doctor promotes Sutherline as the best relief for hemorrhoid pain and itching after decades of practice. He claims the formula stops bleeding in many cases and urges customers to ask for Lutherine at drug stores.
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