BUY A WAR SAVINGS STAMP AND HELP SAVE THE NATION.
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Liberty, Truth, N fV Justice, Equality.
Vol, 15. No. 31.
Kings Mountain, No tli ( an Una, Thtiro lav, Miinh7, 1 18.
$1.50 A Year in A(l.me
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IH FINE WAY
The protracted service at Hie
A It. P. church which began
last Thursday night in inak'ng
rery satistactory prognw. Rev.
J. G. D.ile is doing aorr.e very
MtrooK spiritual preaching sud
evangelistic wo. The woik for
the first few day wis devoted
to building up the church to
higher standard of Christian liv
ing. Much work in the homes
has been done aloug the line of
establishing family altars.. etc.
The preaching for the remainder
of the services, and especially at
night, will be directed more
Mr vice may be arranged for
these mills but has not been
done so far. These open air mee
tings at the mills are roeetiin
with veiy satisfactory results
Rev. Mr Dale being a returned
missionary from Mexico, can
sinn and apiak Spanish and at
theso meeting he sings a song
or two in Spanish which proves
of much interest. A iwcial meet
ing for chlldiin will be held
Sabbath afternoon at 3:30 All
children of the town are especia
lly invited and adults as well,
along the evangelical line. Ser
vices are held at the church at
8 and at 7; 30 p. u. and at some
one of the mills at 12:40 each
day. Mill ' services have been
held as follows; Cora, Friday;
Phenlx, Monday, Dilling, Tues
day; King Mountain Mfg. Co..
Wednesday. Thj noon service to
day will be held at the Bonnie
mill; Friday, at the Klotho. As
Saturday is the last week day of
tlio meeting and the milts shut
down at noon no meeting has
been provided for at the Sevier
and Pauline mills. A sis o dock
BELL MONUMENT
I5PEHEED
Mr Jjhn F. SchencU of Liwn
dale. ! former student under the
lute Ca.it W.T. Hell is u i ! r:ak
'ng to raixe a lund -itl. wl. ch to
build u monument to perpetuate
the uie no.y ard irntik the last
lesllng plic-t of this r.oble teach
er wlio hat students throughout,
t'.ie Piedmont Carolinas. Mr.
Scht-uck is anxious to get.he
names and add. -ei-ses of his oldj
studeats, a contribut'on from!
each one and suggestions as to
the amount they think should be
raised and t'le method of raising
it. Wl en tho fund is raised a
committee of former students of
Jipt. Bull will bo appointed to j
mrchaeo the monume: t and
lave it erected. If, for any reason !
he- proposition is not carried
through, each contribution will
be returned, loss its proportion
: ate part of the necessary ex
penses such as po tage, etc.
Mr. Schenck has hid this
matter in mind and on his heart!
for some time, but being over-
whelmed with tiuisness care, has
hadliltle t me to dtvote to it
until now, but he is determined '
to undertake it and see it thro-;
ngh i( possible. Cleveland. Star.
MARRIAGES
Mr. Dewey F. Weir and Mia.
Lillie May Gantt were married
Thursday night by Rev. W. R.
Beach, at his resldsnce.
Tlioy were accompanied to Mr.
Beach's by a number of relativ
es and friends who witnessed the
ceremony. The bribe U the dau
ghter of Esq. Gam'WeM Gantt
who Uvea north of East Xlogs
Mountain. Mr. Weir is the son of I
S. S. Weir who lives south of
Kings Mountain. They are both
.popular. -
Married, Saturday Light, Mr.
Tracy Ham and Mrs. Ada Page,
t the Dilling mill, Rev. B. A.
Culp officiating.
Married, last Tbuisday, Mr.
W. R. Peterson and Miss Bea
trice Kennedy, at the homo of
the bride's father. Mr. Erastus
Kennedy of the El bethel section,
Rev. B. A. Culp officating.
Thh Hoey contest will bi held
Ic lho SI e y school bui in - Fri
day evening of March 29th. . Im
mediately after the Hoey contest
the Selma C. Webb medal will
be awarded.
Tne rules for the U.joy contest
are the same as l ist year. That
is: Not over two speakers from
the same school and no speaker
to use dure than 12 minuUs.
The subject for the Selma C.
Webb contest will be "The Part
the Red Cross Plays in the War".
There is no limit to the number
of girls from a scboll, the more
the merrier.
The contest will be held in the
school buildinir March 23rd be
ginning- at 11 a, m. and continu
ing for one iiour and a halt. The
esiays wi'l then be tumid over
to judges who will have their
decision rcadv by March 29.
J. Y. IRVIN.
DEATHS
Make this youi recor I garden
.year.
It U not only a patriotic duty
'to mak a record, garden- this
4 ear but it Is a bumaa necessity.
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Corlev Odbb, i 29, died at
hia home at Coit milt Thursday
after three weeks ttlfteas with
leakage ef the- heart The funeral
wss held by Rev. B. A Cnfp,
and interment made in Mountain
Rett cemetery Friday. He leaves
widow and four childien.
Messer.; R F. Craig and A. B.
Cobb, of Ml. Holly were here to
attend the funeral..
The year old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Jackson of the Phenix
mill, died last Thursday. The
funeial was conducted by Rev
B. A. Coip Friday acd the re
mains taken to Bethlehem for
bnria)
Rf2Kk)SS
THREE HUSKY FELLOWS READY TO
HELP OUT IN THE LABOR SHORTAGE
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Common labor is
today the most
ought after com
modity In America.
It Is Terr scare
throughout the en
tire country. Farm
ers ol the South
are especially wor
ried over the Hitn-
ation. During- war
times the farmer
should be doubly
economical of so
valuable a com
It must not be wast-
J. N. HARPKH
modify as labor.
ed. Now Is not the time to employ
labor to clean out fence corners, and
to do other kinds of the less produc
tire work. There must be no lost mo
tion. - Kverv 11 ok must be made to
count In answering the call of our na
tion and her allies, who are calling out
to the farmer "Olve us bread! Give us
tothlni!" (.
The best way to economise labor
on the farm today Is to produce more
per acre. '.The southern farmer will
act most unwisely If he tries to culti
vate too much land with the present
supply of labor. A better plan would
be not to increase the screaf devoted
to cultivated crops, bat to produce
more per acre, by the use of fertilis
er, manure, food seed and Improved
machinery, all of which will save la
bor. One ton of good fertilizer will do
more work la growing crops than will
six times this amount of moner ex-
pended In labor. For example, one
ton of good fertiliser will now cost
about $49.00. The plant food in this
quantity when applied to three acres
of land will give an Increase of about
760 pounds of lint cotton and 1,1100
pounds of seed. The lint at 30c per
pound amounts to $126.00, and the
seed at $80.00 per ton amounts to
$80.00. making a total of 4286.00.
Few business concerns net SO per
cent Increase on money Invested In
labor, but, granting that the farmer
will net 100 per cent on his Invest
ment In labor, and supposing that he
pays fl.00 per day for labor, tho
$46.00 Invested In fertiliser, when In
vested In labor, would net him $46.00;
whereas, when Invested In fertilizer. It
gives him a net Increase of I23V.OO.
Thus It can be -seen the tremendous
advantage of supplementing labor
with liberal applications of plant food
Likewise an Improved piece of ma
chinery that makes It possible to cul
tivate an acre of cotton or corn with
perhaps half the labor ordinarily em
ployed, and cultivate It better, should
be looked to at this time as a source
of . help In facing the labor shortage.
Good seed of a strain known to do
well la a community, will do much to
ward Increasing yields, without aa la-
crease of acreage.
Is this not a Urn when the farmer
should be sure to use thee tare crop
makers, to the fullest extent, Is)
set tne la dot shortage!
1-vheat
use more corn "'
2- meai .
use more fish & bents
use just enovgn
Kfuse syrups
die
5
and serve
cause of freedom
There has been a gudde i drop
in the number of workers durini
the past weeks, due possibly t
louse cleaning and gardening
rought on by the warm spring
lays,
Let us h .pe, however, that oui
i) teres t may not lag and while al
nature is putting on new life, may
the women put on renewed energy
for the all-important work of the
Red Cross.
The following ladies made surgi
cal dressings on Tueesday: Mes
dames S, A. Wauney, G. E. Lovell,
R. C. Baker, H. T. Fulton. A. H. Pat
terson, F. Ramseur, Berryhill, Wiley
McGinnis. L F. Neal, D. C. Mauney ,
W. A. Ridenhour and Miss Aileen
Ormand.
On Friday the following ladies
made surgical dressings and pajam
as: Mesdames G. E. Lovell, P. D
Herndon, A. H. Patterson. W. A.
Ridenhour, H. N. Moss, M. E. Hern
don, F. Ramseur, F. G. Watterson
and Misses Stella Miller and Aileen
Ormand.
Some of the Uides have hereto
tore expressed a desire for home
work and we are glad to say we can
furnish) such work now.
We have on hand several pa ja
ma suits to be made Mrs. G. E.
Lovell has charge ol this work will
be glad to give the necessary in
structions concerning the making
of these garments.
We were pleased to have Mrs.
G. V, Patterson of Spencer Moun
tain With us Friday afternoon.
Vistprs are at all times welcome
at the work room and we are sorry
to note that so many of the ladies
of our town have not paid us a
visit
This is your work room a nd you
have a right to know what is being
done there.
Many thanks to the kind friends
who have shown appreciation of
our work by sending up refresh
ing drinks (nothing stronger than
grape juice) and the memory of
that crisp, tender celery is still
with us.
Respectfully submitted
Mrs. A. Hunter Patterson.
Mr. R. T. Caiuler die! nt the city
lojpitaliu Gastonia Monday night
6:30 He undi rwent an pe:aiion h. t
i'hursdny for stomach trouble from
hich he had suflered for several
months. He apparently stood the
iperatiun well but stomach emission
e! up which could not he stopped
ind he grew worse until the end.
The body wa3 brought to Kings
Vlountain that same night and pre
pared for burhl by the local under
taker and taken to the home. The
funeral was conducted Tuesday
afternoon at the home by His pastor,
Rev. J. E. Berryhill, at three o'clock
and the remains taken to Mountain
Rest cemetery for burial.
Mr. Cansler was fifty years of
age and had lived a good part of his
life in Kings Mountain. For a grefat
many years he was in business "nd -was
recognized as a first-rate and
useful citizen. About 17 yeais ago
Richard Thomas Cansler waf marri
ed to Miss Artie Parlier of Gastonia
who survives. Three daughters,
Misses Nell, Sarah and Lucile
Cansler, also survive. Two brothers,
Sam Cansler of Winston-Salem, and
and P. U. Cansler of Asheville, and
one sister, Mrs. John L, Ferguson of
Gastonia, are left.
CARD OP THANKS
I wish to hereby thank the
Kood people of East Kings Moun
tain for their aid and sympathy
in the sickness and death of my
son, Corley Cobb.
W. P. Cobb.
CARD OF THANKS
Wc wish to thank our friends
for tho kindness and sympiithy
shown us in tho iossof a devoted
husband and father.
Mrs. R S. PlqoJtfcud family.
Providence is fMVE i ps with.
superb garden weathtf, ff Too
taking advantage of 11) Vd Vlve
already planted many tblrtga.
A FOURTH OFF
The Lawing Iiobbins Furni
ture Company is olTerinir a snec
ial discount of 25 per cent from
their regular prices for casli for
fifteen days, March 2nd. to KHh.
This company has a large Block
and splendid variety of up-to-
date furniture. Their REGULAR
price is much cheaper than is
found in many places and one
fourth off from that certainly
should cai rv them a bin business
during the sale period. Tho Law
inu-Robb' Furniture Compiny
is a real assest to this town.
They do a good honest and clean
business and deserve the whole
hearted support of all who want
see the town grow. Look up their
advertisement on another page
aud note the prices quoted. Take
the advertisement in your hand
and go down to the store and se
lect accordingly. Only a few
items are quoted in the advertise
ment but a full variety may be
found on sale.
THOMAS A. EDISON.
Mias Ida Dogjett and Mr. John
Satterfleld have returned to their
home in Keidsville, N. C, after
a few days visit in the home of
Mrs. R. S. Plonk.