SERVING
AND
ADJACENT
COUNTIES
VOL. I NO. 1
i'OW C0N9UCTKG
SPRIG GOSPEL
TOUR OF SOUTH
School Has Served Area For
Over Forty Years; Edu
cates Young People For
Christian Service
The Mullen , Eible Training
cnooi in Lane Lure an institu
tion which has been serving Ruth
erford County with the Good News
of the Gospel for the past five
years is at present conducting
its bprmg Gospel Tour through
the eastern States. The trip, which
started on March 26, will cover
churches and schools in North Car
ohna, Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New York, and Connecticut and
will, last two weeks. The group
traveling includes three teachers,
me Kev. R. M. Kincheloe, Mrs. R
Woods, and five Mullen students,
Maude Dickey of Lake Lure, Ma
nors Hobson of Virginia, John
Hudson of Asheville, Robert
Brown, and Roy RrentJey, both of
Pennsylvania. They expect to re
turn to the campus on April eight.
Their services will feature special
singing, chalk drawing, and Gospel
messages for the people of today.
The Mullen Bible Training
School was formerly the Mary B.
Mullen School, well known and
loved by the people of Western
North Carolina for over forty
years. Until 1934, when the
school's largest building was des
troyed by fire, the Mary B. Mul
len School educated boys and girls
of grammar and high school ages.
The schoe!, in its present set-up, is
educating adult young people for
Chribtiaa service.
The people of Rutherford and
dially invited to visit the Mullen
Bible Training School at any time.
They will find the school nicely si
tuated in the old picturesque Uree
section of Lake Lure, four miles
from Highway 74, ten miles west
of Rutherfordton. Miss Gamble,
leader of the school in its early
days, still lives on the campus and
is a faithful friend to students
and teachers alike. She is now in
her ninety-first year. The present
p'incipal is the Rev. R. M. Kinche
loe, who came to the school from
Alabama five years ago.
The people of Western North
Carolina will be interested to
know that the Mullen Bible Train
ing School has organized a sum
mer camp for young people betwe
en the ages of nine and twenty
nine to be held on the school cam
pus July 4 through July 18. The
campers will enjoy a happy and
profitable two weeks of hiking,
picnics, outdoor games, wholesome
recreation of all kinds and ample
opportunity to find out the truth
about God and His great love for
humanity. -
'One Foot In Heaven'
At Bells April 13-14
Of humanity's many unsung fi
gures, none has been less celebrat
ed than the small town minister.
"One Foot in Heaven, a Warner
Bros, release, opening at the Bells
Theatre Spindale on April 13-14
tells just such a story the heart
warming experiences of a rural
pastor and his family.
Co-starring Fredric March and
Martha Scott, the film relates the
tribulations of a struggling clergy
man and his family who accept an
assignment in a small Iowa town.
The church and the parsonage pre
sent additional difficulties and it
takes mother a while to realize
tnat the parsonage is not only her
home, but the property and con
cern of every lady in the congre-
gationr However, like her husband,
the learns to love the new life and
to enjoy solving the problems at
tendant on raising a family with
a modest income.
A warm and rharming story,
"One Foot In Heaven" was adapt
ed from the famous book by Hart-
zell S pence.
Patients At The
, Hospital
As we go to press the following
persons are to the. Rutherford
Hospital. Messers John With row of
Doggett Grove and John Palmer
of Forest City. Both have had ope
rations.
Miss Wattle McFntyre of Harris
and Mr. Boxie Ann Miller of Try-
on. All of thera vera resting very
well at press time.
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APJPJL, 1952
OUR FRIENDS
FAR AND NEAR
Dr. P. V. Waddell, civic and me
dical leader of Chesnee and Green
ville, S. jC., is also the owner of
the Red, White and Blue Cafe of
Chesnee a popular eating spot.
Cornelius Miller, Rutherford
County native and presently
church and civic leader of Shelby
states that they are building a new
church at Adam Chapel A. M. E.
Zion near Kings Mountain. Rev.
S. I. Clement is pastor.
Mrs. Vinnie Hamilton's Grill in
Spindale. is. located in a desirable
spot with good food, and drinks at
til times. Visit her.'
The recent dedication program
of Carver High School of Spindale
inder the supervision of Prof. J.
C. Duncan, principal was success
ful from all tangles. Our belated,
but sincere congragulations.
The CAROLINA NEWS seeks to
serve Cleveland and adjacent
counties as well as Rutherford. It
is at your service at ail times. Use
it. . ' '
Don't forget that Thursday
night of each week is bank night
pi Bells Theater in Spindale.
One will have to go a long way
to find a more deserving and co
operative group of businessmen
than those who advertise in THE
CAROLINA NEWS. Patronize
them, won't you?
Thursday, April 10 is the dead
OmJ&t applying' ior tt8t t
.nee.
Rev. J. M. Blassingame pastor of
Russell Tabernacle C. M. E. chur
ch in Spindale plans to build a
church in Forest City. The citi
zens there of both races have pro
mised their cooperation, he said.
Dr. A. C, Cook, -presiding Elder
of the Hendersonville Dist. A. M.
E. Zion church is a delegate to the
forth comming General Confer
ence of the A. M. E.- Church that
meets in Brooklyn, N. Y. May 7th.
This being the ninth time he has
been elected. Dr. Cook was cam
paign manager for Bishop B. G.
Shaw and is presently the manag
er and chief supporter of Dr. J. S.
N. Tress for the Bishopic
Rev. Mrs. N. V. Daughty, pastor
of St Paul A. M. E. Zion church
in Forest City is having fine suc
cess according to all reports reach
ing this reporter. St Paul is one
of our old, historic churches in
this section of the county and her
progress is always watched with
keen interest. Otis Rice, for many
years church clerk and one of the
most dependable laymen any
church ever had is still doing his
part to help his pastor and officia
ls carry on.
Boy Scout Court
Of Honor Held
I James A. Adams of Gastonia pre
sided at a Court of Honor for the
Boy Scouts of the Piedmont coun
cil Friday night in Forest City.
There are three troops at present
in the county one at Spindale, For
est City and Doggett Grove. Prof.
J. C. Gibbs is leader of the For
est City Troop and Messers Gol
er Harris and Henry Green are
leaders of the Doggett Grove
group. More about these Scout
leaders and members later.
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LINKING TWO GREAT STATES OF
The Mullen Gospel Messengers
nd any religious programs. They
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Spindale News
Gold Hill
CIIURCH FLMSHED
New Friendship Church
Ready After Much Vicis
situdes And Delays
Friendship Baptist church locat
ed in Ellenboro has been complet
ed and a recent session of The
Gold Hill Sunday School Conven
tion was held there. It is recalled
that the congregation of that
church have been trying for seve
ral years to build a house of wor
ship. The movement has been led
by Miss Hester Walker, for seve
ral years t member of the public
school system of Rutherford coun
ty and other interested persons
in and around Ellenboro.
The walls of the new church
were up about two years ago when
i wind storm came and blew them
down, but the group were determ
ined not to give up, hence they be
gan rebuilding and today their
church is a reality. Their determi
nation and courage in the face of
great disadvantages prove again
that those can, who think they can.
Jimmie Logan
Improved
, The many friends of Jimmie Lo
gan of Henrietta will be glad to
know that he is greatly , improved
from his recent illness.' It will be
recalled that Mr. Logan has been
onfined to his home for the past
four months, having had severe
trouble with his feet. It is believ
ed that he will be able to be out
and about his work in the very
near future.
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School Group
niests ill
THE NATION
Mullen Gospel Messengers
of take Lure are available for engagements for churches, schools
also render solos, chalk drawing, personal testimonies and Gospel
Simdav
Mi. reBo
Old WUA
Rev. H. Carter
(Staff Correspondent)
The first quarterly convention of
District No. 2 of Sunday School of
the Gold Hill Association met with
Mt. Nebo Baptist church, Lake
Lure, Sunday March 30. The at
tendance was large. Mr. Burgin
Ledbetter, President made brief re
marks after the Union Sunday
School. The program chairman,
Mrs. Lou Helen Ledbetter present
ed a fine program made up of the
delegates to the convention. A pag
eant "Faith Speaks" was givtn and
enjoyed by all.
Rev. E. W. Bonner, President of
the "Annual Convention was pre
sent and made some very interest
ing remarks concerning plans for
the erection of an educational
building near the old WUA Build
ing in Spindale.
Joe Louis Webster and Miss
Mildred Sumpton were delegates
to the quarterly convention at Mt.
Nebo Sunday.
Rev. II. Carter, assistant pastor
of New Zion Baptist of Spindale
will preach at Jerusalem church,
Harris, Sunday at 11;00 a. m.
There will be a singing program
given at Russells Tabernacle C. M.
E. church Sunday April 20 at 3:00
p. m. sponsored by the Missionary
circle. Walter Caviness, of Shelby
will render a program of gospel
songs at Russells Tabernacle Sun
day, April 6, at 2:30 p. m. The pub
lic is invited to attend these ser
vices. .
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Correspondent
As stated elsewhere in this issue,
we are interested in serving West
ern North Carolina and upper
South Carolina. To do that we
must receive news regularly from
the different sections served by
this publication. We would like to
have someone give us a good write
up twice a month from the follow
ing places, North Carolina. Union
Mills, Old Fort, Black Mountain,
Uidecrest, Swannanoa, Asheville,
Hendersonville, Biltmore, Tryon,
Brevard Lincolnton, Kings Moun
tain, Bessemer City, Gastonia and
every section in Western North
Carolina, as well as Chesnee,
Spartanburg, Cowpcns, Cillney,
p.lacksburg, and other areas in up
per South Carolina. It is hoped
that our readers will urge some
one in each place mentioned to
send a write-tp of the activities
of th people l!ier, nd nes t-s-fore
1st arid 3rd Thursdays for our
publication on 1st and 3rd Satur-
I days. We are looking to hear from
(you. icank you. ,
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PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY AT FOREST CITY, N. C.
GGETT GROVE
;iAN IS ON JURY
S. M. Goode of Doggett Grove
community in Southern Ruther
ford county was called recently
for Federal Grand Jury duty. Mr.
Goode, served for several days
ia Asheville on a special Grand
jury that was authorized by the At
torney General of the United Slat-
v . niA" v . .;,
!.. .'i-tVfvi J.l AmMViuc f.'T Ss-
verai dsn's the jury (ail of whom
were whit except Mr. Goode and
a lady) moved to Charlotte, where
they spent several more days re
viewing evidence and trying in
every way possible to help clean
up corruption in Charlotte and pi
edmont North . Carolina. - Upon
completion of their 'work, in both
places they received the thanks
and Commendation of the judge
and Federal court officials for the
strict performance of duty.
Mr. Goode is a member of Dog
gett Grove, A. M. E. Zion church,
president of the Negro Fair As
sociation and a fraternal and com
munity leader.
Ham Carter
Mullins Student
Rev. Ham Carter of Spindale,
president of Carver High P-TA,
a member of the Rutherford coun
ty ministerial Alliance and Staff
Columnist of THE CAROLINA
NEWS is a student of the Mullins
Bible Training School of Lake
Lure. For the past two years Rev.
Mr. Carter has been enrolled there
taking a large number of subjects
to prepare himself for greater ser
vice to his church and the race.
In answer to a question as to
how long he will be there before
graduation, the Rev. Mr. Carter
replied "It will take me two more
years to complete my studies there
after which I am going to receive
a certificate in Religious Educa
tion, I am taking a regular Col
lege course and aside from that
I have found the greatest spiritual
satisfaction and growth in that cul
tural and religious atmosphere
there that I have ever found any
where". It should be noted that Mr. Car
ter is an honor student of Mullins
and takes an active part in all
school activities.
Converse Lyles
Staff Member
Converse Lyles of Inman, S. C.
has joined the staff of THE CARO
LINA NEWS and will keep us in
formed of the activities of tie
people from that area. Mr. Lyles
f the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin
Lyles, of the Reidville community.
The News welcomes him to it's
staff. - -
Mrs. McEntyre Jains Slaff
Mrs. Lauara Enna McEntyre of
Forest City, formerly of Indiana
has joined the NEWS stall from
Forril City. JJhs. KcEntyre is an
active church, P-T-A and a general
community leader and it is wits
pride that we acknowledge her re
cent adJuion to our SUu.
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Forest City News
Oak Grove Church
Sponsoring All-Day
Easter Program
ICUIET
OF PMA HELD
Fourteen Counties Represent
ed At Meeting Of Federal
Agency Ia Shelby
EHstriet Meeting
Rutherford County Committee
men, W. E. Padgett, and Ernest D.
Koone, our Secretary, L. S. Rol
lins and Lois F. Ellis, Treasurer,
attended a district meeting in
Shelby, March 20, 1852. All .14
counties in District Number 8
were represented. '
The purpose of this meeting was
to discuss the 1953 ACP Program.
The County Committee will hold a
meeting with, all other Agricultur
al Agencies in the near future to
select the practices to be included
in the 1953 ACP County Handbook.
1953 ACP ,
Development of the Agricultural
Conservation Program for 1853 is
now under way in the State, This
program Is different from previous
proL;rsr;ig in this r'ifcf, EuS
fvrmiin!T- Co; 1 i tp ta tti
CP 1 tii 1 ' I U. a. v
praftu'es iT'O't ns'pufd on n:j larni
for conservation and increased pro
duction. Then before the start of
the 185 program year the County
Committee will notify each parti
cipating farmer of the practices
approved for his farm.
Stokes county was selected as
the "pilot County" In which this
program is being conducted in 19-
52. As of March 14 Community
Committeemen have visited 2,541
of the 2,783 farms in the county.
All but 147 of the farms visited
are participating in the program
this year, er percentage wise, 91.
2 perecnt of the farmers in the
county have been contacted and
82.3 percent of the farmers in the
county are participating. This fi
gure will be increased somewhat
as the remainder of the farmers
are contacted. On this date in 19-
51, 839 farmers had requested as
sistance under the program, a-
mounting to 32.7 percent partici
patin. The total number of farmers
participating in 1951 was 46 4 per
cent
On March 10, a meeting was
held in Stokes County, attended
by representatives of 25 county
Committees in the state and by
all PMA Fieldmen and some re
presentatives from the State and
Washington Offices. County and
Community Committeemen in Sto
kes County discussed the progress
made on the progarm and the Sec
retary presented a report which
was quite effective in convincing
those in attendance that the pro
gram being carried out this year is
a great improvement over the 1952
orogram in the other S9 counties.
There was unanimous agreement
that all counties in the state
should adopt the new program for
Between March 23 and March
23 a meeting will be held in each
Fieldman's District to be attended
by the County Committee and Sec
retary and some of the ACP work
ers in the County offices. At these
meetings the new 39J3 ACP will
be thoroughly discussed and plans
made for carrying it out County
CenamiUees will then have until
Aphl 10 to submit recom menta
tions r-rvofdlr.a ti.e Kofrara to the
State Office in order hat these
recommendations n'uy be studied
by the Slate Agricultural Mobili
zation Committee on April 11 and
lb nt Committee's womnn!ations
considered by the SUf IMA Com
mittee and submitted to the ACP
Brsi?ch not later than April 23.
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Tie Rutherford rjr-'ti S-
teaa Federation met at New licpe
School, KutherfArdnn, Tuesday
night, April 1. A te preseiiiath'e
group were prt-sect Attol.'.er rneet-
PES
k it -k
Number Forest City Parents
Attend Carver High Parents
Day; Local And Personals
Mrs. Lauara Edna McEntyre
(Staff Correspondent)
The parents and patrons of For
est City attending parents' day at
Carver High on Thursday, March
27 were as follows: Mrs. Bessie
Kate Dawkins, Miss Rosie Rogers,
Mrs. Rubie Mae Elliott and Mrs.
Lauara Edna McEntyre. It was real
ly an enjoyable day, everbody had
a lovely time. Please parents, let's
attend PTA and get better ac
quainted and do a greater work.
Plenty has been acomplished and
there is still more to do.
Oak Grove Baptist was well rep
resented at Henrietta Baptist
church Sunday, night March SOth.
Mrs. Maggie Kill and Mamie Sur
ratt sponsored the 12 tribes of
Israel, which was very spiritual
and a complete success.'
Mr. and Mrs. James Petty and
family have moved from Forest
City to Spindale.
Mrs. Rosa Lee Kirkendall left
Sat, March 29, for a weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. Lucy Kirk
endall in P.cme. Tenn.
. iiun.s si' ci -fet-tajs iij
South Carolina wun their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson.
The Missionary group of Oak
Grove Baptist church is sponsoring
an all day Easter Program and
rally basket dinner. You are cor
dially invited to attend. Mrs. Es
telle Logan, chairman. Mrs. Pearl
Wood, President, Mrs. Lauara Mc
Entire and Mrs. Maude Thompson
co-workers.
Mother Elliott, who has been
very sick is improving nicely.
The representatives of Carver
High PTA held their committee
meeting in the home of Mrs. Lau
ara McEntyre. Those present were
Mrs. Ossie B. Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Kelly, and son and
niece, Mrs. Bessie Kate Dawkins,
Mrs. Georgia Landrum and Mrs.
Rubie Mac Elliott. Refreshments
of chocolate cake and orange sher
bet were served and enjoyed by
ail.
Mrs. Fred Thompson's mother
from Marion is visiting her.
The Quarterly Sunday School
convention of the Gold Hill Asso
ciation convened March 29-30 with
Friendship church in Ellenboro.
Delegates from Oak Grove were
Horace Thompson, Barbara J. Mc
Entyre, Jo Anne went along. They
had a nice time. It was mentioned
that each church will sponsor one
nights' revival to help finance a
scholarship for the Bible school.
Mrs. Vinnie Smith has asked Fo
rest City to attend an alnight meet
ing in Campobello, S. C, Sat. night
April 12. Rev. Good ley, Evangahst.
, There will be a weight rally at
tie home of Mrs. Annie Edwards
Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p. m. A
piije will be given to the fattest
and thinnest person there. Each
person is asked to bring a penny
per a pound for his or her weight.
The rally is for the building of St
Luke Holiness church.
Mrs. Orleen Griflta and Donald
Lee and Derrick Marrim of Chica
go, 111.2 are visiting her parents and
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Watkins.
The women of the Henderson
ville Holiness church are having an
Easter program April 13 at 3 p.
m. Louise and Pearlie Cannon will
appear on the program. The pas
tor fUv. and Mrs. N. L. Cannon at
tending. .
Soil testing is one of the W
known methods for determining
the fertilizer needs of your crop
or lawn.
iiij In planned for the near f irturt .
Frank Logan of Uree is president
and Plato Bridge! of Ellenboro is
Secretary
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mam
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.WORKING FOR
A BETTER
SOUTHLAND
AND NATION
COPY lOcPEE YEAR 2.&0
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FIVE GROUPS OF
SCISSION HELD !;
DURING THE DAY
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First Annual Event Weil At
tended And Lasted Through
out The Day
ApDrOSimatelv 158 naranfo
Carver Hieh School
tended the first annual Parents'
Day held at the school on Thurs
day, 27 March. The enthusiastic
parents started arriving by :00 a,
in. and staved thrmi!7hni!t tha a-
reluctantly leaving around 4:00; p!
J. C. Duncan, nrincinnl nf rr.
vtr High, led the group in devo
tions immediately following regis
tration of parents by Miss Ledfcei- .
ter. Purposes of the
plained; and, a "get acquainted",
perioa followed chapel services.
Five discussion eroiins lsxt
carver teachers, were held -and
Keen interest shown on the part
of parents. These groups inclod-
Group 1 "Attendance" Grad
ing System, and Promotion Polici
es" (Miss Barber and Mr. Allison.)
Group 2 "Health and Safety"
(Mssrs. Roberts. Knieht and Ra. ,
berts). .
Grouo 3 'Status of the ChiM
in the Home" (Mrs. Brown and
Miss Peebles) " -
Group 44 "Reiabionshia ef
School and Heine" (Mrs. Wilson
ana mm. mtuord)
Group 5 ''Student Fees end
School Finances" (Miss Morehead
and Mr, Duncan)
A very infpresUng im promt a
chspi'l pvoTftir. we rc!.-,,rfd by
iitn"n'.sial :..., 1 iUt i ,r
rsl ABC's. Diiring this period, r-
the day's activities.
Mrs. Fowler. Suoervisor of
Schools, was in charce of the Ae -
tivity Period which included play
ing of games, learning new garnea,
and a ceneral social hour. Parents
expressed the desire to continue. -such
a program as it met the var
ious DurDO.ses which included: ao
auaintins Barents and school with
each other; fostering hetter home-,;
school relationship; improving the
student's home relationship to im
prove the student in school, and
acquainting parents of all sections
witn eacn otner.
Pictures of the narenta were tak
en and may be obtained from the
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gcuuui i or i.uu eacn.
New Finance Officer,
Open In RutherforcU
The Family Finance Co., Irufc,
opened an office in Rutherfordton
at 4C4 N. Main St. last week. IU
Roy Blackwell of Forest City J
the manager of this new small load
concern. "
This new company has as its slo
gan, "A Helping Hand For The
Family Man." And Mr. Blackweil
says that is just what his company
wants to do, help the family man.
Loans are made for every worth
while purpose to people who jsre
regularly employed and can repsy
in small weekly or monthly pay
ments. The Family Finance Company
has an ad elsewhere in this issue
of our paper, explaining that they
make loans on household furnish
ings, livestock, automobiles and
real estate.
Harris' New
Miss Matlie McEntyre Is in the
Rutherford Hospital where she has
been confined since last Tuesday
She plans to have an operation,
but at the present time is resting
very well.
Clyde Camp, church clerk of
Jerusalem Baptist church, attend
ed the Quarterly Sunday School
convention at Ellenboro last Satur
day and Sunday.
Goler Harris, Scout Master "If
the Doggett Grove troop carried i
froup of Scouts to th Piedmont
Council at First Methodist chtlrth
is Forest City, Thursday night . .
Hopewell A. M. E. Zion church.
in th tr-idst of a building pro-
grarc. -
Jessie L. Miller Circulation Mgr.
of THE CAROLINA NEWS was a
visitor in Karris Wedwwdjjr X ttij
week.
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