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VOL IX—NO. 41.
ELLENBORO BOYS
DEMONSTRATING
WITH CORN
Agricultural Students Giving
Fertilizer Demonstration
on Acre of Corn Near
Ellenboro
Ellenboro, July 18. —The fertilizer
demonstratiton with corn being con-
ducted on J. M. Burn's farm, near
Ellenboro and on the right side of
the road when going from Ellenboro
to Forest City, by the Vocational
Agricultural Department of the Ellen
boro School and the Educational Bu
reau for the Chilean Nitrate of Soda
Company co-operating, is now show
ing some interesting things about
fertilizing corn despite the fact that
the corn in the test is not as prom
ising as many fields in the commun
ity due, however, to being planted
or land of low fertility for the pur
pose ox determining the real value
of tni different fertilizing materials
used.
All of the one-tenth acre plots
which make up the demonstration
have been fertilized differently ex
cept a check plot where corn was
planted without fertilizer and will
not receive any other than
what may be found in the soil. The
six plots which make up the test are
numbered from left to right when
standing in the road facing the dem
onstration, and have been fertilized
as follows: . »
Plot one: The corn in this plot was
fertilized at a rate of "50 pounds of
an 8-3-3 per acre, all being applied
at planting time.
Plot two: Fertilizer vas not applied
at planting time but corn received an
application of nitrate of soda at a
rate of 200 pounds per acre when
about knee high.
Plot three: Check—no fertilizer
used.
Plot four: 250 pounds of acid phos
phate and 15 pounds of muriate of
potash were placed in with the seed,
and 110 pounds of nitrate of s©da
applied when knee high.
Plot five: Fertilized same as plot
four except 200 pounds of nitrate of
soda were used instead of 110.
Plot six: Here an 8-3-3 fertilizer
and'cotton seed meal were used, mix
ed in the proportion of 200 pounds
of the fertilizer to 100 pounds of
the meal, and applied at planting time
at a rate of 300 pounds per acre.
This demonstration should show
four things about fertilizing corn: 1.
Influence of fertilizer on yield of
corn.
2. The best kind and amounts of
fertilizer to use on corn.
3. To what extent phosphorus and
potash increases the yield when ap
plied in addition to nitrogen. (A com
parison of yield in plots 2, 4, 5.)
4. Whether the yield of corn can
be profitably increased by using
more of a quickly available source of
nitrogen such as nitrate of soda. (A
comparison of plot 4 with 5.)
When the yields from the different
plots are ascertained in the fall this
test should give some valuable infor
mation about fertilizing corn in this
community.
FLORENCE MILL NEWS
Forest City, July 19. —Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Green of Wadesboro visited
relatives and friends here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Perry Guffey spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
near Shiloh.
Mrs. Lillie McCluney continues ill
at the home of her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. H. C. Sisk on Park street.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Black,
July 12, a girl.
Miss Ethel Sparke of Cherokee, S.
C.,*R. F. D. 3 is spending several days
here with friends and relatives.
Misses Myrtle and Callie Dean and
Rebecca Hutchins attended camp
meeting in Gastonia Sunday.
Mr. C. L. Owens and mother, Mrs.
J. D. Owens and children of Wades
boro are visiting here this week.
FOREST CITY COURIER
HEAVY TIMBERS
KILL ZEB FOSTER
Rutherford County Man Dies
Instantly When Heavy
Timbers Falls on Him
Rutherfordton, July 18.—Mr. Zeb
Foster, aged forty-two years, was
instantly killed near Avery Station,
on the C. C. & 0. Railway, about
fourteen miles north of Marion, when
a heavy piece of timber fell on him
Thursday, crushing the life out of
him.
Mr. Foster, who was a member of
the bridge crew of the C. C. & O.
Railway, was working on a scaffoid
about twenty feet high. A number of
men, members of the crew, were try
ing to place a heavy timber on a
trestle with a block and tackle. Fos
ter went to assist them and according
to reports the timber knocked the
scaffold down.
Foster fell about twenty feet to
the ground below. The heavy timber
fell on top of him, breaking his
right leg, back and struck him over
the heart killing him instantly.
His body was brought to Ruther
fordton to the home of his sister,
Mrs. John White.
Funeral services were held at Pis
gah Methodist church Saturday morn
ing and were in charge of the pas
tor of the church, Rev. J. B. Tabor-.
Mr. Foster was about forty-two
years of age and was unmarried. He
had been a member of the C. C. &
0. bridge force for about three years.
He was a native of McDowell
county, but had made Rutherford
county his home for the last ten
years. He is survived by three broth
ers and six sisters, all of who reside
in Rutherford county except one
brother, J. F. Foster, of Nebo. He
was the son of the late E. J. Foster,
who di' d in 1916.
REV. DWIGHT WARE
GOES TO LEXINGTON
Rev. Dwight Ware has been ap
pointed pastor of the First Meth
odist Church at Lexington, to suc-„
ceed W. R. Shelton, who recently
resigned. The appointment, made by
Bishop Edwin Mouzcn, in charge of
the Carolina district of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, was an
nounced last week.
Mr. Ware is the son of Dr. W. R.
Ware, formerly of Forest City and
former presiding elder of the Greens
boro district of the Western North
Carolina Methodist Conference. He
obtained his early education in
Greensboro and his A. B. degree from
Trinity College, nfcw Duke Univers
ity, in the Spring of 1922. He won
the orator's medal that year. ,'ie
then attended the Theological School
at Vanderbilt University and pr-M'-h
--ed for a while in the Middle West.
He then studied theology in Edin
burgh, Scotland and is regarded as
a scholar and speaker of fine pow
ers.
REVIVAL AT SMITH'S GROVE
Forest City, R-2, July 18. A revival
will begin at Smith's Grove church on
next Sunday, July 24, and will con
tinue one week or more. Rev. O. R.
Flack will assist the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Craig in the meeting. All are invited
to attend. Preaching services at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. daily.
HIGH DIVE AT
SUNSHINE LAKE, JULY 31
Mr. Evert Elliless, a champion
high diver, will dive 75-feet in
to "Sunshine Lake", located near
Ellenboro just off Highway No. 20,
Sunday, July 31, at 3:30 p. m.
Mr. Grover Hamrick, owner of
Ellenboro's new lake and swimming
pool, states that Mr. Elliless has a
record of diving ninety-six feet into
water six feet deep.
We are going to move next door.
Don't want to move my hats, there
fore am going to sell all $5 hats at
$1 and $2. Come in this week for
these bargains. Mrs. E. E. McCurry.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLI NA, THURSDAY. JULY 21, 1927.
GIANTS OF RING BATTLE TODAY
Considerable interest in the battle
of the giants of the ring, which takes
place tonight at Yankee Stadium,
New York, has been shown in Forest
City. Sentiment favors Dempsey, but
there are quite a few who are willing
to wager on Sharkey.
There's little difference in the
two men except in one thing—that's
age! Dempsey is seven years older
than his youthful opponent, a factor
believed by experts to be the strong
est pointing to a Sharkey victory.
Their weights differ only a few
pounds, their heights give Dempsey
a slight edge, their reaches favor
HENRIETTA NEWS
Henrietta, July 19.—Mr. G. C.
Bryant and family have moved to
Gaffney.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Asbury have
taken a cottage at Chimney Rock.
They expect to be there till the first
of September.
Miss Lucile Wall spent a few days
last week with Mrs. S. J. Asbury at
Chimney Rock.
Sue Frances Lattimore visited Miss
Sara Doggett Sunday.
Misses Sarah and Amanda Harris,
of Shelby, are visiting Miss Lois
Whisnant.
Miss Sophie McDowell is spending
sometime with her aunt, Mrs. R. Hicks.
Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle and family
are visiting friends at Burnsville this
week.
Mrs. S. F. Padgett has been quite
sick, but is improving slowly.
A number of young people enjoy
ed a party at the Welfare House last
Friday evening.
Mrs. A. R. Carroll and children,
of Alabama, have been spending a
few weeks with her mother, Mrs. T.
J. Wilkins. Mr. Carroll will join
them and visit other relatives in the
county before returning to their
home in Alabama.
Mr. Frank Atkinson and Miss Eura
Atkinson, of Spartanburg, visited
their sister, Mrs. O. J. Mooneyham
Sunday.
Mrs. Amanda Grant, of Alabama, is
spending a few weeks with Mrs. 0.
J. Mooneyham.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mahaffee, Wal
ter and James Mahaffee were diniier
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ma
haffee Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace had
as their dinner guests last Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Willis, Miss Sallie
Willis, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Whisnant,
and Miss Ostine Whisnant.
The boys from Caroleen and Hen
rietta stores played ball on the
Henrietta diamond Monday after
noon. The victory went to Caroleen.
It occurs to your correspondent
that the highway, where it intersects
Henrietta street, is badly in need of
markers. If it is marked at all it must
be very inconspicuous judging from
the number of people who ' start
down the highway and stop to ask,
"Is this the way to Spartanburg." We
all know what a joy it is, when travel
ing over an unfamiliar road to find
the way clearly pointed out by the
silent guides along the highway.
Sharkey
3frasia^ : :-> : x&
JB
(Special to The Courier)
Dempsey
Dempsey and by four inches, their
chest measurements favor Dempsey,
and the other measurements when
compared run pretty evenly.
Summed up, Dempsey and Shar
key, in black and white figures,
loom evenly. But that age difference,
and the fact that Sharkey is now
fighting at his best form and Demp
sey is essaying a comeback role,
makes one give Sharkey the best of
the comparative figures before the
fight. But wise Leo Flynn says Demp
sey will beat Sharkey and Sharkey
says he will humble the ex-champ's
fiery ambition—so do your own
guessing!
AVONDALENEWS
Avondale, July 18.—Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Owens entertained at dinner
Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
John Mitchell Layne. Mr. and Mrs.
Lane are mow doing light house
keeping at the home of the latter's
mother, Mrs. Z. O. Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haynes and
daughter, Margaret, spent
with Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Haynes at
Cliffside.
Prof. Frank Hall, who is attend
ing summer school at Asheville, spent
the week end here. His many friends
are always delighted to see him.
Mr. Robert Haynes is leaving
Wednesday for Hot Springs.
Miss Margaret Haynes spent Sat
urday night with Miss Vena Camp at
Forest City.
Mr. Z. O. Jenkins is on a business
trip to Augusta.
Messrs. H. M. Owens and J. B.
Watkins are leaving for Lilesville
this week.
The small daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Freeman is now doing
finely.
Mr. and Mrs. George Philbeck are
away this week on their vacation.
Mrs. Dawsey Thomas, who had
the misfortune to hurt her hand
sometime ago in a washing machine,
is improving slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane spent last
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ardrew
Harrill and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Cowan, Jr., of Ruther
fordton.
GUY GOFORTH SHOT BY
FREELAND CAUSBY
Union Mills, July 19.—Guy Goforth
is in the Rutherford Hospital and
Freeland Causby is in jail at Ruther
fordton as a result of a shooting af
fair near Centennial church Sunday
night about nine o'clock.
The cause of the shooting is un
known. It is reported that both boys
were drinking and that following an
argument between tha two Causby
produced an automatic and fired on
Goforth once, the bullet striking near
the collar bone and lodging near the
spine.
Causby went to Rutherfordton and
surrendered.
Goforth is in the hospital and as
we go to press is improving, and will
recover if unforseen complications do
not set in.
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MT. PLEASANT NEWS
Forest City, R-l, July 18.—Several
from this section attended the birth
day dinner at Mr. A. V. Hamrick's
Sunday.
Mr. Pink Summers and children
visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Summer's
Saturday night.
Mr. Howard Matheney, of Char
lotte, spent Sunday afternoon with
his parents, Mr. Robert Harris. Mr.
Dover accompanied him.
Miss Sarah Holland had as her
guests Sunday, Janet Holland, Pearl
McCorkle, Mr. Bill Pool and A. Mc-
Pherson, all of Charlotte.
Miss Sarah Holland spent a few
days in Charlotte the past week visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. C. G. Long.
Miss Dorothy McDaniel will arrive
home Friday from the Asheville
Normal. She will begin teaching Mon
day. She will have charge of the
first grade.
Several from this community at
tended the revival meeting at Oak
Grove last Week.
The Senior B. Y. P. U., of Forest
City Baptist church, will give a dem
onstration program at Mt. Pleasant
church Sunday evening.
U. S. BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS MEET
The United States Building and
Loan Associations were in session
yesterday (Wednesday) at Asheville.
Part of the day was spent at Lake
Lure. While there Mr. K. J. Carp
enter, of Rutherfordton, addressed
the body. This association represents
Building and Loan Associations in
every state in the Union.
KIWANIS NOTES
Kiwanians were back home Monday
evening, after a delightful meeting
at Lake Lure the previous session,
and enjoyed another of Mrs. Blan
ton's splcmVd suppers.
The feature of the meeting was a
short talk by Mr. Paul O. Sampson,
of the National Health League, on
"The Relation of Food to Health."
Some salient points brought out
were:
Too many eat to please the palate
only.
Our physical fitness is due to the
food eaten.
After 50 there are only one or two
conditions—live wire or dead wood,
all depending on one's expenditure
of life's reserves and care in eating.
Warns against use of vinegar, say
ing it destroys saliva.
Lack of mineral elements develops
heart disease and canoer.
Urged to eat peaches with peel,
also potatoes.
Fruits and vegetables should not be
eaten at same time.
Mr. Sampson's speech was very
instructive and many were sorry his
time was limited.
Harry Keaton, a club member of
Pasquotank county, produced 3,180
pounds of seed cotton on one acre
last year.
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LATEST NEWS
FROM CAROLEEN
Picnic Tuesday Evening at Sulphur
Springs—Mrs. Guy Hughes Dead—
Locals of Interest.
Caroleen, July 18.—(Special.)
A most enjoyable picnic was given
Tuesday evening at Sulphur Springs
by Jennie Pearle Beachboard,
the occasion honoring Miss Reba Phil
lips of Charlotte, who is spending the
week here. A delightful picnic lunch
was spread near the spring and
greatly enjoyed, after which active
games, and old time games and songs
were enjoyed. There were twen
ty-five in the party Including a
number from Forest City, Henriet
ta, and Caroleen. The occasion was
delightful in every respect and each
one present hope to enjoy tl)e same
pleasure again soon.
Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Hamrick and
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick were
dinner guests Tuesday of Mr. and
Mrs. V. Abernethy of Avondale.
Mrs. Urcilla Lynch and Misses El
la and Margaret Lynch are spending
sometime in the mountains, near Lin
viHe Falls, with Miss Sallie Lynch,
who is teaching school there.
Word was received Wednesday
morning by Mr. B. E. Hughes, of
Henrietta, that their son's wife, Mrs.
Guy Hughes, of Union, S. C., had
died^unexpectedly Wednesday morn
ing at 4 o'clock, having been sick only
a few hours. Mrs. Hughes leaves to
day to attend the funeral.
The county Sunday school con
vention will hold their annual meet
ing at the Presbyterian church at
Rutherfordton, Sunday week, July 31.
Mr. G. C. Harrill of this place is
president, of the convention and
urges everyone interested in Sunday
school work to be present. Special
speakers and reports from the var
ious Sunday schools will be features
of the meeting. Caroleen folks are
especially urged present and
win the banner by the largest dele
gation.
Mrs. Arthur Hoke and daughter,
Mildred, and Miss Reba Phillips, of
Charlotte, are spending the week here
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. I. Phillips.
Mrs. W. T. Tate and children, of
Pacolet are visiting Mrs. Ella Fowles
and other relatives and friends her 6.-»
Mrs. Tate our former pastor's wife
have many friends here who are de
lighted to ,see her again.
Mrs. Renn Randall and Mrs. Clay
ton Stalnaker are taking their va
cations this week. Mrs. Chas. James
and Mi£s Ruth Robertson are taking
their places in the Henrietta Mills
Stores.
Mrs. Ed Smith and sons, of Gas
tonia, are spending the week here
Visiting their relatives Mr. Britt
Suggs and family.
Mrs. Hubert Martin, and little
daughter who have been spending
some time with her mother, at
Greenville, S. C., returned to her
home here Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Fowles and sons, Miss
Etta Head, and Rev. R. N. Childress
spent Saturday in Asheville.
Mr. Mack Moore and Mr. Louie
Smith attended the Ford meeting
held in Greenville, S. C., Monday. Mr.
T. C. Smith also spent the day with
thsm.
Mrs. Mitchell, mother of Mr. A. F.
Mitchell is vfery ill, and her many
friends hope she will soon be well
and able to be up again.
To have gotten a real thrill and
fun out of baseball one should have
been present for the big game be
tween the two big stores, Henrietta
No. 1 and No. 2, Wednesday. The
game was called about seven o'clock
at the Henrietta ball park, and from
the beginning each team displayed
some real playing, even though they
lacked in practice and activity. They
were only able to play four innings
on account of darkness, and perhaps
on this account as much so as being
outclassed the results was a score of
2 and 4 in favor of Store No. 2, Car
oleen, They will meet each other
again on Caroleen grounds Wednes
day afternoon after the store closes.
Come out and enjoy a real game.
Free to all.
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