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ROUTE TWENTY IS . MOST HISTORIC TRAIL IN AMERICA Contemplated Celebration Next Saturday Recalls Historic Significance of State's "Main Street." Lake Lure, July 25. —Seldom in the annals of our nation's history has the opening of a newly paved highway also marked the extension of a great railroad system. But that is exactly what took place July 10, when the barriers were finally re moved to admit traffic upon famous N. C. state highway 74 (still popular ly known as N. C. 20) between Ruth erfordton and Lake Lure. For with the onward push of motor cars traversing North Carolina's "Main Street," stretching from mountains to the sea, there also en tered the de luxe Pullman motor busses of the Seaboard Air Line Rail way, for the first time linking (heir far-flung rail system with the tower ing peaks of the Blue Ridge moun tains in Western North Carolina. Route 20 A Historic Trail "No highway in America follows a more historic trail," declares Robert Lathan, editor of the Asheville Citi zen. "This way it was, so many think, 1 that DeSoto passed when he penetrat- j ed into the interior of what was then j a wilderness. This way it was that the Indian traders plied their traf fic when the land was yet in its . cradle days. This way it was that j Daniel Boone fared forth to explore j what lay beyond the mountains and | over this trail and through this gap J (Hickory Nut Gap) passed the army j of hardy pioneers who settled what is i now Tennessee and brought it under ( civilization. Back over the same trail i came many of them and their sons a ' little later, their rifles in their hands, •. their powder horns slung over their shoulders, to wind up a little account with Ferguson at King's Mountain and put an end to an invasion which t they felt had gone far enough. j "The mountains in whose shadows For You— and Your Family! 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C l| c zoith th& RED BAND // CO. NEWYORKU.SA. p—— —~- TRY OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR RESULTS these men camped and over whose I rugged steeps they tramped a century and a half or two centuries ago still look today much as they must have looked then. For let us be ever lastingly -thankful. Lake Lure could never have been the thing of beauty that it is if it were not that the mountains,' which it mirrors, rising out of its crystal waters and soaring two and three thousand feet above it, are wooded thickly to the waters edge ! with every kind of tree that grows in the mountains." Water Sports There was a time when those who 1 left the seacoast put out of mind the . J thought of water sports as they head . i ed into the mountains. Today, how , j ever, the traveller may embark from a sailing vessel at Wilmington, and within little over a day's journey up ' on paved highway, come once more upon the sight of gleaming canvass, ■: this time against a towering blue ! green background of massive moun tains. For Lake Lure has made pos sible all manner of aquatic sports, and the speed boat cutting the emer ald waters, not only rivals the glid- I ing motor car upon the shore, but vies with the circling hawk in swift ness and grace of motion. , Dr. Morse and Good Roads It is indeed timely, upon the oc casion of the opening of this last link of pavement in a great cross state thoroughfare, to recall the fact j that Dr. L. B. Morse, who, with as- I ■ sociates, has created Lake Lure, play-1 ed a very striking part in the initial j : fight for good roads in North Caro- 1 lina. Co-operating with thfe North Car-, olina Good Roads association, Dr. j Morse covered a wide area of the state in pushing forward this move ment. As a director of the Dixie High way association, also, he struck tell ing blows for a better highway sys tem. When the time finally came for the formation of a state-wide highway program through a $50,000,000 bond issue, once more Dr. Morse went in to the battle, the successful outcome of which today is noted throughout the entire length and breadth of the Old North State, bringing it into nat ional prominence. Nor does the scenic and historic attraction of this highway end with THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1927. Master Mind of Lake Lure DR. L. B. MORSE In whose mind was conceived the m ammoth development at Lake Lure. SPINDALE WON THREE GAMES LAST WEEK Spindale, July 25. —A spectacular rally in the sixth inning here Satur day started Spindale's scoring which led to an overwhelming victory over Statesville in the second game of the series between the two teams. Win ning Wednesday from Bessemer City and taking the Friday and Saturday's games brought Spindale's total vic tories for the week up to three. The visitors three runs came in the fourth inning when Meadows hit safely followed by a walk for Shoe maker and a home run by Lazenby. Spindale scored two in the second when Collins anti Williams hit safely and were scored by Yeltcn. A two bagger by Jones in the fifth, resulted in a score when Setzer hit safe. An additional four runs were made in the sixth when the Spindr.le club batted around and Statesville featured with errors. The eighth brought in three more. The batteries, Collins and Jones were the heavy hitters, Collins getting three singles and a double out of five chances and Jones making two doubles and two singles out of five times up. R. H. E. Statesville 3 5 7 Spindale 10 15 1 Batteries: Statesville, McGlothlin, Meadows, Plotts; Spindale, Collins, Jones. Home run: Lazenby; two base hits, Jones (2); Collins, 1; Struck out by McGlothlin, 6; by Collins, 6; base on balls, Collins, 2; McGloth lin, 1. Friday afternoon game was inter rupted by rain, but this did not keep the hardy players from finishing the game. Spindale begun a slugging con test in the second inning when a home run by Scott scored two, and a triple by Corn brought in another. Jones connected for a home run in the third and fourth while Pitt also put one over the fence in the fourth, scox-ing in all 4 runs. McKeithan's home run in the seventh and Nanney's double in the eighth brought in three more for a total of ten scoi'es. The visitors' three rounds were made in the mountain region. Pushing through a pleasant, rolling agricultural coun try where the whir of cotton spindles speak of rising manufacturing values, the route stretches along the south ern part of the state to Wilmington, upon the Atlantic seaboard. Appropriate Dedication Appropriate dedication of this highway is planned at Lake Lure Inn on July 30, when dignitaries of state, good roads enthusiasts, and officials of nearby counties, will join in mark ing the great event—the wedding of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. the fourth and sixth innings on a series of single base hits. Statesville used three pitehers dur ing the game. R. H. E. Statesville 3 7 5 Spindale 10 13 2 Batteries: Statesville, Pressley, El liott, Lackey, Lazenby; Spindale, Cole, Tomblin, Corn, Scott. Home runs, Scott, Pitt, Jones (2) McKeithan. Three base hits, Corn. On Wednesday afternoon Spindale defeated \ Bessemer City 3-5. Batter ies for the visitors were Whiske, Franklinton and Collins. Spindale: Collins, and Corn. R. H. E. Bessemer City 3 8 ' 7 Spindale 5 7 5 Home runs, Kiser, Bessemer City. 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This sum will be great ly augmented with the building of the big new cotton mill this year. >.» Forest City is well supplied with churches, there being sev en white and two colored institutions to take care of the spiritu al needs of our people. The city church property has an esti mated value of $300,000. It is said that the growth of the Metho/list church will compel the building of a new edifice at an early date. Forest City's fraternal orders are all in a healthy condition and showing increased growth. The city Masonic and Eastern Star orders, Knights of Pythias, Junior Order, Odd Fellows and K. K. K. and Moose. Forest City had the first Kiwanis club in the county. The club is showing a commendable growth and is doing a great work in the development and growth of the city. Members will appreciate any suggestions from others of a constructive nature that will be of benefit to the city, always working for the best interests of the community. Forest City has a charity organization, operating and admin istering-to the needs of the community. Forest City's growth is prompted by a 12-16 page, all home print newspaper—The Courier. The paper is the largest in the county, with a paid-in-advance subscription list topping all oth ers. The Courier carries more advertising and prints more pages than possibly any other weekly in the state and has an equip ment second to none. The Courier boosts every section of Ruth erford county, and backs constructive movement, being especi ally active in giving publicity to the great real estate develop ments now under way. Also looks out for the interests of the farmers, taking a strong stand for the Farmers Federation and urging diversified crops, dairying and poultry raising as a means of bettering the farming interests of the county. Church es and schools are always given hearty support by The Courier, as is every worthy enterprise or institution. The Courier has al so backed the county fair, believing that this organization is doing a great work for the county. Forest City's schools are without a peer in the state for a city of anything near its size. The Grammar Grade School, valu ed at $150,000, has nineteen teachers with an average daily attendance of 850 pupils. The Consolidated High School, valued at $200,000, has ten teachers with an average daily attendance of 250 pupils. Forest City schools were the first in Rutherford county to be placed on the Southern accredited list of secondary schools and colleges. The Piedmont Telephone Co. gives a splendid 24-hour service. r * ****• Forest City has over ten miles of concrete paved sidewalks. i Forest City has adopted the "zoning system" for its fu ture building construction. A zoning commission has been ap pointed by the City Council.
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