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SPECTACULAR CAREER OF REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT OF U. S. Herbert Hoover Was Born in lowa 54 Years Ago—Now Candidate For First i Time in Life. Herbert Hoover, of California, war-time food administrator and for the past seven years secretary of r> i commerce, was nominated for the presidency on the first ballot land r slide Thursday night by the Republi can national convention, in Kansas City, Mo. (* * * Christened Herbert Clark Hoover, the Republican presidential nominee, since he has been in public life, has discarded the middle initial and signs has name "Herbert Hoover." He was born at West Branch, Ru, August 10, 1874, son of blacksmith and a Quaker mother. He was an or phan before he was 7 years old. He worked his way to a degree in engineering and geology at then a young university in California, getting his degree in 1895. . As an engineer he saw the world, following his profession in Australia, China, India, Russia, Alaska and Mexico. An apprenticeship in the relief efforts that were to make him fam ous was served in Peking during uie Boxer Rebellion of 1900 when he organized his first flood relief. In London when the World Wari descended on thousands of Ameri-i cans in Europe, scurrying about try ing to find a way to get home, Her bert Hoover headed an American re lief committee. His success in getting the Ameri- J cans out of the clutches of the war .gsulted in his draft for the task of feeding Belgium. He assisted in the organization of the commission for KP V ~ GENERAL TIME —goes a long way to make friends Proper Size PLIEs\ ( CUBIC INCHES I VV AIR SPACE J J /dr * A Larger Tire and More Plies, the Ideal Combination >« Our "proper sizing" takes care of the greatly increased starting power and t acceleration in newest model cars. We can add thousands of miles through our engineering knowledge and spe cial lines and types for replacing your tire equipment. Forest City Motor Co. Forest City, N. C. cj? -flA* relief in Belgium and assumed its leadership. When the United States entered the war, President Wilson appointed Mr. Hoover food administrator for the United States, although he re mained in charge of the Belgium commission. In 1920 he was spoken of ns a presidential possibility of both the Republican and Democratic parties. He wrote a letter declaring him self a Republican. At the Republican convention in Chicago he was placed in nomination to the accompaniment of prolonged applause in the gallery but few votos on the floor. He was appointed secretary of commerce by President Harding and held the same cabinet post in the ad ministration of President Coolidge. His home is on the campus of Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal., but he is at home only at infrequent intervals. He married Miss Lou Henry, a schoolmate at Stanford in 1899. 'They have two sons, Allan and Her bert. When he was nominated for presi- I dent he became a candidate for of jfice for the first time in his life. ! I # * * * Curtis Nominated for Vice-President Senator Charles R. Curtis, of Kan sas, was nominated for vice president Iby the republican national conven tion, almost by acclamation, early Friday afternoon and at 2:22 o'clock Chairman Moses adjourned the meet ing. It was all over and a running THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928 HERBERT HOOVER Biggerstaff Expresses Appreciation For Nomination as Representative of Rutherford County Rutherfordton, N. C., June 18, 1928. To the Democratic Voters of Rutherford County: I desire to express my deep ap preciation for the splendid support given me in the primary held June 2; I also appreciate the action of my esteemed opponent in withdrawing his request for a second primary, thereby placing me in nomination for the office. I wish to take this oportunity to assure the citizens of Rutherford that it is my purpose to use my best efforts while serving in the legisla ture (if I am permitted to serve) to enact such legislation as will jelieve the tax-payers of any unnecessary and unjust burdens of taxation. I •shall unalterably oppose any legisla tion either local or state wide that will increase taxes without leaving HOPEWELL NEWS Ellenboro, R-2, June 18. —The far mers around here have about caught up with their work. Mrs. Cletus Whisnant, of near Mooresboro, visited her mother, Mrs. J. P. Robbins last Thursday night. A little daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bridges last week. Both mother and child are getting along nicely. The Y. M. W. B. Class of Robbins Grove visited the county home at Rutherfordton Sunday. Mr. Jay Melton spent part of last week at his home in Gaffney. Mr. John Robbins and family went to the Robbins' reunion at Sulphur > • Springs Sunday. Miss Dovie Bridges, Miss Dorcas Bridges and Miss Myrtle Bowen vis ited in Rutherfordton, Cliffside and Polkville, Sunday. The friends of Mrs. Bud Dixon will, ge glad to note that he is on the road to recovery once more after a serious illness. Miss Dovie Bridges has been on the sick list for the last week. Mr. Jay Nix and family, of Caro leen, were visitors at the home of Mr. J. T. Robbins Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ulysses Setzer, of Spindale, was a visitor of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cook Saturday night. Mr. Eddy Beam, of Bladenbord', visited his family here last week. The Rev. Mr. Hipp filled his regu lar appointment at Hopewell Sun day. mate had been selected for Herbert Hoover with even less trouble than had been anticipated. Representa tive Tilson, of Connecticut, and Governor Fuller, of Massachusetts, had been placed in nomination, but Curtis polled 1,052 of the 1,089 votes in the contention. the question of increased taxation to a vote of the people. If elected I shall be glad to re ceive advice and suggestions from the citizens that will enable me to ac complish this purpose. Again thanking the people for their support, I am Most sincerely, GEORGE BIGGERSTAFF. Let Speculation Alone and HAVE HONEY! The moth which flies too near the flame has its wings burnt. The man who bites at Get-Rich-Quick schemes also gets "burnt." Beware of "big-paying" schemes that are far-away. They do not pan out. Talk with your BANKER first. Start Saving Regularly NOW * We invite YOUR Banking Business gy»FARMERSjg|g "Home of the Thrifty" HAVE MONEYI Forest City and Caroleen HAVE MONEYI / • Seeking New Business on Our Record * . - - . . AAAA AAi BASEBALL i CAROLINA TEXTILE LEAGUE Standing of Clubs Club W L Pet. Spindale 10 2 .833 Lincolnton 3 1 .750 Alexander-F. C. 6 6 .500 Bessemer City 4 7 .364 Cherryville 3 8 .273 Gastonia (Rex) 1 3 .250 Results Last Week Wednesday at Gastonia: Spindale 9; Gastonia (Rex) 7 Wednesday at Lincolnton: Lincolnton 4; Bessemer City 2. Thursday at Forest City: Alexander-F. C. 3; Cherryville 11 Saturday at Spindale: Spindale 19; Gastonia (Rex) 8. Saturday at Bessemer City: Bessemer City 6; Lincolnton 7. Saturday at Cherryville: Alexander-F. C. 5; Cherryville 4. REV. FRANK RINES CLOSES ALEXANDER REVIVAL | Alexander Mill, June 18.—Rev. Frank Rines, of Baltimore, preacher i artist-singer, closed a very success ful revival meeting at the Methodist church here Sunday night. Mr. Rines made many friends while here that regret very much to see him leave. ALEXANDER ICE PUREICE ' GOOD FOOD ill ll llfill I ll I fi Keep your refrigerator stocked if|| ||| I I | [(I Ml \ with our pure, clean, clear ice and l \ your food will be kept in perfect j V LCj condition day after day until it is 11 M I finally used. Many kinds of food —/* * s absolutel y sweet and clean, you (// can ee P * n con dition when v you use our sanitary ice exclusively. - % Let us have your order. Plant Phone 154-W Delivery Phone 228 COUNTY GETS FUNDS EQUALIZING BOARD FROM IDE STATE Rutherford Schools Get $46,- 642.12 From The State Board of Equaliza tion Rutherford county has just receiv ed $46,641.12 from the State Equa lizing Fund for schools. . This is slightly less than the amount received last year. The apportionment for 1927-28 for the county was $50,214.- 14, or a decrease of nearly $4,000 over 1927-28. Ninety of the states's one hundred counties participate in the equaliz ing fund. The amounts given each county is based on the determined valuation of taxable property of each county instead of an assessed valu ation. The assessed valuation of Ruth | erford county property, as shown by the tax books, is $36,302,627. The valuation of property in the county as determined by the state equaliza tion board is $37,008,750. The funds apportioned to the county by the board is based on the determined valuations made by the board.
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