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Forest City
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VOL- *l- No - 22
PIEDMONT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD :
MEETING TUESDAY I
Rav Scout Officials of Five
1 Counties Hold Business Ses
sion in Rutherfordton
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Rutherfordton, March 6. The
executive board of the Piedmont (
council, Boy Scouts of America, held j
jts bi-monthly meeting in the Iso-;
Thermal hotel here Tuesday night, !
with twenty-five officials, from Gas-;
ton, Lincoln, Cleveland, Polk and ;
Rutherford counties in attendance,
ft Reports of the various officials
I were made which showed that the!
f status of Boy Scouting in the Pied- j
mont Council is on a firm basis, and |
that 1929 is likely to show a -great
improvement in the work and fur- j
ther extension of the movement in
the five counties of the Council. i
The meeting opened at 6:30 with
dinner. President J. W. Atkins, man- j
a*ing editor of the Gastonia Gazette,
of Gastonia, presided. Scout/ Execu- j
tive, R. M. Schiele read the minutes j
of the January meeting and gave a
report for the treasurer, which indi
cated that the financial condition of
the council is in fair shape at the ,
present. The report of Executive
Schiele showed that the counties are j
well organized at present, with five j
troops organized since January and j
two troops under organization. He ;
also commended highly the good work
of the newspapers in the council for
the favorable publicity given the (
Scout work. Fourteen troops are al- i
ready registered for camp, said Mr. J
Schiele.
Reports from counties were made j
by Clarence Griffin, Rutherford; i
Harry Page, for Lincoln; R. M. j
Schiele, for Gaston; Claud Grigg for
Cleveland and Fred Swan for Polk. |
Community reports were made by C.;
BD. Welch, Cramerton; Dl P. Stowe,
■Belmont; R. E. Price, Rutherfordton;.
fFred Swan, Tryon; F. C. Kinzie, j
Spindale; John iArtz, Columbus; j
Claude Grigg, Kings Mountain;;
William Pickens, Lincolnton; H. C.
Sisk. Belmont. •
Reports were also made by J. M. I
Holland, Gastonia, chairman of the j
finance committee; B. L. Smith, j
chairman of the school relations com
mittee, and M. V. Whitsides, of Gas- ;
tonia, chairman of the publicity
committee.
The May meeting of the Council.
Executive board will be held in
Shelby.
Indications are that the Boy Scout
movement will experience a new era
prosperity in all five counties of ,
the council, during 1929, judging
from the reports made at the meet
ing. Much has already been accom
plished during the last two months, i
and with the opening of spring and
the Piedmont camp at Tryon a revi- i
val of new interest in the movement |
is expected.
Those attending the meeting, by
counties, were as follows:
Gaston—J. W. Atkins, R. M. j.
(Schiele, A. C. Jones, M. V. White
sides, Fred L. Smyre, J. M. Holland,
Gastonia; H. C. Sisk, D. P. Stowe,
Belmont; C. D. Welch, Cramerton. ;■
Lincoln —Harry Page, William i,
Pickens, Lincolnton.
Cleveland —Rev. Arthur M. Huff- j
Man, Claude Grigg, Kings Mountain; | (
R- T. Legrand, J. O. Propst, L. P. j
Holland, C. Andrews, Shelby.
Polk— Fred Swan, Dr. Allen Jer- 1
Ve y, Tryon; Jno. W. Artz, T. W. 1
Blanton, Columbus. j
Rutherford —R. E. Price, Ruther-.
fordton; F. C. Kinzie, B. L. Smith,! 
Clarence Griffin, Spindale. j i
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LAW FIRM DISSOLVED j >
I
Rutherfordton, March 6.—The law
Partnership of Edwards and Dunagan i
as > by mutual consent, been dissolv- t
* d > effective March sth, 1929. This f
ISs °lution will not affect pending \
bu siness. c
Mr. M. L. Edwards, senior member
0 the former partnership, will con- C
|' nue the practice of law retaining s
e same offices as heretofore in the
lar penter Building. i:
1 r. S. P. Dunagan, junior member g
the former partnership, will en- s
a S e in the practice of law, occupy- s
jjte offices over the Rexall Drug t
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FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST F
PUBLIC LIBRARY
IS SPONSORED BY
THE WOMANS' CLUB
Quarters For City Library Will
be in New City Hall—Do
nation of Books Re
quested
The library committee, appointed
■from the various departments of the
j Woman's Club, held its* first meet
ing last Wednesday afternoon in the
I city hall. Mrs. C. Z. Flack, chairman
of the committee presided.
j The purpose of the meeting was
; to plan the book shower to be given
iin connection with the regular de
partmental meetings in March. It was
! decided to ask each club member to
donate a book or the price of . a
book. This to be brought with them
to the meeting. Second hand books
will be gladly accepted if they are in
, good condition and of standard auth
orship.
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The committee is very anxious to
i secure a library for Forest City and
j is asking the cooperation of all mem
, bers of the club, men's organizations,
and others who are interested in the
, welfare of the town. Committees
j were appointed and everybody will be
j asked to help promote this move
ment. A call will be made upon the
various business houses for dona
tions and it is hoped enough will be
I raised, together with the nice little !
I sum already reserved by the club, and
; with the books donated to have a
good beginning.
i The town has given a room and,
i furnished it in the city hall. So let's
1 all work together and help secure a
library for Fofrest City.
AGED WOMAN DIES
I NEAR BRITTAIN
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Funeral For Mrs. L. A. Nor
ville, Aged 73, Held Mon
day at Brittain Churcli
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Rutherfordton, R-4, March 4. —
Mrs. L. A. Norville, aged 73 years,
died at her home near Brittain church
Friday night after a lingering illness, j
Funeral services were held Sunday at
II o'clock, at Brittain Presbyterian
church, with her pastor, Rev. R. T. :
Baker, in charge. Interment was in ,
the historic Brittain Presbyterian !
cemetery.
i Mrs. Norville is survived bv her ;
husband, three sons, J. C. Norville,
Clyde Norville and Edward Norville, |
all of this county. Three brothers, i
Andrew Watson, of -Marion; Calvin j
Watson, of Fletcher; and I.
Watson, of Alexander also survive. ;
Mrs. Norville had been an active
member of Brittain church for 51
years and was well known and high
ly respected by a large circle of
friends and relatives. Her son, Clyde
Norville, who is ill with pneumonia,
w r as unable to attend' the funeral.
Mrs. Norville's mother, the late •
Mrs. Ruth Porter Watson, who died j
about ten years ago, lived to be 105 ,
years old. • j
Mrs. Norville was a cousin of Mr. (
J. P. Norville, of this city. 1 .
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SPINDALE NOTES
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Spindale, March 6.—Mrs. W. M. j 
Clay entertained the Ladies Mission- j 
ary Society at her home here Tues- j i
day afternoon. A splendid program J i
was given which was enjoyed i r
much. (
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Barber have j
returned from Atlanta, Ga.,. where
they went last week to attend the ; j
funeral of Mrs. Barber's brother, who ' s
was accidently killed when his car j
collided with a street car. I c
The small son of Mr. and Mrs. j
Carl Beaty is desperately ill at pre- r
sent. j
An eight feet high steel wire fence
is being erected around the play
grounds of the Spindale elementary
school, which will add much to the c
safety of the children. The movement a
to have a fence built was sponsored s
by local parent-teachers association. IV
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Mr. Henry L. Moore, of near. Forest City, made practically the same
yield of cotton last year as did the state champion, J. W. Alexander of
vlecklenburg County. In this picture he is seen talking the matter over with
his County Agent, F. E. Patton. Mr. Moore produced 4,037 pounds of lint
cotton on 4.6 acres in a demonstration conducted with Mr. Patton last year.
RECORD COTTON YIELD
BY RUTHERFORD FARMER
Henry L. Moore Missed Tyihg Alexander, of Mecklenburg,
State Champion, by 45 Pounds—Produced 4,082
Pounds of Lint on 4.6 Acres of Land
If Mr. Henry L. Moore, who farms
'near Forest City in Rutherford Coun
;ty, had produced 45 more pounds of
jlint on the 4.6 acres of land which
j he had under demonstration last year,
he would have tied the cotton champ
lion of the State, J. W. Alexander of
Mecklenburg County, reports Coun
ty Agent F. E. Patton in announcing
the results of this demonstration.
Mr. Alexander, the. champion, pro
duced "-4,082 pounds lint- JQH .Jiis
demonstration area, while Mr. Moore
produced 4,037 pounds on his, says
Mr. Patton. This fine yield by Mr.
Moore was grown in one of the five
acre cotton demonstrations .conduct
ed by the extension service of State '
College in cooperation with the j
Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational j
Bureau last year. Part of the five
acres was used as a check plot.
Mr. Moore grew the Rucker vari- j
jety. The seed was planted on April';
24 and the crop was cultivated sev- 1
en times and chopped with a hoe [
| three times. Ten days before the!
, cotton was planted, Mr. Moore appli- j
ed a fertilizer composed of 625 j
pounds of superphosphate, 50 pounds
of muriate of potash and 50 pounds
of nitrate of soda per acre. Directly
following the first chopping, he top
dressed the crop with 250 pounds of i
| the nitrate per acre. As a result, he
secured 10,201 pounds of seed cot-
SPINDALE MEN
ON AIR SUNDAY
Spindale Quartette To Broad
cast Program From Sta
tion WBT, Charlotte
j Spindale, \March 6.—The Spindale
Quartette will broadcast from Sta
tion WBT, Charlotte, Sunday after
noon from 1:30 to 2 p. m., accord- (
ling to an announcement made Wed
nesday.
The Spindale Quartette, composed;
of Messrs. G. B. Howard, T. O. Hen-!
drix, D. C. Cole, and J. W. Starnes, j
is a musical organization of note, j
i whose services are much in demand, j
i This is the third program, within re-j
cent months, broadcasted by this or- j
ganization.
The program Sunday will consist j
| principally of sacred selections, and I
' spirituals.
A program broadcasted y by this
[ quartette three weeks ago from Gas
tonia elicited much praise and' com
ment from the radio lans of western;
North Carolina.
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The ladies are cordially invited toj
call and see my new line of spring/
and summer hats. The very latest
styles at attractive prices. Mrs. E. E.
McCurry.
CmES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
He's a Real Cotton Grower
ton or 4,037 pounds N of lint from the
4.6 acres so fertilized. This was at
the rate of 2,218 pounds of seed cot
ton or 877 pounds of lint per acre.
On the check plot where he used
j 625 pounds of superphosphate and 50
; pounds of muriate with no nitrate of
■soda, he harvested at the rate of 323
pounds of seed cotton and 129 pounds
of lint per acre.
! The net value per acre from the
demonswas
j $199.78 including returns from lfnt
seed. From the check plot, the
j returns per acre was $29.17 includ
ing lint and seed. In determining the
; value from this cotton, Mr. Patton
! says that Mr. Moore added in every
{expense. A careful record was kept
jof all time spent in man and horse
' labor, hauling and other items.
, Charge was also made for rent of
| land, depreciation of implements, j
j ginning and managerial charge.
1 Mr. Patton reports that the cotton
| was planted in rows three feet apart
land the stalks were left from 3 to
1 4 inches apart in the drill. Five
I bushels of seed was used in planting.
While Mr. Moore did not win a
prize for his excellent yield he does ,
have the satisfaction of knowing that j
his returns were greatly above the |
i state average and that with only a {
slight increase, he would have passed j
the champion.
j COUNTY CLUB WILL
! HEAR DR. PEELE
; Pastor of First Methodist
j Church, of Charlotte, To
Address March Meet
ing of Club
I '
J The March meeting of the Ruther
l ford County Club will be held Fri-
Iday, March 15, at one o'clock in the
j Lantern Tea Room, Rutherfordton,
.according to the secretary, Mr. Clar
jence Griffin.
| Dr. W. W. Peele, pastor of the
j First Methodist Church, of Char
t 1 |
| lotte, and one of the state's out
j standing ministers, will be the prin
cipal speaker. Dr. Peele will also be
I the principal speaker at the banquet
|of The Rutherford County Older
'Boys' Conference on Friday night in
j Rutherfordton.
Dr. Peele is a forceful speaker and
■will bring to the Club a thought-pro
f yoking message.
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[REV. G. R. GILLESPIE
TO PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. G. R. Gillespie will preach
at the Presbyterian church next Sun
day at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Sun
day school, with classes for all ages
at 10 a. m. Everybody cordially in
vited to all services.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TRAINING COURSE
OPENS MARCH 17
Fifth Annual Sunday School
Leaders Training Course
to be Held at Alex
ander
The fifth Rutherford county stand
ard training- school for Sunday school
leaders will open Sunday afternoon,
March 17, at 3 o'clock, in the Alex
ander public school building, and
continue through Friday, March 22.
The school, while sponsored by
the Methodist Sunday school leaders,
of the county, is open to all church
workers and prospective church work
ers, seventeen years of age or over,
regardless of denominational adher
ence.
General and specialization courses,
e in four periods, will be given. In the
f general course, Rev. W. A. Newell,
h will teach "The Spirit and Genius of
t Methodism" and Mr. F. M. William
'• son will teach "Worship." Mrs. W. L.
- Watson will have charge of the pri
mary pupil subject, in the specializa
tion course, while Mrs. 0. V. Woos
ley will teach "Beginner Lesson Ma
) terial and Methods."
L The officers of the organizatior
are, educational director, O. V. Woos
■, ley; president, board of managers
Eugene Allison"; vice-presidents, J. C
Cowan, Jr., and C. C. Moore; secre
tary, Mrs. T. R. Flack; treasurer, L
M. Summey.
This course has been offered th
Sunday school workers during th
4 past four years. Students attendinj
the sessions of the school regularly
and doing all assigned work will re
® ceive a certificate of credit in th
standard training course. Last yea
seventy-one units of credit wer
s awarded.
; MRS. M. W. FREEMAN
: DIED SUNDAY
e
v Aged Woman Succumbs t
t Complications at Home of
Daughter Here—Funer
al Monday
f
Mrs. M. W. Freeman, aged 7!
years, died Sunday morning, at tlv
home of her daughter here, Mrs. C
B. Bostic. She had been in ill healtl
for several years, and a complicatioi
of ailments brought about her death
Funeral services were held Monda;
jat 1:30 o'clock at M't., Lebanon Bap
3 tist church, Bostic, R-4, with Rev
j. Z. D. Harrill of Ellenboro, in charge
3 assisted by Rev. Joe Bridges, of Lat
l timore. Interment was in the Mt
j Lebanon cemetery.
She is survived by her husband
Mr. M. W. Freeman, one daughter
j Mrs. C. B. Bostic, of Forest City; tw
| sisters, Mrs. J. W. Watson, of uea
| Bostic, and Mrs. A. B. Watson, o
i Bridgewater.
I Mrs. Freeman was born June 10
1849. Before her marriage she wa
Miss Amanda Mode, of this county
: j She was married to Mr. M. W. Free
I man in 1874. She was a member o:
ithe Mt. Lebanon Baptist church
where she joined while in her youth
She lived in the Sunshine communi
ty until recent years. She moved tc
Forest City a few years ago, anc
jhad since made her home with hei
j daughter.
| WOMANS' CLUB
J
Literary Department
The Literary department of the
Woman's Club will hold its regulai
meeting on Thursday afternoon
March 7, at 3:45 o'clock in the
banquet hall of Blanton's Cafe. The
following ladies will serve as hostess
es: Mesdames O. J. Mooneyham, T,
C. Lovelace, A. C. Lovelace, J. F.
Whisnant, S. J. Asbury, and F. O
Hand.
All members are asked to bring a
book or the price of a book to be
donated to the library. It is request*
ed that the name of giver be writ
ten in the book.
A number of people from here at
tended the funeral of Mr. Baxter
Tate in Cliffside Monday.
20 Pages
120 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR FIFTH OLDER
BOYS' CONFERENCE
Sessions Open Friday, March
15 and Continue Through
March 17, in Ruther
fordton
Rutherfordton, March 6. —The
various committees of the Fifth
Rutherford County Older Boys' Con
ference, which meets in Rutherford
ton, March 15th, 16th and 17th, met
in County Superintendent Clyde A.
Erwin's office Tuesday afternoon and
completed plans and program for the
conference next week.
Mr. Ray Carpenter, graduate stu
dent of Duke University, Durham,
I will be the principal speaker for
Saturday morning, March 16th, while
Mr. Allan Frew, Junior of Davidson
College will deliver the principal ad
dress on Saturday night. Both speak
ers are outstanding college men and
will have a vital message for the
young men of Rutherford County.
All sessions of the Conference will
be held at the First Baptist church,
except the Banquet on Friday night
which will likely be held in the gym
of Central High school. The pro
[igram for the banquet outlined is as
'follows: toastmaster, B. D. Wilson;
1 | greetings from Rutherfordton, M. L.
!Edwards; response, to be selected;
| address of welcome to boys, Clyde A.
Erwin.
k | Prof. R. Wendell Eaves, principal
|of Spindale Elementary school will
' 1 preside over the -organization meet
'r ing Friday afternoon at the Baptist
church; W. W. Nanney, member of
the County Board of Education will
preside over Saturday night's session
while J. H. Hill, Spindale scoutmaster
will preside Sunday afternoon. J. E.
Berry, superintendent of Spindale
j House will have charge of the athlet
ic program Saturday afternoon, which
, will be held at the Central High
.school grounds. •
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j Boys over 12 years of age are 1
eligible to attend the conference. The
j banquet plates will be SI.OO each,.
I which will be the only cost to the
boys.
The slogan for the conference will
be*: "Seeking the Great Endeavor."
; Rutherfordton will do everything
possible to make the conference a
'success. The various committees are
busy arranging all details of the con
ference.
G. R. GILLESPIE TO
| DIRECT CAMPAIGN
I
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•
Has Charge Charlotte District
In Raising SIOO,OOO Endow
ment for Queens Col
lege
Rev. G. R. Gillespie, of Forest
I City, left Tuesday for Charlotte
where he will join the staff of Queens
College, Presbyterian school for girls,
jas director of the campaign to raise
SIOO,OOO. This endowment fund will
be used by the college to complete
the necessary building program and
purchase of sufficient equipment to
raise its rating to an A grade col
lege.
Mr. Gillespie will have charge of
the Charlotte district. He estimates
that it will require at least three
months to complete the canvass for
the SIOO,OOO fund. Mr. Gillespie's
family will remain in Forest City.
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FIRST BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL NOTES
Last Sunday the Mens' Bible class,
of the First Baptist Church report
ed as follows: odd numbered groups,
1940 points; even numbered groups,
1460; T. .E. L. Class, odd groups,
1220 points; even groups 770. No
report from Young Matrons, on ac
count of the secretary being ill.
On next Sunday will report total
points made to date.
The Mens' Bible Class voted for
Mr. Helton to buy what special music
tie needed for the orchestra.
The classes are looking forward to
Lhe first banquet with much pleas
jre and anticipation.