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VOL. XIII —No. 2.
PLANNING BIG
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATION
Willis Towery Post and Legion
Auxiliary Laying Plans for
Huge Celebration Here
November the 11th.
-jhe Willis Towery Post, Ameri
can Lsgion, of this city, and the
Legion Auxiliary, are beginning- to
v'an for the Armistice day celebra
tion. which is held each year in this
c j {v jhe celebration last year was
Je'of the largest of its kind ever
held in the county, but according
to Legion officials, the affair this
year will be much better.
Some prominent speaker will be
stcured to deliver the Armistice Day
address. A speaker's stand will like
lv be built in the square here with
seats directly in front of it, reserv
ed for the parents of soldiers who
made the supreme sacrifice during
the World war.
The program in the afternoon will
consist of various contests for which
prizes will be offered, and other
forms of entertainment. It is hoped,
by the committee in charge, that
they will be able to secure several
rides ar.d other concessions for the
day.
A program is being outlined for j
entertainment of the ex-soldiers or
Armistice day here. The members of
the Auxiliary are planning to serve
dinner to all ex-soldiers at noon. Last
year the veterans and their families
were given dinner, but owing to con
ditions this year, plans are being
made to give dinner to the veterans j
only, and not their families. The la
dies wish to thank all who co-operat-;
ed with them last year in preparing
and giving food for the celebration.A
drive will be made Mfr n-° f
•, - - .
time food will be solicited for the
dinner.
HARRIS SCHOOL WILL
OPEN MONDAY
Harris, Oct. 15.—The Harris (
school will open Monday morning,
after being closed several weeks to
allow the students to pick cotton
and assist in gathering crops. Miss
Grace Harrill, of hutherfordton, has
Veen added to the faculty.
Prof. H. W. Bingham, teacher of
vocational agriculture, will go this
week to the Coker farms, at Harts- j
ville, S. C., to purchase twenty-five!
bushels of purebred wheat and oats j
for planting on the farms near Har
ris. Several farmers from this com
munity made the trip to the Coker
iarras last week and were greatly
impresed with the farming methods
used there. As a result, these farm
ers have decided to purchase some
v -ted wheat from the farms.
AUXILIARY MEMBERS
TO VISIT OTEEN
r- '
-i'.e Woman's Auxiliary of the A
nierican Legion, of Forest City will
go in a body Saturday, October 18,
to visit the ex-soldiers in Oteen. The
r a '!y will meet on Saturday morn-
Ir -S' at the home of Mrs. Spurgeon
I,loss an( J start from there in a body. |
Farm Program At October Meeting
Of the Rutherford County Club
Mithorfordton, Oct. 13.—The Oc
-i' meeting of the Rutherford
iinty ( ub will be held here Friday
tober 24, at one o'clock in San
- Cafe, opposite the court house,
will center around the
made to the Coker farms, ?.f
itsvilie, S. C., last Thursday, when
lumber of Rutherford county farm
made a trip there, and spent some
,e -'-udying the methods of farm
tmployed on the Coker farms,
'-ve minute talks will be made by
3. Bushong, teacher of vocation
agriculture in the Ellenboro
°°l; D. H. Sutton, teacher of vo
-r'ial agriculture in the • Cool
: ' n -g* high school; R. M. Morri?,
c? vocational agriculture in
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Great Revival in Progress
At First Baptist Church
SEABOARD WILL
CURTAIL TRAIN
!
! Monroe-Rutherfordton Train
Will be Discontinued Next
Sunday—WiH Substitute
Effective next Sunday the one and
only Seaboard passenger train op
erating in the county will be curtail
ed west of Shelby. This train now
operates between Monroe and Ruth
erfordton. It will stop at Shelby at
noon and return to Charlotte about
five o'clock.
The stations "between Shelby and
Rutherfordton will be served by a
mixed train which consumes about
six hours time between Shelby and
Rutherfordton, as this freight will do
considerable shifting at the stations
; along the line, and will serve the
j branch line to Henrietta and Caro
j leen, as well as work the Bostic
yards.
The train which will be curtailed
is Nos. 21 and 22 which now arrives
here about 1 p. m., and 4:30 p. m.
About two years ago the state cor
poration commission permitted the
Seaboard to remove one of the two
passenger trains which they operat
ed.
Plans are being worked out this
week by postal inspector Honeycutt
and the postmasters of the offices
affected as to some method of hand
ling the mail. It is probable that a
star mail route from Gastonia to
Rutherfordton will be established
rext week, leaving Gastonia about
12:45 p. mi., and arriving here later
!in the afternoon.
.the Central high school, Rutherford
jton; H. W. Bingham, teacher of vo-
Icational agriculture in the Harris
school; Prof. Clyde A. Erwin and
{county farm agent F. E. Pattor.
i These six speakers, who accompan
ied the motorcade, will speak fivj
I minutes each, giving their impression
j of the farming methods used on thr
!the Coker farms, and will make cer
! lain recommendations as to methods
|that should be adopted in this coun
jty.
; The County Club is not an ex--
i elusive organization, but welcomes
I into its membership anyone desiring
jto co-operate and further the com
! mercial, social, agricultural, civic
and moral welfare of the county- An
, invitation is especially extended to
every farmer of the county to at
tend the meeting nsxt Friday.
FOREST CITY, NORTH £0 NA, THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 1930.
J Services Entering the Second
Week—Hundreds Have Re-
Dedicated Lives
| Services.
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Great results are seen likely as
the evangelistic meeting at tfe First
Baptist fcnurch enters upon its sec
ond week. Hundreds have re-aedicat
ed their lives to Christ, with many
additions to the church by letter,
while several have been converted
and are candidates for baptism.
Dr. J. M. Haymore, of Atlanta,
Ga., one of the leading evangelists
of the south, has charge of the meet
ing and is bringing powerful and
inspirational messages to his large
congregations, both morning and
evening. An unusual feature of this
meeting is that the morning services
are held at 8 o'clock, and large num
bers of people are in attendance
each morning. A great revival is ex
pected as a result of the people's
willingness to attend these morning
services.The evening services are held
at.7:30, with Q. L. Frye, of Hickory,
leading the singing. The church is
almost filled to capacity each night.
Another feature of the revival is
the song service. Four great choirs,
the Boosters, Sunshine, Junior and
Senior choir, all under the direction
of Mr. Frye, are delivering a sermon
each night in song, that should prove
an inspiration to all.
The evangelistic meeting began
on Sunday, October sth, and will
close on Sunday night, October 25,
As a result of the first week's preach
ing by Dr. Haymore the service last
Sunday was one of the best thus far
in the meeting. At the close of the
morning service last Sunday five
brought their letters into the church,
while one young girl offered herself
as a candidate for baptism. The
evening service was even greater,
| with hundreds re-dedica.ting them
■ selves to the work of the Lord.
/ The keynote of the meeting is
j "Prayer Changes Things," and this
•week at 12 o'clock each day the
! Christian people of Forest City, are
i requested to pray for the revival.
■ The noon-day whistle is the signal
\ and with its blowing everyone is
J requested to breathe a prayer for the
j success of the meeting and that it
. will prove a spiritual blessing to the
j community and entire county. With
j the prayers of the Christian people
: and the great sermons by a gifted
; preacher; a preacher whose message s :
j are of such power, and so filled with
! the Spirit of the Lord that, they must
; be inspired by Him; surely thesa can
' not be in vain, and before the meet
(.
mg closes great heights are expect
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Answer Nye Investigation With 100,000
___ Majority For Bailey, Urges Zeb. Weaver
Blocks Wholesale
Prison Delivery
E. C. Hilton, Rutherford coun
ty convict, prevented a whole
sale prison delivery at the state
prison farm at Roxboro, N. C.,
Monday night. Some prisoners
sawed the bars of a cell, and
thirteen made good their es
cape. The fourteenth prisoner,
a Martin, was halted by Hilton,
who is trusty. Hilton immediate
ly gave the alarm and prevent
ed the escape of other prison
ers. The camp contained seventy
one convicts. A posse was im
mediately organized, but latest
reports indicate only two of the
thirteen escaped prisoners have
been apprehended.
EHRINGHAUS TO
SPEAK TUESDAY
Elizabeth City Attorney and
.Candidate for Governor in
1932 Will Speak in the
« . Court House.
Rutherfbrdton, Oct. 14.—Hon. J.
C. B. Ehringhaus, of Elizabeth City,
will address the citizens of Ruther
ford county, in the court house,
next Tuesday evening. Mr. Ehring
.
haus is being groomed as candidate
for governor of North Carolina in
it will be eastern North
f - aro ®^ e : turn t0 name
governor, it is generally conceded
that he will be the choice of many
eastern counties. Mr. Ehringhaus is
one of the most prominent attorneys
and law makers of eastern North
Carolina, and is an orator and speak
er of ability, and may be justly term
ed "The Clyde Hoey of pastern
North Carolina."
Every voter in Rutherford county j
has a cordial invitation to hear Hon.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus. He will present
i
the issues facing the voters of Ruth
ford county and North Carolina in
a concise manner, and it will be well
worth your time to hear him.
ORGANIZE GRANGE
AT MT. PLEASANT
Chapter of Farmers' Grange
Will be Instituted by Peo
ple of Mt. Pleasant.
There will be a meeting at M 4 -.
Pleasant school house at 7:30 Thurs
day evening (tonight), for the pur
pose of organizing a local grange.
Mr. C. F. Fawcett of Raleigh, who
is state organizer for the grange will
be present. The grange is the oldest
national farmers' organization and
is only one sponsored by tne agri
cultural leaders of North Carolina.
Its purposes are very similar to
those of chambers of commerce, Ki
wanis, Rotary and other civic clubs.
Briefly, it stands for community bet
terment, and the enrichment of farm
social life; better business practices
for the farmer, and legislative re
forms in both state and nation. Dr.
Clarence Poe, ediicr of the Progres
sive Farmer is head of the state or
ganization and it numbers all the
leaders in state agricultural circles
among its members.
The grange brings the whole fam
ily into the organization. Farmers,
farm women and boys and girls over
14 are eligible to membership. Every
one who is interested In the grange
is invited to attend this meeting.
FOOTBALL.
Boiling Springs Junior college will
play the Lees-Mcßae outfit at Shel
by, October 18. Last week Boiling
Springs defeated the Mars Hill col
liege tsam 15 to 0.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE SPEAKS
TO LARGE NUMBER AT CLIFFSIDE
Some Political Purpose Beneath Raleigh Probe,
Says Democratic Speaker—S. P. Duna
gan Also Flays G. O. P. Policies.
KIWANIANS WILL
BOOST TRADE DAY
Committee Appointed to Spon
sor Armistice Day Celebra- ,
tion—Boost Second Mon
day Trade Day.
The local Kiwanis club met Mon
day evening at the Dutch Grill with
Charles Erwin in charge of , the
program.
After some discussion the Club
voted to co-operate with the Ameri
| can Legion in putting over the
j Armistice day celebration here Nov
ember 11th, and a committee com
posed of M. P. Bodie, J. T. Harris
and Dr. A. C. Duncan were appoint
ed to represent the club and assist
in outlining a program.
The club also voted to sponsor a
drive to boost "Second Monday", as
a trade day in Forest City. After
interesting discussion on this propo
j sition, a committee was appointed to
I work with the merchants on the de- j
tails of the program. The commit- j
tee appointed consists of John Dal-j
ton, T. R. Padgett and B. T. Jones, j
I .S 1 :- 5i F tA°. wes i_ J - w .- Eakejaßji
j gates to attend the State Kiwanis {
convention which will be held in Ra- (
leigh NovemUer 6, 7 and 8. j
Democratic Rally
At Mt. Pleasant!
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j A Democratic rally will be held it 1
the Mt. Pleasant school house Mon-1
day evening at 7:30. Mr. S. P. Duna- ,
gan, chairman of the Rutherford i
county Democratic Executive com
mittee, will be present and address
the voters. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attend the rally and
; speaking. \
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I FIRE AT BOSTIC.
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!
j Bostic, Oct. 14. —Ar. early Tues
' day morning fire completely destroy
i td one large frame house here. The
j fire was discoverd early Tuesday
: morning, and the alarm immediately
I given. The Forest City fire depart -
| ment was called, and chief John
j Poole took the Bostic, but
arrived to late to save the house.
I
j Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Reid entertain
;ed at dinner on Monday, Dr. and
Mrs. Hay more. Dr. and Mrs. Ayers
' Rev. and Mrs. Moores, Miss Martha
Moores, and Mr. Frye.
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Romia Morrow Killed By Train
In Kings Mountain Last Saturday
Kings Mountain, Oct. 14.—Roir.ia _
H. Morrow, 56-year-old white man,'
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'was found dead on the tracks of the:
i Southern railway near the Dilling
Mills in' Kings Mountain Saturday:
, i
| morning about 5 o'clock by em-j
| ployees of the night, shift of the mil!, j
j A coroner's jury rendered a ver-j
i diet that the man cam? to his death |
iby being struck by a train. It was
: thought that he sat down on the j
j end of a cross tie and fell asleep. His J
I head was crushed, one arm was;
! broken and he was bruised in other j
j places.
According to members of his fam- J
ily, Morrow left home aboyt 2J
o'clock Saturday morning. He was j
a widower and had no home of his j
own but lived with his children. Tt j
was stated by his daughter that he
SI.OO Per Year in Advance*
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Cliffside, Oct. 14.—Hon. Zebulon
Weaver, of Asheville, Democratic
Congressional candidate from' the
tenth district, in a political address
here Monday night called upon the
voters of North Carolina to "answer
the Nye committee's investigation of
the Democratic party's June pri
mary" with a 100,000 majority for
Bailey.
The speaker, taking the place of
Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte,
former governor, who was prevented
from filling his engagement by hav
ing to appear Monday as a witness
before the Senate inquiry in Raleigh,
declared there was "some political
prejudice behind the investigation."
"I cannot understand the purpose
of the investigation," Mr. Weaver
said, "but there is some political
prejudice behind it. The Republicans
in Pennsylvania spent $300,000 in
a primary and nothing is done about
it, but when SIO,OOO to $15,000 is
spent in North Carolina by the Demo,
icrats, they start an investigation."
Answer by Large Vote,
i "There is only one way for North
j Carolina to answer this investigation
jand that is with a 100,000 majority
[for Bailey in November." The speak-
ia JAsiah W, Bailey,
! States senate, whom he had already
i spoken of in glowing terms. After
[expressing himself on the investiga
tion, Mr. Weaver devoted some of
| his time to a denunciation of "Hoo
' ver Prosperity" and the Republican
! Tariff.
i
| Mr. Weaver touched on the prog
iress made in North Carolina under
the Democratic administration from
Vance to Gardner, adding that there
! was only one period in sixty years
in which the state had reason to be
ashamed, and that was the Russel!
administration of the late nineties,
and impressed upon his audience the
necessity of sticking to the straight
ticket to prevent another recurr
ence, of such catastrophe.
The speaksr told of the work of
the national administration under
Wilson and told of the improvement
made in the departments.
Mr. Weaver had hurriedly made
the trip from Asheville to Cliffside,
after being informed at six o'clock
Monday evening that he was wanted
to fill in the vacancy caused by Mr.
Morrison being detained. As a result
Mr. Weaver was about twenty min
utes late.
Presented by Chas. Flack.
Mr. Weavsr was presented by Mr.
Charles Flack, former Forest City
Mayor. Mr. Z. O. Jenkins, of Cliff
continued on Page Four)
had been hers only a week, having
come to her home to attend the cele
bration. He is survived by six chil
dren, Fonsa, Mike and Darrell Mor
row, all of Forest City; Maggie Mor
row, Virdine Morrow of Rutherford
ton and Mrs. Clara Mayhue of Kings
Mountain; four brothers and one sis
ter.
Funeral services for Romia Mor
row were held Sunday morning at
110 o'clock from the home of his son
1 Fonse Morrow, near Forest City.
Rev. Hill Kiser had charge of the
I seivicc. Interment took place at 11
I o'clock in the Morrow family ceme
-1 tery, about one mile south of Alex
ander Mill .
j Pall bearers were Messrs. Varden
j Mayse, Dock Crawley, Walter Settle
myer, Judd Harrill, Millard Harris
and Frank Shehan.
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