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BROTHERS BOUND
TO HIGHER COURT
IN MURDER CASE
James Herring Charged With
Slaying Harvey Propes,
Farmer —Brother Held
As Accessory.
Rutherfordton, Oct. 13.—At a
preliminary hearing held Friday be
fore County Recorder W. J. Mode
at Rutherfordton, James Herring,
charged with murder, and Clifford
Herring, charged with being an ac
cessory before the fact, were or
dered held in jail without bond until
the next criminal term of Superior i
court which will convene at Ruther
fordton Wednesday, November 5.
On account of the election this term
of court will convene two days late.
The trial began about 11 o'clock
and lasted until 8:30 o'clock Friday;
afternoon. Roy Blanton, county so
licitor, and Fred Hamrick, were at-
torneys for the prosecution, while
the Herring- brothers were represent
ed by a Morganton lawyer.
Brothers Arrested.
James and Clifford Herring were ar
rested by Sheriff W. C. Hardin fol
lowing the shooting from ambush of
Harvey Propes, 64-year-old farmer of
the /South Mountain section of this
county, September 30. Mr. Propes
was picking cotton, in company with
his son, when a rifleman, concealed
on the creek bank nearby, sent a
bullet through his body.
Mr. Propes lived about a mile |
south of South Mountain Industrial J
Institute. No motive was assigned
for the killing, but he had been ac
tive in prohibition work, and fie
quently assisted officers in searching
for stills in the mountains adjacent
to his home. He was formerly a
rural policeman, and was active .i
--gainst bootleggers. About four years
ago his barn was burned and it was
thought at the time it was in retal
iation for his activities against boot
leggers. He was always a friend of
law and order, and his activites while
an officer of the law and afterwaids
V. M. ABERNETHY
Radio Repairing
Trouble Shooting
Keys duplicated for all standard locks
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Take Thedford'3 Black-Draught for
Constipation, Indigestion. BiliouWess.
' brought down upon his head the
wrath of every law breaker and
] bootlegger in the South Mountain
j range.
I j Intensive Investigation.
' j Following an intensive investiga
! tion and search by -county officers,
t ; headed by Sheriff Hardin, Clifford
i Herring, who resides in the South
! Mountain section, was arrested and
j placed in the jail at Rutherfordton,
j charged with being an accessory be-
II fore the fact. His brother, James
' j Herring, could not be located and for
J two days the mountains were scour
|ed for him. However, two days after
the fatal shooting he gave himself
up, stating that he had been in Burke
county and knew nothing of the af
fair until arriving home, after which
he immediately went to Rutherford
ton and gave himself up. Charged
with murder, he was placed in jail.
It is alleged that Mr. Propes had
helped to cut down a still on the Her
ring brothers property and this is
one cause of their coming under the
officers suspicion.
In the investigation, according
j to Sheriff Hardin, a pair of shoes, ad
mitted by James Herring to be his,
was found at the Herring home and
they corresponded exactly with the
tracks in the bushes from which the
rifleman had fired the fatal shot.
The rifle used by the gunman was
found about a mile and a half from
the scene of the shooting and the
bullets in it were the same as the
one taken from Mr. Propes' body, of
ficers declared. Tracks near this spot
were made by someone wearing the
shoes taken from the Herring home,
it is said.
CHANGE IN SOUTHERN
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
A change in the Southern railway
schedule was announced here this
week, which went into effect last'.
Sunday. Train No. 35, south bound,!
now arrives at 5:27 p. m. Train No.
36, north bound, arrives at the same
time as formerly, no change being
made in the north bound schedule.
EFIRD'S TO CELEBRATE
SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY!
Charlotte, Oct. 13.—October 22
marks the seventh anniversary of the
opening of Efird's magnificent Char
lotte .store located on North Tryon
street. Seven years ago the opening
of this store was regarded by many
as an undertaking in the merchan
dising field, but it has now become
a recognized institution by the peo
ple of the Carolinas.
There is perhaps no store in the
two states that has played such ap
important part in the industrial
growth of the two states, for this
Carolina owned and operated store
has always been quick to recognize
the value of Carolina products and
has always been ready to introduce
these products to the public. This
was the first store in the state to
stage a gigantic made-in-Carolina
exposition, which attracted the at
tention of thousands. This store has
always been active in sponsoring af
fairs of interest to the public.
As a leader, this store has always
featured the newest of quality mer
chandise at a moderate price, up
to-date merchandising, competent
buyers for the 56 departments of the
store, offers to the customers the
opportunity of buying quality mer
chandise from selections unsurpass
ed in the largest cities of the coun
try.
This year, according to officials of
this store, greater preparations than
ever before have been made, for the
anniversary celebration, which will
be more than "just another sale,"
the featuring of quality merchan
dise at new low prices to compliment
customers.
Rutherford Men
Inspect Coker Farms
Rutherfordton, Oct. 13.—One
hundred leading farmers and busi
ness men of Rutherford county
made an agricultural toui; to the
famous Coker Farms at Hartsville,
S. C., Thursday. The tour, sponsor
ed by the civic clubs of Rutherford
county, will mean much for the
county agriculturally, it is believed.
The party saw 100 head of Guern
sey cattle, 40 milkers included. This
farm will not keep a milk cow that
does not make a minimum of 500
pounds of butter per year. The
records of the Guernseys on this
farm run from 500 to 800 pounds
of butter fat per year per cow and
from 10,000 to 15,000 pounds of
milk per year per cow.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, FOREST CITY, N. C.
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Forest City, R-3, Oct. 13.—Miss
es Pearl and Ruth Crowder enter
tained the young people with a B.
Y. P. U. social Saturday night. Many
' interesting games were played, and
candy and sandwiches were
II served. T'ho'fee present were Misses
11 Macy Humphries, Pauline Hudlow,
| Mary Wilson Hardin, Annie Mae An
drews, Pauline Crotts, Marie Hud
low, Lucy Crowder, Joyce Brackett,
5 Alice Hardin, Vena Upton, Vattie
' Belle Brackett, Pauline Bridges,
Effie Mooney, Jennie Hudlow,
.Luckadoo, Gertrude Fortenbury,
. Ethel Andrews, Hazel Newton, Pearl
i and Ruth Crowder and Messrs. Carl
! Melton, Thoirtaa Nodine, Grady
I Luckadoo, George Harrill, Furman
j Lowery, Sherrill Walker, Stow Up
ton, Roy McFar'ranfi, Bill Smart,
Charles Crawley, Lawrence Ross,
Clarence Rollins, Elmer Guffey, Rus-,
sell Bailey, Aurly Crotts, Roy Luck
adoo, Astor Small, Howard Martin,
John Carpenter, Orland York, Shuf
ford Humphries, J. V. Carpenter,
Charles Crotts, Paul Carpenter, and !
several others. All seemed to enjoy
the occasion very much.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Hudlow, Saturday night, a fine boy.
Miss Pauline Crotts spent Satur
j day night with Miss Gertrude Fort
' enbery.
Miss Mabel Collins spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Annie Mae An
drews.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crowder were
the dinner guests Sunday at Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Fortenbery.
Mrs. Cc L. Steidley
Closes Revival
Spindale, Oct. 13. —The revival
services at the Spindale Methodist
church closed Sunday night- after a
successful two weeks' service. Mrs.
C. L. Steidly, of High Point, was in
charge of the revival. Large numbers
attended each service during the
two weeks. On the closing night the
large auditorium was filled to capa
city, and the side rooms were utilized
extra chairs placed in the aisle, and
many had to remain standing. Visi
tors were present from a number of
other points in the county. The male
quartette from the' First Baptist
church, at Rutherfordton, sang two
special selections Sunday evening.
During the two weeks' service many
have professed and joined the Metho
dist church, or other churches in
town. Sunday evening nine were ac
cepted as members. The co-operation
between the various churches has
been wonderful during the service.
The Baptist churches co-operated by
dispensing with services on two or
i three occasions.
Note Burning
Ceremony Held
Alexander Mill, Oct. 13.—Sun
day, October 14, was a great day
with the Alexander Baptist church.
The notes on the church were paid
and were burned Sunday night, all
members participating in the cere
mony. A long cord was stretched
down each aisle, a short cord for each
pew was tied to the long cords. The
notes were suspended from the cord
where it crossed the pulpit. Miss
Mary Moore, treasurer of the build
ing committee, burned the first note.
B. R. Hicks, who was in charge of
the construction work, burned the
second. Rev. C. C. Matheny, pastor
of the new church, burned the third,
while Mr. A. S. Moore, the oldest
member present, and Joyce Cantrell,
the youngest member, burned the
fourth note. As the blaze of the last
note died out, the congregation sang
the Doxology, which was followed
by a prayer of Thanksgiving led by
the pastor. The congregation respond
ed to the prayer with Gloria Patria.
Seven members were received into
the church during the srvices.
Korean and Kobe lespedeza, grown
by seven farmers in Iredell county,
has been inspected for certification
by the North Carolina Crop Improve
ment Association.
Thirteen Gaston county farmers
visited the Coker farms near Harts
ville, in South Carolina to study the
varieties of cotton being grown. The
visitors weie looking for a variety
suitable for Gaston farms.
Seventy-five bales of cotton from
85 acres is the yield expected by E.
J. Ezzell of the Waxhaw community
of Union county due largely to pro
tecting the field from boll weevil by
early poisoning.
CAROLEEN WOMAN HURT
IN JUMP FROM CAR
Rirtherfordton, Oct. 13.—Mfrs.
L. E. Padgett, of Caroleen, is in the
Rutherford hospital here suffering
from broken limbs as a result of
juinping out of a car this morning
while rounding a curve en route to
town. Her right leg and left arm
are broken and she suffered other in
juries when she jumped out of a
small touring car that was making
about 30 miles per hour. She was
in the rear seat. She is 60 years
old and is the mother of several
children.
DR. B. E. WASHBURN, OF
JAMAICA, IN THE COUNTY
Dr. B. E. Washburn, of Kingston,
Jamaica, B. W. 1., was a caller at
The Courier office Thursday. D*\
Washburn is connected with the
health department of Jamaica, but
will be in Raleigh, N. C., until Jan
uary 1. He spent last week with rela
tives in this county. Dr. Washburn
took advantage of the opportunity
and had his name placed on The
Courier mailing list. He is very
much interested in the history of
Rutherford county, and being a
member of one of the county's old
est families he has a first hand
knowledge of much of Rutherford's
early history.
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accurate record of all expenditures. There'll be no
more duplicate payments of bills. A checking ac
count is an invaluable aid for keeping your budget—
whether by the week or the month.
Using your check book means eliminating the
spending of money that you would ordinarily carry in
your pocket. Everyone should have a checking ac
count. Paying by check will encourage the thrift
habit, and also serve as a means to keeping re
ceipts and a permanent record of all your expenditures.
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Buying in the open market enables u
to bring to you food bargains from clav b
day. They are the delight of thrifty house
wives and the envy of our competitors'
Save money on food every day of the
week in this progressive store.
Not Complete
No meal is complete without meat, but still if the
meat is not good it might be incomplete Our
meat will add the final completeness to any meal. We
have a fine selection of fresh meats that will ' mak
your meals a success.
Phone 80.
Jones Grocery Co.
The House of Service
Phone 80. Forest City, N. C.
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