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HISTORY OF BETHEL
BAPTIST CHURCH
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Constituted in 1847—Present
Building, Which is Third
Since Organized, Dedi
cated Sunday.
The following sketch of the Beth
el Baptist church, of Ellenboro, wap
read last Sunday by Hon. G. B.
Pruett, as a part of the dedicatory
program of the church:
Bethel Baptist Church.
Bethel Baptist church was con
stituted in the year 1847 at. Ellen
boro, N. C., with nineteen members,
namely: George Hamrick, W. H.
Harding, Levi Vevins, John Huckaby,
Thomas Dowey, Jason Hamrick, Jes
sie Wright, Jeremiah Webb, James
P. Webb, 7 " Jessie O. W£bb, Jessie
Walker, Drilla Webb, Artimissia
Hardin, Adrilla Wright, Elizabeth j
Wilson, Sarah Prichards, Mary Ham-1
rick, Mary Wilsori and Mary Hardin.
A presbytery representing the fol
lowing churches constituted Bethel:}
Sandy Run, Concord, Camp Creek,
Double Springs, High Shoals and
Walls. *
The first deacons of Bethel, were
G. R. Hamrick and W. H. Hsrrdin.
The first clerk was W. H. Hardin.
This church was organized through
the labors of Elders Dove Pannell j
and William Harrill.
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«The first 'church was constructed'
of logs. • {
Pastofrs. i
'EldeP Harrill was first ,
called to the pastorate for a few-'
years. In 1855 Dove Pannell had;
charge for a time. Then William, 1
McSwain for a year. Then Pannell j ]
until 1860. Tl\en Elder J. H. j«
Yarboro was pastor- in *1867; Pan--'
in jL§6s; T. J. Campbell until,]
1873; i.* Jones until 1874; Pan-L
nell again in 1875. A. A. MvSwain r
served in 1879, 1880 and 1881; T. |1
Dixon in 1882; A'. A. McSwain a- i
gain in 1883 and 1884. A. P. Holli- 
field was pastor in 1885 and 1886;;
Z. D. Harrill in, 1887, 1888; G. M.
Webb in 1889; Z. D. Harrill in 1890; 
1891; G. W. Rollins in 1892 and 
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.Viiias tSift.SitQQrttions j
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COUNTLESS 11
DELIGHTFUL GIFTS f
> FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY |
I GIFTS "HE" WILL i GIFTS "SHE" WILL !!
; PRAISE APPRECIATE jj
—FOUNTAIN PEN SETS —IVORY TOILET SET t\
—CIGARS __KARESS PERFUME SET |j
—SMOKING SETS /. i t.™ ±\
• —FIANCEE PERFUME SET 2
—CIGARETTES * |
. - —LADIES' HAND BAG 1
—PIPES „ $ !
—BILLFOLDS s I « COTY'S PERFUME
TOURISTS SETS "c £ —HOUBIGANT'S PERFUME ♦
—KEY CASES —MOTTOES *j
—PIPE SETS Z = il —LADIES'PEN AND PENCIL |!
—FLASHLIGHTS I SETS ||
—TOBACCO POUCH j W —MANICURE SETS
—SHAVING SETS j _ —COMPACTS
-PARKER PEN SETS —BATH POWDER *
—MILITARY BRUSHES G) I|
—RAZORS •"* PERFUMIZER
—THERMOS BOTTLE —BRIDGE SET |j
—CIGAR CASE *wv —HOT WATER BOTTLE |
—LUNCH KIT 1 —CHRISTMAS CARDS |i
Whitman's and Hollingsworth Candies ♦
Your name in 22 carat gold on Shaeffer's pens or pencils. An ideal Christmas X
gift. I
Peoples Drug Store j
PHONE 26 FOREST CITY, N. C. |
1893. B. M. Bridges served in loy4, j
1895 and 1896; R. L. Limrick from j
' 1897 to 1902; Z. D. Harrill 1903 to I
1909; B. M. Hamrick 1909 to 1910; j
J. M. Hamrick in 1911; B. M. j
Bridges again in 1912 and 1913 ;>
R. L. Limrick, 1914; D. J. Hunt from j
1915 to 1923, followed by Z. D. j
Harrill from 1924 to 1928. I. D. j
Harrill, the present pastor, was elect- j
. ed in 1929.
1 The second clerk of the church
was D. N. Hamrick. The third clerk |
was G. B. Pruett, followed by the j
present clerk, G. L. Jones.
This church built its second house!
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of worship in the year 1881, whicn
was a frame building.
Bethel was a member of the;
Broad River Association and later,
joined the Kings Mountain Associa-;
tion, and in 1890 the Sandy Run j
Association was organized Hn this
church of which it is now a member. j
The third house of worship was I
| built in 1921. It is built of brick. J
| This church now has 455 members j
jon its books and a Sunday school .
j enrollment of 287 members. j
The present board of deacons of i
Bethel are: G. B. Pruett, J. T. Wil-.
son,.A. M. McKinney, W. C. Stock-,
ton, C. O. Hamrick, J. M. Jones, S. j
A. Pruett and G. F. Blanton. Thaj
present pastor is Rev. I. D. Harrill, t
and the present clerk is G. L. Jones # s
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"EAST IS WEST" AT 
HORN'S THEATRE)
One of the popular offerings at j c
Horn's Theatre this week will bejc
"East is West," which will be shown js
Friday and Saturday. Featured in! 1
this great picture will be Lupe Velez.t
Lewis Ayers and Edward J. Robin- j i
son. The fiery Lupe Velez as "Mingjl
Toy," the geisha girl, is sold into j \
bondage as the love boat sails. Lewis j (
Ayers finds forbidden love in the f
little stranger's eyjes and reaches a
the climax in this wistful, exciting j
romance with a tremendous surprise
climax. p
Horn's will offer a super program, (
for the Christmas season with an I r
I
extra attraction for midnight showjp
on the 31st. Id
THE FOREST CITY COURIER* FOREST CITY, N. C.
'Q. S. STORES UNIT
! ELECTS OFFICERS
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■ Enthusiastic Meeting of Cleve
j land-Rutherford Unit Held
Here Monday Evening.
i About forty representatives of the
i stores included in the Cleveland
! Rutherford Unit of the Quality Ser
vice Stores of America met here
| Monday evening in the city hall in
!an enthusiastic meeting. Plans for
i the new year were laid, and closer
| organization and co-operation of the
| stores in the unit were urged.
At a meeting held Tuesday even
jing, December 9, at Ellenboro, new
• officers for the unit were chosen,
'as follows: president, John S. Mc
- Knight, wholesale grocery man, of
; Shelby; vice-president, B. D. Wilson,
(wholesale groceryman, of Ruther
fordton. A temporary advertising
! committee was chosen at thit time,
(consisting of J. Cal. Williams, of
Rutherfordton; R. B. Keeter and T.!
B. Mauney, of Shelby. j
Agents Conference Was
School Of Economics
i
The economics of farming and the
outlook for the year 1931 was the!
theme of all discussions, studies and !
speeches before the annual agricul- i
tural extension conference held at:
State college last week.
Particular emphasis was placed on ;
the need to reduce the acreage of j
cotton and tobacco. The agents not j
only heard of the world economic j
situation from one of the Nation's j
leading experts, Dr. L. H. Bean of •
the Department of Agricultural Econ-1
mics at. Washington; but, they also j
heard of the need readjustment j
from North Carolina's agricultural ;
Governor O. Max Gardner, and
from representatives of the Feder
al Farm Board and State college ex
perts.
A new idea in the live-at-home
program was voiced by President E.
C. Brooks when he said the cost of
maintaining the huge army of
persons who live by exchanging or j
dealing in farm commodities had;:
i'
grown so great that for 4 them to live
meant for agriculture to die. He
'therefore urged the agents to help
j their farmers in growing less of the
j things which must be sold or exchan
ged for cash and to reduce the cost
{of this exchange by co-operation in
j buying and selling. He urged a fur
ther development of curb and local
markets.
W. F. Schilling, dairy representa
tive on the Federal Farm Board,
i made one of the great speeches of
the conference, in the opinion of the
1 agents. He told a graphic story of
the dairy development in southern
Minnesota and gave facts about the
642 co-operative creameries of that
sectioii to show how the owners and
producers make money and save
money through growing and milking
cows. A. F. Lever, former congress
man from South Carolina, and author
of the Smith-Lever Extension Act,
was another outstanding speaker
who urged a reduction in cotton
acreage next season.
LEADER STORE OPENS.
Jack's Leader store, closed tem
porarily, re-opened Wednesday of
this week. Jack's many friends are
glad to see him back in the old
stand. They are busily engaged now j
in getting ready for the holiday j
trade.
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Why Red Ink Is Used
Tlie use of red ink l»y many banks,
particularly savings hanks, to note the
interest is simply a matter of eonven
ience, the interest being more eas ! s>
distinguished from the principal UM - j
by being written in colored ink. An\ !
color preferred may he used, or it is
not necessary to use ;i different color
Why "Sons of Han"
The Chinese people ;ire sometimes j
called "sons of Man." from Han. the !
founder of the twenty-sixth Chine e j
dynasty, with which modern history
begins.
Why Sun Causes Sneezing
Gazing at the sun causes a person
to sneeze because the gazin,» stimu
lates certain nerves in tlie eyes and
perhaps in the nose.
I OUR [
CHRISTMAS
I GIFT j
I - SO MANY HAVE ASKED US TO EXTEND OUR OFFER OF A I
I FREE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION THAT WE Will DO SO AND CAIL 8
I IT YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM THE COURIER. t
I Owing" to the bank failures, the low price of cotton and the Bj
I general business depression, The Courier management has de- ji
H cided to give all our readers an opportunity to pay up and enjoy H
J the paper at our expense.
I THEREFORE WE MAKE THIS ASTOUNDING OFFER: |
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I AND JANUARY 1 WE WILI GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR TWO I
I YEARS. I
I This offer is made primarily to help our present subscribers,
I but new subscribers may have benefit of the offer by having I
credit for one year and sending the paper one year to some rel
■ ative or friend in Rutherford County. 8
I ex P ec t every subscriber to take advantage of this offer 1
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| Forest City Courier [
iifiA' likJBHBBBHMHF i—— —g
Thanks! Willis
'j Towery Post
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! | The Family Welfare Association is
■ the recipient of a check for $50.00
from the Willis Towery Post, No. 74,
American Legion, of Forest City. Al
though the drive for funds, cloth
ing, etc., was not put on until Thurs
day (today) this check was receiv
!ed by Mrs. C. E. Alcock Monday
. | through the mail and it made her as
, happy as though the check was for
' | her personally.
j The Welfare Association is already
having calls for aid, but until this
check came, there being no funds
.in the treasury, it was impossible to
, help any one until after the driva
.on Thursday, Dec. 18. We were in
formed today by a prominent busi
| ness man that a lady came into his
! store Monday asking for aid and he
j informed her of the Welfare Associa
. tion and where its headquarters
.were, but this was not what she was
looking for, but went to each place
of business begging. Now let each
business man come forward as the
j Willis Towery Post has done
| then they too can in all freedom ■
jand fairness direct those asking for:
aid to the Family Welfare Associa
tion. Willis Towery Post No. 74 "our
hats are off to you."—Thanks.
| —D. C. A.
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Why Rrd Paint Was Popular
lied |»:iii»l wns ;i favorite medium of |
i prehistoric artists who painted :mi
tnals and IIIPII on cavern walls, proha- J
hJy because red \v;is identified with!
life nlood and therefore had a signili .
eance in magi-al rites. '
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Why "Private" Soldier j
A "pri\ ale soldiei is so-aded front j
the time when civilians not in public j
office or employment'were private per *
j Sons, and .he rertn was extended to |
I soldiers without rank.
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Why Road Is Turnpike
Turnpike is anothei name for toll
j gate, and the name was applied to J
roads upon which tolls were collected, j
Why Iron I J Colder
Iron feels colder than wood because
metals are good conductors of heat, j
whereas wood is a poor conductor. '
Thursday, December j
How to Restore Gl
■ A glass dish ruined bv
water stand in it coming,j"'" 5
• eeleatied hy filling W jf|, v " la - v he
and allowing to stand , '" r
( night, discloses a corivs' '
, Successful Fanning. The ? , ,"" llent •
- then he washed, after whi,? •
he found that the orHn-.i i '* r ' :
restored. 1,1 llI?t er is
; How Error Gave City N
Translated, "Kio de
i River of January. An earh
• l>e Sonsa, sailed into the lv lv
first of January. He
•iver and gave if the name. T h
took its name from the bnv
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5 How to Clean Fine Glass
, Use eggshells to WJlsh
, vinegar cruets, rrush them fi, le .
tl.em into the cruets with warm !
, water and shake well. This w'li ?
■ the finest glass without scratching^
How "Henri" Became "Harry"
The name -Harry evolve.. •>,
, Henry through our ancestors' n.ti,
with the French nasal -> >• .
! Henri, or Henry, became Ih-n-v- •> 1
j Harry. ">.lWa
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 Hunting Licenses sold at Farm,. .
! Hardware Co.
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