Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
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Chicago, 111., Aug. 11.—No need
t mention here that the friends of
s. (i. Stone are jubilant over
week s report of the success of
the operation from which he is re
covering so nicely. But as Mr. Stone
repeacefully -waiting for the in
cision to heal, he may sometimes
v.ondt-r just why is an appendix,
eryway. Unless that portion of the
h :r.an anatomy functioned usefully
■ !:i!e our prehistoric ancestors liv
ed under altogether dift'erent cor
d;'::';>ns it is one of the scientific
mysteries of the world. Well, surgeon*
know one good reason for the exis
tence of the appendix. It does its
share toward relieving the depression
of the medical profession.
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Days grow shorter .Farmers gar
ner and market crops. Morning and
evening skies take on a more som
ber hue, and at. night the crickets
chirp lustily .. . mindful, it would
seem, that the raw winds of autumn
will soon sentence them to a long
winter of silence. Mr. Frank Allen
md family, Mr. Charlie Hardin and
family, Louise and Zeb Harrill know
that summer is on the wane, so
fore cold weather compels folks +o
gather indoors for their social af-'
iaivs. they traveled to Lake Lure,!
sr.y? last week's Providence news, and j
held one of the most enjoyable out-,
do r outings of the season
sje
The cheery voice of the little cfiiid |
of Mr and Mrs. A. C. I)ula is still- j
ed. No longer will those little feet
lead it to explore the ways of its
little world, so well known to its
elders, yet still filled with mystery
when the Maker called. Now the 1 it
tie one's soul wanders down the high
way of the Great King in a realm
filled with mystery for those regard
less of their years, who are limited
to the boundaries of earth. There,
in that land of peace, the innocent
babe will be spared the heartaches j
and sufferings already experienced by
parents with heads bowed in sorrow,
and whom I would I could console
in their dark hour.
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Heat and drought in one section,
army worms and grasshoppers in an
other! No place seems entirely free
from disturbing elements. And be
sides other tHings, Bill Lattimore
and Quinn Kendrick now T have some j
added troubles of their own, arising]
from the automobile accident inj
which they figured and which was;
reported in last week's paper.
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Waving goodbye to her daughter. J
Mrs. Gary Hiott, as she was return
ing to Pickens after a week end
spent at the paternal home, Mrs. R.
E. Biggerstaff recalled a hundred and j
one things she m°ant to talk over j
with her dear one, and Mrs. Hiott
remembered so many little confi
dences it had been her intention to
impart. and also those contem
plated requests for advice that only
a mother can give. Both made men
tal note of the forgotten topics and !
nvomised themselves that they would
he in mind the next time they met.,
Roth agreed too, that a week end is
«11 too short a time for a visit of
mother and daughter
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Now of course a birthday is al
ways a birthday. It mark's the start
of a new life, which will bring new j
wisdom and further power to real
ise that in life there are no revers
es. . . only new experiences. But for,
Mrs. W. C. Blanton last week there
was a birthday and a party, too. i
Friends congregated, says the Society
News, to share the anticipations of j
the coming years, and to assure Mis.|
Blanton it was their wish that naught
hut joy emerge from the future pass
ing of time.
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Dog davs end tod*y, so one of
my publisher friends informs me.
And I'm dog gone glad that dog days
FOREST CITY AND ii; IX THE U.S. A." U. & DEPARTMENT l '.LTURE SURVK
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY A.
! SHERIFFS OF N. C.
NOW IN SESSION
Seventh Annual Convention of
North Carolina Sheriffs Be
in;; Held at Ruth
erfordton.
Rutherfordton, Aug. 12.—United
States Senator Cameron Morrison,
of Charlotte, will address the State
Convention of Sheriffs at Lake Lure
Wednesday (Aug. 12) at two o'clock.
The seventh 'annual convention t.f
the state sheriffs' association con
vened here Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, with headquarters in the
j Isothermal Hotel. All the general
meetings are being held in the court
room at the court house. Mr. W. C.
Hardin, ex-sheriff, is president of the
association. This is Mr. Hardin's
| second term as president.
Ihe convention opened Tuesday
afternoon in the court house with
an address of welcome by Attorney
M. L. Edwards. Sheriff G. A. Glover,
of Wilson county, Wilson, N. C.,
responded to the address. A business
I session was held immediately there
after.
Attorney S. P. Dunogan, of Ruth- j
erfordton, addressed the convention
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. A
business meeting and election of;
officers was next held.
j
The delegates met in the court
house Wednesday morning at eight
o'clock, and motored to Chimney
Rock. A barbecue dinner was served i
at the Bottomless Pools at ons o'-
clock. Senator Cameron Morrison
will deliver an address at two o'-
clock, followed by boating, swim-;
ming, and target practice.
Urge Four-Year Term.
Rutherfordton, Aug. 11.—North
Carolina sheriffs meeting in annual
convention here went on record at
Tuesday night's session as favoring
a four-year term of office for shei
iffs. The question will be voted up
on as a constitutional amendment;
next year, it was forecast.
B. Skull of Hertford county was
elected president, along with the full
slate of new officers, and former
Sheriff E. D. Hunt of Granville
county, the association's first presi-!
dent, and W. C. Hardin of Ruther- j
fordton, retiring president, were
made honorary members for life,
George Ross Pou, superintendent of
state's prison, was elected a mem
ber for life and named honorary
vice president.
Wrightsville Beacli was chosen as j
next year's convention city. Invita
tions were also received from Blow
ing Rock, Lexington, and Greens
boro. S. P. Dunagan, Rutherfordton
lawyer, made the principal address
at Tuesday night's session. Wednes
day the sheriffs will spend the day ut |
Chimney Rock. A barbecue dinner
will be served at Bottomless Pools,
and later Senator Cameron Morrison
will make an address.
Other officers named at Tuesday
night's session were N. H. McGaha
of Cumberland county, first vice
president; O. F. Adkins, of Mc-
Dowell county, second vice president Jj
O. A. Glover, of Wilson, re-elected j
secretary-treasurer.
have gone. If any of my readers
have detected the effects of dog
days in my recent paragraphs, I want
them to know that I've resolved to
recover. And I'd be more than pleas- \
ed to have such suggestions as you|
might have to offer for the improve
ment of this column, now that dog
days are over. This is your column
folks. Editor Alcock engages me to
write it for you, not for his own or
my amusement. So the department is
not mine at all. A line from you tell
ing me what in your opinion will
make "Views of Our News" more :n
--teresting will help me a great deal.
Do I pay too much attention to some
news, to the neglect of other items?
Am I too flippant... or too serious?
Thanks heartily, to all who have
written me, and please let me heai
from more of you.
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FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1931.
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GROVER MO9NEY,
AGED 31, PASSES
Young Spindale Man Succumbs
After An Illness of More
1 han Five Years.
Spindale, Aug. 11—Funeral Sftjy'
vices for Mr. Grover Mopney,
3.1, ..were held from the SkiloK" Bap
tist church Sunday afternoon at three)
o'clock. Rev. B. P. Parks, of Spin-j
dale, was in charge of the funeral,!
assisted by Rev. Mr. Wyatt, of Hen
rietta. Interment took place in the
Shiloh cemetery.
Mr. Mooney died at his home here j
Saturday morning at 9:20 o'clock, |
following an illness of five and one-j
half years. During most of that time!
he had been confined to his bed, suf
fering from that dread disease,
white plague. During the entire time
he bore his suffering with a patience
and fortitude that aroused the ad
miration of his hundreds of friends.
Mr. Mooney is survived by his
mother, his widow, who prior to her
marriage was Miss Agnes Dobbins ;j
one daughter, Betty Jane; two broth
ers Claude and George Mooney, of
Sanatorium, N. C., and two sisters,
Misses Hattie and Leona Mooney,
of Spindale.
Mr. Mooney had been a member j
of the First Baptist church, of Spin
dale, for a number of years.
Annual W. M. U.
Meeting Aug. 28th
The annual meeting of the Wo
men's Missionary Union, of the
Sandy Run Baptist Association, will
be held in the First Baptist church
in Spindale, on Friday, August 28,
beginning at 9:45. Mrs. R. R. Free
man will conduct the devotional ser
vice, and Mrs. R. M. Hill will bring,
greetings to th; delegates. The res-;
ponse will he by Mrs. J. R. Moore,
of Alexander. After reports, Mrs.
Mack McCurry will talk on "Home |
Mission Needs," and Miss Bertha
Smith w r ill give a talk on "Greetings
from China." Luncheon will be serv
ed at noon. A playlet "The Subscrip-j
tion Clinic" will be given at the open- ;
ing of the afternoon session. Those j
speaking at this session will be Miss
Lucy Brown, Mrs. Charles McCurrv.!
Mrs. Broadus Moore, Miss Ruth j
Pierc-y and Miss Beth Walker.
A complete program will be given (
next week.
EXTENDED AUTO TRIP.
Messrs Ralph Wright, Worth
Wright and Aubrey Clay left Tues
day afternoon by motor on a trip to
Washington, D. C., New York and
other points. They will be gone
aboyt a week". They are making the
trip in Mr. Ralph Wright's car.
! ELLENBORO WOMAN
WED SU; IDAY
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Death Claims Mrs. R. L. Lim
rick, Aged 69—Funeral
Monday at Bethel.
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EJJenboro, Aug. 10. —Mrs. R. L.
aged G9, died Sunday morn
ing ar the home of her daughter, j
Mrs. Clifford Bridges, at this place,
after a short illness. Funeral ser-v
vices were held at Bethel Baptist
church Monday afternoon, at 2:30
o'clock, with Rev. W. C. Rourk and
Rev. I. D. Harrill in charge of the
service. Interment was in the Bethel
cemetery
Mrs. Limrick is survived by three
daughters and four sons, as follows:
Mrs. C. J. Jackson, of Forest City;
Mrs. R. Z. Abernethy, of Alexander;
Mrs C. W Bridges, Ellenboro; Charl
es and Oliver Limrick, of Ellenboro;
Will Limrick, Bessemer City, and
Frank Limrick, of Oklahoma. One sis
ter, Mrs. Laura Williams, of Shelby,
also survives. Her husband preceded
her to the grave several years ago,
and she had been spending most of
her time in Ellenboro with her chil
dren. She was a member of the El
lenboro Baptist church.
The pallbearers were Messrs L. J.
Caston, Harry Hope, Claude Bland,
E. E. Caston, Ray Goldsmith and
Rush Green. The floral offering was
borne by the following: Misses Madge
Jackson, Wilma Limrick, Louise
Jackson, Eunice Honeycutt, Nellie
White. Lena Bell *} ckadoo, Lois
Honeycutt. Laura Branch, Ruth Tapp,
Addie Sue Limrick, Mesdames J 8..
Caldwell, J. A. Graham, C. M. Mauney
and Van Harrill.
MR. W. T. MEARES FINE
TYPE OF SOUTHERNER
Mr. Wilkie Meares and family and
Mr. J. B. Meares will visit the lat
ter's father, Mr. W. T. Meares, jt
his home in Seneca, S. C., next Sun
day. The Meares family has a re
markable record for longevity. Mr.
W. T. Meares now 7 being in his 91st
year and having a brother who
93. He is also one of the few re
maining Confederate veterans and is
in remarkable health and strengt.i
considering his advaeed age, ano
does lots of work around his home.
Some few years ago, before one
the brothel's died, the Meares broth
ers were the oldest in the state of
South Carolina, the combined ages
of the three approaching very near
the three hundred mark. They we.'f ,
notable examples of the
typical Southern type, so fast dis-:
appearing in this age.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. F. F. Black Fri
day, August 14th, at four o'clock.
TWO NEW HIGHWAYS
FOR THIS COUNTY
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Shelby to Marion and Ruther
fordton to Chesnee Routes
Contemplated.
Marion, August 10. —Two new
highways, one from Marion to Shel
by and another from Rutherfordton
to the state line near Chesnee, S.
C., will be included in the new road
construction program of the State
Highway commission, W. W. Neal,
of Marion, ninth district commission
er, announced Saturday.
Mr. Neal said that plans for
two roads were outlined at a ric.nt
meeting of the commission in Ral
eigh which he attended. A plan to
complete as early as possible thi 1 new
state prison camp in McDowell coun
ty was also discussed by the corn
mission.
Paved Highways.
Engineers will begin surveying
immediately the new route from
Marion to Shelby, which is to be ap
proximately 10 miles shorter than the
present route, Mr. Neal said. The
new road will also be constructed
w T ith a better grade. It is to be
hard surfaced and pnpbably will be
designated as No. 190 in the state
I system. No estimates on the cost
! and the time required for complet
ing the road will be available
the survey has been finished Mr.
I Neal said.
[ The Rutherfordton-Chesnee road
when completed will become a link in
the Black Bt-ar trail which extends
from Florida to Canada. This road
is also to be hard surfaced and built
on standard state highway specifica
tions. It will be routed to reduce j
the distance between Rutherford - j
ton and the state line by 10 or 12;
miles.
No Surveys Made.
Construction on the routes wil ,
not begin for several months on ac-j
count of the fact that no surveys
have been made, and also that other |
details will have to be worked out.;
Mr. Neal said.
The specifications for the McDow
ell county prison camp for convicts
used in road building and mainten
ance are almost completed and will
be sent to contractors for bids in the
near future. The first unit to be j
built will cost $20,000 and will hou-.e
100 prisoners. Later, additional units
will be built at a cost of $20,000
each.
Dr. W. E. Abernethy
To Preach Here
Dr. Will E. Abernethy, of Ruth
erford College, will preach at The
First Baptist church here Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock and Sun
day evening at eight o'clock. He will
fill the pulpit in the absence of Dr.
Ayers, who is away on a vacation.;
Dr. Abernethy is well-known here,
having one time been pastor of the
local Methodist church for one year.
W T hile here he will be the guest of
Dr. W. C. Bostic, Sr. Prof. Clyde A.
Erwin, of Rutherfordton, will speak
to the Men's Bible class during the
Sunday school hour Sunday morn-j
ing.
RING FOUND AFTER HAVING
BEEN LOST TEN YEARS
Ten years ago, Mrs. Lizzie M/
Kanipe. of this city, lost a valued
ling while pi.ikin# jgreens in h;er
garden. The ring was a highly prized 1
heirloom and of great sentimental i
value, and the loss was deeply de
plored. but look as diligently as they
could, no trace of it could be found
Time passed on, and some veais ago
this good lady passed on to her ie-j
ward.
Last Saturday, Mr. H. L. Kanine
pulled a stalk of cabbage in his
garden and found the ring clinging'
to the dirt packed around the roots
of the vegetable. He was overjoyed
of course, to find the ring, which
was in perfect state of preservation.
The ring was presented to his son,
Mr. Lolan Kanipe, whose initials arc
the same as that of his departed
mother, and the 'latter having al«o
expressed the desire that he should
have the heirloom during her life
time.
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72 COLUMNS
s*i.oo Per Year in Advance
PLANS MATURING
FOR FARM TOUR
Large Number of Farmers Ex
pect to Make Trip—Spon
sored by County Club.
More than forty farmers and th.ir
families have already made plans to
go to Greene county, Tenn.. Friday
August 21, with the farm tour mo
torcade, being sponsored by Tha
Rutherford County Club. About fif
teen of these farmers will take their
own cars and families, while some of
the others will be taken by members
of the County Club.
This farm tour is being sponsor
i ed by the Club in co-operation with
the Greene County Chamber of Com
merce. The motorcade will be com
posed of abcat fifty cars.
Greene county is known as one
of the richest agricultural counties
in the south. The Greene County
| Chamber of Commerce is preparing
!an itinerary which will carry the
; Rutherford county visitors over sev
j eral of the largest farms in that
| county, and through a large milk
condensery plant. The visitors will
see the various farm crops of tobac
co, permanent pastures, clovers, live
stock', poultry, etc., which makes that
county one of the leaders of the
South.
All Rutherford county farmer*
who desire to make the trip are re
quested to get in touch with Coun
ty Agent F. E. Patton. Inform him
as to whether\ou will take your car,
or expect transportation furnished
you. Every farmer, who can, is urg
ed to take his car and family. It will
be a delightful day's outing for the
family.
The motorcade will leave from in
front of the court house at Ruth v
fordton Friday morning, August 21,
at seven o'clock. The distance frcm
Rutherfordton to GreeneviHe is
slightly over 100 miles, and will re
quire from three and one-half to
four hours both ways. All going n
the tour are also requested to tain
along a basket luncheon, which will
be spread at noon in GreeneviHe.
Rites Held For
, Ellenboro Woman
Ellenboro, Aug. 10. —Funeral serv
ices were held Thursday at the El
lenboro Baptist church for Mrs. El
bert Whitesides, 58, who died at
her home near Caroleen Wednes
day night after an illness of sever
al months. The Rev. I. D. Harrill.
assisted by the Rev. Z. D. Harrill,
conducted the rites, and burial was
made in the local cemetery Nephews
of Mrs. Whitesides acted as pallbear
ers.
Surving are three sons, Hart
Whitesid Q s, of Asheville, Jay White
sides, of the Army, and Miller
Whitesides. of Ellenboro. and three
daughters, Mrs. Will Alexander, of
Ferry, N. C., Mrs. Ectra Capps. of
Henrietta, and Miss Ruby White
sides. of Ellenboro.
Asheville Road
Will Open Aug. 24
State Highway Commissioner E.
B. Jeffr°ss Monday announced the
highway between Lake Lure and
Asheville, a link of Route No. 20,
will be open August 24.
The Asheville to Chimney Rock
link has been closed for several weeks
and traffic has been routed out the
Sweeten creek road and across to t*e
main highways by a series of side
roads, all of which have been kent
in fair condition. Much traffic from
Asheville to Chimney Rock has be rT )
via Hendersonville.
The new road will greatly shorten
the distance and will have a distinct
tourist advantage for Ashpville. Trav
el over the Asheville-Chimney Rock
road is heaviest at this season of
the year. The road, which is being
rebuilt, will be one of the finest
stretches of highway in this section.
A FINE BOY.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Blanton. *>f
Lowell, are rejoicing over the bjrth
of a son, born Sunday, Ausr. 9th. Mrs.
Blanton was formerly Miss Helen
Covington.