Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XIII —No. 49.
CLARENCE POE
ADVOCATES TWO
ARMED FARMING
Progressive Farmer Editor Says
Establish Balance Between
Stock and Plant Hus
bandry.
By A. H. ULM, in Charlotte Observer
North Carolina is going to come
back. North Carolina farm lands,
particularly land level enough for
the use of machinery, are probably
the best investment in sight at the
present time.
North Carolina is just as well
adapted to livestock, including dai-i
lying and poultry, as the average
American state.
And if we should develop as good
a balance between actual production
and plant production as even the
average American state, it would in
crease the state's normal agricul-;
tural income over $200,000,000 —
over 52,000,000 per year per "county.
This can be done.
Poe's Position
These were some of the state-j
ments made by Dr. Clarence Poe,i
editor of the Progressive Farmer-j
Ruralist, when discussing agricul
tural conditions.
Doctor Poe has just recently re-i
turned from a visit to northwest -
Texas, where he saw vast areas ofj
cotton handled by tractors and four- i
horse teams. But he is not disturbed
about North Carolin's agricultural
future —provided and provided only
that we do four things:
I—Use more horsepower and ma
chinery.
2 —Enrich the soil with humus and
legumes and retain it by terraces.
3 —Develop livestock, dairying and
poultry on a parity with other crops.
4—Take our vast areas that are
row producing no profits and putj
them to work either in providing;
pastures and feed for livestock or
else scientifically producing timber,
carefully thinned, marketed and fire
protected. ~
He does not agree that North Caro
lina must give up producing cotton i
extensively.
Can Grow Cotton Too
"This is going to be one of the;
garden spots of the continent," re
marked a traveling companion driv
ing with Doctor Poe through east
ern North Carolina, traversing vast
level, fertile, loamy, stoneless fields,
as easily cultivated as the prairies'
of the west or the plains Of Texas.
"Yes," Doctor Poe agreed, "and
the men who. prophesy that cotton
growing in North Carolina is doomed
to go just as rice growing and the
turpentine industry did—they sim
ply haven't visualized eastern North
Carolina as it is. Here modern ma
chinery can be used as readily as in
Texas. And when our people find
that they must use modern machi
nery in order to compete with Texas
they will do it."
Producing cotton by the one-horse
methods is doomed, he insists. So
is producing cotton in small patches
or on land where the only soil-care
bought fertilizer. But with fairly
large fields, soil-building methods'
r.nd two to four-horse cultivators,
N'rth Carolina can continue to make
cotton.
"Look here what D. W. Watkins
f Clemson, said after studying our
3 exas competition," Doctor Poe con
tinued, picking up a bulletin and
referring to this paragraph:
'"The southwest is using up its fer
tility. In the dryer regions they can
grow cotton, but they cannot grow
crops on which to produce cotton.
On the contrary our climate enables
us to grow soil-improving crops and
therefore grow larger yields per
ncre and thus partly offset the
southwest's advantages in lower cul
tivation costs."
A former business associate of
Doctor Poe's, B. L. Moss, who has
cotton farms in Texas and also in
Mississippi, was quoted by Doctor
Poe as follows:
"The West Texas farmer will
probably average around one-fourth
bale per acre, working 80 to 100
acres per man, and this is the form
of competition the eastern grower
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FOREST CITV COURIER
FOREST M Of ... TEN Am, MOST SURVEyT
- PUBLISHED. IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHEflBfik) COIJNTV
Wilkie Reunion At
Shiloh September 20
Rutherfordton, R-l, Sept. 7.
There will be a reunion of the Wil
kie and Huntley families at the
Shiloh Baptist church on the third
Sunday in September. All these
families are requested to be pre
sent at this gathering with full bas-
of dinner and all friends of
these families are cordially invited.
There will be music and short talks.
The committeemen are requested ta
be on the ground by ten o'clock.
UNION MILLS NEWS
Union Mills, Sept. B.—The Rev.
C. C. Grogan filled his regular ap
pointment at the Baptist church Sun
day morning and Mr. Clarence Gil
liam preached Sunday night.
There will be prayer services at
£he Baptist church every Thursday
night at 8:00 o'clock.
Mr. Troy Trull, of Cruso, N. C ,
returned home last week after visit
ing his sister, Mrs. C. C. Grogan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Nanney and
family visited Mr and Mrs W. P.
Smart, Sunday.
Messrs Emmitt, Francis, Ollin
Owens,former students of Alexan
der school, Inc., left today to enter
school at Mars Hill college.
Mr and Mrs E. F. Johnson, Mrs;
C. M. Edwards and son, Jr. and Mr.]
John Johnson spent Sunday with 1
Mr and Mrs Young Hemphill neai-j
Union Mills.
Mrs I. E. Yearby after spending
sometime with Mr and Mrs C. C. j
Goforth returned to her home inj
Greenville, S. C.
Several from this community at
tended the funeral of Mr. Cratt
Adair at the family grave yard, Sun
day afternoon.
The Rev. and Mrs A. A. Walker
is spending several days with Mrs.
Walker's parents, Mr and Mrs G. W.
Morgan.
Miss Florence Forbes of Chase City,
Va., left Monday for her home after
spending sometime with relatives in
North Carolina.
School May Get
Extra Teacher
All parents who have children who'
will become six years old between'
October Ist, and December Ist are!
requested to send their names to j
principal of the Forest City Gram
mar school. The superintendent of
the Cool Springs township schools
thinks that there is a chance to get
an extra teacher at the grammar
school. If he succeeds in this, chil
dren who become six years old by
December Ist will be admitted. Do
: not send children until notified to
I do so. However, it is essential to send
! in the name of your child now. All
; the schools are crowded. Application
! will be made for three teachers.
However, the decision will be with
• the State Board of Equalization at
' Raleigh. If they have the funds and
other schools are not crowded move
than the local schools, the teachers
will be alloted to us.
The band director, Mr. Cole states
that he will have a full playing bund
at the Forest City graded school.
The high school band is improving
rapidly. It will play at the Alexan
! dei* ball park Friday night. September
25th. The Cool Springs High will play
Lenior High that night. Lenoir High
! school boys are coached by Mr. Paul
Moss of Forest City. Mr. Moss is an
excellent coach and the fans will be
given a good game. The local team
is improving rapidly. ,The green ma
terial is getting more seasoned. The
local school will have a good team
j this year. The first game of the sea
! son will be Friday, September 18tn,
; or. the High school athletic field It
will be played with Chesnee. The
game will be called at 3:45 p. m. The
Lenoir game will be played at. 8 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Rev. T. M. Stribling, the pastor
will preach at 11 a. m. Sunday.
Sabbath school at 10 a. m. All cor
dially invited. The Woman's Aux
iliary of the Presbyterian church
will meet with Mrs. B. H. Price Mon
day the 14ih at 4 p.m. f
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. 10~ \
MR. S. S. M'KINNEY
DIED MONDAY
I
Widely Known Man Passes at
Home Here After Several
Months' Illness.
Mr. Stevens Simpson McKinney,
aged 75, died at his home here Mon
day after an illness of several months.
Funeral serviees were held . Tues
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Oak
Grove church with Rev. J. D. Norris,
S. N. Snow and Dr. W. A. Ayers in
charge of the service. Interment was
in the Oak Grove cemetery.
Mr. McKinney is survived by' his
widow and the following children:
Mr. Joe McKinney, of Cliffside; Mrs
G. B. Miller, Forest City; Mrs J. C.
| Holland, Caroleen; Miss Adele Mc
; Kinney and Miss Fannie McKinney.
at home.
Mr. McKinney was a faithful mem
ber of the Oak Grove Methodist
church, where he had held his mem
bership for a number of years. He
was a widely know n citizen, a christ
ian worker, and a man who num
bered his friends by the score.
The pallbearers were Messrs. C.
C. McKinney, A. L. McKinney, A.
M. McKinney, L. Q. McKinney, S.
R. McKinney and J. W McKinney.
The large floral offering was borne
by the following flower girls: Misses I
Raos and Lela McKinney, Maggie
Harrill, Lula Greene, Malda Harrili
and Gazzie McKinney
FORMER TEACHER HERE
MAKING GOOD IN NEW YORK
Miss Ellis Arrington Credle, for
mer art teacher in the Forest City
schools, has made a wonderful re
cord since going to New York City
and gained an enviable reputation
in the art world of the metropolis.
For a year Miss Credle made the
fashion drawings for a leading
theatre in New York, and at.the pre
sent time is employed at the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History,
where she is doing a series of painty
ings to be permanently exhibited bj£
that museum. Miss Credle will be
pleasantly remembered in Forest
City, where her friends are proud
of her success in art.
NEW LUTHERAN PASTOR
ARRIVES IN SPINDALE
Spindale, Sept. 8. —Next Sunday
morning the Rev. Paul BorTack, the
new pastor of the Evangelical Luth
eran church here will preach his first
sermon at the Lutheran church. He
has chosen for his message, "The
House on the Rock." Come and at
tend the services. All are invited.
Regular services and Sunday school
will be conducted every Sunday:
Sunday school at ten o'clock and di
vine service at eleven o'clock.
WATERMELON SLICING
Forest City, R-l, Sept. B.—The
Oak Grove Epworth League enjoyed
an old fashioned watermelon slicing
Tuesday of last week. About thirty
five members of the League were
present. A number of games were
enjoyed.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETING.
The Willis Towery Post, American
Legion, will meet Thursday nigh., ac
the City Hall. All members are urged
to attend, as there is some important
business to attend to.
CCTTON 6c TODAY. .
* Cotton on the local market is 6c
today, according to an announce
ment madrty the Forest City Seed
and Fertilizer Company.
LITTLE JOSEPH EUQENE
OWENS CALLED BY DEATH
The death angel visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Owens here
Sunday evening about 7 o'clock and
claimed their son, little Edgav
Eugene, thirteen months old. He is
survived by his parents, two sisters
and one brother, Eunice, Dorothy,
and Boyce. Funeral services were
conducted at the Missionary Metho
dist chfeirch Monday afternoon atj
2:30 o'clock, with Rev. H. C. Kiserj
in charga.
j FIRST MEETING 1
OF WOMAN'S CLUB
;'
First General Meeting of Year
Held Thursday With Mrs.
G. C. McDaniel.
The Forest City # Woman's Club
held its first general' meeting of the
year on Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember 3, at the home of Mrs. G. C.
McDaniel, with Mesdames S. J. As
bury, J. W. Morgan and B. T. Jones
associate hostesses
After the club collect an address
of welcome was given and a cordial
invitation to new members by Mrs,
S. J. Asbury, newly elected presi
dent for 1931-32. In her splendid
address the president stated some of
the aims and motives of the Woman's
Club. The minutes of the May
meeting and of the last executive
meeting were read by Mrs. Hoyle
Elliott, club secretary, and a most
encouraging report was given by
Mrs. Tom Vernon,- treasurer. A
revision of the Constitution and By-
Laws was submitted bv the commit
tee on Rules and Regulations, which
was adopted by the club.
An interesting feature of the pro
gram was a lesson in Parliamentary
Law, 'given by Mrts. Bert Moore,
Parliamentarian.
The Finance Counsel, Mrs. J. F.
Alexander, chairman, is planning a
"Supper on the Square," on Friday
evening, September 11, from 6:30
p. m. untiP 8 o'clock.
A message by Mrs. G. C. McDan-|
iel, welfare chairman, regarding h?r
departments' work won the sym
pathy and interest of all club mem- j
bers, and a nice shower of canned j
goods was received for the welfare j
shelf. ,
Civic chairman, Mrs. B. T. Jones,
made a report on some changes made
by the last legislature in laws of spe
cial interest to the club.
Quite a few unexpected revela
tions of the condition of illiteracy
were made in a report by Mrs. J.
W. Morgan, illiteracy chairman. The
Southern states were * found more
jrtS»t® than other states. One
reason for this being the floating
population and another is that there
is less money per capita for educa
tion. The chairman urged that this
club adopt with other clubs, the slo
gan "No Illiteracy By 1940." An
illiterate school will be conducted
this fall for both men and women.
At the conclusion of this inter
esting program the hostesses served
delightful refreshments.
SUPPER ON THE SQUARE
Why not get your supper at the
square o n Friday, September 11th?
The Woman's Club of Forest City
will serve you from six until eight
o'clock and save you the trouble and
heated worry of preparing your own
meal. If you do not want a regular
supper, you may order good home
made ice cream and cake. So, wheth
er you are hungry mrch or little,
the square is the ideal place for you
on Friday evening. The square will
be converted into a garden tea-room
where you may receive service ir.
comfort. There will be no cover
charges. The menu will consist of a
choice of two plate dinners at 25c
each and home-made ice cream and
cake for 10c.
"The Night of Bargains" in meals
has arrived so bring the family wLh
you and make supper a festive oc
casion. In case of rain the tea-room
will be found in the Alexander build
ing between the furniture buildings.
MR. FRANK D. HARRILL
DIES AT LATTIMORE
Lattimore. Sept. 8— Franklin E.
Harrill, 62, died at his home at Lat
timore, Sunday night after a linger
ing illness of more than a year. He
had been a patient in the Rutherford
hospital for some weeks. He was a
member of the Double Springs Bap
tist church near Lattimore and had
been a faithful member of that
church since boyhood. He was a
leader in the civic matters. The fun
eral services were conducted at
Double Springs Baptist church Mon
day afternoon, in charge of the Rev.
D. G. Washburn and Rev. J. W. Sut
tle. Burial was in Double Springs
cemetery
leather ford ton
pP P. O. Bid Is Made
Washington, D. C., Sept. 7.—Ar
thur F. Perry, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla ,
submitted the low bid last Wednes
day for constructing a new pb'st office
at Rutherfordton, N. C., at $46,880
for building with slate roofing and
$46,680 for shingle tile roofed build
ing. General Engineering Corporation
Upperdarby, Pa., bids s47,fls£ slate
roofing and $48,000 shingle tie roof
ing.
, lt
is expected that construction'
work will begin within a short time.
MONTFORD'S COVE
Union Mills, R-l, Sept. 7.—Mr.
and Mrs Kenneth Sparks, of Marion,
were the week-end guests of Mr and
Mrs E. M. Hall, Mrs Spark's parents.
Those spending the day at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D.Hemphill, l
Sunday, were Mr and Mrs Zurbeej
Hemphill, of Marion, Mr and Mrs
Parris Hemphill of Forest City, Mr
and Mrs L. M. Hemphill and so # n Sam
of High Shoals. Callers in the after
noon were Mr and Mrs George Hemp
hill, and children, Mr and Mrs Hicks
Hemphill and children and Mr J. P.
Hemphill of Old Fort, Mr and Mrs
C. S. Hemphill and children, Mr and
Mrs Vassey of Forest City, Mr and
Mis E. F. Johnson and son of Union
Mills, Mrs C. M. Edwards and son,
of Ellcnboro, Mr and Mrs Addie
Bland, Mr and Mrs M. G. Johnson
and son and Master Harry Setzer,
ail of Spindale.
Miss Florence Harris, of Marion,
was the week-end guest of her par
ents, Mr and Mrs M. B. Harris.
Mrs Dora Brown and two children
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. H.
C. Rhodes and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Parker and
children were the Sunday guests ofj
Mrs Parker's brother, Mr and Mrsj
John Hall and family of near Union!
Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Nanney, of |
Boiling Springs, spent Suhday withj
Mr and Mrs S. R. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Breaman Parker and
Mrs. Johnney Parker and children, j
spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. R.
Haynes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Burgess and
family spent last Sunday with friends
in Fairview.
Miss Clara Rhodes of the Isot'nei*-
mal hotel of Rutherfordton, spent a
few hours Friday with her mother,
Mrs H. C. Rhodes and family. She
was accompanied by three of her
friends, Misses Lillie Taylor, Georgia
Moore and Mr. Walter Taylor, all of
Rutherfordton.
Mrs. Hicks Hemphill and children
visited her parents recently, Mr. and
Mrs. Early of Old Fort.
Mr and Mrs E. S. Harris visited
last week-end with their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Blanton, of Spin
dale.
Mr and Mrs J. H. Burgess visited
one day recently Mr and Mrs E. M.
Stott.
«
GINS TWO BALES COTTON.
The Forest City Seed and Fertilizer
Co., ginned their first bale of cotton
Tuesday afternoon, and the second
bale Wednesday morning. The fir.~t
bale belonged to Charles Green, ot
Forest City, while the bale ginned
Wednesday belonged to T. C. Hardin.
_ :
ELLENBORO GINS FIRST
BALE OF COTTON
The first of cotton ginned in
the Ellenboro community was ginned ;
Tuesday at Mr. O. C. Turner's gin,,
according to Mr. A. B. Bushong. The i
cotton was brought in by Mr. W. L.
Melton. The bale weighed 566 pounds.
— j
Last week a-picnic supper in the
home cf Mr and Mrs J. G. Reid, of
Union Mills, was very much enjoy
ed by Mr and Mrs C. C. Reid, MisSj
Dixie Reid, Messrs. Lewis and \ ol
ney Reid, and Mrs J. M. Boyd of
Rutherfordton; Mrs Gene Irwin and |
children, Francis and Anne, of Cali- •
fornia; Dr. and Mrs G. P. Reid and
guests, Rev. and Mrs Elzie Myers of ■
Hickory Grove, Charlotte; Miss Ida ;
Reid of Marion; Mrs James Maxwell,!
of Florida and Miss Ruth Reid.
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60 COLUMNS
$2.00 Per Year in Advance
COUNTY FAIR
WILL BE HELD
SEPT. 22 TO 26
/
Greatest Midway Ever Ap
pearing Scheduled—Of
fer Large Number Pre
miums For Exhibits
The Rutherford County Fair will
be held September 22, 23, 24, 25 and
26th, at the fair grounds on High
way No. 20, between Forest City
and Spindale. Henderson. Polk and
McDowell counties will again co
operate with Rutherford i n putting
on the fair, and many hundreds are
expected to attend from those coun
ties.
The L. J. Heath Snows will be on
the midway all week. There will be
nine big rides and Ween shows.
This will be the largest midway ev?r
seen at the Rutherford County Fair.
Twenty railroad cars are required to
transport the equipment of this huge
show company.
Among the features to be seen
daily before the grandstand will be
The Flying Brocks; Brock Brothers
and Edna Brock; and Bill De Armo.
The latter is a big favorite every
where. He will present European
novelties and juggling acts. All grand
stand attractions are superior to
those of former years.
Admission this year will be 35c
for adults, instead of 50c as here
tofore. Admission for children, 6 to
12 years, will be 25c. As usual, Tues
day will be school day and all school
children will be admitted free.
The fair offers a large number of
premiums to exhibitors of agricultural
products. The fair catalogues list
approximately the same prizes on
farm produce as appeared in last
year's catalogue. There are a few
changes, a few additions and some
items removed from the catalogue.
The fair is sponsored by The Ruth
erford County Agriculture Society.
Inc. Officers of the society are C. F.
Cline, president; 0. J. Holler, vice
president; Z. O. Jenkins, vice-presi
dent; F. E. Patton, secretary and
John Reid. treasurer. The township
vice-presidents are J. J. Geer, Ruth
erf ordton; L. S. Nash, Union; H. W.
Bingham, Sulphur Springs; J. L.
Kirby, High Shoals; S. M. Flack,
j Cool Springs; A. B. Bushong, Colfax;
Grady Withrow, Duncan Creek;
Grady Crow, Golden Valley: Dewey
Long, Logan Store; Mrs. J. G. Reid.
Camp Creek; Mrs. Ed Bennett. GH
key; James Burgess, Morgan; J. W.
Whitesides, Chimney Rock; Edgar
Lewis, Green Hill.
The various departments will be
under the supervision of the follow
ing efficient superintendents: farm
and field crops, J. C. Buff: horticul
tural products, J. C. Buff; oiyiamen
tal flowers and plants, Mrs. G. W.
Rollins; Canned goods, Mrs. Mary
Alice Early; poultry and dairy sup
plies, Mrs. H. F. Killian; crochet,
needle and fancy work, Mrs. Grant
Allen; children's department. Miss
Nan Morgan; livestock, cattle. R. L.
Pruett; Swine, C. W. Mayfield; poul
try. H. K. Logan.
GINS FIRST BALE COTTON
Mr. Vance Harrill, of near Provi
dence church, is reported as havinr
been the first person in the
portion of the county to have a ba'e
of cotton ginned this year. Mr. Har
rill took a load of cotton to tV*
Avondale gin Monday morning and
after ginning the bale weighed
pounds.
MT. PLEASANT TENNIS CLUB
The Mt. Pleasant Tennis Club m- t
Monday evening, September 7. with
Misses Winnie and Merle Price as
hostesses. Members from Mt. Pleas
ant, Alexander and Bostic were pre
sent. During the business part of the
meeting Mr. Glen Toms was unani
mously elected president for the
coming year. Miss Winnie Price was
re-elected secretary and treasurer.
A new court has just been complet
ed and the club expects to have some
fine games.
After the business was completed
the members enjoyed a watermelon
slicing.