Correspondence
SAUNOOK HAPPENINGS
IRON DUFF ITEMS
Cooler this morning with a big
frost. It will retard the growth of
grass but if it keeps back the apple
blooms sufficiently to escape the
spring frost. A few cold snaps will
BATCLIFF COVE NEJMS
The farmers are getting along
nicely with their work since we are
having such fine weather.
We are glad to say the Sunday
school is progressing nicely with G.
S. Smathers as superintendent and
Thomas Compton assistant.
Rev. A. L. Beck preached an inter-
prove a Blessing.
W. L. Morrow, J. A. Park and i two interesting sermons.
Aaron Conard, who have spent the The Sunday schools are both pro
winter in South Carolina, have re- gressing nicely,
their old homes in Iron It seems that some of the people of
The farmers of this section are
very busy preparing their corn
ground nowadays.
Rev. A. V. Joyner filled his regular
appointment at the Baptist church 1 tiDg n aUentive
aaiuraay ana ounaay ana preacnea :
turned to
Duff.
Rev. A. L. Latham on the first Sun
day preached at Davis Chapel a ser
mon on the war and gave some good
advice. He said that every person
should feel and realize the fact that
they are a part of this government
and that it was incumbent on them to
do something to help win a victory
in this war for humanity; the farm
er could do so by putting more
thought and energy into the produc
tion of foodstuffs and that everyone
could help by being more frugal. He
urged all to buy War Savings Stamps
and aDDointed a committee to look
after this.
Z. C. Davis, T. B. Medford and R.
C. Chambers have recently been on a
visit to Camp Sevier. They report
a splendid time and were royally en
tertained by the soldier boys. Mr.
Davis has two sons in that camp;
one of them is a lieutenant. Mr. Med
ford has a son and a brother. Mr.
Chambers has two nephews. M. A.
McCracken contemplated going but
was detained on account of the fact
that his daughter, Maggie, was op
erated on for appendicitis at the
Waynesville Hospital. Mr. McCrack
en is doing right well by Uncle Sam;
out of six boys four are in the army
and the other two are not old enough.
I often think of my old friend, A. Z.
Baldwin, down on White Oak; he has
only two sons and both have donned
the uniform.
Bryan Medford i.s at home from
Camp Sevier on a five days' furlough.
Dr. F. M. Davis, of Canton, i.s also
home from Camp Sevier for 10 days.
He is now visiting his old home and
relatives in Iron Duff. He is a cap-
tain in the engineering department
and says he i.s kept busy all the time
in sanitation work, visiting the sick
in the hospitals and lecturing four
hours a day to soldier boys on how
to take care of themselves if wound
ed on the firing line.
Everyone in the camp this good
weather is hustling. The motto is,
"You must learn things fast and to
do things quick." He says he don't
know when they will go to France
and most of the boys don't care; in
fact, some are anxious to go and
the more efficient they become the
more anxious the soldier is to be near
the evening that a well trained sol
dier wants to do some fighting.
"OLD SHAD."
ence Sunday.
The singing convention was a suc
cess and our choir won the silver
cup. Everyone seemed to enjoy the
staging.
Mr Will Hftnpv retnrnoA fn har
union prayer meeting gomg on nere. home on Tork Monda aSt
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n .ney uu wiejr uon t wu bui we rc .nwidinif uvl Hv with hmr !,.
having a prayer meeting and need bandf who to return
this place don't know there is still a
one who can should come next Sun
day night. It will be at the M. E.
church and you can come if you will.
"Where there i.s a will there is a
way."
Miss Willie Rhinehart entertained
a number of friends Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Vaughn Rhinehart returned to
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wk-end w.th her daughter, Mrs. rndmother( Mn Rhin I
hart. His mother accompanied him
as far as Canton.
Misses Wilsie and Maude Snyder
and Dona Arington were the pleasant
guests of Clara Davis Saturday.
Messrs. Robert and Taylor Messer,
of Crabtree, are visiting friends and
relatives at this place.
Mr. Joseph Davis was the guest of I
Miss Pearl Snyder Sunday.
Miss Carrie Robinson, of Hazel-
wood, was the guest of Miss Iva Sny-
t!ie
G. W. Liner.
Mr. Jesse Boone was a visitor in
the Cove Sunday afternoon.
"DAD."
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE
CRABTREE LOCALS
We have been having excellent
. weather for the past month, although
the March winds are blowing at pres
ent. Mr. Lee Noland visited Fines Creek
last week.
Misses Carrie and Winnie Kinsland,
of this place, visited relatives at Clyde
last Saturday.
Mr. Bryan Medford and Capt.
Davis, from Camp Sevier, Greenville,
S. C, were home on a furlough this
week.
Several of the school girls visited
home folks Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Loney Kinsland is building a
new house across the road just above
the other one.
Mrs. Mattie Noland has returned
home from Asheville after a week's
stay.
Mr. Clayton Walker motored to
Crabtree Saturday.
There were several of the young
folks from Lake Junaluska and other
places who came down and gave a
surprise party at the home of Mr. R.
W. Kinsland Saturday night, March
9.
Mr. Jarvis McCracken, of Washing
ton, D. C, is visiting home folks.
Mr. Jim Williams made a trip to
Asheville last week.
Miss Fannie Messer came home
Friday.
I will close this time by saying I
am glad to see more of the corre
spondents taking interest in our home
paper. Many that are far away now
say they enjoy all the letters.
Rutherford College is situated
about three-fourths of a mile from
Connelly Springs, which is on the
Southern railway between Asheville , .
.j ci.-.u. t. . i der Sunday.
building and is surrounded by a 60
acre campus. Rutherford College is
only 10 miles from Hickory or Mor
ganton. A student can easily go to
either of these towns and do his shop
ping. The college is so located that
thore is seldom any attractions to
keep your mind off your work. It has
three Literary Societies, one for the
girls and two for the boys. The so
cieties are doing a great work and are
numbered among the best of the
state.
Rutherford College is the place for
a student to prepare for college. It
gives four years in high school work
and two years of college work. Up
to February 9, 1918, it has enrolled
41 ministers! students, and has in all
departments 153. There are about 60
of these students who are working
their way, partly or wholly, through
school. Rutherford College is giving
a student $2.00 worth of work for
each $1.00 it receives. The board for
this year has been running on an
average of $8.00 to $8.50 each month.
Rutherford College is now working
to erect a new brick dormitory. The
dormitory is to be erected in honor
of Dr. Weaver, who loved the institu
tion. Weaver Hall is expected to cost
$25,000 and is to hold from 90 to 100
boys. The hall is to be furnished
with all modern conveniences and be
ready to be occupied by the opening
of the next term, which will be the
28th of August, 1918. Those who
love Dr. Weaver and believe in Ruth
erford College now have the privilege
to give as a memorial to Dr. Wea
ver $25,000. If you want your pen
nies to make nickels, your nickels
dimes, your dimes dollars, and your
boys men, send them to Rutherford
College.
R. R. CAMPBELL.
Misses Pearl Scott, Julia Stephens,
Lizzie and Rhoda Arlington and
Messrs. Crawford Hawkins, Taylor
and Robert Messer and Rev. N. L.
Beck were the guests of Miss Dollie
Sparks Sunday.
We are sorry to report the death
of Mrs. Thomas Rhinehart which oc
curred at her home near Saunook
Wednesday night. She leaves a host
of friends to mourn their loss.
We surely enjoy reading the letters
from the correspondents, especially
those of Camp Sevier.
"VIOLET and ROSE."
Bethel School Closes March 22
When in Town
j tret your lunch here. A
; good meal at a low price.
Wt also handle groceries. '
1 Your trade appreciated.
, Whiiehouse Caf e
J. R, Whitehouae, Prop,
'"Depot Street "
WARNS FARMERS
Will you publish this as a warn
ing to the farmers of Western North
Carolina?
Owing to the damage of a large
amount of corn by the early frost, I
deem it my duty to warn the farm
ers in their selection of seed corn.
Every farmer should test his seed
corn NOW and find what per cent will
germinate; if only 75 per cent germi
nates to the ear that means a loss
of 25 per cent of his crop as replant
ing is worthless in crop prospect. In
the selection of seed the germinating
quality can be easily determined by
a small box 12x16x6 placing decayed
sawdust two inches deep in the box
and wet with water, then apply one
inch of rich soil over the sawdust and
make it moist with water. Divide
the box in small plots 2x4 inches and
place five seeds in each plat; place
the seed then cover with a small layer
of moist dirt one-half inch thick,
sprinkle warm water on every 24
hours. In five or six days examine
and see how much has germinated.
In selecting the seed shell off the corn
from each end. You then get rid of
the small germinating grains. I have
drawn a plat which will give an idea
of the plan I proposed. I have tried
it and found it a success.
I do this feeling it my official duty
as a member of the North Carolina
board of agriculture 'from the Tenth
congressional district to the farmers
of Western North Carolina.
I would be glad that all the news
papers in the Tenth district would
copy this, as it is so Important that
the lama should produce at this time
a bumper erep tad aid ia the overthrow-
of militarism and making de
mocracy safe the world over. -
A. 1ANNON.
Route 2, Canton, March 8.
The Carolina Mountaineer,
Waynesville, N. C.
Dear Sirs:
Please give space through the col
umns of the next issue of The Moun
taineer-Courier for this: Friday,
March 22, 1918, will mark the clos
ing exercises of the Bethel Graded
School, Woodrow, N. C. The exer
cises will begin at 11 a. m. with an
address by Rev. Lowell Q. Haynes,
Clyde, N. C, an eloquent and force
ful speaker.
In the afternoon, beginning prompt
ly at 2 p. m., the program will be ren
dered by the children of the primary
and' intermediate grades.
The exercises for the evening, be
ginning at 8 p. m., will consist of I
drills and the rendition of two high
toned plays. Throughout the entire I
program the exercises will be inter
spersed with patriotic and inspiring
choruses under the direction of Rev.
and Mrs. C. E. Stedman, accom
plished vocalist and pianist.
P. E. DOWNS, Principal.
JIM CASEY DROPS DEAD
Uncle Jim Casey, an old and re
spected darkey, 84 years of age,
dropped dead on Branner avenue
Sunday evening about 7 o'clock. He
was not a slave, but served as a sol
dier in the Confederate army and as
in these times of war, when we
through gratitude are glad to do
honor to our boys now under the col
ors, so it seemed most fitting that
southern women of that vicinity
should be among those to do the last
ministrations of kindness and grat
itude to this old colored soldier ly
ing there helpless in the street, as
they came to his assistance with a
cot, hot water bottle and automobile,
and wrapped comforts around his
dying body, put a pillow under his
head and bathed his wrinkled fore
head as his spirit passed out of this
war-stricken life into the "pretty land
of God" "over there."
HOUSEWORK IS A BURDEN
Woman's lot is a weary one at best
But with bachache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed becomes a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many women
hereabouts. Read what Mrs. C. M.
Williams, 29 Central Ars., Asheville,
N. C. says: "For several years, my
back kept growing weak untill finally
I couldn't sweep the floor, walk up or
down stairs or do any housework
without suffering greatly. If I
bent over. I coukmt get tip
without putting my hands on some.
thing -for support. Mornings, I was
doubled up with pain and I often had
to be herped out of bed. Doan's Kid
ney Fills relieved roe of that trouble
across my back and few boxes made
laatmg cure. My back is now
strong and sever pains me at all" .
Price 60c. at au dealers. Dont
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kkmey Pills the aasse that
Mrs. Williams had. Feeter-Milbura
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WARNING
TO
FARMERS
Our duty to the Nation, as well as our duty to our custom
ers, impels us to warn the farmers of this community of the
danger of delay in placing orders for repairs they may need this
spring for their farm machinery. ...,.,
This Warning also applies to NEW IMPLEMENTS as well
as repairs. . When the stock of new implements now on hand is
gone, we may be unable to get any more except at great delay
in transportation. They would also cost more, both by reason
of the constant advance in price and by having to pay local
freight rate on small orders. v ;
It is of the utmost importance that you examine your farm
operating equipment without delay and notify us at once what
parts you require to put the machines in workable condition.
Unless we receive this information several weeks in advance
of the using season we will be unable to obtain the parts in
time for your needs. The manufacturers are short of mater
ial and labor, and the traffic conditions are causing serious de
lays in transportation.
So important is the question of repair supply that the im
plement dealers' National Federation, with the co-operation of
the manufacturers, government officials and state agricultural
colleges, has designated
NEXT WEEK
AS
Inspect
National Implement
ion and
Repair Week
Implement Inspection and Repair Week will mark the end
of a big drive for repair orders for machines to be used in the
preparation of the seed-bed and in seeding spring sown crops.
More time than usual is required to
fill orders for both machines & repairs
All of the machines available for use this year will be
needed to increase crop production to the extent required by
the United States and Its Allies.
Examine your machines and make a
list of the broken parts
Also list parts that are badly worn and likely to give oat
before their work is completed.
Take pains to give correct numbers of numbered parts
and complete description of unnumbered parts.
Give the trade name or brand of machines. If in any case
the brand and manufacturer's name have been obliterated, there
is all the more reason for early ordering.
Place your orders at least three weeks before you expect to
use the machines. '
We pledge ourselves to spare no effort to obtain all needed
repairs for farmers who will co operate with us by making
known their requirements in accordance with these sugges
tions.
Waynesville Hardware Company
Sloon-PIptt Hardware Company
J. D. Henry Q Son
Horse sooo, . U
Co, Mfgrs, Buffalo, N. V. j