The Kings , Mountain Herald
Vol II-
Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, September 24. 1914.
No. 35
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LOWER RATES
FORESTRY AID
TO BE SOLD THIS WEEK
ON FREIGHT OBTAINED
IN PREVENTING EROSION
Farmers Vote to Sell No CottoaThis
Week. .-,
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- .The farmers of Nnmbe"r Four
met again Saturday afternoon
with Increased : numbers and
enthusiasm. Twenty seven names
were added to the list of those
who "wlit hold cotton until- a
market Is established at a living
price. "This addition swells the
list to 73 members. It was a live
ly meeting and much progress
. was made. ;,
A resolution was adopted ask
ing the merchants and busiuess
men to "buy a bale." And by a
' unanimous vote it was decided
not to sell any cotton this week
at any prio The effects of the
holding movement are so evident
and flood that the farmers be
lieve that a very satisfactory
'market can be established . by
. holding on for awhile yet. When
the first meeting was held two
weeks prior to Saturday cotton
was a slow sale at 6 to 7 cent.
One week .later it was worth
about 8 cents and at this meet
ing ten cents was reported from
Gastonia and. Bessemer City. At
the first meeting tencents sound
ed awfully -good but almost
hopelessly distant. Now it has
arrived and is prophetic of bet
ter times.
" I haye about decidud not to
take less than ten cents for my
cotton. Before I will I'll let the
sheriff sell it, and if any of you
- are present at the sale and' have
any Docket change I want you to
ualce it bring ten cents." was a
statement made by S. S. Weir.
The universal satislaction with
which the statement was re
ceived was evinced by the hearty
applause which it called forth.
Some wanted to know how
they wonld know when they
could sell. The matter was dis
cussed aud a "Market Com
mittee" appointed whose duty
duty it is to keep posted on, the
market conditfons and report at
each meeting. The committee
consists 61 J. B. Tuomasson,
Longstreet Goforth and G. D.
Hambrtght. J. B. Thomasson Is
chairman of the committee which
was " t see tie mercbait
in regard to taking cotton on ac
count, extending accounts etc.
Be reported that he had seen
the merchants and that thej
were willing to do any think in
reason but that nothing definite
bad been worked, but.
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In absence of President G. S.
Ware, J. N. Smith, called the
meeting to order and was made
tempoary chairman.' S.. S, Weir
was elected vice .president and
took charge, of the meeting.
Another meeting will be held
Saturday afternoon at the same
place, over. Patterson Grocery,
at three o'clock. A meeting
of the stockholders of the Farm
ers Warehouse : will be held In
tame hall at 2 o'clock. .
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Grovtt Firm Follows Softy .
D. J. Keeter ft Co, of Grover
have adopted thePlonk ft'Floyd
plan - and have issued posters
stating that they will buy a bale
of cotton at ten cents per pound
from each .of their customers
owing them 'on note or account.
Their proposition holds for
fifteen days only. Let everybody
fall in line and create a cotton
(narlft. i .
Progressive Association Saves Town
. $10,000,
We' ae again in receipt of
good news for Kings Mountain
merchants and shippers. The
Progressive- 'Association lias
Kept hacking at the block until
it has secured a very satisfactory
schedule of freight rates. In our
recent article on this subject we
stated that with a three per cent
average reduction we would be
on a competitive basis witn our
neighbor.ng towns. Now we
have that three per cent reduct
ion and a little more.
. After secretary Leslie Mc
Ginnis visited the Freight
Department at the head offices
of the Southern at Washington a
few weeks ago he received a
letter'thatdidn't savor muca of
the desirable but we recevled
further consideration frm the
railroad and have now all we
could expect. The merchants
and shippers of Kings mountain
will now pay from eight to ten
thouiand dollars a year' -less
freight on the samH number of
pounds than they did before the
agitation started. Does the Pro
gressive Association! pay?
' Cwnmuaton At Look Creek.
Communion service will be ob:
served at Long .Creek Presby
terian church on the second
Sunday In Ootober. Rev. W. T.
Minter D. D. of Lincolnton will
assist Pastor C. L. Braga w in
the preparatory service on Fri
day aud (Saturday preceding.
County Schools
By SuDt. J. Y. Irvin. :
'ytt has been said that " A pub
lio office ii a public trust ",and
ther is no office of which this
may be more truthfully said than
that of school committee.' Too
many people minify this office be
cause they' do not see its impoi
tance and because there is no sal
ary attached , The importance of
thU office may be measured some
what by the fact that these committeemen-employ
166 white
teachers who instruct 8000 white
children .They are engaged ;n
handling one of Cleveland com.
ly's biggest interests - ;. . '
We begin to appreciate the im
portance, of this office when we
think how much the health of
the boys and girls depend on the
ommit e In looking after the w; -
ter supply, the sanitary conditi
on of house and grounds, the sup
ply of fuel and a thousand other
things. A poorly lighted room or
a bhiny ; blackboard may in a
short time impair the vision of
some of the pupils for life, while
impure-water may spread disease
throughout the entire school The
selection of an Immoral or inef
ficient teacher may do damage
beyond repair. . .
Whjle all the above duties are
well known to the people there
is one duty, not in the school law
that ia of more importance per
haps than any other on the list.
That ia the duty of the com mi tee
to secur a .suitable boarding
- While all the above duties
are well Known to toe people
there is one duty not in the sohool
law, that is of more -importance
perhaps than any on the "list
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Choirs To
The following - choirs are
within the bounds of the singing
convention recently organized at
Patterson Grovo. Grover Babtist
Grover, Presbyterian Antioe
Baptist Bethlehem, Baptist 2H
bsthel, M.E.South Oak Crove"
Baptist Patterson Grove, Baptist
M ary 'a Grove, M- E. Sou th King's
Mountain, Baptist Kings Moun
tain M.E. Sonth Kings Mountain
Presbyterian Grace M.E. Cora
Mill, Kings Mountain Lutheran
Kings Mountain A.R.P., . Kings
Mountain Wesleyan M.E- Moun
tain View. Dixie School house
Long Creek Presbyterian Besse
mer, Baptist Penly Chapel Me
thodist, Shady Grove Baptist
Concord. Methodist Bessemer M
E. South Bessemer Presbyterian
Also any other church of any
other Denominat'on located at
Bessemer City Also all the
churches about six in number,
located at Cherry ville. Any of
these choirs Who did not pastici
pate in the last convention and
would like to take part in the
next one to be held in Dec. can
do sd by sending notice to the
Pres. not later than Nov. 1st
When sending the application
send also title of each song you
expect to sing. It is hoped that
each choir ' within the bounds
will be represented at th? next
meeting, either with a full choir,
or part songs, such as male
quartett, mixed qaartett, duets,
soloes etc. , ".'" ?
All the choirs participate and
lets have a rousing good time.,
G. G. Page Pres. -C
P. Gardner, Sec
" Communion At Bessemer Off.
The communion service will
be hell at Bessemer City Presby
terian church the fourth Sunday
in October. Pastor C. L. Bragaw
will be assisted in the prepara
tory service br pastor G., A.
Sparrow of Union church. Some
repairs will be made upon the
church before that Mtna 7
Sing
DAINIMLKO If 1 1
Washburn
Mr. Joe M. Washburn died
yesterday morning at 10:30 after
a long but patient suffering from
rheumatism and Bright's dis
ease. He passed away at his
home in Klielby and th-en4ffall through as there is no seat
was pxpecied by friends for his
condition was critical for many
days. For three weeks he has
been in bed carefully watched
over by .his brother, Mr. Robert
Washburn and good neighbors.
Mr. Washburn ; was a man of
highest character and as a f i lend
said yesterday was "'one of the
best men that ever lied." He
was born in Missouri, November
5, 1856 and was nearing his 56
birthday. He was reared in tie
New House commnnity on a
farm where he lived until he
moved to Shelby and conducted
a grocery . store up until the
time of bis death except a few
months spent in Texas where
he went in a vain effort to regain
his health. He was married to
Mba Norrie Williamson, a dangh
the of Decatur Williamson. She
died a few months ago and left
him practically: alone as his
daughter Mrs. Swearin lives in
Greer. S. C. and his son took
charge of the store during his
illness. Besides the two children,
two brothers, Robert of Shelby
and Thomas M. of Charlotte al
so survive. ;
The remains will be taken to
Rehobeth church today where
the interment will take place at
11 o'clock, Rev. -W. D. Aber
nethy conducting the funeral.
Star. . Sept. 18 ,
Wants To Locate Daughter.
My daughter Laura Hunt-
singer, left our home in Green
viile. S. C. about , eight months
r. wtth.one, Luther White. If
anybody knows where she is
please notify the undersigned
aa her mother ia sick and she is
wanted at borne.
. J. L. Huntsinger
Kings Mountain N C
A Blow Out
Last Saturday afternoon soon
after the Jonrnal force had
"knocked off" for the week
just as the editor had settled
back in his easy chair, easy to
to it, entertaining hallucinations
and imagination of the Limosine
that we fain would be driving,
and debating with ourselves just
how long we should tarrv al
the Wald orf-Astoria hotel when
We visited New York in a spec
ially chartered train of Pullman
cars, reveling in the rich-s
that is so fast and furiously
coming our way, one of ,;our
sudscribers stepped in upon uf
and knocked our dreams into a
cocked haHis countenance fore
told disappointment while deter
mination lurked in his eve. He
did not keep us in suspense
very long but soon unfolded his
terrible mission. The Journal he
said, was carrying too much
advertising to suit him, and that
he wished to have his copy of
of the same stopped. As soon as
we recovered from the terrible
shock the subscribers name was
gently erased from our records
and he went out on his way
rejoicing . with the satisfaction
that we no longer would wax fat
on his scrap iron, lea ving us to
face and bear the curtailment
best we could. Of .course, in
the face of such a financial loss
and business reverse, we will not
attempt to procure the automo
bile now, nor will we entertain
further the ullnran it ti;V
New York. However,' we would
like to say right here that any
gumption less guy even with a
simling head ought Jo "know that
it would oe an lmpossiouiiy 10
run a local newspaper without
advertisments. The ads are what
make the local newspaper possi
ble. Without ads the subscrip
tion orion would have to be some
thing like $25 per year and of
course this would be out of reach
of this erstwhile subscriber. Yes,
our pompous bank account is
crippled and osrsuinpous roll of
the long green cut short, and we
wilt remain afoot, but the Jour
nal will still bebublisted at the
same old stands"- Beewner Jour
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State Forester Holmes Investigated"
Last Week.
The Kings Mountain Progress
ive Association is interested not
alone in the development of
Kings Mountain but in the gen
eral welfare and progress of tlu
community at large. It, therefore
is taking an active pait in the'
prevention of urasion in the'
Buffalo Drainge District. Some'
of the land being drained are
very tender and wash easly. The
commissioners are anxious to'
find some plant that will arrow'
on these erosiue areas that will:
prevent the destructive washing
and also ha merchantable in'
after days. The Progressive'
Association appreciates the'
situation. The seretary, therefore '
wroto Congressman E. Y. Webb
regarding the situation asking
him to see if a man could be sent '
from the Forestry Department
to make investigation and reco-(
mmend what plants to use. The
letter below explains Mr. Webb's'
notion in the matter.
Hon. E. Y. Webb,
House of Representatives.''
Dear Mr. Webb., . ''
Your letter of July.'
24, enclosing a letb-r from Mr.-
Leslie McGinniss, Secretary, '
Kings Mountain Progressive '
Association, N. C, is received.;
I regret very much that it will
be impossible to detail any one -
from the Forest Service during '
this Hummer for making an ex-
amination on the ground of the ( r
land adjacent to Kings Mountain
and giving advice as to the trees ,
andBhrubsto plant on it lor ,
preventing erosion. Most of the ,
men are now in the field and are
not going to be in t ie vicinity .
of North Carolina during this
field beason, I aui, however, re, ,
ferring a copy of Mr. McGinniss
repucst to Mr. J. S. Holmes,
State Forester, Chapel Hill, N. ,
C., who cooperates with the
Forest Service in the study of ,. ,
forest conditions in North Caro- , ,
Una with the suggestion that he, ,
mike an examination of the land
at his earlist convenience.
The section of the country to ,
which Mr. McGinniss refers is '
fairly well known as regards its
s jU and climate. In my judge- . '
ment, the best tree to plant
there would be the shortleaf ,
n!i f Pinna ofhinntaV Whilft the
t.iro i
seed of shbtleaf pine is expensive (
and it is difficult to secure large- .
quautities of planting stock at
reasonable prices from any com- -mercial
nurseries, the species -
is a native of Nortu Carolina '
and there are good many areas in
which young seedlings of short
eaf pine are in great abundance. '
These, if carefully pulled out ':
from -the " ground, may ;
be used. for planting on the area '.
subject to erosion. The loblolly .
pine (Pinus Taeda), may also do ' .
well in some places which are
not too dry. The planting of. .
shortleaf pine will serve two
purposes at the same time; it ,
will holb the soil in place and
will always be a sourse of re
venue since shortleaf pine timber -is
verv much in demand and ia- ,
now marketable In North Caro
lina to very femall siaes. "
There are several other trees ' .
which might be grown on that .
land, but I doubt if any other
species will be as well adapted - .
and useful as the shortleaf pine. .
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