'The King
ountain B"
Vol 11
Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, January 14, 1915,
HONOR BOLL
5TH SUNDAY
GROVER
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COM CRACKER
Stiist Will
Scot So."
WEEKLY LETTER
HERALD FAMILY
ITEMS CF INTEREST
7
Gives some more of his ideas about
things.
Editor Herald: Jan. 12, 1913
As I am interested in both
teaching and fanning, tins article
will djal with those vocations.
It will be remembered that I
have taught in three states and
farmed in two; and hence speak
with the voice of authorily and
not as the scribes.
A peculiarity of humanity, l"
the fact that every man knows
exactly how tosuceed in a voca
tion that he never oursued.
Nearly every body knows how
to teach school except the teach
e and a very illiterate personage
is Johnny on the snot os to man
agement of a news paper.
The more ignorant and narrow
a preacher is, the more cock
sure he is that'he is a post-mast
er in the calling that it required
a life time for Froebel and Pes-
talize to master; and the edito
ia church paper or a political
d&y sums to speak from iospir
atijV as to know how a farmer
shold manage a time financial
stinfery. Farmers of sense, ex-
peritnoe and intellegence have
cast u the cost of producing cot
ton uater present conditions,
and whet verdicts are all in; the
lange is Vom 9 to 12cents a
pound.
With the general wisdom of
ages, men win never plowed a
farrow nor produced a pound of
cotton, insist Wiat farmers sell
atocents what It cost 12 cents
to produce and relieve financial
stingery.
ere the firmer to suggest
a ministi''cut his salary in
e di'iVy dro down to 50
eat of present price, and
ors, lawyers, and county offl-
reduce their salary at same
from press and pulpit
Id cbme a whispering rebuke
the farmer would be regard-
as a pestilent fellow, a mover
sedition, and most violent and
renounced Anarchist.
They say the cost of Hying Is
so high that the professions, all
except teachers, must have an
i ncrease to li ve. Whj not the
farmers and the teachers mount
"wagon' on a n increase V,-, ri,,,;.,
Does the farmer not eat, wear
clothes, build houses and barns,
pay preachers and doctors, and
patronize merchants? If he does
not faed and clothe the rest of
mankind, who does?He produces
and harvests, corn, wheat, oats,
wool, rye, cotton, coffeo, and rub-
ber, as well as nurses, iiugs ouu
N ether four footed beasts and
creeping things. In times of in-
vasion he marches to the firing
line at the tap of the drum, and
in time f peace, "The farmer i
the man that feedeth all". If h
producfls the wealth of the
wrldLir sluili hi m, hav
a Mcein pricelng some of his
products and epyy some fruits
Jf h:fl? '
brn bread and tough biscuit
at
1,
Aj(';te bosom and cheap coffee is
('fee bill of fare for many poor
7rmers in the south, If he pro
L. sis against against, conditions
ft if. is occused of idleness;' and if
colton is cheap he has worked
toohard and produced too
. m
Is to the teacher if he is com
pettni ana capaoieoi periormmg
tbel it) a of any county offices
rials iu this comity are
T2,250 per year and
1UCI
J
et
3
Some of those who have won dutinct-
tion by. paying op.
Those who have paid their sub
scription to the Herald within
the last few days.
KINGS MOUNTAIN
M. L. Houser, Dr. J. E. Anthony
J. C. Baumgardner, E. W. Bar
nes, Rev. C. K. Bell, D. M. Bak
er, W. J. 0 -a ..ford, Mayor A. E.
Oline, Carpenter & McGill, Capt,
F. 'billing, H. T. Pulton. F.
Flovd, 0. F. Hord, J. E. Liftord
L, M. Logan, L. A. McGill, 8. A
Mauney, 8. E. Miller, G. H. Mc
Daniel, Hunter Patterson, Ben
ton Putman, W. L. Plonk,
Boyce Falls.tRev. E. O. Cole, G
VV. Kendrick, L. P. Baker.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, R. l.
Thomas Ham rick.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, R. 4.
W. T. Bradford. N J, Huffstetler
KINGS MOUNTAIN, R. 5.
A. L. Wells. G. D. Hambright
SHELBY, N. C.
F. L. Ellis.
BESSEMER CITY
Mrs. Sallie Ramseur.
O. Max Gardner, the State
Senator from Cleveland Couuty
has been honored with the pot.
tion of speaker pr j tem. Let us
congratulate ourselves upon the
recognition of our worthy Solon.
Mr. Gardner deserves this ho.i
or because of his splendid ability!
He measures arms with any of
his fellows as a lawyer in the
bar; he scarcely has an equal in
the county when oratory is the
test, and when a good looking,
all around Christian gentleman
is called for Max fills the bill to
a "T'y ;. , ' .'".
; New Hocses.
The following have either jnst
finished new residences hero or
have them near .completion; Ben
D. Phifer, Mrs. Maggie Early,
Boyce Early, Billie Le Richeaus
building one and remodeling
oner.. '
Hard times or no t the town
builds right on. . , '.
raoreirnnan-y' cases, while a tea
cher is oaid from $175 to $200 per
year. Blessed are they who mold
character and improve minds; for
thoy shail catch hell. ! ' V
As ; to .teaching, I 'have i
very pleasant school at Elbetbel
We mean to have a box-supper
soon, and hope to see thechival
airy of Kings Mtn in evidence,
The honor roll of the school is
as follows; Migses Ameile Falls,
Pearl Byars, Edilda Barrbe,
Julia Falls, and Mr. John Maun
ey, Bailey Mauney, Basil Barber
and Smith Gallimore of seventh
grade.
Cleo Mauney of sixth grade
May Sue Byars, of third and
Alton Ellis of second, deserve
mention. v.- .
As to social affairs, this region
still revels in harmony.
,. On last Monday'evening a pi
ano and violin recital was rehea-
rst-d at residence of ThoS. Falls
Esq. Miss Pearl and Ameile
Falls played accompaniment to
sad eyed and peri politic fiddler
aud the hours passed on flying
feet. '
On Thursday evening of this'
-week, a Bimilar affair was re
hearsed at home of Longstrei
Goforth ant Mrs. R. D. Goforth I
of North Dakotah, raided at J
piano, with same vlolnist.
M.L.. White Corncraoker
ell, it may have
on you, Mr.
hung on well but the
I
say that the HERALD is now the best
sheet the town has ever had. You say that
it will never do in the world to suspend pub
lication ot cut the paper down to four pages.
But whether it will do or not, it will simp
ly have to do if you do not give us better
advertising patronage.
"That was the newsiest paper 1 ever saw
last week,' remarked a good lady to the
Herald man. Yes, and it cost about fifty dol
lars to produce it and yielded less than ten
dollars in revenue.
Mr. Business man it's "up to you". Will
you support a home paper or do without?
fflr. and Mrs. Boss Beraved.
Their many friends deeply
sympathize with Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Hubs of Bessemer City, in
the great. b"rearement which
has come to them in the death
of their youngest son. aged two
and a half years. The little
fellow died- Jan. 6 from pneu
monia at 7:30 o'clock. Funeral
services were held at the home
n Bessemer City Friday morn
ng and the body was taken to
Gastonia for interment in Oak
wood cemetery.
A Hew Wet and Dry Une-Cp.
As a result of the November
election there are now fourteen
states in the dry column. They
are Arizona, Colorado, Georgia,
Kansas, Maine, Mississippi,
North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee,
Washington and West Virginia.
There remain 15 states in
which half the population lire
in so-called no-license territory
They are Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisanu, Minnesota,
Nebraska, New Hampshire
South Carolina, South Dakota,
Texas aud Vermont.
There remain eleven states in
which 2& per cent of the poimlat
ion lives inno licenseterritory.
Tiiey are California, Deleware,
Illinois, Maryland, Massachu-
etts, Michigan, Missouri. Ohio,
Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming'.
At different times In the past 23
states have adopted the policy of
prohibition. All but nine for one
reason or another, abandoned it
for local option or control by lic
What o You Want
legislature to 3)o?
Do you want a Recorder's
or get in the jurisdiction of
Do you want the town of
County or the other and take
fence? ... ..' v-
Do you want it to stop the
the state. of North Carolina or
Well anyhow, what do you
There ill be a meeting to
the Progrcssir Association
matters of public interest Let
to do. It depends tip-
Mercnant. we
have
You
hold weakens.
ense.
California ad Ohio, out of the
six states in which statewide pro
hioition amendments were voted
on this fall, elected to remain in
the. wet column. In Ohio the
new amendment to the constitu
tion nractically places the state
in the wet column forever, as i"
provides that no new liquo.
legislation shail be introduced
into the legislature. The present
aws, however, are very strict
and are carried out to tneletter.
The new amendment does not
prohibit the holding of wet and
dry elections In communities,
under the laws that are at pres
ent in force.
The states that have voted,
3ry during the year 1914 are
Arizona, Colorado, Oregon.
Washington and Virginia.
T Tl rt . nr.
in ine rosi uince, m
Mr Sage Fulton who has resign
cd his position with D. M. Baker
& Co., has accepted the assist
ant post mastershiphere. Mr. A.
i1. weir, tor several years
assistant postmaster, has leagu
ed to take-effect February the
first, after which time lie con
templates following another line.
Rudisill Ingathering.
Mrs. J. 8. Mauney was New
Year hostess to the following
brothers; W. " A. Rudisill," Lin
colnton, N. C, M. E. Rudisill,
Henry River, N. C , M. R'
Rudisill, Henry River, N. C,
A. P. Rudisill, Dallas, N. C. and
M. S. Rudisill of Crouse, N. C
These formed a very congenial
and happy family group which
enjoyed the hospitality for
few days of the Mauney home in
Kings Mountain.
Court in Kings Mountain,
the County Recorder?
Kings Mountain to be in one
it from a straddle of the
shipment of whiskey into
Cleveland Gounty?
want the Legislature to do?
- r ight at 7:33 in the room of
to consider seme of these
every citizen attend '
AT OAK GROVE
The Singing; Cotivenl!on will be he'd
at Oak Grove Church 5th Sunday
The ni'Xl scv.mii o'" i he Siin
d:iy School Smiting' Convention
v 1 1 1 l! iii'lil at i) in Grove church
oil Sumhiy. .January Illt. Thi'iv
was Minn! iJiisuiiilfi'.-l.a'.HliMK
iihout the ni.'i-l in;; of tin.' ex
i:i uli.n inei-tin-; Ciilleil fur Jan.
.iary 2nd. ail a quorum' failed
to meet, but those who did ineel
decided on the above arrau
uient provided tne oluer men
oers concurred. i e nave eon
suited aufiii:ii.'iit number of tl
other members to wan a it I'
arrangement.
Some of the choirs will li
the same list of songs snbinittr
for the last convention which
was virtually rained out. If any-
choir has & new list or wishes to
rivis'itiia old one please send in
the changes cot later tli q ti Kri
day, the 22ud. It .you wish to
use the same list please let us
know by above date.
G. G. Page, Pres
Carpenter's Store At Stanley Burned.
Fire destroyed the large two
story hr.ek store building of U
F. Carpenter Sons Co., at. Sian
ey, Gaston . county, Monday
night of last week. The entire
stock cf goods was consumed
i the flumes. The Stanley dru
store, next door, -to the burned
building, was not injured.
The first to arrive on the
scene of conflagration found an
upstairs rear window open and
a ladder leading up to it from
the ground. This fact iead to tin
belief tha the fire was of incen
diary origin. Sheriff Davis of
Gastonia was notified and he
took blood hounds for the pur
pose of running down the gnilty
party.
The Joss is said to be in the
neighborhood of $15,000, "ill:
some insurance. Cashier. M. A
Carpenter of the Gastonia Lotn
Trust Co., and Messrs; John
G. and Carl K. Carpenter of Gas
tonia, are siockhcldos in the
business. The concern was the
largest firm in Stanley, carrying
an extensive line of goods. The
business was established by the
late Mr. B. F. Carpenter and
since his doatn ha been - man
aged by Mr. O, H. Carpenter.
Stanley, Jan. -8 At the an
niial meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Farmers & Merchants
Bank the following directors
were electod: J. M. Reinhardt.
X Jenkins, J. W. Stioup, O. M.
Carpenter and J. G. Morrison ol
Stanley, M. A. Carpenter, of
Gastonia, C. F Abernetliy of
Alexis and Dr. H. N. Abernetliy
,.f Denver, Dr. M. C. Hunter of
Huntersville, who has been a
member of the board of directors,
tendered his resignation on ac
count of declining health, For
the past year Dootor Hunterhad
been president of the bank.
M. A. Carpenter was elected
president, Dr. H. N. Abernetliy
of Denver, vice president,-'' J. M.
Reinhardt, cashier, Ered Rhyne
assistant. The institution . has.
made satisfactory showing in its
earning and paid its usual semi
annual dividend bf 3 per cent
January 1.
There has developed no clue
to the idenity of the pxrty or
parties that destroyed the store
of B. F. Carpenter 8on's
Company Monday night The i
firm has offered a rewar I of $100
for the arrest and conviction or
tW guilty ones.'-
Local uoies about Grover people and'
their friends
' ;m-;,:,inili iHo of Tho Moralil.
'I'll.
p.'ii'g 'i -M f (ho Grover
High s;,:;miil bi'gin Mimdav, tho
llh with an enrollment ot 1,'IA
The si'hool is progressing under
the management of Miss Meldona
Livingstone and her able assist
ants Mises 'laxco, Bell, and
Wilson.
I ss Lliv Morris of the Fieri-
mont Ili'h School faculty. Mr.
.Jim -T.Mikms of Rock Hill. S C.
and Mrs. Lydo Muber of Blacks-,
b iiir were guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. I). J. K'eeter Ifst
week.
The Raptist liiraea ind P!)i.
Inthea classes had a Social Meet ,
ing Fridav evening. A sa'nd
course was served. Everybody
seemed to enjoy the meeting.
Misses Ethel and Lo Keeter.
attractive (laughters of Mr. and
.Mrs D. J. Keeter. have return
ed to Lenoir and Clayton N. C.
to take up their work as .teach
ers in the Graded schools.
After spending few days
with heraunt, M is. George Gates,
little Miss Nell Oates has return
ed to her ho ne at Kins Mount
ain. Mrs. G. W. Spnnglrrof Shel
by spent Sunday with Mr. end
Mrs. S. A. Crisp.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. White have
moved into their new bungalow'
one of te most atiractive
homes in our town,
Miss Verna Lindsay of Kincs
Mtn. spent the week end with
Miss Clata WVir.
The following girls and boys
have returned to the diiferent
olleges to resume their work:
Miss Maude Oates, Southern
Presbyterian College at Red
Springs, N: C ; Miss Nina Tam
er. Meredith . Callage. Raleiitb:
Mr. Roy Hambright, University
of North Carolina; Messers By
ron Keeter and Lyle Ellis, Wake
Kor st; Mr. Louis Ellis to Clem-
son, Cleroson, S. C. and Mr.
C'lde Oates to the Richmond1
Medical College at Richmond. ,
M-s. ,T W. Gibson and child
n of Grenvllle, S. C. ami
Mrs Co; a Gov ah of Rutherford
on, are visiting Miss Julia Mul-
max.
Mrs J. T. Kendrick of Kings
Monutain is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs. Julius Weir.
Mr; and MmrJrRr Miller anrt
laugeters, Misf.es Lois and Vida
f Kings Mountain spent Sun
day with Mr, and Mrs. J.. G.
Herndon.
Mrs. Sally Herndon Hord ol
Shelby is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Ellis,
Aftsr spending ten dys with
her perents Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Herndon, Mrs. Jim Parker has' .
returned to her home at . Wal- T"
halla, S. C. Miss Emma Sledgo
of Kentucky alsosient a few H
days with Mrs. Herndon-' last
week. ; ' ... ' :'
Mrs. Emma Crocker, and little'
daughter Aileen. of Gaff nay. S. -fj.,
are visiting at the home of -
Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Crocker,
and Mr. and Mrs. Logan Crock
er. ' fr'i .
Miss Est-ille Crocker baa ac-'
ce.ited a school near Gaffney,'
S. C. She tett Sunday to take op
the work. ;".', .'' ,;
Mr. and Mrs. Torn Lipscomb
and dainty little dWghter; Bet- '
tie Brown, returned : to their
home at Cowpens, 8. C. Toes- .
day after visiting at the home of
Mr. an.t Mrs. ' jDharlie ti-rrdin,
and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ham-'
rick t
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