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VoI.'l6, No. 21.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, August 22, 1918. $1.50 A Year in Advance
The Great Chatauqua Is Now On
TENT MEETING CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT,
' OVER 200 TO JOIN CHURCHES, $2361 PAID
The McLendon tent meeting closed with the service Sunday
night. The work of moving to Burlington where a campalga be
Kins next Sunday was started Monday morning. The campaign
has bosn a wonderful success despite the stern opposition of some
very influential insn. People from far aid dear flocked by the
thousands to t'l j mooting indjwople were avcd from broa I
territory. We haven't scn all the applications for church mem
bersbip but those for the Baptist church cover IS churches
calilarel frjrn MjOjiirallsville, 8. C. to Shelby, Pleasant Hill
Closer etc. The others are probably in proportion. Polks who re
mained at the front and gave their names as desiring church
membership numbered about 250sojIs, There are 272 cards sign
ed up but a few of these are' members of some charch already.
A tow wanted their lettora brought from distant churches and
deposited where they live. The applications were distributed
about as follows; Methodist 107; Bptist 10.; A K. P. 4, Presby
terian 5. The were not all for chuichs in Kings Mountain as
explained above but the majority aro for the local churches
The balance had not decided what church tiny would join.
People who have beard Mack through say he is the greatest
preacher they ever hoard. A lady from Atlanta Sunday said
that she was well acquainted with Sam Jones and that Mack
was way ahead of him. Rev. B A, Culp who has heard Billy
Sunday says that Mack's sermons are as good or better than
Monday's and that when he Is as old in the service he wilt likely
attract more peopl . : ' '
.; The campaign was also a success
from a financial standpoint $950
; was raised for incidental expenses
' and a purse of $1411 was made
' up for McLendon making a total of
$23&0fo'r the campaign. We hope
that those who said that $300
could not be raised for the whole
- campaign will ait up and read a
gain that the total contributions
I amounted to $2360, and that those
' who sat oft with folded arms and
crossed legs looking sanctimonious
: will read again the number of con
versions and then make a compar
ison with the progress that has been
made here in the kingdom of God
in any other gi ven period of time
' A number of cards were turned
' over to Bethlehem church not in
cluded in the above count which
would probably put the entirecount
tp above 280, thus raising the Bap
tist count to above 110. Let those
who openly fought the meeting take
notice that the devil has been de
feated again. ,
h V The people of the cotton mill
'sections stoodinobly by the meeting
both in attendance and contribut
ions. Besides jnakirig liberal con
tributions fc 0i incidental expenses
; their purse for the preacher aggre
gated $433.90. The contributions
' from the various mills to the purse
' for Mr. McLendon was distributed
as follows; Billing $100. Phenix $75,
Cora $85. Bonnie $59.60, Pauline
$40, Mason 135.25, Old miU $35.25,
ISevier $23.80. :
In the closing service Sunday
night Mr. McLendon expressed his
sincere appreciation of the splen
did and unqualified co-operation
of the following pastors, Kev. R. A.
Swaringen, It E. South church;
Re'rW. E. Berry hill, Presbyterian;
Rer. B, A. Culp, M. E. church; Rev.
M. C Connor. Wesleyan Methodist,
It seemed that each service was
better than the last one and the re
vival closed at high tide.
SHERIFFS REPORT
. The county commissioners
and Sheriff W. D. Lackey, on
August 8th. and 9th., had a fi
nal settlement of the 1917 taxes.
The following is a recapitulati n
showing the stitc, Dublic school
fund, special tax school districts
an I various road funds get.
State $24,368.94
School
County
No. .2 Roads
No. 3 Road
Kings Mtn. Road Dist.
Kings Mtn. Road Pieo. 2,707.62
Grover Road Precinct 1,865 81
89,217 33
46,364.78
2,278,83
2,095 85
3.291.07
Mis Irene Addei holt of Henry
: River visited Miss Jesse Peter
son last week, - ...
No.-0 Roads
No, 7 Roads
No. 8 Roads
Earl School
Patterson School
Grover School
D.xon School
East Kings Mtn. School
District Nj. 78
Waco School;
Stubbs School
Beams school
South .Shelby School
Lattimore School '
Mooresbore School
Fallstou School
Belwood School
Casar School
Commissions for county 3,999.38
Extras for county .... , 135.28
9,261.86
6,486.65
2,779.86
301.77
195 61
1.363.51
174.53
884 15
54 88
1,054.24
122.08
41.53
422.15
695.58
898 94
736.11
246.49
208 45
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FBEO, THE SOUL WINKER
Fred R. Siebert is a converted Jew. he has traveled with a grea
many evangelists sipce his conversiou and has become ihe greuienit
soul winner we have ever seen. He traveled with Billy Sunday for ten
years who says that ."Fred" will bring more souls to Christ than any
other fifty church members he has ever seen. "Fred" is a member of
the evangelistic force of Rev. B. F. McLendon who has just closed the
greatest campaign and revival this community has ever seen. While in
Kings Mountain "Ered" made a host of friends who. will ever remem
ber him kindly. Among those who will ever have a tender feeling toward
"Fred" are two soldier boys who were locked in the city jail on a seri
ous charge. When "Fred" learned of their predicament he proceeded to
the calaboose. He talked to the boys, read with them and called them
to prayer. They both became so penitent that their waitings almost
broke "Fred" up from his praying and "Fred" says that they both re
solved there and then to cleau up and straighten up and live for God
the balance of their days. He has heard from them since with excellent
report Soon after the Campaign started here four weeks ago "Fred''
fell from a tent pole about twenty-five feet and struck his foot to a
bench as he fell inflicted a painful wound which would have put most
of us in bed for a spell. Not so with this enthusiastic worker. He didnot
miss an altar call When "Mack made the altar call "Fred hobbled out
immediately into the highways and hedges and began to bring them ia
The Herald wishes to commend "Fred" who is putting his time and
fortune into the work of the Master to any people with whom he may
comeln contact ' r
E
Total $149,749.03
Credits
By state taxes $24,868 94
lty treasurer receipts 112,232.06
Total $186,601.00
. Leaving a balance due by Sher
iff Lackey of $18,146.02 which
he had in bank and turned over
to the county treasurer, Rush
Stioup upon completion of the
final settlement. -
Mr; It. L. Purr of Midland has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. R.
A. Swaringen,
To M. W..Prone'oerger,
Kings Mountain, N. C, R 3,
A. E. F. Franc, June 29, 1918
. . . I was in the bunch ol
Unen who camped on Flume a
Knob (Kings Mountain Artillery
Range) last spring. You remem
ber the day you brought over a
basket pie, ctke etc. for on range
gaord I was in that bunch . and
thought I would let you know
that we were in France. The
weather is fine and prctU warm
but I dont think quite as warm
as down in North Carolina. We
play ball lnour spare time and
enjoy ourselves as rnucn as we
can. In fact, the boys go in for
sports more over than tlmy did
in the states. The V. M, C. A.
buildings aro great for us and
we make much use of them. All
the boys who were on the target
range when. we Jwero are over
here. We all enjoyed our stay at
Kings Mountain and - Gastonia
and wero sorry, to leave there.
Only last nigbt we were talking
about tbs knob and that remind
ed mo to write and let you-know
we hacVt . forgotten the folks
around there.. Wc dont get much
mail and any news ' from the
states is welcome. Best regards
from, the lnih.
Guy R Knowlton, .
Hdq, Co, 16th. Iof. F. A.
A. E. F. France.
IS 30ST BEGINNING,
TINE PROGRAM BEING
TUB CTRALD, U0 per yr
Vnbacrlbf) rr TIM Hurala. ,
3 TEACHERS SHORT
The graded school board if, ex
periencing some difficulty inse
curing a full quota of teachers
for the approaching session. It
requires at least eleven teachers
to man the school inclusive of
the superinteLdeot and only
eight of these so far bean secur
ed ana tne opening day not so
far away. The trouble in secur
ing teachers arises from the fact
of too little money to pay with.
The increased cost in living
makes it necessary that teachers
be paid larger salaries and the
school fund here is loo small to
meet the emergency. The board
is already 'Considering whether
it will try to run the school this
yesr without a man tor superin
tendent because it hax not the
funds to ray as mur.h as is re
quired toget the serviceof an offi
cient man superintendent. Mr.
W. L. Plonk, chairman of the
board, tells us that thev would
not have any special trouble in
securing teachc-s if the school
funds would meet the demands
of hiirher salaries. The salaries
have been raised five dollars or
more per month for the teaclioro
already employed over lasty ear's
py. No teacher this year will
receive less tbau fifty dollars
per month, and from that to six
ty five, whereas last year the
minimum was forty five dollars
per month, The teachers so far
employed for the rear are a
follows. All trie t achers of last
year's faculty were re elected
except Supt. J. E. Bsrryhiil who
did not stand for re-election, but
only six have accepted;: Miss
Lucy Hamrick, 5th. grade; Mrs.
Claude Rhvne, 4ih,, Miss Bessie
Simon ton, 3d , Miss Jennie Io
Kerr, 2d, Miss Bess Andreirs,
I B, Miss Dilsy Lovelace, 1 A
The new teachers who have been
elected and have accepted are all
in the high school department
and are; Miss Lottie 8 moot of
Sumpter, S C. and Miss Isma
Gault of Spartanburg. S. C.
FIRE IT IESSEIE1 CUT
. (Crowded out laat week).
A very destructie fire visited
Besse'ner City Saturday after
noon w iping out an entire block
consisting of a mation picture
theater, A B. fieorge's grocery
and John Thomas's candy kitch
en. The total loss is said to be
$12,000. How much insurance,
if any, carried we haven't learn
ed. The fire originated in the
motion picture building. It was
first feared that some cotton
mill property was endangered
and the Gastonla tire company
was called upon which respond
ed .immediately. , .
The big Chautauqua tent has
been raised on the vacant lot
opposite ihr freight depot all
ready for the beginning of the
exercises this afternoon, Wed
nesday. Tt is t-xpected that there
will be a large attendance both
from town and country. This is
something new for Kings Moun
tain but well worth while. It is
a thing which all the people
who can should attend. While
the program will furnish all
round good entertainment the
ceni-al idea is to educate peo
pie along lines of patriotism.
The people who come to us on
this occasion are in possession
of much gcernment informa
tion which has not before been
given to the public. President
Wilson insisted that the chau
tsuqua be continued throughout
the season in order thttthe pub
he might be better informed and
built up to a greater lore of
country. Tho electrical demon
strations and domestic science
and Red Cross lectures will be in
tensely interesting. Let every
body attend.
Chautauqua Program.
WEDNESDAY 4 P. M. AUG. 21.
"The Five Liberty Belles"
HENRY CLARK ... .Lecture
"WAKB UP AMERICA"
WEDNESDAY 8:30 p.m. AUG. 21
HENRY CLARK . . . . Lecture
"THE CALL OF DEMOCRACY"
'The Five Liberty Belles"
THURSDAYS A. M. AUG 22
DEMONSTRATION LECTURE by
an expert bearing the authorized mes
sage of the Food Administration:
"Mobilizing American kitchens to
HELP WINlTHE WAR"1
THURSDAY t P, M. AUG. 22
WirU-David Company ' Concert
DOMESTIC SCIENCE . . Lecture
"Patriotism Expressed in Domestic
Efficiency.
THURSDAY 8:30 p. m. AUG. 22
Dr. W. K. Cady Lecture
Lecture.
The Call to the Colors"
Wirts David Company Concert
FRIDAY 9:S0 A. M. AUG. 23
Demonstration Lecture by Red Cross
Nurse bearing the authorized message
of the American Red Cross;
"The Prevention of Disease as a
Patriotic Duty". ,
FRIDAY P. M. AUG. 23 4 p.m.
Louis Williams Electrical Entertainer
Red Cross Representative Lecture
"The Story of the Red Cross in
Peace and Wer"
FRIDAY 8:30 p. m. AUG. 23
Dr. W. R. Cady Lecture
"When the Boys Come Home"
Louis William Electrical Entertainer
Season Tickets good for all perform
ances,
Adults, $2.00; Children, $1.00
Tickets for single performances.
Adults, 60c; Children, 25c
Rev. R. N. fl'interof Lexing
ton, W, visited his brother-in
law, Rov. G. L. Kerr, list week
and attended the Lin wood Con-erence,
lERCUKTS TO MEET JIT 2 TOMT
Winston-Salem, N. C. August
14, 1918.
Mr. D. C. Maune.r,
Kings Mountain, N. C.
Dear Sir:
The State Chair
man of our Retail Merchants Di
vision of War Savings Stamps.
Mr. John L Gilmer, has appoint-
ed me District Chairman of Dis- ;
trict No. 7, in which your town, i