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Patrick Praised For Home Mission Work (Editor's Note: The following article by Hugh A. Query, for mer editor of the Gastonia Ga zette, appeared in the June issue of Presbyterian Survey official magazine of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.) Within the past few years there has been a remarkable Home Mission advance in Kings Mountain Presbytery of the Sy nod of North Carolina. Church after church has become self-sup porting. New churches have been built and attractive manses erec ted, The Home Mission Commit tee, under the able, leadership of Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Kings Mountain, has led the "Presbytery in a real forward ' movement. After having worship 'ed in the building that was erect ed soon after the Civil War, the Presbyterians of Dallas on April 2, 1950, held the first service in a new and modern church edifice; erected largely through faith and the hard work of its members and two former pastors, Rev. J. Hector Smith- and Rev. J. C. Plex ico. Back in 1927 the women in the church launched the move ment for" a building fund by dis tributing small wooden banks to members of the church and Sun day school. The fund had a steady growth until the bank fail ure of 1932 wiped Out most of the savings. In 1938 the task of raising money for a new church began again. Kings Mountain Presbytery, through its Home Mission Committee, responded with a gift of $3,5?0.00, Rev. O, V. Caudill, Director of Planning ?and Building in the Synod of PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES . . . by having them cleaned regularly at . . . WEAVER'S CLEANERS Phone 551-W First National Bank PRESENTS INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NORTH CAROUNA ii CX HENRY William Sidney Porter, better known to the world as O Henry, a short story writer, was born in Greensboro in 1862. As a boy he worked in a local drug store. He was probably the ' most famous literature figure North Carolina has produced. O Henry died in 1910 and buried at Riverside Cemetery,' in Asheville. Xt if more fortunate to know our Receiving and Pay ing Teller, than to know fifty fortune tellers. We want you to .be .financially successful and it makes us feel protad to know that we are a part of your success. Your patronage is appreciated. v FIBST NATIONAL BANK T North Carolina, helped draw up the plans, and the people went to work. Practically all of the work was done by members of the congregation, including the excavation for the basement and the carpentry work. It is estima ted that the actual cash outlay was ? $30,000.00, and the plant Is believed to be worth $45,000.00. Soon after the completion of the building, Mr. Plexico resigned to accept the pastorate at Fairmont, North Carolina. The, Dallas church has recently called~-Rev. J. C. Stauffer, and he has begun work. The history of the Cherryville Presbyterian Church, from its organization In 1893 with twenty nine charter members through many lean years to the present time, when it is one of the most flourishing churches in Kings Mountain Presbytery with a membership of 279 and an an nual budget of $12,000.00, is one of the most interesting and thril ling of the former Home Mission supported c' i rches. In recent years, undei the dynamic leader ship of Rev. George .L. Riddle, a former chaplain, a new building has been erected at a cost of $54, 000.00. Two of the newest churches in Kings Mountain Presbytery are Springwood and Westview, locat ed in a section that has had no churches of any kind. It is virgin territory and a few years ago was open fields and woodland. Through the foresight of Rev. P. D. Patrick, chairman of the Home Mission Committee of. Kings Mountain Presbytery, Rev. R. H. Ratchford, pastor of histor ic Goshen Church, not far from the area, and, Mr. R. Clarence Dixon, an elder in the Belmont Church and treasurer of the Home Mission Committee, chapel work was started in this area. These two fine churches are the Jesuit. Through the generosity of Mr. Dixon, a lot was donated and and a manse has recently been erected halfway between Spring wood and Westview. The Spring wood Church was built in 1949. Church was built in 1949. The Stanley Church affords an inspiring example of what can be done by a congregation that is determined to go on a self-suport ing basis! For sixty years the struggling Stanley Church had a PER FIAtfCE HAD A COLLISION INO INSURANCE, NO WEDDING BELLS. PONY LET THIS// HAPPEN TO YOU. 'HiuA/utee >?* PHONE 9 AND 271 tt.VVARL/C^ Put a collision policy in your hope cb? t i and be assured of yean of happy driving with* out fears and tears. minister for only part time at a I of $900.00 a year. It was ! linked with Castanea, a rural church in Lincoln County. Under ?ncoura8ement Of the Home Mission Committee, the congre gation decided to build a new church and to call a pastor for his full time. Many stout hearty j Staniey congregation quailed at the thought, but they went ahead with the aid of the Home Mision Committee and generous contributors, They com pleted a handsome addition to the church and are now adding an educational building. They are ! paying their pastor $'2,700.00 i year or three times the' amount they formerly paid for the half time service. Rev. G. T. Miitheny is the pastor and is held in high estoem by the members of his own church and the people of the community. The Castanea Church has re cently erected a beautiful manse i stone matching the church building. It is a six-room structure with automatic stoker hot and cold water, and all the conveniences of any modern home, it was built through the hard work of the people- of the community, the members of the church, and friends of historic Castanea in the Carolines. Cas tanea, Unity, and Machpelah formed a trio of old churches in Lincoln County which were prominent in antebellum days. Hephzibah, another rural church, formerly linked with Dal las, now self-suporting, is build ing a manse for its full-time pas Efwfrd Cra|g of Colum ?uLi ^ g al seminary sup. plied this church last summer, and preaches now twice a month coming up from Decatur, Geor gia-^ A new spirit has taken hold of the church and interest is k**n- One of the members of the church gave an acre of land for !?anif ' 5he men of the church cut the timber from their farms and many pledges of time, work,' and money have been made to ward the building of the manse. Another beautiful manse built recently is that at Tryon where the Rev. George W. Hayward is pastor. Erected at a cost of $13. 800.00, it is valued at $18,000.00. The Saluda Church has recently completed a Sunday-school build ing at a cost of $14,000.00, and plans are under way for the erec tion of a church building. Other outstanding churches in the Presbytery that are the re sults of Home Missions include "eaJ; Kings Mount-in in Cleveland County, the only rural Presbyterian church in that pre dominantly Baptist county, East Belmont, Northside, Adams Me morial, and Linwood, the latter four products of congregational missions of the Belmont and Gastonia First Presbyterian Churches. Spindale has recently occupied a handsome new church building, and the Forest City Church has completed a modern manse. From this hurried survey it can be seen that Home Mis i" K,n*s Mountain , made tremend ous strides in the past few years. The Home Mission Committee has caught a vision of a far reaching work to be done and aggressively with God's help they have set about to make their dream come true. Four-H pig chain members in North Carolina's mountain coun ties are doing an outstanding job Of producing home-grown pigs, says Jim Butler, extension live stock specialist at State College. Think how much Time It takes to GO ? . . I' you kept account of the Hm*> when ? . quick telephone call saved you a trip to town, across town, or down &e ?traet, chane* are they'd add up to hour* nved in a tingle day . . . to ray nothing of saving transportation coats. . > Yea, there are so many things you do by telephoning instead of and purchases ... round ing op the children wben they're at play hi the neighborhood. And what a difference it makea in getting things done, aad in gaining leisure to spend with family and friends. . * ^ In Norift Carolina homes, the telephone stands ready 24 hours a day to rtm errands, receive calls sod give protection in case of emer gency ... for an average charge of less than one-half ceot an hoar. H. O. Booth, North Cmrnthm Mamjn tOUTjlllN BILL';.- TILIPHONI ^ I Mrs. J, B. Simpson's scout troop met at the Lutheran chOreh Wednesda> afternoon at 2:00. We opened our meeting with a prayer. We planned to go to Luther Ridge Sunday. Buck Early U fjoina to teach us swim - min>T. The last Thursday night In July we are KOiJig to t hf Boy Scout camp tu see their Indian pageant". We sclecto.t the following of-, fleers: patrol leader, Judy Cox; ^assistant, Jackie Dixon; secre tary, Barbara I'roctor: treasurer, Beeky Blanton; scribe, Linda Mitch'arrt; scrap book. Elaine Burton; parties, Cornelia Hou ,*er; color' ceremony, Suo San ders; good deeds, Patsy Sisk. W0 al joirfod in some folk dan ces afterwards, Comin' 'Round the Mountain and Queen Mary. Becky a"nd Judy planned a hike for us in the wo <yis. Sue and Linda who were leaders fol lowed a rough sketch map and trail signs. After our picnic sup per we learned to build fires. We built the camp fire and made bread twists. Mr. Cox took us home. Linda MStcham ? Scribe Life Insurance Ownership Up North Carolina owenship of life insurance has increased by $2,789,000,000 since 1930, the greatest 20-year growth in the history of the state, in spite of the slowing up during the early '30s, the Institute of . Life Insur ance repciis. This is a fain of 211 percent. Some of this increase was due to population increase, but the In stitute points out that, even ad Justing for the gain in number of people living in the state, the rise In life insurance ownership per capita in the 20-year period was 143 percent. At the start of this year, life insurance owned by North Caro lina families totaled $4,112,000, 000. This compares with $1,323, 000,000 owned in this state 20 years before. The 1930 population in this state of 3,170,000 had risen to 4, 054,000 at the start of this year. For the nation as a whole, the 20-year gain in life insurance ownership Was 120 percent, ris ing from $106,413,000,000 to $234, 047,000,000. In the same period, however, population "increased from 122,775,000 to 150,521,000. Adjusting for this population growth, the gain in lift- insurance Herald "House - of-the- Week" - THE CLAY has three bedrooms in the rear of the house, dining room and kitchen are in the front. The dininp roohn and kitchen, as shown, are separated by a partition, but this can be replaced by a snack bar which would form a combination kitchen-dinette. In addition to the wardrobe closets in the bedrooms, there is a general closet and a linen cabinet in the ball and a coat closet to r each entrance. These plans call for a frame construction with siding and asphalt shingles. Also In-. * 1 eluded is provision for a full basement. Some of the other features that are consi dered are a wood bu.ning fireplace, a cor ner kitchen sink and a recessed 'bath tub. The dimensions of the Clay aie 40 by 26 feet with a front projection of 6 feet. The floor area is 1,196 square feet and the cub age is 23,322 cubic feet. For further information about THE CLAY, write the Small House Planning Bureau, St. Cloud, Minn. pi;3Wi j' 0vii'-4 ownership countrywide was 79 percent. North Carolina is one of 18 states which have shown a 20 year gain in life insurance per capita of over 100%; The states with the greatest overa-all in crease included the southern tier ol states and the upper belt of the mountain states. This has been in part a reflection of the economic advances in' the south and the improvement of farm ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as adminis trator for the estate of Jennie Grace Mauney, all persons hav ing claims against said estate please file with the undersigned on or before the 28th day of June, 1952 or this notice will be qleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This the 23rd day of June, 1951. Dr. W. L. Mauney, Administrator. Jun. 29 ? Aug. 3-D conditions during the period, the Institute ronrmented. The states with the largest industrial cen ters showed the smallest per cap ita gains, generally, but this was primarily because they had de veloped their insurance base more effectively than other areas by the start of this last 20-year period. N 0 T I C E We are changing our firm name, formerly .... Carolina Scrap Iron & Metal Co. We have learned there is another Junk Yard nearby with the name, "Carolina" C.C. SCRAP IRON & METAL CO. Gastonla Road : Phone 2202 Job Printing Q Phones 167 and 283 How Dodge truck* aro \ \Ja6-Rated> to fit your |ob A Dodge " Job- Rated ** truck is engineered at- the factory to pro vide the beet in low-cost trans portation. Every unit from en gine to rear axle is "Job-Rated" -factory-engineered to haul a specific load. _ ?very losd-CARRYINO unit frame, axles, Springs, wheels, and tires? is engineered to pro vide extra strength and capacity necessary to support the load. ?very load -MO VINO unit? en gine, clutch, transmission, pro peller shaft. rMtf Jad#^ and oth ers ? ia engineered to move the load under most severe operat ing conditions. A range of over 350 G.V.W. chassis models en ables you to select a truck' that .?totopmr conditions.
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