Linwood College History Reviewed
In Article By Rev. I. W. Canon
Rev. J. W. Carson, Gastonia
ARP minister, reviewed the his
tory of Llnwood College in a re
cent guest column for J. W. At
kins' "Col Gaston Gossips" in
the Gastonia Gazette of June 18.
Linwood College was a forcal
point of education for many
Kings Mountain and Gastonia
citizens, as well as a social cen
ter attracting the youthful
?wains of the day.
The Carson column follows:
"This assignment has caused
me to turn backward in memory
to my boyhood days. Much early
and unwritten history has center
ed around All Healing Springs.
For long years these copious
springs at the foot of Crowders
Mountain were believed to pos
sess he? ling qualities. There is a
tradition that the Indians brought
their sick people to these springs,
known as All Healing Springs, to
be cured of thtelr diseases. The
early Inhabitants of. this section
believed that these springs had
healing virture and visited them
in search of healing and health.
"In the latter part of the 1870's
the Garrtets of Kings Mountain
built a hotel here, and the springs
became a popular resort for sick
people and pleasure seekers. The
grounds were beautified, many
springs were walled in, and a
pavillion was built over them. In
a small area, springs of different
mineral content were designated.
Here were held many gay occa
sions, and people came from Char
lotte, Durham, and neighboring
cities to join In the festivities. We
country boys on occasions went
up to listen to the enchanting mu
sic and to view the joyous scenes ;
but, according to the strict stan
dards of the Scotch Irish around,
even listening and looking werte
taboo.
"In 1883 a maiden lady from the
North came to All Healing
Springs and built a rather large
structure on the mountain slope
above the springs to serve as a
school for girls. In those early
days nteither the boys nor the
girls of this section had much,
opportunity to get an education.
This good woman, known as
"Miss Pruden," had evidently stu
died the great need and made ef- 1
fort to give the girls of this sec- 1
tlon the privilege of a collegfe ed- 1
u cation. The school was support- 1
ed by the Northern Presbyterian
Church, and was projected on the
self-help plan, the students doing
roost of the work in' preparing the
royals and keeping house. Many
tine and capable young women
desiring coilege training, took ad
vantage of the school, and receiv
ed a fine education at a minimum
cost, the neighboring people soon
began to see the value of the
school at their very door, and
many young women of this sec
tion received college training,
who without the school, would
have been denied the privllegies of
college culture and education.
"The first name of the school
was Pruden Hall, named for Miss
Pruden, the founder. Miss Pruden
waa a woman of Impressive ap
pearance, of fine Christian char
acter, very deaf, but evidently a
woman of executive . ability and
vision. She was able to secure
good teachers, mostly from the
North, who had an uplifting in
fluence ovier the young women of
the school..
. "Having established the school,
Miss Pruden turned it over to
Judge Jones of Minneappolis,
Minn., and other men of wealth,
and went on her way to establish
other schools of like character.
Judge Jones sent the Rev, C, A.
Hampton, a Northern "Presbyteri
an minister, whose health had
broken under the heavy duties' of
the pastorate and the rigors of
the severe winter, to take charge
of the school. The Hampton fami
ly- consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
Hampton, a daughter, Helen, and
a son, Harry. The Hamptons must
have taken over the school in thte
late 1880's. The name of the
school was t,hen changed to
Jones Seminary. Able teachers
were employed and the college
grew, attracting students from a
large section of North Carolina
and neighboring states. It proved
a great blessing to the women in
this whole section, and thei-e arte
many here today, and many oth
ers who would love to be here,
who bless the memory of Jones
Seminary.
"In 1898 the head of the collegte,
Rev. C. A. Hampton, passed to
his heavenly reward,, and the
doors of the school were closed
for one year. Judge Jones offered
thte use of the school property to
the First Presbytery of the Asso
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date Reformed Presbyterian
Church. The offer was accepted
and a committee was appointed
to arrange for the reopening of
thfe school. The presbytery ap
pointed the Rev. A. G. Kirkpa trick
and daughters, Mrs. Willie K.
Douglas and Miss Grace Kirk
patirck, to have charge of the
college. The doors were opened
in the fall of 1900 and the school
at once gained popular favor,
filling a grteat need iow felt in
the community and by the former
constituency . Being under the
control of the presbytery that
had many churches In this sec
tion It won larger support from
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the comtnunity and from the
churches of the supporting deno
mination. This administration
was cut short by the illness of
Mr, Kirkpatrick, who gavte over
the management of the seminary
at the close of the spring term
of 1903. Mrs. Douglas became
identified with the Woman's Col
lege of Due West, S. C? and Mr.
Kirkpatrick passed away jn Due
West hi 1904.
"Rev. A. T. Lindsay, pastor of
the Pisgah A. f!. Presbyterian
Church, purchased the property
and took over the management of
the schbol in the fall term of 1903.
The name of the school was chan.
ged to Linwood College, and a
pferiod of enlargement and popu
lar favor ensued. Many improve
ments on the physical plant were
rinade, new buildings were con
structed, and the attendance on
the college was greatly enlargted.
After a few years, the doorfe of
the college were opened to the
boys of the community, and many
fine m?n wtent out from the col
lege into places of honor and ser
% Lee.
"It was a sad day for the grad
uates of Linwood College, and the
many boys and girls that needed
its facilities, when it became nec
essary to close the doors of Lin
wood College. Tnis took place at
the close of ths spring term of
1921. This necessity was brought
about by several contributing
causes. One was th<* competition
of endowed colleges., and colleges
supported by church and state
contributions. Another wds the
rigid requirement* of standardi
zation which the smaller colleges
were unable to mefet.
"But the influence of the college
did not end when the doors clos
ed. Linwood College, and It pre
decessors, have mteant much to
this section of North Carolina, to
the bordering states, and especial
ly to this good Pisgah community.
All through the history of the
college the girls have been accus
tomed to worship at Pisgah and
it was always a pleasure and an
inspiration to srtee the long llpe
of girls marching down the road
on their way to church. The
young swains of two generations
ago rated the enjoyment of the
church services too much by the
number of girls in the line. The
days in which the college girls
could not attend the services
were off days in their minds, des
pite the Excellence of the messag
es given by Dr. feoyce, Dr. Gallo
way, Mr. Lindsay, and Mr, Hood.
"The influence of Pruden Hall,
Jones Seminary, and Linwood
College lives on, and will continue
to live as long as the impact Of
the women who attended the col
lege is felt In the heart* and lives
Of men and women. Thte ties that
bind you together and bring you
to thest reunions, are strong; and
, the meeting of classmates, school
mates, and former friends and
teachers, win be cherished as long
as you arte permitted to assemble
in these annual gatherings. We
all dsvoutly wish that the college
were alive and active today. We
can hardly reconcile ourselves to
the fact that It Is not. Yet we arte
thankful that the college lived
and ministered so well in its day
and time. We are assured that Its
memory and blessings will never
pass. The memory of this, fix#
. institution lives in thousands of
Hves tftdav anil far this we are
It Is estimated that three out
of every ten city residents In the
United States consume less than
a pint of milk, or Its equivalent,
per person, per week.
Plv,
Reports from North Carolina
commercial Irish potato growers
as of June 1 Indicate production
this year frill total . 3^00,000
bushels, compared with 3,705, OCX
Culling Of Cows
Is Recommended
"Cull all low-producing cows
before they eat into your pro
fits." That is the recommenda
tion of both state and federal au
thorities.
MHk production per cow has
risen in the past ten years from
an average of 4.600 pounds to 5.
400 pounds, while consumption
per person of milk In all forms
has declined from 752 to 689
pounds, according to figures sup
plied by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. As a result, milk
production has been exceeding
the amount consumed since late
1952. ?
In order to balance the supply
and demand, It will be necessary
to produce less or consume more,
or .perhaps some of each, ac
cording to George Hyatt, Jr.. In
chatge of dairying for the State
College Extension Service. Re
duction In milk prices should en
courage consumption of dairy
products, but they also call for
increased efficiency in daffy pro*
duction. One way to accomplish
this is to cull all low-producing
Cows.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture reports that the culling
rate needs to be increased 10 per
cent over 1953 just to hold cow
numbers at the January 1, 1954,
level. To bring production into
balance with demand, culling
should l^e increased considera
bly more. '
Both federal and state dairy
authorities strongly recommend
sending to slaughter any ques
tionable producers. Dairy farm
ers cannot afford the economic1
drag which such sows represent.
"Average and lower-than-av
erage producers not only fail to
pay for their own upkeep," says
Hyatt, "but they swell the total
volume of milk produced, there
by reducing the potential profits
of better producers. ?
To help decide whether to cull
now or in the fall, Hyatt suggests
a comparison of returns to be
made from summer gracing a
gainst prospective lower selling
prices for the cull cow at the end
of the season. Prices of utility
grade cows in a normal year are
9 per cent above the yearly av
erage in May ? and 7 per cent
below in November. This means
a drop In value of about $20 on a
1,000 pound cow. Also, unless
pastures are abundant, It Is more
profitable to save them for the
best producers.
TO CLOVES. S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Parris Aldridge
moved Thursday to Clover, S.
C., where Mr. Aldridge has ac
cepted a position with the A
merican Thread company. Mr.
Aldridge had held a position
. with the Burlington Mill's Phte
nix plant for the past five
years. It had been previously
announced that Mr. Aldridge
was accepting a similar posi
tion at Hudson.
LETTS
lyi Grace & S*lma
If, like a lot of folks, you
feel that the high form of
life -we enjoy on earth is
probably the most advanced
on the universe, consider
what a famous Harvard as
tronomer has to say on the
subject. According to this
learned gentleman, there
are at least 100 million oth
er planets suitable for high
forms of life. The mathema
tical legerdemain necessary
to arrive at this eye-popping
figure assumes that only
one star or. sun in a million
has any planets at all. Fur
ther, it assumes that only
one in a thousand of these
families of planets boasts
conditions suitable for life
in our general terms. These
conditions call for a ner-cir
cular orbit, proper distance
from a warmth-giving star,
proper atmosphere and
mass, and rotation for night
and day.
We won't argue when our
authority states that on this
basis it all adds up to but
one life- bearing planet for
every billion stars. .
Not that we've counted
'em, but there are thousands
of billions of stars in the
many galaxies, and assum
ing for the last time that
only one in a thousand of
the possibly life * support
ing planets actually has
some form of tax-paying
citizen, we arrive at the 100
million figure which start
ed this all in the first place.
In the second place, re
gardless of what life exists
:etsewtiere, it's a cinch they
won't have an ALLEN'S
FLOWER SHOP. Don't go
chasing all over the uni
verse;. "go no farther than
834 King Street, for the fin
est floral gifts and arrange
ments to be had in these
partt, v Remember, friends,
-HERALD HOUSE OF THE WEEK
A SMAU HOUS? MANNING MJMAU DESIGN NO. t-197
DESIGN B-292. This compact house is an open
room arrangement consisting of a livipg roofn
which adjoins a combination kitchen dinette
area, two bedrooms of almost the same size,
a bath, and a screened porch in the rear. There
is also a full basement with the stairs reading
from the rear entry. The living room and mas
ter bedroom face the front, where there is a
generous planting area.
The exterior finish calls for wood wall shin
gles, wide eave overhang and asphalt roof
shingles.
Other interesting features called for in the
plans are the folding doors to separate the liv
ing room and i' ette area, a wide picture win
dow. convenient coat closets at the entrances,
roomy wardrobes in the 'bedrooms, an easily
accessible linen closet, and a recessed tub in
bathroom. The floor area is 1,009 sq. ft., with
cubage of 18,66(5 cu. ft.
For further information about DESIGN B-292,
Write the Small House Planning Bureau, St.
Cloud, Minn. ?
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
CTTT BOARD OF KINGS MOUN
TAIN FOB THE PURPOSE OF
EXTENDING THE CORPORATE
UMITS:
Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Board of Commission
ers wilLhave a public meeting at
the City Hall at the regular meet
ing ni-ght of the Board on tfie~lst
day of July, 1954 for the purpose
of extending the corporate limits
of the City of Kings Mountain so
as to include the following terri
tory:
BEGINNING at a stake in the
old boundary of the City of
Kings Mountain where the City
reservoir tract crosses the said
boundary, being the Northern
ilne of the City Reservoir tract
and runs thence N. 73 deg. 30
min. W. 192.48 feet to a stake, a
new corner; thence a new line S.
16 deg. 15 min. W.. 300 feet to a
stake in the old boundary of the
City of Kings Mountain; thence
with the old boundary N. 50 E
to the BEGINNING and being a
triangle shaped lot off of the old
City Reservoir Tract.
Second Tract:
BEGINNING at a stake in the
Northern edge of McGinnls
Street, where the old boundary of
the City of Kings Mountain cross
es said street and runs thence N.
50 E. 1854 feet to a stake, a new
corner; thence a new line S. 86 E.
1135 feet to a stake in Patter
son's line; thence with Patter
son's, Thornburg's and Parrish's
line S. 4 deg. 15 min. W. 725, feet
to a stake; thence W. 50 feet to
a stake; thence S. 100 feet, to a
stake; thence E. 50 feet to a
stake; thence S. 4 deg. 15 min.
W. 204 feet to a stake in the old
boundary of the City of Kings
Mountain; thence Northeasterly
with the said boundary line to
the BEGINNING, including the
small lot of the Summers, & lot
of the Ben H! Bridges property
and a part of the old City Pump
House tract.
All persons living in the above
described territory will take no
tice that said Mayor and Board
of Commissioners will meet at
8:00 o'clock on the above date
and any person affected by said
extension is notified to be pre
sent and raise any objection
which he or she might have for
said extension.
A resolution was passed by the
Board on the 24th day of May.
1954 authorizing the publication
of the foregoing notice.
This the 3rd day of June, .1954.
G. A. Bridges
Mayor for the
City of Kings Mountain
Attest: ,
Joe Hendrick
City Clerk J- 10? Ju l
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Having qualified as Adminis
trators for the estate of P. P?
Beattie, deceased, all persons
having claims against said es
tate will please file same with
the undersigned on or ibefore the
24th day of June, 1955 or this
notice will be pleaded in ibar of
the-ir recovery.
All persons Indebted to said
estate will please make Immedi
ate payment.
This the 23rd day of June, 1954.
. Leonard P. Beattie,
Lester P. Beattie,
Administrators for
P. P. Beattie Estate
Davis and White, Attorneys
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Don't Forget . . .
The July 10 Deadline
A new dividend period is starting and all deposits re
ceived by Inly 10th will receive dividends from Inly 1st.
Little Savers . . . and Big Savers are equally wel
come here . . . Our savings accounts lend them
selves to any savings program. You will find our
friendly people always ready to serve you. Ac
counts are insured for safety to $ 1 0,000. Generous
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dividends are paid on June 30+h and December
3 1 st of each year.
YOU CANT FIND A BETTER
PLACE TO SAVE ANYWHEBE !
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Each Account Is Insured Up To $10,000
We Close .At 1 P. ]ML Saturdays
Kings Mountain
n Association
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Ben H. Bridges. Sec.-Trea*.