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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
4
Cliffside News weekly issue linked to Forest City Courier. Editor B E Roach oversees content for December 5 1929. Readers see local notices, brief items, and community updates typical of small town papers of that era.
Rev B G Earley of Raleigh NY spoke at the prayer service last Wednesday night and at the early morning Thanksgiving service Thursday. The Thanksgiving service ran 7 to 8 am with multiple participants. The morning scripture was John 4 1 43 and the subject Water and Bread. The Christmas program committee met with the young people to plan rehearsals. Rev Smith spoke on Our Rights and Gods Rights. The two intermediate BYPUs held an oyster supper and social at the Memorial building last Saturday. Deacons meet Tuesday night. Wednesday night is church conference night followed by study of the Sunday school manual. The Royal Ambassadors met Tuesday night. Rev and Mrs R C Smith and children visited J H Roberts Thursday and Saturday at R L Bruett home, and Sunday with J W Crawford.
It has just been announced that Mr. David Hawkins claimed for his bride Miss Bertie Daniel, the first of November. They were married at King's Mountain a month ago and kept the wedding a secret until last Saturday.
Certified seed stock from cotton corn soybeans lespedeza peanuts and velvet beans faces limited near term availability as most growers will plant at home. New Holland Farm Corporation Hyde County may supply several thousand bushels, with Caledonia Prison Farm to distribute next summer. North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, now 207 members strong, pushes growth of certified seeds and aims for larger supply in two to three years.
Early Wednesday morning last week Mr. D. C. Colvin killed an owl that measured fifty four inches from tip to tip of its wings. He is having it mounted.
Mr James Padgett of Paw Creek spent the weekend here with his parents Mr and Mrs O R Padgett. Several cars froze up last Friday night and Saturday with injuries from falls on the ice. Mrs Pink Dobbins suffered broken ribs and D W Causby injuries. A M Smart broke a leg. Many locals visited family and traveled for business and Thanksgiving. A baby was born to Zeb Christy and W C Randall moved to Lowell. Local happenings include school events, guests, and a street parade on circum day in Cliffside.
Rev. O D Harrill led a large Concord church service while many local residents shared weekends with family and friends. Numerous visits and dinners occurred among Harrill, Padgett, Hamrick, Walker, and Bridges households. A pound supper at Thanksgiving night drew a good turnout as the Concord B Y P U featured strong Sunday night programs.
A lawmaker advocates higher taxes on gasoline and cigarettes to fund state programs. The plan targets both fuels and tobacco purchases, aiming to raise revenue amid budget pressures.
Rev J D Harrill preached at Concord Baptist church with regular services on Saturday and Sunday. Frank Hamrick visited Ellenboro, and Edgar Walker entertained friends with a pound supper. Ruth Harrill stayed with her parents Ship and Ruth Harrill, Vernell Weast with Esther Bailey, and I D Harrill visited Oscar Padgett. A proverb remark ends the item.
In Cane Creek News Union Mills section December reports reveal many plan to kill hogs next week. Farmers hesitate to sow wheat as dates slip. Cotton left in fields suffers damage. Visits occur among Morrison McCurry Price and Norville households during the period.
The U S Bureau of Public Roads reports gasoline tax collected by 47 states and the District of Columbia in the first half of 1929 totalled 175,140,140 dollars. A sum of 5,693,872,662 gallons were taxed with an average tax of 3.07 cents per gallon. Illinois paid tax for one month of the period.
A data note shows February tax changes and that Massachusetts and New York had no gasoline tax in 1928. It reports that six months total gallons taxed were 4,652,393,536 with an average price of 3.02 cents per gallon. All states now collect a gasoline tax.
North Carolina Experiment Station chemist L G Willis reports manganese may be essential as a fourth plant food element alongside nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash. He notes sandy coastal soils, limed to neutrality, show manganese deficiency and that manganese sulphate sells for 4.50 to 6.00 dollars per 100 pounds. A drill rate of fifty pounds per acre is suggested, with less potentially effective.
The article discusses soil lime use to prevent manganese deficiency, noting some soils require moderate lime and more manganese fertilizer to neutralize acidity. It cites the coast plain as typical and mentions Archbishop Usher and a British physicist on creation ages, ending with a prompt for readers to guess.
A Chicago judge brands alimony as America’s greatest curse while noting he is a man. The piece questions the Kaiser’s claim about starting World War I and asks where future juries would come from if literacy campaigns succeed.
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