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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
2
The August revival gathering at Pi gerson Grove began Friday with several auditions to the church. Baptismal services were held Saturday morning at Mo J.B. vor Mio and Mrs te Bethany, S.C. were.
The column lists guests visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Thornburg and noting various callers including Misses Thelma Thornburg Kathleen Goforth and Audrey Bridges. It mentions Pearl Carroll's death in Bethanyville and weekend visits by G W Greene and family, plus several local family dinners and visits around the Phenix Mills.
Gastonia notices advertise the SvHE Southernaires, Kings Mountain’s famed string band, now broadcasting daily at 6:16 a.m. Also listed is a rental ad for a six room house with bath at No 801 Gold Street in Gastonia, contact Cal 146.
A fragment from a North Carolina agricultural piece notes that corn now rivals pastures as a major crop. RL Lovvorn, a State College agri official, highlights the expanded live stock feed program in the South and the role of cheap feed from pasture in addressing farm needs.
Experimental results show a pure stand of oats and legume grass pasture yielding higher pounds of forage. Lespedeza increased carpet-grass from 600 to 1900 pounds and Bermuda from 800 to 2000 pounds. Quality of legume grass pastures emphasized. calcium levels rose with lespedeza, and soil fertility determined the best choice between lespedeza and white clover. Increased industrial production for national defense is forecast to lift domestic demand for farm products per the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economies.
Auto fatalities in North Carolina show a slight decline from last year. Officials report 37 deaths in the first half of this year versus 44 in the same period of 1939, with four bicycle riders among the fatalities. Road safety director Konaht Hocutt noted the trend does not affect water safety among school age children.
A fragmented report notes a deadly year with 3681 lives lost in accidents nationwide. It highlights that 16 and under pedestrians accounted for a notable share of fatalities, describing a shift in injury patterns and a preliminary look at trends for the period.
A safety director states children should learn safety lessons through hands on experience, warning of dangers in walking, playing and skating near port areas and army practices. The message emphasizes tangible, active safety training over theoretical instruction.
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