Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-11-02
STATESVlLLE AnD IREOELL COUNTY.
What the Boys Corn Clubs Old. Foy
CuTIee Still Absent.
Statewide Landmark, Oct. 26-a9.

Statewide Landmark, Oct 26-?9.
| Rev. J. B. Tucker, who succeeds
Rev. J. M. Heath as pastor of the
Zion circuit of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, has moved his
family from Misenheimer, S. anIy
county, to the ZioE parsonage near
Eupeptic Springs. R5v. Mr.
Heath is now located at Kannar-
oils.
just four months ago today
! Tuesday, June 295h, Foy Culee,
the Is year.old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. I, J. Curlae, of Statesville,
mysteriously disappeared and
since then the boys Whereabouts
have been unknown. He was last
seen in the viciaity of the plant of
the Statesville Safe & Table Co.,
where he had been at work for
some time, about 10 o'clock on
the morning he disappeared.
When asked about his son yes
terday Mr.. Curlee stated that he
had been unable to find any clue
whatever to the whereabouts of
Foy, and he fears that he is not
alive. "He had no reason for run
ming away" said the father, ''snd
I believe. he would let me know
where lie is If he is still living"
when the boy left home he was
wearing his regular work clothes
He had saved between $50 and 800
in cash and it is thought that he
had this amount IL hie pocka St
the time. Asany rate his parents
have, been uaable to- fdd the
money since his disappsarsnoe. ;;
| The Iredell County Boys. Corn.
Club contest. was held at. the
court house Saturday and about.
20 boys from the 12'clpbs in. the
county had corn on exhibition
along with their records; only,
while still others who could mot
be present sent liz oheir records.
During the past season each mem
.Iparh cf ,.he Bays' Corn Clubs,
which wesa rsapIzaa in Il cl She
public school distriess.ssal9.p he
county last session by County
Superintendent White, worked az
acre of land in accordance witt
the mathods advocated by G. R
Hudson, Stat aayf1t Of -49 TIE Farm
ers' Cooperative Demonstfa5iol q
work, and III accordance We
rules a2d Regulations furnished
by T. B. Parker, of the STATE
Department. of Agriculture, ane
the meeting at the court hous,
| Saturday was to determine who ar
entitled to the prizes offered il
the contest for the best corn ant
she lasgest yields per acre. SOM
| fine corn was placed on exhibition
by the boys in the quality contest
and the judges-Messrs. G. R
Hudson. E. S. Millsaps and J T.
Smith-have determined who are
entitled TO the prizes in this pari
Of the contest, but as all the boys
have not been able to gather and
measure their corn as yet the
prizes for the best yields per acre
cannot be awarded before next
week. The best yields 80 far re-
ported are 913 bushels produced
! by Wade Cloaninger, of Coddle
Creek township, aud 893 produced
by Spurgeon Grose, Of Concord
township.
The court house was fumigated
yesterday preparatory to the term
of Superior Court which begins
next we *. The work was done
by Janitor Cook under the dilec
ton of Dr.. Adams, county health
officer.
The Southern railway carpen
ters are still at work at the station
making 5he changes mentioned
in Tuesdays Landmark. TIE
baggage platform between th'
passenger station and the freigh
depot proper has been torn ava.
and the baggage is being handled
! through aside door of the freigh
building. So far, however, th'
genera! situation is little improv
ed.
The barn of R. L. Atkins, wht
lives near Oak Forest, was burned
} last night about dark. The liv'
J stock were saved but lot Of feed
cotton seed, oats, a buggy and 1