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The Washington times., 1938-04-15
ADDOCK SELECTS AT HAVRE DE GRACE

Won lone start
Reported a fast one
Flashed speed in debu
Always right there y
Well backed last time
In tough spot
Up against it here
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

FOURTH RACE-Purse, 50,
and one-half furlonEs.
PIP. HORSES
1 Charlotte Girl..u......
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

BEST BEF-sIAM
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

AT LONDON-Packy Paul, Richdale
(Alta.) heavyweight, decisioned Len
eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

SIX furlongs,
COMMENT
Looks like repeater
Last good: very fit
Reported on edge
Right there lately
In light; has speed
The outsider
Good races at Florida
steps UP here
Chance If ready
Nothing lately
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

stakes; 2-year-olds. -Four
4 COMMENT
Glossy fiAyt hoad6 edge.
The Washington times., 1938-04-15

-VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE Al
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
Presbyterial Has
Large Group Meet
At Weaverville
Mrs. H. G. Love Delivers
the Presidential Mes
sage There

WEAVERVILLE, Oct. 20
The 18th annual meeting Of group
| of the Asheville Presbyterial
met at the Presbyterian church
here yesterday and was attended
bv about 100 delegates. b.
The next meeting will be held
at the West Asheville Prcsbyter-
ian church. ..,..
To open the session yesterday
the devotional was conducted by
the Rev. Paul n. Gresham, of the
Kenilworth church, and visitors
were welcomed by Mrs. Ben
Evans, of Weaverville. The re-
sponsc was by Mrs. Ralph Beach
am. Of West Asheville.
The presidents message was
given by Mrs. H. q. Love, of Hen
Jacksonville. and Rev. r. f. Camp
hell, of .AShcville, spoke on "Our
SYNOD. Its History and Progress. "
Heard on the program were
MIS-. K. D. Bedinger, Mrs. Clyde
Ilcxico. Mrs. Dan SHAY. Miss
lfarv Coleman. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Fortune.
A group from the First church,
Ashcville, gave a playlet during
the luncheon intermissiOn and at
the afternoon session talks were
made by Mrs. J. B. PoindeXter,
Chattanooga, Tenn, Mrs. Fl. E.
Lamb, Oak Forest, Mrs. Beacham,
Mis- Evans, Mrs. J. j. Stones, Of
KeniIworth. Miss Aida Wilson,
Ashevillc. and Mrs. Preston Thorn
as, Asheville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
.5CCC Enrolees
Are lncinerated
Victims in Forest Fires as
Yet Unidentified

SINNAMAHONING, Pa, Oct.
20. (UP)-A forest fire which
killed five and injured twenty per-
sons was extinguished here today.
Over 300 men brought the blaze
under control after a two-day
fight.
Heavy rains deluged the Cam
eron county area, which was in
flames, checking the fire and en-
abling workers to put it out en-
tircly. The dead were trapped by
a sudden wind after igniting a
backfirc as fire break.
Others in the trapped party
worked their way through burn
ing trees into the open and re-
turned to the camp after trying
futilely to re-enter the burning
area to rescue the five left behind.
Four others, burned in the rescue
attempt. were taken to hospitals
in st. Mary's and Remove, where
attaches said they had suffered
every severe burns.
The known injured were George
Vogel, IS, New Kensington; Peter
Damico, II, Wendell, and Ross
Ralabaugh, Is, Reamersburg, all
taken to Remove hospital, and
Stephen Jacosski, IS, Johnstown,
who was treated at st. Mary's.
Other injured workers were be-
ing treated at camp 1872, which
sent SO youths into the path of
the fire in an effort to halt it be-
fore it reached habitations on the
outskirts of Emporium.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
Fl BRAGG ARTILLERY.
REVIEW is GREATEST
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ed and accoutrements flashed I'M
der the great lights.
/ The anti-aircraft artillery roll
ed by next, with eight-ton guns
pulled by 15-ton trucks. Trucks,
with machine guns mounted and
manned, gave a further impress
sion of power. The machine guns
ranged from 30-calibrc to 50-cal-
/ ibre.
AS the last of the vehicles pass
ed in review, two of the S00,0O0,-
600 candlepower lights swung
across the heavens and came to
rest to form guides for six planes
of the regular garrison as the
planes approached the first bea-
con. Two more lights picked up
each succeeding plane and follow
ed them until the planes became
mere specks in the star-studded
sky.v
The lights went out on signal,
the darkness startling in its swift
ness. Suddenly the night was a
weaving network of light, beams
lacing and interlocking as the
powerful searchlights were swung
into position. In a moment they
were the clear blue-white of the
normal beams and fixed them
selves in lofty dome. The dome
was an optical illusion as the
lights were vertical, meeting in
infinity.
The crowd of 10000 stood
spellbound, uttering occasional
signs as each new spectacle of
light was tried out, and as two
parachutes appeared below a cap
tive balloon, illuminated by two
scarchlights, drifted slowly to
earlth. The highway patrol re-
ported the crowd so great that
roads were blocked for 10 miles
in each direction.
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South Africa has just purchas-
ed 100 air bombers, ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
NAH RIFLED u. S.
MAILS SAYS RUMRICH
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ed them for regular delivery"
Besides Miss Hofmann, Rum
rich named another defendant
yesterday. He testified that pri-
vate Eric Chaser of the u. S. army
had turned over to him the 81
signal" for communication be-
tween army planes and their
bases The third defendant, Otto
Herman Voss, is accused of steal
ing army pursuit plane plans.
Rumrich spoke also of his
brother who, he said, had been
hired by Germany as a spy in
Prague, Czechoslovakia, last Jan
uary with the boast that this is
our next objective" "
The plot to forge the presi-
dents signature, Rumrich said,
was pant Of a plan to obtain spec
ifications Of the aircraft carriers
Yorktown and Enterprise. Schlue-
ter planned to send the fake let
ter to the navy departments
chief Of construction, requesting
specifications of the carriers,
which then were under construc-
ton. Rumrich said. 49,.
"He said Germany now plans
to build aircraft carriers and
plans of those vessels would be
useful for his superiors to know"
Rumrich testified.
British officials frustrated the
scheme. Seeking authorization and
funds, Rumrich wrote to his Ger
man superiorS through relay
"pCst office" the spy ring had es-
tablished ut Dundee, Scotland. He
enclosed. he said. newspaper
photographer Of President RooSe-
velt'S letter protesting the sinking
of the YangtZe gunboat Panay,
which was written on White
House stationery and showed the
presidents signature. He wanted
his Supcriors to duplicate it so
that the scheme might be carried
out. But the British intercepted
the letter and turned it over to
American authorities.
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war, when both sides were Dram
Cd Of their best troops and forced
to dig in
The insurgents sixth counter
attack ON the Ebro was vlrtua!ty
halted despite failure to reach us
announced objective - the Stra ~,
epic highway junction at Venta u Z
Campesinos between GandeSa ana
the Ebro river. ,al.
The nationalists pulled oacH
their tired troops, it was reported
preparatory to a seventh attack:
Within a few weeks winter ram"
are due from Madrid north to the
Pvrenees and will make Quag-
mires of trenches and roads wnile
airplaneS frequently will De
grounded.
LoyalistS reported that sh ong
nationalist attacks in the DelcoSo
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
LABOR BOARD RULES
AGAINST STEEL FIRM
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o. 800 - $50. ... lie
works.
Reinstate ~ workers allegedly
Disseminated against and pay
them and ii others back wages.
Abolish employee representation
plans in company plants at Mas
silIon, Canton, Youngstown, War
rem and Cleveland, o. .... ...
Dismiss all workers hired since
the strike if this is necessary to
reinstate strikers.
Make available employment to
strikers in the corporations
plants in Monroe, Mich, Beaver
Falls, Pa, and Pittsburgh, Pa, if
they cannot be placed in Ohio
mills. ..'.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
.Bigamy Charges
Are Filed Against
Miami Hotel Man

MIAMI. Fla Oct. 20. CUP
County Solicitor Robert X. lay
lor Yesterday filed bigamy chaTg-
es against Harold P. Brown, , WI
ami Beach hotel owner, who alies
edlv married Miriam A: TODD iass 81
February when he already h ao
a lawfully welded wife who was
still living" oa,
Peace Justice Ralph Pole mean
while dismissed similar cnafs-
es. brought by Mrs. Dorothy 6out
Brown, the first wife, against
Brown and Miss Todd on GROUNDS
of insufficient evidence.
TIE first Mrs. Brown challeng-
ed the validity of divorce Brown
said he obtained in Juarez, Mex
co, before marrying Miss Todd.
She also has filed two alienation
of affections suits for S35O,OOO
against Miss Todd and her fam
ilV.
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METHODISTS GATHER
M FOR CONFERENCE
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Bishop Purcell will also receive
into the conference as members
the class of new ministers to be
ordained Sunday.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev.
S. A. Stewart, Methodist mission
airy to Japan, will speak, and at
4 O'Clock the conference brother
hood session will be held. Tonlght
at 1870 o'clock the board Of CHRIS
tan education will present pro-
gram. The Greensboro college gree
club will sing.
Yesterday the bishops cabinet
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
FROGSKIN SHOES APPROVED

NEW ORLEANS. (UP)---Frog-
skin can be used for making wo-
mems purses and shoes, according
to the state department of con-
servation. It also might be used
to make Il superior kind of glue
for nhOtOengraVerS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
Rebel Drive On
Ebro Front Fails;
Digging In Seen

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier. Oct. 20. lUP).-Failure
Of Generalissimo Francisco Fran
cos latest counter-offenSlve on
the Ebro front brought forecasts
from neutral observers last nlgnt
that the Spanish civil war VIII
90 into the trenches for the WIN
ter"
The situation was compared
with the 1916 stage of the World
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
RIRLE STUDY CLASS
';'''HOUR IS MOVED UP

The Bible study class, schedul-
cd TO be held in the Sunday school
ouditorium at the Presbyterian
church on Friday afternoon, has
been moved w to 10 o'clock FIJI
day morning. C,o+
Mrs. J. Is. Poindexter of Chat
tanooga. Tenn, is teaching the
classes, the first Of which was held
last nights
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Abandoned mining areas of
Panama are to be planted to pap
ava trees. whose fruit juice is
used in the manufacture of food
tnndayiZprS
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
STRACHEY LOSES In
DEPORTATION FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (UP)
Evelyn John, St. Loe Strachey,
noted English author, lecturer and
alleged Communist, cannot enter
the United States and must re-
turn to Europe on the next Cum
ard White Star liner sailing on
October %, the board of review
of the U. S. immigration service
ruled yesterday. co. s..
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composed Of the nao
elders of the confc,cpr." '>''jo;
ued its sessions with T. y'f'IR
attending. The cabir. ,.'' olsh9,
aiding in arranging ,ba Is bus
ments to be annomcnd APPOINT
and with othcr ua,,'' Aohda
Germ to the full conrc,o,,.o' coH
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Cork, Ireland famous for It's
fighters. will have women police.
British army recruiting is near
lv 60 per cent greater than a year
ago.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

sector of the Ebro loop were re-
pushed while insurgent communi-
oues reported a general calm"
while frances lines were being
rectificd.
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing.

National - Room Service, 46:
laughs by actual count: $50 pm.
Earle-"Hollywood Hotel" Dich
Powell's big new musical: 1890 am.
l:2o, 4:10. 7:o5 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1925, 800, 6:10 and .9:05
pm.
Capitol-"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, ,
youngsters in a human adventure
drama: IL am, LAO, 4:25, 7:20 and
1905 pm. Stage shows: 12:4O, 3:25
$40 and 9 pm.
Metropolitan-"Wells Fargo" trans
portation pushes frontiers westward
l0:45 am, 1880, 3, $40, 7:20 and
9:35 pm.
Columbia-"The Last Gangster.'
the fall of Public Enemy No. /,
HAS am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 anc
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Mannequin," Joan Craw-
ford and role that's right down hel
alley: HOS am, ITO, 3:15. $40
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"Wise Girl" romance ir
the Slightly slapstick comedy vein
l1:25 am, l, ESQ, ABS, 6:25, 8:1s
and 10 pm
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con.
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Eternal Mask: ii am.
l2:35, 2:03, 3:38, sos, $40, BIS ane
$50 pm.
Amba SsadOr Nothing Sacred,
Evening star., 1938-01-27

biographical masterpiece, "The Life OF
Louis Pasteur" &. Josephine Hutchin-
son of the old, old Ramshead Players,
Of local fame, plays the wife Of Pasteur
-. Aside to F. Cowles Strickland and
the whole Civic Theater: How about
that sensational casting announce
ment? . Or shall the public burst
with waiting? ). Jungle Juveniles"
Pete Smith short, starring a couple
of smart chimpanzees, will be one OF
the standout shorts on the next Trans
Lux program =. "Signora Paradise"
Italian film, will be shown Sunday at
the Rialto to an Italian Cinema Society
audience -. Sigma Delta Kappa Fra
ternity wants us to tell you it will hold
its post-exam dance Saturday night at
the Broadmoor >. So you're told
"Mannequin," just as we said (but
how, will do second week at the
Palace 1t is the picture which
shows how Joan Crawford goes from
rags to riches, with the latter repre-
sented by Spencer Tracy wearing
dinner jacket.
Evening star., 1938-01-27

American city containing little that
cannot be seen in Los Angeles, for
example.
Mr.. Holmes lyrical stills of the Is
lands Suva and the Figi group awake
longings. and views Of the splendid
Maori tribes evoke admiration for q
handsome though limited race. The
itinerary leads on through Tasmania,
rocky though highly progressive land,
and naturally into the pride of the
Antipodes, Australia, where one sees
more signs Of the progressiveness Of
civilization. Somewhat of a disap-
pointment, the wild life Of that coun-
try was eschewed by Mr.. Holmes, who
preferred to snsp his kangaroos on a
ZOO lot and to leave the bushmen
Evening star., 1938-01-27

Lombard and March sling hsts in thia
romance: Sis, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Calvert-'Tovarich." bright screen
version Of the hit stage play: :. $50,
5:45, TAO and o:45 pm.
Penn-"Man-Proof," Myrna 10y
finds out she isn't: 2:35, 4:20, $40
7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Sheridan-"Submarine d." ad-
venture under the bounding main: /,
sos, Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Uptown-"Ebb Tide" South Seas
romance filmed in technicolor: 2, 1855,
5:45. TAO and $40 pm.
Tivoli-"Tovarich": 2, 3:55, 5:55
7:50 and $50 pm.
MISUNDERSTANDING D-l": 1915
2:55, 5:25, 7:55 and 1925 pm. Stage
shows: lao, 4:l0, $40 and 9:l0 pm
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Empire Word Tour
Brought by Holmes.

THE most recent parcel from Bur-
ton Holmes stock Of travel reper-
tory carried a portion Of this towns
tourist-minded through Britain's far
flung empire from Quebec to Rhodesia.
The projections. As usual, took place
In Roosevelt High auditorium last
night, sponsored by the Community
Center Department.
Let US proceed to retrace the more
inspiring, grotesque and humorous
points Of the contact Of the globe
trotting gentleman in case you should
want to drop by yourself some Gay.
Strive above all to shy clear OF
Canada's 'mounties," who are prob
ably very bored with tourists by this
time. Vancouver is q thriving hyper
Evening star., 1938-01-27

tha Raye picture, "oivs Ne . Sailor. "
set to 20 into production early In
March.
Betty currently Il In college Swing, "
in which she appears opposite Jackie
CooGan.
Evening star., 1938-01-27

hat without even batting the pro-
verbal eye, while a native likewise
winds himself a pair of pants.
Victoria Falls terminated the tour
with roaring, misty majesty after Mr..
Holmes caught few bashful Swazi-
land bellies off-guard long enough for
photograph, Us.
Evening star., 1938-01-27
completely to themselves.

completely to themselves.
In the vicinity Of Singapore the
travellers peering lens absorbs a race
in which canoes hurdle in water the
same as your favorite horse might
hurdle at Santa Anita. In Hong Kong
a Sikh soldier winds up enormous
quantities Of cloth into an artistic
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Betty CRADLES Part.

RETTY CRADLE, Paramount's pearl
blond Thrill of Lifetime" girl.
has been assigned another big fea-
tured part. Paramount has cast her
in the romantic lead in the next Mar
Evening star., 1938-01-27
John Barrymore a Star
In Star>Mocking Role
Reconstruction Job Is Completed
In "True Confession" Part.
Zorina on Party List.
Ry Jay CARMODY.

reconstruction sufficiently complete
vince the most skpca Sufficiently complete indeed to
gentlemen Hollywood
this
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No.


Ridge, named French Broad, in
honor Of the mother church. One
Of the early historians, writing of
this new organization, said:
"At the time Of its formation,
the region in which it tFrcnch
Broad association arose was re-
gardcd as the nc plus ultra Of
white population in this part Of
the state"
The first church house, which
stood in field back of the Mil
ton Johnson home, about a mile
from where the Rugby road to
Horse Shoe crosses the Haywood
road. remained for years. Its peo-
pie became scattered and after
the War Between the States, a
more central location was chosen
at what is now known as the Mill
pond, on the highway. Nothing
can now be seen of the original
building; the old stone doorstep
is still there, but a few years ago,
it disappeared below the surface
in the cornfield.
The graveyard, winch was OH
the side of hill across the road
from the church, has little group
of stones standing there in what
was probably the earliest conse-
Grated burying ground in this
part of the state. Some of the
stones are in a perfect state and
their inscriptions can be reaG
without difficulty. Among them
is one which marks the burial
spot of Leah Grady, grandmother
of the brilliant Henry Woodfin
Grady, who is Inferred there be-
side her parents, James and Lao
dice King, members of the congre-
CATION at French Broad Baptist
church. The old Grady home
place was just across the river,
at what is now known as the Lad
son farm, and the abutment of
the first bridge which friendly
Indians helped to build there can
be recognized by visitors now.
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therefore
"Rcsolved, That the members
of our profession in each county
in the 9th district arc hereby re
ouested and urgeG to give most
hearty cooperation to the above
spccified end, and that We very
respcctfully suggest that Hon. j.
c. L. Gudger. resident Judge OF
said district designate the time
for the first convention during
the ensuing summer months, when
most convenient for the attorneys
Of the district, at such place
within the district as he may des-
ignate, we praying that the place
may be Hendersonville.
"Resolved, That we further
suggest that the local members OF
the bar in each county in the
district designate one of the
members to act with like COM
mittees from other counties IN
suggesting business for the con
ventiOnS."
On July rs, 1888, at the call
of Judge Gudger, the first con
vention ever held in Henderson
vile met at the courthouse, and
was called to order at eleven
o'clock, by T. J. Hickman, tenn
porary chairman.
The delegates present were
Buncombe: A. T. Davidson, ".
II. Malone. F. T. Davidson, {. NJ.
McLoud. w. X. Whits"n, II. +.
Carter, Richmond Pearson, I. \.
Moore.
jackson: G.. W. billiard.
Rutherford: NJ II. Justice.
Madison: s. c. Heron, J. NJ.
Gudger.
Duckworth. -
Henderson: S. V. Pickcns. ".
A. Smith, w. Nj. Davies, T. j..
Hickman, w. w. Jones. w. +. Er-
win, J. J. Osborne, d. NJ. Hodges
and u. Stradley.
An address of welcome was dc.
livcrcd by J. Williams, mayor, and
officers were elected:
A. r. Davidson, president;
NJ. H. Justice, vice president;
W. A. Smith, secretary;
G.. W. billiard, assistant score
tary.
Among the general business
surgested to the convention was
the question of a permanent or
ranization Of a district and state
ASSOCIATION, and W. K. Whitson
offered a resolution which was
adopted:
"ResoIved. That We, the mem
hers of the Western North Caro-
lima bar wishing to devise some
means for facilitating the admin
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MEETING Held
APRIL I, SO
Town Had Taken on New
Life With Completion
of Railroad
Nv MRS. SADIE S. PATTON

The present State Bar ASSoCia'
ton of North Carolina is the out
growth of little meeting held m
Hendersonvillc on April 7, 1853.
That year marked a step IN re
newed growth in the little town.
Only a few weeks earlier, the leg
islature had granted an amend
ment TO the towns charter; the
railroad had recently been com
pleted from Spartanburg up the
mountain, and the Mountain
Lily" was making its trips up and
down the French Broad river, the
highest steamboat line in the
world" Already many visitors
were coming to the mountain cv-
cry summer. and its hOSpitabIc
reception Of all who came had be
come we'll known.
Colonel Sidney Vance PlckcnS
was a man of far-reaching vision,
who was then seeing the actual
realization of his dream for a
waterway from Asheville to Bro
ward As a leader of the local
bar, he had high aspirations for
the legal profession, and the plan
for an association in this : judicial
district had its inception with
him.
A meeting was held at the
courthouse in Hedersonvllle on
April T, 1888, with S. V. Pickens,
J. J. Osborne, VIM. NJ. Davies,
w. A. Smith, T. J. Hickman, W,
f. Erwin, D. NJ. Hodges and D,
Stradley present. T. j. Hickman
acted as chairman, when the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted
Whereas all other of the learn.
ed professions hold annually ol
oftener, their meetings, confer
enCeS, etc, and
Whereas we believe that 4
district convention IN which tho
lawyers of the 9th judicial dis
trict could meet would be botf
pleasant and profitable, and
might result in great good to the
profession and country; be II
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ASK TO SEE OUR RENTAL, AID FOR SALE IJSTiNGS
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of the church in its early days,
there were among the heads of
families living in the valley IN
1890 the following whose names
have been mentioned in the rec
ords of the church:
Thomas WOOdphin, Nicholas
,Woodphin, John Newport, Mich
ael Newport, James Boldston,
Samuel Roidston, James BoidstOn,
Jr., Jeremiah Osborne, John OS-
borne, Thomas Justice, Jr., who
once lived at the head Of Shaws
Creek, in the vicinity Of Laurel
Park, Amos Justice, and Rev.
Joel Blackwell, one of the pioneer
preachers who travelled over the
entire western part of the state.
In 1900, the church at French
Broad was dismissed from Bethel
association to become one of the
Ii churches banding together to
form Broad River association,
which held its first meeting at
Sandy Run, in Rutherford coun-
ty. As an indication of the grow
ing strength of the Baptist de-
nomination in North and South
Carolina, the new organization
covered a territory of three thou
sand square miles, and its church
es had about Is hundred men,
berS.
In 1905, that part of the state
lying west from the crest of the
Blue Ridge entertained what is
the first recorded convention ever
meeting in this part of North
Carolina, when the Broad River
association held its annual session
at French Broad Baptist church,
on the original site overlooking
the river.
In 1907, another step in the
progress of religious development
was taken when the church here
was one of the three dismissed by
Broad River association to unite
with three others in forming the
first association west of the Blue