North Carolina Newspapers

w the Important Announcement of The Farmers Bank and Trust Company, of Forest Gty, in This Issue of The Fo;. 0/Co ie, ! k.i is «i unaa* ,[, e Farmers FORES'I v/iY Ct> o kIER Volume II No. 23 ican Happenings and Personal Items „ r]enn Hamrick spent the week fa-her home at Henrietta. said that Mrs. A. C. Jones is ■yinganiceline of millinery. j S. Dorton, prominent citizen Shelby, was visiting in Forest City (day p D. Harrill and Myrle Mc iel spent Thursday in Charlotte ipP' n S- £ L. Whittington exchanged •ts with Rev. Grier, of Rutneoford ! Sunday. |jss Florine Herman, a teacher in , f C. graded school, spent the week jwith her parents at Hickory. )r Fre d E. Webb and Frank R. jkins motored to Gastonia Sunday spend the day with friends (?) Kiss Ottalie Long, who is a teacher h e schools at High Shoals, spent .week-end with her parents in Forest y. lisses Margaret Young, Kittie Gail mas, Mary Crowell and E. O. omas S pent Monday in Charlotte on ipping bent. I f. Cagle of the Cagle-Wilkie unbing Co., is spending the week re, looking after matters of business rtaining to the firm. lesdames. S. N. Watson, F. I. Bar :,C. B. Crowell and Claude Laugh ge went to charlotte Monday to take • White Shrine. Irs. 0. B. Green and children, who re been spending a time here with •mother, Mrs. C. A. Jones, has re lied to her home at Lattimore. (orris D. Harrill, who is now in a remment hospital at Denver, Colo., jo-far recovered that he expects to ich home shortly after the first of ril, according to information he re- ! itly communicated to his parents I hdgett & Kiuu, the old reliable niture dealers, i ave ;.n elegant tof furniture ami can supply ir wants from kitchen to par lot — leveu the porcn Read their ad (his issue and them a call ngassured the\ will deai rightly you in your purchases. C. Proffitt moved bag and baggage Forest City Monday to assume his ' duties as manager of the farm artment of the Farmers Bank & st Co. He has rooms at Mrs. •fesand can be reached at all times toe people. The bank is to be com wedfor its enterprise and desire to 'the Agricultural interests of the f. Xorville left Friday for a visit Bson, T. S. Norville at Piedmont. I returned Monday after a very visit where he found that his *as improved. Rev. T. S. Nor -I>s pastor of the Baptist church *Md is doing line in his work, spiritually ministers to some 700 members of his church. Mr. VVas agreeably impressed with P«at development of that country arolina over which he passed. r - T. R. Padgett carried his chil li Miriam and Lila, to the fordton Hospital last week to be ° n l () r adonoids and the opera te quite .successful. The chil- 5 e n °w home. Mr. Padgett is with the Hospital and and courteous treatment ac- Patients by the staff, and he ere is no use to go elsewhere to , u P-LO let your home county .. oul "your innards" - they at the job. to begin thinking about i L tlme - Make your arrange.; ovv swat the fly, screen your i ' ar 'd Keep cool. Speaking of' I f' oo! - reminds us that one of j a >-M. comforts on a sultry day ! It is portable-can! * -nvAhere, use it on the porch, 1 k I '' ''i hy the bed or in the ' I* •' lm £ nicer on a hot day, ! v ' !i n 1 oiks are preparing a ; Jti.! W ' ltering kit chen, than to j Nu 1 ' m lower the i ' n *"° Mayor's! you out a good one >if e s '' Surprise \ uoir >g a good act once 1 Local Happenings and Personal Items We are proud of our job department. It runs the whole range of work usually done in a first class office, and we have never been found lacking in meeting the demands or requirements laid upon us, as testified by our friends and pa- trons. When in need of anything in this line see us. We can deliver the goods and give you satisfactory service. W. J. Davis, at the Mayor's office, who represents the Edward E. Strauss & Co. line of made-to-measure clothes, has an ad. in this paper, which we call your attention to. You get —both satis faction and service out of the clothes he has made for you. and he informs us that he has instructions from the house that any orders sent in up to the 18th, will be delivered in time to be worn on Easter. Our advice is to "Let Davis Clothe You." We direct the aiteniio'v of our lafy readers to the at! of the Henri etta Milk stores, announcing their opening display of spring millinei y and noveltv suitings t;>day and to morrow. All who possiolv cir should attend and see this opening display which these en'erpri-ing stores have purchased for their cus t tfners delectation You can find no ueiter goods or finer displays in the larger cities and positively no better prices are to oe had anywhere We call your attention* to the change in the ai Ot the Long Drug Co It. contains interesting incl ination Mr Long savs it is lime to >egin garde ing at,d he has afuii line of garden and field seed that he guarantees. He wants the children lo know that he has the Eastei egg dyes and all kinds fcaste l ' ra»;t>it.s, baskets, and novelties fur their de lectation; for toe young foiks he has the famous Whiting line of corres pondence stationer \ and JNonis candies kiot fre-h and ice-cooled Just think of it! Over S3OO worth of s ilks sold in one day by store in Forest City. This was at Efird's last Satur day a week ago. We do not know the amount of silks or other goods that were sold on Thursday and Friday, but judging by their Saturday sale of silks, they evidently did a very large volume of business, as they carry many and various lines for their customers to make selection of purchases from. This phenomenal business is due to an advertisement in the Courier of that week, and while Manager Reinhardt is tickled to death over the business done, he cannot realize the importance of regularly keeping his wares before the public gaze. "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success," and the merchant who constantly keeps his name before the people thru newspaper advertising will never lack for customers. Forest City B. & L. Holds Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Forest City Euilding and Loan Association was held Monday night with a good attendance. The following Board of Directors was elect ed: W. J. Davis, W. S. Moss, I. B. Covington, Geo. D. Horn, Jno. W. Daniel, J. B. Long and J. B. Meares. All of these are good men and all are interested in seeing the Association grow. From the above number Mr. I. B. Covington was elected president, Mr. W. S. Moss was named as vice president and W. J. Davis was elected secretary and treasurer. A very inter esting meeting of the directors was held after the stockholders' meeting adjourned. Much interest was mani fested by all the new directors and we feel sure that all will rally faithfully to a common cause, that of building Forest City. A real live building and loan association is Jthe greatest asset that a town can have' and has done more toward building some of our lar ger cities than any other one crganiza tion. Failed to Get What They Wanted to Buy Uree, N. C., March 9th —Dewey Frady and Simpson Flynn, two well known boys of Bill's Creek section, walked eleven miles across Bald Moun tain to Mr. Higgens Ledbetter's for the purpose of buying a pair of Quilis, Messrs. Frady and Flynns' trip was very unsuccessful as Mr. Ledbetter did not have any Quills for sale at that time. SUBSCRIBER. •FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18 it County Seat News New Mill Officers (Oowded Out Last Week) Rutherfordton, March 8. —The stock holders of the Dobbins Manufacturing Company met in Rutherfordton Thurs day afternoon presenting the charter for the capitol stock of SBOO,OOO for a fine combed yarn spinning mill, and or ganized by electing the following direc tors: B. J. Dobbins, W. A. Harrill, J. H. Mays, C. L. Miller, C. D. Geer and Charles Gray. Following the stock holders meeting, a meeting of the direc i tors was held and officers for the en suing year were elected as follows: B. J. Dobbins, president: J. H. Mays, vice president; W. A. Harrill, secretary and treasurer. Work is progressing on the mill building, and the brick wall will probably be finished within ten days. Rev. William Black, general evange list of the synod of North Carolina of the Presbyterian church, has signified his acceptance of an invitation extend ed to him to unite with Rev. J. C. Grier pastor of the Rutherfordton Presbyterian church in conducting a series of revival services beginning on Sunday April 4th and continuing until the 11th inclusive. A feature of the services will be the singing, which will be conducted by Mr. Andrew Burr, Dr. Black's associate co-worker and singer. A most cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend these services. Dr. D. R. Schenck of this city who was sent to the island of Hatteras to help the fisher and the coast guard people of that far eastern village of the state to fight the influenza epidemic, has returned to his home, reporting that conditions there are for the present very much improved. Three hundred of the 2,500 inhabitants of the island had influenza during the present epi demic it is learned. Rutherfordton, March 15.—Rev. J. A. McKaughan, pastor of the First Baptist church of Rutherfordton, be gan a series of evangelistic services here yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. He is being assisted by Rev. M. A. Adams, of Lenoir, who is doing the preaching. Services will be held every afternoon at 3 o'clock and at night at 7:30 o'clock. The services will probab ly continue for ten days. Rev. Mr. Whitener, of Morganton, will assist in the services by leading the music, and he is expected to arrive this afternoon. It was learned the first of last week that E. T. Belote, contractor, of Ashe ville had been awarded the contract for building the 2.21 miles of concrete highway, a link in the proposed Ashe ville-Charlotte highway from the Sea board station to the western part of Rutherfordton, however, it is learned later that the bid had been rejected by representative of the government at least temporary, owing to the fact that as understood the government will not accept any bid or participate in the construction of the highway when the cost of construction exceeds $20,000 per mile for the government's half, or $40,000 per mile complete, while the bid was about $45,000 per mile it is learned. It is hoped that the mat ter will be adjusted satisfactory, and that work on the highway wiil begin at an early date. Rev. Mr. Whittington, of the Forest City Presbyterian church and Rev. Mr. Grier, pastor of the Rutherfordton Presbyterian church, exchanged pulpits Sunday morning. A Democratic county convention will be held at the court house on Saturday April 3rd for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention at Raleigh tdNoe held April Bth. His many friends will be pleased to learn that Mr. O. C. Erwin deputy clerk of the Superior court of Ruther ford county will be a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the office of Re corder for Rutherford county. Mr. Erwin has been associated with the clerk's office and the Superior court for a number of years, and no doubt wiil fill the office of recorder with credit to himself and the county if nominated and elected. The semi-annual session of the Pres bytery of Kings Mountain, will be held at the Rutherfordton Presbyterian church April 13-15. The Presbytery is composed of the counties of Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland, Polk and Ruther ford. o> Pocracted Meeting at Hen rietta Rev. N. R. Stone and wife, of Miss issippi, are conducting a potracted meeting at the Henrietta Baptist church, began last Sunday morning and will last two weeks. Services are being held at 7:30 o'clock p. m. Forest City R-2 Miss Minnie Womack of Mill Springs, has returned from the Rutherford hos pital, and is visiting her brother and sister of this section, Mr. J. E. Womack and Mrs. J. R. Hardin. Everybody is cordially invited to come to Piney Ridge school house Saturday night, March 20th. There will be an oyster and ice cream supper. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school. Miss Olive Mae Womack has been sick for the past week, but we are glad to know she is much better. Mr. Robert Hardin has sold his farm, and has moved near Pleasant Grove. He has made his home in this section for many years, and will be missed very much. Miss Sudie Young visited her sister Mrs. J. J. Hardin Sunday. On last Friday afternoon the Piney Ridge school gave a party. There were several present and enjoyed songs and recitations by the children. Cake, candy and cocoa were served by Misses Louise Womack and Grace Lewis. Mrs. Mattie Mitchell has been spend ing a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Archie Hardin. Mr. W. E. Lewis visited Mr. and Mrs. George Shytle at Forest City Sunday. Mr. George Blanton and family visit ed Mr. J A. Butler Sunday. Mrs. Vena Fagan and children of Rutherfordton visited Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin Sunday. Misses Cora Lee and Emma Dalton visited Miss Florence Moore Sunday. Mr. Charles Hardin was the guest at Mr. George Griffin's Sunday. Mt. Pleasant News Miss Emma Hunsinger from Ruth erfordton visited her sister, Mis. Crawford Vickers, this week-end. Mr. Paris Price returned home Wednesday. He is improving rapid ly after an attack of pneumonia. - Mr. and Mrs V R Price, Mr. and Mrs. Conway Kennedy and Mr. and vlrs. F. C Price went to Alta Pa>s Sunday. Miss Maty Willie McFalden spent Saturday night with Mrs Conway Kennedy. Mr. Forest h'enson who was work ing for Mr. A. V. Hamrick, has ac cepted a position at Alexander. Mr Claude Morris came Sunday ight to accept a position as section f treumn on the C C & O railway Movie Program Thursday, March 18th Lucky Blue Bird Leading Stairs, Friday, March 19th Mystery of 13. Arbuckle comedy. News. Saturday, March 20th Hoodlum, with Mary Pickford. Monday, March 22nd Invisible Hand Capitol comedies, Tuesday, March 23rd Him That. Hath. Complete Show. Wednesday, March 24th Midnight Man. LKO comedy, News. COMING Pt)llyanna. Every Woman. Copper Head. Huckleberry Finn. 23s Hours Leave. D. W. Griffiths Scarlet Dr.ys. Land of Oppcsrlunitv. Down on The Farm. o OUR™ } !j§ PRINTING] | Rtoiul WOlt BOND j f Will Sell | (four Goods [fi U.S. INCOME TAX EXEMPTS NOBODY Every Person Who Had Income in 1919 Must * Determine Own Liability MARCH 15 LAST FILING DATE. Surest Way | 8 to Follow Form 1040 A. Free Advice in Doubtful Cases. Severe Penalties in Law. Nobody Is exempt from Income Tax. An obligation is laid directly on the shoulders of each citizen and resident to consider his own case and to get his return in on time If one is due. With each return showing a tax due a payment must accompany the return in the full amount of the tax or at least one-quarter of the tax. All returns for 1919 must be filed on or before March 15. Must Show True Figures. In figuring up his earnings for in come tax purposes a person must take Into consideration all items of taxable income, and each item Itself must be accurate in amount. Guesses and es timates must be avoided, for the re turn is made under oath. Everybody who had an income dur ing 1919 must now determine whether his or her net income was sufficient In amount to require an Income Tax re turn. The best way to find out is to get a Form 1040 A and follow the in structions printed on it. That form will serve as a reminder of every item of income; and if a return is due, It tells how to prepare and file it. One of the important points to keep in mind is that a person's net income Is found by a computation prescribed In the law, and that each item of in come from every source must be con sidered, unless specifically exempted. Another thing to remember is that the personal exemption allowed tax payers by law has no relation whatever to the requirement to file return. This exemption is not to be considered until a person has figured out his net in come and determined whether it was sufficient to require him to file a re turn. Then, if a return must be filed, he should read carefully the instruc tions for claiming exemption, and com plete his return. If in doubt on any point as to income or deductions, a person may secure free advice and aid from the nearest Internal Revenue office. Many hanks and trust companies are also furbish ing similar service during banking hours. / Heavy Penalties in Law. For failing to make a return on lime the penalty is a fine of not more than SI,OOO and an addition of 2n per cent to the tax, if any. For making a false or fraudulent return the penalty is a fine of not more than $lO 000 or im prisonment not exceeding one year, or both ; and, in addition, HO per cent of the tax. There are other p wlties for failing to pay tax when due, and for understatement of the ta v through negligence. Many Sources of Income. Aside from what one may earn by his services, there are many other sources of income. If he sold any property during 1010 he must figure out the gain realized. If he rented buildings, land, apartments or rooms such rents must be considered taxa ble, and he may claim deductions for necessary expenses incidental to rents. Bank interest is a common source of income and is taxable whether with drawn or not. Any amount of interest credited to a depositor is income to the depositor. Interest on mortgages and notes is taxable; also bond interest received from corporations. A taxpayer who cashed his insur ance during 1919 must report as in come any excess received over the to tal of premiums paid. Members of partnerships or person al service corporations or beneficiaries of an estate or trust must report their shares of income distributable to them whether or not actually withdrawn. Dividends of domestic corporations must be reported. Many other forms of income are taxable, unless specifical ly exempted. Announces Marriage The following announcement has been received in Forest City. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Alexander Wall announce the marriage of their daughter Adelaide to Mr. J. Frank Sherard on March the fourteenth nineteen hundred and. twenty Henrietta, North Carolina $1.50 a Year, in Advance Newsy Chnside Letter Cars Reported "Held Up" Mr. A./T. Humphries, of near Gaft ney, -S. C. has accepted a position with the Drug dept. of the Cliffside Mills store. Rev. D. J. Hunt was in Charlotte par of last weeK on business. Mrs C. D. Hughes spent part of last week in Charlotte with her little daugh ter, Sarah, who is being treated at the Sanitorium. We are glad to note that little Miss Sarah is improving. Misses Coda Carpenter and Jacquette Hill and Mi. Memory Freeman are at. home for a few days from Union Mills where they are students in Round Hill. Quite a number of out of town visi tors attended the Alijlinery Opening of the Cliffside Mills store last Thursday, it was reported that the cars of Messrs. Z. (J. Jenkins and Joe Lattimore of Henrietta were "held up" on the road about half way between Cliffside and Henrietta, but it is a mistake It was ieported that several negroes, about twenty five in number were on the road near High Shoals and as most of the iadies were afraid to start several earn were quickly on the way to the place but when the men arrived at the spot where the men were supposed to be they found no one there. Rev. Grady Nanney of Union Mills, preached an able seVmon in the Baptist, church last Sunday night. Mr. Nanney formerly taught In the schools here and has many friends here. Quite a number of our y ung people attended the Annual Celebration of the Kalagathian and Kalliergeonian Literary Literary Societies. The "Cliffside Re nown Band" was engaged for the oc casion. The program was very Inter esting through out. Misses Una Edwards, Fay Best and Pamelia Pruett accompanied by Mr. J as. Bui rus visited p.t the home of Z. O. Jenkins Sunday afternoon at East Avondale. Red Men Items. Caroleen, N. C. The Improved Order of Red Men at Caroleen installed their newly elected Chiefs the lirst meeting night in Janu ary, they were as follows: E. L. Beachboard, Sachem, J. H. Williams, Senior, Frank Upton, Junior, J. B. Sisk, Prophet, J. IL Parker, Chief of Records, J. W. Piercy, K. of W. We have been continuously on the war path, scouting the forest for pale faces and we have had good luck so far. we have been so busy that we had to have a called meeting last Saturday night to confer the degrees, the meet ing was largely attended and we think that both the candidates and the mem bers had a good time. We hope to continue the good work and ask each member to do his share toward helping us to carry out the principles of our oraer, which is to care for the sick and afflicted brother, clothe and educate the orphans and see that the widows of our deceased brothers do not want. We had tfye pleasure of helping to or ganize two new Tribes of Red Men during the last year, one at Shelby and one at Marion, our Degree work wan highly praised at both places by our Past Great Sachem. We have some valuable hunting grounds near us at Henrietta that ought to have a prosperous tribe of Red Men, and we would be glad to as sist you in any way to rekindle the Council fires there. During the past year we have hao a great deal of sickness among the members of our tribe, and have had one death that of brother Plyler Buff, brother Buff was a faithful member of our tribe and has been greatly missed since the Great Spirit has called him from our hunting grounds. We also extend our heartfelt sympathy to broth er C. C. Laws who lost his wife in December. We meet every Wednesday night at eight o'clock all members are urged t attend each meeting and visiting broth ers will be cordially welcomed. J. H. PARKER, C. of P. o. NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as administrator of Seanny Hill, notice i;- hereby given all persons indebted to the estate of the said Seanny Hill, de ceased, to come forward and settle the same with me at once. Also any par ties having claims against the estate of the said deceased, are hereby notified to present the same, duly authenticated, to the undersigned for payment on or before the 18th day of March 1921 otherwise this notice will be pleaded fn bar of any recovery on the claims not thus presented. This the 18th day of March 1920. W. M. PADGETT, Administrator