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FOREST
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Volume IV—^°*
FORMER RESIDENT
LIKES HOME PAPER
Casts Aside the Dailies to Read
the Forest City Courier- Sounds
A Friendly Warning.
Mr. J. K. Deane, a former resi
dent'of Forest City, but who is
now superintendent of the Ches
terfield Manufacturing Co., • 1
Petersburg, Va„ has made quite a
success in his new home, but still
I retains an interest and love for the
n|t! home place, as is evidenced by
t he following letter:
"Petersburg, Va., Jan. 21st.—
please find inclosed check for $1.50
for one year's subscription lor the
Courier.' 1 enjoy the old home
paper very much and I note youi
efforts to make the paper worth
while. Forest City is my old
home, and while I am far away
and have the Richmond dailies
anil Petersburg dailies to read, 1
lay them aside when 1 get the
iome paper, until I have read
most everything in it.
"I notice you have lots of con
gratulations on taking charge of
he paper, but I would not con
gratulate you too much. ....
io right here I will; tell you of a
Httle experience I had in reading
m e Courier in a large crowd in
city of Petersburg in our North
jfcolina club room. I was read-
Jm the Courier, as I had just got
» while several other men were
]Hting around smoking and read-
Hg Richmond and Petersburg
Hilies, so one man noticed my
flper (the Courier) and asked me
■ let him see it, so 1 was glad to
low it to him; as he was look
s' over the Courier I was chat-
Hg away, telling him what a
Bml town Forest City is, and to
H surprise he was looking at the
M of advertisements the paper
H; carrying, and 1 told him
But the growth of the popula-
Mi, when he spoke to me in a
■nterested way and said: "There
■'t seem to be much business in
I town, judging from the ads."
B u - if the business people don't
iyou up, don't be caught like
h, in the present Sunday
)1 lessons: From a Triumphant
itain Top Experience, to a
sheba Cave, because he did
figure beyound Mt. Carmel." .
(Pushing you great success, I am,
w "Yours truly,
| "J. K. DEANE."
I* « 9
much appreciate the
of Mr. Deane and are
lat he still retains an
the town and the pa
just a few words in
3 his friendly warning:
nan reading the Cour
ing th- lack of ads has
een reading the big
to the exclusion of his
weekly, and his judg
mewhat warped as to
of advertising that a
ekly is. expected to car
>b'ably forgets that we
e the number of large
business enterprises
i be found in a city,
has a population of
of the best and fast
s' citites of its size in
im!, considering that it
11 ii season, the mev-1
1 business men of the i
been doing a really j
tising business, eonsid
'uunber to draw from,
there are a few mer
-1 u ■ do not realize
1 or city is always judg
ment by its local news
as the gentleman in
Ll done. The spirit
n K, prosperous town is
tU, in the newspaper.
c our friend, Mr. Deane,
°ther copy of the Cour
'nend in Petersburg af
-1 ' Ul? iness has opened
him the size of the
Ut> are quite sure he
opinion of the pro
-11)1 business men
'V. :i OVGr come that run
1 Uat( -;i condition and
Adjust like your old !
inhardt Drug Co. i
FOREST CITY COURIER
FORD RETAIL SALES
GO OVER MILLION
Show Increase of 150,000 Cars and
Trucks Over Previous Year.
i
Retail sales of Ford cars, trucks
and Fordson tractors have again
exceeded the million mark for the
year 1921, according to a state
ment given out today by the Ford
Motor Company.
The Ford factory and assembly
plant production figures reached
a total of 1,050,740 cars, trucks
and tractors for the year, with
retail sales by dealers approximat
ing 1,093,000, which in the United
States alone surpassed the 1920 re
tail sales record by 104,213 Ford
cars, and trucks!
The Ford Company says the out
look for 1922 is decidedly optimis
tic. In fact, concrete evidences al
ready exist in that car and truck
retail sales for December 1921 ex
ceeded December 1920 sales by al
most 25 per cent, and Fordson
tractor retail sales for the same
periods show an increase of over
100 per cent for December 1921, as
well as an increase over the total
tractor sales, for the month of
November a
These facts seem to indicate that
not only are the farmers buying
more freely, but that the general
public is becoming more respon
sive and receptive.
An6ther point brought out by a
comparison of production figures
for the past two years shows that
Ford enclosed cars are gaining in
popularity, as 23 per cent of the
1921 production were Sedans and
Coupes as against a total of 18
per cent for the year previous.
Recent reductions, in Ford car
fcnd truck prices brought them to
a new low level. The Touring ear
now sells for $348, the Runabout
for $319, the Coupe for SSBO, the
Sedan for $645, the Chassis for
$285, and the truck for $340, all j
F. (). B. Detroit.
This is the fourth priqe cut in!
the past sixteen months. During
that time the price of the Tour
ing Car alone has. been cut from
$575 to $348, a reduction of 40 per
cent. Reductions on some of the ;
other types have been even great-j
er.
The Ford Company believes thfit;
this reduction, while not a large I
one, is especially important at thi-
time, as it should go a long way
toward stabilizing market condi
tions.
Ford is giving employment at
present to approximately 40,000
men in his main plant at Detroit, •'
the importance of which is em
phasized when consideration is;
given to the tact that nearly 20 j
per cent of the city's population '■
is directly dependent upon the
Ford Motor Company.
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
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FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY, 26, 1922
BUILD NOW IN
FOREST CITY
Building Operations to Be Given
Impetus in the City- 1922 To Be
a Banner Year.
A campaign to give an added
impetus to the already lively
building operations in Forest City
is inaugurated by the Courier this
week. We are starting off with a
big page ad. calling attention to
the need and timeliness of building
now, and this will be followed by
at least two more big ads boost
ing building in our city. Credit is
due the enterprising firms whose
names appear at the bottom of
the kid. These gentlemen are
spending their money in bringing
the facts of the building situation
before the readers of this paper,
and without their co-operation we
could not have started this cam
paign.
Watch for the big ad next week.
NEW BUICK ROADSTER
I
The Forest City Motor Co. an
nounced today that the Buick Com
pany has just put out a new
Buick Special Six-54, built in re
ponse to a consistent demand from
those familiar with the big Buick
roadster of previous years. The
| Special Six-54 Roadster is now in
production, and delivery date may
be obtained upon request. This
car has been designed to meet
speific motoring requirements, and
its well-engineered clfassis is, the
outcome of 20 years' experience
and research of the most practical
nature. It is a refined, spacious,
powerful roadster, pleasantly strik
ing in appearance and unusually
satisfying in performance. The
new Special Six-54 will no doubt
prove very popular in this com
munity.
CHAMPION McBRAYER GIN
Rutherfordton, R-1., Jan. 23.
Mr. Pearson Henderson, who has
been in Charlotte for the past few
weeks, came home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cole spent
Saturday night and Sunday in
Forest City with Mrs. Cole's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cham
pion. Mrs. Champion has been
right sick the past week, but s
much better now.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Abram and
son, Worth, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Hicks Hill in Spindale Sunday..
The nice kitchen cabinet, which
Mr. B. H. Allen recently gave
away, was won by Mr. Jonas El
more. He drew the key that un
fastened the lock.
Mr. Walter Owens and wife, of
Spindale, were in our section Sun
day.
Glad to report that the sick in
our community are improving. '
CIVIL TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT
To Convene in Rutherfordton on
Monday, Feb. 6—The Jury.
The civil term of the Superior
Court of Rutherford county will
convene in Rutherfordton, Mon
day, Feb. 6th, with Judge H. P.
Lane, of Reidsville, presiding. Sev
eral important cases tere to come
up.
Following is the jury with their
townships which has been select
ed:
First week: W. A. Warlick, W.
: E. Geer and R. L. Wilkie, Ruth
erfordton Township; J. F. Taylor
and Van Hampton, Union; W. F.
' Duncan, Sulphur Springs; Weister
| Bridges, J. V. Cantrell, J. C. Car
penter, 0. R. Padgett, J. M. Thte,
Jr., and Lee Hightower, High
Shoals; W. R. Philbeck, Colfax; W.
P. Baber, Cool Springs; B. W. Har
rison, Logan's Store; W. J. Hardin,
Morgan; B. Ledbetter, Chimney
Roctk and W. R. Monteith, Gilkey.
Second week: L. M. Griffin,
Rutherfordton Township; J.
Mooney, W. B. Blanton and F. Z.
Elmore, High Shoals; A. N. More
haad, Logan's Store; D. O. Brack
ett, Lander Hunt, A. B. Prioe, R.
E. Biggerstaff, S. C. Gettys ail 1
W. E. Lewis, Cool Springs; W. N.
i Freeman, Golden Valley; 0. Iv.
1 Narville, C. J. Logan, and J. C.
Ross, Logan's Store; R. L. Morri
son, Camp Creek; H. P. Rucker
and VV. T. Bennett, Gilkey.
RUTHERFORDTON R-l NEWS
Rutherfordton, R-l, Jan. 10
There is considerable sickness
among us just now, mostly chil
dren. Hope they will all be well
soon,, and able to* go to school.
One of our teachers, Mrs. Cole, has
been right sick. Glad to say she
is able to be in the school room.
Mrs. Edgar Owens has been real
sick, but is much improved at this
writing.
Mi ss Ida Abrams visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Watson, in tin; Green
River section last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M„ Champion, of
Forest City, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Cole.
Mr. W. E. Owens -and family, of
Caroleen, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Owens, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Sewell and Miss Nelle Mc-
Brayer, of Round Hill school were
home for the week-end.
Miss Mary Washburn, principal
of Mt. Vernon school, spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R* Washburn..
Mr. B. H. Allen has erected a
nice building near his store to be
used as a garage. A Mr. Bradley,
of South Carolina, will be in
charge. He comes highly recom
mended as an expert machinist.
This will be a great convenience
to the public.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
PUT UNDER BOND
George Bird of Rutherford County
Charged with Blockading—Oth
ers Arrested.
George Bird, an acting deputy
sheriff of Rutherford county, was
arrested Saturday, 26 miles south
of Rutherfordton, by W. F. Swann,
deputy marshal, of Asheville, on a
warrant charging illicit manufac
ture and retailing of whiskey. Bird j
gave bond of SSOO for his appear
ance in district court here next
May,
Steve Green way, said to be an
old offender, was arrested by the
deputy marshal at Chimney Rock
on a warrant charging manufac
ture of whiskey. Greenway gave
SSOO bond. He told the offender
how he had succesfully evaded ar-,
rest for three years. Some timo
ago Marcus Justice, a deputy mar
shal, and others, came upon Green
v\«ay, he said, but he managed to
slip away through a wood. Gain
ing a hill overlooking the officers,
Greenway waved to them and
shouted that if they wanted to go
witrf him they had better come on.
Bud Henson, arrested 16 miles
northwest of Rutherfordton for
alleged manufacturing, gave bond
for S3OO before a justice of the
peace.—Asheville Times.
SPINiDALE NEWS NOTES
Spindale, Jan. 22.—Mrs. Homer
Biggerstaff has been employed as
teacher in Spindale school. This
brings the complement to six
lady teachers in the primary and
grammar grades and one high
school teacher.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
Spindale High School basket-ball
team defeated the Forest City team
by a score of 15-32. The game was
tightly contested until the second
quarter. Cowan starred by mak
ing 12 points, and tying up with
Hardin, S. H. S. fast forward.
The S. H.. S. basket-ball has for
mally applied for entrance to the
county basket-ball league, on the
basis that the Spindale school is
not a state high school. Thisrap
plication was sent in the latter
part of last week and this request
has been granted.
Two new enterprises that have
recently come into existence in
Spindale are a new grocery store
of Mr. B. Z. McDonald, formerly
of Forest City and a barber shop
owned by Messrs. Crawford and
Hardin, of Forest City.
Prof . Roy Setzer, teacher in the
local high school, spent the week
end at his home in Hickory.
Miss Josephine Hill was given a
surprise party at her home Satur
day night, about fifteen boys and
girls were present and all enjoyed
the party immensely*
WILSON FUND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Attorney Solomon Gallert, of
Rutherfordton, who was appointed
by Mrs. Josephus Daniels to help
raise Rutherford county's quofya
of the Woodrow Wilson fund, has
appointed Mr. A. C. Keeter. city
clerk of Forest City, to receive
subscriptions, here. Mr. Keeter
urges all who wish to contribute
to this fund to do at once, as the
subscriptions will close with the
week. If you give check, make it j
payable to the "Woodrow Wilson
Foundation," and have it in to
Mr. Keeter before the week is out.
J. P. WILLIAMSON
GETS NpW AGENCY
Mr. J. P. Williamson, of the Car
olina Motor Co., Forest City, has
recently been apopinted district
representative for the Dickinson
Storm and Glare shield for the;
counties of Rutherford and Cleve-1
land. The storm shield is one of
the best things on the market, and
Mr. Williamson will tell the read
ers of the Courier something of
its benefits in an ad next week.
He is a hustler and that he will
make a success of his new agency
is assured.
Get your Tanlac where they've
got it. Reinhardt Drug Co.
$1.50 per year, in Advance
DEDICATION OF
METHODIST CHURCH
Erected by Dr. T. C. Mcßrayer ar.d
Presented to Wesleyan Methodist
Church—Dedicational Sermon by
Rev. E. M. Graham.
Last Sunday afternoon it 3
o'clock the dedicational services
were held in the new Wesleyan
Methodist church building-, which
was completed last week. This is
! a new and handsome brick struc
iture, erected by Dr. T. C. Mcliray
|er at an approximate co.st of $6,-
000.00, and presented by him as i.
, gift to the Wesleyan Methodist
church, of which.denomination he
is a member.
Rev. Edw. M. Graham, of Gas
tonia, president of the North C
Rev. Edw. M. Graham
olina Annual Conference, officiat
ed in the exercises. He also preach
ed the dedicational sermon, using
as his subject, "The Conquering
Church," from the text, song of
Solomon 6:10. This message was
well received by the large audienct
present. Every available seat was
occupied and many late arrivals
could not be accommodated with
seats. Rev. Griihftm laid special
emphasis on the fact that God
wanted His church to be a vic
torious church; that in order to be
conquering church it must be well
organized; must have a base of
supplies; a worthy campaign be
fore it; must be filled with the
Spirit of its Grefct Leader. Rev.
H. W. Hawkins* the pastor, assist
ed in the dedicational exercises,
which were very impressive. Pre
ceeding the ritual service, Dr. Mc-
Brayer arose, and in a few well
chosen words, presented the build
ing to the president of the con
ference for dedication, and hand
ed him the deed to the property,
statin# that it was a free will act.
his donation of this nice building.
He was followed by Rev.. H. W.
Hawkins, who spoke of the re
markable financial success ot Dr.
Mcßrayer, and told of his interest
in the Wesleyan Methodist church
and the doctrines which it espous
es.
Rev. Graham preached the first
sermon in the new building at 11
o'clock Sunday morning, his sub
ject being, "God's Eternal Stand
ard.'' The message was a doctrinal
[sermon on holiness, and the audi
jence was a capacity one. The pas
tor preached at night to a large
congregation his subject being,
"Feeding the Five Thousand."
Rev. Graham, the president, says
that a new day has dawned in
Forest City for Wesleyan Metho
dism, and that he hopes soon to
see the day when the Wesleyan
Metodist church here will exert an
influence for God and rigtheous
living, second to no other church
in the city.
ELECTRICAL WORK
The latest work contracted by
the Peoples Electric Co. consists
of finishing the work on the
leyan Methodist church on Mill
street, the wiring on the J. B. Har
rill residence on East Main street
and wiring the garage of the Tay
lor Motor Co.,.Rutherfordton. For
est City seems to be in for a reg
ular building boom this year, and
this enterprising firm will do a
flourishing business.
THE
CITY
WITH A
FUTURE