Foirest City
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RUTHERFORD
COUNTY'S
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
VOL. VII No. 2
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY; OCTOBER 23, 1924
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BOSTIC NEWS
OF INTEREST
Gurley - Michael Nuptials
Attends State Fair Local
And Personal News Of Interest.
BOSTIC, Oct. 21. Of interest
to many friends and relatives
throughout this section of the state,
was the marriage of Miss Vonnie
Fay Michael and Mr. Willie Gurley,
both of this place, which took place
Sunday afternoon, at Ellenboro.
-jZ. D. Harrill officiated.
Mrs. Gurley is the attractive
young daughter of Mr. D. H. Mich
ael, of Booneville, Miss., but for the
past few years has made her home
her with her sister, Mrs. Ralph Har
rill. She has made many friends
here.
Mr.. Gurley is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Gurley and is well liked
l.-y his many friends.
Rev. L. L. Smith left last Wednes
day to attend the annual conference
at Greensboro.
Misses Martha Sloan and Glenn
Harris spent the week end at Gas
tonia the guests of the former's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sloan.
Messrs. Maurice and Terry Smart
attended the State Fair and Caro
lina - State football game, at
Raleigh, last week.
Mrs. Jimmie Dycus, who has been
seriously ill for some time, is now
improving.
Miss Julia Grayson, Messrs. Ray
mond Vogt, Moody Bridges and
Lemuel Harrill, students of Boiling
Springs high school, spent the week
end at home.
Mrs. J. B. Thome and daughter,
Sarah, and son Charlie, of Charlotte,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Martin.
Those attending the county fair
at Shelby last week were: Misses
Maude Howell, Mattie Harris, Alice
and Esther Smith, Margaret Harrill
and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Noggle, Mr.
W. R. Weaver andj family and
Messrs. S. C. Gettys, J. G. Michael
and T .M.. Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kirksey,
Charlotte, spent Sunday with
and Mrs. S. P. .Kirksey.
Mrs. Jennie Warner, who
of
Mr.
has
been visiting her brother, Rev. L. L.
Smith went to Hamlet last week.
Messrs. Blaine Clemmer and
Quinn and Quay Kendrick, of Swan
nanoa, are visiting home folks.
Mr. Charlie Bostic, of California,
is visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wright and
Mrs. Lucy Grayson and daughter,
Julia and son, Harlem, spent Sunday
at Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Wright's near
Pearidge.
Rev. Gillespie, of Gastonia, preach-
?d at the Presbyterian church Sun-
day morning.
Miss Ora Bright, of Altapass,
spent the week end with Miss Vernie
Hefner.
Miss Jessie Whitaker spent the
week end at her home near Cherry
Mountain.
Mrs. Ben Sloan, of Gastonia, is talJ wfcen the locals recovered a
visiting her parents, Mr. and;1 Mrs. fumble. Forest City then carried
Frank Kendrick. the balI to tiie one yard line to be
Mrs. Ellie Thomas and son, Clem- fceld for downs. Shelby kicked out
mer, spent Sunday afternoon at ,,d the quarter ended with the ball
Cherryville, visiting Mrs. Thomas' in the possessi0n of Forest City
sister, Mrs. W. D. Brown. on the 25 yard line. Immediately
-.- ; after the opening of the second
f COTTON GIN BURNS quarter Ayers carried te ball over
. . for the first touchdown. There
V'-he cotton gin at Sunshine, on was no more scoring this half. In
Bostic, Route 2, belonging to Cal- the second half Shelby came back
ton and Luckadoo, was burned Sat- with blood in their eyes and before
urday afternoon. 13 bales of cot- anybody knew it had slipped away
ton were damaged by fire and one for a long run and a touchdown.
' burned up. All of the company's They failed to kick goal. . The score
books were destroyed. It is thought row stood 6-6 tie. It did not re
that the fire originated by a match main that way long however for after
in a bale oi cotton tnat was Demg a series of iorward passes J.err re
sinned. The plant was insured for ceived a beautiful pass from Moss
two thousand djollars. and squirmed out of the arms of
: two Shelby players and ran thirty
DEATH OF MRS. TOM MULL yards for the second, touchdown.
Ayers failed to annex the extra
Mrs. Tom Mull died at the home point so the score now stood Forest
f her husband in Spartanburg last City 12 Shelby 6. This ended the
Monday of cancer. She will be re- scoring for both sides. The whole
embered by many in his county, teeam showed considerable improve
Ihe being reared near Rutherford- ment over the Lincolnton game and
nn and the daughter of the late C. gave a good account of themselves
ts Her mother lives with a all the way through. Those deserv-
iohter. Mrs. J. L. Thompson at
"Rntherforuton.
Mrs. Mull is survived by her hus
i oT1(i anu leu uiuiuren. jjcdiucd "c
mother, there are surviving four PUBLIC SPEAKING
Asters Mrs. J. L. Thompson, Ruth-
rfordton; Mrs. N. L. Shehan and Hon. Robert R. Reynolds will ad
Mrs. J. F. Philbeck, Chase City, Va.; dress the voters of Rutherford
Mrs S. A. Culbreth. Richmond, Va.; county upon the pending issues of
fhrce brothers, A. H. Jones, Chase the present campaign, at Forest
J5ty Va.; W. H. Jones, Baltimore: City on Friday, Oct. 24, at 7:30
V .Tones. Erwin, Tenn. o'clock, P. M.
' Mrs. Mull, who was 43 years old,
- red. in Gray's Chapel vicinity.
X CU- funeral was conducted at Gray's
rkel Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
IJiffg of SpAXtftabary.
POWER TROUBLES
REMEDIED
Prompt and efficient effort upon
the part of Mr. E. G. Abernathy,,
division superintendent of the South
ern Power Co., has resulted in the
overcoming of the electric power
troubles that came last Thursday.
Three transformers were burned on
that day causing no end of trouble
for business concerns using the elec
tric current. The accident was en
tirely unavoidable. New transform
ers have been put in and and unin
terrupted 24-hour service is again
being enjoyed by the patrons of
the Power Co.
FOOTBALL NEWS
PIEDMONT BOWS TO
OLD GOLD AND BLACK
Forest City high school won their
third football game of the season
last Saturday when Ayers, the fleet
footed quarterback of the local
team, dashed around the whole
Piedmont team twice for touch-
downs. Piedmont kicked to Ayers,
who carried the ball back to the !
thirty yard line.. After a first down
on plunges, Ayers got away for a
fifty yard run around the right end.
On the next play he again circled;
the end for the first touchdown.
Coons failed to annex the extra
point. Forest City kicked and
Piedmont carried the ball down the
field for first downs. Then the Old
Gold and Black line stiffened and
the ball went over on downs. The
Piedmont line held and Coons kick
ed; to the forty yard line. Quarter
ended with ball in Piedmont's poss
ession on Forest City's forty yard
line. At beginning of second quar
ter Piedmont's center passed a ball
on fourth down high over the kick
er's head. Ball wer t over on Pied
mont's fort yard li te. The locals
lost their chance to score again when
they let one of the Piedmont backs
intercept a forward pass. The half
ended with the score standing For
est City 6, Piedmont 0. The second
half was slowed up considerably by
a number of incomplete passes. No
scoring took place during the third
quarter but soon after the fourth
period started Ayers picked one of
Piedmont's passes from the air and
Moss and Kerr running interference
carried the ball forty-five yards for
the other score. A dropkick was
blocked and the scoing ended. For
est City put up a fine game, com
pleting the majority of them.
Piedmont comes here Friday of
this week for a return game. A live
ly scap is expected.
Boys showing up best in the game
were Moss, Ayers, Tedder, and Mc-
Keithan.
FOREST CITY BOYS
W!N FIRST HOME GAME
The season of home games got off
to a good beginning Saturday, Oct.
nt wnen the local high school foot-
ball team defeated the Shelby high
reServes by the score of 12 to 6. The
game proved to be one of interest
jmd excitement from the first
wnistle. Shelby won the toss and
chose to receive but soon lost the
ing special credit for the home team
c voi.. mwos, jo, tTo.vn.uio,
- IKerr, McKeithan and McBrayer.
Mr. Reynolds is one of the most
I forceful Democratic orators in the
1 state. Everyone is cordially invited
'to hear him, regardless of their
political affiliations.
HALLOWFEN PARTY
AT KIWANIS CLUB
Ladies' Night Next Monday
Masks and Costumes to Be
Worn Special Supper and
Program.
Local Kiwanians and their ladies
will make merry at the next Monday
night meeting of the club, which
has been designated ladiees' night,
when a Hollowe'en party will be
i held. Masks and costumes will be
worn, a special program is in
jthe making and the supper is to be
i in keeping with the occasion. Judg
ing from the success of the last
ladies' night, this one should prove
a most enjoyable occasion, when
nothing will left undone to add to
the pleasure of those present. The
hall will be appropriately decorated
jfor the festive event. Mr. John
Dalton is in charge of the program
jand wil1 be ably assisted by others.
Considerable interest is being
awakened in the forthcoming dis-
trict convention at Spartanbug, Oct.
29 and 30. A goodly crowd will go
from Forest City and the occasion
will prove of splendid value in ad
vertising our city. Let every one
who can possibly do so, go to this
meeting. We want a representation
there that will put our city on the
map. A number of arm banners
have been ordered and a big delega
tion is wanted to go in a body ..
The suggestion list Monday night
proved interesting. Among the
things needed in Forest City, as noted
in the suggestions, a new hotel leads
the list, followed by new postoffice,
new city hall, another payroll, more
paving, etc. The suggestions are
good in awakening a realization of
the things needed in the city, many
of which will come in due time with
a hustling Kiwanis Club backing the
projects.
D. A. C. Duncan made an inter
esting and instructive short talk on
"Improved Methods of Preventing !
Jisease."
W. L. Brown in charge of the pro
gram. The attendance prize went to
Mr. J. R. Moore.
O. C. Turner's "Scrap Iron
Quartette" was heartily encored.
POPULAR GIRL WEDS
It was learned just at press time
that Miss Mary Alice Smith and Mr.
David Early were to be married at
the home of the bride at Sandy
Mush at 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. J.
D. Smith and one of the county's
most popular girls. She has been
an efficient teacher and took a pro
minent part in the community fair.
Mr. Early is a prominent young mer
chant at Alexander.
WESLEYAN REVIVAL
A revival meeting will start at the
Wesleyan Methodist church Friday
night, Oct. 24th, conducted by
Evangelist J. V. Frederick, of
Gastonia. Special songs will be a
feature of the meeting. The Evan
gelist will be assisted by the pastor,
Rev. T. C. Harvey. The public is
cordially invited. .
A FINE DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Whisnant, of
Shelby, are receiving congratulations
over the arrival of a lovely little
daughter, born Monday, Oct. 13th.
Mrs. Whisnant was formerly Miss Go
forth of our school faculty last year.
Mr. Whisnant is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Whisnant of this place,
and needless to say, they, too, are all
smiles.
CONTRACT LET FOR
PAVING IN FOREST CITY
Contracts for extensive paving in
the city were let at the City Hall
Wednesday. We are going to press
too early to get the list of success
fnl bidders, but are told that the
work will be pushed to an early
completion.
Bids call for paving as follows:
Cherry Mountain street road to
the Bostic road.
West Main street north side to
Chas. Harrill; south side to Harrill
Bros, store.
East Main street Methodist
church to W. E. Moore.
Broadway the bridge to city
limits.
There is more paving in contem
plation. Property owners should
promptly sign for paving, so that
the city can get the much needed
work. Nothing" adds more to the
city and to the values of property
than paring. Don't stand in the
way of progress.
MR. A. C. KEETER TO' OPEN
GROCERY STORE ON DEPOT ST.
i Mr. A. C. Keeter, former city
clerk, and one who for some time
has been connected with the Barnes
Grocery Co., is busily buying new
goods and getting ready to open a
first-class grocery store this week
end. He will occupy the J. W. Smith
building on Depot street, which has
been throughly overhauled for thi
purpose. A line of heavy and fancy
groceries, flour, feed, etc., will be
carried. Mr. Keeter is a good busi
ness man, and has lots of friends,
and will no doubt prosper in his new
enterprise.
BIG CELEBRATION
ARMISTICE DAY
American Legion to Put On
County Wide Event In For
est City Nov. 1 1 Biggest
Ever Held.
Willis Towery Post, American
Legion, assisted by all local posts in
the county, will put on the biggest
Armistice Day celebration in Forest
City on November 11th that has ever
been held in this section of the
State.
Several meetings have been held
and all preparations are being made
looking to making the day one long
to be remembered. The program
will be more varied, the attendance
will be larger, more and better ev
ents are being planned and speak
ers of national prominence will grace
the occasion.
There wlil be a parade, bands of
music, unveiling of tablet in park,
football events and stunts, winding
up the day with fireworks at night.
All ex-soldiers are invited to
be present and will be given a free
dinner.
More particulars and program
next week.
But just remember that this will
be the biggest and best celebration
ever held here, so begin now to
plan to attend.
REPUBLICAN CALLS
Hon. Lewis Hamlin, of Brevard,
Republican candidate- for Congress
in the Tenth Congressional District,
was a caller at this office Friday af
ternoon; accompanied by Mr. T. C.
Vhisnant, of this city.
GEORGE WILKIE DIES
George Adam Wilkie, fourteen
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Wilkie, died at his home near town at
11:45 Wednesday. He had been in
poor health for some time, taking
worse a few weeks ago and declin
ing until death relieved; his suffer
ings. Besides his parents, he is survived
by four brothers, Walter, Boyce,
Fred and Hubert, and four sisters,
Misses Louise, Elizabeth, Susie and
Dorothy Wilkie.
The bereaved ones have the sym
pathy of hosts of friends in their
oss.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the residence at 4 o'clock to
day (Thursday), by Dr. W. A.
Ayers, after which interment will
take place in Cool Springs cemetery.
DALTON BROS. STORE NEWS
We hate to do this for two reasons :
First, because we have to pay for it;
and second; beceausc it looks as if
and second, because it looks as if
nice about ourselves. Nevertheless,
our anniversary sale went over so
good that we think our customers
should! know about it. We felt so
good about it Saturday night that
we took everything out of the
show window and put in a card of
thanks over Sunday,
Lots of things are going to. hap
pen in the next few days: Auto
mobile races, ladies' night at the
Kiwanis Club and the election. We
are getting all set for ladies' night.
We are 100 per cent for the ladies.
As for the election, we are still for
Andrew Gump.
Don't get sore at me just because
you have read this. Remember gen
ius will be seved. J. W.
WHAT IS A ONE CENT SALE?
It is a sale where you buy an item
at the regular price then another
item of the same kind for lc. As
an illustration: The standard price
of Jonteel Face Powder is 50c. You
buy a box at this price and paying
lc more, or 51c, you get two boxes.
Every article in this sale is a high
class standard piece of merchandise,
just the same as we sell you every
day at regular prices and have sold
yon for years.
REINHARDT DRUG CO.
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM HENRIETTA
Pleased With First Lyceum
. ,
numoer onaw concert
Company Coming Other
Interesting News.
HENRIETTA, Oct. 22. Mrs. C.
B. Wiseman, Miss Cupid Wiseman,
Mrs. Laurette May and Mrs. James
Wiseman visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Britt, at North Wilkesboro, Sun
da y and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mahaffee
left Tuesday for Greenville, S. C,
where they will attend the Textile
Exposition to be held there this
week.
Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle has return
ed from Greensboro, where he has
been at conference. The people of
Henrietta are indeed glad to have
Mr. Hornbuckle and family here for
another year.
The first lyceum number this sea
son was presented by the famous
Lombard Entertainers at the Hen
rietta school auditorium Saturday
evening at eight o'clock before a
large audience. Few lyceum num
bers presented here by the Pied-
mot Co. have equaled this program
and the people of Henrietta and
Caroleen are fortunate in being able
to see such a splendid program.
We will have another big attrac
tion, at Caroleen November 11th,
the Shaw Concert Co. consisting of
five members, who will present an
extraordinary program.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Robbins and
family, of Spindale, spent Sunday
here with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Bridges.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace had
as their guests for supper Sunday
evening, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ma
haffee, Mrs. Libby, Mr. T. B. Stev
enson and Mr. Paul Stevenson.
Miss Mary Ella Clegg was
the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
Murry. of Forest City, for
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wall, Miss
Lucile Wall and Mrs. J. F. Sherard
motored to Spartanburg Sunday af
ternoon, visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Dolan.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith spent
the week end at Blacksburg with
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lipscomb.
Misses Blanche Burke and Sallie
Wacaser visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Z. L. Thompson, of Shelby,
and also attended the Cleveland
County Fair while there.
Mrs. Otto Pratt ar?d mother, Mrs.
Belk, of Union Mills, visited friends
here Monday.
Misses Rose Gaffney, Grace Har-
inon, and Mr. Walter Smith were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mahaf
fee for supper last Friday evening.
We are very sorry to learn that
Mr. G. W. Bridges is very low and
there is little hope for his recovery.
He is suffering from heart trouble.
Mrs. M B. Mahaifee and sons,
James and Walter with Misses Annie
Belle Sane and Minnie Lee Fagan
motored to Campobsllo Sunday af
ternoon. Mrs. Naney Lipscomb, who has
been spending several months with
her daughter, Mrs. I. N. Miller, has
gone to White Stone. S. C, to visit
her daughter there. Mrs. Lipscomb
is still unable to walk on account of
a broken hip sustained from a fall
last summer.
Miss Brama Lane, who is teach
ing at Gramling is at home for a few
weeks, her school having closed for
that length of time.
Dr. and Mrs. Lovelace were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Owens
Sunday.
ELLENBORO NEWS
Ellenboro, Oct. 21. Mr. Gurley
and Miss Vonnie Faye Michaels were
married( at the home of Rev. Z. D.
Harrill Sunday afternoon.
Miss Leo Carson spent -the week
end with Miss Bernice Burns.
Misses Pauline Culbreth, Bernice
Burns. Myrtis Hamrick, Messrs. Fay
Daves, Guy and Lewis McKinney
and Morris Hamrick of Boiling
Springs High School spent the week
end with home folks.
Miss Madge DePriest spent
the
week end with Miss Leo Martin.
CHILD'S LEG BROKEN
While driving near Green Hill
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. F. E. Pat
ton, wife of the county agent, suf
fered an accident in which the car
turned over. Her small son suffer
ed the fracture of a leg and was tak
en to the hospital. Mrs. Patton and
tn to kilt: uvbhii
her nnele, Mr. Barnes, escaped ser -
ious injury.
WATER SUPPLY IN
FINE CONDITION
A recent report upon the Forest
City water supply by the State
Laboratory of Hygiene at Raleigh
was the best ever received here,
showing only 3 per cent bacteria to
'ows onIJ 3 j?
i the thousand gall
ons, which is orac-
tically nil. This report shows good
work upon the part of those
charge of our water supply.
Mr. F. I. Barber, manager of the
local Coca-Cola plant is having a
handsome new brick garage erected
on the property on Depot street
with a capacity for eight turcks. He
reports that business is good.
FAIR STORE NEWS
Big Sale Continues Free
Silverware Mrs. Barber
Invites Her Friends To Call.
The big sale at the Fair Store
continues with unabated interest,
and a store full of bargains for the
eager purchasers who are wisely
taking advantage of this big sale. A
visit to the store will be necessary
for you to find out just what the
splendid offerings are.
The Fair Store will give with
each purchase profit sharing cou
pons which will give you the oppor
tunity to supply yourself with best
table silverware absolutely free. We
will be glad to give any informa
tion concerning this offer.
We wish to inform the public that
Mrs. F. I. Barber will be with us on
Saturdays, and she cordially invites.
her friends to give her a call.
THE FAIR STORE
Next door to Courier
Forest City, N. C.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
Misses Nell and Margaret Young
were hostess on last Saturday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at a beautifully
appointed Hallowe en party in honor
of Miss Elizabeth Wilkins, of Spar
tanburg, S. C. The lower part of the
home was thrown into one spacious
room, ,which was beautifully decor
ated throughout with autumn leaves
and cut flowers. Miss Margaret
Young received the guests at the
door, directing them to the receiv
ing line, in which were Misses Nell
Young and Elizabeth Wilkins, who
was guest of honor.
Mrs. J. F. Alexander presided at
the punch bowl. Seven tables of
cubical hearts were played, the head
table being Hallowe'en, next black
cats, brooms, big bat, witches,
moons and ghost. After the games
a delicious salad course was served.
This being the first Hallowe'en party
of the season it was greatly enjoy
ed by the following: Misses Mary
Moore, Claire Reid, Mayme Mar
tin, Ottilee Long, Nell Padgett, Vera
Whisnant, Robbie Biggerstaff, Hat
tie Jones, Luna Taylor, Alice Har
old, Lurline Aull, Evelyn Long, Es
telle Darden, Mesdanres Arthur Mc
Daniel, A. A. Miller, H. R. Cam
nitz, Jr., F. R. Wilkins, Hague Pad
gett, Spurgeon Moss, Cowan Blan
ton, G. C. McDaniel, Ralph Howes
and Finch, Misses Elizabeth Wilkins,
Spartanburg; Francec and J?;??Se
Hoyle, Shelby; and Miss Hoiliugs
head, Culbreth, Ga.
W. M. S. .HOLDS MEETING
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the First Baptist church, of For
est City, met at the church Friday
afternoon, -.Oct. 10, and hed its
regular monthly session with the
president, Mrs. W. C. Bostie
presiding. Began by singing "Jesus
is Calling Over the Tumult." Pray
er by Mrs. Parks. Powell street cir
cle had charge of the devotional ex
cises with Mrs. A. H. McDaniel,
the chairman, leading. Number
present, 21; collection $41.79; per
sonal service report, visits to the
sick 95; garments 33; trays 15;
flowers 7 ; officers were elected for
the year as follows: pres., Mrs. W.
C. Bostic ; vice president, Mrs. EL
G. Bailey; secretary, Mrs. A. H. Mc
Daniel; treasurer, Mrs. F. I. Barber;
chairman of organized personal ser
vice work, Mrs. P. D. Harrill, Sr.;
publicity committee, Mrs. W. C.
Blanton; sunbeam leaders, Misses
Kate Long and Ena Lyda. Two new
committees were added. The flower
committee and enlistment com
mittee consisting of one member
from each circle. May each one of
us do more to enlist more of our
women to join us in our work for
the Master.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Sunday School Conference for
Sandy Run Association, under direc
tion of State Sunday School Board
meets at Alexander Baptist church
FriH.v niarht of this week, at
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