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Forest City the Business Center of the County VOL. XI—No. 40 ALEXANDER WILL BUILD FINE NEW BAPTIST CHURCH Contract to Be Let Soon for New $16,000 Structure at Alexander Mills Preparations are under way for the construction of a new Baptist church at Alexander Mills, which will be erected at a cost of approxi mately $16,000. Bids for construc tion will be called for this week, and the contract will be let within a few days. The new church will be erected at the south end of the pastorium, fac ing state highway No. 207. The com pleted building will be constructed in such manner that all departments of the Sunday school will have ample quarters. The auditorium of the church will accomodate approximate ly 500 people, while the Sunday school rooms will take care of at least that many. Provisions will be made for rooms for B. Y. P. U. classes and other church organizations. It is expected that the new build ing will be completed and ready for occupancy by October 1. For sometime the Alexander Bap tists have been using a small chapel, donated by the Alexander Mills, for Sunday services. Two nearby dwel ling houses were utilized for Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. rooms. With the completion of the new church a long felt nled will be filled, and am ple accomJeations furnished for the church and Sunday school. The building committee consists of the following members: J. R. Moore, B. R. Hicks, Rev. C. C. Matheny, L. R. Champion, Miss Mary Moore, E. L. Cantrell, E. W. Campfield, L. D.! Allen, G. A. Moore, L. E. Dobbins. The pastor of the Alexander Baptist church is Rev. C. C. Matheny. Mr. I I J. D. Brown is Sunday school super- j l&tendent. BAPTIST SOCIETY GIVES PARTY Fourth Of July Birthday Party By Missionary and Aid Organizations A most enjoyable event was the Fourth of July birthday party given on last Friday night by the Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist i church in the social hall. A good number of friends and patrons of the church attended and were unanimous in their praise of the hospitality ex tended by the ladies. Mrs. A. C. Duncan and Mrs. Fred Webb wel comed the callers at the door and directed them to the foot of the stairs where they were met by Mrs. W. L. Stallings, president of the Ladies Aid pieties. At the entrance to the j ial hall stood little Miss Mary -itatherine Blanton with a dainty bas ket to receive the silver offering, from which a goodly sum was realiz ed. Rrefreshing punch and wafers were served during the evening by Mesdames Oscar Price, Maude Green, } Carl Huntley, Spurgeon Moss Frank Wilkins, Henry, C. A. Verner, and Tom Vernon. A delightful evening of music and games, in which everyone joined, fol lowed. Miss Dorothy Green enter tained with two well-chosen readings, and Miss Sarah Bridges delighted the audience with her reading, "Phar aoh's Daughter" and a humorous en core. A feature of the program were the songs of the male quartet and the guitar and mandolin music ren dered by Dr. Stallings and Mr. Gray son. The hall was colorfully decorate with flags and buntings. A further note was carried out in lovely bas kets of Queen Anne's Lace, dyed red, white, and blue. FINE CABBAGE Mr. W. H. Crocker, of Forest City, called at The Courier office Tuesday wit h a cabbage weighing thirteen land one-fourth pounds. The cabbag grown by Mr. Crocker m to garden. . - • — l ™ FOREST CITY COURIER FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTOULCITIES IN THE P. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF Ar.RTrTTT.TTTBP STTPVFV Meet "We" Mr. and Mrs. Lindbergh The most surprised persons in all the world were the photographers when Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Linbergh, appearing for the first time in public since their wedding, to see the aerial tests at Mitchell Field, N. Y., volunteered to pose. The air hero and his bride both were quite affable and fairly beamedon the knights of the lens as they ordered them 'around. This is the first posed photograph made of the famous flier and his wife, daughter of the American Ambassador to Mexico, Dwight W. Morrow. (Herbert Photos, New York) Masons To Meet In Forest City On Tuesday, July 16th Lodges of 44th District Will Convene For Business Session Plans are now fast being made for an interesting, and instructive dis trict meeting for the 44th Masonic District comprising all the lodges of Rutherford and McDowell Counties. The meeting is to be held in the Forest City lodge hall, Tuesday July 16th, the business session to begin at 4 o'clock in the afternoon for the masters, wardens and secertaries, with the Grand Lodge officers. At 6:30 there will be a banquet at Blanton's upstairs dining room for the Grand Lodge officers, and all officers of the lodges of the District, Forest City Lodge No. 381 hosts. Night session at 8 p. in., special communication by the host lodge for the purpose of the district meeting, and work in the first degree, which will be conferred by the Masters of the lodges of the District. The high light of the meeting will be the presence of Grand Master, John J. Phoenix, of Greensboro, and very probably presence of Junior Grand Warden, J. W. Winborne, of Marion and Grand Secretary, John H. Anderson of Raleigh. District Deputy Grand Master, J. H. Carpenter states the lodges of the district are cooperating with him in the arrangements as a unit, and he expects large number of Masons from each lodge in attendance and believes that this will easily be the best Masonic meeting ever held in the district. NEW OFFICERS OF AUXILIARY Recently Organized American Legion Auxiliary Selects Officials For Year At a meeting of the American Le gion Auxiliary held Friday after noon in the City Hall, sixteen char ter members were present. Officers of the auxiliary were confirmed at this meeting ,as follows: president, Mrs. S. B. Moss; first vice-president, Mrs. H. B. Garner; second vice-presi dent, Mrs. F. R. Wilkins; secretary treasurer, Mrs. G. B. Harrill and chaplain, Mrs. V. T. Davis. Other members present were Mes dames George Huntley, T. T. Long, J. W. Sanders, Frank Dorsey, M. D. Harrill, G. P. Doggett, C. J. Henry, Spurgeon &oss, Ray Horn and Jack Michalove. This auxiliary was recently organ ized by Mrs. W. H. Isley, of Raleigh, state commander of the American Legion Auxiliary. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929 Thieves Take} Gold FromfcDr. McCall Thieves which entered the dental | offices of Drs. Matt Mcßrayer, J. L. i Geer and William McDaniel of Ruth erfordton, on Sunday, June 30, also j entered the office of Dr„ C. S. Mc-1 Call here, and took betwen fifty and sixty dollars worth of gold, which | he had on hand to fill teeth. En trance to the private office of Dr. i McCall was effected with a skeleton key. His entire supply of gold was taken. HON. AMOS BEAM 1 INJURED BY CAR j Suffers Four Broken Ribs and Minor Injuries When Car Jumps Curb l Hon. Amos R. Beam, senator from the twenty-seventh senatorial dis trict, was injured Thursday when hit Iby a car. Mr. Beam was standing jon the sidewalk near Stein's, engag jed in a conversation, when a car | driven by a Mr. Bridges, of near i Shelby, jumped the curb and hit him. •At first Mr. Beam thought his in j juries were of a minor nature, but | was forced to consult a physician I later in the week, and learned that j four ribs were broken, and that he ( suffered other minor injuries. His i injuries are not considered serious, j j Mr. Bridges attributed the accident to faulty brakes. 1 : Caroleen Woman ' Died Friday, Caroleen, July 9.—Mrs. Kansas Childress, aged about sixty-five, died at her home near here Friday fol- - lowing an attack of heart disease. 1 She is survived by two children, Mrs. Walter Jenkins, with whom slje made her home and Arthur Childress, j of near Morganton; one sister Mrs. j Beatrice Beal, of Lincoln county and ; one brother, William Leonhardt, of Caroleen. ' Mrs. Childress was a native of Lin-' coin county, but had made her home near Caroleen for a number of years. I BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT •I • A beautiful pageant, entitled "The Road to a Safe Tomorrow," will be, given by the Sunday School class of; the Chimney Rock Baptist church on I 'Friday night at 8:15 o'clock. Their! slogan is, "Save the children of to day and you save tomorrow's day." j A large crowd is expected to be present. KLAN CELEBRATES FOURTH HERE Members of Klan Organization From Several Points in the State Present Thursday Several hundred members of the Ku Klux Klan, representing a num ber of North and South Carolina towns were here Thursday for the Klan Fourth of July celebration, sponsored .by the Grand Dragon, Dr. Amos C. Dunan. A secret business session was held at three o'clock followed by a band concert at 6:30 on the square. A barbecue supper was served at 6:45 o'clock to approximately 500 klans men. A klan parade through the business section of the city took place follow ing the supper. After the parade an open air ceremonial was held which was witnessed by several hundred spectators. DRY CLEANING CO. CONTEST ENDS Mrs. Myrtle Gudger Watkins Wins Chevrolet Coach as First Prize In City Dry Cleaning Co. Contest The City Dry Cleaning Company's contest, inaugurated May 10, came to a close Saturday, July 6. i Mrs. Myrtle Gudger Watkins was winner of first place in the contest, j and was awarded the Chevrolet ! coach. Mrs. Watkins' total vote { amounted to 1,587,000. Other win ners, their votes and prizes, are as ■ follows: | Mrs. Edgar Huntley, 1,216,500 votes,awarded $200.00 cash prize. I Mrs. B. B. Goode, 720,000 votes; awarded SIOO.OO cash prize. ! Miss Mildred Collins, 690,500 votes; awarded $50.00 cash prize. I Mrs. M. G. Goforth, Caroleen, 592,500 votes; awarded $25.00 cash prize. i Messrs. V. T. Davis, F. M. Conley and R. L. Reinhardt acted as judges. ! Much interest has been shown in this contest, which has been in pro ' gress nearly two months. The City Dry Cleaning establishment has ac quired a large list of new customers during the contest and have sub stantially increased business. ' Mr. F. M. Conley, who has been in charge of the contest here, and Mrs. Conley have gone to Marion, where they expect to put on a con test there. DEATH CLAIMS MR. H. MENTIRE Merchant and Farmer of Uree Community Dies Suddenly , Rutherfordton, July 10.—Harrison . McEntire, well known merchant, far mer and citizen of Uree section about ten miles west of here, died at the i Rutherford Hospital at 12:30 noon Tuesday. He came to town Tuesday morning with a load of produce and ' seemed in his usual health. While 1 talking to friehds in the grocery store of W. C. Twitty about 10 o'clock he a stroke of para lysis and was rushed to the Ruther ford hospital and never regained con sciousness, gradually growing worse ; until the end. | Mr. McEntire was 68 years of age and leaves his widow and three sons, , K. H. and W. J. McEntire of Ruther- j ' fordton and L. L. McEntire, Detroit, Mich. Funeral arrangements are awaiting the arrival of the latter. The deceased was an active member | of the Pleasant Grove Bptist church and was the last of his family. He was born and reared in Rutherford county and made this county his home all his life. I I New shipment phonograph records. Come in and hear them. Courtney's ',loc Store. ' All summer hats going at SI.OO each. Mrs. E. E. McCurry. Forest City In Need Chamber Commerce Recent Tour of Kiwanis Delegates Re veals Urgent Need of Wide-Awake Organization WOULD BE MEANSJOF SECURING NEW INDUSTRIES Commissioners to Be Tried Thursday j Rutherfordton, July 10.—The trial I of Hardin H. Tucker, chairman of j the board of Rutherford county com- j missioners, scheduled for Friday, was | postponed until Thursday (today). The criminal action against all three members of the board, which was al so scheduled for hearing, was post poned. The decision to postpone the trials come after the commisssioners de- ] manded a jury trial. As Friday was j a regular court day, time could not' be spared for jury trial at that time, so the case was postponed until to day. I FARM MEETING I NEXT FRIDAY! Mr. C. H. Brannon Will Show] Farmers How To Control ! Farm Insects and Pests Mr. C. H. Brannon, Extension En tomoligist, State College, Raleigh, will be here this week to assist the county and home agents in injurious insect control. Meetings have been arranged for Friday at the follow ing places: Farmers Federation Building, Spindale, Friday morning, July 12th at 10 o'clock a. m. M. R. Williams farm, Uree, Chim-1 ! ney Rock Township, Friday after-; noon, July 12th at 2:30 p. m. Insects are becoming more serious each year and more destructive es pecially the bean beetle, tomato! worm, corn borer, cotton flea beetle j and others. The boll weevil has never been, serious in Rutherford county J but there may be trouble from this insect yet. Mr. Brannon will discuss the con trol methods of all these insects and it is hoped that the farmers will i come and hear him. Huntley & Wilkins Have Good Sale Huntley & Wilkins report a most successful sale at Tuxedo last Sat urday. They sold 25 lots and one good house at prices entirely satis factory to owners. It was a snappy sale and all deeds were made and de livered on day of sale. Next Saturday, Huntley & Wilkie will hold a sale at Newland. This sale offers a splendid opportunity in a thriving community. Many local people will attend this sale. A free trip and a good dinner will be given As many as can do so should go and help our local men put over a good sale. COTTON BLOSSOMS Quite a number of cotton blooms have been reported in the past few days and the staple is reported to be showing much promise of a good crop.. The first bloom brought to this office was by Mr. Z. W. Harrill, who lives on the Bostic road near town, who brought his blossom in last Fri day, saying that he had found it on the Fourth. Other blooms have been sent or brought in by Mr. Wilkie Toney, of Route 2, Bostic; Mr. J. A. Hardin, of near town, Mr. J. S. Aldridge, Route 2, and Mr. Broadus Green, Route 3. Fresh Cantaloupes in today and more coming Saturday. Also have nice line com, tomatoes, green beans Friday. Quick delivery our motto. J. C. Harrill. 12 Pages 72 COLUMNS SI.OO Per Year in Advance A thorough analysis of the many J notices of publicity, letters of in quiry, addressed to the "Forest City Chamber of Commerce," and many other evidences of the success of the recent tour of the Kiwanis car, has undoubtedly revealed the need of a permanent, live, Chamber of Com merce for our progressive town, with a wide-awake, energetic secretary constantly at the helm. Such an or ganization would prove not only bene ficial in the coming of new residents, new business and new industries but would inspire new confidence, loyalty Jand cooperation on the part of our jown citizenry. I Likewise, m connection with a merchants credit association, such lan organization would also prove a J splendid investment for our mer ! chants in the collection of long stand j ing debts and the securing of rat- I ings on all newcomers. The collec -1 tion of one bad debt would more | than compensate any merchant for i a year's membership dues and assess ) ments. j Hundreds of letters of inquiry as to climate, transportation, labor con ditions, facilities and advantages are received annually at our local post . office from inquirers interested in ! Forest City, and addressed to the [ Chamber of Commerce." These let ! ters have been delivered to the presi , dent, secretary and other officers of I the Kiwanis club and most of then* j to The Courier. Those coming to this | office have been replied to, but we j nevertheless feel that hundreds of i such inquiries remain unanswered !and unnoticed. On the high tide of j publicity and future growth and de i velopment, when the eyes of almost | half the Nation are focused on us,, now is the time to do something in i a constructive way and assure a steady, conservative growth of busi | ness for aIL our enterprises, with the | addition of new and worthwhile in dustries. This should be food for the best thinking of our people, out of which should come immediate ac- J tion looking to the early establish | ment of a fully authorized and ac | credited Chamber of Commerce and Credit Association. We have done ' more than enough talking and with it all stMl find complaint about the dullness of business, let us now go ( forward remembering that "actions 1 speak louder than words." VESPER SERVICE AT SPINDALE Capt. B. L. Smith To Address Meeting at Spindale Meth odist Church Sunday Spindale, July 9.—A vesper ser vice will be held at the Spindale Methodist church next Sunday after noon at 5 o'clock, according to an an nouncement, by the pastor, Rev. W. A. Barber. Capt. B. L. bmith, formerly super intendent of the Central high school and now superintendent of the Shel by schools, will address the meeting. Capt. Smith's talk will be especially to voung npnnin *->"* everyone is cor dially invited to be present and hear him. Special music will be rendered by" the Spindale Quartette and the choir. Music will be a feature of the not ing. Just received new patterns in laces. Courtney's 10c Store. The first home-grown cantaloupes of the season were shown here Wed nesday. They were grown by Mr. Davie Harrill, of Ellenboro. Come in and see our felt hats. Specially priced. Courtney's 10c Store.
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