Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XI—NO. 45
COUNTY TO OBSERVE SESQbI - CENTENNIAL FRIDAY
COOL SPRINGS 1
TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN SEPT. 2. ,
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Parents Are Asked to Have
Children Ready For Open- |
ing—High School Book
List l j
The Cool Springs Township schools J
IwiU begin work Monday, September (
parents of the various -
are asked to get ready for i
the nret day of school. This especi-1
ally applies to the patrons who live 1
on farms. The pupils will be able to |
get started in their school work be
fore cotton is ready for picking. Pu
pils will be dismissed at noon again
this \during the busy cotton
picking season. In very needy cases'
perhaps pupils will be excused from
school a few days at a time provided
they begin school work at the first
of the session.
The parents are advised not to
buy second hand books .this year un- J
less they are sure that they are get
ting the right books. In the gram
mar grades the readers and spellers
are changed this year. The high
school bok list appears below.
Many changes appear on this list
since this is the beginning of the
next five year period of adoption.
The list of teachers for the differ
ent schools will appear in the next
issue of The Courier. Also the time
of registration of new pupils *and
the beginners.
High School Boole List
Bth Grade —
.Required: English—English for
rlapediate Use, Literature and Life
I, Arithmetic—The New High
School Arithmetic; Civics—Commun
ity and Vocational Civics.
Elective: Home Economics—Ev
eryday Foods; A Girl's Problems In
Home Economics. Latin —First La
tin With Readings; General Science
—Everyday Problems In Science;
Agriculture.
9th Grade—
Required: English—English For
Immediate Use; Literature and Life
Book II; Algebra—Modern High
School Algebra, Revised.
Elective: Latin—Second Latin
With Readings; Biology—New Bio
logy; Modern History—Our Own
Times; Home Economics—Everyday
Foods; Art In Home and Clothing;
Agriculture.
10th Grade—
Required: English—Written and
Spoken English, Revised Edition;
Literature and Life Book III; Plane
Geometry—New Plane Geometry.
Elective: French—Elements of
French, Phonetic Edition; Latin—
b Virgil; Physics—New Practical Phy
sics; Ancient History—History of
Ejrope; Typewriting—2oth' Century
ewriting, Complete; Shorthand—
*gg Shorthand Manual.
11th Grade—
Required: English—Written and
Spoken English, Revised Edition;
American History—History of The
United States; Literature and Life,
Book IV; Advanced Civics—Ameri
can Democracy.
Elective: French —Elements Of
French, Phonetic Edition; Latin—
Virgil; Physics—New Practical Phy
sics; Typewriting; Shorthand; Home
Economics; Agriculture.
VICKERS-WILSON
J. L. Vickers, Jr., and Mary Eunice
Wilson, both of Rutherfordton, were
married last week in Gaffney, by
probate judge Lake W. Stroup.
ELECTRIC POWER TO
BE CUT OFF SUNDAY
B. B. Green, superintendent
light and power, requests The Cour
ier to notify the public that electric
power will be cut off Sunday, August
18 at 8:30 a. m. This is made neces
sary in order to carry out the work
I of replacing equipment at the power
Housekeepers will please
the time.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES II £,U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
1929-30 CITY TAX
RATE REDUCED
City Board Cuts Rate From
$1.50 to sl.3s—Reduction
In Electric Light
Rates
Forest City's tax rate has been cut
from $1.50 to $1.35, according to
an announcement made Thursday by
town officials. This represents a cut
of 15 cents on the hundred dollars
property valuation for the year 1929-
30.
A reduction in the electric light
and power rate was also announced,
effective at once. r Kie new light
rates will be SI.OO for the first ten
kilowatt hours, the same rate ap
plying up to twenty-five kilowatt
hours. \
The city's finances are in a healthy
state, gjnd good is being
made in collecting this year's taxes.
Planning Armistice
I Day Celebration
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1 At a recent meeting of the Willis
Towery Post, American Legion, a
committte of six members were se
lected to work with a similar commit
tee from the Woman's Auxiliary in
making arrangements and preparing
a program for November 11th.
The regular meeting of the Legion
and Auxiliary will be held the second
Thursday in September, at >which
time announcement will be made of
the tentative program and the ar
rangements for the celebration.
The two organizations are very en
thusiastic over the prospect for one
of the largest celebrations ever held
in Forest City.
MR. B. A. STALNAKER
CITY TAX COLLECTOR
Mr. B. A. Stalnaker has been ap
pointed city tax collector by the city
board of aldermen. The appoint
ment was effective August Ist, and
Mr. Stalnaker has already entered
on his new duties.
ALEXANDER NOTES
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Rev. J. B. Hiatt filled his regular
j appointment at Forest City Sunday
! and delivered a fine sermon. A fea
ture of the service was the Alexan
der Quartet selections.
Mr. S. E. Green, of near Cliffside,
spent the week-end with his son,
Robert Greene, of Alexander.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cole
recently a fine daughter.
BIG SALE TODAY
j Huntley & Wilkie will hold a big
'sale today, when they will sell at auc-
Jtion the Miss Alice Carson farm sub
j divided into small farms. This prop
erty lies just off Highway No. 20, on
[the Bostic road, and is close in to
j Forest City. It is all desirable and
'•should sell well. Make your arrange
j ments to attend this sale. It begins
!at 2 o'clock.
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| Marion Strikers
| Arrested Here
Chief Charles R. Price arrested
(one man and five women here Wed
(nesday afternoon for soliciting funds
jon street for the Clinchfield Mills
'strikers of Marion.
} The man arrested gave as his name
' Henry Hall of Clinchfield Mills, Mar
, ion. The five women were also from
, the Clinchfield Mills,
r The strikers arrived in town about
three o'clock and each had a small
pasteboard ice cream container,
•which they passed around on the
j streets asking passerbys to drop
j coins into the box for the benefit of
{the Marion strikers.
I They were taken into custody by
{Chief Price, and taken to the City
| Hall. Mayor Davis refused to pernm
; any charges to be preferred against
'them provided they would immediate
ly leave town. Each promised to
j comply with Mayor Davis' ruling,
'and within a few minutes they were
'on their way,- departing from town.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY .-2 RUTHERFORD COUNTY
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FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, §3 ST 15, 1929
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Dr. James A. Ivey, state B. Y. P.
U. head, of Raleigh, who will speak
at Ellenboro Sunday before the
Sandy Run Associational B. Y. P.
U. Convention.
JOHN LUCKADOO
DIED THURSDAY
Funeral Saturday at the First
Broad Baptist Church
Near Bostic
Forest City, Aug. 13. —Mr. Johnj
Luckadoo, age 62, a resident of thej
Oak Grove community, died in the i
Rutherford Hospital Thursday night, j
He had been ill several weeks and'
was taken to the hospital last week 1
for treatment and operation. He un- J
derwent an operation, Thursday j
morning, which was successful, but:
the shock and complications brought,
about his death Thursday night.
He was a native of Rutherford)
county, a member of the Race Path!
Baptist church and a highly respect-i
ed citizen.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at First Broad Bap
tist church, near South /Mountain In-'
dustrial Institute, and interment was '
in the First Broad cemetery. Rev.)
E. B. Jenkins of Rutherfordton and'
C. L. Gillespie had charge of the!
service.
Mr. Luckadoo is survived by his j
widow and nine children, as follows :i
Chivous Luckadoo, Mooresboro, An-1
nie and Theodore LuckadoQ, Forest j
City; Mrs. M. McCraw, Mooresboro;
Mrs. W. B. McCraw, Swannanoa;
Mrs. T. B. Mooney, Mooresboro; Mr. j
Webb Luckadoo, Mooresboro; Wil-j
lard Luckadoo, Ellenboro; Mrs. M. j
L. Harvey, Reidsville. Two brothers'
and two sisters survive, as follows: j
j George Luckadoo, Hollis; Scott Luck-:
ladoo, Harris; Mrs. E. Hutchins, Bos-j
| tic and Mrs. Julia Judson, Cliffside. f
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KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
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i Several visitors were present at I
I the regular weekly luncheon Tues-!
I day evening. M. H. Hewitt featured
Uhe program with an instructive talk
' on leather, especially that going into
;the manufacture of roller coverings.
:! Beginning with the sheep, he illus
trated the complete procedure thru
■to the finished product, showing
j specimens and explaining all the var-
I ious processes of tanning, etc. He
!was thoroughly conversant with his
| subject, for "Mickey" certainly
! "knows his leather."
Mrs. T. R. Padgett made a short
j talk in which she offered valuable
■ suggestions for decorating .the two
j floats to be used by Forest City at
jthe Rutherfordton celebration Friday :
of this week.
There will be no meeting of the j
club Monday evening, as the mem-!
I bers will meet with the farmers at I
Mt. Pleasant Wednesday night. This j
meeting will prove of great value in j
, bringing together in closer associa
tion the members of the club and the
: farmers. This co-operation and
| friendship is resulting in benefit to
both elements and conducive to the
progress and development of both
Itown and county.
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MRS. N. C. HARRIS '
TAKEN BY DEATH.
Rutherfordton Woman Dies
Suddenly Monday Evening
—Funeral Wednesday
Rutherfordton, Aug. 15.—Mrs. N.
C. Harris, Sr., aged 73, died sudden
ly here Monday night at 8 o'clock
at the home of her son, Attorney N.
C. Harris. ,
She at supper as usual and seem
ed in her usual health Sunday and
Monday and chatted with the family
just before retiring. She had been
in declining health for two years.
A party with her body left here j
Tuesday afternoon via the Seaboard,
Railroad for Fredericks Hall, Va., j
about 60 miles from Richmond, her
old home place, where she was buried
Wednesday afternoon, the funeral
services being held there.
She leaves two sons, N. C. and B. |
P. Harris, of Rutherfordton, and
three daughters, Mrs. Fred D. Ham
rick, of Rutherforton; Mrs. B. L.
Phillips, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs.
E. B. Quinn, Statesville; five grand- j
children, and two brothers, Colonel
L. O. Pettit, Richmond, Va., and Paul
Petit, of Palmyra, Va., and one sis
ter, Miss Vera Pettit, of Palmyra,
Va. |
Mrs. Harris was a membed of the j
Methodist Church. She came here i
some time ago to mdke her home. j
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i Reception For Mr. and
| Mrs. Josephus Daniels
[ Rutherfordton, Aug. 13. —Th e
j Womans' Club will
{give a receptioli for Mr. and Mrs.
j Josephus Daniels, at the Isothermal I
■Hotel Thursday evening August 15,!
jfrom 9 to 10 o'clock.
| Mr. Daniels and wife will be j
! guests of the Rutherfordton Kiwanisi
[dub Thursday night at county his- 1
tory night program, at the Isothermal [
, hotel. Mr. A. R. Newsome, secre
tary of the North Carolina Historical
Commission, and Major J. F. Jones j
'will also be guests.
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SUCCESSFUL SALE j
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J The auction sale of the Mote Car-j
penter property at Frog Level, con-]
j ducted by Harrill & King last Sat
jurday, drew a large crowd and bid-j
i ding was spirited throughout. Three
new houses, many small farms and
a number of business lots were sold, ]
i all bringing good prices. Success- j
; ful sales like this awake an optimism |
j that is good to see and augurs well,
'.for a general awakening in real es
;tate circles. Rutherford county
; seems to be coming back into its own, J
iwith a steady increase in land values.
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| W. M. S. MEETS
The Ladies Aid and Woman's Mis-1
' sionary Societies met Wednesday af- ,
' ternoon August 7, in the Baptist J
\ church. The- young matrons room |
was artistically decorated with vases j
and baskets of flowers. The meeting j
was opened by the President, Mrs.
Stallings. Song "The Kingdom is
coming." A very impressive devo
tional was given by Mrs. Fred Webb,
followed with The Lord's Prayer,
The minutes were read and circle re
ports given as follows: Visits to
sick, 162; trays, 94; flowe|*s, 51;
garments 34; quarts of milk, 43;
collection $33.85; other objects
j $14.30; Total, $48.15; visits to the
jail, county home and to shut-ins,
baskets of food given to the needy
were reported by the Personal Ser
vice Committee. After business was
j dispensed with Mrs. Carl Huntley
gave "The Story of a Frontier Mis
! sionary", followed with prayer by
Mrs. A. H. McDaniel.
The social half hour was then en
i joyed when the young matrons serv
ied a delicious salad, sandwiches and
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iced drinks.
SON BORN
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Jones announce
the birth of a son, Basil Thomas, 111,
born Sunday, August 11.
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Thousands Are Expected To
Attend Mammoth Celebration
Many Distinguished Guests to Be Present. Parade De
picting History of Rutherford Will Be the
Feature of the Day's Program.
SCHOOLS AND MILLS TO DECLARE HOLIDAY
I Rutherfordton U. D. C.
Gets Historic Flag
{ Aug. 12. —The ,
float of the Davis-Dickerson-Mills
j Chapter, United Daughters of the
j Confederacy, which will appear in
,the parade Friday will carry a his
toric flag of wide interest. It is the
original standard presented to the
Rutherford Volunteers, later Com
pany G., 16th Regiment, by IMiss
Ellen Mitchell in June, 1861. This
company, commanded by Champion
T. N. Davis, left Rutherfordton on
June 5, 1861, and the day before
leaving a formal farewell party was
given at which time Miss Mitchell
(presented the flag on behalf of the
'ladies of Rutherfordton.
L. P. Erwin, a lieutenant in the
company at that time, came into pos
session of the flag, and after his
| death his son, Mr. O. C. Erwin,
(presented the flag to the State Hall
iof History, at Raleigh. Through the
: courtesy of Mr. A. R. Newsome and
] Col. Fred A. Olds the flag is being
| loaned to Mrs. Annie Erwin Logan
jfo£ the occasion, and will appear on
.the float prepared by the U. D. C.
Chapter.
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| Saturday Night Fire *
j Does SBOO.OO Damage
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! A fire of undetermined origin
(caused approximately SBOO.OO dam
'age here Saturday night about 9:00
' o'clock, when a house on Harrill
! Street caught fire. The alarm was
turned in near nine o'clock, and the
fire department quickly responded,
j Their quick work prevented the build
•ing from being completely destroyed.
J The house is owned by Mr. Paul
j Moore, and was occupied by Mr.
j Pless Collins. About half of Mr.
| Collins' household goods were saved.
I The damage to the house amounted
,to about $500.00. The furniture de
(stroyed was valued at approximately
$300.00.
iBUYS HALF INTEREST
IN BOSTON STORE
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' Mr. 1.. J. Edelstein, of Buffalo, N.
Y., has purchased half-interest in the
'Boston Store here. This business was
1 opened here about five months ago,
iby Messrs E. M. and Myron Goldk
jlang. Mr. Edelstein has purchased
iMr. Myron Goldklang's half interest
,in the store, and took possession this
'week. He will move his family to
j ForesJ; City at an early date.
I Mr. Edelstein and Mr. E. M.
Goldklang left Tuesday for Baltimore
j where they will purchase a new line
of fall and winter goods for their
store. On their return Mr. Myron
Goldklang will leave for New York
City, where he will teach school in
one of the city's high schools this
year.
LIBRARY NOTES
The library report for the month
of July shows a distribution of 795
books. Forty-two books were donat
ed during the month and $5.00 in
cash received. Ten books were re
ceived from Mr. Joseph Womble last
week, which were very much appre
ciated.
OLD TIME SINGING
AT PLEASANT GROVE
An old time singing will be held
at Pleasant Grove Methodist church,
at West End, Forest City, Sunday,
September Ist. Everyone interested
in old hymns and songs are requested
to be present and bring along their
old song books. The singing will be
gin at 1:30 in the afternoon.
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84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
Rutherfordton, Aug 13.—Friday
will be a red letter day for Ruther
ford county and Western North
Carolina. Rutherfordton is expect
ing to entertain several thousand
! guests from this and surrounding
counties on occasion of the county's
sesqui-centennial and home coming
I celebration. The mammoth celebra
tion, sponsored by The Rutherford
County Club, is historic and will de
picit the marvelous growth of the
county from 1779 to the present in
all events of the day.
The feature of the day will be
the mammoth parade at 10:00 a. m.
on the principal streets of Ruther
fordton, forming on North Main
street at 8:30 a. m. It will be led
by the Spindale band and will be fol
lowed by Josephus Daniels and other
distinguished citizens in automobiles,
I including the town council and cele
' bration officials A large number of
I I historic and commercial floats and
1 1 decorated cars will follow the parade
! which will be ffom one to two miles
1 i long. From fifteen to twenty differ-
I ent historic incidents in the history
' Jof the county will be represented in
1 ( the parade. The decorators are busy
1 ' preparing the floats.
I Court House Exercises
After the parade there will be
! exercises in the court house at 11
la* m. at .which time a number of
J distinguished citizens will be intro
'iduced by Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of
| the First Baptist church, Shelby, a
native of Rutherford county.
Following the speaking the Ruth
erford County club will hold its reg
| ular meeting at which time Mr. and
' Mrs. Daniels and other distinguished
i visitors will be guests of the club at
the Woman's club rooms on Main
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street.
In the afternoon there will be ath
letic events and stunts of various
| kinds in charge of J. E. Berry, super
intendent of the Spindale House.
At 3:30 p. m. the famous Spindale
, band of thirty pieces will give a con
j cert on the court house square under
the direction of Mr. D. C. Cole.
At 8:00 p. m. in front of the court
house, East side, "An Old Fashioned
• Concert in Costume" will be given
Iby more than fifty select voices from
i every section of Rutherford county
•under the direction of Mrs. T. B.
j Suitor with Mrs. Nell Padgett Norris
(of Forest City as soloist.
Distinguished Guests
j Distinguished visitors who have
accepted an invitation to attend, in
! elude, besides- Dr. Zeno Wall and
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[Mr. Daniels, Major John F. Jones,
j collector of internal revenue of
| South Carolina, who built the South
ern railroad into Rutherford county
in 1886; A. R. Newsome, secretary
of the state historical commission
and Col. Fred A. Olds, of Raleigh,
well known state historian.
J. Quince Gilkey of Marion after
whom the town of Gilkey, this coun
ty, was named and a member of the
state conservation and development
commission; Rev. Wade Bostic, re
turned missionary from China, who
spent forty years in the Far East
and is a native of this county; Judge
E. Y. Webb and Judge James L.
Webb, both of Shelby, who are close
ly related to Rutherford county by
blood and marriage and many others.
Much Entertainment
The famous Dixie Entertainers of
Atlanta, Ga., will be here to help
fuirnish music. Earl Johnson, often
called, "The Champion Fiddler of
Dixie" will be director of this famous/
band which will be here for the day.
There will be numerous miscellane
ous attractions, rides, clowns, etc.
A feature of the day will be the
display of antiques and curios. The
committee has hundreds of antiques
of every kind which will be on dis
play at various places in town. The
Woman's club is collecting a large
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