Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
an d Others
'vmTxin-Mo- 22.
MANY EXPECTED
TO ATTEND TRADE
DAY HERE MONDAY
Occasion is Fast Becoming
Trade and Social Event-
Merchants Offer Many
Bargains.
Trade Day will be observed in
Forest City next Monday. Already
• he merchants of the city are plan
ning for this event, and all are plan
ning to offer one or more leading
commodities at cost or less than cost
to the trade for that day.
With the coming of spilng theie
are many items that are needed in
the farm home especially, and the
merchants of Forest City expect to
offer their customers many of these
things Trade Day at prices consid
er ably under the regular price. That
the merchants do offer splendid bar
gains for these monthly occasions is
evidenced in a recent statement made
by a substantial citizerf of Morgan
township. This man who resides near
the McDowell line, attended the Jan
uary Trade Day here, and, although
he lost the entire day, he estimated
that he saved several dollars by visit
ing Forest City and purchasing sev
eral necessary items for his family,
home and farm.
Trade Day is becoming more and
more a social event as well as a
Trade event. A casual trip about
town on these occasions will reveal
faces of friends from every section
of Rutherford county. This is an ex
cellent opportunity to do your trad
ing. thereby saving money, and to
meet your friends.
Below is given a resume of the
special offerings made by the Forest
City merchants for Trade Day. A
page advertisement elsewhere in this
issue-will give you more information-
Gray Drug Co.—Stationery at
er.e-half price.
Courtney's—Six big specials. See
ad.
Dalton Bros.—Men's $22.50 and
$25.00 suits, $15.00.
Pender's—Fat back, 3 pounds for
2.5 c; four cans No. 2 tomatoes, 29c.
Efird's Dept. Store—Six specials.
See ad.
Doggett Motor Co. —Special on
inner tubes. %
Farmers Hardware Co.—Four big
specials. See ad.
Stahl's Ten Cent Store—Special
on gold band plates, cups and sau
cers.
Piggly Wiggly—Matches, 6 for
15c; salmon, can 10c; cheese, pound,
19c.
Stein's Dept. Store—Men's $45.00
tailored suits, $12.50 and $15.00.
Graham Cash Co.—Ladies' Cotton
Stockings, 10c; LL sheeting, 6 l-2c
yard.
The Bee Hive—Men's union suits.
Si.so values, 69c.
Peoples Drug Store—Tooth paste,
brush and holder, 74c value, 39c.
A&P Store—Pinto beans, 5c pound
sugar, 5c pound, lard, 8 lbs. 87c.
Forest City Salvage C 0.—54.00
ttork shoes, $1.95.
Sanders Groceteria Specials
ev ?ry day.
Forest City Courier—Your choice
°t self-propelling pencil or nice pair
°f scissors with each SI.OO subscrip
tion.
Hoke county farmers will plant
a kout 1200 acres to watermelons
this year and will market the crop
Plough a local produce association
le cently organized.
Poultry men of Burke county had
1-441 hens blood-tested to be used
01 breeding purposes. The flocks
' ae been rigidly culled, says
ounty Agent R. L. Sloan.
Alleghany sheep growers have or
ganized a county cooperative sheep
* r association to market the
crop of lambs and wool.
A new publication which will aid
gardner in starting his early
" n ts has been published by the
. a * e College Extension Service and
'• now ready for distribution. Ask
ljf extension circular 182.
FOREST CUT COURIER
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUI* CITIES IN THE OS. A>~ U. S % DEPARTMENT OF AGRJCULTURE^SURVEY^
Champion Orator
J
. J •
Gerard Davidson, the 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Davidson
of Cliffside, who won first place in
the Rutherford county high school
orators contest recently at Ruther
fordton. He will repressnt Ruther
ford and the nineteenth district in
Raleigh March 20 in the state finals
of the orators contest sponsored by
the American Legion.
CONFEDERATE VEI
J. A. KELLER, DIES
Passes Suddenly at Home of
Daughter in Rutherford
ton While Reading
Newspaper.
Rutherfordton, March 3.—Mr. Ja
cob A. Keller, aged 85, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lee Big
jgerstaff, here Monday night sudden
ly. Mr. Keller, apparently in best of
health, ate his supper as usual and
retired to the sitting room and pick
ed up the evening paper, and while
reading it slumped back into his
were held Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock at the
Providence Methodist church. Rev.
J. W. Hoyle, Jr., pastor of the Ruth
erfordton Methodist church, and Rev.
A. W. Lynch, pastor of the Henriet
ta Methodist church, were in charge
of the funeral service. Interment
was in the Providence cemetery, be
side his wife, who preceded him to
the grave about a year ago.
Mr. Keller is survived by three
children: Mrs. C. Lee Biggerstaff, of
Rutherfordton; Mrs. Ellen Webb, of
South Carolina, and Mr. J. Worth
Keller, of High Point. A number of
grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Keller wag a Confederate vet
eran, having served during the War
Between the States in Company C.
Seventy-Second Regiment of North
Carolina Troops.
He was formerly a resident of
Henrietta, and for many years had
been a faithful member of the
Methodist church at Henrietta and
Providence. Since the death of his
wife he had made his home with the
children, and was residing with Mrs.
Biggerstaff at the time of his death.
The granddaughters acted as flow
er bearers.
Mr. Keller would have been 85
years of age had he lived until May.
Ellenboro Man Is
Laid To Last Rest
Ellenboro, March 3.—Funeral serv
ices for Rufus Davis, 69, were con
ducted at Walls Baptist church
Sunday. Mr. Davis had been in ill
health for a year, but seriously sick
for two weeks. Death resulted from
a stroke of paralysis. The rites
were conducted by the Rev. J. D.
Bridges.
Mr. Davis was the father of fif
teen children. He was twice mar
ried. The first marriage was to
Miss Dinah Lovelace, who died eight
een years ago; his second manage
was to Miss Fannie Lovelace, who
survives, with the following chil
dren: R. C..Davis and Claude Dav's,
both of Mooresboro, Fred Davis, of
Lattimore, two daughters, Mrs. M.
G. Newton, of Mooresville, and Mrs.
Gibson Holland, of New House; two
brothers, D. M. Davis, of Cherryville,
and George Davis, Bostic. He was
a leading member of Walls church.
OF* EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CARMa, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1931.
MR. JESS BLAND
DIES SUDDENLY
Well Known Young Man
Found Dead in Yard Fol
lowing Heart Attack—
Funeral Today.
Mr. Jess Bland, aged 24, was found
dead at his home here Tuesday af
ternoon about 5:30. He had left the
house a short time before and went
to the garage to get his car. While
pranking the car he had a heart at
tack, which brought about instant
death.
Funeral services will be held today
(Thursday) at Mt. Vernon Baptist
church, and -interment will take place
in the Mt. Vernon cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Noah Bland, of East Main
street, with whom he made his home,
and three brothers.
A BUSY PLACE
One Hundred Six Cases Tried
During February—Road
Sentences Total 13Vfc
Y ears.
Rutherford ton, March 2.—A total
of 106 cases were tried in the Re
corder's Court during the month of
February. Of these seventy-eight
were convicted and a total of 100
days in jail given, also thirteen and
one-half years on the county roads
and three months at the county home.
Hon. Fred Mcßrayer, recorder, com
piled the following list, which is furn
ished The Courier through courtesy
of Solicitor O. J. Mooneyham.
Total number of cases tried, crim
inal, 106.
Total number of convictions 78.
Total number of acquittals, 28.
Total sentences to County Home
3 months.
Total sentences to County roads,
13 1-2 years.
Total fines collected, $600.90.
Total costs collected for county, j
$370.35.
Total costs taxed against county,
$459.38.
WOMAN'S CLUB
The Woman's Club will meet on
Thursday afternoon, March 12, at
3:45, at the home of Mrs. T. R. Pad
gett. A delightful program has been
arranged. The feature of the pro
gram will be a lecture on "Interior
decorating" by Mr. E. L. Vogel, of
Vogel and Son, Spartanburg.
The program will be as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. Arthur McDaniel.
Lecturer, Mr. E. L. Vogel.
Solo, "Thank God For a Garden,"
Mrs. W. C. Bostic, Jr.
Piano Solo, Spring Song, Mendel
ssohn, Mrs. I. J. Edelstein.
The hostesses are Mesdames T. R.
Padgett, R. E. Biggerstaff, W. T.
Meares, Jack Michalove, Broadus
Moore, Bert Moore, J. W. Morgan,
Misses Kora Myers and Lilah Pad
gett.
MILITARY PARK AT KINGS MOUNTAIN
ASSURED BY $225,000 APPROPRIATION
Washington, March 4.—The sen
ate surprised even the most enthu
siastic supporters of the bill to
create Kings Mountain National
Military park when Tuesday it vot
ed unanimously to appropriate $225,-
000 for that purpose.
The Kings Mountain bill was
passed by the senate as introduced
by Representative Jonas and thrice
approved by the house. 1
When the senate military affairs
committee Tuesday recommended
the bill for passage, it was accept- (
ed that this action was well meant
but made at an hour when approval,
by the senate seemed next to im
possible. Senator Blease. leader of
the Kings Mountain fight in the sen-,
ate committee, then entertained hopes.
of securing perhaps $5,000 for the
acquisition of additional land, but
said that he had almost given up,
Politics Warming Up As
City Election Draws Near
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| With the municipal election
still several weeks off, quite a
Vit of interest is being shown,
as local men announce themselves
as candidates for the offices to
be filled. Including those an
nouncing this week there are now
three candidates for mayor, while
twelve are seeking a place on the
board of aldermen. Other are ex
- pected to announce within the
next few weeks.
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LOCAL ORATORICAL^
CONTESTS HELD
Mary Morris Winner in Read
ers' Contest—Howard Mag
ness Declamation
Winner.
The annual reading and declama
tion contest of the Cool Springs high
school was held Tuesday night,
March 3rd. in the high school audi
torium. Heretofore the contest has
been held during commencement
week but it was thought best to hold
the contest earlier in the year to
avoid the rush of activities at the
close of school. Considerable inter
est was shown in the contest this year
by the boys and girls. There were
more boys and girls to participate
than before. Fourteen boys and girls
spoke Tuesday night. There were
| seven girls in the reading contest
| and seven boys in the declaimers
i contest. Mary Morris was the winner
I from the girls group and Howard
Magness won the declaimers medal.
These -two students will represent
the Cool Springs high school in the
county,contests. The following were
|lfe afridents taking part in the con
jtetr* ■ . > '
I Reading Contest.
Keeping a Seat at the Benefit,
Ruth Bolen.
By Courier, Winnie Gilliam.
How the La Rue Stakes Were
j Lost, Eunice Hardin.
Sis Hopkins and Her Beau Billious,
Dorothy Graene.
Ole' Mistis, Lillie Marks.
Wild Zar.derilla, Foye Bland.
An American Citizen, Mary Morris.
Declamation Contest.
| Spartus To The Gladiators, Wil
liam Sanders.
i The Romance of the Busy Broker,
Flay Hunt.
The Meaning of Americanism, Guy
. Vess.
i The Supreme Menace, John Blan
! ton.
j Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Bar
; ney Morrow.
| The Power of Ideas, Howard Mag-
I
| ness.
| The New South, Steve Kirksey.
!P.-T. A. MEETING NEXT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
The regular March meeting of the
Forest City Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will be held at the Forest City
; grammar school building next Wed
• nesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
hope of the passage of the meas
! ure.
Blease Enthusiastic.
Nevertheless, Senator Blease and
• the other supporters of the bill re
ceived its aproval Tuesday very en
j thusiastically, realizing a bitter fight
: had been won.
j Senator Morrison, in commenting
ton the bill soon after its passage,
; lauded the foresight of Senator
j Brock and the consistent efforts of
; Senator Blease that saved the meas
) ure from oblivion. Morrison said
' that at one time it looked bnd for
| the bill and that it would have been
lost but for the fact that Senator
■ Brock was alert enough to vote
' against the bill in the committee
jso that he might reconsider at a
I later time when the Kings Moun
! tain bill had a chance of gaining
i the recommendation of the c-om
j mittee.
FUNERAL HELD FOR
MRS. MARY MOORE
Aged Henrietta Woman Pass
es After Brief Illness—
Funeral Monday.
Henrietta, March 3.—Mrs. Mary
Moore, aged 82, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. F. Weese
here Saturday, after a short illness.
She had been confined to her bed
for a short time before death due
to declining health, and a stroke of
paralysis brought about her death
Saturday.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at Hopewell church, near Blacks
burg, S. C., with Rev. J. A. Brock,
pastor of the Henrietta Baptist
church in charge. Interment was in
the Hopewell church cemetery.
Mrs. Moore is survived by six chil
dren, H. C. Moore,- of Charlotte;
A. S. Moore, of Marion; J. B. and
W. S. Mccre, of North Wilkesboro,
Mrs. R. H. Hamrick, Jeffersonville,
Ga.; and Mrs. C. F. Weese, of Hen
rietta. Mr W. S. Moore was former
superintendent of the Henrietta Mills.
American Legion Post Will
Sponsor Fight—Twenty-
Three Rounds and Battle
Royal on Card.
Forest City has a treat in store
for Saturday night, March 7, when
twenty-three rounds of boxing and
a battle royal will be staged at the
Padgett building, next to Padgett
& King Furniture Company. The show
will begin at eight o'clock, and will
be under the auspices of the Willis
Towery Post, American Legion.
Jack Blanton, 134 pounds
weight champion of Rutherford coun
ty, will meet Jerome Spangler, 132
pound Shelby champion in the six
round main bout. Spangler fought
in Charlotte Tuesday night and made
an excellent showing.
| Wildy (Kid) Blanton, 170 pound
sparring partner of Jack Blanton,
will meet Albert White, 175 pound
! Shelby heavyweight in another six
round bout.
Preliminaries will be: "Red" Whai
en, 125 pound Appalachian State
College boxer against Solon Wilson,
130 pound Cliffside pugilist, in a
four round affair; K. O. Scruggs, of
Cliffside against "Battling" Scruggs,
of Chesnee, four rounds; and one
ether three round bout. Scruggs of
Cliffside tips the scales at 145 and
Scruggs of Chesnee weight 142
pounds.
A feature that will afford much
amusement will be a battle royal of
several colored boys, who will com
plete the card.
Admission will be twenty-five cents
for ladies and children and filty
cents for others.
The American Legion post is spor.
soring this show, and assures all
patrons that a good clean sport will
be the rule.
A string band will furnish mus'c
for the occasion.
Mrs. Evelyn Thayer
Succumbs Tuesday
Rock Hill, S. C., March 4.—Mrs.
Evelyn Frew Thayer, 37, died here
Tuesday. She was found dead in he>-
bed Tuesday morning. She had suff
ered with a heart affection.
Mrs. Thayer was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Frew of this
city.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon , at 3:30 o'clock at
the home on Hampton street, wi f h
interment in Laurelwood cemetery.
Mrs. Thayer was married to Nor
man Thayer, formerly of Charles
ton, in 1918. She is survived by her
parents, two daughters, Evelyn an i
Martha Thayer, a sister, Mrs. Er
nest Sasmusson of Fort Worth, Tex.,
and two brothers, W. Lewis Frew,
Greensboro, N. C., and Robert
Maurice Frew, a teacher in
fordton-Spindale high school, of Ruth
erfordton, N. C
I 2 Pages
72 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
CIVIL COURT WILL
CONVENE MARCH 9
Judge Cameron Macßae Will
Preside Over Special Term
of Superior Court.
Rutherfordton, March 2.—Judge
Cameron Macßae of Asheville, will
convene the Superior Court of
Rutherford county here Monday,
March 9th for the trial of civil cases.
To date there are around 300 cases
on the docket. It is estimated that
it would take a month or more of
continuous court to clear the dock
et at present and more cases are add
•' ed, almost daily.
IEGION ATTORNEY
IN COUNTY MONDAY
Will Speak at Rutherfordton——
V. ill Assist in Bonus and
Compensation Matters.
Rv.therforaton, March 2.—Mr. J.
D. Deßamus, regional attorney of
the U. S. Veteran's Bureau of Char
lotte, \\ ii] address the Fred Williams
Post No. 15, American Legion here
on Monday night, March JJth at 7:30
o'clock in the City Hall. The regu
lar meeting of the Post comes on
the first Monday night,- but it has
I been postponed a week in order
| secure Mr. Deßamus for the meet-
J inff
| The Post invites every ex-service
man in the cgunty to attend this
meeting. Attorney Deßamus will
spend the night here and will con
fer with any ex-service men who
have any matters regarding bonus,
compensation, hospitalization, Gov
ernment insurance, etc. He is com
ing to serve the ex-service men and
,>y° u aie invited to tell all you can
-about this meeting.
Attorney Deßamus served as a
Lieutenant in the infantry with the
A. E. F. and took part in the St.
Mihiel operations and Neuse-Aar
gonne offensive. He is an able
speaker and is familiar with the
; workings of the Veteran's Bureau.
He will remain here until about
noo n Tuesday, March 10th to con
fer with any who cannot meet him
Monday night.
Play "College Days"
Thursday—Friday
The Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs
of Cool Springs high school will pro
sent "College Days", an operetta,
at the high school auditorium, Thurs
day evening and Friday evening, be
ginning each evening at eight o'-
clock.
i The play opens with the close of
an exciting college baseball game. The
hero of the game enjoys a brief per
iod of glory, but is "framed," and
sent from college in disgrace, charg
ed with shady practices in a bail
game. The World War occurs and the
hero of the game is vindicated when
the "framer," about to "Go Wesi."
.
i tells of his part in ihe plot. An i:i
--j teresting love plot appears in the
j P^y.
Among those taking part ..n the
cast are Phil Chambers., Howard Mag
ness, Harry Kendrick, Virginia Mad
ness, Dorothy Greene, Robert Whit
lock, Robert Hamrick, John Bla.i
ton, Sara Duncan, George Harris,
John Washburn and James Bolen.
The proceeds of the entertain
ment Thursday and Friday nights
will go to defray the expenses of
the contestants in the music con ..
tests this year. The Cool Springs
high contestants were fortunate
enough last year to win the district
contest and go to Greensboro. It
will take. about five or six dollars
per contestant which goes to Greens
boro. Last year forty-six survived the
district contest and went to Greens
boro. We are making our plans to
go again this year. For this reason
it was thought best to charge 25c
and 50 cents for admission. Last year
the boys and girls had to defray
part of their expenses. It is hoped
that the gate receipts will be great
enough to take care of all expenses
so the pupils will not have to pay
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