Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL- XIII — No. 33.
CLIFFSIDE SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
MAY 21 TO 26
Cliffside School Closing Very
Successful Year—Twenty-
One Graduates.
Cliffside, May 18. —The annual
commencement exercises of the Cliff
side high school will be held from
Thursday through Tuesday. This
closes one of the most successful
terms in the school's history. There
are twenty-one members in this
year's graduating class.
The commencement exercises op
en Thursday evening, at 7:45 with
the recitation and declamation con
tests. The following will participate
in the contests: recitation: Frances
Cantrell, Bernice Packard, Helen
Greene. Earl Taylor, Wesley Mc-
Jlurry and Jack Atkinson will par
ticipate in the declamation contest.
The seventh grade graduation ex
ercises will be held Friday evening
2t 7:45. The following will receive
certificates of promotion to the high
school:
Lillie Belle Blanton, Lucy Byer.3,
Beth Caldwell Howard Callahan,
Elise Crawford, Emma Sue Crow,
Fred Crow, Joe Dedmond, Frances
Fowler, Genie Greene, Florence
Hamptpn, Walter Hamrick, Kath
leen Harris, Alice Jonas, Ruth Jonas,
Emma Lee Jones, Ethleen Keeter,
Albeit Lancaster, Opal Lawing, Ver
land Ledford, Wincie McCraw, Ger
aldine McCurry, Theron McDaniel,
Clarence McKinney, Mall McMurry,
Frances McSwain, Oliver Pruett,
Eloise Ramsey, Macie Lee Ramsey,
Ethleen Robinson, Fred Scruggs,
Grace Scruggs, Reola Scruggs, Mau
rice Splawn, Gladys Tate, Raymond
Whitaker, Virginia Winn.
On Saturdai eveal^
beginning at 7:45 the senior play
"The Wild Oats Boy" will be given.
This is a comedy-drama, and one
that will interest deeply all who see
it.
On Sunday morning, May 24, Dr.
D. G. Phillips, D. D. pastor of the
A. R. P. church, of Spartanburg 1 , will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
The sermon will be delivered at
eleven o'clock in the Baptist church.
Music for the occasion will be furn
ished by the high school chorus.
The annual class day exercises of
the senior class will be held Monday
evening, May 25, at 7:45 o'clock.
The graduating exercises will be
held Tuesday evening, May 26, at
' •45 o'clock, bringing to a close the
commencement program. The award
of honors will be made at that time
a nd diplomas will be presented to
the following twenty-one seniors:
George Allhands, Gertrude Brin-
Boy Beason, Virginia Christy,
Myrtle Greene, Lalage Grigg, Wen
-11 Grigg, Ruby Gosey, Nettie Ree
Adelaide Hawkins, Rose Hill,
ames Jolley, Katherine Kendrick,
Morgan, Lee Roy McCur-
Eugene Packard, Dorothy Pad-
Max Pruette, Eunice Simmons,
e Summey, Donald Tate.
TO OB SERVE MEMORIAL
DAY SUNDAY, MAY 31
County wide memorial services will
e held in First Baptist church, For
est City. Sunday evening, May 31st,
a t 8 o clock. This service will be in
P ge of Rev. J. W. Hoyle, Jr., of
This service is spon
ged annually by the American Le
n especially do we desire all
« X ?erv ' ce ni en of the Confederate,
jPanish American and World War
° 0 P rss ent, also we extend to the
a cordial invitation,
special program will be given.
THE B EE HIVE
OPENS BRANCH IN SHELBY
6e ve ' one Forest City's
t 1" "gressive stores, under the
m anage ment of Major Dave Glick
g,ar'" A ' 1 open a branch store at
l ( ' ,( say. The Bee Hive has only
bl ,! n °P ( -' ra ting here about. 18 months
L t with instant favor and has
V. n ' lea ps and bounds.
Sparks will be manager
e new store at Shelby.
0 P le lict success for the new en
" in our sister city.
FOREST CITY COURIER '
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIEsInTHE U. S. S. DKJ'ART.VIKKT OF AflßirfT
WOMAN'S CLUB sJ^jflCE.
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All ladies who wish to become a
member of the Woman's Club next
year will please send SI.OO for mem
bership, and state which department
they wish to become members of,
to Mrs. Hoyle Elliott, not later than
July 30, as the books of the club
close on that date.
MARION DISTRICT
SESSION OPENS
175 Persons Present At Meth
odist District -Conference
At Rutherfordton.
Rutherfordton, May 19.—Each of
the 30 pastoral charges is represented
in the annual session of the Marion
District Methodist conference which
opened here Tuesday morning and
will run through Wednesday after
noon. More than 175 visitors are
attending. *
Reports featured the Tuesday
morning session, while hospital and
missions were discussed Tuesday
afternoon. The Rev. Dr. T. F. Mor
row, pastor of the First Methodist
church of Marion, preached Tues
day morning. Editor Plyer, of the
North Carolina Christian Advocate,
Greensboro, delivered an address
The Rev. B. C. Reavis, of Morgan
ton, preached Tuesday night. It was
an inspirational meeting.
G. B. Howard, of Spindale, lay
leader of this district, conducted
the laymen's program Wednesday
morning, when 14 lay delegates were
elected to the conference.
Many high officials of the Metho
dist church in the State, including
junior college presidents, are attend
ing. Delegates from a distance are
being entertained in homes here.
NAifROGRAiti
OF LOCAL SCHOOL
FRIDAY NIGHT
Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson
College, Will Deliver the
Literary Address.
The final program of the commen
cement exercises of the Cool Springs
high school will be Friday night,
May 22nd. Dr. D. W. Daniel, of
Clemson college will deliver the ad
dress. Dr. Daniels is one of the most
entertaining speakers in the south.
It will be a treat to hear him.
All the grades and all the schools
will have a display of the work of
their pupils in the high school build
ing Friday afternoon. All the parents
;of the township and their friends
are cordially invited to see this dis
play from seven to eight o'clock.
Work from the first through the
seventh grades will be displayed by
grades. In the high school, work
will be displayed by departments. Be
sure and go thru the room of the
high school at seven o'clock. The
patrons will get an idea what the
schools are doing if they will avail
themselves of this opportunity.
The music recital by Miss Kath
erine Goggans' pupils will be given
Thursday night (tonight). A pro
gram of the recital appears else
where in this issue.
The commencement exercises open
ed Sunday evening with the bacca
laureate sermon. Rev. L. B. Hayes,
of Shelby, delivered the sermon to
a large audience. The program open
ed with congregational singing, fol
lowed with scripture reading by Rev.
C. 0. Matheny and prayer by Dr. W.
A. Ayers, after which Dr. Hayes de
livei»ed the sermon. The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. J. W. Wil
liams.
The senior play "The High Flyers"
was given Tuesday evening to a
large and appreciative audience.
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT
HIGH SHOALS SUNDAY
Henrietta, May 19.—Memorial
services will be held at the High
Shoals Baptist church, near Henriet
ta, Sunday. The program will last
throughout the day. Graves will be
decorated during the morning.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUffIHpORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 21,
FUNERAL HELD FOR
MR. CLAUDE SMITH
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Avondale Man Passes Follow-!
ing Operation and Pneu
monia—Funeral Helc£
Sunday.
Avondale, May 18.—On Monday,;
May 4th, Mr. Claude Smith -|
bout his duties at the Cliffside Millar*
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Furniture store strirkc" /ud—
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denly with acute appendicitis .and;
was rushed to the hospital. His con-;
dition was considered very serious
from the start, but his host of friends'
were hopeful until double pneumon-'
ia developed. He made a valiant;
fight for several days but lost the
battle to the grim reaper and about i
2:45 a. m., last Saturday his spirit.'
passed out into the Great Beyond, j
His death came as a great shock 1
to bis host of friends, for Claude had
many friends, not only here where
he worked and at Avondale where he
made his home, but wherever he was
known his quiet unassuming man
ner won him friends.
A few days before he died he
called his nephew, Mr. Howard Haw
kins with whom he also worked in
the undertaking business. He told
him that he had not given up the
fight, but he wanted to give Howard
some instructions should he not live.
Every detail was planned and Mr.
Hawkins faithfully carried out his
!every wish.
j Mr. Smith was a faithful member
the Avondale Methodist church
j where the funeral service was con
ducted at 2:30 p. m., Sunday with
his pastor, Rev. D. H. Rhinehardt,
; assisted by Rev. D. J. Hunt, o'
' Nealsville, Rev. W. B. Jenkins of
Woodruff, S. C., and the pastor of
! the M. P. church of Caroleen whose
; name we regret we failed to secure.
The body was then carried to the
1 Cliffside cemetery where Mr. Smith
j had two weeks before told Mr.
j Watk'ins and others he wanted to be
I buried. He, had also asked that h's
first wife and infant son be moved
to this lot which was done last Sat
urday.
The floral offerings were many
and beautiful and required one
truck and a number of cars to carry
them.
! A part of the flowers were carried
by Misses Ella Tate, Ethel Hawkins,
Grace Wilson, Virginia Smart, Nelle
; Hawkins Mildred Biggerstaff, Emma
Silvers, Dorothy Padgett, Ruby Sil
vers, * Eunice Siitrmons, Katherine
Kendrick, Sarah Hughes, Georgia
j Blanton, Lila Freeman, Amanda
1 Haynes and Mesdames Eula Frye
and Meridith Hawkins,
j The active pall bearers were
Messrs John Henson, J. N. Goode.
Ed Hill, Roy Ramsey, George Phil
beck and Lee Goforth.
j Honorary pall bearers were Mess
rs. W. E. Owens, R. B. Watkins, J-
B. Watkins, J. D. Wells, J. R. Frye,
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Milkman, Housewife, Sportsman,
Winners in $50,000 Contest
Top, James Thomas Sharkey, first prize winner; lower left,
Mrs. Walter Sweet, winner of second prize; lower right,
Julius M. Nolte, winner of third prize.
Pictures show the three major prize winners in the Camel cigarette
contest. James Thomas Sharkey, 32, a milkman in Boston, was awarded
first prize of $25,000; Mrs: Walter Sweet, mother of three children and
wife of a Marine Corps captain stationed at the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Navy
Yard, won second prize of SIO,OOO, and Julius M. Nolte, real estate dealer,
and former secretary of the Dulutb*\Commercial Club, received the third
prize of $5,000. In addition, five prtees of SI,OOO each, five prizes of SSOO
each and twenty-five prizes of SIOO each were awarded.
The three fortunate prize winners will go to Winston-Salem. N. C.,
where Camel cigarettes aarte t manufactured, to receive their checks.
POSTAL OFFICIALS
TO MEET SATURDAY
; Rutherford and Cleveland
Councils Will Hold All Day
Session at Lake Lure.
m
fhe joint meeting of the service
cptiiticil of Rutherford and Cleveland
■ dounties will held at Lake Lure
May 30, beginning at ten
. i«,
0 I'IOCK. The session will open witn
a separate meeting of the various
| branches at ten o'clock At 10:30
they will re-convene, and open the
: joint meeting with a song "America."
. The organization will be perfected,
, followed by the address of welcome
!by Dr. L. B. Morse. Mr. George P.
1 Elam, Shelby carrier, will respond
to Dr. Morse' address. Mrs. W. Ar
j thur Barber, of Spindale, will give a
reading, followed by a solo by Miss
Mamie Perry, of Hendersonville.
The feature of the day's program
will be an address "The origin and
development of the Rural Delivery
Service," by Mr. G. B. Hawkins,
Shelby carrier, and an address by
Hon. Dan Hill, postmaster at Ashe
ville.
The session will adjourn at 12
o'clock for luncheon. At one o'clock
the session will re-convene. Mr. Al
ford, post office inspector, of Ashe
ville, will conduct a question box.
Mr. T. T. Long, postmaster at For
est City will address the meeting af
ter which miscellaneous business will
be attended to before adjourning.
A string band will furnish music for
the morning session, and the Spindale
Quartet will appear on the
Saturday afternoon.
THE MOTOR INN
OPENED LAST SATURDAY
The Motor Inn, Forest City's new
est, and possibly the handsomest —
filling station, opened last Saturday
and is a splendid addition to the
city's new enterprises.
This handsome, commodious and
up-to-date Gulf filling station is lo
cated on the corner of Main and
Thomas streets.
Mr. J. Ed. Little son of Mr. H. F.
F. Little, Sr. owner of the new plant
is manager, with Mr. Willie Moss as
assistant.
A fuller write-up and picture of the
new Motor Inn will appear in the
Courier next week.
Poppy Day, Saturday, May 23.
Dr. 0. J. Mooneyham, B. E. Roach,
J. C. Hames, Hendrick' and
L G. Garvin.
The deceased is survived by hi?
wife, two daughters, Misses Ruby
and Lillian' Smith, one step daugh
ter, Mrs. Paul Greene of Los An
geles, Calif., three sisters and one
brother.
BAND CONCERT
vSU JDAY AFTERNOON
Spmoale, May 19.—The Spindale
Band will give an open air concert
Sunday afternoon on the lawn at
the Spindale House. Mr. D. C. Cole,
band director, has arranged a good
program. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
COTTON FESTIVAL
ATTRACTS CROWD
Rutherford County Goods Are
' Being Displayed At Exhi
bition This Week.
Rutherfordton, May 19.—Ruther
ford county's first Cotton Festival
featuring goods made from the staple
opened here Tuesday afternoon. Ex
hibits have been placed in the city
hall by every textile mill in the
county.
The Southern Cotton Textile in
stitute, of New York, sent S2OO worth
of goods for display. In the exhibits
from Rutherford county are draperies
curtains, ginghams, scarfs, novelties,
bath, Turkish, and Haynes towels,
bedspreads, bed sheeting, pillow
cases, unbleached cloth, and other
cotton goods.
The displays will be open Wednes
day from 2 to 6 o'clock in the after
noon. Many persons visited the
exhibits Tuesday afternoon.
The festival will close Friday night
with a style show at the Carolina
theatre, at Spindale, when more than
40 young ladies will wear home made
and ready made cotton dresses.
Prizes will be given by various firms
for the best house, evening, school,
sports, and ready made cotton
dresses. "The Voice of Cotton" will
be featured Friday night at the style
show. *
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TEN PER CENT
j DIVIDEND PAID
| DEPOSITORS TODAY
i J. D. Biggs, Liquidating Agent
I for Farmers Bank, Paying
Out Approximately
$86,000.
Ten per cent dividend checks, a
mounting to approximately $86,000,
was mailed to depositors of the
closed Farmers Bank today by Dr.
J. D. Biggs, liquidating agent.
The bank closed February 4, 1930,
and this is the first payment to
depositors of the bank.
Dr. Biggs informs The Courier
that he hopes to be able to pay an
other dividend in the fall, but can
make no definite promise to this ef
fect.
DEATH CLAMS
C. C. M'GINNIS
Funeral Held Friday at Green
Hill For Well Known Man
—Died Thursday.
Green Hill, May 17.—Mr. C. C. Mc-
Ginnis, aged 76, died at his home
here Thursday .at 7:40 p. m., follow
ing an illness of about a year. He
suffered a stroke of paralysis about
a year ago, and never fully recov
ered.
i Funeral services were held at
| Green Hill Baptist church Friday af
ternoon with Rev. J. M. Brown in
[charge, assisted by Rev. M. M. Hunt
! ley and Rev. E. P. White. Internunt
/was in the Green Hill cemetery
J Mr. McGinnis is survived by two
■ sons and two daughters, Messrs Matt
Crawford McGinnis, of Green Hill;
Mrs. G. H. Bailey, of Green Hill and
Mrs. Lillie Williamson of Montford's
Cove. His wife preceded him to th2
grave four years ago. Two brothers
survive, they are Andrew McGinnis,
of Lincolnton and James McGinnis,
cf Shelby. Twenty-two grand children
and nine great grandchildren also
i survive.
The pall bearers were Messrs Billie
White, W. A. Rucker, Carroll Hyder,
Edgar Hyder, J. S. Hampton and
Jim Rucker.
1 6 Pages
96 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
WRITEUP SURVEY OF
FOREST CITY TO BE
ISSUED BY COURIER
Frank J. Payne, for Twelve
Years With Associated Press,
Here to Exploit the Many
Resources of Our Beau
tiful City.
Inasmuch as better business con
ditions are just around the corner
we feel it expedient to let the world
know at. this time that Forest City
and Rutherford county is the garden
spot of the universe.
In view of this fact Frank J. Payne
for twelve years a representative of
the Associated Press, is with us and
will prepare many interesting arti
cles on Forest City and Rutherford
county, depicting our made and nat
ural advantages and inviting the
manufacturer and the individual to
come hither.
Fred C. Dzengolewski, traveling
i freight agent for the Baltimore
Ohio railroad, told the writer recent
ly that more industries were just,
now seeking new locations than ever
before in the history of the country,
and this has prompted us in our en
deavor by this means to put Forest
City indelibly on the map as a man
ufacturing and commercial center.
Many extra copies of this number
will be distributed throughout the
! country, including such places as the
Union League of Philadelphia and
the Manufacturers Club, of Newark,
N. J., where about all the leading
industrial heads of the East, congre
gate from time to time. Other civic
and commercial bodies in the various
states will receive copies of this,
special edition.
The people of Forest City aref
ufa c t ia 1 in
terests seem ready at all times to do
their full shaijre toward promoting
the interests of the city and county
as a whole, so in view of this we hope
each and every business, however
large or small, will in some way be
identified with this special number
which we hope to produce either next
week or the week following.
W. M. U. To Meet May
30 At Ellenboro
Ellenboro, May 19.—There will be
a quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Union, of the Sandy Run
Baptist Association, at Bethel Bap
tist church at Ellenboro Saturday,
May 30th, beginning at 2 p. m.
As a special feature of thft meet
ing the superintendent, Mrs. J. A.
Hunnicutt, request that where possi«
ble, each delegation bring a postei
which they have successfully used
in a program • during the year. In
addition to this special feature the
following program will be carried
out:
Devotional Mrs. Fred Webb.
Watchword. This to be given in
i unison.
Roll call and one minute report
from each organization.
Business.
Why take our religious literature,
Mrs. A. C. Lovelace.
| Checking your standard, Mrs. D.
C. Whitaker.
Special music. Ladies quartet.
Special five minutes reports from
the following leaders: Mission study,
'Mrs. L. W. Green; personal service,
; Mrs. S. E. Welchel; stewardship,
1 Mrs. Broadus Moore.
I Congregational song. Joy to' the
world.
j
j Fanny Heck Memorial, Mrs. T.
C. Lovelace.
Training our young people, Mrs.
G. G. O'Neil.
Song and Benediction.
U. D. C. MEETING.
i The Lee-Eaves-McDaniel chapter,
United Daughters of the Confeder
l acy, will meet Thursday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
A. H. McDaniel, with Mrs. G. C. Mc-
Daniel associate hostess. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Buy a poppy May, 23.