STEIN'S DEPARTMENT STORE •"Where Prices and Quality Meet'—A Real Department Store in Forest City, Offering a Distinctive Service in Stylish Clothing for Men and Women, Shoes, Dry Goods, Etc. At the Stein store, it is said, you can always do better so far as price and quality are concerned. This store occupies a most distinctive place in the commercial life of Forest City, fcr the reason that it is recognized as the store with the widest variety of goods from which to make your selections. Their line of goods are unsurpassed both in quality and price; the owners are recognized as anion? our staunch, honest and reliable citi zens, bear an enviable reputation for varacity in the business world, and thus holds and fully merits the confi dence of the people of this section. Their stock consists of about every thing in ready-to-wear for both men and women; their line of shoes are said to be the largest and most di versified in this section, haberdash ery, dry goods, and an innumerable stock of notions and other modern merchandise. I The ow r ners of the Stein store are rated as high-class citizens and are fully recognized for their worth to the community in which they live and do business. They never shirk FIRE DAMAGES STORE BUILDING Rutherfordton, June 1. —Fire caused by explosion of an oil stove swept the Washburn building here early Friday, doing an estimated dam age of around $4,000. The stock of merchandise of the John Washburn store was a complete loss and furnishings in the rooms occupied by Mr. Washburn and his daughter, Mrs. Fannie Cantrell, coun ty welfare officer and Miss Eliza beth Davis were badly damaged by srnok'e and water. The telephone exchange located in the, building, was also damaged, ren dering service useless for more than an hour. Mrs. Vick Spurlin, night operator, t discovered the fire and turned in the alarm. She then made Every Young Man Should Be Successful If, at the beginning of his career, he pos sessed the valuable knowledge gained through years of banking experience. This bank offers ... ample resources in accumulated knowledge and experience to young graduates who this season will begin theiij careers under the guiding counsel of those who have been successful! The officers of this'bank invite you to come in and discuss your plans with them. "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH." ft Union Trust Co. FOREST CITY, N. C. , CHAS. C. BLANTON,, President. FORREST ESKRIDGE, Cashier. R. E. BIGGERSTAFF, J. WORTH MORGAN, Managers of Forest City Office their duty as-citizens; is ever inter ested in the community and its fu ture progress; are willing at all to lend their aid to any move that will help us upward and onward, j They are wide-awake business men and believe implicity in modern; methods in business, which fact is plainly evidenced in their up-to-the minute store, as well as the interest : they take in the city and county. j Regardless of where you live, it will pay you to come many miles to j shop at the Stein Store here in For-) est City.. Their stock is replete with : satisfaction; their prices are just i and right; all their goods are as re- , presented and are of the standard ; brands which are known from coast to coast. Fact is that the Stein Store j stands back of all their sales. Their j sales people are courteous, obliging and ever willing to please, as they ; are in business to stay, and their . idea of business is to please and sat- j isfy each and every customer, there- j by doing a larger business, thus p*r- . mitting lower prices on each and ; every article sold. her escape from the burning build- j ing down a ladder. No one was injured, firemen re J ported. j DIVISION MEETING OF THE BAPTIST W. M. S. ; ' f i ■ t i . i r A meeting of the Charlotte divi ,ision, of the Baptist Womans' Mis tl sionary Society, will be held at Win • gate June 11th and 12th. All presi dents of the W. M. S/of the Sandy j j Run Baptist Association are urged - to attend. Rev. Gartenhaus, home mis - • sionary to the Jews in the south, will "Ispeak on the night of June 12. A jfageant will also be given at thai: 1 i time. i ■ To keep people off the grass and t prevent flirting, 50 women have 3 been added to the Buenos Ayres s police force. THE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER ROY NANNEY. WORLD! WAR VETERAN, DIES ■ Gassed and Wounded While in Service —Passes at Oteen Hospital—Funeral Held Sunday. ! \ I Spindale, June 1. —The entire com-, ! munity was grieved to learn of the j death of Mr. Roy Nanney, aged 32. | ; which occurred Saturday morning at j five o'clock in the U. S. Veterans j Hospital, at Oteen. The death of this j fine young Spindale man came after | gn illness of several months. He had j undergone treatment in the Veter-j ans' hospital twice within the past few years for disabilities arising out of his service in the American Army during the World War. The body was removed from Oteen to the home of his parents here Saturday even ing. • Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at four o'clock at the Spindale Presbyterian church. The services were in charge of Rev. C. F. Stribling, pastor of the Spindale Presbyterian church, and Rev. D. J. Hunt. Following the brief and im pressive service at the church, his body was removed to the Bethel cemetery, at Ellenboro, where it was interred beside the grave of his j yoyng daughter who preceded him i to the grave just one month ago. M'r. Nanney :s survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora Beam Nanney, and i one daughter, Rachael. His parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nanney, of this .place, survive, also four brothers and ione sister, Fred Nanney, Spartan burg; Addie Nanney, Spindale; Ocie G. Nanney, Fort Pierce, Fla.; Pink ney D. Nanney, Spindale, and Vivian D. Nanney, at home. ; The pallbearers were Messrs S K. Yelton, Prof. F. W. Jarvis, Joe Rollins, F. C. Kinzie, J. C. Coplin , and Frank Carmon. ! Mr. Nanney was 32 years of age. He was born and reared near Union Mills. He was a sergeant in Company K, 120 th Infantry, 30th Division, during the World War, and spent several months on the front. He war seriously wounded and also gassed during this service, and spent near ly a year in a hospital in London. The King and Queen of England i visited him while convalescing. I Mr. Nanney was a graduate of Hot Springs and of the industrial de partment of Georgia Tech, where he learned chemistry. He worked as a | chemist in textile plants at Belmont. Greenwood and Anderson, S. C. He | ' ; entered Oteen in May, 1929, and ! was discharged in September, 1930, ' and re-entered last January. i Mr. Nanney was a member of the ! Spindale Presbyterian church, and j had been, for sometime, an elder in : that church. He was a fine young man, a splendid personality, and was one of the best known and bsst; beloved young men in the county, i The high esteem in which he was held was partly attested by the large | number which attended the funeral.' Hundreds from every section of the ; county came Sunday afternoon to j attend the last rites, and many could j not secure admission to the already j overcrowded church. Several of liis j old comrades-in-arms were present, j one coming from quite a distance to ; attend. The floral offering was pro fuse. Many magnificent wreaths were sent by friends in North and South Carolina, and one notably beautiful wreath was sent by The Ralston Grocery Company, of Fort Pierce, Fla , a corporation with which Mr. Ocie Nanney. a brother of the de | ceased, is connected. Ellenboro Wins From Tryon 17 to 4 Ellenboro, June I.—The Ellenboro baseball club chalked up another victory Saturday by downing the Tryon team 17 to 4. Kirksey was in nice form, the visitors registering six hits from his delivery. While the whole Ellenboro nine hit and field |ed well, gathering twenty-two hits jfiom the offerings of Forester. Nan jney shone on the bases besides shar- I ing th© hontfr of • collecting | a our hits for the afternoon with Dutch Allen and Edwards. Lloyd Greene connected for a triple for the long est blow of the day. The Ellenboro team with the addition of new play ers is playing real baseball. Those desiring to see a good game ( should see the Charlotte Firemen play at Ellenbor next Saturday. Prof. Kurt Viesinger of Zurich, Switzerland, has invented a simple little locomotive, which he calls the hochdruckkondensationdampflokomo tive. ! SULPHUR SPRINGS » i Forest City, R-l, June \ —We | were glad to have a large number ? present for the singing convention, j Sunday at Sulphur Springs. There i were so:..e real good singers present I , and rendered some fine music which j | was enjoyed by all present. j j The B. Y. P. U. met Sunday night! and rendered a good program. Wej : invite the people to come each Sun-! i day night at eight o'clock. » j j i Born, last week to Mr. and Mrs. • | * 1 ! Rich Husky, a fine boy. Miss Bessie Henson and Mr. Carl j j Robbins surprised their many friends t |by getting married. Mrs. Rdbbins 'is the eldest daughter of Mr. v and Mrs. A. L. Henson. Mr. Robbins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rob-! bins of Harris. We wish this young; couple a long and happy life. Mrs. R. R. Wall and son spent the week end with her husband, Mrs. j Wall, at the home of Mr. Sidney Wall j near Henrietta. In France taxes are Imposed on bachelors, old maids and childless ■ married couples. Ice-cold Coca-Cola is the all-suffi- j cient drink. It delights your taste, I quenches your thirst and leaves you (CCd if] with a cool after-sense of refresh- j and Refreshing ment. Its keen, clean flavor satisfies completely. There is nothing artifi- cial in it. Purity insured by twenty- two laboratory tests. Sterilized bottles automatically filled and TUNE IN OU , tanlaj * ,■ I . p I 31-piece, all-string orchestra. Granfland seaiea air-tight, berved over nine Rice interviewing world celebrities. million times a day. • »«»«««** Hl*.. ✓ '* / IT HAD To B E- G O O D TO GET WHERB IT 13 SANDERS' GROCETERIA Handling a Staple and Fancy Line of Groceries, Doing r 'Business and Recognized as the Store That Carrie in Stock the Very Things You Need. 1 i Very many stores, particularly f grocery stores, are indifferent as to I their stock. Some days they will have | this, and tomorrow they will have Ithat, and the next day they will have neither this nor that, but this is not ' the case with the Sanders Groceter |ia in Forest City. They carry a full ; and comprehensive line of both staple and fancy groceries, cured meats, 1 etc.-, and can invariably fill your wants whether it is Saturday or Monday or any other day in the week. I « ( The management of this high-class : groceteria is a practical grocer of years of experience, and knows the | business from every angle; knows ; how and when to buy; knows just where to buy to buy cheapest; knows that just now the- people want the best they can get for the least • possible price, and knows full weli I that in order to help during these Thursday, June 4. 19,, ' trying days of depression it k ; . ,b nec-o. > sary that they should add bur , i . „ a snial] J. margin of profit. This is ,'i . ' .. 1 * ul]i. !• realized and understood j JV ?; management of the Sande»/r 1 ## . * i j teria and is carried out t t -1 hence you can readily under.-. I why it will always be a nun , M j } j fit to deal at the Sanders G' „ ?*** i vibrio 1 v ,4, The Sanders Groceteria 31 the reliable and well establish ,s"'. ' J cerns of Forest City, and :h I bers of the firm are well r ;R( j -• J orably known throughout thv- .. ' ' being duly recognized for their v jling business qualifications, and ' ■ known for their manifest i ntv 5 taken in anything that will t, grow and prosper. Their store is o, ; 1 that invites the attention of all. -Z II in view of this they enjoy a m 1 I prosperous business, which fact v-i iiare pleased to note in this pec V -1 number.

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