Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers '
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Chicago, 111., July 21.—A chaotic
v., rid. my readers, a chaotic world!
/, vorld possessed of too much of
(.t ything:, yet in which millions are
n-ying. The masters of this world,
those who planned its wars a. 'id ex
(euted its treaties, must view this
craos with much the same perplex
fc i astonishment as was experienced
by Mr. L. G. Garvin, of Cliffside,
when he surveyed the wreckage of
his plans by so simple a thing as a
nail which scratched his arm, caus
ing an infection that has kept him
from his work.
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To Golden Valley and nearby place
there came a rain which halted for a
spell the work of laying by the
crops. But 'twas such a pleasant in
terruption! As Dan Melton, who
according to our correspondent,
was in the midst of a play of light
ning and others rested from their
:abors in the shelters and watched
the fall of water from the heavens,
their nostrils filled with the odors
of the refreshed earth. And tho it
caused these farmers to be idle for
the moment, the rain gave them
strength, as it did the thirsty plants
and grasses that thankfully raised
their heads to welcome the drops that
tell upon them.
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Let lovers of the artificial waste
th r .vords painting the glories of
the capitals of the world. Far great
er than the joys of centers of dip
lomatic intrigue are such as those
experienced by the Baptist Young
People under the chaperonage of
Att'y and Mrs. B. T. Jones, who
according to last week's paper, pic
nicked 'neath the clear sky that over
hung the sylvan beauties of the
banks of Rainbow Lake, last Wed
nesday afternoon.
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With Mr. and Mrs. Walsh Moore
made the visit at the home of Mr.
?nd Mrs. James P. Jordan at Old
Fort, which was reported last week.
Grandma and Grandpa Jordan saw in
their grandson the reincarnation of
their own children, now grown and
rearing families of their own. And
then, perhaps, the young man was the
means by which the grandparents
were taken back over the years to
the days of their childhood, when
they were as carefree as were the
youngster on that recent visit.
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Now here's what should be the
very best of news! All our corres
pondents report that from all appear
ances the Forest City territory has
produced a record crop of every
thing grrown on the farms. There
should be no famine in a land bring
ing forth such crops. There should
be no possibility that the most fami
liar greeting of the future will be
"Have you had your soup today?"
Still the farmer, and the men who
would like to consume the farm's
surplus, may be doing some wonder
ing of their own.
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Yes, this word "surplus" seems
to have become one to inspire ter
,(,r. 'Tis surplus they say that caus
((i the present condition of affairs.
™ e have too little because we have
tf, ° much. .. or something like that.
Well, be that all as it may, the
members of those parties that are
scouring the sides of nearby moun
tains for huckleberries and black—
r,fi>'ries as well as the thrifty house
Wpers of the country have develop
' '■ a most effective method of dispos
of "surplus." They can it. And
!r 'en they put it away in nice rows,of
J ar ? on the shelves of basements or
store rooms. Next winter they'll make
* "run" on their bank, and draw
u Pon their hoards of canned fruits,
lf 'lies and vegetables.. And how de
'ifhted th f - members of the ; r fami
lies wiil be that the summer pro-
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY "ONfe OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIUS IX T, § , A,' U. S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY?
PUBLISHED IN Tt-iF. INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AN Js JTHERFORQ COUNTY
MRS. RACHEL ROSS
DIED THURSDAY
Forest City Woman Passes at
Age of 83—Funeral
Friday.
Mrs. Rachel Hill Ross, aged 83,
wife of Mr. T. J. Ross, died at her
home here Thursday after a linger
ing illness.' Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at two o'clock
at Florence Baptist church, with
Rev. Z. D. Harrill in charge, as
sisted by Rev. L. N. Epley and Rev.
M. M. Huntley. Interment was in
Cool Springs cemetery
Mrs. Ross is survived by her hus
band and one son, Mr. C. L. Hill, of
Nebo, R-l.
The pall bearers were Messrs
Charlie Harris, Ferman Henderson,
R. Bradley, Dorsey Randall, Worth
Shytle and Charlie Walker. Th?
flower bearers were Mesdames Har
ris, Shytle, Coffey, N. Shepherd, B.
Freeman, E. G. Flack, John Cham
pion, F. W. Davis, Graham Lynch,
and James Robertson.
DEATH CALLS MR.
UNWOOD BRANDLE
Former Golden Valley Man
Dies in Asheville Hospital
—Other Notes From
Bostic, R-3.
Bostic, R-3, July 20. —Death came
on Wednesday, giving a final release
to Mr. Linwood Brandle, of Ashe
ville, after several months of suffer
ing. Funeral services were held:
Thursday evening at Asheville. Mr.
Brandle leaves to mourn his loss his ,
widow, Mrs. Linwood Brandle an.l
two small children, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Brandle, of this com
munity, two sisters, Mrs. Lee Yelton.
also of this route, Mrs. Pearly Hoyle
of Casar. One brother preceeded
him to the great beyond several years
ago. He is laso survived by a host of
friends.
Rev. W. L. Harkie, of Hickory,
preached a very interesting sermon
at his church at Golden Valley Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock.
The revival meeting will be held
at Golden Valley Methodist church
the third week in August.
Little Nellie, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Hunt, is critically ill
with typhoid fever.
Mr. "Ted" Hunt, of Forest City,
formerly of this place is seriously
ill.
Mrs. Eli Melton has been seriously
ill, but is slowly improving.
Miss Lillie Mae Mauney spent last
week' with her brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Mauney, of Spindale.
Misses Malonia and Viola Gamble,
of Spindale, spent the week-end with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Romie Houser, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Withrow and Mr. and
Mrs. Leat Withrow enjoyed a camp
ing trip last week at Bridgewater.
Mr. Til Stailings and daughter,
Cola, have been visiting relatives at
Hickory the past few days.
Mr. Ottis Peeler and little daugh
ters are spending some time at Kings
Mountain, with his parents.
Misses Eva and Alberta Yelton
entertained some of their friends on
Saturday night by celebrating the
latter's sixteenth birthday. A large
number of their friends were pres
ent. Refreshments of cider and cake
were served.
Mr. Herman Earley, of Oxford,
spent a short time Monday with his
cousin, Mr. Coy Hunt.
vided the surplus that made such good
things possible.
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And of course, when the ladies of
Forest City at their meetings or in
the course of thdir pleasant afternoon
calls, discussed things pertaining to
their homes, there are many who
mentioned that from reading last
week's Courier, they had learned
that high grade full fashioned hos
iery was selling at SI.OO per pair.
Perhaps tliat price isn't general,
they'll admit, but anyway that was
the figure quoted by Dalton Bros, in
their advertisemient of last week!
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, | 23, 1931.
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Miss Vivian Nanney, of Spindale,
aged 15 years, who was recently
awarded a certificate for 10 years
perfect attendance in school. Miss
Nanney completed the tenth grade
at Rutherfordton-Spindale Central
high school this year. During her 10
years in school she has not missed
a day and has not been tardy.
Throughout her high school career
she has been an honor student, and
has received several honors and cer
tificates for proficiency. She will be
a member of the Central high school
senior, class next year. She is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Nanney, of Spindale.
MR. M. C. PHILLIPS
DIED TUESDAY
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Funeral Held Wednesday Af
ternoon for Widely-Known
Citizen and Merchant.
Mr. Monroe C. Phillips, aged' f»7
years, one of Forest City's • best
known business men, died at his
home here Tuesday morning at 5:30
o'clock. Mr. Phillips had been in
declining health for some time, and
was seriously ill about two weeks
prior to his death. He had operated
a cafe and store here lor a num
ber of years, and was widely known,
and had hundreds of customers who
were delighted to be listed as his
customers and friends.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday at 2:30 o'clock, from tlie
Florence Baptist church. The ser
vices were in charge of Rev. C. C.
Matheny, of Alexander, assisted fcy
Rev. Z. D. Harrill, of Ellenboro. It
terment was in the Cool Springs
cemetery.
Mr. Phillips was born July 2),
1862, and was almost 67 years cf
age at the time of his death. He
was married to Miss Annie Pintuff
in 1880, and to this union seven
children were born, four of which
survive as follows: Mrs. J. E. Ro
bertson, of Cai'oleen; Mrs. Hemy
Forrester, of Greenville, S. C.; Mis.
Zennie Rollins, of Caroleen; Mrs. J«e
Honeycutt, of Rutherfordton. Oie
son, Barney Phillips, of Savannah,
Ga., preceded him to the grave aboit
a year ago. An infant died in youth,
and Mrs. S. Bagwell, of Clinton, 5.
C., also died a few years ago.
He was married the second tine
to Miss Elmeda Street, who sur
vives him. To this union were
seven children, of whom six survi\e,
as follows: James A. Phillips, »f
Henrietta; Oscar Phillips, of Colun
bia; Monroe Phillips, of Savanna'i,
Ga.; Roscoe Phillips, and William
Chivous Phillips, of Forest City, ard
Mrs. L. N. Eppley, of Forest City.
Twenty-seven grand children aid
nine great-grandchildren also survi%e.
Mr. Phillips joined the Mt. Ver
non Baptist church at an early ape,
and remained a consecrated Christ
ian throughout life. At the time
his death he was a member of tie
Florence Baptist church.
FOSTER-CHAMPION.
Married, in Spartanburg, July 11,
by Judge Dewey D. Foster, Albfrt
Glenn Foster, 21, of Rutherfordton.
ard Jennie Bernice Champion, 18, of
Spindale.
Called Meeting
Of Taxpayers
On account the new road and
school law, Rutherford. County
should receive the largest tax re
duction in the State—sl.oo.
From press reports I understand
we will only get a reduction of
three cents on the hundred dol-
All tax payers are requested
to meet at the Court House first
Monday in August, at 10 o'clock,
to consider our tax rate.
O. R. COFFIELD,
Representative.
COMPLETE INQUEST
IN EDERS CASE
Coroner's Jury Says J. B. El
ders Accidentally Killed on
Morning of June 24th.
Spindale, July 22.—At an inquest
held here Monday evening, the coro
ner's jury decided that Boyce Elders,
youthful textile employee, came 10
his death accidentally on the morn
ing of June 24, while employed Jn
one of the local mills.
■ ' On the morning of June 24th, El
ders mounted a ladder in one of the
rftills, and with an electric drill was
to drill a hole in a beam
[iri or about the ceiling. While on
'the ladder he suddenly slumped over.
EJfe was removed, and died a few min
utes later. A coroner's jury was em-
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pannelled, but did not render a deci-
The vital organs of the body
jvvdre removed and sent off for an ex
u&Dnitation. Upon receiving a report
the result of the examination the
Second inquest, was held Monday,
evening. -•»••*« ft&t' &.* ' ,St j
The following constituted the jury:
Messrs. J. Ed Grose, John Yelton,
Forrest. Griffin, H. L. Sherrill, M. L.
Hamrick and Will Tomblin.
Attorney C. O. Ridings represent
ed Mrs. Elders, widow of the deceas
ed, at the hearing. Attorney O. J.
Mooneyham, county solicitor, assist
ed the coroner in the examination.
Miss Nelle Searcy, of Forest City,
acted as stenographer at the hearing.
Dr. C. F. Glenn, surgeon- at the
Rutherford hospital, gave a lengthy
report on the result of the autopsy.
Messrs J. A. Patterson, D. P. Wil
son and Roy Moss were also wit
nesses. Several other witnesses were
present, but were not called upon
to give testimony.
Building Permits
Total $11,300
A total of $11,300 in building per
mits have been issued by J. E. Cald
well, city clerk, during the past six
months. Nine permits were issued
during the first six months of 1931.
and although the total amount spent
for construction work is compara
tively small over preceding six
months periods for the past several
years, taking everything into con
sideration the of building
accomplished thus far this year is
encouraging.
The majority of the permits were
for alterations or repair work, but
two were issued for dwellings and
one for a filling station. The per
mits were issued to the following*
Reuben Mcßrayer, dwelling house,
$4,000; R. B. Doggett. repair build
ing, $700; Hugh F. Little, filling
station, $2,500; Mrs. J. D. Ledbet
ter, altering building, $150; Charles
F. Harrill, altering building, $100;
J. F. Weathers, altering building,
$150; J. W. Sanders, erect dwelling,
$3,500; J. F. Weathers, altering
building, $100; and Reuben Mc-
Brayer, altering building. SIOO.
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REV. BARNEY HAMRICK ILL.
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Rev. Barney M. Hamrick, of the
Shiloh community, well- known Bap
tist minister, is critically ill at the
Rutherford hospital. Late reports
from the hospital as we go to press
state that he is resting well, but his
cond;tion is unchanged.
The Only Woman
NANA BRYANT, famous actress
who, in assuming the role ol
an announcer on the programs ol
the new Lucky Strike Summer
Party Orchestra, "thereby achieved
the unique distinction of being the
first and only woman ever to ap}
pear in such a capacity on a big
radio hour.
LAST RITES FOR
MRS. E.M.MORGAN
Mother of Former County
Commissioner G. E. Mor
gan Dies at Home Near
Mt. Vernon.
Forest City, R-3, July 21.—Mrs.
E. M. Morgan, aged 85, one of the
county's best known women and a
widow of the late Elijah Morgan,
prominent Confederate veteran, died
at her home in the Mt. Vernon com
munity Sunday night at nine o'clock.
She Held been in declining health
for some time, and had been critical
ly ill for several weeks.
Funeral services were held at Mt.
Vernon Baptist church Tuesday
morning at eleven o'clock, with her
pastor, Rev. C. L. Taylor in charge,
assisted by Rev. D. J. Hunt, Rev. J.
W. Parker, Rev. R. T. Baker. In
terment was in the Mt. Vernon ceme
tery, beside her husband, who pre
ceded her to the grave several years
ago.
The deceased is survived by three
sons, G. Ed Morgan former county
commissioner, Gordon Morgan and
S. R. Morgan, all of Mt. Vernon, and
five daughters, Mrs. G. E. Erwin of
Rutherfordton, Mrs. W. O. Justice
of Rockville, Md., Mrs. Ola Perry
of Gaffney, S. C., and Misses Corrie
and Nan Morgan of Mt. Vernon.
Two sisters also survive, Mrs. Mattie
Logan of Rutherfordton and Mrs.
Easter Edwards of near Gilkey. Sev
eral grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Morgan was a member of the
Mt. Vernon Baptist church. She
joined the Baptist church early in
life and lived a consecrated christ
ian life.
THE SICK.
As The Courier goes to press, the
condition of Rev. S. N. Watson id
entical. His children are at his
bedside in Charlotte but he failed to
j recognize any of them. Various treat
ments are being administered at
regular intervals, but he does not
respond to them.
Mrs. A. H. McDaniel, who has been
very ill, was showing improvement
at last reports.
Mr. J. B. Long, who has been at
the Rutherford hospital for several
days, critically ill. was reported to
have had a restful night Tuesday.
On account of his advanced age
some apprehension is felt as to his
ultimate recovery.
TO HOLD REVIVAL.
The Rev. I. D. Harrill, of Ellen
boro. is planning to hold an evange
listic meeting at the Cherokee Bap
tist church, near Gaffney, S. C.,
beginning the first Sunday in Au
gust. Mr. Harrill assisted in a re
vival meeting in this church last
year, where he made scores of friends
who will welcome him back in Au
gust. The pastor of the Cherokee
Baptist church, the Rev. M. M.
Huntley, will assist jb the meeting.
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72 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
COUNTY CLUB WILL
SPONSOR FARM TOUR
TO TENNESSEE
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Motorcade Will Make Trip to !
Greene County August 21
—Many Farmers Are
Invited.
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The Rutherford County Club will
sponsor a farm tour to Greene coun
ty, and Greeneville, Tenn, on August
21st. At a meeting of the program
committee held in county agent F.
E. Patton's office Tuesday Bight,
plans for the trip were discussed.
The tentative plans call for a motor
cade of thirty or more cars, in which
one hundred or more Rutherfo d
county farmers and business men
will make the trip.
Greene county, Tenn., has won na
tional attention on account of the
diversified farming carried on in that
section. The Greene County Cham
ber of Commerce, of Greenville, ?s
co-operating with the Rutherford
County Club, and those making the
trip will be guests of the Chamber of
Commerce. While there visits will be
made to the farm of Mr. N. C. Myers
former member of the Tennessee
state board of Agriculture, and the
recognized outstanding farmer of
Tennessee. A milk' condensing plant
will be visited, and other points of
interest are on schedule and will be
announced later.
The motorcade will leave Ruther
fordton on Friday morning, August
21, at 7 o'clock. This will give am
ple time to drive to Greeneville in
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j spect the various points of interest
as mapped out by the Greene Coun
! ty Chamber of Commerce and return
the same day. The distance from
Rutherfordton to Greeneville is 105
miles. .*** v
; Mr. F. E. Patton, county agent.
, requests all farmers who expect to
1 make the trip, and take their family
, with them in their own car to notify
1 him at once. All farmers who wish to
j go and do not have a way to make
the trip, are also requested to get ii
i touch with Mr. Patton, and a way
will be provided. All , making the
trip are asked to take a picnic lun
cheon, which will be spread at noon
in Greenevill.
Watch The Courier for further
announcements.
SPORTSMEN WILL
GATHER SATURDAY
Big Picnic and All-Day Pro
gram at Shingle Hollow .
Saturday for Hunters
and Sportsmen. %
Rutherfordton, R-3, July 20.
Several outstanding men of North
I Carolina will be present as speakers
lat the sportsmen and hunter's pic-
I nic to be held on the farm of Mr.
jW. J. Hardin, in the Shingle Hollow
community Saturday. Those who have
already promised to be present as
speakers are Mr. Charles H. Ingle,
State Game Warden, of Raleigh; Mr.
William L. Notstein, state
of Lenoir; Mr. Simmons, new chief
forest warden of district No. 2, of
Lenoir; Mr. David Lindsay, of Spin
dale, president of the Rutherford
county chapter of The Tzaak Walton
League, Rev. W. L. Haynes, of For
est City, and others.
The program opens at ten o'clock*
Saturday morning. Every man in
Rutherford county, interested in
hunting, fishing or conservation
of natural resources, is invited to be
present, and bring his wife, also a
Well filled basket for the picnic. Pa**t
of the day will be devoted to games,
such as horse shoe pitching, potato
and relay races; and in the after
noon a tacky party. A string band
from Shingle Hollow will furnish
music throughout the day. Some
prizes will be offered for winners in
the various game events. Each of
the games will be under the super
vision of competent persons.
The program is so arranged that
there will be something in progress
throughout the eitire day.