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Forest City Day, Oct. 30-31 Bargains Premiums * 01. XIV —No. 2. STATE WELFARE CONFERENCE MEETS INRUTHERFORDTON Western District Meeting to be Held in County Seat Friday, October 22—Many Prom inent Speakers. The annual Conference of the western district welfare association, vhu h comprises nineteen counties, wi; meet in Rutherfordton Friday, October 22. The state welfare conference is iiivided into six district conferences, namely: Southeastern district, this v-ar meeting- in Wilmington, Octo ber Bth; the Central district, meet ing in Goldsboro, Octouer 9; Northeastern meeting in Edenton, October 10; Southwestern in Gas-- tonia October 21; and the Western district meeting in Rutherfordton, October 22. Mrs. Fannie W. Cantrell, superin tendent public welfare of Ruther ford county is chairman of the West ern district which is composed of :;i counties: Cherokee,* Clay, Gra ham, Swain. Macon, Jackson, Trans ylvania. Haywood, Henderson, Bun combe. Madison, Yancey, Mitchell. Av ry. McDowell, Burke, Rutherford Cleveland and Polk. Attending tTu- Western district conference on Oc tober 22 there is expected represen tatives from the 19 counties, among whom are superintendents of public welfare, school superintendents, members of welfare boards, educa tional boards and county commis sioners. The Rutherford county welfare department urges that local people attend as this is the best means of learning of the welfare program for the coming year. It is hoped that , representatives will be present from all civic clubs, church organizations and public-spirited people over the entire county. An excellent luncheonnaTneen arranged and will be served at a cost of 75c per plate which each at tendant will pay upon registration at the conference. Following is i program: Program. Morning session held in Isother mal hotel, Rutherfordton. General Theme: The Challenge of Hard Times. 9:45 Registration. 10:00 Devotional, Rev. John W. Hoyle, Jr., Rutherfordton, N. C; A Message from the State Association of County Superintendents of Pub lic Welfare, by Mr. George Law rence, president. 10:40 Community Planning for the coming winter: 1. City Resources, Mr. F. H. Coffey of Lenoir Kent- Coffey Mfg. C.; 2. Rural Resour ces, Miss Cora Lee Sikes, Ruther fordton school, (10 minutes dis cussion). 11 :20 The State-wide Plan for Re lief, Prof. R. W. Henninger, Execu tive secretary to Governor's Coun i' on unemployment and relief. 11:50 Pellagra Control, Dr. John R. Hamilton, State Board of Health, Raleigh, N. C. 12:20 The Problems of School At tendance, Particularly as it relates " Truancy, Dependency and Mental Incapacity to benefit by attendance upon school, by Mr. Clyde A. Ei '• n. Superintendent schools Ruther •°"d county. Discussion led by Mr. 'lomei Henry, Waynesville, County Superintendent schools and public welfare. Luncheon and afternoon sessi m d in dining room. 1 :00 Luncheon, Mrs. C. F. Gold, presiding. 1 :45 Introducing luncheon speak er, Mrs. W. T. Bost, commissioner; S'ate Board Charities and Public elfare, Raleigh, N. C.; social work and law enforcement agencies, by Mr. Albert Coates, Chapel Hill, N. C. 2:15 A Message from the confer ence: Mrs. W. B. Waddell, presi dent N. C. Conference on social Work". 2:40 Placement: A program of the • child: (a) The Juvenile delinquent, (b) The Juvenile depen dent, Miss Lay E. Mitchell, State FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN JEST PLANNED AND_ MOST BEAUTIFUL%TI ES IX THE U. S. A." U.\ » RTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY TAXPAYERS' MEETING NEXT MONDAY A meeting of the taxpayers of Rutherford county has been call ed to meet next Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock, in the court house at Rutherfordton. All interested in the tax situation are asked to be present. FOREST CITY DAY TO BE BIG EVENT ■To Be Celebrated Here Oct. 30-31—A Feast of Bargains and Rich Prizes. A movement for a big bargain day and trade event in this city, first started by members of the Kiwan is Club, culminated in a meeting j held at the City Hall Wednesday I evening of last week, at which time committees were named and plans j formulated for the holding of the j co-operative trade event in this city | on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31. Plans have already advanced to the point where The Courier is au , thorized to announce that the event ; will be one of the biggest and best ever held by the merchants and i business men of Forest City. Every merchant in the city has indicated ; his intention of joining the move i ment and to provide some big mon iey saving special for the occasion. | Committees ai'e hard at work per | fecting the plans In addition to big specials by all the merchants—real specials that will mean a saving of j money by all who buy—ther'e will ; be three prizes amounting to $50.00 'in gold for all who participate in the . trade event. Tickets will be given | free by every merchant on all pur ! chases of 50c, and these tickets will ' entitle the holder to a guess for the prizes. There is no lottery or work. The tickets are given free. Details I of how the prizes are to be awarded j are being" worked out and will be announced later. i ■ Forest City i& ta be the big- = i gest event ever pulled off in this ' city. All the merchants are work ; ing together to make the event a great big success, and going to do ! this by offering specials that will i attract visitors here from all the ! i surrounding country. | COMMERCIAL CLASS AT !„ COOL SPRINGS SCHOOL i ! This class is for young men and » women of Forest City and surround ing communities. There will be a i small fee of $1.50 per month for the use of the typewriters. The to tal fees will be only $1.50 per month. ; The class will meet at 7:00 p. m., during the school week. This class is for men and women who are working and would like to pre ; pare themselves for a better posi tion. The school authorities want to | cooperate with the people of the i community in every way possible. High school graduates who have not had typewriting and short hand will be eligible for the course, i If interested call J. W. Eakes, ! Cool Springs telephone 86. Only twenty can be accommodated in this class. The applicants will be taken in the order in which the applica j tions are made. Nine students have signed up Cor the course. The work will begin Wednesday, Oct. 15th. • i • - FUNERAL FOR INFANT. ; The infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Penson was buried Wednesday •"afternoon at 1 o'clock, at Providence, i Rev. Hill Kiser conducted the fun i | eral services. 1 I I \ Mrs. Charles Z. Flack and Mrs. j ijohn Dalton attended the annual state j ' convention of the United Daughters! lof The Confederacy held in Char lotte, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Child Welfare department, Raleigh, j N. C. Business. Adjournment. Western district officers: Mrs. Fannie W. Cantrell, superintendent public welfare, Rutherford county, chairman, presiding Mrs. R. D. Wall secretary, Newland, N. C. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFOi \ -MJNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931. UNION MILLS HOST October Meeting Will Be Held Friday At Alexander Schools, Inc.* I The October meeting of The j Rutherford County Club will be heid j Friday at one o'clock at Union Mills j The meeting will be held at the | Alexander Schools, Inc. The chil dren of the school, under direction ot Prof. W. E. Sweatt, will put on a program. The luncheon will be served by the school. The program will be out of the ordinary, and on# that will be both pleasing and j instructive. All members are urged jto attend the meeting, and learn j something of the work j being done by the Alexander schools. FELLOWSHIP DAY AT PLEASANT GROVE SUNDAY Fellowship Day meeting at Plea sant Grove church next Sunday, Oc tober 18, with special speakers and special music morning and afternoon, with dinner on the grounds. We are counting on your pres ence. Come and bring a basket, and lets have a great time together. BRUTALITY OF Practicing Attorney Tells of Horrors Existing in County Jail—Wants "Court" Abolished. Editor Courier: During the past ten years I have been practicing law in the criminal courts of Rutherford county," and during that time, my attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a certain court within the jail of Rutherford county known as the "Kangaroo Court." As I understand this court, when a person is arrested and carried to jail, he is tried by this court by the hardened criminals who are unable to make bond, or their crimes are so revolting that the law will not permit bond. You know that a great number of men are arrested through accident or by some frivolous pro vision of the law and placed in jail. He may be a nice young man; he may not be guilty of any crime at al~, but through some kind of misfortune is arrested and placed in jail. When this is done, this kangaroo court pre fers a charge against this man for breaking and entering the jail. As you know, prisoners are searched before being placed in prison, and usually his money is taken from him and his weapons, if any he has. When this is done, these prisoners whom I have mentioned who are unable co i make bond, for some cause or other try with their own judge, their own j solicitor and with their own testi mony, and convict him, and then proceed to have him pay to them a j certain fine in money. If the prison ! er is unable to pay the fine, he is then strapped down or beaten down by all the prisoners in the jail until he is beaten, possibly unconscious. Time and again, I have seen prisoners, nice men, come out of the jail with their faces skinned, their eyes blacked anci hardly able to walk, due to the fact that they had been beaten by these hardened criminals in jail, when the pooi- felllow was unable to protect himself in any way, but was at the mercy of the criminals who were un able to get out of prison, but who took a delight in beating and hu-j miliating the new arrival. On last Friday I saw a strong, ro bust young man who had never been in jail before who was brought into the recorder's court. One of his eyes had been beaten until it was a blood shot mass; one side of his face was skinned and one of his ears was practically cut into. There were prob ably other bruises on his person not visible. He received all of these bruises, cuts and the black eye at the hands of these men who are in jail as hardened criminals. This young man wa€ placed on trial and the State of North Carolina could not get i long with its case, and therefore took a nol pros, but this young fei- TO COUNTY CLUB GOLDEN VALLEY LADY PASSES Funeral Held Sunday For Mrs. Ben Towery, Who Died Saturday. Bostic, R-3, Oct. 13.—Funeral ser vices were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at Golden Valley Metho dist church for the late Mrs. Ben Towery, who died at her home Sat urday morning about four o'clock, after a lingering illness of several months. Rev. Kingston West, her pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. Green, pastor of Golden Valley Methodist church. Mrs. Towery was 82 years old and ] had been a member of the Brethern church of Golden Valley, for a long time. Mrs. Towery before her was Miss Lettie Melton. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, Mi- Ben Towery, four children, Mrs. Joe Francis Smawley, Mrs. Joe Harrison, two sons Messrs. R-ufus Towery, and Mack Towery. She also leaves two brothers, Messrs Oliver Melton, and Jack Melton. The many lovely flow ers were carried by her grand chil c|:'en and two great grand children. AGED MAN FOUND j DEAD FRIDAY m I Mr. C. C. Koone, ! Bachelor, Dies at Ther £. mal City. f _________ | Thermal City, Oct. 12.—C. C. l£oone, 77, better known as "Uncle Dock", was found dead in his home at Thermal City Friday morning, it was learned Saturday. He had not 1 teen seen since Tuesday night. He ! was a bachelor and lived alone. j The funefml service was neld Fri- j ja: afternoon at the Montford Cove i *Kats,ist church. It is thought that Mr. Koone died of a heart attack as there were no 1 signs of foul play and the doors to ! the home were locked. Neighbors not, seeing him for several days, forced their way into his home and found the body. j Mr. Koone is survived by one sis-; ter, Mrs. R. V. Flack, of Forest City. His brother J. G. Koone, died in ; January, 1929. Misses Louise Camp, Mabel Scruggs, of Chesnee, Mr. Clarence Broswell, of Spruce Pine, Mr. Clif ford Harris, of Cowpens, S. C., Miss ' Donis Gamble and Mr. Amos Nannev, ; of Cliffside were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Roberson, Sunday. low must go out in his community having been whipped unmercifully and more severely than if he had been whipped at the whipping post back yonder when the whipping post was considered a savage act and the people who administered it were un civilized. Now, Mr. Editor, I have no poli tical ambitions, but I have seen th' • weak and the pitiful abused and beaten until it is absolutely on my | , » neives. I have heard talk of mission aries. welfare workers, civic organ izations of every description, and I am thoroughly convinced that some thing should be done about this, I do not accuse any officers, nor any poli tical party, as this has been going on ! in Rutherford county to some extent • since I have been in Rutherford county. I am just wondering if it is used all over the state of North Car-' olina. I ask that you place this in your ; paper, that the public may under stand just how men are being treat ed in our own county, and if there is not some remedy for it. I'm ask ing that you use the influence of your paper in bringing this about, and through this paper I appeal to all the humane societies, both christ ian and non-cliristian and to all per sons who have a feeling for suffering humanity, to raise their voices a gainst such barbarious treatment our citizens are receiving. You may use my name if you think best and proper, and remember, what I am saying is for the betterment of a civilized county. C. O. RIDINGS. MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY MORNING The Mt. Pleasant grammar school will open Monday morning, according to an announcement made by Prof. J. W. Eakes. The school closed weks ago, in order to allow the chil dren to assist gathering the crops. MR. B. E. ROACH LEAVES CLIFFSIDE Editor of the Cliffside News, Welfare and Church Work er Will Take Needed Rest. It is with the keenest regret that The Courier chronicles the resigna tion of Mr. B. E. Roach, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., custodian of the Haynes Memorial Building, wel fare and church worker, editor of the Cliffside News at our beautiful lit tle neighboring city of Cliffside, af ter years of hard, faithful and effi cient work. His resignation was brought about on account of fail ing health and the imperative need of rest and recreation. He will retire to the home of his father, near Har ris, and recuperate his health be fore undertaking renewed work of any kind. The following dispatch was sent out from Cliffside last Saturday: "Mr. B. E. Roach, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Cliffside, resigned his position today. A notice was posted in the lobby of the Haynes Memorial building that after Mon day, Oct. 12, this department would be closed indefinitely. Mr. Roach has been here about ! 24 years and has done a great pub i lie service, which will be greatly i missed by the people of Cliffside ' and surrounding community. He ! was intimately conencted with the j Baptist church here in the capacity iof organist, Superintendent of the i Sunday school and other branches 1 of the church Jms Ue£n Scoutmaster of Troop No. 1, Boy ! Scouts of America of this place for a number of years." Years of close association with Mr. Roach, who has been the editor of the Cliffside News since the in auguration of that page in The Courier, has given us an insight into the lovely character of this good man. He been a loyal friend to i this paper and did a great work in ; keeping his beloved little city in the limelight of proper newspaper pub licity; he did noble work for the boys and girls of that city, and the ■ grown-ups alike. Ever in the lead in any and all worthwhile work for ' the people or the community, his ! worth can not be estimated. He will be sadly missed and The Courier be i lieves, or hopes, that after he has j had time in which to recuperate his health he will consider the matter I of coming back to Cliffside and take ( up again the noble work he has car ried on for so loner. As an evidence of the esteem in j which he was held, the following * resolutions were drawn up and pass • ed by the Cliffside Baptist church at a meeting held Oct. 11 : Whereas, We, the members of fhe ! Cliffside Baptist church of Cliffside receive with regret the resignation of our faithful and efficient men : her. Broadus E. Roach as Superin tendent of .he Sunday'school, organ ist and deacon, and who has served I the church unselfishly in various! ! capacities during the past twenty- j ' four years. I And Whereas, We. the members j and co-workers are indebted to him j for his loyalty, fidelity and worthy, example as set by him in nis untir- ■ ! ing efforts in all phases of chuich ! work, especially in the building uo j of our Sunday school and directing ; it towards the standard of lence which is our ultimate aim, And Whereas, We desire herein to express to Brother Roach our appreciation for the excellency of J his labors and service, not only as , a loyal member of our church, but j in the way he has endeared himself j to us through his unselfish service I iin the community. j Therefore be it Resolved, That in the resignation of Brother Roach, our church sustains an irreparabV? loss, and it is with great reluctance that we accept his resignation and 16 Pages 96 COLUMNS SI.OO Per Year in Advanc BAPTISTS OF SANDY RUN CONCLUDE ANNUAL SESSION Forty-Second Annual Associa tion Held Last Week—Pro test Modification of Eigh teenth Amendment. Alexander Mill, Oct. 12.—The Sandy Run Baptist Association met in it&- forty-stecond annual session with the Alexander church on Oct. 7th and Bth. The following - officers were elected I for the coming year: Rev. C. C. Matheny, moderator; S. E. Welchel, vice-moderator; J. A. Hunnicutt, secretary; S. C. Gettys, treasurer. Rev. J. A. Hunnicutt preached the introductory sermon. His subject was "Bringing the Lord Back." His ser mon was well prepared and deliver ered very effectively. The high tide of the meeting was reached Tuesday afternoon when George Burnett of Memphis, Tenn., brough a great message on steward ship. He also spoke at the night ser vice along with Perry Morgan of Raleigh. The outstanding events of Thurs day's session were the addresses of Dr. Zeno Wall of Shelby and Dr. ; Luther Little of Charlotte. The W. M. U. of Alexander church served lunch each day in the dining room of the church. About fiOO peo ple were fed each day. There was a great spirit of harm ony throughout all the sessions. There was not a single debate in all the discussions. The meeting was char acterized by a spirit of earnestness and a purpose to solve all difficul ties. The next session will be held with the High Shoals church near Henrietta. Resolutions protesting the modifi cation or annullment of the 18t.h amendment were unanimously adopt- Other resolutions protesting the operation of pool rooms in the county and gambling, especially at county fairs, were also adopted. There are over 12,000 members in the Sandy Run association, with 51 churches, located in Rutherford, Cleveland, Polk and Cherokee county, S. C. j All of the reports during the two days of the convention were good, giving evidence that the churches had made progress during the past year. i JR. F. AUSTIN, OF LENOIR, ' SUCCEEDS CHIEF F. L. SMITH Forest City now has a new chief of police in the person of Mr. R. F. Austin, of Lenoir, who assuired his duties as chief here Wednesday morning. Mr. Austin is a young man, but has had years of service. For eleven years he was Lieut, of Police at Winston-Salem, and went from there to Lenoir, where he served about jl2 months prior to accepting the ! place as chief here. J j Mr. Austin comes highly rec.«m --j mended, and should make good here, !as he did elsewhere. He will move ; his family here at an early date. ! City policeman Green has resijrn ! ed. effective Nov. 1, and will be suc ceeded by Mr. J. H. Randall. Mr. Toney, who has made a wonderful record in service here, will continue on the job. part with his loyal and unse!fv*i service. That with pleasure and confiden e we commend him to his new fr.-ld of service and bid him Godspeer' in a career of greater usefulness for his country in the Master's king dom. That we extend to Brother Roach this confidence and high esteem with our sympathies and prayers. That these resolutions be read and adopted by the church, a copy be furnished the county papers, the Biblical Recorder, a copy be spread upon our minute book and a copy be furnished Brother Roach. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Chas. McCurry. B. E. Gold, D. C. Whitaker, Committee.
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