PULL
FOR
FOREST
CITY
Volume IY—No. 12
THE COURIER
CHANGES HANDS
C. E. and J. C. Alcock, ot Ken
tucky, Purchase The Fore-it City
Courier and Come Here to Re
side.
(A deal was closed *vit Mr.
Howard C. Hull on Dec. 29 , here
by the Forest City ouri» be
came the property of Mes.-:iv. C.
E. andj J. C. Alcock, Ker uckv,
| who are now in active *ha gc of
k the paper, having taken pos -ion
■on Monday, Jan. lsl
T Mr. C. E. Alcock wi be  cr
\of the paper and Wv. T ( il-
Vock manager. The editor is
Outlined the policies of the r
ier in ;m editorial, and s
article we will deal fin /
with the organization h \>i.
and the plans of the n men w n«
have come here to build a home
f in beautiful Forest Ci
* We are charmed and irj grate-
Vful indeed for the wan ; reception
iwe have received ant for the
\vords of encourage men, extern led
*o us. We can reladily see that
Forest City is worthy of a good
newspaper to help carry for a i
. the \ eJopment of the city aid
and from the v
issue e shall strive to give our
(best . -ort to the service that is
neeaod. The business men are
pr ogressive and know the v;-fu»
f x newspaper to the upbuilding
f the town and county, and with
rteir help we propose to give Kor-
City a newspaper that uill
Arove cf a real benefit and help.
* , >v\ we will give a bi -■!'
siAtoci. oi the Courier force, t >n
wreom we rely to carry c t
plans of making the Courier •
of the best county papers if
sfatt\
The Editor
The following- clipping* J
LouisviJn (Ky) Times
concise amount of the edii~i .. ..*
tivities in  n newspaper tkjh
and we appenu asM
introductory written !>y 01R
hands than our own: tf rS |
"Mr. Harem- E. Alcock cOl JE&
pone, ille for The iJfH
ville Times, i'he Courier-Jour n;
and several papers in .other cities
has g >nc co Forest Cky, K. C., t
purchase the Forest Caty Courier
a weekly newspaper oftthat t itv
For the last three year!? -Mr. Ai
cock has been advertising mai
ager of the Daily Messenger
Danville. Mr. Alcock was born
Glasgow, Ky., and attended i
Glasgow graded schools, grad '.a 1
ing from the old Glasgow Norm
under Prof. R. M. Ship]). Hh
first newspaper experience wa o
the Glasgow papers. Later he \ -
foreman of the Spencer ( n; ier
at Taylorsville, and later news
editor and manager of the Cour
ier, also The Courier-Journal
correspondent at Taylorsville. H
had an interest in the Bardstown
Standard following* the work nr
Taylorsville. He was for a num
ber of years with the Courio
Journal Job Printing Company
>ouisville, and was ' foreman
the Masonic Home Journal tbi
years, and also was foreman
the job printing department
The Independent at St. Pet
burg, Fla."
The Manager
Mr. J. C. Aleock, of Louis-
Ky„ oldest son of the cdiD
an 'expert printer and linot\/p
erator. He has had a vaiie
i>erience and will prove of
value in the upbuilding of tl
"ourier. He is married and
.oming to build a home in ()l
charming little city. He is (
Dected to arrive here just as son
as he can close his affairs ;
Louisville.
s'f # &
The Society Editor
The most gratifying thiiijr j,,
-onnection with our assuming
management of the Courier,
v/hen Mrs. S. N. Watson, wife of
ihe bcnoved pastor of the Forest
'ity Baptist Church, consented
continue her duties, as Society-
Editor of the paper. No worj s
from a new comer need be sai,]
in her praise. The good
of Forest City are well awiafe 0 f
the many charming attribute. r ,f
F( (REST CITY COURIER
ILLY SUNDAY
IN SPARTANBURG
Th- Noted Evangelist Coming to
Our Neighboring C J ty Jan. 7th
Reduced Rates.
Si rtanburg, S. C., Jan. 4.
Tht Carolina, CI inch field and Ohio
R a i ay has promised a rate of
one and one-half fare for the
round trip to parties of 125 on
account of the Billy Sunday meet
ings to" be held in Spartanburg
from January 7th to February
15th, inclusive. E. B. Walker sec
retary of the Chamber of Com
merce. who is chairman of the
Billy Sunday transportation com
mits as received official notice
from ht C., & O. that the
rate dJa half fare will be grant
ed o 1 in case parties number
125, . ■ the -ail road officials must
have >tice in advance of the
move t of s ch parties in order
that ; al tariff may be pre
pare' i jv: filed with the Inter
state .merce Commission.
T1 Billy Sunday taberancle
as *n completed and turned
ver He building committee.
-e iapp, Mr. Sunday's man
,tii.er. here organizing and re
hears the big choir which is
m sin during the meetings.
Bl VS I NIC i REST IN CAFE
VI r. K. R Magnets recently pur
ased :ui interest in the Caro
: ('af' from Mr. (I. W.Edwards,
u t l, -■ two clever gentlemen
nue to run the business
the >."!])(' excellent manner in
v ! id) t Had heretofore been con
;ted vf?. Magr.ess was former
con l with the City Meat
sket S v »ral changes have been
d he City Meat Market,
ntl ■ i which has been made
airier heretofore. Mr.
- oar i. Ie new member of the
i|tL-i i ii-.n. sav* is *vV«*rrtied
I V\ 1 C'i«*^4 4S,v v.i,y,
J this m«s.; excellent lady and
know f'!l well of the splendid!
i 1 service 'he has rendered to the j
| j ; >er ; u der the ef fk:ient. manage-1
ent o Ediior Hull. We are!
I quite sue that evtiry reader of;
tie papi will re.ioidr- with us over
i.' r eieciion to continue her most'
uiefitwork. w
- '•* &
r jjL^J^^SUl^^son
1 n with much pleasure
a that Mr. J. L.
former editor of the
> ( • ' r * e r-8~l who remained with
Vir. Hf!r|Huring his term as edi
tor of tfe paper, is to continue
J with us. #Mr. Thompson is an
experienct| newspaper man fctnd a
printer ot 'pronounced ability. He
knows all he "ins and outs of
the busine.L ar >d will prove of
inestimably* value to us in our
effort to Jrjve to Forest City a
j pai>er t'nat vill prove a credit to
|( «'Uy and county.
sfe » *
Vlr. Earl Carswell
ir. Carswell, well-known and
!')ular young- High School stu
■m\ is akso connected with the
 urier force. He is a young mat
great promise 'and will also
crow of immense value to ti
nagent. J e is an expert lin*«-
ypkt and « o :s yoeman service f x
1 s ; fter s 00l hours.
U :Js
>lr Joel M. Bird
v l»i r ' is an accomplished
F»ri» • ?.r anc- operator,'who cam«-
3 here recent > from Charlotte. He
has kindly • >nsented to sfaywith
the managt ment, at least during
the format! r period of the organ
ization of  uworking force. He
uKay be at iherty shortly to ac
cept anothei position and we nose
heartily recrmwiend him to th 1
fraternity.
* *
It is with this splendid organ
ization thai we jcgin our eiarnest
effort- :o to you a good
county ijr. And we will ever
be read, to no expense in
adding •t i personnel and tc lb ?
equipment of the plant to further
our plai s fur i continued growth
in the 'isefulue-.- of your county
paper.
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, P T GGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 1922
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WHAT TO DO
WITH THE SCHOOL
Is Question to lie Settled at Spe
cial Session of Green River As
sociation.
The Rev. A. P. Sorrels, of Gil
key, Clerk of the Green River
Associatior, has sent out the fol
lowing- notice for a special ses
sion t. bft held at Round Hill
chvich or Jan. 20th to take ac
tion m re ; ?a to the school and
it is said th-. *e is a debt of sev
eral thousand dollars. He says:
"There is a debt of several thou
j-i«* id doi;ar> on the school that is
}?"•■ This .neetiny: is important.
| l*ei every :uurch elect delegates
to it. !
"The /Moderator and * Clerk of
the Ore Jan River Association have
called cm si ecial session of the
Green r Association to con
vene with the Round Hill church
■i> I'n.Ao i vfills " v i Friday, Jan
jmre* rep send the usual
j numbejr  i' delv gates to this meet
j ing. jAll pastM ■- and ordained
i ministers are delegates and are re
! questefd to come to this meeting,
liet's -have a .ue number of
churches represented.
"What Shall We T X> With the
Round Hill Scho is the ques
tion to be passell up. n.
"The State will buj if we de
sire to sell. The trustees are plan
ning to sell. The property belongs
to the Association. The Associa
tion elects a board of trustees and
authorizes them to run a school
in Christ's name and for the ad
vancement and upbuilding of his
kingdom. The Association has
never authorized Ihe trustee.- to
sell the property. "Should the
dot wag the tail or should the
ta: wag the dog?'
"Are the churches the servants
of the board of trustees or is the
ho; rd of trustees the servant of
th churches? Something- some
\Vl ere is radically wrong.
Let us come together in this
meeting with open minds and
prayerful loving hearts, find and
i >1 low the Holy Spirit."
MISS BLAKEY WILL
NOT RETURN HERE
On account of sickness Miss
Letitia Bl*akey, one of the high
school teachers, will foe unable to
return this spring*. Miss L>lakey
hp.- proved herself a very capable
teacher and has become popular
with the student body and faculty.
Her place will be hard to fill.
Capt. Smith and the School Board
an 1 working" every effort to secure
a good teacher to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation oi Miss
IJiakey.
Miss Zola Parler, music teacher,
will not be back till Monday.
Her work will begin at that time.
Boost Your Home Town
SUBSCRIPTIONS
ARE COMIKG FAST
Many New Names Added to Our
List in Past Three Days.
That the good people are going
to stand by the new management
in our effort to make a good home
l>aper, is well attested by the
manner in which subscriptions
have been coming in during the
three days we have been in charge.
Since Monday the following new
names have been added to our
list:
J. W. Smith, T. M. Harrill, R.
L. White. Carolina Cafe, Josh
McMurry, B. L. Mcßrayer, Dan S.
Hardin. Dr. Chas. D. McCall, For
est City; C. M. Young, Union
Springs, Ala., J. W. Silvers, Hick
ory Grove. S. C., Mrs. J. B. Smart,
Raleigh; Mrs. W. H. Mills, Alex
andria, Va., J. T. Currie, Hickory;
Paul Barrick, Glasgow Junction,
Ky.: J. V. Harlan, Louisville. Ky.;
Harry Camnitz, Bishopville, S. C.,
H. R. Camnitz, Louisville, Ky.;
Mrs. J. R. White, Slick Rock, Ky.;
Mrs. F. A. Sandgren. Louisville,
Ky.: J. R. McDaniel, route 2, For
est City.
We are grateful to these good
folk for their subscriptions, and
hope to have an even better
"honor roll'' next week.
We want 2,000 subscriptions to
the Courier, and if the citizens of
Forest City and Rutherford county
will respond as they should, we
shall soon reach our goal.
NEW BUILDINGS
From what we can learn, build
ing operations were brisk in For
est City in 1921 and bid to be
even better in the coming year.
Several handsome new residences
have just recently been completed
and two handsome bungalows are
now under construction on Broad
way by Messrs. W. E. Lynch and
John Smith. Work on the two
story brick veneer building of Mr.
Joe R f lardt on East Main street
is progressing rapidly, and when
com !eted will be one of the
handsomest homes in that vicinity.
The Peoples Electric Co. has re
cently secured the contract to do
the electrical work on the Horn
residence on West Main street, and
report that this is, one of the
handsomest additions to our grow
ing little city that has gone up
for some time.
The Forest City Building &. Loan
Association is moving into the
new office building just completed
on Depot street by the Farmers
Bank & Trust Co., where they
will have elegant and most com
modious quarters and be the bet
ter equipped to t.ike care of their
fast growing business.
Every new building is an asset to
the community an«\ rverj out i
should get mo ement j
to promote the
City, the best littlj fyivn »»>
state. X
FORMER EDITOR
GOES TO FLORIDA
Mr, H. C. Hull Will Seek Salt
Air Climate For Benefit of
Health.
Mr. Howard C. Hull, former edi
tor of the Courier, is closing up
his business here preparatory to
removing to his home in Florida.
He has a nice home there and
expects to raise chickens and
fruit. Mr, Hull is an expert in
both lines and we feel that his
success is assured. He came to
Forest City in July of last year
from near St. Augustine. It was
at the solicitation of friends that
he was induced to take over the
Courier, and that he has made
wonderful improvement on the
paper and made quite a succes of
the venture is well known. Mr.
Hull had had considerable exper
ience in the printing industry but
had not previously edited a. news
paper, and his success here well
attests his ability.
We have heard nothing but
praise of Mr. Hull and his excel
lent wife and it is with regret
that their friends learn of their
intention of leaving Forest City.
We have found Mr. Hull to be a
straight forward, courteous gen
tleman in our dealings with him,
anel can most highly recommend
him.
Mrs. Hull's health is better in
the lower altitude and the Florida
climate is better for Mr. Hull' •
throat (trouble and nervous con
dition and these leasons alone have
influenced them in leaving our
beautiful little Forest City. That
success may attend them is the
wish of all.
BUYS JONES CAFE
Mr. R. L. White, of Spartanburg,
recently purchased the Robert L.
Jones cafe' on Depot street, ant
took possession on Dec. 20th. Mr.
White moved his family here and
Mrs. White will have active charge
of the business. Mr. White is an
expert bricklayer and comes to
our little city with splendid re
commendations from the: Fiske-
Carter Construction Co., of Green
ville. Mr. White says he will
offer first-class service and make
a specialty of short, orders, carry
ing a full line of goods in his
line. After he gets the business
in good working order Mr. White
says he will take up his trade as
a bricklayer, at which he is an
expert. He has an ad in this is
sue of the Courier and has sub
scribeel for his home paper.
MR. THOMAS ILL
Mr. E. O. Thomas, of the For
est City Motor Co., who hns been
suffering- for a time with an in
flamed and swollen hand, is, now
confined to his room with grippe.
His many friends hope that he
may have a rtepid recovery.
THIS BOY SOLD •"
FOR $75,000
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$1.50 per year, in Advance
N. C. IS STATE OF
GREAT THINGS
North Carolina's Greatness Snould
Appeal to Every Resident of
State—Think Who You Are!
We take North Carolina's great
ness too much as a matter of
course. When reports from Ral
eigh a few days ago showed how •
the state's illiteracy was going
down in leaps and bounds, we
heard no expressions of delighted
surprise. It was what was to
have been expected in North Car
olina! Bigness is North Carolina's
daily record. Every day she /
her banners higher on
The rush of progress pounds >W
our ears, the panorama ol improv
ement always before our eye:'.
Western North Carolina hits the
biggest paper pulp mill in the
world. Western North Caroliia is
the finest apple-growing region in
America. The best and highest
priced hardwoods of the United
States, attain their maximum de
velopment in our mountain oves.
Our fields and forests, threaded
with good roads and dotted with
the hotels, are the country's love
liest playground. In our mount
ains are 184 native minerals and
in our forests 118 species of tiees
and 117 kinds of shrubs.
One of North Carolina's cities
manufactures, more tobacco thsan
any other city in the world. One
of her smaller towns contains >he
I largest towel plant in the w xrld.
Another has the largest hosiery
industry in the world. Another *s
the home of the biggest denim
mill on the globe. Still another
contains a factory that turns out
more union suits than nny other
I place in the uorht. liigh Point
i produces more furniture Hum am
other city in the world o.vept
(irand Rapids. On ihe Yadkin
river we have il ■ largest but one
aluminum plant in all civilization.
Last year v\e turned out manufac
tured goods worth over a biliion
, dollars.
Keep these Tar Heel triu' iphs
, in your mind! Think them over
. Profit by the power of this sug
. gestion. Cash in on th ir invpira
. tion. You live in the most won
derful state in the Union. '.Vitl
, the realization that other stales
.[hope to equal us strenghten yowi
; determination to outstrip their:
still more. Live in terms of what
, is to be. Whfit we have accomp
. lished i-"nothing compared to 1 tio
i possibilities wrappeu up in the
riches of our soils, our mines our
forests and our water power The
bigness of today is but the pur
ple shadow with whic 1 com
ing greatness adorns todaj
reflection of the brilL-mce o otii N
bejewelled future.
Get into the proces 101 i'J!O
we had on deposit in ur banks
$66,000,000; in 1920 had
risen to $259,000,000 1 v-rt of
growth means that is tu
springboard to lif - '■ the
golden heights of t » ' "
Carolina is on hei
take you with lirr -
Citizen.
PLEASANT GK
CHKIb'J I A i m:am ,
I Sunday night, December ~0. iJf jm
following Christmas program
given at Pleasant Grove Clhu£li:^H
Song the chilJtefc^H
Recitation James
Play: Tim's Christmas
Hilda McDonald
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THE
CITY
WITH A
FUTURE