PULL
FOR
FOREST
CITY
Volume IV —No. 13.
NEWS HAPPENIMGS
AT SPINDALE
New High School Teacher Good
Basketball Game—Other In
teresting Items.
Change In School leachers.
Spindale, N. C., Jan. 9. Pi of.
Uuy Setzer, of Hickory, N. C., has
taken Prof. E. Wade Cranford's
position as high school teacher.
M., Setzer comes to Spindale well
recommended. He received his ed
uction at Lenoir College, and is
a bright and intelligent young
ma n, well fitted for the position.
\I Pearl Harrelson succeeds Mr. |
( ran lord as superintendent of the
m-: 001. Mr. Setzer is a splendid
athlete and is taking much inter
est in school athletics. He prom-j
ist-s to be an invaluable aid to the ;
local high school basketball team. I
in answer to inquiries from many j
r.J the gh;ls of Spindale and else- j
v. hero and also to satisfy their j
couriosity, we will say that Mr. j
single man, and
of the girls expressed it.;
'not very bad fo? looks.
cleat Columbus High.
\\, i i -stiay afternoon, Jantiaiv j
L th Spindale High School bas- ]
.i team defeated Columbus,!
Is.. (..'., High School team by a j
heavy score. ihe S. H. S. boys j
did not play very hard in the last j
three quarters rs they did in the;
ii, t quarter After finding out;
how the C. H. S. played the Spin
dale boys took it easy. In the
last quarter the amusing part
came when all of the Spindale
boys sat down on the ground after
a tip-off and allowed the Columbus,
boys to have the bail and try to
shoot a goal without a guard. Aft
er all of the Columbus players
tried to shoot and failed they quit.
Derailed account as follows:
G. H. S. 37 —Nanney, R. F., ti; j
Hardin, L. F., 25; V. Grose, C., 5;
Yelton, R. G., J. U. Grose, L. G.
Columbus* 7—R. Arledge, R. F.,
3; T. Arledge, L. F., 2; Landis, C.;
He&d, R. G.; Pittman, L G.; Mc-
Farland.
Referees—Griffin, S. H. S., Wil
liams R. Hw G.
Car Used As Depot.
The Southern Railway has re-j
eently set off n car just below the I
junction of the Mill switch, whicn :
!>• being used as a depot. The
passenger train stops opposite;
this car and passengers may go
from the "waiting rOoin" directly i
into the coach. Tickets, are also
for sale and luggage is checked, j
received and put on here. This is ,
a great improvement over having)
to stand o'n the side of th£> tracks
and await the train, especially in
inclement weather.
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Mrs. P. H. Putnnm spent last
week visiting her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Putnam, who is in a hospital
in Greenville for treatment.
Messrs. Willard Godfrey and!
••arney Culbreth have moved their .
barber shop from the small room •
adjoining Smith & Coates Co. to j
room in the office building vad
"»ining the postoffice.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Putnam
V 1 i j iii 1 y -pent the Christmas,
>1 in Shelby. Spartanburg j
f 'reenville, visiting relatives.
jMiss Ruth Ellis delightfully en-j
mod a number of friends at ■
/ l, iitnday phrty ;it her home here;
Saturday evening from 8 to 10:30
Miss Josephine Hill also
' party at her home at the!
sa nie time. j
! -ne Fox spent last Sun-'
• Monday and Tuesday visit-'
''His and relatives in Char-■
otte.
Tk c, • MLX '
■Nnndale High-School is?-or
! and re-elected new
society for this semester.
iVj s , , ioc ted were as follows:
" 1 "■ 1,. Ocie Nanney; vice pres-j
,' : ne Fox; secretary, Gay
n; treasurer, Jose
-Jne Hill; chaplain, M. D. Haney.
' ot air heating system just
I- working splendid. New
n ' ' N n " *>eing set down in the
. I room. They are the
( ' l>lulla ' lVl>o will allow each
i' .ii greater convenience in his
*ork.
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TWO ROBBERIES
AT ELLENBORO
Stores of W. A. Harrill and A. M.
McKinney Entered —No Clue to
Robbers.
Considerable excitement was
created in the quiet little town
of Ellenboro one morning last
week when the good folk of that
place awoke to find that on the
preceeding night two stores had
been entered by robbers.
The drug store of Mr. W. A.
Harrill was found to have been
entered by the robbers breaking
the glass in a rear window. After
breaking the glass, the window
sash was torn out to permit the
entrance of the robbers. The ex
act loss could not be determined
but it was reported to the Cour
ier that among- /the missing ar
ticles were one suit of clothes, a
sweater, overcoat, S. & W. revol
ver, four watches* a number of
fountain pens, some auto gloves
and many other tjhings.
The store of Mr. A. M. McKin
ney was also ente-ed on the same,
night and. in the same manner as,
that employed at the Harrill store
—by breaking open, a rear win
dow. A watch belonging to Mrs.
McKinney, a lot of knives, shoes
and many other things were
taken.
A robbery of this character is
an unusual occurrence in Ellenboro
and the citizens, of that place are
almost sure the robberies were
committed by professional thieves
passing- through that section. The
last store robbery there is said
to have been that of the store of
Mr. A. C. Wilson, which occurred,
some time ago.
When it was discovered that
the stores had been robbed, it
was decided to get bloodhounds to
put upon the trail of the thieves,
but this was found not to be
feasible when it was learned that
the tracks had gotten cold. It
is said that there was absolutely
no clue to the robbers.
STATE SANITARY INSPECTOR
* COMING TO FOREST CITY
Mr. H. E. Fritz, of Hickory,
Stfate Sanitary Inspector, called at
the Courier office last Friday, and
while here told of some of the
work he has accomplished in this
county. Mr! Fritz said he had
made several inspections in the
county and was then on his way
to ClifFside, Henrietta, Caroleen
and other places. He announced
that he would be in Forest City
about the 14th and suggesed that
it would be a good idea for the
citizens of the town to be getting
their premises in readiness for
he inspection. Let all begin now
to clean up and be ready for the
coming of the inspector, who will
thereby be enabled to give out a
good report on the sanitary con
dition of our little city. The
chief state inspector will follow
Mi\ Fritz in about one month af
ter his visit here.
Citizens of Forest City can call
nt the City Clerk's office and get
full informaion on the sanitary
laws of the state;
MT. PLEASANT NEWS
Forest City, R-l, Jan. 10—Mr.
Harris Price entertained a number
of friends at his home Tuesday
evening. Rook was played at sev
eral tables. Miss Frances Holmes
furnished music, and Miss Bertha
Morris sang several vocal selec
tions. The crowd v/fes ushered in
to the dining room where a. de
licious pound supper was served.
I Every one present enjoyed the
evening to the fullest extent.
Mr. D. L. Hamrick and family
have moved to Alexander.
Mr. G. M. Holland, Jr., is spend
ing some time in Atlanta, visiting
his brother, Mr. Roy Holland.
Although it was raining and
cold, a large crowd attended the
church services Sunday afternoon.
Miss Fannie Lou Dogget spent
the week-end in Cliroleen.
Mr. Wilbur Smith, of Cliffside,
spent the week-end with home
folks.
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 12, 1922
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MORE ABOUT
THE NEW DEPOT
.
The Building- Almost a Certainty
and an Express Office to Be
Opened—The City to Grow.
A friend of tho Courier contri
butes' 1 the following-;
We are glad to say that we have
been informed of the contempla
tion of the erection of a new de
pot by the Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio Railway at this place.
This will be built at or near the
place where the National High
way will have an underpass under
the C. C. & O. Ry. The depot will
be a great asset to the town;
and will be an important factor!
in the development of this prog- 1
ressive city. Th-.-i present facili-j
ties are entirely inadequate for
the proper handling of the busi
ness of this place and under the
present conditions, it is impossi
ble to take care properly of the
business. It is the intention of
the railroad company to render
efficient service to its customers,
appreciating „heir business and
desirious of at all times to render
to them all accommodations con
sistent with their-business policy.
They realize the future of this
town, seeing that the growth has
hardly commenced and that to pro
perly care for the business which
will be given them, necessitates
this building in the near future.
This depot will be located one
and one-quarter miles. East of the
city, but by it being located on
the National Highway, which is
now a sand clay road, and pros
pects look good for it to be a
concrete road within a few
months, the fact that it is to be i
located at this place will eliminate
to a great extent the drayage
from depot up town.
*We also understand that the
American Express Company has
under consideration th> opening
up of an express office at this
place as soon as this depot is
built. We all, especially the busi
ness men, realized the necessity
of this office, under the present
situation, express originating in
the North and Northwest, routed
over the C. C. & 0., passes this
place, goes to Spartanburg, Char
lotte and back to this place over
some other road. This causes
great inconvenience and a great
del&y to express. If this office is:
opened up they can get their
express from two to three days
■earlier, which service will no
doubt be greatly appreciated by
all receivers of freight and ex
press.
The building of the National
Highway, and the prospects for a
new depot soon, has caused sev
eral new dwellings to be erected
and the commencement of several
others.
Nothing short of an upheaval in
our existence can hold in abe.y
; ance, the rapid progress this town
is now making in her industrial
and economic growth. Within its
! confines are excellent building
lots, both for dwelling and manu
facturing plants, three railroads
leiding in different directions and
I electric power furnished by the
Southern Power Company; and
these together with the most fav
orable climate and living condi
i ions, good labor and adequate
| room for assembling and distri
| buting facilities makes Forest
jCity an attractive manufacuring
center.
We appreciae the contemplated
taction of the C. C. & O. Ry. in
S building this depot and
i feel assured that our appreciation
j will be realized by them in the in
j creased volume of .business which
| they will receive from our busi
j ness men.
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THE POWER OF PICTURES.
A square inch of good picture
is Avorth a yard of indifferent;
copy. A representative picturel
can tell more in a minute about j
. a given subject than a ream of !
writing will in m hour. The pow
er of the picture lies in the uni
versality of its appeal, it attracts ;
old and young, rich poor, i!-|
literate and erudite, civilized and |
savage. It knows no barrier of!
race or tongue. It requires no me
dium but sight. It presents some
thing concrete in visible form. It
requires no literal interpretation.
It is as expressive as we like to
make it. It holds as many forms
as we care to give it.. By passing
it through the crystal of our
imaginations, we can see each
component part. No solid is so
j dense and no height is so great
\ that they can say to our vision:
I "Thus far and no further!" The
i power of the picture is the swift
j power of visualization over the!
slow rounds of reasoning,
i The written word requires to
! pass through seven psychological
processes before it becomes our
very own. The picture is a soul
possession at a single glance. One
rapid sweep of the eye embraces
the whole subject. We laugh or
I weep; we thrill or become down-j
jcast in the twinkling ,of an eye,
as we face a picture. The treat-j
ment of a picture sweeps the
heart-strings with unseen fingers.
Not so the written word. The
great and unbridgeable difference
is this: A picture is warm and in
timate —words are cold and dis
tant. Figures appeal; type leaves
us indifferent. Who has ever felt
a glow suffuse his being as he be
held a cold mass of printed mat
ter as such? Who can withstand
the magic lure of the artist's
grush? Canadian Printer and
Publisher.
Modern Job Printing* at the
Courier.
BURGLARS ROB
STORE AT BOSTIC
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Several Arrests Made for Entering
Store of O. B. Biggerstaff Tues
day Night.
The general store of Mr. O. B.
BiggerstafF was entered by burg
lars last night and a considerable
amount of goods were stolen. En
trance was gained to the store in
the usual manner of breaking open
a window.
Four arrests had been made at
noon yesterday in connection with
the robbery. Two young white
men giving the names of Will
Price and Junie Smith and who
claimed that they hail from Char
lotte, were arrested by Rural Po
liceman McKinney and a depul\
on the road between Mooresooro !
and Kllenboro and turned over to
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Lee. Sheriff
Lee turned the prisoners over to
the county jnil Tuesday afternoon.
Three negroes have been arrest- 1
ed in connecion with the robbery
and are accused by the white men
-of participating in the looting of
the store. The one:* arrested were
not identified, however, and may
prove themselves to be innocent.
Price and Smith were caught
with some of the goods in their j
possession and have confessed to
the robbery.
A hasty examination failed to
reveal the exact amount of goods
taken, but it is thought that the
robbers got a considerable amount.
All the officers, deserve great
credit for the swiftness with
which they rounded up the thieves.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
FARMERS BANK & TRUST CO.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers Bank
& Trust Co. was held in the new
directors room at the bank here
Tuesday. The meeting was well
attended and was harmonious
throughout. It was found that
this strong bank had Weathered
the conditions of last year in fine
style and the finances of the in
astitution were found to be in a
most satisfactory condition, as
will be well attested by glancing
over the statement of the bank
published in this issue of the
Courier.
One new director, Mr. John W.
Smith, was elected, and the regu
lar sem -annual dividend was de
clared.
The officers and directors of the
Farmers Bank Trust company
is composed of some of the finest
citizens of the county who have
thoroughly gained the confidence
of the people and are men of the
highest integrity. The institution
is one of the strongest in this
section of the slate and is a credit
to the county.
$1.50 per year, in Advance
BIBLE CLASSES TO
MEET IN MOBILE
Baptist Sunday Schools to Send
Delegations to First Southwide
Convention, to Be Held Feb.
ruary 7-9.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan* 11. —Organ-
ized Bible classes in the Baptist
Sunday schools of North Carolina
are arranging to send a large dele
gation to Mobile, Ala., Feb. 7, &
r.n ! 0 ior the first Southwide con
vention of Bible class representa
tives ever held, it is announced b>
the Baptist headquarters in this
city. 1 railroads have grantee
reduced rates for the occasion,
and L. L. Middieton, Recorder
Building, Raleigh, who is the stfcte
secretary of Sunday School work
has been named transportation
manager for North Carolina.
! -iNljve Gilbert f. Stephenson, ot
U inston-. v ;:!en, prominent banket
! and originator of the North Caro
lina Baptist Fo&ndailon as well
author of the new book "The
Business Relation. Between God
i and Man" will represent this stat(
■on the program.
j The immediate aim of the con
tention is to more fully enlist al
j the Baptist forces of the South ;r
| personal souP winning and all
other Christian work in the loea
j churches. While there were prac
tically 250,000 baptisms among
Southern Baptists last year this
convention will seek to arouse the
local Bible classes in the task of
enrolling 500,000 Baptists in win
ning at least one soul to Christ
during 1922.
At present thoie are. thousands
lof unenlisted Baptists in the
I South and there will be projected
:at the convention a movement to
|conduct during the fall a complete
'survey in every community in the
j South that will reveal the un
churched Baptists and the possi
bilities for evangelism among tho
uisaved, this survey to be conduct
led by the members of the organ iz
,ed Bible Classes.
The most experienced and .suc
cessful Sunday School workers of
the South have been engaged to
address the convention and dis
jcus class methods, while some oi
the special speakers are William
Jennings Bryan, Roger W. Ba'oson,
the noted statistician, and John
D. Sage, president of the Union
Cent)ll Life Insurance Company.
Secretary of Labor John J. Davis
has tentatively accepted an imita
tion to deliver an address.
ROBBER GIVES UP
A man giving the n'ame of Hor
ace Andrews gave himself up to
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Lee one day
last week, and confessed to a
bank robbery and the looting of
a store at Trenton and McCor
mick, S. C. The deputy took his
prisoner to Greenwood and turned
him over to the Sheriff. There
j was a reward of SSO for the cap
ture of the man. Deputy Lee v
■an eiert officer and lets none of
(the guilty escape.
JAIL DELIVERY AT MURPHY.
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1 Murppy, Jan. 6.—Every prisoner
|in the Cherokee jail escaped last
night in fe general jail delivery dis
J covered this morning. Included
in the prisoners were Ros, Lovin
good and John Black, charegd
with burglary, and Ferd Logftn,
held for trial on larceny charge.
The men sawed theij- wav out,
cutting through irtwi bars that
confinefl them. Bloodhoynds have
been sVnt for in hope of trailing
the fugitives.
A few weeks ago seven ' State
prisoners escaped from a chain
gang near the city, but after a
two days' hunt, all but one were
recaptured.
PEPTONA SPECIAL
The Reinhardt Drug Co. is
starting a one week special on
that splendid tonic, pepton.% to
day and will sell the $1.25 size at
98c.
THE
CITY
WITH A
FUTURE
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