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FOREST
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01, IV—No. 16.
COUNCIL TO BE
ORGANIZED
I Meeting of Parent-Teacher
Associations in Rutherfordton,
Feb. 24.
L on February 24, a meeting of
■presontatives from all the Par-
Associations in
Rutherford county will be held at
Rutherfordton in connection with
ho county teachers' meeting, at
yhich time a County Council will
>o organized.
Mrs Joseph Garibaldi, formerly
,resklni of the North Carolina
deration of Parent-Teachers'
Association, will address the meet
jn. rit 11 o'clock. Mrs,. Garibaldi
Vi n ... I - at she considers this a
( '.-ill nt thing and says that
I rford county will have the
• i of organizing the
h County Council.
article published in this
Courier, written by Mrs.
( mitz. of Louisville, Ky., who
is roi inently connected with
v, in thjp.t city, speaks very
c ■ ieni;;bly of the project.
lie Forest City unit has been
Lery active in promoting this
iiiovement. It is expected that it
v. ill meet with warmest support j
t e localities where units'
have been organized, as well as '
vh re. Much good will result, j
f irh association appoint orj
( t representatives to take part;
ji the county meeting at Ruther-J
ioidton Feb. 24,
B. L. S.
FOREST CiTY
THE BEAUTIFUL
Join The Building Movement So (
That Our City May Grow —Vis-.
itors Impressed
In this week's Courier will be
found the second of a series of
ads boosting building operations
in Forest City, and we call upon
the citizens to awaken to the im- y
'portance of erecting new dwell-/
ings and business houses iere
we are to enjoy the prosperity
and growth that is in store for , ! us
Every visitor to our city
realizes the grelit possibilities am |
wonderful resources that we have.
They readily see the advar ltag . e s
we are prone to overlook \y e
.must be ready to neourag c these
people to locate here. T' ne fi rst
requisite is houses. H ?nce we
started this building m^ vement
and we call upon the ci lizens £
t>ack us up. Forest City; from a n
indications, will enjoy great
growth of its caree r d * ring
T 2 !l the W UI only be
stir themselves.
111 * r( '* together and help
0 make our 1,,., mfu, citv enjoy
1 hea thful and iatu W Krowth .
tid now.
I IRS. MARY HA>> rls DEAD
ra. Mary Harri s died at her
■« on Cherry fountain street
> o! infinities incident
C Mrs H arr i s had long
• h^t u bore her
rmg-s with Christian forti
• hhe '7 years old, and
been practicajjy becifast for
past lour, ye ars
raur able tra | t o£ thp fam .
x c ' " r a! members were
' S 'iessly pursued by
ni „ , " ey were sufferers
aji '' esses. Her mother
A* 0 h:V '* ill for 26
SO v n ' r theless lived to be
■*' vea 4* ~
p . I age. One sister,
i confh S Jfi *"*** o!d - ha 3
s o her bed for ten
iren^ 3 *ved by three
e jj e Mary Harris, who
Ro\ nc deceased;
; aro a nd Sam Harris,
>O , , khe was a devout
•••1-) ! ' ,v ' s Creek Baptist
' * 'i place the funerial
\ . u,(! >' Rev. C. M. Teal
n f i wfcuain Pens, the
' vinhardt Drug Co.
GREETINGS FROM j
P.-T. WORKERS
Of Louisville, Ky., to the Workers
of Rutherford County—lnterest
ing Letter From Mrs. Mary
Lawrence Camnitz.
In a recent issue of the Forest
City Courier I read an appeal from
the P. T. A. of Forest City for a
County League, and I should like
to lay additional stress, upon that
appeal. It is the very keynote of
' success.
i Our Parent-Teacjier League in
Lousiville is the clearing house
for ail of our problems and trou
bles. We never take one there but
what we find a solution for it, af
ter having it discussed by the var
ious presidents and secretaries of
other associations.
.1 am writing this article because
I am intensely interested in the
;paper of mj brother-in-law, andfem
; anxious for the Forest City Cour
ier to become'one of the greatest
I factors in the upbuilding of the
I community. Having been a zeal
! ous worker in the Parent-Teacher
work for several years, I realh.
| feel that he can do more for Rutyli
j erford county by fostering Par
j ent-Teacher work than iiv any
I other one way. /
Our little asociation //[ere has
been the banner one r the city
for two years—in me 1
tendance, and work Accomplished;
in fact, when Mi>,: Higgins, the
National Presiden 0 f Worcester,
Mass., came toLf-uSsville ks> year,
she paid our association the com
pliment ol say vlng that it came the
nearest to be/ing the ideal of any
she had visited in the country, and
she adopted some of our methods
for the National Association. lam
telling not boastfully at all,
but as L n encouragement for the
roller/ schools. It is a current
.' at the laiger schools can
bettor asosciations, but we
hay o not found this so. Our school
is /a little suburban six grade
s yhool of 200 children, and yet we
bfave been able to do much more
/than some schools of 600.
Since there are new associations
starting in your county, and since
I am so deeply interested, in seeing
every one a success, will you not
let me tell you of a few of the
rocks that I have seen so many
new associations flounder upon
and shortly sink?
In the first place, don't let your
association be a fault finding one.
You are to help your teachers—
not hinder them. Things don't al
ways run like you want them to
at school—neither' do they at
home. But make the best of ev
erything!. Make your organization
so helpful that your principal will
be unable to run the school with
out you.
Secondly. Don't ask your teach
ers to serve on committees or get
up programs. You are to lighten
their burdens, not add to them.
This, of course, does not mean
that teachers may not have their
rooms give little programs fre
quently, that mothers may hear
their children. But map out your
programs for the year along the
lines that will be most helpful to
your individual associations, and
then have some onfc address the as
sociations on these subjects, or
have mothers to prepare the pro
grams themselves. The National
Association will furnish you all
the necessary material. We often
have some of the fathers address
the association and all have two
or three night meetings a year
that they may attend-
Thirdly. Don't let your presi
dent do all the work. She is only
there to make others work. We!
have thirty members on the board I
of our little association. Each is
given her work to do, with the un
derstanding that if she doesn't do
it, it will go undone. * She is given
entire charge of her particular
committee, to work out as she sees
lit. The result is, we can do a
colossal amount of work without
oyer tasking anyone. An associa
tion run by a half dozen can never
be a powerful nor helpfttl organi
zation.
Lastly. D«n't stay away from
your association meetings. The
PLBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, EEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1922
ATTRACTIVE AND MODERN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY HOME
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Home of Mr. J. D. LedfeeUer
A beautiful and artistically at
tractive home that compels the
notice of every one passing by is
that of Mr. J. D. Ledbettor, on
the highway between Forest City
and Rutherfordton. It is said to
be the finest home in the county,
it has all modern conveniences
and the grounds would make a
modern landscape artist turn
green with envy. It is just re
cently that Mr. Ledbettcr has
made a contrjict with the city to
have an electric light wire run
out to' his home. Mr. and Mrs.
Ledbeiter naturally take a great
KILLED IN THE
LONE STAR STATE
Mr. M. S. Davis, Formerly of this
County, Shot Near Dallas, Texas
Mr. Memory S. Davis,, aged 33,
the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Davis, of Bostic, route 2,
was shot near Dallas, Texas, Jan.
12, and died in a hospital there
on the 21st. The cause of the
shooting is unknown here.
Mr. Davis was well and favor
ably known in this county, his
former home, and the news of his
death was received with universal
sorrow. He left this county and
removed to Virginia about six
years ago, later going from there
to Texas, where the tragedy oc
curred. Mr. Davis' wife died two
years ago while they were in Vir
ginia. There were five children,
who make their home with their
grandfather, Mr. George Davis,
route 2, Bostic.
Deceased is survived by his par
ents, one brother, Mr. M. C. Davis,
of Gilkey, and eight sisters, Mrs.
W. T. Dobbins, Mrs. C. H. Padgett,
Mrs. Ida D«avis, Mrs. R. L. Wells,
Misses Georgia and Margaret
Davis, route , Bostic; Mrs. J. L.
Hamrick, of Henrietta, and Mrs.
E. D. Bridges, of Chesterfield, Va.
The funeral as held at Walls
church Sunday afternoon, services
being conducted by Revs. Z. D.
and I. D. Harrill. A large crowd
was present.
Th*lac is appetizing and invig
orating. Try it today. Reinhardi
Drug Co»*
best organization and the best pro- 1
grams in the world cannot help
those who stay away. i
BE LOYAL TO YOUR SCHOOL'
AND YOUR ASSOCIATIONS AT
ALL TIMES, |
If at any time I can te!) yon
through the columns of the Cour
ier how we have solved some of
the programs of membership, at
tendance, co-operation, etc., I shall
be very glad to do so. Address
your perplexities to the Courier,
and I am quite sure seme of the
forty-five associations here in
Louisville have been confronted by
the same problem, and I shall be
glaS to let you profit by some of
our failures and mistakes, as well
as our successes.
MRS. MARY LAWRENCE CAM
NITZ,
Pres. Emmet Field T. P. A., Chm.
Child Welfare Com. of Louisville
P.-T, League.
inte rest and justifiable pride in
their honre, which is not only a
credit to them, but to the county
at large.
There is nothing sweeter in
life than a re,al home, and it
takes more than outward splen
dor to make it just what it should
be. More splendid, than their
palatial residence is the real inner
home life of this, lovable couple,
whose influence reaches out and
embraces their circle of /friends
and acquaintances, ail of whom
rejoice over their success and
prosperity.
LIKES CITY SO WELL
MAY LOCATE HERE
Mr. Harry Camnitz, who came
to Forest City on a visit the first
of the week, is so impressed with
the looks qf our little city, that
he may locate here permanently,
if the proper business connection
may be had.
His home is at Bishopville, S. C.
where he h'as been in the mercan
tile, automobile and real estate
business. Looking over the city,
and after talking with some of
our business, men, Mr. Camnitz
was much impressed with the
progressive spirit of the town and
the prospects of its rapid develop
ment and steady growth.
Forest City is the fastest grow
ing town in the county find is
backed by a rich territory. The
doors are open to one and all of
the visitors who are impressed
with the future of the place.
We certainly hope tttat Mr. Cam
nitz, as well as others, may find
it to their interest to locate here.
! BOSTIC
' Jan. 29. —The little eleven day
old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Eilans died Sunday night.
I Miss Leek Carson's sister is
spending a few days with her.
Miss Edna Hollifield spent the
week-end with homefolks.
' There was a basket-ball game
played at Alexander Monday even
ing between the girls of Henrietta
and Bostic, the losing side being
Henrietta.
Mr. J. L. Elliott, of Ellenboro,
spent the day Sunday with Mr. O.
R. Flack. *
' We are very sorry to state at
this writing there are several in
, Mr. Arwood's family sick.
! Miss Glenn Harris, one of the
teachers at Bostic, h*s been very
; sick but is improving now.
The crowd at the box supper
was small, but the proceeds were
very good.
The death angel visited the
home of Mr. Sam Terry Saturday
and took his oldest boy. He w r as
buried Sunday evening at Wall's
church.
CENTRALIZES HERE
Mr. B. Z. McDonald, who had a
branch store at Spindale, has re
moved the stock to his store in
the West End, Forest City, and
dispensed with the Spindale store.
He has aMed to the Forest City
store until he now has a wonder
fully large and complete line of
goods.
THE SEVENTH
ANNIVERSARY
Of the Farmers Bank & Trust
Company Tomorrow —Has Had
Wonderful Growth.
A strong bank is the financial
backbone of any community, and
when an institution has not only
gained in financial strength, but
also in the confidence of its con
stituency, it has made a record of
which it may well be proud.
Tomorrow, February 3, marks
the seventh anniversary of the
Karmers Bank & Trust Company,'
an institution that is a credit to
the whole county and a power in
the development and progress of
the town and community. Its
wonderful growth and present
standing is a source of pleasure
to every citizen of the county, a
well as to the officers and director
of this institution, and they have
reached this anniversary rich in
the affection and confidence of
our people, as well as strong and
powerful financially.
It is not only a pleasure to the
Courier, but to everyone, to note
the success and wonderfully fast
growth of the Farmers Bank &
Trust Company, foremost in the,
i*anks of the county's institutions.
Smarting back on that eventful
day of its inception, the bank has
grown steadily by leaps and
bounds and stands today as the
strongest institution in the coun
ty, rich in the confidence of the
people. Lacked by an organiza
tion of business men who have
shown ia wonderful insight into the
needs of our people and t\ good
judgement in the handling of the
affairs of the bank, the institu
tion has gone steadily forward on
and upward to the present pin
nacle of success.
The bank started with a paid
in captial of .540,000, which was
increased during the first year to
$75,000. In 1920 the capital was
increased to SIOO,OOO, at which fig
ure it now stands. The surplus
has steadily increased and on Jan.
1, 1921, it had grown to SIOO,OOO.
Today the total resources are over
one and ti quarter million dollars.
Including the semiannual divid
end of 6 per cent, paid on the an
niversary, the bank has paid to
its stockholders 54 per cent in
cash dividends, and it goes with
out saying that it will continue to
pay 6 per cent semi-annually.
The destiny of the Farmers
Bank Trust & Compfcny is in the
hands of such well known busi
ness men as the following:
Officers—J. F. Alexander, Chair
man of Board; B. B. Doggett,
President; J. H. Thomas, Active
Vice-President; K. S. Tanner, Vice-
President; L. V. Lee, Vice-Presi
dent; G. P. Reid, Vice-President;
B. H. Long, Cashier; R. E„ Bigger
staff, Assistant Cashier.
Caroleen Branch—W. V. Smith,
Cashier.
Lattimore Branch—C. B. Wil
son, Cashier.
Directors—J. F. Alexander, B.
B. Doggett, T. R. Padgett, G. P.
Reid, J. R. Moore, W. R. Har-rill,
C. C. Moore, J. H. Thomas, C. M.
Holland, T. B. Lovelace, Macon,
Ga.; K. S. Tanner, Spindale; Hugh
F. Little, Marion, N. C.; L. V. Lee,
N. C.; J. W. Smith.
Some day you will own a Chevrolet
WIRING CONTRACTS
The Peoples Electric Co. has se
cured the contract for wiring and
installing fixtures in Mr. R. P.
Robinson's home near Spindale.
The house will be supplied with
current from & line built by the
town of Forest City. Several oth
er homes will be supplied by this
line, including those of Mi*. J. D.
Ledbetter and Mr. D. C. Melton.
METHODIST CHURCH
Preaching at the Methodist
church Sunday next at 11 o'clock.
Morning subject—"Christ the
Revealer of the (Father) or God/'
Evening subject—"The Voice in
the Wilderness; the Discoverer of
Universal Salvation."
Some day you will own a Chevrolet
51.50 per year, in Advance
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
SPARTANBURG
To Be Run Over C., C. & O. Ry.
Today to Enable Our People to
Hear Billy Sunday.
The special committee having in
charge the arrangements to get a
special train over the C., C. & O.
Railway to run today, got busy
Tuesday and made the exercusion
possible by putting up a guaran
tee. By this action our people are
enabled to make the Spartanburg
trip today at the special low price
of $1.60 for the round trip. The
train will leave the C.. C. & 0.
d/pot at 12:30 p. m. today (Thurs
day), and wib return after the
evening services, enabling those
who go to hear both the after
noon and evening sermons,
A large crowd will no doubt
take advantage of the occasion
to hf ar the great preacher.
Remember the time of the spe
cial train—l2:3o i>. m. today
(Thursday).
J ;r - v • C. Rostic r.r«>, re ceived the
following letter from the Secre
tary of the Spartanburg Chamber
| of Commerce:
•1 have made reservation for
your party lor t ie Thursday meet
jings. They begin, as you know, at
i 2:bo and 7:304 When you come to
! the city I hope you will tell your
j party to make their headquarters
i at the Chamber of Commerce."
BIG LOSS BY FIRE
IN SPARTANBURG
Three Establishments Suffer Heavy
Loss, Including Efird's Depart
ment Store.
Fire starting- in the old Argyle
Hotel building in Spartanburg at
3 o'clock Tuesday morning did con
siderable damage before being
checked. The building was oc
cupied by Efird's, J. Thomas Arn
old and Kress. The fire started
on the third floor and was held in
good check by fircmenj but the oc
cupants of the first floor suffered
a severe loss from water damage.
The extent of the damage to the
merchandise in the stores will pro
bably be considerable. Efird's
stock was estimated at about $50,-
000 by Manager Huntley. His loss,
will be slight as he moved much
of the stock from the store before
the water began seeping in.
Kress's stock, the value of which
could not be learned, w as, more
complete than at any other time
of year, much new goods having
been received recently. Because
of the novelty character of much
of it, the loss will probably be
large in proportion. J. Thomas
Arnold's stock was valued at over
$50,000, fully protected by insur
ance. Water did fell the damage.
The Y. W. C. A. cafeteria sustain
ed a heavy loss, but it was likely
mostly due to water, also.
THE WILSON FUND
Mr. A. C. Kecter reports the fol
lowing: donations to the Woodrow
Wilson fund:
One dollar by each of the fol
lowing: F. I. Barber, J. H. Thopi
as, T. J. Stone, Terry Moore, B.
]H. Long-, R. E. Biggerstaff, R. L.
Reinhardt, Donald Blanton, C. S.
Hemphill, J. E. McFarland, W. C.
Blanton, T. R. Padgett, A. H.
Long, W. A. Mark, T. D. Fllack,
I. B. Covington, J. M. Edwards,
O. C. Turner, Miss Viola Mae Mc-
Daniel, B. C. Wilkie, J. C. Scruggs,
P. T. Reinhardt, Walter Moore, V.
T. Davis, Tom Jones, G. M. Hunt
ley, R. R. Blanton, E. O Thomas,
J F. Weathers', J. L. Griffin, G. H.
Blanton, E. A. Smart, G. T. Ben
nick, B. L. Smith, J. A. Wilkie, C.
C. Hicks, A. C. Keeter, W. S. Moss,
Hague Padgett. J. K. Harrill, J.
H. Daniel; E. G. Abernathy, $2.50;
B. B. 'oggett, $5.
were sent in di
rect and do not show in the above
list.
Meals served any hour at White's
Cafe, Depot street.
THE
CITY
WITH A
FUTURE