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Volume IV— Nd. 2
G W. EDWARDS NAMED AS HEAD
OF DEMOCRATS FOR RUTHERFORD
Convention Held Saturday, April 15—Majority of Pre
cincts Represented— Delegates to Democratic State
Convention Are Selected.
The Democratic Convention met
at Rutherfordton Saturday, April
15, at 1:30 p. m., and was called to
order by Gudger W. Edwards,
Chairman. The roll of precincts
was called and it was ascertained
that a majority of the precincts
in the county was represented.
Hon. C. F. Cline, Representative
from Rutherford county in the
last General Assembly, was elected
Secretary of the Convention.
The following resolution was of
fered by Mr. George Biggerstaff:
"Resolved, That each voting pre
cinct in Rutherford County elect
one-half as many delegates to the
Democratic State Convention as
each precinct is entitled to votes
in the County Convention, the del
egates so elected to be entitled to
be the delegates from Rutherford
County to the Democratic State
Convention to be held in Raleigh,
N. C., on April 20th, 1922."
On motion the foregoing resolu
tion was unanimously adopted.
The following were selected by
the delegates of the various pre
cincts represented as delegates to
the Democratic State Convention,
and were declared the delegates
from Rutherford County to said
Convention:
Rutherfordton Township Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Edwards, R. E.
Price, W. A. Harrill, M. L. Ed
wards, Oscar Duncan, Mrs. F. F.
Cobb, Mrs. C. M. Lynch, Mrs. J. C.
Cagle, X. C. Harris, B. J. Dobbins,
S. Gallert, J. C. Hampton, E. C.
Carver, Dr. M. H. Biggs, K. S.
Tanner.
Green Hill —R. Ledbetter and W.
A. Rucker.
Cool Springs No. I.—J. F. Alex
ander, I. B. Covington, W. S. Moss,
Mrs. P. D. Harrill, Mrs. W. C.
Bostic, Andy McDaniel and Mrs.
R. E. Biggerstaff.
Cool Springs No. 2.—L. C. Low
ranee, F. B. Harrill, J. M. Price,
J. B. Long, J. D. Link, Tom Har
ris, A. V. Hamrick. A. B. Price,
J. 0. Toms, G W. Rollins, G. S.
V/all and J. R. Moore.
Caroleen—Dr. A. B. Holland, R.
W. Vicks O. A. Lynch, T. H. Fer
ree, Sam Harrill and Grover Har
Henrietta—W. S. Moore, M. B.
Mahaffee, Dr. Hicks, Dr. J. F.
Whisnant.
Cliffside—C. P. Moore.
Logan's Store—J. M. Calton, Ed.
Thompson, E. N. Washburn, G.
W. Long, W. F. Lee, T. R. Free
man.
Gilkey—C. F. Cline, J. F. Groves,
H. F. Killian, H. P. Hines*.
I nion—J. C. Jones, J. A. Mc-
Clure.
Haynes—T. C. Holland, W. C.
Jenkins, J. C. Powell.
Owens—C. E. Owens.
Hon. S. Gallert offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was
unanimously adopted: "Whereas,
Bulger W. Edwards, Esq., con
ducted the political campaign of
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IF A MAN'HAD" QNtY
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FOREST CITY COURIER
1920 in Rutherford County, as
Chairman of the Democratic
County Executive Committee, in
such an able and efficient manner
that the County cast the largest
Democratic majority in the history
of the County, it is, therefore, re
solved:
1. That the thanks and appre
ciation of the Democratic County
Convention be extended to Gud
ger W. Edwards, Esq., for the very
able, efficient and successful man
ner in which he conducted the
political campaign of 1920 in
Rutherford County.
2. That Gudger W\ Edwards,
Esq., be, and he is hereby, re-elect
ed to the position of Chairman of
the Democratic County executive
Committee of Rutherford County
for the next two years.
After the adoption of the fore
going resolution, which carried
with its adoption the election of
Mr. G. W. Edwards as County
Chairman, Mr. Edwards ably ad
dressed the Convention -urging
united effort qn the part of all
Democratic to make Rutherford
County the banner Democratic
County in the State.
The following precinct Commit
tees of the Democratic party were
elected April, Bth, 1922:
Rutherfordton Precinct—W. A.
Harrill, Chairman; J. C. Hampton,
J. Y. Yelton, Oscar Duncan, Gar
ner Padgett.
Ladies' Committee—Mrs. Lee
Taylor, Chairman; Mrs. J. C. Ca
gle, Mrs. H. L. Carpenter, Mrs. C.
H. Moore, Mrs. Plato Rollins.
Cool Springs No. 1. —J. E. Mc-
Farland, Chairman; W. C. Bostic,
A. H. McDaniel,, W. S. Moss, A. J.
Higgins, John Harrill, I. B. Cov
ington.
Ladies' Committee—Mrs. W. C.
Bostic, Mrs. P. D. Harrill. *
Cool Springs No. 2. —J. D.
Smith, Chairman; J. A. Peeler, E.
H. Dalton, L. C. Lowrance, G. W.
Griffin.
Ladies' Committee—Mrs. F. I.
Barber, Mrs. S. N. Watson, Mrs.
G. M. Huntley, Miss Mary Moore,
at Alexander; Miss Margaret
Young.
Henrietta—M. B. MahafFee,
Chairman; J. F. Sherard, Secre
tary; W. S. Moore, Dr. J. F. Whis
nant, C. F. Weese, J. E. Wall, Dr.
T. C. Lovelace.
Gilkey—C. F. Cline, Chairman;
H. P. Hines, J. F. Groves, H. F.
Killian, C. S. Lynch, Union Mills,
Route 3.
Mt. Vernon—J. M. Edgerton,
Chairman; S. C. Wells, P. D. Car
penter, J. B. Carpenter, W. J.
York.
Caroleen—R. W. Vick, Chair
man; A. B. Holland, J. F. Price,
T. H. Ferree, Sam Harris.
Ladies' Committee—Mrs. R. W.
Vick, Mrs. U. K. Allen, Mrs. Sho
ber, Mrs. Dave Lynch, Mrs. W. V.
Smith.
Ellenboro No. I—A. H. Hamrick,
M. E t Bridges, A. M. Bridges, E.
E. Harrill, Chairman; John Glover.
Ellenboro No. 2.—Charlie Walk
er, Chairman; 0. 0. Hamrick,
Cicero Greene, V. A. Whitaker.
Owens—C. E. Owens, Chairman;
S. L. Westbrooks, P. D. Lamb, J.
G. Lamb, Robert Crawford.
Logan's Store—W. F. Lee, Chair
man; Gin Long, Dewey Long.
Haynes Gaither Kennedy,
chairman; G. O. Holland, M. L.
Goode, O. R. Padgett, J. C. Powell.
Cliffside—C. P. Moore„ chairman;
Rucker Bland, T. B. Bland, 0. T.
Jones, R. B. Watkins.
Union—J. A. McClure, chair
man; D. A. Loller, L. C. Jones,
Tom Epley, Joe Epley.
Green Hill—R. Ledbetter, chair
man; W. A. Rucker, James Mel
ton, George Biggerstaff, J. A.
Lattimore, G. M. Flack, Lee Camp.
Chimney Rock, No. I—Joe
Searcy, chairman; Ed Flynn,
Harold Williams, J. C. McDaniel,
J. M. Williams.
The closing exercises of Ferry
school will begin April 20th and
21st, beginning at 7:45 p. m. each
night. There will be some speak
ing and special music. Everybody
is invited. Your presence will be
appreciated.
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FERRY SCHOOL CLOSING
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY APRIL, 20, 1922
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SUBSCRIPTION LIST
IS RAPIDLY GROWING
Forest City Courier Steadily Forg
ing To Front in Circulation—
Some Recent Subscribers.
Some newspapers frequently get
up a list of new and renewal sub
scriptions and publish the names
of those paying- up. This is good
work on their part, but leaves the
impression on some of their read
ers that their circulation has been
increased quite beyond what is
actually the fact, for renewal sub
scriptions do not increase circula
tion.
Knowing that the circulation of
the Forest City Courier has been
increasing by leaps and bounds by
new subscribers coming in, some
of our friends have urged us to 1
publish a list of these new sub-1
scribers. Not that we wish to
"blow our own horn," but to con-j
form to the wishes of these good
friends, we herewith append a list j
of NEW subscribers to the Cour-i
ier coming in within the past few
weeks:
Mrs. C. H. Jenkins, Harris.
M. C. Phillips, R. 1, Rutherford
ton.
R. E. Goods, R. 2, Cherokee, S. C.
O. C. Bowen, R. 2, Bostic.
D. B. McMurray, Forest City.
Harrelson-Fanning Co., Ruther
fordton.
.Rev. H. C. Sisk, Forest City.
W. S. Biggerstaff, Bostic.
J. T. Walker, Spindale.
Mrs. T. C. Collins, Cherokee, S.
C.
G. B. Barnes, Forest City.
Miss Ruby Hollifield, Rock Hill.
C. J. Young, Auburn, Ala.
E. G. Beam, Forest City.
W. T. Birmingham, Winchester,
Va.
Miss Gladys Martin, Ellenboro.
Robt. C. Howard, Rutherfordton.
H. S. Taylor, Ellenboro.
F. F. Cobb, Spindale.
Carl Horn, Spindale.
J. P. Stockton, Ellenboro.
W. A. McCurry, Forest City.
D. D. Fortune, Bostic.
R. H. M. Whitehead, R. 3, Forest
City.
Miss Pearl Wells, Bostic.
A. P. Hill, Rutherfordton.
J. C. Elliott, Rutherfordton.
J. H. Wilkerson, Forest City.
L. B. McDaniel, Forest City.
Mrs. J. F. Carter, Pleasureville,
Ky.
M. A. Carver, Spindale.
Miss Dona McDaniel, Charlotte.
T. C. Whisnant, Forest City.
R. L. Armour, Henrietta.
P. C. Hawkins, Cliffside.
Miss Eula Ferree, Caroleen.
Prof. J. B. Jones, Caroleen.
T. L. Queen, Forest City.
Rev. John S. Wood, Spencer.
W. R. Hill, Rutherfordton.
D. S. B. Bridges, Cliffside.
R. B. Watkins, Cliffside.
Mrs. Grady Withrow, Hollis.
M. C. Ramsey, Forest City.
John P. Bean, Rutherfordton.
J. A. Webb, Hickory.
Josh McMurray, Forest City.
Rev. W. K. Collins, Cliffside.
J. R. Moore, Forest City.
D. B. Randall, Ellenboro.
H. E. Stegall, Caroleen.
Fred D. Hamrick, Rutherford
ton.
G. C. Harrill, Caroleen.
Exie Blanton, Greenville, S. C.
A. L. McDaniel, York, S. C.
O. C. Erwin, Rutherfordton.
D. B. Johnson, Rutherfordton.
N. C. Harris, Rutherfordton.
J. B. Efird, Charlotte.
J. Cole, Cliffside.
D. C. Cole, Cliffside.
J. A. Baynard, Mooresboro.
G. C. Davis, Bostic.
J. A. Peeler, Forest City.
H. M. White, Forest City.
L. R. Roach, Gastonia.
W. F. Murray, Cliffside.
Harry Camnitz, Henrietta.
Every name published above is
a bonafide NEW subscriber to the
Forest City Courier. Our circula
tion books are open to any busi
ness man who wishes to inspect
them.
BOSTIC NEWS
The commencement address will
be given by Prof. Huggins, of
Boiling Springs High School, Fri
day, April 21, at 10:30 o'clock.
The recitation and declamation
contest will be given Friday night
at 8 o'clock.
The play "Borrowed Money," will
be given Saturday night at 8
o'clock. A small admission fee
will be charged.
We are all glad to know that
Master Alfred, little son of Mr.
L. L. Smith, has returned home
from the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Harrill
spent Easter with relatives in
Monroe.
Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Moore, of
Forest City, were visitors in Bos
tic Saturday night.
Misses Helen and Mossie Clem
mer spent Wednesday night in
Forest City.
Miss Nell Bouker, of Cherry
ville, spent Easter with Miss Nell
Clemmer.
Mrs. Clemmer's two little grand
children, of Cherryvil'e, spent
Easter with her.
Mrs. Newitt Kendrick and two
children spent Easter in Boiling
Springs, N : . C.
There was a party given at Miss
Dorothy Hollifield's Saturday
night, given in honor of Miss
Vonnie Fay Michael. All had a
nice time.
ELLENBORO NEWS
Death of Mr. Joe Byers
Ellenboro, April 17. —The many
friends of Mr. Joe Byers were
grieved to hear of his death at
an early hour Saturday morning.
He had been in the Rutherfordton
hospital for some time. Mr. Byers
leaves two sons, Mr. Bruce Byers,
of Ellenboro, and Mr. Renu Byers,
of Reading, Penn., and a brother
and sister, beside a host of friends.
The funeral service was held at
Oak Grove Methodist church Mon
day at 10:30 o'clock.
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Miss Zudie Harrill entertained
her Sunday school class with an
egg hunt from 3 to 5 Monday, af
ternoon. The children reported a
most delightful time.
Miss Emma Dalton, of Forest
City, spent the here with
her sister, Miss Cora Lee Dalton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin spent
Easter at Boiling Springs with
their son and daughter, Yates and
Leah, of the high school.
GREAT CROWD ATTENDS COONTY
COMMENCEMENT AT RUTHERFORDTON
Nearly Two Thousand Children, Representing Sixteen
Schools, In Line of March —Henrietta Wins the
Victrola —Great Day for Education.
(By Chas. Trammel)
Saturday was a banner day for
the school children of Rutherford
county. From early in the morn
ing till near noon all the roads
leading to Rutherfordton were
crowded with children going to
take part in the County Com
mencement exercises. It was easy
for one to see the great progress
that the schools of our county
have made in the past year. In
the autumn we have our fairs to
exhibit the farm products of the
county, and every good farmer
tries to take off a prize. Saturday
was truly the fair day for the ed
ucational interests of the county,
and every good school tried to
take off a prize in the many con
tests. The schools, contestants
and names of the winners, are as
follows: In the debate, Spindale
and Henrietta. Henrietta winning
first place and Spindale second.
The Spindale speakers were Mar
jorie Wright and Ocie Nanney.
Henrietta speakers were Pearl Gil
lespie and Ruth Hamrick. Ruth
Hamrick won the gold medal for
the best debater in the county;
Marjorie Wright won the second
medal.
Henrietta school won the victro
la by 18 points.
Argyle Edwards, of Forest City,
won second place in story telling.
In the declamation contest, May
nard Blanton, of Hollis, won the
first medal, and Robt. G. Neal won
second. The schools and names of
contestants that took part in this
contest are as follows: John Fish
er, Cliffside, subject, "Pa's New
Car." Robt. G. Neal, Henrietta,
subject, "Toussaint L'Ouverturs;"
Maynard Blanton, Hollis, subject,
"Sparticus to the Gladiators;"
Arthur Nash, South Mountain In
dustrial Institute, subject, "Liber
ty and Union;" George Holmes,
Forest City, subject, "An Incident
of the Rebellion;" Hoyle Swofford,
Hollis, subject, "Sparticus to the
Gadiators."
. The judges for both the debate
and declamation contest were
Prof. Skaggs, R. E. Price and Fred
Hamrick. Mr. Frank Hall, of
Avondale, was in charge of both
contests.
In the singing games the fol
lowing school took part: Henriet
ta, Wilson, Ellenboro, Oak Grove,
Forest City, Watkins, Logan and
South Mountain Industrial Insti
tute. "In Lazy Mary," Forest City
won first; Ellenboro second and
Watkins, third. In "I See You,"
Forest City, first; Watkins, second,
and Henrietta, third. In "Looky
Loo," Forest City, first; Henrietta,
second, and South Mountain Indus
trial Institute, third.
Miss Lillian Belk was in charge.
In the hundred yards dash, the
following schools and contestants
took part: Forest City, Bianton
and Moss; Henrietta, Bridges and
Mahaffee; Mt. Vernon. Freeman;
Caroleen, Frye. The winners were
Frye, first, for Caroleen; Mahaffee,
second, for Henrietta; Bianton,
third, for Forest City.
Mr. Bert Cagle was in charge.
In the running broad jump the
following schools and contestants
took part: Forest City, Moss and
Bianton; Mt. Vernon, Freeman and
McFadden; Pinehurst, Brooks and
Smart; Henrietta, Bridges and
Mahaffee; Caroleen, Frye; Wilson
Hardin. The winners were Frye,
first, for Caroleen; Mahaffee, sec
ond, for Henrietta, Bianton, third,
for Forest City.
Mr. Bert Cagle was in charge.
In the running high jump the
following schools and contestants
took part: Forest City, Bianton
and Moss; Pinehurst, Smart; Hen
rietta, Bridges; Watkins, Callahan.
The winners were Bianton first,
for Forest City; Bridges, second,
for Henriett; Smart third, for
Pinehurst. Mr. Bert Cagle was in
charge.
The schools in line of march were
as follows: Rutherfordton, Wat
kins, Spindale, Union, Ellenboro,
Oak Grove, South Mountain In
dustrial Institute, Mt. Vernon,
Pinehurst, Oakland, Ferry, Mt.
Pleasant, Alexander. Just behind
the school chidren came the float
of the one teacher school, next the
consolidated school, and last the
Parent-Teacher Association. The
$1.50 per year, in Advance
line of march was led by the
Logan band.
The winners were Mt. Vernon,
first, and Spindale, second.
In the singing contest the fol
lowing schools took part: Mt.
Vernon, Spindale, Henrietta, Pine
hurst, Witeon, South Mountain In
dustrial Institute. South Moun
tain Industrial Institute won first,.,
and Mt. Vernon second.
In the dodge ball contest the
following schools took part: For
est City, Spindale, Oak Grove.
Henrietta, Mt. Vernon. Forest
City won first place, Spindale sec
ond, Oak Grove third. Capt. B. L.
Smith in charge.
In the relay race the following
schools took part: Henrietta, For
est City, South Mountain Indus
trial Institute, Spindale. Hen
rietta won first place; Forest City
second; South Mountain Industrial
Institute, third.
Katherine Hovis, of Spindale,
won first in the recitation contest,
and Essie Ledford, of Caroleen,
won second.
Elvis Hamrick, of Caroleen, won
first in the story telling, and
Argyle Edwards, of Forest City,
won second.
In the sack race, Miss Louise
Pedder, of Ellenboro, won first,
while Boyd Hames won second.
In the potato race, Logan first
and South Mountain Institute sec
ond.
Relay race, Henrietta first, and
Forest City second.
PREACHING AT MT. PLEASANT
The many friends of Rev. Wade
D. Bostic, missionary to China,
will be pleased to know that he
will be in this section this week
and will preach at Mt. Pleasant
Baptist church Sunday morning:,
April 23rd, at 11 o'clock.
TAX SUPERVISOR
Judge 0. C. Erwin, Recorder of
Rutherford county, was recently
appointed tax supervisor for Ruth
erford by the county commission
ers, and the various list takers for
the townships will no doubt be
appointed by Judge Erwin within
the next few days.
COAL CARS WRECKED
ON THE C. C. & O.
Nine loaded coal cars were piled
up in an indiscriminate mass last
Sunday night when a drawhead
dropped, causing a wreck on the
C. C. & Co., five miles this side of
Marion. The accident happened
where the road parallels that of the
Southern and the wrecked cars
were thrown over on the South
ern's tracks, causing much dam
age and a tie-up in traffic that
was not relieved until 3 p. m.
Monday. No one was hurt in the
accident, but the damage was con
siderable.
Largest line of toilet goods, best
selections, right prices, at Long's
Drug Store.
ro HONOR GRANT'S
BIRTH, APRiL 27
Eyes of the nation will be turned
to the little village of Pleasant,
Ohio, on April 27th, the birthplace
of U. S. Gr nt, former President
and War hero. The daycwill mark
the 100 th anniversary. President
Harding and other notables _ will
attend.
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