PULL
FOR
FOREST
CITY
iVol. IV—No. 35
TO ERECT NEW
BANK BUILDING
FOR CAROLEEN
Work on Handsome Modern
Structure to Begin Next
Monday —Will Be a Credit
to Community.
Caroleen is to have a splendid
new bank building, according to
announcement at the Farmers
Bank & Trust Co., and if the pres
ent plans carry, work on the new
structure will begin as early as
the first of next week. Mr. J. W.
Campbell, of Charlotte, who was
the contractor for the handsome
bank building in Forest City, has
secured the contract for the new
Caroleen building, and backed by
the wonderful resources and pub
lic spiriteckiess of the officers of
the institution, will have orders
to erect a building that will be
a credit to the town and county.
The bank building will be of
brick with handsome limestone
front, 25x60, one story and base
ment. The inside finish will be of
oak and birch with tile and hard
wood floors, and with every mod
ern convenience of steam heat,
light and water. The fixtures will
be new throughout and wihen com
pleted the building will be up-to
date in every respect.
The new structure will join the
main store on the west side, and
is to cost about SB,OOO.
The Caroleen Savings Bank was
established in the present build
ing on June 20, 191©, with a
capital stock of $9,000. The of
ficers were J. H. Thomas, (cashier;
G. S. Hawkins, president; B. J.
Dobbins, vice president. Backed
by these splendid officers the
bank started off well and made
a fine growth. At the end of the
fifth year, or in February, 1915,
the bank was sold to the Farmers
Bank & Trust Co., of Forest City.
Since that time the institution
has grown and flourished as a
branch of the Farmers Bank &
Trust Co.
The present officers of the Car
oleen Bank are W. V. Smith, cash
ier; B. B. Doggett, president, and
J. H. Thomas, vice president.
The Caroleen Bank, starting
with a capital stock of $9,000, is
now backed by the combined re
sources of the Farmers Bank i\'
Trust Co., with a capital and sur
plus of over $200,000.
This institution has always en
joyed the confidence of the people
and has been fortunate in the
class of men who have been be
hind its destiny from the very
first inception of its existence.
The officers are: .
Chairman of Board, J. F. Alex
ander; President, B. B. Doggett;
Active Vice President, J. H.
Thomas; Vice President, K. S.
Tanner, L. V. Lee, G. P. Reid;
Cashier, B. H. Long; Assistant
Cashier, R. E. Biggerstaff.
The Board of Directors is com
posed of such well known men as
the following: J. F. Alexander, B.
B. Doggett, T. R. Padgett, G. P.
Reicl. J. R. Moore, W. R. Harrill.
C. C. Moore, A. V. Hamrick, J. H.
Thomas, C. M. Holland, T. B. Love
lace, K. S. Tanner, Hugh F. Little,
L. V. Lee and J. W. Smith.
Guided by these splendid busi
n- men t e bank has advanced
t( e no- or/ of the strongest
fi -ial in-rltution in the coun
t; t..'i has >een one of the great
e facto > in the wonderful
U h of Rutherford county.
i nt bank in this city has
t hes, that at Caroleen
c at Latiimore.
MR. 1 S. MAT HIS DEAD
L. S. Mathis, 53 years old,
itendent of the Odd Fel-
Home at Greenville, S. C.,
1 on Friday of last week. He
a -rotner of Mrs. J. Newton
es, (f Forest City. Mr. Mathis
- for t-iree years in his position
t ilie I vd Fellows' Home and
a man of many fine qualities
(1 was endowed with a nature
at made him especially well
or the place .at the
me. The funeral was held on
day and interment was in
raceland cemetery. The funer.u
i ocession was more than two
rules in length and thousands
rned out to pay their last re
pects to the man.
FOREST CITY COURIER
WILL STUDY EUROPE'S
TRADE CONDITIONS
CoL Michael Friedsam, head of.
B. Altman & Co., New York, was
selected by President Hardirtg to
investigate the trade condition of
Europe. Colonel Fricdsatn* when
head of the Fair Price Commission,
was once asked how the people
might know when they were get
ting fair prices, and instantly rc*
plied, "Read advertising."
CAROLEEN NEWS
Miss Ruth Higgins and Miss
Emily Hollifield have returned'
home from the North Carolina
College for Women. Miss Higgins i
graduated there this year. |v»
Memorial services at>
the new cemetery Sunday. ;
Eleven new converts were bap
tized at the church Tuesaa^irtght;
as a result of the revival meeting.
Quite a number of the Claro
leen people are -attending t&at
meeting at Avondale. v
The members «of tHe B. Y. P. U.,
enjoyed a social last Saturday
night at the home of Miss Wilma
Stalnaker.
Messrs. John Whitesides, Sim
mons Lynch, Leon Frye and Lewis
Francis spent * the week-end *t
Concord.
Mr. Robert Poole has returned
home from Wake Forest, where
he was a student the past term.
Mr. W. C. Lynch was a visitor,
in town last week.
SPINDALE NEWS NOTES
One of the best games of the
season was played on the local
diamond Saturday between the
home team ahd Cliffside. From
the third until the last of the
ninth the playing would have been
a credit to a league team with the
exception of the errors. All play
ers were on their toes and did
their part in the splendid team
work. In the second inning the
score stood 2-5 for Cliffside. Neith
er side scored any more until the
last half of the ninth. Jones got
a three-bagger; Nanney's long
right field fly was caught by the>
first baseman. Hardin fanned and
for a few minutes it appeared as
though Jones would be left on
the third sack. However, he scored
on an error. Howard, pinch hitting
for Hovis and Poteat and Williams
were all walked, putting three
men on the path. Millwood
smashed out a three-bagger for
Spindale and scored the three
men, bringing the score to 6-5 for
Spindale.
R. H. E.
Spindale 6 7 8
Cliffside 5 11 4
Summary, Spindale: 2-base hits
—Poteat, Cagle. Three-base hits —
Millwood, Jones. Hits apportioned
off of —Poteat 11; Hovis, 0. Struck
out by—Poteat, 6; Hovis, 4. Num
ber of innings pitched by—Poteat,
7; Hovis, 2. Double plays—Mill
wood to Higgins; Lynch to Cagle.
Summary, Cliffside: Two-base
hits, Bland. Three-base hits —Pad-
gett. Hits apportioned off—
Splawn, 4; Lancaster, 3. Hit Bats
man —Splawn, 1. Bases on balls
off—Splawn, 1; Lancaster, 3.
Struck out by—Splawn, 8; Lan*
caster, 3.
* * *
Miss Ruth Ellis entertained a
number of friends at a party at
her home Saturday evening.
Dr. Albert Cline, dentist of Gil
key, has opened up an office and
begun practice on the second floor
of the Office Building.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
*
Rev. J. E. Robinson, of Yadkin
ville, preached two good sermons
at the Presbyternian church here
last Sunday, morning and night.
In the afternoon he preached at
Bostic.
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 15, 1922
2059 PENNIES IN
JAR; 2062 WAS
NEAREST GUESS
B. C. Donnahoo Wins $lO
Gold Piece Miss Flora
Halbert and G. C. Webb,
Second; L. D. Allen and
R. L. Bogan, Third.
Mr. B. G. Donnahoo, of Forest
City, proved the winner in the
guessing contest for Dollar Days.
There were exactly 2,059 pennies
in the jar and Mr. Donnahoo's guess
was 2,062, thereby making him
the winner by three points. His
nearest competitors were Miss
Flora Halbert and G. C. Webb,
the former's guess being 2,055 and
the latter's, 2,063, bringing eacn
within four points of the winning
number. Third place was a tie
between L. D. Allen and R. L.
Bogan, both of whom guessed the
same number, 2,064. The next
nearest guess was that of L. B.
Moore, 2,065.
'The grand prize was the offer
ing of the merchants of Forest
City, who made the free effering
of the ten dollar gold pfece. The
Courier offered two years sub
scription to the second and one
year to the third nearest guess.
There being a tie in each of these,
the paper will be given one year
to each of the contestants.
Mr. J. C. Harrill, of the Quality
Grocery Store, gave a prize of one
48 pound sack of Ring's Excellent
Flour to the one trading the larg
est amount with him on Dollar
Days. This prize went to W. P.
Watkins.
Dollar Days proved of great suc
cess throughout. The merchants
gave genuine bargains and the
occasion was the means of bring
ing many visitors to the city.
Every one reports a good trade.
The center of interest was the
guessing on the iar of pennies at
the Farmers Bank. This was free
to all and proved most enjoyable.
Much good natured fun was had
in the guessing. The guesses
ranged from about 400 to 6,000.
The pennies were on exhibition
at the Farmers Bank, and the
guesses were registered by Mrs.
C. E. Alcock and Mrs. O. B. Green,
who were on the job from Fri
day morning to the close of the
contest.
The Courier wishes to thank
every one who "so generously re
sponded to our offer of one dollar
subscription for Dollar Days. Hun
dreds of new names have been
added to our list of subscribers
as well as hundreds of renewals.
We have not the space to spare
to publish a list of new subscri
bers. Our large circulation has
been greatly augmented and we
promise every one of our readers
to put forth our best efforts to
give them a county paper of
which they may we'll be proud.
A FINE BOY
Born, to the wife, of Mr. Frank
Gamble, June 7, a fine boy. Mr.
Gamble is a foreman in Florence
Mills.
Women Kidnapped by Desperado
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Kidnapped by a maniac and held prisoner without food or water for fifty
hours was the thrilling experience of Mrs. James Jenkins (left) and Miss
Gertrude McMann (right) of Omaha, Nebraska. H. E. Boyd, shown in
the picture, came to their rescue but was also captured and chained to
them. They were held in a shack of the kidnapper, a desperado named
Got Grimes. Boyd finally escaped and brought help to the women.
SECOND PRIMARY
WILL BE HELD IN
RUTHERFORD SOON
Applications Filed Last Sat
urday Contesting Nomi
nation in Three Races —
Primary Will Be Run Over
July Ist.
After a great deal of discussion
and much solicitation upon the
part of the friends of some of
the candidates, notices of contest
were filed last Saturday by J. E.
McFarland, for Representation, C.
M. Holland, Commissioner, and
W. W. Nanney, Board of Educa
tion. •
This action upon the part of
the gentlemen necessitates a sec
ond primary, which will be held
on Saturday, July Ist.
In the June primary McFarland
ran second to T. J. Wilkins in the
race for Representative, their re
spective votes being Wilkins, 847;
McFarland, 673. It was several
days before the latter consented
to file for a run-over, but the in
sistence of his friends finally pre
vailed and he agreed to file for
' a second primary. Both candidates
have many friends and the race
will be a hot one.
For County Commissioner, 0
year term, W. G. Harris was first
with a vote of 1325, while C. M.
Holland was second with a vote
of 1019. The run-over in this con
test should develop a pretty con
-1 test between these two popular
1 gentlemen.
j The vote in thei race for Board
,of Education resulted as follows:
Plato Gettys, 2182; Mrs. C. 3.
.Wiseman, 1841; J. M. Calton, 1277.
W. W. Naneny ran a close fourth
with a vote of 1253. The friends
j of Mr. Nanney were very insistent
that he enter a contest with Mr.
Calton, and he finally consented,
j W. C. Hardin, who ran second
to Sheriff Beason, was strongly
urged to file for a contest, but
declined to do so. He is a strong
I contender in any race, and his
friends say he will prove a big
.factor in the next regular pri-
I mary, should he enter. The many
i friends of Sheriff Beason were
• much gratified at his vote and say
that this popular official won his
' raee on his record in this impor
tant office without much indi
vidual effort upon his part. They
are proud of his endorsement.
I
| AUTO LICENSE TIME
| Those who own motor vehicles
must "buy- new license • tags V j
June 30th. Notices are being sent
out by the department of state to
all who owned cars last year, call
ing attention to the renewal
times. The fees are for 24 horse
power or iess $12.50; 24 to 30
$20"; 30 h. p. to 35 h. p. S3O; 35
h. p. and above, S4O. Fees on cars
for hire are 50 per cent more than
the above rates. Sheriff Beason
has a quantity of application
blanks should you fail to get one.
COP BROTHER OF
GREAT IRISH LEADER
Michael Collins, the great leader ot
the Irish Free State who ha? become
internationally known, has a brother
on the Chicago police force, Sergeant
Patrick Collins. Pat is now regarded
as an influential factor through his un
official connection with the Irish Free
State.
HENRIETTA NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Camnitz, ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. C. K.
Alcock, of Forest City, motored
to Asheville Sunday, where they
met Mrs. H. R. Camnitz, of Louis
ville, Ky., mother of Mrs. Alcock
and Mr. Camnitz. She comes to
spend a few months here, we are
glad to learn.
Miss Alma Whitaker, of near
Bostic, has accepted a position
with the Henrietta Mills Store,
No. 1. We are glad to welcome
Miss Whitaker among us and
hope she will like her new work.
Misses Lillian Belk and Sallie
Wacaser spent the week-end most
pleasantly with Mrs. K, B. Pratt.
Mrs. L. C. Cobb, of the Henri
etta Mills Store, No. 1, is taking
her vacation.
Miss Ola Marion, of Salome, N.
C, is spending a few days with
Miss Mattie Whisnant.
Mr. William U. Hicks, of Dur
ham, N. C., is visiting Mr. John
Tabor for a few days.
Miss Elma Scoggins spent the
week-end with relatives in Moores
boro.
Mr. Perry Wiseman, who is tak
ing special work at the Ruther
ford Hospital, spent Sunday at
home.
* * *
Death of Mrs. Celia Baber.
A very sad death was that of
Mrs. Celia Baber, which occurred
last Saturday night about 9:30
o'clock. Mrs. Baber was nearly
seventy-five years of age and has
been in bad health for some time,
her death being expected at any
time. Her sudden death, however,
was quite a shock to the family
and friends, since her condition
was not unusually worse at the
time of her death. She was a
woman of good Christian charac
ter and a devoted mother. She
leaves many friends and relatives
to mourn her death. She is sur
vived by three daughters and two
sons — Laura Baber, Mrs. Jennie
Hicrhtower, of Greenville, S. L.,
Mrs. Effie Mace, of near Wilming
ton. N. C.; Mr. Ed. Baber, of this
place, and Mr. Gordan BaDer, OJ
Greenville. Monday morning «t
11 o'clock she was buried at Sim
shine. a large crowd attending the
fineral.
WEST END NEWS
Mr. J. P- Williamson, of the
Carolina Motor Co, made a busi
ness trip to Charlotte Monuay.
Miss Ethyl Robinson, of Trinity I
College, is at home for her vaca
tion. She graduated there this
spring. _ j
Mr. Robert Long returned co
Chimney Rock to his work this
week. He has a position with the
Chimney Rock Co.
Mr. G. W. Long, Jr., motored to
Chimney Rock last Sunday.
Mrs. Alpha Cole has moved into
her attractive new bungalow at
West End.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Marks motor
ed to Asheville Monday. They will
return Wednesday. .
Mrs George Sinclair is very SICK
this week. Her friends wish for
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. D. M. Carver is still very
sick. The good people of the com
munity met at his home Monday
afternoon and worked out nis
crop. This act of kindness is
greatly appreciated by Mr, Carver.
$1.50 per year, in Advance
CHAUTAUQUA TO
OPEN HERE ON
NEXT SATURDAY
Redpath Five Day Program
is Better Than Ever—Big
Tent Pitched on Lowrance
Lot on Spartanburg Road.
Betterment Club are now busy
selling - the tickets, and a merry
race is on between the Reds and
the Blues. The underwriters have
agreed to sell 500 tickets, and the
local organization will get 50 per
cent on sales over that amount.
All our people are urged to buy
season tickets, thereby helping
the underwriters and also making
a nice saving of about four dol
lars on the purchase. No share
on single tickets will be given to
the Betterment Club until a gross
of $1,750 has been sold, after
which they will get 50 per cent.
It therefore behooves all to buy
the season tickets, and those who
have not done so should see one
of the ticket committee at once.
Get your tickets before the pro
gram opens and you will not
want to miss a single perform
ance.
A season ticket only costs $2.50
this year for adults and $1.25 for
children. Again we urge upon
you to purchase season tickets,
and help out the public spirited
ones who have put up the guar
antee and made possible the visit
of this great organization. The
coming of Redpath should be ap
preciated by every one in the
county, and you are urged to come
and help to make it possible to
get them again next year.
The advance men, Messrs. W.
M. Young and E. T. Sparling are
here now and have done a great
work in advertising the chautau
qua. Mr. Young announces that
anyone who is not satisfied at
the end of the engagement may
have their money back by apply
ing at the office. This i.- proof
of the merit of the oi'ganization.
Reports from towns already vis
ited by the association this year
indicate that the program is the
best that has yet been shown, and
large crowds have been attending.
Tne program, which will begin
at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m., is as fol
lows:
First Afternoon
Introductory Exercises
Grand Concert. .Nevin Concert Co.
First Night
Concert. .Nevin Concert Company.
Lecture and Art Revue Extraor
dinary, "Wit and Wisdom of
the Chalk and Clay,"J. F. Caveny
Second Afternoon
Grand Concert, Gretchen Cox and
Company.
Lecture, "Sour Grapes," Edward
Amherst Ott.
Third Morning
Stories for the Children, Step'nani
Schutze.
Third Afternoon
Lecture-Recital, "Human Interest
and the Master Stories,"' Ste
phani Schutze.
Popular Concert, National Male
Quartet.
Third Night
Grand Concert, National Male
Quartet.
Fourth Morning
Children's Entertainment, Hughie
Fitzpatrick, Noted Clown.
Fourth Afternoon
Lecture, "The Pacific Triangle,"
Sydney Greenbie.
Fourth Night
"Friendly Enemies," Delightful
Comedy Drama, New York Cast.
Fifth Morning
Children's Entertainmen, Bernice
Van.
Fifth Afternoon
Popular Concert, Kublic Company
and Bernice Van.
Fifth Night
Concert Kublic Company.
Lecture, "The Wonders of Bur
bank," Dr. H. A. Adrian.
"Once or twice a year I like to
read a volume of sermons to see
what other men are thinking
about." —Newell Dwight Hillis.
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