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PULL FOR FOREST CITY VOL. IV —No. 48. MRS. I. B. DULLER, SHOT BY REVENUE OFFICERS, EXPECTED TO RECOVER Mr.-. I B- Miller, of Caroleen, Nar owly Escapes Death From Of ficers' Shots—Much Feeling Aroused. A telephone call to the Ruther iord Hospital late Wednesday morning elicited the information -hat Mrs- Miller was resting fairly well. The bullet which penetrated her jaw has been re moved but no attempt has yet fceen made to remove the other bullet. * * * No happening in years has so startled the people of this sec tion as the shooting of Mrs. I. B. Miller, of Caroleen, by revenue officer* on Wednesday night of last week. The Shelby Star, of Sept. 8, has the following account of the affair: Mrs. I. B. Miller, of Caroleen, was shot and seriously injured, B. W. Thompson, also of Caroleen, is under arrest charged with transporting whiskey and with running over and injuring Z. Short, of Casar, as a result of an attempt by Prohibition Enforce ment Officer Evan L. Hauser and Deputies John Wesson Pear ly Hoyle to stop and search an automobile driven by Mr. Thomp son and occupied by Mrs. Thomp son and small child and by Mr. and Mrs. Miller and child, the attempted search occurring about two miles beyond Casar near Asa Pruett's home about 11 o'clock Wednesday night. Warrants were issued early Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Logan for Officers Houser, Hoyle, Wesson and for Carl Short, the Jast named having been driver of the officers car. No action had been taken in regard to the Lat timore officers. It was impossible Thursday af ternoon to obtain any definite in formation about the matter. How ever, from the best information available it seems that Officers Wesson, Hoyle and Houser saw the car occupied by the party from Caroleen near Casar and suspected it of containing whis key. Mr. Thompson, it seems, halted when ordered to do so by officers, but when Officer Houser stepped on the running- board of the car, threw the machine in gear and ran away. Somebody ■ f ~ot at the car, who it was is not known. Houser, the only officer who had reached Shelby when the Star went to press states that he heard a shot fired as he lay on tne ground, after being thrown from the running board of the car. Which one of the other of ficers, Wesson or Hoyle, fired, he claims not to know. Mrs. Thomp son says Mrs. Miller was shot in t-e back at that time, the bullet thung effect in a lung. Mr. Thompson states that Mr.* Miller to-.d him to drive to find a 'ioctor. As the car passed tn'ough Casar at a rapid rate of * •.! it side-swiped a machine on tne running board of which Z. •. ,'' :t was standing. He was •v-1 u °wn and badly bruised. - f ofhcers who had stopped the t;' u / lCn telephoned officers at l an( j o ther places in the L '' ' nt y telling them of the fleeing ; ' 11c ® r was sighted at Lat e, having gone in that direc t-missing Shelby, and Deputy n Looper, Policeman Cabaniss / ver ?t! other people tried to | :l - however, the car quickly - . ' : around and another chase r- As the car driven by \ |' n ' vas overhauled by that - '0 officers were riding 1 snot was fired, this shot ■ Mrs. Miller in the back jock, according to Mrs. ' I'eputy Cooper states .V car ' l a shot but he does I who fired it. He is he did not. Mrs. - 1 mp>,, n states that Mrs. Miller ;iat the man who shot ; ' Sttimore was a man who '•° a mustache. • * stopped at Lattimore 1 ; \ ul: ' u - ! y _ after the shooting ":Z- I*' : ' cr > a fter receiving . attention there, was rush v.- \° . lne Rutherford hospital . ; c1 c *t was stated at 1 o'clock JtMcrday afternoon she wl est ■ g very well although her con- Tii Ar-n as declared to be serious. Miller is with her. U Was reported in Shelby Thurs- FOREST CITY COURIER day morning" that Mrs. Miller was dead and rather intense excite ment prevailed for some time, quite a number of people having congregated in the square when Officer Houser, the only one of the officers who attempted to search the car at Casar coming to Shelby, arrived. Mr. Miller is employed at the mill company store at Caroleen. Mr. Thompson is master mechan ic at the Caroleen mill. Both men, according to Caroleen peo ple who were in Shelby yesterday, have good reputations. Thompson denied yesterday that there was any whiskey in the car. Officer Houser stated that there was some whiskey in the ma chine; that Mrs, Thompson threw out several fruit jars of whiskey as he stepped on the running board of the car. Miller and Thompson will be tried in Federal court, it is pre sumed, for transporting wkiskey and for resisting arrest. The ac tion against the officers at Casar for shooting will likely be tried in Superior court here. The con sensus of public opinion seems to be that the officers at Latimore were much more justified in shoot ing than were those at Casar for the Lattimore of steers had been told over the telephone that a ' man had been run over and kill ed at Casar by the machine. * * * Later Developments. ! The Shelby Star, of Sept. 12, says: ; The arrest of Policeman Cab iness, of Lattimore, who is charged ; with having fired the second shot ' which hit Mrs. I. B. Miller, of Caroleen, is about the only de velopment in the case which has caused much comment in this county and over the entire state. Policeman Cabiness was Satur day placed under a SSOOI bond. He is charged with having shot Mrs. Miller in the neck, Mr. Milier declaring that the shot was fired at Lattimore struck his wife in the back of the neck. At the preliminary hearing Cab aniss admitted having shot one time but he declares that he was shooting in the ground. Other men who were in the car with him also stated that he fired but they were unable to say in what direction the gun was pointed. The whole trial was a John Doe investigation to find out who it w*as that fired the shot at Latti more. The defense of Mr. Cabaniss, it is understood, will be based on the clainm that he had been in formed by the officers at Casar that a man had been kiPed when run over by the (Sir and that he was naturally led to believe the car contained desperate people. It will also be his contention that Mrs. Miller was shot both times j at Casar; that the bullet he fired ! went into the ground. This last contention, however, seems to be refuted by Mr. Mil ler's statement and by that of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, who state* that Mrs. Miller was shot in the back at Casar and thot the bullet which entered the back of her neck, circling aroand her head and breaking the jaw bone, was fired at Lattimore. A report reaching Shelby as to the occurrence at Casar while unverified, is given as it was re ceived. It is claimed that there were two cars proceeding along the road. The car in which the Caroleen party was liding was behind the other machine. Both j machines were stopped. Houser j searched the machine which was! in front. Wesson searched the j car in which Mr. and Mrs. Miller ; were riding and, finding no whis-; key told them to drive on. As | the car passed the one which' Houser stopped, Houser made a' jump for the running board, miss-; ed his step and fell to the ground.' Then the shooting started. This report, of course, is un- 1 verified .With the exception of; statements made by Prohibition; Enforcement Officer Houser Thursday morning nothing has' been heard of the officers story.; It is now declared that the af fair took place earlier in the night than was first reported, or about 9:30 o'clock. The shooting has been almost the sole topic of conversation in the county since its occurrence. Sentiment seems absolutely against the officers, especially PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST/BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1922 REVIVAL CAMPAIGN AT BAPTIST CHURCH To Begin Sunday, Sept. 17, Con ducted by Dr. R. J. Batcman— I.lr. Horace B. Easom to Conduct Chorus. Everything is in readiness for the beginning of the big revival campaign at the First Baptist church, Forest City, next Sunday, Sept. 17th. This meeting, which is looked forward to with a great deal of interest,, will be conducted by Dr. R. J. Bateman, pastor of the first Baptist church at Asheville, Mr. Horace B. Easom, the splendid chorous leader of Wilmington, N. C., will have charge of the music. The greater credit for bringing this powerful preacher to Forest City goes to Mr. J. F. Alexander, who is always at the forefront in church work. Mr. Alexander, who is a personal friend of Dr. Bate man, made several trips to Ashe ville in an effort to have Dr. Bateman come here. It was only j after a conference with the dea cons of the Asheville church that arrangements for Dr. Bateman's coming were made. The noted divine has fteen in several success ful meetings recently and felt that he should now devote his time to his home church, and asked Mr. Alexander to put the matter of his coming here before the church board. When this was done, the deacon's at the personal solicitation of Mr. Alexander and others, kindly consented. Dr. Bateman's coming is await ed with considerable interest. He is one of the most powerful preach ers of the state,, and his work in Forest City will doubtless prove of great benefit to the city and community. Dr. Bateman's Last Meeting Dr. Bateman closed a success ful meeting at Wilmington, N. C., last Saturday. The Wilmington Star says: "May i know that I am a Chris tain, and if so, how?" was the subject used by Dr. R. J. Bate man last night at the closing- of the Southsicle revival. The sceaker said that one must first find out what God wants him to do, and then be willing to do it. The unsaved people of the congregation were pictured as being on trial, and Jesus Christ was presented as the only council, who could win the case and guaranFee to each individual an everlasting heavenly home. Implicit faith was pictured by graphic and simple illustrations from actual experiences in the life of this great preacher. "Will you do God's will," was the invitation; and "Doing God's Will,*' was the consummation. When the invitation was given several came forward and laid j their lives upon the altar, j Those who have been hearing Dr. Bateman throughout his ser ies of sermons declare them to be some of the best and most logic al ever delivered from any pul pit in the He leaves this morning for his home in Ashe ville, where he is pastor of the First Baptist church of that city. The large chorus choir, under the direction of Mr. Easom, did great service throughout the re vival, and was a great drawing card to the crowds present at each service. The Southsido church conducts its service along evangelical lines all the time. those who started the shooting at; Casar. It is understood that sentiment in No. 11 township, ( where the car was stopped, is so! intense that Hoyle and Wesson | have been threatened by a num ber of people. The opinion of the attorneys: seems to be that Houser, Hoyle and Wesson will likely be tried in Federal court, inasmuch as the party was in charge of Houser, who is a Federal officer. How ever, Cabaniss will probably be tried in Superior court in this county as he was not acting in conjuncting with a Federal of- j ficer. Hoyle and Wesson are coun ty officers but the fact that they, were under direction of a Federal officer places them, it is believed, under the jurisdiction of Federal I court. I Clyde R. Hoey has been retained j to prosecute the officers, 0. Max , Gardner represent Policeman Ca-' baniss and O. M. Mull will appear for Wesson, Houser and Hoyle. HENRIETTA NEWS OF PASSING INTEREST Miss Mary Glenn Hamrick and Mr. Crawford Durham Moore Married Last Saturday—Other Happenings. Henrietta, Sept. 12.—A quiet wedding, but one of much inter est, took place Saturday evening, Sept. 9, at 7 o'clock, when Miss Mary Glenn Hamrick became the bride of Mr. Crawford Durham Moore. Only members of the im mediate families and Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace were present for the occasion, the ceremony being performed at the home of the bride's pastor, Rev. W. T. Tate, of Caroleen, who officiated. The bride was becomingly at tired in a lovely dress of blue wool crepe with grey accessories to match. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for a short trip to the mountains, after which they will return to Shelbv where they will make their home. Mrs. Moore is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hamrick, of Henrietta, a young lady of unusual charm and beauty and very popular. She was educated at Boiling Springs High School and finished a busi ness at King's Business Col lege, of Charlotte. For several years she was assistant cashier of the Haynes Bank at Henrietta and for the past three years has held a responsible position with the Farmers Bank & Trust Com pany at Forest City and Caroleen. Mr. Moore is the splendid son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, of Alexander, a young man of un usual character and business qual ities. He was educated at Wake Forest College and for the past six years has held an important position with the First National Bank of Shelby. The marriage of this popular couple will be of much interest to their many friends in this part of the state. * * * Mrs. H. R! Camnitz, Jr., and Mrs. H. R. Camnitz, Sr., left Tues day morning for Bishopville, S. C., where they go to spend a few days with Mrs. Camnitz's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Perrin. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore and children motored to Mars Hill last Saturday, spe?iding the day with their son Tom, who is in school there. They spent a few hours in Asheville on their way back. Mr. R. L. Armour and shopping party, who motored through to Baltimore and New York, return ed Sunday. They had a splendid trip with no bad luck. Mrs. W. D. Walker, of Ruther fordton, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith. The Yates Bible Class entertain ed at a social given at the Wel fare House last Saturday night. Prof. A. C. Lovelace, teacher of the c'ass, with most of the mem bers present enjoyed the evening most heartily. Ice cream and cake I were served. B. & L. ASSOCIATION TO OPEN QUARTERLY SERIES At a special meeting of the stockholders Sept. 12 it was un animously agreed upon to open the series quarterly, thereby hav ing 4 series yearly instead of two. On October 7th we will open the 34th series, just one month earlier than before. Already a good number of j shares have been applied for and the prospects are fine for a big series. This is how we stand at this time. A net gain of $3300.00 over one year ago Aug. 31. With this substantial gain we are $63,000.00 behind with the loans. With this amount you may be sure at least 50 new homes will be erected in Forest City. We need your co operation and need it badly. Buy prepaid stock at $72.50 a share. One of the best and clean est investments to be had. FOREST CITY B. & L. ASSOCIA TION. CHAPTER MEETING There will be a regular convo cation of Forest City Chapter, No. 79, R. A. M., at the hall Thurs day night, Sept. 14, at 7:30 o'clock FOREST CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH Exercises To Be Held in Meth odist Church at 9 O'clock— Capt. Smith Writes a Letter to High School Graduates. The Forest City Public Schools will open the 1922-1923 session in the Methodist church at 9 o'clock Monday, September 18. The pat rons and friends are invited to be present. Talks will be made by some of our leading citizens, plans for the year will be out lined and announcements made. Until we can get into the new building it will be necessary for the first and second grades to al ternate mornings and afternoons respectively at the old Baptist church. The first grade will re port at 8:30 o'clock and will re main till 12:00; the second at 12:30 and remain till 4:30. The third grade will occupy the little brick building; the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, the wooden building; the seventh grade the upstairs of the main building, and the High School the first floor of the main building. Books are now on sale at the Bernhardt Drug Co. for the ele mentary grades. High school books will be sold by me. It will be necessary to pay for the , books when they are delivered. It is very important that every one who expects to attend school be present the first day. If it is necessary to be absent at all, make every effort to be on hand the opening day. The teachers for the year will be as follows: First Grade—Miss Annie Ham rick, Miss Ruby Hicks, and Miss Second Grade—Mrs. J. V. Ware, Miss Lucy Padgett, Miss Mattie Hyder. Third Grade—Miss Mae Nanney, Miss Nelle Young. Fourth Grade—Miss Mary Sue Hill, Miss Frances Hoyle, Miss Virginia Holmes. Fifth Grade—Miss Jane Smyer, Mrs. Joe Morris. Sixth Grade —Mrs. Buford Flack. Seventh Grade—Miss Mary Simpson, Miss Mable Sanders. High School—Miss Amelia Stephenson, Miss Emeline Go forth, Miss Ellis Credle, Miss Vera Mcßane. Music—Miss Zola Parler. Perhaps next to yourself the teacher determines the destiny of your child. She should have your welcome into the town and your home, your co-operation in the conduct of the school, and your appreciation for the help she gives you in the training of your child. Let every one put a shoulder to the wheel and make this the best school year Forest City has ever had. We carirff each one will do his part. ♦ •> V To the Forest City High School Graduates: During these days you are leaving for College in large num bers. This year we shall have former students in the Univer sity of North Carolina, Wake Forest College, Queens College, Trinity College, Winthrop Col lege, Greenville College for Wo-j men, A. and E., etc. For thej first time in the history of the j school there will be sufficiently j large numbers in college to form j an estimate of the efficiency with j which the school is preparing its j students. Your record will deter- j mine the rating of your mother! High- School. '"You will make it' easy for those who come after j or you will make it dificult for | all those who follow you. Old F. j C. H. S. Jooks to you to give her i the best that you have. _ j Others' of you will be holding, responsible positions as clerks, j bookkeepers, teachers, etc. Like, those who are in college, you are, setting standards. Will your work j be such that Forest City gradu ates will find an open door where your service has been rendered? Give your school ? good name by doing all in your power to fill well the position entrusted to; you. As you go the school confident ly hopes for your success. We shall sympathize with you in your trials and rejoice with you in your triumphs. You are our chiefest honor. The school ex pects you to keep high ideals and 51.50 per year, in Advance a wide-awake sense of duty. You are each one out of one hundred. What splendid good fortune! What tremendous responsibility! Your opportunity calls you to positions of leadership and ser vice. Your communities await your minds and hearts to direct them. You must not fail! "Give the best that you have and the best will come back to you. We hope that you will not for get us who hold forth back at home. Send us a note once in a while letting us know how you are get ting along and what you are thinking about. The Forester would be glad to publish letters from you. Keep in touch with us. Let me say once again to you ! that, if you can See and you are willing to Do, you can have what you want. Our best wishes go with vou. BENJ. L. SMITH. FLORENCE MILLS NEWS "Is tithing Scriptural, logical, and applicable in this present age? This great subject will be dis cussed Friday evening 7:30 o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coffey. If you are interested, meet the "Study The Bible Class," at the above place and date. Miss Lola Yelton has just re turned from a two weeks' stay with relatives on Union Mills, route 2. Announcement has been made that eleven candidates for mem bership in the Missionary Meth odist church will receive water baptism in the village swimming pool, Sunday afternoon next at 2 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Lex Hardin have moved to Shelby, their former home. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Waycaster spent Saturday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Funder burk. Rev. Waycaster now resides in Caroleen. Mr. Archie Sisk, who has been sick, is reported as greatly im proved; but we regret that his wife was taken ill Sunday, but not seriously. Messrs. Norman and Bunyan Henderson, of near Chesnee, ac companied by Mr. Johnson Wat kins, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Sisk, Monday. Mr. Jordan Crow, a former em ployee of the Florence Mills, is now working at Cliffside. Revs. J. J. Sisk and Lawson Eppley with their families at tended religious services in Car oleen, Saturday and Sunday. The Sisk-Henderson tent meet ing which was to close Sunday night, continues until Wednesday voicing the sentiment of the people. Mr. and Mrs. Willie V. Gee, of Route 1, spent Sunday very pleas antly at the home of the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs James Gee. BIG AUCTION SALE TO BE HELD SATURDAY Edwards & Edwards, agents Southern Land Auction Co., Ashe ville, will hold a big auction sale in Forest City Saturday afternoon. The sale will begin at 2 o clock and will include several pieces of very valuable property. Read the big ad in this issue for particu lars. The Spurgcon Yelton dwelling at Spindale will be sold at 1 o'clock. COTTON GINNING We are ready to gin your cot ton at the Lawing plant, Sea board depot, Forest City, while our new plant is nearing comple tion. Bring your cotton to us for quick and satisfactory service. We hope to have the new oil mill plant ready for business at an early date. In the meantime we will take care of your cotton at the Lawing gin. FOREST CITY OIL MILL CO. A FINE BOY Born, to the wife of Mr. J. R. Kiser, Sept. 10, a fine boy. TWIN! GIRLS Born, to Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Seav, of Forest City, Sept. 10, twin girls. Mother and children are getting along nicely. 10 PAGES 60 COLUMNS
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