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VOL. VII No. 7
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 27, 1924
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FROM HENRIET
Mills Start Night Work and
Business Good Other
News Of Interest.
Henrietta, Nov. 2G. An interesting-
basketball -game was played here
last Thursday evening between the
Henrietta school teachers and the
high school girls' team. Both teams
displayed good team work and fought
rd for the game, but the game was!
y'n by the school girls, the score be
ing four to thirty. The proceeds of
the game went to the Parent-Teachers
Association, $9.65 being realized,
A good game was also played after
the girl's game, between the high
school boys and the local town boys,
the score being 12 to 14.
The people of Henrietta are much I
encouraged over the business pros
pects now. The mill started running
at night this week and will furnish
work for a large number of em
ployees. Mrs. T. J. Wilkins and son, Mr.
Charlie Wilkins, left last week for Al
abama to visit Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Carroll.
Mrs. J. P. Hornbuckle, who has
been quite sick for a week is much
better and is able to be up again.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Francis, of
Gaffney, S. C, spent the week-end
here with relatives.
Mr. Edmund Dandridge, of Ruther
fordton, spent the week-end here with
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mahaffey.
Mrs. Whit McDaniel is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Pow-t-rs,
of Rutherfordton.
Miss Loula Smith, attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rector Smith,
who is working at Kannapolii-, spent
the week-end here.
Misses Virginia and Florence Eel
wards, of Rutherfordton, were the
guests of friends at Dew Drop Inn,
this week-end.
Mr. H. A. Hall who underwent an
operation last week at the Rutherford
Hospital is getting along nicely and
will probably be able to return home
next week.
Miss Ruth Walker, of Rutherford
ton, spent the week-end here visiting
Miss Ada Smith.
Mrs. Tom Van Dyke of Gastonia,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Harrill spent
Sunday in Ilendersonville, N. C, visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hinsdale.
Misses Sallie Wacaser, O'Lenia
Flack and Annie Belle Sane spent
Saturday in Spartanburg.
Thanksgiving services will be ob
served at the local churches in con
nection with the regular prayer serv
ices, being Wednesday evening at the
Baptist church and Thursday evening
itt the Methodist church, conducted by
the regular pastors, Revs. W. T.
Tate and Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many friends whose sym
pathy and kindness were so generous
ly extended to us during the illness
and death of our husband and fath
er, Mr. J. B. Flack, we wish to ex
tend our heartfelt appreciation and
yoiks.
r MRS. J. B. FLACK
MRS. Wm. LINEBERGER.
PROGRAM OF RUTHERFORD
SINGING CONVENTION
To be held with Sulphur Springs
church, Sunday, November 30.
10:30 a. m. Song by congrega
tion. Addres. of welcome by Rev. J. H.
Smith.
Response by O. Morrow.
10:40 Singing by Sulphur Springs
Chair.
11:00 Singing by Adaville Choir.
11:80 Singing by Shiloh Choir.
12:00 Dinner.
1:00 p. m. Singing by Bethany
Choir.
1:30 Singing by Holly Springs
Choir.
2 :09 Singing by Mt. View Choir.
2:30 Singing by Visiting Choire.
J:00 Time and Place for Next
Convention.
8 :1S Closing Sang by Congrega
tion, FOR ALR One single bed, com
plete; one child's bed; one Daisy
cfeurn. Apply to this office 7-1
'THREE IN ONE"
Tho current issue of The Li
notype News, published in
New York, pays The Courier
the following compliment:
"Three in One" might well
be the motto of The Courier,
Forest City, N. C, for em
braced in the makeup of that
paper are two pages headed,
respectively, the Spindaleton
ian, and the Cliffcide News.
Each of these pages carries its
own masthead, too. Clarence
E. Alcock, publisher, is to be
commended on his way of giv
ing nearby communities sec
tions of their own. A recent
issue of The Courier announc
ed the installation of a new
Model 14.
OAK GROVE NEWS
Ellenboro, Route 2, Nov. 24. Mr.
C. L. Randall and family of near
Povnlcnti i-iciQrl of TVTv T TT" Ron I
flail's Sunday.
Mrs. Chivous Tate is very ill at
the Rutherford hospital, at this writ
ing. Miss Mary Randall spent the "week
end with home folks.
Mr. W. P. Wilkie and family, of
the Shiloh section, visited at Mr. L.
D. Wilkie's Sunday.
Mr. J. M. Randall, who has been
very ill with pneumonia, is slowly improving-,
we are glad to note and hope
he will soon be out again.
Miss Emma Young spent the week
end with home folks, near Ruth.
Miss Belle Wilkie spent Saturday
night with her cousin, Miss Clara
Randall.
Mr. K. M. Randall has been very
sick for the past week with the flu.
Mr. T. A. Biggerstaff and family,
of Avondale, spent Sunday at Mr.
Housen Harrill's.
Miss Flossie Harrill spent Sunday
with Miss Pearl Jolley.
Mrs. J. F. Blanton and children, of
Forest City, were visitors in our com
munity Sunday.
Mr. A. Hicks, of Pitts, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. L. B. Lowery.
ANOTHER BIG SALE
BY CYCLONE AUCTION CO.
On Saturday, December 6, begin
ning at 10 o'clock a. m., the Cyclone
Auction Co., will have a big auction
sale at the Haynes Ferry Farm. Live
stock, farming implements and a lot
of goods in the store will be sold.
The sale should attract a large crowd
from the fact that such a wide va
riety of stuff is to be sold. A glance
over the ad in this issue will disclose
the fact that almost everything is to
be sold and Mr. C. E. Huntley asks
The Courier to state that every of
fering will positively sell to the high
est bidder.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETING
Thanksgiving night was the title of
Monday's meeting at the Kiwanis
Club. A good attendance marked the
occasion and the program was en
joyed by all present.
The feature of the evening was Mr.
O. C. Turner's oration on "Thanks-,
giving." The address was masterful
in its delineation of the origin and
observance of the day, replete with
historical facts and bringing a mes
sage to the entire assemblage that
should make all realize the signifi
cance of the occasion.
Among the guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Jeff D. Moore, Miss Ruth Moore
and Mr. Sowers. New members re
ceived were Mr. R. W. Minish and
Dr. R. R. Howes.
The program, in charge of Mr. Os
car Price, elicited much merriment.
Dr. A. C. Duncan won the attendance
prize.
STORE DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire, breaking out about 11 p. m.,
Thursday night, destroyed the store
of A. A. Street, on Forest street, this
city. No one was in the building at
the time. As there was no fire in
the stove, Mr. Street is of the pinion
that the flames, breaking out in th
ceiling:, may have been caused by rats.
The loss was partly covered by in
surance. Mr. Street has opened in his new
storeroen.
WHITIOCK'S STORE
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Burglars Prize Open Rear Door
Tuesday Night Only
Few Goods Taken.
Burglars entered the Whitlock de
partment store Tuesday night by
prizing open a rear door. The rob
bery was discovered Wednesday
morning when some of the goods were
found in an outhouse in the rear of
B. B. Doggett's garage on East Main
street.
The police were notified and upon
entering the store could find but lit
tle evidence of looting, and are of
the opinion that only one person did
the job and went to the outhouse to
change his old clothes for the new.
About six suits of new clothes and
an eld outfit was discovered in the
outhouse, the burglar evidently hav
ing more goods than he could get
away with. Every indication pointed
to the fact that the burglar outfitted
himself from head to foot, including
a new overcoat.
Entrance to the store was gained
by prizing open the rear door with
a cold chisel. Chief Putnam stated
to The Courier that no matches were
found upon the floor and he believes
the burglar used a flashlight while on
the inside of the store. It is impos
sible to determine just how much wac
stolen, but the police are of the opin
ion that the haul was a light one. No
clue to the identity of the thief has
as yet been discovered, but the po
lice believe they will yet land the cul
prit. The burglarizing of the store
comes fast upon the closing of the
doors last Monday. Monday morn
ing Mr. Whitlock voluntarily turned
over the stock of goods to be dis
posed of for the benefit of his credit
ors. Whitloek's Department Store was
opened in the Pool building July 15,
the head of the firm being Mr. Dan
t W. Whitlock, who was assisted by
his brother, Fiynn Whitlock and his
wife. They came here from Jones
ville, S. C. A large stock was carried.
The failure is attributed to business
depression coming at a time when a
new firm was trying to get establish
ed in new territory.
Mr. Whitlock and family returned
to Jonesville Monday shortly after
closing the store.
OAK GROVE NEWS
Ellenboro, Route 2, Nov. 24. Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Smart and son, Glen,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. K. Randall.
Mr. A. L. Moore and family spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Head.
Mr. J. M. Randall is seriously ill
at this time, we are sorry to note.
Rev. E. A. Blanton will preach at
Oak Grove church next Sunday at
eleven a. m.
Miss Ora Smart was a visitor tit
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. K.
Randall for a short while Sunday aft
ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor and
two children were pleasant visitors at
Mr. J. M. K. Randall's Sunday after
noon. Messrs. M. G. Smart and J. M. K.
Randall visited the latter's son, Mr.
WTillie Randall, near Salem church,
Suniajr afternoon.
Several of our community took ad
vantage of the nice cold weather and
killed some hogs.
Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Rae, of Bostic,
scent a short while at Mr. J. M. K.
; Randall's Wednesday afternoon
The Oak Grove community boys
met one night last week and organ
ized a basketball team. The follow
ing were elected: Manager, Dorsey
"Randall; center, Charley Callahan;
left forward, Paul Harrill; right for
ward, Roy Callahan; left guard, Cle
tus Randall ; right guard, George Har
rill. After we organized we went
down and played the school team, the
score being twelve and thirteen in
favor of the school.
FIRE AT CHAMPION'S GIN
A small blaze in some cotton at
Champion's gin at Shiloh last Thurs
day about 2:80 p. m., caused some
excitement but very little loss. No
damage was done to the building and
the lose on cotton was smalt A
backet brigade soon extinguished the
blaze.
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Forest City Distributing Point;
Placed Here For Cen
tral Location.
The big Standard Oil Co., plant at
the Seaboard depot was opened for
business last Monday for the handling
of all petroleum products of that
company. Two steel tanks of 16,000
gallons capacity have been erected to
take care of the trade in this terri
tory. Mr. G. C. McBrayer, manager
is now on the 'N
With the opening of this plant For
est City forged to the front as a dis
tributing point for petroleum prod
ucts, as the city now has distributing
stations for the Standard, the Nation
al Oil Co., and the Harris Oil Co.,
distributors of Texaco products.
Mr. B. B. Byers, district manager
of the Standard Co., stated to The
Courier that he was much pleased
with the location of their new plant,
and says that Forest City was select
ed because of our central position,
the good roads and easy access to a
splendid trade territory, not to men
tion the splendid railroad shipping fa
cilities. CHIMNEY ROCK NEWS
Chimney Rock, Nov. 25. As stated
in this paper some time ago, Mr. L.
C. Cobb, cashier of the Chimney Rock
Bank and Trust Co., offered $15.00
in prizes to the Chimney Rock school
for the best composition on "Bank
ing." The judges made the following de
cisions: First prize of $5.00 to Hat
tie Sue Whiteside; second prize of
$3.00 to Willie and Jessie Flynn;
third prize of $2.00 to Mary Linda
Fiynn and the five one dollar prizes
to Clyde Nelson, Clarence Freeman,
Mack Reid, John Biddy and Frances
leynolds. Those deseiwing honorable
mention are Peai'l Collins, Cleo
Frady, Paul Dalton, Carrie Dalton,
Frank Whiteside, Sam Whiteside, Ag
nes Williams and Lowrance Wilson.
The first prize essay will be print
ed in full in the next issue of The
Courier.
At the Sunday school at Whiteside
Valley SuntJay morning $55.00 was
raised for the annual Thanksgiving
offering to be sent to Thomasville
Orphanage.
Rev. Albert Coffey preached at
Cane Creek last Saturday and Sun
day. Prof. J. R. McRoy of Greenville, S.
C, visited our school Monday, con
ducted the chapel exercises and made
an inspiring talk to the boys and
girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Laughter, of
Cliffside spent the week-end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. C.
Dalton.
Eugene Hunsinger, who was op
perated on for appendicitis at Ruth
erford hospital is able to be at home
again.
Grover Ruppe, who has been stay
ing in the store at Riverside for the
past year has entered school at
Chimney Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Evans and
family spent Sunday in Shelby the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bab
oington. Mrs. Clara W. Geer, Miss Willie
Webb and C. O. Robinson of Gas
tonia, formed a dinner and theater
party to Hendersonville Thursday
evening.
The Chimney Rock school will close
Wednesday for the holidays, Miss
Webb will spend the time with home
folks at Dallas and Miss Kennedy
with friends at Marion, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Miller, C. D.
Miller, Claude, Jr., and little Miss
Mary Miller and Mrs. Alice Wilkie
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Logan, Sunday.
FOREST CITY, ROUTE 2, ITEMS.
Forest City, Route 2, Nov. 25.
The school began at Doggett's last
Monday with Mrs. James P. Hardin
as teaeher.
Mrs. O. R. McKinney is ill at this
writing.
Mr. P. H. Hardin spent the week
end with "his son, R. E. Hardin, of
Blackeburg, S. C.
Mies Louiee Womack was sick last
week, but is now improving.
Mrs. J. 3. Hardin was very ill sev
eral days last week, but is very mnek
improved now.
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
CLOSES DECEMBER 1ST
The free $170 scholarship
voting contest closes at 6 p.
m. Monday, Dec. 1st. Several
ambitious young men are making-
a strong fight in the race
and their friends should rally
to them by paying their sub
scriptions now. You have only
a few more days in which to
help your choice in the race.
The Courier is giving this
scholarship absolutely free.
Remember, that when you
vote for some young man in
the contest you are starting
him on the road to success.
The candidates are a fine set
of young men, every one is
worthy of the support of their
friends.
Everybody should take the
home paper. Pay up or sub
scribe now and help some one
v;ith your votes.
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OAK GROVE BOX SUPPER
Ellenboro, Route 2, Nov. 25.
There will be a Thanksgiving program
given by the school children of Oak
Grove School No. 1, at seven o'clock
Friday evening, November 28. Fol
lowing the program boxes will be sold
to the highest bidder and a cake walk
will furnish an opportunity for all to
help.
The funds from this supper will be
used for better equipment in our
school. We assure you that the chil
dren will do their best, with our help,
to entertain you.
To the public we extend a hearty
welcome and will appreciate your
presence and help.
Misses Young, Anderson and Kuy
kendall, teachers.
Don't forget that in paying your
subscription before December 1, you
get 1,000 votes for some ambitious
young man who is a candidate for
the free scholarship. Why not pay
PAVING RESOLUTION
At a regular meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Forest City held Friday,
November 21, the following resolu
tion was adopted:
Petitions having been f.ied with the
Clerk of said board, signed by a ma
jority of the property owners, repre
senting more than a majority of the
frontage on certain streets therein
named, requesting the paving of said
stieets and sidewalks, said petitions
having been considered and approved
by the unanimous vote of said board,
resolved that the following streets
and sidewalks within the town of
Forest City be paved with cement or
i concrete paving as toiiows, to-wit:
Powell street, pavement and side
walks on both sides from East Main
street to Lowrance street.
Sidewalk curbing and gutter on
South side of Arlington street from
King street to the Graded school
property.
It is further resolved that the said
streets and sidewalks shall be paved
as shown by the specifications hereto
attached and made a part of this or
dinance and that the same shall be
improved as therein set forth.
It is further resolved that one
fourth of the total cost of said street
improvement shall be taxed against
the abutting property owners on eith
er side of same, the other one-half of
the cost thereof shall be paid by the
town of Forest City, and that one
half of the cost of each of said side
walks shall be paid by the abutting
property owners and the other half
thereof shall be paid by the town of
Forest City, and that the said prop-
erty owners shall be given "five (5)
' years in which to pay the amount due
by them on said assessment, paying
one-fifth each year and that the same
shall draw interest at the rate of six
per cent from the date of the adop
tion of the assessment roll.
It is further resolved that a flat
dEscount of five (5) per cent shall
be allowed on all deferred payments
to persons paying cash on same.
J. S. BRIDGES,
Mayor Town of Forest City.
Attest: J. E. Caldwell,
Clerk, Town of Forest City.
This 21st day of November, 1924.
WANTED To buy 30-pound tur
key. J. M. Edwards, Florence Mill
office. Forest CHy. 7-lt
SHOWS SEABOARD
SPEROUS
Receipts At Shelby In October
$33,000 Why Curtailment
Under These Conditions?
The Shelby Star says: While Sea
board officials are tiwing to get per
mission from the state corpoi-ation
commission for the removal of two
passenger trains on the Charlotte
Rutherford division on the grounds
of poor business, receipts have never
been better, especially in the freight
department than it is at this season
of the year. The receipts at the Shel
by station during the month of Oc
tober were $38,000 and in an eight
een hour period last week there were
thirty or more solid car loads of
freight, consisting of brick, wheat,
hay, lumber and merchandise. The
Shelby station is one of the busiest
on the division and being about mid
wa t between Charlotte and Ruther
fordton with an increase in the num
ber of freight trains passing daily,
it has become necessary to have the
telegraph operator on duty day and
night to take orders for the trains.
Beginning last Saturday night a tele
graph operator is on duty at the
Seaboard station all the time. It is
learned that one day last week there
were so many trains running that the
engines used all the water in the
tanks at Ellenboro and Stubbs and
when the passenger train needed wat
er, there was hardly enough to en
able it to get to Mount Holly.
The position as agent here is a
heavy duty job and since Mr. G.
Smart left the agency to go with the
Eagle Roller mill it has been difficult
to keep a man who is willing to do
the great amount of work and assume
the heavy responsibilities of the offce
Mr. R. M. Stroup who succeeded Mr.
Smart has gone to McBee, S. C, to
take a telegraph job and it was ex
pected that Mr. Scruggs of Raleigh
would take up his duties as agent, but
on Saturday the local office was no
tified that Mr. II. A. Harris of Kol-
locks, S. C, is en route here with his
family and will take the agency.
The state corporation commission
has not as yet handed down its de
cision as to whether or not it will let
the Seaboard remove the morning
passenger train to Charlotte and aft
crnoon passenger train to Ruther
fordton. FOX HUNTERS ANNUAL DINNER
The Blue Ridge Fox Hunters' Club
will entertain the members, their
wives and sweethearts, on Friday eve
ning, November 20th, at 7:00 o'
clock at the Kiwanis Club rooms
with a dinner, consisting of barbecue
meats, oyster stew and1 other things
that go to make up a real dinner.
Immediately after the dinner a fox
chase will be enjoyed by all, as the
club has two red foxes to turn loose
at this time. This occasion is looked
forward to with much interest, it
being the annual dinner and is great
ly enjoyed by all who are fortunate
enough to be present.
FLACK AND HOLMES
PLUMBING CONTRACTORS
A new firm, or rather a new mem
ber of an old established firm, is that
of Flack & Holmes, heating and
plumbing contractors. Messrs. Chas.
Z. Flack and Robert Holmes are the
members of the firm. Mr. Flack has
been in the business for years with
the Flack Hardware Co., while Mr.
Holmes is well known as a young con
tractor of merit the son of Rev
Parker Holmes, late pastor of the 3H.
E. church.
Success should attend every effort
of these splendid young men.
FISH AND OYSTERS
We will have a nice selection for
Friday and Saturday. Call on Us.
M. C. Phillips, next to Coca Cola bot
tling works, Depot street.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist church, will hold a Bazaar on
Saturday, November 29, at Magnes.
Music Store, they will also have an
oyster supper that night. Each lady
of the church is asked to donate to
the society at this time for the baxstfr
which is being held to pay for tfes
beautiful shrubbery just planted a"
the church and parsonage.