RUTHERFORD
COUNTY'S
BIGGEST AND
DPCT
NEWSPAPER
VOL. VII—No. 13
INTERESTING NEWS
FROMBOSTIC
Mrs. Lathan Dead —Parties,
Locals and Personals
Of Interest.
fcostic, 5 -— A delightful party
was given last Monday night by Mrs.
E. E. Smart in honor of the young
people who were home from school.
About thirty of the young people
were present. Games and contests
were played during the evening,
Misses Mary and Annie Poe and Eu
nice Hollifield played several piano
solos. Refreshments, were served.
Miss Lina Harrill and brothers,
Claude and Charles, of Monroe, re
turned home Thursday after spend
ing several days with their grand
mother, Mrs. Mattie Harrill. The'e
aunt, Miss Lottie Harrill accompanied
them.
; Those leaving- lot school Monday
were: Misses Louise Lattimore, to
Fassifern; Mattie Mae Wells, to Ashe
ville; Julia Grayson, Boiling- Spring:
Messrs. Maurice Smart, to Chapel
Hill; Robert Likens to Emory and
-Henry College; Moody Bridges, Lei a
uel Reece and Reid Harrill to Boiling
Springs.
Miss Esther Smith, of Morganton,
spent the week-end here with friends.
Mr. .nd I Irs. Baxter Biggers + *;f
gave a watch-party Wednesday nif,hfc.
Rook was played at three tables by
some of the guests while others w 'e
enjoying a radio program. Grauj
juice and wafers were served to the
guests on arrival. At the close of flie
evening delicious refreshments c n
si j„ chocolate, wafers and
nuts were served.
Mr. Stennick Walker, of Chase
City, Va., is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Stennick Walker.
Miss Jessie Bridges and brother,
Broadius, who have been spending
their holidays here returned to their
respective schools at Gastonia and
Wake Forest.
Miss Lola Harrill, of Asheville, is
spending sometime at home on ac
count of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. John Harrill.
Miss Evelyn Howell, of Shelby,
spent several days with her grand
mother, Mrs. Rosa Howell.
Those entertaining for the young
er set last week were: Mrs. G. B.
Harrill Tuesday night, Miss Brent
McKeithan and Mrs. Buron Harrill,
Wednesday night.
Mrs. John Bailey's mother, Mrs.
Latham died last Thursday night. Sh>»
Was buried at Oak Grove Friday aft-
ernoon.
Mrs. Sennick Walker has returned
after spending several d)ays at Lum
berton.
Mrs. E. L. Smith spent last week
in Forest City with relatives.
Mrs. A. E. Bridges spent several
days last week in Erwin, Tenn.
Mr. William Lattimore will leave
lor Hendersonvilie where he enters
school.
Miss Margaret Harrill entertained
a number of her friends to a party
given at her home last Saturday eve
ning. Several interesting games were
played dbring the evening. Two con
tests were played in which Misses
Mattie Harris and Mae Smith, Miss
Eunice Hollifield and Boyce Blair
won. Everyone enjoyed a delightful
evening.
Miss Eunice Hollifield was a de
lightful hostess to a party given at
her home on last Thursday night.
Two coatests were played during the
evening. One "The Shakespearian
Roman" was won by Mr. Robert Lik
ens and Miss Esther Smith. The
other contest was won by Miss Eu
nice Hollifield and Mr. Boyce Blair
who were lucky in guessing the most
names of automobiles in three min
utes. Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening. Those who enjoyed
Miss Hollifield's hospitality were:
Misses Mattie and Glenn Harris, Mae
Smith, Margaret Harrill, Sarah Flack,
Esther Smith, Mrs. Willie Gurley;
Messrs. Robert Likens, Boyce Blair,
Minor Thomas, Burless Blair, Guy
Michael, Mills Flack, Willie Gurley,
Mr. Boyce Blair reutrned to his
Raymond Voght.
school at Boone Sunday after
spending the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Blair.
Misses Mary Davis and Myrtle Har
rill entertained a number of their
Bostic friends at the home of Mrs.
Bryant Harrill, last Tuesday night.
A large crowd was present and every
one enjoyed the evening.
FOREST CITY COURIER
ALEXANDER NEWS
A wedding bf interest was that
of Miss Katie Mae Neal and Mr. Ro
lafid Harrir'iekj both of Alexander,
which 6cdurred at the bride's home
Saturday evening, January 3rd, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. C.
C. Matheny.
The young couple are both students
of Boiling Springs high school. Mr.
Hamrick is a ministerial student and
has one more year, while Mrs. Ham
rick is a volunteer for Mission work.
She will complete her course in April.
The bride is the attractive eight
een year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Neal, and Mr. Hamrick is the
son of Mr. G. C. Hamrick, overseer
of spinning in the Alexander mill.
Mr. Rufus Hoyle has been very ill
but is now showing improvement.
J. G. Neal, seven-year-old son of
Mr. J. B. Neal, was operated on for
appendicitis at the Rutherford Hos
pital Monday and latest reports are
that he is getting along nicely.
NEGROES SOAKED FOR GAMB-
Chief Putnam tad the following
negroes before Recorder Erwin at
Rutherfordton recently: John Gra
ham, Hugh Taylor, Tom Taylor, Duck
Hardin, Will Dorsey, Bell Edwards.
They were fined sls and cost for
gambling at Dock Hardin's restau
rant, Dec. 24th, where a shooting
scrape was pulled by Kid Ellis, in
Which no one was hit.
Kid Ellis was placed under bond
for the affair but did not appear in
court. The bond was foi-feited and
capias issued for Ellis.
Chief B. E. Putnam arrested Ellis
at his home Monday and took him be
fore Recorder O. C. Ervin where he
was fined $160.00 and cost. Being
unable to pay the fine he was sent to
jail.
CYCLONE AUCTION CO,
HAS BIG DEAL IN FLORIDA
Messrs. G. C. King and C. £.• Hunt
ley left for Kissimmee, Fla., last
week to close some big deals for l£iad
for the Cyclone Auction Co., for tfefs
city. They were followed by Messrs.
J. A. Wilkie and June Harrill this
week.
The Cyclone Co., has some import
ant business ahead in the Florida
City, where for the next 60 days
they will be on the ground to look
after their business interests.
If the Cyclone Co., handles real
estate in Florida with the success
they have achieved in this and sur
rounding counties, the realtors in that
section will have to "sit up and take
notice." Every member of the firm
is a hustler and they know the real
estate business from "A to Z."
Mr. Huntley informed The Courier
before his departure that the Cyclone
Company expects to put over some
eals in this county upon their re
turn from Florida.
The Literary Club which was to
meet at the home of Mrs. G. C. King
Thursday, January Bth, will meet at
the home of Mrs. Arthur McDaniel.
The change was made on account of
the recent bereavement in Mrs. King's
family. The members are all invited
to be present Thursday, Jan. Bth at
3:45.
The regular meeting of the Wom
an's Club will be held in the Kiwanis
Hall Tuesday afternoon at four o'-
clock.
GET RAISE IN WAGES
Evidence of a prosperous year is
seen on all sides. That 1925 will
outstrip the old year in business there
is not the slightest doubt. The textile
situation is looking good over the
entire county. Mr. J. E. Wilkinson,
who recently took charge of the For
est City Hosiery Mill, informs us that
a 10 per cent increase in wages were
given the employees December 29th.
They have sixty-five employees work
ing full time now, turning out full
product. The company expects to
add more workmen to its personnel
soon, bringing the total up to about
seventy-five or eighty employees.
NOTICE STOCKHOLDERS
The annual stockholders' meeting
of The National Bank of Forest City
will be held in the directors' room
of the bank on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at
7:30 o'clock P. M. 12-2t
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OP FOR ESI v ITY A - VD RUTHERFORD COUNTY
LING.
WOMAN'S CLUB
MEETING.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1925
HANDSOME BUILDING
TO BE ERECTED SOON
1 hree-Story Brick Business
House and Fine Filling Sta
tion Be Built Here Soon.
The announcement, given The
Courier yesterday, that Messrs. B. H.
W ilkins and Chas. Moss had purchas
ed the lot adjoining Long's Drug
Store and would erect thereon a
handsome three-story business house
means that Forest City s building
program for 1925 is underway.
The lot is one of the best located
and most desirablG in the city and
has a frontage of 25 feet, extending
back 70 feet. A handsome brick
structure will be erected, work to be
gin at an early date. Complete build
ing plans have not as yet been made,
but the owners propose to erect a
handlome structure of three stories,
including basement, which will be fill
ed up elegantly for a barber shop.
The nature of the ne::t two floors
will depend upon leases yet to be exe
cuted.
Another new- building- for Forest
City lis to ti handsome new filling'
station, which w'ili he erected by Mr.
W. A. Haynes on his lot adjoining the
storehouse of Harrill Bros., on West
Main street. Work will begin at an
early date. Mr. Haynes will spare no
expense in making this building one
of the most beautiful and convenient
in the county. A handsome driveway
will lead to the building, which will
be elegantly fitted throughout, in
cluding lovely rest room for the la
dies. The business will be under the
management of Mr. Tom Harrill,
which means that it will be conducted
in a most efficient manner.
The Courier is glad to see Mr.
Haynes investing in Forest City prop
erty, and feels confident that his lat
est venture will prove a success.
WORK FOR THE POLICE
Automobile thieves have been busy
in Forest City lately, devoting their
attention to the petty theft of tires
and parts, rather than stealing cars.
A Ford car belonging" to Dr. Miller
Waar almost completely stripped a few
"nights ago, while others* among them
Mr. W. I* Horn, have been heavy
losers.
Much wood and coal has been
stolen, especially on West Main
street. Among others* the editor has
been a heavy loser from thefts of this
nature.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
FARMERS BANK & TRUST CO.
The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Farmers Bank and
Trust Company will be held in its Di
rectors' Room, in .Forest City, County
of Rutherford and State of North
Carolina, on Tuesday, the 13th day of
January, 1925, at 3:00 o'clock p. m.,
for the election of directors for the
ensuing year and for the transaction
of such other business as may proper
ly come before the meeting.
TELEPHONE CO. MAKING
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
The Rutherford County Telephone
Company completed their standard
copper wire circuit to Rutherfordton
Monday. This is increasing the ef
ficiency of the system 100 per cent
to Rutherfordton and means better
service for the telephone subscribers.
The directories have been publish
ed and a complete delivery of them
has been made to all having tele
phones. Please read the instructions
contained in them and comply with
them in order to simplify the work
of the exchanges. If anyone has
failed to get their directory call the
exchange and they will be glad to
mail one to you. The company is
now setting poles, replacing cross
arms and repairing bad wires. This
work is being pushed by them and in
a short time will have a tele
phone system equal to that of any
other.
The employees of the company are
doing all they can, in keeping with
the company's aim to render first
class service, and that as promptly as
possible. For example: Yesterday
morning the editor's 'phone was ac
cidently knocked down from the
desk and broken. A call to the ex
change for repairs was made. Within
a few minutes Mr. S. V. Hooker, ef
ficient local manager, was here and
the necessary repairs were made.
ROBERT M'BRAYER
DIES IN ST. LOUIS
Brother Of Mrs. G. C. King, Of
This City; Burial At
Shelby.
Mr. Robert Mcßrayer, only son of
Mrs. Amanda Mcßrayer of Shelby
and the late R. B. Mcßrayer, died
suddenly at his home in St. Louis,
Missouri, Sunday, according to a tele
gram received here Monday by his
sister, Mrs. G. C. King. His body
was taken to Shelby for interment
in obedience to a request which he
made before he died. His mother
was visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. D.
/Honeycutt at Monroe when news of
her son's death reached her and she
; immediately went to Shelby for the
| funeral.
i Mr. Mcßrayer was 46 years of age
jj~nd leaves a widow who before Vnar
'riage was Miss Louise Malah. Two
! daughters and one son also survive.
Mr. Mcßrayer has been away from
Shelby a number 01 years and has
j keen conductor on an interurban line
at St. Louis.
| It is quite singular that both sons
of Mrs. Amanda Mcßrayer should die
in St. Louis. Her youngest son, Lo
gan Mcßrayer, traveling salesman for
the Hamilton-Brown Shoe company,
died of pneumonia in St. Louis six
years ago following an attack of in
, f luenza.
Mr. Mcßrayer is survived by his
mother and five sisters: Mrs. W. N.
Dorsey, of Shelby; Mrs. M. D. Honey
cutt, of Monroe; Mrs. H. D. Dozier, of
Charlotte; Mrs. Grover King, of For
est City, and Mrs. William Lowery of
Patterson Springs.
WITH NATIONAL BANK
Mr. J. E. Futt, of Stanfield, N. C.,
has accepted a position with The Na
tional Bank in this city as second as
sistant cashier. He comes highly rec
ommended, having served the bank at
Stanfield for some time. He and his
family are domiciled on Arlington
street and are receiving warm wel
come to our city.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
"Students' Day Services" were
largely attended last Sunday both by
college students and also the local
high school. The pastor, Dr. Ayers,
spoke on the subject, "The Founda
tion Principle of Life," basing his
remarks on the text found in Prov.
23:23, "Buy the truth and Sell it
'Not." Forest City is especially hon
ored in having such a fine body of
ambitious young men and women who
have determined to prepare them
selves, intellectually, for the highest
usefulness in life. But let us remem
ber that intellectual progress, as well
as moral character, depends upon un
swerving loyalty to the truth. May
God speed you students, one and all,
in your high and noble purpose.
The regular services will be held
'this coming Sunday morning and eve
ning and all are cordially invited.
M. E. PREACHERS' ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN FOREST CITY
The Methodist Preachers' Associa
tion met in the Methodist church at
Forest City on Monday, Jan. sth, at
11:00 a. m. The meeting was called
to order by the Rev. W. R. Ware;
devotional services were conducted by
the Rev. J. 0. Ervin. ,A very inter
esting paper was read by the Rev.
E. J. Poe on "The Importance of the
collections being in full by all the
Charges." In this paper it was
shown that every charge could pay
everything if properly cultivated.
These meetings are becoming very in
teresting. The meting adjourned at
12:15 and the members repaired to
Blanton's Cafe where they had dinner
together.
The Association is meeting with
much encouragement in the proposal
to publish a monthly paper, which
should prove a great builder for the
Methodists.
SACRAMENT OF THE
LORD'S SUPPER
The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup
per will be administered at Pleasant
Grove Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 11 :00 o'clock. A full at
tendence of the members is desired.
HENRIETTA NE4S
Henrietta, Jan. s.—After a vaca
tion of two weeks school has started
again. 1925 school year promises to
be the most sccessful term. A new
the students and teachers can
form their duties more efficiently,
heating plant has been completed and
since the building is comfortable. The
plant one of the greatest improve
ments of the school. It has long
been needed and will be greatly ap
preciated by teachers, students and
parents.
Miss Rose Gaffney, Miss Cupid
man, Walter Smith and Robert
Neal were guests of Miss Grace Har
man in Gaffney, Sunday.
Misses Margaret and Frances Hay
nes returned to Salem Tuesday.
Miss Vonnie Doggett, Miss Eve
Gee Mathis and Mr. Clyde Harding,
.of Forest City, spent Sunday with
Miss Bessie Mathis.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sisk and chil
dren of Spindaie were visitors in town
Sunday.
Miss Connell Scruggs, of Chesnee,
spent Sunday with Miss Vena Camp.
Miss Edna Gillespie and Mr. Jess
Wheeler surprised their many friends
by going to Gaffney, Jan. 2nd and
irg united in the holy bonds of
matrimony by Judge Lake Stroupe.
Mrs. Wheeler is a charming (.laugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gillespie
and a senior of Henrietta High school.
NOTICE TO TOWNSHIP
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRESIDENTS
We have received the following
from Mr. D. W. Sims, General Sup
erintendent of N. C. Sunday School
Association:
"Won't you take the matter up
with your township presidents at once
and try to get definite dates arranged
for convenience in all townships that
have not held them since April Ist?
If the township conventions are held
and the townships organized, it will
be easy to cover the other points of
the 'Aims'."
Please let us know on what dates
'the township conventions are to be
iheld. Whenever possible, the under
signed will try and be with you at
the township conventions and render
all aid possible.
W. E. OWENS,
Co. Secretary.
W. B. BLANTON,
Co. President
DALTON BROS. HAVE
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Dalton Bros, rising mercantile firm
of Forest City, had a most successful
year in 1924, their recent inventory
making a most satisfactory showing.
They express their appreciation to the
public in an ad in this issue.
The buyer for the firm is now in
the Eastern markets making pur
chases for new goods.
The service, quality of goods, their
reasonable prices and square dealing
are units in the successful growth of
Dalton Bros, store.
SCHOOL NOTICE
The second class of beginners will
enter school Monday, Jan. 12th. They
are to report for class work at 8:25
A. M., and will be dismissed at 12:01
p. m. This class will not acfanit new
beginners after Jan. 25th. All par
ents who have children six years old
or more are urged to let them enter
school at once.
The class of beginners which en
tered school Sept. Ist will have a
double session this term. This clars
has done very fine work and all who
have attended regularly will be pro
moted to section I-A Jan. 16th.
A number of families have moved
to Forest City since Florence Cot
ton Mills began full time operation.
In order to keep from violating the
compulsory school law it will be nec
essary for all pupils between the ages
of 7 and 14 to enter school at once.
Send your children to school in or
der to avoid a misdemeanor.
Writing will be practiced daily in
all grades from the first to the sev
enth inclusive this year in the Forest
,! ty grammar grade school. It was
thought best by the Palmer Method
Supervisor for the school to order the
writing supplies: paper, pen, pen
staffs, ink, etc. These supplies will
cost each pupil 15 cents in the fourth,
fifth, sixth and seventh grades. The
first, second and third grades will pay
ten cents as they will use pencils in
stead of ink for writing.
$1.50 Per Year In Advj
DEATH OF PROF. I
J. W. GRIFM
County Educational Leafl
Passed Away Monday Afl
His Home Near Oakland. I
On Tuesday afternoon Prof. J. I
Griffin, one of Rutherford count!
well known men and a leader in tl
county's educational field, pass!
away at his home on the old Grifl
Plantation on Forest City Route 2.(
About a year ago he was striekl
with paralysis. His health begl
failing. Cancer later developed al
that with a complication of other dl
eases caused his death.
He began teaching m the couni
schools at an early age and had mat
the cause of education his life wor
He was a teacher in Forest City
first school and had taught in pra
tically every school in the county i
well as in a number of schools i
western and central North Carolina.
About eighteen years ago he \va|
married to Miss Mary Byers, of El
lenboro. She, too, had assisted hin
in his profession of teaching and wai
teacher in the Forest City schools un
til her husband's health made it nec
essary for her to resign a short tim
ago.
Surviving are his wife, one daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth, one son, Frank;
two sisters, Mrs. C. W. Callahan, of
Rutherfordton and Mrs. W. E. Fa
gan, of Spartanburg; three brothers,
George W., of Forest City, R-2, Lewis
W., and J. L., of Spindaie, also sur
vive.
The funeral was conducted Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:00 p. m., from
Pleasant Grove Methodist church and
he was later laid to rest in the church
cemetery.
FLORENCE MILL NEWS
The Florence mills started up on
full time Monday, running day and
night.
A lot of new families have moved
into the village. Mr. Grayson, from
Spindale, has took charge of the
card room. We are glad to welcome
Mr. Grayson and his family into the
village.
Saturday night, January 3, a par-.y
was given at the home of Miss Julia
May White, in honor of her week-e i*i
guest, Miss Addie May Bell, of
ij.acksburg, S. C. Many games were
played after which refreshments were
served. Every one went away de
claring Miss White to be a cnarming
hostess.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Walk
er, Friday, Jan. 2, a fine nine-pound
boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Lox Hardin and little
daughter, Jeanette, were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Normi*i
Henderson, of Chesnee.
Mr. Sid Coffee, who underwent a
serious operation at Rutherford hos
pital, was improving at last reports.
Fred Lowe is on the sick list.
Rev. 11. C. Sisk has returned to
his home from Henrietta, where he
has been assisting, Rev. Mack Reed
in a series of meetings. A large num
ber were added to the church.
Mr. Glenn and Miss Nellie Deck
and Miss Lillian Edgerton were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mr?.
Howard Freeman.
% SKETBALL GAME FRIDAY
The Rutherfordton Athletic Club
will play a basketball game against
Forest City boys at the Fairground
court, at Spindale, next Friday eve
ning at 8:00 p. m. This game prom
ises to be out of the ordinary. Come
out and enjoy it.
FAITHFUL FAMILY SERVANT
UNDERGOES AN OPERATION
The friends of "Aunt" Hattie Camp
(colored) will be sorry to hear of her
illness, she having been takgn to the
hospital on Wednesday morning to
undergo a serious operation. "Aunt"
Hattie has been in the home of Mr.
Will Moss as servant and what the
South terms "Black Mammy" for the
past fourteen years. She counts her
friends by her acquaintances, as she
has always been a help to those who
were sick and a splendid nurse for
babies who were intrusted to her
care by many mothers of the com
munity. She always considered it a
privilege and an honor to help people
In times of distress and all whom she
has served in many ways are praying
for a speedy recovery for her.
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