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RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S BIGGEST AND DPCT NEWSPAPER VOL. VII—No. 19 INFANT SON OF CHAS. BRADY RECEIVES BROKEN NECK WHEN WAGON BED UPSETS Accident Happens While Playing With Little Brother in Barn yard—Smaller Child is Unhurt—Funeral At Concord Baptist Church Yesterday. E LEVI, PROMINENT MERCHANT, DEAD Weil-Known Merchant Died Monday; Presbyterians Se cure Building Site. Rutherfordton, Feb. 17.—The death of Mr. M. Levi which occurred Monday morning at 1:00 o'clock was a shock to the people of Rutherford ton and the county throughout where he has made his home for nearly forty years. He was suddenly strick en Saturday morning at his home with an attack of paralysis from which he never rallied, being unconscious until the end. Myer Levi was born in Manning, S. C., fifty-nine years ago and when quite a youth came to this state and settled in Polk county where he was engaged in the mercantile business. After a few years he moved his stock of goods to Rutherfordton and open ed up a general merchandise store in a building located on Main street about where Simpson Bros., now have a grocery store. Later he bought a lot and built a brick store house which was burned and he then erect ed the brick building now occupied by the Levi Department Stores, Inc., one of the largest and most success f- 1 business enterprises of the town. He married Miss Ray Bernstein, of Washington, D. C., who survives. To this union was born four daughters, one of whom died in infancy. The others are Mrs. L. M. Walch, Misses Ruth Levi, of Baltimore aAd Beatrice Levi, of Washington, D. C. He also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. S. Iseman, of Manning, S. C. Mrs. Al fred D'Ancona, of Chicago, and three brothers, Lewis Levi, of Manning, S, C., Fred and Mitchell Levi, of Sum ter, S. C. The funeral will take place today at Sumter from the home of his brother. In manner Mr. Levi was quiet and unassuming, attending strictly to his own affairs, but had many friends in his adopted home who grieve at his passing. * * * Miss Howard, the pastor's assistant and the ladies of the Spindale Pres byterian church, entertained the Rutherfordton Auxiliary and Phila thea class on Friday evening at a Valentine party. The room was tas tefully decorated with hearts, Cupids and Valentine colors, the games and colors carrying out the Valentine idea throughout. After many amus ing games which were enjoyed by each member present several girls wearing attractive aprons and caps served a salad course with coffee and mss. J. C. Grier announced at the Sy Say morning service that a lot had been secured at Chimney Rock and the Presbyterians in that section hoped that it would not be very long before we would have a house of wor ship erected on the lot. We learn that Mr. J. M. Flack, the proprietor -of Mountain View Inn, has given the lot which is situated in a desirable location between the Inn and the Freeman House. Mrs. Annie Carrier Robertson and Mr. Gene Walker, of Farmville, Va., arrived in Rutherfordton Monday on a visit to their former home. Mrs. Robertson is the guest of Mrs. K. J. Carpenter and Mr. Walker is stop ping with Mrs. L. D. Miller. KIWANIS CLUB Letters from Representatives Roach and Moss were read, relative to increased appropriation for Jack son Training School. Representa tives from the Club will attend a meeting in Rutherfordton on Feb. 26. The Club voted to send telegrams to Senator Roach and Representative Moss to defer passage of act limit ing county commissioners' term to two years. Attendance prize went to Mr. J. M. Edwards. FOREST UI Y COURIER A deplorable accident happened at the home of Mr. Chas. Brady, living on the Bostic road, Tuesday after noon, when his four-year-old son was instantly killed when a wagon bed turned over and the sharp edge of the bed broke his neck. A smaller child, two years old, escaped unin jured, the wagon bed falling over his body in such a manner that he was not hurt in the least. The two children were playing in the barn yard. Spying the wagon bed, which had been turned on its side against the barn, the two chil dren stepped into it, when the bed turned over, catching the older boy as above described. The accident was discovered when the child's father re turned to the barn yard with a load of sawdust he was hauling to bed the stables in his barn, when he saw his child's head protruding beneath the overturned wagon bed. Hastily rush ing over and removing the body, the father found life extinct. A physician was hastily summoned, but his visit was of no avail. It was found that the child's death resulted from his neck being broken. When it is realized that the older boy, had he been lucky enough to have escaped contact with the rim of the wagon bed, as did the younger child, would have been saved, it makes the accident more deplorable. The mother of the children had called to them just a short time be fore the accident, but thinking every thing would be all right, let them go on with their play. Funeral services for the child were held at Concord church at 3:00 o'- clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C. M. Teal being in charge. Interment followed in the church cemetery. DIES FROM ACCIDENT Mr. William Lowery, of Henrietta, died at his home early Tuesday morn ing as a result of injuries received last Sunday evening, 7:00 p. m., when he was hit by a car driven by Mr. Charles Wilkins, of Henrietta. Mr. Lowery, who was 83 years of age, had started walking to preach ing. As he was crossing Haynes street the car driven by Mr. Wilkins approached and Mr. Lowery ran into the rear fender injuring himself. The accident seemed unavoidable. Mr. Wilkins was blinded by the lights of an oncoming car and could not see the old gentleman crossing the street. Mr. Lowery was following some oth ers who had already crossed over. He was taken to his home where all that could be was done, but the seriousness of his injuries and his ad vanced age, hastened his death. He was buried at Providence church Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by a wife and sev eral children. Mr. Charles Wilkins driver of the car, is the son of Mr. T. J. Wilkins, of Henrietta. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH The small three-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McMurry, of the Sunshine section, was burned to death Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock. Mr. W. J. Long, who lives near Mr. McMurry, was burning corn stalks and rubbish in a field near the McMurry home. The small child, with its brother, was playing near one of the bonfires when its cloth ing was ignited, burning it to death almost instantly. NEW FURNITURE FIRM Mr. Reuben Mcßrayer has pur chased the stock of furniture from the Forest City Furniture Co., and will continue the business under the same name of Forest City Furniture Company. Mr. Mcßrayer brings a valuable experience to the new store, having served for a number of years with the Cliffside Mills Furniture Store and is thoroughly experienced in the furniture business. He has a wide acquaintance and hosts of friends and should prosper in the new enterprise. Mr. Mcßrayer be lieves in printer's ink, as evidenced by an ad in today's Courier. PUBLISH ED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1925 ■J ■ •' | «*• *~v - - ! . * ( flgg .' V - «fr ' ~ S I : j SE$ % • L- ••';• • '•. ♦••• : " • V • ; ...' ! I '•• • ;•>*•*.. v.....; - j " - : ! h ; . ' j£— ' vxe*:?™ J 5 ' ' ,• ' J and militia at work at ■:■ ■ the effort to rescue or recover the : body of Floyd Collins, trapped •-•>- 4^^s first in a narrow cavern by a slid-' - 4 ing boulder for a full week, then i? »;a| ... sealed in by a cave-in as rescue •).. \ lp|sHr .,■ /'£. : seemed certain. Insert is a rscent „ ' picture of Floyd Collins, made dur- p \. ing one of this previous explora- •' 1 *" 1 % tiens. More than 5000 people ... visited the scene the second Sun- > : '' Z." day of his imprisonment, finally ¥ going into a great hillside meeting, 'lAvrrocAgTcg I ssn&iug and praying for his rescue. ' RESOLUTIONS BY COUNTY CLUB Relative to New County Road Law and County Com missioners. A well attended meeting of the County Club • was held at Kiwanis hall, Forest City, Tuesday at 1:00 o'clock p. m. Many compliments were passed on the splendid dinner served by Mesdames R. E. Biggei>taff and R. R. Blanton. Sixty plates were served. Dinner over, business was delved into in an efficient and business-like manner, with Mr. K. S. Tanner pre siding and Secretary Jenkins "on the job." The most important business com ing before the Club was that of a new county road law and the ques tion of a six-year term for county commissioners. Two resolutions were passed, as follows: Whereas, it has been called to the attention of this Club that a bill has been introduced in the House of Rep resentatives for the purpose of amending the present law concern ing the selection of Commissioners for Rutherford county and the terms of their office; and whereas the law now in force has met with almost universal approbation; and whereas it is the opinion of the members of this Club that before any change should be made in the existing law that the bill proposing said changes should be published in our count pa pers and time allowi \ or our -pre sentatives to hear f" ' heir c lstit uents before any change in th> exist ing law should be effected: Now, therefore, we do he re quest the Hon. T. J. Moss i Sen ator J. G. Roach to defe~ r action towards amending the px~ lg law affecting the terms of of of the County Commissioners o Ruther ford County and the man of their election until the propose amend ments to said law shai ive been published in our count: pers and a reasonable time ailo,v hereafter for our representative? :eceive an expression of opinion fr their con stituents as to said p? >p ed amend ments. The Secretary this Club is hereby directed to a copy of this resolution to our representa tives in the Legislature. Whereas, at the • request of the Board of County Commissioners of Rutherford County the Kiwanis Clubs of Rutherfordton and Forest City and the Rutherford County Club appoint ed from their membership represen tative men from alt sections of the county to meet with the Board of County Commissioners for the pur pose of deciding upon the terms of, and draft a new ro&d law for Ruth- Scene at Kentucky's Great Cave Drama * FARMERS TO BE FINANCED Cotton Association Holds Big Meeting and Perfects Organization. A _ 'y of farmers, mem ber >tton Association, in terest ;ting money through the A. 1 Credit Co-operation with v buy fertilizer, met at the For . Cty High School last Saturday. A permanent organization was formed. The executive committee, to handle the problems of the asso ciation, was elected as follows: J. W. Matheny, Forest City. C. M. Walker, Ellenboro. Lewis Wells, Bostic. M. E. Whisnant, Hollis. Chas. Jenkins, Harris. J. C. Buff, Rutherfordton. Officers were elected, as follows: Thompson, president. lis, vice-president, on, secretary. The Farmers Bank will act as agent for the Agricultural Corpora tion and will loan money to mem bers of the Cotton Association only to purchase fertilizers and supplies Loans will be made for 6 to 9 months and will be extended in case of crop failure. The bank is anxious to have applications for loans in at once. Ap plications should be made on Fridays. Meetings of the organization are to be held in the schoolhouse at Forest City, on Saturday, 10:30 a. m., before first Sunday in each month. NEGRO MINSTREL A negro minstrel will be given at the Mt. Pleasant school house Satur day, February 21, 1925, at 7:30 o'- clock. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Everybody is cordially invited. erford county; and whereas said committee has met and agreed upon the provisions of the said proposed new road law for Rutherford county and said proposed law has been drafted and forwarded to our repre sentatives in the legislature now in session; Now therefore we the member of Rutherford County Club, in meeting assembled do hereby endorse and ap prove the draft of said proposed law and request that our representatives in the Legislature procure the pas sage of the same; and to this end it is ordered that the Secretary of this club shall forthwith transmit to Hon F. J. Moss and Senator J. G. Roach, I copies of -his resolution. FLOYD COLLINS IS LEFT TO SLEEP ETERNAL AMD CAVERNS THAT CLAIMED HIS LIFE Solemn Last Rites Are Held On Hill Overlooking Sand Cave After Officials Despair of Bringing Body Out Without Endangering Lives of Other Men; Concrete Will Be Used to Seal Explorer in Rocky Cave Where He Was Trapped. Cave City, Ky., Feb. 17.—0n the hill above Sand Cave this afternoon his family and friends held funeral services for Floyd Collins. There was no casket; no corpse; no grave, and no marker. Sixty feet underground in the Sand cave trap which closed upon him 18 days ago, lay the body of Collins, dis covered a few days too late by the rescuers. Rather than risk the lives of any of the tireless volunteers, his family chose to leave him in the cave for his last sleep. Physicians, his friends, and offi cials of the rescue party crept down into his narrow tomb today to gather the legal evidence that Floyd was buried there and that he was dead. None of his family could take a last look, but the thought that Collins would have chosen such a spot, among his beloved caves, comforted them. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Collins were there, silent in the last earthly rites for their son. The aged couple sat side by side in small chairs near the edge of the same limestone ledge under which Sand cave disappears. Choir Sits On Rocks. Behind them, grouped on large boulders overlooking the valley be low, were a dozen members of a choir gathered from among resi dents of Cave City. Mr. and Mrs. Collins listened with bowed heads while strains of "Nearer My God to Thee," drifted over the hill as the services opened. The aged father looked often to ward the mouth of Sand cave, 125 feet away as the words, "Like the wanderer, the fun gone down." floated away in the distance. Sand cave, naked in. the absence of its sheltering canopy, yawned silently. The Rev. Roy H. Biser, of Glas gow, a neighboring community, climbed to a stump to open a scrip tural service and a motion picture camera started to whirr. At the outer fringe of the group stood a sentinel with his rifle. Huge rocks were the benches of the outdoor chapel. Men who had spent days in the struggle, unshaved and muddy in appearance, bared their heads in the chilling breeze. The prayer was of fered. The little gathering of one hundred and fifty men and women heard Rev. Mr. Biser tell them they were "standing on this precipice in midst of death" and listened to him give thanks "for the brotherhood of man as manifested by those who had risked their lives on this site." Family is Comforted Mental comfort for the Collins family was besought and then Mrs. Ira D. \fyeathers, of Cave City, sang a solo. Newspaper telephones, but recent ly installed all over the hillside, rang unanswered from various tree sta tions. A soft wind rustled the dried brown leaves and carried the song off down the valley. The story of Floyd Collins, un certain in its outcome, uncertain even from day to day Rev. Mr. Biser referred to as paralleling the ro mance of mankind itself. No other incident within memory, he said, had brought so many prayers from the brotherhood of man for one fel low man trapped under ground. "Fioyd loved the caverns and the caves; loved them as some of us love flowers and birds," he said. "Now he is enshrined in his sar cophagus of stone where his body lies in peace." "It was Floyd's wish to be buried in a cave," the speaker added, and then related a dream which Mr. Col lins said his son recently experienc ed, a dream that angels came and took him away from a cave where he was imprisoned. Spot Forever Sacred. "Heroic deeds have laid a perma nent monument for the whole coun try in the exhibitions of courage and stamina revealed for 18 days at Sand Cave," the Rev. C. K. Dickey, of Horse Cave, said. He supple mented Rev. Mr. Biser's statement that the spot forever would be sa- $1.50 Per Year In Advance SCHOOL PLAY j GIVEN MARCH 6 "The Flapper Grandmother," By Local Talent, Should Prove Interesting. "The Flapper Grandmother," a mu sical comedy, will be given under the auspices of the graded school at the auditorium Friday evening, March 6th and at Cliffside music hall, March 7th. This play has attracted wide at tention throughout this state and others. The characters of this play will be coached by a professional trainer of the Wayne P. Sewell Ly ceum and Producing Co., of Atlanta, Ga. The following characters have beea persuaded to take part in this play: CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Spriggins, who believer in nothing modern—Mr. T. G. Stone. Mat Spriggins, his wife, who wants to be up-to-date—Miss Clara Reid. Lena Spriggins, the wild child—Mar- garet Bostic. Daughters of Belindy Spriggins, old fashion type—Miss Ruth Moore, Mat and Andrew. Maggie Pepper, The Flapper Grand mother—Miss Juanita Minish. (Who is Mat's mother). Dick Tate, A motor Cop—Mr. E. G. Jimmy Swift, Auto Agent—Mr. G. C. King. Bobby Smith, A nice, swoet, sissy boy —Part not filled. Dr. Joy, Village doctor in love with Grandma—Mr. A. C. Finch. Count Seekem Rich, Eng. man who followed Grandma home from Eu- rope—Mr. F. I. Barber. Rastus Jones, Gentleman of color—*. Clyde Whitlock. Lilly White, Lady of color, to be played by man—Mr. Dick Minrsh. Mike Flannigan, An Expressman— To be supplied. Other characters: Debutante Flappers; Matrons; Jelly Bean Young Men. Unique Characters: Rag Doll Cho rus—Eight little children. Girl—Miss Jeanne Moss. The proceeds of the play will be used to purchase books for the high school library. NOTICE W. M. U. workers and officers of the Sandy Run Association will all report to Mrs. T. C. Lovelace, at Henrietta, until further notice. MRS. A. H. McDANIEL. cred to the memory of him who had called forth so much loving kind ness. J. F. Van Cleve, of Glasgow, spoke in a voice so low that the trickling of water down an opposite hiilsida only emphasized the solemnity of the occasion. Faint clicks froiu cameras were audible as Van Cleve told softly of how men emerging from the rescue shaft had dr'.pp?d like dead on their cots night after night. The remainder was short, Rev. Mr. Dickey conducted the committal, an 3 A. F. Pearson, a Glasgow under taker, dropped a piece of ash, a tiny fluttering fern and a bit of earth as Floyd's unseen remains were com mitted to his Maker. Fifty-five minutes had elapsed when the final "Amen" brought the closing of the services. Such waa t 1 3 last hour of spiritual tribute to Floyd Collins. A few hours and his body will have 12en sealed in its tomb deep in the earth below. A. block of concrete will be permitted to solidify in the lateral, leading from the rescue shaft, while the shaft proper will be filled with rock and earth from the vicinity. The entrance to the cave will be closed with heavy timbers and Floyd Collins henceforth will rest undisturbed. 12 Pages