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RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S BIGGEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER VOL. VI!—No. 22 AUTO THIEVES CAUGHT AFTER THRILLING CHASE Car Stolen During Church Services in Gaffney 4 Prompt Work By Rural Policeman Morrow Rural Policeman C. D. Morrow quickly captured two men charged with theft of a new Nash Sedan from Mrs. D. G. Young in Gaffney Sunday night. The car was taken during church services. Police* of neighboring sections were called and at 12 o'clock that night Mr. Morrow had captured two young r 'ien *T v ing their names as Alonzo i l s hil3ips and Stanyarn Moseley and secured possession of the car. Immediately upon getting a des cription of the stolen car, Mr. Mor row went to Alexander and watch ed the road. Just before 12 o'clock he saw a new Nash sedan dash by. He took up the pursuit and just as he reached Spindale he overhauled the men and placed them under arrest, but not until hav ing had a very exciting chase, as they were "hitting it up" at 60 miles when they passed him at Alex ander. Officer Morrow reports that the Ir men stopped at the store of Joe Randall at Harrilltown, where they attempted to steal gas. Failing in this they took aN. C. license tag, which they put on the stolen Nash. Arriving at Sandy Mush the men stole gas from J. E. Ferree's store. The men were placed in jail at Rutherfordton Sunday night and taken to Gaffney Monday morning, where they were placed in jail and charged with the theft of the car. Mrs. Young very magnanimously gave Mr. Morrow a SSO reward for this prompt capture of the men and the return of her car. KIWANIS CLUB Members of the High School bas ketball club were honor guests of 0 the Kiwanis Club Monday night. They boys were given a warm recep tion, and put on an enjoyable athle tic program after the # dinner. Mr. J. W. Dalton is reported as winner in a stunt contest, while the attendance prize went to Mr. E. O. Thomas. BOTH ARMS BROKEN Mr. J. J. Butler, of near Forest City, fell from a ladder Monday and suffered a fracture of one arm and both bones broken in the other. He was attended by Dr. A. C. Dun- can. It is now reported that he is doing nicely. SEVERELY INJURED Mr. Chas. Baynard, of Alexander, sustained severe cuts and bruises he was struck by an auto mobile driven by a Mrs. Tesseniar last Friday. The accident happen ed near the store of Holland & Ran dall. Mr. Baynard's face was lacer ated, one eye almost torn out, his head and ear cut. He was uncon scious when picked up from the road. He was given medical atten tion and taken to his home. While t sevef„iy hurt, it is hoped that he will quickly recover without serious consequences. VISITS OF THE STORK Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Crow, March 4, a fine girl. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris, rustic, March 6, a fine boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Coffey, March 8, a fine boy. To Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Huntley, March 5. a fiine boy. t LITTLE CHILD DIES The six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oran Brooks, of Route 2, Ellenboro, died at 4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, following a short illness of bronchial pneu monia. Burial took place at Walls' Sunday. The parents have the sym pathy of all in their bereavement. Going to build? Get your lime and cement from Flack Hardware Forest Ctty. 22-4t FOREST CITY CO URIER PASTORS' AND WORK ERS CONFERENCE On next Wednesday, March 18th. a pastors' and workers' conference is to be held in the First Baptist church of Forest City. This meet ing has been called; by the State Mission Board of Raleigh. All of the pastors, the deacons, Sunday school officers, Women's Mission ary Societies and B. Y. P. U. are requested to be present or send representatives. It is greatly de sired that every church in the Sandy Run Association should be well represented. Dr. Hamby of the State Board will be present and deliver a special address. Time for this meeting March 18th, 10:00 A. •M. Lay other things aside for t this one day and come. Matters of vital importance to the churches , will be discussed. BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER CONDITION 1 Mr. J. L. Butler Comments On I Open Seasons Now Prevail ing and Notes Growth Of City An interesting visitor at The Cou rier office Wednesday of last week was J. L. Butler. He casually re marked to the editor that he had removed to Forest City just ten years ago on March 4th. Asked as to his impressions of the growth and prosperity of the city, Mr. Butler became enthusiastic in his description, pointing out many instances where phenomenal advan ces had been noted in real estate values. He is just as enthusiastic over the future, saying that there are just as good investment proposi tions now as there has been in the past. "All Forest City needs now is another payroll," said Mr. Butler, and then watch the city grow. "We have every natural advantage—loca tion, railroad facilities, climate, etc." Mr. Butler is a conservative man of sound judgment and his optimis tic view is shared by hundreds of other citizens of Forest City. Mr. Butler has kept an interest ing diary of the weather conditions in this county, running back a num ber of years. He related that 51 years ago there was a snow 21 inches deep in the month of March. Twenty-four years ago a snow 14 inches deep fell on Feb. 14. Twen ty-six years ago, on the first Mon day in March a heavy snowstorm oc curred, and ten years ago there was a heavy snow fall on April 11th. Asked as to his opinion as to why the change in weather condi tions, Mr. Butler said that he could form no conclusion in the matter. "THE FLAPPER GRANDMOTHER" A SPLENDID SUCCESS Presentation of "The Flapper Grandmother'" at the school audi torium lasl} Friday evening might well be termed the event of the sea son. From every standpoint it was a complete success. Miss Shelton deserves much praise for the excell ence attained by the individuals of the play, who had only a short time in which to prepare their parts. It was a treat to the large crowd to see the home people do so well in their parts. Individual mention would take more space than The Courier has at command. So we will merely make the statement that every one did finely and were reci pients of unstinted praise. The attendance was about 700. Over S2OO were realized to be ap plied to the library fund. To the directer, the teachers of the school and the individuals in the play goes the credit for the success of this splendid musical comedy triumph. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES Much interest is being manifest in the series of sermons which the pastor is now delivering on "How To Build a Successful Life." The subject last Sunday night was "Courtship and Marriage." The subject next Sunday night will be to the young married couple estab lishing a home. "What the the home duties of husband and wife?" Other services of the day. Public cor dially invited. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROL! NA, THURSDAY, March 12, 1925 OFFERS PRIZE FOR BEST NAME Harrill's Filling Station To Open April Ist—Wants Name For Plant. Cross word puzzle fans, and others, here's your opportunity to get a handsome prize with very little effort upon your part—and then, too, you get the fun of com peting in the contest. Harrill's beautiful new filling sta tion, on West Main street, expects to open for business on April first. The owners want an appropriate name for this filling station, and are going to offer a first prize of $5 in cash and a second prize of one year's subscription to The Cour ier. All you have to do is to select your name and mail or hand same to Mr. T. M. Harrill, Forest City. The names will be judged by a com mittee, who will select the name they think best suited and award the prizes. All names must be in by April first. Harrill's new filling station, erect ed at a cost of approximately $5,- 000.00, is rapidly nearing comple tion, and will be one of the hand somest in the city. Every modern convenience will be in vogue, while the very best of standard products will be handled. A beautiful front, well paved, will add to the attract iveness and convenience of the sta tion, while a neatly arranged ladies' rest room will add much to the com fort and convenience of the plant. Don't fail to send in your name to Mr. Harrill. The contest is free and open to everybody. HOUSE BURNED A house in the Florence Mills village, belonging to the Florence Mills, was burned Thursday about 1 p. m. Mrs. Porter was living in the house at the time. The loss to the Mill Company is about $1,500. This is covered partly by insurance. Mrs. Porter's household goods were all burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. WEEK OF PRAYER The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will ob serve the week of prayer for home missions, Thursday and Friday af ternoons of this week. Meetings will begin at 2p. m. All ladies are urged to atend. METHODIST CHURCH There will be preaching at Forest City Methodist church next Sunday, 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Senior Epworth League at 6:45 p. m. All who come to worship at any or all of these services will be heartily received and cordially welcomed. DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club meeting has been postponed until Friday, March 20th. The hostesses will be Mrs. A. C. Finch and Miss Claire Reid at the home of Miss Reid. • BASKETBALL GAME FRIDAY EVENING The Rutherfordton Athletic Club will meet the Forest City All Star team Monday evening at the fair ground court, in Spindale, in the last game of the season. This game will be up to the usual high standard of playing of these teams. Game will begin at Bp. m. Be on hand to boost the boys. W. M. S. MEETS The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church met Friday afternoon, March 6th, 1925, at the church. The devotional ex ercises were conducted by the presi dent, Mrs. W. C. Bostic. Topic for ! the afternoon was Miriam. Instead of the regular program we had a very interesting and helpful talk by the pastor on the 1925 program. Per sonal service report: Visits to the sick 224, strangers 12, shut ins 3, hospital 6, garments 11, trays 33, to charity $3.20, collection $31.65. Mrs. W. A. Ayers and Mrs. B. B. Doggett will be our representatives to the Woman's Missionary Meeting at Winston-Salem March 31st. BOYS' CONFERENCE OPENS FRIDAY Homes of Rutherfordton Open To the Boys and a Warm Welcome Awaits Them The Rutherford County Older Boys' Conference will hold its open ing session Friday afternoon a 4 o'clock at the Baptist Church. This will be an organization meeting at which official delegates will elect officers. All delegates are expect ed to be present Friday afternoon, it is pointed out, in order to com plete registration and assignment to homes for boys coming from a dis tance before the main work of the conference gets under way. Dr. A. C. Duncan, chairman of the athletics committee, has an nounced »a basketball game between an all county team and the Chesnee, S. C. team. This game is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the fair grounds. All conference delegates will be admitted to the game free. The homes of the good people of Rutherfordton are wide open to the boys. All indications point to an unusually large attendance. The banquet at the Iso Thermal will probably break the record for at i tendance at a formal meal in the history of this section. The com mittee has made reservation for 200 guests. Boys who expect to go up at the last minute and get a seat at the banquet are sure to be disap pointed. Places not taken by Fri day noon will be sold to first-com ers among the numerous adults from all parts of the county who are anxious to hear Dr. Abernethy's ad dress. A feature of the banquet will be a number of selections by the Spin dale band. The conference program is as follows: Friday, 4 p. m. Organization meeting; 7:30 p. m. Banquet at the Iso Thermal Hotel. Address by Dr. J. E. Abernethy. Saturday, 10 a. m. Talks by mem bers of the conference followed by an address by Harry Price. 2:30 p. m. Dr. R. L. Lemons; 4 p. m. basket ball. Conference all-county team vs Chesnee, S. C., at the fair ground court; 7:30 p. m. discussions follow ed by address by Dr. C. M. Rich ards. Sunday, 3 p. m. Final session Dr. Richards. The Saturday night session will be open to the general public. The final session Sunday afternoon which it is expected will be the climax of :he conference, will be oper? to all boys in the county, whether enroll ed as delegates or not. DEATH OF MRS. MARY MILLER Rutherfordton, March 10. Mrs. Mary Jackson Miller, widow of the late W. G. Miller, died at her home on Broad River Monday and was buried at the Rutherfordton ceme tery Tuesday, Rev. J. O. Ervin con ducting the service in the Methodist Church. Mrs. Miller was 84 years of age and until a short time ago was able to attend to the business connected wi th\ large farm. She was a good I Christian woman, beloved by neigh bors and friends, and her death marks the passing of a representa tive of one of the oldest and most prominent of Rutherford county's citizenship. In former days this home was noted for its hospitality; parties of young people meeting there and at the old Miller home, stead, situated nearby, where for days they were entertained in royal style. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Miss Matt Miller, of Rutherfordton; two sisters, Mrs. Lettie Jackson, Gilkey, formerly of Marion, and one sister living in Texas, whose name we eould not learn. Another sister, Mrs. Morgan, who was visiting this home from Fair Forest, S. C.,» was stricken with pneumonia and died, her body being carried to her home for burial on the day previous to Mrs. Miller's death. SELLS RESIDENCE A real estate deal of much prom inence was transacted last. Thursday when Mr. C. Earl Carswell sold the old F. T. Davis place to Mr. H. B. Doggett. This is one of the best residence lots on Powell Street. The consideration was $4,000. MISS PADGETT TO SING IN CHARLOTTE Broadway, Charlotte's newest and most completely equipped play house will open March 16th. The opening bill includes a selected ar ray of vaudeville novelties as well as the feature photo play "So Big" starring Colleen Moore. The Shrine Band will furnish music during the opening, with Miss Nell Padgett, of Forest City, as soloist. Miss Padgett will arrive home this week for a few days visit. SAFETY FIRST The Boy Scouts and Campfire I Girls, of Ellenboro, will give a play at Bostic school auditorium Thurs day evening, at 7:45 o'clock, March 12th. Come you will be pleased. HEWTTANEWS Henrietta, March 10.—Mr. Henry Moore and family, of Charlotte, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wease. Mr. L. M. Daniel has moved his family back to his farm near Tan ner's Grove. Mr. Daniel will go back and fourth to his work at the Henrietta Store during the summer months. Mr. C. F. McMahan has resigned the position as overseer of the weav ing department here. Mr. Neal of Union, S. C., will take his place. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Mahaffee and little son, Clyde, Jr., visited Mr. W. L. Horn, of Forest City, Sunday. The 2nd quarterly conference of the Methodist church was held at the parsonage Saturday night by presiding elder Rev. Z. Paris. The regular Sunday morning services were conducted by Rev. Paris. We are glad to see Mr. W. S. Moore out again after a week's ill ness. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and Miss Elizabeth Smith spent Sunday with Mr. R. L. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cantrell and children, of Avondale, spent the week end with Mrs. S. J. McMahan. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Lane visited relatives in Gaffney, Sunday. Miss Anie Belle Sane spent the week end in Rutherfordfton visiting Miss Ola Lovelace. Miss Sallie Wacaser spent the week end with Miss Virginia Ed wards, at Spindale. Messrs. R. D. Dillard and John Lane were in Spartanburg Saturday on business. FLORENCE MILLS NEWS Mrs. Lon Jones and Mrs. Earl Harrill have a bad case of the flu. Mrs. Erie Baynard, Mrs. Zennie Green, Mrs. John Green, Little Miss Mollie Owens, Misses Myrtle Nan ney, and Minnie Melton are all on sick list. Rev. H. C. Sisk closed his meeting at Shelby Sunday night, with a number of professions, and eleven added to the church. He will start a meeting at Caroleen next Thurs day night, March 11th. We hope for him a good and succesful meet ing. The Florence Baptist peonle are holding prayer meetings in the cot tage homes this week. They are ex pecting to begin a revival meeting at their church in the near future. The old stork has been very busy here for the last week. He visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Crow last Wednesday and left them a lovely little daughter, Evelyn. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Britt Har din, Sunday, a little daughter. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Edman Coffee, the Bth, a fine boy. Mr. Fletcher Davis and Miss Sallie Anderson, both of this place, were married at Spartanburg last Satur day, March 7th. Their many friends wish them much joy in their new venture. Little Miss Nellie White enter tained a number of her friends at home Saturday, celebrating her birthday. They played many games. They also enjoyed the con tests that were given. Many prizes were won. Nellie received a beau tiful lot of presents. All enjoyed the afternoon very much. Each one returned to their home feeling very happy and wishing her many more birthdays. $1.50 Per Year In Advance HIGH SCHOOL WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Forest City Defeats Ruther fordton and Gets Perman ent Possession of Flack Loving Cup Besides winning the County Bas ketball Championship, the Forest City High School retains perman ently the silver loving cup given by Mr. C. Z. Flack, having won the cup twice in succesion. The game last Saturday night was one of the most thrilling ever seen on the fair grounds court this year. Ruther fordton smarted off with a rush and piled up seven points before the locals counted. However, Forest City made two shots in rapid succes sion and the period ended 9 to 4 in favor of Rutherfordton. At the be ginning of the second quarter Dor sey and Ayers began to find the basket and ran the score up to a one point lead as the half ended. During the second half Moss and Dorsey began to find the basket. During this half the champions clearly outplayed their opponents, scoring 16 points to 12 for the los ers. The game was not won, how ever, till the last few minutes of play. The score ran neck to neck until the last two minutes when Forest City, with a margin of one # point, scored two goals in rapid suc cession, making it 30 to 25 at the final whistle. For Rutherfordton Hamrick and Goode at guard played best and got most of the points. The whole Forest City team starred with Sherrill leading in points. This game closes a most successful sea son for the local boys, they having won 15 out of 18 games. Lineup: F. C. Pos. Rutherfordton Moss (8) Edwards, T. (3) R. F. Dorsey (6) Miller (3) L. F. Sherrill (10) Edwards, R. (4) C Wilkie Goode (5) R. G. Ayers (6) Hamrick (10) L. G. Substitutions: Rutherfordton, Reid for Miller. Referee: Justice. PRAISES GOOD WORK OF FOREST CITY MAN Lake View, S. C., March 6.—Edi tor of Forest City Courier: Please allow space for a few words in com mendation of the work of one of your fellow townsmen. I refer to Mr. H. L. Hyder, who has just finished our new school building. We are so just ly proud of his work on our build ing that it would be a pleasure to give him other work to do. Our architect, who covers several states and has planned some of the largest school buildings, churches and theaters says Mr. Hyder is one of the most artistic and efficient workmen that he has ever seen. Your town should feel honored to have such a workman as one of its citizens. Yours very truly, J. B. SHORN, Supt. Lake View School System. NEGRO USES "RAZZER" Rufus Curry is a colored denizen of "Grimtown," negro settlement in the outskirts of Forest City. 'Rufe went home unexpectedly Saturday night about 9 o'clock, when it is claimed he found a male visitor en tertaining his wife. Visitor Tim Dobey and wife tried to bar Rufe from his home, but he forced his way in just as Tim made his escape through a window. The husband then decided to take his wife back to her people—"right now." Grabbing her, he proceeded, telling her—according to report— "Woman, I'se gwine ter cut you ever time you breathe." Naturally, she had( to breathe some, so Rufe produced the ever-ready razor and proceeded to the carving. By the time they reached her mother's home, he had trimmed her closer than a German butcher could carve a ham. The negro woman was cut on the arms, the head. fac«\ legs, an' almost everywhere. It kept two physicians busy for some time to sew up the cuts, but they say she will recover. Rufus was arrested and placed under bond. '*The man in the case," so far as known, escaped all punish ment as well as dodged the officers. 10 Pages
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