RUTHERFORD
COUNTY'S
BIGGEST AND
BEST
NEWSPAPER
VOL. VII—No. 27
COUNTY CLUB TO
MEET AT CLIFFSIDE
Good Program For Tuesday,
April 21—Large Crowd
Expected.
The regular monthly meeting of
the County Club will be held at the
Haynes Memorial Building, Cliffside,
on • Tuesday, April 21. at 10:00
o'clock.
The mere mention that the club
will meet at Cliffside insures a good
attendance. Every member and many
visitors well remembers the splendid
,'i cordial entertainment always
furnished at the metings held at this
place. A good program is an added
attraction.
Rev. J. E. Abernethv, pastor of
the Trinity Methodist church, Char
lotte, and well known in this county,
will be the principal speaker at the
April meeting of the club.
Rev. Abernethy spoke at the Older
Boys' Conference recently and stir
red a large audience with oratory and
eloquence. The program committee
feels most fortunate in securing Rev.
Abernethy to make the principal ad
dress.
The Cliffside school will probably
give a short miscellaneous program.
There will be music by the orchestra.
Every member attend and take some
one with you.
POULTRY CAR COMING
The Southern Produce and Com
mission Company of Hamlet, an
nounces that they will have another
poultry car in this county soon. A
car will be placed at Rutherfordton
Tuesday afternoon, April 21st and
will remain there until Wednesday
noon, for the purpose of buying
poultry. The prices paid at the car
will be slightly higher than can be
obtained elsewhere. The car will be
at Ellenboro Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday, April 22 and 23, and
at Shelby the 24th.
SPINDALE CITIZENS
HOLD MASS MEETING
A mass meeting was held Tuesday
evening in the Spindale school audi
torium to select candidates for mayor
and board of commissioners. Mr.
G. B. Howard was selected as chair
man of the meeting and W. R. Wells
secretary. The meeting was called
to order, and on nomination for
mayor, Mr. S. E. Elmore was put on
the ticket for re-election. Nomina
tions for board of commissioners
were: Messrs. M. D. Haney, W. L.
Robbins, G. B. Howard, C. B. Cul
breth and S. K. Yelton. Mr. S. E.
Elmore has served efficiently in the
capacity of mayor since the incorpor
ation of the town two years ago, and
is fitting that he should be elected to
succeed himself. The municipal af- |
fairs have been ably attended to by
a board of commissioners, appointed
at the same time Mr. Elmore came
in as mayor, composed of Messrs. J.
O. Williams, G. B. Howard, M. D.
Haney, J. Y. Yelton and P. H. Grose.
DALTON BROS. TO HAVE
FORMAL OPENING SOON
Bros, announce that just
as as they get every thing in
readiness, they are to have a formal
\ opening in their new double store
room. While the goods are now on j
display in the new room, workmen
are busily engaged in working out
plans for complete equipment of
the new quarters, and when this
t work has been completed Dalton
$ Bros, will have their formal opening,
f jThe storerooms have been crowded
;| &h friends who have showered the
P qssrs. Dalton with congratulation
!u£on their expansion into lax-ger and
better quarters. When plans are
j completed!, Dalton Bros, will have a
f store that will be a credit to the
Fcity and a monument to the ability
and popularity of the proprietors.
| Their formal opening is anticipated
with pleasure on all sides, and will
be thronged with people on this oc
casion.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh R.
Wall, on April 9th, a fine boy—
Theodore Raleigh. /
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rob-
Wfts, on April Bth, a fine boy.
FOREST CITY COURIER
CONTRACT FOR HARD
SURFACING TO BE LET
On his return from Raleigh, 0. Max
Gardner says he was promised by
State Highway Commissioner Page
that the contract for hard surfacing
Highway No. 20 from Shelby to the
Rutherford county line would be let
the latter part of this year and that
funds will be provided for this exten
i
| sion to make sure it will be built un
| der the last appropriation by the Gen
j eral assembly. Recently the contract
i for the grading was let to Geer and
i Wilson of Rutherfordton raid they are
| placing machinery along the route
i ready to start the work . It is thought
| that it will take until fall to do the
i grading and Commissioner Page says
i as soon thereafter as possible the con
■ ract for hard surfacing will be let.
! PROVIDENCE MEWS
i
Forest City, R-2, April 15. —The
i young people of this community met
at Providence church Sunday night,
April 12th and with the assistance of
Rev. J. C. Gentry organized an Ep
worth League. The following of
ficers were elected: President, Miss
Ida Smith; vice president, Hobart
McDaniel; secretary, Miss Mary
Frances Smith; treasurer, Mr. James
Butler; organist, Miss Mildred Wood.
Misses Ila Phillips and Lillian Dan
iel spent the week-end at Spindale.
Mrs. Maggie Lee Christy and chil
dren, Sam, Dan and Eloise, Mrs. Eva
Wilson and daughter, Melba, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon
Clayton.
Misses Lula and Louise Smith, of
Kannapolis, N. C., spent the week
end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Smith. They were accompanied
home by Mr. Norris Helms.
Miss Ethel Phillips accompanied
by her father, Mr. J. W. Phillips,
and brother, Mr. H. H. Phillips went
to Shelby Saturday to have her eyes
examined.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hopper and
children, Frances and Jack, spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Hopper's
parents Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hopper and
family, of Sulphur Springs, visited
Mr. Hopper's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Hopper Sunday afternoon.
HOPEWELINEWS
Ellenboro, R-l, April 14. —The far
mers throughout this section are
about through planting corn.
Those visiting at the home of Mr.
J. T. Robbins Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Ramsay and children and
Mr. and) Mrs. Mart Ramsey and
family all of Mooresboro.
There will be preaching at Hope
well Methodist church Sunday.
Misses Myrtice Doty and Estelle
Spratt spent Sunday with Alma Rob
bins.
Mr. Pratt Biggerstaff and family
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. J. Hill Bailey.
There will be an entertainment
given at Robbins school house April
23. Every body is invited to at
tend.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Robbins and
children spent the week-end at the
home of the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Robbins.
Miss Madge Robbins spent Satur
day night with Miss Alma Robbins.
WASHBURN SCHOOL CLOSES
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Bostic. R-l, April 14.—Washburn
school closes Tuesday, April 14th,
with the following program:
Wednesday night, April 15th, a
play, "Peter Rabbit," primary grade.
Little boys and girls contest.
Thursday at 8 :00 p. m., there will
be an Indian play given by Junior
grades.
Thursday—Negro Minstrel by
grammar grade. ,
Friday morning, at 10:00 o'clock,
older boys' and girls' contest.
12:00 o'clock —Dinner.
2:00 o'clock—Address by Mr. By
num Weathers, of Shelby.
Friday night at 8:00 o'clock, play,
"Home Ties."
Cast of characters:
Martin Winn —Forest Hastings.
' Leonard Everett —Howard Carlisle.
Harold Vincent—Rex Weast.
Josiah Fizzard —Charles Walker.
Ruth Winn—Vermelle Weast.
Alma Wayne— Mary Lovelace.
Aunt Melissa—Valoree Philbeck.
Mrs. Poplin—Mary Harrill.
Lindsay Jane—Nora Harrill.
Admission 25c. Everybody invited
to come.
PUBLISH ED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1925
CRIMINAL COURT
CONVENES MAY 11
Judge Oglesby To Preside; Se
lections For Jury
Service.
Rutherfordton, April 15.—Crim
inal court will convene here, Mon
day, May 11th. It is likely that Judge
Oglesby will hold this court. He
was recently appointed to the bench
by Governor McLean to succeed the
late Judge Long.
Jurors—First Week.
C. D. Miller, E. C. Henson, W. P.
Henson,- J. C. Ross, L. M. Hawkins,
J. M. Flack, Jr., G. F. Phillips, John
L. Taylor, E. L. Hampton, C. M.
Walker, M. M. Hall, C. H. Jenkins,
A. S. Harrill, J. B. Flynn, C. C.
Moore, E. ?-T. Roach, P. G. Padgett,
J. L. McClure, D. H. Long, Avery L.
Henson, H. L. Davis, F. I. Nanney,
Vance Price, Theron Ledbetter, T.
L. Mcßrayer, E. L. Parton, J. D.
Logan, R. M. Harris, J. H. Carpen
ter, Edgar Lewis, Grady Withrow,
Joe P. Hardin, U. S. Keeter, Z. B.
Hawkins, Geo. H. Padgett, John L.
Grayson.
Jurors—Second Week
C. B. Gurley, C. W. Blankenship,
E. O. Thomas, G. L. Logan, C. N.
Justice, G. C. McDaniel, J. G. Baber,
F. I. Barber, Joe. B. Freeman, Chas.
H. Haynes, J. B. Meares, Carl Horn,
J. C. Erwin, A. T. McMahan, B. F.
Ledbetter, J. D. Smith, H. M. Guffey,
Z. V. Taylor.
Held To Superior Court
Two white men were before the
Recorder last week for entering the
dwelling house of Mrs. L. E. Powers
during the absence of the family on
Tuesday night of last week. A num
ber of articles of clothing were found'
in their possession at Gaffney, S. C.,
which were identified as belonging to
Mrs. Powers. The defendants claim
ed they only watched while another
man went in the house. They were
bound over to the Superior court.
M rs. Eveiiiui Rucker Dead.
Mrs. Eveline Tabor Rucker, 86,
of Rutherford County, mother of
A. P. Rucker, of the Lewis-Rucker
Lumber Company, of Charlotte, died
Friday at her home near Ruther
fordton. Mrs. Rucker has been in
feeble health for years and has been
critically ill two weeks.
Mrs. Rucker is survived by seven
children, all of whom live in Ruth
erford County except Mr. Rucker
of Charlotte. A number of grand
children and great grandchildren
also survive. She was the widow
of Captain William H. Rucker, a
veteran of the Civil War and for
many years one of the leading citi
zens of Rutherford County.
Mrs. Rucker passed away at the
Rucker homstead in Rutherford
County, seven miles from Ruther
fordton, where she has lived since
her marriage 70 years ago. She
was the last surviving member of
the Tabor family.
INSURANCE AGENCY
REORGANIZES
The J. A. Wilkie Insurance Agency
has been succeeded by the Home
Insurance & Realty Company, the
change now being in effect. Officers
of the new company are J. A. Wilkie,
president; H. F. Little, vice presi
dent; and G. B, Harrill, secy.-Treas.
Directors of the new company are
J. A. Wilkie, H. F. Little, J. H.
Thomas, K. S. Tanner, B. B. Dog
gett, J. R. Moore, B. H. Long and
G. B. Harrill.
It will be seen from above list
that the company is composed of
some of the county's foremost busi
ness men and financiers and should
meet with instant success. The ex
pansion of the Wilkie Agency was
brought about by increasing business
to the organization.
The new company will have head
quarters with the new Industrial
Loan and Investment Bank when it
is opened in the Hemphill building.
Mr. J. A. Wilkie will have active
management of the new company,
ably assisted by Mr. G. B. Harrill.
Both are experienced insurance men
and should build a great business un
der the new organization.
P.-T. A. MEETING
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet in the school building, Mon
day, April 20th, at 3:30 p. m. All
members please be present and ail
who are not members will ho rVd 1 ;-
; we.corned.
SOUTHERN VENEER
PLANT BURNED
j Works Are a Complete Loss;
Some Insurance Was
Carried.
The Southern Veneer Works, locat
ed at the Seaboard depot, Ruther
fordton, was destroyed by fire Tues
day afternoon about 1:30. The en
tire plant was burned, with the ex
ception of the boiler. There were
several hundred blocks nearby, ready
j to be split, that were also burned.
A few on the outer edge of the plant
were rolled away to safety. It is said
: that about $1,700 of finished product,
ready to be shipped, was also de
stroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
It was first discovered shortly aft
ernoon, but owing to the high wind
and the light material from which the
buildings were constructed, nothing
could be done to stop the flames.
It is understood that about $3,-
000 insurance was carried on the
plant.
WOMEN'S CLUB
The music club will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. 11. Thomas on Friday
afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. Mrs.
Thomas and Miss Juanita Minish be
ing joint hostesses at this time. All
members are asked to notify the hos
tess each time if they are unable to
attend the meeting. If any member
knows that she cannot be present on
Friday afternoon please notify Mrs.
Thomas not later than Thursday eve
ning.
DEDICATION SERVICES
A large crowd was present at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday af
ternoon to hear the dedication ser
mon of Dr. J. H. Henderlite. Choirs
from the sister churches assisted in
the music, while a feature was the
solo by Miss Nell Padgett.
Services are being conducted each
night this week by Rev. J. R. Gillis
pie, of Gastonia.
EASTER PROGRAM AT
CLIFFSIDE M. E. CHURCH
An interesting Easter program was
given by the Cliffside Methodist Sun
day school last Sunday morning. The
school was opened by the usual open
ing exercises. The Easter program
consisted of special music and a num
ber of recitations by the pupils, and
was enjoyed by the largest crowd
that has attended Sundlay school
since the first of the year. The pro
gram follows:
Awakening Chorus —By Choir.
Scripture Reading—Kenneth Mc-
Mahon.
Recitation —Margaret Turner.
Vocal Solo —Catherine Turner.
Anthem —"Listen to the Lilies."
Recitation—Lionel Fisher.
Song—By Choir.
Recitation —Dorothy Rudisill.
Scripture Reading—By Superin
tendent.
Prayer—Rev. M. W. Heckard.
After the class period the entire
Sunday school re-assembled in the
church auditorium for the infants'
service, in which children took part.
An interesting feature of the service
was when the Cradle roll superin
tendent, Mrs. Jay Cole, made pic
tures of twenty-five or more babies,
who are enrolled in the Cradle Roll
department. This was very interest
ing ancj novel in that this has never
been done here before. Every moth
er will be presented with a picture
of her baby, and a picture of each of
them will be attached to the mem
bership card of the Cradle Roll ros
ter.
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FLORENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
j MEETING COMES TO CLOSE
i Services at the Florence Baptist
j church, conducted by Capt. J. L.
J Hancocck, the railway evangelist,
j came to a close Wednesday night |
lof this week. The meetings began j
! April 5 and have been well attended ;
: throughout.
At a special men's meeting Sun
| day afternoon, Capt. Hancock was
|at his best. About 300 men pledged j
! to lead a better life at the close of '
i
| the services. A feature was a solo !
i by Prof. J. C. Jordan, of Boiling
| Springs.
The many friends here of Capt.
Hancock were grieved to learn that ;
I the evangelist suffered a heavy loss
i in a Blacksburg bank failure last'
■ Monday.
I FERRY NEWS
| The Ferry School will close April I
22. The entertainment will be given
Wednesday night at 7:00 o'clock.
My Country 'Tis Of Thee School
Welcome Primary
Recitation—The Goblins Will Get
You Currie Kimbrell
Mr. Dickson's
Kitchen 6th and 7th Grades
This Is the Way We Run and
Play Primary
Boys On Closing Day Primary
Mother Nature sth Grade
Bare Foot Boy Jessie Scruggs
The Closing Day Of
School Primary
Between Two Lives—6th and 7th
grades, Miss Byrd and Mrs. Bea
son.
Recitation—My Pa_. Yuncie Scruggs
Tableau—Rock Of Ages—Vernice
Dobbins and Emily Putnam.
Playing School sth Grade
Tableau—Abide With Me—Vernice
Dobbins.
Flower Drill sth Grade
Play—"The House Keeper Primary
Tableau—"Dixie Land"—sth, 6th
and 7th grades.
The following visited Mr. Robert
Beason Sunday: Mr. Jim Beason's
family, of Rutherfordton; Mr. J. D.
Whiteside and family of Rutherford
ton.
Miss Byrd was in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Rorie Scruggs Sunday, also
Rev. Jenkins took dinner.
The following went on a kodaking
trip Sunday evening: Misses Byrd,
Irene and Elorie Scruggs, Guy
Scruggs, Mr. Percian, of Michigan.
AVONDALENEWS
Avondale, April 13.—The primary
commencement exercises will be
given at the town hall Thursday
night, April 16, at 7:45 o'clock. The
following program will be given:
Welcome Song—
Reading Louise Honeycutt
Mother Goose
Play Ist and 2nd grades
Reading Francis Cantrell
Duet Irene Silver and Roy Grant
Operetta—"The Flower Nymphs
Surprise" —. Third Grade
Closing Song—
The Senior Philathea class of the
Baptist church celebrated their sec
ond birthday Saturday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Wom
ack with a child's party. About
twenty members came dressed as
small children. Ice cream, cake and
suckers were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jenkins left
this morning for St. Petersburg,
Florida, for a few days.
Miss Elliott, from Charlotte, spent
the week-end at the home of Mr. and!
Mrs. Z. O. Jenkins.
Misses Francis and Margaret Hay
nes, who are students at Salem Col
lege, are at home for the Easter holi
days.
Miss Sadie Jenkins, who is a stu
dent at Greensboro College, spent the
Easter holidays with her parents.
Mr. John Jenkins has purchased a
new Ford roadster.
Miss Annie Fay Hunt, of Marion,
is the guest of Miss Lucille Frye.
FREE PICTURE SHOW
AT CAROLEEN HALL
Dairymen and others should see
the free three-reel picture show at
Caroleen Hall, Tuesday night, April
21, at 8:00 p. m. The picture is in
tensely interesting, instructive and
practical. This free picture is given
Sv Henrietta Mills. Store. ?~e their
i ].i .' Up .per. '
$1.50 Per Year In Advance
BOW SPRINGS
I CLOSES APRIL 19
| Commencement Exercises Last
| Four Days; Avers To
Deliver Annual Sermon.
Boiling Springs high school com
| mencement exercises wiil continue
I four days, beginning April 19th with
j the annual sermon by Rev. W. A.
1 Ayers, D. D., of Forest City. Hand
somely engraved invitations are being
issued for the commencement exer
cises which will be held in the Me
morial building with exercises morn
i ing, afternoon and night after the
sermon on Sunday by Dr. Ayers.
Supt. T. W. Andrews of High Foint
delivers the annual literary address
j on Wednesday morning, April 22nd.
The following is a condensed pro
gram for the closing exercises:
Sunday, April 19lh
11 a. m.—Annual sermon by Dr.
W. A. Ayers, Forest City.
Monday, April 20th.
10 a. m.—Declaimer's Contest.
11 a. m.—Art Exhibit.
2:30 p. m.—Reader's Contest.
8 p. m.—Alumni Meeting.
Tuesday, April 21st.
10 a. m.—Class Day Exercises.
2 p. m.—Orator's Contest.
8 p. m.—Concert by Glee Club.
Wednesday, April 22nd.
11a. m.—Literary Address—Supt.
T. Wingate Andrews, High Point.
2 p. m.—Graduating exercises.
8 p. m.—Play by Literary Socie
ties entitled "Country Cousin."
MOORESBORO WOMAN
VICTIM OF ASSAULT
According to reports reaching
officers here a middle-age woman
of a well-known Mooresboro fam
ily was criminally assulted about 8
o'clock Sunday night, there being
no trace as to the identity of her
assailant, says the Shelby Star.
Reports have it that the woman,
who has been married, was attack
ed while on the way from her home
to a near-by outbuilding, the attack
occuring near the garden. Her state
ment, it is said, is that she was grab
bed suddenly, and criminally assult
ed without being able to learn the
identity of the man, not being able
to determine whether he was a white
or black. Such being the case, offi
cers are at loss as how to locate her
assailant.
j ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER
INSTALLS OFFICERS
At a meeting of Royal Arch Chap
ter, No. 79, Thursday evening, April
9, officers were installed for the en
suing year as follows:
Thos. G. Stone, High Priest.
Chas. S. McCall, King.
Chas. Gibson, Scribe.
John S. Wood, Secretary.
J. M. Edwards, Principal Sojourn
er.
J. E. McFarland, Capt. of Host.
R. E. Biggerstaff, Treasurer.
C. M. Whisnant, R. A. Captain.
F. I. Barber, First Veil.
C. E. Alcock, Second Veil.
J. A. Wilkie, Third Veil.
After the installation ceremonies,
a number of speeches were made by
the new officers. All were united in
the spirit of optimism which augurs
well for the lodge in the approaching
year. Renewed loyalty and a revived
working spirit should spell much for
the organization during the year, re
sulting in better work and an in
creased membership.
CONDUCTOR-EVANGELIST
(From Charlotte Observer)
A "revival meeting" is going on at
Forest City. It is at the Baptist
j church and the evangelist, who is a
conductor for the Southern Railway
Company, is being assisted by the
local pastor. The Courier, published
in Forest City, gives a two-column
cut of the conductor-evangelist on its
front page, showing him in cap and
uniform, just as he goes through the
train punching tickets. His name is
Capt. J. L. Hancock, and he lives at
Blacksburg. It appears that the cap
tain is given to religious service and
while not an ordained minister, feels
the call at different times to do
evangelistic work. It is the custom of
the Southern to "let him off", during
these periods of spiritual endeaver,
because it has come to the notice of
th~ ccinmy that its evangelistic con
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