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The Courier Only $1.50 Per Year VOL. VII—No. 41 CONTRACT LET FOR FINE NEW BANK BUILDING National Bank Of Forest City To Build Modern Three- Story Structure. To Keep Pace With Increasing Business and Demands of Fast Growing City. The National Bank of Forest City let the contract a few days ago to The Southeastern Construction Co., of Charlotte, for the erection of a handsome new bank and office build ing. The heating contract was given to Charles Christian Co., Charlotte, and the plumbing contract to Davis & Weathers, Forest City, N. C. The National Bank's new Home will be erected on the corner of the Public Square and Cherry Mountain street, the best location to be found in this fast growing city. The build ing will have- a frontage of forty three feet on the Public Square and will extend one hundred and twenty five feet on Cherry Mountain street. Work will begin at once and be push ed to an early completion. This handsome new bank and of fice building is to be three stories wrth twenty-five offices and four store rooms and is to be equipped -with the vapor heating system and electric elevator. The building will he fire-proof throughout and, with all the latest conveniences, will be modern in every detail. The National Bank of Forest City .first opened its doors for business about eighteen months ago in a re modeled store room, the best quar ters to be had at that time. This bank from the beginning has made safe, sound principles its motto and is the only National Bank in Ruther ford County and is under the direct supervision of the United States Gov ernment. It being a National Bank, it is allowed to issue currency and it has put into circulation thousandte ;of dollars in new, crisp five, ten ■and twenty dollar bills throughout this section of the country. This bank is also a member of the Federal Reserve System. The National Bank's career has been marked from the beginning with success and prosperity and en joys the confidence of this entire section. It having steadily grown since the day it opened for busi ness, has felt the keen need of larg er and more commodious quarters which are well mapped out in the new building to be erected. Mr. J. D. Ledbetter, the president, and the bank directors are to be commended for their wisdom and progressive spirit in providing for the bank just such a modern home as the increas ing business demands. Mr. M. W. Harriss, the cashier, is a man of tireless energy and has the "pep" and personality which make for success. He is broad and liberal in his views. His business principles are safe and sound. He is a man of wide banking experience and business ability who is capable of giving good sound advice and is always glad to talk over with you any financial matters that you may have. He is ably assisted by Messrs. P. B. Price and J. E. Furr, two clever and accommodating young business men who know how to make you feel at home and treat you in just such a way that you will feel that The Na tional Bank is "your bank." The management of The National Bank has great faith in the future growth of this section and the hand some new building is to be erected in keeping with the steady growth of the bank,' Forest City and the surround ing country. NARROW ESCAPE FOR CHILD r Bettie Marie, two-year-old daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Dorton, cf Shelby, had a narrow escape from death Sunday when struck by an au tomobile in front of the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Biggerstaff. The child strayed from the pavement directly in front of a passing motorist. The car fender pushed the child from danger and she escaped with only a few slight bruises. Fortunately, the driver was going at alow speed. His name waa not ascertained. SOUTH CAROLINA BOY IS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT His Four Companions More Or Less Injured When Car Hits Telephone Pole. Accident Ocurred On Chim ney Rock Road, About Four Miles From Hendersonville. Greenwood, S. C., July 19. —Ed- gar Yelldell, 22, was killed, and his four companions, Earl Snead, Wal lace Garrett and Gus Bailey, all of Greenwood, and James Lawrence, York, were more or less seriously injured when the high-powered car in which they were riding was wrecked on the Chimney Rock road about four miles above Hen dersonville this morning at 6:30 o'clock. According to information received here, the car ran into a telephone pole, cut it in two about three feet above the ground and the suspend ed part swung back and struck young Yelldell who was sitting on the rear seat, killing him instantly. Young Garrett suffered a painful in jury on tlje head while the others were badly shaken up. The young men left Greenwood yesterday about midday with Earl Snead driving and went by way of York. They did not leave York un til 11 o'clock last night and are supposed to have driven all night, going by way of Charlotte and Ruth erfordton. The injured were taken to a Hen dersonville hospital soon after the accident. It is understood that all of them except young Garrett will return home tonight or tomorrow. Edgar Yelldell, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Yelldell, of this city. He completed his junior year at Furman university last ses sion and had planned to return in September. He was one of the star members of the Furman track team and as a high school pupil here was noted as a football player. He was esteemed very highly for his study character and studious habits. The body was brought to Green wood this afternoon. Funeral ar rangements have not been made. Young YelLdelFs grandfather, W. H. Yelldell, Sr., met a tragic death here on the night of December 28 last when he was run down and killed by an automobile as he was crossing the street to attend services at South Main sfreet Baptist church. PAINFUL ACCIDENT Mr. G. S. Allen, of the Forest City Electric Repair Co., happened to a painful accident last week and as a result almost lost the sight of his right eye. A piece of metal struck him in the eye while working on an electric motor. It is not yet known for certain, but there are hopes that his eyesight will not be permanently impaired. Mr. Allen is a hustling young man and a wide-awake member of a young firm that is fast building a strong business in our city. He is a war vet eran, having been in the front trenches in the terrific fighting with the Germans. LOCAL BOY SCOUTS TO PIEDMONT COUNCIL CAMP Nineteen Boy Scouts of Forest City troops one and two and five Scouts from Alexander troop, under the leadership of Prof. J. W. Eaks and Scoutmaster Lee, left Monday for a week's camping trip at the Pied mont Council Boy Scout camp at Try on. This camp is located on the shore of Lake Lanier and is under the di rection of Mr. R. M. Schiele, of Gas tonia, Scout Executive of the Pied mont Council. This camp is for all Boy Scouts in the territory of the Piedmont council, which is composed of the counties of Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland and Rutherford. The camping program is varied and has many features that will be of great benefit to the boys. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1925 Dayton, Tenn., July 21.—The s'-.ate of Tennessee against John Thomas Scopes, on trial for eight days in Rhea county court, tonight was the case of John Thomas Scopes against the state of Tennessee. Conviction of Scopes today on a charge of* Violating the Tennessee law against the teaching of theories of evolution in public schools paved the way for an appeal to the state su preme court. The scene of the "evolution test*' will be shifted' from Dayton to Rnox ville, where under the regular order of procedure the Tennessee court will hear cases from this circuit the first Monday in September. After both defense and state STANDARD STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR ELLENBORO Steps have been taken by the El lenboro public school committee to make the school a standard state high shcool by the opening of the fall term. All of the necessary re quirements for such have already been complied with and the members of next year's graduating class will be given diplomas that will admit them to college without further ex amination. High school students of the adjoin ing districts may attend the Ellen boro school, tuition will be free. The principal and high school teachers for the next year have been selected and the committee assures all that the school will have an able faculty. A standard high school at Ellen boro is in keeping with the progress of that thriving community. It will fill a long felt need, as there are no standard high schools near. PENALTY OF 20 PER CENT ON PRIVILEGES AFTER 31st R. B. Boger, deputy commissioner of revenue with headquarters at Mor ganton, asks The Courier to call at tention to the fact that a penalty of 20 per cent will be placed on all state privilege taxes after July 31st. The new revenue act passed by the last legislature places a $5 tax on all filling stations, $2.50 tax on dispens ers of soft drinks, $5 tax on those selling hot weiners and a $5 tax on automobiles outside of the mile limit. Inside the towns and within a mile of the town limits the tax is scheduled according to population. WOODLAND TO RE-OPEN Woodland* Swimming Pool, flooded and filled with mud during the heavy rain on July 6, has been thor oughly cleaned and new sand placed in the bottom. Mr. Webb thinks he will be open again on Friday. He has gone to considerable expense to prevent a repetition of the losses sus tained by the recent heavy rain. Mr. Webb is contemplating the erection of a dancing pavilion, along with other improvements at Wood land. The swimming pool has been a pop ular place and the announcement of the opening will be received with pleasure. In First Line Trenches at Dayton ——* Here are the headliners in Tennessee's court trial against the -.••r.iiing of the theory of evolution in public schools. Left to right:— V ni. J."Bryan for the State; Judge Ralston, presiding; and Clarence Harrow for the Defense. Insert is of John T. Scopes, the young Dayton teacher who is charged with teaching the theory. The oattle between Bryan and Darrow is of national interest and it s- a shirt sleeved affair as the picture shows. counsel had agreed this morning that the defendant should be convicted, the jury returned a verdict in less than 10 minutes. The minimum fine of SIOO was im- j posed by the court and bail was fixed at SSOO. The defendant made a surety bond for his appearance in Rhea county circuit court the first Monday in December, when the su preme court was expected to have passed upon the case. As soon as the verdict was return ed the defense moved for a new trial and when this was overruled Scopes' attorneys made the other customary legal motions to complete the record and send the case on its way to the supreme court. SOME FISHING YARNS Whether the hot weather affected the imagination of some of our fish ermen or not, is left to the decision of the reader, but we give the stories as related: Messrs. Wren Chambers, John Reid, G. M. Bennett and others went 'fishing at Shingle Hollow Thursday night. Wren says it was not a good night for fishing, but they did man age to land about 75 pounds, among the collection being a 7-pound eel. Here is story No. 2: Messrs. J. E. Furr, O. T. Price, Vance Price, Con rad Kennedy, Forrest Vassey and oth ers were fishing on the same night near Shiloh. The "bunch" report catching about 12 to 15 pounds of good fish and quantities of small ones. Yes, fishing was good Thursday night—or the fellows packed a good brand of "bait." BAPTIST ANNOUNCEMENTS First Baptist Church, William A. Ayers, pastor. Preaching by the pastor 11:00 a. m., and 8:00 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m., Cnas. Flack, superintendent. Senior B. Y. P. U., Tuesday night, 7:30 p. m. Mid-Week service Wednesday night, 8:00 o'clock. Public cordially invited. AUCTION LOT SALE AT CHIMNEY ROCK SATURDAY The McNeely Land Go., will hold a lot sale at Chimney Rock, Satur day, July 25, beginning at 10:30 a. m. The sale will include 400 beau tiful lots, for business or residential purposes. They are all finely locat ed in the superb Chimney Rock sec tion, opposite the rock, extending from the village to the head of Lake Lure. The sale offers wonderful oppor tunities. Lots can now be purchased at private sale if you do not care to wait for the auction sale. See display ad in this paper for further particulars. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Elliott, on Sunday* 19th, a fine boy. BELK MFG. CO. IS ORGANIZED AT ELLENBORO Spinning Mill Plant to Be Erected and in Operation Before First Of Year. Meeting Held, Officers Elected, Site Secured, Arrangements made Begin Work On Mill. Ellenboro's proposed new spinning mill is assured, following a meeting of stock subscribers with Messrs. W. H. Belk and J. M. Lumley, of Char lotte, at Ellenboro, last Saturday. At the organization meeting, Mr. J. M. Lumley was appointed chairman and Mr. J. A. Martin secretary. On motion it was agreed that the new mill be named the Belk Manu facturing Company. On motion and by a rising vote, the following were elected as officers of the company: W. H. Belk, Charlotte, president. E. A. Martin, Ellenboro, vice president. The stockholders then elected the following board of directors: W. H. Belk, E. A. Martin, C. M. Walker, Claude Duncan, Geo. Davis, Jr., J. S. Martin, J. A. Martin, M. L. Hamrick, Fred Harrill, W. A. Harrill, Geo. Jones, W. H. Payne, G. L. Jenkins. Following a meeting of the direc tors, J. M. Lumley was elected super intendent and manager and J. A. Martin secretary-treasurer. A glance over the list of directors will show that some of the best citi zens of that section are behind the new mill, while the long list of stock holders comprises men of means who are amply able to back the new insti tution to the limit. These public spirited citizens not only realize the importance of getting the new indus try for their section, but know that with the backing of the Belk inter ests, the project is an assured success from the very beginning. The organization is to be capital ized at SIOO,OOO. Nearly $65,000.00 has been subscribed in stock, while Mr. Belk is putting into the company machinery valued at over $20,000.00. More stock will be eagerly taken by the men of that section who realise the great possibilities of the mill and what it means to the town of Ellenboro and surrounding territory. Fifty-three acres of ground have been secured, close to the railroad, and preliminary surveys began last Wednesday. The work of erecting necessary buildings, a railroad siding and other work will be pushed rapid ly. Mr. Belk already has the ma chinery, which will be installed as soon as practicable. It is hoped to have the mill in operation before the first of the year. Mr. J. M. Lumley, superintendent and manager of the plant, is an ex perienced textile man, having been for a number of years connected with the Henrietta Mills and is well known to the citizens of this county. Mr. W. H. Belk, president of the company, is head of the great Belk interests in Charlotte. His connec tion with the new company spells success from the very beginning, as Mr. Belk's other plants will take the entire output of the spinning mill at Ellenboro, thus assuring disposal of every bit of the product of the new mill. Granting a successful operation of the plant, and there is no possible doubt of this, Mr. Belk has intimated that the Ellenboro plant may become eventually a million dollar proposi tion. Ellenboro is to be congratulated upon the acquisition of the new plant. Appreciating the importance of the new industry and what it would mean to the town and community, and realizing the importance of the back ing of the great Belk interests, citi zens of that section hastily subscribed for the stock to start the concern and stand ready to back it to the limit. Set a million dollar plant as your goal, gentleman, and let there be no let-up until you get it. And then watch Ellenboro grow. MILLINERY—See Mrs. A. C. Jones for the best in summer milli nery. 12 Pages 72 COLUMNS $1.50 Per Year In Advar.ca KIWANIS TEAMS PLAY BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON Rutherfordton and Forest City to Cross Bats On Local Grounds At 4 P. M. Kiwanis Club Making Efforts to Locate Contractors On Highway No. 20 Here. Weather permitting—and who's afraid of rain these dry days?—there will be one of the most interesting games of baseball on the school grounds this afternoon (Thursday) at 4 p. m., that has ever been witnessed in this city. When the Kiwanis clubs of Forest City and Rutherfordton hook up in a game of baseball, all the Ty Cobbs, Ruths and other luminaries of the big leagues will have to take a back seat. This game today is to be a real ball game. All the crack players of Rutherfordton are in line and 'rear ing to go, while the Forest City boys say they are ready for 'em. Some ball game, folks. Don't miss it. The proceeds are to go to the worthy cause of underprivileged chil dren. Ladies will be admitted free, while the men and boys are expected to produce a fifty cent piece at the gate. Dr. R. R. Howes is field captain of the local Kiwanians and is lining up a strong team. We are informed that "Fatty" Price is to lead the cohorts from Rutherfordton. * * * Quite a number of visitors graced the Kiwanis meeting Monday evening. A committee was appointed, com posed of Messrs. J. M. Edwards, "Doc" Hall and A. R. Beam, to look after the matter of getting the con tractors on highway No. 20 to locate their headquarters in Forest City. The fun of the evening came with the farce trial of a prominent mem ber on the grave charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was ably defended by "Weinie" Brown, while John Dalton made a hit as prosecu tor. "Judge" T. G. Stone presided. The defendant was acquitted, after having almost turned the tables on the star witnesses. GETTING INTO NEW HOMES Several moves have been made re cently by residents of the city. The family of Mr. J. A. Wilkie moved to Charlotte last week. Mr. Wilkie will continue to have his head quarters here. Mr. R. W. Minish moved into the home he recently purchased from Mr. A. D. Mills. Mr. J. W. Webb, new city manager, has rented the Burkholder residence on King street and will move into it within a few days. Mr. G. C. King has moved into the Wilkie residence on Caroleen road. Mr. C. E. Alcock moved into the Covington home on W. Main street, which he recently purchased through the Cyclone Auction Co. A CALL TO PRAYER All who believe in prayer are in vited to come to the prayer service at the First Baptist church Wednes day night, July 22, that they may pray for rain. The Bible gives in stances of prayer being offered for rain and the prayer was answered. God is just as able and willing to an swer prayer now as ever in the past. The people are asked to give evi dence of their faith in God and in prayer by attending this service in the true spirit of prayer. GOING TO SHELBY Mr. M. E. White, member of the firm of White Bros., Forest City, has rented a building at Shelby and will open a branch paint store there t'ni3 week-end. White Bros, are building a fine business in their handsome new quar ters on Cherry Mt. street. The Shelby plant will make a specialty of auto mobile painting, along with the hand ling of a complete line of paints and contract work.