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The Courier Only $1.50 Per Year VOL. VII—No. 45 GRAMMAR GRADE SCHOOLS OPEN AUGUST 31; HIGH SCHOOL BEGINS TWO WEEKS LATER High School Delayed So As To Begin Work In New Hifsh School Building. forest City Honored By Having First County High School to Be Accredited By Southern Association Of Colleges and High Schools. AN ABLE FACULTY UNDER LEADERSHIP OF PROF. EAKS * The grammar grade schools of Cool Springs Township will open Aug. 31st. The School will begin two weeks later. Since Cool Springs has a mixed urban and rural population it was thought best to begin the schools as early as possible this year. The high school will be delayed two weeks in order to begin work in the new high school building. First class work could not be accomplished with the high school operating in the gram- mar grade building, since the enroll ment would be greater than the building could accommodate. The High School will offer two courses: The academic will admit graduates to full standing in any of the colleges or universities in the South; the vocational course will en able pupils to prepare themselves for some special work. Work in Home Economics, typewriting, bookkeeping, shoi't hand, agriculture, expression and public school music will be -adfl ed to the high school curriculum this session. The pupils of Cool Springs district will have all the advantages of a city high school. Forest City has the honor of hav ing the first high school in the county to be accredited by the Southern As sociation of Colleges and High Schools. It is an honor to be recog nized by the highest authorities in the south and to gain admittance in to this select group of high schools. The standards of the Southern Asso ciation have been carefully observed £nd all prerequisites have been met for membership for the coming ses sion. In order to build any great struc ture it must have a solid foundation. This principle has been kept in mind during the reorganization of the grammar grade schools of the town ship. It is the plan of the superin tendent to see that uniformity of work is accomplished in all the schools. It is his opinion that the instruction in the lower grades is as important as the high school or more so. For this reason three of the grammar schools have standard .col lege graduates with experience as principals. Also the grammar schools have a number of Winthrop College, Asheville Normal and other college graduates. The foundation is being laid for one of the best systems of schools in North Carolina. r Since Forest City has the double promotion system, beginners who are f not six years old September Ist will ' not be admitted until the second se mester. Pupils who enter school be fore they are six years old usually repeat one or more grades before they complete the seventh grade. This fact was revealed by a careful utudy of the Forest City school sys tem last year. High School Faculty E. G. Lee, principal; A. 8., Wake Forest College, 1923; assistant prin cipal, Greensboro City Schools 1923- 24; science and athletics, Forest City High School 1924-25. Sara Bailey, mathematics; A. 8., Winthrop College; graduate work University of Virginia, 1923; teach ing experience. Lillie Maude Bell, home economics; B. S., Alabama Woman's College; graduate work Peabody College, * 1925; teaching experience. Princa Gaines, English and Latin; A. 8., Georgetown University, Ken tucky; graduate work University of New Mexico; teaching experience. Alice Harrold, history; A. 8., North Carolina College for Women; teaching experience. Gladys Harrison, English; A. 8., Mississippi College for Women; teach ing experience. Ruth McGiffert, commercial; Com mercial Certificate, Alabama Wom an's College; teaching experience. Juanita Minish, French and Dean FOREST CITY COURIER of Girls; A. 8., Transylvania Col lege, Kentucky; graduate work. Clara Reid, expression; graduate Queens College; teaching experience and entertainment "work. Furman Roberts, history and ath letics: A. B. Woffortf College; mem ber baseball team four years, star half back on football team three years; member of Spartanburg Base ball club. D. M. Sutton, agriculture; B. S., N." C. State; number years teaching experience in best Farm Life schools in the state. Mrs. O. C. Turner, mathematics and science; A. 8., Limestone Col lege; teaching experience. Mary Wilder, public school music and orchestra; B. M., Louisville Con servatory of Music; student of Dr. Gebhardt of Peabody College; teach ing experience. Kathryn H. Goggans, piano and pipe organ; iB. M. Limestone College; graduate work Boston Conservatory of Music; Paris Conservatory of Music. Forest City Graded School Faculty A. C. Finch, principal and 7th grade English; A. B. Wofford; grad uate work Columbia University; as sistant head master Wofford Fitting School; Forest' City High School in structor. Ottilie Long, 1-B grad'e; primary € certificate. Clara Harrill, 1-A grade; elemen tary B certificate. Mattie Hyder, 2-B grade; elemen tary A Mxs. J. "V. Ware, 2-B grade; ele mentary A certificate. Mary Garrison, 2-A primary B cer tificate. Kate Long, 3-B grade; primary B certificate. Mrs. Burl Moore, 3-B grade; grammar G B certificate. Luna Taylor, 3-A grade; H. S. A certificate. Mrs. "Will Griffin, 4-B; G. Gr. B certificate. Mrs. Carl Huntley, 4-B; primary A certificate. S- Jane Smyex*, 5-B grade; Gr. G. B certificate. Mrs. Ruth Morris, 5-B grade; Gr. G. B certificate. Mrs. Minnie C. Flack, 6-B grade; Gr. G. B certificate. Mrs. Walsh Moore, 6-B grade; Gr. G. special. Mrs. Mae Wilkins, 7-B grade; Gr, G. C certificate. Augusta Alexander, 7-B grade; Gr. G. A certificate. Alexander Grammar Grade School Faculty. B. B. Hester, principal and 7th grade teacher; A. B. Furman Uni versity; number years experience principal of Woodland (Consolidated school 1924-25. Eugenia Champkm, 1-B grade; elementary B certificate. Ola Wilkins, 2nd grade; elemen tary B certificate. Lissie Hamrick, 3rd grade; ele mentary B certificate. Mrs. William Harris, 4th grade; grammar grade C certificate. Nola Patrick, sth and 6th grades; elementary A certificate. Bostic Graded School M. J. Hester, principal, 7th and Bth grades; A. B. Furman University; experience Greenville Academy. Mrs. Violet Likens, Ist grade; ele mentary B certificate. Irma Bridges, 3rd and 4th grades; elementary A certificate. Velma Bridges, sth and 6th grades; grammar grade B certificate. Mt. Pleasant Graded School W. L. Brown, principal 6th and 7th grades; teacher at Boiling Springs for a number years; principal of oth er high schools; elementary B certif icate. May Young, first grade; elemen tary B certificate. Dorothy McDaniel, 2nd and 3rd PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1925 TRAINING SCHOOL OPENS AUG. 23 Sunday School Leaders to Meet At School Building In This City For Five Day Session. A great deal of interest is reported following the announcement that the Rutherford county standard training school for Sunday school leaders will be held at the Forest City school building August 23 to 28. A school was conducted along similar lines one year ago and was considered unusu ally successful. Practically all the Sunday school workers who enrolled last year are expected again this year, besides a number of new workers. J. C. Cowan, Jr., of Rutherford ton, president of the board of man agers, stated that the pastors and Sunday school superintendents of the Methodist churches of the entire county are actively pushing plans for having a delegation from every school. Mr. Cowan has been called to Cuba on business and will not re turn in time to attend the training school sessions. Before leaving he made the following statement: "The motto of the training school is "A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins." The fine beginning the Methodists made last year with their county-wide standard training school for Sunday school leaders only em phasizes the importance of this work. I confidently believe the school to be held in Forest City next week will be even better than that of last summer. The hearty co-oper ation of 'every church and Sunday school is solicited to that end." Mr. Cowan stated that all who expect to attend should secure the text-book, if possible, in advance and read it through before the opening of the ! school. Books can be obtained from Mrs. G. C. McDaniel at Forest City. The opening session will be held I Sunday afternoon, August 23 at 3 [o'clock. This will include a worship [period, opening remarks, report of enrollment by schools, and organiza tion of Beginning Monday, all sessions will be held at night from 7v30 to 9:30 o'clock per the follow ing schedule: 7:30 to 8:20, first class period; 8:22 to 8:38, worship period; 8:40 to 9:30, second class pe riod. The following courses are offered: The ehurch and its work, Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick; Pupil Study, Mr. O. V. iWoosley; Junior lesson materials and 'teaching, Miss Virginia Jenkins; Pri i mary lesson materials and teaching, 'Mrs. W. B. Ferguson; beginner organ • ization and administration, Mrs. O. V. ! Woosley. The school is under the direction of the following officers: Board of man agers, J. C. Cowan, Jr., F. C. Kinzie, C. F. Cline, C. A. Erwin, J. R. Frye, L. M. Summey, C. C. Moore, Roy Hambrick, D. C. Colvin, M. B. Ma haffee, G. B. Howard; enrollment, J. M. Edwards; finance, G. B. Howard, C. A. Erwin, Frank Dorsey; enter tainment, C. C. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Hanes, Mrs. W. B. Mahaffee, Miss Sarah Cowan, W. A. Johnson; pub licity, O. L. Simpson; text books, Mrs. G. C. McDariiel. HENRIETTA MILLS STORES WIN TWO GAMES Henrietta, Aug. 13.—Beam out pitched E. Harrill for Cliffside Stores Thursday afternoon, and Henrietta Stores easily won from Cliffside 9 to 3. Clark Harrill featured the game for Henrietta with a running catch that savored of big league stuff. R. H. E. Henrietta Store s 9 9 2 Cliffside 3 3 2 Henrietta Stores got onto Earl Harrill's slants again Monday aft ernoon for a 6 to 4 win. Red Walker the "hot dog" kid, pitched a good game for Henrietta. Old Dr. Scruggs smiled like a two-year-old when he finally hit one. R. H. E. Henrietta Stores 6 11 4 Cliffside Stores 4 6 4 grades; elementary B certificate. Glenn Harris, 4th and sth grades; elementary B certificate. Pleasant Grove Grade School Emma Goforth, principal; special grammar G certificate. Enza Smart; special elementary certificate. J. W. Eaks, superintendent; sup erintendent's A grade certificate. ALEXANDER NEWS Alexander, Aug. 18. —We are glad to have Rev. J. O. Ervin in the meet ting at the Methodist church this week. He is doing some able preach ing. Mrs. Hattie Pruett and little daughter, Ruth, of Raleigh, are visit ing relatives here this week. Miss Eugenia Champion has re turned from Cullowhee where she at tended summer school. Little Lee Newton underwent an operation at the Rutherford hospital Monday. He is getting on very well at this writing. We hope he will soon be back home again. Mr. Joe Harrill, of Forest City, has moved into the store recently vacat ed by Mr. Jack Robbins. We are glad to have Mr. Harrill in our vil lage. Mr. W. B. Kilpatrick and son, Er nest ,of Arcadia, S. C., spent the week-end here visiting his sisters, Mesdames A. G. Lancaster and W. D. Bates. Miss Gazzie Wright, of this place, spent the week-end in Ellenboro, vis iting friends and relatives. Miss Jennie Philbeck, of Forest City, spent the week-end with Miss Priscilla Digh. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hamrick, of Spindale, spent the week-end here at the home of Mrs. Hamrick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoyle. HORN'S SALE A SUCCESS Mr. B. C. Horn informed The Courier yesterday that the big "Wild cat" sale of the Horn Cash Store has been a pronounced success, saying that the cash sales Saturday were the largest in the history of the store. Several factors contribute to this success. In the first place, the Horn store did not stint their advertising, having carried two large ads in last week's Courier, besides distributing a double set of circulars. They have a large line of goods, are making real sale prices and have the con fidence of the public. The sale con tinues through Monday, August 24. RUTHERFORDTON SOCIAL NEWS Rutherfordton, Aug. 18. —Miss Bertha Mcßorie, whose marriage to Mr. John W. Dalton, of Forest City, will occur next month, was the hon oree at a lovely party Saturday aft ernoon given by Misses Julia and Lois Justice. The party was in the nature of a miscellaneous sfaower. Two interesting contests were en joyed 'm "Which Miss Beatrice Levi and Mrs. G. W. Dobbins were the winners. The door of the Irving room was then thrown open and the post man called: "Special Delivery Pack age for Miss Mcßorie." The huge paekage, when opened was found to contain mamy pretty and useful gifts for the bride-elect. The hostesses then, assisted by Mrs. I Stover P. Dunagan, served a delect | able salad oourse to the following quests: Misses Mildred Taylor, Eliz abeth Tanner, Beatrice Levi, Bertha Mcßorie, Fannie Dickerson, Martha McClain, Effie Dalton, Theresa Tay lor, Florence Edwards, Doris Bell, Mesdames G. W. Dobbins, G. B. Yel ton and Collett Miller. Miss Mcßorie was again henoree at a party Tuesday morning when Miss Florence Edwards and Mrs. B. B. Higgins, of Shelby, delightfully entertained at the home of the for mer. The morning was spent in play ing progressive rook, after which the guests were served an elaborate salad course, consisting of frozen blocked salad, sandwiches, pickles and iced tea. An enormous wash tub was then brought in and placed at the bride-elect's side, full of packages containing many useful things for the kitchen. Among those who enjoyed the charming hospitality of Miss Edwards and Mrs. Higgins were Misses Lois Justice, Mildred Taylor, Martha Mc- Clain, Effie Dalton, Sara Goforth, Pantha Houser, Theresa Taylor, Ruth Edwards, Elizabeth Tanner, Mes dames W. O. Geer, Collett Miller, C. C. Houser, John Miller, Spurgeon Yelton, Iva Lovelace, R. L. Airial and Arthur Harrill. Mrs. Airial, a newcomer to the city, was presented, first before depart ing, a linen guest towel. Misses Mildred Taylor and Martha McClain will entertain jointly Wed nesday afternoon at the home of the former, in honor of Miss Mcßorie. KIWANIS CLUB NOTES Remember the baseball game at Spindale Thursday at 4:00 p. m. At Monday night's meeting the sec retary was instructed to write several clubs, asking for their attitude in re gard to the Southern taking off one train, Rock Hill to Marion. A committee was named to write resolutions of appreciation for Dr. Henry Norris for his great gift of the hospital to the county. An educational program will be put on next Monday night. Monday night, Aug. 31, will be la dies' night. Mr. T. R. Padgett was elected di rector. REPORT FIRST OPEN COTTON OF THE SEASON The honor of reporting the first open cotton of the season eventuat ed into a close race between Messrs. B. R. Butler and D. E. White, the former coming in Friday with his re port, followed closely on Saturday by the latter. Mr. Butler resides in the Flat Rock section, below Sandy Mush. The open bolls were found by some of the children, who requested him to make report to this paper. Mr. D. E. White resides in the Floyd's Creek section. His open cot ton was reported by Mr. J. C. Pow ell, who says that cotton in that sec tion is of short staple and that the crop has been cut short by drouth. However, man yfarmers report that a fair crop will be realized in this county. The boll weevil pest has been noticeably absent, many of the opinion that dry weather was re sponsible for the elimination of the pest. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 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., Chas. Z Flack, Supt. Men's Bible class in the new Hut 10:00 a. m. Junior and Intermediate B. Y. P. U.'s, Sunday afternoon. Senior B. Y. P. U., Tuesday night 7:30. Mid-Week service Wednesday night 8:00 o'clock. Public cordially invited. All wel comed. CALL FOR THE CLOCK The clock at the Peoples Drug Store came to a full stop at 10:07 last Friday. The lucky holder of the dial will please call at the store and get the prize. FOREST CITY FOURTH QUARTERLY CONFERENCE The fourth quarterly conference | for the Forest City charge will be held at the Forest City Methodist 'church Friday night at eight o'- I clock. Reports from the pastor and 'all the organizations of the church | will be read at this conference, of ficers for the ensuing year will be elected and other important business will be transacted. A full attendance is earnestly desired. Rev. Z. Paris, P. E., will preside over this meet ing. Dr. Paris will also preach at Forest City next Sunday morning. The pastor will preach at night. Meeting Closed. The protracted meeting at Pleas ant Grove closed last Sunday night. Eighteen members were received in to the church, three children were baptized and a good revival expe rienced in the membership of the church. • * * Rev. Clifton Ervin Preaches Rev. Clifton Ervin, of Rutherford ton, preached at the local Methodist church last Sunday morning. Rev. Ervin is a recent graduate of Trin ity College (Duke University) and is a young man of fine attainments, and for the past year was assistant pastor of West Market Street Meth odist church, in Greensboro. The Methodist congregation here was very fortunate in having Mr. Ervin. He is the son of Rev. J. O. Ervin, pas tor at Rutherfordton. 28 years in business and went over the top. Last Saturday best day in history of our business. We thank you. Horn's Cash Store. $1.50 Per Year In Advance OFFICERS NAMED FOR THE CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Of Forest City, Is New President; W. B. Walker, Cashier. BANK IN SPLENDID CONDITION An enthusiastic meeting of the di rectors of the Citizens Bank & Trust Company was held in Rutherfordton last Monday, at which time new blood was added to the institution by the election of Mr. J. H. Thomas, well known financier and banker of Forest City, as president of this old and hon ored institution. The directors' meet ing was one of the most enthusiastic ever held and it was most gratifying to note that the affairs of the bank were found to be in better shape than ever before. Mr. C. L. Miller, who has served the bank efficiently and faithfully a-, president, for a number of years, was elected chairman of the board, and will continue active in the affairs of the bank. It is largely due to the sound judgment, efficiency and pop ularity of Mr. Miller that the Citi zens' Bank has attained its present eminence in the financial affairs of the county. He has ever striven manfully and worked in close and harmonious co-operation with the oth er officers of this bank in carrying on the business of the institution and building it to its present high stand ard. The election of officers Monday re sulted as follows: C. L. Miller, chairman of the board. J. H. Thomas, President. C. F. Cline, Vice-President. C. W. Keeter, Vice-President. J. L. Taylor, active Vice-President. W. B. Walker, Cashier. R. L. Ariail, Assistant Cashier, I Spindale. W. G. Scoggins, Assistant Cashier, Union Mills. With the exception of Messrs, Thomas and "Walker, all these officers have served this bank in the past. Mr. W. B. Walker, who has been cashier of the People's Bank of Ca tawba for fourteen years, has been elected cashier of the Citizens' Bank and Trust Company and will assume his duties about September Ist. The Citizens' Bank, capitalized at $60,000.00, and with $30,000.00 sur plus, is among the oldest banking in stitutions in the county. It has had a steady growth in financial strength and in the confidence of the people of the county. There are branches at Union Mills and at Spindale. Directors of the Citizens' Bank are as follows: K. S. Tanner, C. L. Miller, C. W, Keeter, R. L. Hampton, J. L. Taylor, Dr. T. B. Lovelace, W. W. Hicks, C. D. Geer, C. F. Cline, J. O. Ledbetter, J. F. Flack, W. L. Long, G. E. Erwin, J. H. Thomas. OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL ! Officers O. D. Barrs and Yates Duncan captured a large steam | outfit still in the Sunshine section , early this week. The still, a renovat ! Ed sawmill boiler, was well equipped ! and was capable of turning out a large quantity of whiskey. It had | been in recent operation and was still hot when the officers came up on it. I It was located on Leander Harrison's 1 place, about thirty yards below his ! barn, in a pasture. No one was at the still at the time, but Harrison was arrested shortly afterwards and placed und*r bond and will be ?iven a hearing Friday. A flake stand and a half-bushel of ground malt, was found in Harrison's barn and three fermenters were located upstairs in the barn. In a cane patch at the rear of the barn were found the cap and condenser. No whiskey was tak en in the raid, as it was supposed that the night's run had just been disposed of. The still is possibly the largest in size and capacity of any illicit out fit ever taken in the county. CHILD STUDY CLUB TO MEET The Child Study Club will meet Monday, August 24th, at 4 :00 p. m., with Mrs. R. W. Minish. All mem bers are urged to be present. All 36 inch fast bungalow creton- nes, 25c yard to go at 18c. Horn's. 12 Pages 72 COLUMNS