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VOL. VII— No. 46
WILKIE PROPERTY
TO BE SOLD TODAY
Twenty High-Class Restricted
Residential Lots At Auction;
Opportunity For Home
Or Investment.
There are many who have been
wishing to get a home in Forest City,
hub of the county and fastest grow
ing city of its size in the state. They
are attracted here for many reasons,
chiefly being the superb school facil
ities. In addition to its splendid
schools, the city has many other ad
vantages—climate, shipping facilities,
opportunities for business , fine
churches ancf excellent citizenship.
Those at home or abroad will have
no better opportunity to purchase a
lot in an ideal location than at the
sale of the Wilkie property today.
This restricted residential property
offers splendid opportunity for a
home or investment. Lots in this of
fering have every ad "vantage of the
city, close to school, and is the city's
only restricted residential section.
A band concert and cash prizes will
help to draw the large crowd. Bidding
is sure to be spirited on this desirable
property.
Read the page ad in this issue for
full particulars, and do not miss the
sale. The Cyclone Auction Co., al
ways sells and sells right.
The Cyclone Co., also has a big
sale for Tuesday, Sept. 1, when they
will offer the Rector property, sub
divided into lots. This is on highway,
two miles west of Rutherfordton, and
only twelve miles from the famous
Lake Lure. This sale offers a great
opportunity for the investor, or to
any one wishing a home in an ideal
location. See ad for full particulars.
CHILD STUDY CLUB
HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING
A most interesting and enthusias
tic meeting of the Child Study Club
was held at the home of Mrs. R. W.
Minish Monday afternoon.
The subject of the program for the
afternoon was "The Kindergarten."
Each member responded to the roll
call with a Mother Goose Rhyme,
which proved very amusing.
A very encouraging report of the
Baby Clinic, sponsored by the club,
was given by Mrs. S. V. Hooker.
Twenty babies have been enrolled in
it. A Baby Specialist from the State
department of health will visit the
clinic in the near future.
A paper on Froebel, the founder of
the kindergarten, was read by Mrs.
J. H. Parks.
Mi ss Alice Barber most sweetly
and feelingly sang "Little Boy Blue."
Mrs. S. V. Hooker read a fine pa
per en the work of the kindergarten.
Mrs. J. Worth Morgan gave a most
helpful and inspiring talk on "The
Relation of the Kindergarten to the
First Grade." Mrs. Morgan's talk
was followed by a spirited discussion
by the members of the club on the
value of a real kindergarten to the
child.
The resignation of Mrs. J. H.
Parks as president of the ciub was
reluctantly accepted. Mrs. Parks,
who soon goes to Charlotte to live,
will be greatly missed, not only in
the club work but in all the civic
activities of the town.
Mrs. F. I. Barber was elected to
succeed Mrs. Parks as president of
the club, and we bespeak much con
tinued success for the organization
under her able leadership
Mrs. Minish, assisted by her moth
er, Mrs. J. W. Douglass, and sisters,
Mrs. C. M. Bentley and Miss Ethel
Douglass, served a most refreshing
ice course.
An impromptu musical program
was then enjoyed by all, being given
by Miss Douglass, Master J. M. Min
ish and Mesdames Minish and Bent
ley.
Visitors at the meeting were Mes
dames J. W. Douglass, of Carrollton,
Ky.; C. M. Bentley, Fleming, Ky.; R.
R. Howes, J. M. Edwards, J. Worth
Morgan, A. B. Dillingham and Miss
Ethel Douglass, of Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hoy, Miss Nel
lie Hoy and Mr. Clyde Hoy, of High
Point, are spending this week visit
ing friends and relatives in Ruther
ford county. The Hoys were for
merly of ClifFeide.
FOREST CITY COURIER
NEW PENNEY STORE
OPENS IN SHELBY FRIDAY
Mr. E. E. Scott, local manager of
the J. C. Penney Co., announces that
the opening date for the Penney Co.,
store at Shelby has been set for Fri
day, August 28th from 9 a. m., to
9 p. m., on which day merchandise
will be sold for the first time. A
beautiful store room has been secured
in the Masonic building in that city.
Manager Scott will provide flow*ers
for the ladies and souvenirs for the
children.
The new store will be conducted by
the J. C. Penney company, operating
one of the largest if not the largest
multiples of department stores in the
world. It has 676 stores, scattered
in 44 states.
 It is a strong organization finan
cially. The annual statement as of
December 31st last, shows a surplus
of $9,488,655.69.
Some people may receive a wrong
impression of the kind of merchan
dise sold by the J. C. Penney com
; pany because of the founder's name,
i The name "Penney" is confused with
the word "penny." The company han-
Jdies dry goods, apparel for women,
j misses, young men, youths and boys,
.furnishings and shoes for the whole
family, notions and kinfired lines.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
The fourth and last quarterly con
ference of the local Wesleyan Metho
dist church for the present confer
ence year will be held Wednesday
evening 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Edward
M. Graham, presiding elder, of Gas
tonia, will be present and preach just
preceding the business session.
Sacrament will also be administer
ed at this time. The public is cor
dially invited.
G. FRANK SETTLEMYRE,
Pastor.
TO OPEN KINDERGARTEN
Miss Nell Padgett will open a kin
dergarten at her home this fall.
Children from three to five years of
age win be accepted for the course.
Miss Padgett took a special coarse in
kindergarten work in Columbia Uni
versity, New York, and is well pre
pared for teaching.
LOCAL KIWANIS LOSE
SECOND BALL GAME
Forest City Kiwanians lost a sec
ond game to the Rutherfordton club
last Thursday afternoon, on the
Spindale park. Forest City begun
the game by scoring off of three
luusty hits in the first and main
tained a slight lead over their oppo
nents until' the final inning, when
Rutherfordton scored three runs in
succession, winning the game.
Score: R. H. E.
Spindale-Ruthcrfordton ... 8 9 4
Forest City . - J. 7 7 8
Batteries: Spindale-Rutherf ord
ton, Keeter, Hovis and Williams;
Forest City, Ridings, Howes, Miller.
Hits off Ridings, 4; Howes 5; Keet
er 6; Hovis 1. Struck out by Howes,
5; Ridings and Keeter 1; Hovis 3.
KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
Prof. J. W. Eaks had charge of
the program Monday evening, it be
ing educational night. Profs. Eaks
and Finch made short talks, while
the main address was by Prof. D. M.
Sutton, who will have charge of the
agriculture department at the high
school. All of them gave some in
teresting facts in regard to the school
work.
A resolution was passed, calling
upon the parents to limit entertain
ments and social activities during the
school term to Friday and Saturday
nights. This suggestion is a good
one, and if carried out, will mean
that students will have more time to
prepare their studies.
A committee was also appointed to
draft resolutions of appreciation to
Mr. J. F. Alexander for his taking
over Round Hill Academy.
Next Monday evening will be la
dies' night.
Mr. J. E. Ridings, of Polk county
and Miss Clara Hutchinson, of Hen
derson, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Ridings.
Lime and cement. Get the best at
Flack Hardware Co., Forest City.
43-4t
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1925
MRS J P D WITHROW
: OF HOLLIS IS DEAD
Wife Of Prominent Hoilis Mer
chant Passes Sunday Night
After a Long Illness.
The news will be learned with the
deepest of sorrow in this part of the
state of the death of Mrs. Laura
Withrow, wife of Hon. J. P. D. With
row, merchant prince of Hoilis and
former member of legislature from
Rutherford county, which occurred
at the home in Hoilis Sunday night
following a long illness. Mrs. With
row had been confined to her bed
for sometime with Bright's disease.
During the last four weeks her con
dition had been critical, and heart
trouble developed in her sickness and
this is thought to be the cause of her
death.
Mrs. Withrow was fifty-six years
of age. She was a beautiful Christian
character and a woman whose life
was happiest in the service of others.
In her going the Hoilis section and
the church have lost a valued friend.
She was always foremost in religious
and civic affairs and loved by all she
came in contact with.
She was the daughter of the late
D. A. S. Hamrick, of Lattimore. Her
mother still lives at an advanced age,
with another daughter, Mrs. W. T.
Calton, of Lattimoi-e.
She is survived by her mother, sis
ter, husband and two children, Grady
Withrow, of Hollis, who is partner
with his father in the large store,
and Mrs. Richard Thompson of Tate
Springs. Tenn. The funeral was
conducted at Big Springs Baptist
church where she held her member
ship, Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'-
clock by Rev. D. G. Washburn assist
ed by Rev. A. C. Swofford.
SPJNDALE M. E. CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rev. Z. Paris, presiding. elder of
the Marion district of the Methodist
church, South, will hold the fourth
quarterly conference, the Spindale-
Alexsnder charge, Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock at Spindale. Dr.
Paris will preach at the eleven o'clock
service.
Rev. Oscar L. Simpson will preach
at Alexander Sunday evening at 7:45
o'clock.
STATE LINE NEWS
Gafifney, R-9, Aug. 25.—The Bap
jtist conference will meet at the State
Line Baptist church Wednesday
morning at eleven o'clock. An inter
esting and beneficial program is an
ticipated. The State Line community
wishes to extend their hearty wel
[come to all visitors. v Come and geli
an inspiration from this conference.
The churches are expecting this
gathering to prove a helpful bene
factor to each individual church.
Messrs. Tom Hines ajid Millard
Price are helping to construct the
new road through Shingle Hollow.
Mr. Elbert Watkins, of Norfolk,
Va., is home visiting parents. Also
Mr. Johnston Watkins, of Ahoskie, X.
C., is visiting home folk.
Miss Birdia M. Byrd, accompanied
by her father, motored to the moun
tains near Marion to visit relatives. A
delightful trip was reported.
Mrs. G. W. Byrd spent the week
end with Mrs. Joe Gault, of Avondale.
The Knights of Pythias will give
a picnic to the Knights anf their
wives, sisters, daughters and sweet
hearts on Thursday from 2 to 6 o'-
clock. The picnic will be held at
the Andrew Green spring at Bostic
Junction. All are invited to come
and bring well filled baskets and all
have a big time.
P. T. A. TO MEET SATURDAY
A very important call meeting of
the Parent-Teachers Association will
be held Saturday morning, August 29,
at 10:00 o'clock, immediately follow
ing the teachers' meeting.
All the parents are urged to be
present, as the work for the year will
be outlined and the teachers and par
ents will have an. opportunity to be
come acquainted. Refreshments will
be served.
K. P. PICNIC
«L W. EAKS, Supt.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
TO OPEN MONDAY
AH New Pupils Will Be Classi
fied Saturday Morning;
Begin Work Monday.
j The Grammer Grade Schools of
Alexander, Bostic and Forest City will
i begin work Monday, August 31. All
! new pupils will be classified Satur
day morning at 11 a. m.
The routine of school Monday wiil
|be as follows-: assignment of rooms,
j practice marching in and out of
! rooms and assignment of lessons. The
J pupil's names and room number will
jbe posted outside the building at
j some convenient place. The d*oors
j will be opened at 8:30 and pupils
will go to their rooms. The first day
school will last only until noon. The
second day will be a full day pro
gram with full time periods and less
ons prepared. Every effort has been
made to get started with as little loss
: of time as possible
The public school books will be
1 sold this year at the People's Drug
store. It is hoped that a full supply
of books will be on hand the latter
part of the week.
A number of pupils of the seventh
grade failed on one or more studies
at the Spring semester examinations.
Also some missed the examinations
altogether. A number of these pu
pils made up the work at summer
school. The others will be re
quired to enter school Aug. 31st and
at the end of two weeks time they
will be given an examination. If they
pass they will be eligible to enter the
high school which begin Monday,
Sept. 14th. This ruling applies to
the seventh grade pupils of Bostic
and Alexander also. The following
pupils of Forest City passed all the
examinations:
Sarah Frances Hollifield, Ruby
Collins, Rebecca Hutchins, Mary Sue
Morris, Susie Wilkins, Macon Hew
it,, Clyde Keeter, James Moss, Hoyt
McAfee, Ernest Smart, Roy Watkins,
Mary Rtdrick, Reba Matheny, Lucy
Harrill, Horace Yelton, Mary Holli
field, Mary L. Blanton, Earl Goode,
Myrtle McDonald, Catherine Mcßray
er, Annie Belle Ware, Alfred Gilliam,
Clifford Owens, Elizabeth Rollins,
Howard Walker, Emmett Withrow,
Kate Hardin, Alma Hardin, Xoree
Bostic.
BOSTIC NEWS
Bostic, Aug. 25.—Mr. Minor Thom
as, of Bridgewater, Va., is a pleasant
visitor here.
Mr. John Woolford and family, of
Norfolk, are visitors at the home of
Mr. John Clemmer tljis week.
Miss Eunice Hollifield and Glenn
Harris and Mes.-rs Boyce Blair and
Raymond Voight motored to Blowing
Rock and Boone last week.
Miss Aleen Hollifield, who has been
attending summer school at Boone,
returned home Saturday.
Miss Mary Alice Laughridge, of
[Marion, is visiting her brother, Air.
C. E. Laughridge, of Bostic yard.
Miss Essie Bryant, of Spartanburg,
has been visiting Miss Alba Padgett
for the past week.
Misses Ruth and Eunice Hollifield
and Messrs. Henry Carson and Boyce
Blair spent Sunday in Bridgewater
and Morganton.
Mrs. Joe Foutch has returned from
a trip to Johnson City where she has
been taking treatment for the last
month.
Mrs. John Harrill returned home
Monday morning from the Rutherford
hospital where she underwent a seri
ous operation.
Beginning with next Monday the
Radcliffe Chautauqua will *give a
three-day festival of music, recrea
tion and inspiration. Everybody is
welcome to attend.
Anyone out of town who wishes to
buy tickets may see the following
girls: Ned Clemmer, Eunice Hollifield,
Alba Padgett, Mossie Clemmer and
Ruth Hollifield.
Adult season ticket, $2.00; Junior
season ticket, SI.OO. Single admis
sion 75 cents.
WE HAVE plenty of cottonseed
hulls at seventy-fire cents. Thomp
son Biggerstaff Co., Bostic. 46-lt
S. M. I. I. OPENING SEPT Bth
Bostic, R-4, Aug. 24.—The South
'Mountain Industrial Institute will be
gin its regular school session on
Tuesday, Sept. Bth, at 9:00 o'clock.
I Several speakers of note are ex
pected to be present for inspiration
al talks on the opening day. The out
look for the year's work is most
promising. Several new rooms are
being built to accommodate some of
those who have been promised ad
mission.
The former faculty will be return
ed for the most part, with the addi
tion of two new ones, Miss Nannie
Newsome, of Ahoskie, N. C., for sev
enth grade teacher and Miss Birdie
Burnett, of Norcross, Georgia, for the
primary. Both are experienced
teachers as well as graduates of the
Missionary Training School at Louis
ville, Ky.
Music, sewing and handcraft will
be given especial emphasis this year.
TRAINING SCHOOL
HELD THIS WEEK
Nearly 100 Enrolled In Metho
dist Sunday School Train
ing Course.
Nearly 100 Methodist Sunday
school workers and church leaders
are attending the sessions of the
Rutherford county standard training
school for Sunday school leaders this
week in this city. Eighty-nine ar°
regularly enrolled, while quite a num
ber of interested visitors are in at
tendance at each session. The final
session of the school will be held Fri
day night. The school is under the
efficient direction of Mr. O. V. Woos
ley, superintendent of religion educa
tion of the Western North Carolina
conference, Methodist church, south.
The enrollment, based on actual at
tendance Tuesday evening, is distrib
uted as follows: Forest City 10;
Pleasant Grove 15; Rutherfordton 11;
Spindale 8; Avondale 11; Caroleen
4; Cliffside 7; Bread River 11; Prov
idence 7; Tanners Grove 4. Dr. G.
P. Reid is enrolled from the Presby
terian church.
MY CHEVROLET
(Although it is a little late for the
Spring poet we must give you this
one:)
As I sit at the wheel
Like a Prince I feel,
Adorned with a rose bouquet;
-And I'm wreathed in smiles
As I reel off the mile*,
In my beautiful Chevrolet.
Through valley and plain
We can drive amain
In medium, high or low;
And mountain or hill
We meet with a thrill
As over the top we go.
While some other kind
All their pleasures find
In a boisterous cabaret.
The woods and the fields
My enjoyment yields
As I pats in my Chevrolet
I cra\e no more
For the baseball store,
For tennis, or slow croquet;
The moor and lea
Is the place for me,
For me and my Chevrolet.
Tht n give me the wheel,
As a Prince I feel,
Adorned with a rose bouquet;
And I'm wreathed in smiles
As I reel off the miles
In my wonderful Chevrolet.
—E. W. Hcrker, Vineland, N. J
Mr. Robert A. Psrler has returned
to his home at Elioree, S. C., after
a week £ visit to his sister, Mrs.
Hague Padgett.
Mrs. J. M. Edwards returned Sun
day from a ten days' visit in Roan
oke, Bristol and Wytheville, Va.
Rev. T. C. Crocker and family
were visitors here this week.
Mr. W. E. Lynch is in Florida on
a business trip.
Mr. B. A. Stalnaker is now chief
of police and Mr. Lee Moffitt night
policeman, changes in the force hav
ing just recently been made.
#1.50 Per Year In Advance
WELFARE WORKER IN
COUNTY THIS WEEK
Miss Mame F. Camp, Of the
State Welfare Board, Or
ganizing In County.
Rutherfordton, Aug. 26. Miss
Mame F. Camp, .State Director Bu
reau County Organization, Raleigh,
was in Rutherford this week to assist
in organizing the welfare activities of
the county. Miss Camp has recently
been appointed to this important po
sition and as Rutherford County is
her home she is "beginning at Jeru
salem."
Our people are proud to claim as
one of our fair daughters, one who
has made good, first as teacher in
her home county and later in many
positions of trust and responsibility
throughout the state,
i We consider this work in which she
lis so deeply interested of vital im
j portance to every citizen of our coun
jty. The greatest problem confront
ing us today is our young people,
those on whom the integrity of our
country depends, how shall we deal
with our delinquent boys and girls
that they may be saved for future
usefulness? An eminent judlge in
I passing sentence on violators of the
law said: "The great mistake of wel
fare workers and good citizens is
that they wait until a tragedy occurs,
and then become interested in the
parties connected with it—when in
fact the real task of such people is
to be on the job and find out condi
tions before the tragedies occur and
put into action a movement that will
not only prevent the tragedy, but will
also save to society those who will
commit tragedies if not saved in
time."
Let ail good and loyal citizens think
seriously and work together to find a
solution of this problem and apply the
preventative before the cure is nec
essary.
» *
Two small sons of Rev. J. 0. Ervin,
pastor of Methodist church, climbed
into his car which he had left in the
driveway at the rear of the parson
age, and in some way started the car
down the hill, a very steep and rough'
road. The older boy suceeded in
turning the car so that it was guided
against £ tree, probably averting a
very serious acicdent. As it was the
car is badly damaged and will cost
Mr. Erwin quite a sum to get it in
running order.
ELLENBORO NEWS
School Opens Monday.
Ellenboro, Aug. 26.—Ellenboro
High School opens next Monday,
August 31, with fine prospects for
one of the best terms ever held.
Four college graduates will serve
as high school teachers—Prof. R. B.
Tapp, principal; Miss Virginia Helms,
Mr. Crane and Miss Carson.
Elementary teachers are: Miss Cleo
Burns, Miss Ida Green, Miss Edna
Scoggins, Mrs. Gladys Lee, Miss Mel
rose Hawkins.
Music Teacher—Miss Louise Wil
kie.
School will open with about ninety
high school students and about 250
in elementary and primary grades.
Work on Ellenboro's new textile
mill is progressing rapidly and there
are hopes of having the plant in op
eration by the first of the year. Mr.
J. L. Lumley, superintendent and
manager of the plant, is on the
grounds looking after the building op
erations.
Ellenboro has been as busy as a
metropolis lately and with the influx
of the road force, who have head
quarters here, business has been
brisk. About one mile of concrete
has been laid. The force is now
working about two miles west of here.
The many friends of Mr. J. R.
Greene regret to know that he is
shewing no improvement.
Messrs. A. J. Dooney and G. E.
Morse, of the Dooney-Morse Co.,
Charlotte, will arrived in Forest City
tomorrow to do some tree surgery
and landscape work at the new high
schools These gentlemen are everts
in their The and will find muueh work
to do here on -account of the dry
weather damaging the shade tree* so
•ererely.
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