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VOL. VI f—No. 51
NEW TEACHERS
ARE ENTERTAINED
Floating Reception Given At
the Kiwanis Hall Friday
Evening Honoring New
Teachers and
Parents.
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The renting reception for the
"eache.s was given in the Kiwanis
* Hail Frrday evening from 8:00 to
9:3(»  "c:oek. The former teachers
of Forest City entertained the new
teachers, parents and patrons of the
s schools. A large number of the For
est C;ty people as well as many of
the. parents out of town called dur
ing the evening.
Friday evening found, gathered at
the Kiwanis Hall a crowd whose
spirits even the rain could not dam
pen. The former teachers were there
with a knowing smile. The new teach
ers were there with a catch in their
breath and the parents were there
with a cordial smile oi welcome that
made every new teacher feel as if
she were already an old citizen of
Forest City.
Demure young ladies from the high
school served punch in bountiful
quantities while everybody met every
body else with a hearty handshake.
Informal music lent an air of gaiety
to the gathering. At 9:30 the crowd
had "floated on." The new teachers
had oassed inspection, the parents
had met those who will have charge
of their children's education for the
next nine months and the xormer
teachers wore a smile of price at hav
ing afforded every one such a de
lightful evening.
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES
The two divisions of the literary
department of the Woman's Club
which was to meet Thursday, Oct. 1,
has been postponed until Tuesday,
Oct. 13th at 4 o'clock. Let every
member bear in mind the change in
time of meeting and be present on
Tuesday. Oct. 13th.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
* Preaching at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday at 11 a. m., by
Rev. G. R. Gillespie, the pastor.
A Christian Endeavor Society was
organized at the church on the third
Sunday in Sept. They will meet at
the church every Sunday evening at
7 o'clock.
POULTRY CAR COMING
The Southern Produce and Com
mission Company, of Hamlet, N. C.,
have another poultry car in this
county soon. The top market price is
paid by this company. The car will
be at Rutkerfordton, October 6 and
7th, Ellenboro, Oct. Sth. and Bostic
October 7th. Elsewhere in this issue
will be found their ad. carrying the
schedule of the car, and the price?
paid for poultry, as well as instruc
tions about preparing them for sale.
Ee sure to read this ad. and take a
Joad of chickens to the car, when the
date arrives.
PARENT-TEACHERS ASS'N
TO HAVE BOOTH AT FAIR
' The Forest City P.-T.-A. will have
a booth at the County Fair. We want
every patron of our schools to con
tribute one of the following articles
to wit: Frying size chickens, fdress
ed), chicken salad, pickles, cakes,
pies, coffee, sugar, eggs. All rural
students, please bring one frying size
chicken (dressed) and 1-2 doz. eggs
to the school building on Oct. Gth to
10tn. Mothers who will, please volun
teer for service during the Fair.
INDUSTRIAL BANK DECLARES
SECOND 2 PER CENT DIVIDEND
At a director's meeting of trie In
dustri:.- Bank, held Monday, a divi
dend o: 2 per cent, the second since
the opening - f the bank, was de
clared. This bank declared its first
dividend of 2 per cent July 1, just
G4 days after its' opening for ousi
ness.
After paying these dividends the
"bank will have a good surplus. The
institution is capably managed, has
the support of an able board of di
rectors and is making gratifying
progress.
F I E
MR. A. L MTARLAND
DIES AT CHARLOTTE
Weil-Known Former Ruther
ford County Citizen Passes
Saturday, at Age of 58.
The Charlotte Observer says:
Funeral services for Adoiphus L.
MeFariand, who died at his home
at 110 Caldwell Avenue, early Sat
urday morning', wili be held at 4
P. M.. Sunday, at his late residence.
Rev. W. B. Mcllwaine, Jr.. pastor
of Westminster Presbyterian church,
will officiate.
Mr. MFL%vlan.l. a native of Ruth
erford County, was 58 years old. He
had been in ill health the last four
years, following an attack of the in
fluenza. He had been with the rail
way system of the Southern Public
Utilities for thirteen years, and was
chief inspector at the time of his
c;eath. He came to the company
in 1912 as a street car conductor,
and was promoted to position of in
spector.
Previous to his connection with
Southern Public Utilities, he had
been a deputy collector in the United
States Internal Revenue service,
and also an employe of the Ruther
fordtcn post office.
Mr. MeFariand was* regarded as
a man of strict integrity by his
associates on the street railway sys
tem and within the Southern Public
Utilities Co.'s organization. He had
a pleasing personality and his pass
ing brought sorrow to his former as
sociates.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons and four daughters.
FERRY NEWS
Ferry, Sept. 28. —We had a good
rain last Wednesday afternoon, which
was greatly appreciated.
Miss Ruth Webster of Boiling
Springs High School spent the week
end with Mrs. J. F. Kimball and Miss
Lucile Sheriin.
3lr. Clinton Alexander of Orange,
Texas, spent last week here, the
guest of his brother, Mr. W. P. Al
exander.
Mr. J. S. Sheriin and family spent
Sunday at Spinoale, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Monteith.
Mr. Gaither Kennedy and family
spent last Thursday in Charlotte vis
iting the former's son, Mr. C. H. Ken
nedy and family at their home on
Baldwin Avenue.
Rev. W. B. Jenkins filled his regu
lar appointment at Floyd's Creek
Sunday afternoon, delivering an in
teresting sermon.
Born, recently to Mr. and Mrs. F.
Z. Elmore, a fine girl, Ruth Lyon.
; j BERTHDAY CELEBRATION
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I i A number of friends and relatives
: j gathered at the home of Mr. L. C.
' j Hardin to celebrate his 78th birthday !
j Sunday, Sept. 27. A number were J
I there from the two Carolinas. I'he '
! names of whom are too numerous to
1 mention. The table was spread in the
I grove and was heavily laden with
i good things to eat. Before dinner
| was served Rev. G. F. Settlemyre was
asked to make a talk. He used as a j
j subject for his talk Psalm 105, "O ;
Give Thanks Unto God. ,r After a
few brief remarks he asked Mi*. L.
C. Hardin to speak. He said he was
very thankful for God's love and
blessings to himself and others. After
j dinner they were asked to march and
a count was made of one hundred j
! and fifty or more. It was impossible j
to count all accurately. We will say j
of Bro. Hardin, he is one of Forest j
City's oldest citizens, loved by young |
and old. Was a soldier in the war j
between the sta.tes. He is a charter ,
■ member of the Wesleyan Methodist j
j church, which he loves. We trust he ;
may be spared to pass many more j
mile stones. May the richest bless- j
•ngs of God rest upon the entire con- ;
nection and that they may have an !
j abundant entrance into the city where ;
we never grow old.
G. F. Settlemyre.
' *;ULE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
I j
i 4 son of Mr. Lid?. Lowery of near j
: ; Elienborc, was driving a wagon last
■ | Wednesday afternoon during the
; thunderstorm when lightning struck
■ his wagon knocking him out of it andj
; killing his mule. He was not seri
ously hurt.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER I, 1925
GREAT REVIVAL NOW IN PROGRESS
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. R. J. Bafceman Is Delivering Soul-Stirring
Messages—Beautiful and Inspiring Co
operation By Other Denominations.
Dr. R. J. Bateman, paster of the
First Baptist church of Asheviile, ig
delivering soul-stirring- messages at
3:30 in the afternoons and 7:30 at
night at the Baptist church in this
city. Those who have heard this great
preacher are letting nothing keep
them away from the services. The
hearts of men, deep down, are hun
gry for Christ. This man has a mes
sage with Christ and the cross at the
center. Dr. Bateman was already
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popular in Forest City, having held
years ago, but it seems that his popu
larity has grown through these years.
Surely he, too, has grown as an ef
fective preacher. Standing, as he
has through these years, for vital,
; New Testament Christianity in our
; mountain metropolis, he is not only
convinced that Christ is the only
adequate answer to the needs of men,
the needs of the world, but he is. able
to convince others of this same great
! truth. Hence, the influence of his
j ministry is reaching out far beyond
j his home city and moving men, all
I over the state and the southland, to
1 rediscover Christ and His cross as the
'only answer to the soul need. His
j messages, thus far, have throbbed
I with the dynamic power of the gos
! pel of God.
All the preachers, churches and
[Christian people of the city are in
A "WHALE OF A WHALE"
A Courier reporter vgj shown the
picture of "a whale of a whale" this
morning by Mrs. E. E. McC.riy. The
monster of the deep weighed 50.000
pounds, was 58 iee: in len.cth :;r.was
captured at Port Arthur. 7- The
photograph was sent to Mr?. McCnr
ry by her son. Mr. J. L. Mc Curry,
who has a responsible position at
Port Arthur. He did not state
whether or not he was in the party
capturing the whale, but it is assumed
that he was.
DR. R. J. BATEMAN
here some three
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DR. W. A. AYERS
teresteci. The co-operation manifest
is beautiful to behold. The singint',
under the direction of Mr. Fry, is one
oi the great features of the meeting.
Every Christian is exhorted to make
this a time oi' special prayer and per
sonal work. Bring your unsaved
Iriends with you to the services. Sue
cial prayer service is held in the hut
each evening at 7 o'clock. The de
sire is that every man and woman,
every boy and girl in the city may be
blessed.
What Has Been Accomplished Under
Pastorate Of Dr. Avers.
Dr. W. A. Ayers came to the pas
torate of the First Baptist church
here from the First Baptist church of
New Bern. X. C., about two and a
half years ago. From the first the
work has moved on in a most grati
fying way. Congregations have been
uniformly large and every depart
ment of the work has gone forward.
In winding up the 75 million cam
paign the church paid $1,500 over its
pledge of $2,200. In the meantime
they have built and paid for the hand
some parsonage at a cost of $12,000.
The ladies have also beautified the
church grounds at a cost of S6OO.
The increase in membership has been
steady and substantial. Almost 200
have been received into the church
under Dr. Avers' leadership. In ad
dition to his home work Dr. Ayers
has had a number of demoniational
duties., being a member of the Bap
tist State Mission Board, a member
of the Board of Trustees of Meredith
College, also a member of the Board
of Trustees ot the Baptist Bible In
stitute, of New Orleans. These gen
eral duties have taken a good deal of
his time and thought. Then, in ad
dition to this, Dr. Ayers was called
on to direct, as chairman, the work in
the Sandy Run Baptist Association
with its 48 churches. The Associa
tion paid $25,000 over their pledge
in the 75 million campaign. The
First Baptist church of Forest City
had the honor of leading all the
churches of the Association in this
great campaign. With a loyal and
united membership the church looks
forward with great hopefulness.
Plans are already in hand for a mod
em Sunday School plant to be added
to the church building. This will
probably cost about $40,000.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
The pastor will conduct services
next Sunday at 11 a. m. This is the
time for the regular quarterly com
munion service. It is earnestly de
sired that all t'.c members of the
church be prese>;v. Tne pastor would
make this request. The doors of the
church will be opened ior any who
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may wish to join.
There will be no service at night.
We will worship with our Baptist
brethren in the revival meeting go
ing on there.
|FARMERSBANK
; Capital! and Surplus Increased
to $200,000 Each—Stock
Rspidfy Subscribed.
ihe increase .:r capital stock of
i he Farmers Ban.*: & Trust Company,
from SIOO,OOO to $200,000 goes into
effect today, October Ist. Since the
announcement of increase in capital
j stock, eager buyers have sought the
new issue and a number of new stock
• holders in this great financial institu
tion has resulted from the sale of the
i stock. The bank's capital and surplus
are increased to $400,000.
: At a meeting of the directors, held
Jat the bank Monday, it was decided
to go on a 3 per cent quarterly divi
dend basis, with extra dividends from
time to time. The bank has hereto
fore paid a semi-annual dividend of
! 6 per cent with an added 4 per cent
!-n January.
! The Farmers Bank is the strongest
country bank in the Tenth Congres
sional District and has been a power
j ful factor in the development of
j Rutherford county.
COTTON GINNED
There were 1042 bales of cotton
j ginned in Rutherford county up to
(Sept. 16, 1925. Cleveland county
| ginned 4755 bales up to the same
.time as compared to 122 for the same
I time last year. There were 110,046
! bales ginned in the state up to Sept.
! 16th, 1025 while there were 22,212
! ginned to the same date last vear.
HENRIETTA NEWS
Henrietta, Sept. 29. —Mrs. D. D.
Fortune is getting along nicety at
the Rutherford Hospital. She was
operated on for appendicitis last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mahaifee had
(as dinner guests last Tuesday evening
i Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace, Mr. and
I Mrs. M. B. Mahaffee.
Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle preached an
excellent sermon at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning. Almost
every service, since the revival some
weeks ago, some have been taken in
to the church. Last Sunday he bap
tized one infant, received one by cer
tificate and one took the church vows.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace were
dinner guests of Prof, and Mrs. J. B.
Jones, of Car.oleen, last Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mahaffee, of
inman, S. C., spent the week-end here
with Mr. Mahaffee's parents.
Every one seems to be very much
interested in the fair which will open
next week, especially the school chil
dren .
Rev. W. T. Tare who resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church here
some weeks ago will go to Pacolet, S.
C. Mr. Tate's resignation becomes
effective October 15th.
Many from this place are planning
to attend the association at Spindale.
Mrs. C. B. Wiseman and daughter,
Miss Cupid are visiting Mrs. Wise
man's sister, Mrs. Britt, at North
Wilkesboro.
Since the good rains recently the
mill here which had been having to
stand on account 01 low water, is
running about full time. In com
mon with the other mills in this sec
tion the electric power is cut oft two
days each week.
MEMBERS OF CYCLONE AUCTION
COMPANY GOiNG TO FLORIDA
Messrs. C. E. Huntley and G. C.
King, members of the Cyclone Auc
tion Co., which has extensive hold
• ings in Florida, will leave this week
i end with their families to locate in
j Kissimmee for the winter season.
Messrs. J. A. Wilkie and June Kar
riil, also members of the Cyclone Co.,
. will look after the inter Gets of the
j company during the absence of
j Messrs. Huntley and King.
In an annoncement ?n this issue,
the Cyclone Auction Co., lets it be
i known that they have great faith in
this county and in this section. "While
| land and lot sales are not at their
i best this Fall, the company expects
! a great awakening and business revi
val in the coming spring.
1 Ladies, have you seen the splendid
| hats at Mrs. E. E. McCurry's?
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CLARENCE GRIFFIN
GETS FINE POSITION
Appointed Depot Agent For
the Southern Ry. At Spin
daie—Will Represent
The Courier.
Mr. Clarence Griffin, who for over
eighteen months has been connected
with The Courier as editor of the
Spindaietonian and office assistant,
has been appointed depot agent for
the Southern Railway Co., at Spin
daie, succeeding Mr. Max Watson,
who ha? accepted a position in the
oft ice of the Stonecutter Mills. The
appointment is effective October Ist.
CLARENCE \V. GRIFFIN
Mr. Grifnn's new position carries
«i handsome increase in salary over
what he has had in the newspaper
game. ani there is no finer young
man in the county and one more
worthy. It is with deep regret that
we lose him from our office, as we
have learned to love him as a son.
However, there is great consolation
in the fact that he will not altogether
cease his connection with The Cour
ier, as he will continue to represent
this paper at Spindale as agent and
editor of the Spindale news columns.
He has always been our loyal friend,
doing a great work as correspondent
for The Courier while in school.
Mr. Griffin has marked talents, the
most pronounced of which is his writ
n" historical articles. There is
no one in the county as familiar with
the history of the county and state
as he, and he has written many valu
able articles along this special line.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Griffin and a graduate of the Spin
dale High School, where he made a
splendid record. He spent about 12
months with the State Highway Com
mission prior to his acceptance of a
regular position with The Courier. He
is very popular in his home town. He
is talented in many lines and The
Courier predicts that he will make his
mark in the world.
Mr. Griffin has a wonderful capa
city for work. Me has been active in
church and Sunday school work, is
deputy scoat commissioner of Pied
mont Council, official in the Spindale
Band, correspondent for many daily
newspapers, besides his work on this
newspaper.
I We regret losing him from our of
fice force, but appreciate that his
! loyalty and love has caused him to
: consent to remain as our representa
tive in his home town of Spindale.
While he wil) in no way allow his
;work for this paper to interfere with
his duties to the Southern, he will
have ample time during his leisure
I hours to take any order for The Cour
ier, ads, jobs or subscriptions, besides
i overseeing the splendid corps of news
writers at that place.
—C. E. A.
AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
While standing or; the streets, near
Efird's store, last Saturday afternoon,
Mr. J. N. McMurry was severly in
jured when an automobile jumped the
! curbing and jammed him against a
i brick wail. He is recovering nicely
'and no serious results are anticipated,
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COUNTY WELL REPRESENTED
AT CAROLINAS EXPOSITION
i Rutherford county was wel! repre
sented at the Fashion Ktvue of the
Carolinas Exposition in ' iiarloite
last Thursday. Among these taking
; pare in this contest from this county
| were: Girls, 18 years and younger:
; Misses Ruth McDonald, Forest City,
R-l; Eessie Harrill, Dawsey Thomas,
Feme Pruett and Lillie Atehley,
Cliffside and more than 18 years of
• age: Mrs. Everett Walker, Ruth.