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VOL. VIII—No.
PRESBYTER !AllO
MEET AT ELU ORO
ON OCTOBER 17
Death Of Mr, J nV* McFar
land Othei Mews r rom
Rutherf dton
Rutherfordton, 'ct. 3. The
group conference o 'iings fountain
Presbyterial, will neet with the
Presbyterian churc: it Ell- boro, on
Saturday, October ,at > o clock,
for one day only. he Pi* sbyterial
comprises the five c nties of Cleve
land, Gaston, Linc iton, Polk and
Rutherford.
Plans are being nu le by the com
mittee in charge for ful! and help
ful program.
The presiden i e Presbyterial
announces that I rs ! illiam
son, of Chilpam v ex. and Mrs.
S. C. Farrior, oi L- - iar ;, China,
missionaries represent ng the South
ern Presbyterian chur h, are expect
ed to be present and participate in
the exercises. A box lunch will be
served at the church a 12:30 p. m.
*, * »
John W. McFarland, aged 82, a
prominent citizen of Polk county,
died at his home nea> Poors Ford,
Sunday night at 10 o\ ock. He had
been in declining he:.'th for some
time.
Mr. McFarland was a native of
Rutherford county bu: had resided
in Polk county for many years. He
was a prominent republican and rep
resented Polk county in the North
Carolina general assembly, tor sev
eral terms.
Mr. McFarland was i member of
the Rutherfordton Presbyterian
church, and of Western St a Lodge
No. 91, A. F. and A. M., of Ruther
fordton, and was buried "-vith .iasonic
honors at Kistler's Chapel, near his:
home, Monday afternoon at 3 c clock
Rev. Mr. Hunter conducting >e fu
neral service.
* * *
Rev. J. O. Erin, pastor of the Rutfc
fordton Methodist church, will at
tend the 36th annual session of the
Western North Carolina conft-rene
of the Methodist Episconal church,
south, which will convene at States
ville, on Wednesday, October 14. The
many friends of Rev. Er in are ex
pecting him to be returned to the
Rutherfordton-Gilboa cha :e.
Rev. James C. Grier, astor of
the Presbyterian church here, will
leave for Mooresville, Tue- iay r )
ing where he will attend ;he 7 12th
annual stated session of he 1 orth
Carolina synod of the Scuir.ern xYes
byterian church which c iven it
the First Presbyterian ch ireh
there, on Tuesday evening October
13, at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Hamilton Walker,  f Crev. 3,
Va., spent a few days in Ritherto: i
ton county visiting his gra. 3mo *,
Mrs. Julian Walker; and rher rel
atives. He was accompar J b is
mother, Mrs. Minnie Carrie-) Wa k r,
who will be here some w 4:s vith
friends and relatives, who p.- ■ glad \o
welcome her to Rutherf or ton, r
former home.
-HARRILL BROS. STORE
VISITED BY BU GLAF i
Thieves entered the store if Har
rill Bros., in the West End, "uesday
night by breaking a small w; dow in
the rear of the store. A lad er was
used to gain entrance through the i]
perture. All windows exce t this
small one, high up in the rear, had
been fortified with iron bare.
The thieves carried tl cas> regi*
ter across the railroad, hero it wa
found, practically demol. hed. Ther
was no cash in the regist >r. a ineta
case containing charge c ir > wa
found intact near where he a >1 reg
ister was broken open.
Among the missing go ds fr rat-,
store were shoes, cigarette., .( j j
goods, etc. The loss could n>t Lh
curately estimated, but was ra' h
small.
Officers are at work on the c
but with very few clues to work
OLDER BOYS' CONFEREN*.
The seventh annual older
conierence for the Western I),
will e held in Shelby Oct.
A wo iderful program has beer
pared. Many will attend fror £us
cctol?,
FOREST CITY COURIER
COL. J T. GARDNER
DIE i SUDDENLY
iT FOREST CITY
One O' Cleveland County's
Most Prominent. Citizens
an Widely Known
Over State.
Colont. J. T. Gardner, brother of
O. Max Gardner and brother-in-law
of Clydf Hory, of Shelby, died sud
denly at Forest City, at the home of
Mrs. Su Biggerstaff, where he and
his wife were visiting, at 9:30 o'clock
last Fri. ay night.
It is i nderstood that Colonel Gaid
ner, wh was preparing to retire,
stumble. 1 .suddenly and fell to the
floor, expiring almost immediately.
His death is attributed to high blood
pressur . He was 64 years of age.
The uneral was held from the
home ii Shelby Sunday afternoon.
Colo iel Gardner was mayor of
Shelby thirteen times, serving a to
tal of twenty-six years in this ca
pacity. He was for many years con
nected with the military establish
ment c North Carolina. He was cap
tain ot a North Carolina company
! during the Spanish-American war,
| and w is colonel of the First North
Caioli a regiment following the war.
Col' nel Gardner was a son of Dr.
O. P. Gardner.
j He is survived by his wife, who
[was -liss Texie Nooe, of Mecklen
j iurg county and five children, Tal
lage and Louis Gardner, of Shelby;
Dr. 1 ohn Gardner, of Texas; Mrs.
Carrick, of Florida, and Mrs.
i
Gi' i: im Norrison, of Lincoln county.
H is also survived by the follow
ing rothers and sisters:
O Max Gardner, of Shelby; Pat
Garcner, of Gastonia; Will Gardner;
..Irs. J. J. McMurry, Mrs. Clyde
14oey, and Mrs. J. A. Anthony, of
Shel.ty; Mrs. Cleo Robinson, of New
i York, and Mrs. Addie Farthing, of
Charlotte.
COUNTY CLUB
MEETS OCT. 20
October Meeting At Isothermal
Hotel, Rutherfordton—lnter
esting Program Prepared.
The October meeting of the Coun
ty Club will be held at Rutherford
tor. at the. Isothermal Hotel, on
Tuesday, October 20th, at 1 p. m.
The program committee has been
; successful in securing Mr. Hugh Mac-
IRa of Wilmington, N. C., president
[of the Black Bear Trail, Banker,
1 Pr inoter, and Good Roads Advocate,
as the principal speaker for the oc
casion.
The Black Bear Trail, scenic Route
for tourists between North and South,
from Quebec, Canda to Miami, Flori
da. This highway will cross Ruther
ford county and will be a great as
set to this county. It offers: First—
The shortest distance. Second—The
most wondrous scenery. Third—The
greatest wealth of historic interest.
It s the purpose of the club to arouse
interest in the great possibilities of
th:s North to South Scenic Highway.
A large attendance is requested.
MR. PHIL WOMACK DEAD
Mr Phil Womack died at his home
near Sandy Mush, Tuesday at 12
o'clock of infirmities incident to old
age, he being about 80 years old.
He was widely known and highly
respected and a member of the Bap
tist church. Mr. Womack had been
twice married and is survived by his
se ond wife and six children, Mrs.
Lettie Hamrick, Mrs. Tommie Toms,
Mrs. Lila McSwain, Messrs. Lawton,
Join and Burrell Womack.
Interment took place at Mt. Pleas
ant church cemetery at 2:00 o'clock
this af^rnoon.
The -air Store's big bargain sale
begins >ct. 16, tomorrow. Best bar
gain event of the year. Don't miss
your opportunity.
Sav money by attending the
mgrrnn h sate of The Fair Store. See
&4 for foil SfMtkuSCKB.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 1925
GREAT BAPTIST
MEETING CLOSED
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 7
Dr. R. J- Bateman Did Power
ful Work Fifty New
Members For Church.
A most fruitful meeting closed at
the First Baptist church on last Wed
nesday night. Dr. R. J. Bateman of
the First Baptist church, Asheville,
did the preaching. All who heard Dr.
Bateman agree that they have never
heard a more engaging, forceful, and
effective preacher. Gleaning from the
practical things of daily life he illus
trated the truth in unforgetable
ways. Christians were lifted to
heights of spiritual vision and joy
which moved them, almost without
exception, to lay themselves on the
altar for their utmost service. Young
and old alike were faithful to the
meetings. Great crowds attended
both the day and night services.
Faithfully did the Christians gather
each evening at 7 o'clock, in the Hut,
and pour out their hearts in impor
tunate prayer for definite individuals.
Often in the church service, which
followed the prayer meeting, indi
viduals who had been the objects of
prayer would step out and confess
faith in Christ. And many of the un
saved came.
Already about fifty have been re
ceived into the membership of the
church and quite a number went to
other churches in the city. The pas
tor baptized 23 on last Thursday
night. On Sunday night he bap
tized ten more. Many were receiv
ed by statement and watchcare an i
letters. The religious life of the
whole church has been toned up in
a remarkable way. In fact, the en
tire community has been greatly
blessed. t
One of the great and important
features of the meeting was the sing
ing, under the direction of Mr. Q. L.
Fry, of Atlanta, Ga. He is one of
the most spiritual and consecrated
song directors who has ever come to
our town. He sings the gospel in a
most appealing way, and one is made
to believe, because he loves the Lord
and wants to win the lost to Christ.
The musicians also did such splendid
work, Miss Goggans, the accomplish
ed organist of the church, was at the
organ and Mrs. Collins (Miss Hazel
Tate) with such splendid talent, was
at the piano. The singers, too, came
from all the churches and lent their
talent to make the meeting a success.
We feel that all the churches, the
First Baptist in particular, and the
city itself are better because of this
great meeting. All the city would
vote or these great workers to come
to us again.
FORMER COUNTY MAN
IN TROUBLE AT CHARLOTTE
J. B. Vickers, formerly of this
county, is facing a serious charge in
Charlotte, according to the following
article from The Charlotte Observer
yesterday:
John B. Vickers is being held at
the Mecklenburg jail without bond
by order of a coroner's jury, to
stand trial for the murder last
Thursday morning of Ellison Y.
Rogers, former Union county resi
dent, who was found with his skull
crushed on the old Tuckaseege road
about eight miles from Charlotte.
The jury resumed Monday the
hearing begun Saturday, and took
the testimony of five persons who
identified Vickers as the man they
hfcd seen with Rogers Thursday and
earlier in the week, when he was
preparing to go to Detroit with a
friend, alleged to be the prisoner.
Vickers denies even acquaintance
ship with Rogers, or with any of
those who identified him. He re
tained Conley Robinson as his at
torney during the day.
Two more men were positive in
their identification of Vickers yes
terday as the man they saw in Rog
ers' company Thursday morning.
Taken to rural headquarters, they
pointed him out to officers*, even be
fore they had been asked if he were
the man, telling them and Vickers
that they had drunk cold drinks
with him and* Rogers Thursday
morning shortly before Rogers was
seen dead. Vickers denied knowl
edge of any evtch meeting.
FIRST NUMBER
LYCEUM COURSE
COMING WEDNESDAY
Pietro La Verdi, Man Of Many
Talents, At the Graded
School Auditorium.
The first number of the lyceum at
tractions to come to Forest City will
be Pietro La Verdi, the man of many
talents, who will appear under the
i auspices of the Woman's Club, at the
graded school auditorium next Wed
nesday evening, Oct. 21st.
It is seldom that we find in one
man such a great variety of talents
as possessed by Petro La Verdi, who
is an entertainer in every sense of
the word, as everything he does is
entertaining. He is an impersonator,
featuring impersonations from Harry
| Lauder in costume and Italian Char
acters of a very novel nature; a sing
er, presenting some humorous dialect
j songs, playing his own accompani
ments; a lightning crayon artist of
unusual ability, drawing clever and
funny cartoons, trick drawings and
! beautiful landscapes in lightning
fashion; a ventriloquist whose whole
some fun will keep you in good cheer
for many weeks to come; and a mu
sician playing a great variety of in
struments, including the Piano Ac
-1 cordion.
I DR. WARE HAS GOOD YEAR
Dr. W. R. Ware, pastor of the M.
| E. church, has closed his first year's
j work in the city nacl is now attend
| ing conference at Statesville.
The good minister has not only
i
endeared himself to the people, but
has been a vigorous worker, as his
first year's work will show. There
has been 115 members received into
the two churches, 48 on profession
of faith, while 24 children have re
ceived baptism. The total raised by
the Forest City charge, 1925, is
$9,423.00 for all purposes.
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Meager news has reached this of
fice of a fatal automobile accident,
near Race Path, last week-end. Mr.
Jas. Gardner died in the Rutherford
hospital Wednesday, as the result of
being struck by an automobile driven
by Mr. Tom Patton, of the same
; neighborhood.
It is said that Mr. Gardner was
walking on the wrong side of the road
when Mr. Patton approached. The
latter blew his horn, which apparent -
| ly frightened Mr. Gardner, who, ac
j cording to report, sprang directly in
I front of the car. He was rushed to
!the hospital, but succumbed to his in
! juries.
Mr. Gardner was a well known far
i mer of the Race Path section. He is
j survived by his wife. He was 59 years
I old.
The burial took place at Sandy
Run this afternoon.
AUTO THIEVES BUSY
The new Hudson sedan belonging
to Mr. J. D. Mauney, of Caroleen,
was stolen from the public square in
Forest City, while Mrs. Mauney was
shopping, last Saturday afternoon.
Quick work by the police resulted in
the capture of Walter Bridgeman,
young white man of Shelby, in Char
lotte that night and the recovery of
the car.
Bridgeman was returned to Ruth
erfordton jail Sunday by Chief Stal
naker. His preliminary trial was
held Tuesday and he was held to crim
inal court under bond of SI,OOO,
which he failed to give.
A Ford roadster belonging to Mr.
Boyce Wilkie, was stolen Friday
night.
The Ford touring car belonging to
Will Hampton, colored, was badly
damaged when he collided with Don
Yelton's Ford roadster, on the Alex
ander road Sunday night. Hampton's
car was left by the roadside that
night, when thieves stole everything
removable from the damaged car.
Sam Warren and Lacey Stewart were
arrested Monday, charged with the
robbery. At the preliminary trial
Tuesday, Warren gay* bond, while
Stewart is being fetid fo jaih
SPECIAL TERM
OF CIVIL COURT
CONVENED OCT. 12
List of Jurymen For Criminal
Term, Which Will Convene
Nov. 2, Judge Harding
Presiding.
Rutherfordton, Oct. 12.—A special
term of the Supreme Court of Ruth
erford county for the trial of civil
cases convened here today, with
Judge Walker D. Siler presiding.
The August term was not held be
cause of lack of a suitable place. The
docket was published in The Courier
Oct. 1.
Criminal Court Nov. 2.
Criminal Court will convene here
Nov. 2, with Judge Harding presid
ing. Following is a list of jurors
selected:
First Week.
J. A. Martin, M. O. Mooney, W.
V. Bartles, E. Phillips, G. C. Math
eny, J. C. Fortune, G. W. Logan, M.
jY. Tate, Crawford Watson, W. O.
Henson, A. S. Rollins, H. F. Killiam,
O. H. Hill, J. M. Roach, G. B. Hen
derson, Frank Camp, G. F. Spratt,
J. M. Brackett, L. L. Weeks, N. L.
Walker, J. B. Shitle, J. W. Hill, F.
A. Sknnis, J. G. Watson, O. G. Wil
son, A. I. Phillips, J. W. Lattimore,
G. W. Long, J. C. Fortenbury, Z. E.
Dobbins, G. P. Doggett, S. W. Sims,
A. L. Hardin, John E. Wilson, E. E.
Davidson, G. W. Matheny.
Second Week.
C. C. Goforth, C. C. Bridges, J. H.
Hill, Walter Young, F. D. Koone, D.
B. McMurry, J. H. Campbell, Walter
Jenkins, J. D. Link, Guilford Nan
ney, G. W. Hardin, Jr., G. O. Wall,
C. C. Hollifield, John Earley, A. G.
Morgan, Sumraey Matheny, A. O.
Lynch, L. C. Jones.
APPLETON GETS
BROGDON MILLS
New England Concern Thus In
creases Output By 25 Per
Cent D. D. Little
Manager.
Spartanburg, S. C., Oct. 13.—Brog
don mills, of Anderson, was sold
Tuesday to the Appleton mills, of
Lowell, Mas., according to messages
received here from Anderson. The
sale price was not made public.
D. D. Little, of Spartanburg, is
southern manager for Appleton mills,
and thus becomes manager of the
Brogdon plant for the new owners.
The Appleton mills have sought a
southern branch for several years.
And at one time were known to be
negotiating for a site in this section.
By this purchase Appleton mills in
creases its manufacturing facilities
by ,roughly, 25 per cent.
It has 3,622 broad looms, 114,398
ring spindles and 672 twister spin
dles. The Brogdon has 30,468 ring
spindles. Both concerns have facil
ities for dyeing, bleaching and fin
ishing.
In normal times Appleton employs
1,850 and Brogdon mills 600 people.
Appleton manufactures flannelettes,
[ ginghams and outing flannels, while
the southern unit specializes on flan
! nels.
The physical property of the Brog
don mills was carried on January 1,
1925, balance sheet at $1,438,492,
and excess of current assets over cur
rent liabilities amounted to $976,979,
a total of $2,415,471. Capital stock
was $1,321,600 and profit and loss
surplus $1,122,279.
For the past few years the Apple
ton company has carried a reserve of
$2,000,000 for acquisition of a south
ern mill. As of October 31, 1924, it
had additional reserves and surplus
of $3,355,618.
This sale comes after three years
of efforts by Appleton company to
find a southern plant which might
be advantageously acquired.
Coats that you will like to wear.
All the new popular shades and
styles, and at popular prices. 9in
keft's Department Store.
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ECHOES FROM
SANDY RUN
ASSOCIATION
Convened at Spindale Baptist
Church Oct- 8-9—Spirit
of Harmony.
The 36th Annual Session of the
Sandy Run Association convened with
the Spindale Baptist church October
Bth lasting through the 9th. From
the very beginning there were evi
dences that promised a most inter
esting and pleasant session and as
was the unanimous testimony of those
who sat through the two days of its
meeting, we were not disappointed in
our expectations. Even before the
hour had arrived for the Association
to convene there were already a
large number of delegates as well as
visitors on the ground. The house
was comfortably filled and most of
the time packed during each of its
sessions. The report of our general
denominational, as well as home work,
for the past year was in many re
spects gratifying.
The writer never attended a ses
sion of an Association that was more
thoroughly characterized by the spirit
of harmony and good will. While
there was interest manifested
throughout, there was not even a
heated discussion or dissention
brought before the body. At the open
ing session Rev. C. C. Matheny was
elected as Moderator to succeed Rev.
Z. D. Harrill, who had served in this
capacity for twenty-two successive
years.
The Spindale church cared for the
Association in a great way. There
was food in abundance and a spirit
of hospitality that was suberb. Their
new building served in a fine way for
the needs of such a gathering.
According to letters handed in from
the various churches the following
report is given. In the fifty churches
comprising the Association there
were seven hundred and thirty-eight
additions by Baptism last year with
a total gain in membership of 774
members which swells the present
total membership of the Sandy Run
Association to 10,560. This is now
one of the largest Baptist Associa
tions in the state. While there was a
gain of $3,411.24 in the amount of
money raised in the Association for
j Home Expenses over the previous
j year there was a falling off of $2,-
515.82 in the amount raised for the
denominational objects. This in part
is accounted for when we recall that
last year was the closing year of the
Seventy-five Million -Campaign to
gether with the fact that this year
has been a loan year following the
i five years of strenous effort.
The amount of money raised for
running expenses of the local
churches and for Benevolences was
$5.00 per capita. In addition to this
there was around a hundred thousand
dollars spent last year in building and
repairs among the churches of the As
sociation.
RUTHERFORD ALUMNI
ENDORSE DR. CHASE
Rutherfordton, Oct. 14.—The
Rirtherford county alumni of the
University of North Carolina held a
get-together dinner at the Isothermal
hotel Monday night. County Supt.
Clyde A. Erwin, K. S. Tanner, D. F.
Morrow, Charles F. Gold, M. L. Ed
wards, E. N. Washburn, Jr., and R.
E. Price made short talks. A com-
mittee was appointed to sponsor an
intercollegiate banquet here during
the holidays.
The following resolution was adopt
ed :
"Resolved, That the Rutherford
County Alumni association of the
University of North Carolina ap
proves of the broad view, courageous
[spirit and good work of Dr. H. W.
| Chase, president of the university.
"Second—That we urge the gen
eral assembly of North Carolina to
be more liberal with the university
financially, so that it may continue
to grow and serve our state and en
able more young men and women to
attend it.
"Third —That we pledge our loyal
support to the president, faculty
and Alumni association for a greater
university."