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Elect New Officers and Pass
Resolutions Of Respect For
G. W. Edwards, Dec'd.
At a call meeting 1 of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Ruth
erford County by Geo. Biggerstaff,
vice-chairman, held here Saturday to
elect a chairman to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Gudger W.
Edwards, former chairman, Attor-
Rcy C. O. Ridings, of Forest City,
>vas elected chairman; Attorney S.
P. Dunnagan, of Rutherfordton, was
elected vice-chairman, also Mesdames
Mike I). Miller, of Harris and Chas.
F. Gold, Rutherfordton, were elected
vice-chairmen. Vice-Chairman Big
gerstaff presided over the meeting
with Oscar R. Duncan, of Spindale,
secretary. The attendance was gcod
and much interest was manifested in
the cause of Democracy.
The following resolutions of re
spect were adopted:
Resolutions Of Respect
Whereas, it pleased God to call to
the Great Beyond our beloved Chair
man, Gudger W. Edwards, on July
6, 1925; Therefore Be it Resolved:
First: That we deeply deplore the
untimely going of our most efficient
and capable Chairman, Gudger W.
Edwards, who served as chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee
of Rutherford County most faithful
ly for five years and whose faithful
services and most efficient labors
gave to Rutherford County its great
est Democratic majority.
Second: That each and all of us
who came in contact with him from
time to time were inspired by his high
ideals of life, and friendship and
good will to his fellowman, which
will linger with us through the com
ing years and which we will in a
measure endeavor to emulate in our
lives as public servants and citizens
of our commonwealth.
Third: That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to his bereaved loved
®nes in the hour of their distress.
Fourth: That a copy of these res
olutions be recorded in our minutes,
a copy of same be published in the
Forest City Courier, and the Ruther
fordton Sun, and a copy of same sent
to the family of the deaeeased.
Adopted by the Democratic Execu
tive Committee in session at Ruther
fordton, N. C., October 31, 1925.
' GEO. BIGGERSTAFF, Chairman,
OSCAR R. DUNCAN, Secretary.
BOYS OF GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL
HOME TO BE HEARD HERE
The boys drum and cornet corps of
the Georgia Industrial Home, Macon,
will make their annual appearance
here Nov. 6th at 8:00 o'clock in the
evening, when they will give a con
cert at the grammar school audito
rium. No admission will be charged,
but a collection will be taken for the
benefit of the orphan children. This
institution is maintained by volun
tary contribution. The corps is com
posed of sixteen well trained young
musicians, directed by H. L. Salter
and Mrs. Salter. Mr. Salter has di
rected the corps for 'ten years and ha s
developed it into one of the best
known organizations of its kind in
the Southeastern states.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Caroleen, Nov. 2.—The second
quarterly session of Sandy Run Sun
day School Convention will be held
with High Shoals church Sunday,
November Bth at 2:00 p. m. All
superintendents, officers and teach
ers and pupils are cordially invited
to attend. Let every superintendent
in association urge his people to at
tend. An interesting program has
been arranged.
I—Devotional.
2—Pastor and his Sunday school,
Dr. Chas. H. Stevens.
3—Officers and their work, Prof.
J. B. Jones.
4 —Superintendent Training His
Workers, Chas. Z. Flack.
s—Standard S. S. opportunity for
leadership.
.Special music.
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What s a football season without
'! Thorpe? "Never complete," say
;. oldtime gridiron fans. The famous
, full-blooded Oklahoma Indian of
Carlisle school-fame is this year
' | dashing about in the backfieid for
the N. Giants, a professional
team. Thorpe, All-around Olympic
i Champion of 1910, is to football
what Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb
are to baseball, "the grand old man
: of the game."
TRAGIC DEATH OF
REV. A. T. BANKS
■ i The tragedy occurring near Cher-
I ryville Saturday afternoon, when
i Rev. A. T. Banks lost his life by the
' j accidental discharge of his shortgun,
'; while on a hunting trip, claimed one
■• of the best loved ministers of this
I j immediate section of North Car
>! olina. As pastor of the Cherryville
■; Presbyterian church he enjoyed the
i love and friendship of all denomina
tions as evidenced by the dismissal
i! of Sunday morning service in all
i j churches there when his funeral was
[ held at 11 o'clock. He was a man
i j of dauntless courage, standing firm
. ly and uncompromisingly on the
L courage of Christian convictions, of
• noble Christian ideals, a faithful
; minister and devoted pastor.
Attesting the high esteem in which
. he was held, four busy pastors called
1 off Sunday morning services in or
der to officiate at the funeral ser
• vices conducted by Reverends J. H.
, Henderlite, of Gastonia; W. W. Ak
i ers, of Lincolnton; J. J. Harrill, of
. Bessermer City and G. R. Gillespie,
; of Forest City, asisted by Rev. Mr.
Lynn, Cherryville Lutheran church,
■ and Mr. Mack, Cherryville Meth
odist church, the pastor of the Bap
tist church being absent from the
city.
PETTY OFFICER DILLINGHAM
IS HIGHLY COMMENDED
The following letter written by a
: citizen of New Zealand and appear
, ing in a recent number of "The Cub,"
i the official publication of the U. S.
! S. California, will be of interest to
■ friends in the city of Mrs. A. B. Dil
- lingham and daughter, Mrs. J. Worth
, Morgan. Petty Officer Dillingham
i mentioned in the letter being their
5 son and brother respectively.
"Harbour View Road,
Birkenhead, New Zealand,
' 21 August, 1925.
"Commander C. S. Joyce,
U. S. Flagship 'California.'
5 Aukland, N. Z.
' "Dear Sir:
i
"In the hope that this may prove
not unacceptable to you, I would like
to tender, in a few words, my appre
ciation of the conduct and manners of
your 'boys.'
"We had a small party of them
j here yesterday for a social evening,
given in their honor, most of the
j boys hailing from the 'California'—
and they all aided materially in the
j pleasant passing of the time. As con-
versationalists, they excel, and they
are lovers of music. Last but not
least, they are particularly courteous
to the old (of whom I am one). I
don't like making any distinctions,
but I must add that Petty Officers
, Dillingharrf and Mac Donald stood out
conspicuously for their general
. knowledge and well-bred behavior.
"I am, dear Sir,
3 "Yours faithfully,
"Mr. J. F. Bell."
f Officer Wayne Dlilingham, as a
member of the crew of the U. S. S.
California, went with the Pacific
fleet on its cruise to Australia the
past summer. He has recently been
1 assigned to special duty at Annapo
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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1925
SFINDALE NEWS
Spindale, Oct. 2. —The B. Y. P. U.
organization of the local Baptist
church, was re-organized last week.
A large number of the Baptist folk
gave their names as members, and
at the first meeting Sunday evening
the church was a scene of a lively
gathering of young people full of
enthusiasm over the cheerful pros
pects of a successful union. The of
fice r? follow: Leonard Morgan, pres
ident; Miss Francis Bivins, vice-pres
ident : Miss Ethel Hill, treasurer;
Miss Sudie Morgan, corresponding
-secretary; Mrs. Blanche Lovelace,
reording secretary; Miss Blanche
Bellinger, pianist; W. R. Wells,
choirister; Miss Ethel Stegall, quiz
leader.
The program committee is coni
\ osoc't of the group leaders, who are
the following: Ernest Simmons, Al
ton Dotson, Grace Hill, Mae Nnnney.
Membership commit cee: Miss Bivins,
Jolt Martin, Tommy Cuibreth, Car
rie Kamrick and Mrs. Carl Beatty.
Social: Miss Sudie Morgan, Mack
Kill, L. D. Shytles, Mrs. A. P?'iteh
ard. Lavonia Shytles.
The young men's class of the
Methodist Sunday school opened a
two month's contest with the men's
clasr> Sunday. The >oung men scored
the first victory by putting it over
the men's class in attendance and
collection Sunday.
Children's Week was observed by
the Methodist Sunday school last
week. It was brought to a close
Sunday evening by a pageant present
ed by the Sunday school, in the
Methodist church.
A number of the boys of the town
and office force begun basketball
practice in the new Tanner Memo
rial building gymnasium last Friday
evening. The building is expected to
be completed soon.. The gymnasium
is one of the best and has ample
room for all games, in addition to
having a stage at one end.
HI-Y CLUB HOLDS
SECOND MEETING MONDAY
The Hi-Y Club held its second
meeting Monday night. The follow
ing committees were appointed:
Bible Study—Lolan Kanipe, chair
man ; Hugh Hardin and Daniel Smith.
Meetings—Charles Dalton, chair
man; Tom Griffin and Bosh Doggett.
Service, Activities—William Big
gerstaff, chairman; Charles Crowell
and Louis Summey.
Two new members Craig McClure
and Glenn Toms, were elected to the
club. These will be initiated next
Monday night.
The last twenty minutes of the
meeting were taken up in a lively dis
cussion of what makes a Christian
man. The following were decided up
on as the outstanding characteristics:
Humbleness, meekness, mercy, clean
living, love for humanity, desire for
right, relationship with God, fair
ness, unselfishness.
LINCOLNTON WINS A
HARD GAME 14 TO 0
Last Friday was a terrible day for
football but a handful of fans stood
the cold and rain while the game
went on. The score was Lincolnton
14, Forest City nothing. This being
just half as much as it was last year.
The game was very hotly contested
and furnished a number of thi'ills for
the spectators. The ball seemed to
be very slippery and hai*d to hold
therefore fumblers played the usual
part on such a day.. Most of the
gains were made by passes and
around the ends. Both lines seemed
to hold very well. Lincolnton show
ed a superiority of experience in the
game for they have most of their last
year's team while the local team is
almost entirely new. Haynes for the
visitors stood out as a consistent
gainer.
Last Game Tomorrow.
The next game and the last home
game for the season is with the Boil
ing Springs School here Friday at
3:45 p. m. Boiling Springs has the
best team this year they have put-out
in several years, so the fans should
get a run for their money.
There are many things suitable for
Christmas presents to be had at the
one cent sale at'Reinhardt Drug Co.
You make a wonderful saving and
should boy now. The sale lasts thru
Saturday.
BOSTIC R-3 NEWS
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Bostic, R-3, Nov. 3.—Rev. M. L.
j Buchanan filled his regular appoint
ment at Concord Saturday and Sun
day.
The people of our section have
about finished gathering their crops
; for the year.
We are glad to know that little
; Master R. E. Thompson is much bet
l ter alter being sick for some few
; days.
i The corn shucking at Mr. E.
Daves last Friday was enjoyed by a
large crowd and ail left wishing him
i many more corn shut-kings in the
1 future.
Several Trom our section attended
I the Spartanburg Fair last week.
Miss Bertie Lee Kendrick spent
| Sunday with Miss Ethel Daves.
Miss Dorcas Jones spent Sunday
; with Miss Esther Bailey.
; Those chat attended the party at
: Avondale Monday night were Misses
' Hettie Harris, Ethal Daves, Delia
: Thompson, Elizabeth Daves.
1 Rev. W. B. Jenkins and wife spent
i last Friday at the home of Mr. E.
Daves.
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| Miss Carrie Harrill, of Rutherford
ton, spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Dick Carson.
Mrs. D. H. Kendrick spent Mon-
Ulay afternoon at the home of Mr. E.
| Daves.
! Mr. Farris Bailey, Claude Harrill,
Chivous Padgett from Boiling Springs
high school spent the week-end at
home.
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
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j Forest City, R-l, Nov. 3. —Owing
; to inclement weather there was a
small attendance of the members of
the Home Demonstration Federated
Clubs.
Miss Perry gave an outline of this
I writer's work which includes cooking
land sewing for girls' and women's
j Clubs. Each will complete the course
J already begun.
Instruction in meat canning will
!be given at convenient times. The
j lesson on making Christmas gifts will
be given in the Girls' Clubs, the wo
men being invited to attend.
Miss Perry's time is fully taken
up with regular club work and in
some instances special work will be
given to girls and women's clubs
jointly.
At the December Federated meet
ing the girls from Cleveland county
who won first prize in the Health
Contest will give a demonstration,
i The public is invited to attend this
j meeting.
CLIFFSIDE METHODIST
CHURCH NEWS
Cliffside, Nov. 3.—Last Sunday,
Nov. Ist, marked the beginning of
! another conference year for the
I Methodist church. The weather was
| very inclement, but nevertheless, a
Igood sized crowd was present for
j Sunday school and church services.
A very impressive service was held
| at 11:00 o'clock.
After short preliminaries were
. ended, the congregation sang, "A
j Charge to Keep I Have" and during
! this song, the stewards, Sunday
School officers and teachers gathered
around the chancel for the installa
tion service. As these officials and
teachers took upon themselves the
| obligation of leadership, the congre
gation responded in unison pledging
j their support and co-operation dur
j ing the year. After the installation,
i Rev. Heckard preached a very able
! sermon on "The Stewardship of
, Life." Mr. Heckard has announced
, a series of sermons on this subject
| and every one who possibly can do so,
: is urged to be present next Sunday
; evening at 7:30 for the second mes
'sage along this line.
The year just closed was the "ban
ner" year in accomplishment of
church work. The membership is
elated over the return of Rev. Heck
: ard for another year. His zeal for
j work, his piety, his interest in hu
; manity, and courte'ous manner has
made him many friends in the town
and community who are glad to know
that he is to continue his work here.
The woman's Missionary Society is
working overtime in arranging the
Tom Thumb wedding to be present
ed in the town hall tonight (Tues
day) and indications point to splen
did success
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heroism I . ; .eon recommended for
i Charles Rupert Clay, of Blaine,
Washington. Charles, a boy of i 2
years, weighing only SI pound.;,
rescued an older and much heavier
boy .while they were i"» .sv/immir; •
Dragging the big fellow ashore
and rendering saved his
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TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SCOUTS
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On Saturday night of this week
| will be held the first Rutherford
■ County Training School for Scout
Leaders at Spindale and Rutherford
ton High School.
All Scoutmasters, deputy Com
missioners and all young men inter
: ested in becoming leaders in the
: Boy Scouts of America are urged to
I be present.
Scout Executive Schiele will be
in charge of the training courses, a
1 new and varied array of Scout ac
tivities will be presented and all en-
J listing for the course of training will
!be the guests of Prof. B. L. Smith,
' at Rutherfordton High School,
i This new departure in Piedmont
j Council will make of Rutherford
i County a unit in scouting, which will
assure local troops of their own
school, court of honor and fuller rep
resentation on the official and ex
ecutive boards.
This week marks the beginning of
the campaign for a three year en
larged program in Scouting for this
county and some of the prominent
education and civic leaders of the
county have accepted service on the
committees. We bespeak for them
a most hearty and cordial reception.
; CYCLONE AUCTION CO.
TO HAVE BIG SALE
The Cyclone Auction Co. has an
nounced that on or about Nov. 21st
they will sell the big "Cuttie" Big
gerstaff farm near ClifFside. This
farm, one of the best known in the
county, contains 500 acres and lies
on Broad river. It has five dwelling
houses, some of the best bottom land
in the county and plenty of timber,
j The farm will be divided into small
ier tracts, which will be offered at
I auction. Watch The Courier for
{further particulars of this big sale.
The Cyclone Co. has been doing
a big business in private trades for
the past month and announce that
business conditions are good. The
public will be interested in the an
nouncement of their big land sale.
MINISTERS ASSOCIATION MEETS
The monthly meeting of the
Rutherford County M. E. Preachers
Association was held with Rev. J. O.
Ervin at Rutherfordton last Monday,
with a full attendance.
The next meeting will be held with
Rev. M. W. Heckard at Cliffside first
Monday in December.
At the meeting last Monday it was
decided to continue the publication of
the Methodise News-Herald, which
hereafter will be issued the first Fri
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day in each month. Rev. O. L. Simp
son was re-elected editor and Rev.
M. W. Heckard, business manager, ■
while the same board of publication I
was continued in office.
Tentative steps were taken at j
Monday's meeting for the organiza- J
tion of an inter-denominational min- 1
isters association for the county.
This organization will most likely
be perr»lst#tly effected at the next
meeting.
Remember to visit The Fair store
before btqrisy i«» vtfctar toedfc
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QUARTETTE COMING
Rouse Sisters In Popular Pro
gram Tuesday. Nov. 17.
The second of the lyceum series
coming to Forest City is the "All
Sisters Quartette," at the graded
'M'hoo! tiudiicrium Tuesday evening,
; Nov. 17th. Admission. 25e and 50c.
•The program will include music,
>ongs and sketches and must be
heard to be appreciated.
Tne Rouse Sisters of New Ham >-
ton, lowa, near the "Little Brown
Church in the Vale," selected as a
i name for their organization, "The
All Sisiters Quartet, when they de
cided to engage in lyceum concert
work. They have toured from the
Atlantic to the Pacific under this
name and have established an en
viable reputation as concert enter
tainers. fhere is no more popular
organization of its kind in lyceum.
rheir program is built along popu
lar lines; without being cheap. Their
vocal work consists of solos, duets
and quartets, both ballads and light
er numbers. The instrumental work
j featured by this company is the Saxa
phone ensemble, and some splendid
effects are obtained. A clever dram
'ataic sketch, "A Child in the House,"
by Marjorie Benton Cooke, is used
in which all four ol" the young ladies
i take part. This sketch or playlet
■never fails to create enthusiasm. A
1 lesson for the present age is forcibly
1 presented in this playlet.
The Piedmont Bureau has plea
sure in commending this company to
i its many loyal patrons.
MISSIONARY CIRCLE OR
GANIZED BY PRESBYTERIANS
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The ladies of the Forest City Pres
byterian church met Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock and organized an.
Auxiliary and Missionary Circle.
Mesdames W. P. Hall, Jr. and B. H.
Price and Miss Harold were appoint
ed and nominating committee to
select officers and report same for
election and installation on the third
I Sunday in this month,
j At the Sunday night service com
jmittees were appointed to plan and
i complete arrangements for the com
! ing of Rev. William Black, D. D., and
his singer, Mr. Burr, who will begin
a series of evangelistic services here
| Sunday night, November 22nd. Dr.
Black is the outstanding evangelist of
the Synod of North Carolina and Mr.
Bun* is a choir director of many
years experience and a life devoted
and consecrated to the service of
; Christ and the church.
The people of all denominations in
| Forest City will be invited by the
'several committees to not only lend
their presence but to assist in the
work of the choruses, both adult and
i junior, and in the prayer meetings
to begin November lGth.
The world is challenging the
church today as never before in the
history of the world. While the
! church has suffered persecution and
almost extinction by the forces of
evil in the past, the challenge of
i modern times is along more subtle
lines than ever before known and
can only be met by the co-operation
.of united effort on the part of all
these who love the Lord Jesus and
i await His coming in Glory. Christ
! ian Forest City is cordially invited
jto help these men of God in the com
ing meetings.
AN OFFICIAL CANVASS OF TH£
METHODISTS OF FOREST CITY
j The members of the Forest City
Methodist church are requested to
stay at home next Sunday afternoon
from two to five o'clock that they
'may have an opportunity to say how
I much each one is willing to contrib
! ute to the salary and other expenses
'making up the budget for the church
' this conference year. The stewards
will make a personal canvass of the
j membership and congregation next
! Sunday afternoon,
j Let every one respond
as possible. An eariy, good start
goes a long way towards securing a
safe,satisfactory closing of the year's
work committed to us.
G. V. LONG, Chairman of Board
of Stewards.
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