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OL. VIII—No. 6
EIGH SCHOOL
IS DEDICATED
4
.ands As a Monument to the
Progressive Township and
is One of Finest in
the State.
The Cool Springs Township High
» was formally dedicated Mon
day evening in the presence of a bril
liant assemblage. The doors were
opened at 7 o'clock and for an hour
a tour of inspection was enjoyed by
the visitors. Promptly at 8 o'clock
the formal exercises began, with Supt.
J W. Eaks ably acting as master of
ceremonies.
First on the program was a song
y the Grammar Grade Glee- Club,
followed by a short talk by Rev. G.
|{. Gillespie, who told of the splendid
accomplishment of the township in
securing such a line school. In clos
ng, he told of the organization of
the Family Welfare Association and
the good it hoped to accomplish.
Tag Day will be held Saturday, Nov.
„8, followed by a general canvas on
0 Monday, Nov. 30.
The High School Glee Club, next
on the boards, brought forth warm
applause.
The county, township and city
school boards were on the stage, with
County Supt. C. A. Ervin also pres
ent.
At this point, Prof. Eaks told of
how the splendid co-operation and
hard work upon the part of the
school boards in Cool Springs Town
ship brought to a successful conclu
sion the erection and equipment of
the new high school building.
Mr. E. E. §mart, Bostic, member of
*he township board, then made a short
talk, telling of the consolidation of
the districts, the work of voting the
bonds and the final completion of the
handsome new strycture. He then
formally presented the building—
using a small replica of the struc
ture —to Prof. E. G. Lee, principal
of the high school. Prof. Lee very
gracefully accepted and then told
something of the work they hope 1 to
accomplish.
The faculty quartette, composed f
Misses Wilder, Belle and Gaines and
9
Mrs. Burrel Moore, then rendered a
•number that was warmly applaiVi.
Beautiful Pageant
The large audience was then
thrilled with a beautiful pageant,
"Progress," which depicted the dif
ferent departments. High School
students taking parts were:
Miss Progress—Margaret Moore.
History—Cortez Hamrick.
French —Catherine Barber.
Mathematics —William Biggerstaff.
Music—Ruby Moore.
Science —Chas. Dalton.
Club—C. L. Moore.
Home Economics—Agnes Davis.
Agriculture—Craig McClure.
English—Philip Padgett.
Commercial Course—Ruth Dog
gett.
Latin —Jane Steinback.
Athletics—Mary Davis.
Art—Mildred Moore.
The pageant was beautifully exe
cuted throughout and most creditable,
considering the students had gotten
it up on very short notice.
Supt. Erwin Speaks
Prof. Eaks next introduced County
' — Supt. of Schools Clyde A. Erwin,
who was warmly received. Mr. Er
win has in office for a very
short time, but has gained the warm
support and co-operation of the lov
ers of education all over the county,
ile is earnest and able and giving of
hjf very best for the schools of the
#>unty.
Mr. Erwin was warm in his con
gratulations for the new high school
and said it would sopn take its place
as one of the best in the state. Un
limited credit is due those who
brought it about, said Mr. Erwin. He
rhen pictured the splendid progress
of the county schools, saying that the
county had more than a million dol
ours invested in schools and has over
-»,000 school children. Deploring the
i'act that one-half of the children in
the county only had a six months'
term of school, Mr. Erwin let it be
know that he was fighting to the best
of his ability to remedy this condi
tion and would not let up until we
have an eight months' term for all.
There must be an equal opportunity
every boy and girl in the county,
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
FOR BOY SCOUTS
On Friday, November 20th, a
course in Leadership Training will be
instituted for Rutherford County.
The plan of the course calls for some
ten sessions of about two hours each
with one overnight and day camp.
Meetings will be held on Fridays
from sto 7 o'clock. It is highly.pos
sible that these meetings will be held
at various towns in the county or at
a central meeting place. This mat
ter to be decided by the men taking
part.
Rutherford County is looking to
Scouting to render a great service to
boyhood during the coming year.
More leadership and trained leader
ship is needed to accomplish desired
results. It is therefore our job, yours
and mine, and the job of the various
communities to recruit present lead
ers and many others to take advan
tage of this opportunity.
Text books and other matter will
be furnished without cost. Meetings
will be filled with activity, thereby
giving in the shortest possible time,
a most worthwhile training in Scout
craft and leadership in boys' work.
All Scouts can render a great serv
ice by reaching every man in the
county who, with the proper training,
would make a leader for a group of
boys.
The first meeting, November 20th,
will be held at the new Rutherford
High School promptly at five o'clock.
FLORENCE MILL NEWS
Those on the sick list are Mrs. Dan
Hardin, Mrs. Cindy Pitch and Mr.
Steptoe Flack.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Henderson
and little daughter, Lois, Mr. Henry
Henderson and Miss Lucile Brock en
joyed the birthday dinner at Mr. J.
L. Henderson's near Chesnee, S. C.,
Sunday given in honor of Mr. J. L.
Henderson, who was 59 years old.
Mr. McClure Johnson and family
Miss Mary Johnson, Rev. Hill Kizer,
Rev. H. C. Sisk enjoyed a birthday
dinner Sunday given at the home of
Mr. William Laughter, of Spindale,
in hcmor of his daughter, Mrs. John
son.
Mrs. Alice Suttle died at the
county home last Friday. She was
about 70 years old. Rev. H. C. Sisk
conducted the funeral service Sunday.
She was a member of Cooper's Gap
Baptist church. She was laid to rest
in Rutherfordton cemetery.
Mr. Gip Warren has been in the
mountains for several months on the
account of ill health. He returned
to his home last week and has taken
his job back in the Florence mill.
The church was also glad to see Mr.
Warren come back *to church and
Sunday school again.
and we have no doubt the voters will
see that they eventually get it.
* * •
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith Also Strong
For Eight Month's Term.
The dedicatory address was de
livered by Dr. J. Henry Highsmifh,
of Raleigh, state inspector of high
schools. Dr. Highsmith is a forceful
speaker and thoroughly in earnest in
his work. He reviewed the progress
of education in the state and at the
outset stressed the fact that every
child is entitled to an equal chance of
education. He, also, is going to do
a big work in bringing about the
eight months' term.
Some were surprised when he
brought out the fact that Rutherford
county now has as much school prop
erty as the whole state had 25 years
ago. Finance is the most important
part in the state's progressive educa
tional program, according to Dr.
Highsmith, who said, amid applause,
that no community should ride in au
tomobiles while children walked in
ignorance. The state is eminently
able to pay for education. To have
good schools requires good teachers,
I hence the need of a normal training
school for Western North Carolina.
I The big problem right now is to get
an eight months' term and this will
require a constitutional amendment.
, However, there will be no let up un-
I til this is accomplished.
Dr. Highsmith closed by warmly
praising the pageant and an expres
sion of appreciation of the fine
high school.
After a song by the high school
glee club, the meeting was closed by
Dr. W. R. Ware.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 1525
COI'NTY CL'JB MAS
Entertained By P. T. A. At
Henrietta Club Accom
i
plishing Great Work.
A large number of representative
men and women from the several
cities and communities of Ruther
ford county attended the November
meeting of the Rutherford County
Club, held at Henrietta Tuesday. A
most excellent dinner was served by
the Henrietta Parent-Teachers' As
sociation and everyone was made to
feel very much at home by the cor
dial hospitality extended.
Mx-. Kenneth S. Tanner, px*esided
and the meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Geo. R. Gillespie, of
Forest City. During the business
meeting which followed, nominations
were made for the officers and direc
tors of the ensuing year. The merits
of the Farmers Federation were set
forth in a pleasing manner by Mr.
Buff, who announced that on the Fri
day after Thanksgiving 200 farmers
would motor to Asheville for a gen
eral inspection of the work of the
Federation. A committee was ap
pointed looking to a closer relation
between the farmer and Federation
and to prepare a resolution of en
dorsement the county newspapers.
Superintendent Erwin reported
from the Boy Scout committee as
making headway and the President of
the club, Mr. Tanner, became the
first generous subscriber to the fund
by donating one-half cent per spin
dle in the mills under his manage
ment to the enlarged program of
scouting in Rutherford county.
Rev. G. R. Gillespie represented
the Rutherford County Ministerial
Alliance in its fight for good litera
ture in the county. After his pre
sentation of the matter, Messrs. H.
L. Carpenter, R. E. Price and O. C.
Erwin were appointed a commiteee
to confer wifh other similar commit
tees already appointed by the Kiwan
is Clubs and Parent-Teachers' As
sociations.
Superintendent of Schools Erwin
delivered in a masterly manner the
address heard at the Forest City High
School Monday night. Mr. Erwin
stands uncompromisingly on his
platform of "Completion of Consoli
dation of Schools", "A Higher Stand
ard of Training for Teachers" and
"Eight Months School Term for the
County." Mr. Erwin's presentation
of this vital matter so heavily laid
upon his heart was the clearest, ablest
and most concise statement of educa
tional fundamentals The Courier has
ever had the pleasure of listening to,
and all the voters of Rutherford
should back him to the last man and
woman. At the conclusion of the
able address the County Club went
on record as heartily endorsing and
supporting his entire program.
TATE-GILLIS
A marriage that came as a great
surprise to relatives and friends here
was that of Mr. Memory Tate and
Miss Frances Gillis, of Omaha, Geor
gia, which was solemnized at the
home of the bride's sister in Mont
gomery, Alabama on November 14.
Mi\ Tate is the energetic and
promising young son of Mrs. J. M.
Tate, of this place, but has made his
home in Omaha and various other
places in Georgia for the past year.
Mrs. Tate is the charming daughter
of tylr. and Mrs. M. L. Gillis, of Oma
ha, Ga., and a member of the Senior
class of the Omaha High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Tate arrived in For
est City Monday night to spend a few
days with Mr. Tate's mother, after
which they will be at home in Omaha,
Ga.
This popular young couple
many friends who wish for them a
happy voyage on the sea of matri
mony.
STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET
A special meeting of the stock
holders of the Chimney Rock Moun
tains, Inc., will be held at the office
of the company, Chimney Rock, Sat
urday, November 28, for the purpose
of considering any action tfcken by
the directors of«said corporation with
reference to the issuance and sale by
I the corporation of $1,000,000 for im
provements.
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
CAUSES IKE DEATH
OF ED. i'GWINN
Wesley Thompson Removes
Gun From Shoulder When
Hammer Catches On But
ton, Causing Fatal
Discharge.
Mr. Ed. McGwinn, well known
young farmer residing on the farm of
Mr. J. I. Ridings, in the edge of Polk
county, lost his life in a deplorable
manner Friday, of last week. Mr.
McGwinn and Mr. Wesley Thompson
had started out on a hunting trip to
gether. While walking up the road,
and when opposite the home of Mr.
C. W. Davis, Mr. Thompson removed
his gun from his shoulder, when the
hammer became entangled in a but
ton on his clothing causing the gun
to fire. The load of shot struck Mr.
McGwinn in the temple, causing al
most instant death.
Mr. McGwinn was a war veteran,
having served in the same company
overseas as Attorney C. O. Ridings of
this city. He was 27 years old and
leaves a wife and three children. One
brother, Mr. Baxter McGwinn, resides
at Spindale.
The lamentable tragedy is deeply
deplored on all sides. Mr. Thompson
is almost frantic with grief over the
death of his friend and companion.
PROVIDENCENEWS
Forest City, R-2, Nov. 17.—Rev. J.
C. Gentry filled his regular appoint
ment at Providence church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. His sermon
was enjoyed by all that were present.
Mr. Roy Vess spent last week with
his brother, who lives at Cane Creek.
Miss Osteen Waters, from Alex
ander, spent the week-end with her
cousin, Miss Mildred Wood.
Miss Virginia McDaniel spent Sun
day afternoon with Miss Inez Wat
ers.
Miss Dawsey Thomas spent Sunday
with Miss Ethel Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith spent
Sunday with his father, Mr. R. L.
Smith.
Miss Rose Eaves spent the week
end at her home near Tanner's
Grove.
Miss Mary Francis Smith spent the
week-end with Miss Ila Phillips.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blanton spent the
week-end with her daughter, Mrs.
Bert Reynold.
Mr. John McDaniel and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mr. Crawford Costner.
We are sorry to note that Eliza
beth Smith and Jennie Sue Butler are
out of school on account of mumps.
Mrs. Norris Helms, of Kannapolis,
is spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Smith.
Miss Zonia Brindle and Mrs. Brun
nie Tool motored to Spartanburg Sat
urday shopping.
Mr. Albert Phillips and Miss Ila
Phillips spent Tuesday afternoon in
Shelby visiting their cousin, Mrs.
Mary McSwain, who is very sick. We
hope for her a speedy recovery.
We are sorry to know*at this writ
ing Mrs. William McDaniel is very
sick with penumonia. We hope she
will soon recover.
Miss Katy Smith spent Sunday
with Miss Louise Smith.
Mr. John Henry Gordon and sis
ter, Leona, from Gaffney, S. C., spent
Sunday with their uncle, Mr. Roy
Vess. /
Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Brindle and
Miss Ruby Brindle, of Henrietta,
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mr. Amos Brindle.
PREPARING FOR REVIVAL
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Prayer meetings in preparation for -
the coming of Rev. William Black. D. 1
D.. next Sunday morning at 11 o'-
clock are being conducted by the
Presbyterians of Forest City every
afternoon and night this week. The
cottage meetings being held at 4:00
p. m. on Monday with Mrs. W. P.
Hall, Jr., Tuesday, with Mrs. B. H.
Price, Wednesday, with Miss Kate
McFarland. On Thursday the meet
ing will be with Mrs. G. R. Gillespie
and on Friday with Miss Claire Reid.
Meetings are being conducted also
in the Presbyterian church every
night at 7 o'clock for one-half hour.
Dr. W. R. Ware of the Methodist
church. South, will conduct the meet
ing on Thursday night.
The meeting Wednesday night with
Mr. J. E. McFarland as leader and
Dr. P. Reid in charge Friday
night. The attendance at both the
afternoon and night meetings has
been very gratifying and the public
is cordially invited to attend all these
meetings.
Preparation, publicity, preaching
and programs are all necessary for
a successful revival, but there can be
no lasting and effective results with
out prayer. We bid for your pres
ence, we need your prayers and every
Christian in Forest City who knows
how to pray is earnestly requested
to besiege the Throne of Grace for
an outpouring of God's blessings that
will revive our entire city and sur
rounding communities.
OAK GROVE NEWS
Bostic, R-3, Nov. 17.—Rev. E. J.
Poe preached at Oak Grove Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Lillie Bailey and Mr. Carl
Biggerstaff were happily married
Wednesday by Rev. E. J. Poe. They
spent Wednesday night with her sis
ter, Mrs. Esther Matheny.
Mr. C. B. Harrill and family spent
Saturday night at Mr. L. D. Wil
kie's.
Several of this community gathered
at the home of Mrs. J. M. Randall
Friday afternoon and cut her some
wood.
Miss Leigh Harrill and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Biggerstaff spent the week
end at Boiling Springs.
Mrs. J. M. Randall and Miss 01-
iierea Randall spent Saturday night
at Mr. Cletus Randall's.
Mr. L. D. Wilkie has been in this
section for about a year and a half
and has killed 24 hawks since he
has been here and two hoot owls.
Rev. E. A. Blanton will move his
family to Ball Creek this week where
he will preach this year.
Mr. A. T. Tate and family, of Car
olgen, spent Sunday in this commu
nity.
The Baraca class opened Sunday
school Sunday with a very interesting
program.
Mrs. Ivy Biggerstaff and Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Biggerstaff was in Shelby
Monday shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Martin and
little son Jack, spent the week-end
in this community.
Several of this community are kill
ing hogs this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Magness and
children, Ernest, Jr., and Sarah Mar
tha, of Marion, spent one night last
week at Mrs. Hester Magness'.
PARTIES LEAVING
FOR CONFERENCE
Rev. G. F. Settlemyre and Mr. John
T. Hardin left Tuesday morning for
the forty-sixth session of the North
Carolina Annual Conference of the
Wesleyan Methodist church of Ameri
ca, which convenes in Gastonia, Loray
Wesleyan Methodist church, Tuesday
ILorning at 9 o'clock, and continues
Krough Sunday. Rev. H. P. Rich,
Ke newly appointed pastor of the lo-
Kl Wesleyan church, who already re
■ les here and Mrs. W. F. Morris and
Hn, Ira, of Alta Vista, Va., left i
Hednesday morning also. However,
]Hr. Rich will be here Sunday to fill
ft pulpit of his church. He resides
fißthe Saunders house on Mill street
|Hi desires you to visit him and to
l&iuaint himse.lf with the people of
Hrest City, regardless of church af
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IWO YOUNG GIRLS
BADLY FRIGHTENED
SATURDAY NiGKT
Chased Into the Home of a Res
ident On East Main Street
> By Marauder.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN HOAX
Was it a hoax, perpetrated by some
neighbor with a perverted idea of
fun-making, or—
Was it with malicious intent to
molest a female, that some marauder
I
chased two prominent young ladies
into the home of a resident on East
Main street Saturday night?
That is the question that has arisen
since the recital of a bad scare re
ceived by the two girls on this oc
casion.
The story is as follows:
The two girls, residents of East
Main street, were returning to their
homes Saturday night, when one- of
them noticed that they were appar
ently being followed by a man. She
mentioned this to her companion, and
they began walking faster. The man
increased his pace, and then the girls
began to run. They were thoroughly
alarmed when they noticed that the
man was really trying to overtake
them, and bolted into the first yard
they came to, rushed in through the
porch and into the hall, bolting the
door behind them.
Looking through a window, they
stw the man come into the yard and
toward the house. At this juncture a
neighbor happened to come into his
front yard, close by and the intruder
then made his escape.
The young ladies were terribly
frightened at their experience, and
can hardly believe that such an oc
currence would take place upon the
streets.
If it was the lark of a practical
joker, it was in very poor taste, and
should never be perpetrated again..
If the work of a marauder, the cul
prit should be captured and severely
punished.
KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
Featuring the Kiwanis Club meet
•ing Monday evening was a short talk
by Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, state in
spector of high schools. Dr. Smith
did not make an extended talk, as
he was later to make his main ad
dress £t the formal opening of the
new high school building. He made
it clear that he firmly stands for an
eight months' term throughout the
State and favors the establishment of
a normal training school in Western
North Carolina. He paid a glowing
tribute to Cool Springs Township in
providing such a magnificent high
school building.
A night letter was ordered sent to
Frank Page in remembering Black
Bear Trail and the secretary was in
structed to furnish data to two pros
pective manufacturing concerns who
may wish to locate here.
Next Monday night is "Turkey
Night" and a big time is expected.
On the first meeting night in Decem
ber the election of new officers will
take place.
DEATH OF CHILD
Jennie Evelyn McMurray, two
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua McMurray, stricken with
pneumonia after a siege of whooping
cought, died Monday despite the ef
forts of family, friends and physi
cians to prolong her life.
A large number of relatives and
friends of the family, together with
the school mates and teachers of older
children of the family, gathered at
the home on Cherry Mountain street
Tuesday laden with wreaths and oth
er designs of beautiful flowers. Fu
neral services were conducted at the
home Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'-
clock by Revs. W. R. Ware and G.
R. Gillespie, acting for the pastor of
the family, Rev. W. A. Ayers, absent
frtfm the city.
The sorrowing parents and older
children have the sympathy of a wide
circle of friends jn the city and
county.
You will find what you want at The
right price at The Fair Store.