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VOL VIII—NO. 41.
J. w. WEBB,
CITY MANAGES,
RESIGNS POSITION
Effective August Ist—Great
Progress During His
Incumbency.
The resignation of City Manager
J. W. Webb, tendered some six weeks
ago, was reluctantly accepted by the
Board of Aldermen at their meeting
Friday night of last week. He will re
tire from his official duties,. August
Ist, after having served the city in
a most efficient and satisfactory man
ner since July 15, 1925, when the
city first adopted the city manager
plan.
While not unexpected, the resigna
tion of Mr. Webb is none the less
keenly regretted upon the part of
the progressive citizens of the city.
The resignation, according to a state
ment of Mr. Webb to The Courier,
was mostly influenced by the state
of health of Mrs. Webb, who has re
turned to her former home at Salis
bury to enter a hospital for treat
ment. Strong pressure was brought to
bear upon him to reconsider his res
ignation, and his final action is keen
ly regretted, as he has made the city
a most capable manager. A glance
over the official statement of the
Town of Forest City, printed in this
issue of The Courier, will give a com
prehensive review of financial con
dition of the city, and will also show
that the city's affairs have been in
capable hands.
Forest City has made rapid strides
under the city manager plan, and tbe
issue at stake just now is to wheth
er a new official will be appointed and
the plan continued or revertion be
made to the old plan. The Courier
is of the opinion that a mistake will
be made if the city manager plan is
dropped. Forest City has progressed
to the point where it necessitates the
services of a capable man to manage
the multitudiuous duties demanding
attention. The matter is up to the
Board of Aldermen, and their dis
position of the matter is not yet
known. Only two members have been
interviewed by The Courier, and they
are divided upon the issue.
Forest City suffers a severe loss in
the removal to his old home of Mr.
Webb and his excellent family. They
have made a legion of friends in this
city who are loath to see them go.
They have been active in all the civic
and social affairs of the city, tak
ing a prominent part in every move
ment for the betterment of the city.
Mr. Webb more than made good in
every phase of Ms work as 'city
manager, his ripe experience and
sound judgment on many occasions
saving the city large sums. The great
est progress in the history of the
city has been made during the past
year under the guidance of his ef
ficient management, and his resig
nation at this time falls heavily upon
the town he has served so well.
CAPTURES NEW FORD CAR;
HOLDS MAN FOR THEFT
Some quick and effective work was
done by Deputy Sheriff P. P.. IJarrill,
Tuesday, when he captured a new
Ford touring: car, and lodged a man
giving his name as Leroy Keen, in
the Rutherfordton jail, charged with
the theft of the car. Keen first
claimed to be from Canton, but later
he said he was from Tampa, f'la.
Two men and a woman drove the
car into the Ilaynes Filling Station
on Cherry Mountain street, and sus
picion was first aroused when the
man Keen endeavored to sell the car,
H new 102(3 model Ford touring, for
the small sum of SIOO. The matter!
was reported to Mr. Harrill, who
quietly went to the filling station to
investigate. When Keen saw him
examining the car and looking at
the license tag, he tried to make his
get-away, but was nabbed by the
dtputy. The other man and woman
made good their escape. The car,
bears a new N. C. license tag No.
143971-E.
Confident that the car was stolen.
Deputy Harrill landed the man Keen
in jail and is holding the PUT for
further developments.
FOREST CITY COURIER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
CAROLEEN NEWS
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News Notes of Interesting Hap
penings Collected For
Courier Readers.
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Caroleen, July 20.—Rev. fcj. O.
i Cole, presiding elder, of this district,
preached a forceful sermon at the
! Methodist church here Sunday morn-
I ing at 11 o'clock. Quarterly con
ference held immediately after the
i services. Rev. Cole spent Saturday
i night at the home of the pastor, Rev.
| «J. P. Hornbuckle, and was the guest
i of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris, Sunday
i for dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Francis are
happy over the arrival of a fine nine
pound boy—William Howard, who
' will be better known as "Billy,"—on
Wednesday, July 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Buren Phillips left
| Monday for a week's vacation among
i relatives in Charlotte, Mt. Airy and
; other points.
' Miss Edith Jolley, neice of Rev.
' and Mrs. R. N. Childress, has re
i turned to her home in Kannapolis,
after a few weeks' visit here.
Mrs. P. N. Hamrick and daughter,
Mrs. V. Abernathy, of Avondale.
| spent Thursday with Mrs. Sallie Big
' gerstaff.
Mr. and Mrs. Brunei- Beam and
I children, spent Sunday in Ilender
i sonville, visiting Mrs. Beam's mother.
Mr. Charlie James and mother,
; Mrs. Richard McDaniel, spent Sat
| urday in Spartanburg, visiting rela
j tives and shopping.
! Mr. Arthur Carroll and children,
.of Alabama, visited Mr. and Mrs.
| L. B. Bobbins, Sunday. Mr. Carroll
; is a brother of Mrs. Robbins.
; Mr. John Franeis, of Oklahoma
i City, is visiting his brothers, and
other relatives here for a few
i weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Walker, of
Rutherfordton. spent Sunday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith. Miss Mar
garet Walker also visited Miss Ada
Smith for the week-end.
Miss Zenobria Neal entertained a
number of young folks at her home
here last Saturday evening. Music,
games and delicious refreshments
were enjoyed by those present.
About thirty-five Boy Scouts, ac
companied by their scoutmaster,
I Rev. R. N. Childress, enjoyed a trip
jto the Woodland Park Swimming
[ Pool, at Forest City, Tuesday even
ling. After two hours' fun in the
j water a weiner roast, and picnic sup
j per was enjoyed by tbe youngsters.
Mrs. B. L. Reynolds, of Raleigh,
is visiting her daughter., .Mrs. R. X.
Childress. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Rey
nolds, of La Grange, Ga, were also
| week-end visitors of Rev. and Mrs.
•Childress.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Stalnaker,
| are taking their vacation this week,
! motoring in the mountains.
IT. PLEASANT NEWS
Forest City R.-l, July 20—This
community has experienced some
real hot and dry weather for the
IKist few days. The crops -are very
much in need orf rain.
A large crowd had a happy fishing
day at Green river one day last
week. Among those who went were:j
Mr. T. JJ. Toms and family, Mr. and !
Mrs. Joe Randall, Mr. Charlie Toms,!
and family, Mr. J. A. Peeler, and son, j
Adelaide and ?»fisses Flora and Ola j
Mae Matheny.
Mr. RekJ Toms, of Wilmington,
| visited Mr. smd Mrs. J. W. Matheny,'
i last Thursday.
Mr. Earl Young, of Mooresville, ar
rived Sunday tj return with his wife
who has been visiting relatives in
this community. Mrs. A. W. Matheny
returned with them .to spend a few
days.
Mr. T. J. Tom." and family visit
kd Mr. and Mrs. Burle Womiek, Sun
day.
Mr. J. T. Summers and son, Toy.
were called to A shevi He Sunday to
visit the former's brother, who is very
sick.
The summer session of the Mt.
i'ie:.; '.nt school began Monday with
Prof. V. A. Brown as principal again.
Mitses Flora Matheny. Dorothy Mc-
Daniel and Glen Harriss, are assist
ing him. The summer session is held
in order to include the nine months
which the school is glad to have.
Mr, and Mrs. Forest Davidson
were visitors at Mr, and Mrs, J, M.
Prjtu 's Sunday.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926
FOREST CM HAS 1
$40,000 LOT SALE
Doggett Sub-Division Property
Sells at Handsome Prices
—New Houses Going Up.
The sale of the Doggett Property
Thursday, of last week drew one of
the largest crowts seen at any sale
this season, and it is reported that
bidding was spirited throughout the
sale. The sale of lots amounted to
approximately $40,000, lots ranging
in price from SI,OOO to $2,500,
while practically every lot was sold.
This sale, the first of its kind ever
held in this city, was conducted on
the certificate plan by the Realty
Investment Auction Co., of Daytona
Beach, Fla., and Tryon, N. C., the
plan proving most successful, accord
ing to the promoters.
The B. B. Doggett property in the
West End, some of the most desir
able in and around the city, is be
ing handled by Messrs. antes, Dog
gett and Champion, who are plan
ning a development that will prove
a real asset and benefit to the city.
New homes are needed and many
will go up in this splendid sub-divi
sion, where all modern conveniences
will be installed. Already three
handsome homes, costing from $5,-
000 to $6,000 each, are planned and
will be erected at an early date.
Many more will doubtless follow.
The owners plan to push the devel
opment of this sub-division, making
it eventually the most desirable in
this section.
The promoters of Thursday's sale
were appreciative of the large crowd
which turned out at the sale, and at
tribute this to the liberal advertising
done in The Courier, they having
carried a two-page ad in Thui*sday's
edition. They long since learned the
efficacy of newspaper advrtising in
their many large transactions in
Florida-
The crowd came early and stayed
late. The music and the prizes were
much appreciated, the Ford car go
ing to a Mr. Owens, of near Spin
dale.
The sale proved conclusively that
Forest City real estate is a valuable
asset and has a steadily increasing
value.
SNEAK THIEVES ENTER
H&ME OF MRS. CALLAHAN
Sneak thieves entered the home
of Mrs. E. J. Callahan, who resides
on route 2, near Forest City, last
Saturday and got away with .S3O in
gold, S3O in-paper money and a note
for S3OO. The loss falls heavily
upon Mrs. Callahan and represented
the savings of years. She is 71 years
old and the widow of the late S. C.
i Callahan. Some time ago thieves
broke into Mrs. Callahan's home sat
night and stole S2O.
THE IRISH ROSE
On next Saturday evening, July
24, at 8:30 o'clock, a play entitled,
"The Irish Rose," will bo presented
at Washburn school house, Bostic,:
Route 2. This play is being given by
the young people of Salem church,
coached by Miss Byrtice Washburn.
It portrays with simplicity and sin
cerity the life of Irish country folk, j
and is full of Irish wit and humor. ]
The proceeds will go toward starting j
a fund for a new dburch. Admission '
20 and 35 cents.
FIRE DAMAGES
SANITARY MARKET
Fire breaking: out ro the new
Sanitary Market—the J.. E. Grose'
si.and just recently bought by F. F. ;
Black-—at 3 o'clock Wednesday j
morning, caused an estimated loss of |
$-"?0O. The alertness of Night Police- j
man Geo. Green, averted a serious !
conflagration. He was strieily on his !
job and noticed the fire wh-on it ;
first broke out. He hastily sumnamed
fokn Poole. who brought out the j
lre truck, and the two, with the as- j
.-•ls:.ante of W. M. Hemphill, and
j
others, easily subdued the flames.
The fire started in the shelving and 1
it is thought was caused from rats ex
ploding matches by gnawing or other
wise.
Mr. Black quickly repaired the da
mage of the storeroom and there
v. es no let up in his business.
ROBBERS ENTER
COCA COLA PLANT
Fail in Desperate Efforts to
Break Open Massive Safe.
Just one week to the day from the
robbery at the Harrill Filling Station
in the West End, Monday night, July
12, robbers entered the local plant
of the Coca Cola Bottling Co., last
Monday night in almost similar man
ner.
Some time last Monday night rob-1
bers entered the Coca Cola plant by
breaking open a rea rwindow and
made a desperate but unsuccessful
attempt to break open the safe in
the office. Almost every conceivable
tool was used in the attempt, but the
| robbers failed to open the safe, al
j though badly damaging it in the at
tempt. The dial and handle bars were
pried off and evidences of hard work
upon the part of the robbers were
visible all over the front of the mas- j
sive iron safe. Failing to open the i
big safe, the robbers ransacked every
desk in the Coca Cola office, al
i though they secured only a small
! amount of change from the cash
; drawer and a few stamps.
When he opened the office, Tues
! day morning, Mr. H. M. Grigg, sup
| erintendent of the plant, was amazed |
to see the office floor littered with
tools and every desk drawr opened
and papers scattered over the floor.
The tools were in a circle in front
of the safe, where the robbers had
worked so desperately to break it
open, and there were blood splotches
on the floor. The theory is advanced
that one of the robbers either cut
himself on the broken glass upon en
tering the rear window, or had
mashed his hand in working to open
I the safe.
I An expert from Asheville came
I over Tuesday and opened the dam
! aged safe.
There is no clew to the robbers,
j All evidence points to the work of
amateurs. The police are working on
j the case.
The loss is covered by insurance.
NEW CITY POLICEMAN
Chief McGraw's force of city po
licemen has been augmented by the
addition of MT. S. B. Hartman, of
j 'Charlotte, who arrived yesterday and
assumed his new duties. Mr. Hart
man comes well recommended. He
has served for the past three years
on the police force of Charlotte, as
plain clothes man. Mr. Hartman is
married and will move his family
here as soon as he secures a suit
: able residence.
j The city police force is now made
up of the following: Chief McGraw,
j George Green and the latest addi
: t'ion, Mr. Hartman. The following
i have been appointed as special offi
■ cers, to be called upon when needed:
Martin Green, John Pool and Dave
i McArthur.
PROF. EAKS RETURNS
Prof. J- W. Eaks returned Sat
i urday from Newton, Miss., where
ihe has been teaching in East
; era Mississippi Normal since the
j closing of our local high school. He j
| will be in Forest City from now un- !
. til the opening of our schools in Sep
| tember, looking after the interests,
i of the schools in Cool Springs Town
| ship He reports the opening of a
! two months' term at Mt Pleasant last
i Monday and the opening at Pleasant
; Grove next Monday.
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LOTS BRING $105,000
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Chimny Rock, July 20.—Reported
is one of the largest single realty
transactions handled in Asheville
within the past few days is the pur
chase by H. I). Peake from Chimney
Rock Mountains, Inc., of 2H rest- j
(lemial lots in Luremont, on the
shores ot Lake Lure now in process
of formation. The investment repre
sents approximately $103,000, ac
cording to Lake Lure officials in the i
office of John Dohse, local district ,
manager.
Announcement for the plans for
the construction of 5 0 homes at
Luremont by the Yarrow Construc
tion Company of this city, was made
last week, with the sale to Mr. Peake
coming as the ue.;t largest transac
tion ox its kind •made at Lake Lure.
HENRIETTA NEWS
•
Latest Happenings of Interest
and Personal Mention of
People You Know.
•
Henrietta, July 20.—Frank West,
the young son of Mrs. Kansas West,
had the misfortune to break his arm
one day last week while trying to
crank a truck.
A Ford coupe, driven by Miss Ver- 1
na Hames, and a Dodge sedan, driven
by a Miss Tate, of Rutherfordton,
collided on a curve near the school
house last Friday afternoon. The
cars were badly damaged but for
tunately the drivers escaped injury.
Mr. Roland Wall and family, are
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
F. Wall. They arrived Saturday,
having driven through from Opalika,
Ala., a distance of four hundred j
miles, in one day.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Lovelace, ac
companied by their house guests,
Dr. and Mrs. O. L. Moore, of Lenoir,
motored to Chimney Rock, Asheville
and Hendersonville, Monday.
The Boy Scouts, under the leader
ship of Rev. R. N. Childress, will en
joy a swimming party at Woodland
Park Tuesday evening.
1
Mr. R, I). Dillard, formerly over
seer of the clothroom here, has ac
cepted a position as ovreseer of the
clothroom at Whitney, S. C.
Mr. Joe Frank Daniel has been ap
pointed District Deputy Marshal.
Mr. Daniel received his commission
last week and entered upon his new
duties Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dandridge re
turned to their home in Walterboro,
S. C., last Sunday, after spending
two weeks with their daughter, Mrs.
Clyde E. Mahaffee.
BOSTIC R 3 NEWS
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Bostic, Route 3, July 20.- —Misses
Nellie Vassie and Pearle Jolly spent
Saturday night with Miss Lucile
Webb.
Misses Leigh Hairill and Eugenia
Randall spent the week-end with
Misses Enza and Ora Smart at Union
Mills.
Born, last week to Mr. and Mrs.
| Claude Elmore, a girl—Mary Leigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Eulen Wright spent
Saturday night at Mr. L. B. Lowery's.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Magness and
little daughter, Ruby, spent Friday
evening at Mrs. J. M. Randall's.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliivous Tate visited
at Mr. W. P. Tate's Sunday.
Mr. J. M. Biggerstaff and family
| spent Saturday afternoon at Mr. S.
|C. Crawley's, near Lattimore.
Rev. E. O. Cole spent Sunday night
I with Mrs. Hester Magness.
Mrs. J. M. K. Randall has return
ed from a visit to her son. Be v. J.
X. Randall, at Plateau.
Miss Virginia Padgett visited lit
tle Miss Helen Morehead Sunday.
Mr. W. T. Harrill and family, visit
ed Mrs. Hester Carpenter, at Cliff- 1
side, Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Martin and '■
little son, Jack, visited Mr. A. B.
j Bailey, Sunday.
I . !
i Mrs. Tempie Bianion, of near Sa- :
Jena, is visiting in this community.
Mrs. J. M. Randall and daughter, j
spent one night last week at Mrs. j
M_ E. Hawkins'.
.Little Miss Denis Hardin, of Cliff- 1
side, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. R. J
Biggerstaff.
Mrs. Mattie Padgett and daughter
j of Flat Kock, were visitors in this:
[ community Sunday. !
Mrs. A. B. Bailey visited her
| daughter at the hospital, Sunday. j
Mrs. J. M. K. Randall spent Mon
d:.y at Mr. J. li. Morehead's..
Mi - , and Airs. Alec McDaniel will:
move near Ellenboro Tuesday We
hare to iliem from our commun
ity.
Messrs. Forest Vassie, Howard
Harrill and L. B. Lowery, spent
Tuesday at Bridgewater.
Every member of the local lodge,
Knights of Pythias, are urged to be
present at the meeting on next Mon
day night. A matter of importance
is to be brought before the lodge
tins time and it is urged that as
ru.r.y members as possible attend.
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DR. ANDREWS
TO BUILD NEW
POSTOFFICE BLDfi.
To Install Adequate Fixtures
In Commodious Quarters—
Two Other Buildings
Going Up.
Forest City is to have a new post
office building and more convenient
and commodious quarters. For many
months Uncle Sam has been asking
for bids on a new postoffice build
ing, to meet the government re
quirements and for a stipulated ren
tal /per year. Quite a few have fig
ured on the job but none thought
they could meet the requirements
and rent their building at the price
offered by the government, and the
matter has dragged.
Announcement was made Monday
that Dr. R. M. Andrews, of Sunshine,
has entered into a contract with the
postoffice authorities to erect a new
one story brick building on the lot
of Mi*. M. M. McCurry, on Mill St..
adjoining the Wesleyan Methodist
church. The building is to be 25x70
feet, and furnished with standard
equipment to conform to government
specifications. It is let under a ten
year lease and the rental is to be
.$1,600 per year. The equipment for
the new postoffice quarters will cost
from $3,500 to $4,000 and with its
installation there will be more room
and more boxes to be had. The new
building is to be ready for occu
j pancy by October Ist or sooner il
completed before that date.
There is keen disappointment felt
on many sides because the postoffice
; is to be removed from Main street.
' However, the new location was ap
-1 proved by the government represen-
I tative and is just off the main thor
-1 oughfare. The present quarters have
1 long been inadequate, and it is said
1 that the owner of the building could
not find it profitable to arrange this
. building to meet with the require
, raents of Uncle Sam at the rental of
; Postoffice rentals are based on
the receipts and the government has
j refused to pay more than that of
fered Dr. Andrews for his new build
ing.
Mr. M. M. McCurry furnished the
; lot on which Dr. Andrews is to build
for the postoffice, and in pay for this
the doctor is to erect for him a
storeroom 25x70 adjoining his post
; office building. Mr. McCurry will
! build a two-story brick building ad
' joining this property, connecting with
the storeroom now occupied by Mrs.
j McCurry as a millinery store. With
the completion of this building thei*e
! will be a solid block of business
. houses from the church to Main
' street
MISS HARRILL ENTERTAINS
One of the most delightful affair?
| of the season was a party given by
; Miss Myrtle Gudger Harrill, at the
. magnificnt home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Harrill, on South
; Broadway street, Thursday evening.
| Music and dancing was enjoyed
| throughout the evening. Delicious
i j co cream and cakes were served,
i Those enjoying Miss Harrill's hos
pitality were: Misses Ethel Roberson,
Winnie and Jennie Davis, Ruth Riser,
.Marie and Ethel Huntly, Evelyn
• Blanton, Lila Padgett, Kathleen Dor
' .t:y, Mary and Elizabeth Davis, Leo
I Padgett, Tim Rollins, "Tootsie"
; Webb, Alda Freeman, Sarah King,
, Kathleen Wilkie and Loree Cagle,
»l* Rutherfordton, and Miss Lois
Wireless «»!' Louisbnrg; Messrs. Bill
Butler, Robert Lee Harrill, R. B. Mc
l.'rayor, George Stahl, Reid Wells,
Paul and Zrl> Harriil, Richard Bree
ds n, James Ayers, .T. L. and Roy But
ler. Price Hands, McKinley Harrill,
By ran Carson, George Carpun'er.
Howard Hawkins and Biliy Watkins,
of Cliffside, Hudson Hartgrove, Ed
Washburn, and Loyd Lutz, of Shel
by; Don Yelton and Bepo Mode, of
Rutherfordton; Hugh and Jean Whis
nant, of Hendersonville; John Wil
li: n.son and James Wheeless, of
Loulibjrg. .