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VOL. IX, No. 11
ELLENBORO MILL
BEGINS OPERATING
ABOUT JAN. 15
Mr. C. F. Harry, of Grover, in
Charge. To Be Enlarged
Soon. New Looms Being
Installed Now
Ellenboro, Dec. 21.—The Ellen
boro Manufacturing Company i s in
stalling new looms this week for the
manufacture of bed About
thirty in number have been received,
and they will be placed this week.
It is understood that considerable
new stock has been sold in the enter
prise, bringing the total up to about
$10,000.00 paid in stock.
Mr. C. F. Harry, owner of a mill in
Grover, N. C., i s managing the mill,
and expects to begin operations about
January 15.
It is stated on good authority that
the mill will be enlarged after the
first of the year and also possibly
next fall. It is also stated that there
will probably be another mill erected
here in the near future.
Mr. W. H. Belk, of Belk Brothers,
Charlotte, is interested in the new en
terprise and owns stock in the mill.
It was Mr. Belk who concluded the
financing of the Ellenboro Mill re
cently. Under the management of
Mr. Harry and with the Belk inter
ests at the head of the new mill, the
people of Ellenboro have the greatest
confidence in the enterprise.
Mr Pruette Dead
"Uncle" Goldy Pruette aged 76
years, of Ellenboro, died at hi s home
here Sunday at midnight, following
an extended illness of over a year.
Mr. Pruette was one of the town's
oldest citizens, highly respected, and
loved by all who knew him.
Funeral services were conducted at
i Boiling Springs Tuesday. He is sur
vived by one brother, Mr. G. B. Pru
ette.
FOREST CITY BEAUTIFULLY
ILLUMINATED FOR HOLIDAYS
With a string of closely clustered
red, white and green electric lights
stretched the full length of the three
beautiful little parkways that adorn
the business district, together with a
number of the cedar and evergreen
trees glistening with the Christmas
■colors, Forest City blazed forth Fri
day night in all the glory of the
happy holiday season. Trees of
cedar and long leaf pine securely
fitted into flag pole holders adorn
the sidewalks in the business section,
making a most creditable spheme of
Christmas decorations. Much favor
able comment is heard from visitors
and tourists who tarry awhile to par
take of the genuine Christmas cheer
DECEMBER 29TH
The meeting of the Rutherford
County College Alumni will be held
in the Rutherfordton-Spindale Cen
tral High School cafeteria Tuesday
evening, December 28, beginning at
7:30 o'clock .
The program will consist of stunts,
yells, songs, etc., by each delegation.
It is desired that each delegation will
* select one of their number to make a
short talk.
Plates will be $1 each. On account
of the limited space those expecting
to attend are requested to make res
ervations at once. Send them to Pro
fessor B. L. Smith, Spindale.
FOREST CITY COURIER
THIEVES ENTER
HENSLETC STORE
Get Approximately $400.00
Worth of Merchandise. Oth
er News From Spindale
Spindale, Dec. 21.—Thieves en
tered Hensley's Department Store
here sometime Sunday night and
took approximately four hundred
dollars worth of clothing and other
merchandise. Entrance to the store
was gained through a front door.
Thig is the third time within the last
two years that the store has been
burglarized. Previous to the latest
robbei'y the thieves broke a glass
in the front door and afterwards
planks were nailed across the door,
instead of replacing the glass. Sun
day night's robbers removed the
planks and entered the building.
Mr Hensley states that fourteen
| men's suits, seven dresses, th*ee
ladies coats and several suitcases
j were among the articles that the
| thieves carried off, and that it is
probable that a number of smaller
articles were also taken
It is believed that the 'robbery
took place between 3 and 4 o'clock
Monday morning. No clue has yet
been found as to the guilty parties.
Miss Evelyn Waddell entertained
a number of the young ladies at a
party Monday evening from 7 to 10,
at the Spindale House. At the close
of the evening they met in the Un
ing room, where a delicious salad
with hot chocolate ajnd cake was
served. Following this they return
ed to the living room, where they
found a present from "Santa" on
the Christmas tree.
Those enjoying the party were
Misses Mildred Williams, Sarah Cal
lahan, Gladys Griffin, Carrie Lee
Grose, Edith James, Gaynelle Brack
ett, Francis Setzer and Inez Keller.
Miss Winn assisted Mis s Waddell
in the entertaining.
Spindfile Defeats Greenville
The Spindale "Y" basketball team
came back strong Saturday evening
and took the Union Bleachery-Spin
dale game by a score of 60-27. The
Spindale boys possessed the uncanny
ability to shoot goals from any po
sition and angle of the court. The
with Greenville when
the husky came on "the
court, but at the end of the first
quarter the locals led by eight
points. The line-up follows:
Spindale (60) Pos." Greenville (27)
Nanney (?6). R.F'. . Floyd (8)
Yelton (10) L.F ...Taylor (2)
Sherrill (20) ... C. ... G.Belcher (2)
Grose R.G. . Brooks (5)
Keeter L.G.. B. Belcher (8)
Substitutions: Spindale, Cowap
for Nanney, C. Cowan (2) for
Grose, Corn (2) for Cowan, Grose
for •Keeter. Greenville: Smith for
Brooks, Cooper (2) for G Belcher,
Ivy for Floyd.
I Christmas Activities
Friday evening there will be
nunity Christmas tree at the
e House. The large, 30-foot
which stands directly in front
building, will be brilliantly
and decorated and used as
tmas tree. The co-operation
various business institutions
lis have been secured, and a
a has been prepared for the
The Spindale Band will be
and assist in the program
number of specially selected
las musical numbers. This
is to be one of the outstand
itures of Christmas in town
ar.
Thursday evening, beginning
) o'clock, a Christmas pro
gram will be given at the Methodist
Church. There will also be a Christ- !
mas tree, and the little people of
the six beginners' classes in Sunday
school will receive a "treat" from i
the school following the program; j
The Pi'esbyterian Church
their Christmas program Tuesday j
night. The event was well -at-|
tended.
Among those home for Christ
mas holidays are Misses Ora- Cren- 1
shaw, of Queens College, Charlotte;
Ree Williams, Greensboro College
for Women; Mr. M. D. Haney, Dav
idson College; Mr. Pink Nanney,
Cecil's Business College, Spartan
burg; Mr, Claude Reed, King's Busi-
Miss Wadded Entertains
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1926
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THE Christmas season is the season of the Horizon
line.
And so at Christmas time the practical and the
ideal meet; what is, for the day, reaches up and joins
hands with What Ought To Be.
Talk that is dubbed airy idealism during other
seasons is the guiding plan of action when Christmas
comes around.
On that day men think of others as well as them
selves, they feast their bodies, but also their hearts.
Thoughts concern juicy brown drum-sticks and
heaped white mountains of mashed potatoes, but they
also concern the welfare of the unfortunate and the
relieving of want.
One deals with the so-called "practical" part of
life, the other with the "ideal." They both have part
on Christmas Day.
No other season comes nearer humanity. It deals
with the needs of the present. It takes men as they
are and tries to bring the best in them to the top.
It is the most kindly, human season. It doesn't
censure or lecture. It doesn't attack or berate. It
melts the ice from the springs of human kindness and
refreshes the world.
The significance of Christmas is apparent to all.
Its rites are simple. There is nothing of the mystic
ritual which is comprehended by only a few initiated.
Itis'foi-rtU,- understood by all.
It comes dowTr-tO and deals with practical
things, translating kindly impulses' into kilKi\y
It touches life as we live it and for one day lifts
the world nearer what it should be. Like the para
bles of the Master, Christmas infuses .idealism into the
thoughts and acts of our everyday existence.
Those who look only at the sky, fail to see the
earth, and those who gaze only at the earth do not see
the sky. Only those who look at the horizon line ap
preciate them both and see them joined together.
During most of the year, in many minds the ideal
ism of the Golden Rule and similar teachings and the
practical actions of everyday life seem to stand far
apart..
It is at the horizon line of the Christmas season
,that they are universally seen to draw together.
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
PROBING RECENT WRECK
Rutherfordton, Dec. 21. —Officials
of the Southern Railway have been
here since the wreck on "December
6 of passenger train No. 113, trying
to solve the cause of the wreck.
They offer SIOO for the arrest of
the guiltjf party or parties who pull
ed the spikes from the crossties the
night of December 5. To date the
guilty parties have not been appre
hended.
COLLEGE BOYS ORGANIZE
BASKETBALL TEAM
A '
A group of Rutherford County
college boys have organized a bas
ketball team. Mr Joe Hamrick is
business manager. team will
play the Pacific Mills team at Ly
man, "S. C., Thursday evening, De
cember 23rd. On Wednesday eve
ning, December 29th, they will meet
the Spindale "Y" team at the Spin
dale House, Spindale. Game will be
gin at 8:30 o'clock.
ness College, Charlotte, and Mr.
Chivious Dobbins, King's, Charlotte.
(By DR. FRANK CRANE)
The earth and the sky, the clouds and the land,
meet at the horizon line.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
The future conduct of the Associ
ated Charities of Forest City was
handed over Monday night to the
Woman's Club. Under the name of
the Family Welfare Association this
organization enjoyed a most fruitful
year during- 1926, and the retiring*
officials were highly commended for
their diligence and the large num
ber of poor and unfortunates who
were given aid. The action of the
Woman's Club in assuming full re
sponsibility this coming year will
give the club the unique distinction
of being the first organization of
its kind to take over full control of
a city's charity obligations. While
a number of women's clubs have
welfare departments, no other has
ever been vested with the manage
ment of a municipal department.
PINEHURST SCHOOL NOTES
The Pinehurst School will give a
Christmas tree Thursday afternoon,
December 23d. The school will close
for Christmas at this time and open
again Mo»day December 27th.
THOS. J. MOSS WEDS
MISS ROSE GAFFNEY
Prominent Young Forest City
Attorney and Henrietta
Lady Married Tuesday
A wedding of interest to the peo
ple of the entire county wa s that
of Mr. Thomas J. Moss, of Forest
City, and Miss Rose Gaffney, of
Henrietta, which occurred Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, at Ruther
fordton. The ceremony was held in
the parsonage of the First Baptist
Church, by Dr. M. A. Adams.
Only a few intimate friends and
relatives were present.
Immediately following the cere
mony the couple left for their
honeymoon.
Mrs. Moss is the daughter of Mrsv
I_ N. Miller, of Harris. During the
last three years she has been secre
tary and bookkeeper for the Hen
rietta Mills Stores', which is man
aged by the groom's father, Mr. W.
S. Moss.
Mr. Moss is a graduate of Wake
Forest College and is one of the best
known young lawyers in the county.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Moss, of Forest City. He was re
elected in November to his second
in the Legislature from this
county.
Mr. Moss has an excellent law
practice and a brilliant future is
predicted for him.
TO CORRESPONDENTS
On account of going to press
earlier this week, several communi
cations from correspondents were
compelled to be left out in order to
close the forms on time. Our cor
respondents will please not be dis
appointed if their letters do not ap
pear. For the sake cf the Christ
mas advertisers we were, compelled
to get the paper out earlier this
week. After the dawn of the New
Year The Courier expects to get
back to normal and carry all cor
respondence as heretofore.
MISS MINNIE TROUT DEAD
Mis s Minnie Trout died Sunday
morning- at' Morganton Hospital as
a result of a fall from a three-story
window. Funeral services were con
ducted at Pleasant Grove Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. J. B. Tabor, Jr., be
ing in charge.
She is survived by Mr. Homer
Trout, Cal n P Hill, Ala.; Miss Ella
Trout, Spindale; Mrs Anna Wiley,
Hickory Grove, S. Step
mother, Mrs. W. G. Trout, and four
half-brothers and sisters.
CENTRAL HIGH DEFEATS
COOL SPRINGS HIGH
Spindale, Dec. 22.—1n one of the
best games of basketball ever played
here, Rutherfordton-Spindale Cen
tral High snatched victory from ap
parent defeat in the last quarter of
last night's game, and downed their
ancient Forest City rivals at y„he
Spindale House court.
The scoring was close, with Cen
tral High in the lead, during the
first half, but in the third quarter
Forest City went ahe*l with two
lucky goals and maintained the lead
until near the close of th(f final
quarter, when it was tied. The last
two minutes of the playing was
spectacular, both teams working like
a machine. Edwards' and Elliott's
shooting in the last 30 seconds of
the play decided the game, making
the final score 26-31.
Special sale of Christmas candies
at Courtney's Ten Cent Store.
NEW MILLINERY IN
Mrs. A. C. Jones has just received
a splendid line of new ladies' Spring
Hats. These are in the very latest
styles and the newest colors. Her
assortment is complete, consisting of
hats for all occasions. Go in now
and see them and make an early se
ection
We still have a complete assort
ment of gifts—toys, dolls, etc.—
left for the last minute shoppers.
Courtney's Ten Cent Store.
SI.OO Per Year During the Month of December
TO MAKE
LITTLE FOLKS
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Kiwanians and Others to Pro
vide Gift 3 for Poor Children
of the City
Plan s were perfected at the meet
ing; cf the Kiwanis Club Monday eve
ning for a Christmas treat for the lit
tle under-privileged children of the
city. Kiwanis will see that the little
fellows have a visit from Santa Claus
on Christmas Eve nipht and that they
get some toys, candies, nutsj etc., as
well as the real necessaries of life.
The full membership of the club is
expected to ifonate liberally to this
fund, and the invitation is open for
all of our citizens to join in andaug
nent the Christmas fund so that there
will be plenty for all and that no child
shall be overlooked in the distribu
tion of the gifts. We expect the
warm-hearted citizens of this city to
respond promptly and liberally and
are sure they will. See Mr. Harris or
Mr. Minish, at the Farmers' Bank, at
once anc! give them your donation.
The Kiwanis committee, composed
of Messrs. M H. Harris, chairman;
R. W. Minish, E. 0. Thomas, J. F.
Weathers, A. C Finch, J. M. Ed
wards, Charles Erwin, Terry Moore,
Howard Doggett and others, has been
busy preparing for the occasion. The
committee will meet at the hall at 7
o'clock Friday evening and distribute
the gifts to the poor children of the
city, who otherwise would likely mis s
all the joy from the holiday season.
When you read this article, think
of the little children, let the true
spirit of Christmas have sway and
immediately see one of the commit
tee at the bank and make your dona
tion.
I With a large attendance including
many visitors, the club held a splen
did meeting Monday evening. Mrs.
R. R. Blanton, who has won the heai*ts
of the club members with her splen
did dinners, gave them a turkey feast
Monday, including all the trimmings
The program, provided by Mr. R.
L. Reinhardt, was thoroughly enjoy
able. Mr. A. M. Hughey, who has
gained a reputation as a tenor of
more than ordinary ability, sang, ac
companied by Mr. Abe Glickman on
'the violin, with Mrs R. W. Minish at
the piano. Stormy applause greeted
Following this delightful part,
came a spirited talk by Professor J.
C. Newton, of Shelby, who has fre
quently contributed to the club meet
ings with his oratory. He was at his
best, and only lack of space prevents
a more extended notice of his speech,
which held the audience spellbound
while he extolled the Kiwanis spirit
and made a plea for the poor little
children of the city. Hi s talk warmed
the cockles of every heart and made
donations to the Christmas fund a
pleasure not realized" perfectly until
after hearing his eloquent plea.
Guests of the club Monday evening
were: Misses Dora and Ova Matheny,
Messrs. Wade and Marshall Matheny,
C T. Patterson, J. T. Harris, Profes
sor J. C. Newton, Abe Glickman, A.
M. Hughey, Mesdames A. C. Finch,
M. H. Harris, R R. Howes, J. H.
Thomas, E. O. Thomas, Abe Glick
man, R. L. Reinhardt.
Mr. T R. Padgett won the attend
ance prize.
One of the most enjoyable musi
cal events in the history of the city
was the Christmas Cantata, render
ed by the choir of the First Baptist
Church Sunday night, under the di
rection of Miss Goggans, organist
and director. A crowd that taxed
the capacity of the large auditorium
and galleries was lavish in praise of
the many splendid Christmas num
bers
Miss Ruth Moore, who is attending
Columbia University, in New York,
will arrive this week to spend the
holidays here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Moore.
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KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
CHRISTMAS CANTATA