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VOL. IX—NO. 18.
LARGE CROWD AT
TALENT NIGHT AT
SPINDALE HOUSE
February Community Meeting
Best Attended of Any Oc
casion Ever Held in
Spindale House
Spindale, Feb. 9.—Tuesday eve
ning was a gala occasion in Spin
dale. A crowd estimated at from 1,-
200 to 1,600, composed of children,
grown-ups, young and old left care
and responsibility at home and
crowded, or rather hewed their way
along crowded sidewalks to Spindale
House. The occasion was the monthly
Community Night program sponsor
ed by the Spindale Textile Club, and
was designated as Talent Night.
Opening with two snappy selections
by the Spindale Band, various indi
viduals were given a chance to dis
play their talents along musical lines.
The program was made up of vocal,
band, orchestra and string music,
classical and light opera selections,
old-time melodies, almost forgotten
ballads, negro spirituals;—in fact al
most everything classified as music.
Following the Band selections Mr.
Fred C. Kinzie, representing the
Spindale Textile Club, in a short ad
dress, explained to the huge audience
the purpose and object of the Com
munity Night Movement.
Selections on the guitar were play
ed, at different times during the
program, by Misses Lillian Green,
Gertrude Clarke, and guitar-banjo
selections by Messrs. Claude Queen,
Roberson and Roy Johnson. Mr. CT B.
Goforth gave a delightful guitar solo
and sang "Pal O' Mine" that brought
much applause. Mr. Henry Pilgrim
give a delightful autoharp selection.
The Hamrick orchestra, composed
of the family of Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. Hamrick, and the Whitaker-Rob
bins Orchestra, composed of two
violins and two guitars, were well.
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LOSES LIFE IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Former Forest City Man Dies
of Injuries Received in Au
to Accident at San Fran
cisco, Calif.
Mr. J. H. Wilkerson received a
message Tuesday stating that his
son, Mr. V. B. Wilkerson, of San
Francisco, ,Calif., was dead. Details
•were meager, but it is known that he
was in an auto wreck January 29th,
and died of injuries on Monday of
this week. He leaves a wife and
family.
Mr. Wilkerson was formerly of
Forest City, but has been in Cali
fornia during the last twenty-one
years. He has a father here, also
four sisters, Mrs. Chester Young, of
Forest City, R-3, Mrs. W. B. Whit
lock, Mrs. S. D. Abernethy and Miss
Myrtle Wilkerson, of Forest City, al
so two brothers, Messrs. Ralph and
Earl Wilkerson, of near Forest City.
It is also understood that Mr.
Wilkerson's wife was injured in the
wreck that caused his death.
I
FOREST CITY-LATTIMORE
FRIDAY NIGHT
Forest City will play Lattimore
High school in the first round of the
State Championship series at Ruth
erfordton, Friday night, at 8 o clock,
reports Coach Pool, who attended
the meeting of coaches at Salisbury
Tuesday night to map out the sched
ules. Lattimore is reported to have
a strong team and the local ' Tor
nado" expects no easy task in elim
inating them from the race. The local
lads are in fine shape and are train
ing hard for the game. A large
crowd is expected to journey to Cen
tral High school to witness the con
test.
Dr. C. S. McCall attended the
meeting of the First District Dental
Society, at Cleveland Springs Hotel,
Shelby, Monday and Tuesday.
FOREST CITY COURIER
OFFICERS ARREST
ALLEGED RUM
RUNNERS MONDAY
Policemen G. F. and Martin
Green Catch Two Gaffney
Men After Exciting
Chase
Spindale, Feb. B.—After an ex
citing chase lasting over seven miles
of roads from Midway Filling sta
tion, via Forest City and nearly to
Bethany Policeman G. F. Green, of
Spindale, captured a rum runner's
car and two young men Monday af
ternoon. Driving from Spindale to
Forest City Policeman Green first
noticed the men sitting in the park
ed car at Midway Filling Station, but
passed them up. A short distance
down the road they passed, Mr. Green.
The car was being driven at a reck
less rate of speed and was swaying
back and forth across the road, Mr.
Green states. Being an officer there
was no other alternative for Mr.
Green but to catch and arrest them.
The chase begun. As they entered
Forest City Mr. Green passed the
car and attempted to force it to the
curb and stop, but they succeeded in
dodging him and getting away. The
race continued, the. car turned in at
the Baptist church and kept to the
road leading out through Florence
Mills village and Befhany. On the
outskirts of Forest City Mr. Green
picked up Mr. Martin Green, a
Forest City officer. Near Mr. Bill
Carroll's, in the Bethany section, the
rum runners lost control of their
car and it took to a field and over
a small peach tree. This mishap en
abled the officers to catch the men.
When arrested they had no whiskey
in the car, but during the chase sev
eral fruit jars had been broken and
a large amount of broken glass was
in the car, and the footboards were
dripping with the whiskey. Several
times during the chase the officers
noticed the liquid running from the
car.
The men were arrested and taken
to Rutherfordton to jail. They gave
their names as Ralph Turner and
Charlie Martin, and their homes as
Gaffney,- S. C. They were driving
a 1927 model Ford touring car, which
was confiscated.
Vaughan Quartet Coming
The Carolina Vaughan Quartette,
of Greenville, S. C., will appear at
the Spindale House Friday evening,
at 8 o'clock. This quartette is under
direction of Mr. Eddie L. Faircloth,
who is connected with the Vaughan
Music Publishing Co. It is composed
of the four Parham Brothers, Clyde,
J. W., B. L., and Arthur, all of
whom are talented and have appear
ed before huge audiences in the
30Uth.
FEBRUARY MEETING
OF COUNTY CLUB TO
BE AT SPINDALE
Dr. E. C. Branson to Address Club
at Meeting at Spindale House
Tuesday, February 15th.
The February meeting of the
Rutherford County Club will be
held Tuesday, February 15th, at the
Spindale House, Spindale.
The feature of the meeting will
be an address by .Dr. E. C. Branson,
professor of Rural Economics, Uni
versity of North Carolina. It is prob
able that Dr. Branson will tell the
club of his recent travels in Denmark
and Sweden, while studying farming
conditions in those two countries.
Editor Alcock enjoyed a boatride
on the "Lady Lure," handsome new
motor boat recently placed on Lake
Lure, last Sunday afternoon through
the courtesy of Mr. Earl Bathhurst.
It was a most delightful experience,
this maiden trip, and a sure index
to the pleasures to be had at the
wonderful development this coming
summer. Lake Lure gives promise of
being one of the greatest of the
South's summer resorts, where thous
ands will disport themselves with the
I coming of the tourists.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927.
POPULAR FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF N. C.
One of our Rutherfbrd~Eoys at
University of N. C. who is making a
splendid record is Mr. Chas. C. Dal
ton, now in his freshman year. He is
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dalton
MR. F. Y. CANTRELL
DIES SUDDENLY
AT HENRIETTA
Overseer at Avondale Mills and
Prominent in Life of The
Community
M .
(Special to The Courier)
Caroleen, Feb. 8. —A death which
has cast a gloom over the communi
ty and surrounding towns was that
of Mr. F. Y. Cantrell, which occur
x*ed Sunday morning at .3:30 o'clock
at his home in North Henrietta. His
death was unexpected, as he had been
in fairly good health for sometime.
However, he had suffered sometime
ago from a weak heart and high
blood pressure. He retired as usual
and about 3 o'clock awoke his wife
with his suffering, and died before
a doctor could get there.
I Mr. Cantrell was 54 years, nine
i months and eighteen days old. He was
j married to Miss Laura Hendricks in
j 1892. He had been a faithful mem
ber of the Baptist church since a
boy and had given his services and
; support to the work of his Master in
a most noble way, never shirking a
! duty if he could possibly perform it.
At his work he was ever as faithful,
being at the time of his death over
seer of the weave room of Avondale
Mill. He was one of the most val
uable and highly respected citizens
of this entire section and his place
will be indeed hard to fill. He is
survived by his wife and nine chil
dren, and several brother and sisters.
The children are: Mrs. Walter Hicks,
Mr. Edgar Cantrell, Mrs. Mildred
Morehead (deceased); Mr. Frank
Cantrell, Mrs. Elizabeth Putnam, Mrs.
Maggie Womack, Misses Ruth, Hazel,
Grace and Frances CantrelL The
brothers surviving are: Mr. E. E.
Cantrell, Mr. John Cantrell, Mr.
Manson W. Cantrell, and Mr. W. P.
Cantrell, of Virginia, who was un
able to attend the funeral. The sis
ters are: Miss Addie Cantrell, Mrs.
W. M. Brown.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2 .o'clock at the
Avondale Baptist church, the services
being in charge of the pastor, Rev.
A. T. Stoudenmire, assisted by Rev.
T. J. Hunt and Rev. W. T. Tate, of
! Pacolet, former pastor of the de
ceased; also Rev. Rush Padgett, of
Shelby, and Mr. C. T. McDade, of
Greer, S. C., a life long friend of
Mr. Cantrell. The deacons of the
church were active pallbearers. The
beautiful floral offerings showed the
high esteem in which he was held. In
terment was made at the High Shoal
cemetery immediately following the
services at the church. In respect for
the deceased the Avondale Mill,
stores, schools and other work was
suspended for the day.
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CHARLES C. DALTON
and a graduate of Forest City Hi, '26.
Charles is a conscientious student
and a young man of fine qualities,
whose many friends are expecting
great things following his graduation.
BANQUET FOR
WESLEY BIBLE
CLASS TUESDAY
Hon. Clyde R. Hoey Addresses
Methodist Sunday School
Men at Annual Gather
ing Tuesday Night
Speaking at the banquet of the
men's Bible Class of the Methodist
Church of Forest City, Tuesday night,
Hon. Clyde R. Hoey said that the
Sunday School Organization of the
present day had created more inter
est in the Bible and Church than any
other one thing. Mr. Hoey said that
more interest was being shown by
men in church work than ever before.
Mr. Hoey said that the things that
the world needed today most of all
were things that did not cost money,
but things that were free and inex
haustible. He said that the one
thing that the world was looking for
and did not find, because it did not
know where to go, was sympathy.
Sympathy costs nothing and is the
thing that helps humanity along life's
way. Another thing in which men
could improve themselves is charity;
not charity of giving money, but
charity toward our families, charity
in feelings toward our fellows. He
closed by saying that love Was the
greatest force in the universe. "God
is love manifested in the great gift of
Jesus Christ."
Mr. Hoey's address was heard by
about sixty members of the Wesley
Bible Class. Dr. C. S. McCall is
president of the class and Mr. M. W.
Harris was chairman of the banquet
committee. A splendid supper was
served to the men by Mrs. R. R.
Blanton, at the Kiwanis Hall.
A very interesting feature of the
program was the singing of little
Virginia Magness and Harry Ken
drick.
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION
Rutherfordton, Feb. 9.—Superior
Court convened Monday morning,
February 7th. The first days of the
term were taken up with court bus
iness such as jury reports, etc. As
we go to press only one trial has been
concluded, that of McConnon, vs. P.
L. J. B. Long, W. L. Moss,
and W. C. Blanton. The case result
ed in a mistrial. The hearing in the
McAlister vs. Morris case has been
concluded, but no verdict had been
returned as we go to press.
Baby caps at 25c each. Come in
and see what splendid bargains we
have. Mrs. E. E. McCurry.
- AH satin hats are to be sold at one
half price. The lot includes nice line
of the best materials and fashions.
See me for these splendid bargains.
Mrs. E. £. McCurry.
LINCOLN PROGRAM
TO BE HED NEAR
BOSTIC SATURDAY
Interesting Program and Bar
becue Dinner at Lincoln
Hill, Reputed Birth
place of Lincoln
Saturday
On Saturday, February 12, be
ginning at 10:30 o'clock, the fol
■ lowing program will be rendered at
I Lincoln Hill, two miles north of Bos
tic, the reputed birthplace of Lin
coln.
Song—"America", led by male
quartette composed of Messrs. J. C.
Grice, B. A. Buff, James Justice and
E. A. McDougald.
Invocation, Dr. M. A. Adams, pas
tor First Baptist Church, Ruther
fordton.
Song—Male quartette.
Addresses by ministers who know
the Rutherford county story of Lin
coln's birth, and believe it to be
true.
Recitation—Lincoln's "Gettysburg
Address," by Miss Ruth Coggins.
Short addresses by lawyers, led by
Attorney C. 0. Ridings, of Forest
City, on "What Was Written by Co
lumbus Tanner."
Dr. J. C. Coggins on "Kentucky's
Omnipresent Child and the Incon
sistencies of Kentucky's Claims."
Songs Lincoln loved—by Male
quartette.
Lincoln on social equality, by Miss
Francis Coggins.
Lincoln's Angels. Written by Dr.
J. C. Coggins, to be rendered by
his daughter Miss Christine Coggins.
The program will be followed by
i barbecue dinner and will be served
at the price of twenty-five cents.
The audience is requested to re
main for a good old-fashioned social
time.
This celebration comes as a climax
to several years research by Dr.
J. C. Coggins, now of Rutherfordton,
who has recently brought the second
edition of his book, "Abraham Lin
coln, a North Carolinian," from press.
Dr.- Coggins claims to have establish
ed beyond a doubt, in his book, that
Lincoln was born in Rutherford
County, instead of Kentucky.
Since the program is to be held
on the spot where Lincoln was sup
posed to have been born the carrying
out of the full-program will depend
upon the weather conditions. If
the weather should be rainy or dis
agreeable the program will be pos
poned until a later date.
Ministers, lawyers and public men
over the county have expressed a
desire to be present at the celebra
tion, and it is understood that many
from out of the county will be
present.
STOCKHOLDERS OF
FLORENCE MILLS
HOLD MEETING
Sale of American Spinning Company
to Florence Mills Confirmed.
Officers Elected.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Florence Mills, held Thurs
day, February 3, at the mill offices in
Forest City, the men who served the
organization as officers last year
were elected to serve in the same ca
pacity during 1927. They are Mr. A.
J. Cumnock, president; Mr. D. D.
Little, treasurer and Mr. Hugh F.
Little, assistant treasurer and sec
retary.
At the same time the sale of the
American Spinning Company, of
Greenville, S. C., to the Florence
Mills, was confirmed. The sum in
| volved in this transaction was ap
proximately $1,700,000, and the
stock was purchased by the Florence
Mills on a basis of $325 per share.
The American Spinning Company op
erates 54,000 spindles
The personnel of the Florence Mills
offices underwent a change at this
meeting of the stockholders." Mr. W.
L. Mcßrayer was promoted to cash
'ier to fill the vacancy caused by the
recent death of Mr. J. M. Edwards.
Mr. Ernest Robinson succeeds Mr.
Mcßrayer as shipping and payroll
clerk, while Mr. H. Frances Little, Jr.,
$1.50 per Year in Advance.
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
APPROPRIATELY
OPENED IN COUNTY
National Boy Scout Week is
Opened With Church
Services at Ruther
fordton, Spindale
and Forest City
This week marked the seventeenth
anniversary of the launching: of the
Boy Scout movement in the United
States. On last Sunday the week was
appropriately opened over the county
by chtirch services especially for the
Scout troops. This included services
at Rutherfordton, Spindale, and For
est City.
Tentative plans were to have the
scout troops of the lower part of the
county join in a union scout service
at Forest City. This plan did not ma
teralize, yet despite the fact that
Boy Scouts from Alexander, Hen
rietta and Caroleen failed to partici
pate in the service at the First Bap
tist church Sunday night, the boys
of the Forest City troop carried out
the program of National Boy Scout
week in a very creditable manner
and were greeted by a large congre
gation, representative of the Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
of the city.
Rev. W. A. Ayers was in charge of
the devotionals and also delivered a
splendid short address to the boys
concerning the dangers and pit-falls
to be avoided in seeking to live up to
their privileges as scouts and Christ
ians.
Rev. M. F. Moores, of the Main
Street Methodist church, in a timely
and most appropriate talk, lauded
the Boy Scout movement as being
an organization under the proper
guidance and leadership and calling
upon the parents and older citizens
to assume the responsibility that is
theirs. Mr. Moores was happy in an
exposition of the psycology and con
sciousness of individuals and groups
as represented in organizations and
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MRS. NOYCE PADGETT
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Young Mother Dies at Her
Home in Henrietta
(Special to The Courier)
| Caroleen, Feb. B.—Last Saturday
night the Death Angel came anT
f claimed as his jewel Mrs. Noyce L.
I Padgett, of Henrietta. This was not
j unexpected as her health had been
failing fast for some time. All pos
sible means of medical skill anji at
-1 tention of loving hands was given
her but our Heavenly Father had
need of her in Heaven. She suffered
so much but never complained and
always greeted her friends with a
smile when they called to see her. We
wonder why God saw best to take
this young mother away from her
dear baby boy and loving husband.
But yet God works in a mysterious
way His wonder to perform and some
day we will understand.
She went in peace and we would
not call her back if we could. Our
loss is her gain, and we can see her
in Heaven as her spirit keeps close
watch over her darling baby. Her
life will be an inspiration to many
of her friends and relatives.
Mrs. Padgett was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Chapman. She was
20 years and nine months of age at
her death. She leaves her father,
mother, one brother, five sisters and
a host of friends and relatives to
rnour her loss.
The funeral service was held at
High Shoals, where the body was
laid to rest. The service was con
ducted by Rev. G. D. Washburn,
pastor of High Shoals church.
Flowers girls were Misses Alda
May, Mary and Pauline Sparks, Jes
sie and Elsie Proctor, and
Grace Padgett.
Pallbearers were Messrs. Morris
and John Hobart Goforth, John and
James Eowler, Willard and Hall Pad
gett.
will do general office work. Mr. Lit
tle was transferred from the Apple
ton Mills; Anderson, S. C. recently.
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