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VOL. IX—NO. 23
MANY VISITORS
THRONG NEW
S. S. BUILDING
Over 500 Pass Receiving Line
New Alexander Memor
ial Building Monday
Evening
On Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock
the handsome new Sunday school
building, which shall be known as the
Alexander Memorial, was thrown op
en to the public for inspection. The
*iain church and the Alexander
Memorial building were very hand
some and stately looking, being ar
tistically decorated throughout with
pretty new hangings, potted and cut
flowers here and there adding a
touch of color where needed. The
ladies of the church have been un
tiring in their work getting ready for
this occasion. The main church has
been redecorated with dark red
velvet hangings, all the brass i*ail
ings gone over and flowers placed
at different parts of the auditorium
make a veritable scene of beauty and
elegance.
Inside* of the main entrance vis
itors were greeted by Mrs. R. E. Big
gerstaff and Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon
Moss, they directing them to the re
ceiving line which was composed of
the pastor, officers of the church and
their wives: Rev. and Mrs. W. A.
Ayers, Miss Kathrine H. Goggans,
organist; Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Bos
tic, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Blanton, Mr.
'and Mrs. J. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Smart, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Padg
ett, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Long, Mr.
and Mrs. B. E. Hamrick, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Meares, Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Davis
and Mr. O. C. Turner, superintendent
of Sunday school. From there you
entered by a flight of stairs the first
floor of the Memorial building. At
the head of the stairway hangs a
handsome oil painting of Mr. J. F.
Alexander, with a handsome back
ground of rose velvet and a huge
basket of pink roses, and in whose
honor and memory this building
stands. This portrait was presented
by his wife, Mrs. J. F. Alexander.
This building is finished in the
rough, grey walls with wood-work
in ivory, and mahogany furnishings.
At -the right of the stairway you
come to the Cradle KOII Repartment,
which is furnished with three baby
cribs and desk, two tables and chairs,
one sand pile stand and cabinets, all
in ivory, with draperies of pongee.
Here the mothers may bring their
babies and leave them in perfect safe
ty while they attend church serv
ices. You go down the hallway and
•nter the Beginners' Department,
which is also furnished with tables,
•hairs, desk, cabinets and a miniature
size piano.
On the left side of the hallway
are class rooms for the intermediate
ilepartirfent. At the end of the hall
you find the secretary of the Sunday
school, with the superintendent's of
fice. In here they have a desk, chairs
and a bell system throughout the
building, where he notifies the class
es when time of adjournment comes.
You then enter the Primary Depart
ment, which has eight class rooms off
of the general assembly room. These
rooms are furnished with chairs, desk
and piano in mahogany. The Inter
mediate Department also has eight
class rooms and general assembly
\ room which is also furnished with
chairs, desk, cabinets and piano in
mahogany.
On the left at head of stairway
is the Mother's room, in charge of
Mrs. Alice McDaniel, which is fur
nished with chairs, desk, etc., in ma
hogany, with pongee draperies.
On the second floor, at head of
stairway, at your left is the Fidelis
class room, furnished with chairs,
desk, etc., in mahogany, with pongee
draperies. Leading up from the first
floor at the first landing is a beau
tiful arched window with dark red
velvet hangings, making a very ar
tistic and tasteful view.
At head of stairs you enter the
Senior Department, which consists
of three spacious rooms which can
be thrown ensuite, giving ample room
for the young people's B. Y. P. U.
unions. This is a lovely room, fur
nished with seats, desks, piano in ma
hogany with the ivory cabinets and
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FOREST CITY COURIER
MR. P. A. M'GREGOR
PASSES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Retired Lumber Manufacturer
Dies at Rutherford Hos
pital Thursday.
Funeral services for Mr. P. A.
McGregor, aged 45, retired lumber
manufacturer, was held here Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First
Methodist Church. Revs. M. F. Moores
of Forest City, and T. C. Jordan, of
Spindale and Mr. C. C. Moore, of
Forest City, being in charge of the
service.
Mr. McGregor died at the Ruther
ford Hospital Thursday morning at
2:15 after more than a year's illness.
About twelve months ago Mr. Mc-
Gregor retired from the lumber bus
iness and placed himself under the
care of an Atlanta, Ga., physician
for treatment for kidney trouble and
high blood pressure. His condition did
not improve and he removed to his
former home here. He was recently
taken to the Rutherford Hospital
where his death occurred Thursday.
Mr. McGregor was originally from
Wadesboro, but moved to Forest City
early in life and made his home here
until he became connected with the
Doggett Lumber Company, of Cot
tonton, Ala., about ten years ago. He
moved to Cottonton and remained
there until about a year ago.
He is survived by his wife, two
children, John W. and Theresa, of
Forest City; two brothers, J. T. Mc-
Gregor, of South Carolina and John
McGregor, of Wadesboro, N. C.
Interment was in Cool Springs ceme
tery. The large crowd that gathered
at the church to pay their last re
spects to Mr. McGregor were at the
grave and heaped many wreaths of
flowers on it as a token of esteem
to the departed.
The active pall bearers
Messrs. H. B. Doggett, R. R. Harris,
Hicks Kiser, Dr. Verner, G. C. Mc-
Daniel, and Paul Reinhardt. Hon
orary pallbearers were Messrs. C. C.
Moore, J. C. Crocker, E. O. Thomas,
R. E. Biggerstaff and W. G. Magnets.
COUNTY POULTRY
CLUB ORGANIZED
Poultry Raisers of County
Form Association Satur
day. Officers and Di
rectors Elected
Rutherfordton, March 14.—County
Agent F. E. Patton called a meeting
of poultry raisers and those interest
ed in raising poultry, at the court
house Saturday afternoon, and a
County Poultry Association organ
ized. The attendance was good, about
twenty-five being present all of whom
became members of the association.
Officers elected were Mr. R. E. L.
Freeman, president; Paul Duncan,
secretary. The directors of the associ
ation are Messrs. R. E. L. Freeman,
Rutherfordton; Paul Duncan, Forest
City, M. L. McDade, S. D. Walker,
F. E. Patton of Rutherfordton; H.
A. Biggerstaff, Spindale, and D. H.
Sutton, Forest City.
The object of the association is
to handle poultry and poultry pro
ducts and establish a better market
for same, and to encourage poultry
raising in the county. The association
will also have charge of the poultry
exhibits at the Rutherford county
Fair.
A total of 12,048 pounds of poul
try was loaded here and at Ellen
boro Monday afternoon and Tues
day March 7 and Bth. About 800
pounds of this came from Polk coun
ty through the efforts of County
Agent, John Artz. This poultry net
ted the farmers of Rutherford coun
ty $2,588.26. This was one of the
largest shipments in the history of
the county. The highest cash prices
were paid at the car door.
Another car will be operated
March 21 and 22nd. The market
is very anxious for broilers that
weigh about 1 *i-2 pounds.
Mr. Fred Webb left Tuesday for
Atlanta, where he will be examined
and treated by a specialist.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927.
COUNTY CLUB
HAS MEETING
IN FOREST CITY
Principal Address by O. M.
Mull, of Shelby, Who
Urges Farmers to
Avoid Debt
The County Club met in Kiwanis
Hall Monday with only a fair attend
ance. Dinner was served by Mrs. R.
R. Blanton. President Chas. H.
Haynes presided.
Several committee reports were
heard. A committee, composed of
Secretary Lindsay, 0. C. Erwin and
R. E. Price, was appointed to con
fer with the two Kiwanis clubs rel
ative to putting on a Rutherford
County program over the radio from
Asheville.
When the matter of furnishing
half-page ad in the county papers
came up, Editor Alcock offered to
donate this space in The Courier to
the club, the same offer having been
made to the local Kiwanis club. The
Courier is glad to donate this space
to such a worthy cause.
The club was invited to meet with
Lake Lure Inn third Tuesday in
April. Kings Mountain Presbytery
will be in session at Chimney Rock
on this date and a joint meeting will
probably be arranged.
Mr. R. E. Price introduced the
speaker, Attorney O. M. Mull, of
Shelby. Mr. Mull made a strong plea
against farmers going into debt,
forcibly portraying the evil effects of
the farm mortgage. He described con
ditions in Georgia resultant from land
bank loans and its evils, declaring
the farm loan a more serious menace
than the boll weevil in that section
To keep away from this evil, the
speaker urged our farmers to make
their farms self-supporting, to buy
nothing that can be raised on the
farm.
"Don't spread out too much," urg
ed the speaker. "Four or five cows
are better than thirty. Raise your
own feed for stock and chickens,
don't buy it. Farming: is the most de
lightful of all occupations and the
most independent, insuring a home of
freedom and contentment. Our future
leaders will come from these homes
of right ideals, faith and industry,"
said Mr. Mull.
Our farmers will have much to
gain by pondering well the advice
given them by such splendidly equip
ped and well informed men as O.
Max Gardner and 0. M. Mull. Get
busy, keep out of debt, diversify in
telligently and all will be well in
Rutherford County.
AGED CONFEDERATE
VETERAN PASSES
Mr. Bynum Freeman, Dies at
Home Near Bostic at Age
of 95 Years
Bostic, ilarch 15.—Mr. Bynum
Freeman, aged 95 years, died at his
home near here early Monday morn
ing following a short illness. The
cause of his death was attributed to
old age.
Funeral services were held at Brit
tain (Presbyterian Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
He is survied by six children, four
boys, Messrs. James, Charles, George
and Wright Freeman, all of Logan
Store Township, and two daughters.
He was a Confederate Veteran, be
ing a member of the Sixteenth Regi
ment during the war between the
states.
I
MRS. C. F. RICKERT DEAD
Mrs. C. F. Rickert, of near States
ville, died at her home there Monday
morning. Funeral services were con
ducted at Statesville Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Rickert was about sev
enty-five years old.
She 'was a sister of Mrs. E. H.
Dalton, of Forest City, R-2, Mrs. E.
M. Carpenter and Mrs. J. P. Norville.
These three sisters, accompanied by
Mr. G. D. Dalton motored to States
ville Tuesday to attend the funeral.
LARGE NUMBER
ATTEND FUNERAL
OF J. C. ELLIOTT
Funeral of Beloved Citizen
Held at Gilboa. Died Sat
urday Following Stroke
of Paralysis
One of the largest crowds ever
assembled at Gilboa church attended
the funeral services of Mr. John Cal
vin Elliott Sunday afternoon. Dr.
W. R. Ware, of Rutherfordton, and
Rev. M. F. Moores, John S. Wood, of
Forest City, were in charge of the
funeral services.
Mr. Elliot died Saturday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G. P.
Reid, following a stroke of paralysis
a few days previous.
Mr. Elliott was seventy-eight years
of age. He was born in this county,
near Gilkey, in 1849. At the age of
twenty-one he married Miss Mary
| Elizabeth Kilpatrick and went to live
|on the farm near Gilkey where he
spent the remainder of his life. His
wife died about twenty years ago and
he has since lived alone.
Four children were born to them
two of whom are dead. The two sur
viving are Mrs. G. P. Reid and Mrs.
C. L. Moss, of Forest City, Eight
grandchildren also survive and one
brother, Mr. J. C. Elliott, of Gilkey.
Mr. Elliott was universally loved
and respected by the hundreds that
knew him. He was an honest, straight
forward man, and a short time before
his death he was told that a biograph
ical sketch of his life was to be writ
ten, and was asked what he would
like to have said about him. He re
plied "Say I'm an honest man. I've
always paid my debts and owe no
one anything."
For many years he was a consistent
member of Gilboa Methodist church.
The immense crowd of sorrowing rel
atives and friends at the last sad
rites was proof enough of the esteem
in which he was held by all who
knew him. The largest number of
people ever attending at Gilboa were
present Sunday afternoon. Many of
Mr. Elliott's friends walked for miles
in order to be present at this serv
ice.
Practically all of the members of
the Forest City Methodist Church
choir were present, and a beautiful
quartet was rendered by Messrs. G.
B. Howard, D. C. Cole, T. O. Hen
drix and J. W. Starnes, of Spindale.
The pallbearers were Dr. F. R.
Wilkins, Messrs. J. B. Duckett, H. B.
Doggett, T. G. Stone, Hoyle Elliott
and Festus Bridges.
Interment was in Gilboa cemetery.
ELIJAH MORGAN
DIED TUESDAY
Father of County Commission
er G. E. Morgan 'Passes
After Long Illness
Rutherfordton, R-4, M,arch 16.
Mr. Elijah M. Morgan died at his
•home near Mt.' Vernon Tuesday
morning at 1:30, following an ex
pended illness. \
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at Mt. Vernon Baptist
church, where he had been a mem
ber about forty-five years, and were
in charge of Rev. D. J. Hunt, as
sisted by Dr. Dillard.
Mr. Morgan lacked only six days
of being eighty .years old. He was a
Confederate veteran, and served
with distinction with the class of 17
years old boys. . Originally from
Buncombe county, he moved to Ruth
erford county about fifty years ago,
and has since made this county his
home.
• He is survived by eight children,
| as follows: M. G. E. Morgan, Ruth
i erfordton, R-4, county commission
er; Mrs. A. G. and S. R. Morgan, al
so of Rutherfordton, R-4; Mrs. G. E.
Erwin, Rutherfordton; Mrs. Ola Per
ry, Gaffney, S. C.; Mrs. W. O. Jus
tice, Rutherfordton, R-4; and Misses
Corie and Nan Morgan, at home.
He leaves eighteen grandchildren,
also one brother, G. G. Morgan, of
Marion; three sisters, Mrs. G. G.
Pendegrass and Mrs. Lou Reel, of
Marion; and Mrs. Nell Bradley, of
Old Fort.
OLDER BOYS'
CONFERENCE
MARCH 2527
Cliffside Ready For Biggest
Conference Yet Held. Pro
gram for Session
Cliffside, March 16.—Everything
here is in readiness for the Third
Annual Older Boys' Conference.
Cliffside expects a larger attendance
at the conference than has ever be
fore assembled here for any purpose.
Beginning Friday afternoon, at 4
p. m. with registration of delegates
at the First Baptist Church, follow
ed by the banquet Friday evening at
the Haynes' Memorial Building every
session until Sunday will have some
thing of vital interest to every boy
attending.
Moody Henry will be the speaker
at the Saturday morning session. Mr.
Henry is a senior at Wofford Col
lege and will bring to the conference
an inspirational message of high
ideals and clean living.
Prof. C. A. Denson, of Cliffside
High school, will have a number of
athletic contests for the field meets
Saturday afternoon, and it is hoped
that every delegate to the confer
ence will take part in one or more
of the events. Harold McCurdy, who
was one of the two delegates from
this state last year to the Internation
al Y. M. C. A. Conference, at Hel
singfors, Finland, will address the
boys on Saturday evening.
Rev. W. E. Poovey, of Lenoir, will
close the conference on Sunday af
ternoon with an address to the con
ference.
Rev. M. W. Heckard, of Cliffside,
requests that all boys who contem
plate attending the banquet Friday
evening to please send their names
and one dollar to him before Wednes
day, March 23rd.
Messrs. Paul Wootten and Fred
Culbreth of Shelby were in the city
for a short while Monday afternoon,
stopping on their way home from
Hendersonville and Asheville where
they had been on business.
FREIGHT TRAINS
WRECK AT BOSTIC
Seventeen Cars Derailed When
C. C. & O. and Seaboard
Freight Trains Collide
Early Sunday
A wreck of two freight trains at
Bostic Yards early Sunday morning
resulted in the derailment of seven
teen cars, part of which were consid
erably damaged, tearing up of sev
eral hundred feet of track and the
tying up of traffic on the main line
of the C. C. & O. until 11:30 Sun
day morning. No lives were lost and
no one was injured.
About eleven o'clock Saturday
night the Seaboard freight from
Charlotte, in charge of M. Z. Wright,
conductor, with Fred Williams engi
neer came into Ellenboro. The engi
neer uncoupled from his train and
took his engine into the sidetracks
to do some switching. While doing
this the air leaked out of the brake
cylinders of the train, releasing the
brakes. The cars being on a down
grade, begun moving, gathering mo
mentum as it moved that carried it
through Bostic and on to the Bostic
Yards. A C. C. & O. train of merch
andise cars was standing on the track
on which the runaway Seaboard train
was coming. The two trains collided,
tearing up track, cars and scattering
merchandise over the right of way.
About forty cars were in the two
trains that collided, although only
seventeen cars and cab left the track.
Eight carloads of Ford Motor parts,
bound for Charlotte were derailed,
the cars and contents being damag
ed considerably. Three cars of coal
'telescoped' and left the track and
two tank cars were damaged. Four
other cars of merchandise were de
molished and the wrecking crews
burned the cars on the right of way.
A Seaboard wrecking crew from
Monroe and a C. C. & O. crew from
Erwin, Tenn., arrived about eight
o'clock Sunday morning and built a
temporary track around the wreck-
$1.50 per Year in Advance
MAX GARDNER
WARNS AGAINST
DEBT MENAGE
Shun the Farm Mortgage, pi
versify Intelligently and
Live at Home, Farmers
Only Salvation
A large crowd gathered at tke
Forest City Kiwanis Hall Monday
evening to hear O. Max Gardner,
who brought a ringing message of
cheer and also of warning to the
farmers of the county, the gist of
which was to shun the farm mort
gage, diversify intelligently and 4w
live off the products of the farm.
Mr. Gardner was introduced by
Mr. R. R. Blanton, who also urged
business methods in farming. The
eloquent speaker of the evening'
started out by saying that the farm
er should also have a little play time,
and urged that all make their home
life attractive to keep the boys and
girls on the farm. He applauded
the efforts of the Kiwanis Club in
promoting - fellowship and co-opera
tion between town and county.
The securing of the potato house
and chicken hatchery are results of
this team work and will benefit all
parties. Mr. Gardner then went in
to detail in explaining the results
obtained in establishing potato
houses in Cleveland county. Over
35,000 bushels of potatoes were
stored there in 1926, the output
bringing from $1.25 to $1.50 per bu
shel, producing a constant stream
of revenue for the farmers.
Consult with the farm demonstra
tion agent before selecting seed po
tatoes, urged the speaker, who also
suggested that all get one type of
potato. With proper storage facili
ties the market end will take care of
itself. Storage potatoes are worth
50c per bushel more than those kept
in the hills. The speaker then warn
ed against raising too many potatoes
and urged the farmers to not go in
to extremes in raising any one crop.
Diversify intelligently and not
specialize on any one crop was sug
gested as the best plan for the farm
er. The evil effects of dropping all
crops for dairying in his county was
related by Mr. Gardner, who said
that the farmer starting on a small
scale was uniformly successful.
"Go into potato and chicken busi
ness with care, and don't neglect
other things," urged Mr. Gardner.
The trade demands a small round
potato, uniform in size. Potash «e
an essential in raising potatoes, and
the farmer was urged to exercise
care in selecting fertilizer for thie
crop. Farmers lose much money by
buying fertilizer without knowing HB
value.
Mr. Gardner predicted success far
the chicken hatchery because it ha«
an experienced man at its head.
He also suggested a cannery for
Forest City, explaining its benefit*
to all concerned, and suggesting ifea
successful operation would largely
depend upon local people using the
products exclusively at home. Suc
cessfully conducted, the cannery
would provide a market for local pro
ducts.
In telling of the benefits to acrue
from the operations of the Farmers
Federation, Mr. Gardner said that
this county was ahead of Cleveland
in this line. He also urged farmer*
to raise cane for stock food, to plant
less acreage of any crops and try t#
increase productiveness. Plant cot
ton and corn, but also raise other
crops.
Mr. Gardner went into the debt
problem in a way to interest every
farmer, strongly urging that all shu*
debt, as our forefathers did before
us. lowa was cited as a definite ex
ample of mortgage evil, to which this
state is rapidly drifting. Live eco
nomically and live at home, or debt
will eventually destroy our county
and state, warned the speaker.
age. Traffic over the C. C. & O. line
was restored by 11:30 Sunday morn
ing.
No estimate of the damage is avail
able, however it is expected to run in
to a large figure.
Fortunately no one was injured in
the wreck as both train crews were
on duty elsewhere when the wreck
occurred.
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