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VOL. IX—NO. 26.
MRS. ff. B. DOGGETT
DIES IN 44TH YEAR
BURIED MONDAY
Fine Christian Character Pass
es at Henrietta After an Ex
tended Illness. Hundreds
Attend Funeral.
(Special to The Courier)
Henrietta, April s.—Mrs. W. B.
Doggett died at her home here last
Sunday morning at nine thirty o'clock
after a lingering illness. On that
beautiful Sabbath morning, at an
hour when in other days she had been
wont to turn towards the house of
God, her gentle spirit left its taber
nacle of clay and wended its way to
the house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.
Mrs. Doggett joined the Methodist
church when her husband joined
about two years ago. She had for
years been a faithful member of the
Baptist church and when she decided
to join the Methodist church with her
husband the pastor of the Baptist
church sent a letter of appreciation
of her work and service in the Baptist
church, to the Methodist pastor.
She entered wholeheartedly into
the various activities of the Metho
dist church with the same zeal and
energy that had characterized her
work in the Baptist church, although,
even then, unknown to her family
and friends, the fatal malady had
fastened itself upon her and her
physical strength was waning. She
taught in the Sunday school, worked
in the Missionary society and done
what her hands found to do in a
quiet, unassuming way. No wonder
her pastor said of her, as the Saviour
said of one of old, "She hath done
what she could."
The funeral services were held in
the Methodist church Monday after
noon at two o'clock and the burial
wa§ at Tanner's Grove. The services
were conducted by her pastor, Rev.
J. P. Hornbuckle assisted by Rev. M.
F. Moores pastor of Forest City
Methodist church.
As the casket was brought into the
church, Miss Mary Ella Clegg at the
piano played softly, "Nearer My
God to Thee," and the pastor read
the beautiful burial service begin
ning, "I am the resurrection and the
life." The choir then sang, "Abide
with me." Mr. Hornbuckle read the
scripture lesson from the ninetieth
psalm and Mr. Moores read the see
on lesson from the fifteenth chapter
of first Corinthians containing the
deathless words, "0 death where is
thy sting, O grave where is thy vic
tory."
Messrs. W. E. and Hollis Owens
sang, "Sweet peace, the gift of God's
love." A short obituary was read by
the pastor and he also read ten verses
from the thirty seventh pslam which
was a favorite with Mrs. Doggett.
She was born in Cleveland county
and would have been forty four years
old had she lived till August. Before
marriage she was Miss Sudie Blan
ton and her family is prominently
connected in Cleveland and Ruther
ford counties. Mrs. Doggett is surviv
ed by her husband and four children,
Charles, Lewis, Sarah and James.
One little daughter, Virginia, met a
tragic death by drowning several
years ago. Two brothers, Messrs. On
nie and Burwell Blanton of Cleve
land county and one sister, Mrs. L.
A. Hamrick, of Spray, also survive
her.
The active pallbearers were Messrs.
Robert Neal, Louie Smith, Howard
West, Hicks Elmore, Eules Hawkins
and Worth Higgins. Honorary pall
bearers were Messrs. J. D. Wells, G.
D. Rollins, R. M. Smith, Edgar Neal,
S. J. Asbury and Carl Higgins.
The flower girls were Misses Min
nie Lee Fagan, Elizabeth Stroupe,
Bertie Lee High, Dovie Sue Harris,
Lula Mae Neal, Elizabeth Hames,
Maude Neal, Mildred Smith, Ruby
Janet Phillips, Jennie Biggerstaff,
Bernice Gillespie and Mrs. Edgar
Lewis.
Among the many beautiful floral
offerings there was one from the
Baptist Sunday school, one each from
the Methodist church and woman's
missionary society and one from Mrs.
Doggett's Sunday school class of
young ladies.
As the peoplte passed by the beauti
ful casket to take the last look at
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FOREST CITY COURIER
RAN OVER BY TRAIN, KNIFE WOUNDS ARE FATAL TO
MIRACULOUSLY j RUTHERFORD COUNTY SOLDIER
ESCAPES DEATH
Small Boy in Hospital With
Fractured Skull After Be
ing Run Over by South
ern Train
Duncon Gilliam, small three years
old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Gilliam,
is in the Rutherford Hospital suffer
ing- from a fractured skull as a re
sult of being run over by Southern
passenger train No. 35, at Harrill
Street crossing here Monday after
noon, at 5:42.
It is reported that the lad was
playing near the railroad tracks, in
front of his home, and wandered on
the railroad going to sleep between
he rails.
Jack Crow, engineer of No. 35,
stated that he saw the boy on the
track when near him, but that the
train was too close to stop. A brake
beam on the rear coach is thought
to have hit the child on the head,
fracturing the skull. It is said that if
the boy had not moved, or raised his
head the train would have passed
over him without injuring him.
He was taken to the Rutherford
Hospital where at latest reports he is
convalescing nicely.
THE RLENBORO
MANUFACTURING
CO. ELECTS OFFICERS
Old Officers Re-elected. Looms
Now Turning Out Fine
Bedspreads—First Man
ufactured This Week
Ellenboro, April 5.—A meeting of
the officers and board of directors
of the Ellenboro Manufacturing com
pany was held here Tuesday, and
the old officers and board of direc
tors were re-elected to serve another
year. They are as follows: president,
W. H. Belk; vice-president, W. A.
Harrill; general manager, F. C.
Harry; secretary-treasurer, J. A.
Martin; superintendent, John Lum
ley. These officers and the following
constitute the board of directors: M.
Z. Wright, John Lumley, M. L.
Hamrick, Mr. Wallace, Austin Har
rill.
The Ellenboro Manufacturing
Company begun operations April Ist.
Twelve looms are now running, mak
ing fancy bed spreads. Thirty-six
other looms will be put in operation
as soon as they are set up and adjust
ed. A spinning department will be
added later.
The company owns ten houses, all
of which are occupied. More will be
built at an early date, as well as an
addition to the mill.
Water and sewerage connections
have been made and an ample sup
ply of water is assured.
Capt. W. H. Payne displayed in
The Courier office this week the first
bedspread made by the company.
* * *
The Ladies Missionary society of
the Baptist church gave a very en
joyable birthday party at the home
of Mrs. J. L. Culbreth, Friday April
Ist.
Mrs. Ed Todday was taken to the
Rutherford Hospital for treatment a
week ago, and her friends will be
glad to know she is improving.
Mr. H. S. Taylor continues quite
sick at his home here.
The Ellenboro High school gave a
very enjoyable play at the Shiloh
school building Saturday night, April
Ist.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Gibbs and Mr.
Hawkins, of Spartanburg, were in
town Sunday evening, visiting at the
home of Mr. McKinney.
Mr. Harry Goforth and family, of
Spindale, were here Sunday visiting
at the home of Mr. E. A. Hamrick's.
The recent cold weather has in
jured the fruit crop considerably
around Ellenboro.
New hats received each week. Come
in and see this pretty line. Mrs. E.
E. McCurry.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1927
Roscoe Simmons,.. Twenty-Three Years Old Fort Bragg Sold
ier, Stabbed to Death in Fay etteville Thursday Night. Fun
eral at Mt. Pleasant Sunday.
APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND ATTEND FUNERAL
Cliffside, April 4.—Approximately
two thousand people attended the
funeral services held Sunday after
noon at Mt. Pleasant Church, Cleve
land County, for Mr. Roscoe Sim
mons, late a private in Battery C.,
Fifth Field Artillery, Fort Bragg.
Mr. Simmons was stabbed to death
Thursday night in Fayetteville, by
some unknown parties. He was taken
to a Fayetteville hospital in a dying
condition. His body was embalmed
at Fort Bragg and shipped home, ar
riving at the Simmons' residence near
Cliffside, on Mooresboro route 2,
early Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
Sunday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant
Baptist church, with Rev. I. D. Har
rill in charge of the services.
Hundreds of his friends from all
i parts of Rutherford and Cleveland
counties were present at the funeral.
He was a popular young man, well
known, and with a likeable disposi
tion that made him friends with all
whom he came in contact with. His
fame as an amateur baseball player
had made him a large circle of friends
in the two counties: About a year
ago he enlisted in the army, serving
a short time. He returned home at
Christmas, and about two weeks ago
decided to re-enlist in the military
service, after being unable to find j
any work here.
The body was accompanied from
Fort Bragg by Sergeant Rufus Morg
an, Battery C„ Fifth Field Artillery,
as a guard of honor.
Messrs. Braul, Brantley and Bron
nor Harris, Nollie Green, Clarence
Matheney and R. B. Matheney acted
as pallbearers. Misses Clarice Harris,
Sadie Daves, Hazel Beam, Annie Ma
theney, Louise Hararick and Mrs.
Louis Jolley entered the church each
bearing a large armful of flowers
donated by friends of the deceased.
Rev. I. D. Harrill delivered a touch
ing and comforting sermon after
reading the scrijpture lesson he had
selected for the occasion. Following
the sermon the coffin was opened
and an opportunity was given those
who wished to look for the last time
on his face. By actual count it was
stated that 1,263 passed the coffin.
The services at the grave were
brief but impressive. A quartette
sang "Abide with me", as the coffin
was placed in the grave. Rev. I. D.
Harrill pronounced the benediction.
Mr. Simmons is survived by his
mother, Mrs. G. E*. Simmons, who
lives at the Simmons home, near
LIMESTONE GLEE
CLUB HERE APRIL 12
Club Has Personnel of Eighteen
Members—Here on
Spring Tour
The Limestone College Glee Club
will appear at Forest City High
school building on Tuesday, April 12.
The club is under the direction of
Miss Ruth Scott, Professor of Voice
at Limestone College. The accompan
ist for the club is Miss Julia Nelle
Wilburn of Union. The club is en
gaged in an itinery of seven concerts.
The following are the members of
this year's Glee Club:
Freddie Mae Turner, Emily Camp,
Mozelle Groce, Calla Clement, Rose
Lee Anderson, Sara Hamrick, Mar
garet Harmon, Frankie Morrell,
Olive Fowler, Katherine Williams,
Annie Roberts, Mary Alice Barber,
Mabel Hord, Ruby Kirby, Lois Sidney
Jones, Margaret Murden, Mildred
Hill and Margaret Champion.
It is expected that a large audience
will greet these young women from
Limestone College when they make
their appearance on Tuesday, April
12. The admission charge will be
35c to children and students and 50c
for adults. The program will com
mence at 8:15 p. m.
Cliffside. Four brothers and two sis
ters also survive, as follows: Messrs.
Flay Simmons, Cliffside; Broadus, of
Wake Forest, George, of Florida and
Odis, of Raleigh; Miss Pearl Simmons
who lives with her mother, and Mrs.
Maude Simmons, of Spindale, and
hundreds of friends over Rutherford
and Cleveland counties.
Details of the Murder
The state papers carried the fol
lowing details over a Fayetteville
date line of April 1, in reference to
the murder:
"Police here are tonight holding
several persons in connection with
I the stabbing to death of Roscoe Sim
i mons, of Mooresboro, a private in
; battery C, fifth artillery, Fort Bragg,
who was found in a dying condition
on Franklin street late last night.
Simmons died on the way to the
hospital from two knife wounds, one
in the neck and one over the heart.
Two men seen with him earlier in
the night and four other persons are
being detained, but Chief J. Ross
Jones declined to give their names
until the investigation is concluded.
"The soldier was found by police
officers after the pastor of a negro
church at Franklin and Maxwell
streets had phoned headquarters that |
a man in the vicinity was sick or in
jured."
Sunday's paper gave the following
additional information:
"Chief of Police J. Ross Jones to
day announced that one person had
been arrested, charged with the kill
ing of Roscoe Simmons, Fort Bragg
soldier, Thursday night, and that an
other is being sought on the same
charge. Nan Jackson, a negro woman
with a long police record, is in jail.
"She is thought to have inflicted
one of the knife wounds which caus
ed Simmons' death. The name of
the man charged with inflicting the
other cut was not revealed, but his
arrest is expected hourly. Six pers
ons are being held as material wit
nesses. These include C. B. Martin
and A. J. Dominick, members of
Simmons' battery, who were with
him some time before the homicide
occurred. The other four are all
negroes."
A Courier reporter in an inter
view with Sergeant R. Morgan, guard
of honor, verified the above. The
murderers struck him first in the
neck, the knife going through from
the right side to the left. Another
cut severed the collar bone and half
way down the breast, and a third
wound was in the stomas ■>
SERVICES AT ffl. E.
CHURCH NEXT WEEK
Week of April 10 to 17 to be
Devoted to Revival Serv
ices
The pastor of the Forest City
Methodist church will begin- special
services next Sunday with a sermon
on the subject, "Is There A Dead
Line?" The services will be held
each evening throughout the week
at 7:45, closing Sunday April 17th
at 11 a. m. with a sermon on the
"Resurrection." As a fitting close
for the week the services will be fol
lowed by an Easter pageant by the
Sunday school at 7:45 p. m. The
public is invited to attend these
services.
BARBECUED MEATS
Mr. J. C. Johnson, who conducts a
cafe next door to Courtney's Ten
Cent Store, has erected a new build
ing for the barbecuing of meats and
is now furnishing delicious barbe
cued ham, mutton and beef. Patrons
are flocking in to partake of the new
service, while the regular cafe is
also doing a good business. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson are noted for their
excellent cafe service and courteous
treatment of all customers. Don't
fail to try their barbecued meats.
APRIL MEETING
! COUNTY CLUB
i AT LAKE LURE
Club Members To Be Guests of
Chimney Rock Mountains
For Boat Ride on
Lake
The program committee of the
Rutherford County Club has arranged
to hold its April meeting at the Lake
Lure Inn, Lake Lure, on Tuesday,
April 19 at 1 o'clock. Dr. L. B.
Morse will arrange the program.
The members of the Club have
been invited by the Chimney Rock
Mountains, Inc., to be their guests
for a boat ride over Lake Lure. Mem
bers are requested to park their cars
at the dam and the boats of the com
pany will convey the club members
to the Inn and bring them back to
the dam after luncheon. Boats will
be at the disposal of the club from
12:00 o'clock to 1 o'clock to take
members from the dam to Lake Lure
Inn. It is suggested that all arrive at
the dam as near 12:00 o'clock as pos
sible, as it is a thirty minutes ride
up Lake Lure to the Inn.
Miss O'Lema* Flack spent ,last
week end with Miss Dovie Sue Harris
in Henrietta.
S. M. I. CHILDREN
GIVE PROGRAM
AT KIWANIS CLUB
Miss Mayme Haggard Tells of
Work of the Great Moun
tain School.
Children from the South Moun
tain Industrial Institute featured the
program at the Kiwanis meeting Mon
day evening. Fifteen chidren from
this great mountain school were pre
sent and presented a most pleasing
program. The children were in charge
of Misses Haggard and Chase.
The children opened with a song,
cleverly executed and this was fol
lowed by a most delightful panto
mime in which several of the boys
cleverly portrayed tl/a difficulties
found in operating the old Ford used
by the Institute. It was a very orig
inal stunt well executed. The boys,
on all fours, and with a driver to
steer the old Lizzie, thoroughly de
monstrated the difficulties encoun
tered in operating their Ford, which
is so subject to blowouts, punctures
and other ailments so common to an
old and worn car. Some worthy Ki
wanian should take the hint and pro
vide this school with a new car.
All of the children took part in
some number of the program, which
was most pleasing throughout and
showed excellent coaching upon the
part of their teachers.
After the program was concluded,
Miss Chase retired with the children,
after which Miss Mayme Haggard
made a short talk in which she told
of the organization and conduct of
the school, saying that the children
had looked forward with much plea
sure to their trip to this city and ap
pearance before the Club. She then
asked how many had already visited
the school and extended a cordial
invitation to the Kiwanians to come
out and see the work of the school.
The school was first organized
about 25 years ago and had a pre
carious existence for quite a while,
but gradually grew in strength and
influence as the public became aware
of the great work to be accomplished
for the mountain children. During
the flu epidemic in 1918-19 the school
was closed. Then came Miss Ora
Hull and Miss Bertha B. Moore to
take up the work, and they have been
steadily pursuing their Christian en
deavor there, meeting with many dis
couragements, but always keeping
the faith and looking to the future.
The late J. F. Alexander was a great
friend to the institution, giving SSOO
a year for a number of years, and
others gave splendid help. It takes
$6,000 a year to maintain the insti
tution and carry on its work. The
faithful ladies rely on faith and pray
er for funds, and though sorely press-
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$1.50 per Year in Advance.
AUTO STRIKES AND
FATALLY INJURES
HOWARb HAMRICK
Fifteen Years Old Shiloh Boy
Dies After Being Struck by
Car Sunday After
noon
| Rutherfordton, R-l, April s.—One
j of the most tragic accidents that has
] ever occurred in this section happen
' ed Sunday afternoon when Mr. How
' ard Hamrick, fifteen years old son
! of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hamrick, of
I the Shiloh section, was fatally injur
ed when he was struck by a Ford
coupe while walking in the highway
near the Champion cotton gin.
Howard in company with Miss
Elva Spurlin, Mr. Burwell Norris
and Miss Estelle Jones were on
their way home from services at Shi
loh church, about 4:30. They were
walking along the Poor's Ford road,
in the vicinity of the Champion cot
ton gin, and seeing an approaching
car, stepped into the side ditch. The
car, traveling at a fast rate of speed,
swerved as it neared the pedestrians
striking Howard, who was nearest the
road, and also knocking down Bur
well Norris. The car, containing three
men, did not stop, but continued
speeding on toward Chesnee.
Howard was immediately removed
to the Rutherford Hospital, but died
within a few minutes after reaching
there. An examination revealed that
his skull had been crushed, when
struck by the car. His companion
Burwell Norris, was slightly bruis
ed.
Funeral services were conducted at
Shiloh Baptist church Monday after
noon at 2:30, and were in charge of
Rev. J. B. Jenkins, assisted by Revs.
D. J. Hunt, A. G. Melton and M. M.
Huntley. The talks by the ministers
were very touching. Miss Elmore, of
Boiling Springs, sang sweetly "Safe
in the Arms of Jesus" and Mr. Marv
in Hughey sang a solo, "Death is
only a dream." More than 2,200 peo
ple passed by the coffin by actual
count, it is stated.
Following the services interment
was in Shiloh cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Hamrick, one sister,
Miss Carol Hamrick, and two broth
ers, Garland and John 8., beside a
large number of relatives and
friends. Howard was a grandson of
Rev. E. M. Hamrick, and a nephew
of Mr. Winnie B. Hamrick, of Forest
City.
Alleged Driver of Death Car Caugkt
Following the accident Sunday af
ternoon the sheriff's office was noti
fied and Sheriff Hardin accompanied
by deputies, begun a search for the
driver of the death car. Sunday night
a young man, Herbert Allen, who re
sides near Chesnee, was arrested,
charged with the crime. It is said
that Allen vigorously denies any con
nection with the accident. He is be
ing held in the Rutherford county jail
awaiting a preliminary hearing. It
has been learned since the accident,
that the two men accompanying Al
len have acknowledged that Allen
was the driver of the car that kill
ed young Hamrick.
POULTRY SPECIALIST
TO GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
Mr. C. S. Paris, poultry specialist
at State College, Raleigh, will be
in the county next week and will
give demonstrations in culling, feed
ing and raising broiler chickens, at
the following places and time:
Tuesday, April 12, at 9:30 o'clock,
Forest City Hatchery, Forest City.
4 o'clock, at Richard Ledbetter's at
Uree.
Wednesday April 13. 9:30 a. m.
at James Burgess, at Montford's
Cove. 2:30 p. m. R. A. Callahan,
Rutherfordton.
Thursday, 9:30 a. m. Spurgeon
Bridges, Bostic, 2:30, Ladies Club
at Mt. Vernon.
Friday, 9:30 a. m. M. L. McDade,
Oaklond; 2:30 p. m. ladies' club at
Brittain. ,
We have just received a new as
sortment of ribbons and laces for
Easter. D. M. Stahl's 5c and 10c
Store.
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