The Courier
Only SI.OO
Per Year
VOL. IX—NO. 30
CHAS. Z. FLACK ELECTED MAYOR
BY MAJORITY OF 350 VOTES
V. T. Davis, G, V. Frye, B. B. Doggett, W. E.
Moore and R. K. Hollifield Elected
Board of Aldermen
THE LARGEST VOTE EVER POLLED IN FOREST CITY
Election Passed Quietly, But of Intense Interest—Splendid
Officers Are Elected
The most interesting and hotly contested municipal elec
tion ever hild in the history of Forest City came to a close Tues
day at sunset. At the conclusion of the count of ballots, at 11
©'clock that night, the results were announced as follows:
FOR MAYOR
CHAS. Z. FLACK 626
L. C, LOWRANCE 276
Flack's majority 350
FOR BOARD OF ALDERMEN
V. T. DAVIS 688
W. E. MOORE 588
G. V. FRYE 510
R. K. HOLLIFIELD 489
B. B. DOGGETT .... 338
v Above are the winners and the order in which
they finished in the race.
The other ten candidates received the follow
ing vote:
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JOE P. HARDIN 321
M. E. DORSEY -273
M. JUNE HARRILL : 272
W. L. HORN 231
J. NEWTON JONES 230
GEO. F. HRADLEY 205
' J. C. HARRILL : 128
M. C. HARDIN 68
J. ED GROSE 62
A. L. McDANIEL 56 ,
It will be seen from the above table that 902 ballots
were cast for Mayor, the largest vote ever polled in the history
of the city. The increase can be better appreciated when it is
stated that the vote for Mayor in the 1925 race resulted in only
368 votes being cast, L. C. Lowrance winning with a total of qn
ly 182. Bridges received 169 votes and J. C. Harrill, 16.
It will also be seen from the above table that a hot fight
was waged in the race for Board of Aldermen. Only two of the
old board are returned winners, B. B. Doggett and G. V. Frye.
However, the vote in this race fell eleven short of that in the
Mayor's race.
While considerable interest was manifested in the race
for Board of Aldermen, the real fight was made in the Mayor's
race. From the very tap of the gong, the friends of Mayor Low
rance and Chas. Z. Flack rolled up their sleeves and went to
work for their respective choice. That a deep interest was
aroused is indicated by the vote in Tuesday's election.
The Courier is glad to see the voters express their will
by the ballot. It is only in this way that the real choice of the
people can be made. When it is noted that 534 more ballots
were cast in Tuesday's election than in/the 1925' race, it will be
seen what interest the voters took in the election. Also there
were more women voters than in any previous election. We are
glad to see the ladies vote.
The good people of Forest City are to be congratulated
upon the orderly manner in which the election went bffy With
the intense rivalry, the excitement attendant upon a hotly con
tested election, the strenous work of rival factions, the day was
perfect in orderliness, nothing whatever occurring to mar the
day nor interfere with the voters in exercising their right of
suffrage in a peaceable and orderly manner. Even the ladies
came to the polls in perfect confidence. This augurs well for
the future in encouraging the ladies to take an interest in mu
nicipal affairs and exercise their right of the ballot. And it is
a standing testimonial to the benefits of prohibition. It makes
one shudder to think of what might have happened had the
Red Demon been loosed at Tuesday's election.
The election is over now, and it behooves every one to
stand with and back up our new set of officers in the perform
ance of their duty. The voters have shown a wise choice in their
selection. Every man is well qualified for the place he has been
given. Forest City expects to go forward and accomplish great
things in the next two years, and can and will, if these men are
given the proper support by the people of the city.
The new officers were sworn in at a meeting held
Wed. evening. They will, in all likelihood, continue to hold
the board meetings on Friday nights as heretofore.
FOREST CITY COURIER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Thousands Made Homeless by
Overflow of Mississippi
River Are in Dire Want
and Misery
The President of the United States
and the Governor of North Carolina
have each issued proclamations call
ing- on the people of the state and
nation to lend their aid to the 200,-
000 people made homeless in the
flooded Mississippi Valley. Many of
these people are suffering dire mis
ery, homeless, hungry, property and
homes swept away, caused by the
greatest flood ever known on the
Mississippi River. Eight states are
seriously affected.
To date more than 600,000 acres
of land have been inundated by the
overflow of the mighty Mississippi,
causing more than $200,000 prop
erty damage and a heavy loss of
life.
Miss Virginia Grayson, secretary
of Building and Loan Association, of
Rutherfordton, has been appointed
treasurer for Rutherford County. It
is earnestly urged that all who can
do so please send or hand their con
tribution to Miss Virginia Grayson,
Commercial Bank, Rutherfordton.
This money will be turned over
to the Red Cross organization which
is in charge of the material relief of
the sufferers, assisted by every
branch of the Government.
Prof. B. L. Smith, of Spindale, is
county chairman of the Relief Com
mittee.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY TEXTILE
LEAGUE GETS UNDER WAY
The Rutherford County Textile
League, composed of baseball teams
of Alexander, Caroleen, Henrietta,
and Cliffside, was organized 'last
week.
The organization is controlled by a
central body of officers, with • Mr.
Z. O. Jenkins as chairman. The indi
vudal teams are managed as follows:
Caroleen, Mr. J. L. Brown; Alexan
der, Mr. Ed Cantrell; Cliffside, Mr.
Reinhardt.
The first game of the season was
scheduled for last Saturday at Car
oleen, but owing to rainy weather
was called off.
Lime, cement and builder's hard
ware. See Weathers.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLI NA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
Nation to Relief oj Mississippi Homeless
More than 300 dead and 200,000 homeless are in the Missis
sippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys as waters recede on the most
destructive river-flood the nation has ever known. Secretary of
Interior Herbert Hoover has been assigned by the President
to personally direct all relief work as the nation contributes funds.
Upper photo is an airplane view of Greenville, Miss., under 20
feet of water. Lower photo a typical tent city which now dot the
highlands, St. Louis to New Orleans.
COUNTY ASKED TO
AID MISSISSIPPI
FLOOD SUFFERERS
DONATIONS TO THE
RELIEF FUND NOW
TOTALS $368.90
List of Citizens and Institutions
of Rutherford County Who
Have Contributed to
Flood Relief
Rutherfordton, May 4.—Miss Vir-
ginia Grayson, eounty treasurer of
the Mississippi Flood Relief Commit
tee, announced this morning that a
total of $368.90 had been contribut
ed by the people of the county. This
money is sent direct to the headquar
ters of the American Red Cross, at
Washington, who are doing a great
work in the flood zone. The follow
ing have contributed to the relief
fund to date:
Mr. John Norris 2.00
Mr. M. O. Dickerson . 1.00
Mr. T. F. Oates 1.00
Mr. A. A. Abernethy .25
Mrs. A. J. Jones .50
Mr. J. W. Bost 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Price 2.00
Mr. C. T. Hamrick 5.00
Mr. Geo. Biggerstaff . 1.00
Dr. M. H. Biggs 10.00
Mr. S. E. Elmore .. 10.00
Mr. K. S. Tanner 50.00
Brittain Presbyterian Ch. 10.00
Mr. T. C. Roberson . 1.00
Bills Creek Bapt. Ch... 10.01
Mr. H. L. Carpenter 5.00
Woman's Club of Forest City
Mrs. E. B. Doggett, Treas. 10.00
Citizenship Dept. of Woman's
Club of Forest City, Mrs. C.
E. Alcock, Treas 10.00
Mr. J. W. McCraw 3.00
Mr. R. P. Geer 5.00
First Broad Bapt. Church.— 22.00
Spindale Methodist Sunday
School 58.00
Mr. Fred Mcßrayer 5.00
Mr. S. W. Blankenship 1.00
Miss Virginia Grayson 10.00
Presbyterian Church, Ruther
fordton, N. C. 42.82
Methodist Church and S. S.
Rutherfordton 45.1 S
Methodist Church, Gilboa 6.20
Mr. J. L. Wells . 1.00
Cash 2.00
The Sun Printing Co. _L_ 5.00
St. Francis Parish 12.94
Baptist Church, Rutherford
ton, N. C. 16.00
TOTAL $368.90
Farmers, get it at Farmers Hard
ware Co.
MR. JOHN BLANTON
DIES AT CAROLEEN
Yelton Child Dead—Delegates
to B. Y. P. U. Convention—
✓' —Other News of Inter
y est from Caroleen
*y
Caroleen, May 3. —On last Friday
evening, April 28, Mr. John Blanton
died at his home here following a
long illness. He had been confined
to his bed for sometime and his death
wias not unexpected. However, his
passing has cast a gloom over the
entire community and home.
Mr. Blanton was born March 20, '
1867, having been sixty years old l
at the time of his death. He had i
been living here only a short time
with his daughter, who is a .telephone
operator, having moved here from
his home near Lawndale. Mr. Blan
ton leaves a wife, six children, two j
brothers and four sisters to mourn
their loss. The brothers surviving
are Frank Blanton, Boiling Springs,
Green Blanton, of Earl, N. C.; the
sisters are Mrs. Mollie Williams, of*
Rutherfordton; Mrs. Nan Hawkins,
of this county; Mrs. Lizzie Kellie,
of Boiling Springs; and Miss Martha
Blanton, of Boiling Springs. The
children are Geo. H. Blanton, of
Hickory; Ella Janie Blanton, Caro
leen; Grigg Blanton, Shelby; Elmer
D. Earwood, Fallston. N. C.; Verdie
Blanton, Caroleen and John Bates
Blanton, of Caroleen. He also leaves
four grandchildren. The funeral ser
vices were held Saturday at Sharon,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. P.
Hornbuckle. The pallbearers were
Messrs. W. C. Hightower, who had
charge of the funeral arrangements,
Hoyle Hughs, Derwood Hughes, Ervin
Guffie, Kinyon Blanton and CoWan
Blanton. The flowers, which were
many and beautiful, were carried by
the following young ladies, Misses
Ruth Piercy, Ella and Margaret Lyn
ch, Minnie Harrill, Isabelle Blan
ton, Lorine Blanton, Mrs. Waldo
Lynch and Mrs. Lenore Blanton.
Yelton Baby Dead
The four months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Yelton was found
dead in bed Wednesday morning and
was buried Wednesday afternoon.
The bereaved parents have the sym-
pathy of their many friends during
their sorrow.
The revival meeting which has been
conducted at the Baptist church here
for the past week closed Sunday even
ing. Rev. Bryant, of Kannapolis,
brought us some wonderful messages
and a number of young folks were
added to. the church. The baptismal
services will be held at the church
Sunday night week.
Mr. S. A. Matheny left last week
for Chester, Pa. for a visit to his sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. Ware. After a stay
there he will stop over in Washing
ton, D. C., for a few days with his
brother, Mr. W. B. Matheny, of the
city fire departrhent.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haw
kins recently a fine baby son, Mother
and child getting along fine.
Misses Emily Hollifield, Lila Free
man, of Avondale, and Mr. Memory
Freeman attended the alumni ban
quet at Boiling Springs last Satur
day evening. „'• ••
Miss Ellen Hogan, of Spindfcle,
spent the week-end here with Miss
Myrtle Mitchell.
Rev. R. N. Childress left this week
for Louisville, Ky., to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention held
there this week.
Misses Alda Mae Sparks, Eunice
Melton, Amanda Head and Mr. Mor
ris Wilson, each a delegate from the
Junior, Intermediate and Senior B. Y.
P. U. attended the B. Y. P. iJ. con
vention held at Canton, N. C. last
week. Much valuable information was
received from the convention and
these delegates will make an inter
esting report on their 'trip at the
prayer meeting service here Thurs-
day evening. •
Mr. L. B. Robbins of Cherokee
Falls spent the week end here visit
ing his family. They are moving this
week to Cherokee Falls and we trust
"they will like their new home fine.
Miss Reba Phillips, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hoke and
daughter of Charlotte, spent the
week end here. Mrs. Hoke and daugh
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COOL SPRINGS
COMMENCEMENT
MAY 22-24
School Rounding Out Best Ses
sion in its History--Out
line of Commence
ment Program
The Cool Springs Township Schools
are rounding out one of the best
sessions in their history. In a short
time commencement exercises will be
held and the 1926-27 session will be
a thing of the past. One of the larg
est* classes of the high school will
graduate this year. Much effort has
been put forth to give the people
of this town and surrounding com-
munities one of the best commence
ment programs in the history of tke
schools.
I
A complete program of the com
mencement exercises will be publish
ed at a later date. The following is
a short outline of the exercises: Bac
calaureate sermon Sunday evening
May 22, at 8:00 p. m. Dr. H. S.
Snyder of Wofford College will de
liver the address. Music will be fur
nished by the choirs of»the churches
of the town. The first practice will
be held in the high school auditor
ium Sunday afternoon May 7, at 3:00
p. m. Monday night, Senior class day
exercises.
Declamation and Recitation con
test Tuesday, May 24, at 11:00 a. m.
Commencement sermon Tuesday eve
ning, May 24, 8:00 p. m. Dr. Wright,
president of East Carolina Teachers
College will deliver the address. Mus
ic by the high school glee club.
COURIER NEWS
EDITOR WEDS
Marriage of Mr. Clarence Grif
fin and Miss Thelma Clay
is Announced
Spindale, May 2.—Announcement
of the marriage of Mr. Clarence
Griffin and Miss Thelma Clay was
made here today. The wedding oc
cured Saturday, April 30, in Buford
Street Methodist Parsonage, Gaffney,
and was performed by Rev. L. E.
Wiggins, pastor of Buford Street
Methodist church.
Mrs. Griffin is the attractive and
talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Clay, of Spindale, and was
educated at Spindale High school.
She has hundreds of friends over
the county, won by her charming
personality and manner.
Mr. Griffin is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Griffin, of Spin
dale. He holds a position as News
Editor of the Forest City Courier, of
Forest City, and is prominently con
nected with the civic life of the
county, being publicity director of
the Rutherford County Fair Associa
tion, in addition to holding several
other important posts in civic and re
ligious organizations.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin are making
their home at the present in Spin
dale.
AN APPRECIATION
To the Citizens of Forest City: We
wish to express our thanks to the
people of Forest City for the vote of
confidence in the municipal election
of yesterday. It is our hope that we
may be of real service to our City
and that we may merit the confidence
expressed by the ball&t.
CHAS. Z. FLACK,
V. T. DAVIS,
W. E. MOORE,
G. V. FRYE,
R. K. HOLLIFIELD,
B. B. DOGGETT.
The birds mate in the spring, but
they don't have any rent or grocery
bills, or taxes to pay.
Dry agents are ndvinvd to lead a
spotless life, so had better tuck their
napkins under their ehin*.
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—C. E. A.