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VOL. IX—NO. 34
CHAUTAUQUA WILL
RETURN TO FOREST
CITY NEXT YEAR
Loyal Business Men Make It
Possible to Again Have
This Splendid Enter
f
tainment
Owing to the splendid work of
Rev. Geo. R. Gillespie and others,
backed by the loyal men in signing
the guarantee, it has been made pos
sible for Forest City and Rutherford
county to have the great Redpath
Chautauqua again next year. These
loyal souls "went over the top" mag
nificently Tuesday evening, announc
ing to the audience that sufficient
pledges had been made, the guaran
tors all procured, and that all could
expect the return of the chautauqua,
which was closing one of the best
engagements ever held in this city.
Inadequate space forbids mention
of the individual numbers* of this
year's program. There was not a
dull or uninteresting part during the
entire five days. Opinion •is unani
mous that it was the best program
ever given here. There were many
numbers alone worth the price of a
season ticket. Redpath is to be com
mended fon the isplendid program
furnished. It is of the very highest
order, rating as the very best form
of entertainment coming to our
county.
The chautauqua cannot be secured
without effort, and to those doing
the necessary work, the loyal men
and women who place the pledge
cards, get the new ones signed up
and sign the guarantee, goes the
credit for Rutherford county secur*
ing this splendid entertainment.
Redpath is to be congratulated up
on its selection of a platform man
ager. The greater part of the success
of this year's engagement is due to
the efficient manner in which Mr.
Roy L. Harvey attended to the man
ifold duties of his position. A man
of culture, of a most pleasing per
sonality, he and his splendid wife
early endeared themselves to the
people of this city. His efficiency
and personal popularity made it much
easier for the workers to secure
pledges for the return of the chau
tauqua.
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When the curtain fell at the con
clusion of the first afternoon's pro
gram, the Arcadia Novelty Company
had fully satisfied everyone of the
large audience that succeeding num
bers would be all the public could
possibly wish for. The three young
ladies composing this number prov
ing real artists with a unique and
delightfully entertaining repertoire.
Following this first; program came
Dr. Charles H. Plattenburg, famous
newspaper man, traveler and lectur
er, and no one who heard him in
that splendid community building
talk, "The Old Town in a New
World," regretted for a moment the
purchase of season tickets. If space
permitted much could be said in
praise of every program and every
platform performer, both on and off
the stage. Real artists all and in
addition ladies and gentlemen of a
high order personally, intellectually
and morally. Forest City has enjoyed
a season of delightful entertainment,
instructive and constructive to all
the best and highest interests of the
city and community. Undoubtedly it
has been, more than any other one
thing, due to the personality and
performance of every single person
on the program, from the stage
custodial to the superintendent, that
has assured our city and county of
the return of Redpath Chautauqua in
1928.
Redpath stands for everything that
is clean, honest, honorable and up
right and no community can afford
to lose the benefit of its influence,
the secure haven of the children and
the young people and above all the
fine spirit of fellowship and co
operation the very name and nature
of this community builder suggests.
All of Rutherford county will rejoice
that Redpath will return to Forest
City next year.
FOREST CITY COURIER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
MAN KILLED BY
C.C.&O. TRAIN
Lee Bishop, of Greenville, Ran
Oyer Monday Morning
Near Alexander
Mills
Lee Bishop, young man of Green
ville, S. C., was ran over and instant
ly killed by .a southbound freight
train on the C. C. & 0. Railway
about 4 o'clock Monday morning,
near Alexander Mills.
According to information furnish
ed by Mr. A. R. Beam, local agent
for the company, Bishop was hoboing
the northbound freight, and swung
off near the underpass under the
Southern Railway to catch the south
bound freight bound for Spartan
burg. While swinging aboard this
train his foot slipped and he fell
under the wheels, meeting death in
stantly. The engineer of the south
bound freight saw the accident and
stopped his train. The body was bad
ly mangled, and what of it could be
located was picked up and carried to
Spartanburg by the crew. A letter
in his pocket from a sister in Marion,
was the means of identification.
Mrs. W. E. McCurry was picking
dewberries on the bank of the rail
road early Monday morning and dis
covered his hand, jawbone, bits of
hair and a few personal effects, and
notified a doctor. These were gath
ered up and forwarded to Spartan
burg. His brains were scattered down
the track for some distance.
It is thought that he was making
his way to Marion, to see his sister,
as she was urging him to visit her,
the contents of' the letter showed;
and after making his way this far
had decided to return to Greenville.
As we go to press there is some
belief in some quarters that Bishop
was murdered and placed on the
track. It is reported that a railroad
spike and some blood was found in
the woods near the track on the day
following the accident. A mysterious
telephone call Tuesday requested the
Sheriff to have a coroner's inquest
held.
SPINDALE'S NEW WATER
WORKS IN OPERATION
The new additions to the municipal
water works are nearing completion.
Mr. Charles Z. Flack has recently
completed laying more than two miles
of pipe from Holland's Creek to the
Spindale Standpipe. The total cost
of the pipe line is approximately $40,-
000.
The filtering plant is located just
beyond the corporate limits of town
and has a capacity of 1,000,000 gal
lons, and will be completed about
August 15th. The cost of the plant
will be about $65,000.
OPENS BEAUTY SHOP
Mi\s. Ruth Rollins Morrow recently
opened the Lady Fair Beauty Shoppe
in Room 303, of the Farm
ers Bank BuiWufl^Bl— >perators are
employed in the shop, and they are
prepared to do waving, shampooing,
dyeing, facials, etc. Ladies and chil
dren's work is a specialy. See Mrs.
Morrow's ad in another section of
this paper.
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NEW SCOUTMASTER FOR
CITY TROOP ONE
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Scout Commissioner G. R. Gillespie
has forwarded the application of Mr.
C. P. Parks, as scoutmaster of Troop
Onfe, Boy Scouts, to headquarters.
Accompanying it was an'application
of Mr. W. L. Stallings as assistant
scoutmaster of the same troop.
The Scout officials of council
will. meet at Lake Lanier, at the
Piedmont Scout Camp on Tuesday,
June 7th. A court of honor will also
be held at that time.
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Mesdames T. R. Padgett, A. W.
Falvey, John Carpenter and Misses
Nell and Sudie Young and Mayme
Martin were guests of Mrs. Max
Gardner in Shelby, Wednesday at the
music club. " .
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROL! NA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927;
Forest City Girl Winner
In National Essav Contest
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MISS RUTH ELLIOTT REID
The Commission on Interracial Co
operation of Atlanta, Ga., has an
nounced that Miss Ruth Elliott Reid,
talented daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
G. P. Reid, of this place, has won
the third prize of $20.00, in the Com
mission's nation-wide contest among
high school students for the best es
say on the subject: "Negro Progress
Since the Civil War." Miss Reid grad
uated from the .Cool Springs High
School this year. She was one of the
WEDDING CREATES
PLEASANT SURPRISE
Miss Nora Freeman and Mr.
John Elmore Married at
Gaffney Sunday
A wedding that comes as a sur
prise to their many friends through
out the state was that of Miss Nora
Freeman, of Forest City, and Mr.
John Elmore, of Gaffney, S. C., which
took place Sunday, May 29, in the
First Baptist church in Gaffney, Rev.
Cecil V. Cook officiating. The beau
tiful ring ceremony was used.
The bride wore a navy blue crepe
suit with accessories to match. They
left immediately after the ceremony
for a few days' stay in various parts
of South Carolina. Mrs. Elmore is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Freeman, of Forest City, having re
cently come here from Cliffside,
where she was a most valued and ef
ficient saleslady with the Cliffside
Mills Store for ten years. After re
signing her place with the store she
was ass:°tant to her brother, Mr. J.
B. Freeman, in the postoffice in
Cliffside.
Mrs. Elmore is a splendid young
woman and a lovely Christian charac
ter and one who numbers her friends
by her acquaintances. She was always
active in church of all kinds,
thereby endearing herself to many.
Mr. Elmore is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Elmore, a prominent farm
er who resides near Cliffside. He is
a splendid young business man and
he, too, was connected with the
Cliffside Mills Store for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore will be at
home in Gaffney after June sth.
Their many friends throughout the
county and state join in Wishing
them much happiness and prosperity
through life.
MISS MARY LYNCH DEAD
Miss Mary Lynch, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Graham Lynch, of the Flor
ence Mills village, died at her home
there Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
following a period of ill health last
ing nearly a year.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 1 o'clock, at the
Florence Baptist Church, where she
had been a member for some time.
outstanding members of the senior
class this year. She won the Carpen
ter Essay medal in the county-wide
oration contest held here in March.
She has also been awarded a medal
for five years perfect attendance at
school, not being absent or tardy* in
that time. She was the senior prophet
and a model all-round student in
school this term. Her prize-winning
essay appears elsewhere in this issue
of The Courier.
PROF. J. B. JONES
TO BREVARD
Popular Superintendent of the
Caroleen-Henrietta Schools
Resigns to go to Larg
er Field /
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Caroleen, May 31.—Prof. J. B.
Jones resigned as superintendent of
the Henrietta-Caroleen public schools
this week. He leaves shortly for
University of North Carolina where
he is a candidate for a university de
gree. After completing his course
there he will move to Brevard, where
he has accepted a position as super
intendent of the ' Brevard Public
school system.
Mr. 'Jones has been superintendent;
of the Caroleen-Henrietta schools
for eight years, and during that time
he has made hundreds of friends in
the two towns who regret very much
to see him leave. He has made a
splendid rec'oi'd as superintendents of
the schools there, and his efforts are
partly responsible for the erection of
the magnificent new high school
building.
Mr. Jones graduated from Wake
Forest College and later took post
graduate work at Columbia Univers
ity. Following his discharge from'the
United States Army, after the World
War, he took the position as super
intendent of the Caroleen-Henriet
ta schools.
Mr. Jones will go to Brevard about
August Ist. He has a larger field
there than at present. His going is
more in a nature of promotion, and
his friends are gratified that his abil
ity should be so amply rewarded.
LEAGUE OFFICIALS MEET
The Board of Directors of the
Rutherford County League of Wo
men Voters met at the home of
Mrs. Chas. F. Gold Monday after
noon. A nominating committee was
appointed as follows: Mesdames Geo.
P. Reid, Forest City; B. P. Caldwell,
Cliffside, N. C. Harris and P. D.
Wilson, Rutherfordton and Joseph
Gettings of Ellenboro.
The league is planning a program
of constructive studies for next year.
The June meeting will be the last
one until September.
PROCEEDINGS
OF CIVIL COURT
Judge J. M. Oglesby Adjourns
Court Thursday After
Busy Session
Rutherfordton, May 81. —Judge
J. M. Oglesby adjourned the Spring
term of civil court here Thursday at
noon, after a busy session. The
following cases were disposed of
since the last issue of the Courier:
L. L. Taylor vs. A. M. Lovelace,
judgment for defendant against
plaintiff in the sum of $173.00 dam
ages to car and $50.00 injury to per
son and cost of action against plain
tiff.
W. L. Brown, agent, vs. N. D.
Weast, plaintiff recovers judgment
against defendant for the sum of
$10.13, premium on insurance pol
icy, and the cost of action.
Mrs. Mary Hollifield vs. G. W.
Bridges, plaintiff submits to judgment
of non-suit.
Chambers and Turner vs. W. H.
Payne and Mrs. Don Melton, ordei%
restraining defendants from closing
road through their property, dismiss
ed and cost taxed vs. plaintiffs.
Mrs. Katherine Laughridge vs.
State Highway Commission. Plaintiff
withdraws appeal heretofore granted
from appraisers report and by con
sent recovers damages in the sum of
$125.00 and the cost of the action.
Wilson Stamey Grocery Company
vs. V. B. Higgins and Company, judg
ment by consent, plaintiff recovers
judgment against defendant for the
sum of $279.73 and cost.
Wright Backman Lumber com
pany vs. Citizens Bank & Trust Co.,
Administrator of S. Gallert. Judg
ment by consent, plaintiff recovers
the sum of $1125.00 and cost.
C. H. Whiteside vs. Forest City
Steam Laundry, plaintiff claimed
that his automobile was damaged by
the reason of the defendant (driver !
of Laundry truck) careless driving!
but the jury answered the issue sub
mitted in the negative and plaintiff
recovers nothing by his action.
FORMER SPINDALE MAN
UNDER INDICTMENT
Rutherfordton, May 31.—Sheriff
W. C. Hardin has requisition papers
for W. Logan Monteith which will be
served soon. Monteith has been living
in Kingsport, Tenn., for some five or
six months.
He was formerly a merchant at
Spindale, is well known in Ruther
ford county, and is alleged to have
embezzled guardianship funds. He
with two others went on the bond of
| P. M. Hutchins, guardian for the lat
ters brother and sister of McDowell
county, about four years ago for the
sum of $2,000. Mr. Hutchins was la
ter released of the guardianship and
Monteith was appointed to take his
place. The funds have been spent
and the beneficiaries are calling for
the money. The amount of the estate
with interest now is around $2,600. It
is expected that Monteith will be
brought here and tried on the charge.
PAVING ON HIGHWAY 20
TO BE COMPLETED SOON
Rutherfordton, N. C., May 31.
Work of paving Highway No. 20 from
here to Chimney Rock is going for- j
ward rapidly. Only about three miles
remains to be paved. Night work
ceased over a week ago, but the day
work is going forward at full speed.
It is expected that the work will be
completed by June 20th, if unfavor
able weather does not interfere.'
The highway will enter Rutherford
ton from Chimney Rock on the pres
ent route, Hickory Nut Gap Avenue
and Washington Street, to the Lake
Chevrolet Building, where it will
take a gradual left hand turn until
it meets the present concreted road
just below the old jail, this eliminat
ing the two sharp curves in the pres
ent highway. .
Summer hats at one-half price.
New goods, latest styles and best
fabrics. Get them now and save
money. Mr 3. E. E. McCurry.
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FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION AT
THE FAIR GROUND
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Concerts, Races, Baseball
Game and Fireworks to
Feature Largest Cele
bration Held in
County in Recent
Years
Spindale, May 30.—The following:
program has been arranged for the
Fourth of July celebration to be
held at the Rutherford County Fair
grounds, near here. The celebration
is being sponsored by the Fair As
sociation, and promises to be one
of the biggest celebrations held in
this county in recent years. A COM
mittee, recently appointed by the
Fair Association, and headed by Mr.
G. W. Rollins, chairman, made pub
lic the following program today:
9:30 a. m., Band concert, K. S.
Tanner in charge.
9:45 a. m., free act, O. C. Erwin
in .charge.
10:00 a. m., mule race, J. W. Beasen
in charge.
10:30 a. m. tract meet, F. C. Kin
zie in charge.
11:00 a. m., Prizes awarded f«r
the largest family; for the most peo
ple coming in a Ford car; for the
most people that come in a Ford
truck, fat man's race, negro water
melon eating contest, greasy pig race,
and other attractions. R. W. Minish
in charge.
12:00, lunch, 12:30 Band concert.
1:30 p. m., baby show, Dr. J. C.
Twitty in charge.
2:00 p. m., automobile race. AH
entries to agree to.t.ake $50.00 for
their car. Howard Doggett in charge.
3:00 p. m., baseball game, J. O.
Williams in charge.
4:00 p. m., Band concert.
5:00 to 7:00 p. m., intermission.
7:00 p. m., Band concert.
8:00 p. m., Charleston concert for
whites, R. W. Minish in charge.
8:30 p. m., stunts by Kiwanis
clubs, Rutherford County Club,
American Legion, Boy Scouts, K. K.
K. and all fraternal organizations, R.
E. Price in charge.
9:30 p. m., Charleston contest for
colored, R. W. Minish in charge.
10:00 p. m., fire works, G. W.
Rollins in charge.
WM. A. MASK DEAD
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Mr. William Alexander Mask died
at his home on Oak Street, Wednes
day morning, shortly after midnight.
Mr. Mask had been ill quite a
while and death was not unexpected.
He was well known in Forest City,
having been here for a score or more
years employed by the Florence Mills
until' about four years ago.
He is survived by his widow, eight
children and two sisters, Miss Anna
Mask, of Marion, and Mrs. L. E.
Luckadoo, of Fort Mill, S. C. He was
54 years old. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday afternoon in the
Missionary Methodist church, of
which he had been a member al
most since its organization, by Rev.
H. C. Sisk, assisted by the pastor.
H. C. Kiser, C. J. Goforth, Dan S.
Hardin and Robert Sisk, in the pres
ence of a large attendance. Inter
ment took place in Providence cem
etery. The floral offerings were beau
tiful.
MR. G. A. PRICE ILL
Ellenboro, R-3, May 31.—Mr. G.
A. Price, father of Editor R. E.
Price, of the Rutherford County
News, was stricken with paralysis
early Monday morning, and has since
been in a critical condition. Reports
today were that he was improving,
however.
Mr. Price is sixty-five years of
age. The family gathered at home
Sunday and gave him a surprise birth
day dinner. All of the children, and
their families were present except
one sister.
If you want to rent a good resi
. dence on Main street, see C. E. Al
' cock.
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