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VOL. IX—NO. 50
AUTOS COLLIDE
NEAR HENRIETTA
Two are Injured When Auto
mobiles Wreck— Recep
tion for School Teach
ers—Locals y
(Special to Courie^)
Henrietta, Sept. 21. —Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Lovelace attended the funeral
of Mrs. Lovelace's uncle, Mr. Ed Lat
timore at New Bethel church Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Ostine Whisnant and Miss
Lucile Wright of Ellenboro left Mon
day for the Missionary Training
school at Louisville, Ky.
Beginning Tuesday of this week
the high school went on a schedule
that will give the pupils who live on
the farm an opportunity to- help in
the cotton picking without losing
time from school.
Mrs. T. C. Lovelace accompanied
by Misses Dovie Sue Harris and Sue
Koone went to Smith's Grove Baptist
church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Love
lace is Superintendent of the Mission
ary work in the Sandy Run associa
tion and it was intended to organize
a Missionary society at Smith's
Grove Sunday. A number of the la
dies signified their intention of join
ing but the election of officers was
postponed. About thirty ladies from
Bostic Missionary society was present
Sunday afternoon.
An automobile wreck occurred Sat
urday night about eight thirty, near
Floyd's Creek, when a Ford touring
car driven by Mr. Claude Powell,
struck a Ford Sedan occupied by
Messrs. Vernon Hyder, Tommy
Weese, Miss Bernie Dobbins and Miss
Putnam. The sedan turned over, pin
ning the occupants underneath it.
The young men escaped injury. Miss
Putnam was cut about the face and
Miss Dobbins suffered severely from j
shock. The sedan was badly damaged.
The young people were on their way !
to a party at Mr. Esper White's when
the accident occurred.
The Henrietta Parent-Teachers' as
sociation will hold a reception for the
teachers at the elementary school'
building Friday night, dounty Supt.
C. A. Erwin will be present. Parents
who have children in the high school
ape especially invited to be present.
Refreshments will be served during
the evening. Mrs. J. P. Hornbuckle is j
president of the Henrietta P. T. A.
Mrs. O. J. Mooneyham was hostess
to the Missionary Society of the M.
E. Church last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. S. J. Asbury led the devotional
service. Mrs. M. B. Mahaffee spoke
on "The Christ Mastered Life." Mrs.
Mooneyham on "The Woman of j
China." Officers were elected for j
the ensuing year as follows: Mrs. 0. j
J. Mooneyham, president; Mrs. M. B. j
Mahaffee, vice-president; Mrs. S. J. j
Asbury, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. j
Clyde Mahaffee, Supt. Children's de- j
partment, Mrs. W. C. Lightower,
agent for the Missionary Voice. At
the close of the business meeting;
Mrs. Mooneyham, assisted by Mrs.
Clyde Mahaffee, served delicious ice
cream and cake and a pleasant social
hour was enjoyed.
MISS LIZZIE AVANT
PASSES SUDDENLY
Spartanburg, Sept. 21.—Miss Liz
zie Avant, 77, died suddenly at her
home at 677 East Main Street Tues
day night shortly before midnight.
News of her death will come as a
shock to friends in the city, of which
sha had many. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Miss Avant was born in Cleve
land county North Carolina, July 18,
1850. She was educated at Spartan
burg Female College and moved to
Sj/partanburg to live in 1873. She was
the eldest daughter of Rev. A. P.
and Mrs. Sara Avant.
She affiliated with the Methodist
church when 10 years of age and had
been a member of Central Methodist
church in the city for the past 54
years.
Miss Avant is survived by one
brother, William N. Avant, and two
sisters, Miss Alice Avant and Mrs.
Luta E. Ward. One niece, Mrs. Ken*
neth Anderson and two nephews,
George and Billie Avant of Forest
City, N. C. —Spartanburg Herald.
j*" Charley Lindbergh overlooked a
I , good bet when he didn't learn to
I smoke for now he can't sign
cigarette testimonials at so much per
sign.
FOREST CITY COURIER
Where Rutherford's Bigger and Better Fair Will Be Held
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Rutherford County's biggest Fair
opens on Tuesday, October 4th and
continues through Saturday October
Bth. The new management promises
the biggest and best fair in the his
tory of the county.
A few of ther many features will
be a football game on the first day
between Central High and Cool
Springs High, two ancient rivals,
ELLENBORO NEWS
Bridges-Farris Wedding Presby
terian Revival Closes—Other News
of Interest Briefly Told.
Ellenboro, Sept. 21.—Mr. W. D.
Bridges and Mrs. Farris, both of El
lenboro, were quietly married at
Gaffney Friday morning, September
15th. They returned to Ellenboro
that evening where they will make
their future home. They have many
friends in the community who wish
I them much happiness.
Rev. G. R. Gillespie, of Forest City,
! has just closed a very successful
meeting at the Presbyterian church
here. He is a very able and interest
ing, preacher and made many friends
while here. The singing for the meet
ing was especially good.
Rev. W. R. Montgomery, the newly
elected pastor of the Presbyterian
church here is very popular with the
people of the town and community.
Mr. J. E. Bland accompanied his
son Charles to Wake Forest College
where he will enter the Fall, Term.
On his return home he stopped off
at Sanford to visit relatives and
friends.
Misses Lucile Wright and Osteen
Whisnant left Monday for Louisville,
Ky., to enter the W. M. U. training
school of the Baptist church. Their
friends wish them abundant success.
Mr. John Mauney, a faithful em
ployee of the Southern Railway, has
been seriously ill at his home here
but is some better now.
Mr. Ed Callahan the popular insur
ance man here has been sick for the
past week but is much better now.
Miss Kate Harrill has been quite
sick for the past ten days, but to
the delight of her friends she is con
sidered much better.
Mrs. Katie Flack has been visiting
her daughter at Lenoir and will not
return until October Ist.
Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Falls, of
Shelby, were visiting here Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mart.-
in.
NEW ENTERPRISE FOR
RUTHERFORDTON
Rutherfordton, Sept. 21. The
Model Steam Laundry, located in the
Harrill building here, will open next
Monday, September 26th, for busi
ness. The new shop is equipped to
take care of all forms of laundrying,
and is completely outfitted with new
and modern machinery.
The promoters are planning to
give to Rutherfordton first class
laundry service. The plant will be
operated by Messrs. W. B. Hamrick
and W. C. of Forest City.
PICNIC
A picnic will be held at Rock Cor
ner Sunday at 12 o'clock, at the
j spring near the school house. Every
body is invited to attend who wishes
to do so, also to bring a well-filled
basket.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 192f.
rthat in itself will be a big drawing
card ; mammoth fireworks every night
of the fair; big free acrobatic acts
twice daily before the grandstand;
| horse races daily; good music and
j entertainment; the best midway since
jthe Fair association was organized,
. besides the many other regular fea
tures found at the fair.
! The new management states that
YOUNGEST CHIEF
OF POLICE IN U. S.
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CHIEF CHAS. R. PRICE
Forest City is claiming the honor
of having the youngest police chief
in the United States and there's a
basis for such contention.
/ Recently a picture of Layton
Mitchell, chief of police at Pawhuska,
Okla., appeared in the newspapers
with the statement that he was the
youngest police chief in the United
States, being only 27 years of age.
Charles R. Price, chief of police
at Forest City, and also 27, tele
graphed Mitchell, askirtg him the date
of his birth.
Replying, Mitchell said that he was
born February 25, 1900.
Chief- Price of Forest City was
born June 20, 1900, making him
about four months younger than Mr.
Mitchell.
Price began work on the police
force in 1920. He was chief of the
West Hickory police at the age of
Rutherford's Tax Rate is $1.46
Rutherford county's tax rate for 1927 is $1.46 on the SIOO
property valuation, according to announcement by the county
commissioners Tuesday. This is thirty-seven cents above the
rate of 1926.
The 1927 levy is divided into the following items:
Schools .67
Debt service 58
General, County .08
Roads - -08
Poor . .05
TOTAL 51.46
The levy for schools does not include the special taxes for
districts, but for general county schools purposes. The debt
service is for retiring outstanding bonds, interest on bonds, etc.
The county general expense takes care of all county officials'
salaries, expenses of maintaining county offices and officers,
county buildings (except schools and county home) and other
items which are not covered above. The eight cents levy for
roads is for the maintainance of county roads, while the five
cents levy for poor takes care of county home expenses.
The 1926 tax levy was $1.09 compared with the $1.46 of
this year.
it is doing its best to place the
Rutherford County Fair at the head
of the list of the best fairs of the
state.
The school children of Rutherford
county will be admitted free on the
opening day of the fair. Tickets for
school children may be obtained from
Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin's of
fice.
CAROLEEN NEWS
Methodist Missionary Society Meets
—Birthday Celebration for Mr.
Robertson—Lccal and Personal
Happenings.
Caroleen, Sept. 21.—0n last Tues
day afternoon the members of the
Methodist Missionary Society met
with Mrs. G. C. Hardin. The usual
program was carried out and
was very helpful and interesting
throughout. There were twelve or
more members present for the meet
ing, and after the business and pro
gram hour, Mrs. Hardin sex*ved de
lightful sandwiches and tea. Tuesday
of this week the society met at the
home- of Mrs. A. T. Phillips where
an all day quilting was enjoyed. All
members carried filled baskets and a
sumptuous dinner was enjoyed. Mrs.
B. B. Doggett, of Forest City, was
| present besides the regular mem
j bers of the society.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hamrick spent
last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. V.
M. Abernethy of Avondale.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Robertson and
relatives enjoyed a splendid birthday
celebration at the Caroleen hotel
Monday, September 19. The occasion
celebrated Mr. Robertson's birthday.
A large number of relatives were
present and a most enjoyable day
was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Prrce ana fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. John Hamrick
and family spent Sunday at Indian
Lake, where a picnic dinner was en
joyed.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick, Mrs.
T. C. Smith and Miss Ada Smith spent
Monday in Charlotte attending the
races.
25. He has also served as a motor
cycle policeman. He has been chief
of the Forest City police for about
a year.—Charlotte Observer.
COUNTY CLUB HEARS
SUPT. A T. ALLEN
Members Are Told of Powers
of Legislature and Purpose
of Equalization Fund
Rutherfordton, Sept. 21.—The
September meeting of the Ruther
ford County Club held here Tuesday
at 1 p. m. in the dinin«r room of the
First Baptist church w;.; well attend
ed and was one of the meetings
the club has ever held. The menu was
served by the ladies of the church and
was all that any one could ask for.
President Chas. H. Haynes presided
while secretary, David Lindsey was
on the job.
Messrs. C. S. Royster, keeper of
the County Home, K. E. Simpson,
grocerymaruand W. E. Sweatt, prin
cipal of Alexander Schools, Inc., of
Union Mills were presented to the
club as new members.
Mr. S. E. Elmore reported that the
County Fair would be held October
4-Bth and that the directors were
meeting weekly and doing everything
possible to make the big fair a grand
success. Those desiring space for
booths should apply to Mr. F. C.
Kinzie, treasurer, Spindale at once,
as most of the space has already been
taken. A feature of the fair will be
horse races each afternoon.
A committee was appointed to con
fer with the Seaboard Air Line rail
way relatives to bus service from here
to Linville, Boone and Blowing Rock
next year and to urge that highway
No. 19 from hei*e to Marion be put
in excellent and dependable condition
for all the year travel.
County Supt. of schools, Clyde A.
Erwin introduced the principal
speaker State Superintendent of Edu
cation, A. T. Allen of Raleigh, who
delivei*ed a most instructive address
on the State School System. Mr. Allen
began by complimenting Rutherford
County on her marked school pro
gress. He quoted figures on the school
growth of the county as follows:
The total Value of the school proper
ty of Rutherford increased from
$438,050 in 1921 to $1,255,782 in
1927. The school property of the
county is worth more now'than all
the school property of the state 25
years ago. The number of school
houses has decreased from 112 to 92
in the last six years, while the av
erage term of the white schools of
the county increased from 128 days
to 147 in 6 years. The county now has
14 consolidated schools with seven or
more teachers and has 328 public
school teachers.
In discussing the Dual support of
our public schools, Mr. Allen said in
part: The Constitution of the state
requires that all schools be run a
minimum term of six months and that
they be open free to all children be
tween the ages of 6 to 21 years.
There is a difference in the rela
tion between the States and the Fed
eral Government and the counties to
the state. The Federal Government is
composed of 48 sovereign states,
-forth Carolina is made up of 100 sub
divisions. The Legislature has more
power over the counties than Con
gress has over the states. Not one
cent of tax money can be collected
or spent without authority from the
Legislature. The General Assembly,
it its next session, if it saw fit, could
abolish Rutherford, or any other
county, break it up, sub-divide it, or
split it into several counties. It
could vacate all your elective offices
and substitute for them, officers of
its own choice.
The Legislature can authorize, em
power and direct a county out of its
own resources to support the schools
for six months. The Legislature could
levy taxes in every way authorized
by the Constitution and devote them
to the maintenance of the six months
school term and require the schools
to be kept open for six months with
the funds in this way.
The Legislature can join with the
county in a form of dual support in
which a county is authorized, empow
ered and directed to utilize its own
resources to which the State will add
out of its resources, a definite amount
of money in order to maintain the
schools for six months.
About twenty-five years ago the
State began to share the burden of
taxation with the poorer counties. At
each succeeding session of the Gen
eral Assembly it has been increasing
this help to the counties until last
session it contributed
equalization fund undertakes to do
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COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
EPWORTH LEAGUE
TO GIVE PLAY
Salem Young People Will
Stage "My Irish Rose"—
Local News of Interest
Bostic, R-l, Sept. 21.—The Salem
Epworth League enjoyed a picnic
supper at Andrews Mill Saturday eve
ning.
Miss Lillian Washburn left on last
Monday for the N. C. C. W. Greens
boro, N. C., where she will take up
the Sophomore work.
Mr. Chalmers Weast who was oper
ated on for appendicitis Monday
morning at the Rutherford Hospital
is getting along nicely, we are glad
to note.
Miss Vernie Threatt spent several
days in this section last week, visit
ing relatives, Rev. and Mrs. J. J.
Melton and family.
Mrs. Robert Martin of Winston-
Salem is spending several days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. N.
Washburn.
Mr. and Mfs. J. E. Hipp and fami
ly visited at the home of Mr. B. F.
Weast's Tuesday afternoon.
A play, "My Irish Rose" will be
given at the Bostic School auditor
ium September 23, 1927 at 8:00
o'clock, by the Salem Epworth
Leaguers. The proceeds will be for
the benefit of the church. The cast
of characters are as follows:
Colum McCormack, a prosperous
farmer of County Kildare, Allen Mel
ton.
Maurice Fitzgerald, a rich young
Dublin artist of Dublin, Gilmer
Philbeck.
Terry Creighan, McCormack's
nephew, a young Irish Patriot in ex
ile, Durham Digh.
Mr. Archibald Pennywitt, a weathy
English tourist, Rex Weast.
Mr. Michael Pepperdine, an emi
nent Dublin barrister, Carmel Coop
er.
Shawn McGilly, the laziest man in
County Kildare, Baine Cooper.
Ann Mary McCormack, Colum's sis
ter with a true Irish heart, Lucy Hig
gins.
The Widow Hannigan with money
in the bank and an eye on Colum,
Vernelle Weast.
Eileen Fitzgerald, a Dublin heiress
very dignified indeed, Maude Mur
ray.
Lady Agnes Br.rricklow, who hesi
tates at nothing, Maxine Melton.
Pegeen Burke, a servant on the
McCormack farm, Layettle Weast.
Rose Creighan, a Wild Irish Rose,
Alpha Melton.
Come! Don't fail to see this play
Friday evening. A good time in store
for all who are present. Admission
only 15c and 2oc.
COTTON 20' TODAY
Cotton is selling on the local mark
et for 20 cents per pound today, ac
cording to the Forest City Oil Mill.
This company is also paying $35.00
per ton for cotton seed.
two things; To equalize the burden
of taxation among the various coun
ties in the support of the six months
school term.
To equalize the educational oppor
tunities in the several counties, so
far as the six months school term is
concerned. Under this plan of dual
support the local enterprise is left
free to exercise itself to the fullest
extent.
The State, in my judgment, has
very wisely left the administration
of the schools almost entirely to the
counties- Take your own scheme of
county-wide consolidation here in
Rutherford County, which is one of
the most ambitious schemes under
taken by any county. The whole thing
was laid out and determined here in
your own county by men who were
selected by a vote of the people, and
no outside authority should interfere
with the kind of plan that you have
set up. The authority to do and in
itiative to begin rests with the local
people. In the matter of locating 3
school house, the County Commis
sioners say what it shall cost; the
county board of education selects the
location, secures an architect, gets
the materials for building and lets
the contract
All college credits are accepted fcv
the State Board of Education.
Debts take interest, but they are
not even an interesting experience.