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VOL. X—NO. 7
MR, ARTHUR W. FALVEY,
PROMINENT CONTRACTOR,
PASSES WEDNESDAY
Clot on Heart Causes Death of Leading Citizen
After A Few Hours Illness
EJk Forest City and Rutherford coun-
Ww were greatly shocked when it was
*Bn6uhced that Mr. Arthur W. Fal
vey passed away Wed. night at
12:45, following a few hours' illness.
Mr. Falvey,.one of Forest City's
best known and most highly respected
eitizens, had spent the day Thursday
working with his crew on the erec
tion of a brick office for the Harris
Oil Co., midway between Spindale
and Forest City. He returned to his
home hrere on West Main Street
Thursday evening apparently in high
spirit, partook of a good meal and
conversed with the family after sup
per. He was taken suddenly ill übout
eight o'clock. A call for medical aid
was responded to by Dr. Verner, who
did what he could to relieve his suff
ering and left soon afterwards, think
ing that he would soon recover. His
condition grew steadily worse until
after midnight, when his death oc
curred.
Funeral services were conducted
from his home on West Main street
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
. with his pastor, Rev. M. F. Moores,
in charge of the service. Rev. John
S. Wood was present and assisted in
the services. The Methodist choir fur
nished the music for the services, and
Mrs. Nell Padgett Norris sang a
solo. Rev. Mr. Moores paid a high
tribute to Mr. Falvey, eulogizing his
silent virtues. He said that he had
never conducted a funeral where so
many strong men wept as at this
one. At the conclusion of a master
ful funeral address the body was
taken from the home and escorted
by the local lodge of Knights Temp
lars and-The Forest City Lodge A. F.
& A. M. No. 381 was taken to the
Cool Springs cemetery. The services
at the grave were in charge of the
Masons, with Mr. J. A. Wilkie, act
ing master, in charge of the impres
y. The prayer at the
®*frgde was said by Dr. J. S. Wood.
pallbearers were all members
Masonic lodge, and close
friends of Mr. Falvey. They were
Messrs. H. R. C«mnitz, Jr., B. H.
Price, Festus Bridges, M. E .Dorsey,
W. W T . Moss and C. E. Alcock.
Mr. Falvey was born in Spring
field, Mass., June 3, 1876, being fif
ty-oife years of age at his death. He
came South about nine years ago.
On June 5, 1920, he was married to
"Mrs. Dorcas Martin Crowell, who sur
vives him. He is also survived by two
stepchildren, Miss Mary Crowell and
Mr. Charles Crowell; three sisters,
Mrs. J. L. Sullivan, Mrs. E. F. Glenn
and Miss Helen Falvey, all of Mass
achusetts.
Mr. Falvey had been a brick and
stone contractor since seventeen
years of age. Since residing in Forest
City among the more important jobs
. completed by him that stand (us a
, monument to his trade are the Cool
Springs high school building, the
Rutherford county and Lincoln coun
ty court houses, Lincolnton high
school building and the brickwork of
the Alexander Memorial building,
Forest City.
He was injured on a job at Lin
colnton in September, which left him
with fractured ribs and other injur
ies. It is claimed that his sudden
death Thursday night was caused by
a blood clot forming on the heart,
caused from this injury.
Falvey was thus described by
Rev. Mr. Moores at the funeral serv
ices, in which he paid a deserved
tribute to the deceased. This sincere
man had a way of drawing friends
to him with bonds of enduring and
affectionate zeal, for to know the
man was to love and respect h\m.
Quiet and forceful, steadfast and
true, he made friends and held them
because he was truly a friend of man.
His loyalty, his affection and loving
kindness was displayed in a quiet
way. His unobtrusiveness, his loyal
ty and unswerving devotion was
known best to his friends. To his fam
ily he was kind and devoted and un
tiring in his love and sympathetic
understanding, loyal and true. He
loved his home and he loved his fam
ily and friends. He made and held
friends because first he was a friend.
A man of strong character and fine
FOREST CITYCOURIER
HUNTERS KILL
BLACK BEAR
Messrs. Qaltons, of Chimney
Rock, Kill 327 Pound
Bruin in Haneys Gap
Chimney Rock, Nov. 22.—Mr. Ray
Dalton, accompanied by his father,
killed a black bear near here last
week on a hunting trip.
The dogs located him on Youngs
Mountain and began a chase lasting
six hours. He was finally brought to
bay in Haneys Gap and killed.
The dogs were badly scarred in
their battle with him and one dog
was bitten through the back.
The big bruin weighed 327 pounds.
faith, he displayed these character
istics in a remarkable degrea in his
Church and Masonic relationships.
He has gone on before, but has left
an enduring and rich heritage in the
hearts of his many friends, who
will remember and love the man as
long as life endureth.
As an evidence of the love Mr.
Falvey had awakened in the hearts
of his co-workers, Messrs. Dave Kist
ler, J. P. Proctor and Summey By
num, of Lincolnton, with whom he
had been associated in his work as
a contractor since he first came to
North Carolina, was the vault these
men built for their irtend and com
rade at the cemetery at Pleasant
Grove. Hurrying to Forest City as
soon as word reached them of the de
mise of their friend, these men made
haste to prepare a beautiful and en-
J during resting place for the man they
knew and loved so well, as with lov
ing hearts and skilled hands they laid
; briek by brick in preparing a fitting
; receptacle for the mortal remains of
jthe body of their friend.
' The large concourse of friends,
the magnificent floral displays and
the tears of strong men and tender
women, bore concrete evidence of
the love and affection in which de.
I ceased was held.
Among the visitors from a distance
here to attend the funeral were the
following:
Lincolnton—Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
j Webber, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hinson,
| Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kistler, Mr_ and
Mrs. Ed Crowell, Mr. Ken
neth Crowell, Mrs. Ida Hinson, Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Lore, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kistler, Mrs. D. P. Rhodes,
jjfr. Will Rhodes, Mr. Martin Rhodes,
j Miss Eliza Fullwood, Miss Ruby Padg
jett, Mrs. Wm. Hoffman, Mrs. Earl
i Padgett, Mr. J. P. Proctor, Mr. Sum
j mey Bynum, Dr. I. R. Self, Messrs. J.
1 A. Armstrong, D. A. Yoder.
Shelby—Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hoey,
j Mrs. Jean Schenck, Mrs. Oliver An
thony, Mrs. June Mrs. E. G.
j Morrison.
j Ellenboro—Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
I Martin, Mr. J. A. Martin, Sr., Mr. J.
A. Martin, Jr., Mrs. Alpha Martin, Mr.
and Mrs. O. R. Coffield, Rev. R. W.
Montgomery.
Rutherfordton—Mrs. C. C. Hook,
Mrs. W. R. Ware, Mrs. M. Justice,
Mrs. L. D. Miller, Miss Jennie Carp
enter, Mr. Jas. McFarland.
Mrs. C. R. Simmons, Chester, S. C.,
| Rev. and Mrs. T. C. Jordan, Spin
j dale; Mrs. Thomas Abernethy, Cher
jryville; Mrs. Sara Aim, Charlotte;
I Mrs. Edgar Flack and Mr. Howard
Camnitz, of Chimney Rock; Miss
Gladys McClanrock and Miss Foster,
of Tryon; Mr. Arch Martin, Atlanta,
Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Duncan,
Spartanburg; Dr. R. J. Bateman,
Asheville; Mr. A. H. Martin, Moores
boro.
The flower bearers were Misses
Mellie McConnell, Virginia Calhoun,
Mesdames T. G. Stone, H. R. Camnitz,
C. E. Alcock, F. I. Barber, Forest
City; Mrs. Edgar Flack, Chimney
Rock; Mesdames E. O. Thomas, J. H.
Thomas, A. C. McDaniel, G. C.-King,
M. F. Moores, J. B. Flacjk, Geo. P.
Reid, G. C. McDaniel, A. C. Duncan,
H. R. Camnitz, Sr.; Miss Robbie Big
gerstaff, of Forest City; Mrs. D. P.
Rhodes, Miss Eliza Fullwood, Mrs.
Webber, of Lincolnton.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1927 ;
ALEXANDER-BELL
WEDDING NOV. IS
Popular Young Couple Married
in Spartanburg Will
Make Their Home in
Forest City.
A wedding that was of much in
terest to their many friends here was
that of Miss Lillie Maude Bell, of
Birmingham, Ala., and Mr. R. C.
Alexander, of Forest City which took
place on Tuesday, November 15th,
in Spartanburg with Rev. C. C. Her
bert officiating. Mrs. Alexander is
the daughter of Mrs. Robert M. Bell,
of Birmingham and Mr. Alexander
is the son of Dr. and Mrs. C. F.
Alexander, of Gratz, Ky,
Mrs. Alexander taught Home Ec
onomics in Cool Springs High School
here for two years, and is of charm
ing personality and counts her
friends here by her acquaintances.
Mr. Alexander was for about three
years connected with the Cliffside
Mills Store, Cliffside, before com
ing to Forest City where he now holds
a position as bookkeeper with the j
Harris Oil Co. Mr. and Mrs. Alex- J
ander are both popular in the young
er set and will add much to the social
life in Forest City. Their many
friends here wish for them much!
happiness in their future life.
LECTURE RECITAL
BY MRS. CAMNITZ
To Appear Under Auspices of
Woman's Club Friday
Evening, Dec. 9
On Friday, December 9, at 8
o'clock, the Woman's Club will pre
sent a lecture-recital at the Cool
Springs High School auditorium by
Mrs. Howard Camnitz. Mrs. Camnitz
needs no introduction to the public
here, as she has appeared on the pro
gram for our local Kiwanis Club and
also at Rutherfordton and Spartan
burg Kiwanis clubs. Mrs. Camnitz will
give her lecture, "The Child In Our
Midst," which she has given for the
last three years on the chautauqua
platform and for the past several
weeks on the Piedmont Lyceum cir
cuit. This lecture by Mrs. Camnitz
will be especially interesting to busi
ness men. A special musical program
will be given along with the lecture.
ADDRESSES CLASS
Mr. Clarence Griffin, Courier News
Editor and County Historian*. ad
dressed Miss Ruth Moore's Civic
Class of the Cool Springs High school
Friday morning on the history of
Rutherford county.
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PAINTING DEPOT
The local Southern Railway depot
is receiving a new coat of paint this
week. All of the other railroad prop
erty located here is also being paint
ed.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton is selling for 19 1-2 cents
per pound on the local market today,
according to a report from the For
est City Oil Mill.
RED CROSS CALL
■ IN
FOREST CITY
The last report on the 1928 Red
Cross Roll Call of a few more than 100
members was certainly a disappoint
ment to the workers. Rutherfordton
*
\ 9 has more than 400 at the last repo#t.
v Any Forest City people who have not
v , - subscribed please send $1 to Rev.* G.
V R. Gillespie.
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BEN F.ANDREWS
DIED FRIDAY
Well Known Citizen of Bostic
Route One Passed After
Lengthy Illness
Mr. Ben Andrews, well known cit
izen of near Bostic departed this life
last Friday afternoon after an ex
tended illness. Funeral services and
j interment were held at Brittain Pres
byterian church Sunday morning
j with Rev. R. T. Baker in charge, as
sisted by Rev. R. W. Montgomery of
j Ellenboro. A large crowd of sorrow
| ing friends and relatives attended.
| The floral offering was large and
most attractive, which showed the
high esteem in which he was held.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, two children and one broth
er. The children are Miss Jean An
drews of the faculty of the Cool
Springs school; and Mr. James An
drews, at home. The brother is Dr.
Mai Andrews, of Sunshine.
Mr. Andrews was 68 years of age
and was a faithful member of Bostic
Presbyterian church. He was a well
known and well-to-do citizen. He had
a large circle of friends. He was loy
al to his home, church and country.
He enjoyed serving others. In his
death the county has lost a most val
uable citizen.
F. C. ALL STARS
LOSE FIRST GAME
Locals Drop Opening Game to
Spartan Mills by Score of
42-37.
The Forest City All-Stars lost their
first game of the season to the Spar
tan Mills five of Spartanburg here
Tuesday night by the score 42 to 37.
Mauneyham was theTiigh scorer of
the game, getting sixteen points to
his credit.
Hardin* and Davis got thirteen
points apiece for the locals.
Capt. Moss played a great game
for the losers. He got ten points for
the losers.
These two teams will play again
Thanksgiving night at Spartanburg.
Line-up:
Spartanburg (42) Forest City (37)
Calvert (10) 1. Hardin (13)
Right Forward
Mauneyham (16) Bianton
Left Forward
J. Fowler (6) Davis (13)
Center
Shippey (4) Harrill
Right Guard
D. Fowler (6) Moss (10)
Left Guard
Substitutions: Dorsey (1) for
Bianton. Referee: Spikes( Duke.)
Time of quarters: 10 minutes.
, Tryon, Nov. 22.—The Tryon Hi
girls lost to the Cool Springs Hi
girls from Forest City by the score of
44 to 19 here to-day.
FIGHT PICTURE ARRIVE
The Tunney-Dempsey fi«ht pic
tures arrived Wednesday and are
now being shown at The Movie. The
pictures will be carried over all day
Thursday (Thanksgiving) giving ev
erybody a chance to see them. Large
crowds were attending as we go to
press.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Thanksgiving services will be held
jat the Methodist Church Thursday
! morning at 10 o'clock, according to
I an announcement made today by Rev.
jM. F. Moores. A collection will be
■ taken for the Children's Home at
! Winston-Salem.
SUPERIOR COURT
ENDS SESSIONS
Thirteen Men Takjen to State
Prison at Raleigh Friday.
Rutherfordton, Nov. 22.—The Fall
i term of superior court, criminal ses
sion, came to a close here Wednes
day. The criminal docket was about
cleared, all cases being tried where
defendants could be secured. A few
cases in which the defendants were
unable to be present were carried ov
er. Judge Walter E. Moore, of Syl
va, presided over the court and spar
ed no efforts in clearing the docket.
| The following cases were disposed of
I Wednesday:
j *
State vs; Crawford Hardin, defend
i ant pleads guilty and is sentenced to
| twelve mofiths on county roads,
j State vs. Lawrence Robinson, de
fendant to pay fine of SIOO.OO and
J cost.
j State vs. George Miller, continu
j ed.
State vs. Ralph Harris, and Sid
| Coffee, continued.
State vs. Melvin Elliott, Stacey
I Laughter and Loran Carswell, coun
sel for defense moves to vacate judg
ment, but motion is overruled and
sentence is changed from ten years
to eight years.
State vs. Ben Johnson; trial jury
empannelled and find the defendant
guilty. Sentence of one year to work
on county roads given. The defend
ant moves to set aside the verdict
for a new trial but is overruled and
defendant appeals to supreme court.
Appeal bond fixed in sum of $50.00
and appearance bond at $500.00. He
is allowed sixty days to perfect ap
peal and the state is allowed sixty
days thereafter to serve counter c:ise
or file exceptions.
Civil Court
The term of civil court, for trial
of civil cases, was scheduled to open
Monday November 14th and continue
, throughout the week. HAwever, the
criminal session was continued until
its completion on Wednesday. A few
civil cases were considered Thursday
morning and court adjourned Thurs
day afternoon.
Prisoners io Raleigh
Sheriff W. C. Hardin and his dep
uties carried a truck load of pris
oners to Raleigh Friday morning to
begin serving their sentences. Thero
were thirteen in the truck, with sen
tences, as follows:
Elmer Goode, 18 months; Manus
Duncan, 5 years; Loran Carswell S
years; Melvin Elliott, 8 years; Sta
cey Laughter, 8 years; Will Tesneer,
5 years; Fred Mask 3 to 5 years;
Boyd Martin, 3 to 5 years; Herbert
Alley, 10 to 15 years; Clarence Lew
is, 2 to 5 years; Bob Hardin, 2 to
5 years; Ralph Shehan, 5 years; Her
man Coffee, 3 to 5 years.
COSTNER'S DOGS WINS
PRIZES AT FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville, N. C., Nov. 22.—The
North Carolina Fox Hunters' As
sociation held its annual sessions
here last week.
Mr. J. P. Costner, of Henrietta,
was among the many members hav
ing dogs on exhibit here. His dogs
were awarded the bulk of honors be
stowed the first day of the meet.
His "Miss Fashion" was awarded
first in the bench show and the same
hound paired witfy "Fancy""~took
first honors for the best couple. These
two, together, with "Firefly" and
"Trouble" were awarded the ribbon
for the best four. *
Hinton James, of Laurinburg, won
first prize for the best derby dog
with "Joe." He also won the cup
for the best of the ali-age dogs with
"West Howard." The first prize for
the best all age bitch went to the
Irell kennels.
Big lot of ladies scarfs just re
ceived for holiday shoppers. Mrs. E.
E. McCurry.
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R. W. MINISH TALKS
TO HIGH SCHOOL
FARMER-STUDENTS
Cool Springs Chapter of Young
Tar Heel Farmers Hear
Address of Local Bank
er
R. W. Minish, vice-president of the
Farmers' Bank and Trust Company,
addressed the Cool Springs chapter
of the Young Tar Heel Farmers, at
their regular meeting on Monday,
November 21, in the High School
auditorium. The subject of his talk
was: "What The Farmer Ought to
Know About Banking." Wyman
Wood, President of the chapter, pre
sided and presented Mr. Minish to
the club.
At the outset of the address, Mr.
Minish paid a high tribute to the
business of farnpng. He stressed the
interesting nature of the work, its
healthfulness, the high quality of
citizenship of farmers as a whole, the
low percentage of criminals among
them and the happiness to be found
in the ctose contact with nature that
I is a part of farm life. In the discus
sion of the things that a farmer
should know about banking, Mr. Min
ish first explained the processes in
volved in practical banking. Then he
took up the farmers relations with
his bank, the ways a bank could serve
a farmer and how to establish these
| relations. He told the club members
| that the first essential in the estab
j lishment of these relations was to be
. a good bank customer, to establish
j a bank account and when money was
| needed for the operating expenses
| of the farm it could be borrowed from
j the bank. He emphasized the necessi
ty of establishing credit and advised
j that the farmer always see his bank
! er before making any investments.
In illustrating this point, he said that
there was more money tied up in
i worthless stock certificates in Ruth
j erford County than there was on de
! posit in the Farmers Bank & Trust
i Co. He said that most of this loss
could have been prevented if the
investors had consulted a banker be
fore making the investments.
In closing his splendid discussion,
Mr. Minish emphasized further the
service a bank could render its cus
tomer He advised that farmers go
to their banker with all their financ
ial problems. He again assured the
club that they had chosen
a great work and that good farming
was good business from every possi
ble view point.
| Mr. Minish's address was the sec-
I ond in a series of discussions of the
i business side of farming that the
Young Tar Heel Farmers of Cool
Springs High School have arranged*
for their meetings. The first was
given by Mr. O. J. Holler, Master
Farmer of Western North Carolina.
The club is intensely interested in
the practical economics of farming
and they are finding these discus
sions of farm problems by experts
an easy and profitable way of learn
ing the subject.
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Mr. W. L. Horn, of the Horn Ov
erland Co., had a narrow escape from
death in an automobile accident
which occurred on Highway No. 20
Monday afternoon. He was driving
a Buick touring car and when he
attempted to make the turn out the
road going to the Chambers, Turner
& Co. plant, he was struck in the
rear by one of the heavy Charlotte-
Asheville busses. Mr. Horn's car was
knocked from the road, turning over
several times and was almost totally
demolished. Mr. Horn escaped with
only a few severe bruises. He was
thrown through the rear end of his
car and pinned to the ground, al
though in such fashion that he escap
ed serious injury.
Another small accident occurred
on West Main street Saturday night
about 7 o'clock when a Ford car driv
en by Will Baynard crashed into the
rear of a' Hudson driven by Mrs. W.
R. Harrlll. The Ford struck the rear
bumper of the Hudson and bounced
like a rubber ball into the yard of
Mrs. Fortune. Baynard also ran into
the car of C. E. Alcock just before
striking the Hudson, demolishing a
rear fender. Baynard was cut about
the face in the crash and his car bad
ly damaged. Mrs. Harrill and daugh
ter, Miss Frances, were uninjured.