Subscribe For
The Courier,
Only SI.OO
per year in
County
VOL. X—No. 17
DAVID CLARK
HAS VITAL MESSAGE
FOR TEXTILE MEN
Large Crowd Hears Noted Ed
itor at Kiwanis Club Mon
day Evening
"Textile Night" at the Kiwanis
i lub brought out a large represen
tation of officials and ' others from
every textile mill in the county, and
all were much pleased with the stir
ring and optimistic speech of Mr.
David Clark, editor of the Southern
Textile Bulletin, who brought out
many telling points of interest to the
textile representatives present. Mr.
Clark, thoroughly conversant with
the textile situation, made no set
speech, but just brought to the at
tention of his hearers a message
that proved interesting and instruc
tive. He was introduced by Mr. G.
V. Frye, of the Florence Mills, who
said among other things, that in his
estimation, Mr. Clark knew more
about the textile situation than any
man he knew, and had done more
to promote better conditions than
any one Single man he knew of.
After a few complimentary re
marks, Mr. Clark said he would dis
cuss the textile interests—past, pres
ent and future. Going away back to
the very inception of the yarn grad
ing industry in Bavaria, the speaker
traced its history and that of cot
ton textiles down to the present.
Driven out of England by unjust
taxation, a large number came to
this country and settled in Pennsyl
vania. Later, learning the advan
tages of the Piedmont section, about
one-half of them came to the Caro
linas and have prospered until to
day they lead the nation in the in
dustry. The speaker also told of why
the industry has come to the South,
discussed wage and living problems
and child labor law, showing very
conclusively that better conditions
exist in the South.
In discussing the so-called depres
sion in the textile industry, Mr. Clark
stated that the retail sales in Janu
ary have been the largest on record.
The public is buying, but Mr. Clark
thinks there is a concerted move up
on the part of certain interests to
drive the price of cotton down so
as to dislodge what is still held by
the farmers at a low price. Stating
that Southern mill men prefer to have
cotton stay up in price, the speaker
declared that he thought cotton would
advance in the spring. He also de
clared that, in his opinion, there
is not now an overproduction of cot
ton goods.
Mr. Clark touched upon a very
vital subject in discussing the ques
tion of bringing mills down from the
North, declaring that many pro
moters were unloading a lot of junk
on many of our towns which were
over anxious to secure new indus
tries. "Don't take stock just for the
sake of a new mill," said Mr. Clark,
"but buy new machinery and start
with new equipment." There are too
many promoters in the South now,
according to the speaker. He also de
plored the activity of Paul Blanch
ard, socialist agitator now fomenting
trouble in the South.
Mr. Clark • created a sensation
when, digressing from his subject,
he gave a warning against the prac
tices of certain colleges in breaking
down the fabric of decency and
modesty in the teaching of psycho
-analysis, quoting just one set of ques
tions propounded to young ladies
from one of the textbooks which
shocked and startled his audience.
He went on record as deploring such
teaching and advised that we ad
here closer to the coveted heritage,
principles and ideals practiced by our
forefathers.
Mr. Clark made a profound impres
sion in his masterful speech and
was roundly cheered and given a
rising vote of thanks for his appear
ance at the Club.
KIWANIS NOTES
Terry Moore taking over the pro
gram in the absence of N. H. Welsh,
who was unable to be present on ac
count of illness, neatly "passed the
buck" when he shifted the job of
•introducing the speaker over to G.
V. Frye. His "youth" saved him a
job he did not relish. ••
The next supper will be held at the
High School on account of the ap
pearance that night of the. Converse
Glee Club, whose coming is sponsor-
FOREST CITY COURIER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
CONVERSE GLEE
CLUB HERE NEXT
MONDAY EVENING
Kiwanis Club Will Sponsor
Their Appearance at High
School Auditorium
Many are looking forward with
pleasurable anticipation to the ap
pearance of the Converse Gollege
Glee club here next Monday eve
ning, February 6, at the High School
auditorium. The Glee Club is mak
ing its first appearance in Ruther
ford county. The local Kiwanis club
is sponsoring the program.
The committees recently appointed
by the Kiwanis club have done their
work well and all plans have been
made toward receiving the beautiful
and talented girls of Converse Col
lege, and seeing that they are well
entertained.
Converse has been noted a long
time for its high standing in the col
lege world. It was one of the first
credited by The Southern Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Also it was one in the front ranks
to be accredited by the American As
sociation of Colleges. The college has
a splendid music department and a
good program is assured.
The Kiwanis Club has sponsored
every good cause which it has .been
called upon to do. The club has never
received any aid from any of the
projects which it has sponsored. The
use of the hall and the equipment
has been freely and generously offer
ed to all worthy organizations. At
this time all organizations, corpora
tions, etc., are urged to put their
shoulders to the wheel and help the
Kiwanis Club get a full auditorium
for this performance. For the first
time the Kiwanis Club will be bene
fitted in a financial way, shoulc the
gate receipts be larger than the guar
antee.
The general admission will be 25
and 50 cents. Reserved seats 75c. All
students in the county schools will
be admitted for 25 cents, or may se
cure reserved seats for 50 cents
Schools desiring to take advantage
of this opportunity for their schools
may get tickets at the high school
building; Forest City, or the Countj
Superintendent's office, Rutherford
ton.
I have a shipment of imported Hats
coming in this week. Latest materials
and styles. The only imported Hats
in the county. Mrs. E. E. McCurry
BOSTIC FIRE DOES
$9,000 DAMAGE
Bostic Mercantile Company
and Seaboard Depot Burn
ed Tuesday Morning
Bostic, Feb. I.—The Bostic Merc
antile Company, owned by Mr. D. F.
Walker and son, and the Seaboard
Railway Depot, of' this place, were
destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin at one o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
The blaze was first discovered by
Mr. Thomas Harris, in the building
of the Bostic Mercantile Company
at an early hour. He gave the alarm,
but the flames had already gathered
such headway that nothing could be
done to check them or save any of
the contents of the building. When
discovered the building was a mass of
flames which made it impossible to
enter it.
Shortly after the discovery of the
fire the Seaboard depot caught fir"
from the burning store building. Tilt
absence of fire fighting apparatus
and water made fire fighting ex
tremely hazardous, and after carry
ing a few pieces of freight from the
burning building the depot wa? lefi
to burn.
The depot was erected at a cosl
Ed by the club. And, by the way, don't
fail to be there at 8 o'clock Monday
evening to enjoy one of the very
best programs of the winter season.
• Craig McClure, who graduated
from the local high school at the age
of 15, was present at the meeting
Monday evening and was presented
an Eagle Scout's badge by Dr. A. C.
Duncan. Young McClure is the
fourth boy of the county to receive
this coveted honor.
FGTtEST CITY. NORTH CAROLINA FEBRUARY 2, 1923
State's Most Remarkable War Mother
» r - ■_ _ ■
MRS. J. O. LONG
> Mrs. Ruth Spratt Long of near
! Ellenboro, who died December 24,
i 1927 is Rutherford County's most
; remarkable war mother. She had two
! spns who made the "Supreme Sacri-
I fice" in the World War. She had
! five sons to register for service in
; the World War. Her father, Mr. Sam
} L. Spratt, who was 89 years old Jan
uary 11, 1928 and is still living near
i Ellenboro served over thi - ee years
'; in the War Between the States. She
'; had an uncle, Mr. M. G. Spratt who
* j lost his life serving his country in
* I the same war. Her father-in-law,
* ; Long died during the first of the War
i ; Between the States, members
5 i of her family have made the supreme
1 'sacrifice for their country, while two
r j others were in action.
This record is doubtless not sur
passed by any lady in the state.
Mrs. Long is the oldest of a fam
' | ily of ten children. She is the sec
* I ond member of the family to die, a
s i brother having died in infancy about
45 years ago. Her mother is still
v living, about 85 years of age. Her
parents have the unique distinction
of having lived together over 66 years
; and never had a "fuss or quarrel."
i Mrs. Long was the mother of eleven
I children, seven of whom are living,
las follows; Mr. Arthur Long, who
' holds- an important position at Wil
mington ; .Chas. Long, Ellenboro; C.
: Rex Long, teaching at Cherokee
! Falls, S. C., and is an honor graduate
iof Wake Forest College; Russell
|; Long, Ellenboro; Mrs. C. C. Mc
t i Kinney, Ellenboro; Mrs. S. U. Love-
Ij lace, Bostic and Mrs. A. B. Padgett
j of Bostic. Three of her boys served
|in the Great Woi'ld War. Only one
I returned. Private Samuel R. Long
. was the first one to be called into
•Jthe service of his country on Octob
rjer 4, 1917. He was trained at Camp
' I Jackson, S. C. He made one short
visit home after he entered the serv
; j ice. He left home on Christmas morn
j ing, 1917 for the last time. In March
\\ 1918 Samuel crossed the Atlantic
and was attached to Co. G, 18th In
>! fantry of the first division. He fought
;on five different sectors. He was
i | killed in action one year from the
! i date of his entry into the service,
! ! October 4, 1918 by a high explosive
5 shell in the heat of battle in the
" Argonne Forest. His body was buried
"; in the largest cemetery in France at
Baulny, where 30,000 other brave
- young Americans sleep and the pop
pies grow. In one letter to his moth
t er in the summer of 1918 he wrote:
- ( "Mother I have been in one of the
i of about $3,000 and was insured. The \
j freight loss is unknown. The Bost-c :
Mercantile Company's loss is app) ox- !
! imately $9,000 whi£h is entirely cov-!
ered by insurance, it is stated. The i
■ building of the Bostic Merc. C 0.,!
i was owned by Mrs. L. S. Thomas and J
i was insured.
J Mr. E. E. smart is the seaboard^;!
agent at this place.
greatest battles of the war, but I'm
; safe."
i
Arthur Long,' the oldest son was
,called in the summer of 1018. He
was a member of the 81st Division.
: He went through the great war safe
! and returned home in the early sum
-1 mer of 15)19.
Private Fay E. Long was the
, youngest son to be called into the
j great conflict. He entered, the serv-
I ice of his country, August 27, 1918
j and was trained at Camp Jackson, S.
IC. He landed in France, November
111, 1918, Armistice Day. While
j marching towards Central France he
| died on the 23rd day of December,
; 1918 and was buried at Haute
: Mame, France. He was a member
of Battery D. .",21st Field Artillery,
j 82nd Division. Fay died on the same
! day that Samuel's death was con
i firmed by the War Department to
| his family in Rutherford County,
i Fay's death was not definitely known
i until two weeks later.
: Three years later the bodies of
; both boys was brought home. They
: rest today beside their parents in the
little cemetery at Hopewell church,
; between Ellenboro and Hollis. The
! father, Mr. J. 0. Long % died June
! 25, 1924. His death, as well as that
of Mrs. Long was hastened by the
death of their two sons, who never
returned from France alive. Up to
j the time of Mr. Long's death he
j could be heard almost daily
: ing, "Oh, My Boys, How I wish they
; could have come back home alive."
1 When the boys went away to the
! War, Mrs. Long's hair was not gray.
! Soon it became almost white. Her
(health began to fail from the day
she lost her first son in the great
| struggle. In the dead hours of night ]
' she could often be heard praying for :
! her boys, whom she loved so much 1
and never returned.
; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Long were mar
jried in 1889. They were originally
; from the upper section of Rutherford
'County and lived at the Thompson
j place on Cane Creek for many
j years. They lived in the old log house
j which still stands. Most of the Long
I children of two generations were
i born there.
Mrs. Long was a devoted Christian
j and a kind mother. She was temper
j ate in all her ,habits. She had a
! large circle of friends. Her home was
jan ideal place for the rearing of
i noble children. Indeed she gave her
! life for her children and her coun
: try. She was all that one could ask
I of "Mother."
J Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas will
j leave Saturday for Columbia, S. C.,
j where they will be the guests of Mr.
• and Mrs. Dixon Smith. Mrs. Thomas
| will continue her visit for* several
I days, then go to Union Springs to
! visit Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young,
! and also friends in Atlanta -before
j returning.
RUTHERFORDTON'S
TWO BANKS ARE
CONSOLIDATED;
«
Citizens and Commercial
Merged Into Rutherford
County Bank & Trust Co.
!
Rutherfordton, Feb. I.—The Com-,
mercial Bank and The Citizens Bank
and Trust Company, of Rutherford- \
j ton, have consolidated and will in 1
the future be known as the Ruth
erford County Bank and Trust Com
pany, according to an announce
: ment made Tuesday by officials of
: the new institution.
The officials of the two banks
brought about the consolidation af
(ter careful consideration, and de
cided that it was to the best in
terest of the community, the custom*-
ers and stockholders to consolidate
i the two banks in order that the town
: might have the benefit of a large
j bank which will be better able to
serve the needs of a growing com
munity, and at the same time enable
the bank to be more economically
operated.
At a recent stockholders' meeting
• the proposition was brought forward
j and the vote was unanimously in
favor of it. The two banks merged
and began business as one yester
day (Wednesday.)
Tho officers of the new bank are
M. O. Dickersop, chairman of the
! board of directors; J. L. Taylor, pres
ident; T. F. Oates, active vice-pres
ident; and W. B. Walker, cashier.
I The other vice presidents are K. S.
(Tanner, C. F. Cline, S. PL Elmore
i and C. W. Keeter.
. The directors are J. W. Beason,
' C. F. Cline, R. H. Crawford, M. O.
: Dickerson, S. E. Elmore, G. E. Er
win, J. F. Flack, W. A. Harrill, W.
i W. Hicks, C. E. Justice, C. W. Keet
j er, Dr. T. B. Lovelace, W. L. Long,
fjTt). Ledbetter, T. F. Oates, J". L.
i Robinson, K. S. Tanner, J. L. Taylor,
iW. C. Twitty, W. B. Walker and
iW. G. Wilson.
Capital and Resources
The capital stock of the Ruther
ford County Bank and Trust Co., is
$200,000. The total resources of the
new bank is $1,767j,428.58, ac
cording to the report of the two
banks at the close of business De
cember- 31, 1927.
• The new institution is using the
j building of the old Citizens Bank
; on Main street.
The branch banks at Spindale and
.; Union Mills will be continued.
iPIANORECITAL AT
j RUTHERFORDTON
i . 7
Miss Ruth Rankin to Appear
at High School Feb. 9
Mrs. Camnitz Also on
Program
Rutherlordton, Jan. 31. —Music
i lovers in Rutherfordton and nearby
' towns are looking forward to the
appearance here Thursday evening,
February 9, of Miss Ruth Rankin,
| a noted pianist, who will give a
| piano recital at the High School au
j ditorium under the auspices of the
Rutherfordton Woman's Club.
Miss Rankin, a daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. J. D. Rankin, of Boone, and
! the niece of Capt. and Mrs. B. L.
| Smith, Spindale, is one of the out
j standing concert artists of the
South. She began the study of music
1 at an early age and played in public
1 concerts at Scarritt-Morrisville Col
lege, where her father was a teacher
when she could barely reach the ped
als. She graduated at Winthrop with
high honors in 1925, and immediate
ly afterwards represented the South
Atlantic States in the national mus
; ic clubs' contest in Portland, Oregon.
She was the youngest contestant par
ticipating. Following this, she won
a SI,OOO scholarship in a competi
tive examination held in New York
City. She studied under Madame
Olga Samanoff, a Russian concert
artist of renown,.
In the spring during the Beeth-
I oven centennial celebration Miss
Rankin was presented a set of
' Beethoven Sonatas on account of her
achievements in the musical world.
, She won the Juilliard Foundation
scholarship contest for the third year
! in succession. During the first two
14 PAGES
84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
SECOND LYCEUM
NUMBER SATURDAY
AT SPINDALE
i I
The Rocky Mountain Quartet
To Give Program Of Merit
and Quality
Spindale, Feb. 1. —The Rocky
Mountain Quartet, the second num
ber of the lyceum coming to Spin
. dale, will give a program at the Spin-
I dale House Saturday evening, be
ginning at 8 o'clock. This quartet
j lays claim to the distinction of be
, ing the most unusual quartet on the
. road. They will give a program re
plete with novelty features, such as
! organ chimes, xylophones, orchestra
! bells, marimbaphones, fiddles, sing
! ing, pianologs, comedy, wit and hum
jor and western sketches.
The work of the Rocky Mountain
j Quartet is based, on experience of
I twenty years, it is stated, Herb Mor-
I I l is, manager of the quartet, has been
i a successful lyceum entertainer for
jtwo decades and he brings to the peo
' 1 pie the fruits of his observations and
; labor. Mr. Morris himself is most •
versatile, and he sings, acts, reads,
and on musical instruments he is well
at home. Many of the instruments
played by the quartet have been in
, vented by him.
; These artists will present a varied
! program of music and songs Satur
day evening, and will afford a rare
j opportunity to music lovers of Ruth
i erford county to hear a program of
exceptional merit and quality.
f ,
DISCUSSION OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE PLANS THURSDAY
i
J Mr. J. B. Johnstun, former sec
retary of the Gaffney Chamber of
Commerce, is in Forest City this
week sponsoring the organization of
a Chamber of Commerce here. He js
j visiting the various business houses
j and is working on ah idea of *a
■ chamber of commerce organization
I' affiliated with the other civic clubs.
IA meeting will be held in the local
| Kiwanis Club Thursday night at 7:30
j to consider plans for organizing. All
business men 1 and others interested
! j in Forest City are urged to be pres
"jent at that time.
( ' Mr. Johnstun was secretary of the
| Gaffney Chamber of Commerce for
three years. •,
J
GET APPOINTMENTS
'[ TO WEST POINT
A report from the Washington Bu-
I reau of the Charlotte Observer Mon
' day was to the effect that Forest
City boys had secured two of the
four appointments and alternate ap
| pointments to West Point Military
Academy, from the Tenth Congress
ional District.
The Forest City boys named were
George Reed Parks; principal, and
Phillip Grover Padgett, first alter
nate. The appointments were made
by Hon. Zebulon Weaver.
i *
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF RUTHERFORD MEETS
i
Rutherfordton, Feb. I.—The Prof
fitt Farm Loan association met in
the county agent's office Tuesday.
The following officers were elect
ed: O. J. Holler, president and di
rector; J. D. Link, vice president and
director; R. E # Freeman, J. C. Powell
and M. L. McDade, directors; F. E.
Patton, county agent, secretary
treasurer .Loan committee: Henry
C. Carson, B. G. Moore and J. W.
Matheny.
The association has 278 members
and has over $300,000 loaned in
Rutherford county.
Mr. Forest Butler, who has also
been ill, is improving.
years she also did accompanying for
singers and violinist, and the past
year was organist in one of New
York's oldest churches,
i In spite of her success and dis
i tinction those who have heard her
say that she is a most modest and
unassuming girl whose greatest de
light is in bringing joy to others
through her music.
Mrs. Howard Camnitz, of Chimney
Rock, who is with the Piedmont
Bureau and who is a very fine read
-1 er, will appear on the program with
Miss Rankin.
The price of tickets will be 50
cents.