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AUTO ACCIDENT VICTIM SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES t Lena Timbers, Colored, Dies at Hospital As Result of In juries Received in Wreck Rutherfordton, July 16.—Lena Timbers, aged 55, negress, of Hamlet, died Saturday in the hospital here as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident at Puzzle Creek bridge, one mile south of For est City Sunday July 8. Two other passengers in the car were injured, but are expected to recover. Sandy Perry, colored, of Hamlet, driving a Buick roadster, was coming north, according to witnesses. In the car with him were Lena Timbers and her daughter, also of Hamlet. The car was forced off the highway at the eurve, by two other cars which were attempting to pass. The negro driver piloted his car up the steep bank to the right of the road. It ran four or five feet up the bank, turn ed completely over and landed back in the highway on its wheels. It is thought that the Timbers negro was thrown clear of the car and that :t fell on her as it came down. The injured were taken to the Rutherford Hospital by passing motorists, where the Timbers woman died Saturday. FLACK REUNION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER I Rutherfordton, July 16.—The an nual Flack reunion will be held at Lake Lure September 1. D. W. Crawford, of this place is preparing a history of this family to be ready by that date for distribution. A large crowd will attend. This will be the second reunion of this well known family. GbOD WHEAT YIELD Mr. D. H. Philbeck of the Wash burn section, made 131 1-2 bushels of wheat on eight acres of land this season, his wheat having been recently threshed. This is about 16 1-2 bushels per acre and is a good yield. Mr. Philbeck made a total of 186 bushels of wheat on his place. Ef *' L ■ Mj^- aP^^a '^lSl9uhS Out of the Crowd-A Man 4 Every day in some business a boss is go * ing over a list of men to fill a good job. He is confronted with the old, old problem of finding a good man—a steady man who knows his business and can take responsi bility. Your boss will do that sometime —per- haps soon. You will be under considera tion. Will you measure up? \ It's a peculiar thing we find that over the years the man chosen for a better job is almost always a regular saver. Saving seems to steady and to give him confi dence. —Cedar Rapids Savings Letter. Investigate our weekly Savings Plan. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS SIOO,OOO INDUSTRIAL LOAN& INVESTMENT BANK FOREST CITY, N. C. *********** * AT EVENING * •+ * * N. B. J. * ********** * At evening, at evening, When the day is through, I hear a foot on the pathway,, Which I know is you. I At evening, at evening, I'm very tired, its true, But weariness always fades, When I get a sight of you. At evening, at evenfng, To my God for His blessings, My deep thinks are then due, Since the one I wait for is you. WASHBURN NEWS Bostic, R-2, July 9.—Several peo ' pie from this section attended the j » ; singing at Mt. Harmony Sunday af ternoon. Quite a number of young people 'were,entertained with a party Satur day night at Washburn school house, | by the Epworth Leagues, j Mr. and Mrs. Furman Melton and | two little girls Catherine and Louise. lof Spindale, spent last Sunday with I Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Philbeck. Mr. Glenn Harrill, mail carrier 1 from Gaffney, S. C., to Rutherford i ton, spent the week end with home- I folks. I Mrs. Sarah Goforth, of Cramer ; ton, and Mrs. Elizabeth Harrill, of | Ellenboro are spending this week .with Mrs. B. F. Weast. ,i Works Hard, Dances, Gains 3 Lbs. a Week j "I work hard, dance and have gain ed 3 pounds a week since taking Vi ! nol. My nervousness is almost all I gone."—Mrs. F. Lang. , Vinol is a delicious compound of i cod liver peptone, iron, etc. Nervous, j easily tired, anemic people are sur i prised how Viriol gives new pep, I sound sleep and BIG appetite. The ; very first bottle often adds several pounds weight to thin children or adults. Tastes delicious. Hall-Rudi sill Drug Co. i 1 The Babylonians told time with sundials. THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928 SPINDALEWINS FIRST HALF OF LEAGUE SERIES: - ■ - ! Wins First Half of Carolina Textile League Two Weddings —Other News of Interest Spindale, July 16.—Spindale de feated Cherryville Saturday after noon, at Cherryville, and won the first half of the Carolina Textile League split season, by a margin of four and one-half games over the ; nearest competitor, Alexander-Forest i City. The winner of the 'second half j will play Spindale during the second 1 week in . September for League j championship. During the first half j of the series Spindale won sixteen j games and lose five. Alexander-For est City won eleven and lost nine. A wedding which is of wide in terest to a large circle of friends is that of Miss Gertrude Campbell, of this place, to Mr. Lexton Stroud, of near Hollis. The weeding occurred several weeks ago but was kept a sec ret until the couple announced it last week. Mrs. Stroud is a charming and talented young lady, and has for sev eral years been employed as a sales lady for Hensley's Department store here and at Rut;herfordton. Mr. Stroud is one of the leading young men of his community, is wide ly known and popular. Mr. and Mrs. Stroud will make their home in Spindale. Born, Wednesday July 11, to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Devinney, a son. The work of remodeling the Spin dale office building continues to go forward at a rapid rate. All of the mill offices have been moved to the second story. The additional space on the first floor, made by the re moval of the offices, will be utilized by the bank, postoffice, Western Union office and a drug store. At the Clinchfield Baptist parson age at Marion, DeWitt Andrews of Spindale and Miss Ora Smart of Un ion Mills were united in the bonds of matrimony. The bride wore a traveling suit of tan with accessories to match. The ring ceremony was used. Rev. A. A. Walker, formerly the bride's pas tor, performed the ceremony. The bride for the past four years has been teaching in the Caroleen schools. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews left Mar ion immediately for a short trip in the western part of the state. They will locate at Spindale. RUCKER-CASTLES Gilkey, July 16.—A wedding of in terest to a wide circle of friends was solemnized at the First Baptist par sonage at Marion, when Dr. D. P. Mangum performed the ceremony that united Miss Evelyn Elizabeth Rucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Rucker, of Gilkey, to Donald J. Castles of Union Mills. The bride, who is a pretty bru nette, was attired in a traveling dress of navy blue georgette with tan accessories to match. She is the youngest daughter of her parents and is a graduate of Round Hill academy. For the past two years she has been a member of the Gil key school faculty. Mr. Castles is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Castles of Union Mills. He was educated at Round Hill academy. He is engaged in business at Marion. s On their return from a honey moon motor trop, they will reside at Marion. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLI ~ CATION North Carolina, Rutherford County. In the Superior Court before the Clerk: Wofford Miller, vs. Venie Miller. The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the superior court of Rutherford county, North Carolina, to obtain an absolute divorce on the grounds of five years separation; and the said defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at the office of the clerk of the superior court in Rutherfordton, N. C., on or before the 16th day of July, 1928, or within thirty days thereafter, and answer or demur to the complaint in said ac tion, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. (Signed) J. Y. YELTON, C. S. C. This, the 15th day of June, 1928. ' 36-4t. SANDYMUSH Forest City, July 9.—Mt. Pleasant grammar school opened last Monday with a large enrollment. The teachers are Prof. F. A. Brown, and Misses Mary Crowell, Kate Long, and Dor- j othy McDaniel. Misses Crowell and j Long are doing substitute work for Misses Glenn Harris and Hilda Mc- Donald who are attending summer school. Misses Mary Alice and Margaret Bowen, of Brevard spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brown. Miss Merle Price spent several days last week in Henrietta, visiting J her sister, Mrs. C. M. Harrill and Mr. Harrill. Mr. and Mrs. Conway Kennedy, l Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Price and chil-1 dren, Mr. Hillard Hoyle, Mrs. George Baxter and Mrs. Guy Self and chil dren spent part of last week at Bridgewater, camping. Miss Winnie Price and Delle Wof ford were in Spartanburg Friday shopping. Mr. V. R. Price is quite sick with "flu." We hope he will soon recover. We're glad that Mrs. Mary Horn is able to be out again after several weeks illness. Miss Dorothy McDaniel returned last Tuesday after spending a week with relatives and friends in South Hill and Richmond, Va. Mesdames M. R. Reed, Chas. James and Miss Flora McDaniel spent Wednesday in Gaffney. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Morgan of Winston-Salem spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Morgan. Mrs. J. D. Smith, Mrs. M. R. Reed, Mrs. C. M. Holland, Sr.. Mrs. Leßoy Holland and Misses Mary Sue and Kathleen Holland are spending this week at Camp Minnehaha near Lake Lure. Mrs. Max Smith and little son, Hugh, visited Mrs. Wm. Doggett at Gilkey last week. 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I !■ aIICC • « .—• A rubber-core clutch ... a Come in today. Drive this """ new type of rubber engine- New Oldsmobile. Know ' mountings ... a new double- wl>y thousands of motor car " ■— cushioned universal-joint buyers in all sections of j » system. These in TWO-DOOR SEDAN America are hailing addition to non- f.o.b.Lansin* it as an outstanding * 1 —- squeak spring engineering achieve- - - ■ - shackles and rubber- J* ment and choosing —» cushioned bumpers. / it as the Fine Car of " | A silenced chassis! spare Tire Extra Low Price. " I OLDSMOBILE I ; PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS 1 « m I mi • 1 J. T.CAMP i , • Forest City,* N. C - '— THE FINE CAR OF LOW PRICE!: OAKLAND NEWS j Forest City, R-3, July 9.—Rev. D. J. Hunt filled his regular appoint ment at Adaville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Douth and son Ray and Miss Alda Moore, of Char lotte, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moore. Mr. B. G. Moore and family mo tored to Chimney Rock Friday after noon. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruna Yel ton, last week, a fine boy. Mrs. Webb, of near Asheville, is spending the week with Mrs. W. H. Carver. Misses Blanche and Eunice John son, of Alexander, spent the week end with Miss Mabel Carver. # While all maples contain sugar, only the sugar maple is tapped com mercially for its sugar. INSURANCE t BROWN INStJRANOBI AGBJNOY V. L. HtOWW v M BaUUI BOILING SPRINGS JUNIOR COLLEGE offers this year courses in college work as well as the regular four-year high school course. High School expenses, $220; College expenses, $250. A For catalogue, address I. J. D. Huggins, Boiling Springs, N. C. TRY OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR RESULTS Home Made Candy Get a box and y«u will know its quality Watch Our Windows Ice Cream, Fruits, Cand ies, Nuts. All kinds Sand wiches, Etc. THE CANDY KITCHEN John Thomat, Proprietor FOREST CITY, N. C.
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