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SPiNDALE AND MARION TO PLAY TEXTILE SERIES Marion, Winner of Second Half, to Play Spindale in Seven Game Series Spindale, Sept. 10.—The first game of the championship series of the Carolina Textile League will be played here Wednesday between Spindale, winner of the first half and Marion, winner of the second half. Spindale won the first half of the Carolina Textile League with a sub stantial lead over the nearest op ponent. During the second half it was a fight from the start between Spindale, Marion and Cherryville, with Marion winning out in their last game. The series, which is likely to be seven games, promises to be a hard fought one and very close. The winner of this series will be piesented with a beautiful trophy silver cup engraved with the follow ing "Championship, Carolina Textile League, 1928" with the name of the team engraved thereon. The standing of the clubs in the final game which was played Satur day, is as follows: c,ub W L Pet. Marion l5 5 >750 Spindale 14 q >7OO Cherryville 14 6 .700 Forest City 7 12 .368 Lincolnton 5 13 .278 Bessemer City 2 15 .117 A man in Chile who had been mar ried fourteen times died the other day at the age of ninety. He should be laid to rest with military honors. DR. FRANK WILKINS DENTIST National Bank Bldg.. FOREST CITY. N. C. i 1 DR. C. S. McCALL | Dentist 313 National Bank Building New X-Jtay Lady Assistant M, L. Edwards Stover P. Dunnagai EDWARDS & DUNNAGAN LAWYERS I 1 Rutherfordton, N. C. I General Practice in State and Federal Courts. DR. R. R. HOWES DENTIST I Phone 156 • Forest City, N. C. i | UPSET | 9 « : /lth Stomach Spans '! "I have taken Black-Draught £ A ever since I was a child, and can J a recommend it as a splendid X F medicine for family use," says 0 f Mrs. Cora Maberry, of Sageeyah, ( ' 5 Okla. "My mother used it, in j 4 bringing up her family, and after ( | 4 I had a home of my own, I con- 11 r tinued to use it, as I thought it ( 1 j J was good to give the children. ' 5 "My children did not mind tak- J 4 ing Black-Draught, and so when 2 r they got upset with stomach • J spells, or were constipated, I f J I gave them Black-Draught tea. , 1 "They are all grown now and ( I I have homes of their own, tI ( (J still keep Black-Draught in the ( T house and use it myself when I * a wake up in the morning feeling ! » dull and 'headachey', and have a d F bad taste in my mouth." f r In use over 87 years. Price 25c. f -133 f LIVE WIRE KILLS ; RUTHERFORDTON !j MAN AT LAWNDALE i , —.— 1 ; Ernest J. Denton, Employee of Blue Ridge Products Co., Electrocuted Thursday ! | Rutherfordton, Sept. 10.—Ernest 1 ' J. Denton, service man for the Blue | Ridge Products company, was (instantly electrocuted at Lawndale, j in Cleveland county, Thursday after | noon at 1:15 o'clock, while at work | on a Frigidaire system at the Camp ■ bell store there. ! Mr. Denton had been called from j his headquarters at Rutherfordton to Ido some repair work on the cream | Frigidaire in the Campbell store. At I the time of his death it was said that | he was testing a motor when the cur | rent ran through his body, presum i ably due to a short circuit. Those nearby gave first aid and j worked upon the body for nearly an . i hour hoping to revive him, but with ; out avail. The body was taken to an | undertaking parlor in Shelby and I was later removed to Rutherford t ton. | His left thumb was burned to the : bone, the only scar on his body ex cept a bruise on his side caused by the fall to the floor when he received the shock. De*iton had moved to Rutherford tort from Morganton about eight months ago to become service man for the Blue Ridge Products COlll - pany, which has branches in several I towns in Cleveland, Rutherford, Mc | Dowell and Burke counties. I Mr. Denton is survived by his wid jow and two sons, Jack, age 8 and Bobbie, age 2 years, three brothers, Messrs. Eugene C. Denton, Morgan ton; Ira Denton, Columbia, S. C.; Daniel Denton at Marion, N. C., one sister, Miss Lucy Denton, Morgan ton and his father, Mr. D. F. Denton jof Morganton. His mother died ! about 15 months ago. j The party left here with his body i Friday morning. Funeral services ' were held in the First Baptist church jof Morganton Saturday morning at j ten o'clock with Dr. W. R. Bradshaw in charge, assisted by Rev. Sprinkle of Morganton and Rev. E. B. Jenkins, pastor of the First Baptist church, Rutherfordton. A large crowd attend ed. The floral offering was large and attractive. Employees of the Blue Ridge Products Co., acted as pall-bearers. Interment was in the family plot of the Morganton ceme tery. i Mr. Denton was 30 years of age i and was a member of the First Bap ) tist church of Morganton. He has ! been making Rutherfordton his home j for the past eight months. He is a native of Burke county and was a model young man. He was ambitious, honest and industrious. PROVIDENCE NEWS Forest City, R-2, Sept. 10.—There ] will be preaching at 11 o'clock Sun day morning and quarterly meeting will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday af ternoon, September 16, at Provi dence. Mrs. J. W. Phillips sent a few days last week visiting her parents, Mr. ; and Mrs. R. A. McDaniel, of Caro leen. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Allen, of Hol ly Springs, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. John McDaniel. Mrs. D. L. Smith spent last week visiting friends and relatives in Nor folk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Butler and family spent the week end at Mr. Will Lowery's, near Oak Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Grayson, Mrs. jB. E. Price and Mrs. Ruth Honey j cutt, of Shelby, spent Saturday night at Mr. John McDaniel's. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hardin, of Forest City spent Monday night with Mrs. Hardin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Harrill. Several from this community at tended the birthday dinner Sunday at Mr. Buff's near Caroleen. Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis, of High Shoals, spent Sunday night with Mr. Roy McDaniel and family. Miss Ethel Phillips attended a pic nic at Lanier Friday afternoon. Miss Louise Smith is visiting in Kannapolis this week. Farm relief is still the most fre quent subject of political discussion. It seems as if the nation's leaders are. afraid to do anything about it, for fear the solution of the problem will leave them with nothing to talk about. THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13; 1928 BOOING SPRINGS COLLEGE ENJOYS WIDE PATRONAGE Ten Counties And Six States Represented in Student , Body. Faculty Record Boiling Springs, Sept. 10.—The formal opening of the Boiling Springs Junior college on Wednes day morning, Sept. 6, was an occa sion of peculiar significance. It marked a great hour in the history of the institution; it was the justifi cation of the faith of those who have upheld the school and their compen sation for a sacrificial donation of time and money through the twenty four years of its existance. A spirit of quiet satisfaction per meated the gathering of students and friends of the school not the exulta tion that comes from victory easily acquired, but rather the deep satis faction that crowns attainment of a long sought goal: Prof. J. D. Huggins presided at the opening exercises. He introduc ed Rev. J. L. Jenkins of the Boil ing Springs Baptist church, who led the devotional services and welcomed the students on behalf of the church. Prof. Huggins then gave a short his tory of the school. Prof. Hamrick brought greetings from the commun ity. Mr. J. H. 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The following coun ties are represented in the student body Gaston, Rutherford, Lincoln, Polk, Cumberland, Jackson, Davidson, Burke, Cleve land. There are students from South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mass achusetts and Florida. Dr. J. B. Davis, a native North Carolinian, has accepted the presi dency. He is eminently qualified for this important position. He is a young man of striking personality and thorough scholarship. He was graduated from Mars Hill and Wake Forest college. He took his M. A. from the Uuiversity of North Caro lina and his degree of master of theology from Southwestern Semi nary. The board of trustees feel justifiable gratification in having se cured him as president of .the junior college. An ovation was given che follow ing members of the, faculty whose service has extended over a long period: Prof. J. D. Huggins, 21 years, Mrs. Huggins, 19 years, Miss Curtis 19 years, Prof. O. P. Ham rick 15 years and Mrs. Ritch 14 years. Prof. H. G. Hammett, Miss Eunice Kneece and Miss Lorene Woody of last years faculty have returned. The new teachers are Miss Martha Reece of the science depart ment, Miss Goggans, directors of music, Miss Ruth McCowan, house hold arts, and Prof. H. L. Snuggs, modern languages. SMITH'S GROVE Forest City, R-3, Sept. 10.—Miss Annie Bell Yelton entertained a few of her friends at a singing Sunday afternoon. Those present were, Misses Mary Elizabeth and Ruth Crowder, Gertrude Fortenberry, Mos sie Yelton, Margaret Searcy, Annie Mae and Ethel Andrew, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crowder, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Fortenberry, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crowder, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fortenberry. Messrs. Roy Hardin, Grady Bridges, Bill Martin, Willie Howard Carter, and Paul Crow'der. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hardin and chil dren were the dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crowder. Misses Mary Wilson Hardin, and Lucy Crowder spent Sunday with Misses Geneva and Lunette Newton. Miss Alice Hardin spent Sunday af ternoon with Miss Ruth Crowder. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Smith and Pinkie Fortenberry were visitors in Cane Creek Sunday. Mr. Grady Bridges spent Sunday with Mr. Paul Crowder. i Miss Margaret Searcy spent Sun day with Miss Mossie Yelton. Miss Gladys Fortenberry spent Sunday with Misses Annie Mae and Beatrice Newton. Mr. Tom Philbeck, of Lattimore, | spent one night last week with Mr. Paul Crowder. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Person spent j Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.! W. D. Crowder. Mr .Wilmer and Buford Hum phries were the visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Roland Smith Saturday night. Miss Minnie Sue Keeter spent | CHARLES C. SMITH DIED THURSDAY Shingle Hollow Man Dies Here at Home of Son. Mr. Chas. C. Smith died at the home of his son, Mr. Frank W. Smith in Forest City early last Thursday morning. He had been in declining health for about two years. He went to Forest City on a visit and to con sult a physician when he became ill and! died. He lived in the Shingle Hollow sec tion, Rutherfordton, R-3. Funeral services and burial were held at Piney Knob Baptist church, near his . home Friday afternoon with Rev. E. 1 P. White in charge, assisted by Rev. I W. L. Haynes. A large crowd of sor rowing friends and relatives attend ; ed. His grave was covered with beau i tiful flowers. j Mr. Smith is survived by his widow | and five children, as follows: Messrs. ' Bert Smith, Sandy Mush section; j Mrs. Mary Thomas, St. Petersburg, j Fla.; Mrs. Emma Campbell, Green | ville, S. C.; Frank W. Smith, Forest • City and Fred Smith, in the West. | Mr. Julius Smith of Shelby is the i only surviving brother. Mr. Smith was 69 years of age and ; was an active member of the Baptist church for many years. He was an honest and upright citizen and will be missed in the home, church and community. Sunday with Miss Macy Humphries. Mr. and Mrs. Mills Yelton and children were the dinner guests Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crowder.
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