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ALEXANDER SCHOOL MAKES AN APPEAL FOR AID
GANG"
VISITS COUNTY
HONE SUNDAY
1 Chapter of "Gang")
Takes Cheer to Poor and !
Unfortunates in Coun
ty Home
0„ Sunday afternoon between
tftv and sixty members of the
ide Gang: met at the home of
liss Ollie Tate and from there went|
the Rutherford County Home
gre they were very graciously re
ared by Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Royster,
are in charge there,
fe were then invited into the re- j
rijon hall of the main building, |
jjere the inmates had assembled, j
Hen the "gang" took charge, the
# number was a song by all pres
. jir. TV. L. Brown, president of
to "gang." made a splendid short
t explaining why we were there
ud that the purpose of the "gang" j
nsto bring cheer and joy to those'
jj 0 were so unfortunate as to be'
nipples or who had reached the
,«of not being able to care for
hem-elves, and how we hoped our
visit to them would be one of
leisure to them and we would re
am at some future time. We then
aed if there was any special song
iey would like for us to sing and
uelady asked that we sing "The
DM Rugged Cross." Our "mascots"
Rrginia and Howard Magness, sung
jg verses as a duet with the mem
es joining in on the chorus. Mr.
IE. Roach, of Cliffside then gave
i delightful talk which was enjoy
-Iby each one. There were several
ilos, duets and choruses rendered
sd Mrs. Ida B. Watkins, of Cliff
ide, gave a beautiful poem. Master
leirard Davis, of Cliffside then
sve a humorous reading entitled,
'Getting Life Insurance," which
ras well received. Several of the
nembers took magazines, flowers,
andy, etc., some of which was given
So each one of the inmates there and
ill expressed their thanks to us for
aiming out and extended a hearty
rotation that we return soon. We
rant to especially thank Mr. and
Hn. Royster for their cordial greet
k and compliment them on the
splendid way in which they care for
tach inmate and the condition of the
tone.
"A GANGSTRESS."
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Forest City, R-l, Oct. 16.—An im-
Esnse crowd gathpred at the home
l{ Mr. and Mrs. John Toms Sunday
to 14th, honoring the birthday of
Toms, who was seventy-five years
Mr. and Mrs. Toms were married
ftentv-seven years ago, and despite
toir advanced age, are enjoying the
of health. Their hospitable
me is near Mount Pleasant Baptist
'torch. A bountiful dinner was serv-
in picnic style on the lawn in
of the home. Their children are,
Ws. Jake Hill, Cherryville; Ed-
Hill, Avondale, Philip Hill,
Melby; and Mesdames James Head,
Roleen; John Hamrick, Caroleen,
M Hollifield, Avondale; Pink Ken-
Caroleen. Numbers of friends
relatives were present.
fi °STESS TO METHODIST
WORKERS' COUNCIL
Spindale, Oct. 16.—Mrs. W. M.
% and Mrs. Clarence Griffin were
Jesses to the Workers' Council, of
church Monday evening
! |be home of the former. Much
was transacted and plans
for the approaching conference
,ear - Rev. B. H. Price, of Caroleen,
Present and checked the Sunday
*WI for the conference b»ard.
and officers for the
Coaching year were elected and
pointed. Those present were, Mrs.
' Smith, Miss Ossie Melton, Mrs.
'C. Jordan, Miss Swann Hester,
p W. M. Clay, Rev. T. C. Jordan,
G. B. Howard, Ivy Cowan, F.
Kinzie, B. L. Smith, Lipscombe,
• and Mrs. Clarence Griffin and
' B. H. Price.
FORES' F CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN pt i-3 > AXTT .
— LHti TEN BES I_g L . > AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
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Miss Lucille Brusie, of Millerton,
N. Y., is one of the charming girls
aspiring to honors in the Nationwide
"Miss Small Town America" Beauty
Contest. She is nineteen years old,
five feet two in height, and has
brown hair. She is now competing
for the local loving cup at Millerton,
N. Y.
NEWCITYHALL
TO BE OCCUPIED
ABOUT NOV. 1
City Has One of Most Beauti
ful and Best Arranged
Halls in State
The new city hall will be ready for
occupancy about November 1, ac
cording to Mayor Charles Z. Flack.
Construction work has been complet
ed, with the exception of a few fin
ishing touches, and the building will
be ready to occupy on arrival of the
furniture for the interior.
The new city hall is one of the
most beautiful and the best arrang
ed of any similar building in western
North Carolina. City offices, police
department and fire department are
in close proximity and every arrange
ment looking to convenience has been
incorporated into the new building.
The building has been erected at a
cost of about $25,000, and will be a
source of pride to the fast growing
city for many years to come.
Bishop Cannon To
Speak In County
Bishop James W. Cannon, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will be
in Rutherford county Saturday, Oc
tober 27,- and will fill one speaking
engagement. It is not known definite
ly yet where he will speak, but it
will be either at Forest City or Ruth
erfordton. Tht time will be 2:30 Sat
urday afternoon.
Bishop Cannon will address his
audience in this county on prohibition
and will touch on the political situa
tion of today. Further announce
ments will be made next week.
FOOTBALL
The Cliffside High school football
team will play the Glen Alpine
High at Haynes Park at Cliffside,
Friday afternoon at 3:30. A good
game is assured.
REPUBLICAN TOWNSHIP
MEETING TODAY
The Republicans of Cool Springs
Township are called to meet at 8:00
p. m. Thursday, October 18, 1928,
in the hall over The Courier office
for the purpose of discussing plans
and organization.
R. K. HOLLIFIELD,
Township Chairman.
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NEGRO FAIR
The second annual Rutherford
County Colored fair will open at the
county fair grounds Wednesday, Oc
tober 24 and continue four days,
closing on the night of the 27th.
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PUBLISHED I | J E INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FQRE g £ Y - NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928
SANDY RUN BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION MET
OCTOBER 11-12
Large Number in Attendance
at Annual Meeting of Bap
tist Churches
Mooresboro, R-l, Oct. *l6.—The
Sandy Run Association met at Mount
Pleasant, Cleveland county, October
11th and 12th. A large crowd was in
attendance. The Association com
prises 51 churches and 12,000 mem
bers, and includes parts of the coun
ties of Rutherford, Cleveland, Polk
and one church in South Carolina.
Rev. Z. D. Harrill of Ellenboro,
( years of age, is the oldest preach
er in the association. He has been
preaching for 56 years and is a much
beloved and honored citizen of the
town. Rev. M. M. Huntley of Spin
dale preached the introductory serm
on Thursday morning to a large and
appreciative audience. Rev. Davis,
President of Boiling Springs Junior
College gave a wonderful address
Friday morning on Christian Educa
tion, which was most interesting. Mrs.
A. C. Lovelace, President of W. M.
U. gave an interesting talk on the
Mission work, so did Mrs. J. R. Moore
of Alexander. Mrs. Smith, wife of
the Cliffside preacher, delivered an
interesting address on Thursday. The
association goes to Sandy Run
Church, Mooresboro next year. A
bountiful dinner was served at the
church each day. Rev. C. C. Ma
theny, Moderator.
AUTO WRECK FATAL
TO ADDIE DOBBINS
Popular Young Cliffside Man
Succumbs to Injuries Re
ceived in Car Wreck
Cliffside, Oct. 15.—Mr. Addie
Dobbins, aged 23, died in the hospital
Wednesday night at 12:20 a. m., of
injuries received in an auto wreck
Tuesday night, October 9.
Dobbins, accompanied by Mr.
Hayes Cash, who was driving a
Chevrolet roadster, were . enroute
from Mooresboro to Cliffside Tues
day night about 10 o'clock. They ap
proached a coach going in the same
direction and attempted to pass. The
driver failed in this and quickly ap
plied the brakes, turning over the
car. Dobbins was injured and was im
mediately taken to Dr. Scruggs' of
fice in Cliffside, where emergency
aid was given and he was sent to
the hospital. An examination there
revealed that his back was broken
and his head was badly lacerated. He
also suffered a broken jaw bone.
Death claimed him Wednesday night
at 12:20.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dobbins of Caroleen. He
was unmarried. He leaves a father,
four sisters and two brothers, Mes
dames Eva Bailey and Virginia Con
nor of Caroleen, Misses Virgie and
Marie Dobbins of Caroleen, Messrs.
Jay and Francis Dobbins of Caro
leen. Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at High Shoals
church, in charge of Rev. D. H. Rein
hardt and Rev. R. C. Smith, of Cliff
side. Pallbearers were Messrs. B. B.
Goode, L. G. Reinhardt, Dr. H. L.
Robinson, Sherley White, Henry
Jenkins, Dr. Hoyt, Quay Byers and
A.M. Haynes. Honorary pallbearers:
Ed Hughes, Charles Fry, George
Compton, Orie Biggerstaff, Solon
Smart. Interment was in Cliffside
cemetery.
Anti-Smith Speaker
At Chimney Rock
Mrs. Howard Camnitz, state Dem
ocratic Anti-Smith speaker, will
speak at Chimney Rock school Satur
day evening October 20, at 7:30
o'clock. The subject of Mrs. Cam
nitz' address will be "The .Nation's
Call to the Women of the South."
OCTOBER MEETING
OF COUNTY CLUB
HELD IN HENRIETTA
Mrs. F. B. Moss and Rev. E. B.
Jenkins Talk on Present
Situation in Florida
Henrietta, Oct. 17.—The October
meeting of the Rutherford County
Club was held here Tuesday in the
Welfare House. A large number were
in attendance and an excellent lunch
eon was served.
Mr. David Lindsay, secretary of the
Rutherford County Fair Association,
stated that the Fair had been a suc
cess from practically every standpoint
this year. Rev. E. B. Jenkins, pastor
of the Rutherfordton Baptist church,
who was in Florida shortly after the
recent tropical hurricane, told of the
conditions there. The people are so
intent on reconstruction that during
the week Mr. Jenkins spent there not
one word was heard in reference to
politics.
Mrs. F. B. Moss, new welfare sup
erintendent of the county, who was
also in Floriday during the same
time, told of her experience in nurs
ing the flood stricken sufferers. Mrs.
Moss also touched on her work in
the county and gave a partial outline
of the program of work she expects
to pursue.
The November meeting will be held
in Ellenboro.
MRS. A. G. RANDALL
DIED SUNDAY
Funeral Service Held at Oak
Grove Methodist Church
Monday Afternoon
Forest City, R-l, Oct. 16.—Mrs. A.
G. Randall, aged 59 years, died at
her home in the Mt. Pleasant com
munity Sunday afternoon at five
o clock. She had been ill only a week
alnd death was unexpected and a
shock to her many friends in lower
Rutherford county.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:30 at Oak
Grove church. The services were in
charge of Rev. Z. D. Harrill, assisted
by Rev. J. E. Hipps. Interment was
in Oak Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Randall is survived by her
husband, Mr. A. G. (Boss) Randall
and six children, as follows: E. T.
Randall, Forest City; J. P. Randall,
Caroleen; Clyde Randall, Alexander,
Mrs. Gordon Toms, of Forest City,
' R-3; Mrs. Paul Wooten, Caroleen and
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Miss Mamie Randall, at home. One
brother, P. N. Hamrick and thirteen
grandchildren survive.
The pallbearers were nephews of
the deceased, and were K. P.; Bu
ford, Charles, John, Byron and Hicks
Hamrick. The flower bearers were
Mrs. K. P. Hamrick, Mrs. Vardie Ab
erpethy, Mrs. Chivous Tate, Mrs.
Conway Kennedy, Mrs. Sherman Rob
bins, and Miss Alma Freeman. Huge
baskets of flowers entirely covered
the grave, and the two adjoining
graves of Mrs. Randall's children.
The attendance at the funeral
service was the largest ever seen at
Oak Grove. Many could not gain ad
mittance and were forced to remain
out side.
Mrs. Randall was a faithful mem
ber of the Methodist church and for
yeaprs had belonged at Oak Grove.
Prof. Erwin to Speak
At Pleasant Grove
Mr. Clyde A. Erwin, superintend
ent of public instruction, will speak
at Pleasant Grove Sunday morning at
I
11 o'clock. He will have a message
of interest to all who are privileged
to hear him.
Florida Beauty
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J "*k
Miss Erin Godfrey, of Chipley,
Florida, is one of the entries in the
Nationwide "Miss Small Town Ameri
ca" Beauty Contest. She has grey
eyes and light brown hair, is nine
teen years of age and 5 feet 4 1-2
inches in height.
G. R. GILLESPIE
ELECTED KIWANIS
LIEUT.-GOVERNOR
District Convention Held in
Winston-Salem Selects Lo
cal Man to Head Di
vision One
At the Carolinas District Conven
tion of Kiwanis International held at
Winston-Salem October 11 - 12, Dr.
George R. Gillespie of Forest
City Kiwanis Club, Was elected Lieut.
Governor of Division No. 1, of the
Carolinas District. Division No. 1
includes the Tryon, Brevard, Hender
sonville, Asheville, Rutherfordton,
Forest City, Marion, Shelby, Morgan
ton, Lenoir, Lincolnton, Hickory,
Newton and Gastonia clubs.
This is an unusual honor for such
a small club as Forest City and the
local club is exceedingly happy over
Dr. Gillespie's victory.
Chas. Z. Flack, Howard Doggett,
John Eakes, and Marshall Giles were
the delegates to the convention at
Winston - Salem.
City Tax Rate
Reduced By Board
The city tax rate was reduced
from $1.75 to $1.50 per hundred at
a meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held last Monday evening.
The announcement of this tax re
duction will be pleasantly received
by the taxpayers of the city. The
Board is to be commended for its
action.
• A lower tax rate will mean increas
ed real estate activity in our fast
growing city.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS FOR WEEK
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The following speaking engage
ments have been announced by the
county Democratic Executive Com
mittee for this week and next week:
Avondale school building, October
20, 7:30 p. m. J. C. Newton.
Alexander school building, Octob
er 20, 7:30 p. m. D. Z. Newton.
Spindale school building, October
22, Hon. R. R. Reynolds.
Forest City High school building,
October 23, 7:30 p. m. Hon. Burnes,
of Spartanburg.
Caroleen, October 24, 7:30 p. m.
Hon. R. R. Reynolds.
Mt. Pleasant school, October 25,
7»80. (Speaker to be supplied.)
Union Mills, October 26, 7:30 p.
m. (Speaker to be supplied.)
Sunshine school, October 27, 7>:30
p. m. (Speaker to be supplied.)
Floyd's Creek school, October 27,
7:30 p. m. (Speaker to be supplied.)
Ladies are especially invited
tend these political meetings.
12 Pages
72 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
THE MOTHERLESS
CHILDREN'S HOME
IN DIRE NEED
Board of Trustees Appeal to
People to Donate Either
Money or Food Sup
plies to Institution
The Alexander School for Mother
less children, founded by Hon. J. F.
Alexander and endowed, as he
thought, with an income of SIO,OOO
per year in the form of a lease on
some Florida property, is now in
| need.
I The present acute situation with
[ the school was brought about as fol
lows: 1. When the financial crash
came in Florida the lease was thrown
up and hence, the school realizes
nothing from the endowment because
the property is standing vacant.
2. The Home Mission Board was
paying the salary of Profj. W. E.
Sweatt the superintendent of the
school but since the defalcation of
ithe Treasurer of Home Board, steal
ing $1,000,000.00, the Board is un
able to continue to pay the salary.
Under these circumstances the Trus
tees of the school appeal to the good
people of this section and to North
Carolina to help them take care of
the 108 orphan children now gather
ed in the school.
The management under Prof.
I Sweatt, is efficient and economic to
jthe last degree. If we can raise a to
jtal of fifteen dollars per child, the
j school can go on with its work. In
j other words, a donation of fifteen
dollars will keep a child in the home
for a year. We do not know any
other home where such a small
amount will accomplish such large
results.
Donations in Kind
Perhaps there are people who
have not the money but could do
nate supplies. Three additional cows
are needed. We have five but need
eight. Feed stuff, potatoes, cabbages,
peas, beans, apples, meat, flour,
chickens, eggs. Anything which can
be used in the family.
We can't close the school or home.
There is a crying need for it. We
have had 2,000 applications for ad
mission to the home. They continue
to pour in at the rate of five or six
per day. We believe the good people
of the state will help us to take care
of the 108 children we now have in
the home. Send all donations to
Prof. W. E. Sweatt, Union Mills, N.
C.
Signed: Board of Trustees: C. C.
Matheny, president; J. R. Moore,
vice-president; S. C. Gettys, secre
tary; W. A. Ayers, Dr. J. W. O'Hara,
W. G. Scoggins, R. R. Blanton, Dr.
W. C. Bostic, Mrs. J. F. Alexander.
INFANT OF MR. AND MRS.
YATES GREEN DEAD
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Mooresboro, Oct. 17.—Dorothy,
the three and a half years old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Yates Green,
died Wednesday after an illness of a
few days.
Funeral for the child was held
Thursday at Sandy Run Baptist
church and was in charge of the
pastor, Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire. In
terment was in the Sandy Run cem
etery. The little grave was covered
with huge armsful of beautiful flow
ers.
Mrs. Green, before her marriage
was Miss Lois Davis of Forest City.
SPECIAL SERVICE SUNDAY
Sunday, October 21, has been set
apart by the First Baptist Church
of this city, as a special day for the
aged, infirm and shut-ins of the
church and town. All the members
of the church who own automobiles
are urged to use them to bring these
faithful old people, who have been
deprived of the privileges they once
enjoyed, to the church next Sunday
morning, at which time the pastor,
Dr. W. A. Ayers, will bring a special
message to them.