Forest City
the Business
Center of
the
County
VOL. XI—No. 30.
SUNDAY BLAZE
AT CAROLEEN DOES
$5,000 DAMAGE
Store of Mr- D. F. Beach
board Destroyed—District
Meeting Jr. O. U. A.
M. field
Caroleen, April 30.—The store of
Mr. D. F. Beachboard in Harrilltown
■va> destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon about three o'clock. It is not
gtoown how the fire originated but
jfe had gained such headway when
it was discovered that nothing could
be saved of the large stock of goods
in the store and only the quick work
of the men saved a nearby feed stor
age room. Mr. Beachboard had re
cently bought the store back from
Mr. J. L. Bobbins. The loss is esti
mated at about $5,000.00 with 52,-
750.00 insurance.
Rev. F. H. Price preached a spec
ial sermon to the Juniors in the Hen
rietta Methodist church last Sunday
morning. The Juniors attended in a
body.
The district meeting of the Junior
Order was held with the local lodge
in the Caroleen hall last Saturday
afternoon and evening. At six o'clock
the ladies served a bountiful picnic
supper on a long table in the hall to
the families and visiting delegates.
The play ''A Kentucky Belle" was
presented to a large and appreciative
audience by the Henrietta-Caroleen
high school last Friday evening.
Those taking part in the play were
Earl Hicks, Georgia Deßrule, Mae
Beth Scruggs, Alvah Lockman, Rus
sell Shytles, Lewis Doggett, Lucile
Webb, Sarah Doggett, Winnie De-
Brule. Lineman were Frank West, T.
Moss, Samuel McAbee and Venoy
jMosely. Cindy and Henry were play
ed by Ardath Willis and Robert
Spratt. The chorus was composed of
Edith Holland, Edith Hamrick, Louise
Fowler, Jessie Harris, Virginia Ken
nedy, Millie Lou Wilson, Ruby Ray,
Cecil Xeal and Yates Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Hamrick and
Mrs. Martha Randall spent Tuesday
with Mr. A. G. Randall and' Miss
Mamie Randall.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Patrick and
sons Harley and J. D., spent the
week end with friends and relatives
at Greer, S. C.
Mr. E. G. Summey and daughter,
Mrs. Morris Goforth accompanied by
Miss Sara Wilkins and Mr. Owen
Padgett spent Monday in Asheville
with Miss Vera Summey at the Ashe
ville Normal.
The school at Race Path closed last
Friday. Tuesday night an entertain
ment was given by the school and
on Wednesday night the declaimers
and reciters contest was held. James
won the prize for the best
declamation and Mary Groce Ham
rick was the winner of the prize for
the best recitation. Dr. O. J. Mooney
tiam and Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mahaf
f&e were the judges. Dr. O. J. Moon
eyham presented the prizes in a short
and inspiring address. This is a three
teacher school. Mrs. Morris Goforth
was principal.
Twin daughters, Carolyn and Mar
°-yn, were born to Dr. and Mrs. T.
C. Lovelace Monday April 22. Maro
lyn died Wednesday. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. F. H.
\-Mce and the burial was in High
Shoals cemetery.
Parent-Teachers Association To
Sponsor Fathers* Night May 14th
On Tuesday May 14, at
Cool Springs High School Auditor
-lU m, the Parent-Teachers Association
ar e to honor the fathers. This event
' s Panned not only for a social gath
ering, but also that the fathers may
nave the opportunity of sharing our
school spirit and loyalty and of see
lng some of the school activities.
The township schools are finish
es one of the most successful years
their history. Everyone knows the
athletic record, but at this meet
lnS you will have the chance to en
joy some of the other varied activi-
A most interesting program is
T Promised. Among the numbers will be
a solo by Harry Kendrick, who won
FOREST CHY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTI* £ TIES IN THE XL S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
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E. O. Aldrich of Shrewsbury, Vt.,
aged 86, has been reelected to his
65th successive term in public office
and his 55th successive term as Town
Clerk and Treasurer.
KIWANIS CLUB
SPONSORS CLINIC
Dr. A. C. Duncan, Chairman
of Under-Privileged Child
Committee Heads
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The Forest City Kiwanis Club,
through Dr. A. C. Duncan, chairman
of the under-privileged child com
mittee, has arranged for Dr. O. L.
Miller, Chief Surgeon of the State
Orthopaedic Hospital at Gastonia, N.
C., to hold a Forest City and Ruth
erford County Day at that Institution
sometime the latter part of May.
The members of the local Kiwanis
Club, in keeping with their past rec
ord of endeavoring to help the crip
pled and under-privileged children of
this community, will furnish their
automobiles to convey any crippled
or deformed child in Forest City or
Rutherford county to Gastonia on
this day free of charge, where they
will also be examined and advised
relative to correcting their disability
free of charge.
The parents or guardians of any
crippled or deformed child in Ruth
erford County are invited and urged
to communicate with Dr. A. C. Dun
can, who will be glad to make res
ervation for them. Watch this paper
for further information relative to
date, etc.
MRS. SARAH SHYTLE
BURIED AT SHILOH
Died Thursday at Ruth After Long
Illness Was 66 Years
Old
Rutherfordtcn, April 30. —Mrs.
Sarah Shytle, aged 66, died at the
home of her son, near Ruth, Thurs
day after a long period of illness.
Funeral services were held Friday
at Shiloh Baptist church. Interment
was in the Shiloh cemetery beside the
grave of her husband, who preceded
her to the grave a number of years
ago.
Mrs. Shytle is survived by two
brothers, J. and J. W. Fordes, and
two sons, Luther D. Shytle, of Spin
dale, and Baxter Shytle, of Ruth, also
a number of grandchildren.
She was a member of the South
ern Baptist church at the time of her
death. She joined the Baptist church
at the age of seventeen years.
first place in the music contest at
Gastonia; several selections by the
Girls Glee Club and the Boys Quar
tet; and a very clever one-act play
presented by the Dramatic Club.
It is hoped that all the fathers will
come, and of course bring the moth
ers along too. However, it is asked
that anyone who finds it impossible
to attend will please notify Mrs.
Verner, as this is a social meeting
and the* hostesses would like to know
how many will be present. The P. T.
A. has always stood for loyal co-op
eration with the school and patrons,
and we know this meeting will be
the climax of a year's successful
work.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOB A -ITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
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FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA* O RSDAY, MAY 2, 1929
FUNERAL OF MISS
LELAMAEDALTON
HELD WEDNESDAY
Sister of Messrs. John and
G. D. Dalton, of For
est City, Died
Tuesday
Forest City, R-2, May I.—Miss
i Lela Mae Dalton, aged 33, died at
I the home of her parents, Mr. and
: Mrs. E. H. Dalton Tuesday, after a
long period of ill health.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day at 10 a. m., at Pleasant Grove
Methodist church with Rev. W. R.
Ware in charge, assisted by Rev. M.
F. Moores. Interment was in the
| Pleasant Grove cemetery.
Miss Dalton is survived by her par
i ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dalton,
! four sisters and three brothers, as
■follows: Mrs. Ida Wright, Ruther
.fordton; Misses Cora Lee Dalton,
Emma Dalton and Gladys Dalton;
Messrs. John and G. D. Dalton, of
Forest City and Charles Dalton, of
j Chapel Hill.
i Miss Dalton became a member of
Pleasant Grove Methodist church at
the age of eleven years,
j The pall bearers were Messrs.
' Gordon Moore, George W. Griffin,
IJ. R. Hardin, Grady Moore, C. W.
Mayfield, and D. C. Cole. The flower
j bearers were Misses Mary Glenn
Griffin, Julia Grayson, Alda Moore,
Margaret Mcßorie, Mrs. Miles Hamp
;ton and Miss Elizabeth Griffin.
SPINDALE TOWN
i ELECTION MAY 7
No Opposition to Present
Mayor—Seven Candidates
For Board of . Commis
sioners
! Spindale, May 1. —The Spindale
municipal election will be held Tues
day. The voting will be at the Spin
dale Furniture Company's Store. Ac
cording to Mr. J. H. Hill, registrar,
an unusually large number have reg
istered to vote, about four hundred
names having been enrolled on the
books. There is no opposition to the
present mayor, Mr. S. E. Elmore.
There are seven candidates in the
race for board of commissioners, as
follows: W. C. Ellis, C. B. Culbreth,
G. B. Howard, S. K. Yelton, T. M.
! Plonk, P. L. Champion and J. A.
McGraw. The first four are at pres :
ent members of the board.
Literary Club to Hold
Last Meeting of Year
i The Literary Department of the
Woman's Club will hold its last meet
ing of the season on next Thursday
afternoon, May 2, at 3:45 o'clock in
the banquet hall of Blanton's Cafe.
The following ladies will serve as
hostesses: Mrs. J. F. Alexander, Mrs.
C. A. McDaniel, Mrs. G. C. McDan
iel, Mrs. Geo. Huntley, Mrs. Carl
Huntley,'Mrs. F. E. Webb.
All members are requested to come
prepared to pay their general club
dues for the year, which is SI.OO.
B. Arp Lowrance Buys
Goldsboro Paper
! Mr. B. Arp Lowrance, a former
Forest City man, Talbot Patrick and
A. W. Huckle have purchased the
Goldsboro Daily Argus, according to
an announcement made Wednesday.
| The Argus is one of the oldest and
best established daily papers in the
coastal section of the state, and. is
now in its 44th year,
j Mr. Lowrance, one of the new
owners, was until a short time ago,
field secretary of the North Caro
lina Press Association, and is pub
lisher of the Mecklenburg Times,
Charlotte, and the Mount Holly News.
Mr. Lowrance is also president of the
Carolina Newspapers, Inc., a holding
company. r
The Argus recently celebrated its
fourty-fourth anniversary. It is the
oldest newspaper in North Carolina
under one continuous ownership and
management, and one of the oldest
in the south.
Named Bank Head
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Gordon S. Rentchler, six feet four
inches high, is perhaps the "biggest
man" in the banking business. A
former Ohio farm boy, he has been
elected president of the National City
Bank of New York.
MRS. WE M'DONALD
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Has Been Blind for Twenty-
Five Years—Survived by
Eight Children
! Forest City, May 2.—Mrs. William
McDonald, aged 82 died Tuesday af
ternoon at 1:15, at the home of her
. daughter, Mrs. T. A. Bostic, near
i Bethany church. Mrs. McDonald had
jbeen in declining health for some
time, was taken worse some weeks
iago, and her illness developed into
.paralysis. She had been blind for the
! past twenty-five years.
Funeral services were held Wednes
day at 1 p. m., at Bethany Baptist
I church, with Rev. Z. D. Harrill, of
Ellenboro, in charge, assisted by Rev.
; Chas. Padgett. Interment was
in the McDonald plot in the .Betjiany
cemetery.
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Prior to her wedding Mrs. Mc-
Donald was a Miss Hamrick. She
Was born and reared in Cool Springs
township and in the same community
in which she died. She joined the
Race Path Baptist church in young
womanhood and remained a consis
tent christian until the day of her
death. She married Mr. William Mc-
Donald, familiarly known as "Uncle
Billy" McDonald, who preceded her
to the grave ten years ago. Eight
children, five sons and three daugh
ters, were born to them, and survive,
as follows: Messrs. B. Z. McDonald,
Forest City, R-3; Matt McDonald,
Forest City; Monroe McDonald, For
est City, R-2; Julius McDonald, For
est City, R-l; Cautus McDonald, For
est City, R-2; Mrs. T. A. Bostic, Mrs.
Robert Carroll and Mrs. Garland
Sherrill, of Forest City, R-2. A num
ber of grandchildren and great grand
children survive, also one brother, Mr.
D. B. Hamrick, of Caroleen and one
sister, Mrs, Jim Quinn, of Bat Cave.
Popular Couple
Married in Goldsboro
The following announcement has
been received by friends here:
"Mr. and Mrs. James W. McDan
iel announce the marriage of their
daughter, Bessie Clementine, to Mr.
Jack Clayton Keen on Thursday,
April 25, 1929, Goldsboro."
The bride is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and MrsAJ. W. McDaniel,
of Forest City, who has been mak
ing her home in Goldsboro. She has
hosts of friends here who will wish
her much happiness in her marriage.
County Club Year
Books Published
The 1929 year books of The Ruth
erford County Club were printed by
The Courier this week. This booklet
is printed on a good grade of book
paper, and has forty pages. The cover
of the books are of a high grade
white linen finish cover stock, which
adds very much to the appearance
of the finished book. The books have
been turned over to the secretary,
Mr. Clarence Griffin, who will mail
them to the members at an early date.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Huntley
and family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Geo. Robinson in Shelby.
Mrs. Robinson has been very ill but
friends will be glad to know that she
is improving nicely now and expects
to come home this week.
City Election Will
Be Held Tuesday
Two Candidates For Mayor and Eleven
For Board of Aldermen—Two
Candidates Withdraw
CLOSES REVIVAL AT
MEIIIODIST CHURCH
Ten Days Revival Services Con
cluded Wednesday Eve
ning at First Methodist
Church
The series of revival services'which
1
; begun at the local Methodist church
Sunday, April 21, closed last night,
; after a very successful meeting.
Rev. W. B. West has been doing
j the preaching for the pastor, Rev. M.
IF. Moores. Services have been held
twice daily, afternoon and evening,
• which have been well attended. On
(several occasions the church auditor
! ium has been filled to capacity dur
• ing the evening services.
The church has been greatly
i strengthened since the opening of
j the services. Mr. West, who is pastor
|of the First Methodist church of
| Hendersonville, is one of the out
standing men of the Western North
Carolina conference, and the success
! of the meeting is largely due to his
i untiring efforts.
| One notable event of the meeting
was the splendid co-operatipn exhib
ited on the part of the members of
other denominations -of Forest Gityv
A large percent of the attendance at
each meeting was made up of mem
bers of other denominations.
Forest City High to
Play Kings Mountain
Forest City High school will play!
the Kings Mountain baseball team j
here Friday afternoon at 3:30-,
o'clock. Only two other games are j
scheduled here this season, that of j
Hickory Tuesday, May 7 and Marion
here May 14. J
FIRE AT ALEXANDER
DOES $4,000 DAMAGE
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Wednesday Night Blaze Destroys
Garage and Store
Building
Alexander Mills, lApril 30.—Fire
of undertermined origin destroyed a
building here Monday night, causing
a damage of approximately $4,000.
The building, a combination garage,
store and dwelling house, belonged
to H. F. Coffey. Occupants of the
building were awakerhed Wednesday
night by the crackling of the flames,
and when the alarm was given the
fire had gained such headway as to
make it impossible to ?ave anything.
The building was insured for about
SI,BOO.
Mi*, and Mrs. R. B. Mcßrayer have
returned from a bridal trip to
Charleston, S. C., and other points
of interest in the South.
Officer Captures Brand New
Still in Business Section of City
As the result of the suspicions of
the Chief of Police here, two men
are in jail and the town has a brand
new 50 gallon capacity still, that has
never been used. The still was cap
tured right in the heart of the bus
iness section of the city after Chief
Chas. R. Price, became suspicious
of two men and searched their car.
According to Mr. Price this was
one of the best and most up-to-date
stills he has ever seen. While, most
of these illegal outfits are made of
copper condensers and sheet iron
the still captured here was made en
tirely of copper.
Mr. Price made the capture after
he had noticed two men in a new
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84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
Next Tuesday is municipal election
day. The polls will open at 8 o'clock
Tuesday and remain open until sun
set for casting votes for mayor and
a board of five aldermen, for the
Town of Forest City. The election
will be conducted as municipal elec
tions have been conducted hereto
fore. On inquiry it was learned that
municipal elections do not come un
der the regulations prescribed in the
state Australian ballot bill, passed
by the last session of the General
Assembly. Ballot boxes will be placed
in each of the city's three precincts,
and the same method of voting will
be observed as was used in the Dem
ocratic primary.
Two candidates for mayor and 11
candidates for aldermen will be voted
for on Tuesday, as follows:
For Mayor
V. T. Davis.
L. C. Lowrance.
For Alderman
Mrs. C. E. Alcock.
W. P. Hall, Jr.
J. C. Harrill.
J. P. Hardin.
G. Bryan Harrill.
L Thos. M. Harrill.
W. L. Horn.
R. K. Hollifield.
H. Francis Little, Jr.
W. E. Moore.
Fred E. Webb. 
Tickets bearing the names of the
above two candidates for mayor and
the names of the eleven candidates
for aldermen will be placed at each
voting precinct. Each voter will cast
his or her vote for one candidate
for mayor and five candidates for
aldermen. „ 4 * s
Candidates Withdraw
I
! Mr. Charles Z. Flack, present
mayor, who announced his candidacy
last week, requests The Courier to
I state that he has withdrawn from the
race, and will not be a candidate to
succeed himself. Mr. Flack had de
cided to devote his entire time to
his growing business interests, but
under pressure of friends consented
to allow his name to be presented as
a candidate last week. After announc
ing his candidacy Mr. Flack asked
this week that his name be with
drawn, as his business activities are
demanding his entire time.
Mr. G. V. Frye, at a late hour, re
quests The Courier to announce that
he will not be a candidate to succeed
himself on the board of aldermen.
Mr. Frye has served for sometime on
the board, and is an experienced of
ficial. Mr. Frye gave no reason for
his withdrawal other than that
business activities demand a larger
portion of his time, and that he felt
he could not devote the necessary
time to the office, if re-elected.
Ford roadster drive to the rear of
the local A&P Store to make some
purchases. This was a little unusual
and he started to investigate. Seeing
him coming toward the car one of the
men started to run. Knowing then,
that something was wrong, Mr. Price
stopped the men and searched their
car, finding a brancHaew coppej still
and condenser in .the back end of
their car. Both men were arrested
on a charge of having in their posses
sion utensils for the purpose of mak
ing liquor. It is said the men stop
ped at the A&P Store to buy some
sugar to make a run. They were
both from the Golden Valley town
ship, this county.