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Forest City the Business Center of the County VOL. XI—No. 39 HUNDREDS ARE . EXPECTED HERE FOR KLAN JUBILEE Klansmen of North and South Carolina Planning Big Day Here July 4th According to superficial indi cations and information received, mainly through grape vine channels, hundreds of Klansmen, from every nook and corner of the entire State, will flock to Forest City for a real Klan Jubilee July 4th and pay hom age to their Grand Dragon, Dr. Amos C. Duncan. This will undoubtedly be the larg est local assemblage of Klansmen in the history of Rutherford County. In all probability thousands of people will be on hand to witness the parade which will be a part of the program for this occasion. The Klorero (the secret business sesion) will be held at 3:0.0 p. m., and it is understood that some of the Imperial officers from the National Office at Washington, D. C., will attend this meeting. At 6:30 p. m., there will be a concert by Spindale Band on the public square. A Barbecue supper will be served at 6:45 in the large field adjacent to the ball park, im mediately after which will be staged a Klan Parade through the business section of the city. Returning to the ball park an open air ceremonial (the actual conferring of one of the de grees of Klan-kraft) and the burn ing of a huge Fiery Cross will take place. KIWANIANS BACK IN FOREST CITY FROM CONVENTION Town Stages Big Celebration On Return of Delegation From Advertising Tour Delegates from the Forest City Ki. wanis club to the international con vention of Kiwanis at Milwaukee, Wis., were met above Rutherfordton last Friday by an escort of two po licemen, one deputy and one of the city's fire trucks. They were also met by a large number of automo biles filled with residents of this city all eager to welcome the group home. The delegates, M. H. Hewitt, G. R. Gillespie, and C. Z. Flack, made the trip to Milwaukee in an automobile bearing advertisements telling of the advantages of Forest City. After greeting the delegates the procession started home. Headed by the police car, the delegates' car was followed by the fire truck with the Forest City cars strung out behind, making quite a good sized motorcade. Coming through the business sec tion of Rutherfordton and Spindale with the sirens on the police car and fire truck clearing the way, the dele gates soon arrived home. Stopping in the public square the delegates were surrounded by a large multi tude who had gathered to welcome these men to their home town. After greetings had been passed bak and forth Mr. Gillespie cmade a short talk thanking the merchants who had made the trip possible by placing their advertisements on the car. He said that they had been before 48 Kiwanis clubs, 48 chambers of commerce and had been interviewed by 48 newspapers which carried pic tures and stories of the car, thus giv ing Forest City much valuable ad vertising. Stores Closing For July Fourth According to information given The Courier all Forest City depart ment stores will close all day July 4. Grocery stores will close at noon, it is understood. Ladies' felt hats, all the latest shapes and colors, 1 special priced. COURTNEY'S IOC STORE FOREST CITY COURIER FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY. Helen and Lois Dodd, 19, students of Chicago University who were picked as the "prettiest of co-eds." Judges of the National Beauty Sur vey meant to pick only one girl, but they couldn't decide which of these two was prettier. When they reached a decision it was .found that the prettiest co-ed" was twins. Kiwanis Club Delegates Tell of Trip to Milwaukee "Good - Will Ambassadors" Relate Experience Twen ty Days Publicity Tour to International Convention At the Kiwanis Club Monday evening the program was given over to hearing a report from the dele gates to the Milwaukee convention. The delegates had a special table containing souvenirs of the trip, newspaper clippings and other things pertaining to the trip, which proved a most interesting exhibit, an in spection of which showed to the Ki wanians at a glance the wonderful publicity gained for our city and the good will engendered by the con tacts made by our "Good Will Am bassadors". An interesting talk was made by M. H. Hewitt, who touched mostly upon the humorous incidents of the trip. Lieut. Gov. Gillespie made a detailed report of the trip. It is full of interesting features, and is print ed below for the edification of Courier readers: With the lusty cheers of Kiwan- ians and hundreds of other citizens, the screeching of official sirens, and joyous good will of all ringing in our ears, the Forest City Kiwanis delegates to the International con vention at Milwaukee, Flack, Hewitt and Gillespie, started on a never-to be-forgotten tour of thirteen States of the Union and Canada. i The Kiwanis car, profusely deco rated with 91 advertisements of Forest City merchants, manufactur ers and local facilities and advan tages, made its initial start of what is now known as a famous tour of publicity and goodwill, Monday, June, 10, 1929, at 2:20 o'clock p. m. After passing thru Shelby, Gastonia, Charlotte, Concord, Kannapolis, Landis, China Grove and Salisbury, where contacts were made, directly or indirectly with Kiwanis officials, and thru them with local newspapers at each point, the first night's stop was made at Lexington, N. C., where the delegation was met by the presi dent, secretary and other members ■of the local club. With the escort of Pres. Martin the fine Davidson coun ty Kiwanis Kiddies Camp, for tuber cular children, sponsored by the club, was inspected and visits made with the 30 tubercular children regaining health and strength under the loving and gentle care of Kiwanis. , Cordial receptions were accorded ; us in Winston-Salem, where the papers had previously handled the publicity; at High Point, by the Chamber of Commerce, club secre tary and other Kiwanis; at Greens boro by secretary Harrison, the edi tor of News and Record, photograph ed by official photographer, delight ful visit with Buck Merriman, past 1 dist. governor and much attention, I who sent us on our way with hand ' some souvenirs in the form of leath ler bill-folds. At Reidsville, where 70 ! million Lucky Strike cigarettes are I turned out each day; a pleasant I visit with secretary C. of C. and sev eral Kiwanians. At Danville, Va., : four hours were delightfully spent I with Secretary Evans and Pres. Lea, i (Continued on Last Page of This Section) PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929 Negro Drivers of Death Car Are Given Hearing Johnnie Humphries and Diras Logan, > colored, occupants of the car which killed Mr. Thomas M. Harrill when he was hit Saturday, June 29, were given a preliminary hearing Monday in recorders court. Each of the negroes were bound over to the next criminal term of superior court for hearing. Their bond was placed at SI,OOO each. NEW IMPROVEMENTS AT HARRIS OIL CO New Storage Tanks Installed, Adequate Facilities And Other Improvements Made The Harris Oil Company, whose plant is located just above West End are making a number of improve ments, in order to take cafe of their growing business. They have install- Ed two new storage tanks of 36,000 gallons capacity, which brings their total storage capacity up to 97,000 gallons of gas and oil products. The old fence around the plant has been removed and replaced with a cylone steel wire fence, which encloses a larger area of space than the old fence. The old office building has been moved to the lower ond of the lot in order to give the trucks going out of the plant a clear view of the highway. All equipment, fences and tanks on the premises will be painted in aluminum. When the work now un der way is completed the plot inside the fence and around the new office will be sowed in grass, which will make an attractive and beautiful piece of property. The Harris Oil Company are now prepared to keep in storage fuel, oil, two kinds of gas, kerosene and five different kinds of motor oil. New pumping apparatus has been install ed which transfers the gas and oil from tank cars on the adjoining rail way spur to the storage tanks in a minimum of time. Other equipment is being improv ed accordingly, and the Harris Oil Company are making adequate pro visions for taking proper care of their expanding business. Aid Society To Give Birthday Party The ladies of the Aid Society of First Baptist church will give a j Fourth of July birthday party Fri- Iday evening, July sth at 8 o'clock, !in the social hall of the church. They are planning a delightful evening of music, readings, games, and refresh ' ments. Everyone is invited to be 1 present, and as this is a birthday 'party each one is asked to bring a ! gift of a silver offering. Come and ! let's have a good time together. Ladies' felt hats, all the latest shapes and colors, special priced. COURTNEY'S 10C STORE PLANNING BIG CELEBRATION AT LAKE LURE Expect 25,000 People Present Thursday at Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Not less than 25,000 people are expected at Lake Lure and Chimney Rock for the Fourth of July. A regatta will be held, beginning at 10 o'clock. There will be 40 miles of fast outboard motor races, swimming, and fancy diving con tests, fireworks, canoe races and mountain climbing. A 20-piece band will furnish music and indications are that it will be a gala day. MISS DOROTHY BOSTIC MAID OF HONOR AT MARION To Represent Forest City at Mammoth Celebration in Marion July 4th Miss Dorothy Bostic has been se lected by the local American Legion post to represent Forest City in the Fourth of July celebration at Mar ion Thursday. Miss Bostic is one of the six young ladies selected as maids of honor from over the state to take part in the coronation cere mony of "Miss Marion." The coro nation is the concluding item on the program, and will take place on the court house lawn Thursday evening. Marion plans one of the greatest Fourth of July celebrations ever staged. The American Legion post is sponsoring the celebration, and have arranged a mammoth parade, which will be seen at ten o'clock. State Commander R. G. Cherry, of Gastonia, will speak at 11 o'clock. Athletic events, a carnival and other events will feature the after noon. A boxing exhibition will take place at eight o'clock followed by the coronation exercises at nine o'clock, on the court house lawn. NEGRO STABBED TO DEATH IN ROW Quarrel Leads to Killing of Negro Man Here Thurs day Night Bill Wilkins, negro was stabbed to death here Thursday night about 10:30 o'clock by Robert McJempsey, another negro, following a quarrel al leged to have been started over Wil kin's wife. It is alleged that Mc- Jempsey who had been* boarding with Wilkins for about three weeks, had been paying attention to Wilkins' wife and Thursday night when she with another negress and McJemp sey started to visit a sick friend, Wilkins attempted to stop her, say ing she could not go. They started anyway, and Wilkins followed them across a field. Stop ping them again and after a few words between he and his wife he slapped her. It is reported that Mc- Jempsey then pulled out a long pocket knife and stabbed Wilkins through the breast, the knife punc tured his right lung. He died in about ten minutes. McJempsey then came to town and gave himself up to Corp A. A. Price, of the local police force. Wilkins' wife and the other negress were also arrested, the former being released under a SSOO dollar bofrid Friday morning. McJempsey was given a hearing in Recorder's court Monday and bound over to the next criminal term of superior court. His bond was set at $2,000. As The Courier goes to press he has been unable to raise the necessary bond and is still in jail. Ladies' felt hats, all the latest shapes and colors, special priced. COURTNEY'S 10C STORE Sesqui-Centennial Plans Under Way Celebration Marking 150 th Anniversary Of County to Be Held in August At Rutherfordton BEING SPONSORED BY LEADING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS Will Make Industrial . Surrey of Forest City A representative of the Craig P. Gilbert Co., industrial engineers, of Washington, D. C., appeared before the board of aldermen at their reg ular meeting here Friday evening in reference to making an industrial sur vey of Forest City. The board vot ed to permit the company to make the survey here. Just what form the survey will take is not known now. The object of the survey will be to determine the needs of the city from a manufacturing standpoint and induce those needed enter prises to enter Forest City. MARION DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT PLEASANT GROVE Churches of Five Counties To Be Represented next Week In Annual District Conference The Marion District conference will meet with Pleasant Grove Meth odist Church, at West End, Forest City, on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 9 and 10. A special musical program will be given on Monday night, which will be in charge of Messrs. G. B. Howard and D. C. Cole, of Spindale. All singers of the community are invited to participate in this musical pro gram. The conference proper opens Tues day morning at nine o'clock with Dr. E. O. Cole, of Marion, presiding elder of the district presiding. The first two hours will be devoted to business. Preaching services are at 11 o'clock, followed with luncheon on the ground. The period from one o'clock to four o'clock will be de voted to business. Preaching ser vices will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Wednesday morning's session will open at 9 o'clock, and the same sche dule will be followed. The confer ence will come to a close in the af ternoon. Representatives from the church schools and institutes will be present and will speak on various phases of their work as the opportunity pre sents. ' Several hundred delegates, re presenting Methodist churches of the five counties in the Marion district will be present. Farmers Bank Show ing Great Growth The statement of the Farmers Bank, at close of business June 29, as published in this week's Courier, will be most gratifying to friends of that institution. Particularly noticeable is the showing in increased deposits, they having made a gain of $168,- 000.00 over the last statement of this bank. The bank also shows cash resour ces of more than five times that re quired by law. It will prove very instructive to read the bank's statement, and should give all a renewed confidence in the business situation in the county and relieve the thoughts of a summer de pression so many have professed to dread. During the so-called "hard times" the bank has met the needs of the community and its magnifi ent showing in their published state ment should be the means of restor ing confidence to any who may have had fears of a "summer slump" in business. _ 14 Pages 84 COLUMNS SI.OO Per Year in Advance Rutherfordton, July I.—A meet ing of the Rutherford County Ses qui-centennial celebration committee appointed by Mr. C. F. Cline, of the County Club, was held in the office of Register of Deeds W. O. Geer Fri day afternoon at 2 o'clock. R. E. Price, as chairman of the County Club program committee, presided. The committee decided to put on the celebration of the 150 th anniversary of the formation of the county, in August. Rutherfordton was selected as the place for holding the celebration. The celebration will be an all day affair, beginning about ten o'clock with a parade, which will depicit the high points of the coun ty's 150 years of history. Some speaker of state importance, to be se lected, will deliver an address at 11 o'clock. It is also hoped to have another speaker of note for the af ternoon. Arrangements are being made for an athletic program. Requests will be made fqr the bands of the county to be present for the occasion. It was also decided to include in the celebration committee members from the Kiwanis Clubs and Womans Clubs of the county, and to invite some community leader of each township of the county to assist in the preparation of the program. The committee requests the full co-operation of every individual in the county in collecting various an tiques, old articles of apparel, etc., for use in the parade. Old dresses and other articles of wear can be used to a good advantage, and old antiques can be used in preparing floats. Anyone having anything of this nature, that they will lend, may communicate with any member of the committee, who will give instruc tions and information regarding its The present members of the com mittee are R. E. Price, Rutherford ton; Charles H. Haynes, Z. 0: Jen kins, Cliff side; Clarence Griffin, Spin, dale; 0. J. Holler, Union Mills; David Lindsay, Spindale and B. D. Wilson, Rutherfordton. Weekly meetings will be held on call of the chairman. ■»» SPANISH WAR VETERAN DEAD Mr. R. A. Callahan, Serjeant In Spanish-American War, Died Monday Rutherfordton, July 3. —Robert A. Callahan, well known truck farmer and citizen, died suddenly Monday morning about 7:30 o'clock at his home near the hospital. He had been out in his garden and came to the house and stated that he was about to choke. A neighbor gave him some medicine which did not relieve him, and he fell over out of his chair dead. He had complained of heart trouble for some time, but seemed as well as usual Sunday and slept well Sunday night, and ate his usual breakfast this morning. Funeral services were held here Tuesday at 3 p. m., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Hodge, and interment followed in the local ceme tery. He was 76 years of age and was a loyal member of the First Bap tist church, and leaves his widow, one daughter, Mrs. G. W. Hodge, four brothers Logan Callahan, Alex ander Mills, Chas. Erastus and Al fred Callahan all of near Lattimore, and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Pope, of the Lattimore section. Mr. Callahan lived at Henrietta from 1902 to 1909, and was former ly in the meat market business here and at Henrietta. He was a ser geant in the Spanish-American war.
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