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VOL. XI—NO. 46
DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS GUESTS
OF COUNTY CLUB
Sponsors of Sesqui-Centennial
Celebration Have Speakers
For Occasion As
Guests
Rutherfordton, Aug. 19.—More
than fifty members and guests at
tended the August meeting of The
Rutherford County Club, held in the
Womans Club Headquarters here
Friday in connection with the coun
ty sesqui-centennial celebration,
was sponsored by the club.
The president, Mr. C. F. Cline,
turafed the meeting over to Mr. R.
E. Price after the formality of open
ing had been dispensed with and Mr.
Price presided. Mr. K. S. Tanner
spoke briefly telling of the organiza
tion of the County Club and its pur
poses. Dr. William of
Blacksburg, a visitor, spoke briefly
and presented Mrs. Estelle Oltroggen
of Jacksonville, Fla., a great-great
granddaughter of Felix Walker, the
county's first clerk of court.
Rev. Wade Bostic, former mission
ary to China and Major J. F. Jones
were presented and each spoke brief
ly. Dr. A. R. Newsome, secretary
of the North Carolina Historical Com
mission, explained the work of the
State Historical Commission, and
veered from his subject to pay tri
bute to the sponsors of the celebra
tion and to say that the celebration
was one of the best he had ever at
tended.
Hon. Josephus Daniels was intro
duced, also Mrs. Daniels, each speak
ing bfifly. Dr. Zeno Wall was pres
ented and closed the speaking pro
gram. Press correspondents from
the Charlotte News and the Raleigh
and Observer were also present
B guests.
A feature of the luncheon hour
was the music furnished by the Dixie
Entertainers, under direction of Earl
Johnson, "champion fiddler of Dixie."
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR MRS. QUINN
Rutherfordton Woman Dies
After Five Years Declin
ing Health
Rutherfordton, Aug. 21. —The
community was saddened to hear of
the death of Mrs. Fanny Miller
Quinn, wife of R.. B. Quinn, well
known citizen of this place. Mrs.
Quinn had been in declining health
for about five years. She was buried
Monday in the Rutherfordton ceme
tery, the funeral services being held
from the Presbyterian church with
her pastor, the Rev. W. L. Latham,
in charge, assisted by the Rev. F. B.
•Uankin, Mt. Holly, the Rev. W. R.
Ware and the Rev. E. B. Jenkins,
P(therfordton.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, two sons, E. B. Quinn,
Statesville and J. Frank Quinn, of
Haskell, Okla.; and three daughters,
Mrs. F. L. Harrill, Marshville; Mrs.
W. H. Mills, Raleigh; and Mrs. Poe
W. Eskridge, Rutherfordton, also
three sisters, Mrs. Lee Summitt, of
Fla.; Mrs. Bettie Pendleton and Mrs.
Horace Stroup, the latter two of
Cherryville.
Mrs. Quinn was born in Gaston
county April 18, 1863 and was mar
ried Jan. 2, 1883. She was a devoted
member of the Presbyterian church
and was held in high esteem by a
wide circle of friends and relatives.
She was noted for her kindness and
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desire to help jt. She was active
in church, when her health permit
ted and left the world, "much better
than she found it." She is the
mother of a noble set of children and
was all that a mother could be.
Active pallbearers were Fred Ham
rick, Jr., J. B. Miller, W. C. Twitty,
J. Harvey Carpenter, Claude Miller,
and Robt. Hairston, while the hon
o ary pallbearers were: F. D. Ham-'
rick, Dr. W. A. Thompson, A. F. Mil- !
ler > G. E. P. .Scruggs and
R G. Kowarii
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FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL C IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
Rutherford County Fair Dates
Set For October 22nd to 26th
The Rutherford County fair will
be held October 22 to 26, inclusive,
according to an announcement made
Saturday by the county agent, F. E.
Pattonj who is sponsoring this year's
fair.
Mr. Patton has secured Krause's
greater shows for the entire week
of the fair. This show will fce com
posed of six rides, eleven shows and
forty concessions. The show is re
puted to be the cleanest and best of
its kind on the road. The Krause
shows have filled many noteworthy
engagements and have received un
stinted praise* and commendation for
the quality of entertainment they
have furnished.
The free acts have not been de
finitely scheduled, but Mr. Patton has
COSTUME CONCERT
ENJOYED BY LARGE
NUMBER FRIDAY
Approximately 5,000 People
Hear Old Fashioned Con
cert Bring Sesqui-Cen
tennial To Close
Rutherfordton, Aug. 19.—1t is es
timated that more than 5,000 peo
ple witnessed the old fashioned con
cert in costume, held in front of the
courthouse Jiere Friday evening as
the closing item of the county's ses
qui-centennial celebration. The con
cert was under the direction of Mrs.
T. B. Suiter, and was one of the
most unique entertainments ever
given here.
The program opened at 8 o'clock
when fifty members of the chorus
marched with stately tread from the
courthouse hall and took their posi
tion on the high steps of the court
house. All were dressed in colonial
costumes, which added much to the
effectiveness of the program. The
program was opened by the singing
of "Just a song at Twilight", fol
lowed by "Uncle Ned" and Massa's
in de Cold Ground". Other selections
rendered were "Old Black Joe", "My
Old Kentucky Home", "Sweet and
Low" and "Swanee River". The pro
gram came to a close, amid a tremen
dous burst of applause, by the sing
ing of "Dixie". Miss Helen Justice,
Mrs. Nell Padgett Norris and Mrs.
A. M. Glickman were soloists. "Annie
Laurie", "Juanita" and "Seeing Nel
lie Home" were rendered as a male
chorus.
Hon. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels
and others were honored guests and
all were higli in their praise of the
entertainment.
Mrs. T. B. Suiter had charge of
directing the concert. The Spindale
orchestra accompanied the chorus.
Thflfee taking part in the concert were
as follows: Mrs. T. B. Suiter, direc
tor; Messrs. D. C. Cole, F. M. Barnes,
| Miss Gussie Whitaker Messrs Jessie
i Lancaster, R C. Ledford, J. T. For-
I ester and A. M. Glickman, orchestra.
.The following singers from Ruther
fordton participated: Misses Helen
Justice, Florence Edwards, Viola
Cowan, Ruth Edwards, Mrs. F. E.
! Brigman, Mrs. Frank Doggett, Misses
| Dorothy Edwards, Aylene Edwards,
| Mrs. M. T. Wilkie, Mrs. Theron Wil
json, Mrs. W. W. Nanney, Mrs. W. R.
| Hill, Mrs. Ira Hodge, Mrs. A. G. Har
relson, Mrs. R. Y. Turner, Jr., Misses
Lillian Nanney, Kathleen Keeter,
Mrs. Arthur Harrill, Messrs. C. B.
Wilson, R. F. Putman, G. A. Hines,
S. L. Freeman, T. L. Wilson, C. W.
Keeter, F. E. Brigman
Spindale: Mrs. Girard Lipscombe,
T. O. Hendrick, G. B. Howard.
Forest City: Misses Ruth Meares,
Ruth Moore, Sallie Mae Sitton, Mar
iam Padgett, Marjorie Padgett, Mes
dames Nell Padgett Norris, Bert
Moore, E. L. Robertson, Burwell
Moore, A. M. Glickman, J. S. Rudi
sill; Messrs. H. C. Giles, E. H. Free
man.
Cliffside: Messrs. H. M. Owens, G.
Y. Frye.
Avondalfe: Messrs. E. W. Huskey,
F S. Hall, C. H. Wilson.
Asheville: William C. Beers.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FORES'] K Y AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THUF £ \ AUGUST 22, 1929
a number of fine attractions tenta
tively scheduled. /
Local horse racing will also be a
feature of fair week. A number of
prizes will be awarded in the racing
events;
A new feature will be the automo
bile show. A large tent, seventy by
one hundred and fifty feet will be
erected near the exhibit hall, for
the exhibit of automobiles of all
makes and descriptions. Much in
terest has already been shown in
this, and it is expected that a large
number of cars will be shown.
The midway, free acts and shows
will remain over Saturday October
26th. However, all exhibitors of
agricultural products, livestock, etc.,
may remove exhibits on Friday.
SPINDALE MUX
REDUCES NUMBER
WORKING HOURS
i
!
Empoyees Now On Fifty-Five
Hour Per Week Schedule
—Other News
Spindale, Aug. 19.—Officials of
the Spencer group of mills here an
nounced a reduction in working
hours, effective this week. The mills
have been working on a sixty hour
per week basis since their establish
ment in 1918. The voluntary reduc-
tion in hours per week does not ef
l feet the present wage scale, it is
understood, and will permit the em
ployees to enjoy a full holiday each
week. The mills will operate on the
same time schedule as formerly, but
will not open on Saturday mornings.
Night employees will be released at
midnight Friday, putting all on a fif
ty-five hour schedule.
. Rev. W. W. Rimmer, pastor of the
First Baptist church, who has been
critically ill several weeks is slowly
improving.
t
Policeman George Green and Law
rence Goode, and Lee Jolley and Mr.
Lancaster spent three days last week
in Wilmington and Morehead City.
While in Morehead City they at
tended the convention of the state
sheriffs association.
i
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Kinzie have
■returned after spending a month on
a wedding tour through the western j
states. While on their tour they visit
ed Mr. Kinzie's parents in Haxtun,
Colorado. They will make their home
on Elmore Street.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Long and small J
daughter, Bobbie, of Wadesboro, are
spending this week with Mrs. Long's I
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clay.
STERLING HOSIERY MILLS
; ADDING NEW EQUIPMENT
j In a talk with Mr. Max Watson, i
manager of the local plant, it was!
learned that the Sterling Hosiery
Mills will receive a shipment of new!
machines this month at the Spindale!
J plant. The company will have a total
lof sixteen machines when the new
| ones are installed. Mr. Watson re
| ports that business has been good
J this year, proof of which is contained
jin the statement of new machines
i being installed. He says that both
i plants—Forest City and Spindale—
;are producing more than 100,000
| dozen hose a year and will have a
greater capacity with the installa
tion of the new equipment i
' . |
J It is too bad that along with the j
; growing expansion of the Sterling j
j Hosiery Mills, there is a likelihood I
jof Forest City losing its plant at
jthe end of the year, for there is un
jder advisement the proposition
[of combining the Forest City plant
[with the parent one at Spindale.
| Here is demonstrated again the need
|of a live Chamber of Commerce in
| Forest City, which doubtless would
Itake steps to prevent the loss to the
| city of this plant. In the meantime,
jit is up to the Kiwanis Club and the
! business men of the city to get busy
jand make an effort to keep this im-
Iportant industry here.
IS* « PEOPLE
IS END FRIDAY'S
CELEBRATION
History of County Depicted in
Parade, and Told In
Speeches
Rutherfordton, Aug. 19.—With
the singing of "Dixie" by a mixed
chorus of fifty voices here Friday
evening at- nine o'clock, amid a
tremendous burst of applause, Ruth
erford county's mammoth sesqui-cen
tennial celebration officially came to
a close. Throughout the day thou
sands of people thronged the side
walks of this ancient town, viewing
the parade depiciting the history of
the county, later attending the ad
dresses of prominent speakers and
participating in the program of the
county's one hundred and fiftieth
birthday. The celebration, in opinion
of Dr. A. R. Newsome, secretary of
the State Hall \)f History, of Raleigh,
was one of the best of its nature
held thus far in the state.
With the dawn of the day Friday
the county passed its 150 th mile
stone. Under a blanket of clouds
that kept the sun hidden most of
the morning the county and town
celebrated with a fevor and enthusi
asm fitting for such auspicious oc
casion.
At 10:30 a mile long parade, led
by the Spindale Band, and numbering
some fifty floats and decorated cars,
portrayed in pageant the one hun
dred and fifty years' of progress and
commercial development of the coun
ty.
; A corps of speakers headed by
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy under President Wilson and
now editor-publisher of the Raleigh
News and Observer, and comprising
in the list Rev. Wade Bostic, distin
guished missionary to China, A. R.
! Newsome, state historian and Major
IJ. F. Jones of South Carolina, build
[er of the first railroad into Ruther
ford, dished out oratory at the court
house at 11 o'clock.
Honored sons of Rutherford re
turned for the home coming. Speak
ers of the morning, county and city
officials, newspaper men and others
were guests of the County club at
1 o'clock luncheon, over which C. F.
Cline, president presided with the
program in charge of R. E. Price.
The luncheon was held at the Wo
man's Club headquarters.
An athletic program at 2:30
o'clock, in charge of J. E. Berry took
place on the court house hlock. A
concert by the Spindale Band, held
on the court house lawn at 3:30 was
a feature of the afternoon.
The program came officially to a
| close Friday evening with an old
j fashioned concert in costume, held
on the court house lawn.
The Parade
As though in heraldry of Ruther
ford county's biggest day, the skies
cleared shortly after 10:30 o'clock
and the parade started under the
! brightest of sunshine. More than
j 15,000 people lined the streets for
the pageant constituting a fair cross
section of western North Carolina
and upper South Carolina. Visitors
from other states were also present.
Led by the marshalls on horseback,
ex-sheriff J. W. Beason and • Dr. A.
C. Duncan, followed by the Spindale
Band with its twenty-six immacu
lately uniformed Imembers led by
G. B. HoWard and under direction
of D. C. Cole, the parade formation
began its march up Main street at
10:30 o'clock. The Rutherfordton
fire department, flashy in white uni
forms next led off, followed by an
ox cart representing the entrance of |
the pioneers into Rutherford. This
cart was entered by O. J. Holler.
Official cars carrying Hon and Mrs.
Josephus"" Daniels, A. R. Newsome, 1
Efr. Zeno Wall, Mayor F. W. H.
Logan, J. Q. Gilkey, Wade Bostic,
and other came next.
The Kiwanis car, and a float, en
tered by the Woman's Club, depict-'
ing General and Mrs. Griffith Ruth
erford, followed. The county was
named for General Rutherford, who j
was portrayed in the parade by
George Mrs. Sarah Scruggs
Profitt took the part of Mrs. Ruther
(Continued Last Page This Section) "i
Cool Springs School
Teachers Announced
Township Schools to Open Monday, Sep
tember 2. Registration Day
August 30
CELEBRATION WAS
FORMALLY OPENED
AT KIWANIS MEET
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Dr.
Newsome and Others Were
Speakers At Thursday
Evening Gathering
Rutherfordton, Aug 19.—Ruther
ford county's sesqui-centennial cele
bration, sponsored by The Rutherford
County Club, got officially under
way Thursday evening with Ladies
and Historical night, held at a meet
ing of the Ruthefrfordton Kiwanis
Club, at the Isothermal hotel.
About twenty-five members of the
Forest City Kiwanis Club, and their
wives, were present as special guests.
Three speakers fired a round of
oratory preliminary to Friday's cele
bration. Dr. A. R. Newsome, secre
tary of the North Carolina Historical
Commission, of Raleigh, was intro
duced /by Clarence Griffin, county
historian and secretary of the county
club, which sponsored the celebra
tion. Major J. F. Jones, collector of
internal revenue, of Columbia, S. C.,
was presented by Attorney M. L. Ed
wards. Hon. Josephus Daniels was
presented by R. E. Price, chairman
jof the sesqui-centennial committee.
■Dr. Newsome's talk dealt largely with
jthe work of the North Carolina His
torical Commission:,' what it has ac
| complished and what it Is now accom
plishing. Major Jones discussed the
building of the first railroad into the
county, the difficulties encountered,
and gave some sidelights on Ruther-
fordton of the eighties. Mr. Dan
iels mentioned the state's three great
presidents, Jackson, Johnson and
Polk and briefly discussed the char
acteristics of each, and close / d by
urging the establishment of public
libraries in every school of the state.
L. E. Spikes, superintendent of the
Rutherfordton-Spindale-Ruth school
system and president of the Kiwanis
Club, presided. W. W. Nanney,
chairman of the county board of edu
cation, had charge of the program.
ARREST BOSTIC
MAN FOR THEFT
Member of Trio Alleged to
Have Committed Robbery
in March Arrested
Kenneth Walker, at one time an
overseer in the Florence Mills here,
was arrested Saturday on a charge
of burglary.
Walker, with two other men'are
alleged to have broken into the
of Mr. Terry Philbeck of the Salem
community, near Bostic, on Sunday,
March 17, and after tying up Mr.
Philbeck, rifled the trunks and took
about S6OO in cash. Mr. Philbeck,
who lives alone, was called to the
door by three masked men on the
night of March 17, seized and bound
'and gagged. He was placed on the
bed while the thieves ransacked the
house and took about six hundred
dollars in • cash.
j J. S. Smith, a private detective,
was employed by Mr. Philbeck about
the first of August, and Walker was
arrested Saturday by Chief Charles
Price, Garrett Edwards and detective
Smith, after Smith had traced him
to Gainesville, Ga., where he was re- j
ported to have deposited a large sum ]
of money under the name of W. D.
Craven. He had also purchased an
automobile in that city, the detec
tive said. „
Walker was arrested at his ho,me
near Bostic, about a mile from the
home of Philbeck. He was carried
before Philbeck, who identified him
as one of the men who had bound
14 Pages
84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
Cool Springs township schools will
open the 1929-30 session on Mon
day, September 2. All new pupils
and beginners will be registered Fri
day, August 30. Parents are again
requested* to be ready to start their
children on the first day of school.
Practically all of the former teach
ers will be back in the elementary
schools this term. In all the schools
will have eight new teachers, four
of whom will be in the high school.
A list of the teachers for the
township schools follows:
Alexander School
Miss Ola Wilkins, first grade; Mrs.
Eugenia Randall, second grade; Miss
Jennie Aiken, third grade; Miss Liz
' zie Blanton, fourth grade; Miss Nola
Patrick, fifth grade; Miss Louise Lat
timore, sixth grade; Eugene Allison,
principal and seventh grade.
Bostic School
Mrs. Morgan Cooper, first grade;
Miss Reba Price, second and third
I grades; Miss Julia Baker, fourth and
fifth grades; Morgan Cooper, prin
r cipal, sixth and seventh grades.
Mt. Pleasant School
" Miss Hilda McDonald, first and
: second grades; Miss Dorothy McDan
> iel, third, fourth and fifth grades;
Rex Long, principal, sixth and
} seventh grades.
Pleasant Grove School
1 j Annie Sue Harris, first, second and
. j third grades.
- ! Forest City Elementary School
- j Miss Ottilie Long, first grade; Miss
i ! Clara Harrill,. first grade; Mrs. J.
sjV. Ware, second grade; Miss Mary
> Garrison, second grade; Miss Dovie
- Sue Harris, 2-A grade; Mrs. Burwell
• Moore, third grade; Miss Thelma
-•Moss, third grade; Miss Kara Myers,
J3-A grade; Mrs. Will Griffin, fourth
j grade; Miss Ruth Barnes, fourth
.grade; Miss Jean Andrews, 4-A
: j grade; Miss Anne Lawrence, fifth
j grade; Miss Ruth Morris, fifth grade;
Flack, sixth grade; Miss
jJoy Shaver, sixth grade; Miss Elsie
|Barber, 6-A grade; Miss Helen Bob
bett, seventh grade; Miss Mae Farn
liam, 7-A grade; A. C. Finch, prin
cipal and 7th grade.
Cool Springs High School
i Miss Sara Bailey, 'mathematics;
| Mrs. O. C. Turner, Mathematics; Miss
j Agnes Barnes, English; Miss Bettye
,J. Pieratt, English; E. V. Seitz,
'science and Athletics; M. S. Crow
'der, science and history; Miss Re
jbecca Perrin, History; D. H. Sutton,
agriculture; Miss Johnnie King, home
economics; Miss Elizabeth Clay-
Ibrooke, commercial; Miss Susie Cool-
jey, French; C. C. Erwin, principal
.and mathematics; Miss Ruth Meares,
,piano; Miss Katheryn Goggins, piano;
Mrs. Dotte M. Glickman, public
school music; J. W. Eakes, superin
tendent; Estelle Stembridge, Latin.
Avondale School
Opens September 2.
| Avomdale, Aug. 19.—Avondale
elementary school will open Monday,
September 2. Teachers for this ses
sion have been announced as follows:
Primary department, Miss Lilah
Freeman, of Shelby; Miss Polly Mar
tin, Ellenboro; grammar grades, Miss
Esther Yelton, Rutherfordton; Miss
Vivian Prince, Easley, S. C. Princi
pal and teacher of the seventh grade,
Prof. F. S. Hall. Indications are
that the school will experience one
,of the finest school terms in its his
!tory.
Paints, varnishes and enamels be
low syndicate prices at Courtney's
Ten Cent Store.
him, saying that he managed to
Taise his mask during thfe scuffle.
The arrest of the other two are
momentarily expected.