Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunity To
Manufacturer*
and Others
VOL. XI —NO. 47.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN
SCHOOL TEACHER
DIED TUESDAY
Miss Grace Jefferson Stricken;
Friday —Died Tuesday— I
Funeral in New York
Bostic, R-4, Aug. 27. —Miss Grace
Jefferson, member of the South j
Mountain Industrial Institute faculty!
died early Tuesday morning at the
Rutherford Hospital after a brief ill- j
ness. She was stricken with apop- j
lexy last Friday morning at seven j
o'clock in her room at the institu- 1
JBtion and never regained conscious- j
Mj&c, She seemed well as usual
Thursday and, as far as is known,
slept well Thursday night. She was
brought to the Rutherford hospital
Sunday and gradually grew worse
until the end. Her condition prevent
ed her being brought earlier.
The corpse left Rutherfordton
Tuesday afternoon via the Southern
Railway for Newburg, N. Y., her na
tive home where she will be buried,
Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
While the funeral services are be
ing held in the first Baptist church
of Newburg, N. Y., another service
will be going on at the same time
at Fairview Baptist church, at the
institution, in this county, which she
served so well.
Miss Jefferson has been termed, "A J
Saint on Earth". She was abouti
forty years of age and has been a
house mother and matron of the old- i
er girls dormitory at South Mountain j
Institute for the past six years. She i
was a devoted member of the Baptist i
church, having joined in girlhood.!
She was a graduate of the Bap-:
tist Bible Institute of Philadelphia,,
class of 1923 and had already
been granted a year's leave of ab- j
.Jjgnce to go to Berea College, Ky., to'
Hb some special work. ' At the time
her death she was a member of
* the Fairview Baptist church.
The deceased is survived by three
sisters, two brother and one half
brother. Her brother-in-law, Mr.
Oscar Newfang, of Hastings on the
; Hudson, N. Y., arrived Sunday and
| accompanied the body back to New
York State. Miss Jefferson enjoyed
helping others. Hers was the Mis-
I sionary spirit. She was usually found
I in some remote corner of the moun-
I tains near South Mountain School on
I Sunday people to join
I the church and live better. She had
ffl planned to devote her life to the up-
I lift of humanity. She was held in
I high esteem by the officials of the
I school and enjoyed a wide circle of
I friends who were grieved at her pass
■ ing.
Mr. C. A. Petty To
Re-open This Week
Mr. Claude A. Petty, popular For
est City merchant who suffered a loss
d)y fire on the night of July 3rd, is
k-opening his ladies' Ready-to-Wear
pore this week in the Romina Thea
tre building. This beautiful new store
room has been redecorated and furn
ished by Mr. Petty and presents a
handsome appearance.
Mr. Petty is one of Forest City's
most popular merchants and his many
friends are pleased to see him re
opening following the disastrous fire
of some weeks ago. He is an ex
pert in ladies' ready-to-wear and dec
orating and tells The Courier that
he will carry a line that will appeal
to the ladies of the city and county.
Presbyterian Revival
Meeting at Ellenboro
Ellenboro, Aug. 27.—Rev. S. L.
Cathey, a former pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Rutherford
ton, is conducting a ten day revival
Meeting in the Ellenboro Presbyter-
Jan church. Services are being held
twice daily, at 11 a. m., and 7:45
P- m. His many friends and the pub
lic at large are cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
* or higger and better values, buy
your school supplies at. Courtney's
Five and Ten Cent Store. -
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL 3S IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
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The above picture is of the magnificent Cool Springs High School building. The 1929-30 session, which
will begin Monday, September 2nd, is expected to be the best in the history oi the school.
Local Kiwanis Club Working
For Growth of Forest City
Presents Questionnaire Per
taining to Many Import
ant Matters Relative to
City's Future
When the questionnaire placed be
fore the members of the Kiwanis i
Club at its regular weekly meeting
Monday night has been gone over
and the best suggestions picked, from
the various answers, the club will get
j down to business with a program
 which eventually will result in great
good for the city which the club
serves.
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j Six questions were put before the
j members, as follows:
1 1. What can the Kiwanis Club do
Jin the near future to make Forest
iCity a bigger trading center? I
I 2. What can Kiwanians do to
make visitors and customers feel that
Forest City appreciates their pres
'ence and business? i
i
j 3. What can Kiwanians do to
bring about a closer fellowship be
tween the citizens of Forest City and
the farmers?
4. Should the Kiwanis Club en-,
'deavor to bring about city delivery
of mail? :
i 5. Do you consider it economi
cally sound for Forest City to en
deavor to have:
A municipal park and playground?
{ An aviation field?
6. Make one practical and econo
mical suggestion of an objective our
club might accomplish this year?
j Those six questions were answer
ed in various ways by every member
of the club, and many practical sug
gestions were made. All these w«l
be assembled and by a process of
elimination the very best of the sug
gestions will go toward a working
basis upon which the club can devote
i its time for the best interests of the 1
city.
In next week's Courier we propose'
to give an outline of the work which
| will be followed by the club.
! The questionnaire, which was pre- j
pared by Kiwanians A. C. Duncan
i and J. W. Dalton, will give the mem- I
, bers many good points upon which to i
:work and no doubt much good will]
be accomplished when the club getsj
,the best of the ideas to working.!
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Forest City needs and will be great-!
ly benefited by just such a program!
as the club is mapping out and ex- j
pects to start work upon right away. l
New Chain Store
Pender's has opened a new chain
store in "the storeroom just finished
by the Forest City Motor Co. on
West Main street. A large crowd
visited the new store all day Friday
to give welcome to this new enter
prise.
Mr. Roland Hamrick, formerly of
Cliffside, but who has been with
Pender's at Wadesboro for several
months, will be local manager of
Pender's Forest City store. He will
be assisted by Mr. J. W. Camp. Both
are popular local men and should
meet with gratifying success in their
new undertaking.
All the latest hits in slieet music
and graphophone records received
every week. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FORE £ ITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
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Opens in City
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA " 3 3DAY, AUGUST 29, 1929
School Opens MondaJ
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE WEDS
Miss Lanette McMurry Bride
of Mr. Frank W. Harwell
of Greensboro
A wedding of interest to a wide
circle of friends here and elsewhere,
is that of Miss Lanette McMurry to
Mr. Frank Winecoff Harwell. The
wedding took place July 18, and had
been kept secret until this week. The
marriage ceremony was performed
in Lynchburg, Virginia, with only the
necessary witnesses being present.
i Mrs. Harwell is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. McMurry, of Forest
City. She graduated North
(Carolina College for Women at
' Greensboro, with the class of 1928.
She is one of Forest City's most at
tractive and popular young women.
| Mr. Harwell is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Harw\ll, of Greensboro,
and is one of Greensboro's most
promising young men. He is engag
ed in the loan brokerage business in
that city.
i Mr. and Mrs. Harwell will make
their home in Greensboro.
GROVER'S SODA SHOP
SUCCEEDS GARNER'S
A deal was consummated Monday
whereby Mr. Grover R. Riser pur
chased Mr. B. H. Garner's confec
tionery and soda shop, Mr. Kiser tak
ing charge of his new store Tuesday.
, Mr. Garner came here from Bre
,vard and opened a soda shop in the
. Romina Theatre building several
I months ago, and has made a wonder
j ful success of the enterprise, the
; business showing an increase every
j month. His decision to sell was oc
. casioned by failing health and the
'need of rest and a ciiange. He has
i made many friends*here and is a fine
j young business man.
j Mr. Kiser is one of our foremost
business men and is popular
lin a large circle and should meet
I with instant success in his new busi
ness. He has changed the name from
> Garner's to Grover's Soda Shop.
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MUSICAL PROGRAM
!
i Bostic, Aug. 27.—A musical pro
! gram will be given at the Bostic
.school Friday evening, at 8 o'clock.
jThe program will be put on by local
talent, assisted by the Sunshine
: string band. A small admission fee
I will be charged.
|REV. A. T. STOUDENMIRE
WEDS MISS BESS JACKSON
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I
j Avondale, Aug. 27.—Announce
ments, reading as follows, were re
ceived this week:
\ "Mr. and Mrs. Landrum Jackson
the marriage of their sis
{ter, Bess Jackson, to Rev. Arthur
| Thomas Stoudenmire, on Tuesday
: morning, August 27, at nine o'clock,
jin the Baptist church at Duncan,
[South Carolina.
| Mr. Stoudenmire is pastor of the
Haynes Memorial Baptist church, at
Avondale.
See our window of school supplies.
Courtney's Five and Ten Cent Store.
MISS GRACE H.
HARRIS BRIDE OF
MR. F.N. WARRICK
Popular Young Couple United
in Beautiful Home Cere
mony in Durham
The following article appeared in
a recent issue of The Durham Her
ald. of Durham, N. C.:
"On last Sunday morning, Aug.
18, at eleven o'clock a quiet and love
ly home wedding was solemnized
when Miss Grace Harris, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Harris be
came the bride of Mr. Fred Newton
Warrick.
"Only a few friends and relatives
were present when the marriage
vows were taken. Rev. Mr. Cul
breth, pastor of Calvary Methodist
church, officiated at the ceremony,
which took place at the home of the
bride's uncle, Mr. John H. Harris, on
the Roxboro road.
"The bride was-« member of the
i class .of 1929 of Peace Institute in
''Raleigh. She was a charming girl
j'and well known throughout the city
where she has a host of friends. Mr.
Warrick is a popular business man in
the city, being connected with Eck
ard's Stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Warrick are at home
at 208 Watts street.'*
SUPERIOR COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Judge James L. Webb Presid
ing Over Fall Term of
Court
Rutherfordton, Aug. 28.—The fall
term of Superior court for trial of
civil cases cqfrivened here Monday
morning with Judge James L. Webb,
of Shelby, presiding.
The following cases had been.dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning:
Baxter Givins and T. F. Givins vs.
Ellenboro Manufacturing Company.
Voluntary non-suit.
Southern Railway Company vs.
North Carolina State Highway Com
mission, in controversy over right
of-way on Southern Railway and
State Highway No. 19. Consent
judgment.
Chimney RcJck Mountains, Inc,.,
vs. Grace Little. Appeal from Rec
order's court. Case dismissed and
defendant taxed with costs.
D. C. Toney vs. John Self, compro
mised.
The following divorce cases were
heard, and divorces granted: Docia
Anderson Hutchins vs. Hugh Hut
chins; Lucy Phillips vs. Robert Phil
lips; George Porter vs. Lillie Porter;
Pearl Strickland vs. Walter Strick
land.
Court will continue through next
week.
Messrs E.* N. Goldklang and I. J.
Edelstein returned Tuesday from a
two week's visit to New York, where
they purchased new goods for the
Boston Store.
Sir Leonard Dunning, high police
official in London, stated at an in
quiry that policewomen were failures
because they were "nosey parkers."
Mrs. Joseph Gumbin of Chicago
applied at police staton for a divorce
fife days after her marriage.
Township Schools
To Open Monday
All New Pupils and Students of the First and
Eighth Grades to Be Registered Friday.
Expect Large Enrollment.
Tuesday Evening Fire •
Does Small Damage
What probably would have result
ed in a serious conflaragation was
averted /here early Tuesday night
by the quick response of the city fire
department in answering an alarm
on West Main street, when one of
the gas pumps at the Carolina Ser
vice Station caught fire.
The fire was caused, it Is said, by
a negro helper employed at the sta
tion when he struck a match near
the pump to connect a rod used to
cut off the water supply. The rod
was in a small hole about three feet
from the gas pump, and it is thought
that the hole was filled with gas
fumes. These fumes ignited, and in
some manner got under the gas
I pump which had just been pumped
full of gas. Fortunately the pump
and the storage tank did not catch
fire. An alarm was turned in and
jthe city's two trucks promptly res
ponded, and extinguished the fire by
' the use >bf chemicals.
The members of the fire depart
ment had just met for an evening's
practice, and it was partially due to
this that the trucks were enabled to
go promptly to the scene of the fire.
The Carolina Service Station
building is owndd |by Mr. Walter
Haynes, of Cliffside, and is leased
and operated ijy.Mr. Wade B. Math
eny. The only damage was to the
pump, which will have to be replaced.
Copimumty Tennis
Club Holds Meeting
Forest City, R-l, Aug. 27.—The
Mount Pleasant-Sandy Mush tennis
club held a meeting on the club court
Friday evening, August 23. A num
ber of the members were present,
also two visitors; one of Old Fort,
N. C., and one of Alabama. Several
games and contests were participated
in after a short time given over to
practicing tennis strokes. Then a
watermelon slicing was very much
enjoyed by all present.
GILKEY NEWS
J Gilkey, Aug. 28. —Friends and
relatives gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lane, Sunday
and celebrated his birthday. Mr. Lane
is 23 years of age. A large number
of people was present at twelve
o'clock. A table constructed in the
grove loaded with a variety of food
prepared and brought for the occa
sion was served. Among those pres
ient were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lane,
Mrs. Rose Anna Lane, of
Creek; Mrs. Ola Newton, and little
daughter, Helen of Bostic; Mr. and
Mrs. Mervin Toney and family of
Cane Creek; Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Grady, of Gilkey; Miss Sarah Mc
i Daniel, of Gilkey; Miss Rosie Lee
Robinson, of Gilkey; Mr. and Mrs J
jJack Connor and family, of Gilkey;
Miss Willie Woody of Gilkey; Mr.
jTalmadge Lane, of Camp Creek; Mr.
Fate Buchanan, of Gilkey; Mr. Wes
iley Conner, of Gilkey; Mr. Mall
Lane, of Cane Creek; Mr. Taft Hut
.
chins, of Fork Creek.
! Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Woody of
Marion, spent Sunday with Mr.
i Woody's people, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
I Woody of Gilkey.
j Mr. Carl Woody, of Forest City
spent the week-end with homefoik.
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KINDERGARTEN OPENS
MONDAY MORNING
i
\ Merry Sunshine Kindergarten will
open next Monday in the Methodist
church Sunday school building. All
■parents who are interested in enroll
ing their children from three to six
please call or see Miss Nell Young
or bring their children at nine o'clock
next Monday
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72 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
Cool Springs Township schools will
open next Monday morning, and
prospects for large enrollment is
most Superintendent
of schools, Prof. J. W. Eaks, makes
the following statement:
All the parents who have children
to begin school for the first time or
parents who had beginners last year
which spent leas than four months
in school are requested to register
them Friday, August 30th, at 9:00.
It is hoped that all pupils who desire
to enter school for the first time will
be admitted. However, this year
Forest City will have only two first
grade teachers and they can take
care of only a certain number. In
order to be fair to all, pupils will be
enrolled according to ages until the
two rooms are filled. If the parent?
can't go to the graded building Fri
day, some of the older pupils can
register them. If parents do not
register pupils Friday, do not be dis
appointed if the rooms are full Mon
day. At present an age limit can not
be placed on the first grade. How
ever, it is almost certain that pupils
who become six years old after No
vember Ist will not be enrolled. How
ever, this age limit may have to be
put back to October Ist. For this
reason, it is necessary for all pupils
to be registered Friday. „
The eighth grade pupils will regis
ter at the high school at 9 A. M. Fri
day. Also pupils with irregular
schedules may come at 10 a. m. Fri
day. If any grammar grade school
pupils desire to take an examina
tion on back work, they may do so at
2 p. m. Friday.
School will begin at 8:20 a. m.
Monday, September 2nd. A large
enrollment is expected the first day.
It is hoped that all the patrons will
have their children ready for school
Monday. This year the prospects
are very bright for the best session
in the history of the Cool Springs
Township Schools. The patrons who>
live on the farm are urged to start
their children the first day since it
• will foe necessary for them to help
pick some cotton a few weeks later,
j The most important subjects, such
as arithmetic, English and reading
are given in the morning and the less
important subjects are put in the
afternoon. Later pupils who live on
the farm will be dismissed at noon.
By doing this the pupils will be able
to carry on their work without a ser
ious handicap.
| The school board and superintend
ent of schools appreciate the inter-
Jest which the mayor, board of alder
imen, and the chief of police are tak
jing in the schools. The mayor and
'chief of police were appointed to
'cooperate with the superintendent of
schools in working out safety meas
ures for the school children. Safety
zones will be marked off on certain
[streets. School signs and slogans
Jwill be placed at points which will
enable drivers and pupils to act with
precaution. Parents and other driv
ers are asked to cooperate in this
'work of protecting the school chil
dren.
Chief Price will assist the super
intendent, principal and teachers
Monday in training the grammar
grade pupils to use the safety zones
which are marked near the school
building and at certain street cor
ners.
Forest City and the other schools
of the Cool Springs Township have
a wonderful record in regard to ac
cidents. However, this record can
only be kept by the cooperation of
pupils, teachers, patrons, bus drivers,
and other drivers.
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Is son or daughter going away to
school? Outfit them here before
they leave home. Stahl's Ten Cent
i Store.