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VOL. XII-No. 6.
Thousands Attend Armistice Day Geiebration Here
COTTON CO-OPS
OFFER SIXTEEN
CENTS FOR COTTON
\ C. Cotton Growers Associa
tion Will Pay .12 Cents on
Delivery; 4 Cents When
Graded.
The North Carolina Cotton Grow-
I e j! Co-operative Association is of-
I ..rinir an advance of sixteen cents
pound on cotton. This is higher
■T:ian the local market price. This an-
I 'cuncement was made this week by
I jjie association. Owners of cotton will
I be paid twelve cents per pound on
I delivery of cotton to the association's
eal agents, and an additional four
cents per pound when the cotton is
I graded.
Receiving agents in Rutherford
I county are: Mr. J. W. Matheny, of
I -.he Forest City Seed and Fertilizer
I Gomv ny, and Mr. Walker, of Ruth-
I eriordton.
The recently created Federal
I Farm Board is responsible for the
I remarkable proposition of the Cot-
I ton Growers Association. Due to the
large amount of cotton on the mar.
I ker the price has been so depressed
I that farmers in many localities of
I the southern states are actually los-
I ing money on their cotton crop. The
I Cotton Growers Association proposes
I tc hold the cotton off the market at
I present and dispose of it when there
I is no surplus, thereby regulating the
I price to some extent.
Former members of the Cotton
I Growers Association may re-join with
Bcut anv new membership fee. Mem
♦Uf i. 4
Bbeiship fee for new members has
fcjeen lowered to $4.00.
jIE COUNTY CLUB
WILL CELEBRATE
7TH ANNIVERSARY
Evangelist Stephens to be
Speaker at Friday's Meet
ing at Spindale—Club
Seven Years Old.
Spindale, Nov. 12.—The Novem
ber meeting of the Rutherford
County Club will be held in the Spin
dale House here Friday at one
o'clock, according to an announce
ment made by the secretary, Clar
ence Griffin.
At this meeting Evangelist Geo.
T. Stephens, who is now engaged in
a county-wide revival at Spindale,
'ill be present and speak. Rev. W.
G. Haymaker manager of the Ste
phens party, will also speak briefly
Mr. Powell Lee, musical director for
'he Stephens party, will be present
I s nd will sing.
Iprimary for officers of the Club
mm 1930 will also be held at this
f«ne.
Invocations have been mailed to
a 'l former members of 'the Club in
the county, requesting them to be
Resent at this meeting. All former
Members in the county and else
where are cordially invited, also
anyone else who is interested in the
Club, or this special meeting, are
'nvited regardless of whether you are
a Member or not.
This meeting will mark the seventh
anniversary of the Club. This club
Was organized in November 1922,
a group of representative citi-
Zens gathered at the old Spindale Inn
rtn d formulated plans for a county
*ide civic organization. During its
stVe n years of existence it has ac
c&mPlished much, and has made a
r? cord that is unexcelled in the field
civic clubs. Early this year there
organized at Washington, D. C.,
a National County Clubs organiza—
pon' modeled entirely after the
County Club, which has
• *ts purpose the organization of
°unty flubs in all counties of the
This movement is gaining
J j nientum, and already there are
r ff r ' -" dubs functioning in several
southern states.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUI Jf 2S IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DE PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
Forest City Baptists Hold Memorial
Service in Honor of Former Pastor
Portrait of Late Dr. Joseph
Q. Adams and Bronze Tab
let Unveiled at First Bap
tist Church Sunday
Evening.
A memorial service in honor of
one of the greatest preachers and
best citizens Forest City has ever
had, according to those who knew
him best and who were associated
with him for years during his pas
torate here, was held at the First
Baptist church here Sunday evening
in honor of the late Dr. Joseph Q.
Adams. At this time a life-size por
trait of this beloved pastor and a
bronze tablet dedicated to his mem
ory were unveiled.
Dr. W. C. Bostic, Sr., presided
over the service, which was opened
with a violin prelude, "London
derry Air," by Sawyer, played by
Mr. A. M. Glickman.
All during the service the hymns
that Dr. Adams loved the most were
sung and for the opening number
the choir and congregation sang, 1
"The Crowning Day is Coming,",
after which Dr. W. A. Ayers, pres- 1
ent pastor of the church, read the
Scripture lesson and led in prayer. 1
i
During the offertory, a solo, "My'
Father Watches Over Me", was sung'
by Mr. A. M. Hughey.
Dr. Bostic then made a few intro-«
ductory remarks about the service f
and stated that only local people who j
had known Dr. Adams had been ask-!
ed. to take part in the service. He
then called on Hon. R. R. Blanton i
for a short talk. Mr. Blanton spoke j
on Dr. Adams as a man, a preacher I
and a pastor, saying that as a man i
Dr. Adams was of deep convictions, i
and that there were no half-way j
measures about him. He was either j
for or against and he didn't mind
saying which side he was on. "As[
a preacher," said Mr. Blanton, "Dr.
Adams' first qualification was that
he lived a blameless life and as a j
pastor, like Christ the Great Shep- j
herd, he knew his sheep by name, j
He would not preach to his way-;
ward members from the pulpit," Mr. 1
Blanton further stated, "But he
would talk to them personally."
• •
Mr. D. O. Brackett then made a
short talk followed by Mr. Chas. Z.
Flack, after which one of Dr. Adams' J
favorite songs, "So Precious is Je- 1
sus," was sung by the choir and j
congregation.
.
Mrs. Chas. Ford then made an
interesting talk, during which she
read the annual report of this church
to the eighteenth annual convention
of the Sandy Run Baptist Associa
tion in 1906, the year that Dr. Adams
received the call to come to this
church as its pastor. This report gave
some idea as to how the church grew
under the leadership of Dr. Adams.
During his pastorate the membership
of this church was increased from
a little over two hundred to over five
hundred and it was under his lead
ership that the present church build
ing was erected in 1916.
Dr. Adams was not only loved by
the members of his church but by
the men, women and children of the
entire city, regardless of denomina
tion, and Mr. C. C. Moore, repre
senting the Methodist church, made
a short talk, saying that he consid
ered Dr. Adams one of the biggest
men Forest City has ever had. "While
I was a member of the Methodist
church and had a pastor, said Mr.
Moore, "Dr. Adams was one of my
best friends and I thought of him as
my pastor, too," Mr. Moore then went
on to say that he never heard any
one .criticise Dr. Adams for any word
or action that he might have sai'l
or done. "He didn't do things that
were not becoming to a man of hi?
calling", stated Mr. Moore.
Dr. Geo. P. Reid, representing the
Presbyterian church, then made r.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR * 'ITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA T £ o >AY, NOVEMBER 14, 1929.
Legionnaires
Enjoy Banquet
; Rutherfordton, Nov. 12.—Approxi
mately seventy members of the A—
merican Legion and Womans Legion
' Auxiliary attended the annual Le
gion banquet here Monday evening
at the Iso-Thermal hotel. Mr. D. C.
Whitaker, of Cliffside, commander
of the Fred Williams Post, American
Legion, acted as toastmaster. Invo
cation was by Rev. I. S. McElroy,
pastor of the Rutherfordton Presby
terian church. Rev. W. C. Haymaker
spoke briefly an| introduced Rev.
George T. Stephens, who addressed
the meeting on "Stepping Stones tc
Success." Mrs. K. E. Simpson, pre
sident of the Woman's Auxiliary,
also spoke briefly. R. E. Price gave
a history of the Fred Williams Post.
GEO. T. STEPHENS
TO SPEAK HERE
THURSDAY. MOV. 14
Forest City Service at Metho
dist Church This Morning
(Thursday) High
School Night
Friday.
• Everybody in Forest City is in—
■ vited to be at the Methodist church
r Thursday morning, November 14fh
.at 10 o'clock to hear evangelist
( Stephens. This special service has
been arranged for the people of Foi'-
; est City and everybody is invited to
j attend. Mr. Powell Lee, musical di
' rector with the Stephens Evangelist
; party, will be in charge of the music
for- this service, accompanied by
Mrs. Lee at the piano. The service
; will last for just one hour from 10
to 11 a. m. Come early and get a
good seat as a large crowd is expect
ed to be on hand.
Cool Springs School Night.
| Students and faculty of the For
| est City high school are planning to
| attend the Stephens tabernacle meet.-
j ing Friday night of this week in a
i body. A special section of seats will
be reserved at the tabernacle and
i the students will meet at the Spin
! dale Community house at 7:15 p.
( m., Friday and march into the tab-
I ernacle in a body. A decorating
1 committee has been appointed to
j decorate the tabernacle in the High
! school colors and a most interesting
program is being arranged. Songs
and cheers by the student body will
:be a feature of the program. AH
' students of Forest City High school
are requested to meet at the Com
munity house in Spindale not later
than 7:30 p. m., Friday.
few remarks, during which he called
attention especially to the progress
made by the church during the pas
torate of Dr. Adams.
Others making short talks a"bout
this beloved man, who put his calling
as a minister above all other things,
were two former members of this
church Mr. Hague Padgett and Mr.
B. Arp Lowrance, both of Char
lotte. Following them Dr. Bostic
made a short address, after which
the portrait and bronze tablet were
unveiled by Misses Kathleen Alex
ander and Marjorie Padgett.
During the unveiling ceremony
the choir and congregation softly
sung, "Jesus is All the World to Me"
after which the closing hymn and
which was also the last hymn to be
announced by Dr. Adams in this
church, "God Will Take Care of You'
was sung. Dr. Ayers pronounced tne
benediction.
Dr. Joseph Q. Adams was pastor
of the First Baptist church from
1906 to 1919. He was forced to re
sign on account of ill health, and
was called Home to his Master short
ly after leaving here.
FOREST CITY DAY
AT TARERNACLE
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mayor Davis Calling on For
est City People to Attend
Meeting Special
Service.
Thursday night, November 14th,
is to be known as 'Forest City Night'
at the Stephens tabernacle in Spin
dale. The people of Forest City are
invited to be the special guests of
the tabernacle and a special section
of the best seats in the tabernacle
will be reserved for all people from
Forest City. This occasion is being
sponsored by the men of the Ameri
can Legion who will occupy the seats
of honor at the tabernacle. A pro
gram of patriotic music will be giv
en at the tabernacle by the Spindale
Band as a special feature of the oc
casion and the tabernacle choir will
sing just prior to the sermon by
evangelist Stephens. The regular
meeting of the American Legion has
been postponed until Friday night
and a great crowd of folks are ex
pected to be at the tabernacle for
this special service. All merchants
are asked to co-operate in making
this one of the greatest nights at the
Stephens tabernacle. Mayor Davis is
asking that all places of business
close from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m., and
all citizens of Forest City are asked
to attend the tabernacle services.
WILL OBSERVE
PARENTS DAYS
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Set Apart As Visit
ing Days in Local
• Schools.
The Cool Springs township schools
are observing National Education
week by setting aside Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday as visiting days
for the parents to observe the work
of the schools. A school night pro
gram will be given for the public on
Thursday night, November 14th, at
7:30 o'clock. It is hoped that all of
the parents from the different sec
tions of the township will make a
special effort to attend this program.
Each school will participate in the
program and the entire program will
attempt to present a part of the de
finite, united, well-rounded program
of all the schools. There will also be
one or more short talks from outside
speakers, who will give their concep
tion of the schools of today and of
the schools, of yesterday. The program
will be free and will carry out the
following interesting items:
A Health Project, Bostic school.
Teaching I J ariotism, Alexander
school.
Safety First, Forest City Grammar
school.
Vocational Education, High school
Speakers.
LIBRARY NOTES.
Beginning November 17th, and ex
tending through November 22nd is
childrens' book week. We wish that
we had all the nice books snd stories
in our library that every boy and
girl in our town could come and find
something good to read. But as you
know our library is so very young
and we* have to grow gradually.
However, we hope before so very
long to have the very best library in
the state. *
During book week, couldn't all you
children find a nice little book that
you've read and enjoyed and donate
it to the library for somebody else
to read. That' would be a splendid
way to celebrate Book Week and
then maybe next year the library
can plan a real big surprise for you.
Mrs. W. R. Callahan was carried
to the Rutherford Hospital Tues--
day for treatment for an infected
finger.
Forest City Observes November
Eleventh Witb Varied Program
GOLDEN TORNADO
TO PLAY CONCORD
Western District Football Semi-
Finals Will be Played Here
Today (Thursday.)
Forest City will play the fast Con
cord high school grid team here to
day, (Thursday), in the semi-finals
of the Western District football
championship series. This game will
begin promptly at 3 o'clock, at the
Cool Springs athletic park, and prom
ises to be the hardest fought game
of this season. Concord has an ex
cellent team and has won from
Statesville and other good teams the
privilege to play The Golden Torna
do in the game Thursday.
The winner of the Forest City-
Concord game will play the winner
of the Reidsville-Mt. Airy game on
Nov. 22, for western .championship.
Should Forest City win from Con
cord the game of the 22nd, will be
played in Forest City.
THOUSANDS ARE
ATTENDING BIG
STEPHENS REVIVAL
Tabernacle Practically Filled
Every Night—Over 3,-
000 Present Sunday
Evening.
Spindale, Nov. 11.—The largest
number of people attending the
Stephens county-wide evangelistic
campaign, now under way here, thus
far, was Sunday evening. The large
number of people present was var
iously estimated from 3,000 to 3,500
For the first time since the cam.-
paign has been under way the large
parking field adjoining the tabernacle
was filled with cars, and practically
all available parking space from the
railroad crossing, along Highway No.
20 to Ellis' store was occupied.
The tabernacle, which has a seat
ing capacity of about 3,000, has
been practically filled every night
since the beginning of the campaign.
Mr. Powell Lee, musical director for
the Stephens party, arrived last
Wednesday and has been in charge of
| the music since that time.
On Friday evening a large dele
gation was present from Cliff side.
The students of Central High school
were also special guests at that time.
A large section was reserved for
Cliffside and Central High.
Wednesday night, November 13*
is "Church Men's Night" at the tab
ernacle. A large section of seats will
be reserved for church officials of
Rutherford county. All churches who
will send officials to this special
meting are requested to have their
officials in front of the Spindale
House promptly at 7:15 o'clock Wed
nesday.
Thursday night will be "'Forest
City Night" at the tabernacle. May
or V. T. Davis requests all business
houses in Forest City to close at 8
o'clock in order that their employees
may attend this meeting. Several hun
dred are expected to attend this
special service.
The students of Cool Springs high
school will be special guests at the
tabernacle of Friday evening. Special
scats will be provided.
INFANT DEAD.
, The five years old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Horn died Wednes
day morning, at the home of the
child's parents on South Church
street. The child had been ill some
time. Funeral arrangements have not
been made as The Courier goes to
press.
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
Parade and Address of Hon.
Cameron Morrison, For
* mer Governor, Features
of the Day. Dinner
Served to 1,200.
Despite overcast skies and a
threat of rain throughout the entire
day, thousands thronged the streets
Monday during the Armistice Day
. celebration here. Estimates place the
' huge crowd at from seven to eight
| thousand people, which was perhaps
! the largest assemblege ever seen in
: the county, with the exception of the
i county's Sesqui-Centennial Celebra--
I tion, held in August of this year.
! The entire square was roped oft'
i and all traffic over highway' No. 20
. was detoured over side streets in or
der not to'interfere with the festi
vities in progress during the day.
I I he streets presented a beautiful
j picture in their gay decorations of
colored bunting and flags. The busi
ness houses, light posts, and street's
I were ablaze with a beautiful array
iof red, white and blue banners, A
j merican Legion flags and American
flags.
i
f A band concert opened the pro
gram at 9 o'clock. The . Spindaie
Band, resplendent in their white and
blue uniforms, gathered on the plaza
and entertained the hundreds of
spectators with a program of music
consisting of marches and popular
selections. At the same : time ex
soldiers were being registered by
Frank. Dorsey at a booth erected for
that purpose on the square. Durmfj
the day more than 350 ex-service
men registered. The parade, led by
the Spindaie Band, got under way
at 10:30 o'clock. The band added a
colorful touch to the celebration. A
number of floats, both commercial
and individual, were" in the parade. '
The parade got under way at
10:30 o'clock. The parade formed at
the Grammar school and proceeded
from there through the business
blocks. The parade was led
by Chief Charles R. Price
and traffic officer Harris, on
motorcycles. Immediately behind the
motorcycle officers came Dr. A. C.
Duncan and Mr. C. E. Alcock, mount
ed cn spirited horses. The Spindaie
Band was next and led the parade
i proper. The ex-soldiers, in company
j formation, marched next, and were
' i followed by a decorated car carry
! ing the city officials, Legion officials
! and others. Another car had as pas
sengers three Confederate veterans,
also two Spartish-A merican war vet
erans. ,
The first commercial lioat in the
parade was that of the Willis Tow
ery Post, of the American Legion.
' Immediately behind it came the prize
winning float, of the Fred Williams
Post, of Rutherfordton. The floats
of the Cyclone Auction Company,
The Farmers Bank and the Forest
City Womans Club followed in suc
cession. Other floats were those of
Jones and Grant, Jones Grocery
Company, The Industrial Bank, The
Arrow Sales Corporation and Dalton
Bros.
The judges of the floats were: Mr.
Z O. Jenkins, Miss Ruth Moore and
Mrs. D. H. Sutton. First prize, for
the best commercial float, was award
ed to the Fred Williams Post, Ameri
can Legion, of Rutherfordton. Sec
i ond prize was awarded to the Forest
City Woman's Club. In the indivi
dual floats Clarence Jones won first
prize and Mr. John Dalton second
prize.
A 12 o'clock the address of the
day was given by ex-governor Cam
j eron Morrison of Charlotte. The speak
i ers stand was erected on the east
i end of the plaza, directly in front
l of the memorial to the Rutherford
county soldiers. On the platform
, were seated the gold star mothers
| and fathers, representatives of the
press, officials of the Rutherfordton
and Forest City Legion posts, city
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