Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XII —No. 26.
PROGRAM OF THE !
SIXTH OLDER BOYS' j
CONFERENCE
Several Special Features on
Program for Conference,
Which Will be Held on
April 11 to 13.
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Spindale, April I.—The program
for the Sixth Rutherford County,
Older Boys' Conference is rapidly
taking shape, and is practically com
jlete, according to the , secretary,
Prof. R. W. Eaves. There is yet two
.-peakers to be definitely decided up
n. and each of these have tenta
;vely accepted.
A new feature of this year's con
ference will be a concert Saturday
night by the girls' glee club of the
Asheville Normal school, of Ashe
ville, which will be held at the Spin
lale House. It will be announced
next week as to whether this concert
will be open to the general public.
The first session of the conference
a ill be held Friday afternoon, April
11, with an organization meeting.
Prof. R. L. Leary, of Central High
school, will preside at this session.
Rev. W. A. Barber will ask the bless
ing, and the adult president, Mr. E.
E. Smart, of Bostic, will bring greet
ings to the conference. Willard Met
ealf, elected at last conference as
junior conference president, will al
so greet the conference. Registration
of delegates will take place imme
diately before the organization of
the session. At the close junior of
ficers for 1 ( J31 will be elected.
The banquet will be held, at the
Spindale House Friday evening, be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. E. E.
Smart will act as toastmaster. Invo
cation will be by Rev. H. H. Cassady,
and Prof. L« E. Spikes, will deliver
the address of welcome. Response will
be by Z. O. Jenkins, of Cliflfside." "Rev.
Floyd Rogers, Rector of the Epis
copal church of Asheville, will givt
the address of the evening, followed
by the benediction by Rev. E. B
Jenkins.
The third session will be held Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock. Invo
cation by Rev. •R. T. Baker. The
address at this session will probably
be given by Dir. 0. L. Simpson, ot
Nashville, Tenn., one of the origi
nators of the Rutherford County Old
er Boys' Conference. Rev. My. Hunni
cutt, of Cliffside, will pronounce the
benediction. J. J. Tarlton, of Hollis,
".ill preside at this session.
The athletic program will be al
the new athletic field, at Central High
Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2
clock. Prof. C. A. Denson will be
m charge of the athletic events.
The Asheville Normal Glee club
v > ill give a concert Saturday night
T :.'jo o'clock at the Spindale House
Immediately after the concert an in
formal reception will be held
The closing session will be held
Sunday afternoon at one o'clock
rhe speaker for this occasion will
1 i>r. A. M. Trawick, of Wofford
college. Invocation will be by Rev.
-*f. F. .Moores, and the benediction
'Dr. W. A. Ayers.
All
sessions of the conference will
' e held at the Spindale House, ex
cept the Saturday afternoon athle
te program. All Sunday school class..
Boy Scout troops, school societies
'lapses and club and other boys or
ganizations are entitled to one of
ficial representative for each eight
:j(j ys enrolled. However, all boys arc
entitled to attend as unofficial dele
gates.
Officers Get Four
Men And Whiskey
Policeman George Green, of Spin
' ; de, and deputy Melvin Lancaster
a ptured four men, a car and six gal
" n.s of whiskey Tuesday aftern|Mfc
March 25, near Tanner's ..GflfP/]
after a racepf^^^rij^^Hj
and Fletcher Hill^J3|^Sßnm^hich
they were riding after
officers succeed«l In forcing them
* the road. The car of Mr. Green
" a - damaged slightly when he pull
't in front of the rum running
and his leg was also injured. Six
of whiskey was taken from
e car by the officers.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. § »*{ fU. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
Rutherford County Board of Elections J
Appointed; J. R. Anderson Chairman
Raleigh, Mar. 31.—At a meeting |
)f the Stj\te Board of Elections, held J
lere Saturday, election boards for i
>ach county in the state were nam-!
?d. A considerable amount of busi-!
less was transacted by the board at |
ts Saturday session, in addition to j
ippointing the county boards of elec • j
ion. Several matters relating to the !
ie \ Australian ballot system were i
liscussed and decided upon. i
Rutherford county's election board j
ivas re-appointed. The members are I
J. R. Anderson, Rutherfordton, chair- j
County Standard Training
School Opens Here April 6|
LOCAL STUDENTS
i IN MUSIC CONTEST
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Fifteen Students of Cool
Springs High School Eligi
ble to Compete in State
Contest.
Fifteen music students at Cool
Springs High school took part, in the
elimination contest held in the au
jditorium, last Wednesday afternoon.
: The music department had a wealth
jof talent to select from this year,
and keen interest was shown among
i the students.
! In addition to the soloists two glee
clubs will enter the district contest.
: Forty-five music students accom
panied by Mrs. A. M. Glickman, and
Miss Katherine Goggans will attend
| the district meeting at Gastonia on
April 12 th.
| Winning contestants are as follows:
Piano—Doris Ledbetter, first place
Frances Ledbetter, second place;
Johnny Washburn, ibird^piaee.*-
Unchanged voices—Howard Mag
ness, first place; Leon Padgett, sec
ond place; Esper Brown, third place.
: Soprano—Dorothy Green, first
place; Miriam Padgett, second place;
Gwendolyn Proctor, third place,
i Contralto —Eleanor Meares, first
place; Annie Bell Ware, second
place; Sarah Duncan, third place:
Pauline Matheny, fourth place.
Tenor —Paul Hamrick, first place:
John Blanton, second place.
Baritone —Phillip Chambers.
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HOME COMING K. P.
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There will be a home coming of
the Knights of Pythias on April 7th
at 7:30 o'clock in the Forest Citj
lodge building. This order was or
ganized January 3, 1896, with tht
following charter members:
Forest City Lodge o. 82, Knights
of Pythias.
! G. K. Moore, P. C.
Geo. Biggerstaff, C. C.
L. W. Fortune, V. C.
F. W. King, Prelate.
A. V. Mc-Mahan, M. of W.
G. 0. Doggett, K. of R. S.
I. N. Biggerstaff, M. of F.
Jas. M. Biggerstaff, M. of E.
R. S. Webb, M. of A.
L. C. Lowrance, I. G.
C. A. Wilkie, 0. G.
Only three of the charter mem
bers are now living: R. S. Webb, L.
C. Lowrance and G. O. Doggett.
We propose to have all three pres
ent at this meeting and we are in
viting lodges from other towns to be
with us. Invitations are being mail
ed to all members and all who have
'SH 1 ]
OF OLDEROT^^ONFERENCE
A meeting of the officers of the
Older Boys' Conference will be held
at the Spindale House Friday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. This meeting has
been called by the president, Mr. E.
E. Smart, to complete plans for the
Older Boys' Conference.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUT COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, APRIL 0.
|man (Democrat); P. C. Rollins, Ruth
j erfordton, (Democrat) and W,.. J.
iMode, Rutherfordton, (Republican.)
j The members of the state board
•of elections are J. Crawford Biggs,
! Raleigh, chairman; John C. Sikes,
j Monroe; George McNeill, Fayette
jville; Fred D. Hamrick, Rutherford-
Jton, and Adrian Mitchell, of Winton.
' Candidates for county offices- may
i file notice of candidacy after the
• first week in May. The books for
I filing open on the same date as does
(the registration books.
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; Rev. O. L. Simpson Will Teach
I One of Courses in School
Here April 6-11.
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The Rutherford County Standard
Training School for church and Sun
day school leaders will be held at the
jhig'h school building here beginning
j April 6 and continuing through April
11th. The school will open Sunday,
'April 6th, at 3 o'clock. Another ses
sion will be held Sunday night at
: 7:30 and on the following days the
[sessions will be held each evening at
i 7 :30 o'clock.
| Three courses will be otfered in
jthe school: Lesson Materials in
j Religious Education, which will be
itaught by Rev. O. L. Simpson, form
jer pastor in this county, but now as
jsociate editor of the Methodist pub-f
ilications at Nashville, Tenn.|
i Principles of Teaching, b?
jMiss Corinne Little, and a course
Jin Worship, taught by Mr. F. M
i Williamson.
t The minimum age of students
in the Standard Train
ing Course is seventeen years, with
!the following exceptions: Students
who are sixteen years of age and
have graduated from a standard high
school or a preparatory school of
j equal grade are eligible for credit
on any unit, and any student who
has passed his sixteenth birthday is
eligible for credit on the content
, units—such as Bible, The Mission
ary Message of the Bible, The Metho
dist Church and Its Work, Spirit
! and Genius of Methodism, and cer
tain units in the Methodist Your.g
'People's Training Course.
| An officer or teacher in any de
partment in the Sunday school should
enroll for the specialization unit be
jing offered in that department, pro
vided he does not already have cred
it for that unit. When a specializa
tion unit in his department is not
ibeing offered he should enroll for a
'general unit.
■ An elementary worker will not be
permitted to receive credit in a unit
i given within an elementary depart
ment other than the department in
iwhich she is working. This does not
I apply to general elementary workers,
! Students not engaged as officers
or teachers in the Sunday school
should enroll only for general units
until they have completed the work
required for the |diflloma fcvfthout
seals.
Visitors should enroll in one class
and remain in that class throughout
the week. Promiscuous visiting is not
allowed.
The school is open to any Sunday
school or church worker who desires
to enroll, regardless of denomination
al affiliation.
Officers.
The officers of the Rutherford
Qpunty Standard training school are
Moore, president board of
treasurer. Oth-
Board^jßfefcgers:—C. C. Moore,
J. Q. CoftHßi-* Eugene Allison,
V. M. F- C. Kinzie, C.
F. Cline, Blanton, Charles
Metcalf, C. E. Sho
ber, Boyd WW e ' E ' N * Washburn »
Finance &. Cowan, Jr., V. M.
Text BooM|3i- D- Abernethy.
Enrollme^M^ffe 8, F. Moores,
Mrs. J. T. lffln£^ rs - w - O. Geer,
Mrs. I}., H,VjfcMiardt, Miss Una
Edwards, L° n g> Mrs. G.
P. Reid, Shober, Mrs. L.
ARMY ENGINE !"
MAKING SUI&Y
IN COMMUNITY
Six Engineers From War De
partment Engaged in Map
ping and Sketching Riv
ers of County For
Power Surveys.
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Six civil engineers, connected with
United States War Department,
arrived Monday in Forest City, and
are engaged in making a topograph
ical sketch of the territory adjacent
the North and South Carolina state
line, and surveying the rivers of
.Rutherford County and surrounding
j territory with the object in view of
i selecting a dam site.
! The party is under the supervision
of Mr. John Deleney. Other members
|of the party are J. S. Wright, Car
eer Tawshand, Hugh McGuinn, Ed
Burgeson and Jim Buckett. They will
be in Forest City a month or longer.
' Three members of the party are
|at the home of Mr. R. K. Hollifield,
iwhile the other are at the home of:
; Mr. T. R. Padgett.
R. P. COFFIELD DIES
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Father of Mayor O. R. Coffield
Succumbs to Long Illness—
Funeral Held Friday.
Ellenboro, Mar. 31. —R. P. Cof
field, aged 79, died here at the home
of his son, Mr. O. R. Coffield, Thurs
; day evening following an illness of i
! about one year. His condition had J
. become worse during the past six or j
•eight weeks, which resulted in his]
Veath Thursday.
j The funeral services were held at I
the home of Mr. Coffield Friday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Wm.
Rourke, pastor of the Ellenboro Pres
byterian church, was in charge of the
funeral service. The body was sent
to Apex, N. C., where it was interr
ed Saturday with appropriate cere
| mony. --• "*" - •
I Mr. Coffield was a former resident (
of Apex, where he lived for about
forty-five years. He came to Elleii
iboro about four years ago and had
i been making his home with his son.
I He is survived by his son, O. R.
Coffield, who is mayor of Ellenboro,
and was one time representative in
the General Assembly.
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Officers Recover
Stolen Automobile
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A car belonging to Wood Halford, i
of Alexander, was stolen Monday af
ternoon at one o'clock. Mr. Halford
immediately notified the local police,;
J. W. Marlow. Mr. Marlow located j
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the car in Spartanburg and arrested j
Irene Jones, of Henrietta, Monday
j night at 11 o'clock in a hotel in
Spartanburg. She was brought back j
to this county and was given a trial j
Tuesday in the recorder's court at:
Rutherfordton and sentenced to j
thirty days in jail, or to pay costs!
of case. Mr. Marlow was accompan-j
ied by deputy R. O. Cobb.
Destroys Still.
Mr. Marlow, accompanied by M.
J. Lancaster, destroyed a forty gal
lon capacity still, near Salem church
Tuesday night, March 25. No arrests j
were made. The still had been in re- j
cent operation, and 180 gallons of',
beer was destroyed. j.
MRS. MINNIE F. BLANTON
ANNOUNCES FOR TREASURER J
Mrs. Minnie F. Blanton announces
this week her candidacy for re-elec
tion as treasurer of Rutherford coun- 1
ty. Mrs. Blanton has filled this posi- i
tion for several years in an ad- ;
mirable and efficient manner, and \
is asking for re-election on the basis ,
of her record of performance during
her term of office.
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B. Harrill, Mrs. E. L. Dobbins, Mrs.
Arthur Harrill, Miss Lillian Wash- .
burn. ]
Entertainment:.— Rev. M., F
Moores, G. V. Frye, Mrs. E. 0. i
Thomas. i
Publicity:—Rev. W. A. Barber. !
Two Fires in County
Do SIB,OOO Damage
Sunday Night Blaze Destroys Home of J. H.
Burwell, at Spindale—U. S. Courtney's
Home Burned Here Tuesday Morning.
FUNERAL HELD
SATURDAY FOR
MR. BEN HARDIN
Died Friday at Hospital From
Injuries Received at Alex
ander Last Week.
Forest City, R-l, Mar. 31.—Fun
eral services for Mr. Ben Hardin,
aged 3.5, were held at Sulphur Springs
Baptist church Saturday morning at
10 o'clock. Mr. Hardin died in the
Rutherford hospital Friday morning
as a result of a blow received dur
jing an altercation with John Bridge
} man, at Alexander Mill.
Rev. J. A. Brock, pastor of the
Caroleen Baptist church, was in
charge of the funeral services.
Mr. Hardin is survived by his wid
j ow, and one small daughter. One
! brother, Lew Hardin, of Forest City,
survives, also one half- brother, of
Forest City, R-l.
Mr. Hardin was a native of Ruther
ford county, and had been employed
at the Alexander Mills for some time.
According to reports Hardin and
Bridgeman, both employees of the
I Alexander Mill, were working in the
I warehouse at the mill Wednesdav
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jwhen the fight started. Bridgeman
j struck Hardin on the cheek bono,
j with his fist, according to reports,
j knocking him unconscious. He • was
taken to the hospital where he re
mained in a semi-conscious state un
til death claimed him Friday morn
j ing. •
Coroner W. C. Hightower held an
| inquest Friday afternoon and the
jjury decided that Bridgeman should
Ibe held for grand jury investigation
| but recommended that he be allowed
to give bond for his release from
jail. The coroner fixed his bond at
$3,000. v r 1 *\ tZ *
Physicians performed an autopsy
Friday on Hardin and it was stated
that Hardin came to his death as a
result of extensive fracture of the
vault and base of the skull with an
: extensive hemorrhage.
| The defendant offered no evi
; dence. There were no eye-witness
!es to the tragedy Bridgeman claims
'that he got into a fight with Hardin
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land that he struck him in the side
|of the head with his fist, that he
knocked Hardin down and then
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; picked him up. He said that he
■had been abused bv Hardin.
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Mrs. B. J. Barber
Dies Suddenly.
j Hendersonville, April 2. —Mrs. B.
J. Barber died at her home here sud
jdenly Tuesday at noon. Funeral ser
vices will be held today (Thursday)
at two o'clock.
| She is survived by four sons and
one daughter, as follows: F. I. Bar
ber, Forest City; George Barber,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Farry Barber,
Hendersonville; Hugh Barber, Bir
mingham, Ala., and Mrs. H. W. Rat
tray, of Columbus, Ga.
PROFITT FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Profitt Farm Loan Association
will be held in the court house in
Rutherfordton Tuesday morning at
ten o'clock. All interested in this
organization are urged to be present.
BENEFIT PARTY.
There will be a benefit party given
at the home of Mrs. J. F. Timmer
man, Caroleen, Friday night, April
11, at 8 o'clock. Everybody welcome.
Given under auspices of the Com--
munity Woman's club. Admission
SI.OO per couple, or 50c each.
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84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per \ ear in Ad vance
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| One of the worst fires that Forest
i City has experienced for sometime
! occurred here Tuesday morning a
l bout 11:45 o'clock, when the resi
dence on East Main street, occupied
,by U. S. Courtney was almost total
ly destroyed together with all of his
| furniture. The damage was about
( SB,OOO. The quick thinking and her
oic act of the mother who ran to the
kitchen from the front part of the
house when the fire was discovered
i and snatched up her three-months old
i infant kept the fire from becoming a
worse tragedy.
I Mrs. Courtney and three cnildren.
j one an infant, were the? only members
of the family at home when the fire
j started. Mrs. Courtney was in the
j front part of the house when it
'rapidly began to fill with smoke. The
; baby was in the kitchen where the
fire started from a defective flue.
Dashing into the kitchen which was
already afire, Mrs. Courtney snatched
.up her baby and barely made her
escape.
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j The alarm was given and the city's
two trucks were on the scene within
a few minutes, but were unable to
save the house. A strong wind fanned
the blaze toward an adjoining house
.which would have caught had the
water been turned on a few seconds
later. Even then had the wind not
suddenly shifted it is thought thai
the fire would have spread and des
troyed the entire block, due to the
intense heat.
The house, which was owned by Mr.
John Daniel, of Lincolnton, was val
ued at $6,000. It was partially cover
ed by insurance. Mr. Courtney did
not have any insurance on his fur
niture. His loss was about $2,000.
The prompt and correct manner
in which the fire alarm was turned
in, and the quick response of the
fire department, was a great help in
preventing the spread of the flames
to adjoining buildings. Mr. John
Poole, chief of the fire laddies, who
has noted the effect of improperly
reported fires and the attendent loss
of time to the department, was so
appreciative of the prompt and cor
rect manner in which this fire was re
ported by Mrs. E. O. Thomas, that
he has furnished this statement:
"The fire department of Forest
City, as a whole, wishes to commend
Mrs. E. O. Thomas for the manner
in which the alarm was given to the
fire station, being the most correct
alarm tufted in on record. The fire
department hopes that all persons
giving fire alarms would carefully
jgive street and house and by whom
l occupied, as this is the only way we
' have of knowing where to go, being
I handicapped by not having the house
numbered in the city. We again
'thank Mrs. Thomas for her courtesy
in helping us in our endeavor to pro
tect life and property."
SPINDALE HAS
SIO,OOO FIRE
Spindale, Mar. 31.—The magnifi
cent home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Horace
Burwell, located in East Spindale,
was totally destroyed Sunday night
about 9:30 by fire. The fire originat
ed in the bathroom, and when dis
covered had gained such headway a?
to prevent the removal of any furni
ture.
The house was value at about
$7,000 and equipment, furniture,
etc., at about $3,000, which was par
tially covered by insurance.
The fire department was called and
responded promptly, but their work
was hampered by lack of water. The
nearest water main was several hun
dred yards away.
The building was erected a few
years ago by Mrs. Kate Twitty, and
was a handsome brick structure.
Mr. Marshall Giles attended a
Bankers' Convention held in Atlanta,
Ga., last week.