Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XII —N«o. 28.
MERCHANTS DAY
AT COUNTY CLUB
MEETING FRIDAY
Bavid Ovens, of Ivey's De
partment Store, Charlotte,
Will be Speaker—All
Merchants of County
Are Invited.
The April meeting of The Ruth-
erford County Club will be held
Friday at one o'clock in the Haypes
Memorial building, in Cliffside. Mr.
David Ovens, general manager of
the J. B. Ivey & Company store of
Charlotte, will be the speaker. Mr.
Ovens is a noted speaker and hum
orist and will bring a message of
great interest ag well as one of much
instruction.
This meeting is a jnerchant's meet
ing, and all merchants in Rutherford
county are invited io be present. If
you wish to attend the club lunch,
please phone Mrs. L. C. Garvin, at
Cliffside, and make reservations. If
yoit do not care to attend the lunch,
but come after the conclusion of the
dinner seats will be reserved. A
special effort will be made to get
each merchant in the county to at
tend, but if you are not. invited do
not hesitate to attend.
Mr. Ovens will bring with him a
noted Soprano singer, Miss Gertrude
Gower, who has been heard many
times over the radio. She will give
several selections during the lunch
eon. She will be accompanied by Mr.
Eugene Craft, a noted pianist, who
has just returned from Paris.
WOMANS CLUB
EECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. F. E. Webb President ami
Mrs Frank Wilkins Re
cording Secretary.
A general meeting of the Wo man* 8
club was held April 10, at 4 p. m.,
at the City Hall. "Meeting was called
to order by President Mrs. F. 5L
Webb and collect read by Mrs. C.
H. Verner. Minutes were read by the
secretary. The nominating commit
tee submitted the following names
for 1930-31 officers:
Mrs. F. E. Webb, president.
Mrs. W. G. Morgan, Ist vice pres.
Mrs. Carl Huntley, 2nd, vice pres.
Mrs. Frank Wilkins, recording- sec.
Mrs. Tom Verner, corresponding
secretary.
Mrs. W. W. ftichbourg, treasurer.
Mrs. Hoyle Elliot, auditor.
Mrs. G. P. Reid, club reporter.
These were unanimously eleeted
>y the members,.
Reports were given from the dif
ferent and showed a
splendid years work.
A delegate was nut elected to go
to the convention at Pinehurst, N.
C.. on account of finances.
Mrs. C. H. Verner presented mat
ter of combining the departments
and all meetings together. This was
•Jiscussed quite a bit and a final dis- i
cussion will be made in May. Thej
meeting then adjourned.
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Dramatic Clo&.
The dramatic club will meet Thurs
day (tonight) at 8 o'clock at the
flome of Mrs. John Dalton. Mrs.
Walton, Mrs. B. T. Jones and Miss
Louise- Lattimore will be Joint hos
tesses.
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Hhe Music club will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. F. Black, Friday,
April 18th, at 4 o'clock. Mesdames
'*• T. Camp and O. B. Green and Miss ■
Ruth Meares will be joint hostesses, j
pr OF. B. L. SMITH TO HEAD
SHELBY SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR j
-a.pt. Benjamin L. Smith, former
superintendent of the Forest City
Public schools, and later superinten
dent of the Rutherfordton-Spindale-
Ruth school system, was Friday night
as superintendent of the
• v helby school system for 1930-31.
Smith moved last July from
to Shelby, where he accept
(l the superintendency of the Shel
°y schools, after a brilliant career of
nearly eleven years in Rutherford
county school circles.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY —"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNEDjA.ND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY
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(Photo by Courtesy Asheville Times)
C. C. Moore and his son, C. J. Moore, both of Forest City, are shown
with their dog, Flora May, which won the sweepstakes as the best dog in
the hound show, given by the Tryon Riding and Hunt club last' week in
connection with a horse show.
DR. AMOS. C. DUNCAN
MAY ANNOUNCE
FOR CONGRESS
Prominent Forest City Doctor
Has Matter Under Con
sideration—May Get in
Race This Week.
! Dr. Amos C. Duncan, one of Rutfc-
I *
ford countoy's best known physcians
j and surgeons, of this city, may au
inounffe- tfiarweeir'trna: JOT
representative in U. S. Congress. Dr.
Duncan has had the matter under
.•consideration for some time, and
stated Tuesday that he would prob
ably announce this week as a can
didate for representative from tike
! Tenth Congressional district,
j A movement has been under way
jiin the county for sometime to select
j someone a candidate for Congress.
Rutherford eounty casts tlhe largest
democratic vote of any county in the
i'Tenth 'Congressional district, fout has
i not had .a representative in nearly
';a century. As a result the county has
suffered, and it is the consensus of
opinion that the county has not re -
ceived its .proper share of attention
i from Congress.
! Rutherford's last representative was
[James Graham, whose term of office
'■expired in 1547. The county has nev
er been represented in the halls of
j Congress by a native son. The dis
trict has been represented by three
j Rutherford county men, but neither
i were natives of Rutherford county.
James Holland, who represented the
! district in 1795-98 and again in 1801-
;11 was a native of Anson county,
'■and moved to Rutherford late in
ilife. Felix Walker, the second repre
! aentative, was foorn in Hampshire
'county, Va., now West Virginia, and
! was Rutherford county's first, clerk
•of court, a position which he held
j from 1779 to 1787. He removed to
; Haywood county- and represented the
district in 1817-23. James Graham,
the third representative, was a na
tive of Lincoln county, and came to
Rutherford county when a young
man. He represented the district five
times from 1833 to 1847.
Rutherford county's only native!
sons to sit in the halls of Congress)
represented other districts. Thomas j
Laurens Jones left the county in;
young manhood and removed toj
Kentucky, where he represented a
district. The late Hon. Romulus Z.
Linney was born in Rutherford, but
left the county in early childhood.
THREE COUPLES ARE
MARRIED IN GAFFNEY
Gaffney, Apr. 14.—Among the
couples issued licenses to wed here
last week three couples were from
Rutherford county, as follows:
Worth Walker and Mary Hargett,
Rutherfordton.
Maurice Mooney, Kings Mountain,
and Virgie Hicks, Avondale.
Miller London and Ruth Layton,
Forest City.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST £ITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH C; NA THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930.
Winner At Tryon
UNDERGOES OPERATION.
Mrs. Clarence Griffin, of Spindale,
| underwent a series of operations at
' the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte,
' i last Thursday. Her many friends will
':be glad to learn that the operations
; were highly successful, and that she
Jis recovering nicely, and will return
■lhome shortly.
IMS. J. L7TAYLOR '
! TAKEN BY DEATH
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' Wife of Former Rutherford
ion. Bank President Passes ,
in Hospital—Funeral
Wednesday.
' j Rutherfordton, Rpr. 15.—Mrs. J.
I Lloyd Taylor, 61, died at the Ruth
erford Hospital Tuesday afternoon of
following an extended
illness. Shs had been in ill health for
some time. Last Friday she under
went an operation and gradually
[grew worse.
She leaves her husband who was
j formerly a bank president and one
'! of the best, known men in Ruther
r |
I ford county, three sons and two
!'jdaughters, Robert and Leslie L. Tay
' par, of this place, and James Taylor,
] prominent lawyer of Hendersonvilla,
jand Sara and Mildred Taylor, both
well known local teachers; two brotli
' ers Joe IMF. and W. D, Walker and
Mrs. Chase Ford ail of this place.
She was the daughter of the late
ex-sheriff Noah H. Walker of this
county and was a loyal member of
the First Baptist church of Ruth
erfordton. She was a teacher in the
Sunday school and had been for
} years. She was also active in the
> Woman's Missionary Society. She was
| a devoted Christian.
J
j Funeral services were held from
jthe Rutherfordton Baptist church
[Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
| Mrs. Taylor's pastor, the Rev. Ed .
:ward B. Jenkins,'was in charge of
jthe funeral, assisted by Rev. R. E.
Herring, of Zebulon, a former"pas
tor. The fupoeral was largely attended
the church being filled to capacity.
Interment followed in the Ruther-j
fordton cemetery.
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!MRS. E. B. JENKINS HURT
! BY AUTOMOBILE
| Rutherfordton, Apr. 14.—Mrs.
i Edward B. Jenkins, wife of the pas-j
I tor of the First Baptist church of >
this place, was hurt at Brookneal, ;
Va., near Lynchburg, Thursday af-j
ternoon while on a visit
[with her husband, it was learned
'here Saturday afternoon.
j The party had returned from an
[automobile trip and Mrs. Jenkins)
I and another lady had gotten out of,
the car when a car approaching j
from the opposite directions struck .
them. Mr. Jenkins was unhurt, j
Mrs. Jenkins was rushed to the
| Baptist hospital of Virginia, at
Lynchburg, and an x-ray examina
tion showed that she suffered two
pelvis bones broken.
Rev. Mr. Jenkins was unable
to fill his appointment here Sunday.
SIXTH OLDER BOYS'
CONFERENCE WAS
WELL ATTENDED
Attendance at Each Session
Average Over 200—Num
ber of Inspiring Ad
dresses.
j Spindale, Apr. 14.—More than
| two hundred boys, representing fevery
i community in Rutherford county,
{attended the sessions of the Sixth
■ Annual Rutherford County Older
Boys' Conference, which closed here j
Sund&y afternoon. The addresses
jhear# at the conference were of a
j high type, and marked the conference
las one of the best held in the six
years of its existence. The confer
| ence opened Friday afternoon with
|an organization meeting, followed
by a banquet Friday evening, and
with three sessions on Saturday and
t one on Sunday. All sessions were
t held at the Spindale House, except
i the athletic program of Saturday af
ternoon.
Pijof. R. L. Leary presided Friday
afternoon at the organization meet
ing, which was held at four o'clock.
Rev. J. W. Hoyle, Jr., opened the
session with prayer, and Mr. E. E.
S'mart the adult president, brought
| greeting to the conference. Willard
Metcalf, who was elected last
i year as junior president, also
'! brought greetings to the boys. Af
■ter announcements and registration
| junior officers for next year were
; elected as follows: president, John
j Hollar, Union Mills; vice president
|John| D. Withrow, Hollis; secretary,
C. m Cline, Jr. of Gilkey,
'fwo hundred fifteen attended the
1 banquet Friday evening at the Spin
dale j House. The food for the ban-
served by the members of
'fwre Central High iiame economics
; department. Mr. E. E. Smart acted
as toastmaster. Rev. H. H. Cassady
'asked the blessing. The official of the
conference, both senior and junior
, were presented at that time. Prof,
iL. E. Spikes, of Central High, Wei
ll corned the boys to Spindale, and Mr.
( Z. O. Jenkins, of Cliffside, responded.
| 1 Rev. Floyd G. Rogers, Episcopal rec
tor of Asheville, brought the ad
dress, which was timely and appro
' priate for the occasion. The Spindale
Band gave several musical selections
throughout the evening.
' Rev. O. L. Simpson, a former
Rutherford county minister, now con
nected with the Methodist, publish
i ing house in Nashville, and Capt. B.
'|L. Smith, of Shelby, were the speak
ers at the Saturday moi-ning session,
i These two men were originators of
jthe Oolder Boys' Conference idea,
and worked energetically to estab
lish firmly the conference as a per
manent institution,
i Prof. C. A. Denson, of Cliffside,
had charge of the athletic program
i Saturday afternoon at the Central
| High athletic field. A number of e •
! vents were on the program, and
j each event was participated in by a
! number of boys. At the close of the
program a check-up of the number
of points won by each individual was
made, which showed that Thomas,
Blanton, of Cool Springs High school j
' won first place, with twenty-two .
points. Herbert Gurley, of Sunshine (
school, won second place with fifteen j
points and Leroy McCurry, of Cliff- j
. side, won third place with fourteen j
points.
The Asheville Normal Glee Club
igave a concert Saturday evening to
! approximately two hundred confer
ence delegates and others. This was
a new feature introduced this year,
, and proved to be a great, success. A
'reception for members of the Glee
Club and the delegates to the con
ference was held after the concert,
; and refreshments served.
* The Sunday afternoon session was j
largely attended. Prof. C. C. Nor
ton* addressed the conference and
brpught. an inspirational message.
f*rof. R. W. Eaves, senior secre
tary, and Mr. E. E. Smart, senior
president, are very much pleased
over the success of the conference,
and are of the opinion that it has
been one of the best yet held.
ETHEL M'SWAIN WINNER.
Miss Ethel McSwain of Forest City
was the winner in the Birtie Beauty
Shop contest last Saturday.
Carolina Gas Company
Wants Forest City Franchise
Offers to Build Plant Here, Starting Work in
Sixty Days* Employing Big Force of
Men and Spending Approxi
mately $150,000.
Gas Company Would Be Valuable Asset to For
est City—May Be Divisional
Headquarters.
Mr. R. P. Freeze and associates of the Carolina Gas Co., of
Hendersonville, are petitioning the Forest City Board of Alder
men for a franchise for the installation and operation of a
commercial gas plant in this city. Mr. Freeze, who represents
a big Chicago company, agrees to post a $5,000 performance
bond guaranteeing that construction will be started within
fmishe( l in twelve months. Approximately
$150,000 will be spent in installing the new plant.
DR. JOHN D. BIGGS
IN SHORT TALK
TO KIWANIS CLUB
Asked Club to Co-operate
With Him in Getting Best
Results in Banks' Af
fairs—Other Notes.
I
Attorney B. T. Jones paid a nic
compliment to Dr. John D. Biggs
liquidating agent for the defunei
county banks, in introducing him ai
I the Kiwanis meeting Monday night
I among other things saying that the
j genial Doctor was eminently quali
jfied for the exacting position.
j »r. Blggfs ItoTd Several amu'sin*
j stories and then expressed his ap
j preciatio n of the cordial reception gii
jen him by the good folk of Ruther
| ford county. He also touched upoi
i Kiwanis ideals and solicited the sup
j port of the club in bringing abo>:
i the best, results for the depositor
|of the closed banks. Dr. Biggs sai
his work could not be done in si:
months and that he would give hi
earnest attention to getting the bes
results for the depositors. The Kiwan
| ians were much impressed with th
j Doctor's evident earnest desire t
j close his work to the best advantag
and to protect the interests of th
depositors in every way possible.
It was decided at this meeting t
have the regular farmers' night
the club, instead of having then
j come in individual groups, as was a
! first contemplated. It is the desir.
jof the club to have all the farmer
l present at one meeting and to co
j operate in every way for their bet
j ter success.
W. L. Brown reported that he ha
i sent the report of the cotton contes
to Kiwanis International.
j
M. H. Hewitt had charge of th
program and, of course, pulled som
of his inimitable stunts, the first be
ing a harp contest between Eak. :
Brown and Sutton. Brown handler
the harmonica like a professional an
was declared the winner.
J. W. Dalton, Terry Moore ari
others made short talks anent th
Belling Gap road.
BOLLING GAP ROAD
MAY BE TAKEN OVEf
The new highway from Bostic t
Morganton, via Golden Valley, Soutl
Mountain and Boiling Gap may b
taken over as a part of the Nortl
Carolina state highway system som
time in the near future, accordim
to reports.
, Several Rutherford county peoplt
jhave been interesting themselves ir
this project, and have been tenta
tively promised that this road will be
the next taken over by the Stat
Highway Commission.
The road has been recently im
proved and topsoiled to the Burkt
county line. A formal opening will
be held Saturday on top of the moun
tain, on the Burke-Rutherford coun
ty line, near Boiling Gap.
This route is the shortest from
Forest City and Morganton, cutting
off several miles between the two
towns. It is also a near route from
Shelby to Morganton.
84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
( The proposition of the Carolina
i Gas Co., is one of the most, import
ant matters conning before the City
J Council in many years, and means
a big construction work for the city
Jin the next few months, the em
| j ployment of about sixty-five local
| people, the buying of large quanti
fies of materials, etc., all coming at
!a time of depression and when the
1 expenditure of a large sum of money
I —approximately , $150,000 —will be
jof vast benefit in tiding over a sum
jiner that promises very little in con
struction work, due to the present
| financial depression prevailing all
j over the country. It is also promised
( that large quantities of materials
| will be purchased in Forest City while
• the work is being prosecuted.
j Mayor V. T. Davis—always pro
gressive and with the city's best in
terests at heart—together with a ma
jority of the Board, is in favor of
granting the franchise to the gas
company. In order to more fulhsr ar-
quaint himself with the proposition,
he visited Hendersonville Tuesday to
study the working of the' plant in
that city. He found Hendersonville
i more than pleased with the new
, plant there, that city being the first
j n this section to grant the fran
chise. After discussion with Mr.
'Freeze and other officials, and ob
| . '
jservation of the progress of the gas
company there, Mayor Davis inter
viewed Mayor Sherrard of that city
and found that official enthusiastic
over the benfits accuring from the
installation ot the gas plant there,
j Hendersonville was first to grant
I franchise to the gas company, a
{ large and responsible concern with
' headquarters in Chicago. Rutherford
j ton-Spindale has granted franchises
• and also Gaffncy. Shelby is being
' petitioned for franchise, which will.
,be granted.
j With tne granting of franchise by
j Forest City, bond will be executed
•and work will begin within sixty
'days. The plant will be established
. within the city limits and it is esti
j mated that the company will pay
( taxes in the sum of $1,500 to $2,000
' yearly. Work will bo carried on in
(such manner as not to damage any
'property or city streets in any man
|rer. Owing to its central location,
'Forest City will more than likely be
.made divisional headquarters for the
| company.
j Mayor Davis and members of the
; Board and a committee from the Ki
jwanis Club will visit Hendersonville
J early next week to get pointers on
the benefits and operation of the gas
plant. Later the matter will again
come before the Board, asking for
the franchise. The almost unanimous
opinion of Forest City business men
is in favor of the Board allowing this
great enterprise to come into our
city.
JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB.
The Junior Music Club will meet
Monday afternoon, April 21st, at
3:30 at the High school. A good pro
gram is in store for you.
MORE AND BETTER
HOOK BALLS BY BLANTON
(Shelby Star.)
T. Blanton, Forest ' City's little
right-hander, threw more hook balls
and better hook balls at the Shelby
:eam Tuesday than they have seen
n every game this year, according
;o Coach Morris.
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