Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XII —No. 29.
ELECTION BOARD
NAMES OFFICIALS
FOR PRIMARY
Changes Made in Precinct
Boundaries —Registrars and
Judges Named at Sat
urday Meeting.
Rutherfordton, Apr. 21.—The
f.utherford county board of elections
iet Saturday in the office of J. R.
[Anderson, in the city hall here, and
[selected registrars and judges for
the various voting precincts in the
county. The county election board
is composed of J. R. Anderson, chair
man, P. C. Rollins and W. J. Mode.
Other business was also transacted
at this meeting.
A division of sentiment on the
Democratic senatorial race had but
small part in the naming of the pri
mary officials. A number of old reg
istrars and judges were appointed,
and where new appointments appear
they were made in most cases to fill
vacancies brought about by remov
al or death of old officials.
Morgan precincts numbers one and
two, in Morgan Township were con
solidated, due to the small number
of votes cast in those two precincts.
Hereafter the voting place in Mor
gan Township will be at Haynes
school house.
r
Cool Springs precinct No. 1, poll
ing place was moved from its pres
ent location to the city liall.
Registrars and judges appointed
are as follows, the name of the reg
istrar appearing first in each pre
cinct :
Rutherfordton; E. C. Carver, C.
B. Justice, Z. 0. Keeter.
Spindale: Spurgeon Yelton, R. R.
James, G. B. Scoggins.
Green Hill: George Biggerstaff, W.
A. Rucker, J. S. Hampton.
Pleasant HiHr Grover C. Green,
Will McFadden, Laxton Walker. **
Union:- D. A. Lollar, J. A. Mc-
Clure, Roland Blanton.
Sulphur Springs: A. L. Hensoin,
Oscar Roach, J. J. Robbins.
Owens: Tom Crawford, J. G.
Lamb, C. H. Honeycutt.
Haynes: R. C. Kennedy, Wister
Bridges, Martin Scruggs.
Cliffside: M. C. Blanton, A. T.
Robinson, George S. Bridges.
Henrietta: Vernon Wall, J. H. Gill
espie, R. F. Piercy.
Avondale: E. W. Huskey, Ed Hill,
Henry Smith.
Caroleen: Sam Harris, W. A. Jol
ley, Buren Phillips.
Colfax No. 1: Van Harrill, John
Glover, Worth Bridges.
Colfax No. 2: Thurman Whitaker,
C. M. Walker, M. J. Padgett
Bostic: John Harrill, Guy Latti
more, W. T. Davis.
Cool Springs No. 1: Frank Dorsey
G. D. Dalton, Zora Harrill.
Cool Springs No. 2: G, M. Hunt
ley, Clayton Hamrick, L. M. Sum-
Cool Springs No. 3: C. C. Moore,
Oscar Duncan, Monroe McDonald.
Duncans Creek: Laxton Stroud, R
M. Waters, Clifford Crow.
Golden Valley: J. M. Rollins, Cle
Rollins, D. G. Melton.
Logan Store: J. A. Long, L. L.
I-ong, Joe Melton.
Mt. Vernon: W. J. York, Crayton
ells, Roy Logan.
Camp Creek: John E. Flack, A. A.
Street, W. M. Watson.
Morgan: M. L. Nanney, F. D.
Koon, G. H. Hill.
Chimney Rock No. 1: Ransom Wil
liams, J. C. McDaniel, R. C. Davis.
Chimney Rock No. 2: Z. V. Taylor,
L D. Flack, C. V. Freeman.
Gilkey: H. P. Rucker, Zeno Flack,
' harles K. Aydlotte.
Registration books will open Sat
urday, May 3 and remain open thru
Saturday, May 24, for registration
of new voters. May 23, will be final
day for candidates to file with the
county board of elections their in
tention to become candidates.
Mesdames M. F. Moores and J. F.
Alexander and Miss Annie Lee Big
perstaff left Tuesday to attend the
annual Western North Carolina
Methodist Missionary Conference,
-hich is being held in High Point
•-his week. These ladies go as dele
gates from the missionary Society
the Methodist church of Forest
City.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN T S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY~
The above group shows the prize winners in the various classes of the district junior music clubs' annual
spring contests held in Asheville Saturday.
Reading from left to right they are, frpnt row: Lit'-le Virginia Prunty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Prunty, of Asheville: Eugenia Harrill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Harrill of Forest City; Emily Jean
Byram, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Byram, of Asheville; Shirley Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Bailey, of Ashe\ille; Jacob Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Williams, of Hendersonville; and Emmett Da
vis, Jr., of Asheville.
Back I ow, Phyllis Harris, daughter of Mrs. M. H. Harris, of Asheville; Phyllis Prunty,'daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Prunty, of Asheville; Doris Ledbetter, Frances Ledbetter, daughters-of Mrs. J. D. Ledbetter of Forest
City, Miss Katheiine Goggans, of Forest City; district director of Junior Music Clubs; Delia Izen, daughter of M.r
and Mrs. Max Izen, of Asheville; and Nancy Jackson, of East Flat Rock.
KIWANIANS TURN
TO BUSINESS
Have Regular Pep Meeting
and Discuss Many Impor
tant Matters Monday
Evening.
The Kiwanis Club officers are to
be commended upon their dispens
ing with the usual program Monday
night and devoting all their time to
the discussion of the many import
ant aft airs now before the commu
nity.
First under discussion was the
matter of a postoffice site. After
some reports it was thought that pos»
sibly nothing could "be done right
now in this matter except the keep
ing in touch with the department
and making a move when the proper
time comes.
Next came the discussion of city
delivery of mail. Several made short
talks, followed by Postmaster T-. T.
I Long, who went on to tell what, has
been done and what will have to be
done before we can expect te get
this service. He believes the city has
the requisite amount of paved .streets,
etc., but, of course, .all streets will
have to be named and houses num
bered before the service can be in
stituted. Postmaster Long believes
that this is one of the objectives of
of the club that can be accomplished
in a short time, if the people want
it and will comply with the require
ments. He also brought out the infor
mation that those having boxes at
the postoffice could retain same af
ter the free delivery was established,
where boxholders wished to also re
tain this service.
Editor Alcock then "brought up
for discussion the matter of the gas
franchise and it was easily ascertain
ed that the Kiwanians were heartily
in favor of the granting of the fran
chise. Alderman Bryan Harrill was
asked to give information in regard
to the project, which he did in a
manner to indicate that the board
was fully looking after the best in
terests of the citizens in this matter.
After his lucid explanation of the
progress of the matter, the Kiwanians
thought there was no need to take
any action until negotiations with
the gas company has reached further
progress with the board of aldermen.
This is one of the most important
matters now pending in Forest City,
and an early granting of the fran-1
chise means that a responsible
company will have a big force of
men at work here at a time when this
expenditure of money is most need-
Ed to tide over the summer months,
Forest City also has a great chance
of becoming divisional headquarters
of the big company with the comple-
tion of its plant here.
Next to come under discussion was
the matter of better equipment by
the Bell Telephone Company in For-
est City. What is wanted is the com-
mon battery system, which has long
since been promised by the company,
The Kiwanians will make further ef-
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY A | ■§ UTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, |c 2JL 24, 1930.
Winners in Music Contest at Asheville
THE DUTCH GRILL
FORMALLY OPENED
New Tea Room, Near West
End, Had Excellent Week
End Business—Named
Dutch Grill.
The handsome new Dutcli style
tea room on Highway No. 20, between 1
Forest City and Spindale, which was
recently built by Messrs F. F. Black
and W. D. Harrill, has been named
"The Dutch Grill.* A prize of $5.00
was offered to the one submitting
a suitable name for this place -and
there were three winners, J. T. Sa-
Lam, of Salisbury, Birch Whitlock
and Dick McKeithan, of Forest City.
The Dutch Grill was formally
opened to the public on last Satur
day morning, and according to the
proprietors they had almost more
| business than they could care for.
| Between 1100 ani 1200 T barbecue
i sandwiches were served on Saturday
| and Sunday.
Built Dutch style, the Dutch Grill
lis a beautiful building. It has one
j large main dining room in which are
I four tables and lour booths, while
I •
' 011 each side is a private djning
j room. The kitchen is in the rear,
[while on the west side of the build
i ing outside is a barbecue grill. A
spacious driveway in the front pro
vides ample parking spaces for cars.
A green fence on each side of the
buildingwith electric lights along the
top adds much to the beauty of the
place.
fort to secure this needed improve
ment. The Courier wishes to say, for
jthe benefit of our efficient corps of
| telephone operatives here, that
; matter is altogether a question of
j equipment, and not service, as some
misinformed ones seem to thinV
Mr. 3VL E. Herndon, assistant liq
uidating agent, for the bank here,
was a guest of the club and was ask
ed to make a short talk. He said that
he appreciated the spirit of co-opera
tion given him by our citizens, a! .
though regretting the necessity which
brought about his coming here. He
hopes to conduct the work to the
best advantage of all concerned.
W. L. Brown brought up the mat
ter of music week and the club
heartily endorses this movement and
will have a stunt for the program.
Chas. Z. Flack had the Kiwanians
guess Forest City's population as i
given at the conclusion of the pres-J
ent enumeration by the census tak-j
ers who are now at work. A year's
subscription to The Courier was of
fered as a prize to the winner. Most
guesses centered around the 4,000
mark.
It was a good peppy meeting and
The Courier heartily endorses the
move to have more business and less
social feature until the wheels of
progress are made to move with
more celerity than apparent at the
present time.
| The Asheville Citizen, which cour
jteously gave The Courier mat for
jthe above picture, carried the fol
lowing account of the junior music
| club meeting in Asheville Saturday:
j Upholding the promise of their
j seniors that the Western district of
«the North Carolina Federation of
j Music Clubs, shall grow in music.
J and promote higher standards, 14
j juniors Saturday won their laurels
lin the annual spring contests held
fat the Central Methodist church in
{Asheville. Club contests had beer.
{h
eld during the past few days and
the winners in these were the com
petitors in the district contests held
here.
J Towns represented by one, or
jmore contestants were Asheville
; Hendersonville, Brevard, East Flat
jßoek, and Forest City. Miss Kath
ierine Goggans, of Forest City, dis
trict director, was in charge of the
contests and was assisted by Mrs. A.
W. Honeycutt, of Hendersonville,
I State officer of the North Carolina
! Federation, and Mrs. Kathryn Dan
| iel, local chairman.
{ The juvenile musicians were divid
ed Into classes according to ages and
j attainment in piano study, and
{splendid talent was exhibited in all
{classes. The judges for the contests
! were: Miss Berniee Stringfield, chair.
jjnan, Mrs. J. W. Cook, and Miss Dor
jothy Silversteen, of Brevard. The
j points of credit were: technique, tone
: quality, interpretation, rhythm and
'musicianship.
The winners of first places will be
eligible to compete in the State con
tests to be held in Winston-Salem
next Saturday. The final winners
from the contests next Saturday will
be placed on the junior day program
May 9, during the state convention
in Greensboro, May 6-9. In addition
to the honor of winning first places,
recipients were yesterday presented
prizes, some of them books auto
graphed by celebrities, and others
pictures of old masters.
The classes and the winners were
'as follows: piano class A, Virginia
Prunty, of Asheville, ifrst place;
Shirley Bailey, of Asheville, second
place; Eugenia Harrill daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Harrill. of Forest
City, third place.
Class B, Emmett Davis, Jr., of
Asheville, first place; Nancy Jackson
of East Flat Rock, second place;
Emily Jean Byram, of Asheville,
third place.
Class C, Delia Izen. of Asheville,
first place; Class D, Phyllis Harris,
of Asheville, first place; Phyllis Prun
ty, second place; Rhuemma Biddin
field, of Brevard, third place.
Class B, in piano ensemble, win
ners, Doris and Frances Ledbetter,
of Forest City, Class B, in violin,
winner, Jacob Williams, of Hender
sonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Webb and
children and Mrs. Mary E. Webb,
spent Sunday, April 13th, with Mr.
and Mrs. John Daniel in Lincolnton.
Mrs. Mary Webb and little Mary
Lois Webb, are spending the week
in Lincolnton.
Report of Farmers
Bank Filed Friday
Defunct Bank's Resources Over Million and a
Half Dollars—Loans Over One
Million Dollars.
WALTER BRANCH
GIVEN SENTENCE
Alleged Driver of Car Which
Collided With G. K. Moore
on January 6, Appeals
to Superior Court.
Rutherfordton, Apr. 23.—Walter»
Branch, alleged driver of the car!
which collided with an automobile *
in which Mr. G. K. Moore was rid- J
ing, resulting in his death January'
6, 1930, was given a sentence of
four months on the Rutherford!
county chain' gang in Recorder's!
Court here Tuesday afternoon. |
Branch appealed to Superior Court;
and furnished bond for appearanc?. |
Grover Baynard, also defendant in |
the case, charged with aiding in con
cealing whiskey alleged to have been
in the car at the time Bf the wreck, j
was acquitted. Virginia Roach, whoj
was with Branch on the morning of j
the wreck, gave testimony at. the trial {
but was not made a defendant in)
the case. Woodrow Branch was also J
a witness.
Mr. G. K. Moore, of Cliffside, was
almost instantly killed, and Mr. L'ox
Harrill, also of Cliffside, was serious
ly injured on the morning of Jan
uary 6, 1930, when the car in which
they were riding collided with a car
driven by Branch, at. Sandy Mush.
Walter Branch, his brother, Wood
row Branch and Virginia Roach, of
Avondale were returning ,to 'theifr
home. Messrs Moore and Harrill
were coming to Forest City and when
rounding the curve at Sandy Mus i
the cars collided. Walter Branch es
caped, and became the object of a
widespread search until his surren
der a few days later.
Entries In Cotton
Contest Closes May 1
The Cool Springs school district
cotton contest for 1930 promises to
be larger and more successful than
last year. The agricultural commit
tee of the Kiwanis Club is at work
soliciting prizes and they have al
ready reported over SIOO in prizes
collected. A large number of farm
ers have entered and much interest
is being manifested.
"There will be seven contestants on
my place," one farmer told the com
mittee. "I am entering, four tenants,
and my two boys are going in for
it."
This is a thing I like to give mon
ey to," a Forest City business man
said, as he turned in his prize. "It
is the most constructive movement
that has been started here."
The contest in the township last
year was the most successful held
in the state. The yield per acre was
materially increased, and a better
grade of cotton was grown. The larg
est yield per acre for any North Car
olina high school student, and the
second and third best yield per acre
for farmers was made in this town
ship.
The contest is sponsored by the
Forest City Kiwanis Club and con-
ducted by the department of agri
culture in the Cool Springs high
school. The contestants must grow
cotton of at least one-inch staple and
the time fJr entrance in 'the con
test closes May 1. Farmers who wish
to enter must hand their names to
D. H. Sutton before that date.
DEPOSITORS TO MEET.
I Another meeting of depositors of
I the Farmers Bank and Trust Co.,
[will be held at the local high school
building at 8 o'clock Saturday night.
A large crowd is expected as there
are many matters of importance to
be discussed at this meeting. An at
torney will be employed, no doubt,
to look after the interests of the de
positors.
All are urged to be present.
96 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
The report of the Farmers Bank
& Trust Company, as compiled by
the state auditors under Mr. W. S.
Coursey, of the State Corporation
Commission, was filed Friday. One
copy was sent to the clerk of court
for file as a second copy was sent to
Mr. John D. Biggs, liquidator. The
report covers both the Farmers Bank
& Trust Company, of Forest City,
and its branch at Caroleen.
This record is open for public in
spection for anyone who desires in
formation about deposits, notes, etc.,
in which they are concerned. Due
to the fact that the report covers
i several hundred pages, it is almost
impossible for The Courier to pub
lish the report in full. The report
shows a list of the officials of the
I bank, and statement of the resources
| and liabilities of the bank at the time
jof its closing on February 4. A list
l of all depositors, with the amount
[which they had on deposit at the time
I the bank closed, is shown. Similar
'schedules also show names of indi
viduals who had savings accounts and
| certificates of deposit, and the a
| mount. A list, of all notes held by
!the bank is given, together with the
endorser or security, by whom held
if not in bank, and date due. Stocks
and bonds owned by the bank, fur
jniture and fixtures and other prop
! erty owned is listed.
No one, not even an expert in such
matters, can give definitely any in
formation as to the amount the de
funct banks will pay the depositors.
Any rumors to the opposite are mere
conjectures* Only time can tell just
how much of the notes and other se
curities listed as resources will be
paid.
I From a comparative standpoint of
reports, the Farmers Bank apparent
ly in considerably better condition
than the Rutherford County Bank &
Trust Company.
The resources and liabilities, as
filed by the bank examiners, follows:
Resources.
Cash and cash items $ 41,692.73
American Trust Co.,
} Charlotte 77.46
1 Central Bank & Trust
Co. Asheville 11,993.54
v Industrial Bank, Forest
I City .'>40.34
County
Bank & Trust Co. 512.07
; Chimney Rock Trust
! Co. - 7,367.67
\ i Independence Trust Co.
-j Charlotte, (Special f
J Account) ... 695.13
l- ! Stocks and Bonds 169,727.79
, Overdrafts 9,007.46
.jLoans . 1,341,936.54
1( ! Chimney Rock Trust Co.
f i (Special Account) 24,250.00
Banking House 103,290.97
| Furniture and Fixtures 13,470.56
I | Automobile 250.00
* i
II
. ' TOTAL .... . .$1,724,612.26
Liabilities.
Deposits:
) Subject to check S 443,320.73
Savings ~ . 35,878.89
Certificates of deposit 506,198.55
Cashiers checks 3,504.83
Certified checks 537.58
Expense checks 127.73
Dividend checks 195.00
Farmers & Merchants
) Bank, Mooresboro .... 930.00
Bills Payable 143,841.47
[Accounts payable 355.86
Accounts payable (pre
ferred) 636.50
Taxes:
Rutherford county - 4,896.97
Town of Forest City 3,433.43
Unpaid collections 122,220.29
Capital 250.000.00
Surplus 208,534.43
TOTAL $1,724,612.26
The cash and cash items in the a
bove report represents the amount
on hand when the bank closed.
money was deposited in a
Bank, where it is drawing"
The other cash items represents i|jM
ey on deposit at the tim£ of the H
ing in the respective banks listedHraH
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