COUNTY CLUB HEARS
MR. DAVID OVENS
Merchants Day At County Club
Last Friday—Large Num
ber Present —Several
Visitors.
Cliff side, Apr. 21.—Speaking to
largest number of members and
guests of The Rutherford County
Club that have assembled in some
time, Mr. David Ovens, manager of
the J. B. Ivey Department Store, of
Charlotte, brought a great message
Friday. This was Merchants' Day at
the County Club, and more than
thirty merchants and mercantile em
ployees were present. Mr. Ovens em
phasized three points in his address,
which was principally to the mer
chants. They were: buy the right
goods at the right time and at the
right price. He elaborated on each
of these points and explained that
the public demanded certain goods
of a specific color, texture or style
at a certain time, and they expected
them at a certain price. Each mer
chant should study his trade terri
tory, learn the kind and grade of
goods desired, and the price the peo
ple expected to pay, and to stock
seasonable merchandise. He empha
sized the important of a quick turn
over of stock, and lesser amount of
goods on hand, and an up-to-date sys
tem of bookkeeping. He offered as
a method of combatting chain store
systems a follow-up of their policies.
The success of the chain stoies, said
Mr. Ovens, is due to their cleanliness,
courtesy, up-to-date stock of goods
with quick turnovers; stock well ar
ranged ; and modern bookkeeping
and business methods. Ihe thing to
do, said he, is to quit fighting the
chain stores and use that eneigj in
following out some of their business
policies.
Mr. Ovens prefaced his address
with a number of humorous anec
dotes, which kept the audience in an
uproar of laughter.
Approximately one hundred plates
were served. Rev. E. B. Jenkins,
pastor of the. First Baptist church,
of Rutherfordton, offered thanks.
The club went on record as endors
ing the National Music Week, which
will be observed in the county short
ly.
Mr. K. S. Tanner presented A. M.
McLaurine, of Charlotte, secretary
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:i Industrial Loan *& Investment j
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i| is Serving the Community
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.J In the five years since its organization %
I; The Industrial Loan and Investment Bank J
I; has touched with its constructive influence J
Jj the lives of thousands of Forest City and
f Rutherford County families in every walk 5
jj of life by making over 21,550 individual J
l\ loans for almost every conceivable pur- 3j
;■ pose—the average loan being approximate- 5
!■ This great number of loans has releas- 3
j! Ed over $3,750,000 in Forest City and 5
jl Rutherford County to pay merchants, doc- 5
Ij tors, lawyers, banks and every class of 5
!■ business concern, constructively promoting 5
j! thereby the welfare and development of 5
Ij Capital and Surplus over $110,000.00 ■!
|« Resources -_ One-Third of a Million Dollars !j
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS SIOO,OOO ||
I INDUSTRIAL LOAN & INVESTMENT BANK 1
FOREST CITY, N. C. ;|
;! Investigate our weekly Savings Plan. !;
of the American Cotton Manufactur
ers' Association, who spoke briefly.
I Mrs. F. B. Moss, county superin
tendent of public welfare, present
ied Miss Susan M. Boyd, of Wash-
C., who spoke of her wel
'fare investigation in North Carolina.
'.Miss Boyd is a representative of
: Pi'esident Hoover's Welfare Commis
j sion, recently appointed to study
social conditions in various states.
.Miss Boyd will visit three of the
! i Southern states in her work. She will
p ! investigate social and welfare work
,in three North Carolina counties,
• j one of which is Rutherford.
•! Mr. R. E. Price announced thai
, the May meeting of The County Club
• (would be held in Rutherfordton, in
j joint session with the Rutherford
County Medical Society.
Miss Gertrude Gower, of Charlot
, te, noted singer who has been heard
• a number of times over radio station
; WBT, was introduced and favored
the club with three vocal selections,
l "Morning," words by Frank Stan
; ton; "Lindy Lou," and "Sweet Miss
; Mary." She was accompanied by Mr.
Eugene Craft, a noted pianist, also of
Charlotte.
Mr. John Dalton, of Dalton Bros.
Inc., of Forest City presented the
speaker, Mr. David Ovens.
L E. SPIKES RE-ELECTED
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Rutherfordton, Apr. 16. —Su„
erintendent L. E. Spikes, of the
Rutherfordton-Spindale-Ruth school
system, has been re-elected for an
other year. Mr. Spikes is serving his
first year as Superintendent of the
four local schools. He was principal
of central high school for four years,
previous to becoming superintendent.
The schools were closed Thursday
afternoon, April 17, for the Easter
Holidays and reopened Tuesday,
April 22. The field meet for the
three elementary schools was held at
the high school athletic field Thurs
day afternoon, April 17. Several
hundred students took part in the
meet.
' A woman's idea of a good conver
, sationalist is a man who can think
jof something to say when she pauses
• for a second to regain her breath.
If you imagine that this is a cold,
' unsympathetic world, tell people
| that you have a cold and listen to
their suggestions.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930.
COLLEGE MERGER
PLAN ENDORSED
Presbytery, In Meeting At
Duncan Creek Takes
Action.
I The Kings Mountain Presbytery
in its annual spring session at Dun
can Creek Presbyterian church Tues
day and Wednesday voted unanimous
ly to approve the merger of Queens
! College, of Charlotte, with Chicora
|college, in South Carolina. The mei
'ger was thoroughly discussed by the
large number present, including oT
ministers. Only two ministers were
| absent in the entire presbytery.
J The presbytery decided to vote
against uniting the Southern Piesby
terian church with the L nited Pi es
' byterian church. It also decided to
•push the ministers' annuity fund and
'appointed a committee cf 10 lay—
' man and five ministers to discuss tne
I matter with every chulrch in the pres-
Ibytery. The Rev. I. S. McElroy, Jr.,
| pastor of the Rutherfordton Presby
terian church, was appointed chaii
'man of the foreign mission commit
| tee. The presbytery decided to meet
• with Olney church, near Gastonia,
\ next fall, for the next convention.
Presbyterian Paragraph ß .
| An election of Sunday school of
i ficers were held Sunday morning,
| April 13th.
j The following were elected: Supt.
;Mr. R. L. Crook; Asst. Supt. Mr. M.
iR. McConnell; Sec'y-Treas. Mr. B.
H. Price; Teacher of Men's Bible
!Class, Hon. C. 0. Ridings; Teacher
of Woman's Bible Class, Mrs. R. L.
|Crook; Teacher of Primary Class,
!Miss Fleetnor.
Kings Mountain Presbytery met
last week at Duncan s 'Creek chuich.
Dr. George P. Reid was elected to
represent the church.
An election of officers wa* held
after the morning worship service.
The following were elected:
Elder, Mr. M. R. McConnell; Dea
con, Mr. Thomas Vernon.
An attendance campaign was put
on April 20th. Rev. I. S. McElroy, Jr.,
of Rutherford ton preached at this
time.
BAILEY TO SPEAK
AT HOLLIS HIGH
Will Also Give Commencement
Address at Ellenboro
Same Day.
Hollis, Apr. 21. J. W. Bailey, of
Raleigh, deliver the commence
ment address at Hollis high school
on Friday morning May 2, at 11
o'clock and at Ellenboro high school
commencement at 8 o'clock that
evening. At Hollis, Clyde R. Hoey,
of Shelby, is expected to introduce
Mr. Bailey.
The Rev. Dr. Luther Little, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Char
lotte, will deliver the baccalaureate
J sermon at Hollis on Sunday, April 27.
|at 3 o'clock. C. 0. Kuester, secretary
lof the Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce, is expected to introduce Dr.
I Little and make a short address.
Hollis high school has 11 members
of the senior class as follows: the
Rev. C. C. Crow, president; Louis
Buford McCarson, vice president;
Charles Kenyon Withrow, secretary;
Mattie Lee Campbell, Effie Irona
Davis, Viola Gamble, Mattie Lee
Gettys, Ola Gettys, Clara Lee Gordon
Laura Mae Erwin, and James Blaine
Jones.
Commencement At
Harris April 25-29
Harris, Apr. 21.—The sixth an
nual commencement exercises of the
Harris high school will be held on
April 25, 26, 28 and 29. The pro
gram follows:
Friday, April 25, 8:00 p. m., the
annual sermon, by Dr. Zeiio Wall,
Shelby, N. C.
Saturday, April 26, 8:00 p. m.,
senior play, "Aaron Boggs, Fresh.,
man."
Monday, April 28, 8:00 p. m.,
Class day Exercises.
Tuesday, April 29, 10:00 a. m,
seventh grade graduation exercises.
Tuesday, April 29, 8:00 p. m.,
Literary address by Rev. J. A. Hun
nicutt, of Cliffside, and awarding of
diplomas and medals.
There are sixteen in the senior
class—the largest class in the his
tory of the school.
The public is cordially invited.
All exercises are being held at night
so as to give the farmers an oppor
tunity to be present.
The exercises by the primary and
grammar grades held some time ago
were well attended, and a large crowd
is expected for the commencement
exercises.
MR. R. E. BURNS
COMPLETES RADIO COURSE
Washington, D. C., Apr. 24. —Mr.
R. E. Burns, who lives in Ellenboro,
N. C., has now completed a course
in radio theory and practice and has
been awarded his diploma by the
National Radio Institute of Wash
tion, D. C. He finished the prescrib
ed course of technical studies with
very creditable grade, and is to be
congratulated upon his achievement.
His training covered all branches of
radio transmitters, public address
systems, the latest developments in
A. C. circuits and screen grid tubes,
television and talking movies. Spe
cial emphasis was given to designing,
constructing, installing, servicing,
and repairing radio receiving sets.
HUSBAND AND WIFE
DIE AT CHIMNEY ROCK
Chimney Rock, April 15.—Mr.
Calvin Earley died at his home
here last Tuesday morning and was
laid to rest at Bills Creek Baptist
church Wednesday. He was ill
only a week.
Mrs. Earley died Friday and was
buried Saturday at Bills Creek
church by the side of her husband.
They were about 60 years of age
and leave several children. They
were good citizens and will •be
missed in the home and community.
They died of fever.
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