FOREST CITY COURIER';
Published Every Thursday in the j
interest of Forest City and Ruther- j
ford County. j
Entered Aug. 22, 1918, at the post-!
office at Forest City, N. C., as second j
class matter under act of Congress
of March 3, 1879. j
C. E. ALCOCK Editor and Owner
CLARENCE GRIFFIN.—News Editor
MRS. C. E. ALCOCK —Society Editor
ARVAL ALCOCK Asst. Manager
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930.
SUCH IMPUDENCE.
Speaking of impudence, the Ne
gro. Society for the Advancement, of
Colored People presuming to say to
the president and senate of the U
nited States who is and who is not
fitted to be appointed to the supre
me court bench heads the list.
We can imagine Old Hickory say
ing, if he were here, "This is a white
man's country, and by the Eternal,
white men are going to run it."
There have long been too many
organizations making good living for
their officers by trying to help the
dujy elected representatives of the
people run the affairs of the gov
ernment. Most of them are imperti
nent; but when a few negro organiza
tions seriously threaten the confirma
tion of an appointee to the supreme
court because he once said what
everybody who is conversant with the
facts knows, that the negro race is
not yet fitted to participate in poli
tic?. it is time for somebody to call
1 —Jackson County Journal.
DEMOCRACY HAS
A VIRILE FOE.
i he personnel and the proceedings
01 the Republican State Convention
held in Charlotte, along- with evi
dences of compactness and power of
party organization, made a deep im
pression upon at least some loyal
and life-long Democrats who were in
terested spectators on the side lines.
One old-line regular Democrat, and
he happens to be an ardent support
er of Mr. Bailey as he was of Gov
ernor Smith, told The Observer that
he believed it was the finest Republi
can State Convention ever held in
North Carolina. He had take n the
trouble to mix incognito among the
delegates in the hotel lobbies on the
eve of the convention and to go to
the convention hall and observe at
least a part of the proceedings, and
he was very much impressed by what
he described as the high tone of the
personnel and demeanor of the dele
gations, the apparent seriousness that
was written upon their faces and the
evidences of a virile and efficient
party organization.
This Democrat was prompt to ex
press himself as convinced that the
Democratic party in North Carolina
needs to do all in its power to bring
about a condition of harmony and
peace within the party to the end
that it will be able to continue to
cope successfully with its ancient foe.
Democratic party, he was con
vinced has a foe to reckon with that
it did not face in former years.
The convention, true to forecast,
turned out to be one of the largest
ever held in the State, and made a
fine impression by the business-like
character of its proceedings and the
lack of evidences of strife and bit
terness. Even in the election of the
new State chairman, Mr. J. S. Dun
can, who/ received a very decisive
majority'of the votes on the first
ballot, there was little evidence of
bitterness, even though that was the
issue that was expected to bring a
bout. the greatest division in the ranks
if there was to be division.—Char
lotte Observer.
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That Democracy has a virile foe
is even manifest right here in Ruth
erford county, where the Republicans
have an eye on the Board of County
Commissioners and several important
county offices. And, pity of it is, if
the fool Democrats don't quit fight
ing among themselves and devote this
wasted energy and effort against the
common fo—Republicanism—(there
will be a sad story to tell iimme
diately following the count of the
ballots at the fall elections.
Town Talk
A Few Facts About Forest
City Interspersed With
a Little Fun.
By TED ALCOCK.
Sorry I couldn't get the old town
to talk any last week. She wouldn't
say a word for me. I've got her
wound up again this week, tho. Here
she goes:
What could have been sweeter for
the lady folks than the pretty weath
er we had Sunday? Heard a lady say
that all she asked of her husband
was a sure-nuff pretty outfit for
Easter. That's fair enough, I guess.
She had it, anyhow.
I Couldn't help but think of the poor
(folks who would be ashamed to go
Ito church because of their clothes.
It's a bad habit a few of our people
have, snubbing* their less fortunate
neighbors. |
Something- should be done about
the automobilists who run in front
of our fire trucks. Last week I sa.v
the driver on one of the trucks al
j most begging an automobile to get
i out of his way but he stayed in front
all the way up the street. If there's
any laws against this, let's enforce
them; if not, let's make a few.
have more sense gl
than some r
people
Another thing that, hitrts a lot
these days is to go fishing and come
back with nothing to show but your
license.
Maybe by this time next year a
fellow will have to run to the germ
warden and buy a license before he
can catch a cold.
Travel through here to the moun
tains has begun. It takes something
out of the ordinary to get a rise out
of tourists who have passed through
a lot. of towns. Forest City is recog
nized as the prettiest town in the
state already, but we can help a lot
by cleaning up, planting grass, etc.
You never can tell who will pass
through and take a liking to the town.
A little publicity wouldn't do any
damage, anyhow.
And what a disappointment to find
out that it was only rubbing alco
hol that, slipped out of the man's
pocket at the bus station a few days
ago.
A few words of praise for our
every day heroes: Did you ever stop
to think of the dangers our police
officers face almost every day in or
der to protect our pi*operty and even
our lives? P'orest City's police have
taken as big' risks as the detective in
Asheville who was shot down iast
week while in the act of arresting a
negro. I watched Chief Price arrest
a man who was barricaded behind
his doors with a loaded shot gun
once. Cold shivers were shooting up
and down my spine and I was hiding
behind three automobiles and a tree.
Forest City even raises champion
ship dogs and if you don't believe
that, just mention it around Moore's
Hotel.
And what about that old build
ing on the corner of Mill and Flor
ence streets, that has been used as
a public rest room for years? The
odor from that place can be smelled
for blocks around. Why not board
that building up or something? It
is positively unsanitary and unheal
thy. People had to move their hog
pens out of town.
They say that women dress to
please men. I can't keep from won
dering just what particular group
they are trying to please with the
long skirts.
Now wouldn't it be just too bad
if some of our Aldermen let pass the
opportunity to have that gas com
pany spend that $150,000 here this
year? The people are for it by a ma
jority of about 99 per cent. If that
move should be blocked the voters
would never forget the ones who
stood in the path of progress.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 193®.
FALL FROM WAGON
BREAKS NECK
Mr. J. L. Holland Dies in Hos
pital From Injuries Re
ceived Saturday—F un
) eral Held Tuesday.
Forest City, R-l, Apr. 22.—Fun
eral services for Mr. James Leroy
Holland, aged 53, were held Tuesday
afternoon at Mt. Pleasant (R) Bap
tist church. The large church was
filled to capacity, several hundred
people from all parts of the county
coming to pay their last tribute to
Mr. Holland.
Mr. Holland died in tiie Ruther
ford hospital Monday morning at
1:30 o'clock, of injuries received
Saturday morning about eight o'clock
when he fell from a wagon and
broke his neck. Mr. Holland, ac
companied by his son, was hauling
wood Saturday morning, and he ac
cidentally fell from the wagon, strik
ing on his head and shoulder. He
was immediately taken to the hos
pital where an examination revealed j
that his neck was broken. He re-1
mained in a semi-conscious state uji
til death claimed him early Monday
morning.
Rev. I. N. KinvDrougli, of Forest
City, was in charge of the funeral
obsequies, assisted by Rev. J. A.
Brock, of Caroleen. Interment was
in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The
Avondale quartette sang one of Mr.
Holland's favorite songs.
Mr. Holland is survived by
widow and five children, as follows:
Mrs. Z. 0. Porter, of Charlotte;
Yates Holland, of University of
North Carolina, Miss Sarah Holland,
Forest City, and Katherine and
James Holland, at home. Three broth
ers and two sisters survive, as fol .
lows: D. W. Holland, Boiling Springs
L. A. Holland, Alexander and T. C.
Holland, of Henrietta; Mrs. T. J.
Wilkins, and Mrs. Gifton Wall, of
Henrietta.
Pall bearers were Messrs. Joe
Price, Conway Kennedy, Kelly Ham
rick, Leander Hunt, V. R. Price and
Forrest Vassey. Flower bearers were
Mesdames Pink Kennedy, Forrest
Vassey, Joe Price, Hunt, Campbell,
Kelly Hamrick, Charles Toms, A. B.
flrice, V. R. Price, Conway Ken
nedy, Jeff Smith, Chivous Tate, Vance
Wilkins, Misses Sarah and Ola Wil
kins.
Mr. Holland was one of Ruther.
ford county's most progressive farm
ers. He was a member of the Mt.
Pleasant (R) Baptist church, where
he had held membership for a num
ber of years. He numbered his friends
by the hundred. In his passing the
county and community has lost a
citizen of worth and ability.
Gives Dinner
For Employees
Spindale, Apr. 22.—Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Morgan entertained at dinner
Monday evening the employees of
the Spindale Grocery Company. The
dinner was served at the home of
Mr. Morgan, at eight o'clock.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Beatty, Messrs Forrest Griffin,
Charles and William Montfredo, and
Miss Sudie Morgan. An enjoyabie
time was had by all.
Mr. Howard Sherrill, Misses Su
die Morgan and Bertie Cobb motor
ed to Hendersonville Sunday and at
tended a family reunion held at the
home of Miss Mamie Perry.
Mrs. Clarence Griffin returned
from the Presbyterian Hospital, at
Charlotte, Sunday, where she under
went a series of operations on April
10. She is recovering nicely from
the operation.
Mrs. Yates Duncan is critically ill
at her home here.
Mrs. Z. F. Hope and son, of Co
lumbia, S. C., and Mrs. 0. T. Baker,
of Gaffney, S. C., spent the week .
end here with their sister, Mrs. W.
M. Clay.
NEW ICE COMPANY
FORMED AT HARRIS
Messrs. J. L., and Lee R. Rob
bins are having installed a ten-ton
ice plant at Harris, and expect to be
ready for business within thirty days.
However, they will begin handling
ice next week.
The ice plant will be run in con
nection with their gin at. Harris.
They will have truck delivery and
be in a position to serve the county
at large.
The Messrs Robbins are well
known young business men, whose
friends predict success in their new
enterprise.
Watch The Courier for further
announcements.
When some people tell the truth
it is only for the purpose of creating
trouble.
EASTER SERVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH |
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A special Easter scr ; service was,
held Sunday evening at the First 
Baptist church, under the direction j
of Mrs. A. M. Glickman, with Miss j
Ruth Meares as pianist. A chorus j
"There is a Green Hill Far Away," ,
and an anthem "Unfold Ye Portals," j
opened the prog'ram. Dr. Stallings, |
Messrs. Grayson, Freeman and Grice [
LED THE PARADE IN MARCH
With a Total of
51 Per Cent
of the entire automobile sales in the State of North Carolina.
Nearly as many as all other makes combined.
AND WITH A TOTAL OF
72 Per Cent
OF THE AUTOMOBILE SALES OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY j
Of the 3086 new cars sold during the month in the state, 1583 I
were new Fords, and of the 25 new cars sold in the county IS
were new Fords. The supremacy of the new Ford is manifesting I
itself every day in record sales. Ask us for a demonstration.
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JOINT BOARD MEETING.
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A joint meeting of the board cf j
aldermen of Rutherfordton, Spindale j
and Forest City wiH be held in Mayor ;
S. E. Elmore's office, at Spindale at 1
8 o'clock next Tuesday evenin*
A feature of the meeting wij •
discussion of a standard milk
nance and other important lyji'
will come before the meet in- '
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