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Rutherford County Offers Unequalled Opportunities To Manufacturers and Others VOL. XII—No. 37. MR. THOMAS TATE ! ACCIDENTALLY ; KILLED TUESDAY i Prominent Insurance Represen- tative of Cliffside Dies In- j stantly When Gun is Ac cidentally Discharged. I Cliffside, June 17. —On e of the! most tragic events that ever happen ed in this section occurred Tuesday morning, June 17th, when Mr. Tom Tate accidentally shot himself with a shot gun in front of his home on Park Avenue East. Mrs. J. Y. Pad gett who resides on Main street was in her front yard and hearing the shot wenJt-at-'tmce to the corner two lots above her "where she saw Mr. Tate fall back into the gutter. She ran to him and raised his head and said that he looked up into her face and breathed two or three times and was dead without speaking. Coroner Hightower was imme diately summoned and a jury decided unanimously that Mr. Tate came to his death by accident;.. At this time we cannot give all the particulars with verity as to how he came to have a gun in his car. It was said that he was going fishing and was taking it with him, but later it was said that the gun had been borrow ed by a friend and as he was there it had been returned to him at the home of the friend and he was tak ing it from the car to place it in the house when the trigger hung on the brake lever of the car and the en -*»••• lire Inr.d' 'of "~sh«fc.'' entered his body near the heart. Mr. Tate was one of th e best known and liked men in this sec tion and was in the insurance busi ness. He was always ready with a smile and a cheery word for every one h e met and his sudden and tra gic passing has broug*ht gloom and sadness to the hearts of all who knew him. As we write this all is confusion and it is hard for the writ er who feels he has lost one of the best friends he ever had to write of it. His family and friends are almost prostrated with grief. He was the sen of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tate who resides near Henrietta, and a broth er of Mr. Charles Q. Tate, of Forest City, and Rev. W. T. Tate, pastor of the Baptist church at Pacolet, S. C. Mrs. Clinton Beason, of near Cliff side and Mrs. Fannie Crawford of Greenville, S. C., are sisters surviv ing, also two half sisters, Misses Ellen and Pearl Tate* : His wife, Mrs. Pearl Jclley Tate and three children, Don ald, Inez and Gladys, are the mem-1 bers of his immediate family. Mr. Tate was 36 years of age. He has been engaged in the insur ance business for eight years, and during that time has made hundreds 1 friends throughout the county. uneral services will be held from the Cliffside Baptist church Thursday ernoon (today) at two o'clock. I Rev. Pt. C. Smith, of Erwin, Tenn., j "1 assist the pastor, Rev. J. Allen 1 micutt in conducting the services, j Interment will be in the Cliffside cemetery* MRS. ALICE MCNEILL DEAD. Mrs. Alice McNeill, of West Jef f«son, mother of Mrs. A. D. Mills, ' * this city, died at her home last [ I*' nday. She had been a sufferer heart trouble and fell four ago, causing injuries from v rich she never recovered. Mrs. Mc- Neill was 72 years old:. The burial Vas West Jefferson. Mrs. Mills! kad been with her mother several days before her death. Surviving children are Mrs. Robert puvall, Belmont, Idaho; Mrs. A. D. Forest City; Mrs. Friel Speaks, Andy McNeill and P. T. McNeill, est Jefferson. Men's and boys' yacht caps, only! •( ach. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores ' Jn Buenos Aires a law requires r; ' e n to wear collars and ties when appear in public. FOREST CITY COURIER FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U.S. DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY. W. M. S. DISTRICT I j MEETING THURSDAY i * Spindale M. E. Church Host to Missionary Societies of Marion District Friday. ! ' l Spindale, June 16.—Approximate-i ly one hundred and fifty delegates, | representing chapters of the Wo-j ! man's Missionary Society in the Mar-' ! ion district, met at the Spindale i Methodist church last Thursday in an all day session. The session opened at ten o'clock and continued until four o'clock. A (box luncheon was served in the din ing room of the church at noon. Mrs. J. F. Jonas, of Marion, dis trict secretary, was in charge of the meeting, and presided. Mrs. H. A. j Dunham, of Asheville, conference corresponding secretary, was the principal speaker of the day. Rev. J. W. Hoyle, Jr., pastor of th e Ruth erfordton Methodist church, conduct ed the noon tide devotional service. Plans for the year were discussed, and several items of business of im portance was discussed and dispos ed of. The district includes the counties of Polk, Rutherford, McDowell and parts of other counties. MRS. A. M'CURRY DIED WEDNESDAY Aged Golden Valley Woman Buried Thursday at Golden Valley MelHodist Church. Bostic, R-3, June 16.—Funeral services w/ere held at the Golden Valley Methodist church at eleven o'clock on Thursday morning for the late Mrs. Avery McCurry, aged 89 years, five months and 20 days, who died at her home here on Wed nesday morning at five o'clock, af ter a lingering illnesa The Rev. W. L. Cain officiated. The floral tributes were massive and beautiful. They were carried by her grand daughters and the grandsons were th e pallbearers. Mrs. McCurry joined the Fair view Baptist church in early girl hood. She was before her marriage Miss Mary Jane W T atters. She is sur vived by her children, Messers Jas per McCurry, who lived with his mother, Sim McCurry, of the Cane Creek section, Charlie McCurry, Mrs. Mary Grayson and Mrs. Jim Yelton, who is seriously ill and was unable to attend the funeral,.. Her husband preceded her to the grave last Au gust, also three children. Burial was made in the church cemetery. The Rev. W. W. Rimmer will preach at First Broad Baptist church on Sunday morning at eleven o'clock on June 29. The public is invited to attend. There were memorial services held Sunday at the Dunkards church. A good service was enjoyed. The graves wer e decorated. A good dinner was served in picnic style, j Amanda Houser is very ill, !we are sorry to note! Mrs. John Yelton is also very ill. We hope they will soon recover. i INSTALLS PHOTOPHONE. Rutherfordton, June 17.—A new !R. C. A. Photophone has just been | installed by Mr. L. El., Miller in the j Rex Theatre, which will enable this j theatre to furnish its patrons, with 1 the latest in sound pictures. Th e first showing will be Friday evening,' Jwhen "Happy Days", a Fox all star film, featuring twenty stars, will be Lhown. i . i ON MOTORCYCLE TRIP. Spindale, June 17.—Messrs Charles Duncan and Walter Gregg left Mon- j day morning for a trip north on a | motorcycle. They expect to visit ; points in Tennessee, Virginia, Ken tucky, Illinois and thence to the wheat fields of the west, Tuesday moving they had reached West Virginia, and were heading for Chicago. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF: FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY OFFER $350,000 FOR UTILITIES PLANTS OF CITY -5 1 Sherritt & Company, of Chica go, Places Bid—Also Bid I on Spindale and Ruther fordton Plants. Bids for the sale of the public utilities plants of Forest Cijty, Spin dale, and Rutherfordton were open ed Tuesday afternoon at fivfe o'clock by the boards of aldermen tof the respective towns. V . i i Thfe Sherritt Company, of, Chica ! go, submitted bids for the public • utilities of the three towns. This company is a buying company, an| has spent considerable time' anf money in the three towns within th| past six months in making a survey of the water and light plants, ancf their possibilities. t* | The bids submitted to tile three towns follow: Forest City, $350,00 d ' {Spindale $190,000 and !ten, $210,000. The Public, j Utilities 'had presei|£ ibut offered no bid. In making a bp the possibilities of the plants, ai|d not their actual value, were consid ered, it was pointed out. According to a survey of the locHI plant, the actual physical'value cJfc Forest City's utility system is s2l2|£ ' 000. The original cost was $221, The actual cost of the Spindale plants was $265,000, and th e original CQsk of the Rutherfordton plant was $195-^ 000. A P • -pi " cOfilniltiee, composed of the mayor and one member of the board of aldermen, of Rutherfordton and Spindale, and the mayor and two members of the board, of Forest City are holding a joint meet ing in the office of Mr. S. E. Elmore, in Spindale, as The Courier goes to press. This committee will study the bids submitted Tuesday, and will make recommendations to their res pective boards, and will outline a simultaneous line of procedure for the boards of the three towns. Tf the bids are accepted the matter of sale will be put before the people of the three towns for a vote at a later date. The Sherritt Company, in making their bids, stated that if they were accepted, their client would operate the electrical plants of the three I towns, and electricity for 1 lighting purposes at eight cents per -j kilowatt hour, less a ten percent deduction, and for larger amounts the charge will be less. The present rate for Forest City is ten cents per fkilowatt hour, and a graduated scale for larger amounts. The Rutherford ton rate is eleven cents per kilowatt hour, which will give the towns con i cerned a considerably cheaper rate !for electrical current. The company also states that it is their policy to retain all old employ ees when purchasing a public utility i • company. If the utilities plants are disposed cf in the three towns, the proceeds from the sale will be devoted to re tiring outstanding bonds and indeb tedness, The bonded indebtedness of Rutherfordton is $1,045,000; that of Spindale $316,000 and of Forest City $754,000. If the bids are finally accepted, the purchasing company will pay cash, which will mean much J to the tax payers when that amount j is devoted to retiring bonds. BREAK INTO A&P STORE. i Sneak thieves broke into the local A&P store Tuesday night by break-r ing the glass above the bars in a! rear window. Fifty dollars in money and some goods were taken. This was entered several mpnths • ago. i ! Petty thievery is becoming too I common in the city. A few arrests and convictions may stop it. j ! Straw sun hats, 10c and 25c. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores. j " Surry county dairymen have begun , the delivery of whole milk to the j Kraft Cheese factory at West Jef-| ferson. The first shipment amounted to 1.000 FOREST CITY NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1939. SECOND PRIMARY SATURDAY, JULY 5 i ! jH. B. Doggett Will Oppose W. C. Hardin—Five Candi dates For Commission ers in Race. A second primary will be held in Rutherford county Saturday, July 5, to determine nominees for office. of sheriff and county commissioners, j according to Mr. J. R. Anderson, of Rutherfordton, chairman of the county board of elections. The time for filing for a second primary closed Saturday. At closing time W. C. Hardin and H. B. Dog ■jgett had filed for a second race for > [sheriff. .H. H. Tucker and W. G. Har- Mris filed for a second race for com- Hmissioner against the three high in the first primary, Geo. jMH. Blanton, J. P. Jones and A. W. b Deck. K. E. Simpson, fourth highest | man, refused to enter a second pri mary. Blanton, Jones and Deck re , |ctived the largest number of votes | in the first primary, while Simpson, Tucker and Harris were the next r tl ree highest. |'* Frank S. Hall, runner-up iri the : [race for clerk of court, decided not j I to enter a second race with M. O ! - . Dickerson. KtRENCEMILL NEWS est City, June 17.—A party of ' ladies of Danville. Va., en to Brevard, were the dinner j 5 of Mr. and Mrs. „ , Monday^ ' j Mr. R. F. Sisk underwent an op- Monday for the removal of ( a finger. Dr. A. G. Duncan perform- , 1 ed the operation. At latest reports, Mr. Sisk is doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Turner, ac- , companied by Mr. and Mrs. Green, of Bostic, motored to Wilmington, i Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Daniel and Mr. Worth Daniel returned Monday from Norfolk and other points in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. N. H,, Henderson and daughter, Lois, spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives near Ches nee, S. C. 1 Mrs. Ben Arwood continues ill. I We are sorry to note. pisses Eugenia and Annie Black Burn spent th e week end in Marion, i Mrs. E. E. Sisk and children, of \ Shelby, are spending a few days 1 with relatives here, Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Towery, recently, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Willis spent the week end in Clifton, S. C. Miss Bessie LucKado spent last week with her parents, near Harris. Mr. A. On Yelton and family at-, ! tended the funeral of his grand I mother, Mrs. W. A. McCurry, at Golden Valley last Thursday. • ! Mr. V. C. Yelton and family and Mr. J. S. Keeter and family motor- j ed to Asheville, Sunday.! • SALEM NEWS Bostic, R-2, June 17. —Mr. Ho- ( ward Wells had the misfortune of getting one of his fingers broken. ( We are sorry to note Mrs. Mary ! Wright is very ill at the Rutherford , Ihcspital at this writing. j ! Mr. Howard Wells and sister, Ruby Jane, visited in Morganton one day l _ ! J last week. ! : Mrs, Ethel Stancil, of Dallas, .Texas, is visiting her sister, Mrs. ( Je. N. Washburn. c | Those visiting at Mr M R. L. Wells c Sunday were: Mr. Monroe W ells | and sister, Linda, Mrs. Ship Harrill _ s land daughters, Ruth, Pattie C., and t (Jennie Pearl and Miss Lula Wells, c of Henrietta. Mr. H. L. Wells who has been a employed locally at Thomasville, N. c C., with the Gulf Refining Company f has been transferred to Asheville j He will resume his new responsibili-; ty Jun e 23rd. a Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Hollifield e [visited the former's parents recently, fc Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hollifield^^o^j Announce Teachers | For Coming Year 0 * Superintendent J. W. Eakes Gives List ot Teachers For Cool Springs Township Schools For 1930-31 COUNTY CIUB ! MEETS FRIDAY, 1 Several Matters To Be Dis cussed When Club Meets Here. The June meeting of The Ruther ford County Clifb will be held in the i banquet hall of First Baptist church : | here Friday at one o'clock. The | ladies of one of the church organiza tions will serve the luncheon. This meeting will be devoted en tirely to a discussion of the prob lems of the county and the best | methods to meet them. Discussion ; will be led by some of the county's business men. The discussion will be; impromptu in character, and any! member or any interested person de- j siring to bring up some matter is! • • 1 .cordially invited to do so. I Anyone wishing t 0 attend the J meeting is cordially invited, re-1 ' gardless of whether they are a mem-' ber or not. Anyone who wants to | " - i attend the please notify -Urs. | iW. fjf Str-'ling","' Forest City, not i later than Wednesday in order that, reservations may be made. Luncheon J will be fifty cents. Those who do no! j care to attend the luncheon, but' 'wish t 0 be present during the busi-f ness and discussion period are invit |ed, and chairs will be arranged for tnem. i i i i Club Short Course Convenes In August The annual 4-H club short course 1 .which brings to State college each' , summer between 800 and 1,000 f » ifarm boys and girls from ail sections i v ,rf the State will be held again this | I .year during the week of August 4, Ito 9. j Instruction in all phases of club | work including technical studies of , the projects being conducted at home by the girls and boys will be given. For the boys, class room instruction i will be centered about farm crops, livestock, poultry, forestry and farm engineering. For the gills, the instruction will include food and nutrition, room beautification. cloth ing, and canning. In addition, special courses for advancement club mem-' I Lers will be given in recreation, mu sic appreciation, dramatics, and oth t-r cultural subjects. L. R. Harrill, state club leader,! and Miss Elizabeth Cornelius, special ist in girls' club work, will have charge of the short course. Mr. Har rill says college instructors and ex tension specialists will have , charge oi the instructional work. Selected county home and farm agents will act as chaperones and will be in charge of the dormitories. I One of th e features of the course , will be the final exercises of the health contest which has been con ducted throughout the State for the past month. Those boys and girls who have won in the county and , district health contest will compete during the short course and the champions will be crowned king and queen of health at an elaborate pag-, eant. Several clubs will present j short plays for which they were train- ed during the dramatic schoofs re- cently held in several counties. Con- n tests in judging farm crops, livestock and poultry by selected teams from different will be an added feature this summer. i Two hundred acres of corn and all the garden and truck crops need- £ ed to feed 20 tenant families wiJlj V " 16 Pages 96 COLUMNS SI.OO Per Year in Advance I i The session of 1929-30 was the best in the history of the Cool j Springs schools. The achievement of ;the pupils, the attendance, the school 'spirit, etc, eclipsed all the previous (years. The teachers of last year are |to be congratulated on the splendid | manner in which they went about I their work after the financial re | verse in February, says Prof. J. W. jEakes. The fine spirit of work and | co-operation of the teachers last year 'made th e success of the schools pos sible. It should be known that the A # t teachers paid their assessment a-- f ! gainst their bank £tock and in most, [or all instances they have paid their i overdrafts or made arrangements for same. In all cases of teachers overdrafts were due to checks on j-Rutherford Bank and Trust Co., {which failed to clear after teachers !check on account thinking that the I checks were good. Also the bank | thought that they were good at the j time. ! All vacancies in the schools have 'been filled for the session of 1930- {3l. Next year Cool Springs Township (schools will have one of the strong test-^rpy-pf'tl&¥fters in the state. ;N N't aar ; lottlci rveh be "better than Irast session. I The following teachers will teach 'in the schools of Cool Springs Town jship next session. Alexander. ~ x -' A Eugene Allison, Principal and 7th grade; Louise Lattimore, 6th grade; Nola Patrick, sth grade; Marion 1 Stewart, 4th grade; Annie Sue Har ris, 4rd grade; Mrs. Eugenia Ran . dall, 2nd grade; Vera Walker, Ist grade. j *■> ■ a ... Bostic. Morgan Cooper, Principal and 6th and 7th grades; Onnie Lee Monday, lth and sth grades; Estelle Johnson, 2nd and 3rd grades; Mrs. Morgan Cooper Ist grade. Cool Springs High. C. C. Erwin, Principal and math; Sara Bailey, Math.; Agnes Barnes, Library; S. M. Crowder, Science and History; Sara Burton Jenkins, Home Economics; Mae Farnham, English and Math.; Julia Baker, English; Goldie Lee Morrisette, Rebecca Per rin, History and Civics; Grace Pear man, Commercial and English; E. V. Seitz, Science and History; D. H Sutton, Agriculture; Estelle Stem bridge, Latin and History. Forest City Grammar School. ! A. C. Finch, Principal and 7th grade; Minnie Stow, 7th grade; Elsie Barber, 7lh grade; Mrs. Min nie Flack, 6th grade; Joy Shaver, 6th grade; Verla Richardson, sth grade; Flora Matheney, sth grade; Eva Hampton, sth grade; Jean An drews, 4th grade; Ruth Barnes, 4th grade; Vonnie Doggett, 3rd and 4th grades; Mrs. Burwell Moore, 3rd grade; Thelma Moss, 3rd grade; Kara Myers, 3rd grade; Mattie Flack, 2nd grade; Mrs. J. V. Ware, 2nd grade; Mary Garrison, 2nd grade; Dovie Sue Harris, Ist grade; Ottilie Long, Ist grade; Olema Flack Ist grade; Mt. Pleasant School. Rex Long, Principal, 6th and 7th grades; Dorothy McDaniel 3rd, 4th and sth grades; Miss Mashburn. Pleasant Grove School. Mary Culbreth, Ist, 2nd and 3rd grades. In addition to these Prof. J. W. Eakes will continue as superinten dent of the township school system. Vfrs. A. M. Glickman will supervise rusic; Miss Katherine Goggans and Miss Ruth Meares will teach piano. A FINE BOY. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence »lorris on Sunday, June 15th a fine on. Seeoui^in^^^^fc^jtij|jjie6#MßlH|