Rutherford
County Offeri
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XII— No. 45.
REVIVAL OF TRADE
AND BUSINESS IS
NOTED IN COUNTY
Merchants Optimistic Over
September Outlook—Pros
pect of Normal Condi
tions By End of Next
Month.
The Spencer Corporation, of Spin.
( l.le last week received some orders
for 'manufactured goods which will
r ece c sitate the operation of the plant
n excess of the operating schedule
r'uring the past few weeks. The news
has been received by the employees
>t the mill with much gratification.
This plant has not been curtailing
v jring the summer months to the
extent that some of the other mills
•n this county have, but a shorter
hour per week schedule has been put
nto effect. The receipt of the new
orders places the mill in a position to
carry on its work during the remain
ing summer weeks, and afford almost
steady work for its employees.
A general revival of business is
being noted over the county. There
has been, within the past two weeks,
a slight advance in the dry goods
business, and merchants in general
are anticipating a thriving business
by September 15. It is generally con
ceded everywhere that a return to
normal may be expected by the last
cf September.
The Forest City Courier experien
ced the heaviest run of business last
week that we have had in 1930. The
job department of The Courier turn
ed out 38,750 pieces of printed mat
ter alone, from Monday to Saturday,
to ray nothing of the work on last
week's issue of The Courier.
Building activities have taken on
new life, and within a few weeks it
is expected that the county will see
many new buildings being erected.
So far, building permits issued by
the towns of Rutherfordton, Spindale
and Forest City are slightly ahead of
July. The majority of these permits
have been for the constructs of
small buildings, repairs, alterations,
etc. Mr. O. C, Turner, itas recently :
completed a large warehouse on
Highway No. 20, near the old Har
ris Oil company, a description of
which appears elsewhere in this is
sue.
Doggett Reunion
Next Sunday
The Doggett reunion will be held
next Sunday at the home of Joe
Doggett, near Alexander. All Dog
gett connections and others interest
ed are invited to be present and
bring well filled baskets. The reun
ion will be an all day occasion.
RUTHERFORD GIRLS' CAMP
IS BEING ORGANIZED
Lake Lure, Aug. 12.—The Ruth-'
trl'ord County girls' camp, which is
being organized at Lake Lure under
the direction of Mrs. B. P. Harris,
promises to have a most successful
season. The following women com- :
prise the staff for the season: Miss!
Cordelia Henderson, of Queens Col- j
•tge, Charlotte, land sports council- j
ior; Miss Marjorie Siewers, of Salem !
college, \\ inston-Salem, in charge of :
water sports; Miss Grace Harrill, of \
sjenau college, Gainesville, Ga., now
'. Kutherfcrdton, tutor. A combina
tion life saver and golf instructor will
nrobably be announced later on. A
number of girls from this vicinity
Clie contemplating signing up for the
season.
FORMER ELLENBORO MAN
BITTEN BY TARANTULA
f-llenboro, Aug. 12.—Clem Mc
f'amel, of Pratt, Kan., a former El-!
Jtnboro man, is at the home of his
larents heer recuperating from an
' 'ness caused by the bite of a tar- j
\ mu ' a while he was working for
e ( hicago and Rock Island Road,
"e was in a hospital for four weeks
} * tore he was able to return to his
nome here. He came near losing his
"i m from the effects of the bite, and
1 will be several months before he
Ct) n take up his work again. He is
tbe son of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Mc
-1 aniel and has been working for the
C- and R. I. Road for the past five
J'-ars. Another brother, Hall Mc
| iiniel, his wife and baby are now
France visiting his wife's parents.
: ' ev plan to return in the Fall.
MORE OPEN COTTON.
- ul ; J. L. Butler brought to The
1 Hirier office Wednesday morning
bolls of open cotton. Mr. But
~r found the cotton Tuesday. Both
were cn the same stalk.
. Mr. A. B. Price, County Commis
?'°ner, and Mr. Robert Reed, Coun
ty Accountant, are attending a state
commissioner's convention at Wil—
n'; ngton this week.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIESJNJHE U. S. A." U. S. DEPAHTMENT^FAGRICUL^
COUNTY CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY
Joint Meeting With County
Dental Society—Dr. Ernest
Branch Expected.
The Rutherford County Club will
hold its August meeting Friday in
the First Baptist church in Ruther
fordton.
This meeting will be a joint session
with the Rutherford County Dental
Society. Dr. C. S. McCall, president
of the Dental society, will have
charge of the program. Dr. McCall
announces that he expects Dr. Er
nest A. Branch, of Raleigh, to be
present, and address the two clubs.
Dr. Branch is director of oral hy
giene on the state board of health.
In a telegram from Dr Branch Tues
day he stated that serious illness in
his family had disrupted his schedule
of activities, but he would be pre
sent unless there was a change for
the worse in the sick member of the
family.
MRS. MARY JONES
DIED FRIDAY
Passes at Home of Daughter
in Forest City After Short
Illness—Funeral Friday.
Bostic, R-3, Aug. 11.—Funeral
services were held Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock at First Broad
Baptist church for Mrs. Mary Jones,
who died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Minnie Houser, in Forest
City, on Friday morning at eleven
o'clock. She had been in ill health
only a few days, and her death came
as a shock to her many friends aiid
relatives. She was a widow of the
Vnte Hampton Jones, who preceded
her to the grave several years ago.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Mary Gamble.
She joined First Broad BapUst
n i^ars
sfxty-six years oi v
Rev. W. M. Goia,- paisrcrr of the
First Broad church, had charge of
the service. Interment was in the
F'rst Broad cemetery.
She is survived "by four children,
Mrs. Minnie Houser, of Forest City;
Messrs. Broad Jones, Yates Jones,
and Loran Jones. One brother and
two sistei's also survive, beside a
number of grandchildren, relatives
and friends.
RUTHERFORD FAIR
TO BEGIN SEPT. 23
Henderson And Polk Will
Join In Placing Of
Exhibits.
The Rutherford County Fair will
be held this year for five days, be
ginning September 23 and continu
ing through September 27. It will
be sponsored by the Rutherford
County Agriculture Society, Inc.,
which leased the fair grounds from
the liquidating agent of the Ruther
ford County Bank and Trust com
pany, of Rutherfordton, and the
Farmers' Bank and Trust company,
of Forest City, who owned the prop
erty until it was sold at. public auc
tion recently. This property was sold
with the understanding that the fair
association could use it this fall.
Henderson and Polk counties were
invited to join in with Rutherford
county in having the fair and this
invitation was accepted. There will
be exhibits from both counties, while
McDowell and Burke counties are
also expected to have exhibits.
The Rutherford County Fair, which
is being held about three weeks
earlier than usual, will have a pre
mium list of about $2,000 and it will
be about the same as last year. The
midway will be larger and will be
absolutely clean with high-class
shows, at least six up-to-date rides
and legitimate concessions. Krause
Greater Shows have been booked for
the mid-way. Fireworks will be fur
nished by the Ohio Fireworks Com
pany on each of the five nights.
A football game will be played one
afternoon during the fair. There will
be local horse races Thursday and
Friday and on Saturday there will
be automobile races sanctioned by
the American Automobile Associa
tion. This is expected to be a great
race.
As usual Tuesday will be school
day and all the school children of
the coupty will be admitted -free on
this day. It is hoped that a large
number of exhibits will be had from
the schools and prizes will be of
fered.
• The officers of the Rutherford
County -Agriculture -Society, - Inc., are
President, C. F. Cline, Gilkey; vice
president, O. J. Holler, Union Mills;
vice president, Z. 0. Jenkins, Cliff-
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1930.
MAN DIES WHILE
WATCHING RACES
Cerebral Hemorrhage Is Be
lieved to Have Caused
Death at Lake Lure.
12.—A eerebrni
hemorrhage is believed to have caus
ed the death Sunday afternoon at
Lake Lure of Osborne R. Rumph, 3D,
of 3 Robbinsdale Avenue, Ashevillo.
Rumph was witnessing the motor
boat races on the lake shortly after
5:30 o'clock when he was stricken.
His head dropped back into the
arms of his wife. He lived only three
minutes after being stricken.
Efforts at artificial respiration by
life guards were futile. Mrs. Rumph
stated Sunday night her husband be
came ill Sunday en route to Lake
Lure and complained of being sick.
He alighted from the car, and stat
ed he felt somewhat better. Shortly
after seating himself near the edge
of the lake he was stricken. Several
physicians who were called to the
aid of the man stated they believed
death was due to cerebral hemor
rhage.
Coroner W. C. Hightower of Ruth
erford County stated he did not deem
an inquest necessary.
Rumph is survived by his widow,
three sons, Albert, Francis, and
Romeo; four brothers, Wilton, Hairy
and Gus Rumph; his father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rumph: and
one sister, Mrs. Leslie Skinner, all
of Asheville.
Miss Gladys Freeman
Died Sunday Night
Bostic, R-l, Aug. 12.—Miss Gladys
Freeman, twelve years old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Farris Freeman,
died at the home of her parents in
the Pea Ridge community Sunday
night. She had been in ill health a
bout a year.
Funeral services were held at the
Concord Baptist church Monday af
ternoon at two o'clock, with Rev.
W. C. Rourk, of Ellenboro, in charge,
assisted by Rev. R. T. Baker, of
Brittain. Interment was in the Con
cord cemetery.
Miss Freeman is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Farris Free
man and two brothers and one sis
ter at home.
side; secretary F. E. Patton, Ruth
erfordton. /
The township vice presidents are:
J. J. Geer, Rutherfordton; L. S. Nash.
Union; H. W. Bingham, Sulphur
Springs; J. L. Kirby, High Shoals;
D. H. Sutton, Cool Springs; A. B.
Bushong, Colfax; Grady Withrow,
Duncan Creek; D. G. Melton, Golden
Valley; Dewey Long, Logan Store;
Mrs. J. G. Reed, Camp Creek; Mrs.
Ed Bennett, Gilkey; James Burges,
Morgan; J. W. Whitesides, Chimney
Rock; J. Van Hampton, Green Hill.
The department superintendents
are: farm and field crops, J. C. Buff;
ornamental' flowers and plants, Mrs.
G. W. Rollins; canned goods, Mrs.
Mary Alice Early; poultry and dairy
supplies,, Mrs. H. F. Killian; crochet,
needle-and fancy work, Mrs. Grant
Allen; - children's department, Miss
Nan Morgan; livestock, R. L. Pruett
and C. W. Mayfield; poultry, R. E.
U Free man. -
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JALFRED GRAYSON
I FATALLY INJURED
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j Night By Automobile
{ Djied Saturday in Hos
pital.
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' Bostic, R-3, Aug. 11.—Funeral
services were held at Golden Valley
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
i at three o'clock for the late Mr. Al
j fr|H Grayson who died Saturday af-
I tetfnoon at one o'clock of injuries
j received when struck by a car Friday
j night while returning from revival
services.
j Jf.ccording to reports Mr. Grayson,
I who resides near Fairview church,
wafe returning to his home after at
tending the revival services in prog
ress there. Mr. Grayson was walking.
A Mr. White, of Dysartsville, driving
an old model Ford, hit Mr. Grayson,
inflicting injuries to his face, and
broke both wrists and a leg and crush
ed his chest. The brakes and clutch
on Mr. White's car were out of com
mission, it is alleged, which prevent
ed him from stopping before striking
Mr. Grayson.
Mr. Grayson was immediately rush
ed to the Rutherford Hospital by Miss
Ora Hull. Attendants at that place
stated that there was no chance of
his recovery, and death claimed him
Saturday afternoon. He remained
conscious until a short time before
death.
Mr. Grayson was sixty-six years
of age and unmarried. He had never
joined any church, but stated that
he had experienced a change of heart
and felt that he was sure of his pos
sibilities in the life hereafter.
The deceased is survived by one
brother, Mr. Bulo Grayson, of Ruth*
erfordton, one sister, Mrs. D. D.
Freeman, of Sunshine, and a num
ber of nieces, nephews and a host
of friends.
Rev. L. W. Cain, pastor of Fair
view church, officiated, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Smart and Rev. Mr. Hill,
of Morganton. A large number at
tended the funeral, estimates placing
the number at more than a thousand.
The nephews acted as pallbearers,
while the large floral offering was
borne by the nieces.
Search for Driver.
On Monday morning an extended
search for Mr. White, the driver of
the death car, was instituted. It is
said that the car which he was driv
i ing was occupied by five other pas
! sengers. The charge against Mr.
' White has not been ascertained.
MR. O. C. TURNER BUILDS
NEW COTTON WAREHOUSE
Mr. O. C. Turner, cotton buyer,
ha? just completed the construction
of a large cotton warehouse on High
way No. 20 near the old Harris Oil
Company's place of business. The
warehouse is 48x82 feet and is con
structed of galvanized tin. The build
ing is constructed to take care of
Mr. Turner's growing business, and
in addition has a garage for the
trucks and an ample and commodious
office. This building is considerably
larger than the building now occu
pied by Mr. Turner on the Seaboard
railway, a short distance away. The
ccnstruction work was in charge of
Mr. AJonzo Carver.
Mr. Turner will move his business
into the new warehouse at an early
date.
Local Schools Will
Open September 1
New Pupils to Register Friday, August 29th
Farm Students Starting First Day, Will Be
Given Leave ojj 'Absence to Assist
in Cotton Picking This Fall
J. C. Harrill Suffers
SBOO.OO Fire Loss
Fire of undetermined origin des
troyed the garage, part of the store
room and a wood house at the home
of Mr. J. C. Harrill, on Cherry
Mountain street Wednesday night of
last week. The fire was discovered
about 11 o'clock, having originated
in one of the outbuildings. Mr. Har
rill also lost his Chevrolet coupe. The
loss was about SBOO, with no insur
ance except a small amount on the
automobile.
MR. J. D. SANSING
DIED WEDNESDAY
Funeral Held Thursday at
New Hope Baptist Church,
At Earl—Survived by
Twelve Children.
Rutheirf* 4 rdton, Aug. 12.—Mr.
James David Sansing, aged 67, died
at his home four miles northwest of
Rutherfordton last Wednesday after
an illness of over five years. Death
was caused by paralysis.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at New
Hope Baptist church, at Earl. Rev.
Mr. Padgett was in charge of the
service. Interment was in the New
Hope cemetery.
Mr. Sansipg is survived by his
widow and twelve children, as fol
lows. S. S Sansing, Earl; Boyce
Sansing, Saiuly Mush; Gus Sansing,
Rings Mountain; Mrs. E. W. Mon
teith, Spindale; Mrs. M. A. Carver,
Ruth; Mrs. P. H. Grose, Spindale:
Mrs. J. E. Smith, Spindale; Mrs. Paul
Turner, Thomaston, Ga.; J. D. San
sing, Jr., and Mrs. P. L. Crotts,
Spindale; Miss Maude Sansing.
Thomaston, Ga. One brother, Sam
Sansing, of Gaffney, S. C., survives,
also 38 grandchildren.
SOUTHERN WILL
TAKE OFF TRAIN
Trains No. 113 and 114 Will
Be Discontinued Effective
Sunday—Not Paying
Expenses.
The Southern Railway System will
discontinue trains Nos. 113 and 114
effective Sunday, August 17, accord
ing to an announcement given out
by Mr. R. H. Graham, division pas
senger Agent, of Charlotte, Tuesday.
Beginning Sunday those trains will
operate between Shelby and Colum
bia, instead of between Columbia
and Marion.
This curtailment of service is made
necessary on account of the heavy
losses in passenger business, accord
r.g to Mr .Graham.
No change in schedule will be 1
made in trains numbers 35 to 36.
Train No. 114, operating from
Rock Hill to Marion, arrives in For
est City each night at 8:40. Train
>o. 113, from Marion, is due here
each morning at 6:01..
Southern Railway officials were in
the county last week and interview- ■
ed a number of the leading business
men of the county in reference to
the matter of discontinuing this train.
A schedule of the trains operat- j
ing on the Rock Hill-Marion line ap-j
pear elswhere in this issue in an adv.
REV. CHAS. BOWLES TO
PREACH AT M. E. CHURCH
Rev. Charles Bowles will preach
at the Main Street Methodist church
next Sunday at 11 a. m. He is a son
cf the Rev. J. W. Bowles, of sainted
memory, who was at one time the
beloved pastor of the Main Street
Methodist church. All are cordially
invited to hear Mr. Bowles next Sun
day.
B. M. MELTON REPORTS
COTTON OPENING
Mr. B. M. Melton, of Caroleen, re
ported two open) bolls of cotton
Monday, the first to -fce reported this
year. Mr. Melton, who resides near
the ball park, in Caroleen, noticed
the open cotton Monday afternoon
while passing along by the field.
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96 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
The Cool Springs Township schools
will open Monday, September Ist,
for regular work. All new pupils and
the beginners who did not report
at the grammar school at Forest
City last spring will register Friday,
August 29th at 10 a. m. The high
school pupils will register at the high
school ibujiUiing and |ths 'grammar
school pupils will register at the
Forest City grammar school.
It was decided to begin school
September Ist, since the farmers in
the district will need their children
next spring more than they will the
first week in September. It has been
the policy of the school committee
to run the schools in such a way as
to benefit as many of the patrons as
possible.
It is hoped that all the farmers
will begin their children the first day.
They can get a good start in school
and when cotton is ready to pick
they will be given a leave of absence
provided they begin at the first of
the session. All other patrons will
be ready, it is hoped, to starf their
children on the first day. It is very
important for pupils to attend school
as much as possible in order to keep
from getting behind with their work.
GRANT REUNION
Henrietta, Aug. 13.—There will bo
a Grant reunion held at the home
of Jim Grant, at Henrietta, Sunday,
August 17. All friends, relatives an'l
connections of the Grant family are
invited to be present and bring a
basket.
FOREST CITY AND BADIN
IN STAI*yyiTLE CLASH
Baseball teams of Badin and For
est City will play a series of six
games for the North Carolina semi
pro championship, it was announced
in a communication received from
Luke A. Sanders, manager of the-
Badin club.
The first three tilts will be
played in Forest City on August
14, 15 and 16 and on August 21,
22 and 23 the teams will move to
Badin for the final battles.
Consistent play and the great
records made by the two nines
led backers to arrange this group of
championship games but, according
to Sanders, any team with a just
championship claim "Avill -be able
to challenge the winner and a
reries can be arranged.
Forest .City defeated Concord
Saturday, 5 to 0. Forest City's vic
tory was it's thirteenth straight win
and also marked a clean sweep of
western North Carolina now for s*ate
s.'mi-pro honors.
NOTICE TO FARMERS. ZJ
Mr. C. L. Sams, bee specialist,
State college, Raleigh, will be in the
county Thursday, August 14, to as
' sist the county agent in bee work,
i oiscussion of bee diseases and the
I control, swarm control, summer and
fall management, requeening and
other phases of beekeeping.
Meetings will be held at homes of
S. M. Flack, Forest City, Thursday.
August. 14th, at 9:30 a. m.; Gordon
Scoggins, Union Mills, at 1:30 o'clock
and W. T. Bennett's Gilkey at 4:30
p. m. Anyone interested in beekeep
ing is invited to attend one of these
meetings.
—F. E. Patton, County Agent.
MR. DENNIS GOES TO TRYON.
Mr. J. A. Dennis, connected with
the bank here for the past six years,
is leaving today for Tryon, where he
has accepted a position as cashier
of the First Bank & Trust Co., of
that city. He came here from South
Carolina and was bookkeeper for the
Farmers Bank & Trust Co.. until
his promotion to cashier of that in
stitution. At its close he accepted a
position with the Union Trust Co.
Mr. Dennis is thoroughly conversant
with every phase of the banking
business and has had about thirteen
years' experience in that line.
made many friends here and all will
regret to see him and his excellent
family leave.
PURCHASES FULL INTEREST
IN MODEL CHEVROLET CO.
Mr. W. L. Morris has purchased the
interest of Mr. J. C. Ellen in the
Model Chevrolet Company here, and
will continue to operate it in th?
same stand. Mr. Ellen will go to east
ern North Carolina, it is understood.
Mr. Morris announces that he wil.
continue to £ive to his patrons th>?
came excellent service for which thar
company has been noted.