North Carolina Newspapers

Rutherford CoU" ty Unequalled Opportunities To Manufacturers and Others Ylll- No- VOL- * !U OSTONIA YOUTH KILLED AS TRUCK IPIKES TREE •.-RAASR* When rru. ■ . Rutherfordton Thursday Morning. p I ■ Kutherf prfce of the I^' Mill-'' «-as instant- P ■ Thursday morn- I: which he was h No. 20 in the J? "end " f Eu therfordton and V rk ]&vsT6 oaK file »J thrown out and the | d and crushed B." ... Marvin Pennington and V stonia, were B seat with Price, and ■ slightly injured. They were I ' ft ill! B ' ington, who was I I at he anl I with Price Btween here and Shelby. They stop- j ■ a t a tilling: station here at mid ■olu and when they left Price stat- B) tnat he would have the truck in ftheville within 30 minutes. When j He machine struck the tree the im- j m aw Me nearby "residents who i Hvhed to the scene. ■ Pennington returned to Gastonia Bout daybreak with the corpse Bhile Toney was held here. I Young Price is survived by his Bother and father and the fol- Bwing brothers and sisters: Will B'rice, of Texas; Virgil, Breen and Belvie Price of Gas - I HOLD SESSION Beo. H. Blanton Elected Chair- Iman of the Board—Mon- I roe Carver Chain Gang Superintendent. ■Rutherfordton, Dec. 3. —Monday a busy day hi j re. In addition to Bnjr first Monday a number of B'nty otlicers were sworn in. which ■'acted a large number of people I the county seat. A ' crowd esti- B'f! at several hundred crowded B tonidors u f the court house ■"ulay morning to witness the Bearing in of the new officials. mediately after taking cn 1 h i} le new board of county ■amissioners. Messrs. George 11. ■nton. J. p. Jones, and A. W. Deck B l^" 10 a business session. Mr. Geo. ■ Linton was elected chairman of B Ihe day was - spent in con s' U| ' ri the old board in ref- B V l 'niinished business, and B 1 v Routine matters were at- B t ' l - Tuesday session among oth- Bitm U> aUen( ' ( ' was the ap- B ' ll a new superintendent ■ e - ,l - n g ganjr. Mr. Monroe Car- B. . lordton. R_l, -was ap- V e( i- (.arret Kdwards, tvafTie of l HOME. Ihet U and Klnii ' have m °ved in ■ . liX ' ' Li nc!-al home, next B .. • of Mr. T. R. lh ni, . been i thorou ghly I funn'ii " (i equipped- Hun. 'he former A. Kr now !I ' v,| * ncc '- Padgett and ■ a n( j, f the most mod ■he t , !> l H "d funeral homes Bisp.j *! one °f the two I the county, the B funeral ' W a " d upf " to ' ■ newv' and ambulance. I ~( i ' !U * includes recep- Bv p . er y convenience. Bn llv N ' l (,n °f the oldest |l " { *!"- i" the county, in B has been en-- B j,. t _ iP -dertaking business 1 - eighteen years. Hp it Iff 3W fliißap""" l *® ,> HB Mm £1 1 JJJ JB IB Vft H I ■ |H B H Csa lu H I H H FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUITciTjiS IN THE V " V u. 3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND ! £ ERFORD COUNTY WILL OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER The Woman's Missionary Society, of the First Baptist church will ob serve week of prayer for Foreign : missions, December Bth to 12th in ! elusive. The meetings will be held \in the choir room each afternoon at j 3:00 o'clock. The general business , meeting will be held Wednesday af ternoon in connection with the pray jer meeting. LEGIONNAIRES HOLD GOOD MEETING Fred Williams Post Has En thusiastic Meeting at Cliff side Monday Night— Largely Attended. j Cliffside, Dec. 2.—The Fred Wil ' liams Post No. 75, American Legion ! held a largely attended and enthu i ! siastic meeting here Monday night iin the Haynes Memorial building. Messrs. Clyde B. Edwards, B. B. Goode and L. G. Garvin local men ! arranged the program, which was | one of the best ibis post has ever j had. j While Rutherfordton is headquar ters for this post, it has members in j various sections of ,the county, j Messrs. F. W. Jarvis, S. L. Powers j and W. C. Barnes, all of Ruther— j fordton were appointed to arrange i the January meeting:, which will be j held at the county seat on the night jof January 5, 1931. The Boiling Springs colored male quartet enlivemed the occasion by singing a number of well known ne gro songs. A play, "Silent Movies" was given jby some students of the Cliffside ! high school with Miss Lou Jenkins in charge.- , r Uommander D. C. Wnitaker pre sided and introduced Supt. B. P. Caldwell of the Cliffside schools who delivered a short, and instruc j tive address. Mr. Caldwell pointed J out that ex-service men are render ! ing an outstanding service and are active in community progress. He enumerated many things they are do ing. In 1925, he said less than 1 per I cent of the men who served in the j World War were in any jail, on the chaingangs or in State prisons. lie cited several instances of "disturb ing stories of peace." Following ijthe meeting, oyaters and smokes were served by wives of Legionnaires and high school teach ers'. They were introduced to the j audi.nee and given loud applause, i also Mr. Robt. James, who cooked the oysters. The R. J. Reynolds To bacco Co. of Winston-Salem donat ed 1,000 Camel cigarettes for the | meeting, which was much appreciat ed. One minute talks were made by 'F. S. Hall, R. E. Price, Joe C. Er win, S. P. Dunagan, F. W. Jarvis and J. C. James. Each man present stood and told his name, where he lived and what outfit he served in during the World War. NEW AND MODERN OFFICES FOR THE DOCTORS BOSTIC I I Dr. W. C. Bostic, Sr., and son. Dr. W. C. Bostic, Jr., have moved into new and handsome quarters in the Blanton hotel building, occupying five rooms on the first floor. Their new offices have been equipped with the most modern equipment and up |to-date in every appointment. The j offices compose reception room, pri vate office, X-Ray room, treatment room and lavatory. The best feature of the new offices is the fact that they -are all on the first floor, making them very accessible and convenient. '■ And, in passing, The Courier wants V pay tribute to the Doctors Bostic. j There are no finer men, or more pro ficient, in the county, than these ; gentlemen—father and son. Standing ! at the head of their profession, are known to every one in the coun ty, and not only highly regarded for the professional ability, but loved by all for their gentle, kindly personal qualities. ' Toy lamps arid lanterns, very uni que. Only 25c each. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores. FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DE; 3 1930. IMRS. J. B. LONG IS ! CLAIMED BY DEATH ! j One of City's Best Known Women Passes Monday Night After Short Ill ness—Funeral Wednesday. i I i j Mrs. J. B. Long, one of Forest f City's best known women, died at ! her home here Monday night, at the age of 66. Mrs. Long was taken ill last Friday night about eight o'- j clock. At first her condition was i not regarded as serious. She grew worse, death claiming her Monday .night at 11:40 o'clock. Funeral services were held at the ! First Baptist church here Wednesday i afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. W. A. ; Ayers, pastor of the church, was in j charge of the obsequies, and was i assisted by Rev. Z. D. Harriil, of Ellenboro, Dr. Zeno Wall, of Shelby I and Rev. J. W. Williams, pastor of : the Methodist church, of Forest ! City. Interment followed in Cool j Springs cemetery. Mrs. Long is survived by her hus i band, and tthe following children: ! Mrs. J. M. Burkholder, Misses Otti | lee and Kate Long and Mr. Otto : Long, of Forest City and Mrs. Rob ! ert Hair, of Pineville, N. C. Two sons, Harold and J. B. Long, and one daughter, Osteen, preceeded their i mother to the grave several years ; ago. The surviving sisters are Mrs. Katie Flack, Fingerville, S. C.; Mrs Mattie Bowman, Converse, S. C., ! and Mrs. Noonie Bridges, of Forest j # 1 | City. Three grand children survive, !as follows: Joseph Burkholder, of Forest City; Margaret Josephine Long, of Shelby and Mary Kather ine Hair, of Pineville. Pall bearers wore Messrs. G. C. King, Fred Harriil, Jtune Harriil, : 'fihman bridges, Palmer Harriil and Bob King. The large and profuse floral offering was carried by the following ladies: Mesdames Frank Newton, Nell Padgett Norris, Bur well Moore, C. E. Alcock, P. D. Har riil, Sr., Misses Fannie and Alice- King, Lilah Padgett, Bunnah Har riil, Jennie Mae Harriil, Ruby and Ethel Moore, (Jennie and Winnie Davis, Margaret Young, Hattie ; Jones, Bobbie Biggerstaff, Olema | Flack, and Sallie Sition. ! Mrs, Long was born Nbvemjb?r j 12, 1864, in Rutherford county. She j was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al jfred Harriil. She spent her entire life ! in Rutherford county. She was mav i l ied to Mr. J. B. Long on October ! 12, 1884. Her mother, Mrs. Alfred Harriil was a Suttle before her mar riage, which gave her claim to dis tinction of being a member of two ;of the oldest and best known fami lies of Rutherford county. She join jed the Baptist church in young wo manhood, and throughout her entire life was a consistent and faithful member of that church. At the time of her death she was a member of the First Baptist church, of this city. WELCOME TO FOREST CITY, REV. AND MRS. S. N. WATSON i Their hosts of friends here and throughout the county will be delight ed to learn that Rev .and Mrs. S. N. W'atson, who have been located at Bladenboro for a number of years, where Mr. Watson was pastor of the Baptist church, arrived here Wednes day night and are going to make their future home in this city. Rev. Mr. Watson was the beloved pastor of the First Baptist church here for a number of years, and he and his family endeared themselves to all with whom they came in contact. Rev. and Mrs. Watson are tempor arily guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Barber until they get possession of i their new home on Arlington street. j THIEVES ENTER SPINDALE STORE Spindale, Dec. 2.—The store of Mr. L. G. Blanton was entered sometime Sunday night and som? goods tak en. Among the items missed were • some dry goods, and a few items in , the grocery line. The thieves also broke open the cash register. En trance to the store was made by breaking out the glass in the rear door. BALE PER CONTESTPRIZES Contest Sponsored by Kiwanis Club—Many Prizes Offer ed by Business Men of Forest City. The Bale-Per-Acre contest for i the farmers of Cool Springs Tov.n --| ship will close December 15. The Agricultural Committee of the For j est City Kiwanis club met on Mon day evening and apportioned the prizes to be awarded to the farm ers and agricultural students in the contest. This contest which is an annual feature, is sponsored by the Kiwanis club and conducted by the department of vocational agriculture in the Cool Springs high school. Prizes are given by the business firms and citizens of Forest City, land the contest has been very val ! uable in stimulating interest in i growing more and better cotton. The prizes were apportioned as j follows: for men in the 5-acre con jtest; Ist, $10.00: 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, j57.50; 4th, $6.50; sth. $5.50; 6th, ' 1 auto tire; 7th $5.00 pair of shoes: i Bth, $5.00 merchandise; 9th 98 pound j sack of flour; 10th, 24 pound sack of flour. In addition to the above there are two valuable special prizes for men. The Alexander mills will give $15.00,, in cash |tr> the m'an who makes the most Coker No. 5 cot ton, and the Forest City Seed and Fertilizer Co. will give a ton of 10-4-4 fertilizer to the r man who makes the most cotton using their fertilizer. For high school students the prizes are as follows: Ist $10.00; 2nd $7.50; 3rd $5.00. There is a special also for boys. The Alexander Mills will give $5.00 for the best three acres of cultural student. For boys in the grammar grades the prizes are: Ist $7.50; 2nd $5.00 in merchandise, 3rd $2.50. A special prize of $5.00 will be given these boys for the best Coker No. 5 cotton by the Alexander Mills. The judges for this contest will be the Agricultural committee of th. j Kiwanis club. D. H. Sutton, Terry ! Moore', John Dalton, J. W. Matheny ! and J. W. Eakes. Reports must be 1 given to D. H. Sutton by December ' 15th." The following Forest City firms and citizens gave the prizes: Alexan. i der Mills, $25.00; C. E. Alcock, i $25.00: Forest City Motor Co. $5.00 I Industrial Bank, by Bryan Harriil. '55.00; U. S. Courtney $5.00; How ard Doggett, $10.00; F. I. Barber, $lO 00; J. W. Eakes $10.00; $5.00 pair of shoes, Horn's Cash Store; Auto tire, Farmer's Hardware Co.. $5.00 in merchandise, Dalton Bros.. $5.00 in merchandise, Stein's Dept. Store; 98 pound sack of flour, Pi£- gly Wiggly; 24 pounds of flour, Sander's Groceteria. 1 ton 10-4-4 fertilizer. J. W. Matheny for Forest City Feed and Fertilizer Co. ! There have been 95 entrants in the contest and the reports so far are good. Despite the bad season, will be a large number of farmers in the township who will average a bale to the acre. LIBRARY NOTES. Mrs. S. J. Asbury very generous ly donated five books of fiction to the city library last week, and re quested that the Woman's Club be credited with this gift.. The library appreciates Mrs. Asbury's contribu tion and is glad to give this credit to the club. WILL BROADCAST PROGRAM OVER WSPA Caroleen, Dec. 2.—A. C. Jr. and Mark Lovelace of Oaroleen, with their music teacher, Miss Lucille Wall, will broadcast a musical pro gram over the Spartanburg radio, station at 4:30 p. m., Thursday, December 11. The program will con sist of vocal and piano selections, J .. I We have the most complete Ime of Christmas toys ever before carried Why not make your selections now. and avoid the rush. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores. j FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS CITY DIES IN PELZER, S C. :i Ar . |, Mi. and Mrs. B. E. Hamrick re ceived a telegram Monday telling of the death of Mr. W. A. Stone, of • Pelzer, S. C. He died Monday, and | was buried Tuesday afternoon at two ' : o'clock in Pelzer, S. C. He had been i in ill health for some time. Mr. Stone was at one time a resident of Forest • City, was an overseer in the Flor. j . ence Mills. MASS MEETING TO 1 BE HELD MONDAY! I ! Purpose of Meeting Will be to ( Discuss the Re-organization of the Family Welfare Association. i I t j A mass meeting will be held in the | City Hall Monday, December 8. at; | 7:30 p. m., to re-organize the Fam- ! • ily Welfare Association. A meetinsr i !vas held on Tuesday night and quite i j i 'a number were present, 'out owing ] ito the fact that so many of the i j « business men were at the high school , ' j j auditorium practicing for the play i | "Corporal Eagen", to be given th : s j | week on Wednesday and Thursday | nights, it was decided by those pres j ent at the meeting on Tuesday even-1 | ing to call for a mass meeting on ( •next Monday night at 7:30. I It is urgently requested that every i 1 business man and each lodge, club, j | churches and all the citizens of For- j jest City be present at the mass meet- j ing on Monday evening at 7:30 to j express their opinions as to whether ' • ' ;we as a town shall re-organize the j 'Welfare Association this year. There; ■are many needy families in our city, I due to unemployment and other | I things over wbidj jjaey have... no cftjtfe 1 jtrol, that need help, and it is im- i ; portant that the organization be ! formed to help the needy ones. j ! I MINISTERS MEET. ; " i ! "Christian Patriotism" was the sub ject discussed by the Rutherford . Countv Ministers' Association at ! ! * their November meeting held in the Spindale House here Monday morn ..ing. The leader, Rev. C. L. Taylor was unable to be present, but the subject for discussion brought forth many comments. Rev. C. L. Tayl >r will discuss at the January meeting ; ' "Christian Citizenship." • | ; The Association went on record as endorsing the China Child Wel fare work and commended it to the y \ ) citizenship of Rutherford county with . the hope that the S3OO asked or Rutherford county may be contribut ed and in hands of the treasurer, W. W. Nannev, by Christmas. • ! " I , 1 WILL DECORATE STREETS. A large number of small cedar", pines and other evergreens haw been secured by the town, anil M:. Broadus Green will superintend thtr placing of them sometime next week. These trees will be placed in front of the places of business of the town, and will be electrically lighted Th? streets will also be decorated as in i former years. I 1 MORROW-KEETER WEDDING. I I Mr. Ernest Morrow and Mis.? Minnie Sue Keeter surprised their many friends by motoring to Gaffney, S. C., Saturday, November 29, and j being quietly married by the Pro ,bate Judge. Miss Keeter is the dauuh *er of Mr. J. P. Keeter. Mr. Morrow is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Morrow. Both are of this city and j hold prominent positions with the, Hosiery Mill of Spindale. Their! friends wish for them a long and j happy life in their new venture. t- ■ - t j Cotton batting for making quilts and other useful purposes. Only 10c : ■ roll. Stahl's Ten Cent Stores. I Misses Winnie and Jennie Davis visited Mr and Mrs. Grady Carpen ter in Greenville, S. C., and attend ed the Furman-Clemson football game on Thanksgiving day. 1 J 1 2 Pages 72 COLUMNS SI.OO Per Year in Advance P.-T. A. TO SPONSOR TREE PLANTING Will Dedicate Trees in 1932 i Offer Prizes tor Most At tractively Decorated Out side Christmas Tree. The executive committee of the i Parent-Teacher Association held its . iegular monthly meeting at the horn.* 'of Mrs. A. C. Duncan Monday af ; ternoon. A tiee planting day has been planned at which lime a larg'e num ; ber T,{ trees will be planted in For est City. These trees will bj dedicat ed in H>32. In order to further tlie j preservation, of Cedars and other I evergreens, the Parent-Teacher As sociation will give an award to the | home having the most attractively i decorated outside Christmas tree. .These tiees will be judged either j the night of the 23rd or 24th. Ii i j important that everyone who |ha , outdoor lights be sure that the I equipment used is particularly de signed for this use: that is. the sock jets and wire should be weathc: i prooi. Indoor lighting equipment' cannot be used satisfactorily out j doors, as snow, sleet or rain will damage the sockets and wire and 'cause a short circuit.. Never j bulbs in a set or adjust the con |iiection while the current is on be j cause while standing on the damp | ground one might receive a shock, j Strings of Christmas lights which ; are made to connect with dry bat jteries or storage batteries may be j used where the homes -are not equip jped with electric lights. | The welfare committee has al j ready distributed a number of cloth s J and other provisions to the needy ,in the community,, and it is hop d ' that any ow wfio feiows of a needy family will report it to Mrs. G. P. j Reid, chairman of the Welfare Coni imittee. ' A teachers reception is planned 'for December 11th, which all the par ents of the children in school and , the members of the P.-T. A. will b--* invited. In the near future the ways an.£ ' means committee with Mrs. R. E. Biggerstaff, as chairman will spon sor a moving picture show. It is earnestly requested that every on-* cooperate to make this a success. Watch for the date. County Medical Society Meels Rutherfordton, I >ec. 2.—The Ruth -1 flord County Medical Society he'd its regular monthly meeting at 'he Isothermal hotel. Ruth, rfordton., X ('., Tuesday evening, December 2. at 7:30 p. m. A sumptuous turkey dinner was served, arid enjoyed im mensely by those present. After din ner the election of officers for the ensuing year was held and the fol lowing elected: presid nt, Dr. .W C. Bostic, Jr., Forest City; vice-pre> : - dent. Dr. (J. O. MOSS. Clift'side; I) 1 - egates to the State Medical Socie'y Dr. R. H. Crawford, Rutherfordton. Alternate delegates to the State Medi - cal society, Dr. T. ( . Lovelace, Hen rietta, secretary and treasurer, Dr. W. C. Bostic, Sr., Forest City. Resolutions were passed reques*- ing the general assembly to re peal the annual physicians' privi lege tax, also a unanimous endorse ment by the society of the present compensation law as now in force. After dinner and the transaction of business mentioned, Dr. Rober: W. McKay an eminent Urologist, Charlotte, presented a very interest ing paper on Specific Urithritis. which was discussed at length by a number of the physicians present. UNION MILLS, R-2. Union Mills, R-2, Dec. 1. —Born, November 16. to Mr. and Mrs. Her man Whisnant, a fine baby girl, Sara Louise. Both mother and child getting along nicely. Their little son, Miles, has been ill for some time and is not improving very fast. Mrs. P. E. Morrison and Mrs. W. W. Morrison have been ill, but are improving. Most of the people in thi- section nave reported a nice Thanksgiving.