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VOL. XUI
mi MEETING OF
THE COUNTY CLUB
HELD FRIDAY
c »» mi "fTa'ms n on n proposed
Ration for County.
meetinE of The Ruth-
Thf | f untv Club was held in the
HS of the First Baptist
If? here Friday at one o'clock.
cflUrC ' G. B. Howard,
r T* ! ; presided. The Young
#f bP Tti-s'-.f the church served
P lOlls . , hout forty members and
k n °; Ayers asked the
guests. Di. "• * * *
"'if", the luncheon the president
vncsd following committees for
' Mmbersbip: F. I Barber. G. C.
Shafoid and C. F. Clinc.
N >,ir.f.iin?: Ivy owan, Dr. R. R.
l!oms and J. C. Unmes.
Grpvmce: J. F. Weathers. D. v„
Whitaker and JI. L. Edwards.
The following new members were
anaounced: C. F. Parks. Dr. R. L.
Rcinhavdt, Chas. Z. Flack and W.
L Mcßrayer, n f Forest City; Rev.
j W. Hoyle, Rutherfordton; W. G.
Hani?, of Harris ami J. 11. Hill, .if
Spindale.
After a few remarks the president j
turned the meeting over to the chair- !
man of the program committee, Da- j
vid Lindsay. i
Mr. Z. 0. Jenkins spoke first, and I
outlined some of the proposals which j
iad been made by a committee of j
jjmens at a recent private meeting. ]
ben? the things advocated by the j
committee headed by Mr. Jenkins j
rere the reduction in salaries of j
ounty commissioners; repeal of the j
'orfeiture law; postponement of the j
eassessment period; abolishment of I
iffice of county tax collector and
facing the duties of that office upgij
he county treasurer; state highway J
commission taking over the county i
■oads: changes in the tax foreclo-;
ure laws and other items. Mr. Jen- j
ins explained that under the pres- ,
nt law, officers spent much of their !
me searching for men with a small
santity of whiskey, as the arrest of
Mb person paid a reward of $25.00. |
ts a result, he said, the distiller was j
fotected, in order that he might j
®ni«h the whiskey to the individual, j
t Jenkins said his committee fav- j
fed the passage of a law providing !
» r the payment of a reward of '
50.00 to each officer who captur- }
d a still and its operator and se-!
•wd a conviction. This committee ;
located the sale of personal prop- |
rt ' t0! * axes * instead of advert is- j
£ the land for sale.
peaking of present conditions, Mr. ;
ns said that all should profit by j
oi the past year, and j
he believ sd a revival in bus:-'
d '"-ue within a Short time,
jmarks on Mr. Jenkins' talk wer2 |
p • Gold and Prof. '
p ; Caldwell. 0. j. Holler asked 1
kaim* eXtend to R - E - Price, i
i iCo! 1 lhe proßTani committee I
ir i,;' 7 3 n>ins ' vote of thanks !
" aithful and efficient work,'
1 as done. i
F!CERs AND DIRECTORS
0F BOSTIC BANK
Bostic - Jan 20 J",
le office,* a meetin g of
c Bani. * I 3", (ilrectors of the Bos
* last Wednesda y
scted f , 1 C "' f ' ''ft't'ials were re
fcrd 0 1 " n ° ther year, and the old
ld °ne new' eCtol a Wag re " ele cted,
r 'cial an(] , ember The
Presi (lent/E eC \ r w 0f M thiS bank
%nt Fri tu ashburn; vice
C- Gettv-e lhom P s °n; cashier,
l,s casl,icr - Miss
Fs are : EV w H v d of direc
0. b p.' ashbur n, Ed Thom-
S. c * S . C. Gettys
T t -vr
Ton> s " Moore and W.
Iri % Satuw,. 0 " " Was ca3l °d to Hot
of y, dJ >n ac count of the
>■ Mr'F, m °, thw ' M». S. W.
•-V» W a " Brown ' of Char
' r, ' ! Wanj ° " :,s * >eon viait-
I Week heir Springs, spent
\l Br^ e *«» Mr. and L.,
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST C NNED ANI) BEAXJTXF
the u. s. A." u.s. department of agriculture survey^
GEO. W. HODGE
DIED THURSDAY
Widely Known Man Passes at
His Home Near Ruther
fordton—Funeral Friday
Rutherfordton, Jan. 19. —Mr.
1 George William Hodge, better known
| to his many friends as "Bill" Hodge
j died at his home about two and one
' J half miles west of Rutherfordton
last Thursday morning. About two
years ago he suffered a stroke of
j paralysis and about four months ago
i he suffered a second stroke and nev
!er recovered. Pneumonia developed
before he passed.
, i
| Funeral services, were held at
| Piedmont Baptist church Friday
morning with his pastor, Rev. T. M.
Hester in charge, assisted by Rev.
! E. P. White. A large crowd of sor-
I rowing friends and relatives attend
;ed the sad occasion. Nephews were
j pall-bearers as follows: Messrs Lewis
land Hartan Griswold, Lee, Alvin,
! Garner and Rose Hodge while the
I many beautiful flowers were carried
jby Misses Minnie Bell Hill, Velma
| and Katherine Griswold, Annie and
• Grace Hodge and Theresa Taylor,
j nieces of the deceased. Interment
i followed in the church cemetery.
%
I Deceased was 53 years of age and
j was a loyal member of the church.
| He leaves his widow and eight child
; ren as follows; Roy Hodge, near
jhome; Bezola Hodge at home; Mrs.
j Ralph Hodge of that section; Fred
! Hodge, Spindale and Annie Clifford,
| Bryce and Lula Mae Hodge, all at
! home. Two brothers, Messrs J. L. and
! Tom Hodge of that section also sur
j vive with one sister, Mrs. Lee Tay
j lor, Rutherfordton.
j Mr. Hodge was well known and
I highly respected. He was industrious,
honest and upright. In his death the
home loses its head, the church a
; faithful member and the county a
[good citizen. "
i
DEATH CLAIMS !
! MRS. MARY GREEN!
Funeral Held Monday in Ab
beville County, S. C.—
Leaves Several Children.
Mrs. Mary Green, aged 78, died
!at the home of her son, Charlie
' Green, here Saturday, after suffer
| ing a heart attack earlier in the
{week. Funeral services were con—
i ducted Monday afternoon from Gil
i gal Methodist church, in Abbeville
| County, South Carolina. Rev. E.
| Laless was in charge of the funeral
| service. Interment was in t. v e Gilgal
I church cemetery.
Mrs. Green is survivied by five
i children, as follows: Charlie Green,
i Forest City; Ben Green, Honea
! Path, S. C.; Joe Green, Anderson,
|S. C.; Dave Green, Seneca, S. C.,
i and James Green of Greenville, S,
C. Her husband preceded her to the
grave a number of years ago. Three
sisters survive, also twenty-four
giandchildren and eight great grand
children.
Pall bearers were Messrs Willie,
Joe, Fred and Ambrose Green; Wil
liam Fant and Garrison
The flower bearers were Misses Hes
v
ter Freeman, Essie Toney, Lennie
Hardin, Annie Blackburn, Mallie
Owens, and Pauline Hudlow.
Calls Bad Times
"State of Mind"
New Orleans, Jan. 17.—"Pessi
mism is the greatest enemy of the
country today," Merile Thorpe, edi
tor of the "Nation's Business," said
here today.
"The difference between good and
bad times is the difference of your
stato of mind," Thorpe said.
And to clinch this abstract idea
with tangible evidence, he pointed
out there were more bank deposits
and more insurance bought last year
than ever before.
"Yet people cry hard times," he
continued. "The sooner we get it
out of our minds there is a de
pression, the quicker conditions will
better themselves."
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLIN A, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931
Girls of Cool Springs High
School Organize Council
Dorothy Green Elected President—All Classes Represented
On Executive Board—Miss Barnes Is
Sponsor of Organization. .
r
On Friday, January 2, the girl' j
of Cool Springs High school met to |
organize a Girls' Council. During j
the business session the following
officers were elected: President,
Dorothy Green; First vice-president,
Evelyn Thompson; Second vice-presi
dent, Ola Johnson; and secretary and
treasurer, Alice Earley.
In the formation of an Executive
Board for the Council three repre
sentatives from each class were elect
ed to serve as assistants to the of
ficers in all problems arising in the
Council. The members of the Board
are as follows:
Seniors: Virginia Magness, Mar
garet Searcy, and Dorothy Rudisiil.
Juniors: Annie 1 Myra Mor
ris and Wilma Harrill.
Sophomores: Winnie Gilliam,
Juanita Callahan, and Mary Logan
King.
Freshmen: Joyce Washburn, Janice
Caldwell and Carolyn Green.
The meeting was continued by an
enthusiastic expression from th'i
girls of their sincere wish to par
ticipate in and to support a Girls'
Council. Miss Barnes, the sponsor,
gave a brief talk on the purpose of
the Girls' Council, basing her re
marks upon the written suggestions
from the group. Among the chief
objectives of the year, emphasis Will
be placed on character, courtesy and
conduct among the girls of Cool
Springs High school.
Plans have been made for active
programs which will be instructive
as well as entertaining. The
Council will meet every four
weeks, though the Executive
Board will be called at shorter in
tervals during the remaining term
of the school year.
—ALICE EARLEY,
Secretary-Treasurer
A Message to the Girls* Council.
I wish to express my appreciation
to the Council for the honor you
have bestowed upon me in electing
me as your president. Although 1
do not feel worthy of holding that
office, I shall try to do my best in
helping you make this year the most
worth-while in the organization of
the Girls' Council.
I hope that our organization will
mean lots to every girl at Cool
Springs High, giving her a "sisterly"
feeling of cooperation and a deeper
responsibility in upholding the high
standards of our school. It would
not be fair to write this and not say
anything of our sponsor, Miss Bar
nes, who is at the back of the Coun
cil and doing such good work. I'm
sure that we all love her and are
going to stand by her.
I hope that the Girls' Council, in
the coming year, will continue to do
as good work as we hope to accom
plish this term.
—DOROTHY GREEN.
Friends of Mrs. Clarence Hunt
ley will be glad to know that she's
improving nicely after undergoing
an operation in the Rutherford hos
pital.
Girls' Council of Cool Springs High School
f A - ' '
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j Four Accidentally Injured
i j During Past Few Days
i
John Young, of forest City.
R-3«had the misfortune to cut off
his ffmumb Tuesday morning while
cho|i|)ing wood. He was taken to Dr.
Durban's office, where the lacera-
dressed.
Mjjfc. Floyd Toney of Bostic, R-3,
was | also brought to Dr. Duncan's
office Monday to have an ugly
wouhd dressed. Monday while cut- 1
5 1
ting wood he accidentally chopped
off his big toe.
Willie Newton, small son of Mr.
Mrs. W. E. Newton, of the Pea!
Ridt'V Bbstie, R-3, hadj
the sight in his right eye knock out;
and the eye otherwise injured when !
he was hit by a rock from a sling
shot Friday at school. He was play
ing with a school mate when the ac
cident occurred. His school mate
fired the rock from the sling shot
which hit him. He was brought to ;
Dr. Duncan's office, and the injury
dressed.
Forest. City, R-2, Jan. 20.—Mr. i
Frank Smith, well known citizen of (
this community, had the misfortune i
of breaking his leg Monday morning |
when thrown from his mule. He was !
riding the mule near his home Mon
day morning when the animal be
came frightened and threw him off, ,
breaking his leg just above the ankle. •
He was taken to the Rutherford
hospital, where he is resting com
fortably at the latest report.
MANY USEFUL ARTICLES
MADE IN SCHOOL
Ellenboro, Jan. 19. —A total of
more than thirty useful articles
were recently made in the Ellenboro
school shop by the agricultural stu
dents of the school for their homes.
Shop work which is in the agricul
tural course for high school students
gives the boys an opportunity to
make many needed articles for their
homes while they learn practical
skills at school at a low cost.
The articles made enclude the fol
lowing: Twenty-three ironing boards
which were made to be used by the
mothers of the boys, five bookcases,
one music case for the music teach
er of the school, one library table,
one bed and two basket ball goals for
the school. In addition one wagon
bed was painted along with many
jobs in iron work, staining and varn
ishing.
Shop work in the school is liked
by the majority of the students be
cause it gives them a chance to use
up much of their excess energy.
BUYS DUTCH GRILL.
Mr. Geo. G. Stahl purchased Mon
day night the Dutch Grill from Mr.
M. D. Harrill. Mr. and Mrs. Stahl
will be in charge, and will keep the
place of business open twenty-four
hours each day. See Mr. Stahl's ad
vertisement elsewhere in this issue
of The Courier.
SPINDMWID
CONCERTIJPtIRDAY
Seventh Annual Concert of
County's Largest Concert
Band Will be Held Sat
urday Evening.
Spindale, Jan. 19.—The seventh
anniversary concert of The Spindale
Band will be held in the Spindale
; House next Saturday evening begin
ning at eight o'clock. An excellent
j program of classical and popular
j music has been arranged for the oc-
I casion by the director, Mr. D. C.
: Cole. The Spindale Band was or
ganized in 1924 with Mr. Cole as
| director, a position which he has
! since held. The total membership is
! now twenty-five, and it is the only
: concert band in the county.
The services of the Band is much
|in demand. During the past year
the Band sponsored and took a
i prominent part in Music Week ac
tivities. The band gave a concert
in the Cool Springs high school au
| ditorium at the close of Music week
j which was largely attended and
•; greatly enjoyed.
j There will be no admission charge
:to Saturday evening's program. It
iis free to all who wish to attend.
The following program will be giv
en :
j , Bravura, March, C. E. Duble.
Hearts and Flowers (Flower
| Op. *245, Theo. M. Tobani.
j Down the River of Golden Dreams,
, Klemmer and Shilkret.
j Operatic Gems, Arr. by C. W.
Dalby.
I Dull Razor Blues, C. H. Huffine.
j Vocal solo by Mrs. Arthur Harrill:
! (a) —I've Done My Work, (b)
! Roses of Picardy, Hayden Wood,
Miss Lela Morris at the piano,
j Unfinished Symphony, First Move
ment, Franz Schubert.
Ave Marie, Bach-Gounod.
j* 9 Jf I
Evening Star, Richard Wagner.
k Flanders March, F. W. McNichol
i i
FUNERAL HELD FOR
TH9S. J. GETTYS
Hollis Man Died Sunday of
Paralysis—Elijah Sweezy,
Confederate Veteran,
Died Recently.
Hollis, Jan. 20.—Thos. Jefferson
Gettys died at his home near Hol
lis, Sunday, January 18, after a
short illness, lie was stricken with
paralysis late Friday evening, and
never regained consciousness until
the end came Sunday morning at
eight o'clock. He was 69 years old
last August.
He is survived by his widow, nee-
Mary Price, one son, Zeno Gettys, a
World War veteran on the front
lines in France who is married and
makes his home with his parents;
and three daughters, Mrs. Blanche
Hamrick, of Apex, N. C.; Mrs. Bax
ter Rollins and Mrs. Roekett, both
of Hickory, with a number of grand
children and one sister, Mrs. Julia
A. Young', of Forest City. He was
a brother of the late Plato Gettys.
He was an energetic, prosperous
farmer, a kind husband and indul
gent father and a member of Rig
Springs Baptist church where fun
eral services were held Monday by
his Pastor, Rev. Jordon Washburn
and Rev. Martin Gold. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
He was tenth in family line of 12
children all of which has preceded
him except Mrs. Young, who is
the eleventh in family line. He had
three brothers in the Confederate
army and lost the two oldest, Al
fred and Lawson.
sfc % ♦
Death of Elijah Sweezy.
I have recently Tieard of the death
of Elijah Sweezy, one of the lasl
and youngest members of Capt.
Lawson HarrilFs Co., I. 56th, N. C.
Regiment. He was a son of James
Sweezy, and a brother of First
Lieutenant of that Company killed
in the battle of Reams Station,
Petersburg, August 1864. He was
reared near Hollis and went West
about 1872. He was 84 years old.
He lived in Missouri and not I;
1 0 Pages
60 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
TAX REDUCTION
IS WATCHWORD OF
NEW LEGISLATURE
Demand For Reduction of
Property Taxes by Any
Means is Definite Trend
of General Assembly.
Raleigh, Jan. 19.—Speeding up
of local measures in order to dis
pose of them before the major State
wide questions of legislation come
up, was sought ihis week as the
North Carolina General Assembly
; swung into its second full week of
| work.
Ten of the 60 days the session
i is expected to last have passed with
| organization and the introduction of
j various proposals, some- of which
; probably will live to become assem
j bly issues.
Only one definite trend of the
baby Legislature has come to the
surface, and that is that the demand
for a reduction of property taxes;
by any means must be met.
Every member of the assembly
seems to have come to Raleigh
with the mandate tacked to him
that this must be done.
Most of the major legislative pro
posals, many of the important ones
such as the salary cut and the
constitutional convention being rec
ommendations of Governor Gard
ner, face careers in committees be
fore they reach the floors of the
Senate and House.
Assembly leaders have stressed the
need for clearing the docket of the
local matters before these and othci*
State-wide issues come up.
Among' the State-wide proposals, a
fight looms for the salary cut, al
though the gathering forces, either
pro or con, are keeping comparative
ly quiet.
State supported schools and the
reorganization of the highway com
mission loom as important issues.
Whether the State shall take over
the schools has not reached the
heat of talk the highway proposal
has, with battle lines forming in
various sections of the State.
No bills of local importance came*
up for consideration during the
week. The Revenue bill, announced
Tuesday, reveals many new sources
of taxes, and, a 3 a whole may ap
parently be considered with appro
val. It will, however, live to be an
issue on both floors of the General
Assembly.
K. P. Lodge To Hold
Special Meeting
| Upon the request of Grand Chan-
J cellor Commander, Sam O. Worth
' mgton, and Grand Keeper of Rec
| ords and Seal, George E. Lovell, a
I called meeting; of Forest City lodge
I No. 82, Knights of Pythias, will be
! held in the lodge hall on next Mon
' day evening at 7:30.
j Several important matters will he
j brought before the lodge at this
• meeting - and every Pythian, as well
j as former members of the lodge are
j urged to be present, Grand Chancel
lor Worthington, and Mr. Lovell are
both expected to be present. They
will bring several important matters
before the lodge pertaining to the
Pythian Home and other works of
, the order.
DENTAL SOCIETY MEETS.
j
The Rutherford County Dentists
Society held their regular meet' -■*
here Tuesday evening, January 1:J.
A dinner was served at six o'clock
at the new Central Hotel, which was
attended by a large number of ti •
members of the society. After th •
dinner the members retired to thj
office of Dr. C. S. McCall where a
dental clinic was held, in charge OL
Dr. Storey, of Charlotte.
since was on his way to visit a son
in Oklahoma when his car was
struck by a drunken driver of an
other car when he was killed. His
father and three brothers all ser *-
ed in the same Company. He and
his brother Thomas surrendered tha
war with his father.
—J. C. ELLIOTT.