Rutherford
County 0 f p
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Opportunit.es To
Manufacturers
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11 1 —No. 17.
VOL. x,u
JISCUSS COUNTY
LEGISLATION AT
LUNCHEON HERE
. Executive Committee
C Out Campaign
Carrying 1
Promises to Benefit
B it a luncheon meeting held at the
I'" Ventral Hotel here Saturday
fl '•ended by more than fifty
rford County
V ommittee and
I a e d o fthe
endorse, -c
I ' intment
It not more than two county traffic
I e of the state-
Bride six months' school bill, and en
■orsed. in general, practically all of
lovernor Gardner's recommendations
K fl i s message to the general as
xiie meeting was called by Hon. ,
Hp Dunagan, chairman of the j
Kemccratic Executive Committee, j
no>e present included the precinct j
■hairmen from each precinct ani
[embers of the platform committee
K, he County Democratic Executive
Bommittee and Hon. 0. R. Coffield.
Hi his opening remarks Mr. Dungan
Bated that last fall the Democratic
Arty made certain promises to the
Meopk' of Rutherford county, and
Hianhe party intended to keep these
Bonnes. As the rule of Democracy
Hean. the rule of all people, he
Hindered it appropriate and time-j
■to call a meeting of the represen-j
■itive members of the Democratic i
Marty to deteimine what legislation
Biould. and should not, be passed in
ißgaid to Eutherimi- -4WMWJty*-»» j
■An excellent luncheon was serv- j
BfTby the management of the New !
Ventral hotel to about fifty members j
R. E. Price asked the bless- j
■
■e 1
Outlining Work.
tSlf B S. P. Dunagan acted as chairman
I" call «l upon Mr. Coffield to tell
H-iK' work of the Legislature. He
outlined what Nts already j
dime in the Legislature, and i
tnat he had introduced two j
I ail j
" lit measures which were pass-
Maiound beiore the luncheon, and
PȣK-nt were requested to give
WF opinion on ihem.
j p| atfcrm Committee Reports.
t). Jenkins, chairman of the j
■jfaai committee, was called upon ,
scnei 'al times, and draft
lseveral recommendations prior to
meeting of
■;V Gen "
1: - loci!
H
XL* the state highway com-'
■ Th U Pa,t of tht ' s tate sys- 1
firr* a r that t] -
fti eid , amended, and Mr.
Bsure a ! • We ° k intr °duced such
EL lUh has been favorably
I provi' *°/ th ° commit tee. This
' ePeal ° f ' h "
■r po cket „ d ,01 ' capture of the
U be I'j, h ' U a reWim * ot ' $50.00
■ distill' 1 ,. Ule Capture of a
Kcti ori t and securing a
■ ea„ ' thw ma ""er the offL
■ tr o ; ble he Source of the
'^ a 'es Tax
■'i'ably 0n "omittee reported
win t-,. !, ! ' K l( ' u ' nue measure
W' bl 't j" ' l ' !e whoKs aler of lux-
DH tax on" "e c !j!!|'. orilble t0 a
simill' ' . al ' S ° favors
ma ,.' tlv, 't of South
SBiatory 0 ' K ' poll tax payment
■ n4. ft ? Ve Uie time the
a ex plained that in
3^E° r ers on-d V ' llo ° wns no real
3 V 21 pr °Perty and has
|H^ti nued C Qn 1 pj r fc e Vy F( or ar -
FOREST CIT? COURIER
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. & DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
Studio And Radio
Shop Moved
Gilbert's Studio and Smith's Radio
| Shop are being moved this week to
jthe building next door to The Cour
| i£r office, where they will be located
| after February Ist. The building is
being re-modeled to fit the require
ments of both of these prosperous
j concerns. Smith's Radio shop will
j occupy the front portion of the build
j ing. A large display and show room
j for radios, will occupy the .front,
i while a smaller room will be utilized
by Mr. Smith as a repair and work
shop. Two other smaller rooms across
the hall will be used as a radio dis
; play room and dressing room. The
j rear half of the building will be oc
jcupied by Mr. Gilbert.
k itPfflirTis
1 AT ALEXANDER
Former Resident of Cliffside
Passes at Home of Son at
Age of 75 Years.
Cliffside, Jan. 26.—The many
friends of Mr. M. R. Padgett were
shocked to learn of his death which
occurred at the home of his son, Mr.
Jonah Padgett at Alexander last
Saturday. For many years Mr. Pad
gett had made his home at Cliffside
and he had a host of friends here
who extend to his family deepest
sympathy.
Mr. Padgett was born February 28,
1855 and died January 24, 1931.
For some time after leaving Cliff
side about a year ago Mr. Padgett
made his home with Mr. and Mrs
Tom Gold near Lattimore. He has
been in ill health for quite a long
time. Some time ago he went to
Alexander where he died last Satur
day.
/ 1
Funeral services were conducted
m iff side* J *?Thxirch at
2:30 p. m., Sunday by Rev. D. H.
Rhinehardt assisted by Rev. C. C.
Matheney oi Alexander. The church
was filled to overflowing with sor
rowing friends and relatives. Dur
ing th'e years Mr. Padgett made his
home here he was one of the most'
faithful members of the church. He
was a member of the Men's Bible
class and the following members of
this class served as active pall bear
ers: Messrs. L. G. Garvin, Scott
Goode, C. B. Edwards, N. C. Ben
nick. Robert Erney and Joe McKin
ney. The other members of the clas*.
were honorary pall bearers. Mr.
Rhinehardt spoke of Mr. Padgett's
faithfulness to his church. Several
special numbers were sung by Mess
rs. C. H Wilson, Ed Huskey and F.
S. Hall of Avondale and C. S. Greene
and Howard Hawkins of Cliffside and
a quartett from Alexander whose
names we failed to learn.
Mr. Padgett is survived by his
widow who before 'their marriage
about fifty-three years ago was Miss
Mary Lancaster, and the following
children: Mrs. Eva Hamrick, of
Shelby, Mrs. O. T. Jones, Bostic, Mrs.
Tom Gold of near Lattimore and
Mrs. Ed Grant of Gastonia; Mr.
Jonah Padgett of Alexander and Mr.
Hoover Padgett of Detroit, Mich ,
besides several grand children. Three
children pieceded him to the grave.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
MINISTERS TO MEET
Spindale, Jan. 27. —The Ruther
ford County Ministerial Association
will hold their February meeting in
the Spindale House here Monday.
The new officers, elected at a pre
vious meeting, will be installed. The
new officers are Rev. E. B. Jenkins,
of Rutherfordton, president; Rev.
R. T. Baker, of Rutherfordton, viee
president; Rev. W. A. Barber, Spin
j dale, secretary and Rev. J. W. Par
i ker, Gilkey, treasurer. The members
of the program committee are Rev.
I .S. McElroy, chairman; Rev. Mr.
Sills, and Rev. J. W. Hoyle.
At the last meeting the Associa
tion went on record as favoring a
stricter enforcement of the prohi
i bition law. This matter will be dis
cussed at the next meeting.
See our window for the JJig One-
Cent Sale which begins Saturday.
Courtney's 10c Store.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1931
THE STATE WIDE
SCHOOL MEASURE
PASSES HOUSE
: House Passes Six Months Uni
form School Bill by Vote
of 86 to 32 Tuesday.
Raleigh, Jan. 27.—The Mac Lean
school bill scored an 86 to 32 triumph
in the house Tuesday afternoon, bus
went to the senate Wednesday fac
ing considerably more opposition
there than was shown in the lower
branch of the General Assembly.
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; Representatives of the eastern
i and far western sections of the state
(were almost unanimously in favor
lof the state-supported six months'
school, but from the Piedmont rep
! resentatives and those from the
■"richer" counties came voices of
I protest.
I The house vote with 118 members
| recording themselves was unusually
large. * Two proposed amendments
also were voted down.
The senate held a 15-minute se»-
sion and the principal business was
I to defer consideration of the schools
j measure, which had been set as a
[special order for Wednesday morn
| ing*. A number of the local bills were
j received.
j The measure, if approved by the
i senate, will commit the General As-
J sembly to state support of the con
i stitutional six months' school term.
| The house vote on the bill was
1 asked by its author after five hours
of debate on it had passed, and two
proposed amendments had been
voted down.
i Representative Jeffress of Guil- j
ford offered a last minute amend-1
. ment which would have permitted |
, the levying of a statewide ad va-!
lorem tax for support of the school. !
It was immediately killed.
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The other amendment was offered ;
t
Monday night by Representative Con-1
nor of Wilson. It would have chang- ;
ed the bill to make state support ef-i
fective "in as far as feasible."
Representatives of the Piedmont j
or "rich" counties based their op
position on the assertion it would j
result in a sales tax.
Brooks of Durham shouted. "Tf
you vote for this bill you are pledg- '
ing yourself to a sales tax that will
damn the state." i
Would Tax Costly Homes.
Mcßae of Mecklenb jrg, making
' reference to a proposed luxury tax
to support the school instead of an
ad valorem, tax, declared, "And what
about people with $50,000 homes'?
Isn't that a luxury?"
i Jeffress of Guilford said the
'greatest advocates of a "sales
to reduce advalorern taxes were the
• railroads.
Speaking for the bill, Representa
tive Hamilton of Carteret declared
the "rich" counties which were op
posing the bill owed their pros
perity to the entire state.
He said opposition to the measure
came not from the working man,
but from those who spend their
"time clipping coupons."
j Representative Mac Lean, upon
questioning said the bill would no 4 "
. eliminate all the advalorern tax for
schools, but would only reduce it.
Counties Still Pay.
He said counties would have to
keep up support of the extended
terms and pay debt services.
Proponents of the measure both
in the debate last night and today,
argued that the measure not only i
would reduce land taxes, but also
would give all children in the state!
an equal chance and carry out "the
mandate of the constitution."
The record vote came on the sec
ond reading and opponents did not j
ask for a third roll call.
Text of Measure.
The complete text of the Mac-
Lean substitute is as follows:
"A bill to be entitled an act to.
make effective the constitutional |
provision for state maintenance of
the six months' school term.
1 "Whereas the constitution of
North Carolina provides for a gen
eral and uniform system of public
schools and directs that so much of
the ordinary revenue of the state as
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KIWANIANi V
ADDRESSED
COUNTY kQi?S
•
Mr. Patton Urged That Farm
ers Observe "Live-At
i. Home" Campaign.
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An- Unusually large attendance at
I the Kiwanis Club Monday night was
entertained and instructed by a
talk by Mr. F. E. Pat
ton, county agent. The "Live-at-
Home" program was in charge of
j Mr. 4,: W. Matheny, who had invit
jed Ma\ Patton to come before the
! club to discuss this most important
! question. He opened by stating that
! we s hajpld understand and review this
i important matter of living at home,
• and that it should reach every com
| munity in every county in the state,
j He also thought that it should apply
ito others than farmers altogether—
the merchants should buy and sell
home state products, and the people
should trade at home. With the farm
ers, merchants and others co-operat
i ing in the program of living at home,
j the state would progress wonderful
ly and good times would soon come
throughout the state.
Mr. Patton urged that the farm
ers grow less cottorf and more of
other farm products, and read an ar
ticle showing what Farmer McGee,
of Richmond county, did last year.
The Articles follows, and should
be read"%ith interest by every farm
er subscriber of The Courier, as it!
shows what can be accomplished by
following Jhe live at home plan:
"Richmond county has at least
Mr * JB&-"
one pafri«ter who is not worrying
abois£ the economic depression and
the prices paid for cotion
and tobacco. - •> ,
"EJ. McOe&t tenant farnWT 4 livings
on the farm of W. E. Cros'tand, of
Rockingham, Route 1, does not j
have many acres, but he makes j
those acres "talk" and its an en-1
couraging conversation that comes
springing from the soil each year
as Ed ,McGee goes silently about his
business of being a successful farm
er, which means that he grows the
things necessary for the comfi rt
able existence of himself his wife;
and family of 10 little McGees.
"In ,Richmond vcounty Ed McGee i
is known far and wide and County ,
Agent J. L. Dove, who is respor - i
sible for this story, says that Ed io 1
not only a good farmer, but always j
willing to co-operate and a splen- j
did citizen to boot. He is a good j
sport generally, says County Agent .
Dove, and never complains about
hard times or other things over
which he has no control. This atti
tude is brought about in no smali ,
measure because Ed makes a busi-;
ness of industry* and attention to ;
his tbo and keeps Old Man Hard,
Times always at a safe distance.
McGee grows the proper diet to ,
feed his large family according to !
health standards and is proud of j
the fact that there is no indication j
of pellagra among the brood de- j
pendent upon him for support.
Here's what Farmer McGee did j
hist year on his two-horse farm, and j
extension workers believes that oth- j
er tenant farmery can at least come !
close to his fine record if they put j
their shoulders to wheel:
37 bales cotton, 500 pounds each,
from 30 acres planted.
600 bushfels of corn from 15 acres
planted.
200 bushels of sweet potatoes j
from one acre planted.
30 gallons of sorghum syrup, j
cane grown on terrace banks in i
cotton field.
50 bushels cowpeas, gathered j
from peas inter-planted in corn
field.
Year round garden.
800 pounds of pork and lard.
50 bushels of wheat from two
acres.
40 good hens.
Two good grade milk cows.
Canned fruits and vegetables for
family use.
20 tons cowpeas, soybean hay.
"Grows cowpeas, soybeans, and
velvet beans inter-planted in corn
fields for winter pasturage for
(Continued On Page Four)
Supreme Court Passes
On Lake Lure Case
ifct The supreme court of North Car-
Tuesday found no error in the
|P&se of Chimney Rock Mountain*,
i Inc., against the Town of Lake Lure.
This case was tried in the superior
court of this county last fall, \ and
was appealed to the supreme court
was appealed to the supreme court by
t
the plaintiff. The Chimney Rock Moun
L tains, In., brought suit to test the
legality of the defendant to collect
town taxes in the incorporated town
of Lake Lure. According to the de
j cissions given in the case the incor
, porated town may. collect taxes on
any property within its boundaries.
LEQdfIRALLY AT
I ' .
Joint Meeting of County Le
gion Posts and Auxiliary
Thursday Evening
(Tonight.)
Rutherfordton, Jan. 27.—There
will be a bonus rally in the court
house here Thursday night, Jan
29th, at eight o'clock. The meeting
will be for the public and is being
sponsored by the Fred Williams Post
NV 75, American Legion. The Wil
lis Towery Post of Forest City has
been asked to join in the meeting
while the Auxiliary will also assist.
Attorneys S. P. Dunagan and J. S.
Dockery of Rutherfordton, C. O. Rid
ings of Forest City and Supt. B. P.
Caldwell of the Cliffside schools are
among those who have been asked
to speak briefly. There will be other
short addresses.
The Fred Williams Post has al
■reifc.gone .on record -100 percent
favoring the bonus being paid now.
The Auxiliary went on record here
Monday afternoon as favoring it be
ing paid now. The Forest City Post]
has already gone on record favoring
its being paid now. Other clubs and
organizations will be asked to en
dorse it soon and send their resolu
tions to the North Carolina delega
tion in Congress.
The Blue Ridge String Band of j
■
Hickory will make music for the oc- (
casion. This famous musical organiza- ■
tion has broadcasted several times!
over the radio and has made num- 1
eious phonograph records. It is com- 
posed of Mr. W. R. Abernethy of
Hickory, famous auto harp and .
French harp player; "Fiddling"
Clarence Greene of Cranberry and i
Mr. Walter Davis, well known guitar
player of Old Fort.
Every ex-service man in Ruther
ford county is expected to attend
this meeting while the public is :n
--vited.
Judge Hoyle H. Sink, of Lexing
ton, who comes here Monday to hold
criminal court will address the Jr .-d
Williams Post No. 75 next Mond'iy
night at its regular monthly meeting
here at 7 :30 o'clock in the City Hall.
The Auxiliary will report briefly on
its activities last year, especially "v
to what it did for the soldiers ac
Oteen hospital, Asheville.
Interest in the Legion is growin-r
in the county. The local post hah
around 75 paid up members, which
is nearly 100 percent increase ov-r
last year. i
HOLD RUTHERFORD
NATIVE IN DETROIi
I
Detroit, Jan. 27. J. M. Plack, 22
of Rutherfordton, N. C., was held;
here today without bond on a charge •
of violating the National Motor j
Theft act.
Flack, said to be the son of a
Rutherfordton alderman,, was ar
rested on a charge of stealing a carl
from Robert Turner, of Detroit.
He pleaded not guilty before Unit-;
ed States Commissioner J. Stanley j
Hurd yesterday but was unable to«
furnish $3,500 bond.
Just received a new shipment of
gold band, cups, saucers and plates.
A wonderful value. Stahl's Ten Cent
Stores.
1 4 Pages
84 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
1 FARMER KILLED
i IN GUN FIGHT
| SUNDAY NIGHT
——
Authorities Continue Probe
: Into Mysterious Murder of
John M. Lynch at Home
Near Chimney Rock.
i
j
! Chimney Rock, Jan. 28.—John
Madison Lynch, aged 40* well known
farmer of the Cove Creek section,
nine miles west of Rutherfordto I,
. was shot and killed by unknown as
sailants Sunday night. He was call
i-ed from his home and shot four times.
: Ke died enroute to tht? hospital.
j Four bullets were fired at Lynch,
1 striking his left arm, his left side.
' between the eyes and left hand.
I
| Coroner Wy C. Hightower held an
; inquest Monday morning, held a
! quiz Monday afternoon at the Lynch
Hiome and a second inquest session
Tuesday morning, but left the ca?3
open.
John Paul Searcy, 10, son of Zack
Searcy, of near Chimney Rock, was
arrested and is being held in jail at
I Rutherfordton on suspicion. Coroner
IW. C. Hightower swore out a war
rant Tuesday night for Mrs. Lynch,
wife of the slain man, and she is
now in the Rutherfordton jail. It is
I reported that Searcy threatened
• Lynch's life and that Searcy worked
j for Lynch last summer and that he
was discharged when crops were laid
by.
Mrs. Lynch said Monday morning
to officers that her husband came
j home Sunday around dark under the
j influence of whiskey and asked her
; to load his gun, which she did, and
he retired with it. Soon after he vs
i tired, she and the children retired
and later someone knocked at
door and shouted:
'
j "John Lynch, if you don't treat
your family better, I will kill you."
1 "Lynch came down dressed only
in bis underwear and was sho_.
Lynch had a .'SB calibre pistol and
fired it three times. The bullets
were found in the home Monday by
officers. Two balls were also found
in his pistol. Lynch was shot with o.
32 pistol. He never regained con
sciousness.
Funeral Service.
Funeral service for Mr. Lynch was
held Tuesday morning at eleven o'-
clock at the LLyLnch home. Rev. I.
I clock at the* Lynch home. Rev. I.
I erfordton Presbyterian church, was
in charge of the service. Interment
! was in the Rutherfordton cemetery.
Mr. Lynch was forty years old
| Sunday, the day of his death.
1 Mr. Lynch is survived by his wid
,ow who before her marriage was
Miss Hibernia Counts, of Edgefield.
; S. C. He was the eldest of a family
of nine. His father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Lynch, of Asheville
survive, also three children. The fo!
lowing brothers and sisters survive:
Thomas, Jr., Alvin, Julian and Her
man Lynch, all of Asheville; Mrs.
Thej-on Ledbetter, of Free; Misses
Marie, Gretchen and Anna Lync-i.
at home.
Continue Investigation.
Sheriff Ed McFarland is continu
ing the investigation into the killing
of Mr> Lynch. The coroner, has not
, closed the case, and has indicated
that he will also continue the inve
' tigation to determine who the gui'.'y
party is. Solicitor J. Will Pless, of
Marion, was in Rutherfordton Tues
day conferring with officers in regard
to the case. *
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK.
I
.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Wesleyarf
Methodist church is arranging *t
program for next Sunday, Feb. Ist.
i There will be lots of good music. The
1 principal speaker on the program will
|be Miss Cleo Young, returned Mis
sionary to Africa. Miss Young is well
j knowrf in Forest City, this being her
home town. Don't fail to hear her
she has spent about fifteen years i'i
Africa and has many things of inter
est to tell us. The program will be in
the Wesleyan Methodist church at
! 7 p m. The public is invited.