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r „,-,riav. February 5, 1931. jrT^S>C/g/^l BY MRS. C. E. ALCOCK he ip 0 f friends will make this column more interesting. Please in >nd report items for this column. All news items of interest to ien are welcomed. To Marry in New York. j -he marriage of Miss Sallie Sit-1 ' , f Spartanburg, S. C., and Mr. • N . Holmes, of New York,; K place Friday evening, Feb. i ' (, o'clock, in the apartment %,■ Holmes' sister, Mrs. Holmes !'! ' L and Miss Frances Holmes, j 27th street, New York. T news of their marriage will be ' , eiv ed with much interest by their :;;;; nds throughout the Carolinas. j ;: Aiiss Sitton is the daughter of Mr.. y\ v Robert Sitton. of Spartan-, She has for the past three v g S r« made her home in Forest City, j holding: a position as private steno-, o . rap hef and bookkeeper for Dr. A. j f Duncan, and has made a host of friends here during that time. Mr. Holmes is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Parker Holmes, of Winston-Salem, u-ho for several years resided here while pastor of the Methodist churc.h Xn Holmes recently moved to New York, where he entered business, and is a splendid young man whose many friends wish for the popular young couple much happiness and success. )I . Holmes made his home here for, several years with his sister, Mrs. G C. McDaniel, after his parents moved to Winston-Salem. j ** * i Mr. John Tate, of Belmont spent from Thursday to Sunday here with Mrs. J. M. Tate. Mrs. J. F. Tate j Mis? Melva Tate and Mr. Mack Cox, i of Belmont, spent Sunday here and j HORN'S THEATRE Program Feb. 4 to Feb. 12 Inclusive. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, Feb. 4-5. "MADAM SATAN" Featuring Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth and Roland Young. When the Zeppelin full of mad revelers sweeps toward destruction, there is an amazing scene of thrills matched by the drama of a love rekindled. This is one of De.Alille's greatest. ALSO TWO COMEDIES FRIDAY and SATURDAY, Feb. 6-7 HOOT GIBSON —in— "TRIGGER TRICKS" Nuff Sed. You know Hoot. COMEDY. FOX NEWS. "THE INDIANS ARE COMING" MONDAY and TUESDAY, Feb. 9-10 "FREE LOVE" Featuring Genevieve Tobin, Conrad Nagel, Slim Summer '"e and Zasu Pitts. FOX NEWS. COMEDY. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, Feb. 11-12. Now ' immortalized on the Talking Picture Screen ,n I Wsfltio«a' LIBERTY PRODUCTION j . of Youth and romance NHL HAMILTON""* MARIAN NIXON SUPPORTED BY A BRILLIANT CAST** _ > ALSO DOUBLE COMEDY. | Mr. Tate returned home with them. I Prof, and Mrs. Paul Moss, of ; Lenoir, spent the week-end here with j Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosr.. ! Miss Elizabeth Fliedner, of Clin ton, S. C., was the week-end guest of Miss Rebecca Perrin. j Mrs. Arthur McDaniel and son Arthur returned Monday from Greensboro where they visited rela tives for a few days last week. ! Mesdames Broadus Moore and Burgess were shopping Monday in i Charlotte. Mr. Claud Young, of Auburn, Ala,. | arrived Sunday to enter the Ruth i erford hospital for treatment, j Messrs. Thos. Dorsey, Salem Su ber, James and Carter Thomas, of Wake Forest, spent the week-end here, with their parents. Mrs. Elizabeth Brackett left last Friday for her home in Lincoln coun ty, after spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. T. M. Harrill. Mrs. Brackett came here after hav ing a stroke of paralysis, to be un der the care of Dr. A. C. Duncan. Mr. Charlie Byrd, of Wadesboro. | visited friends here last week-end. j Miss Mary Moss, of Greensboro college, Greensboro, spent a few days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Moss. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore who have been located for sometime in Ker shaw, S. C., were here Monday to move their household furnishings to Kershaw. Their niece Miss Frances TH£ FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER | Carden will make her home with | them. j Mr. Paul Huntley left Tuesday for j Newport News, Va., after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Huntley. Miss Sallie Sitton, of Spartanburg spent the week-end here with Miss .es Ottilee and Kate Long. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gray and . three children who have been living in Lumberton, moved to Forest City , j Tuesday and will occupy the Alton j Horn home on West Main Street. I Mr. Gray recently purchased the j Hall-Rudisill Drug Store. W T e are in- I deed g'lad to welcome this splendid ( family to our city and wish them j j every success in their new business i here. Mrs. J. F. Alexander and three; t b I ■ I children and Misses Nell and Mar-j j garet Young and Julia Abrams left i ' j last week to spend the winter months | ! . in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. ana Mrs. W T . L. MsDowell," of Camden, S. C., were week-end • guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brad ford. * 4 Miss Henrietta McDowell and Mas ter Lamar Rush, of Camden, S. C., j visited their cousins, Mary Lee and Billy Bradford here last week. Mesdames T. B. Lovelace, A. W r . j Falvey and Miss Cleo Young spent! Sunday with Hon. and Mrs. C. R. j Hoey in Shelby. y Miss Mary Crowell, of Shelby, spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. A. W. Falvey. Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel, of Lin colnton, spent Thursday here with Mesdames Mary E. and Minnie Webb. Mrs. Lindsley Hunter, of Lincoln ton, spent Thursday here with her mother, Mrs. T. W. Jackson. The Euzelian Sunday school class will meet at the home of Miss Ruby Moore on Thursday evening at 7:3 ) All members are urged to be pres ent. Miss Agnes Barnes spent last week-end in Washington, D. C. FUNERAL HELD FOR I FRED T. MELTON Young Golden Valley Man Passes In Hospital After Short Illness. Bostic, R-3, Feb. 2.—The many friends of Mr. Fred Taft Melton were shocked and saddened to learn of his death which occurred Tuesday, January 27, at one o'clock, in the Rutherford Hospital. He became ill on Thursday preceding his death, and on Friday night was taken to the hospital, where an operation was performed on Monday evening. Mr. Melton was born September 10, 1910 and was twenty years, four months and 17 days of age. Fun eral services were conducted in the Golden Valley Methodist church Wednesday morning, January 28, at eleven o'clock, with Rev. Joe Mel ton in charge of the service, assisted by Rev. M. M. Huntley, of Spindale. The church was filled to its ca- j pacity with sorrowing friends and i relatives who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the young man. He joined the Golden Valley Meth odist church four years ago, and was a regular attendant at church and Sunday school. The flower girls were his cousins, Misses Nannie and Mary Melton, Merle, Lois and Ora Hunt. The grave was covered with many beautiful i flowers. The pallbearers were his [uncles, and were as follows: Mess rs. Dan Melton, Saxon Melton and Eli Melton, of Bostic, R-3; Don Mel ton, of Forest City; Blaine Melton, of Glen Alpine and James Melton, of Ellenboro. Mr. Melton is survived by his i mother, Mrs. A. E. Melton, one broth er, Mr. Claude Melton and one sis ter, little Miss Minnie Lee Melton, besides a host of friends and rela tives. His father as drowned in First Broad River nearly eight years ago. YOUTH SENTENCED FOR STEALING GAS AND OIL James McGinnis, white youth of Rutherfordton, was sentenced Tues day to four months on the county roads for stealing gas in and around j Forest City during the past few ■ weeks. A. J. Sams caught him in thf act of draining gas from his car early Sunday morning, and he was immediately arrested by Chief Chas. Price and Austin Price. When ar raigned in court he admitted several thefts of gas and oil. ■ Fresft shipment of candy just, re ' ceived. Courtney's Ten Cent Stor?.., ELLENBORO WOMAN IS LAID TO REST Ellenboro, Feb. 2.—Funeral servics for Mrs. Alpha §wink Terry, 25, weie held at Walls Baptist church Saturday in charge of the Rev. Z. D. Harrill. She had been ill for only three days. She was a faith ful member of Big Springs Baptist church having joined several years ago. She was well known &nd will be greatly missed in the community. Surviving is her husband, Rone Terry, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Swink, two children, two brothers and five sistera. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF DR. R. HICKS Whereas, Doctor R. Hicks, who has been for many years a stock holder in The Florence Mills and j who was highly regarded by all of | the stockholders of said The Flor ence Mills, has recently died; and , Whereas, it is the desire of the 'stockholders and directors of The Florence Mills to place upon the minutes of said corporation resolu tions of respect to the memory of Doctor R. Hicks. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the stockholders and directors of The Florence Mills in meeting assembled deeply deplore the death of the said Doctor R. Hicks and feel that they have lost a valuable busi ness associate and adviser, that the entire county of Rutherford has suffered an irreparable loss in his death. Be Itßurther Resolved that a copy of this resolution be placed upon the records and minutes of The Florence Mills and a copy sent to the bereaved family of the said Dr. R. Hicks. This, the 14th day of November, 1030. FRED D. HAMRICK, G. B. HARRILL, Committee. WANTED—To list a few small ! farms of from five to fifty acres. Chas. Z. Flack, Phone 40, office over A&P Store, Forest City. 18-2t. | FEBRUARY SALE BEGINS TODAY I ~ ~ II : WE ARE OFFERING FOR FEBRUARY ONLY IJ | First Quality, New Pattern Spindale Zephyr Ginghams, yd 25c I > One lot Rayon Prints, 50c value yard 29c | One lot All ilayon Crepes and Satin, yard 29c f jit One Lot All Rayon Crepes, All Up-To-Date Shades, yd 55c I E 1000 Yards Rayon Dress Goods, formerly sold at 40c now yd 19c ♦ ;[ Printed Soiesettes, Dimities and Flaxons, 40c value yard 21c | 0 Extra fine Mercerized Broadcloth and Shirt Materials, yd. 21c « Beautiful Clip Dot Marquisettes yard 12c and 15c ♦ i| Towels 1 3 for 25c | ;; Men's Mercerized Golf Hose, pair 49 c | | Men's Broadcloth Shirts, white and fancies, S2 value 89c if 1 LADIES' FULL FASHIONED PURE SILK HOSE, 2 pair SI.OO | Many other attractive bargains in bedspreads, rugs, handker- il ♦ chiefs, ties, etc. " I We have not bought a lot of cheap merchandise. All of the 1 above is regular quality. The largest stock of piece goods in the i county. If you want to buy a bargain, come and see us. •; i _ || t REMNANT WEEK BEGINS FEBRUARY 23rd ♦ | SPINDALE TEXTILE SHOP I Spindale, N. C. H i ,* BREVITIES I I i ; Misses Eva Hampton and Nannie 1 ■ ! Sue Harris and Mrs. Dora Wilkie 1 ; visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Wilkie' •| at Bessemer City. j I ; j Mrs. Katie Glickman has been re ' moved to Johns HJopkins Hospital ', for treatment for eye trouble. 1 > ■ 5 II We have just received our new l line of spring hats in all the latest , 1 styles and fabrics. Call and see our ■ : offerings. Mrs. A. C. Jones. ,| The ladies are invited to call and' , inspect our line of new spring hats, j . Latest styles and best fabrics. Mrs. " jA .C. Jones. '> Get your valentines and novelties at btahl's Ten Cent Stores. The fourteen year old daughter of 1 1 Mr. T. E. Randall, of Owens, Town " 1 ship, died at the hospital Tuesday j Ii of blood poisoning. Burial was at 1 I Oak Grove Wednesday afternoon. ■ The young lady was a neice of Mr. jE. T. Randall, Fores£ City. j Mr. E. T. °f the City] i Service Station, fwisfcss to inform l ; the public that his gas and oil de | partments were not destroyed by the j fire and he is continuing this, busi ness pending the repairing of the' damaged building. His many friends! i i are urged to give him a call for gas ; j and oils. i J The American Legion banquet will Ij be held at. the High school on the j evening of Feb. 13. Ward Threatt, s j well known humorist, and Lewis G. ; | Ratcliffe will be present, while string ' j music will be furnished for the oc . casion. Fuller details next week, i Miss Harris, factory representa ! j tive, is putting a demonstration j of Schrafft's candies at the Peoples I I Drug Store thru Wednesday after-1 j noon and evening, Feb. 4. Free soa-j venirs. Call and see the delicious j * [display. J The Woman's Club will meet Feb.) 12. Time and place given next week.: Mrs. A. C. Jones and Miss Hattie I Jones have returned from a busi—' ; ness trip to Atlanta. Beautiful patterns in oil cloth at Courtney's Ten Cent Store. ■ Mrs. C. E. Huntley was dangerous j ly ill at the time of going to press. ' • I GRIPPING DRAMA OF "EAST LYNNE" BROUGHT UP TO DATE I j Producers of talking pictures are getting: wise. Under the head .of those who have caught the sign ,of the times are those who have • found out that audiences today are sick and tired of musical comedy fluif and jazz-haunted 5 cabarets. For a while the song hounds of Broadway had their day. That day Is past and gone. Lovers'of the silent films were | originally given stories that moved, •, stories with drama, action and ro • mance and the sooner the rest of the Hollywood film magnates understand 'that folks want pictures that movy the sooner will audiences grow in ■greater numbers than ever. The lat est evidence of this will be revealed at the opening performance of "EX j FLAME a version of i that old time gripping stage play and book, "East Lynne" at Horn,'s Theatre, Wednesday and Thursday, | Feb. 11 and 12. j "Ex-Flame" is extra good as it | truly entertains while depicting a great heart interest story. Beautiful new lot of silk bloomers jand pajama suits at Courtney's Ten | Cent Store. POLITICAL i ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Mayor of Forest City subject to the action of the voters j in the municipal election of May 5, 1 1901. our support will be appre ' ciated. L. C. LOWRANCE. J FOR MAYOR. | I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election as mayor Jof Foiest City, subject to the action of the voters in the municipal elec tion to be held May 5, 1931. Your support will be appreciated. V. T. DAVIS. PAGE FIVE
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