Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XIII—No. 39.
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Chicago, 111., June 30.—"When in '
the course of human events "
go fx .can the document with which
th. founders of the nation announc
ed it freedom After a bloody strug
gle. -he domination of England was
br.--.ight to an end, and now each
year, millions congregate to celebrate '•
that historic event. But the "course.
of human events" is not ended. And
each week, The Courier and thou-;
,-aru 1 - of other newspapers chroni- '
ties it? progress. i
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Do you suppose there was an un- j
employment situation in his home
t v.n when Benjamin Franklin set
ou: for Philadelphia where he later
established the Saturday Evening
F st? At any rate the legend is that •
he landed in the "City of Brotherly !
Love" with but three cents, which
he nromntlv handed to a prettv stit-]
in payment tor some food. Well, last i
vc-ek's Courier showed that oppor-1
tunity still exists for the earnest
young men or women when it told
of Charles R. Price accepting the;
position of hotel detective for *he
Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte. Many •
changes mav come about in the
vrorld before Mr. Price reaches the
&ge at which Franklin was delegated
to journey to France to enlist the
aid of that nation in the cause of
the Cronies. None can tell to what
important post he may be called as !
he climbs the ladder of success in;
his chosen work.
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-Vot many of the early settlers
coming from England were versed
in the ways of growing plants. So
the Indian taught them his primi
tive method of gardening. Later the
settlers subjected the Indian ... for
good cause, I suppose. Anyway, whils
Miss Nannie Melton of Golden Val
lev is concerned about her beautiful
hollyhocks, she wishes only to learn
the best methods of subjecting the
weeds which ever rise to thwart her
plants.
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Away from the clamor and tur
moil of sweltering Chattanooga last
week there came Mrs. Winnie Da
vis, so says the news, to enjoy f the
peace and freedom of the country
side and to visit with the family of j
F. J. Davis. If she spends a night !
on a farm, she will iind it a bit dif
ficult to go to sleep without the
clang of street cars and the ribald
shouts of midnight roisterers. And
then the bellowing of lonesome cah
ves or the crowing of early rising
roosters may tjreak her slumbers at
an hour that seems mighty early.
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In change there Is rest. That's
the reason when Mrs. Sarah Love
spent a while in Bermuda, as report
ed in last week's parper, she found
it possible to forget for a time the
daily routine to which she had be
come so accustomed. And there's a
certain freedom in the big city, the
opportunity to see and hear things
that give rise to new thoughts. But
a ?ter a time, as Mrs. Love will tell
you, there comes the longing for
home and the familiar faces.
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Of course the Revolutionary Fath
e's visited about a little among their
neighbors, but when they did so,
'hey usually walked. And they car
ried heavy blunder busses with which
to repel attacks by unfriendly sav
ages or ferocious beasts. Not so with
and Mrs. Paul Crowder, who,
according to our Smith's Grove cor-
spent a pleasant after
noon last Sunday visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Vance Street. They carried
r -o guns and they came to the home
of their friends in a modern con
veyance. They had no fears of In
dians or wolves. 'Course, they may
have had a thought or two of hi
jackers as they wended their way
homeward that evening.
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See you next week!
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND "~~ :
AiNANU MOST B E AJj TIF UL^C IT^ES^A."_ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
County Epworth
Leagues Meet 3rd
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The regular monthly meeting li
the Rutherford County Epworth Lea
gues will be held at Salem churcji,
Friday evening, July 3rd at eight o'-
clock. All members are urged to be
pi esent, as there is some very im
portant business to transact. Come
; an d bring some one with you.
' PROVIDfNCE NEWS
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Forest City, R-2, June 29.—Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Kennedy, Jr., had as
their supper guests, Saturday night,
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Kennedy, of
Henrietta, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Kennedy, of Arkansas.
Mr. Herbert Phillips and family
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Daniel of Oakland.
| Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Allen and
children, Ly..ise and Audry, of
Spindale, spent Sunday with Mr.
John McDaniel and family.
The many friends of Mr. John
McDaniel are sorry to know he is
seriously ill at the Rutherford hos :
pital. \\ e hope he will soon be able
to return home. i
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, Miss Ethel Phillips had her ton
sils removed last Tuesday by one of
the local physicians. She speedily re
covered from the operation,
i Miss Louise Harrill spent Monday
| night with Mildred McDaniel.
Mrs. Sam Harris, of Caroleen,
spent one day last week with her
mother, Mrs. J. L. Harrill.
• Mr. and Mrs. James Butler and
little daughter Francis spent the
week-end with Mrs. Butler's father,
Mr. Jake Francis of Caroleen.
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MRS. SALLIE McFARLAND :
WEDS MR. H. H. HARTON
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Rutherfordton, June 29.—Herbert
IH. Harton was ./married %bfos3£y ■
afternoon to Mrs. Sallie McFarland.
Rev. E. B. Jenkins, pastor of the
First Baptist church, performed the
ceremony at the home of the bride
near the Seaboard depot here in the
presence of a few intimate friends
and relatives.
; The bride is the widow of the late
Sheriff James V. McFarland of this
county and also of the late Bill Pal
mer of Shelby. She is an accomplish
ed woman and has made many
friends during her stay here. *
Mr. Harton is a well known farm
'er and was formerly superintendent
of the Rutherford county home. They
will make their home here on Rail
road avenue.
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LIEUTENANT BECK SENDS
j 16 TO TRAINING CAMP
Marion, June 29.—Sixteen young
men were sent from here to the high
way patrol camp at Morehead City,
Lieutenant R. H. Beck, of patrol
headquarters here, said last week.
This camp, as announced previously,
will train old as well as new mem
bers in the duties of the highway
patrol, familiarizing them with traf
fic regulations and giving instruction
in the proper performance of the
work which brings the personnel in
constant touch with the public.
The patrol under the new system
will be organized in six detachments.
Each will consist of 1 lieutenant, 2
sergeants, 2 corporals and 6 patrol
men. One each of these detachments
will be stationed in each of the five
new divisions of the State highway
system, while the sixth will be hold
as a "floating" unit, to be assigned
to duty at any point or points where
their services may be needed r
would be expected to do most good.
The headquarters of the lieutenant
in command will, generally it is ex
pected, be at the same place as the
division headquarters of the engin
eering unit. This is subject to later
adjustment, however.
The young men sent from this dis
trict are the following: Alonzo
Smart, Bostic; R. Stevenson, Tryon;
Clyde Edwards, Tryon; Carl Mori is,
Forest City; Walter Revere. Shelby;
Baron Calhoun, Spruce Pine; Gil
more Singleton, Shelby; R. Whisnant
Morganton; John Giles, Glen Alpine;
M. Moore, Shelby; T. B. DePriest,
Shelby; Frank Ords, Morganton;
George Allison, Marion; E. L. Tate,
Lenoir; Jesse Rhodes, Tryon; Clyde
Hardin, Forest City.
IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST COUNTY
, YOUTH WOUNDED
BY TRAP-GUN
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George Karris Is Jailed;
Charged With Attempt
To Enter Store.
Bostic, June 29.—George Harris,
20, was slightly wounded when a.
trap-gun, in 0. B. Biggerstaff's store
at Bostic, was discharged early Fri
day morning, it is reported by offi-1
cers who placed the young man un- i
der arrest on a charge of attempting
to break and enter.
Harris was wounded in the leg
and hand when the shotgun discharg-'
ed. He was given treatment at the :
Rutherford hospital, following which
he was placed in jail to await a j
hearing in recorder's court Tuesday.!
Officers, who investigated the !
shooting, said that Biggerstaff, a mer-j
chant at Bostic, had been missing j
merchandise from time to time in his'
store and that he set the trap-gun i
in an effort to put a stop to the.
thefts. The trap-gun "was set on the :
inside of the front door and ar
ranged so that it would discharge if j
the door was opened.
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WOODLAND SWIMMING
POOL ANALYSIS
; An analysis of the water taken'
from Woodland Swimming Pool was
made Monday by Mr. F. C. Dorsey,
and attested to by Dr. A. C. Dun
can. The analysis shows that the wat
er in the pool is sanitary, with a
bacteria count of only 360 per C. C. j
Th? analysis reveals that the water
is very clean, and suitable for swim
.
ming.
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BAPTIST OFFICERS AND
! TEACHERS HOLD MEETING
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The regular monthly meeting of
the officers and teachers of the First
Baptist ehtrr*Hr wins fheld, Tuesday j
night in the social hall of the church
with the Home Department officers
as hostesses.
The guests were greeted at the
door by Mrs. P. L. Marks, superin
tendent. of the Home Department,
and Mrs. J. B. Meares. Mrs. J. V.
Ware presided over the register, j
which was very attractive and arrang
ed for members of each department
to register in a special place.
The meeting was presided over.
«by the superintendent, Mr. E. E.
Smart. The program was arranged
and given by the officers of the Home
Department as follows:
Song: "My Faith Looks Up To
i Thee" by all present.
• Scripture reading: St. Luke, 10'n
chapter, 38th, through the 42nd
verses: by Mrs. J. B. Meares. Pray
er, by pastor, Dr. W. A. Ayers.
Reading: "The Three Blossoms," Mrs.
J. V. Ware.
Reports were then given of the
visitation day, and the work of the
past month. Plans were made for the j
work for the next month. The mem- ;
bers were then invited into the din- :
ing hall, where delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess. The re
freshments and decorations were
beautifully carried out in the color
scheme of white and green, these
being the colors of the Home De
partment. A unique feature of the
table decorations was a white minia
ture home with green vines about
it which was placed in the center of
the table. Mr. Mays Flack closed the
meeting with a prayer. Tnose pi s
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smart,
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Ayers, Dr. and
Mrs. W. L. Stallings, Mesdames John
Carpenter, C. P. Mc-Mahan, Geo. D.
Horn, Charles Ford, Carl Huntley,
Tom Vernon, Misses Ottilee and Kale
Long, Rosella Gilliam, Jennie Morris
Jennie Beachboard, Mary Ayers,
Gladys Long, Annie Ruth Hamrick,
Marie Hughes. Messrs D. O. Brackett
A. C. Finch, Mays Flack. The Home
Department officers present were
Mesdames P. L. Marks, W. B. Whit
lock. P. N. Long, G. A. Poteat, W.
D. Proctor, B. E. Hamrick, J. V.
Ware and J. B. Meares.
Misses Willie Claire Davidson, of
Georgia, and Myrtle McMahan, of
South Carolina, who are guests of
Mrs. C. P. McMahan, were also pres
ent.
Mrs. Lee Stein and two children
' have returned from a two week's visit
to relatives in Atlanta, Ga.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDi| %kY 2, 1931.
CALLS MEEiP.
OF BEiMmTS
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Chairman S. P. Dunagan Asks
Members of Democratic
Executive Committee to
Meet Monday.
• Mr. Stover P. Dunagan, of Ruth
erfordton, chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, of Ruth
erford county, has issued a call for
a meeting of the Executive commit
te next Monday. His letter follows:
/ "I hereby call a meeting of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
ifiutherford County to convene in the
jury room at the Court House m
Rutherfordton on Monday, July 6,
1931. at 11 o'clock a. m.
j | "The purpose of this meeting is
;to elect a County Chairman, and it
.is important that every member of
1 this committee attend the meeting.
( *5 "It is with much regret that I find
i£ necessary, for personal reasons, to
resign from this position.
; '"Let me pause here to again ex
press my deep appreciation for the
loyalty and untiring efforts of your
self and the many Democrats through
out our county in the last campaign,
and also to say that, being a staunch
Democrat, (in and out of season)
you may count on me to stand for
true .democracy and better govern
ment at all times."
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PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.
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Preaching services at the Presby
terian church, at eight o'clock next
Sunday evening. All are cordially
invited to attend.
CAROLEEN MILL ENGINE
DAMAGED MONDAY
Caroleen, June 30.—A crank pin
.. . the "engine which .drives some of
n ; -achffrery of 1 fhe Caroleen IVfills,
broke Monday midnight, and did con
siderable damage. The break was
immediately detected but before the
big engine could be stopped the
broken parts had caused much dam
age. This will necessitate a small por
tion of the mill closing for a few
days until repairs can be made.
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FORMER ELECTRICIAN
HERE KILLED THURSDAY
Mrs. Bess Jones, Misses Elizabeth
Rollins and Mary Jones and Messrs
Van Buren Wilson and M. L. Green
attended the funeral Sunday in Way
nesville of Mr. Jay Parker Francis,
Jr. Mr. Francis was electrocuted
Thursday while at work on some elec
tric lines near Asheville. He was an
electrician here for about two months
last year, while Mr. Green was in the
hospital, and during his stay here
made many friends who will regret
to learn of his untimely death. ,
CITY LIBRARY CLOSED 4th
The City Library will not be open
ed Saturday, July 4th, as this is a
National holiday. All persons are
asked to take notice and be govern
ed accordingly.
CLOSE FOR THE FOURTH.
The banks and postoffice will be
closed for July 4th. The holiday
coming on Saturday, none of the
business houses will close, so far as
reported.
JUST ARRIVED.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Adams, on Thursday, June 25th, a
lively little daughter, Martha Lee
Adams, weight 9 pounds. The moth
er was formerly Miss Mattie Hyder.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter W.
Moore, on Monday, June 29th, a
little daughter, weighing 8 pounds.
Born, to Prof, and Mrs. A. C.
Finch, on Monday, June 29th, a fine
boy, weight 9 pounds.
FOREST CITY-ALEXANDER
TO PLAY JULY 2, 3, 4
On Thursday and Friday nights,
Forest City-Alexander will play the
fast Duke Power team.
The feature for July fourth will
be the game with Gaffney.
All three games will be played at
night, beginning at 8:30 o'clock.
BOSTIC STATION HEARING
POSTPONED AT RALEIGH
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i Raleigh, June 29.—The hearing
;scheduled before the state corpora
tion commission Friday on the peti
tion of the Clinchfield and Seaboard
Air Line railroads to discontinue the
! joint agency at Bostic was post
poned.
I The commission announced that
it had grantedv the Seaboard Air
Line railway permission to name
caretakers for the stations at
Thelma, Halifax county, and Vaughn
Warren county,, and to discontinue
the employment of station agents and
telegraph operators at the points.
alexmmiTnews
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Alexander Mill, June 29 —Miss Ina
Holland and Mrs. D. B. Randall ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Cham
pion and family motored to Chimney
Rock, Sunday.
Mr. Winifred Harmon and Miss
Ruth Padgett were married in Gaff
ney, Sautrday. The bride was clad, in
a blue crep° dress with accessories
to match. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon will
make their home in Alexander.
Mr. D. B. Randall and Mr. S. A.
1 Summey who have been in Arkansas
for the past few weeks will return
home at the latter part of this week.
Messrs. Lewis Summey, Locke
Hicks and Raymond Condry spent a
ifew days in Wilmington last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allen and fam-
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ily visited friends in Mount Vernon,
Sunday.
Mrs. Jane McMahan is .visiting her
son, Mr; Lloyd McMahan in Shelby.
| Little Mary Champion spent last
Thursday with Jennie Lee Champion
of Avondale.
! J. G. Neal is visiting his sister,
Mrs. A. G. Haworth in Powell Sta
tion, Tenn.
,Mr§; u;J JU W> Keller and daughter,
'iSfffSz, and son. Jack, of
spent the past week with Mrs. M.
G. Allen.
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STAE HIGHWAY PATROL
ACTIVE DURING MONTH
Raleigh. Juni 29.—The state high
: way patrol noted 19,110 violations
of traffic during May, Capt. Charles
D. Farmer reported,
j Fines and costs resulting from the
arrests aggregated $8,102 and sen
tences totaling 41 months were im
posed.
There were 100 drivers stopped
for carrying improper license plates
and 390 were apprehended for hav
ing no tags. License plates revenue
totaled $6,796.72.
The patrol was on duty 10.387
hours, warned 6,144 drivers and
caused 4,186 to have improper lights
corrected.
BITTEN BY SNAKE.
Mr. Dew r ey Bostic, tenant on the
farm of Mr. Pink Beason, was bit
ten on the hand by a copperhead
snake last Friday. Prompt first aid
and the ministrations of a physician
pulled him through without serious
consequences.
WELFARE ASSOCIATION
NOW OUT OF FUNDS
The Family Welfare Association
wishes to report that they have no
more money in the treasury to work
with, and has also given out all the
summer clothes tha£ have been donat
ed. Mrs. Alcock asks that you do
not send any one to her asking a'd
as she is out of funds. No drive for
funds will be -made until sometime
this fall. A complete report will be
made later of the work the Welfare
Association has done since being or
ganized.
WOMAKCIUB
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| The Woman's Club is preparing
the year book for 1931-32 and asks
that those desiring to become new
; members, or those who desire to re
; new their membership, to please send
SI.OO for dues to Mrs. Hoyle Elliott
lat once. If you cannot see Mrs. El
liott, call her by telephone, No. 157,
and let her have your name as de
siring to become a member of the
club.
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72 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
FUNERAL HELD
FOR J. B. ELDERS
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Young Man Who Died
at Work in Spencer Mil!
Buried Thursday—ln
quest Not Completed.
Spindale, June 20.—Funeral ser
vices for Mr. J. Boyce Elders, aged
31, who died while at work in the
Spencer Mill last Wednesday morn
ing, were held from the Spindale
Methodist church Thursday after
noon at two o'clock. Rev. J. A. Bar
ber, pastor of the deceased, was in
charge of the service. Interment
followed in the Pleasant Grove ceme
tery.
Mr. Elders ; si vived by his wid
ow, his parents, ? r. and Mrs. Bud
Elders, who reside near Belmont,
one brother and two sisters.
The flower girls were Mesdarr.es
Clfco Robertson, Arthur Barnes. H.
L Sherrill, Edgar Owens. Clarence
Griffin, Misses Boss Yelton and Zel.'a
Yarborough .The pall bearers wet 9
Messrs Boyd Yassev. D. C. Yarbor
ough, Luther Hamrick, Mr. Moss and
two others.
Mr. Elders was a young man well
known and admired by a large host
of friends here. He had been em
ployed by the Spencer Mills here for
several years.
Mr. Elders died while at his work"
in the mill here. He was using ail
electric drill and slumped over on the
ladder. He was taken down from the
removed to the hospital, where
he was found dead A coroner's in
quest was impannelled Wednesday
afternoon, but failed to reach a con
clusion. An autopsy was performed
and vital parts of the body was sent
to Baltimore for examination. Anoth
er inquest was scheduled for Thurs
day night, but was} postponed
a ropprt jg received fym;
RULES*ARE LAID DOWN
FOR HOT WEATHER
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Four "do's" and "don't" were
laid down by the federal public
health service as hot weather
rules for keeping comfortable.
They were:
Eat less, with plenty or fresh
fruits and vegetables and less
meat and fried fruits on the
menu.
Wear clothing light in both tex
ture and color.
Sleep regularly.
Exercise but avoid strenuous
exertion.
Don't try to acquire a coat of
tan in one day.
On the point of food, the ser
vice recommended ice cream high
ly and advised plenty of milk and
fruit juices with six to eight
glasses of cool water daily. A
special warning was issued for
picnicking city dwellers against
tempting looking springs in which
deadly germs might lurk.
Regarding dress, the health ser
vice reminded the public that
light colors turn the sun's rays,
while black absorbs the heat.
Electric fans were indorsed to
aid sleep during warm periods,
with the caution that the breeze
be not turned directly on the body,
an easy aause of contracting
colds.
WARDENS' AND SPORTSMEN'S
PICNIC ON JULY 25
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The game wardens and the sport:-->r
men of Rutherford county, with then
families, will meet Saturday, July
25, at the Shingle Hollow Tower, on
the plantation of Mr. W. J. Hardin,
former county game warden, for an
all day program and picnic. All sports
men are asked to bring a basket The
program will consist of speaking and
games, and will open at ten o'clock.
Several notables have been invited
for the occasion. Further annour.e -
ments will be given in this paper from
time to time
LARGE BASS SHIPMENT.
During the month of June, Mr.
W. J. Hardin, of Rutherfcrdton, R-3,
former game warden, received 5,500
bass from the government hatch vy
at Erwin, Tenn. These have been
placed in various rearing pools in h*s
vicinity.