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VOL. XIII —No. 51.
THREE KIWANIS
CLUBS MEET IN
SHELBY THURSDAY
therfordton, Forest City and
She lby Clubs In Inter-City
Meet —Asked to Com
bat Communism.
• t lby. Sept. 21.—The Forest
Rutherfordton and Shelby Ki
- Clubs held a Joint inter-city
j. Thursday evening' in the
Charles, in Shelby, where din-
Aiu served to more than 100
from the three towns,
reviewing the achievements
Shelby Kiwanis Club during
. j ; years of existence, J. R.
piincipal speaker, asked the
- to use their influence to com
communism and the growing bur
taxes on corporations.
Forest Eskridge of the inter
cluj -e'ationships committee de
lict red the address of welcome to
the visitors, pointing out many
Rutherford and Cleveland
, .un y have in common. Clyde Er
w:n lv- ponded for Rutherfordton
ai d Dr R. R. Howes for Forest City.
Tin v.elby Club, for their part
■ i r evening's entertainment.
tor two First.
.M - E. n Suttle, who has a charm
ing - •no voice, sang several se
lections. .J. R. Dover of the Dover
Mill- then made a talk on the pres
ent day economic situation. Mr. Do
ver is not only an able speaker but
on - of Cleveland County's leading
business men and his talk was in
teresting and instructive.
The Forest City Club with B. T.
•J >nes presiding furnished the stunts
for the evening, the funniest one
beinsr a putting contest on the chalk
ed-ofr ''green" of the hotel dining
''oom. and lemons were given
to M. L. Edwards of Rutherfordton.
Earle H: mrick of Shelby and Dr. A.
C. Dir.: can of the local club. Mr.
Hanirkk succeeded in handling his
lemon v. th the greatest skill.
Clyde A. Erwin was m cnarge of
th program for Rutherfordton. He
called or, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Lo
gan who sang several beautiful duets.
Miss Xarney accompanied them on
the piano. For the final number
Civde Jewell of Spindale, who has
won fame as 'an acrobat and contor
tionist, thrilled the audience with
his stunts.
Onp of the high spots during the
evening was the awarding of the
prizes for the eighteen hole golf
match which was held on the Shelby
cour.se at 2:30 in the afternoon. Dr.
P.- R. Howes, Dr. A. C. Duncan, R.
K Bianton, W. H. Owen and Dr.
W A Ayers represented the Forest
City club and won first prize Dr.
Wall of Shelby won the low
*' u ialist prize.
01;rteen members of the local Ki
; • club were present. They were
 vies Erwin, J. W Eakes, Charles
•'k, V. I. Barber, W. L. Brown, I
u'an T. Bodie, J. T. Harris, R.
H'ar.l, B. T. Jones, R. R.Bianton,
T. Long, Dr. W. A. Ayers, Dr.
• Duncan and Dr. R. R. Howes.
Mr. Dover Speaks.
. J. R. Dover, the principal
ike;, eloquently portrayed the
' vements of the Shelby club, and
•1 tribute to the so-called "mill
file" of Shelby for their integrity
character and declared that "the
ly difference between us and them
That we have been away from the j
untry a little longer and have
irned more meanness. Practically
of us came from the country."
He told of the inadequate school
lding serving the Ora and Dover
ill communities and asked the in
--once of the Kiwanis club mem
' t-s toward a better building. These
are paying for two months ex
uded term of school there.
"Our employees are a happy,
'tv people, ambitious for them
•es and their community. We
• e 22 couples who have married,
triny a family and are working
harmony and accord. The aver
• pay received by these families
vv - :r » a,xi working to establish . and
"amtain their heme is $197 per
nth, said Mr. Dover.
Briefly he told of a textile mill,
DA D O /-ITTTT _ -
FOREST CITY "ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST IN THE U. S. A." (f OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHER. % COUNTY
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Mr. Horace Easom, soloist and
song leader, of Shelby, who will lead
the singing at The First Baptist
church here during a series of revi
val meetings, which will beg-in Octo
ber 11th and continue through Oct
ober 22nd.
Rutherford. County Has Large
Number In College This Year
S. C. ASSEMBLY
KILLS LOAN BILL
Measure to Advance $15,000,-
000 on Cotton Continued
to July 4, 1932.
Columbia, Sept. 22.—The South
Carolina house of representatives
Tuesday killed the $15,000,000 cot
ton loan bill by voting, 62 to 37 to
continue it until July 4, 1932.
Senator Laney's bill to create a
cotton bank and provide for a cot
ton currency to be used in barter
and salaries of public employees
was killed by the senate.
The only thing standing in tho
way of sine die adjournment, ap
parently, was house acceptance of
the appropriation bill from the free
conference. The senate approved
it but it was warmly debated in the
house.
Armistice Day
To Be Celebrated
Armistice Day will be appropriate
ly observed November 11th, at Ruth
erfordton, with an all day county
wide celebration. The Forest City,
and Rutherfordton Legion Posts, oi i
the American Legion are sponsoring
the celebration. Efforts are be.ng
made to secure some speaker of not»?
but to date no speaker has been
definitely decided upon. Conflicting
celebrations in other parts of the
state, and other events on that day
are making the work of that com
mittee difficult. A full program will
be announced at a later date.
A FINE GIRL.
Mr. C. \V. Harris, proprietor of
the Palace Barber Shop, announces
the birth of a daughter at his home
on September 17th. Mr. Harris is a
World War veteran, makes his home
at Mooresboro, but is popular here
in Forest City, where he conducts
business.
five stories high and two-third of
a mile long in New England that
was sold for $1 provided the pur
chaser would pay the taxes. He
told of labor agitators stirring
strife at Danville, Ya., which is cost
ing the mill $600,000 and the em
ployees their jobs. Textile mills
coming south from New England
have passed over North Carolina
because the taxes are too high, so
he asked that the Kiwanis club
men:hers give their attention to
conomy in government and to coit.-
batiir°* any communistic uprising
if they wi.-.h to live up to thvir
slogan "We Build."
SONG LEADER
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FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1931
' '
ALEXANDER CHURCH
DEDICATED SUNDAY
Dr. Zeno Wall, of Shelby, De
livers Dedicatory Sermon '
at Evening Service.
Alexander Mill, Sept. 21. The
Alexander Baptist church was form
ally dedicated Sunday evenincr at
i .->0 o clock. Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor
of the First Baptist church, of Shel
by, preached the dedicatory sermon,
using as his subject "God's Broad
casting Stations." As usual with this
gieat speaker, he brought a forceful
and inspiring message, and one ap
propriate to the occasion. Mr. J. R.
Moore gave a history of the church
since its organization a few years
ago, and traced its wonderful growth
trom a few scattered members to
the present large membership. Rev.
M. D. Blanton read the scripture les.
son, and a special song was rendered
by Prof. J. C. Jordan. Rev. C. C.
Matheny, pastor of the church, of
fered a special prayer of dedication.
The Alexander Baptist church is
regarded as one of the finest little
church buildings in Rutherford coun
ty.
List of 127 Young Men and
Women From County in
College Given Here.
Rutherford county has a large
number of young" men and women
in college this year. The following
list gives the names of 127 students,
their home address and the college
which they have entered. This list
has been compiled during the past
two weeks from news items appear
ing in The Courier and from other
sources. While the list includes the
names of as many students as are
available, no claim is made that
includes all of the county's students.
List of Students.
Univ?rsity of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill: Cyrus and Robert Mc-
Rorie, Rutherfordton; Craig Wat
kins, Cliffside; Robert Wells, Avon
dale; Craig McClure, Forest City;
Donald Tate, Cliffside; Lee Moss
Reinhardt, Wallace Long, Forest
City; Jessie Harrill, Ellenboro; Geo.
Bates, Rutherf ordton; Dan Holler,
Union Mills; Fred Hamrick, Ruth
erfordton; C. Kenvon Withrow, Her
bert Price, Hollis.
North Carolina Agricultural and
Engineering College, Raleigh: Horace
Yelton, Forest City; James Padgett,
Clitfside; Joe Harris, Rutherfordton.
Wake Forest College, Wake For
est, N. C.: Robert Edwards, Ruth
erfordton; Charles Ford, r'ji'cai;
City; Kenneth Bostic, Forest City;
Zon Robinson, Mooresboro, R-l:
James and Carter Thomas, James
and Philip Padgett, Forest City;
Floyd Harrill and M. J. Padgett, El
lenboro.
North Carolina College for Wo
men. Greensboro: Virginia Christie,
Avondale; Kathrine Hawkins, Cliff
side; Elizabeth Barber, Forest City;
Cornelia Geer, Rutherfordton; Mar
garet McDonald, Forest City.
Asheville Normal, Asheville, N. C.:
Wilma Mcßorie, Rutherfordton;
Edna Yelton, Rutherfordton; Doro
thy Rudisill, Frances Tinsley, Kath
rine Moore. Dorothy Green. Dorothy
Doggett, Forest City; Vera and Mat
tie Summey, Adelaide Hawkins, Rae
Robinson, Mooresboro. R-l; Annie
Yelton, Spindale; Edith Grayson and
Winnie Knowles, Bostic R-3; Annie
Bell Ware, Louise Keeter, Mae Mc-
Mahan, Evelyn Jones, Dale Carpen
ter. Charlotte Stallings. of Ruther
fordton; Grace Reid, Thermal City.
West Carolina Teachers' College.
Boone, N. C.: Georgia Blanton,
Cliffside; Maebeth Scruggs. CliiT-=:d^.
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C.:
Margaret Hayr.es. Cliffside.
Davidson College, Davidson, N.
C.: Fred Blar.tcs, Forest City; C. F.
Gold. Jr., Rutherfordton.
Corservatory of M :sic. Shenan
doah, V?..: Charles Frye, Avondale.
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EVANGELIST
M- nBB
SlMil llflll
Hr ■« ,*«?
Dr. Zeno Wail, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Shelby, who will
conduct a series of revival meetings
at the First Baptist church here be
ginning: October 11th and continuing:
through October 22nd.
WIN PRIZE IN
ESSAY CONTEST
Courier Of:ers Three Cash
Prizes Totaling $13.00
For Best Essays.
I • The Forest City Courier is offer
ing three cash prizes, totaling SIB.OO
for the three best essays on ihe sub
ject "The Forest City Courier as a
Factor in Upbuilding and Growth of
Forest City and the County and its
Value to the Community." The first
prize will be SIO.OO in gold; the sec
ond $5.00 in cash and the third $3.00
in cash. The contest closes Monday,
October sth, at ♦> p. m. The winning
essays will be used in the anniver
sary edition of The Courier on Oc
tober Bth. The contest rules follow:
Contest Rules.
Any man, woman or child in Ruth
erford county is eligible to compete
in this contest, excepting employ
ees of The Courier and their imme
diate families.
Essays are limited to 1,000 words
Write on one side of paper only.
Essays must be written with pen
and ink' or typewriter. No discrimi
nation will be made between type
written essays and hand written es
says on this point alone.
All essays must be in The Courier
office not later than Monday after
noon, October 5, at 0 p. m. Do not
write name on essay. Place your
essay, unsigned, in an envelope, and
write your name and address on th:*
envelope. On receipt of the essays,
they will be numbered and name
and address of writer and number
n~F'>ned vill be recorded in The
Courier office. This will be done in
order to conceal identity of writers
to judges.
Three disinterested judges will be
selected, who will grade the essays
and announce the winners. Their de
cision will be final. Prizes will be
awarded immediately after the
judges announce the winners
It is understood triat when an in
dividual submits an essav. whether
it is awarded a prize or not, the same
becomes the property of The ( our
ier and may be published if desired.
The essays will be graded by the
judges upon a system formulated
by them, in which neatness, length
of essay and adherence to subject
will be considered.
Horace Easom At
Baptist Church
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Mr. Horace Easom, of Shelby wiil
j speak at the mid-week prayer and
i praise service, at the First Baptist
j church, on next Thursday evening.
;at 7:30 o'clock His subject wiil be.
! "Moseying Aiong."
Each week from now until tV
i revival begir.s on October lite, im
! mid-week service will be reld or
Thursday evening instead H V* td~
' nesday even:lg as USUJ.I. Mr. Easorr
1 will speak of the revival preparation
•en Thursdry -ver'ng. E,e-y ne-'ibei
1 of the church is to be present
I Housands Attend
Fair Opening Day
Four County Fair Officially Opened Tuesday-
First Day s Attendance Estimated
At About 15,000.
MAN DIES WHILE !
| SITTING !N CAR
H& U w M«v iA V 
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: Mr. James Morrow, Aged 65,
of Forest City, R-l, Suc
cumbs to Heart Attack.
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! Mr. James Morrow, aged G5, well
; known and highly respected farn-er
| oi near Caroleen, died suddenly Tues
j day morning while sitting in an
I automobile here at the Doggett Mo- !
] tor Company. Mr. Morrow had been
! in ill health for several months, but
I was able to go anywhere he desir
| ed. On Monday evening he told a'
j neighbor, Mr. Tessinear, that he was
out of medicine, and asked him to
taKe him to Henrietta Tuesday to
secure some more medicine. Mr.;
1 Tessinear took' him to Henrietta, and '
; came on to Forest City, arriving
_.o. i".v .»:oG. :>ii\ pari:
j ed his car on the side street between
( Doggett Motor Company and the
, Methodist church. Mr. Morrow did
not get out. A few minutes later,
Mr. Tessinear, who was standing
nearby talking, noticed Mr. Morrow
slump over in the car seat. Doctor
; W. C. Bostic, Jr., was summoned,
■ and announced that he had died of
J
heart failure.
Funeral services were held Wed-,
; nesday morning at 11:30 at State
| Line Baptist church. Interment was
jin the State Line cemetery.
Mr. Morrow is survived by his :
; widow and nine children, as follows:-;
■ George Morrow, Caroleen; Mrs. Al
' bert Cartee, of near Caroleen; C. j
B. Morrow, of Caroleen; S. C., and j
J. A. Morrow, of Spartanburg; John
Ernest, Nellie and Bessie Morrow, at i
i home. Two brothers and five sisters]
} also survive, as follows: Charle® j
| Morrow, Farrows, S. C., and Willie j
j Morrow, Tucapau, S. C., Mrs. R. J. j
; Watts, Greer, S. C.; Mrs. Leonard)
: Coxe, Spindale; Mrs. W. P. Foster,!
and Mrs. C. S. Bishop, of Tucapau. i
S. C. and Mrs. J. C. Green, of.
! Cleburn, Texas. j
I Mr. Morrow was a member of the (
i State Line Baptist church. He lived ,
on Forest City, R-l, near Caroleen.
I His age was Go years and eight i
1 months. |
' FOREST CITY TO i
TACKLE LENOIR
Cool Springs Hij;h Golden Torna
do meets the Lenoir team which
coached by a local boy. Paul Moss,
at the Alexander Park Friday night.
This is the first high school gam
ever played at night in this section
and a large crowd is expected.
Forest City got oIF to a good start
last l-'riday by defeating Chesnoe
and will go on the field with the d -
termination to win the second gain# !
of their schedule. Forest City j
showed up well in their first game
with a lot of new material in the:
J
line and if continue to play good j
football expect to win many game*-: j
: this year.
Lenoir has a small but fighting'
: team and a good game is expected, j
; The school band will furnish music j
! About 1500 are expected for the,
i
: game.
DR. C. H. VERNER
MOVES BACK TO OLD HOME
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Dr. C. H. Verner. prominent and!
popular local physician and child j
specialist, has moved back to the j
place known as the oid Grover K : nr ;
horr.e. and later the B B. Doggett
; place, near the Oil Mill on High-'
! wav N r > 20. Dr. Verner occupied!
' • i
• i this ho ma once before and seen*- 5 j
to get back to the home he ,: ke j
] well. His many friends and pati" I
v.-'l! pl?a.s"? hao * the cl.angc of * ,
deace in mind.
1 2 Pages
72 COLUMNS
si.oo Per Year in Advance
The Rutherford County Fair open-
Tuesday morning, with a gond
attendance for the first day. Tues
day being school day, hundreds of
children from Rutherford, McDowell,
Henderson and Polk were admitted.
The attendance was estimated at
from 15,000 to 20,000.
Ihe Heath Shows were scheduled
to be on the midway this year, but
due to financial trouble disbanded
in Indiana, and the Page Shows were
secured as a substitute. This show
has been on the midway at previous
tairs. and the excellent reputation
jot the management is well known.
The exhibit hall this year is truly
amazing, and the exhibits of farm
and home produce is without doubt
the best ever shown at a previous
fair. The splendid growing season
experienced in the county this year
accounts for the elaborate and boun
tiful display of farm produce.
A number of community and school
booths aie attracting much atten
tion. Their unusual make-up ar.:l
the produce shown are points which
are much discussed. The Ellenboro
school has a community and health
booth, while the Vocational Agricul
ture class, of the Ellenboro school,
has an attractive booth, under su
pervision of the class teacher, Prof.
A. B. Bushong. This booth is con
structed with a large wheel as tha
center theme. Between each spoke i;
' samples -of some of the products
grown in the Colfax township, while
I farm produce, seed, etc., are placed
on the walls and around the wheel.
The Izaak Walton League, co
: operating with the North Carolina
i Department of Conservation and De
i
I velopment, has perhaps the mor;t
| uniqu? booth. This is an aquarium,
in which is shown five species of fisii
( ordinarily found in western North
1 Carolina. The back ground is con
! structed to represent a forest, part
(
i of which has been burned over, and
j is bare. The other side is a virgin
, forest abounding in game. The
! whole is so constructed as to pr -
; sent a forceful lesson in conserva
tion of woodlands,
j The Boy Scouts have a booth that
is attracting its share of attention
. Woodcraft, health and other scout
principles are represented,
j The Alexander Woman's Club ha"
j a booth featuring good house-keep
ing and home making, which is very
; instructive and educational.
The enterprising citizens of Polk"
county have placed an exhibit show
ing l;»c large variety of produce
grown in that county.
Other booths which are education,
al and attractive, and worth a trip
to.the fair grounds to see include
those of Vocational Agriculture de
partments of Cool Springs hiy;li school
Harris school, Central High school,
and (ilenwood school. The Watkins
community also has an exhibit fea
turing farm produce.
One booth shows th" influence of
styles from 1840 through 1885 on
the styles of today.
Mr. J. X. Cole, of Harris, has an
exhibit of produce grown on his
farm.
Among the commercial booths are
those of Keeter Hardware, of Ruth
erfordton; The Yelton Milling Com
pany, of Rutherfordton; The South
era Public Utilities Company; Belk' •
Department Store, of Rutherfordton
and The Asheville Citizen-Times, o r .
! Asheville.
!
Other commercial booths and ir.-
j dividual exhibits had rot been com
•  . i . • , . ...
; ok-tee ai tne c.me oi this writing,
1 but will b* mentioned in next week's
| is-ue of The Courier.
1: . Flying Brocks and D *
A: mo -J; L'gling Act are features br»-
j fore the grandstand each afternc )
and night, while fireworks will b?
j f -lt'zred u ~ r :;gh*;.
j On Tuesday afternoon seve- !
| " hi tic contests were held, includ
i g a Charleston contest for white
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