Forest City
Day,
Oct. 30-31
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Premiums
VOL. XIV— No. 3.
TRAINING SCHOOL
TO BE HELD
OCTOBER 26-30
pastors, Deacons and Church
Workers of Sandy Run As
sociation to Take
Part.
My brothers and sisters in the
Lord, we urge you to attend this
the greatest school for leadership
training that has ever been held in
>an day Run Baptist Association.
This is the Master's call. We want
tastors. preachers, deacons, S. S., W.
y\. S.. and B. Y. P. U., leaders; in
• act. all who are really longing for
jhe coming of our Lord, to join us
in this preparation for Kingdom ad
vancement.
Every church and each christian
joining ir this spirit of co-operation
is bound to receive the approval and
blessings of our God.
Places, time and programs for
these schools are as follows:
The northern group will meet at
Bostic each right beginning at 7:30
p. m., in the Baptist church.
Monday night the devotional led
by Rev. L. X. Epley. Main topic,
Stewardship, will be discussed by
Mrs. Broadus Moore.
Tuesday night the devotional led
by D. J. Hunt. Subject: Tithing, Dr.
W. A. Ayers teacher.
Wednesday night devotional will
be led by R. R. Blanton. The theme,
building a church budget, Rev. J. A.
Brock.
Thursday night .devotional service
kd by Rev. Lenear. Subject: Co
operative Program, discussed by
Rev. J. L. Taylor.
Friday night devotional led by
Rev. W. K. Wyatt. Subject: The
every member canvass, discussed Dy
Rev. C. C. Matheny .
The western group will meet in
the Shiloh Baptist church
Monday night, Rev. E. P. White
will conduct the devotionaf. Sub
ject: Building a church budget, dis
cussed by Rev. J. A. Brock'.
Tuesday night, Rev. M. M. Hunt
ley will conduct the devotional. Prof.
A. G. Hamrick will teach Steward
ship.
Wednesday night, Rev. S. M. Har
gett will conduct the devotional. Prof.
E. J. Hargis will discuss Tithing.
Thursday night. Rev. H. C. Cul
breth will lead the devotional. Sub
ject: Co-operative program, will be
discussed by Prof. J. J- Tarlton.
Friday night, Devotional by Rev.
R. L. Crawford. Subject: Every
member canvass, teacher, Prof. L.
R. Leary.
The southern group will meet at
Cliff side Baptist church .Monday
night, devotional led by Newton
Bridges. Subject: Tithing, Mrs. T.
Lovelace, teacher.
Wednesday night, devotional led
by B. E. Gold. Subject: Co-operative
program, discussed by Dr. S. E. Wel
chel.
Thursday night, devotional led by
•1. P. Hall. Subject: Building a church
budget, by J. A. Brock.
Friday night, devotional by Re\.
M. 1). Blanton. Subject: Every mem
ber canvass, by Rev. J. A. Hunni
cutt.
Fvery one is requested to biirg
H each night.
MF.THODIST LADIES WILL
HOLD BAZAAR SOON
The members of the Woman s Mis
sionary Society, of the Methodist
timrch, will give a bazaar on Fri
(';iy and Saturday, November 20-21,
in the Alexander building next dooi
t f > Padgett and King. Fancy work,
clothes, good eats, dolls,
etc.. will be sold. A good place to
do your Christmas shopping.
LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, of tne
American Legion, will meet Friday
afternoon, Oct. 23, at 3:30 at the
hi,me of Mrs. Spurgeon Moss. This
is a very important meeting and a'l
members are urged to be present
and also come prepared to pay theiJ
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL .CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. | "RTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY
JOLLEY FAMILY i
REUNION SUNDAY;
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I Family of W. A. Jolley, of R-2, j
| Looking Forward to Home
coming This Week-End.
Forest City, R-2, Oct. 20.—An j
I occasion that is looked forward to |
; with the keenest delight by the mem- j
| bers of the immediate family is the i
| annual home-coming, celebrating the
j birthday anniversary of Mr. W. A. |
Jolley, prominent farmer, who lives'
lon Route 2, one mile north of Caro
'leen. The Jolley clan will assemble
; for this event Saturday, which will;
be Mr. Jolley's 68th birthday, with!
'the climax of the celebration to be :
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reached Sunday with a bounteous j
birthday dinner, which, weather per-'
mitting, is usually spread on a large
table in the yard.
Mr. Jolley is a farmer on a large
scale. He believes in farming and
has always been a believer in "live
at home" methods of farming. He
| has an attractive, white countrv:
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j home, with well kept premises, sub
j stantial out-buildings, with a broad,
well cultivated farm surrounding. At
j one time Mr. Jolley operated a com- ;
| try store, making good in the mer- j
cantile business, but he quit and be- ■;
gan devoting his entire time to farm- ;
ing, because, he said: "I don't want !
!to lose all faith in my fellow man,
and that is what happens to a person
selling goods." j
1 Born in the midst of the War Be-
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tween the States, Mr. Jolley never
•saw his father, who was killed while ;
: serving in the Confederate army. His !
j mother, left with several small chil
dren, had a hard struggle to make i
a living. The result was that each \
i child was taught to work and manage I
I and although their educational ad
j vantages were few they managed to i
get along. And today there are few
better educated men in the county
than W. A. Jolley. "He lias alway®
read widely and with an observing •
I mind, has always been a deep think- ,
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jer. He also has a fine mathematical,
jmind, and can solve many hard prob
lems that his boys and girls in high;
; school could not work. After be— i
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: coming a father Mr. Jolley made it ,
ja life-long habit to assist his chil
i dren with their home work and to
! study with them during the school
year.
Mr. Jolley is a staunch Democrat
'and is deeply interested in the gov-
J eminent of his nation, his state and
'county. For years he has been one j
of the election judges. He has serv- j
ed as tax lister in the High Shoals j
j township, where he lives, for many *
I years, and knows practically every;
, man in than section,
i Highly respected. Mr. Jolley is a
! most likeable kind of a man, living •
jup to his name "jolly." Few people!
think of him as anything but a young ,
| man, both young and old enjoying
j his company because of his happy. !
jolly nature.
Mr. Jolley has a remarkable mem
ory, not so much on the days of !
long ago, for he seldom reminisces 1
jon the olden days, but on current
! events. Nothing escapes him for he
'reads the daily papers, and each week
' peruses The Courier from first page
Ito the last. He reads all kinds of
periodicals and magazines, and as a
result of his reading, he can discuss
' intelligently and interestingly on any
j subject mentioned.
| A member of the Oak Grove ,
! Methodist church where he is one of
the leaders of the church, Mr. Jolley
' seldom misses Sunday school or
'preaching service. His eight children
! grew up in the church and are all
loyal Methodists, and all take active
i parts in the work of their churches. ;
In the rearing of his children, Mr.
: Jolley was very strict, being a firm
i believer that to spare the rod meant j
spoil the child. The result is, that
his children are all highly respect-;
ed citizens of the communities in
which they live. They have none cf '
the customary and so-called bad habits
such as smoking, drinking and ganibl- j
ing. And not one of them have ever !
been arrested. j
The children a/e Claude A. Jol-
; ley, former county commissioner and J,
county accountant of Polk county,'.
Mrs. Romulus Duncan, of Spruce !-
Pine, local and society editor of the ,
Spruce Pine News, and well-known j
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFOR bUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 1931.
SPINDALE YOUTH
I INSTANTLY KILLED
IN AUTO WRECK
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I Mr. Howard Ledbetter, Aged
21, Dies In Crash North of
Rutherfordton Sunday.
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j Spindale, Oct. 20.—Mr. Howard
; Ledbetter, aged 21, youngest, son of
I Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ledbetter, was
! instantly killed Sunday evening
i about six o'clock when the car he
j was driving left the highway and
! hit a post on Route No. 20, just
north of the Rutherfordton corpor
! ate limits.
Mr. Ledbetter, in company with
| Mr. Clyde Jones, also of Spindale,
was returning from Chimney Rock
when the accident occurred. Mr.
•Jones suffered some bruises and cuts,
but was able to leave the hospital
after receiving first aid treatment
; The car was a rebuilt roadster,
which, spectators say, was going at
a rate of about sixty miles per hour.
Young Ledbetter lost control as he
rounded the curve and crashed into
a post oh the side of tTie highway.
The accident occurred directly in
! front of the residence of Mr. Lloyd
j Taylor. The occupants of the car
; were thrown out. and Ledbetter was
| hurled against a state highway sign
i post, breaking his neck, arm and
: crushing his chest. He died almost
i instantly. Jones was thrown clear of
the highway, and landed on the grass
beside the (road, I thereby escaping
serious injury. A doctor from Ashe
| ville, who was following directly be
j hind the car, .stopped to give aid,
but Mr. Ledbetter died within a few
minutes after the accident. A remark
able fact is that the car was only
| slightly damaged.
Funeral services were held Tues
! day morning at eleven o'clock' at
• Pleasant Grove Methodist church,
-with the pastor-of the deceased, Rev.
iW. Arthur Barber, in charge of the
ceremony. He was assisted by Rev.
T. M. Hester, of Spindale, Rev. M.
;M. Huntley and Rev. B. P. Parks.
1 Interment followed in the Pleasant
Grove cemetery.
Mr. Ledbetter was unmarried. He
is survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Ledbetter, of this place,
two brothers and five siscers, as fol
lows: Guilford and Wayne Ledbet
ter, Spindale; Sloan Grose,
Forest City, R-3; Mrs.-Will Robin
son, Forest City, R-2; Mrs. Arthur
; Grose, Forest City, R-3; Mrs. S. S.
Trout, Forest City, R-l; and Miss
; Nannie Sue Ledbetter, at home.
Mr. Ledbetter was a member of
i the Pleasant Grove Methodist church,
where he joined a number of years
ago. He w r as held in high esteem by
all who knew him. His quiet, retir-
I ing disposition won for him many
friends, who mourn with the family
his untimely passing.
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W. M. S. TO SELL CAKES.
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1 Circle No. 1 of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist
church will sell home made cakes at
Piggly Wiggly store, Saturday.
writer; Hoover C. Jolley, who re
sides at Alexander and is connect
ed with Holland-Randall Gro
cery Co.; Ralph A. Jolley, secretary
treasurer of the Wilson-Stamey Co..
of Rutherfordton; Mrs. Franklin War
lick, of Fallston; Jack Jolley, who as
sists his father in farming; Miss
Mozelle Jolley, who lives with her
parents, and Ernest Jolley, who is
senior in the Henrietta-Caroleen high
school this year. Mrs. Jolley was the
former Miss Dolly Bailey, youngesc
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ba 1-
ey, of Oak Grove.
j With all the many blessings and
good things that have come to th.s
proud father and his good wife, we
expect, however, their greatest ex
perience and one that is very deal
ito their hearts is the annual nome-
J coming of their children, which
'started in 1928. And we predict that
(there will be very little sleep in the
home Saturday night when all the
'children, sons and daughters-in-law
|and the grandchildren gather around
| the father and mother to talk, pop
'corn, eat apples, chestnuts and other
good things brought by the children
LAST RITES FOR !
MR. R. V. KING
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| Former Mayor of City Passes
| at Home Here Thursday
Following Extended
Illness.
The entire county was shocked to |
learn of the death of Mr. Robert
jV. King, which occurred at his home
j here last Thursday afternoon. Mr.
j King had been in failing health for
! many months, suffering from a com
! plication of diseases. While his death
was not unexpected, it nevertheless
cast a pall of gloom and sadness over
his hundreds of friends in Forest
>_ City and Rutherford county,
j Funeral services were held at
i Pleasant Grove Methodist church, at
| West End, Friday afternoon at one
; o'clock. Rev. J. W. Williams, pastor
| of the Forest City Methodist church,
j was in charge of the funeral obse
! quies, assisted by Rev. W .Arthur
Barber, of Spindale, and Dr. W. A.
Ayers, of Forest City. Interment
took place in the Pleasant Grove
| cemetery.
Mr. King was fifty-three years of
! age. He is survived by his widow,
who prior to her marriage was Miss
jVonnie Fortune. The following chil
| dren also survive: Miss Lilah King,
j.at home; Mr. Thomas King, Forest
jCity; Mr. Earl King, of Orangeburg,
|S. C.; Mrs. C. E. Watkins, Messrs
Robert, Von, Willie 8., and Dan
i King and Miss Alice King, of Forest
' City. One brother, Mr. R. C. King,
iof Orangeburg, svlrvives, and six
j sisters, Mrs. George McDaniel, For-
I est City; Miss Delia King, Morgan
iton; Mrs. Will Taylor, Rutherford
ton; Mrs. T. R. Bowen, Lilesville,
and Misses Fannie and Alice King,
of Forest City.
The active pallbearers were Mess
rs H. B. Doggett, R. K. Hollifield,
Joe Morris, JB. Z. McDonald, C. C. |
Mows, L. C. Lowranee. The honor
ary pallbearers were Messrs . Ray.
Horn, C. P. McMahan, Mat Robbins,
A 1 Trout, T. C. Bridges and C. L.
j Proctor.
j The floral offering was beautiful j
and varied. The grave was entirely
| covered with the floral offering. The
flower bearers were Mrs. E. L. Rob
jertson, Mrs. C. E. Alcock, Mrs. Er
nest Watkins, Mrs. Laura Kendrick,
,Miss Kate Long, Mrs. Judcl Harrill,
| Miss Sudie Young, Miss Jennie Mae'
; Harrill, Miss Bunah Harrill, Mrs j
Hazel Miller, Mrs. C. L. Morris and j
Mrs. C. P. McMahan.
Mr. King was a member of the j
Forest City Methodist church where
he had held membership for a num
jber of years
Mr. King was well and favorably j
j known over the entire county. He i
' had been engaged in various business j
I enterprises here during his life time,
I especially in the grocery and dry
goods business. He was one time
i mayor of Forest City, serving in that
| capacity from 1915 to 1917, during
which time the city made great prog
ress under his wise leadership and
i administration.
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Among the out of town people
attending the funeral here were Mr.
Charles Byrd and Miss Jeanie Byrd
and Miss Florence Lindsley, of Wade s
boro; Mrs. Willie Rhorie and son,
Mrs. T. R. Bowman and Miss Mary
Little Bowman, of Lilesville and Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. King, of Orange
burg, S. C.
Planning For
Armistice Day
Rutherfordton, Oct. 19. —Plans are
rapidly maturing for one of the
biggest Armistice day celebrations
here Nov. 11th ever held in the coun
ty, A huge. parade will be one fea
ture of the program, while public
speaking, athletic stunts and othci
forms of entertainment will be on
the day's card. Thousands of peo
ple are expected from all parts of the
county for the day's celebration. The
celebration is being sponsored by
the American Legion posts of the
county, assisted by other organ j
tions. !
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Asbury and chil
dren who have been living on Mag
nolia street moved last Saturday to
the M. W. Harriss home on West
Main street.
Merchants Prepare
For Forest City Days
GREATEST SALES EVENT IN HISTORY OF
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, OCTOBER 30-31
Merchants Are Prepared With The Latest And
Best in New Merchandise and Will
Offer Biggest Values in Years.
GREAT RESULTS
FROM REVIVAL
Over Forty Converts To Date
—Services May Continue
To Sunday.
Great results have been exper
ienced in the revival services at the
First Baptist church, which opened
Sunday, October 11th. To date,
there have been more than forty
converts, and a number of reclaima
tions. Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the
First Baptist church, of Shelby, has
been bringing great messages twice
daily—at eight o'clock each morn
ing and at night— and under the
appeal of his sincere gospel mes
sages untold good has resulted from
the services.
Dr. Horace Easom, also of Shelby,
has been leading the singing. The
large choirs at each service has ma
terially assisted in the good work.
The meeting was scheduled to close
today, but the outlook for greater
results is so bright, that it is doubt
ful whether the services will close
as scheduled. According to Dr. W.
A. Ayers, the services will be con
cluded sometimes between now and
Sunday.
ELLENBORO MAN
KILLED SUNDAY
Robert A. Curtis Dies When
Car Hits Box Car at
Morganton.
Morganton, Oct. 20. —One man is
dead and three persons injured as a
result of automobile accidents in and
near Morganton Sunday night and
Monday morning.
Robert A. Curtis, formerly of Mor
ganton but more recently of Ellen
boro, was instantly killed when the
automobile he was driving collided
with a freight train at the Morgan
ton station Sunday night about 1 :30
o'clock.
, Mr. Curtis' neck was broken. He
came to Morganton Sunday to visit
relatives and was starting on the re-
turn trip Sunday night when tho ac
cident occurred. His small coupe
plunged headlong into the freight
train at the station.
The train, East bound, was stand
ing still at the crossing. How he
failed to see the train is a puzzle to
those who investigated, but the
theory is advanced that the lights on
his car were poor and the lighting
at crossing was not good. The coupe
was practically demolished.
Mr. Curtis' body was taken to tlv
home of a sister, Mrs. John Brackett
here, where the funeral service was
held at 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. Burial was in the Curtis family
plot at the Morganton cemetery.
The deceased was about 38 years
old. He is survived by his widow,
mother, and several brothers and sis
ters.
Mrs. A. C. Duncan attended the
Yorktown celebration last week, and
also visited her sister while away.
The President condemns the glory
ifying of thugs, instead of the no
lice, and everybody agrees with him.
The great majority of police officers
are honest, regardless of what you
might happen to believe.
The Chinese army was estimat
ed. in 1929, at 1,800,000 men and
the Japanese army at 210,880.
However, in the present clash you
will see how much good the Chin
ese army is against Japan's mod
ern navy.
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
One ot the greatest sales events
in the history of Rutherford county
will be held in this city on Forest
City Days, Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 30-31. On these two days the
folks in the wide Forest City trade
territory will have opportunity to
buy at the greatest savings in twenty
years. Every merchant in Forest
City is co-operating; with all his fel
low merchants in making it possible
for you to buy more for your mon
ey than ever before. Every one will
have some real specials—and when
we say specials, we mean goods sold
at and below cost. Every .merchant
in the city co-operating means that
some thirty or forty business men
ere going to give you the greatest
array of bargains ever before offer
ed in Forest City. Not only the spe
cials, but every item in stock will
jbe marked down for the special op-
I portunity, which has been designated
I Forest City Days.
j The very latest and best in new
j merchandise has been stocked by
j the merchants and their prices are
j being adjusted so that thousands of
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bargains will be offered to the pub
lic. Forest City Days will be made
successful by the retailers uniting
jin one huge co-ordinated effort to
demonstrate Forest City's superior
ity as a shopping center. This event
will undoubtedly establish a record
in value giving and give the public
every opportunty to purchase most
any commodity it may need, and at
reduced prices.
There has been one change m the
plans, as announced last week, and
that is, the committee finally decided
that instead of giving prizes and hold
ing contests and stunts, they would
concentrate in giving big money sav
ing values, thus having a prize for
every one who trades in Forest City
on the two big: days—Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 30-31. Therefore
there will be no prizes for some
contest winner, but a big money
saving value on every article pur
chased in Forest City during the b:g
trade event.
i A page ad in The Courier this
week, and next, will inform all its
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readers of the trade event. In ad
dition, thousands of circulars will
be distributed, calling attention to
Forest City Days. Next week the
| merchants will give prices and items,
'so that yon may see for yourself
• that Forest City Days means money
Isaving days to all who come to our
1 city. Plan now to come each day.
I This will be a wonderful opportuni
' ty and one you should not miss.
WOMAN'S CLCB
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Drama and Art.
The drama and art department 0 f
the Woman's Club will meet Thurs
day evening, Oct. 22, at 8 o'clock
at the home of Miss Kathleen Dor
sey. The program follows;
Study: The Barrymores.
Paper: "The Family History and
Dramatic Achievements of the Barry
mores." Miss Verla Richardson.
Paper: "Ethel Barry more. Her
Career." Miss Sara Bailey.
Mr
Hostess, Miss Dorsey, Mis?es Ruth
Barnes. Jennie Beachboard, Florence
Reinhardt.
Mrs. A. M. Glickman and Miss
Katherine H. Goggans, of Forest
City, and Mrs. W. C. Logan, of Ruth
erfordton, attended the meeting of
the State Supervisors of music, held
in Greensboro last week.
Totsie Bradford, of Fort
Mill, S. C., spent the week end here
with her sister, Mrs. G. D. Dalton
and Mr. Dalton.
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