Rutherford
County Offers
Unequalled
Opportunities To
Manufacturers
and Others
VOL. XIV—No. 9.
HELP CHARITY OR
CHURCH WITH SUB
TO THE COURIER
During December One-Fourth
Courier Subscription Funds
To Be Donated to Chari
ty or Churches.
During the month of December
one fourth of the proceeds received
bv The Courier on Rutherford coun
tv subscriptions will be donated to
chariiy or to the subscribers church.
For every dollar you pay on renew- j
a l or new subscriptions, 25c will go :
e jth r to charity or to the church |
you designate. The choice of the dis
posit >n of the money is left with the
subscriber. t
At this time churches generally'
are making up their budgets for the!
next year, and the welfare depart- {
nients are making drives for funds
with which to carry on their work!
this winter. You can have a part in !
this work by renewing your subscrip- ]
tion during the month of December.'
or by subscribing for The Courier, i
if you are not taking it. Incidental- j
lv. few gifts are as much appreciate J
ed at Christmas as a subscription to '
the county paper. Solve your Christ
mas gift problem by subscribing for
The Courier for a friend, and at the
same time help your church, or char
ity. |
Just bring or send in your dollar
for a year's new or renewal subscrip- j
tion to this paper, and state what i
church you wish the 25c donated to. j
or if it shall go to charity. At the j
end of the month the proceeds thus j
derived will be turned over to char- j
ity and the various churches.
This offer applies only to Ruth-1
erford county subscribers, only for j
the month of December, and only on
subscriptions paid for one year, or
more.
Watch for subscription notices and
pay during December, and thereby
help your church or the unfortunate
who have to have charity aid.
WOMAN'S CLUB
Literature-American Home Dept.
The Literature and American
Home department, of the Woman's
Club will meet Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 3rd, at 3:45 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. B. B .Doggett: Subject
''The Christmas Story.''
Scripture Reading, Mrs. Thos.
Vernon.
Christmas Story, Mrs. Hoyle Elliott
Christmas Carols.
Hostesses: Mrs. B. v B. Doggett,
Mrs. Chas. Harriil, Mrs. C. H. Ver
ner, and Mrs. C. E. Shober.
Drama and Art Dept.
The Drama and Art department
of the Woman's club met at the homo
of Miss Lilah Padgett Tuesday
evening, Nov. 24th, with Misses
Minnie Stowe, Eva Holleman, Sara
Burton Jenkins and Miss Padgett as
hostesses. The lovely home was beau
tifully arranged with baskets of lav
ender chrysanthemums.
Miss Rebecca Perrin presided. It
Was decided during the business ses
sion to adopt the penny-a-day plan
to help the welfare work. Miss
Thelma Moss read a splendid paper
on Raphael, telling of the artist and
the man. Miss Winnie Price ithen
made a talk on Raphael's master
pieces, the Sistine Madonna in par
ticular. She showed a reproduction
of this painting to illustrate her
talk. Other famous pictures by Ra
phael were also shown. Delicious
coffee and cheese straws were
served by the hostess at the conclu
sion of the program.
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
' Newton Jones has a very in- j
tei>. ting object on display at the j
Jones Grocery store, which is at
tra ing much attention. This is a
of Egyptian cotton. The cotton
Wav brought, from Mooresville by
Bessie Melton. The seed came
in Egypt. The bolls are oblong
p h"ped, while the cotton resembles
t( -ome extent wool, and is a very
bt : utiful type of cotton. The cot
ter. does not grow on a stalk, but
ori a bush, or small tree. •
Gift boxes for every gift at
Courtney's Ten Cent Store.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OP THE TEN BEST PLANNED AND MOST rfattttttttt TVT ovt™ tt ~
— MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. & OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
CAR WRECKED.
A Ford car belonging to Mr. T. D.
Gilliam, occupied by four young men
of Forest City, was wrecked near
Mooresboro Saturday night and all
of-the young men received more or
less severe injuries when the car left
the road. The car was almost totally
wrecked. The young men returned
home after receiving first aid at the
Shelby hospital.
ORGANIZE W. C. T. U.
CHAPTER HERE
j Officers Elected After Meeting
Held Monday in Methodist
i Church Here—Charter
Members.
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v The Woman's Christmas Tempsr-
I ance Union was organized in Forest
City Methodist Church Nov. 30.
| Mrs. Lem Gilreath, of Charlotte,
| presided. Rev. J. W. Williams, gave
|an inspirational talk on prohibition,
j Mrs. Gilreath then gave the his
|tory of the W. T. U., stating it is
100 years old and was organized by
women through prayer because of
the suffering imposed upon them by
drunken husbands, and stressed the
fact that prayer was the desired wea
pon to use in fighting the liquor hab
it,
The union is now several thousand
strong of women who are willing to
fight the greatest curse that has ever
been in America.
Due to \inclement weather the
audience was small, but the enroll
\
ment for membership was 100 per
cent. We hope to enroll every wo
man in Forest City. The W. C. T. U.,
is non-denominational.
The following officers were elected:!
Mrs. G. P. Reid, president; Mrs. W. j
A. Ayers, vice-president; Mrs. B. B. j
Doggett, secretary; Mrs. A. W. Fal-j
vey, treasurer, ,«r £.
Charter members besides officers
named are: Mrs. J. F, Alexander,
Miss Julia W. C. Bos
tic, Mrs. T. R. Padgett, Mrs. G. C.
McDaniel and Mrs. J. W. Williams.
OFFICIALS START
SAFETY DRIVE
State Highway Commission
Concerned Over Large Num
of Accidents in State.
With auto accidents on the in
crease in the state and winter's add
ed perils for the motorist not far
away, state highway officials are
launching a vigorous program against
carelessness on the part of the driv
er and the use of defective equip
ment. Responsibility for. the success
of the campaign is being placed up
on the shoulders of the owners and
drivers of motor vehicles and the
state highway patrol.
Reminding the public that 777 per
sons lost their lives in North Carolina
as a result of auto accidents last year
and that the death rate is still mount
ing, E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the
highway commission, seeks the co-op
eration of the public to lessen mis
haps.
' He said, "Each year, as greater
service is required of the automobile,
certain tests and adjustments be
come necessary, Accidents, other
than those caused by reckless driv
ing, come about chiefly as a resuit
of blinding headlights, faulty brakes
imperfections in the steering mach
anism, and worn out tires. These de
ficiencies must be remedied just as
the reckless driver must be ruled
from the highway."
Alertness on the part of the high
way patrolmen in detecting imper
fect and worn out equipment is be
ing called for by Captain Farmer,
head of the state highway patrol.
Blinding headlights being recogniz
ed by highway authorities as one of
the main causes of accidents, the
attention of the highway patrolmen
is being directed toward a check-up
on the official headlight testing sta
tions. Many new stations have been
designated at strategic points thru
out the state fcr the convenience of
the motorists.
Among the world's saddest, be3t
tyiown, expressions "returned;
insufficient funds."
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD'
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1931.
FUNERAL HELD FOS
' MR. E. S. PRICE
Ellenboro Man Succumbs t
Long Illness—Funeral Held
Sunday at Bethel.
Mr. Edward S. Price, who resided
near Ellenboro, died Friday morn
ing, of a complication of diseases.
He had been in ill health several
months. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis Thursday, which was the
direct cause of his death. He was 37
years of age.
Funeral services were., held Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock at
Bethel Baptist church, Elleinboro,
with Rev. Z. D. Harriil in charge of
the service. Interment was in the
Bethel cemetery.
He is survived by his widow and
three children, Leroy, Earl Franklin
and Nora Louise Price, all at home.
Two brothers and three sisters sur
vive, as follows: E. W. Price, of
Tennessee; C. W.Price, of Ellenboro;
Mrs. E. M. Hamrick, Misses Julia
and Eva Price, of Ellenboro.
Pall bearers were Messrs E. C.
Day, C. D. Day, J'. E. Day, G. W.
Day, G. W. Ruse and E. M. Ham
rick*.
Mr. Price was a member of the
Concord Baptist church, where he
joined a number of years ago. He
was also a member of the Junior 0.
U. A. M. and P. 0. S. A.
MISS DARDINE GIVES PINT
OF BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION
Miss Agnes Dardine, acting mana
ger of the Romina Theatre during the
illness of her father, Tuesday gave
a pint of blood for a blood transfu
sion on Mrs. Ruth M. Butler. Mrs.
Butler, manager of the Lady Fair
Beauty- Shoppe here, has been in th°.
hospital Several days. Her condition
Tuesday was such that a blood trans
fusion was deemed necessary. Upon
CjblH for someone to furnish blood, the
entire football team of Cool Springs
high school volunteered, also Attor
ney C. O. Ridings, Miss Dardine, Miss
Tim Rollins, sister of the patient,
and others. The only blood that
would match Mrs. Butler's was that
of her sister, Miss Rollins, and Miss
Dardine. However, the blood of Miss
Dardine was better matched, and
she volunteered to give one pint. A
change in Mrs. Butler's condition
was noticed shortly afterwards, and
she rested comfortably Tuesday
night. Miss Dardine's brave and gen
erous gift gives Mrs. Butler an ex
cellent chance for a quick recovery.
COURIER TO HELP
COUNTY CHURCHES
Churches Urged to Club Sub
scriptions to Courier —Coun-
ty Paper Makes Admir
able Christmas Gift.
Mayor R.L.Reinhardt, of Forest City
is the first person to take advant
age of The Courier's church-charity
donation subscription plan. Mr. Rein
hardt Wednesday renewed his sub
scription and asked that the 25c be
j paid to the First Baptist church.
Churches are urged to take nd
vantage of this offer. If all member-o
of a given church would renew their
subscriptions this month, and invite
their neighbors who are not taking
The Courier to subscribe, this would
mean that, the church would realize
twenty-five cents from each member.
No easier method than this could bo
found to raise money.
Again permit us to suggest The
Courier as a Christmas present. A
year's subscription for a friend or
neighbor will remind him fifty-two
times of your thoughtfulness. A
well, balanced reading "diet" de
mands your county paper., Keep
abreast of local happenings by read
ing The Courier each week.
BAPTIST WOMEN TO
SERVE SUPPER DEC. 5
The ladies •of the First Baptist
church will serve a delicious supper
in the Alexander building on the
square Saturday night, Dec. 5. All
the friends of the church are invit
ed to take supper with them on that
night. Prices will be very reasonable.
MRS. J: C. GOODE
MED THURSDAY
Funeral Held Friday From
Home—Burial at Pleasant
Grove Church.
Mrs. J. p. Goode, aged 53, of
near Forest City, died last
Thursday after an illness of several
months.
The funeral services were held
from the home of the deceased Fri
day morning at ten o'clock, i with
her pastor, Rev. J. C. Beachboard
in charge. Following the service
there interment took place in the
Pleasant Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Goode is survived by five chil
dren, all at home, as follows: Ber
tha, Lloyd Clyde, Walter and Albert
[Goode. Three brothers also survive,
j;as follows: Mr. Kelly Beheler and
| Mr. Drayton Beheler, of Forest City
R-2, and Mr. Andy Beheler of
Mooresboro.
j
Poultry School
Here In January
i j ' _______
Dr. 1 B. F. Kaupp, of Spartanburg,
S. C. ? widely-known poultry author
ity, will conduct a poultry school
jhere on January 5. 6. 7, and 8, 1932.
Each session of the school will be
held from 3:30 to 5 p. m., each day.
This School is being sponsored by the
agricultural classes of four schools
of the county, the county agent, and
others. The general topic for discus
sion in the school will be the outlook
for poultry and the poultry industry,
and planning poultry work. The sub
ject will be divided into a number
of tofjics, which will be fully cover
ed in addresses during the four
days. Nutrition and feeding program
of breeding birds, broilers, growing
out pullets and th*-Yequirements for
commercial layers will be discussed
the first afternoon. Poultry house
const
arid diseases of chickens will also
discussed. v
All sessions of the school will
probably be held at the building oc
cupied by the Forest City Hatchery.
Watch for further announcements
and programs.
CUT RATE MEAT MARKET
OPENS HERE FRIDAY
Mr. J. L. Butler will open a new
meat market here Friday. The new
market will go under the name of
Cut Rate Market. It is located on
Depot street. Mr. Butler states that
he will sell meats cheaper than ever,
and that their low prices will be in
effect every day in the week. He
says customers will not have to wait
for Saturday specials, but will have
these specials daily. He will carry a
general line of meats. The
will also pay cash for cows and hogs,
if you wish to sell. •
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BASKET BALL.
Basket ball practice started Mon
day, November 30. A large squad
reported for practice. The local
teams will be the best this year in
the history of the school. Both the
girls and boys are going to give then
opponents strong competition. Both
teams are fortunate to retain most
of last years' players. The basket ball
fans may know that they will have
worthy teams to support.
Coach Seitz has scheduled a num
ber of good games this year. For
the first time basket ball fans will
have an opportunity to see Asheville
High school team»play in the local
gymnasium. So far Coach Seitz has
already arranged fifteen games. Most
of these games will be double head-
In order to fill the gymnasium for
the first two or three games, ad
mission o/ ten cents for everyone will
be charged. In next week's issue of
this paper a complete schedule will
be given. Watch for the announce
ment of the first game.
The largest assortment of toys
selling at 5c and 10c ever assembled
under one roof in Rutherford coun
ty. Come In and see them. Courtney's
Ten Cent Store.
If the National League pennant
race gets any hotter some club will
ask for a recount.
I
BANQUET AND THEATRE PARTY
The Rutherford County Dental So
ciety l%ld their banquet
evening, at 6:30 at the New Central
hotel. It was also ladies' night and
ten dentists, members of the society,
with their wives and sweethearts were
present. After the banquet they also
enjoyed a theatre party at the Ro
mina Theatre to see the picture "Am
bassador Bill," featuring Will Rogers
OLD FOREST CITY
DOCUMENTS SHOWN
Mr. B. Arp Lowrance Has Or
der Creating Burnt Chim
ney Postoffice Has
Many Other Old
Papers.
One of the most interesting docu
| ment exhibited here lately, and one
which hat? perhaps more local in
terest than any other, is a document
issued from the U. S. Post office de
partment, of Washington, D. C., on
January 25, 1869, establishing the
post office of Burnt Chimney, N. C.,
and appointing M. J. Harriil the
postmaster. This old document is
owned by Mr. B. Arp Lowrance, of
Charlotte, editor and owner of The
Mecklenburg Times. Mr. Lowrance
is a former Forest City boy and is a
grandscn of the first postmaster. Tne
document reaus:
"Post CiTiee Department
"Appointment Offices"
' January, 25, 1869.
"Sir: The Postmaster General has
ordered the establishment of a post
office at Burnt Chimney, in the coun
ty of Rutherford, State of North
Carolina, and the appointment of M.
J. Harriil as postmaster thereof.
"I have the honor to be, very
respectfully your obedient servant.
"John B, L. Skinner,
First Assistant Postmaster General."
"To Hon. A. H. Jones, House of
Rujpresentatives.".
Mr. Harriil to serve as
postmaster here until June 11, 1877.
Mr. Lowrance also has the original
cancelling iron used by Mr. HarriH
in the Burnt Chimney office. He
plans to donate the cancelling iron,
the above commission and a number
of other documents to the State Hall
of History on his next trip to Raleigh.
A number of other documents
were brought to The Courier office
by Mr. Lowrance, Monday. A letter
of 1849 reveals that social life in
the Burnt Chimney community was
very much the same then as now.
The note reads "Mr. M. J. Harriil
and Miss Jane Harriil: Your company
is solicited at my house on Friday
next, April 25 ,1849. Mary Baber. I
also want your mother to send me
I one pound of butter by the bearer of
[this, and oblige, M. B."
Miss Jane Harriil, referred to in
[the note, was a sister of Mr. M. J.
j Harriil. She later married a Mr. Ware
I and removed to Tennessee.
A surgeon's certificate dated at
Rutherfordton October 15, 1863,
temporarily exempted M. J. Harril't
from military duty in the Confeder
ate States Army, on account ot an in
jured foot. The certificate was sign
ed by J. L. Rucker, M. D., George
E. Redwood and J. T. Baird, M. D.,
who constituted the board of exam
iners.
Mr. Lowrance also has a certifi
cate issued in December, 1871, li
censing Rev. Housen Harriil as a
minister of the gospel, and assign
ing him to the Cool Springs church.
Mr. Lowrance has at his home in
Charlotte an old tar bucket used by
employees in building the Seaboard
railroad through the county just af
ter the War Between the States.
Along with that are a number of old
farm implements, etc., which were
used at one time by his grandfather,
M. J. Harriil. His collection of old
letters and documents, relating to his
family, constitute a nice collection,
and one that he is very proud of.
NEW OPERATOR.
\
The Bertie Beauty Shop has just
completed the installation of a new
drier in their shop. They will also
put on another operator. this week
to take care of increased woj*k.
Stahl's Ten Cent Stores is the
place to buy your Christmas toys.
Complete line of Christmas gifts.
Save money by buying here.
96 COLUMNS
SI.OO Per Year in Advance
THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY FAMILY
WELFARE DRIVE
Association Urges Every Forest
City Resident to Donate
Either Funds, Clothing,
Food or Fuel.
Don't forget the Family Welfare
Association will make their annual
drive for funds, clothing, food and
fuel on Thursday and Friday, Decem
ber third and fourth.
There are already calls being made
on this organization for clothing
and food. As the weather is getting
colder, there will be many calls for
clothing for some of the children in
the schools of our city.
Please gather up all the clothes
that you will donate and have them
ready when any of the ladies work
ing on this drive call for them, for
by doing this you will aid them very
much in expediting the work.
If any one comes to you asking for
aid, send them to Mr. J. E. Caldwell
at the city hall, and he will notify
the chairman of the district in which
this person lives and they will per
sonally investigate before giving aid.
The work done by this organization
will be for the needy people in For
est City and not for passing thumb
tourists and professional beggars. If
the city can arrange to have a wood
yard and put these professional beg
gars (who wouldn't work if they
could get a job) cutting wood to pay
for their meal or lodging, it would
|be a great benefit to the community,
j for those made to earn their way
[would tell others-to fight shy of For
lest City for they make you earn what
they give you, so if any one has
some cord wood they'd like to do
nate, notify Mr. Caldwell and the
Family Welfare Association will
send a truck for it.
Please do not give soiled clothing
for this cannot be handled by che
organization. Remember we —£ need
money, food, clothmg, fuel Itnd bed
ding. If you give to this fund, you
are urgently asked not to give aid
to those begging from door to door.
tJnless you go Into these homes aft!
investigate for yourself, you are
likely to be decetved and give to
i some one not worthy and at the same
| time overlook worthy persons. Noth
iing but a personal investigation___will
i correct this condition. Thursday and
'Friday will be "Family Welfare As
sociation Days", December third and
fourth. *l9 i
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE
CAMPAIGN NOW ON
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| The Tuberculosis Seal sale cam*
Ipaign opened here last Friday. The
jsale of the seals in Forest City is
I being sponsored by the Woman's
j Club, under the direction of Mrs. A.
j W. Falvey, as chairman. The results
! of the campaign this week were very
gratifying. From now until Christ
mas the seals will be sold through
the schools. All parents are requested
ito purchase their seals from the
j school children, thereby helping the
; child and the school at the same
time.
Buy Tuberculosis Christmas seals
! and use them on your letters this
I year. You will be rendering a great
| service to humanity when you do
j so.
j PRAYER SERVICE THURSDAY.
The prayer services in charge of
the Woman's Missionary Society, of
the First Baptist church, will be
| held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'-
clock instead of 3 p. m., as'previous-
( ly announced. Mrs. Fred Hamrick
and Mrs. R. K. Hollifield, leaders.
All members urged to be present.
SILVER TEA AT BOILING
SPRINGS JUNIOR COLLEGE
§
Boiling Springs, Nov. 30.—0n Mon
day afternoon, Dec. 7th, from three
to five o'clock, the members of the
Philsonian Book club of Boiling
Springs and the ladies'of the college
faculty will be joint hostesses at a
silver tea in the college reception
hall. A silver offering will be taken
and the proceeds will go to the col
lege.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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