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. " * 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. • - 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 -w & ) I | 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. 16 Pages

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