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The Courier Only SI.OO Per Year VOL. IX?NO. 28 FOREST CITY COURIER PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY MOTHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED BY LIGHTNING AT CAROLEEN Mrs. James Morrow and Daughter Mrs. George Reavis Are -Instantly Killed When Struck by Bolt of Lightning Monday Evening at 8:00 O'clock. Caroleen, April 19.?Light- ning claimed two lives during the severe electrical storm that hit this county Monday eve- ning, when Mrs. Lucy Morrow, aged 47, wife of James Mor- row, was struck dead as she turned to lower a window in her home, and her daughter, Mrs. George Reavis, age 28, was found dead in the next room a few minutes later, a victim of the same stroke that killed her mother. REGISTER NOW TO VOTE IN CITY ELECTION MAY 3 Registration Books Will Close Saturday, April 23, at 9 P. M. Forest. City's municipal election will be held Tuesday, May 3. All who have not registered to vote in prev- ious elections must register before the books close next Saturday. It is the civic duty of every man and woman eligible to vote to register and cast their ballot on election day. A mayor and five aldermen are to be elected. Forest City must have the very best set of officers, and this can be obtained only by every voter expressing his or her choice at the ballot boxes. Remember, if you have not already registered, you must do so before Saturday 9 p. m. FATHER OF MISS JUANITA MINISH DEAD Word was received here this week that Mr. W. R. Minish, of Gratz, Ky., was dead. He underwent an operation for stomach trouble at a hospital in Louisville, Ky., a few days ago, which brought about his death Tuesday evening, of this week. Mr. Minish was a druggist at Gratz, Ky., and one of the town's leading citi- zens. According to reports the stroke of lightning that killed the mother and daughter struck a pine tree near the house and entered on the electric light wire, blowing out the fuse plugs, and burning into two main electric tines and leaving the town in dark- ness until near midnight. The stroke also demoralized the electric lines from Gaffney to Rutherfordton for a few seconds, throwing the entire territory into darkness about eight o'clock Monday evening for about one - half minute. The body of Mrs. Reavis was found by her father after Mrs. Morrow failed to answer his call. A toe on Mrs. Morrow's right foot was split by the bolt. The house was not in- jured, except a plank or two torn off the ceiling. Mr. Morrow, semi- invalid husband of Mrs. Morrow, was slightly shocked. The three small children of Mrs. Reavis were in the room but none of them were injured. Mrs. Reavis had been making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Morrow for some time. They lived in the Hawkinstown section of Caroleen. Mrs. Reavis is survived by three children, the youngest three weeks old. Mrs. Morrow had just taken out SI,OOO group insurance for mill op- eratives, which became effective last Saturday. She also carried $460.00 insurance in another company, taken out last August. Funeral services for the couple was conducted Wednesday at 3 o'- clock at High Shoals Baptist church. Several hundred people were in at- tendance. Miss Juanita Minish of Forest City is the only child. She is teacher of French and dean in the local high school and one of the town's most popular young ladies. TOWNSHIP DECLAMATION CONTESTS TONIGHT The township declamation and rec- itation contest will be held at the high school auditorium Thursday eve- ning (tonight), instead of Friday evening, as announced last week. Prof. Eaks states that the change was made on account of conflicting dates. THE CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS COMING MAY 13 WITHDRAWS FROM MAYORALITY RACE Famous Body is Sponsored by Dramatic Club?At High School Auditorium Mr. A. L. McDaniel, who announc- ed as a candidate for mayor a few weeks ago, has withdi-awn his name but announces that he will be a can- didate for Alderman. Attention is again called to the fact that registration books close next Saturday at 9 p. m. All who wish to vote in the approaching town election must register, if they have not done so in a previous election. The Carolina Playmakers are to be in Forest City, May 13. The Dra- matic club is sponsoring this pro- duction which will be best event of the year. Forest City is particul- arly fortunate to secure the Play- makers for they usually make only the largest towns. The Carolina Playmakers have won favorable criticism from all over the United States and their remark- able achievements have placed Norffi Carolina in the foreground in orig- inal play writing and distinctive in- terpretation. The Playmakers began their work just nine years ago. They have writ- ten and produced 46 Carolina Folk Plays, published two volumes and de- veloped some remarkable writers. The chief of ttese writers is Paul Green, whose play "In Abraham's Eosom" is appearing in the Garrick Theatre in New York now, and is mentioned as being likely to receive the Pulitzer prize. The program that is to be produc- ed at Forest City includes a play by Paul Green, "Quare Medicine" a folk comedy of Easter Carolina. The second play is "Lighted Candles" a tragedy of Mountain life by Margaret Bland and a Chinese play, "The Mar- velous Romance of Wen Chun Chin," written by Cheng Chin Hsing, a Chi- nese student who came to University of North Carolina to study dramtics. This play is based on a beautiful old OPENS FURNITURE REPAIR FIRM Mr. T. A. Summey, of Gastonia has opened a furniture repair shop here, under firm name of the Southern Furniture Repair Company. The bus- iness will be operated upstairs in the Moss Building, and will specialize in repairing, upholstering and re-fin- ishing furniture. Mr. Summey is a brother of Miss Katie Summey of the City Dry Clean- ers Co. Chinese folk tale and is one of the most beautiful plays the Playmakers have produced. This is an unusually good program and representative of the excellent work that is being done by this group of young people. The most famous group in America. The New York Review says, "The plays produced by the Carolina Playmakers are fully equal to any of the Irish folk lore plays produced by Lady Gregory's company. Just received a large shipment of small hardware, Courtney's 10c Store. FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927. LOCAL HI-Y CLUB BEST ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN COUNTY mm : 1 y i 11 «<?<* Hsawte-<**«;» ' lit j&yM* wl ;. H \u25a0l® ss mi i i i B _ aa_Ji,,| \u25a0 \u25a0 H lif fflr ' : *< 4mn»KWW -M-m \u25a0WW &&&> &6fr*& B\'.. :-\u25a0'«. I «C<4«< jnyn MK* *> ' ' B BB E « ipn sMtm iMMt mm >\u25a0? %&&&ss/?ss : *%\u25a0?.*%& 4&te: \u25a0?%s&'?ss&'% '. \u25a0\u25a0:-. ' jUgS <?>:»?;:& B \u25a0 K *-*mTZJmZJZ''Z \u25a0 \u25a0 - i^M ,: ' ; rv; \u25a0a* MB B \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 ::mm <*>xx rn*k mm J \u25a0*- .. /EfritNL r K -^^B^-rfcaJ x.- -' ||p|B - saest <-<&>*> f, J IT- ** : - >*' *» -\u25a0i : ' sats jVjL }*Zr& *&\u25a0 i- 1 jJtH»!;y H ' '? ? -JrA maMii \u25a0/ Top Row ?Pierce Hyder, Earl Withrow, Willie Toms, D. H. Sutton, Horace Yelton, William Ayers. Center Row ?Louis Summey, Alfred Gilliam, James Moss, Tom Dorsey, Dexter Henry, Coil Morris, Flay Weathers, Howard Walker, Norman Morgan, Yates Holland. Bottom Row ?Cap Freeman, Clarke Matheney, Charles Summey, Worth Harris, Clyde Keeter, Thad Marks, William Biggerstaff, Charles Ford, Howard Camnitz, Sol- en Suber. The Hi-Y club is one of the most ? active organizations in the Cool j Springs High School. The purpose of ! the club is to create, maintain and j 0 extend through the school and com- munity high standards'of Christian character. The club sponsored a Bible study class last spring and this class won the Jstate chimpionship. The school now holds the state cup. This is a beautiful silver loving cup given by Mr. G. F. Ivey, of Hickory. The club sent four delegates and the adult leader, Mr. Sutton, to the State Older Boys' conference in Winston-Salem last fall. The members of the club are se- lected from among the upper classes in high school and are very enthus- iastic about the work of the club. The officers are: William Biggerstaff, president; Louis Summey, vice-presi- dent; Pierce Hyder, secretary and James Moss, treasurer. Mr. D. H.Sut- ton is adult leader of the club and attends all its meetings. The advis- ory board is made up of all the men teachers in the high school. The motto of the club is, "clean speech, clean athletics, clean scholarship and clean living." KINGS MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERY MET TUESDAY IN SHELBY Mr. O. C. Erwin Elected Mod- erator?Spindale Presby- terian Mission Changed to Church. Parsonage to be at Spindale With the churches of five coun- ties represented Kings Mountain Presbytery convened at Shelby Tues- day morning for the regular annual spring meeting. Rev. W. W. Akers, of Lincolnton, preached the retir- ing moderator's sermon and Elder O. C. Erwin, of Rutherfordton, was unanimously elected moderator for the ensuing year, the Rutherfordton church being represented by Rev W. L. Latham and O. C. Erwin, the For- est City church by Rev. G. R. Gilles- pie and Thos. G. Stone and the Brit- tain, Union Mills and Duncan Creek churches by Rev. R. T. Baker and three elders. The report of the home mission superintendent was commended and adopted and Rev. G. R. Gillespie again re-elected for the ensuing year with headquartei's at Forest City. An overture with 31 petitioners, representing prominent Presbyterians of Spindale, was received and hon- ored and the former Spindale con- gregational mission granted permis- sion to be organized as the Spindale Presbyterian church by a commission appointed for that purpose. A call for a pastor is now being prosecuted and he will visit the field the first Sun- day in May with a view to becom- | ing settled at Spindale. SPINDALE TO PLAY CHARLOTTE ROAD CLUB Spindale, April 20.?The Spindale baseball club will play the Charlotte Road Club Team at the Spindale ball park on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and on . Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. The Charlotte Road Club is making a tour of the two Carolinas and are playing some of the amateur teams in the two states. Manager Thomason of the Spindale club assures baseball fans that thjs will be two games worth seeing. MISS VIRGINIA LINK WEDS OWEN STAMEY Attractive Forest City Girl Be- comes Bride of Ruthe- fordton Man Miss Virginia Link, of Forest City, and Mr. Owen Stamey, of Ruther- fordton, were secretly married Sat- urday. It is reported that the wed- ding- took place in Asheville. Mrs. Stamey is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Link. She has been attending school at Meredith College where she is a Jun- ior this year and one of the college's most brilliant students. She came to her home here last week to spend the Easter holidays with her parents, and Saturday left with Mr. Stamey. Mrs. Stamey was voted the most beautiful girl in attendance at Meredith Col- lege in December. Mr. Stamey is a son of Mr. T. A. Stamey. He is a graduate of Trinity Park School, at Durham, year of 1919 and later attended Wake Forest. He is secretary, treasurer and salesman of the Wilson - Stamey Wholesale Grocery Company of Rutherfordton, a young man of remarkable character business ability and is an inval- uable asset to the firm and commun- ity. Following the wedding the couple left on a honeymoon trip. Every de- tail of the elopment is attended with the utmost secrecy, and the announce-, ment of the wedding here this week was received with much surprise. BARN BURNED A bam belonging to Mr. William { P. Watkins, on King Street, was burned at five o'clock Wednesday. The cause of the fire was thought to have been defective wiring. Mr. J. C. Harrill noticed the fire and turned in an alarm, but when the j fire truck reached the fire the flames had gained such headway that they ( could not be checked. . The building and contents were a ! complete loss. One pony was burned to death, and two cars stored in the barn were burned, also one standing nearby on the outside. A lot of feed and roughage in the barn was also destroyed. APRIL MEETING OF THE COUNTY CLUB AT LAKE LURE Dr. L. B. Morse Tells of Won- derful Development of Lake Lure Country in Address Before Club Lake Lure, April 20.?The April meeting of the Rutherford County Club was held at the Lake Lure Inn here yesterday. The attendance was good, and the luncheon up to the standard of that excellent holstery. Dr. L. B. Morse was in charge of the program, and in an address to the Club, told of the wonderful devel- opment of the Lake Lure section and gave inside information on the growth of this new summer resort. A committee was appointed by the president to investigate the telephone situation in the county, in reference to making charges for connections between exchanges in the county. The committee are Messrs. K. S. Tanner, Tan Harris, and Dr. C. F. Gold and F. D. Hamrick. The members of the club left their cars at the dam and made the trip to Lake Lure Inn and return by motor boats, placed at the disposal of the Club by the generosity of the Chim- ney Rock Mountains, Inc. EASTER CANTATA AT BAPTIST CHURCH The Easter Cantata, "The Prince of Life," by Evan S. Foster, given at the First Baptist Church Sunday eve- ning, was pronounced by many to be the best program ever given by the choir of that church, j Miss Katherine H. Goggans, choir director, was warmly congratulated on all sides by lovers of good music j on the excellence of the program. A large crowd was present.. The 1 cantata consisted of fourteen num- bers. Every member of the choir came in for praise and the several visitors who came and helped in the cantata were given a rising vote of thanks ' at the conclusion of the program. 16 PAGES 96 COLUMNS r SI.OO per Year in Advance SPINDALE TO HAVE FIRE AND POLICE STATION SOON Newly Organized Fire De- partment Has First Exper- ience in Fire Fighting Thursday Spindale, April 18.?Spindale's new fire department had its first experience in fire-fighting last Thursday afternoon when the house occupied by Lonnie Lynch, colored, of "Black Bottom", negro section of Spindale, was burned. The house, the property of the Spencer Mills, was destroyed together with the household goods of Lynch. The fire department arrived too late to check the flames, but saved the adjoining houses from destruction. The house was almost a mass of flames before the fire was discovered, and the work of the fire engine was hamp- ered by the inability to secure water, as the water mains do not extend to this section. The fire department organization has just been completed. It is a vol- unteer department, and consists of the following members: Policeman Yates Duncan, Chief; S. K. Yelton, Captain; G. L. James, Lieutenant; G. J. Moore, day driver; Policeman G. F. Green, night driver. The mem- bers of the department are Messrs. 0. C. Smith, Jim Chatham, T. B. Tate, Ed Nanney, Bill McDonald, Hal Sherrill, Ocie Nanney, Fred Green, Milton F. Apperson. Fire and Police Station Plans for a police and fire station have been accepted by the Town Council, and it is expected that work will begin on same within a short time. The proposed building will be erected on the lot with the Spindale House, and will adjoin that build- ing. It will face west on the street leading from the Spindale House to Route 20 highway. Architecturally, it will conform to Spindale House, the same architect, Mr. M. B. Boyer, of Charlotte, having drawn the plans for both buildings. The structure will be about thirty by thirty-five feet in size and will be one story in height. A large, electrically operated fire siren has been place on top of the Stonecutter Standpipe. ALEXANDER NEWS Bostic Win* Debate Over Alexander School Fourth and Fifth Grades Commencement Soon. Alexander Mills, April 20.?Sev- eral of the Sunday school classes went on an egg hunt last Saturday afternoon. Miss Ruth Moore is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore. Miss Moore has been studying in Columbia University, New York. Mrs. A. L. Hamrick spent the week end with her father, J. R. Jolley who lives near Cliffside. Mr. Jolley has been real sick with "flu." The debate between Bostic and the Forest City Grammar school was held in the Alexander school audi- torium last Friday afternoon. Rev. C. C. Matheney, Mrs. Bryan Randall and Mrs. Marion Blanton served as judges. The decision was two and one in favor of the Bostic school. Miss Nola Patrick and Mrs. Mar- ion Blanton, teachers of the fourth and fifth grades, had planned to give their school play next Saturday night, but had to put it off on the account of a negro minstrel that is to be given at this time. This play will be given Thursday night, April the twenty-sixth. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Randall spent last Sunday afternoon at Lake Lure. Miss Nola Patrick spent last Mon- day night with her sister, Mrs. A. i L. Jolley. WASHING AND GREASING Bring your car to us for best serv- ice and most satisfactory prices. Most convenient place in town. Full line of Standard gas and oils, ac- cessories, etc. Free air and crank case service. Located on Cherry Mt. Street. Give us a call. White's Filling Station.
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The CourierOnly SI.OO
Per Year
VOL. IX?NO. 28
FOREST CITY COURIERPUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER KILLEDBY LIGHTNING AT CAROLEEN
Mrs. James Morrow and Daughter Mrs. George Reavis Are-Instantly Killed When Struck by Bolt of LightningMonday Evening at 8:00 O'clock.
Caroleen, April 19.?Light-ning claimed two lives duringthe severe electrical storm thathit this county Monday eve-ning, when Mrs. Lucy Morrow,aged 47, wife of James Mor-row, was struck dead as sheturned to lower a window inher home, and her daughter,Mrs. George Reavis, age 28,was found dead in the nextroom a few minutes later, avictim of the same stroke thatkilled her mother.
REGISTER NOWTO VOTE IN CITY
ELECTION MAY3Registration Books Will Close
Saturday, April 23, at
9 P. M.
Forest. City's municipal electionwill be held Tuesday, May 3. Allwhohave not registered to vote in prev-ious elections must register beforethe books close next Saturday. Itis the civic duty of every man andwoman eligible to vote to registerand cast their ballot on election day.
A mayor and five aldermen areto be elected. Forest City must havethe very best set of officers, and thiscan be obtained only by every voterexpressing his or her choice at theballot boxes.
Remember, if you have not alreadyregistered, you must do so beforeSaturday 9 p. m.
FATHER OF MISS JUANITAMINISH DEAD
Word was received here this weekthat Mr. W. R. Minish, of Gratz,Ky., was dead. He underwent anoperation for stomach trouble at ahospital in Louisville, Ky., a few daysago, which brought about his deathTuesday evening, of this week. Mr.Minish was a druggist at Gratz, Ky.,and one of the town's leading citi-zens.
According to reports the stroke oflightning that killed the mother anddaughter struck a pine tree near thehouse and entered on the electriclight wire, blowing out the fuse plugs,and burning into two main electrictines and leaving the town in dark-ness until near midnight. The strokealso demoralized the electric linesfrom Gaffney to Rutherfordton fora few seconds, throwing the entireterritory into darkness about eighto'clock Monday evening for aboutone - half minute.
The body of Mrs. Reavis was foundby her father after Mrs. Morrowfailed to answer his call. A toe onMrs. Morrow's right foot was splitby the bolt. The house was not in-jured, except a plank or two tornoff the ceiling. Mr. Morrow, semi-invalid husband of Mrs. Morrow, wasslightly shocked. The three smallchildren of Mrs. Reavis were in theroom but none of them were injured.
Mrs. Reavis had been making herhome with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.James Morrow for some time. They
lived in the Hawkinstown section ofCaroleen. Mrs. Reavis is survivedby three children, the youngest threeweeks old.
Mrs. Morrow had just taken outSI,OOO group insurance for mill op-eratives, which became effective lastSaturday. She also carried $460.00
insurance in another company, takenout last August.
Funeral services for the couplewas conducted Wednesday at 3 o'-clock at High Shoals Baptist church.Several hundred people were in at-tendance.
Miss Juanita Minish of Forest Cityis the only child. She is teacher ofFrench and dean in the local highschool and one of the town's mostpopular young ladies.
TOWNSHIP DECLAMATIONCONTESTS TONIGHT
The township declamation and rec-itation contest will be held at thehigh school auditorium Thursday eve-ning (tonight), instead of Fridayevening, as announced last week.Prof. Eaks states that the changewas made on account of conflictingdates.
THE CAROLINAPLAYMAKERS
COMING MAY 13 WITHDRAWS FROMMAYORALITY RACE
Famous Body is Sponsored by
Dramatic Club?At High
School Auditorium
Mr. A. L. McDaniel, who announc-ed as a candidate for mayor a fewweeks ago, has withdi-awn his namebut announces that he will be a can-didate for Alderman.
Attention is again called to thefact that registration books closenext Saturday at 9 p. m. All whowish to vote in the approaching townelection must register, if they havenot done so in a previous election.
The Carolina Playmakers are to
be in Forest City, May 13. The Dra-matic club is sponsoring this pro-duction which will be best eventof the year. Forest City is particul-arly fortunate to secure the Play-makers for they usually make only
the largest towns.
The Carolina Playmakers havewon favorable criticism from all over
the United States and their remark-able achievements have placed Norffi
Carolina in the foreground in orig-
inal play writing and distinctive in-terpretation.
The Playmakers began their workjust nine years ago. They have writ-
ten and produced 46 Carolina Folk
Plays, published two volumes and de-veloped some remarkable writers.
The chief of ttese writers is Paul
Green, whose play "In Abraham's
Eosom" is appearing in the Garrick
Theatre in New York now, and is
mentioned as being likely to receive
the Pulitzer prize.The program that is to be produc-
ed at Forest City includes a play by
Paul Green, "Quare Medicine" a
folk comedy of Easter Carolina. The
second play is "Lighted Candles" a
tragedy of Mountain life by Margaret
Bland and a Chinese play, "The Mar-
velous Romance of Wen Chun Chin,"
written by Cheng Chin Hsing, a Chi-
nese student who came to University
of North Carolina to study dramtics.This play is based on a beautiful old
OPENS FURNITURE REPAIRFIRM
Mr. T. A. Summey, of Gastonia hasopened a furniture repair shop here,under firm name of the SouthernFurniture Repair Company. The bus-iness will be operated upstairs inthe Moss Building, and will specializein repairing, upholstering and re-fin-ishing furniture.
Mr. Summey is a brother of MissKatie Summey of the City Dry Clean-ers Co.
Chinese folk tale and is one of themost beautiful plays the Playmakershave produced.
This is an unusually good programand representative of the excellentwork that is being done by this groupof young people. The most famousgroup in America. The New YorkReview says, "The plays produced bythe Carolina Playmakers are fullyequal to any of the Irish folk loreplays produced by Lady Gregory'scompany.
Just received a large shipment ofsmall hardware, Courtney's 10cStore.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927.
LOCAL HI-Y CLUB BEST ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN COUNTY
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Top Row?Pierce Hyder, Earl Withrow, Willie Toms, D. H. Sutton, Horace Yelton, William Ayers. CenterRow ?Louis Summey, Alfred Gilliam, James Moss, Tom Dorsey, Dexter Henry, Coil Morris, Flay Weathers,Howard Walker, Norman Morgan, Yates Holland. Bottom Row ?Cap Freeman, Clarke Matheney, CharlesSummey, Worth Harris, Clyde Keeter, Thad Marks, William Biggerstaff, Charles Ford, Howard Camnitz, Sol-en Suber.
The Hi-Y club is one of the most ?
active organizations in the Cool jSprings High School. The purpose of !
the club is to create, maintain and j0
extend through the school and com-
munity high standards'of Christian
character. The club sponsored a
Bible study class last spring and thisclass won the Jstate chimpionship.
The school now holds the state cup.
This is a beautiful silver loving cup
given by Mr. G. F. Ivey, of Hickory.
The club sent four delegates and theadult leader, Mr. Sutton, to theState Older Boys' conference inWinston-Salem last fall.
The members of the club are se-lected from among the upper classesin high school and are very enthus-iastic about the work of the club.
The officers are: William Biggerstaff,president; Louis Summey, vice-presi-dent; Pierce Hyder, secretary andJames Moss, treasurer. Mr. D. H.Sut-ton is adult leader of the club andattends all its meetings. The advis-ory board is made up of all the menteachers in the high school. Themotto of the club is, "clean speech,clean athletics, clean scholarship andclean living."
KINGS MOUNTAINPRESBYTERY METTUESDAY IN SHELBY
Mr. O. C. Erwin Elected Mod-erator?Spindale Presby-
terian Mission Changedto Church. Parsonage
to be at Spindale
With the churches of five coun-ties represented Kings MountainPresbytery convened at Shelby Tues-day morning for the regular annualspring meeting. Rev. W. W. Akers,of Lincolnton, preached the retir-ing moderator's sermon and ElderO. C. Erwin, of Rutherfordton, wasunanimously elected moderator forthe ensuing year, the Rutherfordtonchurch being represented by Rev W.L. Latham and O. C. Erwin, the For-est City church by Rev. G. R. Gilles-pie and Thos. G. Stone and the Brit-tain, Union Mills and Duncan Creekchurches by Rev. R. T. Baker andthree elders.
The report of the home missionsuperintendent was commended andadopted and Rev. G. R. Gillespie againre-elected for the ensuing year withheadquartei's at Forest City.
An overture with 31 petitioners,representing prominent Presbyteriansof Spindale, was received and hon-ored and the former Spindale con-gregational mission granted permis-sion to be organized as the SpindalePresbyterian church by a commissionappointed for that purpose. A call fora pastor is now being prosecuted andhe will visit the field the first Sun-day in May with a view to becom-
| ing settled at Spindale.
SPINDALE TO PLAYCHARLOTTE ROAD CLUB
Spindale, April 20.?The Spindalebaseball club will play the CharlotteRoad Club Team at the Spindaleball park on Friday afternoon at 3:30o'clock and on . Saturday afternoonat 3:00 o'clock. The Charlotte RoadClub is making a tour of the twoCarolinas and are playing some ofthe amateur teams in the two
states. Manager Thomason of theSpindale club assures baseball fansthat thjs will be two games worthseeing.
MISS VIRGINIALINKWEDS OWEN STAMEY
Attractive Forest City Girl Be-comes Bride of Ruthe-
fordton Man
Miss Virginia Link, of Forest City,
and Mr. Owen Stamey, of Ruther-
fordton, were secretly married Sat-urday. It is reported that the wed-ding- took place in Asheville.
Mrs. Stamey is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Link.
She has been attending school at
Meredith College where she is a Jun-
ior this year and one of the college'smost brilliant students. She came to
her home here last week to spend theEaster holidays with her parents, andSaturday left with Mr. Stamey. Mrs.Stamey was voted the most beautifulgirl in attendance at Meredith Col-lege in December.
Mr. Stamey is a son of Mr. T. A.Stamey. He is a graduate of Trinity
Park School, at Durham, year of 1919and later attended Wake Forest. Heis secretary, treasurer and salesmanof the Wilson - Stamey WholesaleGrocery Company of Rutherfordton,a young man of remarkable character
business ability and is an inval-uable asset to the firm and commun-ity.
Following the wedding the coupleleft on a honeymoon trip. Every de-tail of the elopment is attended withthe utmost secrecy, and the announce-,
ment of the wedding here this week
was received with much surprise.
BARN BURNED
A bam belonging to Mr. William {
P. Watkins, on King Street, was
burned at five o'clock Wednesday.
The cause of the fire was thought
to have been defective wiring. Mr.
J. C. Harrill noticed the fire andturned in an alarm, but when the jfire truck reached the fire the flameshad gained such headway that they (could not be checked. .
The building and contents were a !complete loss. One pony was burned
to death, and two cars stored in thebarn were burned, also one standing
nearby on the outside. A lot of feedand roughage in the barn was alsodestroyed.
APRIL MEETING OFTHE COUNTY CLUB
AT LAKE LUREDr. L. B. Morse Tells of Won-
derful Development ofLake Lure Country in
Address BeforeClub
Lake Lure, April 20.?The April
meeting of the Rutherford County
Club was held at the Lake Lure Inn
here yesterday. The attendance was
good, and the luncheon up to thestandard of that excellent holstery.
Dr. L. B. Morse was in charge of
the program, and in an address to
the Club, told of the wonderful devel-
opment of the Lake Lure section andgave inside information on the growthof this new summer resort.
A committee was appointed by thepresident to investigate the telephonesituation in the county, in referenceto making charges for connectionsbetween exchanges in the county.
The committee are Messrs. K. S.Tanner, Tan Harris, and Dr. C. F.Gold and F. D. Hamrick.
The members of the club left theircars at the dam and made the trip
to Lake Lure Inn and return by motor
boats, placed at the disposal of theClub by the generosity of the Chim-ney Rock Mountains, Inc.
EASTER CANTATAATBAPTIST CHURCHThe Easter Cantata, "The Prince
of Life," by Evan S. Foster, given at
the First Baptist Church Sunday eve-
ning, was pronounced by many to
be the best program ever given by
the choir of that church,
j Miss Katherine H. Goggans, choirdirector, was warmly congratulated
on all sides by lovers of good music
j on the excellence of the program.
A large crowd was present.. The
1 cantata consisted of fourteen num-
bers. Every member of the choir came
in for praise and the several visitors
who came and helped in the cantata
were given a rising vote of thanks' at the conclusion of the program.
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SPINDALE TO HAVEFIRE AND POLICE
STATION SOONNewly Organized Fire De-
partment Has First Exper-ience in Fire Fighting
Thursday
Spindale, April 18.?Spindale'snew fire department had its firstexperience in fire-fighting lastThursday afternoon when the houseoccupied by Lonnie Lynch, colored,of "Black Bottom", negro sectionof Spindale, was burned. The house,the property of the Spencer Mills,was destroyed together with thehousehold goods of Lynch. The firedepartment arrived too late to checkthe flames, but saved the adjoininghouses from destruction. The housewas almost a mass of flames beforethe fire was discovered, and thework of the fire engine was hamp-ered by the inabilityto secure water,as the water mains do not extendto this section.
The fire department organizationhas just been completed. It is a vol-unteer department, and consists ofthe following members: PolicemanYates Duncan, Chief; S. K. Yelton,Captain; G. L. James, Lieutenant;G. J. Moore, day driver; PolicemanG. F. Green, night driver. The mem-bers of the department are Messrs.0. C. Smith, Jim Chatham, T. B.Tate, Ed Nanney, Bill McDonald, HalSherrill, Ocie Nanney, Fred Green,Milton F. Apperson.
Fire and Police StationPlans for a police and fire station
have been accepted by the TownCouncil, and it is expected that workwill begin on same within a shorttime. The proposed building will beerected on the lot with the SpindaleHouse, and will adjoin that build-ing. It will face west on the streetleading from the Spindale House toRoute 20 highway. Architecturally, itwill conform to Spindale House, thesame architect, Mr. M. B. Boyer, ofCharlotte, having drawn the plansfor both buildings. The structure willbe about thirty by thirty-five feetin size and will be one story inheight.
A large, electrically operated firesiren has been place on top of theStonecutter Standpipe.
ALEXANDERNEWSBostic Win* Debate Over Alexander
School Fourth and Fifth GradesCommencement Soon.
Alexander Mills, April 20.?Sev-eral of the Sunday school classeswent on an egg hunt last Saturdayafternoon.
Miss Ruth Moore is visiting herparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore.Miss Moore has been studying inColumbia University, New York.
Mrs. A. L. Hamrick spent the weekend with her father, J. R. Jolley wholives near Cliffside. Mr. Jolley hasbeen real sick with "flu."
The debate between Bostic andthe Forest City Grammar school washeld in the Alexander school audi-torium last Friday afternoon. Rev.C. C. Matheney, Mrs. Bryan Randalland Mrs. Marion Blanton served asjudges. The decision was two andone in favor of the Bostic school.
Miss Nola Patrick and Mrs. Mar-ion Blanton, teachers of the fourthand fifth grades, had planned togive their school play next Saturdaynight, but had to put it off on theaccount of a negro minstrel that is tobe given at this time. This play willbe given Thursday night, April thetwenty-sixth.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Randall spentlast Sunday afternoon at Lake Lure.
Miss Nola Patrick spent last Mon-day night with her sister, Mrs. A.
i L. Jolley.
WASHING AND GREASING
Bring your car to us for best serv-ice and most satisfactory prices.Most convenient place in town. Fullline of Standard gas and oils, ac-cessories, etc. Free air and crankcase service. Located on Cherry Mt.Street. Give us a call. White's FillingStation.
