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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
1
The local Kiwanis club will stage its annual Christmas program on Monday night December 17 at 7 p m. Members are urged to attend and participate in a program featuring top local talent with a surprise in store. The date was moved to avoid Christmas Eve when members will be busy with Santa Claus activities.
Rutherford County residents are urged to join the Red Cross with a one dollar membership. Capt. B L Smith reports the county has fallen short of its annual quota and emphasizes that half of every dollar stays for local health and relief work. Send one dollar to Miss Virginia Grayson, Treasurer, Rutherfordton NC. 50 cents goes to national emergency funds and 50 cents to local health and relief projects.
Rutherfordton Baptist Church hosts the Rutherford County lab December meeting Tuesday at 1 PM. Secretary Ivy Cowan announces. Chairman Frank Page of the Highway Commission was to speak but will not attend. Officers will be elected for next year. Luncheon follows hosted by the church ladies.
The one year old Kyle Kimbrell McGinnis, daughter of Mr and Mrs M A McGinnis of 120 W 16th street Norfolk Va, is shown in the picture. She is the granddaughter of the late John H McGinnis and great granddaughter of Mr James Kimbrell of Chesnee S C. Mr McGinnis was once connected with The Forest City Free Press later The Courier in this city.
At the First Baptist church next Sunday night a Christmas Cantata titled The Greatest Gift will be rendered by the choir under Miss Mary Harper. The work by H W Petrie features solos duets and choruses that tell the story of God's greatest gift. Miss Ruth Meares is the organist and Mr A M Glickman is the composer. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.
Funeral services for James G. Hames, killed by his wife at home in Granite Falls last Thursday night, were held Saturday at Floyds Creek Church at 2 PM. Born January 23, 1898, he was 82. Survived by widow, father and step-mother, two sisters and two brothers. Large crowd attended. pallbearers and flower bearers named.
Forest City motorists must display city license tags by January 1 as state tags go on sale in Shelby and Raleigh. City officials say tags are available at City Hall from Mr. Caldwell. State inspector D D Wilkins notes tags may be shown starting December 15 with no extension.
Elijah Edmond Jones, 84, died at home near Ellenboro after influenza developed into pneumonia. He celebrated his 84th birthday on November 15 with family, then left an estate to his ten children. Funeral at Ellenboro Baptist Church attended by a large crowd. Survived by ten children, five brothers, 106 grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. A devout Baptist deacon for 63 years and Confederate veteran from Company F Home Guards.
A columnist laments the vast yearly outlay for soap products totaling 287 million dollars and argues that every boy in the country could imagine a wiser use for the funds, urging reflection on consumer spending.
The Cool Springs football team and coach Prof. E. V. Lietz were honored guests at a Kiwanis Club meeting Monday night. Club members praised the team’s town publicity and discussed athletics sponsorship, with H. H. Doggett named chairman of a new committee alongside R. L. Reinhardt, Dr. A. C. Duncan, J. W. Matheny, E. O. Thomas, and Terry Moore.
Red Cross tuberculosis Christmas seals will continue to Christmas Eve in Forest City. The sale is sponsored by The Womans' Club. Members will be stationed at principal city business places and seals may be secured from them at any time.
Mr J H Hightower aged 98 of Boiling Springs S C is at a point of death. His son Mr W C Hightower a mortician and county coroner from Henrietta was summoned. A Wells Brothers Henrietta phone message says the elder Hightower remains in precarious health with little chance of recovery.
Cliffside Dec 12 Mrs B E McCurry aged about fifty died at home after a two month bed confinement following a long illness Funeral was held at High Schools Baptist church Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev R C Smith and Rev D H Rinehardt officiating She is survived by her husband six children two brothers and one sister all named with locations Cliffside Caroleen Shelby Forest City Bostic and Cliffside including prior name Ida Chatman lifelong Baptist member and Cliffside church member
Capt Adelaide Peeler captain of Cool Springs High School football named to The Charlotte Observer mythical All State second grid team. He was the lone player from the joining counties on both Observer teams.
Donald Clay Griffin, five months old, son of Editor and Mrs Clarence Griffin, underwent pyloric stenosis surgery at four weeks, the youngest patient at Rutherford Hospital and possibly in the state. He now weighs sixteen and one half pounds and is healthy. Photo was taken at four months old.
Claude Hicks aged 59 died at Rutherford Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Rutherfordton Episcopal church with Rev. R. E. Gentle in charge and interment followed in Rutherfordton cemetery. Survived by three sisters, siblings include Raleigh and Rutherfordton residents. he was the last of a prominent local family. He never married.
Mrs Frances Harris aged 48 died Sunday December 9 at her Cliffside home. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church by Rev I D Harrill with Rev T M Hester assisting. She leaves husband J W Harris three children and extended relatives including three brothers and a sister. Active pallbearers included Taft R O Cobb Broadus McGinnis C Hames Willie Michaels and Lawrence Fox. Flower bearers listed Odia Jones Ona Crawford Lena Jolley and others.
The Piedmont Council Boy Scouts of America executive committee met at the Cleveland Springs hotel Tuesday night with attendees including J. W. Atkins Judge A. C. Jones Arthur Winger R. M. Schiele G. G. Page Vern on Captain B. L. Smith F. C. Kinzie and G. R. Gillespie. Reports on growth and progress followed by plans for the annual Council Banquet at Cleveland Springs hotel on Tuesday night January 15 1929 at 7 o'clock urging full county representation.
The Forest City welfare group pleads for funds and goods to feed clothe and fuel the needy as winter bites. Senator-elect A R Beam has enabled coal aid but the treasury is bare with Mrs G R Gillespie guiding donations of money groceries bed clothing and schoolwear for children.
Washington December 10 The civil service commission is asked to hold exams for appointment of post master at Forest City The commission will announce the exam date at the local post offices Information about eligibles will be given per civil service rules This is a presidential vacancy.
Mr John Weeks of the Pea Ridge community near Bostic died Monday after weeks with influenza. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mt Leban on church near Sunshine. Interment was in Mt Lebanon Cemetery. He is survived by his widow.
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