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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
10
Spindale headlines report Clarence Griffin and associates at Spindale Drug Store noting a local worker injured last week after a mishap at Stonecutter Mills. The report also records a police leadership change with Mr Yates Duncan succeeding Mr Moffitt, former Route 20 traffic officer.
In a local baseball clash Spindale defeated Ellenboro 11 to 4 with Simmons of Spindle homering and Setzer collecting four hits including three doubles. Yelton and Hardin added multiple safeties for Spindale as Ellenboro’s Allen led at bat. Spindale to meet Ellenboro again next Saturday on the road. Sulphur Springs then beat Spartanburg Southern Railway Club 4 to 0 as Cole fanned eight and yielded one walk.
Wr L Moffitt resigns as chief of police with resignation effective in June next week. The move ends his tenure leading the department and prompts a search for a successor.
Mr Leonard Morgan spent the weekend visiting friends in Gastonia. Carl and Ivy Cowan Fred Kinzie and Max Watson were in Bridgewater Friday and Saturday. Sitsie Paul Starnes, son of J W Starnes, was rushed to Rutherford hospital for knee blood poisoning surgery and is resting well. Fred Nanney and wife of Spartanburg visited her parents here, Lee and Mrs Nanney. James Fenton and wife spent weekend in Chester S C visiting Mrs Fenton's sister. Junior Epworth League held a flower shower for Mrs James, then hiked to Ross mill for a picnic. G B Howard and Fred Kinzie dined with Capt and Mrs B L Smith. Prof B L Smith preached at Alexander in morning and Spindale in evening substituting for Rev C L Simpson.
Dry weather continues as farmers work to harvest grass. Families from Cliffside Spindale Blacksburg and Blacksburg visit Ellenboro area. Several residents recover from illness and attend religious services.
Rutherford County announces a larger fair this year at new grounds on the Samuel Young place on the highway from Forest City to Spindale. A half mile race track is being graded and a modern facility will attract the state’s best fairs, with S. E. Elmore as secretary treasurer succeeding C. C. Erwin.
The Manufacturers Record reports that leading companies answer ads with a firm stance: advertising on a large scale is essential to staying alive. The Andrew Jergens Company notes in toilet goods, brands are bought not just goods, and sustained campaigns build market dominance across regions.
In Ellenboro on June 16 residents note dry weather. J L Robbins is ill. A birthday dinner at George Bridges' drew a large crowd with filled baskets. Hoyle Robbins and wife greet a daughter. Martin Black and wife visited J C Black. Lizzie Lee and Roy stayed with Mrs Campbell. Mat Hollands hosted a Sunday birthday gathering. Virginia Padgett visited J C Black.
Miss Ethel Rosencrance of Huttonsville and Roland Lee of Mill Creek were married Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rosencrance will be at home to friends in Mill Creek.
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