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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
1
Cliffside and Avon Dale stores report a record breaking sale, with L P Coe of the Kelly Sales System guiding a large event. Competent judges call it the county’s biggest sale, attracting buyers from miles away and continuing throughout the month with abundant bargains and steady stock.
Rev Oscar L Simpson will preach at Spindale Methodist Church Sunday at 730 pm continuing a sermon series on salvation with the topic What Must a Civilization Do to Be Saved The report of his transfer to Candler School of Theology was halted due to funds and he agreed to remain in Spindale and Alexander for another year after returning from Statesville conference
Preachers assignments listed for Statesville Marion district of the W N C M E Conference. Presiding elder E O Beale names Ball Creek E A Blanton Broad River E J Poe etc. Includes Forest City Gilkey Marion First Church Morganton First Church Old Fort Rutherfordton Spindale Sprace ne Table Rock and professors Sherford College and Rutherford College personnel.
Miss Ethel Blanton accepts a position in the dry goods department and will await ladies and gentlemen at Horns Cash Store. A special sale on fruits occurs Friday and Saturday at Courtney's 5c to 1.00 Store.
A tense night unfolded when the Scott family rode into Boiling Springs detours and believed they were pursued by robbers. A stand off occurred at the McBrayer home as officers, mistaken for pursuers by the Scotts, questioned the intruders. Shots were exchanged in the dark with no fatalities reported.
Forest City Lodge No. 381 A F and A M will observe home coming on Friday evening November 6. The lodge opens at 5 p m and adjourns for supper at 6 p m at Kit Hall. Members are urged to attend. older members will make talks. invitations extend to Worshipful Masters and Educational Secretaries of county lodges for an inspiring gathering.
Kiwanis members Dalton and Brown led a lively program inviting Cool Springs Township teachers. Minish and his five girl group performed a feature act and several other attendees contributed songs, making it one of the club’s most enjoyable meetings.
Miss Alma King of Forest City and Hazard Kentucky married Mr Frank Masters of Daytona Florida on Thursday October 15 in Sanford Florida. Masters is a contractor and real estate dealer. They plan to reside in Daytona. Friends extend best wishes. Also J M Edwards J W Webb and R W Minish attended Al Fields Minstrels in Spartanburg Friday.
Officers persuaded Scott and the group to calm as the tense scene unfolded. Spectators and women in the Scott car grew frantic while Mrs. McBrayer and her daughter-in-law shared the anxiety. By the time the supposed foes were revealed as friends, about a hundred people had gathered and everyone with a weapon rejoiced that no one fired a fatal shot.
Mrs L D Marlow, about 35 and mother of six, shot herself at 6 30 am in her Harmon Street home after a period of dementia and religious fervor. Coroner's jury found death from gunshot wounds. Burial held at Monford's Cove this Tuesday.
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Brewer died Saturday after a brief illness described as congestion of the brain and auto intoxication. Interment was held at Winston-Salem Monday. The bereaved parents receive the sympathy of many friends. W. P. Hall Jr and Mrs. Roy Smith attended ALG Field's Minstrel in Spartanburg last Friday. Mrs. C. B. Harris of Dalton, Ga visited Mr. Tom Harris at Alexander last week.
The Fair Store reports record sales after a big sale that drew mammoth crowds through the weekend. They tout quality and deep discounts and note a new $5 prize Saturday. Readers are directed to the paper ad for full details of the largest sale yet in the city.
Forest City awaits a South motorcade arriving Thursday at 9 00 am led by local business figures and continuing along the Black Bear trail via Greenwood Laurens Woodruff Spartanburg Chesnee D C Forest City Chimney Rock Rutherfordton Marion Linville Boone Roaring Gap and a Boone meeting with Ashe Alleghany Calax Wythville Independence Va delegates. Notables include Dr A C Duncan R W Minish E O Thomas City Manager Webb and others.
K P News Notes reports Forest City Lodge No 82 met after revival meetings at local churches. A mock trial starring H B Doggett and C O Ridings drew laughter as they defended each other, prosecuted by J B McFarland and W S Hartley. A new big stove will heat the hall with Doggett as official fireman. Ge o Harrill of Rock Hill visited sister Mrs Katie Lawrance, while Mr and Mrs Walsh Moore visited Old Fort with relatives.
A Rutherford County Slub meeting at Iso-Thermal Hotel Rutherfordton drew seventy attendees for a dinner and talks. Mr P Tanner from Chapel Hill urged appointing a full time county auditor or manager to curb tax and valuation leaks. Mr Hugh McRae praised local progress and outlined advantages of the Black Bear Trail for regional business and tourism.
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