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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
11
Forest City Courier printer and staff line up shows editor and owner E. Alcock, news editor Clarence Griffin, society editor Mrs. C. E. Alcock, and assistant manager Arval Alcock. Paper published weekly in Forest City and Rutherford County with 1918 postmark.
Forest City residents face a vote on retaining or selling public utility plants to Southern Public Utilities Company. Proponents argue a municipality cannot run the utility as efficiently as a chain operator and that sale would create taxable value for cities and county. Opposition notes rumors misfired and urges informed choice to seize a potential benefit.
A local critique argues that tax rates have recently risen, increasing the burden on residents and potentially harming households and local businesses. The discussion emphasizes the need for relief and careful fiscal policy.
The Rutherford Sun, now under new control, disputes Clyde R. Hoey’s Randolph county address. It calls Hoey an eminent statesman but accuses him of misreading Hoover’s role in hard times and questions the wisdom of promising prosperity. The editorial weighs if Hoover bears responsibility for economic troubles or if misfortune lies beyond his power.
An editorial defines the ideal citizen as one who spreads good news about the city and works for its welfare. It outlines three paths: booster, quiet resident, and knocker, urging loyalty and active civic effort while warning that negativity invites backlash.
Ocracoke North Carolina dates Sept 2 reports the town of 800 records its first fatal motor accident in history. The village without streets used beach lanes for traffic now a head on collision involved two cars with no injuries. Cars reached the town by the beach below high water mark traffic once rode on pon carts.
The notice promotes maga zines at Stahl's 5-10-25 Stores suggesting choices between extravagance and economy aligned with political viewpoints.
An advertising line touts Stahl's five to ten five cent stores for Sunday papers. The piece then pivots to a reflective, metaphorical musing about pen versus sword, criminal evasion, and the paradox of power and ambition in life.
Mrs. J. B. Taylor improves after illness as friends note progress. Harris, Kennedy family gatherings span Blacksburg South Carolina to Hendersonville and Asheville. Miss Lois Hines seeks tonsil removal. Eugenia Randall and others visit at Wilkie home. several residents visit Chesnee and Boiling Springs.
Farmers report dry weather and rapid cotton opening in the region. A Woman's Association gathering at Green's Creek drew a large crowd, and Holly Springs church hosted a Sunday school trip to Marion and Polly Spout. A Mountain View singing convention drew attendees, and Mr Pink Robbins died aged sixty one. his funeral was led by Rev Ikes and Brock with arrangements by Huntley. Ena Robbins visited friends. Annie Briscoe spent the weekend in Green River. Lloyd Owens leaves for Boone to begin school.
A quotation from Henry W. Grady cited by the N. C. Christian Advocate extols enslaved Black Americans. It highlights faith, safety for women and children, and the bond between master and slave during wartime, contrasting freedom with the enduring dignity of Black labor.
Bolsover England Sept 2 a village boasts one of England’s quaint epitaphs buried nearly a century ago a watch maker died 1836 in the hope of being cleaned and set going in the world to come another two line epigram about a butcher and a pig killer appears in the same yard also noted are local advertisements for Stahl’s candies and 5 10 25 cent stores
Honorary pallbearers listed for James Hiner Thomas include B. B. Doggett G. B. Harrill W. S. Moss and many others. G. M. Huntley & Son conducted funeral arrangements. Thomas born June 28 1889 in Gratz Ky aged 41, survived by wife Margaret Carter and four children. bank executive with Farmers Bank & Trust Co Forest City and former president of several local enterprises. He died after financial worries tied to Rutherford County banks and Chimney Rock collapse, with strong community ties in North Carolina and beyond.
Rutherfordton, Sept. 2. Mr and Mrs J C Cowan announce the engagement of their daughter Sara Louise to Oscar Leonard Richardson of Monroe. The wedding will be in October. The bride is a North Carolina College for Women graduate and has taught in Rutherfordton Monroe and Shelby. The wedding is expected to be a social event of the early fall season in Rutherfordton.
The North Carolina Cotton Co operative Association says it will advance 9 cents per pound for cotton. Last year it advanced 15 cents and held it until better prices. The Courier will provide full details next week. School bags for children range from 25e to 1.00. Stahl's 5 10 25 Stores advertise specials including Mavis talcum powder 5e to 15c.
Morrison charged President Hoover with insulting the South by courting northern votes and neglecting southern interests. In Cone, Sept. 2, he urged Democrats to unite against Republican excess, warned of sectionalist tactics, and praised Josiah Bailey and William Jennings Bryan in a vigorous keynote set against Hoover’s federal policy and Prohibition stance.
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