A deal was closed with Mr. Howard C. Hull on Dec. 29 whereby the Forest City Courir became the property of Messrs. C.E. and J.C. Alcock of Kentucky, who are now in active charge of the paper, having taken possession on Monday, Jan. 1st.
Mr. Alcock will be editor of the paper and Mr. J.C. Alcock manager. The editor has outlines the policies of the Courier in an editorial, and in this article we will deal principally with the organization of the plant and the plans of the new men who have come here to build a home in beautiful Forest City.
We are charmed and very grateful indeed for the warm reception we have received and for the words of encouragement extended to us. We can readily see that Forest City is worthy of a good newspaper to help carry forward the development of the city and the county, and from the very first issue we shall strive to give our best effort to the service that is needed. The business men are progressive and know the value of a newspaper to the upbuilding of the town and county, and with their help we propose to give Forest City a newspaper that will prove of a real benefit and help.
Below we will give a brief sketch of the Courier force, upon whom we rely to carry out our plans of making the Courier one of the best county papers in the state.
The Editor
The following clipping from the Louisville (Ky) Times gives a concise account of the editor’s activities in the newspaper field, and we append (words obscured) introductory written by other hands than our own:
“Mr. Clarence E. Alcock, correspondent at Danville for The Louisville Times, The Courier-Journal and several papers in other cities, has gone to Forest City, N.C., to purchase the Forest City Courier, a weekly newspaper of that city. For the last three years Mr. Alcock has been advertising manager of the Daily Messenger of Danville. Mr. Alcock was born in Glasgow, Ky., and attended the Glasgow graded schools, graduated from the old Glasgow Normal under Prof. R.M. Shipp. His first newspaper experience was on the Glasgow papers. Later he was foreman of the Spencer Courier at Taylorsville, and later news editor and manager of the Courier, also The Courier-Journal correspondent at Taylorsville. He had an interest in the Bardstown Standard following the work at Taylorsville. He was for a number of years with the Courier Journal Job Printing Company at Louisville, and was foreman of the Masonic Home Journal three years, and also was foreman of the job printing department of The Independent at St. Petersburg, Fla.”
The Manager
Mr. J.C. Alcock of Louisville, Ky., oldest son of the editor, is an expert printer and linotype operator. He has had a varied experience and will prove of great value in the upbuilding of the Courier. He is married and is coming to build a home in our charming little city. He is expected to arrive here just as soon as he can close his affairs at Louisville.
The Society Editor
The most gratifying thing in connection with our assuming the management of the Courier was when Mrs. S.N. Watson, wife of the beloved pastor of the Forest City Baptist Church, consented to continue her duties as Society Editor of the paper. No words from a new comer need be said in her praise. The good people of Forest City are well aware of the many charming attributes of this most excellent lady and know full well of the splendid service she has rendered to the paper under the efficient management of Editor Hull. We are quite sure that every reader of the paper will rejoice with us over her decision to continue her most efficient work.
Mr. J.L.O. Thompson
It is with much pleasure that we announce that Mr. J.L.O. Thompson, former editor of the Courier, and who remained with Mr. Hull during his term as editor of the paper, is to continue with us. Mr. Thompson is an experienced newspaper man and a printer of pronounced ability. He knows all the “ins and outs” of the business and will prove of inestimable value to us in our effort to give to Forest City a paper that will prove a credit to the city and county.
Mr. Earl Carswell
Mr. Carswell, well-known and popular High School student, is also connected with the Courier force. He is a young man of great promise and will also prove of immense value to the management. He is an expert linotypist and does yeoman service for us after school hours.
Mr. Joel M. Bird
Mr. Bird is an accomplished printer and operator, who came here recently from Charlotte. He has kindly consented to stay with the management, at least during the formative period of the organization of our working force. He may be at liberty shortly to accept another position and we most heartily recommend him to the fraternity.
It is with this splendid organization that we begin our earnest efforts to give you a good county paper. And we will ever be ready to spare no expense in adding to the personnel and to the equipment of the plant to further our plans for a continued growth in the usefulness of your county paper.
From the Forest City Courier, Rutherford County, N.C., January 5, 1922
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