Volume II No. 11
WHO WILL
BE
Big Prize Contest On Home
Stretch— Nobody Has
Won the Car Yet
Standing of Contestants
W. J. Davis .665,200
Joshua McMurray 860,000
Kynard T. Baynard 400,000
Miss Linda Blanton 867,500
Miss Mary Hamrick 868,000
Miss Kate Trout 800.000
Mrs. D. T. Bridges .. 866.900
Joe Walker 804,800
S. S. Hunsinger 868.800
Mrs. R C. Brown 867,300
The Last Extra Vote
Eighty thousand extra votes will be
riven with each sls in cash subscription
msiness turned in from Tuesday, De
:ember 16th, until next Tuesday, De
•ember 23rd, at 6:00 p. m. THESE
THE LAST EXTRA VOVES.
rhere will be no extra votes given on
;he 24th.
Note the New Hour of
Closing
We especially draw attention of can
(idates to the CLOSING HOUR OF
:HIS LAST SPECIAL AND EXTRA
fOTE PERIOD. It is 6:00 o'clock p.m.
astead of 8 p m. as heretofore. Also
he CLOSING HOUR OF THE CAM
•AIGN, which is 3:00 o'clock p. m.,
Wednesday the 24th.
Nearing Home Stretch
All candidates are now nearing the
'home stretch" period. And all or
ny candidate will do well to make
lose who have "promised" to assist,
lake that promise good NOW. Your
abscription DURING THE PERIOD
fNDING DEC. 23rd, 6 p. m., not only
jves your friend 3600 votes on each
early subscription, but with each sls
i business the friend turns in
ves 80,000 EXTRA VOTES.
A Return Call
Many folks who paid for one year
rly in the contest have found The
>urier to be such a truly representa
re paper, well edited and newsy, that
ey are renewing for the second or
en third year in advance. Some folks
10 have told candidates "I will give
u another year if you need it," can
pect a return call from the hustlers
wt any time.
.AST CALL FOR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
Our first stock of Christmas goods have practically all
3n sold, but as we sold we added to our stock and our
>ck is just as complete as at any time during the holiday
son. *
Our line of goods suitable for gifts contains some of
s choicest gifts that can be found even in the largest
es. OUT line of perfumery sets, including Mary Garden,
vis, LazellV, etc.. are among the most popular gifts of
i season and our line cannot be surpassed. We also
re a splendid line of Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets, Cutex
tfits, Military Sets, Flashlights. Xmas Boxes Cigars,
es, Fountain Pens, Safety Razors, and many other
igs suitable for gifts too numerous to mention.
Norris Exquisite Candies in plain and Christmas
kages,
REMEMBER—OnIy Five More Shopping
I Before Christmas.
ong Drug Co.
The Nyal Store
Trade at Long's—lt Pays in the Long Run
FOREST EN Y COURIER
WIN FORD AUTO TO
GIVEN AWAY DEC. 24th ?
An Eleventh Hour Finish
Many a contest has been won in the
last few hours of work, and the real
HUSTLERS will not abate their efforts
until the END.
Last Cash Prize
The last special cash prize, $5.00, was
awarded to Miss Mary Hamrick. Thus
far the gold prizes have been won by
Miss Hamrick, Miss Linda Blanton, of
Forest City, and Mr. S. S. Hunsinger,
of Chimney Rock. There will be award
ed on Wednesday three grand prizes.
And Now Who Will
Win the $585 Ford aut* on Dec. 24?
Win the slls Victrola on Dec. 24?
Win the $75 worth of merchandise on
Dedember 24? «
And it is still ANYBODY'S RACE
judging from the standing in this week's
paper.
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Death of Mrs. Mary Blanton
Mrs. Maty D Blanton, wife of
W A. Rianton, died at her home ii
West End Forest City, Thursday.
December 11, from a lingering ill
ness. Her remains were laid to rest
Saturday at Shiioh Baptist church,
the services being conducted b\
Rev. H. D Harrill.
Mrs. Blanton was in the 7lst year
of her life and leaves besides a hus
band and six children, a nost ot
friends and relatives to mourn her
deatji The children who survive
are:l Mrs Eddie C Hester, Ruther
ford ton route 1; W. H I i lan ton, For
est City route 3; C. A. Blanton,
Sumter, S. C.; Miss Sallie J Blan
ton, Forest City; Aden Blanton.
Boiling Springs, and Mrs Mar\
Self, of Henrietta.j Mrs Blanton
was one of Forest City's oldest res
idents. She had been a member of
the Baptist church about 55 years
The bereaved family have the sym
pathy of a host of friends.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our good friends
and neighbors who were so kind to
us during the illness and death of
uur mother, Mrs Mary D. Blanton.
Their thoughtfulness and kindness
will never be forgotten and we pray
God's richest blessings upon yon
all. THE CHILDREN.
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Mr. Arville GufTey, of Forest City,
and Miss Macey Ensley, of Union
Mills route 2, were recently married
The Long Drug Co. is handling
all the popular magazines and peri
odicals.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919
AM I My BROTHER'S KtEPER?
In short, we need a revival of that religion which
will make every man and woman strive in every act of
life to do that which, on the great Judgment Day, they
will wish they had done, as with soul uncovered they
stand before the Judgment Seat of the Eternal.
Until the people of this nation accept and live this
* tejjgjpn there will be strife where there should be peace,
there will be strikes and lockouts and murder Where there
should be co-operation and harmony; there will be hatred
where there should be friendship and love.
In the Golden Rule, followed in the fullness of the spirit
of this kind of religion, there would be found a solution
for every business trouble; there would be created friend
ship between employer and employe; capital and labor
would work in harmony and with efficiency, efficiency
for the capital and efficiency for the labor, with profit to
both.
Above all else this country needs a nation-wide revival of
old-fashioned prayer-meeting religion—
A religion that makes men realize that if there is a
heaven, there must also of necessity be a Hell—
A religion that makes a man realize that every act
is recorded on his own conscience, and that though that
may slumber, it can never die—
A religion thajt makes an employer understand that
if he is unfair to his employes and pays them less than
fair wages, measured by his ability and by their efficiency
and zeal, he is.a robber—
A religion that makes an employe know that if he
does not give full and efficient service, he too is a rob
ber—
A religion that makes a farmer who packs bad fruit
at the bottom and deceives the buyer by the good fruit
on the top, realize that is a thief just as much as the one
who robs a hen roost at night—
A religion that makes a man who robs a railroad of
its fare, or its freight bill, know that he robs himself of
all right to feel that he is an honest man—
A religion that makes a man realize that by driving
too hard a bargain with his servant, his employe, or his
merchant, he can be just as much a profiteer as the
seller or producer who swindles by false weight, false
packing or false charges—
A religion that will teach church members who fail
to contribute to the extent of their abilitiy to the sup
port of religion, and that compels them to recognize that
if they are paying theri pastor less than a living salary,
they are robing God and man alike—
A religion that will make the laboring man, who, by
threats or by actual violence against the nonunion man,
strives to keep him out of employment, realize that he is
at heart a murderer and is murdering the individuality,
and the liberty of his fellow man, and is displaying a hat
red which, if it has the opportunity, will commit physical
murder—
A religion that will make the politician who yields
principle for the sake of party, who worships at the feet
of any class and sells his soul for political preferment
know that he is not only a coward and a poltroon, and
unworthy of the respect of any decent man, but which
will also make him see that he is helping to murder hu
man liberty, as great a crime as murdering the individual
man— ~
Religion of this kind is not measured by the hope
of a Heaven hereafter but by the full fruition now of
"Peace on earth to men of good will."
It is not merely the chanting of hymns here or in
the world to come, but it is in the recognition and full ap
plication by rich and by poor, by learned and unlearned,
that each one is indeed his brother's keeper,s that we
can bring this country and the world bacK to safety.
A nation-wide acceptance of this, the only true re
ligion in action, would bring business pettce and world
peace where there is now turmoil, and men would then
cease to seek to gain their aims by lawless acts of im
morality, but would in spirit and in deed follow the Di
vine command, "All things whatsover ye would that men
do to you, do ye even so to them."
~/IINTEREST ON TFTL|I| P *
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS
Passenger train service which was withdrawn by
Southern Railroad lines account the coal shortage, will be
restored, effective 12:01 a. m., Monday, December 15th.
Trains 137 and 138, between Washington and At
lanta.
Augusta Special train 32 will be operated on regular
schedule.
All Pullman sleeping car lines withdrawn, Decem
ber 9, 1919, are restored.
For detail information and schedule call on Local
Ticket Agent. „
News of Week From Cliffside
Cliffside, Dec. 15—The night school
which is being conducted by the over
seers of the different departments of
the mill is progressing fine, a great
deal of interest being manifested by
the pupils.
C. C. Tate, overseer of the card room,
entertained his second hands and sec
tion men last Saturday night at an
oyster supper. After the oysters came
two other courses and then the men
were treated to cigars. An enjoyable
evening was spent and all voted Mr.
Tate a splendid host.
Mrs. A. S. Moore, of Alexander, is
spending a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hicks.
Jay Hicks and sister, Miss Nellie,
arrived Saturday from Daleville college,
Daleville, Va., for the holidays.
Miss Garra Moore has gone to her
home at Alexander where she will
spend the holidays.
Dr. Marvin Scruggs, of Charlotte,
was here Monday and operated on two
patients who are doing well.
The following were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Freeman
Sunday: Billie Logan and sister, Miss
Mattie, from Round Hill school, Miss
Lillian Logan, from Logan, and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Wilson, of Lattimore.
Messrs. Arthur Carpenter, E. H.
Freeman, Jay Hicks, and B. E. Roach
visited in Bessemer City Sunday after-
noon.
Miss Louise Ramseur spent the week
end with friends in Caroleen.
From Walls Section —
School Progressing
Bostic Route 2—The infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Owens was buried at
Walls church Friday, the 12th, inst.
The school at Walls is progressing
nicely under Mrs. N. L. Hampton and
Miss Bailey as teachers.
There will be a pie supper and speak
ing at Walls school house Saturday
night, December 20, beginning at 7
o'clock. R. E. Price will address the
audience. Girls, bring pies; boys, bring
plenty of money. Proceeds will go for
benefit of school. A good time 4n store
for all who attend.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Walker, Miss
Mattie Greene, and Messrs. Raymond
Greene and Eddie Padgett visited rela
tives and friends at Boiling Springs
Sunday afternoon.
Two new families have been added
to our neignborhood—Mr. Rollins and
family and Mrs. Mary Wright and fam
ily. We heartily welcome these fami
lies.
Mr. Ira and Miss Mary Davis visited
relatives at the home of Mr. Elbert
Dobbins Saturday night.
Best wishes to The Courier.
Birthday Dinner
On Sunday, December 14, the chil
dren, grandchildren and friends of Mr.
Millard Hopper, of Forest City route 1 #
met at his home and surprised him with
a birthday dinner in honor of his sixty
ninth birthday. About fifty people were
present and all seemed to enjoy the
j day. We hope Mr. Hopper will live to
see many more happy birthdays. S.
I wish to thank my triends and
patrons tor their liberal patronage
ot the past year. lam now in a
better position than ever to serve
you, devoting practically all my
time to the insurance business. If
I can be of service to you, do not
fail to call on me, I am at your
service.
J. A. WILKIE
All Kinds of Insurance Forest City
$1.50 a Year, in Advance
County Items
Mr. Floyd Frazier and Miss Carrie
Kennedy, of Henrietta, were married
Saturday, December 6. Mr. Frazier is
an ex-soldier and the bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kennedy.
A literary society was recently or
ganized at the Mount Pleasant school
with about forty members. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Miss
Mary Alice Smith, president; Miss
Ruby Holland, vice-presideut; Miss
Mary Hamrick, secretary.
Mrs. Adalaide Beaty died Wednesday,
December 3, at the - home of her son,
Mr. Frank Beaty, in the Sunshine sec
tion. She was eighty-four years old
and a devout member of the Methodist
church. Burial services were held at
Golden Valley, conducted by Pastor
C. Hart.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Alda Izell Taylor and
Mr. Clyde Arnold Short, the event to
take place in the Rutherfordton Bap
tist church December 23. Miss Taylor
is a popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Leßoy Taylor, of Rutherfordton.
Mr. Short is a traveling salesman and
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Short, of
Shelby. > *
M iss Mollie Thomas, daughter of
Mrs. John Thomas, of Rutheitfordton,
and Mr. Barney Butler were married by
Rev. B. M. Hamrick at his residence
December 2. ' ?
Forest City Route 2
Mrs. J. W. Griffin is progressing nice
ly with her school at Piney Ridge..
Misses Clara McDade, Laler Rober
son, Grace and Nellie Lewis visited
Misses Ollie Mae and Louise Womack
Sunday.
There will be a box supper at Dog
gett's school house Saturday night.
December 20. Everybody is invited to
come.
Mr. Ed Grose and family spent Sun
day at the home of Mr. Julius McDon
ald.
Mr. and Mrs. David McSwain and
children spent Sunday in Sandy Mush
visiting at the home of Mr. Will Mc-
Daniel.
Mr. Sam Henson of Chesnee spent
the week-end with his parents.
Mr. George Blanton is riding in a
Ford now.
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Spindale News Notes
Mrs. Sallie Monteith entertained her'
friends Thursday night and Miss Mar
vin Hawkins entertained Saturday
night at the Community building.
Many young people attended both
parties.
Victor Grose spent the past week in
McCormick, S. C., visiting his brother,
Bascombe, who is a dental surgeon
there.
Rev. Mr. Dawson, of Forest City,,
filled the regular appointment of Rev.
W. C. Jones at the Union church here
Sunday afternoon.
The Long Drug Co. has just re
ceived a Christmas line of Norris
Exquisite Candies. It's for "HER''
and somebody else will if you don't