FOREST CITY COURIER
hme II No. 12
ourier Auto
Won By Miss
Mary Hamrick
JTEST PLACES THIS PAPER IN FRONT RANK
AS ADVERTISING MEDIUM FOR THIS PART
OF THE STATE.
JUDGES REPORT |
Manager Forest City Courier: We the under- jg|
igned judges, chosen to make the final count of jj
he vote cast in The Courier contest, beg leave |j
o report our finding as follows:
Total Vote M
liss Mary Hamrick 13,610,350 ||
Ir. S. S. Hunsinger 10,829,400 ■
liss Linda Blanton 1,955,700 m
Irs. David Bridges 1,721,800 ■
osh McMurry _ 1,064,250 ■
liss Kate Trout 1,152,100 (J
PRIZE WINNERS §j
First Prize- Five Passenger Auto, Miss Mary jj
lamrick, Forest City, N. C., Route 1.
Second Prize—Victrola, Mr. S. S. Hunsinger, ■
Chimney Rock.
Third Prize -$75.00 in Merchandise, Miss jj
Jnda Blanton, Forest City.
Respectfully,
J. H. Thomas,
J. F. Alexander,
W. S. Moss. U
The Courier Auto Contest, which was inaugurated
ber 30th, came to a successful end Wednesday after
i at 3 o'clock with the net result that a number were
p happy with prizes and commission checks, having
Christmas flavor, and The Courier in point of circu
n is put among the substantial weekly papers of the
i
From the first the rivalry that approached anything
keenness was that between Mr. S. S. Hunsinger, of
mey Rock, and Miss Mary Hamrick, of Forest City,
ormer leading all the way and looking like a winner,
; managed to overcome every effort of his rival; that
e did it until the last week, when Miss Hamrick
tig a surprise that fairly overwhelmed the Chimney
; worker, though the auto was not won by either
the last minute, for Mr. Hunsinger did not yield
ield until the last ditch.
The other workers did well, but never during the
did they endanger the standing of the two leaders.
The contest has demonstrated the popularity of the
st City Courier, and it has given to the merchants
is little city a medium in which all their business
ages can be guaranteed to reach all patrons and
jective patrons in the Forest City radius; in other
s, 10,000 readers will peruse weekly the advertising
i made by the merchants of the town. Considering
one point, the astute advertiser will readily see that
purveyor of business messages, The Courier is the
)er by 200 per cent than by any other method.
\ e now have the circulation, we have the field, and
dvertising rates are not equal to that justified by
uality and quantity of our circulation. This was
im and we have spared no expense to attain it,
ling $ J,700 in prizes and commissions to that end.
re more than satisfied.
'he Courier wishes to thank the judges, contest
iger and contestants for their splendid work.
RELIABLE CONCERN
'his contest was conducted by Mrs. Will M. Hundley
renting Tucker & Tucker, of Massillon, Ohio, one
e oldest and most reliable contest concerns doing
less in this country. Our dealings with this con
have proven satisfactory in every way. Their
ods are fair and equitable both to contestant and
sher.
' e cannot speak too highly of Mrs. Hundley, who is
'Ughiy conversant with the contest She
led the interests of each contestant with jealous
yet playing favorites with none and never giving
ie slightest hint or information that would enable
ontestant to take undue advantage in the race,
iel sure their association with her will long be a
&nt memory with every contestant who had occa
o visit this office.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1919
Attorney Paul W. Gav is spending
the holidays with relatives in Garys
burg, N. C.
City GJerk W. J. Davis and City
Electrician A. W Lynch spent sev
eral days in Atlanta, Ga., last week
Mrs. S. N. Watson has been ap
pointed census enumerator for Cool
Springs township.
Chas. Lamb, of Lucama, N. C ,
spent the past week-end as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gudger
Edwards.
Appropriate Christmas exercises
will be held by the Baptist and
Methodist Sunday schools at their
respective churches tonight (Wed
nesday.)
Hague Padgett, who is with the
Maine Belting Co. with headquar
ters in Philadelphia, is spending
the holidays with relatives in Forest
City.
Hicks Kiser, who has been in the
lumber business in Saluda county,
S. C., has moved his family back to
Forest City and will he associated
with John Pooie in the automobile
business.
The Courier will observe the usu
al custom of weekly newspapers and
give the printers a few days off for
the holidays Therefore, there will
be no issue of The Courier next
week.
The railways of the United States are more than one-third,
■early one - hall, of all the railways of the world. They
carry a yearly traffic no much greater than that of
any other country that there is really no basis for compari
son. Indeed, the traffic of any two nations may be com
bined, and still it does not approach the commerce of
America borne upon American railways.
1 —VainJ Stmtel Smator Cumminr.
f
,
\ Ask Any Doughboy Who
! Was "Over There"
and he will tell you that American railroads are
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads —in England and
France, the best in Europe and in other Con
tinental countries and he knows.
The part railroads have played in the develop
ment of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards of public service by far-sighted and courage
ous investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
well done.
We have the best railroads in the world we
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the $20,000,000,000 now invested in our
railroads, there will have to be added in the next
few years, to keep pace with the nation's business,
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the
elimination of grade crossings and for recon
struction and engineering economies that will re
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct
ing genius of the most capable builders and man
agers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work
men in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital, managers and men the railroad
industry must hold, out fair rewards to capital, to
managers and to the men.
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nation's needs
if they continue to be built and operated on the
American principle of rewards for work well done.
adm-tiAemmthpuhliAhed
SlMociatixm ^3lamxu
> Those desiring information concerning the railroad situ
ation may obtain literature by writing to The Associa
tion of Railway Executives, 61 Broadway, New York.
Local News Items
Local News Items
Sergeant Lloyd H. Biggerstaff,
keeper of books, records and crown
seal corks of the local Coca-Cola Co.,
informs us that the modern version
of the old "wine, women and song"
proverb is "Hevo, chicken and
iazz."
Rev. W. C. Jones, who was as
signed by the recent Methodist con
ference as pastor of the Forest City
circuit, has been forced to resign on
account of ill health. He is now at
his home in Greensboro.
The musical recital given by mu
sic pupils of the Forest City school,
under direction of Miss ParJer, at
the Methodist church last Thursday
night was a complete success and
showed splendid work of both pupils
and director A large audience en
joyed the recital
Weldon T. Keet«r, former citizen
of Forest City, accompanied by his
son Walter, visited his brother,
A. C. Keeter, here last week. Mr.
Keeter lives at Mayworth and this
is his first visit to the old home in
three years.
Governor Hickett has paroled
Dock Ripple, of Rutherford county,
conditioned on good behavior and
remaining a law-abiding citizen
Ripple was convicted at the May
term of court, 1914, of incest, and
sentenced to ten years in the state
prison.
SERVICE MEN MAY
GET BIG BONUS
Men of Rutherford County
- May Get Big Sum
More than two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, nearer three hun
dred thousand, would be distributed
among men from Rutherford county
who were in the military service, if
the bill providing a dollar a day bonus
for every day served should be pass
ed by Congress.
We understand that there were ap
proximately 700 men from Ruther
ford county serving either in this
country or abroad at one time during
the war, in the army, navy and ma
rine corps. The average number of
days that each man served would be
hard to arrive at, but it is safe to
assume that the average length of
service of each man would be not
less than 400 days. A bonus of a
dollar a day or an average of S4OO for
each ex-service man, would mean the
disbursement of about $280,000 bonus
money in Rutherford county.
Whether this bill will pass cannot
be safely determined at this time, al
though it is practically assured that
the government will reward the serv
ice men in some way.
The bill to provide for a loan of
$4,000 to each man at 4%% interest,
for a period of years not exceeding
sixty, seems to be gaining more favor
among congressmen than the dollar
a day bonus, according to those who
know. However, they are separate
bills and it is possible that each may
pass either in present or amended
form.
Two hundred and eighty thousand
dollars in addition to the large
amount of currency already in circu
lation in Rutherford county would
further stimulate business in general
and have a strong tendency to in
crease values.
News Letter From Route 2
The box supper at Doggett's school
house last Saturday night was a grand
success. A large crowd was present
and the behavior was fine. The boxes
were auctioned off by Mr. Joe Hardin.
Fourteen boxes brought $55.50. Every
box brought a good price and some
brought as high as $lO. Mr. M. C.
Erwin drew the lucky number and got
nice box of candy which was sold for
$5. A cake was given to the prettiest
girl, Miss Callie Morrow, with Miss
Johnnie Ruth McDaniel a close second.
The cake brought $78.45. The last con
test was a cake contest for the ugliest
boy. Marvin Kiser won the cake. The
total proceeds amounted to $144.00
We wish to thank everyone who helped.
Misses Loney and Viola Morrow spent
Sunday with their uncle, J R. Morrow.
Mrs. Reba Hodge spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Quince
Jones.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Tilman
Bridges, a fine girl, Hazel.
The Courier discontinues
sending the paper to sub
scribers whose subscription
has expired.
| NewGroceryStore
We have bought the grocery stock and meat mar*
If ket at Flack & Harrill's old stand. We have dis
continued the meat market and will devote our en
|jj tire time to supplying the grocery wants of people
11 of Forest City and vicinity. We are restocking the
ill store with new goods and will give the people the
j| advantages offered by a strictly first class store.
We will appreciate your business, and offer you honest goods at
!jj| honest prices, and courteous treatment. Call on us.
Keeter & Watkins
|| Flack & Harrill's Old Stand FOREST CITY
Polk Miller's Liver Pills
The Old Fashioned Kind that do the work. The same formula for 50
yearc. Unequalled for Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipa- | /"\
(ion and Malaria. At all druggists. | J
'Vianufaetured by Folk Miller Drug Co., Inc., Richmond, Va. *
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THE COURIER'S
NEW YEAR WISH
This strikes us as being a very ap
propriate time for us to express the
hope that every man, woman and
child in this county will in the year
1920 enjoy the best of health, abund
ant prosperity and all of the peao*
and comfort and hapiness it is pos
sible for them to have.
We are quite sure none of us
dissatisfied with the year which ha*
just gone by, if we will look at it im
a sensible light. It is true that trouble
has come into many hearts, bat
there has always been enough sua
shine and hapiness following to bal
ance. We look back upon things that
would be done in a different manner
if we had known at the time what the
outcome would be. And yet each mis
take was worth something to us in
that we learned not to make the
same mistake again. And we go into
the New Year that much stronger
than we were in the old. So, all in
all, \MC have no just reason to com
plain with the old year, nor the wa§r
it treated us.
We have but one thought now, ana
that is of the future. We have but
one duty, and that lies before us. We
owe it to ourselves to make this year
a happier and a more prosperous on?
than last, and we can do so if we will
We can be a little more considerate
of those about us; we can be a little
more helpful and a little more liberal
with our kind words and neighborly
suggestions. And all of this wilt
serve to brighten the whole year, not
alone for ourselves but for all those
with whom we come in touch.
And, as we stand on the threshold
of the New Year, here is the sincere
wish of your friend, the editor of thi.*
paper, that the year 1920, will brine
to you and all yours the best of
health, abundant prosperity and all
the peace and comfort it is possible
for you to have.
Some men are up with the lark in
the morning; others are up with a.
lark at night.