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CITY
VOL. V— No. 6
FOREST CITY'S
SCHOOL BUILDING
HIGHLY PRAISED
flr J. J. Blair, Director of School
' house Planning - , Visits the Struc
ture and Gives it Official Sanc
tion.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 20th, 1922.-
Supt. Benj. L. Smith, Forest City,
c.,— My Dear Mr. Smith:—On
the occasion of my recent visit to
your town I did not have an op
portunity to adequately express to
you and the school officials my
appreciation of your contribution
to the splendid list of school
buildings which have recently
been completed or are in course
of construction in our State. A
building of this type is more help
ful to us than you can possibly
imagine. You will be surprised
to know how many people who
contemplate building will visit it
for the purpose of including in
their own buildings some of its
many useful as well as attractive
features.
In the first place the building
is very well designed and its
height of fliree stones makes the
proportion as to its length of ex
cellent relation. The grouping of
windows and the light area as
sures the classrooms, corridors
and offices the proper amount of
light equally distributed. The
stair arrangement meets the re
quirements of the State Insur
ance Department in every partic
ular, so that they serie as fire
escapes as well as easy and rapid
means of entrance and exit.
' The woodwork and interior fin
ish give the appearance of that
of a refined home instead of a
mill or warehouse. I can not tell
you how pleased I ;im to fine a
real maple floor, and so beauti
fully polished. People do not
realize how much a good floor
means to the interior finish and
appearance of a building.
The school authorities have
shown wonderful foresight in pro
viding in the basement play and
recreation rooms which can be
used during inclement weather.
In fact, practically the entire base
ment floor haying an adequte
pitch can be utilized by the school
to great advantage.
The heating and plumbing ar
rangement are excellent and form
a very essential feature of any
school building.
It seems to me a better site
could not have been found any
where around the town, as from
is point a splendid and inspiring
iev. can be had for more than
hniir Clrc j e the horizon. A
uildmg; °f this magnitude will
1 J the acquiring of addition
al the extent of six or
au tw ? f cres i m °re, as the school
By rV • e * n contemplation.
Qoa there * IU be at]e
for hrJ )a f e recreation grounds
or both large and small children.
to hi' TO* an official visit
tious tn din £ I oecome ambi
makin ly ° U and the patrons in
* a mode l school plant
beautif * iesi3^ ct - Of course, the
Mteriord?. f . the pounds, the
pine- nf +' COr i . on and the equip-'
done °, th f e bulldi »« can not be
ides nf ? • once *. however, your
to flance l °with thiS W °' k • aC "
Plan win a Preconceived
V es ! re 'l«"u U lt" y Ming about
man's cinf eSt ich the Wo "
Ve 'opmenf ? l* kIT l s * ix> : the de "
insuro ° building will
ends ahn accom P' ls hment of the
a hove referred to.
»»t n„w°!l n , 0f P , orest City can
to havp 1 a ! lz . e it will mean
this hvo-o leC e ? an d beautified
the heart land a l m °st in
Maintain oi ° j e town to be
P ar k and d and as a
a H futnv , e . ea t lQ n ground for
also to tL I Vvisll to re^er
of the K, 'i f at location
e®ce I'iv upon this _emin-
N n t n S three differ
makes a valuable
county. town , community and
anprpo?A S ; h to . express my great
auditorium 11 f °l uJle stage and
Portion f °f such splendid pro
pter of °- i f' after is the
the com 001 s P lnt as well as
°n meeting place for all
FOREST CITY COURIER
INDIAN SUMMER
Spring with all its tender beauty
has come and gone, summer has
followed with its beautiful flow
ers, sunshine and harvests, and
now we have the saddest days of
the year, they are sad yet there
is no season of the year so beau
tiful, so fascinating as autumn.
The forests are rabid in crimson
and gold, through the purple
haze of Indian Summer that en
velops both field and woodland
the sun pours down a soft dreamy
light that warms the chilly air.
What a joy to be alone and stroll
through yellow fields and gaily
colored woods, seeing all the won
derful sights that mother nature
has in store for us. The gentle
wind as it softly puffs against
the cheek, thrills the mind and
soul and brings back memories
of childhood days also memories
of the following lines:
Down the lane where che shadows
steal,
Past the mill with its creaking
wheel,
By the hedge where the sumac
burns
Not a thought that the road must
turn!
There we played by the wayside
pools,
Boys and girls on our way from
school—
"Childish Glee"
"Wafted me"
—Back to the days when we come
from school.
As you recall those happy days
a sudden stillness falls about you,
save for the sound of a falling
acorn or the cow of the crow as
it sails over homeland, everything
is perfectly still, and you wonder
what has caused this sudden hush.
The answer comes that your
thoughts are not keeping pace
with the dancing sunbeams and
fluttering leaves. But as it re
joins the happy throng they lead'
to sights more beautiful, where I
the dark green of the pines, the
red of the sumac and the various
colors of hickory, oak and pop
lar are mingled together in a
scene that is far more beautiful j
than any earthly artist has ever;
put on canvas.
Even as you gaze around you;
the realization is brought to mind
that the chill of winter will soon
start on its pernicious journey
and all these wonderful sights
will vanish as they have done in
autumn of the past.
PARIS B. PRICE.
the patrons and friends of the
school.
I would suggest that a bronze
tablet be placed at the left of
the entrance, bearing the names
of builders and promoters of this
enterprise.
With best wishes for you and
your future success, I am
Very sincerely,
JOHN J. BLAIR,
Director of Schoolhouse Planning.
NOTHING COMPARES
WITH CHEVROLET
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
' ...» Our Annual Paul Revere
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1922
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
FOR BRIDE-ELECT
One of the most brilliant social
affairs of the season was a re
ception and miscellaneous shower
given by Mrs. J. F. Alexander and
Miss Nelle Young- in honor of
Miss Ellie Huntley, bride-elect,
Thursday afternoon from four
to six o'clock at the handsome
Alexander residence on East
' Main street. The guests were
I met at the door by Misses Mar
jgaret Anthony, of Sheiby, and
: Margaret Young. They were
j taken to the cloak room, then
j into the receiving line composed
!of Mrs. J. F. Alexander, Miss j
| Nelle Young, Mrs. Geo. Huntley,'
i mother of the bride; Miss Ellie
'Huntley, Mrs. Kate Mullican and
Mrs. Oscar Huntley. Mrs. W. C.
Bostic then received the guests in
the dining room where punch was
served by Misses Dorothy Bostic
and Mary Crowell. The bride's
register was presided over by
Miss Frances Hoyle.
Each guest was given a dish
towel or dust cloth to hem for
the bride and a card on which a
wish for her should be written.
The parlor, reception hall and
living room, which were thrown j
together, were beautifully decorat- i
ed with white chrysanthemums,!
while immense bunches of yellow
chrysanthemums and yellow can
dles were used in the dining
room.
The hostesses presented to the;
bride-elect a handsome set of
hand-embroidered pillow cases
and sheets.
Throughout the afternoon de
lightful music was furnished by
Missees Zola Parler and Vera
Whisnant, and an enjoyable read
ing was given by Miss Claire
Reid.
Refreshments consisting of a
salad course with coffee, and
mints in small white bags for
favors were served by Misses
Dorothy Bostic and Mary Cro
well. Then to the strains of
Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March,
little Kathleen Alexander, lovely
in a miniature wedding dress,
veil and flowers, and Master
Steve Mullican, in full dress
suit of black, entered drawing a
small white wagon over which
hung a large white wedding bell j
and which contained the many
beautiful presents for Miss Hunt-'
ley, who opened them and pass
ed them around for the guests to
see.
Those present were Mesdames
J. F. Weathers, P. D. Harrill, E.
O. Thomas, J. H. Thomas, Thomas
Stone, W. P. Hall, Kate Mulli
can, Geo. Huntley, T. R. Padgett,
Geo. Carpenter, R. E. Biggerstaff,
W. L. Brown, R. R. Blanton, W.
C. Bostic, Harry Long, Oscar
Huntley, C. E. Alcock and Misses
Claire Reid, Myrle McDaniel, Hat
tie Jones, Robbie Biggerstaff,
Mayme Martin, Virginia Holmes,
Ellie Huntley, Mary Moore, Sudie
Young, Frances Hoyle, Ethel
Cowan, Zola Parler, Lucy Pad
gett, Alma King, Lockye Nanney
and Margaret Anthony.
POLK COUNTY
LEARNS CANNING
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 22. —As an
indication of the value of a home
demonstration agent to a county,
Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon likes to
cite the case of Polk County
which employed an agent only
last June. Mrs. McKimmon secur
ed the services of Miss Sarah M.
Padgett, who immediately got
busy and organized home demon
stration work in the county.
Later she put on six demonstra
tions in judging canned products
showing the women and girls just
' what constitutes a standard pack
land pointing out the good and
| bad points of each product judg
' ed.
So well did the club members
profit by this instruction that
they sent an exhibit to the State
Fair which won first premium for
the best products from any pri
mary county. Four individual
club members v/on first prizes
also. So interested have the club
members become that Miss Pad
gett in a. recent report to Mrs.
McKimmon says: "They are very
much interested in our meetings
and the programs. One commu
nity, Red Mountain, proposes to
■ show other communities of Polk
i county how to put into operation
! a nicely equipped teacher's cot
tage and to that end the men, wo
men, boys and girls met in the
school house, had a box party and
out of the proceeds sent the home
agent to Asheville to do some pur
chasing of household equipment.
"One of the boys made some
pretty furniture for che dining
room. The china, curtains, and
other furnishings were selected to
fit into a harmonious whole.
"The girls' club is making the
draperies, scarfs and table appoint
ments and when the cottage is
complete we hope that each feirl
member will know how to select
tasteful furniture and furnishing
and have some idea of how to
make a comfortable, pleasing and
artistic home with good taste,
willing hands, and a .knowledge of
how to make a little money go
a long way/'
Mr. C. M. Robinson has lately
returned to Forest City from
Plains, Ga., where ne has resided
for about elevep years. Mr. Rob
inson is well known throughout
the county and is receiving a
warm welcome upon his return.
He was engaged in business at
Henrietta for a number of years.
A FINIE GIRL
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Edgar
Owens, Tuesday morning, a fine
girl.
Mrs. B.: "There's not a boy in
this town who is as clever as our
Frank."
Mrs. R.: "How's that?"
Mrs. B.: "Look at these two
chairs. Frank made ooth of these
out of his own head, and he has
enough wood left to make an
arm chair."
FLOWER SHOW
A BIG SUCCESS
Parent-Teachers' Association High
ly Pleased Over Result—The
Prize Winners.
The flower show which was held
Friday afternoon and night; under
the auspices of the Parent-Teach
er's Association, attracted a large
number, all of whom were de
lighted with the splendid display
of chrysanthemums, dahlias, roses
and other blossoms and also the]
fine display of ferns.
The following prizes were
awarded: I
* * m
Chrysanthemums
Best white—Mrs. W. L. Brown,
Guest towel.
Best cream—Mrs. S. L. Lawing.
salad bowl.
Best pink—Mrs. A. L. Mauney,
Turkish towel.
Best yellow—Mrs. H. C. Allen,
box face powder.
Best red—Mrs. 11. C. Allen,
sauce pan.
Best Lavender—Miss Kate Mc-
Farland, face powder.
Best bronze—Mrs. G. W. Rol
lins, toothpick holder.
Best Dahlias—Agnes Davis, can
mince meat.
Best Roses—Mrs. C. A. Ford,
powder puff.
* * •
Ferns
• Best Ostrich Plume—Mrs. W.
L. Brown, cash $2.00.
Best Boston—Mrs. B. L. Smith,
cash $2.00.
Best Asparagus—Mrs. S. L.
Lawing, pair hose.
Best Spungere—Mrs. J. L. Col
lins. bathtub rug 1 .
Best Sword—lVlrs. J. N. Mc-
Murry, ice water pitcher.
Best Begonia—Mrs. Fortune,
syrup pitcher.
Best Geranium—Mrs. J. P. Wil
liamson, Jonteel powder.
Best Sultana—Mrs. Harry Long,
box stationery.
Best vase collection of flowers—
Mrs. H. C. Allen, set of dishes.
The judges were Mesdames
Frank Hamrick, Witcher Watkins,
Clyde Williams and Playto Rol
lins, of Rutherfordton.
The Farmers Bank & Trust Co.
donated five dollars in cash to the
association. The Enrd Co. gave
a rug, which came in too late to
be offered as a prize, so was sold
for the association. The net re
ceipts were SBO.OO.
HENRIETTA NEWS
Miss Alma King, of Forest City,
has accepted a position in the
Henrietta Millls Store, and will
have charge of the reaay-to-wear.
Mr. M. B. Mahaffee, Sr., has
been confined to his bed for sev
eral days suffering- an attack of
acute indigestion. We hope his
condition will soon be better and
he will soon be able to be out
again.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore and
son, Tom, with Mrs. P. D. Rol
lins, of Caroleen, spent Saturday
in Charlotte.
Mrs. Lerona Childs, and chil
dren, of Lincolnton, spent a few
days here last week visiting her
mother, Mrs. C. B. Wiseman.
Mrs. A. C. Lovelace and Mrs.
T. C. Smith spent Tuesday in
Rutherfordton, visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid (Juinn, of
near Blaclcsburg, S. C., spent Sun
day most pleasantly with Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Cobb. Mrs. Quinn
is a sister of Mrs. Cobb.
Mr. Otto Pratt, who lias been
in Providence, R. 1., returned here
Saturday night, spending the
night at Dew Drop Inn. He left
Sunday for Charlotte where he
goes to continue his work in the
textile business.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. N. J.
James, last Thursday morning, a
baby girl. Both are doing nicely.
Miss Frances Postelle left last
week for Asheville, where she
goes to have a thorough physical
examination. She has been in
bad health for sometime, but we
hope her condition is not serious.
Mrs. J. N. McMurry and chil
dren, Lanette and Paul, with
Misses Dorothy Bostic and Lila
Padgett, all of Forest City, were
pleasant callers at the Henrietta
Store Monday afternoon.
Mr. B. C. Whitehead enjoyed the
week-end at his home in Spartan
burg.
Mrs. Durham Moore and Mrs.
J. A. Turner, of Shelby, spent the
day Tiere with their mother, Mrs.
J. M. Hamrick, last Thursday.
$1.50 per year, in Advance
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM CAROLEEN
The Caroleen High School was
very fortunate in having Mr. J.
L. Francis, of Oklahoma City, in
the chapel exercises Monday morn
ing. Mr. Francis is engaged in
the real estate business in Okla
homa. He made a very interest
ing talk on education.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Smith spent
Sunday at Cliffside with Mr.
Bates.
Mr. J. D. Mauney and Mr. R.
Hughes spent Sunday at Old
j Fort.
J Mr. Jason Green and iamily ac
companied by Mr. Paul Wooten
| visited relatives in Boiling Springs
Sunday.
Mr. Palmer Rollins accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore, of
Henrietta spent Saturday in Char
lotte.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Thompson
and faimly moved to Gastonia
Monday.
Mr. Fred McDaniel and family
spent Sunday in Ratherfordton,
with Mrs. McDaniel's father, Mr.
J. W. Beason.
Miss Lillian Hensley spent the
week-end with Miss Annie Ran
dall.
Mr. Hoover C. Jolly spent the
week-end with his father, Mr. W.
A. Jolly.
The boy scout troop, of Car
oleen, became a standard troop
October 3rd. The troop is pro
gressing rapidly under the lead
ership of Prof. J. B. Jones.
Miss Jennie Horde, of Waco,
spent the week-end with friends
and relatives in Caroleen. She
enjoyed the play given at the city
hall. Miss Horde is a teacher in
Gastonia, N. C.
Miss Louise Holland spent Sun
day with hJr grandmother, Mrs.
C. M. Holland, of Forest City.
Misses Susan Sloan and Cupid
Wiseman, of Henrietta, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rob
ertson Saturday night for dinner.
Later, they attended the faculty
play.
We are glad to have Miss Tin
nie Hollifield back in school this
week after being out a week on
account of sickness.
Mrs. B. F. Jones, of Earl, spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Jones.
Mrs. S. H. Holland and Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Turner motored to
Spartanburg Saturday.
Quite a number of boys attend
ed the radio program of New
York given at Forest City Sat
urday evening.
A full house enjoyed "Prairie
Rose" given by the school faculty
in the city hall last Saturday
evening. This is a good play and
was well rendered. The music
rendered by high school students
was good as the hearty enchores
showed. It was given between
acts. A nice sum or money was
realized from this play.
ELLENBORO NEWS
The Spindale B. Y. P. U. rend
ered a very interesting ancTlielp
ful program at Ellenboro Baptist
church Sunday night.
Mrs. Delia Stockton spent the
week-end in Charlotte with her
friend, Mrs. G. S. Harrill.
Mrs. M. Z. Wright and son.
Frank, spent Friday in Charlotte,
shopping.
Mrs. C. L. Harrill and daugh
ters, Margaret Frances and Rob
erta Lee, spent the week-end in
Lincolnton with Mr. and Mrs. R.
P. Blanton.
Miss Leah Martin spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Martin.
Mr. C. Rex Long spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Misses Stella Whitaker, Leah
Martin, Fannie Wright and Paul
ine Harrelson and Mr. C. Rex
Long went to Boilinig Springs
High School for the first Kallier
geonian debate Saturday night.
We are glad to welcome Mr. J.
A. Black back to our little town.
A host of friends are wishing
for Mrs. Fred Bryers a speedy re
covery.
BLANTON—CONNOR
Clever Hugh Blanton, assistant
postmaster, surprised his friends
by getting married last week. The
bride was Miss Edna Connor,
daughter of Mr. Sam Connor, of
near Chimney Rock. The cere
mony was performed in Spartan
burg Nov. 15th. The happy
couple will make their home with
the groom's parents.
Blum's 1923 almanacs, 10c each.
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