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City C OURIE PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY VOL. VII No. 9 FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1924 $1.50 Per Year In Advance MRS. MILLIE MOORE PASSED MONDAY PROMINENT MEN NEW $5,000 PLANT OF THE SOUTH FOR FOREST CITY DEATH OF WELL KNOWN WOMAN Get Bulk of Harding Estate 94 Pound Ham .3 mTT) 26 A Pages i Well Known and Beloved Wo man, a Church Member For 75 Years. Mrs. Millie Moore died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sis Daniel, near Spindale, on Monday night at 7:00 o'clock. Mrs. Moore had been in feeble health for several years, but had only been confined to her bed a few days. Death .was due to old age nnd complications. She was 88 years a few months old. She was a m;nber of the Methodist church and had been a church member for 75 years. She was the widow of the late Mr. Tom Moore, and to the union tight children were born and was a step-mother to seven children, Mr. Moore having been married before. Nine of these children survive, as fol io vvs: Mesdames Carrie Ledbettei and Sis Daniel of near Spindale; Mrs. M. L. Grose, Bostic; Messrs. Lawson, Andy and Tom Moore, of Forest City; Mr, John Moore, of Boiling Springs; Mr Joe Moore, of Raleigh; Mr. Kestler Moore, of Caroleen. Also two sis ters, Misses Willie and Sinnie Mor row, of Mt. Pleasant. Theio are sevei'al grandchildren, great grand children and great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at Pleas ant Grove church at 11:00 o'clock Monday morning. The service was conducted1 by Rev. W. R. Ware. A large concourse of friends gathered to pay their respects and the floral offerings were many, attesting their love for this splendid woman who was one among the oldest inhabitants of Rutherford county. BEAUTY RECIPE. Miss Inez Harden, of Mississippi, was judged the most perfect girl of 350,000 in the health contest in connection with the International Livestock exposition with a rating of 99.04 per cent. She gave her ""perfect health" recipe, with par ticulars for living, as follows: "Sleep ten hours a night. "Drink a quart of milk a day. "Eat lots of vegetables. "Don't use face powder or rouge. "Don't wear high heels." Miss Hardin is 16, weighs 117 3-4 pounds, and is five feet two inches tall. She goes to bed every night at 8 and is up at 6:30. Ia addi tion to deep breathing and setting up exercises she keeps fit by doing a large part of the household work nd plays ripit tackle on the girls' football team of her school. Simple enough, isn't it? Then why is it that there are not more beau tiful girls? THE BIBLE. One of the most hopeful signs on the world's horizon today, which is being commented upon by many newspapers in this country and abroad, is that more people are reading the Bible now than ever before. Although it appeared, after the end of the world war, that there was a temporary slump in the num!. of Bibles published in the Engl2s language, following a de cided increase during the war, of late there has again been shown an increase. This is interpreted as pointing to a "revival of Bible read ing in the home lands." "The Bible," said Daniel Web ster, more than eighty years ago, "is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of special revelation from God; but it is also a. book which teaches man his own individual responsibility, his own dignity, and his equality with his ellow man." Saxon Wedding Ring. The wedding ring of plain golfi, which Is a survival of Saxon times, lias outlived several attempts at change of fashion. For Instance, at the marriage of Queen Mary of Eng land to Philip of Spain the English stntesmen debated the question of thfc ring, and wished to have it Jeweled, but Mary herself Intervened by de claring that she would not have it set , with gems, for she chose to be wedded with a plain hoop ef ffold like other maidens. 7' Weife, of Marion. Ohio, children of Kr, Warren G. Harding's son by first marriage, will receive rstof the 5500,000 from the late . ii i 1 President's estate, as wmea oy flrs. Harclimr t'ore her death last rccatli. HOLIDAY LIQUOR POURED IN SINK Officers Capture Youne Man and Confiscate His Holi day Supply. "Christmas comes but once a year. Time to have the bottle near." But since Mr. Volstead's rampage a few years ago it is becoming in creasingly more difficult to secure the bottled-in-bond, for the holidays. Last Sunday night a prominent young man of this city, whose name is with held for family reasons, in company with others, was captured by Forest City officers at McDowell's Bridge, across Broad River, on the Spartan burg highway with twenty-four quarts of the old-fashioned pure corn. It is said to have been pur chased in South Carolina for distribu tion in this section for Christmas use. The supply was confiscated by the officers and poured out Monday. The would-be benefactor is out under a $300.00 bond. TWENTY-SIX PAGES BIG HOLIDAY NEWS Let The Courier Serve As Your Shopping Guide For Xmas Presents. Readers of The Courier are greet ed with 26 pages this week, carry ing, besides the news of your coun ty, holiday advertisements of enter prising merchants who ask you to give them a hearing. This Christmas advertising should prove of both in terest and convenience to the reader. Look over the ads in your home and leisurely make up your list of wants. Then go to the merchant who shows his confidence in his stocks and prices by placing them before you in your county newspaper. You can rely up on every statement made in the ads in today's paper. The merchant whtf is progressive enough to advertise his goods is deserving of your patronage. That The Courier is becoming widely known as a most excellent ad vertising medium is well attested by the many progressive business men who are represented in its columns. The reader is not neglected in this issue, as we carry always sufficient pages to enable us to insert all the county news. Wide-awake business men -should begin early to plan their advertising, for our next issue, Dec. 18th. This will be your last chance to make a bid for the Christmas business of our thousands of readers. i Subject Of Short Addresses At rvi warns liud m on a ay Night. Following the supper at the Ki wanis Club Monday night, Mr. O. C. Turner, in charge of the program, called several to make short talks on prominent men of the South, which proved very interesting and instructive. Prof. J. W. Eaks extolled the vir tues of ex-Gov. Chas. B. Aycock, stressing his great work for better schools, which has been followed by good roads and prosperity. Dr. W. A. Ayers told of the won derful life work of America's great est preacher, Rev. Geo. W. Truett. A native of this state, he :s now pastor of the First Baptist church at Dallas, Texas, and rated as one of America's most soulful preachers and the fore most Baptist divine of the South. Dr. Ayers has given him a pressing invi tation to come to Forest City and all hope that he will find time to ac cept at some early date. Prof. Finch spoke on Abe Lincoln, bringing out many interesting events in the life of this great American. Mr. O. C. Turner was eloquent in extolling the virtues of Robt. E. Lee. The discussions were highly en joyed by all present. DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY The different stores will be crowded between now and Christmas. This is always the case at this time of year, but the rush will probably be greater this season, since much of the fall trading has been delayed. There fore it will be to your advantage to do your Christmas shopping early. In doing this you have better selections and are not worried with the rush and bustle that comes with last min ute Shopping. And -then it -is a gra cious thing to remember that store keepers and clerks will have their burden lightened by your thought fulness. Shop early. COUNTY CLUB MEETS DEC. 16 December Meeting To Be Held At Iso-Thermal Hotel, Rutherfordton. Sec. K. S. Tanner has sent out the following notice to members of the County Club: The December meeting of the County Club will be held on Tues day, December 16th at 1:00 p. m., at the Isothermal Hotel, Rutherford ton. This will be a very important meet ing as we will at this time elect of ficers for the year 1925, and other important matters will be brought up. It is important that the members give careful thought to this election. The nominees for the coming election are: President L. B. Morse, K. S. Tan ner. Vice-Presi5ent J. R. Moore, C. F. Cline. Sergeant-at-Arms B. D. Wilson. O. C. Erwin. Directors: B. B. Doggett, R. E. Price, M. H. Biggs, M. L. Edwards, J. H. Thomas, Chas. H. Haynes. Please give this matter thought so ; that you can vote for the men who you feel will best serve the interests of the club. Your secretary intends to present for consideration an amendment to the By-Laws of the Club to provide that meetings shall be held every oth er month instead of every month. I am doing this in consideration of the fact that Forest City and Rutherford ton now have Kiwanis Clubs which hold weekly meetings and as many of 'the members of the Rutherford Coun ty club are also in the Kiwanis Clubs, I feel that it will be hard to maintain interest and that having too many meetings will serve to discourage rather than encourage the activities of the Rutherford County Club. Very truly yours, K. S. Tanner, Sec'y. Mr. N. J. James to Erect Fine INew billing: Station On King Street. The contract has been let by Mr. N.' J. James, of Caroleen, for the erection of a new filling station on King street to cost $5,000. Material ! is being gotten together and the grading and excavation is under way. j The building is to be of brick, 70 .foot front- and extend through to ; Powell street, with the main entrance on King street. The station will have four tanks, two on King street and two on Powell. There is to be a fine show room, ladies' rest room and with roomy workroom. The conti-actors are Palmer & Spi der of Augusta and Charlotte. Mr. James is to be congratulated upon putting this new building in fast growing Forest City. The loca tion is a splendid one, and the new enterprise should meet with success. A great believer in property values in this city, Mr. James has done a big work in the recent growth of the town, having erected a number of splendid business houses here in re cent years. He is a clever and suc cessful business man who numbers his friends by the thousands. WEDDING ANNOUNCED The wedding of Miss Winnie Small to Mr. Lee Crowder has just been announced, the happy event, which was kept a secret, having taken place at Boiling Springs on Thanksgiving. The young couple had planned to an nounce the wedding Christmas, but the news was prematurely announced in a neighboring newspaper. The bride is the attractive daugh ter of Mrs. J. R. Small, of Ruther fordton, and a sister of Mrs. W. B. Harrill, of Forest City. The groom is the young son of Mr. Win. Crowder, prominent farmer of the Smith Grove section. He is a student at Boiling Springs and will finish his course. SUDDEN DEATH OF MISS NELLIE HICKS Heart Disease Claims Promi nent Young Woman Of Alexander. Death claimed! Miss Nellie Hicks, aged 28, of Alexander, with shock ing suddenness at the home of her parents at Alexander Thursday, Dec. 4th. She was found upon the floor, unconscious, by her mother at 6:3u p. m. Hurriedly calling assistance; Mrs. Hicks had her stricken daugh ter placed in bed and hastily sum moned Dr. W. C. Bostic, of Forest City. She never regained conscious ness, and it is believed by some that the young lady was dead when found upon the floor. Heart disease is attributed as th ; cause of the sudden death, which came with such shocking swiftness as to almost prostrate the family. Miss Nellie had apparently been well dur ing the day, with the exception of suffering with a cold. She had given a music lesson in the early afternoon and had an engagement with friends for the evening. Miss Nellie Hicks was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Hicks, of Alexander, prominently connected, widely known and popular. She was a devout Christian, a member of the Alexander Baptist church, of which she was pianist. Besides her par ents, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sam Beason, of Rutherfordton and two brothers, Messrs. C. C. Hicks and Jay Hicks, the latter a student at Charlotte University. The announcement of the sudden death caused a pall of gloom to fall upon the whole community, hundreds k)f friends hastening to offer condol ence to the stricken family. After funeral services by her pas tor, Rev. C. C. Matheny, the remains were carried to Mill Creek church, Polk county, where the interment took place beside the grave of her brother, on Friday afternoon. fa A,"TDCAgTR y. The porker from which this 94 gaund ham came was iaised b ov. Trinkle of Virginia. It weighed 1064 pounds. It is claimed this is the largest ham ever cured. KIWANIS SPONSORS CHRISTMAS TREE Movement Started At Last Meeting to Provide Christ mas Gifts for Poor. A movement to sponsor a com munity Christmas tree for the needy children of Forest City was inaugu rated at the Kiwanis Club last Mon day night. The question was refer red to a committee, which will report at the next meeting, at which time plans will be perfected. As to whether the plan will be for a regular community Christmas tree, or that the gifts will be distributed to the needy children, will be determ ined next Monday night. The movement is a worthy one and met with instant approval, all Kiwanians present seemingly being in favor of the project. Tentative plans are for the club to sponsor the movement and ask the aid of the city at large in helping to put it over in such a way that it will be a credit to the town and no little one will miss the Christmas present. The following unsolicited donations were made following the Kiwanis dinner: Farmers Bank $25.00 Forest City Motor Co 1 $15.00 B. B. Doggett & Son : $15.00 Forest City Courier $10.00 Coca Cola Co. $10.00 F. I. Barber $10.00 Prof. J. W. Eaks $10.00 N. J. James $4.00 E. G. Abernethy $3.00 O. C. Turner $1.00 A committee is now at work solicit ing funds for the children's Christ mas presents and are meeting with a hearty response upon the part of the business men and others. This is a work that every citizen should heartily support. While For est City is a prosperous community, there are many little children who will miss the visit of Santa Claus if the movement is not carried out to the fullest extent. Giving to the needy at this time especially the time of good will and good cheer when we are to com memorate the birth of Him who so loved the little child, should meet with instant response upon the part of every citizen who has been blessed with plenty by the graciousness of a loving father. 1 In making your donation please to remember that the money is not to be spent for frivolous things, but mostly for actual necessities for the poor, with, of course, a small treat for the children in the way of fruits, nuts and candies. Mrs. H. P. Harrill Passes Away Saturday Widely Known and Of Prominent Family On the sixth day of December, 1924, the death angel visited the home of our beloved brother, Mr. H. P. Harrill and took from his fond em brace, his loving wife, Judah Susan na. She suffered a severe sinking spell several days ago but rallied and it was hoped that she might recover. Her death which was sudden came very easy. Judah Harrill was 71 years, 8 days old. She was married to Housan Harrill, October 27, 1870, by Rev. White. To this union were born eight children, of whom seven are still living, Zeb Harrill, her eldest son, died years ago. No greater monument could be erected to her than the lives of her children. Their children were Mrs. F. T. Davis, Mrs. P. M. Flack, Mr. F. B. Harrill, Mr. J. K. Harrill, Mr. M. J. Harrill, Miss Buena Harrill and Mr. Bob C. Harrill. She leaves to mourn her death, seven children, 27 grand children and 13 great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. H. D. Harrill, of Forest City and one brother, Mr. Pink King, of Shelby. She professed faith in Chi'ist at the early age of fifteen and joined the Pleasant Grove M. E. church. She was a member and lived in this church, a loyal and consecrated mem ber, until Christ called her to her re ward. Her life was a life of willing serv ice and her influence was far reach ing for good. She had the happy faculty of making and retaining friends. Her circle of friends was remarkably large and she was devot ed to them all, never losing one. In the last four years it had become a custom with her loved ones to have a family reunion. This would always delight her. Mr. Harrill and his wife lived to gether for 55 years. Brother Har rill is nov; 74 years old. The church "has lost a faithful member, the community a kind and considerate neighbor and one who will be greatly missed by those who knew her. The aged husband, chil dren, grandchildren and great grand children who are left behind have the heart-felt sympathy of the entire community in this hour of bereave ment. The funeral was held at Pleasant Grove church, Sunday afternoon m the presence of - these and a large number of relatives and friends, amid the fragrance of a profusion of beau tiful flowers, she was gently laid to rest in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Among the beautiful and caprious floral designs and offerings from friends far and near bringing mes sages of love and high esteem, was a very pretty blanket from the chil dren. Earth is richer for memory of her life and heaven is richer for the joy of her presence. HAWKINS-FRANCIS Caroleen, Dec. 10. On Saturday morning, December 6, Miss Estelle Francis and Mr. Albert Hawkins sur prised their many friends by goinjr to Gaffney where they were united in marriage. They were accompanied by Misses Mary Lou and Annie Sue Francis, sis ters of the bride, Miss Ruby Haw kins, sister of the groom and Miss Essie Ledford, of Avondale. Mrs. Hawkins is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fran cis, a graduate of Caroleen High school with the class of '24. Mr. Hawkins is an ex-service man. He saw active service during the world war. He is a young man of sterling qualities. Their many friends wish for them a bon voyage on the sea of matri mony. Croesus Earfy Millionaire. Croesus, king of I.ydia, in Asia Mi nor, was famous in antiquity for hi a great wealth, says the Detroit Naws. Tradition says that this was princi pally obtained from the golden sands of the River Poctolus, which flowed through his dominions, but the true source of his riches Is probably found In the industry of the Lydian people. The value of Ms landed property has been estimated at $3,333,330. The ex pression, "As rich as Croesus," nua passed into a proverb.
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