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VOL. X—NO. 10.
MEMBERS OFK.P.
LODGE HEAR MR.
J. F. BROWER, JR.
Annual Ladies' Night and
Banquet Tuesday Night
Was a Decided Suc
cess
The annual "ladies' night" ban
quet of the Knights of Pythias which
„ was held in the local Kiwanis Hall
last Tuesday evening, will be long
remembered by the members of the
lodge "and their guests as a most en
joyable occasion.
During and following the dinner
several vocal selections were render- ]
ed by Mrs. Ernest Robinson, Mrs.
Nell Padget Norris and Mr. A. M.
Hughey. They were accompanied at
the piano By Mrs. R. W. Minish,
Following the dinner, Mr. Chas.
Z. Flack, who was acting as toast
master, introduced Mr. C. O. Rid
ings, who introduced the speaker of
the evening, Mr. J. Fred Brower, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor, of Winston-Salem.
Mr. Brower, who is a prominent
banker of Winston-Salem, is the
youngest chancellor commander in
the United States. Mr. Brower made
a most interesting talk, stressing the
fact that all Pythians believe in lend
ing their legs fortunate brother a
helping hand. He used as his sub
ject, "What Reason Have the Pyth
ians for Existing?" In his talk he
answered this question by saying
that the lodge was organized
that the members might do their bit
for the betterment of humanity.
At the conclusion of Mr. Brower's
talk, Mr. Flack introduced Mr. Grady
Withrow, of Hollis, district deputy,
who made, a few short remarks.
This was followed by a short talk
by Mr. John T. Poole, chancellor
commander of the lodge, who was
followed by ' Mr. G. B. Harrill,
chancellor commander elect.
Several of the other members of
the lodge made short talks, among
Xthem being J. C. Harrill, L. C. Low
fgance, R. E. Biggetfstaff, and T. E.
Y Byrd, who are all past chancellors.
Other past chancellors present
were: C. O. Ridings, W. D. Proctor;
and V. T. Davis.
Mr. O. R. Coffieid, of Ellenboro, in
a short talk reminded the Pythians
not to forget the children at the
Pythian Orphanage at Clayton this
Christmas- ' * " ■* -
Rev. F. Moores, Rev. W. L. j
Lynch and Rev. Geo. R. Gillespie also j
made talks.
The reception came to a close by |
singing the closing ode of the lodge,
. and saluting the flag, after which
Rev. Gillespie pronounced the bene
diction.
CHILD DIES OF PTOMAINE
POISONING WEDNESDAY
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Spindale, Dec. 15.—"Sonny" the
eighteen months old son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Thomason died Wednes
day morning at 8 o'clock of ptomaine
poisoning, following an illness of a
few hours. The little body, accomp
anied by his parents, and several
members of neighboring families of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomason, was taken
to Charlotte Wednesday afternon.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day.
The death of the little fellow was
a great shock to the community. It
is said that the chHd ate some sau
sage scraps from a discarded tray in
the garbage can, late Tuesday night.
Within a short time he was deathly
ill, and his death occurred before
the neighbors in the same house
knew of his illness. Three specialists
were summoned, two of whom reach
ed his bedside before his death, but
were unable to check the poisoning.
Mr. Thomason is bookkeeper for
the Spinners Processing Co.
AUSTRALIAN, ENTERTAINER
NOW IN FOREST CITY
Nemar Australian, foremost enter
tainer arrived in Forest City Wednes
day and is figuring to spend the hol
idays here. Mr. Nemar who finished
his contracts with the Keith Vaude
ville is playing njow independent,
high schools, colleges, and churches.
Arrangement has been made for the
appearance of Mr. Nemar in Forest
City and dates will be announced
through this paper later*
FOREST CITY COURIER
TEACHER KILLED
WHEN CAR STRIKES
DESERTED TRUCK
Mr. Paul Hampton, Ellenboro
Teacher, Instantly Killed
-Tuesday Night in Auto
Accident
Ellenboro, Dec. 15.—-Paul A.
Hampton, 24, instructor in the El
lenboro High School, was killed in
stantly, about 7 :«50 o'clock Tuesday!
night on the highway near Ellenboro .
when the roadster in which he was
riding with Miss Gertrude Philbeck,
jof Ellenboro, ran into a three and
la half ton truck parked on the con
' crete pavement.
Miss Philbeck suffered lacerations
and bruises but was not seriously
hurt. She was taken to the Ruth
erford hospital where physicians re
ported today that she is expected to
recover.
Rutherford County officers to
night were looking for the truck
driver, who is said to have left the
car on the road at noon today, de
serting it, investigation showed that
the truck is the property of Garland
and Dinwiddie a firm at Black Moun
tain, officers said.
The truck was parked from two
and a half to three feet from the
curb, officers who visited the scene
after the accident, said. Hampton
and Miss Philbeck were headed in
the direction of Shelby.
Mr. Hampton was well known
in this section. He was the son of
John A. Hampton, of near Ruth
erfordton. The young man gradu
ated at Davidson College in 1927,
• having received the Bachelor of
Science degree.
Mr. Hampton is survived by his
, parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hamp
-1 ton, of Rutherfordtorf, R-4, near Brit-
Itain, two brothers, Miles Hampton of
i Forest City, R-2; Rastus Hampton,
jat home; two sisters, Mrs. Ola Guf
-1 fey, of near Union Mills and Miss
'Eva Hampton, a member of the Hol
, i lis school faculty.
Funeral services were held today
; (Thursday) at 11 o'clock at Brittain
Presbyterian church, with his pastor,
Rev. R. T. Baker in charge of the
service. Interment followed in the
Brittain cemetery.
LOAN FUNDS FOR SCHOLARS
v »CREATED AT CENTRAL HIGH
__
Rutherfordton, Dec. 12.—A schol
i ars' loan fund has been approved at
! Rutherfordton - Spindale Central
High Schol and the fund was created
and the first contribution received
toward it this week. The plan orig- .
j inated in the mind of Miss Eloise
i Green, a former teacher, now of the
Atlanta High School, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Green made the first contribu
tion toward the fund.
Money from tjtits fund will be ad
vanced to worthy students to assist
them in completing college educa
tions.
INSPECT COCA-COLA PLANT
I
I A group of bottlers from various
parts of the state were in Forest
City Wednesday and inspected the
local plant. They were enroute to
Shelby to attend the Bottlers' Con
vention there Thursday and Friday.
The party was entertained at the
home of Ms. F. I. Barber while here.
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2,300 SEE NEW FORD
AT DOGGETT MOTOR CO.
More than 2,300 people called at
the Doggett Motor Company here
Wednesday afternoon from 3 o'clock
to 10:30 Wednesday night to inspect
the new Ford. A steady stream of
, spectators were in and out of the
/office during the display, and many
favorable comments were heard.
The car left here Wednesday night
at 10:30 and was taken to Tryon,
I where it will be on display this
morning (Thursday) and at Ruth
erfordton this afternoon.
A large number of people also
» called at the show rooms of the As
b bury Motor Co., of Henrietta, where
1 the new car was on display yester
day morning.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA DECEMBER 15, 1927.
ASHEVILLE MAN
HELD FOLLOWING
HAMPTON DEATH
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Driver of Truck Released on
Bond Pending Preliminary
Hearing
Rutherfordton, Dec. 14. W. H.
Nelson, alleged driver of the truck
which was left on the Highway near
Ellenboro yesterday and which was
hit by the car in which Paul Hamp
ton, 24, and Miss Gertrude Philbeck,
were riding, resulting in the death
of Hampton, was arrested here to
day and released under bond pend
ing preliminary hearing. Nelson, it
lis stated,^was driving the truck for
G anu £!. of Black
Mountain, who operate true 1 "" for
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany.
Preliminary hearing for Nelson
will be held as soon as the condi
tion of Miss Philbeck, who was
painfully, but not seriously injured,
will permit. She is in the Rutherford
Hospital.
Miss Philbeck was said tq, have
been driving the roadster at the
i time of the crash, and is said to
have been unable to see the truck,
it being dark and the truck without
lights. The roadster was headed
lin the direction of Shelby.
The truck was also headed in the
direction of Shelby, but broke
down on the highway a short dis
tance from Ellenboro about noon yes
terday.
Funeral services . for Hampton,
who was the youngest son of Mr.
jind Mrs. John A. Hampton, of the
Westminster section, ywill be held
Thursday morning at 11 o'elo.ck at
the Brittain Presbyterian Church, six
miles east of here. Rev. R. T. Baker
will officiate. The Ellenboro High
school faculty and student body are
expected toi -attend.
Mr. Hampton graduated with the
Bachelor of Science degree at Dav
idson College last June and planned
to study next year for a medical
missionary. He was a member of
the student volunteer movement and
was teacher of science and coach of
baseball at the Ellenboro High
School.
He was also a graduate of Round
Hill Academy.
The deceased was considered to
be a model young man and was a
devoted member of the Presbyteri
an Church.
Never tell a man that his boy
looks like his mother if he owes you
money.
THE FAVORITE WINTER SPORT B Y A B. CHAPIN
PRIMARY GRADES
TO GIVE PROGRAM
More Than 225 Boys and Girls
To Take Part in Christ
mas Play
A Christmas program will be given
by the primary grades of Forest City
| Grammar school Friday nighj, De
j cember 16 at 7:30 p. m. The pro
gram will be given in the Forest City
Grammar school auditorium. Admis
sion fee of 15c and 25c will be
charged, and the money will be used ,
to buy books for the room libraries
of the first three grades.
This program will be varied and
will be one of the best of its kind
that has been given by small chil
dren of this school in some time. I
There will be at least 225 boys and |
girls taking part in this program.
| Costumes and scenery will be ap
' propriate f°r the season of the year.
The following program will be giv
! an:
! Santa's Dolls by grade 1E2..
| The Dolls on Dress Parade, by I£l
' grade.
i - The Christmas Candles by 1A
* grade.
j Giving gifts, by 283 grade.
The Night Before Christmas by
second - grade.
Christmas Eve in Santa's Work
Shop, by third grade.
WOMAN'S CLUB
/ The Dramatic Department of the
Woman's Club will meet on Thurs
day evening, December 15, at 8
o'clock at the home of Miss Meryle
McDaniel. The hostesses will be
Misses Meryle McDaniel, Sara Bailev,
Mallie Farmer, Elma Bradford, end
Mrs. F. R. Wilkins.
The Music Department will meet
on Friday, December 16 at 4 o clock
with Mrs. C. E. Alcock. The hostesses
will be' Mesdames Alcock, C. A Pet
ty and W. B. Hamrick.
BASKETBALL
The Spindale Athletic Club will
meet the Old Fort Basketball team
at the Spindale House Saturday eve
ning in what is expected, to be a
hard-fought game. The Spindale
House Junior Boys' team will/meet
the Union Mills team In a prelim
inary game at 7 o'clock. The Old
Fort-Spindale game will be called
at 8 o'clock.
Some men are so byisy beginning
things that they have no time to
finish anything.
IREDELL MEN
VISIT ELLENBORO
r ~ i
Tell of Benefit Derived From
Stephens Revival Held
In That County
An enthusiastic meeting was held
in the Ellenboro High School build
ing" at 3 o'clock p. m., last Sun
day, at which time a delegation of
Mooresville men were present and
testified to the good work accomplish
ed in their city by the Stephens evan
gelical meeting. The meeting was held
jfor the purpose of getting the views
'of those present on the advisability
| of having the county-wide evangelical
campaign in Rutherford county.
The meeting, presided over by
Rev. R. W. Montgomery, was large
ly attended, many being present
from various sections of the county.
After having the splendid talks of
the Mooresville visitors, it was evi
dent that the audience was over
whelmingly in favor of having Rev.
Stephens hold a revival in this coun
-1 ty
The Mooresville delegation, visiting
ministers and the choir were seated
upo'R the platform, while the audi
torium was crowded with men
and listened
to the testimony of thos£- who had
received such rich blessings ir.om the
Stephens meeting at Mooresville.
The singing was lead by Mr. H. B.
Doggett, with Mr. Oscar Padgett at
the organ, and the room was made
to ring with rich, melodious old-time
hymns.
Scripture reading by Rev. H. H.
Cassady, followed with prayer by
Rev. W. L. Latham.
Rev. M. F. Moores introduced the
visitors from Mooresville, terming
them "the fruit of God from Iredell,"
and praising their zeal in coming 90
miles to testify at the meeting.
Mr. Roy K. McNeely, president
of the Christian Workers' Club, was
the first speaker, and also introduced
the other members of the delegation.
He said he "came for the purpose of
helping some soul to come nearer to
Jesus." Mr. McNeely gave, his ex
periences as a lukewarm member of
the church before the Stephens meet- i
ing, and related the benefits follow
ing that revival.
Short speeches were made by
Messrs. Brawley, Wilson, Morrow
and McCoy. Every one brought a
wonderful message in their testi
mony of what they had received
from the Stephens meeting. Espec
ially effective were the talks of
Messrs. Brawley, Morrow and Mc-
Coy. At the conclusion of their tes
timony, Rev. Latham voiced the
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CANTATA AT THE
BAPTIST CHURCH'
DECEMBER 18
"The King Cometh", A Canta
ta in Three Parts, To Be
Rendered By Trained
Choir
The First Baptist church will sing,
"The King Cometh" by R. M. Stults.
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
This is one of the most popular
Christmas cantatas written. It
abounds in tuneful solos and inter
esting choruses.
A splendid choir of thirty voices
will render the best Christmas music
ever undertaken by its organist and
choir directress.
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Mr. A. M. Glickman, the well
known violinist, will play a beautiful
obligato throughout.
The program is divided into three
parts:
Part one—"A King is Promised."
Part two —"The Incarnation."
Part three—"The King is Born."
Those taking solo parts are: Mes
dames Nell Padgett Norris, A. M.
Glickman, Misses Princa Gaines,
Mary Wilder, Mr. A. M. Hughey, and
Mr. E. H. Freeman. The public is
most cordially invited.
LECTURE RECITAL
BY MRS. MARY L. CAMNITZ
The lecture recital by Mrs. Mary
Lawrence Camnitz at the High School
auditorium Friday night was most
highly praised by all who were for
tunate enough to attend. Mrs. Cam
nitz brought a message to Forest
City parents which will be long re
membered ami prove of lasting ben
efit in the rearing of their children.
She speaks as an authority, having
had years of experience in P.-T. work ,
in the largest schools of a big city.
Her lecture, "The Child in Our
Midst," has pleased large Chautau
qua audiences for the past several
years. s
Mrs. G. P. Reid presided and in
troduced the speaker. She also called
for a vote of the Woman's Club on
the question of endorsing the pro
posed county-wide evangelical cam
paign, the club going on record as
favoring the revival.
The program was opened by Mrs.
Nell Padgett Norris, who gave two
splendid numbers, with Mrs. R. W.
Minish at the piano.
Mr. A. M. Glickman gave two vio
lin selections, accompanied by Miss
Katherine Goggans, which were most
pleasing.
BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR
MR. LEONARD YELTON
Rutherfordton, R-4, Dec. 12.
Approximately one hundred relatives
and friends gathered at the home of
Mr. Leonard Yelton, near Brittain,
Saturday and celebrated the seven
tieth birthday of Mr. Yelton and the
fiftieth wedding anniversaryoUJfe—-
and Mrs. Yelton. AJyy&gcue dinner
was «erved.
METHODIST BAZAAR
The young people of the local
Methodist church will hold a bazaar
on Friday and Saturday of this week
in the building adjoining the post
office. The public is cordially invited
to patronize their booth during these
two days.
RUTHERFORD LEADS IN
SHIPPING OF POULTRY
Rutherford county again leads
the state and many southern states,
This time it is in the total amount
of poultry sold co-operatively. From
December 1, 1926, to December 1,
1927, 12 poultry cars were operated
from the county and a total of 84,-
922 pounds of poultry was sold.
Lincoln county was second with 79,-
375 pounds, Sampson third with 68,-
338. Burke fourth in selling 68,-
266 and Macon fifth with 52,358
pounds.
thanks of the congregation for the
visit and helpful talks of the Moores
ville delegation.