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Thursday, June 11, 1931. DRUGGISTS HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET One of Most Enjoyable Events Held in Recent Months— Large Number Attend. Rutherfordton, June B.—One of the most enjoyable affairs recently held in Rutherford county was that of the annual banquet of the Ruther ford County Druggists' Association, held Wednesday evening at the Iso thermal hotel here.' This was the fourth annual banquet of the Asso ciation, and was attended by about fifty members of the organization, their wives, and visitors. Mr. O. J. Mooneyham, of Henrietta, acted as, toastmaster. During the dinner hour the assem blage was afforded a rare treat in the musical line. Those on the pro gram for vocal solos, and their ac- : companists, were Miss Dorothy Ely. ; 0 f Spartanburg; Miss Iris Bryson, 0 { Greenville, S. C., Misses Hazel j Jackson and Mary Kate McAfee, of Rutherfordton, "The Sunshine Girls" Fred Gentry, of Spartanburg, and Jerry Tiner, of WSPA, Spartanburg, and Miss Dena Spigel, of Greenville. These artists delighted everyone with J their wonderful renditions of classi cal and popular selections. Mr. J. Gomer Davis, president of the association, next welcomed the ; visitors in a brief address. Mr. B. ' p. Scruggs, of Rutherfordton, in-, troduced the visitors. The druggists were asked to re- j tire to one end of the table. Each ' was asked, in turn, to read several j Latin phrases on the program. The j prize went to Mr. J. Gomar Davis for the best answers. Mr. Ridley, >f Spartanburg, and Prof. Charles Er- j win, of Forest City were speakers, j Each told a number of humorous j stories, and kept their audience in on uproar of laughter. A number of small slips of paper ; were passed around, and all were asked to vote for the most popular lady present. After counting out the i votes, Miss Iris Bryson of Green- j v : .\le, was declared the winner, and j was presented a five pound box of : candv. * i Mr. Fred Gentry, florist, of Spar- i tanburg, spoke briefly and humorous- i ly. After his address, Mr. Mooney- j ham extended the thanks of the as- j sociation to each person who had i made the meeting a success, and cx- j tended his personal thanks and con- j gratulations to the Rutherford Coun- j ty News and The Forest City Cour- j ier. representatives present. Favors were given the ladies, which j • • 1 consisted of a package containing j J \ J Chas. Z. Flack i j : I! ♦ Real Estate 2; J Rentals And J ♦ Insurance ♦ I t i 1 ♦ Phone 40 J!* i X ! ♦ Office over A&P Store X j ♦ Forest City, N. C. Jj. *»♦♦»♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ |! • ® !: ISOIUESTION |! "My work is confining, and oftsn I cat hurriedly, causing me to have indi- 1 gestion. Gas will form and I will smother and have pains in my chest. "I had to be careful what I ate, but after someone had recom- 1 d ended Black-Draught and I found a small , pinch after meals was so helpful, I soon was eat ing anything I wanted. "Now when I feel the least smothering or un- i comfortable bloating, I take a pinch of Black- Draught and get relief." —Clyde Vaughn, 10 Shippy St, Greenville, S. C. Sold in 25tf packages. g .„, ] p two compacts, small packages of candies, toilet goods, etc. These fav -i ors were donated by the various t wholesale firms represented, and the, } member drug stores. ; The following drug companies are ! J j members of the Rutherford County | j Druggists' Association: Gray Drug | Co., Forest City; Henrietta Mills j Drug Co., Henrietta; Mooneyham ' (Drug Co., Avondale; The Peoples ' ; Drug Co., Forest City; The Robin-j son Drug Co., of Rutherfordton; The ( Thompson-Watkins Drug Co., of ; Rutherfordton and The Spindale Drug ' Co., of Spindale. I Officers of the association are: .president, J. Gomer Davis, Spindale; , vice-president, R. L. Reinhardt, For j est City; secretary-treasurer, B. P. i Scruggs, Rutherfordton, and attorney O. J. Mooneyham, Avondale. • This was the fourth annual ban- [ ' quet of the association. The associa ; tion holds a meeting once each j month, but the annual banquet, held jin June, is a feature that is eagerly | i anticipated by a large number. •A Clock That Kept Time For Cornwallis i j One of the most interesting old clocks in the United States In that! jin the tower of the courthouse of jHillsboro, N. C. This clock was made j in Birmingham, England, about 1760,! | and was given to the town of Hills boro in 1769 by King George 111. • j It is said to be a facsimile of the first, i clock in the tower of Independence j jHall, of Philadelphia and was brought | over about the same time. » It has had a very stormy and 'eventful history. Being in the wake iof two wars, it naturally came in 'for its share of abuse. It has been stolen and carried away several times, i but each time it was found and | brought back to its place in the, ! courthouse tower. One time it was j ! carried away and thrown into the j river that runs through the town,; i and lay there several months before j i it was found and restored to its right-; ful place. One time it came very near being destroyed, after David Fanning, reg ister of deeds, had stolen it and car ried it to his home and hid it in the pantry. This was during the Regu lator's War. The courthouse became the scene of the war, and the King's officers were handled roughly by the people. Especially did the Regulators vent their feelings on Fanning, whom, they believed, had built his fine home with money extorted from the peo ple. Entering his home, they helped themselves to what they wanted and plundered the entire premises. Out in the back yard in the pantry they found the large bell belonging to the tcwn clock. Thinking that it was a spice mortar used by Fanning on great occasions to make flavoring for his guests' drinks, they fell on it with axes and hammers and beat it to pieces. It turned out that Fanning had, on several occasions, assisted parties in stealing and carrying off the bell. The bell had to be sent to Philadelphia to be recast. It was re turned and set up in the courthouse tower again, where it went to work as usual. A few years later the clock became a prisoner of war for quite a while during the Revolutionary War. The British, under Lord Cornwallis, oc cupied the town and took over the courthouse. Cornwallis headquarters were directly in front of the cour., house and in plain view of the clock s face. It was highly prized as a time keeper by the British and was not in any way molested. As Cornwallis arrived in the winter time, when there were more or less cloudy days, the clock was a handy convenience for regulating the day's work. Apart from the ill fortunes it suffered incident to the • war, the clock has had some domestic trou bles. It has occupied three towers on as many different houses. The first courthouse over which it kept watch in the colonial days was sold to the colored Methodists of Hillsboro and now serves them as a house of wor ship. The clock was then moved to the tower of the Presbyterian church where it remained till the present courthouse was built, when it was installed in the tower thereof, where it has since kept time for this quiet old town. Notwithstanding it many hardships, it has always been a very reliable timekeeper. It has always been a part of the town, having started with it almost in the very beginning. It has witnessed several generations come and go and still kept on at its post. The citizens of the town prize it for its usefulness and historic as sociations. Many sacred memories are connected with the old cloc * m the courthouse tower. Cotton hoes. Best grade, 65c. Farm ers Hardware Co. fHE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER POSTAL COUNCILS HOLD f ENJOYABLE MEETING; About 100 postal employees of ■ Rutherford and Cleveland counties; i were present at a joint meeting and ( picnic at Lake Lure Saturday, May j 30th. i ! Short talks were made by Dr. L. j B. Morse of Chimney Rock, George j A. Elam and G. V. Hawkins, of j Shelby, postmaster T. T. Long, of' Forest City, and others. Miss Mamie i Perry of Hendersonville rendered [ two beautiful solos, and Mrs. W. Ar-! thur Barber, of Spindale, entertain- J ed with a humorous reading. Clever■ acrobatic stunts by little Miss Pau-j line Jewell, of Spindale, added var- J iety to the program. Many matters j :of interest to the postal employees ■ of Cleveland and Rutherfordton coun- i ty were discussed. Postmaster T. T. j Long, of Forest City, was elected i chairman, and Fred E. Greene of | Shelby, secretary of the meeting. I At the noon hour a bountiful pic- ( nic dinner was spread on the picnic j grounds just below the pools. Thisj was one of the features of the oc-' casion. The afternoon was devoted { to sight seeing, mountain climbing, J boating and fishing. Upon motion of postmaster J. H. | Quinn, of Shelby, it was voted unan-1 imously to hold the next meeting in f Cleveland county, *at Boiling Springs May 30th, 1932. 666 I LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 6 Salve for Baby's Cold; (jx»teuf&r tfoun W WBBBMBBBBEESSBStKBBf js* 3 *# —H?wrf* Don't Rasp Your Throat With Harsh Irritqrits "Reach for a Place your finger on your Adam's Apple. is your voice box —it contains your vocal chords. When you consider your Adam's Apple, you are considering your throat— HHHQ j| What is the effect of modern Ultra Violet Rays Bill R :Xl upon tobacco? Dr. E. E. 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