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VOL. IV— No. 20.
DOLLARS AND FUN
FOR OUR READERS
. spelt Word" Corttest Begins
Wit!) This Issue-A Handsome
i-rize and Lots of Fun.
Noting the fun and entertain
pKllt, as well as the knowledge
rived from the spelling bees in
v,, rest City recently, the Courier
has inaugurated the "Miss Spell
Word" contest, which begins in
this issue. . 1
Turn to the big ad entitled,
'•Dollars For You", and get started
:n t his interesting contest at once.
The contest is to run through
four issues, and you will have
ample time in which to look 101
t;;e mis-spelled words.
In every ad appearing on the
puzzle page there is a purposely
nis-spelled word. Do you believe
;. 0U can find these incorrectly
spelled words, and tell the cor
rect way to spell them?
Then turn to them and com
mence now—there's a five dollar
bill in it for you if you prove to
he the winner.
The particulars are given on the
j'age with the advertisements, but
there aren't many particulars—
you don't have to buy anything or
spend a nickel to try.
But don't expect it to be too
easy. .
You don't always see plain,
simple errors, when they're right
before you eyes, in box car letters.
If you aren't convinced after you
have looked through the mis-spell
ed word ads, just try your hand
at proof-reading in a newspaper
>ffice some time.
Turn to the page, refcd the in
structions and try it. You may
win the S5. prize.
contest will close Saturday,
Marcn 20.
Fill out and mail or bring your
replies to Flack's Hardware store
in Forest City. The judges in the
contest are Messrs. Chas. Flack,
Oscar Price and W. J. Davis.
Remember the prize goes to the
neatest gotten up correct answer
to the mis-spelled word in each
advertisement shown on this page.
SAUNDERS-JONES
Announcement wns given to the
public in the various gatherings
here Sunday morning stating that
Mr. Vernon Saunders and Miss
Gertrude Jones had on last Thurs
day evening, accompanied by Miss
es Bessie, Mabel, and Lillian Jones;
Messrs. Lawson Padgett find Jess
Alridge, motored to Caroleen,
where in the presence of "only a
few friends they were united in
matrimony by the former pastor
of the bride, Rev. H. A. Hender
son. Mrs. Saunders is the attrac
tive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Jones, while the groom is the
energetic son of Mrs. Lillie Saun
ters. ihey number their friends
by the score. The happy young
couple left Sunday evening for a
visit to friends and in
Mhrion, after which they returned
and will make their home in For
est City. Their many friends wish
them nothing but happiness and
prosperity in their new venture.
"OVER THE TOP"
IN NEAR EAST RELIEF
Forest City went "over the top,"
to use an old time war expression,
tne T ear East Relief campaign.
i!: ' largest contributors were the
nen s Bible class of the Methodist
• l ! i and the Berean class of
Baptist church. Each of these
' pledged to support five
children for a year. The total
f,t :n cash and pledges is
•? io.IJT.
( ALLED TO MARION
t T. M. Harrill, Bud Mc-
r *i-'■and. Posey Flack, John Math
and (. E. Ware were called to
last week to serve on the
* n . l^e case of Goode broth
is, ,ii icers who were -charged'
a, l : ' of a moonshiner.
Harrill was the only one to
'• • The officers were acquitted.
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THE MOVIE IN
FOREST CITY
The Silver Screen One of Nation's
Greatest Institutions and Splen
did Means of Entertainment—
First-Class House in This City.
*
The Rev. Billy Sunday has weft
said that the movie is one of the
greatest institutions in America,
and that it must be taken into ac
count whenever consideration is
given to the things that vitally
affect the well-being of the people.
Here in Forest City we have a
first-class motion picture house,
conducted by Mr. W. L. Horn, a
man well known to our people,
and who makes it his particular
business to use a very discriminat
ing judgment in the selection of
the pictures shown at his house
The young people require a certain
amount of entertainment —and al
so the older ones —and there is no
other means that nearly approach
the motion picture as a harmless
and instructive means of enter
taining the great mass of people.
Like everything else, there
might be a few unscrupulous per
sons who may attempt to make
more dollars by pandering to
vicious and make their selection
of pictures with an especial etfoiT
to cater to this class of people,
but it can well be said —and to
the credit of the profession—that
this class of motion picture pro
ducer is very rare and confined
as a rule to the larger cities. Here
in Forest City we are to be espe
cially congratulated upon having
a motion picture house run by a
local man in whom everyone has
the utmost confidence, and who
selects nothing but the very best
to go upon the screen in his
theatre.
Here is what the Rev. Billy Sun
day has said aboufc the motion pic
ture: ...
"The movie hfcs almost unlimit
ed possibilities for education and
entertainment and general good.
In the world of literature there
are hundreds of thousands of good
stories and the skill and the gen
ius of great directors has proved
that almost any story can be told
on the screen. Nor need there be
.any lessening of the dramatic and
the sensational and the spectacu
lar.
"Because of the movies many
boys and girls who never have
been a mile from home know more
about the geography of their
country than their elders did after
spending fortunes in travel. Think
how many folks know wh«at Niaga
ra Falls really looks like and the
Grand Canyon. And yet this fielu
has hardly been touched. I've of
ten wondered if Mammoth Cave
had been filmed or a harvest scene
on a mid-west farm or a possum
hunt in the southland.
"There fere thousands of varie
ties of good comedy films. It's a
line thing to make folks laugh
and nothing is more popular than
genuine humor. If any country on
the face of the earth lowes clean
fun it is ours."
As evidencing the discriminat
ing care and sound judgment used
by Mr. Horn in the selection of
pictures for the Forest City Movie
Theatre, we call your attention to
the following list of pictures
which have been advertised in the
Courier as coming to this city at
an early date: "Old Nest," "Fall of
Babylon," "To Please One Woman,"
"Idols of Clay," "The Right to
Love," and "A Man's Home."
There is a list of pictures com
ing -to our town that the most
critical cannot find a 3aw in, and
which, one and all, will prove of
the most interesting and instruc
tive entertainment.
Arthur James, in of
"Old Nest," well says: "It is not
melodrama; it is not tragedy to
appall you; it is not comedy to
amuse you; it is not sentimental
ity to affect you to tetors or long
ing; it is—Life. We doubt if ever
the screen has had upon it so real,
so genuine, so extraordinary a
ar.terpiece, contrived from sim
ple, everyday and almost human
fragments into complete and defin
ite emotion. There is nothing ob-
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH
Harvester Trust Girl, 16,
Engaged To Wed Man of 48
when she was
*y.'Corm irk.
jectionablc in the picture, which
conveys a good lesson.'
And so it goes on through the
list.
Again we say, Forest City is
fortunfate in having a good home
man at the head of its amusement
enterprise.
SPINDALE NEWS NOTES
Spindale, Feb. 27. —The play,
"The Bachelor Maids' Reunion,"
given in the school auditorium
Tuesday evening was a splendid
success. Over S3B was raised off
the admission fees. It was given
by the members of the faculty,
several ladies of the village, and
some of the high and grammar
school girls. The proceeds will gx>
to the general school fund. This
fund was just lccently organized.
It is an emergency or reserve fund
for the school.
Mrs. G. F. Hovis and children
spent the. week-end visiting in
Lowell. Dr. Hovis went to Lowell
Sunday and accompanied them
home.
Prof. Roy Setzer resigned his
position here as teacher of the
high school Saturday. The details
of the causes leading to his resig
nation are not known. Prof. Setzer
was a very capable teacher and
came to Spindale well recommed
ed. He left Sunday for his home
in Hickory. This is twice in the
course of the * school year that
Spindale has been left without a
school teacher.
Mr. C. A. Fox and family spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting rel
atives and friends in Lincolnton.
During the past week the Spin
dale school boys and girls have
been soliciting subscriptions for
the Near East Relief.
On March 12th Rev. M. W. Hec
kard will begin \ series of revival
meetings at the Methodist church,
assisted by Rev. D, V. York, of
Altus, Okla. Dr. York comes well
recommended by eminent minis
ters and men all over the Southern
states. Dr. York has held evangel
istical meetings in twenty states.
Misses Irene Fox and Ruth El
lis, two high school students, were
both sick last week, but are able
to return to school this week.
Mr. G. R. Howard and family
spent the week-end visiting in Mt.
Holly.
Several fine programs have been
received over Ihe Elmore Wireless
Radio Phone this past week. Each
night large sized crowds turn out
to enjoy the splendid programs
broadcasted from Pittsburg, New
York, Philkdelphia, .Chicago,
Springfield, and other large towns
of the North.
Two weeks ago , the Spindale
correspondent mentioned in these
columns that the Spindale basket-
CAROLINA,
THURSDAY MARCH 2, 1922
ball team had retired from the
county contest. This is, to some
extent, a mistake. The players
voted to quit, but the tdam cap
tain did not report the fact to
the athletic committee, and the
team's action was not affirmed by
the school principal. . y
Miss Evelyn Barrs entertained a
number of her friends at a social
party Saturday evening from 7:30
to 10:30. Many games were play
ed and an enjoyable time was had
by all present.
The movies, have again started
up in Spindale. One is in one of
the Reid buildings, beyond Yel-'
ton's store, and is owned by Mr.
C. L. Davis, of Bostic. The other
one is in the school auditorium
and is owned by Mr. W. L. Horn,
of Forest City. I
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VERY OLD BIBLE
— i
Mr. W. A. Geer brought in a
very interesting old Bible for our
inspection last week. The book is
the property of Mrs. Minerva Hig
gins, of this city, who is the
grandmother of Mr. Otis Tate. ,
On the fly-leaf of the Bible is
printed the folowing: "New Tes
tament, Translated into Latin
Language by Sebastiani Castef
lionis. Published in London by
Jacobus Bettenham, A. D. 1726." ■
The book was given to Mrs. Hig
gins by her grandmother, Mrs.
Polly Porter, who brought the
book from England. It is highly
treasured by Mrs. Higigns, and is |
probably one of the Bibles
in the State.
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STANDING OF TEAMS
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Rank of basket-ball teams in the
county:
Team W. L. Pctg.
Forest City ..., 9 0 1000
Rutherfordton 9 1 900
Henrietta 8 2 800*
Caroleen 8 3 727!
Spindale 2 1 666
Oakland 4 3 571
Mt. Vernon 4 3 571
Pinehurst 3 3 500
Bostic ... 3 4 428
Alexander 2 4 333
Green Hill 0 3 000
Avondale 0 3 000
Ellenboro 0 3 000
Dobbinsville 0 3 000
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MEET SATURDAY NIGHT
*" i . !
The local lodge, I. O. O. F. will j
meet in Woodmen Hall Saturday J
night at the call of Past Grand
Q. A. Collins. The meeting is for
the purpose of Halloting upon the ;
new members and all old members
and card* members are urged to be.
present. A big banquet will be
oiven soon by the members.
CLIFFSIDE NEWS
HAPPENINGS
Death of Mrs. Brack McDaniel
Last Sunday—Many Other Items
of Interest.
Cliffside, Feb. 27.—We regret to
lose the family of Mr. J. V. Ken
drick, who moved to his farm
. (
near Green Hill. While here Mr.
Kendrick and his estimable family
have made mfeny friends who re
gret to lose them from our town.
Mr. B. Deck Wilson left last
Saturday for the northern mar
kets where he will purchase a full
line of spring and summer goods.
A good deal has already been
bought and much of it already inr
stock. We have not yet learned
the name of the milliner who will
assist Mrs. W. H. Haynes.
Mr J. F Long has returned to
Cliffside, after working at Cramer
ton for some time After all
"there is no place like home."
Mr. T. B. Bland has returned
from an extended visit to friends
and relatives in Charlotte, Lexing
ton, Winston-Salem and other
j points. •
j Another wedding was solemniz
ed in town last week when Mrs.
Jennie Keeter became the bride of
Mr. J. H. Bailey, who resides on
his farm near Cliffside. Rev. W.
;K. Collins officiated in his im
| pressive manner We join their j
I many friends in wishing them
j "Good luck."
j Rev. W. K. Collins left Sunday
afternoon for Cramerton, N C.,
where he will assist in a revival
meeting Rev. Chas. Gillespie, of
Boiling Springs, prefeched at the
local Baptist church Sunday night
in the absence of Pastor Collins.
The third number of our lyceum
course was presented at the hall
last Saturday night to a well
pleased audience by the Winters
Company. The entire program
was splendid and all who failed
to go missed a treat.
| The Artist Trio will be here
soon; the date will be announced
later.
! Messrs. P. C. Hawkins and C. C.
Blanton attended the textile meet
ing at Charlotte last week.
Mrs. Walter Haynes and daugh
-4 ter, Amanda, visited in Charlotte
1 last week.
| Mr. B. M. Jarrett, who has been
' residing in New Hampshire, is
| visiting his mother, Mrs. T. C. Jar
' rett. Mr. Jarrett says he is think
' ing of locating in the south-again.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Williamson
and children spent Sunday with
Mrs. Williamsons father, Mr. J.
C. Roach, near Harris.
1 Mr and Mrs. E. B Jarrett, of
Shelby, spent the week-end here
with homefolks
Mr. John Mills, of the office
force, spent the week-end at his
home in Monroe, returning Mon
' day.
Prof. Jordan was fc pleasant
visitor here Sunday and in the
absence of Mr. W. B. Wilson, led
the choir at the Baptist church.
|l The friends of Mrs. Brack Mc
. Daniel were shocked to letorn of
[ her death, which occurred at her
j home on Academy street Sunday
! afternoon at 12:50 o'clock. The
family of Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel
have been sick for some time.
Four of the children hhve been
sick with pneumonia and colds
and one, a bright little boy, passed
out into the Great Beyond last
' week, the mother following Sun
! day. The funeral of Mrs. McDan
iel was held fi'orn the Baptist
church at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon, conducted by her former
pastor, Rev. D. J. Hunt. The three
children who are sick are recover
ing and it is thought they will
soon be well again. Our sympathy
goes out to the stricken family
and friends.
Miss Myrtle Brigger, of Win
i chester, Texas, is the guest of Mr.
I and Mrs. George C. Shuford. Miss
| Brigger is pleasantly remembered
■ by a number of friends she made
1 while visiting her relatives, the
ilamily of Mr. W. I* Packard, a
few years ago.
Miss Ethel McFarland, of Ruth
erfordton, has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. M. Hendrick.
1 The new theatre will open this
week. The first picture will be
81.50 per year, in Advance
PARENT-TEACHER
BODY IS FORMED
Rutherford County Has Honor of
First County Council to Be Or
ganized in the State—A Great
Meeting.
The Parent-Tefechers' Association
of Rutherford county had a great
day at Rutherfordton Friday,
when they were organized,
through the assistance of
Mrs* Jos. Garibaldi, of Charlotte,
into a county C uncil, being the
first county council organized in
North Carolina. One year and a
half ago the Forest City Parent-
Teachers' Association was organiz
ed. This was the first in the coun
ty. Through the influence and ef
forts of this unit nine other asso
ciations have b'en formed. Re
cently the Forest City unit fell
upon the idea that it would be mu
tually helpful to all the associa
tions to form a county council,
the county superintendent of
schools was asked for a date of
meeting, which he gladly granted.
Mrs. Jos. Garibaldi, former presi
dent of the Northt Carolina Fed
eration of Parent-Teachers' Asso
ciations was secured to speak, del
egates were elected from aIJ the
local units and, following the ad
dress of Mrs. Garibaldi, the Ruth
erford county council of Parent-
Teachers' Associations was form
ed.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. S. N. Watson, .
first president f the first local
unit in the county; vice-president,
. J. O. Wood, superintendent of the
Rutherfordton schools; secretary,
Miss Mary Washburn, principal of
the Mt.- Vernon consolidated
school; treasurer, Mrs. L. A. Mor-
I ris, teacher in i,he Rutherfordton
schools. The next meeting will be
'! held in October.
About 50 members of the Forest
I City association r-ttended the meet
ing at Rutherfordton Friday. The
Rutherfordton unit very gener
ously served lunch to all teachers
and members of Parent-Teachers'
Associations.
Mrs. Jos. Garibaldi was the guest
of the Forest City Association
while in the county.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Miss Stephenson made an inter
esting talk Monday morning on the
fable of the clock. The other high
school teachers will make talks
' this week.
( The preliminary contest to se
, lect the triangular debaters was
held last Wednesday afternoon,
c The following speakers will con
- 4' stitute the teams: Affirmative,
| Louise Harrill and Mary Alice
k Smith with Wade Matheny alter
nate; negative, CUarles Trammel
and Ralph Biggerstaff with Clyde
Whitlock alternate.
r Miss Pearl Cornwell has resum
t ed charge of her classes.
About fifty teachers .and moth
ers of the F. C. P.-T. A. attended
the county's teachers' meeting in
• Rutherfordton Friday. All speak.
, in terms of the highest praise re
garding the fine hospitality of
, the Rutherford Association, which
served lunches to the entire dele
gation of about 250 people.
' The Forest City varsity and
Junior basket-ball teams defeated
[ corresponding tetams of the Boil
ing Springs high school at Boiling
Springs Thursday afternoon by
' the sa(ore "Of 21 to 17 and 14 to 2
respectively. The pleasure is
marred by the unbecoming action
lof town boys who attended the
' game. The school greatly regrets
their conduct and would appre
ciate their staying at home here
after if they oannot behave them
selves.
The Junior team stands 100 per
j cent with only three games to
play. On to victory! In the game
with Oakland last week the score
was 77 to 6.
Mrs. Raymond Ffeele, wife of
Prof. Peele, will return to Dur
ham, where she is making her
home, Tuesday, Feb. 28.
shown Tuesday night. "The Fall
of Babylon" has been booked for
an early date, and many other
good pictures.
THE
CITY
WITH A
FUTURE