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Vol. V— No. 5
ARMISTICE DAY
IN FOREST CITY
Seven Thousand Visitors Take
p al t in Honoring Soldiers
program Enjoyed By All.
'"Cease firing.
p our years ago, Saturday, on a
memorable .Monday morning, the
welcome command came down the
line following days and weeks and
months of ceaseless, death dealing
Srife back and fourth over "No
Man's Land." The World War
had ended. Civilization was sav
ed by the heroism of the Ameri
can soldier, who had really end
ed it all.
In commemoration of this great
event, Willis Towery Post, No. 74,
American Legion, assi*ted by the
posts at Rutherfordton and Cliff
side, put on an Armistice Day
celebration in Forest City last
Saturday which was a complete
success, and proved that when the
soldier boys set their wills
a task it "goes over the top."
The weather man was good and
blessed the occasion with one of
those beautiful fall days ' for
which Western North Carolina is
famous throughout the nation.
Conservative estimates place the
crowd at 7,000. They camei from
all parts of the county and from
the surrounding counties. All
were given a royal welcome and
made to feel at home. Especially
gratifying was the large attend
ance of ex-solcliers. They came in
large numbers, and right royally
were they entertained. The good
I'adies of the Betterment Club saw
\) it that they were well fed, and
tie program provided by Willis
Tftwery Post was arranged and
cairied out to perfection. Not an
inciaent occurred to mar the per
fect! )n of the clay. Not for one
mom ;nt were the soldiers allow
ed ti forget that they were the
bono • guests of the occasion.
k On2 of the most beautiful and
insp ring sights of the day was
the 1 lag raising ceremony and un
veili lg of the tablet in the park.
to this came the march of
ex/soldiers and school children,
hfeaded by the splendid Haynes
pand. The line was formed at
the old school building and was
an inspiring sight. The heroes
were given an ovation and made
to feel that their sacrifices had
not been made m vain.
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The Program
The program was promptly
opened at 10 o clock with music
■ the Haynes Band. Then came
the invocation by Rev. Parker
Holmes, address of welcome by
j". I. B. Covington and response
"J Mr- R. E. Price. "America'
*as then sung by the school chil
n» af ter which the athletic
ey ents were started.
First on t he program was a
wt race, which was won by
" ,t Blanton. Boyce Wilkie
jas leading until within a few
set of the line, when he fell and
°>t ms chance of winning.
he three-legged race was hotly
ontested and very interesting.
e pinners in this event were
£ and Wm - Funder -
l wW? -he bicycle race,
t er C as won by Forest Roys
tHie war had twelve en
°n s^e —the upper vs
Tlip '. ' 1 cnd the county,
the ](Hnt Was a * v alk« over for
arrti '° r end boys, composed
of ex-soldiers. Their
t ft .] ff.must have had something
: on d ° their victory, for the?
Ul th ease. One of the vali
jrVj 1 ' 3 fr . om -he upper end
game r ce ' wno pUt U P a
fight, against odds.
matches 5 V contested wrestling
Car-T'' Ult on - In the pre
pay ]" Robert Hamrick and
lads ~° nos ' . two eveni y matched
contest U °LT l,,tt( H 111 an ex citing
but ' i aniri °k won the first
\*l CtJil young Jones in
on ' Caroleen, and
enter Were the to
two Upton won in
this faUs ' Following
test i n , • f nme * n excting con-
Attorney C. 0 Rid.
a i tGd , A - C - Sipith in
Lot t falls '
th e °o-L 0f | lm . was created when
bovs e l WaS tU . r i led lo ? se '
an d till 1 an oxci ting time
fun T'n ?!, P ctators en joyed the
110 Pig, slippery as an eel,
FOREST CITY COURIER
HAGGARD MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Largest Crowd Ever Gathered in
County to Similar Meeting Pres
ent Sunday Night—3oo Con
verts.
The Haggard tent meeting came
to a close Sunday night in the
presence of w r hat was said to be
the largest gathering ever to at
tend a revival in this county.
This last service was in the
nature of a tribute to the noted
evangelist, in that every minister
and many laymen present mount
ed the platform to pay tribute
to Mr. Haggard and his crew.
Mr. Haggard, who had been
quite ill, summoned courage to
make a splendid talk, and was al
most overcome at tiie many ex
pressions of love from the speak
ers and the audience.
The five w r eeks' meeting result
ed in 300 % conversions, it is said,
and was attended by people from
far and wide, some coming a dis
tance of 50 miles to hear the noted
evangelist. Twelve converts were
baptized at the Baptist church
last Sunday morning by Rev.
Haggard.
Rev. Haggard and Mr. Sumner,
the singer, went, from here to
Louden. Tenn., where Mr. Hag
grd will conduct a two weeks'
meeting. A telegram received
from him Tuesday stated that he
was recovering from his illness in
fine fashion, and expected to do
a great work at Louden.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes and Mr.
Camp went from here to Colum
bus, Ga., where they will get the
tent in readiness for a big meet
ing in that city following Mr.
Haggard's revival at Louden.
was finally caught and held by
Ernest Lancaster.
The hardest contest of the day
was the greasy pole climbing.
Boy after boy'tried and failed be
fore the task was finally accom
plished by Jack Huntley.
In the baby show at Moss' fur
niture store there were a number
of entries and the decision of the
judges was a hard one to make.
The young daughter of Mr. Otis
Holland was returned the winner.
Will Ellis, colored, got the tire
to fit the oldest Buick with a 1919
model, this prize v eing awarded
by the Forest City Motor Co.
The prize by Jones Grocery Co.
to the largest number of persons
coming to town on truck or wa
gon went to the Rock Corner
school. An even 52 came in from
there, the nearest competitor be
in the Green Hill school, with 48
aboard.
The prize for the tallest lady
given by Padgett & King went to
a Miss Robertson, of the West
End.
Mrs. P. D. Harriil, Jr., was
awarded the prize as the most
beautiful woman to enter Horn's
store.
The athletic events of the day
were concluded with two basket
ball games, both of which were
won by Forest City teams. At the
school court the high school team
won from Old Fort by a score of
29-22. At the court on the square
the Forest City town team won a
hotly contested game from Hen
rietta by the score of 40-20.
The Fred Williams Post, No. 75
of Rutherfordton, held a ban
quet with 75 present at the Cen-
PUBLISHED IN THE BUSIEST, BEST, BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING CITY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mrs. Hall Poses j
This is the first posed picture of
Mrs. Frances Hall, wife of the New
Brunswick, N. J., rector, who was
found murdered with his pretty
cbcir singer, Eleanor Mills.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1922
General Pershing Goes And Gets "em
Gen. John J Pershing would have been quite a boy in the front line
trenches with a rifle—had he not been busy bossing our A E F in
France. Last week on the lower Mississippi he went duck hunting
with Gov, Parker and Bernard Baruch using a 10-gauge gun, dropping
his first eight birds without a miss. Then he posed for this excluriv*
photo.
MT. PLEASANT NEWS
There will be a box supper at
Mt. Pleasant schoolhouse on Sat
urday night, Nov. 18th. Every
body is cordially invited to at
tend.. Girls, bring boxes, boys a
pocket full of money. The pro
ceeds will go for the benefit of
the school and the jitney ser
vice.
Little Miss Dee Toms is con
fined to her bed on account of
cold and croup.
Mr. Alton Nanney, of Cliffside,
visited Mr. Clyde Randall Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Holland w r ent
to Atlanta, Ga., last week to visit
their son, Roy.
Misses Berthaa Hill and Jennie
Dodge spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Matheny.
Most everybody from this sec-
attended the Armistice Day
celebration in Forest City.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Florence Mills was held
at the office of the company here
last Friday. Those from out of
town attending were Messrs. A.
J. Cumnock, president, New York;
Morris Hadley, New York, and S.
S. Widger, of Boston.
tral Hotel Saturday night The
people of the town gave it in
honor of the soldiers. J. W.
Pless, Jr., of Marion, spoke on the
Legion.
The Courier can not close the
account of the big event without
mentioning the ladies of the Bet
terment Clnb, and in fact the
people at large, who donated food
so generously that there was
plenty and to spare Every sol
dier, the bund boys and others
were well taken care of and there
was quite a lot to be sold.
The business men and the City
Council stood behind the move
ment in great fashion and helped
greatly to make the event the suc
cess it proved to be. And, of
course, to Willis Towery Post
goes the lion's share o£ the glory
for the complete success of the
Armistice Day celebration.
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An Appreciation.
On behalf of the members of
Willis Towery Post, American
Legion, I wish to extend their
thanks and appreciation for the
co-operation and assistance given
the post during the celebration on
the 11th; also to the town for
their gift and assistance, to the
Rutherfordton and Ciiffside posts,
to the Farmers Bank, the Flor
ence Mills, for their gift; to the
ones who raised the flag pole, to
Mr. Barker for his work on the
memorial, to Mr. J. F. Alexander,
the ladies of the town for the
big feed, and many others too
numerous to mention.
F. R. WILKINS, Comdr.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY •
DEMOCRATIC BY 1,356
Largest Majority in History—Good
j Work of Gudger Edwards—Op-
S pose Amendment.
! Rutherfodton, Nov. 15. —Ruther-
. ford County, went Democratic this
year by 1,356 majority the largest
in the history of the county. This
increased majority is due partly
to the untiring- efforts of Chair
man Gudger W. Edwards. He
left nothing undone that would
tend towards Democratic victory.
Rutherford County is strongly
opposed to increasing the pay of
Legislators, according to the vote
Thursday. There were 1,101 votes
cast for the proposed amendment
and 4,842 against it. The only
box that carried a majority for
the amendment was the precinct
of Representative-elect, J. E. Mc-
Farland, of Forest City.
The people of Rutherfordion
will meet in a mass meeting at
the local school building Thurs
day n/jht to hear an entertain
ment by the school children and
discuss plans to improve the
school.
Dave Butler died suddenly in
Delta, Col., recently. He left this
county 33 years ago and has made,
good in the West. He was well
known here„
Mr. J. S. Lancaster, of Newton,
is the new manager of the Cen
tral Hotel here. The hotel will
undergo many improvements and
will be greatly enlarged at an
early date. Mr. Lancaster is man
ager of both the hotels at New
ton. Virginian Shipp and St. Hu
bert. He will move here about
January 1.
The building boom contyiues
here. Some six or seven new re
sidences are going up here now
and more are under consideration.
Work on the new Iso-Thermal
Hotel, New Nurses' Home, Dr.
Crawford residence, First Baptist
Church, Edwards and Taylor, gar
age, and the Geer and Keeter De
partment Store building are go
ing forward rapidly. It is ex
pected that the hotel and church
will be ready for occupancy by
j January 1, or soon after.
| Several new business buildings
I are under consideration. Carpen
i ters are scarce and i;i big demand
lon account of so much building.
INSTALLING THE RADIO
Mr. Harold Long reports that
many radio outfits have been sold
following; the installation of the
service in the Long- Drug Store.
A demonstrator from the Westing
house Co. is here this week. The
concerts at the drug store are
proving jjopuiar and attracting
muph interest.
The Forest City Courier and
The Atlanta Constitution both for
only $2.00 a year. Send all orders
to The Courier.
BIG FLOWER SHOW
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Given by Members and Friends of
Parent-Teachers' 'Association
With Handsome Prizes To Be
Awarded in Contests.
Forest City is to have a big
flower show, given under the aus
pices of the Parent-Teachers' As
sociation, Friday, Nov. 17, after
noon and night. The show will
be given in the new James build
ing, next to Dogg'ett's garage on
E. Main street. Sonffe handsome
prizes have been offered and a
large list of entries in the con-
will most likely be made.
Let the good people who have
flowers enter in the contest, and
show to the visitors what we
have.
The ladies will nave for sale
oysters, chicken salad, sandwiches,
cream,- cake, coffee, hot choco
late, etc. Call in and see the
flower show and take supper with
the ladies.
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Rules for Exhibition.
Please have flowers in show
room Thursday afternoon or Fri
day morning not later than 10
o clock. Flowers may be display
ed in boxes, pots or cut. Please
write your name cn box, pot or
card and pin to flowers or plants.
You will get all your flowers and
plants back unless you want to
donate blossoms to be sold to help
the fund. Best specimen means
three or more b!ossoms.
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THE PREMIUM LIST
Chrysanthemums.
\\ hite, best .specimen—Guest
towel by Mr. Hempnill.
Cream, best specimen—Salad
bowl by Mrs. A. C. Jones, millin
er.
Pink, best specimen—Turkish
bath towel by Horn's store.
Yellow, best specimen—Box of
Jonteel face powder by Reinhardt
Drug Co.
Red, best specimen—Aluminum
sauce by Furniture Co.
Lavender, best specimen—Box of
face pow r der by Long's Drug store.
Bronze, best specimen—Cut
glass toothpick holder by Mr.
Bradley's jewelry store.
Dahlias, any variety—Can mince
meat by Quality Grocery Store.
Roses, best bunch—Powder puff
by Mrs. E. E. McCurry, milliner.
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Ferns
Best Ostrich pjume—S2 cash by
B. Doggett, Ford garage.
Best Boston —S2 by Forest City
Motor Co.
- Best Asparagus—Ladies hose by
Dalton Bros.
Best Spungere—Bath tub rug
by Padgett & King Furniture Co.
Best Swarcl —Ice water pitcher
by Farmers Hardware Co.
Best Begonia, any lynd—Syrup
pitcher by Flack Hardware Co.
Best Geranium, \ny kind —Box
Jonteel Talc Powder oy Reinhardt
Drug Co.
Best Sultana —Box stationery by
Peoples Drug Store.
Best Vase collection of flowers —
Set of dishes by Jones Grocery
Co.
Npmt Farm Loans
Oi Bankruptcy
H. W. Moorehouse, of the Ameri
nn Farm Bureau Federation, says
> new credit arrangement must be
.'.opted immediately if we are to
prevent wholesale bankruptcy o*
farmers on March 1.
$1.50 per year, in Advance
MRS. F. L BARBER
WINS MOVIE CONTEST
Prizes Also Awarded Eugene Whis
nant, Wallace McDaniel and
Elsie Greene.
In the Movie contest for the
best written article on "Why I
Attend the Movie," Mrs. F. I. Bar
ber won first prize on a splendid
article which follows. Three other
articles by Eugene Whisnant, Wal
lace McDaniel and Elsie Greene
so meritorious che judges
decided to allow each writer a
prize. The articles will be pub
lished later.
The contest proved interesting
and brought out many expressions
from writers on why they attend
the Movie.
Mrs. Barber's winning article
follows:
Why I Go to The Movies"
First—l go because it is practi
cally the only amusement we have
in Forest City.
Second — I go oecause I find
splendid recreation after a tire
some day at home.
Third—And best reason: I real
ize that the movies are here to
stay and will be just what the
best people of our town make
them. We have a Jean man in
charge of our movies and who
makes a special effort to put on
clean pictures. If he accidentally
gets a poor picture he regrets it
as much as you, and perhaps
more. I have seen some s educa
tional reels on subjects that . I
would never know anything about
if it had not been for the movies.
We usually get just what we
go after wherever we go. Some
people go to church and can tell
you what kind of a hat and dress
and gloves and the shoes
certain people had on and in many
cases could not tell you anything
they heard. I know some who can
be the happy medium and tell
some of both, but they are few.
The traveling public says For
est City has the cleanest pictures
of any town they visit. So, friends,
it's up to ift. Tell the movie man
when you like or dislike the pic
ture; he will appreciate it.
MRS. F. I. BARBER.
ELLENBORO NEWS
Misses Annie Sue Lancaster and
Louise Elliotte spent the week-end
in Forest City.
Mr. Robert Rollins, who is work
ing in Spindale, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. T. Rollins.
Miss Ruth McKinney, who is
in school at Boiling Springs, spent
the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A!ves McKinney.
Rev. D. J. Hunt rilled his regu
lar appointment at the Bethel
Baptist church here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. C. L. Harriil spent Tues
day afternoon in Caroleen shop
ping.
Mrs. M. A. Whisnant, of Ashe
ville, spent Tuesday and Wednes
day with her sister, Mrs. C. L.
Harriil.
The many friends of Mr. D. B.
Harriil are glad to know that he
is still gaining strength, al
though slowly.
Mr. L. T. Rollins and family
moved to Spindale, N. C., Tues
day.
Messrs. Trpy Bridges, Hoyt
Sparks and Russel Long spent
Sunday and Monday in Asheville.
PARETN-TEACHER'S MEETING
The Parent-Teachers' Associa
tion met at the scnool building
Monday afternoon. The program
consisted chiefly c*f reports. Capt.
Smith made a report of plans
drawn up by Mr. J. J. Blair,
State Director of School Ground
Improvement, for oeautifying the
grounds around the new building.
Then Mrs. F. I. Barber, who was
a delegate to the state federation
meeting in Asheville last week,
gave a report of the program held
there.
Plans were made for a flower
show Friday afternoon and even
ing. An admission fee of ten
cents will be charged, the money
to be used on the new piano.
Prizes will be offered for the
best exhiibt of flowers and plants.
Theree new members were re
ceived into the association as
follows, Mesdames J. H. Mayse,
George Rollins and M. G. Mag'
ness.
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