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LADIES' NIGHT AT
KIWANIS CLUB WAS
HIGHLY ENJOYED
Club Has Splendid Meeting,
Graced By Presence Of
Ladies —Henderson ville
Quartette Delights
With Singing.
The ladies were out in large num
bers Monday night, making the meet
ing of the Kiwanis Club one of the
most enjoyable held for some time.
The occasion, ladies' night, was en
tered into with a vim and spirit that
made for success. The true Kiwanis
spirit was manifest throughout, the
program was good and the
efforts mors than up to standard.
The program committee is to be
congratulated upon getting the Hen
dersonville Quartet for the occasion.
The neighboring Kiwanians delight
ed the large crowd with their singing
and were splendid in their efforts to
please and entertain. Round after
round of applause greeted i.heit e.ery
number, all of which were delightful.
The quartet, every one an artist,
is composed of Kiwanians .E. i-
Brown. J. T. Wiikins, Roy Bennett
and Frank A. Barber. All are promi
nently identified with the best busi
ness interests of our neighboring city.
Mr. J. T. Wiikins is mayor of Hen
derson vi'le, und is a brother of Mrs.
J. F. Weathers, while Mr. Frank Bar
ber is a brother of Mr. F. I. Barber,
of this city. We hope to again have
the pleasure of hearing these splendid
singers.
Messrs. J. M. Edwards. F. I. Barber
and W. L. Brown, committee in
charge of the program, are to be con
gratulated upon their arrangements
for the entertainment.
Mr. Brown's toast to the ladies, Mr.
Barber's jokes and Mr. Edwards' part
in the program were all well received.
In the contest for the attendance
prize, Mi's. A. W. Falvey and Mrs.
C. E. Alcock exhibited artistic ability
in beautifying Messrs. T. R. Padgett
and G. C. McDaniel. With deft and
experienced hands they applied the
powder and paint, the lipstick and
eyebrow pencil, and their efforts
were pronounced good. The prize
went to Mrs. Falvey, who had so
beautified Mr. Padgett that the shade
of Valentino, hovering in the thin
ether, turned green with envy.
A rising vote of thanks was given
the visiting Kiwanians composing the
quartet, the ladies for the splendid
supper, the program committee and
the club for the success of the oc
casion.
Messrs, J. F. Weathers and C. E.
Alcock announced a meeting of the
business men of the city, to be held
at The Courier office at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening. At this time a
proposition will be explained that will
interest and profit every business man
of the town. Let every one be pres
ent.
To Meet At Sheiby.
The Kiwanis clubs of Zone One
in Western North Carolina will hold
their annual meeting Friday, October
9, at Cleveland Springs, it was an
nounced by Pres. Duncan.
This means that approximately 400
Kiwanians, representing 16 Kiwanis
clubs scattered in the cities through
out Western Carolina, will spend the
day in Shelby. It will be perhaps the
last convention of the year at Cleve
land Springs, a favorite convention
center, and one of the best of the
year.
The meeting will be in the nature
of a friendly get-together staged for
the purpose of getting Kiwanians in
the state in closer touch with each
other. There will be little of formal
business and the day will be featured
by a mid-day luncheon to be attended
by all Kiwanians present. At pres
ent plans are underway for a big Ki
wanis golf tournament for the after
noon with a prize to be awarded the
winner by the Shelby Kiwanis club.
A. W. Honeycutt, of Henderson
ville, zone governor, together with
other prominent Kiwanis officials will
be present. Clubs in the district that
will likely send Relegations are Ashe
ville, Hendersonville, Rutherfordton,
Forest City, Marion, Morganton,
Hickory, Newton, Lincolnton, Gas
tonia, North Wilkesboro, Mt. Airy,
Statesville and Elkin.
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EMPLOYES GIVE ~
Picnic and Anniversary Cele
bration At Clinchfield Park,
Honoring Mr. R. L. Williams.
Mr. R. L. Williams, head of the
big Clinchfield coal storage plant at
Bostic, was signally honored by the
employees of the plant last Thursday,
when a picnic and birthday dinner
was given in his honor at Clinchfield
Park. Mr. Williams was also given
a beautiful Masonic ring by the em
ployees.
Mr. Williams, whose home is at
Spartanburg, has long been in the
employment of the Clinchfield Fuel
Co.. as inspector ana traveling fire
man and has had charge of the Bos
tic storage yards for the past ten
years. He has been faithful to the
company and that he is held in the
highest esteem by the employees is
well evidenced by the signal manner
in which they honored his birthday.
At present there are 1968 carloads
of the Clinchfield coal stored at Bos
tic for the Seaboard Railway Co.
About 60 carloads were handled
daily.
The writer and his wife were in
cluded in the picnic party Thursday,
when a large gathering repaired to
beautiful Clinchfield Park to do hon
or to Mr. Williams. The dinner was
all that could be desired, great loads
of good things being spread beneath
the shade, and the spirit of the occa
sion was not the least enjoyable.
Southern hospitality was exemplified
in fullest degree and everyone seem
ed intent upon making all present
enjoy themselves to the fullest.
After invocation by Rev. I. D. Har
rill, the attack upon the chicken and
other good things was gotten under
way. Food of most excellent quality
and superb abundance was enjoyed
by all present.
After dinner the crowd was enter
tained by Miss Julia Grayson, who
gave some splendid readings. She is a
very talented young lady of most
pleasing personality, and her readings
were greatly enjoyed by all present.
After group pictures were made,
the happy crowd dispersed, all wish
ing Mr. Williams many happy returns
of the day..
Among those present were Rev. I.
D. Harrill, R. L. Williams, A. M.
Lattimore, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Brooks,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gurley, Clyde
Price, L. C. Withrow, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. W. R. Carpenter, T. L. Grose,
Henry Carson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. T.
A. Merck, Mr. and Mrs. L. V.
Brooks, Emmet McKeithan, Brent
McKeithan, Jas. Carpenter, Postmas
ter Biggerstaff; Misses Lucile Car
son, Julia Grayson, Ruth Hollifield,
Pauline Graham, Walsh Grayson,
Chalmers Weast, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Alcock.
So She Sold the Eggs
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3. 1925
BUSINESSMEN
CALLED TO MEET AT
COURIER OFFICE
Important Matter, Relating to
the Welfare Of the City As
a Whole, to Be Outlined
By M. W. Harriss and
Others.
Every business man in the city is
asked to meet in a called meeting at
The Courier office at 8 o'clock Thurs
day evening, at which time Mr. M. W.
Harriss and others will outline a
proposition that means money and a
bigger business to every business
, house in the city, and at the same
I time affect no changes in the pres
ent policies of the firms participating
|in the movement. All can partici
j pate and the more entering into the
'proposition, the better it will be for
those taking part and for the city as
' a whole. »
j We want every business man, and
especially every merchant, to be pres
ent at this meeting. The whole prop
osition will be outlined to those at
tending and r.o one should be absent.
Fhis is no stock selling scheme, but
a proposition that will be of interest
and profit to ail taking part and es
. peciallv will it be for the interest of
j the city as a whole.
It is to be a co-operative move
jment that will mean big business to
j the merchants of the citj/.
j Leave your places of business for
| at -.east one hour Thursday evening,
j come to The Courier office and hear
j the plan outlined. When you are ac
-1 quainted with the proposition, you
j will most likely heartily join in the
i movement.
POPULAR TEACHER
MARRIED AT SHELBY
Miss Sailie Wacaier Becomes Bride
Of Mr. Buren Phillips, Of
Caroleen.
Miss Sallie W acaser, popular teach
| er in the Henrietta school, daughter
jof Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wacaser, of
| Marion, and Mr. Buren Phillips, of
j Caroleen, were married in Shelby at
noon on Tuesday, August 25, with a
ceremony of quiet beauty, at the
handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Z. J.
Thompson the nuptials being per
formed by Rev. C. F. SnerrilL in the
presence of only relatives and a few
close friends. To the strains of the
wedding march from Lohengrin play
ed by Mrs. Loy Thompson, who was
dressed in orchid chiffon and lace,
the bridal party entered the living
room. The altar arrangement before
the mantel of the living room was
j banked with ferns and white clematis,
and white peonies. On each side were
! floor baskets filled with these same
flowers. Pedestals held white tapers
lighted, making a beautiful effect.
Miss Mary Wacaser, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore
orchid georgette and carried an arm
bouquet of pink roses and clematis
Mrs. Z. J. Thompson was matron of
! honor and wore orchid chiffon and
carried an arm bouquet of white
roses and clematis. The bride entered
with Mr. Z. J. Thompson and was met
at the altar by the groom and his best
man, Mr. Paul Doggett of Henrietta,
cousin of the groom. The bride look
ed lovely in a stunning fall model of
coco brown crepe satin with faille
fur trimmed coat, hat and accessories
to match and carried a shower bou
quet of roses and clematis. During
the ceremony soft music was played.
Immediately after the ceremony a
beautiful buffet luncheon was served.
The dining room table was exquisite
with its handsome lace cloth and cen
tering this was a beautiful basket
with white roses, petunias and cle
matis. Silver candle sticks holding
white tapers were placed at each end
of the table. After the luncheon Mr.
and Mrs. Phillips left for Eastern
Carolina and will be at home in Car
oleen after September the first. Mrs.
Phillips has a host of friends in
Rutherford county . and in Shelby,
having made her home with the
Thompsons for several years while
attending the Shelby High School.
For the past four years she
has been teaching in the Henrietta
schools, where she endeared herself to
hosts of friends.
Mr. Phillips is a promising young
RUTHERFORD FAIR
TO BE HELD FROM
OCTOBER 6 TO 10
To Be Best Fair In History Of
County—Will Be in Class
With Best Fairs Of Caro
linas—Number New
Attractions.
Work at the Rutherford county
Fair grounds is progressing nicely.
Mr. O. R. Duncan, who has charge
of the construction there, stated Mon
day evening that everything would be
in shape to give the county one of
the best fairs in its history. The race
track is nearing completion. The ex
hibit building, one of the best of its
kind on any fair ground in the state,
will be complete in a few more days.
The grounds are being enclosed with
a ten foot fence and will do away
with much of the guard-line business
this year. Everything wiil be in
readiness for the opening October 6
The fair will rank with the fore
most in the state. With the new add
ed features it will be in the class
with Spartanburg, Sanford, Sand
Kills, Concord arid Columbia Fairs.
The mammoth fireworks display will
be well worth going miles to see. They
will be the best ever shown at any
fair in the state, and will be given
every night except Saturday. The
Ohio Fireworks Company will put on
this feature.
Tuesday wili be Children's Day.
All of the schools in the county wili
close on this day and all the children
will be admitted free to the Fair
grounds.'
Other feature attractions wiil be
horse racing and aeroplane flights
each day. with a big line of free acts
day and night. Daily band concerts
will add much to the enjoyment of
the free entertainments.
The midway shows will be many
and varied, and will be high-class,
clean and up-to-the-minutes attrac
tions.
The exhibits wiil be bigger and
better than ever and will show the
choice products of Rutherford county.
It will be time well spent to see the
exhibits and booths alone.
With the new features added, new
grounds and buildings and the add
ing of the race track, Rutherford
county's fair is to take rank with
the best in the two Carolinas. The
people should be pleased with this
move on the part of the Fair direc
tors for a better Fair, and should give
their solid support. It will not only
prove a pleasure and a profit to the
home people, but will be a splendid
means of calling attention of the
state to the large and varied re
sources of this county,
LANDS BIGGEST FISH EVER
CAUGHT AT BRIDGEWATER
Dr. Wm. A. Ayers had been consid
j ered the champion fisherman, with
j his catch of a black bass weighing
| over six pounds, up to last Thursday,
I when Mr. Harry Camnitz, well known
Buick salesman, went him one better
by catching a black bass at Bridge
water that weighed an even eight
pounds.
In the party going up from Forest
City last Thursday were Mr. Camnitz,
Dr. R. L. Reinhardt and Mr. Paul
Reinhardt, all ardent disciples of
Isaac Walton. Bridge water was right
on that day, for it was not long after
getting on the water that Mr. Cam
nitz caught the eight-pound black
bass. Before the excitement of the
catch had subsided, Mr. Camnitz
j
hooked another, which upon being
weighed, scaled six and one-half
pounds. Altogether, the party caught l
21 pounds of fish. The eight-pound
bass was said by one in authority at
Bridge water, to be the largest ever
caught there.
Born, to Prof. and Mrs. A. C.
Finch, Sept. 2, a fine 9 1-2 pound
boy. To Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen,'
Sept. 1, a fine boy was born.
business man of Caroleen, being con- ,
nected with the Henrietta Mills Store, j
Among the out of town guests who ;
attended the wedding were Miss Reba .
Phillips, Mrs. Denis Camp and sister, |
Miss Camp; Mr. Louie Smith, of Hen-,
rietta; Mr. and Mrs. Hall Gilman, sis
ter of the bride from Fallston.
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»O^OPEN
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Largest Enrollment 2n History
Of Schools Prospects
Brighter Than Ever
Before.
The grammar grade schools of
Alexander, Bostic and Forest City be
gan work Monday. The work was 30
I planned that it went off almost like
jatiy other day of school. The pupils
| names, room numbers and grades
: were posted early Monday morning,
i When the doors were opened at eight -
■thirty, the pupils knew where to go.
A few new pupils who did not come
to school Saturday for classification
had to be classified. The lessons
assigned and school was dis
missed at noon. Tuesday the teach
ers went through a regular schedule.,
i with ful! time periods both morning
and afternoon sessions. Most of the
pupils had bought books and came
to school with lessons prepared.
The Enrollment
The enrollment of Alexander was
around two hundred, Bostic had over
one hundred present, and Forest City
enrolled above six hundred. This is
; the largest enrollment in the history
! of the grammar schools.. With the
group of interested pupils, a well
trained and conscientious faculty
j Cool Springs Township should have
Ithe best session in the history of its
schools. Mt. Pleasant opened school
, six weeks past and they have an en
rollment of over one hundred and
have a splendid school in every re
spect.
The large enrollment indicates
much interest in the schools this year.
However, there are a number of pu
pils who have not entered school this
year. The parents who have children
between ages of seven and fourteen
that are not in school should send
them at once. If it is absolutely
necessary that the parents keep their
children out of school, they should
get a permit from Mr. Price, the
Welfare Officer.
School Census
At an early date a complete school
census of Cool Springs Township
will be taken. It is the plan of Mr.
W. R. Hill, the County Superintend
ent, to have a complete school cen
sus of the county taken this year.
The co-operation of all the people in
the district is requested in order to
make this work complete.
Jackson Training School.
In all towns the size of Forest City
a number of boys of school age try
to stay out of school. Often it hap
pens that the parents of these boys
start them to school but can not for
some reason or other keep them in
school. It is hoped that we will not
have any pupils in Cool Springs Dis
trict of this nature. However, if we
have them that will not come to
school in the district, Jackson Train
ing School is now prepared to care
for a number of Rutherford county
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72 COLUMNS
i!. 30 Per Year !n Advance
MRS. ED. BEAM
DIES AT HER HOME
NEAR WASHINGTON
r ormer Rutherford County Wo
man Passes At Home in Alex
andria, Va., Monday; Burial
At Brittam Cemetery To
day—Other News.
Rucherfordton, Sept. I.—Many
friends and relatives in Rutherford
ton were shocked to learn through a
message received here of the death
of Mrs. Ed Beam, which occurred
this morning, September Ist, at her
home in Alexandria, near Washington
D. C. Mrs. Beam is a former resi
dent of Rutherfordton, having lived
here until about the year 1918 when
3he went to Washington to join her
husband who held a position under
the Wilson administration and they
later moved to Alexandria. Va., where
they have resided for several years.
Mrs. Beam, formerly Miss Kate
Bennett of Burke county, was fifty
nine years of age and a woman far
above the average in intelligence, pos
sessing a keen sense of humor and
ready wit and withal a genial dispo
sition anu a heart loyal to her friends,
who sorrow that she is no more. In
early life she united with the Meth
odise church and was ever faithful
to its precepts.
She is survived by her husband and
| tour sons and two daughters as fol
lows: Messrs Gordon Beam, Walter
Beam and Eddie Beam, Jr., of Wash
ington, D. 0.; Dr. Russell Beam, of
Lumbertor.; Mr 3. C. C. Clarke, of
Spartanburg, S. C. and Miss Kate
Beam of Washington, D. C.; several
sisters and brothers and Mr. M. 0~
Dickerson, of Rutherfordton, a first
cousin, also survive. The funeral will
be held at Brittain Cemeterv Thurs
day.
m m m
Mr. J. L. James who has been the
'popular proprietor of the Central ho
jtel, for nearly a year leaves to take
charge of the Campbell Hotel at
| Taylorsville, and Mr. Washburn suc
ceeds him as manager of the Cen
tral. The change will occur immedi
ately.
Rev. C. Spurgeon Norville, pastor
of Edgemont Baptist church, Durham,
N. C., filled the pulpit at the Baptist
church Sunday morning in the ab
sence of Mr. M. A. Adams, pasto*\
A large congregation enjoyed Mr.
Norvili's 3ermon,
Miss Alisa Walt of the Western
Union Telegraph Company spent a
two-weeks vacation at her home in
Spartanburg and other cities, return
ing Saturday.
Mr. Dan Mode, of Blue Jacket,
W. Va.. is visiting his parents Post
master and Mrs. W. J. Mode.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sample and
children of Ft. Pierce, Fla., are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Justice.
Rev. J. C. Grier returns this week
from Montreat, wjjere he ha 3 been
spending a vacation. He will fill his
regular appointment at the Presby
terian church Sunday morning, Sep
tember 6th, his subject for the day
being "Love and Marriage." Mrs.
Grier and children have been sum
mering at Montreat.
Mrs. Amanda Wilkie was taken
suddenly il! Friday evening and for
several days her condition was con
sidered very serious but we ore glad
to learn she is now improving.
County Superintendent of Public
Instruction, W. R. Hill, accompanied
by his brother, Mr. Osier Hill, of
Chimney Rock, left Thursday for a
trip to Florida.
John P. Bean i 3 acting as Recorder
in the absence of O. C. Erwin who is
attending the State Fair at Colum
bus Ohio.
TO CHANGE POSITION SOON
Mr. J. L. Dilehay, for the past nine
years manager of the Gaffney, S. C.,
sub-station of the Southern Power
Company, will be transferred to For
est City soon to take charge of the
new station being established here,
Mr. E. G. Abernathy will continue in
the position of Division Superintend
ent as heretofore.
boys. Mr. Harris, the chairman of
the County Commissioners, stated a
few days past that Rutherford county
has a cottage nearly completed which
will care for thirty-two boys. Let's
hope that none of Forest City boys
will be in this group.