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VOL. VIP—No. 50
BAR ASSOCIATION
ASKS FOR SPECIAL
TERM CIVIL COURT
Governor Be Petitioned
* T© Commission Judge To
Hold! Special Term to Try
Civil Cases —Locals
and! Personals.
Rutherfordton.. Sept. 22. —The Ear
Association met last weeK and de- j
tided to ask for a special term oi j
court to try civil cases, a number ci
-which were docketed ior August
terra; this term being called off on
account of inadequate equipment of
the omy available room for holding
court. The Governor will be request- j
ed to commission a judge to preside ;
over this session which :s set for Oe- J
tober 32. The following were drawn j
to serve on the jury:
P. C Hawkins, C. R. Whitaker. V. i
E. Mitchem, G. T. Harmon, D. H. j
Philbeck, J m T. Hardin, W. G. Cline, j
D. S. Gray, Pink Harrill, A. P. Grose, |
R. V. Bland, Car] La wing, A. B. !
Price, E. T. Thompson, J. R. McDan- !
iel, H. P. Hines, O. R. Padgett, M. !
C. Crow, J. W. Grayson, R. E. Free-:
man, John Long, J. O. Wright. J. M. 1
Brown, J. Harold Williams, O. J. Rob- j
oms, T. J. York, M. V. Connor. Mon- |
roe McDonald, H. L. Fortune, L. D. j
Rollins, W. W. Grayson, E. K. Lo- j
gan, G. P, Bigh, R. F. Tate, R. L. ;
Jobe, J. W. McKinney.
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Douglas R. Eller, ci West Hay
wood, and Hugh M. Maye, 15 Gird- ;
"wood street, Asheville. who were in- j
lured in an automobile accident near
Rutherfordton Monday morning about
five o'clock, were reported Monday
night to have left the Rutherford hos
pital where they were carried for
medical attention.
Eller received two broken ribs
and numerous bruises and Maye
escaped with a few minor cuts and
bruises, an- examination by a phy- j
sician at the hospital disclosed.
The accident occurred when the j
ear in which they were riding fail- j
cd to take a sharp turn in the high-1
way and ran over an embankment. |
They were on their way to Lancaster,
S. C., when the crash occurred.
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A marriage of interest to many !
throughout the state is that of Mr.'
Norman Lynch, of Charlotte, to Mrs. j
Lila Moore Stanton which will be sol- I
emnized at the home of the bride,
"Hollywood," McCall-Tatum Road, S.
C., on the evening of September 30th
Mrs. Callie Goforth Connor, of
Sacramento, Cal., who is visiting rel
atives in McDowell and Rutherford
counties, spent several days at the
home of her ancle, Mr. Joseph Flack.
Mr. Kemp P. Nixon, of Lincolnton,
was in Rutherfordton on legal busi
ness last week.
The four-year-old daughter, Chris
tine, of Mr. and Mrs. John Saunders,
has been desperately i:'i for a week.
There was a slight improvement noted
in her condition today and their many
friends are hoping for her recovery.
Born, Thursday at the Rutherford
hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Stover P.
Dunagan, a son, also to Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Harrill, a son and on Friday a
daughter to Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Flack,
of Chimney Rock.
Born, on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Harrill, a son.
Invitations are out for a reception
September 25 at the Baptist church
honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hill
who will soon leave for St. Peters
burg, Fla,
Mr. J. W. L. Arthur of Asheville,
assistant adjutant in chief and of
ficial organizer of Sons of the Con
federacy, is spending a few days in
Rutherfordton in the interest of the
organization.
MUSIC PUPILS GIVE PROGRAM
The first monthly musical to be
given by the pupils of Mrs. Hague
Padgett was given last Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Pad
gett.
Each pupil participating on the
program invited a guest from the oth
er music classes and a pleasant hour
was spent together. Those taking
part on the program were Elizabeth
Barber, Mary Hollifield, Margaret
Griffin, Doris and Frances Ledbetter.
At the close of the program lemon
ade and cakes were served.
CONGRESSMAN WEAVER TO
SPEAK AT COUNTY FAIR
The light showers and the change
in temperature augers well for the
county fair, October 6-1 Oth. The
excavation work during the dry sea
son resulted in so much dust that
J sprinkling the grounds daily was nec
essary. With the completion of this
work the showers has "laid the dust"
and the grounds are in excellent
shape.
The water supply on the premises
is splendid, and will be sufficient for
all purposes. The race track was
J completed this week and except for
ja few finishing touches the grounds
are ready for one of the greatest
fairs ever held in this section.
Hon. Zebulon Weaver, representa
tive of the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict, will speak at the Fair Wednes
day, October 7th, at 11 a. m. Felix
Alley, of Waynesville, prospective
j candidate for congress from this dis
junct next year, and an orator of
J ability, will deliver an address Fri
: day, October 9, at " 1 a. m
REMINISCENCES'
I RESIDENT OF CITY
j
Bit! Arp Lowr?.nce Visits His
Mother Here and Writes Of
Childhood Days.
Mr. Bill Arp Lowrance, former
Forest City boy, wrote as follows alt
er a recent visit to his mother here:
"Last Sunday I spent the day in
i Forest City with my mother and dur
ing the day strolled about over parts
ci the farm where I worked and play
ed as a boy. Many of the places I
saw brought vividly before me inci
dents of the days gone by. The big
oak tree at the home place on my
bail ground is gone and pines.twenty
feet high cover the whole field. The
: fish pond has been drained off and
! alders cover this site. I have sit on
! the banks of this old pond and fished
j and &hot bull frogs hundreds of times,
jln fact it was here I shot my first
I gun. It was a little muzzle-loading
shot, gun; one that my granfather
j bought for my uncle years before.
I This gun and a spotted cur dog were
my companions for a number o±
| years. I still have the gun.
f "The pasture fence run just below
jthe fish pond. It was of the old zig-
I zag chestnut rail variety. Several
rabbit paths passed thru the fence
here and my rabbit "boxes caught one
nearly every night from the first frost
until Christmas. I never could trap
rabbits after Christmas. At one time
I had nearly 1000 rabbit scalps.
Money was not very plentiiul then
and I depended on the sale of rab
bits in the winter and frogs in sum
mer for all spending money and
bought most ci my tablets and pen
cils. Each rabbit or frog represented
five cents for me.
"But it was not all play those days.
Wood was to cut and naul and cut
again. Cows were to care for. The
croos were to plant, cultivate and
harvest. Two small meadows produc
ed hay which had to be cut with the
scythe. This was always hard, hot
work for me. The hard work I en
joyed most was the wheat harvest.
Grandpa said that 1 could cut wheat
well and I tried to live up to the re
putation with 100 chocks per day to
my credit. All this and much more
I remembered as I walked about. The
braneh where the swimming hole wa s
the tree where the squirrels played,
another where I found a crow's nest,
the wild grape vine, the place where
we killed the mink, the location of
the old draw-bars where the cows
came up at milking time, the plum
orchard and numerous shady resting
places are still sweet memories. I
was happy then and there were no
automobiles, radios, telephones, gro
cers bills, Florida land schemes, etc.,
to detract from Nature's beauty
spots."
The Child Study Club will not meet
on Monday, Sept. 28th, on account
of conflicting with the meeting at
the First Baptist church, which starts
Sunday, Sept. 27th.
13 yards Chambray for SI.OO. Dal
ton Bros. Anniversary Sale.
MEETING POSTPONED
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1925
MUCH GOOD BEING
ACCOMPLISHED BY
METHODIST REVIVAL
Services At the Local Methodist
Church Resulting In Com
munity-Wide Revival Of
Religion—Co-operative
Spirit Excellent.
The revival meeting at the local
Methodist church, which has been in
progress eleven days has resulted in
one of the best meetings ever held in
the church. The attendance has been
record-breaking and the fraternal
and co-operative spirit between the
churches in the town has been all
that could be desired.
Previous to the meeting two Sun
days were devoted to preparatory
services and the week before the re
vival cottage prayer meetings were
held over town which were a big fac
tor in making the services a success.
During the eleven days Dr. W. R.
Ware has been doing the preaching
twice daily, with the exception of two
services, which were in charge of
Rev. Clifton Ervin and the Thursday
night and Friday morning services by
Di. W. A. Ayers. Rev. Clifton Er
vin. of Rutherfordton, was in charge
of the singing until Sunday night.
Since that time Mr. J. W. Webb has
been leading in a very acceptable
manner. The faithfulness of the
song leaders, the choir and Mrs. R.
W Minish at the piano has added a
valuable feature to the services.
Since the meeting began there has
been about twenty professions of
faith and an indefinite number of re
claimations. Dr. Ware received six
teen members into the church last
Sunday; fourteen by profession and
two by letter.
At the Sunday morning services
$233.00 were contributed to Rev.
Clifton Ervin, who left Monday morn
ing to resume studies at Vanderbilt
University. One member of the con
gregation duplicated dollar for dollar
the amount donated by the congrega
tion.
The influence of the meeting is be
ing widely felt over the entire town.
Untold good is resulting in all circles
from the continued services and they
will exert a tremendous influence
over the social life of the town.
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Revival To Begin Baptist Church.
It is hoped that the spirit of re
vival which has been created in town
by the Methodist meeting, which has
been going on for the past 11 days,
may be continued in the meeting at
the Baptist church. Dr. Ayers, the
Baptist, pastor, has been preaching in
the Methodist revival for the past
three mornings. And now Dr. Ware,
the Methodist pastor, will preach
Thursday and Friday nights at the
Baptist church in preparation for the
revival which is to be continued from
Sunday. The spirit of co-operation
has been beautiful to the last degree.
It is earnestly hoped that this same
spirit may prevail right through the
meeting at the Baptist church. The
singers are invited to come and help
in the singing and all the people are
invited not only to attend the meet
ings, but to make this a time of pray
er and personal effort to win the lost.
Dr. Ayers will have charge of the
services next Sunday. On Monday
Dr. Bateman, of Asheville, will come
to preach the word to us and Mr. Q.
L. Fry, of Atlanta, Ga., will be in
charge of the singing. Let all who
are willing to assist in the singing
meet Mr. Fry on Saturday night of
this week. All the people, irrespec
tive of denomination, are most cor
dially invited to attend this revival.
YOUNG MATRON S CIRCLE
MEETING POSTPONED
On account of the State Missions
program at the First Baptist church
Friday afternoon at 3:30, the "V oung
Matron's Circle which was to have
met with Mrs. R. W T . Minish, has been
nostponed to Friday week, Octobe?
2nd.
The W. M. S. will observe the
state mission program Friday after
noon at the First Baptist church at
2:30 o'clock. Every member is cor
dially invited to be present and a spe
cial invitation is extended to all the
women of the church who are not
members of the missionary society.
W. M. S. MEETS FRIDAY
FORMAL OPENING
RUTHERFORDTON
SPINDALESCHOOL
Good Program Rendered At
Opennig Friday—Central
High and Elementary
Schools Have An
Able Faculty.
Spindale, Sept. 22.—The formal
opening of the Spin d ale - Rut herf ord
ton Central High School was held Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock. A large
number of patrons from Spindale.
Rutherfordton and Ruth attended.
The opening exercises were con
ducted by Rev. O. L. Simpson, of
Spindale. Prof. B. L. Smith told of
the proposed policy of the school and
briefly decribed the equipment of the
school in general. Miss Ruth Rankin
played for the audience two musical
selections. Miss Rankin, who has
made a brilliant success in the musi
cal world, was secured by the school
board to teach music this year, pro
vided she did not win in the National
Musical Scholarship contest, which
she had entered. Since coming to
Spindale she has been notified that
she had won the scholarship. This
automatically releases her and her
position will be taken by Miss Lela
Morris. Attorney M. L. Edwards, of
Rutherfordton, chairman of the
school board, spoke next and made
an able plea for co-operation between
parents and teachers and students
and teachers. Prof. W. R. Hill re
viewed the work done by the pre
vious school boards of the three
towns in making possible the consol
idation of the districts and the erec
tion of the magnificent central high
school building. Dr. M. A. Adams,
pastor of the Rutherfordton Baptist
church and Rev. O. L Simpson, of
the Spindale Methodist church, next
spoke on character, giving to the stu
dents assembled some timely advice
as to their purpose in high school and
life.
The enrollment in the high school
is nearing the three hundred mark.
The Senior class has enrolled thirty
three, if our informant is correct. At
the opening the fifth, sixth and sev
enth grades of Spindale and Ruther
fordton attended. The Spindale ele
mentary school has over -150 enrolled
while Rutherfordton elementary
school has nearly 400, and Ruth To,
making a total of about 1200 students
enrolled in the district.
The school board has left nothing
undone towards making the Central
High School building ideal. There is
plenty of room, light and ventilation.
The heating system is combined with
a ventilation plant. There is a well
equipped gymnasium in the basement
of the north wing. The auditorium
is well lighted and comfortable and
will seat about 1,100. The main wing
contains three stories of class rooms,
study hall and offices. Wash basins
and toilets are located on each floor.
The building is one of the most mag
nificent, best constructed and most
ideally equipped of any in the state.
The district in general also has the
ablest faculty in its history and under
the able supervision of Prof. B. L.
Smith everything points to a great
school year.
SMALL BOY HIT BY AUTO
Wheeler Lowrance, small son of
Colin Lowrance, was painfully, but
not seriously injured, Thursday eve
ning, when he was hit by a car driven
by Ralph Covington, of Henrietta.
The child was playing in the street,
under the light of an arc lamp. His
mother called him and he started
across the street, running into the
car. Mr. Covington did everything
possible to avoid hitting the boy, driv
ing his car upon the sidewalk and
•narrowly missing a ti-ee. The injuries
to the Lowrance boy consisted of
bruises on ankle, knee and cut on
head.
Wheeler was almost asphyxiated,
about a year ago when he went to
sleen in his grandfather's car, remov
ing the cap from the gas tank and
breathing the gas fumes.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preaching services will be held in
the Forest City church next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. Preaching at
Pleasant Grove at 7:30 p. m. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SEASON OPENS FRIDAY
The Forest City High School will
get off to an early start at football,
even tho the opening of school was
delayed, when she goes over to Latti
more to play that husky eleven Fri
day. The team, this year, will be
composed almost entirely of last
year's subs and new men. The only
regular of last year's team left being
Duncan, Laughridge and Wilkins.
The boys have taken on an added
interest with the addition of Coach
Roberts to the high school faculty.
They have been going at full speed
for the past week and prospects for
a good team are bright.
The schedule is still incomplete,
but a full season of nine games will
be played.. Six games have already
been closed as follows:
Sept. 25th Lattimore There
Oct 2nd Open.
Oct. 9th Chesnce . . There
Oct. 2 6th Lattimore He re
Oct. 23rd Chesnee Here
Oct. 30th Lincolnton Here
Nov. 6th Open.
Nov. 11th Open.
Nov. 26th Waynesviiie There
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SUCKS SNAKE'S VENOM
SAVES HUSBAND'S LIFE
Word comes from Blowing Rock,
N. C., of the heroic action of Mrs.
Frederick C. Zabriskie of Hacken
sack, X. J., in saving her husband's
life by sucking the poison from a
wound after he had been bitter, in tne
leg by a copperhead snake.
Mr. Zabriskie is a retired broker
and well known in Hackensack club
circles. lie has been spending the
summer in North Carolina. He was
picking wild flowers for his children
when the snake bit him. The party
was twelve miles from the village and
Mrs Zabriskie decided to take no
chances. She sucked the wound while
the family made fast time back to the
village in automobile.
Her husband was already under the I
influence of the venom when he!
reached the doctor, who said Mrs.
Zabriskie's action had no doubt j
saved the life of Mr. Zabriskie. She
suffered no ill effects.
Latest advices received said that
Mr. Zabriskie was recovering ray.i :'y.
HANBSOME YEAR BOOKS
FOR WOMAN'S CLUB
The Courier's job printing depart
ment has ..ust turned out handsome
new year books for the Woman's Chib
lof Forest City for 2925-1926. The
green covers are especially handsome,
being done in gold letter:ng, while the
clearness and neatness of arrange
ment of the book'ets as a whole was
warmly complimented by the officers
of the club.
Some announcements :n the year
books will be of interest to the public
at large, and are as follows.
The literary department of tne c". .TO
meets the first Thursday of each
month at 4 p. m.
The music club meets the third
Friday of each month at 4. p. m.
The dramatic club meets the sec
ond Thursday evening of each month
at 8 o'clock.
The civic department meets the
first Friday evening at 7:30.
The club year is from October to
May.
The club will sponsor the Piedmont
Lyceum attractions which will come
during the season of 1925-26.
The year book contains a valuable
lot of data of much interest to mem
bers of the club.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING
The regular meeting of the civic
department of the Woman's Club will
meet at the Courier office at 7:30
Friday evening, October 2. A full
attendance is desired and all the
members of the old Betterment Club
are especially urged to be present.
Mr. J. W. Webb, city manager, will
be present at this time as a guest of
the club and will give a talk on civic
improvements and municipal affairs
in general. This will be a round
table discussion and all interested in
civic work are invited to attend, and,
if not a member of the club, are in
ited to send their names in for mem
bership.
Attend Dalton Bros. Anniversary
Sale the climax of three years of
value giving.
It pays to buy the best. Get your
lime and cement at Flack Hardware
Co., Forest City. 47-4t
$1.50 Per Year In Advance
NEW TEACHERS
AND PARENTS TO
BE ENTERTAINED
Floating Reception At Kiwanis
Hail Friday Evening,
Given By Former
Teachers.
The former teachers of Forest City
v. ill entertain the new teachers, par
ents and patrons of the schools, at the
Kiwanis Hal], from 8:00 to 9:30 p.
m., Friday, Sept. 25
The former teachers decided to
give a floating reception for the par
ents and new teachers. It is hoped
that all the people of Forest City and
parents out 02 Forest City who have
children in the high school will avail
themselves of the opportunity of
meeting all of the teachers. It is be
liever that this meeting of parents
and teachers will help create a bet
ter understanding between teachers
and parents;. The parents will have
an opportunity to talk to the teach
ers about their children. The teach
ers will remain in the Kiwanis Hall
for an hour and a haif. The parents
will come, talk to the teachers a few
mmutes and pass on and others will
follow the same plan. In this way the
fathers and mothers will have an op
portunity to meet the teachers. One
can come meet the teachers, return
home and let the other one come. The
fathers are especially urged to come,
since the parent-teacher association
meets at an hour which is not con
venient for the fathers to attend.
The high school girls will serve re
freshments. All the parents who are
interested in the schools are expected
to be at the Kiwanis hall some time
between the hours of 8:00 and 9:30.
As you leave the hall a book will be
placed by the door which you will
sign.
Come, meet the teachers who are
guiding the destinies of your chil
dren. When? Friday evening, Sept.
25. Where? Kiwanis hall.
BOY SCOUTS HAD
GOOD PROGRAM FRIDAY
More than twenty boys attended
and enjoyed the meeting of Forest
City Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts of
America, at the Kiwanis hall Friday
night. An excellent program was put
on by Scoutmaster Lee and the boys,
in addition to the showing of pictures
of the activities of the Armenian and
Greek orphan boys in the Near East.
These boys, coming as they have,
from refugee camps of starvation,
disease and death have been made in
to wonderful athletes and Christian
young men thru the adoption of
American Boy Scout tactics.
Troop No. 1 of Forest City includes
a line g:cup cf boys and it should
require but a short while to recruit
the troop to full capacity, 32 boys.
There were ?f>me new members last
Friday and should be many more this
Friday night. When Scoutmaster Lee
acquires his full quota of 32, anoth
er troop will be organized.
Boy Scouts of America are in no
wise a military organization. Gener
al Pershing has said, *'lt would be a
calamity to inject military tactics in
to the Scout program. It is almost
perfect as it is and will make of the
boys soldiers of the future when
America needs them." Every Scout
is a Scout solely upon his honor,
without punishment or disciplinary
methods. His tasks and tests are
those that every boy naturally yearns
for and takes pleasure in doing.
All boys in Forest City interested
in scouting are urged to be at the Ki
wanis hall Friday night at 7:30.
CYCLONE AUCTION CO.
MAKES BIG LAND SALE
Mr. M J. Harrill, member of the
Cyclone Auction Co., who has been
looking after the interests of the com
pany locally while Messrs. Wilkie,
Huntley and King have been swing
ing some big deals in Florida, this
week closed a deal involving approx
imately sso,ooo—the biggest "single
barrel" sale ever made by any one
individual of the firm. Mr. Harrill
sold the Spaun property of about 100
acres, lying between Hendersonville
and Asheville.
Messrs. Wilkie, Huntley and King
are expected to arrive home this
week from Florida, but some of the
members of the Cyclone Co., will
shortly return to Florida to look aft
er their large interests in that state.
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