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VOL. VIII—No. 8
FOX HUNTERS
MEET HERE IN
ANNUAL BANQUET
Second Annual Dinner At Ki
wanis Hall Friday Night a
Delightful Event.
The second annual banquet of the
Blue Ridge Fox Hunters' Club was
given at the Kiwanis Hall last Friday
sight. The dinner was served by Mrs.
R. R. Blanton and Miss Robbie Big
gerstaff in their usual splendid style
and hugely enjoyed by everyone pres
ent. Plates were served for about
sixty guests.
The program was opened by Mr. C.
C. Moore, vice-president, who made
a short talk outlining some of the
accomplishments of the club for the
past year. He also mentioned the
fact that the club had lost only one
member by death since the iirst an
nual dinner one year ago. In the
tragic death of Mr. Clyde Morrow the
club lost one of its most faithful
members. President L. McCard
well, who was so seriously injured and
unable to attend the first banquet,
was present on this occasion and re
ceived a warm applause. Regret wa s
expressed at the illness of Mr. J. F.
Alexander and a telegram of condol- j
ence sent to him by the club.
Mr. R. R. Blanton created much
merriment when he charged certain
members —names not given—with
hunting rabbits on Sunday. The
question devolved mostly upon the
matter of just when Sunday begins
and ends, but it seems that some of
the "boys" had been a bit delinquent
on this point. But who could expect
a "fellow" to drop the fox chase at
the stroke of twelve on a Saturday
night.
Next on the program was an ex
cellent reading by young Gerard Da
vidson. son of Mr. Barney Davidson,
of the Sandy Mush section. The
subject will be given at the conclu
sion of this article.
Ex-Gov. Alf. Taylor, of Tennessee,
had been invited to be present, but
was unable to get here, much to the
regret of all present.
Dr. W. A. Ayers was called upon
and made a splendid short talk. He
warmly complimented Gerard David
son upon his splendid reading and ex
pressed his pleasure of being present,
saying that upon this occasion one
year ago was his first attendance at |
a fox hunters' banquet. Dr. Ayers i
then launched into an animated dis
cussion of the virtue of recreation for
the tired business man and clearly
demonstrated that in order to be sue-:
cessful and happy diversion is neces-j
sary. He very eloquently described
the pleasure of the chase and told of
the warm friendships formed in the
realm of sport.
Following Dr. Ayers, Mr. C. C.
Moore told of the interest in the chase
displayed by the late lamented Sheriff
and of his excellent mem
cry in relating incidents of the hunt
in his earlier days.
President Y. L. McCardwell very
feelingly expressed thanks to the la
dies for the splendid supper; for the
program and the attendance and ask
ed that the club remember Mr. Alex
ander with a telegram, expressing
sorrow that he could not be present,
xie was very appreciative of the at
tentions given him by the club last
year, when he was lying on a bed of
affliction. He closed with a brief his
tory of the growth of the club for the
- wast year.
At this point the waitresses gave
public approval of the liberality of
Messrs. "Pete" Reinhardt and Harry
Camnitz for their generous tips—a
neat joke that "went over" well.
The program was concluded by Dr.
W. R. Ware in a neat speech that
towched upon many points of interest.
® Largest Club in State.
It will no doubt be surprising to
learn that the Blue Ridge Fox Hunt
ers' Club is the largest in the state,
possibly in the entire United States.
The club was organized in May, 1924,
with a membership of 15. In this
short length of time it has grown to
73.
Officers of the club are:
President—Y. L. McCardwell.
Vice-President—C. C. Moore.
Secietary-Treasurer—R. R. Blan
ton.
"The Hunter's Horn."
The reading by young Gerard Da
(Continued on Page Four)
PRESBYTERIANS
CLOSE MEETINGS
Thirty Professions In Great Re*
vival Conducted By Dr.
Wm. Black.
The series of evangelistic services
which closed at the Forest City Pres
byterian church Sunday night were
productive of much good to the
churches and the community. For
several reasons they were great serv
ices. First, great in the spirit of
co-operation manifested by the pas
tors and people of all the churches
in Forest City, especially was this
true of the First Baptist and First
Methodist churches, who responded
so cheerfully, attended, prayed and
helped with the music so faithfully.
Second, great in the fact that Forest
City has never heard greater sermons
than were preached by Dr.. William
Black and notwithstanding the fact
that he has been in evangelistic work
for more than 30 years, is rapidly
advancing in years, and almost blind,
he retains all his old-time fervor and
consecration with a pure, simple,
plain Gospel that the youngest easily
grasp and understand, and that bring
conviction of sin and confession of
Christ. Third, great in the fruit for
the Kingdom of God and the church
with 30 conversions, 31 pledges for
the erection of family altars and 200
or more pledges to individual prayer.
Of the 30 who made professions,
9 preferred the Methodist church, 5
the Baptist church and 16 united with
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. A few of these counted
conversions were renewals of vows of
church members who wanted to live
closer to God.
Mr. Andrew Burr used wise judg
ment in directing the Junior and
Adult Choirs in that the personnels
changed with almost every service.
His duets with Dr. Black and many
choruses will be long remembered by
all who heard them.
These two Godly men surely
brought a blessing to our city and
have left a benediction that will be
an influence through the coming
years.
PROMPT WORK SAVES THE
SPURGEON MOSS RESIDENCE
Fire broke out in the residence of
Mr. Spurgeon Moss, occupied by Mr.
Carl Huntley, located on West Main
street, this city, at 1 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The handsome residence
would have been a total loss had it
not been for prompt work by the city
fire department.
The fire is said to have originated
from laths that had been placed too
close to the brick work in the chim
ney. The house is heated by an
Areola Heater and the chimney be
came hot enough to ignite the laths.
Cutting in through the outside wall,
the firemen soon had the flames un
der control by using their chemical
fire extinguishers.
The loss was small and very likely
covered by insurance.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
Regular services will be conducted
by the pastor at the Forest City Pres
byterian church next Sunday as fol
lows:
Sunday school meets at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11 a. m.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship at 7 p. m.
At the morning worship the Sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper will be
celebrated and the subject of the ser
mon will be "He That Is Surety For
a Stranger Shall Smart For It." A
congregational meeting will be held
after the morning service.
The subject of the sermon at night
will be, "Traveling a New Way." The
public cordially invited.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
William A. Ayers, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor 11 a. m.
and 7:00 p. m.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m., Chas.
Flack, Supt.
Senior B. Y. P. U. Tuesday night
7:30.
Mid-Week Service Wednesday
night 7:00 o'clock.
Strangers and visitors welcomed.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFOR D COUNTY
RUTHERFORDTON
NEWS OF INTEREST
Small Fires Within a
Week—Personal Notes.
Rutherfordton, Dec. I.—Twice
within the past week the citizens
have been alarmed by the shrill and
clear call of the fire siren. On Tues
day evening of last week the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tanner on Hick
orynut street came near being de
stroyed by the explosion of gasoline
in the hands of their son who at
tempted to make a fire in the kitchen
range and not being aware of the
fact that Mrs. Tanner had already
lighted the fire he poured gasoline
from a bottle with the result that in
a moment the whole room was in
flames. Fortunately the boy succeed
ed in escaping, without injury, and
gave the alarm. The fire was ap
parently quickly extinguished, al
most before the fire company arrived,
but they found the ceiling had ig
nited and would probably have caused
serious trouble but for the arrival of
the fire truck.
On Saturday evening the company
was again called to the Iso-Thermal
Hotel where the interior of the old
building was burning, having caught
from an electric iron. This makes
three times within the past few year s
that this same building has been set
on fire by an electric iron left at
tached to the socket. Considerable
damage was done to the furniture
and walls of the room before the fire
was under control.
Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Schenck, Mrs.
H. E. Paul and son, Theodore Marrs,
spent Thanksgiving with R. W.
Schenck at Greenville, S. C.
Miss Annie Belle Sloan, Miss Saiah
Carson who were popular High
School teachers here last session
spent the week-end in Rutherfordton,
guests of Miss Nell Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Erwin, accom
panied by Miss Alice McDaniel, visit
ed their daughter, Miss Ada, who is
a student at Queens College, on
Thursday.
A play, "The Old Maids Club," will
be given at the Bostic School by the
Parent-Teachers Association, Satur
day, December 5, at 7:30. Admission
15c and 25c.
The number fo bales of cotton gin
ned in the county up to Nov. 14 was
11,338, as compared with 10,374 gin
ned at the same date last year. Final
ginning* in 1924 were 14,788.
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BOSTIC R-3 NEWS
Bostic, R-3, Dec. 1. —We are very
sorry to learn at this writing that
Miss Bertie Lee Kendrick is right sick
at this writing, hope she will be well
igain soon.
Miss Minnie Elliott spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr. W. C.
Harris.
Miss Esther Bailey spent Sunday
with Miss Ethel Daves.
Mr. Robert Carson, of Piedmont
High School, spent Thanksgiving at
home.
Messrs. Farris Bailey, Claude Har
rill, Chivous Padgett spent Thanks
giving at home and returned to Boil
ing Springs Monday.
Mrs. Delia Thompson and son
spent the week-end in South Carolina
visiting friends and attended a big
birthday dinner at Gaffney Sunday.
Misses Ethel and Elizabeth Daves
spent Monday afternoon with Miss
Bertie Lee Kendrick.
The B. Y. P. U. of Concord met
at the home of Mr. Floyd Harrill
one night last week and had a good
social together and all enjoyed a good
time and left wishing for many more
socials.
Master R. E. Thompson is right
sick at this writing, hope he will soon
be able to go back to his school.
REV. JAKE RUPPE DEAD
Rev. Jake Ruppe died at his home
in Polk county last Thursday, Nov.
26. His death was caused from
double pneumonia. He was about 60
years old and for a number of years
was a resident of this county. His
wife and several children survive.
MAGNESS SELLS FINE PIANO
W. G. Magness, the piano man,
this week sold to Mr. J. H. Thomas
one of the finest pianos ever shipped
to the county. Mr. Thomas' choice
was a fine Baldwin Grand, the kind
especially endorsed by Bauchaus, the
great musician.
Mr. Magness has just received a
solid carload of pianos, advertised
in this paper, and he says he may be
forced to make another order, as they
are going so fast.
Literary Division No. 1 of the Wo
man's Club will meet with Mrs. Chas.
Flack at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs.
Flack and Miss Margaret Young will
be joint hostesses.
The lucky men are those who get
the choice pick of those $2.00 shirts
we are going to sell at $1.55. Dal
ton Bros. December sal«.
WAKE FOREST GLEE
Famous Musical Organization
to Give Concert in New
High School Building.
The coming of the Wake Forest
College Glee Club and Orchestra to
Forest City will be welcomed as one
of the most highly interesting and en
tertaining features of the season. The
club is composed of three officers and
twenty-four members. They won the
championship of the state last year
and are now entering on their western
tour of North Carolina. Our town is
indeed fortunate in securing this high
class entertainment.
The entire club will arrive in Poor
est City on Wednesday, Dec. 9th and
will give their performance that eve
ning at the new high school building
at eight o'clock. Our people will be
glad to know that Joe Hamrick, of
Forest City, is included in the per
sonnel of the club, and of course Joe
will "do his stuff" in his home town.
Tickets are now on sale at all local
drug stores and a large attendance is
expected from all parts of the county.
Another county boy who is a mem
ber of the club is C. L. Gillespie, of
Ellenboro.
MR. P. H. HARRILL DEAD
Mr. Patrick H. Harrill, aged 43
years, died at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. Julia Harrill, Wednesday,
Nov. 25. He had been ill and con
fined to his home for about two
months.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, thirteen years old; his mother
and five brothers and two sisters. Mr.
Harrill was widely known and had a
wide circle of friends. He was a
member of the Baptist church.
The funeral was conducted at the
home of his mother at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, the services be
ing in charge of Rev. Chas. H. Stev
ens, of Cliffside, while the Junior
Order, of which he was a member,
had charge of the rites at the grave.
Deepest sympathy goes out to the
bereaved ones in their loss.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Baptist church will hold their Christ
mas Bazaar in the Kiwanis Hall on
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4th and
sth.
All are invited to come and see the
many pretty gifts you may obtain for
Christmas, also there will be lots of
good thing 3 to eat on sale.
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MISS NELL PADGETT
IS MARRIED TO HER
ACCOMPANIST
Phone Message Comes When
Parents Not At Home and
All Details Are Lacking.
A telephone message reached the
home of her parents here Tuesday,
announcing the marriage of Miss Nell
Padgett. Mr. and Mrs. Padgett were
not at home when the telephone call
came., the message being received by
one of the younger children.
When questioned by a reporter
yesterday, Mrs. Padgett stated that
all the information she could get from
the child, upon her arrival home, was
that Miss Nell had been married to
her accompanist, Mr. Norris. As she
had received no further message, Mrs.
Padgett could not state the time and
place of the wedding, but presumed
they were married Tuesday. The
Courier hopes to furnish full details
next week.
The bride is one of Forest City's
most prominent young girls. She is
the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
T. R. Padgett. She is a vocal soloist
of national reputation and at present
is filling an engagement with Laurel
Park Estate, Hendersonville. Mr.
Norris is her accompanist. His home
is in Savannah, Ga., and he is a musi
cian of exceptional merit.
The bride was a student at Lime
stone College, afterwards of Richard
T. Piercy, New York City and a
member of Mozart Choral Society of
that city. She was later a student
at the Boston Dramatic School and a
soloist in the interim with the White
& Brown Chautauqua out of Boston.
She later served an engagement with
the Autram Chautauqua, out of Phila
delphia.
BAZAAR AT ELLENBORO
Elienboro, Dec. I.—The ladies of
the W. M. U. will hold a bazaar on
Saturday, December 12, in the Martin
building, opposite the Piedmont
House. Fancy work, butter, eggs,
etc., will be sold. Oysters and fried
chicken also will be sold at reason
able prices. Come all.
.MR. CRAWFORD GREEN DEAD
Mr. Crawford Green, aged 79, died
at the home of his son, Mr. Robert
Green, near Mooresboro, Friday, Nov.
27, of cancer and paralysis.
Mr. Green was a member of a
prominent family and was widely and
favorably known throughout this sec
tion of the state. He was a retired
farmer. A member of the Baptist
church for 60 years, his death brought
to a close a long and useful life. He
had made his home with his son,
Robt. Green, since the death of his
wife about two years ago.
Mr. Green was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Clementine
Lovelace, who died about 38 years
ago. Two sons, Mr. Memory Green,
of Gastonia, and Mr. W. C. Green, of
Round Oak, Ga., were born to this
union.
Mr. Green's second marriage was
to Miss Becky McSwain, who died
about two years ago. To this union
were born three sons and one daugh
ter, Columbus Green, Gaffney; Robt.
Green, of near Mooresboro; Cliff
Greene, Mooresboro; Mrs. Everett
Bridges, of near Mooresboro.
Mr. Green was an uncle of Mrs. J.
L. Butler, of Forest City.
Burial took place at Trinity church,
Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. Services
were in charge of Rev. Abe Erwin,
Shelby; Rev. Zach Harrill, Ellenboro
and Rev. Monroe Bridges, Moores
boro. A large crowd was present and
the floral offerings were beautiful.
ANOTHER MILLION FOR
LAKE LURE DEVELOPMENT
Chimney, Rock, Dec. I.—At an en
thusiastic meeting of the stockh6lders
of the Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc.,
held at Chimney Rock Saturday after
noon, authority for issuing $1,000,-
000 in bonds to complete financing
of Lake Lure developments was giv
en. The bonds bear six per cent in
terest, and are retirable in five years.
They compromise a first mortgage
upon the property of the company
but as the stock certificates are con
verted into lands of the company
| from the general mortgage.
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