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VOL. VIII. N035
PROMINENT COUPLE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
M iss Edith Jenkins Becomes
Bride of Mr. J. C.
Cowan, Jr.
Avondale, June B.—A beautiful
* wedding, centering the interests of
a wide circle of friends, was that
of Miss Edith Jenkins, of Avondale,
and Mr. J. C. Cowan, Jr., of Ruth
erfordton, which was solemnized at
the home of the bride, Wednesday
afternoon. June 9, at 4 o'clock.
Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Shelby, officiated
using the impressive ring cei*emony.
The vows were spoken in the liv
ing room before an improvised altar
of Southern smilax and ferns,
flanked with cathedral candlesticks
holding lighted tapers. The season's
flowers were used throughout the
house with artistic effect.
Prior to the ceremony, Mr. Hollis
Owens, brother-in-law of the bride,
sang "At Dawning," accompanied by
Mrs. J. S. Rudisill, pianist. The
bridal party entered to the strains
of the wedding march from "Lohen
grin." During the ceremony, "To a
Wild Rose," was softly played and
Mendelssohn's march was used at
the conclusion. Mrs. Rudisill was
gowned in French blue georgette,
wearing a large picture hat and cor
sage bouquet of Columbia roses and
ferns.
Miss Mary Jenkins, dressed in
chiffon and carrying an arm
bouquet of pink roses, attended her
sister as maid-of-honor.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
poudre blue crepe Elizabeth beauti
fully embroidered. • She wore a blue
hat trimmed in maline, and carried
a shower bouquet of bride roses and
valley lilies. Miss Jenkins was given
in marriage by her father, Mr. Z.
O. Jenkins.
Attending the bridegroom as best
man was his cousin, Mr. Arthur Har
rill, of Rutherfordton.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Cowan left for a two
weeks' motor trip through the
> mountains of Western North Caro
lina, after which they will be at
home in Rutherfordton.
Mrs. Cowan is the second daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. O. Jenkins,
of Avondale. She is an attractive
brunette, and is a young lady of
charm and pleasing personality. She
was educated at Converse and Mere
dith Colleges, graduating from the
fatter in 1921 with an A. B. degree.
For the past year she has taught
Latin and French in the Cliffside
high school, where she has proven
herself an efficient teacher, and has
won a host of friends.
Mr. Cowan is the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Cowan, of Ruther
fordton. He is a gi'aduate of the
Oniversity of North Carolina, re
ceiving his A. B. degree in 1921, and
is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity. Since graduation he has
been connected with the Stonecutter
Mills Company at Spindale, of
which he is assistant secretary and
treasurer. He has a sterling charac
ter and is one of the most promis
ing young men of the state.
After the ceremony an informal
reception was held, during which Mr.
and Mrs. Z. O. Jenkins, parents of
the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Cowan, parents of the groom, re
ceived the wedding guests. Those as
sisting in receiving were Misses Sara
and Viola Cowan, sisters of the
groom; Mrs. Andrew Harrill and Mrs.
H. H. Jenkins, sisters of the bride;
and Miss Ruth Higgins, of Caroleen.
Tuesday evening following the re
hearsal Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Caldwell
at home in Cliffside, entertain
ed the bridal party and a few invited
guests.
OPENING OF SUMMER SCHOOL
The summer'school will begin at
the Forest City grammar school on
June 14. All pupils who desire to
make up credits failed on and those
wishing to make new credits should
report to the grammar school at 8:30
to be classified and get their assign
ments for lessons. Prof. A. C. Finch
will teach pupils from the seventh
grade through the eleventh. The fees
for courses will be same as last year,
four dollars for half credits, and
eight dollars for each credit.
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FOREST CITY COURIER
PRIETTA NEWS
Henrietta, June B.—Mrs. W. S.
Moore and sons, Cocfy and Joe,
spent part of last week with her
sister, Mrs. C. L. McMahan, at Shel
by.
Mr. O. G. Moreiieaa, who has been
: overseer of carding: for the past few
years, has resigned his position here
; to accept a similar position at Cliff
side. Mr. D. F. Clark, of the Loray
Mill, Gastonia, succeeds Mr. More
head here and has moved his family
i into the house formerly occupied by
i Mr. Morehead.
Rev. R. N. Childress left this week
! to attend the preachers' school to be
held at Meredith College, Raleigh.
Mrs. Childress and little son, Billy,
will visit her home in Raleigh while
Mr. Childress is there.
Miss Francis Jolly, of Kannapolis,
j spent last week with her aunt, Mrs.
I R. N. Childress.
| Mr. M. B. Mahaffee, Jr., returned
! last week from State College, Ral
j eigh. He will leave Friday for An
niston, Ala., and will be at Camp Mc
) Clellan with the State R. O. T. C.
i
j for six weeks.
Mr. H. P. Hyder and family, of
Gaffney, visited his parents, Mr. and
, Mrs. M. E. Hyder, last Sunday.
! A large number took advantage of
the opportunity to take the typhoid
and diptheria treatment during Dr.
Twitty's visit Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McMahan spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Moore.
Dr Zeno Wall, of Shelby., was in
town Monday. Dr.. Wall has been
suffering with throat trouble but is
better.
The many friends here of Mr.
Raleigh Wall will be glad to learn
that he is slowly improving at the
Shelby Hospital where he was des
perately ill with pneumonia following
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jt MERCHANTS TO CLOSE
STORES THURSDAY AT NOON
j Beginning Thursday, June 10, the
j following business men have signed
an agreement to close their places
of business at 12 o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon through the months
of June, July, and August:
Dalton Bros.
Horns' Cash Store.
Watkins' Grocery Co.
Jones & Co.
Farmers Hardware Co.
D. M. Stahl & Co.
Forest City Motor Co.
J. E. Grose.
City Barber Shop.
Sinkoe's.
The Leader.
Flack Hardware Co.
Efird's Department Store,
j National Bank of Forest City,
i Moss Furniture Co.
| Courtney's 5c to SI.OO Store,
j J. W. Sanders
C. S. Hemphill.
Palace Barber Shop.
Carolina Store No. 2.
Farmers Bank.
Padgett & King.
The Fair Store.
King Gi-ocery Co.
B. B. Doggett.
Forest City Furniture Co.
City Dry Cleaning Co.
I P. N. Long.
J. M. Price & Son.
A. & P. Tea Co.
F. C. Shoe Hospital
Mark's Shoe Shop.
J. H. Crawford.
H. D. Phillips.
Miss Bernice Kanipe leaves Wed
nesday for a months visit in Monroe,
N. C.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
BOOSTER EDITION
NEARING FINISH
Forty Pages Printed Already
and Work Goes Forward
Day and Night.
(Special To The Courier.)
Rutherfordton, June 9.—Forty
pages of Rutherford County's big
feature historical and pictorial edi
tion of The Rutherford County
News, have come from the press and
the mechanical and press work goes
forward continuosly day and night,
in an effort to have the entire pub
lication appear at an early date.
This campaign has been county
wide, and every single town and com
munity of Rutherford county has re
spondedj with the maximum support.
One of the most beautiful and ap
pealing features of the edition will
be the Chimney Rock-Lake Lure sec
tion of about sixteen pages, in which
the attractiveness of Chimney Rock
and the magnitude of the great Lake
Lure development will be set forth
in both word and picture. There is,
perhaps, no institution in Ruther
ford county today that is doing more
or even as much, in helping to broad
cast Rutherford's name to the entire
country and world as is Chimney
Rock Mountains, Inc., and this major
enterprise will receive first hand rec
ognition in this edition.
The campaign, which has been
executed primarily to give the prop
er constructive publicity to Ruth
erford county has been conducted
under the auspices of The Ruther
ford County News, in co-operation
with the Rutherford County Club, the
Kiwanis Clubs of the county, the
various county and town officials and
the larger commercial and industrial
enterprises of the county, and while
it has taken time to compile such
an edition and get it published, still
it has been done thoroughly and it
is expected that the edition will be
a prized credit to the citizenship of
the county and a valued asset to
the county's every interesL The
campaign has been in charge of the
I Herbert L. Knight Mr.
Knight, himself, being in active man
agement of the entire campaign,
every phase of which has gone for
ward in a most successful and satis
factory manner.
INTERESTING WEDDING OF
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
A wedding that came as a surprise
to their many friends was that of
Miss Ollie Tate and Mr. Jack Harrill,
which took place Friday afternoon,
June 4, at Rutherfordton. The cere
mony was performed by Dr. M. A.
Adams and the happy couple left
immediately for a bridal trip through
the mountains of Western North
Carolina, returning to Forest, City
Sunday, where they will make their
home with the groom's mother, Mrs.
P. D. Harrill, Sr.
The bride, who is the charming
young daughter of Mrs. J. M. Tate,
was beautifully attired in a dress of
tan crepe with accessories to match.
The groom is the son of Mrs. P. D.
Harrill, Sr., and is a very promising
young business man.
'Both bride and groom are from
two of Rutherford county's most
prominent families and have many
friends who wish for them a long
and happy life.
CYCLONE AUCTION CO.
HAS TWO BIG SALES
The Cyclone Auction Company
this week announces two big sales.
The first will be at Hendersonville,
on June 15, when they will sell bus
iness and residential property. They
have been very successful in that fast
growing city, as well as elsewhere.
Of more interest locally is the an
nouncement in a page ad in this is
sue of a big sale to be held here on
June 17. At this time they will sell
about 25 splendid Residential lots
on Broadway and also two houses
and lots. This sale should attract a
large crowd of eager buyers, as these
offerings are among the best ever
offei'ed by this company. Be sure
and read the ad for full particulars,
and attend the sale.
The warm days have come. Get in
the swim at Woodland Swimming
Pool. Delightfully attractive for
young and old—women, men and
children.
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROL
NA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926
BIG BARBECUE
AT CHIMNEY ROCK
To Lay Cornerstone of Admin
istration Building—Dinner
For 2,000.
On next Tuesday, June 15, one of
the biggest events in the history of
the county will be celebrated with
the laying of the cornerstone of the
Lake Lure administration building.
The ceremonies will mark the open
ing of the South's greatest develop
ment enterprise and a great crowd is
expected on this eventful day.
Dinner will be served to 2,000
people while, the Fort Bragg mili
tary band will furnish music. A sil
ver cup and other prizes will be
given as souvenirs.
Silver-tongued Max Gardner will
lay the cornerstone, using a silver
trowel. His address will be worth
traveling miles to hear.
There will be thousands of visitors.
Rutherford county folks should make
a point of attending.
EFIRD'S DEPARTMENT STORE
HAVING GREATEST SALE IN
HISTORY OF MAMMOTH STORE
Efird's department store is adver
tising the approach of the second
week of their annual chain .sale, be
ginning Friday morning. This great
sale, starting last week, is pro
nounced by Manager P. T. Reinhardt
the most successful in the history
of the local store. He says that they
are not only having a great volume
to the sale, but that they are giving
the greatest values ever offered. To
appreciate their offerings a visit to
the store will be necessary, there
to view the great stocks of new
goods priced to make wonderful val
ues. Over a million dollars worth of
new goods were purchased for this
sale and you get pick and choice of
the very best and newest merchan
dise.
The Courier feels that the big two
page ad last week had its influence
in promoting what Manager Rein
hardt pronounces his greatest sale,
A page ad this week tells more of
the sale. Be sure to read it, and in
visiting the store please mention your
county paper.
FOREST CITY, ROUTE 2 NEWS
Forest City, Route 2 June 7. —
The farmers of this section have been
very busy thinning cotton, but if
the dry weather continues the crops
will be cut short this time.
Rev. Z. D. Harrill filled his regu
lar appointment at Bethany Satur
day and Mr. Ralph Melton preached'
Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lewis visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Green in Ruth
erfordton, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carroll and
family and Mrs. Elmeda McDonald,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Caught McDonald and family.
Mrs. Weldon Hill and daughters,
Miss Grace of Spindale, and Mrs.
Hubert Hodge, of Rutherfordton,
visited at Mr. W. E. Lewis' Sunday
afternoon.
Several from this community at
tended the singing at Concord Sun
day.
SERIES 28 MATURED
The 28th series of the Forest City
Building and Loan association has
matured and will be paid on June 15.
Those having mortgages in this se
ries will be pleased to know they
are paid and those who have no mort
gages will be paid the check for
which they have been so very pa
tiently waiting.
A new series will open on the 3rd
of July. Take shares in this series
to supplant your matured shares.
Remember the opening date, July
3rd.
Dr. Wm. C. Bostic, Jr., will grad
uate at the University of Pennsyl
vania on June 16. Announcement of
the 170 th commencement have been
received'by friends here, \oung Dr.
Bostic is following in the footsteps
of his illustrious father in the prac
tice of medicine and should meet with
great success. He is a fine young
man of whom his many friends ex
pect great things, and "ho one will
be disappointed.
MROLEEN NEWS |
Birthday Celebrated.
Caroleen, June B.—A large num
ber t-f friends and relatives gathered
at tnt home of Mr. A. F. Mitchell
Sund&y, June 6. to celebrate the
76th \»irthday of his mother, Mrs.
Amanda Mitchell, who makes her
home there. Mrs. Mitchell, regard
less of her age, still enjoys good
health and regularly attends chm-ch
services. A bountiful picnic dinner
was spread on a large table in the
yard and everyone present enjoyed
themselves, and wished Mrs. Mit
chell many happy returns of the day.
Mrs. Mitchell received many useful
gifts.
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Delightful Trip.
A number of young folks enjoy
ed a delightful trip on one of the
large Lake Lanier busses last Thurs
day to Lake Lanier and other de
velopments near Tryon. The party
was gotten up by Mr. N. J. James
from here and those enjoying this trip
were: Misses Ruth Robertson Emily
Hollifield, Ruth Piei'cy, Ada Smith,
Messrs. N. J. James, Eules Hawkins,
Roy James and a large party that
joined them at Forest City. A de
lightful lunch was served to the
guests at the Minosa Hotel.
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Missionary Meeting.
An interesting missionary meeting
was held at Mrs. A. F. Mitchell's
Monday evening by the Cooper
Town Circle. Mrs. M. A. Higgins
had charge of the program and had
planned a most helpful and enjoy
able program. The missionary work
of China was the topic of discussion,
several interesting papers were read
by the members present, and two
special vocal duets were rendered
by other members. Delightful re
freshments was served to the 18
present.
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Miss Ethel Hollifield and a num
ber of her friends, are expected to
arrive home this week from Mere
dith College.
Mrs. Gary Smart and children of
Shelby, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tan
Harris, this week.
Prof, and Mrs. J. B. Jones leaves
this week for Chapel Hill, where
they will attend summer school for
six weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick spent Sun
day in Blacksburg S. C., visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Gerard Lipscomb.
The many friends and relatives of
Mr. J. D. Branch are glad indeed to
see him home again after a year's
stay in Alburquque, New Mex. Mr.
Branch reports that it is a wonderful
country there and that he had en
joyed splendtd health and success
but his intentions how are to remain
in his own state for awhile.
Mr. and Mrs. Hicks Hamrick and
children spent the week-end in In
man, S. C., visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ald Mahaffee.
Mr. Jess Hill, of Rock Hill, S. C.,
spent the week-end here, visiting
relatives and friends.
Mrs. L. B. Robbins and daughter,
Blanche, who have been very ill with
typhoid fever, are some better we
are very glad to report, but Elien
the youngest daughter, who also has
it, is still in very serious condition.
Mr. and Mi's. J. F. Harris and sons
spent Sunday at Harris, N. C., visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Deck Harris, and
attending memorial services at Wes
leyan Chapel.
Rev. Roy Waters will fill the pul
pits here and at Henrietta during the
absence of Rev. Childress.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Hill, of Great
Falls, S. C., spent the week-end here
visiting relatives and friends.
DEATH OF MRS. WILSON
Mrs. Mary Wilson died Monday
June 7, at her home on Uree, Route
one, of paralysis and complications.
She was 72 years old, being born
on Cane Creek, in 1853. She pro
fessed religion when about 17 years
old rind has lived a consecrated
Christian life. She was married
about the age of 19, to Mr. W. W.
Wilson, who preceeded her to the
grave about three months ago. To
this union were born eleven chil
dren seven of whom survive.
Funeral services was conducted at
Cane Creek Baptist church, Tuesday
by Rev. W. A. Morris, of Hender
sonville.
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THE CHAUTAUQUA
RETURNS NEXT YEAR
Thirty Business Men Make it
•Possible For Rutherford
County to Enjoy High
Class Entertainment.
Redpath's ehautauqua has come
and and, owing to the progres
sive spirit of some of Forest City's
business men in signing the guaran
tee, the people of the county will
have the pleasure and benefit of the
ehautauqua again next year.
The program this year was high
class throughout and gave general
satisfaction. Many of the single
numbers were worth the price of a
season ticket. There were better
seating arrangements and a better
program than last year.
For the first time in many years
the guarantors lost a small amount
this year, owing to a conflict with
the school commencement exercises.
However, this is not expected to oc
cur again, and there is not a single
guarantor who does not confidently
expect to go away over the pledge
next year. These public spirited
men do not hesitate to pledge for the
return of the ehautauqua, a county
wide entertainment for the benefit
of the people in every section of our
county.
RANDALL-CHAMPION
A wedding of interest to a wide
circle of friends was that of Miss
Eugenia Champion and Mr. Bryan
Randall, which was solemnized Tues
day evening, at 8:30 o'clock, at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Champion, of Alexander.
Rev. C. C. Matheny, pastor of Alex
ander Baptist church, officiated.
The wedding music was played by
Mrs. W. B. Harris.
The vows were spoken in the par
lor in front of a bank of ferns and
daisies and lighted candles.
The bride was lovely in a costume
of gray crepe de chine..
Only a few near relatives and
friends were present at the wedding,
Mrs. Randall is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Champion,
of Alexander Mills. She is a grad
uate of Forest City high school of
the class of '25. She was. a teacher
in the Alexander school during the
past year.
Mr. Randajl is an enterprising
young merchant, being a member of
the firm of Holland and Randall.
The happy couple will spend their
honeymoon in Wilmington N. C.
INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following interesting announce
ment has been received by friends
here:
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Edward Hurst
announce the marriage of their
daughter Annie, to Rev. Chas. Bu
ford Trammel on Monday, June 7th,
1926, Durham, N. C.
Rev. and Mrs. Trammell will be
at home at 211 Bridge street, Wash
ington, N. C., after June 15th, where
Mr. Trammel has accepted the pas
torate of the Baptist church.
TEAL-MORRIS WEDDING
Mr. W. F. Morris and Miss Hat
tie Te&l were married at Greenwood
by the Rev. D. J .Hunt on Wednes
day of last week. The news of the
marriage of this popular couple was
received with a great deal of inter
est by their many friends in this
city. After a short visit to other
places the couple returned to this
city and have gone to housekeeping
on Beaver street.
The bride is the attractive and
popular daughter of the late la
mented Rev. C. M. Teal and is a
young lady of many charming accom
plishments.
The groom is one of Forest City's
well known young business men, a
member of the firm of Morris'
Bakery.
Many friends all over the county
wish for this couple much happiness
and a prosperous life's journey.
The Rutherford County Epworth
League will hold a meeting at the
Spindale Community House Wednes
day evening June 16. A social hour
will be held after the program is
over. Every chapter in the county
is urged to be present.