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EX-GOV. MORRISON
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT COUNTY CLUB
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Splendid Meeting Held at M. E.
Church in Rutherfordton
.
Tuesday.
Rutherfordton, Sept> 21.—Ex-
Governcfi* Cameron Morrison, of
Charlotte, was the principal speak
er at the September meeting of the
Rutherford County Club, held at the
new Methodist church dining room,
Tuesday at 1 p. m. The attendance
was good. The menu and service
by the ladies of the Methodist chuch
was excellent. .
Secretary O. C. Erwin, of the
County Fair Association, stated that
the first day of the fair, October 5,
would be as good as any, if not bet
ter. The Boy Scout parade will be
held that day. The Club agreed to
furnish a silver loving cup to be
awarded to the winning troop.
Mr. W. G. Harris, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
made a report for the telephone
committee and stated that the rates
for rural lines was too high, as pro
posed by the Bell system. The com
mittee was continued and instructed
to work on the proposition.
Mr. T. M. Plonk and Rev. W. L.
Latham were proposed as new mem
bers. The Club was favored with
a solo by Mr. W. Arnold Smith, of
Gastonia, who is directing the music
at the Methodist revival in Forest
City.
Miss Libby Mennon gave a most
interesting reading, "A Blue Grass
Widow," which was enjoyed by all.
It was a most able reading.
President S. E. Elmore president.
R. E. Price ,editor of The News, in
troduced the ex-Governor in a few re
marks.
Mr. Morrison delivered a strong
address, one of the best the Club
has ever heard. It was direct, force
able and appealing. He said in part:
"A few years ago I felt a desire
for progress in North Carolina. Eng
land is about the same as North Car
olina in area. Our resources are
much greater than England's, yet
our wealth and population will not
compare to that of England. After
all, we are a. weak state with a scant
population. What can we do to fur
ther progress in 'our state? What
we have done only lightens our bur
den. The man or woman who wants
to do anything for fear they will
make a mistake, or failure, never
accomplishes anything. We must go
on with thus march of progress.
"Our agricultural life is out of
date. It needs modernizing. It's the
business of all our people to hedp
solve this problem. We need diversi
fied farming and better markets for
our farm products. We need an or
ganized agency to sell our farm pro
ducts at a profit. I am glad fo know
that you have started something
along this line, in the Farmers Fed
eration in the good old county of
Rutherford.
"There are .many private prob
lems that we must solve ourselves.
As long as our agriculture is nothing
but cotton and tobacco we are not
going to prosper.
"North Carolina has invested mil
lions in good roads. It was a sound
investment. No private business has
ever made greater returns than we
have on our investment in roads. I
favor the issuing of $40,000,000 in
road bonds to complete our state
system of highways. Let's keep all
our roads in excellent condition. Af
ter paying the interest on our bonds
we have several millions left to be
applied on tthe sinking {'fund. It's
cowardice to not complete our road
and school system.
"We have been hewers of wood
and drawers of water, industrially
speaking, for many years, for the
* big railroads of the countryi We
are at the bottom of the list in wa
ter transportation development. On
ly Florida has more ocean frontage
than we. North Carolina has over
2,000 miles of navigable streams and
water front. We have no right to
boast so much about our state until
we utilize our water transportation.
Our water-ways are a tremendous
asset to our state.
"I favor enlarging the Depart-
FOREST CITY COURIER
CYCLONE AUCTION CO.
HAS TWO BIG SALES
The Cyclone Auction Co. has ~two
big sales in prospect, the first to be
; V • f\ \ „ r.
at Wadesboro, September 30, when
they will sell the McGregor farm of
400 acres. On Saturday, October 2,
they will have two sales. In the morn
ing they will sell business property
in Forest City and a big farm in the
afternoon.
See add for full particulars.
HAPPY PARTY
ENJOYS DEER HUNT
Mr. J. W. Matheny and Oth
ers Have Great Outing on
Hanahan Estate.
Mr. Ross Hanahan, Planter's-Fer
tilizer Manufacturer, at Charleston,
S. C., through his salesman in this
territory, Mr. E. C. Bruce, of Char
lotte, gave a week-end entertainment
and deer hunt to the following men:
J. W. Matheny, Forest City; MV.
Walter Gibson, Campobello, S. C.;
Mr. Ed Houser, Clover, S. C..
Mr. Hanahan has 5,500 acres of
land west of Charleston, fenced in
and stocked with deer. On this farm
he has erected a club house, known
as Hanahan Club. The party reports
a fine trip, and much hospitality
shown by Mr. Hanahan himself and
his two sons, Ross Hanahan, Jr., who
is general manager of the Planter's
Fertilizer Plant, at Charleston; also
Billy Hanahan, the youngest son,
who has '(recently graduated from
college and also spent the past year
in Europe, studying the old doun
tries.
The visiting party spent two days
hunting deer in the forenoon. They
killed three deer. The only member
in the party that succeeded in kill
ing a deer was Mr. Walter Gibson.
The large farm is cut up into
squares of several acres with a road
surrounding each square. The hunt
ers ride horses furnished by Mr. Han
ahan and are stationed in roads
some distance apart. A driver is sent
back into the woods with dogs to
chase the deer. The deer runs from
one block to another and have to be
shot while running or else one's
chance to shoot is gone.
The party spent the afternoons of
each day in visiting surrounding
places. They report that the city of
Charleston has 90,000 inhabitants, a
large per cent being negroes. The
party visited the house that was oc
cupied. by George Washington, in
time of the Revolutionary War. All
people of Charleston are a friendly
people and they extended to the
visiting party a hearty welcome to
their city.
NEW CAR EXCHANGE
AND CHEVROLET AGENCY
J. C. Powell and Co., a new For
est City firm, has just opened up for
business and are located at W. P.
Watkins' barn on Trade street. They
will buy and sell used cars and have
the Forest City agency for the Chev
rolet cars.
Mr. J. C. Powell, senior member
of the firm, is well and favorably
known throughout the county. He is
an experienced automobile man, hav
ing been connected with the Dog
gett Motor Co., for a number of
years.
Use No-Knox, the orange colored
gasoline at all Gulf stations; stops
carbon knocks. You will be
pleased. 50-4t.
ment of Agriculture and developing
our sea food resources in the east
ern part of the state.
"Our schools may be shorter than
some other states, but they are the
best there is in the entire south. We
are rapidly reducing illiteracy. Let
us not be afraid but go forth and
do great things for our beloved
state."
The ex-Governor motored here
from Charlotte and returned soon
after the meeting. He inspected the
Methodist church and parsonage and
expressed great delight at Ruther
fordton's new houses of worship and
the county's public buildings and
great progress.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST QF FOR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT, 23, 1926.
HENRIETTA NEWS
OF LATE INTEREST
The Courier Correspondent
Gives All the News in In
teresting Detail* .
Henrietta, Sept. 21.—Miss Minnie
Lee Fagan spent the week-end at
her home in Campobello, S. C.
Miss Gladys Robinson has return
ed to her home in Mooresboro, after
spending a week with her aunt, Mrs.
S. F. Wall.
Mr. Joe Whisnant left Monday for
Duke University. Mr. Whisnant is a
graduate of Duke class of '25. He
has returned there to take up the
study of law.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson and
attractive children, Mary Elizabeth,
Fred and Jimmie, of St. Petersburg,
Fla., were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
S. F. Wall Thursday night.
Mr. M. B. Mahaffee, Jr., left
Monday for State College, Raleigh.
Mr. Mahaffee is a member of the
senior class.
Miss Miriam Hoyle anl Mr. Robt.
Wilson, of Shelby, were dinner guests
of Miss Hoyl's cousin, Miss Mary
Clegg, at the teachers home, Satur
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Mahaffee
of Inman, S. C., spent the week-end
here with Mr. Mahaffee's parents.
Dr. and Mrs. Zeno Wall, of Shel
by, were guests of Dr. Wall's parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Wall, last Friday.
Mr. W. L. Smith, assistant manager
of the Henrietta store, has pur
chased a home i nForest City and
will move his family there this week.
Mr. Smith has rented his farm on
the Providence road and the tenant
will occupy his house there.
Mr. Jenks Asbury, who recently
purchased Doggett's garage, will
move his family into the Henrietta
Inn. At present the Inn is being re
painted on the inside.
There was no preaching service at
the Methodist church, Sunday night.
The pastor is engaged in a meeting
at Caroleen. There will be no prayer
meeting service Wednesday evening.
It is hoped that all who can do so
will attend the service at Caroleen.
Miss Kimsey, one of the grade
teachers, spent the week-end with
friends at Union Mills.
A force of hands is engaged in
hauling top soil for the road through
town. This is a piece of work that
has been badly needed for some
time.
Misses Annie Belle Sane, Eliza
beth Stroupe and Mary Ella Clegg
attended the service at the Metho
dist church at Caroleen, Sunday
night.
Miss Bertie Lee High, Mr. Robert
Neal, Miss Ada Smith and Mr. M. B.
Mahaffee, Jr., were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick at a de
licious four course dinner, Sunday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Heckard and
children, of Cliffside, were in town
Saturday afternoon.
Next Saturday night the Ruther
ford County Textile Club will hold
its regular meeting here. As this
will be' a social meeting it is hoped
that all members will come and en
joy the occasion.
RUPPE-CARVER
Mr. G. Sam Ruppe and Miss Helen
Carver, both of Rutherfordton, route
one, were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, on last Saturday at
the Methodist parsonage in Harris.
The vows that made them husband
and wife were pronounced by Rev.
J. C. Gentry, pastor of the groom.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
few friends of this happy couple.
Immediately the party started for
Bridgewater to motor around Lake
James.
We wish for this union a long,
happy and useful life.
NEW CAFE OPENED
Mr: M. C. Phillips has opened a
first-class cafe on the corner of
Powell street, near Florewce Baptist
church, next door to Hogan's Barber
shop. He will serve cold drinks, ice
cream, cigars, cigarettes, fruits and
candies. Fish and oysters on Fridays
and Saturdays. Mr. Phillips always
keeps a nice and orderly place and
invites his friends to call and see
him in his new location.
LATEST NEWS '
FROM CAROLEEN
Various Items Gathered Here
and There For Courier
Readers. ' /
Caroleen, Sept. 21.—0n last Sat
urday evening an enjoyable picnic
was given by Miss Emily Hollifield
and Mr. Eules Hawkins at Sulphur
Springs. The party was chaperoned
by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Melton. A de
lightful supper was spread and en
joyed by the following -invited
«guests: Misses Ruth Robertson,
Ruth Piercy, Connie and Madge
Fowler, Merle Robertson, Hazel Stal
naker, Fay Allen, Velma Hawkins,
Emily and Ethel Hollifield, Messrs.
Everette Hawkins, Charlie Arrow
ood, George Head, Fred Galloway,
George Covington, of Nebo, and
Eules Hawkins.
Mr. a*nd Mrs, Joe Randall and
little daughter visited Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Randall Sunday.
Mr. Roy Waters and Mr. Morris
Goforth spent Sunday in Mars Hill,
visiting friends at the college.
Mrs. John Webb and son, Jack,
have returned to Rutherfordton af
ter a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Smith.
Miss Hazel Stalnaker, of Forest
City was the week-end guest of
Misses Connie and Madge Fowler.
Mrs. W. N. Belue and two chil
dren, of Charlotte, spent the week
end here visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Smith.
Miss Ethel Robinson entertained
her seventh grade English class and
few members of the eighth grade
at a camp breakfast last Saturday
morning. The party met at poplar
Springs at 6:30 and prepared a de
lightful breakfast. After games and
hiking they returned home about
10:30. There were eighteen in the
party. .
Mr. V. B. Lindsey spent the week
end with relatives at Lexington.
Miss Zenobria Neal spent Sunday
in Lockhardt, S. C., visiting friends.
Mr. E. M. Simpson spent Saturday
night in Spartanburg.
Mr. D. R. Harrimon, Jr., spent
the week-end with his wife and
daughter at Washington-Duke Ho
tel, at Durham.
Mr. Arthur Lancaster, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Lancaster is in the
Rutherford Hospital in a very se
sious condition. We sincerely hope
his condition will change for the
better soon.
A revival meeting began at the
Methodist church last Sunday even
ing, being conducted by Rev. W. E.
Puvey, of the First M. E. church,
of Marion. The opening service Sun
day evening was heard by a large
and attentive congregation and much
comment has been made of the im
pressive and interesting sermon de
livered by Rev. Puvey Sunday even
ing. His text was, "The Brook Dried
Up," bringing forcefully to mind the
beautiful life of Elijah, the pho
phet. Each sermon following this
has been wonderfully delivered and
a great meeting is being hoped
for. Everyone is urged to come out
and help make the meeting a vic
tory.
On last Saturday evening, Misses
Janie, Blanton and Ellen Hogan, the
popular telephone operators here, en
tertained a number of their friends
at their home here. Many interest
ing games and music were enjoyed
throughout the evening. Those pres
ent for the occasion were: Mr. and
Mrs. Yelton and child, of Forest
City, Mrs. Jones and Miss Mary
Jones, also of Forest City, Misses
Hall and Duckett, and Mr. Charles
Carpenter, of Rutherfoi'dton, Miss
Myrtle Mitchell, Miss Janie Blanton
and Ellen Hogan, of Caroleen. Ice
cream and cake were served to the
guests. " ,
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Beachboard
and family, visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Phillips recently.
FARMERS BANK TO
DECLARE DIVIDEND
October first the Farmers Bank
will declare a regular quarterly divi
dend of three per cent and one per
cent extra.
Forest City is fortunate is having
this strong bank, the largest bank
in the Tenth Congressional district.
BRAKEMAN INJURED
IN SOUTHERN YARDS
Mr. L. D. Stephens, brakeman for
the Southern Railway Company, was
severely injured in the local yards
Wednesday morning while coupling
cars. Caught between two cars, Mr.
Stephens suffered severe lacerations
on both legs, although the bones were
not broken. He was given first-aid
treatment at once by a local physi
cian and later left on a train for
Rock Hill, where he will enter a hos
pital.
SPLENDID MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Dr. A. D. Wilcox, of Charlotte,
Has Wonderful Revival at
M. E. Church.
The revival meetjjig which has
been going on for some ten days in
the Methodist church of this city
came to a close Wednesday evening.
Unusual interest has been manifested
by the people of all denominations
and the church would not hold the
crowds on several occasions. Forest
City has been privileged to hear
some of the greatest sermons heard
here in many years. People who feel
that the pulpit is in danger should
have heard Dr. Wilcox. Those who
did attend the meeting were im
pressed that there are yet men who
are not afraid to proclaim the word
of God to a dying world. The church
needs more such evangelists today.
The morning services were set by
the preacher for a discussion of the
teachings of Jesus, based upon Hisj
teachings in the sermon on the
mount. These simplified problems
proved to be a great enlightenment
to the people of the church, for Dr.
said at the outset that these
messages were for the church. Good
crowds heard him each day.
At the evening services, which
were held at 7:30, no man could at
tend without* being brought face to
face with his Lord. The dangers cf
the sinful life were pictured with
force and interest and the saving
grace of the Lord Jesus was set forth
as the need of the world.
Dr. Wilcox is a man of Pauline
characteristics and one who "lives,
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me."
Because of his coming this way, the
people of Forest City have been able
to see Jesus as never t before. May
the blessings of God follow him
wherever he goes.
There were several additions to
the churches of the city and lasting
good accomplished in the lives of
the church people.
Dr. R. Dwight Ware, son of the
pastor, Dr. W. R. Ware, filled the
pulpit Sunday morning, having as his
subject, "Spiritual Growth," in
which he parelleled the growth of
the physical world with that of the
spiritual.
QUARTERLY MEETING
AT BRITTAIN CHURCH
The quarterly meeting of the
Rutherford County Christian En
deavor Union will be held at Brittain
church on the evening of October 1,
opening with a fellowship supper at
6:30 o'clock, which will be followed
by a helpful and interesting pro
gram on "Young Peoples' Work" at
7:30 in the church. Rev. S. Wilkes
Dendy, of Tryon, and Rev. 0. C.
Houston, of Ellenboro, will each have
a part in the program. Reports from
the various societies of the urJon
will be heard and there will also be
a number of musical selections and
readings.
Representatives from the societies
attending are requested to a
light lunch which will be supplement
ed by the members of Brittain
church. The meeting is open to and
intended to-embrace all of the so
cieties and organizations of the
young people of the Presbyterian
churches in the county, and a full
attendance is very much desired.
Miss Cleo Young, returned mis
sionary, will speak at the Wesleyan
Methodist church on Mill fstreet,
September 30, at 7:30 p. m. This is
the last missionary service before
leaving for her much loved field of
labor in Africa. Come hear this
sainted woman of God. And do your
best to help girdle this globe with
salvation.
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WILL ENTERTAIN
FOR THE TEACHERS
P.-T. Association To Bring
Teachers and Public To
gether in Entertainment.
The Parent-Teacher organizations
of Cool Springs schools will entertain
all the teachers of the schools at
the High School building, Friday
evening, October 24, at 8 p. m. The
public is invited to come and meet
the teachers. The parents of the
district are especially urged to come
and meet your children's teachers.
The program will be brief. It will
consist of a short talk by County
Superintendent Erwin and a couple
of numbers by the High School Glee
Club. The doors of the class rooms
will be open and the people will have
the opportunity to see the building.
The teachers will forni a receiving
line in front of the cafeteria im
mediately after the general meeting
in- the auditorium. Refreshments will
be served.
If you parents. are interested in
your children come out and meet the
teachers. If your children are
well tell their teachers. If they are
not doing well, come and try to
find the reason. The public is in
vited; don't wait for a written invi
tation for this kind will not be sent
out except through the papers of the
county.
• • •
Football Friday.
Friday afternoon at 3:45 the first
football game of the season will be
played. It is hoped that there will
be a good crowd to see this game.
Mr. Pool and the boys have been
working hard and they deserve a
good crowd of rooters. The admis
sion will be 25 and 35 cents. We
have not a fence around the ball
park so all good sports are asked to
buy tickets from one of the girls
who will sell them. Those who are not
good sports are asked to stay at
home. The Athletic Association had
to buy new uniforms and make a
guarantee of $25 for the visiting
team. You can see from this that an
admission must be charged in order
to have a team. Come one, come
all, and see our boys, your boys, in
action. When? Where? September
24„ at the High School park'.
GOLDEN TALLEY
Bostic, Route 4, Sept. 20.—Sun
day a large crowd of friends and
relatives gathered at the home of Mr.
E. S. McCurry, to celebrate Mrs.
McCurry's 53rd birthday. Mr. and
Mrs. McCurfy have i two children,
Mack, who is at home with them, and
Mrs. Landrum Yelton, of Forest
City. They have one son dead, Mr. L.
J. McCurry. They have seven grand
children, all of whom were px-esent.
They are as follows: Horace Yelton,
of Forest City, Clarence May, Oma,
Pauline, Lance, and Bessie McCur
ry, of Spindale. Everybody enjoyed
the day and left wishing Mrs. Mc-
Curry many more happy birthdays.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Toms, of Sun
shine, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weaks,
of Shiloh, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Yelton Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Nell Middleton and children,
of Wilmington, are visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Grayson.
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Brandle and
baby, of Asheville, are spending some
time with the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Brandle.
THE STORK BUSY
4>
The stork has been busy lately,
leaving bouncing babies in the fol
lowing homes:
Miles Green, September, 10, boy.
Jas. 0. Martin,. September 11, girl.
Wm. C. Laughlin, September 14,
boy.
W. Moss Melton, September 20,
boy.
Alfonso Morrow, September 18,
boy.
Collett Hunsinger, September 21.
boy.
Howard Phillips, September 21,
boy.
A thin girl never Wishes to be fat,
but she always wishes she had some
of the fat girl's flesh in certain
places.