The Courier Only $1.50 Per Year VOL. IX—NO. 6 KU KLUX TO HOLD THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL HERE NEXT THURSDAY About One Thousand Klansmen From Twenty-Nine Counties to Gather Here in Magnificent .Celebration. Judge Henry A. Grady to Make An Address. The local Ku Klux Klan is all set for the big Thanksgiving festival to be held here next Thursday. From all indications this will be one of the biggest meetings of any kind ever held in this county. It is estimated that about 1,000 Klansmen will be here that day, delegations coming from twenty-nine counties of Western North Carolina, which are as follows: Alleghany, Alexander, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cataw ba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gas ton, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Ruther ford, Swain, Surry, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancy. The citizens of Forest City and Ruther ford county as well as members of the local Klan should feel honored that Forest City was chosen as the place to hold this festival, as there will be many prominent men here from the above named counties. The Program The following program has been announced by the Program Commit tee of the local Klan: 2 P. M.—Presentation of Flag and Bible to Cool Springs High school, in front of the sehool building. Acceptance of Flag and Bible by Prof. J. W. Eaks, Superintendent of Township schools. Following this there will be an in termission to allow Klansmen to at tend the football game, played by Cool Springs High school vs. Marion High school at 2:45 p.m. 4:30 P. M.—Address by Judge Henry A. Grady, Grand Dragon of North Carolina, from balcony of Cy etane Auction building. 5:30 P. M.—A barbecue supper will be given the visiting Klansmen fcy the local Klan. 7:30 P. M.—Klan parade. 8:00 P. M.—Public naturalization •f candidates to membership in this •vder at the High school ball park. Ifce public is very cordially invited tp be present at the ball park at this time and see some of the impressive w»rk of this order. 9:30 P. M.—Burning of large fiery Gross. ALEXANDER SCHOOLS SENIORS TO GIVE PLAY "Till End of the Lane," a very Ugh class play,, will be presented by Ifee faculty arid Senior class of the Alexander Schools, Inc., at 8 p. m., )f®vember 20. The cast will be played by the following: Jim Denver—Will Young. Harry Sanders —Fred Buchanan. Pa Randal —Prof. W. E. Sweatt. Hired Man —(Bud) Atlee Buch anan. Messenger Boy—Chester Wise. Coral Randal (daughter of Pa Randal) —Rose Johnson. Ma Randal, (wife of Pa Randal) —Miss Mattie Price. Ellen Seabright (modern flapper) —Miss Ruth Meares. Martha (servant of the Randal's)—-Miss Ouida Geiger. Bessie Reed (an orphan)— Kat hleen Lennon. Mrs, Kate Sanders —Miss Florence Reed. The play is being presented to de fray the expenses of the school paper. Admission 25 and 35 cents. TO OPEN CAFE Mr. J. C. Johnson, "Old Reliable" Cafe man, will open about Saturday in the brick building west of Court ney's on Main street. He and "Aunt Sally" have many friends and are experts in their line. "He says he will make a specialty of fish and oysters, and is ready -now to take your Thanksgiving orders. FOREST CIT COURIER FOOTBALL CLASSIC FRIDAY AFTERNOON Forest City and Rutherford ton to Meet on Local Grounds— Large Crowd Expected. Forest City and Rutherfordton will clash in their first annual foot ball game Friday, November 19, at 3:30 o'clock, on the Forest City bat tle ground. These ancient rivals have never met before in football except in a practice game early in the season, which resulted in a scoreless tie. Their contests in other sports, however, have always been marked by the keenest competition, and it is expected that each team will play its best game of the season. Compara tive scores would seem to give Forest City the edge, but comparative scores mean nothing when these two teams meet. Considerable color will be added to the game as it is ex pected that the student bodies of each school will be present to cheer their teams to victory. It is prob able that a number of the other schools of the county will be on the side lines when the whistle blows for the first kick-off. While of course Forest City and Rutherford ton will turn out in large numbers to witness the contest. Coaches are driving their teams hard in an effort to have smooth running machines. Forest City was idle last Friday, while Rutherfordton was playing Fallston. Forest City will play Marion the last game of the season here on Thanksgiving .day at 2 p. m. This game will probably be the best game of the season. Plan now to see a real football game, Thursday, No vember 25th. GIGANTIC SALE CLOSES NOV. 20TH Cliffside Mills Store and Haynes Store No. 1 Have Successful Selling Event. Cliffside, Nov. 17.—Mr. L. P. Coe, clever Kelly salesman, is being con gratulated upon all sides for the success of the big sales at Cliffside Mills Store and Haynes Store No. 1, which will come to a close next Saturday. Mr. Roach and Mr. Wilson, managers of the stores, are also com ing in for a large share of praise for the success of the sale. There have been tremendous bar gains offered and the people have not been slow in reaping the benefits of the reductions made in price. From now on to the close of the sale, large crowds will throng the two stores daily. The management has been unstint ed in its advertising appropriations and is not disappointed at the re sults. A large share goes to The Courier for placing the news of the great sale before its many readers. The girls basketball team of the Cool Springs High school will play the Y. W. A. team of Cliffside Fri day night at * Cool Springs High school at 8 o'clock. As this is the first home game of the season we are expecting a large crowd to at tend. The girls have already played two games, one with Cliffside, the other with Tryon. They won both games. The Cliffside girls were de feated by four points and are out for revenge. Come out and see the girts in action. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST i •OR EST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY BASKETBALL FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1926. COURT ADJOURNS AFTER BUSY SESSION Large Number of Criminal Cases Disposed of During The Term. Rutherfordton, Nov. 17.—After a very busy session criminal court adjourned Friday. Proceedings since the last issue of The Courier are as follows: Nol pros with leave taken in the following cases: G. H. Blanton, charged with forcible trespass. Millie Davis, charged with prostitution. Peel Kennedy, charged with dispos ing of mortgaged property. John, Lee and Burgan Bradley, charged with storebreaking. Bradford Wilson, Albert Steadman and A. M. Wald rop, charged with storebreaking and larceny. Garrison Wilson, charged with violation of liquor law. A true bill was not found in the following cases: L. B. Scruggs, charg ed with larceny. Gary Hames, trans porting. David Hill, Wells Eaves and James Brown, assault with criminal intent. Arthur Waldrop, use of auto without owner's consent. The following the jury find not guilty: Paul Cooper, charged with reckless driving. F. E. Blackwell, Turlington act. Gary Hames and Pink Gosey, Turlington act. Clint Honeycutt, Turlington act. Beth For ney, assault with deadly weapon. A. A. Williams, manslaughter. Sum mie Humphries, liquor case. C. A. Goode, false pretense, cost and suspended judgment. Claude Wilson, pleads guilty, as sault with deadly weapon, fine and cost. Quinn Kendrick, transporting, fine and cost. Darnell Morrow, prostitution, fine and cost. Daisy Martin and L. A. Wright, fornication and adultery, fine and cost. Charley Green, forgery, fine and cost. The following were sent to the roads: ./ Haywood McDowell, larceny of car six months. Burt Cash, larceny of chickens, four months. Darias Flack C. C. W., forty days. Ben Elliott, larceny of car, six months. Lee Bradley, larceny, four months and 15 days. Texas Red, storebreaking, twelve months. ... Carrie Byers, 'assault. Failing to pay cost she was sentenced to jail for four months. B. D. Powell, fine and cost. David Arrowood and Earl Burgess, liquor case. The court finding that these young boys are not yet 20 years of age suspended sentence is given them to take affect when it is found that they have violated the laws of the state. Cost to be paid at this time. Divorce granted: Velma Smith vs. Chas. Smith; Inez Thompson vs. D. B. Thompson; Dennis Miller vs. Ju lia Miller; Eva Kiser vs. Henry Ri ser; Elsie Hood vs. Cornelius Hood; A. W. Harris vs. Jettie Harris; Mel donia Harris vs C. W. Harris. Compromise judgment: Mrs. Es telle Bridges vs. C. C. & O. Ry. for the death of her husband. Plaintiff to recover SI,BOO and the cost of the action. W. C. Bostic, et al, trustees Bap tist church, Forest City, vs. Ranie Harrill et al. Judgment for the plain tiff. W. L. Silvers vs. G. J. Moore, judg ment for the plaintiff in the sum of $l5O and the cost of the action. "ANNUAL BAZAAR The Kathleen-Alexander Mission ary Society of the Methodist church, will have their annual bazaar on Fri day and Saturday, November 19 and 20, in the old National Bank build ing. A bountiful collection of fancy work and other things too numerous to mention, that will make lovely Christmas gifts will be for sale. The ladies will also serve sandwiches, coffee and oysters. They will also have cakes and salads to sell you for your Sunday dinner. Help the good cause by patronizing these ladies at this two-day sale. VERDICT OF JURY CLEARS MINISTER Rev- Geo. Wood is Acquitted By Jury After Desperate Legal Battle. Raleigh, Nov. 14.—Sunday morn ing deliberations of the jury in Wake superior court brought an acquittal verdict for Rev. George Wood, Uni versalist minister and Lenoir county deputy sheriff after a two-day trial on a charge of murder for the killing of J. B. Vickers, of Charlotte, state prison convict. The jury took the case at 5:30 yesterday afternoon and shortly af terwards it returned to the courtroom to ask his honor to repeat the dis tinctions between second degree murder and manslaughter. Court spectators then looked for a convic tion of manslaughter, reports had a majority of the jurors standing that way, and attorneys for Wood hoped for a mistrial at best. But as the night wore on and no verdict came, Judge Bond found the jury in a dead lock and he sent it to bed. This morning's deliberations brought it quickly around to the de defendant's side of the case and ver dict of not guilty. Wood received the verdict without emotion, but he moved to the jury box anil shook hands with each juror. The minister and his counsel had to fight their way through to an acquittal against majority difficul ties. The state had all the eye wit nesses to the actual shooting on the afternoon of August 31. The eye witnesses, most of them women, all contended that Wood shot the con vict while the latter was holding his hands aloft and crying out in surrender. Wood had to rely upon s his own testimony, and that of a con vict to support his claim that the shooting happened when Vickers grabbed for his gun. But there was one weak spot in the state's evidence. The state wit nesses thought the gun was pointed on a level. Physicians testimony showed the fatal bullet veered down and into the man's stomach at an angle of nearly 45 degrees. The state thought a~button might have caused the ball to glance down ward but the defense, which made much of the point that a gun point ed straight ahead will not send its bullet downward, contended that Vickers pushed the gun down when he grabbed it. The shooting, which cost Vickers his life and Wood a desperate legal fight occurred as the aftermath of an attempt to escape by Vickers, who was at the time being returned by Wood to the state prison from Spartanburg, S. C., where he had been recaptured after a successful break from a guard from the streets of Charlotte two weeks earlier. He was under sentence of 10 years for murder, having been sent up from Mecklenburg superior court early in the year for slaying a man by the name of Rogers. "IN WALKED JIMMY" "In Walked Jimmy," popular com edy success, wiir be presented No vember 18, on the local lyceum course by a cast of well known Broadway players. "In Walked Jimmy," is the story of one Jimmy who believed in the power of a smile. Jimmy walked into the Cinderella Soft Sole Baby Shoe factory at a time when that organi zation was submerged in gloom. Business had fled. The employes had all been fired, and the proprietor was prepared to end it all. Darkness, in fact, reigned supreme. Then in walked Jimmy—and smiled! That smile started something. For behind it was all Jimmy's faith in the Tightness of living and the joy of good fellowship. Soon Jimmy had all the members of the Cinderella factiory smiling, and he keeps them at it through a series of exciting adventures. And the reward for Jimmy, well, there is a girl, and how Jimmy wins her, makes a corking good love story. The ladies of the Woman's Club are sponsoring this play. Be at the High school auditorium Thursday evening of this week. FARMERS MET WITH LOCAL CLUB LAST MONDAY NICHT Gather With Business Men For Discussion of Many Vital Problems. Was Largely Attended and Should Be Productive of Much Good. SPECIAL TERM OF COURT IN DECEMBER Will Convene the First Monday in December. Presiding Judge Not Announced. Rutherfordton, Nov. 18.—Jurors for a special term of court were drawn Tuesday. Owing to the con gestion of the court docket it has been decided to hold a special term, beginning Monday, December 6th. It is not yet known which judge will be selected to preside at this ses sion. Jury List For First Week. The following men were drawn Tuesday for jury services for the first week: Worth Geer, B. E. Roach, S. Edwards, Baxter Wells, 0. R. Dun can, Joe Allen, J. A. Hunecutt, C. B. Harrill, S. R. Morgan, R. C. Ledbet ter, Eruna Beam, W. F. Robinson, C. W. Keeter, J. O. Scruggs, D. C. Hen son, G. P. Moore, E. A. Smart, W. J. Philbeck, J. P. Burnette, G. C. Hamrick, J. E. Womack, Chas. Dog gett, J. A. Rucker. The jury for the second week of court will be published in The Courier next week. FOREST CITY DEFEATS OLD FORT TEAM The Florence Pirates defeated the Old Fort Basket ball team here last Friday evening by a score of 18-65, in their first game of the season. The Florence Pirates showed~up very well in this game and have a good season ahead of them. The attendance was very good. PRIMARY GRADES WILL GIVE PLAY Interesting Event at Grammar School Auditorium On November 23rd. A play will be given by the pri mary grades of the Forest City gram mar school at the Grammar school auditorium, Tuesday evening, No vember 23, at 7:30 p. m. This play will consist of seenes appropriate to the season of the year with the chil dren of the first grade presenting Thanksgiving parts. The program is a miscellaneous program given by the three grades. There will be a small admission charge of 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. This money will be given to the grades giving the play for buying books for room libraries. This is the first play of this kind to be given here in two years and all parents are urged to come out Tuesday night, and see the small children put on a good program. The teachers are working hard to make it a great suc cess and we are sure everybody who comes will enjoy this play as much as any you have ever seen. Act 1 Grade 1. Cantata, In Plymouth Town, Indian Chiefs; Pilgrim Parade and Song, In dian Parade; Song, Thanksgiving Day; Reading, Advice to Polly; In dian Lullaby, friends; Indian War Dance. Act 2—Grade 2. Midgett Orchestra, Duet—"The Quarrel." Act 3 —Gradte 3. Chorus "Thanksgiving Song;" Reading—"A Boy and His Stomach." Song—"Plumb Turkeys." Folk Dance. Action Song—"Will You Come and Play." 18 PAGES 108 COLUMNS $1.50 Per Year In Advance Farmers -night at the Kiwanis Club was a* complete success, despite lowering clouds and rain, for our farmer friends came in large num bers to sit and dine with the business men while experts discussed the problems now confronting them. The meeting was presided over by Vice President J. M. Edwards, who welcomed the visitors in a spirit of fellowship and stated that they were there for a round table discussion of the farmers' problems. Mr. D. H. Sutton had charge of the program. After stating the object of the meet ing, he called upon Mr. J. D. Link for a short talk. Mr. Link after stating that farming is one of the greatest of businesses, went to the heart of his subject by saying that the farmer must have help, due to the present price of cotton. He is of the opinion that the cotton farmer will almost have to be starved into submitting to a curtailment of this crop. There is entirely too much hay and other things being shipped into the county, according to the speak er, who then went into a discussion of the dairy cow. He urged the farm ers to unite and pool their interests learn diversification and predicted a great future for this section, stat ing that this is a state of golden op portunity. Among the experts present, all of whom made inspiring talks, were Mr. C. F. Parrish, poultry specialist, of Raleigh; Mr. John W. Goodman, dis trict agent demonstration work for W. N. C.; Mr. J. D. Kelley, horticul turist, Southern Railway Co.; Mi'. H. R Niswonger, horticulturist, Ral leigh After hearing these gentlemen the farmers must have been con vinced that the day for diversifica tion has arrived and is their 6nly salvation. DurJng round taT3le discussion many spirited short talks were made and many interesting points were brought out for the benefit of the farmer. Practically every farmer guest was called upon to talk and nearly all responded. This meeting together with the short, course given Tuesday and Wednesday should prove of much benefit to the farmers. It also tends to cement the bonds of friendship and mutual interests of the farmer and the business men. Possibly the first resultant good will be the erection of a chicken hatch ery and potato storage house in For est City. A silver loving cup, won by Ruth | erford county at Swannanoa test farm for attendance, was presented to Mr. Plato Gettys, who accepted in the name of the county. The spice of the evening was fur nished by Mr. R. W. Minish, who, with Mrs. Minish at the piano, de lighted the crowd with some jolly singing. Two Kentucky visitors, Dr. Leslie and Mr. Coleman, made short talks in which they praised this sec tion and told of farming conditions in the Bluegrass state. The Courier expects next week to carry a complete summary of the work during the short course for farmers. When it was determined by the Kiwanis Club to give the farmers night program Mr. J. H. Thomas, on behalf of the Farmers Bank and Trust Company, very generously of fered to defray all expenses of the supper. This strong bank has a vi tal interest in the welfare of the farmers and is, indeed, the farmer's friend. IN NEW QUARTERS Mr. J. C. Harrill has moved his grocery store from Broadway to the Beachboard building on Main street, next door to The Courier office. He is rapidly getting in new stocks and equipment and in position to better serve his customers. He invites the public to visit him in his new home. i

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