Forest City Courier
Published Every Thursday by The
Courier Pub. Co., in the interest of
Forest City and Rutherford County.
Entered at the Postoffica at Forest
City, N. C., as second class matter.
C. E. ALCOCK Editor and Owner
CLARENCE GRIFFIN, News Editor
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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
WHAT NEW YORKERS
SAY OF THE COURIER.
The following appreciated compli
ment of your home town paper is tak
en from the April 23 number of
"Printing," weekly magazine publish
ed by Walden Sons & Mott, New
York:
"The Forest City (N. C.)
Courier, C. E. Alcock owner, is
one of the most progressive small
town weeklies in the state.
Twelve pages is the regular
weekly run, often sixteen; well
filled with ads* and the job
department is always busy."
"IF I HAD
FOLLOWED."
'"lf I had followed in the steps
of Jesus I would not have been here,"
said John Walton Winn, before
they hanged him in Chicago. He was
convicted of beating an old man to
death in order to get his wife.
In the light of the jury's verdict
few citizens will dispute his state
ment. The pity of it is that he wait
ed too long to find out the truth.
There are other people, all over the
nation, and some in Rutherford
County who are making the same mis
take. _
Let us hope that no great wrong
will develop in their life and that in
time, they will learn the great truth
and attempt to put it into every day
life.
SEABOARD
IMPROVED SERVICE.
The understood plans of the Sea
board Air Line for inauguration of
improved service between Charlotte
and Rutherfordton with the begin
ning of June, promises to establish
better conditions along the line than
the people interested have ever
known. The construction of a heavy
steel bridge at Bostic was begun
some time ago and this was properly
taken as indication of a new regime.
The contractor on the bridge is un-
der bond to complete his job by May
15. That would clear the way for in
auguration of the new service. The
Observer teams that motor cars will
be used on this western line for ac
commodation of local traffic, while
a through train service will be put on,
with stops only at Mount Holly, Lin
colnton and Shelby between Char
lotte and Rutherfordton. This through
service indicates that the Seaboard
management is minded to take care of
the tourist travel which will be head
ed for the Lake Lure development
section, and for the Hendersonville
and Asheville outlets.—Charlotte Ob
server.
The through train service should
stop at Forest City, Rutherford
county's largest town. The Seaboard's
attention has been called to this im
portant matter by Forest City's Ki
wanis Club and others, and a de
termined effort will be made to have
Forest City included in the stops be
tween Charlotte and Rutherfordton.
FIGHT TYPHOID
KILL FLIES.
Citizens of Forest City should be
gin now to think about avoiding ty
phoid fever this summer. The Ameri
can Medical Association says that
remarkable improvement has been
noted in the typhoid mortality rates
in the large cities of the country. No
reason exists for typhoid in smaller
places and it is incumbent upon every
good citizen to give proper attention
to this dangerous disease.
Typhoid, as our readers know, is
transmitted by flies or human car
riers. The fly, feeding on filth from
a typhoid patient, crawls over the
food that somebody else eats, and
another typhoid case develops. The
exact details of the transmission of
this disease are not pleasant to con
template.
One of the chief weapons in the
war on typhoid is the death of flies.
Every citizen should be on the battle
front. Stables and barns, as well as
homes, should be screened. Where the
owners decline to do this they should
be compelled to act. The fly is the
typhoid carrier, for that reason "swat
the fly" is not an idle slogan.
This summer, typhoid will probab
ly attack some of our people. It may
be a citizen who has taken every pre
caution, but is the victim of another's
careless disregard. It may be an old
person,, or a young child. There is
no way to tell. The only thing that
we can do is to fight the disease
as best we can in the light of modern
science. The message that is strong
est is: "Kill the fly."
THE FLOOD '
NEEDLESS WASTE
The worst Mississippi flood in a
hundred years. Towns wiped out,
millions of acres flooded, all crop
prospects for this year gone, lives and
millions of dollars lost. How serious
ly will Congres deal with this prob
lem? What will the Government do
while waiting for Congress to act?
Will it attack and solve the problem
far up the river at the source? Or
will you read a few years hence,
"Worst Flood in All History"?
The weather seems determined to
do its worst in the Mid-West. Tor
nadoes and cloudbursts are followed
»
by a cold wave, runious to crops.
Some day the human race will man
age this planet better than it is man
aged now and learn to regulate
earth's temperature as well as we
reg-ulate the temperature of an apart
ment house or steamship. Surplus
heat at the Equator will be diverted
to the Arctic Circle. And when you
do away with excessive heat and ex
cessive' cold you will do away with
tornadoes, typhoons, etc.
Some will call that "nonsense."
They would have called radio, flying
machines, submarines utter nonsense.
What men can imagine they can do.
They will regulate this earth from
the Arctic to the Antarctic, all
around the Equator, temperature and
rainfall. That, of course, is thous
ands of years away.
Control of Mississippi floods can
be accomplished now, whenever the
Government decides to spend a little
of its money. The value of water
impounded, diverted and used would
exceed the cost of the undertaking.
THE CHANGE:
YESTERDAY—TODAY.
We have listened-and agreed that
a new era in our national life is
here. Now we slam the old fedora
on the desk and—for the first time
realize that age is upon us—that
truly the new 'era envelops us—we
are in mid-stream and a weak swim
mer.
It has come. The last barrier has
fallen. There is no longer a dual
standard for man and woman in this
country of ours. Woman is with us
—in business—in our sports—the
vote and—but lis'en:
Our good old Grandmother—God
bless her—smoked a pipe—a nice
black old clay pipe, and she enjoyed
it. But when company came, grand
mother could have been seen slip
ping off to the woodshed—for a
quiet little whiff. She did it to keep
from disgracing the family.
Does her grand-daughter today
do that? She does not.
True, not every feminine smoker
today has the freedom of the street,
office, amusement place, or home, but
still, quite generally she has been
getting her "whiffs" without much
public disgrace or great inconven
ience.
The woman smoker today has be
come such an accepted fixture in our
national life—that commerce now
turns to bid for her patronage.
All of this has to do with a new
and a radical trend, —the appearance
of an advertisement in the current
issue of one of our most
backed women's magazines—pictur-
ing a beautiful young lady enjoying
a restful smoke. And, the ad is aimed
to sell cigarettes to women. It is
cleverly done—every word —every
line is feminine in appeal—and—
Mild as May.
Look back. Can you imagine what
the Puritans would have done to
Horace Greely and his old Tribune
I had 'he carried an ad in his paper;
Smoke up Girls—Clay and corn-cob
pipes for grandma."
With a windmill, pump, and a little
other equipment, the wind can lift
water from a well k or spring into a
home and save energy and reduce
steps for Mrs. Farmer.
It is becoming increasingly diffi
cult to find candidates who were
born in log cabins, so who says the
world is not growing better.
For too many men think the home
is a barricade for the wife.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
| THE FACE IN
! IN THE MIST
(By Rev. C. A. Swansen, El Reno,
Okla.)
Across the years now spent and gone
With friendly scenes beguiling,
The fairest face I've looked upon
I,see serenely smiling;
Its fadeless beauty ever gleams
Above all earthly splendor,
And memory sweeps in endless
dreams
Its features kind and tender.
Old days return and life's glow
With buoyant joy and gladness;
I-live again in the long ago
Untouched by care and sadness;
And time goes on without regret
'Mid scenes that long I cherish,
While human woe I soon forget,
And griefs depart and perish.
I am a child at Mother's knee,
Her gentle voice is calling,
I hear its soft, sweet melody
In tender accents falling;
While through the mist of hopes and
fears
Her faith is still abiding,
And 'spite the distance of the years
Her hand my hand is guiding.
No earthly wealth, but rich in prayer
And faith beyon^time's measure,
Her womanly grace beyond compare,
Her love, an endless treasure,
To me she came a gift divine—
Like her thei-e's not another,
And I am rich—her faith is mine—
Thank God for such a Mother!
THE SHRINE AT MOTHER'S KNEE
Just let me turn aside a while,
And leave the rugged way;
Just let me rest a moment now,
And find my yesterday.
If I but pause and - close my eyes,
I easily can see
The Holy Shrine of long ago,
The shrine at mother's knee.
Give me, Oh God, her God to-know,
To worship and believe;
Give me her faith to make the best
Of all that I receive.
Oh, let me catch her vision sweet;
It seemed so real to me,
When I knelt there and found my
shrine
My shrine at mother's knee.
Years sweep along with certain swing
Rough paths bruise weary feet;
Hope drowns in deep discouragement,
And love a hate dotfi meet.
With worn and heavy hearts we turn,
In halting, whispered plea,
To Him Who glorified with peace
The shrine at mother's knee.
Then, God! Oh, God! My Mother's
God
Who knew the cross she bore!
As to my memory there comes
My mother, as of yore ;•
As though I were a little child
In faith I come to Thee—
Again I seek, again I find
The shrine at mother's knee.
PASS IT ON
"Have you a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till ip heaven the deed appears—
Pass it on.
"Be not selfish in thy greed,
Pass it on;
Look upon thy brother's need,
Pass it on;
Live for self, you live in vain
j Live for Christ, you live again,
• Live for Him, with Him you reign—
! Pass it on.
MISLEADING
t The day is gone when such terms
as "stomach trouble," "liver troub-
les," "female complaint," "heart dis
ease" and such like, convey intelli
gent meaning; and yet, many people,
when told by the quack that they
have liver trouble, or "dropsy," or
"neuralgia," are apparently satisfied
with the diagnosis. Such statements
mean nothing more than to unskill
fully point to the location of an un
known pathological condition. It is
quite likely that the imposter and ig
noramus who "pronounces it colon
trouble" knows absolutely nothing of
the real condition which he pretends
io treat.
Even intelligent newspapers to
day report that certain citizens died
of "Heart trouble" or "Heart Dis
ease!" And this, when there are,
roughly speaking, over two dozen
easily recognized diseases of the
heart and its appendages!
It is against ignorance and
cupidity that the honest physician
CAROLEEN NEWS
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ter remained to spend a week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Phil
lips.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Belue and
children of Charlotte spent Sunday
here visiting relatives.
The many friends here of Miss
Alice Osteen of Greenville, S. C.,
niece of Mrs. L. B. Harrill of this
place, will be interested to learn of
her marriage Monday, May 2, to Mr.
Ferd Hayes of the U. S. Navy. Mrs.
Harrill left Saturday for Greenville
to attend the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed moved
last week to Rutherfordton, where
'Mr. Reed will have headquarters
with an auditing company. He has
held the responsible position as head
bookkeeper and cashier of the Hen
rietta Mills for several years and
his resignation will mean the loss
of a very valuable employee of the
company. Mr. Reed's vacancy will be
filled by Mr. J. F. Timmei*man.
The Alda Grayson Circle of the
W. M. U. held their regular monthly
meeting at the Mrs. O. A.
Lynch Monday evening. A splendid
program was planned and carried out,
and a very interesting playlette was
given by several small children, and
also a song "When the boats come
in," was sang by the little folks. The
subject for the evening was "Jesus
and our Gifts." The program through
out was very interesting and helpful.
Mrs. Lynch served refreshments con
sisting of iced tea, cake and sand
wiches, to the following members
present, Mrs. C. C. Higgins, Mrs.
Marlow Hawkins, Mrs. Earley, Misses
Othello Ferree, Minnie Harrill, Ora
Smart, Ethral Ebrom, and Ella Lynch.
The old zizzag rail fence has dis
appeared, but a few split picket gar
dens are to be seen as we pass
through the country.
Yea, Bo!
First Co-ed—What do you think
of the idea of girls developing
themselves in the higher branches?
Second—Well, you gotta admit
they've done a lot as far as the
lower limbs are concerned.
struggles, often too vainiy. In years
agone, "dropsy' was said to be an
incurable disease. Now we know it
is only a symptom of disease of some
other organ, curable or incurable.
Neuralgia is not a disease at all, —
it is literally pain in a nerve, and
may be due to a number of causes;
and upon the immovability of the
cause, depends the cure of the dis
ease.
How the quacks love to print
the cui-e of Mrs. Jinks' "Female
trouble!" They even furnish her
newspaper portrait, so eager are they
to aid suffering humanity. It is amaz
ing that some people are so unso
phisticated that they read and be
lieve such stuff! The afflicted female
probably needed only a stout purge
—even if such a personage ever ex
isted; and if she did, she was probab
ly well paid in cash for the "testi
monial."
I Bad Color
(liver trouble)
"OCCASIONALLY I am trou-
bled with spells of consti
pation and inactive liver," says
Mrs. John L. Pence, Broadway,
Va. "I always use Tiiedford's
Black-Draught when I feel a spell,
of this kind coming on, for it
saves me a bad headache. My
color gets sallow at times. I get
real yellow, showing that the tro
uble comes from the liver.
"I have found Black-Draught to
be the finest kind Of a remedy
for this. I take Black-Draught
and make a tea out of it, and take
it, along in small doses for sever
al days. I have never found any
thing that served me so well.
"Since I have known about
Black-Draught, I have not suffer
ed nearly so much with head
ache, caused from indigestion. If
I find my tongue is coated, and
I wake up with a bad taste in
my mouth, I know I have been
eating indiscreetly, and I imme
diately resort to Black-Draught
! to straighten me out."
GARDNER CLASS
HERE LAST SUNDAY
Approximately 350 Members
of Shelby Sunday School
Class Guests of Forest
City Class
More than one hundred cars, car
rying approximately three hundred
fifty members of the Sunday school
class of O. Max Gardner, of Shelby,
were here Sunday morning at the
First Baptist church. The motorcade
carrying the class arrived here in
time for Sunday school. The audi
torium of the First Baptist church
was filled to ovei-flowing, about two
thirds of those present being from
Shelby.
Rev. W. A. Ayers, pastor of the
Forest City church welcomed the
class to the church. He commented
on the excellent spirit shown in
such a venture as was shown in this
move. After he had finished this
speech of welcome, Mr. Gardner ad
dressed the Sunday school. He gave
a wonderful speech on how Peter de
nied Christ, depicting this man as a
fine example by which to live.
Most of the members went back to
Shelby in time to hear Dr. Wall
preach his morning sermon, and it
was said that the officials and mem
bers of the class were well pleas
ed with the spirit and attendance
shown by the trip.
Mrs. Cornelius Martin and daugh
ter, Elizabeth, of Hendersonville, and
Miss Marjorie Hord, of Kings Moun
tain are visiting Mrs. Mamie Erwin.
Miss Bertha Jones, who has been
teaching in Pittsboro, returned home
Tuesday to spend the summer months
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Jones.
FOR SALE—One cow with young
calf; giving about five gallons milk
per day. A. T. Withrow, Forest City
. 30-lt
FOR SALE—Pine lumber of all
dimensions. House bills filled to
order. A. T. Withrow, Forest City.
30-lt.
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a —: Forest City, N. C.
Charcoal, feeders, waterers and
brooders for baby chicks. Farmers v
Hardware Co.
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ZOO YEARS
haarlem oil has been a world
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bladder disorders, rheumatism,
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tire 'system by taking a thorough
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Calotabs are the greatest of ail
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Too Much
"Acid?"
Excess Uric Acid Gives Rise to Man}
Unpleasant Troubles.
s AUTHORITIES agree that an ex
cess of uric acid is primarily
due to faulty kidney action. Reten
tion of this toxic material often
makes its presence felt by sore, pain
ful joints, a tired, languid feeling
and> sometimes, toxic backache and
headache. That the kidneys are not
functioning right is often shown by
scanty or burning passage of secre
tions. Thousands assist their kidneys
at such times by the use of Doan's
Pills —a stimulant diuretic. Doan's
are recommended by many local peo
ple. Ask your neighbor!
DOAN'S p gif
Stimulant Diaretic to the Kidneys
Fo»ter-Milburn Co., Mfg. Cbem.,Buffalo, N. Y.