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VOL. IX—NO. -46.
LARGE AUDIENCE
DELIGHTED WITH
"ROSETBTPLAY
Kathleen Alexander Mission
ary Society Presents Ex
cellent Musical Comedy
to Huge Audience
"Rosetime", a delightful musical
comedy in three acts, was presented
by the Kathleen Alexander Mission
ary Society, of the Methodist church
on Thursday evening, August 18th at
Cool Springs High School auditorium.
The play was one of the most at
tractive home talent productions
which has been given in Forest City.
The plot was slight and somewhat
sterotyped but the choruses were
catchy and tuneful, the scenery and
costumes were lovely, and the acting
was professional.
Miss Margaret Moore as "Rose,"
the star, was charming. Her part was
just as pretty as it could be and
she made a great deal of it. Her solo,
with the chorus, "I Am Only a Home
Town Girl," was lovely. R. C. Alex
andei-, as Jerry, Rose's home town
lover, was easily the hit of the play.
In the big scenes that closed the
first and second acts his performance
was superb. R. W. Minish as "Pa"
the old time country gentleman was
splendid. His presentation of the part
was professional and his every ap
pearance on the stage was the signal
for gales of laughter from the audi*
ence. Mrs. D. H. Sutton as "Ma" and
Misses Kathleen Dorsey and Nellie
McConnell as typical village gossips
were excellent. - " ■*- *
One of the features of the play was
a movie troup at work. T. J. Stone as
director got all there was 'in his part
out. He was a typical character villian
and his acting was good. Miss Lanette
McMurry, as a movie vamp, played a
difficult part extremely well. Her
solo dance with the chorus, "I'm a
Vamp", was one of the prettiest
scenes in the play.
C. L. Moore as property man made
a first rate comedian. Miss Mildred
Moores, as Babe Burnett the troup's
:soubrette was a charming juvenile,
and S. M. Crowder as Squint, the
camera man, added a fine touch of
realism to the scenes in which the
movie troup appeared.
The choruses were made up of a
group of girls and boys. Their danc
ing and singing was exceptional. The
opening chorus "Main Street" had
all the swing and snappiness of a
professional show; the butterfly
dance and the old fashioned dance to
the lovely solo sung by Mrs. Nell
Padgett Norris were lovely.
Mrs. Norris sang between acts, and
in her usual gracious manner, re
sponded to three encores. She always
delights a Forest City audience and
she was in particularly good voice on
this occasion.
Alice Louise Minish and Trilby
Hewitt as "Charleston Kids" danced
between acts. Their performance was
splendid and. most enthusiastically re
ceived.
Mrs. R. W. Minish was accompan
ist and her work left nothing to be
desired. She and the trainer, Miss
Williams deserve much credit for the
exceptionally fine quality of the per
formance.
B. Y. P. U. CHAPTERS
OBSERVED WEEK OF STUDY
The B. Y. r\ U. Chapters of the
Sandy Run Baptist Association ob
served a simultaneous study course
week from the 15th to the 20th of
this month. Twenty-five classes were
organized in the various churches of
the association. Three hundred and
fifty members of these classes passed
the examination on the courses. The
week closed Saturday with a rally
and get together picnic at Flat Rock,
below Sandy Mush. Two hundred fif
ty members from the association's B.
Y. P. U. chapters were in attendance.
The week of study was considered
very successful, according to Mr. W.
C. Lynch, B. Y. P. U. Field Worker.
Messrs. Joe P. Hardin, F. L. Fun
derburke, S. S. Doggett, Dan S. Hard
in, of Forest City and A. J» Nix, of
Caroleen, left Tuesday to attend the
North Carolina Conference of the
Wesleyan Methodist cburch at Col
fax, N. C.
FOREST CITY COURIER
HENRIETTA TO PLAY
TWO GAMES THIS WEEK
Henrietta, Aug. 23.—0n Thurs
day Henrietta will meet the Gaffney
baseball club at the Riverside Park,
Henrietta. The Boger and Crawford
Mill team of Lincolnton, will be at
Henrietta on Friday.
Henrietta took two games from
Gaffney last week; one by a score of
6-2 and the other by a score of 1
and 0. Gaffney will be fighting hard
to take this game and Henrietta will
be fighting to win.
Boger and Crawford has a fast,
hard fighting team and will be there
in the game to win. Don't miss these
games.
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES MONDAY
John Early, Noted Polk County
Leper to Appear on Writ
of Habeas Corpus
Rutherfordton, August 23.—The
Fall term of superior court for trial
of civil cases will convene here on
next Monday. Judge Walter E. Moore
of Sylva, will be the presiding judge.
The court faces a heavy civil docket
that will require about two weeks to
dispose of. Several cases of interest
are scheduled for trial, among them
is the suit of Vess against the Sun
Printing Company in which the plain
tiff is suing for SIO,OOO for slander.
Another case that is being watched
and awaited for with eager interest
is that of John Early, noted Polk
County leper. Plans of Federal of
ficials to have Early removed to Car
ville, La., where he recently escap
ed, have been halted by a writ of
habeas corpus, served on a Federal
health officer ordering that the cel
ebrated leper be produced before
Judge Moore in Rutherfordton on
Monday, and give reason why he
should be removed to the Louisiana
leper colony.
Miss Farinie King has returned
from a delightful visit to relatives
in Lilesville.
FLACK REUNION
ON SEPTEMBER 1
Rally of One of County's Old
est Families to be at Lake
Lure
Rutherfordton, Aug. 23.—A def
inite date for the Flack reunion has
been announced. This gathering will
take place at Lake Lure on Thursday
September Ist, beginning at 10
o'clock and continuing until late
afternoon. Through the courtesy of
Mr. B. B. Doggett, manager of the
Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc., this
gathering will be furnished ample
space in the grove near the bottom
less pools just west of the Lake
Lure Inn. Tables and benches have al
ready been erected here by the Chim
ney Rock Mountains, Inc., for such
gatherings.
The program arranged will consist
of an address of welcome by some
members of the Flack family; a short
history will be read by Mr. D. W.
Crawford of Rutherfordton and an
address, the main feature of the
morning program, will be delivered
by Horace E. Flack of Baltimore.
Time will also be allowed for any
one who wishes to make a short talk.
A basket dinner will be served at
12:30, and the afternoon will be giv
en over to visiting together, swap
ping yarns and reminiscences or any
other diversion which may appeal to
those in attendance. An effort has
been made to send a formal notice to
all members of the Flack family
throughout this section; but owing to
the fact that the names and address
es of so many are unknown to the
management, it is hoped that this an
nouncement will serve as an invita
tion to all who are connected with
the Flack family by blood or mar
riage, to be present.
Mr. J. W. McDaniel states that the
Cool Springs cemetery has been new
ly cleaned off and invites all who
have friends or relatives buried there
to visit the "cemetery Saturday or
Sunday.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLI NA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927.
TANNER FAMILY
MEETS IN COWPENS
Annual Reunion to be Held
Next Year at Tanners'
Grove in This Coun
ty
The Tanner reunion has been in
existence for thirty-five or forty
years. It met in its early days at
the call of M. A. Tanner, the head
of the family, who lived about four
miles south of Forest City. Affer his
death .his wife, Nancey still lived at
the ok}- place and for years we met
with her. Then her house was burned
and she moved with her daughter,
Mrs. P. V. Wood. We then met there.
Later she moved with another daugh
ter, Mrs. J. L. Doggett. Then the
reunion ceased for several year. But
the relation ties were so strong it
was resurrected J'tod has been meet
ing annually
Doggett's duringwie life of Mrs. Tan
near and once during the life of J.-L.
Doggett and wife and then we have
been wandering from place to place.
Met at H. B. Doggett's, Forest City
one time, at Belt Tanner's, Harris,
R. F. D., W. K. Tanner's, Cowpens,
a time or two, Mr. Zeb Geer's, Ruth
erfordton, R. F. D., for several ye&rs.
Met one time at K. C. Tanner's, Ches
nee, S. C.
The time has always been Satur
day before the second Sunday in
August. We met this year at Love
Spring, near Cowpens, S. C. There
we found an ideal place. Nice grove,
seats, tables, swimming pool, a big
spring and the man, Mr. Smith, who
owns the place, a big hearted man,
just turned the whole business over
to us. We had a wonderful day.
The dinner was spread and uncle
Rufus Tanner, the oldest man pres
ent, stood at the head of the table
and returned thanks in a short but
very touching prayer. After the din
ner the family was called to order
by W. R. Tanner of Cowpens and K.
C. Tannei', of Chesnee, was called on
to offer a prayer. H. iJ. Doggett of
Forest City then made a short talk
expressing his love for his Tanner
relations and closed by reading the
history of Tanner's Grove church.
Nominations were then in order for
a place to hold our next meeting. K.
C. Tanner, of Chesnee, S. C., put in
nomination Tanner's Grove church; it
was moved, seconded and voted to
hold our next meeting at Tanner's
Grove in this county. W. R. Tanner,
who is a half brother to S. B. Tan
ner, who was prominent in this sec
tion returned home with H. B. Dog
gett and attended church and Sun
day school while in Forest City. He
is 86 years old, and made a speech
in the Wesley Bible class, short, but
to the point and said he had been at
tending Sunday school for seventy
five years and that he was not tired
of it. He spent the week here visiting
relatives.
It is a real treat to talk to a man
of his age who with a clear mind
and jjjausually strong body relates hap
penings back in tfie sixties. W. R.
Tanner, Jr., of Cowpens, S. C., reg
istered them and reported 94 present.
KIWANIS NOTES
Fraternal night was a happy oc
casion Monday evening. Dr. C. S. Mc-
Call, Royal Arch; B. M. Price, Blue
Lodge; Mrs. A. W. Falvey, Eastern
Star; C. .0 Ridings, Moose, and
John Poole, K. P., were present to
represent their respective orders. It
was a splendid get-to-gether meeting.
Forest City may have that much
needed new hotel, if an effort sta£t
ed culminates in success. A teom
mittee is working on the proposition
and may put the proposition over.
There will be no meeting Monday
night. Thursday night the club will
meet in joint session with Ruther
fordton at Spindale House. Kiwanis
is doing a great work in cementing
the friendship an mutual co-opera
tion between Rut'nerfortlton, Spin
dale and Forest City.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Ballance and
children, Misses Constance, George
lyn and Marion of Oriental, N. C. are
the guests of Rev. and Mrs. M. "F.
Moores.
[CHIMNEY ROCK
! LAKE LORE NEWS
Many Visit Lake Lure and the
Rock Last Sunday—ln
formal Party
Lake Lure, Aug. 22.—Miss Sara
Moss has returned from Anderson, S.
C., where she has been spelnding
her vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McDonald, Mrs.
Viola Given and Miss Clara Given,
who have been spending two weeks
at The Cliff Dwellers Inn, returned
to Louisville Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger McKinnon
have returned from their wedding
trip and are stopping at Lake Lure
Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Wilson are
spending the week in Atlanta.
Miss Edna Camnitz, of Louisville,
who has been spending the past two
weeks with her brothers, Messrs.
Howard and Harry Camnitz has re
turned to Forest City to continue her
visit to her sister, Mrs. C. E. Alcock.
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Reinhardt and
children are spending two weeks at
Lake Lure enjoying the mountain air,
the bathing beach and superintending
the growth of the fish in the lake.
Mr. Alford Perrin, of The Citadel,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. H. R. Cam
nitz and Mr. Camnitz.
Mr. and Mrs. Vfe D." Myers, and
children, Mary Belle and Walter, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Osteen and Misses
Sara and Mary Clare Osteen have
returned to Louisville after spending
two weeks at Lake Lure Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holland have
gone to Georgia to make their home
after having been at Lake Lure since
the dam was started.
Miss Beeman, of Miami, Fla., is the
guest of Sirs. J. B. Phillips at The
Lodge.
Mr. and Ivl -. Julius Alms have re
turned to Charlotte after spending
the week end r.t Tar Heel Inn.
Mr. S. V. Hooker, who has been
quite ill with acute flevitis is improv
ing slowly.
Mrs. Walter Leiter who was recent
ly operated on at the Rutherford
Hospital continues to improve.
Miss Swann Hester has returned to
Washington, D. C., after visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. C. Cobb and Mr. Cobb.
Sunday was the biggest day of the
season at Lake Lure. Hotels were
crowded beyond their capacity. The
bathing beach resembled Atlantic
City, while the Rock registered the
largest number of visitors in two
years.
Mrs. J. B. Phillips entertained in
formally Wednesday afternoon in
honor of her guest, Miss Beeman, of
Miami. After a delightful musical
program refreshments were served on
the porch where one can look down
from the lofty heights to the teeming
valley below.
Those present to meet Miss Beem
an were Mesdames W. D. Myers, C.
C. Osteen, G. L. McDonald, Viola
Given and Misses Clara Given and
Edna Camnitz of Louisville. Miss
Elizabeth Gale, Ticonderoga, N. Y.,
Mesdames Willis J. Milner, Georgia
Gale, Harry and Howard Camnitz,
Chimney Rock.
BOSTIC R-3, NEWS
Bostic, Aug. 22.—Mr. and Mrs. R.
V. Harrill visited Mr. Brodus Greene
Sunday evening.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Sallie Biggerstaff's little child is very
ill at this writing.
Mr. Seth Greene and family are
visiting their country home this week.
Mr. Willard Randall, of Rock Hill,
is visiting K. M. Randall this week.
. Mrs. J. E. Matheney is very sick
at this time.
Miss Vallree Biggerstaff is visit
ing Mr. Curt Crawley.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Dobbins and
children, visited Mr. Seth Greene,
Sunday.
Miss Dorothy McGinnis, of Avon
dale, visited Miss Mae Greene, Sun
day.
Mr. A. W. Greene visited Mr.
Broadus Greene last Tuesday.
Misses Ola and Ockie Green, Mr.
Broadus Green and Mr. G. W. Green
went on a mountain trip, Wednes
day. They went by Lake Lure, Chim
ney Rock and Asheville and came
back by Old Fort and spent the
night with Mrs. A. D. Wells.
SHERIFF'S SALE FOR
TAXES OCTOBER 3
Rutherfordton, Aug. 23T.—The sale
of land for taxes have been postponed
from September sth to October 3rd,
according to an announcement by
Sheriff Hardin. The change was
made necessary by an error in the
first tax advertisement. The adver
tisement of the land for sale for
taxes will begin in The Courier in its
issue of September Bth, and contin
ue through to September 29th. The
land on which taxes are not paid will
be sold on October 3rd. •
DR. O.L. MILLER TO
CONDUCT CLINIC
Chief Surgeon of State Ortho
paedic Hospital to Hold
Clinic for Deformed
and Cripples
Dr. Oscar L. Miller, chief surgeon
at the North Carolina Orthopaedic
Hospital, in Gastonia, will conduct
a clinic for crippled and deformed
children in Forest City, Monday af
ternoon, September 5 during the
hours of 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock p. m.
The clinic will be held at the offices
of Dr. A. C. Duncan, who as chair
man of the underprivileged child
committee of the Forest City Kiwanis
club, has been instrumental in se
curing the services of Dr. Miller.
The parents of all crippled chil
dren in Rutherford county are urged
to bring them to the clinic where,
after examination, they will be in
formed as to the possibility of cures
being effected.
Dr. Miller will be the guest of the
Kiwanis club at night at which time
he will deliver a lecture illustrated
with slides of some of the marvelous
cures and transformations in the mat
ter heretofore of hopeless cases.
A feature article on the great
work of the Orthopaedic hospital by
a recent visitor to that institution
will appear in next week's Courier.
BETHANY NEWS
OF INTEREST
Meeting Closes at Tanner's
Grove Attends B. Y. P.
U. Convention—Locals
and Personals
Forest "City, R-2, Aug. 23.—Most
of the farmers of this section are
busy this week pulling their fodder.
Mr. Ralph Melton preached at
Bethany Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J f R. Hardin and
daughter Leona and Mr. W. E. Lewis
spent last Thursday at Lake Lure.
Mrs. W. E. Lewis and daughter
Ruth returned last Friday, after
spending several days visiting rel
atives in Kentucky.
There was a large attendance at
the Doggett reunion Sunday and all
seemed to enjoy the day to the ut
most.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carroll and
Mr. Walter Carroll have returned to
their home in Daytona, Fla., after
spending a few weeks here visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Car
roll.
Master Hunter Green, of Rvrther
fordton, spent last week with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Green.
Mr. Reid Carroll was the dinner
guest Sunday of Mr. J. P. Lewis.
Several from Bethany church at
tended the district B. Y. P. U. meet
ing Sunday afternoon, at the Flor
ence church.
Mrs. Robert Pigford and son, Rob
ert, Jr., of Wilmington, Mrs. J. P.
Lewis of Rutherfordton and Mrs.
Lillie Hill of Spindale l visited at Mr.
W. E. Lewis* Tuesday.
The B. Y. P. U. elected the fol
lowing delegates to attend the con
vention at Spindale: Misses Mary
Toms, Annie Gross, Nellie Sherrill,
Nell Lewis and Virgie Bostic.
Misses Lois and Martha Moores had
as their week end guests Misses Sarah
and Hilda Firesheets, of Reidsville,
N. C.
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72 COLUMNS
SI.OO per Year in Advance
TWO DELIGHTFUL
PARTIES GIVEN
AT CAROLEEN
Miss Emily Hollifield Enter
tains—T. E. L. Class Gives
Surprise Party
Caroleen, Aug. 23.—0n last Tues
day evening Miss Emily Hollifield de
lightfully entertained at -her home
here, the occasion honoring her house
guest from Rockingham, N. C. The
porches and living room was arranged
:with many lovely potted plants and
baskets of summer flowers. Very in
teresting games and contests were
enjoyed by everyone, while music
added to the pleasure of the evening.
The hostess assisted by her sister,
Miss Ethel Hollifield, served de
lightful fruit punch and cake.
The invited guests included the
following: Misses Ruth Robertson,
Zenobia Neal, Pearle Neal, Alva
Lockman, Madge Fowler, Mr. Eules
Hawkins. Out of town guests were,
Misses. Katie, Mary and Virginia
Hicks, Elizabeth and Janie Coving
ton of Rockingham, N. C., Lela Free
man of Shelby; Messrs. William and
George Covington of Rockingham and
Theodore Thomas of Camden, S. C.,
Cap and Erastus Freeman of Forest
City; Memory and Merrill Freeman
of Cliffside and Messrs. Corne and
Thomas of Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Goforth re
turned Saturday from Wilmington,
N. C., where they spent a week. Mr.
Goforth is assistant cashier of the
Farmers Bank and Trust Co., at Car
oleen.
Mrs. Urcilla Lynch and daughters,
Misses Margaret and Ella Lynch, have
returned home after an extended vis
it in the mountains near Linville
Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Neal, Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Randall, Mr. and Mrs. P.
N. Hamrick, and Mr. and Mrs. V. M.
Abernethy spent last Thursday at
Lake Lure, N. C.
Miss Corletha Scoggins of Tryon,
spent the week end here visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Martin.
Mr. Buren Phillips, who has charge
of the Caroleen market is enjoying
his vacation this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Renn Randall had as
their guests Sunday for dinner, Mrs.
Sallie Bridges, Misses Floy and Merle
Bridges, Mr. Glenn Bridges and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Bailey of Avondale.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hoke and
daughter Mildred and Miss Reba
Phillips of Charlotte, spent the week
end here visiting homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Holland, and
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Martin, attended
the revival services at Mt. Pleasant
Sunday evening.
Misses Alda Mae and Mary Sparks
returned last week from a two weeks
trip to Concord, Statesville and Gas
tonia where they visited friends and
relatives.
Miss Emily Hollifield had as her
guests last week the following friends,
Misses Mary, Katie and Virginia
Hicks, Elizabeth and Janie Covington,
Mr. George and William Covington
of Rockingham and Mr. Theodore
Thompson of Camden, S. C. Misses
Hollifield with guests spent several
days at Chimney Rock on a camping
trip, which was thoroughly enjoyed
by all. Mr. and Mrs. Eliphus Jarrett
of Shelby, N. C., were chaperons for
the party. ,
Mrs. John Hamrick, Mrs. Pink Ken
nedy, Mrs. Vance Price and Mrs.
John Toms attended the Beam reun
ion held last week, near Shelby.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, Mrs.
Ford and son, Ben, have returned
to their home in Savannah, Ga., after
a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Robert-
Many from here attended the re
union held at the home of Mr. E. W.
Dedmond at Columbus, N. C., Sun
day. The relatives and friends from
here included Mr. and Mrs. P.
Hamrick, K. P. Hamrick and family,
B. S. Hamrick and family, J. J- Ham
rick and family, Hicks Hamrick and
family, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick,
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Abernethy, Mr
and Mrs. T. C. Smith, Mrs. Martha
Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Ran
dall and children, and Mr. and £ rs.
Gowen Smart and children, of
lest City.