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FOREST CITY COURIER Published Evrry Thursday in the ! interest of Forest City and Ruther- j ford County. ' Entered Aug. 22, 1918, at post office at Forest City, N. C. t as second class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. C. E. ALCOCK Editor and Owner CLARENCE GRIFFIN— News Editor MRS. C. E. ALCOCK... Society Editor ARVAL ALCOCK Advertising H. H. HOUSER Job Dept. ADVERTISING RATES Display, per column Inch 30c Reading Notices, per line 10c Classified Column lc per word SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year - SI.OO Six months $1 .50 per year outside of Rutherford County. ———-—— | Tnfnbir | / Carolina SPRESS | —— ■ THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928 THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. t Children still get up in class and recite — "Under the spreading chestnut tree, The Village Smithy stands; The Smith, a mighty man is he—" But the trade that was the inspir ation of Longfellow's beautiful lines is almost effaced. When we pass a blacksmith now, we stop and marvel —not so much at the skill with which he works, as we used to, but at the very fact that we have seen a black- 1 smith. For garages are the order of the day! Blacksmiths are few and far between. Even on the farms autos and tractors take the place of horses to a great extent. But horse-shoeing is not the only picturesque occupation that is be coming largely a memory.- No longer do shoemakers make shoes, machines make them now, and shoemakers only mend them. Thackers used to thatch the roof with straw, tylers tile it; slaters roofed with slate; colliers burned charcoal, chandlers made candles and fullers were cloth-cleaners. • These old crafts are gone—but the names of them linger on in the sur names of people. Many new trades have sprung up to take the places of many that have passed into the dis card—but there is a romantic haze over these old trades celebrated in song and story that shall not pass for many many years to come. Long af ter garages have passed away to make room for airplane landing sta tions, children in classes will get up to recite "The Village Blacksmith!" THE GOD-GIVEN MIRACLE. In a little out of the way farm house away down the road, many miles from the much-beloved Main Street, where in his sprightlier days he had lived an active colorful life as the leading town politician, sat a little old man who was almost broken in spirit. Once the cynosure of the eyes of the community, a moving spirit in all the town activities, but now practic ally a hermit—for years he had hard ly ventured out of his little farm house. Even his eyes seemed to have failed him so that he could hardly read his local newspaper. Unexpectedly he was presented with a radio, and he has since be come a different man. His interest in life has been renewed. Suddenly, out of the miracle that is called radio, come to him the speeches and sounds and cheers and even the spontaneous demonstrations of a great National Political Conven tion. To his ears are carried the, hoarse Cheers of delegates for their fayorite candidates. A moment after a decision is made, he hears of it. A» soon as the candidate is picked, he has the news. In fact, he is trans ported by radio into the very midst of the great convention .so many, many weary miles away'. The old man's dimmed eyes shine with a new brightness. He can even decipher parts of his local paper. His spirits is quickened and revivified. And what has happened to this old man, is happening in every part of the country to thousands and thous ands of bed-ridden invalids and shut ins. What a blessing has been this God given miracle. ENGLAND'S FLOWER ARTIST PAINTING AT LAKE LURE Charles Wyatt Has Painted Some of the Most Beautiful Spots in the Universe Lake Lure, June 19. —Across the blue expanse of Lake Lure towers a panorama of rugged cliffs, now soft ened to dull blues and grays by win ter's haze and filmy smoke; and in a room beside the still lake is mirror ed beauty. An artist's brush has 'caught the silent majesty of North Carolina's mountains and has depict ed this majesty for the world's eyes to see, for the world's heart to love. Charles Wyatt, an Englishmen, who has achieved fame through the exquisite "garden portraiture" of which he is a master, has chosen i North Carolina as his home. The j state should be proud that a man I whose experience has led him through | the beauty spots of the world should choose our mountains above all others as a spot in which to live. Old Eng lish gardens, with the charm of grac ious simplicity; America's estates, gems of riotous color set in the liv ing green of nature; Trinidad's as cending terraces, lying rich and warm in the tropical sunlight; even Charleston's pride, the Magnolia gardens, whose placid lagoons and' clustering azaleas are even now at tracting crowds of visitors from all over the country—each in turn has lured him on—only to yield its beau ty to his keen perceptions, and be left behind for the next beauty spot. "I was born in London,' 'he said, n the city of fogs. But really" his eyes twinkled. "I only once had the experience of losing my way because of them. They're very much exag gerated ! In the west country of Eng land, which was for a long time my home, my interest in painting, and especially in painting flower gardens, I began." Study and school —school . and study—reven young genius must have its teachers! But who can tell wheth er his native England's windswept moors, or Marbazon's rich dreams, or the sturdy tulip fields of Holland gave him his wealth of color and strength and detail? It was a great day for the young man of two and (twenty when his pictures were hung lin the new gallery in London, cfi ■rectly beside one of the famous I Sai-gent's. • Honors came quickly then. King j Edward first wanted "Shakespeare's j garden done; then a series of eight { other studies, royalty took him up, ! society followed. The sated tastes I of the public recognized something I new, something fresh with the dews • and dreams of life, something of »truth. He became a teacher. "Twelve years I taught," there was a far-aw?iy look in the slate-blue j Breton eyes, "but it was very hard, i They were not there to learn, to ac complish. I did not use the method , your American artists use —that of ! criticism of the pupil's work. I i taught by painting before them, by illustration of my theories, by ex ample, and it took a great deal of my vitality." In 1912, at the royal international horticultural exhibition in London, an unusual thing happened. A striking picture, which was in detail physically true to plant life, and yet was the mdst brilliant arrangement of garden scenes, was the center of attention. A diploma of honor was awarded—the only award for gar den painting at the exhibition, and the artist, Mr. Wyatt, entered into a new phase of life—he painted fa mous gardens of the world, and fate led him to Nova Scotia, Evangeline's land. "I still have my home in Nova Scotia," he explained, "but Cana dian winters are so rigorous that we are going to live here. This is a very wonderful country and it is only a matter of time until it will come into its own." But what is there about his pic tures that makes them so striking? Why do they grip your imagination and make you want to look again, to draw near, to analyze, to enjoy? With most pictures today we are apt to draw back and squint our eyes critically in order to gain any sort of impression. An Eng lish paper calls such pictures "a series of blots and splashes of showy npthingnees," and this description is j only too apt in many cases. I Not so with Mr. Wyatt's pictures. [He is an eminently satisfactory sort of art. The flowers live, the stream almost sings as it leaps the rock, the mountains rest in quiet strength, even as they do around our own i horizon. There is real life, not aj travesty; there is color, amazing THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928 THE COUNTY CLUB , PRESENTS CALF IN LEGUME CONTEST Mr. O. B. Grose, of Forest City, R-2, Wins in Contest Spon-, sored by Club Rutherfordton, June 20. —The June meeting of the Rutherford County Club was held in the Meth ; odist church here Tuesday. The blessing was asked by Rev. T. C. ; Jordan. The dinner, served by the ; ladies of the Rutherfordton Metho i dist church, was up to? the expecta tions of the club and was immensely enjoyed. Road Committee Report ! Mr. C. F. Cline opened the business : session after the dinner with a re jport from the road committee. He ! stated that he had been in confer ence with Mr. J. Q. Gilkey, who had been discussing Route 19, Marion to Rutherfordton, with Commissioner j Page, of the highway department, i Mr. Cline also stated that he had been |in communication with Mr. Page, and, although no definite promise ! had been made, work may start on i the Rutherfordton-Marion highway after July Ist. I Mr. F. P. Stratford reported for ; the county government committee. , Due to the fact that some members of the committee had been away much of the time since the last meet ing nothing definite has been done by the committee, and it was con tinued. O. B. Grose Wins in Legume Contest In February, 1927, the Rutherford i County Club accepted an offer from Mr. O. J. Holler, of a pure bred , Jersey calf, to be given to the farm ( er who made the best record in grow ; ing leguminous crops. Mr. F. E. Pat ton stated that a number of farmers i entered the contest. He presented to jthe club Messrs. Horace Elliott, Jr., i Rutherfordton, Lewis Koon, Union Mills, Mr. Hodge, Rutherfordton, R-4, ,L. V. Harris, Rutherfordton and O. B. Grose, Forest City, R-2, who- were i present as guests of the club, and told what each had done in the way |of raising legumes. Mr. Holler next ; introduced Mr. C. L. Sams, county agent-at-large, who told of his four : days work in the county in capacity 1 of judge of the contest. Mr. Sams j briefly criticised amd commended the 1 efforts of each of the thirteen con testants. After doing so he said that in his opinion Mr. O. B. Grose, of 1 Forest City, R-2, had made the most outstanding progress in this line, and ' | on behalf of the club presented the 1 calf to Mr. Grose. Other contestants " mentioned in legume growing who | were not present at the meeting were j Grant Allen, Union Mills; J. B. Link, !Forest City; Carl Jay, Rutherfordton, Kl - On motion of 0. C. Erwin the club gave the contestants a vote of thanks for their interest in the contest. Dr. Crawford Speaks Dr. R. H. Ci'awford, of the Ruth erford Hospital, was next presented and spoke on the value and efficiency of the county health officer, Dr. J. C. Twitty. Dr. Twitty was scheduled to speak, but was unavoidably de tained in typhoid-smallpox campaign work. He was followed by Miss Aure lia George, county Red Cross nurse, who spoke interestingly of her work in the county. The July meeting will be held at the Spindale House. Mr. Walter Gault, formerly an employe of The Courier, arrived yesterday to visit relatives here. Wal ter has been in the West recently and has traveled considerably since leav ing th§ state some months ago. It was erroneously reported here about a year ago that he had met with dis aster while crossing the ocean, but says there was nothing to the report as he is very much alive. Manager Curlee reports that Ef ird's June Sale is progressing nicely at the local store. The contest be tween the clerks and the store con test with the Shelby branch is at tracting a good deal of attention and good natured rivalry. Holding the Democratic conven tion in the greatest cotton state doesn't augur so well for the Wool len fcoom. color, and an expression of person ality! His kind, friendly, humorous face looks at the rows of completed work—his deam children —and al most, they smile in return! Life is good; life is kind; life, if you let it, is willing to turn friendly eyes on you.—Virginia Sevier. SPINDALE NOTES Spindale, June 18.— r A wedding of interest to a wide circle of friends was that of Miss Cleo Whitner to Mr. Malcolm Robinson, which oc curred in Spartanburg Friday. Mrs. Robinson is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitner, of this place, and holds a position with one of the local mills. Mr. Robinson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson, of the Oakland community. They will make their home in Spindale. Mr. R. I. Roberts, overseer in Spin ners Processing Co., had his tonsils removed Thursday in Charlotte. Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Rumple and James Rimmer accompanied Mr. Roberts to Charlotte and returned with him Saturday. Miss Flora Hill underwent an op eration for appendicitis at the Ruth erford Hospital last Wednesday." Mr. W. C. Ellis who has ben ill with typhoid fever several days, was removed to the Rutherford Hospital Friday for treatment. LOCAL NEWS i (Rev. H. C. Sisk) Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Henderson and daughter, Miss Bessie and son, Brit ton, of Chesnee, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Henderson here Saturday and Sunday. Misses Annie Bell, Edna and Hettie White spent the week end at their home near Rutherfordton. Misses Atlas and Leona Rollins accompan ied them for a visit. Mr. Alonzo Tessineer spent the week end in Chesnee. Those on the sick list at present are Mrs. W. A. Mask, Mrs. Cinda Rich, Mrs. R. S. McCluney, Mrs. Skip 1 r • » SPARTANBURG, S. C. i T'T YJLT 4 - Mail Orders Given Prompt 'Attention. We 4 II I I Cf 1 pay postage on orders amounting to SIO.OO ♦ or more. WHITE SALES | Begin Monday, June 25th | Sheets! Pillow Cases! Towels! ] Bed Spreads! Fancy Linens! | Wash Goods! at Extra | Ordinary Savings! I Here's Four Exceedingly Good Specials— -300 Boot Mills Genuine Linen Maderia Face Towels Tea Napkins oo c EACH Packed 6in Box «1 OC or $1.25 for package of 6 18x36 plain white—good absorbent hemstitched face Butterfly and flowered hand embroid towels. ered motifs. To Close Out! 150 Pairs Table of Odds and Ends White Ruffled Yard Goods Curtains Jl'Jc Pair JOC Yd. ... JXT Novelty voile curtains in two desirable some sold as high as 75c yd. Normandy styles—4 piece set of 2 sides and 2 tie and printed voiles—plain and fancy ray- backs—s piece set of 2 sides 2 tie ons—dozens of patterns to choose from. backs—and valance. 1-4 Off On All Fancy Maderia Linens per and the little son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Bert Rule. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sisk and lit tle daughters, Inez and 1 Christine, of Shelby, spent Tuesday here with rel atives. Miss Lucile Hendricks, of Lincoln ton, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Blackburn. FLORENCE MILLS ! Friday morning about six o'clock, | Pressley, Jr., eighteen months old I son of Mr. and Mrs. Pressley Hardin, [died after several days illness. The funeral service was held at the i home, Saturday morning. Rev. C. C. 1 Matheny, of Alexander Mills in , charge. Interment was made in Cool | Springs cemetery. McDaniel-Hawkins Saturday afternoon, Mr. Houston McDaniel and Miss Delia Hawkins, motored to Rutherfordton, procured marriage license, located a minister, and were happily married. They have a host of friends who wish them well as they journey through life together. 1 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Col lins Sunday night, a nine-pound boy. Blackburn - McCluney Friends of the contracting parties will learn with interest of the mar riage of Mj*. Albert Blackburn and Miss Minnie McCluney which occur red Sunday. Rev. Z. D. Harrill of El lenboro officiating. , Both are prominent among a large circle of friends who wish them ev ery success in their new venture. Mr. T. C. Collins and family of I Cherokee, S. C., spent Sunday with' Mr. Joe P. Hardin and family. Mr. D. H. Sutton is in Raleigh, while his family are visiting in Hen dersonville. "MONUMENTS" To mark the resting place of your loved one. L. T. GREENE Ellenboro, N. C. I Tune In Today (Thursday) on the Majestic Hour of Music from Station W. B. T. Charlotte, N. C. Come in our store anytime and we will gladly demonstrate the tone of Majestic Receiver to you. You will get a thrill that you have not exper ienced before in a Radio Set. You will' hear bass notes and the delicate shad ings of music that has been /entirely lost heretofore. The Majestic is proclaimed the world's finest Radio at the world's low est price. See it, hear it and be convinced. Smith's Radio Shop FOREST CITY, N. C.
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