FOREST CITY COURIER
Published Every Thursday in the
interest of Forest City and Ruther
ford County.
Entered Aug. 22, 1918, at tho post- i
office at Forest City, N. C., as second
class matter under act of Congress j
of March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 13, 1928 ,
A CREAT 4
TRIBUTE j
The Unknown Soldier whose tomb
is under the Arch of Triumph inj (
France has received a perfect 'trib
ute. i
Many have been the decorations of
that tomb, but none more sincere,
none more touching, than that placed
on it by the farmers of Rheims.
These farmers, having good crops,!
deposited a sheaf of wheat ornament
ed with white grapes on the tomb.
The inscription on the tribute was
worded as follows:
"From the peasants of Rheims who
owe their harvest to your Sacrifice.'*
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THE SCHOOL
TEACHER. , n
Jtutherford County has. lost three,
men in the recent past who had de
voted their life-time to the education
of the youth of the land—A. S. Jones,
Herbert Carroll and F. A. Brown.
This unusual circumstance gives The
Rutherford News occasion for enter
ing an interesting legendary tribute
to the teacher, submitted after a
proper appreciation of ..the services
these three had rendered that county.
The story runs that once upon a time ,
all. the vocations met to decide who;
deserved the prize for rendering the
most service to mankind. The doctor j
told how he had saved and prolonged j
human life; the Jawyer told how he j
had fought fqr justice.; the farmer;i
told how he had produced food and
clothed the world; the merchant told 1
howrhe had sold foorf and clothing to !
supply the needs of men; the railroad
man> told how Jie, had jairried.mail,-
express and people to loved ;
ones> the minister told how he had! |
helped to save lost souls and it seem- j
ed that he had won, when an old!
lady stood up and said: "I am a j
teacher and these are all my pupils." j
She won the coveted prize.—Char
lotte Observer.
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VACATION , .U, U
IS OVER F
The glad summer season of play is ,
over for our children, and-'they are j
again "creeping, as the ImmxrtSs'?Bravd •
of Avon phrased it, "unwilling to j
school." Yet not as Unwillingly" as
in the days of the tJard of Avon, i
Taken by and large it seems to usj
that school is a rather pleasant place
these days. - !
The days of the rule of the rod,
are pretty generally over. Teachers j
of today are sympathetic, interested ;
in the problems of youth. They want j
to instill knowledge, not to inspire [
fear. j
This is far from being "a belittle- j
ment of the teachers of days gone by.'
Many ,of them were wonderful men
and women who were an inspiration,!
find a guide to all their pupils. There
were few, however, who reliedjon
force and lung-power rather tjhpn'on
patience and tact. Now, ;ithe
number of cantankerous,
air teachers has dwindled 'consid^ab
ly. I
because new systeftafc' ipf
children have beefe uevalla
which £*e bgggd. .on-ft-true ....under
standing of the child-mjnc}. The
neer wo?k of a nunjbei" of distin
guished educators has had its effect
on every school the country over. We
I know now that the best weapon of
I a teacher is kindness; the one most
I likely to'defeat its purpose, cruelty.
I In addition, new and interesting
1 studies have been added to the cur
-1 riculum, and in most cities and towns
1 there is ample provision for healthy,
I recreation in the form of athletics,
£ which are an integral part of the
B school course.
■ Educational methods, as well as
educators, are progressing so rapid
ly that in the near future people
reading Shakespeare simply won't
understand how he came to use that i
word "unwillingly."
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TREAT SEED WHEAT
TO PREVENT SMUT |
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 10.—Not on- j
ly does smut reduce the acre yields '
of wheat in North Carolina but it i
also renders much of the harvested :
grain unfit for milling purposes. The '■
best way to control this smut is by j
treating the seed wheat with copper ;
cai-bonate dust before planting.
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j-' "Spores of this disease adhere to (
the surface of the grain and germi- j
nate at the same time as the grain," j
says G. W. Fant, plant disease spec- i
irtlist at State College. "Millers will j
discriminate against smutted grain :
and government inspectors in the j
great Wheat states bar it from their ;
better grades. One of the best treat- j
ments for infested seed is to use j
about three ounces of copper carbo- :
nate powder to each bushel of seed ;
wheat to be treated. Many methods j
of mixing are used but the main ■
idea is to coat each grain of wheat
with the dust."
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, Mr. Fant states that between ;
twelve and fourteen thousand acres ,
of land in North Carolina were plant- '
ed to seed wheat treated with this J
copper carbonate dust last year. This |
is only a start, he says, as the acreage ;
sliould be greatly increased this fall. |
One good way to do this is to estab
lish community centei's for treating
the grain. A very successful com
munity operated machine was put in
by-jthe Lewisville Milling Company in
Forsyth County. The machine is op-j
erated by hand power and since be
ing established in the fall of 1926,
has been used to treat seed for plant
ing over 800 acres.
At the present time a number j
of milling companies are considering (
installing power driven machines for j
this purpose. Many growers prefer to j
pay a small amount to have their
seed treated rather than have the
work done at home. In either case,
some form of humbler churn or tight j
, barrel is used. The copper carbonate j
a poison and those treating their ]
seed wheat should use a bandage ov
ler the nose and mouth. When the •
1 grain, has been treated, it should nev- j
; er be fed to any kind of livestock. [
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I "A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN"
AN UNUSUAL FILM
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! iv "A Certain Young Man," which is j
! coming to the Movie Theatre, Mon- |
' September 17, is a picture with
! out a ride to the rescue, a train
wreck, a Charleston, a murder, a
midnight swimming orgy, a flag, a
mother, or any pet device to focus
the attention of the audience on it, i
yet one that" is declared to be one of '
the mo sj/delight fu 1 pieces of sophis
ticate* seen on the screen. Ra
mojji ~fs the star and Hobart j
H ,#he/director. It is a Metro-'
Golfrwjfa-Mayer picture.
"A '§£rt&in Young Man" is truly a
niovijig picture. It is an example of
'Be done with the cam
era toward the development of a sep
arate and distinct art, that neither
depends upon inherited mechanics of
the state nor titles to emphasize its
points. It is for this reason if for
no other that V A Certain Young
1 Man" is one of the finest comedy
dramas of the year. It is a Hobart
: Henley production starring Ramon'
Novarro.
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i It is by far the finest picture that,
1 Hobart Henley has ever directed, not!
1 excluding "His Secretary," "Ex
i change of Wives" and "The Student;
| Prince." Every scene is rounded out
i with an "art" that conceals art".
! Thought his production is the very
, essence of sophistication and clever
r.aeg&t the mechanics are never appar
ent to the audience, nor is one's mind
allowed to supersede the action as to
the inevitability of a situation. Hen
. ley is not to be compared with any
I other director, for with thfs picture
•, he has put himself into a class by
/"himself.
Ramon Novarro, who stars in the
, production Jerry, has never
" given a better account of himself.
Needless to say, this role will,
without doubt, increase his fan mail
by leaps and bounds, for it is the
type of part that allows a great dis
play of personal magnetism.
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' The cast includes Marceline Day,
Renee Adoree, Carmel Myers, Bert
Roach and Huntley Gordon.
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J. R. Nipper of Wake County has
a lespedeza pasture which he seeded
five years ago and he states that it
gets better every years.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928
MOVIE PROGRAM |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12
Colleen Moore in "Oh! Kay."
When Colleen Moore returned from j
location, where ocean scenes were j
filmed for her new First National,
picture, "Oh Kay!", she was pro
nounced by her fellow players to be
a first class able seaman.
A decidedly nautical atmosphere j
was supplied by the scenarist for J
several episodes of this humorous
| screen story, in which the vivacious
| Colleen made numerous scenes
aboard an old wind-jammer, rowed a !
skiff, and even acted as skipper and j
j crew of a fast little sloop. The sloop, j
a star-boat, racing type, captured the j
enthusiastic interest of Colleen, who j
went sailing whenever she was most j
needed before the cameras. She con- j
fessed that she found handling main- j
i sheet, jib and tiller all at one time
j was a job better suited to a person
with four arms, but she was fascinat
! Ed by the sport. She gives promise of j
' becoming an expert sailor thanks to
j the tutelage of her producer, John j
i McCormick, a former naval officer.
As soon as camera work was com- j
dieted on location near Santa Bar-1
bara, Miss Moore and the cast and j
j production staff filming "Oh Kay!" j
' went aboard a sailing vessel and j
cruised in the waters around Cata- j
lina Island for other scenes, which j
include the episode in which Col
leen displays her prowess in a little
sailboat. Mervyn Leßoy directed
"Oh Kay!", from the scenario pre
pared by Carey Wilson. The sup
porting cast is composed of Law
rence Gray, Alan Hale, Ford Ster
ling, Claude Gillingwater, Julanne
Johnston, Edgar Norton and , others, j
Comedy, "Listen Sister." ,j
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 13
Harry Langdon in "Heart Trouble."
Harry should be in jail instead of
J playing in pictures but you can get
i some mighty good kicks out of this
First National Picture. •/
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Comedy, "Society Breaks."
j FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
I 1 Laura La Plant in "Chinese Par
, rot."
| "Trail of The Tiger No. 6."
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J Comedy, "Saxiphobia."
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 15
"Beau Broadway" with John Gil
bert.
j Comedy, "Nothing Flat."
MONDAY, SEPT. 17
"Certain Young Man".
Comedy, "No Fare."
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18
"Breed of Courage."
Comedy, "Panting Papa's."
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19
"Albany Night Boat."
Comedy, "Rah, Rah, Rah."
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METHODIST CHOIR MEMBERS
HONOR MRS. R. W. MINISH
Mrs. Minish was again honored on
Thursday evening, September 6th,
when the Methodist choir which she
has directed for four years, gave her
| a beautiful party at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. M. F. Moores. The regular
choir practice was held and at its end,
, Mrs. Nell Padgett Norris, who has
I also worked with the choir a good
' deal, sang several beautiful numbers.
1 Rev. Mr. Moores on behalf of the
choir, presented Mrs. Minish with a
beautiful beaded bag, containing a
gold piece. In his graceful presenta
tion speech, Rev. Mr. Moores refer
red to the excellent progress the
choir had made under Mrs. Minish's
direction, to her faithful and ef
ficient service and to the sorrow
which all the members felt at her
leaving. Mrsf'Moores served a beauti
ful ice course carrying out a color
scheme of pink and green.
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! J. C. POWELL JOINS
DOGGETT - POWELL CO.
Mr. J. C. Powell has joined the
j firm of Doggett and Powell, agents
J for Durant cars. Mr. Powell has been
I in the car business for years and is
! well informed as to the various makes
| of cars. He says he is 'sold' on Du-
J rant cars, and that he is confident
j that they are as good as any on the
market.
Doggett and Powell Co., just re
cently moved their headquarters from
Spindale to Forest City. They state
that they expect about two carloads;
of Durants in about September 20.
Service!
THE Efird chain of 42 stores has been built
upon service—a merchandising service to
its thousands of customers throughout three
states. A part of this service is embodied in
our tremendous buying organization that is con
stantly scouring the markets of the world for
the new, the serviceable and attractive in wear
ing apparel, shoes, yard goods, household fur
nishings and novelties and thousands of other
items that . comprise our tremendous stocks.
~ Passing these needful things along to our cust
omers at the lowest prices possible is the other
great function of Efird Stores.
Let's Be Neighbors
Only a few minutes in your motor car separate you
from the advantages of shopping at our store. You will tfmd
here that friendly, helpful attitude that should character
» ize a neighbor, and always a store full of values that make
shopping with us profitable.
Make Efirds Your Headquarters When In Forest City
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EFIRD'S DEPT. STORE
Forest City, N. C.
Prompt Service Given All Mail Orders
NEW FALL MERCHANDISE ARRIVING DAILY
PETTY 1 S SHOPPE
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FALL OPENING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th '
* Full line of Ladies' Ready-to-Wear, Novelties,
throughout the line. Carticilli Silks, Gossard Corsets,
Paige Tatilored Hats, Lace Collars, Novelties, Hand
kerchiefs, Scarfs, Laces, Humming Bird and Kayser's
Hose. Full line of Piece Goods. Everything on display
for this opening.
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I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU in our new
store, located near public square on Mill Street, just
above City Hall.
PETTY'S SHOPPE
C. A. Petty, Propr.
Formerly with Carroll & Byers