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MAY OF AGED
liENBORO WOMAN
I OBSERVED SUNDAY
M Relatives and Friends
Enor Mrs. J. L. Elliott
l" on Her Eighty-First
S Birthday
■tDenboro. October B.—Several
Kdred pe^ e - mostl y descendants
■J, we il known woman gathered
■the home of Mrs. J. L. Elliott Sun-
October 7th. in honor of her 81
Lav. A most bountiful and ap
jijing dinner was served, picnic
, A beautiful birthday cake
L m ed the table with 81 tapers.
Flack has been unusually active
r 'one of her age, though her gen-
J health now is somewhat impair
, 51, e is widely known throughout
jfcerford and Cleveland counties
d greatly beloved. She is one whose
usual life history and splendid, un
|fjh service to her friends in form
rears. places her in a unique po
ion among the women of the pres
£ge. She has maintained a repu
gn for loyalty and good citizen- J
|jp. She was married April 13th, |
at Forest City and was a res- 1
|jni of Forest City for 66 years be-'
ire coming to Ellenboro to live. |
[er husband died in 1900, she has
tea a widow for 28 years. She join
jtfce Cool Springs Baptist church
Forest City in 1863 under the
etorate of Rev. William Harrill.
asong others that joined at the same
ae were Mr. Housen Harrill, Dr.
E.Young. Mesdames Priscilla Bos
! Carroll. Tempie Bostic McDaniel,
itrtha Goode Taylor, Silla Harrill
jnipe and Mr. Huey Harrill. Her
ildren are Messrs. Braxton, Sam,
ssey. of Forest City, Otho of Bos
!.and Mesdames Walter Wilson of
fflcir, A. W. Young of Fingerville,
k Elliott of Ellenboro
prominently connected with the
ittles, Wrays, Mcßrayers, and Bos
iof this and Cleveland county,
ewas a resident of the town when J
was known as Burnt Chimney
6 a few residences and fewer num
lof stores, when covered wagons
id ox carts were every day scenes
i the streets of Forest City.
pr. Henderlite To
Address Pythias
to. J. H. Henderlite, of Gastonia,
fll address the Knights of Pythias
'the local hall next Monday eve
beginning at 7 :30. Dr. Hendei*-
Ee W 'H have a lecture of interest to
members, and all are urged to
ttend.
orest City To
Play Kings Mountain
Forest City Hi will play the fast
Mountain squad on the home
Friday, October 12 at 3:30
®j*ill be the best team that Forest
has met this year, so the boys
15 ex Pecting a large crowd. Come
14 to see the gam . The boys need
o|lr support.
FLORENCE MILL NEWS
joresc City, Oct. 9.—The Florence
* company offers first, second
third cash awards in gold to the
residents having the best ar
an(i neatest front and rear
s by the 22nd of this month.
r ee disinterested parties will be
' judges and the awards will be
e Wednesday, October 31.
r G. S. Crawley and family vis-
Natives in Avondale and Hen-
J* Saturday and Sunday.
® many friends of Miss Eutha
bors will be glad to learn that
back after a serious op
s " eville hospital. La
that she is con
" * er ev ' r '
irth/T re^ati ' es I?ave him a nice
a y dinner Sunday at noon at
° me on Spruce street,
and Mrs. V. Hill and daugh
• of Hendersonvffle, were week
* here.
ket 'v' exan( * er &nd Miss Mar
oung returned Saturday from
f Sl *ess trip to Atlanta, Ga.
FOREST CITY COURIER
FOREST CITY—"ONE OF THE TFN RTr?T PT Axrwcn .
D MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE U. S. A." U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SURVEY.
Hope's Hopes
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Ho/e Hampton looked'to
war,l Broadway after being ad
the most beautiful girl in a
com,.. _ where she lived, Houston,
mosi tamous stars in moviedom,
aiu this season she is going to
her d-but as a Grand Opera
MR. A. I. PHILLIPS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral For Caroleen Man
Held Tuesday at Provi
dence Church
Caroleen. Oct. 8. Mr. Ira Phil
j lips a well known and beloved citizen
lof this place, passed away at his
I home Monday morning at 4 o'clock
from a lingering illness. He had been
' desperately ill for just a few days
before the end came. He had been a
resident of Caroleen for about 25
years and had scores of friends who
deeply mourn his death. Mr. Phillips
was recognized as a man of the most
steadfast character, one whose life
history and splendid, unselfish service
to those around him, won for him
their love and esteem. He was a life
long member of the Methodist church
having joined in early life, and was
a steward of the church. He was
especially interested in his church
and was a loyal supporter for the
cause of Christianity. His kindness
and hospitality ;m his hbzne was un
surpassed. He leaves a widow, who
before her marriage was Miss Massey
Doggett, and the following children;
Mesdames Jake Hill of Cherryville,
Sarah Barber of Mt. Airy, Alma
Hoke of Charlotte, William Henry
Yow of Charlotte and Buron Phil
lips of Caroleen. Two brothers, Will
and Landrum Phillips of Caroleen.
Three sisters Mesdames Will Vickers
-of Henrietta, Norah Aldredge of Al
exander, and Miss Pantha Phillips of
Forest City. The funeral was held
from Providence Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon, and burial in the
church yard.
Rev. C. J. Price had charge of the
funeral service and was assisted by
Rev. R. N. Childress.
Hon. D. Z. Newton To
Speak At Oakland
Hon. D. Z. Newton, of Shelby, will
address the voters of the Oakland
community Saturday evening at 7:30
at the Oakland consolidated school.
All voters, men and women, are urg
ed to attend this meeting and hear
the issues of the present Democratic
campaign presented fully and fairly
by an able and polished speaker. La
dies especially are urged to attend.
P.-T. A. To Hold
Meeting October 17
Remember that Wednesday, Oc
tober 17, 3:30 p. m. at the Gram
mar Grade School, is the day for our
second P.-T. A. meeting. Parents be
sure and come and bring some one
with you, won't you?
METHODIST W. M. S. MEETS
Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist
church met Tuesday afternoon at
3:30 p. m., with Mrs. John Dalton.
Sixteen old members, two new mem
bers and one visitor were present.
An interesting and inspirational
program was rendered. Mesdames M.
F. Moores, J. H. Thomas, C. Z. Flack
and Grover McDaniel had active
parts.
Several members planned to visit
the county home and jail Thursday
afternoon.
The social service report was as
follows: 137 visits, 13 trays, flowers
sent 18 times and garments given
valued at $6.00.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928
POPULAR COUPLE FATHERS OF COUPLE
TO WED SOON DIE ON SAME DAY
Engagement of Miss Luna Phil
beck and Mr. Lolan Ka
nipe Announced Mon
day Evening
The W. A. of the First Baptist
| Church met on Monday evening 7:30
j at the home of Miss Luna Philbeck.
A splendid program was given and !
there were thirty-four members and
several guests present.
As the program ended little Misses •
Marjorie Philbeck and Bernice Dor- '
sey dressed in little blue velvet frocks j
and like two "mischievous" children 1
came into the living room where the j
guests were assembled and walking!
up to a huge mound of autumn leaves '
in which was placed a bird house op- i
ened the door which was connected
I with an electric fan, set to flight lit- j
| tie white doves which carried in their
j beak, tied with white ribbon, two j
[ small hearts bearing the following in- j
I itials—"L. A. P. L. M. K., No-'
vember, 1928", in this unique way
announcing the engagement of Miss
Luna Anne Philbeck to Mr. Lolan j
Martin Kanipe the wedding to take j'
place in November. The home was ]
beautifully decorated for the occas- j
ion in goldenrod and autumn leaves. j'
A most delectable salad course con- j j
sisting of chicken salad, pimento ]
hearts, sandwiches, cheese pumpkins, i
hot rolls, oriental punch and heart ]
shaped cakes pierced with an arrow ]
was served. Miss Philbeck looking ]
very handsome wore a blonde georg- i
ette trimmed in heavy tan lace for; j
the happy event. ! 1
GOLDEN TORNADO >
WINS OUR NEWTON
Cool Springs Lads Down Vis
itors by a 52-0 Score Fri
day Afternoon
Forest City Hi Golden Tornado de
feated Newton in a one-sided foot
ball game to the score of 52-0, Fri
day afternoon. This was the fourth
game of the season and the fourth
straight game for Coach (Babe)
Seitz's team. Forest City has a total
of 26 touchdowns to their opponents
none, touchdowns and extra points
making a total of 167 points. Forest
City opponents have made only 4 first
downs. Hall, Horton, Moss and Capt.
Peeler played a brilliant game in the
line, while Dorsey, Suber, Moss and
Ford ran some nice plays in the back
field. The line-up follows:
Forest City Pos. Newton
Peeler (c) Deal
LE
Moss Coleyn
LT
Horton Feimster
LG
Whitlock, V. Horton
C
Matheny Crouch
RG
Hall Morris
RT
Whitlock, R Curlee
RE
Blanton Sides
QB
Dorsey Young (c)
LHB
McKeithan Cline
RHB
Ford Rowe
FB
Scoring touchdowns, Forest City:
Blanton 4, Moss 1, McKeithan 2, Su
ber 1, Dorsey 1. Newton none. Extra
points: Forest City: Horton 2, Blan
ton 1, Ford 1. I£irst downs, Forest
City 9; Newton 3.
A CORRECTION
In the hurry of compiling a list
of exhibits at the Rutherford county
fair last week the Courier reporter
stated that the Whippet exhibit was
put. on by the Horn Overland Co.
This was an error. It should have
read: "This exhibit is placed by the
Cliffside Motor Company, of Cliff
side." We regret very much that this
error occurred, and gladly make the
correction.
Mr. A. J. Jones and Mr. J. Hol
land, Fathers of Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Jones, Died
Saturday
In the passing Saturday of Mr.
Andrew J. Jones, of the Lattimore
section, and Mr. John Holland, of
i the Mooresboro section, Mr. and Mrs.
i R. L. Jones had a double portion of
: sorrow come their way. Mr. Jones was
ithe father of R. L. Jones, and Mr.
| Holland the father of Mrs. Jones,
i Both died Saturday and were buried
Sunday.
j The Jones couple first atended the
1 funeral of Mrs. Jones' father, Mr.
j Holland, at Mooresboro, at 1 o'clock
. and hurried away to attend the fun
eral of his father, Andrew J. Jones,
jat the Lattimore Baptist church two
,; hours later.
| Mr. Andrew J. Jones was a very
j conscientious and energetic man. He
i had been suffering in declining health
| for several months, however, and
bore his suffering with great patience
and fortitude. He died Saturday
night at 9:30 o'clock and leave sur
viving his wife and ten children,
i Three children had gone before. The
living children are Messrs. C. F.,
jW. S., R. L., G. A., Flay, Paris and
i Carl Jones, Mrs. W. P. Biggerstaff,
j Mrs. T. F. Bridges and Mrs. Roy
, Hamrick.
I The funeral was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. I. D. Harrill, assisted by
Rev. Zackery Harrill, Revs. Gold and
McDaniel. One son, Rev. W. S. Jones
is a promising young Baptist minister
and prosperous farmer of the Dob
j bins community.—Cleveland Star.
ELLENBORO NEWS
■OF LATE INTEREST'
.■ i
Knights of Pythias Hold Meet
ing. Other Items of In
terest
■
Ellenboro, Oct. 9. (Special.)
The Knights of Pythians held their
district meeting here Tuesday night,
October 9th, at 8 o'clock. Some of
the officers of the Grand Lodge were
present. Mr. Self from Hickory, Vice
Grand Chancellor was present. Dis
trict includes the lodges of Caroleen,
Henrietta, Forest City and Hollis. El
lenboro lodge—M. 0. Harrill, Chan
cellor Commander. O. R. Coffield,
Treasurer, and J. E. Bland, secretary. j
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lee, of Cotton
ton, Ala., have been here on a visit
to their relatives, Misses Ida and
Bettie Green.
Mr. J. L. Elliott spent the week
end with his father, Mr. J. C. Elliott
of Green Hill.
Mrs. M. B. Armstead has return
ed from an extended trip to Atlan
ta.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Pruett are here !
on a visit to the family of Mr. G. B. '
Pruett.
The Ellenboro school has closed
for a month, to give the children an
opportunity to pick the cotton. In
the immediate vicinity of Ellenboro
there is a good yield of cotton and
corn this year. The general conditions
in a financial way seems to be pros
perous.
Misses Estelle Reece and Lillian
Street have gone to Rutherfordton!
to spend a few weeks at their homes
there.
Miss Griffin has gone to Durham
for a short visit to her relatives.
Miss Mertice Hamrick is at home
for several days from her school at
Hollis.
Mr. McPhaul has returned to his
home in Red Springs for a short 1
stay.
Miss Pauline Culbreth is at home
for a short stay, after which she will |
teach at Mount Pleasant school to
begin November the Ist.
Miss Kathleen Turner was taken
to the Rutherford. Hospital for treat
ment Saturday. Her friends hope she
will soon be well and at home again.
Miss Alexander went to Charlotte
for a few days to visit the home folks.
Miss Mildred Rogers spent a few
days in Forest City, with her friend
Mrs. Paul Moore, who was before her
marriage Miss Mary Smith, teacher
in the High school here.
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Although unable to read a3te
of music, six year old Gerard Glas
ser of New York is able to com
pose- music as he >plays at the
piano. The lad has composed more 1
than a dozen pieces, all melodious. ;
Some of his ancestors have beea
accomplished musicians.
KIWANIS CLUB
HAS PEP MEETING
"On to Winston-Salem" Pep
Program Put on Monday
Evening
The Kiwanis club staged an excel
lent program Monday night in the
form of an "On To Winston-Salem"
pep meeting, in charge of Howard
i Doggett. Miss Emily Camp, one of
' the beautiful and accomplished girl's
of Forest City, who was highly hon
ored at Limestone college last year
as leader of the Glee Club and
voted the beauty of the college, de
lightfully entertained the splendid
gathering with a select repertoire of
songs and encores. Miss Camp pos
sesses a wonderfully sweet voice and
was accompanied at the piano by
Miss Ruth Meares.
Kiwanians Rush Hamrick and Max
Washburne, of the Shelby club, were
visitors making uf£ *atten
ilance records. Mr. Haitirick enjoys
100 per cent attendance for this.year.
_ Short and snappy talks were made
by several of the members and visi
tors urging a large number to attend
the Carolinas District Convention at
Winston-Salem, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week. Kiwan
ians Giles, Doggett, Flack, and Gilles
pie are the appointed delegates who
will leave for Winston-Salem Wed
nesday evening. They will be accom
panied by Howard Magness, whose
singing will be a special feature of
the Thursday morning session. Ki
wanians Eakes, Hewitt, Duncan,
Barber, Terry Moore and possibly
others will attend Thursday and Fri
day. Mrs. Moore will accompany her
husband and Mrs. Chas. E. Flack and
daughter will be the guests of hus
band and father. A joint meeting of
the Rutherfordton, Shelby and
Forest City Clubs will be held in
Blanton's banquet house Thursday
night, October 25.
Rutherford People
Hear R. L. Henry
Rutherfordton, Oct. 10.— Hon.
Robert L. Henry, Democratic con
gressman of Texas, delivered a splen
did address to the voters of Ruther
ford county here Tuesday evening.
Mr. M. L. Edwards introduced the
speaker.Following the introduction
he delivered a stirring address on the
political issues of the day, giving first
hand facts. Mr. Henry is one of the
leading orators of the south and is
noted for his eloquence. A large num
ber of Rutherford county men and
women attended this political meet-
Mr. S. P. Dunnagan
Speaks at Shiloh
Mr. S. P. Dunnagan, Rutherford
ton attorney, spoke to a large Dem
ocratic audience at Shiloh school
building Monday night. Mr. Dunna
gan's address dealt with the present
political situation, and he presented
the facts in an admirable and manly
way. A number of ladies availed
themselves of the opportunity to hear
this speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Allen and
son "Bobby," of Raton, New Mex
ico, spent Saturday here with Mrs.
Allen's sister, Miss Gertrude Prince.
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COUNTY CLUB TO
MEET TUESDAY
IN HENRIETTA
Mrs. F. B. Moss, County Wel
fare Superintendent, Will
Be the Principal Speak
er
The October meeting of the Ruth
erford County Club will be held next
Tuesday in the welfare house in Hen
rietta, according to an announce
ment made by the secretary, Mr. Ivy
Cowan.
Mrs. F.. B. Moss, county welfare
superintendent, will be the principal
speaker. Mrs. Moss was recently ap
pointed welfare superintendent of
Rutherford county succeeding Mr. R.
E. Price, resigned, and took up her
duties in the county October Ist. Mrs.
Moss' address will be in the nature
of an introductory message to the
club, and she will give an outline
of the program of work she expects
to pursue.
Several other matters of business
will also come up for discussion at
this meeting.
Wayside Gang Holds
Interesting Meeting
I The Wayside Gang held their reg
l ular monthly meeting on Tuesday
: evening 7:30 in the banquet hall of
Blanton's Cafe.
After dinner the regular routine
business was disposed of and at
(this time it was decided upon to go
Ito the Rutherford County home on
Sunday afternoon, October 14th at
2:30 and give a program for the in
mates there. All members of the
gang who have cars are asked to be
lat the home of Miss Ollie Tate (next
door to Mrs. Kate Wilkie) on West
Main St., promptly at 2:30, so tkat
I they may arrange to take members
' who do not have cars. -Coitie on gang
sters and let's go and give these peo
ple a little cheer and show what the
> "Wayside Gang" stands for and does
for a community. After business,
! Howard and Virginia Magness favor
ed us with several vocal duets which
were greatly enjoyed. Miss Bernice
Kanipe who is one of our talented
'readers, gave "Salute Your Bride,"
which was filled with wit and com
edy. Miss Kanipe received a round
|of applause. Reports were given by
different members who are in cor
respondence with several "shut-ins"
all over the country, they telling of
the cheer and benefit they are de
-1 riving from a word of cheer from the
outside world. One young lady was
present who was operated on in June
in' a hospital in Virginia and told of
receiving fifteen letters in one mail
! from gangsters and how when the
nurse brought it to her remarked "I
never before saw any one in my life
receive so much mail and no wonder
you look so happy!" this young lady
then explained about the Wayside
Gang and what it stood for and the
nurse and others who were present
; promptly replied it was a- wonderful
work. Come on and join the gang so
j that you too may enjoy the thought
ithat you can brighten the long hours
|of the many "shut-ins". Don't for
get to be on time next Sunday af
; ternoon to go to the county home —
(2:30.
Schools Closing
For Cotton Harvest
Several of the rural schools in the
county have closed temporarily in
order to allow the students to aid in
picking cotton. Ellenbpro, Hollis and
Harris schools closed last week. Oth
ers closed Monday, while some of the
schools, most notably Cool- Springs
High, are allowing students who re
side on the farm a certain portion
of each day off from their studies.
NEIMER - BAKER
Announcements reading as follows
have been received here:
"Mr. and Mrs. James T. Baker an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
' ter, Sadie, to Mr. Arthur W„ Neimer
on Saturday, September the 29, 1928,
Charlotte, N. C. At home, Forest
City, N. C."