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FOREST CITY COURIER Published Every Thursday in the interest of Forest City and Ruther ford County. Entered Aug. 22, 1918, at the post office at Forest City, N. C., as second class juatter 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 Asst. Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable in Advance One year - SI.OO Six months „ -5® $1.50 per year outside of Rutherford County. ADVERTISING RATES liisplay, per column inch 30c Reading Notices, per line _loc Classified Column lc per word . THURSAY, MAY 22, 1930. OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME. When a young young man leaves Forest City and goes to the city to j make his way we soon learn that he ' has accepted a responsible position. It may be nothing more than a job as assistant to the assistant of the vice president of a corporation, the name of which sounds bigger on a letter head than it does in the stock, exchanges. N I But nevertheless our young friend | has acquired a responsible position. ■ If he had remained at home, secur- j ed work producing an equal amount; of opportunity, we would merely j say, "he's got a job." Is it any wonder, then, that this strange confusion of terms should i create an impression that makes young folks restive, causes them to look to far away places for their future employment? Perhaps not. Thov are not to be blamed for a desire to go out into the world. But we ought to remind them that success earned in Forest City is just as important and digni fied as -success acquired elsewhere, that what would be a mere job in Forest City is not a responsible po sition in St. Louis or Detroit, and that it is not necessary to search distant places for that elusive thing we call success. Perhaps you, too, have heard the story of a man who owned a farm in Pennsylvania, where the black scum used to ooze out over the sur face of a pond at which he watered his stock, This was one of the many annoyances that caused him to quit farming. Later he studied some geo logy, sold his farm and decided to go out in search- of a fortune in oil He traveled 'the four corners of the world, and died in poverty. But the purchaser of his farm fared much better. The black scum that, appeared on the water was oil and this farm was later developed into the greatest oil field in Pennsyl vania and one of the most productive ever discovered in the world. ITS PRACTICAL VALUE. Occasionally we meet people who ask why our schools offer courses of study that are not. of great prac tical value. Commercial courses, mathematics enough to keep books, a little training in the trades seem to be the only subjects that escape this criticism. Not long ago we even heard a citizen criticise the teaching of his tory in public schools, and on this we take issue. For history we feel, is not only enlightening but practi cal in its value to the maintenance of our institutions. History, we feel, should be the most interesting of all studies to the alert or imaginative mind. When properly taught it is a synthesis of all knowledge, a resume of the ex periences of mankind. Nowhere'ln fiction will one find such dramatic and exciting adventures as are recorded in the pages of his tory. But history in public schools is not taught in order that pupils may be entertained. There is a serious purpose back 0 f it all. In ancient monarchies, the young prince always had able tutors to instruct him in the ways of leader ship in order that his rule might be characterized by firmness and jus tice. Today the people are the sov ereigns, and it is equally important that they be instructed in the fun damentals of good citizenship, that they may be able to guide their af- fairs with justice and intelligence; that they may choose as their repre sentatives men of trustworthy char acter and sound judgmentx. I And where may we acquire thi« much needed knowledge of the es -1 sentiab of good citizenship better that from the pages of history. For history, when properly taught, is a record of the past experiences of .the race. It gives knowledge to the voter on which he may make an in telligent approach to t,he problems of the future. FARMERS NIGHT AT THE KIWANIS CLUB MONDAY ) Farmers Night will be observed * at the Kiwanis club next Monday evening. All farmers of Cool £>piings Township have been invited to at tend the meeting. An impromptu pro . gram will be given. :i ■ HANDSOME NEW QUARTERS. \ ~ " % J Smith's Radio Shop has occupied' new quarters in the storeroom on East side of Romina Theatre, where f they have a handsome display of the famous Majestic radios and supplies, j They will soon have on display a ! full'line of the Majestic refrigerators. iThey are to be congratulated upon | the handsome appearance of their j 'new display room. | BUILDING NEW FRONT. I f i I The Farmers Hardware Company j has workmen busy today on the j building of a handsome new front !to this popular store. This big con ! cern, under the efficient direction of j | Mr}., J. F." Weathers, is | like the proverbial Green Bay ttee . and is a big asset to our growing city. MEMORIAL AT HIGH SHOALS SUNDAY ! Memorial services will be held at •High Shoals Baptist church Sunday, beginning at ten o'clock and extend ing into the afternoon. All are in cited to attend the services Sunday. RUTHERFORD GIRLS L GRADUATE AT BOONE j Boone, N. C., May 19.—The com ; mencement exercises of the Appala 'chian State Teachers college, of i Boone, was held last Friday. Ruther iford county was represented in the j college by ten students, three of \ whom were graduated from the two year normal department. These were Misses Emma Koon, Union Mills; Ostine Whisnant, Henrietta, and Ha | zel Buff, Rluth. i Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Huntley and Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Moss attend ded memorial Services at Shiloh last Slunday. Wreaths and sprays for Memorial Day at Courtney's Ten Cent Store. Mr. and Mrs* Wilbur Mcßrayer spent Thursday in Charlotte. FOR GRADUATION GIFTS | OF ALL KINDS Visit our store and see the many nice selections we are offering at this season. ' \ We also have a new lot of DRESSES AT $4.95 ) \ -* v Vl* v And also WASH SILK DRESSES AT $9.95 Don't overlook these splen did bargains. FOREST CITY SHOPPE Davis Sisters Near Postoffice, Forest City. THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930. | py T~» | i DOP_E | | TED ALCOCK ♦ I About 99 percent of the men in Forest City have decided that the ! cigarette lighter was made for the ! millionaires. Of course anybody can afford them, but only the idle rich have time to make them work. f Will Jack Dempsey fight again? ! Sure he will. Maybe not in the ring !but—well, he's a married man. I ■ Wonder why it takes so long to turn in a fire alarm during the night? they sing in Judging from the way Judge Moore handed out sentences, it seems that the law breakers will not bother us for quite a while. j The old men who slaved and sav- Ed in their youth, accomplished one thing. They made it possible for their children to make whoopee. The social leaders of today are the people whose parents walked to work to save a nickle car fare. Rest here the remains of poor Jimmy Black; He went to Chicago and got shot in the back. Putting the cart before the horse has now been chan,ged to before the'hearse" by obliging boot leggers. i "Yoir-ve got a big job if you are ! trying to get a foot bridge over the iR. R.out on Broadway" says a read- I i :er. "The people have been wanting i and trying to get one for years. I guess they are going to wait until J some one gets killed. Keep it up, tho; ;the citizens of Forest City are pull- ing for you." And she is not the only one who has told me to get 'em told, either. The nearest thing yet to "making both ends meet" are the new 1930 bathing suits we see in the store win dows!. Tourists are already on the move. Say a prayer for the poqfr "Hot Dog." Doctors say cosmetics are danger ous to public health.-Some of the M. D's., must have gone home with powder on their shoulders. A few of Forest City's citizens call all policemen chiefs. One of our boys in Charlotte the 'other day, asked a cop, "How many chiefs they had? ; ' "We only have one," replied the cop. "Just one?" "Why we have three or four over in Forest City," replied I the boy. Trying to be frank to a flapper the other day we told her that her hair looked like She asked us what a mop looked like. Some of the smiling back slapping politicians will soon be wanting to slap our faces. There was a young lady named Polly She was always pleasant and jolly, She fell in love with, a gob, Now she does nothing but sob. The defective wires in Forest City are furnishing omr fireman with plen ty of practice and "us" with plenty of excitement. New assortment of beads, 15c quality for 10c. Courtney's Ten Cent Store. LOST—Four keys in leather key holder with B & B Motor Co. Ashe ville, N. C., stamped on inside of holder. Finder return to Courier Of fice. Reward. % 33-lt. MRS, C. VASSEY DIED MONDAY Mt. Pleasant Woman Passes at Age of 78 After a Short Ill ness—Funeral Tuesday. Forest City, R-l, May Lancie L. Vassey, wife of Mr. Coley Vassey, of near Mt. Pleasant church, died Monday after a short illness. She was 78 years of age. Funeral services were held at Mt. Pleasant i (R) Baptist chjurch Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock'. Her pastor, Rev. ' I N. Kimbrough was in charge of the 1 service, assisted by Rev. Z. D. Har rill. Interment was in the Mt. Plea sant cemetery. Mrs. Vassey is survived by her husband and five children, as follows: John Vassey, of Georgia; Edna Vas sey, Forrest Vassey and Mrs. Bes sie Hamrick, who reside on this route, and Ballenger Vassey, of Boiling Springs. Two brothers also survive, as follows: Rev. Tom Harris, of Har ris, and Jimmie Harris, of Forest City, R-2. Pall bearers were Messrs Haskell Vassey, Reid Hamrick, Woodrow Mc- Dartiel, Grover Wood, Hicks Silver, Boyd Vassey. Flower bearers were Ruth McSwain, Reba Hamrick, Mil dred Vassey, Viola Vassey, Addie Ray Vassey, Addie Vassey, Pearl Vassey, Eva Vassey, Mattie Toms, Ossie Toms. Mrs. Vassey was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church. Luke Reilly Says, "The Rat Died Be fore Reaching the River." " 4 "Since moving near the river 2 years ago, we've always used RAT SNAP. Watched a vicious water rat, nibbling at RAT-SNAP outside the house. About 15 minutes later he darted off for the water to cool his burning stomach, but he died before reaching it." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Farm ers Hardware Co. Fluffy puff marshmallows, one pound box, rac. Courtney's Ten Cent Store. izjzrajzjEfzrziiJHJErejzrarejEjzjHjßßrz^ | YOUR SAFETY IS | I OUR PROBLEM II ' § AS BANKERS, we have at our fingertips vital infor- S x- % || niation regarding all business and business tendencies. | Our background of diversified experience enables us pi 2 • to analyze the most complex financial situation, That | 3; w hy you are entirely safe in accepting our conserva jjj' s :j3 tive investment recommendations. In dealing with our i gj; • V IS gi investment department, you will enjoy a new sense of i § security. UNION TRUST CO. ! I BANKING - INSURANCE - TRUSTS § I "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH" | HraizrejrafEfßJHjarzizjarajzrarajgjHjHJZjgjz^^ ELECTION LAW i Independent voters in North i Carolina cannot vote part of the Republican ticket and part of the Democratic ticket in the June pri maries, Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt ruled Friday]. While provision is made for in ' dependent voters in the _ general j election, such voters are not per mitted to split their tickets in the ; primaries, Mr. Brummitt said. The state's attorney general also pointed out that under the state election laws, independents cannot enter either the Republican or Democratic primaries. A voter, registered as a Demo crat, a Republican or an independ ent, may, during the registration period or when he goes to vote in the primary, declare a change in his party affiliation and ask that the change be entered on the regis tration book, Mr. Brummitt said. He also added that a voter may be challenge on the ground that he does not. affiliate with such party. Ladies' lace collars, big new lot at Courtney's Ten Cent Store. ' CURB MARKET The Curb Market will open on next Tuesday morning, and will be open every Tuesday morning until Further Notice. The market will fea ture Fresh Vegetables, Eggs, Butter, Milk, Etc. OBEYING ORDERS. A newly promoted colonel a dinner to hi&vxegiment. A ?i5Vs ' 11 . the men, he said jovially: "Now, fail upon the food vv/',. pity—treat it as if it were the*""'" J9 J " my." At the end of the dinner he -k served a sergeant sneaking awavY-', two bottles of wine. "What are you doing?" he a *ke "Obeying orders, sir." reply. "When you don't kiil the er my you take them prisoners." FOR RENT—Twenty acre cotton hoe crop. Ready to work. Dr c McCall, City. Poultry Car Rutherfordton Seaboard Depot. Monday, May 26th, 1 to 6 P. M. Tuesday, May 27th, 8 tolO A. M. Ellenboro Seaboard Depot. Tuesday, May 27th, 1 to 5 P. M. / Colored Broilers o/jr pound fciO Leghorn Broilers OOC pound Barred Rock Broil- ogC ers, 2 lbs. «0 Barred Rock Broil- OAC ers, 2 j /2 lbs. and up «)U Leghorn Hens i HQ. pound 11 Heavy Hens | OC pound 10 Roosters 1 AC pound I" All Broilers must be fu-1 feathered, and two pounds and up. F. E. Pajtton, County Agent
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