Forest City Courier Recognized AsOne Of Cleanest And Most ProgressiveThis Essay Won Third Prize in Recent Contest;

Contributed by Miss Rebecca Perrin.

"The Forest City Courier as a

Factor in! the Upbuilding and Growthof Forest City and the County and

its Value to the Community."

There are many progressive civic

organizations that are working to-

ward the development of Forest City

and Rutherford County. Outstanding

among these is The Forest City

Courier which is now celebrating its

fourteenth anniversary. Our local his-tory reveals the fact that Forest Cityhas been without a newspaper forshort periods from 1887 to 1922.

These early newspapers were not

issued regularly and it was not un-

til January 1922, when Mr. Alcoclc,an editor with wide experience in

the newspaper field, undertook themanagement, that we find Forest Citywith a "wide awake" weekly news-

paper. Today our local paperThe Forest City Courier is recog

nized as one of the cleanest andmost progressive weekly newspapersin the state.

"The desire to hear the new thingis as old as man. Long before men

traded they exchanged news." Todaythis curiosity about our neighbors£>nd the people of other lands isgratified by the newspaper.

The Forest City Courier is one of

our torch bearers. Those who publish,ed the first newspaper never dreamed

of the important part they wouldplay in our modern life. The Cour-

; ier is much more than a means for

giving us news and telling us at

, what stores to buy our food and?

? clothes. It is oi'ganized gossip?"the

sort of intercourse that people forro-

' erly carried on at cross-roads store

or over the back fence"?and gossip

has been called the first act of neigh-

borliness. This kind of gossip has a

socializing effect and promotes a

wide socialibility and sense of com- jmunity spirit. j

The Forest City Courier has been jof great value in drawing the peo- ipis of the community and county jcloser together. The old feeling that jstrangers are enemies has broken jdown. The Courier has had a large jpart in stimulating the right kind of jCommunity Spirit and as Community jSpirit is that attitude on the part of jthe people which fixes their general ;

standards of thought and life, this is jone of the greatest services it has jrendered in the upbuilding of For- jest City and Rutherford County. !

The Courier carries into almost 1every home of Rutherford county ithe important happenings in the na-!tion, state, and county. The Courier jseeks to keep its readers well in-formed and to be well informed is ;

of great value to every citizen. Asa famous statesman said, "A goodcitizen is one who is well informedconcerning the affairs of his localcommunity." A knowledge 6f oneanother's problems and business isessential to good government andthe welfare of society as well as tointelligent business cooperation. A

democratic form of government willbe successful only in so far as citi-zens are well informed. The Courierdoes its duty in these respects andas a result public opinion is en- :

lightened and public officials areheld to a stricter account of their |'

CRY FOR IT?hate to take medicine

a rule, but every child loves thetaste of Castoria. This pure vegetablepreparation is just as good as it tastes;

iust as bland and just as harmless as thefecipe reads.

When Baby's cry warns of colic, alew drops of Castoria have him soothed,asleep again in a jiffy.Nothing is morevaluable in diarrhea. When coatedtongue or bad breath tell of constipation,invoke its gentle aid to cleanse andregulate a child's bowels. In colds orchildren's diseases, you should use itto keep the system from clogging.

Gastona is sold in every drug store;the genuine always bears Ghas. H.Fletcher's signature.

SW "|F I got constipated,

rjgl I would get dizzy iand have swimming |

| H in my head. I would|JJ; have very severe jjjEj "For a while I |

II thought I wouldn't j?tM take anything?may-

-1 m<^3e * could wear out

jjnS the headaches; but IIgJ *oun< * they wereU| wearing me out.I*l "I found Black-f*jj Draught would re-

Jj lieve this, so when Ihave the very first

I symptoms, I takePjTC Black-Draught and|II now I don't have the|l| headache.Ikl "I am a firm be-

\u25a0 liever in Black-Draught, and after .

using it 20 or moreyears, I am satisfied

JIJ to continue its use."Ui ? F. E. McKinney, Orange&1 Park t Fla. i-m

sV'?f^EN ~'vUo are ?n-'lown. or I

Car', i rry month, should takejCar..ui. for ov or r, a 0

duty. Public opinion will set wrongmatters right if people can know thetruth about public affairs. The editorand his staff strive to always give

their readers unbiased opinions onall matters.

The Forest Courier has exerciseda wonderful influence on public opin-ion. Every newspaper has an oppor-tunity to make itself a force formoral uplift and for social and ma-terial betterment in the community.The Courier has taken advantage ofits opportunities and has contributedgreatly to the moral, social and ma-terial welfare and progress of thecommunity and county.

The Forest City Courier has al-ways served the needs of the peopleand it is an institution which hasproven a valuable factor in the prog-ress of Forest City and Rutherfordcounty. It is the foundation uponwhich our community has been built.

The editor has been faithful to hisobligations because instead of pub-lishing falsehoods and errors andseeking to deceive the people hehas made an honest attempt to tellthose things that are important andto present to his readers a fair storyof what is going on in the commu-nity and elsewhere. The Courier- isnot owned by a capitalist who hiresthe editors he needs. It is byan editor with an editor's ideals,hopes, and dreams?a man who isloyal to the truth. The editor togeth-er with his entire staff has effectedgood for Forest City and Rutherfordcounty.

The public spirited citizenship ofRutherford county should join in anappreciation of the big part that theForest City Courier has played inthe civic, social and religious devel-opment of Forest City and Ruther-ford county. As Thomas Jeffersonsaid, "I would rather have one goodnewspaper in the land than a stand-ing army for the defense of the re-public."

AND YET IT PAYS.> \u25a0 i

The highest advertising rate of anyperiodical in the country is chargedby the Ladies' Home Journal, whichis $9,500 for a full page, Woman'sHome Companion rate is $9,400;Delineator, 59,200; Pictorial Reviewand McCall's Magazine, SB,BOO each;Saturday Evening Post, which has thelargest circulation, $8,000; Collier's$5.o00; True Story. $4,500, and theLiberty, $4,250. And it pays.?Char-lotte News.

THE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER

UNION MILLSHOSTTO COUNTY CLUB

individuals, while a small sum comes

in from a parent or relative of some

of the children in the school. The

s. the Lincolnton Presbyterian church.Funeral services were conducted

Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, at 3:00

! J o'clock from the church by his pas-

- 1: tor, Dr. Willis S. Wilson. Intermenti followed in Hollybrook cemetery.

!L. E.SPIKES HEADS

: EDUCATION GROUPN

. Rutherfordton SuperintendentChairman Western Dis-

.' trict Educational Asso-?! ciation.ii-! - .

'

i Asheville, Oct. 19.?li. E. Spikes

j of Rutherford county Saturday was

elected chairman of the western dis-trict, North Carolina education as-

\u25a0 sociation, at the final session of the| organization's ninth annual conven-

j tion. Mr. Spikes is superitendent. of

1 j the Rutherfordton-Spindale-lluth'

school system.

, J. B. Deaton, principal at Spruce

i Pine high school, was elected vice{ chairman, and G. F. Carroll, prin-

j cipal of the Bryson City high school,j was made secretary-treasurer.

| Departmental groups, meeting in» connection with the district conven-

I tion, elected officers. Among thoseJ from Rutherford county elected as

| departmental officers were Miss Pearl| Jones, Rutherfordton, member of| Commercial group as vice chairman;jMiss Ruth Barnes, Forest City, mem-) ber of grammar grade department as

| vice chairman; Miss Margaret Hunt,

jof Rutherfordton, secretary of thei science group.tB

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; Turnip Seed. All kinds, at Farm-j ers Hardware Co.

Duke Fundation also donates a sum

to the school each year.

After Mr. Sweatt's speech, Mr. A.

C. Lineberger, of Shelby, and Mr.

A. G. Hamrick, of Shiloh, were

presented. Mr. O. J. Holler made an

announcement concerning- one of the

county roads, which is under con-

sideration as a state highway.

Luncheon Served at AlexanderSchools ?Tour of Inspec-

tion Made ThroughOrphanage.

Union Mills, Oct. 19.?The Ruth-erford County Club enjoyed a veryunusual and interesting program hers

last Friday noon, at the AlexanderSchool for Homeless Children. Theattendance was very small. The lun-cheon was served in the school's din-ing room, under the direction of theschool dietician.

After the adjournment of the

club, Prof. Sweatt conducted a tou.-

of inspection through the school. Th*>

home used by the older boys and

girls was visited, also the baby cot-

tage, the infirmary and gymnasium.

A trip was made through the school! rooms, where the various classes

j were at work.

| MR. DRAYTON WOLFEDIES IN LINCOLNTON j

i

| Lincolnton, Oct. 19.?

j Wolfe, 54 year old druggist died:

J suddenly Friday night, Oct. 9th, at ji 8:00 o'clock in his drug store here.!

I Mr. Wolfe was born in Mecklenburg jJ County, near Charlotte July 15, 1877, jthe son of the late Lee W. Wolfe j

land Lou Wolfe. He was educated at jErskine college and graduated in ]pharmacy in 1907 at the University«

of North Carolina. He came to |Lincolnton in 1907 and worked asja pharmacist in Lincoln Drug Store jfor three years after which he went»

to Rutherfordton where he worked'for four or five years. In 1912 he Iwas married to Miss Bessie Childs,.

daughter of Capt. and the late Mrs.)C. E. Childs, of this city. Sixteenyears ago the drug store of Childs- jWolfe was organized and since that |

time he has been co-owner and |

manager of that establishment.He is survived by his wife andi

one daughter. Miss Katherine Wolfe!a student in Hollins college, three j

i sisters, Mrs. Ivey Starnes, Lincoln-*

ton; Miss Janie Estelle Wolfe, of iCharlotte and Lincolnton, and MissAgnes Wolfe and one brother D". j

Roy W. Wolfe, of Charlotte.He was prominent in the civic J

and religious life of Lincolnton; ajmember of K. of P. Lodge; the!Lincolnton Professional club an ij^

Rev. C. C. Matheny, of Alexan-der, returned thanks. After theluncheon. Prof. W. E. Sweatt, head ofthe school made an

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announcement,and further stated that the childrenof the school would put on the pro-gram. A recitation "Little OrphanAnnie," was given by Sarah Baity.

Another recitation, "Courting theWidder," was given by Eugene Con-rad. Laura Joe Page told a story inan interesting manner. Six little girlssang beautifully "Robin Song." Na-omi Baity, a member of this year .graduating class, gave a recitation"Si and I." The program was con-cluded with a recitation by DorothyBoykin, entitled "Jedgement Day."

After the program, Prof. Sweattgave some interesting facts regard-ing the school. He stated that atpresent there were 216 children inthe school, with a staff of seventeen

teachers, etc. There are 142 boys and74 girls. Of these 29 are betweentwo and seven years of age; 80between the ages of seven and twelve,and 107 between twelve and seven-teen years of age. Eighty-four ofthese are in the high school. Fourstates are represented in theTen religious faiths are represented,as follows, Methodist, Baptist, Pres-byterian, Episcopalians, Lutherans,,Seven-Day Adventists, Moravian, IFriends, Roman Catholic and Chris-tian Scientist. The school is finan-ced entirely by free' will offerings,

donations from clubs and interested

UPPER CAROLINA'S GREATEST EDUCATIONAL AND AMUSEMENT EVENT

SPARTANBURGCOUNTY FAIR

OCT. 27,28,29 5 BIG DAYS AND

SBK^rrS

AMUSEMENTS EXHIBITSMidway attractions by Johnny J. Jones ' AGRICULTUREExhibition-guaranteed to be clean and T ? J ; ?. ,?

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high class. Allthe fun-making devices and th e . . f, 1 m exhibits consisting ofattractions that go to make up an excel- vinpv»s h! f ' ga? den > orchard-lent midway. vineyard, dairy, etc.

FIRE WORKS * CATTLEA Spectacular Fireworks display will Some of the finest cattle ever seen inbe staged each night of the Fair. this section will be on exhibition at thisRACES year's Fair.Exciting harness Races will be held cumui? *».rv,

each day except Saturday at 1:00 p.m. POULTRY, HOME DEM-Thrilling automobile races Saturday, Oct. <-»NSTRATION CLUBS, FANCY WORK,31st at 2:00 p. m. Motorcycle races Fri- FLOWERS, EXCELLENT- RABBITday afternoon. SHOW, BOYS' 4-H CLUB DISPLAYS

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