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BOOST YOUR HOME TOWN—MAKE IT GROW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1945
john w. Mclntosh
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
Dr. D. M. Mclntosh left Old
Fort on Sunday for Richmond
where he went to attend the funer
al of his brother, John W. Mcln
tosh who died of a heart attack
on Saturday at his home in Birm
ingham.
He will be buried at the family
plot at Richmond, Va. Deceased
whose death was announced over
the radio from Atlanta, was a
manufacturer and philanthropist of
Atlanta and Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Carolyn Mclntosh of Wash
ington, D. C., will join her father
at Richmond to attend the funeral
of her uncle.
Ebenezer Methodist
Name New Officers
Old Fort Circuit.—A list of of
ficers named to serve the Ebenezer
Methodist Church during the com
ing year have been announced by
the Rev. L. C. Stevens, pastor.
They are: Stewards—Fred Moody,
Hardy Eller, A. V. Setzer, J. W.;
Moffitt, Pink Williams, Vernon |
Bradley; trustees —J. A. Walker,
D .E. Lonon, A. V. Setzer.
Sunday School Superintendent
(temporary)—Mrs. D. E. Lonon;
assistant, Mrs. William Tysdale;
superintendent children’s division,
Mrs. Homer Proctor; superintend
ent youth division, Mrs. William
Tysdale • president, Methodist
Youth Fellowship, Thelma Allison;
Adult counselor and teacher of
Intermediates, Jewel Williams;
superintendent adult division, E.
A. Hilton.
Required committees—The Cru
sade for Christ, chairman, Mrs.
Lola Lonon; Golden Cross offering,
Crena Allison; church board of ed
ucation, mainly officers and teach
ers of Sunday School; church build
ing committee, D. E. Lonon, P. C.
Williams, Vernon Bradley, Hardy
Eller, Ed Allison, William Tysdale,
church building finance, J. F.
Moody, L. J. Allison, Vernon Brad
ley, A. V. Setzer, Paul Allison, E.
A. Hilton.
Others —Secretary-treasurer of
Sunday School, Paul Allison; pian
ist, Sarah Ellen Proctor.
Plans are underway to build a
new brick church in Ebenezer'com
niunity.
J. C. Stevens.
New City Case Open
Mrs. B. Y. Allison owner of the
case had intended to build the new
building for a sewing business but
many old customers followed her
to the new building for something
to eat:
Mrs. Allison changed her mind;
and put in a new case. While goods j
were stored at her home she sold
quite a lot and decided to put in
the fixtures and go to work again
The building is new and is quite
small for a case, and Mrs. Allison
intends to build an addition of the
same size and making a dining
room for more business.
Many people that work out of
town come there late for something
to eat. She is planning to serve
breakfast which has been omitted
from the menue in the past. A
very fine personality has Mrs.
Allison.
OUR SERVICE BOYS
Ralph Gibbs, Elec. Mate 3-c
USN., has received his honorable
discharge after two years service.
One and half years was spent on
Saipan and Guam, sub-tender duty.
He has returned to his home and
family at Old Fort.
Harold Vess, T-Sgt. U. S. Army!
Air Forces, enroute from Fort My
ers, Fla. to Maxw-ell Field, stopped
in Old Fort for a visit of several
days with his mother, Mrs. Roy
Cline. He was accompanied by his
wife and small daughter.
Sydney Smith, son of Rev. and
Mrs. R. L. Smith, is spending a 40-
day furlough with his parents who
have moved recently from Old Fort
to Glenwood, N. C. Sydney is
trumpeter with the Navy band on
U. S. S. Arkansas and has recently
returned from the South Pacific.
Receives Sad News
Mrs. L. H. Marceau of Old Fort
received a message on Saturday
that her sister, Mrs. Lew Mayer|
of Chicago had died suddenly at
her home there. Mrs. Mayer will |
he buried at the family plot in :
Niles, Ohio, on Monday.
Chief J. G. Woodard
Appreciates Old Fort
J. G. Woodard, Chief of Police
of Old Fort, appreciates the people
of Old Fort and the prospects of
the city’s growth in the very near
future so much that he has refused
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CHIEF WOODARD
a much better job at higher pay.
People of Old Fort, we feel,
should know this, even if he is too
modest to say so.
There is much demand for a
man of Mr. Woodard’s ability as
an enforcement officer. His past
experienie has rendered him many
thrilling, as well as dangerous en
iounters.
Mr. Woodard has a good word
for everyone and a smile as well.
It would not be wise to underes
timate his ability to uphold the
law.
NEW BANK BUILDING
FOR NORTHWESTERN
The Northwestern Bank is high
ly interested in the growth and de
velopment of the town of Old Fort
Just recently this institution pur
chased a lot on Main Street next
to the New Theatre site and across
the street from Rockett Motors, on
which there will probably be a new
bank building erected in the near
future. This office is one of the
several branches of The North
western Bank located in North
Wilkesboro, N. C., with resources
well over 23 million dollars. De
positors at this office have the pro
tection of the full resources of the
entire organization. At the pres
ent time this office is only open 3
hours a day, from nine a.m. until
noon, however the public is given
complete banking services in
these three hours. They encourage
everyone to take advantage of
these banking services offered
them, including long term home
and farm loans as well as other
types of loans.
FRED K. HUNTER
DIED SUNDAY NIGHT
MARION—Fred K. Hunter, 58,
prominent citizen of the Glenwood
section of McDowell County, died
Sunday night following a long ill
ness.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock
at Glenwood Methodist Church.
The Rev. H. W. Bell and the Rev.
James Brown will officiate.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Stella Rebeca Holland Hunter; five
daughters, Mrs. Carl McCurry of
Marion, Mrs. Ben McLaughlin of
Orange, N. J., Mrs. Raymond Mich
ael of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Edwin
Cranford of Rockaway, N. J., and
Mrs. Herbert Williams of Whitak
ers; three sons, Woodrow and
Parks Hunter of Marion, and Roy
Hunter of the U. S. Army in Ja
pan; nine grandchildren; two
brothers, George Hunter of Nor
folk, Va., and Charles Hunter of
Charleston, S. C. • two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Holland of Marion, R.F.D.
No. 2, and Mrs. Lillian Justice of
High Point.
OLD FORT GARAGE
NEARS COMPLETION
Mr. Rockett is getting along
very rapidly with the new building
and is looking forward to a very
j rapidly with the new building and
i is looking forward to a very suc
cessful future.
Many dealers from other cities,
| 10 times the size of Old Fort envy
1 the beautiful show room that will
be in the new building.
OLD FORT NEWS
ANOTHER NEW
BUILDING TO BE
ERECTED SOON
S. F. Mauney, secretary of Old
Fort Lodge Number 401 F. & A.
M., in an interview this week stated
that construction on the new Ma
sonic Hall would start in the near
future.
The Masons have owned their lot
for some time and had planned
to build sooner, but materials were
not available.
The building will be construct
ed of brick and will be a two story
building with Lodge Hall above
and a store room below.
The Eastern Star of Old Fort
will meet in the hall also. The lot
they intend building on is 37
feet wide and is located next to
the City Hall.
Mr. J. M. Mackey is Worship
ful Master of Old Fort Lodge.
“Gold is where you find it.”
Many good deeds that benefit a
community are conceived and real
ized between the walls of a Ma
sonic Hall.
Old Fort Eastern Star
The Old Fort Eastern Star, No
1J75, meet every first and third
Monday night of each month.
Mrs. J. M. Mackey is Worthy
Matron and Mr. J. M. Mackey is
Worthy Patron.
The Eastern Star of Old Fort is
one organization that really has
an up-and-coming membership of
“action.” They really get things
done. While there are only 40
members, they do the work of many
more.
They are planning on promoting
a get-to-gether to aid in foreign
relief as many other organizations
are doing at present.
It was learned this week that
they intend to promote every ef
fort possible in the building of
the new Temple.
The lessons taught by this or
ganization are never to be for
gotten..
Old Fort Feed Store
Moves To Larger Quarters
The Old Fort Feed and Ferti
lizer Co. are moving their store to
larger quarters. They are moving
to the Westerman building where
they will have more room to add
to their stock. Mr. Metcalf and Mr.
Lytle carry a very nice line of
Feeds and also a large line of
paints.
They intend to make many im
provements in the new store and
carry a much larger line of feeds.
J. E. WILLIAMS
Home On Furlough
James E. Williams, of Marion,
N. C., is home for a 30 day fur
lough and is spending part of
his time, with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Williams of
Old Fort.
James was injured in Okinawa
and was sent back to the States.
He has been overseas and in the
South Pacific for about a year.
Welcome home James, take
good care of yourself and let us
hear from you.
BILL EARLY GOES
BACK INTO BUSINESS
When Bill went away to the serv
ice, he sold out his business to his
partner. Came the day for Bill
to return home after his service
for Uncle Sam, and his former
partner sells him back his half
of the business.
This is what you can call “team
work.” Bill had it in the army
and when he gets home, he found
it here also.
See you next week Bill.
Britton—Denton
Miss Bessie Britton of Point
Lookout, was married recently to
Mr. Don Denton of Asheville, N. C.
Miss Britton went home on a
visit to see her mother and while
there she entered upon the long
road of matrimony. Good luck to
the Dentons. It’s a fine road to
take—“lt’s a long lane that has
no turn.”
Old Fort Revival
Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 6, a
series of revival meetings will be
held at Wesleyan Methodist Church
at Mt. Hebron near Old Fort 1
Evangelist J. C. Reynolds of
Trov, will preach. The Rev. F. M.l
Wilson is tile pastor in charge. I
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
A BIG FRUIT STORE
IN A LITTLE TOWN
One of the finest and largest
fruit stores in the state is located
in Old Fort.
Mr. L. M. Swanson is owner of
the Ideal Fruit Store in Old Foil,
and is not boasting when he says,
that it is the largest in the state.
He has only been operating this
store for a little more than three
months and is enjoying a business
from many of the surrounding
towns as well as a good business
in Old Fort.
The fruit, as anyone can see, is
select and of many varieties.
He has spared no expense in
making his fruit store an up-to
date stroe. He says that he has
a little worry sometimes in peo
ple handling his fruit, as it dam
ages it, but the sight of so much
beautiful fruit makes a person
feel like that they would like to
hug a whole basket of apples.
MERCHANTS ASSN.
IN OLD FORT. N. C.
Why not? While everything
else in Old Fort is progressing it
would be the right time to get or
ganized into one band or system
where each and every merchant
would benefit by it.
After all, who is entitled to a
square deal any more than the
merchant, who works harder to
please the public than he? The
merchants in Old Fort put in long
hours and you might say work
on a percentage basis, and that
sometimes is small enough.
While this suggestion is from
one or two merchants, it is food
for thought.
NEW BEAUTY PARLOR
COMING TO OLD FORT
One of the most up-to-date
beauty parlors will soon be com
ing to town.
Mr. L. M. Swanson who has
owned a beauty parlor in Marion
for the past 44 years is going to
start a new Betty Jean Beauty
Parlor in Old Fort in the near
future.
The new business will be lo
cated in the Sanders Building and
will be modern in every respect, all
modern equipment and operators
who know the last word in beau
tifying milady.
The prices will be so that every
lady can go to the Beauty Parlor
for her hair do and not have to
worry about being over-charged.
Well-Known Old Fort
Negro Passes Away
Funeral services for Walter
Deal, Negro citizen of Old Fort,
who died at his home here Friday
morning following a stroke of par
alysis, were held at the Negro
Methodist Church Sunday at 3:00
o’clock. Interment was at the Old
Fort cemetrey for Negro people.
The deceased who came to Old
Fort 41 years ago from Franklin
is survived by his wife, Ella Deal;
two brothers; two sisters; and his
father, who last week celebrated
his 100th birthday at his home at
Franklin.
ANTHONY CONSTRUCTION
UNDER WAY
A. E. Wiles Construction Co.,
has the new building of Dr. An
thony under way and is making
some fine headway.
Mr. Wiles has been in the cons
truction business for several years
and knows all the “ins and out” of
building.
This building is sure going to
be an asset to the community. Doc.
is going to have a nice building
and it is being built on a nice
wide street.
The new Home Os the News will
be on Broadway also and possible
will be started in the near future.
BAPTIST CHURCH SINGING
SCHOOL CONCLUDED
The singing school which has
been in progress for the past ten
days at the Old Fort Baptist
Church, was concluded on Wednes
day evening with a program in
which all members of the school
participated. Enrollment of the
school was 73 with an average at
tendance of 60. The school was di
rected by J. Rector Robbins of
Harris, N. C.
Have You Subscribed
For the News?
NEW PLYMOUTH TO
BE ON DISPLAY SOON
Mayor Rockett has been prom
ised one new four door Plymouth
sedan for display soon. As well
as being Mayor of Old Fort, Mr.
Rockett has a pretty big job on his
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hands in completing the new build
ing, which is to huose the new
Crysler and Plymouth cars. A j
beautiful show room is nearing
completion, with its streamlined
background that reaches out and
says “Howdy.”
Nothing is being spared to make
this building a credit to any city.
Expert mechanics will be with the
Rockett Co. to attend to all motor
trouble and adjustments necessary
to the remaining cars that are sick
and almost ready to die.
The new cars, we understand, are
durable as well as beautiful, and
will give even better service than
the cars of the past.
Mr. Rockett is inviting the pub
lic to come in and see for them
selves the new Plymouth soon to
be on display.
EARN YOUR DOLLAR
FIRST—MOTTO OF THE
BLACK MTN. NEWS
The Black Mountain News in
printing the Old Fort News, means
“Old Fort News for Old Fort Peo
ple.”
We haven’t solicited an ad in |
Old Fort. We first want Old Fort;
people to know that we are inter-,
ested in them personally and we
are taking this means in writing
the news of the community, not
from the dollar and cents stand
point, until we have proven to
you that we are willing to earn
our money before we are paid. The
three ads that are in this sections
were handed to us to print.
We know that today there will
be over five hundred people read
these ads in Old Fort alone.
These advertisements will be
read from Oteen, N. C. to Pleasant
Gardens, N. C. in the valley as
well as in Florida, South Carolina,
Kentucky, California, Vermont,
Indiana, Ohio, and Texas.
When we have built up the Old
Fort News with news, we will ap
preciate your ads.
We would like to make it plain,
here, that if Old Fort doesn’t get
recognition and publicity it will
be because you don't send us your
news. We will publish it regard
less of how small or how large
your articles may be. We want
to hear from every section in and
around Old Fort.
When eight pages will not hold
the news and ads. then we will
print 10 pages.
We want to build up a separate
paper for Old Fort and as you
know we are making every effort
to do so.
Please give us a lift with your
news items. Send us social news,
club activities, school news, lodge
news, industrial news, church
news and we will let every one
know that Old Fort is progressing.
Old Fort, right now, is on the
verge of a “let-go,” this is the
opportune time to get behind the
wheel and give it a good start.
You can get the state and na
tional news in the larger papers
such as the Asheville Citizen-
Times and the county papers, the
McDowell News and Progress,
BUT we want to give you Old
Fort news for Old Fort people.
Now will you send in the news ?
Can you believe in us as much
as we believe in you ?—The Editor.
BE SURE TO READ
THE ADS
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 19 J'
MEMBER NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION l
VETERANS CLUB
i OF OLD FORT ACTIVE
The Veterans Club of Old Fort
organized on October 25 by a group
of 25 members, has one of the
most promising outlooks of any
i club to be organized lately.
The purpose of the club is to
organize into one group, veterans
of World War II and extend a wel
i come to the boys returning from
overseas and take in any member
honorably discharged from any
branch of the service.
The boys are a fine bunch of
young fellows getting together for
to bring ai>out good fellowship
throughout the community. <
They intend to see that the city
and community have entertain
ment; clean entertainment, where
they can keep their young folks at
home, instead of seeking enter
tainment away from home.
These young /men are the fu
ture leaders of our community,
and if given a chance will be real
leaders to be proud of.
They have ambitions to see the
“Old Home Town” get ahead, and
are exerting their efforts to that
end.
The club is really in motion and
results are going to be seen in
the very near future. Let’s look
over the list of officers of the
ciub: Howard LeFevre, presi
dent; Johnny Robinson, vice-pres
ident; Bill Early, secretary; Sid
ney Brson, treasurer.
The finance committee: Ashley
Robinson, chairman; Bill Hensley
and Raymond Burgin.
The Public Affairs Committee:
Joe Tate, chairman; Lester Callo
way and Bobby Morris.
The Entertainment Committee:
J. C. Silvers, chairman • Homer
Ricketts, Straley Burgin and Rus
sell Brown.
The club has their stated meet
ing, the third Thursday in each
month at 8 o’clock p.m. until Oct.
31, then they will meet at 7:30
p.m.
It would be well for all of us
to give theSe young fellows en
couragement for the efforts these
boys are putting forth to make
the community a better place in
which to live.
NORTON FURNITURE
CO. EXPANDING
The Norton Fumituee Co. of
Old For,t started not long ago in
a very moderate way and has
grown into a real nice furniture
store.
As Mr. Norton said in an inter
view the past week that he started
with a few pieces of GOOD furni
ture of popular make and has
maintained the policy that if he
keeps that kind of home furnish
ing the people are going to buy at
home, because they know good
furniture when they see it, and is
needless for them to go elsewhere
when he sells the same make of
furniture at home.
Mr. Norton surely deserves the
credit due him for his never end
ing efforts he has put forth to
make his business what it is today.
He has had a hard time getting
started and gives all the credit
to people in the community for his
success.
Mr. Norton says that in the fu
ture that he intends to expand and
have a larger store as well as
a larger selection to choose from.
Heads Alumni Association
Boone, N. C., Oct. 27—Eugene
Byrd, teacher in the Black Moun
tain High School, was elected to
head the alumni organization for
the coming year at the business
session of the alumni of Appal
achian State Teacher’s College.
Mr. Byrd is permanent president
of the class of 1936. While in col
lege he was outstanding in debat
ing and dramatics and graduated
with summa cum laude honors.
It is felt that with his leader
ship that the alumni might do
much constructive work in behalf
of the school during the coming
year.
Church School Enlarged
The Primary and Beginner’s de
partment of the Old Fort Metho
dist Church School is being en
larged and redecorated. Furniture
and equipment for this department
will be of the latest improved type.
Mrs. Charles T. Steppe and Mrs.
Maude Steppe are the teachers in
chrrg". Mrs. H. O. Huss is de
votional leader.
LOCALS!
Mrs. Beverly Millaway, Jr., a J
Mrs. Madeleine Taylor left Friday
for a week-end visit with the lorn!
er’s parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
B. K. Millaway, at Winston-Salt^
Robert Wilkinson has returnJ
to Old Fort after a visit wi;J
friends at Union and New York
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jordan w
arrive on Monday from Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, from which
war activity Mr. Jordan has rJ
cently received his honorable dis
charge, for a visit with the form
er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. [
Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crawford will
leave this week for their home at
Tampa, after spending the past
tw r o months in Old Fort and Ashe
ville.
Hughes Cash Store
Owner To Return Soon
Cpl. Van Hughes, the owner of
the Hughes Cash Store, is expect
ed to return home next month. He
is now in Germany but expects
to arrive in the States soon.
Martha Hughes, his sister, has
been helping run the store while
he has been in the service. Mr.
A. B. Lytle has been managing the
grocery and rryeats department.
Harris Market
The Harris Market has been op
erating since 1900. For 45 years
the Harris family has believed in
Old Fort. *
Mr. J. R. Harris operated this
business until 1925 when R. L
and A. J. Harris, sons of his, took
over the business. The brother
handle a fine line of groceries!
meats and feeds and are enjoyintl
a good business. j
Bradley Drug Store
Front Smashed By Auto
The Bradley Drug Store froral
was smashed again and broke on:
the rest of the plate glass win
dows.
The driver of the car was ap
prehended. The license of the car
was taken and the owner found.
Chief of Police Woodard was also
implicated in the return of the
driver.
The damage was made good by
the driver. The windows were
covered by insurance.
Old Fort Dry Cleaners
Mr. Parks Hunter, a veteran of
World War 11, is the owner of the
Old Fort Cleaners. He joined the
Navy when he was 17 years old
and was in the Navy when the war
began.
Mr. Hunter, who lives in Marion,
is moving to Old Fort November
1 to be closer to his business.
The cleaning establishment has
just received some new machinery
this week and will soon be in op
eration.
Mr. Hunter has been operatin!
the Dixie Cleaners of Marion.
GRANT MOTOR CO.
OF OLD FORI
R. H. Grant, owner and operator
of the Grant Motor Co., has been
in business for the past nine months
has been doing a fine business
Mr. Grant has a line of accessory
and does all kinds of auto repail
work.
He plans to do quite a lot o'
improvements in the near future a
the business merits.
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Lauffhridge Shoe Shop
Mr. R. C. I>aughridge of
F'ort keeps the citizens in good sh l *
repair. He has been in the sho
repair. He has been Ih the sho
a railroad job during a strike 3
that time. Mrs. Lauthridge help
carry on the business every da
and from the looks of the numb*
of shoes for repair they will b
busy for sometime to come.
To Have Revival
Beginning Tuesday, November
& series of revival meetings will o
held at Wesleyan Methodist Chun
at Mt. Hebron near Old L'j
Evangelist J. C. Reynolds of Try>‘
N. C. will preach. Rev. F. M.
son is the pastor in charge. |! ‘
public is invited to attend all ' 1
vices. I