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OLD FORT NEWS
VOLUME III
OLD FORT, N. CM THURSDAY. JANUARY 30, 1930 NUMBER 18
THE OLD FORT NEWS
The Old Fort News is pub
lished each week in connection
with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
HOME
Alone by the Schuylkill a wanderer
rov'd,
And bright were its flowery banks
to his eye;
But far, very far were the friend^
he lov'd,
And he gaz'd on its flowery banks
with a sigh!
0 nature! though blessed and bright
are thy rays,
O'er the brow of creation enchant
ingly thrown,
Yet faint are they all to the luster
that plays
In a smile from the heart that is
dearly our own!
—Moore.
NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARIES
North Carolina has been very
backward in the matter of libraries
but the past year is declared by the
Library Commisssion of the State to
have been one of exceptional en
couragement. There are now thirty
North Carolina libraries which are
in part tax supported and forty-one
others which are maintained under
the auspices of clubs, organizations
and associations. These sceventy
four libraries serve, it is estimated,
nearly a million people. Very few of
the libraries throughout the state
' have anything like the number of
books they should have. That at ■
Charlotte, with 62,633 volumes, is j
the best equipped. Eight libraries
have more than 10,000 volumes,1
those at Goldsboro, Durham, Ashe-!
ville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Wins-1
ton-Salem, Raleigh and Wilmington.
The Asheville library is listed as
having 25,883 volumes. Most all of
the North Carolina libraries are
lacking in a great many books and
pamphlets having to do with South
fj ern history, North Carolina and
\ Western North Carolina. These vol
umes could readily have been se
cured if the money had been avail-'
able to pay for them. Prof. Hamil
ton and others are working to make
the collection of Southern material
at the University library at Chapel
Hill as important and valuable as
any in the country. That would be
an achievement of great potential
service. ,
WEEK-END PARTY
A crowd of boys and girls from j
Old Fort, Black Mountain and Bilt-1
more enjoyed the hospitality of |
Mrs. James of Asheville at Camp |
Allison at a week-end party. Those
enjoying the party were Alberta i
Padgett, Bonnie Ruth Melton, and
Helen Padgett of Black Mountain;;
Margaret Roberts, Helen Harris, i
Bessie Morgan, Helen Greene and
Marie Samms of Biltmore. "Capt."
Chas. Fisher, "Pilot" Kanipe, Maur
ice Flemming, "Bebe" Manuey,
"Hawkshaw" Rock, "Samp." ^Grant, j
"Bud" Hennessee, and "Ossie" Tate
of Old Fort. j
An enjoyable time was enjoyed
by all. !
MEETING OF THE B. Y. P. U.
The Junior B. Y. P. U. met with
i fMrs. Ben Allison on Friday evening
* for a social meeting. A Bible contest
and games were enjoyed by the
nineteen members present. During
the evening hot chocolate and cakes
were served. These social meetings j
are given by the leaders of the B. Y.
P. U., and add much to the interest
of the work, also attracting new and
absent members to the society.
MRS. LACKEY ENTERTAINS J
The Liberes Sewing Society met
at the home of Mrs. J. L. ^Lackey
on Friday afternoon. The meeting
was both a business and social affair.
Plans for the coming year were de
cided on at this meeting. Charter
members are Mrs. A. C. Tate, Mrs.
B. Y. Allison, Mrs. Charles Steppe,
Mrs. Walden, Mrs. Paul Allison,
Mrs. J. L. Lackey, Mrs. Millard
Hensley and Mrs. Edgar Hensley.
Mr. Francis MaUttey entertained a
few friends at his home Friday even
ing. Dancing was enjoyed by the
guests and delicious refreshments
,were served during the evening,.
The following enjoyed "Bebe's"
hospitality: Mary Will Greene,
Louise Laughridge, Nancy Miller,
Merrill Kanipe, Charles Fisher, and
Maurice Fleming.
Paul Allison has been appointed
Asheville Times representative fof
Marion, and took charge of the
route at that place Sunday morning-.
MRS FINCH CELEBRATES
HER 90TH BIRTHDAY
Mrs. James Finch celebrated her
90th birthday Thursday when her
children, relatives and friends gath
ered at her hospitable home to do
honor to the occasion.
Despite her advanced age she is
interested in her friends, their prob
lems* and successes. She remembers
Old Fort when it was a mere village,
and the Indians were here; when the
only means of transportation was
by ox carts and covered wagons;
when electricity was unknown and
the best lighting facilities were tal
low candles and pine torches.
Mrs. Finch was borta in 1840, in
Cleveland county, near Shelby, dur
ing the administration of President
Martin Van Buren. She remembers
and has lived through five wars:
Civil, Mexican, Indian, Spanish
American and World Wars.
At the age of six years she re
members when the troops returned
from the Mexican War. She well re
members the hardships of the Civil
War when carding, spinning and
weaving was the principal industry
of the people; and their limited
means of produce was hauled from
Charleston, Columbia and York,
which was their nearest market. She
also relates her experience when
Sherman's army made the disastrous
raid through the South, leaving the
country devastated. At the time of
the surrender of General Lee she
was living two miles from Old Fort.
Mrs. Finch has been in excellent
health, considering her advanced
age, up to two years ago; since that
time she has been suffering from
rheumatism. She attributes her long
life and good health to regular hab
its, out-of-doors exercise and the j
climate of Old Fort. She was for-!
merly Miss Martha London of Cleve- j
land county before her marriage to j
Mr. James Finch in 1860, near Mar-1
ion. She is the mother of eight chil
dren, four of whom are living, i
Messrs. J. W. and A. B. Finch of i
Old Fort; Mesdames J. T. Morris of
Asheville, and G. M. Keeter of
Waynesville. She has 12 grandchild
ren, and 17 great grandchildren.
At the age of 14 years she joined
the Methodist Church and her unus
ual life history has been one of
Christian service, and places her in a
unique position among the women
of feoday. Her husband died in 1905. j
She was the recipient of many nice
presents on her 90th birthday.
CHECK FLASHERS VISIT
OLD FORT DURING WEEK S
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Two men who gave their names
as John Robert Ellis and James Al
vin Ellis, of Statesville, spent the
past week in Old Fort. While here
they cashed several forged checks
amounting to approximately one
hundred dollars, before making a
hasty exit on Saturday evening. The
Messrs. Ellis claimed to be interest
ed in leasing a building site some
where in the vicinity of the town on
which they were to erect a combined
lunch room and store for automobile
accessories. During the week they
had investigated various properties
and "business men" and had made
tentative arrangements for the leas
ing of a site west of Old Fort. The
forged checks were made on J. M.
Charles and cashed at the stores of
Noblett, Bryson-Snyder and Harris.
Mr. IJless Walker, a merchant of,
Old Fort, becoming suspicious of
the behavior of these men, made in
quiries which led to the discovery
that the checks were forged on the
same evening they were cashed.
Soon after cashing these forged
checks, the men took the eight o'
clock bus for Asheville. The bus
driver stated that they left the bus
on Bfltmore avenue, near the Nor
mal School. Deputy Sheriffs Greene
and C. L. Tate, accompanied by C.
Noblett and J, R. Harris, left Old
Fort Sunday morning in search of
them, but returned Sunday after
noon without any clue as to the
whereabouts of the check flashers.
A distinguishing mark of the el
der man was his heavily tattooed
hands. On his left hand the predomi
nating design "was a girl's face, and
on his right, the outstanding figure j
of a bird. The younger man could be j
identified only by the flock of freck- j
Tes that adorned his otherwise guile- i
less face.
Members of the "Sun Beams" en- i
joyed an interesting meeting on |
Sunday afternoon at the Baptist j
Church. Nineteen members were;
present. Mrs. B. Y. Allison, the lead- i
er, finds the enthusiasm of this mis-1
sionary class very inspiring.
William White of Salem, Va., was j
a visitor in Old Fort Monday, ,
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mrs. Geo. Hyams was called to |
Bryson City Wednesday on account ;
of the illness of her daughtei, Mrs.
Tom Sandlin.
Mrs. Fred Farnsworth of New
>•*
York, who has been visiting her sis-*
ter, Mrs. A. Farnsworth, at her
home on Curtis Creek, has returned
home.
Mr. and Mi's. Sandy Allison and
family have moved to the Jack For
tune house, which they have recent
ly purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. ..Will Rowe and
daughter, Gladys, are at home to
their friends at the Strickland nouse
on Catawba avenue.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins left
Monday for Mullens, S. C., to visit
the father of Mrs. Jenkins, who is
quite ill.
ine nurnea departure 01 the
Messrs. Ellis caused quite a lot of
excitement and discussion in Old
Fort, their going being quite a loss
to the community? i
Miss Nancy Miller, of the Mon- j
treat Normal, spent the week-end
with her parents,. Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Miller.
Mrs. W. H. Payne of Ellenboro
■was a visitor at the home of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Wilkinson, the past week |'
Miss Lenore Keatley has returned 1
to Old Fort after spending a month,'
in Havre de Grace, Md., and is at j1
home to her friends at the home of j
Miss Gertrude Dula. j
Mrs. F. P. Sweeney left Friday i '
for Johnson City, where Mr. Swee
ney has accepted a position with the 1
C. C. & 0. Railroad. j
Frank Wilkinson, who has been j
working for the D. T. & I. Railroad ; [
in Michigan, returned last week and
has resumed his work as telegraph (
operator at Old Fort, and is supply-! <
ing for Mrs. F. P. Sweeney during J
her visit in Johnson City.
Miss Nan Brasington and Marga
ret Lytle spent the week-end at
their home in Biltmore.
Amos Crippen, superintendent of
the Union Tanning Co., left the first!
of the week for Daytona, Fla.,where 1
he will spend several weeks. j
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rockett and
their guest, Miss L6uise Griffin,!
spent Wednesday evening in Ashe-j_
ville. ! (
J. C. Cole of Asheville was in Old |
Fort Saturday on business. js
Mr. and Mrs. Chaney Dover and j
small son have returned to their
home in Maryville, Tenn., after
spending some time in Marion and:
Old Fort. They were accompanied j ;
home by Miss Ruth Hoppes. !1
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grant of Forest I j
City were the guests of their aunt, j
Mrs. M. G. Turner, Sunday. 1i
Luther Grant of Marion was in i 1
Old Fort Sunday. ! ^
Miss Laura Curtis of East Flat I j
Rock spent the week-end with rela- j
tives here. I -
Miss Louise Laughridge, a student
of Greensboro College, is at home!!
on account of sickness.
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Miss Bula Kanipe spent the week- j •
end in Charlotte. i
Miss Thelma Marston of Brevard (
was a visitor in Old Fort last week. !,
Miss Goodloe Haney of Nebo ]
spent the week-end with Miss Millie j
Kanipe. i
Mrs. S. Whitmire and daughter, :
Olive, of Biltmore, were guests of j
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Eppley Sunday.
Mrs. Franklin of Morganton was
a visitor in Old Fort Sunday. !
T. Burnette of Asheville spent
several days last week in Old Fort.
Mrs. C. F. Noblitt, who has been
ill for several weeks, is slowly im
proving.
Mrs. Uilie Jamison of Asheville
is spending several days in Old Fort. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gilliam of Ashe- 1
ville were visitors in Old Fort Sun
day.
Miss Carrie Saunders spent the •
week-end in Charlotte. i
M'prell Kanipe spent the week- [
end in Charlotte.
Mrs. E. R. Wren and Miss Sadie j
Burgin were shoppers in Asheville ;
Monday. '
Mrs. Calk Kelly is spending a |'
week with her parents in Charlotte . ^
Clyde Miller accompanied Amos (
Crippen to Daytona Beach, Fla , on 1
Monday. 1
Geo. W. Bryson of Bryson-Snyder ,
Co., was called to Stowe, Ohio, Mon-. <
day on account of the death of his'
sister-in-law, Mrs. Bryson.
Mrs. Annie Graham left last week
for Miami, Fla., to spend several •
months. 1
Prof. S. B. Smithey has been ill ■
with tonsilitis this week.
Mrs. Alma Jordan, who has been
ID, is much improved.
SPECIAL
CHICKEN DINNER
ON SUNDAY
With Vegetables, Deserts
and the best of Coffee
50c.
Why bother to cook? You will
enjoy a dinner at
The B. and J. Cafe
OLD FORT, N. C.
NEXT TO POST OFFICE
NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
Whereas under date of April 25, j
1923, Grady T. Nichols and. wife ex-1
jcuted and delivered to F. M. Brad
ey, Trustee for the Old Fort Build
ng & Loan Association, a certain
Deed of Trust securing an indebted
less of $1000, which Deed of Trust
s recorded in Book 31 page 2 of Mc
Dowell County Mortgage Deed Rec
ords,—payment of which Deed of
rrust was assumed by Fred T. Wil
>on who purchased said property
"rom the said Grady T. Nichols, and j
Whereas, after notice as provided i
)y law, and under and by virtue of j
he power of sale contained in said
Deed of Trust, the undersigned j
Trustee sold same at public auction, \
vhen and where J. E. Melton be-!
rame the last and highest bidder i
.herefor in the sum of $1600, and :
Whereas the said bid of J. E. I
Helton having been raised within'
;he time allowed by law, the Trustee
vill resell the following described
>roperty to the highest bidder for
:ash at the courthouse door in Mar-!
on, McDowell County, N. C., on |
Friday, February 7th, 1930, at 12 i
>'clock noon, for the purpose of!
.atisfying said indebtedness:
Beginning on a stake on the bor
ler of the Central Highway 75 feet
>ast of M. L. Grant's and W. H.
Bradley's line and runs north 2 V2
legrees west 397 feet to a stake on
<1. L. Grant's and W. H. Bradley's j
ine; then with said line 70 feet to a
•ranch; then with the said branch to !
he Central Highway, then with the
dge of the central highway to the
>eginning, the same being 75 feet
ronting on the Central Highway, j
md extending back equal width 379
eet. Lying and being west of the
own of Old Fort in Old Fort Town
hip. And being the same land sold
>y Grady Nichols to Fred G. Wilson
>y deed recorded in Book page
McDowell County Deed Rec
irds.
Said sale will be for cash, and
ubject to confirmation by the Court
This 21st day of January, 1930.
F. M. BRADLEY, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE
Whereas, under date of December
2th, 1923, J. M. Mashburn and
vife, Effie Mashburn, executed and
lelivered to the Bank of Old Fort, a
)eed of Trust securing an indebted-j
less of $700 due one year after date, [
vhich Deed of Trust is recorded in
3ook 30 page 165 McDowell Coun
y Deed Records, and whereas there ■
vas default in the payment of said j
ndebtedness at maturity:
Now therefore the undersigned j
vill, on Thursday, the 20th day of I
February, 1930, at twelve o'clock!
loon, at the courthouse door in j
Marion, McDowell County, N. C.,j
>ffer for sale to the highest bidder I
'or cash, for the purpose of satisfy-'
ng said indebtedness, the following
lescribed piece, parcel and lot. of j
and lying and being in Old Fort i
rownship, McDowell County, N. C., j
>ounded and described as follows: ;
Being a certain house and lot in:
31d Fort, N. C., on the east side of
spring Street, adjoining Stirwall, J.:
W. Graham heirs and R. F. Hughes;
leirs and known as the J.A. Bird lot,;
'ronting 63 feet by 183 feet deep. ;
Said sale will be for cash and
:ubject to confirmation by the court, t
This 16th day of January, 1930. 1
BANK OF OLD FORT, i
Mortgagee, j
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Slorth Carolina, McDowell County. !
in the Superior Court.!
IOBART MANUFACTURING CO.,!
i corporation
MARY VVAN WAGNER.
The defendant, Mary Van Wag
ier, will take notice that an action
;ntitled as above has been commen- j
;ed in the Superior Court of Mc-1
Dowell County, N. C., for the pur- j
lose of recovering certain personal i
property, to-wit: One Model K- 415;
3obart Electric Dough Mixer; One,
29 qt. Hobart Dough Hook; which j
property was conveyed by chattel!
nortgage by the defendant to the
plaintiff, which mortgage is register- j
;d in Book 30 page 109 McDowell
bounty Chattel Mortgage Records;
md the said defendant will further
ake notice that she is required to
ippear at the office of the under
iigned Clerk of Superior Court of
McDowell County at his office in the
:ourthouse in Marion, McDowell
bounty, N. C., on the 21st day of
March, 1930, and answer or demur
;o the complaint in said action or
;he plaintiff will apply to the court
:or the relief demanded in said com
plaint.
This 27th day of January, 1930.
J. L. LAUGHRIDGE,
Clerk Superior Court. ,
OUR 1930 CHRISTMAS CLUB
IS NOW OPEN
Join now in one of our classes ranging
from 10c to $10.00, payable each week,
and have your Christmas Money all
ready next year.
It's not what you earn that makes you
rich, but what you SAVE.
THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
J. S. BRADLEY, Pres. F. M. BRADLEY, Cashier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pres.
HOW'S THIS?
With each $1 Dry Cleaning Job a Good
Whist Broom Free.
This offer next week only.
As to the QUALITY of our Work
ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR
BOB WILKINSON
Representing New Way Cleaners
Will Trade One
FORD TOURING CAR
Good Tires, New Battery, Excellent
Condition
FOR GOOD COW.
THE FISHER MOTOR CO.
Old Fort, N. C.
BEST IN MEATS
FRESH VEGETABLES
A Large Line and Assortment of
Canned Goods.
Quick Service. We Deliver.
ALLISON & MELTON
Old Fort, N. C.
We keep the Home Fires burning with
MASON RED ASH COAL
$6.50 per ton, delivered.
OLD FORT COAL CO.
Henry C. Fisher W. W. LeFevre
NEW SILVER AND GOLD HATS
Latest Styles in Felts at
HALF Price.
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THE DULA HAT SHOP