p THE OLD FORT NEWS
The Old Fort News is pub
y lished each week in connection
' with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
notorious check flasher
CAUGHT IN KNOXVILLE
Harry (O'Hara) Noblitt, Chief of
Police; J. C. Bird, C. L. Tate and
Robt. Bryson arrived Friday with
.lames Alvin Ellis in custody. Ellis
was arrested in Knoxville, Tenn.,
tm a warrant issued charging him
with forgery.
Ellis 32 years old, who claims no
home, came here ten days ago, and
with him a younger man who claim
ed to be his brother. The two man
aged to gain the confidence of lead
ing local business men in their "bo
gus" plans for a filling station, road
house, and recreation park, to be
built near the town. They stole the
personal check pad of J. M. Charles,
prominent lumber dealer, forged
his name, and succeeded in obtain
v ing cash for checks totaling $117.
When the forgery was detected, the
two promoters had departed for un
known parts. All near-by towns
were notified by J. C. Bird and ask
ed to aid in search for the criminals.
Monday night, in Knoxville, the
police of that place were called to
quiet a loud and offensive "party"
in the edge of the towTn, and, in the
lot of "rampants" arrested, found
Ellis. He was returned here Friday
afternoon, given a preliminary
hearing, and after pleading guilty
to the charge, was taken by Sheriff
Adkins to the Marion jail, being un
able to furnish the $1,000 bond set
by the Magistrate's court. His trial
is set for the next term of Superior
Court. The younger man, whom
Ellis claims to have met in Norfolk,
Va., and whom he knew as Stevens,
has not been located.
EASTERN STAR TO ENTER
TAIN DISTRICT DEPUTY
The Old Fort Eastern Star Chap
: > ter will entertain the District Depu
ty, Mrs. Effie Gage Morrow, of
Mars-hall, N. C., on the evening of
the 10th at 7:30. This is Mrs. Mor
row's official visit to the chapter,
and all the members of the chapter,
both in Marion and Old Fort, are
requested to be present. Any visit
ing members in the county are also
invited to attend the meeting.
GLEANERS ELECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. Horace Early and Mrs. Geo.
Moore entertained their Sunday
School class at the home of Mrs.
Moore on Tuesday evening. Officers
elected for the coming year were
Mrs. Horace Early, president; Miss
Annie Belle Noblett, secretary and
terasurer, and Mrs. Umberger,
teacher. After the social hour in
which contests and games were
much enjoyed, Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Early served a lovely salad course.
The members of the class present
were Mrs. Eddie Ragle, Miss Annie
Belle Noblitt, Miss Elizabeth Lipe,
Miss Catherine Finch, Miss Marga
ret Maness, Mrs. Hugh Hensley,
Miss Gladys Stump and Miss Helen
Nesbitt.
WOODMEN Mttimu
The Woodmen Circle members of
Rhododendron Grove No. 70 held
. .their regular meeting in the W.O.W
^ ' hall on Monday evening of last
:> week at 7 o'clock. The guardian,
Mrs. B. Y. Allison, presided. The
chief feature of the meeting was
the drill work of the organization.
The next meeting will be held on
Monday evening, Feb. 10th, at 7:30
o'clock. All members are urged to
attend. The Juvenile members are
especially invited and will be given
an opportunity to bring a friend if
they wish.
THANKS
The editor of the Old Fort News
extends thanks to friends for the
news articles contributed to the
page this week.
WHERE THEY OFTEN BLOOM
Teacher—"Jakie, give a sentence
using the word deceit."
Jakie—"I wear pants with patch
es on de seat." — Cincinnati En
quirer.
Miss Ruth Boyette, instructor of
nurses at the Mission Hospital,
^ Asheville, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Nesbitt on Saturday
and Sunday. She was accompanied
to Asheville on Sunday afternoon
by Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt.
Coit Cox of Gastonia is visiting
Mrs. Don Grant.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Dr. and Mrs, Chas. Jenkins re
turned from Mullins, S. C., Friday
night, after attending the funeral
services of Mrs. Jenkins' father,
Mr. E. C. Edwards, on Thursday.
The Rev. J. C. Umberger an
nounces that beginning next Sun
day the Sunday evening services
! will be held at 7:30 instead of at 7
j o'clock as heretofore. Prayer nieet
| ing on Wednesday night will be at
7:30 also.
J. S. Bradley, who has been con
fined to his home for the past two
weeks, is still nuable to be about
and visit with his friends. He has
postponed his trip to Florida, which
he planned earlier in the season,
until a later date.
Geo. W. Bryson, of the Bryson
Snyder Co., who motored to Ohio
last week to attend the funeral of
his sister-in-law, is expected to re
turn to Old Fort this week.
Leanidas Rhinehardt is attending
the part-time business class being
conducted in Marion.
Harry Noblitt and Robert Bryson
j made a business trip to Knoxville,
i Tenn., last week.
Mrs. C. E. Williams, who under
j went an operation at the Mission
Hospital in Asheville several weeks ]
ago, has returned home.
The seven inches of snow which
fell in Old Fort on Wednesday and
Wednesdav night has melted rapidly
under the warm smile of old Sol.
The Woman's Club will hold its
regular meeting on Friday after
noon.
The honor roll for the Old Fort
School will be printed in next week
paper.
i Baxter Moose visited friends in
Statesville the past week-end.
Dae to bad weather the play "Dol- i
lar Bill" which was to be given on
Thursday night of last week at- the
High School auditorium will be
shown at a later date.
Miss Margaret Jordan has been
confined to her home for the past;
several days due to illness.
The Ladies Aid Society will give
a benefit Valentine Day party on j
February 14th at which time there i
will be a musical program and re-.
freshments.
Mrs. Hart Taylor returned home
the past week after spending sever- i
; al weeks in Nashville, Tenn.
Prof. S. B. Smithey has resumed j
his duties at the Old Fort High
School after a brief illness of ton- i
silitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowe and i
daughter Gladys had as their guest j
Miss E. Rowe Grady at the Satur-1
day afternoon matinee in Marion, j
j Rev. M. E. Hansel, pastor of the j
Presbyterian Church at Old Fort, (
will conduct services at the church!
! on Sunday morning. Rev. and Mrs.
; Hansel and four children arrived in
Old Fort last Wednesday, and are
; making their home at the manse.
; The members of the Presbyterian
Church gave them a bountiful
j "pounding" of pantry supplies on
! Saturday night.
j Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Graybeal will
! have as their guests this week Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Fields of Spokane,
Washington, who have been visit
ing in Washington, D. C., for sever
al weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Fields are
the uncle and aunt of' C. W. Gray
beal.
1 Kev. and Mrs. M. iU. Hansel were
| the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
j C. W. Graybeal on Friday.
j Mrs. Elizabeth C. Silver recently
: returned to the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. E. Byrd, at Horseshoe,
after a stay of several weeks in Old
Fort.
T. H. Allison has returned to
i Pickens, S. C., after more than a
two months' visit here with his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Steppe.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Byrd visited
in Brevard last Sunnday.
Jess Jones spent last week-end at
Horseshoe.
Mrs. Chas. T. Steppe was a visitor
at the Asheville Normal College last
Tuesday.
E. A. Allison and D. Roper of
Pickens, S. C., were visitors in Old
Fort one day last week.
Mrs. P. H. Mashburn, Mrs. Amos ;
I Crippen and Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh
| spent Tuesday in Asheville.
M iss Brady Silver, who is a nurse j
| at State Hospital, Morganton, spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.!
i and Mrs. W. C. Silver.
J H. Allison of Knoxville, Tenn.,
was a visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. Louie Cuthbert, assistant
[chemist for the Union Tanning Co.,
j has returned to Old Fort to continue
a series of experiments by which he
hopes to control scientifically the
drying of leather at the Catawba
^ Tannery.
Dr. and Mrs. Stcn»e and daughter,
Mary, of Asheville, visited A. L.
Finch Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Rogers of
Morganton were visitors in Old
Fort Sunday.
Miss Nancy Miller, a student of
Montreat Normal, spent the week
end at home.
Misses Viola and Edna Grant
spent the week-end in Marshall.
Miss LeRoy Bates of Morganton
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
T. L. Fuller.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Bright of Mar
ion were visitors in Old Fort Sun
day.
Floyd Reed of Black Mountain
spent Sunday in Old Fort.
C. F. Noblitt made a business
trip to Asheville last Monday.
Miss Fannie Nichols, who has been
teaching in Nealsville, is at home
for several weeks.
Charles Tate spent Monday in
Asheville.
Willis Early visited relatives in
Marion Tuesday.
Vernard Steppe of Bryson City
visited his parents here several
days this week.
T. M. Greene made a business
trip to Marion Wednesday.
Horace Burgin of Ridgecrest was
in Old Fort Saturday.
T. J. Porter spent Wednesday in
Marion.
Martin Marr of Roanoke, Va.,
visited W. H. White Friday.
W. Burgin visited friends in Hen
dersonville over the week-end.
Mrs. Fred Wilson of Marion was
in Old Fort Saturday.
Mrs. Zelda Turner was in Marion
Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Jordan spent Friday in
Asheville.
Mrs. W. H. Bradley is ill with in
fluenza at her home west of Old
Fort.
County Agent Smarr was a visitor
in Old Fort on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nichols of
Marion were visitors here Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Hansel were
dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. B.
Johnson on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Clyde Jennings of Clinchfield
was the guest of Prof, and Mrs. S.
B. Smithey over the week-end.
Billy Smithey, who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jennings
near Statesville, returned home on
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Stirewalt, who has
spent the past year in Akron, Ohio,
returned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Marston of
Brevard were week-end guests of
the latter's mother, Mrs. Lee Stire
walt, in Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford of
Spartanburg _\vere the week-end
guests of their mother, Mrs. J. R.
Crawford, who accompanied them
home on Sunday for a week's stay
before returning to Old Fort. ,
ULU fUKI sruis UUUoLt
HEADER WITH GLEN ALPINE
The Glen Alpine and Old Fort
team divided a double-header at
Glen Alpine Tuesday night. The
Old Fort girls could not locate the
basket and were beaten 20 to 4.
Jessie Ola Davis, Old Fort's star
blonde guard, played a beautiful
defensive game and so did "Lib"
Raymer, but the forwards were
slow and couldn't get going. Glen
Alpine's girls displayed beautiful
team work and deserve lots of cred
it for their victory.
Baxter Moose, Old Fort coach,
showed the four a neat basketball
quint when his Old Fort boys trot
ted upon the hardwood.
Charles Griggs, Vann Hughes
and Joe Lee Burgin stood out in all
departments of play except for
"Wood" Harris' floor work and
Taylor's ability to pivot into an op
ening and Hughes and Griggs who
were shooting "snowbirds" from
every angle. The team really looked
great in their 33 to 22 victory. The
half ended 17 to 8 in Old Fort's fa
vor. Moose stated today that Coach
Hawn of Marion Hi had given him a
date, and his team would be met
some time soon.
A REQUEST
Old Fort people are reques
ted to send news items for the
Old Fo^t News page, in the
Marion Progress, to Miss Ger
trude Dula, editor of this page,
and not direct to the Progress
office. This is to avoid the same
news item being printed twice
on the page. Mailing boxes for
Old Fort News items will be
found at the Old Fort Drug
Store and the Bradley Drug
Store. Postoffice Box 191, Old
Fort, N. C.
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OLD FORT, N. C.
NEXT TO POST OFFICE
NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
Whereas under date of April 25,
1923, Grady T. Nichols and wife ex
ecuted and delivered to F. M, Brad
ley, Trustee for the Old Fort Build
ing & Loan Association, a certain
! Deed of Trust securing an indebted
ness of $1000, which Deed of Trust
is recorded in Book 31 page 2 of Mc
Dowell County Mortgage Deed Rec
ords,—payment of which Deed of
Trust was assumed by Fred T. Wil
son who purchased said property
from the said Grady T. Nichols, and
Whereas, after notice t>s provided
by law, and under and by virtue of
the power of sale contained in said
Deed of Trust, the undersigned
Trustee sold same at public auction,
when and where J. E. Melton be
came the last and highest bidder
therefor in the sum of $1600, and
Whereas the said bid of J. E.
Melton having been raised within
the time allowed by law, the Trustee
will resell the following described
property to the highest bidder for
cash at the courthouse door in Mar
ion, McDowell County, N. C., on
Friday, February 7th, 1930, at 12
o'clock noon, for the purpose of
satisfying said indebtedness:
Beginning on a stake on the bor
der of the Central Highway 75 feet
east of M. L. Grant's and W. H.
Bradley's line and runs north 2 %
degrees west 397 feet to a stake on
M. L. Grant's and W. H. Bradley's
line; then with said line 70 feet to a
branch; then with the said branch to
the Central Highway, then with the
edge of the central highway to the
beginning, the same being 75 feet
I fronting on the Central Highway,
. and extending back equal width 379
Ifeet. Lying and being west of the
| town of Old Fort in Old Fort Town
, ship. And being the same land sold
| by Grady Nichols to Fred G. Wilson
by deed recorded in Book page
i McDowell County Deed Rec
j ords.
j Said sale will be for cash, and
! subject to confirmation by the Court
| This 21st day of January, 1930.
F. M. BRADLEY, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE
| Whereas, under date of December
12th, 1923, J. M. Mashburn and
wife, Effie Mashburn, executed and
'delivered to the Bank of Old Fort, a
I Deed of Trust securing an indebted
ness of $700 due one year after date,
I which Deed of Trust is recorded in
i Book 30 page 165 McDowell Coun
: ty Deed Records, and whereas there
! was default in the payment of said
| indebtedness at maturity:
I Now therefore the undersigned
: will, on Thursday, the 20th day of
j February, 1930, at twelve o'clock
jnoon, at the courthouse door in
Marion, McDowell County, N. C.,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
! for cash, for the purpose of satisfy
ing said indebtedness, the following
described piece, parcel and lot of
; land lying and being in Old Fort
Township, McDowell County, N. C.,
bounded and described as follows:
Being a certain house and lot in
Old Fort, N. C., on the east side of
Snring Street, adjoining Stirwall, J.
W. Graham heirs and R. F. Hughes
heirs and known as the J.A. Bird lot,
fronting 63 feet by 183 feet deep.
Said sale will be for cash and
subject to confirmation by the court.
This 16th day of January, 1930.
BANK OF OLD FORT,
Mortgagee.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE UNDER MORTGAGE
North Carolina, McDowell County.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in a certain Mortgage
Deed from D. F. Giles and wife,
Kate Giles, to D. E. Hudgins, bear
ing date of December 30th, 1926,
and being recorded in Book 35, page
257, said mortgage having been giv
en to secure an indebtedness therein
named, and default having been
made in the payment of the same,
; the undersigned will sell to the high
i est bidder for cash at the courthouse
\ door in Marion, McDowell County,
| North Carolina, on Thursday, the
27th day of February, 1930, at 12
I o'clock noon, the following describ
ed property, to-wit:
All that tract of land described in
a deed from R. H. Hennessee and
wife, Rosa Hennessee, to D. F. Giles
and W. W. Neal, dated September
29, 1925, and recorded in Book 67,
at page 407, of McDowell County
i Deed Records, to which reference is
hereby made for more specific de
scription.
This the 22nd day of Jan., 1930.
CARTER HUDGINS,
Co-Executor of the Estate
of D. E. Hudgins, Deceased.
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