- % :' v 2 • ••. ,v'. Vv . .V'>,>•' ■*» : 'i* OLD FORT NEWS VOLUME III OLD FORT, N. C.t THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1930 NUMBER 23 —————————————— \ 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. OLD FORT GIRL PLAYS LEADING ROLE IN OPERETTA In a Statesville paper of Feb. 27 is an interesting and complimentary article of«an operetta in which Miss Eunice Wilkinson of Old Fort play ed the leading part, which will be of much interest to her many friends. " The Japanese Girl,' an interest ing and attractive operetta, the mu sic by Charles Vincent, was presen ted by the girls of the music depart ment of Mitchel College in Shearer Hall on Friday evening at 8 o'clock The operetta was given under the direction of Miss Margaret L. James of the College music depart ment, with Miss Virginia Thomas accompanist. The first act of the operetta tells of the visit of a num ber of Japanese girls to a girl friend of theirs, 0 Hana San, who is about to celebrate her eighteenth birthday regarded in Japan as 'the coming of age'. The scene throughout the op eretta is a Japanese garden, the home of O Hana San (beautiful flower). The character was played by Miss Eunice Wilkinson, whose voice and dramatic ability was high ly complimented by those attending this operetta, as well as the faculty of Mitchel College." EXTRACT PLANT RE-OPENS The Old Fort Extract plant of the Union Tanning Company began chipping wood on Friday, after , hav ing been inactive for about eight months. The plant will employ about 125 men and have a weekly payroll of around $5,000.00. George Moore, better known to his friends as "Red" Moore, is superintendent of the plant. Many changes and improvements have been made in the plant since the closing, preparatory to the re suming of operations. Over a hun dred and lfty men were on hand Saturday to apply for work. Quite a number of them were old employees who were again employed to take charge of their old positions. HOME ECONOMICS DEPT. GIVES STYLE SHOW A style show was presented at the auditorium of the high school on Thursday morning by the mem bers of the Home Economics Class, under the direction of Miss Bula Ka nipe. Attractive styles in sport dresses and school dresses, designed and made by members of this depart ment, were displayed by living mod els. In the latter part of the pro gram little Misses Lois Early, Mary Louise Moore, Ann Smithey, Harold Kanipe, and Gene and Dick Erwin featured correct styles for street, school and evening wear. JNDIAN ARROW MONUMENT BEING ERECTED THIS WEEK The contract for the erection of thte monument to be placed in the own square has been let by Dr. D. M. Mcintosh, chairman of thte com mittee on construction and design, to C. Melton of Black Mountain, and construction started on March 3rd. The unveiling will take place about the first of May. Plans will be made and program arranged for this event during the next two months. OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL AND TWO MEN Deputies Taylor Greene and C. L. Tate attended a late party last week and they were rewarded with the capture of a thousand gallon steam still and two men. The raid was made at one o'clock Tuesday morning, on the head of Catawba River. Ten gallons of whiskey was found. The men, Turner Denny and Barney Huntley, of Ridgecrest, were bound over to court on a $500 bond each. RELIEF ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN MARION SUNDAY I | Dr. D. M. Mcintosh is mailing out j notices to the local committees of j the McDowell Relief Association j for a call meeting to be held in Ma-! lion on Sunday March 9th, at 2:30: p. m. The mimeographed copies of the questionnaire to be used in the welfare work which was presented j by Dr. Mcintosh and approved, at the last meeting, will be distributed this time, . . ? j LOCAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF INTEREST R. E. Simpson, general manager of the lines east, was the guest of J. C. Sandlin on Wednesday. Mrs. Jenkins, who has been visit ing her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins, re turned home Friday. She was ac companied by Mrs. Charles Jenkins, Miss Mary Burgin, and little Miss Betty Jean Jenkins, who will spend the week-end in Easley, S. C., be fore returning to Old Fort. Edwin E. Epley, who is at present employed at Saluda, spent several days last week with his family in Old Fort. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Miller spent several days in Old Fort last week visiting relatives enroute to Idaho where they will make their home. A. C. Fisher, general Superinten dent of the Extract Company, spent several days in Old Fort on business pertaining to the Old Fort Extract Company. Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs. M. E. Hansel, and Mrs. W. Wagner visited 'friends in Asheville Wednesday. Caroline Sandlin, who has been ill, is much improved, and expects to resume her studies in the Old Fort school this week. Mr. and Mrs. Burt J. Curtis and sons, Beverly and Harris, and Mrs. W. Wagner left last week for Tam pa, Fla., by motor. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, who have occupied the Roughton House since coming to Old Fort from Ohio, expect to make their home in Tampa. Mr. Louie Cuthbert, chief chemist of the Union Tanning Company, is spending a few days in Johnson City on business. Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Mashburn and Mrs. Amos Crippen spent Wednesday in Ashe ville. Mr. and Mrs. Dock Greene and family, formerly of Bakersville, have moved into the Mashburn house, corner of Main and Spring street. Mr. Greene is an employee of the Old Fort Extract Company . Miss Elizabeth Lipe spent the week-end in Asheville visiting rela tives and friends. Mrs. Gilbert Steppe visited rela tives in Asheville for several days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Swike, from Chatta nooga, Tenn., have arrived in Old Fort to make their home and are stopping at the Piedmont Hotel. Mr. Swike is a bookkeeper for the Union Tanning Company. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bradley and F. M. Bradley were visitors in Ashe ville on Tuesday. Mrs. W. M. Blackwelder was call ed to Nealsville Wednesday on ac count of the serious illness of her aunt, Mrs. Hall. The Old Fort Woman's Club will hold its regular monthly meeting ! on Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the (home of Mrs. Amos Crippen. ! Mrs. Charles Jenkins has been | supplying for Miss Nan Brasington, instructor of the Old Fort School, who is absent on account of illness Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams of Marion, were in Old Fort Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lail of Ashe ville visited Mrs. G. W. Sabom last Sunday. Miss Nora Bright of Marion spent Sunday in Old Fort. Ewart Grant of Spruce Pine spent the week-end in Old Fort. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Eai*ly of Erwin, Tenn., were visitors in Old Fort last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reed of Mari- j on were visitors here Sunday. Col. D. W. Adams spent Monday in Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore of Burnsville were visitors in Old fort Monday night. Rev. C. C. Grogan made a busi ness trip to Marion Monday. Misses Laura and Frances Hicks spent Saturday in Asheville. Mrs. Carl Kelly is spending sev eral days in Hickory. Miss Virginia Early of Marion was the guest of Mrs. W. C. Early last week. Miss LeRoy Bates of Morganton I spent Sunday in Old Fort. Henry Gibbs made a business trip to Asheville Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Blankenship J of Canton spent last Sunday in Old j Fort with Mr. Blankenship's parents. | Miss Davie Mae Arney spent Saturday in Asheville. Miss Helen Watkins of Raleigh is i visiting relatives in Old Fort this ; week. | Mrs. Edgar Hensley entertained j the B. Y. P. U. last Friday evening | at her home. A number of games were enjoyed. Delightful re(fresh jments were served. E. D. Rix of Rutherfordton spent the week-end with his family in Old Fort. Miss Johnsie Thompson and Roy Sanders of Concord were guests of Miss Jean Hansel Sunday. Capt. Charles Fisher, Merrill Ka nipe and Maurice Fleming spent Sunday in Black Mountain visiting friends. Mrs. Dennis Haynes, who has been ill, is much improved. John Artz, farm demonstrator of Polk county, visited his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. P. Artz, Sunday. EASTERN STAR MEETS The Old Fort Chapter No. 170 of the Order of the Eastern Star held a meeting on Monday night at the Eastern Star rooms. At this meeting new officers were elected and will be installed the second Monday in March. Mrs. Don Gosorn will be the Worthy Matron for the coming year. A large crowd of members at tended with out of town members from Asheville and Marion. Diseases of Goldfish Fungus diseases often attack the goldfish, sometimes so severely that there is nothing to do hut make a fresh start. One remedy for the dis ease is a salt bath, using a heaping teaspoonful of salt to two quarts of water. The patient should he left for about a week in this solution, which is renewed daily. If no noticeable im provement is shown in four days, in crease strength of solution to about double, leaving the fish in this for two days. Then reduce the solution to its original proportions, after which the fish may be returned to the aquarium Road Map The Bible at Wary Anne's house did not have pictures or maps. One day the family was visiting some friends. When Mary Anne picked up their Bible and found a map of Palestine in it she took it to her fa ther. exclaiming: "Look, daddy, there's a road map in this Bible." Peanut Problem Notwithstanding the enjoymeni over her first bag of peanuts. Nancy Vera, .iust past three, was experienc ing difficulty in breaking .he shells of the monster goober with her tiny fingers. "Muvver," she asked, holding up a big peanut, "will you unbutton this thing for me?" A REQUEST Old Fort people are reques ted to send news items for the Old Fort 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. Special CHICKEN DINNER ON SUNDAY With Vegetables, Deserts and the best of Coffee I 50c. Why bother to cook? You will enjoy a dinner at The B. and J. Cafe OLD FORT, N. C. NEXT TO POST OFFICE Gladiolus Bulbs About twenty varieties, mixed or separate. Small blooming size, fifteen cents a dozen; $1.00 a 100. Medium size, 25c a dozen; $1.50 a 100. Large size, 40c and up a dozen. IRVIN A. HEWITT Old Fort, N. C. UAT 17 COSTS | TO GOVERN US i By PROF. M. H. HUNTER ^ Dept. of Economics. Univ. of Illinois J i Use of Inheritance Taxes by States IN 1926 the states received $90,632, 000 from a tax on inheritance, or about one-fourteenth of the total re ceipts from taxes. Since Pennsylvania adopted an In- | heritance tax in 1896, the states have | placed some reliance for revenue up- j on the transfer of property at death, j At present there are but three states, j Florida, Alabama and Nevada, which i do not make some use of inheritance j taxes. There is no uniformity in the use of 'j the inheritance tax among the differ- ! ent states. In general, however, the | rates increase as the benefaction in- j creases and as relationship becomes ! more remote. Usually three relatives j are noted: Direct, such as husband. | wife, children; collateral, such as i uncles, nieces, nephew?, cousins; and strangers in blood.' or no relation to the deceased. The federal government has been responsible for the tendency to great- 1 er uniformity in state inheritance tax rates. Under the present federal es- ; tate tax, a credit of SO per cent of the tax due is allowed for inheritance taxes paid to a state. Many states have increased their rates so as to take full advantage of this credit pro vision. In the state of New York direct heirs receive an exemption from tax ; of $5,000, while the rates range from 1 per cent to 4 per cent, the latter ■ applying to bequests in excess of $100,- ; l 000. To all others the exemption is ! $500, with progressive rates 1 per j cent to 8 per cent. In addition there Is an estate tax applicable to that part of the estate in excels of .$1,000,000 with rates ranging from % of 1 per cent to 10 per cent. In Wisconsin the maximum rate ap plicable to direct heirs is 8 per cent, i while the maximum upon strangers i reaches 40 per cent, a rate as high as is found in any state. An exernp- ; tion of $500 allowed strangers, j while $2,000 is allowed direct heirs. ; except a widow, who i? allowed $1 5.000. Illinois allows an exemption of $20,- i 000 to each direct heir, but levies ! rates ranging from 2 per cent to 14 per cent upon bequests. The exemp- i tion to strangers is $100, while the rates range from 10 per cent to 30 per cent. One difficulty, with the increase In rates, has been evasion by making > gifts before death. Many states, there- j fore, make the Inheritance tax rates j applicable to al! gifts made In con templation of death. <■©. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.) NOTICE OF SALE OF TEN THOU SAND DOLLARS WATER BONDS OF THE TOWN OF OLD FORT, NORTH CAROLINA. i Sealed bids will be received by the! Board of Aldermen of the Town of Old Fort, North Carolina, in the of-i fice of the Mayor in said Town, until : eleven o'clock a. m., on the 8th day j of March, 1930, for the purchase j of TEN THOUSAND ($10,000) DOLLARS water bonds to be issued under the Municipal Finance Act of j North Carolina, to bear date 1st day! of October, 1929, and to mature st ; rially FIVE HUNDRED ($500; j DOLLARS on the 1st day of April1 in each of the years 1932 to 1951,; both inclusive; and the bonds are to be in denominations of FIVE HUN-i DRED ($500) DOLLARS each, [ bearing a rate of interest not to ex-! ceed 6 per cent per annum to be fixed on the date of sale, payable semi-annually on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October of each year, both principal and inter est payable at the Chase National Bank in the City of New York and State of New York. Bidders are in vited to name the rate of interest which the bonds are to bear; the rate must be in multiples of one-fourth of one per cent; must not exceed six per cent, and must be the same for all of said bonds; that bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering to take them at the lowest rate of in terest, at a price not less than par and accrued interest. If any bidders name the same amount of interest, the premium shall determine the award. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. j The bonds will be accompanied by the written approving opinion of Messrs. Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Boston, Massachusetts. Each bidder must present with his or its bid certified check on an in corporated Bank or Trust Company, payable to the order of the Treasur er of the Town of Old Fort, N. C., or deposit a sum of money for and in an amount equal to two per cent of the face amount of the bonds bid for, to secure the Municipality from any loss resulting from failure of the bidder to comply with the terms of his or its bid. Said bonds will be awarded at not less than par unless all bids are rejected. February 19, 1930. There will be no auction. I. L. CAPLAN, Clerk. You will need The Progress this campaign year. Send in your sub scription now. SWEATERS You will need one of the stylish new Sweaters for Spring. Come in and see the beautiful assortment just received and make your selection. New Silk Dresses, stylish designs and colors. Shoes! Shoes! Good quality Shoes, medium priced. You may find just the shoes you want in my line. Call and see them. The Crawford Store Mrs. W. Crawford, Prop. Old Fort, N. C. 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. YOUR REPRESENTATIVE BY MAIL A letter is your representative by mail. If it is written on quality stationery it cre ates a good impression. Let us quote you prices on quality Stationery. LETTERHEADS NOTEHEADS BILLHEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES PROGRAMS FOLDERS CARDS, ETC. McDowell Publishing Co. PHONE 64 MARION, N. C.

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