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OLD FORT
VOLUME III
OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930
NUMBER 25
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.
QUIT KNOCKING; GET BUSY
A prominent citizen of Old Fort
remarked that "There was entirely
too much pessimism and not enough
work throughout the country."
We are, hewever, glad to report
that the Old Fort section is rapidly
snapping out o*f that frame of mind
and really doing things.
The Old Fort Extract works has
recently started up full blast with
more than a hundred additional men
and are buying over two hundred
cords of wood weekly, amounting
to more than $1200 for wood pur
chases, which reaches the remotest
sections of the country with an ad
ditional larger payroll in Old Fort.
The Monument Association has
several skilled employees erecting
the handsome and expensive monu
ment upon which the large granite
arrowhead will be mounted with
appropi'iate ceremonies some time
early in May. The Woman's Club of
Old Fort, which first originated the
idea of an Indian marker at Old
Fort, has aided greatly in helping to
raise the funds for the monument.
We are glad to report that the
Shell Oil Company has found it
necessary to add an additional tank
to their storage plant at Old Fort,
and to build a warehouse and ad
ditional tank and storage at Clinch
cross, near Marion, to take care of
their constantly increasing business.
They started business in this section
on February 12th and have one
month later found it necessary .to
put on an additional delivery truck.
Col. D. W. Adams, manager, reports
that he has already passed" his low
est competitor and is stepping on
the heels of the highest.
GLEE CLUB ORGANIZED
Something new along musical
lines, in connection with the school,
has been initiated this year in Old
Fort by Miss Edith Rowe Grady, pi
ano teacher.
Voluntary singers for extra cur
ricular music were called for early
in the year and the response was so
enthusiastic that it was necessary to
form two glee clubs of twenty mem
bers each, which divided the elemen
tary and high school students. These
clubs have been meeting, usually at
night, on an average of once a week
since their organization, at which
time their efforts have been confined
to their work on the county com
mencement program which will be
given in the near future at East
Marion. The two glee clubs have
been so selected that they will be
* able to serve in perpetuating the
club idea in the years to follow,
since one of the main objects of the
club is to form the nucleus of a per
manent musical organization in the
school to serve for the music* lovers
the same purpose as does basketball
and other sports to the athletically
inclined.
Not only has this extra effort in
creased the reportoire of the youth
ful singers, but it has shown a mark
ed improvement in the spirit and
quality of the daily singing at the
chapel period.
The following is a list of the mem
bers of the elementary and the high
A school glee clubs respectively:
Billy Dalton, J. R. Harris, Ike
Caplan, Nannie Sue Sandlin, Doris
Crawford, Mary Sue Young, Mary
M. Johnson, Gladys Rowe, Exam
Manick, Rowena Smithey, Edith
Lackey, Rena Hendley, Lorene
Grant, Juanita Adams, Ruby Callo
way, Maude Allison, Dorothy Eller,
Bertie Settlemeyre, Carolyn Sand
lin, Cadell Camp.
First Soprano: Hazel Swann,
Frances Sherrill, Stella Sherrill, Lu
cille Hyams, Jessie Ola Davis, Beat
rice Freeman, Martha Hughes, Vir
ginia Vess, Nelle Porter, Margaret
Jordan.
Second Soprano: Florine Harris,
Blanche Harris, Edna Tate, Mary j
Sue Grant, Edith LeFevre, Frances j
Kanipe, Mary Catherine Ervin, |
Woodrow Harris, Merrill Kanipe, j
Lester Jordan.
Miss Margaret Joraan, who uj»» j
been quite ill for several -weeks, is j
able to be out of doors, and will re-.
^ sume her studies in the Old Fort
1 School at an early date.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Mr. j
and Mrs. R. L. Morgan, of Marion,
and Miss Nell Gilbert, their house
guest from Darlington, S. C., -were
visitors in Old Fort Sunday. :
LITTLE MARY JEAN FISHER
FALLS OUT FO MOVING CAR
Little Mary Jean Fisher, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Henry C.
Fisher, had a narrow escape from a
serious injury on Sunday afternoon
when she accidentally opened the
door of a sedan driven by Mr. Fish
er which was traveling at the rate of
j about 40 miles an hour, and fell on
i the hard surfaced road. She sustain
j ed a broken arm, but was down
! town on Monday morning with her
J usual happy smile.
MRS. FISHER ENTERTAINS
The Baptist choir met at the
church on last Saturday evening to
begin work oa their Easter Cantata
j There were several members pres
ent from the Biltmore ChUrch down
for practice. After the rehearsal
Mrs. Henry Fisher invited the mem
bers and guests over to her home
where a very enjoyable social hour
was spent. A delicious salad course
was served.
Guests from Asheville Were Mr.
E. 0. Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. 0. W
Ponder, Mrs. W. J. Barnard and
! Mrs. Thelma Wilkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Epley were
i guests of their daughter and son-in
lawlaw,' Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan,
of Asheville, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lee and Mrs.
; Pearl Lee Gilliam of Asheville were
! visitors of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Bradley on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Greene were
| guests of Mrs. Georgia Grant this
! week.
; Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Steppe of Ma
| rion and Raleigh were guests of
! Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bradley on
Sunday.
FUNERAL OF MRS. JOURNEY
Mrs. S. F. Mauney returned home
! on Sunday from Statesville after
1 spending the week at the bedside
! of her sister, Mrs. Sain Journey,
who died at the Davis Hospital on
I Friday after an illness of about two
| weeks. Mrs. Journey was the oldest
of eleven children of the Rev. Frank
Bradley of Gastonia, and is survived
: by her husband, father, five sisters
and five brothers. Funeral services
were held on Saturday, March 15th,
with interment at the cemetery at
) Olin, N. C.
Mrs. Mauney was accompanied
jhome by her son, Francis, who left
Old Fort Friday to attend the funer
al services
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
A very unusual and enjoyable
| program was presented Thursday
j morning at the chapel period. The
Old Fort School is the possessor of
! quite a bit of musical talent, as was
; shown by this particular program.
Gaston Rhinehardt and Charles
Gregg played guitars, Ralph Gregg
| played the violin with Woodrow
Harris playing the harp. Others
I helping with the singing were Joe
! Lee Burgin and Merrill Kanipe.
, Gaston and Joe Lee were the yodel
i ers and really surprised the audi
encewith their offerings.
There were several visitors for
the program and it was evident by
the hearty applause that the pro
gram was an overwhelming success.
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A CALL FOR AID
The ministers of the Old Fort
churches are co-operating with the
County Relief Association by asking
for a special offering on Sunday,
March 23rd, to be used in the wel
fare work being carried on by this
organization.
It is the earnest hope of the com
mittee that every one interested in
the county wide movement for orga
nized charity and relief of the wor
thy poor, will respond to this appeal
by making an effort to attend church
on the Sunday designated and con
tributing to this fund.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
M. E. Hansel, Minister
Services for week beginning Sun
day, March 23rd.
Old Fori
Sabbath School 10 a. m.
Children's Worship Service 11 a. m.
Christian Endeavor 6:45 p.m.
Public Worship 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednsdy 7:30 p.m.
At the Sunday evening service an
offering will be received for the
work of the McDowell County Re
lief Association.
Siloam
Sabbath School 2 p. m.
Public Worship 3 p. m.
Oakdale
Sabbath School 2 p. m.
J. C. Sandlin, who has not been in |
good health for some time, is able to '
sit up a few hours each day and see
his friends. j
J. L. Lackey, who has, been seri-j
ously ill, is slowly improving.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mrs. J. L. Lavender of Columbus,
N. C., is the guest of Mrs. Estelle
Lavender.
Miss Eunice Wilkinson, of Mitch
el College, Statesville, spent the
week-end with her parents.
Miss Nancy Miller, of Montreat
Normal, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Silver of Mar
ion were visitors in Old Fort Sunday
Dr. Stowe and daughter, Mary,
of Asheville, visited Mrs. Finch on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Greene of Ashe
ville were visitors in Old Fort Sun
day.
Mrs. B. Y. Allison entertained
the B. Y. P. U. at her home on last
Tuesday night.. Games wex-e enjoy
ed until a late hour, after which de
licious refreshments were served.
Miss Olive Whitmire of Asheville
visited her sister, Mrs. E. E. Epply,
| Sunday.
Miss Mabel Underwood of Ashe
ville was a visitor in Old Fort Sun
day.
Mrs. Frances Stevens of Marion
spent several days last week with
i her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
i Earlv.
i
Mrs. D. H. Gosorn and Mrs. E. J.
i Burgin made a business trip to Ma
i rion Monday.
Miss Bula Kanipe spent the week
end in Lenoir.
Frank Robertson of Asheville
spent Sunday in Old Fort.
Mrs. Hicks Hemphill of Marion
| visited relatives in Oi'd Fort last
j week.
Paul Curtis, who. has been work
j ing in Iowa several months, retura
' ed home last week.
j Miss Aleda Gilleland, a nurse in
i the Aston Park Hospital in Ashe
ville, visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Gilleland, Monday.
Miss Frances Miller entertained
; a number of friends at her home on
I Friday night in honor of Miss Nelle
Porter. <
Miss Frances Walker, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
several weeks ago, is rapidly recov
ering.
Mrs. C. M. Justice spent Tuesday
in Asheville.
Miss Annie White spent Tuesday
in Asheville.
Mrs. W. O. Nichols spent Tuesday
in Asheville.
| Mrs. and Mrs. C. Silver made a
j business trip to Morganton last
j week.
j Miss Hazel Swenn spent the week
; end in Asheville.
Miss Davie Mae Arney spent
Tuesday in Asheville.
Mrs. Karl Kelly, who has been
i visiting relatives in Statesville, re
I turned to her home here Sunday. I
I Mr. Otis Grant, who has been ill
i several weeks with typhoid fever,
is slowly improving.
j Miss Geneva Early, who holds a
J position in Asheville, visited helati
ves here Sunday.
Spencer Noblitt, who is principal
of the Dysartsville School, spent j
the week-end with his parents here. !
{ Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Rogers of Mor
I ganton were visitors in Old Fort on
! Sunday.
j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan of Ashe
ville, visited relatives in Old Fort
Sunday.
Misses Lytle and Brasington spent |
1he week-end at their homes in
Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. LeFevre and
family spent Sunday in Rutherford
College.
I a large crowa 01 Doys irom i^ee i
School, Black Mountain, were visi
tors in Old Fort Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and JJrs. Ted Hyams of Bre
vard were guests oif the forqier's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hyams,
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. I. H.'Greene spent
the past week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Pritchard of Asheville.
Miss Catherine Finch was the
week-end guest of the Misses Ross,
of Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Silvers and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Nichols were visi
tors in Old Fort Sunday.
Miss Frances McCurry, Miss Eve
lyn Lineberry, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Swann were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swann Sunday.
Harry Greene and Jim McKinney
of Bakersville visited the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dock Greene,
the past week-end.
Miss Helen Watkins of Raleigh,
who has been visiting her cousin,
Mrs. P. H. Masfrbul'n, returned home
Sunday.
Henry Ragle, who has been; con
fined ,.to his h.ome. with rheuma
tism, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sandlin and
family were in Asheville Saturday.
John S. Bradley, wlio was quite ill
the past week, is slightly improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowe and
daughter, Gladys, and Miss Edith R.
Grady spent Saturday in Asheville
Miss Una Plott spent the week
end in Marion with friends.
Baxter Moose spent the week-end
with friends and relatives in States
ville.
Misses Bula Kanipe, Millie Kanipe
and Gladys Warren spent Saturday
in Asheville.
Mrs. Dave Osborne, formerly Mrs.
Oscar Blalock, and her sister, Mrs.
Zolia Clark, of Johnson City, Tenn.,
who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Sherrill last week, have returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Cody Craven, Mrs.
James Robinson and Fr^nk Allen of
Asheville were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Jordan on Sunday. They
were accompanied home in the even
ing by Mrs. Maggie Allen, who has
been spending the week with her
daughter, Mrs. Jordan.
EASTERN STAR ORDER
INSTALLS OFFICERS
The Old Fort Chapter of the Or
der of the Eastern Star held a meet
ing on March 17th and the following
officers were installed for the ensp
ing year: Mrs. Don Gosorn, Worthy
Matron; J. E. Melton, Worthy Pat
ron; Mrs. J. E. Melton, Associate
Matron; J. N. Nesbitt, Associate
Patron; Mrs. J. M. Charles, secretaT
ry; Mrs. Daisy Moody, treasurer;
Mrs. W. F. Grant, conductress; Mrs.
Myrtle Nichols, associate conduc
tress; Mrs. Anna Noblitt, chaplain;
Mrs. Vesta Walden, marshall; Mrs.
C. F. Barnes, organist; Mrs. Mary
Jane Grant, Adah; Mrs. J. N. Nes
bitt, Ruth; Mrs. G. W. Rhinehardt,
Esther; Mrs. Swann, Martha; Mrs.
Flemming, Electa; Mrs. W. W. Le
Fevre, warder; D. M. Mcintosh, sen
tinel.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed carrying out the color scheme of
St. Patrick's Day.
SELLS A STOCK OF
GOODS IN TWO DAYS
J. L. Nichols, of Marion, made a
record the past week in salesman
ship when he bought the bankrupt
stock of J. N. Nesbitt and Company,
of Old Fort, on Thursday morning
at 11 o'clock. Opening the store on
Friday morning at 9 o'clock with the
intention of preparing for a sale.
Many people came in to price goods
to be sold, and the sale started, and
on Saturday at five o'clock the en
tire stock of goods and fixtures were
sold. All goods were marked at %
the former selling price. The stock
inventoried over two thousand dol
lars.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Old Fort, Rt. 1, March 17.—Miss
Ruth Moody delightfully entertain
ed a number of her young friends
Saturday afternoon at a birthday
party. Those present were Misses
Jean McKov, Edna Mae Ci*anford,
11a Ledbetter,, Edith Huskins,
Maude and Gladys Quinn, Mary
Tate, Dorothy, Clara, Margaret and
Susie Joe Eller, Harold and Sarah
Ellen Moffit, Bill Rabb, Cecil and
Billy Moody.
Many interesting games were
played, after which they were invit
ed into the dining room where de
licious refreshments were served by
Mrs. E. M. Tate, and Mrs. Moody.
They all reported having had a nice
time.
Married Woman Fears Gas
—Eats Only Baby Food
"For 3 years I ate only baby food,
everything else formed gas. Now,
thanks to Adlerika, I eat anything
and enjoy life."—Mrs. M. Gunn.
Just ONE spoonful Adlerika re
lieves all GAS so you can eat and
sleep better. Acts on BOTH upper
and lower bowel removing poisons
you never knew were there, and
which caused your stomach trouble.
No matter what you have tried for
stomach and bowels. Adlerika will
surprise you! Streetman Rrug Co.
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
pffice. 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.
HAVE YOU READ THE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S
ADVERTISEMENTS PUBLISHED
IN THE
SATURDAY EVENING POST?
Fisher Motor Co.
Old Fort, N. G
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, Pret. F. M. BRADLEY, Ca.hier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pre..
Free! Free! Free!
With each 25c purchase, a coupon.
Mail the coupons to Rogers Silver Com
pany and get a beautiful set of Rogers
silver.
During the week we will have a special
sale of all kinds of enamel ware. Bar
gains you cannot afford to miss. Prices
10, 25, and 35 cents. Give us a trial.
ANDERSON-WHISNANT FURN. CO.
Old Fort, N. C.
Book Your Order Now
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Wonderful livibility reported from early sales.
More repeat orders coming in than ever before.
Three-fourth pound chicks at 4V2 weeks, reports
customer. Book your order for Reds, Rocks, and
White Leghorns.
THE BURGIN POULTRY FARM
AND HATCHERY
Route No. 1, Old Fort, N. C.
Three big Hatcheries now in operation. Specializing on
purebred Rocks, Reds, White Wyandottes and White Leg
horns. Write for prices and deliveries.
Farmers Federation Hatcheries
Asheville, Spindale and Sylva, N. C.