OLD FORT NEWS
VOLUME III
OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1930 NUMBER 27
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.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
WHITSON M'K. BLACKWELDER
Funeral services for Mr. Whitson
McKay Blackwelder, who died Fri
day night, March 28th, were held at
the Presbyterian church at Old Fort,
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
services were conducted by Rev. M.
E. Hansel and Rev. J. C. Umberger.
Mr. Blackwelder is survived by a
widow, one son, McKay Blackwel
der, two sisters and three brothers.
Mr. Blackwelder was a native of
McDowell county and had a large
circle of friends.
An unusually large number of
relatives and friends attended the
funeral services on Sunday. The
pall bearers were John C. McKoy,
T. E. Kanipe, A. E. Kanipe, W. R.
Allison, J. A. Moody and F. M.
Bradley. Out of town people pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. George Lee
and Mrs. Pearl Lee Gilliam of Ashe
viHe; Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Edwards,
of Taylorsville; Mrs. LeRoy Black
welder, of Bostic; Dr. and Mrs. B.
L. Ashworth, Dr. and Mrs. J. F.
Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Grayson, Dr.
Dean Crawford, Mrs. Laura Carson,
and Jack Morris, of Marion; Mr.
and Mrs. Will Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
Pink Morris, Mr. and Mrs. George
Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wil
son and Miss Gertie Wilson, of Sug
ar Hill, N. C.
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MISSES LOUISE PREAS AND
MILDRED MATHES HONORED
Mrs. Geo. E. Moore entertained
Friday evening honoring her house
guest, Miss Mildred Mathes and
Miss Louise Preas of Johnson City,
Tenn. The lower floor of Mrs.
Moore's home was beautiful with
i early spring flowers. 1 Tables for
| progressive bridge were placed in
two spacious adjoining rooms. Miss
Alice Laughridge and Van Hughes
were the winners of the high score
prizes.
The members of the "younger
set" who enjoyed Mrs. Moore's hos
pitality were Misses Louise Preas,
Mildred Mathes, Doris Crawford,
Nannie Sue Sandlin, Polly Green,
Hazel Swann, Polly Garson, Alice
Laughridge, Jean Hansel, Selma
Finch, Mary Bestline, Julia Best
line and Mary Louise Moore;
Messrs. J. R. Harris, Jr., Woodrow
Harris, Merrill Kanipe, Maurice
Fleming John Robinson, Algia Lon
on Harrison Hansel, Holmes Han
sel, James Bestline, Van Hughes, S.
B. Smithey, Jr., Charles Fisher,
Robert Bryson, Carl Rock, Bert
Moore.
PICNIC SATURDAY
Miss Nellie Blankenship enter
tained her Sunday School class
with a picnic Saturday afternoon.
Those enjoying the picnic were:
Ruth Hughes, Irene Presnell, Mary
Sue Young, Nellie Mason, Athel
Camp, Ethel McFaw, Exam Manick,
Inama Bryson., Helen Manick, Ma
bel Byrd, Bula Presnell, Violet Bry
ison, Rowena Smithey, Mildred Ear
ly, Ruby Calloway, Ruth Lacky,
Anna Bell McFaw, Codel Camp,
Edna Farmer, Ruby Head, Aleta
Griggs, Gladys Lonnon, Alice Lon
non, Opal Camp, Oveda Nichols,
Doris Steppe, Bobby Blankenship,
Geneva Steppe, Bula Calloway, Ed
ith Lacky.
BRIDGE PARTY
An enthusiastic bridge game at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Smithey on Saturday evening pro
vided a group of invited guests a
most interesting and delightful ev
ening.
Daffodils and golden-bells used in
artistic profusion together with
blooming potted plants added festi
vity and charm to the occasion,
three tables having been made up
for play. High score was achieved
by Miss Clyde Jennings of CHinch
field and by Geo. Sandlin, each of
whom received an attractive prize.
Mrs. Smithey served a delightful
salad course with Mrs. D. M. Mcin
tosh assisting.
fk' STEVENS HOME BURNS
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Roy Stevens on Moffit Hill was
burned on Thursday about noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were both
&way from home. A small part of
the household goods were saved by
Mrs. Padgett, mother of Mrs. Ste-1
vens.
MRS. H. A. WESTERMANN
HOSTESS AT BRIDGE
The following clipping from a Sa
rasota Fla., paper will be of interest
to friends here:
Twenty tables were in play at the
weekly bridge party given yester
day afternoon at the Tourist build
ing on the city pier by the ladies of
the Tourist club. First prize was
won by Mrs. L. N. Ranson, of Kala
mazoo, Mich., second by Mrs. Rowe,
South Beach, Conn.; the door prize
by Mrs. W. H. Langdon of Hubbard
ston, Mich. The pax'ty was under the
supervision of Mrs. Delia Johnson,
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee, who was assisted by the fol
lowing ladies from North and South
Carolina: Mrs. B. W. Terrell, Mrs.
Rea Terrell, Miss Margaret Terrell,
Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. W. H. Ma
son, Spartanburg, S. C.; Mrs. H. A.
Westermann, Old Fort, N. C.; Mrs.
W. M. Goodson, Asheville, N. C.
BIBLE AND FLAG WILL
BE PRESENTED TO SCHOOL
The Junior Order of United
American Mechanics will present
to the Old Fort school a Bible and a
Hap: of the United States on April
27th. with appropriate flag raising
ceremonies. Out of town speakers
will be invited to be present and
address the large crowd that is ex
pected to attend these exercises.
The members of the Junior Order
will march from the Junior hail to
the school auditorium at 3:00 p. m.
An interesting program is being
arranged by the program commit
tee for the occasion.
WOODMEN SOCIAL
Rhododendron Grove No. 70 gave
a social in the W. 0. W. hall Mon
day evening, March 24th. A large
crowd of members with their
friends were present. The young
sters, especially, enjoyed the con
tests that were given. Miss Frances
Kanipe won the prize in the watch
contest, Miss Frances Sherrill won
in the contest, and Miss Nelle Por
ter was the winner in the cat con
lest.
Miss Nelle Porter and Lytle
Steppe, who had very recently been
admitted to the grove, graduating
from the Junior department, were
guests of honor on this occasion.
Near the closing hour refresh
ments were served by four of the
grove members.
The next meeting of the Circle
will be held in the hall on the sec
ond Monday evening in April. A
full attendance is desired as impor
tant business will be transacted.
NEEDLECRAFT CLUB MEETS
Mrs. S. B. Smithey was a gracious
hostess to the Needlecraft Club on
Wednesday afternoon. A delicious
ralad course was served during the
social hour. Guests present were
Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Mrs. D. A. Sil
vers, Mrs. Frank Stacy, and Mrs. E.
D. Rix, all of Marion; Mrs. H. C.
Marley, Mrs. M. E. Hansel, Mrs. I.
L. Caplan, Mrs. W. W. LeFevre,
Mrs. "Will Rowe, and Mrs. G. D.
Ledbetter, of Old Fort.
MISS FINCH ENTERTAINS
Miss Katherine Finch entertained
a number of friends Thursday night
with a bridge party. Those enjoying
Miss Finch's hospitality were: Miss
Mary Will Greene, Miss Louise
Laughridge, Miss Edith LeFevre,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Haynes, Francis
Mauney, Charles Fisher, Harrison
Hansel, Van Hughes, and Robert
Bryson. Miss Louise Laughridge
won high score and Francis won
low score. Delicious refreshments
consisting of punch and cake were
served by the hostess.
Mrs. Annie Graham is another
booster of Florida since her return
to Old Fort after a two months stay
in that state, where she visited the
cities of St. Petersburg, Tampa,
Sarasota, Lake Wales, Silver
Springs, and Pasagrill Beach. She
was accompanied on the trip by
Mrs. W. S. Donehoo and daughter,
Miss Amelia Donehoo, and mother,
Mrs. Amelia Steen, of Asheville
and Pittsburg. Mrs. Graham visited
her daughter in Atlanta enroute
home.
MISS LEFEVRE HOSTESS
Miss Edith LeFevre entertained
the younger set on Saturday even
ing. Dancing was enjoyed by the
guests and delicious refreshments
were served during the evening. The
out of town guests were Miss Caro
lyn Mcintosh, student of Washing
ton High School, and Miss Eunice
Wilkinson and Miss Betty Crawford
of Mitchel College, Statesville.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mrs. James Keener of Spruce
Pine was a visitor in Old Fort Tues
day.
Misses Eula Gay and Edith Mc
Neil of Bakersville spent Sunday
with Miss Viola Grant.
Harry Greene of Bakersville spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. Greene.
Will White spent last week-end
in Hendersonville.
Miss Carolyn Mcintosh, student
of Washington High School, spent
the week-end at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cunning
ham of Spruce Pine were visitors in
Old Fort last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bright Of
Swannanoa were in Old Fort Sun
day.
Mrs. Kermit Marston of Brevard
is spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stire
j wait.
Mrs. George Sandlin spent Sat
urday in Ashevilie.
Miss Thelma Marston of Brevard
was a week-end visitor in Old Fort.
Mrs. Myrtle Chaney of Baltimore
is spending several days with her
! aunt, Airs. J. C. Sandlin.
Mr. T. Y. Lytle of Marion is a
visitor in Old Fort this week.
Edward Prince of Ashevilie was
; the guest of Joe Lee Burgin last
j week-end.
| Harry Raymer and Miss Eliza
' beth Raymer spent Saturday in
I Ashevilie.
I
i Roger Kanipe and T. E. Nichols
made a business trip to Lenoir on
! Wednesday.
Mrs. W. W. LeFevre, Edith Le
: Fevre, Howard LeFevre and Mi\s.
; Exley were visitors in Ashevilie on
: Saturday.
| J. L. Lackey was in Lenoir Wed
j nesday on business.
j Mrs. Chas. L. Steppe spent last
: Friday in Ashevilie.
j Charles Myers of Ashevilie is vis
: iting his sister, Mrs. I. H. Greene.
Vernard Steppe, who holds a po
! sition at Enka, spent the week-end
here with his parents.
! It will be of interest to his mnay
friends here to know that C. P. For
tune has been pledged to the Alpha
| Sigma Fraternity of N. C. State
j College. George Curtis, superinten
dent of Fifth Dormitory, will ac
j company Mr. Fortune home for the
j Easter holidays. Mr. Fortune is a
' sophomore at State College.
A message has been received
from R. E. Simpson, superinten
dent of roads east, indicating that
he will have an arrowhead placed
on base of monument at an early
' date.
Mrs. W. B. Whitaker and daugh
j ter Sarah of Ashevilie were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Nichols on j
! Sunday.
i Mrs. George Mowry of Washing-,
ton, Ind., has been visiting for sev
eral days with her sister, Mrs. Hen
ry C. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Exley spent Sunday
in Chimney Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Biseline have
moved into the house formerly oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Amos
j Crippen. Mr. Biseline is superinten
' dent of the Catawba Tannery,
j Mrs. Jud Barnard and Mrs. Bevis
i of Asheville were guests of Mrs.
; Henry C. Fisher on Wednesday.
Mrs. Tom Dale, of Washington,
| D. C., is visiting her parents, Mr.
; and Mrs. J. L. Ray, this week. Mr.
; Ray has been quite ill for several
, weeks.
i Mrs. Henry C. Fisher spent sev
; eral days the past week in Biltmore
visiting her father who is very ill.
Mrs. James Ray of Marion was a
| visitor in Old Fort Monday after
i noon. *
j John Mills, colored, was serious
ly injured Saturday evening when
i his car turned over in the river near
| James Gilliland's home south of Old
| Fort. Both arms broken and shoul
, der hurt was the injuries sustained
j by Mills. The other three occupants
1 of the car had minor injuries.
Mrs. M. M. Rabbitts and sister,
i Mrs. R. P. Keith, of Cincinnati, j
| were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wins
! low Burgin on Friday. Mrs. Rab
bitts and Mrs. Keith were formerly
Misses Annie and Margie White of
| this place. Mrs. Rabbitts accompa
! nied the body of her son, Fred Bar
i rett, who' died recently, to Newport
Tenn., where interment was made.
| Mrs. Rabbitts and Mrs. Keith re
! turned to Cincinnati on Saturday.
WOMAN'S CLUB
The Woman's Club will meet on
| Friday afternoon at the home of
| Mrs. C. W. Graybeal, with Miss
i Gertrude Dula as joint hostess. A
i full attendance is expected.
Hints For Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
EBONY glass plates and demi
tasse cups, arc! crystal tv.:r.
biers with a square ebony glass
base, are the latest devclopmen j
in tableware for the smart hostess j
The combination of the lustnnr
black and gleaming crystal addt j
accent to the sheen of fine liner,
and the gleam of silver.
With most skilled cooks, caramc
is a favorite flavoring agent fo"
many meat sauces and soups.
Here's a quick and easy way to
make it. Melt a cup of granulate'!
sugar slowly in a pan and cook
until dark brown, being careful to
avoid scorching. Pour in n opt?
of boiling water and cook slowly
until a thick syrup is formed. The
caramel may be kept
in a covered glass jar.
30,000 YOUNG TROUT
PISGAH FOREST STREAMS i
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Mr. C. S. Dunn of the Pisgah
Forest Service, stopped in town for
a few hours Friday to visit with his
many friends here. Mr. Dunn took
from the State Fish Hatchery at
Marion 30,000 young trout to
Litock the streams of his district,
and states that he hopes to place i
a million of the little fellows in that
section during the next few months.
Albert Kaiser of Charlotte was a'
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visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
LAND FOR SALE
Take notice that whereas under
date of April 29, 1927, R. L. Mc
Curry and wife, Mrs. R. L. McCur-1
ry, J. D. McCurry and wife, Mrs. J. j
D. McCurry, Howard Hoover and]
wife, Mae McCurry Hoover, E. M. j
Crawford and wife, Alma McCurry i
Crawford, Avery Gibbs and wife, I
Nelia McCurry Gibbs, and R. L. Mc-1
Curry, Jr., a single man, executed
and delivered to J. W. Winborne,
Trustee for the Home Building As
sociation, a certain Deed of Trust,
securing an indebtedness of Two
Thousand ($2,000) Dollars, which
said Deed of Trust is recorded in
Book 34, page 118, McDowell Coun
ty Mortgage Deed Records, and
whereas there has been a default in
the payment of said indebtedness,
as in said Deed of Trust provided, j
Now therefore, the undersigned!
will, under the power of sale con-;
tained in said Deed of Trust, offer |
for sale to the highest bidder for;
cash, on Monday, May 5, 1930, at
twelve o'clock noon, at the court-!
house door in Marion, McDowell
County, N. C., the following descri
bed land, lying and being in Mc
Dowell County, N. C.:
That lot of land lying and being
in the town of Marion, N. C., on !
Garden Street, and more particular- j
ly described in a deed from Mrs. N. I
C. Jones to J. D. McCurry, dated;
May 14, 1921, and recorded in Book:
60 at page 344 of McDowell County j
Deed Records; in a deed from J. D. j
McCurry to Mrs. R. L. McCurry and ;
othei's, dated December 30, 1922,';
and recorded in Book 62 at page
579 of McDowell County Deed Rec
ords; and in a deed of trust from
J. D. McCurry and wife to J. W.1
Winborne, Trustee for the Home
Building Association, recorded in
Book 26, at page 34, of McDowell
County Mortgage Deed Records, to
all of which reference is here made ,
for more specific description.
Said sale will be for cash and sub- j
ject to confirmation by the court.
This 1st day of April, 1930.
J. W. WINBORNE, Trustee.!
NOTICE OF WARRANT OF
ATTACHMENT
North Carolina, McDowell County.
In the Superior Court.
Mamie Bolton
. yg t
J. W. Bolton.
The defendant above named will
take notice that a warrant of at-1
tachment was issued in the above!
entitled action against the property!
of the above named defendant on I
March 6, 1930, directed to the Sher-,
iff of Buncombe County, N. C., ]
which warrant was returnable at the
time and place of the summons in i
this action, which said summons was !
served upon the defendant person
ally together with a copy of the
complaint in the case, showing the
plaintiff's demand. The defendant
is further notified that he is requir
ed to appear at the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Mc
Dowell County North Carolina, i
within fifty days after the date of
this notice and make such defense
or take such action as he may be
advised in the premises.
This 26th day of March, 1930. j
J. L. LAUGHRIDGE, j
Clerk Superior Court. ;
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THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
J. S. BRADLEY, Pres. F. M. BRADLEY, Cashier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pres.
BANKRUPT SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
. Whereas, one, J. N. Nesbitt, was j
adjudged a Bankrupt in the District!
Court of the United States for the j
Western District of North Carolina, j
and whereas, at the first meeting of
the creditors of the said Bankrupt
the undersigned was appointed i
Trustee of the estate of the said
Bankrupt;
And whereas, on the 28th day of
February, 1930, at Morganton, in
said District, Isaac T. Avery, Refer
ee in Bankruptcy, made an order
authorizing and directing the un
dersigned Trustee to sell the lands
of the said Bankrupt at the court
house door in Marion, North Caroli
na, or on the premises, after thirty
days notice inserted in some news
paper published in said state and
District, for cash;
Now, therefore, under and by vir
tue of the said order of the said ref
eree, the undersigned, Trustee, will
expose to sale to the highest bidder
for cash at the court house door in
Marion, North Carolina, on Monday
the 5th day of May, 1930, at 11 o'
clock a. m. the following real prop
erty situate in the town of Old Fort,
North Carolina, described as follows
First Tract: That certain lot on
the south side of Mill Creek, con
taining one acre, more or less, and
fully described in a deed from S. H.
Clark and wife to J. N. Nesbitt,
dated January 20, 1910, and duly
recorded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds of McDowell County
on the 5th day of May, 1910, in
Book 43, at page 261, to which deed
reference is hereby made for more
certain description.
oeeonu tract: ^ujoining me aDOve
tract and conveyed by deed from
John and Ella Davis to J. N. Nes
bitt, dated the 30th day of March,
1921, — Beginning on Noblett's S.
W. corner, west qf the spring, and
runs with Nesbitt's line 7 poles and
19 links to a stake; then north 80
west 14 poles and 4 links to Rosa
Corpening's line; then South 10
west 10 poles to a stake; then with
Coles line to the beginning.
Third Tract: Lots 23, 24, 25, 26
and 27 in Block No. 1 of the D. W.
Adams survey of Mountain View
Annex, of March 18, 1918, which is
duly registered in McDowell Coun
ty in Book 5"7, at page 639, Regis
ter of Deeds office.
Any creditor of the said Bank
rupt having a valid lien upon any
of said land may have credit on
any bid he may make for any of the
said land, subject to the payment
in cash by him of the proportionate
part of the costs incident to the
foreclosure hereunder and for any
unpaid taxes assessed against the
said lands.
This 1st day of April, 1930.
J. L. C. BIRD, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE
Take notice that whereas under
date of July 8th, 1926, H. W. Smith
and wife, Sara Smith, executed and
delivered to J. W. Winborne, Trus
tee for the Home Building Associa
tion, a certain Deed of Trust secur
ing an indebtedness of Six Hundred
($600) Dollars, which said Deed of
Trust is recorded in Book 26 at
page 149, McDowell County Mort
gage Deed Records, and whereas
there has been default in the pay
ment of said indebtedness, as in the
said Deed of Trust provided:
Now therefore, the undersigned
will, under the power of sale con
tained in said Deed of Trust, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, on Monday, May 5, 1930, at
twelve o'clock noon, at the court
house door in Marion, McDowell
County, N. C., the following descri
bed land, lying and being in Mc
Dowell County, N. C.:
Being the same land conveyed by
James Morris and wife, Sara, to
Sara Smith, by deed dated January
19th, 1916, and recorded in Book
52 at page 146 of McDowell County
Deed Records, to which reference is
here made for more specific descrip
tion.
Said sale will be for cash and sub
ject to confirmation by the court.
This ls£ day of April, 1930.
J. W. WINBORNE, Trustee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of W. Virgil McCurry,
late of McDowell County, N. C.,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at Tryon, N. C., on or be
fore the 3rd day of April, 1931, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.. All persons indebt
ed to said estate are requested to
make immediate settlement.
This 1st day of April, 1930.
J. L. TALLANT, Admr.
W. Virgil McCurry, dec'd.
Shop with home mercnanta.