OLD FORT NEWS
1 VOLUME III OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1930 NUMBER 28
THE OLD FORT NEWS
The Old Fort News is pub
lished each week in connection
with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DTJLA,
Editor and Business Manager.
CULTURAL TRAINING in SCHOOL
We American people, the most
practical people in the world, have
failed to educate the appreciative
side of our nature. In training the
present race, the main object
should be to train for appreciation;
so that boys and girls will recognize
beauty and truth in all their
surroundings, regardless of their
chosen life's work. This can be ac
complished only through cultural
training. Cultural training so trains
the mind and" tunes the heart that
we are able o recognize and under
stand the great plan and handiwork
of God.
By studying those old languages,
now forgotten, we are permitted to
go back, in thought, to scenes of
ancient civilization. We are permit
ted to walk through those beautiful
old palaces, which may now be
nothing except a mound of dirt, and
to associate with people of past
ages'; to converse with them; to un
derstand their habits, their customs,
and their aspirations; to appreciate
what they gave to us.
We call people accomplished who
are able to play, to sing, and to,
speak correctly. In truth these are
the ones who have trained themsel
ves to see beauty in everything.
The beauty of the world is for our
own good, but if we do not search
for those old hidden truths, every
thing will become dull and common
place.
We are told that Athens, hun
dreds of years ago, was so far ahead
of us in culture, that with all our so
called civilization we can not begin
to equal them. Therefore, something
must be wrong with our training.
The thing to do is to train for appre
ciation first; and then, when we take
our place in the industrial world,
we can accomplish more because we
understand and appreciate the
truths upon which our great nation
was founded.
—A Reader.
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ted to the Old Fort page by a reader
is appreciated and the editor is hop
ing that this reader will favor us
with another offering.]
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASSES ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Beacher Walden entertained
the Sunday School class of Mr. J. L.
Lackey at their monthly meeting on
Friday evening. A large crowd en
joyed Mrs. Walden's hospitality.
Out of town members present were
Mrs. Fisher and Miss Annie Fisher
of Marion.
The Sunday School class of the
Baptist Church, taught by Mr. I. L.
Caplan, was entertained at the
home of Mrs. B. Y. Allison the past
week, with more than twenty mem
bers present. Games and contests
were enjoyed by those attending.
DEATH OF MR. W. G. REED
Mr. W. G. Reed, of Biltmore,
father of Mrs. Henry C. Fisher, of
Old Fort, died March 30th, after an
extended illness. Mr. Reed belonged
to one of the pioneer familjes of
Buncombe county. He served the
county as tax collector for a num
ber of years, and was foreman of
the quarry of the Asheville Con
struction company for eleven years.
Mr. Reed is survived by his widow
and four daughters and one son:
Mrs. Henry C. Fisher of Old Fort,
Mrs. G. D. Mowry of Washington,
Ind.; Miss Helen Reed, Miss Geneva
Reed, and Gordon Reed of Bilt
more, N. C.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
M. E. Hansel, Minister
Old Fort
Sabbath School 10 a. m.
Christian Endeavol? ____ 6:45 p.m.
Public Worship 7;30p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednsdy 7:30 p.m.
Siloam
Sabbath School 2 p. m.
Public Worship 3vp. m.
Oakdale
Sabbath School 2 p. m.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
J. C. Umberjfer, Pastor
The pastor of Rutherford- College
will conduct services at thte Meth
odist Church next Sunday morning.
Special music will be furnished by
the Rutherford College quartette.
Every one is invited to attend all
services.
MRS. GRAYBEAL AND MISS
DULA HOSTESSES TO CLUB
The Old Fort Woman's Club met
at the home of Mrs. C. W. Graybeal
Friday afternoon, with Miss Ger
trude Dula as joint hostess. The
lower floor was attractively decora
ted with early spring flowers, carry
ing out the color scheme of yellow
and white.
After a very insp iring
business meeting, Mrs. D. F. Giles,
district president, addressed the
club. Mrs. Harry Ditmore gave an
outline of the work of the Marion
Junior Club. An unusually large
crowd characterized the April meet
ing. A baby contest, sponsored by
the club, was approved, and Mrs.
Henry C. Fisher was appointed
chairman by the president. Plans
were also discussed for a bridge
benefit, and Mrs. Geo. Moore was
made chairman of this project.
Musical offerings consisting of
vocal duets by Misses Lenore Keat
ley and Edith Rowe Grady were en
joyed during the social hour, at
which time delicious refreshments
were served in the dining room. The
tea table was beautiful with a hand
some imported lace cover, and crys
tal candlesticks with yellow tapers
Mrs. P. H. Mashburn poured tea, j
and assisting the hostess in serving :
were Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Mrs. j
Geo. Moore, Mrs. J. B. Johnson,!
Mrs. Jarsie Reid and Mrs. I. L.!
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Caplan. !
.Members and guests present were'
Mrs. Wm. Treverton, former presi
dent of the Old Fort Club; Mrs. D.
F. Giles district president, and Mrs.
Harry Ditmore, of Marion; Mrs. G. j
B. Biseline, Mrs. Lipe, Mrs. Swick, [
Miss Lenore Keatley, Miss Edith
Rowe Grady, Mrs. J. C. Umberger, |
Mrs. Will Rowe, Mrs. Henry C.
Fisher, Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Mrs.
Janie Reid, Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh,
Mrs. P. H. Mashburn, Mrs. Effie
Mashburn, Mrs. Geo. Sandlin, Mrs.
Nancy Kimball, Mrs. Don Grant,
Mrs. Winslow Burgin, Mrs. Charles
Jenkins, Mrs. I. L. Caplan, Mrs. H.
C. Marley, and Mrs. Geo Moore.
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JUNIOR MEMBER ENTERS
CONTEST FOR CLUB SONG I
A prize of ten dollars is being of- j
fered to the Junior club who sends j
in the best Junior club song. The
following was composed and sent in
by a member of the Old Fort Junior |
Club:
We are the Junior Woman's Club
Who reign the universe,
We stand-for honor, truth and love;j
Our all to God we trust.
_Chorus
The Junior women of our land
United all we'll stand.
Victors be,
Protected by his hand.
When strife stalks in our nativeland j
And calls reach us for aid,
We'll raise the banner of our Club
And do our best to save.
We always try to chase the gloom
And" paint our grey skies blue
To do our duty to our land—
Remain sincere and true.
J. M. CHARLES HEADS
NEW ENTERPRISE i
J. M. Charles has bought out the!
patent rights in sixty-eight counties i
in North Carolina and twenty in
Virginia, on a very complete pinless |
clothes wire. He has several agents
working these counties and expects j
to put more in the field soon.
Hints For Homemakers
By Jane Rogers
WHEN washing fiqe lace, in- |
stead of starch use two
lumps of sugar to a basin of water.
A tablespoon of powdered pum
ice mixed with enough linseed oil
to make a thin paste is excellent
for removing white water stains
from furniture. Rub the mixture
on the spots until they disappear.
Wipe off carefully with a soft cloth
dampened with furniture polish.
Adhesive tape is a good emer
gency mending material for rents
ii\ rain coats, galoshes and umbrel
las.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swann of
Asheville spent the week-eml in Old
Fort with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Lytle of Bilt
more were visitors in Old Fort
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Rogers of Mor
ganton \yere visitors in Old Fort
Tuesday.
Willis Early visited his brother in
Marion Tuesday.
Ewart Grant of Newland spent
Sunday and Monday with relatives
in Old Fort.
Mrs. Dennis Haynes has as her
guest this week, her brother, Theo
dore Watkins, of Marion.
C. Greene of Asheville was a vis-!
itor in Old Fort Tuesday.
Miss Geneva Early, who is em-!
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ployed in Asheville, spent the week
end in Old Fort.
Mrs. J. Kitchens of Knoxville is
visiting relatives in Old Fort this
week.
Mr. C. Grogan spent Wednesday
in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Silver of Mar
ion were visitors in Old Fort Wed -
nesday.
Mrs. A. A. Hensley had as her
guest last Sunday her sister, Mrs.
Dobbins, of Forest City.
Misses Mary Cowan and Janie
M'Swain, both of N.C.C.W., Greens- j
boro, are spending the spring holi-i
days with relatives . in Old Fort.
Mrs. Rosa Mason of Brevard is j
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. J.
Williams.
Mrs. K. G. Rhinehardt has been
ill several davs.
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J. P. Robinson of Asheville was a
visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Cecil Philip of Wing was a visitor
in Old Fort Sunday.
J. A. Swann spent Saturday in
Asheville.
Mrs. I. H. Greene was a visitor
in Asheville Wednesday.
Misses Lucile Hvams and Frances
Sherrill spent last Monday in Mar
ion.
Mrs. Georgia Grant and Miss
Mary Will Greene were shoppers in
Asheville last Thursday.
Adrian Hardwick of Black Moun
tain was a visitor in Old Fort Thurs
day.
Mrs. Maggie Rabbitts of Cincin
nati, Ohio, visited relatives in Old
Fort last week.
Mrs. Jack Turner of Arkansas
has returned to her home in Old
Fort after being away for several
years.
Miss Polly Ann Greene spent last
Saturday- in Asheville.
William White of Salem, Va., was
in Old Fort Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nolan of Mar
ion were in Old Fort Thursday af
ternoon.
Otis Grant, who has been sick
several months, is rapidly improv
ing.
Miss Lois Jennings of Statesville
spent Thursday and Friday with
her sister. Mrs. B. A. Moose.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Moose spent
the week-end in Statesville.
Miss Hazel Swann spent the week
end in Asheville with Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Swann.
Mrs. S. B. Smithey and Mrs. W.
W. LeFevre spent Friday in North
Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Moose are
making their home with Mr. and
Mrs. S. B. Smithey on Main street.
J. M._ Charles has sold his interest
in the Builders Supply Company to
J. A. Lowrey. Mr. Lowrey is now
sole owner of this thriving plant.
R. P. Robinson of Forest City
was the guest of J. M. Charles last
Sunday.
Mrs. Hewitt of Old Fort died on
Saturday morning, April 5th, after
an illness of several years. The fun
eral services were conducted by
Rev. J. C. Umberger. ' Interment
was made in the Old Fort cemetery.
Mrs. Wade Davis is spending sev
eral weeks in Murphy as the guest
of Mrs. Jess Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Mrs.
Gus Silvers, and Mrs. E. D. Rix
were visitors in Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Ray and Mr.
and Mrs. Von Ray of Marion were
visitors in Old Fort on Sunday.
Miss Una Plott spent thte week
end with relatives in Asheville.
Leach Maness of Marion was the
guest of his cousin, Miss Margaret
Maness, Sunday.
Miss Virginia Groves and Miss
Mary Groves of Asheville were the
guests of Miss Edith Rowe' Grady
Sunday.
Mrs. S. F. Mauney and son Fran
cis Mauney spent Saturday in Mor
ganton.
Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Lewis were
dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Buck
ner, of Swannanoa, last Sunady i
Tree Planting Worthy
of Special Attention
The choice and arrangement of trees
on the small country or suburban place
are matters deserving of more atten
tion than they appear in many cases to
have received. A limited knowledge of
trees, a random selection of nursery
specimens and an unwise choice of lo
cations are sometimes represented in
tree plantings.
Many a tree is not adapted to its j
location in character and effect or j
suited to the size of the place on which j
it is planted. Even where, from the
purely practical standpoint, no mistake
is made, it ils obvious that an exercise j
of imagination may result in charm !
and distinction rather than dullness |
and monotony. i
Where possible the native trees on |
the place may well form the nucleus |
of thp planting. There may be no na- ;
tive trees, however, which are suitable
to retain. Existing trees, if any, may
have to be sacrificed, due to their in
terference with approaches or with
the house itself. In this respect the
problem of the small place is per ■
haps more difficult, and differs es- I
sentially from that of the large conn- j
try place where there is more leeway !
as to placing the house with respect
to contour of ground, vistas and exist- j
ing or future trees.
Civic Barnacies Clog
Pathway to Progress i
Barnacles attach themselves to the i
hulls of vessels and other submerged ;
objects. They retard the speed and i
efficiency and cause loss of time and
revenue, to say nothing of the loss '
of energy that could have been di- :
rected in a profitable way. Every so i
often a thorough cleaning is neces- |
sary by scraping off the barnacles and ;
otherwise cleaning up the object, says j
the Miami (Fla.) Herald.
Civic clubs and other organizations j
may he likened to slrips and there- |
fore find it imperative to scrape off !
the "barnacled" members. After a :
most thorough and complete cleaning
the organization presents a bright ap- ■
pearance. It is cleaner, brighter and j
carries a more wholesome spirit into j
the various endeavors by the member- j
ship. j
As a result of this cleaning activ- j
ity greater work can be done and the 1
returns will be twofold; a better mem- I
her and a better club that will serve '
more effectively the needs of the city.
There might be a "Barnacle" day each
year so that this cleaning process could j
be done all at one time.
Beautifying the Roadside
After an improved road lias been i
made, little attention is paid as a rule j
to the roadside. From the point of :
view of the driver, the road may be a j
marvelous piece of work, but to the 1
esthetically inclined passenger the out- j
look may be quite different. The |
average highway is lined with jagged i
cuts, homely banks, tree trunks and |
refuse of one kind or another. The j
Vermont Chamber of Commerce has- j
started in upon a campaign to beauti
fy the roads and roadsides and is en
deavoring to make it a nation-wide
movement. Connecticut sets out ram
bler roses, woodbine and honeysuckle.
Many other states set out trees in
large numbers. This, together with
the efforts being made to overcome the
billboard nuisance, may have the ef
fect of restoring the rural scenery to j
an acceptable condition.
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Proper Planning Saves Money
"One of the greatest blights of our |
cities, one of the biggest ;ind hardest
problems to be solved, is that of the
disfigurement and upset to surround
ing property caused by railroads and
other transportation agencies. Great
economic losses ensue, with depressing !
and deteriorating influence upon the
poor creatures of humanity who gen
erally drift to the depreciated neigh
borhoods along railroad rights of way.
There is also the great loss of time
and inconvenience to whole cities by
misplaced or outgrown yards, terminals
and other facilities, that proper co
operation and planning, on the part of
public and carriers, should make
wholesome, esthetic and compatible
with the reasonable amenities of life.
Beauty Essential
To meet the demand of tiie present
day, buildings must be not only effi
ciently planned and soundly built, but
they must also >be beautiful.
"It is being found that good archi
tecture ii} commercial and apartment
buildings is a real asset and a sound
investment," Rollin C. Chapin of the
Minnesota chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects pointed out.
Work Reflects Material*
Inferior materials are not conducive
to good workmanship. Bather, they In
vite poor workmanship, for the car
penter, plasterer or other artisan takes
his cue as to the quality of workman-1
ship desired from the quality of ma- j
terials furnished. To state the fact j
explicitly, no carpenter can do a good
job with inferior materials.
Roofing Material
When the roof covers a large sur- j
face and as it comes down close to!
the eye of the observer, the selection i
of its material has much to do with j
the architectural success of the house, j
WHAT A DIFFERENCE
MONEY MAKES
Yes, what a difference money makes in
getting the most out of life, in being pre
pared for an emergency, or ready when
opportunity knocks at your door.
Join now in one of our classes ranging
from 10c to $10.00, payable each week.
It is 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.
EASTER CANDY
We have a nice line of Hol
lingsworth Easter Candies.
Orders taken for Flowers.
BRADLEY DRUG CO.
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 Summer Hats
MARCEL WAVING
Dula Hat Shop
OLD FORT, N. C.
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