OLD FORT NEWS
j VOLUME III
OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1930 NUMBER 39
W THE old fort news
The Old Fort News is pub
lished each week in connection
j\vith the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
ALLISON REUNION HELD
AT RIDGECREST SUNDAY!
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The second Allison reunion was
held at Ridgecrest last Sunday, at
iended by a large crowd of relatives
and friends. A very enjoyable pro
cram of worship in songs and
speeches was given followed bly a
bountiful picnic dinner.
Those taking part on the religious |
part of the program were Rev. R. L.
Creasman of Haw Creek, Rev. Mr.
Truett of Swannanoa, and W. H. Al
lison of Lewiston, Idaho. At the
close of this part of the service,
some reminiscent talks about the
Allison family were given by L. J.
Allison, J. R. Allison, Mrs. Ben Alli
son and Joe Kanipe of Old Fort,
Very pleasing music for the occa
sion was furnished by Mr. Harrison j
Eller and his three small daughters, j
Everyone went away feeling that j
it would be a day long remembered. |
ORGANIZE SENIOR
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
An enthusiastic group of young
people met at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening and orga
nized a Senior Christian Endeavor.
The following officers were elected:
Jane McSwain, president; Betty.!
Crawford, vice-president; Carolyn
Mcintosh, secretary; James Bistline,
treasurer; Elizabeth Hansel, pro-1
gram chairman; Nancy Miller, social J
chairman; Dorothy Spencer, look-;
out chairman.
All young people over fourteen |
years of age are welcome and are
urged to join.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
MEETING TUESDAY i
The Woman's Auxiliary of the'
Presbyterian Church met at the i
^church on Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock. The week of services to be- j
gin July 2nd was discussed and each i
member asked to join a prayer band j
praying for the blessing of the Holy |
Spirit for guidance.
Circle No. 1 and 2 reported intei"
esting meetings with programs.
Home Circle, Mrs. Hansel, chair
man, visited all her members and
held her first meeting on last Tues
day afternoon.
OLD FORT BALL TEAM
WINS TWO MORE GAMES
The Old Fort town baseball team
played Marion-Clinchfield Mill Wed
nesday with the town team taking
the count 8-7. The game was very
close, which made it the more inter-!
esting.
Another game was played Friday
—areturn game with Montfords
Cove. The game resulted in another
victorv for the town team, the score
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being 15-7. It will be interesting to!
know that of the six games played \
the town team has won five.
MISS NOBLITT ENTERTAINS j
Miss Annabelle Noblitt was hos-!
tess at a delightful party at her
home in New Fort Friday evening,
honoring the Gleaners Sunday I
School class of the Methodist church, j
The home was attractively decor
ated with sweet peas and other gar
den flowers. Games and contests
occupied the evening and a salad
course composed the refreshments.
Special music was rendered by Miss
Margaret Weaver, Miss Helen Nes-{
bitt and Mrs. J. C. Umberger.
Those enjoying Miss Noblitt's hos-J
pitality were Mrs. J. C. Umberger, j
Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs. Horace Ear- j
ly, Mrs. Max Hunt, Mrs. Dennis!
Haynes, Miss Marie Sabom, Miss J
Helen Nesbitt, Miss Gladys Stump, j
Miss Louise Laughridge, Miss Sally;
Finley, Miss Susan Allison, of Ashe-|
ville, Miss Margaret Weaver, of
Montreat, and Miss Elizabeth Lipe. !
A NEW SCHOOL BOARD
At the annual meeting of the Mc-i
Dowell County School Board, held
in Marion on Monday, the following
Old Fort citizens were elected to
serve on the Old Fort School Board:
J. A. Burgin, Wade Davis, J. R. Har
ris, P. H. Mashburn, and Horace
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
Evangelistic services will begin in
Old Fort church, Wednesday, July
2, at 8 p. m., Dr. J. E. Flow, Presby
vterial evangelist, assisting the pas
tor.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mx*. and Mrs. K. G. Rhinehardt
and two children, Kenneth and Dor
othy, motored to Spartanburg, S. C.,
Sunday.
C. F. Noblitt and Annie Belle
Nohlitt were in Marion Tuesday.
Little Claxton Sawyer of Asheville
is visiting relatives in Old Fort.
Miss Aleda Gilleland, a nurse at
Aston Park Hospital, is spending
several weeks with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Gilleland.
Walter Burgess, of Mill Springs,
was in Old Fort last Wednesday.
J. E. Long motored to Nebo on
Sunday.
Mr. Chas. Noblitt and two daugh
ters, Annabelle and Jennie Mae,
spent Sunday in Anderson, S. C.
Miss Pauline Noblitt, who spent last
week in Anderson, returned to her
home Sunday.
H. R. Early was in Marion Wed
nesday afternoon. ,
Merrill Kanipe is ill with tonsil
itis.
Little Harry Tisdale of Forest
City is spending several days in Old
Fort.
Howard Greene spent Thursday
night in Asheville.
P.'H. Mashburn, D. W. Adams, I.
H. Greene and D. H. Gosorn are
camping on Toe River for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gosorn of Den
ver, Colo., and Mrs. Kate Vandiver
of Higgensville, Mo., left on 'Friday
morning. They will stop in Norfolk,
Va., Washington, D. C., and Cum
berland, Md., enroute to Denver.
Mrs. T. H. Gosorn is accompanying
them as far as Cumberland, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson and
small son, of Marion, spent Sunday j
in Old Fort.
Mrs. L. J. Epply and Mrs. E. J.
Burgin spent Wednesday in Ashe
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Noblitt spent
Tuesday afternoon in Asheville. !
Charles Bright, of Marion was in
Old Fort Sunday afternoon.
Miss Goodloe Haney of Nealsville
was a visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Ben Goforth of Hendersonville
was in Old Fort Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pritchard and
daughter, Lucy Anne of Asheville
were the guests of Mrs. I. H. Greene
over the week-end.
Members of the Old Fort chapter
0. E. S. attending the Silver Anni
versary Jubilee session of Grand
Chapter in Asheville, June 10, 11
and 12, were Mrs. J. M. Charles,
Mrs. K. G. Rhinehardt, Mrs. J. N.
Nesbitt, Mrs. J. A. Swann, Mrs. Will
Grant, Mrs. W. A. Fleming and Mrs.
Don Gosorn, of Old Fort; Mrs. J. E
Melton, Mrs. C. F. Barnes, Mrs. W.
F. Grant and Mrs. Kincaid, of Mar
ion.
Friends and relatives had begun
to crowd in with full baskets and
gifts before Mrs. D. H. Gosorn real
ized she was having a birthday, Sun
day. About twenty-five or thirty
were present and a delightful time
was had by all.
Clarence Northcott and Dick
Smith of West Jefferson, N. C., were
in Old Fort Sunday.
Miss Polly Greene is visiting rela
tives in Asheville this week.
Mrs. L. J. Stirewalt and Mrs. Hel
en Stone spent Thursday in Ashe
ville, N. C.
Miss Bessie Rue Fleming of Ashe
ville spent several days last week
with her parents.
Miss Margaret Weaver of Mon
treat is spending several weeks with
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Umberger.
Mrs. Geo. Moore and Mrs. J. C.
Umberger spent Thursday in Ashe
ville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Jud Barnard and
daughter of Asheville spent Friday
and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry C. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nolan were
visitors in Old Fort on Saturday.
Miss Genevieve Reed of Biltmore
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. !
C. Fisher the past week.
Miss Carolyn Mcintosh who has
been attending school in Washing
ton, D. C., returned home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rowe, Miss Ed
ith Rowe Grady and Miss Gladys
Rowe spent Thursday in Asheville.
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Judge and Mrs. T. C. Johnston of |
Lumberton, N. C., visited Mr. and
Mrs. George Sandlin last week.
Misses Bula Kanipe, Milly Kanipe
and Margaret Marley will leave on
Monday for a motor trip through
the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
They will visit Richmond, Va., and t
Washington, D. C., before returning
home.
John Bancroft and Robert Cook
of Joseph Bancroft and Sons Co.,
were breakfast guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George Sandlin on Tuesday.
"MISS BLUE BONNET" TO
BE PRESENTED IN OLD FORT
Bright, snappy music, clever dan
ces, and romance combine in making
"Miss Blue Bonnet" a musical com
edy for everybody in Old Fort to
look forward to. The plot relvoves
around the schemes of an ambitious
mother to marry off her daughter.
The psychologist she calls in to aid
her plans apparently scrambles them
hopelessly until the- final act when
things are explaine dto the entire
satisfaction of the audience. Under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid, the
play is to be given on Tuesday even
ing, July 1, at 8:30.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows:
Dr. Evans, the country doctor,
Mr. Henry Fisher.
Mrs. Evans, his wife, Mrs. Henry
Fisher.
Magnolia Evans, the old maid
daughter, Eunice Wilkinson.
Janie Belle Brannahan, rich mar
ried daughter, Elva Noblitt.
Burton Hills, gospel singer, Van
Hughes.
Blue Bonnet, psychologist, Fran
ces Sherrill.
Wes Evans, son of Evans, Russell
Tate.
Thad Penny, his friend, Carl Rock
Minerva Maddox, village gossip,
Edna Tate.
Una Brannahan, granddaughter
of Evans, Arwyn Steppe.
Kate Brannahan, granddaughter
of Evans, Kathryn Finch.
Susie Perkins, who writes poetry,
Nell Allison.
Saly Hazzard, friend of Magnolia,
Caroline Mcintosh.
Hickory Stout, in love with Mag
nolia, Woodrow Harris.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
OLD FORT GROUP OF
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
M. E. Hansel, Minister
Old Fort
Sabbath School 10 a. m.
Junior Christian Endeavor 6:30 p.m.
Young People of the Church 7:15pm
Public worship 8 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8 p. m.
Siloam
Sabbath School 10 a. m.
Public Worship with Commu
nion of Lord's Supper __ 11 a. m.
Oakdale
Sabbath School 10 a. m.
Little Norma Gosorn has been put
to bed again for an indefinite length
of time.
Milam Tonic
Rheumatism, Eczema, High Blood
Pressure, and Stomach Trouble.
No alcohol or dangerous ingredient.
Old Fort Drug Co.
Bradley Drug 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
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.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
with the will annexed of the estate
of C. M. Hall, deceased, late of Mc
Dowell County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned at
his home on or before the 19th day
of June, 1931, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 19th day of June, 1930.
F. VERNO HARRIS,
Administrator with will
annexed of C. M. Hall.
GOOD POSTURE IS
QUITE IMPORTANT I
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Avoid Faulty Ways of
Standing and Sitting.
(Prepared by the United States Department j
of Agriculture.)
Good posture throughout her active I
day is a matter of more importance to j
the homemaker than she may realize, j
It makes all the difference between j
weariness and freshness when her j
work is done. Faulty ways of stand- j
ing and sitting cause much unneces
sary fatigue, backache, tired feet, and
a general feeling of slump which
must be quite out of proportion to
the amount of work done. If bad pos
ture becomes habitual the spine may
be affected, the shoulders become
"round," the ankles may have a ten- i
dency to "run over," or other defects I
may develop. Sometimes these are j
sufficiently serious to cause displace- |
inent or cramping of internal organs
leading to many physical ailments.
It is fairly easy to catch oneself
stooping unnecessarily over the sink,
the kitchen table, the wash tubs, or
Stand Properly When Working at
Stove.
ironing board. Sometimes a little ad
justment in the height of these work
ing surfaces is what is needed. Good
sitting posture is often neglected be
cause a natural tendency to relax in
a chair if one is already somewhat
tired. Putting tlie feet squarely on
the floor and sitting with the base of
I he spine well back, helps to throw
other parts of the body into good sit
ting position.
Perhaps the least noticeable and
most frequent tendency to slump the
shoulders and chest and thrust the
hips out of place occurs when one is
doing work that requires continuous
To prevent waste of hotel station
ery a holder has been invented that
dispenses a single sheet of paper
and an envelope when a knob is
turned.
LAND FOR SALE UNDER
MORTGAGE
Take notice that the undersigned,
under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in a mortgage deed,
executed by E. C. Spencer to Farm
Supply Company on the 14th day of
! May 1929, and recorded in Book of
Mortgages 41 at page 94 in the of
ifice of the Register of Deeds for Mc
Dowell county, conveying the here
inafter described tracts of land to
secure the payment of a certain sum
of money, and default having been
made in the payment of the same,
after due demand, will offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, at
the courthouse door in Marion, Mc
Dowell County, N. C., on Saturday,
July 12, ]930, at 12 o'clock noon,
the following described lands for the
purpose of satisfying the said in
debtedness:
First: Those two tracts of land
embraced in a deed dated the 3rd
day of July, 1924, from J. D. Pitts
and wife, L. A. Pitts, to Lassiter and
Spencer, recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of McDowell
County, N. C., and registered May
15, 1924, in Book 64 page 300 of
said deed records, to which refer
ence is hereby made for a full and
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OLD FORT, N. C.
Important Notice
Conditions over which we have no con
trol such as reduced commissions, higher
operation expenses, etc., will force us to
operate on a strictly cash basis unless
those to whom we have extended credit
pay their bills promptly each month. Ac
counts that are over 60 days old will be
placed on a cash basis until paid.
Thank you.
THE FISHER MOTOR CO
Old Fort, N. C.
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK
And be prepared to enjoy the Summer
by being the
OWNER OF A NEW CHEVROLET SIX
Let us demonstrate the
IMPROVED FEATURES
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faster, better Six, at prices within the
reach of all.
Kanipe Motor Co.
OLD FORT, N. C.
Keep Your Money
in the Bank
Are you troubled by having your money "burn a
hole" in your pocket? That is a common fault of mon
ey. If you have your money in the bank, whether it be
much or little, it will not burn any holes and it will be
there when you need it.
Money carried on the person is a temptation to
spending. Money in the bank does not offer this temp
tation. You may hesitate before writing a check where
you would not hesitate to spend it if you. had the mon
ey with you.
We offer you the advantage of our banking facili
ties and invite you to open a checking account with us.
THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
J. S. BRADLEY, Pres. F. M. BRADLEY, Cathier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pres.
complete description of said lands. !
Second: All that land conveyed by
Dora Lassiter and R. F. Lassiter to
E. C. Spencer the 16th day of Sep
tember, 1926, which is one-half in
terest in a certain deed dated May
28, 1923, from the Board of Educa-]
tion of McDowell County, N. C., to1
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G. W. Kirkpatrick et al., and recor
ded in office of the Register of Deeds
of McDowell County, N. C., to which
deed reference is here made for full
and complete description of said
land.
This 10th day of June, 1930.
FARM SUPPLY CO., Mortgagee.