OLD FORT NEWS
OLUME III OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930 NUMBER 40
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.
CO-OPERATION
William Mcintosh, publisher of
the San Antonio (Texas) Light,
says:
It is generally conceded that
there is no such thing as indepen
dent man or woman. Men of great
wealth are dependent upon others
for their comfort and safety. Men
of humbelt circumstances are de
pendent upon men of wealth for the
means of employment. All of us, in
countless ways, are interdependent
upon each other for our very lives
and happiness. That being true, the
more we co-operate one with the
other, the better will we make our
material existence and the happier
will be our spiritual lives.
For all the necessities of our lives
others serve us and we serve others.
Men and women unseen and un
known, have direct participation in
our daily existence just as we parti
cipate in their lives although they,
too, are unaware of the fact that we
serve them. The greatest thing in
life is to produce a smile. It will
travel far. A smiling face and cheer
ful mien spread a happy contagion
that makes life easier and better.
The true spirit of co-operation is
what builds cities, develops commu
nities, relieves misery and suffering,
and sustains the nation.
Whether we will or not, each of
us must by the very force of things,
co-operate to some extent with our
fellows. When we render this co-op
eration m fullest measure, intelli
gently and cheerfully, we contribute
our just share to the debt of human
ity and do our tiny bit in the up
rearing of civilization.
MISS ALLISON ENTERTAINS
Miss Emma Allison delightfully
entertained a number of her friends
on Thursday night with a bridge
party at her home in New Fort.
Punch was served during the even
ing. and at the conclusion of the
games a delightful salad course was
served. The winners of the prizes
were announced as Miss Nancy Mil
ler, who received a lovely compact;
L. J. Whisnant, a carton of cigaret
tes; and Robert Wilkinson, station
ery.
The guests of the attractive young
hostess were Misses Estelle Laven
der, Edith Rowe Grady, Lenore R.
Keatley, Gertrude Dula, Carolyn
Mcintosh, Nancy Miller, Eunice Wil
kinson, and Catherine Finch;
Messrs. Fred Bradley, L. J. Whisn
ant, G. Kimball Miller, Robert Wil
kinson, Donald Mcintosh, Robert
Hughes, and Clyde Miller, Jr.
Miss Allison left on Sunday for
Knoxville, Tenn., where she will vis
it friends for a week before going to
Narrows, W. Va., where she will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Rockett, formerly of this place.
MISS MABEL CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR GIRLS CAMP
A photo of Miss Mabel Crawford
of Old Fort with an article of her
work as director of the Girl Scout
Coamp in Greensboro appeared in a
recent issue of the Greensboro Daily
News. The camp opened June 17th
with Miss Crawford director and ac
ting as camp chief.
The girls live in troop size units
with asenior and junior councilor
over each group, sleep in shacks,
and awaken every morning at the
sound of the bugle to take up a full
program of work, education, and
recreation.
NEW LAKE NEAR OLD FORT
The lake on Garrett's Creek con
structed by P. H. Mashburn and Dr.
D. M. Mcintosh, has been completed
and the water will be turned in
within a week or two. This lake is
located about one and one-half miles
west of Old Fort and one-half mile
from Highway No.. 10 in a valley of
a beautiful gorge, and covers about
15 acres.
The lake was built for fish and
recreational purposes. The owners
offer a small prize for the person
submitting an acceptable name for
this newly constructed artificial
body of water.
B. Y. P. U. PICNIC
The B. Y. P. U. enjoyed a picnic
at the Recreation Park at Asheville
on Friday evening. Mr. Henry C.
Fisher, who is director, was in,
charge, and about twenty-five mem-!
bers were in the picnic group.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Miss Ethel Allison of Morganton !
is spending two weeks with her par- S
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Allison.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Tnrner and
family motored to Linville Falls
Sunday.
Misses Lula and Fannie Hicks
spent last week-end in Forest City.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Noblitt spent
the week-end with relatives in An
derson, S. C.
Mrs. M. G. Turner and Mrs. T. R.
Carver were in Marion Saturday.
H. Hensley of Marion was in Old
Fort Sunday
Misses Millie and Bula Kanipe
visited friends in Morganton Sunday
W. C. Early was a visitor in Mar
ion Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lytle of Biltmore
spent Sunday in Old Fort.
Miss Susan Alison returned to
Asheville Sunday after spending a
week with relatives here.
Presiding Elder Fox of Marion
held quarterly conference at the M.
E. Church Sunday night.
Miss Millie Kanipe left Tuesday
night for New York City where she
will attend summer school at Colum
bia University.
I Albert Noblitt spent Tuesday in
Winston-Salem.
| Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Haynes spent
i the week-end in Barnardsville with
relatives.
Miss Nan Brasington of Charlotte
visited friends in Old Fort Monday,
j Miss Margaret Lytle of Asheville
1 visited relatives in Old Fort Monday
Little Harriet Long, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Long, under
! went an operation for appendicitis
at the Mission Hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. L. J. Stirewalt and Mrs. S.
L. Stone Lpent Wednesday in Ashe
ville.
J. E. Long was in Asheville on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Eddie Ragle, who has been
visiting relatives in Franklin, Ga.,
' returned to her home here last week
Mrs. S. M. Wilkinson visited Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Sweeney in Johnson
City, Tenn., the past week.
Miss Selma Finch is visiting rela
tives in Asheville this week.
Mrs. Charles Tate and Miss Laura
Hicks were visitors in Marion on
Thursday afternoon.
Misses Viola and Eula Grant weie
in Asheville Wednesday.
Mrs. D. F. Arney and daughter,
Davie Mae, spent Thursday in Ashe
ville.
Miss Mary Will Greene, a student
nurse at the Mission Hospital in
Asheville, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Greene, last Sunday.
Miss Ethel Hall of Elizabethton.
Tenn., was a visitor in Old Fort last
Tuesday.
L. J. Whisnant made a business
trip to Charlotte Tuesday.
Miss Audrey Gosorn and Mrs.
; Georgia Grant were visitors in Ashe
ville Thursday.
; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Artz and Miss
Clare Artz were visitors in Asheville
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L, Lipe and fami
ly were guests of friends in Ashe
ville on Friday.
Miss Polly Ann Greene, Miss
Frances McCurry, and Miss Hazel
Swarm were the guests of Mrs. E.
D. Rix in Marion several days last
week.
Mrs. I. H. Greene is spending sev
! eval days in Asheville as the guest
of Mrs. T. H. Pritchard.
Dr. and Mrs. Day of Spruce Pine
were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Jenkins on Wednesday.
Howard Greene spent the week
end in Asheville.
The Old Fort Chapter No. 175,
Order Eastern Star, will only hold
one meeting a month during July
and August, this meeting to he held
the third Monday evening at 8.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Charles and
daughter Gene and their house
guests, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Charles
and daughter Anne, of Fort Pierce,
Florida, motored to Forest City last
Sunday.
Misses Ethel, Gertie, Nell and
Bernice Gilliam, of Gastonia, who
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
John Parker last week, have return
ed home.
S. F. Mauney has returned home
after several months stay in Tulsa,
Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jimeson and
family of Garden City were visitors
in Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Milton Cooper
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Porter the past week-end.
Miss Lingerfelt of Biltmore was a
visitor in Old Fort on Thursday.
Little Miss Harriet Long, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Long, is re
covering from an operation at the
Mission Hospital in Asheville.
REV. L. J. INGLE PASTOR
OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Ingle of Asheville was
unanimously elected as pastor of the
Baptist Church on Sunday at the
morning: services. Mr. and Mrs. Ingle
expect to move to Old Fort soon,
and will occupy the Baptist parson
age.
BALL GAME
Old Fort played Montfords Cove
on Wednesday at Old Fort, the score
being 13 to 12 in favor of the Old
Fort team.
Batteries for Montfords Cove
were John Parker and Adam Flax.
Batteries for Old Fort were Cifford
Steppe and John Steppe.
MRS. JENKINS ENTERTAINS
Mrs, Charles Jenkins entertained
with a picnic on Tuesday evening at
Lake Tahoma in honor of her house
guests, Misses Kate, Mildred, Le
Vann and Elizabeth Edwards, of
Mullens, S. C. Other members of the
party were Miss Genue Hansel, Rod
gers Kanipe, Robert Hughes and
Lesley Mauney. The Misses Edwards,
who have been visiting their sisters,
Mrs. Jenkins of Old Fort and Mrs.
Day of Spruce Pine, returned to
their home on Thursday.
PICNIC FRIDAY
A few of Miss Grady's music stu
dents had a picnic on Friday after
noon at Hensley Springs. A regular
picnic dinner was enjoyed. The fol
lowing were present: Gladys Rowe,
Mary Rice Roberson, Dorothy
Rhinehardt, Mary Sue Young, Es
tellina Young, Julia Bistline, Lois
Early, Virginia Vess, Elizabeth Ray
mer, Edna Tate and Miss Grady.
TRIP TO MT. MITCHELL
Mr. W. H. Allison, Mr. Russell
Tate, Miss Laura Hicks, Miss Fian
ces Hicks, and Mrs. Ben Allison en
joyed a very delightful camping trip
to Mt. Mitchell on last Tuesday and
Wednesday. Although the weather
was hot in Old Fort it was cool on
Mt. Mitchell. On account of rain the
Forest Ranger, Mr. Wilson, gener
ously allowed the party the use of
his cabin for the night. With plenty
of blankets and food all reported as
having had a wonderful time. The
excellent view of surrounding coun
try and beautiful scenery of the
mountains is one not to be forgotten
Mr. Allison, who has been in the
Rockies ar,d many parts of the coun
try, says that the scenery is unsur
passed.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins and
small daughter, Betty Jean, left
Sunday for Easley, S. C., where they
will attend the fifth wedding anni
versary of Dr. and Mrs. Sutherland.
Kermit Marston, who has been em
ployed with the United States Tan
nery Company in Pennsylvania, re
turned home Monday.
Dorothy Cornwell, of Rutherford
College, is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. E. L. Stirewalt.
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.
Deserved a Discount
Man—IIow much do you charge for
pulling a tooth?
Dentist—Four dollars.
Man—Well, how much do you jh«rge
for just loosening it?
Watch label on your paper and
don't let your subscription expire!
Paper Mulch Is Good
for Home Gardens j
i i
Is Particularly Valuable to
Control Weeds.
For the home gardener paper mulch
is worth all it costs for the satisfac
tion of controlling weeds. The paper
is particularly valuable when the gar
den is neglected during vacation time,
says Prof. H. C. Thompson of Cornell
university. However, he does not rec
ommend its general use by commer
. cial gardeners, because in experiments
conducted at the New York state col- ]
lege of agriculture nearly as many
crops failed to show profits from the
use of the paper as have been in
creased profitably.
In the experiments the yields from j
paper on well-cultivated plots of beets, |
cabbage, beans, tomatoes, peppers, j
muskmelons, and potatoes were com
pared. The differences in yields from
the mulch paper was influenced by the
weather; when there was ample rain
the paper was less profitable than
when the rainfall was light, he said.
The paper is expensive and so is
the labor to lay it properly, so con
siderable increase must be returned to
make the added expense pay profits.
Because of the high cost it should
not be expected to show a profit with
crops which have a low value to the
acre. The paper may be expected to
increase yields and hasten maturity
under normal conditions and, in addi
tion, it may increase the value of the
crop through improved quality.
Brown Rot Injurious
to Early Potato Crop
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.) j
Potato growers in the South should
be prepared to recognize potato brown
rot, a bacterial disease affecting the
early crop potatoes, says the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The disease is common in the South
Atlantic and Gulf states potato re
gions, and, unlike many fungous dis
eases, is often most severe on virgin
soil never previously cropped to po
tatoes. It sometimes happens that
early recognition of the disease en
I ables the grower to harvest most of
j his crop of tubers before the brown
rot reaches the tubers. Department
I circular 2S1-C, "Potato Brown Rot,"
| describes the diseases and its effects
on potato plants and tubers, tells
how tlie disease spreads and the best
procedure to minimize losses. This
publication is now available for free
distribution. Those interested should
apply to the Office of Information,
; United States Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C.
If people would only pray as hard
■ to avoid war as they pray to win one
Milam Tonic
I
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
j with the will annexed of the estate
i of C. M. Hall, deceased, late of Mc
| Dowell County, North Carolina, this
| is to notify all persons having claims
I against the estate of said deceased to
| exhibit them to the undersigned at
i 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 will1
annexed of C. M. Hall, j
NEW SUMMER HATS
Latest Styles in Summer Hats.
Beautiful Hair Braids in Black and Col
ors at Reduced Prices.
Dula Hat Shop
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
of the New Chevrolet Six—a smoother,
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. |j
I Money carried on the person is a temptation to I
(spending. Money in the bank does not offer this temp-as
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, Cashier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pres.
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