OLD FORT NEWS
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VOLUME III OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1930 NUMBER 44
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.
PIONEER SPIRIT
(By J. Hampton Rich)
Boone in his urge of a westward
course lifted up his eyes and saw
a thin line of frontier which was the
Blue Ridge; to other pioneer souls
this had been a wall of difficulty; to
Boone it was a challenge, and he
crossed it. Then he saw another line
of frontier, the Great Smokies, and
he crossed this.
Then a third appeared before his
eyes on the horizon, the Cumber
lands. He crossed this. Then there
met his eyes a horizon unspeakably
inspiring to him. This view meant a
new vision to him. He began to build
forts on the blue grass plains of
Kentucky, and to catch a vision of
what this Republic carved out of
a desert and a forest wilderness was
to be.
The urge that made Boone feel
restless when he heard the crack of
a settler's rifle, or the bark of a set
tler's dog, to go still farther into
the wilderness, was the spear-head
of our American civilization.
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
FOR MR. SAM THOMASON
The funeral services of Mr. Wil
liam Samuel Thompson of Old Fort,
who died Sunday at 10:30 a. m.,
were heid at the Presbyterian
church at two o'clock Monday af
ternoon. Mr. Thomason moved to
Old Fort from Oxford, N. C., about
26 years ago. Since the death of his
wife, sixteen months ago, he made
his home with .his son, Geo. W.
Thomason, where he passed away.
Mr. Thomason was a faithful mem
ber of the Presbyterian church and
had many friends in Old Fort who
will miss his presence in the town
where he has lived for so many
years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Mary Kluttz, of Salisbury; a son,
Geo. W. Thomason, of Old Fort,
and nine grandchildren.
The funeral services were con
ducted by his pastor, Rev. M. E.
Hansel, and interment was made in
the Old Fort cemetery.
REV. F. W. BRADLEY DIES
AT HOME IN GASTONIA
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Mauney and
family left Sunday to be at the bed
side of Mrs. Mauney's father, Rev.
F. W. Bradley, who has been in fee
ble health for a number of years.
News of the death of Mr. Bradley
was received in Old Fort on .Sunday
evening.
Mr. Bradley, who was a retired
Methodist minister, had many
friends in Old Fort who will regret
the passing of this noble Christian
man.
MUSICAL COMEDY AUG. 7
The Old Fort Order of the East
ern Star will present a musical com
edy, "All of a Sudden Sally," on
August 7th. The play will be given
for the benefit of the chapter and
will be directed by Miss Alia Virgin
ia Huie, of Texas, of the Elise Pro
ducing Co., of McRae, Ga. Mrs. G.
W. Sandlin will assist in directing
and selecting the cast for the play.
STRICKLAND-E ADY
The marriage of Miss Hazel Eady,
of Jonesville, S. C., to Mr. Franz
Strickland, of Lake City, S. C., on
Thursday afternoon, July 24th was
of much interest ';o their friends in
Old Fort. Mr. and Mrs. Strickland,
after a brief stay in Asheville and
Old Fort, returned on Sunday to
Lake City, where they will make
their home.
PLAYERS TAKE "BEATING"
According to studio gossip, the
players of "Free and Easy" under
went no little "punishment" during
the making of this comedy, the vari
ous sequences requiring more than
the usual falls and slap stick routine
seen in the average comedy. Karl
Dane, for instance, had to permit
himself to be blown up by a charge
of dynamite; Trixie Friganza is the
occupant of a dirigible whose bot
tom falls out after it has risen from
► the gorund Robert Montgomery is
knocked out in a "free for all"
while Buster Keaton falls off a mov
ing train and in a rehearsal scene is
mauled about by eight huge women
in the manner of a punching bag.
Everybody's Theatre, Monday and
Tuesday, Aug. 4-5. -—Adv.
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ARROWHEAD MONUMENT
UNVEILED HERE SUNDAY
Over five thousand people atten
ded the unveiling ceremonies at Old
Fort on Sunday. It was a matter of
much satisfaction to the people of
this place that so many citizens of
adjoining counties and states, many
of whose ancsetors traveled this
trail on .their way farther west, ad
ded their presence and co-opei'ation
in paying tribute to the early pio
neer settlers.
The public square, in the center
of which the large arrowhead monu
ment stands, was decorated with
flags and bunting. The speakers'
stand was built in front of a large
terraced lawn, which formed a nat
ural ampitheatre that accommodated
a part of the largest crowd that has
ever assembled in Old Fort.
The address of welcome was de
livered by Dr. D. M. Mcintosh,
chairman of the Old Indian Fort
Memorial Association, and in his
complimentary address expressed
appreciation of the assistance given
the local association by J. Hampton
Rich, of Winston-Salem, who is
chairman of the Boone Trail Memo
rial Association Mr. R. E. Simpson,
of the Southern Railroad, and the
Harris Granite Company of Salis
bury.
u. l. Koughton, president of the
Old Indian Fort Memorial Associa
tion, introduced Rev. Clarence Stu
are McClellan, Jr., who delivered
an appropriate oration on the Pio
neer spirit, and the wonderful chan
ges that have been wrought in the
last hundred and fifty years. J.
Hampton Rich made an interesting
address on "The Pioneers of the
Appalachian Mountains, and paid
tribute to three brave pioneers, Da
vid Crockett, Chi-istopher >Guist, and
Daniel Boone. We do well, saidMr.
Rich, to honor the memory of Daniel
Boone and his compatriots, those
brave and hardy pioneers who
caught a glimpse of God's wonder
land beyond the Alleghanies.
Hon. Zebulon Weaver made a de
lightful and informative address on
"Pioneers and Their Descendants"—
a part of his address being to the
thirty Indians who were seated on
one side of the speakers' stand, sev
eral of whom were friends and for
mer classmates of Congressman
Weaver. Other speakers who made
eloquent addresses were J. G.
Stikeleather of Asheville, E. L. Lat
timer secretary and representative
of Governor Richards of South Car
olina, and C. C. Boone of Black
Mountain, who is a descendant of
the family of Daniel Boone.
A message to the people of Old
Fort from R. E. Simpson, General
Manager of Lines West, was read
by Mrs. Geo. W. Sandlin. Mr. Simp
son, who was unable to attend, is
known to his many friends in Old
Fort as "Ed Simpson", and his let
ter expressing sympathy and inter
est in the old home town was appre
ciated by the people of Old Fort.
The Indians were introduced to
the large audience, and the pipe of
peace was smoked by the chief of
the Catawba tribe and chief of the
Cherokee tribe, while a news reel
company from Atlanta took a 'shot.'
The monument was unveiled by
little Miss Margaret Nesbitt. The
invocation was given by Rev. E. J.
Ingle, and the benediction was pro
nounced by Rev. J. C. Umberger,
both of Old Fort.
REVIVAL SERVICES
BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY
Revival services will begin at the
Methodist church in Old Fort Sun
day, August 3, and extend two
weeks.
The evangelist will be the cele
brated Railroad Evangelist, the
Reverend Harve • Stanbury, of Ashe
ville. Associated with him will be
Mrs. C. L. Steidley, a well known
Christian worker in the Methodist
Church, who will have charge of the
music and the work with women and
children.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these services and to take ac
tive part therein.
We give a special invitation to all
the railroad men to come out and
hear their old comrade.
J. C. UMBERGER, Pastor.
HOUSE PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford enter
•tained a group of friends with a
house party at "Camp Mile Hi" the
past week. After spending two days
at the delightful camp on the pin
nacle of the Blue Ridge, they re
turned to Old Fort on Saturday.
Some natives of Isbel Island in
the Pacific live in trees, among the
branches of which rude huts are
built.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Miss Emma Allison and Miss Edith
Rowe Grady spent Thursday in
Asheville. »
George W. Brown of 'Asheville
and Boch Mul'ler of Omaha, Nebras
ka, were visitors in Old Fort Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sweeney, of
Johnson Cit£, Tenn., spent the week
end in Old Fort with homefolks.
Miss Catherine Finch has return
ed to Old Fort after having spent
a week in Asheville as the guest of
her cousin, Miss Mary Stowe.
Miss Lynn Stone, niece of Mr. S.
Stone, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Stone this week.
L. J. Whisnant attended the fur
niture show in High Point last week.
Mrs. S. F. Mauney and her sister,
Mrs. Mattie Tomlin, of Statesville,
her house guest, visited their father,
Rev. Frank Bradley, in Gastonia, on
Thursday.
Prof, and Mrs. G. B. Strickland
of Pine Level were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller last week.
Mrs. Nadine Jones is spending a
few weeks with her mother, Mrs. J.
R. Crawford.
John Taylor, of Spartanburg, S.
C., was in Old Fort Monday.
Joe Lee Grant visited friends in
Ashevifie over the week-end.
Hugh Hensley made a business
trip to Marion Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonie Poteat and
small son, of Gastonia, spent Satur
day night in Old Fort enroute to
Hendersonville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Thompson of
Akron, Ohio, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Gosorn.
John Carrell of Staunton, Va.,
was in Old Fort Monday.
Misses Natalie Epply, Marion
Nelly and Edna Rowe, all of Ashe
ville, spent Sunday in Old Fort as
; the guests of Mrs. Don Gosorn.
Mrs. A. A. Leathers and Mrs. C.
J W. Morrison of Dixon, Tenn., left
last Friday after spending two
weeks with their mother, Mrs. Ful
ler.
Earl Nesbitt and Crawford For
tune, students of State College, Ral
eigh, have returned to Old Fort for
the remainder of the summer.
Miss Doris Woodhead of Lynch
burg, Va., is spending several weeks
with Miss Miss Audrey Gosorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed^ Kanipe spent
Sunday in Shelby.
Mrs. George Moore spent Thurs
day in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Murphy and
two children of Richmond," Va., are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hensley.
Abel Hyatt of Winston-Salem was
in Old Fort Thursday enroute to
Bryson City and Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. T. Case and two daughters,
Gladys and Hursey, of Henderson
ville, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. D. A. Silver of Marion was
in Old Fort Thursday.
George Allison of Marion visited
his mother, Mrs. Hattie Allison, in
Old Fort last Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Strickland is the
guest of Miss Nancy Miller this
week.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Ditmore
announce the arrival of a son, July
25th, in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miles and
daughter, Mrs. Frank P. Hobbs, and
small daughter, Betty Jane, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sandlin
for the night Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Goodson and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Goodson
and family were visitors in Old Fort
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Altred W. Dula and
family of Lenoir attended the un-i
veiling ceremonies here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Coulter of Co
lumbia, S. C., were visitors in Old
Fort Sunday.
Frank Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Co
dy Craven and mother, Mrs. Maggie
Allen, were among the many Ashe
ville people present at the unveiling
here Sunday.
Mrs. A. P. Oxner and Miss Fran
ces Harman of Greenville, S. C., are
guests at the Mauney House.
Mrs. F.H. Barber-of Asheville was
the guest of Mrs. Sue Sandlin last
Sunday.
NIGHT PARADE
What do they care if one drops out
Of the glamorous Night Parade!
The lights burn on, the dance goes
on, and they laugh and they sing:
And they stomp and they swing;
And the joy of their youth they
madly fling, as on, on, on,
Marches the Night Parade!
Youth and beauty and passion lure
The saint, the sinner, the soiled, the
pure;
Virgin, vagabond, vulture, jade—
All who march in the Night Parade!
Everybody's Theatre, Friday
x, and Saturday. —Adv.
TWO PICKPOCKETS
SENT TO MARION JAIL
The officers were on their job and
did a neat bit of detective work on
Sunday, arresting two pickpockets
who evidently considered that the
large gathering of people at Old
Fort would prove a fertile field for
their operations.
When T. A. Porter reported to
Chief of Police Byrd that some one
had picked his pocket, and described
the pocketbook and money that was
missing, Mr. Byrd, assisted by Sher
iff Adkins and Deputy Ben Henley,
of Marion, started in search of the
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thieves. Walking up through the
crowd of people on Gosorn's lawn,
Mr. Bird noticed two strangers who
appeared uneasy, and seemed to be
leaving hurriedly. They were follow
ed by the officers, who saw one of
the men throw away a pocket book.
The two were arrested, who gave
their names as R. E. Starnes and W.
L. Modrell. The pocket book that
Starnes threw away belonged to
John Hoyle. Deputy Henley, who
searched Modrell, found $21 in the
toe of his shoe and the rest of the
money belonging to Mr. Porter in a
pocket inside the waistband of Mo-]
drell's trousers. Mr. Byrd states that
Mr. Henuley deserves much credit
for his ability in seacrhing suspects.
The two men were tried in May
or's court and sent to the Marion
jail.
THE GASTON DRUM
AND BUGLE CORPS
The presence of the Gaston Post
No. 23 Drum and\Bugle Corps of
Gastonia was much apreciated by
the people of Old Fort. Their uni
forms of red and blue were very at
tractive and added a wonderful note
of color to the day's program. This
jaunty company of about thirty men
led by Captain Ben E. Bradshaw, pa
raded the streets at two o'clock as a
preliminary to the day's program. !
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
In France taxes are imposed on
bachelors, old maids and childless
married couples.
Victoria water lilies have leaves
six feet across and will hold the
weight of a child.
Hints For Homemakers
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By Jane Rogers
INSTEAD of pouting it hot over
ice, try making iced coffee by
chilling the coffee in the refrigera
tor. This will mean less dilution
from the ice in the glass, and a
much more refreshing drink. The
coffee should be kept in an "air
tight container between brewing
and serving, so that it will retain
its flavor and aroma.
Beets are rich in vitamins A, B
and C. Also they possess calcium,
phosphorus and iron, all of which
is more than enough to recommend
them for both children and grown
ups. A small amoupt of sugar ad
ded while boiling, about a teaspoon
to a cup of water, restores the gar
den sweetness they are almost sure
to have lost in greater or less de
gree on their way from the garden
to the saucepan.
EVERYBODY'S
THEATRE
OLD FORT, N. C.
"Night Parade"
with
HUGH TREVOR
ROBERT ELLIS
AILEEN PRINGLE
DOROTHY GULLIVER
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
AUG. 1st, 2nd
"Free and Easy"
Hollywood Studio Comedy.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
AUG. 4th, 5th
ANNOUNCEMENT'
I wish to announce to my friends that I have
purchased the and J Cafe at Old Fort.
THE BEST OF MEALS AND SERVICE
CAN BE EXPECTED
Call and see me.
D. A. SILVERS
Next to Post Office
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. Yqu 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.
P. H. MASHBURN, Pres. F. M. BRADLEY, Cashier
J. B. JOHNSON, Vice-Pres.
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