OLD FORT NEWS
VOLUME III
OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930 NUMBER 49
THE OLD FORT NEWS
v The Old Fort News is pub
lished each week in connection
with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
OLD FORT SCHOOL OPENS
WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE
The large auditorium of the Old
Fort school which has a seating ca
pacity of over 600 was unable to ac
commodate the crowd in attendance
on Monday morning at the opening
exercises.
Seated on the stage were three
members of the school board, J. R.
Harris, P. H. Mashburn and H. R.
Early, with Prof. S. B. Smithey,
Rev. J. E. Ingle, Rev. C. C. Grogan,
Louis Allison and Albert Noblett.
Professor Smithey, principal of the
Old Fort school, presided and the in
vocation was delivered by Rev. Mr.
Ingle, pastor of the Baptist Church.
Short talke were made by the
members of the school board, fol
lowed by a talk by Professor Smith
ey, who made an appeal for the co
operation of the parents in securing
a good attendance for the coming
year, which was necessary to accom
plish the vear's work; and to the
students who intended to lead their
classes to make the start on the first
day.
Four new instructors were intro
duced who made short talks.
A violin duet, rendered by the
Misses Lipe. accompanied by their
mother, was enjoyed. This concluded
the morning's program.
TANNERY WILL CONTINUE
TO PURCHASE ACID WOOD
The United States Leather Com
pany has agreed not to discontinue
the purchase of acid wood as previ
ously announced to take effect Sep
tember 1st.
This is a semi-philanthropic meas
ure on the part of the Tannery in re
sponse to a condition of more or less
distress among our people, -owing to
the financial and labor conditions,
and was called to the attention of
the United States Leather Company
by petitions of business men of Old
Fort and the wood haulers themsel
ves, together with the presentation
of the case by the officials of the
New York office of the Shell Eastern
Products Company. Over Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of last week a
truck load of wood arrived every 45
seconds This wood was hauled from
eight different counties, McDowell
county supplying the largest per
cent.
This action of the Tannery is un
doubtedly a life saver to the people,
and should be appreciated.
The tannery does not need the ad
ditional wood and has had to go to a
great deal of expense in providing
extra railroad trackage and storage
for it.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
MEET NEXT FRIDAY
The Woman's Club will resume ac
tivities on Friday afternoon, Sept.
5th, holding the opening meeting of
the autumn season at the residence
of Mrs. George Moore. There will be
numerous items of business to be at
tended to as well as a most interest
ing program, and it is hoped there
will be no members absent. Mrs. J.E.
Ingle will give a resume of the fam
ous Frieburg Passion Play; Miss
Katharine McCall will discuss the
famous Hallelujah Chorus from the
Messiah, and Miss Mildred McDade
will give a reading.
STIRRING BACKGROUND
MAKES 'FRAMED' MOST
INTRIGUING PICTURE
Withering fire from automatic pis
tols forms a staccato background for
"FRAMED" at Everybody's Theatre
Friday and Saturday.
Evelyn Brent, as a slain gangster's
daughter, swears her father's death
will not go unavenged and for five
years she alys her plans toward that
end.
Regis Toomey, as a police captain's
son, falls in love with Miss Brent and
she thinks in him she has found the
| instrument of revenge.
Enraged at the attempt of thij 1
| underworld woman to steal his son,
^the officer fights back. The nightclub
* where Miss Brent is employed as a
hostess is raided and destroyed, but
Dot before the owner has given or
m ders to have Tommy "put on the
%, spot". The story moves swiftly to a
dramatic climax. —Adv.
i Robert Bryson of Asheville was a
I visitor in Old Fort Sunday. j
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ITEMS OF INTEREST |
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Harry Wolf of Hickory was the
week-end guest of Kenneth Routh.
Gordon Kanipe spent Sunday in
Forest City with relatives.
Miss Susan Allison left Sunday for
Asheville after spending a week in
Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Millis Early spent
Sunday in Marion.
Mrs. W. L. Patterson of Bryson
City was in Old Fort Thursday.
Mrs. C. N. Allison and daughter
Betty of Asheville were visitors in
Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swann and
Hazel Swann visited Miss E. D.
Ricks in Marion Sunday.
Miss Myntis Prince of Asheville
is thte guest of Miss Frances Grant.
Miss Katherine Bradley of Forest
City was the week-end guest of her
aunts, the Misses Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Briggs , of
Swannanoa were in Old Fort Sunday
Bob Camp of Marion spent the
week-end in Old Fort.
Mrs. Ed Kanipe and daughter,
Maude, and Otis Grant were in
Asheville Tuesday.
George Curtis spent Tuesday in
Asheville.
Mrs. Clara Myrtle Ford of Rich
mond, Va., is visiting relatives and
friends in Old Fort.
Mrs. Nora Tucker of Winston
Salem spent several days in Old Fort
last week.
C. P. Kerlee of Black Mountain
was a visitor in Old Fort Tuesday.
Mrs. D. H. Gosorn, Mrs. E. J. Bur
gin, and Pauline Gosorn were in
Marion Tuesday.
Members of the B. Y. P. U. of the
Old Fort Baptist Church enjoyed a
picnic at the Asheville Recreation
park Tuesday night.
Miss Louise Laughridge spent sev
eral days last week in Charlotte.
Mrs. D. W. Adams left last week
for Staunton, Va., where she will
spend several weeks.
Leo Cannon visited his sister, Mrs.
A. C. Kanipe last week.
A crowd of young people from
Old Fort enjoyed a week-end camp
ing party at Camp Allison.
Members of the Junior League of
the Methodist Church enjoyed a pic
nic Wednesday afternoon at Hens-<
ley's Spring.
Ewart Grant left Thursday for a
motor trip to Virginia.
Roy McDaniel of Mt. Airy Visited
his parents here last week.
Misses Millie and Bula Kanipe 1
spent the week-end in Forest City
with Miss Anne Bridges.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Early and Mrs. J.
A. Erwin spent Wednesday after
noon in Asheville.
The Shell Oil Company has placed
an additional bulk storage tank for
motor oils at the Marion Junction.
Miss Louise Griffin of Pinetops,
who was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Harvey Rockett, for the week-end,
returned home Tuesday.
Kev. |ft. W. uargan 01 isiack
Mountain conducted services at the
Methodist church on Sunday morn
ing, supplying for the pastor, J. C.
Umberger, who is absent.
Miss Janie McSwain, who has been
visiting relatives in Newberry, S. C.,
returned to Old Fort on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Walker and
daughter, Miss Lily Walker, who
have been spending the summer at
their summer home Hokey Pokey,
returned to their home in Greensbo
ro last Friday.
Miss Emma Allison left Wednesday
for Jenkinsville, S. C., where she is
a member of the faculty of the high
school.
The Standard Oil company has
dismantled its bulk plant at Old Fort
and moved it elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Biggers were
visitors in Old Fort last Sunday,
guests of Miss Nan B/asington at
the Piedmont. Mrs. Biggers is a sis
ter of Miss Brasington.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bradley of St.
Louis, Mo., are guests of homefolks
here this week.
Mrs. Jim Robinson of Asheville
was the guest of Mrs. John Jordan
on Saturday.
Prof. George Hurt of Texas was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. . P.
Artz the past week.
Mrs. Evelyn Wrenn, of Newton,
spent the past .week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bur
gin.
Miss Margaret Hansel left Thurs
day for Banners Elk where she will
teach this year.
Miss Mary Cowan of Asheville,
who has been visiting heraunt, Mrs.
Graybeal, in Old Fort, left to-day.
Miss Elizabeth Strickland, who- is
spending the summer in Old Fort,
will accompany Miss Cowan and be
her guest for a few days.
Harold Smith of Charlotte, who
has been spending several weeks
with her family and friends at Camp
Elliott since its closing, left Sunday.
Miss May McKoy of Asheville
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McKoy.
Mrs. Clyde N. Harrell spent the
week-end with her aunt, Mrs. J. B.
Ricketts, of Nebo.
Mr. Thomas ,Greenlee and family
of Swannanoa are spending a few
weeks with Mr. Greenlee's parents
at Greenlee.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKoy of
Banner Elk spent the week-end with
Mrs. T. L. Tate.
The Misses Greene of Forest City
are spending the week-end with Miss
Willie Lou Wells.
Mrs. Susan Grant of Old Fort is
visiting Mrs. Willis and other
friends at Greenlee.
Harvey Greenlee and Miss Selma
Smith of North Cove, T. L. Tate and
Mrs. Clyde N. Harrell of Greenlee
attended the farmers meeting at the
Test Farm on Thursday
Little Miss Sara Tate of Gastonia
spent last week with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. L. L. Tate.
Mr. and Mfs. Francis Bradsher
and son Hugh Tate are visiting Mrs.
Bradsher's sister, Mrs. L. J. Daw
kins, in Southport, N. C.
Mrs. Clyde N. Harrill of Buffalo,
N. Y., who has been visiting Mrs. T.
L. Tate and other relatives, left
Saturday for Richmond, Va., where
she will visit Mrs. W. M. Argen
bright before returning to Buffalo.
Miss Gladys Warren of Raleigh
returned on Friday to resume her
work in the Old Fort school.
Miss .Margaret M'aness returned
Saturday to take up her work as in
structor in the school here.
Miss Una Plott, who has spent her
vacation traveling through Canada
and the western states, returned to
Old Fort on Saturday.
Teachers of the Old Fort school
stopping at the Piedmont Hotel are
Miss Mildred McDade of Boone,
Miss Katheryn McCall of Marion,
Miss Margaret Lytle of Biltmore
and Miss Nan Brasington of Char
lotte.
Miss Grace Gilreath, who is a
member of the Old Fort school fac
ulty, is stopping at the Smithey
House.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Grant, who
have been visiting relatives in Gas
tonia, returned to Old Fort Sunday.
Mrs. Grant's sister, Miss Cox, ac
companied them home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Witt of Ashe
ville and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hyams
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hyams on Sunday.
Miss Lucile Hyams left on Sunday
for Trentcn, N. J., where she will
take training in a hospital.
Mrs. George Hyams, Mrs. John
White, Mioses Martha and Lucile
Hyams and Jim Hyams spent Tues
day in Brvson City visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Sandlin.
Miss Helen Fish and Mr. Cleveland
Franklin, both of Asheville, were
guests of Miss Gertrude Dula on
Sunday evening.
Miss Natalie Epley and Miss Mar
ion Nelly of Asheville were visitors
in Old Fort on Sunday and Monday.
The Eastern Star chapter held its
regular meeting on Monday night.
Miss Margaret Jordan, who is a
patient in the Rutherford Hospital,
is improving slowly. On account of
her weakened condition it was nec
essary to give her a blood transfu
sion last Saturday.
Mrs. F. P. Sweeney speTlt the
week-end in Johnson City.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rockett, who
have been visiting the parents of
Mrs. Rockett in Pinetops, returned
home Friday evening, They weise ac
companied by Mrs. Rockett's sister,
and brother, Miss Louise Griffin and
Walter Griffin; also by Miss Edith
Rowe Grady of Wilson, who was the
week-end guest of Miss Gertrude
Dula.
Miss Edith Rowe Grady spent the
week-end in Old Fort as the guest of
Miss Gertrude Dula. Miss Grady,
who was music instructor in the Old
Fort school the past year, has accep
ted a position in the Franklinton
school, which is a decided promotion.
She will teach both public school mu
sic and piano. The many friends of
Miss Grady will be interested in
knowing of this. The patrons of the
Old Fort school were well pleased
with the progress made by the piano
class last year, and feel that the suc
cess of the Glee Club at the county
commencement last spring was
largely due to the untiring efforts of
Miss Grady.
HOUSE FOR RENT
A new five room bungalow on
Church street. Desirable location,
reasonable rent. Mrs. E. L.
Stirewalt.
Miss Elizabeth Strickland is the
guest of Miss Mary Cowan in Ashe
ville this week.
Miss Mabel Crawford has return
ed to Greensboro where she holds a
position as Girls Scout director, af
ter spending her vacation with her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Crawford.
J. W. Smith of Manchester, Ga.,
spent the week-end in Old Fort. He
was accompanied home on Monday
by Mrs. J. W. Smith and small son,
who have been spending several
weeks with Mrs. Smith's mother,
Mrs. J. R. Crawford.
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Friends and relatives attending
the birthday dinner given in honor
of the Rev. M. W. Dargan at Lake
Tahoma this week were besides Rev.
and Mrs. Dargan, Mrs. Alice Coving
ton and Miss Lucy Wall of Lilesville,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Westermann,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nesbitt and
Miss Gertrude Dula of Old Fort,
Miss Helen Ashe of Wadesboro and
Miss Edith Rowe Grady of Wilson.
Women Live Longer and
Age Easier Than Do Men
New York.—If woman's youth-ex
pectancy were governed by her life
expectency, she would preserve the
sheen of her hair and the smoothness
of her skin from two to three years
longer than her masculine contem
poraries.
"Women the world over live longer
and age easier than men," Mme.
Helena Rubinstein of London, Paris
and New York, internationally-known
authority on feminine beauty, said in
an address here. "Data of the fed
eral census bureau, for instance, es
tablishes the fact that in all age
groups in the United States female
mortality Is lower than male.
"In the natural process of evolu
tion, this paradox of long life and
early old age will cease to exiBt.
Women will learn to resist time not
merely by living longer but by staying
young longer."
EVERYBODY'S
THEATRE
OLD FORT, N. C.
Don't miss the year's outstanding
Screen Thriller—
"Framed"
EVELYN BRENT
REGIS TOOMEY
for
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 5th and 6th
Not any shows on
Monday and Tuesday nights.
It May. Be
Mmnt
When your *****
Children Ciy
' for It *
Castoria is a comfort when Baby is
fretful. No sooner taken than the little
one is at ease. If restless, a few drops
soon bring contentment. No harm done,
for Castoria is a baby remedy, meant
for babies. Perfectly safe to give the
youngest infant; you have the doctors'
word for that! It is a vegetable pro
duct and you could use it every day. But
it's in an emergency that Castoria means
most. Some night when constipation
must ®be relieved—or colic pains—or
other suffering. Never be without it;
some mothers keep an extra bottle, un
opened, to make sure there will always
be Castoria in the house. It is effective
for older children, too; read the book
that comes with it.
New Ways to Earn Money
and the Old Way to
Have It!
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Within twenty-five years, one-third of the American
working population has gained employment from in
dustries and business born during that brief period of
time. There are thousands of new ways to earn
money, but only one way to have money.
It's an old, old story which we so frequently repeat
(
—save money, and if you will heed it, you will not on
ly earn money—but truly have it and enjoy it to the
utmost.
THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
You will find Delicious Home Cooked Meals at
The City Cafe
FOR SUNDAY Special
Chicken Dinner
50c
Good Coffee, Ice Tea, Pies, Etc.
Call For What You Want.
D. A. SILVER, Prop.
Next to Post Office Old Fort, N. C.
The New Felt Hat
New brim and crown lines—large and small
head sizes
Felts trimmed with chiffon velvet
Stylish and becoming new velvet tams
in chiffon velvet for the girl with the long bob.
Something new and different.
Dula Hat Shop
OLD FORT, N. C.
Hints For Hornemakers
By Jane Rogers
WHEN feeling all tired out in the
afternoon after a strenuous
day in the home, at the office, or
shopping downtown, try eating a
few pieces of candy as a pick-me
up. The sugar which the candy
contains is the quickest acting of
all the energy foods, and its bene
ficial effect upon fatigue is felt al
most immediately.
It is a good idea to put small
casters on the wooden box in
which the children keep their
toys. The children can then easily j
pull the box from place to place
for play, or it can be pushed out
of the way when not in use.
Girl Plays Nursemaid,
Baby Brother Is Dead
Pasadena, Calif.—A desire on the
part of his three-year-old sister to
play nursemaid caused the death of
Don Slater, eleven months old. The
baby's sister undressed him, placed
him in a bathtub for a bath, and
turned on the hot water. Mrs. Slater
was attracted by screams of the chil- j
dren, but the baby was fatally scald- i
ed before she could remove him from
the water.
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YOU HAVE A DOCTOR'S
WORD FOR THIS *
LAXATIVE
In 1875, an .earnest young man
began to practice medicine. As a
family doctor, he saw the harm in
harsh purgatives for constipation and
began to search for something harm
less to the sensitive bowels.
Out-of his experience was born a
famous prescription. He wrote it
thousands of times. It proved an ideal
laxative for old and young. As people
i'.aw how marvelously the most slug
gish howels are started and bad
breath," headaches, feverishness,
nausea, gas, poor appetite, and such
lisorders, are relieved by the prescrip
ion, it became necessary to put it up
eady for use. Today, Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, as it is called, is the
.vorld's most popular laxative. It
never varies from Dr. Caldwell's
original effective and harmless
formula. All drugstores have it.
Have you renewed your subscript
tion? Notices have been sent out
and we hope those receiving them
will respond promptly.
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