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OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDA^ -iNjQyjEMBgR 2ft, 1S30
NUMBER 8
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.
AN APPEAL TO MR. DAUGHTON j
(Contributed)
A telegram bearing the signature
of town officials and prominent citi
zens was sent to the Hon. R. A.
Daughton, State Highway CoGmmis
sioner, at Raleigh, N. C., on Wed
nesday, asking for work in the near
future on the Bat Cave - Old Port
highway in order to assist in taking!
care of the large number of ianem-j
ployed men in this section. In re
questing that the paving of ttlas
much traveled road be included as a
part of the 1930-31 road program,
Mr. Daughton was informed of the
promises of Gov. O. Max Gardner in
Ms speech at Marion as well as those
of A. M. Kistler and J. G. Stikete^th
er, roads commissioners for the
eighth and nirth districts, respec
tively, 'that they would endorse and
work for the State maintenance of
this road. To the local citizen it ap
pears that this work, if commenced
this fall, could help fill a great need,
and offers a timely opportunity for
fulfilling campaign promises which
if carried out would be gneatly ap
preciated by the people of the entire I
county. This improvement will bring j
No. 28 across No. 20, where it now]
stops at Bat Cave, to No. K© -at f01d ;
Fort and in that manner bring No 28
on No. 10 through Marion, in view
of perhaps routing to No. 105
through the Linville section and in
this manner adding to the reputa
tion that No. 28 has of being the
most scenic route in the Southern
Appalachians. If this plan is carried
out it will fully justify Mt. Stike
leather's vision in the Sapphire coun
try, and uphold Mr. Kistter's realiza
tion of the beauties of the Linville
Gorge.
Certainly Mr. Kistler's critics af-!
ter riding over this road -when No.
28 is put through the Linwflle Gorge
section over No. -105 will feel apolo
getic over all the unkind things said
about him, since the Linville Gorge,
Table Rock, Hawk's BUI, Linville
Falls and Linville City are a combi
nation of beauty spots undoubtedly
unsurpassed in America, wiTl also be
included in the route of N«x. 28 al
ready famous for its scenie beauty.
TRUCK TURNS OVER
ON MOUNTAIN ROAD
Ransom Simmons of Yancey
county, driver for Charlie Fortune,
of Black Mountain, was injured on
Wednesday of last week when his
truck loaded with acid wood turned
over on highway. No. 10 at the over
head bridge west of Old Fort. As
the truck careened Simmons was
thrown through the right hand win
dow, the frame of the door striking
him when the vehicle landed on him.
He sustained painful though not se
rious injuries to his back.
FIRE DESTROYS GRIST MILL
Fire destroyed the grist mill on
Commerce avenue Friday morning
about four o'clock. This mill was
owned by Col. D. W. Adams, who
stated that a very small part of the
loss was covered with insurance. The
mill has been in operation with Will
Suttles, of Greenlee, operating it.
The fire-, of unknown origin, star
ted in the rear of the old building
which was walled and co^red with
corrugated iron which held the
flames until the fire had gained
great headway. K. G. Rhineheart,
conducter on ;the night helper, gave
the alarm and in a few minutes the
volunteer fire department was on
the scene in time to save the two
nearbl dwelling houses Which were in
great danger.
new bakery
The Pine Cove Bakery and Food
Products Company, of Old Fort, is
erecting a new bakery in the foot
hills of Pine Cove Sanitarium. They
-will specialize on whole meal breads
and other lines of unprocessed foods
The Kanipe Motor Company of Old
"Fort has the order for a new six cyl
inder Chevrolet truck <to be used by
the new bakery for delivery purpo
ses,
A splendid brick-lined coke oven
is no* being installed, and it is be
lieved that the delivery wagon will
be jn active service in carrying their
special "Golden Loaf" whole wheat
bread and other bakery products to
the homes of the people within ten
■days or two weeks.
MISS MARIE SABOM
HOSTESS TO S. S. CLASS
On Friday evening Miss Marie
Sabom entertained the Gleaners S.
S. class at her home west of Old
Fort. The "house was decorated with
yellow chrysanthemums and potted
flowers. A. rising vote of thanks was
given Mrs. Umberger, teacher, for
her work with the young ladies dur
ing her stay here; Miss Katherine
McCall was elected teacher of the
class amd will take charge the follow
ing Sunday. Miss Mildred McDafe
gave a reading— one of 0. Henry's
stoTKs, which was enjoyed by afil.
Games and contests appropriate £or
the autumn season were a part of
the evening's program.
Sandwiches, cake and hot coffee
were served to the following: "Mrs.
H. R. Early, Mrs. J. C. Thrikrerger,
Mrs. Carl Kelly, Mrs. Max IHunt,
Mrs. Dennis Haynes, Miss'es "Pauline
and Annie Belle Noblitt, Mflfcred Mc
Dade, Katherine McCall, Sally Fin
ley, Elizabeth Lipe, Elva 'Noblitt,
Helen Nesbitt, Margaret "Maness,
and Gladys Warren.
MRS. GEORGE MOORE
ENTERTAINS WITH BRIDGE
Mrs. Geo. Moore entertained with
six tables of bridge at her home on
Main street Tuesday evening. The
rooms were attractively decorated
with the national colors, in recogni
tion of the significance of Armistice
Day. The gathering was the occasion
for the largest bridge party of the
season and the gracious hospitality
of the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Moore,
made a pleasant social evening which
was enjoyed by the many guests
present At the end of the games the
winners were announced and attrac
tive gifts were pneseafted to George
Kimball Miller, high score, and Geo.
W. Sandlin, low score.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Moore for
this very delightful evening were
Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Bistlime, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Graybeai, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Sandlin, Mr. and Mts. W. W. Le
Fevre, Prof, and Mrs. S. B. Smithey,
Mrs. Effie Mashburn, Mrs. Hart Tay
lor, Misses Maude Crawford, Grace
Gilreath, Margaret Man ess, Gertrude
Dula and Lenore Keatley; Messrs.
J. A. Ditmore, Fred Bradley, Kim
ball Miller, and L. J. Whisnant.
WOMANLESS WEDDING
PLANNED BY U. D. C.
A social affair which is expected
to prove very enjoyable to everyone
is "The Womanless Wedding" which
was planned at the last meeting
of the U. D. C. on Thursday after
noon. "The Womanless Wedding"
is scheduled to take place Tuesday
night, November 25, in G. W. Sand
lin's store building next to the post
office.
The U. D. C. Chapter met in the
library rooms on Thursday after*;
noon at 3:30. American flags and
autumn flowers formed the decora
tions, and the president, Mrs. C. W.
Graybeai, presented an armistice
Day program which she hail arran
ged for the meeting. The committee
appointed for the "Womanless Wed
ding" was Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs.
Geo. Sandlin, Mrs. Sallie Sabom and
Miss vGertrude Dula.
For the coming year Mrs. lieorge
Hyams will continue to seme as
chairman of the committee whose
whose duty it is to locate and mark
all Confederate graves that are un
marked. The president has appointed
as Mrs. Hyams assistant for the
coming year Mrs. M. G. Turner. Mrs.
Don Grant has been appointed to
send the usual box of materials to
the Old Ladies Home at Fayetteville.
A committee was also named to se
cure new members for the Old Fort
chapter the coming year. Mrs. P. H.
Mashburn being appointed as chair
man of the membership committee.
Miss Gertrude Dula was appoin
ted as recorder of crosses by the
president for the local chapter.
Mrs. Geo. Moore was elected an
associate member of the chapter.
A number of the Old Fort U.D.C.
are planning to attend the general
convention at Asheville this week
and the unveiling of the tablet to
Oran Smith, the designer of theCon
federate flag, at Calvary church,
Fletcher, Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. C. Umberger, who has ser
ved as pastor of the Methodist
Church for the past year, has receiv
ed an appointment to preach on the
Macon circuit.
Rev. 0. P. Routh was superannu
ated at the last Methodict confer
ence. The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Routh will be glad to know that
they plan to make their home in Old
Fort,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins have
recently moved to the Laughridge
housre in New Fort.
Mrs. F. P. Sweeney of Johnson
City, spent the week-end with the
'latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Wilkinson.
Robert Wilkinson left for Johnson
^City on Sunday where he wall be em
ployed by the E. T. & W. Iff. C. Rail
road.
Mr. and Mrs. Bwoser of Asheville
will move to Old Fort in the near fu
ture and will occupy the Graham
house on Academy street.
Miss Katherine Stepp spent the
week-end at the heme of her father,
Mr. Lonnie Finch, sand had as her
guest her cousin, TEtelen Ross, of
Marion.
Miss Estelle Lavender is spending
several days in Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Nichols of Mar
, ion visited relatives in Old Fort Sun
day.
Merrell Kanipe spent several days
last week in CJfarfttanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. Maggie Xong and Miss Nora
Bright of Marion were in Old Fart
I Sunday.
Misses Millie and Bula Kamipe
spent Saturday in Glenwood, the
guesst of Miss Goodloe Haney.
Mrs. Laura McCurry is spending
several moTiths in Asheville with her
son, J. McCurry.
| Dan Hanrey, of Glenwood was in
! Old Fort Tuesday.
Miss Mildred McDade had as iier
guests ©n Sunday her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. McDade of Boone, N. C.
A. A. Mensley, C. L. Steppe and
Ralph McDade left Wednesday for
Jacksonville, Fla., where they have
accepted positions.
Mrs. Nelle Hemphill and four chil
dren of Marion visited relatives in
Old Fort over the week-end.
W. C. Hoore of Asheville was in
Old Fort Friday.
Miss Grace Gilreath spent the
week-end at her home in Greenslxoro
Mrs. W. S. Burgin and Mrs. M. J.
Hunt spent last Saturday in Ashe
ville.
Miss Elizabeth Williams, of Ral
eigh, was ill Old Fort last Satunufor.
J. H. Ditmore left Friday for Del
ray Beach, Fla., for an extended
visit.
Mrs. Harry Boch, of Wilmington,
Dela., is visiting friends and rela
tives in Old Fort this week. Mrs.
Boch was formerly Miss Carrie Ter
rell of this place.
Mrs. Evelyn Wrenn, who spent
the week-end withi her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Burgin, returned
to Charlotte on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee and Mrs.
Pearle Lee Gilliam of Asheville were
guests of Mrs. J. S. Bradley and fam
ily on Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. W. Sandlin was a visitor
in Asheville on Saturday.
Mrs. Alec Sih*ers is ill with pneu
monia at the home of her son, Reu
ben Silvers.
Miss Aleda Gile'land, nurse at the
Aston Park Hospital in Asheville,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.
j and Mrs. Jim Gilleland, last week
l end.
Mrs. Clifford Nes'bitt returned on
Wednesday after a week's visit to
her aunt, Mrs. M. W. Dargan, at
Black Mountain.
- Miss Dorothy Jordan and Cleve
land and Percy Franklin of Asheville
visited friends here Sunday.
Miss Katherine Stepp is recover
ing from an attack of Bronchial
pneumonia at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Charles Steppe.
Locke Grant and Ivan Woodford
of Akron, Ohio, arrived in town Sat
| urday to spend a short time with the
! former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
jti. Grant.
Col. D. W. Adams and George
Moore attended the Armistice Day
exercises in Asheville on Tuesday.
Dr. D. M. Mcintosh attended the
Tri-County Medical Society meeting
on Thursday at Spruce Pine at which
time he presented a paper entitled
"The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tu
berculosis by the General Practition
er.'
Robert Laughridge, small son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Laughridge,.died
Sunday night at their home on
Spring street. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. D. A. Lewis on
Monday and interment was made in
the cemetery at Dysartsville.
BASKETBALL GAME
Old Fort played Pleasant Gardens
on the Old Fort court Friday after
noon. The final score was 33 to 5 in
favor of Old Fort. The star player
on the Old Fort team was Charles
Griggs.
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Hints For Homemakers
By Jane Roger*
IF your pancakes have a^tendency
to stick to the griddle, liry rub
'bing it with the cut side of a raw
potato instead of greasing it. This
will usually prevent sticking even
when grease consistently fails.
The art of seasoning lies in
blending and developing the flavors
of the main ingredients; never in
smothering them out of all recogni
tion. A small amount of sugar,
for instance, is frequently used in
the preparation of meat and fish
sauces; not to sweeten, but t'b
point up and harmonize the flavors
of the flsh or meat, and the other
ingredients of the sauce.
BRIDGE PARTY
Mrs. Geo. Moore entertained with
two tables of bridge Friday night,
guests for the evening were Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Bistline, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Graybeal, and Mrs. H. Taylor.
HYACINTH BULBS
FOR SALE
A lovely assortment of colors for
winter or spring blooming. Buy
your bulbs now if you want Hya
cinths in the spring or for house
blooming in February. Best colors
for 10c each.
I. A. HEWITT
Old Fort, N. C.
EVERYBODY'S
THEATRE
OLD FORT, N. C.
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BOB STEELE
in
"THE OKLAHOMA SHERIFF"
Also the Mightiest of
^haptei* Plays
■" ADVENTURES of TAKZAN "
Starring
ELMO LINCOLN and
LOUISE LORRAINE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 21st and 22nd
OLD DOCTOR'S IDEA
IS BIG HELP TO
ELDERLY PEOPLE
!
In 1885, Dr. Caldwell made a dis
| covery for which elderly people the
world over praise him today!
Years of practice convinced him
that many people were endangering
their health by a careless choice of
laxatives. So he began a search for
a harmless prescription which would
be thoroughly effective, yet would
neither gripe nor form any habit. At
last he found it.
Over and over he wrote it, when
he found people bilious, headachy, out
of sorts, weak or feverish; with
coated tongue, bad breath, no appetite
or energy. It relieved the most
obstinate cases, and yet was gentle
with women, children and elderly
people.
Today, this same famous, effective
prescription, known as Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, is the world's most
popular laxative. It may be obtained
from any drugstore.
Announcement!
The Pine Cove Bakery and Food Products Compa
ny, of Old Fort, is erecting a new bakery in the foot
hills of Pine Cove Sanitarium. They will specialize
in whole meal breads and other lines of unprocessed
foods. The Kanipe Motor Company of Old Fort has
the order for a new six-cylinder Chevrolet truck to be
used by the new bakery for delivery purposes.
A splendid brick-lined coke oven is now being in
stalled, and it is believerd that the delivery wagon
will be in active service in carrying their special "Gol
den Loaf" whole wheat bread and other bakery and
food products to the homes of the people within ten
days or two weeks.
Womanless Wedding
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I The public is invited to attend the "Womanless
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Wedding" to be given under the auspices of the U. D.
C. in the Sandlin building Tuesday night, November
25th, at eight o'clock. All guests are'invited to at- j
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tend the old-time dances which will follow the wed- -j
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ding ceremony. The bride and groom will lead the
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Grand March. You don't want to miss this social
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event. Admission 15 cents.
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I Old Fort, N. C.—Next to Post Office
A Thanksgiving Dinner
can be assembled easily by a visit to our store. A
large line of Meats, Fresh Vegetables, Cakes, Candies
Friuts, etc.
Let us help you select the best.
c.
Allison & Melton
Market
OLD FORT, N. C.
Not More Money
But More Wisdom
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WHAT this country needs
is not more money, but
more people who know how
to use it wisely. Banking a
goodly portion every day
is wise.
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THE BANK OF OLD FORT """"
OLD FORT, N. C.
STRONG COURTEOUS HELPFUL