OLD FORT NEWS
NUMBER 12
1HE OLD FORT NEWS
The Old Fort News is pub
lished each week in conneotion
with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
WHO SANTY CLAUS WUZ
Jes' a little bit o' feller—I remem
ber still,—
Ust to almost cry fer Christmas,
like a youngster will
Fourth o' July's nothin' to it!—New
year's ain't a smell
Easter-Sunday — Circus-day — Jes'
all dead in the shell!
Lordy, though! a night, you know,
to set around and hear
The old folks work the story off
about the sledge and deer,
And "Santy" skootin' 'round the
roof^all wrapped in fur and fuzz—
Long afore
I knowed who
"Santy Claus wuz."
Size the fireplace up, and figger how
"Old Santy" could
Manage to come down the chimbly,
like they said he would:
Wish that I could hide and see him—
wundering what he'd say—
Ef he ketched a fellow layin' fer
him thataway!
But I bet on him and liked him,
same as ef he had
Turned to pat me on the back and
say, "Look here, my lad,
Here's my pack,—Jes' he'p yourse'f,
like all good boys does!"
Long afore
I knowed who
"Santy Claus wuz."
Wish the yarn wuz true about him,
as it 'peared to be—
Truth made out o' lies like that 'un's
good enough for me!—
Wish I still wuz so confidin' I could
jes' go wild
Over hangin' up my stockin's, like
the little child
Climbin' in my lap to-night, and beg
gin' me to tell
'Bout them raindeers, and "Old San
ty" that she loves so well
I'm half sorry for this little-girl
sweetheart of his—
Long afore
She knows who
"Santy Claus" is!
—By James Whitcomb Riley.
MUSICAL CONCERT BY
SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS
The Old Fort Public School Glee
Clubs, directed by Miss Katherine
McCall, will give a musical concert
on Thursday night, December 18th,
at 8 o'clock at the high school audi
torium. The program has been plan
ned to appeal to all listeners and
will be varied with groups of sacred,
patriotic, humorous and favorite
songs as well as a number of stand
ard classic selections. There will be
solos and duets as well as group num
bers and the program will close with
the singing of Christmas carols.
The senior glee club is composed
of high school students and the jun
ior glee club is made up of grammar
school pupils. About sixty voices
will be heard at this musical.
Miss Katherine McCall, instructor
of music, will offer several piano se
lections.
The public is cordially invited to
attend what promises to be a worth
while musical presentation.
NEEDLECRAFT CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. W. W. LEFEVRE
Mrs. W. W. LeFevre was hostess
on Wednesday to members of the
Needlecraft Club. Christmas decora
tions lent an air of festivity to the
living room and at the conclusion of
an enjoyable afternoon a delightful
salad and sweet course was served.
Those enjoying Mrs. LeFevre's
hospitality were Mesdames H. C.
Marley, J. E. Ingle, S. B. Smithey,
Will Rowe, J. S. Bradley, D. A. Sil
vers, W. G. Ledbetter, H. C. Fisher
and J. L. Nichols, and Miss Maude
Crawford.
The Needlecraft Club will hold its
next meeting at the home of Mrs.
H. C. Fisher.
BUY AT HOME
The windows of the various stores
in Old Fort are looking gay with
their Christmas decorations and dis-1
play of attractive gifts, which inspire
us with the hope that the Christmas
buyers will display their loyalty to
the town during this period of de
pression, by "shopping at home."
The local fire company was culled
out Thursday morning to extinguish
a small fire at the Presbyterian
manse, the blaze having started from
a flue in the rear of the building
aaar the roof. J
U. D. C. HONORS CONFEDER
ATE VETERANS WITH DINNEft
The following invitations were re
ceived by Confederate Veterans liv
ing in and near Old Fort and to wid
ows of Confederate soldiers living in
Old Fort:
"The Old Fort Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy cor
ddially invites you to attend a din
ner given in honor of Confederate
soldiers on Monday evening, Decem
ber 15th, at 6 o'clock in the Sandlin
building in Old Fort."
Lovely boughs of spruce and hem
lock lined the walls of the dining
hall and formed a beautiful back
ground fcr the Confederate and
American flags used in decoration
for the occasion.
The long dining table was set in
the center of the room and places
were set for twenty-five, a unique
idea in place cards being carried out
in galax leaves secured to the cloth
by tiny Confederate flags. A large
frosted cake decorated with two
Confederate flags formed the cen
terpiece of the table which was dra
ped in the national colors. A delici
ous hot dinner was served by the
members of the U. D. C. to their
honored guests. The Confederate
veterans present were Messrs. Tom
Young Lytle, Billy Gilliam, C. C.
Bradley and S. M. Collis. Those in
vited but unable to attend were:
Mrs. Mary Allison, Mrs. Mattie
Sandlin, Mrs. Martha Finch, Mr. L.
A. Beach and Mr. Burgin Halford.
Mrs. M. M. Burgin, an honorary
member of the U. D. C., was a guest
for the evening. The daughters of
thte local chapter acting as hostesses
on this occasion were: Mrs. C. W.
Graybeal, president; Mrs. George
Sandlin, district director; Mrs. G. M.
Turner, Mrs. Sallie Sabom, Miss
Gertrude Dula, Mrs. Don Grant,
Mrs. Sallie Burgin, Mrs. P. H. Mash
burn, Mrs. S. F. Mauney, Mrs. Geo.
Hyams, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, Mrs.
Ben Allison, Mrs. Don Gosorn and
Mrs. Hessie Steppe.
Assisting in serving were Mrs.
Addie Carver, Miss Marie Sabom,
and Miss Lenore Keatley.
The local string band furnished
music for the occasion.
VICTORS AND SPOILS
The mayor of a certain Eastern
city is reported by the newspapers as
having made his brother a chauffeur
in the city's highway department,
though the brother has not even an
operator's license and runs no car
for the highway department. "What
does he do in the highway depart
ment?" "Little or nothing," was the
mayor's frank reply. His explanation
was that his predecessor in the may
or's office had fired his brother, and
"now he's going to have a soft job
for two years to make up the time
he was out."
The reporter inquired about other
similar appointments and received
similar amazingly frank replies, the
mayor adding, "I'm taking care of
my own."
I hope this printed interview is a
fake, but it appeared in New Eng
land's leading daily. Whether relia
ble or not as to this particular may
or, there is no doubt that it is a fair
ly accurate picture of the govern
ment of the average American city.
—Christian Endeavor World.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Relatives gave Mrs. Hub Early a
birthday dinner last Sunday. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Early and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Early and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Stevens and children of Mar
ion, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hemphill and
children of Marion, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Silver and small son, Miss
Geneva Early of Asheville, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. Early. Mrs. Early, who
has been ill several months, is much
improved.
AUXILIARY MEETS
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church met Tuesday
afternoon, Dec. 16, at the church, a
large number of members being pres
ent. After the business meeting the
time was spent in making bandages
and other articles for the "White
Cross."
Miss Grace Gilreath and Bradford
Hendron visited relatives in Ashe
ville Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Hicks of Ashe
ville visited Mr. and Mrs. Fisher last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher had as
their guest Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Reed and small daughter,
Hazel Mae, of Biltmore.
Mrs. W. G. Reed and daughters
Helen and Genevieve spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher.
H. C. Fisher and daughter, Mary
Jean, spent last Friday in Charlotte.
local and personal
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mrs. W.W. LeFevre and her house
guest, Mrs. G. F. Franklin, of Hick
ory, spent Tuesday in Xsheville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ledbetter
spent Tuesday in Forest City visit
ing friends.
Miss Carolyn Mcintosh, student at
Duke University, will arrive Thurs
day to spend the holidays with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs, D. M. Mcin
tosh.
Mrs. Georgia Grant is the guest
of Miss Audrey Gosorn this week.
Miss Aleda Gilleland, nurse at the
Aston Park Hospital in Asheville,
spent the past week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gille
land.
Mrs. Maggie White Rabbitts, of
Cincinnati, who has been visiting her
cousins, Mrs. Winslow Burgin and
Mrs. G. M. Turner, was called home
Friday on account of the illness of
her sister.
Robert Wilkinson suffered a rec
ent attack of tonsilitis and has been
confined home for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Black enter
tained with two tables of bridge on
Thursday evening at their home on
Catawba avenue.
Miss Lenore Keatley will leave
this week for Havre de Grace, Mary
land, where she will spend the holi
days with her mother, Mrs. Lila B.
Keatley.
Mrs. J. E. Ingle has as her guest
this week her father, Mr. Kirkpat
rick.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Charles have
sold their residence on Commerce
street and store on Main street to G.
F. Gore of Logan, W. Va. They will
occupy the N. G. Walker house for
a while.
J. M. Charles had G. F. and W. M.
Gore and W. F. Parker of Logan, W.
Va., and R. P. Robinson of Forest
City, as dinner guests last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lytle of Mari
on were visitors in Old Fort Sunday.
Miss Data Lyda of Hendersonville
visited her aunt, Mrs. Mont Grant,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Haynes spent
Monday in Asheville.
Miss LeRoy Bates of Morganton
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
T. L. Fuller.
Mrs. Clarence Silver and Mrs. J.
R. Early were shoppers in Asheville
Tuesday.
Mr. W. White returned to his home
here Tuesday after spending a week
with relatives in Hendersonville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis of Mar
ion were in Old Fort Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. S. Whitmire and daughter,
Olive, of Biltmore, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Epply.
Mrs. Mont Steppe is seriously ill
at her home in Old Fort.
Mrs. Stoke White and daughter
Elizabeth spent Wednesday after
noon in Marion.
Mrs. Mont Grant visited her sis
ter at Dana, N. C., Sunday.
R. H. Laughridge of Marion visi
ted relatives in Old Fort Wednesday.
' Mrs. P. C. Hoppes and daughter,
Ruth, are visiting relatives in Mari
on this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Calloway were
in Asheville Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Early were I
shoppers in Asheville Thursday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Irene Thomas of Marion was
in Old Fort Friday afternoon.
Mr. Gordon Kanipe, who ha9 been
working in Milwaukee, Wis., return
ed to his home here Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Sandlin and two daugh
ters were in Asheville Saturday.
Misses Una Plott, Margaret Man
ess, Millie and Bula Kanipe and
Gladys Warren were in Asheville on
Saturday.
Mrs. Parker is seriously ill at her
home near Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Lonon and Mrs.
Setzer were shoppers in Asheville on
Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Davis of Marion was a
visitor in Old Fort Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ed Norton and four children
spent Saturday in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morgan were
in Asheville Saturday.
Miss Laura Curtis of v East Flat
Rock spent the week-end in Old Fort
with relatives.
Mrs. J. M. M6shburn is spending
two weeks with Mrs. Jim Ray in
Marion.
Miss Gertrude Dula has received
notice of her re-appointment by Mrs.
Glenn Long, president of .the North j
Carolina Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, as a
member of the Mrs. Norman V. Ran
Randolph Relief Fund Committee.
The Christmas Tree
THE Christmas tree is sup
posed by great numbers of
people to have originated in
Germany, but the Christ
mas tree came in the first in
stance from Egypt, and its origin
dates from a period much earlier
than the Christian era. The palm
tree is known to put forth a
branch every month, and a spray
of this tree with 12 shoots on it
was used in Egypt at the time
of the winter solstice as a sym
bol of the completed year.
EVERYBODY'S
THEATRE
OLD FORT, N. C.
BOB STEELE
in
"COWBOY and OUTLAW"
An Epic of the West
Directed by J. P. McGowan.
Also the Mightiest of
Chapter Plays
" ADVENTURES OF TARZAN "
Starring
ELMO LINCOLN and
LOUISE LORRAINE
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
DECEMBER 19th and 20th
Good Kentucky
Egg Coal
$6.50 Per Ton
Delivered.
We Sell for Cash Only.
Old Fort Coal Co.
W. W. LeFevre Henry C. Fisher
HAS THE LAXATIVE IN \
|: ■ YOUR HOME A
! DOCTOR'S APPROVAL?
Some things people do to help the
bowels whenever any bad breath,
feverishness, biliousness, or a lack of
appetite warn of constipation, really
weaken these organs. Only a doctor
knows what will cleanse the system
without harm. 'That is why the laxa
tive in your home should have the
approval of a family doctor.
The wonderful product, known to
millions as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin is a family doctor's prescrip
tion for sluggish bowels. It never
varies from the original prescription
which Dr. Caldwell wrote thousarids
of times in many years of practice,
and proved safe and reliable for men,
women and children. It is made from
herbs and other pure ingredients, so
it is pleasant-tasting, and can form no
habit. You can buy this popular laxa
tive from all drugstores. 1
NOTICE
United States District Court—West
ern District of North Carolina
In the Matter of W. M. White,
Bankrupt.
IN BANKRUPTCY
The creditors of the above-named
W. M. White will take notice that
he has been adjudged bankrupt,
and that the second meeting of his
creditors will be held at the office of
Avery & Patton, Attorneys, at Mor
ganton, N. C., in said district, on the
20th day of December, A. D., 1930,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time the said creditors may at
tend, prove their (1) claims, exam
ine the bankrupt, appoint a trustee,
SENSIBLE GIFT
SUGGESTIONS
Christmas is so near! Visit our store and
see our assortment of Gifts.
Something for every member of
the family.
Harris Bargain Store
Old Fort, N. C.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER—FREE
With each Kitchen Cabinet and Range
Stove one 32-piece dinner set. Trade al
lowance on old stove.
\
Special prices on living room furniture.
Complete line of furniture and hardware.
ANDERSON-WHISNANT COMPANY
OLD FORT, N. C. '
Buy Your Christmas Foods Now
Best Local and Western Meats. Country Produce
at best prices.
Fresh Fruits for Salads. Ingredients for Fruit Cakes,
Plum Pudding, etc.
Allison & Melton
Market
Phone 22, Old Fort, N. C.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We wish all a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
THE CITY CAFE
Old Fort, N. C. D. A. Silvers, Prop.
Not More Money
But More Wisdom
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.
THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
STRONG COURTEOUS HELPFUL
and transact such other business as
may properly come before said meet
ing. (2) When and where the credi
tors of said bankrupt are required
to show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of his petition for a dis
charge should not be granted.
This the 20th day of November,
A. D., 1930.
No. (1) above refers to First Meet
ing only.
ISAAC T. AVERY,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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