OLD FORT NEWS VOLUME IV OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930 NUMBER 13 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. MR. AMD MRS. B1STLINE ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE The charming hospitality of Mr. And Mrs. G. L. Bistline was enjoyed by an unusually large group of peo ple when they delightfully enter tained with seven tables of bridge «n Thursday evening at their lovely home on Main street. The attractive rooms were decora ted with holly, typifying the holiday spirit which permeated the group and was manifest in their high spir its and good cheer on this truly fes tive occasion. Two competitive games, testing the knowledge of the guests in ad vertising slogans and distinguishing odors of familiar extracts and as tringents furnished a lively form of •entertainment during the early even ing and attractive prizes were awar ded to the winners. The latter part •of the evening was taken up with card games, seven tables of bridge and two tables of set-back being in playp. ». An elaborate salad course was served at the conclusion of the games play, the hostess being assisted in serving by Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Mrs. Ben LeFevre, Miss Bula Kanipe, and the Misses Bistline, young daughters of the hostess. Three prizes were presented to the following winners of the vari ous contests: Miss Gladys Warren, a lovely necklace; Mrs. H. C. Fisher, silver candlesticks and tapers. Dr. D. M. Mcintosh, a pack of Congress playing cards. Those enjoying the gracious hos pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Bistline were Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh, Mr. and Mrs. George Moore, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher, Prof, and Mrs. S. B. Smithey, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mil ler, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ragle, Mr. and Mrs. George Sandlin, Dr. • and Mrs. Chsrles Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ben LeFevre, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Graybeal, Mrs. P. H. Mashburn, Mrs. Hart Taylor, Misses Una Piott, Bula Kanipe, Gladys Warren, Margaret Maness, Grace Gilreath, Gertrude Dula, and Lenore Keatley, Messrs. Frde Bradley, L. J. Whisnant, and Kimball Miller. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MR. A. BURGIN HALFORD The funeral services for Mr. A. Burgin Halford, who died at his home on Crooked Creek last Wed nesday, were held at Salem church Thursday afternoon. Mr. Halford was a prominent man in this community and served Mc Dowell county as a surveyor for a number of years. He possessed many of the sterling qualities that inspired respect and won him a large circle of friends. Mr. HaJford belonged to one of <,the earliest pioneer families of this section. After serving in the War between the States in the sixties, he returned to thi^ county to make his hqine on Crooked Creek. Mr. Halford was married twice. The first mar tf&ge was to Mi^s Louisa Hoyle. The (^•viving children by this marriage Mrs. C. L. I^ytle of Old Fort, Rt. Jjjf Mrs. C. P. Ly|le of Old Fort Rt. 2 : Mrs. Johnson N^sbitt of Old Fort, and Mr. J. W. 'Halford of Marion. His widow, Mrfe. Burgin Halford, was formerly Miss Laura Holton, a member of a prominent family of Yadkinville, N. C. The funeral services were conduc ted by Rev. Medlin of West Ashe vflle, assisted by Rev. J. L. Rayle and Rev. Meltoi). Interment was made at Salem cemetery Twenty eight grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren survive. I NEW INDUSTRY OF OLD FORT The Pine Grove Bakery, Old Fort's newest industry, has started operations and first delivery was made on Wednesday.. The new bak ery specializes in whole wheat bread wjiich is called by its producers "The Golden Loaf." The nutritious value and nutty flavor* has been commen ted on favorably by those who have been trying this product of our new est enterprise. MUSICAL POSTPONED The entertainment of the junior and senior glee clubs of the Old Fort school was postponed on account of the inclement weather. This enter tainment will be given after the Christmas holidays. TO DIE OR TO DIET NO. 2 By H. S. Anderson Eating For Health: It was but a few years ago that little or no thought was given by the average man or woman to the matter of their diet, whether the viands they imbib ed daily was of such a nature as to provide .•* balance of nutrient prop erties, and whether they were rich in essential blood building minerals and life-giving vitamins or not. But a new day has dawned, and we are now learning how to eat to live. In other woids, men are learning to eat for efficiency, and mothers are learn ing the relation of true foods and feeding in the matter of the welfare and proper development ofk their children. Today the average man or woman is enquiring, "what shall I eat to make rich blood, strong muscle, a clean tongue, a clear head, a sweet breath, and plenty of pep and effici ency." In fact, men and women ev erywhere are beginning to think se riously about the kind of food mate rial out of which they construct themselves. As a nation and people we are slow to learn that incorrect feeding is a primary cause of a mul titude of present day ills, and that power to resist and overcome disease is primarily a matter of adequate nutrition. A casual glance at the modern mortality tables impresses one with the great decrease in deaths from such diseases as typhoid fever, scar let fever, tuberculosis, etc., and with the great increase in deaths from de generative diseases of the circulato ry system. Doctors Bigelow and Lombard have produced'some inter esting figures concerning data for Massachusetts during the quarter century 1901 to 1926. The death rate from typhoid fever per 100,000 of population had decreased from 19.7 to 1.4; scarlet fever dropped from 13.5 to 5.9; and tuberculosis from 235 to 83.4. During the same period, however, circulatory diseases have increased from 163 to 309; dia betes from 11 to 19.8, and cancer from 73 to 127. "Fifty years ago the chronic degenerative diseases comprised one-eighth of all deaths; today they comprise over one-half." American Journal of Public Health. (Continued next week.) CHRISTMAS EXERCISES AT OLD FORT CHURCHES Baptist Church A Christmas tree and seasonal mu sic will be given on Wednesday ev ening, Dec. 24th, for the Baptist Sunday School. On Friday evening at 7:30 a pageant, "Birth of Christ," will be given at the Baptist church. One hundred people will participate in this pageant. The public is cod dially invited. Presbyterian Church A children's program was given at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning, Dec. 21st. On Sunday ev ening a "White Christmas" was cele brated. A Christmas tree and Santa Claus added to the enjoyment of the children. Methodist Church A Christmas pageant was given at the Methodist Church on Tuesday. DEATH OF MRS. LEWIS Mrs. Melvin Lewis died at the Marion Hospital Wednesday night, following a major'o^4rafi