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VOLUME IV OLD FORT NEWS - MISS GERTRUDE DULA, Editor and Manager OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 2S> 1931 NUMBER 2S ;\ ING IN THE SHALLOWS i:ul-e are many people who are _ jr for the easy place in life. 'jv.fV i. are not to undergo the strug (,-u. which is necessary to develop "lu.u talents. Every one has been en dued with talents which can be ;;ed for the upbuilding of humanity, soiin of these talents need training 0 dor to be of use. Was it not Soc iatc, who struggled so intensely in ;va,r that he might develop his ora torical powers? In these days the life of ease is - a greater appeal than ever , With the ever increasing de ' _ for labor saving this is true, w ; living, and comfortably, too, .... labor today than ever before. volitions are bringing about ; hours and fewer work days, has a tendency toward a life which naturally would mean uiuss on the part of many to i he shallows. who live in the shallows do t a vision of life as a whole v think of the present. They to think if today is provided , ;ta tomorrow take care of itself. (i, - must view today with its rela -;o;> to tomorrow. Life is not a se . t disconnected acts but is one whole with every act and idea I ; ^ into the great unit. We must jjVC life a day at a time to be sure ]■■ ; ,-.i day must have its right rela the whole of life. L.u.v is a curse pronounced upon eu-.y one who is content to live in >h:illo\vs. In the first place the • who lives in the shallows clops his Christian life. He : u' to be a very small part w . ...ne is within him great possi i.;.. lor the Kingdom. I stood one day d beheld a child and as I 1 my heart was made to quiver. Ye- there was a babe in mind but a tver.ty year old girl in body. I won der hi'\v often this is the case in the J : .iun life. There are many mon strosities in the Kingdom of God to day, not because they were born in to the Kingdom that way but because they have chosen to live in the shal lows. As I pass over the creek, I he boid hundreds of minnows playing there. Yes, they are minnows now, ar.d unless they move out they shall always be minnows, for the shallows are not conducive to growth. So it is with many Christians; they live in the shallows of life too much. The second curse of living in the shali -ws is that it prevents God from us:• us. God needs strong, courage and women in his army. The:- is no place for the weakling wi wiL- to be a weakling. The bat tierce and the sacrifice is great. Mt needed everywhere to hold up th • banner of King Immanuel. There is no time to be lost. We need ':o hear the Captain of our Salvation say to us, as the soldier of the South ern Confederacy heard the com mand when he had for some reason or other fallen out of the line. The soldier asked him where to fall in line, the offier's reply was, "There is fighting all along the line, fall in any where." there are dangers lunung 101 those who live in the shallows. The first danger comes to our faith, not being- strong enough to bear us up in the storms of life. Those who live in the shallows of life never develop. Thus when the storms of life come uPon them they go down. Many a Christian has been living in the shal lows not thinkink that the storms of l^e will come and try their faith. There are many false faiths which uPon the surface appear real but up on further and closer examination fail to stand the test. Oh Christian! living in the shallows, the testing tin;'- js coming for your fith. There is more unrest among Christian peo P''' today than in many years. Too many have been living in the shal '°W; and their faith cannot stand the test. rhere is danger in living in the shaliows to our love. Our love for Croc? "annot be very strong if we live in the shallows. We can never know the meaning of His love for we have "Iways: lived the life of ease and our ,0v" for Him has never developed. To every Christian, especially today, there comes the moment of decision, ' J' this right?" Can I do this?" This moment of decision is a great one. A can be made or lost. Others are «iTected by our conduct. Whether you are conscious of it or not, you '■ some one's model of a Christian. Some one is looking to you. Living in '■ -hallows weakens our love for ■' f'0d for we never know the ,J' pths of His love for us.. Edward J. Ingle, Pastor Old Fort Baptist Church Reubin Simmons of Marion was in Fort Sunday. FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR MRS. ALFRED PADGETT Funeral services for Mr9. Alfred Padgett, who died Friday morning at her home east of Old Fort, were conducted by Rev. J. L. Rayle Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Old Fort Methodist church. Mrs. Padgett was 74 years of age and was a life long member of the Methodist Church. Interment took place at Eb enezer cemetery. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Lloyd Reid and Mrs. Sallie Hamby, of Black Mountain; R. C. Padgett of California; J. A. Padgett of Waxa hoskie, Texas; Mrs. Etta Kelly, Mrs. J. L. Grant and A. A. Padgett, of Old Fort. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. ETTA WHITESIDES Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Whitesides, who died on Monday af ter an illness of several months, were held at the campground two miles south of Old Fort. Rev. E. J. Ingle, pastor of the Old Fort Baptist Church, conducted the services. Surviving are six children, Mrs. Annie Hill of Union Mills, Mrs. John Lackey, Mrs. Luther Hoyle, Hicks Whitesides, Henry Whitesides and Andrew Whitesides of Old Fort. WOMAN'S CLUB MEET POSTPONED TO APRIL 10 The regular meeting of the Old Fort Woman's Club will be postpon ed from Friday, April 3rd, to Friday afternoon, April 10th. The program will be in charge of the home de partment. Place of meeting will be announced later. There will be de lightful surprises for everybody. All members are urged to attend. CHURCH NEWS The members of the Baptist church are improving the grounds around the church and plan to plant shrub bery in the near future. The Methodist members are plan ning to build a new addition on the church lot. This building will consist of eight class rooms, which are very much needed. CAFE IMPROVEMENTS The City Cafe presents an attrac tive appearance in its new colors. The front of the cafe is painted in a shade of green. The interior has been redecorated in green and white, looking very clean and springlike. Mr. Gus Silvers, the likable proprie tor, conducts a cafe of the highest standard, and one that can be rec ommended in the highest terms. MUSIC CLUB MEETS Mrs. I. L. Caplan, chairman of the music department of the Woman's Club, held a call meeting on Friday night to organize this department. Miss Kathryn McCall was elected choral director and Mrs. Clyde Miller and Mrs. Janie Reid were asked to plan a special Easter program for the Music Department. STILL DESTROYED Deputy C. L. Tate and W. H. Bradley destroyed a small steam still on Curtis Creek on Thursday, March 19th. The plant was discovered un der huge rock cliffs that was difficult to reach, located in the section known as chestnut woods. The still was a three barrel outfit. No arrests were made. SERVICES AT OAKDALE Rev. M. E. Hansel will conduct I services at Oakdale on Sunday a. m. at 11 o'clock instead of the usual af ternoon hour. An election of church officers will be held at this meeting1. | Every member of the church is re quested to be present. UNION SERVICE i A union service of the Old' Fort churches will be held at the Presby terian Church on Sunday night at 7:30. A full attendance of each con gregation is expected. I j Mrs. Horace Burwell and two small (children, Jimmie and Bobby, of Spin : dale, spent the week-end with Miss Bula Kanipe. Mrs. Burwell was be fore her marriage Miss Mozelle Hunt and was a member of thte Old Fort High School faculty several years ! ago. . I Mrs. H. C. Marley and Mrs. E. J. Ingle, who attended the Woman's Missionary Union of North Carolina held in Gastonia, returned to their j homes in Old Fort on Thursday. The first cuckoo clock, known as the Black Forest cuckoo clock, was made by Franz Anton Ketterer in Schonwalud, Germany, in 1730. I local and personal ITEMS OF INTEREST H. C. Fisher was in Marion Fri day. Miss Delia Williams was in Ashe ville Saturday. Mrs. W. C. Early was a visitor in Marion Monday. Bill Dalton, who is ill with pneu monia, is better. Mr. and Mrs. W.W. LeFevre spent Saturday in Asheville. S. F. Mauney was confined to his home on Monday with flu. Miss Nora Bright of Marion was a visitor in Old Fort Sunday. I Mrs. Ada McCall of Marion was a visitor in Old Fort Sunday. Miss Helen Watkins of Raleigh is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sue Sandlin. Mr. and Mrs. L. Reid of Black Mountain were in Old Fort Friday. Mrs. Bessie Allison of Asheville was a visitor in Old Fort last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Greer of East Marion were in Old Fort Sun day. Miss Ethel Allison of Morgaton spent the week-end with her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Padgett of Marion were visitors in Old Fort on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Stevens of Marion spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Early. Mrs. Roy Early has as her guests this week her brother, Mr. Clarke and family of Canton. Mrs. Bessie Watkins of Marion visited her daughter, Mrs. Haynes, here last Wednesday. Vernard Steppe of Asheville spent Friday in Old Fort with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Steppe. Miss Estelle Lavender, who i9 teaching in Marion, spent the week end with her parents here. Misses Margaret Maness and Gladys Warren spent Saturday in Asheville. Misses Kathryn McCall and Mil dred McDade spent Saturday in Asheville. Miss Anne Porter, a teacher at East Marion, spent the week-end at her home here. Misses Annie Belle and Polly Nob litt and Robert Hughes spent Wed nesday in Asheville. Mrs. W. W. LeFevre has returned after a visit with her daughter at N. C. C. W., Greensboro. R. H. Land is of Tryon was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Winslow Lav ender over the week-end. The many friends of Mrs. J. L. Lackey will be glad to know she is much improved in health. The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church met with Mrs. Henry C. Fisher on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Rayle and small daughter have returned to Old Fort after a visit of several days in Lenoir. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Early and family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Silver visited relatives and friends in Can ton Sunday. Misses Arwyn Steppe and Nellie Allison returned to Aaheville Normal school this week after spending two weeks in Old Fort. Lesley Mauney returned to Ral eigh on Monday, after spending the ! week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Mauney. Mr. Amery, an official of the Uni ted States Tannery Company, of New York, visited the Union Tan nery at Old Fort this week. I Miss Margaret Marley, instructor in the Lenoir high school, has return ed to her work after several days spent with her parents here. Miss Lenore R. Keatley, who has been visiting her mother in Havre de Grace, Maryland, returned to Old Fort on Thursday morning. The hydraulic automobile lift re cently installed by the Kanipe Motor Company is attracting much atten tion and favorable comment. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moore and two children were week-end guests of Mrs. Moore's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Preas, of Johnson City, Tenn. Crawford Fortune, who spent his mid-term vacation Avith his mother, Mrs. Ado Fortune, in Old Fort, re turned to State College, Raleigh, on Monday. THE SENIORS Come on, Seniors, Join in the fun! In just a few more weeks Our work will be done. We have waited patiently and long. Now the goal is just a little farther on. A little more studying, then a diplo ma we shall own. Come on, Seniors—it won't be long! Our troubles, joya, cares, and our teachers, too, Juniors, we will give them all to you. But if it were possible, to beg, take, or steal— ! For us, such a thing, to do— ! Juniors, do you think we would leave I Mrs. S- — for you? Mabel Curtis, Class '31. JOHN HARRIS GILLIAM John Harris Gilliam was born on I January 13, 1852, and departed this life February 21, 1931, at the age of 79 years, 1 month and 8 days. He leaves one brother, W. H. Gilli am; two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Ho I gan and Mrs. T. R. Burgin; two sons, G. H. and C. E. Gilliam, and twenty-one grandchildren, besides a host of relatives and friends to i mourn their loss. ; In early years he professed faith in Christ as his Savior and united [with Pethlehem Baptist Church, lat er transferring his membership to ! Cherry Springs Baptist Church. He served as a deason at Bethlehem for a number of years and at his death i was senior member of the board of deacons of Cherry Springs church. He also taught the men's Bible class for a number of years and served faithfully in any capacity the church asked him to serve. He loved the simple life and his light shined brightest in the home and in his daily associations with rel atives and friends. His work on earth is finished. We sorrow not as those who have no hope. He has joined his companion, children and loved ones gone on be fore him, but best of all, we believe, hi9 eyes have seen his Lord, Whom he loved and served. We who are left behind today are bound to heav en with a stronger tie than ever be cause where our treasures are our hearts are there also. Nearly 7,000 pounds of lespedeza and grass seed ha9 been ordered by Cumberland County farmers this sea son in starting new pastures and for hay and soil improvement. SALE 25 thoroughbred ever-lay Brown Leghorn hens, and two roosters $1.00 each, W. W. LeFevre, Old Fort, N. C. A FAMILY DOCTOR'S LAXATIVE IS BEST j Your health is too important! You | cannot afford to experiment with your j delicate bowels when coated tongue, bad breath, headache, gas, nausea, feverishness, lack of appetite, no energy, etc., warn of constipation. This applies not only to grown people, but more particularly to children. That's why a family doctor's laxative is always the safe choice. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is prepared today under strict laboratory supervision from fresh laxative herbs and other pure ingredients, and exactly according to Dr. Caldwell's original prescription. Today, millions of families rely on Dr. Caldwell's judgment in the selec tion of their laxative. For Dr. Cald i well's Syrup Pepsin, in bottles ready for use, sold in all drugstores, is now the largest selling laxative in the world! ANNOUNCEMENT! We have recently installed the latest model Holmes Hydraulic Automobile Lift. This will enable us to give better and more efficient greasing, general lubrication, and brake service. Let us demonstrate the advantages of using this modern garage equipment, Kanipe Motor Co., OLD FORT, N. C. A Welcome Awaits You at The City Cafe Food, Wholesome and Appetizing Try our Special Dinners for 40c Best of Coffee GUS SILVERS, Prop. Next to Post Office Old Fort, N. C. New Spring and Summer Hats Late Styles Prices $1.95, $2.50, $3.50 Marcel and Finger Waving* TheDula Hat Shop Old Fort, N. C. 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 Start a friendly little habit that will pay. Read the advertisements in this paper. Old Newspapers for sale The Progress office at 5c a bundle,
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