OLD FORT NEWS
MISS GERTRUDE DULA, Editor and Manager
VOLUME IV OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931 NUMBER 35
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LAND FOR SALE
Take notice that under and by
virtue of the po\ver of sale contain
ed in a certain deed of trust execu
ted by T. L. Nichols and wife Hattie
Nichols and Grady Nichols and wife
Mabel Nichols, which deed of trust
is dated September 19, 1928, and
recorded in t>ook 31 at page 100,
McDowell County deed of.trust rec
ords, and conveys to the undersign
ed as trustee for the Old Fort Build
ing and Loan Association the lands
therein and hereinafter described as
security for an indebtedness there
in described, there having been de
fault in the payment of the said in
debtedness as in said deed of trust
provided, the undersigned will, for
the purpose of satisfying said indeb
tedness, on Tuesday, June 9, 1931,
at 12:00 noon, a^ the court house
door in Marion, V C., offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described lands:
That certain lot in the town of
Old Fort, N. C., known as the Good
rum lot and being lot No. 1 in Block
L of Colyer's map of the Town of
Old Fort. N. C., which map is recor
ded in Map Book one at page 129A
of McDowell County Map Records,
and being the same land described
in a deed from Paul McCanless to T.
L. Nichols and Grady Nichols, dated
June 14, 1928, and recorded in Book
73 at page 551, McDowell County
Deed Records, reference to which
deed and map is here made for more
specific description.
Said sale will be for cash and
subject to confirmation by the Court
This May 7th, 1931.
F. M. BRADLEY, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE
Take notice that under and by
virtue of the power of sale contain
ed in a certain deed of trust execu
ted by M. E. Greene and wife Dora
Greene to the undersigned as trus
tee for The Old Fort Building &
Loan Association, dated June 25,
1927, and recorded in Book 31 at
page 67, McDowell County Deed of
Trust Records, conveying to the un
dersigned as trustee the lands there
in and hereinafter described as se
curity for an indebtedness therein
described, there having been de
fault in the payment of said indebt
edness according to the provisions
of said deed of trust, the undersign
ed will, for the purpose of satisfying
said indebtedness, on Tuesday, June
9, 1931, at 12:00 Noon at the court
house door in Marion, N. C., offer
for sale to the highest bidder, the
following described lands:
That certain tract of land lying
and being in Marion Township, Mc
Dowell County, N* C., near what is
known as Stroudtown, and being
those two tracts of land described
in a deed from Mrs. A. G. Hadley to
M. E. Green and wife Dora Green,
which deed is dated April 23, 1927,
and recorded in Book 72 at page547
McDowell County- Deed Records, to
which deed reference is here made
for further description.
The terms of said sale are cash
and subject to confirmation by the
Court. This May 7, 1931.
F. M. BRADLEY, Trustee.
LAND FOR SALE
Take notice that whereas on the
31st day of August, 1929, Mrs. Es
telle Hennessa and husband, John
Hennessa, executed and delivered
to J. W. Winborne, Trustee, for the
benefit of the Home Building &
Loan Association of Marion, North
Carolina, a certain deed of trust re
corded in Book 26 at page 241 of
McDowell County Mortgage Deed
Records, conveying the lands therein
and hereinafter described as securi
ty for an indebtedness therein de
scribed, which deed of trust provid
ed for sale by foreclosure in the
event of default in payment of the
said indebtedness as therein provid
ed, and
Whereas, there has been default
in the payment of said indebtedness
and demand has been made upon
the undersigned Trustee by the said
association to sell land under the
terms of said deed of trust for the
purpose of satisfying said indebted
ness.
Therefore, the ■ undersigned will
on Saturday, the 6th day of June,
1931, at twelve o'clock noon at the
courthouse door in Marion N. C.,
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash for the purpose of satisfy
ing said indebtedness,
All that certain piece, parcel and
tract of land lying and being in the
County of McDowell, N. C., bound
ed and described as follows: Being
two certain lots, 36 and 37, section
B of Garden City Forest Subdivision
—map of which is recorded in Map
Book 1 page 147, McDowell County
Map Records. And being the same
property described in two certain
deeds: (1) From J. H. L. Miller and
wife to Mrs. Estelle Hennessa dated
2nd day of October, 1926, and re
corded in Book 74 page 81 McDow
ell County Deed Records, and (2)
From J. H. L. Miller and wife to
Mrs. Estelle Hennessa, dated the 29
day of August, 1925, and duly filed
for registration.
The terms of the sale will be cash
subject to confirmation by the court.
This the 4th day of May, 1931.
J. W. WINBORNE, Trustee.
FOR SALE—Second-hand violin in
good condition. Price $10. Apply
to The Progress office.
BUYERS read want ads. If you havp
something to sell, tell the world*j
through The Progress want ads. |
BUSINESS PITFALLS
IN FARM DISTRICTS
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Bankers Point Out Hazards of
Unsound Practices and Help
Farmers to Avoid Them.
S in which, bankers may discour
age unsound farm practices are de
| scribed by President F. D. Farrell of
the Kansas State Agricultural College
in the American Bankers Association
Journal. He says:
"In Kansas in connection with the
importation of dairy cattle, a large
shipment of very inferior animals came
I into a county to be sold at auction to
j local farmers. The county agricultur
al agent informed th« bankers that the
cattle would be a detriment to the
community. The Mnkers refused to
finance the purchase of the cattle anu
the sale was abandoned. The cattle
i were shipped to another county. The
county agent and the bankers there
| did as was done in the first instance
and the second county escaped.
"A year ago creamery promoters be
! gan trying to capitalize the Kansas
j farmers' desire to improve his markets
bj" inducing communities of farmers
! to purchase creamery plants before
production and local conditions justi
| fled them. Informed of this by the
i State Agricultural College, the bank
| ers association sent warnings to every
■ bank in the state, leading many to re
fuse to support the creamery promot
ers until the college approved the plant
for the community concerned. This
! saved many communities loss from the
, premature establishment of plants.
"A third way bankers can discourage
unsound practices is to refuse to fin
i ance farmers who wish to pyramid their
enterprises, a temptation difficult to re
sist. This is illustrated among farm
ers who buy cattle for feeding pur
poses. A farmer feeds two or three
cars of cattle one year and makes a
1 good profit. This induces him to buy
twice or three times as many the sec
ond year, still more the third and so
on until he finally loses more by having
too many cattle on feed in a year of
bad prices than he made in several
previous years with smaller numbers
and better prices. When bankers dis
courage bad practices their action is a
positive benefit to the farmers con
cerned."
WHAT A KEY BANKER
t DID FOR HIS COUNTY
| The farmers of one county in Ten
nessee are receiving $400,000 addi
tional annual income from new farm
enterprises started since 1926 through
the efforts of a "key banker" and the
county agent, according to estimates
from the Tennessee College of Agri
culture. A "key banker" is a part of the
state bankers' association voluntary
field force cooperating with the Ameri
can Bankers Association in its nation
wide plan for bringing about better
agricultural conditions through com
bined bar.ker-farmer effort. New pro
. jects started in this particular county
are tobacco, Irish potato and cabbage
production l'or cash crops, and dairy
ing and poultry raising for livestock.
The key banker, looking for some
thing to do to better his community,
first attempted to procure a county
agent but was unable to get the county
, to make the necessary appropriation,
! so he and other leading citizens made
up the requisite funds through private
subscription among farmers and busi-'"
ness men and an agent was employed.
Up until 1926 grain was the prin
cipal farm production in the county.
The banker recognized the disadvant
ages of this. It afforded a low cash
income, and the land was too hilly and
rough for profitable grain raising. His
idea was to introduce cash crops that
offered more return per acre and ■were
better fitted to the county. It was de
cided that the county should stand
ardize on the Green Mountain potato
and to market it in carload lots.
Through his bank he sponsored the
buying of a car of certified seed
potatoes. He likewise bought some
high quality tobacco seed and several
hundred settings of purebred eggs.
These supplies were distributed at cost
through the banks to the farmers.
After considerable effort a market
for dairy products was assured the
farmers when in 1928 a national cheese
company located a factory there. A
county appropriation was secured for
county agent work in 192S.
In 1929 the cr.sh crop progjarii re
sulted in farmers selling .$45,000 worth
of milk, $150,000 worth of tobacco and
fifty-five carloads of potatoes and cab
bage, mostly through cooperative sales.
"This was some step from the $25,000
worth of cash crops in 1926," the
county agent says, "and indications
are that this amount will be doubled."
Banks Favor Diversification
Emphasis was placed on the strategic
position the banker holds through the
use of directed credit at'a recent meet
ing of the Alabama bankers' agricultu
ral committee. Alabama is confronted
with the problem of over-production of
cotton. The committee recommended
to banks that credit be extended on
the basis of a twenty-five per cent re
duction in cotton acreage. The value
of growing other crops than cotton
was strongly stressed and county out
look meetings are being planned wit]
the thought of bringing about a mor;
balanced agricultural program in tli
various communities.
Read the advertisements. It pays
MRS. MOORE HOSTESS
TO S. SCHOOL CLASS
The Gleaners . and Young Men's
Class of the Methodist Church,
South, were entertained at the home
of Mrs. Geo. E. Moore Thursday ev
ening. For the occasion the house
was artistically arranged with vases
of flowers. In the entrance hall
spring flowers gave a cheerful note
of color.
Music was furnished by the school
orchestra, directed by Miss Kathryn
McCall.
At the conclusion of the games,
j the hostess presented Miss Mildred
McDade, teacher of the Gleaners
j Class, who will leave Saturday for
j her home in Boone to spend the
i summer vacation, with a lovely pic
ture and vase.
Those assisting the hostess in ser
ving delicious refreshments, consist
ing of lemonade, cakes and home
marde candy to the sixty-five guests,
were: Mrs. Horace Early, Mrs. J. L.
Rayle, Mrs. Hugh Hensley, Misses
Annabelle Noblitt, Helen Nesbitt,
Marie Sabom and Mildred McDade.
"WHAT NEXT?"
The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered by Dr. John E. Calfee of the
Asheville Normal School, on Sunday
night at the high school auditorium.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. M. E. Hansel of the Presbyte
rian church, and the scripture read
ing was by Rev. J. L. Rayle of the
Methodist church.
Dr. Calfee's address to the gradu
ating class of the Old Fort school
was forceful and inspiring. His sub
ject was in the form of a question,
"What Next?" This question im
pressed on the minds of the entire
audience. Dr. Calfee stressed the
importance of good books or reading
matter that was both informative
and elevating. "Unless a love of
books and the desire for more in
formation had been created by their
past years of study their time spent
in the high school had been a fail
ure," Dr. Calfee stated.
A large and appreciative audience
was present on Sunday night. A solo
was rendered by Miss Hazel Swann
Tne benediction was delivered by
Rev. &. J. Ingle.
MISS McCALL'S CLASS
GIVES MUSICAL RECITAL
Miss Kathryn McCall presented
her pupils in recital at the high
school auditorium on Monday night.
The stage was beautifully decora
ted with roses, which were arranged
very artistically.
The program consisted of vocal
and piano solos and duets, quartet
tes, which were well rendered.
A gypsy chorus, featuring* many
gypsies in colorful costumes, added
much to tbe evening's entertain
entertainment. A large crowd filled
the auditorium.
RiiDC u r ncuro uactpco
TO NEEDLECRAFT CLUB
Mrs. Henry C. Fisher was a de
lightful hostess to members of the
Needlecraft Club on Wednesday af
ternoon. Delicious refreshments
were served during the meeting.
Members present were: Mrs. H. C.
Marley, Mrs. I. L. Caplan, Mrs. W.
W. LeFevre, Mrs. G. W. Ledbetter,
Mrs. D. A. Silvers, Mrs. A. V. No
lan, Miss Maude Crawford and Mrs.
S. B. Smithey.
BALL GAME FRIDAY
Quite a large crowd of Old Fort peo
ple attended the ball game in Ashe
ville on Tuesday when Old Fort high
school team played the Asheville
high school team. The score was 12
to 7 in favor of Asheville. Asheville
will play a return game at Old Fort
on Friday of this v|eek.
MEN STILL AHEAD
The men are still running ahead
in the race for membership or atten
dance contest, being conducted at
the Baptist church at Old Fort.
Col. D. W. Adams and son, ad
companied by A. N. Fuller and
friends from Spruce Pine, spent
Werdnesday night at Mile Hi and j
enjoyed some trout fishing before
returning to Old Fort Thursday.
When the Old Fort High School
baseball team met Asheville High on\
Tuesday at McCormick Field, the i
afternoon's game resulted in a score
of 12-9 in favor of the Asheville
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nine.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Mauney, who
left by motor for Fort Worth, Tex
as, a short time ago, arrived at their
destination after four days travel
and are much pleased with their new
location.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS 'OF INTEREST
Hugh Noell was in Old Fort on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Teague spent Friday in
Asheville.
Miss Elva Noblitt was in Asheville
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. W. LeFevre was in Ashe
ville Tuesday.
• Mrs. Geo. Moore spent Wednes
day in Asheville.
Misses Millie and Bula Kanipe
were in Nebo Sunday.
P. H. Mashburn was a visitor in
Asheville on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Nolan were in
Old Fort Sunday evening.
Mrs. Geo. W. Sandlin was a visitor
in Asheville on Saturday.
; Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Haynes spent
the week-end in Asheville.
Gordon and Otis Grant motored
to Davidsboro, Ga., this week.
{ Wilber Turner of Cranberry was
a visitor in Old Fort Saturday.
F. M. Bradley made a business trip
to Charlotte last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan of Ashe
ville spent Sunday in Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nesbitt
were visitors in Asheville Saturday.
Wilbur Turner of Spruce Pine was
the week-end visitor of Ewart Grant.
1 Mrs. S. B. Smithey and Mrs. Geo.
Moore were in Asheville on Satur
| day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Graybeal
made a business trip to Marion on
Monday.
Miss Blanche Finley of Marion
was the welk-end guest of Mrs. J. L.
Lackey.
Miss Estelle Lavender, a teacher
at Marion, spent the week-end at her
home here.
Howard Gosorn, who has been
quite ill the past week with tonsilitis
is improved.
J. C. Mason and sons, Emmett
and Allen, of Nebo, were visitors in
Nebo Saturday.
Mrs. J. S. Bradley, Miss Maude
Crawford visited relatives in Ashe
ville on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Grant and Miss
Mary Sue Grant were visitors in
Marion on Saturday.
Colonel Adams, and Carter Hudg
ins of Marion, made a business trip
to Burnsville Saturday.
H. E. Adkins of Raleigh stopped
in Old Fort Tuesday en route to
Johnson City, Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barnett
and family spent the week-end with
relatives in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bright of
Swannanoa, stopped in Old Fort on
Sunday en route to Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Greene and Miss
Polly Greene of Asheville were visi
tors in Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Maness and children
of Marion were guests of their cous
in, Miss Margaret Maness, Sunday.
Miss Mary Virginia Adams, Juan
ita Adams, Jessie Silvers and Hazel
Swann were visitors in Marion on
Saturday.
Revival services are being conduc
ted this week at the Wesleyan
church this week by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Capps.
Mrs. Susie Whitmire and daugh
ter, Miss Olive Whitmire, of Ashe
ville, were guests of Mrs. E. E.fl Ep
ley on Sunday.
Misses Kathryn McCall, Mildred
McDade, Bula and Millie Kanipe j
were the dinner guests of Mrs. Carl j
Noblitt Sunday. j
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Mrs. W. O. Nichols and son, who1
have been in Asheville for some!
time, returned to her home in Old
Fort Saturday.
Miss Fannie Nichols, who has been '
working in a hospital in Trenton, N.
J., for the past year, returned to her
home here this week.
Miss Katherine Finch, who has
been attending business school in
Marion this winter, is at home for
the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bistline and .
family left on Friday'for Narrows,1
West Virginia, where they spent;
several days on business.
Friends of Tom Gilbert, a former
resident of Old Fort, will be sorry
to learn of his serious illness at his
home in Black Mountain.
I Miss Aleda Gilleland, nurse at
Aston Park Hospital, is spending a
few weeks at home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gilleland.
Mrs. Geo. Moore, Mrs. P. H.
Mashburn, Miss Elva Noblett and
little Mary Louise Moore were visi
tors in Asheville Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Manuey atten
ded a dinner given for the RedCross
workers of McDowell county by Mr.
Beaman in Marion Thursday night.
Kimball Miller, who is, employed
with the State Highway Commission
at Morganton, spent the week-end
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Miller.
Mrs. T. M. Jenkins, who has been
the gifest of Dr. and Mrs. Charles
Jenkins for the past week, returned
to her home in Seneca, S. C., on
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Tuesday.
Miss Elaine Mashburn, student
nurse at Aston Park Hospital in
| Asheville, is spending a two weeks'
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Effie
Mashburn.
Dr. E. S. Warlick of Asheville is
substituting for Dr. McMullan as
druggist at the Old Fort Drug Com
pany during the latter's absence in
Washington.
Mrs. J. L. Nichols and daughter
Edith of Marion visited relatives
here Wednesday while en route to
Black Mountain to see her brother,
Tom Gilbert, who is very ill.
Franz Strickland, of Lake City, S.
C., spent Wednesday and Thursday
in Old Fort on business, also greet
ing old friends. He announced the
arrival at his home, of a son.
Miss Elizabeth Hansel, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Hansel, who
graduated this week from Flora Mc
Donald College, arrived in Old Fort
on Friday where she will spend the
summer at home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Epley, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Jordan, Mrs. E. J.
Burgin, Miss Addie Thompson and
Edwin Epley attended the decora
tion day exercises at Snow Hill
church at Bridgewater on Sunday.
Dr. F. H. McMullan left on Mon
day for Washington, D. C., where
he dill visit friends and relatives
for the next two weeks. He will be
the guest of relatives in Waverly,
Va., before returning to Old Fort.
Bill Barnett, recently a student
of the Curtis Wright Aviation Corps
of St. Louis, Mo., is spending some
time with his parents, Mr. artd Mrs.
William Barnett, in Old Fort. Mr.
Barnett has 24 hours solo flying to
his credit. *
Miss Fannie McKoy, of Asheville,
visited her sister, Mrs. William Bar
nett, on Thursday and was accom
panied home by Mrs. Barnett's
young daughter and son, Elizabeth
and Kenneth, who are attending'
school in Asheville.
Mrs. Chas. Steppe attended the
commencement exercises held at the
Asheville Normal school on Tuesday
Miss Arwyn Steppe and Miss Nellie
Allison received their diplomas at
this time. Misses Steppe and Allison
will return to their home in Old Foil;
this week.
A bumper crop of oat and vetch
hay is being grown in Johnston
county this year for the first time.
The combination is fast gaining pop
ularity in the county.
The Cleveland County Poultry As
sociation plans to store their surplus
eggs in cold storage for later mar
keting.
If man had proportionately • the
same strength in his jaws as a field
ant, he could lift in hi9 teeth 275
tons. !
CLEANING - PRESSING
We can clean and press your dresses,
suits and coats to your entire satisfaction.
Let us demonstrate the high class of
work we do in our shop. ^
THE CITY PRESSING CLUB
Back of the City Barber Shop
Old Fort, N. C.
Summer Hats
Late Styles
Marcel and Finger Waving
Prices Reasonable
THE DULA HAT SHOP
OLD FORT, N. C.
Not More Money
But More Wisdom
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WHAT this country needs
is not more money, but
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more people who know how
to use it wisely. Banking a
goodly portion every day ;
is wise.
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OLD FORT, N. C.
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