OLD FORT NEWS
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s MISS GERTRUDE DULA, Editor and Manager
VOLUME IV OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY^ AUGUST 6, 1931 NUMBER 45
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RUN-DOWl
WEAK -
"I began tak
ing Cardui when In
a weakened, run-down
condition," writes Mrs.
P. S. Perrit, of Wesson,
Miss. "I took "one bot
tle, and I seemed to im
prove so much that I
sent for six bottles. Af
ter I had taken the six
bottles, I seemed entire
ly well.
"Before I took Car
dui, I was nervous, rest
less, blue and out of
heart. I felt depressed
all the time. After I
took Cardui, all this
disappeared. <
"I gave my daughter
Cardui and it helped to
relieve irregular . . ."
This medicine has been used
by women for over 50
years.
Take
CARDUI
Helps Women to Health
I
Take Thedford's Black-Draught 1
t*r Constipation, Indigestion,
and Biliousness.
When *
'BABIES
are Upset
BABY ills and ailments seem twice
as serious at night. A sudden cry
may mean colic. Or a sudden attack of
diarrhea. How would you meet this
- emergency—tonight? Have you a bottle
of Gastoria ready?
For the protection of your wee one—
for your own peace of mind—keep this
old, reliable preparation always on hand.
But don't keep it just for emergencies;
let it be an everyday aid. It's gentle
influence will ease and soothe the infant
who cannot sleep. It's mild reguIatioE
will help an older child whose tongue is
coated because of sluggish bowels. All
druggists have Castoria.
^ CHILDREN
CRY FOR IT—
jk /"CHILDREN hate to take medicine
^■'as a rule, but every child loves the
taste of Castoria. This pure vegetable
preparation is just as good as it tastes;
Jut as bland and just as harmless as the
recipe reads.
When Baby's cry -warns of colic, a
ftm drops of Castoria have him soothed,
asleep again m a jiffy. Nothing is more
Tjdoable in diarrhea. When coated
toogne or bad breath tell of constipation,
invoke its gentle aid to cleanse and
regelate a child's bowels. In colds 01
children's diseases, you should use it
to keep the system from clogging.
Castoria is sold in every drug store;
(he genuine always bears Chas. H.
Fletcher's signature.
CASTORIA
Hebrew Money
f J The monetary system of the He
brews was based upon the Babylonian
system of weights. The ratio of the
value of ffolcl to silver was 1 :13 1-3
and prevailed over all western Asia.
THE MACHINE ACE
j APPLIED TO CRIME
Methods Employed by Crimi
nals. Demand New Police
Methods, Bankers Associa
tion Official Declares.
I TSE by criminals of modern tech
^ nological developments such as
automobiles, machine guns and air
planes have given them advantages
which old-fashioned local and discon
nected police systems are powerless
to combat and the situation demands
the broader modern protection of State
police systems, James E. Baum, dep
uty manager American Bankers Asso
ciation in charge of its crime inves
tigating department, declares in the
protective section of the American
Bankers Association Journal.
"The Association's Protective Com
mittee has repeatedly urged the ad
vantages of extending state police sys
tems beyond the nine eastern States
which have enjoyedxthis protection for
many years," Mr. Baum says. "The
' time has passed when we can safely
rely upon the disconnected and often
times ineffective methods of local and j
county police. The advent of automo
biles and bett^V roads, to say nothing
of machine guns and airplanes, de- j
mands the same wide latitude in au-1
thority and field of operation be given j
the police no less than the criminal." |
Statewide Police Plans Best
He quotes a Kansas judge as saying
that "our system of sheriffs and con
stables was not designed to meet pres
ent-day conditions. As a system of law
enforcement, it is as out of date as
old common-law pleading, both evolved
about the same time. The semi-mili
tary, highly trained State police officer
owing allegiance only to State laws,
is the most effective agency for order
yet brought forth."
"Every year the robbery experience
of banks in the nine States having
State police proves the merits and
urgent need of State-wide police pro
tection," says Mr. Baum. "Last year,
for example, there were 3S bank hold
ups in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,
■ Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West'
Virginia where State police forces are
operated," he continues. "Although
this total is exceptionally high due to
an unprecedented number of robberies
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, it is
little more than half the number of
daylight bank robberies suffered in
' 1930 in Illinois alone. Furthermore,
| this total of 38 robberies in the nine
eastern States was exceeded in Cali
fornia, where there were 42 bank
holdups, and in Ohio where banks suf
fered 40 similar attacks.
Holdups Fewer Under New Plan
"If we extend the comparison of the
robbery experience in these States en
joying State-wide police protection to
the record in eight central and far
western States, we find a total of 304
bank holdups in the latter group. The
odds, therefore, Continue to be not less
than 8 to 1 against the banks in these
western States, where they are denied
the speedy, coordinated action of State
police and their modern means of
transportation and communication,
The same comparison holds true of
the farmers' losses through robberies
of livestock, poultry, produce, etc.
"Moreover, these State police forces
invariably yield an operating profit in
the amount of fines collected and the
value of stolen property recovered.
Bankers interested in cutting down the
cost of robbery insurance might well
consider this job of extending State
police systems as a timely, co-opera
tive service to he undertaken along
side the farmers."
BANK EMPLOYEES
SENT TO SCHOOL
Modern Scientific Financial and
Management Methods Taught
Throughout Country.
'Y'HE American. Institute of Banking
^ Section of the American Bankers
j Association conducts 223 chapters, or
local banking schools in as many cities
throughout the country. One large city
chapter has almost 6,000 students,
who are combining formal theoretical
and practical banking studies with
their daily working experience and
other places have these schools with
a thousand to two thousand ^students.
In addition there are fifty study groups
in small communities with some„6,000
enrollments. All told over 42,000 bank
people are taking these courses—not
only clerks, but junior officers and even
senior officers in some of the more ad
vanced work.
The work of the institute has been
declared to be "a dynamic economic
force, pouring into banking a broaden
ing, deepening stream of better quali
fied bankers than could he developed
merely by the daily workings of bank
ing itself," and it has been suggested
that every bank worker should be com
pelled to combine institute courses
with his work. A good, many banks
now make it a part of the contract of
employment that an employee shall
undertake to render himself proficient
\ and trustworthy in banking by taking
! institute work and others make suc
j cessful progress in this educational
I aspect of banking a pre-requisite to
promotion. Plans are being developed
to make the benefits of banking edu
cation through this organization more
generally available in. the rural dis
tricts.
LADIES AID PLAY
IS A SUCCESS
"Farm Folks," the play presented
on Friday night at the high school
auditorium for the benefit of the
Ladies Aid Society, proved to be a
very lively and enjoyable entertain
ment, which was well attended. The
cast was composed of local people
who gave an excellent performance
in their various character roles.
A male quartet composed of
Messrs. G. B. Strickland, M. W. Dar
gan, H. C. Fisher, and Clifford Nes
bitt, with piano accompaniment by
Miss Lenore Keatley, gave several
selections between acts.
The plot of "Farm Folks" center
ed around the love affair of Flora
Goodwin, a farmer's daughter, and
her fiance, Philip Burleigh, a young
New Yorker whose romance runs
anything but smoothly. Lively com
edy was supplied by the village gos
sip, tthe hired girl, and the Jack of
all trades.
This fast moving play has received
much favorable comment and the di
rectors are considering an out-of
town performance in the near fu
ture.
B. Y. P. U. HOLDS
TRAINING SCHOOL
The B. Y. P. U. held their annual
training course the past week. The
course consisted of four classes
taught by Miss Josephine Linley,
Mrs. Annie Hughes, Mrs. E. J. Ingle
and Rev. E. J. Ingle. Subjects were.
"Books of the Bible," "Training in
Bible Study," "Intermediate B. Y.
P. U. Manual," and "Junior B. Y. P.
U. Manual."
The classes began every evening
at 7:30, with a devotional period
from 8:00 to 8:10, which was con
ducted each night by the respective
unions.
This was one of the best courses
held by the B. Y. P. U. for some
time, and was attended by over 40,
Credits will be awarded to 35.
On the last night a very enjoya
ble social was held by the B. Y. P.U.
in the social hall of the first floor of
the church.
JUNIOR EPWORTH LEAGUE
HAS PICNIC SUPPER
Twenty-one members of the Juni
or Epworth League of the Methodist
Church enjoyed a picnic supper near
the home of W. R. Allison in tthe
Mill Creek section Wednesday even
ing. During the evening games anc
contests were enjoyed. John Perrj
Arrington was winner in the cake
eating contest.
Those in the party included the
following: Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ear
ly, Miss Marie Sabom, Rev. J. L
Rayle, Misses Louise and Kathryr
Connor, Lois Early, Dorothy Rhine
hardt, Agnes Rayle, Mary and Mil
dred Lanning, Marie Nesbitt, Jacl
Nobiitt, John Perry Arrington, Johr
Burgin, Harold Kanipe, Hubert Nes
bitt, Harriet and Neil Long.
MRS. LEDBETTER HOSTESS
TO NEEDLECRAFT CLUE
The Needlecraft Club met witl
Mrs. G. W. Ledbetter on Wednes
day afternoon. A most delightfu
meeting was enjoyed by the follow
ing guests: Mrs. H. C. Marley, Mrs
J. S. Bradley, Mrs. I.L. Caplan, Mrs
S. B. Smithey, Mrs. D. A. Silvers
Mrs. W. W. LeFevre, Mrs. Wil
Rowe, Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Mrs. Hen
ry C. Fisher, Mrs. I>. A. Rix, ant
Misses Maud Crawford, Margare
Marley, and Edith LeFevre.
; MISS KANIPE ENTERTAINS
Miss Frances Kanipe entertainec
a number of the younger set at he:
home Saturday evening. An ic<
course was served by Misses Fran
ces and Kathryn Kanipe at the con
elusion of the games. Those presen
were: Misses Doris Dalton, Nannii
Sue Sandlin, Frances Grant, Doro
thy Walker, Gordon Lonon, Locki
Grant, Donald Lee Turner, Johi
Fisher and Russell Oates.
DECORATION AT PINE GROVE
A large crowd attended the deco
ration at Pine Grove Church Sun
day in Mill Creek section. The decc
ration is an annual affair, which th<
people of that section and surround
ing country look forward to as a ge
together occasion.
Rev'. D. S. Smith, pastor of the
church, preached at eleven o'clock
After the graves were decorated, ;
picnic dinner was enjoyed.
Sunday evening Rev. James A
Ivey, State B. Y. P. U. Secretary
spoke at the Baptist church at thi
regular preaching hour. Mr. Ivej
spoke on the subject of "Launcl
Out Into the Deep," which wai
greatly enjoyed by all.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Rev. J. L. Rayle is spending this
week in Charlotte.
Mrs. Don Young, Mrs. Tom
Pritchard, Miss Mae \^illiams, of
Asheville, were visitors in Old Fort
Saturday.
Fred Allison received a message
on Monday that his daughter, Ethel,
was quite ill at Morganton, wheVe
she is a nurse at the State Hospital.
Mr. and M^-s. Frank Cobb and
daughter, Betty Jane, of Greenville,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Sandlin on Tuesday and
Sunday.
Mr. J. H. Ditmore, who has been
j spending several weeks in Hot
' Springs, Ark., and Lenoir, Tenn.,
returned to Old Fort on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Westermann
! are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
j Gibson in Burnsville this week.
Mrs. Arthur Farnsworth was a
i visitor in town on Monday.
Harrison Hansel of Charleston,
W. Va., is spending several days
with his parents, Rev and Mrs. M. E.
Hansel.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brasington,
of Waycross, Ga., is spending this
week in Old Fort, the house guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Fisher.
Miss Mary Cowan, of Asheville, is
; the house guest of her aunt, Mrs. W.
! C. Graybeal.
j Mr. and Mrs. Ben LeFevre and
i daughter left on Tuesday for Mid
! dlesboro, Ky., where they will make
j their home. Mr. LeFevre was book
i keeper for the Union Tanning Com
i pany at this place for the past four
years. They will be missed by many
friends.
Claud Parker and Ralph Styles of
Marion, were in Old Fort Sunday.
* Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams were
visitors in Old Fort Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ada Curtis of Marion was a
week-end visitor in Old Fort.
H. Anderson, of Anderson, S. C.,
spent a week in Old Fort with his
daughter, Mrs. Hessie Stepp.
Mrs. Floyd Hoppis of Marion was
the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Call.
;v±iss lviyrue nowen, 01 Marion,
wag in Old Fort, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bradburn
of Marion were in Old Fort Sunday.
Mrs. A. C. Tate and daughter, Ed
na, were in Asheville on Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson and
I family of Marion, attended the dec
oration on Mill Creek, west of Old
Fort, Sunday.
i Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brannock oi
! Winston-Salem, were the week-end
i guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Rayle.
i Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dillard re
turned to their home in Greensborc
| Thursday after spending several
j weeks in Old Fort with Mr. and Mrs.
j Rayle.
i Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Payne anc
family of Marion were in Old Fori
Sunday.
| C. T. Steppe and Vernard Steppe
who are working in Biltmore, spenl
I the week-end with relatives.
i Mrs. J. L. Lackey and Miss Sallit
Finley spent Friday in Marion wit!
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rayle of Sum
merfield, spent the week-end wit!
; their son, Rev. J. L. Rayle.
Miss Lucy Turner of Marion, was
I a visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
I Charles A. Calloway is spending
a week in New York City. He was
' accompanied by Mr. Ipoek, of Ashe
ville.
{ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Long and fami
j ly were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
j Mason in Nebo Sunday.
| Rev. J. L. Rayle is assisting Rev
D. G. Smith in a two- weeks reviva
at Ebenezer Church, several mile:
east of Old Fort.
Mrs. Lee Jordan of Asheville vis
ited relatives in Old Fort Friday.
Miss Nora Bright, of Marion, wai
the week-end guest of Miss Mari<
Sabom.
F. W. Allison and G. C. Connei
made a business trip to Sylva Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Burgin spen
Thursday in Asheville.
. j Mrs. Dayton Ayres and smal
.! daughter, Fay, of Marion, were visi
, j tors in Old Fort Thursday.
. i D. E. Adams, of Asheville, was ii
-! Old Fort Friday aftenoon
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Laughridgi
,! and fapiily were visitors in Marioi
I Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Evelyn Gilliam is spending i
week with Miss Edna Tate.
Miss Kathryn McCall of Marioi
was a visitor in Old Fort Friday.
Miss Carolyn Mcintosh returnee
■ on Tuesdav from Richmond, Va.
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■ where she was the guest of hei
i - grandmother, Mrs. Annie Mslntosh
j1 Mr. and Mrs. Walter LeFevre ant
j family spent Sunday in Lenoir.
Rev. A. F. Rhinehardt is conduct
ing a series of meetings at the Lib
erty Baptist church near West Asee-1
ville.
* i
Mrs. Geo. B. Strickland arrived in
j Old Fort on Sunday, from Knoxville
Tenni., where she has been the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Ogden, for sever
al days.
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Miss Pauline Gosorn has return
ed home after a visit to Norfolk, Va.
She accompanied Miss Natalie Epley
and was the guest of relatives while
in that city.
Mr. an'd Mrs. Purdy Richardson,
of Murfreesboro, Tenn., who' have I
been visiting relatives in Lilesville,!
spent Saturday in Old Fort and were ■
accompanied home by the former's j
sister, Mrs. Clifford Nesbitt, who,
will be their guest for the next few
j weeks.
A group of young people enjoyed I
the hospitality of Col. D. W. Adams j
at Camp Mile-Hi the past week-end. i
Mrs. F. P. Sweeney, left Friday j
for Catawba after visiting her par- j
ents, Mr. and Mr». Sam Wilkinson, j
Miss Mary V. Edwards of Wilson j
I was the week-end guest of Miss Ger
I trude Dula, and Mr. and Mrs. Wes
I
te,rmann.
Miss Evelyn Branham of Selma
was a guest at the Mauney House
several days this week enroute to
Greenville, S. C., and Cullowhee, N.
Carolina. ^
Messrs. Cleveland Franklin and j
j brother, Percy Franklin,of Ashe- !
j ville, visited friends in Old Fort on !
| Sunday. j
j Misses Margaret Rock and Doro- j
j thy Spencer, of Spartanburg, visited |
j home folks over the week- end.
| Miss Hazel Swann is visiting rel-!
' atives in Salisbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Tate and chil-!
dren returned to their home in At- i
: lanta, Ga., after spending a few |
| days with the former's parents, Mr. j
| and Mrs. A. C. Tate.
S Capt. and Mrs. Homer Mason, of
Spartanburg, S. C., were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Westermann.
Mrs. Dt M. Mcintosh, Miss Caro
lyn Mcintosh, and Miss LenoreKeat
ley were shoppers in Asheville on
Saturday.
Cletus Tate returned to Little
Rock, Ark., on Saturday, after
spending his vacation with his par
ents in Old Fort.
i William Barnett, who is employ
: ed in Road construction work on
I the Fairview Road, spent Sunday in
| Old Fort. |
Miss Edith LeFevre has as heri
I house guest this week, Miss Madeline j
| Warrick, of Erwin, Tennessee.
ORPHANAGE CONCERT
HERE FRIDAY
i (
The Oxford Orphanage class will
i give a concert in the school auditori-1
um Friday, August 7, at 8 o'clock, j
The children in this clas give an j
excellent entertainment, and a large j
crowd is expected to attend and aid :
j in aworthy cause.
| Every page of The Progress car
1 ries new news and attractive ads.
Read carefully.
AFTER 40
bowel trouble
' Constipation may very easily become
! chronic after forty. And any continued
constipation at that time of life may
• bring attacks of piles and a host of other
unpleasant disorders.
Watch your bowels at any age. Guard
them with particular care after forty.
; Whenever they need any help, remember
a doctor should know what is best for
i them.
"Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin" is a
- doctor's prescription for the bowels. Tested
by 47 years' practice, it has been found
t thoroughly effective in relieving consti
pation and its ills for men, women and
children of all ages. It has proven
' perfectly safe even for babies. Made
i from fresh laxative herbs, pure pepsin
and other harmless ingredients, it cannot
gripe; will not sicken you or weaken you;
can be used without harm as often as
your breath is bad, or when your tongue
is coated; whenever a headachy, bilitpus,
gassy condition warns of constipation.
Dr. W. B Caldwell's '
SYRUP PEPSIN
A Doctor's Family Laxative
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
UNDER DEED OF TRUST
Under and by virtue of the power
contained in a certain deed of trust,
dated the 20th day of October, 1928,
executed by Albert Blanton and
wife, Eleanor H. Blanton, to the un
dersigned J. E. Neal, Secretary and
Treasurer of the McDowell Building
and Loan Association, and being re
corded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for McDowell County, N.
C., in Deed of Trust Book 34 at
pages 240-242, I, the said J. E. Neal,
Trustee, will sell at the -courthouse
door in Marion, McDowell County,
N. C., on Saturday, the 22nd day of
August, 1931, at 12 o'clock noon, to
the highest bidder for cash, the fol
lowing tract of land, to-wit:
All that tract of land described in
a deed from Wm. P. Gilliam and
wife, Eugenia Gilliam, to Ben M.
Steppe ami wife, dated July 19th,
1921, and retorded in Book 59 at
page 454 of McDowell County Deed
Records — EXCEPT that portion
thereof sold and conveyed to Sallie
Y. Steppe to Jacob Smith and wife,
by deed dated September 4th, 1924,
and recorded in Book 64 at page
387 of McDowell County Deed Rec
ords, whether covered by the specif
ic description hereinafter stated or
not. '
Being a part of the Brown Home
place Tract on Buck Creek, lying
and being in McDowell County,
Marion Township, North Carolina,
on the South side of the Central
Highway and west of Buck Creek,
and bounded and described as fol
lows:
xjcgiiiiiiiig <jii mi uiu ueeuxi uii tiie
west bank of Buck Creek, which
stands North 10 poles from the old
Mansion dwelling, and runs East 33
feet to a stake in the center of Buck
Creek; thence up and with Buck
Creek as it meanders North 33 de
grees West 185.5 feet more or less,
to a stake in the center of said
Creek, under the center of the State
Highway concrete bridge on Central
Highway, the beginning corner of
a tract of land conveyed by Mrs.
Sallie Y. Steppe to Jacob Smith, and
runs thence North 83 degrees 30'
West, with the center of the Cen
tral Highway 912.4 feet to a stake
in the center of said highway, in
Jimerson's line; thence South 57 de
grees 45' West with J. E. Jimmer
son's line 173% feet more or less to
a stake in the center of the public
road, leading from Garden City to
the old iron bridge across the Ca
tawba River; thence South 32 de
grees East 95 feet with the center of
said public road to a stake in the
center of the Persimmon branch;
thence with the center of said Per
simmon branch as it meanders the
following courses and distances to
wit: South 62 degrees 30' East 264
feet to a stake; thence South 52 de
grees East 132 feet to a stake;
thence South 30 degrees East 132
feet to a stake; thence South 60 de
grees 30' East, 66'feet to a stake;
thence South 37 degrees East 330
feet to a stake; thence South 26 de
grees 20' East 132 feet to a stake;
thence South 24 degrees 15' East
198 feet to a stake; . thence South
11 degrees East 132 feet to a stake;
thence South 62 degrees East 198
feet to a stake; thence South 34 de- •
grees East 66 feet to a stake;
thence South 31 degrees 50' East
132 feet to a stake; thence South 57
degrees 45' East 66 feet to a stake;
thence South 42 degrees 45' East 66
feet to a stake; then e North 57 de
grees 30' East 50 feet to a stake;
thence South 63 degrees East 82.
feet to a stake; thence South 52 de
grees 15' East 92 feet to a stake;
thence North 86 degrees 15' East 21
feet to a stake in center of said
branch; thence leaving the branch
South 29 decrees East 231 feet to a
black walnut near the bank of the
river; thence same course with the
center of the Catawba River as it
meanders 510 feet to a stake in the
center of said river; thence with the
center of Catawba River as it me
anders South 67 degrees 45' minutes
East 250 feet to a stake in the cen
ter of the river at a point which was
formerly at the mouth of Buck
Creek; thence North 33 degrees
West 26G feet to a stake in the cen
ter of Buck Creek; thence up and
with the meanders of Buck Creek
84 degrees West 58 feet to a stake
in the center of 9aid Creek; thence
North 75 degrees 30' West 157.6
feet to a stake in the center of said
Creek; thence North 42 degrees
West 279 feet to a stake in the cen
ter of ?aid creek; thence North 26
degrees West 1072 feet to a stake in
the center of said Creek; thence
North 33 degrees West 348 feet to a
stake in the center of Buck Creek 33
feet East of the point of beginning;
thence West 33 feet to the begin
ning, containing 34 acres more or
less, and being all that tract of land
described in a deed from W. P. Gil
liam and wife, Eugenia Gilliam, to
Ben M. Steppe, dated July 19th,
1921, and recorded in Book 59 at
page 545 of McDowell County Rec
ords of Deeds. EXCEPT that por
tion thereof sold and conveyed by
Sallie Y. Steppe to Jacob Smith and
wife, by deed dated September 4th,
1924, and recorded in Book 64 at
page 387 of McDowell County Rec
ord of Deeds to which reference is
hereby made for a more specific
description of same, EXCEPTING
from this warranty that poi'tion of
said land within the right of way of
Central Highway No. Ten.
This 22nd day of July, 1931.
J. E. NEAL, Sec'y & Treas.,
McDowell Bldg. & Loan Association,
Trustee.
SOMEBODY has* almost anything
you want to buy. Let your wants
be known through wantads in The
Progress.