Thursday. October 25,1945
EDITORIAL
If there is anything Old Fort
it is publicity of the
Iht kind, and so we welcome an
toortunity to join hands and
Hces \4rth our new neighbor
fcss the mountain. We congra
|pe them, not only on their fine
infer which seems to be meeting a
By need, but also for their judge
Ht in the choice of location for
H- home and work. The Black
Bn tain News can in remedying
A need spoken of by the late
Bn Cobb on one of his trips
|bugh this section.
Bid Fort’s natural advantages
■ch include a peculiar protec-
E from wind and storms, along
B water of which it is said,
le drink, and you’ll always return
■ an unexcelled climate, have
■ays been a source of local pride.
Importation facilities by rail
B bus, are advantages equal to
I
OLD FORT
HIGH SCHOOL
The ofifcers of the differen
asses of the Old Fort High School
■e as follows:
leventh Grade:
President, James Faw; Vice
resident, Eugene Vess; Secretary
id treasurer, David Silver,
snth Grade:
President, Doris Creasman; Vice
•resident, Irma Pyatt; Secretary,
übert Hensley.
inth Grade —First division Miss
rant’s room; Prseident, Virginia
risawn; Vice-President, Carrol
Lvinder; Secretary and treasurer
Ihrgaret Thompson.
[nth Grade-Miss Smith’s room;
[esident, Millie Walker, Vice
fesident, Paul Burnette; Secretary
H Treasurer, Dewey Lawing.
|Ve are proud of these officers
H know will do all they
I to promote the well being of
are also publishing a school
Kpr, “The Blue and Gold,” which
B>c out every six weeks. The
B is as follows:
Bor-in-chief, Chief, Lora Vess;
loeiate editor, Eugene Vess;
fcistant editor, Kermit Silver;
rculation manager, James Faw;
siftant circulation manager, Paul
Ison; Class editor, Charles Mars
n; Art editor, Edith Davis;
jorts editor, David Silver; Lib
ry editor, Rebecca Bailey; Stu
nt Council reporter, Lorena Bur
ette; P. T. A. reporter, Duane Al
ton; Clubs reporter, Lovine Ste
ms; Poetry Editors, Frances
ogan, Betty Bryant; Feature edi
rs, Maxine Davis, Kathryn Davis;
unior editor, Lynn Neal; Class
jorters, Lillian Wilson, Faye
•indstaff, Millie Walker, Lenora
I illiams; Typists, Katherine Py-
I [, Christine White, Edith Davis,
B wel Thompson and Maxine
M tore.
■ The staff is capable and the first
« tion was a huge success.
I )ur clubs and their officers are
B follows:
B a Club :
Katherine Pyatt; Vice-
Pilsident, Rebbecca Bailey; Sec-
J - ®* ry, Lorena Burnette, Treasurer
B>ert (Bud) Hogan.
Hamatics Club:
Besident, Irma Pyatt; Secretar.
B <; treasurer, Elenora Williams.
Council:
esident, Lorena Burnette; Sec
tary and treasurer, Iris Young.
The members of our Student
uncil are follows:
rena Burnette, Jamse Faw, David
v er, Eugene Vess, Lynn Neal
s Young, Doris Harmon, Elenoiv
! I illiams, Betty Jane Smith, Ralpl
irris, and J. R. McSatire.
iVe have an athletic and horn
Inomics club in the making.
Lora Vess
Pur school is one of twenty parti
kiting in a short radio prog
p each evening at 5:30 p. ni
| r W. W. N. C. We will be on
Tuesday October 30th.
B'he annual Halloween Commit
■ sponsored by the P. T. A. wil
■ held in the school Gymnasin
Besday evening begining 6 p. m
Berber 30th.
faxt.i rh ,
B hcre Was a prayer meeting at
B Swannanoa Missionary Baptist
B: r< h last Wednesday evening
■ /ne eting Wednesday, and the
I’ c is invited to attend.
BY MRS. D. R. ROUGHTON
a town many times this size.
Industrially, we are just begin
ning to turn in our sleep after a
period of inactivity along this line,
which has meant that our men and
women, and girls, mostly, have
been forced to seek employment
away from home. With the coming
of new industries slated for Old
Fort, this situation will change.
Forward looking business men
of the town are getting ready for
the change. An automoblie dealer
from Charlotte, stopping recently
declared that no automobile place
in Charlotte compared wit the
new building nearing completion
by Rockett Motors.
Across the street, the Fort, a
$20,000.00 theatre, is under cons
truction. Crystal case has been
treated to a $2500.00 decorating
job. Practically every business
house intown is undergoing some
physical improvement.
OLD FORT CHAPTER
U. D. OF C.
Old Fort chapter of the United
Daughters of Confederacy met on
Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. S. F. Mauney. The following
officers for the coming year were
elected: president, Mrs. D. T.
Roughton; vice president. Mrs.
W. S. Burgin,; Secretary, Mrs. Ed
Lonon; treasurer, Mrs. S. F. Mau
ney; historian, Mrs. Qeorge Sand
lin; registrar, Miss Gerturde Dula;
recorder of crosses, Mrs. Chas.
T. Stepe; chaplain, Mrs. B. Y.
Allision.
Birth Announcement:
Mr. and Mrs. David Biddix of
Old Fort have annuonced the birth
of a daughter, Mary Louise, at
the Marian General hosital on
Thursday, October 11th.
PHYSICAL FITNESS THEME
FOR P. T. A.
OLD FORT, N. C., “Building
For Fitness” was the theme dis
scussed at a meeting of the Old
Fort P. T. A. which was held
Thursday evening at 7 o’clock at
the school auditiruim. Miss Edith
Margaret Grant, home economic
teacher, spoke on “Nutrition”
“Health for Democracy’s Chil
dren was the subject of Mrs. W.
Howard LeFevre’s talk. Mrs. Fred
Bradley is program chairman.
OLD FORT P. T. A.
The Old Fort PTA met on Thurs
day evening at the school library.
Mrs. W. C. Macon, president, pre
sided and gave highlights of dist
rict meeting held recently in Mor
ganton.
Featuring the business of the
program was the report on the
membership drive which is being
held this month. Up to date, Mrs.
Lola Lonon, chairman of member
ship, reported a fifty per cent in
crease. In a room contest held by
the school, Mrs. T. R. Kanipe’s
seventh grade, with one hundred
percent membership, was declared
winner, as a reward the grade will
receive half holiday which will be
spent on the school grounds.
Mrs. T. R. Kanipe, finance chair
man, announced plans and date for
fall festival which will be held on
Tuesday evening October 30th.
Miss Edith Margaret Grant,
home economics teacher, spoke on
“Nutrition”. “Health for Democ
racy’s children” was the subject of
Mrs. W. H. LeFevre’s talk.
NEW PARSONAGE
Progressing Rapidly
The work on the new brick par
sonage now being bpilt on the site
near the Methodist Church is pro
gressing rapidly. The old parsonage
will be converted into a recreation
center for the church as soon as
the new one is completed.
BUILDING PROGRAM
ROR OLD FORT
METHODIST CHURCH
The Old Fort Methodist Church
has a $15000.00 building and im
provement program underway,
which all adds up to the fact that
Old Fort is entering into an area
of which we hope will be a three
way prosperity.
OLD FORT NEWS
NEW CAFE OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
The Crystal Case just opened
up a few days ago for business.
The new case is located on South
Main Street and is owned and
operated by Mrs. George Bry
son.
The kitchen of this case is clean,
the food is well seasoned and whole
some.
Often times we hear the re
marks, “home cooked food” the
food here IS cooked like you
would cook it at home and you
really feel like you have had
something to eat after eating a
meal there.
The inside of the building has
really undergone a face lifting by
the appearance of the place.
The place is to have a "tile ef
fect” floor, which will be put down
by an Asheville firm, in the next
few days.
We congratulate you, Mrs. Bry
son on such a nice place to eat.
NEW THEATRE
FOR OLD FORI
Another Enterprising that says
Old Fort is growing.
A new Theatre Building is being
erected on the Main Highway in
Old Fort.
Mr. W. C. Macon, owner and
manager of the theatre now oper
ating in the city, is the owner of
the new theatre also. He has been
in Old Fort for 5 years in the
show business, and has been in
the show business 12 years, else
where.
He came from Statesboro, Ga., to
Old Fort a little over 5 years ago.
His new theatre is being con
structed of cinder blocks and is
approximately 40 ft. by 110 ft. and
has a seating capacity of 500.
t will be heated by conditioned
air which will be washed and fil
tered. This will serve also as a
cooking unit in the hot summer
days.
Mr. Macon says that he gets pic
tures from every motion picture
industry in Hollywood and intends
to run the best pictures available
at all times.
He intends to keep the old theat
re going on Friday and Saturday
nights in addition to the new
theatre.
The architect for the new thea--
tre is Ronald Green of Asheville.
The contractor is Mr. Southwortl
of Weaverville, Mr. Southworth
was building inspector for 4 years
on the Manhattan project at Oak
Ridge, Tenn.
HIT AND RUN DRIVER
Damages Drug Store
The large plate glass on the
Main street side of Bradley Drug
company was completely smashed
when it was hit by a passing car
around 10:30 Monday night. The
car which has not been apprehend
ed, ran off the street, on to the
sidewalk, damaging the sidewalk
considerably. The store was closed
at the time, but the owner, Mr. I
L. Caplan, was notified at once
The damage which will be repaired
immediately, was covered by in
surance.
OLD FORT LOOSES
SOFTBALL GAME TO
PLEASANT GARDENS
The two Old Fort softball team
lost to Pleasant Gardens on the
Pleasant Gardens Diamond, the
boys lost 5-11 and the girls losing
10-14.
The boys game was a regular
seven inning affair with the Old
Fort boys holding the P. G. boys
down until the last of the game
when Pittman knocked a home
run and set the game to going.
The girls game was filled with
excitement, two extra innings were
played to brake the tie of eight and
eight at the end of the fifth inning.
No one had set a high score
as every helped to make the game
an exciting and interesting one.
This was the last game Old
Fort has in softball this year, Old
Fort has a record of winning this
season more games than lost.
New Caledonia, one of the rich
est nickel bearing countries in the
world, produced 231,650 tons of
the metal during 1944. This was
a 20.900 ton increase over 1943.
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
Former Old Fort
High School Student
Kills Self
Miss Thelma Hall 20,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
R. Hall, of the Broad River section,
died at her home yesterday morning
as the result of a gunshot wound
in the chest, according to investi
gating officers.
Officers said that Mrs. Laranis
Hall Stroud, sister of the girl, told
them that Miss Hall came into the
bedroom about 8 ’clock yesterday
morning and got a sheet of paper
and a pencil. A few minutes later,
she said, Thelmla came back into
the room and told her that break
fast was ready. She then walked
out on to the porch, Mrs. Stroud
said, and a shot was heard. When
members of the family reached the
girl she was dead.
A note was found, written by
Miss Hall, to “whom it may con
cern” saying that she wanted no
one to be sorry, that she was fully
aware of what she was doing, of
ficers stated.
The gun used was a .22 calibre
rifle, officers said.
Miss Hall and her sister had
been employed at the Clinton En
gineering works at Oak Ridge,
Tenn., from the time the plant was
opened until recently. Officers said
members of the family told them
that Miss Hall had been brooding
for some time. She was a graduate
of Old Fort High School, and a
member of Stone Mountain Bap
tist Church.
Funeral services will be held at
2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in
the Stone Mountain church with
the Rev. Franklin Justice and the
Rev. L. G. Redding officiating.
Burial will be in the church ceme
tery.
Miss Hall is survived by the par
ents; the sister, and two brothers,
Poland, of Asheville, and Hoover,
at home.
J. c. WOODARD
J. G. Woodard, chief who for
the last nine months has been the
sole police protection of Old Fort
Mr. Woodard has been with
the law enforcement bodies for
the past 17 years.
Some citizens look upon a law
enforcement officer as just another
man on the city personnel.
It is well to stop and think of
the various things that a police
man has to do. Had you ever
thought of it this way?
He sees that Johnny gets across
the streets when he goes to school,
he gaurds the unescorted children
many times when they go to the
store for mother, he teaches chil
dren not fight, to get along with
each other, and preaches “safety.”
He acts as a regular daily in
formation bureau for the whole
town and tourists as well.
Many times a policeman gets
small pay for the hard day’s work
he does and even at that, he goes
home night, sometimes late, and
ponders over his days work and
wonders how he can make him
self more proficient for the next
day.
BOO! Was His Name
The best original Halloween
Story written in Mrs. Lawing’s
third grade at Old Fort, is written
by Kimball Miller, age 8. Here
is his story.
HALOWEEN STORY
Halloween’s a scarey time. Wit
ches on brooms, ghosts, and gob
lins scare people. Children go to
parties.
People dress like ghosts to scare
you.
There was a spook named “Boo”
Every spook called him 800 be
cause he always said “Boo!!” One
Halloween, 800, was walking down
the hall. Just then something said
“Boo!!” 800, jumped and then he
saw it was his friends. 800 and
his friends scared people and had
a good time that Halloween.
—Kimball Miller
Cuba is the largest island of the
West Indies.
Perfumes buried with King Tut
3,300 years ago still contained
some fragrance when his tomb
was opened.
THE OLD FORT
OF TOMORROW
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Each
citizen of Old Fort has the all
American right to free speech.
Lets look into the future of
Old Fort. As we get down to
“brass tacks,” we see new indust
ries dotting the city everywhere
these industries come to our city,
because the leaders of the city have
offered them inducement to build
there; they have inducement to
offer in the way of well managed
government, facilities, an up and
coming Chamber of Commerce
that are ready to co-operate that
makes factory owners proud to be
a part of the community which
promotes the welfare of each and
every man, woman and child in
the whole community for miles
around. When you see John, the
factory worker going to work with
his “dinner pail”, he is happy
contented because he knows that
he will have the necessary means
of providing for his family, buying
the necessary things in life, edu
cating his children and feels that
he is an important factor in help
ing to mold the community into
a beautiful place to live. He is
happy, and “ like draws like”, he
makes his fellowman happy also.
Lets go home with John after he
gets his pay.
Well Mary I’ve been working
a month now and I have drawn a
good wage, we have paid several
bills and I feel like we are getting
ahead, we have a little more money
this wek than usual, and I feel
like we can pay a little on our old
grocery account at Brown’s Gro
cery, he has been very nice to us
and feel like, this extra money
belongs to him.”
This is what new industry does
to a city, while all men may not
do as John did, down in their hearts
they know that to live in a com
munity this is the honest thing to
# do, and eventually they will do it.
Now in the near future, there
is the landing field for light planes
to stop over for a visit as thou
sands of light planes will be the
future mode of travel for many
air-minded eople. “The Old Fort
Garage” and filling station.” It
only takes a small spot to make
an air strip for landing, some
one is going to see this soon and
get into a large paying business
this may sound fantastic never
theless these are sound facts.
New homes for the new work
ers, new businss buildings possi
bly a boulevard around the city
near the mountains edge. These
are not dreams they, are possible,
and with every one working to this
goal, it can be realized. Old Fort
has the “makings”.
Good citizens and leaders that
can accomplish these very ideals.
WEEK OF PRAYER
The Week of Prayer will be ob
served by the women of the Old
Fort Methodist church on Sun
day, October 26th. The program
which has been arranged by the
spiritual life committee, will be
held in the church auditorium begin
ning at 1:30 P. M. All members
of the Dor-class and Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild and any interested per
sons are invited to attend. A special
Week of Prayer offering will be
taken during the afternoon.
At the regular meeting of the
Dorcas Class of the Methodist
Church held on Wednesday after
noon at the church, the following
officers for the new year were
elected: president, Mrs. D. F. Ar
ney; vice-president, Mrs. D. T.
Roughton; secretary, Mrs. Gray
son Bailey, treasurer, Mrs. Joe
Moody. Excepts from the Moving
Finger of the World Outlook were
By Mrs. Roughton. The November
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. J. L. Lackey.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church met at the
home of Mrs. Don Gosorn on Fri
day evening. Mrs. Burroughs Mil
ler, acting presided. Devotional was
given by Mrs. Carey Hansel. The
annual Home Mission program
was presented. Following the meet
ing a social hour and refreshments
were enjoyed.
Salt is used today for money in
most of the Ethiopian empire, and
a chunk the size of an egg will
buy a chicken.
MAYOR H. J. ROCKETT
Major J. Rockett of Old Fort
says that within the next few
years, he expects to see Old Fort
grow rapidly.
He sees this ahead and feels like
he is making no idle assertion
when he says it.
He is serving his second term
as mayor and is partly responsi
ble for new industries.coming into
Old Fort. He says that where indus
try is concerned he intends to
encourage all of it hg can. He ser
ved two terms as alderman of
the city before he was elected
mayor.
Mr. Rockett knows that in the
very near future, new cars will
be back and he intends to handle
the Chrysler and Plymouth cars
again as he did prior to the war.
He has a new building under
construction and will be finished
in a very short time.
The building is of brick con
struction and the roof is supported
by steel girders which extends
the entire breath of the building.
The new construction is 100 i’t.
by 187% ft. and really is going
to be an asset to the community.
Plenty of credit should be given
a man like Mr. Rockett, who places
his heart and soul in his communi
ty as he has most assuredly done
in the past.
The personnel of the town Board
are Mr. H. J. Rockett, Mayor, P.
H. Mashburn, chairman of the
Board, Mrs. Ruby Swann, Clerk.
The Aldermen are:W. W. Le
Fevre ,P. H. Mashburn, W. R. Grif
fin, W. C. Macon, and G. S. Craw
ftrd.
OLD FORT CHURCH
OFFICERS BEGIN
DUTIES FOR YEAR
A dedication and intallatioi
seivice was held at the Methodis
Church here Sunday morning.
The Rev. H. O. Huss, pastor, was
in charge.
The following church officals
teachers, and officers of classes
were installed: Church school sup
erintendent, T. R. Kanipe; chair
man of stewards, W. S. Burgin;
chairman of trustees, C. F. No
blitt; chairman of church boarc
of education, Mrs. W. E. Teague;
teachers, Men’s Bible Class, A. L.
Sherrill; Dorcas class, Mrs. W. E.
Teague; adult Men’s class, H. A.
Ragle; seniors, Mrs. D. T. Rough
ton; young matrons’, Mrs. T. R.
Kanipe; service Men’s class, Har
ry Swofford intermediate boys,
Mrs. Hugh Hensley; intermediate
girls, Mrs. John White; primary
department, Mrs. Charles O. Huss;
home department, Mrs. Annie No
bbtt; cradle roll, Mrs. O. Huss.
DOC GRIFFIN
Dr. Griffin, a business man of
Old Fort, is one of the men that
is helping to put Old Fort on the
map in a big way. Many good sug
gestions have been made by Mr
Griffin, that has helped to bring
new industries to the city.
He is one of the Aldermen in
the Town Board and is a man with
futuristic ideas that help to build
a community.
A few more men like “Doc”( and
there are plenty more in Old
Fort) could form a chamber of
commerece and with their com
bined efforts could make the small
towns around sit up and take no
tice.
TEXACO STATION
OPENS UP
This station had been colsed for
sometime, and abojut a month
ago, W. H. Condrey and T. E.
Wise decided to form a partnership
and .open the business.
They are enjoying a good busi
ness and are doing some real im
provements around the place.
The building is a large one and
they have ample room for all
kinds of repairs work acetylene
welding, and complete overhauling
of all kinds of motors.
These boys are working hard to
make a go of the business, and
deserves consideration.
The new business is known as the
C and W Motor Co. Old Fort.
W. C. Macon Jr., T. M. 3-c is
spending a ten day furlough at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Macon at Old Fort.
He has been with the U. S. S.
Phelps, Destroyer 360, and will
go to Atlanta for re-assignment.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Graybeal of
Old Fort, left for Norfolk where
they expected to be located this
winter. Mr. Graybeal is connected
with the naval base at Norfolk.
Mrs. W. P. Artz and daughter,
Miss Claire Artz, left this week
for a three weeks motor trip which
will include a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Artz. at Gatesville,
N. C. and also Williamsburg, Va.
They are accompanied by Mrs.
Janie F. Feid of Burlington, N. C.
Mrs. B. D. Tatum of Greensboro
is spending several weeks at her
summer home at Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Williams
formerly of Asheville have moved
their home to Old Fort. Mr. Willi
ams will be connected with Rock
ett Motor company.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Macon of
Atlanta, and Mr. Hal Macon of
Statesboro, Georgia are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Macon in Old
Fort for several days.
Carl Swann supervisor of South
ern railway, has returned to his
home at Bristol, Tenn. After a visit
of several days with his mother,
Mrs. Lessie Swann at Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas of
Greensboro were week-end visitors
at the home of their parens, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. LeFevre.
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Biddix
have announced the birth of a
daughter, Mary Louise at the
Marion General hospital on Thurs
day, October, 11th.
Come On! Bethlehem Section,
lets hear from you this next week
send in your news items to the
Black Mountain News —Box 637,
Black Mountain, N. C.
Yes! We should get news items
Crooked Creek and Mt. Hebron also.
Send “em” in folks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Silver and
daughter, Brenda, have moved
their residence from Asheville to
Old Fort. They are occupying one
of the Roughton cottages on Main
Street.- v
Miss Helen Marceau has return
ed to her home in New York City
after a ten days’ visit with her
mother, Mrs. L. H. Marceau at
Old Fort.
visiting her sons in Cleveland,
Mrs. A. C. Tate who has been
Ohio and Hartford, Conn., is ex
pected to be home at a early date.
O
The faculty of the Old Fort
High School will attend the county
group meeting at North Grove
High School Friday afternoon,
October 25.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Early and
family are now living in the home
of Mrs. Cora Kanipe.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mauney
of Asheville spent Sunday after
noon with Mr. Mauney’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Mauney.
“Bill” Early who has recently
returned from overseas and has
received a honorable discharge
from service has purchased an
interest in the Crawford Essso
Station on main street.
John V. and Ashby Robinson
x'ecently given honorable dis
charges from U.S. Navy and Army
have resumed their former busi
ness John Robinson is the manager
of the Mt. Mitchel Oil Co. Ashby
ownes the Old Fort Telephone
System.
Stella Sherrill was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Floyd Kelly in
Statesville during the week-end.