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OLD FORT NEWS
SocifXL Event^
Lowry—Ehart
Miss Ruth M. Lowry, daughter
of Mr. Andrew Lowry of Old
Fort, became the bride of Henry
J. Ehart, son of Mrs. John D.
Baker of Washington, D. C., on
Sunday evening, January 6th, at
six thirty o’clock, at the Old Fort
Methodist Church.
The Rev. H. O. Huss, pastor of
the church, assisted by Rev. L. F.
Stevens, officiated. Tall baskets
of white gladioli flanked the al
tar which was decorated with
greenery and lighted candles.
Prior to the ceremony Mrs. Sid
ney Bryson and Mrs. Grady Mc-
Cauley both of Old Fort, sang, “I
Love Thee,” by Grieg, and ‘‘l
Love You Truly” by Bond, accom
panied by Mrs. D. T. Roughton,
pianist- During the ceremony
j McDowell’s “To a Wild Rose” was
j played. The traditional wedding
i marches were used as procession
al and recessional.
The bride who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
white wedding gown of satin and
| n nrijuisette. The fitted bodice
! with a sweetheart neck-line was
[ buttoned down the back. Long
sleeves ended in points on the
i hands. The finger-tip veil of
bridal illusion was attached to a
halo of pearlized orange blos
soms. She carried a bouquet of
Florice Camp Is Married To A. N. Johnson
Mrs. Allie Camp of Old Fort
I has announced the marriage of
| her daughter, Miss Florice Camp,
to Arthur N. Johnson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Johnson of Kings
ton, New York.
The marriage was solemnized
on Friday, December 28, at 3
o’clock at the Old Fort Baptist
Church. The Rev. W. C. Wesson
officiated.
The vows were taken in front
of the altar which was decorated
with evergreens. For the proces
isonal Mrs. I. L. Caplan, organist,
played the bridal chorus from
Wagner's “Lohengrin,” and for
the recessional she played Men
| delssohn’s wedding march from
“Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
j The bride entered with her un
cle, J. L. Lackey of Old Fort, who
gave her away. She wore a dress- |
maker suit of rose colored woolj
Conservation News
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By L. B. Hairr.
McDowell County farmers are
successfully growing lespedeza.
It has proved satisfactory for hay,
for grazing, for profit through
the sale of seed, and as a soil and
water conserving crop.
E. L. Christy, a cooperator of
the Catawba soil conservation dis
trict of near Dysortsville, says
that due to the high water and
bad weather he lost a lot of his
lespedeza seed this fall, but he
harvested several hundred pounds
of seed from the field across the
road from his house. He says the
lespedeza seed will sell for as
' much or more than if he had
planted this land in corn and sold
it at the market price. A good
stand of lespedeza on the land
will practically eliminate erosion.
Crops following lespedeza should
be fertilized liberally with phos
phate and potash for best results.
Entertained Guests
Miss Betty Young, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Ytfung of Old
Fort, entertained several guests
with a watch party at her home
Monday evening, Defamber 31,
1945.
Games were played and delici
ous refreshments were served.
The guests included: Misses
Doris Creasman, Irma Lee Pyatt,
Lora Vess, Elenora and Lenora
Williams, Angaline Burnette,
Billie Henry and Messrs. Thurman
Padgam, Bo Kelly, Bill Guthrie,:
! Charles Marston, Charles Cordell, ■
Eston Morris, Buster Byrd, Max!
Calloway, Tommy Grant, Robert
Hensly, Jack Harmon, Dan Early,
Earl Banks, Clyde Creasman,
Walter Melton and Clarence Pad
grtt.
C .e-yone had a nice time and
1 “thanks” to you Betty for the
i party.
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THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
■ white gardenias and fern.
Miss Vemie Lowry was her sis
ter’s maid of honor and only at
. tendant. She wore a floor length
dress of perieinkle blue marquis
. ette and carried a bouquet of pink
snapdragons and pink carnations-
Edward Lloyd Lowry, brother
of the bride, served as best man.
The bride is a graduate of Old
Fort high school. For the past
eighteen months she has been em
ployed in Washington, D. C.
The groom who is a native of
Kansas, and a graduate of Leav
enworth high school, has recent
ly received his discharge from
the Armed Forces after 33 months
service, most of which was spent
in Africa and Italy. He is now em
’ j ployed by the government in
Washington where the couple will
| make their home, after a brief
I honeymoon at Pinehurst, N. C.
Out of town guests for the wed
ding were Mr. and Mrs- John D.
Baker, of Washington, D. C,
mother and step-father of the
i groom, their two children, Carroll
; and John, Baker, Jr., Mrs, Mary
(i Propst and daughter, Miss Dol
■l He Propst of Black Mountain,
.; aunt and cousin of the bride, and
• | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of
Little Switzerland, N. C.
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; I with black accessories. Her flow
lier.; were a corsage of white car
, nations and hyacinths.
.! Miss Bertha Mae Pyron of
■ ; Leaksville, friend of the bride,
was maid of honor. She wore a
1 suit of gold wool with brown ac-
I cessories.
; William Porter of Old Fort,
l brother-in-law of the bride, served
as best man.
Immediately following the cer
l emony the couple left for New
York where they will visit the
bridegroom’s parents for two
! weeks, after which the bridegroom
■ will return to his army duties with
the quartermaster corps at New
port News, Va- Mrs. Johnson will
be with her mother at Old Fort
until her husband is discharged
j from service. They expect to!
j make their homg at Kinkston,
j New York.
Old Fort Methodist
Church Shows Film
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In spite of weather conditions,
the film “King of Kings” was
shown to a fair-sized audience on
Wednesday evening of last week
at the Methodist Church. Mr. S.
R. Cross, of Marion, brought his
movie machine and Mr. Atkins,
from Marion, operated the projec
tion. The film was shown in con
nection with the Christmas pro
gram of the Methodist churc
school.
An old fashioned Christmas
tree with Santa Claus and gifts
for all, featured the Sunday eve
ning service at the Old Fort Meth
odist church. Carols were sung
by the church choir. The service
began at seven-thirty o’clock. Rev
H. O. Huss is pastor of the church.
T. R. Kanipe is church school sup
erintendent.
Miss Ruth Stirewalt
Dies In California
o
News has reached Old Fort of
the death in California on last
Saturday of Miss Ruth Stirewalt,
sister of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit,
Marston and Mr. and Mrs. Sam j
Stone and Mr. and Mrs. Charles'
Stirewalt all of Old Fort. The
body will be brought to Old Fort
for burial and is expected to reach
here by the latter part of the
week.
BEGIN LISTING TAXES
The listing of taxes for Old
J Fort and ■ Old Fort township be
[ gan this week. Taxpayers are re
quired to list for taxation for the
year 1945 all real estate, per-
I sonal property and other proper
ty owned the first of the year,
according to Mrs. Mary Burgin
county tax collector. Old Fort
office for listing which is in
charge of Mr. E. F. Burgin, is lo
cated in the Bradley building on
the second floor.
Patronize the advertiser.
Mrs. George Sandlin of Old
Fort is a patient at Duke Hos
pital at Durham, having under
gone a major operation on Fri
day. Her condition is reported
as satisfactory. Mrs. Beverly
Millaway, Jr., of Winston-Salem
and Old Fort accompanied her
mother to Durham. Mr. Sandlin,
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fullerton are
also in Durham.
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Captain Jack Vess who has
spent a two months’ furlough at
his home in Old Fort, left Mon
day for Fort Bragg and Wash
ington where he will be reassign
ed for duty.
I. L. Caplan, Jr., radar special
ist, arrived in Old Fort on Thurs
; day after twenty seven months
I service in U. S. Army. Twenty
j months were spent in the South
| Pacific. Mr- Caplan is the son ;
j of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Caplan of j
, Old Fort.
o
Wesleyan Service Guild will!
i meet on Tuesday evening at the j
! home of Mrs. T. R. Kanipe- Miss |
Sal lie Finley will be joint hos-i
tess.
The program will have as its 1
| central theme, “Peace Through ■
j His Cross.” I'lcdgo for the com-1
j mg year will be Thade. Mrs. Maude!
! Steppe is pledge chairman.
o
The Youth Fellowship group of I
j the Methodist Church will enter- J
j tom with o social which will he;
i held in the recreation rooms of j
j the church orj Friday evening be- j
ginning at 7:00 o’clock. Rebecca
| Bailey, Louise Stevens, Dan Nob- j
! litt and Eugene Suttles are in |
charge of the program.
o
Mrs. Fred Hensley who has
been absent from duty at the lo
cal postoffice for several weeks
on account of illness, is back at
her post. Rev. R. L. Smith sub
stituted during her absence.
o
Several car loads of material
have been shipped to Old Fort
within the past ten days, in pre
paration for work on rayon plant
to be constructed here as soon as
materials are available. Drains
are being completed on the prop
erty- Railroad sidings have been
built. Arrangements are being
made for housing of wqgkers.
o
Old Fort Chapter of* the Order
of Eastern Star will meet in reg
ular session on Monday evening,
January 7 at the Masonic Hall.
Rehearsal for initiation program
to be held on Monday evening,
January 14, when three candidates
will be admitted to the order, will
be included on the regular pro
gram. Mrs. Daphne Mackey is
Worthy Matron of the Old Fort
Chapter.
o
Hal M. White suffered a stroke
at his home in Old Fort several
days ago. His condition is report
ed as serious and unimproved. He
is an employee of the Beacon
Manufacturing Com pany a t
Swannanoa and has lived at Old
Fort for 25 ysars-
NEW GROCERY
OPENS IN OLD FOR I
Russell R- Brown, an Old Fort j
boy, has opened a store in the
J. B. Haynes building and is ready |
for business.
It is a nice little clean grocery,
newly painted and arranged nice
ly. Mr. Brown invites you to come
and see him and would appreciate
a part of your business.
The News extends a welcome
as well as best wishes for your
i success.
Woman Is Located :
In Answer To Request
0
Mrs. S. L. Stone, whom police
officers have been attempting to
contact because her sister is crit
ically ill in Bakersville, Calif., was
' located last week at Old Fort.
Her sister, Mrs. Ruth Stirewalt,
is in Kern hospital in Bakersville.
The hospital telegraphed the
Asheville police department for
aid in locating Mrs. Stone.
To Pluj? In A Cord:
One Thousand Bucks
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It was a Government investiga
tor who turned this one up: In
the use of a welding machine, a
licensed maintenance electrician
had to be hired to plug the cord
into an outlet. Because union
rules provided that a maintenance
electrician must stay on the job
until its completion, it cost SI,OOO
just to plug the cord in.
The skill required, according to
the report, was “the same as that
required to plug in a toaster on a
breakfast table.”
Mrs. Harry Setzer
Visited In Old Fort
o
Mrs. Harry Setzer of Washing
ton spent the Christmas holidays
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. K. G. Rhinehardt, at Old
Fort. She Was accompanied by
her friend. Miss Rachel Harris,
of Florence, Ala., who was also
a guest of the Rhinehardts.
Opening Os Old Fort
School Again Delayed
Opening of school in Old Fort,
l which was to have been Monday,
: has been postponed on account of
! the condition of the country roads
j over which school buses transport
! students.
i
Caplan Back In LT. S.
After Pacific Duty
| I. L. Caplan, Jr., radar special- 1
. arrived in Old Fort iasr Tuurs-j
[day after 27 months’ service in!
the army. The son of Mr. and I
Mrs. I. L. Caplan of Olcf Fort, he
was on duty in the South Pacific!
for 20 months.
YES! WE HAVE IT!
DIXON SILICA GRAPHITE
Metal Roof Paint
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SPRED-rKEMTONE
To Brighten The Home
BEN J AMINE MOORE PAINTS
H A R D WARE FEEDS
OLD FORT FEED STORE
ANNOUNCING !!
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We have opened a new Grocery Store a the
J. B. HAYNES BUILDING
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We would appreciate a part of your business.
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Come In And See Us.
RUSSELL R. BROWN, Prop.
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Vess In Washington
i For Reassignment
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Captain Jack Vess, who spent a
60-day leave at his home in Old
Fort, left last week for Washing
ton, D. C., where he will be re
assigned for further duty.
Paul Allison Leaves
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Paul Allison, after spending
his leave with his parents at Old
Fort, left for Philadelphia Sat
urday. He will be there for a
short time and says he doesn't
know where from there. Let us
hear from you Paul.
Old Fort Society Meets
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The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Old Fort
Methodist Church met Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. W. E.
Teague, president, presided.
RETURNS TO WORK
Mrs. Fred Hendley of Old Fort,
has been absent from duty at the
local postoffice for several weeks
on account of illness, is back at
her post. The Rev. R. L. Smith
substituted during her absence.
Pasture
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It takes preparation to have a
good pasture, and now is the time
to take out bushes around the
pasture, build terraces to prevent
washing, cut posts, and string new
wire to keep cattle out of your
crops. Any day that the weather
permits is a good time to spread
lime on all pasture that has not
been limed within the past three
years.
Save money by patroniz
ing the advertised mer
chant in your town.
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