orkers
March 6
participate in the
for the Black
have been re
Sunday afternoon,
the Presbyterian
for instructions,
be taken Sunday
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representatives of
churches
organizational
said, in order that
have an oppor
as large group as
for the work. The
taken for sev
©fficials of the min
believe that
several hundred
moved into the
of them are not
a local church,
been printed
for all those
•TROOP 97.
in the Methodist
Feb. 7. The pres
puPuy, had charge
We had the Girl
and dues were col
scussed what we
the Friendship Tea
sided to have an
plans for our
next week. The
closed with the
Linda Creasman,
Ann Carr Perry,
Dana Kelly,
Patsy Goodman,
Pollard, Cecelia
Benge and Mrs. M.
Wyrick, reporter.
CLASSIFIEDS •
Old Fort
News Letter
Mary Adams Robinson
Mrs. Caroline Fullerton and son,
Dick Sandlin Fullerton, left Old
rort on Sunday to join Captain
Dick Fullerton in Lake Charles,
L... where he is stationed with the
U. S. Air Force. Mrs. Fullerton’s
mother, Mrs. George Sandlin, and
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Gibbs and
son, Don, drove the Fullertons to
Spartanburg where they boarded
the train for Lake Charles.
While in Spartanburg, the Ful
lertons and Gibbs were guests of
Mrs. Sandlin at lunch at the Cleve
land hotel.
The Old Fort FTA held its reg
ular meeting at the High school
auditorium on Tuesday evening.
1 lyde Norton, president, was in
charge. Miss Gay McCurry, coun
ty health nurse, was guest speak
er.
Wayne Allison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Allison, who attends
school in Raleigh, spent last week
end at home.
Miss Mary Vann Hughes, daugh
ter of Mr. and Airs. Vann Hughes,
who is a freshman at Furman Uni
versity, was on the Dean’s list for
the semester.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Early an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Karen Vanessa, Feb. 11, at Marion
General hospital. Mrs. Early is the
former Miss Barbara Harris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Harris of Old Fort.
“Pink” Hemphill, well known
colored porter and New-s butcher
at the bus station in Old Fort, col
lapsed in the Griffin Drug store on
Thursday. He was taken to his
home in the Needmore section and
was reported to have been greatly
improved the next day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ixjuis Rose have
moved into an apartment at the
home of Mrs. A. B. W’right on
Commerce street. Mr. Rose is
manager of the Old Fort Super
Market on Main street.
The fire department was called
to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ker
mit Marston twice on Wednesday.
An oil stove in the kitchen became
overheated and filled the kitchen
with sparks and smoke and caused
quite a bit of damage, besides cov
ering everything with soot. The
oil stove was extinguished, but
later it was thought that the atticc
was afire and the truck was again
called. The Marstons reported that
the walls in the kitchen would have
to be replaced.
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Rayon Mills made a business trip
to New York last week.
Charlie Brown is a patient in
the Marion General hospital. Part
of the time he has been under an
oxygen tent. He was taken from
his home in West Fort to the hos
pital on February 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffin
were called to Pine Tops because
of the death of Mr. Griffin’s
nephew. Merle Pritchard. The
Griffins were accompanied to Pine
Tops by Harvey J. Rockett, and
daughter Miss Diane Rockett.
The Hoe and Hope Garden club
met on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the
home of Mrs. Bernice Cosgrove on
Maple street. The main feature of
this month’s meeting was a talk
by C. H. Kirkman, county farm
agent, about gardening. Mr. Kirk
man explained in detail concerning
planting, fertilizing, etc.
After the program, the hostess
served delicious pecan pie, which
she had made and a beverage. The
valentine motif was used in decor
atiou.
Members present were Mesdames
Jessica Gibbs, Margaret Adams,
Betty Marston, Irma Snyder, Juan
ita Ramsey, Jean Early, Helen
Shiflet, Martha Caplan, Lenore
Miller, Dottie Burrell.
Mr. and Mrs. Gudger Welch are
the parents of an adopted six
month old son. The Welchs, whose
home is east of town on highway
No. 70, have been residents of Old
Fort for several years. They are
employees of Old Fort Finishing
company.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Simpson
spent the week-end in Glen Al
pine.
The Old Fort Unit of the Mar
ion General hospital auxiliary held
a meeting on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Gill Early at
Mile-A way-Ridge, on the Sugar
Hill road.
Each member brought a covered
dish and a sumptuous dinner was
enjoyed, followed by a business
session and a social hour. Mrs.
leader* had'’charge^0 th® Unit
Mrs lh\^'
Silver Mrs r^U'CyA Mrs- D»vid
S; SS: Ea8riyHunt'and the h
Each month the Rotary club has
Month” *Tl a "Student of the
jVlonth selected by students and
;*r* iT ,h>' “I A” hS
Kimball Sliur,™ ‘ ^
U.„M,1SS Vianp Eockett had as her
M“s Un,ia «*»
SiKA'r' iib’iOibter of
Mi. and Mrs. Jay C. Silver, under
on "Feb.'’IK SUrgery in Asheville
Mrs. \\. a. Robinson, who has
hoe,, a patient at Mission Memor
ial hospital for several weeks, has
returned to her home.
Mr. Glen Gosonn of Asheville
uas a visitor in Old Fort on Mon
Allison Rites.
Funeral services were held on
b riday at 2:00 p. m. in Piney
(,:r.ov® Methodist church for Mrs
Elizabeth Bradley Allison, 85, who
died Wednesday at the home on
Old Fort, RFD 1. The Rev. L. W.
Hall and the Rev. John Hicks of
ficiated and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Allison; widow of Riley
Alhson, is survived by two sons,
Walter L of Old Fort and L. C.
Allison of Rossmoyne, Ohio; three
daughters, Mrs. Claude Rurnette
and Mrs. J. P. Pitman of Old Fort,
and Mrs. T. L. Moore of Rlack
Mountain; 47 grandchildren, 21
^ir^t'^'andchildren; two brothers,
William Bradley of Old Fort, and
George Bradley of East Flat Rock;
and three sisters, Mrs. Jake Sil
ver, Mrs. Henry Gilliland, and Mrs
Sarah Vurble of Old Fort.
Arrangements were under di
rection of McCall’s Funeral Home
of Marion.
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Marlin F. Parker, hospitalman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Parker, Route 1, and husband of
tiie former Miss Greta 0. Haynes,
all of Old Fort, arrived in .Japan,
Jan. 13, for duty with the third
Marine Division’s Medical Batal
ion.
J he Battalion is headquartered
at Camp Gifu in Southern Honshu,
largest of the Japanese chain of
islands.
Members of the Old Fort Rotary
club honored their “Rotary-Anns”
on Thursday evening, Feb. 10, with
their annual Ladies’ Night.
A reception was held at 7:00 p
m. at Ragle hotel, followed by a
smorgasboard style dinner at the
same place.
Special music for the occasion
was rendered by Mrs. Frances B
Roughton at the piano, and by Miss
Hester Jaynes, soloist, who is a
teacher in the Old Fort schools.
One of the highlights of the eve
ning was a reading by Charles M
Elledge, principal of Marion High
school, concerning the troubles oJ
an old mountain woman who went
to a dentist for dentures. Mr. El
ledge is a talented actor and his
interpretation of the reading was
said to have been hilarious.
P. W. Greer, principal of Oh
Fort school, served as chairmai
of the program for the evening
Everett Richardson, president o
the club, presided. Each lady gues
was presented a corsage of carna
tions.
Special guests were District Gov
ernor and Mrs. Ernest Ross an
Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Illedge o
Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Howar
Wolfe and Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Cap
lan, Jr. of Old Fort.
Methodist Have Supper.
Climaxing a four session Bibl
study course, ladies of the Methc
dist churches of Glenwood, Eber
eezer, and Old Fort attended a cov
ered dish supper at the church i
Glenwood on Thursday evening.
Those who went from Old Foi
were Mrs. Kimball Miller, Mis
Gertrude Dula, Mrs. Elvie Teagu<
Mrs. Roger Kanipe, Mrs. Maud
Steppe, Mrs. John Haney, Jr., Mr;
Grayson Bailey, Miss Salley Fir
ley, Mrs. Clarence Williams, Mr:
Max Hunt, Mrs. Winslow Burgh
Mrs. Lola Lonon, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Lindley.
Members of the Hoe and Hop
Garden club entertained their hut
bands at a dinner on Monday eve
ning in the Eastern Star hall o
Catawba avenue.
The Valentine motif was used i
decorating the dining rooms an
PLAY AT BLUE RIDGE
CHAPEL TO BE SUNDAY
The play that was presented on
Feb. 6 at the Blue Ridge Chapel
by the young people will bo pre
sented again on Sunday, Feb. 20,
at 6:30 p. m.
This play proved to be a great
success and it has been requested
that it be given again. The Blue
Ridge Chapel duet will give special
music between scenes. Out-of
town singers are expected. Every
one is cordially invited to come
and see “A Mother’s Prayers.”
in the place settings. Mrs. Jean
Early, Martha Caplan and Irma
Snyder composed the decorating
committee.
Mrs. Rernice Cosgrove, president
of the club made a welcoming
speech to the guests.
In addition to the husbands of
the members, special guests were
Mr. and Mrs. George Flinton, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Thompson, and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith.
Parking meters which had pre
viously been removed from the
north side of Main street in the
principal business block have been
restored.
David Reynolds was the week
end guest of his little friends, Rob
ert and Ronnie Kimbrell, at their
home in Pleasant Gardens.
J. E. Silver of Keysville, Va.,
visited his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Silver on Saturday.
The County School Board met
with architects in Marion this past
week to discuss school improve
ments at the various schools in
McDowell. Renovation of the ele
mentary building at Old Fort, and
the construction of an agriculture
department was proposed.
Donnie and Ralph Gibbs and as
sociates have begun the construc
tion of a house in West Fort, next
to the Greene home. The founda
tion has been dug.
Meek Will Speak
Al Conference
Joseph T. Meek, founder and
president of the Illinois Federation
of Retail associations, will address
the fourth annual merchants of
ficials conference in Chapel Hill
on Feb. 21 it was announced today
by Charles C. Dudley, managing
director of the Charlotte Mer
chants association and chairman of
the Conference Planning Commit
tee.
The two-day meet which opens
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 20, at the
Carolina Inn, will be attended by
leading retailers from throughout
the State and many officers, di
rectors, and key committeemen of
local merchants associations.
REV. J. T. DOTSON IS
BROAD RIVER SPEAKER
The Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Dotson
of Christian Creek, Swannanoa,
visiied their friends at Broad
River Feb. 6. The Rev. Mr. Dot
son spoke at the 11:00 o’clock ser
vice. His subject was “The
Rapture of the Church.”
They, along with the Rev. Paul
Dotson and his family, took din
ner with Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Ledbetter.
It was announced Sunday by
the Rev. Wade H. Huntley, pastor
of Broad River church, that there
wrould be an ordination service
held at his church next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. Three deacons
are to be ordained to office.
Everyone is invited. The Rev. Bill
Huntley will be there to bring
the message. Several people from
Christian Creek Baptist church in
16 ATTEND MEETING OF
LAKEY GAP CIRCLE
The Lakey Gap circle held Its
monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb.
8 at the home of Mrs. Harry Clem
ents with 12 members and 4 visit
ors present. Mrs. Samuel Morris
chairman, presided.
Miss Lyde Wilson opened the
meeting with prayer. The study
“Getting Right With God” taken
from the Rook of Romans was pre
sented by Mrs. A. E. Knoefel Sr.
Mrs. Morris read an article on
“Evangelism.” The meeting closed
with sentence prayers.
Mrs. Clements served refresh
ments to Mrs. William Swayngim,
Mrs. Gary Gregory, Mrs. Verlon
Morris, Mrs. Howard Harris, Mrs.
John Beddingfield, Mrs. Garland
Stepp, Mrs. Raymond Clements,
Mrs. Rob Bivens, Miss Wilson,
Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Finley Stepp,
Mrs. Earl Swayngim, Judy Swayn
gim, Mrs. Ernest Austin and Mrs.
Knoefel.
GIRL SCOUT TROOP 55
Girl Scout Troop 55 met Thurs
day afternoon, Feb. 10, at the
Methodist church. Members learn
ed a Dutch song which the troop
members will sing at the Scout
tea Satin-day, Feb. 19, at Owen
High school.
After the meeting a Valentine
party was held.
Those present were: Brenda Lin
ens, Wanda Lunsford, Carolyn Dot
eluding the pastor are expected
to be present.
The regular first Sunday night
sing was held at Christian Creek
last Sunday night. The singing
was good. Several visitors were
present and took part.
son, Regina Stafford, Emese Soos,
Judy Marret, Louise Norton, Betty
Fortune, Ramey Solomon, Beverly
Bryan, Pat Browning, Mrs. James
Dotson, Mrs. Cecil Ham, Mrs.
Glenn Bryan, and Judy Crow,
scribe.
-—-According to a Tennessee sur
vey, less than 2 percent of the per
sons placed in jail hold hunting or
fishing licenses. It looks like the
licensed sportsmen intend to stay
out-of-doors.
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