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)ld fori Hews Lelter Mar' \d.ini' Robinson "ll"h ,|,.ctrical storms in and around ' past two weeks ■ . nerves jumpy. bit in damage has been to the tragic addition. of >Irs' Hudgins. Hill section seemed M>’!l '‘ho'tho center of^the week * rM"'.',.': j spitting fire, and ile tell of doffs iks' where a man, lean -T i kitchen sink suf »Pli:n\' ‘ his arms and legs bUh"tt'hit nearby. 8 1 put off at Parker «'r j, Old Fort in the when a The mill for the -est of the [I-of the afternoon ■former burned.out. ntenna was melted on a •f&S under a maple tree wore knocked from the auto. M hen a dark cloud looms uj now, people scurry to shut th( windows, pull down the shades turn off the TV. and some ever Ret in the closet. N'eedless to say it will be a relief when the sumniei storms have been quieted by coolei weather. Streets Paved. One block of Railroad street one of Church street and one of Maple street are being hard sur faced in Old Fort. This added three blocks are near the center of town, and completes the job of paving north of the railroad. Byrons Vacation Abroad. B. G. Byron, administrative as sistant at Old Fort Finishing com pany, and Mrs. Byron, have re cently returned from a month’s vacation abroad. The Byrons crossed the Atlantic by air‘both ways (without incident) and say that it is a marvelous way to trav el. It had been Ilfi years since Mr. Byron had seen his native land. Mrs. Byron was born in New ^ ork of Scottish parents, and it was upon one of her visits with relatives in Scotland that she and CHARLES' RESTAURANT ACROSS railroad from fountain in | Old Fort CHARLIE STIREWALT, Owner You Will Like Our Home Cooking! bring the family for SUNDAY DINNER 1919 He ntil re Son and hey film com are then Sen ed, aer ie iney met ru >v h'tr'n- i!10^ had. •my an('|'yaHe!|heiLvaeation ".'aJ'S'S "Ps are still of a ■ llle y^infr,leV1eloaptedth<,F^dak okmg fonvar l L n'ls U wav . which k ' >lri!nni"i<’e(l that Z ztsrZs'l^K W,,hM to visit Scotland ^ he no'"ed^he0,L <fwl,er* the>’ wit 3; Gn%a;.',i »t Ruckinfr£ni4Taee°)f <■" -riderablo 'evidence1 of'Ctho'1 stil,i Sir ^J3e,s nSSySjj'SVlifi! tu ' V r?ld 'andmark. iv Ryrons had lunch in a cafe that h , i"Kthe fel!ar of ;l building !fat bad been destroyed. It seems tnese old cellars are so huge that fh.wcr gardens, cafes, and other dow^in them. b°e" C°nstructed Whde in London they decided to y t0 fln(l out just what the Brit ish man-in-the street thought of the Russian threat to peace. To their amazement, the only thing tnc Londoner seemed concerned ?b°ut was the outcome of the Wimbleton tennis matches which were then being played, and the scores from the Cricket games with South Africa. In Paris the travelers were treat ed as American tourists always are, cordially but with the usual increase in prices reserved espec ially for us. The Byrons took their rainwear with them, but said they had no occasion to use it during the past t Fall Stock Is In .. ... And So Exciting! 1 1 1 j i l WE WANT TO SELL IT. It SUMMER STOCK MUSI HE SOLI) TO CO E US MORE ROOM. Our Entire Stock dresses :_ iroup-Ytoff. . . 1 Group-$7.00.. 1 Group-$5.00 one-third off one-third off one-third off °N — CREPE . . . SLEEVELESS, ETC. MUSES. TON _ LASTEX — NYLONS IATHING suits .... OHS-PEDAL PUSHERS . — COTTON A T 5 ' ‘ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ L fi «■ 11MMIR SLEEP WEAR -Shorty Gowns Long Gowns - Pajamas . one-third off FRIDAY-SATURDAY-MONDAY ^Jlte Hand feo*' For Becoming Clothes You'll Be Coming to The Band Box Next To Post Office — Black Mountain !S>. "’hich certainly is some "u coul, n,t have said, had \v tayo,i at home. "alt Twittv Passes K°b, , t Watt Twitty. 72. respect ; ^oh.rod citizen of Old Fort Bap ; Mde community, was found : '* "f » heart attack in the gar • 11 at his home on Thursday af 'einoon He had had a heart con tm°n for sometime. "itty was a community leader 1 ' C1VIC an'l church affairs, and lV®? an expert brick mason. He pad taught, his sons, Robert and the art of building with 3rick and rock, and they are well <nown by contractors and archi ects for their superb workman ;hip. , .funeral services were held at -« p.m. on Sunday in the Cataw >a View Baptist church. The Rev. M. ,hf.°°Per officiated. Surviving are the widow, a laughter, Mary Ann of the home: wo sons, Paul of Old Fort and iobert of Washington, D. C., and i grandson. Henry Funeral Home 'I Asheville was in charge of the irrangements. drs. Blanche Rock. Old Fort was saddened last week A the death of one of its native laughters, Mrs. Blanche Crawford luck, who had been ill for many nonths. Mrs. Rock was the daughter of ho late Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Craw ord, prominent citizens of Old ■ort in years gone by. Mrs. Rock, cho died at her girlhood home vhere she had lived for the last everal years, was a gentlewo man of quiet dignity and charm, ’he always greeted acquaintances 'n the street with a cheerful smile mtil her illness confined her to ■ vt i eminence. Funeral services were held on Vednesday at 11:00 a.m. at West noreland-Hawkins Funeral home n Marion, with the Rev. A. P. lack officiating. Burial was in he Old Fort cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, lrs. Guyon Whitten of Thomas ille; four grandchildren, four sis ers, Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford learn, Mrs. Joe Giles of Old Fort, lrs. C. C. Wyche of Spartanburg, nd Mrs.^ J. W. Smith of Man hester, Ga.; and one brother, Joe V. Crawford of Charlotte, lrs. Thelma Hudgins. Funeral services were held on hursday at 2:00 p.m. in her home ommunity, Chesnee, S. C., for lrs. Thelma Christine Hudgins vho was killed on Tuesday after loon when a bolt of lightning truck her home on the Moffitt fill Church road. The Rev. Orvil toundtree officiated. Interment vas in the church cemetery. Surviving are the husband, three <ms, Kenneth, Harold and Edwin ind three daughters, Katherny, tachel and Gail. Also surviving ire the father, G. Foster Ezell of Ihesnee, S. C., one brother and our sisters, Mrs. Buford G. Fos er Ezell of Chesnee, S. C.; one mother and four sisters, Mrs. Bu ord Lamb, and Mrs. J. H. Lewis ■f Chesnee, Mrs. Katheryn Clark >f Spartanburg, Mrs. Marion turke of Greenville, and W. L. Szell of Santa Anna, Calif, ’ersonals. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Saunders of Charlotte visited friends in Old •brt during Saturday and Sunday. Phey were guests at Ragle hotel, lrs. Saunders is the former Miss larie Sabom of this place and vas employed in the postoffice for i number of years, and has many iriends in this section. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Simmons if Iron Citv. Ga., spent the week end with Mrs. Simmon’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Simmons and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Simmons. Mrs. Myrtle Chaney has as her guesi her daughter, Mrs. Duncan Raff. Eck Haney accompanied his daughter Mrs. William Flippo, Mr. Flippo and son Bill, to Harrison burg, Va., for a visit. The Flippos have been guests at the Haney home for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Caplan, Miss Margaret Marley, and little Linda Caplan have returned from a 10 day motor trip which extended in to Canada. Their itinerary includ ed tours of most of the major cit ies en route and the outstanding scenic attractions. They traveled 2700 miles, and Mr. Caplan said that he had an enjoyable but tir ing trip. Mrs. Frances Artz Eissing, who has been abroad for several months, has returned to her home on Maple street. Mrs. Alvin Nesbitt and sons, Tommy and Bruce, of Fairview were Sunday guests of the will Silvers family in West Fort. Miss Ellen Hodges of Atlanta, sister of Mrs. Oscar Baker, was her overnight guest on Saturday. Mrs. Baker’s mother, Mrs. Lily Hodges who has been a house guest of the Bakers, returned with Miss Hodges to her home in Ludo wici, Ga. Mrs. Herman Creasman of Clin ton, Tenn., spent Monday in Old Fort. Her mother, Mrs. Jack Ma nick, went back with her to spend a week in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Reynolds of Charlotte were week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Faw spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lrn Mrs. Pemberton Riles Are Held Last rites for Mrs. Frances Sturgeon Pemberton were hel< Friday afternoon, July 22, at S o clock in the chapel of Harrisor Funeral Home with the Rev. Wil liam Klein, pastor of the Presby terian church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Robert Walters, pastoi of the State Street Methodist church. liuria! was in Mountain View Memorial park. Mrs. Pemberton died Wednesday afternoon in an Asheville hospital or/ i? bnef illness. A native of Suffolk, Va., she had lived in Black Mountain since 1940. She was a graduate of Holland college, Roa nuoke, Va. Surviving are the husband, Jen nings Pemberton; one brother, Myron Sturgeon of Virginia Beach, Va.; and several nieces and neph ews. Active pallbearers were L. C. Atkins, Dick Reed, George Gudg er William Hickey, Bud Cordell and Harry Ilyder. Honorary pallbearers were Fred Dawson, William C. Honeycutt, L. C. Jumper, Dr. H. R. Miller, Dr. T. W Folsom, Dr. H. L. Clapp, E. E. White, Bryan Broadfoot, Laur ence E. Brown, Douglas Jones and J. L. Potter. est Walker. Mrs. Walker is the former Miss Blanche Parker of Old Fort. Sgt. Vinson Davis, son of Mrs. Tressie Davis, has received his discharge from the Army Air Force at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. He has en rolled in the Hawthorne Mechan ical college of Hawthorne, Calif., where he will study for 15 months. When he finishes school he will be employed as a mechanic in Texas. He did not come home because he had only 10 days vaca tion before he entered Hawthorne. The pulpit of the Old Fort Bap tist church was occupied on Sun day by two guest ministers. The morning sermon was preached by the Rev. John Goodwin from the stau of Mississippi who is on the staff at Ridgecrest. The evening services were conducted by the Rev. Burke of Venice, Fla. The Rev. and Mrs. Burke are vacation ing in the mountains and are vis iting the John Crouches at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Gardener of Cicero, 111., are visiting at Pine Cove. They have a cottage at Pine Cove and plan to live there when they retire. Mr. Gardener is employed with an electric com pany, and Mrs. Gardner is a reg istered nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffin and son, William, and John Faw have returned from a vacation at More head City. Little Janice Richardson cele brated her tenth birthday on Sat urday by entertaining several of her friends at her home on Cataw ba avenue. On Sunday, Janice and her grandmother, Mrs. James Richardson, went to Albemarle for a visit. They accompanied Mr. and Mrs. David Loflin and family who had been guests in the Rich ardson home. Sonnie Gibbs attended the Ro tary club in Spindale last week. On Thursday evening he went to the meeting of the Shriners at the Oasis Temple in Asheville. Everette Richardson attended the luncheon meeting of the Mar ion Rotary club on Friday. Store Celebrates First Birthday. The Old Fort Super Market cele brated its first birthday with a three day gala sale. Baskets of groceries were given away every half hour for three days, and pa trons were served lemonade and a slice from a huge birthday cake said to weigh 350 pounds. Tickets were drawn at the end of the shopping day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and lucky patrons received prizes of electric fryers, electric trains and para keets. Mrs. Bob Wilson Honored. The Old Fort visit of the Marion General hospital held a combined call meeting and shower on Thurs day evening with Mrs. Everette Richardson as hostess at her home on Catawba avenue, and Mrs. Bob Wilson, honoree. The guests brought refreshments in covered dishes and games were played, led by Mrs. Midge Hogan. Mrs. Wilson received many love ly gifts, some sent by friends who could not be present for the stork shower. Those enjoying the occasion were Mrs. Doris Loudermilk, Mrs. Virginia Coble, Mrs. Bonnie Miller, Mrs. Bess Williams, Mrs. Sula McDaniel, Mrs. Viola Nesbitt, Miss Eula Grant, Mrs. Mary Lee Lytle, Mrs. Ruby Swann, Mrs. Dottie Burrell, Mrs. Jennie Mae Rhine hardt, Mrs. Tressie Davis, Mrs. Dell Hartwell, Mrs. Jean Early, Mrs. Martha Caplan, Mrs. Myrtle Hensley, Mrs. Myrtle Hunt, Mrs. Mary Jane Grant, Mrs. Joe Brown, Mrs. Bessie Cordell, Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. Anne Young, Mrs. Dottie Welch, Mrs. James Richardson and the honoree. BLACK MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE and BONDS Representing Leading Stock Companies GREENE BUILDING BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. L OES DISTRICT DEPUTIES VISIT BLACK M. CHAPTER At the regular meeting of Black Mountain 200 Tuesday evening, July 10, Mrs. Evelyn Wilkerson, D.D.G.M., and Howard Setser, D.D.G.P., made their official visit to the chapter. The chapter room was made very attractive with beautiful arrange ments of gladioli in the East and West. Presiding in the East were Mrs. Sadie Gouge, worthy matron, and Mr. Leroy Mashburn, W. P. Following the ritualistic opening the deputies and other distinguish ed guests were officially welcomed as were visitors from other chap ters in the district. Mrs. Wilkerson brought greet ings from the Worthy Grand Ma tron, and gave helpful instructions on various phases of the work, and commended the officers on their work. She closed with an inspir ing message of “Truth” as it af fects our daily lives. Mr. Setser made brief remarks and called up the chapter. The obligations were renewed, with officers, mem bers, and visitors taking part. Gifts were presented to the dep uties by Martha Simmons, A. M. and Dick Tarbart, A. P. Mrs. Gladys Ham, and Mr. Wm. Hinkle presented honorary mem bership certificates to the deputies. After the ritualistic closing, a social hour was enjoyed in the chapter dining room. MRS. LONG ILL. Mrs. Herman Tole, Mrs. W. D. Hyatt, and Mrs. W. T. Miller were luncheon guests of Mrs. Charles Clevenger last Wednesday. After lunch Mrs. Hyatt, Mrs. Clevenger and Mrs. Miller drove to Morgan ton to visit Mrs. Charles Long, who is a former resident of Black Mountain and is now ill. This clipping will entitle T. L. Jones and one guest to free ad mfssion to see “The Man From Bitter Ridge” at the Pix Theater. PORK CHOPS . - 59* ECONOMY CUTS HAM . . . .. 39* BEEF LIVER . - 29* FRESH GROUND BEEF . . 29* (f<zie(£n VEGETABLES LEMONS.doz. 29c GRAPEFRUIT.4for 25c HOMEGROWN TOMATOES . . lb. 10c FROZEN FOODS 10-OZ. PKG. Strawberries - - 2 for 49c LIBBY’S FROZEN — 10-OZ. PKG. Shrimp ----- - 49c J.F.G. Coffee - - - lb. 85c KRAFT MAYONNAISE pi. 33c fOlbs. 90c VAC VU»* PACKED LIBBY'S PEACHES size Vh can 33c -BaSHf WESSON OIL . . . ADVANCE SHORTENING pkg. 29c qt.btl. 59c 3-lb. dn. 63c Old Fort Super Market OLD FORT, N. C. PHONE 263 10 MINUTES DRIVE FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN Prices Effective Thursday Through Wednesday \n new modern hoi lie now / under construction. lit other butUlmcs already com j I'lctcil or nearing completion. 100 occupants already living in (lie now completed homos. 43 Homesites already sold, new construction of many of them ex pected soon. •SI OO.o 00.00 additional private finance . vailable for the construc tion of new modern homes in the six-to seven thousand price range, either for rent or sale. Three more building contractors have approved SKY HARBOR and an1 now ready to build modern homes complete for a cost of $9.81 square foot to your plans and specitications These homes may tic financed either private funds, or ' 1 11 A" insured loans or con ventional finance through 2 in- - nuance companies that have ap provi-d this location the monthly rev .1 on tile e new homes will j he $0.81 per room per month or i you max. now or later, purchase the m odeni home on terms of o’ down payment, balance $9.81 monthly per room. The only differ ence between renting and buying a new modern home in Sky Harbor i or. is the small down payment of approximately S350.00. Then your rental payment makes the purchase payment and you wind up-in-the-emi with a clear title deed to your home. If you have heretofore been un successful in your attempts to purchase a homesite elsewhere, see us at once, we may be able to now make it possible as we personally finance and carry all homesite finance paper. S50 will start you immediately on the road to q new modern home. We handle all details, have home plan books and blue prints now avail able tor your consideration and approval, materials available to construe: the home of your choice on the most desirable and most reasonably priced homesite to be had anywhere. Come out at once inspect. compare, then act — SKY HARBOR HAS EVERY THING. No Down Payments MODERN HOMES Furnished or Unfurnished FUTURE Payments Less than Rental Yalues. Beautiful. Desirable Locations, Very Reasonably Priced. Sky Harbor Homesites Location F-II-A Approved location suburb an section of Asheville, bounded bv State Street. Michigan Avenue ahd Ambov Road, with every mo dern city utility convenience, five minutes from Heart of Downtown Asheville. Convenient to schools, churches and super markets, all nearby. Near the Biltmore Estate, adjoining the only airport within the city limits of Asheville, just across the paved street (Michigan Avenue) from the FHA S3.000.000 Pisgah View. Brick Apartments now completed and occupied by 1,323 occupants. Improvements THERE has already been more than one hundred thousand dol lars spent and fully paid for writh no later assessments to follow, for improvements, in. on and around this property which now has 4.800 feet of paving frontage, 6.825 feet of sewer line frontage, 6.285 feet of power line frontage, 6.825 feet of telephone line front age. 21.300 feet of graded and now being used street and road frontage, 4,200 feet of fresh moun tain stream frontage with large beautiful shade trees, all home sites nice, high and dry locations, some level, others rolling and hill-tops with magnificent in all 4 directions. Must be seen and in spected to be appreciated. Conveniences EACH homesite has city bus service, citv garbage pick-uo ser vice. and public health and wel fare protection. Western Union and mail deliveries, police and fire protection, with city mainenance of all public services. All streets and roads throuehout the entire development will be hereafter maintained u'ith public funds. SKY HARBOR HOMESITES LINDSAY and SAUNDERS. DEVELOPERS Property Offices. Asheville. N. ,C. 369 State Street and 326 Michigan Avenue ALL Homesite titles are insured by two title insurance companies qualified to do business in North Carolina. All deeds and legal pap ers prepared by two of Asheville’s responsible attorneys or (he at torney of your choice.
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