Old Fort
Letter
Mary Adams
Laat Rltca Nr W. C. Silver.
PoMtal eorvkes were conducted
oo Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28 for
W. C Sflnr, 86, of Old Fort, who
PMM4 away to his sleep early Fri
Amm Mfltirfaf «t his home on Com
naatca atrest. He had been in
declining haalth for the past few
yean.
The Rev. Terry Thorpe, pastor
of the Old Fort Baptist church,
conducted tha services. Burial
was in the OM Fort cemetery in
tha family plot which adjoins the
plot of the Crawford family. Mr.
Silver's eldeet daughter, Mrs. Os
sie Silver Crawford, who died in
I960, is burled there. Pall bear
era were grandsons and nephews:
of Portsmouth, Va.;
Bill Crawford of Po
J. R. Crawford of Newport News,
Va.; David Whitaker, Hampton,
Va.: Max Calloway, Hickory. N.
C.; Brantly Wilson, Newport News,
Va.i and Lester Celloway of Drex
el, N. C.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Joeephine Calloway Silver; two
sons, Ed.
Jay Cod
daujrh'
Mouf
ver
Gfcbe, lir
of Old Fort, and
b Beach, Va.; five
Ollie Schauer of
.; Mrs. Bonnie Sil
Mrs. Jessica Silver
_,_ ,_Jy Silver Skidmore,
and Miss Ada Silver, all of Old
Fort; one foster son. John R. Lew
is and one Niter daughter, Miss
Katy Morrow Silver of Old Fort,
£S ftMMHHWen, and great
__ five brothers, J. M.
.Silver of Pickens, S. C.; J. A. and
Leon SUver of Old Fort, and J. Y.
and A. L. Silver of Jefferson Cit'\
Tenn.: and three sisters, Mrs. W.
A, Scnauer of Gorst, Wash.; Mrs.
J. M. Bradley of Flat Rock, and
Mrs. JohneSbe of Hendersonville.
Arrangements were under direc
tion of Westmoreland - Hawkins
Funeral home of Marion.
Thte writer who has been a
neighbor and friend of the Silver
family since childhood, deems it a
privilege to offer the following
tribute to Us memory:
Will silver was an unusual man
in many ways. He was a master
craftsman in a dozen different
fields, and he.put part of himself
into every task he performed.
He was a devoted husband and
father, and his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren loved him, and
he loved them. All little children
were his friends and they were
quick to recognize his true affec
tion for them. Passersby often
sidled at the sight of “Grandpa”
with a baby on his lap, and older
children clustered around, listen
ing fascinated to some little story
meant only for their ears.
A kinder, more generous neigh
bor would be hard to find. Many
a lees fortunate person has bene
fited in an unobtrusive manner
from the*lander and purse of the
Silver household.
of this paper are aware
of the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Sil
ver for S8 years had one or more
students leaving their door each
morning to attend Old Fort school.
This pnstyjEhristinas Day mark
ed the shcnwlh wedding anniver
sary of the Silvers. They were
married on Curtis Creek in 1895.
Both are deeeendants of pioneer
families. *H»e SUver family came
to North Carolina from Maryland
right after the Revolutionary War.
The first Silver came to America
about 1750 fhnn the “Rhineland”
in Europe. The deceased was the
son of John and Mary Hicks Sil
ver of this section, and was born
in Mitchell county.
Our neighbor retained many of
the traits of his forebearers. He
was dignified, hardworking, inde
pendent, and self-sufficient, but
Always courteous, hospitable, anc
concerned about the welfare ol
others, even in his last days wher
his own health was failing.
He lived a long and full life, but
his place cannot be filled in the
hearts of his family and friends,
and his memory will ever be cher
ished.
Attend Funeral.
Among those from out of town
who came to attend the Silver fun
eral were Mr. and Mrs. Listenberry
Silver and daughter, Margaret,
and son Leonard of Jefferson iCty,
Tenn.; Mrs. George Bradley, Flat
Rock, N. C.: Mrs. Bessie Fisher,
West Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Bradley, and Miss Kathleen
Bradley of Hendersonville; Mr.
and Mrs. John Cabe of Henderson
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Whitaker,
Hampton, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Calloway, Drexel: Mr. and Mrs.
Max Colloway, Hickory; Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin, Nesbitt, Fairview; Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Page, Messick, Va.;
J. R. Crawford, Newport News,
Va.; Bill Crawford, Portsmouth,
Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Brantly Wilson
of Newport News, Va.; Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Cowen of Marion; Miss
Polly Silver and Carroll Silver of
Marion; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Brad
ley and sons, Bill and Frank, Gas
tonia; George P. Morrow, Fair
view; Sam Turner and daughters,
Sara and Sharon; Bostic, and Mrs.
Archie Coffee of Edgemont.
New Books at School.
uur 8CI1001 last WWK m-eivm
a shipment of maps, globes, and
charts amounting to $375, and a
number of library books which cost
$975.00.
At the January PTA meeting,
Mrs. Charles Steppe’s class re
ceived the $5.00 prize for having
the most parents present.
Sgt. Terry Morrison is spending
a 30 day leave with his mother,
Mrs. S. G. Hayes and Mr. ITayes
at their home on Thomason street.
Sgt. Morrison has been stationed
at Ft. Knox, Ky., but is being
transferred for duty in Oklahoma.
Mary Vann Hughes of Furman
university was home for the mid
term vacation.
The condition of Mrs. Jadie
Gibbs, who has been quite ill, is
somewhat improved at this time.
The cinderblock building on
Commerce street, belonging to
Parker Hosiery Mills, is being
razed and the space will, for the
time being, be used as a parking
lot for mill employees.
Roger Kanipe has moved his
machine shop across the street to
a recently completed building.
Mrs. Polly Porter, who sustained
a fractured hip in a fall at her
borne last summer, is a patient in
Mission Memorial hospital, Ashe
ville, receiving additional treat
ment.
Mrs. Winslow Burgin has re
turned to her home in West Fort
after having spent six weeks as a
guest of her nephew, Joe L. Grant
and Mrs. Grant, in Augusta, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant and daughter,
Dietra, brought Mrs. Burgin home
in their car on Saturday.
Miss Lucy Allison had as her
guests on Sunday, Mrs. John Beach
and son, Ralph, of Nebo and Miss
Doris Carswell of Morganton.
Mayor Bill Dalton has been dis
charged from the hospital follow
ing eye surgery last week in
Asheville. The bandage will be
removed from his eye on Thurs
day.
Airman 3rd Class Bobby Man
ick completed four years’ service
in the air force and has received
bis discharge. He was last sta
tioned at Keesler Air Force Base,
Biloxi, Miss.
Miss Sally Finley recently had
the misfortune to fall and fracture
her ankle. She is reported to be
recovering satisfactorily, but is
still confined to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Miller have
bad as their guests recently Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Plyler and sons,
Joe and LeRoy, of Statesville; Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Upton of Spencer,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Upton.
The J. S. Uptons recently returned
from a month’s stay in Fort Pierce,
Fla. Mrs. Upton and Mr. Miller
are brother and sister. While at
tending Presbytery in Concord last
ruesday, the Millers visited their
former pastor, the Rev. Robert
Park, and family at Rocky River.
Mrs. Jack Manick is a patient
in Mission Memorial hospital
where she underwent surgery this
past week. She is expected to re
main there several more days.
William Griffin who is studying
pharmacy at the University of
North Carolina is spending the
mid-term vacation with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffin.
Miss Helen Shiflet, student at
Lees-McRae, is also spending mid
:erm vacation here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ab Shiflet.
LaSelle Light is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Clyde Miller,
;his week. LaSelle attends Caro
ina this year.
Marines at Home.
The two handsome marine pri
vates you saw on the street this
past week-end were Ray Raffield
»nd Bill Robinson, who were home
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Crusaders Vote
To Donate Crib
Room Furniture
The Crusaders Sunday School
class of the State Street Metho
dist church held its monthly cov
ered dish supper in the fellowship
hall of the educational building
Sunday evening, Jan. 29. Mr. and
Mrs. Alvis Osteen and Mr. and
Mrs. James Buckner were hosts
for the occasion.
After an enjoyable supper a
business meeting was conducted.
Mrs. Andrew Milovitz, president,
presided. The class voted to pay
for the furniture in the crib room.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Milovitz, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Holman Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Cole
man Wright, Kay and Coleman Jr.,
Dr. Howard Kester, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Walters, Dr. and Mrs. H.
R. Miller, Barbara and Nancy,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russell, Ricky
and Mike, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tron,
Ann and Ricky, Mrs. James Buck
ner, Mrs. Charles Norman, Mrs.
J. C. Norman, Lewellyn Goodman,
and Mrs. W. C. Roundtree.
MRS. CHARLES DAVIS
HONORED WITH SHOWER
Friday night, Jan. 20, Mrs.
Charles O. Davis was honored with
a stork shower given by Mrs. Ray
mond Clements and Mrs. William
Rhodes at the Clements’ home.
Games in keeping with the oc
casion were played and refresh
ments served by the hostess to
Mrs. Horace Simmons, Mrs. Finley
Stepp, Mrs. Charles Logan, Mrs.
Charles Hudgins, Mrs. Franklin
Warren, Mrs. C. L. Sexton, Mrs.
William Simmons, Mrs. C. B.
Solesby, Mrs. G. L. Warren, Mrs.
Samuel Morris, Mrs. Verlon Mor
ris, Mrs. Gary Gregory, Mrs. Sam
Collins, Mrs. Ernest Austin, Misses
Levon, and Mildred Rachel Rhodes,
Misses Ann and Betty Jean War
ren, Miss Mildred Collins and Miss
Revonda Medford all of Black
Mountain. Mrs. R. C. Cole, Mrs.
Lawrence Woody, Mrs. Sam Stroup
and Mrs. Don Stroup of Swan
nanoa, and Mrs. Hunter Davis of
Oakley.
Those unable to attend but who
sent gifts were: Mrs. A. E. Knoe
fel, Sr., Mrs. Charles Clevenger,
Mrs. Troy Reed, Mrs. William
Clements, Mrs. Lowell Clements,
Mrs. John Beddingfield, Mrs. Her
bert Melton, Mrs. Johnnie Melton,
Miss Nell Golightly, Mrs. Alma
Bailey, Mrs. Leroy Bailey, Misses
Bea and Kathy Bailey, and Mrs.
Lewis Harris.
on a few days’ leave from Camp
LeJeune, New River, N. C. The
two are now taking advanced
training at the base.
Bill Robinson is son of Mrs. Eth
el Allison Robinson and grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allison. Ray
Raffield is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Raffield, all of Old Fort.
Little Jane Ellen Nichols, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Nichols,
has been quite ill at their home on
Crooked Creek road this week. She
was suffering from tonsilitis.
Miss Peggy Silver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Silver, who is
a beautician at Ivy’s in Asheville,
has gone to New York for a two
weeks’ course in hair styling.
Lonnie Moore, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lonnie Moore of Old
Fort, and Mrs. Moore have return
ed from a trip to Seattle, Wash.
The Moores are en route to Ger
many for a stay of 2% years.
At the end of that time Moore will
have served 20 years in Uncle
Sam’s Army and can retire if he
wishes.
Mrs. Moore To Make Trip.
Mrs. Charles Moore, who met
her husband when he came to her
tion troops, has received her citi
zenship papers, after much red
tape, and is making plans to sail
early in March for her first visit
home. She is anxious to show off
her little daughter to her parents
who have never seen her.
Mrs. Kimball Miller was called
to Havre De Grace, Md., last week
because of the illness and death
of her mother, Mrs. Lila B. Keatly.
Mrs. Keatly has been a visitor in
Old Fort often and had many
friends here.
Mayor and Mrs. Bill Dalton have
had as their guest, their son,
Captain Dan Dalton of Norton Air
Force Base, San Bernadino, Calif.
New Babies.
Mr. and Mrs. James White, Old
Fort, RFD 1, announce the birth
of a daughter, Jan. 24 at Marion
General hospital.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Farmer at Marion General
hospital, Jan. 21.
The Clyde Beacham Smiths are
parents of a son who arrived Jan.
22 at Marion General hospital.
The Smiths are residents of RFD
1.
—Sixteen navy aircraft units are
among the first to win the Chief
of Naval Operations Aviation Safe
ty Award plaques. They were
selected for their outstanding safe
ty records and their successful ef
forts in preventing aircraft acci
dents.
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ter, fluffier biscuits.
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Sbesterfield. Buy it in the bag
green four leaf clover.
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North Carolina
black mountain
grammar SCHOOL MENU
Monday, Jan. 30—Lunch meat,
escal loped tomatoes, fresh Crow
der peas, cherry pie, bread, butter
and milk.
Tuesday, Jnn 31—Pinto beans,
buttered com, sliced cheese, pear
salad on lettuce, corn muffins, but
ter, milk.
Wednesday, Feb 1. — Creamed
steak and gravy, mashed potatoes,
green beans, fruit jello, cookies,
milk, bread and butter.
Thursday, Feb. 2—Chicken and
noodles, buttered green peas, Wal
dorf salad, cookies, bread and but
ter, milk.
Friday, Feb. 3—Wieners, hash
brown potatoes, slaw, baked beans,
bread and butter, milk.
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair
Weeks says: "The prospect is that
retail stores will have the best
Christmas sales in history.” The
gift that keeps on growing in val
ue is a Series E United States
Savings Bond.
J
REVIVAL WILL OPEN
SUNDAY AT BLACK
MTN. CHURCH OF GOD
An old-fashioned revival will
open on Feb. B at the Black Moun
tain Church of God, Lakey street,
and run through Feb. 10, the pas
tor, the Rev. James L. Morton.
The public has been invited to at
tend these services and to hear
preaching by the pastor and other
ministers.
There will be a fellowship meet
ing of the Asheville district on
Feb. 13.
WELCOME, NEWCOMERS!
The A. S. Jerns are now living
on the Ridgecrest highway in a
house rented from Joe Hollifield.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cald
well, formerly residing in Mar
shall, are now living in the Wall
house, below the Freezer Locker.
They have one child. Mr. Cald
well is employed by Sears Roebuck
& company in Asheville.
CLASSIFIEDS SELL - Phone 4101
We Salute—
We Salute You on your Birth
day!
Feb. 2—Bobby White, Mrs. Effie
Aver.a, Kay Parton, Marion E. Tay
lor, Nick lx>vlandis, Jerry Howard
Morrow, Thomas Harris Price,
Belle Hamilton, Lewis Stafford,
Estelle Houck, Mary Lee Wasson,
Briscoe Parker, W. Paul Young,
Feb. 3—O. E. Loeman, Ida Mor
row, Mrs. Nina Wilson, James
Northcott Jr., Thad McDonald,
Mrs. Harry Barkley, V. B. Eaton.
Feb. 4— Mrs. A. A. Dickens,
George W. Pickering, Mrs. W. J.
Simons, Brenda Lindsey, Ben
Miller, Walter Wells, Alma Sny
der, Mallie Williams, Steve Kap
lan, J. R. Blankenship Sr., Effie
Lunsford.
Feb. 6—Edgar Turbyfill, Jim
Blankenship, George Williams,
Ray Stafford, Grace Meyers, Kath
leen Shook, Henry Gibbs, rMs.
Justus McSweeney, Kenneth Glenn,
I. N. Stevens.
Feb. 6—Dorothy Finch Mackney,
I’hillip Garland, Mrs. Oscar Tin
ney, J. B. Fortner, Leroy Beck,
Miss Pauline Hoffman, Lelia Zer
now, Johnny Lee Carson, Charlie
Bingham, Clyde A. Stubbs, Elsie
Sneed, J. B. Dotson.
Feb. 7—Michael Russell, Thelma
Gash, Mrs. George D. Young, Dora
Morris, Ruth White, Barbara Nes
bitt), Mrs. W. D. Hyatt, Nan
Brown, Hilda Ream, Linda Allison,
Beryl Hayes.
Feb. 8—Mrs. Robert Byrd, Juan
ita Creasman, Ray Davis, Perry
Alexander, Frank Powell, Bobby
Bartlett, Rufus Brown, Jr.
Feb. 9—Robert S. Eckles III,
Mrs. A. W. McDougle, Linda Mc
Graw, Sheldon Summerlin, Edith
Jarvis, Irene Brackett, Bertha Mc
Mahan.
—The Navy was the first to pro
duce a live telecast underwater.
In a joint operation with the Can
adian Navy, the underwater beach
approaches to a proposed site for
radar stations were surveyed.
FINER CAROLINA—
From Page 1
The clubs competing will select
projects at the February meeting
ind report at a general meeting
if the steering committee in time
’or work on the projects to get
tnderway by March 1. First re
sorts are due April 1.
Members of the steering com
mittee are Mrs. Max Woodcock,
Mrs. John J. O’Connor, Richard
R. Stone, Frank Watkins, and Gor
don Greenwood. Mrs. Lewis Phil
lips was elected secretary, and Mrs.
Janies A. Crawford general pub
licity chairman.
MRS. WHITT AT MEETING
Mrs. A. B. Whitt, a member of
the blood committee of the Black
Mountain-Swannanoa chapter of
the American Red Cross, attended
a meeting of the Regional Blood
Council in Asheville on Jan. 26.
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1 BOX CHERRIOS and
1 BOX SUGAR JETS .
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CLINTON PORK & BEANS - - -
6-oz.jar $1.29
both lor 29c
8-oz.pkg. 10c
2^-size can 19c
CLOROX - - - - 2qts. 29c
SUGAR - - - * 5lbs. 4Sc
FAB - - - - - Ige.box 25c
PINTO BEANS - - 5lb.bag 49c
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