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Old Fort | News Letter Mtos. Hensley is 82. Mrs. Ellis Williams was hostess on Sunday, April 22 at a birthday dinner for Mrs. W. S. Hensley who celebrated her 82nd birthday an niversary that day. Those attend ing were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hens iejj, Mrs. A. €. Tate, Mrs. W. S. Haynes, Mr and Mrs. Charlie Mirlowe and Mrs. C. V. Smith and daughter, Abegail of Tallahassee, FI?. l*o)ice Chief 111 pid Fort’s Police Chief Bill •SPRINGTIL’ ROTARY TILLER Imagine being able to ready your garden for planting in a few min utes, or keeping the soil turned and weed free with even less effort. Do the back-breaking spade and hoe work that once took many weary hours in a fraction of that time with a SPRItifi^IEIjD Springtil. ■Pa complete unit rful 3 HP motor transport wheels ► assure maximum timing Till any width you want Adjustable istSke gauges depth •^r. aerator, furrow, edger— Jnatnstnuc Springfield “Springtil" Rotary TO "iff Milk t'tmtmfions. Only . BLACK MOUNTAIN HARDWARE CO. J. L. (Ted) HOLMAN 103 W. State — Dial 3481 st s< Autrey has been quite ill at his heme here. He was reported to have contracted pneumonia from having become wet and chilled at the scene of a wreck on new No. 70 highway last Sunday night. An automobile was found overturned with the radio going, and articles of femine apparel scattered about, but no one near it. Officers spent several hours searching the area, part of which was wooded before they were in formed that two young women oc cupants of the vehicle had been only slightly injured, and had been taken by a passing motorist to Black Mountain, where they lived. Sam Moore of Montford Cove has been substituting for Chief Autrey as city policeman. Operetta To Be Given The public is invited to attend an operetta entitled “The Farmer In the Dell” Friday evening, April 27, at 7:30 in the Old Fort school auditorium. Members of the Ele mentary department through the 4th grade will take part. Attend Conference The district conference of the Methodist church held on last Wednesday was attended by sev eral members from Old Fort. The Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Kennedy, the Rev. Kelly C. Brendle, Mrs. W. E. Teague, Mrs. Max Hunt, Mrs. W. S. Burgin, Mrs. Annie Jordan, I. F. Church, and T. R. Kanipe made the trip. Hoke Thompson Engaged The engagement of Miss June Williamson, daughter of Mrs. J. P. Williamson of Winter Park, Fla. and the late Dr. Williamson to Claude Hoke Thompson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Thomp son of Old Fort and Shelby has been announced. The wedding is planned for June 2. Frances Smith Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Smith of Old Fort announce the engage ment of their daughter Frances :o Carroll Dean Blanton, son of Hr. and Mrs. T. Melvin Bianton if Spartanburg, S. C. The wed ling will take place June 8. imma Jean Elliott Weds tobort T. Hensley Miss Emma Jean Elliott, daugh ;er of Mrs. Jeannette Elliott of Franklin, and Robert Tate Hens ley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hensley of Old Fort were united in marriage Friday, April 20 at 8 o’clock in the First Methodist church in Franklin. The cere mony was performed by the pas tor of the church, the Rev. Moss. The organist presented a pro gram of wedding music before and during the ceremony. The bride was attired in a white street length gown. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held in the recrea tion rooms of the church. A hand some wedding cake was cut by ihe bride and groom, and was hen served to the guests accom lanied by punch, nuts and mints. The couple left for a short wed ing trip to an undisclosed de :ination. The bride, who is a registered irse at Memorial Mission hospit in Asheville, was a graduate of ranklin High school. The groom is film editor at ation WLOS-TV in Asheville, here the couple will reside. He a graduate of Old Fort High hool. Guests attending the w'edding om Old Fort were the parents 1 if the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hensley, his grandmother, Mrs. A. jC. Tate, his aunt, Mrs. C. V. Smith land cousin, Abegail Smith- of Tal lohassee, Fla.-, nnd Jimmy Harris of Old Fort. Bridal Shower Mrs. Madge Bivins was hostess at a bridal shower and party held last Saturday evening at the com munity building honoring her sis ter, Miss Peggy Silver. About 30 guests attended. Mrs. Maxine Sil ver was in charge of the games. Sandwiches, cookies, potato chips, candy and cokes were served. The bride-to-be was deluged with gifts from those attending, and from friends who were unable to attend from out of town. Davis-Silver Wedding Miss Peggy Ann Silver, daugh terf of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Silver of Old Fort, became the bride of Harold Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis of Old Fort, in a double ring ceremony, performed Sunday morning, April 22 by the Rev. Kelly Brendle, pastor of the Old Fort Methodist church im mediately after the morning ser vices. The bride wore a light gray suit with w-hite accessories, and an orchid corsage. After the ceremony the couple left for a short w-edding trip to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Old Fort High school and Pack Square Beauty school. She has been employed at Ivy’s Dept, store in Asheville for a year. Mr. Davis, a graduate of Old Fort High school, is employed by Capitol Airlines and has been working in Washington, D. C., but is being transferred to Atlanta, Ga., where they will make their home. Mrs. Williams Elected. Mrs. Walter Williams was elect ed vice-chairman of the McDowell County Red Cross chapter at its annual meeting. Members of the board from Old Fort now- serving are Harry Cosgrove of United Knitting Mills, B. G. Byron of Old Fort Finishing Co., and Mrs. Kim ball Miller. Mr. Byron w-as re elected at this meeting. Personals i. ana ivirs. nawara (jarver have purchased and moved into the attractive new home recently con structed and owned by Gibbs Con struction company in the West Fort subdivision of town. Mrs. C. V. Smith, the former Miss Edna Tate, and daughter, Abegail of Tallahassee, Fla., were visitors here for several days last week at the home of Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. G. C. Tate, and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hensley. Mrs. W. S. Burgin and Mrs. Mae Turner accompanied Jack Marston and Grant Hunt to Wash ington, D. C., for several days’ visit. The two ladies will be guests of the Charles Turner fam ily while there. Mrs. H. M. Champion, Mrs. Bess Nash, and Miss Jean Nash of Rutherfordton were Sunday guests of the Rev. and Mrs. G. C. Ken nedy. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sherrill have lad as recent guests Mrs. Eugene Sherrill and son Jeffery of Atlan :a, and Mr. and Mrs. Odell Ward >f Vero Beach, Fla. Mrs. D. W. Adams, Sr., who ias been a patient at Memorial Mission hospital in Asheville has returned to her Home "Were. Mrs. Harry Clontz was also a patient at Memorial Mission. She returned to her home, RFD No. 1, Old Fort, on Sunday. Henry Ragle, W'ell known citizen of Western N. C. has been ill at his home at Ragle hotel in Old Fort. R. L. Laughridge who has been receiving treatment at a hospital in Columbia, S. C., for the past two months is back at his home on Spring street, and at his shoe repair shop on Main st. Sidelights. The substitute policeman in town has the pennies plunking in the parking meters. He seems to ma terialize out of the “no-where” shortly after the delinquent park er has left his car. The ceremony at the Tate-El liott wedding was recorded on tape. Little Abigail Smith, cousin of the groom, eluded her mother and walked up the aisle saying in a firm voice which registered clearly “I’m going up here and watch the man- light the candles.” Abigail was captured before she got very far, but her spontaneous remark adds charm to the taped record. ,,’Oh* citiaen of our town-Sports a pink complexion when he is re minded ‘that he'was cited for a traffic violation recently—the very, same one for which he had given his son a stem lecture a few Weeks previously. ... Quite a few employees of Old Fort Finishing company have been laid off .from work.. It is reported that the "curtailment was neces sary while the company connected, at least in part, to the finishing of cotton material. « v I r,, L,<JKKI«J11UN An item in last week’s issue of the News should have read: ‘•The premiere of “Prairie Boy” a symphonic poem by Edwin M. Huffman, will be given next sea son by “Town and Gown” Sym phony; Sioux Falls, So. Dak.” —“Everyone to his taste” is particularly true of investments. Some people emphasize safety, same the return. United States Savings Bonds, Series E and H, offer absolute safety and good re turn. Ask your banker. t < . I k MRS. CRAWFORD SPECIAL CP*L AWARD Mrs. Clara L. Crawford.*££ man of the Coinmum > y So»rc^naS u» Sffo/SSnding contribution to the program designedto make Black Mountain t arolina s Finest. Mrs Crawford was chairman of the Community Safety Program in Black Mountain and this program was adopted by the town as a Finer Carolina project. In the Carolina Power and Light com pany’s Annual Report for 1955, a beautifully illustrated slick mag azine, a picture of the original Black Mountain Safety Council meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Woodcock, is used. The picture was made by the public relations of Shell Oil company when Black Mountain placed third in the Carol Lane Safety contest. Mrs. Crawford received special letters of commendation from Mrs. Vivian Bushong, director of the Finer Carolina program in the western district, and the president and director of Carolina Power and Light company in Raleigh. SHOPE CREEK By Mrs. Thelma Buckner Rt. 2 — Asheville, N. C. The W.M.S. of Berea Baptist church met at the church on Wednesday night, April 18 for the regular monthly meeting. The pro gram from the Royal Service mag azine was a very interesting one on “Direct Evangelism”. Mrs. H. C. Creasman was in charge of the program and also gave the devo tional. Others taking part were Mrs. Henry Ingle. Mrs. M. J. Carter, Mrs. Bertha Nichols, Mrs. A. D. Smith, and Mrs. Albert Gilliam. Mrs. E. V. Crist Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Crist Jr., and sons, Jim and Teddy of Grovemont, motored along' the Parkway Sunday after noon, going through Waynesville along Wagon Road Gap to Pisgah, returning via Hendersonville and Brevard. All enjoyed the changing scenery and the beauty of the blooming fruit trees along the way. James Fuller made a trip to Bryson City on Friday and erected a monument to his father’s grave. Mrs. Clyde Whitaker entered St. Joseph’s hospital Monday evening for surgery. We hope for her a complete and speedy recovery. She is the former Miss Elizabeth Ingle. I boarded with her folks during my employment at Beacon Mfg Co. I shall ever esteem their wonder ful hospitality. Mr; and Mrs. Henry Ingle Jr. attended a surprise birthday party on Friday night, April 13, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Crist Jr., honoring Mr. Crist’s mother. She received several nice gifts. A lovely birthday cake was cut and served with coffee. We regret to learn of the mis fortune of Mrs. Frank Porter of Boise, Idaho. She is in the hos pital with a broken hip. She is a former resident of Shope Creek and is widely known here. Billy and Marvin Fuller, young sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller.^ were taken to the dentist on Sat urday, each having a tooth ex tracted. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Vess have 3000 baby chicks. They marketed almost that many friers last week. Ronnie and Cathy King spent the week end in Biltmore with Mr. and Mrs. Roy King and sons, David and Rickey. Brothers and sisters of James Fuller and their families met at his home at Singing Water for a picnic dinner. There were 10 pres ent. MRS. EDWARD LEDFORD HONORED WITH SHOWER Mrs. Edward Ledford of Swan nanoa was honored with a stork shower in the home of Mrs. Jack Gilbert, Black Mountain, on Wed nesday, April 18. A color scheme of yellow and white was carried out in the flower arrangements and other decorations. During the evening games and contests were; enjoyed. Refreshments were served to thei'. following guests: by the hostess,' Mrs, Arthur .Morehead, Mrs. Barber; Penley, Mrs. R. C. McClure Jr., Mrs.t Freddie Sawyer, Mrs. A1 Wheat-! ly, Mrs. Gene McFalls, Miss Ann' Stevenson, Miss Genevieve Slagle, and "the honoree.' * HOME FROM FLORIDA & Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Sawyer have1' returned from a seven weeks visit' with Mr. and Mrs, L. J. Tamm in Coral Gables, Fla. During their stay Mr. Sawyer built a Florida room to the Tamm’s home. Easter they all attended the sunrise ser vice in the Orange Bowl at Miami. CLASSIFIEDS SELL - Phone 4101 Black Mountain NEWS One of Buncombe County's fore most weekly newspapers published every Thursday at Black Mountain, N. C., in the heart of the prosper ous Swannanoa Valley, great re ligious and resort center and growing industrial area. Gordon H. Greenwood Editor and Publisher Entered as second class matter September 13, 1945, at the Post Office in Black Mountain, N. C. under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates Buncombe and McDowell counties $2.50 per year Outside Buncombe and IJcDowell $3.00 per year ^Awarded A rating by Common Ity Research Bureau. ifSL ffEFTRETNEW^ •r Mn. c. M. Howl* As everyone knows, we have i»d some very cold weather for ihe past week. Seems that we are p. ’.e having- March weather during April- We have had plenty of ft-, -t and ice up Longs Branch for this past few days. We also had , uite a hit of snow last Monday afternoon. C M Howie and Monroe visited Cousin Alice Walker in McDowell county last Monday afternoon. She has been confined to her bed prac ,i‘‘iiv ever since Christmas. Mrs. 1, 'nette Howie of Longs Branch has been very sick the latter part this past week. Dr. H. K. Miller came to see her Friday af ternoon. She had quite a bit of fever and he told her to stay m bed until the fever abated. Visit her this past week were Aunt Ida Morgan and Mrs. Kilby, Mr. ,.nd Mrs. Hitt and Diane and Mrs. M N'ealev. all of Longs Branch. Thev visited her Sunday and pre pared dinner and cared for the {,abv. Jeanette is better at the time of this writing. This report er was very sick all day Sunday l,ut is a little better now. Tommie Wilson, who has been in the hospital for the past three weeks, is still hospitalized and is in a very serious condition, it is reported. Mrs. Effie Sawyer, wife of H. E Sawyers of Old Black Mountain highway, has been very sick for the past two weeks and is in an Asheville hospital. Miss Margrett Sawyers, student nurse at Mission hospital and daughter of J. B. Sawyers of Saw yers Dairy, Bee Tree road, was awarded her cap week before last and given a vacation. She visited her sister. Miss Betty Sawyers, at High Point and also her father, ,F. B. and brothers of Bee Tree road. Visiting Miss Wyona Howie Sunday were Miss Carolyn Adams and Miss Frances Banks of Bee Tree road. Calvin Pruitt, son of Mrs. Au drey Pruett of Bee Tree road ha it-STfUm tally weTr;edifner ywt* of the H. 0. Morgans Sunday. . he b,.0 ssr&ssi nUfht 6Other* visitor^at the church were the Gaddys ot _Your bank win order Series H Savings bonds for you. if you want surrent income on a eom i t u ■safe investment. They -"OH %"%£!' f-r *:? $10,000, are redeemable at par ar ter six months on one months notice, and pay interest twice a year for nine years and eiRht months. H,w 0fflc' . Dr. Willtam GI.O _ UpU>nwtrm ~ T*»«r»d.y Oniy 9 AM. to 1.45 Du" 7 P M io 8 UM Ey«* Examined, Office over Blk Mm % HARRISObt-KERLEE MUTUAL BURIAL^ ASSOCIATION w RW imteiiiN c financial statement for year ending December 31,' 1955 Cash balance as shown on laffc.report $30,143.68 Total assessments collected .^g? 8,279.00 Membership fees collected . 35.75 Interest earned on time deposits ^ancisbfrnds 698.00 Total amount to be accounted for DISBURSEMENTS Postage .80.00 Printing .57.06 Collection commissions Y 747.57 Salaries and office expense . 900.00 .Agents commissions 3ft. 7ft > j Taxes M.„•?.*:.&>v.. ....... 203.60’ $39,156.43 Premium on bond 65.11 Total expense - Death Benefits Paid Total disbursements . •. Cash balance ,C1-. ■ .. - ,, .&££ txs I U. S. Govt. Bonds BIL1TIE S on hand . :. $32,317.34 $32,317.34 1,019.10 31,298.24 ____ $32,317.34 above information is true and knowledge of the under R. Harrison, Secy.-Treas. vtiHV-f > 1-LB. 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