OLD fort news
MARY ADAMS
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OLD FORT
Subscription Representative
N* ,S'°raul H. rorter. son
fl'Mao Porter, a.sabrejet
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Yerurned from 14 month*
r. ,„nan and is planning
JrndSate school this fall,
visited hismother in
He is the grandson of
V 1,1 rg Hen Allison. Mrs.
La member of the Nebo
BrtJte-feeet.
iVonglOctober1S6"to’ Janies
Lvendar will take place
Ftenezer church, was hon
o lingerie shower given at
*, 0f Mrs. Buford Reece
lilmerByrd and Mrs. Clar
hr'sawn 'were co-hostesses
, Reece, and Miss Glenda
tsisted with the games.
Sr note of purple and white
Lred and was carried out
*]. arrangement of asters
Evie Miss Chrisawn was
" a shoulder bouquet.
miss Chrisawn had open
»jt'ts and games had been
Ihe hostesses passed cake
embossed with purple
flower emblems, coffee, mints and
mixed nuts.
About 20 guests were present
for the courtesy.
Hoe and Hope Gardeners Feast
Members of the Hoe and Hope
Garden club treated their hus
bands to a steak supper at Twin
Lakes on Saturday evening. Guess
who brought the ‘steaks ? Seven
teen members of the social club en
joyed the outing.
Come to PTA Picnic
The Old Fort PTA will hold its
annual picnic at the school on
Tuesday evening, Oct. 9, given in
honor of the teachers. This is
an opportunity for the parents and
teachers to get acquainted in an
informal atmosphere. Bring a
picnic basket and the whole fam
ily. It has been said that fathers
are a little lax about attending
PTA meetings, so please bring
“Dad” with you. He will enjoy it
and so will you.
Firemen Feted
Wives of Old Fort’s volunteer
firemen gave them a dinner last
Tuesday evening at the Masonic
hall. Most all of them were pres
ent. Various ladies spoke words
part of
Goes for. * .
Savings?
Are you getting your fair share of the money you
earn? Or do you pay everybody else ... the
butcher, the baker, the electric-light maker . . .
and fail to keep a cut of your paycheck for your
self? Start now to make sure you do get your
share . . . save before you spend. First thing
rery payday, deposit a part of your earnings
this bank ... get the habit of saving reg
, and see how fast your money grows. Open
a Savings Account with us, soon.
WE PAY 2% ON SAVINGS
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NORTHWESTERN BANK
BLACK MOUNTAIN • OLD FORT
being served 'rtf* ?-a <ie*sert was
prearrangenfenu f're, alarm <by
blast anrl sounded a short
next door i m tb-p. boys scrambling
thev t, t lC f re station, where
Sony Zed,Ithe alarm was a
who hnnn a Homer Grindstaff,
Dhonr , P «d t0 be at a nearby
prit"*’„n?u *u°U?ht.t0 be tlle “cul
I’int- irn * iA!1.e bulies confessed.
1 ink Hemphill 111
hnjrds ,of ?>nk Hemphill, news
a and Janitor at Old Fort
uig and the bus station, has not
been feeling well lately. Pink is
beinnH"lark -°f tb° town an<t has
'? «>?Pensing news, information,
the ,f!hl 0|°nPhy t0 the P“Wic for
me past ,30 years.
While the United Tanning com
pany was in operation here, and
fnVPr,s.'nce- Pink has been awkken
ing his neighbors in the colored
section of town by “reveille”
played on two bugles—he wore
Kfti T; uHe us?d t0 be Pa>d a
little bit by workers at the tan
nery who wished to be roused in
time to report for work. Those
who did not wish to arise in the
pre-dawn hours learned to sleep
through the bi'assy blasts.
Mrs. Silver Sails for Germany
Mrs. Peggy Griggs Silver,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Griggs, left for New York City on
September 26, and sailed the 27th
on the S. S. America for Germany
where she will join her husband
Pfc. Harold Silver, who is with
the 3rd Armored Division station
ed at Honau, Germany.
Pfc. Silver has been overseas
since May. Mrs. Silver says she
expects to be abroad for two years.
Her ship will be nine days in cross
ing and she will be in London for
two days and will dock in France.
Mrs. Silver was eager to begin
her voyage. An ambitious young
lady, she lacks one year of high
school work, and intends to furth
er her education while in Germany,
where she plans to study four
languages—German, French, Span
ish and Russian.
Arrowhead Boosters
The Arrowhead Boosters are
still working to pay off the $2500
indebtedness which is the balance
of the $4500 it took to light the
srhnol ntVilpfip fiplH -fnr -fnn+Vinll
games. The street dances will
continue each Saturday until the
weather interferes.
Our football team played a fine
game at Spruce Pine with Bakers
ville last Thursday, but the Bak
ersville team won. The score was
14-7.
Friday evening the Old Fort
boys will play Glen Alpine at Old
Fort. Noah Simpson, who is an
enthusiastic football fan and a
member of the Arrowhead Boost
ers, is from Glen Alpine. He is
really on a spot. He says he isn’t
going to root for either side, but
we bet he does!
Mrs. Helen Nesbitt Bates
Mrs. Helen Nesbitt Bates, 45,
daughter of Mrs. J. N. Nesbitt and
the late Mr. Nesbitt of Old Fort,
died at her home in Dickson, Tenn.,
Wednesday, Sept. 19, following a
brief illness.
Funeral services were held at
Dickson at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
20. A funeral service was held at
Old Fort Methodist church Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock con
ducted by the Rev. Kelly Brendle.
Burial was in the Bethlehem ceme
tery.
Mrs. Bates is survived by her
husband, Arlo Bates; three sons,
Carleton, Neil and Joe; and a
daughter, Mary, all of the home;
seven brothers, E. Clifford Nesbitt
of Florence, Ala.; Col. Earl Nes
bitt of Mitchell Field, N. Y.; Car
lisle Nesbit of Newport News, Va.;
Hubert Nesbitt of Fort Worth,
Tex.; Max Nesbitt of Columbia,
S. C.; and Bill and Joe Nesbitt of
Old Fort, and a sister, Mrs. Charles
Krisel of Arlington, Va.
Mrs. Bates was born and reared
in Old Fort and was a graduate
of Old Fort High school. Her
grandparents were pioneer resi
dents of this area.
Mrs. Annie E. Silver
Mrs. Annie Early Silver, 51, of
Old Fort died Friday morning in
her home after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 3:30 p.m. in the Old Fort
Baptist church. The Rev. Terry
Thorpe and the Rev. John G.
Hicks of Union, S. C., officiated
and burial was in the Old Fort
cemetery.
Surviving are the husband, Clar
ence G. Silver; two sons, Clyde L.
of the home and David H. of Old
Fort; two grandchildren; the fath
er, W. Herbert Early of Hamrick;
two brothers, Horace R. and J.
Roy of Old Fort; and three sis
ters, Mrs. Frances Stephens and
Mrs. Hicks Hemphill of Marion,
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Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Adams
Last rites for Mrs. Ida Watkins
\dams, 86, were held Friday
norning, Sept. 21, in the State
Street Methodist church with the
pastor, the Rev. Robert Walters
ind the Rev. William Klein, pas
:or of the Presbyterian church
officiating. Burial was in Taber
lacle church cemetery.
Mrs. Adams resided here until
£°ing to Charleston, S. C., several
years ago to make her home with
a nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs.
John Boone. She died Tuesday,
Sept. 18 at their home.
Pallbearers were Bill Gudger,
George Gudger, A. F. Tyson, John
Gary McGraw, Albert Terrell, and
Clyde Watkins.
Harrison Funeral home was in
charge.
World Community
Day Set Nov. 2
World Community Day will be
observed in Black Mountain Nov
ember 2, 1956, through the United
Church Women of this area.
Mrs. Cecil Perry of the Ridge
crest Baptist church is program
chairman. Contributions of used
clothing, old sheets and pillow
cases for hospital bandages and
cash for sending these articles
over-seas will be collected.
and Mrs. Marshall Fox of Ashe
ville.
McCall’s Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Liddie Bradley Silver
Funeral services for Mrs. Lid
die Silver, 83, were conducted on
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the home on
RFD 1, Old Fort. Burial was in
Ebenezer cemetery.
Mrs. Silver died in her home
on Friday. She is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Por
ter, Mrs. J. J. Williams, and Miss
Maude Silver of Old Fort; two
sisters, Mrs. Flora Gilliam and
Miss Surrie Verbel of Old Fort;
and two brothers, W. H. Bradley
of Old Fort and G. M. Bradley of
Flat Rock.
College Students Leave
Most of Old Fort’s college stu
dents have left, and they are
missed. Gayden Swann, Jr., will
be a senior at Appalachian State
Teachers college, (he has been
home for a week-end); Jimmy
Morris is a freshman at Brevard
college; Barbara Jean Bradley left
last week for Women’s college at
Greensboro; Lloyd Vess will at
tend ASTC this year; Eddie Lack
ey, Jack Turner, Dean Lytle, and
Wilbur Greer are at State; Wil
liam Griffin, James Greer, and
LaSell Light are back at the Uni
versity; Richard Devinney is a
senior at Wake Forest.
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Store Redecorated
The interior of the Old Fort
store of the Farmers’ Federation
bas been painted a soft green, and
the shelves have been painted a
darker shade of the same color.
Stock has been re-arranged and the
store presents a fresh attractive
appearance. Britt Hogan of Old
Fort is manager.
Personals
Miss Daisy McDaniel, Mrs. Ash
by Robinson and daughter, Miss
Betty Steppe, spent the week-end
at Swansboro, N. C., Mrs. Robin
son’s home town.
Frank Greene is a patient at
Moore General hospital.
Mrs. Neville, wife of the Rev.
John C. Neville, pastor of the Old
Fort Presbyterian church, has re
turned from a ten-day visit with
her sister, Mrs. D. R. DeMucci on
Staten Island, N. Y.
H. J. Rockett has returned to
his home after having been a pa
tient at Mission Memorial hos
pital.
Mrs. Lonnie Silver of Morganton
was an overnight guest of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. W. C. Silver, Sun
day.
Mrs. Dan W. Adams, Jr., was a
patient in Marion General hospital
Friday of last week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Elliott, Old Fort, RFD 1, a daugh
ter, September 14 in Marion Gen
eral hospital.
Roy McDaniel, who was a re
cent hospital patient, is reported to
be convalescing satisfactorily at
his home near Old Fort. ,
Mr. and Mrs. George Sandlin
left Old Fort last Sunday for
Washington, D. C., for a few days
visit. They are now at their Win
ston-Salem home, but will return
to Old Fort in the near future.
—Young married couples usu
ally save for the purpose of buy
ing durable goods or for making
a down payment on a home. Older
couples more often save for chil
dren’s educations or retirement.
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