OLD FORT NEWS
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ADA M S
Representative
old fort
You Recollect department
Those Over 40)
member the Sunday afternoon
.;,x",-iir broke loose from a train
‘ . tout Dendron—near the Gey
rhe operator there notified the
, . '[.'art telegrapher that the run
was thundering down the
and the switches and
away
rae
. were quickly cleared. The
roc
•• could be heard for several
... ahead, wheels singing as it
Ktxi around the curves. No tell
i"went through Old Fort. It fin
V.ow fast it was whizzing when
ally
, halted on a slight grade down
PRINTING
Veins - NO 9-4101
HUtck Mountain
Modernize
and impair
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R. C. BOWNESS
BUILDER
P.O.Box 1068 — Black Mtn.
FW °ld Porter farm. Old
Sum). f° Ktl 1 remember that
Sunday afternoon.
How many of you remember the
LTtanm’,Ch ?loated acid ™o<l to
the tannery from way up Curtis
Creek five or six miles’
t,JhLroden trPUKh ran «"der
the highway and children were
fascinated by the sight of logs
shooting along, carried by the rac
ing water. The wood was dumped
out on the ground somewhere near
the lower yards of the tannery and
was hauled into the wood yard
F orests surrounding Old Fort sup
plied the tannery with the acid
necessary for tanning the raw
hides processed here.
The few tourists and travelers
who went through Old Fort were
horrified by the odor of curing
leather which was detectable for
several miles in every direction—
‘nit we couldn’t even smell it unless
the air was particularly oppressive.
Nasser Khanbaki and Parvis
Moghadam, exchange trainees
from Iran who are to be here at
Old Fort Finishing Plant for six
months, have returned from two
weeks of observatory study at
Clearwater, S. C.
Betty Is Queen
In appropriate ceremonies, Miss
Betty Lowery of Old Fort was
chosen “Queen of the Mountain
Lake Empire” at the Christmas
ball held Tuesday evening, Dec.
2, in Marion. Betty, daughter of
Mi', and Mrs. Marshall Lowery,
was one of a number of princesses
who participated in the Christmas
parade and connected activities.
She was crowned by Miss Loleeta
Buchanan of Spruce Pine, Miss N.
C. Rhododendron Queen.
Bradley Is Tax Lister
Clarence Bradley will again act
as Tax Lister for Old Fort Town
ship. Listing date begins January
1st.
On Jury List
The following names of persons
from Old Fort have been drawn
• NOTICE *
BOB’S HAIR STYLING STUDIO
Are Moving to New Location
December 16
WILL BE AT 207 RHODODENDRON AVE.
Black Mountain, N. C. NO 9-8351
ONE STOF
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
For Mommy and the Home
• FRIGIDAIRE:
★ STOVES
★ REFRIGERATORS
★ FREEZERS
★ WASHERS
★ DRYERS
★ HI - FI
★ ELECTRIC IRONS
★ TOASTERS
★ COFFEE MAKERS
★ RADIOS
Christmas Lights and Many Others
For Daddy and the Car
★ TIRES * BATTERIES
★ SEAT COVERS * MIRRORS
★ FLOOR MATS ★ POLISH
—AND OTHER ACCESSORIES—
HUNTING —
EQUIPMENT
For Daddy
CAMPING — FISHING AND ARC HERN
_ GUNS — KNIVES — FLASHLIGHTS
- LANTERNS AND OTHERS!
For lirother
WAGONS — TRICYCLES — OARS- > • _
POP GUNS — GUN AND HOLSTER S •
ARCHITECT SETS — ROD AND RE - -
PS _ EDUCATIONAL 1 ON S
AND GAMES!
For Sister
NURSING, CRYING AND YU1^ DODU ^
CLOTHES — SEWING MAC™1E- J
IRON __ tea AND COOKING SETS -
NURSE SETS - PLAY PHONES
-AND MANY OTHER FINE TOYS!
McMURRAY
CHEVROLET CO.
“On the Square’* -
State St. — Dealer No. 2291 —
Dud NO 9-3141
Black Mountain, N. C.
ju7,duty ^or ^he one week
!'f„of SuP?nor Court to be held
Max
Gilbert
. I','" vuuu, u> ue
m Marion during January: 1
, . iiunt, Sidney Simmons, Gil
Gipo, and Grady McCauley.
Temperature Lower
This week brought the first taste
o teal winter weather to our little
v j UK's. A reading of 18 degrees
above was noted, and a thick coat
mg of ice is on the river each
morning.
Cakes For Sale
Don t forget the fruit cakes on
, ® uy the American Business
club. They are the best to be had.
iroceeds go to the school lunch
lund for underprivileged school
children.
New Addition at Parkers
( onstruction is nearing comple
tion on a handsome brick addition
to the Parker Hosiery mill. The
structure, of brick, as is the main
building, borders Commerce street
and faces Main.
Finders Creepers
A three act thriller will be pre
sented in the school auditorium at
8:00 p.m., Dec. 11. Admission
Prices are (>0c and 85e. This is
the senior class play of Old Fort
High school.
Garden Club Members Entertain
The Ladies of the Hoe and Hope
Garden club honored their bus
bands with a dinner party on Sat
urday evening at the Legion Hut in
West Fort. Twenty-two members
enjoyed a repast which featured
turkey pie, baked ham, and beef
stroganoff.
Bridge Crew Here
iviacninery is being- moved into
Eastern Old Fort to begin work
on a bridge which will span Cataw
ba river and the new link of the
four-lane highway which will by
pass Old Fort proper.
Personals
Mrs. Flint Norwood of Columbia,
S. C., spent the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. Laughridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hunt and
Mrs. W. S. Burgin went to West
minster, S. C., on Saturday and
returned Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. “Red” Young- 'and
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller attend
ed the Shrine football game in
Charlotte on Saturday.
Royce McDaniel of Baltimore,
Md., spent the past week here as
a. visitor to his home town.
Recently employed in clerical
positions at Old Fort Finishing
Plant are Mrs. Bill Early and Mrs.
Grant Hunt.
The Leslie Noblitt family of
Swannanoa is now making its home
in Old Fort.
Guy Arney, who underwent sur
gery several weeks ago, is able to
be out on the street.
Rites Held Friday
Fred G. Wilkerson, G4, stock
room clerk at Old Fort Finishing
plant for the past l1 years, died
Tuesday of last week in the Veter
ans hospital at Swannanoa. He
had been ill for several weeks.
A short service was held Thurs
day at 10 a.m. in Westmoreland
Hawkins Funeral Home, conducted
by the Rev. J. G. Robinson. The
body was then taken to Augusta,
S. C., where services were held
Friday at 3 p.m. in Poteet Fun
eral Home. Burial was in Hillcrest
Memorial Park.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jen
nie Armstrong Wilkerson; 2 sons,
William Charles and Fred G. Wil
kerson Jr. of Augusta; one broth
er, Ed W. Wilkerson of Augusta;
two sisters, Mrs. P. A. Crosby of
Augusta and Mrs. William Kuh
nian of Chester, W. Va., and one
grandson.
Mrs. Thomas Dies
Mrs. Mae Byrd Thomas, 56, ol
Old Fort, Route 1, died Sundaj
night, Nov. 30, in Marion Genera
hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
at 1 p.m. Dec. 4 in Old Fort Wes
leyon Methodist church by the Rev
C. Glenn Howell, pastor.
Burial was in Robinson cemeterj
in Yancey county.
She is survived by three sons
Willard Preston Thomas, Marion
Ruben Joseph Thomas, Old Fort
and Bobby Ray Thomas of the
Army, serving in Hawaii; twc
grandchildren; and one brother
Robert A. Byrd, Old Fort.
KERLEE GIVES TIPS—
From Page 1
The carton should be wrapped ir
heavy paper and securely tied witl
strong twine.
7. Gifts of a delicate nature
such as glass, china, electrical ap
pliances, radios and musical instru
ments, must be marked “Fragile’
by the mailer. Food stuffs shoulc
be marked “Perishable” if subjec
to spoilage.
8. Insure parcels. Register let
ters of real value. Where onl;
proof of delivery is required fo
letters of no intrinsic value us<
Certified Mail. Use Combinatioi
Mail where a letter or message
other than a gift tag—is to be en
closed inside a Christmas package
9. Mail Christmas cards and par
cels early to avoid the last minuti
rush and waiting in line at thi
post office. The best times t<
avoid crowds at stamp window:
in most post offices are before 1(
a.m. and between 1:30 and 3:3(
p.m.
10. Every postal employee n
happy to answer questions on post
al rules and regulations. Anyoni
with problems about mailing hi:
Christmas parcels should avai
himself of the opportunity of dis
cussing the problems with posta
employees, and take advantage o
their experience.
RICHARDSONS GLAD TO
BE HOME IN BLACK MTN.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Howan
Richardson ran away again. Thi
time to visit their son Dixon am
wife Barbara and three grandchil
dren. The youngest they had no
seen. They live in Long Bead
Calif. They travelled by trai
stopping off in Atlanta to se
their publisher and then a fer
days in New Orleans. On thei
return they hopped off for a da
in San Francisco and then agar
in Chicago. Without advertisin
the railroads they certainly prais
them for the generous mileag
that they give in a return tri
ticket.
Yes, they liked California. 1 he
hardly dare say it outloud lest i
reach the west coast that there i
absolutely no place in this goo
old U. S. A. as fine in every wa
as Black Mountain in Wester
V Carolina.
Black Mountain (NC) News • 5
Thursday, Dec. 11, 1958 —
BROAD RIVER
By Mrs. M. M. Elliott
(November 27)
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bridges vis
ited Mr. Bridges’ relatives in In
man South Carolina over the week
end. . ...
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Elliott had
as dinner guests last Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. John Padgett and child
of Old Fort. *
A household shower was given
Mrs. Viola Gilliam and children at
their new home on Upper Cedar
Creek last Saturday night. Some
of those present were Mrs. Gil
liam’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Davis, her sisters, Mrs. Harry Gil
liam and children, Mrs. Howard
Lavender and children of Crooked
Creek section, another sister whose
name I didn’t get, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Gilliam and daugh
ter Pattie of Broad River, and Mrs.
Gilliam’s late husband’s sister and
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. V. M.
Elliott of Black Mountain. Others
besides her relatives were Mr.
George Moffitt, Mrs. Clyde Gil
liam, Mrs. Boyd Elliott, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Ledbetter, Yewitt El
liott and myself, Mrs. Florence Da
vis, and many others. Mrs. Gilliam
received many beautiful and use
ful gifts and delicious refresh
ments were served to her many
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sword and
daughters spent the week-end with
Mrs. Sword’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Norwood and children at Banner
Elk.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris of
Black Mountain spent the week
end with Mrs. Harris’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Taft Elliott and children
in this section.
Mr. Brannon of Gastonia spent
the week-end at his place in this
section.
Jake Dunam wno Has Deen vis
iting his mother, Mrs. Viola Gil
liam, returned to his job in Georgia
last Sundany.
Mr. Ralph Taylor is sick with
bronchial pneumonia.
R. G. Ownbey who hasn’t been
well for some time is much im
proved.
Mr. Brannon, Yewitt and Taft
Elliott went on a trip back in the
mountains toward Buffalo last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Herman Morris of upper
Broad River had as guest for a
week the Rev. Medeline Cox, for
mer pastor of the P. H. church on
Broad River.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutton and little
granddaughter of Daytona Beach,
Fla., who have been taking a few
days’ vacation in Asheville, 'visited
R. G. Ownbey and family in this
community last week.
Randy Morris, S. N., who is sta
tioned aboard the U. S. S. Orin
at Norfolk, Va., and a friend of his,
Ed White of Norfolk, visited Ran
dy’s mother, Mrs. Eula Mae Mor
ris and sons recently.
Mrs. Morris’ uncle, Judgson Mar
lowe of Bat Cave, fell, breaking
three of his ribs. He was a pa
tient in Valley Clinic last week.
Mr. Marlowe has been in poor
health for some time.
We had Thanksgiving dinner
with my oldest son and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Elliott, and
children in Black Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lytle and
children of Winston-Salem spent
' the holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ledbetter, on
I Broad River, and Mr. and Mrs. V.
C. Lytle on Bald Mountain.
| Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Plemmons
. and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks of Black
Mountain and Miss Ann Morris of
this section visited Mrs. Herman
• Morris and sons last Sunday, Nov.
23.
Miss Lu Jane Elliott who is a
’ student at Boone college, has been
| spending Thanksgiving with her
. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troy Elliott
> and her grandmother, Mrs. Elmer
Davis on Cedar Creek. She re
turned to her school at Boone last
- Sunday.
A fire bi'oke out near the place
formerly owned by W. L. Nanney
last Monday. Several men got the
fire surrounded and stopped be
1 fore it did much damage. On Tues
i day another fire was started on
the southside of Round Mountain,
but was soon put out. The cause
of the fires is unknown.
Miss Essie Taylor, who has been
, very ill in Hendersonville hospital,
is much better and is convalescing
* at the home of her sister and
t brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hall
at Dana.
Ben Taylor \\%o has been a pa
j tient in Mission hospital is better
. and has returned to his home on
lower Flat Creek.
Ralph Taylor who has been a pa
1 tient at the Valley Clinic, is much
~ improved and has returned to his
- home.
The Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Smith
. were very sick last week, but are
, much better.
' We were all saddened by the
death of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
1 Vess’ little daughter, Linda, last
5 Friday. Our heartfelt sympathy
1 goes out to her parents, Mr. and
) Mrs. Vess, and her grandmother,
Mrs. Flossie Vess, and other rela
5 tives.
> —Certified strawberry plants
5 normally produce 5,000 quarts of
1 berries per acre, compared to the
- North Carolina average of 2,000
1 per acre.
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