OLD FORT NEWS
BERTHA GREENE
Phon. 668-7752
Old Fort, N. C.
Local Wedding
Miss Dorothy Katherine
Brown and Thomas Daniel
Grindstaff were united in
marriage Friday, Dec. 18, at
8 p.m. in Newfound Baptist
church. The Rev. E. J. Hall
and Rev. Gordon Scruggs,
pastor of the church, conduct
ed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Wiley
Brown of Bear Creek road,
Leicester. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Grindstaff of Old Fort.
Given in marriage by-, her
father, the bride wore floor
length gown of silk peau de
soie with lace appliques. Her
elbow length veil of seed
pearls and lace was attached
to a petal crown and she car
ried white roses and stephan
otis on a white Bible. Mrs.
Frank Cook was her sister’s
matron of honor. She was at
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Dr. Jim Love, 103 Third
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tired in emerald green velvet
and carried a bouquet of
holly. Bridesmaids were Miss
JearT Marcus of Bryson City,
Miss Christine Crisp of Rob
binsville, and Mrs. Melba
Case. They were dressed in
red. Billy M. Grindstaff.
brother of the groom, served
as best man. Ushers were
Reid Drum, Malgram Grind
staff. Frank Cook, and George
Brown, brother of the bride.
Following the ceremony a
reception was held at Leicest
er Youth Center with Mrs.
Paul Parham, Mrs. Eldridge
Clark, Mrs. J. P. Ramsey, Mrs.
Reid Drum, Miss Nancy Jo
Buckner, Miss Barbara Carver,
Miss Donna Ball, and Mrs.
Billy Grindstaff assisting. The
bride and groom attended
Asheville-Biltmore college and
are seniors at Western Caro
lina college where they will
continue their education.
Obituaries
MRS. CLAUDE METCALF,
41, of Old Fort Rt. 2, died un
expectedly Thursday after
noon in her home. She had
returned home from an Ashe
ville hospital where she had
undergone surgery. She was
a daughter of the late John
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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
and Hattie MeNeal Young.
Surviving are the husband;
five brothers, Jay of St.
Petersburg. Fla., Rev. Gilbert
Young of Hickory, Audie,
Claude, and Robert V. Young,
all of Marion; four sisters.
Mrs. Ransom C. Thomas and
Mrs. Pearl Morgan of Marion.
Mrs. B. B. Burleson of Spruce
Pine, and Mrs. Buford Reece
of Asheville. Services were
held Saturday at 3 p.m. m
Old Fort First Baptist Church
with Rev. Frank Hawkins of
ficiating.
ERNEST J. KUHN, 64. of
Old Fort, died Tuesday of in
juries received while working
for the State Highway Depart
ment. He was a native of
Buffalo, N. Y., and had been
working for the state as a
part-time employee for about
two weeks. Surviving are the
widow. Mrs. Mamie Sue Kuhn,
and a number of sons, daugh
ters, brothers, sisters, nieces,
and nephews in Michigan.
Services were held Saturday
at 11 a.m. in the chapel of
Westmoreland - Hawkins Fun
eral home in Marion. The
Rev. William S. Vaughn offi
ciated and burial was in Mof
fett Hill cemetery.
rersonais
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Free
man and son Ricky of Grundy.
Va., spent Christmas with
Mrs. Freeman’s mother and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Smith
of Newport News, Va., spent
the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Smith’s parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon A. McEntire and
other relatives.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Griffin at Mar
ion General hospital Dec. 24
i Mr. and Mrs. George Grind
staff and two children of Bel
ton, Miss., spent the holidays
with relatives in Old Fort.
Robert Hensley was admit
ted to Marion General hospital
last Saturday.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Bartlett Dec. 29
at Marion General hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Allison
and daughter Tanya Rhu.
spent last Sunday night in Ne
bo with her relatives.
Mrs. Howard Kerlee and
her son, Lige Kerlee and
daughter Mrs. Ethel Gardner,
and a relative, Mrs. Long of
Black Mountain, spent a few
hours Wednesday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Steppe.
Mrs. Richard wans ana
children. Pat, Eddie and Caro
lyn, spent Christmas nieht
with Mrs. Watts’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Allison.
Jimmy Ray Noblitt entered
Marion General hospital last
Tuesday for treatment.
Mrs. Anne Robinson, Betty
Steppe and Mrs. Raymond Al
lison were the dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Steppe on Christmas Day.
Raymond Allison spent a few
hours Christmas Day with his
mother and his brother Claude
and family at Dysartsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Evans of Black Mountain and
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Horne spent
Christmas Day with Mrs.
Evans’ mother, Mrs. Geneva
Tisdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Pink Williams
and Mr. and Mrs. John Steppe
of Marion visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Steppe on
Christmas afternoon.
Miss Anita Allison of Mon
treat College is spending the
Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meloy
Allison.
Miss Loretta Allison of
Greensboro College is here
for the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Allison.
The young people from
Ebenezer Church sang Christ
mas carols to the neighbors
in the community on Christ
mas Eve. Their singing was
much enjoyed.
James Whiteside entered
Marion General Hospital last
Tuesday.
James Kanupp was rushed
to Marion General Hospital
last Thursday and had sur
gery.
Terry Early was rushed to
Memorial Mission Hospital
last Saturday and had surgery.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Early.
Mrs. Lola Lonon, Mrs. Gen
eva Tisdale, Mrs. Nora Setzer,
Mrs. Charles Steppe and Mrs.
Douglas Glovier and two sons,
Billy and Joey, spent last
Wednesday in Asheville.
Miss IDthel isurieson ana
niece, Wanda McKinney of
Asheville spent last Tuesday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. T. Steppe.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Al
lison and Bruce E. Bradley
spent last weekend in Mel
bourne, Fla., with Allison’s
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Calloway.
Mr.' and Mrs. Kermit Allison
of Mocksville spent last Sun
day with the former’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Al
lison.
Hicks Morris of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., visited Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Steppe on Tuesday of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave McKeith
an and daughter, Nell Bcrdine
and a friend, Robert Single
ton, of Whiteville visited rel
atives in the Ebenezer sec
tion last Saturday and Sun
day. They spent the night
with Mrs. Geneva Tisdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Fonnie Alli
son spent last week with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr
and Mrs. Kermit Allison at
Mocksville.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Allison
and Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Al
lison went to Fairview Sun
day afternoon to see Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Allison and fam
ily. Mrs. Arthur Allison has
been ill for quite a while,
however, she is home from
the hospital and is improving.
Mrs. Lina Robinson of
Asheville spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. John Jordan.
Obituary
Lester A. Jordan
Lester Allen Jordan, 50. of
Ashland, Ky., a native of Mc
Dowell County, died at 3 p.m.
last Sunday in an Ashland
hospital following an extended
illness. Mr. Jordan was a
nephew of Mrs. Lina Robin
son and Mrs. Margaret Cra
ven of Asheville. He had been
employed as a mechanic and
welder tor the past two years
in Ashland and vicinity. Sur
viving are the widow, Mrs.
Ruth Jordan; two daughters.
Misses Barbara Allen and Jo
anne Jordan of the home; the
mother, Mrs. John Jordan of
Old Fort; a sister. Mrs. A. .T.
Williamson of Athens, Tenn.
Services were held Monday in
Centenary Methodist Church
at Ashland of which he was
a member. The body was
brought to Old Fort Wednes
day morning where a shore
service was held at 3 p.m.
Burial was in Bethlehem Cem
etery near Old Fort.
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by Elizabeth Dinwiddle Keith
JOHNNY ALLISON AND
RICKY GREENWOOD re
turned home Sunday afternoon
from Washington, D. C., where
they had been guests of John
ny’s mother during the holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ford,
Kenny and David returned
home Jan. 4, after spending
the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Steele and family
of Miami, Fla. Mr. Ford and
Mr. Steele attended the Or
ange Bowl Game on New
Yea-s day.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Al
len visited ther son and
daughter-in-law and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Allen,
of Hendersonville during
Christmas. Lawrence and his
family returned to Black
Mountain and have been
spending some time with his
parents.
MR. AND MRS. HARRY
CARLAND visited relatives
in Spartanburg during the
Christmas holidays.
Guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Henry Tetrev during the
Christmas holidays wers Mrs.
Tetrev’s brother and his fam
ily of Atmore, Alabama, Rev.
and Mrs. Webb Brooks.
MR. AND MRS. BILL PIN
YAN spent Christmas holidays
in Hawkinsville, Ga., with her
mother, Mrs. Kicklighter and
in Savannah, Ga., with her
sister and her family, Mrs.
Henry Graves.
Mrs. W. M. Pat“ visited
friends and relatives in Ral
eigh during the holidays. She
also attended the wedding of
her niece, Miss Patricia Mor
gan to Mr. Bing Spence.
JAMES SEAWRIGHT re
turned to the Western Caro
lina Center at Morganton
Sunday after spending the
holidays with his mother and
aunt, Mrs. R. W. Seawright
and Mrs. Emma Poplin.
.vir. ana ivrrs. wane now
land and Toni returned home
Dec. 31 after spending the
Christmas holidays in San
Antonio, Texas, with their
son and family, Dr. and Mrs.
Russell Rowland and Karin.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Boone and Barbara
the past weekend were Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Hamrick and
family of Landrum, S. C.
Barbara Page and Toni
Rowland, students at Carson
Newman College, returned
Monday, Jan. 4, to resume
their studies.
MR. AND MRS. RALPH
SINGLEON AND FAMILY
spent New Years in Jackson
ville, Florida, with Mr.
Singleton’s mother, Mrs. An
nie Singleton; his sister, Mrs.
Ruth Allen and brother, Roy
Lee Singleton. They also
attended the ’Gator Bowl
game.
During his visit, Mr. Sin
gleton went on a hunting trip
to the Dixie Lilly Hunting
Preserve at Williston, Fla.,
bringing in 18 ducks, 19
pheasants, 34 quail and 8 tur
keys.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sud
deth and family of Cleveland,
N. C., visited her parents and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Paul High
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turner
and family, during Christmas
Cla’enee Owenby and
Myrtle Moore were married
December 5 in Spartanburg.
3. C., and are making thcdr
home on Vance Avenue.
Holiday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Culberson and
Miss Nova Gibson were Dr.
and Mrs. Robert M. Burts and
family of Jefferson City,
Tenn., and Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Brinkley and their family of
Valdese.
MR. AND MRS. JAMES
FRAZIER, PHIL AND JIM
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Moore of Arlington, Virginia,
during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Higgin
botham had as holiday visi
tors, Miss Muriel Higginboth
am of Savannah, Ga., Miss
Janice Higginbotham of State
College, Raleigh, T/Sgt. and
Mrs. Wade Rice and children,
Laurie and Todd of Warner
Robbins AFB, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. James F.
Rhodes of Evanston, 111., spent
the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wright
and brother, Coleman.
Mrs. H. H. Todd has re
turned from a visit with her
son and family, Mr. ar.d Mrs.
Ross Parks of Pensacola, Flor
ida. While in Pensacola Mrs.
Todd spent several days with
Lt. Cmdr. James Denny and
family.
"IK. AND MRS. CHARLES
ATKINS AND SONS, CHAR
LES AND BRUCE of Frank
lin, Tenn., spent the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Atkins. Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Dillingham and family
of West Asheville were Christ
mas Day guests of her par
ents.
Rev. and Mrs. Winfield D.
Smith and daughters, Alice,
Pamela, Deborah and Martha
of Columbia, S. C., and Mr.
Smith’s mother, Mrs. Bertha
Smith of Charleston, spent
several days last week visit
ing friends in Black Moun
tain and Asheville. Mrs. Ber
tha Smith was the guest of
Mi's. H. E. Stinchcomb on
Tuesday. Rev. Smith is for
mer pastor of St. James’ Epis
copal Church, Black Mountain.
MR. AND MRS. H. D.
CRAWFORD spent the holi
days in Walterboro, S. C.,
with Mrs. Crawford’s mother,
Mrs. T. E. Mims and brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Lucas. Mrs. Mims is
making: her home with the
Lucas family.
Gary Odom, AE-3, San
Francisco, California, spent
the holidays here with mem
bers of his family. He re
turned to base Tuesday, Jan.
5.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Berg
grun and children, Doreen and
Terrell of Chapel Hill, visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Cook and Mr. Berggrun
of Asheville, during the holi
days. Mr. and Mrs. Cook
spent several days vacation
on the west coast of l'iorida
after Christmas.
PVT. JERRY HARRIS of
Fort Benning, Ga., spent the
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gay Harris.
Douglas Jones re-entered
VA Hospital at Oteen, Mon
day, Jan. 4. Doug, as he is
called by his friends, under
went surgery at Oteen sev
eral weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Lusk
spent the holidays at Del Ray
Beach, Fla., with Mrs. Lusk’s
sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Surles and three sons.
The G. E. Cody family has
returned to Black Mountain
to make their home after liv
ing near Oteen for quite some
time. They are residing on
the Blue Ridge Road.
MK. AINU MKS. J. 15. BUL
LOCK spent last weekend in
Lakeview, S. C., with his moth
er, Mrs. J. B. Bullock, Sr.
Week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Miller were
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dalton of
Dandridge, Tenn., Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Miller of Marion,
Clyde Miller of Fort Sill,
Okla., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Miller, Carolyn and Sara of
Seveir, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Hud
son spent the holidays in Dur
ham with Mrs. Hudson’s moth
er, Mrs. H. M. O’Neal and
Mr. Hudson’s mother, Mrs.
Sanders Hudson, Sr. They
also visited friends in Eliza
beth City and at Wade, N. C.,
they spent some time with
Mr. a nd Mrs. Thomas L.
Strickland and family. Mrs.
Strickland is Mrs. Hudson’s
niece. The visit also includ
ed Wright Memorial and Mu
seum at Kitty Hawk and Man
teo.
MISS SUSIE TATHAM has
returned to Appalachian State
Teacher’s College at Boone
after spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Conway Tatham.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dick
ens spent Christmas with their
mothers, Mrs. E. Dana Dick
ens and Mrs. M. C. Dickens,
in Halifax, N. C.
Mrs. Jean Ray and daugh
ter, Charlotte, spent the holi
days in Tarboro with relatives.
Holiday guests of Mrs.
Queenie Walker were her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Walker and children,
Nancy and Jimmy of Char
lotte.
DR. AND MRS. HERBERT
D. DOUGHERTY returned
home Monday after spending
Christmas holidays with their
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Dougherty, Herbie and
Chuck, of Hendersonville,
Tenn., and Mrs. Dougherty's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. 0. C. Minatre, of
Neshville, Tennessee.
Holiday guests of Mrs.
Frank Buckner were her sons,
Jim of Atlanta and John of
South Hill, Va., and Roy Hen
dron of Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hemp
hill, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Joe
Hemphill, Jr., and Miss Lynn
Hemphill spent Christmas day
in Elizabethton, Tenn., with
Mrs. Hemphill’s sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Lance.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jum
per spent last weekend visit
ing her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Wertz,
in Newberry, S. C.
MRS. RUDISILL
HOSTESS FOR
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mrs. A. R. Rudisill was
hostess to W aycaster-McFee
American Legion Auxiliary for
a lovely Christmas party Mon
day night, Dec. 21, at her
home. Attractive decorations
throughout the house gave the
party a most festive atmos
phere. After an exchange of
gifts colorful and tasty re
freshments were served. Those
enjoying the occasion were:
Mrs. M. E. Head, Mrs. W. T.
Wright, Mrs. E. W. Jackson,
Mrs. Joe Bullock, Mrs. D. G.
Guess, Mrs. H. E. Stinch
comb, Mrs. Clara Snyder, and
Mrs. Floyd Stikeleather.. Mrs.
Rudisill is president of the
local unit.
Bridge Club
Officers Chosen
For New Year
At a recent meeting: of the
board members of the Black
Mountain Duplicate Bridge
Club the following officers
were elected to serve foi
1905: President , Don Living
ston; vice president, Mrs.
Lynn Hill; secretary, Mrs. W.
C. Field; treasurer, Mrs. Doug
las Jones; director, Charles
Ross.
Board of Director members
elected were: W. \\. White,
Cliff Field, Lynn Hill, and
Clarence Keith.
Scorers chosen were: Char
les Ross, Don Livingston, W.
W. White, Douglas Jones and
Edward Gladwin.
The new year began with
a buffet supper at the Monte
Vista Hotel, Thursday, Jan.
7, at 0:30. The duplicate
game will be enjoyed at the
Asheville Federal Bank im
mediately following the sup
per. All bridge players in
the community are cordially
invited to play at 7:30 at the
Bank Club Room.
PENNELLS NEW
MEMBERS OF
SAN. FAMILY
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy C.
Pennell and their family have
moved to the W. N. C. Sana
Urium -her. h. » * ^
cal Resident.
Dr. Pennell is a nati\e o
Asheville and » the son o
\Ir and Mrs. George lenntu
H, i.
to the former Jact,“* £gve
Winston-Salem. • j
two children, Melanie and
Cliff. They attend the Bat
tist Church.
He is a graduate of Make
Forest College »nd studied
General Surgery and Thoracic
Surgery at Bowman Gray
Schooi of Medicine, Dr, pen ‘
nell also spent 8 years at sum.
mer Camp in Ridgecrest «er.
ring as counselor.
Look Who’s Here!
Mr. and Mrs. Charles \\
Mixon of Black Mountain an
nounce the birth of a son, Dec
21 in Memorial Mission Hos
pital.
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