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OLD FORT NEWS BERTHA OREENE Mm 668-7752 Old Fort, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Glo vier and two sons Billy and Joey spent several days last week with Mr. Glovier’s mo ther Mrs. Mont Glovier in Ral eigh. Mr. and Mrs-Orlanda Allison and son Paul of Denver, Col orado spent last Friday night with Mrs. Geneva Tisdale and they also visited all of their re latives in the Ebenezer section. Mr. Lonnie Allison is ill at his home with flu. Toney Silver and his mother Mrs. David Silver andMrs.Dul lie Davis spent last Friday with Mrs. Charles Steppe. Miss Anita Allison who is teaching at Hibriton High School spent the Christmas Holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Meloy Allison. Mrs. R. L. McKinnis is ill at her home. Mrs- Hester Stepp spent last weekend with Misses Francis and Lula Hicks. Mrs. Hugh Guffey was ill last week with the flu, but is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Don Bray and three children, three children, Ann, Mike and John of Gaffney, S. C. visited Mrs. Bray’s mother Mrs. Roy Early and other relatives last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgin Mrs. Roy Early, and Mrs. C&s sie Bailey attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. R. B. Brig man of Rutherfordton last Wed. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hogan are both ill with the flu but are improving1. Miss Carolyn McIntosh is ill with the>flu. She is improv ing slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Carl White of New York recently spent sev eral days with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Lee White of Old Fort and M r. and Mrs. Millard Cantrell of Asheville. Mrs . Bill Conner recently returned home from Marion General Hospital. She is im proving. Obituaries \ Charles Costner Funeral services for Charles .Villiam Costner, 56, of 302 Mountain Street, Black Moun ain were held Saturday after loon, Jan. 4, In the Black Moun :ain First Baptist Church. The fiev. Edgar Farrell, pastor, of ficiated. Burial was in Mount tin View Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Clyde Stubbs, Kay Stutts,WilliamMc Wurray, Jr., Robert Glenn, rroy Fortner and Andy Andrews. Mr. Costner was a native of Salisbury and had lived in Black Mountain for the past 24 years, fie was employed with Mc Murray Chevrolet Company as t salesman. He was a member )f Black Mountain Masonic lodge 663, A F& A M and the ocal JOUAM Council. Mr. Costner died unexpec ;edly early Thursday morning in a Buncombe County Hospital. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Louise Kerr Costner; and i brother, James R. Costner of Rome, N. Y. Harrison Funeral Home was in charge. Bennett Pearce Last rites for Bennett H. Pearce, 82 , of 1221 Montreat Road, Black Mountain and Mi ami , Florida, were held Sun day afternoon, Jan. 5, in the Chapel of Harrison Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard She Rev. and Mrs. BUI Conner had as their dinner guests last Sunday his mother, Mrs. Mo linda Conner of Lake Lure, his niece Mrs. Stephen and family of Rutherfordton, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Walker, and Mr. Wayne Monroe' all of Old Fort. Mrs. Myrtle Massey recently spent a week with her five sons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Massey, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Massey, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Massey, Mr. anu Mrs- George Massey, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Massey all of Bacyrus, Ohio. She was accompanied home by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Massey and Mr. and Mrs . Albert Massey. They spent severai days before re turning to their homes. Mrs. Nora Setzer spent last Tuesday with her sister Mrs. C. T. Stepp. Mrs. setzer brought a delicious lunch which they enjoyed along with a nice visit. $ Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCauley who have been living in Fayette ville are moving to Chat tanooga, Tenn. They left last Thursday. Those entering Marion Gen eral Hospital last week were Miss Linda Sue Jordan, Mrs. Lena Melton, Mrs. Mary Ellen Porter and Mr. Roy MeltonSte vens. Newspapers (Continued from page 1) jible for second-class rates, rhe 1967 postal rate law call ed for a three-step raise for :ontrolled circulation publlca :ions, to be effective the same dates as the second-class in creases. Except "for home - county mailings, postal rates for news papers and magazines mailed second-class are based on the weight of the publica tion, the amount of advertising it contains, and the distance it is mailed. Effective January 1, rates for editorial or non-advertising matter in comrnerc'lal publica tions increased from 3 to 3.2 cents per pound. Rates for advertising content depend on the distance the publication is mailed. These zones rates now range from 4.6 to 15 cents per pound of advertising con tent. The new advertising zone rate range will be 4.9 to 16 cents. There are special lower se cond-class rates for classroom publications and publications of nonprofit organizations. These rates also increased January 1. Second-class or controlled circulation mailers who need more detailed information on the new rates should contact the Post Office where their publications are mailed. Catastrophic 1967 NEW YORK—The year 1967 may have set a new quantitative record for catastrophic events in the United States, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Thirty-four storms, fires or riots left in their wake insured damage of more than a million dollars each. The total cost to insurance companies was about $325 million. lor, pastor of the Black Moun tain Presbyterian Church and Dr. T. H. Spence of Montreat officiated. Burial was in the Presbyterian Church Ceme tery. Swannanoa. Mr. Pearce died Thursday Night in a Miami, Fla. Hosp ital. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Julia Chester Pearce; a son, Samuel C. Pearce of Mi ami; a sister, Mrs. John Wild enphall of Cotulla, Texas; and two grandchildren. EFFECTIVE NOW NEW WINTER RATES GREEN FEES Weekdays__ __$1.50 Weekend &Holidays __— $2.00 CART RENTAL 18 Holes -=__ _ ^ ^ _. $4.00 9 Holes __- - $2.00 OLD FORT GOLF COURSE OLD FORT N.C. JIM REYNOLPS.PRO. News From Cragmont By LIB HARPER At The Church , Pastor W. E. Lytle’s timely and very appropriate message on “A Personal Inventory of My Life During the Past Year,” was Indeed a challenge and In spiration for those present on Sunday morning. Using for a Scripture Reference II Corin thians 5 he pointed out the im portance of the Christian ex amining himself to find his weaknesses and then strive to improve them. During the evening worship in a beautiful and impressive bap tismal services six new mem bers were fellowshlped into the church family. “The Watch Night” service, held at the church on New Year’s Eve from 10-12 was without doubt a wonderful ex perience for many. The atten dance was beyond expectation and the Christian fellowship through prayers, testimonies, and hymns brought joy to each of our hearts. Mrs. Violet Miller of Atlanta, Ga. visited recently with her mother Mrs. Mary Hooper and other members of her family. Visiting their parents the G. W. Whittington’s during the Christmas holidays were Leona of Durham, Bill of Greensboro, Sharon of Reidsvllle and Dr. and Mrs. Carter and Catherine of Salisbury. Miss Claudia Lytle of New port News, Va., spent the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Forney. The O. L. Sherrill’s visited in Statesville, N. C., recently with his mother and other rel atives. Service men home during the holidays were: Ceasar Burris son of Mr. and Mrs. James Burris; Melvin Warren, son of Mrs. Beulah McCain; Wilbert Lytle, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lytle, Sr.; Eugene Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harper; and Lonnie Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones. The J. H. Greenlee family the Albert Harper’s, the William Hamilton’s and Mrs. Alma Jean Burris visited Sun day past in Winston Salem and Greensboro with several mem bers of their family. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Car son and their children of Chi cago , HI. visited here recently with her mother, Mrs. Sadie Boyd and other relatives. Mrs. Juanita Lynch, accom panied by Mr. & Mrs. Louie Logan and Miss Geneva Lynch visited in Edneyville Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Hattie Burnette. Misses Barbara and Martha Gardner of Detroit,Mich., visi ted their parents Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Gardner during the Christmas holidays. Birthday Greetings to Nina Dillingham, James Burris, Demetria Davidson, Archie Stepp, Arlene Copeland and Keith Whittington. Did You Know Southern Bell Telephone Company is currently the largest of the 22 operating companies in the Bell Sys tem in the United States. Be cause of the rapid growth in nine Southeastern states it serves, the company will be split into two companies in 1968 to better serve its cus tomers. The new company in the western states will be call ed South Central Bell. Servicemen (Continued from page one) Seaman Apprentice Clarence J. Manley, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs Clarence W. Manley of Old Fort, is spending the Christmas and New Year holi days in Athens, Greece. He is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Independence with the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediter ranean. While in the Mediterranean the “Indy” participated in sev eral major exercises, including the Joint Fleet Anniversary Parade Exercise “Flapex,” which marked the 20th Anni versary of the Sixth Fleet. The carrier is scheduled to stop at Palma, Spain before returning home to Norfolk, Va., in late Januarv. Marine Staff Sergeant JackO, Goode, son of Mr. and Mrs John L. Goode of 132 Oliver St., Marion, N. C, is serving with the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Vietnam. The Wing has been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its combat achievements during the period of May 1965 to September 1967. Air arm of the Third Marine Amphibious Force, the wing operates several hundred air craft which includes fighter, attack, reconnaissance, heli copter, and transport aircraft. In addition to providing avia tion support for the First and Third Marine Divisions, the First Marine Aircraft Wing supports other U. S. and Al lied forces in the five norther most provinces of South Viet nam. Santa's Helpers 4 i wi- // The Owen High School Band and the Recept ion Unit Staff of the Juvenile Evaluation Center jointly sponsored a family in need during the Christmas holidays. Pictured above is Ray Ramsey and Vicki Holeman, officers of the band, as they presented food and gifts to a family in the Swan nanoa Valley. — Black Mountain Bridge Winners Winners for the Black Moun tain Duplicate Bridge Club Wednesday Night, Jan, 1, at the Monte Vista Hotel were: North South, Mrs. Boiard More and Mrs. Douglas Jones: 2nd. Mrs. Fred Perley and Mrs Marian Casstevens; 3rd , Mrs. Ray Harrison and Charles Ross. East-West, Mrs. Sam Young and Mrs. Albert Jern: 2nd, Mr. and Mrs . W. W. White; 3rd, Mrs. Lester Snyder and Mrs. A. T. Raulerson. All Bridge players are cordially invited to attend the Wednesday night ses sions. Killer Tornadoes NEW YORK—Tornadoes took the lives of 116 Americans in 1967, the Insurance Informa tion Institute reports. In the last 50 years. 9.800 deaths have been attributed to tornadoes. I would like Friends and 1968. 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