The Old Fort News Weekly Publication Details
The Old Fort News appears weekly with Marion Progress, edited and managed by Miss Gertrude Dula.
18 Sep 1930
Page 1
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Newspaper
Old Fort News
Location
Old Fort, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
1
The Old Fort News appears weekly with Marion Progress, edited and managed by Miss Gertrude Dula.
A late night fox chase four miles east of Old Fort Saturday was led by Har die Eller and Louis Black with help from local fox hounds. Starting about John Mc Kay’s farm near 10 o’clock, the three hour hunt drew over 150 spectators along No. 10 highway as twenty five hounds bayed nonstop. Veteran hunters Albert Hicks and John Mackey called it the best fox hunt they had ever known.
Old Fort and nearby residents rushed to the hills at opening of squirrel season led by veteran hunter J. A. Dalton. The 90 plus year old marksman showed vitality and claimed a rifle that fires only at dead center.
Dr D M McIntosh spoke at the Old Fort school Monday morning on the Constitution of the United States. The address, requested by the county superintendent, drew interest from students and staff during Constitution Week. Nearby, relatives attended the funeral of Mr Robert Goodson of Morganton including Miss Susan Allison and several Allison family members. Rev J C Umberger reports a 20 member increase in Methodist revival attendance, led by Mrs Steidley with support from Rev Umberger and other pastors.
A large fossil bed reveals shells 14 to 18 inches wide flat leaves over a foot wide and palm family tree trunks in a limestone stratum by the Rio Grande river. A nest of petrified worms or snakes was unearthed in the same site.
A reviewer praises Bebe Daniels for a dramatic turn in Alias French Gertie at Everybody's Theatre. The film portrays a society racket run by smooth working maids with Ben Lyon co starring in his first screen appearance alongside Daniels.
Old Fort notes report numerous visitors and locals traveling to nearby towns. Miss Alice Brackett left for Greensboro to study at N C C W, while Miss Margaret Johnson plans to attend Salem High School in Winston-Salem. The Old Fort chapter of the U D C. meets this week and local residents travel for schooling, work, and leisure.
The Bureau of Standards of the U S Department of Commerce has ruled that a woman's waistline is seven inches above the hips. After discussions with pattern makers merchants and educators the regulation suggests multiple body types are now considered ideal.
Denver reports at the American Institute of Banking convention show rapid growth in banking education. Twelve years ago the institute had 80 study chapters, now 208, with course enrollments rising from 11,000 to 45,000. Nearly 14,000 have graduated. The institute, part of the American Bankers Association, trains bank workers in theory and practice.
A group of blind inmates at the Royal Glasgow Asylum for the Blind in Glasgow Scotland form a notable band. All members are capable musicians who compete in contests and also broadcast from Glasgow strengthening the institution's artistic profile.
Louis Diat of The Ritz Carlton in New York shares a feature set of recipes. The Egg Plant L Orientale recipe details slicing and salting steps, frying in butter or oil, and a Portuguese tomato sauce enriched with shallots and a dash of chili or ketchup, finished with Parmesan and broiled. The Maltaise Sauce is a Hollandaise variant for vegetables like spinach and broccoli, combining egg yolks, butter, salt, cayenne, lemon and orange juice, plus a touch of sugar, cooked until thick and foamy.
About 4,500 men will be employed in the construction of an 85 story building in New York City. The project aims to rise as a landmark of modern engineering, signaling a major urban development and job creation effort in the metropolis.
Old Fort residents are asked to mail news items for the Old Fort News page in the Marion Progress to editor Miss Gertrude Dula to avoid duplicate printing. News items may be mailed from Old Fort Drug Store or Bradley Drug Store, Post Office Box 191, Old Fort, N C.
Public auction set for October 17 1930 at Marion Courthouse door to satisfy a $2500 deed of trust on Old Fort properties owned by A G Walker and wife Lillie B Walker. Two tracts described: Lot 13 Block 4 New Fort addition and Lots 22 23 24 25 also New Fort addition. Sale subject to court confirmation. Trustee F M Bradley presiding.
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