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J HB . gvVANN ANOA E I THE HOME K ''• OF « It FR iendly ! I merchants fceautiful Swannanoa Valley” POWER j COMMISSION ■ k igh, OCT. —The War Man- K' r ' commission, a vital force in IjShattle of production during the neriod, as such, lias completed ■ an d will pass out of the pic wlien the transfer of its func and those of the U. S. Ein n.,.nt Service to the Department is completed, as directed 'resident Truman on September BtSln- War Manpower Commission, ■ounces that the Employment Rgl-ice has already reverted to its {Hilar peace-time functions, after devoted its energies almost EJusively to manning war plants plants which have been con joining to the war effort and es ■ ial civilian requirements. ■ nearly three years, tliough H period of the greatest raas ■ 0 ( manpower for war that fcJF ever been experienced, Dr. Dor fcj lias directed these efforts as of th War Manpower Com. in North Carolina, and, Id cooperation of labor, manage- B, t an d the public, a worthwhile ■ | ias been handled satisfactori- Kyleven if at times it has been in fcJvenient and worked hardships on citizens. |Mj OW that the war emergency is itolgct hack to his civilian activi ■as s oon as the transition can iowr. Dr. Dorton expressed the wish I be! made without jeopardizing the (important programs of the U. S. (Employment Service in its part of (til process of rehabilitation of the economy. jM'Tlii' U. S. Employment Service. whatever agency it may fi- settle, whether Federal or (state, has a monumental task to (perform, particularly in placing re- veterans and returning war and others in peacetime ■s. it is a permanent govern mental agency and has been and ■ll continue to be a vital and active (fo-ce in the State and in the Com- said Dr. Dorton. IB" [ wish to ask employers, work (er> and the pulilic to continue to ((pport the Employment Service in Ift peace-time under what jfl-er agency or department it may Six operated, with as much consi deration and cooperation as has given this agency in its war ■l> as the principal operating arm ■ the War Manpower Commission ■li. Kmployment Service is worthy confidence and it will continue win confidence and support, if local communities will continue use its principal stock in trade — HpIRVICE’’, said Dr. Dorton. ■ JOURNALISM CLASS I TO PRINT SWAN I AGAIN THIS YEAR [I The journalism class of Swan |Buioa School will again publish Swan this year. The officers are: ■Mitor —Emma Ballard Bisst. Editor —Frances Whitaker f ( and Fred Nichols Manager—Marie Mull RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Rural Electric Membership Corporations during- the year 1944 bought 6.826.262 kilowatt hours ofcurrent from privately-owned power eom >anies or other sources and distributed it to its members, 1 hey pai in average of 1.22 per kilowatt hour for current purchased. There were n operation 27 of these companies besides one Georgia company w ic lerves customers in Cherokee and Clay counties. Three of tin s< mei 'hip corporations have generating plants ot theii own, ° m generates all the current that it sells. These plants are sma an a current generated is not great. At the begnning ol this > ( ai t,u > 136 miles of line in operation serving 457 customers. it has not been necessary for these membership coipotutium their own generating plants as the major power companh 1 _ have vvholesheartedlv cooperated with the membership corporations and Gwyn Price, the present commisisoner of the North Carolina Rural Rlectrification Authority, and his predecessor, Dudw> commissioners have acted with vision and have sc (n .mention ham work with the privately-owned companies in rtua t 1,1 In this development the records show that the Carolina lower and Right Company and the Duke Power Company have playci a - lia Rot only in furnishing current for resale at reasonable prices but [territories. . .. a t e An outstanding figure in ru.ral electrification is D. S. • m College, ms vision and studies were of great aid not only *-the mem [tership corporations but to the private.y-owned compames »ho sensed obligation to rural dwellers iti their areas. nvillihlc When the war shall come to an end and materia, shad. “ [tor construction, rural electrification will undouhtedb go fo-ard leaps and bounds as rura, areas everywhere now are tho. elect* conscious and are clamoring for the appliance w nci “hands" i M-ry out of the home life, the ham and the farm and put to -uk j that tire not and pour profit into the lap of the a " This year, 1945, three more companies have been formed, one of which is already in operation. the BLACK MOUNTAIN news SWANNANOA SECTION MOORE—PATTON MARRIAGE By Dorothy Pearley Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patton of Black Mountain have announced tlie marriage of their daughter the former Miss Hazel M. Patton to Paul Moore of Swannanoa. The marriage took place in September in Augusta, Georgia. At the pre sent the couple ard living in Tampa, Florida. Swannanoa, N. C Editor, Black Mountain News Black Mountain, N. C. Dear Sir; I would like to submit the fol lowing news to your paper: Interestins facts about people of our school: Did you know that? (1) Mr. Moser our history teach er is also a renowned artist. (2) Mr. Howell our principal can also sing. (3) Etheleen McGraw “The Voice” of Swannanoa High is now attend, ing Lee H. Edwards High School in Asheville. (4) Fred Nichols, Jr., one of our eleventh grade students made a talk on the radio this morning at 10:35 dedicating a bed at Moore Hospital to our High School. This is the first dedication of this kind in N. C. We are very proud of Fred. (5) Franklin Campfield is home on emergency leave because of the death of his grandmother. (6) We have two returned veter. ans attending school here this year, Alger Rainwater and Ise Waldrop. LONNIE BARNETTE SOON TO BE IN CIVIES Pfc. Lonnie Barnette expects to be in civilian clothes within the next few months. He has been in service 3 years and has spent the past two years in Canada with the Air Force servicing the landing fields there. He was home on a furlough last November, but ex pects to he out by this November when the points are lowered for his release. His wife Geneva has been staying with her mother at Tryon but is now with her brother, Ralph Fond of Swannanoa. Pvt. Clarence P. Cook Expected Home Soon Pfc. Clarence P. Cook is expected to arrive home shortly after spend ing two years overseas. Clearence was with the 45th Division of the sth Army taking part in the in vasion of North Africa, Sicily and at Anzio. He later was sent witli the 7th Army that entered South ern France and later went to Ger many. He is waiting for orders to sail to this country as soon as preparations can tie made. Mr. and Mrs. Broodendopher will leave for Hollywood, Calif., He has been stationed' at Moore General in the band division. Mrs. Brood endopher is a music teacher in her community. T. L. Shope is building a new store near Riceville and will he operated by him. A DAY WITH THE RED CROSS The Home Nursing Classes are progressing well. Last Friday night 15 members were present. At the class of the meeting LLt. Andrew Barth, Sanitation Officier at Moore General Hospital, gave a talk on sanitation. Afterwards refreshments were served by the members of the Class. All persons interested in enrol ling for future Home Nursing Clas ses are asked to register now with Mrs. Carr at the Red Cross room in the City Hall. Early morning the office door is opened to find the phone ringing. A Red Cross Field Director is cal ling from a Military Post in the Middle West to tell us the following: Somewhere in Buncombe County, east of Asheville, a soldier’s fami ly lives. He is in camp there and has received a letter that his wife is seriously ill, and has three small children (almost babies), and she has no money. The soldier is upset, cannot concentrate, needs relief— can we assist? Before we can visit the Post Of fice and perhaps contact several doctors in an effort to locate the family, a .mother comes into the office; with evidence of nervous ness, sleepless nights and anxiety She inquires, “Can you help me? My son has been overseas several months and his AP.O is New York. I have no idea where he is.” We both get comfortably seated and begin to talk of that son. She has soon told us of his boyhood days, what a fine boy he is; and, we in turn, start telling her of the many reasons why a letter could not reach her. (We are interrupted here by a knock on the door and the question, "Is this the place to pay iny light bill?” Having given informa tion as to where this service can be obtained, we continue with our inter view). During our conversa tion we learn that she is a widow and dependng completely on the soldier, that he was a “good hoy” and supported her before he went into service, and he now sends her money occasionally. She lives alone, the cow is dry and she has no milk, and has very little funds with which to purchase food, it takes no clothes,” She said, and she does not complain about this. She is too worried about her son. We point out to her that she is possibly en titled to family allowance from her son. We assist her with the com position of a letter, which we feel sure will being results, for allowance sufficient for her needs. During this time the phone has had our atten tion on two occasions. One call from, the Red Cross at a nearby Army hospital—“soldier patient there is expecting his wife and baby that day, whom he has not seen for more than two years-he would like an apartment for them. Can we locate one?” Another call is a telegram requesting us to verify the need for extension leave of a seaman now at home. The only ad dress given "General Delivery". We end the conversation with the moth_ er and she goes out of the office Pfc. Earl E. Pressley Expects Early Discharge Pfc. Earl iE. Presley 90th Div. of U. S. Army is expecting his discharge in the near future. Earl has been in service for 3 years with one year overseas. He was wounded in Germany and wears the purple Heart. Pfc. Presley is stationed at Camp Carlson, Colo. His brother, Carl of the 30th, Div. was wounded and has returned to Civilian life. Both of the men were employed by Beacon before enter ing service. CARROLL L. JOHNSON ARRIVES IN STATES Carroll L. Johnson, brother of J. A. Johnson arrived in the States in August. Carroll has been in the European area for 33 months and was in the invasion of Africa, Si cily, serving with the Signal Corps Carroll lias returned to civilian life again and is now working at Beacon’s on his old job h,e left three years ago. Wm. T RHODES TO SPEND 30 DAYS AT HOME William T. Rhodes recently en joyed a 30 day furlough after serv ing in the Pacific William was in the struggle for Iwo Jitna, Okin awa and Leyte. He also served in the Atlantic campaigns. William ex pects to be discharged soon. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1945 HAROLD ELLER Home For Short Visit Harold Eller S K 3-C of U. S. Navy was home on a week end pass. Harold is stationed at Manteo N. C. and took his boot training at Bain bridge, Maryland, later transferred to Manteo where he has been for some time. Harold visited' the Swan nanoa School and found his friends who gave him a hearty welcome home. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Eller of Swannanoa. profusely thanking the Red Cross for “giving me some comfort.” We dash to the Post Office and wife shows her to be living several miles distant. Also that the sea find that the address of the sick man who has requested an ex tension lives just around the corn er from our offices. We go to his home, find he is spending the day visiting friends in another town, and as far as his family knows he “just wants to stay home awhile longer, and we want him to.” He did not remember to come to the Red Cross first and let his wishes lie known that he was asking for an extension. We also dropped in to make in quiry regarding an apartment for the soldier’s family (no phone in apartment house). Returning to the office, several phone calls are made in an effort to locate an apart ment, and finally we succeeded in locating a single room. Before these calls are completed a colored soldier is standing at the office door waiting. He states he was called home because of the illness of his baby, and the doctor now tells him the child probably cannot live. It is almost time for him to return to his Post and he would like to stay with his child longer. We learn the doctor’s name and advise the soldier to return to his baby and await reply. We con tact the doctor and learned the child is critically ill and he strong ly advises presence of the father longer. By long distance we are able to send the soldier a message that Military has granted extension furlough. (We look at our watch and find it is long past lunch time). After eating a sandwich, we hur ry on our way to visit the home of the sick wife. There we find the family has just moved from another location; the wife overworked in moving furniture and setting up the home-while trying to care for three bailies- is a sick woman. We learn the doctor’s name, and too, see the immediate need for some one to care for the children, prepare food, and assist the wife. She did not know to nofity the War Department of her change of address- therefore, had received no allowance check, (trying to locate near her aged It took all of her money to move an invalid, so she could be of as father and mother, one of whom is sistance to them). A neighbor is contacted who volunteers to come into the home at intervals to as sist. A LOAN is made to the wife to enable purchase of proper food for children and herself until the War Department can be notified and the allowance check arrives. We talk with the doctor, and im mediately upon return to the office, contact the Red Cross Field Direct or, giving him full information Q f the situation in the soldier’s home. Several people are waiting in the office for our return. A civilian has come in to give us the life history of his brother who was at one time AWOL and was in disciplin ary barracks. We had been cor responding with the Red Cross Field Director “at soldier’s side”, and were able to discuss the case with the civilian and explain to him that the soldier was now in a rehabilitation center where he could have the opportunity of re ceiving training and lessening lias sentence. A complete social history was written after the conversation which would be helpful to the doc_ tors and others interested in re habilitating the soldier. An aged father and mother had come to ask that their son be dfs charged from service to come home to help them. The father was ill and could not work his farm. They were councelled, and instructed as to the proper procedure for service man to request discharge. Telephone again— a death had occured in a famly. The sons were in the service and were at home to assist in funeral arrangements. Emergency long distance calls en abled us to visit family and notify them that two of the sons would leave Military Post for home with in a few hours. Again we look at our watch and find it after 5 o'clock. There are yet some important letters to get off in today’s mail-so we turn to the typewiter —THUS ENDS A DAY WITH RED CROSS. Moore General Thirty-three departments super visors at Moore General Hospital were awarded Certification Cards Tuesday, 25 September 1945, by Lt. William Rice, Chief, Civilian Per sonnel Branch, for successfully completing the Job Relations Train ing Course. They included Mrs. Nora Moori son, 19 Griffin Blvd., Asheville, Headquarters; Miss Rosa Anne Hill, 103 Aston Apartments, Asheville, Civilian Personnel Branch; Mrs. Bertha Jones, Vance Avenue, Black Moutain, Division of Supply; Mrs. Amelia Blanton, 41 Hollywood Street, Asheville, N. P. Service; Mrs. Ellen Timmone, 15 Pearson Drive, Asheville, Library; Miss Pauline Fox, 918 Haywood Avenue, Asheville Surgical Service; Mrs. Lillian Hawkins, Box 101, Oteen, Laundry; Miss Lynette Green, Black Mountain, Division of Suply; Miss Mary Lou Boyd, 129 Charlotte Street, Asheville, Laboratory; Miss Frances Cuthrell, 46 Baird Street Asheville, Laboratory; Miss Doris Patterson, 110 Brevard Road ,Ashe- ville, Dental Clinic; Sgt. Vivian Du earne, Moore General Hospital, Di_ vision of Supply; Sgt. Marvin Engle, Moore General Hospital, La boratory; Sgt. Wililam Figgett, vloore General Hospital, Laboratory; Hospital, laboratory; Cpl. Abe Lloyd, Central Supply; Sgt. Randle Matson, Moore General Hospital, Intelligence Offices; Pvt. Richard Robertson, Moore General Hospital, Separation Classification; Mr. J. Wilson, Swannanoa, N. C., Divi son of Supply; Mr. Elmer H. Berry, 112 Arlington Avenue, Asheville, Division of Supply; Mr. Thomas Halliburton. Fletcher Division of Supply; Mr. H. D. Melton Black Mountain, Post Engineer; Mr. John W. Clark. Route 1, Black Mountain, Post Engineer, Mr. Charles Bur gess, Route 2 Asheville Post Engi neer Mr. Issae Valentine Route 1, Black Mountain, I-aundry; Mr. Spurgeon Ratcliff, Route 4, Ashe ville. N. C„ Laundry; Mrs. Kenneth Evans, 11 Joyner Avenue, Asheville, Division of Supply, Mr. Floyd Moore, Route 1, Horse Shoe, Ordance Dept; Mr. Janies Jarvis, Box 422 Swan nanoa, Mess Dept. Mr. John Bryson, Routed, Breavard, N. C., Mess Dept; Mrs. Mary I-eagons, Box 803, Black Mountain, Civilian Personnel Branch; and Mr. Robert Boyd, -11 Walton Street, Asheville, Mess De partment. MONTREAT NEWS James P. Alexander from Char lotte who had charge of the Mon treat Gate this past summer head ed the Y! M. C. A. retreat which convened at Assembly Inn this past week-end. This was composed of the Council of Davidson College and the following young men made up the party: Ralph Smith, Jr., Blue fieid, W. Va., Vernon B. McGeh,ee, Palacias, Tex., Hairy H. McLean, ill, Washington, N, C., Taylor Stukes, Manning, S. C., Jack Bag ley', Fayetteville. Tennessee, W. B. Rogers, El Dorado, Ark., J. H.Nis bet, Sanford, N. C„ George W. Guam, Louisville Ky., Newton Spencer, Plainfield, N. J., and Bill McLean, Lenoir, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. 1a Calaway, West Palm, Fla., visited with Mrs. Kate Hudson on Thursday and had din ner at the Inn. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fisher, are visiting his mother, Mrs Wm Fisher. Sr., at the Inn. They are from Penn sacola, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hardy, Dallas, Tex., are visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Alma Hardy. The later were formerly missionaries to Bra zil originally from Texas and art now making their home in Mon. treat. The Woman’s Auxiliary met at Assembly inn Tuesday afternoon. Miss Roberta Daniels, President, presided at a very interesting and profitable business session. Mist- Lois Ellis is the secretary and Mrs. Nan Faster, the treasurer. The Auxiliary is packing Christmas box es to send to Christians in Europe. It will entertain the District con ference, which is composed of the churches of Montreat, Black Moun tain an.l Swannanoa, on Oct. S. Mrs. Helen Armstrong is the Dist rict Cfhairnian and will conduct the program for the day. Lunch will lie served to the local and Visiting ladies in the Home Eco nomics Department of Montreat College. Mrs. W. F. Mauldin led the program Tuesday on the sub ject, “Religious Education.” Mar ia Jane sung ft beautiful solo, ac companied by Mary iPricilla Walker, Mrs. W. H. Armi.stead gave an en lightening report of the work being DR. JAMES McKEE DEAD Dr. James McKee Adams died in Louisville Ky. He was a member of the faculty of the Southern Bap tist Thealogical Simminary o f Louisville, Ky. Dr. Adams was the son of late David T. Adams and Nettie Now ell Adams. He was a graduate of Wake Forest, his death was normal, he was 58 years old. Funeral ar rangements had not been announced when word was received here yes terday. Surviving are; two daugh 'Oliver of Charlotte; two daugh ters, Mrs. Stanley Unhreu and Anne Mosely Adams of Louisville. Son, James Jr., serving with the armed forces -in the, Pacific. Two sisters, Mrs. Thomas H. Little of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Ben E. Ellis of Ra leigh; brother, Willie Adams of Raleigh. done at Presbyterian Chapel just outside the gate. Mrs. Reynolds closed the meeting with prayer that we might be especially fruit ful in service during Religious Edu cation Week as proclaimed by Pre sident Truman and which, our church observes anually. Twenty five members and several visitors were in attendance. The Council of the College Y. P. C. had a supper meeting at Asembly Inn Friday evening. The table was beautifully decorated in their colors of blue and gold. Their visitors were the sponsors. Mrs. Dorsey and Miss Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Glascow. The Day Students Club met with Hu.mphey and Nanncy Armstead Friday evening. A business session followed by the serving of delight ful refreshments filled the evening. The club is losing two of its mem bers, Noanie and Carolyn Gray, who are returning soon to their home in Memphis, Tenn. Montreat College, having added its third year in its program to ex pand into a full four year College, is having classes six days a week for Sophomore and Junior students. Four hundred and twenty students are enrolled for this session and seven new members have been to the faculty. Dr. R. C. Anderson, returned Thursday from Richmond, Va., where he atended a meeting of the program committee for next sum mer’s conferences and other aeti sor at the University of New York, vities here at Montreal. Dr. H. H. Horne, former professor who began his teaching career at the University of North Carolina, and was also a former instructor of Dr. Margaret Spencer ,is con_ ducting a two weeks course of lec tures in Phiiosphy at the College. This course is primarily for the advanced students in the depart ment of Education but many of the faculty members and associates of the college, have been granted the privilege of listening to these delightfulful and Impressive dis courses. Dr. S. S. Mitchell was guest speaker on Friday. His sub ject was “The State”. His wonder ful fund of historical knowledge brought his hearers an additional store of profitable thinking. Mrs. Horne accompanied Dr. Horne, to Montreat and is enjoy ing a vacation at the Inn. Coleen Dent, Polly Smith, and Billie Jones, graduates of last spring’s college class, also Wanda Jacobs and Virginia Vance, who graduated in 1944, are now students at the Assembly's Traning School in Richmond, Va. They are pre paring for full-time religious ser vice. From the “Dialette” student publication. Miss Margaret Davis, professor of Spanish at the University of Alabama, spoke to the Spanish club recently on “What we can learn from the Latin Americans and what they can learn from us” She is a friend and former instructor of the club’s sponsor, Miss Nannie G. Watkins. A rare musical treat was given the college student body and friends on Saturday evening in Gaither Hall by Mrs. Crosby Adams and Miss Mary Patterson Lord, when they presented a concert of piano duos. They played from “the little .masters” as Mrs. Adams expres sed it and brought several numbers of musical distinction to our at tention in a very enjoyable and in structive way. They were introdu SWANNANOA ; MERCHANTS ASK YOU TO BUY ' \ AT HOME | ###################### Where Friends and Nature Meet - $2.50 Per Yeal Warren Wilson College Jeanette Shelton SWANNANOA — The Christian Fellowship Cabinet at Warren Col lege is an organization of all stu dents in school who are willing to make some contribution of time or money to the campus church or the religious life of the school. The Christian Fellowship Cabi net met Wed. night September 19 for its first meeting since its organization to fill the vacancies the cabinet by the vote of the cabi_ net. In order to bring the strength up to 28 members, five boys were elected as follows: Jack Bratton, Robert Greenlee, Carl West, Roy White, and Bill Zink. The four girls elected: Bonnie Crutshall, Peg gy Lou Kirk, Ruth Roberts and Kit -ty • Thorpe. The officers of the Christian Fel lowship Cabinet are: president, Hazel Shelton; vice-president, Mona Gay and Julio Guisasola; seretary, Ruth. Williams. There are five committees in which the Christian Fellowship Cabinet is divided to carry on the work. Church committee is in charge of selecting those who are to take part in the church service in Sunday morning and in directing the Youth Budget. Gospel team committee is in charge of mid week devotions and trips which are made by the students to other communities. Social committee is responsible for the World Student Fund and for writing letters to ser vice men. Music committee spon sors special music, choir, and re ligious plays used in Sunday ser vices. Entertainment committee takes care of social function such as entertaining of guests who visit our church. On Monday the officers of the cabinet drove with. Mr. Mahy, pastor of the campus church, to Greens boro, N. C. and attended the organ izating meeting of the Christian Youth Council of Churches and will be made up of those who are inte rested in local inter-denominational group ship of young people and also representatives of different deno minational groups of young people in the state. Our group atended this meeting because so much of our work at Warren Wilson is inter denominational and because of the young people in Asheville churches in a local Christian Youth Council. On Friday, September 21 in chapel the’ student body voted on the re commendation of the Church corn young people in Asheville churches mitteee of the cabinet to try to raise a budget of $300.00 from the students themselves. A committee will be selected to decide on how this budget will be spent. Some of the things will probably be the World Student Fund, the different claims which are staked in projects in which we have some special interest, and some contribution to the carrying on of our local chuch. This budget when drawn up in detail will be presented for dis cussion and adoption. structor in dramatic, who said that ced by Miss Elizabeth Hyatt, in this was the first of series of musi cals to be given during this session by tlie instructors and students of the College. The public is invited. Dr. Margaret Spencer entertained with a lovely tea on Saturday after noon at her home on Look Chit Road, honoring Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Horne. The reception room was very colorful with a beautiful ar rangements of dahlias and other fall flowers. The dining room, oen_ tered by the table covered with a handsome ecru lace cloth, was a fit setting for the punch bowl sur rounded by nasturtuims and ferns on a magnificient crystal plate. The soft yellow light of candles completed the picture of autumnal beauty. Miss Spencer was assisted in entertaining by the Misses Car rie Mae Meßbray, Lucile Gardner, Jane Bachman and Besty Crutch field. PFC. JAMES P. SHUPPORD Pfc. James P. Shufford U. S Army has been in service two year, and has spent a furlough with rel atives. James will return to Camp for later duties. His brother, Sgt. John Robert Shufford has returned from overseas where he served for 23 months. John has 5 battle stars, good conduct medal and was ini the Normandy invasion, aboard an Amplybious landing barge. They are the brothers of Mrs. Maurice Creasman of Swannanoa.