THURSDAY, NOVF.MRRp 1 io<g
BLACK MTN.
SCHOOL NEWS
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion sponsored a Halloween Carn
val in the grammer school, Wed
nesday afternoon Oct. 31. Candy
has been sold tc raise money for
the carnival. Cake walks, games,
fortunes, and other activities were
enjoyed by the students.
An Honor Roll will be published
shortly from the High School and
the Grammar and Primary grades.
This Honor Roll will consist of
those students who have an aver
age of 90 or above for the first
six weeks of this school year.
Basketball looms up in a big way
these days. When football season
is closed basketball will become
the sport. So many students have
signed up for the team that the
squad has been divided into two
groups. Group A is students from
the 10th and 11th grades. Group
B is made up of students from the
9th grade. Lt. Paylor of Moore
General Hospital is assisting in
the coaching of practice games.
Lt. Commander Green talked to
the High School assembly Wed
nesday, Oct. 24 about his exper
iences as a Japanese war prisoner.
He was a prisoner for thirty-two
months. He told of the living
ditions, food and treatment re
ceived by our men while they were
prisoners'. Everyone showed in
tense interest in what Lt. Com.
Green had to say about his ex
periences.
Weeta Simmons represented
Black Mountain High School on a
radio program, Oct. 25, over WAV.
N.C. In this program “School
News,” Miss Simmons told of im
provements that have been made in
the Black Mountain school.
Burton Lynn Jackson presented
a Marinba Virtuoso Concert on
Monday, October 29, at the Gram
mer School Auditorium. This pro
gram was well attended and en
joyed by both members of student
body and faculty.
Mrs. A. F. Tyson, Jr. has been
substituting in home economic de
partment the last two weeks.
Barbara Laster entertained at
a party at her home Tuesday, Oct.
23 honoring: her brother, Charles,
who has just returned from Army
services. Many friends of the
Laster family attended this event.
The Future Homemakers of
America Club of Black Mountain
High School meet every Thurs
day in their club room. They plan
to redecorate their department
this year.
Each girl in the club is very
proud of her new club pin and all
that it represents.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
If no sour milk is on hand when
tailed for in recipe add 2 teaspoons
of vinegar to 1 cup of sweet milk.
Keep in a warm place or stir over
low heat until milk curdles.
When stretching curtains if the
first corner falls off before you
have the curtain in place, put a
cork on each corner. This also
insures the corners being nice and
square when dry.
When baby has out grown his
blankets sew two of the same col
or together, bind with contrasting
embroidery thread. They will last
from 6 months to a year longer.
To make a good plant food for
house plants dry egg shells, pul
varize, soak in water and pour over
plants.
When scalding a chicken put a
handful of salt in boiling water.
You will find this cleans much
easier.
To keep banas from turning dark
just dip the slices into lemon or
ange or grapefruit juice. This
may be canned or fresh.
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NEW 1946 FORD CARS AND TRUCKS UNVEILED
Th earrival of the first new 1946
Ford cars was announced today by
| Mr - J - M - Woodcock of Woodcock
Motor Co. They are now on dis
play in company’s showrooms at
Woodcock Motor Co., Black Moun
tain, N. C.
“We’ve never been personally
more enthusiastic about a new
f ord model,” Mr. Woodcock said
today. “Without doubt it’s the
smartest Ford car ever built, and
as far as performance is con
cerned, please note that the 1946
Ford, the first postwar model, con
tains more engineering advance
ments and mechanical improve
ments than were included in any
previous year-to-year model. The
answer, of course, lies in the four
>eais of stored-up research re
sults, and the advancements which
came out of the Ford Motor Com
pany’s intensive participation in
the manufacture of war products.”
Outstanding features of the car
are: a more powerful engine, bet
ter performance, longer life, im
proved economy and a better ride.
The new V-8 engine develops 100
horsepower, making it the most
powerful Ford in the history of the
company. Pre-war Fords were
equipped with V-8 engines devel
oping 90 horsepower.
The chief exterior change is a
newly designed radiator grille. The
lou\ers are fewer in number and
larger. They extend horizontally
fiom fender to fender, enhancing a
lower, broader appearance.
Other exterior changes, Mr.
Woodcock pointed out include a
new hood ornament and a more
elaborate rear deck ornamentation.
In addition, a complete line of col
ors will be available in the long
wearing, durable Ford synthetic
enamel paints.
Luxury and eye-appeal are ac
centuated in the interiors. Instru
mentation is generally the same,
but the styling and color schemes
of the instrument panel are new.
Upholstery will be available in
mohair or broadcloth of several
shades. Imitation wood grain pan
els have given way to subdued
panels that blend into the general
interior color scheme.
Durable, eye-appealing art-leath
er decorates the door panels and
interior trim.
The thickness of the spring
leaves has been reduced and their
number increased.
Shock absorbers have improved
oil seals to prevent loss of fluid.
The brakes also have received
considerable attention. They are
new and require less pedal pres
sure. They are easier to adjust and
feature a floating type shoe that
seats itself.
A Lincoln-type hand brake lev
er has been adopted as standard
equipment on all Ford models.
Radiator brackets have been re
designed to provide new radiator
cushioning. The hood latch has
been changed to a stamping for
greater stregnth.
Other improvements, according
to Mr. Woodcock, include the use
of self-locking nuts wherever pos
sible to eliminate the necessity for
using cotter pins; a fine new tool
bag, made from artificial leath
er, and a new car jack of ratchet
type design. The latter replaces
the friction type formerly used.
Longer motor life is assured by
the new tri-alloy bearings with
which all Ford-made automobiles
will be equipped. Their use on
military vehicles prove they last
two and one-half times longer than
pre-war cadmium bearings.
Improved cooling has been
achieved by the adoption of a new
radiator pressure cap that main
tains a constant pressure of five
pounds inside the radiator. Evap
oration is reduced and winter anti
freeze preserved. Ford is first
in the low-price field to incor
porate this feature in regular pro
duction.
Aluminum pistons equipped
with four rings will be standard
on all models. This, coupled with
an improved rear main bearing
seal, will effect further econo
mies in oil consumption and pre
venjt loss.
The fuel pump has been im
proved by adding a sediment bulb
that can be easily removed for
cleaning.
A newly designed distributor
virtually eliminates possibility of
motor interference or stoppage re
suiting from condensation or wat
er seepage. The use of oil repel
lent and long lasting Neoprene
covering for ignition wires has
eliminated another troublesome
feature of pre-war motoring.
All Ford models will feature
oil bath air and oil cleaners as
standard equipment, wartime use
of these accessories having dem
onstrated their value in prolonging
engine life.
Cylinder block heads for new
V-8 engines have been made in
ter-changeable, requiring a change
in gasket design.
Valve springs are shot-peened
and rust-proofed for longer life.
The main leaf on each spring is
also shot-peened for added
strength.
A number of changes have been
made in this rugged engine, thou
sands of which power various mili
tary vehicles.
“Like the V-8,” Mr. Woodcock
pointed out,' “the new 6-cylinder
engine Teatures aluminum pistons
and 4 rings for greater oil econ
omy, the new, improved distribu
tor, oil filter and oil filtered aid
cleaner. It also has shot-peened
and rust-proofed valve springs
and a number of other features in
corporated in the larger engine.”
The exhuast manifold has been
redesigned so that it is removed
far enough from the fuel pump to
eliminate the possibility of vapor
lock.
General engine performance of
the Ford 6 has been stepped up
by the use of a new, higher lift
cam. It develops 90 horsepower at
3300 rpm.
On The Banks of a Rocky;
Stream
Behold an emblem of our human
mind
Crowded with thoughts that need
a settled horse,
Yet like to eddying balls of foam
Within this whirlpool, they each
other chase
Round and round and neither find
An outlet nor a resting-place!
Stranger, if such disquietude be
thine
Fall on thy knees and sue for help
divine.
By Fred Shape.
E. H. CRAIG
PLUMBING and
HEATING
Black Mountain, N. C.
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can, so easily, by merely taking advantage of the splen- vegetables, and fruits at every winter meal. You’ll see
did savings on food we offer every day of the year. Es- the results in your family, too . . . in healthy, vigorous,
pecially now. it is wise to buy in bulk ... for wintry well-nourished bodies and sparkling appetites. So make
days make it comfortable as well as profitable to have a memo on your shopping list to stop in today and order
supplies on hand. Why not stock up? It will pay you delicious foods at our down-to-earth prices.
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THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
YOUR BEST FRIEND
ON THE HIGHWAY!
Probably the most maligned us
ers of our public highways are
the commercial truck drivers—
those sturdy, hard working men
who, throughout the length and
breadth of the land, transport a
large portion of all goods shipped.
By day and by night, they wheel
their Juggernauts over the high
ways, millions of miles per month
so that the rest of us can have the
things we need, cheaper and quick
er—and to the end that the move
ment of materials and supplies so
essential to our needs, may be
speeded to the utmost.
And yet the average motorist if
he hasn’t thought the thing thru,
is inclined to look upon these truck
drivers as the bane of his existence
—to be sworn at, resented and
abused—without regard to the in
dispensable sendees that they per
form—without thought to the huge
taxes paid by truckers for the use
of the highways and without real
ization of the fact that these cross
country truck drivers are, as a
group, the most experienced and
cooperative motorists on the high
way
If given half a chance they will
help you to pass in complete safe
ty; they will warn you of danger
immediately ahead, and flash you
an “all clear” signal when they
see the road is safe for you to pro
ceed. But you have to know how
to work with them.
These cross country truck driv
ers have a system of simple and
efficient signals—a highway code
that they have developed for their
safety and convenience, and while
this code was designed for their
own use, they are always glad to
share it with any motorist who is
willing to accept it on a coopera
tive basis.
If you drive up behind a truck on
a winding road, or at the approach
to a hill, always give him a couple
of short “toots” on your horn and
then watch what he does.
If he is in the middle of the high
way, the first thing he will do is
to pull over to the right side of
the road—provided it is safe for
you to pass. But until he can see
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Without Backs, Necks or Wings
safety ahead” for you, he may not
do anything. Then you should be
patient enough to wait for the “all
clear” signal.
Don’t forget that he can see the
road ahead when you, in your car
behind him, cannot.
If he can see sufficiently far
ahead to know that you can pass
in safety, he may signal you to
come on. He may either wave you
on with his hand, or flash his rear
“outline lights.” While this gives
you your cue to pull out into the
passing lane, it does not relieve
you of the responsibility of satis
fying yourself that the way is
clear.
Never try to thank him by wav
ing your hand. Don’t even take
your eyes off the road, but as you
g° by, give him a couple of short
friendly “toots” as a “thank you”
signal. He’ll answer, and both of
you will know, as you go on your
way, that in each driver there is
an understanding of what is meant
by “the courtesy of the road.”
But if you ever, start to pass a
truck and see the driver wave his
arm up and down, he is frantically
warning you to get behind him and
stay behind him. There is danger
ahead! And it is probably ap
proaching at ihgh speed!
At other times, when you and
a truck are passing in opposite di
rections, he may flash his head
lights two or three times ■to at
tract your attention, or try to wave
you down wih his hand or arm.
Don’t think him silly. He is try
ing to tell you something that is
extremely important if you will
only “listen” and interpret it cor
rectly.
Remember, he has just come
over the highway that you are
about to travel. He may consider
your speed too dangerous for the
road immediately ahead • or may
be there has been an accident just
around the next curve, and if you
don’t slow down there’ll be an
other. Or maybe he’s just being
extra friendly and is trying to tell
you, “Look out! Cop ahead!! Take
it easy!!!”
Whatever it may be, it’s some
thing for your own good—and
make no mistake about it. Better
slow down and keep on the alert
for the next mile or so.
These systems of signals are not
complicaetd. They were originat
ed out of friendship of one truck
driver for another. They work
in a fraternity whete safe and ef
ficient driving means much, and
they are willing and glad to extend I
the benefits and courtesies of their j
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Page Eleven
code to the driving public, day or
night.
Carrol, daughter of Lt. and Mrs.
Guy, was injured in a minor auto
mobile aihident the other evening.
The sudden stop of the car threw
the little girl against th dashboard
and displacd three teeth.