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In"" 11 " I p e voted To ■ The Upbuilding i Our Community KTno-J4 lENEKAL EISENHOUSER GIVES IaCTS ON G. I/s AND RED CROSS I Surprised To Hear Os Ifoniplaints Made Dur- I inf Red Cross Drive ■ O- H, blowing statement by Gen- Dw ight D. Eisenhower has K n released by the War Depart- B'Puring the current Red Cross Campagin vast numbers of K'notir Americans have respond ■ generously to the cause. Al- B j( j v the majority of chapters K e reached or eceeded their lo ■ oa ] s . In some communities, K.~. I understand the cam ■ is lagging, and I am sur- R c( j to learn that one of the ■. ~. given is that complaints levelled at the organiza overseas operations by re- Hning sen-icemen. ■‘For the most part these crit- H have grown out of a Red H,., policy of making nominal to our forces for food K lodgings in field Red Cross in itiations abroad. These com- I ; are distressing to me since H particular Red Cross policy K adopted at the request of the ■avr ,i' as to insure an equitable Htribution among all seivice of Red Cross resources. Hi know the Red Cross. I have H n it in action. Overseas it ner- Hnied with the precision of a Hi trained army. It would be a injustice to the splendid of the Red Cross if its cam- Hgn should be retarded any ler'l by mistaken criticism. providing millions of pints jHiife saving blood plasma, thou ■d, upon thousands of packages H prisoners of war, in relaying heart-warming messages conditions at home, comfort and entertain and cheer to hospitals, leave and battle fronts, the Red ■s accomplished a prodigious m. In Africa, in England, lat ■ n the Continent, we learned much it meant to find the the friendliness, link with home the Red Cross to provide. HTim sen-ices of the Red Cross B as urgently needed today by occupation troops, our men and our veterans as ever were by our fighting B< - in time of war. The Red needs and deserves our con- support. At the moment in the closing days of its peace-time campaign for w. It stands now in the shad- B the goal posts. I hope to promptly pushed across by of its 1946 Fund SMipaign.” Btca! Estate Transfers o §• ••' L. Pritchard to R. C. H !• • property in Black Moun- B township. ■He A. lay lor to C. M. Parsons, |H > ‘ ! ' , s' nu Black Mountain town ■B"' v " Worley to Oren Bickett property in Black : township. I Masons To Meet -—o fback Mountain Masonic Aid confer the third de- night. I ' v ' <J " of the airplane that crashed near Black Mountain on IMh " a received too late for last week’s paper. This photo was H ■ tie Black Mountain News photographer, John \\. Ealy. ™e BLACK MOUNTAIN news - « Pvt. Burnette Will Arrive Home Soon Has Been Stationed In The Philippines For 2 1-2 Years Pvt. Carroll Burnette, son of Mrs. Ed Burnette, is leaving the ! Philippines to come home April 27 where he has been for 2 X A < i t PVT. CARROLL BURNETTE ' years. He has been serving in the Army \ x k years. He was sta tioned at Fort Bragg and Camp Madkall before going overseas. He landed in Hawaiian Islands December 1, 1943 and went from • there to the Philippines. It will | probably be the last of June or the first of July before he will ar ’ rive home. | Brevard Choir i Will Give Concert ! 0 ; At Methodist Church In Black Mountain On i Wednesday, May 1 P 0 i The Brevard College Choir will i give a concert at the Methodist ; Church, Black Mountain, on Wed l nesday evening, May 1, at seven ' thirty. The choir is composed of ; sixteen voices and Mr. A. C. Mil i ier, the director, has announced ■ that the program will consist of ■ sacred and semi-classical num » bers. Dr. Eugene J. Coltrane, r president of Brevard College, will l be with the group and will speak briefly on the work of the college.- Before the concert the choir will be the guests of the church at the regular Fellowship Supper of . the church at six-thirty. These ■ monthly covered-dish suppers are sponsored by the various women’s , organizations of the church- The ■ supper next week will be under the direction of Circle Two of the ; Woman’s Society of Christian : Service. Though all members of the church and friends are invited to the supper, it will be possible for anyone to come to the concert : at seven-thirty. There will be no charge for the concert, and the public is invited. BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1946 New Equipment For School Lunch Room 0 The Old Fort school lunch room which serves between 350 and 400 children daily, has been recently furnished with twelve hundred and fifty dollars worth of new equipment which includes new re frigerator, steam table, sinks and additional chinaware- Extra din ing room facilities have been nec essary this year, according to Harry W. Swofford, superintend ent. For Easter 415 dyed eggs and orange juice were “specials” pre pared by Johnnie Bynum, chief coko who has served in this capac ity for the past ten years. A new duplicator which will supplant the mimeograph, has been added this week to the office equipment. Arts CiubPresents Varied Program Mrs. John Clarke, of The Tuesday Niffht Literary Club Will Speak o The third program meeting of the Black Mountain Arts Club in conjunction with other organiza tions of this vicinity will be hel( this week, Friday evening, at 8 o’clock sharp at the home of Dr. and Mrs- S. S. Covley. The plan for the evening is one of varied interests. Mrs. John Clarke, of the Tues day night Literary Club, will speak on 0. Henry, North Caro lina short story writer, giving new slants on famous Americans who were his ancestors and other items of local interest, and read ing one of the many stories that make his work notable. Members of the Tuesday night Literary Club will meet with the Arts Club for this get-acquainted program. A musical treat will be given by Anna Lockwood, cellist student at Black Mountain College. She will play a sonata by Benedetto Mar cello, accompanied on the piano by her husband, Richard Lock wood. Mrs. Lockwood is a graduate of a Chicago suburb high school us ing the well-known Winnetka Plan, which fosters early develop ment of students along special lines in which they show promise. Thus she began a serious study of the cello while in high school. She studied in Smith College and in Cambridge, Mass., and worked in a war plant before coming to Black Mountain College two years ago to major in music- Mr. Lockwood was born in China, though he visited America several times. Finally, after tour ing the world and working on a Hong Kong newspaper he came to Yale, from which he graduated in English literature and philoso phy. He sang in the Yale Glee Club and has done church singing in Asheville. He is now study ing music at Black Mountain Col lege. After the program a social hour will be enjoyed, presided over by Mrs. Cooley, assisted by Mes dames Aleshire, S. M. Bittinger, W. E. McDougle, Seawright Whitehead. Misses E. Chatterton, Margaret Hays. Because the time for special summer activities of the Arts Club is approaching, and because; it needs to discuss policies and, plans, it is important that those interested join the club now if they have not already enrolled for 1946. The dues are kept small, SI.OO, so that all those desiring to foster its programs and activi ties may be a part of a general community organization that shared appeal to all. For use in later meetings and activities, membership cards will be distrib uted at this meeting to those who have joinpd or renewed member ship in 1946. Editor Or Vacation o Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cornelius and baby, Caro! Sue, are in Indian anolis, Indiana this week for a visit. Mr. Cornelius is the Editor of the Black Mountain "News. “KEY CITY IN THE LAND OF THE SKY” Col. Wilson Dies Suddenly Saturday O Commanding Officer At Moore Died At Home On Post Saturday 0 Funeral services for Col. F*rank W. Wilson, 58, commanding offic er of Moore General Hospital, who deid at his home on the post early Saturday morning following a short illness, was conducted in the post chapel Monday morning at 11 o’clock. Post Chaplain Ellis Youngdahl officiated. The body laid in state in the chapel from 10 a.m. until time for the services. The Scrip ture was read by Chaplain Ariel Achtermann, and the prayer was given by Chaplain Alford Bradley. Lt. Robert Guy sang and ushers were Capt. E. F. Schroeder, Capt. Elmer Swanson, Capt. Kenneth Peterson, and Capt. Charles Kane. Active pallbearers were the fol lowing staff officers and asso ciates: Lt. Col. John McKee, Maj. Milton Lieberthal, Capt. George Smitzes, Capt. Dan Kadravach, Capt. M. E. Newsom, and Capt. Vernon Wilson. Honorary pallbearers include chiefs of the services and repre sentatives of the various sections of the hospital. They are Lt. Col. Robert Nye, Lt. Col. James Baze more, Maj. Joseph Spendlove, Maj. Donald Grover, Maj. Marshall Groover, Maj. Charles Tucker, Maj. Garland Steele, Lt. Col. Pau line Kirby, Capt. Marvin Golden, Capt. John Davis, Capt. Geneva Chancey, Capt. Mary Haskell, Capt. Edith Shutt, Lt. Aleth Planeuf, Lt. Katherine Douthitt, Lt. June Wenkle, Sgt. John Quig ley, Sgt. Robert Friday, Miss Anne Brabson, Mrs. Ellen Timmons, and Warrant Officer William Nowell. Maj. Gen. Durwood Wilson, brother of the deceased colonel, and Mrs. Wilson carhe to the hos pital from Raleigh to attend the services and were joined at Arl ington National cemetery by oth er members of the family for the burial service. The body was sent to Washing ton, D. C., Monday afternoon, where a military funeral was held at Fort Myers’ chapel Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Interment followed in Arlington cemetery. With him at the time of his death were his wife, Mrs. lone Wilson, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. H. Lollar. Wheeler—Robinson o Arnold C. Wheeler, 22, Black Mountain, and Eula Mae Robin son, 17, Old Fort, have secured their marriage license. Plans for the wedding has not been an nounced. Chicken Supper A chicken supper sponsored by the P. T. A. will be served at the grammer school Friday, April 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. The prices are adults 50c, and children 35c- MWMIII - - tT 'nm min in —iimnrnn- - -mml Bill Hill Says: Four fellers drove up to a house tuther night, and one uv em went tu the door and says, “are you Mrs. Hilarity,” and she says “Yes”. He says, “Yo Shure?” and she says, “I’ve been Mrs. Hi larity now for seven years.” “Well come out tu the car and pick out Mr. Hilarity, the rest uv us want to go home.” Easter Carols Sung By Baptist Church Group o A group of singers from the First Baptist Church in Black Mountain went to the homes of Nedra Stevens and Mr. W. B- Kyles who have been confined to their beds due to serious illness and sang a group of church hymns on, Easter Sunday evening. The singers of the First Baptist Church have participated in sever al special singing events recently. Those taking part in the Easter Carols were Mrs. R. T. Hill, Miss Nora Summey, Mrs. George Stone, Miss Ethel May Rice, Mrs. Heber Peacock, Edward Dupuy, R. T. Hill, Rev. H. W. Baucom and John W. Ealy. The group was directed by Lt. Robert J. Guy who is choir director of the First Baptist Church of Black Mountain. The Truth About Home Building O It’s Time Veterans And All Citizens Were Told The Truth o It’s time veterans and all citi zens were told the truth about the home building situation. The main bottleneck to home construction is production of ma terials and equipment. No legislation, Presidential an nouncement, governmnet control plan, or system can produce a single additional home until pro duction of materials is speeded up. Lumber dealers and the build ing industry are eager to build homes for veterans and all citi zens who need them. The reason few homes arfe being built is be cause materials are not being pro duced. Why? 1. Governed by OPA’s war-time pricing formulas, it is still more profitable for lumber mills to make items for export—and the items formerly required for war use, than it is to make lumber usable in home construction. 2. OPA’s war-timepricing form ulas are still keeping thousands of small mills out of production. 3. OPA’s enforcement policies have allowed the creation of a large black market in lumber which is moving outside of regu lar channels of trade. 4. OPA’s slowness in adjusting mill ceiling prices on hardwood flooring, siding, millwork and ply wood has contributed to the diffi culties mills are having in secur ing necessary manpower. With 400 brick xand tile plants closed, it took 6 months for OPA to adjust prices. Now an addi tional 125 plants have opened and production is up 35 percent. Clay sewer pipe, cast iron soil pipe and Gypsum board manufac turers have experienced a similar OPA delay in the granting of price adjustments to make in creased production possible. No amount of juggling with an insufficient'supply, will produce a single home more than can be built with material available. The OPA can hardly hold pres ent price ceilings when it has no control over volume of employ ment, labor wage rates, cashing of government bonds, and install ment or credit expansion—but the OPA can act as a block to recon version by clinging to unrealistic wartime price ceilings. Unblock the production of ma terials caused by unrealistic war time price controls and the build ing industry will build enough homes for veterans and all Amer icans! Any government program that does not first remove the obsta cles blocking production of ma terials will simply add additional difficulties to the problem facing the building industry. Grangers Meeting Scheduled Thursday o The Grangers will meet Thurs day. April 25, 7:30 p.m- at the i home of Mrs. Mary Deans in Black, Mountain. Those attending are to bring a covered dish lunch. Patronize our advertisers. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE PLANNING ART INSTITUTE Monroe Redden Seeks Nomination o Candidate For Democratic Nomination For Con gressman 0 Asheville, April 24.—Monroe Redden, candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for congressman from the twelfth congressional i 'M MONROE REDDEN district, has announced plans for establishing an office in the dis trict in which a veteran serving as a secretary will be available to veterans and their dependents at all times to help them with prob lems that may arise, it was dis closed here today. This innovation, which is be lieved to be entirely new, is pro posed by Mr. Redden as away in which he, if nominated and elect ed to congress, will be able to keep in constant touch with the veter ans in the district and their prob lems. This contact, he feels, will enable him to serve them much more quickly and efficiently. “If elected to congress,” Mr. Redden said, “I expect to appoint one secretary who will stay in the district all the time for the benefit of the G. I.’s and other war vet erans and their dependents. This secretary will be available as a contact man. He will be familiar with the laws that affeet veterans and their rights and will know the benefits to which they are entitled under the laws of their country. The secretary in each case will go into detail and will let me have all the facts so that I may be able to render more efficient service on behalf of the veterans and their families. “In order to make sure that the veterans and their dependents have the advantage of contact with one who is in sympathy with their needs and alert to their wel fare, I shall ask the veterans’ or ganizations of the district to re commend a suitable veteran for the job. The veteran may be a young man already engaged in business or in a profession, whose salary I will supplement for this service. “However, should congress pass a bill which is pending to author ize additional secretaries, I expect to appoint a full time secretary to stay in the district. (Please turn to page 8) : ™ : '' ' ■i, ■«. j <4 t, •• . • • V J& -V -■- ■ ' The Lake at Montrer.t has b?on drained, cleaned and refilled during ! the last week. The abo>e photograph was taken during the cleaning i operation. Member North Carolina Press Association $2.00 Per Year Music Instruction Wiß Not Be Offered This Summer Black Mountain College will sponsor its third annual summer art institute beginning July 2 xnd extending eight weeks to Aug. 28. The institute will be under the di rection of Josef Albers, head of the art department of the college. Not all appointments to the summer faculty have been com pleted, but the group thus far in cludes Jean Varda of Monterey, Calif., painting; Jacob Lawrence of New York city, painting; Con cetta Scaravaglione of Sarah Law rence college, sculpture; Leonard Lionni of Philadelphia, advertis ing; Anni Albers of Black Moun tain college, textile design; Mary Gregory of Black Mountain col lege, woodwork; and Josef Albers, basic design and color. Among the lecturers thus far se cured for the summer institute* are Walter Grophius of Harvard* University School of Architecture, John McAndrew of Wellesley col lege, and Beaumont Newhall of the Museum of Modern Art. Enrollment in the art institute will be limited to 60 students this being the campus dormitory capa city. Courses in painting, sculp ture, graphic design, basic design* textile design, color and! wood work will be offered, tbgetfiee with lectures on planning, art history, modem art, industrial design and photography. For the past two summers Black Mountain college has oper ated summer art and music- im stitutes simultaneously, but' Be cause more applications for botfi institutes are already on hand than the college can accommo date, it has been decided to offer the art institute this summer and. the music institute during tfi«- summer of 1947. Meanwhile, real izing the advantages of combining the music and art, the college is making every effort to build ade quate housing for both institutes in coming years. This s-uimner’a art institute will sponsor a series of Saturday night music concerts of guest artists, even though no courses in music will be given. Will Receive Housing Units o College Campuses and Communi ties With Critical Housing- Shortages Will Receive 896 Dwellings Units; College campuses and commun ities with critical housing short ages will receive a total of d 96 dwellings units from a war emerge ency housing development whic6 was built to house shipyard worEs ers, it was announced Saturday: The houses already are being dismantled for distribution as fol lows: 56 to American university, Washington, D. C., 64 to the Uni versity of South Carolina, 80 to University of North Carolina-, 112 to Agricultural and Teachers Col lege at Greensboro, 65 to Western Carolina Teachers college, 16 to Brevard Junior college, 32 to Toc coa, Ga-, 64 to Greenville, SSL CL, and 64 to Rock Hill, S. C.
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