r) SERVICES
1 ’ ' i members of the Black
S‘ ,ver Masonic lodge attended
l° unt; ‘ !I .pi-vices at the Ridgecrest
:or" ing " hurch . The Rev. Tom _
aP tist C sto r of the church ]
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, lr and Mrs. Jack McMahan I
, n Phillip with Mr and Mrs. <
"V Kvles enjoyed a trip to Lake
' q„nday afternoon. They went 1
ure „ SU ! ay of Bat Cave and re- ’
S ' el f bv the way of Fairview. | '
ir ' Mr and Mrs. Carl Newton of
Ohio, are driving down
n ick Mountain this week-end '
’ “j. c Mrs . Susan Lee for a trip
, Canada.
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PENN HUNTER
DISCUSSES PLANTS
AT WOMEN' S MEETING
The Cluh House was the setting!
for the i meeting of the Woman’s
club on ’.Wednesday, May 14.
The duh room was very attrac
tive with the many floral decora
tions which were contributed by i
the club members.
After the business meeting, at
which Mrs. H. W. Baucom presid
ed, Mrs Erank Buckner presented
Penn H inter, who gave an inter
esting talk on the care of potted
plants. The tals was followed by
an informal discussion which gave
the women an opportunity to ask
questions concerning their vari
ous plant problems.
Mrs. -W. I. Willis was in charge
of flower arrangements, and prizes
were awarded as fjduws: First,
Mrs. W. A. Hamilton; Second,
Mrs. R. L. May; and Third, Miss
Grace Thompson. The two run
ners-up were Mrs. Dinsniure Craw
ford and Mrs. R. W. Seawright,
who were presented with orchid
corsages by Mr. Hunter. The
flowers were judged by Mr. Hun
ter and Edith Wright.
Punch and wafers were served
by the following hostesses: Mrs.
W. I. Willis, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Joe
Moore, Mrs. H. C. Moore, Mrs.
R. L. Hurst, Mrs. W. M. Pate,
Mrs. N. L. Perkins, Mrs. Robert
Guy, and Mrs. Perry Morgan.
SENIORS FETED WITH PICNIC
BY TEA AND TOPIC CLUB
Seniors of Black Mountain High
school were entertained at the
Club House last Friday night from
6 till 10 p. m. with a picnic party
given by members of the Tea and
Topic club. Mrs. R. T. Greene was
general chairman for the arrange
ments.
After Mrs. Rose Holman wel
comed the group, the supper was
served, buffet style, on the court.
Members of the Tea and Topic
club and their husbands w-ere in
troduced to the seniors, after
which games, planned by Mrs. Roy
Taylor, were enjoyed by all. R. T.
Greene won the “husbands” game.
Other features of the program
were the singing of the school
song by all, reading of the class
prophecy bp Jane Callison, and
dancing to the music of the nickle
odeon till ten o’clock.
The club house was decorated in
! blue and white, the class colors.
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MRS. D. 0. McDOUGLE
I ENTERTAINS CIRCLE TWO
I Circle No. 2of the Black Moun
tain First Methodist church met
with Mrs. D. O. McDougle at her
home, Tuesday evening, at 7:30.
| Mrs. Zeb Sawyer, chairman, pre
sided.
The Bible study was led by Mrs.
Douglas Jones. During the evening
the circle members welcomed back
Mrs. J. P. Ashley who has return
; ed to Black Mountain from Florida
i where she spent the winter.
Those present were Mrs. C. E.
Keith, Mrs. Johnny Nanney, Mrs.
Doss Dinwiddie, Mrs. Gragg Saw
yer, Mrs. R. W. Seawright, Mrs.
D. 0. McDougle, Mrs. John Brit
tain, Mrs. Zeb Sawyer, Mrs. J. N.
Goodman, Mrs. J. P. Ashley, Miss
Louise Simmons, Mrs. Douglas
Jones, Mrs. Leroy Mashburn, and
Mrs. Georgia Brown.
MISS SUSAN CURRELL
WILL BE SPEAKER
The Women’s Missionary so
; cietv of the Black Mountain First
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MR. AND MRS. GRADY M. MELTON of Swannanoa who were
married recently in Pineville, La. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Hall
of Swannanoa, the bride is a graduate of the Swannanoa High school
and for the past few months has been correspondent for the Black
Mountain NEWS. The couple will reside in Swannanoa.
Baptist church will hold a general
meeting Tuesday, May 27, at 7:30j
p. m. in the memorial room of the'
church. The Pauline Arnold Circle
will be in charge of the program.
Principal speaker will be Miss
Susan Currell, Bible teacher in the
school and former missionary in
Japan. The subject will deal with
the work of the missionaries in
Japan.
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LUCY WRIGHT
CIRCLE MEETS
The Lucy Wright circle of the
First Baptist chuch met Tuesday, |
May 13 at the home of Mrs. James
A. Marshburn with nine members
present. Mrs. Marshall Mott I
taught the last chapter of the
study book, “Shining Like the j
Star”. Plans were made to give a
special offering to the Baptist hos
pital at Winston-Salem. Refresh
ments were served.
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Y. W. A. GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Y. W. A. meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. H. W. Bau
com Monday night. The following
officers were elected for the com
-1 ing year: Mary Rice, president;
Della Goodman, vice-president;
Weeta Simmons, sec.-treas.; Ethel
Rice, program chairman.
The next meeting will be held
June 9 at the First Baptist church,
: beginning at 7 p. m.
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• FACULTY HONORS
■ MISS WHITESIDES
Miss Doris Whitesides was hon
• ored last Friday evening by a
picnic party given for her and
: her fiance’, Craig Reeves of Way
- nesville, by the faculty at the
i high school building at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McCoy.
. They were presented with a gift
. from the teachers.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
. R. W. Seawright, Mr. and Mrs. A.
- W. McDougle, Mr. and Mrs. Torn
Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Love
-3 lace, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Byrd,
3 Miss Ruth Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs.
1 McCoy and the honorees.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dalton of
Black Mountain have announced
the engagement of their daugh
t ter, Miss Lettie Dalton, to Perry
McMahan, son of Mrs. Effie Mc
-5 Mahan of Swannanoa. The wed
ding will take place in July.
SWANNANOA GIRLS WILL
PRESENT FASHION SHOW
The girls of the ninth and tenth
grades of the Swannanoa High
school will be featured in a fash
ion show tonight at the school
auditorium. Starting time has been
set for 7:30. All the clothes worn
tonight have been made by the
girls themselves.
Highlight of the show will be
the emblem service and creed of
the F. H. A., of which this group
is a member.
There will be a very short meet
ing of the P. T. A. All parents are
invited to attend the meeting and
tiie fashion show.
—N. E. Wilson of Asheville,
with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gragg
and son Ray were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Sawyer and
| family.
4 —Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jaeckel of
■ i Hendersonville spent last Thurs-
I day with the Rev. and Mrs. Tom
Ij Walters and family of Ridgecrest.
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Four Injured
In Crash
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A head-on collision at 11:30 p.
m. Saturday night on State street
in the west of town sent four peo
ple to the hospital and severely
damagd both cars. The collision oc
curred in the middle lane just
west of the Gulf filling station.
Those injured were a Mr. and
Mrs. Spencer of Hickory and Mr.
j and Mrs. Robert Lee Stepp of
j Black Mountain. All were admit
i ted to the hospital but were later
I released, according to police.
HOWARD LYTLE BURNED
BY GREASE PIT FIRE
Howard Lytle, colored station
attendant at the Garland Home
and Auto store, was burned on the
hands and forearms Monday morn
ing from a fire which occurred in
the grease pit. The injured man
was admitted to Moore General
' hospital.
■ | The accident occurred early
Monday morning while Lytle was
i cleaning the grease pit, which is
! located in the northwest corner of
1 the building. When the fire broke
! out Lytle jumped out of the pit
. but lost his footing and fell back.
He was later pulled out by Austin
Burgess, and the fire was extin
guished.
THREE F. F. A. TEAMS
, TIE FOR FIRST
For the first time in the history
of the F. F. A. federation three
“ teams tied for first place in total
' points won during the year in all
- contests held. The teams were
Black Mountain, Flat Creek, and
’ Swannanoa. The schools competed
' in ritual contests, crop judging,
' basketball, field day, and live stock
judging.
’ C. J. Rich is the advisor for the
local chapter.
HIGH SCHOOL NINE
’ LOSES OPENER, 13-4
l The Black Mountain High school
' baseball nine opened the season
Friday afternoon at Valley
Springs by dropping a 13 to 4 de
cision to the home team. They will
meet the same outfit in a return
game here today.
t Leading hitters for Black Moun
r tain were Brittain and Medford
with two hits each. Reese and Wil
-1 lis worked on the mound for the
1 locals with Medford behind the
plate.
1 MRS. H. E. STINCHCOMB
*1 HOME FROM VISIT
: Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb returned
Monday from Raeford, Lumber
' ton, and Fayetteville, where she
1 has been visiting relatives and
1 friends since May 1.
Last Sunday she attended a
cousin reunion in Raeford, at
J which 47 were present.
She was accompanied home by
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Luther
Papp of Raeford.
’ ARRIVES TO SPEND SUMMER
j Dr. W. D. Weatherford arrived
1 Wednesday from Berea college,
Berea, Ky., and will spend the
f summer at his home in Black
Mountain. Dr. Weatherford is a
j member of the college staff.
—Genevieve Medford is enroute
s to New York for a vacation.
Arts Club To
Have Exhibit
The next meeting of the Black
Mountain Arts club is scheduled
for June 5. It is planned to have
! it at the Club House on Lake Tom
ahawk and it will he in the nature i
of an exhibition of the work of
members and of other interested
artists and craftsmen in the Swan- .
: nanoa valley. Each person is in
vited to bring a collection of paint
! ings, pottery, metal work, wood
carving, weaving, furniture or any
other handicraft or needlework. It
is the hope of the club to encour
age the gifted and to discover new
talent. There will be no entrance
fee.
The exhibit will be open to the
public the afternoon of June 5,
from 3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. mem
bers of the club will meet for a
covered dish supper and a brief
business meeting.
Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire is chair
man of the meeting and will be
glad to answer any questions or
help in any way possible. She can
1 be reached by telephoning Black jj
1 Mountain 3173. She also stated j
* that if any of the articles placed i
c j on exhibition are for sale the com- 1
mittee will be glad to handle the I
' sale for the owner. j
PICNIC FIREWOOD
For the convenience of the pub
lic firewood has now been placed
at the Old Fort picnic ground.
While a man will be available to
clean up the grounds at regular
intervals, those who use the facil
ities are asked to leave it as clean
as possible.
BUYS NEW ALLEYS
V. Avena has purchased four
I used Brunswick alleys from the
. Lucky Strike bowling alley in
Asheville and plans to have them
• installed in his building here soon.
* It is hoped to have the bowling
alley open within the near future.
All the balls and pins will be new.
—Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McCoy
went to Winston-Salem Saturday
i night with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
3 Meadow's of Asheville. Mr. McCoy
3 and Mr. Meadows attended a meet- |
. ing of Master Barbers of North
i Carolina.
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