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Page 2 S—BLACK MOUNTAIN (N. C.) NEWS—Thurs., June 12, 1947 Business Directory Advertising is at its cheapest in this Directory. It costs only 50c per issue. GENERAL REPAIRING Refrigeration Service Housekold & Commercial T. J. MARETT Black Mountain, N. C. Phone .1091 A. W. CAVIN FIX-IT-SHOP On Mt. Mitchell Motor Road BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. General Repairing of Washing Machines, Lawn Mowers, & Garden Tools PRINTING For PRINTING Os Any Kind ★ OFFICE FORMS ★ PROGRAMS ★ TICKETS ★ LETTERHEADS ★ ENVELOPES ★ POST CARDS ★ SHIPPING TAGS ★ STATEMENTS PHONE 4JQ| Black Mtn. News Cherry Street BEAUTY SHOPS— BEGLEY’S Beauty Shoppe dterry Street, Black Mountain FOR APPOINTMENT call 3401 IDEAL Beauty Shop State St. Black Mountain, N. C. Phone 2531 HENDERSON’S Beauty Shop Next To City Hall Black Mountain, N. C. FOR APPOINTMENT PHONE 4661 Mrs. M. E. Henderson, Owner Miss Francis Pittman, Asst. ALMA GREENE’S Beauty Studio Montreat Rd. At Pine St. Black Mountain Phone 2392 WRECKER SERVICE Wrecker Service McMurray’s Chevrolet Company Black Mountain, N. C. Day Phone Night Phone 3141 5192 REAL ESTATE— Eckles-Realtor Box 794—Black Mountain Phone Off., 3621 Res., 4072 Ifat Your Real Estate With Me. Insurance^ E. E* White's Insurance Agency 212 State St.—Phone 3191 Black Mountain, N. C. ssoes— MASON’S SHOES E. W. STEPHENS BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. Phone 3571 Box No. 666 LAWYERS— Wm. C. Honeycutt Black Mountain, N. C. Phone 3191 HAULING * HAULING; LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE Tractor & Trailer Phone 5131 j| RAYBURN I FSTAIN, N. C. FLORISTS— Hunter Florist | Phone 2041 Black Mountain, N. C. Flowers For All Occasions Flowers By Wire Gregg the Florist Flowers for All Occasions WE TELEGRAPH FLOWERS Corner State and Daugherty Sts. BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. Phone 5038 BUILDING MATERIALS Ready Mixed Concrete ★ ACCURATE ★ ECONOMICAL ★ SPEEDY REED & ABEE Biltmore, N. C. Phone 1248 ELECTRICIANS— George W. Stone Phone 2033 BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. WIRING INSTALLATIONS AND APPLIANCE REPAIR R. W, Cook BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. PHONE 3082 RADIO REPAIR RADIO & APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE ★ FAST • REASONABLE • GUARANTEED GOFF RADIO REPAIR Opposite Post Office Phone 4301 Black Mountain, N. C. HANDICRAFT SHOPS McCURRY’S Trading Post HANDICRAFTS SOUVENIRS REFRESHMENTS GAS OIL Just East of Ridgecrest, N. C. On Highway 70 WHERE TO EAT— Ann’s Case CHERRY STREET Black Mountain, N. C. We specialize in home cooking and all good things to eat Phone 5871 GENERAL BOOKKEEPING 0. W. Tinney PUBLIC BOOKKEEPING and General Tax Service Black Mountain, N. C. PHONE 3621 BUILDING CONTRACTOR A, E. Wiles GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REPAIR REMODELING ROOFING BRICK CONCRETE ROCKWOOL PAINTING & DECORATING Black Mountain, N. C. Office 3rd Street Phone 5181 TAXIS— -5 and 7 Passenger Cara TELEPHONE 3801 VICTORY CABS Black Mountain, N. C. EXCAVATING •Shovel BULLDOZING WORK • DUMP TRUCKS Call 4926 T. K. BROWN BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. PLUMBERS— J. W. Russell Black Mountain, N. C. Phone 3934 Dorsey Will Supervise Freight Claims o The appointment of William V. Dorsey, freight agent of the Southern Railway system at Ashe ville, N. C., to the newly created position of general supervisor, freight claims, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., effective May 16, was announced today by C. L. Dautrich, general freight claim agent of the railway, at Chattano oga, Tenn. Mr. Dorsey will supervise the activities of freight claim ad justers and the disposal of sal vage, refused and unclaimed freight. Establishment of the new position, Mr. Dautrich said, will provide another facility in the railway’s program of improved service to shippers of freight. Born on July 26, 1891, at Web ster, Jackson County, North Car olina, Mr. Dorsey attended public schools of Bushnell and Bryson, N. C., and Asheville College at Ashe ville. He married Miss Frances Armfield of Statesville, N. C., in December, 1932. Entering the employ of the Southern as a brakeman on the Asheville Division, October 1, 1909, Mr. Dorsey became agent- j operator at Bryson, N. C., in 1910, transferring to Sylva, N. C., in 1911, where he served until April, 1920. He was then appointed agent at Canton, N. C., and later served in a similar capacity at Newton, N. C., and at Morganton, N. C. On November 1, 1946, he was appoint ed freight agent at Asheville. Mr. Dorsey served in the U. S. Army in both World Wars. He at tained the rank of Colonel in World War II and participated in campaigns in the European The ater of Operations. Except for a brief period as superintendent of the Appalachian Railroad comp any at Ela, N. C., his entire busi ness career has been with the Southern railway. —Mr and Mrs. Albert Kissling attended the graduation exercises of their granddaughter at Agnes Scott college, Decatur, Georgia, on Jun e 1. In leaving the college for the airport to fly to Duluth, Minn., Mrs. Kissling fell and broke her ankle. She is now able to sit up but her ankle remains i na cast. They are visiting their daughter and family in Duluth, and plan to return to Black Mountain at the end of the month. CONTRIBUTE —HELP LIGHT THE FIELD!— ]f)fif ff©Hl l^pltftf “Young lady, vou wouldn’t look half-bad if vour clothes were right! Let the KEY CITY LAUN DRY do your laundry . . . they pick-up and de liver, too.” KEY CITY LAUNDRY Phone 2021 Black Mountain, N. C. Your Ad in this newspaper will be read by hundreds of prospective customers. If you want to buy or sell, use the advertising columns of the NEWS. This Is No Gag! Bob Burn's farm at Canoga Park is no mere invention of the famous Screen and Radio wit’s imagination. In spite of his many jibes on his weekly Radio programs, Bazooka Ranch is a well known Berk shire breeding establishment. This sale entry found its new home in Durbin, North Dakota, and Bob and neighboring Berkshireman A. H. Simons load it at the Ranch to start the 2,000 mile trip. No, Bob s Uncle Slug never raised famous hogs like this back at Van Buren. Legion Loses Here Sunday Coach C. C. Myers’ American Legionnaires pushed the Rock- Ball club of Asheville to the limits here Sunday afternoon be fore going down to defeat, 7 to 6. It was a close battle all the way and the outcome was in doubt un til the final out. The winners scored seven runs on eight hits and made one error while the locals counted six runs on seven hits and committed three bobbles. Alfred L. Hooker, Jr. Moves To Florida Alfred L. Hooker, Jr., who for the past year and a half has been associated with his father in the operation of the Home Store, has resigned his position to return to West Palm Beach, Florida. Mrs. Hooker’s family lives in West Palm Beach. -- —Mr. and Mrs. H. I. McDougle and daughters Jean, Ann, and Dorothy, of Charlotte spent last week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McDougle and daughter, Sara. —Mrs. A. W. McDougle is in Greensboro this week taking a special course in music at the Woman’s College of the Univer sity. —Mrs. Lizzie Kelly of Broad River spent the week-end in Black Mountain and Old Fort. She visit ed her sister, Mrs. Mary Frady, Black Mountain, and a brother, Will White, of Old Fort. MARILYN CRAWFORD HERE Miss Marilyn Crawford, who was graduated last week from the Woman’s College of the Univer sity of North Carolina, is visiting Miss Peggy Dennis. In July she will be joined by her mother and sister, Mrs. G. C. Crawford and Miss Charlotte Crawford. They will spend the remainder of the season at their summer home “Forkliff” on the North Fork road. Miss Crawford is the young est daughter of Rear Admiral G. C. Crawford who is now in com mand of Crusier Division Thirteen in the Pacific. • LET’S HAVE LIGHTS! ! ! BSi Je? : «'i mo PWffiiiiPlif iiis fflii : I Captain of Industry I Meet Butch—Pres., Treas., and Field As great publications have grown fro® I Force of the One Man Odd Jobs Co., the dreams of young men with old hand- ■ Umnc. Take a good look at him-for presses-and great industries from the ■ U R C K menCd- products of grubby little cellar work- fl utc wants a icycle. Lots of lawn shops— the electric industry had small H u 3 y '** tdn ß be be- beginnings, too. Like our own company fl nve n Butch and that btke, but we*re A few men with vision strung the first fl and r r° D , * vision, small lines. People with faith risked their fl for Xr° ha^,° f 4 WOrkin ß hard savings. Bette/ and better sendee, * I ness/in JlTl * American busi- lower and lower cost, created more and E There '* more j°bs—and carried the benefits ofl P hiio„phy. tU ;" icli,in * ,oraor “” d I nrise imter- Free enterprise and hard worK K Capitalism, if you want. em ° CraCy ’ or bring Butch and his bike together- I resource it /S ° f *i»g in the world. No nation oo ■ live of Americans like Bulch. *” lmtia ' eanh haS f ° und a satisfactory Substinl I for that combination. fl ““ ""• -«• MOV. O, CHARM. R- <»'• fl Cjjy.O»WA7owiil-I7 GHT ftftl , I Harris Leading Legion Hitters Harris, who is pounding the ball at a 6.47 clip, is pacing all hitters on the Black Mountain American Legion nine in games played to date. He is followed by Coach C. C. Myers, who is hitting 5.71. Other hitters and their averages include Medford 467. Smith 455, Stephenson 444, Rudisell 433, Mil bee 419, Marett 410, Brake 347, Gray 311, and Carpenter 250. Mrs. Justin McSwenney of Ridgecrest left Monday I" 01 Raleigh where she will visit her aunt, Mrs. Mamie Holman, who is ill. —The Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Love lace had as their guests Monday afternoon, Dr. and Mrs. 1 S. Kin nett of Weaverville. | BLACK MOUNTAIN INSURANCE AGENCY GENERAL INSURANCE and BONDS Representing Leading Stock Companies Greene Building BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. -Mr. and Mrs. George Dough erty will have as their-guests next | week, Mrs. Dougherty’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tin. vey, and Miss Margorie Gillj S pj 0 all of Pana, Illinois. AUTO SERVICE • Greasing • Oil Change • Washing • Tire Check • Bumper to Bumper Service Moore Bros. Pure Oil Service Black Mountain, N. C. Phone 2401
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