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A PROGRESSIVE AND
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Junior Chamber of Commerce Orders
All-Steel Portable Bleachers
Council Begins
Camoaign For
Community Chest
| The work and accomplishments
of the Swannanoa Community
I Council is outlined in a report
which has been released by Presi
dent Arthur Bannerman and W.
Paul Young-, vice-president. The
j report formed a part of the letter
: which has been mailed to several
thousand residents of the Swan
nanoa community asking for their
support in the 1948 community
chest *drive.
•The Swannanoa Council is now
entering its second year of oper
ation.” the letter said. "Its pur
pose has been one of backing the
organizations of such youth ac
tivities as girl and boy scouts,
| fostering improved health and
recreational facilities both in the
i school and in the community,
i working toward a community, li
brary, assisting the school in non
tax supported phases of its pro
| eram. developing a welfare pro
cram, coordinating community
j planning and in general developing
[and elevating community life for
| all our citizens.
| The program has been unusually
successful. Playground facilities
I have been developed at the school
| and in the Beacon village. With
; the help of the P.T.A., fire hose
‘ has been purchased for the Swan
' nanoa school, long needed road
! improvements have been made, a
eeneral program of summer rec
reation for the children was out
lined and a director employed, and
two boy scout and three girl scout
croups organized with the sup
port of the council.
In addition a full time com
; munity nurse will be on duty with
headtfuarters in the Swannanoa
school first aid room.
The Swannanoa Council is affili
ated with the Buncombe county
community chest and works with
the county welfare department
and the American Red Cross.
In pointing out that the Swan
nanoa quota for 1948 is an aver
age of $4.00 per person or $10,500
the council makes it plain that all
soliciting campaigns with the ex
ception of the American Red
Cross is thus combined into one.
October has been set aside as
the Swannanoa Council Chest so
licitation month. Leaders point
out that those who are hot con
tacted and who wish to contribute
may take or send their contribut
ions to -the Swannanoa school, E.
I M. Howell; Roy Alexander at the
Swannanoa bank; or to W. A.
i "ard at Ward’s drug store.
Dr. H. R. Miller Will
Open Office Here
Dr. H. R. Miller of Swananoa
has taken over the office and
I practice of the late Dr. E. J-
Anthony and will reopen the of
fice Monday, October 18.
A native of Washington, D. C.,
Dr. Miller got his B. S. and M. D.
degrees from the University of
I A irginia. He spent one year at
j kings hospital in Brooklyn, a
Jear at the Martha Washington
h ' s pital in Charleston, W. Va., and
I IV o years in the navy. For the
j P' l ' l year Dr. Miller has been en-
I gaged in general practice at Swan
nanoa.
j Dr. and Mrs. Miller are now
:n g in Grovemont. Mrs. Miller
the former Priscilla Noyes of
°ntreat. They have one daugh
ter.
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MOUNTAIN NEWS
growing newspaper in a progressive and growing community
Ihursday, October 14, 1948, Black Mountain, N. C.
Will Be Erected Before
Next Home Grid Game
The Black Mountain junior
chamber of commerce, in regular
session at Sarge’s Monday night,
placed an order for 250 all-steel
portable bleachers to be used for
football and softball outside and
for basketball during the winter.
The seats are expected to arrive
and to he erected next week.
With the purchase of the bleach
ers the jaycees have completed
the second part of the project
which they announced shortly af
ter their organization here more
than a year ago. The first was
the installation of lights at the
softball field. Purchase of the
seats was delayed for various
reasons until Monday night.
Os all steel construction the
seats will be placed first at the
football field. Later in the year
they will be moved inside to give
the high school gym a greater
seating capacity for basketball.
Next spring they will be moved
over to the softball field in time
for the opening of the league
season.
Money for the seats will be
raised by means of various pro
jects which are now under consid
eration by special committees,
Oscar W. Tinney, president, said
today.
Bill Holcombe was elected
treasurer to succeed Joe Mackney,
and Bill Ellington and Charles
Gwaltney were named directors.
New members initiated into the
organization were Bill McGinnis,
Pete Earle, and R- M. Crowder.
Rev. Walters
Accepts Call
To Parkton
After six years as pastor of the
Ridgecrest Baptist church the
Rev. Tom E. Walters formally
tendered his resignation to the
local congretation last Sunday at
the close of the morning service
to accept the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Parkton, N. C.
No action was taken on the res
ignation Sunday but the congregat
ion will consider the matter at a
conference on next Sunday.
Coming to Ridgecrest from Gast
onia six years ago where he held
the pastorate of the Ranlo Bap
tist church, he led in erecting a
new educational plAnt at Ridge
crest, saw the church increase in
membership substantially, and its
gifts increased to seventh place
among the 66 churches of the
Buncombe association in denom
inational and missionary causes.
The Rev. Mr. Walters, a native
of Rockingham county, grew up in
Runcombe, graduate of Mars
Hill and Wake Forest col
leges and of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, Louisville,
Ky., has held several important
pastorates in North Carolina at
Harrellsville, Colerain, North Roc
ky Mount and other strategic
points.
He has served as a member of
the program committeeof the
North Carolina Baptist State con
vention and as a member of the
committee to name members of
its boards and institutions. In the
Buncombe association he has
served as a member of the execu
tive committee, its committee on
pastorless churches, location of
new churches, admission of new
churches, hospitals, and in 'or
ious other ways. For these six
years he has been a member ol
the' Baptists pastors’ conference
and the General County Mimster-
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Landmarks Fall
As Ridgecrest
Speeds Program
Workmen have been busy dur
ing the past few days wrecking
the bridge connecting Pritchell
hall and Rhododendron hall at
the Ridgecrest Baptist assembly.
This bridge has been a landmark
at Ridgecrest for the past 25
years and is well known by the
thousands who come here annually
to attend the various conferences.
Removal of the bridge was nec
essary to make room for a front
to the diningroom which has been
under construction for the past
several months and is a part of
the building program which for
this year totals more than $75,000.
Rhododendron hall originally pro
vided sleeping quarters upstairs
and a small auditorium and din
ing hall downstairs. Capacity of
the diningroom was 300. The new
diningroom has space for 3000
guests.
The building program for next
year, according to Manager Ro
bert Guy, includes a 20-room ad
dition to Springdale annex and
an expenditure of from S6OOO to
SIO,OOO in cottage facilities. Most
of the money will and has been
spent locally for labor and mater
ials.
Under the direction of Mr. Guy
the Southern Baptist assembly
at Ridgecrest celebrated its 40th
anniversary this summer. It is
now in the midst of a program of
improvements which will greatly
expand its facilities.
N. C. STATE ALUMNI MEETING
The Buncombe county alumni
association of N. C State college
will meet in the Pine Room of the
S. & W., Tuesday, October 19, at
7 p. m. This will be a dinner
meeting and ladies are invited.
A speaker from the college will
he present to discuss the expan
sion program.
A SIGN OF PROGRESS AT RIDGECREST . • •
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Doyle Turner, Paul Turner, and W. M. Pate are shown as they
started dismantling the bridge connecting Pritchell hall and Rhodo
denron hall at Ridgecrest Baptist assembly. The bridge, a landmark
for the past 25 years, is being torn down to make way for a new
to the dininghall. The dininghall is shown in the background.
Fire Truck Donated By Lions Club
Will Be Shown At Barbecue Tonight
B. & P. W. Club
Participates In
National Week
Mrs. Don Shoemaker, member of
the state democratic advisory
committee, was the principal
speaker at the regular meeting
of the Business and Professional
Women’s club held Monday night
at the home of Mrs. M. E. Ron
del. This was the second activity
in which the local club participated
in the observance of National
Business Women’s Week which
is being observed all over the
nation.
In recognition of the more than
2000 B. & P. W. clubs with over
140,000 members, the governors
of all the states and the mayors
of hundreds of cities have issued
proclamations setting aside this
week to honor the club members.
In her talk Mrs. Shoemaker
stressed the six points of a good
politician. She emphasized that
not all politics are bad and dirty,
but that they are just what we
as citizens make them.
Following Mrs. Shoemaker’s talk,
reports of the Sunday meeting
were given as follows: Mrs. Fran
ces King, health and safety; Mrs.
Garnet Greenwood, legislation and
public affairs; Mrs. Elaine Clark,
international relations; Mrs. Caro
lyn Dougherty, education and vo
cation.
Mrs. Dempsey Whitaker, chair
man of the Ways and Means com
mittee, announced plans for a ben
efit card party to be held at the
Monte Vista hotel, October 22, at
8 p. m.
Others present were: Mrs. Lu
Brown Gregg, Miss Pauline Tip
ton, Miss Jessie Tipton, Mrs. Alice
Mcßride, Mrs. Mary Gudger, Mrs.
Edith Holcombe, Miss Barbara
Morrow, Mrs. Madelon Parks, and
Mrs. Kay Hyder, a guest.
Cookie Sale Saturday
To Aid Jaycees
The Activities club will spon
sor a Cookie sale Saturday morn
ing, October 9, at 10 o’clock.
Cookies will be sold on the street
by members of the club and the
proceeds will go to the jaycees to
be used on the bleachers.
" look FOR YOUR
NAME IN THE ADS
Pay Only 5c
Arrived In Black
Mountain Last Night
The fire truck which was pur
chased from the War Assets Ad
ministration by the local Lions
club and donated to the Town of
Black Mountain, will be on dis
play at the annual Lions barbecue
tonight at the clubhouse. Officials
estimate that 500 Lions and their
guests will attend the barbecue.
W. Dean Willis, town clerk and
manager, brought the truck home
from Orlando, Fla., where it was
purchased early this week as war
surplus. He was accompained to
Florida by Jess Dotson and J. B.
Wilson.
Purchase of the truck had been
under consideration for sometime
but it was not released until early
this week. Will Holman, repre
senting the Lions club, borrowed
the necessary funds within a few
hours. The go ahead signal had
been given by the directors of
the Lions club at their regular
meeting.
The new truck is especially
suited for fighting fires in the
rural areas as it carries 500 gal
lons of water. Although it will
take several hundred dollars to
put the truck in first class con
dition, those in charge are more
than pleased with its perform
ance. It will be maintained by the
city by funds received from resi
dents of the rural section—all
residential areas (Aats.de of the
city limits.
The money to buy the truck was
borrowed by Mr. Holman for the
Lions club and must be repaid
by the en,d of this year. Proceeds
from the barbecue tonight, above
expenses, will go toward meeting
this payment.
Mountain View
Station Opens
The Mountain View Texaco Ser
vice station has opened for bus
iness on West State street, just
east of the entrance to the Monte
Vista. It had been under con
struction for several months.
Operated by F. E. Stepp and
Wade Shook, the new station of
fers the finest Texaco company
and Firestone products. There is
an inside wash and lubrication
room which has been outfitted
with all the latest and most mo
dern equipment. The public is
cordially invited to visit and to
inspect the new station.
B. E. Stephenson Found
Dead This Morning
Bascombe 1. Stephenson, 63,
was found dead in bed this morn
ing at his home on Montreat road.
He had been in ill health for sev
eral months.
The Harrison Funeral Home of
Black Mountain is in charge of
Funeral arrangements which were
incomplete early this afternoon.
Burial will be in Tabernacle cem
etery.
He is survived by the widow
Mrs Georgia Bartlett Stephenson,
two sons Everette and Billy, and
two daughters Addie Ellen and
Betty, all of Black Mountain.
CHORUS REHEARSAL
The first rehearsal of the Com
munity Chorus will be held Sun
day at 3 o’clock at the Methodist
church Anyone interested in
singing is invited to come.
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