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COUNTY NEWSPAPER YOUR Weather Date High Lov.. Prec. Mar. 26 44 35 T Mar. 27 52 37 Mar. 28 55 27 Mar. 29 62 27 Mar. SO 57 35 Mar. 31 60 34 April 1 56 41 .82 THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1957, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY ELECTIONS By Gordon Greenwood ot my firs' irnprcsMon^of r Mountain when I returned ",n ; ago after an ab , yfm the i«* tu- H Bill Hickey gave me on I'vhltl1 ., .,nlrsnaocr CO t|v newspaper could do li’r.'-'-’.f '.he editor fol r . sample of S T. Henry. |DSisher of the Tn-County T/j/un" I* didn’t know Mr. I i,„t 1 made it a point to ir thoroughly acquainted .-u. newspaper and by so do Kund that Bill was right. I, / did publish a good—in fecellent weekly news lanind one that any editor k Zy and copy with good |h"' ^ \'orth Carolina lost an fe Xen and the North Kress a valuable supporter ilin, r Henry passed away at near Spruce Pine Satur i ..niir He stopped in once EJ5e on his way to or from ■countv °seat to pass the time i! find out “why in the world Idid so-and-so in the issue of I,.,ago” or to threaten to |V /'some day and go back * University of Illinois campus lampaign-Urbana for the home iT Henry was a fighter. Never [to mince words or to beat 1,1 (he bush when a direct ap L would bring the matter to L with greater speed, he used Newspaper throughout his life the betterment of the tri ll/ area he served. And he Ived m the future progress of lorn North Carolina. A few y igo while talking to him ' telephone regarding another ler the question of Florida and ...re for thousands of people /all parts of the country came ^id he prophesied: “But West Carolina is the coming [of the United States. Our section here offers more for I'oting person than any place fcv. Don't ever consider leav mountains; there is too i here that is not to be found there else ” pliough he was’ past 75. Mr. only recently sold his dairy | and other livestock and, with ae! of Ross Taylor of Black Stain, built a golf course for ■ce Pine. His explanation was i every good town needed a Jcourse now to compete with 1 communities for the tourist stem North Carolina, espec Spruce Pine and the tri (ies. will miss S. T. Henry, [ood humor, confidence in him ;and his community, his ability parate the wheat from the on local and national issues, hi' willingness and patience :e his valuable time at any times to give help where (1 will not soon be forgotten. —R— I; James H. Love, Black bntain dentist, has an ob |fing eye. If he should grow of pulling molars and in ks for a living, he could take |proof reading. Dr. Love has i complimented by no less an Jtority than an assistant ed 1 of Look Magazine. Pe letter is self-explanatory: I Dr. Love: (owles has asked me to M'ou f°r your letter prompted 1 item in the “For Women column of the February 5th ( of LOOK. For Women Only” Editor >°u are absolutely right, l according to Webster’s dict burrs" is permissible ls preferred. congratulate you on your rdn! reading and your court P anting to us, and thank I r taking the time to write Pu did. Cordially, ' ' Anne Celli Actant t0 the Editors N. York Club !r -• ^'k, local artist and l, ,< • Sarasota, Fla., has |clI •“ln5ln- in. the Pen and ■ . ‘n N.'\v York City. She Iwhich^re u 'th ■ t'V0 Paint' |i . v ■ h¥>K>ng in the rcrof Art- s™ta. , ••• Show, |e . *;ivorable comment Lawrence Dame. KL^7in*accepted f°r iers i, ", “nci tw° in the [- A ; « Bradenton, (Dn an honorable V^' “nd a |) 7 'vh6Ff!ty annuaL f . he »* Mrs. A. it Dei '-v'ii v»sit her j to i,.,1'; 1,1 thl* month en j rna4 v ; h^re on Blue |Ui she expects to "nrner classes. Kaoies limit 10 Be Held At Fire Station April to The Buncombe County Board of Health has scheduled five clinics this year throughout the Swan nanoa Valley and Broad Kiver for the purpose of vaccinating all dogs against rabies. The first clinic will be at the Black Mountain Fire Station on Wednesday, April 10, from 1 to 7 p.m. Other clinics scheduled are in Swannanoa on April 24, Broad Riv er on May 8, Grassy Branch, Rice ville and North Fork road on May 24, and again at Swannanoa on June 5. Location and time will be announced in the Rlack Mountain News the week prior to each clinic. The Board of Health has this year approved the use of a rabies vaccine which will protect the an imal for a period of three years, and this is the vaccine which will be used at the clinics. State law requires that all dogs four months and older shall be vaccinated. How ever, puppies from four to six months must be vaccinated again the following year to receive full protection for the three year per iod. Clinics are held under the direc tion of the Buncombe county dog warden, and vaccine administered by a registered, licensed veteri narian. Any persons having stray or unwanted animals are asked to bring them to a clinic so that they may be taken by the wardens to the County Animal Shelter. Again this year the charge will be $1.00 per animal although the improved vaccine will be used. However, veterinarians will not ad minister the vaccine at their of fices at any time for the clinic rate, as was done during May in previous years. $30 In Prizes To Be Given Best Ticket Salesmen A total of $30 in money will bo priven to those selling the most tickets for the spring concert of the Owen High school band and chorus. The $30 will be divided into five groups—$10, $8, $<>, $4, $2. The concert will he held F ri day, April 26, at 8:00 o’clock at the Owen Auditorium, Tickets may be procured from the principals of the three schools taking part in the music project. The principals are E. V. Gouge, N. C. Shuford, and E. N. Howell. Only Three Clubs Turn In Monthly Finer C. Report Only three clubs turned in a monthly F'iner Carolina report for March. They were Jr. Woman’s club, F T.A., and the Valley Booster club. Without a monthly report, no publicity or credit can be given your club. Reports are to be in the hands of Joan Brown on the 25th of each month. GRAGG RETURNS FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS' CONV. IN WASHINGTON, D. C. W. Bingham Gragg returned Friday night from Washington, D. C., where he attended the Photo graphers’ Association of America International Photographic con vention at Sheraton-I’ark hotel and the 1957 International Photograph ic Exposition, a World’s Fair of Photography sponsored by six or ganizations—The National Assn, of Photographic Mfgrs., Master Photo Dealers and Finishers Asso., Photographers’ Asso. of America, National Press Photographers, Photography Society of America, and American Society of Magazine I Photographers held at the Nation- t al Guard Armory with its 30 f acres of floor space to house the ^ exhibits. r The display of photographs from ^ all over the United States and { many foreign countries held at Sheraton-Park hotel was probably ‘ the largest and finest display ever seen in this country. The sight-seeing tour in \Wsn- * ington was also an interesting - feature of the program. £ FORMATION OF SUMMER THEATER GROUP HERE * WILL BE DISCUSSED James Tucker will lead the dis | cussion and present tentative plans for the proposed summer theatei • group at a meeting to be held in the City Hall at 8:00 p.m.. Tues day, April 9. All residents of the Swannanoa Valley interested in any phase o i the theater are urgently requested to attend this important meeting e on Tuesday. The Rev. Nane Starnes, pastor of West Asheville Bap ist church, is the preacher in •evival services to begin at he First Baptist church. Swan lanoa, April 7 and continuing hrough April 14 Evening services will be at 7:30 p.ni.. tnd dav services at 10 a.m., ruesday through Friday. High ittendance goal for Sunday school the second Sunday is 1007 The public is urged to ittend by the Rev. Chas. W. Smith, pastor. < IWANIS CLUB TO MEET The Black Mountain-Swannanoa siwanis dub will meet Thursday today) at the Monte Vista hotel jt 12'10. .1 F. Brown will speak o the dub on the American breeders service. This dipping will entitle Mrs. ’iper Osborne and one truest to 'ree admission to see "The l n ruarded Moment’- at the I’ix Thea er. Faulkner Is New Manager Collins Department Store William Allen Faulkner, a na tive of Henderson, N. C., has re placed Ed Capps as manager of the local Collins Department store. Mr. Capps has been promoted to a larger store at Dillon, S. C., which is only 20 miles from his home. Mr. Faulkner, who came to Black Mountain from the Collins store at Spindale, is a former man ager of the Efird’s store at Rock ingham and has had several years’ experience in the department store business. After completing High school at Middleburg, N. C., and business college in Henderson, he became associated with the Du Pont company in Richmond, Va. He joined the Efird chain in 1950. Mrs. Faulkner is the former Miss Hazel Journigan of Hender son. They have one daughter, De borah, 7, and are members of the Baptist church. SINGINGS TO BE HELD AT BURGIN'S CHAPEL Burgin’s Chapel will start its annual singing Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. These singings will be held the first Sunday in each month and will continue through the summer. All singers are ex tended a cordial invitation to at tend. VISITING MRS. McCALL Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Peek and infant son of Mars Hill are spend ing a few days at the home of her mother, Mrs. Dorris McCall, Si., on Camp Branch road. Mrs. Peek and the baby came home from St. Joseph’s hospital Monday. —Photos by Ed DuPuy “Little” Dan Turner of Ridgecrest left Black Moun tain late last week to attend the first annual world-wide midgets’ convention which was held in Reno, Nev., on April 3, 4. He left Asheville at 5:30 p.m. Thursday via the South ern Railway and changed trains at Cincinnati and Chi cago. In the Windy City he boarded a transcontinental ex press for the final leg of his tour. His trip to Reno is being spon sored jointly by the Black Moun tain Chamber of Commerce and the Black Mountain Jaycees. In the top photograph Dan and H. McGuire Wood, right, C of C president, and Bucky Wright, left, Jaycee head, look over the mater ial which he took with him for distribution en route and in Reno. Dan seems happy that he is go ing. In the photo at left he waves the booklets with a “Bring On Reno” manner as he assures the community that Black Moun tain will be well represented out west. Graduate of Black Mountain High school with the class of 1941, Mr. Turner worked in the post of fice at Moore General hospital from 1942 until 1947 when he left to accept a position as page boy for two seasons at Miami Beach, Fla. He is now employed by the North Carolina State Highway department as a clerk in the Ashe ville office. He lives with his mother, Mrs. R. W. Turner, in Ridgecrest. His father passed away three years ago. Born in 1922 in Old Fort, Dan is 4 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 95 pounds. He has very little trou ble now getting clothes, but heads for the boys’ department for a size 14 coat and pants, and 13% shoes. One interesting fact is that when he completed high school most of the audience, thought that he was the mascot. The Rev. W. B. Sprinkle, former pastor of the New bridge Baptist church, will be the speaker at the revival ser vices which will begin at Ker lee Baptist church Sunday, April 7, and continue through April 21. Native of Madison county, Mr. Sprinkle has served as pastor of churches in Buncombe, Madison, and Burke counties. He was at Newbridge Baptist church for 13 years before he retired. Services will start each evening at 7:30 and the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Parham, has invited the pub lic to attend. Youth Week Set At First Baptist Church April 7-14 Youth Week will be observed by the First Baptist church from April 7 through 14. The program is followed by most of the churches in the Southern Baptist Convention. Approximately 90 offices will be filled during the week by the young men and women of the in termediate and young people’s groups. All positions of the church, with the exception of adult de partment Sunday school teachers, are involved. A. C. Ownbey will serve as youth pastor. On the night of April 13 the youth join with other churches in Buncombe county in the observance of Youth night at the Calvary Bap tist church. The week’s observance is under the sponsorship of the training union with the active support of the Sunday school. Mrs. Albert Reed is head of the Youth com mittee assisted by Mrs. Gary Car son and Mrs. Worth Cook. A banquet is to be held at 6:30 p.m., April 15, at the Owen High school cafeteria, sponsored by the Women’s Missionary Union of the church. Dr. F. H. Richardson will be the speaker. All church members are urged to support the program with their attendance at the regular church activities. Visitors are welcome. Owen High School Octet To Appear On Program The Owen High School Octet will perform tonight (Thursday) at the City Auditorium at a din ner meeting of the Southern Dis trict, American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Attending are 800 del egates from 13 southeastern states. The Owen High group is ap .pearing at the special request of the North Carolina State Depart ment of Education. The students and their director, Woodfin C. Rhodes, will be guests at the din ner. In keeping with the dinner theme, “On Top of Old Smoky,” the group will include the follow ing numbers: “On Top of Old Smoky,” “Country Style,” "Are You From Dixie?”, “Tico Tico,” and others. They will be accom panied by Mr. Rhodes on the guitar. Last week the octet appeared at meetings of the Lions club and the Swannanoa Valley Music club. Orphanage Choir Heard In Program At Conference On Wednesday, March 27, the newly organized choir of the Mountain orphanage sang at the Southeastern Conference of Work ers in Homes for Children which met in Asheville. Composed of 20 young people from the orphan age, it is under the direction of Mrs. James Skelton, a member of the black Mountain Presbyterian church. The choir has made significant progress and has sung at the morning worship service of the B lack Mountain Presbyterian church on several occasions. At its monthly meeting in March the session of the Black Mountain church voted to invite the Or phanage choir to sing at the Sun day morning worship service at least once a quarter. The Moun tain Orphanage, under the able supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Barkley, is owned by the Ashe ville Presbytery and cares for 6<i children, who attend the Black Mountain Presbyterian church. Miss Sara Gouge On Dean’s List Dr. Kenneth H. Thompson, asso ciate dean of Berea college, this week announced that Miss Sarah Louise Gouge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Gouge, Black Mountain, was on the Dean’s Honor List for scholastic achievement at the col lege during the first semester, 1950-1957. To attain the Dean’s List a stu dent must have all B’s or a 2.4 quality point standing out of a possible 3.0 for the semester un der consideration regardless of grade distribution. Miss Gouge is a freshman at Berea college and a 1956 graduate of Charles D. Owen High school. This clipping will entitle Mrs. Steve Tatham and one guest to free admission to see “Trapeze” at the Fix Theater. in C. Dillon Gaskins has com pleted the cadet engineering training course at Bailey Me ter company and has been as signed to the company’s Char lotte district office as a sales service engineer. Bailey Meter, whose headquart ers are in Cleveland, Ohio, manu factures instruments and automat ic controls for the power and pro cess industries. A graduate of North Carolina State college, Mr. Gaskins receiv ed a degree in industrial engineer ing in May, 1956. While at N. C. State, he was a student member of the American Institute of In dustrial Engineers council, and was initiated into Theta Tau, pro fessional engineering fraternity. Gaskins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. • Cortez Gaskins of Black Mountain, and is married to the former Betty Ross Garner of War saw, N. C. Guys Will Tell Methodist Men Of World's Tour Far away places with strange sounding names have become a thrilling reality to Mr. and Mrs. Allan Guy after a five-month tour of Asia with the Westminister choir. The Guys accompanied the 50 choir members, who made the tour as U. S. ambassadors of cul ture. Mr. and Mrs. Guy will tell of their travels abroad and show slides of interesting and historical places visited at the regular meet ing of the Methodist Men of the church in the Fellowship room Tuesday evening at 6:30. Roy L. Russell, president, has requested that all members and prospective members attend. Mem bers of Circle 4 will serve dinner. Allan Guy The tour of 22 countries made by the choir from Westminister —Turn to Page 8 Miss Sara Martin Is Girl With “Best Personality” Miss Sara Martin of Swannanoa has been voted as girl with “best personality” in senior class elec tion of superlatives at Western Carolina college. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Martin of the VA hos pital, Swannanoa. Miss Martin was graduated from Black Mountain High school in 1952 and attended St. Genevieve of the l'ines and Meredith college before coming to Western Carolina. She has served as cheer leader, senior editor of the annual, and is a member of the Future Teach ers of America chapter and the Future Business Leaders of Am erica club. She will be graduated in June with a major in business educa tion. -—President George Washington made a tour of North Carolina in 1791. Army Seeks To Enlist Platoon From Owen High The United States Army has announced that the recruiting ser geant in Black Mountain and Swan nanoa, Sergeant First Class Jos eph J. Slusarski, may enlist an entire platoon of seniors who will graduate from Owen High school this year. Sgt. Slusarski said that high school youths entering the Army with the “Smoky Mountain Pla toon” will train together as a unit, and that some of the new soldiers may continue their service with their “buddies” from Black Moun tain and Swannanoa. To qualify for the “Smoky Moun tain Platoon,” a prospective sold ier must enlist in the regular army for a minimum of three years. In addition to enlisting in the “Smoky Mountain Platoon,” appli cants may also select an army technical sohool before enlistment. Sgt. Slusarski said that the appli cant, if qualified, would be guar anteed his school choice by the Adjutant General of the Army. The towns of Black Mountain and Swannanoa and the Owen High •school will he signally honored by the Army when the “Smoky Moun tain Platoon” is fully organized and depai'ts for initial army train ing at Fort Jackson, S. C. In making the announcement, army spokesmen said this week that the army’s “buddy system” of enlistments had been broadened and that a fullscale platoon would be accepted from the Owen High school. Col. Harold W. Oreutt, Chief of the Third U. S. Army Recruting District, said in Atlanta this weefi: ‘‘The ‘Smoky Mountain Platoon’ affords an excellent opportunity for high school graduates to sat isfy their military obligations and begin an invaluable career, offered through technical training in the U. S. Army. 1 am looking forward to the first step of the "Smoky Mountain Platoon” into a benefic ial career for each of its mem bers.” Sgt. Slusarski, who is located at the Swannanoa Post Office on Tuesday mornings and at the Black Mountain Post Office on Tuesday afternoon, has complete informa tion and plans for the “Smoky Mountain Platoon.” He may also be contacted by telephone at his Asheville office by dialing 3-6921 or at his residence bv dialing 3-3822. Parents of 8th Graders Invited To Owen PTA Meet Special guests at the Owen High School PTA meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. will be parents and pu pils of the eighth grades of Swan nanoa and Black Mountain High schools. A fried chicken supper will be served beginning at 6 p.m. Pro ceeds will go toward paying for the deep freeze recently purchas ed for the lunchroom. Officers for the 1957-58 school term will be elected. Mrs. Latt McMahon will preside. The program will be a family life discussion. Bridal Shower Given To Honor Miss Ruth Stroud Open, house and a bridal shower were given in honor of Miss Ruth Stroud, bride-elect of Paul R. Ford, in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stroud of Broad River last Saturday evening. A color scheme of yellow and white was used. Games were played and prizes won by Mrs. Nellie Marlow, aunt of the bride-elect, Miss Gail Clarh, and Miss Ann Morris. Twenty-two guests were present. The couple will be married May 18 at the First Presbyterian church in Asheville, after which, they will reside in Brentwood at St. Louis, where Mr. Ford is em ployed in the office of a Certified Public Accountant and is attending Washington University. GOSPEL SINGING AT VANCE AVENUE CHURCH SATURDAY NIGHT There will be gospel singing at Vance Avenue Baptist church Sat urday, April 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Several quartets, duos, and trios are expected. All singers and the public are extended a cor dial invitation to attend. VISITING THE CUNNINGHAMS Mrs. Arthur K. Goodwin and Mrs. Emma Jean P’Poole of Cadiz, Ky., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Cunningham at their home, Asheville, Rt. 3.
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