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Black Mtn. Boys and Girls Need YOUR Help! GIVE GENEROUSLY to OPERATION YOUTH For a Permanent Youth Center. A “Finer Carolina Project”. I THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1958, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Weather Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 9_ Aug. 10_ Aug. 11 High Low Prec. _87_56 __85_62 .01 _87_61 .06 _88_60 .02 _87_63 _88_64 _89_66 .19 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 50. REFLECTIONS by Gordon Greenwood Tl timetable of communism all-out atomic missile inst our nation in 1962,” ■;;; i;i;an. Waynesville indus . unsuccessful candidate mocratic nomination for & . , esentative from the 12th -old a capacity crowd of *!' m,H--rats in the Buncombe 1 our I house last Thursday ring. _ . . Speaking at PjJH the invitation of Y D C President Lamar Gudger, Rollman called for party unity a n d went the ‘‘second mile” by announcing that he had decided against waging a write - i n cam -pite of the fact that peo ,.]• the district are urging T X V.iynesville resident, who is,500 votes in the pri ■ a ; defeated by incum ,, . Shuford, had stated in appearance over an uation that he was con , possibility of staging n ampaign if he did not nomination which was : ’■ • \ the executive commit ,-d of two representa oach of the 10 counties hr district. h the nomination by *he . r.uYimittee has caused a of comment—and crit tlie district and the state, , usidored the opportunity cntury by the small coun in the west. ■ before the War Be i States has a county west !l i. ml furnished the repre itivi But with the re tgna Mi. Shuford, forced by ill . the- westerners saw their op um y and they were t|uick to In the opinion of expert po rn vers a candidate from —Turn to Page 5 Baptists Begin forward Program T ' general chairman, C. E. Jei i ! , e e a brief resume of ti ration of the “Forward P: as used by Baptist i the Southern Baptist c at the morning worship service Sunday, Aug. 10 at the P ban' .-t church. He present ee ifieers who comprise the s' •-..mmittee and the cam ]’• -eerotary, Mrs. Garry Fc i . for approval. They were unanimously elected. —Turn to Page 8 1*1 1 Horse Slums Ket Sum of $700 i(n- School Needs Th,J general fund of the Black fountain FT A for purchase of fr -ed applies and equipment for school will benefit from 'tore than $400 netted from the " j horse show sponsored by * '-Teacher group. tuiouncement was made by ation president, Harry W. week, and he also hat the first of the sum '' !s.rse shows, held early in ' ought in proceeds amount ai it). Expenditures in ar 1 1 the recent event in ,l) for an amplifying sys hkh will now be a perma •atare of equipment for fu "■ as well as a perma <r'’ u: promoting the shows. ... ' ,‘F'et committee meeting of ‘ ' to set up the coming budget will be held this fK,PR0DUCER KEAN LtAVErS FOR BROADWAY [• ,' Kean, co-producer with j. a v- ford of the Silo Circle y -has been called to New ' a me the duties of stage 0! the new Broadway i'1'' V’Uch of the Poet,” to star ;t.- . -ayes, This Eugene 0’ )c.! >y is scheduled to open in nlrSSOCIATION u MEET MONDAY he I.’"' an open house at which Uent ;it can inspect improve J! '''ntly made at the Black dj„.department will be A. ' ;‘t a meeting of the Fire 10n next Monday night, t: :‘l 1:30 at the headquart i,, c hall. Among newest ^ sicnts are a new tile floor 'cation area Maintained I aiteers on duty, a new wat taLle 1 nevv cover on the pool replacement of old doors by new ones. la.'-. 1 n bouse at the Fire de i'om 'vil1 be Monday, Aug. 25, a m- to 8 p.m. PARCEL POST SALE IS MYSTERIOUS TALE Like to open packages? Now’s your chance, if you at tend the “parcel post’’ sale on the Methodist church lawn Fri day, Aug. 22 at 7:20 p.m. (Sale will be held inside the education al building, in case of rain.) If a “parcel post” sale is something entirely new to you, the committee in charge of the event, which is sponsored by Circle 1 of the church, explains it this way: At the request of the circle, friends have been mailing in packages, the con tents of which are a complete mystery. Guests will get a chance to bid on the packages. They will be offered for bids by a famous auctioneer. Guests will also have a chance to buy slices of delicious home-made cakes by way of refreshments. Dr. & Mrs. Bryan Attend Wedding of Son Aug. 9 Miss Jean Boyce Denson became the bride of Edwin Lancaster Bry an on Saturday, Aug. !), at 7:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian church, Bessemer, Ala. The cere mony was performed by the bride groom’s father, Dr. Harry Hay wood Bryan of Charlotte and Mon treat. Fred Hammond Denson, Jr., gave his daughter in marriage. Honor attendants tv ere Miss Emma Mathis Hollingsworth and Mrs. Theodore Hartsook. Maid of honor was Miss Mary Clayton Bryan, sister of the bridegroom. Other attendants were Miss Mar garet Trunhauer and Mrs. Law rence Cater. Holly Denson, sis ter of the bride, and Diana Naftel were flower girls. Gilbert Hol lingsworth, 11J, was ring-bearer. Dr. James Alexander Bryan, II, was his brother’s best man. Seven ushers served. —Turn to Page 5 500 GATHER HERE WITH BAPTIST ASS'N. Five hundred delegates gathered here Tuesday for a meeting of the Buncombe Baptist association, the second time in 40 years the group has met with the First Baptist church of Black Mountain, of which Rev. W. A. Iluneycutt is pastor. Rev. Frank Hopkins is moderator of the association. The two-day session opened with the meeting here, and was continued on Wednesday with a meeting at Grace Baptist church, West Ashe ville. OWEN BAND PRACTICE BEGINS ON AUGUST 20 Band rehearsal will begin at Owen High" school Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, at 9 o’clock. All students of the High school and the ones who are going to be in the band from Black Mountain and Swannanoa elementary schools are requested to be present. Beginning of elementary band practicing will resume soon after the beginning of school. Johnston to Go to Y.M’ Secretary Post For Metropolitan Atlanta R) Atlanta, ^a - after more than five years as ston will onnofteri°fh Blllc, RidgG Assembly, August L. John secret arv 1 Pf,gln hls new dutles as assistant general V M r F ?r the Atlanla metropolitan association of the fml ,' ?ls resPonsibilities will include supervision of the tinanciai administration for the annual $750,000 budget of the metropolitan association’s eight branch “Y’s.” and the re bundingsSed $3'250'000 fund for rehabilitation of association Mr. Johnston’s resignation from his Blue Ridge post was accepted with regret” by the Southern Y. M. C. A.’s assembly board of di rectors at a meeting at Blue Ridge last week. The Johnstons have bought a home in the Chamblee section of Atlanta, and the fam ily will move there this fall. Aug ust L. Johnston, Jr., plans to en ter the Air Force soon. The Johnstons came to Blue Ridge in June, 1953, after 18 years of service by Mr. Johnston as general secretary of the Montgomery ; (Ala.) M. C. A. Prior to this ; he had for 10 years been program I chairman of the “Y” in Chatta- : nooga, Tenn., after having been with the “Y” in Vicksburg, Miss., tor two years. Mr. Johnston’s un dergraduate studies were at Mary ville college, Maryville, Tenn., and he took his master’s degree at Vanderbilt university, doing work for his M. A. at the Y. M. C. A. graduate school, Nashjvlle, Tenn. August L. Johnston Mr. Johnston’s new responsibili —Turn to Page 4 Appeal to Black Mountain Summer Guests We congratulate all of you for choosing our community for your summer home, and since you have shown so much interest in our previous activities, we feel certain that you want to contribute to its growth in providing a Youth Center where our children and guest children may have physical recreation throughout the year. The proposed plan is for a building costing $7,500. It is for con tributions toward this building that a special committee has been named to give our Summer guests an opportunity to make a con tribution. Will you please help us? —Turn to Page 4 Operation Youth Incorporates and Names Bowness as Chairman of Board The Black Mountain Youth Com mittee, at a meeting last Thurs day evening called by Chairman M. K. Head, voted to incorporate as a non-profit organization. The organization will be known as op eration Youth, Inc., and will con tinue its efforts to develop a youth center, as previously announced. Establishment of a youth center on land between Highway 70 and Lake Tomahawk is a “'Finer Caro lina” project. The following signed as incor porators: Dr. Otis R. Thompson, Jr., Rev. John Floyd McWhorter, Harold W. l’atton, Middleton E. Head, John Chase Bennett, Jr., Richard B. Stone, James A. Dough erty, Harry W. Clark, R. Worth Cook, R. Carl Bowness, Rev. Ken neth Donald, Alfred F. Tyson, Jr., E. H. Knight, and Steve C. C. Uzzell. Until by-laws are drawn, the original incorporators will serve as a board of directors. With this organizational stage completed, Mr. Head requested that he be re lieved of his duties as committee chairman and that a chairman of the board be elected. Carl Bow ness was unanimously elected as chairman of the board, with Steve Uzzell as treasurer. Checks for construction of the Scout clubhouse should be made payable to Operation Youth, Inc., and delivered to the treasurer, Steve Uzzell at Black Mountain Drug store. Kiwanis Asks for Children's Books For Sanatorium The Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club was treated to a fine address Thursday noon by R. Louis Solomon, of Texas, who is visiting his brother in Montreat, Rev. C. W. Solomon. The speaker emphasized the de structiveness of “leaving it alone.” If you want to destroy a civic club, stay away, just let it alone,” he reminded. “If you want your chil dren to roam the streets and be come vandals, just let them alone. If you want your town to go to pot, just let it alone. Let George do it," he said. Then he empha sized that we are all put here for a service, and that when we fail to serve-our fellow man, we deterio rate. The club sent a number of chil dren’s books and games to the Western Sanatorium for young pa tients. President Porter remind ed that such items may be left at the following places for these youngsters; Black Mountain Drug store, and Knight's Drug store in Black Mountain, and Porter’s Su per Market and Harrison Furni ture store in Swannanoa. The club —Turn to Page 8 An Id A ('(jii a i nt a n ce to He Renewed at Tabernacle (Jiarch The Tabernacle Methodist church will hold its annual home-coming on Sunday, Aug. 24. The Rev. H. I.. Blackwelder, pastor, will de liver the sermon. Preceding a pic nic dinner on the grounds. All former members and friends are extended a cordial invitation to come and renew old acquaint ances and enjoy a day of fellow ship. STUDENTS ARE NAMED TO DUKE DEAN'S LIST DURHAM.—Two students from Swannanoa are among the 535 Duke university undergraduates who have been named to the Dean’s list for the past -semester. To qualify for the Dean’s list, a student must have at least a 3.0 average out of a possible 4.0 aver age. Local students are Hildegarde Gertrude Kopf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Kopf of Rt. 1; and Samuel Scott Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stevens of Bee Tree road. TWO ATTRACTIONS AT BEGLEY'S LAKE Begley’s Lake fishing center an nounces a “Coon on the Log” con test and a target shoot for shot guns only from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16. The fea ture was announced as in complete compliance with all state laws. It was pointed out that the dogs will not be in contact with the ’coon, and the latter will be in the water to establish time records. The program is sponsored by the Buncombe County Outdoor Sportsmen’s club. Schools In Area to Re-open Aug. 27 School children in Black Moun tain and Swannanoa areas will re port back to school Wednesday, Aug’. 27, date for close of the sum mer vacation, it was announced this week. Registration details for Owen High school pupils were announced this week by N. C. Shuford, princi pal. All teachers are requested to be at the school on Tuesday, August 26, from 9 ko 3 p.m. Registration at Owen High for new pupils who have moved into the district and are not now reg istered will take place on Aug. 18, 20, 21 and 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. On the 27th, opening date of school, all pupils are asked to meet in the auditorium at 8:40. It was also announced that Woodfin Rhodes has set as the date for the first of the season’s re hearsals of the Owen High band as 9 a.m. August 20. Mr. Shuford stated that it is an ticipated work will begin soon on construction of four new rooms at Owen High, the addition consist ing of two science rooms and two new classrooms. Opening day’s session for the schools on the 27th will be a half day session. Full sessions will be held on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 28 and 29. Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, will be a holiday. Ladies' Night for Lions Thursday Wives of members of the Black Mountain Lions club will be guests at the annual “Ladies’ Night” pro gram and dinner tonight (Thurs day, Aug. 14) at 6:30 p.m. at Ridgecrest Baptist assembly. The committee on arrangements asks that members and guests ar rive early enough to be seated for dinner at 6:30 in order that those who plan to attend the address of Evangelist Billy Graham at the assembly auditorium may do so later in the evening. Rev. Mr. Graham will speak Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:15 p.m., in connection with Ridgecrest’s “Home. Missions Week.’1’ Special feature of the Lions’ program will be numbers by a choir and staff members. Numbers will include the Carmen Dragon composition, “I Am An Ameri can,” with the text essay written by Elizabeth Ellen Evans and adapted by Adfian Michaelis. Ap pearing as narrators will be Pat Fitzgerald and Eddie Geurin. “The Creation,” by Tom Scott from “God’s Trombone” by James Weldon Johnson, will also be pre sented by the choir, with Bob Wil son as narrator. Members of the Lions club will be guests of Christmount assembly on August 28. CHARLES L. BARTLETT ENISTEE IN MARINES Charles L. Bartlett, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Bartlett, P. O. Box 1012, Black Mountain, left town suddenly last week. But he will be back in about 16 weeks, sporting an entire new outfit of clothes. Bartlett joined the U. S. Marines. Tech. Sgt. Bob Jones, the local Marine recruiter who opens his of fice in Asheville postoffice every day Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., said young Bartlett is now in South Carolina taking 16 weeks of recruit and combat training. At the end of this training, he will receive a 1 j day leave. He enlisted for fouv years. —Don’t let fallen leaves rot in your roof gutters. mmmw Cpl. W. H. Noah, Jr., of Swannanoa, has received orders to report Aug. 28 to the preparatory school at Bainbridge, Md., in prepara tion for entrance to the U. S. Naval academy at Annapolis. He will spend nine or ten months at this school. Corporal Noah, who is son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Noah, Sr., of Swannanoa, received his order's on his recent twenty-first birthday. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Jan. 4, 1956, and received training at Parris Island and Camp Le jeune. He has been stationed at Parris Island where he was a mem ber of the post band, playing bas soon. The former Marine was grad uated from Lee Edwards High school and had a summer of train ing- at the Brevard Music camp. He is now spending two weeks at home. LODGE TO CONFER DEGREES Lodge 663, A.F. and A.M., will hold an emergent communication Friday, Aug. 15, at 8 p.m. at Jun ior Order hall. The session will be for the purpose of conferring first degrees. GUESTS AT GRAY GABLES Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Woodfin of New Orleans, spent the week-end with Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb at her home, “Gray Gables.” They were en route to visit their daughter in New York. I —Photos by W. H. Noah I Typical of the program of" the State 4-H Camp a mile 1 outside Swannanoa near the U. S. Veterans’ hospital are these | scenes showing 4-H club girls and boys from various counties enjoying sports, crafts and other activities. Included in the | program is a boys’ group studying electrical processes, a | course sponsored by Carolina Power & Light Co. and Duke I Power Co. Camp sessions, running in weekly periods from I June 9 through Aug. 16, are directed by H. I. Setzer of Con * over, aided by Annette Hall of Swannanoa, swimming in structor; Sue Brewer, Winston-Salem, in charge of recreation; . and two Buncombe countians. Bill Jones, directing hand J crafts, and Bobby Melton, swimming instructor. One hundred | to 130 attend each week. The local camp is one of four in I the state, with others being located at Waynesville, Ellerbe I and Roanoke Island. Coxe of Asheville !® Give (, of (.Talk Some of the problems confront ing local committees on industry and development will be heard by the Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce in an address by Frank Coxe, chairman of the Industrial council of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce at a meeting here next Tuesday, Aug. 19. The meeting will open promptly at a noon luncheon session at the Monte Vista hotel at 12 o’clock. Buckners Buy Cleaning Co. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Buckner of Asheville have purchased the Jar rett-Warlick Cleaners at Swan nanoa and taken over active man agement. In the future it will be known as Buckner Cleaners. Former operator of the Asheville Cleaners, Mr. Buckner has had more than 20 years’ experience in the dry cleaning business. Mrs. Buckner is experienced in repair and alterations. ‘‘We feel qualified to give the best type service possible in the dry cleaning business and ask only the opportunity to prove it,” Mr. Buckner said. Good Time for All af Silo Playhouse By Dorothy Mattison If you can remember the melo dramas of the “gaslight era”—and, even more particularly, if you nev er had a chance to see one—you’ll want to get into the audience this week at the Silo Circle playhouse where witnesses, as well as cast members, are having the time of their lives in the drama, “The Bride’s Lament.” What with the Silo players reg ularly going in for arena-type production, the audience is a near participant in majority of the shows. But this week’s play gives added opportunity for projection into the spirit of the show—via hisses for the villain, sighs with hero and heroine, and time-keeii ing time with tuneful melodies of earlier days as touchingly rend ered by the Waynesville Jazz Ratz and a local pianist, Miss Peggy Cooley. The playbill itself tells the de tails colorfully enough without much embellishment here: It is billed as “a poignant and heart rending' drama from the pen of the distinguished author, John Howard Payne . . . under the in spired direction of Jerry B. Rum ley . . . The stars: A galaxy of in ternationally famous personalities assembled at a staggering fee to especially assemble for this artis tic enterprise . . . entre-act enter tainment furnished by the cast. . . opulent settings the creation of —Turn to Page 5 JR. WOMAN'S CLUB DANCE SATURDAY The Junior Woman’s club will hold its annual summer dance at the Black Mountain clubhouse Sat urday night, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 o’clock. Music will be by the Gaters. The price is $1.50 per person. Tickets can be bought from any club mem ber. WOMEN OF CHURCH BAKE SALE IS SET SATURDAY The Women of the St. James Episcopal church will have a bake sale at Tyson Furniture company Saturday, Aug. 16, starting at 8:00 a.m. CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our appreciation to all our friends and to the McCall Funeral home ror their kindness in the time of our sorrow. The William A. Moore Family.
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