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Banquet Special WELCOME CLASS OF ’38 Twenty Years Hence The Hilltop 19 3 8 19 5 8 iary Lou Home Is dded To Summey rphanage April 25 ♦ tal Of Fifteen Buildings Now Make Up Plant For Homeless ^tVith the breaking of a soda- JUP bottle over the main en- rivnce, the Mary Lou Home for r ^Is, latest addition to the arles B. Summey Orphanage, nt. s officially dedicated April 25. dahois addition makes a total of irn ii buildings that comprise the bothphan-home plant. theriCharles Wright, president of :^erp Santa Fe Railroad Company ors. livered the dedication address, the 2 spoke on “Spiking Your Way IS iprough a Cross-Tied World.” •ter r- Wright stopped over in Mars he fll on his way to California in a short visit to his home ars, r blind mice located at Black enc^untain. spej Under the ever-watchful eye of makf^P^” Summey, the orphanage ad fs made rapid strides in the the af ton years. Being located on d ojo tract of property facing the ^vevjotel Mars Hillia, this plant com- lool finds one of the most rare and rategic positions of beauty and B»id,ivantage. It was founded in }jgfJ48 by a fund established by re ^r. Summey and endowed by the jjjfv. James Early, pastor of the latefssuna Trot Baptist Church. lighuapt. Warren Smith Plants U.S. Flag And I’J'^jjCllaims West Pole Arriving at 16:13 C. M. o’clock, ipril 29, Captain Warren Y. ’®”*mith, accompanied by his bold '^'^nd of explorers, planted the ‘"A merican flag at the West Pole ^d acclaimed himself as dis- n ^verer and the first white man ever set foot on this territory, li’fert of the trip was made by air- sheiane; however, the planes were ^andoned at the St. Grisette , .lands and the remainder of the ^ lurney was made on surf-boards. ^ f* Just 6 years ago this same kaptain Smith was kicked out of ,atii!ie Navy for selling books to the jijj^ilors on duty. Determined to ^j^iow the world, he started a navy f his own, and a complete reali- (Continued on Next Page) . Ce y "I beli e k and I hkt lOth ii nt f len letia a he; bo4 at top ti dati Die )U ' e ( Flash!!! J. Council Pinnell, of Black Mountain, was elect ed Foreman of the North Carolina Street Cleaners Association at a meeting held in Raleigh, April 15. Mr. Pinnell has risen to the very top in his profes sion, starting twenty years ago, on graduation from Mars Hill college as assistant cleaner in Marshall. For the last ten years he has been chief cleaner at Black Mountain and never has complaints. This was the second an nual convention of the or ganization. Mr. Pinnell states, “May we clean with ambitious energy, never for getting to make a clean sweep of all, even stardust.” The next convention will be brought to Black Mountain, where Mr. Pinnell will be presiding host. MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 30, 1958. PROMINENT GRADS OF ’38 RETURN Conspicuous among those attending the 1958 clats reunions will be seven from the Hall of Fame of the clap of 1938 shown abovp Left to Right, top: Jesse Moore, Catharine Etheridge, Mildred Hardin Robert Childs; bottom, Thomas Freeman, James fawyer, Eddie Lieberman. Actor Spangler Gives A Million Dollars To Endowment Program Recalling his joyous days a: Mars Hill college, actor Edwin Spangler recently announced through his business adviser. Jack Reteu, that he is contribut ing one million dollars to the En dowment Program of the college from the vast fortune which he has so phenomenally accumulated in the film world during the las'^ five years. Since Mr. Spangler graduated from Mars Hill, he has made wonderful success in his acting. Many of the older film fans state that the heights reached by Rob ert Taylor were very small com pared to Mr. Spangler’s. In 1957 Mr. Spangler won the academy award of the motion picture industry for his most ex cellent performance in “Heart: Aflame.” This picture won fo' Mr. Spangler recognition in many foreign countries and established him more firmly as a top ranking star. Mr. Spangler stated recently that he hoped it would be possible Dr. Oates Gomes To Mars Hill Ghureh Accepting Pastorate Dr. Wayne Oates, alumnus of this school, has returned to Mar: Hill as the pastor of the Baptis church. Mr. Oates graduated from thi school in 1938. He went to the seminary in Louisville, Ky., aftei receiving an A.B. in ministry a' Wake Forest. While he was in Mars Hill he was president of the B. S. U. and a popular nigh’ watchman. Mr. and Mrs. Oates have two lovely daughters. They are Sara Lou, eight, and Agnes Lou, six. Mr. Oates and his family are making their home in the parson age. They invite all college stu dents to visit them. Mrs. Oates, also a former stu dent, is president of the Woman’: Missionary Society. for him to return to his almr mater in the fall and see the wonderful progress which is be ing made. He is at present mak ing a tour of the world. John Yelton Is Made Sheriff Of Madison Using as his slogan “Honest John For Sheriff,” John Yelton was yesterday elected sheriff of Madison county by an overwhelm ing majority. His opponent. Bill Davis, claimed that the ballot box was stuffed but stated that he would not ask for another election. When Mr. Yelton heard that he had been elected sheriff, he stated that he wanted to thank the people of Mars Hill and Madi son county for their support. In a radio broadcast from the Mars Hill station he stated that the first thing he plans to do upon taking office is to rid Madison county of all bad eggs. Although neither of them took part in the broadcast, Melvin Elias and Vernon Bixby, newly appointed deputies, were present and stated that they would back Mr. Yelton in anything which he undertook to do. I Qoonited Press Late Dispatches AO Washington, April 30. (G. P.) —Flowers A. Clark, prominent Senator from North Carolina, carries on his fillibuster as this paper goes to press. Mr. Clark is an ardent Socialist. He has noth ing and wants to share it with everyone. In a formal statement to G. P., Mr. Clark said “I feel that I am an exponent to a worthy cause, and I will carry my fight for the establishment of a spe cial relief fund to support the class of ’38 at Mars Hill to the nth degree of oratory.” Atlanta, Ga. April 30. (G. P.) —^Mrs. Bobbie Bellinger, promi nent social leader, today surprised the social world of Georgia by stating that she would not give her annual charity ball for the benefit of blind cats. Mrs. Bel linger said that she could not be away from the writing of her newest novel for that length of time. The novel is “Bebe Roon a Girl Scout Camp” and is eagerli awaited by the more sophisticated of the literate. Valdese, N. C., April 30. (G. P.) —Mr. Julius Grisette today ac cepted the offer of Harvard Uni versity to become head of its French department. In a state ment to G. P., Mr. Grisette said “Je suis goo tra-la oui oui, par- lez-vous?” Miami, Fla., April 30. (G. P.) —Jesse Green Moore opened here today the world’s most beautiful and efficient male beauty parlor. It is located on Foogoo Street. Their slogan is: “A twist of the moustaching makes you more dashing.” Mr, Moore has beer literally swamped by the less fortunate of his sex since he opened his salon. Lexington, N. C., April 30. (G. P)—Alton “Jack” Michael was today made chief of the police force here. He was given this honor because of his bravery in capturing the Goodrum Gang. Mars Hill, N. C., April 30. (G. P.)—Mrs. C. B. Summey has been given the job of decorating the faculty apartments recently completed here. Mrs. Summey anc her husband were students here in the thirties. The Summeys arc leaders of the sparkling social se’ in Andrews. Mrs. Summey i: going to use Victorian furniture throughout, with a color scheme of old rose and Dubonnet. Salem, Va., April 30. (G. P.)— Franklin Hough and William Kellner and their families are spending the summer at Banff and Lake Louise in Canada. (Continued on Next Page) New Department Of Journalism Is Headed By Dr. E. F. Brissie Dr. Eugene F. Brissie, for the last ten years Edito)i- of the Charleston Gazette, and former Editor of the Hilltop, will come to Mars Hill college next year as head of the new Department of Journalism which will be estab lished at that time, according to a statement by the president of the board of trustees. In a special interview granted a Hilltop reporter. Dr. Brissie said that he hopes he may found a department which will honestly prepare its young journalists for the strenuous yet interesting lives to which the profession will lead them. He continued, “And then too, it is my desire to co operate fully with the leaders of the school in their program of ‘Plain Living and High Think ing.’ ” He believes that in his department a frank and unaffect ed view of life may be shown in preparing tomorrow’s journalists for their places of leadership and responsibility in molding public opinion. The head of this new depart ment graduated here in 1938, just twenty years ago, finished in the Northwestern University School of Journalism, and since has had much experience in news paper work and in other writings. After two years on the staff of the Spartanburg Herald, he was made Editor and served in that capacity until he went ot the Charleston paper ten years ago. While there he wrote several vol umes on the profession. One of the books, “Student Journalism,” will be used as a text for the be ginning class next year. Associated with Dr. Brissie in this work as student assistants will be Mr. James Leatherwood and Mr. Samuel Huskins. The latter has very efficiently man aged the Huskins News Service during his stay here. i Flash.'l! The chairman of the board of regents announced April 25 that beginning with the fall term of 1958, Miss Louise Perkinson, of Ashe ville, and Mr. Harold Early, of Norfolk, will take over their duties as Deans of Mars Hill college. Miss Perkinson has been teaching home economics for five years here and has served as assistant dean during the last two. She was a student here, graduating in 1938. Coming to the “hill” from Lees-McRae college, where he has been football coach, Mr. Early will teach health education as well as serve as Dean of men. He was graduated here in 1941. 1
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