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Business Goes Where It’s Invited TOL7 1 NO. 4 NEWS PRESS IS BEING INSTALLED THIS WEEK The News press, to print the Black Mountin News was deliver ed Thursday, and is being instal led. By Jack Harrison, a press engineer from Columbia, S. C. The News experts to publish the paper every Thursday, on time if possible. We want to thank th,e people of the Community for their patience and sticking by us in our trouble of getting started./' \Ve can by running our own press get later news, and more up to the minute-articles of interest. Our dead-line for news or ads will be on Tuesdays before 10:00 A. M. Please have your articles in by that time. You people are helping to make the paper by sending in your news articles and we want you to know that we appreciate it. Again we thank you The Black Mountain News Mr. J. R. Hodson whose car was stolen about five weeks reported it was found Saturday. Ted Hodson a first cousin of Mr. Hodson who had stolen the car came back to his home in Mocksville and left the stolen car in Bar boursville, Ky., where Mr. Hodson found it. Mr. Flake Hodson a brother of Mr. Hodson saw the boy, when he came home and literly grabbled him by the nap of the neck and the seat of the pants and took him to the Sheriff’s office where he was charged with car stealing and is in jail awaiting traM. The of fensive carried from. 3 to 12 years. The car was found with, ! tires and one wheel gone and was wreck ed side. s&gjiP’ ?*&&&&*** ■ ' sSgI W SGT. WALTER B. GRAGG JR. Sgt. Walter B. Graggy Jr., in'the Air Service Since March 3rd 1943 has really seen some service. He sailed from Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 10 for the Pacific., Sgt. Gragg received his basic training at Miami Beach, Fla. from there he was transferred to Buck ley,Lowry Fields in Colo., and Tyndall Field, at Panama Cit>\ Mr. Graggy' was recently mar ried to Miss Athjeen. McHan of Asheville N. C. Write to Walter, at: Phjdn. C-l AFjO 195652 A-Z Care Post Master * . San Francisco, California. ' PRESBYTERIANS WILL CONVENE IN WEST ASHEVILLE OCT. 2-3 , V The 31st annual conference of the Womans’ Auxiliary, Synod of Appalachia, will be held with the' Presbyterian Churtfrjof. West Ashe ville October^jfi^^ti.iid’’:3, with the executive.- bo Soil, vjjeri'irtling Mon day, October ■ TrjijCjjßner will be served as 6 p. Jhe business lessionvvln begin a- m. Tuesday,, diverge** jp Program has been * anja the conference, 'with p. njrfoer of' Prominent speakers slatgW to ap pear. • Charles Furniture v Store Add New • v ; Designs in Furniture The Charles Furniture Store of this city, is expanding and adding many new pieces of furniture to their stock. They are getting ready to make some new displays of their line. They have recently bought many Christmas toys and furniture for children. Some of these things were bought at war time prices, but they intend to sell them at great ly reduced prices. It is nice to know that people r, f' Black Mountain can buy their furniture here at prices they can afford to pay. Chcy have linoleum of all kinds an d they are very attractive designs- Cne can replenish their old fumi ''re now with new at this Store, and be assured of getting good furniture. I The Black Mountain News Monireat News Circle number one of the Pres byterian Womans Auxiliary met on Tuesday afternoon at four o’ clock at the home of Mrs. L. Nelson Bell. Mrs. C. E. Henderson, the chairman presided over a short business session. Mrs. Geo. Hud son is the secretary of this circle and Miss Virginia Sinclair, the treasurer. Mrs. John H. Robertson gave the Bible Study, found in Acts 5:26-40 and discussed the subject “What shall I say?” The emphasis for this years’ study in the Auxiliary is on Evangelism with the theme “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,” as its basis. The hostess served delicious hot spiced punch with wafers and open faced sandwiches. She was assist ed by her daughter, Mrs. Billy Frank Graham. Sixteen members and six visit ors attended. ( ircle number two met with Mrs. Helen Amstrong on Florida Ter race. Miss Jessie Stackhard is the chairman Miss Ida Tipton, Sec retary and Miss Sallie Liddell, treasurer. Mrs. John Nisbet taught the Bible lesson. Miss Roberta Daniels re veiwed an article in the Presby terian Survey by Dr. H. B. Thamp on, who is the Assembly’s Chair man of Evangelism. I* if teen members and one visitor were present. The hostess served russian tea, home made cookies and delicious apples. The Business Woman’s Circle with Miss Zoulean Anderson, chair man, met Tuesday evening at Webb wood apartments with Misses An nie Webb, Annie Bell Hill and Mrs. W. H. Adnistead as hostesses.' Miss Witmer is the secretary of this group and Miss Webb its treasurer. Mrs. John Nisbet brought the Bible lesson and talk of the evening to this groups, also. She is an except ionally fine teacher and speaker. The hostesses served delightful punch and eookis to twenty_two regulars and one new member. Mrs. Marshall Doggett and chil dren left Saturday for Kenosha, Wisconsin. Their address wiil be 4057 30th Ave. They have spent the two last years In Montreat while chaplain Doggett. has been overseas in th.e Pacific area. He is now located at this Great Lakes Station and while the family will be greatly, missed in Monvreoit, we are happy for them they can be reunited. / Mrs. A. C. Astroni, from States ville is visiting Miss Estelle Lump kin, Both of these ladies were form erly missionaries to Japan. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, formerly President 'of the university of South Carolina at Columbia, is spending the win ter in Montreat. Mrs. Mildred Byers has as a visitor her neice, Mrs. Estelle Stin son, from Handover, Miss., who will be with her for sometime. Mrs. Emma Lou Browne is now employed at .Assembly Inn, while her husbarrd is located at Moore General Hospital. She is relieving' Mrs. ,C. E. Dorsey who will give all her time to her., teaching duties in the college. r ~ Ralph Randal, who has been at the Inn, is leaving to resume his studies in College. Duej West, S. C. Calhoun, return ed to his • in- Laurel Hill, N. C. tir enter" .school there. CirfVlain. who was -born-jn i Japan, his parents being pitJijeer htispionaries to tljat country • djaavtieen visttiuj* -tp'. Amt Mrs. 11, Nefapn- Bell". ill wliHe pn been * a p|ptlenj* at . Hospital. He left W VfygS tteville, hopes 's&ftjaKatff** Japin^Pf. ide'fm has *SiX cent utterly see retarV «sf' is also’, jCjwnjlpiV A ssotfUftion h^ some ; jur?' confi-renc(litre. , . .•' ' .Johnsie " Cort, recently of Banner Elk has returned to Mon treat to make her home. She will occupy her cottage on Look Out Road. She will be joined by her sister-in-law Mrs. J. K. Cort, who has been in New York with her son, John Knox Cort, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson Watkins are frequ ent visitors to Montreat and are returning to their home in Atlanta after a week at the Inn. They were accompanied this time by Mr. J. H. Glasure, who is associated with Mr. Watkins in the auditing busi ness for Armour and Company. Mrs. Robert L. Nut, was called to her home in Sabring, Fla., as her house was badly damaged by the recent hurricane. Mrs. Ralph Bowden, and small son, Ralph, Jr. are returning to their home in Kavanah, Ga„ after spend ing a year here. We shall miss them from our neighborhood. Captain Bowden will remain at Moore Gen_ "KEY CITY IN THE LAND OF THE SKY” BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1945 CARROLL ELGINF i>S R rn?n?SIRN 1 RN . ETT BROTHER S IN SERVICE-Pvt. Carroll Burnett Med 'n M S p b fi e NT°m erSea f J n th ? Philippine area. He took his boot training at Ft. Bragg Mhrfs f ’ N «t Cv a . n( J there went to Hawaiian Islar is. From there he saw the Marshalls and has 67 points to his credit. frnm S fiL Ho £ aCe Burne tt of the U. S. Marines took his boot training at Paris Island and rmnTl t lJ 6 Y™ sen A to Caba and t hen to the Solomon Islands; he .also was at Guadal ] f o erd m m °hths and from there to New Georgia and the Mariannas. Horace landed at San Francisco January Ist. He is expecting his discharge soon. • u lsd: , ass Eu^en ® B urne tt entered service in 1944 and received his train th? Sos? s PS + ead K Ba i y h York ’ Fro ' m there he was sent to Guam. He returned to Mountin September lst of thls year ’ They a*® the sons of Mrs. Claude Owenby of Black Old Resident Recalls Boyhood Days Route 1, Box 10 Swannanoa, N. C. Sept. 21, 1915 The Black Mountain News ? Black Mountain, N. C. * Dear Sir: Inclosed here is ($1.25) one dol lar and twenty-five cents for which send me the Black Mountain News for 6 mo. We received the free copy and enjoyed it very much. Every one should be proud of it because it brings us the news qf our com munity. I love this paper because I was horned and raised in Black Mountain. 1 was horned alcross the street in front of the Black Mountain laundry. I have plowed corn. About whete every house stands in a ,quarter of a mile of where I was born. .Tills Was known as she old Joe Stepp Property. Later it fell into the hands of his son Mont Stepp, I was born April 10, the year of the surrender. I remember when there wasn’t more there a dozen houses in a mile of this spot, the best I remember. The Stepp Horse where I was horn. 2nd the Henry Goodson House last owned by- th.e Gustivino’s the next was Mrs. Everline Dougherty same road. Grandmother of John Stepp and Walt Stepp, the /lext on the same road was old jnan Jesse Watkins, father of ’EI cot Watkins. Now owned by’Mrs. An-* ne Wilson, I believe, the next was old man, Silas Daugherty, down at the Hegman Place, . ’the next was up near Blue Ridge, Dm Dougherty, brother to Silas D. The next was Mrs. EEverline D&ugherty mother of Ixmis Daughterly (Build ing Contractor). The next, was Squire John Stepp, whePfe Mrs. Tom Gilbert now lives. The next was old man, Dan jJV'alker, Out Noefork Rd„ where the milk dairy is 3 on. The next was Bill Kerle, about where the Mpptreat Gate is. Next was Bill,.Padgp»Ri , j^p))iiH , g¥tt« > »*, of Jim and the,next flip 2 old Kelly grXiThjrs’s father and uncle _ )|VHow- This was.,ajj(t t *dfcV stage finite a business h66i>L .The was Rile Aillson at the mouth Swannanoa Furntiel, oiyi\er of 'where Ridge Creshis now,* ‘j .only know of 2 men living- that I ami Id prove this by. Howardv.Kelly and Anderson Kelly aijfl. huhteri.all hp’w 80’ years igidjA. yotif' yidsb'-.io print this,- I* can^CtH'jb’u-more, jihi’k on' '■ : ; *' * Ycfifr'g.frilly .. era.l Ho's'fi'iial' t, *is a physi cian-pafieht a white longer. Mrs. C. W. Clifford has been ad ded to the College faculty. She will assist Miss Ruth Farrior with the Physical Education classes and also teach physiology. Sgt. and Mrs. Clifford has been occupying the Pixie Pent-House on Missouri Rd. for some months. Mr. Chas Cottingham presented some very interesting films of travel pictures to the College stu dent body on Saturday evening in Anderson Chapel. They were very enjoyable as well as instructive. Miss Virginia Leftnrich Graham, made her adnent into the world at 7:30 Saturday morning. She is the seven and one half pound daugh ter of Rev. and Mrs. Billy Frank Graham and the first grandchild of Dr. and Mrs. L. Nelson Bell. Congratulations to all of them. Beacon Mills defeated the Old Fort Steamers in a baseball game by a score of 7-6. $178,957 IS GOAL SET FOR OCTOBER COMMUNITY DRIVE As a prelude to the opening of the United War arid Community Fund • campaign in Buncombe County next month, Charles S. Walters, general chairman, ad dressed a dinner meeting of his colonels of civic clubs in the Men’s division at the Manor last Monday evening. A goal of $178,- 957 is sought, Mr. Walters made it plain that funds collected during the * drive will be allotted to local organi zations and to the USO. as well as to a number of relief organi zations whch will take care of needs for the next 15 months or until they are liquidated. Jack Barfield, chairman of the Men’s division, presided at the meeting, other speakers at the gathering /were Clarence Morgan, city chairman; Roy Phil i’-fe, •publicity ~ and George Searle. HI if. Pressley of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, presented a film “Here Come the Y’anks.” Julian A. Woodcock, Jr., chair man and Daniel W. Glover, vice chairman of the employee group solicitation division, talked to 200 executives of firms at a meeting in the Governor Vance room at the Langren Hotel Tuesday after noon. Tuesday morning an exhibit of campaign posters and other dis play materials was held at Buckler’s studio. In announcing the goal for this year's drive, Mr. Walters gave a breakdown of the war fund dol lar. He said, "Over and above administrative and campaign "ex penses, which are held at the re markably low figure of five per cent, approximately 50 per cent of each war fund dollar goes'to the 18 National War Fund agen cies and the same amount to the “The Village Work /* Shop” A* Black Mountain enterprise that a few new comers probably know much about is the handmade .furniture center. “The Villiage Workshop,” owned and operated by E. L. Dupuy Jr., who here in Black Mountain for over ten years has been building special furni ture pieces and art-furniture to order- of the finest native and trop ical woods and sending them to customers, some as off as Wash ington State and California, some Jo. New England and New York ! * 9 .and Florida. . ».His policy has always been that ,ht> material is too good or too ex "pensjve.for the pieces he turns out. • On the morning of the day this Vas written there were seen in his work-department three logs (the best suited name for them), of partly known and sawn tropical furniture mahogany just in direct from New Orleans. This is expen sive but he says it brings him fu ture orders and he does not hesi tate to put it into his work. He also uses Satin wood and others in his imported wood list and special j selections of mountain walnut, cherry and others among the native j woods. Mr. Dupuy copld fill other res ponsible places in different lines of work and accomplishment but says his own work gives him the most pleasure. His individual high stand ard of quality is often much appre ciated by his customers. The writer happened to know of a recent order from a New York man for a special kind of writing desk for his wife. Upon receiving the desk he was so much pleased that he voluntarily added a bonus of about twenty-five., dollars to the price of the desk, though a stranger and this was hip first order, though it probably will not be his last. > • 13 local agencies of the Asheville Community Welfare council. Mr. Valters added: “The Na tional War Fund is asking our help in one more federated drive for funds for war service and re lief agencies. Winthrop Aldrich, president of the National War Fund, has pointed out that the next six months will be one of the most critical periods in hu man history. The climax in the Pacific war, and the morale prob lems of occupation, redeployment and convalescence, mean a peak load for the USO and USO-Camp Shows. The rises in Europe, in China, and the Philippines, with the Axis defeated, but with rear victory not yet won, means that these six months will settle for millions of the liberated the l grim question of sheer survival,, and a)A ■ ".-ill -largely- -shape .-the j kind of peach and the kind of. Ivorld with which we shall have to live. During this period the private for eign relief agencies are prepared, with our support, to aid the many brave peoples who are as yet too stunned, exhausted, cold and hun gry to stand on their own feet unaided.” Agencies Included Agencies included in the Na tional War Fund are USO, United Seamen’s service, and War Pris oners’ Aid, serving American men, and the following foreign war re lief organizations: American Re lief for Czechoslovakia, Belgian War Relief society, United China Relief, American Relief for France, American Relief for Holland, American Relief for Italy, United Lithuanian Relief fund, Friends of Luxembourg, American Relief for Norway, Philippines War Relief, Polish War Relief, United Yugoslav Re lief fund. Refugee Relief trustees, Greek War Relief society, and the Unted States Committee for the Care of European children. The 'local agenceis included in the Asheville Community Welfare council are: Boy Scouts of Amer ica. Girl Scouts of Ameria, Ashe -1 ville Colored hospital, Community Rereation and Social Service league, Travelers’ Aid, Salvation Army, Y. W.. C. A., Y. M. C. A.;. Phyllis Wheatley branch of tfie Y. W. C. A., Good Samaritan Mission, Family Service bureau, Welfare Planning bureau, and lo cal USO. New Business Opens In In Black Mountain Mr. J. W. Burgess, from Ruther ford County, is opening up a new filling ..station on the Ridgecrest Road just opposite the Grammar School. He inteds to handle a full line of Crown products. Mrs. Burgess has taught school' here three years in the elementary School. The place is undergoing a general change in appearance. A general clean up and painting job is now being done. Mr. Burgess invites I the public to come and get aquaint ted. Local Builder And Contractor Dies A. C. bidding contractor, died at his home on the Black Mountain- Ridgecrest highway Saturday. He had been ill several months. Surviving are his wife, a son, J. W. Lewis of Black Mountain; two daughters, Miss Reba Lewis of Black Mountain, and Mrs. J. A. .Aldridge of Tennessee. Funeral arrangements were in complete Saturday night. Harrison funeril home is in charge of ar rangements. FREE WILL BAPTISTS PLAN CHURCH RETREAT HERE U. S. Employment Service RALEIGH, Sept.— Marked in crease in demands for workers in industrial, business and service act ivities in North. Carolina since V- J Day and in spite of the layoffs of more than 15,000 workers in war plants, are shown in the orders now on file in the local offices of the U. S. Employment Service. .On July 1 Local USES offices had 2,000 unfilled job openings on file. By August 1 the number had grown to 38,000, and by September 1 the total job openings went to 40,500, although in August the local USES offices had placed or assisted in placing 27,39 workers, Dr. J. S. Dorton, State manpower director, reveals. Local USES office personnel have turned their efforts from manning war plants to supplying workers for peacetime operations, and have previously has been classed as less accepted orders from firms which essential and had not been able to maintain normal forces. This back log of demands, along with the needs of workers in many of the former essential plants and opera tions, such as texiles, Limbering logging- and pulpwood, has in creased the shortage of workers from 27,000 to 40,500 in two months Dr. Norton shows. RALEIGH Kept.—Reflecting- the increased tempo in releasing veter ans from the service in recent months, the numbers of veteran vi sit to local U. S. Employment Ser vice offices have almost doubled, reaching 17,314 in August, as comp, ard with 9,034 in March for ex ample. The increase in recent months has been gradual but im portant, it is shown by Dr. J. S. Dorton, State director of the War Manpower Commission. Local placements of veterans on jobs have increased, reaching 2,- 094 in August, the first month in which the number has exceeded 2,- 000, Os those completing applica tions for work in August, 31 were classed as handicapped, and 162 such veterans were placed in jobs. Local U. SS. Employrnent Ser vice offices directed veterans to proper agencies to handle their problems during August as follows Veterans Administration, 1,088; State Vocational Rehabilitation agency, 52; Selective Service, 58; training agencic 238, and other agencies, 899. Master Sgt. Purdy At Moore General Sgt. Purdy, his just returned from the Pacific. He is stationed at Moore General has been in the Phillipines for some time. He has been in the service for 10 years. Sgt. Purdy has seen plenty of fighting in the Phillipines and Dutch East Indies and has been in the fight since it started. He has about SIOOO dollars in Japanese, Dutch East Indies mon ey as well as several hundred dol lars in Phiilipine money. He also has a saber he took off a Jap General together with American watches that he took off Jap sold iers. He says that the Jap would take these watches off Dead Amer ican soldiers and’ would some time have 6 ands watches all strapped on one arm. Mrs. Purdy is wearing one of the watches he retreaved. Sgt. Purdy flew on the First China Clipper 80V also on her sister ship SIV-the Carrabean. Former Resident Injured in accident J. C. Wolcott of Lake Wales, Fla., who for many years opiated Wol cott’s Photo Shop in Black Moun tain, recently suffered a broken arm in an accident at his Florida home, according to word received here. For a number of summer seasons. Mr. Wolcott- and his wife came to Black Mountain to operate their surtimer photograph business. Due to war time travel restrictions and the scarcity of photographic mat erials, the Wolcotts decided to re main at their Florida business during the past summer. He reports that his business there has been exceptionally good this season. A commercial photographer for more than 40 years, Mr. Wolcott began his profession in Kansas, geing one of Topeka’s outstanding photographers and at one time operated one ofthe largest photo supply houses in the mid-west. I -ater he moved to Florida, esta blished a photo business there, and came to Black Mountain during the summer months to operate a commercial studio and kodak finish ing shop. Prior to this year his business was located in the building now occupied by the Black Mountain News office’s. “Homo News” With A Weekly Message $2.50 PER YEAR $15,000 Drive Launched At Meeting Wilson Sept. 25. —Officials of the North Carolina Free Will Baptist Church Association announced to day that they had taken an option on 115 acres of land at Black Mountain that included a 35-room building and that an assembly group for the State association, to be known as Cragmont, would start operation there on November 1. The mountain retreat will be much the same kind of a place as other such retreats of other churches in the StSate, the Rev. J. A. Evans, Middlesex, general chairman of the projet, said today The Rev. Mr. > Evans is superintendent of the Eree Will Baptist Orphange at Middlesex. At the same time, the Rev. Mr. Evans announces that, a drive in the State to raise $15,000 to help defray the expenses of the new program had already started. The church plans to extend the facilities at Cragmont that are already in exist ence. The retreat will be for young people ministers and Sunday School groups. The project is being spon sored by the StSate association of the church, the State League and the StSate Woman’s Auxiliary. A board of trustees has been set up, composed of the Rev. R. B. Spencer ofAyden , chairman; Mrs. J. C. Moye of SnSow Hill, secretary; and Fountain Taylor of Richlands, treasurer. The place at Cragmont will be st up as a memorial to the mem bers of the Free Will Baptist Church in the State who were killed in World War 11, The Committee set up to raise the the $15,000 for the place includes: Taylor, Mrs. Moye, the Rev. Mr| Spencer, Mrs. L. E. Bllrd of Mid dlesex. th Rvyj Rsh.i Knndy of Goldsboro, Mrs. J. C. Griffin of New Bern, Mr. N, E. Harris of Rocky Moun, the Rev. R. P. Harris of Enfield, the Rev. Henry Melvin of Durham, and Robert Godley of New Hern. A meeting of the grounds Committee was held Sep-'”*' tember 11, 1945. Plans were per fected for the campatgui of raising $15,000 to pay for the Cragmont Property to be used as Assembly Grounds. Rev. James A. EEvans, the Campaign Manager, proposed the plan of the selection of 10 captains to raise SI,OOO each by October Bth. The captains chosen are: Rev-. Rashie Kennedy Mrs. J. C. Rev. R. B. Spencer, Mr. Fountain Taylor, Mas. L. E. Ballard, Rev. Rashie Kennedy, Mr. Robert God ley, Mrs. J. C. Moye, Mrs, N. E. Harris, Rev. R. P. Harris, Mrs. J. C. Griffin, Rev. Henry Melvin. A prospectus giving facts and a picture of the property was given to each captain. THE PURPOSES OF CRAGMONT ASSEMBLY GROUNDS The Cragmont Assembly Grounds will be used (1) for the SSunday Schools and the Leagues to hold Summer Camps each, year for re creation, Bible study, institute work, and revival services; (2) it will he used as a gathering place for Wom en’s Auxiliary Camp and Conven tion meeting's, Bible study and recreation: (3) the ministers will use it for Bible Conferences, Bible Institutes, District Assemblies and conferencse from time to- time; and also it will be used for the entertainment of those who wish to spend a week ors o, when it is no otherwise occupied, for a vacation in the mountains for rest and recreation. The plan is for Cragvnont to be occupied at all times by a super intendent or keeper and his family for the purpose of keeping the property in order, and to entertain guests, for a nominal price whale there, when it is not otherwise oc cupied by assembly groups, of course. A board or committee of five members known as the HOLD INGS COMMITTEE, will have control] of the management, unkeep, improvements, and government of the Cragmont Assembly Grounds for the welfare of the Free Will Baptist church. It is the desire of the Assembly Grounds Committee and Board of Trustees of the same that Crag mont will become a lasting memor iai, in the name of Christ and righteousness, for the church and its Christian, forward movement for the furtherance of the gospel. SGT. JESSIE COOK s Sgt. Jessie Cook is home on a 7 day furlough after spending three years with the Army Transport Command. Jessie is crew chief on a B-29 and has stopped over to visit his parents before being trans fered to Utah. Sgt. Cook is the son of J. D. Cook of Black Mountain.
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