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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.—(From
Christ’s sermon on the Mount.) —Matthew 7:7.
A TIMELY IDEA
All indications point to the summer of 1946 as a
turning point in the development of Black Mountain.
On every side are evidences of new business ventures,
new homes, new preparations for a larger and finer
future. .
For years our key position as a center for religious
and social conferences and as a beauty spot has at
tracted an increasing population, of late augmented
by relatives and friends of veterans at Moore General
Hospital, and by officers of the hospital who have
lived among us. They have all become conscious of
the fine class of citizens who make up our community.
All these circumstances seem to make timely the
plan of the Black Mountain Arts Club for a Peace
Memorial primarily to honor the young men and wo
men of our community who served in this most de
structive of all wars. The merits of this plan for a
memorial are that in honoring our men and women
who served in the war we are creating a living me
morial that will also serve all the community. It will
benefit year-round residents and summer guests; it
will be equally useful to all ages; it will serve all local
civic, cultural, patriotic and religious groups and so
cial gatherings; it will unify our civic and social and
cultural efforts and build community spirit. In the
materialistic age in which we live and in the restless
period we have to go through to find our true place
of leadership in the world, every community organ
ized for the better life is helping more than we may
realize.
In a center such as is planned by the Arts Club we
can be part of the audience with an enlarged possibil
ity of varied programs; better yet, we ourselves of all
ages can gain new zest in life, new ideas for our
homes, new ideas for careers, by the many activities
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tions, and sales of works of art to a public that comes '
from the outside world to us will assure reward for ’
effort on our part in all these lines.
Loan exhibits from the great art centers and paint
ings and other art work by local and visiting artists
and craftsmen can make such a center as is planned
for Black Mountain a place of opportunity for our
young people, bringing basic and advanced instruc
tion within their reach.
Thus a “living memorial”'will have helped to round
out the assets already enjoyed in Black Mountain,
making it a vital part of the new and better America
of tomorrow.
Let us discuss and study the plan, shaping it to the
best that our combined judgments can decide.
ECHOES FROM THE
MOUNTAINS
H. Greij Hardin.
We spend a gTeat deal of time
around graves. The graves of
great leaders are often made pub
lic shrines. The places where
presidents and kings are buried
are visited by millions. The graves
of our own loved ones are kept
with loving care and visited often.
The bodies of hundreds of thous
ands of those who fell in this last
war will be brought back “home”
and placed in hallowed ground
near their families. It is one way
for us, the living, to show our love
and respect for the lives that
have been lived.
But to those who take Easter
seriously the grave is not the
place of greatest adoration. No
one is particularly interested in
the grave of Jesus Christ. No
great pilgrimage would be made
to see “the place where he lay.”
The life of Jesus Christ could not
be buried. No grave could hold
the love and kindness and wisdom
and Godliness that he lived. Since
the first cry of “He is risen!” men
who have known him have known
that he was not dead. The might
of the Roman empire and the nar
rowness of entrenched religion
tried hard to kill the most vital
force that we can 'know, but no
cross could destroy it and no
grave could hold it. The moment
of its greatest defeat has become
for all men the moment of God’s
greatest victory.
Graves can mean the death of
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finite bodies and the timely fail
ures of men and empires. Easter,
however, turns our thoughts and
lives to things eternal which no
grave can hold. Because God
lives, we too shall live.
Don Shoemaker Speaks
To Woman’s Club Here
The April meeting of the Black
Mountain Woman’s Club was held
at the home of Mrs. S- M. Bitting
ter, Wednesday afternoon, April
10. The program was in charge
of Miss Mary W. Young, chairman
of the International Relations
committee, who presented Mr.
Don Shoemaker, the speaker of
the afternoon. Mr. Shoemaker is
associate editor of the Asheville
Citizen-Times, and is well versed
in foreign affairs.
The talk on the problems of
keeping the peace was so well
thought out, and so clearly put
that his audience was definitely
impressed by the gigantic under
takings that face the United
Nations and our own United
States.
Mr. Shoemaker spoke of the con
ditions that challenge peace to
day, such as the active menace of
Fascism, the menace of destruc
tion and starvation; and the new
political alignment in Europe to
day. The latter is not merely
right wing against left, but is so
cialism vs- communism, with
America standing alone as a great
capitalistic nation, and having the
chief responsibility for the rehab
ilitation of the world.
The second important part of
the discussion was on the Atomic
age. It has seemingly projected
the world aseat a thousand years
in science, but—the moral and
spiritual side of mankind is woe
fully lagging behind., As for
keeping the secret of Atomic re
search, it is impossible for any
length of time, for other countries
are also delving depe into the,
same ideas. The only hope for ul
timate peace of the world is: to
develop the peaceful uses of the
split atom: to put the destructive (
powers of it under control of the
United Nations, and last, but not
least—-to expand the United Na
tions into a world government
where individual nations gradual
ly become internationally subor
dinated to the world government,
somewhat as the states in our
Union are subordinated to our
Federal government. These mat
ters are all essential for the good
of all mankind.
The immediate need for the
United States, is, first of all, to
set her own house in order at
once, then to use her influence to
eliminate the causes of war, and
to further the world organizations
of nations with all her power.
Mr. Shoemaker brought his
speech to a dramatic close by say
ing, “and does all this seem im
possible Well, —we split the
atom, didn’t we?”
Mrs. Shoemkaer and Mrs. Al
bright were among the guests of
the club- Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostesses dur
ing the social period which fol
lowed.
Hillbilly Music
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The Crooked Cree'k string music
band, consisting of Virshell Wil
son, Ray Davis and Roy Moore,
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Davis of Old Fort, R. 1, with
a number of relatives and friends
of the Davis’s Saturday evening
for a program of Hillbilly music,
sacred songs and a number of the
latest song hits. Several amateur
musicians were there and took
part in the program.
Refreshments were served by
Miss Virginia Davis and Miss
Doris Davis. All enjoyed a very
pleasant evening.
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FOR the week I
at is suggested that you tear this prayer out and place it at yoj
(able to be used as a basis for family devotions each morning 0 f th,*
week.) ■
0 Thou who hast turned our thoughts from the sting of I
death to the hope of life eternal, give us the courage to carry ■
the burdens of temptation and evil until we have conquered ■
the weakness of ourselves. Guide us through the shadows ■
of our own Gethsemenes until we can find our better selves ■
in Thee. Raise us from the death of sin into the life which is
eternal. Grant unto us strength with which to live and hope ■
with which to die. In the spirit of the living Christ. Amen. ■
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