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Lj_L No. 45
Lperb Artists Do Honors At Concert
so The Names Os Great Composers
■ h vke musical event
■ ( IVEN IN' HONOR OF
■ 01 , MRS. CROSBY ADAMS
9. ]arge and enthusiastic audi
■ numbering between twenty.
■ hundred and three thousand
■Lie ‘ that gathered Saturday
■ht. July in Anderson Audi-
■ um at Montreat to listen to the
■p irl nu program presented by
group of artists, Mrs.
Jo Perky, violinist, Mrs.
■; rt s. Carroll, concert pianist,
■c y;„y Alexander, soprano. Mrs.
■\v. McDougle, accompanist, and
■ Robert Guy, baritone, was
■plv repaid by hearing musical
beautifully interpreted,
rare talent and musical en
■n-o,!,; were enlisted for this oc
was demonstrated from the
■ h .. program opened with the
“Morning” by Oley
■eaks which welled forth in beau-
H u ; cadences by Mrs. Roy Alex.
Hq, and Lt. Robert Guy. In all
■ their duets these talented musi
!■ , . n-wealed careful and accurate
tat ions and always with
restraint. They gave evi
of an unusual concept of the
of the composers repre-
from the very laudable Mo-
IHr: number "La ci darem la mano”
“Don Giovanni” to the beauti-
Hw popular “Indian Love Call”
tflrv tnev sang as an encore.
May Jo Perky, whose musi.
M heritage from both father and
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D.
is reflected in the gifted
SMuehter. is no stranger to the
world, having concertized
Br a child. Her medium, the
[Blir. was plastic in her hands.
fHe chose as her first number
“Rondo Capriccioso”,
horse made familiar to audi-
hy the greatest violinists of
generations.
appaling difficulties were
by the artist and the different
Hxxis of the taxing composition
At a latter point the
was fortunate to hear a
fHpreme rendition of the beloved
for the G String” by Bach
with rare appreciation of
composer’s intent. Directly
the contrasting Mozart’s
with its delicate trac
and which she delineated in
style.
A. W. McDougle carried the
work as accompanist with
finish. The art is
en taken for granted. Her sense
■■balance and proportion revealed
practiced hand and her concept
the art of the accompanist
Bowed true artistry.
H-Hic highlight of the evening
in Mrs. Robert S. Carrell,
■annwi. who rose to superb heights
“Scherzo in B Minor”
in two Listz compositions,
these numbers were of compell
power and the readings of
concert pieces were supreme.
■ beautiful. One was not eonfront
■ w ’th their technical delivery
ra ther could revel in the musi
content as her fingers flowed
the keys of the instrument.
S*’ interpretations were authori
■ * Ve and musicianly. And her
■ Ur de force was the seldom heard
■d extremely demanding “Sonnet
1 etrarch 104” by Liszt which
her other offerings was su
■rl)l.v played. As an encore a
■ ic ate mazurka by Choppin was
■ e - ent ed with the same high ar
■*'>' as one could imagie Choppin
Baling in when he suggested that
■ ls number should be interupted
B nly hy princesses” or others of
■• Va l birth.
HJhat the concert was on of the
H ost P°pular ever given in Mon.
B 6 w ' ds attested to by the gen-
B° Us a Pplause that rang through
ly , t * le great auditonum after the
BLj ng eac h number.
B e c °ncert was given in honor
B r - ad Mrs. Crosby Adams,
■donally known in the musical
B cles America, and who were
B ent ' v e and appreciative lis
■tierg.
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™ E BLACK MOUNTAIN news
BLACK MOUNTAIN
LEGION GROUPS
INSTALL LEADERS
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A joint installation meeting of
the American Legion, Waycaster-
MsFee Post and the Legion Auxi
liary was held at the community
day evening at 6:30 o’clock. A pic
club house at Lake Tomahawk Mon
nic was featured and the installa
tion was then held. Frank Buckner,
a past commander of the local
post presided at the installation.
The following officers were in.
stalled for the Legion: Commander,
Douglas Jones; first vice-com
mander, George W. Green, second
vice-commander, Eugene Anderson;
adjutant, John P. McElrath; ser
vice officer, E. M. Kerstien; ser
geant - at - arms, Melvin Lance;
chaplin, H. D. Smith; historian,
J. I. Cook, child welfare, C. E.
Keith; Americanism, Alvin Mc-
Dougle; membership, Wade Rein
hardt; publicity, G. W. Wrenn.
The Auxiliary officers installed
are: Mrs. Albert Rudisill, president
Mrs. Clarence Joyner, vice-presi.
dent; Mrs. W. T. Wright secre
tary, and Mrs. Douglas Jones,
treasurer.
Buncombe County
Singing Convention
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,The regular Second Sunday Bun.
combe County Singing Convention
will be held at the Kerlee Baptist
Church one mile out of Black Moun
tain, on the Ridgecrest highway,
next Sunday July 14. The public
and all singers are cordially in
vited.
Excellent Food At Sarg’s
Draws Large Crowd
Sarg’s restaurant, which opened
July 2 is a huge success. The
customers were well pleased with
the excellent food and service.
One of the main points of inter,
est to the Black Mountain people
and visitors was the wholesome
atmosphere.
No alcoholic beverages are al
lowed on the premises. This is in
line with the interests of the ma
jority of the people of this com
munity.
The exterior of the building will
be completed soon, as Sarg has
located a source for his siding.
Arts Club Will Meet
Friday July 12, 8:30 P.M.
The Black Mountain Arts Club
m. in the memorial room of the
will mefet Friday July 12. at 8:30
Baptist church on Montreat Road.
The program will be an illustra
ted talk with colored slides given
by Angie Wright, well known
Asheville artist. The slides are
on Hawaii, each one a work of art.
Little Women
The most popular girls’ book ever
written in America was “Little
Women.” This autobiographical
novel was written in 1868 by Louiaa
May Alcott
‘Claudia’ at Lake Summit Playhouse
To Be Given July 9 Through 14
Mary Hayes of Greenville, S. C.
has been cast in the roll in
“Claudia,” the comedy that blends
gayety and seriousness, which will
be presented by the Lake Summit
Playhouse, as the second show of
their nine week season, July 9
through 14 at 8:30. The Playhouse
is located south of Hendersonn
ville on highway 25 at Lake Sum
mit.
“Claudia” is staged by Frank
fl./rrhairi, former director of the
New Dry Cleaning Shop
Now Open For Business
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A new dry cleaning establish
ment is now open for business next
door to the Woodcock Motor Co.
The new place is operated by
William W. Earley who has had
12 years experience in this business.
He was in the U. S. army for 3
years.
The cleaning and pressing will!
be done at the new business location
on all new equipment, and addi
tional equipment is oh the way to
be installed.
As soon as “delivery” service is
available, that service too will be
rendered.
We, the News welcome another
new business to our fair city.
Revival Os Production
Needed In America Now!
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What the world needs now and
right now is production. The
peoples of the world are starving
for foods and goods. The people of
America are calling for houses,
farm machinery, electrical equip
ment, radios, trucks and cars.
We need a revival of production
in America,and we need a world
wide revival of production. The
place to start is right at home. If
every one of us in America will
start producing all he or she can,
we will have world confusion licked.
We will have to bypass the ad
ministration with its smothering
regulations and red tape. We will
occasioually have to work a little
more than 40 hours a week, and
we may occasionally have to work
or want to work a few minutes for
nothing.
For the past year America has
been offered the position of world
leadership, and instead of rising to
this opportunity, we are flounder,
ing aroud, each person trying to
grab a little for himself. It is as if
we are bogged down in a quag
mire of selfishness.
The farmer likes to produce, so
let’s get going as individuals and
each one of try to produce as much
as possible. The directors of the
Farmers Federation are setting in
locker plants okc gggg etaoetete
motion a program toward this end:
planning a modem processing
plant , a cooperative dairy, freezer
locker plants, and other facilities
to stimulate production. Western
North Carolina has a great future
ahead.
Western North Carolina can in
crease its production of poultry,
milk, crops, and fruits five times;
and the result will be better homes,
better schools, and a helping hand
toward restoring the world.
This is a call to Western North
Carolina farmers to step up pro
duction.
Business Women’s Circle
Met Last Tuesday Night
The Business Women’s Circle
of (tie Baptist church met Tuesday
night at the home of Mrs. Eugene
Byrd on Montreat Road. Mrs John
Rice presided. Mrs. George Stone
gave devotions. Mrs. F. H. Richard,
son gave an enlightening talk.
Those present were: Mrs. Potter.
Town Theatre in Columbia, S. C.,
under the direction of Robei-t Dale
Martin, director of the Lake Sum.
mit Playhouse.
Other leading roles in the cast
of eight are taken by John Morgan
of Durham, Elizabeth Belser of
Columbia. Leake Bevil of Kountz,
Texas, and Mary Ellen Verheyden
of St. Louis, all of whom appeared
in the Lake Summit Playhouse’s
opening production, “Out of the
Turn to page 8
“KEY CITY IN THE LAND OF THE SKY”
Black Mountain, N. C. THURSDAY July 11, 1946.
OWNER OF CROWN JEWELS ...
A photo of the Countess Von
Hesse, princess of Prussia, as she
looked in the days when Hitler
and Goering were entertained at
her Kronberg castle. It was from
this castle that the Hesse-Darm
atadt jewels were stolen.
Third Fire This
Year At Montreat
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Fire at the summer home of W. C.
Kirpatrick and Harris Barnes
in Montreat early Sunday
morning completely destroyed a
one room workshop with a loss of
about $600.00. The Kirkpatrick and
Barnes families are from Clarks,
ville, Mississippi and are at Mon
treat for the summer.
The cause of the fire was un
determined. Several possibilities
for the cause of the fire were
discussed by the bystanders. A
new water-heater that had been
installed the day before was a
possible cause, also the probability
of defective wiring.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick, who is a light
sleeper was awakened at 5:15 a.m.
by the noise, she thought was the
roaring of a nearby creek. The
noise seemed different this time,
so she looked out the window and
saw the glow of fire- Due to the
lack of telephone facilities it was
a few minutes before the Black
Mountain Fire Department, which
answered the alarm, was notified.
By the time the fire-truck reach
ed the scene the fire was beyond
control.
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Hamby, Mrs.
Kyles. Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Hemp
hill, Mrs. McMahan, Mrs. Higgen
botham, Mrs. Cornelius, Mrs. Ealy,
Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Forster, Mrs. Hol
combe, Mrs. Nanney, Mrs. Stone,
Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Rice and
Mrs. Byrd.
Mrs. Byrd’s sister, Mrs. Margaret
Ann Hallman of Sanford, is visiting
Mrs. Byrd for several weeks and
assisted with the refreshments at
the meeting. ,
Everyone felt much inspired by
the Community Missions atmos
phere.
The meeting closed with cold
drinks and sandwiches.
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BILL HILL SAYS
A kid tuther day says, pa whut are
a rices tore wuz, and his dad says,
“I’m one us yer ancestors and go’s
yer grandpa”. The kid say’s “well
then, tvhy dh people brag about em”
NEW DO-NUT HOUSE
FOR BLK. MOUNTAIN
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A new business set up in Black
Mountain, is one to be welcomed
by all. —Hot doughnuts and really
good.
The owner, Edward Sloan was
recently discharged from the U. S.
army, after serving for approxi.
mately four and a half years, 18
months of which was spent over
seas.
Mr. and Mrs. Sloan are also the
proud parents of a new baby girl,
Sandra Kay bom at Mission in
Asheville.
The Sloans also have a son, |
Jerry age 3, who Mr. Sloan says,
can about run the ranch. ,
We, the News wish to express
our appreciation for the much
needed enterprise and wishes the
new comers to our city a hearty
welcome. The Sloans are from
Gaffney. South Carolina.
Austin, Texas Educator
Heard At Montreat
Morning Service
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“When a man really surrenders
and lets God work through him,
the results,” declared Dr. David
L. Stitt, president of Austin Theo.
logical ceminary, Austin, Tex., in
his sermon at the worship service
last Sunday morning, “are as truly
astonishing as were the results
of Gideon’s conquest of the Midia
nites.
Preaching from Judges 6:1-16,
Dr. Stitt pointed out to the con
gregation which filled the vast An
deson auditorium .that frequently
people work day after day giving
themselves to their work and to
the work of the church, but can
feel within themselves that no real
progress is being made. “It is well,”
he said, “to remember that the
worker is not alone, and that the
life surrendered to God achieves. A
man plus God.” he continued, “can
do anything.”
Gideon, Dr. Stitt said, “ as fresh
as today’s newspaper, for his is a
story that continues new as it is
being revealed constantly in the
lives of those who, with God’s help,
attack difficult tasks for the
church.” He pointed out that Gid
eon, like many people today knew
the conditions that were prevailent
in his day , he was not satisfied, he
wished something could be done
about “it,” and he wished “things”
were different. Then, one day, “an
angle of the Lord visited Gideon,”
and he became aware that he was
not alone, that God was with him,
and that the Middianites could be
subdued. Gideon was willing to try
to_ complete, the. work. God
willed for him to do, he was willing
“to be used of God.” This was the
lesson Dr. Stitt drew from the story
of Gideon for application in the
lives of the students of the Mon.
treat Leadership school, now in
session at Montreeat —to be willing
to surrender to God’s will aad to
work with God in accomplishing
His purpose.
n. cTgrangers~
LEADING IN
ORGANIZATION
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Dr. Earl W. Sheets of Washing
ton, assistant to the master of the
National Grange, told a meeting of
farm leaders here today that the
North Carolina Sate Grange leads
all other Grange organizations in
the nation in Grange organization
work. ,
Dr. Sheets was honor guest at a
meeting sponsored by the state
Grange whose record he strongly
Mr. And Mrs. J. M. Stout, Blueßidge
Has Golden Wedding Anniversary
CELEBRATION HELD AT
MONTE VISTA HOTEL
JULY 8
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Dinner was served Monday eve
ning, July 8, at the Monte Vista
Hotel in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Stout of Blue Ridge Road
who were celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.
Stout were married in Sterling,
Kansas fifty years ago. They
came to Black Mountain ten years
ago and have resided at their
home on Blue Ridge Road since
Montreal Leadership School Will
Close At Noon Thursday July 11
GRANGERS TO HOLD
PICNIC ON JULY 18
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Black Mountain - Swannanoa
Grange met last Monday night
at thg Junior Hall in regular ses
sion. After business proceedings
the community canning service was
discussed. Many people here-to-fore
have had trouble in getting vege
tables, fruits etc., ready for the
cannery. The community canning
service are going to have help this
season, to help the individual who
wants to can their vegetables this
year in their preparations. This will
mean quite a lot of help to the
persons who would like to can, but
lack the knowledge of how.
NOW! Dont forget folks that
on July 18 we are going to have
a joint picnic with our fellow
Grangers of Pleasant Gardens; the
picnic will be held at “Dripping
Rock” picnic grounds in Old Fort.
Come one! Come all! and be there
at 6:30 p. m., and remember those
coming late may not get quite as
much to eat.
O ur State Master Mrs. Cald.
well plans to be with us at this
meeting.
Remember that also on August
12 at our next stated meeting to
be held at the home of Mrs. Mary
Deens —and this meeting will be
proceeded with a picnic supper on
the lawn.
MARCH 14th COPIES
OF NEWS NEEDED
The News will pay 10d each for
up to ten copies of the March 14
issue. Thank you for your co
operation. The News.
Black Mountain Team
W ins Over Beacon 16-9
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The Black Mountain softball
team defeated the Beacon team at
a game held at Moore General last
Tuesday night, with a score of
16 to 9.
Two good double plays were
made by the winning team.
The Swannanoa team showed
very good sportsmanship. During
the first half of the fifth inning
with the Black Mountain team
at bat, the first two men were put
out. The players then batted around
and scored 9 runs without an out.
commended.
Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, state
Grange Master, reported on activi
ties. ,
Dr. Clarence Poe, farm magazine
editor and first state master of the
Grange, discussed a hospital bill
pending in congress, and expressed
hope hat North Carolina will
tinue to support its health and hos
pitalization program.
Dr. I. O. Schaub, state extension
director, expressed a belief that
continued mechanization of farms
would create a surplus of farm la_
bor. This surplus he said, could be
absorbed in rurdl industries. D. S.
Coltrane, assistant state agricul
ture commissioner, outlined a—
farm-to-market road program, and
asked support by farm leaders.
that time.
Guests at the dinner wer- their
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Stout, formerly of Black Moun
tain, now of Tupelo, Misslf-sippi;
and Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Whittlesey
of Miami, Florida.
An interesting point in the cele
bration was that Mrs. Weede, who
is Mrs. Stout’s sister, was also in
attendence at the wedding cere
mony fifty years age.
All their friends join in extending
congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
and in giving their best
"w'ishee for the years to come.
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THROUGH NOON TUESDAY
TO BE FILLED WITH
SMALLER CONFERENCES
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The Montreat Leadership School
will close at noon Thursday, and
the few days following through
noon Tuesday, July 16, will be
filled with smaller conferences. The
Assembly’s Young People’s Leader,
ship School will open Tuesday
night, July 16, to continue through
Tuesday moring, July 23, under
the leadership of the Rev. Ellis
Nelson, Richmond, Va., director
of young peoples work in the staff
of the Executive Committee of
Religious Education of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States.
Miss Evelyn Green, Houston,
Texas, president of the association
of Directors of Religious Education,
will preside at the meeting of the
religious education directors be
ginning at 7 o’clock Friday night
in Gaither Halil Miss Sarah Dudiev
Whitmore, Nashville, Tenn., will
be in charge of the registration.
The theme of this meeting will be
“Building for the future”, and on
the opening night Dr. Kenneth J,
Foreman, Davison. N. C., will speak
on that subject. That same night
there will be a panel discussion
on What the Teacher Expects of a
Superintendent, after which a soc
ial period will be held.
“If the Christian Church of our
day is to continue to bear the
name and the sign of her Lcrd_~
if she is to justify her claim to
perpetuate His ministry and to
show forth His Spirit— nothing
less than the healing of the world
can be her objective.
This not only means to bind'up
the wounds of a bleeding- world, hut
to undertake to deal with the malrv
at the heart of civilization—th*
deep-seated trouble that is respon
sible for the rebellion against God
and for the misunderstanding, ha
tred, and strife in the human fawi_
ily. This task of healing the hurt
of the world, then, is both pallia
tive and redemptive; it is at once
the work of mercy and of grace, he
said.
The Assembly’s Young People’s
Council opened its annual meeting
FYiday and will continue in session
through next Tuesday, when the
young people’s leadership school
opens. Miss Mary Starke Higgin
botham of Richmond, Va., president
of the council, will preside at its
business sessions.
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH NOTES
The Elders and Board of Deacons
met last week for the July stated
meeting.
The three circles of the Woman’s
Auxiliary met on Tuesday of this
past week.
The Sacrement of the Lord’s
Supper was observed in our church
this past Sunday. Dr. W. M. Fair
ley assisted the pastor in the ser
vice.
Asheville Presbytery will meet
at the Mountain Orphanage' on
Tuesday of next week.
The men’s softball team will
meet Friendship Chapel in a game
on Friday of this week at 6:16
p. hi.
Our church says: “WELCOME"
to all people.
JULY 4 CELEBRATION
WAS A BIG SUCCESS
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The fourth of July outing at
Lake Tomahawk under the super
vision of John L. Bowers —local
promoter— with his fine display
of fire-works that lasted fcr twe
hours, was enjoyed by hundred#
, of people from all the community.
t It was proved beyond a doubt that
it was a perfect success.
Mr. Bowers has really put Lake
I Tomahawk on the map—it has be
. come a playground for many ppaplc'
t to go and mix up a little reefeMS -n
with their work.