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1,,,,,, Devoted To The Upbuilding, f Our Community [yol. 1, No. 50 pad Country Roads May Bring I Political Change, Scott Says I Failure of state officials to ia ke long-range plans for the de slopment of rural roads in North arolina may eventually lead to olitical upheaval in the state, ommissioner of Agriculture W. err Scott predicted in an address , t jj 6 George Vanderbilt hotel [onday night. Mr. Scott spoke at a banquet ttended by members of the ex -utive committee of the North arolina Grange, who met at the D tel earlier in the day, and range leaders of this section of ie state. In addressing the Grange lead rs Mr. Scott called for the range as an organization to push >r the development of rural roads i the state rather than super- Ighways. He pointed out that al lough 70 per cent of the people f the state live in rural areas, nly four and one-half per cent t their leaders occupy major pol jcal positions. I “What can be expected toward ie development of rural roads,” [ r . Scott queried, “when no man •om the country has ever served s a highway commissioner or [hool commissioner ” In order to obtain proper em hasis on the development of rural >ads, Mr. Scott said, it will be bcessary for people of the rural teas to unite politically and elect jaders to public office who will t duly concerned with their in vests. | Meeting at the hotel earlier in ie day, the executive committee f the State Grange made a plea | government officials to elimi ate all price controls and subsid es on farm products. I The plea was made in telegrams int to President Truman, Roy L. nompson, chairman of the three ian decontrol board which began tarings in Washington yesterday rid Secretary of Agriculture Clin n Anderson. Copies of the telegram, endorse- I by Mr. Scott in an accompany- Ig wire, were also sent to A. S. Oss, national master of the range, and John Davis, execu ve secretary of the National armers Cooperative association. The message declared that “sur )ys in North Carolina show that rices for milk, meat, poultry, rain and all other farm products ave advanced only enough to her subsidies, labor and other Ist factors since June 30. “These products now move tough normal channels so that lack markets have largely been jiminated The payment of sub dies to farmers does not reduce |e cost of production. It simply fensfers a part of that cost from lc purchaser to the federal gov- Tment and this at a time when insumers can afford to pay their ocery bills. “This action increases the in ationary pressure by giving con piers more purchasing power ! r goods that are in short supply id by discouraging full produc wi which results from uncertain- Es and confusion. The time has come for a return 1 normal competitive methods id the elimination of controls lat increase the cost of govem- Br| t without reducing the cost of [educing food. The committee . . fgently requests that these farm fodqcts be kept from further dee control regulations.” The Grange executive commit e also heard reports from T. W. hen of Creedmoor on a newlv pmed Flue-Cured Tobacco Stab cation corporation, organized lr °ugh the joint efforts of the ran ge and of the state farm lf eau to protect the price of flue lred tobacco and the farmers produce it; from Lee Meredi -1 Trinity, chairman of the ra nge dairy committee; from Mr. :ott , chairman of the Grange lra ' telephone committee; from Ferguson of Ferguson on le Yadkin river flood control pro from W. W. Andrews, chair -8,1 of the executive committee *d of the Grange cotton com- P ttee = from Mrs. L. H. McKay of £ n dersonville, chairman of the P'age home economics commit s f-om Mrs. Harrv B. Cald | Continued on page eight) THE BLACK MOUNTAIN news Arts Festival Aug. 21-Sept. 5 0 In connection with the Annual Exhibition bfy members and friends of the Blsfck Mountain Arts Club, a varied program of activities is being prepared for presentation for the enjoyment of all arts lovers. The regular monthly program meeting of the Arts Club mem bers will be helcl at “Far Horiz ions”, the Blue Ridge home of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Weather ford at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon August 21. Dr. Weath erford will preside at the busi ness meeting, presenting the new constitution for adoption by the Arts Club and reporting on pro gress of plans for the Peace Me morial to be erected in Black Mountain. The musical program will be given by Miss Marion Perley harpist. Officers will be elected for the coming year. Members desireing transporation or willing to share their cars will meet at Oak Knoll Studios at 2:30 P.M., for the drive to Far Horizons. Arts and Hobby Show, Aug 22 Sept. 5, at State Street Metho dist Church Black Mountain. Opening with a reception to members, exhibitors and friends, on Thursday evening August 22 at 8:00 o’clock. The 26th Annual Exhibition will be both varied and interesting. Dr. Charles W. Brabbee is the general chairman and he requests that 'all paintings, photographs, handicrafts, weaving, pottery etc be brought to the fellowship room of the State Street Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon August 21 before 6 o’clock or on Thursday morning before 11 o’- clock. Several rooms will be used for the displays which will be lent by the producers or cbllectors. Any one willing to lend objects of artistic or educational value is cordially invited to enter them. All objects should he securely label ed, with name of owner and value if things are offered for sale. A complete calendar of events for the Arts Festival will be print ed next week and will include the showing of slides in both color and black and white during a dis cussion on photography by Dr. Charles W. Brabbee. A demonstra tion of flower arrangements for home use by Mrs. Gregg, florist of Black Mountain. A showing of slides and lecture on architecture in many lands by Mr. Charles E. Spencer: Demonstration of paint ing a still life in oil by Mr. Artus Moser who has conducted the painting class for the Arts Club this summer. Those desiring to attend the production of “Dark of the Moon” in Asheville on August 29 or 30th may purchase tickets at Mr. Hol comb’s office in the city hall at Black Mountain if paid for by August 19. This popular play was written by Howard Richardson ipd has been highly acclaimed by critics and the public. Mem- Scrs of the Arts Club wish to honor the author and to use this opportunity as a practical way to sponsor good drama as a part of the Arts Club activities. These various programs will be both entertaining and informa tive. Those who attend all of them will have repeated opportunity to view the exhibits and to gain a broader concent of the scope of Prt produced or owned in this immunity. Special gallerv tours —ill he given for school children anv groups upon application. Membership in the Black Moun tain Arts Club is open to all who desire to participate in an effort “o enrich the »-t of this area. ocf,Ver« are D W. D Weather ford. President Mr. Charles E. coencer. Vice-president. Mrs. Wm. Hickev. Sec. and Treas.. Miss Marv Young, Program Chairman, n r Charles W. Brabbee, Exhibi tion Chairman, Mr. Ealy, Charge " PhotorrarHc group. First Baptist Church Service At Ridgecrest 0 The regular Sunday evening service at the First Baptist church in Black Mountain will be held at Ridgecrest this Sunday only. Persons interested in attending this service will please be at the First Baptist church on Montreat Road by 7:30 P.M. Those having extra room in their cars are asked to take someone with them from the church. Those persons without trans portation go to the church where cars will take them to Ridgecrest. Those wishing to attend B. T. U. will please be at the church at 6:46. This service will also be held at Ridgecrest. Montreat Program Announced o Montreat, N. C., Aug—The annual Bible Conference of Montreat will open here Thursday to continue through Sunday, Aug. 25, to bring the summer conference season here to a close. Dr. H. Kerr Tay lor, Nashville, Tenn., is supplying as platform manager and program director through the remainder of the season in the place of Dr. J. who has retired from this posi- Gray McAllister, Richmond, Va., tion after many years of service to the Montreat program commit tee. Speaking Thursday are Dr. Kenneth Scott Latourette, of the faculty of Yale University, and America’s foremost authority on world missions, who gave the first of two addresses here Wednesday morning; Dr. Walter H. Judd, member of Congress from Min nesota, and a former medical mis sionary to China, and Dr. Frank W. Price, missionary to China. Friday will bring the Rev. Lynn T. Jones, pastor of Royster Me morial Presbyterian Church, Nor folk, Va., as the Bible hour speak er; an address in the forenoon by Hon. Brook Hays, member of Con gress from Arkansas, who will speak issues of today, and “Montreat Night” in the evening. Saturday’s program includes an address in the forenoon by Hon. Myers Y. Cooper, Cincinnati, for mer governor of Ohio, and a con cert at night presented by the Montreat Woman’s Club. Dr. J. Harry Cotton, Chicago, will preach at 11 o’clock Sunday morning on “Studies in Biblical Preaching.” Chaplain Cecil H. Lang Roanoke, Va., will preach Sunday night. The Chaplain’s Forum will be conducted under the leadership of Dr. Lang-from Aug. 18 through Aug. 25. speakers will include Dr. A. L. Currie, Richmond, Va.; Dr. E. B. McGukin, Knoxville, Tenn., Dr. Frank H. Caldwell, Louisville, Ky., and S. J. Patterson, Jr., Rich mond, Va. These sessions will be for chaplains, only. Dr. Clarence T. Craig, Oberlin, Ohio, one of the compilers of the New American Standard Version of the New Testament, will speak at 7 o'clock Sunday night on “New Light on the Ancient Scriptures.” Dr. Cotton will conduct a semi nar for ministers beginning Mon day morning, to continue through the week. During this same hour, Arts Club Exhibition During the 1946 Annual Exhibition of the Black Mountain Arts Club Dr Charles W. Brabbee (Black Mountain, N. C., and Clearwater, Fla.) who won at our 1944 exhibition, the first prize, in the Photo Group, will discuss some as pects of black and white and colored pictures, and will show slides of both types on a 6 by 6 feet screen, Satur day, Auirust 24th, 1946, at 8:00 P.M. sharp. In Metho dist Church in Black Moun tain, N. C., admission free. ■ “KEY CITY IN THE LAND OF THE SKY” Black Mountain, N. C., Thursday August 15,1946. COMMUNITY PLAY GROUND o Carving on funge interested the children in this week’s nature study. The “bract” was submitted by Mrs. W. W. Alexander of Chap el Hill. It will be exhibited in the display window. The red “cucumber” (seed-pod) of the Mt. Magnolia, or cucum ber Tree, is there, with the St. John’s wort and the chicory. The chicory “goes to sleep at noon, unless the day is cloudy. The children learned about the sassafras tree with its odd leaves. Three different kinds on every limb. They are the simple leaf, the “single mitten” and the “double mitten.” Each child took home for his museum, a cucum ber seed-pod and a piece of sas safras root for “tea”. A naturalist recently drove out to “study nature first-hand”, re alizing that just “book learning” was not sufficient. He knew many plants by description, but was ignorant of so many as he had never had the opportunity to observe them “in their natural habitat”. The children at the community playground are learning by hand ling and studying the growing plant. Jean Williams Celebrates Her 12th Birthday X A birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Williams for their daughter Jean, of Black Mountain. Miss Williams was twelve years old, the dinner was held Sunday. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams, father and mother; Joan Williams, sister; Misses Julene and Ruth Dodson all of Black Mountain. Miss Billy Bigham, of Rock Hill, S. C-, Miss Martha Alderman of Valdosta, Ga., Miss Clara Louise Batton of Springfield, Mo. Dad Creasman was also a guest. daily, the Ministers’ Wives’ For um will meet on Winsborough Porch, with selected group lead ers. Dr. Andrew W. Blackwood, of the faculty of Princeton Theolo gical Seminary, will speak at the Bible hour Monday and Tuesday mornings; Dr. Cotton will speak at this hour Wednesday morning; Dr. Robert E. Speer, Lakeville, Conn., Thursday and Friday morn ings and also will preach Sunday night, Aug. 25. Dr. Cotton will give an inspira tional address Monday night; Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, Wash ington, D. C., will speak Tuesday and Wednesday nights; Dr. Speer, Thursday night;, Dr. Blackwood Friday night. Doctor Blackwood also will preach Sunday morning, August 25. Alexander Sprunt, Charleston, S. C., will give an illustrated lec ture on bird life Saturday night, August 24. t*" 1 ? 1 " * V BILL HILL SAYS I ast a feller tuther day whut caused his wife to have a double chin, an he sez. It wuz because they’s too much work there fur one. SOSSAMON - TYSON Black Mountain, N. C. Goff Has New Test Equipment 0 Goff Radio Service has recently purchased two new test instru ments. A McMurdo Silver “Vo max”. This represents the very latest in a precision instrument for radio and electronic servicing. It is capable of accurately measur ing currents from one ten thou sandth of an ampere up to twelve amperes. Voltages from one tenth of a volt up to 2500 volts. Re sistances from one tenth of an ohm up to two thousand million ohms. This instrument also mea sures radio frequency voltages which until recently were impos sible to measure anywhere out side of a labratory. The other new instrument is a special power supply for testing automobile and 6 volt farm radios. Dark of the Moon Author Here 0 Howard Richardson, son of Dr. Howard Frank Richardson and Mrs. Richardson, of Black Moun tain, and author of the Broadway hit “Dark of the Moon”, which is being produced by the Asheville Community Theatre, is expected to arrive in Black Mountain this week with his co-author William Berney, it was learned today by Elwyn Dearborn, director of the production. Both authors reside in New York City. Howard Richardson and Wil liam Berney will act as advisors to Mr. Dearborn, also of New York City, who is preparing the play for August 29 and 30 pre sentation at the Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale to the general public, for the August 29 and 30 performance, at the Village Library, in Goode’s Drug Store, in Asheville from August 19 through the 29th. All seats are reserved and telephone reserva tions, at Asheville 2968-J. Box office will open at the Asheville Auditorium at 5:30 P.M. August 29th. THE MORGANS GET TOGETHER O Mr. and Mrs. John O. Morgan, of Black Mountain are enjoying a visit from their entire family. The family includes Edith Mor gan, New York City, Graie Mor gan Prescott, Jacksonville, Fla., Thelma Morgan, Miami, Fla., Mrs. J. A. Carr, Baltimore, Md., and one son, M. G. Morgan of Black Mountain. Home Coming At Church Os God o There will be a homecoming at the Church of God on the grounds on Lakey Street, Sunday, August 18th. A general get together for all. There will be good speakers and plenty to eat. The public is in vited. This meeting is for the pur pose of securing funds for pews for the church. The big revival now being held will end with the home coming. Rev. C. E. Westmoreland, Pastor of Church of God in Canton, is the Evangelist. Come See And Hear! Every citizen and visitor )f the community is invited Jo assist the Black Moun tain Arts Club in its coming Arts Festival August 21— Sept. sth inclusive. The program arranged by Miss Mary Young and Dr. Charles W. Brabbee will en compass expression in all the affording both artist and laymen unusual opportunities. " Plan to attend the lec- I tures, demonstrations, pic ture shows and exhibits so you will not need to be a mong the defensive ones who always say “I do not know anything about art”. Come and learn something about art! “Arsenic And Old Lace” Being Presented At Summit Playhouse Colored Citizens Report On Recreation Center Campaign 0 In behalf of the colored mem bers of our community, we ex press our appreciation of the friendly interest of our white friends. Their cooperation in pro viding for a Recreation Center is evidence of a spirit of friendliness and good will. The fact that their offer of as sistance came unsolicited made us realize how vitally interested they were and encouraged us to prove ourselves worthy of their confi dence. We are especially indebted to Mrs. Franklin S. Terry for her generous gift of $500.00 Contin gent on our securing SIOOO.OO from our people and the white citizens. The colored citizens have ex ceeded their quota of $500.00 by over one hundred dollars and are now canvassing the white citizens. If those not yet seen contribute as liberally as those already seen, we should reach the quota within a short time. The colored members, contribut ing to the Recreation Center Fund are as follows: W. D. Jones, j$100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wells, $3*0.00; Frank Fortune, $25.00; Lester Stepp, $25.00; James D. Kennedy, $25.00; Arthur Stepp, $25.00; Eddie Stepp, $25.- 00; Rev. Mr. Miles Hooper, $25; Winslow Whithington, $25.00; K. D. Strickland, 25.00; T. H. Sum mey, $25.00; Charlie Brown, $25; J. H. Greenlee, $25.00; Beacon Manufacturing Co., $25.00; Mrs. Mary C. Stepp, $5.00; Mrs. Willie Gardner, $500; Mellace Stepp, $5.00; Logan Rutherford, $5.00; Forrest E. Stepp, $1.00; Mrs. Al berta Daniels, $2.00; Mrs. Inez Daugherty, $1.00; Hubert More head, $2.00; James B. Staley, $2.00; Selvia Lynch, $1.00; Jacob Gardner, $5.00; John Lytle, ,$5.00; Raymond Rutherford, $5.00; Er win Kennedy, $5.00; Nayman Stepp, $5.00; Vance Conley, $5.00; Goran Flack, $1.00; Fred Burgin, $1.00; Floyd Lytle, $0.50; Pink Hendrix, $1.00; Jack Moore, $1.00; Cora Whiteside, $1.00; Jessie Forney, $2.00; Bessie Forney, $3.- 00; Kitty Lawton, $5.00; Earleen Greenlee, $2.00; Paul Worlick, $2.00; Lawrence Lytle, $5.00; Willie M. Lytle, $5.00; Francis Laws, $1.25; Meliam Ervin, $1.00; Margaret Gragg, $5.00; Lena Whiteside, $5.00; Iva Dixon, $1.00; Will Siegel, $0.50; Clarence Stepp, $2.00; Tommy William, $5.0 0; Garland Burnett, $5.00; Wallace Burnett, $3.00; Mrs. Nanie Gragg, $5.00; Mrs. Mabel Laws, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. William Stepp, $3.00; Miss Louise Sanders, $1.00; Le roy Lytle, $5.00: Mrs. Earleen Mc- Queen, $1.00; Mrs. Rosa M. Weaver. $1.00; Mrs. Lannie David son, $2.00; Andy Gragg, $3.00; Mrs Ressie Lynch. $2.00; Fletch er Faust, $2.00; Rufus Daniels, *2 00; G. J. Jackson. $2.00; Sadie, Stepp, $1.00; Oscar Largen, $1.00; H. O. Thompson, $1.00; H. H. Morris, 1.00; John Weaver, $1.00; Thomas Daugherty, $5.00; Julia Lytle, $1.00; James H. Moore, $1.00; Thomas Daugherty. $5.00; William Ripley, $2.00; Leroy Daugherty, $1.00; George H. Daugherty, $0.25; Howard Lytle, *1.00; Willie Southern. $0.5 0; Thomas Dillingham, $1.00; Walter S. Dillingham, $1.00: Earnest Lytle, $0.50; John Patton, $2.00; James Rinle”. *1.00: Philin Lytle, $025; Mr. C. E. Cannon, SI.OO. The above named contributors will become charter members of the Center which will be ODen to the entire colored community. Those wishing to share financi ally in the establishment of the Center should send contributions to the chairman or treasurer. Respectfully submitted, Dave Jones. Chairman Lester Stepp, Treasurer. Mrs. E. K. James and sons, Carrol and E. K. returned home to Winston Salem Sunday after spending several days with Mrs. ! W. C. Allison and Mrs. H. C. Bur nstt, on the Blue Ridge Rd. AUG 15 1 94 6 Member North Carolina Press Association 5 Cents Per Copy. Elizabeth Belser of Columbia, S. C., who recently played Mama in the Lake Summit Playhouse’s production of “Papa Is A)!”,, is now cast as Abby Brewrter, the quaint old lady, in the Playhouse’s production of the riotousty hilari ous “Arsenic and Old La re,” now running through Saturday a t 8:30. “Arsenic and Old Lace,” which Cue Magazine called “a .master piece—it will scare the whiskers off you and then blast you with laughter,” is staged by Arthur Graham, producer at the Lake Summit Playhouse which is locat ed eight miles south of Hender sonville just off highway 25. Leading roles are taken by Marjorie Goode of Columbia, S. C., as Martha Brewster, Abby’s sweet sister; Leake Bevil o f Kountze, Texas, as Teddy Brews-, ter who thinks himself Theodore Roosevelt; John Morgan of Dur ham as Mortimer Brewster, the brilliant young dramatic critic; George Rappaport of St. Louis as! Jonathan Brewster, the sinister! nephew of the Brewster Sisters; and Stanley Arborough of Vicks burg, ‘Miss., as Dr. Einstein, Jon athan’s partner in crime. Other roles are played by Mary Ellen VeAeyden of St. Louis as Elaine Harper; Vincent Dc Barm, of White Plains, N. Y., as Officer Klein; John Adams of Raleigh as Officer Brophy; Charles Harris of Brooklyn as Mr. Gibbs; Arthur Graham of New York City as Lieutenant Rooney; Lyle Sweet of Asheville as Officer O’Hara; and William Alexander of Chapel Hill as Mr. Witherspoon. Next week the Lake Summit Playhouse will present the old time temperance melodrama, "The Drunkard” (or “The Fallen Saved”) to run Tuesday, August 20, through Saturday at <3 30 with a 3:15 matinee on Wednes day. Mrs. L. E. Phillips Resumes Management Hotel Dinning Room' X Mrs. L. E. Phillips, after a va cation since June Ist, is back on the job again as manager of the dining room at the Monte Vista Hotel. Mrs. Phillips wishes t«■ an nounce to the public this fact, and that you can have the same courteous service that you have been used to in the past. New Filling Station For Black -Mountain A new Pure Oil filling station! opened for business the past week across from the theatre. The business is owned and oper ated by Paul and Lucius Moore, and is known as Moore Bros. Pure Oil Station. The boys are equipped to give good service, simonizing, car washing, greasing, battery and electrical work. The place has been newly painted and is kept clean. We the News extend a hearty welcome to the Moore Bros, and wish you the very best of success. Sarg’s Restaurant Nears Completion electric neon sign and white shingles on the new place sure stands out. The management says that they are planing on having a beautiful place in the rear of the main building to serve barbecue and lunch, as the dining room doe» not afford enough space. The harbecue served here is of the old southern type and Harg is the man that can make them deli cious. The dinners are a working man’s size and you are assured of plenty to eat at popular prices. Sarg invites you in for a good meal where you can eat to your heart’s content and enjoy the most beautiful scenery ih Western North Carolina, a large section of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Sarg says, “It’* where F. muds and nature meet.”