■ , vYCEES DRIVE
■ p() LIGHT field
I $250.00 TO GO
I HELP CLOSE THE
I GAP BY
I CONTRIBUTING
■Legion Still
■Leading County
Baseball Loop
HI ]'hc Black Mountain American
increased the lead
■Bn the Buncombe County league
■B:. Acck By piling up victories
some tough rivals. Beginn
■Bnir with a forfeit over Leicester,
V ili-u:'* show up for the game,
Ijc t.naires added four to
victory string.
Aga: rat the Asheville V.F.W.
pitched four hit ball
Medford pounded out three
■Bit' . of four tries as the locals
BB'ow hi to 15. Last Saturday
BBi>'i.\.-r Dam fell, 7 to 2, while on
Averys ('reek was nipped
to 5. Hudisell was the big noise
t 8.-aver Dam with two for
Smith pitched a three hit-
Bt> for tin- winners. Averys Creek
u iti solve Carpentar for but
oi hits while Smith paced the
with a home run and two
BJ Ihe Legion will lay their lead on
v line here Saturday against
and will play the Ashe-
American Legion here Sun
■softball schedule
games start at 7:30.
August 29
fr, Chapel vs Presbyterians,
Sept. 1
■ Hosiery Mill vs Fr. Chapel.
B'nesday, Sept. 2
H. Mill vs Baptists.
r ‘<iay, Sept. 5
vs Presby.
AL HONEYMOON
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence De
I" 111 ' 1, and Mrs. Mary Kiernan of
X. j., have been visiting
h Miss Lou Lindsay and family
or several days.
Mr. and Mrs. De Grave came
on their honeymoon seven
years ago and have been re
■ Burning for a visit each year on
wedding anniversary.
B'TEND meeting
H Herbert W. Sanders District
B' ,v< -rnor, 31 A, and W. W. White
the first state cabinet of
kl,ls International at Durham
Bhibary closed
B 'bor day
■ ,;i ' Black Mountain library will
B 1 -osed Labor Day. Books due
1 may be returned the fol
day.
■ |ln ‘g stores in Black Mountain
be closed Labor Day.
B *-s estimated that North Caro
s 1947 cantaloup crop will
approximately 332,000 crates,
compares to a yield of 270,
B°° '■rates in 1946.
™e BLACK MOUNTAIN news
Vo). 2, No. 52
Commemoration
Ceremony To Be
At Waterville
O
formal ceremonies commemora
ting the naming of Carolina Power
& Light company’s hydroelectric
plant at Waterville in honor of
Charles S. Walters will be held
at the plant at noon on Tuesday,
September 9.
Surrounded by the scenic beauty
of Western North Carolina Moun
tains, the great Walters installa
tions are ajacent to the Great
Smoky mountains National Park.
The Walters plant is one of the
largest hydroelectric developments
in the Southeast and is the main
source of power for electric ser
vice in Asheville and surrounding
territory.
tains National Park. The Walters
plant is one of the largest hydro
electric developments in the South
east and is the main source of
power for electric service in Ashe
ville and surrounding territory.
The ceremony commemorating
the naming of the plant will fea
ture a response by Mr. Walters,
who is vice-president of Carolina
Power & Light company in charge
of operations in the western divi
sion. An inscribed plaque bearing
the new name of the plant, mounted
on a stone pedestal, will be unveiled
by Miss Jane Firmin, 11-year-old
niece of Mr. Walters, of Findlay,
Ohio.
The principal address of the
occasion will be made by D. Hiden
Ramsey, general manager of the
Asheville Citizen-Times. L. V. Sut
ton, president of Carolina Power
& Light company, will serve as
master of ceremonies.
The public is invited to attend
the dedication ceremonies at the
plant in Waterville. Special guests
for the occasion will be CP&L
directors and their wives. A meet
ing of directors is scheduled to
be held in Asheville on Wednesday,
September 10.
Souvenir booklets, to be distrib
uted to those attending, will carry
photographs of Mr. Walters and
the Walters plant and dam, a bio
graphical sketch of Mr. Walters,
an outline of the program, and a
reproduction of the plaque. The
commeration ceremony will be
broadcast direct over several Ashe
ville radio stations.
Directors of the company voted
to name the huge hydroelectric
plant for Vice-President Walters
at a meeting in June.
Mr. Walters has been vice-pres
ident and a director of the Com
pany since it was formed in 1926,
and as such has participated in the
progress of the company from one
serving 58,541 customers over 2,
869 miles of lines to a modern ut
ility service 169,022 customers
over 11,715 miles of lines.
The Walters hydroelectric plant
has played a large part in the de
velopment of the company and in
the constant improvement of its
service in the western division.
The largest of the company’s 11
generating plants, the Walters
plant, has generated an annual
average of 318,889,530 kilowatt
hours of electricity, while Norris
plane generated an average of
285,951,475 kilowatt-hours during
the same period.
During its six full years of op
eration, Hiwasse plant has genera
ted an annual average of 210.285,
600 kilowatt-hours, compared with
323,933,100 generated by the Wal
ters plant during the same period.
During its four full years of op
eration Cherokee plant generated
an annual average of 309,376, 900
kilowatt-hours, compared with 351,
127,000 for Walters plant. Dou
glas plant generated an annual
average of 328,108,660 kilowatt
j hours during its three full years of
i operation, compared with 346,564,
OOOfor Walters plant.
Walters plant, the second high
est head plant east of the Rockies
(861 feet) has 145,000 horsepower
capacity. It went into operation on
July 1, 1930, after four years of
1 construction. It is located in Hay
wood county on the Pigeon river,
j 35 air-line miles northwest ol
Asheville and adjacent to the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
The Walters Plant until June
was known as the Waterville plant.
Its output has been indispensably
integrated into Carolina Power
& Light company’s eastern North
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DACKAU, GERMANY— (Si idphotc)-—llse Koch, wife of the
commander of the Buchenwald concentration camp and known as the
witch of Buchenwald”, is shown as she faced the American Military
Court which is trying her on charges of cruelty to inmates of the
c ? n 'P - 1 he husky blonde German girl is accused of having had lamp*
shades ana book covers made from human skin taken from the bodies
Ot victims who were murdered at the Nazi horror camp.
Eleanor Foxworth
Is Named Field
Secretary
o
Miss Eleanor Winn Foxworth of
Kingstree, S. C., has been named
field secretary for the executive
committee of Christian education
and ministerial relief of the Gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States, ac
cording to an announcement made
here today by Dr. Wade H. Boggs,
Louisville Ky., executive secretary
of the committee.
Miss Foxworth will assume her
new duties Sept. 1. She has been
serving as hostess in the Christian
education literature room here
this sumnTer.
In her new position, Miss Fox
worth will succeed such former sec
retaries, known throughout the
South in other years, as Charlotte
B. Jackson, Julia Lake Skimmer,
Cornelia D. Engle, Irent Hope, and
Jean Liston.
A native of Kingstree, Miss Fox
worth is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John G. Foxworth, and a
grandaughter of Mrs. Fannie Winn,
for a number of years matron at
Thornwell Ohphanage, Clinton, S.
C. She united with the Williams
burg Presbyterian Church, Kings
tree, and was graduated from the
Kingstree high school as validic
torian of her class. She then at
tended Winthrop College, Rock
Hill, S. C., graduating with the
B. S. degree. A year in the busi
ness world, and two years as sec
retary to the president of the Blue
Ridge Y. M. C. A., preceded her
graduate work at Yale University
Divinity school.
Art Exhibit At
Black Mtn. Hardware
Work created by the children's
painting classes taught by Richard
Albany at Oak Knoll Studios un
der sponsorship of the Black Moun
tain Arts Club is now on view at
the Black Mountain hardware com
pany on State Street.
Prizes for excellence of work
were awarded by an adult jury.
Jimmy Franklin, first; Buddy Wil-
I liams, second; John Cooley, third;
and Eugene Knofel, honorable
j mention. Others exhibiting are
Charlotte Knoefel and Craig Coo- (
All classes taught by Mr. Al- j
bany are closing this week. The 1
glazeing firing of the work of the |
ceramics class is being completed j
today. Mr. Albany and his mother |
will return to Tyler School of Art
in Philadelphia September 1 where
Mr. Albany is a senior student. He
has been invited to return next
year.
Carolina and South Carolina ter
ritory—physically separated from
the western division lines —through
interconnections with neighboring
j Duke Power company and Appa
lanchian Electric Power company.
I
(
The 1947 wheat crop is estimated i
at 8,449,000 bushels and compares
with the 1946 crop of 6,307,000
bushels.
“YOUR VALLEY NEWSPAPER”
Thursday, August 28, 1947, Black Mountain, N. C.
Parking Meters
Now In Operation
Most folks are taking the park
ing meters in stride and with good
humor, a survey of the town has
■ shown. The meters have been click-
I ing merrily in some sections while
j in others warning cards left by the
police show that a few have not
learned yet where the money goes.
“We ask the cooperation of
every motorist,” Police Chief Carl
Smith said. “The meters were in
stalled in order that we might
better control the traffic in the
congested areas. With the help of
all concerned our streets will be
safer.”
Bobby McCool
Writes Os Army
Experiences
o
Bobby McCool, 1947 graduate
of the Black Mountain High
school, who enlisted in the army
air forces last spring, has written
to tell of his experiences during
batsic training San Antonio,
Texas. Bobby is the son of Mrs.
Ann Hodson of Black Mountain
to whom the letter was written.
“We got our gas masks the
other day and we are one more
good looking bunch when we wear
them,” he said. “We go on pre
mark next week and then our basic
will be just about over. Our flight
has honor barracks of the whole
squadron for being the cleanest
and neatest. We placed in the
drill competition and are the
first flight to place in a good
while.”
Os Speck Anderson, Black
Mountain boy who enlisted at the
same time, Bobby says: “Speck
has been making a good record
here and just came by to say to
tell all the folks hello and to tell
you that he missed your good
food. Well, 1 have 1 to get ready
for parade and inspection in the
morning, so I guess I had better
close for now.”
COURT NEWS
Police Chief Carl Smith of Black
Mountain during the past two
weeks has prosecuted five charged
with driving while under the in
fluence of intoxicating drink. Each
was fined $125.00 and given four
months suspended sentence. The
cases were tried in the Asneville
Police Court.
Only one speeding case has been
reported during the same period.
—Dr. Archer Anderson, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
of Duluth, Minnesota, who has
been guest minister at the Ben
Lippen conference grounds during
the fourth week of August, was
the house guest of his wife’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kis
sling, in their new home on first
Street.
ft Say You Saw It In The NEWS
Queens College 1
Faculty Meeting 1
At Montreat 1
Dr. Felix B. Gear, professor of
theology at Columbia Theological
Seminary, Decatur Ga., and Dr.
Kenneth I. Brown, president of ,
iDenison University, Branville, 1
Ohio, will be the visiting consul
tant at the annual faculty work
shop of Queens college, Charlotte,
N. C., to be held August 28 through
September 3 at Montreat. “The
Preparation of Christian commun
ity Leadership” will be the subject
considered.
Dr. Hunter B. Blakely is presi
dent of Queens college, which is
affiliated with the Presbyterian j
Church in the United States. 1 I
Doctor Bear received his B. A.
and D. D. degrees from Davis and
Elkins College, Elkins, West Va;
his B. D. degree from Union Theo
logical Seminary, Richmond, Va.,
his Th. M. from Princeton Theo
logical Seminary, and his Ph. D.
from the University of Edinburg.
He served in several Presbyterian
churches including the Second
Presbyterian Church of Memphis,
Tenn. He was professor of Bible
at Southwestern at Memphis. He
came to Columbia Seminary last
year.
The workshop schedule calls for
two general sessions and several
smaller group meetings daily. At
ithe general sessions the, problems
! will he presented bythe Division of
Fine Arts, the Division of Human
; Relations, the Division of Religion
and Philosophy, the Division of
Sciences, the Division of Language
and Literature, and the Division
of Professional Subjects, respect
ively.
Garden Club Will
Have Flower
Show
o
The Garden group of the Swan
nanoa Woman’s club will hold a
flower show Thursday, September
4, in the Gymnasium at the Swan
nanoa school. Exhibitors from near
by towns are urged to participate.
'■ Ribbons will be given, and a
i sweepstake prize will be awarded
’ for the person getting the most
i ribbons. Cash prizes will be given
; for children’s exhibits.
Doors will be open from 8:30
• A. M. tilt 12 noon September 4, to
1 receive flowers for exhibit. Judg
■ ing will be from 12 noon to 2 P. M.
: Doors will be open to the public
. from 2 to 10 P. M.
Classes are as follows: C, dahlias
: -best single, and best three; D,
glads-3 or 5 spikes; E, roses-best
single exhibit and best group; F,
lilies; G, wild flowers; vegetable
best display; I, arrangement-],
mantel; 2, living room; 3, dining
room; J, miniature garden; and K,
potted plants.
As this will be an outstanding
event of the season, it is hoped that
everyone from neighboring areas
who has flowers will help to make
the occasion a success.
I
SPECIAL SERVICE SUNDAY
Labor Sunday will be observed
next Sunday at the morning ser
vice in State Street Methodist
Church. The minister will preach
on the subject, “The Golden Rule
in Business.” A special invitation
to attend this service is given to
tourists and visitors in Black
Mountain.
FIRE ASSESSMENTS DUE
The fire department assessments
are now due and should be mailed !
to the city clerk, the NEWS has
i been asked to announce. If anyone
' has moved, or for any other reason
i has not received his notice, the
j clerk requests that he mail in his
! assessment as soon as possible.
NEW EMPLOYEE
Miss Lockie Burgin is now era- i
ployed at the Music Corner as sales- j
lady and will welcome her friends ;
at her new location.
Production of flu-cured tobacco
in North Carolina this year is ex
pected to be approximately 864,
985,000 pounds.
Friendship Chapel Tramples
Baptists To Win First Half
Championship Under Lights
X-Ray 1
Available For
Local Residents
r
o (
The mass X-ray survey got 1
underway Tuesday in Asheville 1
and Buncombe county with several 1
hundred people getting an x-ray 1
the first day.
The people in Buncombe county
are going all-out in this campaign
| to help wipe out tuberculosis, since
I the death rate in this country is
double that of North Carolina and
of the United States as a whole.
Citizens of Black Mountain will
have a chance to get a free chest
x-ray when one of the x-ray buses
will be located here September
11, 12 and 13 from 11:00 A. M. to
5:00 P. M. Watch for this bus and
make Black Mountain 100 percent.
Key City Laundry
Has Added New
Equipment
With the addition of new press
ing and washing machines, the
Key City Laundry is now able to
offer any kind of service desired,
B. W. Rowland, owner and mana
ger told a NEWS reporter this
week. Using this new equipment
the local establishment has been
able to keep on regular schedule
throughout the summer.
“We appreciated the patience
and understanding which the cus
tomers have shown,” Mr. Rowland
said, “and are now happy to an
nounce that addition of new equip
ment will enable us to offer any
kind of service desired. We are
ready to serve the needs of the
• entire community.”
The local plant is managed by
' H. T. Cranfill of Southern Pines,
■ a veteran of more than 35 years
- in the laundry business, 25 of
■ which have been spent as plant
1 manager. Mr. Cranfill came here
I January 1. At peak times the Key
t City Laundry employs 40 people.
l
; 35 Darkhorses
Open Grid Drill
i Ouly 4 lettermaen were among
i the 35 hopefuls who reported to
Coach Eugene Byrd early this
week as grid practice got under
way at the Black Mountain high
school. Gone are most of those
who made the Darkhorses, one of
the most powerful aggregations
to be found in this section last
year.
While it is still early to form
an opinion as to the ability of
this year's eleven, most fans a
gree that the boys will have to
develop fast if they are to con
tinue the face pace set by Key
City teams over the past two
seasons when they rolled to 14
wins, one tie, and one loss in 16
starts.
Undisputed county champions
in 1946, the Darkhorses will spend
the first few days in fundament
als before settling down to serious
work in preparation for the open
er. With more county schools
fielding a team, competition
should be keener this season than
ever before.
i FINAL CONCERT
The final concert of the season
was presented at Montreat Tues
day night under the direction of
Robert S. Lowrance, Jr., of At
lanta, Ga. Gaul’s oratorio, “The
Holy City,” was presented to an
I audience which filled Anderson |
J auditorium.
Soloists were Betty Turner
| Boone, soprano; Cherrie Smith,
I contralto; D. Ellis Williams, Ten
| or, and Mr. Lowrance, baritone.
! Accompanists were Mrs. Low
rance, and Raymond Elgine of
Leads, Ala.
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5 Cents Per Copy
Large Crowd Attends
Dedication Ceremony
0
Everette Stephenson and his
rollicking Friendship Chapel crew
delighted a large crowd of sup
porters but spoiled the evening
for the opposition as they pounded
out a decisive, 16 to 3, victory
over the Baptists in the final
game of the play off for the first
half championship. The game was>
played under lights at the grade
school field as part of the ded
ication ceremony. Coach Eugene
Byrd, league president and offic
ial scorer, acted as master of
ceremonies.
Although mechanical trouble pre
vented the lights from “burning”
on schedule and the mayor was cut
off two or three times during hit
speech, one of the largest crowds
of the season was on hand to wit
ness the dedication ceremony and
to see the boys from the Chapel
clinch the title.
The score was tied at one all
when the winners exploded with a
six dun blast in the first of the
third. Most of the damage was done
after two were away. Morris walked
to open the third inning and B.
Fortune followed with a single.
Following outs by K. Gray and
Stephenson H. Gray singled,
R. Russell was safe on a fielder's
choice, and Myers hit safely, be
fore the losers were able to make
; another out.
Leading, lOto 2, the Winners
, counted six runs in a wild sixth
. inning but the damage had been
done and the tallies were not
needed.
Scores by innings
r b
Fr. Chapel 1 0 6 1 2 6 x 16 12
Baptists 1010001 36
Aits Club Reelects
Dr. Weatherford
At the annual meeting of the
Black Mountain Arts club held
August 20 at “Far Horizons”, the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Weatherford,
the following officers were elec
ted for the year 1947-48: president,
Dr. W. D. Weatherford; first vice
president-membership chairman
Robert Guy; second vice president
program chairman-Miss Mary
Young; third vice president-pub
licity chairman-Miss Margaret
'Hay; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
C. E. Keith; recording secretary,
Mrs. FYed Wilson; treasurer, Rich
ard Seawright; board mernber-at
large, T. Green; activities chair
man, Mrs. N. L. Perkins.
The next meeting of the Black .
Mountain Arts club will be held
on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 8 o’clock
at the Monte Vista hotel.
The photography group of the
club will have charge of the pro
gram.
W. F. Snow, chief of Special
Service at Moore’s V. A. Hospital,
will show and comment on a series
of pictures entitled-“ Around the
world with the 58th Wing*'. These
pictures were taken when Mr.
Snow, as captain in charge of
Special Services during World War
11, flew around the world.
Another feature of the program
will be the rendering of several
Chinese songs by. Miss Shirley
Parrish of Asheville.
Miss Margaret Hay,
Publicity Chairman
The total peach crop grown in
the State is estimated at 3,104,000
bushels or 2 percent less than in
1946 and 57 percent greater than
the 10-year average production
The total pig crop this year is
indicated to be 3 percent greater
than in 1946 and I percent above
the 1936-45 average. The spring
pig crop was only slightly greater
than a year earlier but the fall
crop probably will show a sorne
! what larger increase, according
to BAE.
Spring pigs were farrowed eaily
this year in contrast to the late
farrowing of 1946. Over 10 percent
of the spring sows farrowed in
February this year compared with
9 percent in F’ebruary 1946, BAE
, reports.