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■BO ( EES DRIVE ■ EIGHT FIELD IjOO.OO TO GO IIP: i ihe GAP BY ONTRIBUTING ******** jfleetiasti * K GREENWOOD ******** i John Kraus of Pana, Up turned home from a recent i and told the folks of the ful weather which we had e was accused of working ie Black Mountain Cham- Commerce. “When I told lat, while they were swelter ;he rest of the nation, I was ere sleeping under a couple ikets, they thought I had I mind. 1 didn't know- there climate like this in the ! ’ the midwestern declared, s here to visit his son-in-law lighter, Mr. and Mrs. George >rt.v. e postwar sports boom tit up with us last week, early last spring we had ed to see Georgia and play their annual game, lartners in crime were to irtner George Dougherty Jim Street, former em e and now owner and op r of the City Printing at iville, South Carolina, egated to get the ducats, lmost caused a stampede he walked up to the desk lanta and asked for half en tickets to the Tech ia game. Told they Were ut, he shifted to the next game but had the same ■r. In fact the ticket man say that it would be al impossible to get a ticket “ dance following any of g games in Atlanta this 11 probably have to set- I for the Clemson-Furman | »aich. o eorge A. Bideaux, who many ■ remember as a resident of Mountain, and now publisher Hfa string of newspapers in Ari including a daily, visited the last week when he stopped • OVf here on his way to Tucson the American Legion con tention in New York. hen i was here,” Bideaux : ?*i <: the social lights were F. W. Adrian Hardwick, and Ver- Greene. Although I have sear your columns all these months Kp av f failed to find a trace of ||t e ’ three. Until I got here I u ght maybe they had passed on just reward. However, I’m t 0 see that the Dinsmore McCords are still in the whirl. ’ talking to Bideaux we are I* 01 'need that the problems of a newspaper are the same, matter what the section of the may )j e f o ' s, ite Chamber of Commerce: ■•''Cording to M. E- Rondel, ■"'stern North Carolina is the ■° n '. v place in the world where ■you can be comfortable in front iB of a Picnic fire on August 18 f (Continued on Page 8) the BLACK MOUNTAIN news Vol. 3, No. 2 Squeaky Lions Are Net So Squeaky , Jaycees Sadly Learn As Base Hits Fall Like Rain In Fatal Seventh “Wonder Where The Old | Men Went? We Wuz Mobbed,” Juniors Wail 0 If you’re a supporter of the Jay cees you won’t want to hear what happened in the softball game Thursday night after the sixth in ning. If you’re a supporter of the Lions what happened before the seventh will be painful and unin teresting, too. Fans are still raving about the remarkable comeback which the Lions staged in the fatal seventh and with good reason. The Jaycees, confident of an easy victory, had challenged the Lions to a playoff following two meetings earlier in the season. The Juniors had won the first, and the second had been called after a light failure and after the Jaycees claimed that a Lion—one Doug Jones—slipped in and occupied third base in the darkness, aided and abetted by a cage full of Lions who waited half way between third and home with • a wheel chair. j Anyway, the rampaging Jaycees .Thursday night hurried out and piled up a 22 to 9 lead by the end lof the first half of the seventh. Then lightning struck the hen house and it was the Jaycees who squeak ed off the field at the end of the game instead of the Lions. In fact the Lions trotted off like a bunch of school boys at the end of a light scrimmage and graciously left their wheel chair for the Juniors. But to get back to the seventh. The followers of Melvin Jones roared into action and paralyzed Woodrow Beddingfield with more hits than could be counted* but the important thing was that 13 runners roared over the plate with nary a out. Since this was enough ttf win the game, the Lions picked up their gloves and trotted home, leaving the Jaycees licking their wounds. In the final inning every man hit safely, and R. T. Green and Doss Kerlee, who kept trying to hit one down to the -first baseman, Douglas Jones, pounding out two each. The winning blow was a slashing dou ble to center field by Kerlee, which drove home the tying and winning runs. Jaycees Vote To Sponsor Football Lights Seats The Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor the erecting of additional lights for football and l of concrete bleachers for specta tors at their dinner meeting at Sarg’s Monday night. Twenty-five members and guests attended and heard a report by Treasurer Ted Holman and a discussion of the field improvements by President Walter H. Styles. Members pointed out that by ar ranging the bleachers in the center of the field, along the west side line, and by erecting a fence around the top and bottom, one of the chief objections to installing con crete bleachers on this field would be eliminated. School officials had hesitated on giving their approval to this part of the plan because 1 of the danger which it might create for the lower grade children who ( use the play ground. As one of the few large high schools remaining who do not pro vide some kind of scats for spec tators, it is hoped that something can be worked out to the mutual satisfaction of all. Black Mountain ; has led the way in many fields of athletics and in keeping with this progress bleachers are a necessity intead of a luxury. LOOK WHO’S HERE Mr. and Mrs. Keith Howell are parents of twin girls born Tuesday, September 9, in Rex hospital in Raleigh, N. C. Mr. How-ell is the ! S on of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Howell of Grovemont. Mr. and Mrs. Hartsell Blanken ship of Black Mountain are parents of a daughter born September < in St. Joseph's hospital. Montreal Sets Date For Opening Os School Montreat College and High School for girls will open the sec ond week in September, a week later than usual. This is due to the tact that the general assembly will meet in Atlanta instead of Mon treat next year, and the schools here will continue a week longer in the spring. Dr. J. Rupert McGregor, presi dent of the school, will conduct, and will speak, at the opening chapel service, scheduled for 10:30 o’clock Friday morning, Sept. 12, in Gaither hall. The first meeting of the faculty for the school year will be held Wednesday, Sept. 10. Dr. Margaret Spencer is dean of the faculty. Registration will be held Sept. 10; high school classes will start the following- day, and the college wil open classes September 12. Ap proximately four hundred girls will attend school here; 150 in high school and 250 in college. The col lege offers full four-year course. Miss Margaret Wade is dean in the college; Miss Annie Webb is principal and dean of high school girls; Miss Lois McClintock Ellis is assistant dean of high school girls. The high school girls will be housed at the Assembly Inn this year, with Miss Webb and Miss Ellis as dormitory hostess. Col lege girls will be at College Hall and the World Fellowship Building. Miss Nina Leolian Corbett, do mestic science teacher, will be man ager of the cafeteria. Additions to the faculty announ ced today by Doctor McGregor in clude Dr. Frond Kennedy, Salis burg, N. C., and Mrs. Keith Town send, Davenport, lowa, high school teachers; Dr. Nettie Grier, physi cian, and Miss Lucy Grier, nurse. Doctor McGregor also announced the appointment of Keith Townsend as electrician at Montreat, and that J. Holland Hunter, - recently ap pointed assistant to the president and business manager of the Moun tain Retreat Association, would come to Montreat early in Sep tember to assume his position here. Approximately $7,000 was re ceived in cash and pledges as the annual Montreat Day offering here at the services Sunday in Ander son auditorium, Doctor McGregor reported. This is approximately $5,000 more than was received on Montreat Day last year. Swannanoa FHA Elects Officers By Thelma Whitaker F.H. A. officers for the coming year were elected at the meeting held Monday, September 8, in the home economics room at the high school. Barbara Creasman, who was vice-president last year, automati- j cally became president this year. | Others chosen were: vice-president, Peggy Bryant; secretary*, Betty Ingle; treasurer, Patty Wilkerson; reporter, Thelma Whitaker; his torian Barbara Jones; song leader, Mary Alice LeMasters; program chairman, Nadine DeWeese, and ntertainment chairman, Pat Webb; Mrs. Will Davidson is sponsor of the organization. Plans were made to run Geraldine Jenkins for state vice president at the district rally to be held at Lee Edwards school in Asheville Sept tmber 27. Plans were also made for the initiation of new members to be taken in at the next regular meeting. It was decided to meet twice each month during the school year. Friendship Chapel Leads League In Games Won Fr. Chapel H 2 Presbyterians ... ....9 4 Baptists —.. • • • 8 5 Methodists 7 6 Ridgecrest • 3 10 Hos. Mill 1 '2 “YOUR VALLEY NEWSPAPER” Thursday, September 11,1947., Blaek Mountain, N. C. queens With scepter .. . Sara Rice, Joyce Gouge, and Reba Gouge, who have won the praise of their associates and their instructor by completing the work to be come “Queens with scepter,” an advanced step in the G. A., an organi zation of the Woman’s Missionary Llnion of the First Baptist church. These are the only girls in Buncombe county who have reached this step. Photo by Ellington Studios Mrs. Carroll Wins Sweepstake In Flower Show Mrs. Lynn Carroll of Grovemont won the sweepstakes for getting the largest number of blue rib bons at the flower show which was held at the jgvmnasium of the Swannanoa High school last Thursday, and which was sponsor ed by the Swannanoa Woman’s club. Judges for the exhibit were Mrs. C. A. Hawkins, Robert Slade and S. C. Clapp, all of Asheville. Hearing to make the event a suc cess were Penn Hunter and R. L. Gregg, who contributed beauttiful floral displays. Mrs. T. J. Hunter was general chairman for the oc casion. The following blue ribbons were awarded for the displays; Class A—annuals, Mrs. S. M. Wolfe; class B —perennials, Mrs. Henry Franklin; class C —dahlias: best single, Mrs. Lynn Carroll, best three, Mrs. Franklin, best five, Mrs. Carroli; class D—g-ladioli, Mrs. T. J. Hunter; class E—roses; best single, Dr. S. M. Bittinger, best group, Mrs. T. J. Hunter; class F lilies, Mrs. Carroll; class G—wild flowers, Mrs. Franklin; class H—vegatables, Mrs. Carroll; class I—arrangements: mantel, Mrs. Carroll, living room, Mrs. J. B. Nichols, dining room, Mrs. S. M. Bittinger; class J —miniature gardens, Carolyn Porter and Jo Mary Melnturff;• Class K—pot ted plants: widow’s tears, Mrs. O. N. Alexander, African violet, Mrs. Kenneth Brown, begonia, Mrs. R. I). Alexander, burning bush, Mrs. Fianklin: children’s division. Mas ter Howard Lewis, first, and Mas ter Charles Lewis, second. RESUMES ART CLASSES Mrs. F. A. Erskine has resumed her art- classes at her home on Alexander road in Grovemont. A former student at the Tyler School of Fine Arts, she will teach draw ing oil painting, and sculpturing. Lions Club Barbecue Tickets Go On Sale The public is invited to the annual Lions club barbecue which will be at 7 p. m., Thursday, September 18, at the Black Mountain recreation park clubhouse. Tickets are $1.25 each and are on sale at Black Moun tain Drug store, Key City Pharmacy, and Ward’s Drug store in annanoa. Proceeds will be used to supply a bed at the Western North Carolina Sanatorium. Back your club and back your community by attending. HONORED . . . iff/*' ' w :* %% .v v A VnSHuHyHB CHARLES S. WALTERS, vice president of Carolina Power and Light company, who was honored Tuesday when formal ceremonies commemorating the naming of the company’s hydroelectric plant at Waterville were held at the plant. Rev. W. H. Styles Opens Series | Os Sermons The Rev. W. H. Styles, pastor of the Black Mountain Presbyterian church, is preaching a series of sermons on the Creed. The series began last Sunday with a sermon on God. Mr. Styles’ ser mon was based on the first affir mation of the Creed, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.” The sermon consisted of three parts: 1. God’s Eistence; 2. God’s Attributes; 3. God’s Works. The Rev. Mr. Styles will speak this coming Sunday on the subject, “1 Believe in Jesus Christ.” Llnion Service Will Be At Presbyterian Church A union worship service will be held this coming Sunday evening in the Black Mountain Presbyter ian church, 7:30 p. m. The speaker of the evening will be the Rev. W. A. Huneycutt, pastor of the First Baptist church. This" service is Manned as a welcome service for the Rev. Mr. Huneycutt. This will give the people of all our churches an opportunity to meet and to hear our fellow pastor. Mr. Huneycutt’s sermon subject will be: “The Wit ness of the Church.’" —Miss Doris Streb of Washing ton, D. C., who has been spending j the summer at Dougherty Heights Inn, is spending a week with Betty Harrison before returning to her studies at George Washington Uni- Iversity, where she is majoring in social science. Methodists Slam Out Decision Over Presbyterian Nine To Tie Fr. Chape! For Second Half Title Get Free Chest X-Ray Here Sept. 11-12-13 Have you stopped at the X-ray bus and had your free chest X ray ? The X-ray bus is located here in Black .Mountain near the STOP light. Every person from 15 years to 115 years of age should visit the X-ray bus and check on his chest. Tuberculosis authorities are quoted as saying there are three good reasons why you want to get your chest X-ray. 1. If it shows you have a healthy chest—that is good news. 2. If it shows that you have al ready fought a round with tuber culosis germs and have won— that is good news. 3. If it shows you have tuber culosis in the early symptomless stage, that is good news too, be cause when tuberculosis is found early the chances for complete re covey are excellent, provided treatment is started at once. A confidential report will be mailed to you in a short time af ter your X-ray has been taken. The X-ray will also reveal other abnormalities of the chest besides tuberculosis and these will be re ported. The X-ray bus will be here Thursday, Friday, .and Saturday and will be operating from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Get your free chest X-ray and know your chest is okay. The mass X-ray survey is be ing sponsored by the United States Public Health Service, the N. C. State Board of Health, Asheville City and Buncombe County Health Departments, and the Buncombe County Tuberculosis and Health Association. 19 From County Are Competing In 4-H Contest Nineteen Buncombe youths-—l 2 girls and 7 boys—are competing in the 4-H Club Better Methods Elec tric contest being co-sponsored in 28 North Carolina counties by Carolina Power & Light company and Westinghouse. Extension workers in the 28 coun ties are cooperating in the project, a part of the nation-wide 4-H Club competition sponsored by West inghouse Educational foundation and designed to find means of im proving the ways of performing farm and farm-home tasks elec trically. The nineteen Buncombe youths who are competing are eligible for numerous awards, including prizes, trips, and scholarships. The win ning boy and girl in Buncombe county will receive an all-expense trip to Raleigh for the 4-H Club Electric congress to be held in Oc tober. The best contestant in Bun combe county will win a silver medal of honor. The county winners attending the Electric congress will be eli gible to compete for other awards, with the state winner receiving an all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club congress to be held in Chicago in December. 4-H Club members of Buncombe county who are competing in the contest are: Etta Brown. Jean Buckner, Ernestine Coxe, Virginia Gaddy, Ellen Rae Garrison, Mild red Heller, Betty McFarland, Em ma Jean Nowell, Anna Lee ponder, Louise Radcliff, Louise Sluder, Jean Ann Whiteside, Don L. Free man, Guy Jarvis, Jr., Paul Jones, Ken Maynard, Eugene Morris, Ed ward Randall, and Bobby k oung. WILL CONFER THIRD DEGREE ON DR. L. J. RING The Black Mountain Lodge No 663 A. F. & A. M. will meet in special communication, Friday, Sept. 12 to confer the third degree ■ on Dr. L. J. Ring. All master Mas- | ons are cordially invited to attend | 5 Cents Per Copy. Whitaker Blanks Losers After Second Inning Until Last Os Seventh O Coach Doss Kerlee’s Methodists nine won their way into a tie for the second half championship Fri day night when they blasted Oscar Tinney and his Presbyterians, 16 to 10, in the final game of the re gular season. The victory gave the Methodists a second half record of live losses against one defeat. Friendship Chapel, who completed their season earlier in the week, had the same record. After the Methodists scored three in the first, the Presbyterians came back with seven in their half. Ker lee s boys knotted the count in the top of the second, but the losers gained a two run lead in their half on a single by Styles, a walk to Greene, a fielder’s choice and a single by Bob Eckles. The winners tied it up by scor* ing one run in the third and fourth innings, then iced it away with a three run rally in the fifth and a | four run blast in the top of the seventh. Following the second inn ing, Dempsey Whitaker hurled shutout ball for the winners until the last of the seventh when Leon Williams hammered out a double and was driven home a moment later when Sarge Brantley, hit a two bagger to left center. The fielding gem of the night came in the first of the sixth when Greene, Presbyterian first base man, went to his right for Jack Brown’s roller and tossed to Styles for the putout.. It was a difficult play, perfectly executed, and drew a round of applause from the crowd. Lineup and Scores METHODISTS A.B. R H C. Kerlee, lb 5 2 4 Longcoy, cf 5 11 Whitaker, p 5 2 1 Holman, 3b 3 3 3 Milbee, 3b 2 2 2 Brake, ss 4 3 3 Jones, 2b 5 0 3 Free, c 3 0 0 Brown, rs 5 11 Pence, If 4 2 2 PRESBYTERIANS A.B. R H Tyson, ss 4 11 Barkley, 2b 10 0 Tinney, 2b 2 0 0 Styles, p 4 11 Greene, lb 3 2 1 Marett, If 4 2 1 Eckles, rs 4 12 F. Williams, cf 4 11 L. Williams, 3b 4 2 2 Brantley, c 3 0 2 Presbyterians 7200001 10 12 Methodists 3411304 16 20 R H Church Census Will Be Made o For some time the ministers in Black Mountain have felt the need for a community-wide church cen sus. Plans are now being made for such a census to be made on the first Sunday of October. This is the best time of the year to find out “just who lives in Black Moun tain.” The tourists come early in the spring to remain through the summer months. To take a church census in August or June would not give a true picture of the res idents of ouii. community. By the first Sunday of October, a true picture can be taken of the year round residents of our community. The churches need this kind of information for their records, that they may be of better service to the community and to the head of the church. Everyone is asked to keep October 5 in mind and be prepared lor someone to call at your home for this worthwhile in formation. —Among the guests at Black Forest Lodge are Mrs. Marie Fry er, owner of the Garden Restau rant, Ludel Chmelik, an entertainer, land Mr. and Mrs. Ferdl Larenz, all of Miami, Florida.
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