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Rol. !. N<». -D
Hiss Alice Gibson
I g mes Bride Os
I Or. Hornowski
IBt - Ei'*' Gibson, daughter of
|l
s u;n .nanoa was married
~ c-l Jerome Hornowski,
Mrs. Helen Hornowski and
l.ouis Hornowski of Ja-
V , in a ceremony last
B„i :i v afternoon at 4 o’clock at
Swannanoa Presbyterian
f cb rrh.
IB].. T. A. pastor,
The church was deco-
I d with Oregon white
I and white tapers in
R'likicheii candelabra.
I».\ program of wedding music
R. by Mrs. Gilmer
R ti f Swannanoa, pianist,
R a B. Land of Buffalo,
I *unt of the bride, vocalist.
6) and “Clair de
l played prior ?■
L and Mrs. Land sang
1 Years’’ and “Be
l.-". The traditional we
A 1■ ■ ■ ised as the pro
jmai a d “0
Br va ayed
he ereniony.
■To bride_ who was given in
Bi;i iage by her father, wore a
Rrr gabardine suit with matching
■
■ bouquet of white
fr c c ed with a lavender
I M >\ e Land of Buffalo,
I( •. cousin of the bride vns
■maid of honor.
hhvau! I!. Hornowski of Jamai
ca V Y. brother of the bride
fgror m. erred as best man. and
Ushers were I)r. Loring Scott
Mapace < f Port Arthur Tex., and
'William Leslie of Pair
Following the ceremony an in
fon a! reception was held at the
horn- of the bride. The bridal
tab! was decorated with grenery
| and white roses and held a three
tiond wedding cake topped with a
m ature bride and bridegroom.
The house was dec-orated through
out with arrangements of white
rose and gladolus.
■'ride s mother wore a
hrmvn silk print dress with an
aqua f!o "»‘r hat and a corsage of
ftutecl gardenias. Tfie bride
groom's mother wore a black silk
i 1 1” dress with pink flower hat
a, ‘d a corsage of tinted pink gar
denias.
I]f\ •' reception the couple
!or a wedding trip to Atlanta.
I ~!1 their return they will re
at lilack Mountain.
• t-. Hornowski is a graduate
" Fd wards high school and
/ C1 , S I!usi ness college. Dr. Horn
d graduate of the Uni
, ■’ ' irginia and of the
metrical ck,. » , .
. ■ 100 at t ' le university,
' 1* now with the Veterans
an r ln f traton hospital at Swann
anr Jjly !le wi ** leave for an
‘u iiic-nt with the Menninger
0 :■ r" in
din- I 0"" truests at the wed
«on\,; nC Mari d MrS ' R ' L ' C ' Gih *
th P ~ , Jn , K-randmother of ’
Oih> s '' f Mr ’ and Mrs. William
0f aUnt and Un ° ,fi ’
to n aBl , Mrs ’ 01i 'er Temple- .
George Holland of t
'•ntinued on page 5 i
Tea Towels, Dimes Or
W ives - ( hain Postal
( ards Are Illegal
Recent instructions received
from the Post Office Depart
ment indicate that chain postal
cards involving property sue!
as tea-towels, pot holders, ap
rons, and other property oi
nominal value, are in violation
of the Postal Laws and there
fore declared nonmailable. Post
masters are directed to with
draw from the mails any such
matter coming to their at
tention. In view of the number
of these cards being mailed
it is deemed advisable
to notify thd public that par
ticipation 111 such schemes is
unlawful.
H. A. Kerlee Postmaster
_
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Meyers Reviews
Team’s Record
Ca; i C. Myers, who guided the
’.948 Blac' ” »untain American
Lt ion tea n to its most suceess
fu. sea on n hi ory, was given a
vote of thanks and paid in full for
ex| ;ns c incurred ouiin" the past
ser on a; t.ie regt: ar Legion t ;eet
ng at the city hall Monday night,
i.r. M; (•’. ■ made it clear that the
0”. to Lae Legion would have been
much greater except for the fact
’at many of the players paid
their own expenses.
Cn motion of Lvgionaire Roy
4. Tav'or the 1 lembers extended
a vote of thanks to Coach Myers.
In making the notion Taylor call
ed the 1948 liegion team “One of
the best things that ever happen
ed to Black Mountain.” The My
ersmen won 36 out of 42 games
won the county title took the top
spot at Canton, and finished
second at Lees-Mcßae and in the
state tourney.
Three players—Brake. Stephen
son, and Earle were selected on at
least three all-star teams, -and
Turner and Edwards made one all
star team. Brake and Stephenson
were chosen at the forward posts
on the all-state team and Brake
was voted the outstanding player
in the entire state. Myers included
this information in a short review
which he made at the invitation
of the members.
Before adjourning tentative
plans were made for conducting
military funerals for members of
the armed forces returned here for
burial.
TICKETS ON SALE
The birthday banquet of the
Black Mountain Woman’s club will
be held at 7:30 pm., Thursday,
April 15, at the Monte Vista hotel.
The program will be announced
as soon as plans are complete
. Tickets for the event may be ob
tained at Rice’s Quality store, at
the NEWS office, or from Mrs.
William Hickey, Mrs. l’aul Harris
at Ridgecrest, Mrs. George Stone,
Mrs. E. J. Anthony and Miss
Minnie Drinker.
TAKE PG COURSE
Dr S. M. Bittinger and Dr.
I ou's ,T. Ring returned Saturday
night from Chapel Hill, where
they took a post-graduate course
in T. B. and diseases of the chest.
Thursday. April I. lids. [Hack Mountain. N. <\
Hiker Awed By
View From Gray
Beard Trail
BY RICHARD CAPPS
Have you ever loked in awed
wonder at the league of glitter
ing jewels? When I first walked
the Gray Beard trail, this
panorama of beauty was brought
suddenly to m> Utention.
The “Lookout Trail” is a long
silver stair reaching from the
valley floor to the light sweet air
of the mountains. It conects with
the Gray Beard trail which
winds in a series of “switch
backs" to the heights of Mount
Mitchell, highest peak in Eastern
America, reaching 6684 feet into
the sky.
The valley directly below the
trail is the Montreat Assembly
grounds. On the other side is
the gi eat Swannanoa Valley, now
dotted with factories, schools,
churches, and homes, but once a
wilderness of inspiring beauty.
In the days before the white
man scarred this wonderful
valley, there was a sea of virgin
timber, green and stately, from
the peaks to the valley floor,
whore ran a crystal-clear river
along which an occasional bear
or shy deer scurried away at the
approach of a human visitor to
his watering ground. The water
swarmed with quick, beautiful
rainbow trout. This was virtually
a “Garden of Eden.”
Once an Indian chief from an
eastern tribe came to visit his
western neighbors and, standing
on a peak overlooking the valley
said: “Swannanoa,” which means
“Beautiful valley." This name has
been carried to this day.
The mountains surrounding the
Montreat valley have been dam
aged by the white man. Azalea
and rhododendron bloom along
the mountains and the tiger lillies
blossom in the valley far below
during the summer days. In a
wonderland of fall the hardwood
trees distribute a multicolored
display that bring gasps of won
der from all who view it.
In the cold water of Lake
Susan, rainbow trout still proud
ly swim, always ready to take a
bit of bread or any other food
thrown to them.
The Assembly buildings are
of native stone, filled with tiny
bits of mica. The floors are of
varicolored marble. The build
ings have a majestic appearence
—Continued on page 5
Ride To Church
free Os Charge
Free transportation to church
and Sunday school will be furnish
ed children living in the vicinity
of the Blue Ridge road and the
Asheville highway t the NEWS
was informed today. This service
is being offered through the cour
tesy of F. E. Stepp of the Victory
Cab company.
The bus will follow the Ashe
ville highway to the intersection of
the Blue Ridge road then follow
the Blue Ridge road to downtown
Black arriving in time
fo>- Sunday school and church ser
vices. It was emphasized that the
bus will pi le up and haul free of
charge thoie who wish to attend
any church in Black Mountain.
The return trip will be made at
the close of services.
RECENT BRIDE . . .
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w
MRS. M. ,J. HORNOWSKI, the
former Miss Alice Gibson of
Swannanoa, who was married to
Dr. M. J. Hornowski last Sunday
afternoon in a beautiful ceremony
at the Swannanoa Presbyterian
church.
Myers Issues Call
p er Diamond Men
.41! those who wish to try out
for the Black Mountain entry in
the Buncombe county baseball
league have been asked to report
at the grammar school field Fri
'ty (tomorrow) afternoon at 5
o’clock. C. C. Myers will lead the
team again tSs year.
.Vith Severn! new men scheduled
t<y ,oh Lhe bam. the locals are
expected to he one of the fastest
nines in the county loop this sea
son. Competition will be tough for
all positions.
CIRCLE MEETING
The following meeting dates
have been announced for the
circles of the Womann’s Auxiliary
of the Swannanoa Presbyterian
church. They will meet on Mon
day, as follows:
Circle No. 1, Mrs. Arnold Whitt,
Chairman, will meet at the home
of Mrs. Whitt at 2:30 p.m.
Circle No. 2, Mrs. Eugene Loven,
chairman, will meet at 2:30 p. m. '
at Mrs. Loven’s home.
The Business Women will meet
at the home of Mrs. W. H. McMur
ray, Jr., at 7:30 p. m.
THE SENIOR CLASS OF
SWANNANOA HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENTS
“DON’T TAKE MY PENNY”
(A comedy in three acts)
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1948 AT 8:00 P. M.
THE CAST
SALLY, a maid with a purpose Evelyn Roberts
NORMAN PORTER, a publicity man Richard Sides
PENNY, a pretty little miss Betty Ingle
CALEB, her absorbed father J. B. Creasman
MARK, her farm-minded brother Ned Straehla
MAVIS, her attractive sister
LYDIA, her busy mother Thelma Whitaker
JOANNA, her loyal girl friend Martha Gibson Reed
KERRY, her resourceful boy friend Robert Bastarache
GREGG, his pal with ideas Ronald MacMillan
GRAM, just herself Norma Hensley
MONSIEUR HENRI, a French designer Robert Allison
CLAIRE I Jewell Ayers
ELSIE | Thelma Whitaker
LUCILLE | Jean Ammons
RED. a delivery boy T. J. Huntsinger
HARRISON DAY, a young author Vincent Capps
PLACE: The living-room of the Pringle home in a small city.
TIME: The present. A Saturday in late June.
Pay only 5e
Southern Has
| An Impressive
| Safety Record
The Southern railway system’s
[ central lines today received six
| of the eleven trophies awarded in
the railway’s annual employee
safety competition. The trophies
were presented to representatives
of the winning groups by Operat
ing Vice President Harry A. De-
Butts during the anual operation
department staff conference held
in Atlanta.
The six awards were distribut
ed as follows: vice president’s
trophy—to L. C. Shults, superin
tendent motive power, Knoxville,
Tenn., for the central lines shops;
general managers' Trophies: Class
A-l divisions—to W. F. Cooper,
superintendent, Sheffield. Ala.,
for the Memphis division; class
A-2 divisions—to B. F. Langford,
superintendent, Macon, Ga., for
the GS&F railway; class A-l
shops—to G. F. Tipton, master
mechanic, Knoxville, Tenn., for
coster shops: class A-2 shops—to
A. G. Waldrupe, master mechanic,
Macon, Ga., for Macon shops; and
class A-3 shops—to F. E. Kimball,
master mechanic, Bristol, Va., for
Bristol shops.
Central lines achieved a rating
of only 6.99 casualties-per-million
-man-hours worked during 1947
as compared with the system
wide average of 7.14. In present
ing the awards to Central lines,
Mr. Deßutts praised the perform
ance that reduced the 1946 figure
of 15/06 to 6.99" in 1947.
Launched in 1918, the South
ern’s continuous safety program
has helped move the railway into
the forefront of the industry as a
safe place to work. The system
employee casualty figure of 7.14
for 1947, for instance, contrasts
sharply with the 1941 casualty
rate of 9.42 and illustrates the
effectiveness of the stepped-up
program of recent years.
The Ideal Beauty Shop will
close Monday, March 29, for a
short time in order to move into
a new home on Montreat Road.
Announcements and opening
date will be given in the Black
Mountain News.
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