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BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF LOCKER PLANT
Business and professional leaders of the community were on hand Tuesday morning to watch as
Mayor J. L. hotter turned the first shovel of dirt to start construction of the Black Mountain Freez
s Locker plant which it is estimated will cost approximately $75,000. Left to right they are Mei
ns Lance. Dr. F. H. Richardson, J. G. Northcott, John'Hunteh Montreat, Thomas A. Freck, secre
lary. A evil e, David B. Morgan, 11. B. Sabiston, president and treasurer, Father J. H. Rhys, May
«Potter. The Rev. Thad McDonald, Roy A. Taylor, C. J. Rich, N. C. Shuford, and R. S. Eckles.
by Ellington
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(leJflectianl
By JACK GREENWOOD
Two small boys were heard talk
ing as they walked along Cherry
street the other day. Said one:
“My mother says that Miss Lind
sey IS NOT as old as George
Washington or Abraham Lincoln,
even though the Black Mountain
NEWS did say she was.”
Said the second: “But she has
been teaching here since 1830 or
maybe even before that. And I’ll
bet she crossed the Delaware with
Washington. Gee! I’d like to ask
her about Noah and the Ark." “She
don’t know nothin’ about Noah and
the Ark,’’ the other came hack.
“She wasn’t on the Ark.”
“Then why didn't she get
drowneil like the rest of the
folks?” the second lad inquired.
That closed the argument.
The two youngsters were not
the only two who noticed our typo
graphical error in last week’s
column in which we stated that
Lou was graduated from Biltmore
College in 1830.
Very soon after the NEWS hit
the mail Ronald Finch stopped by
to offer his services, in case the
popular member of the grade
school faculty should enter suit.
Roy Taylor, who completed the
course at Biltmore one year ahead
of Lou, had a bag of jokes and
wise cracks to spring at the
P.-T.A. meeting but Miss Lindsey
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BAKE SALE APRIL 24
Black Mountain chapter U. D.
Eastern Star will sponsor a bake
sale at the Black Mountain Gro
cery Co., beginning at 9:30 a. m.
Saturday, April 24. Homemade
pies, cakes, and cookies will be
offered for sale. Members are
urged to get cakes there early.
Thursday. April 22, ItMS Hlack Mountain. N. C.
Montreat Will
Sponsor Opera
The glee club of the Montreat
School for Girls under the drec
tion of \{rs. Nelson Parker, will
present the popular Gilbert and
Sullivan opera, “H.M.S. Pina
fore," at Anderson auditorium,
April 26, at 8 p. m. Friends of the
school are invited to attend. A
small admission charge will be
made.
Those having the principal roles
are: “Ralph Rackstraw,” Jane
Norman; “Josephine,” Madge
Brownlee; “Captain,” Elizabeth
Ann -Cannon; “Sir Joseph,” Lae
tita Anne Clark; “Buttercup,” Lee
Brewer; “Dick Deadeye,” Mary
Dudley Taylor; “Boatswain,”
Mary Holshauser; “Cousin Phoe
be,'’ Margaret Ann Hallman;
“Cousin Hebe,” Barbara Glad
stone; and a chorus of sailors and
female relatives.
Junior Chamber Will Be Chartered
By State Group Next Monday Night
Business, Civic Leaders
Will Attend Ceremonies
Members of the Asheville Junior
Chamber of Commerce will tyive
charge of the program when the
Black Mountain Jaycees .observe
charter night. Monday at 7:30
p. m., at the Monte Vista hotel.
Plans for the evening were
organized by a committee headed
by Oscar Tinney, club secretary.
Guests for the occasion will in
clude business and professional
leaders of Buncombe county as
well as members of the Asheville
club and representatives of the
state organization. Among them
will be Mayor and Mrs. J. L. Pot
ter of Black Mountain; Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald E. Finch, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Spencer, Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Northcott, Mr. and Mrs.
Modern Building Will Accommodate
500 Freezer Units On Ground Floor
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NOTICE!
For some time the dog situ
ation in Black Mountain has
been of a serious nature. But
with the coming of summer and
the threat of rabies, the matter
is becoming more critical.
Town officials are asking the
full cooperation of dog own
ers. Please keep your dogs tied.
Those found running loose and
causing a public nuisance will
be disposed of by the police de
partment immediately.
H. S. Students
Entertain W.N.C.
San. Patients
A group of students from Black
Mountain high school entertained
the patients of the Western North
Carolina Sanatorium Wednesday
night. The entertainment consist
ed of square dancing, music, sing
ing and a boxing match and was
presented in the auditorium by
medium of radio to the ward
patients.
Those who square danced w.re:
Bobby Ritchie, Wilma Justus, Gar
land Bryson, Thelma Brooks,
Charles Reese, Mable Patton,
Lawrence English, Betty Rice,
Carrol Stevens, Barbara Din
widdie, Mark Shuford, Dana Gil
liam, Karleen Pat*»i Fjiison
Plemons, Bordon Sahisto.i, Peggy
Morrow, Bobby Blair, Orieta, l,''oll
ifield, Clingman Capps, Joyce
Silvers, Dillon Gaskins, Arrietta
Burnette and Charles Henderson.
Music for the dancing was pro
vided by Eugene Hudson and Rex
Penley.
Carroll Stevens and his band,
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Methodists Will
Hear Dr. War-*
Dr. R. Dwight Ware, Methodist
district superintendent .will
preach at the eleven o’clock serv
ice Sunday, April 25, at the First
Methodist church.
Hershell Harkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Read Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. A1
Lineberry, the president of the
Tea and Topic club and her hus
band, and the commander of the
American Legion and his wife.
Organized more than a year
ago, the Jaycees have undertaken
and completed several projects
during their short existence. The
most important of these was the
lighting of the softball field at a
cost of several thousand dollars,
decorating the streets for Christ
mas, bringing Santa Claus to
town, and sponsoring numerous
smaller events to help raise money
for the American Legion and other
organizations.
According to present plans the
Jaycees will operate the softball
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Pay only 5c
Super Store And Gift
Shop Will Occupy Second
With business and professional
leaders of the community looking
on, Mayor J. L. Potter turned the
first shovel of dirt Tuesday morn
ing as construction on the Black
Mountain frozen food locker
plant got under way at a site on
the Montreat road just south of
Shaw’s store. The first resident to
make reservation for a locker was
David B. Morgan, Sr., of the Mor
gan Manufacturing company.
Incorporated for $150,000 and
known as the Black Mountain
Frozen Food Locker company,
Inc., the new corporation is headed
by Borden Sabiston of Black
Mountain, as president and treas
urer. Dade E. Fisher of Macon,
Georgia, is vice-president and
Thomas A. Freck, owner of Freck
Radio and Appliance company, of
Asheville, secretary. The papers
were prepared by Finch and Tay
lor, attorneys of Black Mountain.
The building, which it is esti
mated will cost between $70,000
and $75,000, will be built of rein
forced concrete and concrete
blocks and structural steel, and
will he of two floors, 53 feet wide
and 94 feet long. It will front
Montreat road.
First floor of the building will
contain .500 freezer lockers, a
lobby, processing room, prepar
ation room, meat curing room,
cured meat storage room, a bulk
storage room for storage of fruits
and vegetables, a chilling and ag
ing room, and rest room.
Shaw’s Store has leased the
second floor and will operate a
super store with the Acorn Shop
scheduled to occupy a portion of
this space for a gift and novelty
shop.
T. K. Brown of Black Mountain
did the grading, and Gregg Saw
yer has established lines and
grades. Local labor will be used
in construction of the building
wherever possible, Mr. Sabiston
told the NEWS. Plans were pre
pared by Dade E. Fisher of Ma
con, Georgia, an associate en
gineer with the navy department.
“We believe that this is a for
ward step in the building of the
community,” Mr. Sabiston declar
ed shortly after the mayor’s spade
had sent workmen into action in
the first stage of construction.
“It will be our intention to serve
the people, and we are sure that
it will fill a need in the com
munity. The aim of the corpor
ation is to supply the thousands
of people living in and around
Black Mountain with as fine
locker service as they can find
anywhere.”
Native of Western North Caro
lina, Mr. Sabiston attended Ashe
ville high school and Chicago
Technical college. Returning to
Asheville, he opened the H. B.
Sabiston general construction
company and later transferred his
activities to Miami, Florida, where
he was engaged in general con
tracting and building. During the
war years he was attached to the
division Engineers office, U. S.
Army engineers, Atlanta, Georgia.
He is a brother of Mrs. Jack Shaw,
who has been associated with him
during the past year in the oper
ation of Shaw's Store. Mr. Sabis
ton is married and has two chil
dren, Borden, Jr., and Celeste, who
are students at Black Mountain
high school.
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