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BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS a PROGRESSIVE AM) GROWING NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE AND GROWING COMMUNITY ★ ★ ★ * Vol. 3, No. M assemblies ready for banner season Montreat Expects Over 25,000 For Conferences me 0 f the nation’s outstand ,,,./'educators and lecturers will f hoard during the conference icon at Montreat this summer H uha: officials believe will be a" banner year. Between 25,000 and ‘HOOO are expected to attend the m ajor conferences which open • n Juno and close in August. Work on the new dining room a nd kitchen has been speeded up in order to assure completion be the first conference, but even , lth these added facilities, appli cations for some groups h*ye run three times the capacity. The hig , ,<t <jngle conference \*ill be the "Wi,man's Auxiliary Training 'school” which opens July 21 and v\ es July 27. Three thousand UV been assigned accommoda at this school, which will be directed by Miss Janie W. Me- Caughey of Atlanta, C.eorgta. Second most popular is the “Men „ t Montreat” meeting, whieh will attract almost three thousand. Director of this will be S. J. Pat terson of Richmond, Virginia. Those in attendance will be treated to hear the leaders in education and religion not only from the United States but also from England and Scotland. Among them will be Sir Alfred Zimmerman, England, who will be the principal speaker at the “Pres byterian Education association conference which will open June Dr. Erskine Blackburn and Dr. Harold A. Cockburn of Scot „ who vs ill b among the speakers at the “Institute of Theology” in August; Miss Lucy Steele, Bible teacher at Peace college, and Dr. Albert C. Outler of Yale university. Continuing the program inaug urated last year by the new presi dent, Dr. J. Rupert McGregor, the Saturday evenings will be used for entertainments for which the best talent from opera and con cert artists will be secured. Assist ing planning the program is Pro fessor James Christian Pfohl, director of music for Davidson college and Queens college. The Saturday evening concerts were especially successful during the 1947 season, and plans are being made this season even better. The conferences, the dates, and directors follow: Presbyterian Education association, June 28, I)r. Wade H. Boggs; Young Adult conference, June 30, Roy Hogrefe; Directors of Religious Education, July 1. Miss Mary Bigham; Adult Leadership Training School, July *’• Miss Orene McElwain; Men-At- Montreat, July 16, S. J. Patter son; Woman’s Auxiliary Training School, July 21, Miss Janie W. McGaughey ; Young People’s Lea dership School, July 29, The Rev. /- Ellis Nelson; Foreign Mission conferences, August 5, Dr. H. /err laylor; Home Mission Con ference, August 12, The Rev. S B. Lapsley; Institute of Theology, August 19, Dr. J. Rupert Mc- Gregor. The young people’s program at • lontreat is staffed by the choicest young people from the entire church. Lake Susan, the erinis courts, athletic field, moun ln trails and roads, and other early places of interest afford opportunity for the very best in outdoor recreation. In addition the Mcigurten and playground pro in ms are . being enlarged. Advis d, 011 l u‘ s project is Miss Atha ? lan ’ director of the Chil s Division of the Presby tcnan Church, U. S. Ample recreation facilities will / ; * Je provided for the adults. ,/ n not attending conferences / J find available the nutt f 6 b ° ard ’ the 18 hole golf Pttmg green, and numerous fountain trails and roads for montreat president Dr. J. R. McGregor Clubhouse Being Prepared For Coming Season While the three major assem blies are preparing for one of their best, years, the Town of Black Mountain is readying the club nouse and grounds to take care of the crowds which are expected to flood the area within a few weeks. The clubhouse and grounds will be operated this year by. the town board. City Clerk Dean Willis ane. Ross Taylor will be in charge. There will be plenty of enter tainment for those who come to Black Mountain looking for out door sports. The clubhouse will be available for private parties and dancing in addition to a square dance which will be held each Saturday night. The tennis court, swimming pool, shuffle hoard court, horseshoe pits, picnic grounds, and clubhouse will open June 1. AH will be properly super vised throughout the season. Managed by Ross Taylor, the Black Mountain golf course has long been called one of the finest small town courses in the country. Everything is in readiness there for one of the biggest seasons ever. Theater To Close For Remodeling The New Theater will close Saturday, May 29, and remain closed until June 7 for repairs and remodeling. H. D. Hearn of Charlotte, who recently leased the theater from Albert J. Terrell, re vealed today. When the doors reopen on or about June 7 the name will have been changed to The Pix instead of The New Theater. Among the changes which are scheduled are new seats, a new coat of paint, carpets for the aisles, new side wall lighting fixtures, velvet drapes for the stage, a gold cur tain, a new marquee for the front of the theater, and a combination heating and ventilation system that will assure comfort in any kind of weather. Local manager is Caldwell Owenby, who has been employed by the New Theater continuously for the past 14 years except for 15 months spent with the 85th division in Italy during World War 11. NOTICE ! Beginning May 31. 1948, the parking meters must be used and the law will be strictly enforced, city officials said today. PHONE YOUR NEWS TO 4101 Thursday. Mav 27. 19IS, Hlack Mountain. N. C. Blue Ridge Begins Thirty-Seventy Year Os Service Blue Ri ge As-e lbly enters in to its thirty-seventh season on June '<>, 1948, the first summer of operation being in 1912. Twenty different conference groups repre senting more than 5,000 guests will use the facilities between June 10 and September 7. Among the conferences represented six have met at Blue Ridge for the past 25 years. In addition to the EXECUTIVE SECRETARY . . . E. S. Jack •<>.■, o'* ' groups many indi vidual and family groups have made reservations for periods dur ing the summer. The prospects are for one of the best seasons B'ue Ridge has had for many years, according to statements issued today by E. S. Jackson, executive secretary, and H. W. Sanders, resident manager. The following conference groups are scheduled for the 1948 season. Carolina Conference of Seventh day Adventists. YMCA Student Conference. Southern Region Family Serv ice of America. Spiritual Retreat for YM & YW Clubs of Kannapolis. YMCA Area Young Adult Group. Southern Society for Philosophy of Religion. N. C. Laymen’s Evangelistic Association. I i,denominational Bible Camp. RESIDENT MANAGER . . . Mi bei jji -"'XvRKMfc H. W. Sanders Southern Conference on Human Relations. Assembly Council of Children’s Work (Presbyterian). Social Work Executives. —Continued on Page 2, Sec. II RIDGECREST MANAGER . . . Robert Guy 36 Seniors Will Receive Diplomas At Swannanoa Dean W. B. Harrill of Western North Carolina Teachers college, will be the principal speaker at the graduation exercises Friday nigi t. May 28, at 8 o’clock at the Swannanoa school auditorium. The Rev. Charles Jollay will give the invocation. The theme “To day’s Challenge to A nterie&i’ Youth,” will be developed Gy the three honor students, Thelma Whitaker, valedictorian, Dorothy Penley, salutatorian, and Doris Jones, third honor student. Num bers by the high school chorus witn a solo by J. B. Creasman, and a selection by the boys’ quartet, Vernon Silvers, Ned Straehla, J. B. Creasman, and Joe Capell will —Continued on Page 8 Taylor Calls For Better Schools, Roads, Health “Better schools, better health, and better roads are the three greatest problems facing the next legislature, according to Roy A. Taylor, Black Mountain attorney, who is a candidate in the demo cratic primary which will be held May 29. Mr. Taylor, a former teacher in the local school system for five years, received the high est number of votes of any Bun combe county candidate in the 194(i primary. Known during his first term in the state legislature as a crusader for the improvement of North Carolina schools, Mr. Taylor be lieves that the first step toward improving the schools should and must be the securing of an ade quate number of competent teachers. The only way to do this is to pay salaries which will make the profession more attractive. Second, the state and counties should provide better working conditions for teachers. Third, the teacher should be granted sick leave at the state’s expense. Fourth, a more adequate retire ment plan should be worked out. The Black Mountain attorney sees an excellent chance for pass age of the sick leave legislation at the next session. During the last session Mr. Taylor helped secure the passage of such a bill in the house but it was killed in the senate. He expects, if reelected, to introduce a bill of this type dur ing the first week of the next legislature. “Under present conditions it is almost impossible for the average —Continued on Page 1, Sec. II I’ay Only 5c Ridgecrest Will Entertain Guests From 20 States More than 30,000 delegates representing 20 southern states and the District of Columbia, ranging from California to Penn sylvania, will convene at Ridge crest during the summer for re ligious t mining and inspiration. It will be the 40th anniversary for Ridgecrest Baptist assembly and the second for Robert Guy, resi dent manager. Ten student generations have been influenced during the 40 years that have elapsed since Ridgecrest first opened its doors. The schedule opens on June 1 and closes August 29, during which time more than a score of re ligious conferences will be held for various groups of religious workers throughout the South. Owned and operated by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist convention. Nashville, Tennessee, Ridgecrest annually attracts the outstanding religious educational leaders in the country. This year is no ex ception. Members of the Sunday school board who will be present include Dr. T. L. Holcombe, Dr. J. O. Williams, and Dr. Clifton B. Allen. From the Southern Baptist seminary at Louisville will come Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, president, Dr. G. S. Dobbins, and Dr. O. T. Brinkley. Among the well known preachers who will be heard dur ing the summer are Dr. Paul Caudill, Memphis; Dr. W. Mar shall Craig, Dallas, Tey ; Dr. C. Ray AngelL? Miami; Dr. John Holcteman; Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, president of the World Alliance; and Dr. R. G. Lee, president of the Southern Baptist convention. In addition to the conferences, Ridgecrest will accommodate several thousand individual guests who will come for one or two days. More than 100 boys will attend the six weeks’ camp at Camp Ridge crest which is under the d. e—on of Perry Morgan. Delegates will find many changes when they return to Ridgecrest this summer. During the past two years the streets have been paved around the center of the grounds, a second floor has been added to the auditorium an nex, a new dining room which will seat 1500 has been built and the kitchen has been remodeled. “Programs for each conference are arranged by the heads of the various departments of the Sun day School board and by the leaders of the denominational agencies, the WMU, Foreign Mission board, Home Mission board, and the Baptist Brother hood,” Mr. Guy explained, “and we are concerned here only with housing and feeding the dele gates.” To take care of this job the Ridgecrest manager has a staff which will number close to 300 which is selected from applicants throughout the Southern Baptist convention. Staff members are composed largely of college stu dents. Applicants far outnumber the jobs which are to be had. The year round staff numbers from 10 to 70, depending on the time of year. Dr. Oscar Johnson, pastor of the Third Baptist church, St. Louis, Mo., will be here for a num ber of conferences. Dr. Ellis Fuller, president of the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky., will be heard dur ing the Home Mission conference. The conferences, directors, and dates follow: Home Mission conference, June 1-8, J. B. Lawrence Southwide Baptist Student Re treat, June 9-14, Juliette Mather. Young Woman’s Auxiliary Camp, Juliette Mather, June 17- 23. Southwide Sunday School con —Continued on Page 4
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