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2 ;— Black Mountain (NC) NEWS Thursday, May 27, 1948 SECTION II BLUE RIDGE (Cont’d From Page 1, Sec. 1) UAW-CIO Educational Group. Farmers Cooperative Exchange. Southern Area Groups. YMCA Summer School. Southern Area Hi-Y Confer ence.. Boy Scouts of America (Exec utives). Regional Sanitation Seminar. YMCA Interstate Secretaries. Blue Ridge was originally char tered under the name of Blue Ridge association for Christian Conferences and training. The plan for Blue Ridge was first pre sented at a meeting of the inter national committee of the Y.M.C.A. in the fall of 1904 by Dr. John R. Mott and Dr. W. D. Weatherford. The committee refused to take the responsibility for the project but did agree to add their bless ings if Dr. Weatherford could do anything about it during his sum mer vacation. But it was the fall of 1906 be fore 952 acres of the present tract were purchased by Dr. Weather ford and Dr. A. L. Phillips, who borrowed $4,000 in their own name and gave their personal notes for the balance of the pur chase price of $11,500. A charter was drawn up and a board set up immediately thereafter. The board set about securing funds to complete the boundaries needed, to cut the timber from the prop erty for the buildings, and to put •••••••••••••••••••••••a • • • • | Get set... j • FOR VACATION 1 • • 2 Be sure your car is j 1 properly serviced ; 2 for your week end j ! driving. ; J • • To be sure let us 2 • change the oil, fill 2 • the tank with gas, 2 j check the tires, and 2 2 wash and grease 2 2 your car. • 2 HOT POPCORN 2 OPEN UNTIL 1:00 A. M.* j | : Bill’s Pure j : Oil Station • 2 BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. 2 2 Phone 2401 • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••• - • * S&S&. H§K ' 'lni ill Announcement For Member Os Board Os Education I hereby announce my can didacy for member of Board of Education of Buncombe County, subject to the will of the voters of the Democratic Primary, May 29, 1948. B. V. Riddle, A.8., B.D. SWANNANOA, N. C. the property in condition to hold conferences. The sale of tannic acid wood, and the portion of lumber used in the buildings netted the committee $25,000. Success of the project was assured when John D. Rock erfellow gave $50,000. The re mainder was made up by many smaller gifts. Today the property has more than 1500 acres of land with buildings and grounds valued at more than a million dollars. Blue Ridge continued to operate under the name of Blue Ridge Association for Christian confer ences and training until Decem ber, 1933, at which time it was reorganized under the napie of Blue Ridge College, Inc. On December 21, 1943, The Blue Ridge Assembly Incorporated was formed and took over the proper ties of the Blue Ridge College, Inc. The new corporation is owned and operated by the Young Men’s Christian Associations of the ten southern states, which include Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Miss issippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Ken tucky, and Virginia. The purpose of Blue Ridge continues to estab lish, promote and provide for conferences of workers under re ligious, social, educational and industrial organizations: to pro vide training for workers engaged in physical, mental and spiritual improvement of men and women with special emphasis upon work for young people, and to carry on and generally engage in other re ligious, charitable and educational activities. Each year between sixty and one hundred college students from all over the country come to Blue Ridge to join the student staff. These students participate in re ligious education courses and go back to their college campuses the next fall better fitted to carry on work in religious activities. Courses in Y.M.C.A. methods are taught and as a result of the training received here many are brought into Y.M.C.A. and other religious fields. Students are carefully selected from several hundred applicants each year, and only those who have leadership responsibility on their campuses and desire to grow through work, play, study and worship are elgible. For the past thirty six years more than 3,000 students have found larger visions, deeper fellowship, and Christian purpose. Blue Ridge Assembly is open to individuals, families or or ganized groups. Friends of the Y.M.C.A., social, religious and educational organizations and all who are interested in a summer recreational center with a Chris tian purpose, are ■welcome. For the entertainment of guests —lectures, seminars on current topics, musical programs by the Blue Ridge String Ensemble, moving pictures, etc., are offered. In addition many of the pro grams offered by the various con ferences are available. There will be many outstand ing speakers of national renown throughout the summer for the entertainment of guests. Beginning July Ist, courses in ceramics, watercolor and metal work will be offered. Individual or class instruction may be taken. Local members of the board and operating committee are Judge H. C. Jarvis, J. G. Northcott, H. W. Sanders, resident manager, E. S. Jackson, executive secretary, C. E. Morgan, Asheville, D. W. Glover, and D. Hiden Ramsey. Blue Ridge has always been closely associated with the Young Men's Christian Association. How ever, in 1943 the Y.M.C.A.’s of the South acquired the property and assumed the leadership of this training center. For the past thirty-seven years it has been dedicated to the pro motion of religious, educational and social thinking. With the en largement of scope and with the backing and direction of the Y.M.C.A.s of the South, Blue Ridge has become a veritable laboratory of Christian character and a force of far-reaching effect on the ideal pattern of life. Like the Y.M.C.A. it is non-sectarian in its programs, and members of all faiths are cordially welcomed. More than one hundred thous and individuals have used the facilities at Blue Ridge during the past thirty six seasons of oper ation.' VISIT MISS CHATTERTON Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cran dall and Mrs. J. M. Crandall of Washington, D. C., are guests of Miss Edith Chatterton. HOME FOR WEEK END Jack Milbee, accompanied by a friend, Les Bang of Henderson ville, spent the week end wth Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jones. MRS. DARGAN BACK Mrs. M. U. Dargan has return ed to her home on Montreat Road after spending the winter in Asheville with her niece and nep hew, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Richard son. « « Joe is a popv’jr PARTY LINER* ■L jw "VjfoTNy flfT '—«ti Hk reUat** Uae m emergency 90UTHMM BfLL TBJPHOME AMD TCLSGRAPM COMP AMT (r... pmrmtud S(/CC£SS TO THE Jones Food Store Cherry Street - Phone 3381 - Black Mountain, N. C. The Lay Packing Co. Knoxville 11, Tennessee Pork and Beef Packers At the Jones Food Store you will find LAY’S • SMOKED BACON SQUARES LAY’S • SMOKED HAMS (Skinned) • PORK LOINS STEAKS - VEAL CHOPS SAUSAGE - BACON express thanks Members of Sunshine school and their teacher, Mrs. L. H - wish to express their thanks to J. G. Northcott of Grove Stone and Sand company for the sand which he donated for then use. HERE FOR SUMMER Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tucker „< Orlando, Fla., are here for thei. third summer. They are in M,.' Baer’s apartment near Blue Rj ( | * gates. _____ PHONE YOUR NEWS so m,,
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