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—niacK mountain Thursday, July 1, 1948 8 SECTION I RIDGECREST . . . . . . RAMBLENGS iiHiiiuiiiiiniiiiimimtiiiiiiii niiHiimtHumimimiiHiiiii Mrs. J. E. Gwatkin and Miss Mary Cody of New Orleans are at the Gwatkin cottage overlook ing Lake Ridgecrest. For many years Miss Cody was a teacher of Bible at the New Orleans semi nary. To many of our visitors who are at Ridgecrest for the first time the rhododendron seems un jiiiiiiimmmmiimiimiMiiHiiiiiMmiMiiMiiiiiiHMMiiiiumiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiU! | Yard Service | | Phone us and make arrange- § | ments to have an experienced § | man take care of your yard | 1 this summer. 13131 phones 56711 1 • Lawns cut and trim-f med to please you. | I • Regular Service | 0. W. TINNEY | | Please Place Your Order | Ahead of Time •••••••••••••••••••••••* I Oil I I Need : | Changing? j • • J The days are hot ; J and the hills are J ; tough so don’t • l neglect your car. ; • • : We Offer • • Complete Service • # • wmmm—mm—amnmmmmmm—mmmmm—mmmm HOT POPCORN •OPEN UNTIL 1:00 A. M.I • • : : • • ' j Bill’s Pure | i Oil Station j l BLACK MOUNTAIN. N. C. J • Phone 2401 • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••• • When- You are going to plant • Where - You are going to plant • What- You are going to plant I • How- You are going to plant —That’s none of our business. —BUT if it’s QUALITY and PRODUCTIVE SEED— THAT’S OUR BUSINESS See Us At Farmers Federation Fairview Warehouse Asheville. N. C. its beautiful waxy-white bloom. The scenery on and around the campus of the Asembly will be a veritable fairy land in a few 1 more days. Mrs. John Mayo of Rocky Mount is spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Tom E. Walters. This scribe, Perry Morgan, and his wife had dinner at Galax lodge Sunday evening with Mrs. Edith Beam and her sister, Mary Ward, ’ who are in their cottage for the ? summer. Galax lodge is one of the ’ show places in Ridgecrest. Practi ! cally hidden among beautiful oak, rhododenron, laurel, spruce, and hemlock, with its wide front porch looking toward Swannanoa valley , to the west revealing sky line peaks like a herd of great blue ' elephants silhouetted against the sky, and the gorgeous sun sets with all the colors of the rainbow ; it thrills one’s heart to see the ; vistas of unexcelled beauty. Dr. B. A. Bowers celebrated his | birthday last Monday by taking i a holiday and going with W. M Pate on a fishing trip. He receiv ed many messages of congratu lations in the form of birthday cards and telephone calls. Dr. and Mrs. Walter R. Alex ander, Dallas, Texas, now in their cottage on Royal gorge, celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on Monday. Dr. Alexander is a former pastor of the First Baptist church of Florence, South Caro lina, and now secretary of the Southern Baptist Relief and An nuity board located in Dallas. Plans are under way to com plete the educational building of the Ridgecrest Baptist church looking forward to a dedicatory service the latter part of August. Old Fort News Mr. and Mrs. 1. L. Caplan have returned to Old Fort after a week’s visit to Atlantic Beach and points in eastern Carolina. Mrs. James Thomas and daugh ter, Cheryl of Greensboro are spending several weeks at the home of Mrs. Thomas’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. LeFevre in Old Fort. Mrs. W. C. Macon and daughter, Barbara and son, Tom, have re turned to Old Fort after a three weeks’ visit with relatives in Miami. Mrs. T. R. Kanipe is spending this week with relatives at Rox boro. Miss Margaret Marley, who is a faculty member of the High Point school system, is spending the summer vacation at her home in Old Fort. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crawford have arrived in Old Fort from their j home in Tampa for a two month’s , stay in this section. Mr. and Mrs. William Forrester and young daughter, Agnes, have returned to Old Fort after a ten days’ visit with relatives in New York City. Kimball Miller, Paul Richard son, Don Jones, Guy Hogan, and I. L. Caplin, Jr., will leave Old Fort on Sunday to attend the National convention of American Business men which will be held in Savannah, Ga., June 28 through June 30. Mrs. Clyde Miller, Jr., and chil dren have arrived in Old Fort from their home- in Fort Worth, Texas, for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Clyde Miller. The Old Fort Woman’s club will meet on Friday at three thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. Vann Hughes. Installation of incoming officers will be held. Meeting for the month of August will be sus pended. Mrs. W. C.' Macon will be installed as president for the en suing year, succeeding Mrs. Kim ball Miller who has served for the past two years. A daily vacation Bible school will begin at Old Fort Methodist church on Monday, July 5, and continue through July 11. Chil dren from cradle roll to 15 years of-age will be welcomed. Games, Bible study and music will be in cluded in the program. AT SUMMER HOME Miss Mary Elizabeth and Miss Nancy Copeland from Davidson, N. C., are spending a few weeks at their summer home in Mon treat. Miss Nancy Copeland has been awarded a scholarship to the Plymouth playhouse at Plymouth, Mass., and will go there in July to study for six weeks. VISITING DR. ANTHONY Mrs. Manley Roose and children, Sarah and Tony, from Silver Springs, Md., are visiting her par ents, Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Anthony. GUEST OF GRANDPARENTS Margaret Ann Pyatt of Marion is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Flack. in iviemoriani W. B. BLANKENSHIP W. B. (Taylor) Blankenship, (0, retired carpenter contractor, died at his home in Black Mountain June i 25 following a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Har rison Funeral home at 3 p. 1,1 ■ Sunday with the Rev. W • A. Hun eycutt officating. Burial was in Memorial park cemetery. A resident of this community since 1916, Mr. Blankenship is survived by his widow, Mrs. Har riett R. Blankenship, a daughter, Mrs. Brooks Woodell of Black Mountain, four brothers, Garrett of Biltmore, John of Paint Gap, N. C., George of Just. N. C., and Zeb of Burnsville, and a sister. Mrs. Matilda Greenwood of West Asheville. Pallbearers were G. V. and Dan iel Nanney, June and Phil Glenn, J. M. Carter, and Gregg Sawyer. Montreat News Mrs. S. B. Woods is visiting her mother. Dr. Nettie Grier at the Grier Cottage on V’irginia road. Mrs. J. W. Stokes of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. VV. B. Stokes of Charlotte were, week end guests of Mrs. Mellinger Henry and Misses Minnie and Julia Stokes at their home on Virginia road. Mrs. Eloise Watkins has gone to Anderson, S. C., for a short visit. Little Ellen Fraser of Clinton, S. C., has been a guest at the Malcum McDonald home on Ap palachian Way while her father Dr. Layton Fraser of Presbyterian college, was in attendance at the Educational Conference, June 23 through 29. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hutton of Louisiana have opened their home on Virginia road for the summer. Miss Florence Townsend of Banner Elk and is spending the summer with Miss Florence Illedge at her home on Mississippi road. H. A. McDOUGLES HERE Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McDougle of Apopka, Fla., will leave Tues day for a visit with friends and relatives at Greenville and Tar boro, N. C. They were here to at tend the McDougle reunion held last Sunday. A former supervisor of instrumental music in the city school at Greenville, Mr. Mc- Dougle is now in charge of music for the schools of Apopka. ARRIVE FOR SUMMER Miss Penelope Claytor and Miss Bessie Claytor from Goldsboro have arrived for the summer. They have an apartment with their sister, Mrs. Annie H. Wallace. BURGESS GUEST Miss Mary Glenn Burgess spent Friday and’ Saturday with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Worth Burgess. HERE FROM DETROIT Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Antico have arrived from Detroit, Mich., for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Gasperson. PHONE YOUR NEWS TO 4101 . HIGH QUALITY CINDER BLOCKS STEAM CURED—AGED ON OUR YARD LABORATORY TESTED PLANT CAPACITY 15,000 BLOCKS PER DAY - PRICES AS FOLLOWS - DELIVERED BLACK MT. ON OUR YARD AND VICINITY 4xßxl6—per Hundred—s 9.00 p er Hundred—sll- 50 6xßxl6—per Hundred—sl2.oo p er Hundred—sls.7s Bxßxl6—per Hundred—sl6.oo p er Hundred—s2l.oo 12x8x16—per Hundred—s24.oo P er Hundred—s3l.so Delivery prices based on full loads. Elizabethton Cinder Block (INCORPORATED) PLANT and OFFICE S. SYCAMORE STREET PHONE 864 ELIZABETHTON, TENN^ Mrs. J. w. nu»cii, Gardner, Mildred Gardner and Hazel Bartlett went to a picnic at Camp Alice near Point Lookout Sunday. BIBLE SCHOOL BEGINS Bible school at Montreat start ed last week, June 21, and will continue through this week. , Dr. Robert King and Mrs. Humphrey Armistead are in charge. #TRt A CLASSIFIED- They sell ewn6...4ave twte On Your Spraying Job Use Purina Farm Tested Sprays For All Your Needs jmii'iiig Spray Spray pas- jjjSSo f Barns, Farm tures, fence Buildings rows, lawns with with PURINA FLY SPRAY PURINA WEED KILLER vfIE32ZX3K y |jiE33EB3yES V DISINFECT ...poult,, Vv v I i ‘fnILDINGS houses, barns, etc., with )&l Purina Chek-R-Fect KILL CATTLE GRUB buildings, Spray Stock with feedbunks, frf Purina Inssct Killer etc., with INSECTOI PURINA WHITE WASHING INSECT OIL S/ HOT WATER WASHING WRIGHT’S CASH STORE Phone 3121 Black Mountain, N. C. WE DELIVER ■■■■■■■* ■ ■ ■ 1 .V.V.V/.’.V.V.V.V.M _ ___ * YOUR FLORIST’?! NUMBER is * 1 2041 I HUNTER - FLORis, I Black Mountain 1
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