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BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS A PROGRESSIVE AND GROWING NEWSPAPER IN A PROGRESSIVE AND GROWING COMMUNITY ★ ★ ★ ★ Vol.N<k49. He^leciio^U Bv JACK GREENWOOD The flying cigars or mysterious ■ ,planes that have scared tC daylight out .of residents .' vint coas t to coast have made ( : appearance in Black Moun tain. y[,_ Mack Sams was sitt on her porch one night re cently enjoying the cool breeze \v’non she was horrified to see a | 0 :; c igar shaped object suddenly ; n to view from the east. “It di( | n ot look like a plane,” Mrs. y...... declared, “but more like a L n(r cigar. When it came into V U it seemed to be on fire and v is almost covered with a bluish L, re _ i was scared half to death a d screamed for some of the Li ier folks to come see it, but he lp r e they could get out of the L USP it had disappeared in the sky.” [ jimmy Hendrick, Mrs. Sam’s L ~ ew. reported seeing the same Ling at the ball game but wasn’t L, a - e whether anyone else saw it hr not. I We re sorry that we misquoted J iimv Potent last week. Instead cf asking Coach Carl Myers of the p u nior American Legion team if L was stooping low enough Jim lv had misunderstood and asked Ihe coach right out loud before L]i the fans: “Am I stupid enough how. coach?” In an effort to attract more tourist trade, the Waynesville chamber of commerce has just published 10,000 pictorial 12-page folders in two colors in heavy posted paper. The folder is des criptive of the entire country, stressing three important economic factors, industry, agriculture, and vacationists. Howard Richardson, author of the Broadway hit, “Dark of the jjoon,” addressed the students of the Theater in The Sky at Waynesville recently. Mr. Rich ardson is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Richardson of Black Mountain. Congratulations are in order for I). W. Harrison, Sr., of Swan r noa, who is celebrating his 50th anniversary in business in Swan fcanoa. The entire time has been Spent at the same location, first in a wooden building and late in the present structure. ■T. 0. Williams had some words if advice for those from Black M ntain who attended the Lions : mention in New York last week. ;N that you’ve seen New York i’ going to be hard to keep you f ows down on the farm. In the f • I believe we should try to S' t the boys off to rub elbows p ith the city slickers in the big There was a full round of en h ment for the ladies. Mrs. L 'avion and Mrs. W. W. White f" '- led and were kept busy try p > keep up with the program r had been arranged for them. Included breakfast at the *”i'f Astoria, followed by a f ; l on show, tours of Radio r Rockefeller Center a trip) a "pnd Manhattan by boat, and : other places of interest. ; -ntortainment was tops and uded some of the outstanding of screen, stage, and radio. p 0 "’ l ' of the Black Mountain slipped away to see the <‘l comedy, “Inside U. S. A.,” V 1 c 'h i based on the book of the »me by John Gunther. The p : ay of the play comes when ' . try to give the country back Indians but the Indians p° n t take it. j int to ask you one thing,” «“* 11 V(, ice at the other end of . line, “my friends have been C m. to convince me that Harry —Continued on Page 5 heads lions ilplL Eugene S. Briggs, Enid, Okla ahoma, is the new president of the International Association of Liops Clubs. He was elected by unanimous vote at the 31st an nual convention of the Association. The convention concluded one of tS> itiii ° successful years in the history of Lions International, according to the report made by the Secretary-General and foun dor of the Association, Melvin Jones, of Chicago, Illinois. Liens Roar At Annual Meet Members of the Black Mountain Lions club returned Friday morn ing from the Lions International convention held at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. Those who attended were Mr! and Mrs. W. W. White, Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Taylor, J. O. Williams, and R S. Eckles. Called the biggest convention held in New York this year, the meeting attracted more than 30, 000 Lions from all parts of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other countries where clubs are located. North Carolina won several honors. Edward H. Mc- Mahan of Brevard was elected in ternational director, placing fourth in a field of eight; the band representing Elizabeth City won third prize; and the North Carolina exhibit in Madison Square Gardens was selected as the best. There was no time spent in wondering what to do, the local delegates report, but the days and evenings were packed with enter tainment of every description furnished by such outstanding attractions as Phil Spitalny s All Girl Orchestra from the hour of Charm, Jim Pierce of Metropoli tan Opera, Dean Murphy, the Roxyettes, and many others. So —Continued on Page 4 Speakers Set Men’s Chib Goa! The Swannanoa Men’s club met Monday evening at Grandma’s Kitchen. After the invocation by S. F. Davison, dinner was served. At the business meeting which followed Sidney Croy introduced the following speakers who spoke on: “How the Swannanoa Men’s club can use its influence to pro mote the general welfare of our community.” Dr. Rankin Miller spoke on “Health,” C. H. Davidson on “Social Welfare,” Robert Mueller on “Economic Welfare,” and Ur. Arthur Bannerman on “Educa tion.” Guests of the evening were W. A. Ward, J. L. Connelly, George B. Young, John Vaillancourt, TV. A. Porter, W. B. Stone, D. W. Harrison, Jr., and F. M. Jordan. ri.ursdf.y, August 5, 1948, Black Mountain, N. C. Harrison & Co. Observing Fiftieth Year In Swannanoa Meetings Are Prohibited By Health Officials Meeting in joint session at the municipal club house Tuesday afternoon, the county board of health and the Buncombe county commissioners passed a resolution to impose the same restriction on Buncombe county as that which had been imposed on the city of Asheville in an attempt to re strict the spread of polio. The meeting was attended by repre sentatives of the various towns and communities throughout Bun combe county as well as repre sentatives of the major religious assemblies. The regulation prohibits the operation of indoor theatres, churches, athletic events involv ing spectators, and any other gatherings such as night clubs and dance halls. Although officials and physici ans of Black Mountain, Swanna noa, Blue Ridge, Montreat, Ridge crest, and Broad River brought out that no cases had been re ported in this end of the county, they emphasized that they were ready to cooperate and follow the advice of the county health offici als. Blue Ridge Montreat Ridge crest, and Cragmont assemblies will remain open. Coke Candler chairman of the county board of commissioners, presided and turned the ' meeting over to Dr. H. C. Whims, county health officer, who stated the case for the county officials. Those who .attended from East Buncombe were: Dr. F. H. Rich ardson, Dr. Thomas Burnett, Dr. S. S. Cooley, Dr. E. J. Anthony, Dr. A. E. Knofel, Jr., The Rev. Walter H. Styles, Dean Willis, the Rev. Thad McDonald, E. S. Jackson, the Rev. W. A. Huney cutt the Rev. John H. Rhys, Ro bert Guy, Dr. J. Rupert McGregor, Mayor J. L. Potter, Charlie Spen cer, Dr. Hubert Clapp, Dr. H. R. Miller, and Gordon Greenwood. The joint resolution said: “1. That all church gatherings, indoor theater gatherings, ath letic events involving groups of spectators and all unecessary gatherings, and meetings shall be discontinued for a period herein after defined. *'2. All establishments which provide food and entertainment or recreation to the public shall discontinue all activities except —Continued on Page 5 i Kerlee-Nache Wedding Set For Saturday I The Elsie Kerlee-David Nache wedding ceremony will; be performed at “Over Yon-I; der”, the home of the bride \ on North Fork road, instead j of at the Methodist church asj was previously announced. ? This is in keeping with the* banning of public meetings be cause of the polio situation. . The Rev. Thad McDonald,; pastor of the Methodist church,;! will perform the ceremony;! which will be held at 7:00 p. m.; Saturday; The bride and groom will leave;! immediately following the cere mony for Chicago where they will spend their honeymoon. First Opened Doors For Business Before The Turn Os The Century Mr. & Mrs. C. Adams Are Guests Os Honor Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams of Montreat will leave Wednes day, August 11, for Chicago where they will be guests of honor at the 19th Annual Chicagoland Music festival; which will be held at Soldiers Field. ’ ; Mr. and Mrs. Adams will; take a drawing car from Black Mountain to the 12th Street Station, Chicago. Reservations have been made for them at the ; ! Stevens hotel. A full round of; entertainment has been plan ned by festival officials whose ; guests they will be while in ! Chicago. Legion Meeting Is Postponed The chicken barbecue sponsored by the Waycaster- McFee post of the American Legion and sched uled for Friday night has been postponed until the polio situation clears up, W. C. Honeycutt, post commander aannounced Wednes day mornin/L The barbecue had been set as a joint meeting with the Auxiliary at which time offi cers were to have been installed. The tickets which had been printed will be used When the meeting is held later Mr. Honey cutt said. Announcement will be made in time for all Legionnaires and those who are eligible for membership to make plans to at tend. W. Kerr Scott Here For Visit W. Kerr Scott, candidate for governor on the Democratic tic ket attended a picnic given in his honor Tuesday night by his brother-in-law, E. E. White and W. C. Honeycutt. Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Scott were breakfast guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Keith. Here to attend the sessions of the” Farmers’ Cooperative Ex change conference at Blue Ridge Mr. Scott will return to Raleigh soon to begin a formal campaign for election. He expects to spend much of his time between now and time for the general election in “Budget hearing and campaign ing.” His Republican opponent is George M. Pritchard of Asheville. ROXY CLOSED Although there have been no cases of polio reported in Swan nanoa, the Roxy Theatre has been closed until further notice, E. Y. Neill, owner and manager an nounced Wednesday. The length of the closing will be in accord ance with the polio trend the announcement said. PIX THEATRE CLOSED In compliance with the re striction placed on public gath erings by the Buncombe county board of health, the PIX theatre in Black Mountain will he closed until further notice, Caldwell Owenby, manager said Wednesday. The theatre will be open as soon as the ban is lifted. Pay Only 5c Steady work and personal at tention to business will do more than anything else to assure success, believes D. W. Harri son, Sr., of Harrison and Comp any of Swannanoa, who is cele brating his 50th anniversary this week. The anniversary advertise ment will be found on another page of this newspaper. It was in 1898 when the only way to reach Swannanoa from Asheville was by train or horse and buggy around by Biltmore and up the river, that Mr. Harri son, who had spent four years in a grocery store at Beach and five years in the same business in Asheville, first came to Swan nanoa and established Harrison and Company. Today at the close of half a century the store is still located in the same place but the building and type of merchandise have been changed. The wooden building in which the business was opened has been replaced with one of brick. Harrison and Company no longer handles groceries, lum ber, fertilizer, seed, or wagons nbr do they trade horses as they did in the early days, but they now concentrate on hardware, furni ture, and electrical appliances. When Harrison and Company first opened its doors in 1898 there was only one other store in Swannanoa. The M. L. Hulett store was located on the site now occupied by the Boone Plumbing company. The school was a one teacher little red school house out near the Piney Grove church. Later a three room building was erected near the grounds now occupied by the Buckner service station. The house where Mr. and Mrs. Whitt Gibson live was at that time owned by Morgan V. Smith. In keeping with the times Mr. Harrison, during the early days, bought and sold just about any thing needed for the farm. This included roots, herbs, corn, wheat, oats, lumber, seed, fertilizer, tan bark, and wagons; and he traded horses on the side. Mr. Harrison was instrumental in organizing the Swannanoa bank in 1925 and was among the stock holders. He served as vice president until 1930 when he was —Continued on Page I Mayor Says Garbage Cans Must Be Covered Mayor J. L. Potter announced today that Dean Willis, city clerk, and a policeman will make a house-to-house inspection of the town in search of uncovered gar bage cans and other places which might attract flies. Twenty-four hours will be given residents to covei - garbage cans and to other wise comply with the law. “We are using every precau tion,” Mr.' Potter said, “and have already sprayed with DDT. Dr. Richardson and I have been in touch with county health officials since'the time polio first started. We have had no cases in East Buncombe and we want to do all we can to keep polio out of this end of tfie county. Postpone Arts Club Meeting The annual meeting of the Arts club scheduled for August 5 ha, been postponed till further noricr PHONE YOUR NEWS TO 4101
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