I mountain views By Oden Walker Minnie Walker is home for pood, and this reporter has something warm to sleep with besides an electric blanket! Of course we are still looking for spring, and this isn’t important, but Minnie being home is important to us. Minnie says that the Summers generation did some big weeping and wailing when she left. We sure did enjoy Miss Isabel Wicker’s piece in the last issue of the News about the razing of the old house on North Fork. We built, and spent the first six months of married life in this house. We even helped to saw what new lumber that was in it. : There was lumber in it from the old barn of “President” Walker, then there was material in it from an old house that has been used for more purposes—a dwelling house, a convict stockade, a store, a meeting house, a club house, and a house of ill fame. The site where the house stood was used in our boyhood for an open air cannery, and for making molasses in aut umn. In our dad's boyhood it was the location of a government dis stillery where dad and uncle Albert made brandies. It is indeed a place to arouse memories! If a certain furniture and ap pliance company in Asheville doesn’t quit doing business with Harry Morris, they are going STORAGE Call Black Mountain Transfer & Coal Co., and let them store those “In the way pieces." We will store one piece or an en tire household. DIAL 4831 DR. ERTEL Chiropractor Announces Reopening of His Office, May 2 100y2 Cherry Street Upstairs Opposite Pellom’s Time Shop Black Mountain, N. C. bankrupt. Harry recently traded his wood range for an electric one, and this “mean ole campany lacked ten dollars paying him as much as he paid for the wood stove on a “trade in,” and Harry had only used it two and a half years. Later he traded his re frigerator for a larger one, and these people charged him a dollar per month for the time he used the old one. We believe that Harry is going to be a shrewd trader. We are so sorry that Reed Hill is leaving Black Mountain. Be sides doing business with Mr. Hill for years, one of the high lights of our life was singing tenor with him in cantatas. Wilbur E. Simons of Cotton avenue has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Mr. Simons is in the service of the U. S. Marines. Oden and Minnie Walker spent ast Saturday night with Joe and Polly Bruner of East Marion. Mr. ind Mrs. James Mallard of Lexing :on, N. C., also spent Saturday light with the Bruners. Elwood Walker of Hattiesburg, Miss., is on North Fork for a ihort visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Roxana Walker. Carroll Morris is sick with the flu.’ He had to come home from lis work last Friday. Bob Hauth was at Mountain /iew for church services Sunday norning. Ruth Rowland, and Mr. ind Mrs. Ricketts of Black Moun ain were also visitors. The tractor that Ben and rhomas Morris improvised from in old truck took a “running fit” he other day. It slipped out of jear on a steep hill, and went ’lying down and over a high bank, [t never did turn over, but Ben mid as it went over the bank the iriver’s seat went 20 feet in the lir. If Ben had been on it it might lave given him a taste for aero lautic gymnastics. Mrs. Emory Penland is suffer ing from a bad case of rheuma tism. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morgan and their son, Alfred, visited Mrs. Roxana Walker last Sunday. Cecil Morris has recently been employed by the Morgan Mfg. co. Miss Clara Propst and Miss Fay Williams spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strick land of Swannanoa. Mrs. Harry Hyder Is Given Surprise Shower Last Thursday evening Mrs. William Holcombe, Mrs. Carl Kerlee Jr., and Mrs. Gordon Greenwood surprised Mrs. Harry Hyder with a stork shower at the Greenwood home. After sev eral progressions of "Babies,” prizes were awarded to Mrs. Pete Earle and Mrs. Kerlee. They in turn presented these to the hon oree. Iced punch, cup cakes, sand wiches, nuts and candy were served by the hostesses. Those present were Mrs. C. B. Clark, Mrs. George Gudger, Mrs. Ralph Reed Jr., Mrs. Lib Din widdie, Miss Louise Sloan, Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Doris Waugh, Mrs. Fred Lucas, the honoree, and the hostesses. Those unable to attend but who sent gifts were: Mrs. John J. O’Connor, Miss Pauline Tipton, Mrs. Chester Sobol, Mrs. Ray Mc Swain, Mrs. Harrie Danenhower, Mrs. HI. E. Rondel, Mrs. Frank Melton, and Mrs. M. E. McGinnis. SPECIALS at Your Rexall Drug Store Hadacol Large Bottle $3.50 Value $3.39 8-oz. Size $1.25 Value $ 1.19 BLACK MOUNTAIN DRUG CO. THE REXALL STORE Phone 4121 Mrs. Aleshire Opens Home For Church Groups For the past two Sunday even ings Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire has very graciously opened her home, “Oak Knoll,” to the young people of the Methodist church. Sunday, April 15, the Methodist \outh Fellowship met with Mrs. Ale shire for a supper meeting, hol lowing supper the devotional pro gram under the leadership of Arrietta Burnett was given in the music room. Mrs. Aleshire told the story of her trophies, paintings and antiques which she and the late Mr. Aleshire accumulated in their extensive travels over the world. , Those present were Bubs Gass ins, Betty Austin, Ann Sawyer, Harold Stepp, Bobby Dickens, Andy Jumper, John Buckner, Judy Sawyer, Jackie Atkins, Arrietta Burnett, Peggy Gibbs, David At kins, Miss Katherine Groseclose, Sarah Dickens, Mr. and Mrs. Thad McDonald, E. M. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jones and the hostess. Sunday evening, April 22, the Young Adult class met at Oak Knoll for a covered dish supper. It was decided at this time to change the name of the class from the Young Adult class to the Co Workers. Mrs. Aleshire has been substitute teacher for this group for several months. Visitors at the supper were Chaplain James Rogers, Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Schell and two daughters, and Miss Marilyn Carter, all of Moore VA hospital. Approximately 60 per sons were present for this occas ion. Stork Shower Given For Mrs. Clarence Ramsey Mrs. Clarence Ramsey was pleasantly surprised with a stork shower Saturday evening, April 21, at the home of Mrs. Luwrence Brandon. This was also Mrs. Ramsey’s fifth wedding anniver sary. The honoree received a pink carnation corsage. The home was decorated with arrangements of spring flowers. Prior to the open ing of the gifts several games in keeping with the occasion were played. Refreshments were served by the hostess to the honoree, Mrs. R. P. Ramsey, Miss Betty Brand on, Mrs. Bee Martin, Mrs. Ralph Robertson, Mrs. Jesse Jolly, Mrs. Conw'ay Tatham, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. J. C. Champion, Mrs. Bob Rogers, Mrs. J. M. Goodman, Mrs. T. M. Farr, Mrs. Alfred Gardner, Mrs. Gary Carson, Mrs. Lawton Allen, and Mrs. Charles Taylor Jr. Those unable to attend but sent gifts were: Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Mrs. W. V. McMahan, Mrs. .Villa Hall, Mrs. Robert Queen, Mrs. George McAfee, Mrs. W. B. Kyles, Mrs. Deward Glenn, and Mrs. Cecil Nanney. IN MEMORIAM MRS. HENRY G. SEXTON Funeral services for Mrs. Henry G. Sexton, ape 76, who died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cay K. Brown of Mills River at 5:16 a. m. Tuesday, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p. ill. at the Mt. Gilead church. The Rev. Carl Blythe officiated. Mrs. Sexton is survived by one son, Leonard Britt of Asheville; and one daughter, Mrs. C. M. Thompson of Black Mountain; five granddaughters, three grandsons, and fourteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Sirs. John Crook of Inanda, Mrs. Alice Ducker, Sky land and Mrs. Ollie Collins of Bre vard. GUESTS OF DIXONS Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dixon had as guests last week Mrs. Mabelle C. Snidow of Princton, W. Va. Mrs. Snidow is a niece of Mr. Dixon’s and was here attending the meeting of the South Eastern Christian Assembly. She is a mem ber of the executive committee of W . \ a. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Faircloth of Aurora, 111., were week end guests. Mr. Faircloth and Mrs. Dixon are cousins. Other guests for the week end were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stancil of Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Stancil is a nephew of Mr. Dixon and they were en route to California. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sinceres’ thanks to our many friends acquaintances and organization: that have helped us so generousl; since the loss of our home b\ fire. Lee Morris and Family. Support 1'he Cancer Drive broad river There was prayer service at Mr. «n. . wll be glad to see h„ around again. UP Mrs. Luther Ledbetter ; Setter. There is quite sickness on Broad RjVer measles and whoopint: ^ Word has been receive-?*': that Mrs. Lou Amanda }>■mJ** of St. Petersburg. Fla., VR a cabin in this community ^ spends her vacation here ' iri summer, has been very' ■*! hospital for the last four ..L1! with enlargement of the Her many friends here w.k , her a speedy recovery. AWAY FOR 2 WEEKS Mrs. Howard Milton has ret™ ed from Ft. Wayne, In