letters to
Ithe editor
June 13, 1951
Icarnet Greenwood
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| Mountain, IN. v>
UL'*rnetV thank you and all
Members of the Black Moun
V.,.\v club for such a fine
, ,,, at the convention. I was
Ell of you folks you sure
1° -he thing: up right and so
the visiting club members
£, folks were “right on
ill.”
want to express from the
fcn, of my heart my deepest
Xciation for all your club did
a ' the convention a success.
Jfi,1 .,n best wishes to your
IV . the coming year in every
you undertake, I am
Sincerely,
Ruth Bishop,
l>ast Chairman of Con
vention. Asheville, N. C.
June 16, 1951
[Gordon H. Greenwood
Mountain NEW S
Mountain, N. C.
Mr Greenwood:
■patently, lots of people read
in’ ’the Black Mountain
rc My mattress was sold
‘ Friday morning after the
which advertised it for sale,
about a half dozen people
later. Don’t run the ad
Yours sincerely,
Myrtle L. Johnston
|\S WEDDING
Voni Page 1, this Section
ijvt . just as well dressed soc
women are, but what man
has his feet on the earth
want to marry one ? But
io with Craggy, she has a
.ine charm that one loves to
with every day, year after
1 You see these other rnoun
|, are duly impressed and file
picture in your memory, but
Traggy you have to go back
and again. .
ter breakfast we broke camp
started down the Pinnacle.
Bruner was the self-elected
idian of the bride and groom’s
,ing clothes. Owing to a lack
.sing rooms, Minnie went in
thicket to dress and I went
other (my daughter, Daphene,
Nell McAfee was Minnie’s
ling maids). Imagine a dress
mom decorated in the sheer
ess of purple blossoms. I
a tweed coat, and striped
1 trousers. Minnie was
led in a navy blue creation
ported organdy. This affair
to be formal to a certain
, but the form sometimes
e grotesque. When we came
our dressing chambers Roy
amazed at the transforma
One of the party offered
rk the top out of a laurel
for Minnie a corsage, but
ie was afraid of the rangers,
figured it was better to do
lout a corsage than to spend
honeymoon in the clink.
guests that were coming up
lUnday was arriving in clusters
le late Joe Morris, who was
hest man had come, but he
John Witherspoon had to
our beloved Granny Wicker
tom the parking ground on
‘ck saddle” (Granny was past
.'ears of age), Thad Bum
r, who was going to play the
mg march had got there with
"met. Well, everyone got to
appointed places, like actors
we!! rehearsed play, tourists
dropping in by the dozens,
> everything was in readiness,
apptned to remember that we
.no one to escort Minnie to
imaginary altar. We looked
p ‘"f a relative, and there
, j'n Burnett. Ralph had
lSj '■ for a camping trip and
or a bride's escort—he had
^' i- locked shirt, corduroy
1 . and high-topped
might have been in
■' th the rest of us
a i prmod in the best we
1
■ but we was not look
■ ty- we was having
■ to the occasion
mllbillie, and marched
.. ' ‘'Pet of mountain grass
. ' -me-notg without bat
!‘1 had Jr., who was
_mmi a laurel bush
KlernAuloSto
,V|EPAT COVERS
fDIALLED free
Jihone 5671
sent oyt the lovely notes of the
wedding march out over the Bull’s
Head on jeweled wings, and with
each golden note Thad Jr. shed
a big drop of cold sweat, for he
was scared but game. Four little
girls followed the bride to the
altar, my daughter, Roxana, my
nieces, Mabel Patton and Alice
Burnett, and the late Carolyn Mc
Afee. These little girls were not
ring bearers, or train bearers, or
even gun bearers, they were simp
ly going to see the job well done.
It is ridiculous how much time
we spend preparing for a thing
or an occasion, and then it is
over in a few minutes. The Rev.
Mr. Miller gave us a ceremony of
simple beauty in perfect keeping
with the loveliness surrounding us.
At the close I took the ring from
its plush-lined box and put it on
Minnie’s finger, and little Alice
Burnett began to jump up and
down and squeal, “Give’er the box,
Uncle, Give’er the box.”
We turned from the ‘ altar" to
face a battery of cameras, and
well wishers. I could not begin to
name all the guests, besides the
ones already named, nearly all the
young people of North Fork and
a number from East Marion were
there, and the Wickers and Kin
ards, and many others, but I would
like to pay special homage to at
least five that have gone to their
reward; Rome Garland who furn
ished one of the trucks, and was
helpful in many ways, Granny
Wicker, that perfect lady who
didn't let a paltry ninety years
hinder her from coming to our
wedding and wish us happiness,
Scott Morris who always believed
in service—he would do the mule
work around camp and fetch and
carry, he was killed in Germany
still doing service so that the
rest of us might enjoy freedom
as I have been writing about, Joe
-Morris, who also died in the ser
vice of our country, he was my
best man, and always an inspir
ation to me, in fact, it was our
mutual love of writing that caused
me to take this up as a hobby, and
then Carolyn McAfee, beautiful
daughter of Claude and Nell Mc
Afee, who was so sweet and did
so much to brighten my life when
I was going through ‘the travail
of being a grass widower.
The ceremony over we started
down the mountain toward the
parking ground, and was accosted
every little bit by tourists wish
ing us happiness. One lady who
said she knew our cousin' Mrs,
Della Hurst, and said she was an
interior decorater by profession,
wanted to do our house for us,
we talked nice to her, but joked
later about needing untanned deet
skins for drapes, and tough bull
hides for rugs in our mountain
shanty.
At the parking ground three ot
my sisters, Mrs. Blane Morris
Mrs. Carl Patton, and Mrs. Thad
Burnett, set a delicious picnic
lunch for us, which was the climas
of a hysterical and historical
wedding.
We didn’t have a wedding trip
-—people of our age and knowledge
can think of a better way to spenc
a honeymoon than by taking a
tiring trip, and after this camping
trip we was pretty well tuckerec
out anyway. We had our trips
later, of course, of which we wil
tell you if the Black Mountaii
News holds out, also the serenade
which followed in a few weeks.
As for now I will stop—this being
anniversary week, and see if the
honeymoon is over.
MONTREAT
Sunday was the last eleven
o’clock service for the Montreat
church in Gaither Chapel until the
first Sunday in September. The
Rev. John R. Williams, pastor,
preached from the (5th chapter of
John, using for his theme “the
alternative of decision—if not
Christ then what?” Miss Hyo Suk
Lee of Korea sang “O Rest In
The Lord” with Mrs. Crosby Ad
ams at the piano.
Miss Hyo Chai Lee and Miss
Hyo Suk Lee, daughters of the
Rev. Yak Sin Lee, Presbyterian
minister of Chainhae, South Korea,
are spending the summer in Mon
treat.
Prayer meting every Wednes
day at 4 P. M. in the Sun Parlor
of the Inn will continue through
the month of June.
The Women of the Church met
Tuesday, June 19, at 4 p. m. in
the parlors of the Collegiate Home
on Assembly drive. Mrs. W. J.
Gammon, president, presided at
the business session. Mrs. O. V.
Armstrong, recently returned miss
ionary from China and Miss Iona
Smith, missionary on furlough
from Mexico, were the speakers
After the meeting a social houi
was enjoyed. A gift shower foi
Mrs. Harry Punt, missionary tc
Africa, who expects to leave foi
that country in the early fall
was given. Also a shower for the
—Turn to Page 8, this Sec.
FALL MERCHANDISE
Mrs. William Holcombe spent
Wednesday in Charlotte attend
ing the merchandising mart and
buying new fall merchandise.
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