flections
Jack Greenwood
r
roU've been wondering why
.t< blow their horns and
every time they pass Ike
here’s the inside story.
n clarence Cook was marr
entlv. his father (Ike) let
irrow the family car, a new
)U<h button Buick, to visit
of the hot spots around
,and elsewhere. While Clar
nd his bride, the former
,e VVestall, were having a
with friends, some culprit
1 0ut and wrote “Just Marr
jl 0ver the car, both sides,
and back. Although the
r instrument left the im
[n of chalk, it must have
?and paper finish. Now the
new Buick is destined to
the honeymoon message for
to come. If Ike ever catches
iv or pal who did that trick,
'she will carry marks as
rgj the car.
—R—
lid at the installation cere
of the Lions Club in
of Hugh Monteith of
J. Jackson county, retiring
let governor of 31 A:
[ man died and woke up in
looked to him like para
ten
certainly didn’t know
was going to look so
like Jackson county,” said
eparted one to the keeper
e gate.
Ian. what are you talking
" the gate keeper explod
you're not in heaven." All
ints and former residents
ckson county please note:
5 just a story and the
aren't mine.
—R—
day an employee got 50
jtoo much in his pay envelope.
say anything, but dur
he week the cashier noticed
fistake, so on the next pay
ke deducted 50 cents. Then
piployee complained that he
JO cents short.
|t. said the cashier, “you
complain last week.”
replied the employee. “I
mind one mistake, but I feel
hound to say something when there
are two in succession.”
The mighty hunter looked ad
miringly at the large tiger skin
,n. front of the fireplace.
*es, he told his wife, ‘‘it
w*sr.5',,.her or the tiger."
yh. said his wife. “I’m so
glad it was the tiger."
“iou are, darling?” he ex
claimed.
Aes." she replied. “If it had
you, dear, we wouldn't
nave this lovely rug ”
—R—
The stranger ambled into the
farmyard and was greeted by the
farmer, The visitor produced his
card and remarked; “I'm a £ov
ernment inspector and am entitled
to inspect your farm."
Half an hour later the farmer
heard screams from his pasture,
where the inspector was being
chased by a bull. Leaning over the
gate as the inspector came by,
the farmer cried: “Show him your
card, mister—show him your
card.”
—R—
His Honor: “My good man,
under the American system of
jurisprudence you are presumed
to be innocent.”
Defendant: “Then why all the
effort to convict me?”
—R—
The easiest way to figure out
the cost of living is to take your
income and add 10 per cent.
—R—
A money-grabber is anyone
who can grab more money than
you can grab.
RIDGECREST RAMBLINGS
From Page 1, this Sec.
eous response to telephone calls
is pleasing indeed.
H. B. Craven and son, James,
attended the funeral services held
in Durham one day last week for
their cousin, J. Edward Pegram.
Burial was at Trinity, several
miles from Durham.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. J. John
son came up from Washington, N.
C., a few days ago to be at their
cottage on Royal Gorge road. Mr.
Johnson returned to preach at his
church Sunday but will be back
the last of the month for several
days. Mrs. Johnson will be here
all summer.
Friends of Mrs. George W.
Davis regret to learn that in an
accident which occurred as she
stepped from the family car at
the Langren hotel, Asheville, one
day last week she suffered a
broken arm.
Our neighbor, W. L. Snypes,
foreman in the gluing department
of Morgan Manufacturing com
mpany, Swannanoa, recently made
an airplane trip to Oshkosh and
other points in Wisconsin, and
Chicago, in the interest of his
company. He returned last Friday
from Washington, D. C., where he
spent a week in training at the
timber engineering laboratory
which is sponsored by the Na
tional Lumber company and other
large interests. Now he thinks he
can get in a few more hours of
spare time on those two rooms
he is building for Mrs. Snypes,
Doris and David.
Emily Hollifield, Lynn Morgan
and Jean Phillips attended the
Girls’ auxiliary conference held at
Mars Hill college last week.
Doris Snypes was hostess to the
local G. A. meeting Tuesday af
ternoon. The chapter has a mem
bership of about 15. Their meet
ings are always interesting. Mrs.
Klbert F. Hardin is their leader.
It was the privilege and pleas
ure of this correspondent to attend
worship services at Spilman Lodge,
Camp Ridgecrest, Sunday morn
ing and hear a splendid sermon
by pastor Wylie Peebles, from
Philippians 2: 5-11. “The Name
of Jesus” was the sermon topic
which appealed to all of us and
which was effectively developed
and presented to those in attend
ance.
The vacation Bible school at the
local church closed Friday after
noon with exercises awarding
diplomas to the children who at
tended. Enrollment for the school
was 43. The average attendance
was 38. Refreshments were served
at a picnic at the close of the
school. One little fellow said: “Do
we have to stop today, I wish we
could go on another week.” In
charge of the school were the Rev.
Cecil M. Perry, pastor of the
Ridgecrest church, and a faculty
composed of members of the
Ridgecrest assembly staff. Larry
Power was principal, Sue Eller
served as superintendent of jun
iors, Barbara Potts superintendent
of beginners, Zoe Harmon super
intendent of primaries. All these
workers were volunteers and said
they received a great blessing
from doing the work.
The boys at Camp Ridgecrest
entertained the girls of Camp
Merrimac at an informal party
at Spilman Lodge on Thursday
A New Savings Plan
The
BLACK MOUNTAIN BLDG. & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Announces
The opening JULY 1st of a new type of savings
shares, known as .
OPTIONAL SHARES
tyeaiuA&i:
No entrance fee.
Deposit any amount you wish as often as you wish.
Current rate of interest 3%.
Dividends payable semi-annually.
•
Payments made by the 10th of the month will be
entitled to dividends from the first day of the month.
Com in and talk with as about it.
Black Mountain Bldg. & Loan Association
—Wade Morrow, Secy-Treas.
Mrs. Simons Honors
Son On Birthday
Mrs. Wilbur J. Simons enter
tained with a lovely dinner at her
home Friday evening, July 6, in
honor of her son’s, Sgt. Wilbur E.
Simons, birthday anniversary. The
table was most attractive with a
brown cloth and chartreuse nap
kins, centered with an arrange
ment of pink and purple larkspur
and 3hasta daisies.
Those enjoying the evening
were Sgt. Simons, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Eckles III, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert May, Miss Nina Bramwell,
and members of the Simons fam
ily.
evening of last week. About even
ly matched in number, it was no
trouble to match boy with girl
and girl with boy at refreshment
time. Punch and cookies were en
joyed as the group consumed the
same in adequate quantity. They
had a lot of fun. And why shouldn’t
young people have a grand and
good time at camp and in the
right sort of way.
HOME FROM VACATION
Little Misses Ann and Linda
Beddingfield, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Beddingfield of Mon
treat road, have returned from
a five weeks’ vacation with rela
tives at Dunn, Rose Hill, and
Bunn in the eastern part of the
state.
• NEWS CLASSIFIEDS SELL!
RETURN TO ATLANTA
Mrs. H. C. Goolsby and Mrs.
Thomas A. Whicker, daughter and
granddaughter of Mrs. C. W.
Shumate, recently returned to
their home in Atlanta after a visit
in Black Mountain.
FROM LOUISIANA
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Heuer
and daughter, Barbara, of New
Orleans, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Gregg Sawyer. Mrs. Sawyer is
Mrs. Heuer’s mother.
BRINGING SON HOME
Mrs. Ruth Cunningham left Mon
day for Queenstown, Md., to bring
her son, Jimmy, home from a
month’s visit with his aunt and
family, Mrs. Olin Jarrell.
Athletes Foot Germ
After one application of T-4-L
if not pleased your 40* back. This
mobile liquid PENETRATES fast
er, quicker, deeper to make the
kill. T-4-L at any drug store. To
day at BLACK MOUNTAIN
DRUG CO.
MONUMENTS
All Sizes and Designs
$5 to $10,000
JOHN D. STRONG
Asheville, N. C. — Phone 6232
Hendersonville Road
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