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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952. BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. 16 PAGES TODAY 5* PER COPY
Krlikon Purchases Land
r Projected Plant Site
erlikon Tool and Arms Corpor
of America has announced
it has begun to take up op
on the parcels of land con
ning the site of its projected
jit near Swannanoa.
_ General K. B. Wolfe, USAF
president of the corporation,
issued the following statement
fchis connection:
fie Oerlikon Tool and Arms
poration of America announces
pugh its president the pur
se of an industrial site of ap
iximately 1,300 acres of land
gr Asheville, N. C.
This is the first step in the
noration’s plan for the estab
kment of a tool and arms man
cturing operation. The plans
construction are being com
ted. Actual construction of the
tory is dependent upon prior
and allocations of materials.”
he statement further pointed
that a total of 1296 acres was
ng purchased, that seven small
^■cels, originally optioned would
be purchased, and that the
final estimate of 1500 acres
been reduced after recent
ccys.
According to a company spokes
i. original surveys as set down
the title records customarily
jkd “so many acres more or less”,
practice being to calculate the
^eage on the slopes. This re
ted in showing a greater acreage
is now calculated by modem
thods of surveying, but the
pndaries are unchanged.
he spokesman further stated
|t the corporation had decided
to take up seven options.
8ch were all of mall area of
jroxima'.Hf one-%ere' plots with
(les on them on the fringe of
plant site. They are all east
|Kee Tree creek. They ■ uld not
; needed, he said, and i com
ny did not wish to d posses
homeowners. They mig t want
work at the plant or rent to
bse who w’ould, he pointed
The corporation hi adopted a
licy of dealing w’i h local con
actors yet to be .pointed, to
extent of their ca- Dilities and
parities, he said, h :st emplcy
t, therefore, will be handled
individual contract »rs at their
pees of business. »t was em
asized that no hiring would be
ne at the engineering offices at
kheville. Already applicants for
Ds have spent money and time
come to Asheville, only to be
|sappoir>ted.
detailed surveying of the topo
aphy at the plant s,te is going
forward, the spokesman said, and
the engineer planning group is
making good progress in its work
of designing the plant set-up.
General and Mrs. K. B. Wolfe
are motoring from Washington and
are expected to arrive by Fiiday
to take up residence in their new
home on Horizon Way, Asheville.
Oerlikon will purchase, accord
ing to its statement, the follow
ing tracts of land:
W. C. Shope, 412 acres, $97,000;
Hugh Penley, 133 acres, $17,500;
J. 5. Kilby, 72 acres, $6,000; L.
W. Kilby, 15 acres, $5,200; Gran
ville Kilby, 12 acres, $1,500; A. G.
Creasman, 54 acres, $15,000; T. C.
Stevens, 24 acres, $3,500; ,T. P.
Gregg, 68 acres, $25,000; Epsie
Gregg, 23 acres, $10,000; E. R.
Sawyer, 14 acres, $1,800; C. E. and
Roy Gash, 147 acres, $10,000; C.
E. Gash, 13 acres, $28,000; C. E.
Gash, 25 acres, $12,000; C. E. Gash,
0.62 acres, $15,000.
F. E. McKinney, 3 acres, $852.
60; S. L. Joyner, 5 acres, $482;
Suzanna Gash, 2 acres, $9,000:
Pauline M. Edgerton, 0.88 acre,
$1,000; C. H. Alexander, 40 acres,
$8,200; Bertha Severson, 6 acres,
$3,000; B. P. Ammons, 158 acres,
$20,000; Fred G. Walker. 24 acres,
$16,000; Cora Miller, 37 acres,
$49,000; Bradford Burnette, 8
acres, $8,000; B. P. Shope, 2 acres.
$374. __
Donkey Basketball
To Be Sponsored By
Swannanoa Juniors
The Junior class of the Swan
nanoa High school will sponsor a
Donkey Basketball game, played
between Black Mountain and Swan
nanoa, Wednesday night, Jan. 30,
at 8 o’clock in the Swannanoa
school gymnasium. Admission will
be 60 cents for adults and 35 cents
for children.
“If you want an evening of fun,
come and bring your whole fam
ily, and we promise a good time
with plenty of laughs. Don’t for
get the date, Jan. 30 at 8 o’clock,"
urges the class reporter.
Swannanoa Boy Wins
Promotion To Sergeant
Edward B. Plemmons, son of
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Plemmons of
Swannanoa, has been promoted to
the grade of Sergeant with the
Eighth Infantry Division at Fort
Jackson, S. C. The promotion was
in recognition of Sergeant Plem
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I KRISTIAN ASSEMBLY SITE PAID FOR,
LANNED DEVELOPMENT STARTED
The most important news at the
feting of Southeast! -n Christian
fcsembly directors i 'st Friday
Is that payment for the site of
acres near Black Mountain had
|en completed. While assets for
purpose had been sufficient
amount for some time, all
Bus:ht a milestone had been
sed when the site was no
nS(“r potentially but now actually
le property of the churches in
seven states that cooperate in
le assembly.
I Along: with this announcement
{second item of interest was re
nted. Work had commenced on
property. One section to
devoted to lots for individual
Imes was being opened. The buil
der was cutting the roadways
lough this section and the stak
P off of lots, many of which
fcve been sold, will follow im
lediately. The building of homes
T 1 start in a few weeks.
[The center of this section will
i developed into a park to be
ratified with a foundtain, plant
Tv5’ etc. This project will be
partaken by Mr. and Mrs. F.
' u.1Xon, Black Mountain, who
i lo,H? been strong proponents
L;!"e building of the assembly.
B s par'c will fit in with the land
scaping of the entire assembly
ground.
Those familiar with the circum
stances consider it especially fit
ting that the park should bear the
name of "Dixon Park” since Mr.
Dixon was the one who took the
initial steps in securing the site
and developing the assembly. Mrs.
Dixon has also encouraged the de
velopment and is now with her
husband contributing the funds to
develop the park.
Two other projects are already
undergirded. The Reynolds Bible
class of First Christian church,
Asheville, is contributing the funds
for the bell tower which will be
made from the chimney erected
by Mr. Gustavino for his tile kiln.
The bell for the tower has been
contributed by the Southern Rail
way company. .
A second project is the Missions
building for which the Christian
Women’s Fellowship is raising the
funds. ... ,
At the meeting officers made
the reports of current progress
and a good deal of general bus
iness was transacted. Dr. H. is.
Hilley, executive secretary of the
assembly, outlined his plans for
the activities of the immediate
future essential to the develop
ment of the entire project.
W. Dean Willis Is
Mr. Black Min.
For 1951
W. Dean Willis, town clerk, is
now the holder of another title,
“Young Man of The Year”, ar
honor conferred on him at the an
niversary banquet of the Black
Mountain Junior Chamber ol
Commerce last Thursday evening
In the opinion of the judges he
graded highest among the nom
inees, according to the six qual
ifying standards set by the U. S
Jr. C of C, namely: activities ir
behalf of community welfare; his
substantial participation in com
munity activities; permanent con
tribution to community activities
demonstration of leadership abil
ity; personal or business progress
or both; and cooperation with in
dividuals and civic organizations.
“Dean works constantly for the
betterment of his town,” Mayoi
Kirkpatrick, who made the pre
sentation, declared, “spending {
large part of his free time on com
munity activities. He has showr
leadership and organizing abilitj
in bringing to the forefront one
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Montreal Cottage
Destroyed By Fire
The Leslie Ross cottage, or
Kentucky circle, Montreat, ownec
by Miss Elizabeth Ross and hei
brother, Concord, N. C., was com
pletely destroyed by fire shortlj
after 6 a. m. Wednesday. The cot
tage was insured.
The unoccupied home had beer
afire for a considerable time be
fore it was discovered and ar
alarm turned in to the Blacl
Mountain fire department. Littk
could be done to save the home
but with a high wind blowing, the
Black Mountain fire departmeni
stood by as a precautionary mea
sure and kept the fire confmec
to the dwelling.
Legion Auxiliary Votes
Support To Two Funds
The January meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary was
held Monday night at the home
of Mrs. J. N. Wright, with the
president, Mrs. Douglas Jones, pre
siding. Members voted during the
business meeting to contribute tc
the Leonard Wood Memorial fund
Each year this unit supports this
drive in the fight against Hansen’s
disease (leprosy). It was also
voted to support the polio drive
with a check to the local chair
man, William Holcombe.
Mrs. Robert Hauth was ap
pointed Poppy Day chairman with
Mrs. Morris Gardner, Mrs. Betty
Wrenn and Mrs. J. T. Simpson as
assistants. Plans for a member
ship drive were made and dis
cussed.
The hostess served ice cream,
cake, nuts, mints, and coffee dur
ing the social hour which followed.
Those present were: Mrs. Clara
Snyder, Mrs. E. W. Jackson, Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. Wrenn, Mrs. Simpson,
Mrs. D. P Dinwiddie, Mrs. Gard
ner, and Mrs. Hauth.
Contract For Paving Hwy. 9
To Bat Cave Will Be Let Soon
Missionary Returns
To Duty On Formosa
Just a year ago Mrs. O. V.
Armstrong, missionary under the
Presbyterian Board, U. S. to China,
was allowed to come from behind
the “Bamboo” curtain and left
Shanghai to return to America.
Since coming to Montreat, Mrs.
Armstrong has been a teacher in
Montreat college. Now she is ex
pecting to leave Jan. 25 on her
way to the Island of Formosa to
take up again her work among
the Chinese.
Mrs. Armstrong has worked
with the Chinese people for a good
many years and has crossed the
Pacific ocean eight times, so when
she returns this time, she expects
to go by way of the Atlantic
ocean. When she gets to New
York, she will stay a few days be
fore sailing on the Queen Mary,
Feb. 8. She will spend three weeks
visiting in England and Scotland,
then leave March 7 from South
hampton and will sail through the
Mediterranean, the Suez Canal,
the Indian ocean and up through
the China sea to Formosa. She
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Larry Glenn To
Matriculate At
U. of Edinburgh
Larry Allen Glenn, assistant
pastor of the First Baptist church
of Black Mountain, has been ac
cepted by the University of Edin
burgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, as a
mmm & i
student for two years. He will
be enrolled in the Faculty of Arts
and will major in ecclesiastical
literature. Upon graduation he will
have the equivalent of the Amer
ican B.A. degree. Mr. Glenn hopes
to continue work as a mission
pastor while abroad.
Mr. Glenn applied last fall for
admission to the university. He
will sail next September and ex
pects to matriculate on Oct. 4.
Prior to his pastorate here, he
studied for two years at Mars
Hill college as a ministerial stu
dent.
Swannanoa Students Hold
Open Forum On Smoking
Swannanoa High students were
led by council members in an open
discussion on smoking last Friday
in assembly. The subject was dis
cussed from such angles as clean
liness of building, danger of fire,
influence on small children, effects
on athletes, and cooperation with
school regulations.
Students taking part in the
discussion were: Zelda Teems,
Robert Dyer, Pat Stevens, Kenny
Woods, Shirley Brown, Eld Wilson,
Joyce Stuart, Jim Webb, Ronald
Pruett, Jim Stroupe, Betty Vess,
Thelma Mayfield, and Bill Allen.
The engineers’ survey of N. C.
highway no. 9 has been completed
from the end of the present pave
ment to Bat Cave, according to
L. Dale Thrash, highway com
missioner for the 10th district. He
expects that the paving contract
will be let in February, certainly
in March, inasmuch as the author
ities are now ready to advertise
for bids.
There has been some delay in
getting the undertaking to this
point due to the fact that is a
federal aid project, he said. The
state highway commission now
has $600,000 on hand, one half of
which is federal funds, with which
to complete the job, according to
Mr. Thrash.
Have Ready Your
Dimes, Dollars;
Help Fight Polio!
“Mothers’ March On Polio” is
Jan. 31, 1952 — Thursday night
from 7 to 8 p. m. The Black Moun
tain Junior Woman’s Club is plan
ning complete coverage of the
Township of Black Mountain and
surrounding territories. “The need
to fight Polio this year is greater
than ever,” the club declares.
“Buncombe county is not exempt
in an increase of cases. Funds are
needed urgently. Polio doesn’t care
where it strikes. Won’t each of you
in every home turn your porch
lights on and welcome the ‘Con
tact Mothers’ who will be calling
for your contributions? Just one
hour to gather funds for the com
ing year. Please help us to make
this one hour of ‘Mothers’ March
on Polio’ the best ever. Your dimes
mean so much to those who are
striken and those who will be
striken. Fifty percent of the funds
remain here in our own county
for local patient care. The other
fifty percent is used by national
headquarters for reasearch, pro
fessional education, and temerg
ency epidemic aid fund.
“Your contribution is your
vitally important position of help
ing to stamp out this rampage
of polio. The Junior Woman’s Club'
and your community Thank You
for making possible good care to.
the victims of polio.”
Billy Graham Film
To Be Shown Sunday
The Billy Graham evangelistic
film, “Mr. Texas,” is to be shown
at the Black Mountain Presbyter
ian church Sunday night at 7:30.
The film, taken during the Fort
Worth, Texas evangelistic meet
ing, includes preaching by Dr.
Graham in the large tabernacle,
singing by America’s Gospel
Singer, George Beverly Shea, and
singing by the large choir under
the direction of Cliff Barrows.
Dr. Graham is now holding an
evangelistic meeting in Washing
ton, D. C. The meetings are be
ing held in the Armory building
where on last Sunday afternoon
(Jan. 20) there were 13,000 pre
sent. There has been an average
of 100 decisions for Christ each
night with 205 decisions made the
first night, it has been reported.
The film “Mr. Texas” was
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Let’s Drive Safely
And Park Legally
Will you be
one to convenant with your
self, from now on, to obey all
traffic laws wherever you
drive, including the laws gov
erning parking in Black Moun
tain ?