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THt RSDAY. APRIL 3, 1952, BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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■CHURCHES UNITE IN SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS
IONTEST STEERING COMMITTEE
SKS CITIZENS TO VOLUNTEER
The steering: committee of the
[.Finer Carolina" contest in Black
[fountain met last Monday night
E the call of the chairman, W.
ean Willis. Five projects were
kgreed upon and the application
lor entry into the contest was
turned over to the C.P.&L., spon
sors of the contest, to meet the
deadline of April 1.
The following steering commit
tee members were designated to
epresent the committee on the
Respective project committees:
Pfalter Burgess, streets, roads and
highways; Ray McSwain, recre
ational facilities; Mrs. Anne S.
larrison, cleanup and beautifica
tion; Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire, cult
jural development; and W. K.
flVeeks, development of conference
grounds.
“We consider our job to be one
tf coordination among the various
(rejects,” stated Chairman Willis,
Speaking on behalf of the steer
png committee, “whether now being
learned out or to be carried out
the future, so that they will re
vive official recognition in the
ontest. We shall also offer to
ct in an advisory capacity.
"We urge the clubs and organ
izations to give high preference
(in their project activities to the
(reject or projects they have under
aken or expect to undertake
which are included in the official
projects designated for contest
competition. T.his preference is
highly desirable to assure com
pletion of the contest program
Before Nov. 1.
I “We believe in a contest of this
Kind which has the promise of so
pany overall values to the entire
lommunity that every individual
is very likely to have a close per
sonal interest in one or more of
pie official five projects. It is
[true that many individuals un
Id&ubtedly will offer their services
[through their club affiliations. But
to make it a truly community
pride endeavor we particularly de
sire that everyone, affiliated or
not, participate in this program of
community betterment.”
The committee requests that
[those who are responsible for pro
mts take before and after pic
tures as such pictures will be an
important factor in the judging
at the close of the contest.
For the information of those
!"hu may wish to offer their ser
lyices, the five comprehensive pro
ponent parts are given in the fol
lowing listing released by the
[steering committee: 1. Streets,
jtloaus and Highways — street
pnarkers, improvement of entrance
:siltns, opening of streets, and hard
Is .acing of certain roads; 2. Or
ganization of Recreational Facili
ics—surfacing tennis court, put
lnK up shelter and swings at
picnic :_
Let’s Drive Safely
And Park Legally
one tn „ Will y°u be
self f..convenant with your
traffio ^ now on* to obey dll
drive wherever you
erninU D»i!v ln&.the laws gov
tain ? parking in Black Moun
Oerlikon
BRIEFS
The construction program at
Oerlikon is proceeding according
to schedule and four extra steel
construction crews will be coming
on the job Monday, April 7, to
complete the buildings for which
foundations have been built.
An addition to T-l, general of
fice building, has been completed.
This addition will be for the use
of teletype equipment which has
been installed recently.
The old red Shope barn has
been cleaned out and \yill be used
for storage of contractors’ equip
ment. The milk house has been re
modeled and will serve as head
quarters for the plant protection
crew under Chief Elmer Gregg
and for the plant site mainten
ance crew under Jim Murray.
hrnst Urandenberger, chief tech
nician from Zurich, is. away on a
business trip to Philadelphia, New
York, Washington and Chicago and
will return in about 10 days.
Col. L. A. Skinnar is visiting
one of the air force fields in Flor
ida, a research and development
center, on business.
Fredric Chapuisat, secretary
treasurer of the Washington office,
is visiting the local company.
Admiral Phil Niekum, manager
of production, left Wednesday on
a business trip to Washington.
William Buol, chief of the pro
curement section, is away on a
business trip to Chicago. Stewart
Davidson, assistant chief, is in
charge in Mr. Buol’s absence. Mr.
Davidson’s wife and four children
have arrived from Washington to
take up residence in the home
which they have leased in Ashe
ville.
News Is Victim Of ’Flu
Printers aren’t immune to “Old
Man ‘Flu’ ” either, it seems.
The NEWS regrets that be
cause of illness on the staff,
it was impossible to get this
week’s issue out at the usual
time in spite of working many
hours overtime. We hope our
readers will bear with us if
they do not see items they ex
pected to see as it was neces
sary to omit all matter which
was not already set when sick
ness struck.
Eastern Star
Holds Public
Installation
Black Mountain Chapter No.
200, O.E.S., held public installa
tion of officers on Tuesday, March
25, at 8 p.m. at the Junior Order
hall.
The following officers were in
stalled for the year 1952-53:
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Gladys C.
Ham; Worthy Patron, J. Clyde
Watkins; assoc, matron, Mrs. Ad
die B. Gaskins; assoc, patron, Wm.
H. Hinkle; secretary, Edna B. Mc
Dougle; treasurer, Reva S. Hinkle;
conductress, Mrs. Mary R. Hauth;
assoc. cond., Mrs. Sadie D.
Gouge; chaplain, Mrs. Loyd T.
Stinchcomb; marshal, Mrs. Betty
J. Wrenn; organist, none installed
at this time; Adah, Sarah H. Clev
enger; Ruth, Mrs. Mae Gibbs
Fortner; Esther, Mrs. Martha T.
Simmons; Martha, Mrs. Marguer
ite F. Sabiston; Electa, Mrs. Mary
S. Potter; warder, Mrs. Ethel K.
Gardner; and sentinel, A. L. Sim
mons. Flag bearers for the year
are; U. S. flag, Mrs. Beulah M.
Mashburn; Christian flag, Mrs.
Marguerite S. Moeller; and O.E.S.
flag, Miss Princie Maphet.
The installing officers were as
follows: Grand Installing officer,
—Turn to Page 4, This Sec.
Noon And Night Services
Planned For April 7-11
Bishop Henry
To Speak At Four
Noonday Services
The Rt. Rev. M. George Henry,
D.D., Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Western North Caro
lina, will preach Monday through
Thursday, at the noonday services
during Spiritual Emphasis Week
which begins April 7.
Bishop Henry was born in
Chapel Hill, N. C., in 1910, the
son of Dr. G. K. G. Henry, pro
fessor of Latin and, later, assistant
registrar of the University. Fol
lowing his graduation from the
University of N. C. in 1931, he
taught in the chemistry department
while earning his Master’s degree.
—Turn to Page 4, This Sec.
FIRST NURSING HOME FOR CANCER PATIENTS . . .
mT T ' A .',:,
Mother Of
Mrs. R. W. Seawright
Passes At 92
Mrs. Ella Porter Currie, mother
of Mrs. R. W. Seawright, Black
Mountain, died at the age of 92
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Emma Poplin, in Rockingham, N.
C., Sunday, March 23, following
an illness of several years.
Mrs. Currie, a member of one
of Richmond county’s well-known
and substantial families, was the
daughter of the late Alexandei
and Eliza Porter. Mrs. Currie, a
native of Anson county, had lived
in Richmond county most all or
her life, and was a member ot
Green Lake Methodist church. Un
til several months ago, she baa
resided at her home in the Gib
son Mill community for the past
30 years. Mrs. Currie’s husband,
Jim Currie, died a number of
—Turn to Page 4, This Sec.
The first nursing home in North Carolina for terminal care of
indigent cancer patients was formerly dedicated at exercises held at
the site of the Home near Lumbeiton Sunday, March 23. Opening of
this home, which has a capacity for 60 patients, is regarded as' another
important step in the rapidly expanding program of the North Caro
lina Division of the American Cancer Society, of which Mrs. George
E. Marshall of Mount Airy is the state commander and executive
vice-president. The nursing home will occupy a wing of the Robeson
County Health Center and Welfare department, pictured above, and
will be known as the North Carolina Cancer Institute. It will be one
of only four such homes in the United States. As a result of efforts
of the society, the North Carolina legislature appropriated $50,000
for the renovation of the old County Home. For operation and main
tenance, the State Cancer division contributed $25,000 and local units
on budgets contributed $12,000. Rent for the building will be the
nominal sum of one dollar, and the welfare departments will share
in the cost of caring for the patients. Contributions to help fight cancer
may be addressed to “Cancer” in care of any post office.
test to be given for
JUNIOR BAND RECRUITMENT
Musical tests will be given dur
ing the next two weeks to discover
prospective band members, fourth
through the eighth grades, Mrs.
Charles Maydwell, director, an
nounces. . ....
The tests will be given for both
beginners and advanced students
in music, she said. Those indica
ting aptitude would be formed in
to a junior band for the pleasure
and interest of the members as
well as to provide a supply of
musicians for the senior band
from time to time as needed.
A week of spiritual emphasis,
a project of the General Minister’s
Association of Black Mountain,
will begin next Monday, April 7,
with the 12:05 noonday service in
the State Street Methodist church.
Places of business are closing so
that everybody will be able to at
tend this service daily through the
week.
Ben Hunter, local businessman,
will preside over Monday’s noon
day service. Twenty minutes of
the half-hour service will be used
by the visiting speaker, the Rt.
Rev. M. George Henry, Bishop,
Episcopal Diocese of Western North
Carolina.
Bishop Henry will speak at the
noonday services, Monday through
Thursday. On Friday, the Rev. J.
Rupert McGregor, president, Mon
treat college, will be the noonday
speaker.
Next Monday evening at 7:30,
there will be a union service at
St. James’ Episcopal church on
Vance avenue. The Rev. J. N. Bin
ford, pastor, First Baptist church,
will be the preacher. On Tuesday
evening the union service will be
at the Black Mountain Presbyter
ian church, and the preacher will'
be the Rev. James H. Skelton,
chaplain, WNC Sanatorium. Each
evening following there will be a
union service in some local church;
the schedule for the week appears
elsewhere In this paper.
Four preachers have been ob
tained to conduct daily devotionals
in the public school as part of this
united effort for a spiritual em
phasis week.
The idea of a “Spiritual Em
phasis Week” was conceived by
the Ministers’ association at their
initial meeting last December.
All of the ministers present saw
the desirability of having a spe
cial week of religious emphasis.
They recalled the benefits of the
“Crusade”, the census, and the
evangelistic emphasis of a year
ago in which 19 churches took
part; they considered the effect
iveness of repeating such a pro
gram this year. It seemed ap
propriate, however, to inaugurate
a slightly different program this
spring.
The Rev. Cecil M. Perry, pastor
of the Ridgecrest Baptist church,
described a united church exper
ience which he helped initiate a
few years ago in Alabama. The
ministers recognized at once its
value; and, they proposed to pur
sue a similar united effort here.
The week preceding Easter was
chosen for this activity, and it was
agreed to call the period “Spiritual
Emphasis Week.”
Noonday and evening services
were considered; churches and
preachers were studied for con
venience and availability. Finally,
all arrangements were made, the
details of which appear else
where in this newspaper.
Church of God Plans
District Meeting
In Asheville
The Church of God will hold
its annual District Convention at
the Church of God, S. French
broad avenue, Asheville, beginning
Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p. m. The
convention will continue through
Sunday.
Delegates from several churches
in Western North Carolina are ex
pected to attend. The Rev. W.
Clement, Lynch State Overseer,
and five secretaries from High
Point will be guest speakers. The
meeting will feature string music,
lively congregational singing,
quartets, trios and duets and ser
mons by other ministers.
The public is invited to attend
the meetings. The Rev. W. R.
Thomson is district overseer and
pastor of the Asheville church.
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