-Fo 1S52, life first 11 months in tion’s farms totaled 106.7 billion oduction on the na- pounds. 1 f JHetn^ CD Our hope for your peace and happiness goes out to every one of you. R.SITY SODA & SANDWICH SHOPPE i Black Mountain LOADWAY BUILDERS' SUPPLY, INC. Black Mountain COLLINS DEPARTMENT STORE Black Mountain LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: May we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a most Happy New i Year. We are most grateful to you for the wonderful cooperation you have given us relative to items of interest pertaining to our club. We certainly feel t’.iat the good “write ups” you have given us have helped to lay the ground-work to ward establishing another super ior club in Black Mountain. The American Home and Civic Club, Mrs. J. H. Cheek, pres. -o Swannanoa, N. C. Route 1, Box 50. Dear Editor: My Black Mountain News is a constant source of cheer and in spiration and information to me, and I am grateful to you and to the news writers and the compos ers and publishers, and the postal service, and the business firms who sponsor my news with their ads, and every subscriber for making my paper possible! May I say thank you, my good neighbors, and thank God for you! Since I lave been sick and un able to address and mail my Christmas cards, please forgive me. I love you every one and I'll be thinking’of you at Christmas time and praying that God will bless you, and watch over you and protect you, and guide and direct you, and be with you through the new year, and give you peace! Sincerely your friend, Mrs. B. C. Burnette, Sr. Dear Editor: I am in a mood, as I reflect up on the happy childhood days when Christmas would come to our home to quote from Charles Dickens, who knows better how to tell you what I should like to say than my self. In speaking of Christmas, he said. “Numerous indeed are the hearts to which Christmas brings a brief session of happiness and enjoy ment. How many families, scat tered far and wide in the rest less struggle of life, are then unit ed, and meet once again in that happy state of companionship and mutual good-will, which is a source of such pure and unalloyed delight and one so incompatible with the cares and sorrows of the world, that the religious belief of the most civilized nations and the rude traditions of the roughest savages alike, number it among the first days of a future state of existence, provided for the blest and happy! How many old re collections and how many doimant sympathies Christmas-time awak ens! “We write these words now, many miles distant from the spot at which year after year, we met on that day, a merry and joyous circle. Many of the hearts that throbbed so gaily than have ceased to beat; many of the hands we grasped have grown cold. The LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE Having this day qualified as Ex ecutrix of the estate of WILEY B. KYLES, late of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Caro lina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under signed, duly verified, on or before One (1) Year from date hereof, or else this Notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 28th day of November, 1952. CAROLYN KYLES, Executrix of the Estate of WILEY B. KYLES, deceased. Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25; Jan. 1, 8._ STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Admin istrator of the Estate of Otis Dan iels. late of Buncombe County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate, to present the same to the undersigned in care ot George F. Meadows, Attorney, 32 33 Law Building, Asheville, North Carolina, within twelve (12) months after the completion of the pub lication of this notice, or said notice will be pleaded in bar oi their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 3rd day of December 1952. C. O. HILL, Administrator ol the Estate of Otis Daniels Deceased. Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25; Jan. 1, 8. NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE The undersigned, having quali fied as Administrator of the Es tate of C. W. A. Riddle, deceased late of Buncombe County, this is tc notify all persons having claim: against said Estate, to present them to the undersigned, on oi before the 18th day of December 1953, or this Notice will be pleadec in bar of their recovery. All pel sons indebted to said Estate wil please make immediate payment tt the undersigned. This the 11th day of December 1952. S. P. Riddle, Administrator. Address: Black Mountain, Route 1, Pagettown Road Dec. 18, 25; Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22. NOTICE. Having this day qualified a Executor of the Estate of OPHEL IA KERLEY, late of Black Mour tain, Buncombe County, Nort Carolina, this is to notify all pei sons having claims against sai estate to present them to th undersigned, duly verified, at hi residence at McCain, North Cart lina, on or before one (1) yea from the date hereof, or else thi Notice will be plead in bar c recovery. All persons indebted t said estate will please make in mediate settlement. This the 18th day of Decembei 1952. ROY ALTON JONES, Ex ecutor of the Estate of OPHELIA KERLEY, deceases Dec. 26; Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. »yes we sougnt nave mu men lister in the grave, and yet the ild house, the room, the merry voices and smiling faces, tne jest, ,he laugh, the most minute and ;rivial circumstances connected vith those happy meetings crowd >ur mind at each recurrence of the season, as if the last assemblage lad been but yesterday. Happy, lappy Christmas, that can win us lack to the delusions of our child sh days, recall to the old man the pleasure of his youth and trans port the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home.” This description of Dickens nakes us homesick for childhood lays, when we were satisfied with ittle, as we would consider it to iay, but that meant so much to us in' those days of simplicity and dome affection that made every heart glad and grateful for the return of another happy Christ inas season. Let everyone with whom we come in contact see in us the Spirit if the Christ, who gave himself for us that we might inherit ever lasting life. He came to “make His Blessing flow’ far as the curse” of sin is found, and that means to the ends of the earth. Louise Cook, (Mrs. J. I. Cook, Sr.) December 5, 1952. Dear Editor: You will find enclosed two pap ers on the subject of highway safe ty in North Carolina. Please do me the favor of ex aming this material. It is my hope that you will use it in some way in the columns of your paper to promote the cause of safety on our highways. I believe you will agree that only with the support of the PRESS, can the necessary support be built up among the people of North Carolina to se cure passage of needed highway safety legislation by the next General Assembly—and its en forcement thereafter. For your information, I am the State Chairman of the Highway Safety Committee of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers As sociation. More than 95% of all automobile dealers in the State are members of this Association. Our group is extremely anxious to pro mote the cause of highway safety in every way possible. Won’t you please help? Sincerely yours, T. A. Williams, Chairman Highway Safety Committee North Carolina Automobile Dealers Asso. MONTREAT The eleven o’clock sendee of the Montreat Presbyterian church was held in the lobby of the Assem bly Inn on last Sunday. Rev. John R. Williams, the minister preached on the “Incarnation”. On next Sunday the church will also be ir the Inn. On Monday night the annua! Christmas party was held in the lobby of the Assembly Inn at f p. m. with all in Montreat invitee and each person taking a gift te be exchanged. A large crowe gathered for the happy occasion A short devotional service was con ducted by the pastor, the Rev John R. Williams. The Soos fam ily sang Hungarian carols and the McAllister family sang carols ir Portuguese. Other carols were sung and enjoyed by all. Delicious refreshments were served by the mangers of the Inn. All gatherer around the Christmas tree for the giving of the gifts, and the joy oi fellowship. Mrs. McBride told i Christmas story. Mrs. Billy Graham has returnee from a short stay in Charlotte She has as her guests for the hpli days Mrs. Bates and daughter Nancy Bates of Charlotte. Dr. Billy Graham is preachin; to the soldiers in Korea, and wa: heard on his Sunday broadcas from Seoul on last Sunday. Oi next Sunday he will be heard fron the front and will have a specia Christmas program. Many of the college student are in Montreat for the holidays. Miss Gay Currie, executive sec retary of the Y. W. C. A. in Chape Hill and sister Ann Currie of Kin: College are in their home on Vir ginia road for the holidays. An has been the guest of Maria Spent for the last week-end. Danny Wilson is home from Ih Darlington school in Rome, Geoi gia. Clayton Bell is home from hi F r s f 3 CAVIN'S GUN & KEY SHOP Black Mountain studies in Wheaton college Don Woods from Erskine college, Blake Brinkerhoff is home from David son. Walter Raleigh Coppedge is home from Princeton, Alden Wi - liams is home from Davidson Col lege, Nancy Armstead is home from Queens college. Mrs. Neison Bell has as her guests this Christmas, her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Montgomery of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Also her two broth ers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leftwich of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Leftwich of Darlington, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and Carol Jean will spend Christmas with Mrs. Hall’s mother in Georgetown, S. C. John Williams of Buffalo, V Y and Margaret E. Williams of Ann Arbor, Mich., are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Payne Williams in their home on Assembly drive. . Those of the armed services who are here for Christmas are Tom K. Spence son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Spence of Virginia road. Tom is having a leave as he leaves soon for Korea. Lee Whitaker of U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va., is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Whitaker of Virginia Road. , , Humphreys Armistead is here for a ten days leave. He has returned from a trip around the world on ihe U. S. S. Jarvis. They were seven months on the East Coast of Korea during the battles last summer. Trees Increase Threat 01 Fire Over Holidays The Christmas tree, center of holiday festivities in most Amer ican homes, can easily become the center of tragedy, warns the Na tional Board of Fire Underwriters. Because a fir tree is filled with pitch and resin, it is one of the most combustible objects known— and once ignited, it burns so rap idly that it is virtually impossible to extinguish. “Keep Christmas merry,” ad vises the Board. ‘‘Follow these safety rules and avoid a fire in your home during the Christmas season.” 1. Choose a small tree. It’s less dangerous than a large one. 2. Don’t set it up until a few days before Christmas. Until then, keep it outdoors. 3. Place it in the coolest part of the house, away from fireplaces or radiators. And don’t let it block an exit. 4. Stand it in water, or use a live tree planted in a tub of earth. 5. Never use cotton or paper for decoration on or around the tree. 6. Do not put electric trains un der the tree. 7. Use only electric lights, never candles, and see that the wires are not frayed. Be sure the wir ing sets for lights you choose are marked as having been inspected Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. 8. Provide a switch some dis tance from the tree for turning tree lights on and off. Don’t plug or unplug them beneath the tree. 9. Throw away all gift wrap pings as soon as the presents have been opened; don’t let them pile up near the tree. 10. Do not leave tree lights SUNSHINE SCHOOL PRESENTS PROGRAM A Christmas program for par ■nts and friends was presented by d--s L. H. ' Gregory’s Sunshine school pupils Friday evening at ier home on the Montreat road. A large crowd was present to see the following program: The Rhythm Band, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” and “Jesus Loves Me.” Brahms Lullaby, Flo Barn iill. “Jingle Bells," Ronnie Bart ;tt, Richard Clark, and David Roberts. “Silent Night,” Linda \vey, Don Allen, Terry Cheek. ‘Up On the House Top,” Danny Patton, Johnny McDougle, and Ronnie Brandon. “Merry Christ mas” Anne Stubbs. burning when no one is home. 11. If needles near the lights turn brown, move the lights. 12. When needles start to fall, take the tree down and discard it. hill- Angel, Anne Stubbs; Shep herds, Linda Avey, Richard Clark, and David Roberts; Kings, Danny Patton, Johnny McDougle, ana Ronnie Bartlett; carolers, Kaye Patton, Judy Evans, Brenda Cor dell. Nancy Gregory, and Bobby and Blaine Gregory, Joseph, Don Allen. __ WANT-ADS SELL—-Phone 4101 uh vmm Mr. and Mrs. Emory of Swannanoa will spend' mas with their daughter ilv. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vim fa,5 Norfolk. hee o( Mrs. Jack Shaw will iea day to visit relatives and fr,/r> in the eastern part of the ,n