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’*B26 I9l§ PUBLISHERS Gofdon H. Greenwood Partner George W. Dougherty Partner EDITOR Gordon H. Greenwood PRESSMAN .Herman L. Talley SOCIETY EDITOR Mrs. Elizabeth Dinwiddie MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT .George W. Dougherty LINOTYPE OPERATOR . Roy l. Russell MEMBER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES Buncombe And McDowell Count!#* Outside Buncombe And McDowell Counties $2.00 $2.50 Entered as Second Class Matter September 13, Pest Office in Black Mountain North Carolina, of March 3, 1879 1945, at the under the Act Liberty‘Intelligence-Our Nation’s Safety! Tonight is charter night and ladies night for the Black Mountain Lions club. In the words of Charles Spencer, editor of Jungle Capers, official bulletin of the Black Mountain Lions club, “this is the night when we pav homage to those who first car ried the ball all the way to a goal pose. The charter members of the club were new at the business of Lions club work. I hey did not join a tried and proven organization, as a new member finds today when he is in ducted into our club. Our C.M.’s had to build from the ground up, and in 1935 it was uphill work all the way. Not until December 1937 did our club get a lasting start.’’ That and other thoughts were expressed by Mr. Spencer in his charter night issue of the bulletin which was received this week by members here. The Lions club, local and national, has grown into an organization ot major impori anee. Today there are more than half a million Lions in 42 nations of the world. The Lions club, like any civic organization, stands for community improvement at the local, state, and national level. It was in teresting that during World War II no two Lions ever met as enemies on the field of battle. This speaks well for the influence which Lionism has on the nations in which it thrives. Lionism and democracy walk hand-in-hand. Tonight as we salute the charter mem bers, let us not forget the long hours of work which this civic-minded group has given freely to our community, nor the great contribution which they and the members of the club have made. We salute the Lions, charter members, of ficers. and members. Long may your in fluence be great in your community. Ill Wind, Etc.—It’s an ilj wind that doesn’t blow somebody rome good, or something. Anyway, you heard couple years back how the Scott admin istration was cursed from here to the barn for the terrible expense of putting an elevator in the gov ernor’s official residence on Blount street here. “Anybody in the world ought to be able to climb those stairs at the Mansion”, was the remark most frequently heard. Well, in the first place they are not so easy to climb — old-fashioned, steep, and big-stepped. Of course, Kerr Scott didn’t mind them, be ing an old hill-climber. But William B. Umstead will, for chances are his physician would rather he didn’t do much step-climbing for some time to come. So the accursed elevator seems to be not only a great con venience but—for the time being at least—a necessity. Another change made while Scott was in office involved moving the governor’s office from the southeast corner—away out there in left field—to an interior office of the Capitol. All of Scott’s predecessors had been in the corner. And they were actually cornered. There was no inner of fice, no bathroom, no way to get out of there except to dart with reckless abandon into the main foyer of the building. Escape? Yes, into the arms of the little people—10,000 school children— wanting autographs and big people hungering for the proverbial “just a word.” There was no real escape for the governor. He had to go through the foyer, or through the crowd, even to get to the bath room. Now despite cries as soon as Scott left that the governor’s of fice should be moved immediately back to the southeast corner, chances are it will not be. The Mansion elevator and the office change may prove to be two of the best things Kerr Scott ever did for William Umstead. —Ana courtesy — Members of the Legislature, by the time they have been in Raleigh a few weeks, frequently feel they are merrily riding off in all directions. This feeling of frustration more often than not stems from pressure at home: a group doesn’t like the sheriff; another wants to change the county school board; and still another wants that county freed of state restrictions on the sale of that fine old skidrow commod ity, bay rum. This local legislation causes the average legislator much more wor ry than items of statewide signifi cance. I am told that in times past—and it may be so this time —members of the general assemb ly have stayed in Raleigh six and eight weeks at a time dreading to go home and face the music. Yes, more home rule is needed. Those cities, counties and towns who mourn the movement of gov ernment from the local level to Raleigh and Washington should get together and call firmly for a place in the sun. Then it would not be necessary for the legislature to decide whether bears may be hunted under certain conditions in Bertie county, whether bay rum may be sold in ditto, or if certain volun teer firemen in Dunn mav be freed of jury duty. Worry with local legislation and the never-ending extension of the courtesies of the lobby and floor to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, each Jane and Sue visiting in Raleigh may well consume one third of the legislature’s time. Lift these burdens from the shoulders of the average legisla tor and you will find away down, under the circumstances, a reason ably happy individual. No Hurry—Not in recent years has anybody seen as much real executive-legislative harmony as exists here between members of the 1953 general assembly and ' uov umstead. His okay on a bill ; is like a lighted match applied 1 [o guided missle. On at least one occasion a whispered word from [he Mansion has jerked from the jaws of defeat legislation which bad been floundering. Each governor has it easy with his first legislature. Nobody ever had it better—never was a gov ernor’s honeymoon sweeter than this. It’s natural thing, in a way. based on solid respect for, and confidence in, the governor. All in all, it amounts to one home run after another. When will Gov. Umstead re turn to the office he vacated with in a few hours after taking over from Kerr Scott? Nobody seems to know. Meantime, things could not go better were Gov. Umstead sitting plunk in the middle of both houses armed with cocked six shooters and ready to blast away at any finger lifted in opposition. So there is really no hurry about Gov. Umstead’s getting back on the scene. He’s resting, but is definitely in the saddle. He’s at home, but still knocking homers. He is chaffing at the bit to be back in there swinging. You may be sure he will return the minute the doctor gives him the green light. The Totin’ — When a bond is sue is presented to the people, it doesn’t just click along by itself. Somebody has to do the toting. Somebody has to carry the ball. Size of the bond issue doesn’t seem to make as much difference as the amount of educational work done in connection with it. You folks wno have worked on such things out in the counties know how it is. In the famous 1949 bond vote for 225 million dollars—200 mill ion for rural roads and 25 million for schools—the contractors car ried the ball. Everybody knows now that it cost them close to $50,000 to get out the vote. Even then, a handful of mountain counties, nine to be exact, proved to be the deciding factor. Going into the west, the 1949 vote was lost. Who is going to do the totin' in the voting on 73 million dollars in bonds to go for schools and for mental institutions? Of course, the nowerfnl N r Education association will be in there pitching. Gov. William B. Umstead’s friends throughout the state will be supporting him on the projects. But who will be out there beat ing the bushes for those hundreds of patients in insane asylums and the hundreds more needing admit tances This is the most important question facing us as the way is cleared in the legislature for the bond vote later in the year. Notes — Biggest opponents to upping the sales tax over the pre sent $15 will be the N. C. Auto Dealers assn. From here it looks like Clyde R. Greene of Boone will succeed J. M. Bailey, Jr. of Marshall as N. C. GOP chairman . . . Reports are that two Pou descendants — Wake Representa tive Edwin Pou, son of the late George Ross Pou—and State Sen ator James H. Pou Bailey are at daggers’ points over a bill which would permit Sunday auto races in Wake . . On top of this it is reported each would like to run against Congressman Harold D. Cooley . . . Pay no attention to the rumors, just a rift, and each of the Pou descendants is extreme ly popular in Wake . . . Bailey is son-in-law of Edwin Pate, pres ent pro tem of the state senate. We understand that a dollar book on former Gov. Kerr Scott will soon be available at your corner drugstore. May we suggest i title? How about “The Dreaded scott Decision”? We hear, mean ime, that WKS is on a radio net work farm-friending each moro ns— and speaking to Ruritan dubs at the drop of a bandanna -If he is planning to run for the S Senate, Scott should not >verlook one angle: It is catch is-cash-can here in North Caro ina. Weekly Summary Of Legislature The General Assembly waited for the Governor’s budget message during this seventh legislative week and turned for diversion to other subjects, such as girls’ bask etball, automobile racing, and roasted oysters. Pamlico county officials and the state prison were hosts on Wednesday to legislators and other guests at an oyster roast at the prison; Wake County citizens turned out in force on Thursday to oppose legislation which would permit Sunday auto mobile races at the Southland Speedway; and both houses agreed on Friday that a regulation of the State Board of Education prohib iting girls’ basketball teams from participating in tournaments out side their home counties was im practical, no matter how laudable the objective. (Item: the regula tion was overruled). The Governor continued to con fer with legislators in the mansion throughout the week while his budget message was being ironed out for Tuesday delivery. In the meantime it was becoming evident that much important legislation, including the legislative programs of several state departments, was being held up, possibly pending approval by the chief executive. The rate of bill introduction is ahead of 1951 in the House, slight ly behind in the Senate. If legis lation of state-wide interest is slow reaching the capitol, it can be said that local legislation is pick ing up. Through Friday 266 local bills had been introduced as com pared with 191 at the same time last session. Speculation next week will center on the Senate, which now has' a rule prohibiting the introduction of local bills after March 1. To date 56 local bills have been introduced in the Sen ate, in comparison with over 250 for the entire session in 1951. Appropriations. Since January 21 the 89-mem ber joint appropriations commit tee has been sitting three after noons each week to hear depart ments, institutions, and agencies explain why they should get a big ger slice of the pie. By Wednes day, Feb. 18, all had been heard. Total requests over and above the $638,000,000 in appropriations re commended by the Advisory Budg et Commission reached $145,386, 074 from the General Fund and auuut Hum me nignway Fund. This total includes $110, 595,617 for permanent improve ments (of which $60,000,000 was requested for school building pur poses) and $34,790,457 for operat ing funds. Next week it is ex pected that the Governor’s budget message will be read to the legis lature on Tuesday, after which the appropriations committees will be gin wielding the paring knife. As yet no one knows whether there will be a sub-committee appointed to make the first draft of the ultimate biennial money bill. That, too, may be decided next week. Finance. Despite implications in the $145 million additional appropriations requests, some legislators continue to direct their attention toward possible tax reductions with em phasis this week on the income tax. Two bills envision increased deductions for gifts made by in dividuals to organizations operat ed exclusively for religious, char itable, literary, scientific and edu cational purposes. Estimated to reduce state revenues by $500,000 per year, Rep. Falls’ HB 309 would permit individuals to de duct up to 20% (instead of only 10% as now provided) of net in come for gifts and contributions; 01 ’ Lrnoy z Ise thinks if some folks knew more about what they were talk ing about they would say a lot less, and de whole world would be a lot better off. still greater deductions would be allowed by Sen. Shuford’s SB 161 which would increase allowable deductions from 10% of net in come to 20% of gross income for such gifts. Another bill (HB 302) would permit deductions of com mutation expenses in computing taxable net income. Designed to attract mining industries to the state but with little immediate effect on state revenues anticipat ed. SB 144, endorsed by IS sena tors, would adopt the federal rule if depletion allowances in permit ting deductions for depletion of mines, natural deposits and oil and iras wells. To adjudicate questions af liability for state and local tax es a Tax Appeals Commission would be established under provis ions of HB 326. The joint finance committee can be expected to with hold final action on all tax bills pending the Governor’s budget message and final determination an appropriations. Education. Two more bills concerning sub jects mentioned in the Governor's inaugural message were introduced this week. SB 1124 appropriates $339,720 for each year of the bi ennium to set up a program of driver training and safety educa tion in all public high schools. HB 367 attacks the school consol idation problem and proposes a solution under which most of the schools closed in recent years could be reopened. An able sub committee was appointed by Chair man Maddrey of the House educa tion committee to consider all con solidation bills introduced and draft a state-wide bill. The sub committee now has under consid eration HB 84 (Bertie) and HB 310 (Moore), designed to permit reopening of closed or consolidat ed schools, and will now receive HB 367. Local Government. Another proposal giving county commissioners authority to fix county employees’ salaries has reached the General Assembly, this one with statements that possible unconstitutional delegation of leg islative power had been avoided by limiting county commissioners’ power to reduce or increase sal aries to 20% per fiscal year. Meantime the city of Raleigh re quested annual appropriations of $60,000 to compensate the city for fire and police protection and gar bage collection for non-taxable state property. Judges and Court Procedure. The General Assembly has not forgotten our judges and solicit ors. Bills introduced this week would raise salaries of supreme court justices from $14,400 to 316.000 (with an extra $500 for the chief justice), superior court judges from $10,000 to $12,000, superior court solicitors from $6, 500 to $7,150 (plus an expense al lowance increase of $150), and emergency judges from $50 to $100 weekly. HB 163, a Judicial Council bill endorsed by the Gov ernor to add six additional super ior court resident judges, passed second reading in the House on Friday. Rep. Womble of Wake objected to third reading of the bill, stating that no provision was made to relieve the crowded dock et in Wake County, where it some times takes five years to get a civil case tried. The Judicial Council (assigned by law the duty of continuous re search on means to improve court procedure and administration) has already seen two of its recommend ed bills pass both houses. How ever, the General Statutes Com mission (assigned by law the duty of continuous research to revise and correct the statutory law) has seen four of its bills reported un favorably, although five of the original 17 have passed both hous esh and five more have passed the Senate. Miscellaneous. The smooth progress of the Gov ernor’s highway reorganization bill was jarred slightly as it reach ed the floor of the House on Thursday. A spirited, if futile, show of opposition by Rep. Kiser, culminating in the first call for the “ayes and noes” of the 1953 session, was crushed as SB 88 was passed with only eight dissenting votes. The bill was ratified on Friday and is now law. Another administration measure, HB 205, creating a commission to study and recommend changes in the state governmental structure, was re ported favorably by House Judici ary 1, but floor consideration was postponed until next Tuesday. Ag riculture got into the “commis sion” picture on Monday when a bill was introduced authorizing the Governor to appoint a seven member commission to make re commendations to the 1955 Gen eral Assembly on locating and financing a produce marketing center. Attempts to deliver the “coup de grace” to the ailing Ku Klux Klan appeared simultaneous ly in both House and Senate on Wednesday, HB 306 and SB 140 clamp strict regulations on all se cret societies in the state in terms broad enough to include college fraternities and the Communist party. Washington.—The Republicans are in a dilemma as to which should come first—balancing the budget or cutting taxes. Con gressman Dan Reed of upper New York, who succeeded our own Con gressman Doughton as Chairman of the Ways and Means Commit tee. is insisting upon an immediate tax reduction. Mr. Reed feels that cuts in spending would necessarily follow a tax cut, so ps to bring spending in line with tax revenues. It ap pears to me that he is right. The best way to stop a spendthrift from overspending is to give him only a certain amount to spend. On the other hand, Speaker Mar tin and a great many other Re publicans are afraid of a deficit and, apparently, they are not too anxious to cut down on the spend ing. There is quite a clamor by their fellow Republicans who wish to get on the public payroll. This seems to be a never-ending prob lem, regardless of who is in the saddle—Democrats or Republicans. Rveryone wishes to be sure that our defense needs are taken care of and not deprived of any neces sary appropriation. But the dif ficulty lies in the fact that it is almost impossible for civilians in the government to find out about waste and extravagance by the military until after those things have occurred. THE LIMIT REACHED I do believe that the people of America have been taxed to the very limit and I expect to con tinue my efforts and give my sup port towards a reduction in gov ernment spending. We have reached the point that there is lit tle incentive for many of our lion- . est Americans to work a little harder and save a little more, be cause it does them so little good. Incidentally this is the season when the government begins, to buy new automobiles for the var ious new officials presently en titled to them under the law. I fail to see why every official shouldn't furnish his own automo bile and his own chauffeur, if he wants one—with the exception of the President and a few other top ranking men who have to do con siderable travelling. It’s utter nonsense, it seems to me, for every administrative of ficer of moderate rank to be furn ished an automobile and chauffeur at public expense. I furnish my own automobile, its UU uuici vjl i That is as it should be. 1 think that other officials ought to do the same. WHITE HOUSE VISIT Last week, Senator Hoey, Con gressman Hugh Alexander and 1 had an appointment with Presi dent Eisenhower to invite him to visit Rowan county this year dur ing the anniversary observance. It was my first meeting with the President since his inaugura tion. Mr. Eisenhower was most gracious and was very interested to hear what we related about the historical significance of the event in Rowan. He will try to accept the invitation if it is possi ble for him to do so. OTHER NOTES Last week, Dr. Henry W. Jor dan, chairman of the North Caro lina Highway Commission, and some members of his staff were here to confer with various of ficials with respect to several problems in our state. We are trying to assist the Highway Department in obtaining federal funds to improve a high way connecting New' Bern and Cherry Point. The highway is not adequate because of the crush of military-connected traffic—but it was quite satisfactory before the military moved in. I think it is the responsibility of the federal government to help relieve our state of a problem that the mili tary created. Also we have devoted consider able time attempting to secure a surplus Navy landing craft for use as a ferry at Oregon Inlet. None of these craft is available now but perhaps something can be worked out a little later. VOICE OF AMERICA You are probably familiar with the current inquiry into the Voice of America project, particularly the charges that the placing of a huge transmitter in Bladen County was ill-advised. I have knowrn very little about the project, and I don’t think many other folks in North Carolina have. There seems no doubbt that con siderable money has been wasted LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Office of the Field Director American National Red Cross Hqs. 25th Infantry Division APO 25 San Francisco, California. 3, Feb. 1953. Mrs. Bessie Carr, Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chapter American Red Cross, Black Mountain, N. C. Dear Mrs. Carr: I just want you to know what we are doing over here. For some time we here in Korea have been thinking of writing to you and telling you how much we appre ciate the fine work which your chapter is doing—particularly as it regards servicemen and their fam ilies. First: Maybe we can give you a picture of how our people work over here and something of the background of this country so you may understand some of our prob lems. As you know, Korea is a very rugged country, both in ter rain and in temperature. The mountains which compose the lar ger part of Korea are very steep ind in some places it is next to impossible for a human being to :limb them. This, of course, makes lighting very difficult for our men. In addition to that, the tempera ture is extreme and terrific. In summer we find temperature rises to as high as 110 degrees. In the winter, particularly in the moun tains, we find it as low as 40 de grees below zero. With these ex tremes, you can see that personnel have somewhat of a trying situa tion. General Van Fleet and the American Army have taken these things into consideration and the greatest comforts and best care that can be given to your sons are furnished them, both summer and winter. Our part, of course, is to assist the members of the Armed Forces with their welfare and morale problems. No doubt by now your ; chapter has found that in order to get a health and welfare report on a man over here, it will take a minimum of three weeks and sometimes a month. This isn’t all due to the mail, but is due to the rugged terrain and the difficulty our field directors have in travel ing and locating the servicemen. It may seem hard for you to un derstand, but there are no paved roads in Korea. Our field direc- < tors average about 1000 miles a month, at an average speed of ■ from 5 to 15 miles an hour. Many : ,n the Voice of America. Last iummer, when I was in Greece, risited the ship that the United States had rigged UP wlth radl° ■quipment to transmit our mes ;ages from different spots in the Mediterranean. Millions of Mol ars were spent on the ship and here are many who think that vas unwise because one small narine and one small torpedo •ould end the ship’s activities in ihort order. , . . I also have considerable doubt is to the nature of the propagan la our government has transmut ed via the Voice of America. I II rjve my reasons in a later column. imes they have time to see only me man a day due to roads and iistances. W hen they return at light after having driven some imes 70 or 80 miles to service one ■equest, most of them have to t>pe heir own letters at night, many imes by candle light and in sub ;ero weather. The next day this s repeated. This together with he possibility of being shelled b> memy artillery is not pleasant. iVith' all these handicaps, we it ill feel it is our duty to drive o the lines or wherever a soldier nay be when they have a birth ir death message for him. I hese messages arc delivered in person, ,vith very few exceptions. These exceptions are only when it would endanger lives- of others for us to make a trip to the front. We are iroud of our record and want you n know that we have tried to •epresent our organization in a most commendable way. There are i few things which we here feel would be most helpful. Birth an louncements which come by wire hrough National are one of the greatest morale factors which we lave. You see, there is no com nercial facility in Korea for send ng or receiving such messages and ■onsequently a man is quite wor ded when he knows he is to be •ome a father. He instinctively urns to American Red Cross to jet through a message to find out low his wife is getting along. Overseas telephones are nonexist int in Korea, with the exception if one place which, for the most lart, is not accessible to the sold ers under two days travel time >y train and jeep. Therefore, it is ;eldom that this facility can be jsed. To the serviceman we are civii ans which to him represent his some and family. He looks upon js as one who does not have to be riere, but who came because we wanted to help. We are favored with the same feeling from high ranking officers. The boys who ire doing the fighting here, last year voluntarily raised $262,000.00 for the American Red Cross. What a group. There are none better! All of us take our hats off to :hese American Red Cross girls who are in the Army Hospitals. Some of them are very close to the front, bringing their cheer and smiles to those who have suffered most in this war. Their cheer has brought happiness to these men who are fighting. They are grand —never complaining of hardship or inconvenience. You have a right to be proud of everyone of them. We know that without the help of the American people and particularly you in the chapter, it would not be possible for us to carry on the work here. Tell your volunteers that the do nation of their time and talents is the foundation of our organiza tion. Without your help, it is im possible for us to function. It is indeed becoming more and more known as Your Red Cross because these boys are beginning to feel, as everyone in the States should feel, that it belongs to the people of the United States. Since it be longs to each of us, there is a re sponsibility for each of us to car ry. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WONDERFUL COOPERATION. Sincerely, James J. Pumby, Jr. February 23, 1953 Black Mountain News Dear Editor: A committee of the Black Moun tain Chamber of Commerce is pre paring a booklet in word and picture describing this area as an attractive place to live year around. The Chamber of Commerce have 8 to 10 inquiries per week from persons from other states, primarily north and west, asking all about North Carolina as a place to live on a four season basis. This new booklet will be a way of answering where here to-fore we have had no answer to give unless individuals felt moved to write personal letters. Some of our prospective new residents are veterans or persons desiring a more healthful climate for various reasons but the major ity are those about to retire and because of inflation are deeply concerned over the cost of living. It would be very helpful to Lhese persons as well as the com mittee if those living in this area who have come from other states would write us letters stating why they like this area, what costs less here than in their former towns loday, and about how much money is a minimum it would cost a re tired couple to live here per month. Please state if we may publish your letter and name in the booklet, also if we may refer inquiries directly to you, even if we do not have room to publish ’our letter. We would only refer those to you if they were from i’our old home town area or >eemed to have a similar prob em or interests. Address your :etter to "Four Seasons Commit ee”, c/o Black Mountain News. H. McGuire Wood (Ed. Note: Mr. Wood and his .'•mmittee are in need of help. Vnyone with reporting experience ir writing ability is requested to tall Mr. Wood or any member of iis committee. They need the help >f a volunteer in compiling the "formation for the booklet.) News From OTEEN and AZALEA By Mrs. Royer Lewis Correspondent l Sub.cription Ac|ent Azalea, N. C. Phone Asheville 7729 Penny Yow on Black Mountain highway had her second driving lesson Sunday. Feb. 22. Her father took her to Swannanoa school grounds for her lesson. Gordon Brown of Arden cele brated his birthday Sunday. Feb. 99 Mr Brown is grandfather ot Diana and Mickey Brown of Azalea. Bible study course on the Cos pel of St. Mark is being held with Sunday evening worship services and hymn singing at Azalea Meth odist church, with the Rev. Mar ion Workman teaching the course. Mrs Frank Porter is visiting with her sister. Mrs. H C. Crew man on Riceville road due to the death of their 86-year-old mother. Mrs. Alice Cordell. Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens and son. Charles, went to Marion Thursday night. Feb 19, due to the death of Mrs. Jim Freshfour. The IV S C.S. Circle No. 2 of Bethel Methodist church met Tuesday night, Feb. 17. at the home of Mrs R. S. Armstrong. Sr Mrs. Evelyn Owens had charge of the program, using as the topic “Bv One Spirit Are We One Body. Those taking part were Mrs. Marg aret Ray, Mrs. Bennett Warren. Mrs. Aleen Reed and Mrs Owens. During the business session plans were made for a supper for the Men's club to be held the first Tuesday in March, and a poverty supper to be held March 20. the money going to the ( hildren s Home'. The nominating committee and ways and means committee were elected. Study course was planned for Wednesday with a covered dish luncheon with the Azalea W.S.C. attending. Refresh ments were served by the hostess to the following: Mrs. R S. Arm strong, Sr.. Mrs. R. S. Armstrong, Jr., the Rev. and Mrs. Workman, Mrs. B. L. Creasman. Mrs. Jack Carter. Mrs. Margaret Ray. Mrs. Aleen Reed. Mrs. Bill Tipton. Mrs. Lee West, Mrs. Mary Falls. Mrs. Lillian Taylor. Mrs. Evelyn Owens, Mrs. Rubin Clark. Mrs. Bennett Warren and Mrs. Roy Armstrong. The W.M.S. of Oteen Baptist church met Monday evening. Feb. 1(5. at the home of Mrs. Wayne Robinson on Church road with 12 members present. The royal ser vice program was presented: title, "Winning the Mormans the Right Way." Mrs. Mae Swann was in charge with other members tak ing part in the discussion. The program closed with sentence prayers and special blessing going up for the Rev. W. L. Bierer and others that are ill. An offering was taken and two new members were taken into the society, Mrs. L. R Gardner and Mrs. Harry Moore. Refreshments were served by the hostess to the following members: Mrs. M. B. Padgett, Mrs. Zeb Roberts, Mrs. T. V Carter. Mrs. W. •L. Bierer. Mrs. Ben Brig man. Mrs. Robert Clayton. Mrs. Charles Riddle, Mrs. J. R. Tomson. Mrs. Harry Moore, Mrs. L. R. Gard ner and Mrs. Mae Swann. Mr. and Mrs. Shackleford of Craig circle, Oteen, have had as their guests this week from Wins ton-Salem, Mrs. Magdelene Holt hieuser and Dewey Sharpe. On their return to Winston-Salem they took Mrs. Laura Sharpe back home. Mrs. Sharpe is Mrs. Shackleford’s mother. The W.S.C.S. of Azalea Metho dist church met for its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17. at the home of Mrs. Roy Carv er on Black Mountain highway. Mrs. George Stevens was in charge of the program, due to the absence of Mrs. Royer Lewis. Title of the program was “By One Spirit Are We One Body.” Program opened with the group singing a hvmn and repeating the Lord’s Praver. Talks were given by Mrs. Oct'ivia Shelton and Mrs. Martha Lamb. Scripture was given by Mrs. V. G. Sorrells, taken from the 12th chapter of Corinthians, 4-13 verses. A memorial service was held for Grandmother Lewis, founder of the Azalea society. A poem she wrote was read by Mrs. Walter Cooper. Closing prayer was by Mrs. V. G. Sorrells. Mrs. Betty Sorrells, president, presided over the social hour. The rummage sale was postponed until a later date due to flu. Plans were made for supper to be held at the church the first week of March One hundred and fifty-one sick visits were made by members and 34 get well cards sent. Mrs. _ —Turn to Page 12 McFalls Takes Course Al Army School In Japan „ ETA JIMA, JAPAN—Pfc. Walter E. McFalls, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H McFalls, Ridgecrest, N. C., recently completed a mechanics course at the army's Eta Jima Specialist School in Japan. He received training in the maintenance of different types of wheel, track and amphibious ve hicles during the seven week course. Private McFalls arrived overseas three and one-half months ago and is assigned to the 24th Infantry Division’s 21st Infantry Regiment. He entered the army in April 1951 appointed assistant Ruth C. Richardson has just been appointed assistant to the head of the therapy department of Duke hospital. Miss Helen Kaiser is director of the physical therapy department. LOOK WHO’S HERE! Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Silver of Swannanoa have a son born Feb. 21 in St. Joseph's hospital. Jaycees Install 4 New Members The Black Mountain j. Chamber of Commerce ir, 4 four new members at a meeting last Thursday night .. sembly Inn, Montreat. The now members arc • A. Brittain. Coleman |‘3 Wright, Richard Stone. ni„; V ard Keever. The installing was Dwight Beatty, district "i;*1 president, of Waynesville The Rev. Thad McDonald a talk on “Brotherhood' ]R junction with National hood week. Also present Jim Gardner and Gene ^ reiter. Jr . of Asheville ami ^ old Patton of Black Mountain TRY A NEWS CLASSIFIED They'll BUY They'll RENT They'll FIND They'll SELL TRY ONE TODAY! PHONE 4101 See Ad Rates on Pege 12
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