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si ((iicri!lhi Florist . . . ji > - & ,f the week to Jason Dotson, Rush . board for keeping "The clean4, Mountain — Swannanoa — Ridgecrest — Montreat Blue Ridge — Broad River — Oteen Date May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 12 1 9 5 S High Low Prec. 80 54 T 80 54 T 77 60 76 58 75 59 79 58 .10 Weather THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY {FLECTIONS By Gordon Greenwood io wed „ a truck from Ty company, with a furnitm1 aboard, and a d.ncw mat,r loaded w ith roofing from t “’“Builders, burned up a idway h;, , 1(1(i gasoline out if /n.l' of town looking 1,6 ivenue. , ^ driver of the Tyson . aCk to the store p' who bought the mat ll,cn „e be located, Bill 0U ,;tll, aid the expert job grf.- inSiSt :hal ** ‘got1 to find the ie'f ,VM,r his mattress be aJe 4-ntleman" paid cash ’ the last time the man 11 Vm ,he mattress and truck f o f was ever referred t gentleman by Mr. McG.n . it became clear that there ; such address as 104 Center ,at the man was not to be Bubbv Tyson, who rum Furniture company, and oth nlovecs. got curious. They I to investigate -how the man the mattress. Ike Cook ie Same thing at Broadway \ pattern was the same. The it inspected a mattress and mlh the statement that he d be back later. d he did come back. He »d it out on Friday afternoon, came back in after Bill Hick ,ad dosed his Northwestern Saturday afternoon and told McGinnis that he would take mattress As payment he of a cheek for S65 made out m5elf The mattress was ap mately $40 for he pocketed xtra $25. pure velvet he must thought to himself, and then led down to Broadway Build he might have run, no one him go, and picked up a see S25 on the same kind of deal. s work finished for the day he e leisurely out of town, plan , no doubt, some pleasant sur for merchants in other ; \Na> VMMi in.i; a lauiuau looking every bit the of a hard working man. > t'ouk and Hubby Tyson are ir. iv,n M»r\ important pieces aper which they'd like to ex ge with the "Gentleman” if hould ever put in an appear in this part of the country1 i. Which he won’t. 1 —R— rior to putting the bite on Tyson and Mr. Cook, the lit guy, or someone who bore sharp resemblance to him, d to pull the check cashing on Luther Kirkpatrick and te others on Sutton avenue, en they turned him down, headed for Broadway and at proved to be greener fields. —R— ddie Terrell, owner and man 1 of the Fix theater in Blacl 'tain, had words of praise to for William Holcombe am Toth MeCurry of Carolin if and Light company, ant : Wilkinson of Southern Bel ihone company for their fas Sunday morning, oused shortly after he had re Sunday morning by a crasl ory for help, Mr, Terrell wa to look out his windov ie( a miniature Fourth of Jul; orKS going on down near hi Tfttion of Main street am away. called Kenneth MeCurry im "i1''- aml -ave him the facts ply t0 a question he told Kei something had crashed dowi Lanecv f.sso station. No e got back to the theatr, f learn that the crash h, ad. b^en caused by a heav; "hie!, left the highway L “ supporting light poh Stag' adl- °ut his thea !)"'e from Carolin 1 ht company am in], ; , ‘ lePhone compan' ■ : -xcellent work. The; rail , ' within a ver ley had "K' didn,t leave ur dan,,,!1.' puwer restored am ; ous wires all out o E 50und 4:00 a. m. I at o,he5l‘lr Work’ and I’m sur Mr r |)r?,perty owners d, ■h,„ , "rn'u said. jnition't,e Siven som, Uon fo^.heir efforts.” the^r'e ***? n° m°re ,han * poteat ' 'aSt W6ek than front H Cdme char9'"9 in eye °00r with blood in You >»ke in*thl,nly made a b|9 said Paper this week," it," l1c‘ you'd better cor ressed t "^idhe < retired aft*erber, SanC rs at ... ',,tfcr working e», P a |icfe ,bat he ha d he ret r p ^ years- h ••lling h', Now' don't s« m ,Hat I > to now w, urn to Page ber k 1 1 Pix Theater Hit By Truck Sunday a m No tornado but an International t truck with the driver asleep. ; knocked out the comer of the Pix theater early Sunday morn i ing. . A pole supporting electric wires . in the truck's path was mowed I down and a chrome headlight left , in the debris, but no one was . seriously injured. Cuts on the scalp and face were suffered by , barber Eugene Hamby who was . travelling in the truck’s cab with , his father, Pless Hamby of Lenoir. , Father and boy were en route . from Tennessee to Ixnoir carry I ing scrap lumber and walnut . curved armrests in the truck be longing to Hibriter Chair Co., , Lenoir. They pulled to the side . of the highway for a nap after , leaving Asheville, and checked ; tires before moving on toward . Black Mountain and the crash. , The impact at 1:00 a. m. , brought theater owner A. J. Ter : rell, who had just gone to bed. , to the window. Fireworks caused by the short circuit burning out , a transformer was reason for call I ing Ken McCurry of the CP&L, , and the two reached the scene of the accident at about the same . time, which was the first that Terrell realized exactly where the ’ noise and cries for help came ( from. I Power was restored in the , vicinity of the theater at about 4 a. m. Toe truck remained for I the night in a parking lot by the Pix. I Vandals Damage Golf Course Sunday Morning The identity of vandals who last , Saturday night or early Sunday , morning drove out on the golf course, got stuck ard the’-, pulled . one car across No. 8 green with . a second car acting as wrecker, is believed known and arrests are f expected soon. Ross Taylor, golf course manager told the News , Tuesday. At least two Black Mountain men heard the vandals and one saw them leave the course, Mr. Taylor said. The two cars caused great dam age to the golf course which had been declared in the “best con dition ever” in preparation for the coming of thousands of tour ists to the community early next month. Investigation is under the super vision of Sheriff L. E. Brown. Calling attention to the fact - that the golf course is city prop . erty and trespassing is forbidden, I Taylor asked the cooperation of i all parents in keeping children I off the grounds. “The place will I be posted and those trespassing [ prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” the golf pro said. “The golf course is hard to , keep in condition and requires a , lot of work. Children playing on , the course have been a source of great annoyance in the past. This . is city property and all unauthor 1 ized persons must keep off.” The Black Mountain golf course - is considered one of the best to be found in a small town in i this area. Each year thousands l of visitors return here to play, t Its importance to the town as a > tourist attraction has been point ; ed out by the News and others ; on numerous occasions. "Customer" With I Rubber Checks, Gun "Shops" Here * Grand larceny has been exper ^ ieneed by this vicinity for the second time this month with the robbery of the cash register at > Peek’s Place at midnight Mon day. In this case 'as in the case of the man who paid for a mattress and load of roofing with bogus checks, received change and could not be found later (see ‘Reflections’ for story), the cul prit was a customer of the place he robbed. Peek’s Place was minus $100 af ter a man who had eaten a meal Monday night, and bought and paid for a package of cigarettes, pulled a pistol on Mrs. R. R Peek, who was in charge of the dining room and alone at the time. Her husband was asleep in an adjoin ing room and a helper was in the kitchen, but the “customer demanded and got the conten's of the cash register The gunman, described as Black Mountain High School Graduating Class 1953 sMta**jM3an$ Fifty-six are candidates for diplomas in the 1953 senior class at Black Mountain High school. Commencement will be at 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, June 2, in the grammar school auditorium. Those in the picture, first row, left to right, Betty June Roberts, Nancy Dougherty, Katie Dalton, Lois Robinson, Ruth Jordon, Anne Marie Molloy, Peggy Jo Williams, Dottie Taylor, and Ann Sawyer. Second row, left to right, Eva Smith, Geraldine Suddeth, Allie Bartlett, Noami Elliott, Celeste McCall, Shirley Mull, Mittie Melton, Thelma Payne, Sara Martin, Opal Gilliam, and Betty Freeman. Third row, left to right, Clara Propst, Valeen Cooper, Helen Turner, Shirley Stone, Viola Melton, Evelyn Cooper, 11056 Candler, Madge Wilhide, Betty Austin, Inga Christensen, Emilye Hawkins, and Yvonne Nanney. Fourth row, left to right, Arnold Jones, Jimmy Glenn, Jimmy Isley, Bobby Hall, Donald Fortune, Johnny Atkins, Earl Jordon, Braska Odom, Clifford Smathers, C. L. Freeman, and Steve Kaplan, Fifth row, left to right, Jimmy LcVine, Stuart Nanney, A. C. Owenby, Andy Cook, Jack Atkins, David Mundy, Jack Kirstein, Luny Gilliam, Jimmy Penland, B. H. Candler, Laurence Allen, David Corkran, and Winston Riddle. (Photo by Edward L. DuPuy, Jr.) WHAT TO DO WITH FAIR FUNDS IS PUZZLING! Attention, Fair committee and afficers: A meeting will be Lulled within the next few weeks , :o dispose of remaining funds and | [he fair equipment. i There is approximately $56 left in the bank account which some . believe should be donated to a worthy cause. The fair equipment is stored at the Black Mountain Lumber company warehouse. This ' should be sold, it is believed, anil the money given to some organiza tion. Notice of the meeting will be given in time for all those inter ested to attend. Final Rabies Clinic Will Be Wednesday Mr. ana Mrs. uog uwners, nave 'ou forgotten ? The last rabies linic of the season is scheduled or the Black Mountain-Ridgecrest ommunities on Wednesday, May !7. The clinic, with a registered ■eterinarian in charge, will be set ip at Perkins’ store at Ridgecrest 'rom 2:00 till 3:00 p. m. From 3:30 until 7:00 p. m. the ■linic will be in operation at the 3lack Mountain Fire Department. All dog owners who have nor rad their dog vaccinated this year are urged to tane advantage or this opportunity to comply with the law which says that all dogs must be vaccinated each year be fore June 30. Assisting will be members of the May-Faircloth-Dixon Humane so ciety of Black Mountain, including, Mrs. Willa Brown, Mrs. Belle Ham ilton, Mrs. Edna Konrad, Mrs. Mae Dozier. The cost is $1 per animal. Teenagers — Get in the Teen-Ag' Rod-e-o! — Help Promote Safety Montreat College Chorus amp . I The Montreat College chorus, shown with its director, Francis Green, at right, will take pari in the annual Commencement Concert on Friday, May 22, at 8:15 p. m. in Gaither Hall, Montreat The Montreat High School glee club will open the program with a group of five selections, ant soloists of the evening will be Mary Ann Smoak, soprano, and Ivy Dee Chaffin, pianist. Ann Brooir and Mr Green will sing a duet, with Betty Lown at the piano. Other accompanists are France; Mouzon and Miss Sallie Warth. of the music faculty. The final group, songs for women’s voice; by Brahms, will use two French horns in the accompaniment, played by Hobart Whitman and Rich aid Willis, Asheville high school boys. __ Montreal Speaker The Rev. John H. McKinnoi pastor of the First Presbyteria church of Knoxville, Tenn. wt deliver the address at Montres commencement exercises Monda morning at 10:00 o’clock. 1 r Rupert McGregor, president, wi present diplomas to the colleg graduating class. jbout 35 years old with darl •urlv hair, and about five tee en inches tall, made off towar Black Mountain in a Ford coupi Later, a cab driver who was lea' mg Peek’s place just before th robbery, said that he had see a man waiting outside in th The case is in the hands c the county sheriff L. E. Brown Broad River Township Picnic Will Be May 30 Cleanest Town Brings Dotson Flower of Week Black Mountain is gaining a reputation far and wide for clean liness and a neat appearance that rivals and enhances the scenic beauty of its setting. In recognition of this a board of citizens has named Jason Dot son ‘man of the week’. Dotson has persisted for a quarter century, approximately, in keeping Black Mountain the kind • of place that makes strangers ex } claim over its attractiveness. Aid ed by his son Harold, Mr. Dotson ; is in charge of the sanitation de y partment, and other city employ j ees can recall his having taken e off from his job only twice— once for a vacation trip to Nor folk many years ago and once ■’ this winter for three weeks in Florida. ' His home is on Center street, and he and Mrs. Dotson have reared a large family. To him goes the flower of the week from the Black Mountain News and 1 Seawright Florist. CLASSIFIEDS SELL - PHONE 4101 All families ancl friends of the Broad River township have been ipvited to attend the annual pic nic at the new community build ing at 7:00 p. m., Saturday, May 30. Plans for the annual affair were announced by the officers who were elected at the organ izational meeting last week at which time it was decided to en ter the 1953 community improve ment contest conducted by the Asheville Agricultural Develop ment council. The Broad River township will be sponsored this year by the Black Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce. Under sponsorship of the Black Moun tain Chamber of Commerce the community won second place in the contest two years ago. The newly elected officers who will lead the community this year include: Dick Tarbert, president; Bert Nanny, vice president; Luny Gilliam, junior vice president; Mrs. Clarence Morris, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. M. M. Elliott, reporter, and C. L. Ledbetter, song leader. K. V. McCurry and A. F. Belt represented the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the organizational meeting held at the Clear Branch church. Both spoke and outlined the great benefits to be derived —Turn to Page 4 Montreat Finals Start Friday Nite Commencement weekend at Mon treat College and Preparator; School will open with a concert b; college chorus and high schoo glee club Friday at 8:15 p.m. ii ! Gaither Hall, followed by a pla ! by college seniors, “The Heiress’ . Saturday evening at Anderso Hall: and will end with presentatio of diplomas Monday at 10 a.n in the Montreat Auditorium. Baccalaureate The Baccalaureate service wil be Sunday morning at 10:45 wit the Rev. Vernon S. Broyles, D.D speaking on “Foundations.” Di Broyles, who is executive secre tar> of the Southern Presbytei iar. Board of Church Extension Atlanta, will speak again tha evening to the Student Chris'iai association at their vesper sei vice at 7:30 p.m. in Gaither. 7m Rev. J. Rupert McGregor, presi dent of the college, and the Rev John R. Williams, pastor of th Montreat church, will participate in the Baccalaureate service, a will the college chorus and Mis Sallie Warth, organist. Studen musicians Frances Mouzon, Am Broom, and Mary Ann Smoak wil contribute to the vesper service Commencement The Rev. John H. McKinnon D.D., of First Presbyterian church Knoxville, Tenn., is the speake for the Commencement progran Monday morning at which th< processional arranged by the lat< Mrs. Crosby Adams for th< school will be used in the tradi tion started by her. Miss Wart! will be at the organ and the Montreat college chorus will sinj “My Soul, There is a Country’ and “Grant Me True Courage Lord”, both by Bach. Before the prayer and benedic tion by the Rev. C. Grier Davis jf Asheville, and just before hi; own closing message, Dr. Me Gregor will present college di plomas to: Mary Faye Britt, Frances Cur ry, Frances Davis, Helen Duke Martha Getsinger, Ruth McKay Jolene Parks, Mary Ann Smoak Colleen Story, and Patricia Will iams. Preparatory school diplomas wil' go to the following: Nancy Barton Nancy Broce, Betty Beard, Doris Bissett, Joan Campen, Doris Anr Drew, Feanne Frary, Helen Grantz Dorothy Ann Hall, Genevieve Landrum, Carolyn Mabry, Jo hanna McE>roy, Virginia Muse Mary Joyce Organ, Marian Parker Carolyn Roberts, Maria Spence Theresa Sloan, Jane Smith, Di antha Vanderplas, Mary Anne Worley, and Elizabeth Wilson. Receiving one year college com mercial certificates: Marie Cates Carolyn Pollard, Polly Puckett Peggy Rakestraw, Jean Story, anc Nancy Wallace. Two-year certifi cates: Margaret Langston, Kather ine Mull, and Freida White. Concert An opening group by the higl school glee club will be followe< by three songs by Schubert, Wolf and Brahms, sung by Mary Am Smoak, senior voice major. Other selections are Huntin: —Turn To Page 5 Installation PTA Officers Set Tonight Voice Recital Betty Austin Miss Betty Austin Presents Recital Betty Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Austin, was pre sented in a voice recital by her teacher Billie Woodard Vivcrette Monday night, May 18, at her i home 125 Church street. Eleanor Justus assisted her as piano soloist with Mrs. Viverette at the second piano. Ann Sawyer had charge of the guest book and ^ Shirley Mull announced the program. The program: “Cradle Song”, MacFadyen; “Pomp and Circum r stance”, Elgar; “One Kiss”, Rom T berg; “Through the Years”, You I mans; “Thine Alone”, Herbert; 1 “Jesu, Joy of Men’s Desiring”, , Bach; “The Lass with the Delicate Air”, Hungary, KoelLing; “Ave .j Marie”, Baeh-Gounod; “The Lost Chord”, Sulivan; Angus Dei. Bizet; Sonato in C Major, Opus 3, First Movement, Mozart; “The Beautiful Blue Danube”, Strauss. 1 1 Buy A Poppy lo Commemorate : Dead Of 2 Wars : Poppy Day will be observed - here Saturday, sponsored by the . American Legion Auxiliary with ; Mrs. Clarence Joyner serving as ; chairman. j Poppies have been made by dis > abled veterans of the three wars t and will be sold by volunteer i workers from the Auxiliary and 1 members of the different Girl . Scout troops. The bright red memorial pop , py will commemorate the dead of . two world wars and the Korean ' conflict. Proceeds from the sales i will be used in the work among ■ disabled veterans and their fam ; ilies. Mrs. Robert Hauth is the local president. Credit Bureau Needs Members How to attract more members was the chief topic discussed at the meeting Friday evening of the Black Mountain Credit Bureau. An office has been opened in the Greene building, a telephone installed, and a manager hired to be on duty during the business hours, Fred Lucas, manager re ported. The office manager is George Moray. The telephone number is 0861. More than 2,000 names have been received by members up to now, and all rated as good, fair, or poor credit risks, it was report ed. Mr. Lucas and Mr. Moray will soon make a canvass of the town for new members. DID YOUR CAKE FAIL? COME TO BAKE SALE The Saint James Episcopal church Auxiliary will hold a bake sale Friday and Saturday (until everything is sold), at the Black Mountain super-market, Montreat road. The sale will begin at 10 o’clock. i There will be a large selection I of bake goods, candies, etc. Come , in early and buy your sweets for i the week end. t Teenagers — Get in the Teen-Age Rod-e-o! — Help Promote Safety! Name Chairmen Of Committees For New Year Mrs. A. F. Tyson, Jr., will in tall the new officers of the Black Mountain elementary PTA tonight Thursday) at 7:30 in the gram nar school auditorium. Mrs. R. T. Sreenc is retiring president. As part of the entertainment he rhythm band of the first and iecond grades will give a short program. Installed as president of the ^TA will be Fred Higginbotham, miployee of the Southern Rail ■oad. Both Mr. and Mrs. Higgin botham have been very active in 3TA work and have been leaders n the drive to secure more class room space for the elementary school. Other officers to be installed: VIrs. Gordon Greenwood, first vice president; Mrs. C. W. Konrad, second vice president; Mrs. Arthur Smith, secretary, and Frank Wat kins, treasurer. F. P. Higginbotham Committee chairmen announced for the year by President Higgin botham are: program, Mrs. Gordon Greenwood; ways and means, Mrs. C. W. Konrad; publicity, Mrs. Worth Burgess; safety, Mrs. Roy A. Taylor; health, Mrs. Frank Hud son; grade mothers, Mrs. George McAfee; welfare, co-chairmen, Mrs. William Styles and Mrs. Clark Nanney; membership and attendance, Mrs. Chester Sobol; school lunch program, Mrs. Stan ley Garland; study group, Miss Lena Allen; PTA magazine, Mrs. Nell Moore; hospitality, Mrs. Bes sie Atkins; school improvement,, C. W. Konrad. All committees will make a final report at the installation. One major change has been made in the committees and their duties. The responsibility for raising funds for free lunches for worthy children at the school has been placed under the ways and means chairman. Mrs. C. W. Kon rad, as chairman of the ways and means committee, will take over this responsibility. She plans a series of fund-raising activities this summer. At Cherry Point Pfc. Edna Earlene McCall, daughter of Mrs. Earl McCall and the late Mr. McCall of Swannanoa, has completed her recruit train ing at Parris Island, S. C., and is now stationed at Marine Corps air station at Cherry Point. She works in the machine records de partment. —The superior characteristic of seed which plant breeders develop in new lines can be preserved by continuous inspection and selec tion for truness to type.
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