Peekin' Through The
KEYHOLE
. . . with un
By Elizabeth Dinwiddie
I
Mr and Mrs. H. D. Crawford
Mrs. Rose Crawford and Mrs. I
E. Mims will return Friday fron
a week's vacation at Myrtle Beach
David Gorsline and Miss Sissy
Martin of Lenoir-Rhyne college
Hickory, spent the week end wit!
David's uncles and aunts. Mr. and
Mrs Ashby McCoy and Mr. anc
Mrs. Lee Seagle.
Mr. and Mrs John Lopes arc
now making their home at Cullo
whee where they are both enrolled
at Western North Carolina Teach
ers' college.
Pvt. Vaugh P. Swann, who Inc
been stationed at Fort Jackson
S C.. has reported to Camp Kil
mer, N. J., from where he will
sail for 17 months' tour of duty
in Germany. He spent a 9-day
leave here with Mrs. Swann and
other members of his family be
fore leaving.
Miss Janie Smith, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. John Collins
left last week end for Gainesville
Fla., where Janie will be enrolled
SPECIAL
1950 Buick Station
Wagon, radio & heater.
1950 BUICK Special, 4-door,
radio and heater.
1951 DODGE, 4-door, radio and
heater, extra clean.
1952 DODGE, 2-door, radio and
heater, low mileage.
1948 DODGE, 4-door, extra nice,
new paint job.
1951 PLYMOUTH, 2-door, extra
clean.
1951 PLYMOUTH, 4-door, spe
cial price.
1947 PONTIAC, 2-door, extra
clean, radio and heater.
1947 PONTIAC, 4-door, special
price.
1947 PONTIAC, 2-door sedan.
1940 FORD, 2-door sedan.
1941 CHEVROLET, 2-door sedan.
— TRUCKS —
1950 CHEVROLET, Vi - ton
pick-up.
1946 DODGE, Vi-ton pick-up.
1949 2-Ton chassis cab.
Visit our new used car lot
and see Champion for any
of these units at a special
price
Open Monday and Friday
nights till nine o'clock.
Wayne Thompson
INCORPORATED
“Your Friendly Dodge
And Plymouth Dealer”
226-230 Hilliard Street
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Telephone - 3-8425
Dial Black Mountain 6154
WATCH THIS SPACE
FOR BARGAINS
at the University for the coming
year. The Collins will return af
ter a short stay in Florida.
Arthur Westbrook is now en
rolled at Mars Hill college. Mars
Hill.
Mrs. E. J. Anthony left Wednes
day for Birmingham to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Manley Roose, and
family for an indefinite period.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Woodard
of Los Angeles, Calif., arrived
Wednesday for a visit with Dr.
Woodard's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
It. L. Woodard, and brother-in-law
and sister, Mr, and Mrs. Roger
Viverette.
Mrs. Dorothy Wearing and son
Michael and a friend, Miss Mild
red Sersen, all of Barrington, 111.,
have returned home after visiting
Mrs. Wearing's parents, Dr. and
Mrs. W. W. Compton for two
weeks.
Major and Mrs. B. A. Moeller
have received word that their son
in law and daughter. Major and
Mrs. J. T. Elliott, and children
will arrive home next month from
Korea and Japan. ,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Reid Sink and
children of Winston-Salem spent
the week end wdth Mr. and Mrs.
E. N. Grumpier and boys.
Clarence Padgett, who was
graduated from Berea college
with a B.A. degree in physics last
spring, is now enrolled in the
graduate school of electrical
engineering at the University of
Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Williams
spent last week at Cherry Grove,
S. C. They were accompanied by
their daughters Mrs. J. D. Evans
and children and Mrs. James
Wilkinson and children.
Air. and Mrs. George Anderson
and Mr. and Mrs. H. I). Moseman,
all of Seattle, Wash., are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Anderson. Mon
treat road.
Among those attending Berea
college from Black Mountain are:
Emily Hawkins, Eva Smith, Yvonne
N’anney, Harold Brown, Winston
Riddle, Cecil Nanney. Sherwood
Mull. Betty Austin. Robert Good
son, and Shirley Mull.
Miss Lynette Greene attended
the first fall meeting of Beta Tau
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi soror
ity last Tuesday night in the
club room of the First National
Bank, Asheville. Miss Greene is
president of the chapter.
Mrs. B. H. Pearce returned
Monday morning from Chatta
noonga, Tenn., where she visited
her brother, S. H. Chester and
family. Mr. Chester is in the in
surance and real estate business
there. She also enjoyed visits with
other relatives and friends, in
cluding Mr. Chester’s son, S. II.
Chester, Jr., and family and a
son-in-law and daughter, I)r. and
Mrs. Richard Hofmeister. Dr.
Hofmeister is chief resident physi-,
cian at Erlanger hospital. His w'ife
is the former Miss Betty Chester,
who often came to Montreat to
visit her grandparents, Dr. and
Mrs. S. 11. Chester.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Tamm were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Zeb Sawyer.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Stutts,
former residents of Black Moun
tain. have returned to Lakeland,
Fla., after spending the summer
in Brevard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brantley
drove Mrs. Estelle McMillan to
Atlanta Tuesday. The Brantleys
will return home after a short
stay in Atlanta. Mrs. McMillan
will remain for an indefinite per
iod.
Miss Doris Blankenship of
Nashville, Tenn., is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs J. W. Blankenship.
Pvt. Troy L. Reed, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Garland Reed, arrived
in Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 7, en
route for a tour of duty in In
chon, Korea. Pvt. Reed was sta
tioned at Fort Eustis, Va., and
Garry Air Force Base, San Mar
cos, Texas, before going over
seas. He spent a 10-day leave here
with his wife and parents.
Bob Richey has returned to
Detroit after visiting his mother.
Mrs. L. H. Richey for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs* Jack Malian of
Charleston, West Va., are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LeVine and
family for several weeks.
Norma Ann Sawyer is now en
rolled in Mercy Hospital school of
nursing, 1921 Vail avenue. Char
lotte. She was accompanied to
ANNOUNCING!
OPENING
Marian’s Tasty Shop
FRIDAY -- SEPT, 18
AT INTERSECTION OF OLD BLACK MOUNTAIN
HIGHWAY & NO. 70 — ONE MILE
WEST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN
• CAKES • PIES
• DONUTS • HOT COFFEE
Charlotte by her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Zeb Sawyer.
Mrs. Richard Seawright is
spending several days with mem
bers of her family in Rockingham.
N. C.
Dr. and Mrs. E. K Brake and
children visited Dr. Brake's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Brake
in Petersburg, West Va.. last week
J. C. Bennett. Sr. is spending
several days in Newark. N. J.. at
tending to business.
Ben Timmerman of Columbia,
S. C.. visited Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Timmerman last week.
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Morgan nd
three daughters of Sylva and Mrs.
Mary E. Aleshire of Oak Knoll
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Jennie Shuman and Mrs. Florence
Mackenzie.
Mrs. Florence Mackenzie of
Durham spent the past week with
her mother, Mrs. Jennie Lee Shu
man.
Among those enrolled at West
ern Carolina Teacher’s college this
year are Joyce Wells, Doris Hig
ginbotham, David Roberts. Madge
Wilhide and Bill Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Eller, Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Taylor, Mary and Per
ry, enjoyed a picnic on Mount Pi
gah last Sunday.
Miss Lillian Russell and Miss
Sarah Thompson were delegates
to the District I meeting of the
Business and Professional Wo
man’s club at Waynesville last
week-end. On Saturday Mrs. John
O’Connor, Miss Luna Wagner, and
Miss Pauline Tipton attended the
meeting.
Miss Barbara Justus left Sunday
to resume her studies at the Uni
versity of Florida, Gainesville.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson of
Charlotte are spending a few days
with their parents, Mrs. A. L.
Stephens, and Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Watson.
Mrs. Bill Rudisill and Kathy of
Rock Hill, S. C., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Rudisill for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. CrawT
ford will move into their new
dome on North Fork road Fri
day. Theye bought the house for
merly owned by the Glen Simmons.
Chaplain and Mrs. James Rog
ers and children are now occupying
their new home on View street.
Miss Tinka Crawford will leave
Friday for Denver University,
Denver, Col., where she will be en
rolled as a member of the Junior
class in the School of Fine Arts.
Dr. James A. Pait, a faculty
member of the University of Flor
ida. Gainesville, has resumed his
duties after spending a vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Pait, Church street. During
his stay here he visited his uncle
and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. James A.
Marshburn at Butner, N. C., and
friends in Charlottsville, \a.,
Washington, D. C., and Norfolk.
BROAD RIVER
By Mrs. M. M. Elliott.
Walter Lawler and sons, James
and Joseph, of Alexandria, Va.,
who visited Walter’s old home in
this community over the week-end,
stopped by for a short visit with
us last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Blunt and
daughter Peggie, who have been
visiting Mrs. Blunt's mother, Mrs.
Dora Nanney, returned to their
home in Charlotte Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ownbey
and daughters, Phyllis and Frieda,
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Marlowe, Sa
rah Childers, Ruby and Katie
Marlow went on a camping trip on
Bald Mountain last Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Clark and
children and Ralph Ownbey at
tended the home-coming at Ebe
neser church, Mr. Clark’s old
home church on Sandy Mush last
Sunday.
There was a large attendance at
the memorial home coming at
Stone Mountain last Sunday. Sev
eral old friends who were born and
reared in this section were pres
ent. Some of those were: Oscar
Panter who moved away from the
mountains to South Carolina 70
years ago; Mrs. Hester (Grant)
Gilbert, who hasn't been back for
many years and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ownbey
had as guests last Sunday after
noon Mr. and Mrs. Jr. Carter of
Fairview and Mr. and Mrs. Hardy
Ownbey and children of Flat Creek.
Mrs. Nora Elliott had as visit
ors last week her cousin and his
wife. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Elliott
of Buck Creek and her brother,
Arthur Elliott of Hickory. Arthur
has bought Olen Smith’s nroper
ty on Crooked Creek and plans to
remodel the building and make his
home there. He is a retired barber.
Grover Ledbetter is building a
new store house.
There will be a home-coming at
Clear Branch P. H. church next
Sunday, Sept. 20. Everyone is in
vited.
We had the following visitors
last Sunday: Mrs. Stacy Elliott and
children, Mrs. Hazel Melton and
little daughters and Mr. and Mrs.
Boye Elliott and son of Caroleen,
Lawrence and Roland Elliott and
Hoover Hall of this section, Mr.
and Mrs. V. M. Elliott and chil
dren of Black Mountain.
The revival meeting will start at
Clear Branch P. H. church next
fourth Sunday, Sept. 27.
In 1952 farm fires destroyed
$123 million worth of property and
food.
I'
B&PW Club Makes
Plans For National
Business H eek
Plans were made for National
Business and Professional Wo
man’s Week, October 11 through
17, at the business meeting of the
club Monday night at the home of
Mrs. Gordon Greenwood. The Pub
lic Affairs committee, of which
Mrs. Frances King is chairman, is
in charge of arrangement^ for this
week.
The group voted to select a wo
man of this community who has
made outstanding contributions to
the building of the community.
This person need not be a member
of the Business and Professional
Woman’s club. ,
Reports of the district meeting
at Waynesville were given by Mrs.
John O'Connor. Sarah Thompson,
Pauline Tipton and Lillian Russell.
Miss Sarah Thompson presented
the hudget, which was accepted.
Mrs. William Hickey gave the his
tory of the erecting of the sign
at the entrance of the town. Mrs.
O’Connor reported that she had
received favorable replies from
several civic clubs regarding the
formation of a civic council.
The next meeting will be held at
the Nurses' club at Moore General
hospital on September 28 at 7:45
p. m. Carl B. Hyatt, Jr., Director
of Public Safety, Asheville, will be
the speaker. All members are
urged to come and to bring guests
if they wish. Miss Marjorie Rob
inette is in charge of this meeting.
Present at the Monday night
meeting were: Mrs. Gustova
Brown, Mrs. Worth Burgess, Mrs.
Bessie Carr, Mrs. Katherine Craig,
Mrs. George Gudger, Mrs. William
Hickey, Mrs. William Holcombe,
Mrs. Frances King, Miss Sarah
Kirby, Miss Sally Kitchen, Mrs.
Charles Maydwell, Mrs. Frank
Melton, Miss Sanchez Mott, Mrs.
Bea Morford, Miss Marjorie Rob
inette, Miss Lillian Russell, Miss
Catherine Smith, Miss Sarah
Thompson, Miss Pauline Tipton,
Miss Luna Wagner, Mrs. W. F.
Wells, Mrs. Marvin Wolfe, and the
president, Mrs. John O’Connor.
BUCKEYE AND
JIMS BRANCH
Mrs. Clyde Pickens.
The School of Missions came to
a close in Buckeye Baptist church
with a very inspirational message
on Friday evening by W AY. Simp
son, missionary to the ( hoctaw
Indians in Mississippi. W. C. Peek
took Buckeye’s missionary of the
week, Mrs. P. \V. Hamlett, to the
train on Saturday after she had
endeared herself to everyone that
came to know her.
Rev. J. H. Black took a former
member of his, Mrs. Buckner to
the hospital in Winston-Salem on
Friday and took Mrs. Mamie Jones
by Thomasville to see her sons in
the orphanage there.
Mrs. Arlie Peek was ill for sev
eral days in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. \V. C. Peek, recuperating
from having her tonsils removed.
Danny Peek has had quite a time
getting over having his tonsils out.
Mrs. Ned Fugate is very ill in a
hospital in Franklin. Several per
sons visited her from Buckeye on
Sunday.
Sabra June Briggs was out to
church on Sunday after being ill
the past week with a virus infec
tion. She sang a lovely solo on
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Carl Bryant was out to
church Sunday after being ill with
a cold.
Mrs. George Penley was out
again after being ill.
Our young people leaving for
college this fall are Laurel Allen
to Warren Wilson; Donald Gant to
Furman; and Bill Rogers to West
ern Carolina.
Mrs. Arlie Peek’s mother, Mrs.
Crowell, from Alabama is visiting
with her for awhile.
Miss Mary Linda Shook of Lei
cester visited with Miss Doris Peek
on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Hawkins
and Joy, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Marion McElrath and Ralph
on Sunday. David McElrath vis
ited with his grandmother and
Peggy spent the day with Eliza
beth Hall.
James Redmond is at home after
being discharged from the armed
forces.
Rev. Wesley Hawkins brought
the evening message at Buckeye on
Sunday.
Visitors at services Sunday were
Mrs. Robinson and daughters, Mr.
and Mrs. Huntsinger, Mrs. Wilburn
Roberts and her grandmother, Mrs.
Rice.
The Woman’s Missionary society
of Buckeye are observing the Week
of Prayer for State Missions this
week.
The Rev. Johnny Tiller will
bring the evening message at
Buckeye on next Sunday, Sept. 20,
at 8 o’clock. Everyone is invited.
ALA WILL MEET
WITH MRS. POTTER
The first meeting of the new
year of the American Legion Aux
iliary will be held at the home of
Mrs. J. L. Potter, Briarbrook road,
Monday night, Sept. 21. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
—Lint yield per acre for North
Carolina cotton in 1953 is estimat
ed at 290 pounds. The 10-year av
erage is 345 pounds.
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Eggs gathered four times daily
from 2400 hens. Buy your eggs
where you are not afraid to
break two in the same pan.
Large
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no, 50C
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LARGE EGGS MIXED
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CHOPS.lb. 49c
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GOOD COOKING
APPLES
4 - 25c
IRISH
COBBLERS
10 Lb‘- 25c
Sunkist
LEMONS
4 Doz. Size
LETTUCE
. lb. I5(
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Pet
Milk
(Quantity Limited)
2 25c
GOLDEN CRUST
FLOUR
25 Lbs. Self-Rising
$1.39
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2 - ■ 25c
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