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Trade At Home! A ft e mi PAGES ••/..fasts.........$ o4 w,Ho. Weather Date High Low Pree Sept. 29 88 47 Sept. 30 80 57 Oct. 1* 8! 83 Oct. 2 74 42 Oct. 3 78 48 Oct. 4 78 45 Oct. 5 78 51 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1953, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY ELECTIONS jp.j Gordon Greenwood Western North Car * llWilvs had a keen in r ,h,. World Series, ‘‘before any of those now , hP Majors were bom, rodents of Buncombe ‘ nded the senes in rht>) took two suitcases .hcir clothes and the . (t.w bottles of their Iniake 1 in 0f Mountain Dew, ,„me circles as moon did fine in Boston. The they gathered their in’1 md found their way 1 .,uon preparatory to for home. But at South lheir luck ran out. One t....' dropped the suitcase f, (he spirits of the game b a steady stream of was trickling across {form. To add to their ■a heavy-set Irish policeman . Un sniffed the air, and Lre’d to what he thought , ^conspicuous spot where |(t watch and pounce on the fccun-' owner if and when jeared. L, owners were one jump I They boarded the train Laded back for Buncombe I leaving not one but both L sitting on the platform. . they know the Irish |v; mav still be hiding the post watching for I, appear to claim their -tine on the situation fcter they said they didn’t [losing their clothes so [tut they regretted having [itecl so much to the wel the Boston police force, [that time we were sure Iceman was hiding behind It waiting for someone to b and pick up that bag lut he might have been fcning against the post to weary feet. Anyway, we left a big mystery be Ihc owner of that luggage [listed as missing in the Police files—as far as we khe baseball fan concluded. —R— readers are still not who the mystery man in fefure was some weeks ase you have forgotten, jut your issue of August I have a second look at dure right in the middle front beneath that of pohn Murry, the former eraldine Betts, who was on Aug. 10. mystery man is none no larger and no less I. (Ike) Cook, Sr., taken |ys during his younger *hen he was quite the out town and country. Nanney says he's it isn't Ike, but may be ok impersonating a work ^n, since the young man picture was obviously a hack. —R— fcn Hickey’s story of the pneerns a husband whose passed away. before the wife had [but on the way to the ]} had been “aroused” e pallbearers inadvertent post with the casket. fl‘ way to the cemetery time the husband rushed ►ht-n they neared the gate ■aimed: “I want to make fbai you fellows don’t hit P(ls! again and disturb |" man’s sleep.” —R— men served throughout r and never saw a soul Pw or anyone from their P°wn. But not s0 Austin who recently opened Esso at the corner of PrtV and West State Peautifu! Fiji island in l«cific he saw Melvin lend Dr. Hubert Clapp. ►rator Shop •pen Monday ftr\"'L'r '' decorator Shop P -Monday upstairs in the t;' ’ ullins store on Broad f30* Mountain. an<l managed by Mrs t ! uf Black Mountain l.Ai ‘ ije equipped to han i >'Pes of work. Free es 1 1 i)e given on slip cov r and upholstery, t >lack Mountain and | ,' hurch affairs of the i Sawyer was for H 1)1 the upholsterv KiiS?lk’s Departmeni 'tie new shop were I 'ecent conference t Mr' Sawyer. E. N manager of the loca ■i ,, Collins, owner oi it. , o!1‘ns chain in North ' arolina Jaycees To Push Reflective Tape Sale Saturday Black Mountain Jaycees will ap ply “Scotchlite” reflective tape to the bumpers of local cars and trucks here Saturday in a move to reduce accidents and improve safety on the streets and highways, Kenneth McCurry, president, said. Part of a national "Lite-A-Bump er” automobile safety campaign, the program is directed here by Joe Simons, Oscar Tinney, Bucky Wright, Bud Belk, and Harold Patton. The Jaycees will hit the streets early Saturday morning, the com mittee asserted, and will not stop until the maximum number of cars and trucks have been served. The committee will send representa tives all over town, to all parking lots, and will work continuously up and down State, Cherry, and Broadway. Called “the protector of the high way" the reflective tape—already in use on trucks, ambulances, fire engines, and police cars in a num ber of cities over the country glows brilliantly at night when picked up by the headlights of oth er automobiles. The tape is said to be equally as effective on rainy nigHts when visibility is poor, and it is stated will last for two years under nor mal conditions. It is visible at night for a quarter-mile. The “Lite-A-Bumper” campaign has been adopted by the Jaycees as a means of promoting safety and also as a method of raising funds i to support their many community ; service programs. Burgers Replace Powdered Eggs As Veterans "Dine" More than 100 attended the hamburger fry given,by the Amer ican Legion at the WNC san picnic grounds Tuesday evening and consumed 214 burgers with all the trimmings. The cost was 40 cents per plate. No powdered eggs or dehydrates food were pc ** mitted inside the grounds. 'Mess Cook" McMahan and KP John J. O’Connor did a wonderful job and rate a big hand from all hands fore and aft,” officials said. The event kicked off the 1953 54 membership drive during which the post will expand to include the entire townships of Black Mountain and Swannanoa. Many more get-together are planned for the future, Legion leaders pointed out>. All veterans who served their country during any of the last three wars, World Wars I and II and Korea, and who were honor ably discharged, are eligible. "Only those veterans with an hon orable discharge are eligible to join and wear the Legion button signifying service to God and country”, it was explained. WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET The Black Mountain Woman’s club will meet on Oct. 14 at the home of Mrs. W. H. McMurray, Bee Tree road, Swannanoa, at 3:15 p.m. The program will be on public health and the American Red Cross. Dr. H. C. Whims, county health officer, will be the speaker. Beacon Bees Win Championship Jt%r ,/ -r fjW*. ■■■%.«&>*»■. fc*?’• ••* v <•' Here are the Beacon Bees who ended the domination by Valley Springs of Buncombe Jaunty baseball by' taking the playoff and the title. After ending the regular season in a tie for fourth place, barely winning a playoff berth, the Bees buzzed by everything before thmn left to right> ..pepper” Martin, Walt McCraw, Jim Johnson, Fred Shope, Charlie Davis, Kenny Wood. E^e^0an1Ji0Wr‘*^ ;lQ(i e ° ParnslT president of Buncombe County league, Thad Stewart, Wilton Cauble, Dennis Hall, manager, Cliff Stewart, Dan Redmon, Jim Gaddy, Jim Stroupe, and Jim Bright. ... , Jim Waldrup. J. D. Hardin, and Leroy Bailey were not present when picture was made._ Mother Raises Question: Are We “Lost Cover (Ed. note: Many people are concerned here with what the future holds for the local schools. The following letter raises many of the questions which the citizens of the Swan nanoa Valley are asking. They are concerned. They demon strated that last Saturday by leading the county almost 2 to 1 in number of votes cast. Dear Editor: )n last Saturday 1274 vot ers of Broad River, Swannanoa, and Black Mountain townships went to the polls to again show their determination to secure better schools and school condi tions for their children, not on ly in the state, but here at home. In 1950 these same people gave an overwhelming vote for ’ a 51! million Buncombe coun ty bond issue for this same purpose. Three years later the Swannanoa Valley children still go to school in basement class rooms. use unsanitary* toilets, sit in unventilated and make shift classrooms, teachers and children do janitor york—and the schools are more crowded than ever. In spite of 5Vz million dollars of taxpayers money to correct this situation, we are now faced with a high school which will not be completed until at least January of 1955, and that build ing short of CLASSROOMS and no equipment. To date no plan, nor any money, to correct the situation in the Swannanoa Val ley GRAMMAR schools has been presented. The bonds voted last Satur day will give Buncombe coun ty' an estimated minimum of half a million dollars for schools. I wonder if the Swan nanoa Valley will continue to be the "Lost Cove” of Buncombe, or whether the plate will be passed this time with a little honey. _A Concerned Mother. Beacon Bees Fight Uphill Battle To Win Playoff Berth & Championship Mrs. H, Haislip leaching Course Each Evening All church women are cordially invited to attend the school of missions now being taught at the Methodist church of Black Moun tain each evening at 7:30 to 9 o'clock. Mrs. Homer W. Haislip, director of religious education of the First Christian church of Black Mountain," is teaching the course using the text “Spanish Speaking People of America.” At ihe close of the class on Friday evening, Oct. 9, there will be an election of officers of the United Church Women. This group will arrange for a community-wide observance of World Day of Prayer and for the U. N. program. These observances are world wide in scope and influence and should receive the support of all Christian people to help meet the needs which are so pressing today. Mrs. Howard Kester will give a report of last year’s ob servance of the World Day of Prayer in this area. Mrs. S. S. Cooley will preside at the election meeting. SET MEETING DATE * OF POETRY COUNCIL The state meeting of the Poetry Council of N. C. will be held on Oct. 15, at 3 p. m. in the chapel of Asheville-Biltmore college. The program will be most in teresting. Awards in the 1953 Poetry contest will be presented. Anne K. Sharp is a member of the council and chairman for Swannanoa Valley. By Annette Mall After a slow start the Beacon Bees Baseball club fought an up hill battle to gain a playoff berth in the Buncombe County league, and go on to win the playoff championship by a score of 6 to 5 over Valley Springs. The Bees, using a variety of veterans and former high school stars from Black Mountain and Swannanoa, played an excellent brand of baseball to end the Springers four year domination of county league activity. The Bees ended the regular season in a tie for fourth place and gained a playoff berth by de feating the Baker Packing Co., 7* to 3. behind a brilliant five-hit hurling job by little Ed Calloway and some fancy fielding plays by Wilton Cauble, Charlie (Red Top) Davis, Jim Gaddy, and Jim Johnson, who contributed three double plays to the Beacon cause. After losing the first game of the playoff to Adam’s Mills by a count of 8 to 0, the Bees again showed the ability to come from behind by taking the next game Power Will Be Interrupted Here Sunday It is necessary for the Carolina Power & Light company to inter rupt service Sunday, Oct. 11, 1953 from 1:30 to 4:00 o’clock, in order to give better and more efficient service to its customers. The section that will be effected will be the customers on the east side of Black Mountain from the Pix Theater through Ridgecrest in cluding Elat Creek road, Padgett Town road, McCoy Cove road, and Mt. Mitchell Motor road. ®!APJP '*** '' ' ,. ,.,kiT' 1 r.mi nine \mrrunn lit**! Gross chapters was held at the Monte Vista with the Black MounSSSttefThrU was served to 40 people. The group heard talks by W D. Dibrell, manager of the Asheville office, and Miss Ruth Luckman o a A j^erjee prec] Burnett, chapter chairman, Mrs. A. B. Whitt, Mrs. Kelly Benge, Local residents in the picture inc i ■ • ‘ Y>re(j Burnett, R. T. Greene, who welcomed the group in the name of the mayor, Mrs. lv N. Grumpier, Mr. and Mrs. tmi - ’ ■ A chapter secretary, Miss Genevieve Fisher, Mrs. Stanley Garland, and Mrs. v. Thad McDonald, Mrs. R. E Hurst, Mrs. mssie ca , e (Photo by Edward Dupuy) the Rev. Frank Buckner. o lO 1. /YI1U 111 ll wu.'. muc Ed Calloway playing the role of . “gia«t killer” by stopping the Tryon nine with only five scattered hits. The final game of the first round found Big. Jim Gaddy of the Bees, and Gerald Bennett (a southpaw recently signed by the Cleveland Indians), locking horns in a tight pitcher’s battle that went 12 innings before a whistl , ing triple by “Pepper” Martin and ■ singles by Jim Johnson and Ken ny Wood, brought in two runs . and a 6 to 4 victory. In the first game of a two best of three series with Valley Springs, again found Ed Calloway on the ' mound for the Bees going against Fred Anders, ace of the [ Springers mound staff, and again I Ed proved his merit by throwing a neat five hitter at the hard l hitting springers. In this game " the terrific long ball hitting of ' Thad Stewart, Jim Gaddy and f Jim Johnson, who contributed f home runs, was a big factor in 1 the 9 to 3 victory. 1 In the final game Jim Gaddy 2 had the better of ‘‘Big Red” Red dick in a free hitting contest which saw a total of 24 base hits with each team collecting 12. The Springers jumped to a 3 to 0 lead in the second inning, adding another in the fourth af ter the Bees scored one run in the second on a double by “Pep per” Martin and a single by Ase Waldrup. Base on ball., to Thad Stewart and singles by “Pepper” 1 Martin, Jim Gaddy and Jim John son, after the Springers had * taken the lead again in the sev 1 enth, enabled the Bees to come 1 back to tie the score. After a scoreless eighth the I Bees hit “pay dirt” in the ninth l on a long triple by Jim Johnson. - Then Jim Gaddy came through - with a scorching single through t the box for his third hit and 1 fourth run batted in for a tie breaking and championship run. Hiss Burner Will Give Lectures Miss Oolooah Burner of Little Switzerland and New York City will present a series of five in formal discussion-demonstrations entitled “Adventures Toward In ner Freedom” Oct. 12 through 16, to be given in the lunch room of the grammar school each evening at 8:00 o’clock. Miss Burner’s subjects include practical suggestions arwi tech niques for learning “to relax wherever you are, whatever you may be doing; how to take the fright out of fear, the wear out of worry; avoid fatigue, sleep without drugs, and without count ing sheep, inject fun into house work, have fun without funds, and rest as you run.” The course is sponsored by the B&PW club in observance of Na tional Business and Professional Women’s Week, and is offered as a public service to the women of Black Mountain. Ladies are in vited to attend the class on Mon day night as guests. They may then sign up for the following classes if they think they will be helpful to them. Single admissions will be 75 cents. The first successful newspaper in America was I'he Boston News Letter, founded in 1704 by John Campbell, postmaster of Boston. Paving Contract Given For Mile City Streets Dickerson, Inc., contractors of Monroe, N. C., were awarded the contract for paving approximately one mile of city streets and have started work, R. T. Greene, bus iness manager of the Town of Black Mountain has revealed. A new type of pavement, called surface treatment, will be 16 feet wide. Later on the plan is to put a curb and gutter two feet wide on each side, increasing the width to 20 feet. Valley Precincts Lead Buncombe In Vote For Bonds Black Mountain and Swannanoa precincts led the county in the number of votes cast Saturday in the $72,000,000 school and mental hospital bond election. Buncombe county was third among the counties and the Swannanoa Val ley was far in the lead of other precincts county-wise. The voters of the state passed the measures by an overwhelm ing majority, although balloting —Turn to Page 10 “Trie idea behind tne new 10 foot pavement is to pave as much as possible and to get the people out of the dust,” Mr. Greene ex plained. The Dickerson company will complete the paving within 10 days. Streets to be paved include East Connally, West Connnlly. Ball street, Prospect, Orchard, Scotland and Center, Pine, West Blue Ridge, part of Disoway. Second street, Oakland drive, and between the sidewalk and the pavement on Church street Of the $7000 a total of $5380 came from Powell bill funds and the balance from the regular Street budget. A street light has been approved for Laurel lane. Town officials have again pointed out the seriousness of the water situation here. “There has been no rain for a week and our situation is still critical There absolutely has been no lifting of any restrictions here. There is to be no washing of cars, watering of lawns, or anything else where water will be used unnecessarily. It has been more than a week since our last rain and chances are the rest of the month will be dry. For that reason we must save in every way possible,” it was emphasized. Mayor G. L. Kirkpatrick Lauds Work Of B&PW Club Here In Proclamation STILL TIME TO NAME OUTSTANDING WOMAN There is stiH time to send in letters naming the outstand ing business woman of the year. Anyone may send in a suggestion. Address your letter giving reasons for your choice to Chairman of Public Affairs, Business and Professional Wom an’s Club, in care of Black Mountain News. The letter should be post marked not later than midnight, October 10. Community Chest Drive To Start At Swannanoa The Community Chesit drive, with a goal of $12,000, will be conducted in the Swannanoa com munity, Oct. 15-31, J. H. Smith, chairman, announced at the meet ing of the Swannanoa Men's club Monday evening. Members of the Community Council who will assist with the campaign are Charles Porter, Roy Alexander, Paul Young, Fred Davidson, Mrs. S. E. Steele, Mrs. Robert Davidson, and Dr. Arthur Bannerman. The community will be can vassed during the drive, Mr. Smith said. The budget has been raised slightly from last year. For this reason all contributors are urged to “dig a little deeper” this year to help meet the extra cost. After an appeal by W. M. Gra ham, neighborhood Scout com missioner, several volunteered to serve on the Scout committee, headed by C. S. Porter, chairman. Committee members are the Rev. G. B. Talbot, Bill McMurray, W, W. Corne, Sam Alexander, Sidney Croy, John Brown, Arnold Powell, and Bill Darby. The club was entertained with music by a quartet composed of E. N. Howell, George Young, the Rev. G. B. Talbot, and Dr. Hubert Clapp. Program for the evening was a Defense Department movie of combat in Korea. President Jack Smith presided. Public Asked To Observe Safety Rules At School The safety committee at the grammar school has asked that 1 the public observe the following I rules on the school grounds. ; All cars are to enter the school J grounds at the WEST entrance and leave by the EAST entrance. 1 In the morning, all cars are T to unload in the front of the t building. In the afternoon all t cars are to go to the BACK of P the building to pick up children, t This must be strictly observed. £ Above all — DRIVE VERY a SLOWLY. The child’s life you save may be that of your own c child' v Mrs. Roy Taylor is chairman 1 of the safety committee. r A proclamation asking tnai me community cooperate with the Black Mountain B&PW club in observance of National Business Women’s Week has been issued by Mayor G. L. Kirkpatrick. This year NBWW will be October 11-18. Purpose of the week is to focus attention on women’s contribution to the economic, social, and pol itical life of the community. It affords the federation’s 2850 clubs throughout the United States, Hawaii, and Alaska opportunity to spotlight their activities in the press, the daily and weekly news papers, which carry the message to millions of readers. It was first observed in 1928 and has grown in importance each year since. In his annual message Mayor Kirkpatrick called attention to the great contribution which the B&PW club has made to the com munity and what it is doing to ward the advancement ot business and industry. Mrs. Laura O’Connor is presi dent of the Black Mountain Bus iness and Professional Woman’s club. Chairman for National Bus iness Woman’s Week is Mrs. Frances King. PROCLAMATION ' WHEREAS National Business Women’s Week will be celebrated throughout the nation beginning on October 11 and ending October 17; and WHEREAS the theme of Na tional Business Women’s Week, “The Ramparts We Build,” is a vital principle in a great, free, and democratic country; and WHEREAS the organization of The National Federation of Bus iness and Professional Women’s Clubs, incorporated, is contribut ing much toward the advancement of business and industry; AND WHEREAS the Black Mountain B&PW Club, as an af filiate of The National Federation, is likewise contributing much to ward the improvement and pro gress of business, industry and civic needs in our community, NOW, THEREFORE, I. G. L. Kirkpatrick, mayor of the? town :>i Black Mountain, do hereby pro claim the week beginning October 11 and ending October 17, 1953 as BUSINESS WOMEN’S WEEK in Black Mountain, and urge our leaders of business and industry to join in this observance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF r have liereunto set my hand and caused Ihe seal of the town of Black VIountan to be affixed this 7th fay of October, 1953. G. L. Kirkpatrick. Mayor. MR. & MRS. J. J. WHITE DBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Mrs. ,J. H. Riddle held open >.ouse Wednesday, Sept. 30, to ion or her father and mother, Mr. nd Mrs. J. J. White on their , olden wedding anniversary. The house was decorated with ronze and yellow chrysantheums. lrs. H. D. Crawford greeted the uests at the door, and Miss Mel a Riddle presided at the register, lrs. W. A. Allison presided at lie punch bowl, assisted bv Mrs. . P. Riddle, Mrs. N. S. Riddle, nd Mrs. J. L. Morris. Many guests called to extend ongratulations. Guests calling 'ere from Beulah, Mo., Richmond, id., Weaverville, Asheville, Swan anoa, and Black Mountain.
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