Buncombe County's Outstanding Weekly
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EDITOR &
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PUBIISNER
Gordon H.
Greenwood
Herman l. Talley
SOCIETY EDITOR
Mrs. Elizabeth Dinwiddie
LINOTYPE OPERATOR
F S. Cunningham
MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT
Roy L. Russell
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II r \eed More Picnic tables!
It's early but not too early to start think
ing of the coming tourist season. Despite
all the talk of recession, depression, and
concession, Willard K Weeks, general man
ager of Ridgecrest Baptist assembly, report
ed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last
week that >id to that time more than 9.000
reservation, .ad been received by his office
That must be a record for this early in the
year
Although no figures are available, other
assemblies are anticipating a season fully
as good as 1953.
What have we done to prepare for these
thousands who will come pouring into the
community come warm weather? Now
while the frost is on the ground and the chill
is in the air is a good time to go about put
ting our house in order
One of our big needs, the News believes,
is picnic tables and places to stop along the
highway. One lady said last week (she is
now a permanent resident) that when her
family first came to Black Mountain several
years ago they were greatly surprised to
find the community devoid of roadside ac
commodations such as most progressive com
munities in other localities have. As a re
sult they had to drive to Old Fort for the
family picnic
The Lions club made a start last year in
the Finer Carolina when, under the lead
ership of Chairman R T. Greene, the picnic
area at the club house was improved. But
that is not enough—and it is off the high
way
Who will take the lead and finish the
job'1
We Salute -
.! AN 28
Brenda Bartlett. Dr. flight C
Moore. Laurel .1 Allen. Thelma
Crisp. \ 1. Biddix Mr'. Thoma
Sharp. .Jimmy Turner
JAN. 20
Floyd l.ytle. W W Morgan.
Thomas Alan MeCool, Chaplain
James Rogers. Mrs \ 1 John
ston. Jerry Tilley. Zeno Hubbard.
Mr and Mr- Carl Kin.: Alin
Frazille.
JAN 30
Mrs Homer Haislip. Michael
Lawson. Horace King. Charlene
Walker Charles T Bcrzine. Paul
B Vernon. Dr John R. Bum
garner.
JAN 31
Mrs O C. Leiter, J. B Brig
man, Bill Wells Roy A. Taylor.
Melvin Reese, W il Burnette,
V. M Wolfe. Flora Warden.
FEB 1
Mae Ledford, Noah Tucker.
Alice M. Ownby.
FEB. 2
Mary Lee Watson, Mrs. Valen
tine A vena. Barbara White. W
Paul Young, Lewis Stafford.
Mr- George W Read. Estelle
Houck. Briscoe Parker.
FEB. 3
Mrs Ida Morrow. 0. E. Leeman
V. B. Eaton, James Nnrthcott.
Jr . Mrs Harry E. Barkley. Lud
wig Christensen III
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THE TREATMENT He felt
just like a turkey on the day after
Thanksgiving, did Allison James
of Greensboro last week when one
Elmer Rustad got through with
him.
Big, jovial Allison—at one time
a druggist in Winston-Salem— had
at last found what it was like for
a Democrat to receive a formal
visit from a Republican boss.
Republicans no doubt had simi
lar visits from Democratic super
iors back in 1933, when losing a
job was a lot rougher than it is
now, but that fact made the ease
ment none' the easier on Allison.
Rustad, one of the U. S. Treas
ury Department’s hatchet men,
asked James to resign as N. C.
savings bond head, a job he has
held for almost 12 years, or be
fired to make room for Good Re
publican Walter Johnson of Spar
ta.
Allison bowed up, said he def
initely would not resign, said the
job was not political, and forth
with started sending telegrams off
in all directions requesting friends
to intercede in his behalf with
Treas.-Secretary Humphrey i n
“immediate protest, in the strong
est terms—by phone, wire, or let
ter.”
There’s no telling how many
messages—by phone, wire, or let
ter—Humphrey has received to
this hour protesting the “injection
of politics" in the sale of sav
ings bonds in North Carolina.
\Ve doubt that even one of them
will be worth a plug nickel.
Good Druggist James should
realize he has been given a real
Republican concoction consisting
of one part strychnine and two
parts arsenic with just a dash of
castor oil thrown in to make it
more effective. His death pains
may be long and lambastuous—
but no less enjoyable as far as
starving Republicans are con
cerned.
Good Democrat that he is, Alli
son James should be familiar with
Andrew Jackson, circa 1830, the
spoils system, and all that. And
the fact that James is a good man
and has done a wonderful job will
make little difference.
Time may come when he will
say this firing was for the best. 1
can sympathize with him, having
lost out when J. M. Broughton de
feated W. B. Umstead for the U.
S. Senate. But the loss of my fio
sition was a blessing in disguise.
May it he so with Allison James.
Harry Gatton, you remember,
was with the Treasury department
in Washington. He moved before
the Republicans could get to him,
is now administrative assistant to
Senator Alton A. Lennon. Even if
Lennon should be defeated for re
election, the change in jobs was
a wise decision for a hot Demo
crat like Gatton.
GUESSING The experts (any
body coming into Raleigh from
out in the State) were saying all
sorts of things here last week.
Add them all up and it still
comes out confusion.
But there was one significant
thought to be gained from all the
talk: The people of North Caro
lina are anxious for one of those
Katie-bar-the-door campaigns be
tween Kerr Scott Alton Lennon.
That means root-hog-or-die, knock
down - drag - out, devil-take-the
hindmost, and a dozen or two other
cliches of similar vintage.
CONFLICTING Trying to pin
down the various rumors and the
speculation was like holding hands
with an octupus.
The minute an "informer” from
the western part of the State un
loaded some "reliable” gossip, up
came an equally “reliable source”
from the other end of the line.
But throwing out the chaff and
after analyzing the apparent
truths of politics, here's what the
political situation looked like last
week—at least as this corner saw
it.
HE WILL—-Kerr Scott will run
—-but he could be a lot happier
about the way his advance plan
ning is turning out.
First of all, he isn’t getting the
money he had hoped—and really
expected—to get. But he’s getting
some—probably more than you
realize. And some of it is coming
from people who are not particu
larly eager to noise it around that
they're supporting Scott.
The former Governor realizes,
too, that he is getting only token
financial support in some quarters
where Lennon will got real money.
LABOR Scott is finding that
organized labor is not delirious
with joy about the prospects of his
running.
Labor probably would have back
ed Scott handsomely and will
still give him its best wishes—if
Willis Smith had lived and Scott
had opposed him. But now organ
ized labor has other and bigger
fish to fry.
Scott likely won't get any all
out support from the organized
minority groups. He will get some
—a lot more than Lennon—but
Lennon is said to be acquiring
some strong backers among the
Negroes and other groups in his
hometown. Letters are feeding
out from Wilmington almost daily
now. They’re sending the word
around that Lennon is a decent
sort of fellow.
HE WON’T Don’t look for a
dull campaign. Alton Lennon
won’t pussyfoot when the fight
gets going in earnest. And you
know Kerr Scott won’t.
Lennon regards Scott as a sure
candidate and is loading his squir
rel guns. Scott might as well ex
pect Lennon to drag some embar
rassing skeletons across this state
in this no-holds-barred affair.
A lot of folks have Lennon
sized up wrong in thinking he’s a
’nice, quiet, young fellow.1’ That
red hair ain’t up there for noth
ing. He also has redheaded tem
per.
In fact, Alton A. Lennon’s real
trouble eventually may involve a
test of his ability to control that
temper.
THEY WILL Scott and Len
non will provide the political arena
with a ding-dong show. There will
he plenty of surprises.
For example: Don’t be in a hur
ry to bet that folks like Hubert
Olive, whom Scott backed for Gov
ernor in 1952, will be in Scott's
corner in the coming battle.
George Coble, who gave Scott his
first big donation in the 1948 cam
paign ($5,000) is not expected to
support him this time.
On the other hand, don’t bet that
Dr. T. C. Johnson (who was ap
pointed and fired as Paroles Com
missioner by Scott l will oppose
his old hirer and firer. Johnson
is no mean campaigner, has a lot
of friends across the State, and
would mean a lot where it counts
most to Scott.
TOGETHER — Seen in deep,
dark conversation in a hallway of
a local hotel the other evening
were Terry Sanford and Bill Whit
ley.
Wonder what they were talking
about. Whatever it was, they
scattered like snowbirds in the
wind when flushed.
Sanford within the past few
weeks has been reported as plan
ning Scott strategy, while Whitley
is said to be lining things up for
the Haw River squire’s publicity.
WAITERS — The recently open
ed Howard Johnson place on the
Chapel Hill-Durham road had
prominent waiters during its first
few days of operation. None oth
er than Lt. Gov. Luther Hodges
and Democratic Chairman Everett
Jordan. They were all over the
place, waiting on tables, greeting
people, showing them to their
seats, and generally performing
the role of efficient waiters. Fine
opening. Good waiters. The own
ers? Hodges and Jordan.
Kerlee Heights
The Women’s Missionary society
of Kerlee Baptist church met at
the home of Mrs. Fred Quinn Jan.
19. Mrs. Lee Kerlee, secretary,
read the monthly report, and Mrs.
Quinn brought an interesting talk
on the program.
Devotionals and prayer were
part of the program. After the
meeting refreshments were served
to Mrs. Walter Bartlett, Mrs. O.
Z. Surrett, Mrs. Roy Burgin, Mrs.
Lee Kerlee, Mrs. Quinn, and her
daughter. Suzan.
Baby Tamara Dawn Pittman is
home again after her serious ill
ness and stay in Mission hospital.
Dawn is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Pittman of Buckeye
Cove.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sea» right Memorial Fund
Black Mountain, N. C
January 25, 1!*54
Mr. Gordon Greenwood, Editor
Black Mountain News,
Black Mountain, N. C.
Hear Mr. Greenwood:
As a number of people have
asked me about the Seawrighl
Memorial Fund, 1 thought that it
might be wise to write to you ex
plaining the origin of this fund
and the purpose for which it will
be used.
After the death of Mr. R. W
Seawright, a number of his neigh
bor- conceived the idea of rais
ing enough money to erect a suit
able memorial, to remind the
people of this community of the
sterling worth of one of its out
standing citizens.
The fund was started under the
leadership of Mrs. L. H. Gregory,
and has been growing, with the
help of private citizens and organ
izations, until the amount of
1575.75 has been realized. This
money has been turned over to
the building committee of the
Methodist church of which he was
a member.
Mr. Seawright was the teacher
of the Co-Workers class, and
through the efforts of this, and
other groups and individuals, it
is hoped that the amount of $1,
000 might be raised, and a suit
able memorial be placed in the
new Educational building, to be
constructed in the near future.
There probably are many
people in Black Mountain who
remember the good works of Mr,
Seawright, and are interested in
contributing to this fund, so that
the total will be reached, and a
memorial worthy of the man,
whom we wish to honor, might
be established.
Contributions may be given to
the minister, placed on the offer
ing plate, paid at the office of
the Black Mountain News, or
mailed to the undersigned.
Thanking you for your consid
eration in publishing this letter,
and wishing you every success,
1 am
Very sincerely yours,
Geo. E. Moray,
Treasurer Building
Fund.
ENJtn BLACK MOUNTAIN
Apartado 1446,
Caracas, Venezuela
18 January, 1954.
Black Mountain News,
Black Mountain, N. C.
Dear Mr. Greenwood:
While we may or may not be
one of your most distant subscrib
ers, we are at least among those
H. D. CLUB HEARS
TALK ON MEAT
The Home Demonstration clul
of Black Mountain met Mondaj
afternoon, Jan. 26, at the homt
of Mrs. Finley Stepp with Mrs
Garland Stepp and Mrs. Howart
Harris serving as co-hostesses
Mrs. Mamie Sue Evans gave ;
most interesting talk on meat
and the methods of cooking. Shi
used colored slides in showing thi
federal standards, which are prime
choice, good commercial, utility
and cutter. She also emphasize!
slow cooking and putting salt oi
the fat of the meat.
All members were given pro
grams for the meetings of thi
coming year, as well as for specia
interest meetings to be held in thi
court house, Asheville.
Delightful refreshments weri
served to the following: Mrs
John Melton, Mrs. William Hinkle
Mrs. W. D. Hyatt, Mrs. G. V
Stepp, Mrs. Charles Clevenger
Mrs. Walter Stepp, Mrs. Sam Mor
ris, Mrs. Clyde Jumper, Mrs. Mor
ris Gardner, Miss Mary MacKay
Miss Ruby Hall, Mrs. C. E. Long
Mrs. J. V Wright, Mrs. H. W
Cole, Mrs. M. C. Dickens, Mrs
Mary Aleshire, Mrs. Walter Da
vis, Mrs. Lee H. Moore, Mrs. Ern
est Shultz, Mrs. Glenn Bryan, Mr?
P. P. Arnold, Mrs. Freeman Me
Call, Mrs. Horace Simmons, am
Mrs. Gary Gregory.
—Improper use of driver’s li
cense resulted in loss of driving
privilege? for 55 North Carolinian:
last year.
who appreciate your Rood paper
as a means of keeping in touch
with oui Black Mountain friends.
Beginning in 1055 we hope to
spend all our summers in our cot
tage there: it is a place we really
enjoy!
Meanwhile please continue my
subscription; check enclosed for
S4.Q0.
With best regards.
Sincerely,
J. A. Holmes.
LETTERS WE APPRECIATE
Asheville, N. C.,
January 9, 1954.
Dear Mr. Greenwood:
The North Carolina State Nurs
es’ Association District One has
appointed me as chairman of the
Nursing Information committee
for the district which includes the
counties of Buncombe, Haywood,
Henderson, Madison, Mitchell,
Transylvania and Yancey. Should
you have any questions or desire
further information concerning
nursing, student nurses or regis
tered nurses, I shall be happy to
try to find the official answers.
Your splendid cooperation in
news coverage in the past has been
greatly appreciated. In your ca
pacity you are doing your com
munity a fine service in carrying
notices of worthwhile meetings of
interest to your readers.
Many thanks for your excellent
cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Eunice F. Seaborn, R.N.
(Mrs. H. R. Seaborn).
Jun. 14, 1954.
Dear Mr. Greenwood:
I hope you will forgive a belat
ed note of appreciation for your
help and cooperation during our
toy and clothing collection at
Christmas.
The publicity you gave us left
nothing to be desired. Without it,
we couldn’t have had the success
we did have. The response was
more than we had even hoped for.
Thank you again for your assist
ance.
Mrs. Fred Higginbotham,
For the Lunchroom committee.
Slightly more than 44.5 mil
lion bushels of certified sweet po
tatoes were produced by United
States farmers last year. This is
4 per cent more than produced in
1952.
— united States farmers pro
duced 352.8 million pounds of clean
alfalfa, lespedeza, timothy, and
red, alsike and sweet clover seed
during 1953, some 29 per cent less
than the 1952 total.
TEA & TOPIC CLUB
HAS MONTHLY MEETING
The Tea and Topic club held
its monthly bridge meeting Mon
day night at the home of Mrs. 0.
E. Leeman. A dessert course was
i served by the hostess.
Following several progressions
scores were added and Mrs R.
T. Greene held high and Mrs. B.
G. Byron low. Mrs. A. F. Tyson,
Jr., and Mrs Max Woodcock re
ceived the bingo awards The
floating prize went to Miss Nell
J Woods.
Members present were: Mrs.
1 Greene, Mrs. S. S. Cooley, Mrs.
J. L. Holman. Jr., Mrs. Roy Tay
' lor, Mrs Don Wright, Mrs. Wood
I cock, Mrs. Tyson. Mrs. W. W.
' White, and Mrs. John Ramsay.
Guests were Mrs. Byron, Mrs. S.
Bittinger, and Miss Woods.
MRS. JENKINS REVIEWS
BOOK ON JEREMIAH
’ Circle No. 5 of the Methodist
church met Tuesday evening, Jan.
19, at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Goodman with Mrs. Zeb Sawyer,
chairman, presiding. Mrs. W. R.
Jenkins gave the devotional and
reviewed the study of Jeremiah.
Mrs. Jenkins told of the conditions
in the time of Jeremiah and spoke
of him as a great prophet.
Following the meeting a social
1 hour was held and refreshments
served by the hostess to, Mrs.
June Glenn Jr., Mrs. Morris Gard
ner, Mrs. Edward Cordell, Mrs.
Jenkins, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. J. N.
Wright, Mrs. D. P. Dinwiddie, and
Mrs. Gordon Greenwood.
This group was guest of the
i . rolina Power and Fight com
|,an> at the annual Finer Caro
lina nr ionization banquet at the
grammar school lunchroom
buries E Spencer, sitting at the
I t ad of the table at the far left
and directly behind Dr. S. S. Cool
ly. was selected chairman for the
year All organizations in the
community with an active youth
program wore invited to send re
presentatives
The projects, which were to be
selected at a meeting at the town
hall, last night <\w
expected to lx- direct
with the problem n
recreation Sim p;( ,
list of those attend
RIDGECREST
. . . rambling*
I.ittle’Nancy Ix>a Belcher, daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs Harry Belcher,
is ill and her condition is of
grave concern to her parents and
other member'- of the family and
to all of us ,
John Abbott taught thi < ouplc s
class Sunday morning and they all
sav John is a mighty fine teacher.
These young people -ire doing a
fine work in building up our
Sunday school
Iionald Turner arrived Sunday
from Terry Point. Md after a visit
with his brother and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs Hoyle Turner. It is good
to have Donald home again
\Y K Mason visited his son in
I.cnoir. N C. over the week end
lie was accompanied by his son
from Asheville on the trip
Mrs Mol lie Burgin spent the
week end with Mrs. W K Mason
while Mr Mason was in Lenoir
Saturday night and Sunday
Hr Jack B. Fellows made a bus
im ss trip to Atlanta, Ga . this
week, leaving Ridgecrest Monday
afternoon and returning Thursday
Mr. and Mrs Joe Dew and child
• Nan< '• Betsy, and Joan. Lake
City. S C.. made a short visit to
their cottage. “Nan Bet-Jo”, last
week end. They were dinner
guests of Dr. and Mrs. Jack B
Fellows Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Paul Harris and
Dan Turner spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs Norman Harris at
Gardner Webb college where Nor
man is coach and instructor in
phvsical education. Mr and Mrs
Harris are smiling over their new
granddaughter Rebecca Ann Har
ris. ' I'll tell you she is a cute
baby with dark hair and blue
eves ', beamed Mr.- Harris when
asked how the gradchild looked
to her.
Dr and Mrs. R. L. Holt and
children. Larrv. Becky, and Susan.
Mars Hill college, were recent
visitors of the Rev. and Mrs. El
bert F Hardin, parents of Mrs.
Holt.
Masons are using their artistic
skills in laving rock walls around
parts of the Ridgecrest Memorial
Park. The park will be a beautiful
place when plans for developing
it are carried through. Shrubbery
will be planted, walks laid, and
roads graded, making it attractive
and more accessible.
Mrs. John Abbott and Miss
Barbara Allred are the newly
elected leaders of the Sunbeam
Band which meets two Sundays a
month during the preaching hour
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Plemmons
and children. Deborah and Char
lene, Waynesville. spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Fleet
wood, Stephen and Stewart Fleet
wood, returning home on Wednes
day of this week.
Attending the Charter Night
dinner of the newly organized
Lions club of Marion Friday night
were Mr. and Mrs. W. M Pate
and Mr. and Mrs. Willard K.
Weeks. Lots of fun. food, and fel
lowship featured the meeting held
at the Marion Community house
and enjoyed by those Lions and
their Lionesses.
Wilford Johnson of Winston
Salem was a guest at our church
Sunday. He spent the week end
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Johnson.
John B. May. Western Carolina
Teachers college. Cullowhee. was
a visitor here Sunday, spending the
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy L. May.
Mrs. W. M. Pate, chairman of
the nominating committee for the
Black Mountain Woman’s club, at
tended a meeting of the commit
tee at the home of Mrs. J A.
Gannon Monday afternoon. Mr
G. L. Kirkpatrick is the third
member of this important com
mittee.
Misses Bea Melton, Black Moun
tain. and Susan Estes. Carson and
Newman college. Jefferson City.
Tenn.. were dinner guests of Mrs.
Jack B. Fellows Sunday.
Mrs. Roger Smith. Smithfield,
spent some time here last week
checking over her cottage on
Craven Hill where she has made
considerable repairs putting it in
shape for next summer
The Rev. Cecil M. Perry
preached at Kerlee Baptist church
Sunday morning at 10:00 o’clock
in the absence of the pastor. Dr
J N. Binford. who was kept at
home on account of an illness.
Mr. Perry returned for the even
ing sendee also.
The chimes at the assembly
rang out clearly Sunday morning
calling us all to arise and get
ready for church. The peal of
bells early on a Sunday morning
filling the air wdth sweet music
and calling us to church is a wel
come summons bringing to us a
pleasant experience. Thank you,
Mr. Weeks.
Guest soloist at our church
Sunday was Miss Mary Ella Bow
ers of Carson and Newman college.
Jefferson City, Tenn
Mr. and Mrs. G. Hobart Lee,
Beverly Hills, Asheville, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M
Pate and Mr and Mrs. Perry
Morgan Saturday afternoon They
had dinner with the Pates Satur
day evening.
A hearty welcome to our com
munity to Mr and Mrs. Kenneth
Bradley and children. Bobby and
Rebecca and Mr. Bradley's mother,
Mrs. E. H Bradley, all of Decatur.
Ala . who occupy the downstairs
Willis apartment, and to Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Lanier of Wilming
ton, located in the upper apart
ment. Mr Bradley and Mr. Lan
ier are patients at Moore General
hospital. On week ends they, of
course, conic over to be with their
families
Sixteen young people who arc
members of the Ridgecrest As
semblv staff spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. Willard K
Weeks Coming over from Mars
Hill college were Jeanette V atson.
Joanne Watson. Bill Moore. Tony
Rowe Martha Miller. Ruth Brain
lett Judv Northern David Britt.
Tom Waller, and Joe Matheny
From ('arson Newman college
came Susan Estes. Judy ( hurcn.
Mary Ellen Bowers, and Lee
Prince Furman I’niversity sent
Hobby Brown and from Presby
terian college came Mr Vernon
Powell Papa and Mom Weeks, as
the young people call them, are
very "popular with the staff The
chimes ram: Sunday morning and
the breakfast table groaned under
the load of pancakes log cabin
svrup. butter, toast, coffee, bacon,
and eggs. \t lunch buffet style
there were chicken, rolls, coffee,
tea. cake, and pie a la mode Then
the boys and girls departed for
their schools and class work, pro
claiming Mr and Mrs. Weeks th
perfect week end hosts.
Last week was Focus Week with
the Woman's Missionary Society
and the Business Women’s circle
of the Ridgecrest Baptist church
Attention of the organizations
was drawn to several types of
Christian service. Activities en
gaging the attention of the good
women of our church were per
sonal visitation, missionary work,
the distribution of magazines and
other reading matter to patients
in nearby hospitals, enlistment of
new members, social work, com
munity missions, etc. The presi
dent of the local society. Mrs
Charles Jollay. led in the week's
activities. An interesting and
joyful activity was the sending of
a package of Christmas cards to
Miss Olive Lawton, who is st a
tinned on the Island of Formosa.
The state highway right-of-way
engineers have arrived at long
last and set our community agog
over the question of house moving
road grading, and relocation of
the homes of a dozen or so ot
our substantial citizens. Work is
scheduled to begin in early sum
mer as bids on grading will be
received in March. II seems the
state has to "be cruel in order
to be kind" to us We hope all
families and homes affected and
upset by this "kindness" will be
pleasantly, happily, and satisfact
orily located in Ridgecrest and
that none of them will have to
leave the community to find new
spots on which to be domiciled.
We iust can't spare our neighbors
to Black Mountain or Old Fort nor
even to Asheville. If this scribe
could have had his way he would
have run the new road "South "
of all these neighbors thereby
avoiding this upsetting of the
tranquility of this peaceful com
munity.
Mrs Willard K. Weeks enter
tained members of the Woman’s
Missionary Society and the Bus
iness Women’s circle Friday af
ternoon from three to five o'clock
at her home, bringing W M U. Fo
cus Week to a close. Warm fel
lowship. friendship, and hilarious
fun featured the meeting of more
than a score of members of the
two organizations at the Weeks'
home. Mrs. W M Pate, Mrs. L
Miller Jackson, and Mrs. Jack R
Fellows were a committee plan
ning for and leading the group
in games, contests, and plays that
left no ice in the program even
though the weather was inclement.
An afternoon of heart-warming
fun after a week of hard work in
chilly weather was a welcome and
wholesome ending of Focus Week
SINGING CONVENTION
AT CHAPEL SUNDAY
There will be a singing conven
tion at the Blue Ridge Chapel
Sunday night. Jan. 31. beginning
at 7:30 o’clock.
Some of those expected to sing
are. the Melodettes of Jupiter;
Lowe Brothers, Biltmore; the liar
en Valley Boys, Weaverville; Hap
py Five and Silver Tone Boys of
Asheville; Clark Family. Enka; Mc
Donald Family. Black Mountain
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
A revival service will begin at
the chapel Feb 1 and last through
Feb. 10 The pastor, the Rev. R
L. Johnson, will be the evangelist
The Rev. Mr Johnson was noted
for his evangelistic work before
becoming pastor of the Blue
Ridge Chapel. Everyone is in
vited to attend these services
each evening. There will be spe
cial singing each night.
A.H. & C. CLUB GUESTS
AT INFORMAL TEA
Mrs. Roy Taylor and Mrs. Anne
Sharp Harrison entertained mem
bers of the American Home and
Civic club at an informal tea at
the home of Mrs. Harrison Satur
day afternoon, Jan. 23. Mrs. Tay
lor and Mrs Harrison are sponsors
for this club from the Senior Wo
man's club.
Board members of the Senior
club attending as guests were:
Mrs. James Crawford, Miss Louise
Simmons, Miss Elizabeth Hoyt,
Miss Caroline Hall, Miss Emma
Reid Southworth, and Mrs. C. C.
Godfrey. Mrs. Walter Burgess,
district vice president, was also a
guest.
Mrs. Crawford presided at the
tea table.
CLASSIFIEDS SELL . Phone 4101
Look Who's Here!
Mr. and Mrs. Troy K. Lewis of
Azalea announce the birth of a
son Jan. 22 in St. Joseph s hos
pital.
Mr. anil Mrs. George Blanken
ship of Asheville announce the
birth of a daughter, Julie, on Jan.
21 in St. Joseph’s hospital. Mrs.
Blankenship is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. II W. Sanders. Biue
Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Crow of
Route 1 have a daughter horn
Jan. 22 in St. Joseph's hospital.
A son was born to Mr and Mr>
i . G. Ledbetter, Route 1. Jan. 22
at St. Joseph's hospital.
Mr. and Mr . F. C. Strickland
of Swannanoa announc* the birth
of a daughter Jan. 22 in St. J -
eph’s hospital.
Mr. and Mr-. \\ M. McCurry.
Rout* 1, announce the birth ot a
daughter Jan. 21 in St. Joseph s
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Robertson
of Swannanoa. have a son *orn
Jan. 17 in Victoria hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. \\ Mun.i.v arv
parents of a daughter born Jan.
20 in St. Joseph’s hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. \\.
Silver of Swannanoa. a -on, Jan.
21 in St. Joseph’s hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace R. Taylor
have a daughter born Jan. 24 in
St. Joseph', hospital.
FUNERAL SERVICES J
FOR WEST INFANT )
Funeral services
Tuesday, Jun. 19, at the
Mr. and Mrs. Lee M yH.
nanoa, for Treasa \n..... '.'I
two-months old daughter
and Mrs. Howard Wes-.
nanoa. The Rev. Wayr,. ^
officiate*) and burial w . . .'1
tain View Memorial r...
vivors besides the paren*
ternal grandparents, Mr
McMahan are the pap :
parents, Mr. and Mr>
AUister of Marion. H.v ,.
eral Home was in char.-.
MRS. BROOKSHIRE
PRESENTS PROGR.v
AT CIRCLE MEETING
T e I-ottie Moon Cirt ' y
tain View Baptist c , i
the home of Mrs. ■
.Ian. 12. Mrs. Grover i
brought a very inspiim,
on "The World at Our L
Prayer also by Mrs. H
Helicious refreshmen'
served at the close of ■
grant by the hostess to Mr
Burnette, Mrs, Grover R: , .
Mrs. Claude McAfee, .1
ie," and Bobby Byrd.
State Highway Pas re
covered stolen cars value.
$842,280 during 195.').
First call over the 400.000th Atkinson and Commission 4
telephone was made to Governor man Stanley Winborne. >:arJ
\\ illiam B. Umstead in Raleigh from left to right are J \V 1
while members of the North Caro- kinson. on whose farm the J
lina Utilities commission look on. j phone was installed; C l. A
Seated from left to right are North Carolina manager for Sod
Judge Fred C. Hunter, commission ern Bell; and commission men*
member who is assisting Mrs. At-' Samuel O. Worthington and a
kinson in placing the call; Mrs. j ry T. Westcott.
Last Rites Held
Lor Janies Cox
Last rites for James A. Cox, 59
who died unexpectedly Saturday
afternoon, Jan. 23, in the Veterans
hospital, Swannanoa, following a
heart attack, were held Tuesday
afternoon in the chapel of Morris
Lineberry-Black Funeral home in
Asheville. Father John J. Hyland
officiated, and burial was in Moun
tain View Memorial park.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs,.
Helen G. Cox; four brothers, Eu
gene Cox of Bainbridge, Ga.,
Charles of Pound, Va., and How
ard and William, both of Akron,
Ohio; and five sisters, Mrs. Leara
Cox Miller of Bluefield, West, Va.,
Mrs. Creed Wilson of Logan, West
Va., Mrs. Earl I.anghan of Lynch
burg, Va., Mrs. Marvin Durrer and
Mrs. T. M. Donnelly of Charlottes
ville, Va.
Active pallbearers were: Zeb
Sawyer, Fred Zellner, Ralph At
kins, Paul Hollar, Mack Hensley,
and G. R. Treadway. Honorary
pallbearers were: Dr. W. W. Comp
ton, Tom Miller, Frank T. Farrell,
Gregg Sawyer, C. Sawyer, Pear
son Mundy, Tom Nesbitt, Ed Cum
mings, R. H. Reed, Grover Rav
field, Jarne- Sawyer, and J. E.
Maxey.
JOHNSON RITES HELD IN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Mrs. Eugenia Johnson died
Thursday, Jan. 14, in the home
here after a long illness. Funeral
services were held Sunday, Jan.
lb. in Rutherford county Burial
was in Piny Ridge cemetery. She
had lived in Black Mountain about
28 years.
Survivors include a daughter,
Miss Anne Johnson of New York
< »ty; a son, George Johnson. Jr
ol' New Jersey; a brother, Fred
Miller of Black Mountain; a sister.
Mrs. Gus Jackson of Black Moun
tain: a granddaughter, little Don
nie Johnson of New Jersey, and
a niece. Miss Katrina Jackson of
Washington, D. C.
We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
shown during her illness and
death, and also for the beautiful
flowers and cards
12,148 North Carolina motorist
nad their legal driving privilege
revoked in 1953 for driving drunk.
FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE
SUNDAY MORNING
The Floyd Rutherford resfi
on Fragment road was d3£-'|
by fire at approximated
Sunday morning from a
caused by the furnace in the i
ment.
The call was answered b> L
Allen and Lawrence Alien
brought the flames under cor.:
The fire department '>>■ ij
said Tuesday: "We wish to
the colored boys of that ne.lB
borhood and Donald Murph:
their help in fighting the
MRS. ROGERS HOSTESS
TO CHURCH GROUP
Mrs. R. 1). Rogers was
to Circle 2 of the Methodist
Tuesday. Jan. 19, at her
Mrs. H. A Keriee, chairman
sided during the business
Reports were given on tin ■
ing fund, which is neaiinc
Mrs. Henry Ware gave an
esting review and discus- '
"The Prophet Jeremiah.” A -
course was served by the i ■
during the social hour. Tho
ent were: Mrs. J. A. b'-:
Mrs. C. R. Longcoy, Mis J
Jumper, Mrs. Glenn Bryan.
M. C. Dickens, Mrs. Ware T
O. C. Leiter. Mrs. J. T. Simps
and Mrs. Keriee.
PRESBYTERIAN GROUP
WILL MEET
WITH MRS. McCOY
Circle .‘1 of the Women
Black Mountain Presi■>'•< H
church will meet with Mrs
McCoy Monday night, f h.
b o’clock. Serving as co-h
will he: Mrs. John J. t,lv' |
Mrs. A. K. Knoefel, Jr., Mi -- ^
renee Wheelon, and Mrs. t
Stepp. The Bible Study
presented by Sara Not"
"Birth of a Christian 1
taken from the second chs»:
Acts. J
—State Highway Pa
used nearly a million and
gallons of gasoline in o:
their patrol cars ovi i som
miles of North Carolina h
in 1953.
Men of the State
lb
Patrol spent almost two
hours on duty patrolling '■
ways of North Carolina i