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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1954, BLACK MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA
10 PAGES TODAY
Elections
I Gordo" Greenwood
By
1 ..mate of man is reveal
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if strong, a mule if
^ *h arul a duck if queer.
r ' ./few more:
K LiSl when he puts aside
11* intelligence
If K when guilty of malicious
r''/.’ ,,;' others,
bent oi
nt Oiucia.
when humorous, with
■ jnonKt ,. UrW>CQ
Tof’fooHshness.
"ch “when doing as others do,
apC ..Ring initiative.
J when he is inclined to de
fjoS when displaying a high
P *3 when"'he allows other
"step” on him
fcch when living on other
ho!? *hen he goes after
house when listening closely
Lit pretending to.
1 3er when strutting with too
generally "poor, when
■rant of what is going on.
f“'rk when making money
;R,hie speaks of man as be
,e.f rfully ami wonderfully”
.According to all the epi
i nianv men are fearfully and
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f)s< don't mind being looked
but they do hate to be
Irlooked.
—R—
K Leonard Wilson of Black
Lain sent us some time back
Ipv of their newspaper way
It Goose Bay. Labrador, called
I Bits. The paper carries a lot
Iptures cartoons, and informa
| which would prove interesting
i group of Yanks away ft om
fwas all good but 1 m passing
■he following which appeared
1 the title of Goo* Noose.
T Let's turn back the tattered
(cement-caked pages oi nur his
Tto 1 June 1953 a ired
ip of men had just spent eitrjht
Mf.ys r*r>:.sinx in choppy AXiMiC
5‘. . . they had at last reached
destination, that unknown
[relatively barren wasteland,
Bay, Labrador ... no, that
(day we gazed out at the acres
dims and realized that this was
our home for the next sev
ftnonths (more or less) we were
Belated. But we learned fast
Te soon found out that a group
Jen living under a flimsy piece
(nvas can have some wonderful
the important thing was
|\ve all had our sense of hu
up here, this is the means
|aking the tour a happy and
issful one . . we learned to
at ourselves and with each
volley ball courts were
I constructed . outfits or
jed the teams . . . weekend
(were available for the camera
Ind fisherman .... soon, our
lie was way up to the top of
pdder men were proud of
nnage records made by there
Idual hatch gangs and organ
ins the cooks of Tent City
forth a mighty effort and
Id out many outstanding meals
Bes.i after we were here for
f■ "eeks, we found that we
Thy felt at home in our tents
piking 50 yards to the show
such a hardship once we
™ to it . . we were also
nel>’ learned about fields
"ould have been unknown
remember the month
_ vvcry other guy walked
I? u'ilh an Argus C3, madly
|lr-g pictures of everything in
remember the fishermen
Would proudly exhibit the gi
ft inch monster of the sea
flight at Muskrat Falls . . .
j cr 'he times you lost five
r in a volleyball game, and
lolled your outfit’s team on
Porl’ how about the times
N to hitch up to the air base
fOJr kidneys bounced out of
l^ual piace on the back of
'ruck . there are going
h t of rich memories we're
1 o have . there will be
[evenings when you’ll delve
I 'U-’h time and get a hi
wlly laugh at your “ce
hunnping” days at Goose.
—R—
Rev Walter Styles, former
r *he Black Mountain
y'snan church, now hold
°rt at Valdese, has an alert
F SrV who is a devout reader
L* ldc*< Mountain News,
weeks ago we did some
which Miss Marshall
uth, 1954 graduate of
T eat college) didn't like and
Evened to catch a time
oiler's back was turned
"church time penned us a
. which took the hide off.
1 |reste"ed: "you're on my
'st for a thousand years
Y keep your chin
i may 9et to Heaven yet,
I noogh you are a (?) Meth
I rTKire 'nsulting, the word
* Plural. |'m SOrry now
princie Maphet has
—Turn to Page 10
Principal Speaker
Mrs. Quinter Miller of Tuckahoe,
N. Y.. will be one of the principal
speakers at the celebration pro
gram of Christmount Christian as
sembly, August 4-8. She is vice
president of the International Con
vention of Disciples of Christ this
year.
Mrs. Miller is a dynamic speaker
and is in constant demand as spe
cial speaker for religious groups
and organizations across the na
tion. In June of this year she
was presented the honorary degree
of D.D. by Phillips unversity of
Enid, Okla., in recognition of her
work with the Brotherhood. Her
husband. Dr. Miller, is an executive
secretary in the National Council
of the Churches of Christ in the
United States of America and
plans to accompany his wife to
CHRISTMOUNT.
Mrs. Miller is a recognized lead
er in the field of Christian educa
tion and leadership training.
She is especially interested in
CHRISTMOUNT and plans to
make an extensive study of the
possibilities offered by this unique
brotherhood enterprise.
"OUR YEAR OF STEWARD
SHIP” will be the subject for her
message Wednesday night. Each
morning at 9:00 o’clock she will
conduct a training course in
“STEWARDSHIP” for the women
of the assembly.
Homecoming Set
At East BM Free
Will Baptist Church
East Black Mountain Free Will
Baptist church will observe its an
nual homecoming clay on Sunday,
Aug. 1. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to the public and all special
singers to attend.
Closing exercises of the daily
vacation Bible school were held
Sunday evening at 7:30 at the
church. The average daily attend
ance was 81.
Director for the school was Mrs.
Wayne Rayburn. Teachers and
helpers were as follows: beginners,
Mrs. George Cockran, Mrs. Myrtle
Edmonds, Mrs. Ernest Wheeler,
and Mrs. Robert Rogers.
Primaries, Mrs. Wilma Poteat,
and Mrs. Lawrence Bartlett.
Junior girls, Mrs. Mary Gregory
and Miss Patsy Reynolds.
Junior boys, Mrs. Katherine
Blanks, Mrs. Louise Slagle, George
Cockran, Rev. G. M. Reynolds, and
Bill Rogers.
Intermediates, Mrs. Agnes Rey
nolds and Mrs. Ollie Griffin.
This was the first Bible school
ever to be held in the church and
was considered to have been very
successful.
Maurice Jones,
Gene Brank
Buy Sisk's
Gene Brank and Maurice Jones
have purchased Sisk’s at Swan
nanoa. They took over active man
agement on July 15, it has been
announced. The name has been
changed to the B&J DrugSund
ries.
Both are residents of Swannanoa.
Mr. Brank’s family came to Swan
nanoa w'hen he was three years
old A graduate of the Swannanoa
High school in 1940. he was mar
ried to Miss Emogene Jones on
Dec. 17, 1951. They have a son
10-months old.
The Jones family moved to
Swannanoa in 1940 and he was
graduated from high school theie
in 1947. While serving with tne
armed forces in Germany he met
Miss Erna Ries and they were
married in Graelsheim, Germany
in February’, 1953.
Besides drugs, the store wil
carry a complete line of cosine
ics, music supplies and other items
usually found in stores of bis
type.
Mr. and Mrs. Sisk have been m
business for 14 years, but retires
on account of the health of A i
Sisk. They have no definite plans
for the future.
Judy Evans has recovered from
the mumps.
Chrisfmounl
Celebration
Dates Set
I'he
day
a "
nr„, sec°nd annual celebration
assemhT °f n huiStmounl Christian
assembly will begin here Wednes
■ August 4, at 5:30 p.m. with
s‘u'k supper" and social hour
sponsored by the assembly CWF
Dr Gaines M. Cook, executive
secretary of the International Con
vention of Disciples of Christ, will
Rive a PREVIEW OF THE MI
AMI CONVENTION”. An address
,0l K YEAR OF STEWARD
'>1111 Will be given by Mrs.
•‘“inter Miller, vice-president of
the International Convention of
Disciples of Christ. The Rev.
I'homas P, Inabinett, national di
rector of audio-visual education,
will present a stewardship picture.
I he program will continue for
lour days—closing Sunday-noon,
August 8. Each morning there
will be a sunrise meditation ser
vice conducted by the Rev. J.
David Kidwell. pastor of First
Christian church of Union City,
ienn. At 9:00 a.m. each day age
level Seminars will meet! Dr.
Travis A White, president of At
lantic Christian college, will direct
Men's Work; Mrs. H. G. Haney
and Mrs. C. T. Snidow, co-chairmen
of the Assembly CWF. Women’s
Work: and Mrs. L. T. New. dist
rict chairman of Young People,
Youth Work.
Through the week special em
phasis will be given to STEWARD
SHIP by Mrs. Quinter Miller and
the Rev. Ross J. Allen, state secre
tary of North Carolina; EVANGEL
ISM, Dr. Travis White and Rev.
George West, state secretary of
Tennessee; Dr. Charles W. Ross,
state secretary of Georgia, will
present a chart study on church
program planning.
On Friday at 10:30 a.m the
board of directors will meet in an
nual session with Pres. L. T. New
presiding. The assembly picnic
dinner for directors and their
friends will be at 1:00 p.m. fol
lowed by an after-dinner address
by Dr. Gaines M. Cook and *a gen- •
eral business session.
“THE STORY OF CHRIST
MOUNT” will be presented in
music and dramatic pageantry Fri
day at 6:30 p.m. under the direc
tion of Mrs. L. T. New.
“AN HOUR OF GREAT
PREACHING” will be featured
each night at 7:45 o’clock. Thurs
day—“The Total Task of the
Church” by Dr. Travis White; Fri
day—“Rethinking Disciple Theol
ogy” by Rev. Paul C. Duncan, pas
tor of First Christian church.
Charlotte, N. C.; Saturday—“Mile
stones in Disciple History” by Rev.
Hayes Farish, pastor of Woodlawn
Christian church, Lexington, Ky.
The Rev. and Mrs. Archie Allan,
pastors of Merton Ave. Christian
church, Memphis, Tenn., will direct
missionary education. The Allans
did outstanding work helping to
develop the missionary program
in Jamaica.
The Rev. M. Elmore Turner,
pastor of Broad Street Christian
church in New Bern. N. C., will
direct the worship services. Prof,
and Mrs. Robert Gipe of Senatobia
will have charge of the music.
The Rev. Wm. M. Huie, pastor
of First Christian church, Corbin,
Ky., will be guest preacher at
First Christian church of Black
Mountain on Sunday morning, Aug
ust 8. Following the sermon the
audience will march from the tab
ernacle to the recreation field for
the closing friendship circle which
will be conducted by Dr. H. G.
Haney, pastor of First Christian
church, Greenville, N. C.
The celebration program has
been planned and developed by
Dr Homer W. Haislip. director of
public relations of Christmount,
assisted by the executve commit
tee.
Local committees for the pro
gram:
Hospitality, Frank W. Dixon,
chairman, Walter A. Davis, Mrs.
IT G. Haney, Mrs. C. T. Snidow,
Mrs. Ed DuPuy, and Mr. and Mrs.
George Cook.
Friday dinner and program. L.
T New, chairman. Scott Oilling
—Turn to Page 4
WW College Herd
High Producers
Brattleboro, Vt., July 23—With
an average of 11.097 pounds of
milk and 409 pounds of butterfat,
the 15-cow herd of regstered Hol
stein-Friesians owned by Warren
H Wilson Vocational Jr. college,
Swannanoa, N. C„ completed then
test year recently. Their produc
tion averaged approximately 17
quarts daily for each cow in the
herd for the year. Testing was
carried on under the official herd
improvement registry program of
The Holstein Friesian association
of America.
Milking was done two times
daily and testing was supervised
bv North Carolina State College
of Agriculture and Engineering,
in cooperation with the national
Holstein headquarters.
How Many of These Postal Emoloyees and "Visitors" Can You Identify?
§
4 0 Missionaries
Are Studying
At Montreal
About 40 missionary appointees
are attending classes of orientation
about the countries they are about
to enter. They will be commission
ed at the closing service of the
World Mission Conference, which
will be held in Montreat July 29
to August 4.
Thursday, July 29, at 7:30 p. m.
the Rev. Charles S. Ranson. gener
al secretary of International Mis
sionary Council, New York City,
will op-on the conference in Ander
son Auditorium.
The schedule will include at 8:30
a. m. each day a morning worship
program led by Dr. Lewis Lancas
ter, assistant to the executive sec
retary, Board of World Missions,
Anderson Auditorium.
The Bible hour will be held
every day at 9:00 a. m. by Dr.
A. B. Rhodes, professor of Old
Testament at Louisville Presbyter
ian Theological Seminary, Louis
ville, Ky.
Different speakers and mission
ary appointees take charge of the
8 o’clock evening sessions with
varied programs in Anderson Au
ditorium .
The public is invited to hear
these outstandin' speakers and to
take the opportu ,y to speak per
sonally with the missionaries of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
Methodists Hear
Building Plans
A congregational meeting ol the
State Street Methodist church was
held Wednesday evening following
a picnic supper at the Lake Toma
hawk club house.
T. W. Nesbitt, chairman of the
building committee, presented
plans for the new educational
building which will front State
street. It will be located on the
site of the old parsonage.
H. W. Sanders, chairman of the
building fund committee, made a
report to the congregation con
cerning the building fund and
pending financial campaign.
An announcement will be made
in the next few days relative to
the beginning of construction.
Summer Visitors
Invited To Ten
Summer residents and visitors in
Black Mountain and vicinity, in
cluding Blue Ridge, Ridgecrest,
and Montreat, are invited to the
annual Woman’s club tea for vis
itors to be held in the home of Mrs.
Thomas S. Sharp and Mrs. Anne
Sharp Harrison at Blue Ridge. Fri
day, .July 30, from 3:30 to 5:30
* For information call Mrs. Ilarri
son ut 7539.
This pitvare made in lulM or thereabout shows the Black Moun
tain Post Office which was located on the north side of Main street
a little northwest of the Southern depot. Mrs. Bertha L. Boone was
postmaster in this office from approximately 1901 to about 1905, ac
cording to Miss Sallie Kate Davidson who sent in the picture. She
was a clerk in the post office here at that time.
When letters came in too late to be canceled and placed in the
mail, the employees cancelled them and then rushed them over to
the train and handed the letters to the postal clerks on the train,
thereby getting credit for cancellation.
The post office at that time served as a place for folks to gather
and watch the trains come in.
Marry In Arizona
Miss Phyllis Bohanon of Phoenix,
Arizona, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cay Bohanon of Sayre, Okla , be
came the bride of A/3C Robah
Lee Johnson, Jr., son of the Rev,
and Mrs. R. L. Johnson, on July
2 in the chapel at William’s Air
Force base, Chandler, Ariz.
SAINT JAMES CHURCH TO
HAVE BENEFIT PARTY
Saint James’ Episcopal Auxiliary
Will sponsor a benefit bridge and
canasta party on Thursday, August
5, at 8 o’clock at the parish house.
Tickets can be bought from aux
iliary members for 50 cents per
person.
MV Officers
ire installed
Joseph G. Riddle lias been elect
ed commander of the Buncombe
County Chapter No. 2 of Disabled
American Veterans.
Other officers include Beach
Keller, senior vice commander;
George A. Martin, junior vice com
mander; Amiel L. Nanney, adju
tant and treasurer; R. K. Shotwell,
chaplain; Robert Lee Smith, officer
of the day; Don L. West, Sgt. at
Arms; Albert S. McLean, histor
ian; and Marion Wilson, state ex
ecutive committeeman.
JAMES PRUITT HOME
James H. Pruitt is spending a
10-day leave from the navy with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Pruitte of Svvannanoa. He is sta
tioned in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Reed of
Swannanoa have a son born July
24 in St. Joseph's hospital.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Chaplain L. B.
Koedel.
The bride wore a street-length
dress of white nylon sheer. She
carried a small white Bible top
ped with an orchid with baby blue
streamers.
Jo Ann Maddox of Phoenix,
Ariz., friend of the bride, served
as maid-of-honor. She wore a pink
dress similar to the bride’s, with
a corsage of pink rose buds.
Ralph Stone of Denver, Colo.,
friend of the groom, served as
best man.
A small recep'ion was given fol
lowing the wedding at the coup
le’s apartment by Mrs. Sam Span
oes.
The couple will reside at 511 N.
O.h street, Phoenix, Ariz., until
Airman Johnson completes his air
force duty.
BIN FORD TOPICS
The Rev. J. N. Binford, interim
pastor of the Kerlee Baptist church
will use as his subjects Sunday,
Aug. 1; morning worship, “In
Great Need and Refusing Offered
Help;” evening worship, “Tremen
dously Tempted, Stumbling But
Arriving Victorious.”
SAINT JAMES CHURCH
WILL BE AT CAMP
Saint Janies Episcopal church
will hold its regular Sunday morn
ing service and a picnic at Camp
Awaniko. All are asked to meet
at the church not later than 10:45
a. m.
This camp is owned and operated
by Miss Ruth White and Miss
Nancy Wrenn of Swannanoa. A
group of boys from the church
will remain at the camp for the
coming week. There will be no
other services at the church Sun
day.
Miss Bartlett
Becomes Bride
Miss Irene Bartlett, daughter of
George Bartlett and the late Mrs.
Bartlett, was married to Roy
Teems, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Teems of Swannanoa, in Green
ville, S. C., in the home of the
Rev. and Mrs. Lambert, pastor of
the First Baptist church.
The bride wore a white linen
suit with white and brown acces
sories. She wore a corsage of
bronze orchids. Her only jewelry
was a pearl choker and earrings,
gift of the bridegroom.
After a wedding trip through
Tennessee and Florida, the couple
will reside in Black Mountain.
Montreal Road
Defeats Town
Nanney, Trammel, Gallion, and
Henderson of Montreat Road ham
mered out home runs Tuesday
evening as their team eked out a
close 21 to 20 victory over the
Town Team in the Lions Cub
Softball league.
In other games Kerlee Heights
won from Grove Stone, 10 to 6,
and North Fork defeated Montreat
Road, 6 to 5.
— STANDINGS -
W
Kerlee Heights 6
Montreat Rd. 4
Grove Stone 3
North Fork 2
Town 1
— SCHEDULE —
Tuesday, August 3
North Fork vs Town 6:30
Montreat Rd. vs Grove Stone 7:30
North Fork vs Kerlee H 8:30
L Pet.
1 857
3 572
3 500
4 333
5 167
PTA Realizes
Total Of $251
From Auction
The entire amount $251.01 real
ized from the auction at the Art
Gallery last week went to the
PTA free lunch fund, Mrs. J. H.
Riddle has revealed. This will be
used to help reduce the $4,000
which the PTA must raise this
year in order to carry out the
program as planned.
There was no administrative cost
to the sale last week, the Art
Gallery donating not only the
space and time of several employ
ees, but also many items, two
watches, an umbrella, a silver set,
canister set and many other
prizes.
Mrs. Frank Watkins won the
electric iron for best lady auct
ioneer, and Joseph LeVine won the
travel clock for male contestants.
The committee which helped to
collect white elephants was com
posed of: Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. C. W.
Konrad, Mrs. R. T. Greene, Mrs.
Watkins, Mrs. Arthur Smith, Mrs.
Frances Blankenship, and Mrs.
James Dotson.
C of C Publishes
Industry Book
The industrial booklet published
by the Black Mountain Chamber
of Commerce has been sent to a
select group of desirable indust
ries and copies given to those at
tending the industrial relations
conference at Blue Ridge last
week, Walter Burgess, president,
has announced.
■‘The booklet was sent to 74
companies and a supply sent to
Blue Ridge last week. They have
been enthusiastically received,”
Mr. Burgess said.
Information for the booklet was
compiled and edited by Mr. Burg
ess, members of the industrial com
mittee, Harry Hyder, Ronald E.
Finch, Fred Lucas, and others. It
was selected last year as a pro
ject under the Finer Carolina pro
gram and has been marked com
pleted.
The Chamber of Commerce mem
bership drive is in progress and
plans are to complete the cam
paign before the August meeting.
TRANSYLVANIA MUSIC
CAMP TO GIVE CONCERT
The Saturday evening program,
July 31, will feature at 8:00 p. m.,
Anderson Auditorium, Montreat,
the Transylvania Music Camp
Band and Chorus, under the direc
tion of Mr. James Christian Pfohl.
The public is invited to attend this
unusual privilege.
Correction
In the advertisement of Allred
Construction Company, last week,
one word was left out of the last
line. It should have read: “We
have no connection with Allied
Roofing Company.” The Allred
Construction Company is not af
filiated with any other organiza
tion.
Wrong Dale Given
For Great Flood
In News Last Week
People do read the paper and
they do remember.
Several of the older citizen
were quick to point out that the
date of the great flood was Satur
day and Sunday, July 14-15. 1916,
instead of July 22 as reported in
the News last week.
The full story of the catastrophe
was carried in the July 16, 1916,
issue of The Asheville Times which
was brought to the office by
Claude Gilbert. The issue, a lime
yellowed sheet of tabloid size, had
been saved through the years by
Mrs. Gilbert. When the story last
week appeared she dug it out and
was kind enough to let us borrow
it.
The small or tab size was ex
plained by an article which said
that power lines were dead in
Asheville and that the Times had
been issued under serious difficul
ties. The Times used a small flat
bed press, power for which was
furnished by a motor borrowed
from the Ottis Green Hardware
company.
The issue of the Black Mountain
News which W. E. McDougle
brought in was dated Saturday,
July 22. Since it read as if the
flood had occurred the day of pub
lication this was taken at face val
ue by some of the younger gen
eration w’hose memories are not as
good as Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert’?.
The News is happy to be corrected.
The Times gave a fairly good
account of the disaster which it
said wrecked towns and villages
and swept away Marshall, Alex
inder, and Craggy. me loss m
Buncombe was estimated at $3,
)00,000.
“Along the Swannanoa river in
the valley industrial plants have
been submerged and wrecked. The
damage at Biltmore is frightful,1
the report continued. “Without
warning at 4:00 o’clock Sunday
morning the Swannanoa river ov
erflowed the village. Men plunged
into the stream carrying their
wives and children. Horses turned
loose plunged madly through the
flooded streets in the darkness. In
an hour the water was 15 feet deep
in the streets. Four lives were
lost.”
All power lines in Buncombe
county were reported dowm, hos
pitals were suffering from a lack
of milk and light. The police had
taken over the supply of gasoline
for use of rescue parties and fire
men.
Grand Opening
Of Carolina
Jewelers Se!
Carolina Jewelers, Asheville's
oldest and largest credit Jeweler'-,
have opened a branch store at l< 3
Broadway in the Eckles Building
here.
It was founded 28 years ago .n
a little upstairs room by Morris
Gross. As the first Credit Jewelry
store in Western North Carolina,
it soon grew to be one of the larg
est and finest Jewelry stores in
this part of the state.
They carry now, and always fea
tured the finest in Jewelry on easy
credit terms. All famous name
brands merchandise, such as
Keepsake diamonds, Bulova, Elgin,
Hamilton, and Benrus watches,
Ronson Lighters, Speidel watcii
bands, Shaeffer Pens, Remington
Razors, Schick Razors, Sunbeam
—Turn to Page 10
Holding Revival
The Rev. J. H. Brendall. Jr., of
the Trinity Methodist church in
Asheville will conduct revival ser
vices each evening at 7:45 at the
Tabernacle Methodist church start
ing August 1. His father served all
the Methodist churches in this area
just before the turn of the cen
tury. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. The Rev. Paul
M. Cassell is pastor, said ther >
would be singing each evening
prior to the service.