(Iirisimas Greeting Edition Coming Next Week! DIAL 4101 FOR DETAILS. Date Weather Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 High Low Prec. 43 41 46 55 40 46 58 10 13 21 38 24 28 32 .18 .45 15. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1954, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 12 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY Bv Gordon Greenwood ( . I ter. 8, Ijt. K. K ned Hi? wife Gail vinle on leave from , ha- been for six h rea he is in charge , nt~ for a Christmas , Korean orphans at ar Seoul, For thi \V hi taker donated -70 worth of new n, |; ills will provide trees, •■,, ,) for these children ,, ,.n is the former rini 1 laughter of Mr. and iniel of Mack Moun —R— I (,t, l i,m- club basketball H im ha- a new coach and man ',’rr lie i- R. C. Capps, who mad, such a hit at the Lions m^etinfC last fall "hen he told of hj„ „„rk during the summer in junior league softball program sponsored by the I,ions. Watch jor (hi- I.ions team to go places in a hie wav. —R— 7,i , etters are in the spot ,t,r. ■■ week, one from the Pa ,'/i. and one from home ter Thev follow: Here's The Answer! Dfsi M Greenwood: I • hospital and helps you pet vr n kennels isn’t just a tax i: ver. he is your friend and looks after everything. The tew:;'.- member you just eet on tin street or in the store and like to ay Hi! or pass a little talk with, comes way up to the ho-p and does things for you vour si-’, would, and they all send you cards and the church people all -;yn a funny card that makes you laugh and laugh and read all their name- over two or three times sccause you know what each one - like and it tickles you to see all th.-ii names on that funny card. And the school children you have beer, teaching, all send you a let ter with pictures of space rockets on - .me of them, meant to cheer you, S m .-how they do because a span i k. t zooms so far off your worries, you gotta laugh. Many 'nine to see you and all in ad t any >ne thinks this isn’t an a -w. to \\ hy Do You Live in a •s" I own? then they had bet ter pack up and go live in a big • :: for a good Christmas, sally Kitchen, Mem .rial Mission Hospital, hornier Resident. Dec. 1954. Pear Kditor: ■ 1 ■ d you will find the mon ey iw two subscriptions for one Kar. Heing from the fair city ot *°'vri black .Mountain we like a. the gossip very much. Lair, you very much. Yours George P. Anderson, Benton. Wash. R—• McKenzie, Buncombe County Athletic association rep ce-entati\e, has an excellent idea. ":"'n I" presented the trophy l1''I county champions at 'hi I.ions-Sw annanoa Men’s club henci not last Thursday evening 'id they were going to start '!'iiic the trophy engraved at Jhl in tiny, instead of waiting the season was over. They’d ’ h.-en right for the past four fears. ■ er for the event, Tom met all-American at "id for the past several ’ at Cullowhee, had N’. d. his first principal at and many of his former 'ittinter on the edge of They never knew what - next. Fortunately for a. Buffalo Humphries, " naday, and Jug Walden his subject and didn’t personal side, giit down the house with ’’Mon that in all of his i’1 i Young of Swannanoa * ! 't Young he had ever ■ U1 d claim kin with him. 1’aul," he explained, ■ h to point out that the 'n t come from the fath 1 t the family. "|-ely advised the mem ' I Black Mountain-Swan 'inad to put their educa a,'d football second. -,v< s me an opportunity i'lug for the smaller col dany former high school lVr wasted their talents on at the large schools , ;dd have been playing '' urday at some of the nstitutions. Think it over. 'a- tile Black Mountain "J" who felt sorry for the ""’turists who had been IMm, enough to park in the Man lane in front of the "I fice? Later when she He \\ en M hi hour tins i If si "ad '"fled her u,v>r t„ •"iilil mail and walked get in her car she was "rr>. It was her car. Post Office Crew Braces For One Of Busiest Weeks I’onal employees me bracing themselves for what may be the bosie.t week-end in Yuletide his !<>ry. Explaining the urgency of their problem, Postmaster \V R Stone at Swannanoa and 11 \ Kerlee at Black Mountain today said: "We have frequently asked that all Christmas mail be posted be fore Dee. 15. Now that time has passed, and we know from previous experience the volume of Christ mas mail hasn’t reached its peak ” What to iin? The advice is: 1 >e tiir parcel post for yout ipft packages going to othei states. Air mail postage is tin he-t idea for any remaining Christ mas cards with out-of-town ad dresses. There* - still time to complete all local deliveries by Christmas, if first-class postage is used. So don t delay, and risk disappointing your loved ones.” More than 5,800,000,000 pieces of mail were delivered by the V. S. Post Office between December 1 25 last year. Every Christmas ‘■ard and gift that was mailed out of-town passed through the hands of 1 i different postal employees before reaching its destination. The postmasters cited these fig ures to illustrate how complex the holiday season has become. But the volume of Christmas mail, is only part of the problem. Addresses are often carelessly written, stamps fall off, packages may be poorly wrapped, or carry too much weight. Most of thB would never happen, if people would just read the ‘check lists’ on Post Office bulletin boards." Public knowledge of the postal operations involved would help create more careful mailing, the postmaster believes. Briefly stat ed, there are seven main processes: Pick-up, facing, cancellation, pri mary distribution, railway or flight servicing, secondary distri bution and delivery. Three of these function- pick up, railway or flight servicing and delivery—are just what their names imply. However, they all usually involve handling by more than one postal employee. "Facing” consists of arranging all envelopes the same way, and sorting out all air mail, special delivery, tiny envelopes, slugs and nixies. A slug is a fat letter that must he cancelled by hand. A nixie is a letter that has been returned unclaimed. Cancellation machines then stamp the postmark, and record the vol ume of daily mail. "Primary dis tribution then begins, and the mail is sorted into local, state, major cities and foreign countries cate gories. “Secondary distribution” is con ducted at the destination point. There the mail is sent to branch post Offices and broken down by the routes of local carriers. The carrier, of course, is the last postal employee to handle your Christmas cards and gifts. He is the most familiar person in the entire po-tal system the one de scribed in that famous motto, ' Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completing of their appointed rounds. Christmas Party For Auxiliary, Legion Is Set The American Legion and Aux iliary and theii families will hold a i.i:nt Chi i- ''lias party at tho_l.e gioii hall Monday Dec. 20 a t ■-H. p There will be a ( hnstmas tree and an exchange -t gi s. Adults are a-hed to bring adult gifts and children a gift fot •» child. |. All members and then tam.hes are cordially invited to attend. Re freshments will be served. Baptists Wil! Receive Gifts Operation Christmas ' Building Fund Day "'J * ^ served on Sunda>. I h e. l • ■ First Baptist church, th‘- Rev. Wilbur A. Huneycutt, pa • nounced today. Fad. membe. "d be given an opportunity to p > his gift to the church on that day. the pastor said. . Edward Dul’uy will make a I ture of the group !h ll:Oil o’clock service at on Sunday morning UKK.NH \KDTS H W K S<)N , Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bornha.d Evansville, Ind.. announce the bi t of a son, David Alan, on Nov. 24. The Bernhardts are tormei of Black Mountain. resl Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Silver of Old Fort Have Had At Least One Child In School Since Before The Turn of The Century I he next time you are tempted to complain about your struggle to educate your children, think of Mr and Mrs. \V. C. Silver of Old fort. They have maintained at least one child in school for 58 years, and sometimes as many as five! Mr. Wellington Cemore Silver, who was 85 years old on Dec. 1 of this year, and his wife, Mrs. Josephine Calloway Silver, who will be 77 next March 16. will have been married 59 years on Christ mas Eve, and theirs has been a most remarkable life together. At the time of their marriage in 1895 Mr. Silver was a widower with a small son, Edward Silver, and Mrs. Silver was helping to rear her brother, the late Charles Calloway of Old Fort. The Silvers subsequently had nine children of their own, two of whom died in infancy, and one, the late Mrs. Ossie Silver Crawford, who passed away in 1950 at the age of 53. The surviving children are Mrs. Ollie Schauer of Monticello, Ind.; Miss Ada Silver. Mrs. Brady Skid more, Mrs. Bonnie Reynolds, Mrs Jessica Oibbs, of Old Fort, and Jay C. Silver of Swannanoa. The couple later took two other children into their home and brought them up as their own. They are John Rhonda Lewis who lives in Old Fort, and Miss Katie Morrow Silver who still resides with the Silvers. The first of the children wno went to school from the Silver home was Ed Silver, who entered the Cur is Creek school in 1890. Miss Katie Silver, a senior in the Old Fort High school this year, is presumably the last. During that period of 58 years, only one year, 1941, passed without a stu dent leaving their house each morning. John Rhonda Lewis graduated in 1940 from Old Fort High school, and Katie started the next year in the first grade. The Silvers had two boys who served in World War 11. first Lieutenant John Lewis and Sgt .lav C. Silver, and three grand o„s. Teehnical-Sgt. Frank Schauer. t- Sgt. Bills Crawford, and Sea man ic Graham Crawford. During the Korean War, three grandsons, the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crawford, served their country and two of these. Graham and Cline, made the supreme sacrifice. The third and youngest of the brothers was Miss Turner Weds Calvin Banner Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turner of Swannanoa announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Captola Turner, to Calvin Stuart Banner, son of Mrs. Paul Banner of Kice vilie road and the late Mr. Ban no r in Greenville, S. C„ on Oct. .)■; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Led ford of Black Mountain accompan ied the couple to Greenville. Mr and Mrs. Banner are resid ing on the old Black Mountam Asheville highway. MR & MRS. BANNER HONORED AT DINNER Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Banner hon ,od Mr. and Mrs. Mike Banner •ho were married recently, with a inner and shower at their home n the Riceville road. After thi dinner Mr; Iills, sister of the groom, (,f fee and wedding cake. ake was decorated by fills, niece of the groom, oupie received many lo\el> ing gifts. C. E. served The Donna The wed —By Mary Adams Robinson brought back to the U. S. after tw ' had been lost in action, when one of Ins sisters wrote a letter to President Truman and asked if he didn't think three boys from one family were too many to give their lives in Korea. Much to her astonishment the President ordered her brother returned to the U. S. and stipulated that he was not to be sent out of the country again. The Silver family has always been noted for its generosity and kindness and during the lean years, many a needy family shared the contents of their larder, which, like the widow’s cruise of oil, seemed never to be empty. Mr. Silver, until his recent re tirement. worked as an expert in many lines. He has been at dif ferent times, a miner, miller, farmer, lumberman, carpenter, ma son, merchant, and pipe fitter. Mrs. Silver has been a diligent homemaker, mother and helpmate, and has done her full share in caring for the large family. In —Turn to Page b Owen High Boys Cuff Bobcats In Winning, 46-42 ( oach Ned Straehla’s Owen High five hit their stride Friday evening as they rallied in the second half to hand the Candler Bobcats a 4(1 to 42 trimming on the Enka court. In the opening game the Candler girls downed the Owen entry, 39 38, in a game which was close all the way. Candler led 18 to 16 at the half. After trailing at the half, the Owen boys put on a strong finish to blast the Candler five out of the running. The Bobcats were in front. 26-25, at the rest period and it took accurate shooting by Dale Ritchie, who poured through 25 points, to overcome the deficit. Ann Leatherwood and Patty Ty son each counted 16 points as they paced the Owen girls. But offset ting this effort by these scoring twins was P. Massey who led both teams with 27. The Owen teams continue to “Not Be At Home” as they travel to Biltmore Tuesday evening to bring to a close the pre-holiday season. Plans are for a big open ing here with Hendersonville on the new court on Jan. 4. More about that later. Girls’ lineup: Owen (38) F—Martin (5) F-Tyson (16) F—I/Wood (16) G—Justus G—Brown G—-Thompson Candler (39) (2) Ragen—F (10) Boyd—F (27) Massey—F Warren—G Black—G Morgan—G Subs: Owen; Smith 1, Knoefel. Candler: J. Massey. Boys’ lineup: Owen (46) Candler (42) -—Turn to Page 12 Swann-Spivey Wedding Held Mis. Betty Swann, daughter of Mrs. Perry Melton and the late Perry Melton of Black Mountain, \va: narried Dec. 12 to Hoyt L. Spivey in a double ring ceremony. The wedding was performed in the home of the Rev. Waymond Pritch ard, a Baptist minister in Green ville, S. C. Mrs. Dale Carmichael, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and Dale Carmichael, brother-in law of the bride, was best man. Several members of the family and close friends attended the wedding. After a wedding trip to Key West, Fla., the couple will reside in West Asheville. Vance Calls On Hascsis To Keep Up Great Work The history and work of the Masonic Order from the Dark Ages to present day was told by John C. Vance, senior grand warden of the grand lodge of North Caro lina, at the annual banquet here Friday evening. Welcome was given by F. P. Higginbotham, mas ter of Lodge 663 AF&AM. “There are more Masons today than ever before and they are do ing a great work” the speaker pointed out, in explaining that they maintain orphanages and homes for the aged in all the states. “Masons have always believed in liberty. In fact the Boston Tea Party was planned in a Masonic Lodge in that city,” he continued. He called on all Masons to continue their work. Invocation was by the Rev. K. W. Walters and the benediction by the Rev. William Klein. After Ronald E. Finch had in troduced the incoming and outgo ing officers for the Lodge, Leroy Mashburn presented officers for the Eastern Star. They include: worthy matron, Mrs. Mary Hauth; worthy patron, Leroy Mashburn; assoc, matron, Mrs. Sadie Gouge; assoc, patron, Thomas Stevenson; treasurer, Mrs. Reva Hinkle; sec retary, Mrs. Gladys Ham; conduc tress, Mrs. Martha Simmons; as soc. cond., Miss Princy Maphet; chaplain, Mrs. Myrtle Stevenson; marshal, Mrs. Beulah Mashburn; warder, Mrs. Ethel Gardner; sen tinel, Fred Higginbotham; Ada, —Turn to Page 12 Pictured here is Richard Morrow, Navy man, who sailed with the U. S. Navy icebreaker US5 ATKA from Boston on Dec. 1 for a mis sion in ice-covered Antarctic waters. The ATKA is known in naval circles as the "Snow P.ow of the North." Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mor row of Black Mountain, Richard is serving aboard the ship as an interior communication electric ian, first class. His wife lives in Rose Hill, N. C. The ATKA, with a team ol scientists aboard, plans to spend about six months in the Antarctic on a pho.ographic and mapping survey. The purpose of the vent ure is to gather information for a larger expedition next year. This will be the second cold water cruise for the ATKA this year. During July and August, 1954, she cruised Arctic waters on routine operations. Upon leaving Boston, the ATKA will steam to Wellington. New Zealand, via the Panama Canal. From there the ship will revisit Little America in I he Antarctic, which has been the base of operations for four pre vious cruises. The 269-ioot vessel was hum in Los Angeles in 1944 and first be came a part of the U S. Coast Guard. After more than four years of service with the Russian Merchant Marine during World War II, she returned to the Amer ican government and was cmnmis siond into the U.S. Navy. BIN FOR I) TOPICS The Rev. J. N. Binford, interim pastor of the Kerlee Baptist church will use as his subjects Sunday, Dec. 19: Morning worship “Some Accurate and Inaccurate Opinions About the Coming Child.” Eve ning worship, “The Burdens of Christ First Coming, and Liberty of The Second.” —Photos by W. H. Noah Tom Young, head coach at ® Western Carolina college at Cuilo whee, was the speaker at the ban quet given Thursday night by the Black Mountain Lions club and ' the Swannanoa Men's club for the - Black Mountain-Swannanoa High school football team, 1954 champ ions of Buncombe county and un K defeated but voted out in the Blue # Ridge conference. In the top pic f ture is shown the squad with the t . coaches in the center of the back m row. To the left Don McKenzie, re presenting the Buncombe County Athletic association, presents the championship trophy to the Black Mountain - Swannanoa coa :hing staff, left to right, Ned Straehla, junior varsity. Tommy Hornaday, assistant, and Buffalo Humphries, head coach. This is the fourth straight county title for Humph ries. Se.ving with the Lions club pro gram chairman in making arrange J ments ware N. C. Shuford, Roy 1 Alexander, and Dr. Hubert L. Clapp of the Swannanoa Men's club. Toastmaster was Roy A. Taylor. Welcome was extended by A. F. Tyson of the Lions club and Charle Porter of the Men's club. Christmas Carol Pageant Will Be Given Tuesday About one-hundred elementary school children will take part in the “Christmas Carol Pageant” to be presented Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p. m., at the Black Mountain Elementary school auditorium. Two other performances will be given one on Monday, Dec. 20, at 1:15 1>. m. for pupils in the elementary building, and one on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 2:00 p. m. for pupils en rolled at Ridgecrest. Characters for the pageant will be Mary, Susanne Wilson and Elaine Stafford; Joseph, Charles Thompson; shepherds, Joe Robin son, Randy Champion, Jimmie Grumpier, and David Scorza; kings, Tony Willis, Bob Cook, and Oscar Jones; readers, Frank Jus tice and Judy Byrd; monks, Don ald Runion and Stanley Moore; angels, Vivian Stewart and Nan cy DuPuy; little angels, Irene Ledbetter, Deborah Melton, Helen Sous, Dede Styles, Ann Stubbs, Barbara Boone, Linda Bradley, Kaye Settles, and Carole Settles; pages, Grover Farr, Leon Rayburn, and Jerry Davis; and villagers, Steve Haney, Larry Fisher, Lloyd Moore, Tommy Blizzard, Ann Can Perry, Judy Raines, Rlaine Wor ley, Linda Huneycutt, Ruth Holi field, Ann Woodcock, Dianne Nes bitt, Ann Solomon, Nana Beha, Brenda Garland, Emese Soos, Toni Taylor, Llewellen Drake, Elaine Drake, and Eugene Smith. Other members of the chorus who will take part are Marie Swann, Judy Marett, Betty For tune, Sandra Cook, Connie Taylor, Regcnia Stafford, Beverly Bryan, Leon Gregory, Carolyn Clevenger, David Whitaker, Betty Jo Press ley, Mary Ham, Carolyn Dotson, Doris Gibson, Janice Higginboth am, Janelle Ledbetter, Judy Quinn, Gwen McAfee, Howard Stafford, Tony Hampton, Alice Pressley, Daphne Jolly, Harriet Waters, Linda Wicker, Wanda Vess, Eliza beth Allison, May Peek, Mary Frances Henotey, Patty Byrd, Mar garet Melton, Iris Vess, Carla Stone, Margaret Shore, Rachel Rhodes, Roy McGinnis, Nancy Byrd, Fred Shook, Betty Pollard, Esther Fortune, Frank McCurry, David Crunipler, Harry Nanney, Wanda Davis, Geraldine Anders, Barbara Denny, Edna Davis, Peg gy Jo Harris, J. R. Payne, Doris Turn to Page 9 Christmas Play At Ridgecrest “They That Sit in Darkness,” a Christmas play by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, will be presented in Ridge crest Baptist church at 7:30 Sun day evening, Dec. 10. The play is a dramatic story, with scenes laid in Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Christ. As the drama unfolds to show Mir iam, the outcast, become Miriam, the redeemed, one realizes this message portrays the very heart of Christmas. The following people make up the cast of characters: Miriam, the outcast, Miss Alice Turner; Ruth, daughter of the inn keeper, Mrs. .John May; Mary, mother of Jesus, Mrs. E. H. Snypes; Joseph, the carpenter, E. II. Snypes; Joash, the innkeeper, Doyle Turner; Anion, a servant. Joe Moore; Esther and Rachel, girls of Bethlehem, Evelyn Peek and Ann Carr Perry; Rebecca, Sarah, and Ramah, women of Beth lehem, Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mrs. Charles Jollav, and Mrs. Ed Lakey; Nathan, Honiar, Jonathan, and Abel, shepherds, Wilford Johnson, James McMahan, James Allison, and Charles Dozier; The Three Kings, Rev. Charles Jollay. Paul Turner and A. C. Thomas; Phe Voice, Donald Turner. Soloists Chosen For Band Concert Soloists for the concert which the Black Mountain School band will give at the elementary school auditorium at 7:30 ]>. in., Dec. 17, will be Betty Douthit, clarinet, Barbara Page, flute, and June Boone, trumpet, Director Woodfin C. Rhodes announced today. All friends ami parents have been invited to attend the program which will consist of many well known Christmas carols and marches. Although the band has been playing for a relatively short time, the students have developed surprisingly fast, the director said, and the parents as well as friends of the school will be more than satisfied with the progress, he be lieves. Instruments to be played include trumpets, clarinets, flutes, trom I bones, percussions, and E Flat • bass.