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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1955, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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have been
but I thought
was the reply.
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own because he
read nor write,
alked out, bought
fruit stand, and
the curb to have
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take apples and
the places where
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his last few
some apples and
iness career.
. He traded
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for a truck,
his fresh fruit
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and he was
mayor at a
honor to Te
as one of the
citizens.
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big men.
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Students Should
Observe Safety
Rules On Buses
The members of the Elementary
School Safety Committey agMn
emphasize certain regulations re
garding safe travel to and from
school on the part of the bus rid
ers. These regulations governing
the conduct of school bus passeng
ers were set up by the N. C. State
Board of Education:
1. Obey the bus driver promptly
and cheerfully concerning conduct
on the bus.
2. Observe classroom conduct
(except ordinary conversation)
while getting on or off and while
riding the bus.
3. Occupy the seat assigned by
the driver or principal and refrain
at all times from moving around
while the bus is in motion.
4. Refrain from use of tobacco
and from profane and indecent
language while riding on the bus.
5. Keep head and hands inside
the bus windows at all times.
6. Keep the bus clean, sanitary
and orderly and refrain from dam
aging or abusing cushions or other
bus equipment.
7. Request the driver to stop the
bus in case of personal emergency.
Children forget easily and quick
ly and should be reminded often
about their behavior in order to
build safe practices. At the bus
stops, while waiting for the bus,
children should be taught by the
parents to stand off the road and
avoid playing, running and (lush
ing games.
Missionary To
Japan Will Be
Heard Sunday
Edwin Burke Dozier, assistant
executive secretary of the Japan
Baptist convention, will be the
speaker at the evening service of
the First Baptist church here
Sunday at 7:30.
Born of missionary parents in
Nagasaki, Japan, the Rev. Mr.
Dozier finished high school in the
L’ananian academy. Kobe, Japan,
and Wake Forest college. He re
ceived his Th.M. from the South
ern Baptist Theological seminary
at Louisville. In 1933 he return
ed to Fukuoka, Japan, to teach
n the Seinan Gakuin college and
seminary. From 1941 he was
working among Japanese in f ie
Hawaiian Islands, but gave service
o the U. S. Government as an
interpreter from Dec. 7. 1941.
hroughout the war.
The speaker is the author of
wo books, “Golden Milestones in
lapan” and “Japan's New Day.'
Ie was the first Southern Baptist
nissionary to return to Japan
ifter the war and now works as :
issistant with the executive secre
ary of the Japan Baptist conven- i
ion, heads up the publication
vork of the convention, and does
leneral evangelistic preaching
hroughout Japan.
Airman First Class B. J. McAfee, Black Mountain, explains the
complex instrument panel of a U.S. Air Force T-33 jet trainer to
members of the Okinawa Aero Club during the club's recent tour
of Naha Air Base. A/1C McAfee, a member of the 51st Fighter In
terceptor Wing's 16th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. McAfee of Black Mountain.
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Florence Melton, manager
of the primary school lunchroom,
hf"; given the menus of the
lunches for the week of Feb. 7
11. Those who prepare these fine
meals are as follows: Mrs. Hazel
Creasman, Mrs. Mona Lindsey,
Mrs. Anne Nanney, Mrs. Rhoda
Riddle, Mrs. Alma Bailey, and
Mrs. Nell McAfee.
The menus are as follows:
Monday, Feb. 7 — canned beef
with onions, green beans, buttered
potatoes, lettuce and tomato salad,
biscuits, and milk.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 — meat loaf,
green peas, buttered whole kernel
corn, slaw, biscuits, and milk.
Wednesday, Feb. 9 — sliced
cheese, scalloped tomatoes, lima
beans, peach halves, bakery bread
and milk.
Thursday, Feb. 10 — barbecue
in buns, potato salad, pork and
beans, whole apple, tomato juice,
bakery bread, and milk.
Friday, Feb. 11 — Brunswick
stew sliced potatoes, grapefruit
sections, cookies, bakery bread,
and milk.
ir. Women Name
Committees For
Finer Carolina
The Black Mountain Junior
Women heard first hand repcr;s
on the Children’s Home and Cas
well Training school at their Feb
ruary meeting at the Monte Vista
hotel on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Leon Williams, chairman
of the welfare department, intro
duced Mrs. J. L. Holman, Jr., who
spoke on the Children’s Home in
Greensboro, and Mrs. C. L>.
Thomas, who spoke on Casw'dl
Training school at Kinston
Mrs. William Brown, president,
discussed the Finer Carolina pro
jeet and appointed committees to
work.
The club voted to purchase 12
chairs for the Black Mountain
club house and to give another
check to the School Free Lunch
fund.
The program, social, entertain
nent committees were elected for
he 1955-56 term.
Members present: Mrs. W.
W. Brown, Mrs. Robert Brown.
Mrs. Charles Blown. Mrs. Walter
Burgess, Mrs. J. C. Bennett, Jr.,
Mrs. Gregory Fox, Mrs. E. H.
\night, Mrs. Leonard Keever, Mrs.
Benny Marett, Mrs. Lee Marett,
Mrs. Bruce McNeil, Mrs. Julius
'earlman. Mrs. W. W. Phillips,
Mrs. Harold Patton, Mrs. Joseph
leanncll, Mrs. Chester Sobol, Mrs.
iray S'ephen.s, Mrs. Joseph Sim
ms, Mrs. Doyle Turner, Mrs. Carl
Prickett, Mrs. Dempsey Whitaker,
Mrs. Leon Williams, Mrs. Stuart
Viggin, a n d Mrs. Laurence
A'heelon
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James Crawford
To Be Presented
By Music Club
The Swannanoa Valley Music
club will meet on Thursday, Feb.
24, at 8:00 o’clock in the staff
clubroom of Moore hospital, west
end of First street on the grounds.
James Crawford .baritone soloist
in Trinity Episcopal church, Ashe
ville, will be presented in a varied
program of songs treasured for
their beauty. The accompanist will
be Miss Nancy Wright, pianist.
Mr. Crawford will be remembered
by club members for the excellent
“Porgv and Bess” program that he
presented with Frances Alterman
two years ago.
The program is as follows:
Hamlet—0 Vin, Dissipe La Tris
tesse, Brindisi; Semele—Where'er
You Walk. Handel; Standchen,
Sechubert; Am Meer, Schubert;
Zueignung, Strauss; Nur, Wer Die
Sehnsucht Kennt, Tschaikowsky;
Just For Today, Seaver; Agnus
Dei, Bizet; The Lord’s Prayer, Ma
lotte; Homing, Del Riego, and The
Indifferent Mariner, Bullard.
Mrs. J. Crawford
Is New President
O f Woman’s Club
At the meeting of the Woman’s
club Wednesday, Feb. 9 at the
home of Mrs. S. S. Cooley the fol
lowing officers were elected to
serve for the year 1955-1956: pres
ident, Mrs. James A. Crawford;
first vice-president, Mrs. Willard
Weeks; second vice-president, Mrs.
M. C. Hobson, third vice-president,
Mrs. Walter A. Davis; treasurer,
Mrs. P. N. Gregory; recording sec
retary, Mrs. W. M. Pate, and cor
responding secretary, Mrs. H. R.
Miller.
A group of songs, French, Ger
man. Italian, English, delightfully
sung by Mrs. Frances I). Alter
man of Asheville, was greatly en
joyed by the club members and
guests. The valentine motif was
used in decorations and refresh
ments.
Mrs. Brake's
Father Dies
Thomas Newton Holder Sr., f>4
of 2f!1 Haywood road, Asheville,
father of Mrs. E. K. Brake, died
unexpectedly early Friday morning
at the Brake home. Mr. Holder
was retired from the American
Enka Corp.
Funeral services were held Sun
lay afternoon, Feb. 13, in the Enka
Baptist church with the Rev. Z. W.
Rotan, the Rev. A. P. Sprinkle,
ind the Rev. A. J. Buckner officiat
ng
Burial was in Green Hills ceine
ery.
Certificates
Are Presented
Volunteers
Several residents of the Black
Mountain and Swannanoa commun
ities are among those who re
ceived certificates of recognition
and appreciation at the annual
Turn-About party given by the
patients at the Oteen VA hospital
Tuesday evening.
The annual event was held in
Building 303 at the Swannanoa
Division. At that time volunteers
and others who have provided en
tertainment and programs for the
patients during the past year
were honored. The patients served
as hosts and hostesses.
Master of ceremonies for the
event was Heyward Horry of Swan
nanoa. Jak Armstrong was chair
man of the Oteen patients' coun
cil and Horry at Swannanoa.
Each year certain groups are
selected for recognition because
of outstanding service to the pa
tients of the hospital. This year
certificates were awarded to Black
Mountain Unit, American Legion
Auxiliary, the Colvin family, C.
W. Francy American Legion Post
at Oteen, Montreat College group,
American Red Cross, Miss Jane
Few, and others.
Among those receiving certifi
cates of appreciation were Mrs.
Mary E. Aleshire, Mrs. William H.
Penley, Mrs. Louis Smolinski, and
Mrs. Clara Snyder. These women
were among those w'ho gave at
least 100 hours of service.
Miss Lorraine Carver received
a certificate of merit for 300 hours
service and the following were
given certificates of outstanding
service signifying 500 hours: Mrs.
Kelly Benge, Miss Joy Edwards,
and Mrs. George Moray.
Mrs. Oscar Kanner of the Swan
nanoa Division of the VA hospital
was presented a certificate of de
votion of volunteer duty for 1000
hours.
It was explained that many of
the volunteers did not receive an
award this year because they were
“between awards.” That is, they
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School Faculty
Is Carrying On
Work Smoothly
Work at the Black Mountain
Elementary and Primary schools
is being carried out without con
fusion under supervision of Ed
ward Warrick, officials said
Wednesday. Mr. Warrick is sub
stituting for Principal Alvin Mc
Dougle, who has been a patient
at Memorial Mission hospital for
more than a week.
Mrs. E. V. Gouge is in the of
fice at the primary building to
help writh phone calls and other
details.
“The facullty has gone ahead
with all the work and there has
been little or no confusion,” Mrs.
Gouge said. “That is one of the
advantages of having an exper
ienced faculty. Everyone knows
what to do and has done his oi
lier part to help out during the
emergency.”
Mr. McDougle became sick
early last week and was admitted
to the hospital for observation.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. David
son of Swannanoa announce the
engagement of their daughter
Demetria May to Lt. William
Glenn Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D11 ie Luther Cox of Cartersvillle,
Sa. An early June wedding is
planned.
J. Brown Leases
Service Station
Charles E. (Jack) Brown has
[eased and assumed management
of the Gulf Service station at State
and West streets in Black Moun
tain. It will be known in the
future as Brown’s Gulf Service,
Leon Williams of Williams Broth
ers, distributors, has announced.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
B. Brown of Black Mountain. Jack
s a graduate of the local high
tchool and Lenoir Rhyne college
rt Hickory. He served during
World War II on She Aircraft
Barrier Leyte in the Pacific and
vas discharged in Tokyo. Mr.
3rown has just returned from the
5ulf Oil Company Training Sta
ion at Spartanburg, S. C., where
ie was given instructions in oper
ition of a modern service station.
Working with Mr. Brown will
do Scotty Burgess, former Black
Mountain High school athlete.
LODGE WILL MEET FRIDAY
All Master Masons have been
nvited to attend an emergent cem
nunication of Black Mountain
Ixidge 663 A F & A M Friday eve
ling at 7:30. The second degree
ivill be conferred. Roy H. Burgin,
naster, will preside.
Mrs. June Glenn, Sr., is a pa
tent at Memorial Mission hospital.
TV Talent Show
Al Swannanoa
On February 25
Nationally-known television stars
Arthur Smith and his Cracker
jacks will seek local talent to
share in valuable prizes and tele
vision opportunity at a big variety
show and TV talent hunt Friday,
Feb. 25, at 8:00 p.m. at the Swan
nanoa school auditorium. The
Finer Carolina commitee is spon
soring the event.
Two winners may be chosen at
the talent hunt, a popularity win
ner and a grand prize winner. The
grand prize winner will be invited
to appear on one of the Cracker
jack programs over WBTV the
week after the contest, and will
compete in the quarter-finals in
Charlote or vicinity for first
prize of $500 cash. Four quarter
finals winners will be named this
year, with each to receive $500
in cash. The popularity winner
will receive a $10 cash award.
The popularity winner will be
chosen by means of an electric
applause meter on the stage, with
the grand prize winner being
selected by a television talent
scout for the Crackerjacks.
nail tne mammot.n two-nour
program will consist of Arthur
Smith and his Crackcrjacks in a
of the same stars seen on WBTV
and heard over WBT on the
Arthur Smith programs. In ad
dition to Arthur himself, baritone
Tommy ’ Faile, guitarist Sonny
Smith, banjoist Don Reno and
accordianist Ralph Smith will be
on hand for the evening.
The second half of the show
will be Arthur Smith’s Original
Television Talent Hunt, with ten
talent acts competing for a place
in the quarter finals. To avoid
the rush the night of the show,
buy your tickets early.
Advance ticket sales have al
ready begun and the tickets may
be obtained at 50 cents and $1.00
from the following places of bus
iness in Swannanoa: Porter’s Food
Store, Swannanoa Bank and Trust
Co., and Porcher’s Garage.
BINFORD TOPICS
The Rev. J. N. Binford, interim
pastor of Kerlee Baptist chuz-ch,
will use as his subjects Sunday,
Feb. 20: morning worship, "Does
Christ Live Here?” evening- wor
ship, “The Pez-iod of Tribulation.”
Dr. VV. \Y. Compton is improv
ing at Memorial Mission hospital
where he has been a patient for
several weeks.
Church Women Set
World Day Of
Prayer Feb. 25
The executive committee of the
Black Mountain Council of Church
Women met at the home of Mrs.
Mary Aleshire last week to make
plans for the observance of World
Day of Prayer, on Feb. 25, as
Dempsey Whitaker, mayor of the
Town of Black Mountain, prepared
a proclamation calling on the
community to support the event.
It has been the custom for a
number of years to observe a
world wide day of prayer on the
first Friday of lent. The noon
meeting for the Black Mountain
area will be in the Methodist
church from 12:05 to 12:35, while
the evening service will be in
the Baptist church at 7:30.
The public is invited to attend
both of these meetings and all
churches are expected to partici
pate, it was explained. ‘‘Attend
ance at these services has been
growing each year as the people
become more concerned about our
neighbors around the world," the
leaders said.
Mrs. John Payne Williams is
chairman of the local committee,
which has made arrangements for
observance of the day in schools,
hospitals, and homes as well as
churches.
Observance o f Brotherhood
Week will begin its observance
in all churches around the world
with special sermons and services
from pulpits on Sunday, Feb. 20
This is a world-wide custom
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C of C Is Against
Repeal Of The
Sullivan Ad
The Black Mountain Chamber
of Commerce added its strength
to the growing opposition to re
peal or change of the Sullivan
Act Tuesday evening. The di
rectors instructed W. W. Earley,
secretary, to send a telegram to
the state legislature to that effect.
Many local citizens of the Black
Mount ain-Swannanoa communities
have sent telegrams, letters, and
petitions to the Buncombe county
representatives and senator pro
testing any change in the act.
The Chamber also went on re
cord as opposed to the placing
of tolls on the Blue Ridge Park
way. The general feeling was
that this would hurt business in
Western North Carolina.
All merchants have been re
quested to return their «yds to
the secretary at once to signify
whether or not they will cooper
ate with the Christmas lights pro
gram. It is urgent that these be
sent back at once, Mr. Earley said.
After hearing a report on the
credit bureau, the directors voted
to request that all merchants re
turn the credit lists furnished
them some time ago. These are
now obsolete and should not be
used in any manner for credit
reference, it was pointed out.
During the past two months 131
booklets and 176 Black Mountain
folders have been mailed.
n
Portions of stone walls are all that remain of the Montreat col
lege gymnasium, destroyed by fire Feb. 4. Physical education classes
are making use of an outdoor basketball court until permanent facil
ities can be secured.
The fire began shortly after noon on Feb. 4 and completely
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ravaged the structure, despite prompt action by Montreat and Black
Mountain fire-fighting units.
Probable cause of the fire was attributed to a faulty boiler, housed
in a shed adjoining the gymnasium.
Partial insurance was carried on the building. Montreat Business
Manager William A. Tucker reported.