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your Home Town Merchants Have It! YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER Weather Date Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 High Low 55 44 53 33 39 23 52 26 53 38 59 38 73 52 Prec. .72 42 'VOL. 10- NO. 26. I Rnii/7 Rnv / //ii THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1955, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY l a races fo REFLECTIONS By Gordon Graanwood s ,s what you have after have kin- ter. SUCa> forgotten what you are No —R— ont seem* to be in a t0 i^k at a newspaper VceP< those who are looking for job , house to rent, the price stock, the results of the a mother who wants or JP know how many were present *°r fhe birthday party g.van for ,i,lie last week. Where else an they find ^ ,f v0n want to keep the friend ■ IU, rood will of the women, under" on their Ever notice how cool the ■die. can become on short notice some one ups their age a ' pood rule to follow is to oast 10 years under on 'seJ up to 40 and then use your rn judgment from there on. —R— ,y citizens here believe the —Fisher Boy" in Grove Stone ake should have a pole. For *>c.al years he was a familiar jgnt as he sat quietly on the oca-rola sign in the middle of e ,<,ke with his line drifting a,ily in the wind at the end of ijs pole. Whether or not he iver caught anything, he never evealed. (Note, After writing the above, teflections went shopping for a ine for the young man. Ac ting to all indications he LL be supplied within the iear future with everything leeded to make the picture com ilete, line, pole and all. He rill be lonesome no more ) One resident who moved here everal years ago explains that e Fisher Boy" in the lake was e first real friend she had n the community. In her own rords "anytime I felt low dur ng those early days of living lere, I d just get the family in he car, drive out by Grove Stons ind say 'hello' to our friend who at so quietly in the lake with e majestic Craggies in the background. This gave all of us i lift." Seme day we promise to fol pw the advice of some of our eaders up and down the Valley nd write a feature story on ’Mr. Fisher Boy" who has be ;ome so much a part of the mmunity. -R The United States might be a better oft if more of our cit s returned to the habit of 'tiling instead of chiseling. —R— A new club is being formed Black Mountain but right now > one will accept the pret< lency. R. S. (Bob) Leonard, ormer Weaver college football reat of the Talman era, now iwner of Highland fs.m here tominated me but I was forced decline this high honor. —R— It’s a small world. V»hile "resting” following a ham "ner with hot biscuits at tut fmi‘ °f Mr. and Mrs. Francis O. i't> at Uurens, S. C„ last Sun 1 afternoon. I casually ment 11,1 Wilniar, Arkansas, which uck a respondent chord and ni^h' an immediate response ira I)r William A. Ross. who. m~ W1'l' Mrs Ross, was present the occasion. ?' v,“ ,}ack before the turn of Cl’n,ur> that Dr. Ross, fresn | th< 1 niversity of Arkansas, ;li! !>’ Wilmar to teach in the P (;,un>.v institute which had l' Prll'd there. He remem L1. l°wn for its sawmills activities in the logging and mocr business. ,ntli I returned to Camp .. m'°n 111 upon the in ,1 n" of Uncle Sam that 1 be p1'"' my impressions of Ark "■'ic gained second-hand some mountaineers who heir way out there manv anci took me along be J Ps old enough to bothei Ions"hb°r's or steal their watcr mh.-'ist1" a 1° thest‘ rt'Porters, ,, ‘ 'kl Kansas, some years ir. was a la,'d with the longest (J"..sp,1' the most wild hogs, lll(;>st mosquitoes in the 1 States. The latter defied Z, 's> th" « >*«»(* V ^°“ldn ’ know about the rain t f, camP out in the mii! , s on ThI overcoats a»d e l,.lt .. ht next d^y when t , . rt h,“ air-conditioned coach huh wen °binS0n’ ,he streets, F,d ' , P0U(rC<t Wilh Pure tar, . oT s anlwo sank almost clotheshLa hu°Ur heav> *°ad luiprnent u °'her utmeeessai> ‘\t nieht . ,ral!led slightly the other droD*1? !uen didn 1 r»in ™ ZftoX” - • T'T t’C "" h°m* reat s ' . Todd- one of Mon rongest lupporfer*. Turn to Page 10 For Remodeling The Rand Box will be closed for die next few days for remodeling, Urs. W. S. Holcombe, owner ami nanager has announced. Workmen under direction of “’rank Byrd, building contractor, Parted Monday morning tearing >ut the wall which separated the 3and Box from the part formerly >ccupied by Lucas’ Office supply, ['he entire inside will be remodeled and redecorated in time for the frand opening set for some time after the middle of March, Mrs. Tolcombe said. C. C. Dougherty, owner of -the building, said that the division wall vas placed in the building 25 or 10 years ago. TICKETS GOING FAST FOR LIONS BARBECUE Tickets for the Lions club barbecue and bingo party are moving at a rapid rate and indi nations point to a record crowd. aVoodrow Beddingfield, ticket chairman. told the News this morn ng. Tickets may be purchased rrom any member of Mr. Bcdding iield’s committee or at the Black Vtountain News. Reservations should be made as early as possi ble. Those attending will have a choice of either pork or chicken and will then be eligible to par icipate in the gigantic bingo game which will start as soon af er the meal is served as possible SWANNANOA O.E.S. WILL HAVE BAKE SALE FRIDAY Swannanoa Chapter 132. O.E.S. will hold a bake sale Friday be ginning at 8 o'clock in the Town Krill. Swannanoa.. There will be cakes, pies, cand ics. cup cakes and many other good things on sale. Come early and buy your Sunday cakes and other good things to eat. JR. WOMEN-JAYCEES BAKE SALE MARCH 12 Are you having a party Satur day, March 121 Or are you tired of doing your own week-end bak ing? Then plan to buy your cakes, cookies, pies, bread, yes, even candy, at the Junior Woman J.C. bake sale. Satisfy your sweet tooth while you help build the funds to redo the Black Mountain club house. Remember. Saturday. March 121 GRILL WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY, MARCH 14 Mr. and Mrs. J. L Garrison, proprietors of the Grill, corner W. State and Cherry streets, an nounce the spring opening for March 14. The Grill has been redecorated and a new lighting system has been installed. They will serve sandwiches, short orders, and com plete dinners, Mr. and Mrs. Garri son said. BETTY HOOPER BRIDE OF CHARLES CREASMAN Mr. and Mrs. Zack Hooper of Canton announce the marriage of their daughter Betty, to Carlos Creasman, son of Horace Creas man and the late Mrs. Creasman of Canton. 3(11001 Safely Patrol Members Start Training Jh, boys and girls selected for luty as school safety patrolmen of -he Elementary school held their irst meeting last Friday, Feb. 25 n the school library. Miss Pau me Tipton, school patrol supervls il from the Acuity, and Mrs. amos A. Crawford, chairman of :homS*fety Pat''01 b°ar,i' met with ?,Sft\xE<1vWard VV- Jones the 5,tate Highway Patrol gave them -hen first indoctrination. He ex plained to them the chief purpose ■f the school safety patrol which ^ a national school organization nid has rules and regulations set ip which are to be followed. He discussed their various duties and now they should be performed, =uch as bus patrol duty and traffic control duty with relation to their school mates and the local police nan on duty. He emphasized that -hey will not be policemen and will lot qualify to take disciplinary measures — that the main duty Jf the safety partol is to help oth •r boys and girls to get to and from school safely and to set the examples themselves of the best pi actices. They ate to remind and :o protect. 1 he next step in the training, >gt. Jones, said, is that the pa trolmen be assigned their individ ual duties and then they should re ceive specific training for them. Fhen the patrolmen should be gradually rotated so that in the long run each one will be capable of performing all duties. Lester V. Morris of our city po lice force, who is now on traffic duty, will meet with the safety —Turn to Page 5 MASONS TO MEET FRIDAY Black Mountain Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 Friday evening at Lodge hall for a stated com munication. Roy Burgin, worship ful master, will preside. All Master Masons are invited to at tend. BE SURE TO RETURN YOUR CHRISTMAS CARD WITHOUT DELAY Merchants and businessman who want to cooperate in the Christmas parade and decora tions for the coming season are requested to return the cards sent them some time ago by the chairman. Many have been returned but more are needed to make the 1955 Christmas season the big gest ever in the community. Those who do not plan to cooperate can help the com mittee by indicating that in the space provided on the card the chairman said. "We need to know what interest, if any, there is here for publicizing our town for the Christmas season, and making 1955 the best we’ve ever had here. This is strictly for the benefit of the merchants,” he explained Look Out! Blondie May Be Your Next Door Neighbor Asheville, N. C. Editor, Black Mountain News. Dear Editor: Scoop: You have Chic Young’s original “Blondie” now living in your town. Back in depression days about 1932 I think Chic and I were making town to town on a selling tour. While in a certain city on Atlantic coast Chic found her and got his idea for his fam ous comic strip. “Baby Dumpling” is grown now. I saw her while passing through Black Mountain and unbeknowing to her questioned about her past residence, etc., un til I’m satisfied that she is the real As you see Rlnndie in the comic strips, there she is same as ever as this lady is hlondie. She does not know that she is Blondie, but you have got her. I wonder if you can spot her? Ohio took her hr band's name and mixed it up some to get Dagwood. He didn’t like the guy so he called him Bum stead. This is the only clue I’ll give you, of course, you don't ex pect the same hair-do now as then but that is the way she wore her hair at that time. For obvious good reasons I can’t give you my name but what I have told you is the truth. An ardent reader of the state’s best weekly newspaper. SARG S WILL RE-OPEN HERE ON MARCH 3 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Loftus have moved to Black Mountain to operate Sarg’s Restaurant. Mrs. Loftus is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brantley. Sarg's will be opened for bus iness on Thursday, March 3. and will serve regular dinners and short orders. They will make a specialty of Hickory Smoked - Barbecue. . .;&si*ii. M-' -.JS*. - ' —Photo by Darby .. c p Steele cuts the huge birthday cake served While a group of eager Cub Scout, the’ Cub Scout Pack 2 of Swannanoa celebrated its at the Swannanoa school cafeter^ C rU 0f Scouting in the United States. The *e?u£ third anniversary and the 4^b anmv*rsary The ^ ^ dec# ted by Mrs Steele and M s. W ll.am Smith. Dennis Runnyon and R,v. Wayne William,, famous for h.s stones of the history Timkinr. Speaker for the occ«° He spoke on "Daniel Boone, a Scout, of the mountains of this s ‘ for details of the anniversary dinner.) (See story in adjoining —Photo by Charles Archer February 13 marked the 53rd mniversairy of the wedding of Mr. ind Mrs. Melvin V. Gragg of the Hieeville section shown here in heir home. The photo hanging on he wall directly behind them is >f Mrs. Gragg’s parents, the Rev. uid Mrs. Jobe Lewis of Madison •mintv. Her father was a Baptist ninister. 120 Help Pack 2 Celebrate 3rd Anniversary A group of 120 persons gathered at the Swannanoa school cafeteria Friday night, Feb. 18, to cele brate the third anniversary of Cub Scout Pack 2 and the 45 anniver sary of Scouting in the United States. The invocation was given by Rev. G. B. Talbot, and a supper prepared by the mothers of Cub Scouts was served. John Connet, acting as master of ceremonies, led the group in the singing of Cub Scout songs. W. M. Graham, neighborhood commissioner, gave a brief history of Scouting. The principal speaker of the evening was Wayne W. Williams, who spoke on “Daniel Boone, a Scout." Awards were presented by Cub master Talmadge Burnette. Stevie Cannon was initiated as a Bobcat. Billy McMurray, Stuart Peters, and Richard Carter were awarded the rank of Wolf. Silver arrow points were awarded David Gibbs, Richard Burnette, Penn Szytta and Chuck Peters. Billy McMur ray was awarded a gold arrow point. Mike Blaine and Jack Jar ret received service stars and Chuck Peters the assistant denner stripe. Dennis Runnion and Tal madge Burnette Jr., received grad uation certificates. Boy Scouts George Talbot, Charles Blaine, and Bill Alexander were awarded Den Chief Cords for their service as Den Chiefs. Church Census Teams Will View Demonstration The mass meeting- for the pur pose of giving instructions to those who will help with the church cen sus here will be he)d at the Pres byterian church on Sunday after noon at 2:30, the Rev. William Klein, chairman, said today. The religious census for the Black Mountain community will he on Sunday, March 13. According to the chairman those who attend the mass meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon will have an opportunity to see a demonstration as to the proper procedure to follow. At least 300 are expected to attend. FIRE TRUCK SMASHES LORMAY'S WINDOW The Montreat fire truck crashed into two plate glass windows in Lormay’s Department Store, at about 2:00 o’clock, Monday after noon. According to Russell Nan ney, driver of the truck, the brakes failed to hold. It was estimated that the dam age will amount to about $300.00. Repairs were made Monday night. No one was injured. MOORES ENTERTAIN El) The George W. Moores, former ly of Black Mountain, were here from Bath, S. C., to spend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ern est Hilfiker. On Friday Mrs. Hilfiker entertained with a dinnei party for them. On Saturday night a party of 14 had dinnei at the Sky Club. Qraggs Recall Early Days of The S. Valley On February 13, 53 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin V. Gragg of Riceville, were married. Mrs. Gragg, the former Arra Lewis, was the daughter of Rev. Jobe Lewis of Madison county. Mr. Gragg was raised nearby and is the son of Jim Gragg. This couple came to the Swannanoa Valley when only a mud road ran along the bank of the Swannanoa be tween Black Mountain and Ashe ville. What is now modern homes and farms was then a great for est. While during his life Mr. Gragg has done a number of things in cluding carpentering, blacksmith ing, working in cotton and saw mills and logging, basically he has always been and remains today, a farmer. Though most winters he carpentered, when spring came he remained true to the soil. W’hen he moved from wh^it is now Swan nanoa to Riceville out near the Berea Baptist church, he cleared land for a farm and built his house which he lives in today. As others moved in, he helped them build their houses until today Riceville is a thriving community, the hill sides dotted with houses. Mr. Gragg recalls his early farming in the Swannanoa Valley when he took his wheat to the nearest grinding mill which was located in Biltmore, taking a full day to make the trip and meeting other farmers waiting at the mil for views on crops, insects and the rains. He also recalls taking wag f\rt Irinrlc nf lntre to Ashevillp foi sale with no convenient tunne through which to go and havinf to go over the top of Beaucatchei Mountain, a good half day’s journ ey. The valley has changed sinc< then with Asheville only as far a: the telephone and to go by bu: takes but .35 minutes. Mr. Gragg was familial- to man; of the older residents of Blacl Mountain in years gone by, having come here to peddle eggs anil t( attend meeting of the Odd Fellows Today he hardly goes out, but ht and Mrs. Gragg are members o: the Christian Creek Baptist churcl and Mr. Gragg has been a deacor for over 25 years. The Graggs have five daughters Miss Rosa Lee Gragg, Miss Evilini Gragg, Mrs. Fate Fender, Mrs H. A. Stephenson, and Mrs. .Johi Foster—also one son, George S Gragg. They have 12 grandchil dren and two great-grandchildren At a buffet dinner recently in ob servance of their 53rd anniversar; all of their family were present Also present were Joyce Lamb Mrs. George S. Gragg, Fate Fen der, H. A. Stephenson, 0. S. Me Mahan, Judy McMahan, and Rob ert Wright. Patricia Sawyer Accepted For 0. C.S. By Air Force Patricia Sawyer, daughter o Gregg Sawyer of Black Mountaii lias passed her examination an test for the U. S. Air Corps Office Training school and will report t Lackland Air Force Base, San An tonia, Texas, on March 18. Graduate of Black Mountai: High school and Western Carolin college at Cullowhee, Miss Sawye has been a member of the facult at Lee Edwards High school fo the past two years. McDOUGLE RETURNS HOME A. W. MeOougle, principal c the Black Mountain Elomen'ar school, returned ho; . - from Ih hospital Tuesday. He is recoverin rapidly. Growth of School Problems Cited At Lions Meeting Two men, both well known in the educational field in buncombe county, spoke at the regular meet ing of the Lions club last week. They were N. C. Shuford, princi pal of Owen High school, and R. A. Tomberlin, supervisor of instruc tion of the county. They told of how the schools had grown and of their needs at present. As an example of the growth of the community Mr. Shuford point ed out that when he joined the faculty here the school was located in what is now the Monte Vista annex and had five teachers. When they built 10 rooms of the present elementary school plant in 1018 local citizens were amazed at the size and declared that it would probably never be needed. The same applied to the old high school building which was finished in 1028. “But during the last seven years we have added 14 teachers in Black Mountain without building any more rooms. This has been done by using 11 at Ridgecrest, two in the basement, and music rooms and the library. “Even though we have just moved into the new high school plant, we already need two addi tional rooms so that each teacher will have space,’’ he stated, in explaining that the community is growing at a very rapid pace. “We talk of how much a smal industry would mean to the com munity but few stop to realize that the school payroll here amount; to more than $300,000 per year,’ Mr. Shuford concluded. Citing the increase in enroll ment since 1928, Mr. Tomberlir said that North Carolina is spend ing only $161.00 per year per child making it seventh from the botton in the nation. Ill l 11 rv UKH 111' state furnishes all buildings, e<iuip nient, and supplies for schools. Bu this is not correct,” the count; supervisor explained. ‘‘The stab does not support the schools full; and that is why more funds ar needed. Buncombe county is forcei to spend thousands of dollars eacl year for'.'.chools, above that whir! the state provides. The propose 25 cents supplemental tax wouh bring in approximately $175,00' per year which would be used fo schools,” he said. Mr. Tomberli: emphasized that more money i needed if the schools are to be kep at their present level. Under consideration now ar jilans for additional classrooms a the old hi^gh school building her and new toilets at the elemental’ school. Teachers for a school syster such as Black Mountain and Swan nanoa are alloted on the dail average attendance for the previ ous year and funds for the opera tion of schools on the state allote teachers only. All vocational teach ers’ departments, cafeterias, lunch ! rooms, auditoriums, and gymnas iums are set considered in thi allotment. In the past the Sand Hill dis trict was the only school syster in the county having a special ta 1 for the operation of the schoo 1 The proposed 25 cents supplement al tax would have to be approve by the voters and would be on county wide basis. Eight Churches Participate In Services Here Eight churches of the communi ty participated in the services fo the World Day of Prayer last Fri day. Two meetings were held fo the public, one at noon in the Meth odist church and the other in th evening at the Baptist churel Some sort of prayer program wa given in three schools and thre hospitals. The offering will be sent to th General Department of Churc Women, National Council of th Churches of Christ in the U. S. A to be distributed for Home Mi: sions and also to relieve sufferin in foreign countries ravaged b war and famine. . —The Navy uses more than se' en million items in the constnu tion of a modern Navy submarin 1 f > l i r t i' f r FINER CAROLINA BENEFIT PARTY WILL BE MARCH H Call Mrs. Marie Parks, Black Mountain 8208, or Mrs. Roberta Corne, Asheville 3-3767 foi reservations to the benefit care party on Friday, March 11. al 8 o’clock in the Swannanot community center, sponsored bj the Finer Carolina committee. Proceeds will be used foi the various community pro jects, Mrs. Margaret Kelley general chairman, said. Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. Ring of 6-A Veterans Drive, Asheville, an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Alfreida Elaine, to Will iam Martin Shaw, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shaw, 7 Sheridan Road, Asheville. The wedding is planned for June. American Legion Dist. Commander Heard By Post 129 Hilliard Penland of West Ashe ville, commander of the 32nd dis trict. was the speaker at the reg ular meeting of the American Legion Waycaster-McFee Post 129 here Tuesday evening. He spoke on "What the American Legion Stands For” and told of the work which has been carried out under the Legion program. Dempsey Whitaker, post cam mander, appointed W. C. Honey cutt chairman of the nominating committee which will present a ■ slate of officers at the April meet ing. In other business the post made plans for a covered dish ' supper to be held on Wednesday, March 16, in conjunction with the Auxiliary to commemorate the r birthday of the Legion which was ‘ formed in Paris, France, at the ' close of World War I. > All members were reminded 1 that 1955 dues should be paid be 1 fore March 15. i Tyson Hits 28 ; Points As Owen | Defeats V. Springs 3 After trailing for a good part t of the first half. Coach Eugene Byrd’s Owen High school girls, i came roaring back to ring up 23 - points in the third quarter and / go on to win as they pleased - against Valley Springs in the Bun - combe county tournament Tuesday 1 evening at the Auditorium. The - final score was, 55-42, Big point maker for the Owen - six in the torrid quarter was Pat s ty Tyson, who found the range for 16, scoring on set shots from - around the free throw circle and i from the side. But Patty had able < assistance from Lynda Martin, a . busy forward, who had one of her - biggest nights at the hoop with 1 13 points. \ Owen will play in the semi finals Friday night at 8:00 o’clock. Coach Ned Straehla's Owen High boys won their first game, an overtime, against West Bun combe, but were eliminated Satur day night by Leicester High, 55 to 53. Tyson Appoints Nominating ■ Committee Nominating committee for the (. Black Mountain Lions club has h been appointed by A. F. Tyson, e club president. Dr. S. S. Cooley heads the group . which will report at the April jr meeting: Other members include y Robert Williams, William Hickey, Herbert Sanders, and W. W. White. The directors have voted to or der 25 dozen brooms to be sold at Tyson Furniture company on a year around basis. This will take _ the place of the annual broom sale which is conducted by the Lions club throughout Buncombe county and the state each spring. Mr. Tyson has announced assign ments for the following Lions: William Klein, Vernon Johnson, and John Rice to the boys’ and girls’ committee; Frank Buckner and John Rice, community better ment; and Kenneth Evans, health and welfare. -—The Navy’s first airplane flight from a ship was in January 1911 from the battleship USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco - harbor.
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