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Br Home Town Merchants Have II! YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER Weather Date High Low Prec. March 1 73 52 .08 March 2 65 46 T March 3 67 38 March 4 58 36 March 5 40 22 March 6 41 24 March 7 39 26 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1955, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY I lilting and all. !; hilVl. cver>' reason to • teams, boys and "^.presented us in the which was con uriia> night .tiiivo spirit, their their willingness to „un. at practice, and . , ittitude were all 10 caliber The hey didn't score lint they gave , n angels can do no n(,; a spectator ,wd of approximately w the finals who that the two best m Buncombe county it out for the top lend changed hands rolled off the min predicted that the was lucky enough to when the time ran ho the winner. North was the lucky one but nothing away from our could just have easily Id the advantage, thought highly of the h girls, selecting three tournament team. 1’at forward, and Buzzie Joyce Justus, guards, They deserved the h they received at the lay North Buncombe praised the play of c. and Joyce. ,[ the most underrated n Buncombe during the Lynda Martin. A weli h watching the game "That little buzz saw would be all-American a few more inches in ...ki her out and the 1 miss her rebounding, ling, and floor play. She playmaker I’ve seen our girls were all good. praise one without add on the back for them addition to the all trio, Ann Teatherwood, forva' ' played .fell, t at guard and Thompson, the quick guard. who backed up should not be over pay after day they came practice and worked as they could in order to for the varsity, them knew they wouldn’t game and didn’t expect throughout the champion est Saturday night Owen a more enthusiastic section in the house than who "played their hearts the sidelines. Like all any sport most of have given an arm portunity of playing but much more interested the team win than in their own ambitions. h'\ say everywhere—just 11 next year. We’ll show ntv a thing or two. —R— *n we sat down along the side of the auditorium at Himately 6:00 p.m. Satur ening, we knew that a our neighbors were from Buncombe but it didn't *oo long to discover that dition to my two first . twice removed, the en action was in the enemy my youngest cousin and pusband the conversation cnething like this: “Well, , ®w you're from Big Ivy. phc are you going to cheer I 1 thought I'd cheer for '#me ,ow» team," I came *Be fans on two or tows around us turned to *ho the culprit was that brainwashed to THAT Ith s my oldest cousin broke ou see that girl dribbling * Basket right now, the ilrl who can hit from any inside the gym?, well, your first cousin, once ’ed and her father will be you if you cheer against >n ?W' W^° are you going ni for?" tK surely do wish her and all ,r,s luck'' | said loud or the burly boy sitting tnd of the bench to hear, *n lowering my vojce could barely distinguish j r myself, | whispered I m still pulling for Owen." L *s all in fUn, 0f courioj 4nd , had P|e"»y to cheer °,r* !he 9*me ended. or a U ^‘dn f h*V* much ,0 0r »while. W*r* l0ud *h«ir Patty Tyson, Lynda “unit Brown, Joyce 4n 4,1 *h« girls. Any «y did that we got along [of he/y k!T P#,,V fa,My r[*rOW'^* driW»'*» y shook m their boots. The Morgen brothers, Billy and Jimmy, won the popularity con test conducted during the Arthur Smith Show. Sponsored by the Finer Carolina committee, the contest drew the top talent from the Swannanoa Valley. Billy and Jimmy were awarded $10.00 when the applause of the capacity audience indicated that they were the most popular act appearing during the evening. (Photo by Darby) North Buncombe Edges Owen Girls In Finals A limp crowd of approximately 5000 screaming fans held onto their seats Saturday night as the North Buncombe six nudged the Owen High girls by two points, 45 to 43. in the championship round of the Buncombe county tournament. The overflow crowd witnessed a thriller in the second game when lie North Buncombe boys walked off with a 66 to 61 decision over Leicester High school. This was the first time in history that the same school has captured the cups in both di visions. To win the right to play in the title round the Owen High girls gave Candler a drubbing Friday evening in the semi-finals, 61 to 45 Paced by three all-county play ers. Bu&zie Brown. Joyce Justus, and Patty Tyson, the Owen girls held a one point margin at each of the first two quarters It was 11 to 10 at the first, 27 to 26. at the half. North Buncombe was out in front by one point. 34 to 33. at the end of the third period. The scoring went like this: Owen — North Buncombe 2-0, Leatherwood from the side 2- 2, Corn 3- 2, Tyson 5-2, Leatherwood Wades Invite All Friemls To Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wade have invited all friends of the com munity to the wedding of then daughter Barbara to Sgt. George Godfrey Thursday (tonight) at 7:30 in the Black Mountain Presbyter ian church. A reception will be held in the fellowship room of the church im mediately following the ceremony LEGION-AUXILIARY BIRTHDAY DINNER WILL BE MARCH 16 The American Legion and diary will hold their annual hut ' day dinner in the Legion had on Wednesday, March lb, at h:30 p m All members and their faimin'* are cordially invited to come an bring a covered dish. 5 3. Bartlett 5-5. Corn 7 5. Martin on spinner from out in front 7-6. Bartlett 7-3. Bartlett 9-8. Leatherwood, two-hand over head shot 9-10, Corn 11 10, Martin, one-hand long shot Second Quarter 11-12. Banks 11-14, Bartlett 13 14, Martin from free throw circle 13-16, Corn 15-16. Tyson, drive in from side 15-18, Bartlett 17 18. Tyson, drive to side 19 18. Martin, out in front 19-20. Banks 21 20. Tyson, on pass from Martin 21-22, Corn 23-22, Leatherwood, rebound 23-24. Corn 25-24, Tyson, (Patty sent in a spinning two-hand shot from far over to the right of the goal. I his type shot is not seen very much in high school basketball! 25-26, Banks 27 26. Leatherwood, (Ann drove in grabbed the rebound and sent Owen into the lead as the half ended) Third Quarter 29-26. Leatherwood, overhead shot 29-28, Corn 31-28, Smith, pass from Martin 31-30. Watkins 31-31. Corn 31-32. Corn (The Black Mountain guards, Brown. .Justus, 1’homp son. and Bartlett were doing a wonderful job of keeping the ball away from the danger zone North Buncombe fans were highly complimentary of theii work For the tight defense they were playing, the guards drew a surprisingly low number oi fouls, a tribute to their skill and ability to move.) 33 32, Leatherwood 33-34,’ Corn Fourth Quarter 37 36, Bartlett 38, Bartlett 40. Corn 41, Bartlett 41, Tyson 42 Bartlett (The clock was fast icking off the seconds. North funcombe could smell victory. >ut Owen wouldn't admit defeat) 42. Martin —Turn To Page 5 This is the Happy Four Quartet from Sheriff L. E. Brown's office which won the TV Talent award at the Arthur Smith show in Swan nanoa two weeks ago. This group appeared on the Arthur Smith pro gram over WBTV, Charlotte, and won high praise from competent judges. Left to right, they are, Jim Bonham, Ernest Gragg, Glen Creasman, and Seth Parkinson. (Photo by Darby) Happy 4 Quartet, Morgan Brothers Win Top Awards Enjoyment was the keynote of the Arthur Smith TV talent hunt at the Swannanoa school auditor ium on Friday night, Feb. 25. A capacity crowd gave Arthur Smith and the Crackerjaeks an enthus iastic reception, and cheered lust ily for their favorites in the local talent show that composed the second half of the program. Prior to presentation of the local talent acts, and again before the final judging, Arthur Smith explained to the audtence the method's used in selection of win ners. Two winners are chosen at each TV talent hunt show—a pop ularity winner, selected by the ap plause of the audience as regist ered on an applause meter; and a TV talent winner, selected by a competent and experienced judge of talent from WBTV, Charlotte, as the contestant who, in his esti mation. has the best immediate chance for a career in television. The TV talent prize of a chance to appear on the Crackerjaeks tel evision program may be awarded to the popularity winner, but the talent judge's decision is made in dependently of the popularity standing. Talent acts competing were: the Morgan brothers, Billy and Jim my, guitar duet, popularity win ners ($10.00 cash prize); The Hap py Four, male quartet from Bun combe County Sheriff’s depart ment, TV talent winners; The Melody Five, mixed quartet and pianist, from Owen High school; the Church Sisters, duet; Marcus and Bill, fiddle and dance num ber; Bud Matthews, guitar and vocal solo; Sonia Burleson, vocal solo; The Crackerboxes, imper sonations by five girls from Junior Music club; Girls Trio from Swannanoa Elementary school; and Musical Trio from VA Hospital. Swannanoa. The Finer Carolina committee, who sponsored the show, is de lighted with the fine quality ol entertainment presented, and shares the pride of the winners in their achievement. A fine future is predicted for the young Morgan boys, who were making their first public appearance; and the Happy Four gave a polished performance on Arthur Smith’s TV show or Wednesday, March 3. Open House, PIA Meeting At Owen High Saturday Open house at Owen High school has been set for Saturday, March 12, N. C. Shuford, principal, has announced. The time will be from 8:30 till 8:00. Immediately following the open house activities, parents and friends will go to the auditorium for an organizational meeting of the Parent Teachers association. Present for the occasion will be Mrs Olin Dillard, Candler, chair man of district No. 1 of the North Carolina PTA Mrs. Dillard will be introduced by Mr. Shuford and will preside. •Ml classrooms will be open from #>:30 till 8:00 and parents and friends are invited to visit the various departments. Refreshments will be served by the home eco nomics department Uninterrupted Phone Service Aim ot Company S. E. Jennette, Black Mountain manager for Southern Bell Tele phone company, today made public the 33-word clause over which the Telephone Union has threatened a Southwide strike and revealed how its provisions would affect tele phone users. The clause proposed by the com pany reads as follows: “As the parties have agreed on procedures for handling employee complaints and grievances, they further agree that there will be no lockouts, slow downs, or other work stoppages during the life of this agreement.” The purpose of the clause is to assure uninterrupted service to the public, Mi. Jennette said, and to end walkouts without warning which are called to bring pressure to bear on the company. There have been 105 such walkouts since mid-1951 he said. At the time present bargaining started they were occurring in Southern Bell at the rate of one every 10 days. “In working with the Union to eliminate these quickie strikes,” Mr. Jennette said, “the company has been patient and has exhausted every other approach. For sev eral years we have tried to solve this problem short of adding a contract clause. “This clause does not in any way affect the right of the Union to strike at the expiration of the con tract,” Mr. Jennette said. “What it does is to recognize that the public which is paying for unin terrupted telephone service has a right to insist that the company and its employees furnish it. “The public relies on uninter rupted telephone service now as never before,” Mr. Jennette said, pointing out that Rlack Mountain has approximately 100 long dis tance calls a day, many of which —Turn to Page 10 More Than 1000 Proiest Change In Sullivan Ad A petition containing more than 1000 names opposing the repeal of the Sullivan Act has been sent to the Buncombe county members of the North Carolina General As sembly, Major W. B. Stone, chair man of the committee, announced Monday night at the regular meet ing of the Swannanoa Men’s club. “We have contacted several other clubs and all of us are working together to prevent repeal of the act,” Major Stone said. It has been reported that at least iwo members of the assembly are against making any change. The committee was appointed by President Charles Porter at the February meeting and since that time petitions have been signed and mailed from Swannanoa and Black Mountain protesting change which would permit the City of Asheville to charge residents of the county districts more for water than is charged those in the city. The fight w'ill continue, the chair man revealed, until the legislature has adjourned. 1). W. Harrison, chairman of the committee to raise money with which to pay for the lots bought last year, presented a plan where by each member would donate SI0.00 This was accepted. Horace Stroupe offered to donate two out door grills for the picnic grounds. Mr. Porter praised the work of the Finer Carolina committee, which has won a prize of §100 each year since the program has been in operation. Mrs. Margaret Kelley is general chairman for this year. Speaker for the evening was Chris Arno, manager of the Bun combe County Receiving Home. Mr. Arno told ot his experiences at the home and of the work with those sent there. Mrs. Gouge Will Head O.E.S. Here Black Mountain Chapter No. 200, 0. E.S. met Tuesday evening, March 1, in the J. O. U. A. M. hall. The following were elected to serve for the new year: Worthy Matron, Mrs. .Sadie Gouge; Worthy Patron, Leroy Mashburn; associate matron, Mrs. Martha Simmons; associate patron, Dick Tarbert; secretary, Mrs. Gladys Ham; treasurer, Mrs. Reva Hinkle; conductress, Mrs. Viola Copeland; associate conduc tress, Mrs. Leora Tarbert; ap pointed officers are: Ada, Mrs. Ruby Knight; Ruth, Mrs. Jose phine Keever; Esther, Miss Ruth Gilbert; Martha, Mrs. Addie Gask ins; Electa, Miss Princie Maphet; chaplain, Mrs. Lloyd Stinchcomb; marshal, Mrs. Beulah Mashburn; warder, Mrs. Ethel Gardner; sen tinel, Arthur E. Radcliffe. A pub lic installation will be held on March 17. —Photo by Charles Archer Dr. Howard Kester poses in his home at High Top Colony dur ing one of his visits to his home here. An ordained minister of the Congregational Christian church, Dr. Kester is head of the Displaced Persons Resettlement organization of his church and has brought more than 1800 families to this country from Central Europe. Pvt. Charles W. Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Allen, Swannanoa. He was graduated from Swannanoa k^igh school, class of 1952, and entered the U. S. Army May 7, 1954. Upon com pletion of basic training at Camp Gordon, he entered radio school for 14 weeks at Fort Jackson after which he was assigned to 8 weeks at supply school. On Feb. 7 he arrived in Berlin, Germany, where he is now a cashier in a commis sary. Graham Honored On Departure For Scotland A farewell banquet honoring Dr. Billy Graham on his departure to Scotland was held March 7 by the Mountain Retreat Association and Montreat College. Held at 7 p.m. at Assembly Inn. the banquet was presided over by Dr. J. Rupert McGregor, Montreat president. More than 300 guests were present <o pay respects to the famed evangelist. Dr. Billy Graham Greetings from the State of North Carolina were brought by S a.e Treasurer Edwin Gill. Hilda l’lecker, college Student Christian Association President, expressed greetings from the Montreat stu dent body: Dr. James A .mnes, president-elect of Union Theolog ical Seminary, Richmond, Va., gave the benediction; and Dr. C. Grier Davis, pastor of the First Pres byterian Church of Asheville, asked the blessing. Music was presented by the Montreat College vocal group. State and national officials, educators, journalists, Graham team members and other friends of Dr. Graham were on hand to honor the evangelist and his fam ily. College presidents who were present included: Dr. John It. Cunningham, Davidson college; Dr. —Turn to Page 10 Rejwrter binds Kester Fine Man lint Hard To Find By Charles Archer Getting an interview with Dr. Howard Kester of High Top Colony is a problem. Not because he dislikes the press, but because he is just hard to find at home. This reporter spent a week trying to call his home, only to find that he was in New York attending meetings of the United Nations Security Council. Then no sooner was he home than he was packing again for a trip through the south to act as councilor and mediator at various meetings. Catching him during this be tween period we were graciously given two hours on a Saturday morning, more than enough, we thought,, foran interview and photographs. 4~tVfter staying an hour over the time allotted, this reporter still had many questions to ask and hadn't even begun taking photographs. As we walk ed down from High Top Colony many more questions came to mind that should have been asked. Maybe fortune will provide us with another interview in the near future. Dr. Kester was born in Martins ville, Va., and attended college at Lynchburg, Va. He did graduate work at Princeton Seminary and took his B.I). at Vanderbilt Uni versity where he majored in history ana social etnics. no also nas Greek and Latin certificates. He is an ordained minister of the Congregational Christian Church and a member and Sunday school teacher of the Methodist Church of Black Mountain. Dr. Kester’s most important job at the present is Secretary of the Fellowship of Southern Church men, a group made up primarily of ministers and university teach ers. This group believes that the resources of the Christian religion have basic answers to the prob lems of mankind. They are help ing churches take a vital part in building religion as a servant of the total needs of the people, not merely as an answer to mankind's spiritual needs. Dr. Kester’s present trip is to meet with all kinds of groups to help on integration problems and to help each group find answers they can employ in their own local situations. Dr. Kester believes that by sitting down at tables and discussing calmly the problems at hand, an answer, fair to all, may —Turn to Page 10 Owen High Menu For Coming Week Here’s the menu which will be served a( the Owen High school lunchroom for the next week. Mrs. Elizabeth Deal Brittain is lunch room manager. Wednesday, March 9: black-eyed peas, buttered potatoes, turnip greens, corn bread, pickles, black berry cobbler, milk, butter. Thursday, March 10: chicken pie. rice, gravy, carrots, peas, cran berry sauce, peaches, bread, but ter, milk. Friday, March 11: hamburger, mustard, buns, potato salad, sliced tomatoes, caramel cake, milk, butter. Monday, March 14: beef pic, stewed cabbage, parsley potatoes, pear salad (saltines), cookies, bread, butter, milk. Tuesday, March 15: pinto beans, pickled beets, lettuce, tomatoes, corn bread, peanut buttcri crack ers, chocolate pudding, whipped cream. Wednesday, March 16: wieners, rolls, mustard, relish, creamed corn, slaw, peanut butter, crack ers, coeoanut cake, milk, butter. Superlatives Are Selected At Owen High With springtime just around the corner, there seems to be a new spirit at Owen High school. The senior class is very busy picking out invitations for commencement. The superlatives from both the Swannanoa and Black Mountain Senior classes have been chosen. They are: most popular, Nancy Jones and Stanley Gregory, “Buz zie” Brown and Michael Jolly; best looking, Peggy Edmonds and Bob by Towe, Joyce Justus and Harold Davidson. Best dressed, Phyllis Pyatte and Frank Merrill, Mary Francis Kelly and Donny Giard. Best all-around, Martha Mahaffey and George Thompson, Nancy Thompson and Austin Cooley. Most talented, Anne Louise Morgan and Ned Greene, Ann Whitaker and John Williams. Most athletic, Dottie Burnette and Roy Burleson. Anne Leatherwood and Dale Ritch ie. Friendliest, Ima Jean Cline and Paul Foster, Patty Tyson and Ken neth Atkins. Wittiest, Reba Lew is and Jack Ward, Glenda Miller and Paul Gasperson. Most likely to succeed, Jackie McMahan and Richard Campfield, Scotty Gragg and Kenneth Elliott. Best per sonality, Mildred Clark and John ny Fox, Evelyn Padgett and Rob ert Harris. Most dependable, Bar bara Harding and Donald Barn well, Sara Dickens and Norman Dougherty. Most original, Mary Frances Allen and Lawrence Wood, Julia Kerlee and Phil Miller. A monogram club has been or ganized which is a combination of the “B” and “S” clubs. The spon sors are Mr. Hornaday and Mr. Humphries. The officers are, pres ident, Nancy Thompson; vice pres ident, Michael Jolly; secretary, Sara Dillingham, and treasurer, Barbara Harding. A coffee hour given by the Home Economics department under the supervision of Mrs. Nesbitt and Mrs. Rogers was enjoyed by all the faculty members last Friday, March 4. Owen High school will have its “open house’’ Saturday, March 12, from 6:30 to 8:00 p. m. The high school P.T.A. will meet at 8:00 p. m. in the auditorium. Mrs. 01 len Dillard, district chairman, will be here to help organize the new P.T.A. The students urge all par ents and friends to come and see our new school. The girls’ basketball team wish es to express our appreciation to the Gordon Greenwoods for their telegram sent on the finals of the tournament. The interest shown by the Black Mountain and Swan nanoa communities helped us to have a successful basketball sea son. Town Board Here Calls For New Registration The town board of aldermen and mayor of the Town of Black Mountain have called for a new registration of all qualified voters to be made at the City Hall for one week beginning April 16. With the exception of Saturday, April 1(5, the books will be open from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. On Saturday the books will remain open till 9:00 p. m. R. T. Greene, business manager of the town, explained that all vot ers will be ineligible to vote in the town election on May 3 unless they register on one of the above dates. “The reason for calling of the new registration is that none has been held since 1917 and the old registration book is so worn that in places it is impossible to read the names,” Mr. Greene pointed out. To be eligible to register and vote a person must have been a resident of the State of North Car olina for at least one year and the Town of Black Mountain for 30 days. Those over 21 years of age, able to read and write, will be eligible to register ami vote. Legal notice of the coming reg istration is given in an advertise- < ment elsewhere in this issue. MASONS SET MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY Mack Mountain Lodge 663 A F and A M will meet in an emergency communication Friday night, Mar. 11. The first degree will be con ferred. On Saturday night the third de gree will be conferred at 7:30 p.m. Roy Burgin, master, will preside. All master Masons are invited to attend both meetings. FINER CAROLINA PARTY TO BE FRIDAY NIGHT Don’t forget the Finer Carolina benefit card party Friday night at 3 p.m. at the Swannanoa com munity building.
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