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Heme Town Merchants Have It! YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER Ol ii « X Weather Date High Low Prec. March 29 50 20 March ?0 59 24 March 31 61 27 April 1 71 27 April 2 60 43 April 3 70 42 April 4 70 37 10, NO. 31. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1955, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY flections Gordon Greenwood .. dways stranger than .'.vice as interesting. NU,'t.k- ago the cook at h„!nr drove over to take -t and failed. Al had driven over she T: guilty about driv ,;nder the nose of \ wseemed to be very' ,1,000 around head She ,1, up her mind. . parked and rode the “| ater 'ho gave the keys ,;;h instructions to nd bring the vehicle Ip : ,,ss arrived at the |.v he tried hard but Ir,' the car" started. In *, gnition wouldn't even iwhen he called the cook , suggested that mechanic to help and t home so the garage care of it. chanu found this a fair [„uter and soon the boss the yard to be met Irified cook who fairly Where on earth did fli.M CAK’’ That isn’t never saw that car be lt,. it back before we all Bp the vehicle our hero, i, n the highway be |e. ■ hasty glances to I left for fear that some | jerk the door open at jd and yell: "You stole Sop thief I” |p, ,i half a block from jal parking place, stuck [the steering wheel, and Kf without a backward ■s time he made sure Kitted the ignition. jts and the chicken* get HI together out at the tige Kerlee. When the |cat selected the hen'* e home for her beb Ethel Gardner was d moved them to considered safer ice Bet each time tr cat knev vhat *he ind returnetl them to nal home. bs didn't seem to mind I They have gone on list as if nothing had Now you have to look bse to keep from tak a kitten instead of an the nest. High School ir Red Cross Program jeti High school Junior chapter presented a for the patients at the on Wednesday night. pur of ceremonies tor nR was John Cooley. I the program were the P'1'. Annett Hall, Ann jphhy Jones, Johnny Fox paroht Chapman, singir.g i Co There” and “Climb I Mountain”: a piano solo Jalker; Carolyn Pressley I'ou'll Never Walk teldon Summerlin with Love”; Miss White’s d' physical education Uv° interpretive dances, , eauty and “Conflict ’; 01 Voung”, by Carolyn M Sheldon Summerlin; ifigy Kdmonds, Sonia P1'1 Ann McCall singing Rock-a-by Boogie” of Stone” by Betty IJo Ann Creasman and P Fhe final number was lrance of the Melody PR the program, Mrs [ home economics class freshments. l°Riam was greatly en lit I he sponsors in the Mrs. Beatrice Headlee I clot h White. PATROL board MEETING f0l'j safety patrol board hursday night (to » o’clock in the home >llllam Beha, Moore VA P WEEK END Mrs. James A. M Imitner spent the (arch 26 with Dr M Tt‘r Mrs- A. H. Pait r* Church street. Eft out! °1 lack of spa ! arfides, indue ftisenients. had t reek We Prc [next time. Mrs. Crawford, Sherman Shell Are Elected The Black Mountain Safety council held its spring meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Woodcock on Cragmont road. Tuesday night. March 29. There were nine members present repre senting Black Mountain’s various civic organizations. The following topics were dis cussed and plans were made to do something constructive about them a new and more effective traffic life at the intersection of Montreat road. State street and Broadway: better parking facilities; additional traffic officers for the town; more pedestrian cross-walks and signs; driver training for the high school students; a bicycle safety program, and the annual roadeo for teen agers. In conjunction with the state safety program plans were made for a more effective pedestrian safety program and it was decided to request the mayor to proclaim a special safety week in May. More details of the plans for this will be announced later. The safety council has received complaints that horseback riding uptown on Broadway and State street is a traffic hazard at times and the council requests all riders to please avoid these two streets for that reason. Following the general discussion and a decision to have represent atives at the town council meet ing to make recommendations, the election of a chairman for the coming year was held. Mrs. James A. Crawford was re-elected chair man and Sherman Shell, vice-chair man Thugs Take Small Sum In Collins Store Burglarly Thieves gained admittance to 'he Collins Store through smashed window in the ladies rest room on Thursday night. March 31, and took a small amount of money from the cash box, E. N. Clumpier, manager, reported to police. The thugs knocked out the steel frame window at the rear of the building and forced the lock on the cash drawer. The burglarly was discovered when the store was opened for business shortly after 8:00 a m. Friday morning. Investigation is being carried out by deputies from the office of Sheriff Laurence E. Brown and members of the Black Mountain Police force. Commissioners Name Advisory Water Groups A committee to help 'ho county commissioners in administering the affairs of the water and sani tary districts of the county was announced Monday. Under the plan three committee members will be named from each district, but the members will have no legal status. The commissioners are trustees of the districts. The committees will help with the problems of the districts, re commend district budgets, and work with city and county officials on water and sewer problems. Each committee will operate in its own district. Among those appointed: Swan nanoa. Jack Smith, R. W. Johnson, and Gordon Greenwood. Fairview Miles Huff and Jack Huff. LI. Thomas At Advanced Base For Jet Pilots Laughlin Air Force Base. I «'\as. March 15—2nd Lieutenant ('Italics I). Thomas, Jr. of W N. C’ San atorium. Black Mountain, is n"^ stationed at Laughlin Air I'ult< base, Del Rio. Texas. Lieutenant Thomas' duties will be as a stu dent pilot. This base is an advanced train ing field for jet pilots, anti pai of the crew training air force <» the air training command lM dition to American fliers, tnei< are jet pilots at Laughlin 11 Force base from Denmark, 'i11 slavia, Belgium, Netherlands ant other nations aided by the I 111 11 States mutual assistance progiant These men are taught how '<’ use the jet plane in air-to-aii ' fights, low level bombing, anti air to-ground strafing. The Rev. O. J. Hagler, former Pastor, who will preach in the First Baptist church, Black Moun tain, April 10-17. The services will begin each evening at 7:45 except Sundays and then the reg ular schedule will be followed. There will be day services Tues day through Friday at 10:00 a.m. Edwin DuPuy will lead the sing ing. Mr Hagler came to the pastor ate of the First Baptist church from tlie Southwestern Baptist I heologieal Seminary, Fort Worth, lexas Black Mountain was his first pastorate. For nearly seven years he labored under the ad %erse conditions of the depression, but he saw something happen in the life of the church. The first unit ot the present building was started and completed during those difficult years. The people of the church and the entire community feel that Mr. Hagler did the pioneering work which has ma terialized into one of the best Baptist churches in this section of the state. Mr. Hagler is now pastor of the First Baptist church, Carthage, N. C. where he has served for nine years. In addition to serving the Carthage church, he has rendered invaluable service to Baptists of North Carolina. He has been a member of the General Board of North Carolina Baptist for four years, and during that time he has served as a valuable member of the executive committee of the General Board. He has been a spokesman for North Carolina Baptist on vital issues. He is now a member of the building com mittee to erect a Baptist head quarters building in Raleigh. There are many people in all I he churches here who stanc ready to welcome Mr. and Mrs Hagler back to Black Mountain foi L'ighl days. The public is invitee to share with the people of th< Baptist church the rich spiritua blessings of these days. The Rev. George B. Culbreth pastor of Tabeirnacle Methodist church, will bring the message a< the special sunrise service to bi given at 6:00 a.m. on Easter Sun day at the church. Special musii will be by the children's choir The public is invited to attend. k. Mr*. R. W. Wil*on and Mr. Wil son of Shumont announce the en jagement of their daughter Joar Kelly of Charlotte and Black fountain to Walter O. Sparks ol Spindale. The wedding will take ilace sometime in April in Char lotte. The Navy uses about 18,500, iOO pounds of butter yearly. Clinics Are Set For Pre-School Children Here rhe pre-school registration and clinic for children who are to start to school in the first grade in September will be held at the Black Mountain Primary school Wednesday, April 13. and Thurs day, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. It is very important for both parent and child to come to this clinic. If you can not come with your child, please send him with a re sponsible person who will be able to answer any questions,” offi cials said. The law of the State of North Carolina requires immunization against small pox, diptheria, and whooping cough for all children before attending school. If par ents desire the county nurse will give their child the necessary im munizations at t lie pre-school clinic. It is also a state law that children must be six years of age before Oct. 15 to enter school in September. Each child must have a birth certificate showing this. Transportation will be furnished by the PTA if parents do not have other ways of getting their child to the clinic. Forms will be sent from school to parents of all known pre-school age children to be filled out and returned. Every one is invited to bring any younger children from 6 months and over for inoculations. Dr. W. W. Compton Services Held Last rites for Dr. Wheeler W. Compton, 78, were held Friday afternoon. April 1, in the chapel of Harrison Funeral home. Dr. Com pton died at his home Wednesday morning after a short illness. He was a native of Waco. Texas, and for 45 years wras a medical di rector of the Lloyd Noland hos pital at Fairfield, Ala. He retir ed in 1947 and for the past five years he has been a member of the staff of the Western North Carolina Sanatorium. The Rev. Scott Root officiated and burial was in Mountain View Memorial park. Pallbearers were Ross Taylor, Ervin Page, T. W. Nesbitt, Charles Waddell. .Joe Hemphill, and Zeb Sawyer. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. C. D. Thomas, Dr. Hagan Wood, Dr. John Bumgarner, Dr. S. S. Cooley, E. B. Matthews, J. P. Matthews, L. Maney and B. R. Hunter. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Jennie V. Compton, a daugh ter, Mrs. Dorothy Wearing of Bar rington. 111., a grandson. Michael Wearing of Barrington, and a brother, Howard Compton of Gatesville, Texas. Club Endorses 25 Cents Tax The Swannanoa Men’s club voted to support the proposed 25 cents supplemental tax for schools at the regular meeting at the club house in Grovemont Monday even ing. Voters of the county will have an opportunity to voice their opinion at the election to be held on May 10. Although at this time the county will vote on the proposed issuance of bonds for the building of the municipal airport ■ in West Asheville, vote on the 25 cents school tax will be just a straw poll and will not be offi cial. The county commissioners have emphasized that they want to know how the people feel on the supplemental tax question but that they will not be bound by the results of the straw vote. Men's Club President Charles S. Porter asked for volunteers to at tend a meeting on April 14 at which time the possibility of hir ing Woodfin C. Rhodes to direct band and chorus work in the three schools will be discussed. Principal N. C. Shuford of Owen High pointed out that Mr. Rhodes had done an excellent job this year and that he hoped something could he arranged so that the work with the band and choral groups could continue. A nominating committee com posed of William H. McMurray, Jr.. Jack Smith, and Dr. J. W. Faucette. all former presidents of the club, was appointed to submit a slate of officers at the May meeting. Election will be in June and installation in July. Speaker for the evening was Dr. Arthur Bannerman of Warren \\ il son college. He told of his recent trip to the southwest and conclud ed with a general discussion of “Where is our community headed now?” Dr, Holt Will Be Speaker At Swannanoa Ch. Dr. Robert I,. Holt, vice presi dent and director of public rela tions for Mars Hill college, will be the speaker at the simultan eous revival services scheduled for the Swannanoa Baptist church April 10-17. The Rev. Charles W. Smith is pastor. During the week services will be held daily at 7:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Friday a special ser vice will be held in addition at 10:00 a.m. Graduate of Lee Edwards High schools, Mars Hill college, and Wake Forest, Dr. Holt received his Ph.D. in Christian ethics at Duke university in 1951. He has served as pastor at several churches in North Carolina, in cluding Wise, North Warrenton, Cedar Fork, near Durham, and Mt. Zion church near Raleigh. A member of the faculty at Wake Forest and Eastern Carolina col lege at Greenville, Dr. Holt was appointed vice president of Mats Hill college in 1954. C. Myers Leader At Conference Carl Myers, of Black Mountain has returned from the southern regional conference on hospital recreation which convened at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 3-6. The con ference was sponsored jointly by the American Red Cross, the Vet erans Administration, and other organizations. Director of recreation at the VA hospital at Oteen, Mr. Myers was on both the morning and even ing program on Monday, April 4. At the morning session he dis cussed “Programming Recreation for TB Patients" and in the even ing he was chairman for the pro gram which had as its theme "Music in Hospitals.” Also attending the conference were Jaek W. Briggs, radio stage manager, and Howard T. Roberts, recreation supervisor at Oteen. FIRST LEAVE James A,. (Jamie) Marshburn, Jr. enlisted in the Marine Corps on Jan. 18 and has been stationed at Paris Island. Thursday (today) he will go to Butner, N. C\, to spend his first leave with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. James Marshburn. LODGE WILL CONFER FIRST DEGREE FRIDAY Black Mountain Masonic Lodge 663 AF & AM will meet for an emergent communication at 7:30 Friday evening at the hall to con fer the first degree on a class of candidates. Boy Burgin, worshipful master, has invited all Master Masons to attend. Ffc. and Mrs. Claude L. Free man who were married on March 19 in South Carolina. Miss Lunsford Becomes Bride Of C. Freeman Miss Sylvia Joann Lunsford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John \V. Lunsford of Black Mountain, became the bride of Pl'c. Claude L. Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn L. Freeman of Black Mountain, in a double ring cere mony performed March 19 in South Carolina. Mrs. Freeman was graduated from Black Mountain High school in 1954 and is employed by the Black Mountain Hosiery mill. Pfc. Freeman was graduated from Black Mountain High school in 1953 and enlisted in the army in March, 1954. He is stationed at Karnest Harmon Air Force base in Newfoundland with the 347th Engineer Aviation battalion. After a 22-day leave lie will return to Newfoundland. Presbyterian Women To Meet Here April 14 Presbyterian women of Black Mountain, Montreat, and Swan nanoa will hold their annual dis trict conference at the Black Mountain Presbyterian church on Thursday, April 14, according to Mrs. A. B. Whitt of Swannanoa, district chairman for this area. Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. and the one day program will start at 10 o’clock. This is one of five such meet ings scheduled in Asheville Pres bytery, which covers 10 western North Carolina counties, and is sponsored by the women of the presbytery, of which Mrs. R. E. Mc Clure, Asheville, is the president. Mrs. Richard M. Goss, Knox ville, Tenn., director of the 30th annual conference for Negro wom en, to be held in Knoxville in .June, will speak at each meeting. Prcsbyterial officers and leaders will meet local leaders of the five districts in the interest of the work of the denomination promot ing the three year program, “For ward With Christ.” SUNRISE SERVICE AT BETHEL CHURCH An Easter sunrise service will be held at the Bethel Methodist church at 6:30 a.m., Sunday, April 10. Groups from several churches in the Valley will participate. Chaplain Frederick Volbeda, U.S.N. retired, will be the speak er. Participating churches will be Bethel Methodist. Bee Tree Christ ian, Swannanoa Presbyterian, War ren Wilson Presbyterian, and Rice ville Presbyterian. The public is invited to attend Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Styles have a daughter born April 2 in Memorial Mission hospital. T. C. ROBERSON WILL DISCUSS 25 CENTS TAX AT PTA MEETING T. C. Roberson, county super intended of public instruction, or his assistant R. A. Tomber lin will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the ele mentary school PTA in the aud itorium oil April 21. Fred Hig ginbotham will preside. Subject for discussion will be the proposed 25 cents supple mental tax which would be used for maintenance and oper ation of the schools. Citizens of the county will have an op portunity to vote on the tax in a straw poll which will be held on May 10. Williamses Feted On 50th Wedding Anniversary The Rev. and Mrs. C. N. Will iams of Black Mountain celebrated their fiftieth wedding annivers ary on Tuesday, March 29. The Rev. Mr. Williams is pastor of First Christian church of Black Mountain. At 7:30 Tuesday evening mem bers of his church honored the Rev. and Mrs. Williams at an in formal reception at the home of Mrs. Lee Seagle. Guests were greeted at the door by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moore. Receiving with the Williamses were Mrs. Seagle, hostess, and Mrs. Walter A. Davis, president of the Christian Woman’s Fellowship. Serving golden punch, ice cream, golden cakes, mints, and nuts were Mrs. Mary E. Ale shire and Mrs. H. S. Hilley, as sisted by girls and boys in the in termediate Sunday school class. Also assisting in receiving the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Watters and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Morgan. Church members presented the Williamses with a beautiful lamp in appreciation of their services and on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Special Service Is Announced A Good Friday service will be held at the Swannanoa Presbyter ian church at 7:30 p.m. A pro gram based on the seven last words or sav ings spoken by Christ from the cross will lbe given by six laymen and the pastor, the Rev. (i. B. Talbot. The public is invited. FRIENDSHIP CHURCH EASTER SERVICE Dr. Joseph Dunglingson, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Danville, Va., will preach the Faster sermon at Friendship Presbyterian church on Sunday morning. Dr. Dunglingson is now supplying this church which is without a regular pastor. Special music will be furnished by the young people’s choir under direction of Mrs. Robert Hauth. Mrs. Ladd Joyner will be at the piano. SR. HI-FELLOWSHIP SPRING RALLY SET The annual spring rally for the Senior Hi-Fellowship groups of the Asheville Presbytery will be held in the Black Mountain Pres byterian church on Monday. April 11. Registration will begin at JO a.m. Included in the services arc get acquainted period, devotional, lunch, fun-ling, presentation of skits, business and election of of ficers, inspirational message by the Rev. Paul Warren, pastor of Grove Covenant Presbyterian church and director of the 1955 Asheville Presbytery conference. SALE IS SET A new selection of good used clothing has been added to the sale held by the Woman’s Auxili ary of the Clear Branch Pente costal Holiness church in the building next door to Viverette’s Radio and Supply on State street. Bags, ideal for Faster have been reduced from $2.00 to $1.50; a beautiful quilt from $15 to $10; a selection of nice greeting cards less than 5 cents each; home can ned foods and men’s socks at a bargain. The sale will last from Thursday through Saturday. Sidney Croy of Grovemont has been ill at his home lor several days. The Swannanoa Finer Carolina committee held a general meet ing Monday night at the home of Mrs. Margaret Kelley, general chairman, and is announcing a de tailed list of projects which will constitute the 1955 program in the Finer Carolina contest: 1. COMMUNITY CENTER IM PROVEMENT, Mrs. Will David son, chairman, (a) Purchase ad ditional chairs and banquet tables for clubhouse, (b) Install curb or guard posts at rear of clubhouse and surface walkways at front of clubhouse, (c) Re-seed clubhouse lawn, killed by 1954 drought, (d) Improve cooking and food handl ing facilities in clubhouse kitchen, (e) Purchase sterilizer for club house kitchen, (f) Purchase and lay tile on floors of clubhouse rest rooms, (g) Purchase two punch bowls and ladles, five dozen ad ditional punch cups and banquet tablecloth for clubhouse. 2. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, Mrs. Lois Gibbs, chairman. (a) Purchase and install intercom munication system in Elementary school, (b) Establish central Ele mentary school library. (c) Im prove and beautify Elementary school grounds, (d) Erect flagpole and flag at Elementary school, (e) Paint interior of former high school building now being used by Elementary school classes, (f) Erect flagpole and flag at Owen High school. 3. ROAD AND STREET IM PROVEMENT, Dixon Connelly, chairman, (a) Improve drainage and paving, Depot street, (b) Im prove drainage of Old U. S. High way 70 between Bee Tree road and Swannanoa River bridge, (c) In stall white posts and reflectors at approaches to Buckeye Cove road overpass (over Southern Railway). (d) Erect curb at intersection of Whitson street and Alexander place, to eliminate corner parking. (e) Construct rbad from Patton Cove to Southern Railway depot, eliminating unsafe railway cross ing. (f) Improve conditions at Swannanoa River bridge for safety of motor and pedestrian traffic. 4. PICNIC GROUNDS IMPROVE MENT, Bob Brown, chairman, (a) Build two additional fireplaces at Community Center picnic ground, (b) Install lighting at Community Center picnic ground, (c) Improve and provide additional facilities at public picnic ground on U. S. Highway 70. (d) Provide for clean up and maintenance of public picnic ground, (e) Renovate one room building on Community Center grounds. 5. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES PROJECT, Mrs. Phyllis Alexander, chairman. (a) Organic a Home Demonstration club for ,Swannanoa community, (b) Co'b&iyit clean-up campaign in business; cfistrict, Bea con Manufacturohg C|o|and South ern Railway district :(C) Improve health and sanitation conditions in community, (d) Beautify grounds around Swannanoa Community sign, (e) Organize a 4-H club for Swannanoa community, (f) Organ ize a Brownie Scout troop. (I. RECREATION PROJECT (al ternate project). (a) Promote Little League Baseball in Swan nanoa community, (b) Provide sum mer recreation program for youth of community, (c) Reorganize Lit tle Theater group. Coon Hunters To Sponsor Field Trial April 16 The Swannanoa Valley Coon Hunters club will sponsor a field trial and shooting match on Sat urday, April 16, starting at 9:00 a.m. and lasting until 5:00 p.m., Bill Gibbs, president, said today. The site will be the field next to the Berea church on the War ren Wilson college road, between Swannanoa and Asheville, approx imately three miles from highway 70. Markers will be placed to di rect spectators and participants to the grounds. A live coon will be used for the field trial with a blue ribbon and a .cash prize of $25.00 going to the winning dog. In addition to the field trial the day’s events will feature shooting matches with shotguns, shells to be furnished by the club, with a $5.00 cash award for each match. Partici pants may bring their own guns or use those which will be furnished by the club. Hot coffee, sandwiches, soil drinks, and other foods will be available at the concession stand. Gate admission will be 50 cents per person except for children under 12 who will be admitted free when accompanied by an adult.