Music Groups Have Made Great Progress! ^^^Although patrons of the schools of the Wswannanoa Valley had long dreamed of the * day when a full-time band and choral in I structor could be provided, no one dared [ hope that this dream was about to be real ized. But last spring a group with vision, energy, intelligence, and enthusiasm picked up the ball and started to move. And Move they did. The full-time instructor, a well trained and well qualified man for the position, will complete the first half of the work for the school year when he presents the chorus and band in a concert free to the public at the Owen High auditorium Monday evening. It is no secret that those who have heard the students perform have been amazed at the great progress made in the short time since the program began. The group that accepted the great respon sibility of trying to help establish the band and choral departments in the schools, did not act without careful consideration. First, along with the principals and Parent-Teacher associations, they made a study of the situa tion at Owen High and at Swannanoa and Black Mountain. Assured that they were on firm ground they launched their campaign. As a result a budget of $5,000 was set for the first year and the director hired The results have been gratifying. The commun ity may judge the accomplishments on Mon day evening. But the program is not out of the woods yet. The full cooperation of the community, the board of education, organization, and in terested citizens will be needed to establish a permanent organization. This will take work but it can be done. Every parent and friend of the schools should be determined that in the future the students here will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the “universal Language” — Music. Can you think of a subject or an activity that is more important? 4-Black Mountain (NC) NEWS— Thursday, Dec. 8, 1955 We Salute We Salute you on your birth day! Dec. 9— Onley Weaver Susan Ann Ballard Laura Soleshee Dec. 10 Jean Duncan Mrs. H. S. Hilley Tony Harris Judy Honeycutt Walter Morris Tom Sharp Fred Lucas Elizabeth Sneed Dec. 11— Lucile Fierce Mrs. William Hickey L. A. Allen Sara Lindau Carolyn Rice Linda' Whittemore Charles Sappington Deborah Diane Ramsey Willa Mullins J. W. Biddix Daniel Witt Dec. 12— Mildred Sporborg Jed Osteen Dec. 13 Edith M. Burgin Cornelia Joyner Thelma Taylor Mrs. W. W. Preston Karen Patricia Burgess Roy L. Russell Thelma Taylor Robert D. Maney Jr. Robin Martin Dec. 14— Mrs. Walter B. Burgess Linda Wicker Diana K. Allison Garland Reed Effie Sawyer George Wilburn R. H. Reed Mrs. John Boyter Dec. 15— Mary Jane Barnwell Lucile Hudson Henry T. Ware Alfred Astley Black Mountain NEWS One of Buncombe County's fore most weekly newspapers published every Thursday at Black Mountain, N. C., in the heart of the prosper ous Swannanoa Valley, great re ligious and resort center and growing industrial area. Gordon H. Greenwood Editor and Publisher Entered as second class matter September 13, 1945, at the Post Office in Black Mountain, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates Buncombe and McDowell counties $2.50 per year Outside Buncombe and McDowell $3.00 per year Awarded A rating by Commun ity Research Bureau. Chester C. Sobol Walter Parrent Frances Buckner WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET AT S. H. COBURN HOME The Blae Mountain Woman’s club will hohi its annual Christmas meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the home of Mrs. S. H. Cobum, Mon treat road. This is an “ex change party” and each one at tending is to bring a simple wrap ped gift. A ceiling of $1.00 has been suggested. If any wish to bring guests, they are asked to cal! Mrs. Lee Seagle, phone 4391; this is important. Three large cheers! They’re here at last! What’s here? The class rings of course. We suspect that everyone has grown two or three sizes since we were meas ured for class rings, but w'e’re still rather glad that they’ve fin ally arrived. Volley ball intermurals are a welcome bit of variety in the old school grind. Elimination games have determined the best team in each grade, and this week and next week the Juniors and Seniors and the Sophomores and Freshmen fight it out, with the victors in the two games meeting in a championship game just before Christmas vacation. So far only the girls have played, giving the superior sex a chance to sit back and look superior, but our turn will come. See Ourselves Scott Stevens. Owen’s school bus drivers and prospective drivers, and anyone else who is interested in becoming: a better, safer driver, are meeting with Mr. O. M. Alexander every Tuesday. The all-day class is quite interesting and if it produces even one safe driver or prevents one traffic fatality it certainly has been worthwhile. The Christmas spirit has de scended on Owen, and the Owen chorus is doing nothing whatso ever to dampen our spirits. One expects to see reindeer just around the corner when the chorus com mences its carolling. Speaking of the chorus, Mr. Rhodes and Company presented a Christmas program at Reynolds High Tuesday afternoon. Soloists Nana Owenby, Carolyn Spivey, Julia Vickers, and Bobby Jones were featured. Owen High Menu Thursday, Dec. 8-— Lima beans, candied sweet pota toes, cheese and crackers, pickles, blackberry cobbler. Friday, Dec. 9— Fish, tartar sauce, baked pota toes, slaw, orange cake. Monday, Dec. 12— Wieners, barbecue sauce, rolls, " ~~. i BLACK MOUNTAIN • OLD FORT Last Rites Held For Guy Rayburn Last rites for Guy Rayburn. 41, of Swannanoa were held Friday afternoon, Dee. 2, in the Swan nanoa Free Will Baptist church with the Rev. John Cansler and the Rev. Larry Sparks officiating. Burial was in the Berea Baptist church cemetery, Riceville. Mr. Rayburn died in a veterans hospit al after an illness of several months. He was a native of Cher okee county but had lived in the Swannanoa community for 29 years. He was a loom fixer at Beacon Manufacturing company. Pallbearers were Joe Rice, Pete Robinson, Fred Mc.Cuen, ,1. B. Pad gett, Jasper Ensley and Frank Allen. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Essie Atkins Rayburn; a daughter, Miss Peggy Rayburn; two sons, John and Terry, all of the home; a brother, Eugene Ray burn of Swannanoa; and a sister, Mrs. C. B. Dillingham of Swan nanoa RFD 1. Harrison Funeral Home was in charge. sauerkraut, pork and beans, coco nut cake. Tuesday, Dec. 13— Baked ham, candied apples, En glish peas, jello. Wednesday, Dec. 14— Ground beef, gravy, mashed po tatoes, slaw, apricot pie. Bread, milk, and butter are served with all meals. —At night a driver who can see an expected dark obstacle 490 feet at 40 miles per hour can nee the abstacle only 430 feet at 70 miles per hour. If he is not expecting :he obstacle, he can see it only 220 Feet but needs 363 feet for a safe itop. This is one reason night -peeders collide with dark colored dock and run down pedestrians. umiiiniiiiniiiimmimiuiiMiliun bihuui hi uii hui im KimmuimiiMH rtntM»«»i win ttum:!« Swannanoa News MRS. B. B. HENSLEY Phone 753" R,,U.k; ; o U MAKE THE NEWS’ 1111 min it 1111111111 llllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIlllllimi|l|UI||,|||,,|||l,,l,llilMI 11 '■ 11,11,1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS iiiimnmmimmiiuimiimimii Music Club. The Swannanoa Junior Music club held its meeting Thursday evening, Dec. I, at the club house in Grovemont. Approximately members were present. The meeting was opened by Carolyn Luckadoo and Sue Ander son who gave the devotions. 1 ro gram chairman was Wade Talbot. Those who took part were: Annette Meeks and Ann Walker, singing a duet; Annette Meeks, a solo; Fran ces Kaplan, piano solo; Nana Ow enbv, a solo; and John Cooley s band a number of selections Following the program, members for the new year were initiated. After the meeting refreshments were enjoyed. Josephine Mumpower Aux. The Josephine Mumpower Aux iliary met Tuesday evening, Nov. 29. at the Free Will Parsonage Mrs. Claude Foster presided over the business session and the pro gram. The program, “Growing Through Enjoying Religion,” was opened by singing a hymn and prayer by Mrs Ernest Ray. Topic I—"Christ Commanded Ls To Enjoy Our Religion” was given by Mrs. Edward Mumpower. Top ic No. II. "Enjoying Our Religion Influences Others,’ by Mrs. Jim Rrotherton and topic No. Ill, "1 Get Joy, Dedicate Life To Others,” was presented by Mrs. Cline Mes Others who attended were Mrs. Tohn Cansler. Mrs. Willard Wilson. Mrs. John Ogle Jr., Mrs. Austin Andrews and Mrs. W. H. Smith. Miss Lynette Kelly, daughter of Mr. arul Mrs. John Kelly was hon ored for her birthday with a form al dance Saturday evening at the Recreation Center in Grovemont. Approximately 00 young people at tended and spent a thoroughly en joyable evening of dancing and fun. Miss Kelly received many lovely gifts from her friends. Christmas F'nogram. The Swannanoa Valley Music ■lub will present a program of Christmas music Sunday, Dec. 11. it the Baptist church in Black Mountain. The program will be lin at 3 p.m. A number of Swan lanoa residents will take part in the presentation. The public is •ordiallv invited to attend. Every Member Canvass. The Presbyterian church “Every nember canvass,” took place last Sunday, Dec. 4. Officers of the •hurch were divided into teams .vhich visited every home repre sented in the congregation. Home Demonstration. The Home Demonstration club leld its meeting Monday afternoon it the home of Mrs. John Brown Mrs. H. W. Cole was co-hostess ind presented each member with in attractive corsage which she lad made from holly and small ■andy cones. Mrs. Dixon Cojmel y was in charge of the prr. Paul D. Sanders, of Richmond, Va. Dr. Sanders is Ed itor of "The Southern Planter” magazine and is one of the top authorities on farm conditions in the South. —A shorn wool incentive prict of 62 cents per pound of wool grease basis, and a mohair incen tive price of 70 cents per pound have been announced by USDA. NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ...CLOSING Last call for.chans#d lis,in9‘ New Listings Ads in Yellow Pages Make it easy for members of the fami ly, or business associates, to be called by having them listed in the new tele phone directory. The cost is low, the convenience is great. Now’s the time, too to tell us if you wish to make any changes in your present listing. MR. BUSINESSMAN: Your ad in the Yellow Pages goes into every telephone home and business in the city. It sells for you every day in the year. Call the Telephone Business Office right away. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company From Page 1 exterior wrapping should be bemry brown paper if possible. The best method of addressing • P»"el '* to write with ink directly on the wrapper. Hummed stickers are verv much in use hut it has been our experience that they often be rime brittle after being dried out and break off in handling. If you use dark wrapping paper such as blue, purple, etc., then it is nes-es sarv to h label of a lighter color since writing is not legible on the dark paper. Never present a parcel for mailng with tissue pap er or ornamental holiday paper as the outside wrapper If you wish , , these holiday comments vou should cover them with an outer wrapping of strong, plain paper. Tie all parcels securely with strong cord, not wrapping twine. You may use gummed tape provided the parcel is not exces sive in weight. The tape should be at least one inch wide. In addi tion to the address on the outer wrapper you should also place one inside the parcel for use hy postal employees in the event the outer wrapper becomes torn. If you contemplate sending ar ticles' made of glass, or liquids such as honey, syrup, etc., you should inquire at the post office for special instructions in the manner of packing them. The rate on unsealed Christmns cards not exceeding 2 ounces is 2c .■Mini liuimttpp s written on the card it is subject x> the letter rate of 3c an ounce, however, you are permitted to vrite a line of preetinps and sipn ,our name under the 2c rate. l*n. ier a recent rulinp of the Post Of rice Department you are permitted :o enclose a personal messapo in t parcel provided that you make a notation to this effect on the out side of the parcel and pay an ad ditonal 3c. Parcels for the west coast should he sent not later than December 12 if sent hv ordinary mail. Those mailed later than that date should he sent by special delivery or air mail. For New Knpland destina tions they should be sent by the 15th In the event you are not able to send your pift until the last few days before Christmas, air mail, specinl delivery, and spec ial handling afford a means of as suring delivery on time. Rut re member, there is no substitute for early mailinp OWEN HONOR ROLL— From Pape 1 9th A. ”»•>'* Tiv, 'tauphtor I),,,, "nan°a, r hospital. ‘ ’ !n St Mr and Mrs K ? Sf>n born Nov o- p hospital. “' !n Horn to Mr. and V, H 1 *»• »■ in JX Mr. and Mrs. j, .„. of Swannanoa, hv , l cr 2 'n St. JOS0p Ann Solomon, Hot- J a na u , 4 Tommy Alexander, I ■tv a ••Moxander ] - John Bryant, Frant ^ « I R - i, ■■ °1>n Hudson i , i,,.i .. 1 j I'oloros Melton, J"nmy Pag*, ^ ", anne Nesbitt, Ho], ■ . '4 na Mitchell, Judv H 1 atton, Elene Sin t- 1 Kan. 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