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[OWEN HIGH PTA TURKEY DINNER — APRIL 12 YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER W eather Date March March March March March April April High Low Prec. 27 75 44 28 71 47 2!) 62 38 41 30 52 37 31 60 36 1 70 35 2 60 58 44 11, NO. 31. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 19M, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY 5c PER COPY FLECTIONS Gordon Groonwood [ Lindau. state editor of the Hie Citizen, is one newspap | who knows his way around ipers, large and small. He irked on the small week * middle-sized dailies, and rger newspapers of the i in Texas. lisplayed his knowledge of nation which exists in •wspaper offices, large and when he addressed the jsm section at Montreat I recently. f Bill: “A second-story man Qto the home of the ed a weekly newspaper in r town—And after a ter uggle the editor robbed ■,.inrian made such an ex talk that the class invited come back in mid-April. —R— wealthy dog fancier lost vorite dog so he inserted . in the local newspaper ng $100 for the finding of nimal. following day he went w to the newspaper to see gre had been any answers ad. There was no one building except the jan .ore in blazes is everyone?" ired the wealthy dog janitor told him: r're all out looking for your —R— teacher was thoroughly dis 1 with the student as could tected by the tone of her as she exploded: year I’ve worked my head teach you everything that iw and you still don’t know ng.” —R— nraged because two missing h kept him out of the army, loung man wrote the Presi I don't intend to bite the piy. I though the army used —R— 1 \ou know that in supposedly ous Colonial America, only |of the population were mem of any church? Now the is approximately 59%. —R— ith proper care indications that the human body will a lifetime. —R— wit has come up with of advice which you consider. assure yourself a long life, |your doctor’s bills promptly without complaint, thereby shing yourself as such a |e patient that he can’t af let you die.” C Needs Good Ho graph Of ick Mountain need at least one good color aph type postcard of Black n was the opinion of the r of Commerce publicity tee which has been busy veral weeks planning the m for the year, present our local merchants select postcards offered them ie manufacturers and so far is available of Black Moun itself” the committee ex d. The committee now has ice orders from local merch for the entire first order, if [table picture can be found, need a 4”x5” color transpar taken from Lakey Gap way ng the town in the valley Ithe Craggy Mountains in the onnd with attractive color oreground of either spring d and early leaves or fall Anyone having such a e should contact M. E. Ron It once”, the chairman said, lies to the Chamber of Corn advertising for vacationists eing received from the ad iing campaign being conduct the Florida newspapers, it nnounced today. These re are on file with the Cham Commerce secretary at the hall. resident of the Black in area with vacation se dations available may look 5h these replies and contact idividuals direct if they de COME, NEWCOMERS! _ H. L. Bell family has ■ to Swannanoa from Sal iThere are four children ir Pmily It R. C. Bowness family is gving on High School road fewness was formerly a build ^Glendale, Calif. There are |uldren in this family, feand Mrs. Edwin L. Kelly pontreat road, moved here pBinghampton, N. .J. Mr r»s employed at Kearfott. J. G. Northcott, Black Mountain civic and church loader, has an* nounced that he will seek a second term as a member of the Bun combe County Board of Education. Secretary and manager of Grove Stone and Sand company, Mr. Northcott is a member of the of ficial board of the Methodist church, a director of the Asheville Federal Savings and Loan assoc iation. one of the members repre senting North Carolina as director of Blue Ridge assembly, which he serves as treasurer, and a member of the Lions club. A member of the Black Mountain Town board for 10 years, he was vice mayor for four years. He has always been keenly interested in educa tion and was chairman of the Black Mountain local school com mittee when he resignd to become a candidate for the county board. Mr. Northcott left a position as materials engineer with the North Carolina State Highway department to become associated with the late R. Lee Ellis at Grove Stone and Sand company in 1939. He had been with the state since grad uation from school. Bruce Bartlett Wins Free Trip To Elks Camp Bruce Bartlett of Black Moun tain won a week’s free trip to the Elks Club camp near Henderson ville, by selling more peanuts than any other salesman in Buncombe county during the Crippled Child ren’s campaign (Easter Sale) last Friday and Saturday. Details for the prize were arranged by L. E. Brown, Buncombe county —Turn to Page 8 Wade Martin, the new Beacon baseball skipper, proudly displays the 8V2 lb. .27'/i in. bowfin he caught out of Sherwood Forest Lake March 25. This whopper was caught using nightcrawlers for bait and on a No. 8 brem hook and a bamboo fly rod. The time required to land was about 10 minutes. Good catches have been reported at this lake which is stocked with blue catfish, carp and pike. The lake is located about 2 miles west of Swannanoa. —Photo by Fred M. Martin B&PW To Sponsor Ground Observer Film On April 9 The Black Mountain Business & Professional Woman’s club is sponsoring the ground observer film entitled “Face to Face With Communism” which depicts the part G.O.C. plays in combating communism. The film will be shown at the town hall at 8:00 o’clock, Monday evening, April 9. The public is invited. The film will be shown by Sgt. William J. Fitzpatrick, officer in charge of G.O.C. for Western North Caro lina, and T.Sgt. C. E. Williams, assistant. To cover the “blind spots” in our radar system, the Air Force has conceived the Ground Observ er Corps as a civilian component of Continental Air Defense Corn man^. The mission of the Ground Observer Corps is “to observe, evaluate and report to the radar network flights of specified types of aircraft and unusual or hostile action associated with aircraft”. In addition to detecting hostile planes, ground observers can pro vide information on the number of aircraft in a flight, types of air craft and hostile actions, such as bombers, parachutes and strafing, which radar can not determine ac curately. Observers are also ef fective in rescue operations. NURSES WILL HEAR TALK BY DR. W. H. STEVENS ipistrict No. 1 of the North Carolina State Nurses association will meet Wednesday, April 11, 1956, at 4:00 p.m. at the Asheville Orthopedic hospital, Asheville. For the program, Dr. H. W. Stevens, health officer for Buncombe county, will speak on public health. All registered nurses are invited to attend. BENEFIT SUPPER APRIL 6 The Bee Tree Christian church will hold a benefit supper at the Swannanoa school cafeteria, April 6, at 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Martha T. Simmons was installed as Worthy Matron, and Richard S. Tarbert as Worthy Patron of Black Mountain No. 200 Order of Easter Star in a cere mony on Tuesday evening, March 27, at the Junior Order Hall. Installing Grand Officer was Mrs. Hilda S. Halliburton, Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chap ter of North Carolina. Assisting her were Maude Johnson, Grand Esther of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina, Vella Ma Stev ens, Grand Chaplain, and Martha Norton, Grand Organist. Those in the picture, left to right, back row, Mrs. Loyd T. Stinchcomb, chaplain; Mrs. Mable J. Perkins, Esther; Mrs. Margaret C. McCurry, Elecla; Mrs. Joan C, Brown, Adah;; Mrs. Ad die B. Gaskins, Martha; Mrs. Sadie D Gouge, organist; Arthur E. Rad cliffe, sentinel. Front row, same order, Mrs. Ethel K. Gardner, warder; Mrs. Leora M. Tarbert, conductress; Fred P. Higginbotham, associate patron; Mrs. Viola A. Copeland, associate matron; Mrs. Simmons, WM; Mr. Tarbert, WP; Mrs. Jose phin F. Keever, associate conduct ress, and Mrs. Reva S. Hinkle, treasurer. Those not present when picture was made, Mrs. Enna A. Bieber, marshal; Shirley T. Conger, secre tary; Mrs. Ruby J. Knight, Ruth. As a part of the program Mrs. Scott Root sang two solos. A social hour was held after the meeting with Mrs. J. L. Potter and Mrs. Stinchcomb presiding at the refreshment table. RUMMAGE SALE IS SET FOR 10 A.M. SATURDAY The women of the First Christ ian Church will hold a rummage sale Saturday beginning at 10 o’ clock in the little building next door to Viverette’s Radio supply, State street. There will be good buys for the whole family at a reasonable price. Come early for the best selections. The Rev. Perry Crouch, pastor of the Asheville First Baptist church, will be the minister at the revival which will open Sun day evening, April 15, at the Black Mountain First Baptist church and continue through April 22. In addition to the services each evening at 7:45, there will be morning services at 10:30 Tuesday through Friday during the week. The public is invited. WHITE ELEPHANT SALE TO FEATURE MEETING A white elephant sale will be conducted at the April meeting of the Men of the Methodist church in the educational build ing Tuesday at 6:30. Roy Russell, president, will preside. Auctioneer will be Wade (Pap py) Morrow, who has won fame and fortune, almost, in conducting sales in this part of the country. Pappy has decreed that there will be no raises of less than 5 cents and that no bids will be taken once the hammer has fallen. This clipping will entitle Mrs. O. F. Blankenship and one guest to free admission to see “Top Gun” at the Pix Theater. ir. Home & Civic Club Commended For VA Service The Junior Home & Civic club has been commended for volunteer services rendered patients on the Gerriaterics Ward at Swannanoa VA hospital. The club has accept ed this ward as a year-round pro ject, and a committee of six mem bers visit the ward the fourth Monday night of every month. In accepting this project the club answered an appeal made by the Veterans Administration to the Red Cross chapter here for this service. If it continues to be suc cessful, other VA hospitals plan to have this type of program for their Gerriaterics wards. There are 25 patients on this ward; most of them have been there a long time. Each patient is given some small gift by the club each month, and those hav- | ing birthdays receive a birthday gift, and have Happy Birthday sung to them. Since most ot the patients have been hospitalized for a number of years, they feel the need of talking with someone from the outside and having them listen to their problem. The girls are learning to call the patients by name and try to give the visits a personal touch. Entertainment is provided for the patients on each visit. They especially enjoy music and sing ing. The VA provides a piano on the ward for each visit and many of the patients request their fav orite songs. One committee mem ber owns a tape recorder, and each patient who desires to do so will have an opportunity to record and listen to his own voice. Refreshments were planned, but due to the special diets of each ‘ patient it was felt they should not be served. Red Cross Gray Ladies and VA Special Services representative —Turn to Page 8 Students Hear Talk By Stepp On Engineering A combined class of T. W. Nes- ‘ bitt's pupils in physics and ar vanced general science listened , attentively to a lecture by Julian Stepp of Carolina Power & Light ' company on the subject of engine ering. Mr. Stepp, native of Black Moun tain, compared the educational , ional facilities available today ; with those when he went to , school. Then the entire school, , grades one through high school, were contained in what is now the Monte Vista annex. The speaker discussed the re quirements for entering the eng ineering profession, as well as the opportunities that await graduates from the school of engineering. Last year, he said, two positions were open for every graduate. He offered many suggestions which, if applied, should lead to success ful careers in engineering. Among these were honesty, sincerity, the ability to get along with people, a respect for the opinion of others, and a loyalty to the em ployer for whom you are working. P.F.C. Glenn W. Melton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Melton of Blue Ridge assembly road, sail ed Monday, March 19, aboard the William E. Mann for an 18 months' lour of duty in Korea. Before leaving the States, P.F.C. Melton was stationed at -ort Lewis, Wash. asm P.F.C. James A. Marshburn, Jr., is in the Marine detachment of the U.S.S. Forrestal which is now on a training cruise in the Cari bbean. The Forrestal will return to its home post at Portsmouth, Va., this month to prepare for a world cruise later in the year. 65c TURKEY DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT OWEN PTA MEETING Members of the eighth grade and their parents have been in vited to attend the April meeting af the Owen High school PTA on Thursday, April 12. The Rev. W. A. Huneycutt will preside at the general meeting. A turkey dinner will be served in the lunchroom for 65 cents. Mrs. O. M. Alexander of Swan nanoa and Mrs. J. F. Watkins of Black Mountain have taken care of the reservations for their re spective communities. GROUP 2 CONFERENCE WILL BE ON APRIL 12 Group 2 Conference meeting will meet at the Friendship church on April 12. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and classes will continue until 1 p.m., follow ed by luncheon. Highlight of the meeting will be a speech by Miss Elizabeth McKnight on “Friends at Seminary”. The conference includes Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Montreat, and the Friendship Presbyterian church. Mrs. A. B. Whitt is chairman. ...’as. —Photo by DuPuy M„r. .han ha|f the members of the Black Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce have contributed blood through the Black More th«n' ha"tc, 0f the American Red Cross to insure each club member and his family their blood needs for one year. Mountam-Swannano been given the club by the chapter. A certificate of awaro the last the James Uixell, and Bud Norton. Rabies Clinks Scheduled For This Section Dog owners of Black Mountain, Broad River, and Swannanoa will have a choice of five clinics this year where they may have then animals vaccinated against rabies. According to state law, each dog four months of age and over must be vaccinated yearly against this dread disease. Operating directly under the supervision of Dog Warden J. L. Parris, the Buncombe County Board of Health has scheduled 82 clinics throughout the county where a licensed, registered vet erinarian will administer the vac cine at the clinic rate of $1.00 per dog. During the month of April ONLY, dogs may also be "shot” at any of the veterinarian offices for the clinic rate of $100 This year, to make the events more interesting, Farmer’s Sup ply, Inc., of Asheville, will pre sent a 25 pound package of Secur ity Dog Meal to the owner bring ing in the largest number of dogs to be vaccinated at each of the five clinics scheduled for this sec tion. Since there are some large and fine packs in this area, the competion should be interesting. Noses (dog’s) will be counted al ter the clinic closes, and the win ner mailed an order good for Ihe prize. Following is the clinic schedule for this section: Black Mountain Fire Station, Wednesday, April 11, 1 to 7 p.m Swannanoa, Buckner Building, Wednesday, April 25, 1 to 6 p.m Broad River, Wednesday, May 9, Sheriff Brown's Barn, 11:00 to 1 p.m.; Cecil Smith's Garage, 130 to 2:15 p m.; Broad River Market, 3:00 to 5 p.m. Riceville, Friday, May 25, Elmer Reed’s Store, Grassy Branch, 2 to 3 p.m.; Shope’s Store, Riceville road, 3:15 to 4:30 p.m; Tom Brown’s Dairy, Black Mountain. 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. Swannanoa, Buckner Building. Wednesday, June 6, 3 to 6 p.m The State Board of Health re ports considerable eases of rabies in Ashe, Watauga, Transylvania, and Alleghany counties in the western section of the state. In Transylvania and Alleghany rabies has spread into livestock herds, creating not only a dangerous sit uation to the populace, but also great economic loss. The spread and control of the fatal disease can only be accomplished by vac cination and the elemination ol stray and unwanted dogs. Dog Warden Parris requests that anyone having stray or unwanted animals bring them to one of the clinics, where they will be taken to the Buncombe County Animal shelter. Notices of the clinics will be distributed through the schools, and the NEWS will carry a notice of each clinic just prior to the date. However, it is not too too early to note the above sched ule. decide which members of the family will do the “honors” this year, and make a date with the dogs. It is requested that all dogs be on leash, for obvious rea sons. "Good Citizens" Miss Laura Smith and Wayne Mahaffey were voted best citizens in a student body election last week at Owen High. The Ashe ville Civitan club has sponsored the Good Citizen program in Bun combe county school for many years. Three seniors were nominated by the faculty in keeping with Civitan policy and the student body made the final selections Miss Smith is president of the student body and Wayne Mahailey is president of the senior class. Honorable mention winners were also elected by juniors, soph omores. and freshmen. Elected were David Alexander, Yvonne Wagner; Wanda Bartlett, Ted Me Call; and Tony Willis and Joan Conner. The two seniors elected will be guests of the Civitan club at a special luncheon meeting this month. Certificates will be pre sented to them at that time and represented at graduation. PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY Everyone in the community is invited to the State Street Meth odist church open house Sunday • afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. in the new educational building. New members of the church will be honored at this time. Mrs L. C. Jumper is chairman. MASONS WILL MEET Black Mountain Masonic Lodge 663 AF&AM will meet for a stated communication at Lodge Hall Fri day evening at 8:00 o’clock. Cecil Ham. WM, has invited all Master Masons to attend.
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