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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1956, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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Gordon Greenwood
about petting even?
wav to pet ahead.
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Nanney, "ho served a
an apprentice at the
ore transferring his ac
the automotive field,
from Fulda, Germany,
j_ stationed with the
Hut Stuart, never
a!ste words, doesn’t
wear h£s pen out the
\ t ter a one sentence
note to begin, he says:
and the gang hello for
like to have had
us all about the coun
he was doing, and how
it. But he’s saving
until he gets home.
—R—'
to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
, who last Saturday
Gwen Nanney, the
entry in the Roan Moun
, she did better than
The Owen High school
of 1956 survived the
second rounds but was
in the third. Her pic
with other entries
ir program of the
The event is sponsored
tiy the Hakersville I.ions
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interesting book, “The
Foundation and Its
” by Dr. Thomas Hugh
Jr., has been published
Dr. Spence tells the
the Foundation from
it was founded down to
time.
are pictures and stor
many people who have
and are still known
. You'll quick
Elizabeth Hoyt,
B. Anderson, Mrs. Billy
, and Mrs. Margaret
easy to read and will
valuable contribution to
of the Foundation.
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worker left the factory
pushing a wheelbar
of straw. Every night
halted him and carefully
through the straw but
nothing and passed the
through the gate,
performance was repeated
after night, and after a
the guard broke down and
with the worker to ex
to him.' "I’m going
to the Urals, so you can
y to me. 1 give you my
tell. But I’m curious
are you stealing?’’
rrows,” the worker
—R—
times during World War
watched llu bombing of
from a vantage point on
in south central
I wondered how any
or anything could be left
that area. The Ger
didn’t have far to come in
days and they seemed to
the English Channel
after dusk or a little lat
plaster the south coast
and Incendiary
which seemed to set the
world afire.
commonly believed that
get used to anything
never watched the raids
wondering what was
to the people who
really in the thick of it.
away as we were we
feel the jar as the heavy
did their work and see
clearly the red and pink
of flames and smoke that
the horizon.
day afternoon while talk
to Ruby Hall I found out
happened to at least two
e people who stayed, through
entire war in Bristol,
irmer residents of America
had returned to England to
* 'heir home. When the
fame they were living in
ttol. They worked by day
at night they made their
to the tunnel and got what
they could as the Germans
their best to spoil their town
their sleep. It didn’t hap
,|u:'t one night, they explain
but was a continuous thing,
bey grew tired of this so one
Pt the man promised his
H we live through the
Wl‘ H go hack to America.”
*n 1 'e end did come he kept
*ord. I hey are now living
the States.
' "nigh I had been a witness
u ,fn-v faids on Bristol from
s aiico, I didn’t get into the
1111,1 ’be wair was over whe#
Pissed through on our way
'*i«>rt, hngland, just across
ri't«l channel, to board
boat that we’d been look
”r slnee the day we landed
di(in’?r'S 1*H‘^ore at Liverpool,
take long to determine
Hfistol and the channel
really ’ad it. Those fel
m popping those bombs
,7s.1"*88- There was evi
’ *t everywhere.
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/vwb. J. R. HODSON IS
HONORED FOR 10 YEARS'
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Mrs. J. R. Hodson, owner and
manager of Ann’s Cafe in Black
Mountain, was honored at the Food
Service Employees Training school
at David Millard Junior High
school in Asheville last week for
having perfect attendance for the
past 10 years. Mrs. Hodson has
not missed one of these meetings
since the training school was org
anized. She was given special
recognition by M. M. Melvin of
Raleigh, leader of one of the
state’s health agencies.
The school is conducted by the
Buncombe County Health depart
ment, assisted by state and federal
agencies.
Mrs. Florence Melton attended
with Mrs. Hodson.
Experiences Of
Soldier’s Wife
During Civil War
Ed. Note: With this issue we
begin this story of the experiences
a soldier’s wife in the' Civil War.
The introduction was written by
Mrs. A. C. Campfield of Swan
nanoa, the story by Mrs. Robert
Frank Orr. It gives a very vivid
account of what life was like here
in the mountains during this crisis
in the nation’s history. We be
lieve you’ll find it interesting.)
Introduction
By Mrs. A. C. Campfield
The Civil War was indeed a try
ing time for our country, especial
ly for those who dared to leave
the south and join the “Yankees,”
as they were called. Southerners
had very little themselves, but
would willingly divide with their
neighbors, also Confederates. For
those who had husbands whose
opinions were different, often ex
pressed by joining the Union Ar
my, the story was different. Then
lives were endangered, and obtain
ing help was difficult. Thus, we
have the beginning story as told
by Mrs. Frank Orr whose husband
left the Union army to join Con
federate. A granddaughter, Mrs.
Frank W. Allen, Swannanoa, fur
nished information leading to a
copy of this experience. Mrs. Vic
toria Clayton, daughter of Mrs.
Orr, who lives in Hendersonville,
is owner of the story, written in
1890.
Mrs. Frank Orr and her mother,
Mrs. Middleton, who made this
trip with their ten children on
foot to Knoxville, were living in
the Beulah community, Henderson
county, under the now famous
Jump Off Mountain, near Hender
sonville, N. C., at the beginning of
this experience.
Mrs. Orr speaks of having one
child, and within a few months af
ter reaching their destination, Mrs.
Charles Campfield was born, who
is mother of Mrs. Allen, grand
mother of Allen, Hewitt, Lloyd
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C of C Will Make
Effort To Extend
Tourist Season
Those who
SfeK have not mailed
in their 1956
IV Chamber o f
tsjB Commerce dues
should do so at
once, William
1^^ Hinkle, executive
IfipM secretary and
SiM office manager,
Mr. Hinkle said today.
Mr. Hinkle, who replaced Mrs.
William Gibbs when Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbs movec^ from the commun
ity, pointed out that the response
to the appeal for payment of dues
made some time ago has been
excellent but that the Chamber
would like to clear up those few
remaining accounts. He explained
again that the dues being paid
now are for the year 1956. The
directors voted to make this year s
membership drive now but here
after the campaign will be in
January.
H. M. Wood nas reporieu nwi
the advertising campaign in the
Florida newspapers has been go
ing well. His publicity group was
given permission to expand the
program to the fall and to north
ern newspapers. Every effort will
be made by the Chamber of Com
merce to extend the season by
attracting the midwest and east
ern tourists as they travel to and
from Florida in the fall, winter,
and spring. _
FIRE CAUSES $1800
DAMAGE TO HOME HERE
Fire which started in the
kitchen caused an estimated$1800
damage at the home of E. L.
Pemberton, Vance avenue, the
week end of June 17. The flames
were discovered by a neighbor who
called the fire department. The
origin has not been determined.
.The damage was covered by in
surance. '
Jaycees Never
Idle As Finer C.
Work Progresses
Has anyone seen an idle Jaycee
lately? We of the Finer Carolina
committee wish to commend the
Jaycees on the all-out support and
hard work they have given to
ward the completion of their Finer
Carolina projects.
Bill Brown, chairman of the
Jaycees Finer Carolina work has
reported^ that the first phase of
their project was completed two
weeks after projects were set up.
This was the purchase of a 16 mm.
sound movie projector. Cost was
$95.00. This is in use for the
Teen-age program.
The second phase was the en
larging and clearing of the picnic
area at the club house. Four work
parties were held a total of 15
hours were spent in the clearing
away trash, shrubs and trees. The
area in general was made larger
and more presentable.
Third phase, the building of a
volleyball court and purchasing
of equipment. This was completed
June. 1956. Ten work parties
were held and 30 hours were spent
in work. The area was cleared,
bulldozed and leveled; the stream
flowing thru the center of the
area was re-routed; 43 loads of
fill dirt and two loads of sand
were purchased for area. Large
metal posts were sunk in concrete
for net. A total of $100.00 was
spent. If you are over at the
club house notice how this pro
ject is already being used.
Fourth phase, one ping pong
table and equiment has been pur
chased, cost $25.00,
rhe Jaycees have had a num
ber of ways and means projects,
in order to secure money. Not
only have they worked on the act
ual labor of projects but much
work has gone into the money
making end.
The Jaycees weren’t too ousy
to give help to the Jr. Woman’s
club in their Finer Carolina pro
ject. The Jaycees have spent 20
hours and have had four work
parties, setting posts and running
wire for the fence around the
children's playground.
The Tea and Topic club also re
ceived assistance from the Jaycees.
They have set the posts and have
run wire for the fence around the
wading pool.
The remainder of work to be
completed ist (1) Fence around
tennis court. (2) Shuffle board
and equipment. (3) Horseshoe
boxes and equipment.
As you can well see the Jaycees
have progressed in their Finer
Carolina projects, and in answer
to the lead question, “Has anyone
seen an idle Jaycee lately?”, the
answer of course is No!
AUTHOR OF RECENTLY
PUBLISHED BOOK IS
HERE FOR SUMMER
I)r. and Mrs. Ira Jay Martin, 3rd.
arrived recently at their summer
home, "The Hide Away” in High
Top Colony. Dr. Martin is assoc
iate professor of Bible and Re
ligion at Berea college and the
author of a recently published
book. “'The Faith of Jesus”. He
expects to make a start on a fol
low up volume on “The Faith of
Paul”. He and Mrs. Martin will
occupy their home for the three
summer months and will be re
ceiving visits from former parish
oners in Massachusetts.
Although he has lectured before
professional groups and has been
a regular contributor to period
icals, this is Dr. Martin’s first pub
lished book. He is listed in Who’s
Who in South, Directory of Amer
ican Scholars, and Who’s Who in
American Education.
—The camel is one of the ugliest
and meanest of animals.
F. P. Higginbotham has been
appointed as a member of the lo
cal committee for the Black Moun
tain Elementary school. He has
been active in the PTA for sev
eral years and twice served as
president. A past master of Ma
sonic Lodge 663 AF&AM, Mr. Hig
ginbotham is a signal maintainer
for the Southern Railway. He is
assistant general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railway Signal
men of America. He has been
with the Southern Railway for 29
years.
Rev. W. H, Styles
Will Be Speaker
Lakey Gap chapel will observe
homecoming July 1, 1956. it was
announced today. Dinner will be
served on the grounds at 12:30.
The Rev. Walter H. Styles, a
former pastor of the Black Moun
tain Presbyterian church, will de
liver the sermon. All friends and
members of the chapel are invited
to bring a basket and join the
congregation in this observance.
MISS SARAH DICKENS
COMPLETES COURSE
Miss Sarah Dickens has com
pleted the executive secretarial
course at the Harbarger Business
college. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Dickens, and her sister
Julia Ann spent the week end in
Raleigh and attended the com
mencement exercises at the col
lege Friday at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Donald George Jackson
Miss Ruth Wooten
Is Married To
Donald Jackson
In an impressive ceremony Miss
Rebecca Ruth Wooten, daughter
of Mrs. C. M. Wooten of Olin, be
came the bride of Donald George
Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
W. Jackson of Black Mountain, on
Saturday, June 16, at 4:00 o'clock
in Gaither Chapel at Montreat.
The Rev. John S. Cook, pastor
of Tabor Presbyterian church, per
formed the ceremony. Miss Marg
aret Leech, organist, and Miss
Tlelma Grant, vocalist, presented
tb ■ program of wedding music.
'■* j be bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Billy E. Wooten of
N'ewton.
Her gown was of Chantilly lace
and tulle over satin. It featured
a fitted bodice of lace with a
scalloped sweetheart neckline.
Scalloped lace tiers extended in
points on either side of the bouf
fant skirt and down the back into
a chapel-length train. Her finger
tip veil of French illusion was at
tached to a Juliet cap of lace with
seed pearl trim. She carried a
bouquet of white summer flowers
centered with a white orchid.
Miss Sarah Jackson of Kings
Mountain was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Peggy
Wooten, Miss Sue Wooten, and
Miss Martha Wooten, sisters of the
bride.
The attendants wore princess
style street-length dresses of pale
yellow crystalline over yellow pol
ished cotton with scoop necklines
and full skirts. Their headdresses
were matching yellow bandeaux
and they carried nosegays of sum
mer flowers in shades of yellow
and white.
Miss Judy Mahaffey of States
ville, niece of the bride, was
flower girl.
John Jackson of Oak Lawn,
111., brother of the bridegroom,
served as best man.
Ushers were Nick Neville of Old
Fort, Edwin Smith and Dillon
Gaskins, both of Black Mountain,
and Tommy Spence of Montreat.
For a wedding trip through
Western North Carolina, the bride
wore a yellow suit of rayon acetate
with black and white accessories
and the orchid from her bouquet.
The couple will reside at 9001
S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn, 111.
Mrs. Jackson is a graduate of
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w.,..ion Bible school at the State Street Methodist will having been in
'(hi nest two weeks. Proper certificates will be awarded to thwe completing the courses
wssion f0'irVh Gffnn, Jr., director of the school, and the |„V7alt *** h“ **•" h*W ,cr ,h*
first "mi hT the new educational building which was complete U.h ...
, —Photo by Gragg Studio
close ^Friday after having beei
Robert R. Barnes
Will Install
Lions Officers
Robert R. Barnes, district gov
ernor of Lions International 31-A
in 1953-56 and now International
Counsellor, will install the new of
ficers for the Black Mountain
Lions club at the Monte Vista to
night (Thursday) at 7:00 o’clock.
Dempsey, Whitaker, president, will
preside.
Officers who will be installed
include: president, Gordon H.
Greenwood; first vice-president,
W. W. White, a lifetime director
of the club; second vice-president,
J. L. Potter; third vice-president,
John J. O'Connor; secretary, James
H. Skelton; assistant secretary, H.
W. Sanders; treasurer, Wade Mor
row; assistant treasurer, Joe Wal
lin; Lion tamer, W. M. Pate; as
sistant Lion tamer, Johnny Rice;
tailtwisters, Max Woodcock and F.
H. Richardson; directors, 1956-58,
H. McGuire Wood and Charles
Clevenger; holdover, directors,
1956-57, Woodrow Beddingfield
and Walter A. Davis.
Bill Hickey will serve as pro
gram chairman for the year, assist
ed by Benjamin Dunford, Willard
K. Weeks, Walter A. Davis, Harry
Barkley, and Henry T. Ware.
Other committees and their
chairmen will be announced soon.
Woodrow Beddingfield and Roy
A. Taylor, club representatives,
and their families are attending
the Lions International Convention
in Miami.
Owenby Strikes
Out to In Six
inning Affair
A second contender for loop
leadership fell before the on
rushing Black Mountain nine last
Saturday when the locals traveled
to Faii-view to take an abbreviated
six-inning decision, 11 to 3. The
game was scheduled for Black
Mountain but was moved to Fair
view because the grounds here
were not available. It was halted
after six innings because of rain.
The battle for first place in
the Buncombe County league was
decided by the strong arm of Jess
Owenby, who struck out 10 Fair
view batters as he limited the
losers to three hits. He also led
the hitters by pounding out a
home run, triple, and single.
Saturday the locals will play at
Venable but will return here Sun
day to take on Oakley.
Black Mountain has to win only
one of these two contests to be
sure of the host’s role in the all
star game scheduled for July 4.
The opposition will be selected
from the other teams of the league.
League standings:
Black Mountain 10 1
Fairview 5 2
West Buncombe 7 4
Biltmore 6 6
Beech 4 6
Venable 4 7
Alexander 2 7
Oakley 2 8
DR. KENNETH RAPER
IS GOING TO EUROPE
TO HUNT LOST MOLD
Guests for the past week of the
Rev. and Mrs. C. N. Williams have
been their daughter and son-in
law, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Raper
of Madison, Wise. Dr. Raper is
professor of bacteriology at the
University of Wisconsin. He is
being given a five-month leave of
absence this fall to go to Europe
to help in the search for a useful
mold which was lost more than
75 years ago. He is considered
one of the nation’s outstanding
authorities on mold and has dis
covered several.
JUNIOR HOME & CIVIC
CLUB COOKING SCHOOL
WILL 3E NEXT WEEK
The Junior Home and Civic club
will sponsor a cooking school on
July 10, 11, 12, at the Grammar
school. Mrs. Elizabeth Parham of
the Carolina Power and Light
company will conduct the school.
This is an annual project of
the Junior Home and Civic club.
The proceeds are used for the
club’s projects of community im
provement.
MRS. COX CONDUCTING
SERVICES SUNDAY AT
AMERICAN LEGION HALL
Mrs. Neil J. Cox is conducting
services each Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
in the Bible Deliverance Revival
center in the American Legion
hall, downtown Black Mountain.
The public is invited to attend
these meetings which are non-de
nominational for people of all
churches.
—Many things go without Bay
ing, but gossip isn’t •' one. ' "
Dr. W. D. Weather ford
Dr. Weatherford
li Honored By
Blue Ridge Board
Dr. Frank Graham, former pres
ident of the University of North
Carolina and now mediator. United
Nations, New York, paid tribute
to the work of Dr. W. D. Weather
ford as he delivered the address
at the Golden Anniversary cele
bration of Blue Ridge assembly
Sunday morning in College hall.
“Although this man has served
in many fields, his greatest contri
bution to his country has probably
been in improving race relations.
In my opinion, a book which he
wrote many years ago and the
other work which he has perform
ed were largely responsible for
the recent stand taken by the Su
preme Court in declaring that all
Americans, regardless of race, col
or, or national origin, are entitled
to equal opportunity,” Dr. Graham
pointed out. The speaker was in
troduced by J. Fran Babbitt, pres
ident of the Blue Ridge Board of
Directors.
. Dr. Graham traced the progress
of the assembly from the time it
was established by Dr. Weather
ford in 190(1 and explained that a
large percentage of those who
came to filue Ridge each year as
staff members later entered the
religious or allied fields, showing
the influence which Blue Ridge
has over those who come for rest,
study, and inspiration.“ Those who
have been staff members or v*ho
have studied here are now serving
in all sections of the South and
in many countries of the world.
There are men high in govern
ment, business, and other profes
sions who got their training here
at Blue Ridge” he said.
Dr. Weatherford, the founder of
Blue Ridge Assembly, was pre
sented a citation by the Blue Ridge
Board for his outstanding service.
The citation said:
Educator, pioneer, builder, man
of God and servant of man; found
er of Blue Ridge Assembly where
thousands of youth have discov
ered a new conception of God, a
philosophy of life and Christian
vocation. We honor
Willis Duke Weatherford
for his vision and for the years
of unremitting toil in its fulfill
ment, for his pioneering spirit in
things social, his steadfastness in
things spiritual, and for the union
of both in his personal life.
We praise him for the lessons
he taught in classroom, field and
office, for his love of growing boys
and girls, his sense of community
and of world outlook, for his
youthfulness shown by constant
study, and for instigating new and
creative adventures.
We love him for his intellectual
cheerfulness, the zest with which
he greets each day, his faith in
God’s goodness and greatness and
in man’s capacity to build a better
self and a better world.
Subscribed to by the Board of
Directors of Blue Ridge Assembly
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Nickel Will Gel
You A Full Dime's
Worth of Parking
Hereafter it’ll cost you just
half as much to park in Black
Mountain as it did before^ The
town council voted at the last
meeting to change the parking
meter charge from 10 cents per
hour to five cents, or from six
minutes for a penny to 12 min
utes for the same.
The board explained that the
10-cent meters were only an ey
periment which was tried and dis
continued. Work of making the
change over started last week and
was scheduled to be completed by
the middle of this week.
Mrs. Gay Harris of Black Moun
tain has been hired as parking
meter checker to replace Mrs.
Louise Britt, who resigned.
| Indian Spirit
On Warpath At
Camp Merri-Mac
Did you hear the distant beat of
the tom-toms last night? Did you
see a mountain top ablaze with
brilliant crimson and go Id from a
roaring camp fire? Indian tribes
assembled and joine’d their fires
to form one large group signifying
unity.
Camp Merri-Mac held its official
Indian ceremony on June 22, One
hundred and fifty-five campers at
tending the camp were tapped in
one of the three competitive tribes
that develops team spirit and
sportsmanship among campers.
The three tribes, Iroquois, Sem
inoles, and Choctaw, assembled
their old braves around the tradi
tional campfire ring. Following
the braves the new campers joined
in the ceremony.
Against the rising mountains
were dark outlines of Indian fig
ures. The Indian spirit spoke from
the deep woods. As it spoke, the
campfire hurst forth into flame
spotlighting the three Indian
chiefs and their medicine men.
Former chiefs, Betty Ann Cleve
land of Shreveport, La., Carole Ty
ler of Europa, Miss., and Ruth
Rasco of Carol Gables, Fla,, than
sent their braves to tap new camp
ers into the tribes.
Dr. Elibeth Buie of Lake City,
Fla., head counselor of senior
camp, directed the ceremony. Im
mediately following the ceremony
each tribe held meetings to elect a
new chief and medicine man for
the season. Miss Ruth Rasco was
re-elected chief of the Choctaw
tribe, Miss Mary Senter of Shreve
port, La., will serve as medicine
man. Representing the Iroquois
tribe are Miss Margaret Johnson
of Jackson, Ala., and Miss Carole
Wilson of Miami, Fla. Miss Mary
McMullen of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Miss Martha Nash of Dallas, Tex.,
will represent the Seminoles
Stuart Hatmq
Assigned To Army
Unit In Germany
FULDA, GERMANY—Pvt. Stuart
A. Nanney, son of Mrs. Carrie L.
Nanney, Star Route, Black Moun
tain, N. C.. recently was assigned
to the Army’s 12th Ordance Com
pany in Germany.
Nanney, a stock record clerk,
entered the Army in September
1955 and completed basic training
at Fort Jackson, S. C. He was
graduated from Black Mountain
High school in 1953, and was em
ployed by Garret Motor company.
Hendersonville, in civilian life,
and the Black Mountain News.
Walter Tipton
Completes Army
School Course
FORT HOOD, TEX — Pfc Walter
F. Tipton, son of Mrs. Clara Craig,
Black Mountain, N. C., recently
was graduated from the Fourth
Army Food Service school. Fort
Hood. Tex.
Tipton completed the school's
cooking course.
Tipton is regularly assigned to
Company B of the 4th Armored
Division’s 37th Tank Battalion at
the fort.
The eighteen-year-old soldier at
tended Black Mountain High
school before entering the Army
in June 1955. He completed basic
training at Fort Jackson, S C
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
WOMEN TO HAVE SALE
The women of the Christian
church will have a rummage sale
in the little building next to Viv
erette’s on State Street Saturday,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
They will have a bake sale at
Tyson’s Furniture store beginning
at 9 a.m.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
RALLY DAY JULY 15
Members of the Black Mountain
First Christian church today were
reminded to remember July 15.
Leaders are hoping for an attend
ance on that day of at least 100
and an offering of $1,000 at the
fellowship dinner. All members
are urged to step up the pace
during these last few days that
remain before the general meet
ing.
HERE FROM CHICAGO
Miss Mariam Louise Whitehead d
of Chicago is visiting her mother,/.
Mr9. William A. Whitehead at • •
their home, “Woodthriish Cot-’ ''
tage.”