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The Community Welcomes the Kiwanis Club! We are happy to welcome to the commun ity the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club which will observe its charter night with an appropriate program at the Monte Vista on Tuesday evening. The Kiwanians join the long list of excellent service clubs that have as their primary purpose community better ment. Kiwanis is a service organization with high ideals, worthy objects, and challenging ob jectives which are realized through the activ ities of its constituent clubs in their respect ive communities. Organized in Detroit, Jan. 21, 1915, the Kiwanis clubs now number more than 4.200 with more than one-quarter million members in the United States, Canada, Alaska, New foundland, and Hawaii. The rapid growth of the organization was made possible by its outstanding record of community service which has been a characteristic of Kiwanians since the first club was founded. Significant is the motto, “We Build’’, which was adopted early in the history of the group. The Kiwanians believe: The free man is a free citizen; the free man is responsible; The free man is a gentleman; The free man is a spiritual man. He is the free man. This is the type of man which all Kiwan ians pledge themselves to try to be. In their own words “this is the man, who, one day, with God's help, will set our world firmly upon its spiritual axis.” It is a tremendous task which the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club has set for itself in the community and there is plenty of work to be done. We pledge our support to them in any and every way possi ble as they carry out the high ideals set forth so well in their rules. “We Build” has become more than a motto with Kiwanians as they have grown from that small beginning in Detroit to an organization of international status. In fact, it is a way of life. Our opinion is that State Mag azine did a fine thing in naming Brandon Hodges of Asheville^ as North Carolina’s Man of the \ ear for 1956. He deserved it. No other North Carolina gov ernmental group in recent years worked as hard—and as earnestly _as the Tax Study Commission which Hodges ran as chairman. If you have not seen one, you should order from the Tax Re search Department here in the Revenue Building a free copy of the big report issued just before Thanksgiving. The recommendations are more far-reaching than you realize. Gov. Hodges believes the study '‘constitutes the first comprehen sive, over-all, objective report ev er to be made on our tax struc ture." Yes, and the first big change recommended in 25 years. We have talked to some of the men who prepared the study—and we have had reports from them re garding it. What impresses us is their enthusiasm for the tax pro gram they are presenting to the 1957 Legislature. Several mem ■fcers of the committee—probably all of them by now—have made learned addresses on the study and are going all-out to sell the pro gram. Virtually every walk of life was represented on the committee drawing up the report destined to he the big news-maker in North Carolina within the next four months. You have Gordon Mad drey on it. Gordon is a merchant and a farmer. Then there is Frank Daniels of Raleigh, who runs the business life of the News and Observer. Representing the insurance companies and big bus iness in general we would say is Howard Holdemess of Greens boro. president of Jefferson Stand ard; J. Y. Jordan, Asheville bach elor, lawyer, and member of the General Assembly; \V. P. Kemp. Greensboro furniture manufactur er and a member of the General Assembly; Ed O’Herron, Charlotte, Eckard Drug Co. official; Sen. James M. Pover, Raleigh attorney for Cameron Village: and former Sen. Grady Rankin, Gastonia, tex tile manufacturer. A friend of ours just back from New York tells about going to a show in one of those fine old thea tres converted many years ago into a movie, palace. Trying, to make his dollars stretch as far as possible, he and his collegiate friend bought bal cony seats. They were escorted by an usher who marched them up and up. ramp after ramp, to the top balcony level, where he stop ped and pointed upward toward more seats stretching into the blackness. “You’ll find a seat up there somewhere. This is as far as 1 go. Above this level, my nose bleeds,'' SPORTS—You folk- who attend ed the Dixie classic — sometimes referred to ,.s the Dixie Classy— here two weeks ago will be in terested in knowing that St. Louis and San Francisco, two of the top quints in this or any other coun try, have already been issued in vitations to take pari in the 195" Slack 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 S2.50 per s ear Outside Buncombe and McDowell S3.00 per year Awarded A rating by Commun ity Research Bureau. Classy coming up in about 12 months. In Landis on January 23, Wake Forest’s fabulous Bill Barnes will be honored by a big banquet. Get in touch with Bill Brown of Lan dis, you Deacon supporters, if you plan' to attend. Wouldn’t turn my hand over in the difference of the Duke, Wake Forest, and State teams this bas ketball year. It seems to be most ly a matter of where they happen to be plaving—as witness Duke's victory over State Saturday night in Durham. With domestic help costs in North Carolina climbing to $25 and $35 per week in some sections, many a housewife in this State saw in the Hungarian refugee pro blem a long-shot opportunity to help out and get good household help at the same time. Nothing doing, according to Dr. Ellen Winston of the State Board of Public Welfare, who says there are virtually no domestic servants among the thousands of Hungar ians coming to the U. S. for safe ty. No farmers either, she says, and very few orphans. If you are interested in working one or more of these refugees into your business, write the Governor’s Advisory Committee on the Refu gee Relief Act in Raleigh or con tact your church. Our friend, Charlie Craven, wrote about this well-known Ra leigh minister attending a ban quet in a Northern city. Beside him sat Emily Post, one who has occupied her long life with “eti quette." which Craven describes as “that science which is calcu lated to keep a burp under leash and to teach the difference be tween the cup and the saucer, etc.” The minister observed Miss Post. "Are you Miss Emily Post?" he asked. "I am.” she replied, smiling at this recognition. "Well, you are eating my salad." said the minister. The hard-hearted, matter-of-fact —and sometimes charitable Ad visory Budget Commission — after almost six months of guessing what our State income will be two years hence and listening to needs for its spending—held its final session this week. Its recommendations now go rushing to the printer in time for revelation when the Legislature comes to town next month. NOTES — The Governor is spending much of his free time these days on his inaugural ad dress . . . Look for a dandy . . . Appointment of Herb O’Keefe, Jr.. Wilmington native and Puke Phi Beta Kappite as editor of the Ra leigh Times is meeting with com mendation. on all sides here in Raleigh . . . There are no better newspapermen anywhere than Woodrow Price, new managing ed itor of the News and Observer; Sam Ragan, the new executive news editor of the N&O-Time, O’Keefe, and Jim Chaney, 36, Un iversity of Virginia alumnus who succeeds Herb O'Keefe as featutv editG*-of the N'&C . . . You respect them even when you disagree with them . . . Carolina Israelite Editor Harry Golden seems to be recov ering ail right from an early-De cember heart attack. Here’s wish ing him his usual robust health. Although it failed to get the new Presbyterian college, Rocky Mount kept plugging . . . will soon get going on a Methodist col lege . . . has a cool million ready for the project . . . Wesleyan col lege ... As we move closer to General Assembly time, it looks more like Rep. J. K. Doughton of Alleghany and less like Rep. Uz zell of Rowan for Speaker of the House. Gov. Luther Hodges seems whol ly sincere when he says he plans to raise the Highway Commission above political hassles. It has never been done . . . nor attempt ed .. . before . . . Used to be you had to have the support of the far-flung highway setup before hoping to be successful in any seeking of state office . . . partic ularly the governorship . . . The Dept, of Conservation and Devel opment will hold another indus trial development meeting here in February. Look for a reassignment . . in name if not otherwise ... of at torneys now in the State Highway Dept. . . . Noel Houston, Chapel Hill writer, is working on a book f Harry Golden’s best from the Israelite. EVE? AFFECT GENERAL HEALTH While it is generally true that it is impossible to strain our eye> to the point of permanent dam age, eyestrain can—and often does —contribute to such widespread discomforts as indigestion, nerv ous fatigue and a general lower ing of physical efficiency. TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS! I I I RIDGECREST . . . ramblings Mrs. Elbert F. Hardin Phone: 7134 The first Sunday of 1057 regis tered an attendance of 107 in Sun day school, yet there were no out of-town visitors to swell the num ber! A new “young-adult” class was started with 10 charter mem bers present. Pastor Perry brought a good message on “The Biography of a Christian” (Ephesians 2:1-22) which was followed bv the ordin ance of the Lord’s Supper. In stead of preaching at the evening hour, the pastor began the teach ing of the southwide Bible study book, “The Gospel According to Paul” by Dr. Cilfton J. Allen. These studies continued each eve ning through Wednesday will be completed at succeeding Wednes day night services. Members of Intermediate G. A. held their last meeting of 1956 with their counselor at “Sundown” in the “Hills Home” on Dec. 31. Holiday decorations and refresh ments still fitted the occasion and were enjoyed. Barbara Bradley, assisted by three of the girls, pre sented a stewardship program, af ter which all present joined in a most interesting discussion of four dramatic situations on Near East mission fields. As each situation was described, the girls tried to answer the question "What Would You Do?" before discovering what actually was done. Those attending the meeting were Bar bara Bradley. Delores Melton, Ann Moore. Jean Tipton, Maye Peek, and Faye Peek. The regular time for Woman's Missionary society fell upon New Year’s day, but that did not inter fere. Some members were still visiting out of town, others had guests, some were sick, all were tired after holiday activities, but 11 women met in the home of Mrs. Cecil M. Perry. After the busi ness session, Sirs. W. M. Pate led in a meaningful devotional service based on Psajrn 46. The program consisted of a study of the Year Book in which each officer dis cussed her own duties as outlined for her in that manual. Since all present were either officers or committee members, this proved profitable. The community was saddened by the passing of Mrs. C. M. Brit tain. who died in Smyrna, Tenn., on New Year’s day. Mrs. Brit tain. owner of "Brittainook” here, was in the home of her son, Chap lain Nat Brittain, at the time of her death. Her funeral on the following Friday was held in Jack sonville. Fla. Mrs. Charles Jollay is spending some time in the home of her son. Ted. in Winnsboro, S. C., be cause of the illness of Mrs. Ted Jollay. Mrs. B. S. Meeks and Miss Edith VanDuzer returned on Sunday from a delightful ten-day visiting in Georgia and South Carolina. Mrs. Jesse Walton of Atlanta, Ga., spent Saturday visiting her two uncles here, Dr. Hight C Moore and Eugene Y. Moore. Spend-the-day guests of the E. F. Hardins on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. James Black and sons, Ronnie, Jimmie, and Steve, all of Morganton. Several congenial friends who are football enthusiasts gathered at the Miller Jackson home on the afternoon of Jan. 1 to watch the Bowl game on TV. Of course there was food, fun, and fellow ship to follow. Sharing the eve ning’s pleasure were Mr. and Mrs. \Y. M. Pate, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stimson, and Mrs. Grace .Johnson. Air .and Mrs. Tom Walters joined the group later in the evening. One delightful feature was the in formal music entered into by all. The W. 1. Willis family enjoyed their holiday reunion “on the in stallment plan.” Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Willis of Shelby paid a pre Christmas visit to his parents here, then they all went together to Charlotte'to spend a few days with Dr. and Mrs. Thomas, J. M. Bur nette and family. While there, Dean Willis of Fort Worth, Tex made a long distance call which all members of the family could hear by means of extension phones. Dianne and Michael Burnette ac companied their grandparents back to Ridgecrest for several days' visit before Dr. and Mrs. Burnette drove up to take them home again. Last week-end W. I. Willis went to Columbia, S. C., to attend the golden wedding anniversary cele bration of his brother and sister in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Willis. The Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Johnson, accompanied by Miss Cordelia Johnson, went to Greensboro on Dec. 24 for a two-day visit with their daughter, Mrs. C. V. Strader. Mrs. Johnson was seized with vio lent illness on Christmas Day. however, and her visit lengthened into more than a week. Though still far from well, she was able to make the trip home by easy stages, and now improving rap idly. . Dr. Right C Moore is still con fined to his home during these winter months, but the entire com munity keeps hoping that with the coming of .spring be can once more greet his friends at the church, the post office, and elsewhere. Mrs. Moore, though not at all well, is his faithful nurse. It is good just to know these two wonderful people are up there on the hill in our midst! Lions Make Plans For Convention Plans for the mid-winter con vention of Western North Caro lina Lions clubs in Charlotte on January 26 were completed at the winter quarterly meeting of the District 31-A Lions club cabinet on Sunday, Jan. 6, in the home of W. Mike Brown, Zone 1 chair man, in Robbinsville. Cabinet officers representing 35 Lions clubs with some 1,500 mem bers in 12 western mountain coun ties also discussed plans for the 1057 state Lions club convention to be held in Asheville June 9-11. W. E. (Ed) Michael Jr., of West Asheville, District 31-A Governor, presided at the session devoted to a review of progress reports on blind aid programs on the state, county and district levels. Three deputy district governors presenting reports included: R. W. Easley, Jr., of Murphy, Region 1; F. E. Shull of Canton, Region 2; and Eugene M. Jones of Tryon, Region 3. Activities reports were sub mitted by these five zone chair men: Joe U. Crum of Cullowhee, Zone 2; A. Roland Leatherwood of Clyde, Zone 3; G. Henry Ram sey of West Asheville, Zone 4: T. Kendall O’Barr of Asheville, Zone 5; and Edwin C. Leland of Saluda, Zone 6. Others presenting reports were Judge William A. Hart of Weav erville, WNC director of White Cane drive; and Alan A. Taylor of Hendersonville, member of state wide promotion committee. Nine past District 31-A Gover nors now serving as international counsellors participated in the dis cussions. They are Wesley W. Brown and Hugh Monteith of Asheville, Jennings A. Bryson of Sylva. Herbert W. Sanders and Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain, Hieronymus Bueck of Murphy. Robert R. Barnes of Candler. Als ton B. Broom of Hendersonville, and Lawrence B. Leatherwood of Waynesville. —Many people are always ready to give you the benefit of their ignorance. Games Through The Ages CHESS, q game requiring high intellectual skill. Played as far back as 5000 B.C. and often called the Royal Game Its concluding move, "check mate," stems from the Arabic "shah mat"—the King is dead. The United States chess cham pion is Arthur Bisguier, age 27, New York City. MONOPOLY broke qll rules for best-selling games but, neverthe less, became a national craze as it gave adults and youngsters the illusion of wealth and property ownership. Monopoly is sold throughout the world—except in Russia. % 7W\ MAH JONGG, a Chinese game invented about 500 B.C. (Confucius era). It became the vogue in the U.S. in the 1920's end is still popular with women's groups. ROOK, a card game in which variations of games are played with a special deck. It is particularly popular in the South, Southwest and Mid west. Beccuse of its popularity, authors have referred to Rook in novels and articles. r wchdDim HORN TOO SOON four-year-old AWR1.%y polio5uSr" tlv „PTAJH ARNOLD OL*e* mTarmy Bovmatr'W WAS AWARDED TM« Dierrmumuto n.«w crd* LAST MAY PDR »TOP 8SOMTT* WOW IN KORBA.' C 1943 Notional Wildlife Federation Adapted from an article by Ray mond M. Gilmore. L)r. Raymond M. Gilmore is one one of the country’s leading auth orities on the present status of sea mammals. He is currently re sponsible for the investigation of Pacific Coast whales which is now being carried on by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Sendee. A sight never to be forgotten is that of a sea otter furrowing through the quiet waters of a thick kelp bed along the rocky coast of central California, its head barely distinguishable among the brown float bulbs of kelp. Here is one of the fabulous animals of the world! Its exceedingly valuable pelt once sent hundreds of men into danger and even crime, carried the Russians and their Aleut hunters far down our northwestern coast and was one of the irresistible in centives for Americans to open up the waters and lands of this far flung empire -—• thereby almost causing the animal’s extinction. All this happened to the sea ot ter in the late 18th and entire 19th centuries -— when the greed of men demanded more and more of the lustrous skins to decorate their women and their royalty. The pelt is the most beautiful and finest of all the world’s animals—a fact I recognized early by the Manehu mandarins of China and the Ro manoffs of Imperial Russia, both of whom used the fur as a badge of royalty and unequalled opul ence. The underfur of the sea otter is unbelievably dense; and in addition, is durable, silky fine, with an oily sheen which is re splendent. Little wonder that at one time a pelt could sell for as much as $1,000 and the record prices were said to have been as high as $2,500 on the London mar ket. The color is deep, velvety blackish-brown, with a frosting of whitish guard hairs. The head is often brownish or whitish. The sea otter ranged from Japan across the entire North Pacific to Baja California. It was hunted down by hardbitten men of the frontier until, by the early 1900’s none could be found except in the most rugged and wild parts of the Kurile, Commander and Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula, west coast of Vancouver Island, the rugged Monterey Peninsula and the Santa Barbara Islands of Southern California. Rigid protection was given the species by the United States Gov ernment over its territories and possessions in 1912, and soon a few more otters began to be seen in the Aleutian Islands and the Alas kan Peninsula. But until 1938, the status of the species was in doubt in southern California. With the opening of the highway from Monterey to San Luis Obispo, Calif., 94 sea otters were seen in one herd at Bixby Creek, and the scientific world became enthusias tic that the sea otter would again re-populate its southern home. This hope has already been par tiallv fulfilled and it is now esti . . that about 600 inhabit th« " ffrom Monterey to San Miguel 5°*,,/ Alaska, the population Island. Conservation rfh."™ »*> ** off someday many sea otter will rihsrs ffliss-oss ^Washington. and under rigidly cot,oiled conditions the animal again taken for its luxur i0ThefUsea otter is 4 to 5 feet long r’ r£r s to 5 ssSrJi 5deh trails along conspicuously as the animal swims, making a tell Uie furrow and wake in the smooth water amidst the kelp. The float bulbs of the huge kelp so closely resemble its head that nature has no doubt made the animal aware of this natural protection. But the otter is often betrayed in the vast fields of kelp by its wake as it i v ms. and also by the harrying action of sea gulls intent on get ting a morsel of food from the ta b,e set on its chest For the sea otter brings its food up from the bottom—abalone, sea ««hin, or some other item-and rolling o'er on its back, proceeds to eat in leis‘ ure, discarding the shell by a slight toss. Animals are to use a rock in breaking the shells. The spectator gasps in wonder as he watches this sleek animal use a tool like a man. The kelp bed is the sea otter s home and castle, and rarely does it leave to go to sea or ashore. Pro tection from enemies and calmness of water, with the groat supply of food in the forest of stems and leaves and on the rocks to which the holdfasts attach, are the main advantages of the kelp bed. In stormy weather, or under other stresses, it may take to the shore; and in the far north it hauls out on beaches like a fur seal, or moves into rank herbaceous vegetation a land animal. Iwimming is done mainly by' the )bed hind feet, with occasional nous propulsions of the body i vertical plane. The front feet used mainly for grasping food, ock. the offspring and for preen the fur. You may not hear the mewing cry of the baby otter as it frets for the return of its mother from the depths, but you are likely to see the almost human solicitude and affection shown as she fondlea and caresses her offspring, rubs noses with it as if kissing, and takes it on her broad chest per haps to sleep or at least travel de luxe as she swims on her back. A single young is the rule, but twins are known. Nursing is long, per haps nearly a year, and the young stays with the family even after the next season’s baby is born. The breeding and pupping season extend over most of the year. Play, and perhaps curiosity, best characterize the sea otters’ behav ior. The old and young gambol and cavort in the water, doing cartwheels while chasing their own tails, or porpoising in pursuit of each other, or in sheer exurberance of pure animal spirits. When dan ger rntrti^es, they may raise their bodies out of the water, hold this position, and then dive quickly out of sight. The otter can wash its face like a cat, scratch itself like a dog, and rear up like a merman. There is no end to the interest which Poet's Corner Conducted by A*11** K* S^rp, Chairmsri CrwMv Writing Groop CLOUDS OVER jopi.. Oh! the discord in the A our Christmas season h, ’■ Oh, the anguish in that ,i der heavens filled with Mighty pinions, swift to dropping death on dec Through such hate-info ens can the Angels |[ clear? Through the hell of wa bardings, can the world sage hear? Shall the bomb and roar > , non drown that Anth. can' release ? 'We«t Shall the armies, hot for , r.r, scorn the Manger’s Peace? nnce of James P. Parker Member of the WrltagClub. tlve 'Pair; «eav. riiij? W mes. Peak Competition Predicted in *57 m 1957, ■!"T of the ea com. n^ine e7'' Mr. ,l' helped f ’ peo. id het. Competition in the f ,lfj . ness will reach a new p,. Ralph W. Burger, prr. Great Atlantic & Pacif pany predicted today. “Intense competition new in the food bn Burger said, “and it make Americans the 1. • pie on earth. It has her ■ sumers in the past by better stores, better f in more convenient for ter values. It has b fieiont retailers by them to do an even Competition can contii fit both consumers and in the future if it doe, • to inefficient and wa tices.” Pointing out that m mean greater eompotp; ^ Rurger reported more f.ar. :.5r.ri new super markets were <-;,ened in 195fi, with about the sai v nun ’ ber either under construction or planned for 1957. Much of this expansion, he said, was designed to meet the needs of our growing population and to' serve the large suburban communities developing throughout the country. nene With The Sick Mrs. Ronald E. Finch i ■ a pa. tient at Aston Park hospital. Isaac Martin is a patient at the Veterans hospital, Durham. this intelligent and mysteriou.- an imal holds for the human specta tors. Small wonder that the sea otter will be one of out most prized natural resources to be en joyed by the vast number of de votees of nature. With our con tinued interest and support, this animal need never disappear from our coasts? For further information on .the sea otter and other threatened ai imals, send 16c to the National Wildlife Federation, 232 Carroll Street, Washington 12, I). C., for the 32-page booklet “Our Endang ered Wildlife.” ** v.:,u«^ fn)A'TlrN I w ./ • l AS.) * fpMFSSSIONAL EPUCAT/ON — MARCH OF PIME5 FELLOWSHIPS ANP SCHOLARSHIPS HELPING TO TRAIN HANP5 ANP MINPS. ACUTE SHORTAGE OF PROFESSIONALS IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS POLIO PROBLEMS. i —FOR THE NEW' VICTIMS OF POLIO... FOR TENS OF THOUSANP5 WHO STILL NEEP CARE. (Pouo Prevention fo-MARCH OP P/MES army > OF VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING NATIONWIPE three-shot VACCINATION PROGRAM. Jtinthe /RESEARCH— to perfSt THE VACCINE...TO PROBE OTHER MEANS OF protection. * MARCH Of DIMES in ANUARY
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