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Parents Invited To Discuss New Scout Troop Friday Night (See Story Below) 13, NO. 24. YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1957, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY Weather Date High Low. Pree. Feb. 5_48_42 .27 Feb. (5_(16_89 .27 Feb. 7_68_44 .24 Feb. 8_65_46 .26 Feb. 9_70_43 .25 Feb. 10_72-- 42 .16 Feb. 11_49-34 .13 5c PER COPY eflections [by Gordon Greenwood fcf.r wanted to spend Satur rrtown, and father, an ac | reluctantly agreed to W h. golf and spend the K„ with the children. On „ of mother, the father I the following report times. Tied [ afternoon: ,l 'S Toy balloons pur -1' per child. Average life fc 13 seconds. Cautioned E; t to crow street-21 ■Children crossed street 1,, Number of Saturdays I again 0”- Morgan U irdwood Bark m —R— ! i. Last night my boy tj asked me to marry him Lake him happy." |h. And which did you de Lto do?" —R— people who really know [. ],vo are those who can get pent out of the little things thl, way. I^et two men walk ihe same road each day, and 1 complain endlessly of the The other will watch the |s change, the comings and of the birds, and the cloud he will soon have a friend |iiatntance with those things [the way. f not what we do in life, bw we do it: it is not what us to see, but how we react (at we observe. Money or tk of it will affect happiness Itic for we will get out of ist what we put into it. —Stolen —R— young widow commissioned •onemason to inscribe her ind's tombstone: "My sor js more than I can bear." Fore the inscription was led, she married again, mason asked her if she still id the inscription, es," she replied, "but just |hn word 'alone'." —R— father beinfj a well-known the small girl would often ■i v, as Judge Brown’s daugh Ifr, someone asked her name, fna that this might sound Ish. her mother told her not E*ke that sort of reply, but say that she was Dorothy er someone asked her if she Judge Brown’s daughter. She id Well, I thought I was, Pother savs not.” —It— [must have been a rainy af pon when business was slow lie bank that Bill Hickey un his quill and dashed off j following piece of poetry |h reads as if it came right ■of Kipling's best. |e significant thing is that he penned these lines no |knew that Bill could write, prelI as paint. Despite the Ince in spelling the bgle McDougle Monroe" jtioned here is Dr. Dougald Dugald Monroe, Jr., dean at freat college. Who knows? (poem may make both the Ir and subject famous. Dr be I should say more famous they are. Here 'tis. Ian that 1 like I man who can fight Dougle McDougle Monroe. name's not a fright fips off so light jl igle McDougle Monroe. fDougle McDougal through my mind J>h' McDougle Monroe a tune that I cannot fin ph McDougle Monroe. —R— A FRIEND matter to me if a man is |ged, walks with a step not bold; matter to me if his hair is pay— P> his heart is gold.” |t matter to me if a man is p' or, P clothes and shoes are old; ■ *lls words and deeds are pure; his heart is gold. 1 willing to share his hear [•'ni' when others have takei ? out he puts a warm arn r •'our shoulder after other I ki\en you the cold shoulder pu. >ou back on your toe: P you're down on your heels bit say? to you afte £ ,‘rs have said “Good-bye” f ,, I'1 one who was neve ’’ to Set to you when yot s*3’ manages to ge [... y°u are down. Hi pur FRIEND. Sunshine Magazine 'ft-Heart OF GOLD R lr)g of the clock is or fv -IT*; irnPortant things i or *t marks the pa . .' lnu' tt reminds th; ucond, another hou ft. sone. And ye constant reminde 1 urn to Page 4 Basketball Schedule Owen High School Feb. 15, at Reynolds Feb. 19, at Biltmore. Beacon Blanketeers Feb. 14, at General Electric peb. 27, 28, March 1, 2, South ern Textile Tournament at Green ville. March 13, 14, 15, 16, Swannanoa Valley Tournament, Owen High gym. MISS SHERWOOD WILL ADDRESS B. M. PTA Miss Anne Sherwood, county supervisor, will he heard at the regular meeting of the Black Moun tain I'TA Thursday evening, Feb. 21, Mrs. Woodrow Reddingfield, program chairman, announced to day. Miss Sherwood will explain “What the Parents Should Know About Modern Trends in Educa tion.’ The devotional will be by the Rev. William Klein. Frank Watkins, president of the PTA, urges all parents interested in the schools to make a special effort to attend this meeting. SWANNANOA PTA TO HEAR EDISON HILL The Swannanoa P.T.A. will meet February 21 at 7:30 p.m. to hear Edison Hill, Asheville attorney, discuss the legislative program and school appropriation. He will speak on behalf of the United Forces for Education. All parents concerned about the welfare of the school are especial ly urged to be present. Devotions under the direction of Mrs. Phylis Rarnes and Mrs. Jane Crisp will consist of songs by a student chorus and a Bible study exercise by the fifth grade. Girl Scouts will baby-sit with children in the lunch room. Warlassies Roar Into First Plate Tie In County The Owen High school girls vaulted into a tie for first place in county standings Tuesday night by whipping Enka, the leaders, .10 to 37, on the local floor. In the nightcap the visiting boys nudged the Warhorses in the final seconds for an upset victory, 53 to 52. The Enka girls broke in front on the get-away and were ahead, 12-11 at the first turn. Rut the Warlassies closed the gap and overtook the speeding visitors for a 22-10 bulge at the halfway mark. They were still ahead as they rounded the last turn for home, 32-31. With four minutes remaining, Enka grabbed the lead, 35-32, but the margin was erased when Greene and Morgan sank free throws and Greene a field goal. Morgan punched in another free throw and then Watkins salted down the win by eluding the guards and slipping under for an easy two points. In the backcourt, Bartlett, ( lay ton, and Robinson played well. The Warhorses were doped to win and pushed Enka around for the first quarter as if they meant business. The Jets rallied strong in the second and third stanzas but Owen was still leading by one point, 43-42, as they headed down the stretch. The situation changed rapidly in the closing minutes. Just under the two minute mark Tony Gard ner broke a 49-all deadlock when he took a pass from Gravette and went under unmolested. There were only 24 seconds remaining when Enka knotted the count. Luckadoo hit a free throw as the clock showed 18 seconds but Davis snatched the lead again for Enka with a goal from the coiner. Eleven seconds later the game ended. GIRLS’ LINEUP Enka (37) Boyd (12) E—Merrill (13) E—Hawkins (12) T—Burnett a—Hawkins i—Morgan Subs: Owen: Lunsford. BOYS’ LINEUP Enka (53) E—Lance (12) E—Davis (12) T—Webb (4) 5— Farmer (6) -Miller (9) (39) Owen (14) Morgan—F (14) Watkins—F (11) Greene—F Clayton—G Bartlett—G Robinson—G (52) Owen (9) Redmon—F (8) Gravette—F (16) Gardner—C (6) Bridges—G (11) Luckadoo—G Subs: Enka: Redmon (<«). Owen: Timmerman (2). Officials: Patillo and Kaylor. W.M.S. MEETS TUES. 2:30P.M. The Woman’s Missionary So ciety of the First Baptist church will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, m the Memorial room at 2:30 P-™ This clipping will entitle L. C. Jumper and one guest to free ad mission to see “Julie” at the I ix Theater. Presbyterians Ordain Officers For New Year At. the Sunday morning worship service. Feb. 3, the Black Moun tain Presbyterian church ordained and installed new officers. Dr. Samuel S. Cooley was ordained and installed to the office of ruling elder. Fleeted by the congrgation, ruling elders have the government al over-sight of the church and represent the local congregation at the higher courts of the church. Deacons in the Presbyterian rhurch are in charge of the phys ical aspects of the church, and are responsible for stewardship and the, ministry of compassion to the needs of others. E. \V. Austin, having previously been ordained a deacon, was installed into office for a term of three years. The Black Mountain Presbyterian church has a rotary system for their deacons whereby they serve for three years and are then re tired. After being retired for one year they are then eligible for re election. Three men were ordained and installed as new deacons to serve a term of three years: R. C. Bowness, Vernon Johnson, and Joseph Scannell. Frank Williams was ordained and installed to com plete the unexpired term of the iate Mr. T. J. Stephenson, Jr. The Black Mountain Presbyter ian church now has 12 active eld ers and two retired elders. There are 12 active deacons and six re tired deacons. Tomberlin Heard At Special Church Service “Homes, churches, and schools should come near to the child and together study the supreme need of the child. The nearer we come to the child the nearer we will some to each other.” Sruce Tom berlin, prirtcipal of Flat Creek High school, pointed out in an address at the Swannanoa Free Will Bap tist church. Mr. Tomberlin was one of the featured speakers during the "hunch's observance of Family Life Month. Asserting that the home, church, and school are the three greatest institutions of the world, Mr. Tom berlin explained the part that each played in the training of the child. “The greatest task of parents is to see that God is in the found ation of the home. Mothers are the light of the world. There is no substitute for the contribution that mother makes to her children. When the light goes out on the inside of the home, the reflection through the children also goes out. Teachers and parents are the guides in developing the beauty in the lives of boys and girls.” The presence of God in the home makes the great difference. The first thing that parents should teach a boy or girl is that ‘God is‘.” he said. Results of the Family Life Month at the church have been very gratifying to the pastor, the Rev. Wayne Smith. Present for Sunday school on Feb. 3 were 247 with 325 for morning worship and 250 in the evening. There were several decisions for Christ made during the week. New Scout Troop To Be Discussed Friday Night Organization of a new Boy Scout Troop for the community will be discussed at a meeting to be held at the American Legion hall at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15. The troop will be sponsored by the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Ki wanis club. Leaders of the movement said today that only the parents of boys 11 years of age or over and other adults interested in Scouting should attend this first meeting. A representative of the Rhododen dron District will be present to explain "all about Scouting” to the parents and others interested in the new troop. Alvis Osteen, former Black Mountain High school football star, will be the Scoutmaster. He will have two or three assistants. Edward Knight is chairman of the Kiwanis committee. Other committee members are Chet So bol, John Bennett, the Rev. W. A. Huneycutt, the Rev. William Ratchford, Jack Wiltshire, Harry Hyder, and W. W. Earley. MRS. POOLE HOME Mrs. L. B. Poole has returned to her home in Black Mountain aftei spending several weeks with hei daughter, Mrs. Thomas W. Ventu lett, in Coral Gables, Fla. —Photo by DuPuy Black Mountain Chapter No 200, Order of the Eastern Star, honored Mrs. Mildred , B. Fisher, Associate Grand Conductress of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina, Tues day evening, Feb. 5. , Hid iniflliolinrl rfnnol r> Judge Guy Weaver of Ashe ville will discuss “A Lawyer Looks at the Family” at the Sunday evening service of the Swannanoa Free Will Baptist church. Judge Weaver will be the third in a series of speakers who have been featured at the Swannanoa church during February as a part of Family Life Month. Already heard have been an outstanding educator and a psychiatrist. Tuesday night of each week dur ing the month has been designat ed "Family Fellowship Night.” Refreshments are served. On Tues day, Feb. 19, at 6:00 o’clock a father and son banquet will be held with the senior and inter mediate boys serving refreshments. The Rev. W. T. Ratchford, pastor of the Swannanoa Methodist church, will deliver a special mes sage at 7:00, and a film, “Contrary Winds” will be shown at 7:45. The public is invited to attend these special services. Jaycees Will Sponsor Heart Fund Campaign The Black Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will spon sor the 1957 Heart Fund drive in the community, it was learned to day. The drive will be climaxed by Heart Sunday on Feb. 24. Ilucky Wright, president of the Jaycees, and other leaders are making plans for a thorough can vass of the community. Dr. H. R. Miller of Black Mountain is a member of the official board of the county. Joe Mackney Is Youngest Asst. Mgr. In VA System Joe Mackney, a former assistant to the registrar at Oteen Veter ans Administration hospital, has been promoted to assistant man ager of the VA hospital at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, it was an nounced in Washington recently. Fort Bayard is on U. S. High way 260, northwest of El Paso on the road to Flagstaff, Arizona. It is a few miles east of the con tinental divide. Mr. Mackney was transferred several years ago to VA hospitals at Wilmington, Del., and North Hampton, Mass., before being giv en a promotion and being called to serve in the central VA office at Washington. At Fort Bayard he will be the youngest assistant manager in the V A hospital sys tem and the youngest man ever, to be promoted to a position of this kind. —Turn to Page 8 uisnnguished guests present lor the occasion were: Mrs. Carol shieder. Grand Representative to Maine: Mrs. Reva Hinkle, Grand Representative to British Colum bia: Mrs. Evelyn Wilkerson, Dist rict Deputy Grand Matron and Howard Setzer. District Deputy Grand Patron of the 20th. district af North Carolina: Mrs. Elsie En loe, Worthy Matron of Swannanoa Chapter No. 132, and several Grand Chapter committee members. Mrs. Fisher was presented with an orchid by Mrs. Martha Sim mons, Worthy Matron, and Rich ard Tarbert, Sr., Worthy Patron of Black Mountain Chapter. A very impressive program was given by the officers of the chap ter, entitled “The Star Dust Trail”. Mrs. Josephine Keev.gr, Associate Conductress, scattered glitter for the Star Dust Trail, as Mrs. Leora Tarbert, Conductress, escorted Mrs. Fisher down the trail to the star points, where she was presented with a flower in the color of each point and a verse of poetry of their love for her. The trail of star dust led her to the East, where she was greeted by Mrs. Martha Simmons, Worthy Matron, and presented with a gift from the chapter. Mrs. Fisher thanked the chapter for the lovely program and gift; then she gave a very inspiring talk on our beautiful Order and what it should mean to us. Mrs. Josephine Keever, Mrs. Margaret McCurry, and Mrs. Joan Brown presided over the refresh ment table, which was beautifully Jecorated with red roses and red candles. H. B. Robinson Resigns From Police Force II. B. Robinson, a member of the police force here for the past several 'months, has submitted his resignation to become effective March 1. The town board accept 'd with regrets. Dempsey Whitaker, mayor of i he Town of Black Mountain, lauded the fine work of Mr. Rob inson and the board joined in ex tending best wishes for the future. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will leave for California soon after March 1 to make their home. The board adopted a resolution which would permit members of the local police force and firemen to join the Social Security system. Ross Taylor asked that the hoard dose the street that crosses No. 2 fairway. Permission has been given by the State Highway de partment. In other business involving the golf course, the council voted to raise green fees as of March 1 from $1.00 per day to $1.25, and Mr. Taylor was given an expense account of $100.00 to attend the greenskeepers’ convention and -chool at Louisville, Ky. The board discussed the possi bility of tiling the first floor of the Town Hall building, and of permitting the Boy Scouts to move the building which was given to them recently by the Baptist ■hurch to property adjoining the ake. RUMMAGE SALE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY St. James Episcopal Church Auxiliary will have a rummage and bake sale Friday and Satur day, Feb. 15 and 10, in the office formerly occupied by Charles Burks between Acme Barber shop and the A & P store. It will begin at 10 a.m. —Photo by DuPuf Robert H. Brown, son of Mr, and Mrs. John F. Brown of Grovemont, Swannanoa, re ceived his Eagle Scout award at the Rhododendron District Court of honor, at the county courthouse, Monday night, Feb. 11. He is a freshman at Owen High school. Robert is a member of Troop 28 Swannanoa. Other Eagle Scout members of the troop are Bruce and Lee Clapp and Bill Alexander. All were charter members of the first Cub Scout den to be organ ized at Swannanoa. Mrs. Brown, Robert’s mother, was den mother and his father was instrumental in its organization. Dignitaries From Western ISC Attend Hank's Open House A large crowd, including W. W. Jones, North Carolina commission er of banks of Raleigh, attended the open house of the Northwest ern bank here on Saturday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Jones came from Raleigh for the occasion. Others attending included friends in the community and representa —Turn to Page 8 Richard Morrow is Promoted To Chief By Navy Richard Morrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Morrow of Black Mountain, was promoted to chief in intercommunication on Jan. 1(1 at the Great Lakes, 111., Naval Base where he is on duty. Sev eral years ago Mr. Morrow was scheduled to go on a cruise to the Anarctic but received orders of his transfer three days before the sailing date. He would have serv ed aboard the Atka, U. S. Navy Icebreaker, which recently had its side pushed in while plying its trade in the waters of the frozen south pole area. A graduate of Black Mountain High school with the class of 1948, Richard was on the football team until forced to give up the sport because of a knee injury. An ex pert swimmer, he was awarded a scholarship from the Black Moun tain-Swannanoa Red Cross Chap ter to attend the Red Cross Na tional Aquatic school at Camp Carolina, Brevard, in the summer of 1948. Richard was a full time lifeguard at the Black Mountain pool during that summer and taught classes in water safety. Clubs Endorse Driver Training Programs In Schs. The following letter has been ent to all members of the state egislature from Buncombe county n support of the “Driver Educa ion” program in the public ichools. The program has been ■ndorsed by other clubs named be ow. The letter: dear Sir: _____ T h e Black Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce and the ither civic organizations whose lames appear below are most in erested in what we believe is a nost important program for the routh of North Carolina. The pro gram we speak of is “Driver Ed lcation” in the High schools of 'forth Carolina. The accident and leath rate on our highways makes his subject of prime importance ,o every person in our state. We firmly believe that driver 'duration for our young people is i practical and necessary part of he schooling and development of >ur future drivers and citizens. It is our understanding that a program for driver training in Vorth Carolina Schools will be pre sented to the Legislature this year ind we wish to go on record as ibsolute supporters of this pro gram. We feel very strongly tbout this matter and urge that it be installed in our schools as rapidly as possible. If an extra dollar added to automobile reg istration costs will pay for In structors in this program then we urge that this be made law this year. We respectfully request and urge you, as our Representatives, to investigate and support any practical program which will make driver education courses available in our high schools. Yours very truly, H. C. Wright, President, Black Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce. D. G. Lewis, Captain, State Highway Patrol; E. W. Jones, Ser geant, State Highway Patrol; L. E. Brown, Sheriff; Dempsey Whit aker, Mayor; L. A. Allen, Chief of Police; IT. C. Wright, President Junior Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Dempsey Whitaker, Home and Civic Club; Arnold Jones, Commander Post 129 American Legion; F. P. Higgenbottom, Finer Carolina Chairman; James II. Skelton, Black Mountain Lions Club; 0. M. Alexander, Driver Improvement Representative State Highway Patrol; E. N. Howell, President Black Mountain-Svvan nanoa Kiwanis Club. Jr. Home & Civic Club Working On F. C. Project The Junior Home and Civic club has started work on their Finer Carolina project for 1957. They plan to purchase for the primary building visual aid ma terials for use in the school. This is a phase of project 1 school im provement. Mrs. Gary Carson, chairman for the club, is planning to begin work immediately. The material comes in six vol umes, and has already been or dered. Upon arrival it will be put to use. Improvements in our schools is a major problem. Our commun ity and its citizens feel a close tie to the schools, for there is where our young people’s lives are molded and influenced. A better school means a better community. Healthier and happy children all add up to a Finer Carolina for 1957. Nonie Greene Is President O f New Club Nonie Greene was elected pres ident and Janice Higginbotham vice-president of the Black Moun tain Equitation club which was or ganized recently here. Meetings have been held at the home of members. Two meetings will be held each month. One will be a business meeting on the second Monday of each month, and the second a so cial gathering, the date to be de cided upon by the members. As an activity the group has planned a camping trip to Mount Mitchell and other overnight ex peditions to points of interest. All those interested in joining the club are asked to see or call Miss Greene or Miss Higginbotham. Members must have a horse or ac cess to one. This clipping will entitle Miss Ruby Hall and one guest to free admission to “The Mountain” at the Fix Theater. Miss Morris Becomes Bride Of Jim Reese Miss Hazel Jayne Morris, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mor ris of Star route, Black Mountain, and Jim M. Reese of Bee Tree, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reese, were married Saturday, Peb. 2, in the home of the Rev. Bruce Nay, who performed the ceremony. Bascomb Burnet) Recalls Early History of Banks Bascomb Barnett, the sage of Kerlee Heights, formerly of North Fork, looked over the new North western hank at open house Sat urday night and then delved in to his fertile memory to give the history of some of the former hanks here. He recalls many amusing inci dents with Black Mountain banks and bankers. Listen while Mr. Burnett tells the story. “The first bank in Black Moun tain was the People’s bank oper ated in the old McCoy building. I don’t remember the exact date but it was before 1909 because I was married on Jan. 20, 1909. I was a stockholder in the bank but got scared of it and withdrew my $50 and spent it. “The next bank in Black Moun tain was the Commonwealth Bank operated by A. A. Heighman in which I once more had a small stock. I usually owed this bank. One time I went in to borrow $30 for 30 days. He said who can you get for security ? I had to have two signers. Burt Hamby was sitting on the muscles of his legs. I asked him if he would take Un cle Bert for me. He said that will be enough. I expected to get $29. He handed me $27. After he had fixed Hamby’s John X doe I asked Mr. Heighman what the other $2 was held out for and he said Mr. Hamby gets $2 for every note he signed. “Once Mr. Heighman was fig uring for Hamby. I don’t recall the incident but there were so many dollars, cents, and mills. Burt says, ‘Heighman it’s dollars and cents I want. I don’t need any mills.’ “The cashier of the first bank was a Mr. McNeil or McDeiley. Near the Commonwealth bank the building is still standing. R. L. Woodard, an outstanding citizen, established the Citizens Bank. If I recall right it was 1907, the year North Carolina issued script. The government didn’t honor it, neither did the whiskey houses.” Swafford Named Mr. Woodman By Swannanoa Camp Everett Swafford, Swannanoa, has been awarded the honor of being named “Mr. Woodman of 1956,” for outstanding services, by the local Woodmen of the World camp. He was presented a bronze plaque, while Mrs. Swafford was presented a manicure set in ap —Turn to Page 4 Polio Clinics Are Scheduled For Swannanoa Two polio clinics will be held in the Swannanoa School gymnasium. The first is scheduled for February 20 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Second clinic will be March 20 same hour and same place. (Please note the time mentioned in last week’s News was incorrect). Doctors and nurses will be at the school only one and one-half hours and it is hoped children tak ing shots will come promptly. Owen High school students living in the Swannanoa area ar< urged to take the polio shots. Children between six months and twenty years of age need to have this protection against polio. All children unaccompanied by parents need to have written per mission by the parents in order to receive the Salk vaccine. KIWANIS MEMBERS ATTEND MEETING Six members of the Black Moun tain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club went to Shelby recently to attend a din ner meeting at the Hotel Charles in honor of the international pres ident, Reed C. Culp of Salt Lake City, Utah. M. E. Camber of Hendersonville, district governor, also attended. Those from the local club at tending were E. N. Howell, presi dent. Chester Sobol, vie* presi dent, Charles S. Porter, John Ben nett. Harry Hyder, and R. 0. Bmv nes®, secretary.
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