_GIVE THE UNITED WAY—
for Black Mountain's Health, Welfare,
and Recreation Services
Weather
Date High Low Prec.
Oct. 29 65 21
Oct. 30 59 34 .05
Oct. 31 64 41 .02
Nov. 1 70 29
Nov. 2 76 33
Nov. 3 68 33
Nov. 4 60 40
YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1957, BLACK MOUNTAIN,
NORTH CAROLINA
8 PAGES TODAY
NO. 10.
(ERECTIONS
,hat young Black Mountain
went shopping ast week
, waste basket and liked
she Saw so well that sne
-ht two? Arriving home
was perplexed as to what to
w|ih the extra basket and
t0 explain to her husband
and why she came to be
possession of two waste
:ets.
—li
en \ C. Shuford and Will
jli'kev spoke recently at the
Street Methodist church in
/ancc of Laymen’s Day, Mr.
,r(i brought out several
; concerning those of the
school age that have coma
of great concern tj parents
teachers alike.
ji too many boys and girls
to have the proper respect
jeir parents and elders. This
»s over into their school work
the'r associations within the
By
Gordon Greenwood
nyin is seldom giate
b; V„ "e "<«r <■**""
as much as he deserves.
H. \\. Beecher
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children have been taught
'illness, honesty, obedience,
and respect for the rights
hers in the home, then they
little trouble in school and
ask of the teachers is much
-R~
hen there was the wit who
up with the idea to cross
ric toasters with electric
ikets and pop people out of
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,c honeymoon must be over”,
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Clark Calls
leling of 39th
Ifrirt Masons
e annual district meeting ol
Masons in the 39th Masonic
ct will be held at the Masonic
ile in Asheville on Friday
8. it has been announced by
0 Clark, district deputy
master.
during the meeting will be
ddress by Charlie Harris oi
oro, grand master of Masons
forth Carolina.
afternoon session starting
(00 "ill consist of discussions
members and officers of the
[es in the 39th district. Supper
be served at 6:30 with Mr,
fc' address to follow at 7:30.
r. Clark, a member of the
inanoa Lodge, is serving the
of a 3-year term. The 39th
’s Lodges in Asheville and a
oi Buncombe county. There
more than 2,000 Masons in the
let
have many state and district
^ planning to attend and we
for and hope for an outstand
sovaon." Mr. Clark said,
(addition to Mr. Harris others
will be present include Wilbur
Hcivcr. grand secretary, Ra
’ Or. A. D. Leon Gray, grand
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Mam': Charles C. Ricker,
‘ Steward of Asheville, and
, Past frand masters, includ
Jo,n c Vance of Asheville,
,e,H K Hoffman, and Thomas
irkins.
lrion Pastor
il Load In
ogram Ho re
6 Juv' -^‘ils Larsen, pastor
* "'V Baptist church at Mar
1('ad the Black Mountain
Baptist church in a Sunday
1 1! largement program next
• 1 ourses will be offered in
rtment of Sundav school
: Programs will be provided
Ul't nts from the nursery de
' through the intermed
| °gram will prepare the
1 ntering the new edu
ailding on Nov. 17,” the
Rev. W. A. Huneycutt,
n '2es W*H begin each
1 BO p.m. and will con
•••lay through Friday. The
'tie church, along with
superintendent of the
0, ■ 10 * - is anxious that a
t‘‘ avail themselves of ;
j ual opportunity. The '
::!l(|a.v school attendance '
; 1 is 500 present.
P
W CLUB
MONDAY
WILL
NIGHT
e |.
ij, "' !;i s and Professional 1
. ,!|b will meet Monday 1
. 11 at the Monte Vista 1
loe VVallin will be in 1
' program on “Amer- 1
(1 All members are 1
present.
THi mteil0n of the new Swannanoa
pait of the excellent collection of books for
agers. All citizens of the community are
library. J
library, showing a
children and teen
invited to use the
Library Reports
High Circulation
For Swannanoa
After two months of operation,
the new Swannanoa Public library
has approximately 150 borrowers
enrolled, and has circulated some
000 books. About two-thirds of
the borrowers are children and
young people, who are enjoying
the fine collection of juvenile and
teen-age books offered.
Mrs. Evelyn Patton, librarian,
states that new books are being
placed on the shelves all the time,
and a variety of good reading is
available for everyone. The library
is free, and open to the public.
Hours are 2:30-5:30 p.m. on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday after
noons. Mrs. Patton invites every
one to drop in and visit the
library, next door to Jarrett &
Warliek Cleaners in Swannanoa.
The Swannanoa library is a
Finer Carolina project of the
Swannanoa Woman's club.
New '58 Ford
On Display At
Woodcock Co.
The 1958 Ford was unveiled
here today (Thursday) and the
new models are on display at
Woodcock Motor Co.. 106 Sutton
avenue, where the public is invited
to come in and inspect the cars.
The ’58 model is described as
having “new deep-sculptured styl
ing; new interceptor V-8 power;
new Cruise-O-Matie drive; new
Ford-aire suspension, and new
magic-circle steering.”
One of the new models was sent
around the world on a trial and
display trip by its manufacturer,
the Ford Motor company. The
company reports that it was ac
claimed by the people everywhere
in England. France, Switzerland,
Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey,
Iran, Afghanistan. Pakistan. India,
Burma. Malaya, Thailand, Cam
bodia, and Vietnam.
Junior Deputies'
Leader To Speak
At Owen High PTA
Seth Perkinson. a representative
leader of the Junior Deputies, will
address members of the Owen
flight PTA Thursday (tonight) at
7:30 p.m. at the school. He will
discuss this organization of 5300
county young people which Judge
William Hart of Buncombe County
Domestic Relations and Juvenile
Court has described as an excellent
deterrent to delinquency and a
fine citizenship-building agency.
Mr. Perkinson is assigned to
supervision of a group in the Jun
ior Deputy organization which is
for youngesters iu 10 10 .Utin
jf age, who may retain their mem
aership as long as they wish, with
jlder boys also helping the young
er boys. The same is true in
girls’ groups.
A Junior Deputy group is con
lucted in each county school and
tas brought the attention of num
;rous specialists in boys problems
o come to this area to study the
nethods of the organization which
lave been so successful.
Judge Hart stated that the
'roups “are designed to teach re
ject and good citizenship, and
ire having a great influence on
he young people of our county,
['hey have a tendency to reduce
lelinquency and are responsible
or law observance by the young
ters. This has been helpful to (
he court and has kept many young t
>eople out of court. Very tevj ,
•ases occur in which a Junior Dep- j
has been involved in hieaches (
the law and brought before the }
art—and when they have been,
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Lions Schedule
District Meeting
Of Cabinet Here
Blind aid and prevention of
blindness programs on the com
munity. county and district levels
will be discussed at the fall quart
erly meeting of the District 31-A
Lions Club Cabinet Sunday, Nov.
10, at 1 p.m. in Monte Vista hotel
here.
Cabinet officers represent 36
Lions clubs with more than 1,600
members in 12 western mountain
counties. Judge William A. Hart
of Weaverville, District 31-A Gov
ernor, will preside.
Activities reports will be re
viewed by six zone chairmen, in
cluding Charles E. Spencer of
Black Mountain. Zone 5.
F. E. Shull of Canton. WNC di
rector of the White Cane drive,
will report on progress of annual
funds campaign for the benefit of
blind aid and prevention of blind
ness work on a state-wide basis.
He is immediate past deputy dis
trict governor of Region 2.
Owen Will Play
Waynesville In
Finale Friday
An injury and flu-ridden Owen
High Warhorse eleven will ring
down the curtain against Waynes
villc’s Mountaineers at Shuford
Field Friday evening in a Blue
Ridge conference game.
Several boys were injured in the
32 to 14 loss at Brevard last Fri
day and are not expected to see
action. This week the team miss
ed practice on Monday and several
key players may not play in the
final game of the year.
The Mountaineers have develop
ed fast and are considered one of
the BRC’s best. They defeated
Canton a few weeks ago and Can
ton handed Brevard its only loss
of the year. On comparative score
the Haywood team must be con
sidered as several touchdowns
favorites over the Owen team.
Trailing only 13-7 at halftime
against the Brevard Blue Devils
last Friday, the Warhorses faded
m the second half to see the Imps
push over three touchdowns.
This clipping will entitle Charles
stirewalt and one guest to free
idmission to see "3:10 to luma
it the Fix Theater.
Police and Fire
Dept, Praise Youth
For Quiet Holiday
"The quietest Hallowe’en in
Black Mountain history” is the way
the local Police and Fire depart
ments put it in reporting of the
last day of November, traditionally
an occasion for vandalism.
M. J. Bradford of the Police
department, and James H. Brack
ett. who mans the telephone re
ceiving lire alarm reports for the
Black Mountain Police department,
expressed pleasure on behalf of
their entire department for the
“community’s — particularly our
youth’s — outstanding Hallowe’en
record of good behavior and good
citizenship." Both attributed this
in great part to provision of whole
some entertainment for boys and
girls at the Black Mountain
schools annual PTA-sponsored
Hallowe’en carnival.
Police records showed no arrests
on that date, Police Officer Brad
ford reported. No fires were re
ported and therefore no runs re
corded by the Fire department, re
ports stated.
Some incidents described as
"childish pranks” were reported
from the school, scene of the carn
ival, but this was attributed to rest
lesness while youngsters were
awaiting the hour for the doors
to open.
In one area, chairs were removed
from a resident’s porch, but, police
said, these were replaced by the
pranksters themselves at the di
rection of patrolling police. Only
one chalked or soaped window was
reported in the business section.
Numerous residents also reported
this to have been a “quiet Hallo
we’en here”, with “tricksters” be
ing few in number, and majority
of callers being Boy or Girl Scouts
or church youth groups, asking
UIIIC1 CUdllgC
as "treats” for the United Nations’
UNICEF fund to supply children
in other countries with milk.
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RUMMAGE SALE NOV. 8 AND 9
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Auxiliary will have a rummage
sale Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8
and 9. in the building next door
to McCoy’s Barber shop on Broad
way. The sale will begin at 10
a.m. and close at 5 p.m. each day.
There will be good buys for the
whole family, the committee said.
Come early for the best bargains.
Woman's Club To
Hear Address By
Dr. Bannerman
The Black Mountain Woman’s
club will hold its November meet
ing on next Wednesday, Nov. 13.
at Oak Knoll, the home of Mrs.
Mary E. Aleshire, at 3:30 p.m.
Mrs. W. B. Pollard is in charge
of the program which will center
on “International Relations”.
Dr. Arthur M. Bannerman, pres
ident of Warren Wilson college,
will be featured speaker, and he
will bring with him as guest one
of the international students at
the college.
The hostess committee includes
Mrs. M. C. Hobson, Mrs. R. E.
Hurst, Mrs. Frank H. Richardson,
Mrs. C. E. Spencer, Mrs. W. H.
Kyles, Mrs. J. B. Martin, Mrs.
Dick Tarbert, Mrs. Aleshire, and
Mrs. Douglas Jones.
Grass Roots Co.
At Montreat To
Replace Concert
As a replacement for last Sat
urday night's concert, scheduled
in the Montreat College lecture
concert series but cancelled be
cause of numerous flu cases, a per
formance by the National Grass
Roots Opera company will be given
on Saturday, Nov. 23. at 8 p.m.
in Anderson chapel. The opera
will be “Der Fledermaus”.
Montreat college’s annual “Home
coming'' and banquet, annually an
autumn event, were postponed un
til next March. The date is to be
announced.
Flu Cases Here
Indicate About
fOQO Affected
Nearly 1000 students and resi
dents in this area early this week
appeared to be stricken with in
fluenza, according to reports from
the various schools and estimates
of absentees from business and in
dustry. Church attendance and
at various functions (including
a Montreat college concert post
poned because of flu Saturday
night), were reported as low over
fhe week end.
Largest number of school ab
sentees was reported by the Swan
nanoa school with 325 unable to
attend classes on Monday, and ab
sences were also high at Owen
High school, the Black Mountain
Elementary school and Carver
school, and a few cases, “about
12 or 15” were recorded at Black
Mountain Primary school. A
number of cases of chicken pox
also were reoorted from the local
primary school.
Meanwhile, Warren Wilson col
lege, which in recent weeks had
a total of 125 students and 10
faculty members bedded with flu,
said that no cases had been re
corded for the past week.
d Montreat college reported a
total of 60 students as being ill
of flu. Owen High school on Mon
day had 141 absentees out of a
student body of 730; Black Moun
tain Elementary (grades 4-8), 140
absentees; Black Mountain Pri
mary, 12 to 15; Swannanoa, 170
out of 325.
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Black Mountain
Exhibitors Share
State Fair Awards
Raleigh — High Top Apple
Orchard, Black Mountain, Bun
combe county, took home a portion
of the more than $50,000 awarded
exhibitors at the North Carolina
State Fair. Their premiums were:
apples, commercial display, first;
three baskets, second; single
bushel basket display, second;
five-tray display, first; three-tray
display, third; single trays, De
licious, third; Golden, first; Grimes
Golden, first; Red Rome, first;
Richard or Starking, third; Stay
man, first; Staymared or Blaxtav
ma, third; Winesap, second; other,
third; single plates, Delicious,
second; Golden, first; Grimes,
first; Red Rome, first; Rome
Beauty, first; Starking or Richard,
third; Stayman, second; York Im
perial, first; other, first.
Urge Reports Now
On United Anneal
Volunteer campaigners seeking
to bring Black Mountain's United
Appeal to successful conclusion on
Nov. 18, this week began their
drive to obtain contributions
which would maintain for another
year the community's health, wel
fare, and recreation services.
More than $11,000 will be re
turned to this area in direct ser
vices and many more thousands
by other agencies which are also
numbered among the 33 participat
ing services in the United Appeal
of Asheville and Buncombe county.
Civic club members are serving
as volunteer, unpaid solicitors
under the joint co-chairman of
Mayor Richard B. Stone and
Charles E. Spencer. For purposes
of the drive, the community has
been divided into 10 districts with
a civic group conducting the cam
paign in each area.
For salaried contributors, “one
hour’s work per month’’ 'is the
amount of the pledge recommend
ed. local workers suggested.
Chairmen today urged that fund
collectors report their collections
“as they get it, bringing these
gifts in to City Hall campaign head
quarters—and not waiting until all
collections are made”. Mr. Spencer
will be at City Hall each week
clay from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. to re
cord campaign progress as reports
are turned in by the volunteer
solicitors, and these records will
be posted on a “progress chart”
at City Hall. Supplies for workers
will also be available there.
“This year we have divided the
campaign into smaller solocita
tion areas”, Mayor Stone said, “and
in this way we expect to have
better coverage”. He pointed out
the “urgent need for us to raise
our share in the once-a-year cam
paign which means so much to the
THE UNITED NAY
well-being of our community here
in Black Mountain”.
Volunteers aiding in the lead
ership of the campaign were an
nounced as follows: Blue Ridge
section, in charge of the Junior
Home and Civic club, Mrs. Henry
Pittman, president; Center section
(Daugherty and Church streets to
Montreat Rd.), Tea and Topic club,
Mrs. B. G. Byron, president; Christ
mount section, Walter A. Davis;
Cragmont section, directed by the
Jaycees, Aaron F. Belt, president;
North Fork, American Legion, with
Vice Commander Arnold Jones in
charge; Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest
Woman's club; Valley section,
Business and Professional Wom
an’s club, Miss Lillian Russell,
president; West End section,
Lions club. W. W. White, presi
dent. The leader for the Mon
treat section is to be announced;
Mrs. Grover Ledbetter is chairman
for the Broad River section; Lester
Stepp for M.E. Zion church and
M.E. Church South and the Brook
side section.
Mr. Spencer pointed out that
“there will be no other Red Cross
campaign in Buncombe county
this year. Last year", he remind
ed, “no other canvass was made
at the time of the nation-wide
fund-raising for the emergency
flood relief needs. This had al
ready been taken care of here by
our United Appeal gifts”, he ex
plained. “The same will be true
this year for any emergency
needs”.
Outlying districts in the county
campaign are being handled by
the local schools, he said, “except
w’here there are other canvassing
units. Aiding the local civic club
campaigners will be faculty mem
bers who will contact their own
teachers for contributions”.
Reporting on the campaign here,
the co-chairmen explained: “Al
most all of the agencies in the
United Appeal serve the people
throughout all of Buncombe
county. In addition, we have our
own agencies which will receive
direct funds amounting to more
than $11,000 which will be given
for our use in conducting the pro
grams of our Recreation council,
our Christmas Cheer fund, our
Red Cross, our Boy and Girl
Scouts.
“As an example of the county
services, the Red Cross Blood bank
which makes blood available in
the proper quantity and proper
type as need in our hospitals, ob
viously serves one part of the
county as well as any other. One
pint of blood is needed every 20
minutes in the Western North
Carolina area which includes this
and every part of Buncombe
county.
“The network of USO clubs to
our military personnel throughout
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UNITED NATIONS
IS TOPIC HEARD
AT KIWANIS CLUB
Guest speaker for the Kiwanis
meeting was Dr. Robert H. Spiro
Jr., executive secretary of Blue
Ridge assembly, who spoke on "The
United Nations”.
Other visitors were John Hafner
and Joe T. Fox of Asheville; H. B.
Craven of Lakeland, Fla.; and G.
S. Carmody, brother-in-law of Dr.
Robert Spiro.
PUBLIC IS INVITED TO
NOV. 9 SQUARE DANCE
The Junior Home and Civic club
will hold an old-fashioned square
dance Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning
at 8 p.m. at the Black Mountain
clubhouse. This dance is for the
young and old. Get your tickets
now from Mrs. Jack Milton, phone
NO-9-7198, Mrs. W. S. Senn, NO-9
5522, or at Tyson Furniture Co.
The price is $1.00 per couple.
LEGION POST OBSERVES
VETERANS' DAY MONDAY
Waycaster McFee Post of the
American Legion and the Woman’s
auxiliary will sponsor a hamburger
supper Monday, Nov. 11, at the
site on which the post plans to
build a clubhouse. Persons at
tending this Veterans’ Day affair
are asked to bring dessert. The
men of the post will report at 4:30
p.m. at the site to prepare for the
supper.
—Photo by Ed DuPuy
0wen High Sch00i Warhorses will bring the regular 1957 season to a close here Friday evening when they
Mountaineers at 7:30 at Shuford Field. In the picture, left to right, first row.
These - —0 . . ...
ollide with the hard-charging -.Buddy Rogers, Jackie Smathers, Albert Davis, Robert Pruitt, and Bill
U’thur Clayton, Preddie hi s - i)avid Tyson Jackie Bennett, James Moyers, Leslie Haynes, Eddie Harris, Robert
Vernberlv. Second row same aml Robert Hughes. Third row, Tommy Blizzard, Freddie Newton, Wendell
Pidgins, Tommy Hampton. vW> Br00ks Roberts, Curtis Diggs, Ray Glass, and Bruce Edwards. Back row', Vernon
[million Bobby Peterson Jol «■ • , , , manager, Jackie Hughes, John Woodcock, Eddie Smith, Howard Lewis,
“ hmy XS Geor^' Talbot, manager. Art Pitt, assistant coach.
Fire Department
Begins Repairs
Program Here
Six new beds have been acquired
by the Black Mountain Fire de
partment for the headquarters in
City Hall, as a part of a renovation
program which, along with contem
plated repairs and up-building of
the volunteer staff in number, will
result in future raising of the
grade of the local department to
Grade 6 classification-. This hope
was expressed at a meeting Mon
day night at which President J. A.
Dougherty presided.
The new beds are the gift of
the Morgan Manufacturing Co., and
these will be finished by the
Black Mountain Lumber Co. The
department is investigating the
cost of springs and mattresses.
Repairs to the asbestos shingled
roof and interior repairs to ceiling
and wiring also were discussed.
Voted into membership was
Gordon H. Greenwood and others
are ivited to become members.
The cost is S3 membership fee,
with dues of 50 cents per month.
Future plans include stepping
up of the drill practice sessions
of the volunteer and regular staff
members, and the extending of an
invitation to a state inspector to
make inspection here with a view
to returning to the department’s
previous high rating.
Next meeting will be on Novem
ber 18 at City Hall.
Plenty of Vaccine
Is Available Here
Vaccine for inoculation against
Asiastic flu was reported in good
supply at druggists here this week,
as the number of cases reached
a high peak in Black Mountain
and nearby communities. Majority
of industrial plants in this are
have advocated and a number have
provided the '“shots” for employ
ees. Industrial plants in Old Fort
were reported to be giving in
oculations to employees.
JR. WOMAN'S CLUB TO
HOLD DANCE NOV. 16
The Black Mountain Junior
Woman’s Club will have its annual
“‘Harvest Moon” dance at the
Black Mountain clubhouse Satur
day, Nov. 1(1. Music will be by
Harry Gardin and the Rhythm
Masters from Spartanburg. Ad
mission will be $1.50 per person.
SWANNANOA MASONS
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Masonic Lodge No. 561 at Swan
nanoa will meet Thursday (today)
for a stated comunication at Lodge
Hall. WM Cecil Redmond has in
vited all Master Masons to attend.
PARTY PLANNED FOR
TWEEN-AGERS NOV. 9
AT ST. JAMES' CHURCH
The Tween-Agers Cotillion club
will meet in the recreation room
of St. James’ Episcopal church
parish house Saturday evening,
Nov. 9, from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Aiken are leaders
for this group.
Principal Carter
Begins New Duties
At Swannanoa
John M. Carter, principal of
Emma school previous to its con
solidation and since that time
serving as coach, last week was
appointed principal for the 1957
58 school year of the Swannanoa
Elementary school. He assumed
on Monday the duties previously
carried by the late E. N, Howell
until his death on. Oct. 16.
Mr. Carter was at Biltmore for
10 years, and has spent 30 years
in school administration, as well
as six years in the teaching field.
Since 1953 he has been a coach,
mathematics teacher, and assistant
principal at Emma.
His election by the Swannanoa
school committee took place last
week. He holds a “P-5 principal’s
rating,” T. C. Roberson, county
superintendent of schools, said in
announcing the appointment, ex
plaining that this ‘‘is the highest
of principal’s ratings”.
Mr. Carter is also a former
principal of Copperhill High school
iTonn ,, _ r t
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principal of Biltmore High 1937
to 1947 and went back there again
from 1945 to 1953 after having
served a year as treasurer and
teacher of accounting at Asheville
Biltmore college.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter live in the
Valley Springs community. They
have three children. He was ed
ucated at North GeQrgia Baptist
college and the Universities of
Tennessee, Georgia, and North
Carolina.
Holiday Fete
For Garden Chib
Members of the Garden club,
holding their November meeting
tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. at
the Black Mountain Community
clubhouse, will have a Thanksgiv
ing dinner and see colored slides
on “Tulip Time In Holland" The
holiday motif will be featured in
table decorations and menu
Mrs. Charles C. Meyer will show
the pictures. Miss Mary MacKay
heads a committee in charge of
dinner arrangements. Arthur J.
Sporborg will preside at the
meeting.