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your county newspaper W eather Date Jan. 28_ Jan. 29_ Jan. 20_ Jan. 31 — Feb. 1_ Feb. 2_ Feb. 3 High Low Prec. _37_25 _34_20 .03 _47_22 _57_31 __33_23 .78 20_14 .08 22_11 .09 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1958, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA NO. 24 8 PAGES TODAY PW Banquet 9th Year ub's History and new members of the and Professional Wo b augmented the ranks of members at the club’s 9th anniversary of the found charter date Monday eve 10, at the Monte Vista The program featured a by Mrs. Grace Stain - aynesville, district direc ind floral and greenery s featured a yellow and and special programs colors had as cover motif , stylized version of the Victory” of Samothraee, was also featured in a illustrating the National insignia and its in of club goals. was given by Tipton, and the ad welcome by Miss Lillian president. A service of of new members was Anne Higginbotham, attending were Mrs. Mrs. Helen John Claire Kelley, Mrs. Mar I.edbetter, Mrs. Ruth Mrs. Saxon Smith, Mrs. Stutts and Mrs. Dorothy Other new members are E. Bunch, Mrs. Hazel and Mrs. Grace Johnson, numbers were given by Owenby, vocalist, ac hy Miss Nonie Greene. Mott, immediate past introduced Mrs. Stanley on the National Fed theme, “Achieve Through ve,” she said, “definite for elevating the status all over the world. Ours an action and service club for meeting, greeting, . Therefore let the A ’ of our title theme .iust that—the word, ac C, 1 think, should stand courage to put meet each other without thought of prejudice; the courage by our principles even principles are not pop r all, prejudice has been as ‘being down on what up on.” continued: "The theme stands for team banding together in the of club service, commun ice, and national and in i —Turn to Page 4 of — MU. C. C. Hipp "" Feb. 5 Mr*,' Elizabeth C. Hipp, widow of C. C. Hipp, former merchant of Black Mountain, died Feb. 5 in Morfehton at the age of 82, after a lenfthy illness. li^Hlpp and her husband came to Ijlitlc Mountain from Cleveland, Tool, some 40 ^’ears ago and omiHI'and operated a dry goods business until the illness and Mr. Hipp some years ago. rs. Hipp operated a drug the building she owned n avenue until ill health her to retire, as the last member of her •te family, with only nieces iphews surviving. Funeral were held Feb. 7, in Cleve Calvary rr Al Youth Rally unusual film production, ly,” will be shown at the piip Presbyterian church, »t road, at the Youth for K rally opening at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 15. “Yohth for Christ” is interde oominAtionally geared to present a POStive gospel to the teen-ager, the sponsoring committee said. In a di$r.when authorities are crying for a Solution for Juvenile delin quency, “Youth for Christ” be lieves Jesus Christ is the answer, the cbljpmittee added. The .public is cordially invited to attend. The program also in cludes a quartette, soloist and oth er special talent. TEND YOUTH GATHERING Methodist Youth Fellow ship and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wil son, counselors, were hosts to the Bethel* church youth group Sat urtfafiy evening, Feb. 8, in the fel lowship hall of the Methodist church. Tlje Valentine motif was carried out in- decorations. Games were played * and punch and cookies were served by members of the Wonjaa'8 Society of Christian Ser vice. Approximately 40 young People' were present. LET EVERY HEARTBEAT REMIND YOU . . . Valentines in the form of gifts of money for the Heart fund are being solicited in local business firms this week, and Mrs. Ralph H. Reed, Jr., chairman of the Black Mountain cam paign, said business houses had been “very co-operative”. The drive, under auspices of N. C. Heart association, will reach a climax on “Heart Sunday”, Feb. 23. Legion Plans For Gala Feb. 15 & 22 Special Events Legion Commander Arnold Jones promises a gala affair for Leg'ion aires, their families and the Aux iliary for the night of Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Community Club house. Members of the two or ganizations are expected to be on hand at 6:30 p.m. with covered dishes, desserts and “white ele phants.” A few home-baked cakes for auction would be appreciated also, Commander Jones said. Frank Wade and Mrs. Carmen Bullock will supervise an evening of games and other lively enter tainment following the supper. There will be prizes to enliven the various games. Mr. Wade said that the last par ty of this kind was so enjoyable that he is sure no one will want to miss this one. During the eve ning, new auxiliary members will be initiated by the president, Mrs. IT. K. Stinehcomb. Commander Jones says “Let’s fill the clubhouse and demonstrate what a fine bunch of veterans and their families we have here in Black Mountain.” Washington’s birthday will be celebrated by the Waycaster-Mc Fee Post of the American Legion with a “turkey shoot” on the Le gion property on Blue Ridge road, starting at 10 a.m., Feb. 22. The following will be in charge: Sher man Shell, chairman; Tom Bliz zard, Ray Cochran, A. W. Noblitt, Lewellyn Goodman, John Hall, W. W. Early and Commander Jones. Chairman Shell asks that mem bers of his committee meet him at the site early in order that the shoot may get underway on time. “These affairs" in the past have been successful and we want to make this one better yet,” Mr. Shell said. SWANNANOA PTA WILL MEET ON FEB. 20 T h e ' Swannanoa Elementary PTA will meet in the school audi torium Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The program will be a “Founders’ Day” program. PTA OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 20 An executive committee meeting of the Black Mountain PTA will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the Primary school lunchroom. The first regular 1958 meeting of the Parent-Teacher association will take the form of open house Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m., when all rooms will be open. MASTER'S DEGREE TO BE CONFERRED Black Mountain Lodge 663 A. F. and A. M. will hold an emergent communication Friday evening, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. to confer the Master Mason’s degree. Refresh ments will be served. Carol O. Crisp, master, announced all mas ter Masons are invited to attend. LADIES' NIGHT OF LIONS CLUB FEB. 13 A surprise program has been planned for the annual Ladies’ night exercises of the Black Moun tain Lions club tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. at the Monte Vista hotel’. John J. O’Connor heads the committee in charge. This clipping will entitle Mrs. Geza Soos and one guest to free admission to see “Teenage Thund er” at the Pix Theater. Equitation Club Riding Events Are Scheduled The Equitation club of Black Mountain recently held its first 1958 meeting at the home of C. C. Meyers. Officers elected for the new year are: President, Nonie Greene; vice president, Nancy Du Puy; secretary-treasurer, Janice Higgenbotham. The club reviewed the by-laws which were made by the charter members. Barbara Solesbee was unanimously voted in by the club as a new member. Miss Greene gave a rough out line of the club’s activities for the coming year. In May club mem bers hope to have an informal showing of their horses in diffi cult maneuvers, and award indi vidual ribons for the most im proved rider, best horsemanship, best all-around showing of the horse, neatness in tack, and to winners in different esquestrian games. During the summer months they hope to ride to Hemphill Springs on the old Mt. Mitchell Motor road and camp there a day or two. Also they hope to spend a week at Crabtree Meadows, hik ing and studying nature. Of course the big event will be the annual fall horse show in Aug ust or September. The club was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. William Styles at their home, Rangoon Lodge. Their daughter, Eloise, was hostess. Those enjoying the January events were Nonie Greene, Nancy DuPuy, Janice Higgenbotham. Ann Beddingfield, Sheryl Burgess, Te resa Dougherty, Toni Rowland, and Eloise Styles, Deedee Meyers, Helanie Meyers, Charleen Meyers, Kay Greene, Barbara White and Amelia Stafford. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Currie of Miami, Fla., announce the birth of a son Feb. 8. Mrs. Currie is the former Miss Eloise Norton of Black Mountain. New York Theater Artists Establish Company To Perform Here Permanently Each Summer Season To Open June 1 For Seyen Week Season A resident professional summer stock theater, to play a seven weeks’ season here in the coining summer, is slated for Black Moun tain according to announcement this week. Nightly performances Mondays through Fridays, with a Saturday matinee, make up the projected program schedule which will consist of seven plays popu lar with the New York and road show public. A trio of New Yorkers, theater people, Miss Tinka Crawford, for merly of Black Mountain, and Dale Meador and Norman Kean, are the sponsors and will be participants in the company. The three met while all Were students at the Uni versity of Denver. Miss Crawford and Mr. Meador spent last week in the community perfecting plans for the company which is to com prise about 15 regular members with several additional players who will come here for special productions. It is anticipated that a few roles will be made available for local players eager to aug ment their theatrical experience. The sponsors plan to make this Kiwanis Club Hears Artist Miss Tinka Crawford, formerly of Black Mountain, and one of three New Yorkers founding a summer stock company to play here in the coming season, out lined the company’s plans at a meeting of the Kiwanis club last week. Harry Hyder was in charge of the program. Committees for the club year were announced. They comprise: Youth services: Chester T. So bol, chairman, John C. Bennett, Jr., K. H. Knight, Harry M. Mc Call, Worth Burgess. Citizenship services: William Ratchford, chairman, John Brown, W. W. Earley, Stanley Garland, Rev. W. A. Huneyc-utt, Douglas Jones. Administration: David W. Harri son, chairman, John Kluttz, R. C. Bowness, Charles Porter. Attendance and Membership: William H. McMurray, chairman, George E. Moray, Harry Hyder. House, Public Relations, and Re ception: Steve Uzzell, chairman, Dan Guess. Program and Music: M. E. Head, chairman. BLACK MTN. COUNCIL WILL MEET FEB. 19 The regular monthly meeting of the Black Mountain City Council will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, with Mayor Richard IJ. Stone presid ing. Sessions are open to the pub lic. Theater Group Has Wide Talent Tinka Crawford, one of (he three organizers of the summer stock theater due to open a seven week season here June 30, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crawford of Indianapolis, Ind.i former residents here. She is a 1950 graduate of Black Moun tain High school; attended Western Carolina, Cullowhee, and the University of Denver, where her two co-founders of this new sum mer theater. Dale Meador and Norman Kean, also studied. Miss Crawford appeared in the 1953 Asheville folk theater production, “Thunderland”. She recently completed a 13 anci a half weeks’ tour with the Evans Webb Marionette theater. New York, and has been singing in Number One Fifth avenue and in other New York clubs. Mr Meador has been active in acting and directing New York shows. He is winter manager with the South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, and for three years its assistant manager and box office director, Mr. Kean, stage manager for “Waltz of the Toreadors”, served in like capacity on Broadway for Tennessee Williams’ “Orpheus Descending”. The new group's stage manager is on Feb. 24 coming into New York with Melvyn Douglas’ current show. theatrical program a permanent part of the Black Mountain scene, and stated their belief that this area is ideal for development of a regular summer stock organiza tion which may draw from a wide surrounding area after the manner of summer stock theaters popular in other areas of Carolina and in many communities throughout New England, New York and oth er states. The play season will open June .1 30 and run through August 17, with a possibility that the season will be extended one additional week. The players will open with a production of “My Three Angels” by Sam and Bella Spewack, to be followed by “Parisienne” by Henry Becque; “Second Threshold” by Phillip Barry; “Dover Road,” by A. A. Milne; “A Murder Has Been Arranged,” by Emlyn Williams; “I Am a Camera,” by John van Druten, and an original folk play. Day of Prayer Scheduled Feb. 21 You are invited to join in a chain of prayer which will encircle the earth. Friday, Feb. 21, will be World Pay of Prayer. Observance of this day in Black Mountain will be at the State Street Methodist church at 12:05 noon. There will be no night program so mothers, busi ness men and all others are asked to set aside this hour when Black Mountain may become a link in this fellowship of prayer. Rev. John McWhorter ol' the Methodist church, will bring a mes sage. Mrs. T. R. Jurwitz is chair man of the observance of the Day of Prayer in Black Mountain. More about the program will be in next week’s issue of the News. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET FEBRUARY 14 Members of the Black Mountain Garden club will meet Friday, Feb. 14, at 7:3() p.m. at the public li brary in the City Hall building. Discussion will center about “Spring Catalogues.” OWEN PTA DELAYS MEETING UNTIL MARCH Bad weather caused the post ponement of a meeting of Owen High school PTA last Thursday and the program has been re scheduled for March. It will com prise a panel discussion on “Par ent-Teen-Ager Relationship.” V Miss Minnie Nell Golightly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. 0 Golightly of Black Mountain and S/Sgt. James A. Perna, soi of Mr. and Mrs. Toivo Perna o New York Mills, Minn., wen married by the Rev. Eugeni Byrd in his home on Saturday Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. Mrs. Perna was graduated fron Charles I). Owen High school an< has been employed as assistan cashier of the post exchange a Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., fo the past year. S/Sgt. Perna is s graduate of New York Mills Higl school. In June, 1958, he will com plete four years in the Air Force After a wedding trip, the couph will make their home near Patricl base, where he is now stationed %■ —Photo by Ed DuPuy Newly installed officers of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club took office at exercises at which Carl Hyatt, district governor, officiated at the annual ladies’ night dinner meeting last week at the Monte Vista hotel. Pictured, left to right, front row, are: Mr. Hyatt, Charles S. Porter, president; Chester T. Sobol, immediate past president; Harry E. Hyder, director; R. C. Bowness, secretary; John C. Bennett, Jr., director; back row, left to right, David W. Harrison, Rev. William T. Ratchford, directors; M. E. Head, vice president, and William H. McMurray, Jr., director Other directors in stalled were John A. Kluttz, E. H. Knight, and Steve C. Uzzell. Seen As Tourist Attraction & Valuable Asset For This Community and Area This group, chosen on the basis of “our criteria of quality, good taste and entertainment,” includes a comedy, a drama, a mystery, and a folk drama to comprise a varied schedule indicative of the type of offerings to make up the produc tion roster throughout the season. The players will use the arena type of production, popularly known as “theater in the round,” allowing for a natural style of act ing and ingenious and effective staging and lighting effects, as well as excellent point of vantage for all members of the audience to view all productions. Season tickets will be available. Single performance tickets will be priced at $2.50, $2.00 and $1.50. The season subscription plan will enable theater-goers to obtain seats for the seven show shows at a reduction, plus giving the ad vantage of having the same seats each week. Subscriptions will go on sale .June 1. It is planned to accomodate about .200 theater-go ers at each performance. Season tickets will be $9, $12, and $15. A time payment plan will be offered. In a joint statement, Miss Craw ford, Mr. Meador and Mr. Kean issued a summary of the com pany’s plans and the reasons for choosing: Black Mountain as the site of the new venture. “As one of the most famous vacation centers in the United States, this area each summer at tracts trousands of visitors who come to en.ioy Black Mountain’s pleasant climate, beautiful moun tain location, clear invigorating air and bright sunshine,’’ they re minded. “It is a growing com munity of 6,500 people, large enough to have every needed ser vice, and small enough so that one may easily park near or walk to every store or shop. It is also near enough to other populated areas to attract audiences from those areas. The large summer population, easy accessibility and ideal location indicate that the theater can be tremendously suc cessful, providing it is given skilled and imaginative management. “Necessarily, we must make money, and we sincerely hope that our venture will be a rewarding one financially; however, if this were the only consideration, we would have-dropped the idea then —Turn to Page 5 Owen High School Library Is One of Largest In North Carolina by Lynda McGraw One department that Owen High school can certainly be proud of is the library. It has about 5,000 books which cover all the fields a student needs for classwork, besides those for pleasure and leisure reading, and is one of the largest col lections of books for a county high school. Its circulation is also one of the largest, for about 150 books are checked out per school day with a grand total of 16,990 books checked out during the school year. Certainly one reason for this is that arrangements have been made so that through the English class es all the pupils come to the li brary at least once a week to do reference work or browse for pleasure reading. This is not done in all schools. Magazines, which cover every field, are the strongest section of , the library. This is probably be . cause, in addition to providing re creation, they are used by the pu j pils a great deal in writng term j.- papers and speeches, and doing , various other assignments. A file ' is kept on back magazines which : are accessible through a reader’s i guide that lists the magazines ac cording to the subjects of the var i ious articles in them. To meet I state requirements they also have , the local and metropolitan papers. ; Frequently new sets of encyclope • dias are added, and, at present, l there are eight sets, ranging from i difficult to moderate. Each year the budget is divided so that books can be added to each of the 10 reference classifications according to the Dewey decimal system, as well as the story col lection and fiction sections. There are several sources for new books: one is from the state, which al —Turn to Page 8 Named To Honor Roll A! Owen High This Period The Charles D. Owen High School Honor Roll for the third grading period is announced. It comprises the following: 12th Grade: A—Nana Owenby, Lynda McGraw, Dennis Glass, Jane Bowness, Alice Stevens. B—Martha Capps, Barbara Cor bin, Evelyn Johnson, Brenda Per kins, Thomas Dickens, Darrell Kil patrick, Wanda Bartlett, Phyllis Burleson, Nonie Greene, Mary Noah. Ruth Clayton, Peggy Cooley, Melba Riddle, Elaine Bastarache, Donald Kilpatrick, Ted McCall, Christine Owenby, Joyce Riddle. 11th Grade: A—Charles Thomp son. B—Elizabeth Hall, Dianne Nes bitt, Ann Carr Perry, Johnnie Run ion, Sue Smith, Carolyn Stroud, Elizabeth Vaught, Delores Mel ton, William Morgan, Dean Led better. *■ Edmond Hogan, Nancy DuPuy, Rebecca McMahan, Betty Patton, Betty Jean Shook, Carol Watkins, Barbara Taylor, Helen Drake, Judy Patton, Anne Woodcock, Helene Nichols, Carolyn Mills, Dorothy Lawrence, Daniel Hensley. —Turn to Page 8 Improvement Of Town Is (. of C. Sessions' Theme The board of directors of the Black Mountain Chamber of Com merce met in the City Hall, Mon day, Feb. 10, at 10 o’clock to dis cuss the program for the year. Many improvements for the ap pearance and welfare of the city were discussed, with the idea of having a continuing program cov ering several phases of improve ments. William H. McMurray, Jr., pres ident, announced the following committees for the year: Mem bership, William S. Holcombe, chairman, A. M. McCoy, W. L. Wheelon; publicity, Gordon Green wood, chairman, Wade Howland,. W. L. Wheelon; Civic Improve ment, chairman, R. Worth Cock; Max Woodcock, Carl Bowness; In dustrial Development, Finley K. Stepp, chairman, A. F. Tyson, Jr., William S. Holcombe; Roads, Dr. F. H. Richardson, chairman, Dr. S. M. Bittinger, Dr. S. S. Cooley; Western Union, F. H. Cordtmeyer, chairman, Mrs. Douglas Jones, Harry Hyder; Christmas Decora tions, A. M. McCoy, chair man, Weldon Earley, Mrs. Wil liam Holcombe; Finance a n d Budget, Steve C. Uzzell. chair man, Ronald E. Finch, William A. Hickey; Executive Committee, Wil liam H. McMurray, Jr., chairman, William S. Holcombe, Gordon H. Greenwood, R. Worth Cook, Fin ley Stepp. The regular luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Monte Vista hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 12 o’clock. There will be a panel discussion on ‘How to Better Conditions in Black Mountain” and what the Chamber of Commerce can do about it. WORD RECEIVED OF DEATH IN FLORIDA Word has been received here that Mrs. Lula Propst Barnes died Sunday, Feb. S), at her home in St. Augustine* Fla., after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery, St. Augustine. She was the sister of Mrs. Maude Burnette, Mrs. Ida McMahan, Mrs. Jenny Miller, Joe i’ropst, Abe Propst, W. H. Propst and Walter Propst, all of Black Mountain. This clipping will entitle A. L. Johnston and one guest to free ad mission to see “Run of The Ar row” at the Pix. Theater.
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