Can Spring Be Far Behind? Spring really must be around the corner. Announcements regarding Summer theater offerings around the state are beginning to come in for the 1958 season. It is. this year, especially pleasant to re flect upon theater-going opportunities right here at home, since plans call for establish ment of a Summer theater in Black Moun tain. Latast word is that the New York co-man agers of the proposed local theatrical group will visit this community again on March 14 to perfect their plans for a choice of site for their productions. Their schedule of drama, comedy, mystery ana ioik prcniuei ions calls for nightly performance through out the week and a Saturday matinee. Meanwhile announcements received here for the Manteo drama, “The Lost Colony", set June 28 through August 31 as the season for this oldest of Carolina’s outdoor dramas. All in all, the good theatrical news has us warm right down to our toes and we ex pect to keep glowing with thoughts of what a summer theater can do for this commun ity-no matter what the thermometer may do between now and the opening summer theater date here on June 30! For a while back there in the early thirties, it looked as if the Hodges family of Leaksville would have to get along without a Junior, When Luther, Jr., finally did ar rive, he had Sister Betsy, 11, to pet him; he had Sister Nancy, 10, to love him; he had Mama Hodges to worship him; and Papa Hodges to adore him. Luther, Sr., was 39. And that was the way it was 21 years ago when Little Luther came along. He averaged better than 90 in his work at the Uni versity of North Carolina. Luther worked hard in the summertime, too—although his father was gov ernor. Moreover, at least one summer he went to another state to find work so the folks would not think he was leaning on his daddy. He was a champion apple picker on the West Coast. Of the three children, he was the only one who lived at the Man sion, the other two being married and having children of their own even as far back as 1952 when Luther, Sr., sneaked in as Lieu tenant Governor. Luther, Jr., was described around Chapel Hill a- a “good Joe.” Last week in Monroe he became the husband of Dorothy Duncan- - in the First Baptist church—the Hodges are Methodists, and one of the best names in North Carolina Fpiscopaldom performed the cere mony: the Rev. Frederick Blount Drane. Music was provided on the organ by Mrs. Henry Hall Wilson, wife of one of Governor Luther H. Hodges most bitter critics in the recent Legislature. Mrs. Hodges graduated from Sweet Briar, her junior year being spent at the University of Paris. She has been with the Hanover Bank in New York. Luther is an ensign in the Navy. The couple, for the time being at least, will live in Ville franche, France. Incidentally, Luther Hartwell Hodges, our Governor, will be 60 years of age on Sunday, March 9, and we understand a quiet lit tle event has been planned. We might observe here that we have never seen a more active man at 60 than Governor Luther Hodg es. If you feel like doing, why not drop him a birthday greeting ? He, even as you and 1, would ap preciate it. You read here last fall the week after Farm Bureau Head Flake Shaw’s deatl that offices of that organization would be moved from Greensboro to Raleigh. Last week in convention here delegates made it official. A search for suitable office space is now being made and no definite moving date has been set. In noting that Governor Hodges’ birthday is March 9, we recall that ,1. M. Broughton died on Sunday, March 6, nine years ago. He was exceedingly active, was only 60 years of age. Now Luther Hodges is in his fifth year as Governor, has two Legislatures behind him, ■ ne more to go. It would seem to be our duty to do what we cap to keep the man from working himself to death—and the best way we can help is to refrain from asking him to inake a speech a every 'newground-clearing. Is that asking too much? Don’t be surprised if an argu ment develops as to whether to permit young women to enter the University at Chapel Hill as fresh men or sophomores. Now they must be juniors to get in there. We can see no reason for the change—and some good arguments against it—but rumor persists— that the move is under considera tion and we are just wondering what will happen to the freshman Black Mountain HEWS One of Buncombe County's fore most weekly newspapers publisned every Thursday al 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 Second-class mail privileges authorized at Black Mountain, N. C. Subscription Rates: Buncombe and McDowell counties $2.50 per year Outside Buncombe and McDowell $3.00 per year Awarded A rating by Commun ity Research Bureau. classes at W.C.U.N.C., Meredith Eastern Carolina, and all around, if the (rates are opened wide at Chapel Hill. Also, if you are still calling Chapel Hill'a village, don’t. Odds are it’s bigger than your own home town—and big things are planned for it—whether it has bobby sox frosh and sophs or not. By 1970 they figure there will be 70,950 students; 1,950 in stu dent families; 12,000 in normal Chapel Hill: 4,450 connected with health affairs; and 2,615 in Carr boro. We can’t see it, but talk is still heard that Gov. Luther Hodges may try to replace John Larkins as Democratic chairman for the state when the Executive Commit tee meets here on March 1. Well, as a general rule, gover nors of North Carolina—as titular heads of the party—have had their say-so on the chairmanship. But two or three have failed and thus suffered at least temporary loss of face. Luther Hodges may fail, too, if he tries to make a change. We hear his choice, if he can get by with it, might be Cloyd Philpott, one of his more ardent supporters in the 1957 Legislature. Philpott is a wealthy furniture manufac turer, and a truly outstanding young man, from Lexington. When William Womble, we!l-to do-and-smooth-as-velvet Forsyth county representative, decided he would not attempt to return to the Legislature next time, folks here said Governor Hodges lost a good friend. But then Henry Hall Wilson— see earlier in column — said he could not be back with us, and so Gov. Hodges lost one of his most determined critics. Wilson, YDC warhorse and smart, is from Union county. On the same day that we an nounced here in North Carolina that D. Leon Williams had re signed as executive director of Georgia State ports to become di rector of the North Carolina Ports Authority, “Time Magazine’’ ap peared on the newsstands with this: “Anxious to become a world seaport, Bainbridge, Ga. (pop. 7, 562) enjoys two advantages: (1) it straddle^ the Flint Riger, 105 miles from the.Gulf of Mexico (2) it is the home town of Georgia’s frog-voiced Governor S. (for Sam uel) Marvin Griffin. Last week a state senate investigating com mittee complained that Bain bridge’s home-town boy has been doing too much in trying to over come nature’s oversight. The Griffin administration has spent half a million dollars for a 400 foot pier, a transit shed and sul phur unloading facilities . . .” The article continued for a third of a page and showed how Sena tor Humman Talmadge and Sen ator Dick Russell were moving in on Griffin because he wasn’t agree ing with them on the man for the next govunuh of Georgia. Some of those who had it in for Griffin seemed also to have it in for Ports Director D. Leon Williams. They intimated he was in the middle of it. And here we had agreed to pay a N. V. firm $3,500 to "find us a good man.” They had re commended Williams. We, appar ently, had blindly followed them. At present, we are back-ped dling as fast as possible under the circumstances. Williams is going to have a hard time getting into the $18,000 position he seem ed to hold so firmly two weeks ago. Even if he does, there will be lifted eyebrows all over here and half of Georgia. And to borrow a phrase from the Raleigh News and Observer’s column, “Under the Dome,” “To borrow a phrase from the Bible, the State Ports Authority was ‘born into trouble’.” Yes, it has been in a danged mess almost from the beginning. Remember this: not all the red cedar whit tling is done down at the service •station. LETTERS CHRISTMAS IN BRAZIL Caixa 12, Patrocinio Est. de Minas, Bra3il January 1, 1958 Dear Friends: Greetings to each of you on this New Year’s Day. My wish for you is that the year 1958 may be the best year of your life, that you may come to know the Lord Jesus Christ better and have His peace in your heart. My first furlough has just end ed, and as I recall the many hap py experiences I had in the U. S. I thank God for the privilege of having that year of rest, together with the many activities that were crowded into twelve short months. I'm grateful, also, to you friends at home who. helped make it a time of physical, mental and spiritual refreshment. Coming back to Brazil on the beautiful SS Del Mar was a per fect climax to a wonderful year, as there were two weeks of rest and relaxation, with time to read, think, make new friends, engage in various shipboard sports, and often just watch the mighty ocean. The Lord truly blessed my trip in every way, not the least of which was permitting Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Shaver to meet me at the dock and help me wTith baggage in the Customs house. We wrere amazed at the simplicity of the often unpleasant, ordeal of having baggage inspected, and T know it wasn’t mere chance, but rather an answer to prayer. Arriving in Patrocinio just at the time of our annual Mission meeting made my homecoming all the more exciting because I could see all of our Mission “family” at one time, whereas some of us have opportunity to get together only once a year, due to the great dis tances and difficulty of travel in the interior. West Brazil Mission now has 37 missionaries and 42 children. A number of these chil dren are nearing high school age and are in need of an experienced teacher who can help with the work now being done by Miss Re becca Glenn. Perhaps through this letter some of you may hear God’s call to the work of teaching mis sionary children. Christmas in Patrocinio was a striking contrast to Christmas in the U. S. Our day began at 4:00 a.m. when the church choir went out carolling. Many of our church members requested that we sing at their homes, but we were im pressed with a young man who is a Catholic who requested that we sing for him, “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Much of our sing ing was done from beneath um brellas, in the drizzling rain, but neither that nor the sad death of one of our faithful choir members a few days earlier could take away the joy of that hour of proclaim ing the birth of Christ throughout our town. After a full day, the final grand Christmas program was presented by the local church, the whole town being invited, and there was barely standing room as the curtain rose on the dram atization of the “Wise Men’s Search for the Christ Child.” It is inspiring to see that in spite of the increasing commercialization of Christmas here, our small band of believers are still more awed by the beauty of the Nativity than the bright lights of the shopping centers. I shall spend the month of Jan uary in the city of Campinas, tak ing a refresher course in the Por tuguese language, an opportunity for which I am very grateful. The opening of school at the Bible In stitute at Patrocinio is set for mn Until their school - destroyed by a tornado-can be rebuilt, students in Desloge, Missouri are attending classes in four coaches lent by a railroad Cars are equipped with desks, blackboards, special lighting, plumbing and gas heat. Bonds of a railroad company - issued in 1881 - are today the oldest interest • paying bonds traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Many railroads carry a blind person traveling with a sighted companion at a single fare for the two persons Tickets are sold on this basis to those who present credentials issued by the American Foundation for the Blind 4-H Chi!) work is conducted by flic Extension Ser\ice of cam state agricultural college or university, in cooperation "ith llie l .S. Department of Agriculture. This official Club Week poster is provided through the courtesy of ( oats and (dark, Inc., New ^ ork. February 15. We shall be count ing on your prayers for this yeai of work, for both faculty and stu dents, that, in spite of problem' and human failings, the spirit ol Christ may prevail. Yours in His service, VIVIAN HODGES. Dear Editor: Your paper is more like a let ter from home. I miss my friends there so much. Enclosed is checl for another year’s subscription. Sincerely, -—Lela Clark. RIDGECREST . . . ramblings Mrs. Elbert F. Hardin Phone: NO-9-7134 The Psalmist’s words, “I wa: glad when they said unto me, ‘lei us go into the house of the Lord’,' must have been echoed and fel1 in many hearts as the people as sembled for worship in the little stone church last Sunday. An at mosphere of reverence, and sweel music by the youth choir preparec the way for the morning message “Arrested” was Pastor Perry’s in teresting sermon topic. In devel opment of the theme from Act; 9:1-20 and Phil. H:7-14 the wore became synonymous with “appre hended.” Junior Girls’ Auxiliary met Mon day afternoon with the counselor Mrs. Lillian Gallamore. Elaborate refreshments carrying a Valentine motif, along with a big birthday cake in Sandra Wright’s honor, fully satisfied the after-school hunger of the nine girls present. They were Martha and Linda Alli son, Deanna Betcher, Linda Brad ley, Carolyn Brown, Glenda Lakey, Marie McMahan. Judy Pittman, and Sandra Wright. Before get ting down to work on “Forward Steps,” a program was given on the dual topics, “Ways to Wit ness” and “Faithful or Unfaith ful." i^ c,, u-,- :.j delicious refreshments in the home of their leader, Mrs. Paul Turner, on Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, be fore quieting down to study a book called “Jesus Is My Friend.’’ This home missions study was made more meaningful when each child tried to draw a scene from the story as Mrs. Turner told it. Those present were: Jerry Biddix, Judy Bradley, Buster Gray, Glenn Per ry, Linda Snypes, Jack Tipton, and Ronnie and Karen Turner. Seven out of the eight members enrolled in Intermediate G. A. were present at their regular meet ing in “Hills of Home” on Mon day afternoon. They were Bar bara Bradley, Delores Melton, Ann Moore, Janice Peek, Faye Peek, Kathleen Phillips, and Jean Tip ton. Jean led stewardship devo tions on “What’s Wrong With Gambling?” after which all the girls took part in a program about Baptist work with Jewish friends. After being kept indoors for about three weeks not only because of wintry weather, but from a stubborn bronchial cold, M r s. Hight C Moore is able to be out again. Mrs. Grace Johnson spent the week-end visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Safreit in Knox ville. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gleason in Silver Springs, Md.. in February, their first child, a fine little son. Mrs. Dick Briggs, moth er of Mrs. Gleason, went to Silver Springs about two weeks ago to welcome the new grandson and visit his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Weeks visited Gardner-Webb college in Boiling Springs on Monday, hav ino- lunch at the college. In the afternoon Mr. Weeks attended a scheduled meeting of the board of trustees. Taking a day off, Misses Ar vine Bell and Mary Evelyn Blount went to Winston-Salem on Sunday. They stopped over at the First Baptist church, Marion, for morn ing service, then went on to the twin cities for a visit to the beau tiful new campus of Wake Forest college. Dick Briggs spent the week-end in Brevard visiting his son, Jack Briggs and family. On Friday afternoon, Feb. 14, Glenda Lakey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. E. Lakey, was hostess to a number of her sixth grade friends for a Valentine party. In teresting games provided lots of fun for the congenial group. Glen da and her mother served ice cream, punch, and cookies to the following guests: Caroline Akin, Martha Allison, Cheryl Burgess, Mama Camaish, Joyce Crisp, Julia Ann Dickens, Jewell Gregory, I’at sy Harris, Joan Love, Kathy Nes bitt, Sandra White, and Sandra Wright. Mrs. T. E. Walters, after spend ing a couple of months with her daughter, Mrs. Dean Willis and family, in Dallas, Tex., returned to North Carolina in early Feb ruary. After a brief visit with her son, Thomas and family in Charlotte, she went to Warrenton to be with her sick and aging father, W. Pryor Rodwell. She expects to return to her home here about the first of April. Exposure and over-exertion dur ing last week’s snow confined J. H. Greenlee to bed for a few days, but he is up and out again now. Mrs. Greenlee is still suffering from a shoulder dislocated when she fell on ice on Feb. H. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Schell, win tering in Chiplev, Fla., have writ ten to neighbors here that keeping warm has been a real problem in the Sunshine state these recent weeks. An observation and a query: It is an indisputable right for any one who so desires, to own a dog (or dogs). “Man’s best friend,” or pet beloved, can be both a joy and a blessing to his owner. But when community dog'.s gath er in destructive, marauding bands and make life miserable for neigh bors and friends, are the owners justified in keeping such pets? Comments on this matter are in vited, either by phone or in writ ing. Your reporter would like to know what is the Ridgecrest con census of opinion about this prob lem. Thursday, Feb. 26. 1948 “The best team in the state” was the way a reporter for a Greens boro newspaper described the Black Mountain American Legion five at the conclusion of their game at the Asheboro High school gym. “Those boys should be playing in the invitational tour. They are definitely the class of this tourn ament,” the reporter stated. Brake, Edwards, Earle and Ste phenson kept popping in shot af ter shot from any and all angles. Scout Troop 56 gathered at the home of Winston Riddle to ob serve his 13th birthday. Gathered around the candle-lighted cake were George York, William Mor ris, Jr., Stanley Burgin, Johnnie Wilson, Dwight Bailey, Grady Swann, William and Stanley Da vis, Scoutmaster Fred Quinn, As sistant Scoutmaster Grady Mc Mahan, Pinkney Riddle, Mr Quinn, Mrs. McMahan, Susai Quinn and Joyce Riddle. More industry is what we need To put more people on their feet. In Washington you'll want a man Who loves to work, and Rollman can. He wants to get more industry Since that will help all West N. C LEGAL NOTICES __ klATlf F ADMINISTRATRIX notice Having this day quahfied a. A?RKRTrLnEPre. deceased. .late of Buncombe County. Iina, this is to notify a P tp tQ having claims aga n t d igned, Notice will be plead in bar oi coverv All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mfhfsethPeT2Mi day of, February, 1958 HATTIE C. EPPS Admin istratrix, 105 Buchanan Ave Asheville. N. 20 27; Mar. 6, 13. 20. 2, OTICK t^U,KBY TUI STICK By virtue of the power of sale ntained in a certaini Deed of ■ust made by Ralph O. Ba ard ,| wife, Margaret K Ballard, t e undersigned trustee for the nefit of Hoy A. Taylor, sa d ;ed of Trust being dated r»_b_ Sen. Scol! Says: WASHINGTON Ben. W K< ' ’ Scott has call* take quick action on a ' Tai-i •■<** mg, ti-point program to help bung small business out of the present economic slump. ... ,, Scott attacked President l i-' bower's "puny, lukewarm .. over the present recession and said Congress "has got to take the by the horns.” the Senator made his statement - in joining a growing bipartisan group of Senators sponsoring a tax adjustment bill proposed by sen. fohn Sparkman, chairman of the senate small business committer. 1 was written after severe1 of hearings throughout the rhe nonths X'ation. "The specifie •an be msines proposed bill offers eight areas where real relief given to struggling small concerns." Scott said. The Senator said the proposed gislation would "break-up hmg anding bottlenecks in the n•■>■ .ie laws that have been -slowly loking small business to T at! . Scott said the bill hinges or, a rovision that would "strong'y icourage considerable expansion business houses and small in jstries.” The key provision, he said, “per its a business or industry to amt certain percentagi come spent for capital expendi ires as operating expenses." Many companies, Scott -aid. vould realize a technical tax sav gs by buying new equipment, verting, machinery, etc. While it would be a tax livings, il wou! : pump many millions of dollai • into the economy.” The Senator said adequate safe guards are in the proposal to pr. vent tax windfalls. Under it, he said, a company would be allowed to treat as operating expenses 5n per cent of the first >10,non, ::•! per cent of the second $10,000 tin ; 2o per cent of the third $10,000 that is re-invested in depreciable property or inventory. "This would be a tremendous help to small companies that want to expand but have little or no money left for such things afti > taxes," Scott said. The bill also includes: 1. Provision for self-employ. J people, and others who are not cov ered by an organized pension plan, to set aside up to $1000 a year, for retirement purposes with ac companying tax benefits. 2. Changes in depreciation poli cies to allow businesses to treat used equipment that is pun-hased the same as new equipment for tax depreciation purposes. .1. Provisions for allowing cor porations to be taxed as partner ships or corporations. 4. Authorization for the mini mum accumulated earnings credit of a business to be increased from $fi0,000 to $100,000. 5. Requirements that the Treas ury department simplify tax rul ings and either abide by court de cision in tax regulation enforce ment or carry cases in question to court. Announcement was made re minding that the trash cans in downtown Black Mountain are for trash only, not garbage, and any one caught dumping bags of garb age into them was promised a trip into court for prosecution to the full extent of the law . which provides for a $25 fine and pay ment of court costs. Mrs. Lee Seagle entertained at her State street home with a bridg,, luncheon. Fifteen table.- of card were in play with Mrs. Charles Godfrey and Mrs. Carter Uzzeli winning at the table one; Mrs. ].. < . Jumper having high score; Mr Otty E. Lee man, cut prize, ‘and ls’ • Kerlce also winding an award. The Swannanoa Warriors elim inated the Black Mountain Dark horses from the Buncombe Coun y tourjtament, 38 to 23. Ahead >X only one point at the end of their Y Pfi0d’ the-v increased then advantage to 14-7 l,v half time. Dairying is one of the most btable jMD‘cultural enterprise.-. described as ;take in the the highway Mountain to ,t corner of , v 98 1956, and being recorded rfif &st£*£«z g-ys Hrjsrebf Deed of Trust whereby the power of sale therein contained has b*; fTSofder'of ’said note thereby secured, having demanded that said nronertv be sold to satisfy said in debtedness, the undersigned trus . , wj)| „n Monday, the 10th day tl, \inrtdi 1958, at 12:00 Noon, sell /it public auction for cash to ,u highest bidder, at the Court house door in the City of Asheville, Buncombe County, North Caro lina the following described lands and' premises situate, lying and being in the Black Mountain Town Carolina, and being bounded and more particularly follows: Beginning at a Northern edge of leading from Black Ridgecrest, Southern Lot 13 of the plat hereinafter re ferred to and Southwest corner of the Queen property, and runs from -aid Beginning point with the Northern edge of said highway North s: deg. West 100 feet to a -take Southeast corner of Lot No > of said plat; thence with the Eastern .edge of Lots 9 and is North 2 deg. nun. East 16b f„et' to a stake in the dividing line between Lots 17 and_ 18 of said plat; thence South 8. deg. Hast and parallel to and twenty (■^0) foot North . (Harvey) Love ,lnH " 1 the above entitled TAKE notice ;; seeking relief Hg77 been filed in the ak action now pendii , The nature of th sought is for the minor child who,,. .' in the caption her, titioners in said You are required ■ fenso to such p]ea . than the 14th day and upon your f„j the parties seeking you will apply to th relief sought. This 14th day of ] EDNA C. H Assistant Clerk , ‘1 Court Buncomi, Jperi' h eb. 13, 20, 27- M ---—7' 1958 ' ■ u f,.„j nai, ;.ndabts i ■ ‘ !’ieadir eyo“ k ... "elief > ■ o°n 0f ■ ?PM>i ’ -ne n. Wake i ", n°t la. April, 19 to do . 7ai ■ for T. . NOTICE HA\ IN(r this d; Executrix of the i ' ltle HOLDEN, late of [7, Buncombe County, \\,,i'-11 this is to notify ing claims again present them, duly v. S’* undersigned on or bef,.r,'.'S.* day of January, lOrpi , . e notice will be plead i e‘se covery. All person's , ,7‘r|r0 against said estate will ' make immediate pa- p This the 25tl ' , 1958. ■ Ja>> PEARL HOLDEN Fv„ of the Estate of F. S. HOLDEN, d..(,,awj Jan. 30; Feb. 6, 13, _ , ,7 ^ 2 DAY SHOE REPAIR SERVICE Ed Crenshaw's Shoe Servic 54 College St—Asheville, N. ( LEAVE SHOES AT Earley's Drive-In Cleaners Dial NO-9-7313—Black Mtn. Ga