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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1958, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
8 PAGES TODAY
NO. 37
Attend W.LliSi
gssien Session
Gibson, treasurer of
K W.S.C.S., was in
the program, 1 he
r- >| .ion Dollars,” for the
ting at the Methodist
u Holt. Nancy Gill,
•v.-rs Claudia Powers,
ili'll and Patricia Gill,
Mi'. Gibson’s Sunday
were visitors, and
. , n interesting playlet
; ;„rk of the missionary
abroad.
the business meeting,
conducted by Mrs. J.
..lias, the date for the regu
... ,;v meeting of the \\. S.
l l. 'changed from the first,
ond Tuesday evening of
month. .
f[. Farr, as chairman
[. i gelistic committee fur
: h, asked that the women
prayer service just be
’ ach of the revival sendees
held May 18-23.
r Allen, Mrs. J. R. Jen
. : Mrs. Lynn Gill served
like, ice cream, and cof
■ 2f) persons present,
attending, besides those
above, were Miss Laura
Jf,r(l. Mrs. \V. G. Harrison,
Charles Long, Mrs. Nellie
Mr-. Hubert Ilolt, Mrs.
p.,wcrs. Mrs. W. T. Ratch
George Johnston, Mrs.
Ih-Mj-aian, Mrs. Ernest Hol
jli- K. G. Roberts, Mrs.
. ijwaltney, Mrs. Louise
Mr . Ted Smith, Mrs.
tv \\ a : . Mrs. Elmer Griffin,
Mrs. Elmer De Bruhl.
Ith
I’
t
fan! to Adopt
Pet for Family!
larking- national “Be Kind to
iliaWeek" under auspices of
| Black Mountain Humane so
i-- week, several members
It::" local organization visited
ft. ■ Animal Shelter where
s pets are housed tempor
Jr, : ding other arrangements
(their rare.
week has been extended
Mrs. H. McGuire Wood, sec
jrv, announced, in order to give
It :,a : cl sons opportunity to
sponsoring an organiza
i ■ kindness to animals
p the year here in our
unity" by paying a member
!' $1. Such dues may be
|l : ■ Mrs. Wood, care P. O.
Black Mountain. She
| i that last week’s response
imost generous, with the
est number we have ever had
|or. ting to the opportunity to
this program.’’
who last week visited the
|rs Animal Shelter advised:
w are considering buying
a new pet—or breed
|t: - -t the family already has
(• lon’t. It is a touching
It to see the large number of
■ctive, homeless pets now
■ed at the shelter—where, it is
tr, simple will ask to adopt
|> ml take them into their
to give them the kind of
o-c in which these friend
dive dogs and cats can
P’e.'
■ al society, Mrs. Wood
P; concerned about the
K of dogs and cats in
' A reminder was
"lb,000 puppies and
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1Y WEDDING PLANS
f LEVON RHODES
:;i Mi s. w. T. Rhodes of
: tain, announce the en
c " a’d approaching mar
j ■' daughter, Levon, to
■■ 'Lok, son of Mrs. Fred
I ‘!’ld lhe late Mr. Cook of
'l -‘in. The wedding will
rfay. May 24. at the
Qt' m,me.
>oo! Drivers
Compete For
oiial Honors
: ciriver named'by the
1111 Owen High school,
i(l r high schools in
d|M others in three
■ "'"“ties will be nomi
e , " ,|Kle in the local db
i • Roadeo May 31,
Vi,, written tests at
State Highway pa
' zander is in charge
1 Roadeo in which
Ong offered by the
vii]„''"tiling Co. and the
J*en. i
b lev
Rube
art
'aiation of Insurance
,lz,‘s will be offered
and girl winners in
"Unty.
PstricT
ers tor two years
Owen High. These
f >-t year, and
me previous year.
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(Photos by Ed DuPuy)
“The best we’ve ever had” is the way Director Woodfin C. Rhodes describes the concert which the Owen High
school band will present tomorrow (Friday) night at 8 at the school to benefit the PTA’s “Finer Carolina” project put
ting music into the schools of the Swannanoa valley. Choruses of the Black Mountain and Swannanoa Elementary schools
have also been invited to appear in the concert. Tickets are on sale at Black Mountain and Swannanoa drug stores and
from students and committee members in both towns.
Bloodmobile
Visits Morgan
Mrg. Company
Morgan Manufacturing Co. is
one of the industries participating
in the group plan of the American
Red Cross blood program. Thirty
five percent of the employees do
nate blood during the year, which
protects the total group of em
ployees in their blood needs.
Certificate cards are issued to
employees who need blood for
their families, and this card is
presented at the hospital to which
the patient goes for treatment.
The blood is then provided from
the American Red Cross Blood
center lo the hospital.
The bloodmobile was recently set
up at Morgan Manufacturing Co.
and 50 pints were donated.
During the past year the Black
Mountain-Swannanoa chapter of
the Red Cross accepted a quota
of 400 pints and actually collected
510 pints during the seven mobile
visits to this community.
Give a pint of blood and get a
card good for your blood needs
for one year, the chapter sug
gests.
Montreal College
Commencement
Program May U
Twenty-five Montreat college
seniors will receive diplomas in
graduation exercises M onday
morning, May 2d, in Gaither chap
el at 10:30 a.m.. Ur. William H.
MeCorkle, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Bristol, Term.,
and vice chairman of the college’s
board of trustees, will deliver the
Commencement address.
Dr. J. Cecil Lawrence, executive
secretary of Mecklenburg Presby
tery, Charlotte, will be Baccalaur
eate speaker for the Sunday morn
ing service at 10:45 in Gaither
chapel.
Other commencement activities
include a presentation of a light
opera Friday and Saturday eve
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. OF C. SCHEDULES
IAY 20 SESSION
\V. H. McMurray, Jr., will Pre"
de at the regular luncheon meet
g of the Chamber of Commerce
sit Tuesday, May 20, at noon at
ie Monte Vista hotel.
ng to be held
WILKIE CHURCH
The fourth Saturday night sing
, will be held at Wilkie Baptist
arch Saturday night May -4.
7:30. All singers and the pub
are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. Marc C. Weersing, I).l).
The Black Mountain Presby
terian church will hold a week
of special services beginning
Sunday night, May 18, at 7:30.
The services will continue
through the week, beginning
each night at 7:30, and will
end Friday night. The guest
minister is the Rev. Marc C.
Weersing, D.D., pastor of First
Presbyterian church, Spartan
burg, S. C.
Dr. Weersing took his under
graduate work in the state of
Michigan, and upon graduation
played guard for the New York
(iiants, professional football team.
He received his B.D. degree from
Columbia Theological seminary in
Decatur, Ga. His first pastorate
was in Elberton, Ga. From there
he was called to the Oakhurst
Presbyterian church of Decatur.
It was in Decatur thaC he was
minister to William R. Klein, pas
tor of the Black Mountain church,
and was instrumental in guiding
Mr. Klein into the ministry. Leav
ing Decatur, Dr. Weersing went to
the Central Presbyterian church in
Jackson, Miss., which he served
for nine years before coming to
his present church in Spartanburg.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services in the new
B lack Mountain Presbyterian
church.
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO MEET MONDAY
Waycaster -McFee American Le
gion auxiliary will meet Monday
night, May 19, at 7:30 at the home
of Mrs. W. T. Wright. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
SI PPKK POSTPONED
A covered dish supper of the
Co-Workers Sunday school class
of the Methodist church has been
postponed from May 16, to Thurs
day, May 23.
John Brown of Grovemont broke
his leg Monday night while on a
fishing trip in the Smoky Moun
tains. He is a patient at St. Jos
eph’s hospital.
Black Min, P.T.A,
Installs May 15
The Black Mountain PTA will
meet Thursday (tonight) at 7:30
in the Primary School auditorium.
A reception will be held in the
lunchroom following the program.
The elementary school chorus,
which the PTA sponsors, and a
group of folk dancers will pre
sent the program.
The following officers for 1958
59 will be installed: President,
Harry Clarke; first vice president,
Joseph Scanned; second vice pres
ident, James Buckner; secretary,
Mrs. Harold Patton; treasurer,
Mrs. George Tatham.
Bellis-Ham Vows
Spoken May 10
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Ham of
Black Mountain, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Ann
Louise, to Vincent Jerome Beilis,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Jerome Beilis of Fayetteville.
The wedding was held in the
chapel of the First Presbyterian
church in Fayetteville, Saturday,
May It) at 5 o’clock. Dr. ,). Ru
pert McGregor performed the cer
emony.
Miss Annette Rogers of Ra
leigh, was maid-of-honor. Mr.
Beilis served as his son’s best
man. The bride was given in mar
riage by her cousin. Howard W.
Gray, Jr., of Raleigh.
The bride wore a pink suit with
white accessories and carried a
white prayerbook topped with an
orchid. Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held in
the Beilis home.
The couple will reside in Raleigh
where they are both students at
North Carolina State college.
Ralph Moore
Dies On May 4
Ralph Yates Moore, 33, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Moore of
Ridgecrest, died Sunday night,
May 4, in a hospital following a
long illness.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday in the Ridgecrest Baptist
church with the Rev. Cecil Perry
and the Rev. Charles Jollay of
ficiating. Burial was in the
Ridgecrest Memorial park.
Pallbearers were Leon Quinn,
Paul Turner, Doyle Turner, Earl
Gray, Hensley Snvpes and John
May.
Other survivors are three sis
ters, Mrs. Howard Wright of
Ridgecrest and Mrs. Ralph Pear
son of Reidsville; and three broth
ers, Joe, Stanley and Anth my
Moore, all also of Ridgecrest.
Rev. Kenneth Dantzler,
evangelist of Greensboro,- will
conduct a week end revival,
beginning Friday, May 16, at
7:30 p.m., and continuing
through Sunday, May 18, at
the Church of God, Swan
nanoa.
Kvangelist Dantaler is a grad
uate of Holmes Theological semi
nary, Greenville, S. C.
Honor Roll Is
Announced By
Owen High School
The Charles D. Owen High
school honor roll for the fifth
grading period is announced as
follows:
Freshmen: A, Nana Katherine
Beha, Stanley Brown, Ann Bed
dingfield, Betty Fortune, Emese
Soos.
B, Joan Lemieux, Bonnie Mc
Kay, Sharon Pringle, Bill Connet,
Donna Bass, Janice Higginbotham,
Ramey Solomon, Yvonne Belanger,
Carolyn Bryant, Martha Raines,
Bobby White, Jo Ann Cooper,
Harold Fender, Margaret Mash
burn, Sue Penley, Barbara Riddle,
Eddie Smith, Eloise Styles, Wanda
Lunsford, Ronald Carson, Beverly
Bryan.
Sophomore: B, Beula Adkins,
Robert Brown, Judy Byrd, Inci
Akkaynak, Jannelle Ledbetter,
Shirley Moore, Rachel Rhodes,
Tim Spiro. Patty Byrd, Myra Nan
ney, Cecile Vaillancourt, Douglas
Owenby, F-mil ie Alexander, Bar
bara Morris, Gail Hall, Ronald
Morris, Betty Pollard, Iris Vess,
Shirley Allen, Kathy Gafford,
Judy 3V.frhi-..
Junior: A, Carolyn Stroud, Nan
cy Dul’uy.
B, Elizabeth Hall, Dianne Nes
bitt, Johnnie Runion, Sue Smith,
Peggy Ingle, Jeanette Burleson,
Ruth Hollifield, Susanne Wilson,
Margie Worley, Dean Ledbetter,
William Morgan, Fred Reed, Joan
Connet, Judy Patton, David Du
Puy, Carol Watkins, Edmond Ho
gan, Rebecca McMahan, Betty
Patton, Betty Jean Shook, Barbara
Taylor, Anne Woodcock, Helene
Nichols, Dorothy Lawrence, Louise
Burch, Charles Thompson.
Senior: A, Lynda McGraw, Nana
Owenby; B, Shirley Byrd, Ted Mc
Call, Joyce Riddle, Sheldon Sum
' merlin, Lea Tiller, Dennis Glass,
' Billy Wimberly, Wanda Bartlett,
Mickey Conner, Nonie Greene,
- Mary Noah, Joann Allen, Susan
' Ballard, Ruth Clayton, Peggy
> Cooley, Melba Riddle, Jane Bow
' ness, Martha Capps, Barbara
Corbin, Evelyn Johnson, Brenda
Perkins, Alice Stevens.
■Results are the only object of
activity- —in farming.
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(Photo by Gragg)
Miss Mary Ellen Stanley, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
Paul Stanley of Swannanoa, and Charles L. Spivey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Spivey of Black Mountain, were married
Saturday, May 3, in The Church of the Nazarene, Swannanoa.
The Rev. W. H. Gentry of Hen
dersonville, performed the cere
mony. The bride’s father is pas
tor of The Church of the Naza
rene.
erator at Beacon Manufacturing
Co. Mr. Spivey is also employed
at Beacon. After a wedding trip
they will reside on the Black
Mrs. Spivey is a teletype op- Mountain highway.
Clean-Up Drive Is
Under Way Here
Accepting the Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to
“Paint and Clean Up”, householders and merchants are busy
this week putting home and business properties into tip-top
shape.
Rewards for their efforts, in ad
dition to the pride they can take
in improvement to their property,
take the form of a prize of $25
offered to the resident making
the greatest clean-up and .paint-up
showing for his home and grounds,
and a citation to the merchant
making similar improvement dur
ing the current week’s campaign.
The local campaign, led by
Chairman Worth Cook, takes place
at the same time that other towns,
cities and organizations from
North Carolina’s mountains to its
coastal area, are also busy with
clean-up and community beautifi
cation campaigns. They are work
ing in response to Governor Hodg
es’ message urging that they help
“to make North Carolina the most
beautiful state in the nation.”
The month of May marks the
formal opening of a long-range ed
ucational program throughout the
state. Hundreds of roadside lit
ter deposits have been installed by
the State Highway department.
The State Highway patrol is con
ducting an extensive program of
anti-litterbug education in addi
tion to enforcement of North Caro
lina's anti-litter law which pi'o
vides for fines up to $50.
Local Cub Scouts joined then
organization brothers throughout
the state and nation in doing a
good turn in recent weeks by par
ticipating in community clean-up
efforts here with “Keep America
Beautiful” as their project theme.
Tar Heel 4-H clubbers worked
along the same lines in March.
Civic Council Is
To Administer
local Recreation
Administration of the youth re
creation program in Black Moun
tain, a program with an $1800
budget provided for in the United
Appeal, has been accepted by the
Civic council, according to action
taken at its last meeting, on April
29. It is anticipated that the
United Appeal will continue to
finance the program through De
cember, 1959.
Leaders of the programs offered
here, such as the programs at the
Black Mountain school and at the
Community clubhouse and swim
ming pool, including a swimming
program under Red Cross auspi
ces, will meet with the Civic coun
cil on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. at City
hall to explain their activities in
detail.
This program has been taken
over from the former Recreation
council at its request, and will be
handled in future by the Civic
council, which is comprised of the
presidents of the various civic or
ganizations in the community.
Chairman of the group is Miss M.
Sanchez Mott.
At the recent session, the con
stitution was revised in order to
handle matters of budgeting, and
a treasurer was elected. This post
will be filled by Frank Watkins.
Community Pays Last Tribute
To Dr. Samuel S, Cooley, Physician
Business establishments here in the community which
he had served for almost 20 years closed last Monday as fel
low townspeople paid tribute to Dr. Samuel Studdiford
Cooley, Black Mountain physician who last week was stricken
with a fatal heart attack. He died unexpectedly in an Ashe
ville hospital last Friday, May 9, after having suffered an
attack earlier in the day.
Services were conducted Monday
morning, May 12, in the Black
Mountain Presbyterian church, new
edifice for which he -served ac
tively on the Building- committee.
Burial was in Mountain View
Memorial Park, with Kev. William
Klein officiating- at both services.
Dr. Cooley last week had re
turned to his home after having
been made a Fellow in the Amer
ican College of Physicians in ses
sion at Atlantic City, N. J. For
the past year he had been asso
ciated with the Veterans’ Admin
istration hospital at Oteen, after
nearly 20 years of private prac
tice in Black Mountain.
Survivors are: The widow, Mrs.
Mary Louise Hay Cooley; a daugh
ter, Miss Margaret Ann Cooley
of the home; two sons, Austin
Craig Cooley of the Anancostia
Naval Base, Washington, D. C.,
and John Hay Cooley, student at
Davidson college; and a sister,
Mrs. James G. Potter, of Mays
ville, N. Y.
Pallbearers at the -services were:
R. T. Greene, A. F. .Tyson, W. W.
White, Don Wright, Roy Taylor,
Max Woodcock, J. L. Holman, .Jr.,
and Dr. A. E. Knoefel.
Honorary pallbearers were eld
ers and deacons of the Black Moun
tain Presbyterian church, stnd Dr.
Frank Howard Richardson, Dr. O.
R. Thompson and Dr. H. R. Miller.
A native of Trenton, N. J., Dr.
Cooley was born Aug. 5, 1905. He
was educated in Trenton public
schools and Mercersburg Acade
my. He was graduated from
Princeton University with an A.B.
degree in 1927.
Dr. Cooley came to North Caro
lina that year to the faculty of
Asheville Farm School, now War
ren Wilson college, until 1929.
In 1934, Dr. Cooley was gradu
ated as Doctor of Medicine from
the New York University Medical
JR. WOMAN'S CLUB
DANCE SATURDAY
The Junior Woman’s club will
hold its spring’ dance Saturday
night, May 17, from 9 to 1 at the
Black Mountain clubhouse. Music
will be furnished by the Gaters.
The charge will be $1.50 per per
son.
EXPRESSES THANKS
1 wish to thank members of the
Legion auxiliary and the public
for their wonderful support and
co-operation in helping make the
bake sale at Tyson Furniture store
last Saturday a big success.
Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb,
Auxiliary president.
I>r. S. S. Cooley
school, and served his interneship
at Bellevue hospital in New York
City in 1934-37.
The physician moved to Black
Mountain and began the general
practice of medicine in February,
1938. He was in the Army from
August, 1942, to November, 1945.
He served in New Guinea 18
months.
Dr. Cooley was certified by the
Board of Internal Medicine in
June, 1949. He had studied this
specialty from September, 1946 to
June, 1947, at the University of
Pennsylvania Graduate school.
He had served on the staff of
Memorial Mission hospital, Ashe
ville, and was medical director of
the Royal League sanitarium of
Black Mountain. He also served
as medical advisor of Western
North Carolina sanatorium at
Black Mountain.
He was also a member of the
Black Mountain Lions club and
was a past president of the club.
He also had served on the Black
Mountain Town Council.
Harrison Funeral home was in
charge of funeral arrangements.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the Black
Mountain Police department and
especially L. A. Allen for their un
tiring- efforts in transmitting news
of the death of L. C. Smith, Jr.,
in Natchez, Miss., Wednesday
night, May 7.
Sincerely,
Mrs. L. C. Smith, mother,
Mrs. Harvey Pressley, sister,
Lex B. Davis, half brother.
Patricia Ann and Donna Jean
Peed underwent tonsillectomies at
St. Joseph’s hospital last Thurs
day.