1 lopped writing my nar
where the college
i I .. 1 ,. IiVlon l’n'irl
■ the Lake Eden road.
. i i had picked up the
and Mrs Heinrich Jalo
were headed toward
• he N'orth Fork wat
' . , dusky summer eve
,,"„>k them safely home,
long and delightful
'^jp with these fine folks.
.... interested in good mus
l‘"\, . n„w. but at that time
thl tinkering with composing.
., jr0 down there in the
'ip coffee, and talk, for
,v h the doctor about c.n
composing and such. Of
understood that I was
Black Mountain
pics ... Pit- 4101
| started writ
piece about Black
and never did
■ caiit to clean up a
•ppi- is one of them,
on something
inning , ,
, out. I have always
„ this institution of
i ; more influence on the
section than it ever
U is true, however,
,. ,.;Ves went around the
a preen countryman with a ve-rn
ing toward the fine arts.
. \l'ars lat«r I was at a concert
in Montreat. After it was over,
I was talking to a group in which
there was a young woman who
thought she was really climbing
in the music world. She aim
thought that I was "a pig in a
parlor. She wanted to meet Mis.
Jalowetz (this was after the due
tor had passed on). While we
were talking, Mrs. .lalowetz came
up to the group and said in h •,
delightful foreign accent, ••Ueih,
o-o, Mr. Walker, and are you still
composing?" If the young woman
had been a cow she most certainly
would have swallowed her cud
She turned all shades of red. I
told Mrs. .lalowetz that I had
turned my efforts to writing now.
To me, the outstanding season
of B. M. college was son'1 Id
years ago when a quartet of
strings spent the summer there.
They gave a concert each Satur
day night, and we attended a lot
of them. There were violin, viola,
’cello, and harpsichord. The on
ly musicians that 1 remember arc
Dr. Irwin llodky, a noted harpsi
chordist, who came here from Bay
lor university, and Harold Sproul,
who played ’cello. Violin was
plaved by a handsome Italian, and
viola by a motherly looking Scan
dinavian lady. The concerts last
ed a good hour and a half of the
most beautiful symphony music.
There was no charge. We usually
took a guest writh us. A neigh
bor woman went one night who
wasn't used to this type of mus
ic. The composition that was he
ing played dwindled away into a
sort of dreamy lullaby. Our friend
was sitting there wrapped in the
soft magic of the strings. In her
thoughts she probably was drift
ing down a blue lagoon with the
handsome violinist serenading her
with one hand and paddling with
the other. Suddenly the music
came to a crashing crescendo, Dr.
Bodky leaped into the air, and
came down with a handful of clang
ing notes upon his instrument. The
fiddlers brought their bows down
in a mighty sweep, our lady friend
leaped into the air also, and al
most landed in the lap of the for
eign looking chap next to her.
After the program was over we
would browse around, talk to the
faculty and students, and admire
the surrealist paintings and draw
ings. Of course, it is the beauty
of line, balance, and harmony that
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Transporting the goods that
US industry turns out each
year is itself a $100 billion
business. The traffic manager
decides how his company's
goods should be shipped—by
road, rail, water, air or pipe
line—and by what route.
Today, traffic managers en
joy esteem and influence.
Some leaders in the field re
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A boy who enjoys model trains
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good memory, a mathematical
inclination, the ability to get
along with others.
i
one likes in this type of art, so
many people don’t know what to
look for.
Yes, we have many fond mem
ories of Black Mountain college,
fine music, lovely art, good friends,
a beautiful setting-. Years later
1 gave instructions in chair -seat
weaving to a group over there.
It is with deep sadness that I
realize that it has passed away.
Well, I did get a kiss from a
young lady for my birthday, and
it was so sweet that it probably
loosed enough phosphorus in my
system to make me glow in the
dark. She came in singing "Hap
py Birthday,” her hair as soft as
pale yellow corn silks in early
August, eyes as liquid blue as Sep
tember skies, slender and lovely
as a young fawn. She brought a
cake, and then a big hug and kiss.
This little bunch of feminine
■sweetness was Renne Whitaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Burnett of
Asheville, were our guests this
Saturday night.
This Sunday there was a picnic
style dinner at our house in hon
or of mine and Grace Lewises
birthdavs. Those present were:
Mrs. Marie Boyd, Kenneth Boyd,
and Phyllis Boyd of Asheville, Mr.
and Mrs. Pink Lewis of Old Fort,
Pauline, Ralph, and Wanda Brun
er of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Epps,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Burnette, Mich
eal Mason, Carolyn Epps, Barney
Epps, Jr., Judy Epps, Danny Ma
son, of Henrietta, Gail Washburn,
Hicks Burnette, Steve Burnette of
Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Bur
nette, Mr. and Mrs. Will Burnette
of Asheville, Charles Knowlton
and family of Old Fort, Bascom
Burnette, Roy Lee Burnette, and
Renne Whitaker. After dinner
there was gospel singing to the
accompaniment of accordion and
guitar, played by Hicks Burnette
and Phyllis Boyd. Everyone seem
ed to have a good time and went
on their way happy.
Words just can’t express the
sadness we feel toward the pass
ing of Die S. S. Cooley. He has
been our doctor, friend and neigh
bor for a long time. We have
went through many trying times
together. He was always patient
and understanding.
Summer Resident
Dies In Charlotte
Mrs. R. O. Alexander, 82, died
at her home in Charlotte Satur
day morning', May 10, after a long
illness. Mrs. Alexander is well
known here, having spent approx
imately 57 summers in Black
Mountain.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the First
Presbyterian church, Charlotte.
She is survived by four daugh
ters, three sons, 15 grandchildren
and 17 great-grandchildren.
_North Carolina poultry market
receipts continued to increase last
year at a rate of $10,000,000.
May 13, 1918
Oscar Tinner was elected presi
dent, and Penn Hunter vice presi
dent of the Black Mountain Cham
ber of Commerce.
More thap 50 members of the
North Carolina Association of
Chamber of Commerce executives
were due to gather in mid-week
for a regional institute here.
Black Mountain lodge 663, A. F.
and A. M. installed these officers:
Clyde Watkins, master; W. F.
Hudson, senior warden; C. C.
Na.nney, junior warden; W. A.
Hinkle, senior deacon; H. F. Dot
son, junior; L. H. Mashburn, treas
urer; 0. E. Kerlee, secretary; L.
D. Mashburn, steward; R. E. Finch,
marshal; D. T. Dorroh, organist.
Women were due to have exclu
sive 1948 use of the waters of
Neals Creek for their sport with
rod and reel.
Eugene Byrd had turned music
ian, conductor and composer to
take the “San Edition of the Fol
lies of '48” out to WNC for a pro
gram to entertain the patients.
Included in the cast were Spike
Hudson, Mabel Patton, Celeste
Sabiston, Anna Marie Bunnell,
Lucille Fox, Lucille Worley, Pau
line Sparks, the Reed Sisters,
Joyce Gouge and Karrall’s Korny
Kobblers.
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The U. S. Civil Service commis
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ing- from $3,670 to $4,970 a year.
Jobs are located in St. Elizabeth’s
hospital and the Government of
the District of Columbia in Wash
ington, D. C., and in U. S. Public
Health service hospitals and in
other Federal agencies (except the
Veterans administration) through
out the United States. Applica
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Public Health Service, Depart
ment of Health, Education, and
Welfare, Washington 25, D. C.
Biologist, Biochemist, and PI j
sicist for work in thd field of ra
dioisotopes. Biologist positions
pay from $5,440 to $10,320 a year,
and biochemist and physicist, $5,
335 to $11,395 a year. All are
for duty with the Veteran’s ad
ministration in hospitals and en
ters throughout the country. .4 p
plieations must be filed with the
Central Board of U. S. Civil Ser
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istration, Washington 25, D. 0.
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Representative
George A. Shuford
Candidate for Renomination in
May 31 Democratic Primary
As a life-long resident of Buncombe County ... as a
combat veteran of World War I ... as an experi
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