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HOME OWNERSHIP - A Buy Your Home BULWARK OF AMERICA the Valley in 1958 SEE THESE REALTORS for UETTER VALEEs FOR BETTER VALUES AND SERVICE SEE Finley and Marcus RESTFULLY LOCATED: 3 bedroom, two level home, gorgeous view, bold stream with approx. 2 acres land. Paved frontage. $19,000. BEAUTIFUL 5 Room Rustic, lVz bath cottage, modern every respect, large wooded lot, paved road. Excellent mountain view. $ Asking $14,700. Owner will finance. EXCEPTIONALLY NICE 4 Rooms and bath, all modern facilities, almost new, near acre land Cyclone fenced, numerous young fruit trees. Beautifully grassed, front and rear. Gorgeous view. Just $6,000. THREE BEDROOM Red Brick, 1 block from shopping, large level lot, hot water heat, detached garage. $15,500. MANY OTHER ATTRACTIVE PROPERTIES IN THE $4,000 TO $25,000 PRICE RANGE. MARCUS BEGLEY Home Phone NO 9-8557 Dial NO 9-7111 Valley Realty Co. REALTORS CORNER CHURCH & U. S. HIGHWAY 70 FINLEY STEPP Home Phone NO 9-7575 Black Mountain, N. C. SCHOOL DRIVERS— From Page 1 Winners in the district contest, for which similar contests are in progress throughout the state, will match their driving skill with oth er district finalists in the state finals in Chapel Hill June 16 and 17. They will view for honors and $7500 in scholarship awards. If You Want the low-down and real inside baseball news, here is a real get-acquainted special offer. We will send you 12 weekly issues of THE SPORTING NEWS (reg ular value $3.00) PLUS a copy of the big, brand-new 512-page 1958 edition of the Official Base ball Guide (regular price $1.00) combined value $4.00, for $2.50. OFFICIAL and AUTHENTIC This official book contains major and minor league a v e rages, records, offi cial playing rules and thousands of facts about the game. It's absolutely free to you — with a 12 - week subscription t o THE SPORTING NEWS for $2.50. Why not get acquainted — use coupon, send your order today and you'll enjoy the Guide and THE SPORTING NEWS. FREE OFFER COUPON.?* THE SPORTING NEWS • 2018 Washington Ave. | St. Louis 3, Mo. I Herewith you will find 52.50 for which | I am to receive THE SPORTING NEWS I for 12 weeks, and a free copy of the | 1958 Official Baseball Guide. I NAME_ ADDRESS_ j CITY_ZONE_ J^STATE Motor Vehicles Commissior.ei Edward Scheldt, in announcing the contests, reminded that the roadeo was established three years ago and “has provided a valuable incentive for student drivers to carry out their duties with much greater efficiency and safety. We are extremely proud of North Carolina’s unexcelled record in safe school bus transportation and Choose from our wide selection of designs, a monument in marble or granite to perpet uate precious memo ries. RAY R. HARRISON PHONE 2761 Black Mountain, N. C. mi -.— —iS——' ' ' ~ , LOWEST PRICE EVER! NEW MAYTAG a AUTOMATIC WASHER i —ivmmjfflgnr TYSON Furniture Co. Black Mountain, N. C. GOOD FISHING Lake now Open - No License Required OPEN DAILY TO 10:G0 P.M. FLOOD LIGHTS FOR NIGHT FISHING. Fishing Contest every Sal. Night BAIT — SUNDRIES — SOFT DRINKS — HOT DOGS 6 Blocks from Downtown! MINIATURE GOLF COURSE WILL OPEN MAY 17th Begley’s Lake Sunset Drive Black Mountain. N. C. of the 7500 young- drivers who carry over a half-million youngs ters to and from their daily clas ses. These drivers have had their training and skill notably stimu lated by roadeo competition.” More than 90 per cent of the state’s vast school bus fleet is operated entirely by student driv ers, he said. Contestants are scored on skill, courtesy, ability to maintain or der aboard their bus, a clean driv ing record, and maintenance of schedule, among other things. Scholarships of $500 to each first place boy and girl driver and $200 to the runners-up are offered. Each of 60 district winners will receive a $100 scholarship. Schol arships for first and second place winners and expenses for opeiat ing the championship roadeo are provided for by the N. C. State Motor club, Charlotte, and the N. C. Motor Carriers Association, Ra leigh. District scholarships are being underwritten by Perley A. Thomas Car Work, Inc., High Point; Home Finance Group, Char lotte; N. C. Chain Store Council, Raleigh; Pilot Life Insurance Co.. Greensboro, and Hackney Broth ers Body Co., Wilson. Mr. Alexander will accompany the local district winners to Chap el Hill for the finals. There they will be housed in a university dor mitory and take their meals in the cafeteria. They will have all ex penses underwritten by N. C. De partment of Motor Vehicles. Win ners from Madi-son, Yancey, Bun combe and Transylvania counties will be chosen in the May 31 dis trict contests. 1174 IN STATE CHARGED WITH SPEED VIOLATIONS RALEIGH — Speeding convic tions on North Carolina highways last month came to 1174, the De partment of Motor Vehicles said this week. Drunk drivers, with ’879 convictions, were in second place in the agency’s regularly is sued summary of license revokable traffic offenses. Miscellaneous violations ranging from two counts of reckless driv ing through incompetency, ran the April total of convictions to 3886. All of the offenses are punishable by withdrawal of legal driving privileges, the department said. Miscellaneous violations ranging from two counts of reckless driv ing through incompetency, ran the April total of convictions to 3886. All of the offenses are punishable by withdrawal of legal driving privileges, the department said. I BLUEPRINT for • RETIREMENT • Life insurance purchased • now according to plan will • supplement your other as • sets so you can retire in • comfort later. Burt Teague 215 MILES BLDG., Phone AL-3-8261—Asheville, N. C Mutual Of New York Hit Mutual Lift Insurance Company of Now Ytd Free Estimate! NO MONEY DOWN—LOW TERMS on • ROOFING • SIDING • UNDERPINNING • REPAIR WORK Extra rooms, bathrooms, septic tanks, guttering, sheetrock finishing. —CALL— MORGAN & RUNION NO 9-7611 DAY OR NIGHT Black Mountain, N. C. • For Rent FOR RENT: 4-room house with bath, hot water heater. T. W. Nesbitt, phone NO 9-f>555. (m-8-tfc) FOR RENT: First floor apt., furn ished, private entrance, modern kitchen, hall, bedroom, livingroom, full bath, tub and shower, four closets. Utilities furnished. Spa cious grounds and car port. Dial NO 9-3175. (a24tfc) FOR RENT: 3-room apartment, West Dennis St., Swannanoa; hot and cold water, private shower, electric lights; NO 9-8208. (a-17-tfc) FOR RENT: 4-room house; Church st., Swannanoa; electric lights, bath, hot and cold water. NO 9-8208. (a-17-tfc) FOR RENT: In Grovemont; 5-room unfurnished home, elec, hot water heater, wired for elec, stove. $70 per month. Will give lease. North west Avenue at Wilson. For furth er information call AL 2-0777. (m27tfc) FOR RENT: Furnished apart ment; two bedrooms, livingroom, all electric kitchen, private bath; 3d Street, Dr. Jim Love. Phone NO 9-7276. (m-20-tfc) FOR RENT: 3-Room downstairs furnished apartment in Shadow Hills, Montreat road. Phone NO 9-6292. (ml3tfc) FOR RENT: On second floor, 2 room furnished apt., gas stove, frigidaire, hot air heat, hot and cold water. Also basement apt., 3 rooms and private bath, unfurnish ed. 309 Montreat road, phone NO 9-7398, Sunny Side Inn. (j9tfc) FOR RENT: Furnished Monte Vista apt., heat and water furn ished. Phone NO-9-8411 or NO-9 3465, Mrs. Myrtle Stephenson. (d5tfc) FOR RENT: Floor Sander and edger, latest model. Black Moun tain Hardware. Dial NO-9-3481. (lOtfc) • For Sale FOR SALE: 6-room house; fully insulated, new roof, just been painted inside this past summer, beautiful view, 2 or 3 acres of land. On bus line for grammar and high school. Walking distance to churches. Price $7500. Can be seen after 5 p.m. or Saturdays. Call NO 9-3922. (m!5tfc) FOR SALE: 2 lots, one 80’xl40’, one 140’xl43’ in beautiful Grove mont. Ideal for your new home. Price $1,600.00 for two or the large corner lot $1,000.00. Dial NO 9 7706. (ml5-2c) FOR SALE: 5 new tires, 14 in. size 7x50, Firestone Deluxe Champion. Tape recorder; Tanburg Hi-Fi, 3 speed, with public address system. Phone -NO 9-7894. (ml5-2c) FOR SALE: Baby bed with very good mattress, $10; maple finished rug hooking stand. $5; pair of ex pensive porch chairs, $7.50. Phone NO 9-7L22. (m!5c) FOR SALE: Walnut cabinet, deep freeze and household goods. Call NO 9-8395 after 6 p.m. (ml5-2c) FOR SALE: 1950 Buick; 2-door special, good condition. See at 23 Edwards St., Swannanoa. (ml5p) FOR SALE: 2 lovely marble topped walnut antique tables. Call AL 2-0079. (mloc) Linoleum-Tile We sell and install all types of Floor Covering. Armstrong or Gold Seal brands. Expert mechanics to do an A-l job. Call 4381—For Free Estimate. TYSON FURNITURE CO. Black Mountain, N. C. Used Furniture & Appliances Priced to sell quick. Easy terms. No extra charges. TYSON FURNITURE CO. DIAL NO-9-4381 Black Mountain, N. C. 1———— FOR SALE: White limestone for driveways, delivered Phone NO 9-8391. (m8tfc) FOR SALE: 4 Pieces of Golden Oak bedroom furniture. Will sell sep arately or as a whole. Call NO 9 7107. (mltfc) SALE: 50-}jal. Mobile spray, rub ber tires. Call NO 9-6821 aftei 5 p.m. (rale) FOR SALE: 6-room house with basement. Located on Rhododen dron ave. Sixth house north oi Club House. Completely furn ished. Price $6,500.00. Ownei leaving town. Mrs. Charles Haw kins. (m8-2p) FOR SALE: Big boy hybrid to mato plants. Also petunia and other flower plants for bedding, porch boxes and pots. Mrs. C. A. Dougherty, 411 Vance ave. (m-8-3p) FOR SALE: 3 nice building lots on Xorth Fork road. Call day XO '(-1)439 and NO 9-8233 after 6 p.m._(m-S-4c) FOR SALE: G. E. refrigerator, Frigidaire apt. size stove. Priced to sell. NO 9-4791. (m-8-2c) FOR SAL h.p. ¥65. Service. : Outboard motor, 7'i See at Stepp's Gulf (m-8-2p) FOR SALE: First quality dark , am-h mink coat, medium size. One thousand dollar discount. Won in contest. If interested, call NO 9 7159 for appointment to see coat. (a24-2p) FOR SALE: 2-Bedroom house on 2 lots redecorated. First street to left off Spring Hill road. $300 down. S6300. Call NO 9-6321 after 5 p.m. (a24tfc) FOR SALE: Lumber, air dried or cut to order. Buy direct from mill and save. We deliver. Grover Led better. Broad River section. Black Mountain. (a24tfc) FOR SALE: Lot, 110 x 360 ft., on Old Black Mtn. Ilwy., IV2 miles from town. See Brody Warren, Old Black Mtn. Hwy. (a24tfc) FOR SALE: About 2000 American Boxwoods 16” to 18” high at $1.25 each; 100 20” to 22” for $2.00 each: 200 Hemlocks 314 ’ to 4’ high for only $1.50 each. All shrubs nursery grown and in pel feet shape. One mile southeast of Black Mountain on Camp Branch road. Write or call Dorris McCall Sr. Route 1, Box 18, Black Moun tain. N. C. Phone NO 9-7060. (a-10-tfc) FOR SALE: 4-room cottage on at tractive Montreat road lot. Can arrange easy payment plan for de pendable purchaser. Call NO 9 (>292. (a-10-tfc) FOR SALE: We have blackberry trees, produce fine sweet berries, blooms first year, heavy producers. Black Mountain Nursery, Vance ave. P. O. Box 894. (ml3tfc) FOR SALE: Chicken manure by the bag or ton. Ken Davidson, Black Mountain. Phone NO-9-8519. (j-13-tfc) FOR SALE: Heaters, oil and coal, any many other pieces of second hand furniture. Reasonable. See at old Bank bldg. Gudger Transfer. (n21tfc) FOR SALE: Dress up your windows with Venetian Blinds. Call us for free estimate. Harrison Furniture Store, Swannanoa, N. C. Phone NO-9-7253. (tfc) FOR SALE: All sizes and types of rubber stamps. Reasonable prices, fast service. The Black Mountain News. FOR SALE: Gold Seal Linoleum, all size rugs. Call us for free esti mate on plastic tile. Harrison Furniture Store, Swannanoa, N. C. Phone NO-9-7253. (tfc) FOR SALE: For the finest Septic Tank installation including one piece reinforced concrete tank, call or write Walker Pre-Cast Concrete Products, Marion, N. C. Phone 22622. (j!8tfc) • Business Opportunity MAN OR WOMAN Established Toy Routes GOOD INCOME No Selling — No Experience Necessary. Operate from Home We place & Locate all Racks. SPARE OR FULL TIME Earn up to S300.00 monthly re filling and collecting from our SELF SERVICE TOY RACKS in your area. Must have: 1. Car. 2. Six hours spare time weekly. 3. Minimum in vestment $590.00 cash for toys, store accounts and displays.' For local interview write fully about yourself—including phone number. Toy Distributors of America 9 Clinton Street. Newark 2 N. J. $400 MONTHLY SPARE TIME Refilling and collectng money from five cent High Grade Nut machines in this area. No Selling! To qualify you must have car, references, and $798 cash, which will be secured by in ventory Devoting 6 hours a week to business, your end on percentage of collections can net up to $400 monthly with very good possibilities of faking over full time. Income increasing ac cordingly. For interview, write to Commercial Distributors of America, Inc., 125 West 41st Street, New York 36, N Y., telling all about yourself. Be sure to include phone number • Notice NOTICE: Antique Shop, Mountain View ave. Antiques bought and sold. Mrs. J. H. Riddle. (m-8-3e) NOTICE: Invitations, announce ments of all kinds. The Black Mountain News now exclusively | distributors in this area for new line of top quality wedding invi tations and social announcements. . Moderate prices, quick service. Free gifts with each order of . wedding invitations. Dial NO . 9-4101, News, for information. (tfp) Ledbetter’s Picnic Park now open. Broad River section, 10 miles from Black Mountain. (a24tfc) NOTICE: Cleaning, repairing and ' reconditioning of adding machines, 1 typewriters and cash registers. ' Work guaranteed. Will pay cash for any used machines. John Love phone NO 9-7120. (a-10-tfe) Classifieds Sell - Ph. NO 9-4101 <SSHOME JUST OFF GOLF COURSE: fine for large family 3 huge bedrooms, 2 baths, living room 1« . c, ft fireplace at end. Oil furnace, is a real buy at $15,750. ,DEAL HOMES for small family, just out of limits. Both FHA approved. Prices $6,500 and $8,500 ANOTHER 3 BEDROOMS: barn, 2 lovely acres real close in on paved road. EQUAL TO NEW- brick, 4 rooms, bath, oil heat, garage, barn, land faces 819 ft paved road, runs back to strong stream in rear. Priced for quick sale. Inquire for Particulars. NEW BRICK HOME: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, split level, 1% acres with lovely stream, real close Request inspection. Owner transferred. MOST UNUSUAL HOME: perfect condition, finest of views, large living room with 3 picture w,„. dows, 2 bedrooms, V/i baths, faces paved road, Vh lots. Th.s is for the descrimmate. *e. quest inspection. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE FOR SUMMER: 4 rooms, bath, electric water heater, wired for stove, oN floor furnace, swimming pool on lot 120 x 263 ft. Locat.on lovely Bee Tree sect,on. price $6,500, will trade equity for trailer. MONTREAT: ideal for large family or church group; 6 bedrooms 3 baths, garage with room above and 3 lovely lots; location Gray Beard Trail, furnished. $12,000. RIDGECREST: 7 bedrooms, 3 baths. Fine for church group. $15,000. OFFICE PHONE NO-9-3621 R. S. Eckles RESIDENCE PHONE NO-9-7344 BOX 955 Member Asheville Board of Realtors BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C NOTICE: Brookshire’s Lawnmower service. Expert repairs. East College street. Phone NO 9-6671. (m-6-tfc) Shore’s Shoe Shop now open daily at 121 Cherry street, on the comer in the same building of Church’s Dinette. (o34-4c) We will give 20% discount on all cash sales of furniture during this month. Cut Rate Furniture Store, Old Fort, N. C. Phone 73. (alltfc) Expert Furniture Finishing and re-finishing. Any type or finish, modern, antique, or what have you. Satisfaction guaranteed. Black Mountain Lumber Co. (ml7tfc) Repairing and refinishing furni ture. Free inspection, pick-up and delivery- Just off Cragmont road. Phone NO 9-B437. J. J. Fore. (j!2tfc) . Lawnmowers & Tools Sharp ened and Repaired. Bring to Trailer across from | Rumple’s Grocery, Lakey Gap Road # Wanted men — WOMEN WITH AUTOMOBILES FULL OR PART TIME Need Extra Money? Spare Time? Contract to deliver New Tele phone Directories in Black Mountain, Asheville, Arden. En ka. Candler, Leicester and sur rounding rural areas. See our Station Mananger: Friday, May 16th 9 AM to 5 PM AT 170 Woodfin Street Parkway Offices—Room 411 Asheville, N. C. WANTED: Cooks and waitresses. Don’s Restaurant, (ml5-2c) WANTED: To buy near Black Mountain a few acres with trees and stream, with or without house. Call NO 9-8108. (m-8-2p) WANTED: Oak and Poplar logs and standing Timber. Grover Led better, Broad River section. Black Mountain. (a24tfc) SHOPE CREEK Mrs. Thelma Buckner I served Mom her breakfast in bed on Mother’s day and placed a bouquet of fragrant, white nar cissus on her tray. These she later wore as a corsage. Our guests on Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ingle, Jr., of lllack Mountain, Mr. and Mrs. Zeh Nichols, and Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson B. Nichols, Connie, Tom my and Rickey, all of Swannanoa. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gregg and Robin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Moodv and Jerry, Mrs. Oliver Moodv and Patsy. Mr. and Mrs. George Creasman and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gilliam attended the funeral of A. M. Creasman on Sunday at Bethesda church on Haw Creek. Mr. Creas man was a resident of Fairview road. Mr and Mrs. Robert Jones and David accompanied Junior Jones to Macon county on Sunday to visit relatives. The George Creasmans and t Albert Gilliams motored to Pn county recently to visit with Mi Laura Shope and her mother, .Mi M. C. Guinn. Mr. and Mrs. George Creasma their daughter and son-in-law Y and Mrs. Albert Gilliam spe then- vacation recently in Florid Their first night was a stop-ov m Lake City. Then, going on Sarasota, they were guests of Mi •Julia Thompson, a sister of A Creasman. In Jacksonville th visited at the home of Mr a Mrs. Foy Gilliam, also relativ, °ithc-i plaoe's on the‘i' List incl Lido* Rpr rPr"igS' Pine Island a Lido Beach where they did soi fishing watched the water skit. and took a ride in a glass boi fhe\ also visited the celerv e-, dens and found the celery froze We offer our sympathy to t fa,mily. Mrs. Florence Cla, who died Mav 3 in a Henderso CERAMICS SHOW SLATED TO OPEN An international ceramic exhibi tion will be presented by the Syra cuse Museum of Fine Arts, Syra cuse, N. Y., in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Ceramic National, the ranking competitive exhibition in the ceramic field, sponsored jointly by the Syracuse Museum, the Syracuse China cor poration and the Ferro Corporation of Cleveland, O. This will be held in Syracuse from October 26 thru December 7, 1958. Ten foreign countries have been invited to participate: Bel gium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Holland, Italy, Norway, Sweden and West Germany. All the ceramists, European, American and Canadian, are invit ed and all are eligible for over 83, 000 in purchase prizes offered by industries for pottery ceramic sculpture, and enamels. No mass produced ceramics will be includ ed. TAKES NEW POSITION Frank Ford. Black Mountain barber, is now connected with the Climax Barber shop on Main street. ville hospital after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cordell and family of Brevard were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Crcasman and family on Sunday. The Riceville Community club met on Saturday night with Mrs. Vance Shape of Riceville road. Bi ble passages were discussed, after which supper was served to 16 members. FOR RELIABLE SERVICE ON OIL HEATING EQUIPMENT, MAYTAG, G.E., BENDIX, & WESTINGHOUSE WASHERS & DRYERS, & ELECTRIC RANGES . . . —CALL— TYSON Furniture Co. Dial NO 9-4381 “12 Years of Service” (;TESTS IN STATESVILLE Mrs. Sam Lackey and .. hi . Nancy Lee and Danny, visu.d . brother-in-law' and sister, Mr and Mrs. .Jule Massey of Statesv; last week. STRICTLY PRIVATE! no see-through . . . no show-through <«&ew.-y.w TWI-NIGHTER® VENETIAN BLINDS Flexalum Twi-Nighter blinds have exclusive shut-tight design that gives you this complete privacy. With a flick of the cord you can shut out 6 times more daylight than you can with ordi nary blinds ... make any room not just dim —but dark! Longer lasting, too — thanks to spring tempered aluminum slats and wipe-clean plastic tapes! Have them perfectly matched or in a choice of over 200 decorator color combinations. Free esti mates at no obligati' N Co. N. C. TYSO Furniture Black Mountain, DIAL NO-9-4381 PIX THEATRE BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY, MAY 14, 15 FRIDAY - SATURDAY, MAY 16, 17 double feature program GEO. MONTGOMERY “Lam of The Itud Men” LEIGH SNOW'D AN ''Ilot R<»l lliiinlih 1 1 SUNDAY - MONDAY, MAY 18, 19 John Wayne Sophia Loren Rossano Brazzi . _ The following will receive 2 Passes to Shows Indica^ Badmon"Rftle 3nd Rock” Sarah Thompson—"Last of Goodman—“Legion of the Lost", Ed Bar»*^