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Weather Black Mountain Horse Show PRIMARY SCHOOL FIELD—1:30 P.M. • JULY 4 • American Legion Bar-B-Q BLACK MOUNTAIN CLUBHOUSE—6:00 P.M. YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER High Low Prec. June 23_75_50 .05 June 24_ 78-55 -18 June 25_83-52 June 26_81-60 .55 June 27_77-59 June 28- 77-48 June 29_79-50 June 30_82-52 THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY NO. 44. REFLECTIONS by Gordon Greenwood station of the Oberam thio summer , r.iaUU'1 iTh- , ' ion Play this summer ■ lepi0nville Chamber of ... wk memories th' , ,‘nnjts b»ck memories ■iiinii'11 lmnU 1 j 1945. I Kuml" ‘ than a fair amount A|V iiimr and brown nosing -"■» lers in early Septem (i -proceed by military l ; , my Station in Eng Icvatt t ••.mergau, Germany, [ obcrammergau, Germany, ld ' .. !'l of detatched service. k1" k ''night before I was to lr->; ' ,,U.rs came transferring I fVipv said. Ji tes 1,1 . and the entire l,ber": 'Thea er were forgotten V'“" uid checked out. As II i''""', off we waved good ! left’behind and prom e,Hlh0e then. icon-on the oth f1' ’f the Atlantic. But—the around the corner, P ' m or two and we were r;‘, with o«r new outfit. Had fc ve had left just a few I h.fore known, they could Tllt‘-alko<l across the field and T I at our new post. |etedt! ;.' m-xt six weeks we hdd F,.r did nothing that we u ‘.ve to, and fumed, t jv book that was about par Vh,'course: srmywise. I Who whs the lady here that [ shocked to read in the paper [ . iu,r husband had suffered a Pi when he kicked at a iThc store headlined “Kick KJ' said in part: “A Black i N C.. man spying a t aimed a hefty The mouse ampeced away and the man -okc three bones in hlKlo<lt, When she read this she didrit l01lt and -tart looking for the ,t ,m hubby's leg. The reas ■ Shc discovered the article re itlv in a batch of old papers, had appeared in the Arkansas zette of June 9, 1949. R— ecently at Camarillo, Calif., e a smte asylum is located, an -a-as committed from San cisco. During the -course of psychiatric examination when va's admitted, the man was d by a doctor if he were Napo A crafty look came over the Hit's face'as he replied, “No.” iter he was given a lie detec ,est and it showed that he was —R— •DO IT TOMORROW—You’ve side enough mistakes today. —R— Ke> [or Hike Riders 1 am of the increasing belief ■truk and rider exams need p force for young (and B bicyclists. That would not, of Bse, a popular idea with the jr . but 1 wager it would - .... lives and some broken ■ the meantime, will you young ■s enough to read, and you le: •■rested more than just { the safety, health and f your progeny please heed these suggested |!: 1:1KI RIDER rules? HIKE RIDERS do not fry '• —tigers! IA :■. BIKE RIDERS always |> ■ traffic regulations and signs! lAFK HIKE RIDERS use hand pi indicate turning or stop |AFr !:: KK RIDERS ride sin 1 ^' |AH HIKE RIDERS do not a.'tvvetjn parked cars! API: HIKE RIDERS keep to j •"'- hie of the road! |AF KK RIDERS keep both l andle bars! r BIKE RIDERS keep !■' condition! |U'F HIKE RIDERS have prop T for night riding! »AFi HIKE RIDERS do not . sections' rF bike RIDERS avoid ■ * R RIDERS give right destrians and automo r: 1KI-: RIDERS avoid J racing and zig-zag K ■ 11 RIDERS do not : and RIDERS slow down, at all intersections! Turn to Page 5 Mw of State Me Closed N"v. Saturday i 6(j "1 the state will be •ai and Saturday in ob , independence Day. - : He closed for July |bl s : Luther Hodges de ■ July 5, a Banking jo.. \ !l gives employees an |q'.i ting "r a long week-end. • ‘‘quested to do their I ' hursday so as to »dnute rush. Silo Circle Play Scores Hit With Reviewer, Public (Ed. note: Mrs. Dorothy Matti son asked Mrs. Patsy Clarke to re view the Silo Circle Playhouse pro ductions while she (Mrs. Mattisoon) is enjoying a vacation in Okla homa and Colorado. Mrs. Clarke has been closely associated with the theater in several capacities and her opinion that the play is good and the actors and acting ex cellent means much. Since the opening performances many residents and visitors have stopped in or called to say that '‘we hope you'll give those young people a good word. We went not knowing exactly what to expect and came away amazed at how good it really is.”) Review of "MY THREE ANGELS” by Patsy Clarke Christmas in June came to Black Mountain last Saturday night when the Silo Circle Playhouse present ed "MY THREE ANGELS” by Sam and Bella Spewack. The play, a delightful comedy of the early part of the century, concerns the trials and tribulations of an overly trusting shopkeeper, his wife and daughter whose lives are rear ranged to the uproarious satisfac tion of the audience by the "Three Angels” in the guise of three con victs. The playhouse employs the arena style of staging wherein the audi ence is seated on all four sides of the stage. It is the opinion of this reviewer that this method is more —Turn to Page 10 Erma Rodgers To Head Cast For Musical Comedy Jerry II. Rumlev director of the Silo Circle Playhouse, has an nounced that rehearsals are under way for the Playhouse’s second production, Philip King’s rollick ing farce, “See How They Run.” * Krma Rodgers The cast is headed by Krm; Rodgers, a versatile young lad; with a varied background of bal let, opera, musical comedy, am children's theatre. K r m a ha toured the United States wit! “Oklahoma” and “Finian’s Rain bow.” Several years ago, sh played this area with the compan; of the late Fdwin Strawbridge. “See How They Run” whit opens July 7 and plays nightly a 8:30 p.m. through July 12, with ; matinee on Saturday, July 12, a 2:3Q p.m., is an aptly titled pla> So swift the action and so rib tickling the plot that at the finis audiences are as exhausted lroi laughter as though they them selves had run a footrace. As an American actor and ac tress, Thomas Bentley and Mis Rodgers are found galloping man out of the four doors of an Kng lish Vicarage. Marcia Heigh play a cockney maid who has seen to many American monies; Mar Gonzales is seen as an old ma. who “touches alcohol for the tm time in her life.” Carl William: Frank Loverde, .Jim Hopkins an Glenn B. Hill are four men m clei gyman’s suits presenting the prol lem of which is which, tor dn guised as one is an escaped pin „ner, and another a sedate bisho aghast at all these goings on an the trumped up stories tun ai told him. Woodrow Pickering a| pears as an inspector from Sco land Vud. __Turn t0 pagc 5 EHIND the SCENES” START NEXT WEEK ltch the News next week for ind the scenes” series of ; which will tell in detail wh. ens before the curtain ns. production such as that p the Silo Circle Ha. ritten by Clara Crawford tl s will make interesting iea You’ll like it. Miss Trivetie Becomes Bride Of M. Ledbetter Miss Ethel Trivette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Trivette, 1510 Jarvis street, Winston-Salem, and Michael J. Ledbetter, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ledbetter, Broad River, Black Mountain, were married at 5 p.m. in the Salem Baptist church, Winston-Salem, Tuesday, July 1. Dr. Charles H. Stevens, pastor, officiated. A program of wedding music was presented by Mrs. John Jolly, Texas City, Tex., and Mrs. Thelma Zeitner, Washington, D. C., solo ists, and the Rev. Lee Baum, Win ston-Salem, organist. The bride given in marriage by her brother, Dean D. Trivette, Winston-Salem, wore a gown of ivory satin designed with a por trait neckline embroidered with seed pearls with appliqued sprays of pearls on the bodice, the bouf fant skirt extending into a cathe dral train. Her full-length veil of illusion, outlined with chantilly lace, fell from a tiara of seed pearls and sequins. She carried a bouquet of white roses and gypso phila centered with a white or chid. Mrs. Dean D. Trivette, sister-in law of the bride, of Winston-Sal em, was matron-of-honor. She wore a full length dress of pink taffeta with a tiered overskirt of net. Her flowers were blue shasta daises. Annette Trivette of Madison, N. C., niece of the bride, was flower girl. Andy Trivette of Madison, nephew of the bride, was ring bear er. G. Forrest Teague of Shelby served as Mr. Ledbetter’s best man. Ushers were Fred B. 1 rivette, Jr„ Madison, N. C., brother of . bride; Warren Parker, Columbia, S C., friend of the groom; Horace : Barefoot, Fayetteville, N. C., friend —Turn to Page 10 Eighty-one received their initial polio shots at the clinic conducted at the Primary school building here last week. Vol unteers from the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Red Cross Chap ter assisted the Buncombe County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which sponsored the clinic. A second will be held here on July 24. In the picture Joe Scanned, purchasing agent for Morgan Manufacturing co., left, is being registered by Miss Nancy Dougherty, while Mrs. Gertrude Clemmons assists Gregory Fox. Looking on are, left to right, Mrs. Lucille Davis and Miss Connie Dougherty. Two volunteer nurses from Western North Carolina sana torium helped with the clinic. Championships Will Be Beaded In 19 Events Championships will be decided in lb classes at the annual Black Mountain Horse Show to be held Farm Agent Tells Of Dr lelopments At the Thursday luncheon of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Ki wanis club L). D. Robinson, assist ant District Farm agent of the N. ('.-.Extension Service, gave a most enlightening talk on the rehabili tation program and development of farm areas in Western North Car olina. He showed how some 170 test projects had increased their productivity by more than 200% in the last two years. His talk was supported by slides which gave visual proof of what he had to say. President Porter announced that John Brown is representing the club at Chicago by attending the International Convention of Ki wanis. Brown was responsible for Thursday’s program. (luests present were: Sam Leon ard and A. A. McLean of Mon treat, and W. H. McMurray, Sr. Out-of-town Kiwanians are in vited to attend Kiwanis luncheons each Thursday at the Monte Vista hotel from 12 to 1 p.m. Mrs. Michael J. Ledbetter at the Primary School grounds at 1;30 on July 4. Show manager is Harry Clarke, president of the FT A, which is sponsoring’ the show. All proceeds above expenses go to the FT A gen eral fund. Townsend Hay is judge, Austin Burg-ess ringmaster, and 0. W. Tinney, announcer. Entry fee is $1 for each event. Refer to an advertisement on page 9 of this issue for a full schedule of events and ribbons. The horse show is the first of a series of events planned for en tertainment on July 4. The Amer ican Legion is staging a barbecue from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the clu house and a square dance at 9:00. Admission for the horse show is $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Organ music will be pro vided throughout the show. Tickets for the show are being sold at a booth set up on Broad way but officials pointed out that they will also be available at the gate on Friday. Legion Barbecue Friday Evening Get your tickets now to the Le gion’s big 4th of July barbecue and dance. Tickets are on sale at Earley’s Drive-In Cleaners, Black Mountain Feed and Seed store, and the News. Contact any Legion member and he will deliver your tickets to you, the committee in charge states. Go to the horse show and then to the clubhouse for your supper, followed by a dance, with Gus Johnson and his band furnishing the music. The barbecue is from (i to 7:30 p.m. and is $1.50 per plate. John J. O'Connor Heads Lions Oub John J. O’Connor was installed as president of the Black Mountain Lions club in a ceremony held at the Monte Vista hotel last week. W. W. White is retiring president. Installing officer was Hubert —Turn to Page o TAYLOR REUNION TO BE HELD SUNDAY All relatives and friends are cor dially invited to the Taylor reun ion Sunday, July 6, at the home of 1). F. Taylor, North Blue Ridge road. BAKE SALE THLRSDAY For your July 4 bakery needs come to Tyson Furniture company Thursday morning, July 3, to the OES bake sale. Cakes, pies, cook ies and many other baked items will go on sale at 8 p.m. Why worry about your week-end des serts? Get them from OES mem bers, the committee suggests. 1 —Photo by Edward DuPuy Scout Clubhouse Fo Be Discussed Monday Night The Scout committee for Troop 25 asks that all citizens interested in planning for a clubhouse mei Monday night, July 7, at 8:00 al the city hall. Plans have been drawn by Mrs Ruth H. Westbrook, A. I. A., a1 the request of the committee These plans provide for a meeting hall, baseball diamond, and othei out-door activities to be located or town property between Lake Mo hawk and Rt. 70 and west of th< stream. The project, a real youth center will meet the needs of all Scou and Cub Scout groups, as well a other organized groups such a little league baseball, etc. SINGING SET SATURDAY NIGHT AT SWANNANOA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH There will be a singing at th< First Baptist church, Swannanoa Saturday night, July 5, beginninf at 7:.'!0. All singers and ^he pub lie are cordially invited to attend Mr. and Mrs. Dean Summc; have a son born June 20 in St Joseph's hospital. Plan Ecumenical Institute at B, R. “Our Unity in the Scriptures” will be the theme of the Third Ecumenical Institute for Christian Leaders to be held at beautiful Blue Ridge Assembly, July 20-25. The institute will be sponsored by the Southern office of the Nation al Council of Churches. The purpose of the institute at Blue Ridge is to manifest oneness in Jesus Christ as Divine Lord and Saviour; to strengthen under standing and promote cooperation among denominations; to find ways of doing things together as church es and church people, to provide inspiration, fellowship, and ecu menical education. Dr. H. V. Richardson, president of Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, will deliver the main lec tures at the morning Ecumenical Bible Study assembly. Dr. Rich ardson will base his addresses on ; the Gospel of John as he unfolds i the theme: “Our Unity in the Scriptures.” Professor J. Howard Rhys, Professor of New Testa ment, University of the South, Se wanee, Tenn., will serve as “The Lecturer’s Adversary.” Mr. Clark Eichelberger will address the in stitute on Monday evening, July 21, on “Issues Before the United Nations.” The institute will have the fol lowing workshops to explore ways of working together in their re spective areas: Christian Educa tion and Weekly Religious Educa tion, Rev. John B. Ketcham, lead er; Christian Life and Work and ' Christian Social Action, Dr. R. H. Edwin Espy, leader; Christian Mis ' sions in Today’s- World and Mis ' sion Studies, Mrs. John T. McCall, leader; Christian Responsibility in International Relations, Rev. Ken - neth L. Maxwell, leader; Institu ■ tional Ministry, Rev. Roger G. Im ' hoff, leader; The Roll of Pastors •’ in Councils of Churches, Rev. John 1 S. Chambers, leader; Town and - Country Churches, Rev. Rochard ‘ O. Comfort, leader; Use and Un derstanding of the Bible, General , Section, Rev. Charles Marion Ross, t leader, and Professors’ Section, s Dr. W. W. Sloan, leader. Rev. J. s Edward Lantz, executive director, Southern office, N.C.C., will serve - as director of the institute. A Bible Hymn Festival will launch the institute on Sunday eve ning, July 20, 8:00 p.m. in the aud itorium. Dr. Allan Guy of Mon - treat college will serve as director > of music. Local church choirs in f the vicinity will be invited to par ' ticipate. Bishop John W. Brans • comb will deliver the main address, and Dr. W. A. Kale, president of / the North Carolina Council of . Churches, will preside for this first service. u —Photo by Gragg Miss Phyllis Elizabeth Burleson and James William Park er were married Saturday, June 21, in the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Burleson, Oteen. The Rev. D. C. Hardin, pastor of Vance Avenue Baptist church, performed the double-ring ceremony. A reception followed, after which the couple left for a wedding trip. They will reside in Black Mountain. Mrs. Parker is a graduate of Charles 1). Owen High school and Mr. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parker of Black Mountain, attended Owen High school. Pie is employed with Beacon Manufacturing company, Swannanoa. Activities Set At Vance Are. Baptist Church There will be gospel singing at Vance Avenue Baptist church Sat urday, July 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Several quartets, trios, and duets are expected. All singers and the public are extended a cor dial invitation to attend. Johnny Blanks is director. From Monday, July 7, through Friday, July 11, they will hold daily vacation Bible school. Pre paration day will be Friday, Jul> 4, for registration of those whc wish to attend. All children through age 16 an welcome. Sessions will begin a’ 9 a.m. and close at noon each day Mrs. T. E. McCall is principal. Frank Laycock, Member Board of Education, Dies Frank E. Laycock Funeral services for Frank E. Laycock, 71, a member of the Bun combe County Board'of Education and organizer of the Swannanoa branch of Beacon Manufacturing company, were held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Dunn and Williams Funeral home. Bur ial was in Green Hills cemetery. Mr. Laycock died Sunday eve ning in an Asheville hospital. Native of Lawrence, Mass., Mr. Laycock came to Swannanoa in 1924 from the Beacon plant in Massachusetts to organize the plant here and to serve as general superintendent until 1933 when he became production manager. Because of his work as chairman of the heavy industry division of the county’s United War and Com munity Fund campaign and other civic work in the Swannanoa Val ley and county, he was as highly respected and probably as well known as any man in the area. Long considered a friend to schools and education, he had served on the school board for sev eral years and had been chairman since 1953. In the May 31 primary he was renominated for a new six year term. He was a leader in the improvement and consolidation program of the county school sys tem. He had been a Mason, belonging to* the Blue Lodge and Command ery of the Knights Templar and a member of Alleppo Shrine in Bos ton. He was a former member of the Asheville Rotary club and was vice president of the Country Club of Asheville in 1940. Mr. Laycock served as a director of the Swannanoa Bank shortly after coming to this section and was a member of the Black Moun tain Chamber of Commerce. Pallbearers were T. C. Roberson, Charles Bell, J. G. Northcott, C. D. Owen, Gene Ochseni'hiter and Frank McShane. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Mary Roark Laycock; one son, Robert Laycock; and three sisters, Mrs. John Beaton of Ware ham, Mass., Mrs. Charles George aklis of Dorchester, Mass., and Mrs. Clara Woodward of Woon socket, R. T. Collins Store Burglar Caught Aa alert resident of a nearby apartment thought she heard strange noises coming- from the rear of the Collins Department store early Monday morning. A call to the Black Mountain Police station and an investigation proved she was right. \V. W. Morgan found the rear door of the store open and a ear sitting nearby partly loaded with merchandise. He called the sher iff’s department and while depu ties were on the way he held a gun and light on the back door. Arrested inside the store by Mor gan and deputies James Medford and Clyde O. Capps was James T. Carpenter, 28, Swannanoa Negro, w'ho, Sheriff Laurence Brown said, admitted seven other burglaries in the county. He is being held with out bond in the county jail. Carpenter is accused of stealing more than $2,500 in goods from business houses since May 12, in cluding two automobiles. SWANNANOA MEN'S CLUB WILL INSTALL OFFICERS Officers will be installed at the annual Ladies’ night of the Swan nanoa Men’s club to be held at 7:00 o'clock, Monday evening, July 7, in the clubhouse in Grovemo^t. CHURCH CIRCLES WILL ENTERTAIN HUSBANDS Members of Black Mountain Presbyterian church 'circles 4 and 5 and their husbands will have a covered dish supper Monday night, July 7, at 0:30 at Mrs. W. C. Hon eycutt’s farm, Lakey Gap road.
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