FOR P. T. A. BENEFIT "White Elephant Sale" ROYAL ART GALLERY Sal., July 26... 1! A.M, VOL. 13’ YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER » Weather High Low Prec. July 15_87_63 July 16_87_65 T July 17_86_64 July 18_87-62 July 19_87-67 July 20_88_63 .10 July 21_79_63 .74 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES TODAY NO. 47. four Mar in iiio . leek's Run ol -Glass Menagerie' porothy Mattison silo Circle Playhouse make Black Mountain . western North Caro ,lSt summer theater, the ,c|0 their choice on the I ;hi< locale being the cent summer population accessibility which led f’ Sieve that such a thcat could be tremendously | provided it had skilled fd imaginative casts and manage K, kilo Playhouse has held IJhfullv to its part of the bar | i -s furnishing players of ^.noich talent. Now it would * , from the good-sized audience |h !, saw Monday night’s opening I ,his week’s show, "The Glass I'cerie”. that the theater-going ffhlic~ coming out in increasing Embers in response to this bevy Jj talent and varied playbills. iThe current Tennessee Williams further exemplifies the wide fcn,e 0f material which the Silo |‘up i- capable of handling suc sTulh They give this award 0f the New York Critics Circle ■ fre^li imaginative treatment, |vlr the slender, delicately wrib L srorv an appropriately delicate, Kjsitive interpretation. Through I tour members of the group L a stardom of their own, G1( given well-appreciated lapses of their capabilities in ■rone, but lesser, supporting roles j recent weeks. These are Mary pr.zales. as the mother who lives Jan unforgettable past which ex ited principally in her own im Ijnation; Carl Williams as her ln desperately trying to set down |e verses he hears when they len t overwhelmed by his mot il l's carping admonitions; Elaine ■inter as his sister, with a pitiful lie glass collection which makes i the only rainbow she has been lie to find; and Burt Edwards J "Thi Gentleman Caller". The liter successfully makes a brisk, juthful stride away from the kind I role he had last week as the led father of a farm family. This jne he is just as convincing as —Turn to Page 10 Irs. Crawford lies ai Age 80 for Mrs. Rose Craw l'd, who died Thursday, July ■ at the home of her son, H. D. pwford, Tomahawk drive, Black Junta!!., with whom she made I Hu:: ... were held Saturday Tuning :’i iin* Chapel of Harrison Inert: The Rev. William Jr.. a •••!• of the Presbyterian h. officiated. Burial was in II • ’ny. Pallbearers Ire deacons of the church. In ad lion • j the son, Mrs. Crawford surviv.-d by a daughter, Mrs. Ise ! lt iyce of Boston, Mass. riHon Concert % istmount 1 c'onct! ’ will be given Sunday |ernoon from 4 to 5 p.m. on Nay Memorial carillon at r: >nt assembly grounds, one |e -out1 of Black Mountain on ’ The public is invited to |nd and is asked to park in i Aldridge hall. Listen 1 may remain in their cars as rl‘ "ill be no meeting in con JUon with ihe concert. [fd: carillon was given to ’’mount by Rev. Bruce Nay ■in .m?r> of w‘fe and its | - ul music is much enjoyed ; upse living at Christmount, ''■sh to share it with others. «/>/.'(• hutted to ‘iiing ()f Fun I* hitheoaks ?? "Eve 1 ring .if Fun” will be ■lames’ Episcopal church hj v ”, July 20, from 7:30 L' at ‘Tntheoaks.” Ad ^■or> will be Si P°l> Joh per person. The n will call for the unmittee in charge urged 1 good time for all,” ' plan to attend.” r"«‘He a„d Families July 27 :ipa] ' Burnette will be th. lK‘r at the annual “urnette reunion Sunday r-n ()8. In the days that followed, or ganizational details were complet 'd and operation was underway bv August 1, 1908. A family’ of 1,500 customers ■omptised the business 5(1 year’s igo. Today the system s'erves 10.1,000. Marking its golden anniversary, I’&L salutes the enterprise of the -«rly pioneers who helped bring jlectricity to the 300 Carolina ’ommunities which it. now serves, rhe anniversary is marked by as ittle fanfare as attended its or igin; but all across the system ma ior projects are preparing for still greater growth in the next half-century. The system’s largest generator is “going on the line” at Moncure. A still larger one is under con struction near Hartsville, and plans call for enlarging the Tillery hy droelectric plant. Like its early predecessors, the company is still pioneering—in an atomic power project. The 1908 charter united Central Carolina Power company, Consum COME HIGH WATER l-CP&L lineman work through all kinds of weather. Here a lias orew battles a 1940 flood In Western North Caroling ^ ■is Light & Power of Sanford and t he Raleigh Electric company, f .vhich, in turn, was born of several street lighting and trolley ven :ures dating back as far as 1858. j. Through the Consumers com- b nany, Cl’&L had acquired the Buck- * norn hydroelectric plant which went into operation on the Cape p Fear on Mew Year’s day, 1908, af ■)■ eight years of personal sacri ce by its promoters. Buckhorn was the principal pow [• source of the area, not only for aleigh, but for Sanford, Jones oro and the Fayetteville indus ■ial community. CP&L’s second major generating roject was completed in June, —Turn to Page 5 Birthday Honoree 1 More than 100 office employees of Kearfott Company, Inc., honored Charlie Riley, division manager, with a surprise birthday party at the plant on Thursday, July 17. As spokesman for the group, Mrs. Jack Gilbert presented the popular manager with a cigar ette lighter. In the picture at right is shown part of the crowd that attended, while at the left Mr. Riley prepares to cut the traditional birthday taken____ SWANNANOA O.E.S. TO MEET THURSDAY A regular meeting of Swannano; chapter 132. Order of the Easterr Star, will be held tonight (Thurs day) at 8 o’clock in Masonic temple, Swannanoa. Mrs. Christ ine Stepp, Worthy Matron, will pre side and “cordially invites" al members to attend. TOWN BUDGET DUE FOR FINAL READING Third reading' of Black Moun tain’s municipal budget for the coming year before the City coun cil will be made Wednesday night, Aug. 30, prior to its presentation for adoption at this session. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at City hall, with Mayor Richard Stone presiding. '} ’ * # £ « , ft ■ t»' ** (Photo by Gragg’s Studio) Mrs. Lawrence Albert Allen tho crpnp The First Baptist churcn, of a pretty wedding Saturday when Miss Yvonne Lougema Mrs. Clark William Nanney, 1 Albert Allen, son of Mr. and Mountain, were united m man The Rev. Wilbur A. Huneyeutt, pastor of the church, officiated. A program of wedding music was presented by Mrs. F. ' • > organist, and Mrs. L. fc>- J®c • ’ soloist. The bride was given m marriage by her brother, Maunce Flynn Nanney. She wore a dress of lace and tulle over satin with DiaCK IWUUIHU**., --" , . , ifternoon, July 19, a* 3 o clock Nanney, daughter of Mr. and Hack Mountain, and Lawrence Mrs. Lawton A. Allen, Black iage. ,. , fitted bodice and bouffant ska with lace and tulle ruffJes >n ‘he back ending in a chapel train Hei finger-tip veil was attached to a pearl embroidered lace cap. She carried a white Bible topped w.th a white orchid. _ , ,i Miss Myra Nanney, sister of the -1 * —Turn to Page 4 Lions Chib to Hove Meeting at Camp Members of the Lions club will be guests at Camp Rockmont for their dinner meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. Reports of the International Lions convention will he heard from Roy Taylor, Leon Williams, J'. O. Williams and John O’Con nor. Other meetings -scheduled dur ing the summer include Ladies’ night on August 14 at Ridge crest, and a session on August 28. Black Mountain was among par ticipating clubs at the annual sum mer picnic sponsored by Buncombe County’s 11 Lions clubs Sunday afternoon at the Weaverville Com munity clubhouse at Lake Louise. Some 200 blind and visually handi capped persons from various parts of the county were guests at this outing. Mi-s. Marjorie McCune, caseworker, was in charge of the program. Stewart Rice of Weaver ville was chairman of arrange ments. The guests of honor pre sented the program. Visitors’ Book At Chamber of Commerce Office A book for registration of visit ors has been placed in the office of the Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce and visitors are in vited to come in and place their names and complete address on file in order that they may receive fu ture information ’’torn the organ ization in regard to this commun ity. The office is in the City Hall building. » Next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at noon on Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Monte Vista hotel. An interesting pro gram is being arranged, according to announcement by the secretary, Seorge Moray. The Black Mountain News wish es to correct the name of the speak er as it appeared in reporting last week’s meeting. The speaker was Alex MacWilliam, Sr., who made x number of recommendations vhich he believes the Chamber of Commerce might foster in the fur ther up-building of this commun ity which he described as “a* the icart of America’s beauty center.” Mr. MacWilliam is former may nr of Vera Beach, Fla., and a long time Florida legislator. Scout Committee And Local PIA Plan Youth Area Establishment of a permanent youth center moved toward realiza tion as City Council last week granted leases on property from U. S. 7u to the area of Cragmont road for development by two local organizations, and the two spon soring groups, the local Roy Scout committee and the Black Moun tain PTA, planned for their de velopments. A 25-year lease has been grant ed by the City Council to the Scouts and a one-year, year-to year lease to the PTA for the use of the grounds in the project. This will be a “Finer Carolina” project. The I'TA’s plan is for a perma nent horse show grounds on which will be held events such as the PTA benefit horse show now sched uled August 2 on the Black Moun tain school grounds temporary show ring. The Scout committee for devel opment of a Scout clubhouse and youth center on the property be tween Highway 70 and Lake Toma hawk met at the City Hall on Monday to discuss ways and means of raising funds to build the build ing. Steve C. C. Uzzell was elect ed treasurer for the campaign and has accepted. —Turn to Page 4 "Finer Carolina" Groups Guests of C.P.&L July 17 Suggestions for Black Mountain’s “Finer Carolina” improvement projects for the coming year and appointment of a nominating com mittee to choose a Black Mountain chairman comprised the business before a brief meeting of the Black Mountain “Finer Carolina” com mitee following a dinner for com mittee members from a number of WNC committees given last Thurs day night by Carolina Power & Light Co. at the Treadway Manor. Asheville. Members from Black Mountain. Swannanoa, Fletcher, Weaverville, Spruce Pine and Hot Springs were guests at the dinner. Miss Sanchez Mott presided at the meeting of Black Mountain mem bers. Mrs. Mary Aleshire, Miss Mott and M. E. Head were appoint ed as a nominating committee to present the nominee for local pro —Turn to Page 10 NEW CHANCE GIVEN FOR MAKE-UP STUDY AT OWEN JULY 30 An opportunity for students wishing to do make-up work in English or general mathematics will be offered in the third term of summer school to open at Owen High school on Thursday, July 31. The second of three terms being conducted this sumer ends on Wednesday, July 30. Charles F. Smith and Mrs. Martha Perley were instructors for the first period; Mr. Smith is teach ing the third term. An enrollment of 70 pupils has been doing work during the summer period. Persons wishing to register for the new term may call NO 9-7960 or come in mornings to Owen. ATTEMPTED ENTRY OF COLLINS STORE BEING INVESTIGATED Investigation is being made by the Sheriff’s department and Illack Mountain police of the breakage of a window at Collins Department store, discovered by Manager Ma rion Stubbs late Sunday p.m. At tempted entry of the store was thwarted by a padlock, the report stated. Square Dance Saturday Night The Saturday night street square dances sponsored by the Jaycees will resume this week, on Satur day, July 2fi, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The dance will have Pete Reynolds String band and a regu lar caller is to be presented for the entertainments which will be conducted on Broadway between the A&P and the Band Box shop. Cost will be 25 cents per couple per dance. Robert S. Eckles, III, is chairman of the committee in charge. MISS DALTON AND R. W. WALKER WED Miss Velva Jean Dalton, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Dalton of Old Fort, and Roger W. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Walk er also of Old Fort, were married Saturday, July 12, in Gaffney, S. C. Mr. Walker is employed with R. W. Cook Electrical company, Black Mountain. They are making their home with his parents. Mrs. H. E. Pollock, Jr., has been appointed by the Bun combe County Democratic ex ecutive committee to fill a va cancy on the Buncombe Board of Education created by the death recently of Frank E. Lay cock. Mrs. Pollock formerly lived in Montreat. She is the wife of H. E. (Ned) Pollock, and daughter of former Democratic chairman, the late Albert R. Bauman. She was educated at Hollins and Converse colleges. " C. Shaw Smith C. Shaw Smith, world-traveled magician and entertainer, will pre sent a full evening’s program on Saturday, July 20, in Anderson auditorium at Montreat. Musical accompaniment will be provided by his partner-wife, Nancy Smith, in their “Show of Wonders.” This is one of the highlights of the enter tainment season in Montreat spon sored by the association to benefit the Montreat Young People’s clubs under direction of A. Heath Whittle. Mr. Smith’s program is designed to appeal to young people and adults as well. Known for his fast talk and smooth “magic,” Mr. Smith has led a varied life since doing his first professional show 24 years ago. In college he helped finance his college expenses as a part-time magician, and since graduation from Davidson college has been a teacher of English, commandant of cadets at a mili tary school, a general secretary of a YMCA’ director of a college union and co-ordinator of student activities, as well as becoming known as an after-dinner speaker, —Turn to Page 5 Frederick Treat Dies In Florida Frederick M. Treat, retired in surance official, died Saturday, July lb, in Orlando, Fla., following a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Treat resided in Black Mountain during Sonniers and in Orlando in the winter. He was a Mason and a retired member of the staff of the Prudential Life Insurance Co. He was a member of the Baptist church in Florida. In addition to the widow, Mrs. Estelle Treat, he is survived by a brother in New Jersey. t Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris announce the marriage of ■ their daughter, Carolyn, to A/3C Danny S. Hampton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hampton of Cragmont road, Black Moun tain. The wedding took place in Biloxi, Miss., on July 1. Mr. Hampton is with the Air Force at Keesler A.F.B. in Biloxi. Many Trophies for Aug. 2 Horse Show Audience to See Expert’s Demonstration of Gaits Prior to Each Event The Summer’s second PTA-sponsored horse show will be held on the Black Mountain Primary school grounds just east of town on Highway 70 Saturday, August 2, beginning at 2 p.m. Trophies and ribbons will be offered in 19 classes. An outstanding1 feature tor tne - benefit of spectators will be a - demonstration of gaits just prior to the running of each class. The demonstration will be given by Glenn Hunnicut, breeder and train er of horses, and Harry Clarke, president of the sponsoring organ ization, points out that “'this should improve the enjoyment of the au dience, since the amateurs of us will know then what to look for as the announcer calls the gaits.” Entrants are requested to com plete their entries by 12:45 in or der not to delay the show. Ad vance entries are refundable in case of “no show” or upon request prior to the show date. All riders and horses are entered at the own er’s risk. The management of the show reserves the right to cancel or alter any class and to limit the number of entries in any class. Classes, required gaits and events sponsors are as follows: 1— Lead line, 10 and under; must . be led; Lance’s Esso Service. j 2— 3-gaited (any tack), 12 and I under; walk, trot, canter (reverse field); Cliff Meyer, builder. 3— 3-gaited (any tack), 15 and i under; walk, trot, canter (reverse field; Eckles Realty Co. I 4— 3-gaited (any tack), adult (open); walk, trot, canter (reverse field); I’hil Stevens Plumbing & Heating. < 5— Ponies (any size), under 12; 1 pleasure gait; Earley’s Drive-In 1 Cleaners. 6— Pleasure (any tack), 12 and 1 under; walk, trot or pace, canter, pleasure: Begley’s Fishing lake. 7— Pleasure (any tack), 15 and under; walk, trot or pace, canter, pleasure; Junior Chamber of Com merce. 8— Pleasure (any tack), adult (open); walk, trot or pace, canter, pleasure; Jackson Trading Co. —Turn to Page 5 ; -i Local A&P Store ' Contest Winner i J. D. Stakias, manager of the * Black Mountain A&P, has received J announcement from the district of fice in Charlotte that the Black Mountain store is a winner in the 1 "first quarter merit store awards” * program. s The contest was between all ‘ stores in North and South Caro- ‘ lina in 13 classifications, with the local store named as winner in group 5 which included stores in several counties in the two states, including Asheville. Awards were a $100 government savings bond to Manager Stakias; $50 bonds to full-time clerks, and $25-bonds to part-time clerks. P. M. Bealer, .Jr., vice president of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., in notifying the local manager of the awards, said: “We know that your leadership and the team work -of your entire store organization is the basic reason that this program was so success- ‘ ful. Please extend to your entire personnel our heartfelt congratu- ] lations on a job well done.” \ NEW POSTAL RATES IN EFFECT FRIDAY Just a minute before you put that letter in the mail slot! Are you sure it has the newly re quired 4 cents for postage ? A last-minute warning that new postage rates will go into effect next week, on Friday, Aug. 1, was issued today by Postmaster H. A. Kerlee of Black Mountain. Mr. Kerlee cautioned: First class letters will require 4 cents postage per ounce; air mail let ters 7 cents; air mail postal cards, 5 cents; regular postal cards, 3 cents. The rate on letters for local delivery will be 3 cents; and 3 cents will be the rate on all postal cards. >TA Benefit Sale At Royal Art Gallery Saturday Two hundred dollars in merch ndise has been donated by the loyal Art Gallery to be sold for he benefit of the PTA at a “White flephant Sale” Saturday, July 26, it 11 a.m. at the Royal Art Gal ery, corner of State street ancl Iroadway. The public is asked to nake other donations of articles ’or the sale. Sponsors urged people in this u-ea to “clean out your attic” and jring the resulting articles to the gallery Saturday morning, or tele thone Mrs. Frank Watkins, NO 9 >063, who will make arrangements o have the contributions picked ip and transported to the scene of he sale. “Anything of value will be wel omed”, Harry Clarke, president if the sponsoring PTA organiza ion, said. Entire proceeds of the ale will go to the PTA general and to help meet the S3500 budget or this year. Mr. Clarke announced that John loti of the Royal Art Gallery is not inly donating $200 in items to be old, but is cancelling his regular uction for that morning and he nd his staff will conduct the sale. Jr. Clarke today asked for the upport of the public and express d appreciation to Mr. Roti and lis staff in working toward the uccess of this benefit sale 3LUE RIDGE CHAPEL >ING AND BAKE SALE Activities scheduled by Blue iidge include a sing Saturday light, August 2, at 7:30 and a bake iale Saturday morning, July 26, at Cyson’s Furniture store. t/IISS KITCHEN WEDS \LBERT RICHARDSON Miss Betty Kitchen, daughter of Jr. and Mrs. William Kitchen of Hack Mountain, and Albert Rich rdson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. tlbert Richardson of Swannanoa, ,ere married Friday, June 27 at 6 •m. in the Buckeye Baptist church vith the Rev. J. N. Shuford of iciating. Both are graduates of ’harles D. Owen High school. They re making their home in Swan anoa. AASONS LODGE O CONFER DEGREE Black Mountain Lodge 663, AF : AM will hold an emergent com lunication Friday evening, July 5, at 8 o’clock to confer the Mas 3r Mason’s degree. All Master Iasons are cordially invited. Carl k Crisp, Master, announces. I. & P. W. YEARBOOK S IN PREPARATION A recreation program for mem ers of the Business and Profes ional Women’s club will be held n August 11. Members last Mon ay were guests of Mrs. Alice Co urn at Camp Merri-Mac for a pic dc. supper. The yearbook of the club for 958-59 is now in preparation un ler a committee headed by Miss Sarah Thompson. —The American Foundation for Jre Blind granted ten scholarships :o teachers and workers for the blind in the last fiscal yaer.