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Just got back a little while ag< from the Burnett-Shope reunion and we are somewhat fagged out I think it grows a little in num bers every year, and the excellenl programs continue. 1 learned to day that it was started in 1911 Special! FREE Safety Cheek! LET US CHECK YOUR • Brakes • Steering • Lights ALL FREE! COMPLETE MECHANICAL, BODY & FENDER REPAIR. Trained Mechanic on Duty 24 Hours! Peek's Garage Hightway 70 — Dial NO 9-9445 ami has only missed one year, or account of the war. During the business session it was decided to bring in anothei clan that is intermingled — next year it will be the Burnett*Shope and Gragg reunion. W. C. Shope was re-elected as president, and Plonnie Howie as secretary. Min nie is to be vice president for the Black Mountain area. There are also vice presidents for Haywood and Macon counties, but I didn't catch their names. These clans wish to publicly express theii deep gratitude to the Bee Tree Christian church for the use of the church and grounds each year foi these gatherings—it is an ideal spot. We greatly enjoyed Jim Bur nett's speech—deep, moving, and intellectual, not one brag, or boast on families, but rather advice on how they should live to be of help to each other. A rather unusual speech for a reunion. After the sumptuous dinner under the hem locks, and a period of fellowship with kinsmen, the singing was started in the church. Mrs. Rachel Smith directed most of the congre gational singing. She has been do ing this for years. Quartets of the First Baptist and Grace Bap tist churches of Asheville were there, as was the -\ew Bridge mixed chorus under direction of Mrs. Wesley Sprinkles. They sang the most beautiful anthems. It is something just to watch Mrs. Sprinkle direct. And then there was the Riceville Men's chorus di rected by our good friend, Theo dore Roberts. The combined voic es of all the singers rendered a couple of anthems. Yes, it was quite a day! We met Mrs. Thelma Buckner, the Shope creek correspondant, she is as charming as I had her pictured. We met several of her folks, including her mother who used to know my mother. This is the lady who clobbered the berserk fox with a stick of stovewood. An alysis proved that the fox wasn’t rabid—just out on a fighting spree. Minnie’s uncle, Will Burnett of z Best of Food . . . . . Excellent Service AWAIT YOU AT DON'S RESTAURANT & DRIVE-IN (FORMERLY SARG’S) DIAL NO 9-7072 Black Mountain, N. C. BLACK MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE and BONDS Representing Leading Stock Companies GREENE BUILDING BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. ARTS GARDEN HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF PHILODENDRONS, AFRICANS VIOLETS, AND OTHER HOUSE PLANTS AND DISH? PLANTS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR PROMPTt SELECTION. ‘ SEE OUR NEW BLACK GOLD AND OTHER RARE PHILODENDRON VARIETIES. Come in and choose from our attrac tive array of fine new plants and containers. ART’S GARDEN ☆ Just West of Black Mountain on Highway 70 o PH. NO 9-7525 All Kinds of Arrangements ^JLSLILSLJLSLJUL!ULSLJLSLSLitJL5LJLlL!LSLSL!LiLJLSLSLSLSLJLSULSLJLSLSLOJLSlJL!LiULSLfl-S. Prescription Service CITY-WIDE PRESCRIPTION PICKUP AND DELIVERY You may depend on us for prompt, efficient Pre scription Service. When you need a prescription filled, just call on us. Our long experience and large stock of Pharma ceuticals mean quickest service for you. So, when your doctor gives you a prescription, stop in here or PHONE US 4121. WE DELIVER. For emergency prescription service PHONE 6111. BLACK MOUNTAIN DRUG CO. UZZELL'S REXALL Member Western North Carolina Drug Club ■fr COMPLETE PHOTO-FILM SERVICE • HALLMARK CARDS • WHITMAN CANDY • REVLON Asheville, suffered a stroke last week. He is out of the hospital now, and is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. McKinley Boyd on the Johnson School road. Mrs. Eliza Bruner of East Mar ion, and Airs. Mary Padgett of Fayetteville, had a long visit and dinner with Minnie last Friday. Our grandson, Ralph Bruner, stayed several days with us last week to do some painting on our house. We asked him where he learned to paint, he said when he was a small boy he had a little wa gon, he painted this wagon a dif ferent color every week. Later h' painted his mother’s kitchen fur niture. and now he paints houses. Mrs. Carl Bowness tells me that her family is enjoying homegrown sweet corn now. They carry this out in the recommended manner; while she gets the water a-boiling. Mr. Bowness runs to the corn patch, plucks the succulent ears from the -stalks, races back, throw ing husks east and west as he comes. In a matter of seconds, the corn is in the pot. Connois seurs say that this is the only way one can get the finest flavor of the corn. The katydids are singing to night. Gee, what a drowsy sound they make (12 weeks until frost). This is Monday morning. I guess we had better have a little story before closing this column. Did you ever try to rob wild bees ? 1 went along for the fun once when I was a teen-age lad. My broth er, Lloyd, had found this bee tree while cutting timber on the Gon broon property. We didn't know much about bees, although Dad kept a number of hives, so we got Bud Morris, and his son, Garland, to go with us. This tree was on a laurel cov ered ridge just below Gonbroon. We didn't think Mr. Martin would like us cutting a tree in the middle of the night, so we slipped into the place. Lloyd guided us to the tree. Some of us were carrying timber-cutting tools, and others had buckets for the expected hon ey. Bud was a mountaineer who real ly lived in the mountains, and har vested nature’s good things as they came in season. Wild honey was one of his special crops, but he was surprised when we got to this tree. It was a huge dead chest nut. It is said that wild bees sel dom stay in a dead tree. They had probably hived here when the tree was alive, and became attached to their home, and lingered on af ter the blight killed it. It was about five feet in diameter at the butt, and well over 50 feet tall. We trimmed the laurel from around the stump, and the men -tarted notching the tree, throwing it right down the hill, so it would fall quick. Garland and I laid the long crosscut saw across the upper side, and started corner-sawing the dead giant. It seemed like the noise we made was terrific, be cause we were trying to be quiet. We cut first on one corner, and then the other, taking turns at the saw; cutting a large tree down is a hard job, but we were used to it in those days. At last a sharp crack rent the still night, we knew the tree had started to fall. We sawed like mad right through the center of the cut. Finally, with a long creak ing groan the leafless treetop started swaying across the star studded sky, heading for its last resting place. There was a crash ing thud, followed by a deep roar as the great chestnut fell in the hollow below. As soon as the danger of falling branches had lessened we followed the trunk looking for the bees. Lloyd and I staved well behind the light, we didn’t want to feel the stingers. Bud let out a mild whoop, he found i the bees. The tree had broken right where the hive was, honey was oozing out of the cracks in the wood, angry bees were buzzing about. Bud started chopping the wood away, fussing at Garland all the while to hold the lantern in a 1 different way. Every little while I Bud’s long mustache would jerk i- vulsively, and he would suck in bis breath with a sharp hiss, we knew he had got a sting. Gar land got stings too, but he merely laughed, nothing much was ser ious to him in those days. They drove the bees out of the honey as best they could with rag [ smudges, and scooped the amber . harvest into the buckets. I guess ; we got five or six gallons of hon -y and rotted wood, and left quite ■ a lot, for it was too hard to get. At last they were through, and we made our tortuous way out of ■l laurel thicket. We stopped by ’ my brother’s, Ernest’s, lumber ■ yard; got on a low lumber -stack, and divided the honey. We ate I some of it, being careful of the bees that were still in the cells. Bud cautioned- Garland not to eat too much of the hot honey, as it could upset his intestinal tract. We went on to where we had left our horses and made our way home. Country butter and wild honey were the order of the day for the next few weeks. * Offering Fosters \ Scholarship For i Hong Kong Study k A special project of the Ridge crest Baptist Assembly staff each year at this time is the Lottis Moon Christmas offering. The goa this year, as set by the staff, i: $1000 and will be sent to Hong Kong, China, to send four students to the University of Hong Kong l'or a year. The total received thin for is' $932.00. In past years the staff offering has gone, in 1955, to Cuba to lielj establish a religious assembly sim ilar to Ridgecrest; in 1956 to Kot zebue, Alaska, for furnishings ii the new Baptist church and pas torium; and in 1957 to purchas< medical supplies for Southern Rhodesia. I Swannanoa Leagues' Baseball Standings Listed Scores in Swannanoa baseball for the week ending- July 26 are as follows: Babe Ruth League Standings Won Lost Pet. Bees_7 4 .636 Wasps_6 5 .545 Yellow Jackets _6 6 .500 Hornets _4 8 .333 Beacon Little League Standings Won Lost Pet. Cards_6 2 .760 Cubs _6 2 .625 Giants_4 4 .500 Braves _ 1 7 .125 Beacon Little League Batting Avg. Billy Webb, Cubs, .523; Larry Waldrup, Braves, .500; Daen Robin son, Cards, .482; Ron Lowe, Braves, .470; Ted Luckadoo, Cards, .460; Billy Stewart; Giants, .454; Ted Tipton, Giants, .450; Butch Garvin Cards, .416; Terry Bryant, Cubs, .400; Danny Plemmons, Giants, .400; Bobby Stewart, Cubs, .370; Ronald Owensby, Giants, .370; Doug Cline, Giants, .364; Ed Bryant, .364; Jim Hardin, Cubs, .360. Gene Rutledge, Card-s, .360; Bud dy Stevenson, Cards, .353; Johnny Reese, Cards, .333; Terry Price, Cards, .333; Billy Pace, Giants, .333; Joe Brooks, Cubs, .304; Jim my Coman, Cubs, .300; Jerry Brake. Giants, .300; Sam Wimber ly, Braves, .300; Arnold Gragg, Cards, .200; Cris Plummer, Cubs, .280; Scotty Wagner, Cards, .27; Cotton Patton, Braves, .260; Ted Bryant, Braves, .259; Terry Ram sey, Giants, .250; Brad Franklin, Giants, .250; Leonard Ballard. Braves, .250; Billy Wright, Cubs, .250; Mike McClure, Giants, .235; Steve Higgins, Cubs, .230: Luther Spivey, Cubs, .230; John Owensby, Cubs, .200; Joe McPherson, Cards, .200; Toby Patton, Cards, .181; Steve Peek, Giants, .16; Joe Oates, Braves, .153; Wayne Oates, Braves, .142; George Lemieux, Cubs, .136; Tim Lewis, Braves, .077; Buddy King, Braves, .066. Beacon Little Boys League Cubs vs. Braves at Coman Field, July 22. R H E Braves 10010 0— 2 3 5 Cubs 3 0 2 3 0 x— 8 10 2 Battery—Plummber and Hardin. Leading hitters, Hardin, Webb and Stew-art. Braves battery—Wimberly and Lowe. Leading hitter, Lowe. Braves vs. Cards at Coman Field, July 23. R H E Cards 0 4 0 3 4 0—11 4 0 Braves 3 2000 1— 6 7 5 Cards battery, Gragg, Stevenson and Robinson. Leading hitter, Gar vin. Braves battery — Waldrup and Low-e. Homerun, Ronnie Low-e. Leading hitters—Lowe, Waldrup, Patton. Giants vs. Cubs at Coman Field, July 24. R H E Cubs 0 0 2 1 1 3— 7 9 3 Giants 1 0 0 2 0 0—- 3 5 4 Cubs battery—Stew-art and Har din. Leading hitters—Webb, Bry ant, Stewart. Giants battery—Pace and Bry ant. Leading hitter—Plemmons. Cards vs. Giants at Coman Field, July 25. R H E Giants 1 0 0 1 0 0— 2 4 2 Cards 7 10 13 x—12 7 2 Cards battery—Garvin and Rob inson. Leading hitters—Garvin and Gragg. Giants battery—Brake and Cline. Leading hitters—Bryant. State Fair List Dae Out Soon Opportunities to make money are listed in the 1958 edition of the premium list of the North Carolina State Fair which went to press this week. The list contains offers of over $53,000 in cash to exhibitors who show- and win at the annual fall exposition to be held in Raleigh Oct. 14 through 18. Last year $49, 649.62 was paid in awards to some 3,500 exhibitors from 93 counties of North Carolina, and 13 other states. About $27,000 went to live stock exhibitors while the rest went to photographers, painters, sculptors, wood carvers, 4-H-ers, Future Farmers, housewives, hob byists, field crop growers and a host of others who showed items ranging from pictures to pre serves, from aromatic tobacco to rag dolls and from apples to well played zithers. Two groups of hobby exhibits have been added this year due to popular demand. Folks w-ith either creative or collective hobbies wish ing to show their collections -should write for a list and entry blanks now. —Anytime is a good time to get rid of cull cows. —A well-oiled farm machine costs less in the long run. SA VEl Black Mountain Building & Loan Association CURRENT INTEREST RATE 3% Full Paid Stock or Optional Shares COME IN AND TALK WITH US Black Mountains SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1:00 p.m. PRIMARY SCHOOL FIELD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. JUDGES — Townsend Hay Mrs. Sam Bingham, Jr., Equitation PROGRAM Class Age Lead Line — 10 and under 3 Gaited (any tack) ■— 12 and under 3 Gaited (any tack) — 15 and under 3 Gaited (any tack) — Adult (open) . Ponies (any size) — Under 12 Pleasure (any tack) — 12 and under Pleasure (any tack) — 15 and under Pleasure (any tack) — Adult (open) Bareback — 15 and under Camp Equitation—15 and under (campers only) (English Tack) Gaits Required Sponsor Must be Led Lance’s'Esso Service Walk, Trot. Canter (reverse field) Cliff Meyer, Builder Walk. Trot, Canter (reverse field) Eckles Realty Co Walk. Trot, Canter (reverse field) Phil Stevens Plumbing & Heating ...Pleasure Gait Earley’s Drive-In Cleaners Walk. Trot or Pace, Canter, Pleasure Begley’s Fishing Lake Walk. Trot or Pace, Canter, Pleasure Junior Chamber of Commerce Walk. Trot or Pace, Canter, Pleasure Jackson Trading Cc Walk, Trot, Canter Star Store Walk. Trot, Canter Black Mountain Insurance Agency Camp Equitation—18 and under (campers only) (English Tack) Equitation — 15 and under English Tack) Equitation — Adult (open) (English Tack) Horsemanship — 15 and under (Western Tack) Walk, Trot, Canter Walk, Trot, Canter Walk, Trot, Canter Walk, Trot, Canter Swannanoa Bank & Trust (< Garland and Long Tire t1 Valley Insurance Co Camp Rockmont for Boy Western Working — Adult (open) Pair Class (any tack) — Open Wheeled Vehicles — Two or four wheels Tennessee Walking — Adult (open) 5 Gaited (any tack) — Adult (open) 'll Weave barrels (timed) Key City Laundn *2) fast run, dismount, ground tie. remount, return Walk. Trot, Canter (reverse field) B. M Lions (l11' Exhibition, Appearance. Skill White Insurance Agl>ni flat footed walk, running walk, canter ,, Earle Chesterfield Mil* Walk, trot, slow gait. rack, canter (reverse field' Camp Merri-Mac t<ti '■r‘ THIS PROGRAM PUBLISHED Carolina Conor & Light Co. Beacon Manufacturin'* Co. for your convenience by 1C C. Boiniess, Builder Blin k Mountain Lumber (
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