ATTEND circle
JpPER and meeting
and Mrs. Zeb Sawyer of
' !,V. Fork road, entertained mem
1,1 (1f Circle 3 of the Methodist
’I, with a hamburger-fry and
trimmings at their outside
L Tuesday evening, Aug. 19.
Aa most delightful meal,
' william Hickey conducted an
....sting study on “Disciples to
a Lord” by Albert E. Barnett.
Hickey used scriptural read
B Mark 13:1-37 in the discussion
U-sus and the Future” and
|re 1 ude to Calvary.” Mrs. J. M.
ipdman presided during the husi
_ session*
.|K,se attending were Mrs.
, v Mrs. Clyde Watkins, 55. i.
T Ross, Mrs. D. P. Dinwidd e,
Goodman, Mrs. D. O. M,:
iu'trle, Mrs. 1. L. Pence, Mrs. Fm
Stepp, Mrs. Fred Cook, M.s.
I Tamm, Mrs. M. C. Dic’-ens
Lj‘ host and hostess.
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. t’!'S of year a lot of
i ‘ie''"es (and some househus
i?1.1, ' are cooking crowder, or
field peas. They are in the roast
ing ear stage, and delicious indeed
he ,hard t0 ** from
a shells. A few afternoons ago
ln/ne had .darted to shell a mess
of these delectable seeds; she had
already broken a couple of finger
Vv! 1 aTnSi them fr°m the hulls.
1 Srh"elz,ca!ne along and told
not H V d,? with ease. Just
put the unshelled peas in a pot and
co\er with water, bring to a boil
w=ti0U« mln,utes- ''rain the .tot
atti off, and run cold water over
them As soon as they are cool
enough to handle you can strip
them from the shells without the
least bit of trouble. This will also
work on soy beans.
I want to tell you again that to
tie a cotton twine loosely above
the ankles will stop cramps in the
legs. I have worn these strings
tor several months now without
being bothered. This disagreeable
ailment used to cause me to have
to walk the floor at night.
Well, that was cjuite a picture
of the News staff in last week's
paper. This group has done a lot
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you'll save money and
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Black maintain
for the community, it is the first 1
paper that has lasted so long. 1
(Now that they have been ]
“mugged”, maybe we ought to 1
have them “fingerprinted.”) '
Charlie Godfrey has started lay- (
ing sills for John Morrises’ new
house across the street. The neigh- <
hors are very interested, and vis- ]
it the job every few days. We ■
are looking forward to John and 1
Louise living there, they are most 1
delightful folks. John sent a sub- I
stantial check, via this column, to
the Operation Youth, Inc., fund.
Fred Schnelz showed some ot ]
his lovely color slides here Thurs- j
day night—guests were Mr. and j
Mrs. T. J. Perry, and Charles and ,
Bobby Price (Earl Mease’s grand- ,
sons).
Another of our rr*)st beloved ,
1 friends has passed on to a better ,
’ land. Miss Helen Wicker, affec
’ tionately known to us as Miss j
I Nellie. I guess I have known and ,
loved her for more than 40 years. 1
■ The Wickers came from one of the ■
j fine Virginia families, started com
' ing to Montreat, and then to North ■
Fork a long time ago, and then
retired on North Fork later, and ,
- have meant so much to the com
munity. I just haven’t had time
to write as much as I would like ■
1 to about these gentle people.
When I first knew Miss Nellie 1
* she was a lovely young woman. 1
There is always a feeling of ro
| mance about a nurse. She enlist- 1
ed for active service in World War 1
I; she did so want to serve on the !
front, but was assigned to a hos
pital that served officers. She [
was in Paris when Germany’s Big
Berthas were shelling that city.
It was in years later that I drove
her to Buffalo—such a wonderful
week in such delightful company.
I will never forget it. She was
teaching nursing at that time. Her
life has been unselfish service from
start to finish. I don’t think I
ever heard her say a really mean
thing about anyone. We will miss
Miss Nellie, but she will always be
enshrined in our hearts. It seems
fitting to me that she was called
into the Great Beyond as the beau
tiful fall flowers were bursting in
to glory.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morgan
and son, Alfred, of Bee Tree, have
returned from a trip to Columbus,
O., where they had an enjoyable
visit with Mrs. Morgan’s nephew
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E.
Watkins.
Mrs. Evelyn Edwards and Don
nie Diabert of Miami, visited us
briefly Friday before they started
for home. You remember a few
weeks ago I wrote a little piece
about 13-year-old, Margie Ed
wards? Well, Margie liked it so
well she went to the News office
to get some extra copies of the
paper for her friends. The News
was obliging, and she started
up the street with quite a bundle
of papers. While she was making
the trip to where her mother’s
car was parked eight people tried
to buy a paper from her.
Some folks who were with Mrs.
Edwards said that they had never
tasted eggs as good as Ken Dav
idson’s, and planned to take some
to Florida with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Walker of
Chattanooga, are spending the
week-end on North Fork. Elwood
came to see his grandmother. Ma
ma continues to be seriously ill.
If I live long enough to retire,
I think I will join the Maple Tree
club—those fellows who sit on a
bench under the maple tree just
north of Melvin Lance’s service
station. They can watch the girls
pass all summer in shorts, etc.,
etc. This seems to be an innocent
pastime for elderly gentlemen, I’m
beginning to find out. They can
wash'sunlight through their'fing
ers, and dream, can’t they? They
probably discuss weighty sub
jects, and settle world conditions.
Jim Padgett must be the original
charter member of this dub. The
only trouble is that the town is
- about to move in on the club.
I Renne Whitaker is visiting out
here this Saturday night. Right
now she and Minnie are in the
living-room playing with a flash
light.
The producers at the Silo Circle
Playhouse offered us complimen
tary tickets in appreciation of a
“plug” given at the beginning of
the season for the final perform
ance of “The Bride’s Lament.” On
account of my working hours I
haven’t been able to attend any
thing in the evening hours, but we
did so want to see this “meller
drammer.” I called my boss, Bill
Hensley, and he kindly let me off.
I figured I would not miss the
day’s work in a hundred years, but
we would always remember the
play. We went to the matinee be
cause we could get better seats.
We had to hurry, so we rushed
out to Al’s restaurant for a most
delicious lunch there, (gee, I was
hungry, I all but polished my
plate). The play was all that it
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had been cracked up to be. The
music of the Waynesville Jazz
Ratz was a little brassy, but we
like brassy music now and then.
The songs and skits between acts
certainly were good.
We would like to have seen more
of the doings of the Silo Circle
playhouse, and have got acquainted
with the cast. Maybe we will
have better luck next year. This
has surely been a great thing for
this section.
After church this Sunday we
went to the Tabernacle church
homecoming. We got there just
in time for dinner—I never saw so
much good food, the tables were
groaning, and after everyone had
eaten there was enough left to feed
a small army. We met so many
cherished friends. There was a
program of singing after dinner.
Mrs. Tom York was there. She
is 89 years old, and has been a
member of Tabernacle church for
72 years. Mrs. Ella Kerlee, at
the age of 92, was also present.
Aunt Nora Grant, and many other
rather elderly people were there.
It was a happy occasion for all
of us.
There was a lovely memorial
service in memory of Miss Nellie
Wicker Sunday evening at “Wick
ersham.” It was to have been
on the lawn, but due to inclement
weather, the service was held in
side. The Rev. Robert Clayton,
and the Rev. Eugene Byrd officiat
ed. Minnie and I sang “Beyond
The Sunset,” and “Precious Mem
ories.” There were friends and
relatives from several states, many
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Dr. Behre Reports
From Puerto Rico
In a report from San German,
Puerto Rico, Dr. Ellinor H. Behre
of Black Mountain, summarizes
her summer’s experiences as in
structor in zoology at the Summer
Institute of Biology and General
Science at the Inter-American uni
versity. Dr. Behre had previously
been in Puerto Rico a number of
years ago, under a research grant
from the University of Puerto Ri
co, Collegio Agricultura, at Maya
guez.
She therefore knew the island
and the people somewhat and was
pleased to be asked to return in
from Black Mountain, and a good
ly number from the community.
Re.nne Whitaker was our guest
all day Sunday, she went with us
to all these gatherings, and was a
perfect little lady at all times.
Her biggest thrill was watching a
baby calf partaking of its supper.
Carroll Walker and family of
Washington, are visiting his fath
er, Ernest Walker of Stratford
road in Asheville. They came to
see Mrs. J. A. Walker Sunday af
ternoon. (Mama is getting stead
ily weaker).
We enjoyed looking over the art
exhibit of Clara Crawford and Em
ily Wood at the Playhouse. We
were especially interested in Emi
ly's “North Fork Super Market.”
this new capacity. She reports
that the Summer institute has been
an 8-weeks’ period, with a full pro
gram, “lectures all morning, labs
and field trips all afternoons and
week-ends, and movies at night.
The students numbered 50, all but
14 of them women, mostly married,
with small children left in charge
of grandmothers while the moth
ers went to school for the sum
mer.
“The Puerto Rican teachers are
paid for 12 months,’’ she report
ed, “but when the actual teaching
period is over, the teachers have
to spend another month in some
form of activity for their school
or for their professional training.
No three months of idleness! Here
the teachers were mostly too far
away from hopie to come and go
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every day; they live in the Inter
American university dormitory and
ate in the student ‘comedor’, as
did we who taught. I could write
books about the field trips, which
ranged all over the island to ob
serve resources and study its plant
and animal life,” Dr. Behre con
cluded.
—Most all North Carolina soils
need lime.
With the Sick
The Rev. Carlyle Anderson is
undergoing treatment at Moore VA
hospital, Swannanoa. He has been
a patient at Moore for several
weeks.
The Rev. W. M. Hyde is conval
escing at his home on Buckeye
Cove road, Swannanoa, after being
a patient in an Asheville hospital.
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Announcing the winners
in the 1957-58
FINER CAROLINA PROGRAM
IVe are pleased to announce the winners In the 1957-58 Finer Carolina
Program. Congratulations to you who have helped make the award possible
In your town. Even though all 118 towns entered could not win an award,
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GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
For outstanding accomplishment in their overall Finer Carolina Pro
gram, the following awards are presented in the three population
groups.
1 - 1000 population
1st place $1000
2nd place 500
3rd place 250
1001 -4000 population
1st place $1000
2nd place 500
3rd place 250
over 4000 population
1st piece $1000
2nd place 500
3rd place 250
Swannanoa, N. C
Parkton, N. C.
Harrells, N. C
Siler City, N. C.
Spruce Pine, N. C.
Pageland, S. C.
Dillon, S. C.
Oxford, N. C.
Asheboro, N. C.
every town entered profited by its experience. Parks, play
grounds, improved educational and health facilities, beautiful
streets and residential areas, and the many other achievements
of the past eighteen months stand as permanent monuments
to your efforts. Everybody is a winner who helps build a better
community. Our sincere congratulations to the thousands of
Carolinians who have participated in their town's plans for
progress during the past program period.
PROJECT PRIZE WINNERS
For special achievement with a single project in their Finer Carolina Program, the follow
ing clubs, groups, or special committees are presented awards.
1 - 1000 population
$250 Castle Hayne, N. C.
$150 Hot Springs, N. C.
$100 Farmer, N. C.
1001 - 4000 population
$250 Liberty, N. C.
$150 Black Mountain, N. C.
$100 Wallace, N. C.
Over 4000 population
$250 Hartsville, S. C.
$150 Hamlet, N. C.
$100 Sanford, N. C.
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Project
Community Park
Recreation Center
Beautification and Conservation
Recreation
School Improvement and
Beautification
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Civil Defense
Beautification
City Lake Development
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Carolina is a continuing one, CP&L will again
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59. There are some exciting new changes in
the program which we believe will help you
bring about the progress you desire for your
town. See your nearest CP&L representative
for complete details.
Honorable Mention
Honorable mention plaques are presented to the following
Finer Carolina Committees.
Swansboro, N. C. Vanceboro, N. C. Fletcher, N. C.
Troy, N. C. Hazelwood, N. C. Fuquay Springs,
Ramseur, N. C. Roxboro, N. C. Darlington, S. C.
Malvern Hills Community, Asheville, N. C.
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