RIDGECREST . . . rumblings Mrs. Elbert F Hardin — Phone: NO 9-7134 Church Affairs Election of about 50 officers, teachers, and committeemen for all departments of the church was the main feature of the regular busi ness meeting on Wednesday eve ning. . e For some of the major places ot leadership the following people were chosen for the coming fiscal vear: W M. Fate. Sunday school superintendent; Paul Turner, Training Union director; Mrs. Charles Jollay, W.M.U. president; K. H. Snypes, church treasurer; Airs. E. E. Brown, clerk; Mrs. B. y Meeks, librarian. E. Y. Moore was elected as life-time deacon. Three new deacons are to be elect ed on Sunday, Sept. 28. , The annual autumn picnic tor Ridgecrest Sunday school on Sat urday afternoon was a most en joyable affair in which, 100 or more people participated. Pastor 1 er vv and Supt. Pate seemed to be almost everywhere at once, help ing with all activities and greet ing the fine crowd in genial, grac M and Mrs. John Mav. in charge of entertainment, introduced a number of games and cle'stunts. Every committee . . its work well. Food never look ed more bounteous nor tasted bet ter. Even the people who don t like picnics enjoyed this one. Mrs Howard Wright was hos ted on Thursday evening to Busi ness Women’s circle of W.M.L. Those present were: Miss Mary Evelvn Blount, and Mesdames L. L. Riddix, Tom Downing. Miller Jackson, Grace Johnson, Milford Johnson, Ed Lakey, John May, and Paul Turner. By means of a clev er original poster. Miss blount presented an excellent program on home missions entitled. “A New Perspective on Figures. The hos tess served refreshments during a social hour. Mere an0 relatives en joyed the day together. The Ridge crest representatives also found time for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wall and family. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. C. B. j Moore of Asheville, were dinner ‘j. guests of her parents. Mr. and . Mrs. L. H. Stepp. During the af- *; ternoon the family motored to r Lake James to inspect the new J houseboat recently built by the r Moores. Mrs. Edith Beam and Miss Mary Ward spent Thursday night in Brevard with their brother. I>. G. Ward, and Mrs. Ward. Tom Raffield. father of Mrs. James Thompson and Mrs. Leonard Hudgins, with whom he makes his home, fell Saturday, breaking his left arm. He had spent a week in an Asheville hospital only a few davs prior to this accident. Miss Arvine Bell returned Sun day from a short vacation spent in . visiting' relatives. Going first to Little Rock, Ark., to the home of f her mother, Mrs. Jewel Bell, she , also visited her sister, Mrs. How- J ard Williams and family. A broth- ^ er. Robert L. Bell, lives in the x lovely Winona Lake area just out ( of Little Rock, and she enjoyed e some time there with him and his j family. Returning to Ridgecrest ( via a' southern route, she visited x in Clinton, Miss., with her brother- , in-law and sister. Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Denver. Monday found 1 her "up to the neck” in work at t her office here. A few days before the vacation j trip. Miss Bell and Miss Mary Eve Ivn Blount made a rush visit to Nashville, Tenn., for the purpose J of putting into the hands of the publishers the material for next 1 year’s Camp Crestridge catalogue. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Burnett and - Mrs. R. E. Hurst went on Sunday 1 to a home-coming at Morgan Hill < Baptist church, near. Mars Hill. Mr. Burnett and Mrs. Hurst were 1 teachers in that community a num- ' her of years ago, and enjoyed see- ‘ ing old friends. Bill Bradley returned to State 1 college. Raleigh, last Tuesday to 1 begin his second year as student. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Briggs fold ed up their candy shop about two weeks ago and moved to their new * home just off Merrimon avenue in l Asheville. Supper guests of the Lee Brad leys on Saturday were Thurman Wolfe. Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Thur mond Wolfe, Jr., and their sons, Douglas and Rodney of Swan nanoa. After two weeks spent in Oteen hospital, tY. D. Colley is still a patient there. Miss Olive Lawton visited friends in Elkin several days last week. Mrs. W. 0. Sutherland spent Sunday at home here, but went back to Camp Rawls, S. C.. for • another week as dietian. (Camp Rawls is the South Carolina Bap 1 tist assembly). 1 I Owen 11 to Meet Hendersonville With last week's 19-7 victory over Bethel under their belt, Owen ‘ High Warhorses were warming up , this week for a go at Henderson- j ville High tomorrow (Friday) | night on Hendersonville’s home : field. 1 In last week’s Blue Ridge con ference game with Bethel, Owen | scored in each of the first three periods in the first of the season s home games at Shuford field. Joe Robinson made the first of three Owen touchdowns and the third came in the third period on a 42 yard pass from Jack Bennett to Tony Hampton. Bruce Edwards pushed the score forward with a fumbled recovery. Game summary: First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes Passes intercepted Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Bethel Owen Bethel Owen 10 12 104 185 122 53 17-8 7-3 by 0 0 4-13.4 4-28.2 1 0 65 60 070 0— 7 6 6 7 0—19 Bethel scoring: Touchdown—Abel (50, pass from Lowe). Extra point —Singleton (pass from Lowe). Owen scoring: Touchdown—Robin son 2 (4. plunge: 6, plunge); Hampton (42. pass from Bennett). Extra point—Newton (run). Look Winy’s Here! Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin • Thompson of Swannanoa, a daugh ■ ter Sept. 13, in Memorial Mission ■ hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Robinson of Swannanoa, Route 1, have a son ' born Sept. 14 in St. Joseph’s hos pital. " Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Caruso - of Ferndale, Mich., announce the birth of a daughter on September 6. Mrs. Caruso is the former Miss Ruth Dougherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dougherty of Black Mountain. • RENT IT CLASSIFIEDS! • ‘Constitution Week", being observed jointly proclaimed by Mayor Richard B. Stone (Citizen-Times Photo) this week through next Tuesday, Sept. 23, was of Black Mountain, (seated, right) and Mayor Earl W. OLldlllltrU UV lVItIVUI wi. . Eller, left. Overseeing the signing of proclamations so designating the week, were and historian of Edward Fred M. Jordan, Mrs. left to right, Mrs. Elmo L Brown and Mrs. Carlock Hawk, regent Buncombe chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, and Mrs . . j c. Arrowsmith and Mrs. Walter B. Burgess, historian, national defense chairman and regent, respectively, of the Ruth Davidson DAR chapter _ _ __ OLD FORT NEWS MARY AD A M S PHONE 231 0LD FORT Subscription Representative •‘Spot” Wilson Heroine t To members of the Bob \\ ilson i family and neighbors on Catawba avenue “Spot," a tiny furry mix- t lure of beagle and “something, \ is a true heroine. One day last week after a furious battle, evi- < denced by torn-up sod and garden, ; she dragged the remains of a 41- t inch rattlesnake around to the ( front steps for all to see. Its head ; was bitten off, and some of the 1 rattles gone. 1 1’T \ Picnic On Tuesday evening the annual 1 "get-acquainted” PTA picnic sup- < per was given in the school cafe- ; teria. N'ew teachers received spec- i ial attention and hail a chance to . meet students and parents inform- i ally. < Eddie Harris Home After serving 19 months abroad, Airman 2 C Eddie Harris is home 1 for a 30-day leave. He is the son | of Mr. and Mrs. .1. R. Harris. Airman Harris has been sta tioned in Japan, Korea and Okina- ■ wa. He is in the 2nd Radio Relay corps. At the termination of his leave he will be stationed in Louis iana. He has nearly two more : years to serve. Miss Silver to Wed Mr. and Mrs. Virgil P. Silver of Old Fort, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Shirley Elizabeth, to Guy Nelson Revis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Revis of this place. Mr. Revis, serving in the U. S. Air Force, is now stationed in Newfoundland. On Dean’s List Wake Forest college lists Robert J. Plemmons of Old Fort as hav ing made the dean's list, for the spring semester, of 1958. Plem mons is also an outstanding ath lete at the college. Homecoming on Sunday ;11 served at the Church of God on Commerce street, Sunday, Sept, 21. All members, former members and friends are invited to attend. Lunch will be served on tables on the church grounds. Special music and singing will be on the program for the afternoon. The Rev. Earl Golden is pastor and he joins his congregation in extending a cordial welcome to one and all. Bring a basket and come. Mrs. Porter’s Rites Funeral services were held Fri day in the Old Fort Free Will Bap tist church for Mrs. Helen Marie Owensby Porter, who was fatally injured in an automobile wreck last Tuesday morning in Ruther ford county. Burial was in Siloam cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Alfred A. Porter; two daughters, Mrs. Roger Mabe of Goldsboro, and Miss Carolyn Por ter of the home; her mother, Mrs. nnie Roland of Washington, D. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Bill Hiser man, and Mrs. Robert Haney of Washington, and Mrs. Earl Hig gins of Forest City: three broth ers, Welburn Owensby of Falls Church, Va.; Ernest Owensby of Washingotn, and Roy Ownsby of Norfolk, Ya., and one grandson. Observes 81st Birthday Mrs. W. A. Robinson, widow of the late Dr. Robinson of Old Fort observed her 81st birthday Sept 14. Her daughter, Miss Mary Rict Robinson, honored her with a birth day dinner, with members of the family as guests. Special guest: were friends from Brevard, Mr and Mrs. Charles Glazener. Among her gifts, Mrs. Robinsoi received a bouquet of exquisitt yellow rosebuds from members o the Sheriff’s department of Mc Dowell county. Silver Reunion The Silver family reunion belt Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Old For Picnic grounds was well attended The Silvers are members of a pio neer family of WNC and Tennes see. Silver Dollar 'Night The Roxy Skating rink has "Sil ver Dollar Night” every Saturday It has been noted recently tha young matrons are taking up th 1 sport of skating. Some ventur ■ forth timidly at first but thei i childhood skill soon returns an they skate with increasing conf - deuce. One or two middle-age dads have tried it, they claim, s 1 they’ll be able to teach the littl ’ ones, but a boyish glow lights u their eyes when they make a coi , pie of rounds without grabbing th rail. A Personal Note Thanks very much to the kin but anonymous reader who ser me the note of praise and encou: agement—concerning this column Wish I knew who you are, espei - ially since you say you former! > lived in Black Mountain. I’ll c iiy best to help you understand md know our citizenos better. You'll find most of them to hi1 nighty fine friends. denlines Feted The Rev. and Mrs. J. Henline of ?pruce Fine, were honor guests at i picnic dinner given Sunday on he lawn at the home of a grand laughter, Mrs. Gilmer Byrd, and Hr. Byrd. The occasion marked the lirthday anniversary of the Hen ines. Other relatives present wen Hr. and Mrs. Clarence William Hr. and Mrs. Bill Ramsey and ■hildren, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hanes md children, Mr. and Mrs. Tom nie Fuller of Marion, Mr. am His. Claude Parks and children, md Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Younc if Spruce Pine, iridal Shower Friends of Miss Jean Allison, wide-elect of Robert Creekmon rathered together Monday eve ling at the Legion hut in West Fort to fete her with a bridal shower, Mrs. Anne Young, Mrs. Klenoi White and Mrs. Lenoru Padghan were hostesses. After appropriate game were played and Miss A1 lison had opened her gifts, re freshments, including a bridal cake were served to the 50 guests. A color scheme of red and white wa used. Steak Slipper Knjoyed Members of the Hoe and 11 - pe Garden elub entertained their hus bands with a steak suppei last Thursday. The outing was at Twin Lakes. The uetober meeting will Ire held at the home of Mrs. Donnie Gibbs. Personals Air. aim l-IU.VU i’JHM : . .Ml. mil Mrs. K. F. Richardson of Old Fort, and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. (Red) Young of Black Mountain, motored to Winston-Salem on Saturday to see a football game, Greenbay Packers vs. Redskins. Miss Pat Kelly, a former em ployee of United Rayon Mills, has resumed her work there. Mr. and Mrs. Max Hunt of Old Fort, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Young of Hendersonville, went to Fort Jackson, Greenville, S. C., on Sun day where they were the guests of Grant Hunt who will be dis charged from the service next Wednesday. Grant has been in the Air Force for the past 6 months. He will go back to his former po sition with the Old Fort Finishing plant. Charles Stirewalt, Sr., Charles, Jr., Ernest Banks and Johnny Wal ker spent Sunday at Gatlinburg, Tenn. Mrs. Ruth Baker has returned from the bedside of her sister, Miss Mary Hodges, who is a pa tient in an Atlanta hospital. Mrs. Baker also visited her brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Milliken of Decatur, Ga. Mi-. Ba n ti n a a c d c t i t e t 1 ker reports her sister to lie slight ly improved. Nancy Hughes left Old Fort for Furman University to begin her sophomore year Sept. It,. William Griffin, junior in the School of Pharmacy at tin Uni versity of N. C., returned to Chap el Hill on Wednesday. Ex-mayor and Mis. Bill Dalton have returned from a vacation in Florida. They visited their cous ins, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Curt: Mr. Curtis is a native of Old Fort and has many friends here. He and Mi s. Curtis returned with the Dal tons for a visit. En route to Old Fort, the party stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I .eon Hauke, son-in-law and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, who live at St. Simon Island, Ga. 1). C. Padgham has accepted a position in the dye house at Old Fort Finishing plant. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Culberson had as recent guests their -on-in law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Burts and son. Robert. Dr. BurUs is a member of the fac • ulty at Carson-Newman college in E Jefferson City, Tenn. Miss Peggy Kelly ha accepted - a secretarial position in Melbourne, ' Fla. She went there as a guest 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hartwell, - formerly of Old Fort. 1 Carroll Miller and Jimmy Tay > lor left Sunday to enter Mai- Hill i college. This is Carroll' first t year and Jimmy’s second Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawford and s tiny daughter, Wanda Lee, of Hampton Roads, Va., are guests at the home of Mrs. W. ('. Silver. 1 They attended the recent Silver t reunion. j -—North Carolina’s 1958 wheat crop has been estimated at 0,647, o 000 bushels. BEAUTIFICATION OF— From Page 1 ]' Spencer. Mrs. Kerlee read an appropriate poem. At a short business meeting plans were made for planting of shrubs and bulbs at each of the main approaches to Black Moun tain “to make our town more at tractive to people coming here. Hope was expressed to “make ev eryone conscious of this project. Mrs. Dougherty, program chair man, presented Fred Schneiz, who gave an interesting talk on the culture of lilies. With the aid of colored slides, he discussed 20 va rieties. He stressed the import ance of mulch, including the value of dried leaves for this purpose. He stated the “shrew is the worst enemy of lilies." He presented Mrs. Weeks a prize lily bulb and gave each guest a packet of seeds. "OPERATION YOUTH"— From Page 1 tor of : he Methodist church, were continuing their contacts with local firms this week, seeking their sup port of the establishment of the proposed youth center on land off Highway 70 near the Lake Toma havk area, and for which a long term lease has been secured from tin Town of Black Mountain. These committee members report ed a fine attitude on the part ,f those with whom we have made contact." Carl L Fortner | Service in Tryon Carl Thadius Fortner, 52, of Try on, son of Mrs. Lillie Fortner of Black Mountain, died early Sunday morning, Sept. 14, at his home af ter an illness of several months. Mr. Fortner, a well-known citi zen of Tryon for 28 years, was a native of Yancey county, a barber and insurance salesman. He was a teacher in the First Baptist church Sunday school. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon in the First Baptist church, Tryon. Burial was in Polk cemetery. Other survivors besides the mother are the wife, Mrs. Alice Johnston Fortner; a daugh ter, Susan of the home; two broth ers, Troy Fortner of Black Moun tain, and Claude of Marion; and a sister, Mrs. James B. Dotson, Black Mountain. C. ol C. Supports | Yule Decorations; 'Finer Carolina’ I Twenty-one members and guests 7 of the Black Mountain Chamber of i Commerce met at luncheon Tues- \ day noon at the Monte Vista ho- j tel. The sum of $200 was voted for Christmas decorations for the bus- j iness center of the town during | the holiday season, and Chairman ] A. M. McCoy of the Yule decora- I tions committee asked for appoint ment of three merchants to his committee for the purpose of urg ing' local merchants to make spec ial efforts to decorate their win dows for the holidays. An appropriation of $200 was voted for support of the current campaign for funds for “Opera tion Youth,” a "Finer Carolina” 1 project for establishment of a per ! manent youth center, and a fund . of $150 was voted for support of . the Senior Woman’s club’s “Finer . Carolina” project, the beautifica - tion of the community. 1 Dalton H. Poole, chairman of . the membership committee, and Jack Barfield, vice president of the t Asheville Chamber of Commerce, , were present and gave two slide film presentations, one showing the - industrial growth of this commun 1 ity during the past two years, and 1 the second the advantages of this I area for establishment of homes f by retired people. A special ef t fort is to be made to publicize •. Western North Carolina, inviting r older persons to come here “and find out for themselves what a beautiful place this is in which to t live.” ,- W. H. McMurray, Jr., president, presided at the Tuesday meeting. 12 Women to Represent N. C. at Home Dem. Meet The Owen High school chapter of the Future Homemakers of Am erica met Sept. 10. in the school auditorium. This was the f'*> meeting of this school yeai. I’rospective members were wel comed by the president. Marlene Pyatte. The other officers were recognized as follows: Nice presi dent, Pattie Bird Talbot; secre tary. Judith Sherlin: treasurer, Brenda Garland; historian. Daph ne Jolly; parliamentarian, Mar garet Mashburn; reporter, Susie Penley; and song leader, Diane Nesbitt. All members were wel comed back this year. Twenty girls tried out for mod els for a fashion show at the 8th District rally Oct. 11. The 12 girls elosen are Pattie Bird Tal bot, Diane Nesbitt, Helene Nich ols. Marlene P.vatt, I.outta Hall, Mary I.ou Towe. Ann Moore, Polly Sue Tatharn, Olivia Penland. Mary Ann Ballard, Geneva Brotherton, and Jannette Ledbetter. The meeting was closed with the FHA prayer song led by Diane Nesbitt. INFORMATION SOUGHT ON POLIO VACCINE TO SET NEEDS NEXT YEAR The U. S. Public Health Service needs to know how much polio vac cine will be required for the 1D5D season. To assist the Health Service in estimating requirements, informa tion on polio shots is being collect ed in the September current popu lation survey. The questions, to be asked of persons under 60 years of age, are: "Have you had any polio injections or shots?" "How many shots have you already had?’’ "When did you get the latest shot?” These special questions on polio immunization will be in addition to the usual inquiries on employ ment and unemployment which are asked each month of the 85,000 “sample” households covered in the current population survey. Current population survey in formation is being collected locally during this week by Mrs. Mae O. Sluder of Asheville. Participation in individual 4-H forestry projects has increased 48 per cent in North Carolina since 1955. TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS! I I I C K~tt~B~G~innnrG~innnnmrtnnmnr Mrs. S. S. Cooley Heading officers of the Tea and Topic club for 1958-59 is Mrs. S. S Cooley, elected at a recent meeting to serve with these executive.-, who were also chosen at that time: Mrs. Don Wright, secretary; Mrs. Ted Holman, treasurer; Mrs. A. F Tyson, Jr., program chairman; Mrs. R T Greene, book monitor; Mrs. A. P. Per ley. 111. parliamentarian. The club is now making preparations for its annual fall rummage sale to be held on Oct. 3 and 4 and on Oct 10 and 11. MRS. MORAY SERVES ON W.N.C. R.C. COUNCIL NOMINATING COMMITTEE Mrs. George Moray, office as sistant in the Black Mountain Swannanoa chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross, is a member of the nominating committe* who will aid in drawing up a report to pre sent Oct. 14 when the Western North Carolina Red Cross eouncil will hold election of officers at a meeting at the \ A hospital, Oteen. I- 1 " Mrs. Miles Sat. :ombe chapter, ,\p ’>f Transylvania, an„ comprise the „ ,n , too. At a recent n pcutive contmitte. 'cation progi a vision and Ote.-i adopted. All'14 chaptei represented at th. ril meeting. ; the Run M, ' Stl, M°ray ' ort,tnit. * Hr !'e* w x, "'ill be ! cr>un. A Note to Good Health • • . Prescribed by your physician . filled by u* promptly, accurately, Key City Pharmacy 204 SUTTON AVENUE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Black Mountain, N. C. ■i SA VEl !! Black Mountain Building & Loan Association CURRENT INTEREST RATE 3% Full Paid Stock or Optional Shares COME IN AND TALK WITH US rrY7rrr^nnnnr5TrrTnnnnroTrroTr8Trr5TroTnrrirr8X5TTrr:Tr 7mmnnnnnnnnnmmmnmmnmn^^ In appreciation for the fhoousands of tourists sen! to ^ i us this summer by you, the people of Black Mountain,jj 3 oj | we are declaring this coming Sunday "Appreciation^ I Day at Don's". Our usual Sunday menu will be oH 3 Oj i fered for half price, or $.75 (or adults, and $.37 for o j children. The menu will be: o 3 o ° °i o ^ ^ • 3 o Ministrone Soup or Tomato Juice \ 0 °| 1 Roman Salad a I ENTREES: ] Pot Roast of Reef with Brown Sauce \ 2 Barbecued Spare Ribs fresh from the pit i ) outig I om 7 urkey, Dressing and Cranberry S(tu('e] Roast Leg o' Lamb with Mint Jelly \ Crah Pattie with Lemon Rutter I antail Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce 3 b ried Select Oysters ivith Tartar Sauce Deep Sea Scallops with Tartar Sauce HOT HOME-MADE ROLLS WITH CREAMERY BUTTER COFFEE OR ICED TEA PEACH COBBLER VU; take this occasion to apologize for the poor service you may have 1 cciud this summer. Our lack of experience and personnel prevented us 11 handling the tremendous volume of business properly. Again, we would like to express our appreciation for the many con-^1 tlons you have shown us and hope that you will continue to Dine at “Don's’ winter. 5 0 3 Our hours throughout the fall and winter will be 11:40 A.M. to 10 P.M., Sunday thru Friday, and 5:0C to 10:00 P.M. Saturday. 5bo*t'd. 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