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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1959, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
NO. 18.
VOL. 14.
8 PAGES TODAY
REFLECTIONS
Gordon Greenwood
Wonder Why!
The little boy looked puzzled
jp he told his mother: “I wonder
fhy .Santa Claus always brings
lie what I tell you and Daddy 1
rant.”
—R—
Another Mystery!
When Kelly Roberts, master
iof ceremonies at the charter
night banquet of the Black
Mountain-Swannanoa Rotary
club, introduced me he brought
laughter from the crowd when
ihe explained:
"Now 1 would vote for this
fellow to become a member of
this club, hut I can’t claim any
credit for his election to the
State Legislature.”
The reason: Mr. Roberts is a_
Staunch Republican and a mem
ber of the Buncombe County
Board of Elections. What he
must have meant was that he
voted it straight on Nov. 4.
—R—
distinguished Mason!
i During his address at the Mu
onic banquet here last week,
leorge Pennell, Asheville attor
ey, revealed something that very
pw knew.
Back during the crisis of World
^ar II, a door of a Masonic Lodge
all a short distance out of Wash
Igton opened and a man was rolled
tto the Lodge Hall. A few min
tes later he raised his son to the
bird Degree of Masonry’.
The man: Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Resident of the United States,
ore significant was the fact that
i had left a conference with
lurchill and other foreign digni
ries to travel the 20 some miles
order to have the honor of being
■esent when his son took his de
ree.
A few minutes later he was on
wav back to the conference.
—R—
: Indispensable Man!
ike a bucket and fill it w ith
water,
your hand in it up to your
wrist,
nil it out and the hole that’s
remaining
a measure of how you'll be
missed.
ou may splash all you want
when you enter,
’ou may stir up the w ater galore,
stop and you'll find that in
no time
looks just the same as before!
le moral in this little example,
Do the very best that you can;
proud of yourself, but re
member—
lERE’S NO INDISPENSABLE
MAN!
—Anonymous.
—R—
I Apology
The old experienced lawyer
se in his profession, was wel
rare that the judge hearing th<
se was noted for his bad tempei
id general testiness, but his jun
r partner was not so well-in
irmed.
Outraged by a decision from thi
idge, the young man shot to hi;
let. “Your Honor,” he shouted
’m amazed that you should mak<
ich a decision!”
There was a shocked silence. Th<
d barrister, determined to re
ieve the situation, rose also.
“Your Honor,” he said quietly
ny impetuous young friend in
nds no disrespect. He lias mud
i learn. I can assure him tha
hen he gains my amount of ex
irience before this court, he wil
;ver be amazed at any decisioi
our Honor makes.”
—R—
tito Fax
As a nation we have some 56
illion passenger cars and over
0 million trucks. That’s about
wo-thirds of the world total of
08,505,000 motor vehicles.
More than 10 million Amer
icans — at least one of every
Seven employed persons gain
heir livelihood from the manu
facture, sale, service, or use of
motor vehicles.
Farmers own nearly three
illion trucks. New York City
lone has 11,780 taxicabs, pri
ately owned vehicles consumed
early 51 billion gallons of fuel,
nd 4,250,000 cars w ore scrapped
in 1957).
What do most of us want in
ur cars? And how do we treat
hem once we have them? I ’a r
ial answers: Of the late mid
is. S3 per cent had a radio, 84
er cent automatic transmission,
2 per cent power brake's, 40 per
nt power steering, five per
nt power seats and windows,
,nd two per cent had safety seat
elts. Cars represent substan
lal investments — yet surveyors
nd that nearly half (46 per
nt) are customarily left out
rs all night.
American automobiles traveled
7 billion miles last year;
cks 116 billion.
One final fact: About 24 per
t of every dollar spent for a
iw car eventually finds its way
o the hands of the tax collec
Lions Club White
Elephant Sale
To Be January 8
Woodrow Boddingfield, presi
dent of the Black Mountain Lion
club, today reminded members o
the white elephant sale to be cor
ducted by that superduper auc
tioneer, Wade (Pappy) Morrov
club treasurer, at the first meetin
in the new' year on Jan. 8.
At the same time final report
on the white cane sale will b
made. 0. B. Smith, chairman, ha
requested that each Lion com
prepared to account for the fiv
white cane emblems given hir
some time ago. Each membei
Mr. Smith explains, is expected t
sell five. All funds from this sal
are used for the state-wide wor
for the blind, which is the prir
cipal project of North Carolin
Lions.
The president has asked that th
members load the auctioneer’s ta
ble with white elephants for th
sale on Jan. 8. A request has bee
made that no Lion bring the worn
out electric razor which has bee
sold so many times during pas
sales. Christmas ties which d
not match gift socks, and sock
which don’t match ties will b
especially welcome.
Baptist Church
Kindergarten
Gives Program
Under the direction of Mrs. I
H. Gregory and Miss Carolyn Mel
ton the children of the First Bap
tist church kindergarten presente
the following Christmas prograr
Friday night, Dec. 10, in the edu
rational building of the church
, Rhythm band, Merry Christmas
Up On the House Top, Jingle Bell;
Brahms Lullaby, Winter Wonder
land, Santa Claus Is Coming t
Town, Rudolph the Red Nose Rein
deer, and We Wish You a Merr
Christmas.
The Elves and the Shoemakei
Mr. Shoemaker, I’hil Flack; Mr:
Shoemaker, Donna Reed, and Elvei
Lisa Milton, and Sandy Stakias.
The Christmas Story, Mar;
Bonnie Guy; Joseph, Mike Bril
tain; Shepherds, David Osteei
Douglas Williams, Ken Hansei
Ricky Hensley; Kings, Micky Ba
lard, Douglas Stafford, and Jerr
Williams; Angels, Connie Conno
Susan Blankenship, Deborah Em
ley, Debbie Johnston, Gayle Mai
ett, Vickie Burnett, Sharon Brool
shire, Ann Knight, Paula Hyde
Emily Snyder, Marcia Conge
Debra Mashburn, and Beverl
Buckner.
Proposed Law
Will Discourage
Bomb Hoax Calls
The following statement ht
been issued by Governor Lutht
Hodges regarding the wave <
bomb threats or bomb hoaxes ii
volving the public schools:
In my press conference la:
week, I was asked to comment c
the series of school bombing hoa:
es which had occurred in varioi
communities in North Carolina,
expressed my indignation at sui
occurrences and expressed tl
hope that we in North Carolir
would be spared any further sue
outrages.
Unfortunately, many more ai
onymous telephone calls, purpor
ing to report the location (
bombs in various public school
have been made. As of yesterda;
there have been anonymous tel
phone calls affecting more than i
public schools and 26,604 childre
in North Carolina. The disruptic
and confusion resulting from sue
unlawful acts cannot be condom
or shrugged away. Each anon;
mous bomb hoax is a threat to tl
security and peace of our Stat
our communities and our entii
public school system. Wheth<
these calls may be made by pranl
ish children or misguided adui
does not change the extremely se
ious consequences of these action
As Governor of North Carolin.
I appeal to every citizen in tl
Suite to do what he or she can 1
prevent any further bomb hoax (
bomb threat to our schools or pul
lie places. I appeal particular!
to the parents of school childre
in North Carolina and ask each <
them to make certain that the
children understand fully the sei
ious consequences of making sue
anonymous calls.
The people of North Carolina d
not believe in violence or threat
of violence. We are justly prou
of our public schools and we war
no harm to come to any one of oi
1,000,000 school children.
I can assure you that every la
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After a year increasing success in probing the mysteries of space,
a New Year of further exploration lies ahead. May these scientific
ventures lead the world to an era of unparalelled achievement,
ever beneficial to human welfare.
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS & STAFF
★ Mary Adams
★ Nancy DuPuy
★ Carroll Marler
★ Roy L. Russell
★ Gordon Greenwood
★ T. R. Jurwitz
★ Lucille Cunningham
★ Garnet Greenwood
★ George Carder
★ F. S. Cunningham
★ Elizabeth Dinwiddie
★ Julia Stokes
★ Mrs. E. F. Hardin
★ Andrew Milovitz
★ Mrs. Thelma Buckner
★ Melba Riddle
★ Clarence Clough
★ Mrs. Howard Willett
★ Mrs. T. R. Register
★ Mrs. M. M. Elliott
Resolve To Take
No Chances With
Your Health In *59
s What happened to 1958’s New
r Year’s resolutions? How many
f did you keep ?
i- Most of us consider ourselves
lucky if we’ve kept 10 per cent of
it our resolutions. What’s the mat
n ter with us? Maybe, in our enthus
iasm for the clean white pajje of
the New Year, we make too many.
This year why not boil them down
to a few that will really make a
difference.
One that could make a tremend
ous difference is “Be it resolved
that every member of my family
will have a thorough annual phys
ical examination.”
“Every” should mean just what
it says. Not just the children, but
parents, too. Father may be the
most difficult member of the fam
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Little Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Jackson, daughter of Chap
lain (Captain) Louis Morris Jackson (Sumter, S. C.) shows Lt.
0 Col. Marjorie C. Power, Commanding Officer, U. S. Women’s
j Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, Ala., how the Wacs salut
t ed during the WAC Training Battalion Graduation Review
r which her father reviewed. WACCenter Chaplain for the
past 11 months, Chaplain Jackson reviewed the parade before
,v departing for a new assignment at the Yuma Test Station,
Yuma, Ariz.
Owen High Cagers Face
Brevard Here January 6
Small Towns To
Receive Help On
Water Problems
A program for aiding smaller
towns facing water-supply prob
lems was announced recently by
the Strite Board of Water commis
sioners in Raleigh.
W. H. Riley, executive secretary
of the board, explained that the
program is a follow-up to the
statewide survey of water use
which the water commissioners
completed earlier this year.
The survey developed the fact
that of 311 municipalities with
public water supplies which re
ported, 1)4 suffered water shortages
during the recent drought years.
“Many of these communities are
small towns which do not have
planning staffs,” Riley said, “and
therefore may need some assist
ance in trying to assess their fu
ture needs and the sources of sup
ply open to them.
“Our purpose is to point up their
requirements for the future as we
can estimate them, based on their
probable population growth meas
ured against their existing supply
facilities and added sources avail
able.
“Our work with these commun
ities,” he emphasized, “will be
merely lending a hand with plan
ning; we can offer no assistance
in designing facilities. We can
help them in appraising their prob
able future situation and in mak
ing suggestions as to w'here they
may look for additional water.”
Riley said the program is de
signed primarily for the smaller
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The Owen High school Warhors
es will attempt to pet their vic
tory train back on the track when
they face the Brevard five here
on Tuesday, Jan. G. They will
travel to Enka on Friday, Jan. 9.
North Buncombe’s Hawks snap
ped the Warhorses’ string after
five straights and the locals will be
set to prove it was all a mistake.
Against Brevard and Enka they’ll
have the opportunity to regain
whatever prestige they lost with
the one-point defeat by NB.
The lassies, paced by the rapidly
improving Gwen McAfee, have
shown flashes of solid play during
the pre-holiday schedule and Coach
Eugene Byrd expects the girls to
continue to win their share • of
games against Blue Ridge and
Buncombe County league oppon
ents.
For Coach Ned Straehla’s five,
rated as one of the top teams in
the area, Tony Gardner, Bill Horne,
Bennett, Bridges, Sparks, Edwards,
Haney, and Spiro have all shown
up well.
The remainder of the schedule
is as follows:
Jan. G -Brevard—Here
Jan 9 - _ Enka—There
Jan. 13 _ Bi It more—There
Jan. 1G -N. Buncombe—Here
Jan. 20_ - Waynesville—There
Jan. 23 - Reynolds—Here
Jan. 27 - V. Springs—There
Jan. 30 - Erwin—There
Feb. 3 - Leicester—Here
Feb. G- Brevard—There
Feb. 10 - Enka—Here
Feb. 13 - Biltmore—Here
mmmm ammmmmrn.. - janmn ■«
These Swannanoa Woodmen counselors were promoted
to major in a recent ceremony. Presenting the awards was
Lt. Col. W. B. Wright. Those winning commissions as majors
were, left to right, R. P. Ramsey, Joe Porcher, and Floyd Morg
an. Carl Bryant was also promoted to major but could not be
present because of illness.
Swan. Woodmen Elect
Carl Bryant Commander
VISITOR VISITS,
THEN BECOMES
PERMANENT RESIDENT
W. Clifford Field of Brook
field, Conn., retired and en route
to Florida where he planned to
spend the winter, visited his broth
er George B. Field and while here
bought a home on the Blue Ridge
road and moved in.
Ho will now only visit in Flori
da for vacation. This is fast work.
"Abide With Me"
Second In List
Of Great Hvmns
By Vernon Johnsin
No. 2—Abide With Me, Henry
F. Lyte.
Abide with me: fast falls the even
tide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with
me abide:
When other helpers fail, and com
forts flee;
Help of the helpless, O abide with
me.
Henry Francis Lyte was born in
Ednam, Scotland, in 1793. Some
time after graduating from Trinity
college, Dublin, he became curate
at the little village of Brixham,
England, where he gave his life
ministry to a parish of villagers
and fisher-folk.
This glorious hymn came to Lyte
in the afterglow of a radiant Sab
bath evening in 1847. Only that
morning, aging, weak and ill, he
had preached his farewell sermon
to his little congregation. Next
day he was to leave for Italy in
the hope of recovering his health.
That afternoon some of the pray
erful villagers had seen their be
loved pastor walking in his gar
den, among the flowers he so dear
ly loved. In his study, Lyte sat
at his desk not writing a sermon as
wars his custom, but writing a
hymn—a hymn that was destined
to bring solace to many a weary
soul down through many ages.
This was not a literary production,
but a song of the heart. A song
that came out of the experiences
of that day and of the days of
weakness and illness that had pre
ceded it—out of the grief of fare
well which had made the morning
service so difficult. Out of the
peace and quiet beauty of that
afternoon in the garden in sight
of the sea he loved—out of the
soothing glow of the sunset, came
this great hymn.
The hymn-tune is called EVEN
TIDE, and was composed by Dr.
William Ilenry Monk (1823-1889).
Dr. Monk wrote this tune at a time
of great s.orrow, a fact which ex
plains how appropriate it is to Dr.
byte’s words. Mrs. Monk is quoted
as having said, “Together we
watched the glories of the setting
sun. As the last golden ray fad
ed, Dr. Monk took some paper
and penciled that tune which has
gone over all the earth.” Assur
edly it is a perfect tune for a per
fect song.
All of us may derive comfort and
solace from this soul-inspiring
hymn and particularly in the last
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
NEW YEAR S EVE SERVICE
A New Year’s Eve service was
scheduled to be held at the Black
Mountain First Baptist church
from 9:00 o’clock ’till 12:05 on
Wednesday, Dec. 81.
The Rev. Wilbur A. Huneycutt,
pastor, invited the entire church
membership and the public to at
tend and to participate.
tswannanoa (. amp viu wooumen
of the World elected officers for
the coming year at the regular
meeting in December. They are
as follows:
Past Commander, Allen Camp
field; commander, Carl D. Bryant;
asst, commander, Lewis C. Met
calf; advisor, Floyd C. Morgan;
asst, advisor, R. P. Ramsey; bank
er, Hubert R. Glass; asst, banker,
William V. Stephenson; escort,
Everett E. Swafford; asst. Huber
R. Patton, Jr.; watchman, Jarvis
Greene; asst. R. L. Ballard; sentry,
Dick Riddle; asst, sentry, Roscoe
Justus; auditors, Guy Jenkins and
Donald Wright; secretary and
field representative, Joe S. Porch
er; drill captain, John J. Kelley,
Jr. These officers will be in
stalled at a special meeting in
January.
The next regular meeting will
be held January 8, 1950 at 7:00
o’clock. The first supper meet
ing of the year will be held at the
Ragle Hotel in Old Fort on Jan.
11 at 6:30 p.m.
Dr. & Mrs. Holt
To Observe 50th
Anniversary
l)r. and Mrs. A. C. Holt of Mon
treat will celebrate their Golden
wedding anniversary on January
1 in Assembly Inn at 4 to 6 p.m.
Dr. and Mrs. Holt were married
on December 23, 1908, but because
of the Christmas festivities New
Year’s Day was the only time that
all the family could come here.
They will have a noon day din
ner in their home on Appalachian
Way for the family and then at
4 p.m. in the Inn there will be a
brief wedding- ceremony performed
by their son, the Rev, David Holt,
The reception will follow.
Mrs. Holt is an active church
worker and has written poems.
She is a native of New York State
but has lived all of her married
life in the south. They were mar
ried in her home in New York
state. Dr. Holt was pastor of the
1st Presbyterian church, Jackson
ville, Fla., for 25 years. When he
retired there he came to teach in
Montreat college, 1952. They have
converted their summer home in
to a year round home, and have
added much to the Montreat com
munity.
They are both graduates of Park
College, Mo. Dr. Holt is an his
torian as well as Presbyterian
minister. He is active in the North
Carolina Historical society. Mrs.
Holt is an outstanding Bible teach
er.
They have six children and 16
grandchildren. Their children are:
sons, Albert A. Holt of Jackson
ville, Fla.; Duncan M. Holt of Sev
erna Park, Md., and the Rev. Da
vid R. Holt of Martinsburg, West
Va. Three daughters: Mrs. L. G.
Walter of Rockville, Md., Mrs. T.
M. Kntenza of Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Mrs. W. J. Seay, Jr. of Char
lotte.
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Services For
Mrs. Liebenberg
Christian Science services for
Mrs. Wilhelmina C. Liebenberg,
76, of the North Fork section,
were held Friday morning, Dec. 19,
in the Chapel of Harrison Funeral
home. Mrs. Liebenberg died at her
home Tuesday evening, Dec. 16.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Miss M. Ursule Liebenberg
of Black Mountain and Mrs. Sue
L. Adkins, of Jacksonville, Fla.;
and a grandson, Louis A. Woods,
also of Jacksonville.