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What’s Gobi ... At Owen By Nancy DuPoy During the past week me wr ious classes at Owen High school have been electing officers Nom inations were made by secret bal lot and run-offs were held. The seniors are very proud to announce as their officers for this year: Dean Led better. president; Sue Smith, vice president; Mary Bannerman, sec retary: and Mary Ann Ballard, treasurer Bill Horne is iresident of the amed junior class; Robert Brown is vice pres ident. Wilma Hall, secretary, and Emilie Alexander, treasurer. For the sophomore class. Jackie Hughes is president; Dennis Sum erlin. vice president: Emese, Soos. secretary, and Bruce Clapp treas urer. President of the freshman class is David Snypes: Dean Brown, vice president: Kay Greene, secre tary. and Donald Harwood, treas urer After business was taken care of at the FT.A. meeting on Jan. 14. the club sponsor. Miss Nancy Wrenn. distributed the state F. T. A newsletter and told of scholar ship and loan opportunities open to those interested in teaching. Then the girls and boys took a '■test" to determine their aptitude for teaching. Each person an swered the questions as he him self judged his qualities to be. A Note to Good Health . . . Prescribed by your physician . . . filled by us . . . promptly, accurately. Key City Pharmacy 204 SUTTON AVENUE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Black Mountain, N. C. lnev aeciaea ui«u — have trouble teaching, but it was encouraging for most of them An interesting event happened recently to one of our teachers. Mrs. Hazel Wilson. She had been planning for some time to buy an electric'skillet She gathered ma terial, shopped around, and de bated what to do. Finally, last week she decided to go ahead and order it from the salesman who comes to the school. Then a couple of nights ago. she and her husband went to the Oteen Credit union where door prizes were be ing given away They were quite surprised when Mr Wilson won an electric skillet' A Y-Teen club is being organ ized at Owen. Those interested met after school recently to get the club started. Mrs. W illiam Klein from Warren Wilson college, spoke on the purposes and possi bilities of such an organization saying member- would be granted all' privileges at the YWCA. M e are hoping that they will soon elec: officers and become an outstand ing club at Owen. We are still enjoying books from the Science library Our second shipment will be sen! on to the next school and we will receive our third group next week. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed a "hypnotist” program presented at school Jan. 14. Preston, an in structor of hypno-therapy. firs: performed a "vanishing bird cage' act. Delores Pope and Joyce Hut chins. who helped in this, received souvenirs for their part. one. a paper hat: the other, a pair of fancy paper pantaloons. that matched, no less! When Preston asked for volunteers, there were many enthusiasts, but each want ed the others to go. A few sim ple tests found the ones who would be the best subjects. And then the fun began! Wendall Brown made a lovely hula dancer <com plete with grass skirt and lei.i Patty Byrd took on the role of a romantic Marilyn Monroe and Lloyd Moore, a dramatic Elvis Pressley. Mack Kirkpatrick made an amazing speech and told a few joke-. Other participants were Adelaide Clark. Jackie Jarrett. Donnie Ballard. Armilda McKin ney. and Avery Allen. We have some here at Owen who love school so much that they come even when it is closed: Mrs Margaret Carr, for one! She and several students came prepared for work last Monday when many of ' the roads were so slick that county schools were closed. If only more • were so enthusiastic! • SELL IT — CLASSIFIEDS • STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S PEACE POWER I YE\ETI i\ BLIM)S Vertical & horizontal custom made to meet your need. Complete line of curtain rods, drape rods and everything for window decorations. Repair and cleaning service on all kinds of blinds. FAIR'S VENETIAN BLIND CO. 345 Merrimon Ave. AL 3-7455 I Mountain Musings By Gent Byrd There wasn't room for my col umn Jan. 15. If, perchance. I have one or two ‘'gentle readers." please dor.' censure the editor, the ads are :he bread and butter and we war. ‘he News to continue a long time. Since my musings are not especially dated, these efforts will be -:sed as befit the occasion and the space. I might have felt worse last week over the omission of the col umn had not Kidd Brewer's ' Ra leigr Round-up" also been omit ted Not only is this column of grea' interest but the man who writ- - it is a colorful character, ir.dee: He was an all-Southern fui’back at Duke in the early thir ties . .'id scored the winning touch dow: against Carolina in his sen ar He later coached foot ball very successfully at Appal achian. Th- name. Kidd, is merelj a :over-up for the milder title of Pierce Oliver Brewer, if my mem iry -■•-'-d information serve me cor rect'.- He also bears the honor :if bdng the only man to hit a home-run off my pitching in my itfici-il softball pitching career I -.a-:: - -r.ed up for. intra-mural soft iiali and my team drew the for midable faculty team in its first -.-signment. Since no one else would pitch. I had to I lasted wo innings, in which I 'gave up :our runs The clincher came wher. Brewer lofted a long fly to centerfield. on which my center icldt.-r first ran in and then back seda..- t desperately, too late to itch the well-hit ball that rolled ill th( way to Kraut creek. That was 21 t ears ago. and no one else ias a-ked me to pitch since. I w< .Id like to extend my sym pathy to the bereaved family of 'Uncle" Joe Reese Mr. Reese was one of the most colorful peo ale in air valley. I used to con -ersc with him at the little store hat used to stand just outside the Montrea* gate. His stories of life ir. North Fork when he was young me especially, when he used to >tay with the "Old Man" Lewis Ingram, as he called him. were tic-' interesting. I always wanted u hear him pick a banjo, but this lever seemed to work out. My -on. Bobby, and 1 walked Sown ' 'he Friendship Presbyter an church to attend the funeral ■enice- Again I was greatly im iressed by the beauty of the •hurch 'hat this industrious con gregation has erected. The ser ice was solemn and sweet. The cell-chosen scriptures, the pretty lowers, the lovely rendition of Abide With Me" and ''Shall We lather at The River0’’ the consol ng remarks, and. especially, the leeply -p.ritual closing prayer created an atmosphere of humili y and peace. I was told the six ine-lookina men who served as lallbearers were all grandsons of he deceased. Something about the {(■v. Mr. Stegall as he walked down he aisle made me think of the ate Dr George Truett. 1 am sure t must have been not only the im iression of physical "bigness" but dsn the feeling of spiritual depth md grandeur. Back to Brother Reese, he was the- son of the late J. K. and Julia Cordell Reese. His grandfather. Banks Cordell, was once a very substantial citizen of Bee Tree, and he was a nephew of Joe Cordell, a famous old-time Baptist preacher. The Reeses and Cordells constitute a numerous and worthy clan. I wonder how many of us have ever stopped and meditated over the wonderful service rendered to our valley by Ray Harrison. From my observation over a long span of time, he goes the "second mile" in kind consideration to bereaved families regardless of financial or social conditions. Not only that, he helps the officiating ministers do their best by putting them at ease. My wife and I have just decided to nickname our oil heater. "Fur i'8/6 sum.arm $/* oft 5 EXTRA VALUER Structural Rtrength abovu average Homasote—used as sheathing—f| 270% stronger than conventionai horizontal sheathing. High insulating value — at no extra cost. Your home is warrni! iQ winter, cooler in summer, quieter all the year around. Homasote Big Sheets save you the unsightly wall joints and erwa batten strips necessary for 4-foot-width materials. Yon eliminate cracked and falling piaster. Homasote is an ideal base tor paint or wall paper. Permanently weatherproof, Homa* sote means a dry house — nc danger of musty closets and mildewed walls. Write or phone for suggestions as to how Homasote serves for new construction or modernization. Lei us recommend your Contractor, Builder, or Repair Man. Black homwn INCORPORATED 1908 U. A. DOUGHERTY, SEC. <WTREAS. LUMBER... < BUILDERS' SUPPLIES BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. HORSEPOWER HORSE SEHSE by DUDLEY WILLXENS-* A friend of mine who just bought a new car dropped by the other night — with the car, of course. He took me for a ride on a new expressway re cently complet ed and opened up his gleam ing new pack age of horse power. "Just feel that pick up! Look at this accelera tion!” he said gleefully. I reminded him I thought new cars had to be broken in gradually. “Nonsense, horse and buggy stuff. Doesn’t apply to these new cars,” he replied. Well, my friend is making what I think is a very common mistake these days. I hope he may avoid a big repair bill in a couple of months, but a letter that came to my desk this morning tells a dif ferent story. It’s a circular of the Carter Consumer Service, a public service information agency operated by the country’s largest independent makeT of automotive fuel systems. It reads, "No matter what ‘mod ern’ theories you hear, your new car should be broken in carefully the first 2000 miles. Working parts need to be ‘seated’ properly—while well lubricated to avoid scoring and overheating.” It says that a new car should be used on the open road rather than in heavy traffic. A suggested procedure is to warm it up at about 35 miles per hour. Then speed up to 40. Every few minutes accelerate to 50 MPH and release the gas pedal. Let the car return to 40 MPH for another few minutes. This puts just enough load on the engine to help parts seat them selves. Don’t make like Barney Oldfield when you take the wheel of your new car. Follow the new car in structions the automobile manu facturer gives. Sounds like good horsepower horse sense to me. nace”; then we can boast of hav ing furnace heat. In view of this cold weather. I about ready to adopt the expe lient of an old couple I once knew n Boone. When I asked them how hey kept from freezing, and Boo ne at five below with the wind blqw ng is FREEZING, they told me hat it was very simple. They slept an one featherbed and under two nore and were perfectly comfort ible The old gentleman once put ne in my place in the field of re igion but that is another story. I wonder how many of my read ers remember sleeping on feath ,-rbeds during the winter months Before January gets away. I vant to extend belated birthday meetings to Mrs Cora Dula who ittained the age of 79 on January "Miss Cora" is one of our inest. sweetest inhabitants of this alley: her ancestors were among he first to come into the area Anyone who could nurse their mother and then an only daughter as the> succumbed to the dread disease of cancer and retain the outlook that this woman has must be accounted among the “salt of the earth." Mrs. Dula says that the famous Tom Dula of “White Oak" fame, probably was one of her late husband's relative Moun tain people pronounce the name Dula often as "Dooley." Of course according to the census of 1850 a Thomas Dooley aged 41 lived tr Buncombe county, but he doesn': sound romantic enough. (I hac a great basketball forward onci nicknamed 'Dooley”). "No doubt my space quota. Err abusing. So. I'll stop, for now. this Moun tain Musing". January 27, 1949 "Pappy" Morrow and M. E. Ron del will furnish the entertainment when the Lions will assemble to night for their regular meeting at the Monte Vista, it was learned today from Bulletin Editor H. W Sanders and program Chairman Bill Hickey. Mrs. Carter Uzzell spent several days last week in Greenville. S. C. with Mrs. Robert Quillen. The Rev. and Mrs W. A. Hun evcutt have returned from Pom pano. Fla., where they spent sev eral weeks basking in the sun anc fishing. Ronald E. Finch has returnee from Winston-Salem where he at tended a board of trustees meet mg of North Carolina Baptist hos pital. Troy Fortner was named goun cilor of Black Mountain Counci No. 145 at the election of officer; held at the Jr. Order hall Thurs day night. Mr. and Mrs. W. H McMurraj attended the showing for dealer; of the new 1949 Chevrolet in At lanta on January 15. At a recent meeting of Rhodo dendron Camp No. 196. Woodmer of the World. Harry Gray wa; elected Consul-Commander for th( ensuing year. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Ledford, Mrs Jenie Padgett and daughter Gai of Asheville, were recent guest; of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mashburn Harry N Atkins has been trans ferred from the A&P store here tc the A&P Super Market on Bilt more avenue in Asheville. Circle No. 2 of the Methodis church met Tuesday evening, Jan 18. at the home of Miss Louise Sim mons on New Bern ave Mrs. Clifford Longcoy was hos tess to Circle 1 of the Methodis church Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 18 at her home on the Montreat road Mrs. H. E. Stinchcomb enter tained with an informal tea Thurs day afteronon at her home “Gre; Gables.” Howard Watkins, son of Mr. ant Mrs. Clyde Watkins, is home on i ten-day furlough. Howard is sta tioned in Wichita Falls, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Johnson o: *"■1^ —Photo by Darby Sunday. Feb. 1. will bring the opening day programs of the new First Baptist church at Swannanoa. The beautiful Colonial brick structure shown above is scheduled to be the setting for dedication services at 10 30 a m. on that date Industry Shows Great Growth In State During '58 North Carolina"' effort? tc st.en-■ hen a d diversify its ind trial development program on a state-wise basis reached new h< ghts during 1 I! 8 with 125 . 74, 000 invested in new and expander facilities. The quarter billion dollar- in vested in new plant- «rnd expan Grand View Terrace had as dinner sues"? last Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs. Leroy Mashbum si..ns announced by Governor Lu ther H. Hodges today topped any other calendar or fiscal year in history. In addition to new in vestment records, the governor said the total number of new projects, payrolls and employees added were greater this year than the previ ous record year of 195.. The record industrial develop ment period . ust ended was made possible by 42-': new and expa led es whit vi led 21,757 new jobs, with ar annual payroll of S72.63-' ,000. Percentage -w ise, this wa s a 32.487? n ■ in in vest tent- over 1957. a 34.0671 in crease in jobs made available and a 35.25 H increase in payrolls. —Careful food preparation helps assure good eating. —The Villa Carlotta in the Lake Como region of Italy has a relief frieze, "The triumph of Alexan der,” which was sculpted in 1811 by order of Napoleon. r INC PURPOSES News - NO 9-1/oj lllack Mountain INSURANCE SAVINGS through DIVIDENDS • FIRE 15«/0 • auto liability 10»; • WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION lo°0 • GENERAL LIABILITY ]So/o • PLATE GLASS 150^ • BURGLARY 15<>/o • INLAND MARINE 15=0 When you think of INSURANCE see us WHITE Insurance Agency E. E. White—W. W. White 121 BROADWAY BLACK MOUNTAIN N.C DIAL NO 9-7912 1 — SA VE!!! Black Mountain Building & Loan Association CURRENT INTEREST RATE 3°. Full Paid Stock or Optional Shares COME IX AND TALK WI TH US JOE BOSTIC Manager JIM WALKE Service Manager STRUPE LACKEY Office and Parts Manager Sweeten Creek Road E. F. CRAVEN CO. OF GREENSBORO, N. C. Is Pleased To Announce Thai Its New ASHEVILLE BRANCH • P.fcO. Box 2898 • ALpine 4-4361 • Asheville, N. C. IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Our new branch in Asheville will enable us to serve Western North Carolina with greater effi ciency. Customers who wish to bring their equip ment to cur new branch will find our staff happy to serve them. E. F. Craven Company was established in Greensboro almost 60 years ago. and many highways in the Western part of the state were built with Craven equipment. When you deal with E. F. Craven Company, you can be sure you will receive top quality service, whether purchasing new equipment, parts or having your equipment serviced K t 1 raven Company specializes in sales, part and service on equipment used by contractor municipalities, stone producers, the lumber and pulp industry, road builders, concrete plants, and the State Highway Department. We represent soiik 40 lines including Allis-Chalmers crawler tractors, bull dozers and allied equipment, Bucy i.i.sLiic excavators, Hex mixers and pumps and num\ othcis We invite you to drop in and meet the men pictured above. They will be glad to Li •u,u E t Craven Company is happy to be m Western North Carolina!
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