I* TALENT AND FASHION SHOW • Auspices of Swannanoa Woman’s Club —To Benefit— • SWANNANOA LIBRARY • Friday Evening, Feb. 27 . . . Af Clubhouse YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER Weather Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 High Low Prec. 58 36 50 40 .11 35 20 35 19 50 16 56 21 65 39 .25 VOL. 14. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 26. REFLECTIONS Gordon Greenwood . I)o \Ve Go From Here? ".p" vviiv the tax bills are being ‘ ■1 rwaril by the General As Sblv members for study and con n this session of the leg may set a record. Veter oUnd the Capitol City say -ave never introduced so eaily. Of course, this coujd be because Ij^y 'Live never seen so many bills inti' I , leadership of Speaker Addi In Hewlett, who keeps insisting | embers get their local bills I early so that the proper atten din'may bo ?iven t0 the State’s I , , during the latter part of [the s --ion. , representatives have been I, .-1 e vai:ve. At the calls for in Itrodiiction of new bills the pages lare kept busy running to and fro I g forward measures dealing r'ith everything from appointment L: a deputy sheriff in an eastern ■county to the hiring of a new jail Jer in Graham, I The Sales lax When J. Y. Jordan, Jr., of Bun Icomhe, sent up his bill last week Ifor a straight across-the-board 3 1 per cent sales tax, he created a Istir in all sections of the state. [Best guess is that the measure (would produce $45-50 million. He proposes that the 38 items ■noW exempt be removed and that 3 ■per cent be charged on every sale ■made in North Carolina. The ceil ing of $80 on automobiles would (remain. Loudest complaints came from I the farm groups regarding sales ■tax on feed, seed, fertilizer, and ■farm machinery, and from others Iwho were opposed to removal of (food and medicine from the exempt ■list. This will be the subject of ■long and loud debates on every ■street corner in North Carolina ■during the next few months, not to Intention the committee rooms and ■the legislative halls in Raleigh. (Tax On Soft Drinks Creating1 almost as much dis- \ Iturbance was High Point Ed , |Kemp's bill to place a one-cent tax ; on each bottle of soft drinks sold , in the state. , Rumors that it would be intro duced on Thursday morning . ■brought the soft drink people to ■the capitol in a hurry. But the ' jdocument, containing more than I BO typewritten pages, wasn’t sent I jforward until Friday morning. |ketnp took time off Thursday eve- j —Turn to Page 4 Remodelling Is Done by Western Aufo Store Here Western Auto Associate Store, located at 118 Broadway, Black [Mountain, announces the comple on "i remodelling of the entire 1 luding installation of new !:'pe upright fixtures making for greater shopping convenience ‘•' rough more space and better dis play. Harry Hyder, owner, invited cus tomers and other friends to come |!n al,'l register for free prizes to awarded during the “Annual coupon Sale” Feb. 2«-Mar. 7. He ■viid there is no obligation to buy In order to register for the prizes , c-!l "'HI include a rod and reel 1 r men; electric skillet, for \vo jyon, and ball glove and skates 1" a boy and a girl winner. Announcement of remodelling ^aps also included the use of a color scheme recommended by estern Auto Supply Co. for each I merchandise, and carried |oat with Wizard paint. Rubber Base Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce Directors Cnforking in behalf of a better community are these officers and directors of the Black Mountain Chamber of „t *ho u-Tf together with their fellow C. of C. members each third Tuesday of the month at a luncheon session o T,‘, ;V10’ue 'flsta hotel Recently elected for service during the coming year were: front row, left to right, William 5- i chairm?i1 °/ membership; A. M. McCoy, in charge of Christmas decorations; George E. Moray, secretary; , • am President; Weldon W. Earley, W. W. White, treasurer; second row, H. McGuire Wood, civic improvement ITar Bo^vnTeTss; Dr-„.Frank H. Richardson, roads committee chairman; Finley E. Stepp, chairman of industrial development; Harry B. Hyder, finance and budget chairman; third row: Frank H. Cordtmeyer, chairman for the C. of C.’s (i ection ot estern Union; A. F. Tyson, Jr.; Max Woodcock, vice-president, and James Uzzell. Not present when this pic ture was made were these other directors: R. Worth Cook, Gordon H. Greenwood, William H. McMurray, Jr., past pres ldent, and Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr. (Photo by Ed DuPuy) Owen PTA to Hear Address on Cuba Thursday, March 5 Owen High school PTA will meet Thursday, March 5, at 7 :■'!() p.m. at the school. Miss Alice Arey, retired missionary-teacher to Cuba, will be guest speaker. Miss Arey lived in Cuba for 32 years and the sponsoring oonimit tee said, knows well the conditions under which the people lived, and the influence of the governments under different presidents up to the present time. Ellis Vaught is program chairman. BLACK MOUNTAIN CLUB REPRESENTED AT ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE President. Ross Taylor, Cliff Field, publicity chairman, and Ho mer Braunschweig, all of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Rotary club, went to a district conference of Rotary clubs Feb. 19 and 20 at the George Vanderbilt hotel, Asheville. They heard an address by Dr. Boyce Grier, president of Lander ■ollege. Greenwood, S. C’., past dis riet governor, and the president’s iddress, as well as that of Porter M. Carswell, president’s represen ative; K. A. Resch, Siler City, )ast district governor, and Dr. STeal W. Bowman, of the National Association of Manufacturers. The Black Mountain-Swannanoa i ■lub, organized late last year, was riven recognition as among the i lewest clubs. Turn to Page 4 KOUTH OF 4 CHURCHES 1 WILL MEET SUNDAY The Youth group for Swannanoa, j Hack Mountain, Lakey Gap and rfontreat Presbyterian churches rill meet with the Friendship ( hurche young people Sunday, Mar. ^ , at 5:30 p.m. 1 During the opening session, . hese groups will discuss the work ’ f the youth in the church. This 1 .ill be followed by a snack supper, f During vespers, which will fol 3w, George Abbott, general sec etary of the Asheville Y.M.C.A. 1 dll speak on “A New Perspective >' or the Christian Youth.” o Friday Banquet to Honor Seven Cab Scout Graduates The annual “Blue and Gold Banquet” to be held at the First Baptist church Friday at 6 p.m. will mark advancement, or graduation, from Cub Scouting to the Boy Scouts for a number of local Cubs. In announcing the event, W. W. Earley, chairman of Pack 42, said, "This is a glad event—but also somewhat a sad time because it means the end of Cub Scouting for all seven boys of Mrs. William Styles’ den: Allen Styles, and Stephen Earley, the two remaining charter members of Pack No. 42, which was organized in April, 1955, William Copeland, Thomas Copeland, Alex Bowness, Roger Beddingfield and Larry Cantrell. Mr. Earley said: "We believe this has been the best year that we have ever had for the Cub Scout program. The big reason for this fine year is parent participation, which is a must if this kind of a program is to be successful. The co-operation has been very won derful, but the need still goes on, lor more and more dads and moth ers to help. There are many boys who want to be Cub Scouts and can’t be, because of a critical short ape of Den Mothers. In fact, we can't take on any more boys until we recruit some more Den Moth ers. So let’s all chip in and do our best for our sons while we still have the chance. “We parents of the boys who are finishing Cub Scouting have not done our best and we don’t have to be told about it, either, for we full well know it, and now it’s too late. Our chance is gone forever. So whatever you do, you dads and mothers of hoys who want to be Cubs, don’t let this sad part happen to you. Get in there and work with all your might. Then when your boy comes to the ‘Blue and Gold Banquet’ you will know you did your best.” Black Min. Is "Town of the Month" Black Mountain has been design ated "Town of the Month” in the two Carolinas on the strength of January achievements in the “Fin er Carolina” program. A plaque was conferred by Mrs. Vivian Bus hong, FC supervisor for the spon sor, Carolina Power & Light Co., at a meeting of the local “Finer Carolina” committee, headed by Max Woodcock, Tuesday night at City hall. If won for three months, the award may be retained perma nently. The FC program here which drew the honor consists of the PTA’s school improvement project; handicraft classes for eighth grad ers established at the Elementary school under B & PW auspices; the youth center movement fos tered by “Operation Youth”; the beautification and clean-up pro gram of the Woman’s club. B & P W Club Hears Students Ask For Understanding Pleas for greater understanding through education fost- l ered by increased scholarships for study in this country mark- ' I'd the informal adresses of three foreign students from : Warren Wilson college which featured the 10th anniversary ( banquet and “International Relations Week” program of the 1 Black Mountain Business and Professional Women’s club ' VIonday night at the Monte Vista hotel. 1 State 15 & PW officers, past >residents of the local club and epresentatives from a number of ither clubs in North Carolina were Recipes Given by Woman’s Club 1''\i.;at /hall I fix for dinner?” jj,t /!;‘l s your problem In these pr," ‘v days—the varied menus ! the annual “gourmet” the Woman’s club will ("u with some tasty, color answers. " ipea which are fav !Black Mountain fam t.ad' mpanied dishes which by !< i! buffet luncheon enjoyed He .- an,n:. - uterey Jack (Mexican) TOM \TO CREAM CHEESE SALAD Mrs. Albert S. Jern -i4 cup condensed tomato soup .‘J packages Philadelphia cream cheese 2 packages lemon jello 2 cups boiling water 1 Vi cups diced celery Green pepper, cucumber, grated onion, salt, 1 cup mayonaise. Heat tomato soup in double boil er, then dissolve cheese in it. Pre- j pare jello in boiling water and add to cheese mixture. Cool. Add may onaise and vegetables. For a main dish salad, add ciab meat, fresh shrimp, or lobster. SALAD OF VEGETABLES Miss Bessie Zernow .3 cups diced potatoes 3 cups fresh green beans cut 2 cups diced beets * Salt potatoes & beans while hot. Let beets stand in hot vinegar, salt and sugar till well seasoned. When all are cold mix with mayonnaise. This salad is good made the day before it is to be used. A little onion may be added if liked. Serve t with desired greens. KILLARNEY SALAD Miss Emma Reid Southworth 2 T. gelatin ’.2 C. cold water 2 C. boiling water 'a C. vinegar ‘2 C. sugar 1C. cabbage 1 Vz C. celery 1 G. cucumber !4 C. green pepper salt Chop vegetables fine before measuring. PINEAPPLE-CREAM CHEESE SALAD Mrs. R. S. Meeks I package jello 1 C. boiling water While still hot add 1 small pack ige Philadelphia cream cheese, mash with a fork; add 1 C. crushed pineapple and % C. cold water. Congeal in refrigerator. ASPARAGUS—CHEESE CASSEROLE Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire 1 tall can and 1 short can green pant asparagus —Turn to Page 8 honored guests. They included the state president, Miss Margaret Johnson of Leaksville. Dr. Henry Jenssen, dean of ad missions and botany teacher at Warren Wilson, sang several moun tain ballads of his own composi tion. He also introduced the visit ing students, chosen, he said from among the college’s students from 15 foreign countries, because their home nations are the scenes of “history in the making, whose re lationships with the United States are quite current in the news.” A moving plea for understanding of the background of the Cuban revolution and of the trials and __ —Turn to Page 4 J.O.U.A.M. TO HOLD SUPPER MEETING MAR. 2 J. O. U. A. M. members will be entertained at their regular supper meeting Monday night, March 2, in the lodge hall by a quartet from the Sheriff’s department. The time is 6:30 p.m. All members are extended a cor dial invitation to attend. A. T. Cook is counselor. CARD OF THANKS The family of William E. Duck ett wishes to thank their many i friends and neighbors for all acts ■ of kindness shown during the ill ness and at the death of Mr. Duck ett. Mrh. W. E. Duckett and Family. Spring Styles and Variety Show Will Be Shown Friday “It's smart to look feminine this spring'”, says Mrs. Mae Council who is in charge of styles to be shown tomorrow (Friday) night at 8 at the Swannanoa clubhouse. The Swannanoa Woman’s club is sponsoring this “Fashion and Tal ent Show", with proceeds to go to the “Finer Carolina” library pro ject. Mrs. Council of Efird's De partment store, states that spring of I’.lfjb will bring flattering fea tures such as portrait necklines, the costume look and “space coats”, in miracle fabrics that look rich and fragile, but are simple to care for. Hats in both cloche and brimmed styles will be lavishly trimmed with flowers, she added. Examples will be features of the Swannanoa display. With a spring garden setting as background, Mrs. Council plans to show 30 costumes in daytime and evening wear. Club members who will act as models are Mrs. —Turn to Page 8 COUNTY REPUBLICANS MARK LINCOLN DAY The Buncombe County Republi can club will have a Lincoln day dinner Saturday night, Feb. 38, at 7 p.m. at the George Vanderbilt hotel, Asheville. Clarence Miller, assistant Secretary of Agriculture, will be speaker. George Parker is president of the club. Jaycees Designate Mayor Dick Stone As "Man of Year" The annual Jaycee “Man of the Year ’ award—which went to May or Richard B. Stone — and an nouncement of prizes going to win ners of the annual Christmas light ing contest in the community fea tured the annual “Distinguished Service Award” banquet of the Black Mountain Chamber of Com merce Saturday night at the Monte Vista hotel. Reginald Heiser served as mas ter of ceremonies. A. M. McCoy was chairman of the DSA awards committee, and Aaron P. Relt re ceived nominations made by Black Mountain and Swannanoa civic clubs in recognition of contribu tion to general welfare of the community and evidence of leader ship qualities shown during the past year. Frank Williams presid ed at the ceremonies. Christmas decorations awards were announc ed by William Pinyan. Mayor Stone, who on Jan. 24, also received the “Man of the Year” award of the Asheville Jay cees, was nominated by the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club. He has served as mayor since June, 1957. Other winners of service awards included Rep. Gordon H. Green wood, “for his contribution of ser vice to Jaycees over the years.” An award also went to the Black Mountain News, of which he is ed itor and publisher; to Taylor Mar tin as “Key Man,” for his work within the club; with awards of merit going to Mr. Williams for his service as president, to Mr. Heiser for his work as DSA chair man for 1958; and to Leonard Keever and the primary school, of which he is principal. Awards in the Christmas-light ing contest sponsored in the com munity during the Yule period —Turn to Page 5 Children to Join Adults in All-Out Wcir on 66Litterbin Sponsors of a coming “Beautifi cation” and “Paint Up and Clean up” campaign announce that a part of campaign strategy will be to combat “Litterbugs.” Chairman for the “Anti-Litter bug” aspects of the drive—in which the Chamber of Commerce’s annual clean-up campaign will be joined to the “Finer Carolina” beautifica tion project of the Woman’s club —are Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire and Miss Pauline Tipton, of the “Finer Carolina'” committee. Beginning in the grade schools of Black Mountain and extending through local civic clubs and the high school, the “Anti-Litterbug” campaign “earnestly solicits chil dren of the community as well as adults.” Object of the • drive: “Elimination and extinction of that pest known as the iitterbug’ a from our fair town, its environs f and highways’.” r New Executive Director For Christmount to Come To Duties Here June 1 Newest evidence of the growth and progress of Christ mount comes with the announcement from the vice-president of the board of directors, Walter A. Davis, that the executive committee has called Charles Walter Strong, Jr., pastor of Pilgrim Christian church of Chardon, ()., as executive director. Comprising nine southeastern states, the assembly was organized in 1947 at Black Mountain under sponsorship of Frank W. Dixon and the late L. T. New, the latter serving as the first president for five years until his death. The late Judge Herbert Jarvis of Blue Ridge and Asheville, was the first secretary, serving until his death when Rev. Bruce Nay, the present secretary, took over. The newest of the religious assemblies of this area, Christ mount is being developed as a training center for lay members of local churches throughout the Brotherhood, with emphasis upon youth. During the first 10 years, the work was done largely by vol unteers who retired and came here to assist in the physical develop ment of the 600-acre tract pur chased from the Gustavino estate. Dr. H. S. Hilley, former presi dent of Atlantic Christian college, served as field director until his health failed. The late Homer W. Haislip also served as public re lations counsel, editing the “Christ mount Voice” and establishing the Christmount Week conference. Rev. C. W. Strong, Jr. The former schooling and ex periences of Rev. Mr. Strong have eminently fitted him for this posi tion of many facets and chal lenges, the assembly said in an nouncing the appointment. —Turn to Page 5 New Football Coach Is Named at Owen High Football coaching duties at Owen High school will be handled next year by Clifford Brookshire, at present assistant coach at Canton High, it was announced this week. Clifford Brookshire Mr. Brookshire went to Canton is line coach after graduating rom Wake Forest where he stud ed after having served in the Owen Retains BB Championship Owen High boys won their third consecutive Buncombe County bas ketball championship with a 55-40 victory over Valley Springs last Saturday night, after a close game, defeating Enka, 40-09, in the semi finals on Friday night. Both games vere played in the Asheville City luditorium. i ne warhorses also staged a vic tory over Valley Springs in last year’s finals. This year Owen en tered the tournament second-seed ed to Valley Springs on the strength of a draw, after both teams had finished the regular sea son tied at 12-2 for top place. Owen’s Tony Oardner and Jackie liennett scored 2.'1 and 18 points respectively. At the end of the third period Owen was leading, 40 31. In the last period, Valley Springs narrowed the margin to 46-40, but, with four minutes and two seconds to play, the Owen pair of Bennett and Gardner scored again. Details of OWEN Bennett Sparks Gardner Bridges IJorne Edwards Totals the final game: Boys fg 8-13 0-2 8-19 1-4 5-12 0.-1 22-51 ft 2-3 0-0 7-8 1-1 0-0 1-2 rb 14 0 12 3 2 1 pf 3 0 1 1 o 11-14 32 8 V’AL. SPGS. fg ft rb pf Baldwin 3-9 2-3 8 2 G. Elingburg 6-24 2-6 6 1 Smart 7-13 0-0 6 1 E. Elingburg 0-4 0-0 2 4 Garren 2-11 0-1 5 2 Totals 18-61 4-10 27 10 Owen 13 17 10 15—55 I’alley Springs 12 15 4 9—10 tp 18 0 23 3 10 1 55 tp 8 14 14 0 4 40 Officials: Rhodes and Lovingood. Friday night’s game was a close —Turn to Page 8 (Photo by David DuPuy) Cheering the Owen High basketball quintet on to victory in a season climaxed by winning the county championship last Saturday, have been these cheerleaders: Bottom row, left to right: Pattie Bird Talbot, Lynn Gill, Betty Patton, Suelundy Smith; second row, Dianne Nesbitt, Barbara Gregory, and Pat Gill, the latter a co-captain serving with (third row) Joan Con net, and Pattie Massey; top is Helene Nichols. (See photo of basketball honorary court inside.) U. is. Army and played service bail at Fort Jackson for two seasons. He was on the team winning the National Army championship in 1951 and in 1952 was selected on the all-Army team. Since Brookshire has been at Canton, as assistant under Boyd Allen. Canton has lost only one conference game in four seasons; won the State AA championship in 1956, and gone to the semi finals in '57 and ’58. Mr. Brookshire is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brookshire of West Asheville. He is married to the former Nancy Gaston of Enka and they have two daughters, Becky, 4%, and Cindy, 2V2 years of age. Prior to senior college years, Brookshire played college football for two years at Asheville-Biltmore under Coach Herb Coman and was selected on the all-junior college team in 1949. He entered Wake Forest under “Peahead” Walker in 1950 and was held out of com petition. In 1951, he entered the Army. AZALEA MEN'S CLUB TO MEET THURSDAY The Azalea Methodist Men’s club will meet today (Thursday) at p.m. for supper and the regu lar monthly meeting. A movie will be shown. All men are welcome to attend. Lions May Feel Free to Phone at Demonstra turn Capt. Harold F. Brownlee, chief of detectives of Asheville, will speak on “Functions of Law En forcement” at a meeting of the Black Mountain Lions club at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Monte Vista hotel. Woodrow Bed dingfield will preside. Program Chairman Vernon Wil son reminded this week that mem bers should come to the Mar. 12 meeting well prepared in advance for a visit by Southern Bell Tele phone Co. lecture and a demonstra tion of long-distance dialing. He suggests to members: “If you have a friend or relative you would like to call anywhere in the U. S. A., including Hawaii—free of charge—be sure you have that per son’s telephone number ready when you come to the meeting.” CO-WORKERS CLASS TO MEET FRIDAY The Co-workers Sunday School class of the Methodist church will meet Friday night, Feb. 27, for its regular monthly meeting. This meeting, originally scheduled for last Friday night, was postponed at that time.