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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
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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.
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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<i guests on Wed
the educational building
' Baptist church.
Aniv ,, ,1
whie- nt' ret‘ipes are those
app,.; below. Others will
\\ , I '* future edition of the
:r. •utter, some were
cook ■Vithout the names of the
it Wl ’ !' c,,ncocted them—hence
pres. ■ ■ , helpful if, during this
sub-. the members who
‘!iem at the luncheon
News (NO 9-4101)
app, . as to whose name should
for y. " n(,xt week’s recipes
'vda, * °tato Fluff, Luncheon
!‘i*- 1 r i°n^ thicken, Cranberry
»d f , ’'"und Cake, Health Sal
T>,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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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(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.