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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1959, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
8 PAGES TODAY
NO. 17.
REFLECTIONS
Gordon
Greenwood
L-t ifij mouth
r, nrivor of a Southwestern
|Th(’ i a long and
welcome to the
LtV conference of the D.A.R.
%Kl now in conclusion, ladies.
boomed loudly and grand.lo
r let me say this, and 1
f, ;,j of vou to know sincerely
f „ it our fair city, our won
rf citv—why I just know it will
i thousand per cent better when
0f the D.A.R. leave.
lUiLs'rUSH IN—AND OUT!
DISTANT county a group
" discussing the merits of, a
, i politician who caused no end
worn- bv wanting to run for
Ificc every election.
fSaid 0ne, "1 don't know what
| can do with that fellow. He is
It qualified to hold many of the
licei of the county, but still we
|n t want to lose his support.”
ISaid the second, “Well, let's
Jin! him to the State Legislature.
p'1! feci right at home there and
certainly can't cause any
louble.
for THE WHOLE TRUTH!
|But that isn’t exactly the whole
Few North Carolinians real
, what a powerful body the Gen
C,1 Assembly is. The governor
leoretically is the head of the
■ate government, but he has little
|wer He has no veto and can
l]y suggest changes in state laws
policies. That does not mean
|at he does not enjoy immense
Vestige. He does; but Tar Heels,
|ng ago, chose to keep the gov
Inment close to home. For that
iason. North Carolina is the only
■ate in which the governor can
li! veto bills.
|The power of the state govern
Icnt is vested in the members of
le General Assembly. When you
lad on a bill that “The General
Issembly do enact,” that’s the
Inal word. It takes another act
I the same body to “unenact.”
OCAL LEGISLATION!
[Many people have expressed
pazement at the type of bills the
1159 session has considered up to
pi point. If you have followed
le record closely you will realize
pat they have been chiefly local
That is, legislation affecting
hly one county.
[Because of our peculiar system
North Carolina many laws that
(feet only a single county, town,
community must be passed by
e General Assembly. Thus,
[wens of legislators who have
jf'cr been to Buncombe county
(ill have the final say as to wheth
er not the City of Asheville
11 be permitted to extend its
p'porate limits.
—Turn to Page 5
1EARFOTT CO. TAKES
[EASE ON PLANT HERE
I Kearfott Co.. Inc., of Black
jountain, has leased the local
pnt from Equitable Life Assur
pce Society of the United States
F 25 years, after selling it to
|e Virginia organization for
pO.OOO. according to papers filed
‘ Asheville last Monday.
The Kearfott Company, which
p' main offices in Little Falls,
i- a subsidiary of General
decision Equipment Corp. of New
|or*': a,'d makes component elect
F Ports for missiles and airplanes,
he Black Mountain division, erect
four years ago, recently com
P'-ted a large addition to its plant.
oodmen to Use
bul Maintain
'r<>ve Stone Lake
A forking agreement with J.
! Virthcott of Grove Stone and
r!‘ br;"tch of R. V. Hedrick Co.
I >noa Woodmen of the
! ides for the latter’s
r' and fishing rights on Grove
Foril‘ lake.
I ^ "oilmen of the World
f ■ - tdcs the ladies, boys and
| icraft. and the W.O.W.
soring the cost as well
I ,, 1 nance of the area.
I," ■ "fthcott has always been
J to do whatever he
j, mmunity improvement,
interested on the Boys
■ Woodcraft, the order
■landed.
:li boys of the camp have
1 :i clean-up of the lake
1 Picnic area, and repair
and building of new
t" start at once.
and members have
■ for using and fish
-(• and the use of the
<a beside the road
"tcinbers are to pay SI
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lore
ibles
lop*
tcttic
Adi
Jc-r
Pntbe
par:,.
[j., r Ashing permit; junior
' use and fish free of
n members of the
lino.-, , ! tbc World of Swan
^ P 970 will be allowed
111 , " f)ut a boat on the lake.
I.,-. Al'l be used or left at
Fill bi uS r‘sk No niember
lass,.; J°Wed more than two
• Po bream per day or be
""■on
—Turn to Page 4
Dogwood Work Scheduled Here
“Dogwood Week” will
bo observed in Black
Mountain next week as
residents wishing to plant
these Carolina flowering
trees will be given a
chance to purchase them
at low cost in sales at
several local businesses,
locations to be announced.
The dogwood planting
project is sponsored by
the Woman’s club as a
part of its “Finer Caro
lina’’ program for “A
Beautiful Black Moun
tain”. The club will have
the aid of Jaycees. A
few white dogwoods will
be offered at 60 cents
and a number of the pink
variety at $1.30.
(Photo by DuPuy)
Woman’s Club to
Show Now Styles
The Black Mountain Woman’s
club will feature a “Fashion
Parade” at the March meeting on
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Monte
Vista hotel.
Mrs. M. J. Wyrick and Mrs. J.
E. Benedict will be co-chairmen
in charge of the fashion show at
which spring outfits and late styles
will be modeled by members of
the club.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Ray Har
rison, chairman, assisted by Mrs.
S. M. Bittinger, Mrs. W. A. Alli
son. Mrs. M. C. Hobson. Mrs. Rob
ert Quillen, Mrs. R. E. Finch, Mrs.
J. A. Crawford. Mrs. Gordon
Greenwood, Mrs. Charles W. Ross,
Mrs. L. T. Newland, and Mrs. Car
rie W. Vernon.
The executive board will meet
with Mrs. Rankin Miller with Mrs.
W. M. Pate, co-hostess, on the pre
ceding Monday, March 9. at 10 a.m.
Diet Fads Scored
By Food Expert at
Woman's Club
Tips on foods as aids to health,
prolongation of youthful appear
ance and longevity, as well as for
their decorative and appetizing
qualities, were given by an Ashe
ville food expert, Miss Christine
Herring, in a talk which followed
the recently held annual “gourmet”
luncheon of the Woman’s club. De
tails of the menu, which consisted
of favorite dishes made by club
members, will be found soon in a
coming edition of the News.
Miss Herring, supervisor of the
schoo) lunchroom program in Ashe
ville ctty schools, spoke on “ The
Hidden Values of Food,” and re
minded that the role of the house
wife includes many duties: Those
of doctor or nurse, sometimes—of
teacher, seamstress, preacher or
philospher, designer, artist, book
keeper and dietitian—plus the roles
of intellectual and recreational
companion, household mechanic and
engineer, chauffeur, politician and
many others.
She cautioned: “What we con
sume has more to do with beauty,
health and vigor than the panaceas
offered us so bountifully in many
advertisements. Hood food may be
said to equal what kind of health
and personality we have. We hear
much of the need for supplemen
tary vitamins, for instance—but if
we choose variety in our menus,
we will get all the vitamins we
need.”
Miss Herring warned: “The onh
vay to diet is to consume a small
luantity of all foods in a well
>alanced diet. It’s the ’too nuicn’
hat makes us gain unwanted
veight. As we grow older, we
lon’t need -o many calorh s
ve don’t use so many of the calor
es which are in earlier years ex
tended in consuming energy. Hence
ve should quit eating as much as
ve did when we were younger, and
vere regularly ‘working it oil.
Vfanv of the diets we see adve
rted today for reducing are down
right harmful. Remember, tne per
son who eats properly of a variety
if foods—and particularly the one
vho drinks milk regularly, is apt
;o look younger longer,” she said.
“The art of planning is the
greatest of arts. The dishes pre
pared by a good cook comprise
die greatest of arts—as shown in
he colorful, attractive dishes com
prising today’s club luncheon, she
continued.
—Turn to Page 5
All Residents Urged to Plant
Red and White Zinnias In Spring
You’ll want to add to your spring shopping list several
packets of red zinnia seeds and white ones, too. If you do,
you’ll be prepared to participate in the “Beautification” pro
gram of the Black Mountain Woman’s club, now engaged in
a “Finer Carolina” project to improve the appearance of your
community. Maybe win a prize, too.
The club asks every resident to
plant these red and white annuals
this spring in home gardens and
lawn borders—and also urges that
merchants in the business section
who have a spot of ground also
make plantings of red and white
zinnias. This project carries for
ward, the planting program of the
club last fall during which flower
ing bulbs and native shrubs were
put into the ground at town high
way entrances and on a plot at
BLACK MOUNTAIN'S
66th BIRTHDAY IS
MARKED MARCH 4
The Town of Black Mountain
had a birthday this week — on
Wednesday, which marked the (Kith
year of the town’s incorporated
existence. On March 4. 1893 the
General Assembly granted a re
quest for incorporation by the
town which, up until the coming
of the railroad, had been known
by the name of Gray Eagle.
Look Who's Here!
Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Bartlett of
Swannanoa, route 1. have a daugh
ter born Feb. 25 in St. Joseph’s
hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward
A. Slimak, a daughter, Feb. 2fi in
St. Joseph’s hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Crawley
announce the birth of a son Feb.
24 in St. Joseph’s hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Avena of
South Miami, Fla., announce the
birth of a daughter Feb. 22. Rich
ard is the son of Mrs. Valentine
Avena and the late Mr. Avena of
Black Mountain.
ARCHERY GROUP TO MEET
The Grey Eagles Archery club
will meet tongiht (Thursday) at
7 at City hall.
Highway 70’s intersection with
Cragmont road.
When the blossoms are at their
peak of colorful flowering, the
Woman’s club will award four
prizes for which funds will be
provided by the Lions club—first
and second prizes for the best ef
fects achieved by adult gardeners,
and two for teen-age growers, both
in residential areas.
Engaged to Wed
Miss Mary Ann Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M.
Douglas of Riceville road an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, Mary Ann
Douglas, to Dallas Edward
Nanney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel L. Nanney, Sr., of Black
Mountain. The wedding is
planned for late March.
Legion to Discuss
40th Year Plans
Waycaster-McFee Post 129,
American Legion, will meet at its
clubrooms at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 10. The meeting place is
over the Black Mountain Hard
ware store on State street. All
Legionaires in this area are in
vited to attend.
The proposed A. L. clubhouse
will be discussed and definite
plans for the 40th birthday supper,
being planned by the Auxiliary,
will be announced. The Auxiliary
is under direction of Mrs. H. E.
Stinehcomb. president. The two
organizations working together
hope to make this a memorable
affair.
The attention of all members
is directed to the article, “The
Legion’s First 40 Years”, appear
ing in the March issue of The
American Legion magazine. This
correspondent knew personally
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., Franklin
D’Olier. Jim Barton, Frank Sam
uels and other stalwarts of the
earlier years of the Legion. The
article is especially commended to
our younger veterans. Meetings
of the Legion are always on the
second Tuesday of each month.
FIRE VICTIM FAMILY
NEEDS HOUSEHOLD GIFTS
Last week the home and all
furnishings of Mr. and Mrs. S. O.
(Red) Golightly were completely
destroyed by fire. Friends and
neighbors who have household
items they would like to contrib
ute in order that the Golightlys
may establish another home are
asked to leave them at Slagle’s
store, Ridgecrest highway, or con
tact Mrs. J. M. Goodman, Montreal
road.
MASONS SCHEDULE
MARCH 6 MEETING
Black Mountain Masonic Lodge
No. 663, AF and AM, will hold a
stated communication Friday even
ing, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. All
Master Masons are cordially in
vited, C. L. Gwaltney, Master, an
nounced.
TRUANT OFFICER
RETURNS SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL TO DUTY
Seniors of Owen High school
reported an exciting trip re
cently to the Buncombe County
courthouse for the purpose of
having chest X-rays made. The
journey on Feb. 19 was made
in three school buses, with stu
dents being accompanied by
Teachers Thomas Nesbitt and
Charles Smith and Principal N.
C. Shuford.
In the bustle of the return
trip, it was found, after the
buses had returned to Owen,
that Mr. Shuford had been left
in Asheville. He was later
safely brought back to the
school by a county truant offi
cer, the high school news gath
erer reported.
C. of C. Map Will
Be Asset Here
The new map to he published
soon by the Black Mountain Chandl
er of Commerce is intended for
distribution to new residents of
this area and also to prospective
new residents, according’ to the
planning & advertising committee:
If. McGuire Wood, Max Woodcock,
A. F. Tyson, Jr., Marcus Begley,
William S. Holcombe, Willard K.
Weeks and Dr. Robert H. Spiro.
Many prospective new residents
come to Black Mountain every
week in the year as a result of
Chamber of Commerce advertising
which is tied in with the state’s
large publicity program. Some of
these visitors introduce themselves
and are shown around by local per
sons, but many judge us only
from what they see along Highway
70, Mr. Wood reminded, adding
“They do not know where to go to
see what they are interested in.
Our mountain roads up numerous
and unconnected coves are confus
ing to a newcomer. One can even
find new residents who have never
driven up a beautiful mountain
road within a mile or two of their
home because they did not know it
—Turn to Page 4
G. S. Cookies to
Benefit Scouts'
Camp Program
Mrs. H. R. Miller opened her
home for a “neighborhood” Girl
Scout meeting Tuesday, March 3,
in preparation for the coming an
nual Girl Scout cookies sale which
will open on Friday of this week
and will benefit the Pisgah Girl
Scout camp at Brevard, which is
available for use by Girl Scouts of
the eight local troops.
Two hundred and eleven Girl
Scouts from the seven county’s
served by the I’isgah council at
tended camp there last summer.
This week’s sale is to furnish funds
to provide a troop camp cabin with
kitchen designed to serve two units
of girls and with facilities for year
round troop camping. Previous
cookie projects have provided such
major capital improvements for
the camp as two complete tent un
it- for 48 girls and Hi adults, tents,
platforms, shelters and wash
houses.
This year’s cook sale goal is 48,
000 boxes, or 24 boxes per Scout.
This year the girls will take or
ders for a varied assortment to
be delivered next month, offering
a choice of chocolate and vanilla
sandwich creams, Scot-teas, mints
and Savannahs.
Guests of Business ami Professional Women
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An “International Relations Week” and “Charter Night” program of the Business and Professional Women’s club,
held recently at the Monte Vista hotel, was featured by American mountain folk songs and three talks by foreign students
of Warren Wilson college, as well as visits by officials of the State B & PW Federation. Guests included, left to right:
Dr. Henry Jensen of the W. W. faculty, who played the guitar as he sang several of his own ballads; Mrs. Grace Stamey
of Waynesville, past district director; Isaq Ansari of Jordan; Miss Blanca Reinoso of Cuba; Arun Preedidlok of Thailand;
Mrs. Jensen; Mrs. Mary Sue Jarrett. Shelby, past membership chairman; Miss Margaret Johnson, Leaksville, State pres
ident; Miss Rachel McKay, Statesville, state treasurer; and Mrs. Stella Spencer, Lenoir, state first vice-president. (See
other photo on inside page.) The club will meet Monday night, Mar. 9, for a program arranged by the health and safety
committee. (Photo by DuPuy)
WO at Newcomers Party
Plan March 25 Meeting
Black Mountain will offer some type of activities for sen
ior citizens during the coming season, according to tentative
plans put forward at last Wednesday’s initial gathering of
over 40-year-old newcomers and other interested residents.
The get-acquainted party was sponsored by the Woman’s club
and drew an attendance of about 100 to the educational build
ing of the Methodist church.
H. McGuire Wood was named
chairman to foster further plans
which will include an organization
al meeting Wednesday, March 25,
the place to be announced. Mrs.
Edna Johnson, Woman’s club pro
gram chairman, and her committee
greeted Wednesday’s guests.
Registration revealed that new
comers are here from more than
20 states, from California to New
Hampshire, with the largest group
of the new residents being from
New York. Many have previously
lived in countries ranging from
India and China, to Cuba and
Switzerland. A wide occupational
range of experience also was not
ed—extending from previous ser
vice in ministerial and missionary
fields—-to service as an analytical
psychologist and a retired director
of volunteer workers in New York
City.
Hobbies revealed an interest in
getting together with others with
a liking for activities extending
from painting and ceramics to
music, birds, gardening, outdoor
sports, horsemanship, bridge, sew
ing, hiking, golf, crafts, crochet
ing, the founding of a newcomers’
club here, a craft workshop, and
a downtown club which older resi
dents might use as a “dropping
in” place for conversation, games,
reading and other interests.
Wednesday’s informal program
offered punch and cookies pre
pared by Woman’s club members,
self-introduction of those attend
ing, a “mixing game” and several
group songs. Souvenir craft items
were provided as attendance prizes
by several local craftsmen, among
them a cheeseboard and knife
—Turn to Page 4
In U.S. Army
Pvt. .John F. Buckner, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buckner,
of Black Mountain, has been
assigned to Co. C, 4th Battal
ion, 1st Training regiment, at
Fort Jackson, S. C., for eight
weeks of basic combat train
ing. •
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Talk Forecasts
Ex-Cell-0 Growth
The Black Mountain-Swannanoa
Kiwanis club had as speaker at its
meeting last week, Eugene Ford,
manager of Ex-Cell-O company.
Ford stated that his company
comprises some 27 units through
out the country and overseas and
they located here because of a
favorable labor climate. He ex
plained that they were not looking
for cheap labor, but for a good
attitude toward industrial man
agement. He spoke well of the
attitude of Black Mountain people
toward the company and indicated
that further expansion with great
er employment is slated to come.
“This plant, newest of a 40-year
old industry, makes precision in
struments requiring skilled labor,
and the average pay is over $2
per hour”, he said. This talk
pointed up the importance of trade
training in this area to the end
that local young people may find
employment without having to
leave their home community.
“Chuck” Siegel of Kearfott Co.,
Inc., was installed as a new mem
ber of the club. Guests attending
were Rev. William Rowell of Cam
bridge, Mass., and Major W. B.
Stone of Grovemont.
M. E. Head, president, presided
and announced that the board of
directors would meet at the Monte
Vista hotel Tuesday evening at
7:30.
April to Mark
Clean & Paint Up
Drive In Black Mt.
WOMAN'S CLUB, LIONS
AND C. OF C. WILL
SPONSOR CAMPAIGN
A three-fold effort to engage
the entire community in a spring'
clean-up campaign, planned to ex
tend into a year-round endeavor to
keep Black Mountain’s appearance
at its best, will ask a pledge of co
operation from every merchant and
beautification of every home in a
business-to-business and block-by
block residential canvass and cam
paign jointly sponsored by the
Woman's club, the Chamber of
Commerce, and the Lions club. The
latter two organizations will this
spring join with the Woman’s club
which is fostering a “Beautifica
tion and Sanitation” program as a
“Finer Carolina” project.
The drive opens now and will
be intensified in a “Clean Up and
Paint Up” two weeks’ campaign
April 19-May 1.
fn mid-week last week, the first
posters went up to herald an “Anti
Litterbug” drive. Co-chairmen Mrs.
Mary K. Aleshire and Miss Pauline
Tipton placed posters in the busi
ness area urging residents “Don’t
be a Litterbug Keep America
Beautiful.” Orders were placed
for automobile stickers, and for
buttons for school children who
will participate in the drive, and
“Litter Bags” which will be of
fered for use in endeavor to keep
homes, business houses, highways
and other thoroughfares clear of
rubbish.
Meanwhile Thursday brought a
meeting of representatives of the
three “Clean Up”’ campaign leader
clubs for a planning session: Mrs.
William H. McMurray, Woman’s
club president; H. McGuire Wood
of the civic improvement commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce,
and William S. Holcombe, repre
senting the Lions club drive, and
local manager of Carolina Power &
Light Co., sponsor of the "Finer
Carolina” program in the two
Carolinas.
Cards were drawn up asking for
participation in the clean-up drive,
calling for painting or washing of
store-fronts and attractive ar
rangement of display windows in
the down-town area. The Cham
ber of Commerce made plans for
repair and re-painting of benches
provided by the C. of C. in the
business section for use each sum
mer. Plans were made to ask tile
town’s co-operation in a regular
street-washing program in the
downtown area, and thereafter for •
merchants’ increased efforts to
keep sidewalks clear of litter.
The last two weeks of April were
designated for a community-wide
‘‘Clean Up” period. Business and
Professional Women’s club spon
sors of a vocational education class
instituted in the Elementary school
this year as a “Finer Carolina”
project, announced they would plan
to sponsor a down-town exhibition
during that week of articles made
by the more than 100 boys and
girls now engaging in these hand
icraft classes.
125 Attend Cubs'
Award Banquet
The “Blue and Cold” banquet of
Cub Scout Pack No. 42, Friday
night, Feb. 27, at the First Bap
tist church, was attended by about
125. Of those attending, several
were special guests, among them
Rev. .John McWhorter and Mrs.
McWhorter. Rev. McWhorter is
minister of State Street Methodist
church which sponsors the pack.
Guests also included Mr. and Mrs.
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SWANNANOA O.E.S.
CONFERS DEGREES SAT.
Swannanoa Chapter 132, OES,
will hold a special meeting Satur
day night. March 7, at 8 o’clock
in the Masonic temple, Swannanoa,
to confer degrees.
CIVIC CLUB SPONSORS SALE
The Junior Home and Civic club
will hold a Stanley party for mem
bers at the home of Mrs. Jack
Milton Thursday, March 5. Anyone
else interested in Stanley items
may contact Mrs. Max Flack. Mrs
Burton Osteen or Mrs. Milton.