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CLEANUP — PAINT-UP _ FIX-UP For A BEAUTIFUL BLACK MOUNTAIN IN A FINER CAROLINA! W eather High Low Pr*c. March 31 77 36 April 1 76 43 April 2 51 45 90 April 3 75 33 April 4 60 37 .15 April 5 71 28 April 6 75 40 t'/S-VS/fZ/i, YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1959, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 32. reflections Gordon Greenwood Legislature Sidelights Observing as the representatives 0 pages busy rushing bills kfP he chief reading clerk re Up tO 1 .. • ,P,K- one man remarked: have to have 2000 new 1* *_ hn\i/ r»n „,-erv two years, how on ia!i riid we get along before?” eart, “n Bissette of Nash county ' ,e hic best to Ronald Finch, 'f? member him before he be „ famous”. Mr. Bissette point came.“ \ student standing out l"*, building at Chapel Hill told S Luor No. that building is not Library- The library is in‘ - Norwood Ansell, repre Jative'from Currituck, is ex iled to send up a bill any day requesting permission to '.ablish a dog track in his county. Fvh-v time the northeastern North "arolma lawmaker stir^ in his ; , ,,n eyes turn his way. He is ’ne 0f the most popular men in he general assembly. Hearings End ,\s a member of the joint ap iropriations committee, house and fMte. I was glad last week when he hearings ground to a close. For the past six weeks, the heads )f departments and representatives if groups have made their way o room 513 of the Revenue build ng each afternoon to make a plea or enlargements of the budget ecommended for them by the ad isory budget commission. When the final shot had been ired last week and the last visitor" had gone, one of the ludget directors told us that the idditional funds requested amount d to more than 8132,000,000. Add his to the one billion, two hundred pillion dollars recommended by he commission and you can read h see that running North Caro ina lor the Diennium is Dig dus ness. What Would You Cut? Making up the budget is no ask. and the advisory budget com oission did an excellent job. But io'* that the preliminaries are out if the way and everybody has een heard, our appropriations ommittee and the general assemb y will have the last word. What would you cut if you were . member of the committee and he responsibility of deciding was ours? Would you ignore the request f the state auditor, the adjutant eneral for four additional guards o protect planes used by our air lational guard? What would you lo about the retirement system of late employees and teachers? The State Board of Public Wel art points out that millions more dll be needed during the biennium 0 keep services at present level. 1 'he state furnishes S2.000.000. he Federal Government will toss n many millions more and the leeiiv of the state can be served, 'ould you ignore this request or 'e sympathetic? The problem of education in a tale growing as rapidly as is wrth Carolina is with us and will for many bienniums to come. Seeking more funds are the Monetary school system, the com mmuy colleges, including Ashe ule-Biltmore, the teachers col e§e> and the Greater University North Carolina. Which one ‘(mid you leave out? How would °u decide which department needs l most? jf that isn’t a tough one, con i'trt*le plight of the mental in nations, the North Carolina 'c oo 1 tor the Deaf, which is in asperate need of more night per\isors. and the State Board Health, which needs extra to help at the local level . • con: ^ Public health. 'If you are pondering that ■' too, of the great need a hospital for mentally retard P cnildren in Western North Car ldt Many feel this to rank near l0P m priority. What about ,.1 exl,ra appropriations for the Sth' V ** Orthopedic Home? Who who would say this is not Th uur greatest needs? he n DePaptment of Agriculture, nj '‘‘search Triangle Institute, trur- department of Public In ' 'y Presented their cases ljr instance, would you "siums considered vital to tne ol insider SI.50 fiiving the schools a raise tistr ■ 1>er child per year for , j,, ( ‘,jnal supplies? It is only “ ""w. Does that seem like Reasonable request’ ive V . *lsten to the representa *lo ,he Conservation and De hlepartment describe apper.3S happened and what is b]n- to fhe outer banks you hat surely here is a request ■'■not be denied. Experts on . , lr'iess something is done " serve the outer banks a forth pCtlv.® cover for Coasta late u ’.r°‘ina. this section of ou rill , ruined and the wate lerr f°ur feet deep in Ne\ be irn. Then iftment hT't the highwa>’ de ins which is in need of mil just to stand still. Die -Turn to Page 8 " ll(* I" lower Parade Due To Begin Here This Month A few more sunny April days and the annual wildflower pageant will begin in this and other W.N.C. areas. ,nl, soutnern Highlands arc the botanical meeting ground of North and South. This accounts for an amazing variety of plant life, held to be greater than in any other On Tuesday evening, March 24, at 5:30 p.m. Miss Mary Ann Douglas and Dallas Ed ward Naney were married at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Douglas of Riceville road, with the Rev. H. L. Blackwelder, pastor of Bethesda Methodist church, of ficiating. The double-ring ceremony was used. Mr. Nanney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Nanney, Sr., of Black Mountain. The bride wore a dress of white embroidered cotton with a pink net overskirt and pink accessories. She carried a white Bible topped with white carnations. The vows were exchanged be fore a background of palms and floor baskets of white gladioli and chrysanthemums. Immediately fol lowing the ceremony, an informal reception was held in the home. —Turn to Page 4 April Services At St. James9 Rev. Norvin C. Duncan of Ashe ville. will serve as supply priest at St. James’ church on Sunday, April 12, at 10:30 a m. He will serve during the first Sunday of a month’s vacation of the rector, the Rev. Kenneth Donald, and his family, who will spend April in Tampa, Fla. Rev. Mr Duncan had served churches in North Carolina since 1909 until his retirement in 1933, and since then has filled many vacant cures in this diocese when they were without clergy, includ ing St. James’. He authors articles for a number of church period icals. On Monday evening. April 13. a vestry meeting will be held at St. James’. During the Rev. Mr. Donald's absence, from which he will return on May 1, there will not be an 8 a.m. service of holy communion on Sunday, nor any week-day service, but the regular Sunday 10:30 a.m. services will continue. Recent activities at the church included election of officers by the Men’s club, with Donald Living stone elected president to succeed Ben R. Hunter; A. Warren Jones being re-elected secretary. This was at a supper meeting on March 31 at which the speaker was the Rev. James Y. Perry. Jr., educator missioner of the Diocese of North Carolina. LOCAL MEN COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS STUDY A. F. Tyson, Jr., C. J. Wilson and M. E. McGinnis of Tyson Furniture company, have complet ed an intensive course conducted bv the training school director for the Southern Retail Furniture Dealers association. This course included a study of furniture styles, room arrangement, fabrics and color co-ordination. All of these men have had years of experience in selling home furnishings, but felt that a re fresher course keeps them up-to date with changing styles and trends in home furnishings. This is especially true in the use of some color combinations today which were avoided in the past, they said, adding, 'There are so many new fabrics and man-made fibers now used in upholstery and carpets that attendance at school of this type is absolutely necessary in order to advise a customer m tellingently.” _____ W. K. WEEKS' FATHER DIES IN FLORIDA Arriving home on Monday from i visit in St. Petersburg, Fla., Mr. aid Mrs. Willard K. Weeks were mmediately recalled to that city >ecause of the death of Mr. Weeks ather E W. Weeks, 86. He had offered a fatal fall from a ladder. Services were scheduled for Vednesday in St. Petersburg. equal area in the temperate zone. The Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as many other mountain regions, are vast natural botanical gardens. Range in ele vation lengthens the flowering period, and the same variety of flower which is fading at 2,000 feet may still be in bud at 4.000 feet. In the mountains, the earliest spring ground flowers—hepaticas, violets, anemones, jack-in-the-pul pits and others-—are now due to appear. Their blooming season occurs in February or March, de pendent upon temperatures. March, April and early May are the months for the mountain bloom ing of such plants as trailing arbutus, trillium, cinquefoil, vio lets, lady slipper, Indian pinks, and at lower altitudes, the earliest varieties of native flowering shrubs and trees. Over 30 varieties of plants and shrubs bloom in the Great Smokies and along the Blue Ridge Parkway in April. April, the- white shad-bush blooms at lower altitudes, while May brings the greatest display of Fraser and Cucumbertree magnolias, fire cherry, silverbell, dogwood and red-bud to the mountains. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the peak of the spring ground flower blooming oc curs between late April and mid May, and annual wildflower pil grimages are scheduled during that time. Pink azaleas and Carolina rho dodendron (Punctatum) begin their mountain blooming season in May. Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, mountain laurel, purple (Catawba) rhododendron, and lemon and flame azaleas begin blooming near mid-May and reach their peak between June 1 and 15. At alti tudes of more than 5,000 feet, in such famous beauty spots as Crag gy Gardens and Roan Mountain, the showiest display of purple rho die two weeks in June. The pink and white rhododendron reach their peak in late June and early July at altitudes of 3,000 feet and above. At altitudes of 5.000 feet and above, the first tints of autumn color are evident by mid-Septem ber. From then on the coloring spreads rapidly until, around mid October, the autumn foliage season reaches its spectacular best along the Parkway and in the Great Smokies. At elevations of around 3.000 feet the color peak may last as late as October 20-25. In late October and early November it moves east across the Piedmont and to the swamps and water courses of the eastern tidelands. 30 in Loral Group Advocating Road Herr To Parkway Thirty representatives of Black Mountain civic organizations, in cluding the Black Mountain Cham ber of Commerce and each of the local assemblies, attended a High way Commission hearing Friday at Columbus in Polk County, to place before that group local wishes for construction of a road from this community to the Blue Ridge Park way and for improvement of Route 9. in order that both areas w'ould draw more from the more than 100.000 visitors who annually come here. Original plans called for back ing Black Mountain as point of construction of a new access road to Mt. Mitchell, but information was announced prior to the session that plans for such an additional access road had been cancelled. The Highway 9 plan advocated straightening and improving that road from Ledbetter’s Corner to Black Mountain. The local group u'as commended —Turn to Page 5 Plans Advance lor New Swannanoa Fjre Department Plans for Swannanoa’s newly organized Volunteer Fire Depart ment, a community movement sparked by the Men's club, ad vanced swiftly this week as the department was given a certificate of incorporation by the Secretary of State's office, and preparations were made to place an order, prob ably this week, for a fire truck at a cost of about $12,000. Preparations were being made by Beacon Manufacturing company to place a new fire siren atop one of its buildings and for instituting a new phone fire reporting system, for which the number is to be announced. The new Fire Department, head ed by David Harrison, president, is ready now to kick-off a fund raising campaign, and is mailing letters to every resident of the area, with pledge cards enclosed, and with directions for mailing pledges to Roy Alexander, treas urer. Three other places where contributions may be made also were named: Swannanoa Bank and Trust, Harrison’s Furniture store, and Porter’s Food store. Official notice of the issuance of the new department charter came Monday night at meeting of the Men’s club which drew the largest attendance in the last four years. Rev. VVillet L. Moretz at that time presented an official copy of in corporation papers, after having received them within an hour of visiting the office of the Secretary of State during the day, and pre senting there a statement of the “urgency of need and the deep interest of the community in estab —Turn to Page 4 Swannanoa Club Women Install Officers The Swannanoa Woman’s club held its annual dinner and installa tion of officers April 7 at the Swannanoa clubhouse. Mrs. Roy L. Russell, out-going president, welcomed guests and in troduced Mrs. A. B. Whitt, who installed these new officers: pres ident, Mrs. A. M. Moser; first vice president, Mrs. Fred Tron; second vice president, Mrs. W. W. Corne; recording secretary, Mrs. W. T. Ratchford: corresponding secretary. Mrs. Clara Snyder; treasurer. Mrs. Frank Huggins; parliamentarian, Mrs. Robert Davidson; historian, Mrs. W. B. Stone. Mrs. Sam Alexander introduced the speaker, J. J. Bailey, who gave a varied program of enter tainment. LIONS CLUB MEETS AT OWEN THIS WEEK The Lions club will meet Thurs day, April 9, and attend the PTA barbecue at Owen High school at 6:30 p.m., and afterward will hold their regular meeting in the school library. B&PW CLUB ELECTS MONDAY, APRIL 13 The Business and Professional Women’s club will elect officers Monday night at S at the annual meeting at the Monte Vista hotel. Mrs. Edith Holcombe is chairman of the nominating- committee. Ad ditional nominations will be re ceived from the floor. Miss M. Sanchez Mott, district director, presided at a meeting of the distinct B and PW Federation Sunday, and was accompanied by these other members of the local club: Miss Lillian Russell, presi dent, Mrs. Carmen Bullock, Mrs. Holcombe, Mrs. Madelon Parks, Mrs. Claire Kelley and Mrs. Mar jorie Ledbetter. Evangelist Evangelist for nightly ser vices a; Svvannanoa hirst Bap tist church April 19-May 3 ai 7:45 p.m will he Dr. Hollanc B. London of Corpus Christi Tex. The services will in elude special music and con greational singing. The pub lie is invited to attend. Youth Club Asks Volunteer Worker! Saturday, April It CONSTRUCTION BEGINS Oh CRAGMONT ROAD SITE AS WEATHER CLEARS Have you some spare time, am a hammer and a saw you could us< Saturday in behalf of voluntee: aid to your community’s new youtl center? Teen-agers willing t< work on the project, and adult in dividuals and members of loca civic organizations will be welcomi on that date and are asked to re port at the site at 9 a.m. Realization of plans for a pei manent youth center for Blac! Mountain began late last wee when “Operation Youth" bega actual construction of the buildin planned earlier in the year on Cragmont road 15-acre site leasci from the town on a 25 year basis Delay in beginning the buildin had been prolonged because of bai weather. Pouring of concrete for th foundation was the first step Building is to go forward undo direction of R. C. Bowness, chaii man of this “Operation Youth Finer Carolina project which wi! have H. McGuire Wood as vo unteer supervisor, with Bill Burr ette in charge of building cor struction. As building proceeded, a ca went out to recruit volunteers fo the coming Saturday in an effor to speed up construction and mak the clubhouse available for us this Spring. Fathers of Boy an Girl Scouts, who will be amon the youth groups using the clut house, were especially urged t aid with the work. Fund-raising efforts have bee going on in the community durin the winter to underwrite the clut house which originally began as movement fostered by the Kiwani club, only to have interest wide to include sponsorship by majorit of civic clubs and see the move ment incorporated as “Operatic Youth” and carried on as one o the community’s 1959 Finer Care lina projects. More funds ar needed for full realization of plan.' Plans call for a meeting roon 24 feet by 6(1 feet, a smaller a; sembly room and several storag rooms for equipment, and two res1 rooms; a combination skating rin and basketball court and a basebal field. A warm air furnace i scheduled for installation befor fall. The exterior of the buildin; will be of board and batten witl gray stain; restrooms will hav< ceramic floor tiling for ease o maintenance. Black Mtn.: Cleanest Town in North Carolina? With ■ •> -mvration from the weatherman—and from everj resid . m i ;h mt of the community—Black Mountain count < o. m* ii a. tti ’cieanest, most attractive community in No \h Carolina. That was the reminder this weeh of the Chamber of Commerce Cions club and Woman's club com mittees back of the Finer Caroline "Clean-Up and Paint-Up and Beau tification” campaign. The Garden division of the Worn an's club also suggested that home gardeners lay in a supply of ree zinnia seeds and also the white variety, in order to plant quanti ties of these annuals, in line with the community-wide plan to adopi them as the town’s official flowei this summer. Prizes are to be awarded during the blossoming season for the best adult and youth plantings of zinnias. The clean-up campaign is nov in progress, with climax and com pletion of these efforts planned foi the last two weeks in April. So, while you’re pushing broon or rake or whisking a paint brush these next few weeks, let your imagination range to encompass the picture which Black Mountain could easily present by the time our annual summer visitors arrive. And, further, let it roam a bit more—to imagine our town a few springs hence with 100 blossoming dogwoods added to the beauty we already have. That’s the picture Woman’s club workers kept in mind for their recent at-cost sale of 100 dogwood trees. Soon they will plant the zinnias and mari golds which will flower for the season just ahead, and, meanwhile, they’re hoping you’ll do the same. They believe the current clean-up and beautification projects can be ’ the most impressive thing evei staged here — depending upon whether each of us shares their faith deeply enough to do our part Cubs and Scouts To Willene Ramsey Aid in Plans for ►66Operation Alert99 Black Mountain Cub and Boy Scouts are asked to meet at Knight's Pharmacy Saturday morn I ing at 9 and will then go to the grounds of the First Methodist church to be readied for their part in the local phase of April 17’s national Civil Defense exercises, ' “Operation Alert”. The boys will ! distribute on Saturday a special booklet on evacuation procedures, 1 with the Cubs taking them to resi ' dences in town, and older Scouts ■ distributing the booklets at homes I in outlying areas of the commun : ity. Ed Knight, chairman of the Scout committee, asks that the ■ boys report in uniform. They will c receive full instructions at their c meeting. l - I Civil Defense ; Seeks Aid of Rural Areas A national rural civil defense plan, including a home fallout ] shelter program for more than . 64 million rural Americans, has _ been aproved by the National . Advisor Council for Rural Civil Defense. [ The 25-member Council backed r an educational program to enlist t the help of the members of 20,000 ; farm organization locals and 60, » 000 homemaker units in telling 1 rural Americans the meaning of j the nuclear threat to the nation. The farm family also would ) be given information on how to protect people, livestock and prop i erty from radioactive fallout, > and what could be done to help - survivors of bombed-out cities, j Council members, during a s Washington meeting, also endors i —Turn to Page 4 TWO REPLACEMENTS 1 IN POLICE DEPT. HERE 1 DUE TO RESIGNATIONS ? Horace Simmons and H. B. Rob inson have been appointed to the , staff of the Black Mountain Police . department, following the recent , resignations of Marion J. Bradford . and Jake Robertson. The latter is t now a deputy in the Sheriffs de I partment and Mr. Bradford will j be employed in industry. Mr. Rob , ertson served earlier in the Police r department. i Town business is slated to come ‘ before the monthly meeting of the t‘ Town Board Wednesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Raleigh Roundup KIDD BREWER'S LUCK n hue tne struck nuns at Henderson have been losing pro fits, the idle workers, income, the unions involved, money to feed the strikers, another party may be losing something, too. He is Luth er Hodges, governor of North Car olina. He recently began work to recoup his loss. His loss could be: a political fu ture in the highest brackets of the Democratic party, deep in the heart of Washington. Six months ago the ultra-lib eral wing of the Democratic par ty seemed to see in Luther Hodg es vice-presidential possibilities or, at least, cabinet timber. No southern governor had handled the sensitive racial problem as well. And this is true as of now. However, labor support — the all-out strength of AFL-CIO— seems to be the chief asset of the party. Although Luther Hodges was a former textile man, he was getting along well with labor. La bor seemed to like him as well as they like anybody they haven’t had an important nanu in electing. We boasted to the nation that North Carolina was free of labor strife. But that was before Hender son. In sending squads of pa trolmen to the strike-locked area, the governor dug deeply into his conscience and did what he thought was best to preserve peace and law and order. Then the strike moved along, with new violence, new charges, new ac cusations, and more patrolmen. And. in the middle of it all, was Governor I.other Hodges. CAN HE WIN?—When he went to New York recently, labor had pickets marching in front of his hotel. He has been lambasted ed itorially by the liberal press for his handling- of the Henderson sit uation. Sharp ietters-to-the-editor have torn at him. Yet Hodges is determined to have for his home state a minimum wage law; and he showed numerous other signs of being labor’s friend. But that thing in Henderson may cook his political goose. Bad luck came to sit on his very doorstep, t an he lick it? SHARI’1 SALES—Reports filter ing: into us from throughout the State say that business is excellent for this time of year. In 11)58 along now it was in the doldrums. The upturn did not begin notice ably last year until the latter part of May. New car sales are boom ing. Last week peach trees were in bloom throughout most of the State. An early spring seemed to be marching hand-in-hand with an early Easter. Sales tax figures continue upward—the best sign of good business. 6 Good business between non and June 15—about the t.inie the Leg islature should be leaving—will mean higher estimates of income the State may expect in the 1959 61 biennium. And higher esti mates go a long way toward helping legislators balance the budget. SAND—Wealthy men now prom inont in the Legislature knew ab ject poverty in their youth. Said Bertie’s colorful Wayland Spruill in a House debate last week: ‘‘I never wore a real pair of shoes until 1 was eight. For a whole af ternoon, I walked backwards in the sand, admiring my tracks.” NOTES—Death of Diner Duncan Hines in Bowling Green, Ky., re cently recalled to many here his casual visits through North Caro lina as a salesman 30-40 years ago . . . and of how a North Carolina boy—Roy Park of Surry county teamed up with Hines to gain fame and fortune by the use of the Dun can Hines name on a franchise basis for dairy products, canned foods, etc. ... A lot of alumni of State college will remember Roy as a campus leader 25 years ago and as editor of publications here for Cotton Growers . . . and what is now FCX, etc. . . . and he went from here to the center of agricul —Turn to Page 8 and Robrt Eckles Are Wed April 4 Miss Willene Ramsey of Swan nanoa and Robert S. Eckles HI oi Black Mountain, were united ir marriage Saturday, April 4. The double-ring ceremony was per formed by the Rev. William R Klein, pastor of the Black Moun tain Presbyterian church, in thr manse before a small group ol friends and relatives. The bride was attired in a pin! lace dress with matching hat anc shoes and wore an orchid corsage Mrs. Pearl Milbee was her sister': only attendant and wore a blue chiffon and lace dress with whiti and blue lace hat. M. Leon Will iams of Black Mountain, server as best man. A reception followed the cere mony with Mrs. William R. Kleii and Mrs. M. Leon Williams assis1 ing in serving. After a wedding trip to Florid; Mr. and Mrs. Eckles will reside i: Black Mountain. ATTENDS N. C. ART MUSEUM EXHIBIT Mrs. Mary E. Aleshire of "Gal Knoll” went to Raleigh to attem the formal opening of the Val entiner Memorial exhibition at t hi State Museum of Art on Monday April 6, More than 100 masterpieces o art lent by 31 major museums am private collectors throughout Amer ica. Europe and Canada are in eluded in the exhibition which wil remain on view through May 17. Mrs. Aleshire is vice presiden of the North Carolina State Ar society. She was one of the host esses at a luncheon April 6 honor ing museum directors and privati collectors who have made the ex hibition possible. The Hon. Lei Humber of Greenville is presiden of the State Art society. PAINTERS GROUP OF SENIOR CITIZENS HAS SET NEW MEETING The painters’ group of the Senio Citizens Newcomers club announc ed a change in the date of it meeting this week from Tuesda; morning to Thursday, April 9, a 9:30 o’clock at Oak Knoll studios one mile west of Black Mountaii on old Highway 70. All interestec persons are cordially invited t< SEAMAN C. A. WISEMAN NOW IN MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN —Charles A Wiseman, seaman, USN, son of Mi ami Mrs. Ray E. Wiseman of Oak land drive, Black Mountain, i: serving aboard the heavy cruisei USS Des Moines, flagship of tht U. S-. Sixth Fleet in the Mediter ranean, which is taking part ir the vast fleet maneuver known a; "Operation Big Deal”. This operation included botl the Second and Sixth Fleets, al though the Second operates off tht coast in the Atlantic, and the Sixtl is assigned to the Mediterranean area. RUMMAGE SALE APRIL 10 & 11 The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of the Methodist church will have a rummage sale April 10 and 11 in the building formerly occupied by the Band Box on Broadway. There will be bar gains for the whole family, the committee in charge said. Doors will open at 9 a.m. —Your Black Mountain “Clean up" campaign asks that you dis pose this spring of unneeded arti cles at home when you do your spring cleaning. That way you’ll cut down on fire hazards in your home. Methodists Will Launch Drive For Flew Church MAY 31 - JUNE 5 CRUSADE FOR SANCTUARY TO BE BUILT IN 1960 A goal of $80,000 in a building fund crusade has been set by the Black Mountain Methodist church. The May 31-June 5 crusade goal is to be raised over a three-year per iod for erection of a sanctuary for completion of the building program which began with the present Methodist education building. Preparations for the crusade were made last week under di rection of Rev. Rollin Gibbs, di rector of Field Service and Finance of the WNC Methodist conference Board of Missions and Church Ex tension. He will be crusade di rector. Construction is expected to begin on or before June 7, 1960. The architectural firm of Gudger, Baber and Wood, Ashe ville, has been selected and esti mates are being secured for build ing the new sanctuary of crab orchard stone or of brick, either of these being in keeping with the buff brick used in the educa tion building. A gift of a beautiful main stained glass window has been of fered by Dr. W. D. Weatherford as a memorial to the late Mrs. Weatherford. This will be a re production of the Sistine Madonna by Raphael. On the executive committee for the crusade are: Guy Burchfiel, general chairman; Frank Buckner, J. G. Northcott, W, B. Pollard, Fred Tron. Dr. Weatherford; building fund treasurer, William —Turn to Page 5 TAKES PART IN ARMY KY. AIRLIFT EXERCISE , Fort Campbell, Ky.—Army Sgt. First Class Hugh D. Osborn, 30, I whose wife, Leatha, lives in Swan nanoa. recently participated with the 101st Airborn Division’s 327th t Infantry in a field training exer cise at Fort Campbell, Ky. The exercise consisted of air lifting of troops to execute a sim ' ulated airborne assault under 1 atomic and chemical-biological radiological warefare conditions. The 101st Airborne Division, a major Strategic Army Corps unit, constantly maintains an immediate readiness force for airborne de j ployment to any area in the world. The first company can be ready for departure within two hours after receiving an alert. A second ’ company can be ready to follow in one hour Within six hours, a reinforced battle group of 1,700 * men can be airborne. Sergeant Osborn, who entered the Army in May 1948, is a squad ' lead in the infantry’s Company C. He is a 1947 graduate of Sprin dale (Iowa) High school. Supper April 18 Open to Public as Veterens' Benefit The Waycaster-McFee Post of the American Legion and Auxili „ ary will provide a chicken barbecue at the Community clubhouse Satur . day evening, April 18. Serving ’ will start at 6:80 p.m. The public. t is invited, but Commander Arnold Jones emphasized that tickets should be purchased sufficiently in I advance so that adequate provision may be made for all who expect to attend. Proceeds will be used for services to veterans. Commander Jones urges new comers and senior citizens are especially invited and stated a com mittee will be on hand to see that they get acquainted. There will be a regular meeting ; of the post at Legion Hall Tuesday ■ at 7:80 p.m., April 14. This is an important meeting, where there will be election of officers for the coming year. The nominating com mittee will present a slate of offi cers and nominations may also be made from the floor. Every mem ber whose 1959 dues are paid can vote and should be on hand for that, purpose. “No steamroller will be in operation,” the committee in charge announced. Tickets for the barbecue may be purchased at Potter’s Feed store the Black Mountain News, the barbershop on State street, Rud isill s Taxi service, Black Moun tain Seed store or any Legionnaire. DR. RICHARDSON TO ADDRESS OWEN PTA Owen High school PTA will sponsor a chicken barbecue supper Thursday (tonight) at 6 p.m. at the school. Following the supper, the regular PTA meeting will be held. Dr. Frank H. Richardson will speak on "Good Family Relations”. Miss Ruth White’s square-dance team will also take part on the program.
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