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BENEFIT OWEN HIGH SCHOOL BAND
DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY
Weather
High Low Proc.
March 15 33 30 F
March 16 30 27 1.5
sleet
March 17 50 30
March 18 40 30
March 19 40 30 F
March 20 37 27 F
March 21 33 21 .5
snow
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1960, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
8 PAGES TODAY
NO. 30 — Single Copy, 10c
SECTIONS
;,his breaks all known re
> 1 _ CwaunnanAa
Ioads CLOSED
ron :1 Week end business trip
I vinnta we drove through
| fjCrce snow storm in Hay
L0(i :md Jackson counties
tj,]iy evening. Coming back
afternoon we saw the
low" piled high on roof tops
L along the side of the high
Lv and side roads. In fact,
Lny of the side roads in
■aeon and Jackson counties
L-ed as if they had been
Led since the first snow fall
keks ago.
[ !>i y have had their troubles
L oorgia. too. Weatherwise,
hat is.
[in fact as we were rolling
Bono Sunday and listening to
he noon news over a Gaines
pjie radio station the an
onneer caused our hearts to
Liss a few beats when lie
bnounced:
I "The Georgia State Highway
fatrol has just announced that
Bine highways north and
pest of Gainesville are im
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Gordon Greenwood
ashion Show
ices On In
iocd Style
[ Tht- twice-postponed Fash
ion Show of the Black Moun
tain Woman’s club was held
last Saturday afternoon at
8 in the Monte Vista hotel,
two long aisles running the
tor int-d length of the lobby
pd dining-room were lined
pith guests and members, who
prc repeatedly charmed with
pe variety and attractiveness
F th" costumes and hats mod
fled 1 y members of the club,
pided by teen-agers and a few
pry small models lent for
the occasion by their parents.
[ There were clothes for all
bwasions: tailored and dressy
Sun-, party frocks, afternoon
chiffons summer chang e
fbouts, with beige predomi
nating as a favorite spring
shade, but with many popular
pvy blues, and other frocks
in green, rose, black, and yel
low- Kach guest was given
Dn arrival a list of the mod
fb, together with the make
torn, making identification
inf remembrance easier. In
!* "as a pleasure to find
li:‘ny charming outfits
'able at such reasonable
lf -tuit or dress and hat being
addition, the price of each
lo.-tume and hat was noted,
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(clary To Lend
(quipment To
-onvalescents
■thf1' k!"' , regular meeting of
lr - *ck Mountain - Swan
y. ' Ulr>’ club Monday,
at the Monte Vista
|for‘ ; !l C. Byron reported
T - project committee on
L " equipment for con
1B‘ said that wheel
■rutches, hospital beds,
:'l he purchased to
people who do not
pal
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icon-.• i‘V (^em Cor needed
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Manon Stubbs, chair
,)1" Uzzell, Frank
G. Byron, and
f Warren Wll
all of whom were
T 1 by the president,
1 ayior.
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'-i to buy $360
i: ' writ to start
0 sponsor a chick
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truis f0
:‘y to provide addi
r more equip
ment Ros
Taylor pre
Leaden Say
Patrol Car Fund
Just Under $400
This week our Patrol Car
Fund rose to just under $400.
We of the Safety Committee
are much encouraged by this
increase, because we know
we are not alone in our ef
forts on this project.
We know we must push this
program now with all our
hearts. Just why must we
work harder now than ever
before? The weather man
has extended our school time
forward enough to get us in
to much heavier traffic. School
will be going on when the
tourist travel gets under way
so the danger ever increases
to our school children.
Town officials and police
are working on plans to .begin
a seven a m. patrol to protect
early arrivals in school. We
want to thank them for every
thing they are doing. We
know as do you people who
bring children to school in
private cars, what a fine piece
of work these people are do
ing fur our schools and our
county.
Those of us who have not
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Youth Banquet
To Be Sponsored
By B. R. Chapel
The Blue Ridge Chapel
First Church of God is spon
soring a youth banquet Sat
urday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m.
It is to be held in the Fellow
ship Hall of the Presbyterian
church located across Mon
treat road from the A & P
store.
The nationally famous Ur.
Frank H. Richardson will be
present to share some
thoughts related to the theme
of the evening, “Poppa Ques
tion.”
Any youth interested in at
tending this event should con
tact Miss Judy McDonald, or
call North 9,-9751 about re
servations not later than bti
day, March 25. _
^ Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Cook Dickens announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Sarah Frances,
to Stanley Gaston Carr,
son of Mrs. Lucielle Stan
ley Carr of Miami, Fla.,
formerly of Dunn, and the
late Edgar Wilson Carr of
Dunn.
Sarah is employed by
the North Carolina Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles in
Raleigh, and Stanley at
tends North Carolina State
college. The wedding will
be April 16 at Forest Hills
Baptist Church in
Raleigh.
Frank Williams
Wins Coveted
Key Man Award
Frank Williams, president
of the Black Mountain Junior
Chamber of Commerce, receiv
ed the key man award at the
annual awards banquet at the
Monte Vista last Thursday
night.
The award is given annually
to the member making the
greatest contribution to the
success of the club during the
year and for service to the
community.
Gene Wike of Asheville, the
principal speaker, was intro
duced by Ralph Singleton.
Bill Pinyan served as master
of ceremonies.
Mr. and Mrs. James Buck
ner received first place in the
Christmas lighting contest,
and Mr. and Mrs. Carter Uzzell
second. The commercial prize
went to the Monte Vista hotel,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Phillips.
Awards of appreciation were
presented to the Black Moun
tain Police and Fire depart
ments. Kearfott company, and
the Black Mountain News.
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CHILDREN'S HOUR
EACH FRIDAY AT
LIBRARY HERE
Mrs. James Robson is hold
ing a children's story hour
each Friday from 10 to 11
a.m. at the Black Mountain <
library, for children four and
five years of age.
American Parboard Dmswn^f Nationa
f„r“ervK personne, March 2-4 at the Btack
plantr>- * i nhove are Jack Brown (L.) and David
AtkiSIcfuraiUng group <Uscussi0,ls follow,ng °~
of the t‘lass(‘s id t f Black Mountain and has two
h-.H leff age 4'>2, and Eddie, age 2%. Jack is
boart mlnfaSulmg supervisor and has been w.th the
company about three years.
Mrs. Fogartie
Will Present
Club Program
The Montreat Garden club
will have a special meeting
on March 29 at 3:30 p.m. in
the green room of Assembly
Inn. Following a brief social
period, Mrs. Arthur Fogartie
will present a paper, "The
Gardens of the Bible”. Mrs.
Fogartie has done a great deal
of research on this subject,
as is evidenced by her detail
ed description of such gardens
as The Garden of Eden, Gard
ens of Kings, the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon, the Gard
en of Gethsemane, and the
Garden of the Tomb. Not
only does she discuss arrange
ment and plants in these
gardens, but also the roles
they played in history as a
background to the dramatic
events of the Bible. An inter
esting feature of this paper is
the detailed symbolism of the
various plants in the gardens
and the symbolism of gardens
themselves in Christian lives.
Members of the Black Moun
tain Garden club and others
interested in this program are
cordially invited to attend this
meeting as guests of the Mon
treat Garden club.
MRS. SCHNEPFE
RECEIVES MASTER
OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Mrs. Marion Moeller
Schnepfe, daughter of Major
and Mrs. B. A. Moeller of
Black Mountain, received the
degree of Master of Science
at the Winter Convocation of
The George Washington Uni
versity, Feb. 22.
Mrs. Schnepfe is a graduate
of Black Mountain High
school and holds the degree
of Bachelor of Arts from
George Washington university
1953). She is now employed
at the United States Geological
Survey in Washington, D. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leon
Bartlett have a son born
March 18, in Memorial Mis
sion hospital.
FAVORITE MELODY
QUARTET WILL
PRESENT PROGRAM
The famous Favorite Melody
Quartet (wheel chair) from
Knoxville, Tenn., will visit the
Brubh Creek Chapel Thurs
day, March 31, at 7:00 p.m.
along with several other
groups. The public is invited.
This church is located '•> mile
off Asheville-Charlotte high
way on Brush Creek road in
Fairview.
J. T. Dotson, pastor, has
invited the public to attend.
Reunion Being
Planned For
1950 H. S. Class
A reunion is planned for
the 1950 graduating class of
the Black Mountain High
school at the Monte Vista
hotel on Sunday, May 29. If
anyone can furnish the address
of any of the following mem
bers please notify Mrs. Dana
Gilliam Singleton, phone NO
9-8236: Pauline Sparks, Marg
aret Dotson, Esther Cordell,
Gladys Garrison, Judy Mat
thews, Harriett Roberts, Hazel
Vess, Marion Taylor, Jo Pack
ets Marjorie Harper, and
Eugene Hudson.
Week of Evening
Services Set
At Swannanoa
The Rev. W. C. Cooper of
Arden will be at the Swan
nanoa Presbyterian church for
a week of evening services
beginning Sunday, March 27,
at 7:30 and continuing through
Sunday, April 3. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The quarterly communion
service will be held Sunday,
March 27, instead of April 3.
—lied China produced an
estimated 048 million pounds
of flue-cured tobacco in 1959.
Jaycees To Sponsor Benefit
Dance For Owen Band Uniforms
The J.C.’s of Black Moun
tain will sponsor a dance at
the Black Mountain clubhouse
April 2 from 9 to 1 o’clock.
Music will be furnished by
Maxine Cauble and her Grove
Park Inn orchestra. This
orchestra is the best available
in Western North Carolina.
They were booked at Grove
Park last summer and will be
there again this summer.
Admission tickets are $1.00
per person and will be on sale
at several of the business
establishments in Black Moun
tain this week. Make plans
to attend this gala affair.
All proceeds will go to the
uniform fund lor Owen High
School Band.
Those who can not attend
but who may wish to have a
part in this important project
may buy tickets and give them
to a friend or neighbor.
Band director Woodfin C.
Rhodes reported today that a
total of 20 uniforms have
been bought or the necessary
funds pledged. It is hoped
that the entire band will have
new outfits by the time the
football season opens this fall.
David is also a resident of Black Mountain, is fin
ishing supervisor, and has been with the company
about three years.
The training session was led by Don Staunton
training director for National Starch & Chemical
Corp. The purpose of the session was to give Par
board supervisors a better knowledge and understand
ing of human relations, elements of successful super
vision, job evaluation, methods study, communications,
and community relations. This will enable super
visors to better handle situations and problems with
which they are generally confronted.
Woodcock Lists
CC Committees
For 19(0
Max Woodcock, president of
the Black Mountain Chamber
of Commerce, has announced
the following committees to
serve for 19(>0:
Membership: William Hol
combe, chairman; Cliff Mey
er, Leslie Gwaltney, and Wil
liam Hickey.
Publicity — Gordon Green
wood, chairman; Herbert Co
man, B. Gordon Byron, Don
Christian, and Carl Rowness.
Civic Improvement—H. Mc
Guire Wood, chairman; Mar
cus Begley, W. L. Wheelon,
A. R. Rudisill, W. W. White,
and James C. Bartholomew.
Industrial Development —
Finley Stepp, chairman; R.
Worth Cook, William McMur
ray, Jr., and Roy Taylor.
Roads—Dr. F. II. Richard
son, H. B. Craven, C. Eugene
Ford, J. Melvin Lance, and
Dr. James H. Love.
Western Union—Frank H.
Cordtmeyer, chairman; Ray
D. Rogers, and R. T. Greene.
Finance and Budget—James
A. Uzzell, Ronald E. Finch,
and Stanley S. Garland.
Merchants—Ashby M. Mc
Coy, chairman; J. D. Stakias,
Mrs. Lee Seagle, Marion
Stubbs. Douglas Jones, A. F.
Tyson, Jr., and Harry Hyder.
Executive Committee— .J.
Max Woodcock, chairman;
William S. Holcombe, Gordon
Greenwood, H. McGuire Wood,
and Finley E. Stepp.
Commissioners
Ask Taylor To
Remain On Job
Roy A. Taylor, who submit
ted his resignation last week
as county attorney in order to
devote full time to his candi
dacy for congress from the
12th district, has been re
quested by the county com
missioners to remain on the
job in a parttime capacity. He
has agreed.
In his letter of resignation,
which was not accepted by the
commissioners, Mr. Taylor
pointed out that he wished to
spend his time visiting with
the people of the 12th district
and finding out what they ex
pected of a congressman.
Mr. Taylor has challenged
all opponents to join in re
fraining from putting up pos
ters on telephone and similar
locations.
“Such posters are torn
down and clutter up the land
scape along the highways and
constitute a problem after the
election is over,” he pointed
out.
Ben Hardwick is a patient
at St. Joseph’s hospital.
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—Photo by DuPuy
Miss Faye Rice is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Rice of Black Moun
tain, who announce her
engagement to Wade Tal
bot of Swannanoa. The
wedding will be July 9
Patricia A n n Reed,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Reed, Jr., of 105
South Park lane, Black
Mountain, completed nine
weeks of basic training at
the Recruit Training Cent
er for Women, United
States Naval Training
Center, Bainbridge, Md.,
and was graduated during
a military review held on
March 11, 1960.
The local Wave, a graduate
of Owen High school, will
spend a 14-day leave with her
parents before reporting to
Norfolk, Va., for general duty.
Seaman Apprentice Reed re
ceived instruction in Naval
Orientation, Naval History,
military bearing, military
drill, ships and aircraft, navy
jobs and training, and citizen
ship during her indoctrination
period.
V F W A uxi 11 a ry
Is Now Being
() rtf a n ized lie re
A Veterans of Foreign Wars
\uxiliary is being organized
n Black Mountain. The first
neeting will be held Monday
light, April 4. in the post
lome on the Old Black Moun
ain-Asheville highway.
For further information call
drs. Mack Burnette, NO 9
1612.
Dr. R. W. Merritt (R.), National Starch & Chemical
Corp. vice-president of manufacturing, visited the class
on Friday, March 4. He explained the organization,
growth, development, research, and future of National
Starch & Chemical Corp. and how American Parboard
fits into the overall picture of the company. His talk
was very informative to all present.
Other American Parboard supervisory personnel
present were: Eugene Edwards, Laurel Allen, Ruffner
Atkins, M. G. Turner, Carl Fox, Rchard Tipton, Joe
Elliott, C. R. Johnson, Bill Kuykendall, W. K. Grub
man, and A H. Haigh, Jr.
Restricted Areas Established By
N. C. Slate Highway Commission
BELT, McCURRY
WIN AWARDS
FOR SAFETY
Aaron Belt and Kenneth
MeCurry, local employees
of Carolina Power & Light
company, received awards
this week for outstanding
safety records. Mr. Belt
has 13 years and Mr. Mc
Curry 12 without an acci
dent.
W. S. Holcombe, manager
for CP&L, said today that
gold and silver safety pins
like those presented local
ly are going to 1,176 work
ers in the company’s two
state service area this
month. .Safety awards are
made to those employees
who complete a full work
year without a lost-time
accident.
CP&L initiated the safe
ty awards program in
1927. Fifty-two employees
have perfect safety records
for the entire 32-year per
iod.
26 Conferences
Are Scheduled
By Blue Ridge
T w e n t. y-six conferences,
schools, and institutes have
been scheduled for the I960
season at the Blue Ridge As
sembly and several others are
being planned, according to
Dr. Robert H. Spiro, Jr., as
sembly president.
Total registration for the
summer is expected to exceed
7,1)00, he added.
Six new conferences will be
held at Rlue Ridge this year,
Dr. Spiro said, including the
Home League Institute (Sal
vation Army women of North
Carolina and South Carolina),
June 10-12; Southeastern Re
gional Conference of the
YWCA, June 17-20; YMCA
Transportation Department's
international training insti
tute, June 26-July 1; Southern
Institute of Council for Chris
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Club Achieves
Year's Quota
For Members
At their March 17 luncheon
Kiwanians were honored to
have Lt. Governor G. Craig
pay his official visit to the
Black Mountain club. The
Governor highly complimented
local Kiwanians for their many
good works during 1959 and
congratulated them on already ,
achieving their 1960 quota of
new members during the first
three months of the year, but
was informed that the mem
bers have set themselves a
much larger quota and fully
expect to meet it.
It was also pointed out that
in the Carolinas alone there are ,
122 clubs- five more than a year ‘
previous, with 8,100 Kiwanians ;
fully active.
A team from the West Ashe
ville club will come to the next
meeting, March 24, to provide '
the entertainment at the Mon- *
te Vista hotel luncheon.
Out of town Kiwanians at
tending the meeting were A. C.
Colley and L. Griffin of the
Asheville club.
Swannanoa PTA
Meets Tonight
The Swannanoa PTA meet
ing scheduled for last Thurs- i
day night and was postponed <
because of bad weather will be
held Thursday night (tonight) ;
at 7:30 in the school auditor
ium. Dr. Frank Howard Rich
ardson will lead a question and ■
answer period on “Making the :
Grades As Parents.” Charles ;
Crawford, president, will pre- :
side.
The “No Parking” signs
which were erected by the
North Carolina State Highway
commission i n Swannanoa
some lime ago must be ob
served on and after Monday,
March 28, it was announced
today.
The restricted areas for
parking were established in
Swannanoa in June, 1959, for
the convenience of the public.
The reports are that the ‘‘No
Parking” signs have not been
observed as closely as the
Highway Department thought
necessary.
In a recent letter to a lead
er in the community, H. C.
Ithudy, traffic engineer with
the State Highway Commis
sion, pointed out that the Com
mission’s efforts “to improve
traffic conditions in the Swan
nanoa Community have re
sulted in little or no improve
ment whatsoever.
“We were promised in June,
1959, that this community
would be in a position to have
no parking restrictions en
forced if we would have the
necessary ordinances enacted
and erect signs. We are of
the opinion that the “No Park
ing” signs should be removed
if this community cannot ob
tain enforcement from the
Highway Patrol or a local dep
uty,” the letter concluded.
As a result of this letter
and the threat to remove the
signs, plans have been com
pletecl for rigid enforcement
of the rules starting on next
Monday.
Cars which are parked in
the restricted areas will be
tagged and the owners cited
to court.
It was explained that dis
regarding the signs has re
sulted in great inconvenience
to the public in general. It
was pointed out that in case
of fire in congested areas the
newly organized Swannanoa
Volunteer Fire Dept, would
have great difficulty in reach
ing the scene. At present
80 per cent of the mail to the
Swannanoa Post Office moves
by truck. It is important to
keep the area around this
building clear at till times.
Leaders in the movement
to have the “No Parking”
signs observed earnestly re
quest that car owners use the
parking lots which are avail
able and avoid the inconven
ience and expense of being
cited to court for violating an
ordinance asked for by the
North Carolina State Highway
Commission.
Miss II■ Burton
Dies In Florida
Friends here have received
word that Miss Hazel Barton
died suddenly Saturday after
noon, March 19, in a St. Peters
burg, Fla., hospital. She had
suffered a heart attack a short
time before being taken to the
hospital.
She was a retired Veterans’
Administration nurse, having
nursed at Oteen for some
ime. Miss Barton and a
friend, Miss Clara Scheunke,
made their home together in
it. Petersburg and for several
/ears had been spending the
summer and fall at “Brier
nrook”.
She was a member of St.
3ede Episcopal church in St.
Petersburg where funeral sen
dees were held.
Tips On Hoiv
To Feed The
Wild Birds
By Bonnie Reynolds
When putting out food be
sure to include food for the
worm and grub-eating birds.
Suet tied firmly to small
branches for the chickadees,
titmice, downy woodpeckers,
?te. They must have fat, and
if you don’t have suet “crack
lins,” peanut butter or fat
pork will do. In summer and
fall save all your sunflower,
watermelon, and cantaloupe
^eeds and dry them. It takes
little time, and you will be
repaid many times by the
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