j Mountain Musings j
a i by Gene Byrd ■
Long Live the Queen
My best Mountain Manners
to Loretta Hall on her selec
tion as Labor Day Queen of
the big Canton event.
Also at this writing 1 do
not know the winner of the
Miss Asheville contest, 1 want
to congratulate Patsy Lee and
Brenda Lindsey on being se
lected as finalists in this con
test.
Tt brings a special glow to
all of us when success attends
the boys and girls of the Val
ley.
We are so glad when their
names appear on honor rolls
at the different schools, when
they receive scholarships and
generally excel.
1 maintain that we point
more with pride than we find
necessary to view with alarm
here in the Valiev.
It Has Been Hot
I guess we had to start
school to generate a heat
wave.
It has been extremely warm
in the long, low, flat-topped
institution of learning that we
call Owen High school.
Turn about is fair play or
is it? We are so situated
that the rooms on the East are
quite warm in the morning,
and the ones on the West arc
quite warm in the evening.
While conversing with some
of the students 1 mentioned
that things evened out.
One fellow disgruntedly
said. ‘‘Huh! 1 have classes on
the East in the morning and
classes in the West wing in
the evening. How does that
even out?”
It doesn’t.
Educational Experimentation
1 am sure the parents have
been hearing of some of the
innovations at Owen High
school this year. I shall men
tion some of them for the ben
efit of some of my readers
who do not have children in
school and who are interested
in educational affairs. (I know
some of you are former teach
ers. )
Every student is required to
take five classes or subjects:
this eliminates all study halls
in our five period day.
At least theoretically, each
teacher is supposed to teach
five classes and each student
is supposed to be occupied in
classes during the entire day
with the exception of a ten
minute home-room period in
the morning and a staggered
lunch room schedule that al
lows each pupil about twenty
five minutes for lunch.
The first three periods as
in the past are close to an
hour in length, but under this
new approach the last two
I periods are between eighty
and ninety minutes long.
So far no afternoon home
room or activity period which
was used in the past for study
or for club meetings has been
held.
This is a radical departure
from precedent in our school,
and I am sure the results will
be received with interest.
Advantages and disadvant
ages become readily apparent,
but the true test of anv system
is its application. Gentle Read
ers, observe this with an open
mind for a while before you
reach a conclusion.
Those long periods in this
hot weather are a test of for
titude. I have been most ap
preciative of the good attitude
displayed by my pupils under
these conditions.
Happy Anniversary
It has always been a pleas
ure to deal with the Justus
family whose coming to us
from Henderson county about
30 years or more ago has
been such a blessing to the
community.
1 want to pay my hearty re
spects to the elder Mr. and
Mrs. Justus on their 60th an
niversary.
The thrift, industriousness
and energy of this dear couple
is nothing short of wonderful.
It is a pleasure to visit their
well kept home, admire their
garden, and enjoy their fel
lowship.
God bless vou both and may
the years continue to be kind.
Maybe It Was the
"Kpizootis,” Jim
My correspondent (one time
co-correspondent) friend Jim
Burleson provided me with an
other alibi for my lack of hair
Your Sherwin-Williams
Faint Store
Sherwin Williams
Outside White $7.50 gal.
Super Kemtone
Latex Wall Paint $6.39 gal.
Kem-Glo Enamel $9.49 gal.
NEW A100 Latex
House Paint $7.95 gal.
Porch &
Floor Enamel $7.15 gal.
—CONCRETE FLOOR PAINT
NATIONAL'S PLATINUM SATIN LATEX
INTERIOR WALL PAINT
SEMI-GLOSS LATEX ENAMEL
PORCH & DECK ENAMEL
$3.75 gal.
$5.15 gal.
$5.15 gal.
Shellac
G yin Floor Finish
Varnish
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100 STATE STREET — BLACK MTN
NO 9-7723
RURAL CIVIL DEFENSE meeting In Henry
County, Ind., takes place in the Prairie Township
fire hall at Mt. Summit, Ind. Speaker is Robert D.
Wolf, the county civil defense director, who has
held similar meetings throughout the county. Civil
defense fathering* such as this are part of a na
tionwide rural civil defense program to teach
persons how to survive nuclear attack and aid the
nation’s recovery efforts. Experts say any area
could be affected by fallout. (OCDM Photo)
Census Bureau
Will Furnish
Proof of Birfh
Last year, 0.032 residents
of North Carolina turned to
the U. S. Bureau of the Cen
sus for help in proving they
last week with his suggestion
of tainted cranberries. I'll
file that one along with the
others.
Fred Schnelz says that men
become bald much more fre
quently than women, because
women are endowed by nature
with a layer of fat under their
scalp that men are not equip
ped with.
Some of us try to prove the
hard way that we are not
“fat-heads.”
Good-Bye Old I’al
We acquired a new car in
the family yesterday. It's a
Pontiac and a very nice car.
Of course we are proud of it
and hope to have good service
from it.
As we drove away from the
dealer’s the family was quite
excited, hut 1 was touched with
sadness as 1 took a last look
at the faithful gray Buick that
had served us so well.
It. sat where we had parked
it as if awaiting our return.
In fact it seemed to have a
questioning air as if saying,
Why don’t you hurry up,
don’t you know it’s time to
go home?”
I felt as if 1 were desert
ing a tried, faithful and true
friend. 1 also felt like a
‘louse.”
(Have you gathered by now
that the Old Muser is a senti
nentalist?)
Amid The Jostling Throng
It’s lonely waiting here so long
\mid this jostling throng,
rhey’ll soo return they always
have before.
A’hy am 1 sitting here beside
this dealer's door?
rhe hours wear on—what can
be wrong
don’t like this jostling
throng.
see them coming down the
street.
ily family—they look so sweet.
rhey come -but not to me,
another sleek and long
'unbraces them and leaves me
amid the jostling throng.
Depart and leave me here to
stay
tVondering if man treats man
this wav.
I
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Impala 4-Door Sport Sedan
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Your Chevy dealer is champing at the bit to show you how you
can save money by driving a Corvair. Who’d have dreamed
that the best automotive idea in twenty years would be avail
able at such money-saving prices. Although time is short,
your Chevrolet dealer lias a wide choice of Corvair models.
Talk to him—he’s all set to make you a pleased-as-Punch
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See Chevrolet cars, Chevy’s Corvairs and Corvettes at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer’s!
McMurray Chevrolet Co., Inc,
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Mfr. No. 110
PHONE NO 9-3141
Dealer No. 2291
were born. These persons were
among an estimated 30 million
United States residents who
are without proof of age or
birth. The historical records
of the Census Bureau provide
the1 only source of this inform
ation for most of tU -e •"() mil
lion people.
Proof of age r birth is
needed today to . ■ ! a t social
security and otln 1 retirement
benefits. It is needed to ob
tain passports. It is needed
to qualify for carrying
certain age or o ns ip r -
nuirements. It is needed for
some forms of insurance.
Since 1920, t! Census Bu
reau has provide 1 more than
tliree and one-half million per
sons with copies their Cen
sus records on ere. place of
birth, citizenship, or kinship.
Persons seeking such records
of facts about themselves
should write to the Personal
Census Service Branch, Bu
reau of the Cen ;s Pittsburg.
Kansas, for a Cm -us Records
Search Application form. A
fee of $3.00 is charged for a
search of not mere than two
censuses for ot person and
for one copy of the informa
tion found. Additional copies
cost $1.00 each. An expedited
search costs $4.on. Expedited
searchers are usually complet
ed within a few days while the
routine $3.00 search may take
up to 30 days, depending upon
the backlog of requests and
the ease of difficulty in locat
ing the information.
The personal information in
the records of the 1900 and
later Censuses is confidential
by law and may lie furnished
only upon the written request
of the person to whom it re
lates or, for a proper purpose,
a legal representative such as
guardian or administrator of
an estate. Information re
garding a child who has not
reached legal age may be ob
tained upon the written re
quest of either parent.
BROWNIE TROOP
ELECTS LEADERS
The Black Mountain J.O.U.
A.M.. sponsors of Brownie
Troop 144. had as special
guests at their supper meet
ing Monday night, Aug. 29,
Mrs. Woodrow Cambron, troop
leader and Mrs. James Atkins,
a membra- of the troop com
mittee. Other members of the
committee are Mrs. James
Sullins, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Mrs.
Don Christian, Mrs. Harold
McNary, Mrs. A. F. Belts. The
regular troop meeting was
held Wednesday, Aug. 31, in
the J.O.U.A.M. hall. New of
ficers elected were president,
Judy Benedict; vice president,
Debbie Reed; secretary, Mar
guerite Cambron and patrol
leaders, Gloria Sullins and
Janeen McNary.
Members of troop 141 are
selling napkins and flavoring
to make money for a trip to
Washington, 1). C., next sum
mer. In the near future they
will also have Christmas cards
for sale.
—Stocks of government
owned grain in states along
the Eastern Seaboard will be
increased materially as part
of the overall program of de
veloping civil defense "readi
ness.” The increase, in both
ships and commercial storage,
will be between 20 and 25 mil
lion bushels.
r
A Note to
Good Health
. . . Prescribed by
your physicien . . .
filled by us . . .
promptly, accuretely.
Key City
Pharmacy
204 Sutton Avenue
—Prescription Druggist*—
Black Mountain, N. C.
Home l)rm. ('.lull
Has Meeting
The Black Mountain Home
Demonstration club held it
August meeting in the Lakc>
Gap Community house. Mrs
Garland Stepp, Mrs. Ernest
Austin and Mrs. Howard Har
ris served as co-hostess. Be
cause of the friendly atmos
phere at the Community House
the club members look for
ward to meeting here.
Mrs. Effie Guthrie, the
president of the club called
the meeting to order and read
a lovely poem which was fol
lowed bv the group reading in
unison the club Collect. Mrs.
Guthrie stated the western
district has now finished pay
ing their part of the expenses
for a new club house at Ra
leigh. Mrs. Fanny L. Allen
Lacey, the new member of the
day invited the club to hold its
September meeting1 witn ner
in her home on Church street.
Miss Mary Stephenson gave
an interesting program on
“Tomatoes On Your Table."
She spoke of the many ways
to serve tomatoes and of their
relative value to other foods.
She emphasized the importance
of vitamin C in the diet and
how tomatoes can help fill this
need.
During the social hour the
hostess served delicious re
freshments to the following
guests: Mrs. Constance Web
ber. Mrs. Cora Dula, and Miss
Mattie Herndon, and to the
following members: Mrs.
Guthrie, Mrs. R. C. Wright,
Mrs. Helen Bryan, Mrs. La
cey, Mrs. Gilber Willey, Mr .
George McElwrath, Misses
Mary and Lena Stephenson,
Mrs. W. I). Hyatt, Mrs. J. I.
Cook, Mrs. .!. W. Bergthold,
and Mrs. Lee IL Moore.
Engineers
To Tone Enka
A tour of the American
Enka Rayon facilities will
highlight the September meet
ing of the WNC Chemical En
gineers club on Thursday,
Sept. 15, 1960. The visit to
Enka offers engineers a chance
to see one of the most inter
esting chemical processing
plants in Western North Car
olina.
A dinner meeting will fol
low at the Malvern Springs
restaurant in Asheville. A
tentative program for the
year will be presented to the
membership.
Members and other inter
ested engineers are invited to
meet in the Enka Conference
room at 6:30 p.m.
FOR ATHUt,
FSE KERat'o vt,K°OT
action
It sloughs Off ,h„ • E"
w.tch fresh r. .
Get ,n„an,cl,_
!'c■ *nv drug „We
3 DAYS, you, 48c h u"0'd‘J
Black Mountain Drug Z, ^ r06*y*
Deafnes
s
Can cause family friction.
Don't let this happen f0 you
World - Famouse MAICO aids
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SEE and TRY - in you, hon)(
MAICO HEARING SERVICE
P. O. BOX 1783
ASHEVILLE, N. C
J. P. GIBSON
— MU 4-4922
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• RESTAURANTS
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Cherry St.—Black Mtn.
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—We Fix Dinner to Go—
PHONE NO 9-5531
• AUTO SERVICE
GENERAL REPAIR WORK ON
ALL CARS
Body Repairs & Painting
ROCKETT MOTORS, Inc.
Tel. 30—Old Fort, N. C.
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ESSO SERVICENTER
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NO 9-8826—Black Mtn.
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Call WILSON'S
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Black Mtn. — NO 9-5611
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ou5, WrnTE GAS IS GUARANTEED
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NO 9-8882
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• LUMBER
• DRESSED ROOFERS
and FRAMING
• CUSTOM PLANING
Buy Direct from Mill
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Broad River Section
Black Mountain
• BULLDOZER SERVICE
BULLDOZER and
SHOVEL WORK
Rt. 1,
Black
Mtn.,
N. C.
T. K. BROWN
• ELECTRICIANS
R. W. COOK
—Electrical Contractor—
PHONE: NO 9-3082
Black Mountain, N. C.
• PHOTOGRAPHERS
GRAGG'S STUDIO
100 CHURCH - TEL. NO 9-5951
PORTRAITS, GROUPS, WEDDINGS,
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McMurray's Chevrolet Co.
Black Mountain, N. C.
Day Phone Nile Phone
NO 9-3141 NO 9-5431
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NO 9-4101
hardware
Swannanoa Hardware
• Hardware • pa^tj
• Plumbing Supply
• Garden Tools
SWANNANOA, N. C
PHILIP S. STEVENS
PLUMBING & HEATING
CONTRACTOR
Blue Ridge Road
NO 9-7380 — Black Mtn
BURGIN
Plumbing and Heating
PHONE NO 9-5584
Black Mountain. N.
• AUTO SUPPLIES
AUTO SUPPLIES—SPORTING GOODS
FISHING TACKLE
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
BLACK MTN. PHONE NO 9-5471
— 118 Broadway
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B. & J.
DRUGS & SUNDRIES
-fr Trailways Bus Service
-jtr Fast Film Service
SWANNANOA, N. C.
WATCH REPAIRING
HUGGINS JEWELRY
Expert Watch Repairing
Where your $ Goes Fufite
SWANNANOA, N. C.
Phone 68-6-3241
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\RLAND & LONG
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• BAKERIES
WEDDING CAKES, BIRTHDAY
CAKES, PARTY CAKES MADE
TO ORDER I
Towne House Bakery
Pasties — Pies—Doughnuts
Open 24 hr*, daily 7 days weekly!
257 Biltmore Ave. — At 4-4351
• GLASS
BRITT & TILSON
Glass Co., Inc.
Mirrors, Auto Glass, Table
Tops, Glazing, Store
Fronts.
—Old Black Mtn. Hwy.—
AL 3-3741
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