Taylor Believes Federal Aid For
Schools Is Greatly Needed Now
lufore leaving for Washington to
hit seat in the 87th Congress as
ontative from the 12th Con
frtttaional District, Roy A. Taylor of
Mountain made arrangements
Supply the readers of the Black
Rtain News with a weekly re
of the activities of the law
This is his first report.)
A gaval struck Tuesday sig
naling the start of the first
session of the 87th Congress
■of the United States.
It also signaled the start of
the most significant national
legislative assembly in the na
tion’s history. Never before
hfcve times demanded more.
,, Leading educators of the na
tion have expressed increasing
Concern over the status of the
Country’s teachers, schools and
■icula.
leral Aid
New bills, no doubt, will be
!ered to direct federal funds
- to local school administrations
le money is urgently need
, ed, but extreme caution must
*be exercised to insure con
cerned leaders that federal
School funds, if they are ap
f&j propria ted, will not be contam
,$■ Inated by feared federal con
W itrols. Local schools should
jy-' logically be controlled locally,
|fe despite the source of funds.
Defense, of course, will be
m{ a key issue in the new Con
pi;-. gress. Rockets and missiles
# are costly. Neither does the
exploration of space come at
a bargain-basement price. But
these important programs are
vital to the nation’s security.
Until nations can agree on a
satisfactory disarmament pro
gram, development of the na
tion's defenses must continue.
Our nation's defense and se
curity must come above ail
other considerations.
The new Congress must at
tack these problems fearless
ly and realistically. The de
fense and educational welfare
of the nation must not be sec
ondmost.
District Secretary
Tom L. Mallonee, district
secretary to Congressman Roy
A. Taylor, will undergo two
weeks of Naval Reserve train
ing in Washington, D. C., in
early January.
During the last two weeks
of the month, Mallonee will
visit each of the counties in
the 12th district for talks with
persons with matters they
wish brought to Rep. Taylor’s
attention.
A schedule for these visits
will be announced in mid-Jan
uary.
Poet's Corner
Conducted by
Anne K. Sharp, Chairman
Creative Writing Group
t>ter friend why be so aloof,
austere
Or so self sufficient in every
sphere ?
Relax, rejoin the old human
race
Oer’look the frailties, the fall
from grace
That all are subject to, more
or less
Here is a thought to ponder a
while
^ou are the most charming
when you smile.
—Jorge.
—Never use metal spoons
or objects in the electric mixer
bowls when motor is running;
use rubber scrapers with care.
Look Who’s Here
Mr. and Mrs. Janies E.
Goodman announce the birth
of a daughter, Carol Renee,
Dec. 25, in St. Joseph’s hos
pital.
BLACK MOUNTAIN
BRIDGE WINNERS
Thursday night, Dec. 29, at
the Monte Vista hotel winners
in the Black Mountain Bridge
club were: North-South, Mrs.
Kenneth Donald and Lowry
Covin; second, Mrs. Max Wood
cock and Kenneth Donald;
third, Mrs. Don Livingston
and Miss Mazie Buie. East
West, Mr. and Mrs. Don Chris
tian; second, Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. White; third. Mrs. Harry
Standbridge and Mrs. R. T.
Greene.
—Always use double boiler
when melting wax. Do not
spill or pour wax down the
drain.
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By JIM BURLESON . . . Phone 686-3205 1
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Here We Go Again!
Now that all or most all of
the New Year’s resolutions
have been broken, we will
make an attempt to get back
into the normal swing of
things; and that mostly being
the pursuit of a happy and
wholesome way of life during
the coming year.
It’s always a little sad to
see the old year depart; you
think of so many things which
happened during the preced
ing weeks and months. Some
good and some bad, but never
theless they are instilled with
in and so easy to recall. (Now
my nostalgia is showing!)
One of the things in which
I look forward to very much
at the arrival of a new year is
getting calendars from the lo
cal merchants. Since I’m a
bird fancier, the calendar from
McMurray’s Chevrolet com
pany was especially welcomed
since it included beautiful col
or prints of birds for each
month. The Swannanoa Bank
and Trust company sent along
a calendar which was very
pleasing to the eye with some
life-like landscapes and sea
scapes. Perhaps my favorite
or one of my favorites in ad
dition to the two mentioned
previously, is the old-fashion
ed type calendar from Ward’s
Drug Store. There”s nothing
fancy or spectacular about
this calendar; as a matter of
fact it has retained a similar
appearance for as long as I
can remember, and I’m a pret
ty old youngun! The things
which intrigues me about this
particular calendar are the
weather forecasts which ap
pear under each date, As for
accuracy of the forecasts, we
could not say, but it’s always
interesting to see if each day's
weather matches the predic
tions on the calendar.
If we failed to mention any
one, and I’m sure we did, just
send us a calendar and next
time we won’t forget you. If
I get a mailbox full of those
scantily clad doll type calen
das will my face be red! . . .
or will it?
Bless Those Blue Devils
It just wouldn’t be right if
we didn't mention those daring
Duke Blue Devils (who now
have halo’s around their
heads) who made every foot
ball fan (or should have) in
North Carolina very proud by
defeating the rough Arkansas
Razorbacks 7-6 in the Cotton
Bowl at Dallas, Tex. Accord
ing to the experts this was an
upset but we thought they
had ’em all the way.
Also, can’t forget my Tar
heels who walked off with the
Dixie Classic basketball cham
pionship Saturday night at
Raleigh.
The thing that gets my goat
is the fact that after the en
tire tournament had been a
complete sellout for some
televise one cottonpickin' sec
time, no one was allowed to
ond of the championship game.
How come, Charlie ?
Travels
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller
spent a week’s vacation with
Mrs. Miller’s sons, Junior and
Fred Reed in Jacksonville,
Ela. Junior and Fred are both
stationed with the Navy there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Imbt
and family formerly of Grove
mont and now of Eau Gallie,
Fla., have been visiting here
over the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rob
inson and Terry of Eastwood
avenue, Grovemont, recently
returned from Church Point,
La., where they were called
upon the unexpected death of
Mr. Lawrence Young, who is
Mrs. Robinson’s father.
George Talbot of Bee Tree
road has been attending the
Seventh Quadrenial Youth
convention in Dallas, Tex.
About 1500 college age young
people from the southern area
of our country are expected to
attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collins
and son Rickey of Greenville,
S. C., spent the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. George Nether
ton of Richmond avenue. They
are Mrs. Collins’ parents.
Mr. Bruce DeBruhl of Bee
Tree road who is the director
of Freshmen at Syracuse Uni
versity, Syracuse, N. Y., paid
this reporter a very welcome
visit last week before return
ing to the land of ice and snow
(and they’ve had plenty of
it.)
Sick List
Mrs. Grace Decker who was
so seriously ill for such a long
time has now returned home
and is doing wonderfully.
Brian Ward, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Ward of East
wood avenue fell victim to a
generous case of measles re
cently. Between you and me,
Brian, I think you got ’em
from your sister!
Bobby Ballard of Northeast
avenue has been hospitalized
at Saint Joseph’s.
Presbyterian News
The Swannanoa Presbyter
ian church observed its Quart
erly Communion Sunday, Jan
uary 1.
First Baptist News
The Woman’s Missionary
Society of the First Baptist
church, Swannanoa, held its
Christmas banquet in the so
cial hall of the church, Dec.
20, at fi:30 p.m. There were
38 in attendance. The social
committee composed of Mrs.
Latt McMahan, Mrs. D. L.
Shaver and Mrs. J. T. May
field prepared and served the
dinner.
Mrs. Joe Rector, president,
presided. After dinner the
circles went to their individ
ual classes for a short busi
ness session. A Lottie Moon
Christmas offering was taken.
Mrs. J. \V. Teems was in
charge of a very impressive
program. Those taking part
were: Singing of Christmas
carols, Mrs. W. C. Shope;
poem, “The Legend of the
Christmas Rose,” Mrs. L. E.
Wainscott; story, “Holly’s first
Christmas,” Mrs. Teems; clos
ing prayer, Mrs. Joe Rector.
Presept were: JYfrs. J. W.
Teems, Mrs. Clem Hunt, Mrs.
Joe Rector, Mrs. L. E. Wains
cott, Mrs. Pearson Ford, Mrs.
Mabel Taylor, Mrs. J. H. Mc
Kinney, Mrs. Harry Noblitt,
Mrs. Thelma Lyda, Mrs. Bob
Maney, Mrs. C. M. Maynie,
Mrs. Perry McMahan, Mrs.
Russell Riddle, Mrs. E. V.
Crist, Jr., Mrs. Hilliard Hun
nicutt, Mrs. L. O. Wright, Mrs.
Don Luckadoo, Mrs. Glen
Brown, Jr., Mrs. Helen Van
over, Mrs. Ledford, Mrs. Mc
Crain, Mrs. Fred McCuen,
Mrs. Hazel Penley, Mrs. W. J.
Blaine, Mrs. Edison Allen,
Mrs. W. B. McCraw, Mrs.
Chuck English, Mrs. Carrie
Mae Campos, Mrs. Bill Hens
ley, Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs.
W. C. Shope, Mrs. L. L. En
loe, Miss Carol McKinney,
Miss Julia Smith, Miss Becky
Smith.
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—Photo by Ed DuPuy
These wheeled toys gladdened the hearts of many
children on Christmas morning. They were collected
and rebuilt by Kearfott employees during their leisure
hours. Those in the picture, left to right, standing,
Mike Hodge, Walter Verne, Chris Bauer, and J. D.
Coggins. Same order, kneeling, Roy Crook, Arthur
Andrews, committee chairman, and A. T. Hollifield.
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SPEAKING OF
HOMEMAKING
by MRS. ELIZABETH G. PARHAM
Home Service Representative of
Carolina Power & Light Company
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ON BUYING
AN APPLIANCE
If yours is like most Amer
ican. families, the selection of
a new appliance is an import
ant decision. You want to be
sure you are getting a quality
appliance that will serve you
for years—one that best fits
your needs, and gives you real
value for your money — and
particularly, you want to be
sure it is made by a manu
facturer who will stand be
hind it if it should fail to
perform as it should. A Na
tionally Advertised Brand is
your best assurance of com
plete satisfaction. The reason
for this statement is clear.
The manufacturer who has put
the name of his company on
a product and who continual
ly advertises that product, has
millions of dollars invested in
your satisfaction.
The value of this investment
in plant, machinery and organ
ization is all dependent on
continuing sales — month af
ter month, year after year.
Only in this way can continu
ing dividends adequately com
pensate the stockholders or
owners for their investment in
that business enterprise.
Therefore, Brand Name Man
ufacturers must build products
that serve you well—that will
be recommended by you to
others. They must stand be
hind their products if any
thing happens. Their bus
iness depends on customer
satisfaction. So, your first
step in buying a new appliance
should be to look for the
dealer in your neighborhood
Fruit Cake Sale
Is Successful
The fruit cake sale conduct
ed by the Swannanoa Men’s
club this past year was so
successful that many more
could have been sold, Frank
Huggins, general chairman,
told members at the regular
meeting in the clubhouse
Monday evening.
Next year the plan at pre
sent is to order 300 cakes
instead the usual 200.
Plans were made also to
step up the sale of the
“Swannanoa Industrial Val
ley” automobile tags. A to
tal of 60 were ordered and
many remain to be sold.
A letter of appreciation
from Chaplain James H. Skel
ton at the Western North
Carolina San was read. The
club, in cooperation with the
Swannanoa Woman’s club, pro
vided 47 Christmas gifts for
the patients at the San.
Several members expressed
appreciation to Sam Pittman
for having put up several new
street markers.
The Moreheod Plonetarlum gratefully acknowledges the generous
cooperation of this newspaper in presenting this progrom listing.
who features Brand Names
prominently — who can help
you select the right, appliance
—one you will always be proud
to show your friends and
neighbors.
By D. C. Nichols
Field Representative
For your own economic se
curity, as well as the security
of your family, it is important
that you check your earnings
record upon which future so
cial security benefits will be
paid. This is particularly im
portant if you have worked for
one or more employers who
may not have correctly deduct
ed or reported social security
for you—or may perhaps have
reported your earnings with
out your social security num
ber, or with an incorrect name
or number.
We suggest that your earn
ings record be checked every
three years. You may have
this done by completing a
simple post-card form which
you may obtain by writing to
the Social ecurity Office,
Asheville, N. C. Or you may
secure the form from your so
cial security representative.
On the card you simply show
clearly your social security
number, your date of birth,
your full name and address—
then put a stamp on the post
card and drop it in the mail
box. A record of the earnings
credited to your account will
be mailed free to you.
It' you find a mistake in the
earnings credited to your ac
count, contact your social se
curity office or the representa
tive immediately. Your em
ployment under social securi
ty will be reviewed with you,
and any errors in your earn
ings record will be corrected.
In some instances it will be
necessary for you to provide
evidence of your employment
with a particular employer,
and the wages paid you.
Check your record every
several years. Failure to do
so may be costly and may
cause a long delay in process
ing your claim when you ap
ply for social security bene
fits.
• RENT IT - CLASSIFIEDS!
Classifieds Sell - Ph. NO-9-410!
—Cash receipts from farm
marketings for August were
$2.9 billion, up five percent
from August of 1959, accord
ing to preliminary estimates.
For the first eight months of
this year, cash receipts from
farm marketings are reported
at $19.5 billion, a bit higher
than the same period last
year, say USDA economists.
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side of the track nor on the
right side of the tracks. He
was tougii—he lived on the
tracks.
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Reddy Says
Reddy knows that long, cold nights
and sunless days can work him over
time because everyone has just one
idea—keep warm and comfortable.
And he likes to help you do exactly
that.
But he also has a gentle reminder.
Cold snaps call for more kilowatts
than do summer months. The auto
matic furnace runs practically all the
time. Your electric water heater
must heat water that comes into the
home at a much lower temperature.
More hot meals and in - between
snacks are prepared on your electric
range and small appliances.
In fact you use more of just about
everything electrical such as TV,
lighting and electric space heaters.
Naturally, the more Reddy works for
you the more his services are re
flected in your electric bill.
However — when the weather’s
roughest is when folks appreciate the
comfort and convenience of electrical
living. Take a peek around your
home and then ask what else does
so many things at such reasonable
cost? It’s still the biggest bargain in
the family budget
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