by
Eula N. Greenwood
Although as of last weekend
there appeared to be little
doubt that Gov. Terry San
ford would emerge the winner
in the tax fight, the opposition
had left some good blows to
toss at the food tax.
Liberals Opposed
An interesting develope
ment in the rucus is that some
of the Governor’s most ardent
supporters educationwise are
solidly against putting a tax
on victuals.
For example, few legisla
tures anywhere have mpre
liberal-leaners than Sen. Sam
Burrows and Rep. William Z
Wood. Senator Burrow can
claim lion’s share of the cred
it for the State Minimum
Wage Law. He is from Ran
dolph County. He is an insur
ance man.
Wood, strapping redheaded
freshman from Winston-Sa
lem, is an attorney and red
hot-for-Sanford. He led the
ticket in his county last fall
and is regarded as Winston
Salem’s choice to take on Rep.
Ralph Scott for the Fifth Dis
trict seat in Congress.
We doubt that Burrow will
vote for a tax on food. Inci
dentally, the place he vacated
in the House to run for the
State Senate is now filled by
a Republican. Wood may go
for food—but only as a last
resort to save the Program
for Education.
There is no more ardent
champion for education in the
State than that veteran legis
lator and educator Byrd Sat
terfield of Person County.
Be that as it may, he was
expected to be longest and
loudest against the food tax
when the debate reached full
committee discussions this
week.
Both House and Senate have
a goodly sprinkling of Satter
fields, Burrows, and Woods:
Sanfordites but anti-fooders
And it was they who made the
session most interesting—and
the issue still uncertain—as
the 1961 edition of the N. C.
General Assembly went into
the home stretch.
Playing It Safe
The Republicans this time
have a nice little minority in
the Legislature. When the
situation calls for it, they
will show how their members
in the House Labor and Manu
facturers Committee made
more inclusive the State Mini
mum Wage Law.
Although not one of them
is by any stretch of the im
agination a reckless liberal,
it is going to be hard to pin
the Conservative label on the
1961 crop of Republicans in
Raleigh. And, when the mat
ter upon which they are vot
ing is highly controversial—as
in the minimum wage matter
they play it safe and cozy
and have been known to con
fer solemnly with each other
in caucus manner—or get ad
vice from a higher source be
fore announcing their vote.
This comes to us pretty
straight.
And, if it be so, the GOP
is working caucusiy with a
weather eye on the future—
statewise and nationwise.
When the State that gave
us our Vice President! and
at the same time the votes for
national victory) goes Repub
lican in the midst of the Ken
nedy Honeymoon, there is no
cause for gloom in Gopville.
Big Changes Coming
Since taking office back
in January, the new Gover
nor has been too busy with
the Legislature, moving and
getting settled into his new'
Job to attend to a long list
of items needing his attention.
Also, if he had one one or
two of the things he must do,
his legislative battle would
have been more difficult.
So, shortly after his return
from the Governors Confer
ence—and possibly before he
returns — several rather im
portant. announcements will
toe made. Look for them.
While they will not be di
rectly involved in the antici
pated policy items, two of
the Governor’s more promi
nent appointees may decide to
return to private business be
fore the end of the year.
A Case In Point
The current (May 29) issue
of Sports Illustrated crawls
all over N. C. State Coach
Everett Case in a piece en
titled “Sanctimony, Inc.”. We
are passing it along herewith
so that your blood can boil
right along with ours: Ever
ett Case, basketball coach at
N. C. State College, has a
plan to keep future basket
ball scandals from touching
his state. He believes that
New York City boys are more
easily corrupted than Carolina
boys and that Carolina coaches
should therefore stop recruit
ing N. Y. athletes and con
centrate on acquiring home
bred talent. “Maybe the
sense of values of New York
boys is all screwed up,” he
says, “I don’t know, but North
Carolina boys would certainly
be loyal.” We quote further
SI:
“Since the current scandal
broke, there has been no
more arrogant, self-serving
and sanctimonious expression
of opinion. (Case was inspir
ed to express it when, last
week, three of his players—
two from New York, one from
Louisville— were accused of
conspiring with gamblers to
fix games.)”
Now here is where Sports
Illustrated, owned by the same
people who put out Time, Life
and Fortune magazines, real
ly lowers the boom on our
own Coach Case:
“For years, Everett Case
has been one of the most bra
zen recruiters of young
athletes in the coaching fra
ternity, and N. C. State twice
has been penalized by the
NCAA for breaking the rules.
When the extent of State’s
pursuit of Jackie Moreland was
revealed in 195G, State was
put on probation for four years
—us severe a sentence as the
pussyfooting NCAA ever has
imposed. Moreland was offer
ed a five-year scholarship, his
girl friend was offered a seven
year medical education and
Moreland was to receive a
generous yearly cash bonus
and a yearly clothing allow
ance. This is the kind of und
er - the-table, outside-the-rules
recruiting that corrupts young
sters even before they get to
college . . . ’’
Bad publicity for Case . . .
and for North Carolina State.
OWEN GRADUATES—
(From Page 1)
Ham, Louis Haney, Mary
Harris, Walter Harris, Jr.,
Dorothy Higginbotham, Jerry
Hogan, Barbara Hollifield,
Charlotte Hudgins, Charles
Hughes, Joseph Israel, Linda
Jones, Nell Ledbetter, Sharon
Ledford. Patricia Lee, Joan
Lemieux. Howard Lewis, Jr..
Brenda Lindsay, William Link.
Jr., Elizabeth Linens, Robert
Lowe, Wanda Lunsford, Doug
las Mahaffey, Judy Marett,
Patricia Massey, Nancy Mc
Daris. Mary McKnight, Ronald
McMahan, Betty McPeters,
Carl McTaffert, Charles Met
calf, Pauline Miller, Leonard
Moore, Gerald Morris, Samuel
Morris, Jerry Morrow, Carl
Nanney. Nellie Nelon, Marvin
Nesbitt, Thomas Nesbitt.
James Nichols, Emogene
Norman, Louise Norton
Charle Owenby. Daniel Owen
by, Thomas Owensby, Rex
Padgett, Helen Pegg, Margaret
Penley, Robert Peterson, Barb
ara Pound. Shirley Pound
Ronald Price, Rita Putnam
Judi Raines, Martha Raines
Nora Rankin, John Rayburn
Charles Rector, Melvin Reese
Barbara Riddle. Francis Rob
ertson, Bessie Robinson. Fred
die Robinson. Blanche Roland
Brenda Silver. Troy Silver
Edwin Smith, Clyde Smith
Shirley Sparks. Linda Squires
Elaine Stafford, Joan Stamey
Vivian Stewart, Martha Styles
Brenda Swafford. Ada Swann
Pattie Talbot. Constance Tay
lor. Robert Watkins, Charle
Waycaster, David Whitaker
Barbara White, Ned Willis
Coy Woody, Albert Worley
Debbie Worley, and Cecelii
Wyrick.
From the junior class, chie:
marshals were Adelaide Clarl
and Piroska Soos. Other mar
shals were David Bashaw
Barbara Bradley. Robert Byrd
Jean Creasman, Kay Greene
Ray Heath, Patricia Lawrence
Robert Leonard, Anita Luther
and Carolyn McKnight.
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Whal to Do in Black Mountain
Jaycee meets 1st Thursday for business, 7:30
p.m.; 3rd Thursday for dinner at Monte Vista, 7 p.m.
Black Mountain-Swannanoa Rotary club meeting,
Monte Vista hotel, Mondays, 12:15 p.m.
Black Mountain Lions club, Monte Vista, second
and fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Black Mountain-Swannanoa Kiwanis club, each
Thursday noon, Monte Vista hotel.
“Tween-Age” square dance group meets every
Tuesday night at 8 at the Youth Center, just off Crag
mont Road. Everyone of adult age invited for the fun.
The following events, sponsored by the Get
Acquainted club, to which all interested persons are
invited *Every Wednesday afternoon at the Monte
Vista at 1, duplicate bridge. Every Thursday night,
7:30, Monte Vista hotel, duplicate bridge; instruction
by Max Woodcock.
Other purely social activities listing in this col
umn may call the Black Mountain News. Save this
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SWANNANOA NEWS |
By JIM BURLESON . . . Phone 686-3205 |
January In June
Here it is almost June: as a
matter of fact it will be June
when this bit of high altitude
corn is read and it has been
cold enough the last few days
(especially the nights) to be
January. ’ It’ll probably be
hotter than the inside of a
“mountain dew”’ jug before
long and we might be wishing
for some nice cool weather.
The recent cold snap has
severly hampered my job as
supervisor of construction of
our new home. Nevertheless
John R. Penley and crew have
been working like a bunch of
beavers. When 1 say beavers
I don’t mean that they are
gnawing the place down as a
beaver would do but that the
place is really beginning to
take shape. Whats more, not
a single turnb was mashed
last week.
Despite the frost last week,
my grandmother’s strawber
ries are bearing like mad and
nothing could make Ole Jim
happier because she (my little
grandma) makes the most de
licious strawberry shortcake
that a mountain man ever
stuck a fork into. Boy would
the ol ‘Muser love some of
that kind of eatin’.
Owensby Hurls Two Consecu
tive Shutouts
Jess Owensby, Beacon’s fire
balling righthander, who was
belted mercilessly on Tuesday
by Olin Mathieson, a team
whom he had previously beat
en twice this year, came up
with the top pitching perform
ances of the season over the
weekend. On Saturday, in a
game with Valley Springs at
Nolan Field. Jess pitched the
Blanketeers to a 6-0 win. In
doing so he struck out 18 bat
ters while walking only one.
He was also a offensive stand
out collecting four hits in four
tries at the plate, one of the
blows being a ringing double.
Guy Moore and Mark Fer
guson were also helpful with
the bat. Moore had 3 for 4
and Ferguson 2 for 3 with
two runs driven in to his cred
it. Rogers at shortstop garner
ed one hit in five tries but
drove in 3 big runs.
The scene changed on Sun
day for the same two teams.
On Valley Springs home dia
mond the Springers fared even
worse than on Saturday. Jess
Owensby was in excellent form
once again and shut out Val
ley Springs 11-0. This was
Jess’ fifth victory in seven
games.
As was the case on Satur
day, Jess helped his own cause
with 2 hits in three tries. Guy
Moore chipped in with 3 for 5.
Beacon jumped on Jim Gad
dy, a former team mate, for 13
hits. The Blanketeers sup
ported Owensbys’ sparkling
performance with errorless
fielding.
First Baptist News
Preparation Day for Daily
Vacation Bible School will be
ROTARIANS TOLD—
(From Page 1)
the Doctor raised himself,
supplied the necessary cash to
carry on the studies and get
the facts assembled about the
mountain people. Some of
: these facts he told the group
• about were: that 60% of the
, mountain people are of Scotch
, and Irish origin; that the
, Scotch still have their burr.
. religion and individuality; they
, brought with them four things
in those early days, their
. rifle, a frying pan, an ax. and
their Bible. Most of them to
day are poverty stricken and
ignorant. Dr. Weatherford
stated that education was
therefore one of the primary
needs of the region.
The mountain people are
home-loving people and have
on the average three children
Since most of these childrer
only get through the 7th grade
farms have been divided uj
to help them so that now the
- average farm is only 14%
acres to support a family o!
five people, with an income
of less than $1,100 per yeai
per family. Dr. Weatherforc
stated that 200,000 Negroe:
too weak to work were cost
ing the southern states ovei
$240,000 per year. Money i:
i needed for new schools ane
teachers’ salaries, so he said
the governor was on the righ
track in sponsoring better an<
more education in Nortl
Carolina.
Wilbur Ward presided an<
welcomed the guests present
- Barney Baxter, secretary, re
ported over $100 was clearei
at the Rotary dance last Sat
urday night.
9
held on Friday, June 9. A
parade and registration will
take place. School will begin
on Monday, June 12 and last
for 10 days.
All Sunday School members
are urged to enroll and attend.
The Church Brotherhood _ is
making plans to send Junior
R. A’s to the Baptist Summer
Camp at Fruitland. Camp
dates are June 26-July 1 and
July 10-15.
Junior G. A's will attend the
Camp on July 24-29; July 31
August 5; August 7-12 and
14-19.
Swannanoa Methodist News
Methodist Youth Fellowship
members are currently making
plans to attend the Youth As
sembly at Lake Juntlaska and
Camp Tekoa at Hendersonville.
The Methodist Mens’ Club
will meet on Wednesday night,
June 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the
church.
Vacation Church School will
begin on June 5 and last
through the 9th. Classes start
at 8:30 each morning and last
until 11:00. All children in
the 4-14 age group are in
vited to attend.
The Western North Carolina
Annual Conference will take
place June 7-11. Those at
tending from the Swannanoa
Church are: elected delegate,
Claude Powers and alternate
delegate, J. Herb Coman.
VESS- LANDES—
(From Page 1)
sage of variegated carnations.
The bridegroom’s mother
wore a lavender lace dress,
white accessories, and a cor
sage of pink carnations.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was
given by Mrs. Whisman in the
recreation hall of the church.
The bride wore a lavender
suit, white accessories, and a
white orchid corsage for
travel.
The couple will reside in
their new home on Morris
Mill road.
Mrs. Landes attended Owen
High school, was graduated
from Wilson Memorial High
school and King’s Daughters’
Hospital School of Nursing.
She is a licensed nurse at the
same hospital. Mr. Landes is
employed at the General
Electric Co., Waynesboro, Va.
SCOTLAND GRAGG—
(From Page 1)
endured with a rising temp
erature which finally drove
her to remove her oxygen
mask and seek the little plastic
bag. By this time they were
circling Buckley Field to try
some touch-and-go landings.
This must have convinced the
Major he had a veteran aboard,
so he told his passenger she
could fly the plane, ‘just gent
ly move that stick there,” he
said. As she gingerly follow
ed his instructions the plane
fell into a left handed nose
dive which confirmed her
suspicion that she was not
particularly interested or ad
dicted to jet flying and as far
she she was concerned the
whole air force could go fly
their own planes—without her
help—if they would just n’ease
take her back to good old
terra firma.
So, for her efforts and en
durance she now proudly
displays a Jet Flight Certifi
cate and a Certificate of In
doctrination and Flying Pro
ficiency which testify that she
has “viewed the beautiful ex
panse of the great state of
■ Colorado and surrounding
: states from the ground to
. 18,000 feet . . . and have given
i of time, talent and unlimited
■ moral support for the promo
i tion of a better Air Force”.
; Her reply to all of this?
"Three cheers for the wild
E blue yonder . . . just so I’m
: not a part of it.”
Miss Gragg is due to arrive
1 home this week for a visit
3 with her family.
r NOTE OF THANKS
] We would like to express
our deepest appreciation anc
t heartfelt thanks to our friends
j and neighbors for their man>
i acts of kindness and thought
fulness during the illness anc
i death of our father, David S
Atkins. The lovely flowers
i. were also greatly appreciated
i —The Atkins Family
TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS I I
Seafood Mornay Is Party Gay
National surveys show that nine out of ten housewives include
canned fish or shellfish in meal service throughout the year. This
popularity is due to ease in preparation and serving—and to the
many ways in which such fare can be varied. An extra-tasty
variation is a recipe newly developed by the Borden Kitchen. It
combines Chateau cheese and canned shrimp, lobster meat and
crab meat to make a nourishing party-gay “Seafood Mornay.” The
smoothness of the dish is due to the use of pasteurized process
cheese food, which has superior melting qualities plus fine flavor,
and to a basic low-calorie sauce made of homogenized-smooth
nonfat dry milk. For extra touch, garnish it plain or fancy. For
instance, use a sprig of parsley and heart shapes of toast for
a really dressed-up look.
Seafood Mornay
Makes 8 to 10 servings)
(5 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
% teaspoon salt
% teaspoon pepper
LV2 teaspoons
Worcestershire sauce
3 cups liquefied Starlac
2 cups (V2 lb. pkg.)
Chateau Cheese Food*,
finely shredded
1 (5-oz.) can cooked shrimp
1 (5-oz.) can lobster me; t
1 (GV2-0Z.) can crabmeat
Melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt., pepper, rm !
Worcestershire sauce. Gradually add liquefied nonfat dry m
Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is sY; 'r
thickened. Add cheese. Stir until melted and sauce is smooth. .4 -i
seafood. If elesired, garnish with buttered toast which has teen
cut into heart shapes with a cookie cutter.
NOTE: * Pasteurized process cheese food
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Civil War Tales
Dear Mr. Greenwood:
I have just read your re
quest for stories for Editor
Clarence Poe of Raleigh.
As my father James Ivy
Moffitt was a veteran of the
Civil War. Eve heal'd him tell
many things about the Civil
War. He was born and rear
ed in McDowell County. He
was a southern soldier. He
was stationed down around
Richmond Va. The dismal
swamps, and on the coast at
Top Sail sound. (Now Ocean
View.) He was 18 years of
age when he was conscripted
they called it in those days.
Along in the war the sol
diers uniforms were worn and
ragged. Their shoes tied on
their feet. He lost his hat and
had to go bareheaded six
months. One day they were
on a train going somewhere,
he saw a dressed up young
man wearing a nice hat stand
ing close to the railroad track
smoking a pipe. As they pas
sed he reached out and lifted
the man’s hat. He wore that
hat until the close of the war.
At one time they marched
a company of soldiers he was
in three days and nights with
out food, they got so weak
they staggered as they walked.
One of the soldiers ate sassa
fras twigs and grass. They
met some travelers and asked
them for something to eat.
The travelers said they didn’t
have any food, but back where
they camped the night before
they saw three hogs in the
woods and they left some brine
salt in a hogshead. When the
company arrived there only
one man of the company (the
man that ate the twigs and
grass was able to run down one
of the hogs and kill it. They
skinned the hog and divided
the meat. In winter when
they were traveling and came
to a river, they were driven
into the water, floating with
ice almost up to their waist.
There was a great deal of
sickness. At one time the
smallpox broke out among the
soldiers and they died like they
did with influenza during the
first world war. Toward the
last of the war they didn’t
have much to eat. Some one
came around in the mornings
with a bag of corn meal,
measured out a pint cup of
meal to each soldier, they
cooked it themselves bran and
all.
By Mrs. M. M. Elliott. I’m
80 years of age.
P. S. I can write many more
stories about the Civil War
told to me by Father, Mother,
Grandmother and other old
folks.
Offers Army Diary
Mr. Gordon Greenwood
Black Mountain News
Black Mountain, N. C.
Dear Gordon:
Just read about Clarence
Poe wanting some true stories
about the Civil War. This I
don’t have, but I do have a
diary of one G. R. Bennedite,
Pvt. U. S. Army, Killed and
plundered by C. Taylor, Pvt.,
Co. “F” N. C. Troops. A sol
dier in the company of Capt.
Zeb. B. Vances’ outfit. This
diary was given to my grand
father who was a 1st Sgt
under Vance.
I would be glad to LEND
this diary to Mr. Poe. It is
a very interesting book and
tells of Mr. Bennedites army
life right up to the day he
was killed
George Gudger
SHOPE CREEK
By Mrs. Thelma Buckner
May continues cool. The
question we hear most now
adays is “will warm weather
ever come?” But despite the
cool weather, May has many
beautiful flowers and other
interesting things for us to
enjoy. There’s a blue jay’s
nest in a dogwood tree in our
backyard and a fly catcher
has built in a maple tree out
front. Spring, whatever the
weather may be has a tend
ency to lift our spirits;
even I felt inspired to try
my hand at poetry. This is
what I “came up” with:
In the Garden"
I walk in the garden in the
morning
When the roses all sparkle
with dew,
I walk in the garden at
eventide
When the long, weary day is
through.
Refreshing rains and gentle
winds,
The rice and fertile sod,
Fragrant, sunkissed petals
Painted by the hand of God.
Walking in the garden, among
the roses rare,
Poppies bright with upturned
faces
And the lilies fair.
At early morn or set of sun,
What e’er the time of day,
Just walking in the garden
Our cares all flee away.
Sunday night services at
Berea Baptist church were
“called off” on account of the
baccalaureate services at Owen
High school.
; Carrol B. Creasman, our
I neighbor at one time, died on
i Friday, May 26, after a long
' illness. Our sympathy to his
. family.
| We also extend our sym
pathy to the family of L. C.
! (Con) Cordell, who died on
May 26. His family and ours
' have been friends for many
years.
The Clinton Gregg family,
• the Joe Shopes, and Mrs. Min
nie Jenkins and Elmer attend
ed Memorial Day services at
Louada Sunday.
MARILYN BROWN
CELEBRATES HER
NINTH BIRTHDAY
Marily Brown celebrated her I
ninth birthday May 23. A
picnic supper was enjoyed by
a number of her friends in
honor of this event.
Those present were Brenda
Clements, Betty Roberts,
Linda Shook, Kim Uzzell,
Sherry Boger, Diane Robert
son, Cathie Reese, Vickie
Russell, Rhonda Singleton,
Robbie Stubbs, Carilyn and
Billy Brown, and the “birth
day girl”.
AMER. HOME DEPT.
MEETS WITH
MRS. HERB COMAN
The American Home Depart
ment of Swannanoa met with
Mrs. J. Herbert Coman on
Monday evening. Mrs. Coman
invited the members to attend
the revival service at the Swan
nanoa Methodist church, after
which they met at Mrs. Co
mans’ home for a short busi
ness session and social hour.
Mrs. Billie Kuykendall presid
ed.
Mrs. Coman served delicious
refreshments to the eight
members and one visitor pre
sent, at which time a very en
joyable social hour was had.
SOCIAL SECURITY BENE
FICIARIES! If you are under
age 72, and are receiving old
age or survivors benefits un
der social security—you should
keep in mind a new earnings
limitation which is now in ef
fect. Ask your social securi
ty office for information and
a leaflet explaining this new
earnings limitation for social
security beneficiaries.
—No other state produces
as much smoking and chewing
tobacco as North Carolina.
Commencement
Activities At
Warren W ilson
“Our Hearts Were Young
and Gay” by Cornelia Otis
Skinner and Emily Kimbrough
has been chosen as the 1961
commencement play at War
ren Wilson college. It will
be presented on Thursday and
Friday nights, June 1 and 2,
in Elizabeth Williams chapel
on the Warren Wilson cam
pus at 8:00 p.m. Directed by
Miss Mary G. Lewis, the play
is open to the public. There
is no admission charge.
Other commencements events
include the baccalaureate ser
vice Sunday morning, June 4,
the honors and awards pro
gram on June 8, and the com
mencement exercises at 2 p.m.
on June 9, when the associate
in arts degree will be con
ferred on 78 graduates.
MRS. WOODSIDE HERE
TO SPEND SUMMER
Mrs. Ester Woodside has
arrived from West Palm
Beach, Fla., to spend the sum
mer at her home here.
—A lie has only one chance
of successful deception,—to be
accounted true.—Mary Baker
Eddy.
OLD FORT NEWS
MRS. BONNIE S. REYNOLDS
PHONE NO. 155
Old Fort, N. C.
Personals , , ,
\irs .1. B. Allison and daugh
ters Joan and Mary Jo and
■\]i ;s I.inda Willis attended the
graduation of Mrs. All.son s
daughter Rita, from Brevard
College last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Jack
son, and son Lynn, and Mr
and Mrs. Joe Jackson all of
Bulaville visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Robin
son and daughter Betty \ en
ard Steppe, on Sunday.
The Jacksons had attended
the graduation of their son
Lynn, from Applachian Col
lege in Boone, and were re
turning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Hipps,
and small son Keith, of Shelby
visited with Mr. Tlipps parents,
Mr. and Mrs. 1L C. Hipps in
Old Fort last weekend.
Mrs. Winslow Lavender en
tered Marion Hospital on Mon
day for surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Curtis
of Washington, D. C. are on
their way to California to
visit their son and daughter
in-law. They stopped over in
Old Fort to visit with their
nephew and niece, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Arney.
Mrs. Flint Norwood, and
small daughter Margaret Lou
ise, of Columbia, S. C. spent
last weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Robert Laugbridge.
Mrs. G. A. Lewis who has
been visiting her sisters, in
Old Fort, returned to Colum
bia with her.
Elaine Ross, Lynn Shiflet,
Rue Crawford, Lloyd Porter
and Richard Padgham are a
few of the young folk return
ing home from college.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hicks,
of Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Mills
Hicks. Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Mills Hicks, Jr., of Asheville,
visited Lula, Frances and Dora
Hicks and Mrs. C. L. Tate in
Old Fort on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harris,
Jr. spent Sunday wdth their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Fuller in
Marion.
Mrs. Dan Adams motored to
Charlotte last weekend and
met her sister, Mrs. Tom Knox
of Walterboro, S. C. Both
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Knox’s daughter Ann who is in
Beauty Culture Training in
that city.
Mrs. Tony Grant, of Marion,
visited at the home of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Max J.
Hunt, last weekend.
Carl W. Kelly, of Statesville,
spent Sunday with his mother
Mrs. R. E. Haney in route
home from Hot Springs, Ark.
where he is undergoing treat
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Turner,
and son Carroll, have moved
their residence to Wilmington
where Mr. Turner has accept
ed a position.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grind
staff left Old Fort Monday to
spend two weeks with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
anil Mrs. Strieker Grindstaff
at Cape Hatteras at Buxton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown,
of Greenville, S. C. visited
Mr. Brown’s sister, Mrs. Allie
Camp, in Old Fort, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Georg,. i>
ley of Forest City, visited??'
Misses Dora, Lula and Fr
Hicks and- Mrs. C. p
over the week-end. ats
Vernon Bradley of Old F
is seriously ill at 0rt
Rt. 1
home.
his
Mr. and Mrs. Jay r t,
of Melbourne, Fla. are
inf? this week in Old Fort
Swannanoa. an(*
They came up for the Era(i
nation from high school Z
their daughter Brenda .W
of Owen High School
Thursday evening. Brend
Joyce has lived with her
grandmother, Mrs. T. C. Stev
ens, of Bee Tree ltd. ’swl'
nanoa.
Graduation Exersises Held
In Old Fort
Last Tuesday, May 23, the
graduates of the Old Fort
High School were presented
their diplomas by P. \Y. Greer
principal. Fifty one in nuir
ber marched down the aisle*
to the musical notes of "Ponin
and Circumstance” by Ptlgar
It was also used as the reces
sional.
The invocation was given bv
the Rev. Walter 0. Cooper
pastor of the Old Fort Metho
dist Church. Mrs. Frances 0
Miles, president of the Old
Fort Junior Woman’s Club
presented the Hesse Knupp
Memorial Fund to a very de
serving graduate, Miss Mary
Janice Lindley, who will use
it to further her education.
Mrs. M. M. Chaney a member
of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution presented to
Miss Nancy Lytle, a rising
senior, an award for the high
est average in American His
tory. “Climbing The Stairs
Together” wras given by The
Salutatarian of the class, Steve
McCauley, “Ups and Downs”
by the class president, Locke
Kelly was goven.
“These Things Shall Re” and
“The Ramparts We Watch”
was sung by the Junior High
Chorus, with the Choral Di
rector, Mrs. Emily Smith and
their accompanist, Mrs. I. L.
Caplan, Sr. at the piano.
“Our Steps,, by the class
Historian, Elizabeth Taylor,
was thoroughly enjoyed by all
that were there. Who doesn’t
like to know whats been tak
ing place?.
Presentations of Awards and
Diplomas was made and then
the Valedictorian, Miss Pen
ney Carver, made the most im
portant speaeh of the evening.
Penney’s voice carried well and
I think it was enjoyed by
everyone.
We must not forget the
class mascots’ Shirley Jane
Painter, w'hose mother is a
teacher in the Old Fort High
School, and Kenneth Guy Grif
fin, the son of one of our coach
es and Mrs. Griffin. Junior
Marshalls were: Douglas Walk
er, chief; Sadie Haney, Bren
da Johnson, Nancy Lytle, Joy
ce Lytle, Cheryl Nodine and
Iris Clantz.
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