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VISIT BLACK MTN.'s FIRST ANTIQUE FAIR! July 5-6-7 . I/M 1A DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY Weather High Low Prec. June 20 70 49 .15 June 21 65 49 1.10 June 22 78 59 .12 June 23 81 52 .02 June 24 79 49 June 25 80 55 .85 June 26 65 53 .45 THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1961, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA » MAOfcb IUUMT V.UH7/ REFLECTIONS Gordon Greenwood buncombe COUNTY r Buncombe fared better than n other county in Western nrth Carolina in the final Let a n d appropriations ’“Lures adopted in the clos ing days of the 1961 General issembly- . m addition to the increased miounts which will be spent Le for the quality education iroeram and the five per cent increase in salary for state imoloyees, we should receive fair allotment for secondary ,oa‘ds improvement of the irimary system, and other irojects. . Coming in for approximate ly half a million dollars will ; Vsheville-Biltmore college, ,e" Mineral lab in Asheville, ,e Asheville Orthopedic hos |ital and Eliada Home, the latter a new program which L added to the institutions receiving grant-in-aid from the Rate. estern n. c. Over all we can’t complain Western North Carolina at ,ie treatment we received, legislators from the 19 motm ia western counties were •eatly interested in Appala ,iian State college at Boone, Western State college at Cul jwhee, and all other institu ions in this area. Although he budgets of some of these rere cut, we managed to get jost of the requests restored. I0WER IN EAST But no one realizes the wer concentrated in the ist until he or she serves gr a session or two in the [eneral Assembly. The mem irs from down east know how get things done and they jn't hesitate to step into the lick of things. As an example, we killed bill requesting approximate one million dollars one day ir a project in an eastern lunty. Two days later when we let the chairman read the :aption on a new bill which lad been introduced at the session on the previous af ternoon. One of the men from the rest read and re-read the :aption for a minute or two ind then exploded: Isn't this the same darn we killed day before yesterday?" Told thaf it was he wanted to know: "Why do we have to spend lime going over this thing igain?" Very shortly the reason was iparent. The introducer had ianged the measure just tough to satisfy the rule that ice a bill is killed it can jt be introduced again dur lg the same session and had 'ought it back to life, this me asking for only half the figinal amount. P S. He got it. IVE BILLS During the session I had an 'Portunity to introduce five Us, one local and four state Me and was fortunate enough see them all pass and be «ie the law of the land. The local measure extend ed the jurisdiction of the •ack Mountain police to miles from the present »ty limits. —Turn to Page 8 lystery Is filo's Next lifering I)ial M for Murder”, one I world’s most famous ifry thrillers, will be pre at Silo Circle Play Iu><' beginning July 4. Silo rk‘ Playhouse, North Car T,d d °nly professional arena ^u'h\ is located on old high I- between Black Moun and Asheville. Curtain ££ *30, Tuesday through t?lal M for Murder” was f pPresehted to the public 1 (-n-land as a BBC Tele ,’n |kay- The stage version fcr u-er and was an lm' F k ‘h all over the world. Lf finally made into a r by Alfred Hitchcock fll nd ^race KeUy and Ray The Kt story is one of the imncateiy plotted of all Dr ,es- . Tony Wendice, an [ml 1 ^ssi0nal tennis player, lu lres an old college m, ance t0 murder his (ve ||dr“°f so that he might Di et fortune to himself. 1 has been thought out 0H,„m.lnUteSt detail- But ithfately for Tony the UUon of it falls short. -Turn to Page 8 Local VI W Post Hears About National Horne At the regular meeting of the local VPW Post June 26, there was an interesting talk by the state commander, Dewey Beauchamp, from the Asheville Post, on the National Home at Eaton Rapids, Michi gan. This home is for the children and widows of mem bers of the VFW. He brought out the fact that children in the home are afforded educa tion through college level. He described the N. C. cottage as beautiful and in the southern tradition of architecture, hav ing visited there on three oc casions. Also in attendance was com rade John Bost, District Ser vice officer who offered en couragement to the local post because of its steady growth in membership. Of particular interest was a helpful discussion by Chan Buchanan and Douglas Coffee of the Newland Avery county Junior Chamber of Commerce, pertaining to the Highland games July 8 and 9 at which the local VPW Post will have a concession stand for the convenience of spectators. Vice Commander Mack Burnett presided in the ab sence of Commander Charlie Lindsay. Records of Local Writer To Be Published Mrs. Thomas S. Sharp has been honored by the N. C. Historical Record association by a request for her “record” to be incorporated in a new publication, “North Carolina Lives—The Tar Heel’s Who’s Who”. Among Mrs. Sharp’s many past writings and* lectures be fore the N. C. Literary and Historical association were: Tin. * <*rt the Cheiokces Played in the War Between the States” and “Sidney Clof ton Lanier, Universal Poet”. At the request of the deans and presidents of our N. C. colleges who were present, these lectures were printed and given to them to be put on file in the libraries of the —Turn to Page 8 Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pollard were presented with a lovely silver service at a retirement party given for him in Lancaster, S. C., Friday night. The service was a gift from officers in the battalion of which he had served as com mander since 1952. The Pol lards, week end guests of Major and Mrs. Kenneth B. Harris, returned home Sun day. __ T. E. McCALL, JR. TRAINS WITH ROTC AT FORT BRAGG The 1961 Fort Bragg ROTC Summer camp officially open ed on June 17 with the arrival of approximately 1550 cadets from 30 colleges and universit ies. Among these was Thomas Edwin McCall, Jr., son of Mr and Mrs. T. E. McCall of 114 DiJoway street, Black Moun tain. During their six weeks at Fort Bragg, the cadets will put to practical use the mili tary leadership which they learned during three years ot classroom work in military science at their school. Upon graduation from their colleges or universities, these young men will be grantee commission as second lieuten ant in the United States Army Reserve. Attention! Girl Scouts - Where Are You! Again this year, a wonder ful opportunity is being of fered to the Brownies and Girl Scouts of this area. On July 10 the Beechwood Day camp will open its leafy “doors” to these girls and welcomes them to fun and ad venture. The Beechwood Day camp is located at the end of Shope Creek road, off Rice ville road, and is on part of the Pisgah Forest. The loca tion is made beautiful by its many trees and wild flowers and an inviting stream. The camp consists of five carports with plastic side curtains for shelter, sanitary facilities (im proved from last year), and an enthusiastic staff. The activities will center around Scouting in the out of doors. This means fun for all. Brownies will learn to make friends with trees and flowers, learn to make craft —Turn to Page 4 Square Dancers Perform For Kiivanians The Black Mountain Swan nanoa Kiwanis club luncheor was held Thursday, June 22 at the Monte Vista hotel witl the president, Carl Bowness presiding. The club will have its an nual fish supper Thursday July 13, at 6:30 p.m., at Lak( Tahoma. Members’ wives wil be guests at this meeting There will be no noon lunch eon for the club on this date —Turn to Page 4 Pre-View Portends Good Season For Silo The Silo Circle Playhous opened its fourth season ii Black Mountain Tuesday even ing by presenting the famou play by Tennessee Williams “A Streetcar Named Desire”. This smash hit is directei by Michel Bouche with set and costumes by Jack Ec wards. Firstnighters left the aren buzzing with praise for th performance of the entir cast, but coming in for sp< cial praise were Michael Nixo as Stanley Kowalski; Victori Greene as Stella Kowalsk and Valedia Hill in the rol of Blanche Du Bois. At times the acting was s realistic that spectators si ting in the front rows wer inclined to go to the aid o the young wife (Victori Greene) being manhandled b her husband (Michael Nixon but fortunately none of ther did. The acting is good, the stor is interesting. The opening night attenc ance was good despite the tn ditional rain which seems t always greet “first nighters’ This did not dampen the er thusiasm for the performane< and if the first play is an indication, it appears that thi season should be the best ye for the Silo Circle Playhouse Local Pastor To Convention In Indiana The Church Qf God ha opened its 73rd annual Intel national convention in Andei son, Ind., with the Rev. Nei Harpest. pastor of the Blu Ridge Chapel Church of Goc Black Mountain, among hur dreds of ministers registered Leaders expect total part: cipation by some 20,000 per sons from all parts of th world as the convention e> tends through June 25 witl a series of daily conferences sessions of the General Mir isterial assembly, 26 genera worship services and publi mass meetings each night. The General Ministerial as sembly, of which the Rev. Mi Harpest is a member, is th policv-making body for con duct'of general business o the Church of God. The Rev. Mr. Harpest wil share during assembly ses sions,’ in electing vanou leaders for national agencie and boards. cers for evening mas rg to be held in And ligh school’s new 9,50i mnasium, will be prom >rgymen of the Churcl Miss Alma Louise Watson and William Rayford Davis were married in Aldrich Hall at Christmount Christian assembly on Sunday, June 25 at the twi light hour. The Rev. H. C. Hilliard, Jr., brother-in law of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. Jim Fritzell, the bride’s pastor, conducted the wedding ceremony. Mrs. Ray Vess was organist. i ne Dnae, given in mar riage by her father, Delmar John Watson, wore an ivory satin wedding gown with Chan tilly lace. The imported Brussel’s lace veil, embroid ered in seed pearls, extended over the length of the chapel train. The bride carried an orchid on a white Bible. Miss Patsy Watson attended her sister as maid ot honor. She wore a forest green org anza dress of ballerina length. Miss Beula Adkins and Miss Peggy McElrath were brides maids. Their dresses were mint green organza. The at tendants carried; arrangements of magnolia buds. —Turn to Page 4 Western Square Interest Makes For New Class A second class in Western style square dancing is being organized for the dance en ; thusiasts of Black Mountain. 1 The first class, already ' organized, and well attended 5 since early spring, is still be > ing held on each Tuesday night from 8-11 under the di I rection of Walter Cook. This 3 group meets at the Youth • Center. The new class will begin Monday evening at the club louse with Andy Turbyfill as sailer. For the first three neetings all who wish to do ;o may attend, after the first hree Mondays there will be 10 new members admitted rhere is no charge and nc age limit. The dancing hours are the same as for the Tues day night class, from 8-11. Interest in the Western style af square dancing here has prompted the opening of this second class. The figures are interesting and most dancers tind this type of square danc ng to be less strenuous thar he traditional Appalachian square dance. DR. IVAN STAFFORD NEW VICE PRES. OF MTN. RETREAT ASSN. f Dr. Ivan B. Stafford will 1 a come to Montreat on July 1 . f to serve the Southern Presby- : i, terian Church as Vice-Presi- 1 l dent of the Mountain Retreat ' Association and Montreat-An- 1 / derson College in charge of Public Relations and Develop- I - ment. : Dr. Stafford was born in 3 Reidsville, N. C. He was grad- \ • uated from Reidsville High > ‘ School; Lees-McRae College, ’ A. A. ; Davidson College, B. 1 f S.; and the University of i s North Carolina, M. Ed., Ed. D. j t He taught in Crossnore Public I ' Schools and Fork Union Mili ary Academy and served as Assistant to the President, Di ■ector of Development anc 5rofessor of Sociology at Lees dcRae College. He comes tc dontreat from Charleston Vest Virginia where he has teen Professor of Educatior ind Assistant Director of De relopment at Morris-Harvej College. He is a Ruling Eldet n the Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mrs. Melba Anit£ Itroupe Stafford was born it Hherryville, N. C., and was graduated from Woman’s Col ege of the University of Nortl —Turn to Page 5 CORONATION SERVICE. Rebecca Allred was crowned Queen at a coronation ceremony held ! recently at the First Baptist church. Others participating in the service were: Front row: Maidens, Carol i Watkins and Gloria Sullins; - Flower Girl, Kathy Neese; ) Crown Bearer, Kevin Brandon; - Lady-in-Waiting, Vicki Crotts; i Princess, Mary Jo Bedding field. Second row: Ladies-in-Wait ng, Dorothy Fussell and Re tina Allman; Princess, Judy Hendley; Queen, Rebecca All -ed; Escort, Billy Faucette; Princesses, Nancy Harris and Teresa Tatham. ( Third row: Verse Choir: , Martha Basknight, Barbara ] Boone, Lynn Hemphill; Trump- ] eter, Charles Aiken. Counselors for the group not in picture) are Mrs. A. . Hemphill, Mrs. A. F. Belt >lrs. Glenn Wilson, and Mrs S. E. Miracle. —Photo by DuPuy WATER RATES TO BE INCREASED LOCALLY ON JULY 1: SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED ---—-- An ordinance increasing C of C Enjoys Film On Planes Used by USAF The Black Mountain Cham ber of Commerce held its reg ular luncheon meeting at the Monte Vista hotel, June 29, with 29 members and visitors present. The president, Wel don W. Earley, presided. C. E. Ford, manager of Ex Cell-0 corp., presented the film “Ambassadors With Wings”. It was an interest ing illustration of the types of planes used by our air force, and the friendly re ception given to the officers and men as they visited the various countries around the world. The president introduced J. D. Brown safety director of American Enka corp. Mr. Brown is a volunteer first aid instructor serving on the staff of the American Red Cross area office in Atlanta, Ga. He was here directing a class for first aid instructors held in City hall. Dr. Frank Richardson intro duced his son, Dr. C. Dixon Richardson, Long Beach, Calif. Dr. Richardson is on the staff at St. Mary’s hospital and was selected for the honor “Doct or of the Month” in Decem ber 1960. He spoke briefly about some of his experiences after leaving Black Mountain. Several instructive reports were given by the regular committees of the organiza tion. Taylor's Bill Recommended To Interior Com. Congressman Roy A. Tay lor’s Blue Ridge Parkway Ex tension bill was approve! unanimously last Friday bj the National Parks subcom mittee of the House Interioi committee and recommendec favorably to the Interior com mittee, which should act or the bill this week. The bill proposes an alio cation of $35,000 for an in tensive study of the feasibil ity of extending the Parkwaj from Tennessee Bald some —Turn to Page 4 Cecil Nanney Married To Susan Rupp Miss Susan Kratz Rupp anc Cecil Avera Nanney were mar ried June 19 in a quiet double ring- ceremony at the Navj Chapel at the U. S. Naval Sec urity Station on Nebraska Ave. in Washington, D. C., bj Navy Chaplain, CDR Richarc D. Cleaves. —Turn to Page 4 Miss Verlie Lawing, a recent graduate of Mars Hill college, has assumed the position of church secretary at the First Bap tist church. Miss Lawing is a native of Marion. She succeeds as secretary of First church Mrs. Gary Car son, who served for several years. Miss Lawing also as sists in the work of the young people’s department in var ious organizations of the church. Miss Kay Greene attend ed Tar Heel Girls’ State at Womans College, Uni versity of North Carolina, Greensboro, June 12-18. Kay, who is a rising senior at Owen High school, was spon sored by Waycaster - McFee American Legion auxiliary She was chosen for her schol astic record and for having met all requirements set up by the state department of the Legion Auxiliary. Girls’ State was originated and establish ed in 1940 by the Americar Legion Auxiliary department of N. C. as an Americanism project to provide for high school girls of the state ar opportunity to study anc practice citizenship in a de mocracy. MRS. PITTMAN AND KEN RETURN HOME FROM SNOW HILL Mrs. Henry Pittman anc son, Ken, are at home aftei an extended visit with hei mother, Mrs. Itetho Sugg oi Snow Hill. Mrs. Pittman anc son went to Snow Hill because of the illness and death ol her father. Rotary Reviews i Year's Work, Views Film The regular meeting of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Ro- * tary club was held in the : Monte Vista hotel at 12:15 1 Monday. ( Barney Baxter, secretary, * showed a colored film from I the Metalurgic Dept, of Gen eral Electric corp., showing i the fast improvement in mak- a ing machine tools since the i early ages. Today cemented i oxide provides a high speed < cutting edge which reduces 1 labor and factory costs con- : siderably. : President Wilbur Ward i spoke about the accomplish- i ments of the club this past year and the wonderful co- ; operation he received, and an- i nounced his wishes for the i future growth of the club. ; The latest new member to i join the club is Charles (Jack) ] Brown, who is connected with i American Parboard orp. . Nine guests were welcomed i by the president. Next week Wallace Grub man, manager of American - Parboard corp., will take over j as Rotary’s new president. , Outline For Conferences At Monlreat A total of seven confer ences will be held at Montreat, home of the Southern Presby terian Church, TJ.'S. during the entire month of July. The Second Summer School for Leaders will be the first of the seven, July 1-7. This conference is designed to pro vide workshops and laborator ies for intensive study of the work of Christian education. A workshop on the concepts of the Covenant Life Curri culum and one on the Church Wide Emphasis for 1962, —Turn to Page 5 HORSE SHOW WILL BE BIG TWO-BAY EVENT nm t~i 1 nf i. „ I .-.11 4-V.; . nvAtri /■} dcs Show, sponsored by the Black Mountain Elementary School FT A, has proved to be one of the most outstanding summer events held in this area. Not only does this colorful event provide fun and enter tainment for residents as well as summer visitors of the area, but it also helps the Black Mountain PTA in furthering its expanding program of aid to the needy and better ed ucational facilities. But above Antique Fair Opens Here July 5 Coming to Black Mountain on July 5, 6, and 7 is an Anti que Fair which the Business and Professional Women’s Club hopes will add to your vacation interest. The Fair is to be held in the gymnasium of the elementary school, High School Road, in sight of, but not directly on the main high way' on the Blk. Mtn. to Ridge crest road. A sign will be posted. The Fair will open on Wed nesday night at six o’clock and will be open for the two days and evenings to follow. Come, see, buy, and give your suggestions. We hope to make this an annual event. Admission fee 50 cents. "HYMN SING" AT LAKEY GAP SUNDAY NIGHT “Hymn Sing” at Lakey Gap Presbyterian church will be held next Sunday night at 7:30. Many vocal and instru mental numbers will be given. Some specials by singers and musicians as far away as Knoxville, Tenn., will be an added attraction. An added feature of the day will be a message at 11 a.m. by Rev. Murray E. Steinkamp on “Evangelism” and one in the evening on “Communism”. The public is cordially in vited. ates for water to those on he Black Mountain system was lassed on it£ first reading at he last regular meeting of he town board The increase /ill become effective with the uly billings and will be re lected on statements received lug. 1. “1116 increase was necessary o improve the water supply nd distribution system to :eep abreast of the growing lemands in the community”, i. T. Greene, town manager, lointed out. “According to present plans he Rocky Branch water shed /ill be developed which will ncrease our supply by ap iroximately one - third. The ost of this project will be letween $25,000 and $30,000 nd will require four or five ears to complete without ssuing bonds”, Mr. Greene aid. At present an average of iOO.OOO gallons of water is ised daily compared to half hat amount used eight years igo. Peak day is Friday to he 1250 metered customers. Jiggest problem is getting the zater to town through the two mall six-inch mains which un from Ridgecrest dam into Rack Mountain. A contract was awarded to driveways, Inc., low bidder, or resurfacing Fairway drive, he parking area at the swim ning pool, and the surface reating of Short street and ■ part of Cherokee avenue, fhe widening of Richardson joulevard from the post of ice to Sutton street had al •eady been let on the lowest Did to the same firm. The board set the tax rate tor the coming fiscal year at jSl.50 per $100.00, which is the same as at present. The budget for the year was also adopted on the same motion. In other business the board: —Instructed the town man ager to get cost figures on improving the traffic signals. —Cancelled all unused taxi permits. Awarded H. C. Reed an additional permit. — Signed contract with Clader Hollyday and R. L. Crawley, CPA’s to continue to audit the town’s books and accounts. all, this event provides a means of fulfilment to horse loving youngsters. As a medium of sportsman ship and humane treatment of their mounts, this type of sporting event is unparalleled in excellence. Many of the youngsters whom you see in the show ring today you may see tomorrow as leaders in their classrooms, clubs, and even as civic leaders in adult hood. To care for, enjoy, and train a horse for competition in the show ring is an exper ience which few other activi ties can provide. What better way is there to keep a child out of mischief and still give him the exercise and activity he needs to make him strong both in body and in character? These are but a few of the many aims of the Black Moun tain Horse Show. The horse show has grown almost beyond the expecta tions of its benefactors these past few years. From a small, amateurish local show, it has mushroomed into a gi gantic (well, gigantic for this little town, anyway.) two-day affair, with professional com petition coming from several other states besides North Carolina. This does not mean, however, that we would ex clude the deserving amateur from competition in the show. Indeed, amateurs outnumber professionals at a ration of probably 10 to 1. It has al ways been the policy of the Black Mountain Horse Show to encourage sportsmanlike, non profit competition, but all are welcome. In fact, to see an occasional “pro” putting his horse through his paces in the ring is a good experience for those who strive for excellence. The event of which we are so proud is to be held on June 30 and July 1 at the Beautiful Monte Vista Farms, owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Phillips. There will be two perform ances each day, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p. m., re spectively. For the entertain ment of both exhibitors and spectators, there will be a full program of organ music fur nished at all performances by Ed Scoffield, a noted musician of this area. Tickets are $1.00 for adults, and 50c for child ren.
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