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Make YOUR Contribution to Operation Youth! Weather High Low Pree. Jan. 9 .31.27 Jan. 10.20.17 3 in. Jan. 11. 23_0 snow Jan. 12.35.18 Jan. 13.33.14 Jan. 14 .40.20 Jan. 15. 45 35 .51 mn. a* n>*i' r irrn i imr rwn i ‘ — ~w DEVOTED 100% TO OUR COMMUNITY — THE GROWING SWANNANOA VALLEY VOL. 17 THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1962, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 8 PAGES TODAY NO. 21 — Single Copy, 10c REFLECTIONS Gordon Greenwood MYSTERY The great mystery here i: the source of the water whicl pours off the Black Mountaii Post Office building long afte: the snow has melted and thi rain ceased. And it pickec a bad spot to leave the roof right at the front entrance. SECOND MYSTERY Why does the red light a the intersection of Richardsoi Boulevard and East Stati street stay on so long? PLAYGROUND Response to the appeal foi funds with which to purchasi land to be used as a basebal diamond, athletic field, and re creational area for the colorec boys and girls of the Swan nanoa Valley has been good leaders of the movement sai( today. Although appriximately om half of the $1300 has beei received, those in charge hop< that the contributions wil come in soon enough so tha the land may be purchase( and made ready for the open ing of the baseball seasoi early this spring. Checks may be made pay able to the Knights of Dan iel and sent to William Hamilton, Cragmont Road, Black Mountain, or mailed to the Black Mountain News. It— .Knights of Daniel i: composed of many of thi young people of the Mill: Ch||pel Baptist church wh< C(|pi#leinselves “The Willinj Workers.” Other interested citizens ar< helping with the campaign. STRANGE BUT TRUE Bill Pinyan, who left las week to spend several week: on business in Scotland, i: staying at the same hotel ii Glasgow which the Americai Red Cross used during Work War II as headquarters fo: American servicemen in tha area. I remember the hotel well, but can’t ever remember tbe name. It was in June 1945, after the end of the war in Europe that I spent two or three nights at this hotel while touring the Lake Country and while waiting for a boat to Ireland. It would be nice if Bill hac the same room we had. Ii was a big corner room up or the second or third floor anc looked out over on main streel in front and a wide street tc the left. We had a choice seat for all that happened or the corner and plenty happen ed in those days. Somewhere in Glasgow there’s a waiter who is prob ably still talking about the Yanks who chased some kinc of hard shell fish all over the dining room (after said lobstei had slipped out of the plate oi bowl or whatever that was thej served it in) much to the sur prise of the other guests. Thu Waiter, a reserved guntluman in a long coat, almost swallowed his false teeth, if they were false, to find that we didn’t know how to eat the “blawsted It isn’t far from Glasgow to mary famous places ir Scotland and just a skip anc juin|| over to Edinburgh, “the world’s most beautiful city,’ according to the Scots. It is pretty but doesn’t compare t< the Swannanoa Valley. All we need is a castle or two anc Princess Street. Mr. Pinyan will have mud to tell when he returns. FOUL WEATHER If you think we’ve had il tough here during the past few days, talk to Henry Pitmar who recently spent a few days in Chicago which had a deep snow and zero weather. Ir fact Henry had a hard time getting to Chicago in the first place. The plane which he took to Cleveland couldn’t land in Chicago and went or to Kansas City. Traveling in the Midwest ir the winter is some fun. A PRAYER For Those Growing Older Lord, Thou knowest bettei than I know myself, that I am growing older, and will some day be old. Release me from craving to try to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Keep me from getting talk ative, and particularly from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every sub ject and on every occasion, Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details— give me wings to get to the point. —Turn to Page 8 A nnouncement —Photo by Gragg Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Bas [ night of Black Mountain announce the engagement . of their daughter Betty 1 Jo, to Danny Pressley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Pressley of Black Moun | tain. The wedding is [ planned for June. Is Engaged —Photo by Gragg Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rogers of Black Mountain announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Ann, to Danny Owenby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil lard Owenby of Swan nanoa. The wedding is planned for June. Spivey-Burnett Vows Spoken On January 5 Miss Faye Spivey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Spivey of Swannanoa, and William Franklin Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Burnett of Black Mountain, were married Fri day, Jan. 5 in the home of the Rev. Clarence Davis. Mrs. Burnett is a student at Charles D. Owen High school. Mr. Burnett is sta tioned at Burgstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas. Operation Youth Contributions Moving Slowly Operation Youth’s campaign for funds among the towns people of the Black Mountain area is moving slowly, stated H. McGuire Wood, campaign chairman. Less than half of those who contributed last year have so far sent in their checks. Encouragement, however, can be derived from the fact that a large percentage have increased the amount of theii* gifts over last year. This seems to indicate that more people know of and appreciate the program, explained Mr. Wood. A large number of Black Mountain people are giving of their time as volunteers. Board members, baseball coaches, umpires, building and grounds maintenance, arts and crafts classes, dance programs, all of these people are mak ing a necessary and valuable contribution to this commun ity wide and year around youth recreation program. These workers would be more encouraged if more of those who could give money to the program would do so. They would feel that they had the backing of their fellow cit izens. Jim Poteat was employed by Operation Youth during the last few weeks of 1961 to keep the Youth Center open after school hours and Saturdays, but primarily to bring in baseball uniforms which had still not been re turned. Failure to return the uniform bars the boy from receiving one next year. Mr. —Turn to Page 4 Local Bank Adds Two Members To Board The Black Mountain branch of the Northwestern Bank announces the addition of two members to its local board of managers, Gordon H. Green wood and Roy Babb, William Hickey, bank cashier, stated today. Mr. Greenwood is owner and operator of the Black Mountain News, and active in church and civic affairs in Black Mountain. Mr. Babb is owner of a trucking concern operating out of Swannanoa. Other members of the board are L. C. Jumper, W. L. Wheelon, A. F. Tyson, and A. P. Perley. SWANNANOA W.O.W. TO HAVE DINNER AND INSTALLATION Swannanoa Woodmen of the World, Camp 970, will have a supper at the Swannanoa club house on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. New officers for 1962 will be installed after the supper. Joe Brown of WBMT Is Winner Of Junior Chamber's Annual Distinguished Service Award A large attendance heard William Hickey pro claim Joe “Little Joe” Brown of station WBMT win ner of the distinguished service award given by the Jaycees each year. Mr. Hickey was chairman of the committee in charge of the selection. Others serving with him were W. S. Holcombe, W. B. Beddingfield, W. W. Earley, and Doug Jones. in presuming me awara Mr. Hickey stated: “No higher honor can come to a young man than to receive this dist inguished service award. Each year it goes to the young man who has not only done an out standing job where he is em ployed but especially one who has given of himself to civic affairs”. Also mentioned were some highlights from Mr. Brown’s background. In 1958 he re ceived the D. J. Service award for the state of North Caro lina while serving with the Air Force. Notables whom he has interviewed during his years in radio include Adali Stephenson, Richard Nixon, and Sir Leslie Monroe, pres ident of United Nations from New Zealand. His interests cover a variety of subjects from sports to current events. He is a member of the Cran berry Baptist church where he taught a young men’s class. He is station manager and announcer at the local radio station. /vnomer award irom tne Jaycees was made to Frank Williams, who was selected as Key Man; this is the high est award made within the club. Certificates of appreciation went to the Black Mountain MEWS and WBMT and certi ficates of Merit were earned by Jack Webb, Andy Jumper, Ray Williams, and Kenneth Martin. In the annual Christmas home lighting contest Mr. and Mrs. John Klutz won first place, second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ladner, and third place to Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Buckner. Fred White, who lives outside of the city limits, was compli mented for the decorations at his home. Address of the evening was made by Julian Stepp, district manager of the western di vision of Carolina Power and Light company. PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK . . Fent S. Cunningham, seated at the linotype doing the work he knows best: setting the last bit of type for the NEWS before his retirement. Mr. Cunningham waves goodbye to fellow workers at the NEWS after 55 years of operating a linotype. He has spent the past 10 years with the Black Mountain NEWS. —Photos by Gragg FENTON. S. CUNNINGHAM, MASTER OF THE LINOTYPE, RETIRES AFTER 55 YEARS IN THE PRINTING PROFESSION; HAD MANY TRAVELS By Edith K. Benedict Many a boy has dreamed of the profession he would like to follow when he becomes a man. Many boys work and achieve their professional status, but not too many begin their professional training as early as 12 years of age. To work as an apprentice is something we read about in books, and for a young man to serve an apprenticeship these days is an unheard of oc curance. Fenton S. Cunningham, master of the linotype at the NEWS shop, is retiring after 55 years’ experience as a printer. The work he turns out could almost go without proof reading for he is a skilled man at the machine, takes pride in his work, and loves it. Mr. Cunningham was one of a family of eight children. When he was nine his family sold their farm and moved into the town of Cadiz, Ky., where his father owned and operated the Cadiz hotel. Newspaper work and printing appealed to the young boy and at the age of 12 he be gan work as a printer’s devil. This was a far cry from full time work as a printer for Viic /-»»»/-»o Korton Kof nro cl ou light with the building of a fire in the big “bellied” stove, sweeping the shop, carrying water for two blocks to fill the tank of the gas engine which ran the press, cleaning several kerosene lamps, then returning home for breakfast. He worked 10 hours a day, six days a week and his earnings were $1.50 for the week’s labor. Follow ing his morning meal he re turned to the shop at seven to set type by hand. This process meant selecting the letters by hand from the cases in which they were stored, placing them in a “stick” in correct order, and after they were used, wash ing them in a solution of lye, bathing them a second time to remove the particles and placing each letter in th£ proper case for re-use. During the approximated three years he was a printer’s devil his father died. The young boy had made friends with a man from Clarksville Tenn., who was interested ir him and offered at this time a job as head setter. Now this is a printer’s term and has nothing to do with osteopathy! The headings had to be set by hand for the linotype operator, put in the proper place with the type from which a proof was run and then the young boy made any necessary corrections This job was with the Clarks ville Leaf Chronicle, a daily His pay was $5 a week, room and board was $2.50 for a week, laundry was 25c, sc that left $2.25 to “blow in” • in'. 1 I 1U. *Y VUl IU CO.' he fed the folding machine by hand and his first accident occurred when he caught hi.1 thumb in a cog wheel. He wasn’t sorry because he was homesick and happy to return to his family in Cadiz. His job is. the Record was offered, only this time the pay matched that he had beer earning in Clarksville. Hie stayed here until around 191C when he moved on to Hopkins ville, Ky.. to work on the Hop kinsvillc Kentuckian where he remained for several years and was soon made foreman of the shop at $12 a week. In 1916 he joined the Ken tucky National Ouard wher Pancho Villa and his Mexi cans raided parts of New Mex ico and young Cunningham was stationed with his unit at Ft. Bliss, Texas. After several months of duty he re turned to Hopkinsville where he was discharged. His pay as a private was $15 a month. Perhaps his travels had made him discontent with the old home town, or the fact that he had met attractive Lucile Fears made him am bitious to move on to bigger things, at any rate he moved to Paducah, Ky., to serve his apprenticeship on the lino type machine and work with the Paducah Sun, an afternoon daily. After completing the apprenticeship he did return to Hopkinsville as a linotype operator at the huge salary of $30 a week. These were i no nays wnen a aonar was really a dollar and this must have been top salary for most professions. His chance to amass a fortune had to wait for World War I claimed him for service in April 1917. His army career was cut short by pleurisy and pneumonia and he was discharged in Septem ber of the same year. His hometown sweetheart, Lucile, was waiting for him, so “when Johnny came marching home” they were married the follow ing June. His health recovered, he was recalled to army duty which lasted this time for six months when his health again caused discharge. The couple then moved to Paducah until September 1919 when they de cided to come to Asheville —Turn to Page 4 500 Acre Trad In Lytle Cove To Be Developed Harry L. Carter, Jr., ac companied by his wife and two sons of Charleston Heights, S. C., were in Black Mountain last week to consumate the purchase of a 500 acre tract of land in Lytle Cove. The tract mentioned extends to the top of the range and joins with that of a subdivision knowns as “Flat Top Inc.” The purchased land is to be divided into smaller acreage instead of lots; the develop ment is convenient to Kear fott, Morgan, Parboard, Ex Cell-O, Beacon, and not too far from Amcel. The develop ment is expected to qualify for FHA financing and rea sonable restrictions will be imposed. Mr. Carter is manager of the old firm of W. C. Wilbur and Co. of the Charleston Heights branch. The Carters plan to make their home in this community some time in the future. Robert S. Eckles, local realtor, was in charge of the acreage ana promorea rne sale of the property. Ruffner Atkins Rites Held Here Last Friday Last rites for Ruffner C. Atkins, 47, were held Friday afternoon, Jan. 12, in the Vance Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. B. C. Owenby and the Rev. C. W. Solomon offi ciated. Burial was in Moun tain View Memorial park. Mr. Atkins died Tuesday night at his home after a brief illness. Pallbearers were Harold Stepp, Charles Atkins, David Atkins, Richard Simmons, Ned Burleson, and Clarence Franks. Flowerbearer were nieces. Mr. Atkins was night super intendent of American Par board Manufacturing Co. at the time of his death. He was a native of Barnardsville and had lived in Black Mountain for the past 45 years. He was a deacon and Sunday school superintendent of Vance Ave. Baptist church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Inez Ramsey Atkins; three sons, Michael and Jerry of the home and Larry of the U. S. Air Force in Spain; the step-mother, Mrs. Annie Atk ins; five sisters, Mrs. F. E. Stepp, Mrs. Horace Simmons, Mrs. Agnes Butner, and Mrs. Edna Sexton, all of Black Mountain, and Mrs. Garrett Ray of Barnardsville; and three brothers, Ross, Ralph, and Harry Atkins of Black Mountain. Harrison Funeral Home was in charge. Dr. Crucef Says Cuba Is Key To Both Americas Dr. Alfredo Crucet, former resident of Cuba, now of Black Mountain, spoke to a large number of interested persons at the first session of the school of missions which began at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Dr. Crucet stressed the point that Cuba, a small island ly ing in the Caribbean, is the key to both North and South America and that the people of the United States are being lax in not learning to speak the native tongue of the South American countries since 18 are Spanish speaking, only two speak English and one Portuguese. All missionaries have been forced to leave Cuba since —Turn to Page 4 FRIENDSHIP CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS THREE MONTH DRIVE The Friendship Presbyter ian church Sunday school started a membership contest Sunday, Jan. 7, that will last for a three month period. The goal of the contest is to build a 100% attendance from its own members, as well as increasing the membership with new members. It is a challenge for each class to contact those who are not af filiated with a church else where. At the end of the three month period the win ning class will be honored with a dinner. Graduates Carol LaVerne Lawton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Deaver Lawton, mission- ; aries to Taiwan, will re ceive the Master of Relig ious Education degree from Southwestern Baptist Theo logical seminary at mid winter commencement ex ercises scheduled for Jan. 18. Black Mountain is their home on furlough. Harley Fite, president of Carson-Newman college, will bring the commencement ad dress and Robert E. Naylor, , seminary president, will pre- ! sent degrees and diplomas to 135 candidates. Commence ment exercises are also ob served in May and July. Mrs. McHone Is Complimentary About Our News Hazelwood, N. C. Dec. 10, 1961 Editor, Black Mountain News Dear Sir: I want to tell you how much I am en.ioying reading your paper and to thank each member of your staff for compiling such a fine news paper. I am receiving it weekly, through the generos ity of a nephew, who is in business and lives there. I read every line of it and scan each page, hoping to see the names of some of my old friends and classmates. I was born and reared on North Fork, the place where my home stood and where my loved ones are buried is now covered with water, but I cherish many childhood mem ories of my old home place. I will always have a special place in my heart for old North Fork. I’m now 76 years old and an invalid but I want to take this opportunity to thank you again for the pleas ure I’m receiving from read ing your paper. It brings back many memories and it also contains many interesting articles on world events. It has been my privilege to read several weekly news papers from various towns in North Carolina and elsewhere and I want to tell you again that yours is one of the best. Thanking you again I am Sincerely yours, Addie Powers McHone (a native daughter) THREE ELECTED TO PARISH VESTRY AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH The annual parish meeting at St. James’ Episcopal church was held on Jan. 14, follow ing the 11 a.m. service. Fred Higginbotham, Walter S. Goodman, and Dr. John W. Faucette were elected to serve on the Parish Vestry through the year 1954. Ben R. Hunter and Donald M. Livingston were re-elected as Parish Warders, Mrs. George Gudger, secretary, and William C. Thompson, parish treasurer. SORORITY TO HONOR MRS. JOHN McGRAW, JR. WITH RECEPTION Gamma Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority is honor ing Mrs. John McGraw, Jr., the new librarian, with a re ception Sunday, Jan. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Black Mountain library. Everyone is cordially invited. RETURN TO FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. Perry Alex ander of Swannanoa, left Mon day for a stay in DeLand, Fla. En route they stopped in Anderson, S. C., to visit their daughter. Installation, Address Feature Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Ciwanis Club was held Tues lay , January !), at the Monte vGsta hotel with Ray Heath residing. The meeting was opened vith the group singing one tanza of “America” and one itanza of “God Save the l}ueen.” The invocation was ipoken by Harry Shadle. A lelicious dinner was served ;o the eighty five members vnd guests. A mixed Interna ional Quartette from Warren iVilson College representing Lebanon, Japan, Hong Kong, Michigan, and New York sang :everal numbers which were ippreciated by all. The chair nan welcomed the guests who ■ame from several Kiwanis Hubs in Western North Carol na and other local service dubs. Dr. Trevor Williams, Lt. Governor if the First Division >f Kiwanis, installed the Of ’icers and Directors for the fear 1962. Carl Bowness, Immediate —Turn to Page 8 Traveler Home John Cooley will speak at 7:30 on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the fellowship hall of the Black Mountain Presbyterian church. The public is invited to attend. This meeting will be pre ceded by a covered dish supper for the men and women of the Presbyterian church. John, the son of Mrs. Samuel S. Cooley and the late Dr. Cooley, graduated from Charles D. Owen High school in 1957. He has completed three years at Davidson and summer courses at Columbia university in New York. He has been active in youth work in the Asheville area, having served as stated clerk, Ashe ville Presbytery Senior High Fellowship, moderator of the Synod of Appalachia, president uf the Senior High Fellowship section, Assembly’s Youth Council, and chairman pro tem of the Greater Asheville tntergroup Youth Council dur ing its organizational period. In the summer of 1959 he was appointed Youth Asso ciate by the General Council uf United Christian Youth Movement at the 25th anni versary meeting of the group at Lake Geneva, Wis. His head quarters for that year were at the Interchurch Center in Mew York City. He attend ed the Fifth World Order and Study Conference at Cleve and in November 1959. As vice-chairman of the National United Christian Youth Move ment he was a delegate to the Scumenical Youth Assembly in Lausanne, Switzerland in July 1960 and recently a delegate and participant at the Third \ssomhlv nf thr» WorlH Pmin ;il of Churches at New Delhi, ndia. John sailed on the S.S. jiberte in September. He has travelled and visit >d Christian centers in Eur >pe, North Africa, Jordan, ndia, the Philippines, Hong <ong, Formosa, and Tokyo. ror two weeks he was co lirector of a work camp in iVest Pakistan before going o New Delhi. He is expected :o return to Black Mountain )n Jan. 21 and will resume iis studies at Davidson next semester. LODGE TO HOLD EMERGENT COMMUNICATION Black Mountain Lodge No. 363 AF & AM will hold an jmergent communication to confer the third degree Fri day evening, Jan. 19, at 7:30. All Master Masons are cord ially invited. J. O. Peeler is master. i
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