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TEN TABLES SHOW B. M. BRIDGE CLUB IS GROWING Last Thursday night at th Monte Vista hotel, ten an one-half tables were in pla at the Black Mountain Dupl cate Bridge club meeting. Winners were: north-south William Wacker and Charle Ross; second, a tie, Townsen Hay and Mrs. Carter C. Uzzel —Mrs. S. S. Cooley and L. S Covin; fourth, Mrs. A1 Jen nings and Mrs. Charles Ross East-west, Mrs. Grace Conan 5 and Lawrence J. Brady; sec 1 ond, a tie, Wade Morrow anc f Max Woodcock—N. C. Shuforc - and Mrs. Nancy Luxemburger fourth, Mr. and Mrs. W. W White. 1 —Go to traffic court as e 1 visitor—not as a violator. YOUR HEALTH! is our professional responsibility . . . To compound your physician’s prescriptions with the utmost precision is the prime respon sibility of the registered phar macist. There is never any compromise with accuracy! WE ARE IN BUSINESS FOR YOUR HEALTH Knight's Pharmacy Black Mountain, N. C. NO 9-3331 CURRENT W1 m DIVIDEND f A mrl RATE ■** ■€/*] BLACK MOUNTAIN BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. 104 BROADWAY DIAL 9-7991 COLLINS ANNUAL WHITE SALE! CANNON MILLS 1ST QUAL. MUSLIN SHEETS 72 x 99 1.57 72 x 108 1.67 •1 x 99 1.67 81 x 108 1.87 42 x 36 PILLOW CASES .37 ea. Twin fitted - - - 1.67 double fitted - - - 1.87 ALSO PERCALES and a Rainbow of Colors from which to choose! MEN’S SWEATERS 1 FULL TABLE — VALUES TO 12.99 . notv only 4.00 & 6.00 PILLOWS - 100 to sell at only 1.23 1 Big Table of 1 to 10 Remnants only 39c per yd. LADIES’ HOSE - - - ..67c SHEER AND MESH — A REAL VALUE! COME IN AND SEE OUR ANNUAL WHITE SALE IN PROGRESSI COLLINS DEPARTMENT STORE BLACK MOUNTAIN, N. C. PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK New President of C of C Has Worked Hard To Reach Present As Ex-Cell-0 Head; Industry Moves South Due To Business Climate, Ford by Edith K. Benedict This is the story of a man, Eugene Ford, who started at the bottom of the ladder and worked to the top, “pulling himself up by his own boot straps”, to use an old expression. Bom and raised in the little southwestern Kentucky town of Sedalia, where he grew up on a farm with his parents and one brother, he had very little time for anything except school and work on the farm. Like many farm boys, he decided that there must be a better way to make a living than to continue farming, so after completing high school, he lined up before the employment office at the Ex-Cell-0 plant in Detroit and was employed immediately. This was in March 1942. Thus began his long association with the Ex-Cell-0 corporation. During the 10 years he was in Detroit he was first a thread grinder; these metal threads were for aircraft parts. In time he advanced to lead man in the department which was the first step toward becom ing foreman. He was moved through several departments for about a year to familarize him with the general work, then was advanced to super visor of expediting for Pure Pak division of Ex-Cell-O. Here he met Peggy, who was also an employee, and they were married. His work in industry con vinced him that if he were to get ahead in this field it would be necessary to have further education, so, since he worked in the plant in the daytime, he continued his ed ucation in the evenings. At nearby University of Detroit and Cass Technical school, also in Detroit, he added to his technical knowledge and his superiors began to notice the extra efforts of the young man. His industriousness began to really pay off when he was transferred to the Pure-Pak division of Ex-Cel-0 in Lima, Ohio, as superintendent of the machine tool division. The last years with this organiza tion he became associated with machine tool sales. All this time he was continuing work with the University of Pittsburg and through cor respondence courses with Alexander Hamilton institute. He smiled wryly at this point and said: “Eleven years of ed ucation and no sheep skin to show for it!” There are things no diploma can show, and the mere possession of such a degree does not assure the holder of possession of such qualities as ability to under stand his fellow men, a large dose of common sense, diplo macy enough to be a politi cian, and personality and good will which radiate from him at the first hand shake of greeting. Since I have deviated from my story to the personal note, let me add at this point for the benefit of those who have not met Mr. Ford, that he is a “tall” six foot man, mean ing that he looks taller. I would have guessed that he was very athletic because he looks like a football player. He did play basketball while in high school, is a sports enthusiast “from the word GO” (these are his words), and spends his leisure time now on the golf course. About 1957 Ex-Cell-0 real ized the need for a plant lo cated in the southeast in order to be nearer the firms for which they did sub-con tracting. Mr. Ford was sent, along with several other men, to look for a prospective site for opening up a branch of fice. In the search through this section they agreed on the purchase of the building formerly owned by the Ben nett family near Swannanoa. In 1957 operations began here and in February of the fol lowing year the Fords moved to this section when he was made plant manager. “We loved the Swannanoa Valley from the first and were very happy living in Black Mountain, but we want ed to buy a home and proper ty for sale was scarce at the time. We hope someday to move back”. In the meantime they live on Country Club road in Ashe ville where the club, of which they are members, provides the golf with which he fills his time from work. Naturally people around here know that Mr. Ford has just become the new presi dent of the local Chamber of Commerce of which he has been a member since 1959, but he is also a member of the Asheville C of C. In 1961 he was a member of the gov ernmental affairs board of that organization. His ability as a leader has placed him as president of the Western Carolina Indust ries which is dedicated to maintaining and protecting a good business climate for Western North Carolina. Char lie Riley of Kearfott is second vice-president of this same organization and about 90% of the industries in this part of the state are represented. By religion he is Methodist and his family attends Central Methodist church. As a member of the board of advisors of the Asheville Industrial Education center he is most enthusiastic about the work being done there to further the technical educa tion of men of high school age and older, in the fields of metal work, electronics, and engineering. This vocational school, state supported, is a new advancement in this sec tion and should, in the future, provide more trained personnel for the industries already lo cated here and for those to come. The situation was somewhat the same for the Ex-Cell-0 people as it has been for other industries moving here: there are no trained people from whom to draw employees. A trainee program goes on at Ex-Cell-O, and has for the past two years. “It is a long time process to acquire the skills necessary, but the ef fort and interest put into it by the workers indicate that here is the place for such training and business appre ciates this, so as long as people show this effort, man agement is more than willing to give them the opportunity”, he said. “I would like to have one thing stressed,’’ he continued, “and that is the business cli mate in Western North Car olina is excellent, T have never seen people more co operative and eager to learn the work and acquire the skill. Whatever success our company has met here has been due to the interest of our employees. They are interested in their jobs and we get things done”. Not being familiar with the type of work done at Ex-Cell O I asked about it. Primar ily they manufacture precis ion parts for aircraft, atomic energy and missiles, plus the component parts that go into machinery that Ex-Cell-0 builds in other divisions. Interested then in the size of his organization he told me they employ 112 persons, only men work in the shop, women in the office. Ages of their employees range from 19 to 62 and all except three are from this section of the state. The only other plant locat ed in the south is one in Charlotte which does no man ufacturing, only rebuilding ol their Pure-Pak product. Plants are located in seven other states and in four foreign countries. He hopes it may not be too long before the nlonf hora io ovnonrlnH Asked next about his fam ily I was surprised to find that his son Norman is mar ried and lives in Black Moun tain with their two daughters Peggy 2, and Sandra, 7 months One daughter, Nancy, 15, if a student at David Millard and a cheerleader. The family is happy here and would hate the thought of ever leaving They like the climate, the scenery, and most of all the people. “We have been made to feel welcome and wanted from our first days here People contribute to a large percentage toward making this area liveable.” Here again ii a family content with the en vironment as it is, not un happy that the area does noi afford all the entertainmenl provided by the larger cities At this point I had almost three full pages of notes anc had usurped very nearly ar hour of Mr. Ford’s time which he had given generously with out any interruption, so I rose to leave while thanking hire for seeing me on a busy work day. “As you see, I haven’t had a very interesting or ex citing life,” he stated as we ended the interview, “it has been mostly hard work.” I thought, as I drove back to town, that most men with any record of achievement have worked hard every inch of the way. Here was a prime example of the hard fact that TRY TASTY QUICK BREAD FOR A BREAKFAST TREAT Wonderful for morning coffee get-togethers or for leisurely week end breakfasts with the family, this Raisin Orange Coffee Cake can be made in short order. It is a taste-surprising quick bread that combines plump California raisins and frozen orange juice concentrate for fla vor; and a crumbly brown sugar, cinnamon and butter topping adds the sweet touch that makes this bread so popular. RAISIN ORANGE COFFEE CAKE 1 cup dark or golden raisins 1 egg 2 cups sifted flour >A cup milk 1 tablespoon baking powder Vi cup frozen orange juice concentrate 3A teaspoon salt Vi cup brown sugar (packed) Vi cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Vi cup shortening 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Resift flour with baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in shortening. Mix in raisins. Beat egg lightly and combine with milk and orange juice. Pour into flour mixture and stir just enough to moisten. Spread in greased 8-inch square pan. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over top. Bake in hot oven (423 degrees F.) 2) to 30 minutes. Makes 1 (8-inch) square, r" —•—-'J JESSE SEXTON IS IN BASIC TRAINING Jesse L. Sexton, son of Mrs. Della Sexton of 233 Flat Creek rd., Black Mountain, began a nine-week basic train ing program, Dec. 29 at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. we still live in a country where a man with ambition and stamina can fight his way up if he has the will to do so. Recruit training consists of classroom instructions in vari ous naval topics. As prospec tive leaders, the recruits are schooled in military etiquette, drill, physical fitness, swim ming and survival, first aid, shipboard safety measures and security duty. Recreation and a rigorous physical fitness pro gram will round out the train ing. During the nine-week phase, each recruit will receive spec ilized counseling to aid his WITH THE SICK Kim Sarti, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Sarti, has been sick at her home for the past few days. Bill Gudger is a patient at St. Joseph’s hospital. future Navy career and to as sist in his selection of a rating from more than 05 available job fields. WBMT — 1350 ON YOUR DIAL FOR GOOD LISTENING I G. T. SHIPMAN WELL DRILLING & BORING CONTRACTOR Marion, N. C. • Dial 9151 —Call Collect— Golden Treasury of Knowledge IS NOW AVAILABLE—COME SEE ktAQc » onlyTV 16 Magnificent BUY A BOOK A // A S'S™ ImmM MILD AND MELLOW EIGHT O’CLOCK COFFEE ENJOY C OFFEE MIFF FLAVOR FRESH-GROUND FLAVOR YOU CAN'T GET IN A CAN! 1-LB. BAG 3-LB. BAG $ 1.45 'SUPER-RIGHT" SHORT SHANK — 12 to 14 POUND AVERAGE SMOKED WHOLE OR SHANK HALF LB. 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BAG SCOTT PAPER Family Size Napkins SCOTKINS, 2 50-ct. pkgs. 33« Dinner Size Napkins SCOTKINS, 2 5Oct. pkgs. 4»c Facial Tissue SCOTTIES _ 400 ct. pkg. 29c Waxed Paper CUT-RITE, 125 ft. roll 27c Breeze pkg. 35c Pkg. 85c Silver Dust pifg. 35c pkg. 85c Condensed all 2pk°gz: 39c 79c Fluffy all 3 PLkbg. 79c Rinso Blue pkg. 34c pkg. 81c NO. 148 UTILITY STEAK Knifes 2 Rolls 49c NORTHERN acr BATHROOM TISSUI HOUSE PUNTS Assorted Folioge 3-Inch Pots 79c ANN PACE PURE Peach, Pineapple or Apricot Preserves Grape Jam SPECIAL! “Our Finest” Small AGrP Green Limas 2 c£’ 29c 89‘ Yellow Cling Iona Peaches Chocolate Coated 2 2c9;^ 49c BLACK PEPPER SPECIAL: 4p°c. 29* 2 p“o |5< | 8X1 49c WARWICK 29c Founder's Value! Stock Up! SNIDER CATSUP 3 - 49 Bremner Brand — 3 Varieties JUMBO PIES 12 ^ 35 JANE PARKER FRENCH APPLE ONLY • Iona Tomatoes • Iona Cut Green Beans • AGrP Sliced Beets • Iona Small Limas • AGrP Sauerkraut • AGrP Irish Potatoes i
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